The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1866, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. of tho compasy, JANES GORDON BENNETT, . ag wg EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, the United States Oiroult Court, before ¥ 4 Tha cory mal nsameand tay, veer costeel 98: EE side will addregs the Cqurt on the which are at issue amd which are the real bases of the actions. ‘An important point of law has been decided by Judge Hearne, in the Marino Court, He holds that a defend- ‘ant who sets up the statute of linitationses @ defence against tie payment of a promissory note cannot seek sca the ground of absence for two yeara at the war. In the United States Commisaioner’s Court yesterday, pefore Commissioner Betts, the further hearing of the case of Thomas McCarthy, who is charged with having asgaulted William Berry, captain of the steamer Guiding Star, on the high seas, was resumed. Evidence was of- forod by the defendant to controvert the statement of the captain, The Commissioner reserved his decision untit acharge which McCarthy has brought against the second ‘OFFICH NM. W. COBNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STB. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. . ROADWAY, THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome Bose thet om THe Soupieg oF Fortune. TAIATRE FRANCAIS, Fourteenth street. near Sixth avenut—DavcaTse oF Tur ReGiment, GERMN THALIA THEATRE, No. Sit Broadway. Dun Beaugar’s Tocuter. ANSCHUY'g MUSICAL INSTITUTE, No. 141 Bighth Street.—J. B. Pozwansai's Quanrer Soins. - SAN FRA! STR Broad Mts the Motropolne Rottulx suak Rtmortae Reser | mate of the Guiding Star for assault and battery shall wars, SINGING, Dancina aNd Bunuwsques—THe N*¥ | 1416 bo0n disposed of. Benjamin Miller, a night clerk in the Post Uftiee of this city, was brought before Com- missioner Osborne, charged with stealing money let- ters. The defendant waived an examination, and in de- fault of $6,000 bail was committed for trial. The Grand Jury was empannetled yosterday in the General Sessions. Recorder Hackett, in his charge, spoke of the importance of baving the criminal code te- vised to moet the requirements of the present age. His Honor also called their attention to the reckless manner in whieh buildings are erected in this city, and requested the Grand Jury to inspect the New Opera House now being built, and said that if the old walle, which were subjected to intense heat, did not prove to be suffi- cieutly strong, a fearful catastrophe might result. ‘The popular steamship Morro Castle, Captain Adams, will sail punctually at twelvo M. to-day, from pier No. 4 North river, for Havana. Mails wilt close,at the Post Office at half-pass ten o'clock. ‘The stock market was buoyant yesterday. Gold closed at 13714 a %. There was but little activity in commercial circles yea- terday, but the markets were generally rather more steady. In ‘some articles, however, a fair business was constmmated. Cotton ruled decidedly higher, under a fair speculative demand. Coffee was quiet, but steady. On 'Change flour was quiet but steady. Wheat ruled dull, though previous prices were demanded, Corn was, moderately active at an advance of 1c. per bushel. Oats were steady and firm. Pork was active and firmer. Beef was in improved demand at unchanged prices, Lard was more active and firmer. Freights were quiet but frm. Whiskey was dull and nominal, MISCELLANEOUS. Our dates from the city of Mexico are to tho 29th ult. Maximilian was last reported in Puobla, and was ox- pected at the capital every day. Me seems determined to test the intentions of the church party, and to do without the services of the Freach if possible. It is said that Escobedo boasted that if he bad captured Matamoros when he attacked it recently he would have crossed intu Brownsville and whipped the Yankees. The parti- cnlars of the evacuation of Mazatlan aro pubdlished. Governor Pedrip has assumed the management of affairs n Lower California, having defeated Nazarette, the revolutionist, A correspondent of the Now Orleans Picayune says that Maximilian is guaranteed $25,000,000 for immediate ase, and an annual donation of ten million from the church party and merchants, in consideration of his resumption of the rems of government. The French officials at Vera Cruz wero very angry Decanre the Susquehanna did not salute the ¥reach flag, and when an aid came ashore with despatches for the American Consul to was compeliod to obtain permission from the French Admiral before he could tand. tt as reported that Vorfirio Diaz and Ortega’a partisans had declared as u body for Maximiliaa apd the empire. Mojor Genorat Jon A. Dix hus becn confirmed by the Senate as Minister to France. We have files trom Bermuda dated on the 27th of No- vember. Governor Ord, with his family, bad taken his departure from the islands. Very complimentary ad- dresses were prosented to him on the occasion of his removal to a more extonded field of executive action. ‘The Bermuda Garettr of the 27th alt. says:—Cholera is reported to prevail at St, Thomas, and itis said that from eighteen to twenty persons were falling victims,to it daily. ‘This repor: reached Bermuda verbally. Wer should be glad to have a confirmation or otherwise, as it fea matter that interests the sohabitants of the islands generally. > ‘We have advices from Barbados dated November 34. The weather was sultry, with occasional light rains, the jatter not general, but much wanted for matoring canes Exchange at bank, ninety days’ sight, $447 60, with difference of 244 per cent for each thirty days’ shorter sight. The commercial report ssys:—Market wasetiled, and sales, particularly of breadstufls, most dilficylt to effect. Flour held at $9, bond. Bread and crackers have declined. Fish, Newfoundiand, sold to trade at $17 75. Mess pork at $26 75 for mspectod; fair de- mand. Beef, family, improving; sales at 1010, still good supplies in iret hands. Hams, American, Lic. (different). American butter, 160.016. Oit meal, New York, $17 41 $17 26; Philadelphia, $17 62 per 750 Iba. ; steady demand. * Kerosene oil continues to ar- rive aiid droop a trifle with each Inter receipt. Tobacco, little doing in either leaf or manufactured; trifling local demand for the former, and dealers all supplied with the latter article at this moment. Tonnage, no demand. Produce—Trifing sales of sugar at $4 25; hhds., $5. Molasses, 22c. a 24c. per gallon, casks included. Old stock very nearly exhausted. qual, $7,913 nhds. ‘sugar and 28,817 puncheons. Our Havana correspondence is dated December 8 A Hungarian who pretends to be the private Secretary of Maximilian, was stopping in the city temporarity. More disclosures have beea made concerning the late murder of Senor Mestri. His caster has divappeared, and a Aeti- clency of $94,000 has been discovered ia his books, The Cubaa Commissioners tn Madrid had attended the frst meeting. General Magruder tas given wp all claims on the steamers Harriet Lane and Pelican. He proposes to retarn to the United States a new tax of one hundred and two dollars bas been decreed for the coming year on each merchant doing business. “even of the Fenian prisoners at Sweeisburg wore arraigned yesterday, and pleaded aot guilty. Their cases ‘Were postponed until a supplementary jury panel could be formed, The provincial authorities have turned the condemned prisoners over to tha consideration of the home goverament. The annual election of directors for the New York Central Raitroad was held at Albany yesterday. Henry Koop, of New York, was chosen President, and Wm. «. Fargo, of Buffalo, Vico Prosideut. A list of the new board of directors will be found in our money article this FIFTH AVENUE and ¢ West Exeurr-fourth street. Bepwonms Muceriecs,—aTHOrtay Mensrunise, Batuabs, aumnesqums, ec, Tue MAN 1s 180K. he KSULY & LEON": $a) 720 Brvadway, opPo- aiie the New York Motels PRES. 72), axors. BOORM- rmiori, Bunirsques, &o.—Mataimoxy—ArKICAN POLKA— ‘Taw Baog Brarux. TONY PASTOR'S OPE! OUSE, wt Bowery. —Comio VocuuieNwano “Mixareeest, Havist, DivwerissaMent, dc.—Non, ta NEWsBOY. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Meehiuics’ Hall Broniway—(s 4 Vaaiery or Ligue anv Li. = & TAINMENTS, CORTS DE Mareen &y Tux Misemimvous Ni Shira HOOLEY'BOPERA HOUSE, Brevilvu.—Ermorian Muxe ‘BTRELSY, mice ‘BURLES AND PANTOMIMES. WASHINGTON HALL, Williamsburg.—Ronerr CAIRE—JuNNY Lixp—Mowsxtous Question, Sc. Ma- Williamsburg. ~Erworun 7 eR4 HO! SEAVER'S OPER4 Riteman Minateeisy, Basias, Com YTERIAN CHURCH, corner of Grand and Crosby wee Tir Masosid PAI IN AID OF THE HAUL AND Asriom Fonp. 8ST, STEPHEN'S CHURCH, Twenty-eighth street, be- tween Lerington und Third avenues.—Grano Farr, Festi- VAL AND PROMENADE CONCERT. UNION GENERAL ROOMS, corner of Broadway and ‘Twouty-third sireet—Fark oF THe HOME FOR TH ORPAAN'S or Ock UNION SOLDUERS AND SaiLons. EMBLY ROOMS, Broadway, between Twenty- Twenty-ninth atreets.—Farm ror THe Bexgrir ors LSON INDUSTKIAL SCHOOL. STUDIO RUTLDING, 61 West Tenth street.—Exarsition or Faxncu Atm FLXMISH PICTURES. . NATIONAL ACADEMY DESIGN, Twent, street and Fourth avente.—Anrists’ FuNp Society ‘TION. NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 618 Broadway.— Lecrores wien tux Oxy-HypRogKn MucRoscore twice dolly. | Bian amp Riour Anu oF Pronst. Open from 8 third i NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC. The public are hereby notified that the silver badges ‘heretofore used by the regular reporters of the New Yore Henaty have been recalled atid wilt no longer be used a9 @ means of identifying the attachés of this oftice THES WEws. EUROPE. F By the Atlantic cabie we have a news report dated yesterday evening, Decomber 12. Tbe Fonian “troubles” in Ireland are increasing, More artillery from England. The Minister of the United States of Colombia, reai- dont in London, has claimod the alleged Fenian steamer uarded in the Medway, and she is likely to be sur- rendered to him, A Fenian depot for the manufacture of ‘* Greek fire’ has been discovered in Dublin. Engiand is to argue before the commission claims of British subjects for losses during the late American war, 8a general “set off” to the Alabama damages. An American frigate has arrived at Civita Veochia. Our readers will remember that the Pope is in that city. Russia, it is said, proposes a conference of the great Powers on the subject of the position of the Obristians under Turkish rule. Consols closed in London yesterday at 883 for money, an advance of one fourth. United States five-twenties were at 71. The Liverpool cotton market was active at the close, with middling uplands at fourteen and one-eighth pence, Provisions dull, CONGRESS. In the Sonate yesterday a joint resolution of thanks to Cyrus W. Field was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. The bill to regulate the elective Franchise in the District of Colambia was taken up as unfinished business, the question being on Mr. Cowan's amendment to strike owt the word “male.” Mr. Brown of Missouri, and Mr. Buckalew, of Pennsylvania, spoke tm favor of the amendment, and Mr. Sprague, of Rhode Island, spoke against the amendment, but in favor of the bill, Mr. Davis, of Kentucky, and Mr. Doolittle, of Wisconsin, spoke against the passage of the bill. On the call for the yeas and nays the amendment proposed by Mr. Cowan was rejocted by a vote of nine to thirty- seven, Mr. Dixon, of Connecticut, then offered an amendment that no person sha! vote who has heretofore voted in the District unless he can read or wri Pend- ing discussion on this new amendment, the Senate ad- joarned . in the House, Mr. Miller, of Pennaylvania, asked fonvs to offer a resolution to the effect that none of the Statoa can have representation until they accept the constitutions! amendment; that if the amendment i refused more stringent terms will be imposed, and that the doctrine of universal amnesty shoutd be discarded by every loyal patriot. Tho bill repealing sprovisions of the law of April, 1790, #0 as to prevont t¥ason and capita! offences from being barred by the statute of limitations, came up as the first busines: Mr. Rogers, of New Jersey, spoke at some length 4a opposition to the bill, On motion {t was recommitied to the Jadiciary Committee. A bill to confer brevet rank on volunteer army officers as well as regulars was passed. Tho bill for the regulation of appointments to ‘and removals from office came ap as the next business in order. After ® great deat of discussion and action upona variety of amendments the bill was postponed until to-morrow, and the bill and pending amendments ordored to be printed. The President was requested to cotnmunicate all correspondence, reports and informa- tlon in uis possession relative to the New Orleans riota; ‘ morning. ° and the House adjourned Canal navigation has closed for the season in the ve THE CITY. northern part of the State. ‘The yachts racing acroas the Atlantic were heard from ow Fire island. At that tine the Vesta was loading, the Heorotta next, half « mile astern, and the } tootwing still further betind. A mooting of the Execative Committee af the Board of Fire Underwriters was held yesterd Broadway. After the usual routine business a series of linportant subjects for the action of the committes was presented and referred. 1D, A. Heald presided and F. W Hallard acted as secretary. The internal revenue offfvers have been unusually busy @moug the distilleries during the last few days, and up to last evening over twenty of those eatablist. ments had been seized in thia city for conducting their business to an tltegal manner. } Doring the wook ending December § there were 385 eatin 19 New York, including the county ‘nstitations, Jn Brooklya, including the King’s county institutions, thore were 144 deaths, This ‘mortality was equal to an Sanuai doath rate of 22.6 in the latter city, exclusive of evmty Wutiona, and of 26.77 in the city of New York, exclusive of the islands. Typhoid and typhus fevers ©xued 26 deaths in the two cities. ‘The investigation into the murder of Dr. Wm. R. Massey wast continued yesterday by Corouer Gamble, ‘Two men were arrested on suapicioa yesterday, but the against them i# not considered as at all con- Thoy wore detained, howover, to await farther @yclopmeat af Dowolin, Tilto Misa Hosmer’s model of a statue of Abraham Lincoln, subscribed for by freedmen, was placed on private exhi- bition at Boston yesterday. A block of frame buildings in Noshville was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. The loss amounted to five thousand dollars. Boovs TeLxcrams or tHe Corrwnuxap Newa Assocration.—The copperhead news concern which is trying to humbug the public by pretended telegrams from Europe has outwitied itself. On the 11th inst. it published as a telegram dated at Vieuna, December 10, the statement that a duel was anticipated between Count Clam-(allas and Marshal Benedeck. Now, it is a fact that this news was contained in English jour- nals (the Pall Mall Gazette and the Telegraph, for example) of November 23, which were duly received in New York. Moreover those journals had received it by mail from their correspondents at Vienna, and it must, there- fore, have been a topic of general conversa- tion Ip that city 0 lopg ago as the 20th ultimo. Fither this bogus telegrin must have been clipped from tbe printed columns of the Lon- nd Levan, charged with da- rernment, by branding liquors on whieh | don newspapers or the telegraph agent of the axes had been paid, was continued be. Mm stociation—if they have { Statés Commissioner Newton, in Brooklyn, copperhead news sstociatio y ono—must be a Rip Van Winkle indeed. So much for the boasted enterprise of a news (1) association which must depend for its “special lay. A Jaege amouné of testimony for the prose. s, iv Une course of which several inter. to the whiskey trade tn the City wa was tal @ Cinweots tod. It ts expected that the case ” Its iprente Court, olrewit, yesterday, a jury ron. - Wlagrapats ‘sews 4 a j- arating Rexford, agatost «he | Older than the news transmitted by mall to the i ond Commanr, 10 Uke gua gt ouruals gf the camular orem ampoatation. $7,500, for the lous of e tlm, arising from the mogl- New Complications of tif Moxican Muddie. ‘Waited States can secede from the ground they “have taken. Ho has sot only agreed to with- NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBEM 13, 1808. four hundred and ninoty-four votes, A new election was ordered, and an exciting contest came off yesterday between the copperhead black man Brown and the white black lican candidate. f not appear to be go easy as It seemed » short time ago. Yot it has to be solved, or to solve itself, very soon. Neither Napoleon nor the Fenian Privatecring—The Alabama Score. ‘The sudden anxiety manifested by the Eng- lish press to effect a settlement of the Alabama claims, after denouncing them so fiercely, gave rise recently to a good deal of speculation, We set the fact down to the account of the general embarrassments of England without attaching importance to the report in ciroula- tion that there was a special cause for alarm which rendered the prompt settlement of these claims a matter of the most urgent necessity. We know that offorta were being made to fit out privateers on this side, but it was ao doubt- ful that they would succeed in getting away that we did not care to allude to them as fur- nishing the grounds for this anxiety. Now that it is stated that heavily armed privateer has been seized in the Medway, there is no longer any motive for this reserve, Whether it be true or not that a second one has succeeded in effecting ita escape from this side, it is not the less certain that this mode of carrying on the war forms one of the main features of Mr, Stephens’ plan. What was sought io be effected by the seizure of Canada be Mas been endeavoring to accomplish from our own ports, How far be has succeeded in realizing his ex- pectations throngh the connivance or the in- differgnce of United States officials remains to be seen. That the English detectives on this side are pretty well posted on the subject we may fairly sssnme, from the nervous anxiety which he English ministerial organs are exhibiting to have all out- sianding questions of dificulty settled with us. Nothing short of a very press- ing apprehension would have lod them to re- call the protests they had so energetically made against the satisfaction of the Alabama c’aims, One of the great sources of danger to England in connection wita Stephens’ move- ment lies in the latiinde of construction which our government may be disposed to place on the neutrality laws, in accordance with the precedent eatabliahed by that case. The ques- tion is whether her new born repentance in re- gard to il does not come too late and whether Mr. Stephens has not already profited largely by the opportunities afforded him by her delay. The confidence which he has manifested in announcing the commencement of the Irish in- surrection for the beginning of the new year could not have be@n based solely on the for- wardness of his préparations at the other side? Without ariiliery, without a commissariat, without even officers of kaown capacity, there would eecin to be but little chance of success for the movement, shut off as it would appa- rently be from all communication from with- out. The case becomes materially altered, however, when we leurn that there is a chance of this cordon being broken through by armed privateers, and of large supplies of war ma- igriel. being inirodaoed into the country. In- deed, without some ‘sach certainty, the out- break would seem to be prompied by sheer insanity. We never looked upon Mr. Stephens as such o visionary as to be willing to hagard bia neck in eo reck- leas a way. It he has really gono to Ireland ho has done ao in the conviction that he will ob- fain all the support that ho needs from with- out; and ibis being the case, we may look for furthee importaui developmenis in connection with his arrangements at this side, and more particularly in regard to the departure of pri- vateors from our coasts. ‘The movement 4 thas conduoted will, of course, cause some Embarrassment to our gov- ernment, but it will make @ great miatake if it exhibils too great zeal in tho endeavor to fulfil what it coasiders its neutrality obligations. Wagiaad has had warning enough of the dan- gers lo which the precedent set up by the Ala- buma case expowo her, What the principles established by it call upon as to do let us falfil ond nothing more. We ore not bound to givex stricter construction to international law, in this connection, than she gives to it herself. When sue comes forward frankly and offers to make reparation for the wrongs done to us under the lax interpretation which it suiled her to place upon it, we will be prepared to mect ber in a proper spirit. Until then the ab- sence of vigilance oa the part of our Custom Honse offivers cannot form a very serious ground of complaint. They aro not bound to see things which tho model officials at the other side failed to perceive, nor to strain the law beyond a point at which Baglish judges did not hesitate to stop. We are content to abide by their maxim— Ex facto jus oritur draw all the French troops from Mexico by March next, which is near at band, but he has reiterated his assurances to our government that he will faithfully carry out the agreement. And we have no doubt the news from Europe of a large Erench fleet being about to sail to take the troops. home is perfectly reliable. The Emperor cannot back out from this posi- tion without great danger and a succession of fresh troubles. He is too wise, we think, to attempt it. Our government, at the same time, could not permit him to detain bis troops there beyond the time fixed without being dis- honored in the eyes of the world. Having gone so tar in defending the integrity of the Mexican ‘republic and in negotiating for the evacuation of the French, we are bound, even to the point of war, to maintain our ground. So far, then, the question is clear. But there are serious complications still con- nected with this matter’ that may prove very embarragsing to the administration’ at Wash- ington; and these now begin to toom up in an unexpected manner. Let us seo whut they are: Napoleon sent General Castelneau to Moxico to find some party, some authority which he could recognize there, with a view of handing over the control of affuirs to it and securing the French claims. Probably Napoleon hoped the United States would become that responsi- ble party in the nathe and for the Mexican republic. We have no idea that there had been any definite understanding between him and our government to that effect, and therefore we do not believe the withdrawal of the French forces was in any way contingent upon that; but we have no doubt he hoped to draw the United States into such a position. We see clearly enough the delicate and difficult situa- tion Napoleon is in. The tailure of his Mexican and visionary Latin race adventure must be very painful to him and very damaging to his prestige both at home and abroad ; but to be forced out of it without securing the French claims, the French war debt, and the debts of the Trench people whom he led to invest money in the Maximilian empire echeme, might raise euch e furious storm in France as he could hardly withstand. But the republican govern- ment of Mexico, that of Juarez, which we re- cogniz:, does udt admit these enormous war claima or the claims created by Maximilian; and the United States seems to bave uo inten- tlon of supporting them. In this difficulty what is Napoleon to do? How is ho to satisfy the French claimants and the public of france? Looking at. this dilemina and judging from information we receive, we think the Emperor is going to try snother plan and perform snother rile. He is probwbly going to play a repablican or domocratic part in Mexico, with Miramon, Marquee, Saata Anna, Ortega or others o8 promincnt detors. With Miramoa most likely, as this man, who is one of the ablest in Mexico, has been and is thoroughly devoted to the French cause. In order to have & government of some sort with which ho can negotiate to save both the old and new claims against, Mexico as well as the French bondholders, his agents in that country may be instructed to make # form of an eleciion by which Miramon or sore other convenient tool may assume the reins of governmeni. Not having been able to get ihe Uniied States, directly or indirectly, thgough its agents, Mr. Campbell and General Sherman, to take the responsibility of assuming the claims, and knowing that President Juarez will not, what can Napoleon do but abandon them aliogether or set ap another government of its own in the persoa of somo Mexican? That is the only alternative, and we think te Bmperor will try the democracy or republican game in iho manner indicated. Bat what will our goveram ‘at say to that? [t would still be French intervention and freach rule (in Mexico. There is still another highly interesting phase of tiis Mexican muddle, and that is to be found in Washington, {tis not unlikely there will be a powerful party in Congress opposed to the course of the administration in the matter. It is intimated that those very leaders of the radical party who have been heretoiore clamorous for driving the French out at all hazards may now take different id condemn the administration for in any way in Mexican affairs, Of course tis would be mere political partisan- ship arising from determined hostility to every- thing the administration does; but it would, nevertheless, very much complicate the ques- tiov. In the meantime we have pat our bands into the diticuliy—we have taken a positive stand for the existing repoblican government of Juarez and against the French remaining in Mexico, and we cannot recede without dis- grace. Under these circumstances we shall wateh with great interest the further develop- meat of events on that fruitful field of changes and complications. ‘Ths Peace Surerage Question ww tag SEN: cussion in the United Siates Sen- awe on Tnesday on te District of Columbia Suffrage bill assumed a new and very amusing shupe by the introduction of an amendment by Mr. Cowan, of Pennsylvania, to strike out the word “male” before the word “persons” in the bill, thus advocating the right of women to vote in the District. This is the first time that the strong-minded women have’ had their claims in this regard seriously maintained upon the floor of thesSenate, and that they were seriously urged on this occasion we have the assurance of the proposer of the amendment, who suid that he was not jesting, as it appears some ot the Senators supposed he was, Grave and reverend seignors like Wilson, of Massa- chusetts, Wade, of Ohio, and Yates, of Mlinois, were in favor of the spirit of the amendment, though the former, for motives of expedienc. will not vote for it. But, not believing with Edmund Burke that the days of chivalry are gone, they all enrolled themselves on the side of Cowan, as doughty champions of woman's rights. This is a strong host to back up Eliza- beth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone Blackwell, Susan B. Anthony and Mrs. Bloomer. These Indies, we prosume, hardly supposed that their gege of battle would be thrown down and accepted in so illustrious « tournament ground as the United States Senate. But so it hap- pens; and gentlemen from all parts of the Union, except the excluded South—where neither men nor women have any recognized “rights” in Congress—are found arrayed for and agalnst woman suffrage. A Senator from Oregon is. unable to discover whether the ladies who are clamoring for votes belong to colored man, who run on the copperhead ticket | ny sex at all. Ho thinks it questionable. for the Common Coanell in the Third ward of | Other Senators oxprossed the opiaion that Boston, wt the recent olectign. tied big white Lumlow tho “Indiga ~“wore yrepared to Tur Sorrarr Case—Sensatiovat, Rerorts.— Until the trial of this important case shall have actually brought the facts to light the public is liable to be bewildered by all sorts of start- ling sensational reports. Our correspondent at Rome has been caretully accurate as well as prompt in his despatches relative to the case. Nevertheless he has felt in duty bound to allude to many rumors current in Rome which par- take more or less of a sensational nature, and therefore, particularly where they happen to conflict with each other, should be received with caution. The priacipal witness is repre- sented by them now as stating that the origi- nal plan of the conspirators contemplated simply the abduction of President Lincoln, and boasting that the responsibility of it be- longed exclusively to Booth and to himself; flow as declaring that the assassination con- spiracy was conducted under the direction of certain parties still in New York or in London, and now as implicating in it by name the chiefs of the Southern confederacy. With all thisa sensational story of love and jealousy is strangely mixed up. Some of these rumors have but little value except as attesting the deep and universal interest awakened on both sides of the Atlantic by the capture of Surratt. A Covorap Corranuap.—Mr. R. S. Brown, a | Zouave extremities, of course—they should not ———— Postion of the’! Asteamer having om boerd Mr. Lorillard, the late owner of the Vesta, and @ "me of his friends, escorted the squadron to the lighthouse, °% Firo Island Inlet. This celebrated landmark is om thirty-seven miles distant fran six miles from Montauk Point, Rips coi ura company with the yachts, which » bed ‘Tussday evening, the following was ,‘he order of thecon- tostants:—The Vesta was leading, w,‘tb the Henrietta about half a mile asern, the Fleetwiag Os !"€ ® considera. ble distance behind, with her speed app ently falling off, The vessels were under the same a"l! a6 was re. ported yesterday, and their canvas was drawn ‘* @dmira- bly. The wind continued in the samo quark ¥: Sbout ‘west northwest, but was varying a little towards ,70et Tae Vesta. ‘Sed It will be interesting to the readera of the Hunsgp tot know that this yacht goes out under charge of ker owner. Mr. Pierre Lorillard, previous to the start, signed the boat over to his brother, Mr. George Lorillard. This gentleman, as is already known, is on board, and this fact, combined with his previous connection with ygohting matters, cannot fail to secare for him the admiration of all taking any interest in aquatic sports. POOLS ON THE were advertised to be sold last evening at Lafayette all, but no sales were eflected. Betting men seemed unwift- ing to invest their money #0 long before the deciston of the match; but many expressed their willingness (o speculate at the commencement of next wook, THE FENIANS.. SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE HERALD. Tho Trials at Sweetsburg, Canada—Soven of the Prisuuers ure Arrnigued and Plead Not Guilty—British Gunbonts om the Wateh for a Fenian Privateer, &c. Sweerapuna, C. E., Dec. 12, 1866, Long before the hour of opening the Court room crowds of people had congregated in front of the build- ing, discussing the chance of the prisoners in being dia- charged. ‘Tho hotels and private honses ara crowded with strangers, who have come {rom ail parts of the United States to watch the trials. The Court opened at ten A. M., Judge Johnson pre~ siding. The following gentlemen were inside the bar: ~ How. Messrs. Ramsay, Queens Counsel for the Crown; O’Haliaran, and an ox-Governor of Florida, who seems diately attor tho Clork had. declared the Court opened, af ho Clor) e Court tho counsol for the prisoners proceeded to argue in @ lengthy speech a second plea inst the jurisdiction of the Court. The learned counsel read extracts from the Inj act Lith and 12th Vic., chap. 12, and contended that this act, which provides transportation or imprison- ment as punishment for such offences as those charged against his clients, is yot in force in Canada, and that bia clients are entitled to the benefit of it instead of being tried under a provincial act, which gives the Judge no option but to sentence them to death it found guilty by the jury. < Mr. Ramsay—We admit, my Lord, that the imporial act is in force tn Canada, and the Crown authorities had the righty if they wished to use it, of trying these pris- oners under that act. Judge Johnson overruled the plea of the counsel tor the defence. Mr. Devitn arguod his plea relating to the az pst facto character of the laws under which the indictments are laid, concluding his argument at a quarter past twelve ovclock P, M. Mr. Ramsay, in replying, said—-My Lord, the act of the 13th of August, ia 60 far as it altered the act of June, is in favor of the prisoners, by allowing (heir trial to take place before the ordinary tribunals of the country instead of by court martial, before which it was the intention of the government to try them. We contended that the ogiclotion complained of is not ex po:t facto in the sense of the authorities cited, and that if it were, it would-be judge Johuson, after hearing the counsel for both sides addreased the jury, explaining the points raissd by the “— and rofased to receive the pisas. ‘aded not guilty. Two da; severally. ys gotice ‘supplementary jury panel, fcengre forming the trials the Ferian prizoners were postponed. The “the reported escape of the Fenian privateer Kstelte r o fenian privateer from New York has causod cspsiderable commotion among the Canadian officials. The vesswis of hor Mayes- LS Bavy at Quebec have roceived sealed orders from the government, which aeomhe to confirm the rumor of the escape of the Estelle, The Condemued Prison ‘Tarned Over te the Home Gioverameat. . Quanes, Dec. 12, 1896. ‘The provincial authorities have relinquished ai. re- sponsibility for the fate of the condemned Fenians by turning them over to the consideration of the home gov- ernment. How that government will act reference to their fate will dopend no doubt in a great measure upon the future designs of the organization with while they (the prisoners) were connecied, torve in the militie—ia the half petti- coat, half pantaloons cosiame of the | demand the right of suffrage. But the most sensible argument used against Mr. Cowan’s proposition was that the ladies of America do not want, and would not exercise, the privilege of voting if the law placed it withia their reach. This argument, of course, came from the married Senators; for they must have drawn the picture in imagination of a pleasant and peacefirl domestic scene at the breakfast table of Mr. Jones (democrat), snd Mrs, Jones (radieal)—for all women are radicals, in # domestic if not in a political sense—en election morning, betore each went to the polle to vote. Bat, seriously, the question ef negro suf- frage, which entered largely into this debate, is one that forces itself so prominently upon public consideration as to have beceme a political necessity, and will have to be settled in favor of impartial male suffrage, , restricted within certain limits of intelligence. , We can afford to place female suffrage in abeyance for the presont, seeing that poputwr opinion, which is strongly on the. side of allowing the negro to vote, is entirely opposed to granting the same privilage to women, and that the vast majority of women themselves are strongest in opposition to it. More Lasr Worps ror Proressor Looms.— It was perhaps unkind of the meteors, but they must have been in conspiracy to thwart the calculations of Professor Loomis. They blazed out, as all the world kuows, where he had pre- dicted there would be no meteoric shower, and after there had actually been such a shower be sneeringly contradicted even the testimony of the ocean telegraph, which he said himself would have brought us the news. Moreover, it now appears that they shone only by their absence where he had predicted that the shower would be visible. At the same time that we telegraphed to our London correspondent for the result of the ob- servations at Greenwich we telegraphed simt- lar instructions to our San Francisco corres- pondent. The latter, however, reserved for the mail the news that the meteoric shower was nol visible on’ the Pacific coast, where Professor Loomis was so positively certain that it would be witnessed. We have just re- ceived from our San Francisco correspondent a letter which states the tact and thus finally disposes of the pretensions of the Yale College professor as an astronomical prophet. The’ meteors have belied his predictions, both affirmatively and negatively—on the European coast of the Allantic by a brilliant display, and on the Pacific const of this continent by no dis- play atall! His New Haven admirers may persist in their determination to select as an epitaph for him these lines from Butler’s Hadi- bras:— Ta mathematics he was agreater ‘Than Tycho Brake, or Ecra Pater, This might be moro appropriate than the enlogy in Dr. Woicot’s Peter Pindar on a char- acter Whose modest wisdom—never aims To find the longitude or burn the Thames. The learned professor, indeed, cannot fairly be suspected of being ambitious “to burn the Thames,” nor is it likely that he will set any other river on fire. Yet, like a Titan in minia- ture, he flung defiance at the meteors, the ocean cable and the Hegatp; and we fear that be must now patiently submit to wear what Shakspere calls “the yoke of in- auspicions stars.” PERSOWAL INTELLIGENCE. Among the passengers by (he Cunard steamsh{p Scotia, which felt this port yesterday for Liverpool, wore Gover- nor General (Lord) Monok, of Canada, and Commodore MoViekar, commander of the New York Yacht Squadron, and friend. Commodore MeVicar goes to England to await (bo arrival of tho contestants in the ocean yacht race. Edwin M. Stanton, Secretary of War, accompanied by Mrs. Stanton, arrived in this city at three o'clock yestor- day afternoon (rom Washington, and are the guests of exJudgo Pierrepont, Fifth avenue, Last evening the Secretary and lady, with thoir bost and a select party of friends, were entertained and dined at the residence of William B. Astor, Lafayette place, The express object No Fande for the Feaiag Prisoners. ‘Toronto, Dec, 12, 1866. The Globe of this morning contradicts the reported to have been made to the Fenian Senate, thas Roberts had sent funds to provide for the Fenian pra- onem, a# none have been received bera (rom auch « source. ‘The Fenians and ‘To 14s Evrror ov tax Lonnox News :— Asa Fopian descent on Ireland seems possible, and we bave just learned by Atlantic telegraph of the ure of Stephens from America, would it not be i, order to secure the safer working of the AUlautic cabien, fog the directors to point out to the government the ad- vantages of sending a sufficient fleet of small vessels to protect the wires from being iampored witn by Foniam stoamors at the various shoal places on the coasts where they lie? It ts most me geo tbat com cathom ‘able. should mow be maintained Cavada and America, of Mr. Stanton's mission is not known, but itis presumed | | am, &c, . A SHAREHOLDER. to be a mere friendly visit. He will remain until next Drench jon of Fontunisu and the Prioswly week. pore Power. f CONVENTION OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BASE BALL | _4 Fondoa letter from M. Louis Blanc, in the Paris Temps, speaking of the lato election in Wexford, Ireland, observes :—It og 4 bathed aaaeegh sapped OF f. th triumphed, ugh su; ‘absence of « Iiberal “competitor, over ly Catholic Mr. Pope Hennessy, in one of the most Catholic counties of Ireland. Can it be that ultra montanism, which secms to gain strength on this side of St. George's Channel, ts losing ground on the other? At auy rate, it is certain that Fenianism has grown up under the eyes of the priests, wvhou ee ee them, a0 greatly narrowed is the circle of their influence io that Ireland which was so long entirely obedicut to their orders. Their spiritual powor 1 atill respected; but there, aiso, their lempora! power is departing. "VIRGINIA LEGISLATURE, PLAYERS. Tho regular annual meeting of delegates to the Na- tional Association of aso Ball Players was held at Clin- ton Hall at three o'clock yesterday, and continued during the afternoon and oveniog. Dologates from nearly all the club from various parts of the country were present, some pf them from a great distance. Orogon, Missourl, Kontacky, Tennessee and Towa wero represented, as well as the Middie anf Kastern States, One hundred and ten new cluba made application and wore admitted to tiie association, which, added to ninety- seven old ones, makes the tolal number at present be- longing to the association two hondred and seven, euti- tied aliogether to four hundred and fourteen dolegates. ‘The afternoon session was wholly taken ap in examio ing the credentials of dolegates, collecting dacs and lis- toning to the reports of various standing committees, in tho evening the chairman of the Judiciary Commit too reported that in consequence of ill health and other “athe committee had been unable to act on the charges brought agalust various clubs, and the charges Would in consequence have 10 go over to the nex! com- mittee. ‘The constitution and by laws were then taken up, aod npon the recommendation of the Committes on ules and Regulations were alvered and amended in many par- ticulars, ‘ ‘Tho chief alierations inthe constitution were the ad- mission fato the national association of delegates from the various State base ball associations, and the repeal of the article in Lhe coustitution which forbids dolegaies Voting by proxy, and inserting the following :— Fach club havivg a delegate present sual be eutitled to two votes, and each delegate representing a State associa tion shall have two vous for each club he represents: but that noclud shail be allowed both w State and individual vote ‘. Ala late hour of the evening the association took up the rules of the game and made various alterations. ‘The places of holding fature mevtings are to be decided by the association, instead of holding them siways in this city as heretofore, THE LABOR QUESTION. Rwextavers Uxiox, No, 1.—This society, organized in 1854, held its reguiar weekly meeting last night in Millemann’s Hal), Seventh avenue. At one time the number of names enrolled on its books was very exten. sive, During the war nombers of the men volunteered, aod by this means the ranks of the society became depleted. The body elected delegates to ® National Con in of the trade, which will be beid on the idth of Janaary in Cinemnati. [t ie thought about fifteen States will be represented at this annual session. Canrestenes’ Usros,—A meeting of this society was hold last night, but the business transacted was exclu. sively of a private chara tor, Tue Tawons’ Provective Ustox.—This association, wh.ch is composed of rome mine handred members, mot last night at No, 10 Stanton street, for the purpose of transacting business, Reports from different ehops in Teference to the condition of the trade were received. The journeymen composing this association are both English and German, and are engaged in the ‘custom department,” They earn onan average $3 or $4 per day. At the present time thore is a surplus of $900 to the credit of the association in bank. ‘Taw Der Goons Chencs.—The Dry Goods Clerks’ Asso. Clation met last night at No. 267 Bowery. Reports of standing committees in reference to the condition of the trade were received, It was annowaced that the sorioty A bill to extend the ti the existing stay law for the collection of debts in Virginia wax defeated in the house of delegates to-day by a vote of thirty-nine Yous to forty-nine nays. A careful count has beon made of thow known to favor and those known to oppose the adoption of the Congressional amendment, and the result ts that only members of the Legisiature can be relied apoa to t their sanction. Musnocsriss, Dec. 12, 1866 ‘The Senate passed the tax bill with the amendment te tax al! national banks, railroads, expres# aod insurance companies one-half of one per cent, and foreign inaur- ance companies two per cent upon premiums. ‘The message from the Governor vetoing the Sjay law, vs Prior convictions are unchanged and he cannot approve of it, A passage over the Veto is considered doubtful. The House defeated the Bankrupt bill, A memage from the Governor vetoing (he Air Line Ratiroad bill haw been received, TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE, Nasnvriie, Dec. 12, 1946. ‘The Sonate has adopted the jourt resolution, in which the House will doubtless conor, directing tae Commit- tecs on Finance and Ways and Means to sit daring the rocess of the Legislature as a committes of investigation to inquire into and report on ail Crave on the State's interests, with power to send for persons and Papers, and report to the General Asvombly next Janu ary. The resolution reters mostiy to apprehended squan- derings of the Tennessee school (und by the malfeasaace of the State Treasueer. THE NEVADA SERATORSHP: San Frawcreto, Deo, 12, 1366, are to the effect that the re-eleo~ 3 Advices from New tion of Sonator Nye is almost certaim ane NEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. New Ontzaws, Dec. 12, 1866. ‘Tho Board of Aldermen of New Orleans unanimously adopted a resolution appropriating a room in the Cie Hail ve the use of the Commitiee of bo gly pve gate the riots, and roquest! ay messengers, courtern and alt nest jod assistance In prawe~ cuting their duties. —$$$———$— BALTIMORE AND OHIO RAILPOAD. Bartreone, Dec, 12, 1863. John W. Garrett was re-clected President of the Bal. ‘timore and Obio Railroad at the annual moeoting hold to-day. ‘Will partiotpate in tbo mass meeting of the trade organi ee eee potions at the Cooper Institute on Monday evening next. MOVEMENTS OF COTTON. The unmbers six bunrred members and has saat J PI oe oR sco Ry cotton at all the ports since Septem! sine root fo.000 talon. There word no exporta oC cotton to foreign ports from this port during the past been established for tho sole pytpose of abrid, he ty ing hours of tavor. age 4 CLOSING OF TWE GANALS. wook. the forsign exports wero 10,000 ‘The water ix boing drawn oft tae ema ea venaeht pene meaty i've Rogiand. There We some buriag ak anal seviget'an Ga Oe the emmenn, emmers 8) 94 Baaan aoqua