The New York Herald Newspaper, April 4, 1861, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. FICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS cash in adoance, Me isk of the sender. None but taken, went matt will be al the bills ss ‘in New York Volame X¥V1}. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Nixon's Borat Cracos. WINTER GARDEN, Rrosdway, opposite Bond etreet.— Baws ix tHe Woor—Tuxnina me Tances, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway. —Hawaterra—Foutr axp Firry, LAURA KEENE’R THEATRE, No. 624 Brosdway.— Bevan Sistens SEATRE, Bowery.—Pirteen Years Dein two lisiuwaven—YOUNG AMEaIOR THBATRE FRANCAIS, 585 Broadway. —Lxs Exrens pe i amis. BARNUM'S AMEKICAN MUSEUM, Broaaway.—Day and Evening—Rur" Oakuxy—Buans, 3x4 Lion amp Orme Ou- Koss BEYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Mecnantes’ Hall, 672 Broad- way.--Bvaiusans, Bosus, DaNcxs, &0.—Duans Lano. NIBLA'B SALO® Taovn's MINSTRELS IN Boxuxsgues, Sonc Mann. MELODEZON CONCERT H Bonds, Danows, SuMLESQUES, ATHEN ®UM, Brooklyn —Woon's Minsteeis in Songs, Danoxs, Bunesques, &0.—Lovers Quakners. TWEDDLE Albany.—A Nignr 1x WonpER Wonw. HALL, CONCERT HALL, Pittsburg.—Ussworrn's Minereecy 1 Eruiorian Bonds, Lancs, &6 lll New York, Thursday, Aprii 4, 1861, The News, The accounts from Washington this morning are of an important character. The Cabinet were in session yesterday, and Gen. Scott participated in their deliberations. The War and Navy Depart- ments were unusually active, and Secretary Cameron and the President held frequent private consultations. It seems clear that the adminis- tration have resolved upon some extraordinary step, but in what direction, and for what end, are as yet involved in mystery. The corps of sappers and miners have been or- dered from Washington to New York, and it is said their ultimate destination is Fort Pickens. It is stated, however, that Fort Pickens is not in want of meu. It will be seen by our Washington despatches that a blockade of the Mississippi is threatened. ‘The President, however, cannot order a blockade, or attempt to collect the revenue on shipboard, without the authority of Congress. Nevertheless, the steam frigate Minnesota, the steam sloop Powhatan and the brig Perry have been ordered to the Belize, while sealed orders have been sent to the Cumberland, Pocahontas and Dolphin. The Minnesota is a steam frigate of 3,200 tons, carrying 40 guns. She was built in 1855, and has been lying in ordinary in Boston. The Perry is a brig, carrying 6 guns and 280 tons burthen; she is fitting out at the Brook- lyn Navy Yard. The Powhatan is a first class steam sloop, of 2,415 tone; she carries 11 guns, and is at present attached to the Home squadron. She is also preparing for sea at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. ‘The sloop-of-war Cumberland is the flagship of the Home squad- ron, and has been doing duty at Vera Cruz. She is 1,726 tons burthen, and carries 24 guns. ‘The Pocahontas is a second class steam sloop. She was purchased by the government in 1855, and has been attached to the Home squadron. She carries 5 guns, and is 694 tons burthen. She is at Norfolk. The brig Dolphin is also at Norfolk, where she is lying in ordinary. Like the Perry, she is of light draught, being but 224 tons; she carries 4 guns. The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday de- cided to accept no bids for the $8,000,000 loan below 94. The amount taken, therefore, reached @ trifle over $3,000,000. Parties offered to sub- scribe for the balance of the $8,000,000 at a frac- ‘tion over 94, but the Secretary has concluded not to accept the offer, but to advertise anew for proposals. The notice will, it is said, be published forthwith. The steamship America, from Liverpoo! 23d, via Queenstown 24th ult., arrived at Halifax yes- terday morning. She brings four days later European intelligence, thirty-three passengers and upwards of $350,000 in specie—making, with previous receipts, a total of $24,096,000 received since December. The prominent feature in the news by this arrival is the commercial intelligence. The Bank of England reduced its rates on the 20th from eight to seven per cent, and on the 2let the Bank of France reduced its rate from six to five percent. The London money market was dull, and American secarities generally remained as previously quoted. The latest advices from America had caused an ad- vance in cotton of one-quarter to three-eighths of a penny, the market closing active on the 23d. The sales in Liverpool tor the week ending the 234 ult. were 133,000 bales. Breadstufls were without change. In the House ot Lords om the 224 ult. Lord Wodebouse said that he believed that the States of Holstein would reject the propositions of Den- mark, but that war was not likely to take place before August. The Papal question continues to engross the attention of the French Corps Legislatif. In the debate on the 224 ultimo M. Billault said that the French government would neither sacrifice the Pope to the unity of Italy nor the unity of Italy to the Pope, the aim of France being to reconcile the two interests, The steamship Northern Light arrived at this port yesterday forenoon from Aspinwall, with the passengers, mails and $996,445 in treasure, which left San Francisco on the 11th ult., together with news from New Granada and Central and Bouth America. The advices from California have been anticipated by the overland expresses. The election for State officers and members of @ongress in Rhode Island took piace yesterday, and resulted in the complete overthrow of the re- publicans. The opposition gain two members of 088, The news from Central and South America is ‘unimportant, and that from New Granada is equally so. The little we have from the latter country is evidently from a governmental source, since it greatly disparages the forces of Mosquera and represents Ospina as on the eve of a complete triumph, At latest dates the Congress was in ‘session at Bogota. The new discoveries of gold mines in the south- ern part of Chile are attracting considerable atten- tion, At present the great difficulty in the way of working them is the hostility of the Arancanian ‘Indians to all strangers. Hon. J. Cotton Smith, United States Minister to Bolivia, has been recalled. A curious correspondence between Moreno, Provisional President of Ecuador, and Senor ‘Triente, Charge 4’ Affairs at Lima, said to have been intercepted by General Franco, has been published by the Panama Herald, in which the former advocates @ union of the South American republics to the empire of France as the only way to save civilization in those countries and prevent them becoming completely barbarian. The government of Honduras has released Colonel Rudler, of filibuster notoriety, and the No, 539 Broadway.— | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 1861. second in command to Walker. The landing of & party, said to be immigrants to Rio Grande, has caused considerable excitement in Nicaragua, many supposing them to be filibusters. The plan of uniting the Central American States for mutual protection and defence is progressing favorably. The treaty between Nicaragua and the United States has not been signed. In Costa Rica coffee had advanced to thirteen cents a pound. Our Havana correspondent, writing by the steamship Cahawba, which arrived at this port on Tuesday night, confirms the report recently pub- lished in the Hzmaup in regard to the number of Spanish vessels and troops destined for St. Do- mingo. It is rather singular that the Havana papers are entirely silent on the subject. The Senate at Albany yesterday spent a con- siderable portion of the day over the Annual Ap- Propriation bill, A communication was received from Mr. Kennedy, Superintendent of the Census Bureau at Washington, submitting the population of the State by counties, for the purpose of Con- gressional apportionment. In executive session the Senate received from the Governor the nomi- nation of Henry H. Van Dyck as Superintendent of the Bank Depurtment, vice James M. Cook, resigned, which occasioned an animated de- bate, and was finally referred to a se- leet committee. In the Assembly a number of bills were reported favorably from the commit- tees, among them that forthe sale of the Staten Island Quarantice Iands. An unsuccessful effort was made to take up the consideration of the six several! bills repealing: grante of last session for railroads in this city; the motion to bring them up was defeated by 39 yeas to 57 nays. The bill to protect the Oreton Aqueduct from injury during the progress of work was passed. It had pre- viously passed the Senate. The bill amending the charter of the New York Corn Exchange was also passed. Several petitions against a Broadway |. Railroad were presented. The Morrill tariff certainly requires explana- tions, but such as have recently been issued tend more to make the mud thicker than to clear the puddle. Our reporter visited the Custom House yesterday, and lays a report, besides a schedule of adopted rates, before our readers in another column. A considerable quantity of coal, wood, provi- sions and other stores were taken on board the sloop-of-war Powhatan, at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, yesterday. Caulkers and other artisans were at work on her, preparing her for sea. She is expected to leave to-morrow, either for Fort Pickens or, as is believed on board, for St. Do- mingo. The Board of Education held a meeting last evening, and appropriated $6,885 to repair ward school No. 37, in the Twelfth ward. Several other matters, of no special interest, were also dis- pored of. The Councilmen's Committee on Strects held a meeting yesterday in reference to the proposed extension of Worth street from its present termi- nation to Chatham square. The parties who ap- peared before them to speak in referenee to the subject were the same who attended the previous meeting, and what they said was a repetition of their former arguments. A letter was received from Mr. Stryker, who represents the Stryker estate, requesting the committee to adjourn for a fortpight, as the condition of his health prevented his attendance. The committee complied. The number of emigrants arrived at this port during the past week, according to the return made to the Emigration Commissioners yesterday, was 1,390, which makes the number for the pre- sent year so far 8,201. The commutation balance to the credit of the Board now is $2,960 58. This was the only paper of any but a routine character that came before the Board at their meeting yes- terday. The train on the New York and Erie Railroad that left Elmira at half-past 12 o'clock on Tues- day evening ran off the track yesterday morning, just below Susquehanna, caused by the cmbank- ment falling down, throwing some fifty tons of dirt and stone over both tracks, throwing the en- gine, tender, baggage, and part of the passenger train off the track, causing a detention of over four hours, and damaging the engine and baggage. Fortunately no lives were lost. Beef cattle were in fair request yesterday at a slight improvement in prices. Milch cows were dull. Veals were dull and lower, with sales at 4c. a 6c. Sheep and lambs were more plenty, and 50c. a 75c. per head lower. Swine were also plenty, dull and lower, 4%. 4c. being the range. The total receipts are 3,749 beeves, 147 cows, 890 veals, 7,851 sheep and lambs, and 8,002 swine. The cotton market was firm yesterday, and the sales embraced about 3,000 bales, including part in transit, closing on the basis of 12%. a 13c., the latter figure for lots in store. Flour was active and in good export de- mand, while prices were easier for common and medium grades of State and Western, while extra grades were firmly beld. Wheat was active and in good demand for milling and for export, while prices closed with less firm. ness for some descriptions. Corn was steady, with a fair amount of gales. Pork was firm but less active, with sales of mess at $17 and of prime at $12 76a $18. Sugars were firm and active, with sales of about 66 hhds., at rates given in another place. Coffee was firm and tolera: bly active, with sales of 800 bags Rio at 12%c., and 3,500 do., inclusing 1,500 on the previous afternoon, at 11%c. a 1éc. Freights were heavy and lower, with moderate en- gagoments to English ports, at rates in favor of pur- the Border Slave States Drifting Of. Within a few weeks, we apprehend, the State of Virginia will be revolutionized by the seces- sionists, and placed in an attitude of indepen- dence and defiance against our federal govern- ment. All the political proceedings of the day and every manifestation of public opinion in that quarter favor this idea. The leading men of the State, the masses of its people and its public journals, all appear to be borne along, as by an irresistible ground swell, with the se- cession movement. The argument in its favor, that the present inactivity of the Lincoln admin- istration means anything but conciliation, con- cession or compromise, is gaining ground every day. The Unionists are nearly silenced— their expedients of delay are exhausted, they are retreating, and we have no hope that they will be much longer able to prevent the seces- sicn of the Old Dominion. The secessionists plead that nothing has been promised, nothing done, and that nothing in the way of Southern equality can be ex- pected from Waehington; that the natural po- sition of Virginia is in the Union of the South; that the cubmissionists of the State are keeping business at a stand-still, expelling much of the wealth of the State, rendering insecure its slave property, and driving the people to des- peration; that if Virginians were united they could depart in peace, and that if the submission- ists refuse to go “they will be the first victims of something worse than war” between the two parties of the State. Against such arguments as these, and the powerful and daily increasing party employing them, further resistance will be ureless on the part of the Union men. The manifest destiny of the State is its transfer from the Union of the North to the Union of the South. Our latest advices from Europe will give the State a new impulse in this direction. The leading statesmen and public journals of Eng- land and France are beginning to recognise the new government of our seceded States as a fixed fact, which cannot be ignored by the com- TT se mercial nations of the Old World, however persistently Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet may shut their eyes against it. Some of our most implacable anti-slavery republican journals have been compelled to recognise the euperior statesmanship, skill, ability, tact and .discre- tion, and the marvellous industry and success, of the provisional Congress and administration of the Confederate States. And it is trae that there is nothing in the history of the world to compare with the astonishing achievements in the work of a new government that have marked the successive steps of this Southern revolution since the secession of South Carolina, on the 20th day of December last. Hence it is that this Montgomery government is commend- ing itself to the segacious stateamen of Europe as a fixed and permanent organization, and is steadily gaining ground among the people of Virginia and the other border slave States, as their only safe and proper house of refuge. “This impreevsion among those people will be strergthened by the results of the late Con- necticut election. Nor will it be weakened by the remarkable success of Mr. Secretary Chase's call for a loan of eight millions. Up- wards of thirty millions were offered; but what does this signify? A plethora of money in our benks, cut off by this crisis of distrust and revolution from the ordinary channels of trade, und a disposition on the part of our financiers to encourage Mr. Lincoln to show his hand. They are tired of this state of torpor and suspense. But Southern men will con- strue this matter as indicating the ascendency in the North of the policy of coercion, and the tide of secession in the border slave States will not be stayed. Virginia will secede, she will bring the other border States close behind her, including Maryland; and whatthen? Why, then the issue will, perhaps, be one of war, to wit—whether the Confederate States or the United States shall occupy the Capitol at Warhington. Mr. Lincoln and his Cabinet evidently enter tain some misgivings in this direction; for it appears that General Scott still holds undi minished at Washington the formidable mili- tary force concentrated at that point to “en- force the law,” as it was feared it would be ne cessary, in the matter of Mr. Lincoln’s inau- guration. But notwithstanding this evidence of fear and trembling, and notwithstanding that sort of discretion which is “the better part of valor” in reference to Fort Sumter, Mr. Lin- coln and his Cabinet foolishly affect before the world to ignore the fact that even South Caro- lina has ceased to be a copartner in our gov- ernment, But while upoa this paramount and sbsorbing question of Union or dieunior our silly administration, like a silly ostrich, ruos its head into the sand, no one can deny that Honest Old Abe has been harder at work since the 4th of March than ever he worked before. The hordes of office beggars that have surrounded him, clamorous for the spoils, have hardly allowed him a moment's time to think of anything else. But if they monopolize him another month they will finish him, as they did Harrison and Taylor, or bring him face to face with a secession revolution in fall blast all ali around him in Virginia and Maryland. Before the expiration of thirty days Mr. Lin- coln must disclose his policy and do some- thing, or he may be compelled to fight or to fly from Washington, Is a Wrgyess Bounp To Crate Himser?— By reference to another column it will be seen that George Mountjoy, formerly a Reading Clerk of the Common Council, was committed by Judge Ingraham for thirty days to prison on his refusal to answer a question to the Grand Jury which might criminate himself. Mountjoy is the person who figured in the case of Mrs. Joseph Taylor against Captain Lemmon. It is very questionable whether the Judge had any right to commit him. The inquiry before the Grand Jury was as to certain fraudulent con- tracts, for which, it is alleged, members of the Common Council have received large sums of money for the last two or three years. There is one contract, however, known as the Hack- ley, and the complaint is that they did not get the bribe they expected und gold themrelves for, and that the go-between kept the money (40,000), and laughed at both parties. Whether the Grand Jury had any specific information touching Mountjoy, or whether they were only fishing for it, we know not. But certain it is he has refused to communicate what he knows about the bribery; and thereby, probably, hangs a tale. No wit- nees, however, is compelled to criminate him- self; and the question is, whether the Court was justified in committing Mr. Mountjoy, though it is said he has become worth $100,000 since he obtained the situation of Reading Clerk in the Board of Aldermen. A question in the rule of proportion:—If Mountjoy has netted $100,000, how much bas each Alderman fobbed during the same period? As the de. sired information cannot be obtained from Mr. Mountjoy, why not bring up each of the Alder- men in turn, and thus find out who is in “the ring!” More Trovere Axovr THE OreRa—The Opera managers are like the politicians—in hot water. That wonderful impresario, Signor Ullman, has turned up again, with the lease of the Academy in his pocket, and, morally speaking, bas come back from the Havana like a giant refreshed. Physically, he is not gigan- tic, but his mental faculties are gotten up upon a very extensive scale, Latterly Ullman has been in the background, recruiting his ener. gies and arranging a new campaign. At Havana he arranged, as it is stated, with Marty for an operatic combination between Havana and New York, ang he has also a treaty of amity and harmony with the indomi- table Maretzek. Ullman proposes to go to Burope for attractions, and to open the regular season early im the fall. Meantime the aesociated artists—Muzio, Colson, Brignoli & Co.—are winding up their first season, which has proven that it is possible for Opera singers to get along without civil war—a fact to which we recom. mend the attention of the Historical Society, The artists purpose to adhere to each other, and Muzio has had it in view to take one of the theatres and oppose Ullman—an operation which would be more entertaining to the pub- lic than profitable to the parties concerned. ‘This latter circumstance seems to have dawned upon somebody's mind, and negotiations for the union of all the opposing interests, and the reoonstruction of the Opera upon a firm basis, have already been suggested, if not actually commenced. If the Opera folk do come to- gether this season they will have the start of and give a good example to the politi:uns North and South. Tut Reserivrs oy Mx. Cuoase.—On the diy before yesterday Mr. Chase iesued # circular to the Collector probibiting entries of goods in bond to the ports of the seceded States; and yerterday he issued another rescript somewhat modifying the previous one, to the effect that transportation bonds for merchandise to these ports will be cancelled on the payment of du- ties in the New York Custom House, upon affi- davit being made that the goods arrived at their destination, and that it was found imprac- ticsble, “by reason of the existing condition of affairs,” to obtain the requisite cancelling cer- tificate. Jt is evident from this latter document that the Secretary of the Treasury has been getting some light, and has probably been studying the laws which govern his duties. The first rescript directed the Collector to do that which was clearly forbidden by the constitution, which, in section nine, article five, says:—“No preference shall be given by any regulation of commerce or revenue to the ports of one State over another.” To refuse entries in bond, therefore, to the ports of South Carolina, Alabama or Louisiana, or any other State, would be a manifest violation of this constitu- tional provision, unless they are regarded as belonging to foreign Powers, which they can- not be until so declared by act of Congress. We seriously recommend the members of Mr. Lincoln’s Cabinet, when they are about to issue any more instructions to their subordinates, just to read over the constitution first. INDEPENDENCS’ OF THE New York Press— War AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION.—There can be no doubt that to the republican press of this city more than to any other cause is due the succees of the republican party. It created the party and built it up. President Lincoln and his administration are but the breath of its nostrils; and now it is proceeding to blast him with its lightning, and to shatter his Cabinet to atoms when it is hardly three weeks old. Yes- terday the Tribune centained an attack upon the President for not showing his hand, and de- claring either for peace or war. But the on- slaught of the Times, occupying two columas, is more fierce. It denounces the inactivity and imbecility of Mr. Lincoln in vehement lan- guage; says the Union is in a far worse posi- tion than when he came into power; that he has done nothing ever since but administer spoils to greedy partisans, and has let slip the golden opportunity of saving the Union which will never return. It says he has no policy, but is letting the Union drift its own course to destruction. It calls upon him to come out promptly and tell the country what he is going to do, for any policy is better than none. This, our readers will recollect, is what we have bebn saying in the Hera.p for some time, and it is easy to see whence the independence of the press emanates. It is a great change since the days of General Jackson, who would, if possi- ble, have annihilated every journal that dared to assume an independent tone. The repub- lican journals of New York will probably break the government in pieces before it is six months old. OPERATIONS OF THE NEW TARIFF. ‘The Custom House Troubles Yesterday— The New Schedule of Deposits for Daty— The New Expianatory Documents Make the Vex: m of Merchants the Greater— |. The South, c&e. Our custom-ary troubles still continue. The white marble building that stands at the corners of Wall, Nas- eau and Pine streets seems to contain a species of in- quisitorial torture to our poor merchants. The use of the word poor is not, in this instance, applied only in a mone- tary sense. Any one who has had to enter goods by the recent arrivals has indeed found out the richness or poverty of his patience, temper, &e. Tho shipments per the Borussia give the greatest amount of trouble and wnnoyance, One portion of an entry for silks had yeater. day to be rated under the tariff of 1857 at 19 per cent, and another portion at 30 per cent under the Morrill tariff, simply because, although the whole was embraced in the one invoice, the former was placed on board on the evening of Saturday, the 16th, and the latter on Monday morning, the 18th—the bills of lading telling the tale. But the misfortune of these shipments was not the only cause of annoyance experienced yesterday. The order issued to the entry and amendment clerks on Tues day, and published in our paper of yesterday, relative to the way they were to administer the new tariff, re quired some further explanations; therefore the following schedule bas been prepared, and was issued to them in the morning for their guidance. We give the table ver- batim:— AVERAGE DUTY TO HE CALCULATED FOR DEPOSIT ON TUK FOL- LOWING ARTICLES, VIZ:— Wool, average 18\,c to 240. per Ib.. « “ 24 yo. to $1 per Ib. ‘ “ 80 Baizes, bockings, &c.. Becht “ 60 Lineus, piece goods “duty to be closed up 20 Silks, Silk velvets . Wearing apparel (wool) . Segars, from $2 to $6 per 30 ‘ age 50 5 *. @ «above $5 and not above $10 per M “ @ “« ever $10 per M .* @ sls Per Gallon. ‘ average on 3d proof $1 16 wy “ a 048 Kirechenwaaser, &c Bd“ 068 Rum or epirita... “ ad 046 AUGUSTU 4 SCHELL, Collector, Custom Hovsr, Naw Yor, April 1, 1861. How this schedule is likely to be appreciated the fol” lowing convereation will throw some light om— “Why have you charged thirty per cent duty upon this silk?” asked a merchant of one of the entry clerks. “Our instructions are positive,” was the reply. “«] don’t care for your instructions,"’ said the merchant; “here is the law:—(Reads from the official tariff)—‘On all ailke valued at not over one dollar per equare yard, twenty per centum ad valorem.’ Then why am I charged thirty per cent? The value is plainly stated on the in- voice at much less than a dollar per yard" “T cannot go from instructions,” was the reply. “You seo this echedule—(showing the foregoing table, and reading):—'Silks, piece goods, duty to be cloved up, thirty per cent,’ What can I do?’ “What has that to do with me?’ the merchant in- quired; “here is the official tariff, and I will go by that only, and 80 must you,” “Woll, then Mr, —,”" answored the clerk, “if f musty the best thing for you to do is to go to the Collector, toll him that you wanted me to pses the silk at the taritf rate of twenty per cent, and that I refused and charged you thirty per cent. Youknow my name? Itis —,"” ‘The merchant went off to see the Collector, but the re- suit of the interview our reporter did not learn. Another case took place with an entry of Gorman segars, The invoice gave the value of the segars at the rate of five dollars per thousand. By the foregoing table the rate of deposit is eighty per cent. The importer ex- postulated an follows:— \« Eighty per cent is too much on these sogars."” “Teannot help that; but how do you make it out?’ the clerk. «The segare weigh at the rate of one hundred to the pound, The rate of duty is twenty cents per pound, or, in this case, per thousand, two dollars, and in addition ten per cent, which gives fifty cents per thousand; total, $250. You charge eighty por cent, which is at the rate of four dollars per thonsand. Now why am to deposit on my shipment at the rate of one dollar and fifty cents por thousand more than the law demands?” «The overplus will be returned to you.”’ “Whent”’ was the sarcastic inquiry, “At the end of ix months, or later? Why ehould ! tie out of my money all that time? Ihave to import goods by every, or nearly every, vessel. For the purpoge of particulariza tion we will guppoee I import two thousagd doilars worth each time, aay twice @ month. At this rate [leave ia the hands of the government $600 each sbipment, or over $7,000 before I get the first $600 back. Why should Thave to take from my own business such @ sum and leave it in the bands of any official, over and above the regular tariff duties, merely for the privilege of import- ing $2,000 worth of segars twice a month?’’ But the clerk could give no satisfaction further than re- ferring bim to the schedule of rates. In the item of woollen shawls a like overcharge might easily bave been worked out had such a case eome before the clerks. How the ratio of first, second and third prcofs of spirits have beea reckoned to produce the re- sults as given above will defy the efferts of even scien tific men to find out. But the clerks, hke sailors, “‘obey’ orders if they break owners,” and doubtless the ad- ministering of the above echedule will break a great many merchants unless their pockets contain much more cash than the worth of their imports for six months. ‘The poor entry clerks look aghast at some of the en- tries that are presented to them, embracing almost as many different duties as articles, the invoices made out in metres, cantaras, tumulas, &c., which, to reduce to pounds, require the full energies of a practiced clerk, when be bas plenty of time: how much more eo when in the hurry and bustle of a custom house. A novice would no more get through the, work during the office hours than Hercules Hackiey could sweep New York clean in a minute. In the Appraiser’s Department the trouble and figuring will be “a@ big thing.” An assorted invoice of cotton 4.00da will require several pages of foolecap to make the roturn upon. With regard to the weight of a case of kegars much wil! depend upon the state of the weather. To judge from the following answer to a query, perhaps it may depend upon something else :— « What is the weight of a segar?”” waa asked of an ap- praiser as he was about to enter No. 12 Broad street. “Two drams. Do you want to visit the hotel oppo- site?’ was the reply. The weather was doubtless dry, although his drams did not require three scruples, It is expeeted that a great deal of extra work will come upon the Warehousing Department. As yet it has only resulted from withdrawals. THE MORRILL TARIFF AS REGARDS THE SOUTH. A firm engaged in the leather trace in this cliy for mally protested, and filed the following with the Collector of this port :-— To THE CoLLECTOR oF THE Port or New YoRrK:— ‘Sin—We hereby protest against the payment of fifteen per cent charged on seven cases leathor contained in this entry, because the duties on the same kind, description, character and quality of leather are not leviéd aad col lected in other ports of the United States, by authority thereof, to wit:—In the ports of the States of South Ca rolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and others, whereas by the first clause of the eighth section of the first “article of the constitution of the United States it is expressly deslared that ‘all duties, im posts and excises shall be uniform Logie ged the United States;”” and also by the fifth clause 0” the ninth section of the same article it is declared that ‘‘no preference shall be given, by any regulation of commerce or reve. nue, to the ports of one State over those of another.’’ We the amount exacted in order to get possession of the roby , and claim to have the full amouat refunded. ‘The framers of the tariff doubtless never read the con- stitution. ‘The following has just been received from the 3ecre- tary of the Treasury:— ‘Treasury Derawemet, April 1, 1861. Sm—Referring you to the department's letter’ of 30th uitimo, directing that no further entries of merchandise for transportation in bond can be allowed relative to shipments to the of South Carolina, Georgia, A's. bama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida and Texas, I have now tu instruct you that transportation bonds for mer chsndise to the ports referred to will be cancelled on the payment of duties at your office, in cases where the party Shall satisfy you by hws affidavit, to be filed wish his rond, that the merchandise arrived at the port of desti pation, and that it was found im able, by reason of the existing condition of aftairs those ports, to obtain the requisite cancelling certificate. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, 8 P. Secretary of the Treasury. A. Scnmu., E2q., Collector of Customs, New York. On shipment of goods to be transported in bond to another American port from the port of arrival, bonds bave been required for the delivery of the’ goods at the port specified. These bonds have been cancelled at the Custom House, on the production of the certificate of the Collector at the port of delivery that the goods have ar- rived and have paid duty there. An order was yesterday issued that no such bonds, when made for delivery at ports of the seceded States, Should be cancelled on the production of the Collector's certificate, but should only be cancelled on payment of the duties here. If it is expected by such stringent regulations to ex clude from the South the foreign goods they may require ‘the expectation will prove a vain one. A plan is now adopted to have the goods from abroad sent to New York in bond for Havana, They are reshipped for’ that port and after having been nominally landed there, they are transported to New Orleans? This causes some slight ad- ditional expense to the importer, but not so much as would accrue from the payment of the duties under the Morrill tariff, which hoids out a premium for euch irre- gular course of action. If, instead of sending goods to New Orleans via Havana, the merchants send them via St. Thomas, as that is a free port, a large amount will be saved in port dues and charges. It might even be advantageous for a body of our merchants to form ‘& Corporation, and found a factory on this islana for the purpose of landing goocs from foreign ports vin New York, and for reshipment to New Orleans and other Southera ports, Transient steamers might easily be put on the line between St. Thomas and New Orleans with edvantage to all parties. Before the passage of this ob noxious tariff the aggregate value of goods in store in this city was estimated at thirty millions of; dollars, a large portion of which was intended for re-exportation to the South and other places, and yet, by such arrange ments as have been adopted by our present government, this bonding system ae regards the South wiil be materi ally interfered with. The merchants should look to this, as it materially concerns their commercial interests. IMPORTANT 8EIZURES—CUSTOM HOUSE. As was stated a few days ago, an article which ap- veared in this paper in December last, on the subject of Wuenok Ayrean currency and the importation of free wool, has stimulated the sharp sighted offeers of the inarble palace in Wall street. Importers have been entering their merchandise at about twenty per cent below the cost to them in federal currency at the plsce of exportation, by means of an apparent legal form, by which the government has heon defrauded out of that amount, and they are seoured an ndvactoge over the fair dealer, who has paid the duty on the true crssof his merchandise. It is not at ail sur- prising that parties engaged tp this illegal traffic should now complain of the vigi/aace of the revenue officers in the discharge of the ir duties. ‘The process by which it bas been done is very simpic. An invoice is made out in the currency of the country, which is paper dollars. The same are reduced on the certificate of the United States Consul at the rate of twenty-five paper dollars to one Spanish doliar, and the dnty 1s then charged on the amount made out in federal money. As, for instance, an invoice is made out for merchandise valued at $26 000 (paper dollars). The cor. tificate of the Consul states that twenty-five dollars paper currency are worth one Spanish dollar. The entry is then made, and the duty paid on $1,600 (3panish dollars), when, in fact, twenty-one or twenty-two paper dollars ‘are equal to one Spanish dollar, and the merchant, at the time he made his entry, knew that fact; and farther, vhat he had actually paid in federal money for the mer- chandiee he eo enters about $1,200. The government is deprived of the duty on the $200 on the allegation of the merchant that @p Consul had certified to @ certain rate of the value of the paper cur rency, and that he is relieved from paving duty on the true value of the goods by reason of this apparent fair nese in making out the invoice, and reducing the curren. cy under a certificate known not to represent the true value of the merchandise. ‘The importation of lead busts as works of art has been ‘thrown into the shade by this last ruse to evade the revenue laws. Laveen oy 4 New Seaman ror Tire Sour Pactrre ‘Trapk —A now side-wheel steamer, with double engine, for the trade between Valparaiso and Constitucion, on the const of Chile, will be launched to-day (Thursday), at three o’clock P.M. She is called the Paquete de Maule, and is the fret vessel built in the United States for that trade, which may be considered a recognition of the superiority of our naval architecture—thoss steamers previously employed not fulfilling the requirements of the MEWS FROM THE STATE CAPITAL Aunany, April 8, 1861. There is quite a copsternation over the resignat.on of Bark Superiptendeat Cook. The Governor bas appointed Van Dyck, at present Superintendent of Public Instrue- tion, in his place. There was a spicy time in exeoutive Seasion over the appointnent, and it ended im referring committee, the nomination to a special It appears that Bank Supertatendent Cook sent in his to bis persoual intorests. The vote, on the ‘bomination of Van’ Dyck tom else mene mittee, stood as follows:— Abell, Biood,’ Colvin, Consolly, Fiero, . Grant? Hammond, Hillhouse, Kelly, Lapham, Lawrence, Mani erre, J. M’ Murphy, Proseer, Richmond, Scsslons, Spinola, MoGraw, cee Muoroe, P. P, Murphy, Ramaay, iW, * , FE, 5 Robertson, Rotch, Warner, Williams." This is looked upoa here ag a significant vote. There is some doubt about ‘Van Dyck being confirmed. The whig republicrns object to bim on the ground of his being a radical, It is stated hore to-night that A. V. Jobnson said to Bradford R. Wood that he thought the inactivity of the administration at Washington bas secured the immediate secession of Virginia and Tennessee. The leaders in the Tribune aud Times are the general subject of comment ia r publican circles. They upon them as being truth- ful, just and well timed articles. Gibbons case came up as the special order for this evening. ‘The lobbies and galleries were crowded to overfiowing. The Sergeant at-Arms was called upon to state whether he bad arrested Mr. Nelson or not. replied that he was not able to find him. The facts of the cage are these:— The Ser -et-Arms bas been ineearch of Mr, Noleon all day. ae occasion he saw him ina carriage going up Broadway. The Sergeant at-arms im- mediately ob‘ained # carriage and pursued him, Nelson, seeing thst he was about to b» overtaken, opened the door of the carriage and ran into me of the strects, aad thus succeeded in getting out of sight of the Sergeant-at- Arms, who was obliged to give up the chase, not being able to get on the track of him again, Here’ then is a direct attempt to evade an arrest—a beautiful position, to say the least, for a prosecuting officer. Mr. Collicot appeared in behalf of Gibbons, and made ja lengthy argument, teking the ground tha: the Na- ture had be power under the constitution to expel y 4 ana cited points to eustain that position. He then pro- ceeded to show from the testimony chat Gibbons was not guilty of soliciting a bribe. The Committee had not found him gbilty: that besides there was no evidence before the committee in the least impeaching his character prior to this transaction, whilst tive witnesses testifiea that they would not believe Nelson, the party making the charge, under oath; and be trusted that this House would not expel a momber upon a charge of such a person. At the close of Mr. Callicott's remarks, Mr. Fish moved a substitute for the resolution of the committee, declar- ing Gibbons guilty of misconduct and reprimanding him jor it. Mr. Kernan then replied to the constitutional point raised by Mr. Callicot, holding that there was clearly a power to expel a member. He made a strong argument, and gave the history of ali the cases which were cited by Callicot. Hg thought the evidense convicted Gibbons. Mr. Fish fiovght that the evidence was not clear against Gibbons. He had no doubt talked the matter over with the District Attorney, but the teatimony clear- ly sbowed that he had refused to receive a bribe, Under circumstance he thought their only duty was to reprimand him and express their disapprobation of the act. Mr. Pierce thought that the House owed it to them- ftelves to expel the member, as he covsidered him uity. It was ® general impression that money ad to «be used to get dilis through, and he believed that to some extent charges were true. He therefore considered it tneir duty, whevever the facts could be proved upon any ber, for the House to vindiate itself by ex, him. He hoped that no man would allow his sympathies to interfere with his duty on this occasion. The substitute that was ofierea by Mr. Fish was then lost by a vote of 16 to 87. Mr. tben epoke in defence of Gibbons, declaringethat he bad ‘een enough of the les testifying im this case to convince him Gibbons had been entrapped by designing men, and he believed that Gibbons sbould be freed aud the District Attorney his assistant sent to the State prison. Hd thea moved to amend, by requesting Gibbous to That motion ‘was lost, when the vote wae taken on report of ibe "ooops peeabalarna a expelled, by a vote of yeas 98; raye 6. The Assembly bas thus endorsed the Albany Regency. lke charges would bave never been made had Gibboas Lelonged to the Regedcy faction. NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Aunanr, April 8, 1861. A communication was presemted from Mr. Kennedy, Buperintendent of the Census, submitting the population of the State by counties, for the purpose of apportion- meat. Ordered to be printed forthwith, and referred ‘a select committee. - ‘4 Mr. Connoiy imtroduced a bili to the z«ps’ Guarantee and Advance Association of New York. Toe bill authorizes the guaran'ceing of the paymert, the punctual or collection of promissory autes, bills of exchange, contracts, accounts or aay other evi- of debt or trust Aiso allows the storage of jewelry, plate, storks, bonds and all property, aad the advance of money thereon, at fifteen per ceat interest > in here bor gies tweive per cout on sums over amount! under $1. end tea cent above 81 $1,000, per i 8b took up the Annual 4| wou dill as the special 7, and cousidered it untii the hour for going into executive # ssion. ae ayy ee’ doe ANY, 3, 1861. Immodiately after tae reading of the journal ur. Ron- 1sson moved to lay ali intervening basiness on the table down to motions and resolutions, for the put ing to take up the resolution requiring the Cities and Villages to report for the consideration of the House without further delay the six several bills repeal- ing the grants of city railroads of last year fhe mo- tion was lost by 67 to 39. Among the petitions were soveral against a Broadway otal 4nd mfavor of @ modification of we Usury we, Several bills wore poe favorably from commit- tove—amongst others, for the sale ov the Qasraatine laude on Staten Island; to estabiish @ State fund for the benefit and relief of the Stockbridge indixas. The bill to allow insurance companies to shange the Gates 0° the termination of their fecal year in cortam schools duriog the progreat of work cu ibe sbarpletow oe reste, uri fo 08 Co! 100 irs, came down from the Sooste with amensuaente.” Oct ms? tion of Mr. Woonrury, the House concurred in the Senate - ‘amendments, aud the bili new goes to the Governur The bill to amena the one-third act, by requiring the ‘one sixth of the creditors to enavie « debtor to the benefits of the insoivent act, came up for a tnird AN moved to recommit with instructions to out the enacting clause, aud argued strongly against Dill as unconstitutional, 8 of existing contract., allows assignments to pre- Mr. Ropixson also argued against the constitutionatity of the bill, and Messrs. Pie-ce, Biogham and Ferry ia its favor. The motion to strike out the enacting ciause was ket by 52 to 68. The bill was then read a third tune and Tont—56 ayes to 58 nays. Mr. Brxpsati. moved to reconsider the vote and to lay that motion on the table. Carried In executive session the name of Geary H Van Dvok was sent in as Superintendent of the Banking Depart- ment, in of James M Cook, who, it is 0d, retires. nomination created much excitement, and ‘was referred to a select committes. NEWS FROM THE SOUTH. IMPORTANT FROM NEW ORLEANS. New Onizans, April 3, 1861 ‘The report that the Brooklyn had reinforced Fort Pickens by landing troops is incorrect. Supplies only were landed. ‘The present attitude of the government at Washington is regarded as a truce, aay violation of which would cause immediate hostilities: The tariff of the Confederate States on Northern manu factures is already found to be inconventently high by Southern merchanie, and it will be reduced at the next Congress. i &) NEWS FROM TEXAS. Gatvwaron, April 8, 1861, Governor Houston bas sent « message to the Legtelature protesting against ibe Convention appealing to the Logis- jature to sustain him, aod claiming still to be Governor. The Legislature took not the slightest notice of it, THE VIRGINIA STATE CONVENTION. Ricuunn, Va., April 3 1861 ‘Tho Virginia State Convention reassembled to day Mr. Soorr, of Fauquier, made a speech expressing the utter hopelessness of the North giving suflicieat giaran tees to the South by constitutioonl ameniments fe urged @ Border State Conference, to secure a united withdrawal hereafter, with a view to future recona ruc. ton. Mr. Rucnarneon, of Hanover, followed, urging immo diate secession. THE SOUTH CAROLINA STATE CONVENTION. Chanson, 8, C., April 3, 1861. The South Carolina State Convention to-day, by a vote of 149 to 20, ratified the constitution of the Confederate States. A number will change their votes to-morrow: when the minority will be reduced to 10 or 12, THE BROOKLYN NAVY YARD. THE POWHATS GEITING READY FOR SRA—ST. DO- MINGO SUYPORED TO RK HER DESTINATION—RA- FITTING OF THM PERRY COUNTRRMANDED FOR THE PRRSENT, ETC. ‘The inte ence received over the wires from Waah- ington, oud whjoh sppeared in the Hxnaw youterday,