The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1867, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS, AMUSEME, EVENING. Broadway, near Broome xp Our oF Prace. BROADWAY THEATS iret. —Faike CusoLe— NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway, opposite New York Hotel —Punseus 48D ANDROMEDA—NINE POINTS OF THE Law. THRATRE FRANCATS, Pourteenth street, near Sixth avcuue.—La Faxiits BENouon, GERMAN STADT THEATRE, 45 and 47 Bowery.— Tux Magic Fuure. OLYMPIC THEATRE, York. Matinee at One o'Clock, Broadway.—Srngets or New STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street and Fourth ave- fue. —Havoat's GRAND Oratorio oF Samson. DODWORTH'S HALL, 806 Breadway.—Provessor Harts wit Pervonm His Mrgactxs—Tue Yizap m THe ALR Tus Inpiaw Basket TRick—Paoreus. SAN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 585 Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel—in tami Ermiorian Extentaix- mants, SinainG, Daxcina ap BURLESQUES —Tuk BLack Coon—Tas Heaurur Curips, KELLY & LEON'S nite the New York Hotel. ins Taicrnes, BURLESQ! a Bauer ‘beovre— STF ‘wat ‘cavomtne. FIFTH AVENUE OPERA HOUSE, Nos. 2 and 4 West Twenty-fourth street.—Garerin & Curisty's Minstaa.s.— Ermioriay. Minstaeisy, BaLtaps, BURLESQUES, 4¢.—Tux Ocsas Yacut Rack—Tux Brace Cxoox, TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 201 Bowery.—Comrc Vocatisa. Necro Mrnstreusy, Batcer DiveRtiseMent. &c.—Tas Huts o« Kenny, O8 Ingtanp’s Last Staucoie. CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway—In a Vaniery or Ligut Asp Lavowanie ENTERTAINMENTS, Cons De Batis, &c. Tue Jeacous Wire, WOOD'S THEATRE COMIQUE, B Nicholas Hotel,—Granp Compination Lat, Pantomime, Cacesraxnics, &c. adway, opposite St. FO Minsteeisy, BaL- 4 Statce Buancax MRS. F. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn,— East Lrsx. HOOLEY'SOPERA HOUS erxeisy, BALLabs AND kiyn.—Ermorray Mrx- .—THe Biack Croox. Union Hall, corner of way.—Movina MIRNOR OF MaGNiricent Scenns. THE BUNYAN TARL Twenty-third street and Br tax Pie's Progness—Six NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY, 613 Rroadway.— Heap ano Ricwt AxM ov Prosst—Tar Wasuixcton Twins—Wonpens ry Natvrat History, Sorexon AND ARr. Leotuxes Dairy, Open from 8 A. M. Ul 10 P. DERBY'S NEW ART Eximarron or Parrings. tum Days or Lincoun. OOMS, 625 Broadway.—Granp “Tur Rerup.ican Court’ 1x Gkayp CONCERT—Ar tux Free Caurcu or tae Re- ote SHEET. » March sive 1867. zr x aN 3 ws 8 . EUROPE. By tho Atlantic cable we havo a news report dated yoaterday, March 4. Lord Derby has reconstructed his Cabinet extensively, tending in his new appointments towards an amalga- mation with the late Palmerston liberals by official in- corporation. Colonel O'Connor, the leader of the late Fenian insur- rection in Ireland, with the rank of General, is said to bave been arrested by the English at Athlone, in the county Westmeath. The high price of food in France is producing many trade “strikes.” Count Bismarck submitted the draft of the new German constitution to Parllameat. Lord Brougham advocates a household suffrage in England. Garibaldi will bear arms in Can- 41a Napoleon has undertaken a press prosecution under the now law in Paris. Consois closed at 91 for money in London. Five- twenties were at 73% in London and 76% in Frankfort. The Liverpool cotton market closed steady at an ad- vance of 4 ofa penny. Breadstuffs quiet, ‘Tho mails of the Cunard steamship Asia, dated to the 16th of February, were delivered in this city yesterday, By the French steamship Pereire, in port last Wedanes- day, we were enabled to publish the news, with ampie details, of the same date, in the HeraLp next morning. ‘The Asia brings our special letters from Dublin and Ber- lin, embracing matter of very considerable importance, with additional newspaper reports. Our Berlin correspondent chronicles the splendid tri- umphe of the liberal democracy of Germany at the gene- ral election held under the universal suffrage franchise. The city returns from Berlin show that Count Bismarck, ‘with every general of the late war, or Prussian ‘war hero," were signally defeated by the constituencies to ‘which they were nominated. CONGRESS. The Thirty-ninth Congress closed its sessions yester- day at twelve o'clock, and the Fortieth was immediately imstalted. Mr. Foster, the President of the Senate, de- livered his valedictory and vacated his chair, and the Secretary presided until an election was held, which resulted in the choice of Benjamin F. Wade, of Ohio, to be President pro tem. He was escorted to the chair, the President and House of Representatives were notified of bis election, and going into executive session, the Senate was declared adjourned sine die. The Senate of the Forteth Congress was called to order five minutes afterwards, and the new Senators, sixteen in number, fncluding two ft the new State of Nebraska, wore qualifed, The name of Thomas Swann, of Maryland, was called, but he was not present to respond. The Prosideat and House were informed that the Senate was teady to proceed to business, and then the Senate ad- journed, The House resumed the procecdings of the Saturday's session, the first business being the disposal of matters on the Speaker's table. Speaker Colfax delivered his valedictory to most attentive listeners and declared the Thirty-ninth Congress adjourned without day. Mr, Mc- Pherson, the Clerk, immediately called the Rouse to order and proceeded to call the roll of members of the Fortieth Congress. Mr. Brooks, on a motion to proceed with the election of @ Speaker, rose and read a protest against the organization of the House while seventecn States entitled to an aggregate of eighty representatives ‘were unrepresented. Tne document was signed by thirty-one of the democratic members, and Mr. Brooks made a long speech in advocacy of its provisions. The Clerk refused to entertain it until the House was organized. Schuyler Colfax was elected Speaker by 127 votes over Samuel & Marshall, of Illinois, who received 30. He was eorted to the chair, the now members were quall- fied and the President and Senate wore informed that be House was ready to proceed to business. Edward dePherson waa declared Clerk of the House and took the required oath, The Army Appropriation bill was Signed by the President during, the closing hours of the last session, with a protest against two of ite provisions. Tho protest was read and the Howse adjourned. THE LEGISLATURE. In the Senate yesterday, bite to extend Madison avenue and for other purposes of an unimportant or Only persoual character were advanced to a third read- tag. In the Assembly, a bill to amend the State Tax bill Was reported. Sevéral bills aid resolutions of an uaim- portant character were introduced, advanced to a third readmg of passed, anit the Assembly adjourned, THE CITY. Both Boards of the City Council adjourned yesterday unt Thursday, ne quorum being present at oither meeting. Four bundred and twenty-three deaths occurred in the city and public institutions during the past week, thir. of whioh were from accidents oF negligence, twenty. fix from scarlatina, and fifteen from typhus and typhoid fevers. The two police officers, charged with assault and bat. tery some weeks ago, before Justice’ Connolly, whose ruling in the premises caused the trouble between him. self and Superintendent Kenedy, were indicted by the Grand Jury of the county on the last day of the session, and will be tried at the Court of General Sessions during the present term, No action has been taken on the papers of Connolly against Kennedy, owing to the ab- sence of the complainant, Justice# Dowling, Shandley and Dodge refased to receive prisoners who should lave been taken before Justice Connolly's Court yesterday, And ordered the officers to return them there. ‘Twopty-ppe Yauor dealors were arreianed before the TRIPLE New y ees Tuced NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1867.—TRIPLE SHEET. various police courta of the city yesterday, charged with delinquency in observing the Excise law. Small thread and needle establishments are said to sell liquor during the illegal hours to women in such a manner that the Police cannot discover anything wrong. The Grand Jury of Westchester county recommend the enforcement of the law in that district. In the Supreme Court, Chambers, yesterday, before Judge Ingraham, the return of the alternative writ of mandamus in the case of the St. Nicholas and other na- tional banks came up for argument, The object of these actions is to compel the issue of bonds by the Comptrol- ler, to be used in refunding the taxes imposed upon cer- tificates of indebtedness held by these banks, and which had been taxed as United States securities, The further hearing of the case is set down for Thursday next. In the Supreme Court, Circuit, an action was brought yesterday by John D. Ottiwell against Richard L. Hooley impleaded to recover the sum of $5165 22 for services rendered in 1866 in fitting up a minstrel hall in this city, of which the defendant was part proprietor, Verdict for plaintiff in the full amount claimed. ‘The summing up by the counsel for defendant in the case of Alexander Ross & Co., tobacconists, Fulton Street, took place yesterday before Commissioner Os- born. The defendants are charged with having fur. ished faise and fraudulent returns of their sales and manufactures to the Collector of Internal Revenue. Their counsel claimed time to put in a brief embracing certain points which he wished to submit on their be- half. The Commissioner assented, and the case was ad- Journed accordingly. The March term of the General Sessions commenced yesterday, Judge Russel presiding. The Grand Jury will be sworn in this morning. The stock market was heavy yesterday, Gold closed at 13834. The markets were generally quiet yesterday, though in some articles a fair business was consummated at ad- vanced prices, Cotton was quiet and irregular. Coffee was steady. On ’Change flour was more active, but at a decline of 10c, a 1bc. per bbl. Wheat was unchanged. Corn was lc, higher with a fair demand, Oats steady. Pork ruled firm, while beef was steady. Lard ruled dull and heavy, Freights were quiet, bu; steady. Whiskey was dull and nominal. Naval stores unchanged. Pe- troleum remained dull and heavy. Consequent upon an increased supply the market for beef cattle ruled doci- dedly lower, the prices obtained indicating a decline of fully 1c. per Ib, as compared with the prices realized last week. At the reduction, nowever, about all the offerings were disposed of at 17c, a 1730. for extra, fair to good lots, 150, a 16c. ; first quality, 16c. a 17c., and common 13c, a 15c. Milch cows were unchanged, though for choice ones rather more demand prevailed. Prices ranged from $40 to $125. Veal caives closed dull and heavy at 13c. a 133¢c. for extra, 12c. a 12%c. for prime; common, 10c. a 1134c. The market for sheep and lambs has ruled firm and buoyant, with sales of ex- tra at 94¢c. a 10¢., chiefly at the inside price; 9c. a 9c. for prime, and common at 6c.a83c, The hog market continued steady and firm. About twenty-seven car loads were on sale yesterday, for which the following Prices were realized:—8%c. a 8%c. for heavy prime corn fed, 834c, a 8340. for fair to good, and 8c. a 8<c, forcommon. The total receipts were:—6,199 beeves, 69 cows, 646 veal foalves, 18,559 sheep and Iambs, and 13,903 swine, MISCELLANEOUS. The Virginia Goneral Assembly convened yesterday in special session, under Governor Pierpont’s call, to consider the Sherman Reconstruction bill. Resolutions calling @ convention to discuss the subject were re- ferred to committees in both Houses. A meeting was held in Atlanta, Ga., yesterday, when resolutions were adopted submitting to the will of Congress, but favoring measures to test the constitutionality of the bill before the Supreme Court. Our Panama correspondence is dated February 24. The subject of a war with Ecuador is being canvassed, and a surveying party has been sent to survey the boundary line between Costa Rica and Colombia. It's believed the latter is foP the purpose of making a pre- tence for war on that little republic. In the meantime Colombia herselt is really in a state of internal warfare. The yellow fever bad almost entirely disappeared from Panama, Seven of the Jamestown’s crew bad died of it, The cholera had disappeared from Nicaragua. Our correspondence from Lima, Peru, is dated Febra- ary 14. Report had it that four Spanish iron-clads were coming round “the Horn.’” Asmall rebellion had taken place in Chile, but was immediately sup»ressed. The revolution in Mendoza was gaining ground very fast. The United States steamer Pensacola was at Valparaiso on the 20th of January, and the Tuscarora was at Lima on the 8th of February. By way of Havana we have important advices from British Honduras, dated at Belize on the 12th of Febru- ary. The Indians were still in arms against the English troops, and marching on Belize with such steady pro- gress that the worst consequences were feared. Despatches had been forwarded to the Consul General of England in Havana, asking the immediate support of a man- of-war ship from that station; but as there was not a royal vessel within easy communication it is said that the Consul General of the United States in Cuba was about to send an American gunboat to the Belize to aid the English. An interesting history of the Anglo-Indian difficulty is given by our correspondent. The affair as- sumes a serous aspect in a territorial point of view, asa boundary right dispute between an English planter and the Indians hinges it to and mixes it up with the Mexi- can question. Our Mexican correspondence, dated at Fresniflo, in the State of Zacatecas, gives a short but comprehensive history of the military experiences of Ortega, the pre- tended Prosident, who is now a prisoner in the hands of Juarez. In regard to his probable fate the writer says the chances are good for his being shot asa de- serter, though be may be tried, convicted and pardoned when it is found how futile his revolutionary efforts really are. Our Havana correspondence is dated February 27. Two large French transports, one bound to Vera Cruz, the other bound for France with returning troops, wero in port, The United States steamer Corwin made soundings along the shore between Morro Castle and Marianao creek on the 22d, fora landing place for the proposed submarine cable to Florida. The theatre at Caidarin and several stores were destroyed by fire on the ‘23d. It was supposed to be the act of an incendiary. News from Laguayra, Venezuela, has been received to the 6th ult, Another revolutionary movement had taken place in Maracaibo, and General Capo had been killed, A provisional government of three military officers had been formed in Carabobo. The French ship of war D’Estaing bad appeared off Laguayra to enforce the loan instalment due in February. The steamer Bolivar had been delivered up to the English colonial authorities, Our files from St, Thomas are dated to the 16th of Feb- roary. The news matter is unimportant, Elections were held in Portland, Gardiner and Lewis- ton, Maine, yesterday, all of which went by strong ma- Jorities for the republican ticketa, The vote in Portland shows an increase over the republican majority last year of two hundred, although the total vote cast was five hundred less. In Gardiner the republican candidate for Mayor was elected by a unanimous vote. Special agents of the Treasury Department have in- vestigated the affairs of the First National Banks of Newton, Mass., and Hudson, N. Y., and report that they areiaa much more favorable condition, especially the one at Hudson, than was at first supposed. Our Boston correspondent gives further particu‘ars regarding the failure of Mellen, Ward & Co, in that city, Three deputy collectors in the Philadelphia Custom House cach claimed the right to succeed the retiring Col- Jector In his position, which was vacated yesterday, Some confusion existed about the matter, until the question was decided by telegrams from Washington in favor of E. Reed Meyer, formerly deputy under Collector Thomas, removed by the President. A fire, supposed to be the work of an incendiary, broke out ia Binghamton yesterday, destroying four large stores with their contents, a large livery sable, con- nected with the Exchange Hotel, containing sixty valu- able horses, thirty hogs and a large stock of wagons, har- ness, &o, Loss $80,000, Waar’s ram Marter !—The French steamship Pereire lett Brest, France, for New York on the 16th ult,, and arrived at this port on Wednes- day, the 27th ult, ‘The English steamship Asta left Liverpool for Boston also on the 16th ult., and did not reach her port of destination until Sunday, March 34, Thus, with a distance of two hundred and fifty miles less to make, the Eng- lish steamer is some four days longer in cross- | ing the Atlantic than the French steamer. Again we ask, what ig the matter? The Impeachment Question. What is the prospect on the impeachment question? Mr. Wilson, of the Judiciary Com- mittee of the House of the retiring Congress, charged with the examination of ceriain alle- gations of “high crimes and misdemeanors” against the President of the United States, re- ported to the House, on Saturday night last, that since January 7 they had been actively pro- secuting the task assigned them, that they had examined a large numberof witnesses, had col- lected many documents, &c., but that they had been unable to bring their examination to & close. Not having fully investigated all the charges against the accused they deemed it inex- pedient to submit any conclusion beyond the statement that sufficient testimony had been given “to justify and demand a further prosecu- tion of the investigation.” And so the testimony taken was delivered into the hands of the Clerk of the House, subject to a requisition from the new Congress, for the use of such committee thereof “as may be charged with the duty of bringing this investigation to an end, so that the labor expended upon it may not have been in vain.” Thus, then, stands the case. The committee of the retiring Congress report that sufficient testimony has been obtained “to justify and demand a further prosecution of the investiga- tion;” and so among the first proceed- ings of this new Congress will probably be the adoption of a resolution iastructing its Judiciary Committee to resume the in- vestigation and push it to a conclusion. When the retiring committee say that this course is demanded by the evidence obtained, we cannot avoid the inference that President Johnson is in great danger. Mr. Rogers, of New Jersey, on the other hand of the committee, in a minority report, says that he has “ carefully examined all the testi- mony in the case,” and that in his opinion it “is without a particle of evidence upon which impeachment could be founded ;” but it must be remembered that Mr. Rogers is a believer in all the President’s doings, in opposition to and in defiance of Congress, and that his opin- ion is not likely to have much weight beyond the lines of the President’s supporters. On Saturday the Hon. Ben Butler delivered at Albany a lecture in which he earnestly urged impeachment as the only remedy for Mr. Johnson. Yesterday while the democratsin the new Congress were rejoicing over their new accessions of Fernando Wood, James Brooks and John Morrissey, the Hon, Ben Butler was holding a quiet little confidential chat with “Old Thad” Stevens. The special topic of this consultation will perhaps appear (after the appointment of the regular committees of the House by the Speaker) in a new impeach- ment resolution from Mr. Butler, embracing the resumption of the late investigations. Mean- time, however, we expect a general message from the President to the two house’ on the state of the country, and in this message, if he will, he may create such a diversion in his favor as to secure a suspension of all these impeachment proceedings, He has, we believe, only to recognize the complete overthrow of his Southern policy, the new obligations which are upon him in seeing the policy and the laws of Congress “ faithfully executed,” and to declare his purpose in good faith to execute these laws, in order to have the sword of Damocles, which is still hanging over his head, taken down. From the tone of his veto message on the Reconstruction bill we are not very sanguine that he will adopt this course. In that mes- sage he garnishes his constitutional objections with charges of partisan motives and designs operating with Congress—charges more be- fitting @ stump speech than a State paper. Nor does he disclose in the temper of this message any purpose or inclination to recog- nize his obligations under this bill if passed’ over his head. But after his doings in the South upon the pending constitutional amend- ment some explicit assurances in regard to this new law will be necessary for his salva- tion. Against this law he is as powerless as South Carolina or Wade Hampton. He can no longer make a change in his Cabinet or remove an officeholder without the consent of the Senate. Congress, too, in no mood for further trifling, is on the ground awaiting his decision upon this Reconstruction bill. What will Mr. Johnson do? The Hon. Ben- jamin F. Wade, President of the Senate, is as anxious to hear, no doubt, as the anxious leaders of the democratic party. Fairly beaten at every point, and disarmed, there remains to Mr. Johnson the only alternative of a graceful surrender to Congress or an indignant resignation of his office, if he would escape the last résort of impeachment. A protest like that of Mr. Brooks against this Congress as a rump Congress will be only the folly of that melancholy Chicago pilgrimage over again. The spirit of his late veto, so well calculated to aggravate rather than soften the hostile temper of the South against Congress, will no longer answer. First of all, the case of Mr. Johnson requires his submission gracefully to the sovereign law-making power; and sec- ondly, that faithful execution of the law which will most readily bring the excluded rebel States to a graceful submission. Let him meet these requirements in his opening message to this new Congress, and let him next issue a proclamation to the South urging a generous submission to the law, and resumption of the impeachment investigations will be indefinitely postponed. The whole case now ‘hangs upon’ the President’s expected message to Congress upon the state of the country. A Little Light About Mexico. The batch of correspondence which we pub- lished yesterday from Mexico gives us a clearer idea than we have latterly had of the condi- tion of affairs there. Its statements and specu- lations are to be relied upon for our corre- spondent is not only habitually carefulas to facts, but as a military man is also a compe- tent judge of the operations in progress, He shows that the capture of Zacatecas by Mira- mon was caused by bad generalship, and that if there had been any one at the head of the liberal troops who was capable of taking ad- vantage of the splendid position which they occupied, Miramon would never have obtained possession of the city, The misfortune, how ever, was relieved by one gratifying: and that was the coolness and self-p exhibited by President Juarez, who, roriom 8 spectator of the fight until his: officere polled him to leave the field., The that has hitherto prevailed hete in regard Juarez ~ has” been that © he * ia" deficient in” physiol cowsce, So far is’ this from being the fact that it appears that all he lacks to make @ good soldier is @ little knowledge of strategy. The retreat from Zacatecas cost the liberals what may be considered a trifling loss under the circum- stances—about one hundred and fifty men and five pieces of artillery. Miramon lost about a8 many men, among whom was a French colonel. The only good fighting that marked this encounter on the side of the liberals was done by a small body of Californians, some forty in number. They covered the retreat of General Auza and no doubt prevented it being converted into a perfect rout. The occups- tion of Zacatecas was of small importance in itself, as it was known that Miramon could not hold it. It seems in fact to have proved rather an advantage than otherwise to the liberals; for, by delaying his movements, it contributed to his subsequent defeat by Esco- bedo. This turns out to have been more dis- astrous than we were at first led to believe. Of the French force—the only reliable ele- ment among his troops—two hundred and fifty-eight out of five hundred were killed, wounded and captured, and the rest dis- persed. Miramon himself escaped from the field with an escort of only fifty men. Castillo, as soon as he heard of his defeat, commenced re- treating southward with his force, estimated at sbout three thousand men. How little these were to be depended upon may be judged by the fact that in an intercepted letter to Miramon their leader tells the latter that they were rapidly deserting and that he could not much longer hold them together. They were being closely followed up and hemmed in by the liberals, and by this time Castillo is proba- bly a fugitive like Miramon, and can render but little aid either to him or Marquez. The latter, it seems, has been writing to Miramon to hold himself in readiness to march to the capital with a couple of thousand men, as the liberals were crowding upon him from all di- rections. Not being able to count on either of these sources of relief, it is probable that the next news we shall hear will be the evacua- tion of the capital by the imperialists. Every- thing seems to tend to the conclusion that the government of Juarez will soon take up its quarters there. Whether it will be able to hold its own for any considerable period is another question. In any case we would not give much for Maximilian’s chances of escape. He will be caught like a rat in a trap, and his life will, in all probability, pay the forfeit of his chival- rousness or foolhardiness, whichever the world may be pleased to term it. Important Acts Passed by Congress. With all its filibustering and buncombe several highly meritorious measures besides those passed over the President’s vetoes have been passed by Congress during the session just closed. We allude particularly to the passage of the Bankrupt bill,a tardy act of justice to thousands of worthy and honest men who have been prevented from going into business and paying up old scores by the inexorable tyranny of short-sighted creditors. “Pass the Bankrupt bill,” said a well known and opulent merchant te other day, “and I shall lose a dozen of my most experienced and valuable salesmen.” These salesmen had been in businéss for themselves,. but, being unfortunate, failed and were obliged to obtain employment as ehief salesmen in the spacious warerooms of one of our largest wholesale and retail merchants, carrying with them, in most instances, their old customers to their new quarters. A personal reason like the above cannot, of course, hold good when the widespread benefits of the measure are taken into consideration. We therefore con- gratulate Congress upon passing this much needed and beneficent act. The bill for the redemption of the compound interest notes has passed in the shape of authorizing the issue of three per cent certificates, not to ex- ceed fifcy millions at any one time. This will goa little way toward relieving the Treasury of the burdensome tax it is allowed to bear in order to enable private individuals to carry on s banking business arfd establish a circulating medium at the expense of the government. The Indemnity bill, providing for the protec- tion of army officers from proceedings in civil courts on account of acts committed under orders from superior officers during the war, is among the acts passed. How tar this will screen the Secretary of War from the conse- quences of acts alleged to be arbitrary and unlawful is not very clear ; but the bill is no doubt framed to meet his own case as well as that of some of his subordinates, The bill granting additional bounties to soldiers, al- though imposing an additional weight upon our already heavy national indebtedness, will be viewed with favor in some parts of the country, especially the West, where the popularity of any member of Congress from that section voting against it would undoubtedly have been sensi- bly impaired. The tariffites have not entirely gone by the board. The wool interest made a convulsive effort at the: eleventh hour in the Senate and succeeded in having passed by that body the House bill of last session regulating the duties on the article. It isa significant fact that both the Massachusetts Senators voted against the bill. A bill abolishing peonage in New Mexico and throughout the United States; another for a public park in the District of Columbia, which will represent in miniature the topographical appearance of the United States; another amendatory of acts relative to the abolition of imprisoument for debt, have also been passed, together with several other bills of general interest. On the whole, for a short one, it may be regarded as an impor- tant and rather interesting session, while the multifarious vetoes of the President have given @ spice and relish to the whole proceed ings. Is Ir 4 Coxspmacy?—There seems to be a general feeling abroad that the omnibus and railroad companies have entered into a con- spiracy to keep the streets so dirty that loco- motion except in an omnibus or railroad car has become almost impossible. If they have not done so, as people say, it strikes us that it would be most profitable undertaking for the eompanies aforesaid, and might even warrant them in “lobbying” the clerk of the weather to secure his influence in keeping up @ succession of snow storms and rain storms such as we have ‘ese favored with for some time Past, t= The ‘streete, of New pm | ato sete wih oad blush pin, the latter ‘pate et Bob ha Can be worn without s A King for Canada. La Fontaine tells us the fable of the frogs who, becoming discontented with their form of government, besought Jupiter to send them aruler, After much importunity Jupiter sent them a log, which, coming down splash into the pond, created considerable consternation among the frogs and caused them to jump precipitately into their holes, It was some time before the boldest ventured forth to see what sort of a ruler had been sent them, and, after a careful reconnoissance, during which the frogs exhibited much strategic skill, they discovered that it was no ruler but only ® log that Jupiter had sent them. Then they began to croak, and nothing but croaking was in order in the pond for many days and nights. Finally, being no adepts at logrolling, like our Congressmen, they appealed again to Jupiter, declaring that it was a ruler and not ® log they wanted. Whereupon Jupiter sent them a stork for a king. King Stork was cor- dially and reverentially received by the frogs, and, after becoming commander of the situa- tion, began his reign by stalking majestically through his dominions and gobbling up his subjects whenever he felt inclined to take a meal. In due time the frogs found their num- bers diminish, and the remainder, croaking being no longer of avail, saw their folly in making such desperate efforts to secure rulers like King Log and King Stork. This little story is suggestive of the con- dition of our Canadian neighbors, They are the most uneasy set of unreconstructed mor- tals on the face of the globe. They are neither Canadians, English, French, Scotch nor Irish. At one time they grumble at having too much independence, then at not having enough. Then they want annexation, then they don’t. Then they want a republic, and go crazy upon the visit of the heir apparent to the crown of Great Britain. They seem to have a day for everything; like the frogs in the fable they are croaking all the time. They have a day for independ- ence, another for annexation, another for a republic, another for things to remain as they are, another for consolidation, and finally one fora monarchy. Consolidation has proved a king log. Their monarchy is likely to prove a king stork—a ruler who will ultimately gobble up their political rights as the frogs were in the fable. But how will the French Canadians take this nice little scheme of planting a prince of the blood of their hereditary foes upon a throne erected on their native soil? The tra- ditions of two hundred years, when their an- cestors fought the British in the wildernesses of Canada, are not yet obliterated, but I have been renewed by the glory reflected upon the French arms in rival contests with the British in the Crimea, The English in Canada, who have been in the habit of snubbing the French Canadians for years, will no doubt rejoice to see a scion of the house of Guelph upon the throne of Canada. But it will prove a barren triumph. The diadem will become a thorny if not an empty bauble. The head that wears it will prove the most uneasy that ever wore a crown on this continent, Maximilian’s not ex- cepted. The proposed King of Canada may seek to pacify those implacable foes, the trate Fenians, by ascending the throne under the title of Patrick I—the name of the patron saint of Ireland being one of his patronymics— but that wont save him. He may attempt to follow the example of his illustrious namesake, and give the toads and frogs in Canada a twist and banish them forever ; but he will find there are too many of them on both sides of the bor- der, and in the end, instead of gobbling up his subjects, like King Stork in the fable, King Patrick will find himself fortunate if he can escape with e whole skin himself. This may be accomplished without the aid of the Cana- dians themselves for in their ignorance and vacillation they know not what they do, nor what they want, nor what they ought to ex- pect. Their fate isa problem which is happily illustrated by the fable of La Fontaine. v/s The President and His Vetoes. Now that the President has passed the final paroxysm of the veto fever for the Congress which expired at noon yesterday, it may be in- teresting to glance back and briefly examine the Congressional measures which have met with Executive disfavor. The first, Freedmen’s bill, an act of monstrosity and extravagance, was among the first vetoes of President John- son, and his objections were very properly sus- tained by Congress. Then came the Civil Rights bill, giving people of all colors, except “Indians not taxed,” equal civil rights, which was passed by Congress by the constitutional majority over the President’s veto. This was followed by the second Freedmen’s Bureau bill, shorn of some of the obnoxious features of the first, which was passed over the veto. Next we had the veto of the Montana Mining and Manufacturing bill, a big lobby job, for squelching which the President won credit. Then came the veto of the first Colorado bill, which hung fire or was dropped at the close of the first seasion of the Thirty-ninth Following this came the veto of the District of Columbia Negro Suffrage bill, which was passed over the veto. The bill relative to uni- versal suffrage in the Territories became a law by virtue of a pocket veto, as also did the bill repealing the Amnesty law, which gave the late President Lincoln certain powers in regard to rebels and their property. Then came the veto of the bill admitting Nebraska as a State, which was passed by the constitutional major- ity over the veto. Following this was the veto of the second Colorado bill, which, for good and sufficient reasons, was sustained by Con- gress, Next and finally came the twin vetoes of the Military Reconstruction bill and the Tenure of Office bill, which were both promptly passed over the President's objections and are now laws of'the land. There may have been some other public or pocket vetoes which do not ocour to us, but the recapitulation of the bove is sufficient to stamp the administration of Andy Johnson as possessing one merit, and that is of unparalleled industry in the manu- facture of arguments in opposition to the will of the people as expressed through the popu- lar branch of the government. There is little doubt that if the President had adopted @ middle or conciliatory course, had. relaxed’ somewhat his natural obstinacy and consulted with Congress upon the most reasonable and equitable mode of reeonstraction and bringing , our,/ erring sisters of the South once more, around the warm and genial family fireside of- the, Union, much good might’ have‘ beofi “accomplished, and those severe measured’ adopted’ by Congrogs’ in revard to military yeconstruction never a have been conceived. But the country must take the situation as it stands. There will surely be no step backward taken by the Congress which came into power yesterday; and if the President persists in his antagonism to the will of the people as expressed at the last elections he may be likened to the ship- wrecked mariner who,. with compass lost, rudder unshipped, sails split and blown to atoms, clings to a solitary spar, and, in the midst of a tempest, with the breakers roaring and seething around him, cries out, “No com- promise with the underwriters!” Reform in England—Trouble im the Cabinet. Our cable despatches of yesterday an- nounced the resignatfon of two important members of Lord Derby’s Cabinet—the Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Adderly, the Chief and Under Secretaries of State for the Colonies. ‘These resignations were scarcely necessary te confirm the belief which was already general, that the Reform question had been productive of discord and division among the present Cabinet Ministers of England. Disraeli and Lord Stanley and the other more liberal mem- bers of the administration have evidently had hard work in inducing their friends to make eyen the paltry concessions which their late proposals implied. The course which minis- ters have been compelled to adopt in conse- quence of the unpopularity of their recent proposals has evidently created further difi- culty in the Cabinet, Further concession they see is necessary if they would retain their hold of office. But how far it is safe to advance on this perilous pathway of concession is a ques- tion on which Lord Derby and his friends seem to entertain very different opinions. On what special grounds the Secretaries for the Colonies have resigned, except that it is for reasons connected with reform, we are igne- rant. Whether in the Cabinet they have adopted an ultra-liberal or an ultra-conserva- tive course our telegram does not inform us. It is now, however, no longer doubtful that dissension exists, and it will not surprise us if this disunion shall prove more potent in bring- ing the Derby government to an early ead than even tho powerful and determined oppo- sition of the liberals, The Earl of Carnarvon and Mr. Adderly are names not generally known in the world of politics, Both of them, however, are men of large property and of very considerable ability. Carnarvon, who is comparatively a young man, having been born in 1831, had not before held a government office. His career, however, has been somewhat distinguished. In 1852 he graduated ag the University of Oxford, taking a first class in classics, His ig father h hay. ing died while be was a minor, he ‘took his seat in the House of Lords on attaining his ma- jority. His maiden speech was of such & cha- racter as to call forth a bigh compliment from the Earl of. Derby, who, from that moment, evi- dently marked him out for future favor and usefulness. During Lord Derby’s brief admin- istration of 1858-59 Carnarvon was appointed High Steward of the University of Oxford.. He is also favorably known to the literary world as the author of an interesting work on “The Druid of Mount Lebanon,” published in 1860, He has long been’ looked upon as one of the rising hopes of the tory party. Mr. Adderly isan older man, having been born in 1814, and is somewhat better known as a politician, having already in the last Derby administration acted as President of the Board of Health and as Vice President of the Committee of Privy Council on Education. Mr. Adderly has given much of bis time and attention to the consid- eration of the various existing means for the correction of public delinquency. He is an enthusiastic promoter of reformatory institu- tions, and is the author, among others, of aa able pamphlet on transportation. They are both, therefore, men of some mark and merit. Their retirement from the govern- ment at the present moment cannot but have a weakening and damaging influence. It is significant, too, as indicating discord and division throughout the entire tory party. The new Reform bill is to be introduced on the 11th. Whether it shall be an improvement upon or shall meet with a better fate than the unfortunate resolutions we must wait to see. The Charity Ball and the New Academy. The ball for the benefit of the Nursery and Child’s Hospital, which came off at the new Academy of Music last night, followed most appropriately as a successor of the inaugura- tion ball for the widows and orphans of the late Volunteer Fire Department. In both cases charity went hand in hand with pleasure, hap- pily realizing the idea that to do good consti- tutes, after all, the most refined enjoyment. It was good beginning for the new structure, and was eminently befitting the benevolent character of the New York public, The Academy, as it stands now, is a decided m- provement on the old building, and notwith- standing the feeling of insecurity—which Tumor accredited to it while it was ia course of construction—the walls have not fallen down yet, and we hope they may maintain their perpendicular for a long time to come. Who knows but that the charitable purposes to which the new Academy was dedicated may secure its preservation by the aid of special providence? Although in the general con- struction of the house there is, as we said, an improvement upon the old, there are excep- tions, and these may be taken to the decora- tions and embellishments, The colors em- ployed do not harmonize, and in this respect it is most inartistic. oo poe tr ed ceiling are poor, meagre bad taste, wholly out of keeping with the ensemble of the theatre. Then as to the light- ing, One would supposo that the method adopted in the Parisian theatres, with their soft and mellow radiance, would have itself to the architect, instead of the monstrous and shapeless chandelier, which is suggestive of the crack of the whip, the brass band and sawdust of a circus rather than the divine strains! of Grafulla or the music which it is to be hoped will one day, under skilful management, be heard within the walle of the new Academy. However, with all its drawbacks, we, must aecept the building as it stands for the present, hoping that after the large amount of money spent upon it some improvements will be made in order to bring it up to the standard of an opera house worthy of this great mo- tropolis, It is further to be expected that as wo have a now, Acadomy of Music a now régime will be insugurated in the management, and new, fresh artists will be engaged; Old Singers might have been annronijate enough