The New York Herald Newspaper, March 11, 1867, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. nor, Mra. Rawson and several other ladies and gentle- men visited the Lancaster. From Porto Rico we have advices dated at St, John’s to the 18th of February. Senors Arzuaga Garcia, Mai- tin and Severo Quinores have been named Counsellors of Administration, Ihe markets showed more anima- tion, with sugar at 3c, a 4c, for extra sorts, but the bulk of the business consisted of lots at Bic. a 3%c. OFFIOR N, W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STs. oe Wolume XXXUD... cece: ceeccccnenereteres NOe TO AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, near Broome Bireet,—Saanpy Maauine—Aw Hour ix Sevivie. i) {NEW YORK THEATRE, Broadway, eisici ties E:cy O'Conson—Baoraem "3 THEATRE, Broadway, opposite St. Nicholas eT Wup was Gint—MusicaL ENTERTALMENT— iE, ite New York Sax Boxsum Fis | GERMAN STADT THEATRE, 45 and 47 Bowery.— Mx. Bocou, Dawisox 43 WALLENSTIEN. } STEINWAY HALL, Fourteenth street.—Paasx axp Say- Buixi's Last MORNING Conozar, at Three o'Clock P. M. BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC.—Sauson. ¢ DODWORTH’S HALL, 806 Breadway.—Pnoresson Haars ‘orut Pervorm His potent liza i Taz AR ‘Tux Inpian Basaet Taick—Prorevs. AN FRANCISCO MINSTRELS, 535 rere opposite 6 Metropolitan Hotel—In rusim Ermiorian Ewrenta- ENTS, SINGING, DaNcinG AND Boauesques.—Tur Buace x—Toe Heatruy Curips. ' KELLY & LEOW'S MINSTREL, 120. Broadway, oppe- ‘nite the New York Hotel. In 2amin Songs, Daw: an gerne," Bumuanaes, dc. Cuxpan Lxon—-Mapagascan aioe TROUPE—Parti In Panis. } siete AVENU® OPERA HOUSE, Nos. Zand 4 West pe a & Onewrr’s ., 18.— muLsY, BALLADS, —Tu ax Yacut Rack—Tux Btace On0ox. ' TONY PASTOR'S OPERA HOUSE, 901 Bowery.—Comio ocauism. Necro MInstngusy, Battst Divexriseaenr. Bc. —MAssaNiKLLo, OB TER ! CHARLEY WHITE'S COMBINATION TROUPE, at pe antes’ Hall, 472 Broadway—In 4 Vaatery or Liaur xp Lavaa. E ‘De Bauer, Tux Fexian's Osta. MRS, FP, B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE, Brooklyn.— ‘Hazaepous Grounn. HOOLEY' SOPERA HOUSE, Brooklya.—Ernioriay Mux wusisy, Bavtaps axp Bunrcxsques.—Inur Baca Croox. , THE BUNYAN TABLEAUX, Union Hall. corner of ‘@wenty-third street and Broadway, at 734.—Movine Mir- MaGuirionnt Bon OF THE PILgRiN’s PRoGREss—sixTY ‘Scenes. Matinee Wednesday and Saturday at 8 o'Clock. { } NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANATOMY. 613 Rrosdway.— Heap awp Rigut ARM oF ‘Twixs—Worvers im Naturat History, Scrence anp Art. Wecruxas Day, Open from 8 A.M. till UP. M. f COOPER INSTITUTE, Ricuary O'Gorman, Bigath ' aaTIONAL HALL, Harlem.—KaTugginx AND Purao- OH10—Skuiowe Panter. —— New York, Monday, March 11, 1867. THE NWaws. EUROPE. By the Atlantic cable we hari presterday, March 10. The Fenian insurrectionary movement continued in Bome districts of Ireland. A Fenian Couocil which held its meetings in Dublin has been broken up and the dele- gates arrested. The insurgents haye been routed from ‘Sheir position at Kilteel, and also in an assault which they made on a barracks at Mount Mellik. General Burke, a Fenian leader, has been arrested in Tipperary. ‘Troops had been despatched against a Fenian division ‘three thousand strong, mustered in the Queen's county. ‘The result of the affair at Devil's Bit Gap or operations of the British Commande:-in-Chief ia the Dublin moun- fains ane not reported. The concessions made by Tarkey to the Servians are eratded as satis(actory. ‘The Cretan deputation has ar- Fived in Ponstantinople. An attempt has been made to assassinate King V.cior Emanuel. A disastrous and fatal earthquake hag visited the Greck island of Myteléne. ‘Martial law is termiated ia Spain. The Paris Moni'eur says that Maximilian was to sail from Vora Cras on the 8th of March. The steamship America, at this port yesterday, Drought important details of our cable despatches fo the 27th inet, embracing a report of the debate which took place in the English House of Commons on the occasion of Mr. Disraeli = news report dated gubmitting the Derby reform pian in the shape of the Gristo-democratic compromise resolutions. Mr. Bright delivered an able speech in opposition, declaring that fory legislation was “‘Americanizing” the Parliament rapidly, +: The leaders of the great English Parliamentary parties had held outside meetings of their supporters; the liberals @ssembling at Mr. Gladstone’s London house, and the ministerials at Earl Derby’s official residence in Down- ing street. It is said that at the last named meeting @ Wremier declared that this was the last ime he should attempt to deal with the question ‘of reform, and that if he failed now he should ‘bid farewell to official life, At Mr. Gladstone’s Mr. Bright said he thought the wider the view taken by ‘those who were pre-eminent among the party, the more generous the confidence which they showed towards those with whom they were connected, the more likely they would be to remain a powerful party and to do real service to the country. During a debate on tha Fenian question in the House of Lords Earl Russell objected in strong terms to the Portion of President Johnson's message in which he fefers to the Canadian invasion and the cage of tho ‘Fenian convicts under sentence in the colony. 'y The speech of the King of Prussia at tho opening of the North German Parliament is given in fatl. MISCELLANEOUS. The President bas finally decided on the commanders of tae military districts in the South, dnd Generals “Thomas, Shordan, Sickles, Schofield and/Ord or Han- Cock Will be announced probably to-morrow. Sickles, ‘Gheridan and Schofield will be continued in their present commands, Thomas will be assigned to Mississippi and ‘Arkagsas and Ord or Hancock to Georgia, Florida and Alabama, If Hancock receives the Ord will take ©ommand of Kentucky and Tennessee, Their instruc- tons will be very gonoral, the main details being teft to their discretion. The President has advised the Virginia delegation to leave the matter of calling a convention entirely to the military commander. « Tue Judiciary Committees of both houses of Congress, it is said, have agreed to recommend tho passage ef Sevator Wilson's supplementary act to Senator sher- man's Reconstruction bill. . The Louisiana Stats Lénate held a special sossion om tirday night, fo consider the resolution passed in the vase Om that day pos:poning the election which was to ve taken place to-day. The resolution failed to pass in the Senate and General Sheridan issued « general ‘order declaring that the election should not take place. News from Moxico by the way of New Orleans ts to the effect that Mexico city was besieged by a large force under Poririo Diaz, estimated at 16,000, ‘and tole- Graphic communication is virtually out itextettian ‘Was still in the fleld with four Rhousand His “last ditch”? will be the castle of San Juan de Uiloa, at ‘Vora Craz Toluca, the poiat at which General Tabera ‘Was defeated, is important in a strategic sense. Juarez ‘thas notified foreign governments to change their repre- Sentatives at the capital, Oar Havana correspondence is dated March 4 Two Spanish frigates in the harbor have been ordered to sea, Provably to Vera Craz for the protection of Spanish sub- Jects during the Fronch embgrkailon, or it may be to rwatch @ eupposed Chilean privateer fitting out in New York. Funds have been put into the Banzo to ‘Fedeom treasury notes falling due on the Ist of March. The Lent carnival was in full biast. Tho individaal who Grow the last prize of $100,000 in the Havana lottery ‘Thad previously donated $70,000 of it to his employes {and the poor, but 1 is probable that he may wish to re - tract, sines the lucky number has reatiy fation to him. ‘The sugar market was dull, Exchange way in good de- mend From the Bahamas the news ts dated a: Nawau, ¥, P., tothe 28th of February, Several loads of cotton had arrived at Nassau, forming the cargoes of the bark Lady Emily Peel and the sthooner Henry Nutt, wrecked on She Banks, Ava ball given by the guests of the Victoria Hotel to the leading members of the Nassau community Sereral officers on leave from the United, States frigate Lancaster wore present, The Governor opened the bail fwith Mra, Veil, Mrs. Rawson dancing* vis-a-vis with vary. A fancy fair was got up hastily in order to daters Prosst—Tan Wasninaron street.—LxctuRe sY The stock was ateadily increasing. The demand for molasses was small. The only sale reported consisted of 86 casks at Io. Of coffee, 4,500 owt, M. M. were sold during a fortnight at 133¢0. for export. Our correspondent in Trinidad de Cuba, writing on February 25, says;—Since my last, I have to inform you that one of the Spanish houses, Amesaga & Herrera, of of this port, have suspended payment, but were allowed to continue business, as their creditors have given them seven years to regulate in. Place healthy. No sickness of any sort whatever. Weather cool and pleasant. Our Venezuelan files note the arrival of the French man-of-war @’Estaing at Laguayra, and remark that on the 34 of February Venesucla has to pay $150,000 to the order of the French Legation, and 1s unable to do it, ‘This fact being fully appreciated by France, no doubt accounts for the presence of her man-of-war. ‘The St. Domingo dates are to tho 16th ult, Several captures of prominent rebels had been made, and four of them had been sentenced to death. ‘The steamship Santiago de Cuba, which arrived from Greytown, Nicarague, yesterday, reports that the Isthmus of Nicaragua is perfectly healthy, all traces of diacaze Daving disappeared. ‘The United States frigate Lancaster has arrived at Fortress Monroe. She left San Fravoisco ir June last, and touched at Callo, Valparaiso, Barbadoes and Nassau on the voyage, which consumed nine months, eacoun- toring heavy weather ail the way. It will be remembered. that serious fears were entertained for her safety, ro- porta being received at Valparaiso on one occasion that she was certainly lost. The Fenian excitement in the city continues unabated, owing to their strong hopes of hearing further good news from Ireland. Several prominent Irish American officers in the late war, some of them being prominent mem- bers of the Roberts branch, tendered their services to the Executive Committee in Chatham street yesterday. The case of Michael O’Brien, an Amorican citizen in England, will probably come up in the National Legis- lature to-day. He was arrested in Liverpool on sus- picion of being a Fonian, and brutally treated. At his trial he was acquitted and laid bis case before the American Consul at Liverpool, claiming compensation for false imprisonment. The case was referred to Min- ister Adams, who returned the papers, with the intima- tion that the home government had better be consulted before any demand were made. The Excise law was thoroughiy observed yesterday. Only nine delinquent liquor dealers were before the police courts for its violation. The fleet at Hampton Roads which sailed on Thurs- day under promiso of good weather returned on Fri- day, as the wind had shifted suddenly to the eastward, an upfailing indication among old tars of continued bad weather, Ageneral merchandise firm in Hampton, Va, John Moody & Co., bave failed to the amount of $45,000, which will probably be covered by assets. John Murphy was stabbed near the corner of Catharine and Oak streets on Saturday night by one of two men who met him and bis party at that point’ The wound Will probably prove fatal. Two men have been ayrested ‘on suspicion. The task of laying the gulf submarine cable from Key West to Havana will probably be undertaken in May. A negro meeting was addressed by Hunnicutt, the editor of the New Nation, in Richmond, on Friday, and a negro company, known as “‘Hunnicutt'’s Body Guard,” paraded the streets, armed With revoivers and drawn sabres, preceded by a band of music, This demonsration at eleven o'clock at might seriously alarmed the quiet white citizens of the town. One wf Jeff Davis’ counsel visited him yesterday for the purpose of consultation. ‘The new railroad bridge at Petersburg, Va., has beon washed away. Services appropriate to the season of Lent were held in all the Catholic churches yesterday. Sermons were delivered im the Protestant Episcopal church of st. Jobn the Baptist on Murray Hill, the Church of the Restoration in Brooklyn, and elsewhere, A human body was found in the river at Hoboken yes- terday, which is supposed to have been one of the vic- tims of the oll explosion near the Pavonia ferry dock several montha ago, Governor Fenton has refused to commute the sen- tence of Hiram Coon, convicted of the murder of Mary Laker, and he will bo hung on the 224 inst, The Administration and the South—Active Movements Towards Reconstruction. The White House, it appears, was the soene of a good deal of bustle, on Saturday last on the important business of Southern reconstrao- tion. Among the distinguished visitors present during the morning was General Grant, who remained in consultation with the President for quite a long time. The General had com- pleted a letter of instructions, approved by Secretary Stanton, and which he submitted to Mr. Johnson for his consideration, with the names of five generals for the five military dis- tricts into which the ten excluded rebel States by the new law are divided. Our despatches this morning indicate that the President has also approved of the commanders selected by General Grant, and they will probably be officially announced and assigned to their respective commands to-morrow. These offi- cers are Generals Thomas, Sheridan, Schofield, Sickles, Ord or Hancock—all good men. Meantime two enabling acts under the new general law have been proposed in the Senaie—one from Mr. Sumner and the other from Mr. Wilson, of Massachusetts. Mr. Sum- ner’s “bill to guarantee a republican form of government” to cach of the ten outside States and to provide for their restoration to prac- tical relations with the Union proposes a pro- visional government for each of said States, to consist of a Governor and Legislative Council of thirteen, to be appointed by the President, with the approval of the Senate, and for a regis- tration of voters by said provisional govern- ments (excluding various classes of rebels), in viow of a regular State reorganization. Mr. Wilson’s bill proposes the shorter method of empowering the military commanderg in the promises, or, with the gonsont of the commander ig stiy cade under bis juris- aicttorf, that the acting Governor shall be charged with these provisional arrangoments, including a registration of voters. Some en- abling bill providing a uniform system of ac- tion will probably be passed before the ad- journment of tho present session ; and Senator Wilson’s plan, substantially, we learn, is ap- proved by the Judiciary Committee of each house. While these proceodings are under way in Washington the leading politicians and the people of the States directly concerned are beginning to recognize their real situation, and are actively moving to moet its require- ments. In Virginia the Senate of the exist- ing Legislature has agreed upon an election of a convention ander the terms imposed by Congress, while the colored population of Richmond have taken the initiative towards a new party organisation, North and South Carolina and Georgia are in aii Sotive siate of fermentation, while in the name of Louisiana Governor Wells & proclamation that all polldeal lett “*hendet in ‘the State must be regulated by this Reconstruction law Of Qongross, tne! the disfranchisement of Wn "Heap, horeree of te tae however, blacks. He appears, assumption of power in of an unconstitationsl this matter, to have come into collision with Maine Ainati sii Oi id Dial aie cha Govec: 2 tha Sxleos Dro-zebel Legislature. a diegpte which the forthcoming military commander over Louisiana amd Texas will most likely have to settle. Looking over the whole fleld, the idea is entertained in Washington by intelligent par- ties that all the excluded States, from present indications, will be reinstated in both houses of Congress by the 1st of January next, which will give them abundant time to organize and shape their respective courses in regard to the coming Presidential election. On Saturday night last, however, on the occasion of a complimentary serenade, the new Senator, Morton, late Governor of Indiana, said that “there might be delays in reconstruction; but he anticipated that in two years the South would be admitted to all its rights.” In other words, Senator Morton thinks this great con- summation will hardly be reached till after the Presidential contest of 1868; but if the States concerned, each and all, proceed actively to the work in meeting, in 1867, the terms of reconstruction laid down, the domi- nant party will be compelled by Northern public opinion to open the doors and let them in. From every point of view and in any event the industrial, financial, social and political interests of the excluded States invite them to the speediest possible fulfilment of the terms of Congress. The Reform Movement—England’s Great Dificulty. Tn to-day’s Heraip we publish an able and instructive letter from the pen of our special correspondent in London. To our American readers the letter cannot fail to prove highly interesting. By a skilfully drawn parallel he shows that the attitude of the different political parties in England at the present time in re- gard to reform resembles, in many important particulars, the attitude sustained by the various parties in this country towards the great anti- slavery movement previous to the outbreak of the war. Our correspondent, looking at things from a too exclusively American standpoint, perhaps slightly exaggerates the perils of the situation ; but, making allowance for this, his views are doubtless in many particulars cor- rect. It is not possible for any one to doubt that the affairs of England at the present moment are in a truly critical condition. While we wait the appearance of Lord Derby’s Reform bill it {s, perhaps, premature to discuss the probability of the situation. Will they, manfully accepting the necessities of the position, come forward with such a measure as shall compel the co-operation of their whig rivals, a few days more must deter- mine? If they do not come up to the exi- gencies of the occasion they have no choice but to resign or make a fresh appeal to the country. In either case it is not difficult to de- termine into whose hands the government of the country will fall. In the event of a general election taking piace the liberals are certain to be returned with an overwhelming majority, and the name of Gladstone will be rendered more popular than ever. Should. the neces- sity again. be laid upon the liberals to attempt the settlement of this reform question, their go’ the length of manhood suffrage, may, we be safely doubted. At same time it is undeniable that the only bill which will be accepted by the country as ® satisfactory solution of the difficulty must be greatly more liberal in its provisions than the bill which was defeated last yeat: by an unwise and unnatural coalition. With a Fonian insurrection in ove part of the kingdom, with the entire population clamorous for an extension of the olective franchise, and with a dangerous and menacing organization under the very walls of Parliament, it may be found to be necessary to concede a measure of re- form greatly more sweeping than either whig or tory could have wished. Never, perhaps,was England more thoroughly roused by a purely domestic question. Nothing in the present generation of Englishmen has at all equalled the excitement which now prevails, Interest in the struggle, great from the com- mencement, culminates as time advances. Expectation stands on tiptoe. Weighty is the burden which rests on Mr. Disracli’s shoulders. That, intellectually, he is quite equal to the occasion no one who knows anything of his immense abilities can for a moment doubt; but whether he will be able, by his controlling influence, to make @ great and historically obstructive party equal to the occasion is a question altogether different. ‘I'he interest which crowded tbo House of Commons with all that was greatest and noblest in England, and which thrilled throughout the land on the recent occasion when the Chancellor of the Ex- chequer aanounced the policy of the govern- ment in regard to reform, is not to be compared to the interest which now centres in the same House and points to the appearance of Lord Derby’s promised Reform bill. What shall be its character? Whether it shall be so liberal as to satisfy the wants of the country, or so illiberal as to provoke a universal outburst of popular indignation, we must leave to time to decide. Meanwhile we are safe in asserting that « revolution has alrexdy commenced in Great Britain, the steps of which may be quick or may be slow fs circumstances determine, bat tae fondency of which is uomistakah!; levelling, and which is certain in the ond materially to affect the ancient and privileged orders of the kingdom. Tho East River Bridge Question ia tho Legis- latare. The bill reported in the State Senate for 8 bridge across the East river from Soven- tieth street to Astoria, taking in Blackwell’s Island, is not exactly in conformity with the idea of connecting New York and Brooklyn. A bridge at that point would not remove any ofthe inconveniencies of intercommunication. What we want is a bridge at some of the great thoroughfares at the lower end of the city, where thousands of people are every day being thrown into Brooklyn from the broad end of the funnel. It is not Blackyelj’s Island that we want annexed to this city. The further that is out off from us the better. A good idea, however, is the building of « bridge across the Harlem rivet at a cost of $40,000, to be borne by New York and Westchester couniles—that is, vided the forty thousand does not grow to hundred thousand before it fs finished. ——__— Banyom Tas SaowaaN avd Lacie Bus. Tt appéars that the German republicans of Connecticut have ascortained that the woolly horse ticket in that State isto be run partly on anti-lagor principles, and that Barnum the showman is an advocate of tho Maine Liquor law, Governor Hawley, it ia said, will lose # erent many Germany yoteg in conseauegem =. Fe to say, “ti hard word, and i3 ‘ lown into fathom! our Tedomay of the beets of tke rennee mt ie NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MARCH 1l, 1867. Tue Case of Stephen J. Meany. The case of this gentleman, who has re- cently been convicted of treason felony in Ireland, presents some curious features, which may probably arrest the attention of our gov- ernment. Mr. Meany is an American citizen, and if he has been unjustly dealt witb, as alleged, his case may become a subject of in- terference by the State Department. The crimes with which he was charged were com- mitted in New York—namely, making a speech at Clinton Hall and offering Fenian bonds forsale, These are certainly not crimes in this country, and when the Attorney Gene- ral, who conducted the prosecution, admitted that no overt acts in the United Kingdom were proven or even alleged against Mr. Meany, we are not surprised to find Baron Hughes deciding that acts and words done and spoken in New York were not crimes in Great Britain and Ireland, and declining to sentence the prisoner. If the Judge had ruled otherwise what would become of our boasted freedom of speech? Mr. Meany, however, is still in prison, awaiting the decision of the Court in Error, before which these points, as well as the fact that he was arrested in .London and carried over to Dublin for trial, in violation of the Habeas Corpus act, will be argued. If the ruling of Baron Hughes 1s set aside the pris- oner will be condemned to penal servitude— a punishment worse than death—for a long period of years. It was claimed in Mr. Meany’s defence that he had no connection with or knowledge of any overt acts of treason in Ireland, nor were any proven. He was tried and convicted for words spoken in this city. If the Court in Error should reverse the judgment of the court below it ‘becomes a question whether the prisoner must not be re- garded as a citizen of the United States who has been seriously abused, and become asub- ject for the interference of our government. The Spring State Elections. Three of the Eastern States will hold their regular annual elections during the next three weeks. The election in New Hampsbire will take place to-morrow; but as the result seems to be a foregone conclusion very little interest has arisen in relation to it. A republican Gov- ernor will be again chosen, and three republi- can members of Congress will no doubt be returned. The people of Connecticut will vote on the first day of April for Governor and four members of Congress, In the latter State the excitement runs high, partly in consequence of the even strength of the parties, and more particularly because Governor Hawley, the republican can- didate for Governor, has been saddled with the great humbug who is running in the Fourth district for Congress. It is barely possible that the showman may succeed in bumbugging the voters of his disirict, as he is now trying to’ do, into the belief that he is the proper person to represent them at Washington; but bis nomination bas had o damaging effect in the other parts of the State, and Governor Hawley’s chances of election are now considered very slim. Two days afterwards—the 31—the little State of Rhode Island will hold her annual elections, but, like in New Hampasbire, the voting will be merely a matter of form, all the republican candidates being sure of success. An Influx of Singing Birds. . Atcertain seasons the vocal warblers that make the air pleasant with their music migrate and return, according to the more or less prom- ising condition of the atmosphere. I: it be warm and encouraging they come back to us in swarms, if the contrary they seek more genial regions. For the last few years there has been observable a marked falling off in the number and quality of these vocal visitora. But few have taken flight in this direction. Those that did were in general birds of indifferent plu- mage and small pipe. They contributed rather to make up the winter of our discontent than the summer of our rejoicing. This year there is prospect of a better state of things. Ac- cording to all appearances we shall have a more than usually large migration to our shores of our quondam favorites, Afler a winter of such séverity the coming season cannot but prove propitious to the delicate and highly gifted organs that used to delight us. Of the return of one, and that the most highly prized, we lave the assurance. The Patti bird (genus Adelina) will, it is stated, shortly return bere in finer voice and fuller feather than ever. In addition to the gratification which this an- nouncement will create, we may further men- tion that that great bird fancier and trainer, Strakosch, proposes to bring over with him a number of new songsters, all rare ones of their kind, whom he has picked up in his travels through Europe, and whom, contrary to the usual practice, he intends to début here. This is consistent with the patriotic impulses of Strakosch. He thinks first of bis country and then of himself. In view of this promised in- flux of songsters we would recommend the pro- prietors of the new gilt cage in Fourteenth street to make no disposition of it that will in- terfere with their reception. If they can man- age to trap them they can turn their visit to as profitable an account as their managers did thove of Fenny Lind and Sontag. _—_—_————— id. The Ostholic clergy used to be considered the great enemies of English rule and the chief obstacle to improvement in Ireland. That they are determined to vindicate themselves against the first of these charges may be seen from the language which they employ in denouncing the Fenian movement. Here is one pulpit drum ecclesiastic—Dr. Moriarty, Bishop of Kerry—who speaks out his mind with @ flerceness and energy that bave not been equalled by any modern ranter, with perhaps the exception of our own Parson Bronlow:— ufltiness of rebellion against ta * aon Pioad that they wore ot aa aad fore that eternity is not Dor eusug & punish mca Mmiscréant character developed by Fenianism, Catholi- cism in that country will receive a. severe blow from tho exuberant loyalty of its priests. The time has gone by when arent volitionl Principles can be defeated by blatant fanatl- cism. We are not disposed to deny the Irish clergy praiseworthy motives for trying to keep their flocks out of danger; but when we find them using language of so blasphemous a character to accomplish their object we cannot but deplore the mischievous effects of such a course on the interests of religion and morality. ‘The Tenement House Question in the Legis- lature. If our representatives at Albany are not dead to all sense of shame and self-respect they will atonce take hold of Dr. Dalton’s report on the tenement house system and base such upon it as will put an end to the horrible state of things described in it. Tt will be ashame and a disgrace to them if they separate this zession without doing some- thing for the protection of the dwellers in these tenement dens, There is nothing that more calls for legislation, and that of the severest kind. The large profits made out of tenants of this class will justify a broad margin of interference. ‘The present system of converting any sort of a building into a tenement house without regard to ite adaptability for such purpose should no longer be permitted. Speculators in such property should be compelled to follow certain fixed rules of construction and interior ar- rangement, Perfect ventilation, well protected drainage and an abundant water supply should be three indispensable conditions, In no case should there be allowed such an extension of buildings at the rear as would be likely to in- terfere with them. Not less necessary are pro- visions compelling the introduction of stone staircases in the interiors of all such buildings and the addition of outside balconies of iron and fire escapes on each story. ———— Southerm Destitution—Relief trom Congress. The prompt action of Congress in passing a joint resolution appropriating one million dollars for the relief of the people in the South, loyal and disloyal alike, will be cor- dially approved throughout the whole country. It is not merely want in its ordinary forms that exists at the South: it isstarvation. The oper- ations of private charity are too slow for the present emergency. The relief must be instant; for it is now a case of life and death in most of the Southern States. The appropriation of a million by Congress, then, comes in good time, and we trust that there will be no delay or un- necessary machinery in expending it. Apart from the question of humanity involved in the measure, it is an excellent stroke of policy, which will go a great way to show even tho most stubborn minds in the South that Con- gress is not disposed to treat them with that’ harshness which some of the leaders and news- papers represent. ‘THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN NEW ORLEANS. - Geacral Sheridan Orders its Postponement Until the Appointment ef a District Com- mander. New Orxeans, March 10, 1867. Trouble being apprehended in case the municipal election is allowed to be held on Monday, General Sheridan has issued orders that no polls be opened and that the day of election be postponed until a District Commander under the law is appointed or special in- structions are received covering the case, ‘THE UNITED STATES FRIGATE LANGASTER SAFE. Her Arrival at Fertress Monroe on Friday Last After a Nine Months Voyage from San Franclsce—Ueavy Weather Encountered all Through the Voyage, &c. Forrazss Moxron, March 8, 1867. The United States frigate Lancaster, Commodore D. B. Ridgeley, from the Pacific squndron, arrived in the barbor this morning, five days from Nassau. The Lancastor left San Francisco, homeward bound, on the 27tn of June, 1866, having been nearly nine months making the passage. She encoun- tered heavy weather during the greater part of the pas- sage, and put into Callao, Valparaiso, Bridgetown (Bar- badoes) and Naerau for coal and provisions, The Lan- the Staquebaans, admiral Pam rand in the uel s 1 fi course of an hock Siervards oie to the’ Nor. folk Navy Yard, where she received the same naval honors from the frigate New Hampshire. Commodore Ridgoley received instructions trom Washington to pro- ceed to the Navy Yard, and it is said that the Lancaster will be put out of commission and her crew ‘The Lancaster was built at Philadelphia in 1850, and has beon for the last eight years attached 1 the Paco aq iron. The frigate Susquehanna, flagship of the North Atlan. tic squadron, and the mabeots ‘Monongabela and Mar. Viehead lay at anchor in Hampton Roads, The supply steamer Memphis went up to the Gosport Navy Yard this morning. MARYLAND LEGISLATURE. Bautuwors, March 10, 1867. The Maryland Senate yesterday rejected the House of Delogates dill to calla State convention to forma new constitution by 15 yeas to 7 n: which was nota two- + diane a8 required. ‘A mnotion to reocustdes ia pees THE WINDBOUND FLEET AT HAMPTON ROADS. Fortress Mownox, March 8, 1867. The sevore storm which has been prevailing here and on the cpast for #0 many days cleared off yesterday, but this morning tho wind shifted to the eastward, sd the lange fest of vessels eaten sated yoo. torday returned aad anchored in indication of continued bad east to-night, and it ts cold SGHOONER ASHORE ON NEW INLET BAR, W. C. N. ©., March 10, 1867. haere Pg balled Gop. vith a cargo of foe. ‘She will prove total wreck? The ote LAB Ot Deon Beara 1 ergs JEFF DAVIS AND WIS COUNSEL IN CONSULTATION, ‘worthy song, “Lo! Hoar the Gentle Lark!” with Mr. Eben’s flate obligato. Mills, Rosa and the orchostra also ac- quitted themeclves to the entire satisfaction of the im- tmense audience, and left nothing to be desired. con eae ‘THIS DAY. Part 1—Nos 658, 1377, jai 1286, 1873, 48 EN fo Se at ia, a Toa, toed howe" inoa” ie 108 247, 1 Tel 110, i044, 1138, Sih 18, Issues of law ‘and fact—Noa, rat 1m, rgd 7 Soramon Coorr—Sraciat Tena, Nos, 87, 88, 4, 5, os Rp - ‘RIAL om] fos, Benes ‘2009, 2407, ohn Bore, 3100, SP ae dttyae tay iy tk Hae re tite Maante Court—Triat Tenst,—Nos. 10, 76, 10, 62 10 0%, inclusive. EUROPE. Fenian Reverses in Ireland and Another Battle in Prospect. Attempt to Assassinate King Victor Emanuel. A NAPOLEONIC HINT TO MAXIMILIAN, British Reform In and Out of Parliament. John Bright on the Deroy Compre- mise Pian and Americanization of the House of Commons. Earl Bussell’s Objections to President Johusen’s “[nterference” with English Justice. &eo. &e. &e, BY THE CABLE TO MARCH 10. THE FENIAN WAR. The Iusurgents Dispersed at Kilteel. Dusuim, Maroh 10, 1667. ‘Toe band of Fonians, which was previously reported to have taken possession of the barracks at Kilteel, im the county Kildare, have been dispersed by the troopa, Fen! Assault and Repulse, Tho insurgents made an attack on the barracks at Mount Mellik, at the foot of Slieve Bloom Mountain, and ‘were repulsed, ‘Two of the attacking party were shot. A Strong Rebel Muster. ‘The rebels are said io have assembled to the aumber of three thousand in the nelghborhdod of Aberlo, (dbz beylaix, in Queens county ?) ‘Troops have been sent out to dis them. A Fenian Council in Dablin—Arrest of the Members. < Dousum, March 10, 1867. ‘The existence of a Fenian council, which has been se- cretly in session in this city, has been discovered, and its members have been arrested by tho police. —-- ~~ General Burke, one of the Fenian leaders in the South of Ireland, has been captured at Tipperary. THE EASTERN QUESTION. Turkish Concessions and Progress ef Reces- ciliation. Loxvow, March 10, 1807. A despatch from Constantinople states that the Sultam has snade concessions which are satisfactory te the _ people of Servia, and has promised to carry into offeet the Orman of 1856, [Tho Grotan deputation has reached Constantinople, ITALY. Attempt to Assassinate the King. Frorenos, Maroh 10, 1867. . An attempt was made to assassinate the King of Italy, near-Milan, which failed. THE MEXICAN QUESTION. ‘A Napoleonic Hint to Maximilian to Leave. Panis, March 10, 1867, Tho Moniteur states that by this time all the Freadh troops must have left Mexico, and that the departure ef the Emperor Maximilian from Vera Crus was to have taken place on the 6th of March. Aacthor Disastrous and Fatal Earthquake. Armaxe, March 10, 1007. A terrible earthquake has taken place in the island of Mytilene, All the habitations on the {sland are in ruins and hum- dreds of ves bave been lost. SPAIN. ‘Tho Habeas Corpus Restored. BY STEAMSHIP TO FEBRUARY 27. Tho steamship America, Captain Meyer, which left Southampton on the 27th of February, arrived at this Port yesterday morning, bringing details of our cable despatchos. ? THE REFORM QUESTION. GUN LONGON CORRESPONDENCE. Loxpox, Feb. 28, 1967, ‘The question of reform now -holds precisely the same important place in the politics of England that the slavery question used to hold in the politics of the United ‘States, You have but to recur to the violence, the ex- citement, the atatesmanship, the debates, the mobs, the discussions and the potitical campaigns of the great cru- sade against American slavery in order to fully appre- ciate the position of affsirs here in regard to reform, ‘The press is fail of this question; it creeps into Partia- ment every day; it is talked over in every club, tap- room and private house; it interests all classes of the community, from the Queen at Windsor to the man in bis hovel. Compared with it all sink into insignificance. The Fenian last week, which would have eet the dom in a furor at any other almost ignored in the general devotion study of Disraoli’s flimsy resolutions, and really sioned more excitement in New York than tn To-day there will be a meoting of the Cabinet reform; on Monday afternoon Lord Derby will etd adage tect be another great reform debate, led off by tory medicine man, on Tuesday Mr. Gladstone ‘8 consultation of the liberal leaders to decide course of that party upon a reform bill, and on day the ultra conservatives and detached ‘“adullamites,” under Lords Eicho aud Grosvenor and Mr. Robert Lowe, will assemble to make up their minds how to cast their votes and their influence. Meanwhile reform meetiogs are being held all over the country, and the crisis becomes every day more serious and engross- ing. siitcadlil “ pat: THe rosrrrows OF PARTIES, for that might be inquiring too curiously, as Horatio said to Hamtot, But certainly it is mot pushing the ‘analogy too far to say that the radicais of England cer respond with the original abolitionists of (Americ; thas the liberal party hore has ite double in the republican