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New Tick Opals* IntolligosOti.
.Thei Charleston Cosvention.
The 'great. topic which. overshadows all
other§ is Charleston Convention ; and oon
"sidsring. the lightened ith dediberationi they
exereise,cn the -destinies of the wintry, its
importing* Li net Over . etniir*.A... It is a
tsaittif :no ottilnatithalloittida for a great I **
tion to-Selectby the tree action of its citizens,
a Chief Yeglseirite, and trader existing political
arrariementS, the proceedingi of; he, Nitionil
Conventions of th e two great parties are , only
second In iniportance to the Presidential elec
tion, at which the Whole army of Atherican
sovereigns giro legal expression to their opi
-
It rarely happens in the history of the world
that more remarkable assemblages •of men are'
gathttiett together thin these, Who'attetid the,
National Conventions of the Demecratic Party.
_Every Cengreasionel district of the Dillon will
be Mpionented..,by ,terro delegates,' and every
Stitt by Ornr . delegatecat large; and in 'most,
instaniwo,"(iwinerhttre they were appointed by
Admit:thermion influences aind chosen,there-..
fore, as mere - subservient tools of pirwer,) they
are reprenentative inetrand &Mild exponents
of the I Democratic sentiment **railing 'in
their diatricts. Besides • the delegates,' there
:are nearly always, pretest at these bodies!
(more particularly when the Conventions mi
neable at a more' sccessible - and convenient
locitton thin ,Chazieiston) the , prominent
member, of the Democratic pasty of all sec
tioniOf the DM* and this oonglomeration of
living ropresentatives 4,4:miry phase oriole , -
:lam life is, of iteelf, ' , curious spectacle, to •
which *O - ott i re ns '
any
"tot**•.•= country present • s .Pariliel.
4 11.3 04:;e 44 01M 11 1 1 •14te
sition,4oVeribled• ininkfin**.ntkecilAwa:'
indtte; , -.of climate' _ and • soil,• • fmnistes a living
reptertentetiVe:.The ardentibristling•fire-eater
of the BO* elite' side by side :,with the Calcu
lating son of New England; the, lord of. an
arrayarray,ofniattee, and the owner`of Minuends or
broad acres, which yield a princely revenue
br, their ,Mtet:Mild =production ••ofotton or
sugar, becenies 'the colleague of the beirly
piorieei of the Northirest,Who, When at hoine,,
stiveid pride hie 'little hemestend'of a
matter-section ; 'the representetiven of,great •
cities; teeming with all the • adornmeiniand
luxuries . that modern genius, can predict, ii
the ainichite of men who have peened the
greater gait' ,their activi lire, • timid the
- wildest - and most rugged scenes of our Western
forests
This heterogeneous Mame from every Auer
' ter of oar wide-sPrns4 Confederacy is, now
wending., its:way to a common "centre at
Charleston forfora common purpose; and wide
as ate the minor 'diversities' of, opinion pre
vailing ,among them, and their utter want of
unity on all subjects not of a political charac
ter, a common intermit in the' future of the
Democratic party, and a common devotion to
its atandard, goes rely far to bimi•them to
gether in one common bond Lasiel If the no
mination, what finally made, itherald prove is
acceptable as lb. Democratic no
minations which •bmw wooled it, every Dc-
Moen'moseiti.will'go forth Weber with as
sidaity, and, in some eases, with almost sn
pmbukan temp, to sitcom its triumph in
November next.
.:The tint important businea discussed in
inch bodies is the adjustment of contested
seats; but the present Convention, if it is std.
meted" by s spirit of justice, will have %Alit
tle difficulty. in settling the- onlyytwo cales of
this nature which will be brought: befog* it—
the, delegailonii: front Illinois and New York.
therili - susy - one political/Mt more paten
thiilusother, it is that Judge D_onot.si; is the
nathiabted, and airiest• insnbitene,•cholce of
the Democracy of Illinois as, their Presiden
tial Candidate, and that :his pretensions are
snitained with neprecedented. unanimity by
the regular Democratic organization of that.
State. Yet the Suite bolters, who in the
great- Senatorial - contest of 1868, between
Sonoma.- and Lutoozar, polled-only five -eon
unit
totes, and with wlam not one-tenth
the Democracy ci any Ottlitf of the' State'
agliatet-100; ruder .the Areatioa 'of the
A4mltdistntiett; appointed nap ' delega
tion, to, -Charleston,, .who t t arrived some
time nines st. Washington, and who 'op
pear determined, notwithstanding the .notori
onsly absurd nature of their pretensions, to
pertidet in demanding admittance into the Con- .
♦,..-0,6th31*: The 'OW 4 1 eary upon ithAeb they pre - '
sena to juitifY -their claim* is ibakuPon which
rw,u 4iirtiirkstration setod—tbat Judge
Thimetis; by Lie Mashie* devotion to Popubir
Sovereignty, his. become an *rah heretic, and
theie,
Convention'iti faoliali'tmeegh t o adopt
this view ot the ;added, the dais of the De.
xisitiinnti:pfity; ate numbered,
and iwiiiet-'Wilthave the
slightest chance of election.. Milt is not at
all probable' that the ineteasions of the-Death . ),
delegation will ' 06110 i/ 81 Y iut4ital'o4Air
ute,ant , .
xn Neer rorir, et the regular , titate . Conven.
tien si almost universal desire Was maul
' that;d'.bi...the leaders of bath the faction,
which hive no, long distracted the 'Denim...ay
et the ,State, thet' bed' 'ene „eat Of delegate!
should be eentio Charleston And even Mex.
nom , th 9 reconised leader - heretefore of , the
ihrodSheits, uaited,with - the sorti ta selecting
Oic i, Dena !DAMON sad kowleydele
- iattlia• IV.V o PloiftVaikhed
detention Omen by the , diatdid> inratein
throughout 111044 ioViethge' , 1 / 1 1 eelection.ail itllat:•or , he.hinils4oioil FM,
indomitable attergy r itn - obtaln th e edndsefon at;
hie iriendu..
_Vei t/dtdttliatbltrell.oTta will be:
, -oreeeesihl,mßsOnsthemswpolitiesil sevens tin,'
„lecture, titatt,tr:Oxit,rnk Eionthern-yiewn he'
Starlit 411 1 -lidgail , tiOnientithres of each;
. 1 4johnemite:to, acetate tindevedons. :
Weise in the
'tut it!
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,10714(01i.lilitiAti4; . "**gi ati*fieh sfeelifeeling
tie Other , lys.ortr , ev4l4:)( .00.koni. 4344
am w _ftbitegith44.4*ldOrlO t l P O.O5;# (91'
e to boicutas.,.-;
thethd
Senate? VW Oa?
that
ifie etj~tien deers' his
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OPAOOO
Wetitt4wo-thirds rule, and because the Admi
!cistiallow and nitre Santhera„delegatessWill
MO* tOreatblm,Withibe saMilinagnanimity
thatlds Mende t itilBB44 - at the thisettntati Con.
Tent : inn, entended to the preeenderd; ,
for seen after Mr. BUOUANLIN obtairiedra clear
majority in that body.ludga:Pou 41r.44 ,
'by telegraph, that his nano shinaldqie`witli
dMwii, and the contest was thus ended.
The 4apanese Embassy
Upon Ourihit page, Aids morning, will be
found a tidy depoription ofitlialeeldents con
nected with tle, arrival 'o
f the' Japanese Em
briery al Sign i'zanefeetill:ttioir reeeptlon - there
—their impressions of our conntry—and of
Och! pecullaritiee as were noticed by,the re
;porters of the newspapers of that city. The
Embassy Is one -of extraordinary sire—con
sisting,' air it • does; of seirtinty-twO persons.
But 'this may be accounted for, perhaps,
for the fondness of that extraordinary people for
display, - or „hythe.large delegations which this
country- .has sent to the Orientals with whom
it 'desired to:establish diplomatic relations.
Thitsdir.YWAße's suite, when he
, went to
Pekin, consisted • of about thirty persons, and
to -.Arian itself, -we have' despatched not
Moray Ooninl-General and several diplo
matte assistants, but a large naval force, which,
oa various, important occsaione; made a die-
Play quite as imposing as the present Japanese
-Embassy. As they are specially strict on all
Points of etiquette; they have probably cen
t eeived it proper and fitting that their repre
sentation in our country should, to some ex
tent, correspend in numbers and appearance
with the American delegations• they have re
ceived. '
`,A3 current definition of an Ambassador is,
cc a man Bent to a foreign country to lie for
hie own";" but the, Japanese have a far W-
I fereirt errand in visiting AMerica. There is,
indeed, no important diplomatic duty for them
td perform and cunning intrigues to engage
in, as they have simply to formally exchange
ratifications of a treaty already made, and then
quietly depart from our shores.' The import
ant ; practical purposes of their visit, however,
are to break up the exclusive and antiquated
policy of their country by a complete reversal
of its system of non-intercourse with foreign
nation!, and to allow a number of its chosen
representatives to see for theinselves what
manner of people are the Americans, who have
startled them from their slumber ofages, and,
partly by persuasion and, partly by a species
of gentle force, have induced them to adopt
a comparatively liberal commercial policy. '
They gave ample evidence, during their
visit to _San Francisce, of their ability and
disposition to improve, to the utmost , the op
portunities afforded them of obtaining accu
rate information in - regard to all the objects of
a curious or,important nature which attracted
their attention. They have artists connected
With, their expedition who, with great scours-
Cy 'and rapidity, take sketches of all things
likely to prove interesting to tb,e Emperor and
the people they represent; and some of their
officials are entrusted with duties not unlike
those of
,the reporters of our own press, for
they carefully note down whatever passes
-in their presence. Their notes and sketches
are promptly transmitted to Japan, and thus
convey 'thither descriptions of whatever , they
witness, which _possess as much freshness as
the comments of our own newspapers upon
their appearance and peculiarities. While we
are Arignerreotyping them, they are not less
busy in daguerreotyping us. They have come
among us to see and to hear, as well as to be
seen, and to be beard; and it is well
that, this poli4 lias been adopted, for all
delusions will at once be dissipated. If a sub
stantial beats is found to exist for extensive
commercial or close diploinatic relations, the
JaPrinese will readily ascertain the fact and ob-
Aide such accurate information as will enable
their* countrymen to take advantage of it.
While, on the otherhand, if their impressions
of our ecniutri, rdwarld brA unfavorable ; and if,
after a foli inspection of the attractions it pre
. ,Sents;thrifare,isatisfied-that no tangible good
will result freena commercial intermingling o
youthftd.Repubya and their ancient insular
Etripire;'.the failirre of our Japan policy will
all Once_ beeenre:trainifest, and , false 'hews
founded upon it be speedily destroyed. -
fAccording" to the war:Arnie of the - San '
Francisco journals, the Japanese are well
pleased• with their recep tion; but so much
empty iarade; ostentatious show, and absurdi
ty, :generally attends municipal demonstra
tiona ofhiepitality, that it is to be feared such
efforts upon our Atlantis seaboard will scarce-
ly meet with equal success. The experiment
will no'donbt in due season be tried, and the
citizens of Philadelphia will have en oppor-.
!MOW of exhibiting their taste and capacity
iota respect, at no distant day. Let the
gnuidiloquencoraMrs of our Council chambers,
therefore, prepaie in time their speeches, and
be fullY ready to pierce the ears of their ex
pected guests with eloquence, which will, per
haps, be all the better relished because it will
not be understood. From the interest shown by
the Japanese in the machinery they noticed
at San Francisco, we beliSve they' would be
much pleased with the remarkable manufacto
ries of our city; and proper arrangements
for enabling them to obtain clear ideas of the
advanced condition of manufactiring, and
mechanical skill among us, would go much
furthei to impress them with a sense of the
greetriess- of America, than any empty
pageants or pompons harangues.
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Letter from OCICaSIOnaI.”
Correspondent* cc The Prom ' .1
WAISISGTON, April 18, 1800
As I write I presume the gallant steamer. the
Keystone State, is ploughing the waters of the
Delaware towards the ocean, and in a few days will
land her precious cargo of ninety picked men upon
the wharf of Charleston. She leagoodly oraft
end contains a goodly company. All are Demo:
crate, and yet thege,are as many opinions among
them's. there wereeolon in Jacob'. coat. There
are the Administration men per se, the Douglas
mower* swore, the Breekinridge men doubtingly,
the Lane • men, angels' visite, few and far
between," the Renter men silent and unknown—
delegates from Delaware, and some, I hear, even
from States further South. Then we have amateur
politicians, like , our etoellent friend, Col. George
If, Martin, reporters for the different newspapers,
and to eke out the hilarious voyage, a Sao brass
band. Who will be the historian of the trip? Who
will tell of the various intrigues in the collector' s
sabin, of ,the caucuses of the Douglas men on the
brcid desk, of the little coteries of the Brooklet.
ridge• men, - of the stealthy consultation/ of the
Line and Rutter men ? Who will tell of the hard
'wordoexchiusged and the reconciliations made, of
the organisatkm Of the delegates? Who is to pre
side-who to east the vote—who is to become mem.
her of the' Committee on Credentials and member
of
-the Committee on Resolutions? I hope The
.I!rees has its representative aboard, for 'we shall
eagerly look for a faithful journal of the 'proceed.
dugs of the delegates 'from' Pennsylvania on their
way to Charleston.
'The delegatea from Pennsylvania who have de
' ternsinad to avoid the perils of thus who go down
upon the ace, are Means. Josiah Randall, O. L.
Ward, R. M. Phillips, end James Hill. Judge
: the Franklin district, informed a leading
Ditimerat this morning that be would support
Stephen A. Detiglia from the &est to the last, and
that such has been his determination from the be.
ginning,' Weasel he felt it was the only way in
which be could represent the feelings of the people
of district., Mr. ,Cesisna .le_ his internat., and
'wilt, no: doubt, eo-operate with him. Mears. Bill
and Owens are the representatives at Charleston
of Brigadier General George Washington Bowman,
of the Penneylvanta 'militia, editor of the Waalt•
ington Constitution, printer of the United States
s.nati, and confidential comforter of the Prat.
dent. - So, General Bowman and the Administra-
Lieu will 'really he represented at Charleston by
rampant Douglas men. It name me great sorrow
to add - that Judge DiaolVe representative, A.
Corinth, has also determined to go for Douglas.
Mr. Buchanan, however, relies upon Postmaster
Sirairi of Lausster, who is his "epeeist delegate,
and committed' to a Oulu of steady hostility to
Dough., to maintain the blushing honors of his
"Lem surprised today to dudthat a number of
members of Dourer, - well ae 'others, did not
kae" that, ander the members' compensation bill,
' elayriereliet of Congress absenting himself, ex
cept it case of hlinwn sickness or sickness in his
fallOy, RNImM Idittseif ,a loss of his per diem
of 18 20 pe r dig during the time of his absence.;
The eat,: therefore, of the refusal of Congrees to
adjoins hi_ to; tan limas who are compelled to be
absent at,Chalestait'or ,Chicago ; and this seems
slithe*fiettlatt3lleeintioh as any session during
the sittings of the great party Conventions will
tie useless for public 41iod, because, of a uniform
Inch orn quorum do business, as was the case
theldtttngli, ofraiotua flonveittions. - herd
lithe law, that bears Upon the ease: ,
'ar,Sittif toletelittestiteltn'coxonesuron or rum
": ev ;convenes;
"Re it Wukiiirilt:Ther the oesitederation of each
'l!l2.l....entasiere; end Delegate in , Congress,
i„krt D.pittioilm" iikolbinliottaokitionmat,end mil e _
lew , firovidid' isle,' for tiro sallons °nth to
ttfalate iit ellestifir toiletries, tit twit: On tes bet day of
esekviithurtaisloii, esea:Seuatok, Reereesatetiviii.
,sineDerierWCohati »wive' hie milieu for 001,Witient
aides the diet dap of each month IWrfellers datint
such session ; compensation at the rate of three thou
sand dollars per annum during the continuance of snob
session, and at the end of such session be shall receive
the residue of his salary due to hint at each time, at the
irate aforesaid, still unpaid ; and at the beginning of the
iteeend railer session of Congremeach Senator, Re-
Presentative, Mid Delegate. shall receive his mileage
for such second session, and monthly, during nob. ses
sion, compensation at the rate of three thousand dollars
per annum, till the fourth day of March terminating the
Congress, and on that day, each Senator, Representa
tive, and Delegate, shall be entitled to receive any ba
lance of theelda thousand dollars, not theretofore paid
in the said monthly instalments as above directed,
* R * * * * * * *
" 8161 ion O. And be it further enacted, That it shall
he the duty of the Sergeant-at arms of the Rouge, and
Secretary of the Senate, respectively,
to deduct from
the monthly payments of members as herein provided
for, - the amount of his compensation for each day that
such member shall be about from the House or Senate,
resPeetively, unless such Representative, Senator, or
Delegate shall assign as the rearm for snob absence
the sickness of himself or of some of his family."
OCCASIONAL.
LATEST NEWS
By Telegraph to The Press.
FROM WASHINGTON.
SPIRCUL DSIIPATORIS ""THE PRESS',
Wesnimaitx, Jorll 18, 1860
Governor WALKER'S appearance before the Co.
vode Committee, this morning, created a great sen•
nation.: He spoke about two hours, was easy, cool,
and collected, and laid bare his whole relation to
Mr. nommen on the Kansas question with a
master band. It ought to be recollected that' the
recent course of Governor WALKER has not given
satisfaction to tho rebels. They regarded him as
having oaved in to the blandishments of the
Administration, and they have always demand
ed that he should justify them and himself
by exposing Mr. Buceauarett pretended private
stastructione to him on the Kansas gttestion.
Though f4e in letting the contents of this letter
be known to bie friends, he refused to make it
known to the public until the proper time amveel.
This time has arrived, and WALKER stands vindi
cated to his country and to his friends. •
DUWLOSURE OF MR. BUCHANAN'S GREAT LET
TER IN FAVOR OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY TO
GOV. WALKER, IN 1857, AND PULL AND EM
PHATIC ENDORSEMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC
REBELLION AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION
FOR VIOLATING TEE PLEDGES OF 1856.
The following testimony was given by Bum B.
SonsranaL, of Pennsylvania, before the Cored.
Committee in the Howie, at 12 o'olook to-day :
QUESTION lsr.—Were you ever shown a letter,
dated July 12th, 1857, written by the President of
the United btates to Governor ROBERT J. WALKER,
the latter then in Kansas?'
ittiswr.n.—l never saw but one letter in manu
script written by the President to Governor
WALSER, and that I believe bore the date July
12th, 1857.
QtrEstron 2n: -Wes it shown to you conBden-
tially ? or are you at liberty. without violating
any promises of secrecy, to speak of its contents?
ArtswEn,—l am under no obligations of eeereoy
whatever. I have discussed the merits of that let.
ter with a great many different persons within the
last eighteen witaths. I presume twenty different
people, in WalEington today, have been long
aware of my knowledge of this letter. Governor
Watson exhibited it to me in vindication of his
course in genus. And at the time also stated,
that he himself was tinder no confidential re•
straints.
At this time Governor WALKER was exceedingly
indignant and angry. He also expressed his fear
that the President would not only destroy the
Democratic party, but the country with it. Ho
feared, the consequences to the country, and
thought ita welftlie would be beet secured by being
not too precipitant. Although he stated with de
termined emphasis, that, inasmuch as the Presi
dent had suddenly changed front, since the date of
that letter—the . tendency of which change migh t
be to disparage him (WALKER) in public) eatima.
Um as a faithful servant of the people; should
that ever appear, either in assailing his honor or
the manner in which he discharged his duties as a
public officer—he not only felt entirely free, but
would justify and defend himself before the coun
try by publishing the letter of the 12th of July
1857.
Be expressly stated that the letter was semi•
, otfielal, and entirely divested of confidential re.
ntriotions. As for myself, having no confidential
obligations resting upon me, and having freely
doutsed the matter .with numerous persons, at
intertale, -during a.year - and a half at least, I feel
pnitectly free to speak of its contain.
Q.nrsTtott ao.—Whit is'yoin-,rooollection of its
contents?
Aiiswist..--Iyhe timo I law the letter was soon
after the Meignation of Governor Warasurt. I had,
with many other gentleman, earnestly urged his
appointment; hens I felt &profound interest in his
81100068.
Conversing with him, about what was deemed an
indirect removal of him from Kansas, led to the
introduction of this letter, at the interview re
ferred to. I considered it a most extraordinary
document, when I remembered that Mr. WALKER
wee no longer Governor of Kansas. It seemed to
me, from the contents of this letter, ithat he was
forced to abandon his post, because he had faith
fully earned out, as far as he had power, the in
structions and advice of President BUCHANAN.
I consider the letter an unqualified endorse
ment of Governor WALKER'S eonrse hi Kansas.
was particularly struck with the p otent fact, that
the President considered the aubmission of the
Constitution, by the Convention, to the people of
Kansas, e 5 the true principle and the interpreta
teon of the Kansas and Nebraska Bill.
Further, that his views were equivalent to ad
vising Governor Wahttan to devote himself to the
policy of submission, for the double reason—first,
that it would secure his success, and his success
would prove farad to the resolutions against
Governor Wataten, passed a short time previous,
in Georgia and Mississippi.
The President plainly indicated to Governor
Watatatt that his success depended upon the doetrin e
of submisston, and adds, almost in the following
words, that upon the doctrine of submission of the
Constitution to the people,le (the President) was
willing to stand or fall. •
I remember, also, that I was impressed with the
envier solemnity of the President', from the
feat that the advice contained in the letter was
clinched with a seemingly devout prayer. This
is substantially my recollection of the spirit and
meaningef that document, as it was read to me by
Governor WALKER.
QUESTION dra.--Have you recently conversed
with any member of this Administration on the
subject of this letter? If so, are you at liberty to
speak of it?
Awawax.—l have recently bad such conversa
tion. There is no secret about it—no confidential_
restraints upon either of the parties. I have de
scribed the scene to many persons since Friday
last. I presume this committee, like many others,
has beard of it. I had an accidental discussion
with Attorney General BLACK upon the truth of
the existettee of such a document as the one referred
to in this testimony, be denying and I affirming,
Re declared that no such document ..”-'eted, and
never did exist. I told him I had seen it. He af7
firmed that I was mistaken; that if snob a letter
existed no good citizen would withhold it. I in
quired of him whether he invited Its production in
the name of the President. He replied, yes! that
he challenged its production; that If Governor
WALKER had such a paper, his duty to this country,
as welt as to himself, required him to produce it ;
digit in point of fact, however, he said the story was
not founded in truth, or nerds to that elfeot. Many
severe remarks passed between us. He was in a
state of great excitement.
When I refined a second time to my having
seen it, be agaii, in high rage, declared I wee in
gross error ; that the President never wrote such a
document; and if Governor WALKER or any
other person pretended to have such a document
it was a mere pretence to cover up a perpetrated
or intended treason to the Demoeratio party, or a
mere pretext for deserting to the Black Republican
ranks.
He farther added that if any one attacked the
Administration on this ground (to use his exact
words) "we inn put a shirt wpm from
which he vial never escape."
QUESTION sth.—ln case you had molt interview
what led to it?
IaWDR.—I WAS making a Vila to ono of the
editors of the Constitution in reference to another
matter entirely. I met Judge BLACK there and
dentally ; I did not expect to see him.
My business with the editor was in no way, di-
really or indirectly, connected with the objects of
this committee. I deoilne answering the question
solely on the ground of irrelevancy.
dovilcaroa r ,w4Liont, OF KANSAA, BEFORE TOE
OMER COMMITTEE
HOD. ROM? J. WALizn, ex-Governor of Kan
sae, was called before the Covode investigating
committee yesterday morning, and requested to
produce the letter of Mr. BUCHANAN to him, dated
the 12th of July, ISt?. Governor WAVICIa stated
that the letter was not confidential or private, and,
although not °Mehl, was intended to direct him
in the administration of the government of Kansas.
He bad always considered that he had a perfect
right to publish the letter whenever he pleased,
especially in vindication of his honor, and that he
bad shown it to various persons with a view to
meet the charge that he bad violated his bistro.
Gone as Governor of Kansas. He bad shown it to
various persons he Kansas immediately after its
receipt, in order that his policy there might be
understood to have the sanction of the President.
He had not, as yet, published it—not from any
Ninth or personal matins, but because he hid
feared, heretofore that
„Ito publication, however
advantage:ins to itimeel4,might be attended with
consequenees injurious to the country; that he did
not think the committee had any right to compel
hint to produce it at this time; that he respectfully,
disiliaed to do so, and would go to jail rather than
t 9 give it up at this period,
THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1860.
Early this morning Governor WALitilt *AA re•
summoned before the committee, and shown the
testimony of several witnesses who bad testified to
the contents of the letter as shown to them in 1868
by Governor WeMutt, under no confidential l e.
'Wallow; but to vindioate himself from the charge
of violating the President's instrueHons in regard
to his official notion in Kansas. One of these wit
nesses swore positively that, a few days einem, be
had mentioned to Judge BLACK, Attorney General
of the United State'', the existence of this letter,
and stated that Governor Watena had read it to
him. Judge BLACK, the witness testified, went
into a violent rage, and declared that nosuoh let
ter existed ; that if it body (Werner - WALIiES
would have published it long ago; that if he at
tempted to produce nay such pretended letter, he
would be covered with the shirt of Nessus; and
that, in the name of the President, he defied Mr.
WALKER to produce any such letter. When this
testimony was shown to Governor WeLuira, he was
very indignant and much excited. He declared
that although be bad heretofore refused to produce
it, now that its contents wore made public, and
that he had been thus defied by the President
through the Attorney General to produce the let
ter, whose existence was denied, hie own honor de
manded that it should be produced and published
tie then produced -to the committee the original
letter of the 12th of July, 1857, which, together
with the signature, is all in the handwriting of
Mr. BUCHANAN. •
A oopy was taken by the committee, The letter
fully sustains all that Mr. Wamtatt did in Hans, e
as Governor; for it says: " The point on which
your and our success depends is the submission
of the Constttutton to the people of Kansas. *
* * * On the question of submitting the
Constitution to the bona fide resident settlers of
Kansas lam milltng to stand or fall. In MT.
taming such. a principle we cannot fall It is
the principle of the Kansas• Nebraska bill, the
principle of Popular Sovereignty, and the prim
exple at the foundation of all popular govern
ment. The more it is discussed the stronger it will
become."
The President then proaseds to sensors the rose
utions of Georgia and Mississippi disapproving o
Gov. Weratan's course in Kansas, and as regards
those of 3.1 issisSi pp!, be says "In answering there,
I would advise you to make the great principle of
the submission of the Constitution to the bona
fide residents of Kansas conspicuously promi
nent. On' this you toil! be zrrenst: ble."
After the reading the letter, Mr. WALKER
proceeded to give a historical account of hie ap.
pointnient as Governor of Kansas, and of Me *lotion
there under the viowe and instruottons of the Pre
sident, . demonstrating that he had been fully sue•
tained by the President until the latter changed
his pulley, in November, 1857. Re also explained
bow the programme of the Lecompton Convention
had been prepared here in Washington, and trans
mitted to Kansas, and hie co-operation asked and
refused : first, because it did not submit the Con
stitution to the people; and, second, because it did
not even submit the slavery question to the people,
but only to those who were willing to vote for the
Constitution, being a very small minority of the
whole.
Governor Watatan then declared at that date, In
he fall of 1857, In Kansas, that this device was a
wretched fraud and a base counterfeit, designed to
prevent the people of %anus from voting even on
the question of slavery.. On being then informed
that it was the programme of the President and of
the Administration, be denied that it could pod
blY be the programme of the President, and showed
Mr. Bircuatteres letter of the 12th of July, 1857, to
sustain the assertion. Mr. WALKER was assured
that the President had changed his opinion and
that ail the Cabinet went with him. Mr.• Velma*.
said that, whatever the President or Cabinet might
do or nay cos this subject, he would forever denounoe
this programme as base and dishonorable, and as
forfeiting the pledges whieh he (Mr. WALTER) had
made in hie own name and that of the President- 7
that the Constitution should be submitted to the
vote of the people of Kansas for ratification or re
jection, upon the faith of which pledge the people
bad Rated, and, in the absence of which, Kansas
would have been involved in immediate revolution
and the whole country in civil war.
Governor WAngan said be bad never retreated
or modified one word he had ever uttered, or one
line he had ever written on this subjeot, and never
should do so.
The President has caused it to be announced
that he will veto any bill appropriating money to
pay the expenses of the farming/ding committees
in
... the Houle. This will, of ammo, defeat any
aopropronorrto - p.x.-the. expeuses.-of 'Holitem
committee on the Virginia invasion.
A letter bas been received in this' eity front G.
M. Rernmane, Eel., late Mayor of Charleston;
addressed to lion. 0. L. WARD "delegate to the
Convention, In which It hi stated that good beard
can be had in private families from $1.60 to 83 per
day—better, indeed, although not so luxurious
than that to be had at the leading hotels. Thi
may be relied on.
A number of the official reporters of the House
will report the Charleston Convention In fall for
the Charleston Mercury.
I hear that Daunt Da Woir ono of the,dele•
gates at large from New York, and heretetire a
prominent friend of Governer Dimmer?, hal bro
come fully satisfied that Sedge DotroLas 1f the
only candidate who can suooessfully compete with
BZWAIM In the North, East, and West, and will
therefore go for him at Charleston. A change has
also come over other Dlokinson men during the list
two or three days, rendering It , tolerably certain
that the vote of New York will be cad for the
Senator from Illinois.
It is strongly covjestured that even Mr BUTTEIi-
WORTS; who takes Jena Kara.v's place b the New
York city delegation to Charleston, will yield
gracefully to the force of ciroumstanoes, and unite
with Me colleagues in casting the vote of the b tate
for Judge D.
DEMORALIZATION OF THE EASTERN DELEGATES
The delegates from New 'England are being
rapidly demoralised by the Administiation, and
many of those counted upon with cerainty for
DOUGLAS have become suddenly silent, and are ex,
palled to join with the President and tie extreme
men in the contemplated crusade upoi the 50na
tor from Illinois.
RANUNT, .15.1seettoar, Esq., of Germaxtown, is in,
this city on hie way to Oharleston,!subtituted by
lion. Jona ROBBINS, Jr., to oastlotsvote in the
National Democratic Convention. JJr Is an ex
oellent, worthy gentleman.
The Massachusetts delegation, with *number Of
othere from New England and the Northeast,
leave Baltimore this evening for Cherleton, in the
noble steamer IL S. Spaulding.
Betides Governor WALKER. and Mr.: curtsnat,
who were examined today before tie Coved°
Committee, in reference to the celebrded letter
of instructions addressed by Mr. Butuststr to Go
vernor War,xxst on the 12th of July, 1t57, Mr.
Moßraman testified to having heard t 1 letter read
by Governor SVALKErt at the St. Hien°laa Hotel,
in the presence of Major Pour% and others,
and that, so far from being held omfidential,
Governor WALKER expressed his. totermina.
tion at the time to have it lithogreclied, the
impression, of course, being that it siuuld have
general oireulation. It was also lircoght out
that Secretary Cope, during a reeds eflthe Eansaa
Constitutional Convention, wrote, tinder adtice of
Mr. Bucamtes, a 'letter of four oolumnii Melee&
bag man in the Territory, demanding that boom•
mon honesty, looking to the pledgee upon ditch
the Administration came into power, the Codtitu
tion should be submitted to the popular vob. It
was written for publication to lallaenoe the party
in Kansas, but why it wasnot published has EA ap•
peered.
I regret to hear that IL M. Plumme t alelc
gate from Philadelphia to Charleston, is 'offended
at Ms Panes, and, because of this, will notvote
for DoUGLAR, " whose organ it 18." Bins AbSA
have you become the organ of any man or park; 3.
OCCASIONAL.
INTENSION OP , TEE ROUSE TNLEGRAPII PATENT!.
THE JAPANESE% MINSASAY TO LAND IN NNW TORE..
TEE SICKLES CONTESTED ELECTION CASIL.rTSI
NICARAGUAN TRHATT.
Wasntsevoit, April .18.—The Commissioner f
Patents has :panted the applieetion for the site{
sion of the Rouse Telegraph Patent for save
years from today, Also, the Wells improvemet
on the manufacture of hat•bodies for a like patio.
The steamer Roanoke will land the Japans
Nmbassy at the city of New York, in aocordano
with the original' order of the Beoretary of tl
Navy. They vrould have bean brought direot
Washington, as recommended by Consul Goner,
Harris, but for the apprehended difficulty of pile
leg the vessel through the ohannel of the Potoma,
river.
The House Committee of Nlootiorui to-day passel
a resolution that in the contested election ease O
Messrs. Williamson and Sickles, the points raise!
and argued by Mr. Sickles in relation to the nci
Coe and specifications served by the contestant h
reserved for decision until the Anal hearing with
out prejudice to the :rights of Mr. Sickles, and tht
Mr. 'Williamson proceed to take testimony upo
his notioe at bis peril.
" The House Poet OBlee Committee to-day agree
to the reduotion of the charge on all letters del
oared by local carriers, to one cent.
. A large number of Democratic delegates an
others left to-day for Charleston, including th
Wood delegation from New York.
The Republican Senators had a conference to- da
to take into consideration the snbioot of the Nio.
raguan treaty, which it will be recollected was re
jeoted and the vote efterwarde reconsider d. It i
underetood their object is to modify the objeotion.
blp eleusesao that the President cannot use tb
United States tome &..t. theproteetionot•Amerloa
vinous and property in that Republic without.th
cohaeort ap authorisation of Congress. Some .
them are desirous of applying a similar prinoird
to the Mexican treaty. Without the Uepfibli,9 l,
votes thes e - treaties cannot be ratified: there for
the Deterstrant are not disosed to press them with
out - rite Republ icans full time to Pith
their tograitioat ' • . • •
EXPECTED VETO.
PRIOR Or BOAELD AT CUARI!EfiTONA
FULL REPORT OF TUE OONVENTiON.
TIM NEW TORE DELEGATION
ROD3I2IB' 110118TITUTE.
VIZ MARBACAUBETTS DELEGATON
TEUTIMONT OF Ma. M'ELLIONS
H. H. PHILLIPS ANGRY.
[DESPATCH TO THE ASSOOIATED PitEB9.]
MIRTH CONIESS,--FIRST SESSION,
V. S. CAPITOG, WASHINgTON, April 18
SENATE.
of
H,,lttelEs, of lowa. presented a petition in favor
irmigirmit k ,lgldeer:a.ohneelta presented about a
° inv e rt . on s
In s, ryg i r I f iu s i i , l:4lid bykitahge
Congress
ig
repeat the firgl i tive.siave ra c y; to slaver; the
Dottriet of Columbia and the Territories' And to pro
hibit the inter• State slave-trade, cod to admit no more
slave States. Acting upon a precedent s he moved to re
fer them to the Committee on the Judiolary.
Mr. MASON. of Virginia, moved to lay them on the
table.
Mr, PIJMNER called for the yeas and nays.
Mr, WICIPALIi, of Texan, desired to give the rea
sonswity he should vote in the a ffinnattve.
Mr. WADE, of Ohio. °bigoted.
The motion to lay them on the table was earriell by a
vote of 23 yeas to ID nave—a striet_party division.
On motion of Mr. HALE. of New Hampshire, the
veto measles of the remident, sent in yesterday wits
taken tin. and its nonsideration fixed for next Tuesday.
Mr. 1301,1., AMPR. of Vermont, presented petition
'miler to those offered by Mr. Sumner, and moved its
" I f 4. 6 olo4 l : , ,Z i tiria;rt n o " n ni thrtisble. Carried.
Mr.' POOH of Oh to reported a bill for the relief of
Judger Cradleimuth, el Utah. Ordered to be printed.
Mr. ANTHONY, of Rhede Inland, offered a resolu
tion canine on the President to furnish the Senate with
the instruotions Riven to Mr. McLane when minister to
China. Adopted.
Mr. WILSON. of Sfasnaohosetts, called up his men•
lotion instructing the Committee , on hlifitary_Affairs
to inqu.re into the contemns made by the War De-
P hrISIVIS, of Mississippi, thought the revolution
should be addressed to the War Deeartment.
Mr. WILSON thought not. A similar resolution of
inquiry had been passed at former session, but nine
teen months elapsed before a rob' was received. He
wanted different leformation from that which would
come from the ermaytment. His resolution had created
a sensation in certain mortars, and strong efforts had
been mails te n hange its direction. arid he had been ae •
preached eve by his nolliaal friend, to induce him
to dose.
Mr,DAVIS said he knew nothing of that. If the re
call/of the Wer Department concealed enythins, then
he' would vote for the fullest Investigation. The only
motive he hadjin propomng his amendment was to save
the expense el colluding voluminous testimony which
riould he found in a condensed form in the records of the
depattment.
hir. WlLSONAlleabumed intending any insinuation
of en improper motive on the part of the Senator from
iiinsissippi. lie was the last man to whom lie would
attribute anything of that sort. It was notorious, how
ever. that the War Department had laid itself open to a
suspicion of being' connected with robbers, and there
into he desired a full investigation.
After cone further debate, the resolution WWI laid
over.
Mr. SLIDELL. of Louisiana. called UP his mutation
moms , an
n eeiournment of the Sena t ie vi every three
t
At r. TRULISUL~. of . the
opposed as the
worst proposition ye, submitted.
Various views were expreesed by the Senators, and
the resolution was finally carried, by yeas 28, nays 22
Mr TRUMBULL moved to reconsider the vote by
which the reeolunott for an adjournment for thirty days
wee rejected, Carried.
The resole lion wee then taken up. It provides for an
adjournment trots the tioth to the 30th of Areal. It was
voted on and rejected, by yeas 21 nays 22.
Tile homestead hill was then taken up.
Mr. WADE. of Onto, moved the House bill as a sub-
MUM*.
The CHAIR ruled this out of order, ea an amendment
was pending . .
Mr.Owin's amendment to legalize the occupancy of
the mineral lands in California and Oregon, by miners,
was discussed.
Mr. LATHAM. of California. said. if he thought this
amendment would jeopardize the bill, he would not in
sist on it; but it was more important to his constituents
than the homestead hill itself. One thing that retarded
progress
°fror rr i i el tSoft
e he rirlad. dioul arisen whether the
mineral lands belonged to the State or to the United
States. He had understood that a proposition would be
made to mil the mineral lands in limited quantities
Tme gave rise to endless trouble and hardship to the
miners. The only plan was the one embodied in his
colleague's amendment.
Mr. BROWN, of Mississippi, said he always had op
posed this thing ofPutting foreigners. who had declared
their intentions to become citizens, on an equal footing
with American citizens. hie was one point in the bill
to which he was irreconcilably opposed. Hawaii willing
to grant to the miners pre-emption rigida, the same as
' to other persons, but was net willing to extend it to
those who merely declared their intentions to become
aitisens. Such persons were not citizens, and there was
no guarantee that they would become such. When they
became citizens then treat them as such, but net bemire.
Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, said the committee did
not incorporate the amendment of the hamster from
California. because it was partial legislation, and be.
came commies had excepted mineral lands from the
operation of the general land system.
Mr. ItIJOH. thought that the usages of the miners in.
California were better laws than any legislation of
Congress
After a lengthy debate on the amendment, and with
oat a vote, the Bengt() adjourned.
ROUSE OF REPRESENATIVES
The defloiencyappropriation bill was taken up.
r. HOUSTON. of Alabama. demanded the yeas and
nYrrianne: of Ohio, reminded the gentleman
that It thermalst on the yeas and nay • on the passage
of,_the
NO bills , they may defeat them.
Mr. NOUN CON replied that hie
objet
wet, to de
feat this bill, and lie was willing to take the respond'.
Mrs , SERMAN, ln reply to a question put by Mr.
Curtis of lowa, said there was not a single item in the
bill that had not been recommended by the Administra
tion, and that it wee the smallest
de
bill that had
been reported for ears.
Mr. GOOCIH, of dingsachusette. said he would vote for
the bill, understanding that it was to par debts already
contracted. lie hoped that, hereafter, the Administra
tion would contract only such debts as its friends could
vote to a 7,
Mr. ROuSTON replied that there was coarsely an
item in the bill to pay debts contraoted by the Admiers-
Nation. Consress itself had incurred the obligations.
fhe Pill was then passed—yeas 79, nays 69.
The House then went into Committee of the Whole
on the state of the Union on tho Military Academy bill,
as returnee from the route, with an amendment au
thermos the calling into
the,
field of the mounted regi
ment of Texas volunteers.
Mr. STAN lON. of Ohio, said there are the game indi
cmtlons of Indian disturbanoes in Washington and Cali
fornia se in Texas and
id
Mexico 7herefore, the
atiblect of the protection of our frontiers is one the
Souse ought to take into serious coneideratton, and
some lost= should, if practicable, bo adopted to afford
adequate relief. Deprtdatione arc committed by ma
rauding parties; theme me no such thine Rs en open ene
my. Hence the onarnoter.of the defence should par
take of a police service.
A - settlement could no more be protected from occa
sional depredations than a nit) could from Occasional
burglary. All that could be done, therefore, would be
pupae and punish the offenders. Ihere are tweet -
e Fedenv troops in itt u a su
pegged, peelers, anti ger - proper mode of protection is
Mowed a portion of them wito mounted Noon& Be
referred to the history alb* disturbatioes on the border
to show that the Indiana need protection as much as the
whites, because there is a lawless white population die.
posed to commit depredatis regimente neighboring In
dians. Thq description of men proposed wee
not the proper kind of police required, unless t t wee de
sired to exterminate the Indians.
Mr. cuRT)I3, of to a, rivet this was not a question of
dollars and cents, but life and death. While he Ante in
favor of additional mounted regulars, it would be a long
time before tee infantry mud be taught 'horsemanship.
The Texas ransom Were essentially necessary to the
protection of the frontiers, accustomed se they were to
Indian Warfare. Because a few white men may have
aommitted depredations was no reason why the people
should not be protected. To restore hence, it was ne
cessary to purees and effectually chastise the Indians.
He favored the amendment because its object was
recommended hy the Secretary of War.
Mr. REAGAN. of Texas , referred to the official docu
ments to chow the utter mademmov of the Federal
troops on the frontier, and earnestly advocated the
mounted regiment.
Mr. OLIN, of New York,, said the accounts from
the Texas frontier were highly exaggerated for In
terested purposes. There had been no hostintiee except
on the part of a few vagabonds, audit auditwnsnow proposed
to employ the men who commenced the disturbance to
hunt them down. Volunteers should not be employed to
discharge the duty belonging to the regulars now in
Texas
Mr. HAMILTON. of Texas, defended the people of
that Mate from the shame of lawleesnees, and showed
the necessity for the adoption of the Senate's amend
ment.
The committee rose without action thereon.
Mr. Bonham!' resolution, that when the House ad
journ on Friday it be to the 30th instant,was read for
triton:nation.
Mr. WASHBURN. of Maine, and others on the Re
publican side, objected.
Adjourned.
New York Republican State Conven
Stun.
SrnAcusn, April Ig.—The Republican State
Convention assembled this morning, and was
largely attended. Richard Rutitert of Oneida
wea chosen temporary chairman.
After appointment of a committee on organiza
tion the Convention took a recess till afternoon.
Elias W. Leavenworth will be elected permanen
chairman:
The committee on permanent organization re
ported Elias W. Leavenworth as president, and a
long list of vice presidents and secretaries.
The committee on resolutions presented the fol
lowing:
. Resolved, That the Republican electors from
New 'York representing this Convention, present
the name of 'Wm. H. Seward to the Ch icago Con.
'linden. for the Presidency, not only in obedience
to the universal and unbroken sentiment, but be
cause they regard lamas eminently the represent.
:dive of the principles upon which the Republi
can party is based, and to whose hands all their
great interests with oongdenee may be safely,com
milted.
• The resolution was greeted with enthusiastic) ap
plause, and loud and hearty cheers given for Sew
ard. Else resolution was subsequently unanimous
ly adopted.
The following delegates at large were announc
ed: Wm. M. Everts, Preston King, John L
Schooloraft, Henry R. Belden. Alternates—lsaiah
Herman, A. B. Dickinson, Martin T. Townsend,
and Jacob Borger.
The Convention shortly afterwards adjourned.
Committed for Contempt of Court.
DALTIMORPC, April 18.—Judge Krebs, of the Cir
cuit Court, has committed Thomas B. Gaither to
Jail for contempt of court, in refusing to surrender
the papers and docket of the court to the clerk
appointed by the court to fill the vacancy caused
by Mr. Gaither's election having been set aside.
The tiorernorhns remitted the fine imposed by the
court.
South Carolina Democratic Convention
Cotonou, April 17.—The Democratic Conven
tion reaffirmed the Cinoinnati and Daltimore plat
forms, and the ,Supremo Court decision in the
Dred Scott case. Tho proceedings of the Conven
tion wore very conservative. Thu Convention ad
journed on Tuesday.
Damages Against a itailroatt.Cornpary.
BROOKLYN, April 18.—A verdict has been ren
dered granting the SUM of $B,OOO, exclusive of ex
penses, to Mrs John Thompson, for injuries she
sustained by a collision on the Hudson River Rail
road, near Sing-sing, on the 18th of January.
Fire at Chicago.
DZSTRUCTION Or RAILROAD PROPERTY.
Onicuoo, April 18,—The machine shop, oar
house, end other buildings of the Illinois Central
Railroad, with four locomotives, cio., were burned
this morning. The loss amotintod to $lOO,OOO, and
la fully insured,
Collision on the Grand Trunknatlrood
STRarvottp, C. W., April 18.—A collision 000iIr.
red on the Grand Trunk Railroad last night. Ono
person was killed, four or Aye injured seriously,
and several slightly.
Arrival of the Steams hip Ariel.
I , lsw YORK, April 18.—The atom:whin Ariel,
from Aspinwall on the 9th instant, arrived at this
port this morning. liar adviees from California
have bean anticipated, ,
From Havana.
NEw YORK, April 18.—The steamship Karnak,
from Havana on the 11th, and' Nassau the lath,
arrived this morning. The news is unimportant.
The steamship Quaker Oily, from Havana, has
been signalled below.
Departure of the Steamship Niagara
~ NEW Yofix, Aprll IS.—The royal steam
ship Niagara smiled this morning for Edverpool
She took out no specie.
Death of Hon. Dever/ y L. Clarke,
UNITED suns gottsren. TO OUATIMALA.
Naw Yong, Aprill 8. lion. Beverly I ♦ . Clarke
minister to Guatemala, died on the 17th of March
His family came passengers in the steamer
The Slave Brig 64 Hurricane Bird."
NEW YORK, April IB.—The plow, brig recently
inane into Naomi Wes formerly the Hurricane
Sird of 13altipioro.
Fire at Newport.
.Nawcony, April I.B.—The woollen. mills on
Williams' wharf were burned this morning. The
extent of the loss 18 not known. There is an insu•
ranee of $lO,OOO on tho property in Providence of
fices.
Three Days Later from Europe.
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ARAGO
PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED.
Warrants Issued Against the Prise Fighters
REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN SPAIN.
DON CARLOB PROCLAIMED NIRO.
Austria Protests Against Asuexatlon
COTTON DULL AND DECLINING.
CONS9LB geiieg43;
Nsw Yonx, April 18.—The eteamship Ares° arrived
this evening from Havre vie Southampton. bringing
London and Liverpool dates of the 4th instant. She re-
Porte, When about a) miles east off Sandy Hook, hav
ing Passed some fragments of spars and the upper works
of a vessel, evidently the result of a collision during
the previous night.
The Arago passed the steamer Sure on the 10th, bound
east.
The steamship America arrived at Liverpool on the
3d instant. The steamship Australasian arrived at
Liverpool on the 3d, and the City of Baltimore reached
Queenstown on the 3d inst. The steamship Vanderbilt
arrived out on the 4th instant.
The English Parliament had adjourned over till the
18th. on account of the Easter holidays.
Warrants have , been issued against 'Heenan and
Bayer.. and if arrested. they will be put under bonds to
keep the pence for e. 3 ear.
A. revolutionary movement.bas been commenced in
Spain—Deneral Ortega, with 3,000 men, having pro
'Maimed Don Carlos Ring,
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Austria proteets strongly against the annexation of
Favor to Frame. It is thought probable that a confer
ence of the great Powers will vet be held on this ques
tion.
GREAT BRITAIN.
• The Parliament has passed the Ineome Tax bill.
In the House of Commons, in reply to a question. Lord
John Russell sahlthat her Matesty has boon advised
to recognise the recent aoquititions of the King of Sar
dinia,
The/meat Collegiate boat-race name rem P•atarday,
and, oiler a very 'even contest, the Cambridge boat
won.
It is understood that the warrants against Heenan
and Sayers are to he executed at once, and the parties
required to Grid sureties in very heavy amounts, as the
magistrates are determined, if possible, to prevent the
fight coming off in Hertfordshire.
PRANCE
The Paris Journals publish a telegram from Chau
bery., according to which the election of deputies ill the
provmoes claimed by !Switzerland resulted in the re
turning of five partisans: of France and one of Sw.tzer
land,
On Thursday some persons from Geneva made a me
nacing demonstration at Theron and hoisted the t3wiss
flag. a steamer with an armed force left on Friday for
Theron.
The Petrie stktes that the Etavoyards are being col
lected in some force on the shores of Lake Geneva, and
have energetioallg repulsed 900 persons from Geneva.
who had arrived in a steamer with theintention of at
tanking_Chablaie and Fanoisny.
The French Government has revoked the articles of
Concord. eo that no bull or other document from the
court of Rome, even regarding private persons, can be
received, published, or otherwise put into execution,
without the authorization of the Government.
Two French battalion, met an enthusiastic reception
on arriving at Nioe.
The Pane Monitsur announces the presentation of the
budget of 1861 to the Corps Legislatif. The receipts are
estimated :at 1,845,0000 w francs and the expenses at
1,80000,000.
second warning hex been given to the etrni de /a
Religion for an article against the Concordat.
ITALY.
Prince Carignan, io a ernelarnatlon to the Tuscans,
soya that it is the King's resolution to achieve their hap-
Mes militan t full extent Which th nduct wen ted.
No has as yet taken pla c ein Noolee. The
}Cog hen granted several coneasstons to the Sicilians.
111722!
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Vinters, March 31.—The Median Cabinet hes re
solved to protest solemnly against the annexation of
s moony. Parma. and Modena, to Piedmont, and a note
to the effect, dates the 24th, has been directly addressed
to the Cabinet of Turin, in which Austria establishes
her incontestable right tcropPose the sot which, in de
spoiling the legitimate Princes, would also destroy the
reversion to the House of Hapsburg. A copy is to pe
furnished all the foreign Cabinets, to whom also a cir
cular note has been addressed. to the effect that Austria,
in confining herself at the present time to protesting
against the said annexation, hopes that A'orope will re
cognise in this proceeding a most convincing proof of
her moderation, and a desire to maintain the peace of
the world.
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Viz:iris, April 7.—ln replyit 0
the protest of Switzer.
land against the annexation p Savoy, Anstria says that
she cannot abandon her passive'attitude as regard. the
neutralized districts of Chablaia and Fauoigny, and
she will exert her good offices with the Great Powers.
VIHNNA, Tuesday, April 2.—The Oesterreisehe
tun g states from a reliable source that the Neapolitan
army will not enter the tate, of the Church.
Virtaxe, April &i. It is asserted that•the three North
ern Powers have agreed to occupy themselves with the
demands of Switzerland simply in the usual diplomatic
way, turmoils the Great Powers. a ssembling in Con
gress to consider the claim of Switzerland. won d
tacitly and implicitly recognise the annexation of Savoy
to France.
SARDINIA
The Parliament opened on the 2d instant. The Ring
wee received with indescribable applause t and deli
vered a speeoh, returning thanks to Pianos for der ser
vices for the welfare of Italy, mentioning the 08$111011 of
Savoy end Niee, and the annexation o. Amelia and
Tuscany, and proclaimin countryhe welfare of longer pe
and the greatness of the , which is nothe
Italy of the Romans. nor that of the middle ages, as his
first object. It mast no more be left an a field open to
foreign ambition, but it must, on the contrary, be the
Italy of the Italian..
Nick, April I.—To•dey the entry of the French troops
took Waco here. The attitude of the population was
Gold. This evening come dieturbsnoee took place, which
were eupproneed.
SWITZERLAND.
The expedition to Bavoy has been frustrated by the
militia, and a part was brought back prisoners to Ge
neva. The Swiss Government condemns the attempt of
the prisoners, who are being tried.
BERNE. April B—ln reply to the request of Elwitzer
land,to the parties who — signed the treaty of Vienna,
Russia. England, Austria, and AliSsla, hare pro
nounced themselves in favor oi the immediate assem
bling of a Congress'.
;SPAIN.
PAnle, April ad.—The latest advice' from Spain say
that the revotnttonfets have concentrated in the town
of Tortola, nearyalenem.
iniCejiigelle C. •
LivnitrooL, April 3.—The sales or Chttornir - The
three days havelbeen 11,0110 bales, including 3400 bates
for speculation and export The market closed dull,
with little inquiry.prises being weak. end in some
cue. the quotations have met with a slight decline,
The Manchester advice, are favorable, prices of
good , 'downs ;Mat but steady.
Breadstuffa closed steady. Nears. Wakefield, Nash,
& Co. quote Plour ac-dull. but quotations steady. Phi
ladelphia and Baltimore Flour 'Beals • Ohio V. Cid rah.
Wheat is (inlet. and prior, steadyßed we ado Ms rid ;
Whits 10e lidisl2.B 3d. Corn quiet; 'Yellow 32s 6deo3ts ;
White Stresrs.
Provisions closed steady; Beef quiet; Miceli steady;
Pork firm ; sales of old at extreme prices; Bacon buoy
ant, though prince continue at former quotations; Lard
heavy anti quotation, nominal; prices are heavy for lots
to arrive, and buyers demand a reduction or
i
Sugar s steady ; Coffee is also steady in ; Rice
dull; Rosin steady; epiritsof Turpentine dull.
Lonixne, mil3.—Consala for money closed at 9.17,10
MY; and for account 94BruSlai. American securities
are firm. Money u; to better supply.
Dr. CahilPs Second Lecture at Natrona
Dr. Cahill's second lecture of his present course
was delivered at National flail last evening, before
a large and evidently deeply interested audience.
There was not the immense crowd -which marked
hie first lecture, although for a subject so purely
scientific, and with the price of admission at fifty
tents, an audience of a thousand persons (which
we presume were present) must be regarded as
very flattering. The subplot of his lecture
last evening was " The Tides," and for an hour
and three-quarters he held his hearers enchained
with his Interesting explanations of the various
phenomena of this strange breathing of the ocean,
which, from their constant recurrence, have ceased
to be novel.
He commenced by saying that he had now ar
rived at a very different subject from the ono dis
cussed on Monday night—the subject of Sctence.
Et was exceedingly difficult, however, to enter upon
a field of science and conclude any one department
in three or four lectures, adding that the subject of
the evenitg would be one of Astronomy and Natu
ral Philosophy united.
Astronomy proper was the science of spheres re
volving around spheres; whilst parts of the same
sphere, eating upon other parts mechanically, was
properly denominated under the head of Natural
Philosophy. Such a phenomenon we had in the
tides, which were caused by the orbs and the winds
acting upon the waves.
Granite, to use a popular phrase, was the roof of
the earth. What appeared above this was made,
just as mush as the trees in our streets ; the crust
of the earth being composed of made deposits.
By the tides MS meant an elevation and depres
sion of the waters Woo a day ; as we say, flowing
end ebbing twice every twenty-four hours, six
hours being mounted in each. Nature, he said,
never performed anything in a hurry; so, in con
sidering great questions of science, we should pro
ceed slowly, and by easy stops, In order to facili
tate the illustrations he wished to give, he bad
brought with him, from Europe, machinery amount
ing tosome twenty-three hundred pounds in weight,
consisting of about fifteen hundred parts. Ile
would say, in the first place, concerning the im
mediate subject before bins, that if we divided
the earth into five equal parts, three of them
would be found covered with water. The va
rious prominent offices of water were here de
fined. Speaking of the amount of water consumed
by vegetables in growing, he referred to a species
of cabbage having twenty-four leaves about a foot
square, which was capable of taking in daily
twenty-six ounces of water, which he supposed
would be almost sufficient for the most abstemious
teetotaler. Ile wished, however, that he could in
duce all men to emulate the example of that cab
bage in this respect,
The second proposition uponwhich he dwelt was
tho eat character of the water of the ocean. If
he discharged his office well in whet be had under
taken, he was bound to account for all these things,
and meant to do 80. The proportion of salt con-
tained in the sea was the saute all over the world,
and wan in a ratio of four pounds to every hundred
weight of water. 4 combination of either Ihee or
five pounds with every hundred would speedily de
stroy the fishes. But the Almighty bad found it
necessary to make this combination, not only for
the life of the fishes, but for the purposes of navi
gation, and he wished his audience to believe that
the earth, and everything in it, was, in all re
spects, just as perfect as Omnipotent Power could
make it.
The apparent difficulty attending the different
speak, gravity of salt and fresh water, from
which the lighter might be expected tp #O4l upon
the heavier, us oil goats on water, he explained
away by showing that It was overcome by the
moving of the waters in what we called the tides.
The lecturer here introduced an eptsodal expo
sition of the philosophy involved in the topography
of our northern lakes and their outlet through the
St. Lawrence, In which be demonstrated that the
Falls of Niagara and the broad lakes which flowed
over it wore necessary to carry off the waters
arising from the melting of snow and ice in the
regions they drained, by a comparatively easy
indvement. Without these tho flow of those waters
to the sea, down the St. Imwrenue, would be with
ouoh tremendous velocity as to carry all the fishes
into the sea in their onward course.
lie had now more properly arrived at the sal
entitle part of hie lecture, and would proceed to
show how the waters of, tbeflea Were
.itioved, upon
which, wo bad already seen, the ntiaung of the seat
and fresh waters depended.
The first fact to be observed walithis : It would
not do for the tide to be twelve hours in its inter
vals instead of an In that ease we should once
a day see our tide rivers dry.
Next, he considered the fact that tides are, at
the same time, equal to the opposite sides of the
earth's surface, and the scientific reasons for this
If wo bored a hole through the earth at London,
we should emerge on the other side of the globe,
near Terra del Fuego, on the Paola°. The calcu
lation of longitude was here also explained ; and
the means thus afforded of 0000rtittoing, with cer
tainty, the fact above stated, that the tides uni
formly ebb and flow at the same time on the oppo
site sides of the earth, in which the uses of the
marine thronometet were also defined.
The Botentigo reasons for this phenomenon were
next preAented, after whiob he prooeeded to explain,
by the means of his diagrams and brass apparatus,
in what manner the waters were effected Iv the
can and moon in their yarioua positions to the
earth. The waters of the ocean were elevated by
the attraction of the moon in mid-ocean thirty
inches • the much greater extent of the titles at
tome p oints wall not oonsequent upon Au direct at
traction of the moon, but was the result of certain
topographical conditions and dreninstances, which
wore clearly defined.
The accumulation of the waters at the apparent
ends of the earth , at the wait time,
was most in
geniously illustrated. The moon, it was said, did
not lift the waters, but mere properly pulled them.
The extent of this pulling was then redueed to its
lowest velocity. Calculating that the waters in
=Woman were raised thirty inches In six hours,
we should find that the aotual palling amounted
to leas .than the one-thousandth part of- the
thickness of a 'Sheet of French letter paper in a
seacwl. The power of the moon was not, andloient
to lift a solid, or even properly the watera,
but it moved them, just as the dropping of a shot
into a lake raised a succession of waves.
It would, of course, be impossible in a hurried
synopsis to convey any adequate Idea of the lectu
rer's illustrations, as' they were presented, as he
admitted himself that without the aid of his machi
nery what he had attempted would have been im
practicable, adding that for the full understanding
of-these theories a vivid imagination was also in
dispensable, and for which reason be paid) the la
dies in his audience the compliment of saying that
he was quite sure that they would carry away the
best and clearest impressions of the explanations
he bad given.
The proposition illustrating that we have
spring tides twice a month, more than usual, was
next presented ; also, the consequent fact that we
have neap tides twice a month less than all the
rest. Lastly, the reasons for the tides being later
every day, by an average of fifty-two minuted,
'were given by the lecturer. Before concluding, he
remarked to his audience that after this they would
know his way of lecturing—namely, that he pre
sented no proposition without pr °yang it in one
way or another. Finding that his lecture was
growing to an undue length, he suggested to defer
some ten minutes of its concluding matter for this
evening ; but on putting the question he was loudly
' requested to proceed, showing that,,late as it was,
he had by no means wearied the patience of his
audience.
The Pennsylvania Delegation.
Several of the delegates appointed to represent
this State at the Charleston Convention have
chosen substitutes. lion. John Robbins, Jr., the
Demooratio candidate for-mayor of this city, has
selected Samuel Megarge,
_Esq., a lumber mer
chant of hie district, who is reported to be uncom
mitted to the support of any of the Presidential
candidates, and free to act as his judgment shall
dictate. Arnold Plumer, being sick, has substitu
ted his son, Arnold A. Planter, to act in his stead.
The Pittsburg Post states that S. McKee will set
as a substitute for John C. Dunn, and Edwed
Campbell as a substitute for Rody-Patterion.
MISS HERON'S Naw PLAY.—This evening, a
new play, called "Mathilde," adapted by Miss
Heron from Eugene Eine's novel of that name, will
be produced at Walnut•etreet 'Theatre for the first
time. It is strongly oast: Mathade, by Miss He
ron; Ursula, by Mrs. Anna Cowell, Dunnage,
by Mr. J. W. PALMA ; And Lugano, by Mr.
Showell.
THE PRIZE FIRM' AND 4HE CLAIRVOYANTS.—The
New York New: bee been consulting a clairvoyant
on the result of the prize fight, which all suppose
to have been fought by Heenan and Bayamon Mon
day, and says: _
"A clairvoyant, in this oily, declare. that one of
the pugilists who fought on Monday for the chain
pionehip of England has been killed. We have
been unable to ascertain which ; but the lady in-,
clines to think it is the 'larger man,' whether as to
the muscle or as to paginating fame we know not.
But she is positive one of them to killed. We are,
therefore, all the more curious to know the result.
It will affect either spiritual seeing or material
hitting; which, a few days will tell. The old lady
adds that the killed man is not the winner. Thin
makes the revelation more oonfonndly confused."
Curious Rumor about the Mexican
' Steamers.
Haws, April 11.—A retool:Abet the two steam
ers, taken near Vera Cruz, are to be returned by the
United States Government to the bay of Havana,
causes a good deal of speculation, and some anxiety,
as to the course intended by the United States, If
they hold the property as Spanish, and therefore
return it, we presume they intend also to pay ut a
half million for damagra—one-thlrd less than we
should have realised by the fall of Vera Cruz be
fore the Church and hfiramon. The health of Ha
vana is good.—Correspandence of the New York
Express.
AUCTION Novics.—The particular attention of
purchasers Is requested to the large and valuable
assortment of English, French, German, and Ame•
rioati dry goods, embracing 750 packages and lots
of staple and faney articles, viz : woollen, linen,
cotton and silk fabrics, to be peremptorily sold by
catalogue, on six months credit, commencing tills
morning at ten o'clock, to be continued all day
without intermission, by Messrs. Claghorn d Co.,
auctioneers, No. 232 Market street.
ORPHANS' COURT—Peremptory Bale to-day, on
the premises, Mount Airy.—Bam and three some
of land.
Tatra large sale at the Exohange on Tuesday
next.
s.la of law books, this afternoon, at 4 o'clock
rsii 4 Sao Taunus k Boas' advertisements_
THE CITY. -
AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING.
•
WEHATLZT & CLAZUrS ASCH-STLISIST THISATIN
ke street. above Enxtb.---" Romance of a Poor Yonne
virimemr-Ilsawrm Tmsraa. tome , Wlknit aw
Ninth.—" Noralk Orem." .
NaTlonia. T . Wainnt street, between Eighth
and Pain .= The French Bp"—"A Day in Pane."
EARLE'S GALLBAIKS.. 816 Chestnut a:rect.—Genera
Jackson before Judge Hall.
McDomouriu's smarms, Raoerareet, below Third.
Entertainments nightly.
DEPARTURE OP THE STEAMSHIP KEYSTONE
STATE FOR CHARLESTON _ INCIDENTS AT THE
WHARF.—The departure of the steamship Key
stone State yesterday afternoon for Charleston,
with a large number of the Pennsylvania dele
gates to the Democratic National Convention, at
tracted a large concourse of spectators to the
wharf where the vessel was moored, above Vine
street. For an hour or more previous to her de
partaro the passengers same down singly and in
groups, one in a stately open baroliehe, drawn by
two horses, others in plain hired "backs," while
not a few trudged along independently on foot,
with overcoats thrown over their arms and carpet
bags in hand. Before the hour of leaving, many
gentlemen from on shore passed on board the ves
sel, and exchanged congratulations with their
- friends, giving a last shake of the hand, and
whispering a few worth' of advise into the ears of
the button-holed delegates as to what they should
do at the Convention. The crowd on the wharf
increased, and there could not have been less than
two thousand pemons present, comprising every
shade of the genus politician, from the dignified
Federal or State officer down to the bubble ward
politician. The other wharves in the vicinity were
also crowded with a goodly number of lookers-on.
A few minutes before three o'clock a little ex
citement was occasioned by the determined attempt
of a stout Irishman, rather the worse for liquor, to
force himself on board. Not satisfied with being
repulsed and put on shore the first time, he made
the second attempt to get on board, when one of
the crew seined him by the " forelock " and held
hint very uncomfortably for a short time. Others
came to the assistance of the sailor, and the gen
tleman from the Green Isle, who seemed bent upon
getting to Charleston without going , through the
indispensable formality of " planking down" eighty
dollars, was summarily ejected from the gangway,
muttering curses, both load and deep; against the
party on board, because they would not let him " go
along," which created considerable amusement
among the bystanders.
At about a quarter past 3 o'clock the gangplank
was drawn in, the shrill noise of the escape pipe
ceased, and the steamer glided slowly away from
the wharf, the passengers having mostly congre
gated on the upper deck aft. As she moved off
" Three cheers for Douglas " were proposed and
given with oonsidereble unanimity, the friends of
that gentleman appearing to be largely in the ma
jority. The cheers were twice repeated "with a
will. The vessel swung out, with her stern down
the river, and passed down for a square or more,
when her ponderous wheels were put in motion,
and she ran up to the wharf again, where a stern.
line was made fast to enable her turn and head
downwards. While this was being dorie, an indl.
vidual named George Bates of Montgomery coun
ty, Mounted a ile or pig iron and proposed " Three
cheers for John T. Smith, of Philadelphia, for
President," which he gave vociferously himself,
and essayed an extempore speech to the delegates
who,
at this time, bad congregated upon the 'front
part of the boat, upon the particular claims of Mr.
Smith for that office, at which the passengers and
the bystanders laughed heartily.
The vessel swept out into the stream, with her
bow facing southward, her colors flying, prominent
among which, at the mast-head, was the coat-of
arms of the good old " Keystone State " of Penn
sylvania. A parting gun was fired, which was re
peated at intervals, as ;he paned along the city
front, and she soon was out of sight, below the
Point Home.
Mr. Bates, who seemed to be faceted with the
Smith fever, pertinaciously insisted that Mr. Smith
was the brat man that could be taken up for Pre
sident of the United States, and collected quite a
orowd around him listening to his remarks. The
friends of Judge Douglas gave three hearty cheers,
when some one shouted "Three groans for Dou
glas," but es there seemed to be none who sym
pathized with him, it met with no response. The
erowd then slowly dispersed
In addition to the gent amen named yesterday
in The Press as passengers, the following engaged
passage yesterday, and went with the Tarty J.
B. Clark, of New York ; J. B. Clay, of Kentucky ;
and E. W. Bailey, Joseph Severna, and Peter Ent,
of this city.
Eznosion. —Yesterday morning, about
seven o'clock, an explosion took place of the drying
apartment of the torpedo manufactory of Mr. George
C. Werner, at the northwest corner of Juliana and Cal -
lowhill streets. The factory was toasted M the upper
part on of the building, or esthete fermis damage
misht have been ocoaaiotsd. All the windows in the
room were shattered, and the plastering torn from the
wails and cell ng. Mr. Werner was the only person in
the apartment at the time of the explosion. He was
badly burned about the hands, but made a very narrow
escape irom more serious injury. The report made by
the explosion was very loud, and created the utmost ex
oitement to the neiphborhomi. The first floor of the
building was occupied as a flour store, and the back
portion by the family of Mr. Werner. Although, the
whole structure was shaken, no damage was *maim,
Mr.
the room occupied as the factory . The loss of
Mr. Werner will be about 826.
RAlLnown ACOMENTS.—Yesterday morning,
between Send 4 o'clock, Charles K, Shinn, 27 years old,
was run over by a train of oars on the Camden and
Amboy Railroad, at Ranoccas, N. J., severing his left
foot completely from his body. The injured man Was
taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, in Una oity, where
the shattered portion'Of the leg was amputated yester
day al ternoon.
About noon yesterday a, carpenter, named Joseph
Raynor, while ridinS ution the rear portion of a burden
train upon the Germantown. Railroad. near ibelanotion
of Broad Street, fell o$ and was so seriously tnjuroct
that lie was unable to tell where he resided. He was
-taken to the Episcopal Hospital, and a box of canon-
OW tools he had with him wait (alters to the depot,
Ninth and Green street/.
9gNTBRABY.—T4O Germantown Academy,
located on Sehool 16;44, abode Maui, in Germantown,
will be one hundred yearn old on Saturday next, and it
is contemplated to celebrate thanentennial anniversary
in au appropriate manner. A Medan& will •be held at,
the Town Hall, and will doubtless be largely attended.
A hundred Ittllll Vila be tired, end en oration will be de
livered in the halt, by didner G. richer Esq. The
trustees and alumni have appointed committees to par
i3ol4l4l in this celebration,
LEGAL iriTniLIOZION.--kllgt
tic" Woodwi - trd.-=.ln the care of Link - er vs. Coleman; -
(before reported.) the epart Yeatinlitittiorniig delivered
the chute to thejnry. The fist was referrrd to that
the boy was creasing the street, net on tie Dag stone.. -
but on the cobble stones. Re had hi. heed in another
direction from that in which the carriage was 'coining"
The Judge &duet mean to gay that &person had no ' , iota -
to aloes the Arcot except at the recognised crossing.,
hut when they did no out of the regular course of trace
they moat use due care in heaping cot of danger. ho
court &ginned the doctrine that where the injury can fair
: lv be ancribed to the joint earelessnestrof the parties.
theta can be no recovery of damage,' Jury out.
Auer the cme Jud e een submitted to the jury /notice
I Strong relieved Woodward of the duties of the
bench.
Charlie Lloyd and Jacob Haines. trading. #c., vs. C.
C. Davin & Co. This 1m an action to recover damages
for the neglect to insure certain goods. The plaintiffs,
who oarry on bellicose in Licomnig anrcitl, sent tootle
to defendants ea factors for sale on commission; and the
Present defendants neglected to insure as the firm of
Which they were the successorg bed done in IM.S. the
premises of the defendants with some 18000 of plain
tin' Property, were destroyed hi Dre.'Aud this action is
brought to recover a tom which w 11 ; 1i/damnify the
Plaintiff's for the loss sustained arouse the neglsot of
the defendant.. Not conoluded. Gibbon, and N. M.
Wharton for plaintiffs; Hopper end McCall for de
fendants
DtaTnlcT COURT—Jades Eare.—David
Charles Blakiston. An action on a book account. Wol
laston for plamtiff; Warriner for defendant.
William Fink vs. Armadas Bruckner. A feigned lone
under the sheriff's interpleader act. Jury out Nichol
eon mid Heger for pla Miff; Karla for defendant
Dirraier eoricr--Judge Stroncl. - --.The Express Home
Company of
receivertownship vs Daniel Koch.reperger.
An action to one bond given by t he defendant as
tecuri!y of the company plaintiff It seems that the Ex
press Ji core Company ice regularly incorporated eomPa
ny for the detention of horse thieve.. and for the recovery
the animals. Irhes the usual list of °Means. preCdent,
vice prescient, secretary, and treasurer. In the year
paw, the office of treasurer became vaunt by the death
of the gentleman then among, and aft, y e e . E ag ', men
was elected for the unexpired term, and after io
this term he was re - elected torseverat auccesEve terms
antilsome time in 8849. At this time he wee found to 1,3
indebted to the association. and after taili ng te t h e et .
tempt to collect the money from torn, the present action
againet hie seenrity was inatituted. Vertilet for Doerr
tiff for 8216 If berhert and Coleman for plaintiff ;F.
C. Brewster ler defendant.
Archibald Mont:ornery vs. George Mellenry & en.
Jury out. Stadion for plaintiff; Clay and Uerbard for
defendants.
Eli Parker. administrator of John W. Parker. roe. Jo
seph C. Ste , ong. Verdict , : 'or plaintiff for 82t6 Ce. Ger
hart for phintrif; l• Hunt for defendant.
btaplen eatiwaliader ve. Tbomaa B. Eaohletie. Ver
dict for plaintiff for 9202 06. JJavis for plaintiff; Batter
for defendant.
Co!f ate Prinks—Years lualow,—A session of this
court was held in the Supreme Court room in the mat
ter of the application for an injunction br SBm. Dunlap
azzonet Mr. Jones to prevent him from the erection of a
frame building adjoining the couch factory of the com
plainant, the smut refused the nunnetion It may Le
stated that 011 the argument of the motion it was con
tended by the defendant that Mr • Dunlap hod no stand
ing to oqurt in this matter as he was net one of the
building inspectors. The court. in deciding the ones
non, say this point is not well taken. but the refusal to
allow the ruction is based upon other ground. Judge
Ludlow was satisfied, f , om tee affidavits. that this was
not anew erection or alteration. It is simply re,,idts to
a shed which has heretofore existed. The affidavits
show that a fire occurring. a portion of the shed woe re
strewed, and this portion- in comparison with the
whole structure , but small. In order to rtiustate the
parties. the insuranee company has commenced the re
pairs. If they are violating any ordinance of the City or
the old Northern Liberties, the comp closet has his re
medy pointed out by law. Upon this statement the
court Wes aceinst the application, therefore the mo
tion is dismissed
. .
Mary C. Smith, widow of - Harvey Smith, andadminis.
trawl:. vs. Jonathan H. Smith. surviving -partner of
Harvey Smith. An applioauon fora decree. Meld un
der advisement.
larlawrita assioNs—lndge Ttomitson.--The court
was encased me relieving the eWender of the large num
ber of trifling cases of larceny and assault and battery
that have been accumulated noon it. It has been the
subject of much remark that the Grand Jury, during
the present term. has returned no many trivial calms.
In his charge to the Grand Jury at the opening of tie
term, Judge Thompson alluded to the_prevalance of
onset of Chu character as a neceteary evil in connec
tion with the' atiministration of just ice, end recou
mended the Grand Inquest to (litmus all suci, appl.en
illins for litlation.. by placing the costs OD pa.te
136111011161116.1004 wan this mom:emendatio n te en ca re_
fully followed out by the jury, a greaz. deal of valuable
time would have been saved during tht present term.
William Still 068 arra'. ned on a charge of libel and
plead guilty. The case Wart tried 80M0 time ago, end
the circumstances attendant upon it
,pobltehed in The
Press. Mr. Still • aem a
emoted man. and prominent mem
ber 'of the Phil...l.lokm Anti-:Paver,. Societe. A co
lored woman came tram the South for the propene of
raising fonds for the release of herself and children
from slavery. She alleged that, in consequence of slan
derous stories uttered by Still, she was prevented from
aceomplishing 2 her object. At the former trial Still was
acquitted on the ground of an informalbty in the bill cf
indictment. An amended bill was returned from the
Grand Jury. and to it the defendant plead grotty.
Witham Richardson was arraigned on a charge of
larceny, and acquitted; the Commonwealth abandon
ing the proseention.
David tv hetford end James Brown were charged on
cross-hills with the commission of an assault and bat
tery. The circumetenaes of this care are so trivial that
we only wonder that an intelii rent (we believe that is
the phrase; Griind,aury should go so far as to prefer
bills of indictment. The quarrel was between two or
three tads not more than ten years of age, who Were
engaged
t in's -cotton mill at I hlansyunk Dame the
fight the ti n's mill
ejecting the assail,nt ; hence
them:Mei. Whetford was acquitted.. and the county
ordeted to liar the meta. James Brawn was also so-,
quitted. and ordered to pay the coats.
William Richardson was enlarged with cattle; coon
terfeit money. There being no evidence of a. 6011 , y in
tent on the part of Richardson. the Commonwealth
abandoned the case, and the defendant was acquitted.
Joshua Manrice pleaded guilty to a charge' of assault
and batte_r_y.
lieury iting_was aognitted of a charge of assault and
battery, and John Brown was Mao acquitted of a ()barge
of larceny.
Charles McCrory . and Henry WoOde were also acquit
ted of assault and battery.
.Nichinas F. Carson wee charged with an attempt to
commit burglary by entering the house of Mr. P. Brady
with intent to steal. The evidence did not implicate
the prisoner in the slightest degree. The jury acquitted'
I him, end directed Mr Brady to pay the costa.
At the opening of the court yesterday morning Win.
hl. Bull, Eat., applied for a writ of h a b eas ~o rp m , a t
the irstance of Mr. Boyar& commanding Mrs. it. A.
Posey to produce in court the body of Queen A. Rose,
end show canes why she detained the young lady. The
circumstances of the case were mentioned by us
terns,* although we minpresesd the names of themirti es.
It is alleged mat alias Rose eloped with Mr. Board,
and was marred to him, and that Mrs. Palmy, her
governess, obtained tomession of her, and kept her
away from her husband. Hence the application.
The writ was placed in the hands of Meer Ashton,
who returned to court about one o'clock in the after
noon. and testified before Judge Thompson that he had
served the writ; that Mrs. Power woo that she would
not come Into court, nor would she bring the girl for
ward; all the judges in the city would not make her
comply_ with the writ.
Mr. Bull represented that it was most important that
the writ should be obeyed immediately, as It was the
ilidention of Mrs. Posey to leave the city at three
o elect.
. . .
,The judge reserved his decision. In the, meantime
we learn that the matter has been compromised bp the
young lady being placed under the protection of her
husband.
A NEW COLLEGE.— A proposition is on foot
to erect a building for the College for Physicians an d
'Burgeons, The structure will be located at the north=
east corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets. It will
be about 500 feet on Thirteenth street. extending to
Canby street, and 81 beet on Locust street. The cha
racter of the but ding basnot y et been determined upon,
but it is exsected to be of pressed brink, with sandstone
dressing. to have stores on the first floor, and the lec
ture room on the second. The inatiintion is for phy.
skinny and someone alone, not fur students. and is de
-1::-telrgil an to mP reig i g l e ' r n y n" ),l ,i:dt h olntieff towa rds the of the building . , aid a valuable lawman for the
use of the college, was bequeathed by the Tate Dr.
Mutter.
ANOTITEE STEAM FIRE ENGINE TO BE BUILT.
—Tao Washington Steam Fire Engine Company, of
this city, have emanated with Messrs. Poole & Hunt,
of Baltimore, Co/ a steam fire engine of the second clans,
which will be completed on the let of July. It wilt be
about the alme 0.1.1 and cal.:way as the N 0.7. of Balt.
more. which performed very creditably nt the Fair of
the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society at rowel
tom last aeptember. The company will run their pre
sent stenuf fire appatalus until the new one is com
pleted.
PtItLIO BEQVESTN.—Joseph Lesley, lately
deceased, has bequeathed 8100 each to the Northern
D speasary and Foster Borne ; erg) each to tire Fenn
aricanre Bible Recietr. the Robert Raikes Union
School, and the Society for the Instructios and hm
ployinent of the Poor; and GU. to be distributed by his
executor" to the poor and deserving daring the 'winter
meatier.
Marren - sr Paaana.—The Washington Grays,
•
Captain Parry, will make &street parade this afternoon.
in honor of the thirty • eighth anniversary of their org
!ligation. The Grays are armed with the most ap
proved Minnie muskets. The compeer will manceurre
according co ilardee's lemurs, which are more rapid
and irited than Scott's. .1 fine Misplay mar ho expect
ed. 'the company will assemb.e at the armory, Frank
lin Hall. Sixth street, below Arclt, at half past two
o'clock. •
DOINGS r.g PMEMOUNT.—Some eighty men
are now employed in the erection of the mill-house, at
the mound dam at Fairmount. A majority of Them,
however. are engaged an completing the coffer dam.
Nearly all the stone for the mill-house has been taken
from the quarry_ at the 1 / 8 68 of toe reservoir, and below
the old path which led to the top of the hill.
STABBING AFFAIR.—Lust evening, a young
man named Matthew Smith. t 'lndy-three y cars of age,
was stabbed in the left sale of the Beek donne a quar
rel which occurred between tom and another man, In
Prosperous alley, Locust street. above tle renth The
assailant escaped. The injured man was taken to the
dennsylvania liiespitaL The wound is not 'nor sidered
angerous.
SEnions AccmEnT. 7 -Yesterday morning,
about one o'clock, an elderly lady. named Elizabeth
("rasa, Salaam of age, was badly burned, at her resi
dence, N 0.1382 Palethorlie street, in the Sixteenth ward.
She was sitting by the stove, and fell asleep, when the
names accidentally cotrusurcoate,l to her dress. Her
recovery is considered very doubtful.
NEW SCHOOL Horses.—The Boird of Public
school Controllers have decided to appropriate $ 3.01b
for a new building for the Barton school, in Aramingo.
and $l.OOO for a new school-house on the mistleton tlint
rd k CI. near the Wheat Sheaf. both in Twenty-third ward.
These additional educational [utilities wilt afford the
districts in which they are located muck desired ac
ooscrnodation.
RECOVERY OP STOLEN AUTOGRAPHS AND
Pour:us:its —Detectires F mitk and Echlemm have
lately tecoverrd n lot of old books, documents. kr..
which were purloined from tits archives of a Tenuous
aesocistion about fifty tulles from the city. No arrests
bare been made as yet.
AN lINLIJOICY FAlL.—Yesterday, Michael
Dougherty, thirty-five years of age, fell down acaident
ally near Market street wharf. and hsd one of hut legs
hadly prostra t e a horse and wagon passing over hoc
'while He was taken to the Yeansvcania
Hospital.
TWENTY-SECOND NASD NONINATIONS.—Ben
iatnin R ush the D. mocrabc candidate for Felect Coun
cil. and Mr E. K. Cope, a nominee for Common Council
in the Twenty- , tecond Ward. have declined. and their
places supplied by the nomination of 60.1rge ilEbolloo
for FelectCouncil, and Christopher Firnmons for Corn -
mom Commit.
A GERMAN named George Shoemaker was
held to bail for committing an indecent assault upon a
3 acne woman employed at Fourth and Race a,reete y es
te rday morning.
LAIINCII.—A small schooner will be launched
on Saturday next, from the ship-yard of Hillman &
Streaker, in the high teenth Ward.
CITY ITEMS.
Anse RgESE, at the Exchange, has for sale the
mat tao Sermons preached in this arty by Rev. 11. Grat
tan Guinness. They 'were reported pbonorraplimelly
by Messrs. Wetherill and School. The New York Al
trued papers can also he had of Mr. Reese.
PLATED BUTTES DISHES, Soup Tureens, EMl's."
Dishes. Cate Baskets, Urns, Salvers, eto., of the &nest
and beat quality, are manufactured by E. W. Carol &
Co., 714 Chestnut street.
SUIISTITUTE roe. TOBACCO, Sold wholesale and
retail by the manufacturers, Mamba & Co., druggists,
B. E. corner Fourth and Lombard.
Iran TEE SUBSTITUTE if your digestion or nerves
are impaired by the nee of tobacco. Sold wholesale and
retail by Marietta & Co.. druggists, Fourth and Lom
bard.
BOWEE'S MEDICATED FIGS.—The Medical and
Surgical Reporter, of this city, in its iesue oC March
3lst, says:
"Mr. G. C. Bower, druggist, of this eztr, magenta a
most agreeable form of ad mintstenng &simple cathartic.
Pulverized semi& with aromattos, is so combined with
the pulp in the interior of figs, as to be concealed from
taste. i hey will become a popular doss with those who
habitually resort to purgative medicines." tf
BLOW Wong —After ?wen teen years, the corn
mininonors appointed to compile a Dutch end Japanese
Dictionary have finished the first five letters of the Ja
panese alphabet—to, so, tjo, co and to. At this rate it
would take about a hundred years for a Japarese to
learn sußeient English to write an order for a full suit
from the Brown Stone Clothing Hedi of Rockhill
Wilma, Nos. 003 and Bog Chestnut street: above Sixth.
MSstTAL WAVCRING.
To rhetoric now, end not to law inclined,
Uncertain where to fix thy changing
. mind
Old Priam's age or Nestor's may be out.
And than. 0 Taurus.: Atilt go on in doubt-
Como, then, how long such wavering shall we ace
Until at Granville dtokes' you and the pregnant
knee ?
All in wantor elegant, seasodable, and cheap cloth
ius should call at this Fashiothible Estaldishment,Nc.
cpf ohOstintetreet; not that " thrieptoss , follow fawn
ing," but secure the legit - uite results accruing hops
isuinees done in on tocinasnionl Ammer.