The New York Herald Newspaper, January 21, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 21 1859. anal JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. eee QUFIOE H.W. CORNER OF FULTON AND MASSAU STS prcemeieybor 2 uil4 TERMS, 4m advance. Money sent by mail will be at the eon EME, Sonien ‘Postage eanipe not ‘aa subgcription THE DAILY HERALD, eo canta per ey, Sper Ona WEEKLY HERALD, every ot ai cents he pe cana the bargin Bhp Wr cents per copy, $4 per annum to any part: or 85 a ; o $1. 60 per annum. ‘Tak FAMILY HERALD, every Wednesday, at four cents per or $2 ner annum. in ff Mot UN TARY CORRESPONDENCE, contateing wort v4 dberally paid’ for. rs ck FoREIGn ORRSERFORDEESE 6 PaRticvLARLy REQUESTED TO BEAL ALL Lerreus AND up the case yesterday in the Special Sessions, as they are desirous of having it disposed of by that tribunal; for, should a conviction be had in the lower court, the defendants could only be imprison- ed for six months and fined $50, whereas if’ they were tried and convicted in the General Sessions they could be imprisoned two years and fined $2,500. After hearing arguments on both sides, the Justices said they would render their decision on Saturday. In the General Sessions yesterday William Gott, ‘he Gontinent, both to include, postage: ‘he the Sth andl ih each month, af six cena | and William Haw, a Metropolitan policeman, were per convicted of an assault and battery on Richard F. Hawthorne, and were remanded for sentence. Dr. Haas delivered the second of his lectures on American antiquities last evening, the subject am ee taken of anonymous correspondence. Wedonot | being the earthworks so profusely scattered over reburn rejecied : ‘ ty ENTS. renewed every day; advertisements se VERTIS TS eros Funtur Lignato, and tthe pe RLM tise ied wt Woke XXTV.. ec eseveeecseeeeseeesesreeNO0 SO AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—-Porwau—Buve Branp. WERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tus Taxes Fast Men; on ar Pruast Rorintox Crean. BURTON'S NEW THEATRE, Broadway—Catvs 81n10s— Wuttam Te. WALLACK’#@ THEATRE, Broadway.—Tue VETERAn ; OR, FRaxce AND ALGERIA. LAURA KEENY’S THEATRE, No. 624 Rroadway.—OuR Awszican Cousin—Tax Captain 18 Not 4 Miss, BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—After- oon and JONCERT BY THE HOLMAN FaMiLy— Baust Pantomime By tue ZavistowsK1 TRovrs. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Broadway— Eraortex Bogs, Dances, dc.—New Year Cats, BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, #KCHANICS’ HALL, 627 Broad way—NuGko Songs axp BURLESQUES—SHYLOGK. SNIFFEN’S CAMPBELL M€NSTRELS, 444 Broadway.— msibouss, Buatesguss, &c.—Puovg-t-Tamves. NIBLO'S SALOON, Broadway.—Antaun NaPovgeon’s FaRewsit CONCERT. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street—Pror. Mrr- crx.'s Lectures ON THE PuHYsicaL CHARACTERISTICS OF* Comats New York, Friday, January 21, 1859. The News. Nothing of interest transpired in Congress yes- terday, the enzrossing subject being the Pacific Railroad. The Committce on Amending the Tariff are nearly ready to report. It is surmised that the rates will very nearly correspond with those of 1846, and that the duty on iron, of thirty per cent, will be re-established, as there is no opposition to that rate from any quarter. Liquors will pay a duty of fifty per cent. The Post Office Committee are reported to be in favor of abolishing the franking privilege, and also of allowing the Postmaster General to contract for conveying the United States foreign mail for the sea and inland postages. Nothing of special public interest transpired in the State Legislature yesterday. Much of the time of the Senate was occupied in the discussion of new rules for that body, while in the other branch the usual routine business and a discussion on the fees of officials of this city claimed attention until the hour of adjournment. The overland mail from the Pacific reached St: Louis yesterday. The dates from San Francisco are to the 27th ult. The President’s message reached San Francisco on the afternoon of the 26th, in nineteen days and twelve hours from St. Louis. Business was dull. Mining on Fraser river had entirely ceased, and there was much suffering from the cold. The news from Victoria is to the 18th ult. 5 The United States mail steamship Black War- rior arrived at this port yesterday morning from Havana, with advices dated on the 15th instant. There was little to note in the political world, and it is said that ‘he excitement produced by Mr. Eu- chanan’s remarks on the purchase of Cuba was subsiding. The Danish sloop-of-war Nayada, thir- ty-two cuns, wes in port. Suzars were heavy of paiv, Wild Live Thousand Muxes of mew and twelve thousand of old on hand; the new sugar went off at 224c. Freights were very dull. Exchange on New York was at 5} a 34 per cent. Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, writing on December 24, says:—The American war steamers Westernport, Atlanta and Chapin remain here coaling, and will sail in three or four days. ‘The officers of this expedition are the guests of the Governor, and are being féled to their heart's con- content. The Legislature is in session, and will appropriate £8,000 per annum for five years for the building and keeping in repair a magnificent water reservoir in the interior. Pipes manufactured in England have already been laid, and the supply will be inexhaustible. The island is perfectly healthy, cool, with seasonable and refreshing show- ers, which give promise of an excellent crop. The thermometer at noon to-day, in the Commer- cial Rooms, was 76 degrees. We have news from Jamaica, dated at Kingston onthe 27th of December. Our correspondent writes:—A most terrific shock of earthquake was felt in this city on the morning of the 23d, at half-past one o'clock, causing some damage. This shock is de- clared to be the most severe ever felt in this island. From St. Thomas, under date of January 1, we learn that General Santa Anna exchanged com- pliments with the aged Governor of the island on New Year's day. Trade was dull. Flour was at from $6 50 a $8 per bbl., according to quality, and pork $18 a $19. Freight:—Salt to Turks Islands, 8c. a 9c. per bushel. The schooner Luther Childs, Captain Joseph Nickerson, of Dennis, Maxs., from Philadelphia, bound for St. Kitts, was struck by a heavy sea on the 26th ultimo, when two hundred and twenty miles west of Bermuda, which washed Captain Nickerson overboard. He was lost before his mate and & seaman could reach him in a boat. During their exertions the schooner drifted away, and the men—Mr. Chase (mate) and Clark (seaman)— were left in the open boat, without food or water, for five days, until resued by Captain Curtis, of the bark Holbrook, of and from Portland, Me., who landed them in Havana on the 12th instant. When the Luther Childs drifted off she had only three unexperienced boys on board. We publish to-day a full account of the late voy- age of the steamship Weser from Bremerhaven to Cork, where she was forced to put in in conse- quence of the effects of a most violent storm which she encountered when on her way to New York. The danger to all on board was most imminent, and their escapé by the saving of the vessel most provi dential. The Board of Aldermen met last evening. The principal subject of interest in the proceedings of that body was their action on the tax levy for the present year, which they somewhat reduced. Several communications were received from the departments, and the usual amount of routine busi- hess transacted. The Board of Councilmen transacted considerable routine business last evening. A special commit tee was appointed to consider that portion of the Mayor's’ message having reference to the repairs necessary to be made to the City Hall. The ordinance passed by the Aldermen in favor of the passage of an act to give the members of the Com- mon Council $1,000 a year for their services was lost, but subsequently called up and laid on the table. 3 The American Institute met last jevening, and confirmed the report of the committee nominating officers of the Institute for the year 1859. The list comprises a new President and Treasurer, and ele- ven new members of the Board of Managers. Their names will be found in another colamn. Counsel for Wood, Eddy & Co.—who, it will be some portions of the West and South. ‘The cotton market was again active and excited yester- “xccuted with neatness, cheapness and de- | day, and closed at an advance of }¢c. per lb. The sales embraced about 6,500 bales. We now quote middling up lands firm at 123¢c. per Ib. Flour was again firmer and in better request, with tolerably free sales to the trade, closing at higher rates for nearly all descriptions. Wheat was firmer, while sales were limited—being restricted by the enhanced views of holders. Corn was less buoyant and sales limited, though without change in the quo- tations. Pork was animated and a spcoulative fecling was manifested, while sales were freely made, both on the spot and for future delivery, at full prices. Lard was also firm and more active. ‘ihere was quite a movement in rice, and the sales footed up some 2,500 casks at prices ranging from 8c. a 3%c. a 4c, the latter fignre for prime; included in the sales were 400 casks for export. Sugars were firm, with sales of 1,000 hhds. and 150 boxes at rates given elsewhere. Coffee was firm, with sales of 1,500 bags and mats of Java and 500 bags of Cape at rates given in another column. Freights were without change of moment, while engagements were moderate. The Presidential Question—A New Opposition Movement in Pennsylvania. The letter of our Harrisburg correspondent, which we publish to-day, embraces a point or two of remarkable interest to politicians and President makers. First, it appears than an ex- tensive combination exists among the opposition’ managers of Pennsylvania in favor of General Simon Cameron for the next Presidency—that his griends have succeeded in electing the officers of the lower branch of the Legislature and the State Treasurer, and that, in short, they are in a position to wield a powerful political influ- ence uring the next twelve months. Secondly, it appears thay the republican House of Repre- sentatives at Harrisburg has almost unanimous- ly passed a series of tariff resolutions endorsing the policy of specific duties recommended to Congress in the President’s annual message, and that an overwhelming majority of the peo- ple of Pennsylvania, of all parties, are earnestly devoted to this policy ofincidental protection to their creat industrial elements of coal and iron. We may, therefore, pretty safely conclude that unless some greater political issue than the tariff shall be made the test question among the people in 1860, the tariff, in that contest, will at least command the balance of power in Pennsylvania. And as that great State, with the present sectional organi- zation of parties, has become the admitted ba- lance of power upon the Presidential question, the professional politician will be at no loss to dis- cover the important bearings of this Cameronian movement at Harrisbyrg. It was Pennsylvania that gave the first positive impulse to the popu- lar movements which resulted in bringing out General Jackson upon the Presidential course; it was the casting vote of Pennsylvania that elected General Taylor; and it was Pennsylva- nia and her candidate that saved the democracy and secured them another term of the Presidency in 1856. Nor can it be denied that, upon the basis of the existing organizations and divisions of our political parties, Pennsylvania will hold a commanding position as the umpire between the North and the South in the contest of 1860. The leading republican organs of this State have lately pronounced against the manifesto of the Chevalier Webb, issued upon the heel of our November State election—that W. H. Sew- ard is the fixed and inevitable candidate of the republicans for the Presidential succession. Greeley says Mr. Seward is no such thing as his pre-ordained standard bearer; Thurlow Weed cordially seconds the motion; and even the Che- valier Webb himself backs down to the plea that it is yet too early in the morning to discuss the question ofa Presidential candidate. These and other similar disclosures are but a few of the floating straws indicating the dead low water to which the ebb tide of the Kansas agitation has reduced the political parties of the day. We suspect, however, that the remarkable failure of Mr. Seward’s bloody abolition Roches- ter programme among the people and the politi- cians has had much to do with this quasi-with- drawal of his superior claims upon the republi- can party. His managers and trainers, we sus- pect, have simply taken him into the stable to rest him, rub him down, and apply the necessary stimulants to restore bis wind. At all events, it is decreed that he must stand back, and await among his competitors the upshot of events through the important interval to 1860, and this decision, in reference to Seward, gives some additional consequence to the THarrisburg movement in favor of Cameron. The democracy, upon the Cuba question have the game of the next Presidency in their hands, and to secure it they have only to play the trump card of the Thirty Million bill, and follow up the movements of the administration under the authority of these thirty millions. Pass the bill, and it will not be long, we dare say, before the question will be developed, through Mr. Bu- chanan’s negotiations, into a shape which, with- out involving the contingencies of war, will com mand the re-organization of parties throughout the country. But in default of this bold and dashing movement for Cuba, the democracy will remain as they are—enfeebled, distracted, divid- ed, and at the mercy of the winds and waves. Should the leaders of the party thus go back from the present Congress, among the people, they will return at the next session to find them- selves subject, most likely, to the decrees of an opposition majority in the House. ‘There is no prospect at this session, from the democratic majority of cither house, of any satis- factory tariff bill of specitics or ad valorems. The party, North and South, is, we fear, hope- leesly divided on this subject; for, whatever the Northern majority of the House may pass in favor of the specific incidental protective policy, the Southern and Western free trade majority in the Senate will most likely reject. To prevent this tariff question, therefore, from be- coming the pivot upon which Pennsylvania may be carried over permanently to the opposition side, nothing but this Cuba movement will avail. But that will avail, and can soon be made to overshadow all other issues everywhere, as com- pletely as did the Texas annexation question in its day. In this view, the importance of the Pennsyl- vania opposition movement for Cameron depends remembered, were held to answer by Judge Russell, | for an alleged violation of the lottery law—brought upon the Cuba policy of the democratic inajority of the present Congress. Should they shrink from facing the music, the initiative movements on the chessboard for the succession will fall into the hands of the opposition; and who can say that between the anti-slavery policy of the New York republicans, the protective tariff policy of all the elements of the Pennsylvania opposition camp, and the conservative old line whig policy of the opposition elements of the South, there will not be a final compromise upon some such na- tional, conservative and unobjectionable inan, in all quarters, as Gen. Scott, and a victory in 1860 as decisive as that of 1840? From the democratic camp and thy republican camp there is now a vast amount of loose ma- terials among the voters of the country, which may be fused into the democratic party upon the Cuba movement, but which, in default of some such popular experiment, may fall into the opposition lines. Looking at the lst Pennsyl- vania clection—at the divisions among the de- mocracy upon the tariff question i: Congress— at the endorsement by the repablican ma- jority of the popular branch of the Pennsylvania Legislature, and Mr. Buchanan’s spefific policy, in conjunction with this movement fr Cameron, we cannot imagine how that State isto be recover- ed by the democracy, except upon the Cuba ques- tion. Worst of all, we cannot understand how the democracy are to carry the next Presidency without the vote of Pennsylvania. Ccpa Aone THE Brack Repusiicans AND IN Tammany—Tue Waters Movina.—As yet nei- ther of the Committees on Foreign Relations have presented to Congress the bill ajthorizing the President to negotiate for the purthase of Cuba; but the members of the House ar¢so anxious to speak on the subject that they seize on every oc- casion to deliver a speech. Mr,Cox, of Ohio, has endeavored to head off Gov. Chase, who some time since took position ir the Buckeye State im favor of territorial exteision; and Mr. Keitt has spoken for South Carolina to the same purport. In this way the discussion of the sub- ject bids fair to be pretty well advanced before the question is brought up, and jhe House may be ready for the question by the ime the bill is presented. We have yet to hear from the r@ublican mem- bers. As yet they have given nogign, and they may “hark back” with a still loyder cry. Our Washington correspondence yestirday informed us that they had the subject unéer serious con- sideration, and were discussing tie proposition of making their leaders come ou in the same way that they did on the British outrages last summer, in the hope that by so ddng they would deprive the question of the charicter of being a partisan measure, and get it into the arena of diplomatic correspondence—tom which it could not be got out befor 1860. This would be a bold policy, ajd perhaps a successful one; but we do ng believe that Seward, Wilson, Hale & Co., havi the pluck to adopt it. Chase, in Ohio, and Baks, in Massa- chusetts, being both bolder mei, and in more immediate contact with the mases, are in favor of such a course. The suggestim had added to the doubt and dismay that the Cuba question has introduced in the ranks o! the Northern fanatics. Old Tammany, in the meanwhile, has come early and boldly into the field. The resolutions introduced by Mr. W. D. Kennely, at a meeting of the Sachems on Wednesday erening, published in our yesterday’s issue, have asmack of the old times, when Tammany fought fa principles and not alone for the spoils. They have a vigor in them, too, which comes home at once to the hearts of the people; and their call upon the democracy to unite upon the measure will meet with a cordial response everywhere. They breathe a truly national spiri, and are drawn up with a breadth of ken wheh we should be glad to see more freely adoptadl in the emana- tions from Tammany. In the State Legislature Mi. Schell puzzled and confounded the black republican majority by introducing a concurrent resolution to in- struct our delegation in Congrss to vote in fa- vor of giving the President thrty millions, and authority to negotiate for Cuba It was laid on the table, in order to give Thurlow Weed time to consult with his leaders in Washington, and learn how it was considered bet to vote on the question. Thus it will be seer that the waters are moving on all sides, and that from present appearances there is a likelihoal that there will be no fight over Cuba. We hope the gentlemen who want that island will not all speak at once. Tur News rrom Mexico.—We have received, and publish in another column, our correspon- dence from the city of Mexico, giving the ebul- litions of the political cauldron now boiling there, up to the 5th instant. Although the gov- ernment of President Zuloaga had been easily overthrown by the action of Gen. Robles and Gen. Echeagaray, the clergy ani the Santanistas had contrived to cheat those leaders out of the fruits of their bloodless victory, and to elect Gen. Miramon to the Presidency. The new Pre- sident had not reached the capital, nor was it known where he was at the last dates. Padre Miranda, one of Santa Anna’s most active agents, had gone north in search of him, but all commu- nication beyond Queretaro was stopped by @ corps of liberal forces, which were supposed to be advancing to besiege that city. A suspicion had risen that the reported defeat of Degollado by Miramon was nothing more than a ruse played through the telegraph from Queretaro by Padre Miranda, to prevent the election of Robles to the Presidency. Whether the report was true or false, it certainly had that effect, for it was cir- culated in the capital while the election was go- ing on, and turned the scale in favor of the sup- posed victorious general. The federalists are reported to be advanc- ing on all sides, from the circumference towards the centre of the capital. San Luis Potosi is stated to be again besieged by them; Querctaro is threatened, but by what forces is not known. The federalists of Vera Cruz had re-occupied Cordova, Orizaba and Jalapa, and seem to be moving pretty freely through the State of Puebla and the valley of Mexico, although they refrained from attacking either of those cities, It is evident that the church is making a desperate struggle in the centre of the republic to retain its sway, and that the army, partly to maintain its privileges, and mostly from venality, is giving it such sup- port as it can. The facility with which Zuloaga was overthrown, however, proves how weak their government is, and goes far to show what a herculean task Gen. Miramon, as their champion, has to perform in subjugating the elements op- posed to him. There can be no prophecying what genius and valor may attain, especially in a country so torn and distracted as Mexico. Miramon is known to be brave—whether he has genius can only be learned from his course a8 President. Former Dxvelorements or ‘Siimve- Gammon,”’—Since we recently adverted to the new edition of “Slievegammon,” brought out in Ireland, we have received further intelligence, which brings to light some curious developements, and explains what seemed heretofore vague and obscure. The greatest excitement exists among one class, in consequence of the acticn of the government, while the conservative press thinks it bas not gone far enough, and calls upon it to demand explanations from our government “touching the proceedings of Col. Ryan and the other members of the Phenix Society in America.” The Northern Whig informs us that the arrests in Belfast have created an amount of political and sectarian excitement which was hardly equalled amidst the great riots of ’47 and of the last year. Another Belfast paper informs us that trepidation has seized large numbers, and under its influence they have fled to the United States and other countries, The same panic ex- tends to the South, and many have escaped from Bantry Bay. What increases the “reign of ter- ror” is that the Lord Lieutenant has offered a reward for the conviction of any persons in any wise connected with the Phoenix societies. It appears that some forty-five persons in all have been arrested in the North and the South. In the counties of Kerry and Cork thirty pri- soners have been committed for trial. For some of them “very substantial security was required,” and for others bail to any amoun' as refused; so that t!.e case of the latter may be regarded as involving the most serious consequences. In Belfast all the prisoners, except one, have been committed for trial, without bail. One of them, a lawyer’s clerk, has turned informer; and what mukes his case extremely ludicrous is that in the beginning the sympathysing portion of the press, and the lawyer for the defence, earnestly pressed for his admittance to bail, for that protracted imprisonment would kill him, as being in an ad- vanced stage of consumption. Both in Cork and Belfost the investigations were conducted inside the walls of the prison, which is calculated to add to the prevailing terror. Thus have the unfortunate men been deluded by “patriots.” And what gives an air of proba- bility to the whole matter is the circum- stance of an Irish militia regiment of this city having made arrangements to visit the Green Isle during last fall, for the ostensible purpose of a tour of pleasure; and coupled with this was anotber circumstance of formidable import: That one of the branches of the revolution- ary organization made preparations to give a re- ception to the American regiment upon its arri- val on the Irish shores. And what adds to the alarm is the alleged discovery, just made, that Jarge numbers of the Irish militia are disaf- fected, and were prepared to fraternise with their Irish-American brothers. And then it is stated that treasonable correspondence with cer- tain Irish “patriots” in the United States has been intercepted by the government. The whole of this affair would be a good farce, were it not for the tragical consequences to the unfortunate victims of the law ia Ireland, and to their unhappy families, involved more or less in their ruin. This will probably be the last Irish rebellion for some time to come. A Weak Srasm or Economy 1n Concress.— The diplomatic and consular bill being up for consideration in the House of Representatives, the other day, @ motion made by Mr. Lovejoy, (republican) of Tilinois, to abolish all our diplo- matic establishments abroad, except that at Mad- rid, was defeated by only twelve majority. On motion of Mr. Garnett, (dem.) of Va., the mis- sion to Rome was stricken out, on the plea that neither France nor England has a Minister at the Court of the Holy Father, and that the’ exports of Rome are “limited to essential oils and rags.” On motion of Mr. Curry, (opp.) of Indiana, the mission to Switzerland and that of Persia were stricken out. How many more of our diplo- mats in Europe, Asia and America are des- tined to have their heads chopped by. the General Committee of the House we don’t know; but as the Treasury is very short, and as the de- mands upon it are very heavy, we should not be surprised if this diplomatic bill were to go over to the Senate pruned down to the missions to England, France, Spain, Russia, Mexico and Brazil. This pruning process would, perhaps, cover a saving of a quarter of a million; but the effect in Europe would certainly be very suggestive of a government hard up for pin- money while negotiating for the purchase of islands and continents. Next, it appears that Mr. Cobb has devised a plan for saving a yearly million or so, by the abolition of useless and expensive custom houses, &c., which is a sensible movement; but this is only a drop in the bucket. We have an immenee country to provide for; the machinery of its general government is necessarily extensive, complex and costly. Beyond a certain standard of reduction, retrenchment would be ruinous; and it is the business of Congress, therefore, while cut- ting off all useless excrescences, to provide the ways and means to meet deficiencies, and pay bills from which there is no escape. Loans, bonds and treasury notes may answer for to-day; but all these devices for borrowing rest upon the supposition of a day of repayment; and unless that day shall be provided for, this lazy pro- cess of borrowing and borrowing, from one year to another, may fail to command lenders. Thus we are sorry to see the House wasting its time upon sixpenny retrenchments, when the great necessity is the salvation of the treasury from bankruptcy. Cuba will pay a splendid yearly dividend, if acquired; and if not, the ex- periment projected need not cost much. But apart from Cuba, the great question is an empty treasury and a bill of costs of $75,000,000 for the fiscal year. If the two houses of Congress do not very soon get a special message upon this matter, we are very much mistaken. Finst Instatment oF THe Haron Conresstoxs np Exrosvrrs.—The cold term being over, and the people down. East being duly thawed out, the Henan has penetrated as fur as the fast- nesees of the county of Coos, in the State of New Hampshire, and the deserted spiritual philoso- pher, Doctor Hatch, has emitted the first of a series of letters upon the delusion ,of which he was lately @ prominent supporter. We print the Doctor's letter as he wrote it, with a single omission, which is designated by asterisks. In the omitted paragraph the Docfor refers to Mrs. Hatch in very complimentary terms. It has seemed to us superfluous to publish a disclaimer of any intention to libel a person whose charac- ter is clear enough, so far as we know. No such matter would be printed in our columns, and the Doctor must be pretty well aware of the fact, The letter of the Coos County Sage is intro- ductory, and will be followed hy two or three others. The opening is fearfully opaque, but the stream is not quite su’ muddy as it goes on, If we might venture a suggertion, we would say to the Doctor, cut metaphysics aud give us the facta, With these trifling exceptions the Doctor's maiden effort will pass muster. He makes full confession of his sins—denies the theory of spirit: ual communications; accounts for ninety parts in one hundred of the manifestations, and leaves the origin of the other ten parts a matter of un- certainty, and winds up with a general charge that the delusion has done and is doing a great deal of harm ‘in a social way. Now that the Doctor has got a fair start, we expect he will go ahead like a Mississippi steamboat with fresh tar barrels under the boiler, and no opposition can come alongside. Mrs. Hatch will probably re- ply and the Doctor will rejoin, while the outside brethren and sisters will insist upon being “counted in’ such a free fight, Let the Doctor stick to the facts, and he will come out all right. Prospects or Tue Pactrte Ratroap Bap.— The prospects of the Pacific Railroad bill in Congress look decidedly bad at the pre- sent time. In- the Senate it has passed through 80 many modifications, by the amendments of va- rious Senators, that it became almost unintelligi- ble, and it was voted to be printed on Tuesday, as it then stood, in order that learned Senators might know what they were debating about. In that shape we publish it this morning. Since then several other amendments, with reference to the location of the termini, were offered, with- out success, by Messrs. Sebastian, Green, Ward, Doolittle, Houstoz and Pugh. The amendments of the latter Senator, which provided that the line should stop at the eastern margin of Califor- nia, and another which raised the question of the constitutionality of running the road within the limits of States, elicited a warm discussion. It is possible that the bill will pass the Senate in some form—perhaps as it now stands; but the latest intelligence with reference to its prospects in the House, is that the committee have voted down every one of the propositions for construct- ing the Pacific Railroad, and that the only reso- lution remaining to be acted on is the very defi- nite one—“That it is impossible,to embark in the construction of any at this time.” In this state of things there is no probability of the bill pass- ing the House, so that the Pacific Railroad ques- tion will go over to the next Congress, to swell the list of important questions which that body will have the disposition of. The only effect of the present discussion on the subject is that it has been well ventilated, and may be better understood when it comes up again. ‘Tue News rrom Cusa.—It will be seen by our advices from Cuba to-day that a large number of representations from the municipalities and other corporate bodies in that island, opposing theidea of selling it to the United States, have been sent to Spain. The sources from whence these manifestations floy are all, to a greater or less extent, of an official character. Little suc- cess seems to have attended the effort to get up long lists of popular signatures. We have re- ceived a large number of letters from Cubans on the subject; but the crowded state of our columns, and the necessity of translating them all from the Spanish, preclude our publishing them to-day. The question of purchase initiated by the President had created the greatest sensa- tion among the natives of the island, and even the Spanish residents were apathetic in their op- position to the suggestion. The official gazette of Havana publishes a long revelation in regard to the bogus revolution of Reneau, which we'give elsewhere, with the com- ments of the Diario dela Marina. Series of Disasters at Sea. ACCIDENT TO THE SCHOONER LUTHER CHILDS, OF DEN- NIS, MASSACHUSETTS—CAPTAIN NICKERSON WASHED OVERBOAD AND LOST—ATTEMPTS OF TWO MEN TO RESCUE HIM—THE SCHOONER DRIFTS AWAY AND THEY ARE FIVE DAYS WITHOUT FOOD OR WATER.. The American bark Holbrook, Captain John Curtis, of and from Portland, Maine, arrived at Havana on the 12th instant, and reported the fact of having saved the lives of two fellow seamen, under the following cireumstances:— The schooner Luther Childs, of Dennis, Mass., Joseph Nickerson, master, sailed from Philadelphia on the 20th December last with a eargo of lumber, bound to St. Kitts, w.l On the 26th of that month, at noon, when about 220 milee west of Bermuda, a heavy sea struck the vessel,and Captain Nickerson, who was in the act of taking his meri- dian observations, was washed overboad. Mr. Chase, the mate, and a young seaman named James H. Clark, of Portiand, immediately lowered a boat and proceeded to the captain’s assistance, but their exertions proved fruit- less, as he sank before the boat could reach him. In the meantime the schooner, which had been hove to atthe occurrence of the accident, drifted away, and at suneet she was last seen, hove to under her foresail, by those in the boat. The latter was now adrift, with only one oar, the others having been lost, without provisions or water. In this state Mr. Chase and the seaman (Clark) re- mained for five days, when, fortunately, on the 3st, they were discovered by the bark Holbrook, bound from Port- jand to Havana, which at once rescued them from their perilous situation, but in a very exhausted condition. Thanks to the kind treatment of Capt. Curtis, they wero soon restored. Mr. Chase states that there were only three boys left on board the schooner, who knew little or nothing of naviga- tion or the management of the vessel, and, becoming con- fused, were unable toact. The hopes are that the schooner, being in the track of numerous vessels, would be fallen in with and taken care of. ARTHUR Naro.kon’s FARRWELL Concert.—The eminent pianist, Arthur Napoleon, will give his concert d’adieu this evening at Niblo’s Saloon. There will also be a matinée on to-morrow at the same place. As we bave already stated more than once Arthur Napoleon is one of the finest artists in his way that has ever visited us, and we doubt not that the musical public of the city will tarn out in full force for his farewell concert. There is ®& good programme of instrumental and vocal music, Napoleon plays fantasias from ‘‘ Les Huguenots” and the ‘“‘Bobemian Girl,’ a duo for piano and violincollo, with Mr. Bergner; a Nocturng of Chopin in E flat; Kontski’s “Carnival de Berlin.” The vocalists are Miss Cecilia Flores and Miss Anna Vail, both youthful and pleasing artists. Altogether there is an immense deal of good music for fifty cents, More American Covsty.—1he management of Burton’s theatre intend to produce on Monday next anew play wherein there wiil be an Asa Trenchard in crinoline, Tho title is “Our Female American Cousin,” and the principal character will be sustained by Miss Julia Daly, who has been quite successfal in portraying the Yankeo git! ac cording to the theatrical idea of the article. Artists’ BeNRvoLANT Soctety.—The extraordinary suc- cess of the Ranney fund bas, we see, given birth to the project of an Artists’ Benevolent Society. The amount realized by that effort, after all expenses paid, was $7,137. This sum is to be invested, and the interest is to be paid to Mrs. Ranney and her children semi-annually, till the death of the former, when the principal is to be paid tothe children, It is justly concluded that the ezprit de corps which produced this munificent result is sufficient to estab- lish @ society with wider objects. To help distressed living artists and relieve the families of deceased members of the profession are purposes noble in themselves, and which call for the exercise of a little effort on the part of those on whom art has smiled. We are glad to see that the idea has assumed shape, and thata committee of some of the gentlemen who distinguished themselves in getting up the Ranne » 3. 8. Cummings, C. 1. Eiott, . Tait, J. BY Stevens and J. H, Catferty—bas been appointed to draft ® constitution, nominate officers and report at a future meeting to be called by them. We have no doubt that when the society makes iis appeal to the public it will meet with a large sbare of support, The taste for paincing and sculpture has been spreading 80 rapidly amongst us within the last few yenrs that our wealthy counoisseurs cannot fail to take Interest in a project which is calculated to lighten the auxietios of strugg!iag artists. THE LATEST NEws., AFFuns ay THE STATE CAPITAL, Our Albany Special Despatch, NEW RUDSS iN THE SENATE—OOST OF PUBLIC PRINTING-—-NEW LUNATIC ASYLUM—THY PORT WARDEN ACT—THE WROADWAY RAtLBOAD—¥ERS OF NEW YORK OF¥ICEALS, KTO., BIC. Aunany, Jan, 20, 1859. The Senate consumed nearly the entire xession in framing ruies for the government of that body, Senator Spinola thought some of them were rather too stringent, and bear more heavily upon the minority than is within the scope of parliamentary practice. Several attempts were made to render them less objectionable to tne minority, but the effort was unavailing, The Comptroller submitted a report in answer to a reao- lution, giving the amount paid recently for public print. ing. These are his figures Paid in 1856,, Paid in 1857 Paid in 1858., The contract for doing the printing for the Legislature for the years 1859 and 1860, has been taken by C. Van Benthuysen, for the sum of $50,000 per session, being $10,000 less than the lowest amount in the above figures. ‘The expense to the State for printing and editing the Colonial History, which is one of the most stupendous: humbugs of the age, the Comptroller states, is the enor- ‘mous sum Of $23,336 36. The work is not completed yet, for the cditor wants to be employed two or three years longer im compiling an index to the ten volumes, which some im- pudent person has intimated was made as the several vo. jumes were published, but of course the State will never have, unless some four or five thousand dollars more is pledged theretor. Will this everlasting pubhontion of miserable trash, such as the “Documentary History,” the “Colonial History,” the ‘Geological Survey,” the '“Na- tural History,’ be ever arrested? Millions’ have been squandered, and only because members of the Legislature vote themselves large numbers of copies, clearly against the fo aha that the treasury has thus unjustly been invaded. Senator Brandreth introduced a bill for another Lunatic Asylum. The Governor is to appoint threo Commiasion- ers; the location is to be near the State College, at Sing Sing, and only a gingle hundred thousand dollars is asked for from the State Treasury. Better locate the institution upon that celebrated “State farm,” so well known as the Capito! Park, in the city of Albany. 1am under obligation to Senator Sloan for an early copy of his bil), of which he gaye notice a few days since. The shipping Interest of the city of New York will discover that the Senator proposes several very important amend- ments aud alterations in the Warden’s law as it has ex- isted some two years. It is understood that the bill meets with the hearty concurrence of several shipowners who mn been consulted in the matter. This is a copy of the bill: — AN ACT 10 RE-ORGANIZE THE WARDENS! OFFICE OF THE PORT OF YORK. NEW YORK. ‘The people of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:— Section 1. Section two of the act entitled “An act to re-or- gavize the wardens’ office of the port of New York,” passed ApHUs, 1857, ls hereby amended go a8 10 read wa followe:— “The said toard shall have power to appoint a sacre- tary and fix bis compensation, who, shall hold nis ‘ofice during the pleasure of the Board, sald compensation to be paid out of the recely the office. It shall be the duty of the secretary to vai th books as may be pepeiced gor the: ‘ull, true and complete record of all their acts, pro urpose, & feedings surveys and repor's, and such books shall be open to the publleingpection of any person interested therein; And the said Board of Wardens shall have and use a common seal, and each warden shall have full power and authority oaths, examine witnesses, and take business of said office; and all wiiful false awearing under such athe be ceemed perjury, and punished aceordingly; and the said Bonrd shall bave also full power to make such rules and regulations for thelr own government, and the discharge of their duties under this act, as they may deem necessary and proper. They shall keep wn ofice in the oty of Now ore, at whicl ° h office a majority of them and their secretary shall give attendance dauly (Sundays aud public holidays excepted), and shail have the ort Wardens for it to perform the duties of ‘ork, spree tn this act three of the sald actis hereby amended s0 as to “It shall be the duty of said Board, or some m, being noufied and requested by any of the rties in interest, to pi the port of New See. 2. Fecti pa in person on board of any ves- sei for the purpose of examining the condition and of cargo, and ifthere be any goods damagea on board of said vessel they shal! inquire, examine and ascertal causes of such damage, and make a memorandum thereof, ‘and enter the same in full upon the books of the oflize; and the said Board sball be surveyors of any vessel which may bave enters, rij wrights, Professions to" ‘nid. the rays. even examination and. necessary seaworthy, or for the safety of aud . They shall also have of all matters relating to the surveys of vessels aud thelr cargoes arriving nt the port of New York in distress, or «umaged in sald port of New York, and may judge as to their \ tesa to be re:shipped to the port 'of destination, or whethor y be sold for the benefit of whom it may concern. ‘They shall also, if called upon #0 to do, estimate the value measurement of any vessel when the aime is in dispute labeled, and record the . Bec. 8. Section five of the sald act is hereby amended, no ales'shall be made by auctioneers, under the direc- tion and by order of the Wardens, for whieh service they shell o, filled to receive’ a commision of one beif of, one. per ent on ross amount ‘sal ereof, to said Board of Wardens Tho eesionoses 1 on b making ‘such sales; and such propert payment of auction duties to the & of auctioneers to m monthly speelfying the total amount of each day’s sales made by them ler this act, it filed in the said War- dens’ office ; hen of, sbail certify the cause owner or consignee there: fe site ai ot vie shall be same, wi said office’ certificate and for each and every survey on the hull, sails, ging of any vensel damaged, or arriving at sald port in distress, sum of five dollars; and for each and every certificate gi in consequence thereof, the sum of two dollars and fifty cents; and for each valuation and measurement of any vessel, the sum of ten dollars; and the compensation and emoluments of said office shall be divided equally between the sald nine War- dens comprising the Hoard under this act. Bec. 4.—Section aix of the auid act is hereby repealed. Sec. 5, This act shall take effect immediately. At a late stage of the session, Seuator W. A. Wheeler moved to go into executive session. This movement took the democratic side by surprise, as only yesterday tho secret session was held, and the confirmation of B. Welch, Commissary General, was made, and other mat- ters considered. Senator Spinola made inquiry why a necessity existed for a secret session to-day. Senator ‘Wheeler answered by stating, that he (Mr. Spinola) would know the reason as soon as the doors were closed from the public. Senator Spinola then inquired whether tho Majority would not consent to go into executive ses- sion with open doors. The majority declined. Mr. Spinola then stated that he believed the reason for this hot haste was on account of the resignation of two of the Quarantine Commissioners, on account of interference with their duties, and the consequent ne- cessity of immediately appointing two others, notwith- standing @ bill had passed the House repealing the law of 1857. The Senate doors were finally closed. The pre- sence of Kennedy and Devlin, of the Emigrant Commis- sion, and of Edward W. Fiske, of Brooklyn, well known lobbyists, indicated that something was ‘about being ya up.” Tn the House Mr, Scoleficld, of Oneida, peti- tions from a large number of the “vetera of 1810, ° com plaining of the manner in which acertain “Gen. John S. Van Rensselaer ,”’ of this city, has undertaken to fleece them. out of seven, oras much as eleven cent, of their honest dues from government. The Miittary Committes of the House have the matter in charge, aud from them the “veterans” may expeet to receive their just reward. The Broadway parallel railroad is thus surveyed—com- mencing at ba ‘ninth street, corner Seventh avenue and Broadway to University place, to Sixth street, through Sixth street to Greene street, down Greene street to Canal Street, through Canal strect to West Broadway, down ‘West Broadway to Barclay stgeet, through Barclay street to Broadway; returning by way of Barclay street to Church street, through Church street to Canal street, through Canaj street to Mercer street, ‘arty ~towvhed street to Kighth street, to University place, way and Seventh avenue to Fifty-ninth street, the place of be- ‘inning. The oh en cars directly through Bradtay having prohibited by the Courts, all the Jacob Sharp lobby influence will now be directed to con- vince the Legislature of the importance of this route, though the attempt has been three times previously de- feated. Mr. Opdyke’s resolution of inquiry concerning the foos of certain New York officials is hkely to prove a fizzle, any ep In the first place, it can scarcely pass tho House of Assembly, and in the second place, he will like- ly be unable to obtain any information. It was up for con- sideration this morning, when Mr. Chanier (dem. ke for half an hour in an able manner against it. . ©. 8. Spencer, republican, as he partly professed to be, was op- posed to it, and Mr. Conkling, a distinguished republican jeader, also disfavored its age. He stated that no information could be obtained, as the late Clerk and Sheriff bad taken from those respective offices ev per con- taining anything relating to the matter of fees. As for the Corporation Counsel and Attorney, they. not being re- sponsible to the Legislature, will not submit any report. Mr. Opdyke’s resolution was not disposed of. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Atnany, Jan. 20, 1859. The Board of Sapervisors of New York, with Mayor Tiemann, have forwarded to Mr. Conkling, representative from New York, the draft of a bill amending the City Halt act 80 a8 to provide that a site adjoining the new City Hall in the Park be appropriated to the general government as a Post Office, ‘The bill provides that a building bo erected, half at the expense of the city, and half at that of the general go= vernment, City Hall stock to the amount of one million of dollars, at six por cent, redeemable in 1875, is authorized to be jasued, It is understood that, in excoutive session today, tha Senate received from the Governor the names of Horatio