The New York Herald Newspaper, March 28, 1866, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OPPICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, Volume XXXI.. AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING, BROADWAY street. —Tae Cin LUCY RUSHTON’S THEATRE. Nos, 728 and 730 Broad- way.—V ALIANT V ALENTINE—THe GUARDIAN ANGEL. WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nic! Hotel,—Matinee at 1 0'clock—! Lyxwx. Evening—Dow ‘Omsan Dx Bazan. GEORGE CHRISTY’S—Oxp_ Scuoor or MinstRresy, Bacaps, Musical Guus. &c.. Fifth Avenue Opera, House, Nos. 2 aud 4 West Twenty-fourtn strect.—Miss Boome at THe Sores, BAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 5% Broadway, opposite lan Hotel,—ErMioram SINGING, DANCING, &¢.— ‘Tun Firing Taarnax, er PASTOR'S OPERA Bol L¥ 9 Bows Ete na. Dane LBSQUES, aston ee ree avd ik Fiance. Matlnce at 2% o'clock, | NvS’ MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- eS Comicalities, Burussques, &¢c.—Tux Live Hecerwanr. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Ermroria Mix- srantsr—BALLaps, BURLESQUES AND PANTOMIMES. wW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 618 Broadw: opentrom 10a. M. tll 10 P.M ar BRADY'S GALLERY, 785 Broadway, corner of Tenth street—-Open every mofaing and afternoon,—New Cot. sxonox or Wan Views 4xD iueTonic Fonrnaies, Free to the public, DERBY FINE ARTS GALLERY, 625 Broadwi MiMITIONS OF PAINTINGS, dc. Ex: GRAND PROMENADE CONCERT—On Governor's Asland, sy THE GOVERNOR'S ISLAND BAND. WITH SUPPLEMENT. New York, Wednesday, March 28, 1866, THE VETO. Presiden! Johnson yesterday transmitted to the Senate his veto of the Civil Rights bill, In the message convey- ing bis reasons for this decision the 11 defines his position with the stern, conclusive logic’ lent again so conspicious in the previous veto. Mention- ing that by the first section of the bill the right of federal citizenship is conferred upon Chinese coolies, Indians and gypsies as well as upon the- negroes, he pated at once to a consideration of the vanous ses of the measure. Touching upon the absence in the newly freed slaves of all the requisite qualifica- tions for citizenship, who yet by this bill would be admitted at once to a right from which the best cdu- ! avd most intelligent foreigners were excluded un- til after five years residence in the country, he pro- ceeds to show the unconstutionality of the measure, its anomalons character, and the entire absence of any sity for such a violent legislative step. The Presi- dont analyzes, one by one, all the leading provisions of the measure, and sums up by declaring that its de- tails are fraught with evil, that it interferes with the proper relations of labor and capital, creates a distinction of color in favor of the black man against the white, ‘that it is another stride towards centralization, and that ts tondeucy must be to resuscitate the spirit of rebellion, ‘and to arrest the progress of those influences which are more eloscly drawing round the States the bonds of anion and peace, eon CONGRESS, ‘Yhe proceedings in the Senate yesterday wore impor. tant, A protest agaiust approprating money to build awy siitp Canals at present was received and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Mr. Summer presented nineteen petitions from citizens of Louisiana asking for x provisional government for that State, and the enforce- ment of equality, civil and political, without distine- tion of color; another petition was presonted from citi- zens of Fairfax county, Virgima, asking for a territorial goverament for that State. All of these petitions were rod to the Reconstruction Committee, A petition wae presented by Mr. Doolittle asking for such aid as will enabie American vessels to carry the mails between this country and Europe, which was referred to the Post Office Committee, A petition was also presented and ro- ferred to the Finance Committee askipg that the prosent tax on dep wer reporiod a bill to authorize the Provident to transfer a gunboat to the government of the republic of faberia, which was ordered to be printed. Mr. Grimes introduced a Dill relative to the appoint- ment of enlisted persons at the Naval Academy, referred to the Naval Committee. It ux 9 he number of students at two for each Congres. asl distriet, two for each Territory represented in Con gress, two trom the District of Columbia, and ten to be velected yearly from the sons of oftcers or men who have been in the naval, military or mariue service. They must be examined, and be between fourteen and seven on years of age. ‘The President is empowered to desig- the two in the District of Columbia and the ton at large. ‘The others are selected by mnempers of Congress. My, Doolittle introduced a bill to provide appropriate auion to enforce the contitutional amendment abol slavery in the States, which was referred to the jicary Committee. The bill will be found in full opplement to the Henatp this morning. pwart submitted a substitute for his recent ution for the reconstruction of the “tate, «The case of Senator Stockton @ portion 0° the afternoon. The question was upon postponing further cons'deration of the mat tor until Thursday, which was voted down by a vote gliteen yeas to ‘wenty-three nays. A Tesolution was adopied, afier considerable debate, declar- Joba P. Ftockton was not entitled to the seat a« Senator from New Jersey. The vote on this ston was the same as that on the question of post- ponement. An aitempt was made to reconsider the bot without avail, While the caso of Mr, Stockton wes one sideration a message was rece ved President, retarning the Civil Rights bill « objections thereto, which was read by the Senate at the conclusion of the case of My. Stocktou, The me was ordered to be printed, Mr. Toourmball said he desired to make some remarks on the subject, but would rather not procged with them wntil to morrow, and the Senate adjourned, in the House of Representatives some’ slight disposi- fon was manifested to make the session a “red man’s \y of varety. ‘The morning hour was devoted to ‘he copolderation of in tan affairs, quite a number of raports boing presented from the committee having charge cat no which wa vote, day" by oft rimont, N thing of public interest, how * wa ne, and after a. pting resolutions In favor of + x14 national bank stock and lightening the taxation of a) wostdized American steamship lines, the Rouse closed it: morning session, and, dispersing with the evening seasion, adjourned. THE RECONSTE UCTION COMMITTEE. We publish in full today the testimony of Genoral Robert F. Lee, given before the Reconstruction Com Mitier In Washington, and also othor Important ey idenco bearing upon the present position and, past acts of the Southern States. General Lee, profacing his statements by the qualifying explanation that sinee the close of the war be has lived much in retirement and bas not mixed with the politicians, gives evidence mainly of a negative character. He declares that so far as his knowledge 4x fonds nothing like a sentiment of hostilfty to the United States governmont exists in Virginia; Uaat there are no combinations or conspiractes having that end in view; that the people, though disappointed and saddened by the result of the war, accopt that result submissively and are only looking now to their material interests, and that the surest and apeediest moans of reconciling the people to the government and making them its cordial supporters is to extend to thom aqtal political righte with the people of the other States, As te the negroes he exproesed tho bollef which ho says be hae always enter tained, that tho State would be much Letter wigout thom, and ho repudiated fhe iGh thas crucitioe Wore porpesely infiicted op fodoral prisoners of war With recard to tho outbreak of the war the ex rebel Com mander (n-Chie€ roasserta his opinion that the appeal to he su ord was browght about by tine artion dP she wort! NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1866.—WITH SUPPLEMENT. cians of both sections, and that had the great mass of the people understood the situation they would have avoided it. ‘The testimony of the members of the Virginia Legis- lature, who had come as # delegation to President John- son, was equally important and interesting. ‘They con- cur in opinion as to the complete absence of any feeling looking to a renewal of the contest with the govern- ment. The question of secession, they say, was settled by the sword, and the people are content to abide by the decision, and to live henceforth faithful citizens of the republic. They represent the feeling of the people at large and of themselves as unalterably opposed to the idea of extending political rights to negroes; while as to civil, rights the Legislature were engaged in removing most, if not all, the obnoxious discriminations in law between whites and blacks, On the test question of the course which Virginians would take in case’ of a war between the United Staes and any foreign Power which might afford the South a promise of establishing their independence, their testi- mouy was decidedly on the side of loyalty, On the other hand, the United States officers, Generals Terry and Turner and Colonel Brown, and most, if not all, of the unqualified Union men concur in representing the sentimont of the people of Virginia im relation to the goverment as unimproved and as rather having become embittered since Lee’s surrender. They say at that time the poople were humble, sick of war, longing for peace on any terms and ready to accept gratefully the pardon of the government and to submit to any conditions that might be made, while now they are arro- gant, exacting and intolerant, Most of the witnesses of that class express the decided opinion that the with- *) drawal of the federal troops and of the Freedman’s Bu- reau would be followed by an unrelenting proscription of white Unionists and the proscription and remission to slavery of The colored people, The change of feeling is very generally ascribed by these witnesses to the Presi- dent’s liberal policy, In regard to the federal aebt the people of Virginia are represented as in favor of its repu- diation, or at least of combining with it the Confederate debt, The witnesses who have been connected with the confederacy, however, deny this, and pepresent the people as willing to pay their share of the federal debt by taxation. On this subject General Lee's opinion is that they are willing to pay both, and aro opposed to a repu- diation of either. Another most important part of this testimony is that of John Minor Botts and other Virginians, establishing the fact that Mr, Lincoln, on the 16th of Arpil, 1861, at the very moment the fleet to provision Forts Sumter and Pickens was leaving New York harbor, offered, through a member of the Virginia Convention, to evacuate Forts Sumter and Pickens on condition that the Union major- ity of the Virginia Convention would adjourn that body sine die without passing an ordinance of gecession. THE LEGISLATURE. Bills were passed in the Senate yesterday changing the name of the New York Free Academy, incorporating the Ponghkeepeie Fire Department, and enabling Masonic lodges to hold real estate. A resolution was adopted em- powering the investment of the canal debt sinking fund, now sald to amount to several million dollars, in govern- mont securities; ® bill was reported authorizing the selection of a site for another State prison; and a bill was introduced restoring the Board of Health to Yonkers. There was very little business transacted during the even- ing session. The bill for the preservation of the health of animals was ordered to a third reading. It provides that railroad compames, in transporting cattle, sheep and swine, shall not keep them confined in their cars for a longer period than twenty-four hours at a time. The bill to regulate the uge of the New York wharves, piers and slips was taken up and progress was reported. The Assembly passod the billextending the powers of the Central Park Commissioners for five years. The measnre relative to the sale of New York city real estate was carried toa division and lost, the requisite two-thirds majority not being obtained. Subsequently it was agreed to reconsider the yote and lay the bill on the table, EUROPE, The Cunard stonmehip China, from Qucenstown March 18, arrived at Halifax last night with seven days Inter news from Europe. The Gorman steamship Bremen, from Southampton March 14, also arrived at this port carly this morning. The Fenlan rebellion in Ireland had apparently fallen still born, St. Patrick’s Day, the supposed date of the contemplated rising had passed off without any disturb- ance, and Head Centre Stephens had escaped out of the country, previously recommonding the Brotherhood to return to their peaceful pursuita, Mrs. Stephens, wife of the famous fugitive, was about to sail for the United States, probably here to rejoin her husband. The threatened war between Austria and I’russia had ended in a similarly harmless manner. The indication: wore that Austria was prepared to knock under to any ‘oxtent rather than go to war with her powerful, unscri- pulous neighbor, The Emperor of Austria had signed the recruiting convention with Maximilian. ‘Assurances had beon given to the English government that neither the Chilean nor Spanish vessels now build- ing in Engtand would attempt to leave before the present war had been brought to a close. A reform bill had been introduced into the English Parliament, framed so as to add four hundred thousand new names to the lists of voters, In the London money market United States five-twen- ties had aguin advanced slightly, and were last quoted at TZ. THE CIT¥. The alleged principal in the great bond robbery of $1,500,000 from the oftice of Mr. R. G, Lord has been ap- prebended, and there is a strong probability of the stolen property being recovered. Information reached United States Marsha! Murray a few days since that the persons implicated in the aifair wore about to leave for Boston, They were watched and followed, and the supposed prin- ¢’pal in this mammoth theft was captured on his arrival at Newburyport, Mase, It has not yet transpired whether the missing bouds have been recovered, but little doubt is felt that this will be the ultimate result of the cap- ture, ‘The rewards offered for the arrest of the thieves and recovery of the property amount to neatly a quarter of a million of dollars, A rumor was current among the members of the busi- nest community yesterday morning to the effect that the Directors of the Brovoort Fire Insnrance Company held a meeting at twelve u'clock yesterday for the pur- pose of passing Judgment upon the future fate of that institution, No details were given, aud the result of the meeting did not subsequently transpire. The finances of the Brevoort Insurance Company have recently been heavily muleted by the accidental fires that have taken place in this city, and it was principally tho knowledge of this fact (hat gave an appearance of veracity to the remor. At a late hour yesterday afiernoon a report, which was subrequently well authenticatot, was current to the effect that the well known Snancial houve of Culver & Peon, of Nos. 19 und 21 Naveaa streot, had snepended pay ments. The liabilities, though large, are reported to be more than counterbalanced by the asset 1 Saturday or Sunday night the United States bonded warehouse of Mr, John B. Hobby, No. 116 Washington sireot, was entored by burglars, and a lane quantity of hatter's silk, valued at five thogsand dollars, stolen therofrom, This property belonged to Mesers, Christ, Jay & Co., doing business at No. 48 Park place, This is “the socond time within the last three months that the warehouse has been broken into. On a previous occasion ‘A similar amount of goods was stolen from the premises. Noarreste have yet been made. A final dixpocition will be made in the casee of the alleged dirtitlery frauds to-day, tm accordance with s« tion 68 of the internal revenue Tawk, which #pecities that proceedings to enforce the penaities shatl be com- menced within twenty days after the seizures have been matte In the case of Garland Tarolie ve. Wm. F. Shirley, reported in yeaterday’s Hirxatn, which was an action for the recovery of two thousand five hundfed dollars, allogedt to have been obtained from the plaintiff by falee representations concerning the purchase of certain oil lands in Weetorn Virginia, Judge Monell has ordered a non-sait. The ground of dismissal wae ineufficlency of proof, the plaintift failing to establish bis case ae charged in the complaint, ‘The case of the government against the steamer Meteor was again on yesterday before Judge Retts, in the United States District Court, Several wiinowses were examined ag to the ownership of the vowel, afier which a discus sion arose on some points of law, to be disposed of by the Judge this morning, when tbe farther hearing of the matier will be proceeded with. ‘William K Rogers, master of the ship Garibaldi, was charged yeoterday, before Commissioner Ovborm, with having, while on a voyage from San Francises to New York, asennived William Armboldt, the cook, by abfiking him several blows on the face, and Knocking hira down. The case bas been postponed for farther examination. An action by Short? Kelly neaiast Riere @ Thebaat, agents of the “Compania Espanola de Alumbrado de Gaz,” was concluded im the Superior Court yesterday, Judge Garvin presiding. The company, it appeared, were indebted to Mr, © merchant of this city, and funds to pay bonds by the company were sent to defendants, who advertised for all bondholders to present their claims. Mr, Hoge had the bonds at- tached; but Riera & Thebaud refused to give up the money in their possession, The jury rendered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff, under directions of Judge Gar- vin, The Health Board met yesterday afternoon. A con- siderable amount of routine business was transacted, A communication from the rintendent, asking permis- sion to remove persons with contagious diseases to hospitals, was received, and the requisite power granted. A number of offal establishments and other nuisances were reported’ by the inspectors and ordered to be abated. ‘Yesterday morning, about seven o’clock, a fire broke out in the room of the Clerk of the Board of Council- men, at the City Hall, and was extinguished after dam- aging the building and office furniture to the extent of two thousand dollars, Mone of the papers wore injured. The fire is supposed to have originated from a leakage of gas near the stove, An adjournod meeting of the Builders’ Association of Brooklyn was held last night. The reports of several committees on conference with the Journeymen’s asso- ciations were made, but no satisfactory results were ob- tained. A resolution was passed to the offect that the Union will employ whom théy please to do their lathing, irrespective of any society regulations. A resolution was algo adopted to resist the demand for an increase of wages from Monday next, which is to be made by jour- neymen bricklayers, Tho President of the society said there was no good reason for the increase asked, and if persisted in would prove ruinous to the “‘strikers.’” Fenian movements yesterday were unimportant. The General Sweeny Circle, of Jersey City, held a mecting at Franklin Hall last evening. Addresses were delivorod by Centre McNulty, of the Brotherhood; Miss O'Shea, of the Sisterhood, and Mesers. Darmody and McCarthy, of this city. Thirty candidates were admitted. It was re- solved to hold recruiting meetings every Tuesday even- ing in Franklin Hall. The Washington Circle held a meeting last evening at hall corner of Third avenue and Elghty-sixth street. Speeches were made by Messrs, Smith, Flanagan and McGlone, and several new mom- bers joined. An enthusiastic meeting of French Canadians was held last evening at Croton Hall, No. 187 Bowery. Speeches were delivered bitterly denouncing the English govern- ment and the Roberts party of tho Fenians, The stock market was, on the whole, steady yesterday; but closed firm at an advance. Governments were higher. Gold rose from 126}; to 12834, and closed at 128 a 3;. ‘The upward turn in the gold market caused increased buoyancy and firmness in commercial circles yesterday, and holders of goods were quite elated at the prospect of soon recovering from the late market decline; still, mer- chandise did not respond to the advance as a genoral thing, prices of most articles remaining about the same ason Monday. Sugar wassteady, Coffee quiet, Petro- leum firmer, Cotton heavy, On ’Change flour was un- changed. Wheat heavy. Corn firmer. Oats firmer. Pork firmer. Lard firmer. Whiskey dull and nominal, ‘The market for beef cattle was controlled entirely by ‘the sellers this week, who as a matter of course had everything their own way, The supply was deficient, while under the favorable turn in the weather the de- mand was more active. These facts were taken advan- tage of by the sellers, who put up their prices fully two cents apound, the average being from 13 to 19, at with occasional sales at more extreme rates. The bulk of the offerings, which were ordinary, sold at 16c, to 18e. Milch cows were dull but unchanged. Veals were active at 10c. to lic. Sheep and lambs were active at $475 0 $10. Hogs were scarce, active aud higher, ranging from 103{c. to 11}c. The total receipts were 3,999 beeves, 716 veals, 17,161 sheep and lambs, and 5,180 hogs, 4 MISCELLANEOUS. Merican nows received by way of Brownsville, Texad, confirms the reported defeat of the French General Douay, at Parras, already recorded inthe Hera. The liberals were said to have gained another important suc- cess in the interior of the country. Despatches from San Francisco record that the shock of an earthquake more severe than any experienced since the momorabte one of last Oosober, was felt on the 2hth instant on the Pacific coast. Gilroy is the only town from which damage {s reported, ‘The Canadians are taking measures to afford pecuniary aid tothe families of volunteera called out to repel the imaginary Fenian invasion. Twenty-five thousand dol- lars were subseried for this purpose by fifty persons at Montreal on the 26th instant. A volunteer officer in that city has been shot, it is supposed by Fenians, Witham Grady, sentenced to be hanged at Elizabeth, N. J., for the murder of Fergus Collins, on the 26th of August, 1864, was yesterday respited for two weeks by the Governor of that State. The circumstances attend- ant on tho murder are somewhat ¢ingular, the prisoner Doing arrested on his own confession. Efforta are being male to have the sentence of death commuted to im- SEE RE Se ee SERS SRSA oa a OE REE ee RE EE: prisonment, A large and enthusiastic republican masy mecting was held in Meriden, Coun., last evening, at which Mr, Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, made a lengthy and vory able speech in support of Geupral Joseph R, Hawley for Governor. Bradley T. Johnson, of Maryland, who left that State at the beginning of the rebellion and entered the service of the rebels, and returned during the invason of the State as a general commanding a rebel brigade, was arrested yesterday in Maryland, and held to bail in the sum of ten thousand doilars to anewer the eharge of treason, The Veto of the Civil Rights Bill-The Signal of Another Political Revola. tion. President Johnson’s veto of the Civil Rights bill is before our readers, They will find it no half way remonstrance, but a broad, sweeping and comprehensive rejection of the measure. His objections on constitutional grounds ex- hibit this bill as involving the most flagrant devices for overriding the reserved rights of the States in their Legislatures and judicial tribunals ever attempted in Congress. We had supposed this bill, in anew shape, a sort of reproduction of the old Fugitive Slave law; but, under the searching analysis of Andrew Johnson, it appears a thonsand times worse than the rejected Freedmen’s Bureau experi- ment, and nothing less than a bill of unconsti- tutional abominations from beginning to end. The objections submitted against the first section of the bill, however, are those which mark the impassable barrier between him and the ruling radicals ofCongress, He is opposed to the recognition at present, by law, of the blacks as citizens of the United States, and he is opposed to any further legislation by Congress afivcting the domestic affairs of the several States, while eleven of the States of the Union are excluded by Congress from any voice in tuis legislation, These two objections dissipate the last glimmering hope of a possible compro- mise between Andrew Johnson and Thaddeus Stevens and his Congressional followers, The veto is, in fact, an emphatic declaration of war against the radicals and their reconstruction system, root and branch. Henceforward there can beno party endorsements of the policy of Congress coupled with professions of adhesion to the policy of the administration. ‘The line of division between the two depart ments is in this veto too broadly and clearly marked to admit of any further bedging. It inaugurates & reconstruction of parties, it | abolishes the Coanectiont republ platform, | pnd it wilt mos oepbate paqult to @ domas | Neen ener eee eee nee ee cee ce ee TIInEITnETSISnEI ESERIES T GREE cratic victory in Connecticut on Monday next upon the Johnson platform. It must, we think, bring about an early reorganization of the Cabinet, and such a shaking among the dry bones of the federal officeholders through- out the country as will cause the hungry out- siders to smack their lips with joy. The reso- lute character, the moral courage and Jackso- nian pluck of Andrew Johnson will command the admiration of the people, as in the case of Jackson; and the ground taken in this veto against the general admixture of whites and blacks, red and yellow men, upon the common footing of equality, will rally an overwhelming popular party to the President’s support from Connecticut to Pennsylvania and thence to the Pacific Ocean. The veto of the Freedmen’s Bureau bill was but the distant thunder announcing the ap- proaching storm. This veto is the storm itself, and when itehall have passed away we shall have s purer political sky and a better at- mosphere. But before that happy change the radical majorities of Congress will be swept away, and all the thirty-six States of the Union will be invited into both houses under the auc- cessful restoration policy of Andrew Johnson. We dare say that this Civil Rights bill against the President’s objections will share the fate of the Freedmen’s Bureau; but, in any event, it is 9 declaration of war against the radicals and their impracticable schemes, and Andrew Johnson, a8 in the rebellion, is the man to fight it through on his platform of the Union and the constitution. General Leo’s Testimony Before the Re- construction Committee. We publish to-day in full the testimony of the late rebel General Lee before the Recoa- struction Committee of Congress. We have also be¢h supplied with the evidence, complete from the record, but for which we have no room at present, of John B. Baldwin and John F. Lewis, members of the Virginia Secession Convention, and of the famous John Minor Botts testimony, which in the main is only interesting to the historian. It is principally devoted to a question of veracity between Baldwin on the one side, and Lewis and Botts on the other, as to whether President Lincoln did or did not submit to Mr. Baldwin, as a messenger trom the said Secession Convention, sent for by the Presiden', a proposition that if said Convention, without dipping into seces- sion, would adjourn sine die, he would take the responsibility of evacuating Fort Sumter. Baldwin says he received no such proposition. Lewis and Botts say that from his own statements at the time Baldwin did re- ceive it, and that Botts took him to task for not submitting it to the Convention, as. matter of the utmost importance. But whether Baldwin or Botts is right is’ matter now of no sort of importance in reference to the business before Congress, All such stuff from'the Reconstrac- tion Committee involves a waste of time, money, paper and printer's ink, The rebellion is done for, and the business before the com- mittee is the restoration of the late rebel States. Upon this question Messrs. Botts and Lewis— persecuted Virginia Unionists during the war— are naturally bitter against the secessionists, and do not like President Johnson’s generous Southern policy. But they see things through adistorted medium, and their evidence, accord- ingly, is warped and unreliable. We give in full the testimony of General Lee, because, as the evidence of the great military leader of the rebellion, everybody will be interested in reading it, especially in regard to the present state of public opinion in Virginia on the practical, Jiving issues of the day. We presume, too, that General Lee is as well quali- fied, from his personal observations and knowl- edge of public sentiment in Virginia, as any other man in the State, to represent that people fairly before the Reconstruction Committee. Tn this view his statements as to what the Vir- ginians are prepared and what they are not prepared to do in the way of reconstruction are upon the whole as much as could be ex- pee! If they are not in raptures over their subjugation as rebels, they are at least dis- posed to submit to the new order of things and the President's policy in good faith; and in the midst of the ruins of the rebellion they are too much abeorbed in the struggle for existence to be concerned in the plots of political dema- gogues. This is an important fact, and, with their best efforts to recover from their broken fortunes, it will require from the Southern people years of steady labor to repair the damages of the war, there need be no fears of mischief from them with their restoration to Congress. Tar Necessrry or Crry Revoru—Taw Dory ov tHe Leaisiaturn.—The necessity for a thorough reform in the management of the mu- nicipal affairs of this city becomes more and more manifest every diy. By the vigorous operations of the Health Board a portion of the vileness of the sub-stratum of the city has been upturned, and the foulness and corruption that exist in some of the slums exhibited. We want some such sweeping commission to ope- rate in higher circles, to ferret out and expose the abuses and corruptions that prevail in offi- cial quarters, and to apply a corrective that will be decisive and permanent. We want the con- tract jobbers overhauled. We waat no white- washing investigations like that about the cheat- ing in regard to the new Court House. Good men should, of course, be retained in office, when found; bat the bad men, the jobbing politi- cians and their greedy followers and familiars, who have been devouring the substance of the city treasury for so long a period, should be summarily dismissed and their disgraceful pro- ceedings exposed. There is now really no re- sponsible head of the municipal government, and the members of the Legislature must be sadly hoodwinked or blinded not to see the present lamentable condit'on of the city arising from that very fact. We trast the Legislatnre will not halt in ite labors to give thie city that with which she is nnable to provide herself in consequence of political intrigues and factions ad official cur- ruption-—that is, a good, sound and respon. sible government, or head to the government, like that proposed by the Board of Revision or Control. The Legislature cannot do a more creditable thing Usan by promptly adopting this imvortaat ond indisions mesure, EUROPE. Arrival of the China at Halifax and the Bremen at This Port. SEVEN DAYS LATER NEWS. THE FENIAN FIZZLE. All Quiet in Ireland on St. Patrick’s Day. DEPARTURE OF STEPHENS FOR AMERICA. He Recommends Peace to the Brotherhood for the Present. Tho Prince of Wales the Next President of the Dublin St. Patrick’s Society, Ne Chilean or Spanish Iron-Clads te Leave England. Spain Forming Alliances Among the Smaller American Republics. Signing of the Austrian Recruiting Convention with Maximilian. PEACEFUL RUMORS FROM GERMANY. REFORM IN THE BRITISH PARLIAMENT. ‘The Cunard steamship China, from Liverpool on Satur- day, 17th, via Queenstown on Sunday, 18th inst., ar- rived at Halifax at half-past eight o'clock last evening. Her advices are ono weok later than previously re- coived. The steamship Bremen, Captain Neynaber, from Bre- men March 11, and Southampton 14th, arrived at this port at an early hour this morning, The United States steamer Canandaigua arrived at Liv- erpool on the 11th, from Bolfast, ‘The American Consul at Liverpool had ordered a ship- broking firm to dispose of the ex-cruiser Shenandoah as she lies in the Mersey. A meeting was held at Liverpool on the lth to con-” s'der the prospects of the Atlantic telegraph. Cyrus W. Field, Captain Anderson, Mr. Varley, tue-electrician, and Mr. Canning, the engineer, gave engoutaging explana- tions and evoked much confidence in tho success of the enterprise. A Vienna telegram says the convention with Mexico in referente to recruiting in Austria for an Austrian Volun- teer corps for Mexico was signed on the 15th by Count Mensdorff and the Mexican Minister, ‘The Spanish Ministry has promised to raise the state of sioge in a few days. It is denied that the British government hae been ‘asked to mediate on the question of the Duchies between Austria and Prussia, Steamer Hibernia, from New York, arrived at Glas- gow March 17. ‘4 The steamship City of London, from New York, reached Liverpoo] on the 16th, Steamships England, from New York, and Belgian, from Portland, arrives at Liverpool on the 15th; the City of Dublin, from New York, and the Cuba, from New York, on tho 16th. Purser Boyd, of the China, reports that the China had fine weather until Saturday, since which she had heavy Neg, bar's) March 20th, in latitude 60, longitude 24, seins a National Company's steamer; also March 22, in lati- tude 47, lonzitude 34, a brig-rieged steamer (British); also March 23, in latitude 46, longitude 39, a bark-riggs steamer; all of which were signalled in the night, and all were bound East, ENGLISH NEUTRALITY. In the House of Commons on the 16th inst, Mr. Lay raid assurances had been received from Spain, Chite and Peru that the vessels now buitding in Engl houid not Jeave until the pending dificuiues were SPAIN'S ALLIRS. M jexram of the 16th inst. says Spain has ropublies of Gaatemala, Honduras, Salva- 4 and Costa Rica. Minieters from those States have signed treaties of peace with Spain, ment, * SM. Patrick's ~- passed off without distarbance, At the dinner of the St. Patrick's Society of Dublin, Hon Chichestor Fortescue, Secretary for Ireland, an: nounced that next year the Prines of Wales would aécept the office of President of the Society. PAPE OF STRPHENS. ‘ The Cork Eraminer says it baa excellent reasons for knowing that the report current the inst few days that Stephens had really left Ireland ia correct, and that Ste. phens, prior to his departare, enjoined on’ the members of the Frrotherhood in Ireland the advisability of more attention fur the presen! to their peareful they had ten doing jor some time, The Examiner adds that Stephens’ wife was in Cork, intending to aail for America, on the 15th, in the City of Boston. FEARS OF A RISING IN ENGLAND. Alate telegram from Leeds says that in consequence of rumors of an expected Fenian outbreak the city police had been largely angmented, while a large number of volunteers and six hundred tradeemen hed been sworn in as special cone Socret drillings have been going om among the Fenians of Leeds for gome time, IRISH GRIRVANCRS IN PARLIAMENT, In the House of Lords on the 16th Rarl Grey ‘hb upon Irish grevances, moved that the 20th should go into committee upon his consider the stae of Ireland. Debate ensued. Earl Russell deprecated the attempt to carry the violet remedies proposed by Karl Grey as likely to create an tanprecedented agitation in the country. He preferred gradaal, well considered reforms. Earl Grey's motion ‘Was negatived without a division. Whe Ramored nied—Aw Knoe Vienna journals assert that there change of diplomatic notes between Austria and Prussia since February 7. The London Owl mys the King of Pruseia has over. ruled Vou Bismark, and an arrangement i* yet to be effected by which Anstria may consent to the anpexation of Schieswig-Holstein to Prussia. It is said to be in con- templation give back North Schleswig to Denmark ag ry propluation to the public opinion of Warope. Vienna says Austria and Prassia fi tend to any confitet on account of Schle«w a by bringing the question Before the Feder jovernor of Schieswig-Hol- had published a decree of the King of Prussia, woning heavy punishment net any one attempt ‘estat 7 the Duchie than ing of Prussia and the Emperor uf Austria. All nate tending ip that d rection are also threatened with heavy penalties. ‘The draft of the address ir, reply to the imperial re- oript had been read in tty) Lower House of the ye tian Diet. Tt — Dot only the rejection of all the requests of the House, vat also the suspension of those laws requiring no modification. All the various Poy of the imperial rese¢ipt are controverted, and te eatablishmest of parYiamentary and legal mun cipal gov- ernment i* again ‘semanded. The reading of the ad- addrese elicited Feneral applause, and the Howse rose and cheered Her Peak. Pariiam ty Reform. THR GOYVAXMENT REFORM BILL INTRODUCRD— ROUR “TENDED THOUSAND VOTERS ADDED TO 1 Commons. on the 8 Mr. bee | main features are a reduction of the qualification¢ county voters from fifty pounds to fourteen poundar cupancy, and for boroughs te seven pounds rental, to lodgers paying ton pounds or upwards for apartus ‘The measure adds about four hundred thousand tde Dumber of votors, ‘The Dill deals only with the franchise, leaving the- distribution of representation for another session. After many speeches for and against the proposa Hr. Bright oxpresslag ‘satisfaction with it, the bill wasad be: sg time. ‘~ @ Liberal journals erally approve the meare, although it hardy comes up to their wishes. The London Herald (conservative) predicts a is- trous failure. ‘The chances of the Reform bill continue the subj; of discussion, The conservative journals demand its \ec- tion; others call for amendments, The London ele- declares that it is growing quite clear that ttbilt wal beens a law. ane ‘risia, nat the saeannaren appearance, it passed through safely. The London Herald says there was a er iargeath- ering of Earl Derby's ee at tho residence cthe Marquis of Sali r. the absence of Lord Der om account of an attack of the gout, Mr. Disraeli adarsed the meeting, and it was agreed, without a disseient pies that Se Reform bill shoula be stu- ously opposed at every stage. ‘The amendment to the seeond reading of the bilitt take age ren op of a resolution that no reform bil! imtis- w does not offer a complete settleinent tho poe Great Britain. THE TERMINATION OF RECIPROCITY—FAILUR 10 LAUNCH AN IRON-CLAD—MINISTERIAL OUA3ES, ETC. The London Times, of the 17th, in announcing thi the Reciprocity treaty between the United States and Hush Nor ‘merioa terminated that he saya:—Amian |, and after a fixed tim the exclusign of their boats will be enforced, For thipur- pre gs ho ‘vessel will be stationed to socthat SR cette ont ‘are not infringed upon, and al weneolli- blons between the fishermen of the Provinces and hose of the United states. In this, as well as in all tht ra. lates to Fenianiam, the Times believes that the HUsh government may count on the and counsy of President Johnson's g’ The long-vexed oaths question was again discumd in the House of Commons on the 15th inst., on the 1 tion fof the government to abolish the elaborate fanula now in vogue and the distinction between Proteants, Catholics and Jews, substituting one uniform oath to be taken by all members alike. Iterations suggestd by Mr. Disraeli, the opporicicn leader, were adopted ¥ the government; but athird, by which it was sought tcetaim the declaration of the Queen's supremacy, was olocted to by the government, as a mere absiract and noon- gruous formula, After some debate the amendimet was Tejected by 236 to 222; majority for the governmat, re The London Observer announces that Mr. P. C. saring will soon succeed Lord Pacet as Secretary of the\dmi- ralty. Mr. Fenwick, one of the Lords of the Aduralty, has resign ed. ‘The weekly returns of the cattle plague shown con- tinued diminution of new cases, but a large incrase im the er of cattle kitted. Ail swocessful attempt was madé on the I'th, at Millwall, to Iaunch tho mammoth 1ron-clad Notham- beriand.’ After ranning about one hundred fet sh came to a standstill, and all efforts of tho tugs to move her proved fruitless. The Prince of Wales and a billant assembly were present. France. TSE LEGISLATIVE STRUG The Corps Legislatif was debati the address ve to internal libet ‘Jules Favre spoke in support of the amendmen of the opposition, During his speech he was called to oxter by the President for attacking the constitution. Several other speeches were made in favor of the amendment, which, however, was finally rejected by a vote of wilt. FOR LIBERTY. the paraghph im Spein. Its ramored that General Olan0. will replace General Dulce as Captain General of Cuba, Geueral Cordova sue- ceeding Olano as Director of the Infantry. HEAVY FAILURES IN ENGLAND—ADVANOB IN UNITED bridge K Co, private bankore of I Puget, Bainbridge & Co., priv: ‘ora of London, had tespended payment, Liabilities £300,000 sterling; assets almost nominal. Hind & Gladstone, merchants of London, had sus- mended. Liab'lities supposed to be heavy. In Calcutta, March 12, the market was tending up- wards, The Bank of Holland had reduced its rate of discount from 6 to 44, LONDON MONEY MARKET—MARCH 17. <cmseea at Sree camtaee Mae pccms, owing to numerous bills held back in antictpation ot eat @ movement. abet a8t% for ‘American Securities United States Avo-twontics, 725 ages Erie Railroad, 66% a “LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET—-MARCH 16. eit arcade nce ou and. 17/000 bales’ to. ex] The market ‘has bem buoyant, = coe of on American and ie % 215,000" bales, tacludi 5,000 ball fg Macon wero ing es to specu! Sot ap the market cl with an upward ( em- doncy, at the wotations: ‘ ir. Orleans 21 id. Tae Mobile 20% 4. 193 Uplan 205. 19%44. port Is 840,000 bales, ta 16 total cluding 198,000 bales of American. MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. « The advices from Manchester report that market es, h an advancing rome, [arcu 17.—Sales of cotton to-day 20,000 bales, includ- ing 8,000 bales to speculators and exporters. ‘The mar- ket is we with an advance of one-balf penny per pound. Middling uplands are quoted about 20d. LIVERPOOL Bi STUFFS MAKKET—MARcH IT. ‘The market ta dull but steady. Richardson, Spence & Co., akceniela, Nash & Co. and othors re- port:—Flour dull and nominal. Wheat quiet and stead) winter red 108, @ 10s. 64. Corn firmer at 23s. dd. 8 28s. 6d, for mixed. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET—MARCH 17. Tho provision market is generally steady, except for boef, which is casier. Messrs, Bigland, Athya & Co, Gordon, Bruce & Co, and others report:—Beef quiet and easier, Pork firm, with an upward tendency, and @ partial advance of 1% 028, per bbl. Bacon firin, with an advance of Is. on the wook. Tard steady. Batter very dull, Cheese firm and stock light. Tallow firmer advanced 6, a 18., closing quiet at 49%. « 50s, Larest.—The market ts duil, with a downward tend- ency, under the influence of letters by the steumor City of Lard easier, Bacon has a declining tendency, ‘and the advance has been partially lost. Prrnotaes.—The market is buoyant at 28 a 2s 1d. for refined, closing quicter. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET—MAROn 17, Sagar fiat, Coflee—sales mali. advancing. Linseed buoyant, Linseed cakes firm. Linseed oil upward; quoted at 42s Sperua oil quiet and steady at 126s. Rosin, delivered, at 6s, a 7. for common American, Spirits turpentine steady at 46s. a 47s. Petroioum (Boolt, English & Brandon)— Market firmer, at 2s, for redined, with fow sollers, LONDON MARKETSwancn 17. Baring’s Circular reports breadstufle qaiet ant steady. Iron quit at £6 105. for rails and bare, and 78%. for Seotch pig. Sugar dull and dectined 4d. a 6d. Coffer firm, Rice firm, ‘Tea quiet and steady. Petroleum steady at 24. a 24 Id, “pirits turpentine active at 47m. 6d. Tallow quiet at 50. 34. Linseed cakes have am upward tendency. Linseed firmer and advanced 1s. Affatr im Custody— The Bonds Said to be Safe and in the Way of Reeovery. United States Marshal Murray, of this cfty, received information about a week since that the partie: engaged in the robbery of million and a half of bonds from the office of Mr. &. G, Lord, in Wall street, were tn the city of New York, and that they would leave for Bovton, Mase., that night. Acting upon this information he de- tailed two of his detectives, who, acting in conjunction ‘with an operative of the secret rervice division of the Troasary Department, followed them om the evening train to Boston, Just before arriving at the Jatter city the principal in the aair loft the cars, fol- lowed closely by tho detectives. He made his way to the city by private conveyance, and from thence took the cars fur Newburyport, Maes. where he was takem into custody, ‘The results accruing from this arrnst have not yet transpired. Several rumors prevailed yosterday, one of which was that the thief and bonds hed hoon re- turned to this city, This, we are assured from good aw thority, i* not true. Tt is probable, bowever, that they aro on their way here, and that further particulars rela tive to the manner in which the case has been worked app may transpire to-day, The reward ip this case, it is emia, foots up to two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, the: largest ever offered in this country for the reoavery of atolen property. CANADA. Sheeting of a Velanteer OMerr by Sap- posed Fenians—Aid for the Families of Volanteers, dc. OUR TORONTO DESPA Ou. Torowto, 0. W., March 27, 1860, Univeral quiet reigns in alt paste of Cansfa, and o@ ramors are afloat, The volunteers are still drilling tm the interior and treading the Crontier ‘A volanteor officer in Miyntrenl wer yesterday thread npen and wounded, it i# supposed by Fenians Night attncka upon monated police are very frequent. THE MOYTREAL DRSPATCR. Mowrarat. March 47, 1866. AA & ineeting Dold bere yerterdey to mise funds to provide for the Gamflies of (he Montreal volunteors om duty, there Were @bout fifty persons present who eud- sorbed twer.ty.five theasand dollars, and it te supposed there wi, be wo dione te rairine Gfty thousand