The New York Herald Newspaper, April 11, 1866, Page 4

4 ee NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, Orrick N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, No. 101 Volume XXXI. AMUSEMENTS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway. near Brooms atreet.—Dor; on, Tux Cricker on tux Hxanrit WOOD'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite the St. Nicholas Hotel. Matinee at 156 0'Clock—Siran ix Pants. Evening— ‘Tux StaaNcea—Woodcock’s Lirtuz Gaus. TRVING HALI Irving Plaxo Cowcante, Manned lace.—Buixp Tom's Guanp jatinee at mhree o' Clock. PASTOR'S OPERA Rouge. DL Bowery ~Sixa- way Daxcuta Hcusne ie Woking Gints oF Naw Youu. Matinee at 4 ISTY'S—Oun ScuooL or MinstReLsy, Botaoe Mosca ws Fifth Avenus Opera Honse, Nos, Zand 4 West ‘Twenty. fourtn strect.—Raw Recauits. Clock. e NCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 Broadway, ite cay Tha Hoi —StaiOR aa SUV, Dawu heer ters jpuyNx, A Heap Witnour 4 Boor. ents ‘TS’ MINSTREL3, Mechanica’ Hall, 472 Broad noRO COMICALITIRG, BURLESQUES, £C.—BURLESQUE Hitrrovuowe. HOOLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, Brooklyn.—Erutoriax Mine STRELSY—BALLAvS, BURLESQUES AND PaNTouins. NEW YORK ae i z AUATONY, 618 Broaiway.— @penirom 10 A. M, till COOPER INSTITUTE, Astor Place,—Great Pain oF THe Lapixs or 82, Ann's Cuunou, Eighth street. DERBY FINE ARTS GALLERY, @25 Broadway.—Ex- ‘M1 BITIONS OF Fame deo. WITH SUPPLEMENT. nee York, Wednesday, April n, 1866. = ADVERTISING OF THE CITY PRESS, The Herald the Great Organ of the Business Public. Annexed are the returns to the Internal Revenue Department of the receipts from advortising of all tho daily papers of this city for two years, In the first column are the receipts for thirteen months, being the year 1864, with ono month of 1863, and in the socond column are the receipts for the twelve months of 1865:— Thirteen months For the Paper. tay ending Dez. 31, 1864 Fear 1865, Herald $577,455 $662,192 Tr ban 269,960 901,841 Times. 251,812 284,412 Evening Poat 163,177 222,715 World. 128,056 177,204 Journal of Commerce 109,595 173,646 ‘Transcript, 62, 164,461 Staats Zoitung. 67,550 126,380 Sun... ‘ 94,328 101,793 Commercial Advertiser. 60,322 77,556 Daily News....... 77,018 Fyening Expre 68,742 New Yorker Demokrat., 25,734 Total steteeeesseeees $1,878,267 $2,483,724 This shows the Henatn to bo, by its extensive and comprehensive circulation, the chief organ of the advor- tisers of the Metropolis, and the medium of communi- cating their business wants to the public. THE FENIANS. The news im relation to tho Fenians this. morning is very intorestiny, Michael Murphy, the President, Michael Shechey, the Beoretary, and 4& mambare of + «1 Society in FTonto have boon arrested and thrown into Cornwall jail. Arms, ammunition and money were found on them. They were on thelr way to Portland from To- ronto, intending to join the Fenian army at Eastport. ‘The arrests occasioned much excitement. Hibernian Hall ‘aud private houses in Toronto are being thoroughly pearched for arms and papers by the authorities, and farther arrests are being made. Eastport 1s crowded with Fonians, and tho Fenian | Convention is in session there. Communication between Bt. John and othor towns was destroyed on the nght of sthe Oth. The inhabitants of the other side of the border ‘are flocking into Eastport for safety. The Fenian war ‘vessels were not allowed to go out of the harbor. They ¢aro armed with twenty pounders and howitzers, Some pinety men from Portland arrived in Eastport on Monday, the agents of the steamer on which they went refusing to carry their arms, The British war ship Ple'ades, with the British Consul at Eastport, went to St. Andrews on Monday, but has been ordered to Campo Bolio Island, Two other English vessels wero reported to have arrived there. Tho gar- rison at Campo Bollo has been increased by volunteers from Woodstock, Fredericton and elsewhere, and they are now engaged in throwing up breastworks. The Toronto @ibe thinks the seizure of Campo Bello would not avail the Fenian cause in the least except as an encouragement to its supporters in New York who do not know whether it is sitaated in Ireland or Now Branswick. The Moutroal Gazelle thinks that the Fenian organization would mean mischief bat that thoir move. ments aro mado public to the British authorities through the New York pross. Mr. Stephons is daily expected in this city, rumor Siating that Colonel O'Mahony has received a letter from him. Mr. Killian is absent upon secret business, Start- ling {ntelligence to bo expected of direct overt acts fainst the British government in the northward is hinted at by Fenian authorites, Several new circles have boon formed in Olio, President Roberts’ Senate ts in session in this city. Money t# coming in rapidly, and it is supposed the time for action is at band. Later despatches state that the authorities in Canada now believe the movement on New Bronswick to be a feint to cover an attack by Sweeny on Canada EUROPE. The steamship Belgian, from Loadonderry March 90, arrived at Hee news is ono day later Austria and Penssia were arming, and a war in Ger- Many Was deemed most imminent, Prussia appealed to tho minor German States, urcing them to abandon the idea of neutrality, and pointing out the iveiliciency of an appeal to the Foderal Dict as a moans of settling the question, The Loudon Times deplores the war iden, and expresses the hope that England will hold aloof fromthe contest Six British war vessels aro to be despatched to the North American fisheriea, The English funds were greatly depreseed in conse. quence of the war agitation in Germany and the reports of the approach of a Fonian Invasion of Canada, On the 29th of March consols touched a lower point than had been reached since the commencement of the crisis of 1857, ranging from 869% a 86%, and declining at one Aime to 864. The Liverpool markets remained about as ‘quoted by the steamers Hansa and Kegland; but the atest details and current prices are given in the Hxxany to day. CONGRESS. In the Senate yesterday there was no businoas exept Of minor importance transacted. A petition for an im feroational copyright law was referred to the Committee oo Foreign Relations. A resolation was adopted in- structing the Secretary of tho Senate to present to the Pecrotary of Stare the Ciwit Rights bill, with his signa Bure attesting that it had Passed constitutionally over the President's veto. A resolution to the effect that Andrew Johnson merits whe gratitude of ail the people of the MWnited States went over woder the rule. A recolution ‘was passed granting the use of the Senate Hall to Mra. MC. Walling to doliver & lecture on the condition of the Bouth on Tuesday next. { In the House & resolution was adopted requesting SAformation from the President as to what steps for the jon of the American fisheries near the Britiat ‘@ had been taken. and whether anv Hovtatation | on the part of Congress is necessary in the matter, A bill appointing the le of general in the United States army was pode ire with amendments from the Military Committee, the consideration of which was postponed till Tuesday next. The vote on the Bankrupt bill, rejecting it, about a week ago, was then recon- sidered by a vote of 83 0 45, The previous question on the passage of the bill being ordered, the House again rejected it by a vote of 73 against to 70 for it, A further motion to reconsider being out of order, Mr. Conkling introduced the same bill anew, with some modification, and it was referred to the Bankrupt Law Committee, A bill for the coinage of five cent pieces was reported back from the Committee on Coinage, &c, THE LEGISLATURE. In the Ferate yesterday the Assembly amendments to the Brooklyn Metropolitan Railway bill were concurred in, Bills regulating and increasing the salaries of mem- bers of the Metropolitan Police force; incorporating the Mercantile Library Association of New York, and fixing the salary of Justices of the Peace in Brooklyn at two thousand five hundred dollars, were passed. Bills autho- rizing the sale of certain lands in Prospect Park, Brook- lyn, and extending the track of the Dry Dock and Kast Broadway and Battery railroads, were ordered to athird reading. The Governor transmitted a communi- cation from the Secretary of the Navy, asking that juris- diction be ceded to the United States over certain lands adjoming the Navy Yard, Brooklyn, for Navy Yard pur- poses. In tho Assembly bills to incorporate the New York Steamship Transit Company; to incorporate the Metro- politan Ind:mnity Warehouse Company; to incorporate the Traders’ Exchange; to amend the general insurance } Jaw, and to amend the act for the improvement of Bush- wick avenue were passed. THE CITY. The Board of Health Commissioners held their regular meeting yesterday, The code of health ordinances was revised and adopted. A physician who was present made some intresting remarks on the swill milk question and the propriety of abolishing that business within the city limits, The adoption ot immediate measures to guard acainst the cholera was argued by the Commissioners, and the matter was referred to a committee for report. By the mortality report it will be seen that the number of deaths in this city for the week ending Saturday, the ‘7th inst., was four hundred and seventy-three. Asudden death occurred in a tenement house, 42 Do- lancey street, on Monday, which 13 reported to have been cansed by cholera, but we very much doubt the truth of the report. Ata meeting of the Farmers’ Club of the American Institute yesterday afternoon, Nathan C, Ely, Esq., pro- siding, communications regarding the propagation of eels, the grafting and preservation of apple and pear trees, shcep-killing dogs and other subjects were read and discussed, The litigation growing out of the issuing of alleged fraudulent stock of the New York and Now Haven Rail- road Company by Mr, Schuyler was up before Judge Ingraham yesterday, at the Special Term of the Supreme Court. Tho case has been sent back for trial by the Court of Appeals, on the ground that the claims of Morris Ketchum & Co, have not been properly adjudi- cated, In the General Sessions yesterday Micka! Allwo Il was convicied of robbery in thé first dogreo, having stoten a watch from Horatio T. Parmlce, iii Willett strect. Re- Corder Hackett sentenced him to the State Prison for twenty years. James Smallwood, Clara Murrell, and Sarah Hutchins, ali guilty of grand larceny, were sent to the State Prison for five years. George Wilhams, who picked the pocket of Mra, Brooks, in Broadway, was sent to the samo ins}itution for four years and six months, Josoph Burke pleaaed guilty to an attempt at larceny and was sent to Sing Sing prison for two years and six months. Jerome L. Pauck pleaded guilty to siealing eix hundred dollars from Dr. Eisenberg, aud was re- manded for sentence, Commissioner Osborn had before him yesterday a case in which Sinclair Webb is charzed with doing business in lottery tickets without a license, Owing to the absenco of @ material witness, the exatnination was adjourned {WJ Thursday. The caso of John Rosser, accused of atompting to scuttle tho ship Charles Sprague, was poned till to-day, as was also that of F. C. —— Cantain Peapod nol Booth, who has been ‘Drought before the Court fur au alleged assault upon his second officer. Acase came up in the Supreme Court yorterday be- fore Judge Mason for damages against Jeremiah Austin, Prosident of the Albany and Canal Towboat L ne, for tho sinking of a cargo of corn valued at $5,000, ncar West Point, through the alloged carelessness of the defend- ant’s employes. The action is brougit by the Arctic Fire Insurance Company. The defendant denies the alleged carelessness. The case was continued, In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, before Judge Daly, in the case of Pharbe 8. Rynifers nyzainst J. J. Crane and Cecilia Burton, executrix of William E. Rurton, a verdict was retarted for plaintiff for five thou- sand one hundred doliars, The jury disagreed in tho Indian Agency libel suit, which was concluded yosterday, before Judge Mason, and were discharged. ‘Tho case of F, Mf, North against the Hudson River Ra'lroad Company, for costs alleged to be due lim tor services rendored the company, was argued yesterday in the Supreme Court, before Julge Clorke, but the Judge res rved his decision. The alleged will of Mr. Moses W. &. Jnckson, which left the entire properiy of the testator, amounting to ome $50,000, to his second wife, was up before the gen- eral term of the Suprome Court yesterday, on appeal froin the decisivu of the Surrogate, aimitting the paper to probate, The will Is contested by Moses W. 8 Jack: son, Jr, on of the testator by las fret marriage, ond from tho mother of whom Mr. on, Sr. waa di vorced, on the ground of adultery, The decision of the Surrogate was affirmed, An injunction enjoining a fraudulent jndgment creditor from® receiving the benefits of the decree was xranted yesterday, in the Sapreme Coart, Chambers, by Judge Clerke, on the application of an attaching credit r. The French Cauadians held a meting at Clinton Ha'l Jaxt night in favor of the annexation of Canada to the United Siates, and in opposition to the Canadian confed- eration scheme. Resolutions to this effect were passed, and a “committee of annexation’ was appointed, with a view of forming a French Canadian aunexation gocie- ty in thie city. The government members of the New Bronswick Par- Hament have tendered their resignations. A member of the opposition has been ehasen by the Governor to form anew government. He is expected to soul im his reply to the resiguations soon. Tho sixth and last day's sossion of the New York (Bast) Confrence of the Methodist Episcopal Chareh was held yesterday in Brooklyn. Bisbop Seott presided at the morning sersion and Bishop Janes at the evening session, The principal business transacted was the read- | ing of reports of committees on the genoral state of the church, statistical and prospective, which wero in nearly every case adopted. In the evening Bishop Scott an nounced the Conference appointments of pastors. The late election for trustees 1 tho Alanson Methodist Episcopal charch, in Norfolk street, is now the subject of litigation, on the ground of fraut in the election, The case was up before Jadge Clerke yesterday in the Su- preme Court, Chambers, there being two vets of contest- ants. D.cision was reserved, The obsequies of the late General William A. Thornton, who died at Governor's Island on Friday Inst, aged sixty. eight years, took place yosterday afternoon at the Re- formed Dutch church, corner Lafayotte place and Fourth street. The funeral address was delivered by Dr. Krebs, and the body was conveyed to the Marble Cemetery, in Sccond streot, where it was mtorred in tbe family vault, Speaker Colfax was serenaded in Washinglon last night, when he made a speech of about fliteen minutes duration, He said he agroed with the Prosident's views ‘® year ago; now he agreed with him that patriots only should coutrot the country. “The elections in Hudson county, New Jersey, have Gone democratic. In Jersey City, however, the raco be- tween republicans and democrats ia very close, The can- ‘Vass will not be completed until somejtime to-day. In the Eseox county and Trenton elections the result is « domooratic gain. Senor Mackonna, Chilean Envoy at this port, furnishes us with an oficial deepaich relative to a passage of arms between some of the Chile militia and a Spanish frigate. The English bark Carmen, of Tark’s Isiand; the brig Cyclone, schooner William Cousins, of Prince Edward's Island; brig Star of Hope, of Boston, wore wrecked in March on the coast of Mexico, near Tobacco bar. The popular sidewhee! steamship Morro Castle, com- manded by Captain R. Adams, will sail at three P. M. to- day for Havana from pier No. 4 North river. The Mails will close at the Post Office at balf-past one o'elock. Henry Hyde Parker, alias ‘Bristol Bill,” has been tried at the Waterion Avsizes Retin Canada. charged with having made an attempt on the 4th of October last to rob the Gore Bank, at Galt, of the sum of $24,832 ‘The court room was filled with speciators. Mr. Charles A. Durand, of Galt, appeared for “Bill,” and Mr. Miller, the Crown Attorney, conducted the cas fur the crown, Tho prisoner was convicted and sentenced to five years’ imprisonment in the Penitentiary, ‘The Shipping Intelligence and Shipping Advertisements will be found in the Supplement shect. ‘The Marriages and Deaths are also published in the Supplement sheet this morning. The stock market was steady yesterday till late in the afternoon, when it became strong. Governments wore lower, Gold was steady and closod at 126%. The Money Article will be found in the Supplement sheet. There was but hittle animation in business circles yesterday, and on the whole prices tended strongly in favor of the buyer, while in some cases salos were made at lower prices. Dry goods were dull and heavy. Cotton ‘was inactive and drooping. Sugar heavy. Coffee nomi- nal. Petroleum weak. On ’Change there was very little variation in the market for breadstuifs. Pork ruled heavy and lower. Lard heavy. Beef steady and whiskey dull and nominal, The market for beef cattle was firmer this week; but while the supply was more than two thousand head short of last week, the advance was only about 30. per pound. The range of prices was about the same as Inst week, or 12c. al8c. Milch cows were dull at from $40 to $100. Veals were dull at 9c. 9 133¢¢. Sheep and lambs were havy and lower for poor, varying from $3 50 to $9. Hogs were dull at 103c. a 10%c.. The receipts were 3,042 beeves, 138 cows, 1,480 veals, 12,652 sheep and lambs and 7,380 hogs, The Loan Bill Passed Both Houses of Congress. This important bill, to enable the Secretary of the Treasury to meet the obligations of the government about to become due, passed the Sonate on Monday in the same form as it passed the House. There wasa good deal of discussion upon the bill, those opposed to it arguing chiefly that too much power was placed in the hands of the Secretary, especially with regard to contracting the currency. Mr. Sherman ob- jected to it on this ground. He thought it gave the Secretary too much power to contract the currency, which might put an unnecessary strain upon the commercial world, and that no man ought to have this power. He maintained, too, that every citizen ough: to know how much currency is in circulation at any time. The objections of Mr. Sherman and those who went with him are good in principle, and had a forcible application to the bill as originally reported to the House; but the amended bill, as now passed, is relieved al- most entirely of these objections. Tho Secre- tary has not the power of retiring more than eighteen millions of greenbacks before Con- gress will meet and can take further action upon the subject next winter. This small amount, shonld he even withdraw it, would scarcely be felt. His power, therefore, in this respect, is very limited. On the whole, we think the bill is a safe one, and is not likely to cause any disturbance in the business of the country. The careful legislation of Congress on the important matter of our finances and currency must be gratifying to the country. If that body would only be as prudent and con- servative on strictly political questions our svc- tional troubles would soon end. .We hopo it will make the same progress toward correct, statesmanlike views in that respect as it is making on the question of national duance and the currency. ; In connection with this subject we notice, tan, thet Sir Sher umm ncrodiced a bil! in the Senate on Monday to equalize, the disiribution of the national bank currency, and to limit the whole amount to the original three hundred miliions—that is, instead of increasing this description of currency to supply the demand of the Southern States or new States and Terri- tories, to take from the Siates that have an undue proportion and give it to those that have none or a less proportionate amount, This is another step in the right divection, Mr. Shor- man sees the necessity of limiting the amount of paper money, and especially of this national bank issue; the time ab same he opposes such a contraction as may disturb It the business awe values of the i niry. backs, or =i a bone y issned solely in the name of the goveramont and on its credit, for in that way the govora- ment, and not private moavpolios, would gob the benefit of the cirenlatio is some progress ia the right dirceiioa to limit this national bank currency, and it is bub fiir to equalize the distribution of it. The bill was referred to the Committee on Finance, and we have some reason to oxpoct it will be favor- ably considered. Tue Disease ox rit Byaraxn Paonanty Not Cnorena.—Three sicowers have just reached this sid of the Atlantic with large passenger lists, all of which Icft Europe at about the same time. The England had iwelve hundred passengers, the Atlantic nine hnndred and the Hansa seven hundred, Ali those passeazors are from German or English ports, aad those on the Hansa and Adlantic are all healthy, while those on the England are said to have cholera, We are disposed to doubt the truth of this statement, and to believe thata virulent form of ship fever has been called cholera without a sufficient consideration of its true character. In times like the present, when an anticipation of the appearance of this dreaded disease isn subject of public anxiety, there is a tendency on all hands, and evon on the part of certain pro- fessionals, to pronounce everything cholera that looks like itor has any one of its more striking symptoms. Cholera Is not reported as prevailing at the port from which the England sailed, and it is therefore explained that it was probably brought by the German passengers, But itdid not appear on the Hansa, all of whose passengers were Germans of the same class. The point of difference beiween the ships was that one was greatly crowded and the others were not, The crowded state of the ship was enough to induce disease, which was, perhaps, a deep type of ship fever, that, with improper food or water, had severe abdominal compli- cations. There was, perbaps, no more cholera on the England than on the Atalanta a few months ago. All the probabilities. are against it, It is » point of some importance for the con- sideration of the Health Commissioners that it this ship had reached our port there would have been absolutely no quarantine accommo- dation for her hundreds of fever-stricken pas- sengers—not even a shed of an old bulk to receive them; but they must have remained on the infected ship exposed to the fever poison for days. Only one old vessel—the Faleon— has been set apart for the purpose. She was at the Navy Yard, and, if she had been in the Lower Bay, could only have received seventy- five of the twelve hundred. Is it not time some remedy were found for this? Tue Turearenen Trovste 1s Evrors.—The news brought by the steamer Belgian yester- day presents two phases of the threatened Austro-Prussian difficulty, one of which cer- tainly might be interpreted to mean war, and the other wearing an aspect of prospective peace. Prussia and Austria have put them- selves upon a war footing. Great military pre- parations are advancing in both countries. ‘This points to a warlike issue. Austria, mean- time, is willing, it appears, to refer the questio veeala of the right of property in the duchies to @ European congress, This would seem to indicate » peaceful solution of the difficulty. The English papers foresee a speck of war. The Times, indeed, declares that it is inevita- ble; but in the absence of more positive news we must deal with probabilities. We are inclined to think that Austria looks to an ulti- mate compromise at the time that she is pre- paring for war. The supremacy of the two leading Powers in the German Confederation— Austria and Prussia—is the real question at issue in this quarrel about the duchies. Prussia has probably the strongest grip upon Holstein, but Austria is not likely to sur- render her claims without a quid pro quo—say, for example, a certain sum of money, which may be the smallest part of the arrangement, and the most essential one—that of a guarantee that she shall receive protection and support in case any difficulty should occur with Russia in the Danubian principalities or in the direction of the Bosphorus, which may arise at any time. This is probably the result which Austria anticipates from a European congress. It cannot be expected that she will surrender her rights in the matter without a compromise favorable to her interests. The smaller German Powers are evidently averse to a war betwern the two Titans of the Confederation, and equally indisposed to have the quarrel settled by the intervention of other nations, They argne that the national sentiment of Germany would be broken'up either by war or interven- tion, and that, therefore, general interests, and not party considerations, should influence tle action of both countries. “When the two shall have mutually weakened each other, and the conqueror shall think the moment come to reap the fruits of his victory,” says the Munich Gazette, “the foreigner will step in and claim fhe priz>.” Therefore, while these views pre- vail, we are disposed to think that the dif culty in Central Europe will be ultimately settled without an appeal to the arbitration of the sword, despite the hostile attiinde assumed by the two Powers interested in the Holstein questton, Tue Nationa. Bayxrorr Br. Acam De- FEATED.—-This bill was yesterday again de- feated in the House, but by a close vote. Ithas been before Congress several sessions, and has ‘been postponed from time to time upon frivolous pretexte. The opponents of the bill at this time comprise a class of persons who are afraid if it becomes a law that it will affect Northern claims upon Southern creditors. It docs not mutter much if it does; for as the South now stends it cannot liquidate its indebt- edness any how, and to oppose the wiping out of old svores or their ecttlement by compromise is to keep the hands of the South tied and defer for a long time to come the full development of her resources and the revival of a healthful and prosperous Southern trade, The law would have bad o wholesome effect in the North, where thonsands of upright but unfortunate men are prevented from going again into busi- ness on account of the pvessure of old debts, Woe trust Congress will repair in a measure the damage it has done by injudicious legislation in other respects by speedily taking up and passing the Bankrupt bill as introduced later im the day by Mr. Conkling, of this Siate. Prerarixne ror Trocete on THe St. Law- RENCE.—We perceive by the foreien news brought by the Belgian that the English gov- ernment is fitting out a fleet of war vessels, whose destination is supposed to be the St. Lawrence, This movemenc is no doubt occa- stoned by the fears of a Fenian invasion in Canada and to operate as a preventive agains! the fitting out of Fenian privateers on the St. Lawrence. Great Britain is taking ry precau'ion to prevent a surprise by the Fenians, 1 will also be handy for her to have a fleet of war ships on the S'. Lawrence in case any difficulty should arise with the American fishermen on the Danks of Newfoundiand, In any event the sending of so mang mon-of- war across the Atlantic at this time is a move- mont that should aot be overlooked by our goveroment. Seer. Davis.—Two resolutions looking to the ial of Jef. Davis on the charges of trexson against him were referred to the Judi- ciary Committee of the House of Representa- tives on Monday last, And this was in the month of April, Congress having been in s2s- sion since the first Monday in December. We presume that the House has at last been stimu- lated to this movement in consequence of reports that if arrangements are not soon made for tue irial of Davis be will either be released or die upon the hands of the government. The public sentiment of the country demands his trial or release; and if no way can be found to bring him to a speedy trial he onght to be dis- charged as a bad bargain and sent out of the country. Toe Test Oatu—Congress onght to act Promptly upon the request of the President and the Postmaster General to repeal or modify the test oath which must be taken by all offi- ctals, It seems that the Postmaster General can find few Southern mon who can take the oath in ita present form, and in most cases he is obliged to appoint women to office. In som? localities, however, even the women are un- able to swear that they have not participated in the recent rebellion. For the good of the country and the convenience of the public service the oath ought to be modified or re- pealed. SALE OF PICTURES AT THE GOMERVILLE GALLERY. ‘The first portion of an exteusive collection of pictures by modern artists of the Dutch and German achools was sold at the Somerville Gallory last night A fow ple- tures by American artists were incladed in the collection. ‘The works sold did not bring very high pricos, yet they generally brought thoir fuli value Tho prices ranged from $20 to $375, which was the highest amount real- ined for any one picture, The beet work offered for sale found no bidders who wer willing to pay a price ade- quate to ite value—a landscape and figures by David Col—and it was accordingly withdrawn. Only a fow of the painters of the pictures submitted are familiar to ‘us, but the genuineness of their paternity wae fully guaranteed by the anctioncer, who announced, before commencing the sale, that purchasers would be it ted to Investigate Wate. thete authenticity, and and Paar ‘hs expiention of two months, they were not eatisfled. NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL ll, 1866.—WITH SUPPI.EMENT. NM CAPITAL, Reimbursement of Mew Work ¢ Sanks and Insurance Compan for Taxes Paid. Commander George M. Ransom, to temporary duty on steamer Idaho, THE TAX LEVY IN THE ASSEMB oasis practi «Babyy T” Brooke (Hyon ke. &e. ke. Our Albany Correspondence. Ausaxy, April 10. 184 ‘THE BILL TO REFUND TAXES Pap BY THE NEW YOAK BANKS AND INSURANCE COM? ANIES, In the Senate this evening the bill put throug! Assembly by Mr. Brandreth, of Wostchester, roimbu ORDERED—APRIL 3. Commander William E. Hopkins, to command steamer Lieutenant Henry J. Blake, Acti John Mickle, Mates John Rudrow, A. A. Del Tao, eit ear x Second Eneincer George Lather R. Harvey and Third George W Baird and Harry Webster, Prone ecg the banks and insurance companies of Now York ct: nLigutenant Commander John G. Mitchell, to duty in | amount of taxes paid by them in 1963 and 1864, cam uropean ‘and occasioned quite a flutter. Senators Lent, M: ‘Acting Master Julius Neilson, to the receiving shi} » Ma Veruion, 5 BG SNIP | and Cornell, of New York, moved it to various ref DETACHED—APRIL 2. each stimulated by a different view of tho measure. It] Mate z 3 Biaovel from steamer Ascutney and | gnaiy re‘erted to the Judiciary Committee, with in ri PETACHED—APRIL 3. tions toamend it so that its provisions should ouly ing those ciaims for which the city is lable. This bill affect the city of New York to the extent of nearly millions of dollars, Certain of the banks had pe Boatswain J. B. F. Layton, from sloop Cyane, and ordered to steamer ‘Lieutenant Commander Houry W, Miller, from the Naval @ steamer Shamrock. Lieut ~3 Ommander Charles E. Piernlngy from the | taxed on their capital, which still consisted in largo} placed on sic We. | of State stocks, and on this they were justly | Boatswain — McKinley, from steamer Lancaster, | o.107, were taxed when their capital consist United States stocks; but having paid withoy Protest they have no legal claim. A third pald under protest, and litigaied thy wx they got the decision of tho United States © ai their favor, The latter banks can red yments made ; but the injustice of giving ie nefit of their fractiousness and excluding the ers is obvious. The difference of views ubout claims would appear to be such as to insuro the pro defeat of the bill at this late stage, ‘Tis NEW YORK CITY TAX LEVY—AN OLD CIEF Array BRUALP OF THS NEW FIRE DFPARTACUNT. The Committee on Citles ot the Assembly } crowded audience this afternoon, aud a inal of applicants for additious to "the city tax pending before them. Qu occasioned by the Howard, the former Depariment, as an ad: of the Metropolitan Fire Departinei must effective, as it was churacten: eoquent. Tho chairman of the com ° they had already twhe rejected the propo-ition fe creasing the pay of the Fire Dopartunent; bat thq Chief persisted, describ'ng the hardships of the the exigencies of ther reduced numbers the necessary of Uvir duties, ‘and exclusively sioners aude} th the most lant pariod of the voluntoer department, and. td buses wh ch leil to its decay, ‘He thord existing new system, and, in giv cordial arcession to it, he secmed to be accepte representative of a Ayal seitioment of the enves between the néw organizaton and the of the old volunteer dep.r ment. Harry Hd has been more prominently ident tied with thi unteer system than avy other fireman, aud his st tivis matter has grout iuportance, as showing the } the controversy. Tho committe were so carried by his appeal for the firemen they directed clerk to draw @ bill, to be reported forthwith, pro an inerease to ove thousand dollars a year as the the firemen, the prosent pay belug six Marry Howard says that with Join Cr & heer there would be no large fires in was first assistant under Howard when the vol sys'oi was in its greatest glory. The key to the subje-t is an oificient cme Mr. George Bliss made application for the Insert] @ clause » the levy authoriz.ng the making of contidet in case the intimasions givin by the pi contractors for cleaning the stree's should be ¢ into offset and the contract thrown up. Ho algo ay for acl modify ng the law relative to the city d| Acting Master Zera AY [Ramvonly from receiving ship it, and ordered to steamer Ai Acting Third yon Engineer Robert B, Dick and James McNabb, from steamer Hetzel, and ordered North. Acting Master James H. Porter, Acti Ensign F. A. G. Bacon, Act ng Assistant rC. D. Manstield, Mate A. M. Bergner and Acting First Aas'stant Engineer John Mi, Pedgett, {rom steamer Hetzell, and ordered to schooner Arago. Acting Second Assistant Engineer John Evans, from steamor Squando, and granted leave of absence, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant Charles S. Coy, from steamer Saginaw, on reporting of relief, and ordered to retura North, Acting Volunteer Lieutenant %. Nickerson, from re- ceiving ship Vandalia, and ordered to steamer Saginaw, Pacitic squadron, ‘Acting Assistant Paymaster Frank Clark, from bark J. ©, Kuhn, and ordered to settle accounts. Acting Third Assistant Engineers Leopold Calloway and Edward A Robinson, from steamer Hetzel, and or- dered to steamer Squando, Acting Ass stent Surgeon T. K. Chandler and Mate William Williams, from sieamor Hetzel, and waiting orders. APPOINTED—APRIL 2. Charlies H. Venable, a mate, and ordered to steamer Augusta, Join H. Hutton, an Actin: Second Assistant Engineer, and ordered to steamer Glance. RESIONED—APRIL 3. Boatswa'n George C. Abbott, Mates William D. Giles, of steamer Chickasaw, and Péter Harmony, of stcamcr Vanderbiit, HONORABLY DISCHARGED—APRIL 2. Acting Ensi:n R. J. Ettringhaw, from December 1 last. Acting Assistant Surgeons James Kinnier and H.R. Watts, from April 2. HONOKARLY DISCHARGED—APRIL 3, Acting Master H. W. Mather, from april 1. Acting Master J.C, Duteb, from April 6. Acting Master Edward Alford, trom Apr 19. Acuing Ensign J. Q A. Davidson, from March 30, ‘Ac ing Ensign J, A. Chadwick, from April 6, Acting Ensigu F, J, Locke, (rom Aprii 9. Acing Ensign J, H, Wainwright, from April 9, Acting Gunner J. H. Pennington, trom April 11. RETIRED—APRIL 3. First Assistant Engineer Benjamin eri at Gov- ernment Insane Hospital, near Washington, D. G, RESIGNATION REVOKED—APRIL 3. Midshipman A. Smith, and ordered to the Naval ‘Acadeiy. THE UNITED STATES DOUBLY-ENDAR WINVIPER arrived in Hampton Roads from Annapols on the 8th inst,, and remains off Sewall’s Point, awaiting orders, THE NAVAL STEAMER PHLOX arrived at Fortress Monroe from Annapolis on the 8th iust., and proceeded direct to the Portsmouth Navy Yard, The New York Methodist Eplecopal (Bast) Conference. SIXTH AND LAST DAY OF THE SHSSION—APPOINT- MENTS OF MINISTERS IN NEW YORK AND BROOKLYN, ‘The sixth day's seesion of the New York (East) Con- ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church was held yesterday in tho Washjngion street Methodist Episcopal charch, Eishop Seott occupied the chair, Rev. Mr. Ross conducted the oponing religious exercises. The report of the Committee on Temporal Economy was read and adopted. The Committee on the State of the Country made an attempt to find felt with the response the Conference received from the Southern General Conference, who were invited to join in a cone rt of prayer for’ unity o” heart in ont country, &c. The committee state that the Southern Conteronce, CK. their regret, limits the extension of a. to religious harmony alon Wrauty fee my any ere for national unity A warm debate arose on the report, and a gen Tal Reith = roa hey Bead [agai ‘no cail for euch resoluiion, t the whole report was an a cruel thing. The report was laid eae An ovening sewsion was beld, at whch both Bishops Janes und co't alteruately presided. It was prineipaily devoted to receiving reports of committess. | The | um- dition to the gran.ed fifty thousand dolla: for the exigencies sme pcpecannd treed ly prow eeganet sai is In progress on the Emigration Coq will sores the executive sexsion to-md ee Comatose Vanderbilt's visit lay is vnders refer to ths matter, very serious chargs being pre here against cortai: it agents and ofile als ‘are supposed to have bruught about the removal d present Commissioners. THE CATHOLIC REYORMATORY BIT 1. sare Catholic bet oe poe er ig before Governo for his ae ing one of the most ove measures of the season, will become a law w MAYOR NOFFMAN AT THR CAPITAL. Hoffman's visit here bas reference pring to the interests of the city in the bills about the) and wharves pend ng iv the e Legislature, ‘Tho Board of Revision. will not be prossed. met itsdeath. The reform campaign will be de for the election of Comptrolier this year. KEW YORK LEGISLATURE. Senate. Aunany, April 10, 1 APPOINTMENT OF SPRCLAL ComMITTEns. ‘The Pewsipext announced the following special} mties:— mittee on Freedmen's Affairs wadea report, in which | On the Senate and Awembly Apportionmen!—M| mak yoy the peor ty pny bil, Ciwil | Andrews, Hoyt, H. ©. Murphy, E. Cornoll ights bill, negro and al ye statistical re- . raha te . ports wers, by the confessions of th com. | 4 Dockiand Piers Within the Mt~pii'an Di Miltees, exceedingly erroneous, owing to tho negicet | Messrs Pierson, Low, Gibson, La Bau and Thoma; and carste-snees of [Partion We, therefore, om t tiem. | phy, A resolution was op eat fi the presi \tnj Bishop to change the day of the annval morting of the Ekin, ‘Tho Assombly amendineats to the Brooklyn Met tan Railway Dill were concurred tn. mitts Regulating and increasn of the Metropoliian Police force, hielo the pame of tue Jew Hospital of For the relief of the Society for the 1 Conference from the 1th tothe 4th of April. Mayor Booth, of Brooklyn, was introduced to the Conference, and made a short address, op Scott then announced the following appoint. salaries of moj aa Allen streot, Rev. L. 3. Weed; Willett stro {3 Kelsoy; Alison enureh, Rov. Charles B. Liar’ | ghace Roman Catholic Children in New ¥ nal niroct, Rev, W. Horne; Sevput! ee Incorporating the Mercantile Library As-ocia: . &. W. Woudtutts berien nth street, Rov. New York. Corbett; Twenty eeveuth street, Rev. Thirty-seventh street, Rov. W. H. Bote avn Hit, | Palle tolutersect the Saratoga and Whit Rev, €. B. Ford; A street and Socoud ae Inno, vo be supplied: Higis Bridge, Kev. W. Rowe: Eiltor Quar'erly Revinn, Rov. D. weden; Elior Cori tiy LANDS ¥O% THR GENERAL GOVERN (37. Tho Governor transmitted a comniun'(at.on fr of the Navy, asking tums a Advocate and. ow nal, D.D. Curry; Darien, Conn. = me ¢ yed States’ over core w L. Patier; Stamford, W. C. Hoyt fe m5. Aurea; | Nav, d pity Poricheeter, Rev. W,’F, Haifield: Mount V ron, air, Ginow, rep) ot ‘asuington, ivtroluced @ Smith; New Rochelle, § A. Yeanea; Rye, LP. Perry; | gocordan-e with request, and it was refecrod 1 th Upper New Rochelle, C. T. Mallory; amaroneck, HL clary Committee. Cook: Rye, 1. P. Bov. 3. & hnckip was tune: CONTINUATION OF IIIS PAS: To facilitate the construction of the Skeneatclo| Relative to Life and Health Insurance Compan! their Agents, It relates to the maunor of pre information as to their business ferred 2 the New Yor! ya EM Bro klys.—Prosiding Elder, D. Pilebury ; Sands street, Chas Fletcher; York street, 8. Rushmore; Wash'ngton street, A. % Hunt; Caronay church, W. MeAulister; Pai street, T. Sewall; Bighteenth street, = A. Hub: bell; First place, J. A. Roach; Fleet stroe!, 1 Ma. Ada WR Hanson place, W, T Watkins; Warren ‘sirect, W. W. Boditeh; Natiian Bang’s church, H. P. Shepard: James! chureh, Glover; Union place church, J. &. Wh edon; poe A a W. Leak; Tompkins avenue, F.C. HiIl; South Hecond treet (KE. 'D.), CB. Sing; North Pitth sire (R. D.), EB. 8. Hephum; South Fifth street (f. D.), ne? South Third street (ke De), A.C. Regieston; Grand ee D.), J. P. Merwin; Cook strest (E. D.), to bo suppli int, H. Asten; Hunter's Point, J. Henson; Gresopetat Tabernacle, D. A. Goodall; ‘Astoria, 8, Landon; Flushing, G. R.' Crooks; Jamai-a, g Taylor; Hempetiad, D. ©! Ferris; Norwicn, Conn. The Conference then atiuteed, Woon's Tnnatns, —Kotzebs Wranger, a play famitiar to all, and one that has furnished ambitions youths and maidens unnumbered too many Opportanities to display their lack of histrionic ability, ‘Moet with good succe-s at this establishment last evening. —Thouch at ite first Tepresentation the drama was given unmarrod by the casualties incidental to iost inaugaral ‘per. ormaaces, of the} partin F xing the Salary of Justices of the Peacs in Br $2,500 MULLS ADVANC™D T9 THIRD ReADT O. Authorizing the saio of certain lauds ia Prospect Brooktyo. To provide for a Parado Ground in King EVENING SRa8t0ON. DILLA PREORTED. Authorizing the city of Buifilo fo subscribe tot I stock of the Wa-hineton Railway Company, Iitate the constraction of said rallieoad For the relie. of the Brooklyn and Nowiow Authorizing the Sapervisors of New York (or) « $6 refund certain moneys paid into the Superior ana 2% accounted for, ‘Mr. Low moved that the bill to refund tare from certain bac%* ahd insurape> York, and which wore imposed up thelr capital invested in sedumu.g Of for the years 1863 and 1804, be riferre Comm) ke, with instructions to w that Uiere hall be refunded only so Ny Hable f and with the rare accompainment of a good cast, of Miss be Let poend the motion, bat It prevaiied 1 Lueiile Western's Mrs. Haller but littie need be said, and | and toberguethy Mr, Fovann reported \t bark, 4 to instractions, that little, though it embody some criticism, must be expressive of more praise. In those portions of the play Fequiring genuine tragic power, or a display of bittor sarcasm, the actress elicited the heartiost applause from the audience, while in the scenes demanding the por. trayal of simple pathos, she ovidenced the talent of ‘The bill to extend the iraek of the Dry De ‘and Battery railroad was o.der: peading. RESORTS, it, H.C. Menenr—For the relief of the © Mr. thintes {lieoklyn) Railroad, Ir, Foware—To incorporate the New Yor it Company. to the United states far eliction ove lands adjoining the Navy Yard ta Prooklya Adjourned. 10,1 v, April RROOMMET NNT OF BIL. ssnge of the bill to Incorpaer | downey was reconsidered anid | correction report co: p same action was taken on the bill avthornzbe ty, Aameriese Tasrence Compony to make special | ne Breaten presented the report of tho Yr Union College. mILL® PAReRD. Improvement Compiny os the New York Steamship fran PTY incorporate the Metropolitan Indemnity We CoM eerporate the Traders’ Exchange To amend the cenera! insurance bis To amend the net for the Inpro avenue, To ngage the Monhatian 11 ad To probity oMicers of corporations f mocks or bonds of any corporation “wah whiten t coono-ted. ern mn maile bay Ay at eoven