The New York Herald Newspaper, March 20, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDOS BHEEAETS, EDITOK AND PROPRIETOR. SYFICE NK. @. CUKLNES OF FULTON aND Masead ET: advance, Money mmaatt wilt co vit the wikef Oe winder” Pomage stasese ta somo te gaheation “Te Cale t ABRALD, nee com per copy, per sunim TUB WEEKLY GERALD. every Suwriiay,t it conte por '. ‘per annum; the Eddision every Wednesday al nc conte pow 84 pee annum to any part af Grea Artinin, pad Oe ees atin of enak month. af exe tonite POUR aml HERALD. eve Wadnemiay. at four cents per 2085 7, annum (DENC®, comatning Umportont con eaey lpn the world; 4 weed, will be petd ne ‘Oe Fowtiow Coacesronpasts aap aL Rsovsorap vo Saat ail tuerum* AWD P4ar- Agee Bast ca "NO NOTICE taken of anonymous correspondence. We do not return oes we ADVERTISEMENTS renewed every day: sorted im the Weexty Henatn, Fawiuy ‘and European Editions OU PRINTING executed wo? patch tn aad in the veatncssy CReapness a | de Velume XXIV. «Noe 78 AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broxdway.—Antony anv CLrO- vaTua—Ovp Nick anv Youna Nick. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadwa: Oxxin—Teawen Ecareast—Cincus Peavormances. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Muian or New Jexser —bue Kaciisa Cousin. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Brondway.—Tux VeTRRAax ; 08, FRANCE AND ALGERIA. LaURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 53 Broadway.—Ove Amxnican Covsin—Rivas Pages. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brondway.—After- noon and Kvening—-GiorssEtd Vavuuas—Pappy Caer. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 61 and 568 Broadway— Ernzortan Sonos, Dances, 4c.—Mystic Sreu.. NTS’ MINSTRELS, MECHANICS’ HALL, 427 Broad MOZART HALL, 663 Broadway.—Rosert ANpERson’s Concenr. MAILS FOR THE New York Herald—California Edition. ‘The United States mai) stearaship Star of the West, Capt. A. G. Gray, will leave this port to-morrow afternoon, at two o'clook, for Aspinwall, The mails for Calitormia and other parts of the Paciic ‘will close at one o’ciock to-morrow afternoon. The New Yous Weraty Hunatp—California edition— ®ontaining the Intest intelligence from all parts of the world, will be published at ten o'clock tp the morning. Singie copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Agents will please send in their orders as carly aa poa- Bible. PACIFIC. ‘The News. The steamship Asia, from Liverpool, with the European mails to the Sth inst., andthe Borussia, from Hamburg and Southampton 5th inst., arrived at this port yesterday, but their news has been an- ticipated by the Bremen steamer Weser, which ar rived on Friday from Cork. The great Northern, Buffalo and Western mails were despatched from this city yesterday by the People's line boat, and will be detained over Sunt day at Albany. Wells, Butterfield & Co., however, received intelligence at two o'clock, P. M., yester Gay, that the Hudson river road would probably be impassable, and at once made arrangements to send their express, in special cars, on the afternoon ex- press train of the Harlem road, and doubtless made the connection at Albany last night, asusual. The moneys and exchanges for the West, therefore, wil! not be detained, notwithstanding the detention of the mails, which will be thirty-six hours behind the express. Throughont Friday nicht and yesterday a atiff gale from the southwest prevailed, obliging vessels in the bay and rivers to lay with two anchors down, We have not, however, heard of any damage re- hem or by vessels lyiag atthe wharves. poner went ashore on Romer shoal yesterday morning, but was got off during the afternoon, and towed up to Jersey City. A large number of hogsheads of y's wharf, Brooklyn, was damaged by the sea bre ng over the docks. ‘The gale was no doubt heavy on the Sound, as Eastern steamers were behind time in arriving. A letter from Archbishop Hughes, in reply to the statement of Father Dayman and Fatheg Descamps that appeared in yester sHkRaLp, may be found in another part of to-day’s paper. As 3 always advisable to hear both sides before deciding upon the merits of a controversy, we advise our readers to give the Archbishop's letteran attentive perusal. We publish in another column a communication from Amelia Jenny Dods, a disciple of spiritualism, in which she severely castigates B. F. Hatch, an ex-apostie of the same faith, for placing her in what she calls a “false position,” and in which she also lays down her platform with regard to the matrimonial question. Amelia evidently has a Very poor opinion of Hatch, as she compares him with the amorous Jupiter and the treacherous Miss Dods and Mr. Hatch have each had an opportunity of presenting their peculiar views to the public through the columns of the Trap, and we now, therefore, bring the contro- yersy to a close. Acoording to the report of the City Inspector there were 409 deaths in the city during the past week—a decrease of 25 as compared with the mor- tality of the week previous, and 55 less than during the corresponding week of last year. Of the whole number 229 were of ten years of age and under, and 47 inmates of the various public institutions. The following table shows the number of deaths fo “be past two weeks among adults and children, tinguishing the sexes:— Men. Women. . Girls. Taal. Week ending March 12....92 7% 130 128 434 Week encing March 19....07 73 140 09 409 were the Among the principal causes of death Coveumpuon ss Cony viaivos (infan sous (infantile), Beariet fever... There were alse gestion of the | ion of the lungs, 11 of croup, 5 of diarrhaa, 6 of typhoid fever, 7 of disease of the heart, 6 of hooping congh, 5 of palsy, 9 premature birth, 34 still) n, dud 19 from | violent cauves, including | suicide and 5 burned or sealded. The ani ed table shows what portions of the Loman system have been most afecter Diseases. March 32. March 19, Bones, jotnta, &c, me Brain and nerves. Generative 7 bora and premature births 7) hh, bowels and other digestive organs, 52 Seat und general fevers. as | i ie “A 4 ths compared ‘with the eor- responding wecks in 1957 and 16%, was as fol- lowa:— “ 09 The nativity table gives 20° natives of the United States, 77 of Ireland, 18 of Germany, 1) of Eng- land, 3 of Scotland, and the bolunce of various foreign countries. i The twelfth day's proceedings in the trial of James Stephens, charged with poisoning his wifo, terminated in the Court of Oyer ond Terminer yesterday. Allthe evidence on both sidesis now | concluded, except the medical testimony for the defence. The foreign vows per Weeor 1 Agia koparted more NEW Strezgth to the cotton market yesterday, which, however, closed witbout quotable change in prices. Theealesombrac- ed about 3,000 bales, closing frm on the basis of 124s. for middling uplancs, The greater part of the sales mado were in (rapsita, Common grades of State and Weetern flour clightly rallied, aod extra grades were firm, while sales were made to a fair extent. Soutbera flour was in good demand, and sales were made at full prices, Wheat was firm, but eales were trifing, Corn was in fair de- mand, but transactions wore limited, including small lots of Soutbern yellow at @lc., while Western mixed was held st 89. a Mc. Pork was heavy, with eales of new mess at $18 3744 8 $18 40, and old at $17 8754, and prime at $13 124 a $15 25. Sugars closed at the advance of about Yc. pe b. on the week’s sales, or above the closing prices of the preceding week. The sales embraced 600 bl ds., 1,000 xes and 4,200 bags Pernambuco, at fal! vices. Coffee was quict, but firm. Freight engagements were light, and rates unchanged, The New Reform Bills tn England. Tn another column will be found abstracts of the Reform bill introduced in the House of Commons by Mr. Disraeli, and of the more comprehensive measure which it is the in- tention of Mr. Bright to force on for discussion at an carly period. In reading over the altera- tions recommended by the tory Ministry one can- not help admiring the ingenuity with which the principles upon which Mr. Bright's bill are based are at once admitted and evaded. We have the ballot, the educational test and the population scale of representation, all recognized in degvers so modified as to render them inoperative cit! er for good or for evil. Let us take first the “permissiv> ballot” privilege, and see what it amouit- to, Non- resident voters are to be allowed 10 write on a slip of paper their own name: #nd those of the candidate or candidates th:y mean to vote for, in the presence of two witnes-cs, householders, and to transmit the same through the post to the re- turning officer, who, on the day of polling, shall open such paper in the presence of the candidates, or their agents, and record the vote therein given. We need not point out that this ballot clause is merely a facility for voting, and in no respect protects the voter against the conse- quences of the free exercise of his franchise. Even if it conceded to him the privilege of voting se- cretly at his choice, which the designation of the clause would imply, it would still be no pro- tection. A tenant availing himself of it would be sure to ‘fall under the suspicion of his land- lord, and would be treated accordingly. The educational clause gives the franchise to the following persons :—Graduates of universi- ties, ordained priests or deacons of the Church of England or officiating ministers of other religious denominations, barristers at law or certificated pleaders or conveyancers, certificated attorneys, solicitors and proctors, members of the medical profession duly qualified under the medical act of 1858, and schoolmasters holding a certificate from the committee of her Majesty's Council on Education. The limitation to the above classifi- cations takes from the educational qualification all the value which it would otherwise possess. There is not one of the persons who would obtain the right of voting under it who would not be possessed of the franchise either as frecholder, copyholder, fundhold- er or tenant occupier. The classes for whom an educational test is required are not those who can qualify by reason of their in- comes. It is the qualification of intelligence, irrespective of property, that an educational test is intended to secure, But Mr. Disracli docs not so understand it. He excludes the indigent au- thor, the underpaid journalist, the precariously employed clerk, ail of whom may be as compe- tent to exercise the franchise intelligently as the lawyer, the clergyman, the physician or the go- vernment schoolmaster. Furthermore, he shuts out an immense class of educated artisans, whose remuneration does not bring them within the test fixed by the lodger clause—a rental of eight shillings sterling a week. And yet these men are far better qualified to exercise the franchise discriminatingly than the clod-hoppers of Suf- folk, who are led to the poll by their landlords like a flock of unresisting sheep. From what we have stated it will be seen that the Disraeli measure is only a sop thrown to Cerberus, and can in no way satisfy the wants or demands of the English people. It is remark- able only as conceding the forms of the two great principles for which the masses in England have been so long contending—tbe ballot and the edu- cational qualification. Of course, as they are presented on this bill they are merely a delusion and a snare ; but they will be made powerful use of when the discussion takes place upoa Mr. Bright's measure. Coming from the Tory party, they indicate to what an extent they arc prepared to yield under the influence of outside pressure. We should not be surprised, for instance, to find that, pushed between the adoption of the ballot pure and simple, aad o general educational quali- fication such as we have sketched out, they may not be indisposed to adopt the latter. We be- lieve that it would be much better suited to the character, temper and institutions of the English than secret voting. With the ballot must come a republic—with an educational franchise may co-exist a constitutional monarchy. Tux Niccen Agivarion Starren oy New Mexico—A Sinone Bru. ror tim Prorrerion ov Stavery.—The special intelligence which we publish to-day from our correspondent at Santa ! Fe, New Mexico, is very curious, suggestive and | interesting—cspecially the act passed by the | Territorial House of Representatives, almost unanimously, “to provide for the protection of property in slaves in this Territory.” This act, which we presume is now the law of the Territory, is particularly minute, comprehen- sive and stringent, as a slave property protecting statute. ection 25, for example, declares that “ the emancipation of slaves within this Territory | is totally prohibited;” a provision which will suf fice to show the spirit and drift of the law. It is simply the first inovement in the political experi- ment of making New Mexico a slave State—a country for which Mr. Webster, in 1850, declared in reference to the exclusion of slavery, that it was “not necessary to re-enact the will of God.’ Our correspondent says that the amount of property in slaves in the ‘Territory at this time docs not exceed $100,000—equivalent to a hundred slaves or so—and that he believes that the census of 1860 will show the number of in habitants in New Mexico to excoed a hundred thousand souls. There isa prospect, then, that this out-of-the-way Territory of New Mexico will before long stir up among our politicians another Kaneas hurricane of excitemont, agitation, and all sorts of discords and border troubles. Of course, the object of the politicians concerncd in this slave law of New Mexicois’ , olitical slave State: because, for all practica’ nrpores, ne slavery in that poor, desolate, tronticr country, Bat a hundred or a dozen ade, under such a political t as this, ae efficient in New Mexico, for will net pay expense higgers inay be movems aad border 7 ; PLAS : YORK. HERALD, SUNDAY, MARCH 20, 1859. Bo elavery and pro-tlavery factions, a was the | able for even French presumption to assail, emnibus load of slaves in the Territory of Kaneas, There is mischief in this New Mexican pro- slavery movement, and we should not be sur- prised to learn next that some of our nigger agi- tating politicians nearer Washington than Santa Fe bave bad a Jong finger in this pic. Monsieur Beliy and the Nicuragua Ship Canal. Mr. Bonuer, of the Zedger, may justly claim the honor of originating a system of arresting public attention which has certainly achieved a bril- liant success in the diffusion of cheap newspa- pers. His system, like all other novel and use- ful developements of the age, has not been con- fined by continental limits, but has spread be- yond the sea; and many areader of the Loudon Times has lately been startled by those extra- ordinary meteoric displays of stars and exclama- tion points which are now s0 familiar to the advertising patrons of the Herarp. But the heavy AngloSaxen mind, although it may have hit out accidentally the principle on which this effective system is founded, yct it has never adequately comprehended its scope nor the extent ofits application. It has only toyed with ihe new element of power, as Franklin did with the lightning. To the “Latin race,” or rather to its great embodiment, exponent, defender and apostle—in one word, to M."Felix Belly, has been left the glorious task of directing it to-sublimer objects ofenterprise than the sale of pills and pa- pers, and of applying it to the loftier purposes of commerce and civilization. M. Belly, as all the world knows, or might know, has a “concession for a canal in Nica- ragua;” and now we are informed that M. Belly has gone out to take possession of the same, “in the presence of the Presidents of Nica- ragua and Costa Rica,” who are to convene ex- presely io witness the august ceremonial, The programme has not yet reached us, but we may infer its style from that of the announcement which M. Belly has caused to be printed of his departure from Southampton, elsewhere trans- lated, but of which ordinary prose fails to con- vey the spirit, and can never catch the glow. We are, therefore, forced to attempt a para- pbrase, tame it is true as compared with the original, but nevertheless somewhat in the same strain:— Bally! Belly !—Belly 11 Bolly’s gone to’Nicaragua | Belly haz engaged @ real Prince as Secretary! Belly bas a live Plenipotentiary as Assistant Secretary { Belly bas a Field Marshal for Evginecr! Pelly has, io fact, tots of Eugineers | ‘A Captain of Frigate as Physician! Belly’s concession has Protectors | Humboldt protects it! Commodore Vanserbilt protects it! William G. Aspinwall proteots it | All the world protects it! Belly himeelf protects it. Boily ! Belly t ly t Now, if this sort of thing does not charm the eighty or hundred millions which M. Belly re- quires for his canal from the pockets of capi- talists it will be because they are made of obdu- rate material, and are insensible to the charms of rhetoric aud capital letters. And if we can suppose a Frenchman who is an exponent of the “Latin race” to have a fair proportion of intel- ligence, and to be guided by the ordinary prin- ciples of hnman action, we must also believe that M. Belly regards all men, and especially those who have money, as simple fools, ready to bow their heads and unbutton their pockets at the mere suggestion of a real prinoe; or else—and that supposition is of course inadmissible—that M. Belly is himself in that unhappy category. For it is really more than obvious than that nothing in the way of a serious work like a canal in Nicaragua was ever achieved by harle- quips in tinsel, nor even attempted seriously by persons capable of such extravagance as runs through everything which hasbeen printed in con nection with M. Belly’s “concession.” The “con- cession” itself has all the internal evidences of having been intended as a burlesque—perhaps a Gallic parody on the dozen or twenty anterior concessions which Nicaragua has granted with equal facility for a similar purpose. But French wit, however pungent, is always cheap, and we do not conceive that M. Belly, who is scarcely a Rothschild financially, could feel disposed to indulge in fan so expensive. And the idea is further opposed by the overpowering pageant at- tending M. Belly’s departure from Southampton. A msn who has princes and _plenipo- tentiaries as servitors can hardly be supposed to dine on soup maigré; and to vulgar conception even a prince may want to cat oocasionally. And hence we infer, not unreasonably we think, that Belly must really have some available cash whereon to proceed; and that, as Lebnitz says nothing occurs without a reason, there really must he a mover anda motive behind this out- ward harliquinade, a wirepuller to this fantastic Puncehinello, We must confess to having entertained a notion that there was nothing bencath nor beyond this Belly demonstration—that it was at most an attempt to get up eome ephemeral stock jobbery on the Paris Bourse, or to gain a temporary no- toriety for aman to whom notoriety would be quite as acceptable as a sound reputation. This, we think, has also been the gencral notion of the public here and in England, where the most that the mention of M. Belly and his project ever eli- cited was perhaps an unsavory pun on his name. But now it may be worth while seriously to inquire if there be anything in M. Belly’s scheme of @ bona fide character, and looking really to the opening an interoceanic canal, or if he bas been thrown forward as wronauts throw up pilot balloons to test the force and di- rections of rial currents not perceptible to the unaided senses. If it should appear, on fullest evidence, that the scheme of a canal is idle and visionary, and utterly beyond the range of rational enterprise, then we must look for other explanations of this French intervention in the affairs of Central America, irrespective of the ludicrous form which it may bear for the moment ; and it may then appear that the some- What vague and cloudy paragraph in the recent speech of the French Emperor, about the mission of his red-breeched legions in the interesta of civilization all over the world, was not without its significance. It may appear that M. Belly is Jaying up protexts for Imperial intervention of the nature of which he is himself unconscious. We may smile at his bombast, and ridicule ‘his pretensions, but we should not forget that there is nothing dangerous than a monkey in @ powder » unless, perhape, it be an un- eerapulous man at the head of six hundred thou- sand soldicrs, with a newly organized floct at his command second to none in the world in extent and efficiency, and the accessitics of whose posi- tion are irreconcilable with a protracted condition of peace. A warin Europe may avert any hos- tile intervention of France on this continent; but Was Of thy + if Luzopcau combinations chal! prove too Sucmid- then we may look for offensive interferences here of which even M. Belly aud hie operations may form a convenient if not sufficient pretext. Pre- mez garde! Wo srworon Herauts—Tux Lavina Our or Tux Grounp.—We perceive that a committee of the Assembly bas reported in favor of the secoud Proposition of the property owners on Washing- tou Heights, which we had supposed was abaa- dened, though a better one than the firat props sition, which did not name the Commissioners. Tbe second ought to be rejected as well as the first, and the principal owners of the land are of that opinion. The plan which is considered the best, and which ought to be adopted, is that the proprietors meet and agree among themselves as to the mode of la:ing out the avenues and streets, and then submit that for upproval to the Legislature. This would prevent expense and an unsatisfactory result, and render a commis- sion totally unnecessary. The owners of the land are the best judges of their own interests, and nothing ought to be done without consulting them. We hope, therefore, the Assembly will arrest the further progreas of the bill. But if it should pass that branch of the Legislature, we trust the Sevate, which rejected the firet bill, will also reject the second, and that this important matter will be left to the judgment of thoze to whom it properly belongs. THE LATEST NEWS. Cur Special Washington Despatch, THE TIME FIXED FOR THK TRIAL OF aK. SICKLES— THE AFFAIRS OF THE POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT— AN EXTRA BESSION OP CONGRESS UsNECKo- SAbY—-GENERAL GEORGE ¥. MORRIS APPOINT KD CONSUL AT HAVRX, ETC. Wasiincrox, March 19, 1869. It is believed there will be no extra session of Congress. “pen a careful exaraination of the affairs of the Post Office Nepartment, its indebtednces is not as great as was at (iret anticypated, aad without issu'ng certificates or vio- lating exy Jaw it can be carried through this crisis. By settling all accounts and striking balances, contractors sod orl ers will be informed of the amount due them, and upon these—which will be good security—all moncys ro- quired to carry on the service can be raised. ‘The question having been subm tted t» the Attorney- General whether the Sccretary of War had a right to aunui the sale of the Fort Ripley Military Roservation, the Attorney General decides that he bad a right. In auewer to a question from the Interior Department, the Attornes-Geno:al bas decided that United States Dis- trict Attorneys are not under any circumstances entitled to more than one per diem on any one day, General George P. Morris, of the Home Journal, suc- cceds Mr. Veacy, '! @ } resent Consul at Havre. Mr. Sickles’ trial is put down for Monday week. I learn that ex Senator Badger, of Nort’ Carolina, has been en- gaged to assist the District Attornoy in this caso, The Bogota Mission will be filled next week, as will aleo the Coummissionersh p of Indian Affairs and the Com- miasionorabip of Patents. ‘THK GRFRRAL NAWSTAPER DESPATCH, Wasutnatox, March 19, 1859. There is much reserve in official quartors as to the ex- tra sossion question, and no satisfactory response has thus far been elicited. But to-night there is reason to believe that it is held in abeyance for the Present, liable to be taken up ut @ future period. There is a subject pending which probably induces the indecision, namely:— ‘Whether the mail service can be carried on by certificates, instead of cash, until Congress shall make the necessary appropriations. It is a generally accredited fact that all tho members of the Cabinet are againstan extra acasion. Tho compensation of postmasters and the contingent expenses of their offices amount to ‘wo millions por quarter, or equal to the revenue, leaving nothing for tho mail ser- vices. It has been estimated that the ser- vice which is absolutely uccessary to be per- formod will require about twice as much as tho entire receipts, to say nothing of the pre- sent indebtedness. The next contracts for the Southern States are to be made, and in view of the bankrupt con- dition of the Department it is reasonably supposed the pro- posals will be tar less favorable than though the contract- ors were to frame their proposals on a cash basis. All the special mail agencies, seventeen in number, have been discontinued, and the order granting extra compen. sation out of the postage, affecting about eighty Postmas- ters, bas been revoked, owing t» tho failure of Congress to make the necessary appropriations. It is not true, as published, that the Posunaster General has ‘threatonend to resign his office unless there shall be an extra session of Congress. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Sei lee Avnayy, March 19, 1850. ‘The credentials o° George D. Lament, as Senator elect from the Twenty-ninth district, wore received. BIS RRYORTRD FAVORAULY. By Mr. Sivor. (dem.)—To incorporate the New York Railroad and Steamboat Accident Company. Dy Mr. Fix (dem)—To amend the Life Insurance act. By Mr. Foork (rep.)—To amend the bill authorizing the sale of the State arsenal. ‘The Fivo-cighths Mill Tax bill, to provide means for the compietion of the canals, was gone through with. Assembly. Ausayy, March 19, 1859. Mr. Henurus, (rep.) moved for information from the Wardous of Sing Sing prison as to contracts, price of labor, &e. Mr. Conkunc (rep.) called up the concurrent resolutions to reorganize the State Judiciary, and they were adopted— 81 to 3. ‘The bill to repeal tho International chartor was repdrt- ed for the consideration of the House, RILIS INTRODUCKD, By Mr. Coxkuisc—To amend the act creating a commis- gion to examine tho Treagurer’s and other State oflicers’ accounts. Jt terminates the oilicial existence of the present commissioners, and gives the appointment of a new com- mission to the Governor and Senate. By Mr. Brockway (rep.)—To onlarge the Powers of the Judges in the several Courts in New York and Brooklyn, It authorizes the Judges, if in their judgment and the judgment of the prosecuting attorney the ends of justice Will be promoted, to remand State prison convicts back to jail for the purpose of enlisting in a 80a service of not Icas than one year in a whaler, merchant vessel or man.of- war—the convict to leave a half pay ticket for his wife, children or parents, if ho has any. By Mr. Orpviu: (rep.)—Relativs to the sinking fand to Pay the intercat of the debt of New York city. Itauthorizos the commiseionors of tho fund to transfor $2,579,535, being the gurvlug of tho sinking fand to the Ist of January saat, And al! (he surplus anaually hereafter, to the sinking fund, for the redemption of the city debt. By Mr. Orpyxx—To encourage te organization of the militia, Tt authorizes the organization of eight companies into by npn snd two rogimenta intow brigade, and pro- vides that any regiment with $0® men may be organized into a brigada, By Mr. Ornyke—To authorize the ajustmont of disputed or irregular clauns for expesees for local improvomenta in New York city. It meets the difliculty experienced under the old law through parties aggrieved being ablo ontirely to destroy an aseesement and deprive the city of power to recover back even a just advance for public work. It Provides for a just assessment when by error or otherwise they aro llega! or irrogular, By Mr. Orvnyce—to authorize the formation of compa, ales to incense the Adetity of persons uolding places of rust. By Mr, Lawiece—To authorize a city railroad from the Hudson river along Forty-eccond street, Third avenue, the Bowery, Chatham, Oliver and south streets to Fulton ferry. Appointment by the By Mr. Coskuna—To authorize the Governor and Senate of a law officer for the Metropolitan Police district to be catled Sollewtor General, at a ealary of 95,100 a ycar, exclurive of office expenses. By Mr. Buotkway—To enlarge the powers of the Judges of the Bupreme Court. It gives convieta the benefit of an appeal, end gives the right to amend indictments and co8eH 60 my to Provent tedious or new trinle, wr Mr. — (Gem. )—To incorporate the Staton Taland ‘om pany. By Mr. Tomustos (dem.)--To enlarge the powers of ‘Grand Jories. Tt anthorives the foreman to iene fubpor hae to compel the atvendance of witnéases, Also, empower the Mayor and Corporation of Now York to supply the ettizens with gas and make rules and Tegulations respecting the same, Also, to empower the Mayor and Commonalty to inauro in New York against fire, and make rogulations & the same, 60 a9 to decrease Use comt of insu- |, to regulate appeals. to facilitate the coileetion of small debta, Also, to require attorneys to file proof of adminaion to notice fo nbolleh the Marine Conrt nnd to elect three ald beth Sa gon oe oad ot jal Ratleard Accident, FOUR OR FIVE PEESONS KILLED AND SEYBRAL DW- SURED. Dernort, March 19, 1859, ‘The expreea train on the Great Western Railway ras off the track Dear Hamilton last night, cemoilehing the cars und killing four or five persone, iccluding the engiacer, and wounding several others. Bet few particalars have as yet been learned. AN ENGINBER AND ¥IREMAN KILLED. Exton, Pa., March 19, 1859, ‘This morning the freight engine Meteor, on the Baltimore Railroad, exploded, kilding the opgineer, Mr. Hall, 8 na- tive of Littletop, Mass.,and the fireman. Four or five cars wore slightly damaged. ANOTHER RAILROAD ACCIDENT. Warsatown, N. ¥,, March 19, 1869. A freight train on the Rome Railroad ran off the track this morning, pear Pierrepont Manor, demolishing the en- gine and seven cars, apd killing twenty-five cattle. No person was seriously injured, Effects of the Storm and Fiood. THY CAMDEN AND AMBOY RAILROAD TRAGK WASHED AWAY. Pmsperma, March 19, 1869. ‘The track of the Camden and Amboy railroad, near Florence, is washed away. ‘Ihe passengers by the two o'clock train from New York returned to Trenton, and ar- rived here thisevening. Tho travel ou the Camden and Amboy road will be suspended for a day or two, in conse- quence of the injury to the track. Reports from Pike's Peak, Sr. Louis, Maroh 19, 1869. Tho New Mexican mail of the 1st inst. reached Indepen- dence this evening. The news is unimportant. Mr. Allison arrived at Independence yesterday, from Pike’s Peak, and reports the story of gold being there as a hum- bug. He says “thero ts no money there, and no probabi- lity of there boing any.” Mayoralty Election at Reading, Pa. Reaptva, Pa., March 19, 1859. Mr. B. Keim, the peoplo’s candidate, was elected Mayor to-day, by 944 majority. All the opposition Council were also elected. Supposed Suicide at Milwaukie. Muwaviak, March 18, 1869. Aman, who registered his name as W. C. Jacksoa, of Rochester, N. Y., was found doad in bed at the Newhall Houso this evening. He probably commited suicide, as Inudanum was found on his person. Ship Adonis Brokea Up. LonG BraNon, March 19, 1859. ‘The ship Adonis, ashore at this place, has been entirely broken up by the late storm. Hor fragments are strewod along the beach for miles, ‘The Hudson Raver Raliroad Track Flooded. Ausany, March 19, 1659. ‘The Hudeon River Railroad track is covered with water at Schodack, and no train bas gone south to-day, It is probable that the ferry boat will run below Schodack with the passengers for the 3:00 P.M. train, if there be a chance of its rupaing south, Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Puntanerrura, March 19, 1859, Stocks dull, Pennsylvania State fives, $3; Reading Railroad, 2454; Morris Canal, 48%, ; Long Island Ratiroad, 11%; Pennsyivania Railroad, 48!;, Bacrvorr, March 19, 1859. Flour duli and unchanged. Wheat quict. Corn dull and wuchanged, Provisions steady, Whiskey firm, LEEDS’ AUCTION OF PICTURES AT THK ACADEMY oF DESIGN. The second night's sale of pictures by H. H. Leeds & Co., at the Academy of Design, came off on Thursday evening. The attendance of purchasers was larger than on the previous night, and tho pic:ures generally brought bottcr prices, the whole sum realised being $18,790, making a total of $25,790. Florinde, by Winternalter, was bought by W. H. Webb, the shipbuilder, for $3,150, the largest price ever obtainod for a picture by auction in this country, Daphne and Chloe, by Gendron, brought $37 50; Swiss Landscapes, by Hoquet, $70 cach; Turkish Washhouse, by T. Frere, $100; Bread of Life, by Holfield, $200; New England Winter Scene, by G. H. Durrie, of New Haven, $165; A Little Too Late, by A. De Dreux, $152 59; Duck and Chickens, by Lemmens, $100 each; Love Morchant, by Ieambort, $245; Moses, by Baume, $570—old to W. Niblo; Landecape, by Hinckley, of Boston, $200; a small pictare by Boughtou, $100; Young Student, by Lanfort de letz; Primavera, by Muller, $400: Landscape, by Casi- lear, $290, very fine; Whist Party, by Hillmacher, $410; Family Concert, by same, $216; Prometheus, by Cole, $875; small sketch of the Voyage of Life, by ‘do., $100; Lake in the Hills, by Wilham Hurt, $295; Winter Scene, by Mignot, $245; ’Flute Player, by F. W. Edmonds, $125: Autumn, by Mignot, $300; ‘Arscelare Artem, by Ehninger, $200; Moonlight Frolic, by Hays, $220;" Priscilla, by Rossiter, $190; Speaking’ Ikences, by Schlessinger, $515; Fawn’s Leap, by Keusett, $275; Dismal Swamp, by Gignoux, $530; Lake George, by Cassitnor, $510; Tribute to Coie, by Church; $610; Mountain View, by Durand, $546; with bis! others varying from $50 to $150. Upon the whole, this sale ‘was very successful, and its reault =f induce other collectors and dealors to send their good pictures to this city for sale, contributing greatly to the advantage of art and the cultivation of a rei in our community. The more fine pictures we have he better. Naval Intelligence. Surgeon Samuel Jackson, U. S. Navy, who died at his residence, 189 Henry street, Brooklyn, on tho 16th inst., was buried on the 18th inst. with military honors. A de- tachment of fifty marines, under the command of Lieuts, Kirkland, Coben and Rathbone, with the band of the United States ship North Carolina, formed the military escort, accompanied by a large concouree of the friends Of deceased, oficers of the navy and marine corps, and a number of distinguished citizens. The romains were de- posited in Greenwood Cemotery. Surgeon Jackson, ac- cording to the Navy Register of 1869, was appointed from the State of New York on the 10th of July, 1812, ana his commission bears date March 27, 1818; total amount of sea service, seven years and two mouths; on shore and other duty, twenty years and five months; un- employed, eighteen years and ton months; length of time in gervice, forty-six yoars and five months. The deceased was 72 ycars of age at the time of his doath, and ranked as once of the most valuable and cfficiont officers in the navy; but latterly the infirmities of old age reniered him unfit for active service, and he was furloughed in conso- quence, Firet Liout. E. McDonald Reynolds, late in command of the marine rd of the United States ship St. Marys, of the Pacific squadron, has been ordered to the command of the guard of the United States receiving ship Ohio, at Boston. nteeenecencnocapeey Court of General Sessions. Before Judge Ruseel. ‘There were no jury trials in this court on Saturday. John Whalen, youth whose previous character was good, pleaded guilty to an attempt at burglary in the third degree, He wag sent to Blackwell's Island for one yoar: John Herbert, convicted on Friday of aa aggrayatet assault and battery on his wifo, as ho had been ia the habit of beating his wife und davghtor, and was, in the language of the City Judge, “a drunken vagabond,’ Was sentenced to one year’s imprisonment in the pen! tentiary. Michuel Donnelly, indicted for a felonious aseault, and convicted of aesault and battery, but recommended to Mercy, was sont to the city prison for sixty days and or- derod Wo pay & line $100, and etand committed until the fine be paid, ARSON IN THE FIRST DEGREE, Thomas gg ay] boy, aged 14 yours, who was indicted for argon in the first degree, having, on the night of tho 15th of February, act fire vo the dwolling house of Bornurd Rickersfieid, in Seventh avenue, between Fifty. thirtt and Fifty-fourth streets, pleaded guilty to the second Braio of that oftence. Tho evidence was very clear against him, but the Aasistant District Attorney was con- Vinced that the act was done without that premeditation which would be eyineed by @ malicious person of age and experience, Smith eatd ho applied tho match because Mr, Rickerstield accused bim of stealing. Tho Oity Judge, in ing sentence, obser ved that, viewing the evidence as. 16 did, ho could not feel justified in disposing of the young culprit in any way than by sending him to tho Mate pri- son. He would therefore sentence him to imprisonmont in the Sing Sing priron for ten years and one month, re- marking w the youth that if he bebaved himaeif the an- thorities could transfer him from tho State prison to tho House of Refuge, where be weuld be treated kindly and tavored with ap opportunity to improve. Court, Before Chief Justice Bosworth. ANOTHER SUIT IN THE JOSHVH WALKER CASE. Mane 19.0, F: Barnes vs. Ternando Wood, Walter R. Jones and others.—This is an action for damages for aseault aod battery, and bas been already noticed. Tho testimo- ny Was somowhat wimitar to that adduced ln the case of Dodge againat Wood, Tho plaintiff claims to recover Oameges for an and battery alleged to have been committed by tl endanan, in forciviy dispoaroasing piaintift of the en abip Joseph Walker, which was ng raised by contract, and throwlng bim overvoard, The caso oceupied the whole of Wis present week, nad the jury this morning brougt Relig ous Intelligence. CITY ORUROHKS. ‘ To the Thirty seventh etreet Methodist Episcopal church east of Third avenue, Rev. Dr. Strickland will preach im the worning, Kev. J. P. Nowman in the afternoon, and Rev. 8. B. Guibertaon im the evening, in continuation of the dedicetory services. In tbe Orchard street Universalist churoh Rev. T. J. Sawyer, D. D., pastor, will prenoh this morning and evea- ing, Bt the urus) bourse, Subject for the evening:—Num- bere x. 20, “Come, then, with us, and we will do thee good.” The Rev, Sydney A. Corey will preach in the Kigh- teenth etreet Baptist church, one door east of Fifth ave nue, this morning and evening, The Rev. P. Macmenany, D. D., aad other friends of the Bible, will adduce additional instances of Romish idolatry, und answer the objections of @ late -‘Pilgrim to Rome,’* in Spring Strect Hall, No. 186 Spring street, this evening. In the stanton stroct Presbyterian church, corner of Forey th etrect, the sermon this evening will be delivered by the Rev. H. B. Smith, of the Union Theological Soml- nary, in this city, Preaching by the pastor, Rev. Joseph Sanderson, in the morning and ovemng. Rev. Matthew Hale Smith will preach at the Cooper Ia- stitute, this evening. Rey. Edward 1, Hiscox,D 1) , will preach in the National theatre this evening, Scata irce. Rov. Robert G. Dickeoa, the pastor, wil! preach this morning aud evening in the Protestant Episcopal Mission church, Clinton Hail, Astor place, Rey, A. Kingman Nott, pastor of the Broome street Bap. tistcburch, will preach this evening in Niblo’s concert room, Broadway. Pivice service will be held, as usual, this morning and afternoon, in tbe North Dutch church, corner of Wilany and Fulton streets, Public woreh p will be bold in the Now Jerusalem church (Swedenborgian), at Lyrique Hall, 765 Broadway, this morning. Kev. H. E, Montgomery will, by request, preach tl cvening the eermon on the “ Lord’s Cry to tne City,” ia the Memorial church, corner of Hammond street aad Waverley place. Services—103; A.M. and 334 and 734 P.M. Seats free, + In the John street First Methodist Episcopal church Preaching this morning and evening by the pastor, Rov. Charles F. Harris, Morning subject—* Duelliog, assasai- nation and retaliation tested by Christian merals.’” In tho Bleceker street Universalist church, corner of — Bleecker and Downing streets, Rev. D. K. Leo, of Auvurn, N. Y., will preach this morning and eveniag. Rey, Aga D. Smith will preach at the Academy of Music this evening. A discouree on the responsibility of tho church in regard to the sin of slavery and the daty of abolishing it by the Word of God, will be preached by the Rev. Dr. Cheover, in the Church of the Puritans, on Union square, this evening. Dr. Armitage, pastor of the Norfolk street Baptist church, will preach in Tronor’s Acadomy, Thirty fourth street, one door west of Broadway, this afternoon. ORDINATION. On Sunday, Feb. 20, Bishop Luors, of Fort Wayno, Iad., in bis cathodral, ordained to the priesthood Rey. John ‘Wolfgang Giedl. INVITATIONS. Rev. Edward 8. Atwood, of Grantville, has accopted tha call of the Orthodox Congregational Church and Society in! Melrose, Mass., to become their pastor, Rev. Kingston Goddard, of Philadeipbia, has been ten- fered tho pastorship of Christ church, in Cincinnati. Rev. G. B. Wilcox, of Lawrence, Mass , has ace; the call of the Second Oougregatioual ‘churell in New London, Conn. Rev. F, F. Ford, of Le Roy, has received and accepted a unaniinous cai! from the Presbyterian church of Dansville, Livingston county, N. ¥. Rey. Mr. Whittlesey, of Canaan, Conn., has received a cali to the Presbyterian church of Le Roy, N. Y., and ig expected to accept, Rey. D. A. Bassett has roceived and nccopted a unani- mous call to the church at Connersville, lad. Ao. has re- moved thore INSTALLATION. Rey. Edward P. Terhune was installed on Thursday evening, 10th inst., at Newark, N. J.,a8 pastor of the First Reformed Dutch church, the pulpit of which has been ya- cant since the death of the Rey. Dr. Scott. DEATH IN THE MINISTRY. Died at Plymouth, Mues., ‘Thursday “morning,” the Rey. James Kendall, D. D.,’ aged 89 years, He’ was born at Sterling on the Sd of November, 1769. Ha graduated at ard College in 1796—a classmate of the late Jobn Pickering, Professor Weods, of An- dover, und of that beloved physician whose bonignant Presence and professional skill are still among the social treasures of this community, Dr. {James Jackson. Dr. Kendall was for some ume tutor at Cambridge, where ho Studied for the ministry. He was sottied over the Firet (Pilgrim) church in Plymouth in 1800, and discharged the Guties of his oflice for forty years or more, and thon was selieved by the aid of colleagues. NEW CAURCHES. Deocanox or 4 Mamopist Cnvrcr.—The Kipp’s Bay Methodist Episcopal church, in Thirty-sovonth strect, east of Third avenue, was dedicated on Sunday last, with ap- propriate services. The church is near tho “three milo” atone, During the day four thousand dollars were raised rom the congregation towards paying for the edifice, The ground and building cost about $24,000, which sum has been raised from various sources. The church is built of brick, of piain architecture, and will seat one thousand persons. It is located in the midst of a. neigh- Dborhood populated by the working classes, which makca tho liberality extended by the subscribers to the building fund worthy of especial notice, and more praiseworthy /] than to raise large amounts to build costly churches, which often remain heavily in debt. ‘The new M. E. church at Scotland Neck, N. C., will be dedic: on the third Sunday tm April next. Rey. Dr. Deems !g expected to preach the sermon, ‘Tho Orangeburg, 8. C., Sowhron says:—From present indications our quiet and pretty village will be graced bo. fore a great white with quite a number of new churches. ‘Tho Presbytorian charch, now noarly completed, is quite a large one, and bids fair to bo a vory neat and’ beautiful edifice, The now Methodist church, though not yet com- enced, will bo under way ina few days. Its site ia to be near that of the old one. A meeting is shortly to be held by those intarestod. to take the titiatory stops for the building of a Baptish church in this place. MISCELLANEOUS. Mr. Spurgeon recently announced his dotermination of ‘Rot visiting this county, a8 expocted. A lotter was seut out by the tast steamer, signed by many of the Jeading Baptists of Boeton, urging kim to revoke hic decision not to visit the United States, On Monday tho 28th ult., at the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy, Mount St. Mary's, Manchester, N. H., Mist Kaeo Shannon (in religion Sister Mary Gabriel), Misa Hanna Barry (Sister Mary Martha), Miss Anna Govenia (Sawr Mary Anne), reecived the renigious hab:t and white vell » from the hands of the Right Rev. Dr. Bacon, bishop of the diocegea, assisted by the vencrated pastor. Rey. 0. J. Scars, of the Catholic church, is to be re- moved from Staunton to Lynchburg, Va., in’ place of the Rev. Mr. SicCovern, woo will, perhaps, ‘be appointed to Staunton. Mr. Sears 16 a native of Alexanaria, and a con- vert from the Mothodist church. He studied theology and divinity im Richmond under Bishop McGill, by whom he ‘Was ordained to the priesthood, The Dutch Reformed churches in the followin; are without paksoreseds eres Fonda, concn Gare. ruck, Marbietown, Saree Landing, Brooklyn Heights, jewtow a, T.. 1, Ostor Bay, Collegiate church, (the piace occupied by ir? Knox.) Moliawk, N. Y., Woollhaves, L. I., Sixth avenue, N. ¥., Newburg North church, Newark, Sandbeach, In addition wo theee, Flatbush Ulstor coun- 4, is goon to become vacant, the Rov. Dr. Goamuan tay: znifed big jptention of retinjag from the aattyo dutice of the ministry on ihe tof May next. Tho Rov. Mr. Py the fi Holmes, of Chatham, has given notice of ig intention ta relinquish his church this spring aud retire to Pougisicoep~ fio. The Rev. Dir. Labagn, of Gravesend, L. 1., isobliged, i2 Consequence of failing mealth, to cease from’ the duties of his pastorate, Some other maoyements are contem- Plated by two or three other pastors, whicti, if mado, will result in making ag many more churcnes vacant, A devout minister was once agked by a skeptic If ho fot lowed preaching to save souls? aod apoo replying that ho did, the caviller rejoined; —"Did yon ever seo A saylyt No.” Dig you ever hear a eoul!”” No.” “Did yon nate a Hoa?” “No.”” “Did you ever smell a sous" * “Did you ever tecl a soul?” “Yes, thunk ‘ad Preacher. “Well,” sad the caviiliog docta- are four out of the five gonges against ono toat, there ts no eoul.”” So the mattor might have dropped, but tho preachor, ar snbtio in undorstanding aa le wis prov in heart, turned the table upon the cavilling doctor, nod being informed that he was a doctor of medicine, asked :— “Dia you ever see a pain?” “No.” “Did you over hear & paiti?” “No.” “Hid yon over taste a pain’ “Noo” “Did you ever emell a pain?” “No.” «Did you ever feol w pain?” “Yea,” said the doctor. “Woll, tho Joined the preacher, “thero aro, you 800, also four gensea |) be ried to io that there is no such thing as pain; and yot, sir, you know that thore ia auc! and know there i# a soul.” ianrttipads oe Tho Lord Chamboriain of England hy r= five of tho bishops and clorgy — oudiag with the ted Bishop of }ondon, to preach before the Queen during Leas. RELIGIOUS REVIVAL MOVEMENT IN TURKEY. [Péra, Feb. 5, correspondence of la Gazette Autevenicnne.) Somo time since there was considerable talk nbout the Preaching of the Tmane, Moezaing and Softas, in the strocts, and the prophecios that they announced to the Nation. poe ling wip have beon for some time interrupted, we recomment in kt jection: and by moro im pereone ae ant hae portant persons ag ‘owwhers, interpreters of Mahomet belong to ‘the highor ‘der clergy; even chiots of the Madrossé and of the moaqnd of Mahomet announce the events-one of shone prophets going inet LA toproties that Ali would soon reappear to restore Inlamiam, Persone in the highest ranks of iifo and tho move influential sul- scribe to the new prophecies, so much go that the govera- tnent thought it its duty to arrest. some of the leaders; but by this moasure thoy onty cast oil {nto the fire The residence of tho Schoik-ntialam i tly the piece whence ie thrown among the population the ole- ment of neitaton, Very exeiting remnions of the loadorw Cf the old Tarkish party take place there every day; and, What Is inconceivable, even the miuletore of the ov werte ‘ the # i mer the 7 eas cose setae, f