The New York Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. —_—_———- JAMES GURDOS BEANETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICH NW. W. CORNER OF FULTOW AND NASSAU BTS. Velume KKTV ...cceeteseeseereeeseeee ers: MOe LB NIBLO'S GARDEN, jway.—Lapy or Lroxs—Mr Youna Wire anp O1p Umsesits. BOWERY THRATRE, Bowery.—Goraam—Macwo Hanne— ‘Limmaicx ~ or. METROPOLITAN THEATRE (Late Burton’s)—Rouxo np JousT—Batsy Bags. WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Wire—Ravisw. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 624 Broadway.—Mm- ‘Micar’s Dazax. RICAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—Afier- DARIUS AMERIOAN, MUba INSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 568 Broadway— ious Sana, tl Bae Be ae breton Loves. BRYANTS' MINSTRELS, MECH AWICS’ HALL, 437 Broad- way.—Nacuo Sorcs, 4c —Dusex or Su0val-ny. Kew York, Saturday, April 23, 1859. The News. The European mails to the 9th inst., brought by the Arabia, reached this city from Boston yesterday evening. Our letters from Paris and St. Peters- burg will be found very interesting, containing, as they do, much valuable information on the subject of the Italian war crisis and the recent diplomatic intercourse between Napoleon and the Czar of Rassia and the Emperor of Austria. Lord Derby's ministerial explanation of his reasons for resorting to a dissolution of Pariiament is also given, with the speeches of the great party leaders, Mr. Disraeli, Lord Palmerston, Mr. Bright and Lord John Russell. Tom Sayers, the champion of Eng- land, beat Benjamin so easily, in the late fight, that the London papers publish only short notices of the battle. This is the second defeat of Benjamin by Sayers. The Sickles case made but little progress yester- day, owing to the absence of two witnesses, Messrs. exSenator Brodhead and Haldemer, upon whose testimony the prosecution rely to show the de- meanor of Mr. Sickles during a portion of the time he was at the house of the Attorney General after his fatal meeting with Key. These witnesses will, it was expected, be examined this morning, after which the lawyers on both sides will argue such legal questions as they desire to present to the con- sideration of the jury. The case will then, it is un- derstood, be left to the decision of the jary without argument on either side, and we may, therefore, re- ceive the verdict in this city in the course of this afternoon, The iegal points referred to, as drawn up by the prosecution and defence, are given in our report of the proceedings in to-day’: Heraup. Our correspondent at Bridgetown, Barbadoes, writing on the 11th instant, says:—The new tariff came into operation on the Ist instant, and so far has given general satisfaction. Rain is still very much wanted throughout the island, little or none having fallen during the past fortnight. The coolies are the cheapest and best laborers that could be in- troduced into these islands, and many thousands more of them are wanted. They work well, are easily and cheaply kept, never get intoxicated, and are at peace with themselves and others. Salted meats are dull of sale. Lumber is wanted. Fish, #4 68 a $4 85 per quintal. Rice, pickled fish and cheese are in full supply. Flour, corn, brown bread and black eyed peas are in active request. We have news from Port Louis, Mauritius, to the ‘ith ult. Abundant rains had greatly benefitted the plantations. Money was plentifal, and trade heavy. Sugars had advanced. It will be observed by our report in another column that the Police Commissioners yesterday, on being officially notified of the recent decision of the Court of Appeals, formally reinstated McCune, the plaintiff, as an officer of the Metropolitan po- lice, but tendered him his pay only up to the time of the commencement of the sui y 3 since. This tender McCune very properly declined, claiming full pay up to the present time as due upon the judgment of the Court. The action of the Commissioners is based on an opinion of coun- sel, which we give in our report. A private despatch from New Orleans informs us that the steamer Goiden Age, which left San Francisco on the Sth instant for Panama, had on board 750 passengers and $2,031,765 in treasure. The Uncle Sam, which left San Francisco on the same day, had 600 passengers, but no treasure. The steamship Orizaba, with the passengers who left New York on the 10th instant, had not reached San Francisco on the 5th inst. The British steam frigate Curacoa left Annapolis on Tuesday night last, having on board Lord Napier, lady and suite. Lady Napier was conveyed to the ship, which was lying about four miles out in the stream, in a yacht from the United States Navy Acailemy, escorted by Captain Blake, the Superin- tendent, and Captain Craven, the commandant of the Academy, together with other naval officers and a party of ladies. The inclemency of the weather yesterday, combined with the absence of the Arabia’s ietters, and with the fact that the day wes keptas a holyday by some mor. chants, tended to check transactions in cotton, which ‘were confined to afew small lote that afforded no cri terion of the state of the market. Flour continued heavy, and cloged at easier rates for common grades of State and Western brands, while the higher and choice grades of extras were unchanged. Southern brands were without Blteration, while sales were moder Wheat—Sales were light: good Western red was gold ai $1 45, and Chicago spring at 82c. a 85c. Corn was heavy and lower, ‘with sales of Jersey and Southern yellow at S50. a 86c., and Western mixed a: 3c. a 66c. Pork was firm, with sales of new mces at $17 30 a $17 35, and oid at $17, ant prime at $12 60. Def and lard were firm, and sales fair. The steady fail of rain yesterday checked sales of suyars, while prices’ were lees buoyart. The trauenctions em- braced about 450 hhds., inctuding Cubas, New Orloana and Porto Ricos, 66 bhds. meiado, and 69 hhds. cistera bottoms, all at rates given in another piace. Collve was firm, with sales of 200 bags Rio and two cargoes of La- guayra, comprisiag 3,000 bags, at terms stated elsewhere, Freight engagements were light, and rates unchanged. The Question of the Succession—The Divi. slows of the Opposition, The opposition organs and orators of the country, North and South, are exulting over those intestine dissensions which have torn the democratic party into pieces. Thus prostrated in the North aud divided in the South upon mea- sures and men, the defeat in 1860 of this once all- powerfol party is regarded by a very large body of men in all sections, and of all parties, as a sure and inevitable thing. Bat it must not be forgotten that the opposition forces are also cut up into sections, cliques and factions, and upon measures and abstractions in regard to which there appears to be no possible margin of accom- modation; while we know, from repeated tests of experience, that the odds and ends of the demo- cracy, when the Presidency demands it, can be rallied together upon that great universal and paramount democratic principle—the spoils, Within the lust twelve months the wrangling democracy bave been eo terribly beaten in our Northern State elections as to justify, to a great extent, the idea prevailing fn the republican that they can, without auy concessions to Sabet, elect the next President of the United States, To make this election, however, they must hold the ground which they have secured h the Inte elections, in conjunction with ‘Americans, disaffected democrats and olg Nine whigs. But can the republicans retain theeo allies in the Presidential contest? They cannot without risking the loss of their anti-slavery fol- lowes Nor can we p reeive th» slightest dis- position among the republican chiefs and mans gers so to modify their anti-slavery programme as to make it acceptable to “popular sovereiga- rv? poling dem crats, old line whigs, or con- servative Americans, In his late speech to the Young Men’s Repub- lican Central Committee of this city, Hon. Galusba A. Grow, of Pennsylvania, the republi- can lender of the House of Representatives in the late Congress, very distinctly laid down the law. It will be found sufficiently rel o'el iv the following extract from bis remarks, to wit:— Mr. Grow gave thanks for the cordial manner tn which they had received him. He came to with them over the victories that had swept over the country, sua which were the portent of a republican triumph in 1880. ‘Times there were ta history when old issues ocvasd, and old parties out of existence. New organizations were |, and elementa which had beea previ vusiy ir. Teconcisble came togeter; and men who had acted tox ther for years were pow apart. We were now in the midst of sveb ap era. The progress of the worid aud gevius of our institutions made it inevitable that new parties snould be formed, and that we should be free to form uew rela- Mons in Now a new question bad spravg upoa ur,and we were to meet it, It was the question of the extension of slavery. “The question of the extension of slavery.» That is to be the paramount and controlling issue with the republican party. That teat, as interpreted by the most moderate of the republi- can oracles, cuta off at once the opposition ele- ments of the South, the conservative old line whig and American elements of the North, and the “popular sovereignty” bolting democracy. That test thus foreshadows an inevitable third party, and perhaps a fourth, in the Presidential contest, which may spoil the calculations of Mr. Grow in two, three, four or half a dozen North- ern States. But, assuming that the republicans will hold fast to this test, who will be their candidate? Mr. Seward stands most prominent in the fore- ground; but he is so obnoxious to the rank and file of the conservative opposition elements, even of the republican camp, that his nomination would be equivalent to a defeat. Fremont, it appears, has been abandoned by general consent. Banks, of Massachusetts, is unquestionably the most appropriate man of the party for the posi- tion; but Banks, from his Know Nothing affilia- tions, would imperil the German republican vote, which is as important to that party as is the Irish vote to the democracy. Chase, of Ohio, is an able man and a popular local politician, but no- thing more. Hale has been tried and found wanting. Perhaps, at the last pinch, Mr. Grow, of Pennsylvania, might answer; but this would be treading upen the toes of General Cameron, who, it is said, bas an agreement of his own with Seward. The whole opposition masses of the North and South might be rallied together under the name of General Scott; but the Seward managers, who have always stood in his way heretofore, have determined that Scott is out of the question. There is no help for it—there will be at least two opposition parties in the field in 1860— the Northern anti-slavery and republican party, and the Southern constitutional and Union party. Between these two opposition parties, the Charleston Convention, in a satis- factory agreement upon the spoils, may cut in, as in 1856, and carry off the prize. It is their only chance. But should the Charleston Convention break up from a “confusion of tongues,” like the builders of the Tower of Babel, and thus turn the disbanded democracy loose upon the country, they may be absorbed in the North by the national opposition party. In this way, possibly, thie new party may throw the election into Congress, and there command the balance of power. In any event, with or without a reunion of the democracy, the conser- vative popular elements of the country are so abundant that the anti-slavery republican ticket cannot be elected with anything of a reasonable national opposition party in the field. Such a party already exists in the South; the materials for it are abundant in the North. Why, then, should not the Northern organs and leaders concerned proceed a once to a national organization? Why pereist in chaffering, and bantering, and coaxing, to getin at the back door of the republican synagogue, when that door is locked, and the key is in the pocket of Seward ? The Relations .of War and Commerce—Bear- ing of a European War on Amerigan In- terests, The varying phases of the questions that now disturb the peace of Europe are viewed with much concern by our merchante, and discussed with warmth in our speculative circles. Among the latter a general European war is argued to be favorable or adverse to our interests, and to the proepects of trade and speculation with us, according to whether the reasoners belong to the bull or the bear interest in the present state of the market. The complications of cause and effect that may arise from a European war—which would affect the interest of two hundred millions of civilized men---would be so great as to render it impossible to reason out the detail of its results to any particular community. But there are certain general principles which govern trade, and its relation to war, that can be considered, and which will afford us some clue to the pro- bable general results. The elements of commerce resolve them- selves into three classes, These are supply, demand and distribution. Whatever tends to check or stimulate these has an imme- Giate effect, upon trade. War may for a time stimulate the consumption of any particular arti- cle or class of products, aud creste a temporary prosperity in that branch of commerce. But as commerce is simply the exchange of products, it cannot long continue to be prosperous where the capacity of production is reduced on one side, or the facilities for general distribution are disturbed. And this is what war does. It draws jarge numbers of men from their employments and converts them into non-producing con- sumers; it disturbs the channels of commerce, and delays or stops distribution, by the double operation of the physical effects of the conflict and the doubt which it infuses into the getieral animus of trade, preventing the merchant from undertaking operations which require time to ma- ture. Thus the general results of war are always prejudicial, It stagnates capital, it destroys the equilibrium of supply and demand, and it inter- feres with distribution, That temporary bencfit may arise from war is fully evident in the effects of that in the Crimea four years since; but the final results, even in that case, bear out the general principles we have Jaid down, As soon as it fairly begun it created a violent temporary demand for food and ocean transportation. Grains, meats and freights went up enormously, and for a ecagon everything in those branches of commerce prospered. But the wars of the pre- sent day cannot continne long. The facilities for movement and destruction are so great that nations soon exhaust their own and cach others resources, and peace must ensue, Then the re- action of the temporary stimulant comes, as it did after the Crimean war. The ships were tied up at the wharves, without freiciiers orp) - chasers, and grains and meats fell nearly fifty per cent in value. The years 1856 aud 1857 were years of cistress to the shipping and agr'- cultural interests, and their sacr.tices were im- werse long before the panic caue. Their de- pression was the prelude to the Auancial tornado which swept away the speculative values of the time, and the storm was hastene1 by the dis- turbance which war had produge ! in the supply, demond and distribution of the staples ot com- merce. Enrope has not yet recovered from that revul- sion. We have done better, becan+e we possess a virgin coil, a young and hopefal community, and the sole production, comparatively epeaking, of the great staple for the clothing of the world. To this cause is to be attributed the extent of our foreign importations during the present year, which it is now evident will yield a revenue fully equal to that of 1857. War in Europe may again create a demand for our grains and breadstuffa, and possibly for our shipping. The latter point is not so certain as the first, for that depends much on the charac- ter of the war. When France and Faglaad were transporting their vast elements for war to the distant East, there was a demand for trans- portation that may not exist in a Continental war. In that event the proximity of the com- batante is greater, and the manner of movement very different. It is not improbable that a war on the Continent may create a demand for our breadstuffs. This, however, will depend upon th> charac- ter of the conflict that now threatens to involve Europe. If itis simply a war between two or three of the great nations, that shall leave the mass of tieir people to produce a4 consume, then it may help usin some degree, but not to the extent that the Crimean war did, for that closed to the markets of Europe the vast gra- na ies of Southern Russia, and relieved us from a great competitor. But even the character of the coming conflict is in doubt. It may be not an international war, but a general upheaving of the nation, similar to that of 1848. No branch of commerce found a profit in that dis astrous year, or from its results. Speculation, then, as to the temporary advanteges to us from a war in Europe, can only be of the most vague and uncertain character, while it cannot but be evident that the ultimate results of euch a war must be detrimental to our highest interests, The Reform Agitation in England. Elsewhere will be found a full report of the ministerial explanations offered in Parliament of the course decided upon by the Derby Cabinet as a consequence of their jate defeat. In resolviag upon a dissolution as the only means left them of clinging to office, it will be seen that they have recourse to this step less with a view of taking the sense of the country in the measure which hos necessitated it than of gaining suffi- cient time to conclude the part which they have undertaken in the approaching conference of the European Powers. They do not promise to en- large or reconstruct their Reform bill, nor, in fact, do they give any pledge in regard to its re- introduction. They content themselves with saying to the people of England, “ The question of peace is just now of more importance than measures of internal policy, and, as the former will be endangered by our quitting office we shall hold our places until we have effected or failed in the arrangements that we have in band.” This would be an excellent rea- gon were the premises on which it is founded true; bat as no one imagines that it would be difficult to find a capable substitute for Lord Malmesbury at the Congress, or that a change of representatives would alter the course pursved by Great Britain on the Italian ques tion, its flimsiness is at once apparent, The real fact of the matter is that the Derbyites, with that desperate tenacity to office and that contempt for public opinion which have always dis‘inguish- ed them, are resolved to erect out of this peace question a barrier against their competitors. If they succeed in conducting the peuding negotia- tions to a successful issue, they expect to mske suflicient political capital out of it to enable them to maintain themselves in office for another year or two. If, on the contrary, their failuce should lead to war, they believe that the urgency of tbat state of things will postpone indefinitely tbe reform measures of their opponents. The cslculation in either event is a purely selfish one; but in the case of an administration which lives only upon shifts and contrivances suggest. ed by the necessities of the moment, it may well be excused. Clever and unscrupulous as are the tactics which have dictated their present course, the Derby Ministry do not seem to have taken into consideration all the chances of failure and dan- ger attending it. And yet this very question of reform is preguant with lessons which should bave made them pause before they decided on their present course. They surely cannot have forgotten the disastrous results of the two disso- lutions which the factions opposition offered by their own party to the first Reform bill com- pelled the Ministry of Earl Grey to have recourse to. Riots at Derby, Nottingham, Bristol, and several others of the principal English towns, in which large numbers of people lost their lives; proclamations from the political unions in Lon- don, in which treason was openly proclaimed, end a public burning of the bishops in effigy, were occurrences too significant not to convince the conservatives of that day that any further opposition to the measure was useless. By introducing a sham measure of reform Mr. Disraeli and his colleagues thought to defeat the pressure for larger extensions of the franchise, which they had to meet in some stage or other. Defeated in their jugglery, they now have re- course to & dissolution, in order to cheat the peo- ple into continuing them in office, in the belief tbat they alone hold the key to the Italian diffi- culty, What was useful to a reform Ministry in *B1 is, bowever, likely to prove dangerous to 9 conservative administration in ’69.\ Once the English people are convinced, by the delay in isening the new writs, that the object is merely to gain time for this purpose, we may expect to witness such another physical demonstration throughout the country as will convince these gentlemen of the folly of the part they are play- ing. For the cauee of reform itself nothing can be better than this headlong course of the conserva tives, Itis lucky for t that the question has been made the chief bone of contention between them and the whigs; for so long as there was a compromise possible between these two great sections of the aristocracy, there was but a poor chance for any satisfactory enlargement of the franchise. Under the excitement of the des- perate struggle for power in which their leaders are now engaged, large concessions will un- doubtedly be wrung from them to the popular demands. In trying to outbid each other on this question, they will probably reach a point of liberality with which even the aspirations of Mr. Bright and his Manchester associates may rest satisfied for awhile. AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON. Deplorable Condition of Affairs in Western Mexico— Accounts from Artzona — Mails from the Paraguay Fieet and the Army in Utah, &o. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasmuncros, April 22, 1869, Captain Mowry arrived here this morning, with de- spatches from our Congul at Guaymas, which he delivered to the Secretary of State. He represents that whole Western section of Mexico to be in a wretched condition, and that American citizens and property are at the mercy of lawless and marauding bands which now infest the country. Mining in Arizons was being successfully carried on. Great indignation was manifested by the peopie at the fai}. ure of Congress to give them a Territorial government, “* ‘The Department of Stato is in receipt of, a heavy mai from the Paraguay expedition. ‘The War Department is So tn receipt of a large mail from Utah. Its pews is suporsedod by that published ia the Henatp of yesterday. The Laws Recently Passed by the Legtsla- ture. Atnany, April 22, 1859. ‘The State Department is overrun with demands for cer- Ufied copies of the laws which woro’ passed at the rocent session of the Legislature. The Seoretary of State gives notice that, in consequence of the omission of the Legis- lature to voto the ordinary supplies for his office, he is unable to employ the usual extra force to make copies of the laws, and that applicants must await their tura. Much delay and inconvenience is likely to result from this. Copies of ail laws affecting the city of New York are being prepared as dirocted by Mayor Tiemann, The Selgnorial Tenure in Canada. Toronto, 0. W., April 22, 1859. The government measure for @ final settlement of the seignorial tenure passed the Legislative Assembly last night by @ large majority. Arrest of a Clergyman Charged with Polson- ing His Wife. ‘Trenton, April 22, 1869. The Rev. Jacob S. Harden, charged with the poisoning of his wife in Warren county, N. J., waa brought here ‘bis morning by an officer from Wheeling, Va.,and has been taken to Belvidere this afternoon, where he will be tried. "The Speote En Roate from California. Pacapacemra, April 22, 1859. Aprivate despatch from New Orle ys that the steamer for Panama from San Francisco on tho 5th inst. had om board $2,000,000 in specie. Loss of Coal Boats and Thirty Lives in a Crevasse. Cixcrxwart, April 22, 1859. A special despatch from Memphis to the Commercial says that two coal barges containing seventy two thousand bushels, belonging to J. L. Hyatt, of Louisvile, were ‘swept with the crevasse near Lake Providence oa Satur. day pight, and their crews, consisting of thirty men, perished. Several new and disastrous breaks are reported in the levee below Memphis. Death of Rev. Dr. Johns. Baxrmmors, April 22, 1859, Rev. H. V. D. Johns, rector of the Emanuel Episcopal church, and brother of the Assistant Bishop of Virgima, died at six o'clock this morning. He was a promiuent minister of the Episcopal church, ‘The Case of Mrs. Hartung. Ausamy, April 22, 1859. W. J, Hadley, of this city, counsel for Mrs. Harteng, will make an application to-morrow at 10 o'clock, at Bian- card’s Hotel, betors Hon. W. B. Wright, Supreme Coart Judge for this distrust, x4 in New York, for a writ of error and a stay of excoution in the case of Mrs. Hartung A Church at Baffato Burned. Borvato, April 22, 1359. The Unitarian church in this city was badly damaged by fire last night. The loss will amount to esveral thou sand dollars. The fire was the work of an incendiary. Sailing of the Indian, Portianp, Me., April 22, 1859. The steamship Indian, the Inst steamer from this port this season, will leave shortly after noo to-morrow for Liverpool. Despatches left at 21 Wall street, New York, £0 a8 to reach here by neon on Saturday, will be for warded by her. ‘The Canada Outward Bound. Hauvax, April 22, 1859. The Cunard steamship Canada arrived from Boston at 16 o’clock Inst night, and sailed at midnight for Liverpool Weather cloudy and calm. ps nO Aazival of the Steamship Jara at Boston. Bostox, April 22, 1859. The Canard steamsbip Jura, from Liverpool April 9, parsed the Highland light at eleven o’closk this morning, bound in, Navigation at the West. La Cross, April 22, 1860. Lake Pepin in now open for navigation, The first boat from St. Paul, Minnesota, arrived hero this morniag, Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Purapeirnia, April 22, 1859. Stocks steady. Penveylvacia fives, 93%; Readiog Rall- rond, 265%; Morris Caval, 63%; Long Isiand Railroad, 1234; Pensyivania Railroad, 41%. New ORtRANS, April 22, 1859. Fo apg easior, but not quotably lower: sales today 2,000 ies. Mont, April 21, 1869. Seen quiet: sales to day 1,800 bales; middling, 12%c. al2Ke. Baxtrwore, April 22, 1859. Flour unchanged. Wheat firm; red, $1 40 « $1 60. Cora poring Provisions active. Bacon—Sides, 9%c, Whis key firm, Cinciynamt, April 22, 1869. Flour dull. Whiskey dm: gales 1,000 bis. at 235 24c. Bacon firm at 634c,@ §%c.; holders ask 7 Bulk shoulders 6c ; sides 4c. Lard firm a Hc, Temarne Fracats.—This house will reopen on Monday, when “La Grace de Dieu’? will be played for the fourth aud last time, The end of the season is fixed for the 30th of June, and the artists will play during July at the Theatre Royal, Montreal, under the direction of Mr. J. W. Buckland, Tue Extession or Bexxman Street Across Tim Pank.— The taz levy having paseed the Legislature, it now re mains for the Common Council to pase a specific appro- priation tdefray the expense of extending Beckman street acrors the Park to Park place, to complete the legal a stho rization for that measure. The Common Council, oa De cember 27, 1867, passed a resolution directing the Street Commitsioner to proceed with the opening. The Council. men concurred on the 31st, and the Mayor approved the measure January 8. The Street Commissioner on January 13,sent a communication to the Common Council stating that, as there was Do epgoifie appropriation, be could nov proceed with the work; and as there was 10 fuai from which the Common Council could make an appropriation, the matter had to rest until the paswige of the tax levy. There will be no special assessment on private property to defray the expense, as the city reserves the right to close the proposed atreet at any time, and because the Park, as 4 part of the city property, ts pledged for the pubic debt As s00n a6 the Common Council makes the requisite ap- Propriation the work will proceed. City Intelligence. A Younc Gru, Smug tie Exernant.—Yestorday morn- ing an apparently reapectable giri, about fificen years of age, tripped into the police headquarters in Broome street, and with charming maivetie informed those in charge that fhe bad “ just fora notion” run away from her parents in Quincy, Mare., on Thuraday, vieited Boston, and waw the eights there, come down to this city on the Nor- wich boat @ Thursdey night, and had wanderea about oDUl the got tired, and wanted to be rent home, having feen enough sights. The police kindly took care of her, end she stopped last night with the family of the estima ble janitor of the builcing. She will be sent bome to day. It is almost miraculous Wat she was not entrapped in hor artiets innocence by some of tho wild beasts in human form who wander about this wicked “ pecking whom they ney devour,” bl NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, APRIL 23, 1859. INTERESTING FROM JAPAN. The Japanese Ambassador—A Japanese Sutte * ef Fourteen Persons all on Tholr Way to aow York. OUB HONG KONG CORRESPONDENCE. Hona Kona, China, Feb. 14, 1869. ‘The First Japanese Ambassador to Washington—The Course taken from Japam—A United States Officer Acting Cice- vone—Hints for their Treatment, dc., déc., dc. ‘It gives me pleasure to inform you that the steamer Mis- siesippi left to day for Simoda, Japan, whence, after repair- tng her poop deck and cabin, abe will proceed to Jeddo Bay for the purpose of taking on board the Japanese minister and suite, and then depart with them for Panama by way of (he Sandwich Islands. It is to be hoped that the Seoretary of the Navy will have consideration enough for the dignity of these strangers, and the important mission on which they are 001 Ing, tobavea steamer ready to meet them at Aspin- wall, and on their arrival at New York to convey them direct to Washington, to avoid their exposure toa large crowd ia Broadway, which would be certainly attracted by thelr peculiar costume and appearance, Lieutenant Habersham goes in charge of thom, which is decmed a very necessary step, as they will be strangers of a pecu- liar character to our countrymen, and the great sensation and curiosity they will naturally arouse might prove an annoyance to them, if there be not a proper and judicious person to direct their movements. Usiren States Sream FaicaTe Mosusarrt, Hove Kona, Fob. 13, 1859. } ‘The most important news I have to communicate to you—that ia, it is good to me—is, that we are home- ward bound. We leave this port this morving for home, by way of Japan and Oape Horn. The Commodore has ordered us to proceed to Kanuanany, in Joddo bay, forth- with, and on arriving there we will make all proper ar- rapgemeots for receiving on board the first Japancso smbassador that ever visited the United States, together with his suite, consisting of fourteen individuals, who, I presume, will c1 quite a sensation when thoy land iw New York, with their odd dresses and swords. T frigate Powhatan will follow us in a cays, for the purpose of bringisg us Wm this port to the bay pro- ceed with our tsa to Honolulu, San Francisco and Penuma, where Lieutenant Habersham, of the Powhatan, who goes in this ship for that purpose, will take charge of, and conduct them to the city of Wasblogton, My own impression ia, tbat in leas than four months a Japaneso «mister apd suite will be making their salaam before the President at the White House. Thave this from the best authority. If they meet with only hulf the atten. tions (?), fuss and feathers, &c., that greeted tbe great (?) Hupgasian afew years back, they wil be forcibly struck witb the difference between the quiet dignity ef their own country and the boisterous and hearty welcome of tho Weatera World NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS. Advices from Decrma trom tae 2d ot November to the 18th December, inclusive, huve been received. Ov the 8m Nov. the screw steamer Yedo was delivered to ibe government of Japan, and on the 10th Dec. the steamship Nagaseki to the Prince of (\zeu, wbich ship ar- rived on the 14th Nov. On the game day of delivery the Yedo sailed for Amaksa, under the sole management of Japonese officers. The American whalers, Rapid and Charles Price, brought intelligence of the arrival st Hakodade of the Russtan Coa- ful General aud secretary, their ladies, aud a clergyman. A Ruseton naval officer had also arrived at Hakodate, aad been accepted by the Japanese, upon tne recommenda- tion of Count Potiatin, vw give instruction in naval matters, Two sloops of war and a gunboat were expected at Nogaseki, to arrive from St. Petersburg. Tbe United States Consul General intended shortly to visit Nagasaki. For eome time past no cases of cholera are reported, and in Yedo and Opacca the epidemic had almost entirely dia- appeared. Fon the 10th of November arrived at Negasaki the American clipper sbip Florence, belongiog to the firm of Russell & Co, Soangbse. She was atlowed to trade under the stipulations of the treaty with the Netherlands, and ita adcitioval stipulations. On the 17th December this clipper ship sailed for Sbanghae, destioation New York. Hor cargo consists of 9,000 boxes wax, lacquered ware, So. On the 14th Nov. arrived the American clipper ship Aun, copsigped to Messrs. Spengler & Co., with 100 Chinese rheep for the Japanese government. This ship having sailed for Sbangbae on the 17:h, returned on the Lat Dac. with a cargo of 104 boxes rhubarb, 636 pico!s sapan wood, 17 baskets ctiirico chow, 10 boxes candy, 10 boxes sugar and 6 packages sundries. On the 28a Nov. arrived the British schooner Pindex, from Shavghac, with 400 piculs sapanwood, some tin, cotton goods, Broudclotn and Chinese medicines. Ths sobooner sai'ed again on the Mth Dec. for Shanghae, with 1,000 boxes wax, sundries and samples. On the 18th Dec. arrived the British steamship Inflexi- ble, baviig come shipwrecked Japancse on board, and the Denish brg Wilhelmine, both from Hong Kong; also, a Ropeian steamer from Hakodade. Meesrs. Dent & Co. , of Shangbae, have contracted to far- nish 6,000 piculs sapanwood and 10,000 boxes wax. THE JAPANESE COMMISSIONERS TO WASHINGTON. The Japauese Commissioners appoiated to proceed to Wasbipgton to exchange the ratification ofthe American irevty are Nagaai Genba no Gami, Governor of Ac-ounts and Minister of the Navy, and Twa Say Higo no Kami, Imperial Inspector. The former is said to bea learasd aod intelligent man, instructed by some officers of tue Dutch navy at Decima in sigebra, mathematics and navi- gation, Iu 1867 be conducted the steamer Soembing, the lirst ever possessed by the Japanese, from Nagasaki to Yeddo, with Japanese epgineers and sailors, and without upy European aid. He was one of the Sommissioners en- poged iv negotiating the late treaties, ‘Twn Say Higo no Kami, a’so an intelligevt man, was one of the Commissioners employed in the recent treaty nego- Hstions, end acquired some knowledge of foreign politics apd customs. in bis intercourse with foreigners on those occasions. PRUSSIA AND DENMARK LOOKING FOR TREATIES. fFrom the China Telegraph (London paper), Apri! 2 ] tis now no longer w secret thas the Prussian govern. ment is about to send a special embassy to Chiaa and sapan, accompanied by an imposing naval squadron, order (0 Degotyate treativs with tose countries, nad obtaia Jor Prussian subjects the same commercial advantages a8 \bose accorded w other European nations, For this par- pose the most Kctive exertions are beiog made at the royal . Sockyard st Danzig to fitout the squadron, which will sopeist of the Gefion and Thetis frigates, the sloops of war Ammezoue, Arkona and Grille, the cadet ship Mercury, and «few emailer oves. Io order to man vhese vessels with fall complements, orders have just been given to engage five bupdred acditional sailors, ‘It 1s coulldently asserwa that Prince Adalbert, the High Admiral of Prussia, will hort his flag in the Thetis, and take the personal com- mano of toe expedition. The diplomatist vo whom will be entrusted the negotiation of the treaties is not yes named; but the Privy Councillor Hesses, formorly Prus- sian Minister in Mexico, ix talked of, and generally eup- posed to have the greatest chance of obiaining the ap- pointment, If Europe remairs at peace, the expedition will gail the latter end of April, supposing that tue chips can be got ready by that ‘timo, In the meaa- while, it bas been Urged in high quarters as beiog higbly expedient to send immediately a preliminary mi3- rion to China and Japan, by the usual overland route, und ‘witbont waiting until the eqnsdron is 1 a condition to sail, tne object of such mission being to make preparations om the ep ot for the reception of the expedition, and, avove ail things, to obtain aa Insight into the articles of iiaport and Cxport most in demand, with a view to open fresh markets i818 a most lament. for Prursien mabdufactures, as ther able ignorance on the subjet amongst e mercial notabilities. Formerly, Pr clotb, and camlot, and other woollea ma amount of $6,000,000 annually to China, and expensive overland route, through Russia and Siberia, tw Kiachta; but as the Russian coi and other mauufac: tures have, of late years, unsergone such wonderful im provements they can successfully comorte with this coun ty, besides which, they have the advantage of being situated #0 much nearer to China, and thus save also the heavy land freight. At the head of this experimental mis- ion it is proposed to place a gentleman well acquainted both theoretically and practically, with the details of business, aud ® knowlecge not only of thove articles of mapu’acture and industry in which Preesia can suc: cessfully compete with the whole world, but of such Chinese and Japanese produce ae would find a ready and remonerative fale in Prussia and the German Zoilvereia, Amongst the former are many different descriptions of munufactares of colton and wool, aod a mixture of both; clocks and watches, drugs and medicines, and glasewai which latter hag undergone a most wouderfal improve ment within the Isat few yenr {s now conviderod «qual 10 the produce of Bobemia, both for quality and curapness. : The Danish government intend to fit out a equadron for Japan, to negotiate a treaty of commerce. Fresh orders have, therefore, heen issued to the naval authorities to hurry on the prepurations alreaty making, 60 that the ox- pedilion may be io @ conaition to sail in the month of April. It is stated that there will not be a special civil Aambaseador appointed to the mission, but that the naval commander of the squadron—provably an Admiral, at ali events a Commodore—will be empowered to negotiate and conclude the hoped for treaty, in the same mannor that Commodore Perry represented the United States, both as naval Commander-in-Chief of their squadron, aud Minister Piootpotentiary for the time being to the Court of Japan, Several officers of ability and distivotion are mentioned as hkely to bave the command; but as yet the appointment bas not been given to any one. [Nagasek! correspondence of China Tolegraph.] The commanders and officers of the Dats savy residing at Desima, have jaely been invited by the Prince of Fizen to visit bik batteries and arsenal. Thoy went, accom- panied by the eeoretary of the prince, and were showa w great number ot braee and iron guns and mortars, princi pally nine aud eleven inch sheil, with some thirty-two pounder?, all made by Japatese workmen. Tho maga zines and store-houres are bomb proof, aod thers were pics of shot und rhell for 300 rounds. A splendid dinner wns prepared i European style ip one of the buildiags, where they were afterwarda entertained by the secretary, who thanked them for thee vial, Cres} his regret at theér yin 0 hong 4 as he could yy pone tae ou cated " them alt a . Bs appears thut there are some European ladios residing in dopa. Tbe Russian Coneul General and bis seoretary, with their wiver, are dwelling at Hakodadi, und at looga, on the mide of the bay opponive to Decima at Nagasaki, the merchant commanders who wok the two steamers Yedito and Nagneakt from Holland to Japan are residing, with their wives At this place also some of the officers aad crew of the Askold are lodged; the remainder live in temple in the town, Tie Orena.—The apring season at the Academy will be commenced on Monday with “Norma,” in which Mile, Caroline Alaimo will début, Stefani, Morelli and Madamo Von Berkel will sing in the opera. Mile, Alaimo is re- ported to be a very fine lyric tragedienne, Coroner's Office. SGOCKING CASS OF FEATE{CIDE, Coroner Gamble was called upoa to bold 2a laquest yes_ (erday, at the Sixth precinct station house, u90e the body of a man mamed Michael McDonald, who had boea choked to death the previous night by his brother, Jobe McDe- nal’. ‘be accused was in custody, aud did not deay his Guilt, but cought to excuse himself by saying he dif not would eppear that deceased was quite intoxicated ea ‘Thureday night, and was the source of much trouble te the prisoner. They retired to bed about tem o'clock, at intervals during the night wore quarreling and @ghtung in such a manner as to keep the other oocupants of the house awake, About 234 o’clock A. M. the prisoner came to the door of the landlord of the house, and informed him with killing deceased, the prisover admitted choking Tesued, Dut sald bo did not intend to Kl him" aneeoeg ‘wilt be found an abstract of the proceedings before the Coroner : i £3 fat 3 Bi g oe 5, 2 = 3 5 3 @an,as he had choked the otrer; then ren out for the police, who came in aad prisoner ion Weltje and Beach made witareses were examined, but thoir testimony ¢id not elicit saylhing further than what bas already been detalied wa ‘The case was then given wo the jury, who. after due delibera- tion. rendered vereict of “Death by strangulation, at the home of tedete toe win tees at va rraceanen head Go tbe repcition of the ver: ‘orover Gamol the prisover in the neal manner presc:ibed db Ag the was thirty thren yoars of age a was by occupation alaborer In refarence te ree'preferred against bim, be said, ‘I did not mean te kill bm”? ad agdea notbing further. ‘The prisouer wae thea, committed to the Tombe, to await ube action of the Grand Jury" 'The New York Weekly Herald, THE WASHINGTON TRAGEDY—TRIAL OF DANIET Be SICKLES FOR KILLING PHILIP BARTON KBY—aP- FAIRS AT WASHINGTON—THE PaRAGUAY RXPRDI- TION—NBWS FROM KUKOPE, CALIFORNIA, MEXIOO, CUBA, WEST INDIES, KTC.—LOCAL AND MISOBI- LANKOUS NEWS—LATEST INTBLLIGENCE, MAB K&T!, ETO. The Werxty Hxrixp will be published at ten o’olock thie morning. Its contents will embrace, among otber things, the following:—The Wasbington Tragedy—Ooutinuation of the Trial of Daniel B. Sickles for Kulling Philip Barton Key— Tes'imony of Mr. ficklea’ Coachman— Revelations Respecting the Intercourse between Key and Mrs. Sickles Conclusion of the Evidence for the Defence—Introduction of Rebu'tiog Testi- mony~Curous Anonymous Letters Received by the Counsel and Jury, &c.; Affaire in Washington; the Paraguay Rettlement—Letter of Commissioner Bowlin to the Preti- dent; N+w: from Burope, California, South Amerisa, Mexico, Cubs, West Indies, &c.; List of Acts Passed by the Lecuslature; Latost News by Telegraph; Rditoriala on Lead- ing Topics of the Day; Financial, Commercial, Religious, ‘Theairicsl, Sporting and Maritime Intelligence; Weekly Ke- view of the New York Cattle Market; Retail Prices of Country Produce at Washington Market; toxethor wih « large variety of Interesting local and miscellaneous (tome. Single oopios, in wrappers ready fur mailing, can be bad at the counter. Price siz cents, ‘The mails for Kurope, by the steamship Vanderbilt, wit close at the Post Office at half-past ten o’clock this moruing. ‘The Waxa.y Hxuazp will be ready im time for mailing. ‘The Latest Drawings of the Legalized Lotte ries, as reported to WUUD, EDpr 40CO., MANAGERS OF THE DELAWARK, GEGRGIA, KENTUCKY AND MISSOURI STATE LOTTERIES. Oficial drawings, by telegraph. DELAWARE LOTTERIES. ‘The nbs: Inwtone eribera, Comm! of the State of Lele ware to euperintend the drawing of a lette- ry authorized by the Legtalature, baring tie dey ntioaded tap drawlog off Seer the benwet be Stale of Delaware, 10 hereby cer f ollowing are the numbers whist were this dey drawn trom the wheel, via'— Exrea Cuass, No. 215, Arnie 22, 1859, T, BS, 28, 65, 87, 70, 67, 66, 61, 17, 1, 49 75, 49. Crass No. 246, Afni, 22, 1859. 18, 9, 19, 34, 8, 14, 75, 89, 6, 35, 31, Gr. And tht the eald numbers were drawn in tho order im what by iy fg Wiluingioa, Dal this Friday, Apetl Fe RES CORON seradaner TaMus DUNCAN, The undoral of, Cocmuatsalanera: prota ty superintend the dra sing of ie Sports soasemy Litery, do uereby coruly thet the following «re the numbers which were Uhis from the wheel, yiz:— 1G O1as8 No. 243, arnt, 22, 1208. 11, 1, 66, 80, 16, 69, 47, 78, 67, 17, 46, 22. Cxass No. 24, ¥xruA, APRA 2, 1860, 10, 2, 65, 63 87, 42 96, 61, 22, 23, 75, 25. At that the wid numbers were drawn in tho ordor tm whi, Htiness our hands 94 Angusia, Ce. wie Friday, April 2 L. F. oUGas. * } Comaisiioners, WOOD, EDDY & 00. Eee tna earn? O. A. 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