The New York Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY 12, 1866. NEW YORK HERALD. ——— JAMES GORVON BENNATT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OPPCOR HM. W. CORNES OF FULTON AND NASSAU OTS. atone AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEME 4 —Manprissonn MUSIC, Fourteenth st.—Guanp Comonst 1gat—Musex, Forans, D' Anant, &0. Taxes Face Faancu NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broad = ° Mas—Vou av Vent—Ticut Rore Te ITaLtan BaioanDs, WER Bowery—Corsican Brotapas— alGeee or Dousorwiss—MavEoR STRINGED JACK. BURTON'S THEATRE. srosaway, opposite Bond strosi— Tmauun Orwns—li Baxaieee, ‘sLLACK’S THEATRB. Broadway—Ausnicaws 1x Pa- we Aiistis Bacusvwoa—Two is tas MoRsiNnG. USA KEENE'S THEATRE Groadway—An Unnquat Pree remy Or BRANDUWINS. BAKNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon aad iesing -Saipe or aN Kvanuna, ‘WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 561 and 583 Broadway —Eruiorian Boros, Dances &c.—Tux Btatux Loven, HANTIOS’ HALL, 673 Brosdwey—Bavase’s ieceo Boncs amp BURLEsQRs -SawnusT ACROBATS. 4 BROA WAT—Mart. Past’s Caurseu Mrwsrneus— Bra‘crtas MaLopigs any Kooanraiorrigs—Darcer's Dagan. Yew York, Wednesday, May 1%, 1858. Gee Now York Herald—Edition for curope. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Arabia, Capt. Stone, will leave this port to-day, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close in this city ata quarter and English, will be published at ten o’clock im the morning. Singie copies, in wrappers, six cents. ‘Subeoriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New York Hanacp will be received at the following places tac & at hill. sees Low, Son & Oo. ‘Am.-Daropean Express Uo. Siig Wiliam st. Paam......Am.-European Express Co.,8 Place dela Bourse F ‘The contents of the European edition of the Henatp ‘will combine the news received by mail and telegraph at ‘the office during the previous week, and up to the hour of pedlication. ‘The News. ‘The steamship Persia, which left Liverpool on the forenoon of the Ist inst., arrived off Sandy Hook at halfpast seven o'clock yesterday morning. The news is three days later than that brought by the Vanderbilt. Money was in active demand in London on the 80th. Consols closed on that day at 974 for money and account. The bullion in the Bank of England had increased £90,367. Cotton had improved in Liverpool from the 28th ult., and was firm at an advance of one sixteenth of _& penny per pound over the prices of the 27th. Flour was dull and declining. In the London market good coffee was steady at full rates. Best grocery sugars had advanced. The proceedings in the British Parliament were not important. The new India Government bill was de. bated in the Commons, and the first clause—declaring it expedient to vest the rule of that country in the Crown—was adopted after some opposition. One hun- dred and eighty-nine of Lord Derby's supporters had held an enthusiastic meeting at his official residence, and it was thought that he would not resign, but would dissolve Parliament, if the bill were ultimately defeated. Two thousand two bumdred and fifty miles of the Atlantic telegraph cable were coiled on the Niagara and Agamemnon. There is little news from the continent of Europe. Forty-two thousand young soldiers were ordered to join the French army between the 10th and 20th of June. Ministerial changes were again spoken of in Paris. Trade was dull and the Bourse heavy. The Paria elections terminated decidedly in favor of the government. A Conference of diplomatic representatives had been held at the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, at which it was resolved to arge on the various governments the propriety of rewarding Professor Mor-e for his telegraphic inventions. We have later news, without date, from India. The British forces had stormed Iahnsi, driving out the re- bels with great loss. A portion of the 37th English regiment was shut up in Azunghi and in great danger from the Sepoys. The insurgents had ma ie a furious attack on the palace of the Rajah of Kotah, but the place was taken by the Europeans. The general aspect of affairs was again of a threatening des- cription. In China the Anglo-French envoys to Pekin had reached a city in daily communication with the capital, and were well received. The American and Russian despatches forwarded by these officials were handed to the governor of the place. Commissioner Reed was till at Manila. We have advices from Australia dated at Sydney 11th and Melbourne 17th of March. Trade was dull in Sydney and money scarce. The Parliament had @asembled, under Mr. O'Shaughnessy, as Premier. At Melbourne and Adelaide the markets were firm. We have news from Mauritias, dated at Port Louis On 27th of March. The Commercial Gazette says:— Notwithstanding the late commercial crisis in Eu rope, the effects have been almost ni/ here. Stocks Of piece and other goods are large at present, and further importations are announced, to innundate our market. The qualities of sugar sought after fare become very scarce in the market, but there is a Certain quantity of good sugar in store which is not Offered for sale. In this state of things the quota tions must be considered nominal. Freights have Geclined. From the Cape of Good Hope, undeg date of 224 March, we hear of renewed Caffre disturbances. Tt was officially announced that the King of Delhi Would be confined at Fort Cos, on the frontier. By way of New Orleans we have news from Vera (Cruz to the 7th, and from the city of Mexico to the 4th inst. Juarez, the constitutional President, had arrived at Vera Cruz, where he received a warm welcome. Vidaurri is reported to have won a battle. Zaloaga is reported as in want of funds, and his speedy downfall is confidently predicted. By the arrival of the bark Rowena at Philadelphia ‘we have important news from Venezuela. The dates fgre—Caracas 19th and Laguayra 25th of April. The Rowena brought the commissioners appointed to ite the return of ex-President Paez to Venezuela. racas great excitement prevailed in conse- f the publicity of a scheme concocted by ‘er of Foreign Affairs and the foreign ~hereby Monagas was to be saved tishment which it was consider against the State merited. The ernment had repudiated the action t, who had retired from office. A Minister had arrived to settle the en the British possessions and Vene n is to be held at Valentia, on the the formation of a constitution, and construct the government. (ur cor. Laguayra says:—' The country, since of the Monagas dynasty, is quiet and vusiness bas already resumed its wonted ectly restored. Ex- 1 under t se observance lies, but will not be tried until General urn tender of the steamship Vanderbilt for the yore of the mails for Burope on Saturday se 2 wt., has been accepted by the Post Office auth « The ed people met in fall force last night in fhe M street Presbyterian church, to take meen » tewt, in the highest court, the iegai ques. tion r or no they can be exoladed from riding i the © .th avenue railrosd cars with white folk. Tred Douglas was on hand, and made a speech, aud a resolution to raise funds to carry out the objects of the meeting was adopted. Captain Howes, of the schooner Mobile, which ar- rived at this port yesterday from Mobile, reports that, on the 29th ult., when off Key West, he saw a war steamer bearing down, and hove to to speak her. The steamer, however, without hailing the schooner, upon coming within range commenced firing with rifles upon the latter, the bullets lodging in her bulwarks, She afterwards sent a boat's crew on board of the Mobile, who examined her papers, and threatened to seize her in default of having a foreign register. The searching party, having con- cluded their labors, permitted the Mobile to proceed oa her voyage. The steamer proved to be the British man.of-war Styx, a vessel that has been par- ticularly aetive of late in annoying our commerce in the Gulf. In Congress yesterday the Senate passed the bill providing for the final adjustment of private land claims in Florida, Louisiana, Arkansas and Missouri. ‘The Fishing Bounties Repeal bill was then debated till the adjournment. In the House the bill pro- viding for the admission of Minnesota into the Union passed, as it came from the Senate, by a vote of 157 against 38. The senators from the new State, Messrs. Shields and Rice, and Messrs. Cavanugh and Phelps, representatives, will probably be qualified and take their seats to-day. The consideration of the resolu- tion recommending the abrogation of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty was resumed, the question being on the engrosament of the preamble, declaring that the treaty had been the source of discord between Great Britain and the United States. The preamble was finally rejected by a vote of 67 to 99. The resolu- tion passed to be engrossed some days since. The Senate, in executive seasion yesterday, con- firmed James M. Buchanan, of Maryland, as Minister Resident at Denmark, in place of Mr. Bedinger; also Col. G. W. Morgan as Minister Resident at Portugal, in place of John L. O’Sullivan. A number of other appointments were likewise confirmed, including F. Talfourd as Naval Officer, and C. H. Hempstead as Superintendant of the Branch Mint at San Fran" cis rightful catastrophe happened on the New York Central Railroad yesterday, between Utica and Whitesboro, by the breaking of a bridge. The accident occurred to the Cincinnati express train. Eight or nine persons were killed, and between forty and fifty more or less mangled. The sickening de- tails are given elsewhere in our columns, together with lists of the names of the sufferers. ‘The details of an astounding case of alleged fraud are given elsewhere in our columns. Judge Russell yesterday issued a warrant for the arrest of the accused, Henry Dwight, who has been indicted for conspiracy to defraud, for embezzlement, perjury, &c.,and placed it in the hands of Mr. Murphy, who brought the defendant te the Court of Sessions. He demanded an examination, which will be commenced to-morrow afternoon at the Judge’s chambers. A complimentary dinner to the Rev. Robinson Scott, of Ireland, a Methodist minister sent to this country for the purpose of raising funds for the evangilization of Ireland, in which he has been eminently successful, having raised $70,000, with promise of $30,000 more, was given last evening at Niblo’s saloon. It was attended by a large audience of both sexes,and after the repast, which was of the most elegant description, speeches were made by Rev. Dr. McClintock, Rev. Dr. H. W. Beecher, Rev. Robinson Scott, Rev. Dr. Jenkins, of Phila- delphia, and others, interspersed with various toasts, the whole proceedings being enlivened by Dod- worth’s band, and everything passing off in the most agreeable and pleasant manner. The adjourned meeting of the members of the Tract Society to devise a plan of action to be adopt- ed at the meeting of the society to-day, was held yesterday evening at nine o'clock, and after remain- ing five hours in session a series of resolutions were adopted, and a committee appointed to represent the members at the anniversary meeting. ‘Those unquenchable philosophers, the Garrisonian abolitionists, commenced their annual exhibition yesterday, at Mozart Hall. As usual, we give a full report of their proceedings, which will be found anu- sually interesting and amusing. The ninth anniversary of the American and For- eign Christian Union was held in the Church of the Puritans yesterday. The attendance was not as large as usual, owing doubtless to the unpropitious state of the weather. From the annual report it would appear that the work of evangelization has progressed but slowly during the past year. The funds of the Union are not in the best condition. The receipts of the past year amounted to $76,603, against an expenditure of $79,604. The anniversary of the Congregational Union was celebrated last evening in the Church of the Pil- grims, Brooklyn. There was a good audience, not- withstanding the state of the weather. The Rev. Dr. Kitchell, of Detroit, delivered the annual address, in which he potnted out the absence of actual union between the two denominations in the great West— Congregationalists and Presbyterians—but explained that a unity of spirit existed between them. The New York State Colonization Society cele- brated ita twenty-sixth anniversary last evening at the Reformed Dutch church, corner of Lafayette place and Fourth street. The business transacted consisted in the reading of the Treasurer's report, showing receipts $11,712 47, and cash in hand $229 89, a lengthy abstract of the annual report, and addresses from several clergymen and other per- sons from Liberia and other parts of Africa. There was also an election of officers at the close of the anniversary exercises, when Anson G. Phelps, Esq., was re-elected President. The celebration of the anniversary of the New York Sunday School Union took place yesterday, at Dr. Cheever's church, Union square. The annual report of the society was read, and it contained much encouragement for the friends and supporters of the Union. Addresses were delivered by various clergymen to the large auditory that filled the church, and the entire ceremony was extremely in- teresting. During the day the children assembled at several churches throughout the city, where they were entertained by short addresses from the cler- gymen, and amused by anecdotes and other enter- taining and instructive recitals. The Charch of St. John the Evangelist, or the Memorial Church, so called in honor of the late Bishop Wainwright, located at the corner of Wa- verley place and Hammond street, was formally consecrated yesterday by Bishop Potter, assisted by some forty Episcopal clergymen of this and neigh- boring cities. Notwithstanding the inclement weather, there was a large audience present, most of whom were females, to witness the ceremonies, which were unusually impressive. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday. The Mayor sent in a eommunication nominating Wilson G. Hunt, William M. Bvarts and Gastavus R. Conover as Commissioners of the new City Hall. The paper was laid on the table. A report in favor of paying the quarterly bill of the Coroners, amount- ing to $2,983, was adopted. Bills amounting to $124, for furnishing food to policemen and, destitute per. sons in the station houses, was referred back to the Police Commissioners. The petition of Gage, Dater & Massey, to be paid $430, expended in an unsuc- ceesful attempt to arrest one James 0. Davia, charged with defrauding ‘1: above mentioned firm, in 1854, was referred to the Committee on Criminal Courts. At a special meeting last evening of the Board of Representatives of the Fire Department, Mr. George A. Jeremiah was, on the second ballot, chosen a Fire Commissioner for the ensuing five years, in place of Edward Brown, resigned. The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday and transacted considerable routine business. The Board was notified that the steamer King Plylip had been hired for the year to transport paupers and stores to Hiackwell’s and Randall's Islands. “A motion was made by Mr. Dugro to appoint J.C. Rutherford Clerk of the Lunatic Asylum and A. C. Pinckney Clerk of Bellevue Hospital, at a salary of $1,000 per year each, but owing to the strenuous opposition of one trines, policy and constructions of the law in re- of the Governors the matter was laid over. There are gard to the affairs of Central America had been now 7,111 persons under the care of the Governors, being a decrease of 71 since last week. Fire Marshal Baker arrested James H. Magee yes- terday, on @ bench warrant, he having been indicted for arson in the third degree, in setting fire to his grocery store, corner of Forty-fourth street and Ninth avenue, on the 20th of July. In default of $3,000 bail he was committed to prison. In the Court of Sessions yesterday, John Thomas a youth of fifteen years of age and a notorious pick- pocket, pleaded guilty to grand larceny, having been indicted for highway robbery: sent to the State prison for five years. He was jointly indicted with John Nolan and James Gigsey for assaulting Wm. R. W. Chambers, chief clerk to the City Inspector, on the night of the 19th of April, while passing through Broadway, and rob- bing him of a gold watch and chain and an opera glass. James Tyler alias Crawford, was convicted of grand larceny and remanded for sentence. He hired a horse and wagon from the sta- ble of Abraham Lent for the ostensible purpose of going to Long Island, but did not return. The horse was found in the city ten days afterwards. William Harrison, indicted for stealing $30 worth of clothing, pleaded guilty to petit larceny, and was sentenced to the penitentiary for six months. James Cusick,a youth, pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, having been discovered in the base- ment of No. 3 Bedford street, and was sentenced to imprisonment at Sing Sing for two years and five months. John Klipsall was acquitted of a felonious assault said to have been committed upon Michael Fitzpatrick in a Baxter street street porter house. Alexander Hoag was tried for keeping a disorderly house in Mercer street, said to be a resort of prostitutes and notoriousthieves. The jury failed to agree upon a verdict, eleven being for conviction and one for acquittal. ‘The Persia's news, received yesterday, was looked upon in a favorable light, 80 far as cotton was concerned, and, while holders manifested leas disposition to press sales, prices were unchanged. The transactions were confined to about 500 bales, on the basis of 12}4c. to 124. for middling uplands. The market, it may bo said, did not fairly open under the news, as the weather was very inclement, and merchants had not hardly time to examine their letters with care until the business day had pretty much expired. Flour continued heavy for in- ferior and common grades, while extra brands were steady; the sales were to a fair extent, and without change of moment in quotations, Wheat was lower for most grades, but more active at the de- cline. Corn was firmer, with sales of yellow at 740. a Thc. and in small lots at '76c. a 770. and 6,000 bushels prime white brought 75c. a 76c. Pork was heavy and cheaper, with sales of mess at $17 873; a $18 1234, and of prime at $14 40 #14 60. A public sale of Santos coffee was held yesterday, which drew a good and spirited company, and full prices were obtained—3,516 bags were sold at 9%c. a 15\¢c., average about 10-56c. Only about 200 bags of the catalogue were withdrawn. ‘The cargo of the Woodbine, consisting of 4,200 bags of Rio, was sold on private terms, and 600 mats Java at 8c. Freights continued firm. To Liverpool, grain in ship’s bags ‘was taken at Od., and deliverable ahead, in bulk, at 8d., and bacon at 278. 6d. To California 400 tons were engaged pd ainhil a aad at 30c. for heavy weight, per foot measu: Our Foreign Relations—Policy of Mr. Bu- chanan upon Central American Affairs. According to a letter froma well informed Washington correspondent, which we publish to-day, the administration is now directing its attention to our foreign affairs; and its policy in regard to the Central American States is already definitely resolved upon. “The admin- istration,” our correspondent informs us, “will take a firm stand upon this ground—that the right of way across the several isthmus routes of America shall be free to the world, safe to commerce and travel, and unburthened with onerous exactions by the local authorities;” and if said transits cannot be made so by the local governments respectively concerned, the government of the United States will do it, even to the extremity, if required, of an armed intervention—a resort which will be fully autho- rized by the established general law of nations. It is not at all likely, however, that there will be any necessity in any case for this ultima ratio regum. The demands indicated in refer- ‘nee to those transit routes are so perfectly fair and impartial to all parties interested, that they can involve no serious ground of opposition from any quarter. The right of way is a general public right, which overrides all local rights of lo- cal jurisdiction, and an armed intervention, therefore, if necessary to enforce this public right of way over any one of the isthmus routes of Central America, would not in the least degree be an infraction of the doctrine of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of the State thus coerced into submission. Of course there would be no opposition to this armed intervention from any foreign Power, when its object is the com- mon right of the travel and commerce of all nations. We may, therefore, accept the de- claration of the alternative indicated as equiva- left to the full accomplishment of the gene- ral object in view, through the quiet process of treaty stipulations with the several State gov- ernments of Central America. Two treaties have already been entered into in view of this general policy—ene with New Granada and the other with Nicaragua—kaown as the Caes-Herran and the Cass-Yrisarri trea- ties. But although it has been understood that both these treaties have been ratified on the other side, it appears that there is a hitch in each; that, while in the former case the tregty, though approved by the President of the re- public, has not yet received the ratification of its Congress, in the latter case, though ratified by the State Congress, the treaty has not yet received the sanction of the President. This will account for the fact that neither of these treaties has yet been laid before the Senate at Washington. It is apprehended, too, that there may be something like mischief in this hesitation of the Nicaragua President and the New Granada Congress; but we suspect that a plum from the Transit Company in the one case, and a little wholesome advice in the other, will speedily settle the question. A very encouraging circumstance in behalf of both there treaties is the cordial aseent of England and France. To the Nicaragua treaty, especially, which covers the whole ground of Mr. Buchanan’s policy, they have not the slight- est objection to interpose. The Englieh Cabinet has discovered that it is but theme vy of their own treaty with Honduras, and that it harmonizes with the obligations without invad- ing the restrictions of the Clayton-Bulwer con- vention. Thus we may logically conclude that the principles of Mr. Buchanan’s policy with regard to Central American affairs are already established, whatever may be the ulti- mate fate, upon secondary issues, of the pend- ing Herran and Yrisarri treaties, and with or without the abrogation of the Clayton-Bulwer convention. Thus we perosive how simple and easy of solution, in the hands of a clear-headed and experienced statesman, are the most complicated going on from bad to worse, until the last year of poor Pierce, when it was impossible to make out the head or the tail, the beginning or the ending of the snarl. Poor Pierce! what with his bombardment of Greytown, his Monroe doc- trines, his recognition and his repudiation of the Walker filibusters, his squabbles with Colonel Kinney and the Vanderbilt Company, his threats levelled at John Ball, and his vacillations in every direction, certainly left to his successor a most precious meas of disorder and confusion, in all this business. Mr. Buchanan, in accepting the legacy, pro- ceeded at once to lop off the excrescences from the trunk of the case, as a man proceeds to trim the rubbish from a tree. His first blows, therefore, were levelled at the Walker filibus- ters and their filibustering schemes and doc- trines. They could not be recognized without an absolute repudiation of the whole doctrine of non-intervention. If we'could intervene in behalf of these filibusters, England could inter- pose with her protectorates. What was there to prevent it, with no law recognized in Central America but e law of the strong arm? And so, in denouncing and ut- terly repudiating in the outset the “manifest destiny” absurdities and enormities of filibuster- ism, Mr. Buchanan cleared the way for the easiest and simplest possible settlement of the whole controversy. He waives all rights of oc- cupation or colinization, either as the peculiar priviliges of our government, or as the exclusive rights of our filibusters. He fully recognizes the independence and sovereignty of the Cen- tral American States, protesting against all foreign protectorates, and disclaiming all pre- tension of an exclusive guardianship. This great point being settled with the re- moval and the repudiation of the filibusters and filibustering, all the rest will be easy of accom- plishment. The work to be done is simply the recognition of the common right of way over the isthmus transit routes, as laid down by the administration. Here, having received the full concurrence of England and France, the remain- ing obstructions are of a trivial character. They are only the speculators’ squabbles for the mo- nopoly of the spoils of these transit routes; and if they cannot be disposed of satisfactorily to the high contracting parties to-day, they may be disposed of to-morrow. In view of all the great embarrassing international entangle- mente, perplexities and cross-purposes of this hitherto puzzling Central American imbroglio, we regard them as substantially settled, and settled too by the plain and honest policy of even-handed justice all round. Nothing could be more simple, nothing more conclusive. Later rrom Mexico—Progress oF tux Rovo- LuTIoN.—By the arrival of the Tennessee at New Orleans we have advices from Mexico to the 7th inst. President Juarez, who went out in this vessel to Vera Cruz, had been enthusi- astically received, and it was expected that his presence would impart hope and encouragement to the liberal party. If, as we believe, the present isa war of principles in Mexico, and that men like Zamorra and La Liave are in earnest in their professions, there is scarcely a doubt of the final success of the puros. The very fact of their being able to maintain their hold of the Mexican ports for such a length of time, is in itself an evidence of the utter im- potence of the central government. But there are other facts on which the speedy downfall of the latter may be predicated. It is utterly bereft of financial resources, enjoys the confidence of no party in the State—not even of the priests themselves—and sub- sists only on the scant funds extorted from the fears of the hierarchy. There is reason to believe that the lower orders of the clergy would not be indisposed to see a com- plete reformation in the present state of things; otherwise it would be difficult to account for the apathy which they seem to manifest towards movement which is supposed to be of vital im- portance to their interests. Were the great body of the clergy throughout the country as favorable to the central government as they are alleged to be, it is certain that Zuloaga would long since have been enabled to shake off the inactivity which is hourly consuming his strength. Whilst the influences by which the church leaders are paralyzed are of themselves hasten- ing matters to a conclusion, the liberal party seem to be progressing in the quarters in which it is most important for them to reinforce them- selves. The brilliant victory reported in these advices to have been gained by Vidaurri will help to confirm the wavering in their choice of sides. Once it is found that Zuloaga is not in a condition to act on the offensive, the cause of the church party may be looked upon as irrecoverably lost. It was the prestige which the latter obtained from the supposed support of the army which imparted to it the greater part of its importance. What precise shade of party politics the su- preme government will assume, once the libe- rals get the upper hand, it is of course impossi- ble to predict. Whoever becomes President— whether Juarez, La Liave, Zamorra, or even Osollo, who is said to be bidding for the favors of the liberal party—of one thing we are cer- tain, that it will be no longer possible for the executive to pursue a retrograde policy. The church power is gone. With the overthrow of Zuloaga it is dead. The present revolution has inaugurated for Mexico a career of progress | tending towards Anglo-Saxon dominion such as she has never seen, and it is not of much consequence in the end whether that career calls for the immediate intervention of this country or leads to the gradual breaking up of the re- public and the annual sale of a slice of its ter titory to the United States till the whole is abeorbed. The Mexican chiefs have become so demoralized, and the intelligent minds of the country so diagusted with the corruption extant, that there is hardly « chanee left for her as an independent republic. Time, and Anglo-Saxon energy, in fact, are rapidly altering the map of America and wiping out the old boundary lines. Trovere AMosG THE Brack Repuriicans — There is a very pretty feud generating amongst the black republicans all over the country in reference to Senator Douglas. On this side of the Alleghanies many of their journals, leaders and peliticians are in favor of the re-election of Douglas to the Senate by the next Legislature of Tilinois, On the other hand, the black re- publicans of that State, who have the election in their hands, and plenty of candidates to their taste, are indisposed to give the Little Giant this proof of their confidence merely because and apparently inexplicable entanglements of }, he bappens to have sided them on a side iame our foreign affains. For many years, and parti- cularly since the ratification of the Clayton- Bulwer treaty, our cotangling alliances, doo- on the Kansas difficulty. The question, there fore, whether Douglas shall be taken into full favor aud made a Senator of, or whether, after being used, he shall be gently kicked aside, seems to be stirring up the bile and the suscepti- bilities of the black republicans all over the country, from the banks of the Merrimac to those of the Mississippi and Missouri. Desecration or THE SappaTa Day.—A 60- ciety of pious people has recently been estab- Dished for the purpose of taking into consideration the desecration of the Sabbath, which is perpetrated in a variety of ways in this devoted city of Sodom. One of the principal complaints of this society is against the newsboys, who shout out and vend the weekly newspapers before church hours, Another noisy movement which these pious people [don’t notice is the ringing of the bells that call people to church. A great many per- sons complain that this ringing is a much greater annoyance than any of which the Sab- bath is made the occasion. Others, again, main- tain that the milkmen make an unconscionable noise on their rounds, and some even object that the steam of the ferry boats is a nuisance which should be abated. The cries of the news- boys, the ringing of the church bells, the shouts of the milkmen, the wheezing of the ferry boat engines, and even the whistling of the winds of heaven, are all, no doubt, very in- jurious to the peace, quietness and comfort of the Sabbath. Unfortunately, however, we do not see any way of doing away with these an- noyances, unjess by people shutting themselves up in their houses and reffaffing from making their appearance in the streets on that day. The newsboys, of whom such ter- rible complaints are made, do not create one-fourth of the noise which is made by the ringing of the church bells; and we know that to persons of a delicate and nervous tempera- ment the latter is infinitely more disquieting and exciting. We hope, therefore, that the so- ciety for the better preservation of the Sabbath will begin at the right end, and not seek to make fish and flesh out of the same old Puritan dish of grievances. Tavriow WEED ACKNOWLEDGING THE CorN. —Thurlow Weed pleads guilty to that lobby fee of five thousand dollars; but he does it with the limping gait of a lame duck waddling out of Wall street. He says he got the amount— five thousand—from “a friend in Boston” “in the latter part of March, 1857,” and that “the money was designed to cover deficiencies” in the “electioneering funds for the Presidential election.” Now, that story may do to tell to the horse marines; but we fear that no other class of politicians will understand how it was that Thurlow Weed, of all men, was the man that paid an electioneering deficiency bill some six months after the election. The coin- cidence between the passage of the tariff act of 57 and the payment of this item of five thou- sand will bring us much nearer the mark; so that, with this case and some others before us, we are enabled to make up the following quota- tions of the lobby :— Thurlow Woed’s foe for a’how tariff, Journal of Commerce Do. for “ bleeding Kansas ,000 —And to these we may add the combined black republican, democratic and Know Nothing fund of $40,000 for the election of Mr. Banks as Speaker of the last Congress, and of Mr. Wen- dell as the Printer thereof. Cannot Hon. Massa Greeley or honest Thurlow give us a small confession upon that subject, including deficiencies? Great Rat.roap Fravp—Arrest or a Pro. MINENT Financier oN Six Cran Caarces.— For several weeks past some of the leading bankers and merchants of this city, aided by eminent counsel, have been probing a terrible charge of fraud in connection with the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis Railroad Company, by which the stockholders, bondholders and credi- tors generally of that institution, as well as seve- ral New England banks and New York mer- chants, were sufferers to the amount of millions of dollars. A short time since affidavits were sworn before Judge Russell by Mr. Samuel M. Blatchford, Stewart Brown, Seabury Brewster and Charles Gould, charging Henry Dwight, Henry Hotchkiss and Hamilton Spencer, direc- tors aml chief managers of the railread com- pany, with swindling, embezzlement and sundry other grave offences. Six warrants were issued against Mr. Dwight on two separate charges of perjury—one for fraudulent issue of coupons, one for the fraudulent issue of cancelled bonds, another for embezzlement, and another for con- spiracy. A warrant was issued at the same time for the arrest of Hotchkiss and Spencer ona charge of conspiracy to defraud the creditors of the company. Mr. Dwight was arrested yesterday, and brought into court before Judge Russell, and is now in custody awaiting examination. We pub- lish @ full history of this extraordinary affair in another column. It will be found the most enor- mous and startling charge of fraud yet brought to light in this country. Tae Recent Tureatenep Riot at THe Aca- pgeMY.—The newspapers are still full of ridicu- lous misstatements, misnamed police reports, in connection with the proceedings of the autho- rities relative to the recent attempt at a riot at the Academy by one of the oyster house critica, aided and abetted by certain well-known row- dies of New York and California. It will be re- collected that these persons had the sublime im- pudence to tender affidavits before Police Jus- tice Weish and the Mayor against Judge Rus- sell, with a view to obtain the arrest of the Judge for the performance of his duty upon that occa- sion. The fellows in question did, we believe, actually make their affidavits, but neither Jus- tice Welsh nor the Mayor issued the war- rants or paid the slightest attention to their ap- plication. t appears now that Judge Russell and the police officers who took part in these proceed ings have made affidavits in reference to them and presented them to the Grand Jury for their action in the premises, What this body may feel called upon to do in the matter will soon be ascertained, but wo have no doubt that the whole of the oyster house critic rioters and rowdies concerned in it will be in- dicted for the attempt, for which they were so induigently let off on the night in question. In addition to these proceedings, we believe that there are suspended judgments hanging over the heads of some of these parties, which will also be probably brought into action against them. We are justified in saying that ® more impa- dent attempt on the part of rowdies and vaga bonds to browbeat the criminal authorities aad to interfere with them in the discharge of their duties has never before been witaoased in this importorg bug ill governed city of ours, Tax Trung on Assassiation.—The Ths bune gains courage. It now publishes the plea of Pyat and his confederates in favor of assasal nation; for which those crazy enthusiasts are shortly to be held responsible in Kogiand, un lees they allow their publisher to be sacrificed. This is what might have been expected, Kan- sas ceasing to.pay, the Tribune must have a new hobby ; and the defence of assassination is about as congenial and consistent an ism as jt could have adopted. Tax Cart Berory tue Horse.—Some of the obtuse Washington correspondents of the jour- nals state that the President is trying to pee- vail upon certain prominent politicians, and in particular upon Senator Slidell, of Louisiana, to accept the mission to France. Suppose we put the boot on the other leg, and give credit te Mr. Slidell for efforts to induce the President te make the appointment. This isa little more likely, and consistent with the truth. / seme) THE LATEST NEWS. Our Special Washington Despatch. PASSAGE OF THE BILL ADMITTING MINNESOTA INTO THE UNION—T! YORK APPOINTEES IN GREAT CONFIRMED BY fH Wasanyaron, May 11, 1868, ‘The admission of Minnesota to-day, by a vote ofonehun- dred and fifty-seven to thirty-eight inthe House, is a sub- Ject of general remark, as it it admitted on all sidesthat there were as great if not greater irregularities in the fer- mation of her constitution than in the Lecompton instra- ment. Yet no speeches were made, no howls uttered, and every one is giving good reasons for his vote. The three delegates elect for the now State drew for the twe seats: Phelps and Cavanaugh become representatives, while Becker goes home. The Senators and Representa- tives will be sworn in to-morrow, ‘The Senate confirmed a large number of diplomatic and consular appointment s to day, among which are:—Mr, Bu- chanan, to Denmark; Mr. Morgan, to Portugal, and Heary Livingston, of New York, Consul to Genoa, Also the foliow- ing recetvers of public money :—Mr. Tranbugh, at Missouri» Mr. Ransom, at Fort Scott, Kansas; Mr. Peebles, at St. Stephens, Ala.; Mr. Oliver, at Los Angeles, Cal.; Mr. Lindley, at Marysville, Cal.; Mr. Bokee, at Vosalia, Cal.; Mr. Norman, at Stockton, Cal.; Mr. Hook, at Humboldt, Cal.; Mr. Howry, register at Vosalia; Mr. Bradford, re- sister at Stockton; Mr. Davis, register at Jackson, Mo. ; Mr. Doucy, Surveyor-General of Florida. New York federal appointees are here en masse mousing round the Senate. Mr. Fowler got a rub from some sore Senator. Bright opposes Sanders on account of his enmity to old fogies; Rynders’ name by some oversight ‘was not seat in with the others, and he has been streaking the avenue wildly today. It was finally sent in. The names will all probably pass the ordeal. Reports are in circulation that the government has re- ceived important news from Utah, but they are unfounded. ‘The committee appointed to investigate the conduct of the doorkeeper of the House have decided to recommend his removal. It is alleged he certified for pay to double the number of folders actually employed, and employed a number of people about the Capitol without authority of law, and for whom there is no money applied. Capt. Meigs opened about one hundred bids to-day for materials and work on the Washington aqueduct. The de- cisions are not yet known. ‘The Naval Committee of the Senate have agreed te re- port in favor of the five steam vessels of war and one of light draught, to be used on the interior waters of Chima. It is understood they will report also im favor of a dock at Pensacola. As far as evidence taken in the Willet’s Point case shows, it is not likely the committee will find a criminat- ing case. ‘Mr. Sayles, who it bas been reported had gone to Mexice on important business fer government, has gone simply a confidential agent of the Interior and Post Office De- partments, to look into affairs of the wagon road expedi- tion and the mail route through Texas and by El Paso. Hon. John Cochrane made an able argument before the ‘House Post Office Committee this morning in advocacy of Proper and economical extension of ocean mail lines, es- pecially in directions now wholly monopolized by Eagiand, such as the west coast of South America. He argued it was the duty of the government to maintain a fixed policy in this respect, as alike necessary for our commer- cial and political . He will take an early op- portunity, it ts understood, of laying his viows at length before the House. SENATE, BTC. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Wasuivorox, May 11, 1858. J. Giapoey Jones to-day reported, from the Commitice on Ways and Means, a bill making an appropriation for the support of the three volunteer regiments. _ ‘The estimates for the three regimonts, to consist of 2,600 men, and over 500 other persons, are—for quartermas- ter’s supplies, $2,477,000; subsistence, $344,000; pay, $1,077,000; arms and appropriate accoutrements, crole- sive of horse equipments, $166,780—total, $4,280,647. The above estimates are for one year. No payments have yet been made under the Deficiency bill, nor is it likely that any will be until the payments are received from the recent treasury loan, which may be oxpected in the latter part of this week. Mr, Hopkins, of Virginia, becomes Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs by the resignation of Mr, Clingman; and Mr. Branch, of North Carolina, has been appointed to fill the vacancy in the committee. Anumber of distinguished gentlemen are here from New York in connectien with the Willett’s Point Invest- gating Committee. All the witnesses, with the exception of Thurlow Weed, have been examined by the Lawrence, Stone & Company Tarif! Investigating Committees. Senator Seward to-day presented @ memorial from the merchants of New York, asking $162,500 to be paid te the New York and Havre Steamship Company, as com- pensation for thirteen round trips frem the Ist of June, 1868, to the same date in 1859, the said company under. taking to run ten yoars at these terms. The memorial was referred to the Post Office Committee. ‘The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that flour manufactured in the British North American provinces out of wheat the product of the United States, cannot be imported into the United States free of duty, it not being imported in the same condition as when it was exported. Neither cag such flour be imported into the United States free of duty under the Reciprocity Treaty, as it is oven ‘artic.e of the growth or produce of said provinces, boing manufactured of wheat the produce of the United States. Our Washington Wasmimaton, May 11, 1858. The Administration and our Foreign Relations—Native and Adopted Citizens Abroad—The Central American Transit Routes and the Policy of Mr. Buchanan— Fifty Thousand Volunteers Offered for Service—Ihe Spanish and French The administration will now turn its attention to the fo- reign policy of the country, in which there are two potnta that require early consideration and action. These are, firet, the status cf native and naturalized citizens abroad; and second, the question of transit across the several tsth mus routes of America. The first of these two questions is an important eloment in our foreign policy, and it is one upon which there ts ne established rule in the admitted Iaw of nations. The nu- merous circumstances that bear upon the sa/us of our comutrymen abroad admit of infinite variations of right, but they can be divided generally into three Classes:— — First, travellers, or porsous who are in transifu; second, persons residing temporarily abroad for commercial or other purpsees, who have become domiciliated for the pur- pose of acquiring municipal or other privileges; and third, those who have been ander the necessity from local legia- lation, of perfecting a temporary allegiance to some forcign Power in order to beable to tako care of their material intercate In addition to these classes of perfect citizens, the wolf known Koevta letter of the late Secretary Maroy has cre- ated @ pomerous class of claimants to our protection, in persons of foreign birth who, having emigrated to the United States and made deciaration of intent to become citizens, Lave again gone abroad, Numerous claims of thie class bave accumulated of late years; and aa our American practice is in dtreet opposition to the old cus- | tome of Puropeam monarchics in reapset to the right of Citizeaship, the question of status is one that requires ma- ture consideration. The President will endeavor to lag” down fore rule in the promises that will be just to all, At Lhe same time it will aecure the auporior right off the individual man over the accident of birth. In the second of these questions the adseiniitration wii! take a firm stand on this ground—that tranait across the several ieth mus Of America shal fres to tha world, cals yo commerce wad travel , 1 Gaburthoued