The New York Herald Newspaper, April 22, 1858, Page 1

W YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 4902. te irene rend LOST—BUDSON BAY 84BLE VIOTORINE, AT ST. ws church ou Faater Sunday; mupposed wo be taken yy maisinke from the mbidie aisle. A'iberal reward will be Paid by returoing sume to #4 Raat Nir eteenth strect, proving » ORT-ON SUNDAY, 18TH INST., IN A FOURTH a by UND —IN GREENES TRERT BETWEEN GRAND AND Canal, s bundie of which the owaer oan have Dy tp! rt mag ‘la advertisement, Dy ap Ay at 1) Seon wrest syaleied AVE. Due ear, or ip Twenty-aisth street. & eo, wich ‘mali sam of money. ‘The fiader will ' sulialy rowarted remyning it to 1 Went Twenty Aiaih aireet, O8T—A CANARY BIND, FROM IFS CAGE, 1¢3 West ‘thirty rinth wrcet near Kighh avenue, The hinder wit be Dberally rewarded by leaving it wt the suave od « Fens. O8T—A PROMISPORY NOTE, DRAWN BY WOLFF & Hop-e fn tavar of Draper, Titt € Ge, elyxt month trom august 5, 1857, for three huadred and sixty one 62-10 payable at the office of Jary, Howard A seuger. Al Persons are hereby cauuiwned ngsinal pegoualing Hald Oe, the payment has been sop) New Youx, April 20, 1558. Ls. OR MISLAID—A CEATIFICATE FOR FORTY Company, in the name of J.B. Hobart ‘Commonwealth Fire Insurance Haws The public shares of the stock of the are cautioned agains: buying or negousting the same, aap lication haa been made to the Company far & new ce“tiiioate, em HORGH T. Haws, No. 6 Wall iro. $i REWARDS, REWARD —LOST, YPRTERDAY MORNING, IN Fourteen h street, Third avenue or Broadway, « leman's shirt stad, thrse amall stones, ruby, emerald and d@mmond. As it was a gitand ‘one of w net, ibe above raward wili no given to the r by applymg W Dr. Powell, 52 Way. REWARD.—LOST, ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON, the corner of Spring sicee\, down Bud & Zola Cameo bracel=t, wild €.P. Whoever will return the eame WE. P., % Rutgers street, will receive the ubove reward. $100 =: eapiain of be Jacob A about 2) or 22 miles outside of Bandy Hook REWARD.—TO MARTERA OF PILOT BOATS, gamecks, kc. Lost, from on board the pilot Weaterveit, on Tucaday, the 20h iaat., about 2 ¥ said vessel coming in collision with the john O'Keeffe, pilot and The acciden: occurred He had the ini- Homburg, ‘Wealervelt tials of his name, J_O’K., marked on the back of one of his breasted red i bir; and black $100 © ae wo Caleg: ormaiion ano wore when iast aces a double Pantalooua, The above reward will by person resovertD; wing veo! to Jehu W. Avery. Pilots O@ee, Sop Waver street, oF Maurice O’Keefie, United States Warshal’s Office, 9 and 10 # place. MAURICE O' REKF YE. Youx, April 21, 1858. nge papers please copy. REWARD WILL BE PAID BY TRE SUBSCRI her 908 ognvietion of the anthor of an advert. ment published in the New York Heraid of the 20th imat , with my signature uitached. A. B. SEYMOUR. PERSONAL. LiCH—1 AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING TO HEAR PROM you. Pray, do not dissppeint. GEORGE, eee Cert Ee rer BOYS HAVE MOVED FROM 17 Nassau to the carner of Keekman and Naan. Ail , : ag WaLL STREES. BACON L.—CALL AT THE BROADWAY PO8T OF- fhem—invtinls. FORMATION WANTED—OF ADOLPU LOUIS HACK, oS Prupsia, who satied by the steamer York, ib Marek, 1354, for Kingston, ‘Juan del Sur, and there by the steamer from Sierra Nevada tor san Francieco, He ia heresy Mout urgealy 0 ey yested fo inform his relations of his whereat y leroy in regard wo said Mr. Hack will be thankfully re. el by Meeare. Gel gen & Reichel’, in New York ‘Oue H Frank, heq., Consal of Hanover in Sau Francisco; oF P.M Caspary, Key.,in Berlin, Prussia, Expenses shail’ be liberally refunded. hereby called to the tact that bis brother, —— ave of Cuba. and by Cope! filter, departed bed ‘this noon, A| venience, 24 10 maniion will be gi Genire sireet.. GENTLEMAN WHO SOLD ME THREE HUNDRED ‘and filly three doliars promiscuous broken bank money jeaterday. will do me a favor by calling at my office this day. 4 ‘M TALLOR, Specie and Axchange Broker, Corner of qaare and new Bowery. iE ATTENTION OF MR. J. B. DUGGAN, SUPPOSE! ‘w resite in Philadephia, and to be by trate sp uinter. is n, 4 ®._Kvery infor. ‘Das above, or at William Hinstings’, 205 hilsdelphia und Providence papers please ‘Vou are horeb; ‘ef the board of 1 ‘8, BROOKLYN. APRIL 21, bos. — nvagsere of the late alection ia this ely, held April G. noted to personally attend the Comumittes vaseers a: tbe office of the Health uilser, lay and Friday tbe 2id and 23d instant, of 4and 10 P.M., to correct revarny of Reoond district, Sith ward. Pirst district eventh ward, First and Second distrista, Tairieenth wart. ‘and Third districts, fourwen:h ward, U district, Pifleenth ward. Reeond district, —- ward. Rerond district, Firth wi By order of the Board vasaers. M. @. BIBHOP, Cty Clerk. fl INSURANCE COMPANY, FICE OF FIREMEN’S FUND INSURANCE O0., 110 rites Nbr 16, 1888 —The stockholders at" ula Jomepany are bereby novited that tbe bakunce of their sab wrt remains uppaeli, weoalled in apd made payable jen of vefore the 4th day of Apr nit. CHARLES McDUU: paren gg PRTPR H. TIPU! JORN ©. HENDERSON, } Commixsionera, FRANKLIN B. DEL z JOMEP HR VA HESRY M GRAHAM, oo A tap WANTS AP. wai “0 APS PRINTING ARTMENTS, PREIS WANTRD--#RIOND HAND, {n good order. Adres, stating sice and price, whieh lmvat be low, box 3.349 Post office. ry HH ity encumbrance, wo WIDOW LADY, WITHOUT 1k to take uae Crain 1 eran tn bourd:or U9 muperinvend as DoussRecper. mesory velcrenee given and required. Call at No. 910 oadway. Sh WANTED.—WANTED TO PCRCHASE A be bounce tn neighborhood in New York, afro $0.0 to S500, i which «he by good permmal property, wiih some cash inp att Pro Sita DOM, 66 Naasan auree!, (U9 —AN EASTERN DART OF A HOUSE WANTED—BY A GENTLEMAN, ‘wife and two chil/iren, one an infant) roo atred Riteben, dining rovm, parlor and three mo Jerp improvemenia, and ip & pelg hoor hoo: uianmees; rant &99); location above Bloveker sirest, and be- een second and Beventh avenues, Address Andersoa, Mork Por: of.ce. FOOMA WANTED—ONR OR TWO UNFURNISHED, withont board, by a gentleman and wife, without ehil- If desirable Would remt a of parlor or bedroom furniture in part payment. Address hing, Herald office. ATAXTED—HY A SMALL GENTREL AMERICAN family, with no small children, a house or part of = , siuated below Fourteouth street; rent not t exceed Address J. Hl. C., box 164 Herald’ office, KT AXTED—A FIRST CLASS HOUSE, WITH ALT, IM provements, in @ good ne! between Pour. th nou Thirty eitth streets, and Fourth and Sixth avenues, ‘exebange for eboice lows land. Address box 2,001 New ATAXTED—PART OF A HOUPE, NRAR AIXTH OR Pighib Aver ue Railroad, for a gem and wife; no ren A desirable tenant may be obtained by terre, location, Ac., RK, M., Herald offiew (Ky ANTED IMMEDIATELY—A MODERN BUILT FIRST = Deuse (a new One preferred), «ttuaied between ourtrenth and Twenty streets and Pith and Sixth ave unfurnished. Addrosa 8. F. W., Herald ofiice. ANTED-BY A SMALL, HIGHLY RESPECTABLE family of adults, haif of hoase, ower pan prefer ata rest of avout 40. Situation between Tenis and rdeth mreete and Third and Seventh avenues. Address BD, A., bor 119 Herald office. MATANTED—A FURNISHED ROOM FOR A GENTLE. man and indy, without board. Loeation preferred be ween (angi and Tenth sireeta and im @ private house, Ad- box 97 Broadway Post office. TANTED—A PARIOR, TWO PLERPING ROOMS, servants’ room and kitchen, all partly furpished hoase food locality, bath, &e or upper part ot ay oy 4 le gentlemen of quiet babita, ctability, Ac.’ Terma ‘over $25 per month, Address J., box 15z Herald office, ANTED—BY A YOUNG MAN, A COMFORTABLE onfurnishet in A qaiet neighborhood, for one v from May Ist “hades, stating locelity and terms, by offer. seed LATANTED TO HIRE—A STABLE, IN THE BEVENTA ‘Ward or vicinity, capable of mabiing two or three And four wagons. Address D. K. 8., $07 Water sireet, ee ;ARTED TO PURCHAGR—A SMALL PLANING MA chine, suitable far p.aning hard wood. One that bas ven nae Wil Anewor. Apply a: the office of the American umber Bending Company, i Wall street. 088" HOTED., DINING RALOON AND RESTAURANT ML corner Bowery and Rayard ia provided with all delicacies of the oe: the oun plan, and fur- se throughout Wid Paiomt mpring beds, Longings © nnd k COLLING HOTEL, FOOT OF «, me? = yh 0 ANAL BTREEE, ‘Clowsd for the present for and renovation. will be opened under & new prop) om of about the of May, replete with every ‘aad conve ‘The location makew " deairadle summer in Now Yor for (ransient of permenent hotel pat TURF, ‘ NioW COURSE, L. L—TROPTING TO DAY . Panic, J, Con HE . Char Bis jon: TD, Taiman envers b. n way enters br. Ralia, The above borers are all likely to etart, trot. ‘Sonseqnenee of ine weather, will be the eause of others Aboir date. ITS, Proprie'ors. THE LATEST NEWS. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON, The Proceedings of the Kansas Committee, Report on the Printing Question and Bill Es- tublishing a National Printing Office. The Instructions of our Commis- sioner to China, Ree, Our Special Washtogton Despatch, ‘THE KANSAS CONFERENCE COMMITTER— THE DOUCLAS O#GAN IN CHICAGO—EXVPENDITURES OF GOVERN- MENT ~ NAVAL NEWS. Waauncrox, April 21, 1853. ‘The joint Committee of Conterence on Kansas me} again this morning, but did not determine positively on a report Dased on the proposition ot Mr. Engliah, of which I have informed you heretofore, Such @ report would have been signed this morning, probably, had not Mr. Hunter been informed that some of the extreme Southern men of the Houre might oppose it, Itia ascertained that there aro anti Lecompton men enough for the report provided the Lecompton men stand up to it. Sere the matter hitches un- ti) to-morrow. Can the five to ten extremista be brought round og neutralized? I thivk they can, So the members ot the committee think; but Mr. Hunter is unwilling to risk the propored compromise till be is arzured of the eup- port of bis {riends. Every hour the prospect is brightening that nearly all of thy extreme Southern men will go for the amended ordinaxce of the Kaoras bili, aud that this exciting queg- tion will be taken from Congress. The Dougins seooters from the demoovatic party who will oppose the plan of seitiement of the Kansas Conference Committee are, it is understood, Messra, Haskin and Clark, of New York; Adrain, of New Jersey; Davis, of Indiana; Montgomery, Hickman and Chapman, of Pennaylvanis, and the whole of the Iilinow delegation, ‘The plan of settiement of Kansas question is, as I inform- oa you, to refer it back to the people of Kaneas; that is, to refer the Lecompton conatitution, with the ordinance attached, amended. The amendment wil! be a sudstilation of the schedule of the Minnesota bill, which refers to tho granting of land to townships in place of the ordi- nanee, thus cutting off the enormous railroad grante claimed in the clause giving the power to tax goverpment lands‘ and making other amendments. Should the people of Kansas reject the constitution, with the ordinance amended, they will have to remain oat of tne Union till it be evident they have tho ratio of fadorai population for a member of Congress. Thia will be the penalty of refusing the constitution. Such is the prescrip tion of our Congreszional doctors. Some of the Southern men do not like it; but the dose may bo swallowed, though with wry faces. The chances are that the bill in such shape may pass. Reuben Davis, of Mississippi, has paired off wich ©. B. Matteson ou this Kansas question, What « neutrali-ation of elemeata! ‘The repablicans in Congress bave had « caucus to or- ganize system of operations, and I un ferstasd :t will be developed Orst on the Deficiency bill now before Congress. Should the Senate be unwise enoagh to make the unin- portant amendments proposed to this bill, and thus send it back to the House, there js great danger of its boing rejected altogether. The Senate Committee of the Judiciary held a meeting toda on the Bankrupt bill, but baye not yet agreed on all ita leading features, The wealthy Gorman of Chicago who bat a partnership with Judge Douglas in the National Union of that city, has bought out the interest of the Illinois Senator. The Paper is now against the Judge, and is leading in a power- fol organization to bring the State into support of the a4- mipetration, General Nye, oae of those former friends of Douglas who was called upon to resign as Marshal of the Chicago diswict by the Judge, will probably be re appointed. Mr. HL 8. Fitch, of Chicago, son of Serfktor Fitch, of fn- diana, has been confirmed by the Senate as United States, District Attorney for the Northern District of Miinoi#; alse Anson & Marshall, as United States District Attorney for New Hampebire. The Senste, iu executive session yesterday, confirmed a large batch of appointmente, among whom were Thomas Pheland, Postmaster at Lewiston, Yew York; L. A. Thomas, Powtnaster at New lisyen, Coun.; A. S. Mar- shall, District Atorney of New Hampshire; J. C. Dow, Register of the Land Odico, Minneaota. The Senate bas confirmed the appointment of John Cad- wallader to be Jucge of the Eastern distrkt @ leunss! vania, vice Judge Kane, deceased. The FortSnotling Investigating Committee will probably submit their reports to-morrow. Thero will bo two re- ports—a majority and minority, The majority will endea- vor, I understand, to censure the Secretary of War, The minority will present a complete vindication of the Hecretary. and show beyond a)! question that the transac- tion was fair in every particular, Mr. Boyce, of South Carolina, the chairman of ths spe- cial committee of the House appointed to inquire into the expenditures of the government, the navigation laws, and the working of the present tariff, with a view to the ex- pediency of a gradual repeal of import duties and « resort to internal taxation, will soon make « report which will be favorable to free trade. The following Midshipman, who passod the Roard of Ex- amrivation a few days since, bave been ordered to active servico-—J, McK. Buchanan, E. G. Laws and P. Por- cher, to the Merrimac—Porcher as Acting Master; F. Lea, ©. J, North, H. H. Dalton and M. Sicard, to the Wabssh— Sicard a Acting Master; E. P. Lali and A. F. Orossman, to the Colorado; A. Tokins to the Bainbridge, as Acting Mater; F. D. Mathews, to the Macedonian, na Acting Master, aad A. Armetropg, to the Colorado, as Master. Lieut. A. J. Hays, of the Marie Corpe, has been order. ed the command of the Marine Guard of the Macedo- pian, Dow ready for sea st Boston. The Secretary of the Treasury received yesterday fifteen bandred dollars in Treasury notes from an unknown Indi. ‘vidual in New York, who slates that he had cheated the government to that amount during Pierce's administration. ‘There war a brilliant assembly last might at the White House, being the last of the President's receptions he season ‘The Post Office Department has arranged for the eteam ship Oty of Washington to carry the mail to Liverpool, failing on Saturday, the 24th. heey ae. REPORT ON THE PRINTING QUESTION—-PROPOSED KR- MEDY FOR PRBABNT ANUSBS—NATIONAL PRLNTING BURBAL, FTC. Waseseros, April 21, 1858. ‘The report of the select committee on the subject of the Public printing, made by the Hon, George Taylor, of Now York, is elaborate and interesting. The committee say, among other thing, that the pudiie printer elected by the Thirty third Cougres# and the pod he printer of the Senate of the Fairty fourth Goagress coa- tracted, eachwne reepoctively, with another or third jar ty to do the roquired work, reserving each i» himself! a large per centage, which was &) & net reward oF proat for simply taking, under the name of pub lic printer, the printing of Congress and sub letiug it to another her of them having done any portion of the work himself. The public printer, elected by the Hovse for the Thirty fourth Congress (Wendell), did the Tequited House printing himolt, and, in addition, as sub: contractor under the Senate printer, did the printing of the Senate for that Congress, as ho did all of tho printing for the public printers of beth the Beoate and House of the Thirty third Congress, and is now doing Uiat for the public printers of both Uo Senate and the House of the present Congress. Moreover, the same party, eub-con tractor cuder the Senate and House officials, is printing the Post Office blanks as a sub-contractor for the person baving tha! coptract. ‘The per centage paid by the sub-contractor abovemon- tioned to the various public printers designaied—emolv mont of their mere sinecure offi cee amounts at present to about $20,000 per mouth. And this inclales no al. lowance of per centage upon the House printing for the ‘Thirty fourth Copqrose—the eub-copiractor mentioned (Wendell) as pudlic printer of that boty, doing tim work for himeeit ac principal, and eo being served any pay ment for privilege, The gross amount 99 pai stated, as per centago ar bonus for priviings by the party now doing the public priming for cficiala of the government, varies but little from two hundred and forty thousand dollare a year. At ‘the same time he realizes over aud above that vast profit, a handsome resorve profit for himaelf, Ths prin'ing of either the Thirty-third nor the Thirty fourth Coogress 14 yet completed, but that for both is 'n cozrse of exacation. Therefore, the aggregate of per contage named as Osiag paid to tho officiais by the sa>-contractor, wae is doing the work, is the percentage on that printing, on the print ing for the present Cangross, acd on tne priutiog of Post Office banks, which is separate from the Congressional printing, and amounts to aboat ify thousand doliars per year, Tn the matier of the binding of Congress sad the depart. mente, Asimilar etate of facie hag boen fount to exist. The House bia ting for the Tairty-fourtn Congress miy be ) taken aaa fair ijlusiration of the manner in which that work has generally been executed. That binding was contracted to bo done at twenty two per cont leas taaa for- mer prices, The person contracting (Williams, of Ohio) sold that contract, or re-let the work to be done, to a cen- Ueman of Washington, for the consideration of twenty por cent to be paid hia on the gross amount of binding dose and thie subcontractor again sud let his coatract an ther cr third party, for the coosideratio to be paid him of one-half of the profis oa tho doing of the work, afer the deduction of the twenty per cent to be paid the Dinger who hai con tracted. Upon ioformation which thie commnitize are not disposed to question, it is believed that the twenty per cent reserved by that contractor to be paid hia sy the firat sub-contractor bas already amounted to tuirty three thonsand dollars, and that the second sub-contractor hag recelved a very considerabie oat of profits which have been made tn doing the work, afer the paymeoat of the twenty per cent to Lie dret comiracwr, as stipulates in. his contract. It ls just to the third party, or second sub contractor doing the work, to add that hy has been go watisted with the residum t himvelf under bis contract ae to have felt impelied, fur what he received, to do the binding in a better manner thaa much of that heretofore done, The commitiee say this particular [Hustration has beea. selected, not with a view to find fault with the firat coa- tractor, but as aptly showing the general practices of per- sons ansuming to do the public work, who, not themselves for the most part mechanics, but speculators, obtain con- tracts and use mechanics to execute thom under a reserve from the actual operatives of a large per centage as profit to themsetves. The gross amount of binding for the Thirty third Con- gress is $538,458, and that for the Thirty four:h, $365,033. Bat, in addition to the Congressional works, there is s large amount of binding annually done for the several Execu- tive departments and bureace. The pricos aro much higher than theze established by Caogress. Tae work is given out without syetem, and with litt'e or no regard for economy. The binding for the departmente and bursaue, including the printed heads in some instances, for the year 1867, amounted in groes to $77,500, and will probably bo about the same for the present year. The commitice have ascertamed that the engraving for Congress and the departments can ba done for fully this three and third per cent less than is now paid. Toe wood engraving for the Patent (Office report for 1857 may be taken in illustration of a general manner. Those ea- gravings Cost the government per page of thirty-three and a third inches $26 50. The person contracting had a large part of the work done in New York, and thas he sold or sub-let his coatract to a second party at @ very large dis- count from the price which be himself way to receive from the government, that second party again sub let hia con tract toa third party, who actually did tho work for $16 per page. Toe commiitee are arrured that the whole cost of the engraving—the wood, the drawing aud tue electrotyping —need and ought not © have been more thin $42 per page, while it cost the government $22 10. ‘The whole amount of the cost of engravings, \thographs and electrotypes for the Thirty-third Congress is $829,358 25; that for the same for the Thirty fourth Congress is $351,864 62. The saving of but twenty per cent op thos large amounts, more than which it waa possible to have made, would bave left with the goveramen! an agerogst> —how gone to contractors and speculators, Bott» merito rigus ertisans—of $237,542 67, Abuses as to the quality of paper, &c., were likewise discovered. Tho grand total of the cost of printing, binding, en graving, lithographing and clectrotypivg of Congress and of the departments during the Thirty third Congress— that Wf, f0F LWO JORFE—IB eee cece cess 82,780,208 98 Amonnt paid for the Congressional Glove for the Thirty-third Congress sseve 280,660 08 Congress... Paid to Globes. ee Add to these large amounts $150,000 per annum for ste- tionery in the departments, the clerks’ offices and folding rooms, making $300,000 per Congress. The Committee, with a view to end the abuses in the pre- sent system, propose to establish a burona for the oxecu- tion of printing, binding, engraving, &e., the office of Superintendent to be aboliahed, They are satisfied that, while the present speculations will be remeved, the work generally can be cone by this means, at a saving of at least thirty or forty per cont to the government. The report of the minority of the Committee on Printing, proposes that ali the work connected with the printing shall be given to the lowest bidder, OCEAN STRAM MATL ROUTES BRTWEEN THES UNITED STATES AND EUROPS. ‘Wasnsorow, April 21, 1858. Mr. Florence, of Pennsylvania, has given notice of his intention to introduce a bill to ‘establieh certain ocean post routes between the | nited States and Rurope, and to regu- late the transportation of the mails thereon, and to reduce the expenre thereof.’ ‘The features of this contemplated act are peculiar. The operation of it is general in ite nature, totally ignaring pri- vate contracts, and will, if it becomes ® law, place an ocean mail rervice on the same basis as tho inland service. And the witimatam of the bill ie that while it provides for five lipes of steamers to Kurepe from different pointe of the United Stater, it reduces the expenses of the ocean mail service to the amount of postages carried, aad it is be. lieved that there will bea revenne to the United States from this service under this bill. ‘The lines to be establiabed are — Route First, or No. 1.—From Philadeipbia to Socthamp. ton, England. Route Secon, or No. 2.—From New York via Southamp ton, to Herre, France. Route Third, or No. %—From Now York to Glackestadt, via Plymouth, Havre and Rotterdam. Rowite Pourth, or No. 4.—From New Orleane, via Ha- vana, Bermuda, Payal,and Santander (Spain), to Bor- deaux, France. or No. 6&—From Norfolk, Virginia, to Route Fith, Nantes, France. The Dill provides that the compensation to be paid to each line is at tho rate of two dollars per mile, and the tonnage of the steamers is fixed at two thousand tons, and the speed at not joss than ten miles an hour, There ie also provieion for the infiietion of fines and ps naities for failures to depart and arrive at the time ap- pointed in the “schedule” by the Post Office Depart- mont, Ie further provides that all lettera going out or coming into the United Stetes shall pare throagh the Post Ofice, and the regular rates of postage be charged thereon, and Ubat the postage 9 collected «hall be crefited t the ovenn mail service. The total contract pay per annam to the five lines will ‘bo $581,376. The ostimated receipts from postages, based upon the actual re soipts of 1865, will be €890,850, There would thas de agurplus to the United Stats o $8,174, If there is no increase, It ie, however, consid ered beyond & doubt there will bo a gradual increase of the eum received. ‘This briefly ehadows forth the features of the important bill introduce! by Mr. Florence, and ite adoption by Con- grees, i ie claimet, will inaugurate & pew era and estad- lish a uniform ryetem of ocean mall postal service, with xt cost to the government, THR INSTRUCTIONS OF THE GOVERNMENT TO OUR MINISTER TO CHINA. Wasmxotow, April 21, 1808. The instructions to Mr. Reed, United States Commia- sioner to China, ly ve been made public. Tho Sceretary of State informs him that the objects which {t 9 understood the French and inglieh allies seek to accomplish by treaty stipulation are:—‘irst, To pro- cure trom the Chinese government a recognition of the rights of other Powers to have accrediged Ministers at the OOOO MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, i Court of Pekin, to be received by the Smperor and be in communication with the guthorities charged with the foreign affaire of the empire; Second, An extensive com- mersial intercourse with China, which a now resuricted to the fve ports enumerated ia the treaty; Third, A re- duotion of the tariff duties lovied on domestis produce ia tho transit from the interior the coast,as the amount now imposed is suid to de in violaion of the treaty; Fourtt, A stipulation for reigious freedom to all foreign reaidents of Chin itt, Arravgements for the sappression of pira- cy; Siath, A provision for extending the benelitzo tae proposed treaty to at! other civilized powers of the earth. These odjects, the Secretary says, are recogoized by the President as jast sad expedient, and so far as you can do 80 by peavein! co operauion, bo expecta you will aid ia their accompitshment In conformity with this policy you will communivate frankly wich the Britieh and French Ministers upon a pats of common intereat, so that it may De diatino ly understood the three nations arecjuslly influenced Dy @ determination to obtam justica, and by a desire toprocure treaty arrangements fur the exvensi in and more adeqaste protection of Waele commercial inter course with China. Sat on your side these eiturts must be confined to firm rept tati2os, appealing to the justice and policy of the Cainese authorities, leaving your oxp government 0 determine upon the course to be adopted, ebOUld your representHtio.e be fruithess Speciat rete reuce ia made to your communication to Minlatera of (reat Brituia and Frapce, pot only trom our common int rests ‘With these natione in the trade of China and in the moans soggested for tte extension, but because they alone, among the great Powers of the worid, have diplomatic re, y tations at Court. It is understood, however, that Ruasia, which has long boon represeazad ia China by the miaaion- aries Of reiigwo, baa stomped recently to secure the re- ception there of an ascrea\ted Minister, and you inay pos sidly find this purpose accomplished whea you reach your destination In that event there is no good reason why ge ebould pot de on the same frivadly relations with the ussian Kuvoy as with the representatives of Groat Britain and Frasce, You are authorized, there- fore, to commoupicate with him, as far as prac- table, upon all subjects of mutnal concern; sad should his cieposition prove favorable, as it is believed it will, his co-operation may be highly advantageous in pro- moting the objects of your mission, This co-operation is to be expected, moreover, with great conddence, because there is Lothing in the policy of the United Staves with re- spect to China which is not quite consistent with the pa- ciflc relations which aro w1 to exist betwoon Empire and China. This country, you will constantly bear ip mind, ia Dot at war with the government of China, Dor does it seek to enter that em} fad pallens desma po pose than those of lawful commerce and protection of the lives and property of its citizen. The whole nature and policy of our ronment must necessarily confine our action within these limits, and deprivos 11a of all motives, either for Territoria! agzrandizement or acquisition of political power in that distant region. ‘ing the hostill ties which bow exist in China we may bo ablo to avail our- selves of this fortupate position, not only for the benefit of our own countrymen who reside there or who have ex tensive interests of a commercial character, but in ordor to facilitate the general odjacta nought to be accompliahed by a revereion of existing treaties; It ia possible even it may be empioyed with advantage aa the means of com- munication beiween the belligerent parties, and tend, in thi way, to terminate the war, You |» there fore, not fail to let it be known wo the Chinese guthorities thet we are no to existing hoetitities and have no intention to interfore wits their political conceras or gain a foothold in their country. ‘Wo go there to engage in tie trate, but under suitable Rvareptees. Ite prosecntion and the extension of our commercial intercourse must be the work of individual enterprise, and to this element of cur national character we may aavely leave it With the domostic institutions of Ubina we can have no political convern, and to atempt as forcibie interference wih them would not only be un- juat in itself, but mivht defeat the very object desired. Fortunately, however, commerce itself is eae of the most wortn} means of civilization and national improvement. 3y coming tnto peaceful contect with men of other regious aod other racer, with different babite aud greator know- ledge, the jeaions system of seclusion which has so long separated China from the rest of the world will gradually give way, and with increased intercourse will come those meligrations in the moral Pe condition of its yie whieh ihe Christian poilanthropist have so ng ardentiy desired. Accompanying these instructions is the copy of @ letter nent to Lord Napier bs Casa, daved April 10, 1857, in which letter says:—It is not com; for the hxecntive to gramt that concurrence and actire co- Oporation you cops der 60 ceairabie, nor give ths order to tho naval officers of the United Statos in Chine to act heartily in concert with the agent of the allied Powers, tho intercourse between this country and China being, au: must be, ® mere o mavercial one,’” THIKTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, Fise? fussi0r. Senate. Wasemscros, April 21, 1868. Numerour memorials and resolutions were presented, among others one by Mr. Camneon, (opp.) of @a., from citizens of Philadelphia for aid to@ line of eteamers be- tween I’huladelpbia and Southampton. WIS ONELN ON LEOURPTON, Mr. Denxrz, (opp.) of Wus., presented the resolutions of the Legislature of Wiscousia against the Lecormpton conatisucon, REPATRS OF THR RABE RLM. Mr. Matrony, (adm.) of Fla , reported without smend- ment, from whe Committees on Naval Affairs, the bill to re- pey $750 for repairs o' the bark Kilen, tor damages sus taned (' reening the paasengers of the steamship Central America, 1 wae pursed SCRPRAMION OF THOR A4r i OF PCRIIC TANDS IN KANRAS, Mr, Wison, (ope) of Maae., oa leave, iatroduced a Joint resontion that the Prosident be, and hereby 1, au erted to auapend for one year the sale of pubbe } vertised to be eold in the Territory of Kan- | as @urin, the mouth of July, 1858. OUR DISPUTE WITH PARAGUAY. | Said commizsioner, be shall Mr. Masor, (adm ) of Va , introcuced a joint resolution authorizing the Presi to tako such measures against Paraguay a€ tho refusal of that republic to make repara- tion for Ering into the United staves steamer Water Wich demand, , Mason stated (hat Captain Page would soon sail ina famall steamer for the locality in quewtion, to oo operate with apy force there may be required to attain reparauon, Messrs, Doveras, (opp.) of Lil, and Anuey, (adm) of R. L, tally covcurred in the resolution, Mr, Cotawen, (opp ) of Vt., could not vote for the reso- lation, inagrauch a8 it was virtually authorizing @ decia- ration of war against Paraguay. Mr. BLALcony spoke from good authority when he raid that Paragoay i# rosdy at any time to right the wroag committed. ibe true course is to send a ropresentative that understands the theory of ber government and repeats the language, and he did not doubt that friendly relations wou'!d be established with that youny and rising republic, whore commerce is 80 valuable to us, and which is ROW Of the Ove Ol war With ker more powerful neighbor, Buenos Ayres, which ciroummtance render it uo- gracious in us senda bosule memsge am the prevent juncture. THE DRMICTRNCY Ru. ‘The special order viz., the Deficiency bill, came up, “le ferring the further cousiderstion of the resolution. Mr. Feasenden’s amend: confining the appropria- tious in the bill to tho dacal year, and the specific branch for which they are voted, waa debated. Afver rome doy cuasion of the amondment and the general morita of tue ‘Dill, the Sepate adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasmctor, April 21, 1868, TAGE PRINTING QUPSTONA TULL FOR TUR RATALLISHYINT OF A COVERNMEST PRINTING OFFICE. Mr. Guo. Taxon, (admp.) of N. ¥., from the Select Com: mittee, made a report with a bill for the establichment of s Bureas of Printing, Binding, Engraving, Litvographing and Flectrotyping, which, together with the minority ro- port proposing amendments to the present law, were re- ferred to the Committee of the Whole on the Stale of the Union. Annexed is the bill introduced by Mr. Taylor: — Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa tives of the 'nited States of Amorica in Congress assem- bled, That there shall be, and hereby ie, established « boreau in the Dopartment of the Interior, to be called the Bureao of Public Printing; that to perform the duties of said bureas there shall be appointed by the President of the Unitet States, by abd with the advice and consent of the Senate, a Commissioner of the Public Priatin shail receive fer his services aaainry of three tls dollars © year, payable in the same manner and at the pars periods at whicb pay to othor Dureau officers. Before the galt coma enters, upon the dupes of bis office he phall take and subscrive an oath, before ove of the J of the United Staton Me for the District of Colambis, faithfully t» perform the dues of his office, and in all respects to observe and conform to the provisions of this act, aud ho ehall aleo yo bond, with two or more surotics to be approved by fe Secretary of the laterior, ia the sum of oy. thou sano dollar, for the faithful performasce of the duties of |, That the Seoretary h the approval of the President of the Voited States, tha’), fivmoriately after the prarage of thie act, proceed to establish said bDurean by the erection oF purchage of suitable buildings for said basinoss, and the purchase of epgines, pressos, types, aud all othor articles aud machinery necessary to the exeoution of the printing Donding, engracing, lithographing and ciectroty ping, an: the maoufnctory fall Blank booas ordered by Congress, or by either branch of Congress, or by either of the axecu- tyve departinente c’ the government, so that the said Com- missioner of the Public Printing may be enabied to com- menco the performance of the duties herein him op the first day of December, in hundred and fity eight And, to enable the the Intenor to carry patent yo) a of thin eum of two hundred doliars be, ana appropriated for that purpose, out of any money treasury not otherwise Apt oe ‘seo. 2 enected, That it shall be the And be it fu duty of the said commissioner to superintond all the print ing, binding, engraving, lithographing and eiectrotypinc, the purchase of paper a hereinfter directed, the purchase of other necessary materials, and the employment of readers, compositors. Preseman, laborers and otbor necestary to execute the orders of Con and of the executive depertments ay the city of Washington. And, to enable the raid commiesioner more effectualiy to perform the duties of his office, ho shall have a chief or fereman of priating, a chief or foreman of binting an! & chief of foreman of en; and 3 ff, Provided, it to be for the inter eats of the government to do the public ie alte jahographing in said bureau, bat pot other wive; we of the Interior, * seid comm: mer ishereby authorized to app ach obiefs or foremen at ap apaual esliary of fifwen hundred doliark, but no ope ehalt be appointed to sad positions who is’ pot practically acquainted with their respective trades. {t shall be the duty of the said chiefs or foremen of printing, binding, and engraving, to make out weekty statements of the hands employed in their respective de- partwnents, of the money earned by each one of them, and of the work done, and verify the same by oath, aad deliver them to the said commissioner. They shal! also make out eatimater of the amount and kind of mats. rials required and tile requivitions therefor, from time to time, ag it may be needed, and shall receipt for the aamo tothe éemmissioner. And tbe said chiets or foremea shall be held accountablo for all materials so reovived by them, They shall severally give bond, with two or more sureties to be approvea by the Secretary of the toteriar, in the sum of five thousand dollars, for the faithful per- formance of the duties of their respective offices. Said commissioner shall be allowed, aud ia hereby authorized, to appoint one chiet clerk at’ an avnual calury of two thovsand dollars, and three su .ordibate clerks, one at ao apnual salary of sixteen hound: dollars, o1 puai salary of fourteen hupdred dollars and one at ao an- nual salary of twelve hundred dollars Sec, 4. And be it further enacted, That said commis- sioner rball take charge of and be responsible for all ma- nuseripts, mapa, and oiher mattor w be priated, engraved or lithographed, and cause the same to be promptly exe- ented. And he shall render to the Secretary of the La'e- rior, quarterly, ® full account ef all purchases made by him} of all printing, binding, engraving aud lithograph- ipg dong in gaid bureau tor each ot the houses of Cox- grees and for each of the executive departments, spesify- ing the work dope, and in what way, whother by the job or otherwise, in said bereau, of by contract onteite and the cost of each work in dotail; and in all cases where a work is finished to rtate the full and entire coat of faid work in tho first quarterly account thereafter. Yor the payment of the work and materials there snail be advanced to the said commissioner, from time to time, as the public service may require it, and under such rules as the Secretary of the Interior may prescribe, a rum of money at no thin ceeding two thirds of the penalty of said commissioner's bond, the said commissioner snail ssttie his accounts of bis receipts aud disvursements in the manner now required of other disbursing oificers: provided, however, that said commissioner shall not be Allowed credit at the treasury for payments on account of services renderod in said bureau at higher prices than those paid for similar services in the private printing, binding, engraving and lithographing establisoments of we city of Washington, Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of the said commissioner to charge himself, in a sepi- Tate book te be kept theretor, with all peper and other materials received by him fer the public use, aud to fur- nigh the same to the chiefs employed by him, ou their re. quiaiticns, bere provided for, as the pubhe service may Tequire, taking a receipt in all cases therefor from tne chief at the head of the department in which the paper or other material has been used. Bec. 6. And be it further enacted, That all the printing, binding, engraving and ithographing,and all blank books ordered by Congress, cr by either house of Oongrees,or by the heads of the executive de 48 of the govern. ‘ment, or the chiofs of the bureaus thereof, shall, on and after the first day of December, one thousand eight hun dred and fifty-sight, be done and executed in said bareau under said commivsioner, as herelaafter proviled; bat nothing herein contaiged shall prevent the said commis. sioner, with the approval of the Seor of the Interior, from haviog the engraving and lithographing , in whole or in part, done by contract outeide of said bureau if the public interests demand it. But when it shall be de. termined to have any of the engraving or |itho- graphing done by contract, where the samo shall cost two hundred dollars or upwards, the said commigsioger shall advertise for at least three weeks, once in each week. in the newspaper of the largest Circulation in the cities of Washington, Philadelphia and New York, for proposals to do the work, and the same sbi) be awarded to the lowert bidder. The bids sbail ‘be opened in the presence of the Secretary of the interior, ata time to be specitied in the advertisement for pro- poeale: Brovided, The person or persons making said pro- posais are practicsl engravers or 1 phers, and are m every respect qualified t execute their bids. And the said commiss! wer shall require the bidder or bidders whose bide are acorpted t© enter into bonds, with good recurity to be approved by said commissioner, to execute the work in strict accordance with his or their bids, and within such time as ehall be required for the public service, and ip the beat manner, and to make faithiul retarn of all public property entrusted ta his e; and the said commissioner shall furnwh all the paper required for the execution of the printiug of all such: engravings; and ip tof any contractor under this acction execute all such work tn atrict accordance with the provisions of his contract, aud to the satisfaction of \® power t annul such contrast, and sha)! cause the securities 09 the bond of such contractor to te prosecuted by the Solicitor of toe Trea- nury of the United States in the Gurcuit Court of the United Mates in tho district ip which such contractor resites, for roy damage or lors accruing 10 the United States from the nen faliilment of my uch contract. Ses. 7. Aud be it {urther enacted, That the commissioner sha) have ai) the compostvon, and binding done ip said bureau as tol ows, and at the following rates, that is to say: the composition shall be done and paid for by the thousand ems, ancording to the rules of tho trade. Jor all work done in the Engliah language, common mat- ter, from pica nonpareil, forty cents per one thousand ems; ponparcil, forty four centa per one thoasand eas; | agate, forty seven cents per one thousand ema; yous forty-nine conta per one ems; di 4 sixty cents per one thonsand ems. The head line with the biank alter it and the fort line ip all casos to be counted az three hues, An en in length or width to be counted an em, if loss than an ep not to be reckoned. ‘Above pica to be charged as pica. And the rales of the trade now in force regulating the charges for rule or figure work, for rale and (igure work, and for foreign haguee, for foot notes, for making up A eet of furniture, and for | alterations, shall govern raid commissiover in the prices to for such work. And the eaid commixsionor shal) have the presswork done by the token, according to the rules of the trace, or in such manner as the private ae establishments have their presswork done; aud © sball in no instance pay greater wages than thove allowed for similar work ia the private eetabilaumouts ia the city of Washington. Aad the said commissioner shall have the folding, stitching, dose the job or piece, aad ling to the rules of the trade in that respect, and he shail pay by the piece, acoording to the rules of eaid trade, the price paid in tho private binderies in the city of Wushingtou, and no groater rate shall be paid. The sald cormission ploy printers, pind or uther mechanics by the day, week, month ae ede ue by the rules of the trade they can be employed by the thousand ems, by the wen or vy the piece. fee. 8. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty of eaia commissioner to receive from the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Kepresentatives, ‘and from the beads of departments and chiefs of bureaus, all matier ordered or directed to be printed aad bound, or either printed or bound at the public expense, and to keep & faithful account of the wy in the order in which the been printed and bound, if the rame is ordered to bo bound, see that the volumes or sheets are promptly del!- vered to the cfficer of the Senate, of House of Represen tatives, or department authorized to receive the ams. See. 9 And be it further euscted, Taat it shail be the duty of said commissioner to submit the Secretary of the Interior, on of before the first day ef April in each aod covery year, an 4 tumate of the paper and other material required for the public service for the year commencing on the first day of July, and terminating ou the thirtieth day of June there after, * ‘ing in such estimate the quantity and quality of eech article and Claes of paper as near as may be, and it shall be the duty of the said Comminsioner of the Pab- lic Printing to establish the grades and qualities of the different classes of peper —— for the public printing, ode Dound-tne camplcte pet v0 be kept in his rubstantiall: Che Com; oiftoe, and the «ther to be deposited with and preserved by the First Compiretae of the T Treasury, for compariaoa with the paper 2 pul print as hereinafter oWected, and the said commissioner wi vertise in one of more newrmpers of im the cities of Boston, New York, Phil , Kalumore: and Washington, for the space of sixty days prior to the firet day of July, for sealed to furnish the go- vernswent of the United States ail paper which may be re- quired for the public printing, binding, or engraving, of the various grases and qualities hereinbefore aathorized to be established by said comm.ssioner from year to year for ue of one your, All paper which shall vary from the elandare ‘weight more thaa three per contum shall be rejected by the commissioner; and when \t \s less taan the standard Weight to any extent & deduction ruall bs made, but ih8 commireioner shail not aliow for any exces of weight. No bid shall be considered if not made by a arty or partios engaged ia the manufacture of the artiele or ‘ariioles they propose to supply, and thes only — as gtiarantee in such form a# may bo prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior. Said ie sball epecify that the articles to be supplied shail be delivered to the commissioner at hia warehouse in tho city of Waehagton one-fourth on of hefory the thirtioth of deptember, ono four th on or detore the thirty. first day of December, one. fourth om or before the thirty first day of March, and one. fourth on or before the thirtieth day of June, of cach year, f pot noower required; each parcel as delivered to be pall for upon the receipt of the commiasioner, made out io h form as way be prescribed by the Secretary of the Toterior, in which each article ‘and quality, fy care of paper, shall be apecifloally named, aad, being approved by Ui eald Secretary, the sazne aball be paid cut of the money which may be approvriaved there. jor, and im ai! cases the lowest bid, when made ip cou fortnity with the published rules and roguiations, shali be accepted; atd no bid ehall be opened until the time specified’ in the edveriaecest, when ail bide shall be producet io the besiness room of the Secretary of the interior, in bis presence, and in the presence of all bid- dert who may see fit to attend, when the sea's shall bo broken, and the bids registered in & book kept for that purpose; and thereu; the commissioner shall, uoder the — appro of the Secretary of the Interior, award the contract or contracts for fur nisbing all of sakt paper, or such thereof as may be bid for, to the lowest Didier, end it sball be the duty of she said commiemioner to compare the paper thus ed for and received with the mam in bis «fice, and io rejectany Which does not confyrm to rod comples, In detaalt of contractor under this law toc mply with bie coneract in furnishing the paper tp the proper time and of proper quality, the commirsioner ia authorized to enter into & now Contract with the low po * w i were rejectent lettings, if ve practicable ao to de, aud iC not, Advertize for proposals as hereinbsfore provided, and award the act to the lowest bidder: ead during ia thus created by the now advertise , the commissioner shall por market all such paper for the the lowert price, For ary increare of iu trimming, sewing and binding | +— 8. PRICK TWO CENT r for the use of the government, the coatracior Mt, aod bis securities, shall be charged with and held responsi cost to the goverment ia procuring a supply of 1a defen bie for the same, and shall be prosecaed their bond by the Solicitor of the Treasury, in ‘ae wane of they United States, in the Circuit Oourt of tne United Siates, tn the detrict im whieh the defaulting oon- tractor resides; and to enable the to do fo, the said commissioner shall re- port to bin the default on ite wing, with a (nll state- Mept of ail the tacts in the pha said commissioner hail keep a just and tne account of all the paper received from the ervtractor or contractore, together with an se couot of ali the paper used for the pur of the govern. pent under this act, kod shail report tbe amount. of clase conrumed ty bald bureau, and in what works or pab- jieations the same was used, to the Seeretary of the fate rior, under cath, at the end of each and every quarter of the becal yeur. See. 10. And be it further enacted, That the eald com mixeioner chail, inthe manner preseribed in section nine of this act, advertire, lor eixty days prior to the thrat day of Meeember next, for supy of pager to be furnished for the public service, from the period of the expiration of the contracts now € to the thirtieth day of June, eighteen hundred ana fitty nme. ted, That it shall be the 1, And be it farther e duty Of the said cotomissiozer, annually, to prepare apd aubmit to the Secretary of the Interior, in tine to ba the same embraced ta the sonusl estimates trom tnat de- Partment, detailed estiwacer of the salaries, amount to pe paid for wages, ergraving, binding and mate- rise, and for any other necessary expense of said bureau for the succeeding year. And the said comeis- sioner sball also, the test day of the meeting of each Beenicn ct Congroes, oF (4s soon thoreafter ka may de lary of the luterior, im order that said. be communicated to Congress, tho exact con- © public printing binding, and engraving; the ot and Cost of all such printing, binding, aud engri the mount and cost of all paper purchased for the ; and eveb further information as may be withta his knowle: ee ib regard W ali matlers connested therewith. Sec, 12 And be it further enacted, section red and Att in the tal laws, same ai fection twelvo of the “1 March third, cighwen hundred and od five, be, and the rame |x hereby, repealed; aod Postmaster General, on and after the passage of” this act, shail publish notices for contracta to carry the maila im one paper only in the city of Washington, whien shail be the bewspaper haying the largest permanent circulation ; snd be eball give further notice as provided im rection ten a es bed approved March third, eighteen bandred aad wenty five. tee. 13 And be it forther enacted, That on and after the establishment of said Doreau of Public Printiog, the Committee on Engraving shall be abolished. See. 14. Ant be it further enacted, Thas there aball be eppointed by the Senate a corps ef five re- porters at am annual malary of twonty.fve bun- dred dollars ; and there shall be appointed by the Houre of Representatives = corps of five re- porters at an annual salary of twenty five hundred doliara. Said reporters shali atopt auch ruies as may pe necessary to secure a systematic and correct report of the debates and proceedings of cach house ef Congrers; and the said reporters shall forniah to the Commusioner of Public Printing fult and correct reports of the debates and pro. ngs of Congress, accurately and distinctly written out, as soon thereafter as pwsible; and seid Comais- sioner of Public Printing sual have the sane printed and published tn form similar to the one now adopted, or a4 Uon- gress may clireet, so that (he same may be Inid npon the desks of the members on the followirg day; and he shell do all other gets neceezary t2 the pub:icatimn and dietri- bution of raid debates as ordered by Congres. See, 15. And bo it further enacted, That anti otherwise ordered by the respective houses of Congress, —- ——-, Hl be the reporters of the a mith, T. F. Androws, L J. McElhone, aud Henry (i, shall be tho reporters of the House of Representatives. The said reportvera shall be oflicers of the respective houses, and shall not to any way be connected with, or report for or act as correspon: dents of any newspaper or other public journal while Congress ix in sewion. Any vi on of this provision will be cause for Instant removal. Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, That all acts and ge of acts inoonsis'ont with the provisions of this act and the same are hereby repealed. THE NERRASKA CONTRETED BRATS, Mr. Boyer, (adm.) of S. © , enlled up the report of the Commiuce a rae wr Ra the Nebraska case, concluding with & resotution . Ferguson, the siting delegate, and Mr, Chay » the contestant, have the further time of rixty Gays for the taking and returning of suppiomentary testimony. by extending the time to Sopate, and’W. Hinks The rerolution was amended the lat of October, and passed. PASHAGH OF THOS WENT POINT APPROPRIATION WILT. The House then wont into Committee of the Whole om the West Point Academy Ap ropriation bill. During the discursion Mr. GipIves asked Mr, Qset when the Kantas committes will ? Mr. Conn, Cowed by Ala., yoptied wheat the confiietiag difticulties existing between Tecompton and snti-Lacomp- ton democrats becamo reconciied, tn order that they may have power enough to eettie the question. The West Point Academy bil was finally passed aad the Houwe acjourned. Non-Arrtval of the Canada. Haueax, April 21—11 P.M. ‘The wind continues strong from the eastward, but the snow storm which has prevailed all day has absted, ant there ly some prospect of clear weather. There are ao signa of the royal mall steamship Canada, sow in her twelfth day from Liverpool. News from Mexico. New Onurans, April 21, 1858, A Spaainh brig bas arrived at this port bringing dates from Vera to the Lith inst., four dave later tham pre- vious accounts, There was very little change in the con- dition of affairs in Mexico, an@ no great movements had taken place. The utmost contusion prevailed. ‘The Littles Murder Case. Rocmmeeme, April 21, 1858, The intoreet in the Littlos murder cane still oontinary. ‘The court room was crowded with an immense audinoo two-day, The mother of the prisoner (Soul) swore that rhe washed the blood and mud off his boots tho morning aiter the murder, Charles Stout, the prisoner's brother, was then sworn. Ie watified thet the prisoner toid him whore to find the cap, pin and spectacies which were dix- covered at the scone of the murder, and that be feand them at five o'clock on the morning after the marder. ‘The prisoner's torn clothes were then shown, and identi- fled as those worn by him on the night that the murcer took place. The clothes of Mra L |, from which the mother of Littles had washed the blood, were also shown and identified. The prosecution will provabiy rees the case on their Kide to-morrow morning. Judge Wilmot and the Pennsytvania Legie~ JLammsawene, Pa., April 22, 1868, The bill & abolish Judge Wilmot'’s judicial district, panred by the Senate yeatorday,cansed an ox siting die cureion ih the House thie afernoon. Toe call for the pre- vious uestion was pot sustained, tbe vote thereon stand~ ing ol againet 62. Btrike on the Reading Rallroad. Ricuwown, Pa, Aprit 21, 1859. ‘The workmen on the Reading Raliroad at thin place struck to-day, on account of the nop payment of their wages. Some of them, it is reported, havereceived ua pay mince the iret of January. Lines of Hon. Jonn C. ‘21, 1858. ALBANY, Al ‘The Hon. Jobn C. Mathor is till detained In the omy by A severe attack of inflammatory rheumatiem. Election tn New Orteans. New Oeugans, April 19, 1858. are Lang Rion s board of die election caceed mach excie The ‘extensioniate’’ rectore. Tho proposed ment during the last two woeks. The America Outward Bound. Dewros, April 21, 1858, The royal mail steamship America sailed from thie at one o'clock to-day, with ninety passengers for Liv- erpoo! asd fourvean for Halifax. took ont $23,000 in specie. Grain Afloat Boand for Osweee. Oswneo, April ai. 1888 ‘There are now fifty vessels afloat for this port, with over Nom bushels of wheat and sixty bush. Erte. Aprii 21, 1954. The schooner Ford, from Toledo for ‘s#0ro, wh & cargo Of pork, wont aabore hore Inet a.) but was aot damaged. Her crew and carr were saved. "The Southern Steamers UNTSVILLE AT SAV ANNAN. — Sevacwarl, ApPil 22, 1858, ‘The eteamehip Muntavitle arrived at the bar at'6 P.M. pierre AT CHARLESTON. ‘THE ATLANTA . Cuancesron, April 21, 1968, The steamabip Atianta arrived here Idgt night. ‘The Angusta at Savannah SAVANNAN, April 20, 1858, Tho United States mail steemebip Angusta, from New York, hav arrived bere aiter & sixty hours’ passage. All well, New 3, April 19, 1868. ‘The sales of entton to day were bales at rates. Sugar is firm. Flour at $4 1255 0 #4 Pork firm. New York bay $16. were active. Cotton to Liverpool kd. Exchange on London, 107 @ wits. z Sw Onurase, Apeit 90, 1858, ‘The eales of cotton to day were 14,000 At an ade vaneo of \.¢, per Ib. on the Arago’s news; middling, Tye. wll ke. Sales of three days, 27, bales. receipts at this port, as compared last year, ara {0,00 ales fo eaten, dA Oe port, hey fal Bor ee "i, 1868, The sales of cotton today were 3, aban ad~ vance of 46. @ 46. per Iv., in receipt ots Aragoendvegn ‘of three days, 7,000 bales. Receipts of three days, 5,7C0 bales: receipts to day, #9 bales