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Gray, will leave this port this afternoon, at two o'clock, for Aspinwall. ‘The News. ‘The most important news of today will be found in the documents communicated to Congress yester- day by the State Department relative to the outrages of the British naval officers in the Gulf. These documents comprise the correspondence between Secretary Cass and Lord Napier, and the instrac- ‘tions of the President to our Minister at London, Mr. Dallas, on the subject, together with the requisition on the Navy Department for a reinforcement of the of the Navy thereto, and also a communication from our Consul General at Havana, detailing some par. seen that Mr. Dallas is instructed to lay the facts be. fore the British government, and to demand satisfac- tion for the insults to our flag and indemnity for In Congress yesterday the Senate, by a vote of 30 ‘to 26, passed the bill repealing the fishing bounties, the act to take eflect on the Sst of December, 1859, The House, in Committee of the Whole, discussed the Civil Appropriation bill and reported it to the ‘House. It is stated that the President has applied to Con- gress for authority to contract a loan of fifteen mil- lions, for a term of not exceeding ten years. Gen. Persifer F. Smith, commander of the Utah army, died at Fort Leavenworth on the 16th inst. A sketch of the life ef the deceased is given in an- other part of to-day’s paper. The command of the forces in Utah will now devolve upon Brigadier Gen. another column, there does not appear to be much interest in the political news brought by the Nia- gara. There had been no further advices from India; but it was announced in Parliament that the government disapproved of the proclamation of Lord Canning, confiscating the landsin Oude. Itis stated that Sir Colin Campbell is to be made a peer, for services which, in actual importance, are much below those which obtained for Sir Sir Henry Havelock an inferior title of nobility. Political matters in Spain are assuming some new phase ‘The Cabjnet appears to be in a state of dissolution, some of the ministers proving refractory and forcing on the Queen their resignations. Under sach cir- cumstances we are not surprised to learn that the Cortez has been suddenly prorogued. Our commer celal advices announce a rise in cotton of a quarter of a penny, with a very active demand. The sales in the Liverpool market during the week had amounted to 81,200 bales. Consols are quoted at 97{ a 974 for money. We have news from St. Johns, Newfoundland, to the 15th ult. The seal fishery is likely to prove very successful, twenty-three vessels having arrived at St. Jobns, having an aggregate catch of about 89,000 seals. One vessel had a fare of 8,400 seals. The news from the ice is conflicting. There had been The annual regatta of the New York Yacht Clab will take place on Thursday, 34 proximo. The course to be run is much the same as last year. Al- ready arragements have been made with reference to entries and prizes that justify the anticipation of an unnsually interesting contest. The Aldermanic Committee on Wharves, Piers Ject of a resolution now before the Common Coun- cil providing for the removal of the dumping ground from Jackson street back to Gouverneur slip, where it was formerly located. The committee pro- mised to visit both localities and consider the matter before they would take any action. The final meeting of the Executive Committee of the Crystal Palace Charity Féte was held last even- ing. Our reports contains some interesting facts concerning the féte and the Hunter Woodis Benevo- lent Society. The examination of Henry Dwight on charges of Weary. embezzlement and fraud, was resumed yes- WRMEP defore Judge Russell, in chambera Three more witnesses were examined, and the case was ad- Judge Daly, in the Court of Common Pleas. One witness (and his mame is worth recording), named Haas, swore that he drank one hundred and six glasses of lager bier in one day--something over ten gallons, supposing each glass to be the ordinary pint measure—and that that quantity did not have any intoxicating effect upon him; he had taken twen- ty two glasses before he came to the court yesterday morning, between half-past eight and eleven o'clock. Other witnesses deposed that from forty to fifty lasses a day is an ordinary average for a man. Some German physicians testified that it is virtually impossible for « man to contain enough of lager bier t produce intoxication. The receipts of beef cattle at the various yards in this city during the past week amounted to 2,714 head, against 3,389 head received last week. The fine weather yesterday, and the comparatively short supply contributed to promote an active demand and an advance in prices. The quotations are 7he. a 10c. per pound. There were ample sipplies of other descriptions of stock, but the demand was sumewhat moderate, without material variations from the prices current last week. Milch cows are quoted $15 8 60; veal calves, 3§c. a 6e.; sheep and lambs, $3 a 9% 50; and swine, bc. a bjc—according to quality. The Board of Education held one of their stated Cervus dest pres, but De itis vases importance. The salary of the deputy clerk was raised from $1,500 per annum to $2,000, and that of the recording clerk from $1,000 to $1,200, not- withstanding the report of the Chairman of the Fi- nance Committee adverse to both measures. The only other business transacted worth recording was the adoption of a resolution appropriating $7,867 to defray the expenses of repairing ward school No. 7 in the Tenth ward. The trial of Thomas N. Carr, charged with libel- ling the Corporation Counsel, was brought to a close yesterday. Judge Rassell’s charge to the jury, which was quite unfavorable to the defendant, is given in full elsewhere. The jury had not agreed upon & verdict at a late hour last evening, and were locked up for the night. The Commissioners of Emigration met at the Quarantine Hospital, Staten Island, yesterday, and inspected the various works under the care of the Staten Island Committee. Up to the 19th inst. 18,122 emigrants have landed at this port, being a falling eff of 24,406 as compared with thesame period last year. This is an unprecedented decrease, and should it continue the foreign element in our popu- lation would soon diminish. Mr. Anson G. Phelps, of the firm of Phelps, Dodge & Co., died very suddenly on Tuesday evening of disease of the heart. Mr. Phelps was noted as a philanthropist, and was especially active in the colo- nization movement, and for some years past has acted as the President of the Colonization Society He was about forty years of age at the time of his death. He leaves a widow, but no children. There was a meeting last evening in the rooms of the Historical Society, to farther the object of erect- ing a church in the parish of St. Ann, for the use of the deaf mutes of this city. The attendance was fair, and the Right Rev. Bishop Potter presided. A statement was read by the Rector of St. Ann, show- ing the progress of the society since its origin in 1852. To accelerate the erection of a church the Rev. Rector proposed to resign his present office: bringing him $1,400 annually, if a similar sum would be guaranteed him by public subscription, less $400, which he would raise himself by the tuition of deaf mute, the son of a prominent citizen. Reso lutions to this effect were proposed and passed. Several of the deaf mutes addressed the meeting in the language of signs, which was translated by the Rector. Some of the visiters also addressed the meeting; 8 collection was taken up, and the congre- gation separated. The European news by the Niagara yesterday, affected our cotton market favorably. It was more active, and closed with greater buoyancy. Thesales embraced about 4,500 bales, a considerable portion of which was in transi- tu. A large share of the sales were made after the news came to band and after ‘change hours. The accounts re- garding the disasters to the present crop in the river dis- tricts of the southwestern cotton region, continue to be gloomy. By a succession of floods, the chances of an opportunity to replaat on submerged lands may be considered at an end for the season. This is @ very rare occurence in the history of cotton Planting, and must tell, to some extent, om the final results of the crop. Flour was heavy and chsaper with fair sales at the quotations given in another place, Wheat was active and firmer, especially for prime quali ties. Corn was sold to a moderate extont at prices given in another place. Pork was sold on the spot, and to ar- rive at $17 60 a $17 76 for mess, while prime was sold in a small way at $14 1236 a $14 25. Sugars wore firm and more active, closing on the sales of the week at an ad- vance of about +; ¢.a 1< c. over thecurrent prices of last week. The sales for the day footed up about 2,500 hdds. Cuba, muscovade and Porto Rico; 52 do. New Orleans ; ‘bags Rio at 10c.a 11 ¢. and 450 do skimmiogs on pri- vate terms. Freights were firm, with more doing for Faglish ports, at rates given elsewhere. The sales of the following leading articles of produce ‘were made in this city yesterday :— 4,500 bales of cotton, average $60 per bale. ....%225,000 2,500 bhds. a1 . average Go. per |b., or $84 bbd., with 80 boxes and 400 SESE This list comprises only six articles, three of which were slave products, exclusive of naval stores, rice, to- bacco, lumber, tea, liquors, metals, coals, dairy goods, bides, leather and a great variety of other things daily dealt in to a greater or less extent in this city by whole. wale. ‘The British Outrages—The President's Pe- remptory Demand upon the British Gov- ernment. It will be seen by our Washington despatches that Mr. Buchanan has responded promptly to the resolutions of Congress asking for informa- tion about the British outrages in our waters, and has sent to that body a short message with copies of letters to Lord Napier, and to Mr. Dallas, our Minister in London. Mr. Dallas is directed to ask of Lord Malmesbury that pe- remptory orders shall be issued and enforced for stopping this growing practice of searching American versels at sea. Weare glad to see this promptitude on the partof the administration, and to learn that Mr. Buchanan does not participate in the inane fears of the Senator from Virginia. We have already stated, in referring to this subject yes terday, that Mr. Mason is an“ old fogy,” which, in our understanding of the term, means“ a man who is afraid of a fuss.” Ever since the time of General Jackson the admin- istrative power of our government has been in the hands of these same old fogies, and in every thing relating to the protection of our citi- zeus abroad they have brought the country to a pretty pass. Whenever our ships are fired into, or boarded, and our fixg insulted— whenever our citizens are unjustly arrested and thrown into prison abroad—and even when our Consuls and Vice Consuls are insulted and in- carcerated for endeavoring to discharge their duty to their country and its citizens, and the public press searches out the facts of the case, and spreads them to the world, the spirit of the people is aroured and every one expects the government to do its duty in the premises, Then it ig that old fogyism, which would rather consent to a thousand insults than take a step which might be by any remote chance considered energetic, comes forward with its plea for delay because we have “nothing but newspaper accounts,” and has always succeeded in tying up the affair with ite red tape, and thoving It away in one of the dusty pigeon holes in our “¢ircumlocution office ’—the State Department. ‘The consequence of this course is that the department is crowded with the unheeded com- plaints of our people ; our citizens in half the foreign ports of the world, whenever they get into trouble seek the aid and protection of British Consuls; and men holding the consular commission of the United States have sent it beak to the government, resigning the position, beoause, when insulted and dragged to prison for doing the duty their oath of office compelled them to do, they have been neglected and abandoned to the contumely of foreign officials. This is no imaginary statement. We can safely appeal to our thousands of shipmastera, to those of our citizens who have been abroad, and to the very files of the State Department, to eupport ite truth, We hope this evil is ap- Proaching ite end. Mr. Bachanan had already directed the taking up of the claims so long ne- glected in (he State circumlocution office, when the advices of these British outrages began Pow in vpmu, acdoow Be Las we NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1858. becoming energy, unmindfal of tho fears of Senator Mason, who implores the Senate for delay, rs) on what ground does be ask the Senate to delay its honest ahd patriotic action? Becaare we have “nothing but newspaper 20- counts.” Does Mr. Mason know what “news- paper accounts” are? We will teil him whut they are. Newspaper accounts, Mr. Mason, are the thoughts end deeds of theday. They are the life current of the public mind. They have in them, in the journalism of one single day, more truth, logic, wit, knowledge, eloquence and pow- er, than can be found in all the prosy journals of the Senate for twenty years past. Newspaper accounts, Mr. Mason, elected you to the Senate, and you count upon them for your re-eleotion. Newspapers avail themselves of the wondrous power of the telegraph, and through that they have information on all points far in advance of the old fogies of the day. And the govera- ment might have had this information, too, had it sought it with the zeal that the newspapers have, The declaration of every shipmaster who hes been insulted might now be on file in the State Department by simply requesting the Collectors to take them and send them on. ‘There is only one other reason why the news- papers are in advance of the government in these things, and that is, because the people finding the government for a long series of years in the possession of such old fogies as Mr. Mason, despair of obtaining any sympathy there, and eo they complain, not to the govern- ment, but to the newspapers when they are outraged. We hope these things are coming to anend. We trust Mr. Buchanan will not heed the old fogyism of the Senator from Virginia‘ but will go on in the bold and energetic path be bas marked out for hiscourse, Let our citi- zens be righted abroad; and if Scnator Mason or any other old fogy is still afraid of s fuss, let him resign, and go home and tell his fellow citizens why be did so. Our word for it, the newspaper accounts will give a bright picture of the election of his successor, and of the en- thusiaem of the people in supporting Mr. Bu- chanan in an energetic foreign policy. In this the country wants action, action, action. The Ripening of Events in Mexico—Another Revolution and What Then? Our columns yesterday contained some very interesting news from the Rio Grande and the city of Mexico. These accounts come to confirm in a remark- able manner the views we have so fully ex- pressed in regard to Mexico and the probable future of that republic, as well as of the di- visions and new plans among the filibusters. It will be seen by the letters of Gen. Henningsen and Col. Lockridge, that not enly is there no unanimity of action between them, but also that Gen. Henningsen expressly states that General Walker docs not enter into his plans in regard to Mexico, and does not abandon his own views toward Nicaragua. Henningsen tenders his ser- vices to Gov. Vidaurri, and defends himself against the aspersions of the virtuous Lockridge, who seems suddenly to have adopted certain ex- ceedingly moral convictions. It is not clear what will be the result of this tender of ser- vices by Gen. Henningsen to Gov. Vidaurri. He has evidently been politely received, but there is no tone of welcome in the polished re- ply of the Governor. As for the plans of Lock- ridge, he has smothered them with a too great affectation of honesty, which is as suspicious in a filibuster as it is in a Fourierite philosopher. This cor- respondence, however, will tend to impress upon the administration the truth of our views about Mexico. If there is not some national ac- tion there will be individual filibustering; and one succeesful adventure of a private character will give such an impetus to that spirit, now temporarily checked, that no administration will ever be able to restrain it. The advices from Vera Cruz and the City of Mexico would seem to indicate an early triumph for the liberal party. President Juarez had landed at the first named port amid great en- thusiasm, and had 4,000 men, with fair supplice, while in the capital the government felt the pressure of want from all sides. Miramon call- ed urgently for relief from the North; but Gen. Osollos, the Commander-in-Chief of the ariny, refused to move from the capital without three hundred thousand dollars in money, which the government had not the means to give him. In this state of affairs some very simple event may open the path of President Juarez to the capital, and then—what then’ An extract froma letter from a high source, given by our Vera Cruz correspondent, takes a not very hopeful view of the position of affairs, and is, perhaps, eome- what too sweeping in its classification of the Mexican statesmen; but it reiterates the fact which we have some time since demon- strated, that Mexico looks to the United States for her future, and urges upon the government ® change of policy toward that republic. Hitherto we have taken no intercst in her inter- nal affairs, and confined ourselves to a simple and rather lax demand of justice to our citizens. The writer of that letter makes a strong poiat, if foreign intervention is noceseary in Mexico, in arguing that if we will not permit other na- tions to intervene, we in so doing obligate our- selves to perform that duty. We believe, how- ever, that many forms of intervention are possl- ble other than these mentioned by the distin- guished writer. The question of “ what thea?” in the event of Pregjdent Jaarez’s return to the capital, should, however, first be answered. We have recently received from Mexico information of the most reliable kind in regard to the views and plans of the liberals there, and we oan reply to it with some knowledge of their purposes. They are well aware that the constitation they are now defending is weak as a echeme of govern- ment, and for this reason Congress in December last conferred extraordinary powers upon Presi- dent Comonfort. To this is now to be added the conviction which the present struggle with the church and the army has im- preseed upon them, that the reforms they have at heart cannot be carried out without the erection of strong, and, perhape, dictatorial central power, which must have both a moral and a material support from the United States To the erection of this power do the liberals of Mexico look with hope, and under it they await the utter annihilation of the temporal mono polies of the church and the corrupt schemes of the army. It is the probability of this state of affairs in Mexico that calls now for a change in our policy towards that country, We must evince some interest in her internal peace and political stability; and the expression of that interest, through the proper channels, would awaken in the bosoms of the statesmen of Mexico a sympa- thy with, and « reliance apon this country that with 4 Kymd go me cowad qonivrring stanility upon @ ! yer, Ho would not suggest any liberal administration, Things are ripening there, and we should be prepared to avail our- telves of thom. This oan be done only throughs cordia! diplomatic representation in that repub- lic, and the most friendly feelings between that government and our Minister. If the argency of circumstances attending Mr. Forsyth’s resi- dence in Mexico has been such as to force him to a course prejudicial to the liberal party there, and rendered him distasteful to them, we be- lieve he will be among the first to recognise the necessity of change in the mission. The ad- ministration should be prepared to avail itself of any change that may take place in Mexico: and, above all things, to see that no room be given to the calling for private expeditions of oar citizens to take part in the civil disseasions there, ‘The Admission of Oregou—The Sectional Balance of Pewoer. The Senate have passed the bill, by a vote of more than two to one, for the admission of Oregon into the Union as a sovereign State. From this decisive vote in the Senate there can be no doubt of the passage of the bill through the House before the adjournment of the pre- sent session; so that, with all the clamor and wrath of our Northern nigger worshippers against the “high handed” and “infamous aggressions” of “the slave power,” as illus- trated by this Congress, and by Mr. Buchanan’s administration, the results thus far are three new free States added to the Union—Kansas, Minnesota and Oregon—without any equiva- lent to the South in the way ef an additional slave State, present or prospective. Thus it appears that, notwithstanding the deplorable subserviency of Congress and the administration to the demands of “the slave power,” the Northern division of the Union has done quite as well as could be expected since December last. It is not often that bills pro- viding for the admission of three new free States are passed during one and the same ses- sion of Congress, But the point which most strongly presents itself in this connection is the heavy balance of power which the North will secure with these substantial and permanent reinforcements of three new free States. Before the admission of California the North and the South were equally balanced in the Union—fifteen free States and fifteen slave States. Thus the South at that day pos- sessed in the Senate an equilibrium of power, which at least rendered them, for the time being, perfectly secure against any thing like Northern aggressions upon Southern rights. The maintenance of this equilibrium of power had been a favorite crotchet with Mr. Calhoun and his disciples ; and so deeply did the ultra Southern rights men feel the loss of it, and so despondingly did they calculate the conse- quences that, with the admission of California as a free State, they proceeded to a deliberate movement for the secession of the Southern States from the Union. The secessionists, how- ever, were routed by the overwhelming majori- ties of the conservatives in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi and South Carolina, where the ques- tion of secession was put to the test ; and with the results indicated the fire eaters generously consented to acquiesce, and to remain in the Union yet a little longer. But the Kansas-Nebraska bill of Mr. Douglas resuscitated this old idea of a Southern equili- brium of power ; and our Southern believers in thisdelasion jumped at the offer of Mr. Douglas, under the mistake that with the opening of Kan- eas asa slave Territory, there was nothing to pre- vent its becoming a slave State. It wasso conve- nient to Missouri, and so remote from oar anti- slavery propaganda, that it was supposed there would be no difficulty in making Kansas poli- tically a Southern equivalent for the loss of California. The results have shown, however, that the most plausible theory may be knocked to picces under the hard blows of a practical experiment. The Northern reaction and the Northern Emigrant Aid societies which followed the beautiful scheme of Mr. Douglas, had not been taken into the estimate of possible contin gencies. But quite as extraordinary as this tremendous pressure of the North upon Kansas has been the tenacity with which the South has clung to this forlorn hope. They did not relin- quish it even in consenting to the English com- promise; and yet we all know that since last October the prospect of making a slave State of Massachusetts has been as good as the chances of making a slave State of Kansas. It is remarkable, too, that both the Northern and Southern Kansas agitators, since the year 1854, appear to have considered the issue in Kansas as conclusive of the balance of power, overlooking entirely the embryo free States of Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, and we know not how many more. In this connection, particu- larly, the folly of the Southern ultra politicians in reference to Kansas would seem to be ut- terly inexplicable upon any theory of common prudence or common sense. We can only ac- count for their course as having nothing else in view than the common objects of our North- ern anti-slavery disorganizers—a sectional agi- tation, and the organization of parties upon sectional issues for the benefit of sectional demagogues, spoilsmen and place hunters, nig- ger drivers and nigger worshippers, with the nigger as their stock in trade. We rejoice that their game has been blocked at last; nor do we apprehend that the South, from the addition of three new States to the North, will be overran and consumed by the abolitionists for a year or two tocome. The compromises of the constitution afford a suffi- cient balance of power for the protection of Southern rights; and hereafter we shall have no occasion for s grand rally of the North to repel the aggressions of the slave power— standing as the two sections will stand in the Union—in the proportion of nineteen free States against fiftcen lave States. Ienceforth, with thie greatly increased political strength of the North, there will probably follow a large magnanimity toward the South, competent te restore the ancient harmony of the two sec- tions; and in this view we apprehend that the movement of Mr. Seward for a purely sectional contest in 1860 will be crushed in good reason. Mr. Preston Kive’s New Lionts cron tar Niocer Quvesrioy.—In his speech in the Senate on Taeeday last upon the Oregon bill, Mr. Prea- ton King, (of whom we have heard very little this session,) referring to the constitution framed for Oregon as a State remarked that while— digabilities impowed on free biacks are too ethic many free biacks in a enh ocqen te cos to apy preposition having « prac ‘This is pretty good for Mr. King, and he having too may free blacks in a State; bat wo fear that this opinion was expressed without having first consulted Mr. Seward. The idea of @ free negro colony in Central Amerioa is pe- culiarly brilliaat, for we have no doubt that eur “free colored Americans” would a thousand times prefer the Mosquite coast, for example, to the barbarous coast of Africa, of which they have a most holy horror. Who will venture to eecond the motion of the “colored maa”’ alluded to, in organizing a general exodus of our free negroee, North and South, te Central Amerioa. Gen. Walker has failed with his free white ex- perimente, now why should not our free blacks be tried? Keep up the agitation, Mr. King. THE LATEST NEWS. Affaire in We A LOAN OF $15,000,000 ASKED FOR—RuEroRT OF THE SBLECT COMMITTES ON THE TARIFF, BTC. Wasmsorom, May 10, 1858. ‘The President of the United States bas formally askea Congress for authority to contract a loan of fifteen millions of dollars for a term of not exceeding ten years. The ‘Senate Committes of Finance have the matter under con sideration. ‘There isan article in the Union this morning denying that Col. Kane is a commissionor of the government to Utah. Tho article attracts a great deal of atteation, and most persons believe that it embodies the views of the ‘administration about the late news. Mr. Loring ontered upen his duties to-day as Chief Jus- tice of the Court of Claims. Mr. Boyce presented a report in the House fromthe Select Committee om the Tariff, &c. It takes the ground that the protective policy should be en- Urely abandoned, and that resort should be made as early as practicable to direct taxation as a measure of economy. Articles ofprime necessity should be taxed at the lowest rate of duty, and the burden thrown, as much as possible, on luxuries. Tho navigation laws should be so modified as not to require any portion of the officers and crews of American ships to be Amori- can seamen, and that American citizens shall be free to purchase and sail foreign ships on an entire equality with American built ships, and that the American coasting trade shall be open on terms of perfect equality to forcign built ships. The committee say they do not entertain the hope that they can inaugurate a now policy now, Such radical changes must be the work of time. They do not, therefore, look so much to immodiate practical results as to effect on public opinion, and thus ultimately insure tho triumph of the principles they advocate. Mr. Garnett does ot concur in all the conclusions of the committee. SHIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS, YIRST SESSION, Senate. Wasummcros, May 19, 1868. Mr. Sxwarp, (opp.) of N. Y., presented concurrent resolutions of the Legislature of New York in favor of the Lighthouse Board, and of the Pacific Railroad bill of Mr. Phelps, of Missouri. THE WALKER AND PAULDING AFFAIR, Mr. Doourriz, (opp.) of Wis., offered a resolution that RIVER AND HARWOR IXO"ROVRMRNTS. . SawaRp called for the yeas and nays on the ques- taking up bill for the improvement 288 motion was lost by a vote of 34 against 22. THE CAPTURE OF GEN. HUROOTNR, Mr. Sxwaxp presented a memorial from citizens of New York asking a pension for Polly Fj ) widow of a soldier who bolped to capture Gon. A BERAKWATER WANTED, Mr. Bicuxn, (adm.) of Pa., proseated » memorial THE MUTISH AGORESSIONS IN THE GULY. received from the l’resident, enc! of the Navy on the eubject British aggressions in the Guif of Mexico, and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations, and ordered to be Printed. THE TRHNANTINC ROUTE. Mr. Pron, (amd.) of Obio, offered a resotation en- quiring if the Mexican government has revoked the grant for @ road across the Isthmus of Tehmautepec, and Uf so that steps be taken to rerew it. REPEAL OF THE FISHING ROUNTIE. The bill for the repeal of the Fishery Bounty act waa taken up, anda discussion epsued on amondments to re- peal the duty om salt and sugar The discussion was continued by Messrs. Chandler, Da vis, Simmons, Wilson, Shields, Summer and others, and the subject was finally disposed of as follows: — The amendment to the amendment repealing the duty on sugar was lost—27 against 20, The amendment itself, repealing the duty on salt, was ott _— 18, mill being reported, Mr. Wise (opp ) of Maas , moved that it do not take effect till the Slet of Decomber, 1862. Loet—30 againat 26. ‘The bill was then passed by’ a final rote of 20 against 26. It take elect from Decomber 3 The following are the yeas and nay Yess —Meesre, Bayard, Bon J Brown, Clay, Clieg’ Davie, Douglas, Fizpatrick, Gwin, Ham: mond, Hayne Henderson, Hunter, Iverson, Jones, J of Ark. Johnson Ten, Mallory, Mason, Pearce, Polk, Prgh. Bice, tebastian, i, Thomson of 'N. J., Toombs, Wright, and Yulee. APSENTRES.—Mesnrs, Cameron, Green, Kea- nedy, Held Thompeen of Ky, and Trumbull” TUR HOMMATRAD KILL was taken upon motion of Mr. Polk (adm.) of Mo. Some verbal amendmenta were agreed to, but without action, the Senate adjourned. Heuse ef Representatives. Wasmrvorom, May 19, 1968. THE MARYLAND OONTRETED anATS. consideration of the memorial of Mr. {irooks, contesting the seat of Mr. Davis, of Maryiand. Mr. Haxnts gave notice that he would to morrow call house, furniture, im grounds, &c., from $12,000 to $4,000. He was opposed to ipdirectly increas aan of the President, while wikng 10.40 00 jaa Mr. J. Craver Joum, (Adm.) of Pa., that Mr. remarked Sherman was hostile to the White House, from which he inferred thet he never @ a a ecieor ea” tleman bad indulsed ins Ning ot i i : i i i i if . F ft a 2393 Seis is H bie peivilage, moved to rene d Tt wae singular Chairman could noe ® bettor ar quizeas chen one which waa to any member bf fe fopp ) of Tenn, wiehed to know whether Abeee preceeaings wore in order. iil | | | fe HH iz H | Sm Lovis, May 10, 1968, ‘The Republican has received a despatch anaceacing the death of General Persifer F. Smith, the commander of tna ‘Tho officers of the steamer Dickey, just arrived ut Beoneville, report that the remins 0’ ( caeral Smith were te leave Leave Euwma, N. ¥., May 19, 1868, ‘Tho New York express train on the Eimira, Canan4ai. gus and Niagare Falls Railroad, which left Sesccasion Bridge yesterday morning at twenty minutes to 6 o’elock, Fan off tho traok « baif mile west of Penn Yan station. ‘The accident was caused by the equalizing bar on the tender breaking, which fell om the track, thereby throw- ing the baggage and two passenger cars off the track, stripping the latter of their seats. ‘The following persoes were injured:— Mr. W. E. Bird, of New York, badly cut im the (ace, ‘but no bones brokea. Ho is on his way to Now York to day. Geo. Walters, brakeman, cut above his eye. Mrs. Hurd and Mrs. Wymans, mother of Mrs. Berd A physician from Illinois, wrist dislocated. A lady from Addison, slightly cut in the face. All the injared have returned to their respective hemec, ‘The Yacht Rebecca at Wi Wasmvotom, May 19, 1898. ‘Tho Rebecca arrived here to-day at 12M She wi stop here a few days and then leave for New York. Movements ef the Turkish Admiral, Bostox, May 19, 1858. ‘The Turkish Admiral and suite visited the Navy Yar: at Portemouth, N. H., yesterday, where they were re ceived by a salate. They partook of « collation at th ‘house of the Commandaat, and afterwards dined at Reck ingham House, the Mayor presiding. The Turks express ed themselves greatly pleased with the yard, especial; with the three deckor Franklin, which they examine throughout. The ship is said to be just the pattern ¢ one desis ed by the Sultaa. ‘Léoutenant Hassan Effendi leaves here in the Earepa te day, to obtain further instructions from the Saltaa. ‘The Admiral remains a fow days in Boston, from wheno Crescent from the Circutt Coar Saeecee trae Atte "yeas aoe vered tho optnion of the Court, reversing the decree, wilt 3 z! i Court of the United States for the setts. Justice Wayne delivered the opinion of the Coart firming the jug, with costs. ement Nos. $6 ano $7.—Jobn S, Williams vs. Robert Oliver’ 8 Nes. 92 and 93.—Jobn Gooding's administrators vs. Ro bert Oliver's executors, and Rodert Oliver's executors vs Jobp Gooding’s adminis\rators Appeal from the Circai Court of the United States for tae district of Maryland Justice Neivon delivered the opinion of the court, affirm the decree of the Curcu't Jourt, with costs. No, 94.—James Marks vs. Michael Dixon, al. Do oree affirming the judgment of the Saprome Court of —— ‘With coats, No, 97.—James Barton va. Robort Forsyth. Te erro: to the Circuit Court of the United States tor the Norther: district of Dinots. Chef Justce Taney delivered th opinion of the court, confirming te judginent of said Cir conta. the Court, affirming the judgment of the saic Court, with costs and Interest. wate No. 107. Thomas McCargo ve. John L. Chapman. Erre to the Cireuit Court of the United states, for the Souther: dintriot of MM Justice Mclean delivered tm opinion of the , dismigsing the cause for waat o j i i 7 if HE 5 =3 ; Omreveo, May 10, 1968, Flour dail. Wheat quiet; sales 18,000 bushels, at 61: Corn quiet, and nom! Oats firm ; main 1000 Deshele, at ta to Bullalom No tour 76,000 buabels wheat, bushels corn, t Os" ‘No flour or n Durhels corn, Re cointe—1 400 Whig, four, 4,05 Wnsdela whey’, 6,50