The New York Herald Newspaper, April 19, 1859, Page 6

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The New Yous Wea.ty Haratp—California edition— containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the ‘world, will be published at cleven o’clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Agents will please sond in their orders as early as pos- sible. ‘The News. The steamship Europa, which left Liverpool on the 2d inst., reached her dock at Jersey City about seven o'clock yesterday morning, bringing three days later news from Europe. Money was in fair demand in London at the rates guoted by the City of Baltimore. The market was steady on the Ist inst., and consols closed at 953 a 954, both for money and account. The Bank of England lost £234,065 in specie during the week. Cotton was in good steady demand at the rates last prevailing. Some circulars quote a partial advance in American descriptions @f 1-16d. a jd. per Ib., with a good demand for the better quali- ties. Flour and breadstuffs were very dull and heavy in Liverpool. Sugar and coffee remained very firm in London, coffee being strengthened by the advance obtained at the Dutch Company sales in Holland. The revenue of Great Britain had declined $4,100,000 in the quarter ending the 3d of March, and the decrease during the financial year reaches $12,000,000, which is accounted for bya falling off in the income tax. The most important political announcement by the Europa is that of the defeat of the Der- by Ministry in the House of Commons, on the question of their new reform bill. After a véry | animated debate, extending over many nights, a division was had on the 31st ult., when the resola- tion of Lord John Russell, in opposition, was car- ried by a majority of thirty-nine, which num- ber included the vote of Lord Palmerston. There wasan unusually full house ou the occasion—six hundred and twenty-one members—(the entire num- her is six hundred and fifty-four) being present. After the division the House adjourned to the 4th ‘instant, government declining to explain their intended course. It was said that Queen Victoria hesitated to accept the resignation of Lord Derby, ard was opposed to a dissolution of Partiament. Preparations were being made for the assem- | bling of the Peace Congress, but the place of meet- had not been fixed—Austria obje g to Baden. Russia and Austria protested against the adm! elon of Sardinia in the rank of a great Power of Europe. By the arrival at this port of the schoone ‘Raft, Captain Bunker, from Savanna port she left on the 27th ult., we learn t surrection among the negroes had been put down, A British steamer had arrived and landed 380 | troops for the protection of the inhabitants and their property. The objectionable toll gates had | not yet been rebuilt, but at a meeting of the magix | trates, held on the 26th, it was decided to do so at an early day. The ringleaders in the late affair | had not been arrested. The port was quite healthy. Capt. Lindsey, of the schooner Maria, which ar rived at this port on the 16th inst., from Maranham, | Brazil, reports that on the 10th of February, in lati tude 16.20 north, and longitude 40.59 west, fell in | with Portuguese brig Eblena, Capt. Wood, bound from Mauritius, Isle of France, to London. The bi ‘was sugar laden, aad in a sinking condition, h three feet water in her hold. Capt. Lindsey | took off Capt. Wood, the mate and eight men, and | earried them into Maranham, for which port he ‘was bound. Our advices from Manila are dated on the 8th o February. Sugar was arriving slowly from the pro- vinces, and prices firmer. Hemp in demand for shipment to Great Britain. Exchange on London, Aa. 144. for six months sight first class bille. Our correspondence from Rio Janeiro, dated Feb: ruary 23, confirms the news of the amicable set- tlement of our difficulties with Paraguay, and states that the yellow fever bad appeared at that port. A Mr. Bines, of Virginia, died the previous evening of % On the 16th February the cara ran off the track and killed the inspector of the road and his compa- nion. They were trying to drive the cars forty tailes an hour at the time. Professor Doremus has finished his analysis in | rendy to report to the ary on Wednesday morning, | when Coroner Schirmer will resume the investiga- | tion 2¢ the Eighteenth precinet station house. The result of the analysis has not yet been made public: The proceeding of the Legislature yesterday are highly important t\ the citizens of New York: ‘The new City Charter wos lost in the Senate for want of a constitutional vote. The vote stood fif- teen to thirteen. nthe Assembly the Tax Levy | was taken up, and the Senate amendment, appro- priating $225,000 for the Record Commissioners, waa lost by a tie vote. A committee of conference was then appointed, but by an error of the telegraph we are left in the dark as to what recommendation they made in regard to the matter. They reported, however, in favor of paying the Lowber and other judgments, also Mayor Wood's growing out of the police difficulties and the Joseph Walker cave, and restoring to the bill the clause the Comptroller to contest all obviously fraudulent judgments. An animated discussion took place on the question of the removal of Quarantine, which terminated in the adoption of a proposition appro- | priating $325,000 for that object. In the Sickles case yesterday, Judge Crawford decided to admit evidence tending to show adul- terous intercourse between Key and Mrs. Sickles, and thereupon the defence introduced a number of witnesses whose testimony upon this point was very clear and direct, as will be seen by our report. Ata meeting of the Police Commissioners yes- terday, Mr. Tallmadge sent in his resignation of the general superintendence of the force. It is rumor- ed that Mr. Tallmadge will be appointed counsel to the Board. The Board of Supervisors met yesterday after. noon, but no business of an important nature was transacted. The committee to whom was referred the matter of the late judgment against the city re- ported that nine of the claims, even if they were just ones, should not be paid by the city, as they were county debts. After enumerating the claims in question, and giving the reasons why they should not be paid by the city, the committee closed their report with a resolution authorizing the Committee on Printing and Stationery to em.’ } ploy cuunsel for the purpose of having these cases | reopened and properly contested. The report was adopted, and the Board then adjourned until next | Monday afternoon. The Board of Aldermen did not organize last evening for want of a quorum, the majority of the members being still at Albany, using their influence | against any further invasion of the city’s rights by the State Legislature. The Board of Councilmen transacted consider- able routine business last evening, as will be seen by our report of the proceedings. The eales of cotton yesterday embraced about 2,100 bales, a considerable portion of which were sold in tran- situ. The market closed wi th steadiness, the Europa’s news having produced no decided effect upon prices. Flour was rather easier for common grades of State and Western, while the higher qualities, with good to primo extras, were unchanged. Southern flour was in good demand, with rather more doing, while mixed brands were bettor. Wheat was in better request, while prices were without charge of moment. Corn was heavy, while sales were moderate, including Jersey and Southern yellow at 873¢0. 8 88c., white at 820. a 843¢0., and Vestern mixed at 8340" a 84c. Pork was more active and in good demand, with sales of new mess at $17, and new prime at $12 50, anda considerable sale of mees was reported, deliverable in May, seller’s option, at $17 25. {Sugars were quite stoudy, with sales of about 1,000 hhds. and 360 ceroons St. Domin- goon terms given in another column. Coffee was frm for Rio, but without sales of moment; 2,000 bags Maracai- bo were sold for export at p.t ,and 100 do, Laguayra at J2c, Freights were steady at Saturday’s rates for cotton, 500 bales of which wero taken for Liverpool at §-B2d., and 1,100 bbls. rosin, part to lll up, at 1s. 4d. a 1s. 6d. The War Question in The advices received by the Europa add but little to the information which we previously poseessed on the subject of the proposed Con- grese. Doubts are even expressed that it will be held at all, as Austria is said to have insisted, as one of the conditions of her consent, that Pied- mont shall previously disarm. We do not attach any credit to this statement, seeing that it is op- posed to -all established precedents of arbitra- tion. Austria can hardly expect that in a refe- rence of this sort she can get Sardinia to assent to a proposition which would leave her entirely helpless should the Congress prove a failure. Were she even to make such a condition it is not likely that the: other Powers would go into a conference with her on terms 60 degrading to her opponent. On the question of the locality in which the Congress is to hold its sittings there appears to be also some uncertainty. Austria is said to ob- ject to Baden, but has not as yet named any place that is more agreeable to her. This, how- ever, is a matter of minor importance, and can, we suppose, be easily arranged. Not so the objection raised by Austria and Russia to the admission of Sardinia to the Congress as one of the deliberative Powers. They contend that she shall only be allowed to assist on the same terms as the other Italian States—that is to say, to look on and express her sentiments when in- vited to do so, without the power of voting on the questions discuesed. It isto be presumed that this stipulation will raise some difficulty at the outset; for after the position as a leading Power conceded to Sardinia by France and Eogland on the Eastern question, they can hardly consent now to see her reduced to an inferior rank, That Russia, which has a pique against her arising oat of that question, and that Austria, which has a present quarrel with her, should each be glad to wound her pride by assigning to her the position of a small Italian State, we can readily under- stand. But that the two Powers who admitted | her to equal rank and co-operation with them in a quarrel which was exclusively theirs, and who were glad to profit by such moral and material sopport as she could afford them, should consent to ber exclusion on a question in which she is so vitally interested, ecarcely admits of explanation. The only motive which can be assigned for such apparent ingratitude on their part is thatthe action of the Congress is already pre- determined, and that it is resolved to drive Aus tria into a corner on this question. By excluding | Sardinia a greater appearance of moderation sd impartiality will be given to the decisions that may be arrived at, and a heavier weight of responsibility cast upon Austria if she refuses to abide by them. Were, however, France and England disposed to throw over Victor Emmanuel, it is not certain that they would be able to do s0, Tuy, en. | slaved though it be, still counts for eomnethting, | and, with Sardinia to head another revolationary movement, the abortive efforts of 18 might be gloriously redeemed. If, therefore, the leading Powers evince a disposition to treat the ques tions at issue in the spirit of the Congress of Vienna, it is not improbable that they may be reminded by the tocsin of another continental convulsion that there are other interests at stake than those of the European equilibrium. Italy the promises of Louis Napoleon. Should he fail to fulfil the expectations that he has created, then she will see that her only hope is in her own efforte; and by pursuing @ course independent of him she will probably do more to insure her othe Fourteenth street poisoning case, and will be x3 own liberties than she would ever hope to have has only been thus far patient from a reliance on_ ferred to the sword. Bachanan’s Policy In Utah and South America. We give eleewhe'¢ to-day the letter of Judge Bowlin to the President, announcing the pacific termination of his mission, and several other in. teresting documents relating to the Paraguay ex- pedition. There seems to have been quite a contest in the display of official ci between all the parties concurring at the) diplomatic Cougress, which met at the P: capital, ever; one striving to ou’ do the others in his professious of friendship and appreciation for the United States; and the pending difficulties between usand Para- guay were arranged in most amicable man- ner, with a rapidity that ia perfectly astonishing, when we compare it the usual dilatory course of Spanish and § American diplo- macy. There is only one ¢vent in the history of recent international diMoylties that can at all compare with it. That is the settlement by Governor Garza of Tam with Capt. Topete, of the Spanish navy. ‘The correspondence between these two equalled, if it did not exceed, in poli the intercourse between Judge Bowlin gnd President Lopez. Capt. Topete announced t¢ Gov. Garza that he had been sent to settle cqrtain Spanish claims upon him, and with excrugiating politeness add- ed that bis instructions allowed him only twenty-- four hours for negotiati Gov. Garza was equally polite, settled at gace, and of his own ac- cord ran up and saluted the Spanish flag. The came causes have ptoduced the same effect in Paraguay. Judge Bowlin might have excecd- ed Chesterfield in politeness, but had not Presi- dent Lopez been well persuaded that if he did not settle the American Commissioner had or- ders to bring the guns of the navy at once to bear upon his fortifications, he would have re- turned that politeness with palavar, if not with contumely. As it is, peace and security for Awerican interests and respect for the Americana flag have been secured ia the waters of La Pla‘a, fora generation at least, If we are hereafter only decently represented in the character of our Ministers in those regions, and do not send coun- ty politicians whose schooling in public affairs has been a couple of sesslous acquaintance with the lobby of Congress, we shall have no more ne- cessity of sending outan expedition to the Atlan- tic coast of South America to vindicate our na- tional honor and to secure our just rights, It will take many years to wear off the impression which the Paraguay expedition has made. Some carping journals, who grieve on every occasion that our government acts with an energy that should characterize it in all things, and who for months have been prating about the strength of the fortifications at Humaita, the valor of the Paraguayans, and the innocence of Lopez, find- ing all their prognostications falsified, now turn round and abuse Mr. Buchanan for the expénse of the Paraguay expedition. THe has spent mil- lions, they say, to collect a few thousands. That is all that their pigmy understandings can see in the great results produced py Mr. Buctianan’s bigh policy, in making the Paraguay expedition effective at once. In pursuing the course he did the President has not only sayed millions to the private interests of our citizens, involved in every quarter ot the globe, but he has saved the expenditure of millions in the vindication of our national honor to those who shall succeed him in the first magistracy of the American people, Utah and Paraguay—domestic dissensions and foreign insult—have been met and mastered by his determination and sagacity, without the shed- ding of a single drop of blood. And their re- sults will be as permanent in their good effect upon our domestic and foreign relations as were the suppression of the whiskey rebellion and the Algiers expedition in the early days of the re- public. Gov. Wisk Fiyinc Orr Again at a Tan- Gext.—In one of our Southern: exchanges we find a long ratile-trap letter from Gov. Wise on the political fzeues of the day, the cream of which at the conclusion is summed up in the following paragraph:— The President bids high. To filibusters he offers Cuba and the Isthmus and North Mexico; to the Weat a Pacific Railroad; to the North protection to iron coarse wool- Jeps; apd to the great commercial centres the power of centralizauon by obvious uses and abuscs of ete act State bonks. Yesterday Biddle was # monster, and to-day a tow Wall street bankers can expand and coutract Upon vs more hke a vice than he did; and what would they not do if they could force the poor provinces when (bey pare into Cankruptcy? 2 have written this right on, and you msy do what you please with it. Yours trely, HENRY A. WISE. “The President bids high.” What for? The next Presidency is evidently suggested; but Governor Wise knows, or ought to know, that Mr. Buchanan has not entertained, and does not entertain, the remotest idea of making any bid whatever, in any quarter, for the succession. He is not a candidate for a re-election, does not in- tend to be, and has no Presidential favorite to provide for. The very fact that his recommen- dations to Congress have not suited the Presi- dential managers of the party is proof conclu- sive that he has no favors to ask of them, and has not consulted them in reference to the policy of his administration, At this crisis we fear that this letter of Governor Wise will not contribute much to the cause of the democracy fa Virginia. His friends should keep him quiet till after the clection. Tu ew York Cuarter Bux, Krauep— ‘The charter bi)l for this city, which passed the Assembly in its most obnoxious form, a few days ago, came to a vote in the Senate yesterday, and wus defeated, A powerful lobby from the city has been on band for several duys—including our Board of Aldermen—endeavoring to inflaonce the action of the Senate; and a number of amend- ments, which almost changed the original fea- tures of the bill, were tacked on to it, with the expectation of securing its paseage, but to no purpose, An attempt was made by Mr. Mather, in the early part of the day, to prevent the bill from being reached, but it came up in the after- noon, and was lost. We sincerely rejoice that this infamous attempt at usurpation has been thwarted, Brack Rervnicay Econowy.—The republi- can party are making much ado about the fact that the tax this year, for the expenses of the State treasury, is one-eighth of a mill leas than last year, while at the same time it is that the present Legislature have made large ap- propriations, to mect which there are no possihie resources, These appropriations already far ox ceed the revenues provided, and the result, of course, must be embarrassment and dtsoredit This is @ curious kind of economy, but It is nothing more nor less than we anticipated, NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, APRIL 19, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. nnn effected by French ald. We do not, however, believe that Napoleon will prove false to Pied- mont on this question. His continued active Preparations for war in the face of the pending Congrees prove the conviction that he entertains that its ultimate arbitration will have to be re- ‘Tue News rnom Mextco—Wuat Dogs rr Iv- bicaTe?—The interesting correspondence from Mexico which we publish elsewhere today em- braces two points of paramount interest, both to us and to that republic. These are, which party is going to succeed in the civil war that has so long raged there, and what will be the result of Mr. McLane’s recognition of the Juarez govern- ment? In Miramon’s failure to take Vera Cruz every one seems to perceive his proximate overthrow; and in the siege of the capital by the constitu- tional forces under Degollado the downfall of the Church party is supposed ‘to be foreshadowed. We do not see any reason to doubt the verisimili- tude of these expectations, except that universal uncertainty that attends all Mexican affairs. What has seemed most likely to céme to“ pass, and succeed there, has generally been that which failed, while the most desperate situation of any person or party has usually proved to be the eve of triumph. Thus Comonfort entered in September upon the Presidency by an al- most unapimous vote, and in the succeeding January he was an exile. One week saw Zulo- aga an impeached general officer, and the next beheld him at the head of the republic. Night found Chief Justice Juarez immured in a prison, and morn proclaimed him as constitutional Presi- dent. We might cite innumerable examples, not forgetting that prestigiator Santa Anna, who has proved more changes in Mexican affairs than ever did Signor Blitz in legerdemain. Notwithstanding Miramon’s continued victo- ries in the North and West of Mexico, no sooner did he turn his steps eastward than not a vestige of his conquests remained. Everywhere the con- stitationalists rise upin mass, and proclaim their batred for the church rule and the old pam- pered army. They march upon and surround the capital, whence a thousand tongues implore Miramon for succor. Hehas just failed before Vera Cruz, and now finds the enemy posted so as to cut off his return to his despairing friends, Soch is the condition of things at our last advices. Degollado hopes soon to take the capital, and Juarez hopes goon to return to it. The recognition of the Juarez government by our Minister has been a godsend to them, though coming as it did immediately after the retreat of Miramon, they do not value it as they would have done ten days sooner. Filled as they now are with hopes of an early triumph, they have’ less disposition to treat for the arrangement of past reclamatione, or to make concessions for future security; and under existing circumstances they can find abundant reasons for delay. What- ever projects for negotiation Mr. McLane has, they must evidently now be deferred until President Juarez gets to the city of Mexi- co, or again finds bimeeclf in a tight place, We are glad that our Minister has recognized the constitutional government; for whether it nego- tiates a new treaty with us or not, his course isa marked approval of liberal principles, aud gives to them, and to the government that proclaims them, a greater moral weight at home and abroad. As to what Mr. McLane’s projects for negotia- tion are, one of our correspondents has given us some shrewd guesses. Mr. McLane said little; but whenever the map was produced his eye and finger invariably ran along the line of Northern Mexican States and down the river Yagui into ‘he Gull Of California below Gaaymas. When he did talk, howevor, ho had little oxpootetion uf purchasing territory, but thought he might make a reciprocity treaty, like the one between us and Cauada, and obtain the right of hauling Ameri- | can goods from Guaymas to Arizona. Our cor- respondents look at his chances of present suc- cess with a less hopeful eye; and we muet agree with them, President Juarez, finding he has got from us all we can give him—which is the moral support of our official recognition—has no reason to hurry himeelf in the settlement of bygone and disagreeable questions. Prosperity oF Pustac AMvsEMENTS.—In sccordance with an occasional custom we on last evening despatched reporters to the prin- cipal theatres and other places of amusement, for the purpose of obtaining estimates of the atten- dance at the several houses, The result we give hereunto appended in a tabalar form. The first column gives the capacity of the theatres, with their highest receipts at their present prices, and the second the actual number of persons present at cach place on last evening, and the amount of money taken at the doors, as nearly as the esti- mates can be made from the best data that could be procured :— Actual Whole No. Highest atte'dce. Rec'ps. seats. — reecepts (Bxt'd.) (But'd.) Academy of Mani. ...4000 $4,800 1,100 81,000 Metropolitan Th 600 1,200 1500 Niblo’s Garden... 500 11300 120040 Wallack’s Theatr 000 "Tso* 1/500 650 Laura Keene's 000 Toot 2,000 750 eatro Franca 000 600 450 Theat 000 600 3,000 600 Bao Theatre, 500, 1,000 350 4oot 2,980 720 875 1,100 275 260 "400 1,000 3,000 1, $11,925 19,760 $6,045 One performance. It should be remembered that the present week is one of the woret in the whole year for public amusements, as it is the end of Lent, when the Catholic portion of our population, as well as many others, are absorbed in the devotional ex- ercises appropriate to the season. The attend- ance at the theatres last night was made up chiefly of strangers, and it shows well for a brisk business season. Vero or vue Caxat, Drarr Interest Brit.— The bill to provide for the payment of interest on drafts of the Canal Commissioners, which Governor Morgan vetoed, but which the Assem- bly subsequently passed over his veto, by a large majority vote, came up in the Senate yesterday, and taxpayers will be glad to see that the veto of the Governor is sustained. This bill is wrong in principle and mischievous in its tendency.’ ‘The practice of making drafts on the treasury, upon which interest must be paid, when there is no money on hand, is one that should not be en- couraged. It can eventuate in nothing but die credit, and perhaps bankruptcy; besides, it has A Very Siw Exrt. ANATION.—The Richmond Whig is astonished to learn that, on the 13th of April, the very day on which it was reported Hon. John Letcher was “suffering an attack of neuralgia in the head,” and was “under medical attendance” in Washington, he dined in that olty with Mr. Douglas and a of friends. We think, however, that a regular political fami: ly dicner in Washington, after a manth’s exhaust- ing campaigning in Virginia on the stump, is calculated to precipitate @ headache. Thus, in- stead of dining with Mr. Douglas and friends, or with any other perty on the 13tb, Letcher ehould not have dined at all. ay Ae horws, should be restricted thelr Tue Jaran Commissioners in New York — The Commiesion which has been appointed by the Emperor of Japan to exchange ratifications of the new treaty with the United States ia al- ready en route for this country. . Lieutenant A. W. Habersham, of the navy of the United States, has been detached from the Powhatan steamer, and will act as the escort to the Japanese mission. Lieutenant Habersham is one of the most meri- torious of our naval officers, and is known to the literary world by his clever work upon Japan, published under the title of “My Last Cruise.” The Commission will proceed in one of our national ships to Panama, and thence by the usual way toNew York. Lieutenant Habersham will probably land the Japanese on the Battery before the middle of the month of June next. The arrival of this unique diplomatic corps will create an immense excitement among our mercurial population. It wil? be especially in- teresting from the fact that although the practice of interchanging compliments between indepen- dent nations by means of envoys had its origin among the Oriental nations, where ‘it was done | with the greatest solemnity, pomp and dignity, yet there have been but few such communi- cations between the Eastern sovereigns and their Eurvpean cousins, whom they hold to be imper- tinent and obtrusive barbarians, and altogether interlopers among the elect of the earth, in which category they place themselves, In London great crowds have followed some rajah of India, whose visit has been almost a compulsory one, and the Persian mission to Paris was more than a nine days’ wonder in a city where there are all sorts of curious and unique things turn- ing up every day and at every step one takes, The Japanese, however, send some of their head men to uson a mission of peace, amity, good will, to extend the market for their manufac- turee, and to open a new field for our commerce. They will come with a grand suite, and with all the entourage that Oriental usage throws around the immediate representatives of the royal per- son. In the East they adhere with remerkable tenacity to all the old forms, customs and fuss and feathers of diplomacy, and this will be re- produced in our midst. The sight of the now commission will be the greatest attraction of the day, and when it arrives the Battery will. pre- sent a scene which will be worth a day’s walk to see, DergaT AND PRoBABLE RESIGNATION OF THE Drrsy Ministry.—The Derby administration have been beaten on Lord John Ruseell’s amend- ment to the government Reform bill by a ma- jority of 39 in a house of 621 members. The un- urually large number“of votes registered shows the importance attached on the side of both go- vernment and opposition to the principle embo- died in the amendment. Judging from this test, it would seem as if there was no other option left the administration than to resign, although, from the extraordinary efforts at compromise apparent in this bill, we should not be at all surprised if Mr. Disraeli were to announce that the govern- ment withdrew it with a view to some more libe- ral concess‘ons, The tenacity of his party to their places is so great that it requires something more than even a defeat of this kind to drive them from power. Supposing, however, that the Derbyites show signs of grace, and resign their offices, we are not quite sure that a strong working govern- ment cen be formed frum the opposition. Lord Palmerston and Lord John Russell aro both bidding for the premiership, and neither may be willing to concede his claims. The exigencies of the war crisis would indicate Lord Palmerston, those of the reform agitation Lord John Ruseell, as the fitting man. Lord Palmerston’s relations with Louis Napoleon, however, are equivocal, and the English people may not choose to ree the management of the {talian question entrusted to his hands, All cir- cumstances considered, we are of opinion that Lord John Ruesell has the best chance of the post. He is understood to have a new reform bill ready hatched, which forms a fair compro- mise between the Derby bill‘and Mr. Bright’s measure. As there isg large class of liberals who are not as yet prepared to accept the ex- treme provisions of the latter, Lord John Russell will probably be called in to give i¥ the coup de grace, Post Orrice Buinpinas Here ann Exse- WHERE.—There is @ good deal of excitement in Boston at’ present about their new Post Office; which in all probability did not cost over two hun- dred thousand dollars. About twice hy sum has been appropriated for a Post Office ‘In this city, in lieu of the miserable ancient structure in Nas- sau street now devoted to postal purposes, aud the cormorants have been after the money with their accustomed voracity. Some wanted to lo- cate the new Post Office up town, and others in « building on Broadway, not half large enough tor such a purpose, While we are squabbling about sites, and hunting after the spoils, they are effecting some practical results in another quorter of the world. We received by the steamer yesterday, from Europe, a design for a new Post Office to be erected in Melbourne, Aus- tralia, which exceeds in architectural beauty any public structure in this country. Melbourne, it must be remembered, is a young and only grow- ing city, scarcely out of her teens. The begin- ving of Australian prosperity is an event of more recent occurrence than the developement of Cali- fornia, We might take example, with advantage, in this great and wealthy metropolis, from the public spirit and refined taste of the citizens of Melbourne. ie Tua Metroronitan Pouice-—Restonation or ie GENERAL ScrerINTENDENT—At a meeting of the Metropolitan Police Commissioners yes- terday, Mr. F. A. Tallmadge, who since the or- ganization of the commission has held the office of General Superintendent of the Police Depart- ment, resigned that position, because he had be- come tired of acting as a mere clerk in an office generally supposed to invest him with some power as well as responsibility. The Commis- sionera made a great hue and ery about their fairness in appointing Mr, Tallmadge—a politi cal opponent—to the position; but from the date of his appointment they have gradually deprived him of power, until at length he found himeclf required to be a mere subordinate, to serve as a channel for, the Commissioners to direct the smallest details of his office. One membor of the Board actually claimed and exercised the pri- vilege of detailing all the men, until at lest the interference with his duties went so far that Mr. Tallmadge became disgusted with the whole af fair, and was obliged, from self-respect, to resign his offee. Mr. Tallmadge and the public have now identical opinions in regard to the Metro. politan Police arrangement. Fraixp Ovt.—The Cuban revolution * flam- ingly announced to the world last work by the filtbuater organ of this city, _ New Puase ry Tue Sickixs Case.—In this cago the Court rendered yeMerday morning a mest important deeision, under which the defence is allowed to put in all tbe evidence going to prove the alleged provocation—the adulterous connes- tion between Mr. Key and the wife of Mr. Sickles, This decision created the greatest excitement at Washington, and will undoubtedly make a deep sensation throughout the country. So far as the common law of homicide ig concerned it este blishes a precedent which has frequently beem raised, but which has never before been distinet- ly defined. The prosecution will now endeavor to break down the defeudant’s witnesses, cither by crose-examination or by rebutting testimony, and the government attorney will probably take the ground that cognate with the testimony to be offered as to the adultery he can enter into anex- amination of the previous acts of all the parties, or at least of such of them as would seem te bear directty or indirectly upon the marital relations of the defendant. The defence would then rete- liate by blackening the previons character of Me. Key—previous, we mean, to the special act which it is claimed provoked Mr. Sickles to kill bim, Such 4 line of procedure would be especially objectionable in several poing of view. In the first place it would prolong the trial to an un- conecionable length: as it is, two weeks mere time may be required to finiah it; and in the se coud place, it is difficult to see how the relations of the parties years ago, or their acts, disconnect- ed from the particular event which the jury is now examining, has any bearing on the case. Unless the lawyers muddle everything together, the course of both sides—prosecution and de- fence—seems plain enough, and we trust that the Court will ot permit any departure, however slight, from the strict rules of law and evidende- Tne Rervniicans anp THE Rearstry Law.— When the republican party was coquetting with the Americans, previous to the last election, one of the bargains struck between them was that the former party should pass a registry law. Ib was expected, no doubt, that such a law would be provided as would accord with the American policy relative to the votes of foreign bora citi- zens. Instead of keeping faith With the con- tracting party, however, the republicaus have passed a bill which satisfes nobody, not even their own friends, and certainly cannot be satis- factory to the Americans. It is pretty clear that the majority never intended to passa proper registry law. An attempt was made at an carly period of the session to amend the constitution #0 as to insert the provision that “ hereafter no person shall be permitted to exercise the elective franchiee who shall not be duly registered as a voter, pureuant to laws to be passed for that purpore,” but a two-thirds vote could not be had on the resolution in the Senate, aud the effort failed. We said from the beginning tbat the re- publicans would never give such a registry law as the public require to protect tho ballot boxes from fraud. How Cuxar Leowiation May pa Hav.— Abolish the per diem allowance of the members of the Legielature, and the lobby, through its patriotic devotion to the interests of the State, will pay them for their time and services while manufacturing laws for the State. © AFFAIRS IN WASHIN NQTON. Despatches from Our Minister in Mexice—His Opinion of the State of Affairs There=the ‘Treaty with Nicaragua, &. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPAToH, Wasusaton, April 18, 1859. The State Department received despatches today from our Minister in Mexico. He writes encouragingly of, Juarez government, and says that out of twenty: States only three profess allegiance to the Miramon government, and he considers the government of Juares firmly cetablished. The liberal goverument have sur- rounded the city of Mexico, and the prospect is that i¢ must soon surrender.” He says he has been kindy re- coived, and the government entirely approves of his course, Senor Mata, the Mexican Minister, is expected here in a day or two, and will be received at once, The treaty between our government and Nicaragua has been ratified by’ tho Nicaragua government, and now awaits the action of our government. It contains pre- cisely the provisions we required and had agreod to, with one alteration, and that not au important one. Whetner our government will assent to the treaty, or send & back to have this alteration expunged, Las not yet boen deter- mined. The English treaty coatains tne same provisions as tho one sent to us, Lord Napier left this evening for Annapolis, and wi eail for England to morrow. ‘TNE GENERAL YRWSPAPER DASPATCH. Wasnixctor, April 18, 1859, Judging from cortain indications, the noes from Niea- ragua is not of such a character as will alter the alleged policy of the administration concerning that republis, Much interest is manifested in diplomatic quarters. in re- gard to the subject. It ia stated that Genoral Jerez will return to Nicaragua in the steamer of the 5b of May, ‘The State Department is in receipt of voluminous dea- Patches from Commissioner Bowlin, concerniog Paraguay affairs. ‘The Winnebago celegation of Indians yesterday buried, with impressive ceremoules, their prophot and orator, the most prominent man ia the tribe. It is supposed that the Sickles trial will oxtend to the Lat of May. Lord Napier has returned to Washington, The Steamship Fulton off Cape Race. Sr. Jonns, N. F., April 18, 1850, A widewheel steamship, with three masts and two smoke stacks, passed Cape Race at ten A. M. on Sunday, It was undoubtedly the United States mai} steamship Fal- tou, Captain Wotton, from Havre and Soathampion 6th inst., and which will bo due at New York on Thuraday next. ‘The arrangements of the Associated Press for boarding | seamers off Cape Race will go into effect carly in May,, after which it is confidently anticipated that the news wilh ‘be procured from a large majority of vessels passing th a, point. The Kuropa’s News at New Orleans, New Onunans, April 18, 1864 The foreign advices per steamship Europa at New fork ‘were received by the Associated Press, over the Seageard line, at 8:30 A. M. to-day. The bulk of the nows was re- ceived by the National line, and over a column of foreign pews is published in the evening editions of the Asaaciatod. Presa. News from Trinidod. Batamwore, April 39 1859. By an arrival hero we have advices from ‘inidad.ty. ‘March 28, Brig Porter, from Trialdad for New, York, was totally lost on the Bacus om the 2d ult. Me, Moraah, ‘United States Consul to Trinidad, died on the Mist, ———$—$—$— Overland Express to the Gold Hfegtona. Lgavaxwoan, K. T., Apeil 18, 1859, The first overland express left this city to-day for Dem ‘vor City with tho mail. Tes departure wag witnessed by ® large concourse of people. Two coachas of thia line wilt leave horo daily hereafter. Some small parcels of got dust were received here. Governor Mpdary loayes to day for Ohio, The Ice Bridge at Quebes. ‘Mowrnnat, April 18, 2859, ‘Tho {00 bridge still halds at Quebec, but is expected to Bivo way in a day or two, No vessols aro reported be- low yet. Weather mild and sicar, Movements of Sir Francis Hincks, Torowro, April 18, 1860 fir Francis Hincks, Governor Gonoral of Barbesecs, arrived bere this merning. Proparations are being made for a grand demoastration in bia bonor in the eounty of Orford, his olf constituency, .