FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 1803. Treason in Pennsylvania. aaiis is a Startling story that we print this rmorning. The officers of the law have : brought to light a conspiracy in the county * of Berks, the avowed object of which is to „ cause the overthrow of the United States. ' "When we read the narrative of the reporter : : it was with a hope that the evidence wou’id - relieve us from the terrible impression 'hat :'it conveyed, but no one can read the plain and circumstantial account of Mr. Lyon without alarm and mortification. /We are to an which - meets in bams, with signs, passwords, ‘and grips, evidently acting in communi cation with a higher power, professing to have associations in all parts of the coun try, and having for its avowed object the abduction of the President, armed resistance to the law, and the overthrow of the Go vernment.' It impossible that Mr. Lyon ex aggerates some portions of his narrative, or places too much importance upon trivial occurrences, but there is a sad and wretched truth running through his story that gives us ■hollow, and from which we cannot escape. He describes a meeting that took place on the 21st of March, 1803, in a barn of Jacob Zbllar, in Marion township, Berks county. By those mysterious agencies known to the profession, Mr. Lyon had obtained know ledge of the meeting, and secreted himself under the straw. In the course of the eve ning a hundred men assembled. The barn was first searched, and pickets thrown out to prevent discovery or surprise, A Mr. Hubeh, who is in custody, led the conversation. According to Mr. Lyon, who was his concealed listener,.-” he de nounced the war as unholy and unjust] he said that the society was a million strong; lie stated that it was first organized in the South; that the society had signs, passwords, and grips;” and then we learn that he ad ministered the obligation, and that eighty three members joined during that evening. It is possible for a hundred men to meet together in a barn, and denounce the Go vernment, without incurring any particular amount of guilt. It might be excused under the theory of its being a Demo cratic mass meeting, for such meetings have a suggestive similarity. to the as sembly in the barn. But we find the evidences of treasonable conspiracy too plain to be explained away. The pickets, the precautions, the grips, the obligations sworn upon tlie Evangelists, are all evidences of conspiracy and guilt. Then we have the atrocious creed which binds them together. They declare themselves to be in favor of “the abduction of Abkaiiam: Lincoln by force, if necessary;” “of a Northwestern Confederacy ; the resistance of the draft or the Conscription Act.” These are the fundamental principles of the organ ization. The main object seems to be the resistance of the draft.' They would try the constitutionality of the conscription act, ■and, failing in that, use force. This is the practical part of the whole conspiracy, and we -hear in the barn of Mr. Zbllab nothing more than the echo of more celebrated •oracles. This phrase about testing the con stitutionality of the conscription act, and fail ing before the. courts, is familiar to us from men more .powerful than Mr. Huber or his associates, and we dwell upon it as an evi dence of the sympathy that unites the ene mies of the country against the Administra tion. This arrest is a painful thing to us as Pennsylvanians, but it is a warning to us as Americans. We have so often warned and implored the people—we have so frequently exposed the danger and begged them to pre pare—webrave so often shown the criminality andtreachery of these men, that any farther reference to it becomes the wearyrepetition of a twice-told tale. This morning we give the facts. Citizens, the time has come to mark these, enemies of the country, who meet in bams and hidden places to counsel anaichy and rebellion. This spirit of crime is not confined to the barn in Berks county. It as cends into loftier places, controls council chambers, and drags justice from many an executive chair. It now creeps into secret balls, and deliberates like pirates in a cave, or assassins in an ambush. Mr. Huber may have made , a mistake when be spoke of a million of men joined in bis mysterious organization, or the words may have been the encouragement of a leader to his partisans. But the defiance he manifested, and the success he obtained, show that he is the representative, or the instrument, of a mightier organization. That organization must be overthrown before we can contemplate peace and triumph. Let us take a warning from the developments of this morning, and do our part in this just and loyal duty. The Eckel X.oan. There is truth in the adage, 11 a fool and his money are soon parted.” Certain per sons in-France and England, who have more cash than hrains, have agreed to lend •fifteen million dollars to “the so-called Southern Confederacy,” in expectation of receiving an interest of seven per cent, fier annum for the same, and the security for repayment is cotton, at twelve cents the pound, to be deliverable to the bondholders Tvithin sixty days after a treaty of peace shall have been ratified between the North ■and the South. This loan, to say the least of it, must be considered very risky. The -average interest of capital in Europe is from three to three and a half per cent.—a half ■of what the rebel borrowers promise to pay. The temptation to obtain large per centage las been irresistible. We must take care that, while the war lasts, the export of cot ton from the South shall not take place. ■ We must blockade the Southern ports more •closely than ever. We are bound not to let any cotton quit the country while the war lasts. It is easy to predict the fate of the ■Southern loan. Two or three instalments ■of the interest may be paid out of the money borrowed, and then the payment will stop, leaving the bondholders as much taken in - A as' were the unfortunate'hut grasping dupes who, in hope of obtaining larger interest than' usual, lent money to-Spain, Mexico, and Greece. Money must, indeed, be a drug in France and England when people risk it in a Confederate loan. A T.oyal Meeting in New York. To-morrow tlie Loyal National League of New York propose to hold a great mass meeting at Union Square, in that city. Tliey intend this demonstration to be a very im posing one, aiid they have invited the Leagues everywhere, so far as it may be convenient to do so, to participate. Our Union League has determined to be repre sented on the occasion, and quite a large delegation is expected to go from here for that-purpose. An" arrangement has been made with the Camden and Amboy Com pany for excursion tickets, good from Satur day to Tuesday, inclusive, at four dollars each, and members of the League desirous of joining the party can obtain these tickets of Mr. Andrews, at the League House, at any time, dining to-day or this evening. The delegation will leave for New York by the eigliLo’clock morning-line. Governor Curtin. The zeal of Governor Curtin in attend ing to the wants of our troops is manifested .more ardently from day to day, and he 'looks upon Pennsylvanians in the field with :afl'cctionate and constant solicitude: He is -now in Washington attending to important business affecting the welfare of the soldier, ■ and was .announced to return last evening. -It is thought he will arrive in Harrisburg 'this morning. Union Meeting at Chicago. Chicago, April 9.— A large and enthusiastic meet ing was held this evening, to ratify the resolutions recently passed by the Common Council and vetoed by the Mayor. Patriotic war resolutions were adopted. Speeches were made by the Hon. William A. Howard, of Michigan, Senator Trumbull, and other distinguished gentlemen. ' From Cairo. Cairo, April B.— The latest news from below says that General Steele’B division landed at Greensville, Mississippi, the object being no doubt to cooperate in the reduction of Fort Pemberton, LETTER EROJ j “OCCASIONAL.” .shington, April 9, 18G3. I have had a i on g conversation with a Democratic * m ember elect of the new House of RepresP .ntatives—one who was chosen by a large rr .ajority from a populous district, and who I ias probably been classed among the extrp' me men by persons who did not under ®ta ’ ud his high and independent character. I do not know when I have been more in terested. The type of an iqvmense body of citizens, who. have always been opppsed to the Republican party, and who, from that opposition, allowed themselves ‘ insensibly to be>placcd against the Administration, ho does not hesitate frankly to say that th<* course of events has almost entirely obli terated bis former animosities, aud has cleared his vision to a fair and unprejudiced view of our country’s future. He says, that, when the results of the recent elections in Indiana, Illinois, Ohio, and New Jersey were ascertained, he hailed them Yfitli satis faction, because lie believed that they would be followed by a response from the Southern people—that they would be ac cepted in the seceded sections as a manifestation on the part of a large propor tion or the population of {he free Stales in favor of the termination of the .war; and that if these elections would' admonish Mr. ' Lincoln to pause in what my friend called his radical career, they would, at the same time, weaken the leaders of the rebellion, and give joy and comfort to their oppressed people. “But,” said he, “when we dis covered that these popular expressions only excited new manifestations of contempt and scorn in, the South—that not a single kind voice in return was heard, and that Demo crats were classed as even more hateful than Republicans, because they had not the manliness to assert their true feelings, and that their votes against Mr. Lincoln were simply party votes to regain power, in order to conduct. tlip.,T.var otill more Vigorously;.w^lVu we saw these things, myself and thousands of other Democrats resolved, that, come wliaT might come, we never would be found in any position that was not that of entire; con fidence in the public authorities, and, at least for the time being that WC would give a hearty and honest support to all acts that would tend to a vigorous prosecution of the war.” Such testimony shows that, apart. the mere malignance of the opposition to the war, distinct from those who rejoice in "styling themselves. Copperheads, and? wearing copper medals, the masses of the Democracy are patriotic and true. This has been my position from the beginning of otir troubles. I know that it is the interest of the treasonable demagogues in the free States, who will be entirely destroyed if the Union is saved, to make. these masses believe that every attach upon them is an attack upon,the whole body of the Democracy; but I know, also, that this manoeuvre has at last been disco vered, and that patriotic Democrats are everywhere cutting loose from leaders whose treason is now too flagrant to be disguised. [ln my letter of yesterday an awkward error occurs in the following sentence : “ There is at ieast consistency in one who was an anti-Mason, and who now condemns the necessary arrest of suspected traitors and the seizure of Secession clubs, and the suppression of oath-bound Golden Circles.” I wrote, or intended to write, commends, instead of condemns.!, Occasional. WASHINGTON- Special Despatches to * f The Press.” Washington, April 9,1863. Jfo Official News from Richmond.—The Rebel Papers not Hopeful, Nothing of an official character has been received up to ten o’clock to-night concerning the attack on Charleston. A private telegram from headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, says the tone of the Richmond papers of yesterday is not hopeful, and shows that they consider the surrender of Charleston as impos sible,-aB the city will be destroyed rather than it will be permitted to fall into our possession. Gen. Stahl’s Operations. Sixty or seventy rebel prisoners have arrived here from Gen. Stahl’s division. They were captured by: Gen. Copeland’s cavalry force, who recently made a reconnoissance to Aldie, Middeburg, and Ropers- Ville, in Loudoun county, Virginia, but found no enemy in force there. Small parties of rebels were, however, discovered, and either dispersed or taken prisoners.. Only seventeen of them acknowledge that they had any connection with Capt. Mosby’s gang. The remainder are bushwhackers and citi zens. Over a hundred horfles, including some of those stolen from Gen. Stoughton and staff, were recovered. Gen. Stahl does not permit his com mand to remain idle. Capture of the Schooner Clara. . Commodore Goldsborough reports to the Navy Department that, on the 25th ult., the gunboat Kanawha captured the schooner Clara, off Mobile, laden with a general cargo. The Clara was attempt ing to run the blookade at that port. DISDOYAD OUTBREAK AT READING. Discovery of a Con spiracy to Rescue Trai tors —A Mob Gathering-. [Special Despatch to The Press. ] Eeadixg, April 9.—A numerous mob Knights of the Golden Circle have just marched to town to rescue conspirators against the Government.' It is said that large numbers are being formed to rein force it. Difficulties of no ordinary character are apprehended, and prompt and energetic action may be required from our authorities. The treason is taking an insurrectionary form, and should be crushed at once with all the vigor of the law. S. DEPARTMENT OF VIRGINIA. KegnJations for Travel on tile Peninsula— Bfq Passes to be Granted to any Person who leas not taken tile Oath of Alle giance. Via Fortress' Mohboe, April 8, IS63.—HEAD QUARTERS I'OUItTH ARMY C'Or.rS, FORT YORK town, April 3,1863.— 1 n view of the raid on Wil liamsburg, the 29th ult., the Commanding General; directs as follows : No person will be allowed to go to Williamsburg or from.it from any point south of. Fort hiagruder without taking the oath of allegiance to the United .States, and the fact of his'taking suoh oath must he expressed on his pass, to give it validity. The flag-of-truce boat Metamora, from City Point, arrived to-day with one hundred and seventy-five prisoners of war. Colonel Ludlow, commissioner for the exchange of prisoners, informs us that we are gettiDg our offi cers away as fast aB we can deliver the rebel offi cers'at City Point. Our officers, now prisoners, are all in Richmond," and wEI be released within the next week. DEPARTMENT OF THE SOUTH. The Iron-Clads Moored off North Edistc Island—Tlie Rebels at Savannah. Threaten to Advance with tlrciv Ram; Fleet, and. nctTiKirPowt Royai-EYDloslon of a Mam .motlx In fernal Machine in Charleston Harbor. Fobt Eotab, March 28.—The iron*clad Keokuk arrived yesterday in good condition. Four Monitors are in North Edisto inlet, with four mortar schoon ers distant about sixteen miles by land'from Charleston. The troops landed at Stono are said to have ac companied a gunboat expedition, and firing has been heard there, but nothing definite is known. When the balance of the Monitors will move, is not known. The rebel pickets are visible all along the shore at North Edisto, and night signals, by colored lights, are telegraphed along" the coast, and thence to Charleston. ' The rebels at Savannah threaten to bring down their rams, and attack and take Port Royal, sinking the Wabash and Vermont, and capturing all the troops left there by General Hunter. The store keepers at Hilton Head, in consequence, are selling dry goods and other stores lower than the same ar ticles can bi bought in New York. An order haß been Bent by General Hunter to withdraw our troops troin Brunswick and Fer nandina. A tremendous explosion took place in the harbor of Charleston, a few days Bince, causing a jarring sensation to the whole blockading squadron six miles off. It is supposed to have been a premature explosion of some submarine torpedo. THE ATTACK ON CHARLESTON FIXED FOR TUESDAY. New York, April 9. —The purser of the steamer Fah Kee, arrived here, reports that the attack on Charleston was fixed for Tuesday. STEAMER SYLVAN SHORE DAMAGED BY A REBEL BATTERY. New York, April 9. —The steamer Pioneer, from Beaufort, N. C., reports that the steamer Sylvan Shore left Beaufort on the 4th for Washington, N. C., ADd, when a few mileß from there, was fired on from a rebel battery, and several of her crew were killed and wounded. She returned to Beaufort. DEPARTMENT OP NORTH CAROLINA. Rebel Pickets Nine Miles from Ne wborn— Critical State of Affairs at Washington— The Position a Strong One, &c. Passengers from Beaufort, N. C., state that oji the 6th inst., the rebel pickets on the Trent road extended to'a point nine mileß from Newbern. Affairs at Little Waßhington looked threatening. The rebel General Hill was opposing General Fos ter’s little band, and oh Monday afternoon there was a rumor at Newbern that General Foster had surrendered. This was not credited, as it was be-' lieved that reinforcements from Suffolk had reached Washington; General Foster’s position was Btrong ly entrenched by rifle-pits and ditches. Cannona ding waß heard at Newbern all day on Sunday, and still on Monday. : . The gunboats Ohicora and State of Georgia were' coaling ot Morehead oity, to run the blockade of Pamlico river, where there was but one gunboat* SOUTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON. SIEGE OF CHABEESTOIf. ADMIRAL DUPONT’S FLEET OVER THE BAR, A DESPERATE STRUGGLE AT HAND. Rebel Anxiety for Later News. Desponding Tone of the Newspapers. Headquarters Army or the Potomao, April 9*— I The Ricfctaond Whig of yesterday has the fol lowing in reference to the situation Qf affairs Charleston: “All thoughts are now centred upon Charleston. Official intelligence was made public early yester day morning. that r the enemy’s iron-clad fleet had attempted to cross the bar and failed, but later in the day it was announced that the gunboats and : transports had succeeded in crossing the bar, and were at anchor. Our irou-clads lay between the forts, quietly awaiting the attack. “Further intelligence is looked for with eager anxiety. The Yankees have made no secret of their vast preparations for an attack upon Charles ton, and we may well anticipate a desperate con flict. 55 THE EXPEDITION AGAINST CHARLESTON. .A Charleston telegram of the 28th ultimo says that the enemy landed, last night on Cole’s Island, 1,300 men, the supposed object being a reconnoissance Lto determine the best place for operations, by land and sen, against Charleston. The troops for the de fence of that city are said to bein realty an excel lent condition. ARMY OF THE CUMBERLAND. Success of Gcueval Stanley's Expedition to Lebanon and Cnrihagc-Capture of Pri soners, Stores, Horses, and Contrabands — Threats of tlie Hebei Leaders—Reported Advance of llie Enemy, &c. Cincinnati, April 9.—A Murfreesboro Bpecial de spatch to the Commercial , says that Col. Wilder has returned from his expedition via Lebanon and Car thage. Twenty-nine rebels were captured. Before reaching Snow Hill, 5,000 bushels of wheat* and mufth.nnrn and bacon, .were destroyed; Vonei Wilder brought in three hundred and neeroes Several rebels, disguised in Tt- uited ' state ° uai ‘. forms, were shot during the week Our expeditions have captured 700 horses and mules, 200 prisoners, brought in 200 negroeß, and de stroyed much rebel subsistence and forage. OlarksVille, Tcnn,, April B. — A force of ttvelve hundred rebels, under Woodward, with two pieces of artillery, captured and burned the steamers Lovell and Saxonia to-day, killing the captain of the Lovell, and shooting off the captain of the Saxonia. The passengers and crews of the boats arrived here to-day. Murfreesboro, April 8. —Johnson and Bragg re cently boasted that they would take possession of Kentucky before harvest time. Cincinnati, April 9.—The force under Colonel Wilder returned on the Bth to Murfreesboro, from an expedition towards Lebanon and Carthage. Twenty-niDe rebels were captured before reaching Snow Hill. Five thousand bushels of wheat and much com were destroyed. A large barn with a great quantity of bacon was burned. , Wharton’s rebel regiment had re-occupied Snow Hill. Wilder came up behind, and after a brief skirmish, defeated them, captured eighty prisoners, and one hundred horseß, destroyed five thousand bushels of wheat, and brought away one hundred and sixty negroes, and two wagon loads of tobacco. Wilder captured several rebels in United States uni forms, who were summarily shot, The rebel force in front of Franklin is increased to an extent that indicates an intention of attacking Gen. Graham. The small*pox is reported to have compelled the rebel force to move from Tullahoma toward Shelby ville. In consequence of Stanley’s affair at Snow Hill, the rebels sent a strong force to McMinnville. They are removing the rails and cross-ties from the rail road between McMinnville and Wartrace. SOLDIERS MURDERED BY THE REBELS— GUERILLA HOUSES DESTROYED—OUR CAVALRY ENCOURAGED BY SUCCESS. , Mubfrnbsboro, April 9.—After our expedition left Taylorsville on the 3d, two men of Wilder’s command were captured by the rebels, and both inhumanly shot. . Their names were John Vance and Ben, Montgomery, of the 72d Indiana. Mont gomery was instantly killed. Vance, although shot through the head three timeß and horribly marked, has reached camp, and made a written statement of his sufferings. A Cap tain French and a man named Cartwright did the shooting. They took two rings from the finger of Montgomery, saying that they would give them to their sweethearts. Colonel Wilder destroyed a part of the village of Saulsburg, consisting of the dwelling of a notorious guerilla. The late successes] have greatly encouraged our cavalry. WOODWARD’S REBEL FORCE DEFEATED— STORES RECAPTURED. Glaeksville, April 9.—An expedition sent by Colonel Bruce, last Dight, under Colonel Boone, sur prised the rebel force under Woodward, recaptured the stores stolen from the steamers Lovell and Sax onia, and took Beveral prisoners, after severe skir mishing, this morning. Colonel Boone pursued the retreating rebels fifteen miles. .. Our fleet of transports, convoyed by three gun_ boats, arrived here to-night. REBEL ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT WITH MORGAN. Chattanooga, April 5. — General Morgan was at tacked by the Federals at Liberty on Friday, and was driven back to Snow Hill, where he held his position and the enemy retreated. Our troops under Colonel Smith, were repulsed at Woodbury on Saturday, and fell back to McMinnville. Lobs, one killed, and eight prisoners. [second despatch.] Chattanooga, April 6. —The enemy advanced on Woodbury and McMinnville, and were outflanked by <3?lr forces and retired. A column of Federal troops, 15,000 strong, is advancing on Columbia. battle is considered imminent before the wefet closes. THE MISSISSIPPI SQUADRON. Construction of a Mivmmotli Floating Bat tery i&ear Yicltslmrg—-Admiral Farragut ■\vitli tlie Ram Switzerland—Tlic Hart ford, and Albatross gone to tlie Red River —Large Captures Made "by our Troops in Mississippi. Cincinnati, April 9,— The advices from Vicks burg are, on the whole, cheerful. The health of the army is greatly improved. A new canal has been commenced, leading into Walnut Bayou, which comes near the river on the Louisiana side at Mil liken’s Bend, and runs into the river at New Car thage, fifteen miles from Warrenton. The canal commences a mile above a point opposite the mouth of the Yazoo. The Bayou is two miles distant. Its success is doubtful. say that the ram Lan caster, sunk by the rebels, was a rotten hulk. The. Switzerland haß been repaired, and together with Farragut’e gunboats has gone down the river. A formidable battery is about completed behind the extreme point of the levee opposite Vicksburg. It has been wholly constructed by night* and will mount the heaviest Parrott guns, and have range of the entire city. All reports of the attack on Haines’ Bluff are pure fabrications. Captain Osband had just returned from the vicinity of Greenville with 3,000 bales of cotton, 1,000 head of cattle, and 100 mules. A gentleman who accompanied Admiral Porter up Steel’s Bayou reports having seen immense quanti ties of grain and cotton in the interior. The rebels burned twenty thousand dollars’ worth, and the Fe derals ten thousand dollars’ worth. A prisoner says the rebels destroyedgrain enough to supply an army of one hundred thousand men for six months. ANOTHER MOVEMENT OF THE -MAEINE BRIGADE—THE. NEW. OANAL—ADMIRAL FARRAGUT RECONNOITRING THE YA HOO. St. Louis, April 9,—The BemocraVs special de spatch, from Young’s Point, says that several trans ports laden with troops, and Gen. Ellet’s marine bri gade, with one iron-clad, started up the stream this morning. There is no prospect for active operations before Vicksburg for sometime. The new canal being cut three miles above here, will be eight miles long, and empty into the Mis sissippi below Warrenfcon. Three dredges and the African brigade are hard at work, day and night. Admiral Farragut still holds the river between Vicksburg and Port Hudson. The Queen of the West is up the Redriver, Commodore Porter and General Grant are recon noitring up the Yazoo, with considerable force. STATES IN REBELLION. Soutlxci'n Soldiers Pilfering—Rebel Official Account of tlie Capture of the United States Gunboat Diana—Capture of Union Cavalry. * Fortress Monroe, April B,— The Richmond Whiff of the 30th ultimo says, “ When our army re treated rfrom Yorktown, great complaint was made by persons living on or near its line of march, of the depredations-committed by the soldiers. And gen tlemen have been heard to declare that our own men were worse than the troops of McClellan. After Fredericksburg was vacated by the Yankees, the Southern soldiers sent to protect the town stripped the battered houses of what little remained ,in them, and reduced the already impoverished in habitants to absolute beggary. The very liberal subscriptions made to the Fredericksburg sufferers have not exceeded their pressing wants, and there will soon be need for additional subscriptions to keep famishing women and children from positive starvation; vThesy are facts which can be substan tiated.” CAPTURE OF THE “DIANA.” The Richmond Enquirer , April 6, 1863, has a des patch dated “Headquarters near Berwick’s Bay, via Natchez, April 1,” reporting the capture of the U. S. gunboat Diana. “ She mounts five heavy guns. The boat is not seriously injured, and will be immediately put in’service. The enemy’s loss in killed, wounded,’ and missing is 160. R; TAYLOR, Brig-. Gen.” PRISONERS TAKEN AT DRANESVILLEN if On Saturday,” sayß the Enquirer , “ the Central train brought to Richmond ninety-nine Yankees, belonging to the Ist Vermont Cavalry, captured at Dranesville* on 'Wednesday last. They .were "all privates, the officers having all been killed in the action.” • GENERAL BANKS REINFORCING GENERAL WEITZEL. . The Richmond Whig publishes the following: Jackson, April 8.-—New Orleans reports of the Ist inst. say that General. Banks has crossed, with 10,000 men, at Donaldsonville, and has gone down the Bayou Plaqueiuine to reinforce General Weitzel, and attack the Bayou Teche country. .BREAD DISTRIBUTION". The Richmond Whig says'that Lee Mallory, the leasee ol Metropolitan Hall, has established a depot ai the hall for the distribution of two thousand four hundred loaves of bread per month to the needy families of soldiers in the field. The'Ladies’ Ben£ volent Society superintend the distribution, which will take plAce on Tuesday and Friday of each week, the beneficiaries being presented wlthticketa for the bread. • - . THE PRESS-PHILADELPHIA. FRIDAY. APRIL 10, 1863. PENNSYLVANIA LEUISLATUBE, The Senato was called to order ai. 10 o’clock- by the. Speaker. Mr. WHITE, from the coifiimttee.o£ conference on the bill'legalizing the payment of boamtie* to volunteers, frunmittod a report recommending the Senate to reoede from ifs amendments, and dlrectWfea bounty of fifty dot lai'b to be paid to eaoh and OYciy volunteer, suhus qinutto July, ISGA, by tlie coromisrioners bf ihe several commas. The report was discussed, and postponed for the present. -i Bills ConßtdcrMlf The supplement to the act relative to decedents' os finallyanie vending, and passod, ‘t®. payment of tho troAp, of Die SSS?m ade for oeryico, m suppression the riot in. «ggyl|iiU county, passed finally. resolution oftne Bouse rotative.to the pay ment ot postage of the House of Representative;, was ameuded so as to limit the amount to $750, and negatived —yeasB, nays 19. Mr. LOWRY raped up the bill to enable citizens en gaged in the d lhtary service of the United States, or the mililary service ofPennsyLvania, to vote. This bill authorizes soldiers to vote by pioxy, and directs elec tion oniceis to receive such votes. It was passed to third reading—yeas 19, nays 13-by a strict party vote. The Senate refused to luspend the rule,two-thirds not voting m the affirmative. r *i V?HIT^ J ca ) led t , up % supplement to the act of 1562, to provide for the adjudication and paymout of military claims. This hi! I provide* for the paymeut of officers in the service of.the pnitod States, from the date ot i heir commissions to the time when thoy are mustered mlo the service. The bill was considered until the hour of one, when the Senate adjourned until afternoon. The Senate met at 3 o’clock. Mr. RIDGWAY called up the bill to prevent cattle running at large in Cheltenham township, Montgomery county,, which passed dually. The joint resolution, autuorizingtbe Governor to pre sent flags to the Sid. 78th, and tilth Regiments, and to the Tth-ReifiinentofCavHlry, passed finally, Mr. McSßEßßYcalled up tho bill providing for the adjudication of claims for damages sustaiued in' the bor der counties by reason of the rebel raid in October last, which passed Anally. Mr.. LAMBERTON moved to consider the bill provid ing for the removal of remains interred in the burying ground of tlio Second Presbyterian Church of Philadel phia, situated on Arch street, which was not agreed to. Mr. DONOVAN called up the bill relative to advertis ing of venders of merchandize in the city of Philadel phia, wlnph passed finally. lur, REILLY called up the bill relative to supervisors in certain townships of Schuylkill county, which passed finally. Mr. RIDG WAY called up the bill to increase the capi tal stock of the American Fire Insurance Company.- Passed finally. • Mr. SERRILL called up the bill to incorporate the Philadelphia Dental College, which passed finally—yeas 2s, nays 3. ~ . . Mr. teMi.TH called up the bill to LHoQVTiOy&te the Har leysville and Sonders in Mont gomery county. Passed linally, Adjourned. „• Speaker cESSNA called the House to order at 9>£ „ clock A. M. ■ •Mr..i y ABAR moved to suopond the orders. for the pur pose of contidoriug the act to erect a new county, to be called Madison. Mr. TYVITCHELL demanded a division of the que3-. uou; and the question being on the first divisiou, to sus pend the orders, it was disagreed to', and thc*second division fell. The consideration of bills on the private calendar, left overtrom last Tuesday, was resumed, t An act to extend the ebarter of the West Branch Bank was considered, passed, and laid over for third reading An act to ucoiporate the Scranton Bank came up for consideration. of Philadelphia, said he wa3 opposed to the incorporation 9f any new banks under the old sys tem, and moved the indefinite postponement of the bill Agreed to, • *._ _ Post Office Investigation Committee. ; Mr. ROWLAND, chairman of the select committee appointed to investigate into alleged frauds in the postal account of Rostmafttef Bergner for the month of March, moved that the powers of-the committee be extended to an examination into the accounts during the piosent session. ■ • . Mr. BROWN (Mercer), said he thought that the cohh should now liave nothing before them but that which they instructed to do on their appointment, -n said it Could make but little difference it the investigation should 1)8 extended Mr, VINCENT stated that he had been informed that •the committee had refused to aLLow Mr. 8. to appear before the commiitee to cross-examine the witnesses against him. and call witnesses ofliis own ; he therefore moved to amend by adding, “and that George Bergaer' be allowed to appear before the committee, either in per-- perron or by counsel, to participate in the examination of : witnesses.” Mr. KaINE opposed the amendment of Mr. Vincent, becauee it was an innovation upon the usual practice. Mr. LaPORTE favoied the amendment, because in all cases investigations have lost their force because of the absence of the accused, and the witues3es of the accused, in the evidence before the committee. •; Mr. JOHNSON said he hoped this investigation would be a fair one, not a one-sided one. It wa; under the hill of rights that Mr. B. claimed this privilege. Mr. BARGER was in favor of the Democratic doctrine of allowing the accused, in all case-, to be heard. He would vote for the amendment of Mr. Viucent. Mr ROWLAND opposed the amendment because it was unusual; he never knew of such a thing; the com mittee woulo conduct the examination fairly; all “wit nesses would be examined. Mr. VINCENT so modified his amendment as to strike out “or hy counsel. ” Mr. NEIMAN moved to amend the amendment, by ad ding “ and that the complainant he allowed the same privilege. ” Agreed to; and the amendment thus modified was agreed to. • 'An act to extend tbe charier of the Houesdale Bank then came up for consideration. Mr. NELSON moved to amend, by striking out five years (as the extension of time) and insert fifteen years? r»ot agreed to; and the bill passed finally. _ An act to extend the charter of the Wyoming Bank, at WiJkesbarre, in the county of Luzerne; (five years, with power to increase capital stock.) Passed; with latter clauso stricken out, and bill laid over for third reading. An act to incorporate the Bellefonte Bank, in -the county of Centre; on-motion of Mr. HOPKINS, J of Phila delphia, indefinitely postponed. ,■ An act to extend the charter of the Exchange Bank of Pittsburg passed second reading. . Supplement to the act incorporating the Pennsylvania .Railroad Company, approved April 16.A.D.1546, (autho rizing the company to select sites for stations in the city of Philadelphia. ] • Mr. BARGER submitted the following amendment; Provided* That, nothing in tliis act shalL be construed to authorize the Pennsylvania Railroad Company to take the property of the Western Market Company in Phila delphia. Mr. COCHRAN moved further to.amend as follows : “That the parties interested shall each nominate to the court a number of disinterested citizens of Philadel phia. from which the court shall choose a jury equal to tbeuenal number, whichjury shall decide upon the dam ages; and that the said Pennsylvania Railroad Com pany shall not be allowed to enter upon the property UDtil after said damages shall have been assessed and paid in full.” - . Mr. BARGER accepted the amendment of Mr. Cochran as part oi his own. Mr. ViKCiET moved to amend the amendment by striking out “paid in full,” and insert “payment se cured in accordance with the provisions of the act of 1849, audits supplements.” The amendment of Mr. Vincent was agreed toj aud the modified amendment of Mr. Barger, as amended by Mr. Vincent, was also agreed to, when the hill passed finally as amended. An act to incorporate the Kittaning and Oil City Rail road Company. * . Passed finally (with provision for lateral roads stricken out.) • An act to incorporate the Mahoning and Oil Creek Rail road Company. Passed finally (amended as above with ** Oil Creek” struck out and “French Creek” inserted in lieu,) Supplement to the act iucorpoi ating Farmers Railroad Company. Passed - finally (with provision for lateral roads stricken out and section allowing meeting of directors in Pittsburg instead of Oil City disagreed to.) Adjourned. Payment of Money in Lien of Service In the Army, The House, this afternoou, resumed the considera tion of the bill, published yesterday, entitled “Au act for the payment of money by those who, conscientiously, scruple to bear aims, *’ now on second reading, the first, second, and third sections having been adopted. The fourth .section (appropriating the money to the different counties) was before the House. Mr. SHANNON, in, a speech, said House had agreed to wring this money from its viiuims, he'de manded that the proceeds should go into the’State Trea sury. This was a matter of conscience that theConsti tuiion respected. In his county, out of ISO,OOO men but one took the oath of conscientious scruples against bear ing arms. He wonld offer an amendment, providing that this money should be appropriated to building a hospital, &c. »fof the unfortunate soldiers who have gone to the battle-field from Pennsylvania. ! Mr. LABAR did not think the Constitution had tanch to do with the matter; this war had been carrial on without regard to the Constitution. " j Mr. TRIMMER, for the benefit of the gentleman, jread from Article 6tli, of the Constitution of Pennsylvania, section second. ' ’ ' , After some additional discussion, Mr. REX moved the previous question, and the call was sustained. r The question then recurred on tbe amendment 0/ Mr. Benedict—to pay the money into the State Treasury on which the yeas and nays were, demanded, resulting in yens 44, nays 49. So theamendment was lost, aad*the original section, paying the money into the county treasuries, was adopted—yeas 49. nays 44. ? ? f l he bill being on its final passage, Mr. TWTTCJHELL moved to go into Commutes of the Whole for thenar rose of amending the first section by striking out)s3o9 as the penalty in lieu .of service, and inserting $2OO. Not agreed to. " j The bill then passed finally—yeas 71, nays 23. { Mr. GRaBER called up tbe “act to prevent the pay ment of laborers and others in store ordors.” ■ . Pending the discussion of this hill, the Eoni ad journed/until 9% o’clock P. M. . \ Public Entertainments. j* Academt of Music.— -Last night the operas, "LaFiglia del Reggimento,” and “Lee Noces de Jeannette,” were to have been presented; ojving, however, to the indisposition of Signor stsini, whose hoarseness was perceptible on Wednesday evening, “La Sonnambula ” was substituted To some, this substitution was a disappointment, .They came to hear Donizetti, not Bellini, Amfi then Bellini and Donizetti are so antithetic and direrse. Bellini is the soul of .simplicity. Doi&zefcti has to stand the charge of somewhat jexag-. gerating RoßsiDi’s florid style. The fecundity of Donizetti’s genius shows itself more in brilliancy than in strength. Bellini reunites and harmonizes the eccentric antagonism of opposite No more touchingly tender, simple, and refined airß are to be found 'than in the music 61 “La Sonnambula,” As might with complex con fidence liaVe been predicted, an enthusiastic house was in attenuAhee tO receive JVljss Kellogg, and to accompany her with discriminating ascerin ment throughout the progreßß of her presentation,. All know, her to be a thoroughbred musician! None. are ignorant of the skill, the sweetness, the agility of her execution. Even in recitation, proficiency in whiehis claimed to be exclusively Italian, Bheexcels. Her artistic excellence in this, and her capacity of melo-dramatic passionateness, render her (jelinea tions .of each and every character she undertrices ex-, ceedingly gratifying. What can be said df “Da . Sonnambula!” It teems with emotional! music ! and pure melodies. The defect of their insiumen tation haß been urged, and never with lessi'eason. The harmony of the essential parts is compile. The poetic centre of melody.and plot is in Amihl. The unstinted applause pronounced hosv unmistakably the prima donna haß sustained her part. Shecarried her audience away with her. Miss Kelloggis very soon to leave us. None can doubt that tie pres tige Bhe has obtained on these shores !is but a forerunner of what she will in Europe. She was born and she will live a dramatic songstress. Her career in America has been most unequivocally successful. Her.sway over an audienceis a sceptre. To sayshe is/withoufc, faults would be to acknowledge her perfection. To assert that she perceives and will correct tltein is to hint that she is approximating to it. J Brignoli was as Bwcet and as awkward as ever. He is always the same old tiling. So is Bsullli in a different way. Victor Massd’e “ Ees Noces de Jeannette” was variably received. Cordier was fascinatingly sweet as ever. Such parts as these are particularly suited to thiß artiste. She possesses a charming freshness of voice, and look, and form. She dresses with much taste. She is always in a good temper, (or seems to be bo,) a great advantage in a good singer. She is graceful, without affectation r and. vivaciobjß, without effrontery. Her archnesß is captivating) and her unaffected sweetness of demeanor is enticing. She studies hard, and is deservedly successful. : Without being great in either singing or acting, she is yet equally good in both. • Last night Bhc was very good indeed. She was pretty well supported by Dubreul. To*night, Halevcy’s great Juive,” is announced. A great cast is promised. New Chestnut-Street Theatre—Benefit op Mr. Forrkst.—This evening -Mr. Forrest will con-, elude a long and memorable engagement, with a performance of great power. He will appear in Judge Conrad’s popular tragedy,. “ Jack Cade.” Passages in this play afford expression to some of Mr. Forrest’s most impressive qualities. Sale of Carpetings, Canton Rlattikgs, &c., &c.—The early attention of purchasers is requested to the desirable assortment-of Ingrein, Venetian List, and Hemp Carpets, white and check Canton. Matting®, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on four months' credit, commencing this morning at 10K o*elcck precisely, by John B. Myers & 00., No. 232 and 224 Market street, - .. Harrisburg, April ffi 1863. SENATE. MORNING SESSION. AFTERNOON - SESSION. HOUSE. MOUSING SESSION, AFTERNOON SESSION, IMrORTAMT ARRESTS AND ASTOUNDING DISCLOSURES I A SECRET TREASONABLE ORGANIZATION. The President of the United States to be Abducted. A NORTHWESTERN CONFEDERACY ESTABLISHED The Draft to be Resisted by Force, if Necessary, William I. Lyon, a United States Detective, Maltcs a Narrow Escape. SIGNS, PASSWORDS, AND GRIPS. The Organization Extends all over the South, and Many Places in the West and North. THE CONSPIRATORS OPEN AT FIRST, BUT SECRET AFTERWARDS. Members of the Secret Order go to Reading, Pa., to Rescue the Prisoners, but Make a Mistake. If there is any person who has any doubt as to a secret political organization for the express purpose of resisting the laws, he may remove it all by read ing the following evidence elicited yesterday before Mr. Charles Heazlett, the United States Commis sioner. The arrest of the parties named below was known to very few persons outside the law officers whose services, it was supposed, would be required. The great mass of people, moving along Chestnut street and Fifth yesterday, little dreamed that such proceedings, rb somewhat detailed below, were pro gression in the United States Commissioner’s office. It was a wise thing, perhaps, that caution was used by the authorities to preverit undue excitement. The prisoners had been in this city from, ttie evening previous, but as the affair was pruuently kept a pro found secret from indiscriminating gentlemen of the press, the great public were no less the wiser, ftftd there was less likelihood to ripple the stream of jus tice as it flows in its quiet stillness from , the foun tain of authority. It was not untilafter two o’clock, yesterday afternoon, that the public became aware that something was up, from the fact that a telegraphic despatch had been received from Read ing, Pa., that several hundred men, some of them armed, had reached that place to effect a rescue of prisoners supposed to be at that place. It also be ing stated that the" prisoners the crowd were in search of, to rescue them from the law authorities, had been, taken to Philadelphia, the rescuers made a suggestion to come to Philadelphia to rescue them here. Everything being unsatisfactory in regard to the movements of the rioters, it was deemed advi sable to prepare for any emergency that might arise, no matter what, nor where it came-from. Chief Ruggles, very quietly, ordered a reserve of police to reportwforthwith at the Central Station, and to come in small parties, so as not to awaken any suspicion. In a very short time squads of police reported, and not having anything particular todb, passed their time in examining, certain mus ics, and going through a drill. The provost guard also had their drill in the State-houße yard, and a cavalry corps were trying the met tle of their horses in the northwestern part of the city. The Hon. J. Glancy Jones, ex-member of Con gress, in alluding to the reported riot at Reading, said last evening at the hearing, that the assemblage had yielded to wiser counsel, and it was not likely they would come to Philadelphia, We breathed free then. It will be seen in the following that it is de liberately plotted that Abraham Lincoln, the Presi dent of United States, shall be abducted, and that a Northwestern Confederacy is contemplated; that the society boasts of a very great number of members in the North, the South, the West, and in the armyj that a deserting soldier was recognized by the signs a'nd gripß, understood by the members only, and that five deserters were rescued from the military au thorities in the State of Indiana. It will also be seen that Mr. Lyon, a detective of the United States, and now deputy provoßt marshal at Reading, Penn sylvania, came very near being struck with a hay fork when the secret band of conspirators were probing about the straw in search of spies. Much other interesting information will also be found in the following. We might say that before the hearing closed, quite a Dumber of the most prominent resi dents of Philadelphia crowded into the Commis sioner’s room. We observed one or two of the prisoners making certain signs—one of which was carelessly placing the forefinger of the right hand vertically on the lips, meaning probably to “keep mum,” ’ We have reason to believe that some one or more in the crowd in the room recognized the sign thus made. THE HEARING. Philip Huber, Augustus F. Illig - , Gabriel Filbert, and Harrison Oxeneider were arraigned on the charge of conspiracy. George A. Coffey, Esq., United States District Attorney, appeared for the Government. Hon. J. Glancy Jones, ex-member of Congress, ap peared as counsel for the last three named defendants. John F. O’Neill, Esq. , appeared for the first named. Mr. Hnber is the prime-mover in organizing the al leged treasonable association. He expected Mr. Jones would deiend him, but this gentleman declined. After settling some uninteresting preliminaries the affidavit was rerdby the counsellor the defence, upon which the warrant of arrest waSiSf ued. This was made in April the 6th inst., by William Y. Lyon, United States detec tive, audit sets forth that there have been organized, in various parts of Berks county, Pennsylvania, seditious and treasonable, combinations, lodges, or societies, the object of which is to create disaffection against the Go vernment of the United States, to prevent and resist the executioi of the. United States laws, and particularly the act of Congress providing for a conscription or draft of soldiers; the said lodges meetai night-time, pay an initia tion fee, and are bound together by an oath; said socie ties have from fifty to eighty and a hundred members each; that one was organized at the houte of Jacob ZelLr, near Slouch burg, Pennsylvania, and other places. The affidavit further sets forth the names of some of the members of said association, of parties * who have not been arrested. THE EVIDENCE. ■William Y. Lyon sworn. Mr. Jones, counsel for defence, now cautioned the wit ness to say nothing but what he knows of his own knowledge. ■Witness; Yes, sir. - Question by United States District Attorney Coffey. Do youknow the defendants?. Answer; v I‘ do ;1 Know'Philip llubcr, hr. Augustus Illig, Gabriel Filbert, and Harrison Oxeneider; I re ceived information within the last two months that there was a man named—(objected to by Mr. O’Neill, who said, never mind about receiving the information; just state what you know of your own knowledge.) . . Witness; Well, then, to suit you better, 1 will say from information that I received, I set myself to work to find out whether there was anything in this matter; I piped.” for it; there were complaints coming to me every day. Mr. Jones hero interrupted the witness by saying that he had understood that Mr. Lyon had had some conver sation with the defendants, and anything they said to him, unless voluntarily made by them, caunofc be ad mitted as evidence. Mr. O’Neill further said that admissions could not be received unlessthe conspiracy is first made out. Let us substantiate this first, and then proceed.. Witness. I came here to tell the truth, and nothing but the truth; lam a stranger here. By Mr. Coffey. Tell what you saw and heard. Witness resumed. On Saturday morning, the 21st of March, 1563, I received information there was to be a meeting; I proceeded to-the place where the meeting was to be held; I went on foot iu Marion township, and con cealed myself in the barn of Jacob Cellar, under the straw"*, Mr. Huber told the men who were there; I think Mr. Filbert was there; Mr. Huber was thereof course; he told them— Mx*. O’Neill objects that what Mr. Huber said is not evidenceuntil the defendants first be conducted in the charge of conspiracy. When this is done, then any admission of what Mr. Huber said, may be given in evidence. Commissioner Heazlett replied— ‘ ‘Well, we must com mence this investigation somewhere, and we might as well commence now. ” Mr. iJones said, alter the evidence has been heard then the Commissioner can exercise his own judgment. With this understanding.the witness made another at tempt to give in his evidence. He said, there might have been a hundred men in the barn, altogether; before they proceeded to business Mr. Hubei' told them to starch thebarn, to see if there were any spies concealed in it; I cannot name ihe parties whom he was ad dressing; he directed them to run a dung-fork or hay-fork into the straw, to see if there were auy spies concealed under it; after this was done , he ordered pickets to be thrown outside the barn: this was, as near as I can judge, between eight and nine o’clock; the men went out, then the men inside took the obligation; Mr. Huber did the talking:, he denounced the war as un holy and unjust; he said that the society was a million strong; he stated that it first was organized in the South; that the society, had signs, passwords, and grips; he administered the obligation; whether the men swore on a Bible or not, I cannot say; there were eighty-three men, to the best of my knowledge, who joined on that oc casion by taking the obligation; the obligation was given verbally; he said the men would swear; I don’t know whether they kissed the Bible or not, as I could not ex actly see; they all answered yes after the obligation was spoken to them; he advertises a meeting to be held at a certain place—a man's house-and after this they go into a se&'et organization ; the members sign a list and pay one dollar each, in the first, place; then those who sign go into secret; thosewho do not sign go away; I heard him give the obligation. By Mr. Coffey. Now just think, and be careful, and tell us what tho obligation is. Wifusjs Yes sir. . “Are you in 'favor of the abduct ionlof Abraham Lin coin? , • Iheardthis, ü by force, if necessary,” “ Are you in favor of a Northwestern Confederacy?” Huber here interrupted the witness by saying; "It's a lie . ” - - Commissioner Heazlett told Huber to keep silence. By Mr. Coffey; Well, sir, go on. Did you hear any thing else ? Witness. Yes, sir;. I heard himsay: “ Are you in favor of resisting the draft or the Conscription act? ” Here there was some sensation among tbe crowd, and the windows were opened to letin a little fresh air , By Mr. Coffey. Well, sir, did they swear to these obli gations? Witness. Yes, sir; they answered yes. ■ Quebtion. Can’t you name some of the men who were there and who thus swore? How about Mr. Illig, Mr. Filbert, or Mr. Oxeneider. Witness. I cannot swear positively that any of them were there; Mr. Filbert and Illig were at the house be fore the party went into secret session, and f cannot swear positively that they were in the barn; I am sure that Ur. Iluber was in the barn; am not mistaken about bim; he was the only man ihat spoke at the meet ing in the'kouse; there was more or Jess talking among those wno composed the meeting; BS3 were collected at the private meeting; Huber said lie was the treasurer; he took the money; I have had some talk with him; I asked him some questions, and told him he might answer them if he chose; there was no compulsion; I know the rights of a lmsoaer when.iii custody; 1 asked him what the association was banded together for—was it to overthrow the Government? He said it was, and this could be done under the Constitution; ho said the moriey was raised to fee lawyers if any one of the members was arrested ; also, to try the constitution ality of the conscription act, and if this loould not do ihty vjould\u$e foree, but did not say wbat kind of force; I believe this is about all I know of the affair; I am a Government detective, and since the 20th. of March . have been deputy provost marshal at Reading, Cross-examined by Mr. O’Neill.—Huber resides near the Black Horse, in Lancaster county, not far from'the line of Berks county; the public meeting was called at the house of Mr. Foust; I can’t say that the noth o ef the meeting was published; I received my information of the meetingfiorn Scohchburgrl was not in the house; I was in sight of it; this was on March 21st—Saturday Huber made the speech at the house; all the doors were not shut; I was in disguise; 1 taJkeo with no person; 1 listened against the shutter; I was pretty close; no one accosted me'; 1 accosted nobody; I was rigged upfoi-tlie occasion; I was blackened and in disguise-; I never spoke to Huber until April 7tli; I have-seen hiui sometimes; I did noL see Him speak; 1 knew his voice at the barn; I was secreted under tbe straw in the barn; I heard him speak at a meeting in Moonvillo! Question. ")Veli, sir, you must be in error, because you have said yeunever'heard him speaA until the 7th- of April. I Witness. You are mistaken-, sir; X said nothing of the kind; 1 said 1 never spoke to him until the 7tU of April. Q. Weil; how did you recognize- him by his voioev m ' tli e ba ru, ii) y ou did not see, him while he was speaking in the house? , - - A. 1 did know liis voice, and 'hoard him:distinctly..; Q. “ You'liave pretty big ears." A. * 4 Tliat’s so. ‘ • ''••• ' „ _ ; Tl;e witness was now questioned at great ana some what tedious length .in respect to the oath taken by the alleged conspirators. TJio-\vitnt3X‘» had mude a memo randum of the oath, with lead pencil, in a small book in which lie bad written the word abdication,upon which ini>take the learned counsel aliected to be soraewliac fuunv. The witness said I ;im noi a good speller nor a good* writer, but Mr. Huber said ffWn.c£io?i.; I made the memorandum, the witness continued, on Sunday morn ing after -I- got home; it was their fresh upon my mind: 1 did not make it on Saturday night, simply because I vaslired; 1 went home in >v -coal train; felt sleepy; I’m. a poor rmdler; I arrested Huber in the iron fouudry off* the Flii adoiphia and Reading Rai'road shop at Reading;; I seaichesL. him to see if ho bad any papers ou hinstS found one paper that lie had fixed for anothor meeting to bo held; that paper iu now in the pdiaeHsionof Samuel s lmld in the barn; understand me, when he made a speech at the house, then the parties signed, then those who signed would go into secret meeting with those who had before signed; when 1 found t ey inteuded to go to the barn, 1 went taore ahead of them, and secreted my*olf under the straw. . ; By Mr. Coffey. I am not positive they said at the meet ing, to resist the draft by force; the obligations were spoken in English and German, or Pennsylvania Dutch. The witness was now examined as to the character of tho defendai ts: So far as he knew of Messrs lllig,. o»xe* ncider, andF lhert, he considered their noaracter g.ood; never had any cause to suppose they would dean illegal act; I certainly wou d net-trust Huber; my impression isfrom what I Know of these gentlemen; I have no reason to say that I think they would violate the law.hut 1 would not trust Huber. [Laughter.]' Frederick Priutz was called to the stand. On being sworn he said he lived eight miles from- Reading; ho got acquainted with Huber at the meeting at the hoase of Mr. Foust; it was on last Friday two weeks, I think; Hu her called the meeting; ii was called by private means; the object was to take measures to resist the draft: Mr. Huber stated this at the public meeting; there were about ztOneople present; he referred to the case of resistance m Indiana, and said this was the way it would be done hcie; that if any oue of the members should be taken and i-ent lo Fort Warren that he would be rescued, even it they bad to tear the fort down; he said there were one or two milliou of men belonging to tde organizat on all over the South and Worth,, aud in thearmv; he said they knew each oilier by sigas, and then stated a case of a soldier passing on the road, who gave him the sign, and ; he knew him hy it; he said that any one who paid a dollar could he-sworn in; he spoke about one-hour; I paw the crowd go into the : barn ; don’t know what they did thero; sixty-three dollars were paid at the public meeting; llubec did not say what the name of. the association was, hut outsiders called them C ’opperheadf}, LLaugbter.l; after the meeting I went towaids tin ba.ru to get my horse; I was stopped by two men; I told them J wanted to get my horse and wagon, aud thoy said all right,-and went with me; I do not know what the members swear to; one of the mem bers told me, afterwards, that they had searched the barn for spies, but found none; there was something said about a pease convention to settle the war. Isaac S. Ueriiart sworn.—This witness was so essen tially Pennsylvania German that an interpreter was called into Requisition A gentleman well learned In pure Geimaai found himself at a loss to intorprot Penn sylvania Dutch. Mr. H. H. Mafiderbach, ex-sheviiF of Berks county, was called. The witness did not throw any new light on lie knew nothing about the tccrct organization, not being a member. Wo give the following; gou.densed report of his evidence: Mr. Buber said it was a pity that, in a country likq this, it is necessary to form ft secret association i.biit 5r t iay-mu!llu.g, ne guessed it wouic* we public; lie then went on to say. that we ought to support the Government, if it was ftvwv* 0,1 the PrrintnrF'" ' .... rr '-j - *«««»> us; u the Government was front [fie devil it ought to he trampled under toot4 he said Lhat Abe Lincoln and all his Cabinet.had robbed the ireas-iiry* and if there was ofily one shinplaster left on it, they’d go in up to their elbows to get it; he went in and . said the war was too lorfg id > operation; a many people bad been killed, and the war ought to be stopped; that the last laws that came out from- Lincoln ana Congress were not favorable'to tbe*poor man; I saw money paid to Mr. Huber; he got S paper and put down the names; he said he had’ plot a soldier near Fritztown, and he gave the sign; he' went out and tried the soldier, and said 1 he had’ it all correct;.he said the society was neaWyftwo' milttous ftrong. and said something about the old Government; that so many had been slaughtered that no’-ukirc ought to be killed ; he did not think the last consti tutional; after all this was said, the inet:libg--wen> to the barn; Mr. Huber said in his public speech tbntfive had deserted m Indiana; the Government sent after them, hut did not get them; I saw several members after this, anil they said that all the members who should be drafted, if they were taken to Washington at midnight, tney would m an hour *o overto Jeff Davis; I Olliers say they would be killed at home rather than be taken down there and ki led; lluber'said that it was tho Copperheads that re-cued the five men in Indiana; I can’t recollect what B uher called their association. The proceedings here closed. Mr. Coffey, the United States district attorney, stated that he had a number of other witnesses who would make some other disclosures, and suggested that a time be agreed upon for another hearing. Mr. Jones contended that his clients were all re sponsible men, and, as there was no evidence impli cating them, they might be discharged. Mr. O’Neill asked that his client be discharged, as there waß no evidence of conspiracy. Some time was spent in conversation on these points, and finally the district attorney agreed to hold Messrs. Filbert, Oxeneider, and. Illig, in each other’s recognizance, in the sum of $3,000, to appear at the next hearing. Mr. Huber was required to enter bail in the sum of $4,000. The n ext hearing will take place on Monday after noon, May 4, at 3 o’clock. '' Church Dedication.— Last evening, tlie new edifice of the First Baptist Church, corner of Chestnut and Thirty-sixth streets, was ,• dedicated with appropriate ceremonies. The church was filled, many having left at an early hour, unable to obtain standing room. The appearance of the inte rior, lit up by a very ingenious contrivance from the ceiling, by means of reflectors covered with glass, was elegant and tasteful. The edifice iB built of brown stone, of massive proportions, and as beauti ful as it 1b substantial. The pewß were filled, and benches crowded the aisles. Among those present, we noticed Capt. John P. Levy, John A. Gendell, and other prominent members of the Berean Baptist Church of West Philadelphia; Hon. Wm. D. Kelley, Postmaster Walborn, and other well-known citizens. The dedicatory services opened with prayer by Rev. James Cooper, and the sermon was preached by Rev. Dr. George B. Ide—an eloquent and instructive discourse, in which the influences of the sanctuary as an agent for the moral and intellectual develop ment of man were happily, discussed. The prayer oi| dedication was delivered by the pastor, Rev. J. H. Castle, and, after singing, another address, by Rev. Warren Randolph, delivered. Besides the reverend gentlemen mentioned, there were in the pulpit Rev. Messrs. Catheart, J. Hyatt Smih, Simmons, and Wilson. The history of the Bap tist denomination of West Philadelphia is an interesting one. There are now two churches in active operation. .The first was organized in. 1844, with Rev. E. M. Levy, how of Newark, N[. J., as pastor. At the commencement its members num bered about 30, but under the excellent management of the pastor, who remained with his charge during fourteen years, it attained a membership of about 400. Soon a new impulse was given to the religious feeling ot the community, which manifested itself in the erection of the Berean Baptist Church, a beauti ful edifice a few squares west of this. The Bereau was dedicated first, and a spirit of emulation respect ing church architecture then sprang up. After it had been built, Captain Levy and other members interested themselves in the building of the Mariners’ Baptist Bethel, near the navy yard. West Philadel phia may well feel proud of its churches, Anti-Slavery An kiversaey. —The twenty-ninth, anniversary of ..the Female Anti- Slavery Society took place yesterday afternoon at the Assembly Building. The secretary of the asso ciation read the report, in which reference is thus made to the emancipation proclamation: Of the four millions of slaves, to whose deliverance our life-long labors were pledged, more than three mil lions were, on the morning of January 2, 1863, de clared, by the highest law of the land, thenceforward and forever free. It is a pleasant taßk to trace the tokens of our nation’s progress ; during the past year. The report enlarged upon the enactments of Congress in reference to the extension of slavery. On the 25th of February, 1862, the House of Repre sentatives passed a bill forbidding any person connected with the array or navy, on penalty ol dismission' from . the service, to aid s in the return of fugitive slaves'to their-masters. Speak ing of the abolition of slavery in the District ol Columbia, in the language of the report, it was styled the first ripe sheaf of the. full harvest into which the. Abolitionists, toiling in the patience of hope for thirty years, had looked steadily forward with soul-inspiring faith.. The bill abolishing slavery in the District of Columbia was speedily followed by the enactments prohibiting forever the existence of slavery in the Territories of the United States, and these great deeds, done for freedom, were not the only evidences furnished by Congress of grow ing love of liberty in the popular heart. On the 9th. of May, 1862, • General Hunter uttered the glorious words declaring the slaves of Georgia and South Carolina free.. General Butler won the ad miration of his countrymen by issuing his proclama tion calling on the free colored citizens of Louisiana to take up arms in the cause of the Government of the United States. Another act of justice to along injured race was the opinion of the Attorney Gene ral of the United States, declaring that free colored men within the precincts of the United States were citizens of the United States, and entitled to all the privileges and immunities of citizens. The duty oF the Abolitionists in this hour of the nation’s peril is plain and clear. The report closed as follows: “ To the work which remains for us to do we joyfully address ourselves, devoutly thankful for all that has been attained, and have faith that the hour of final victory is at hand, when the Abolitionist may put off his armor and sing, ‘Jehovah hath triumphed 5 His people are free. 5 ” Addresses were then made by J. Miller McKim, Esq., Lucretia Mott, Mias Grow, and Josiah Bond. After which the meeting ad journed. Fatal Railroad Accident.—Yester day morning, about eleven o’clock, a farmer, named Henry R. Herr, was almost instantly killed by being Btruck with the bumper of one of the cars on the Central Railroad, about five and a half miles west of Lancaster. The unfortunate man was driving some of his hogs from the track at the time of the disaster. He leaves a wife and family. No blame can be attached to the engineer or con ductor of the train. A New Attack on Port Hudson —Hebei -** StieDgtli, 80,000. New York, April 9.—A Baton Rouge letterof March 30th, Bays that the rebels have 80,000 men at Port Hudson. Gen. Banks arrived on Friday, and an order was issued for the whole division to be in readiness to march at an hour’s notice, with three days’ cooked rations. No movement has taken 1 place as yet. This is to be the grand move upon Port Hudson. The Boston Union JGeague Oration ot* Edward. Everett* Boston, April 9.— I The Hon. Edward Everett de livered a magnificent oration before the Union League, recently established, of which he is Presi dent, this evening, in Tremont Temple. He re viewed the war, showing the futility of the reasons given for secession. He proved that the failure of the Crittenden Com promise was intentionally caused by the action of the Senators from the Cotton States, and affirmed that its passage would not have prevented the re bellion. He argued against all peace proposi tions, declaring, in powerful language, that there is no alternative but to subdue the rebellion by force of arms, and exhorted every citizen, whether , tech nically counting himself upon the Bide of the Ad ministration or the Opposition, to do everything in his power to support the', measures of the Govern ment. The oration was enthusiastically applauded Gov. Andrew was among the distinguished gen tlemen present. Soldiers Drowned* : v Boston, April 9.—On Tuesday night eight Boldiers, confined in Fort Independence awaiting trial by court martial lor various offences, escaped in a small skiff and pulled for South Boston Point. Soon after, cries for help were heard, and a life-boat started from the fort in search, but nothing was discovered in the darkness. All the deserters were undoubtedly drowned. The names of the missing men are as fol lows : John Mime, bom in Huddersfield, England; John Bale,'Concord, N. K.; Alexander Devine, Ire land: John Morgan and BenjWanKeuren, Newburg, N. Y., ali belonging to the 2d Massachusetts Ca valry; Charles Edmonds, 27th Massachusetts; Ser geant Patrick Cunningham, Ist United States Artil lery, and Benj. C. Davis, 11th United States In fantry. •, , • __ • Tile Kcbel Cotton X.oan. Cincinnati, April &—The Atlanta Intelligencer srjb the rebel commercial agent, Debow, has nego tiated in Mississippi and Louisiana for about one hundred and seventy-live thousand bales ofcotton, at twelve cents per pound, being security forthe Confederate bonds. ? A Vessel on Fire. New York, April 9.—The schooner Mary Clinton arrived here and - report® that, on «he 7th inst., in lat. 3S, long. 73, 60, saw the hull of a vessel on fire. She was about four miles distant. : Arrival of Cotton. b?iiw York, April 9.—The steamers Louisiana afti Celt, from Europe, arrived to-day, and brought bales of cotton. Arrival ql’ the Prize Steamer Aries* Boston, A pril 9.—The English prize steamer Aries has arrived here. Markets by Telegraph, “Cincinnati, April 9.—Flour dull at $5.66@5.75- wheat dull and without demand; whisky dull; hogs veiy dull; lard dull at IG ots* gold and demand notes, 46; exchange ou New York, par to pre mium; Tile Pacific Coasts Saw Francisco, April B. —Trade ia considered duller than.ever before at this season of the year. The steamer from the Northern Coast arrived to day with $60,000 in treasure, and Oregon dates of the Ist, and British Columbia to the 3d iastant. A brisk spring emigration to the Carraboo mines had commenced from Victoria and Puget’s Sound. The saw mills in Washington Territory were being deserted by the laborers emigrating to the Salmon river diggings. The latest reports from the Boise river mines con tinue favorable. The Snake Indians had been se verely punished by a volunteer company of miners, who attacked them near Salmon River Falls, on Snake river, killing about thirty. Only two of the miners were wounded. Ship News* New York, April 9.—Arrived—Ship Winfield Scott, from Havre; i bark Wyman, from Surinam; brig Snow Bird, from Newcastle; schooner Helen, from Port-au-Prince; ship Fearless, from Manilla; ship Doctor Borth, from Hamburg; brig Leviathan, from Trinidad; brig Orson Adams from Sagua; brig Tempest, from Trinidad;.brig JVGilkey. from Phila delphia; schr Mary Clinton, from Tobaßco; schr Ad vance, from Carthagena; schr Lord of the Isles, from. Ragged Island. • FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, THE MONEY MARKET. Philadelphia, April 9,1853. Gold was again excited to : day, and fluctuated between. 3,47 at the opening down to 144, running up to 143, with a lively lire of operations. Old one-year certificates are worth 991 V ©par; the new 98K. Other Governments continue in. strong demand, ISSI sixes selling at 105© IC5)£; seven-thirties 106. Money remains at the same figures lately noted, with a slight disposition to tight ness. The subscriptions to th e five-Iwentj- loan, at the office of Jay Cooke, Esq., amounted to a million and a quarter Lo-dny, up to half past three o’clock, with every prospect of reaching to a million and a half before the close. The stock market was active, but somewhat feverish. 1881 coupon sixes sold at 105; the registered at 101J4. Rew City sixes sold at the old at 106. State five 3 werenot strong, and fell otf %. 'Reading sixes advanced, Pennsylvania Railroad mortgages were steady. North Penusj lvania sixes sold at 90—an advance of'}£. Cam den and Amboy sixes (1833) at 10S&. Allegheny Valley sevens at par. Schuylkill Navigation sixes (1832) rose to Susquehanna Canal sixes to 43. Lehigh Navi gation sixes to 110. EijnU'a sevens were firm at 109. Phi ladelphia and Ei;i& fcixes gt JiH. Union Canal sixe3 sold at 20. CbtfrWiSlfft Railroad shares are suffering from the effects misfctdiements regarding the proceeds of the last year’s business, and as soon as the priuted circulars are if sued we shall lay before our readers a correct statement of the company’s affairs. The shares opened to-day at ,v.L/ * and closed active, at 22%©23; Philadelphia AS/4? - ... ■ tx !„ Xi. and Eriedeclineu iuni *.eunsyj.* <*«... fell off Beaver Meadow sold at 67)4; Little Schuylkill at 46)4; Elmira preferred at 52; Long Islar dim proved K; North Pennsylvania fell Green and Coates sold at 422 j; Spruce and Pine rose.#; West Philadelphia sold at 66; Tenth and Eleventh improved 1; Girard College 34; Arch-street Schuylkill Navigation sold at 7, the pre ferred at 11M\ Lehigh Navigation advanced >4; Morris was steady; Commercial Bank sold at 5334; Louisville Bank at 9434@95; 146 was hid for North America; 122 for Philadelphia; 56>£ for Farmers’ and Mechanics’; 42)4 for Firard; 36)4 for Commonwealth. The market closed firm,Ls69,o6o in bonds and 3,300 shares changing hands. Jay Cooke & Co. quote Government securities, Stc., as follows: United States Sixes, 1881 .....105 @10534 Dnited States 73-10 Notes 105 @105)4 Certificates of Indebtedness. 99%m10 2)4 Certificates of Indebtedness, new 975t@ 93% Quartermasters’ Vouchers 96M@ 97X Demand N otes... 146 @l47>£ Gold •; 146>i@148 Sales five-twenties to-day $1,500 000. The New York Evening Post of to-day says: The bill prohibiting the banks from lending on gold passed the Senate at Albany this morning. To account for the quietude of thestock market during the past week or two is found by Wall street to be a diffi cult task. Some persons attribute the want of animation to the decline of gold, but the constantand capricious fluciuations in gold being seldom represented by any responsive fluctuations in stocks, thisposition isscarcely tenable Another opinion is, that the attention of investors is so much engrossed at, present by live-tv enties and other Government securities that the country orders have been much curtailed, and in the stock market some degree ol diminished demand lias been the natural consequence. A third view is that the absorbing suspense in the public mind, relative to anticipated movements at Charleston, Vicksburg, and elsewhere, is unfavorable to active speculation. Each of these opinions may, per haps, in part account for a state of things which is not to be regretted in the present condition of the currency, but is, on the other hand, one of the most favorable and en couraging symptoms. The n arket opened quiet but steady. An improved feeling was developed as business advanced, and close was decidedly stronger. - ■ * The following table exhibits the chief movements of the market, as compared with the latest prices of last evening: _„ _ Th. Wed. Adv. Dec. D. S. 6s, 1881,re* 104# 104# U. S. 6s, 1581, con 10a 105 U S. 7 3-10 p. c. T. N. .105 105# .. y a U. S. 1 year Certif gold. .100# 100# American g01d......... .147# 147# ... • Tennessee 6s 60 60# .. # Missouri 6s. 60X 60# # .' Pacific Mail 166 187 .. l N.Y. Central 113# 114# .. i Erie 76# 76# ... # Erie preferred 86 96# .. # Hudson Elver.... 104 105 .. l Harlem..... 44# 47# .. 3# Harlem preferred 82# 84 .. 1# Mich. Central..: 100# 101 .. # Mich. Southern 69 68# # Mich. So. guar.. 99# 100 .. # Illinois Central 8cp..... SS# SBX X Clev. and Pittsburg.... 69 6S# % Galena 92X 92 X Clev. and Toledo 96X 96# # .. Chicago andEock Isld. S9X 90 ' # Fort Wayne 58# 6S # Quicksilver Co-.*....*.. 42 ' . 42 Central Amer. Transit. 36 . 37# .. % Gold has oscillated between the extremes of 146 and 14S. As we go to press the quotation is 147#. Exchange is unsettled by ihe incertitude which the fiuctuations.in gold impart to all foreign commercial ope rations. Few bills are selling and rates are nominal. Lange Sale*, April 9* er, Philadelphia Exen.aags.3 BOARD. FUila. Stock Exch [Reported by S. E. Slatmake FIRST I 157 Pennaß. i.;..-67 47 do 67% 354 Reading R 4itf. '250 d 0... 44% 200 do 44% 1000 Susa Cnl 6s 42% 3000 do 43 IOOCO do ..bswu43 " 7150 ScbuyNav 65’82... 72- 30 Gru&Coatesß.... 42% 10000 US6s’Slreg.... 104% ICOOO do 104% 2000 City 65....... .uew.109% o Beaver Meadow... 67% tO Cata 5...... .prf. cU 22% 100 do prf-slO 22)2 100 d0......—'-.prf'22?* ICO do*. prf-slO 22% 100 Sch Nav.prf.bswn 17,%v 1000 AlleYal7s f.aoo 2000 Penna os 2dy5.101% 1000 do 2ct£s.lol 1000 UnionCnl 6s--.cp. 20 ,200 Cam & Amb 6s 5 53.10 J% 10 Lit Scliy R 46% 500 Reading 6s ’43.....100)2 11 Spa Pine R 16 1 Phil & Trenton—l6l 2000 U S 6s J SI.. *lO5 1500 N Penna 6s 90 20 WPhilaß 66 BOARDS. 54 Phila & Erie R v ss 4l 60 d 0... ...b3O 41& 1000 City 55.*.......2ctfs 95 50 Cataß.......prf.ch 22K BETWEEjJ 500 Leh Nav 65...2dy5.110 140 Pkila & Erie K.bfcO. 41 150 d 0.... .b 5. 40& 10 do t.. 41 SECOND 30 Elmira R pref. 52 4000 U 8 0s : S1 105 3CCO U S6s ’SI rejf-IOIK 10 PJiila & Erie R.... 41 SOO Cataw R......pref. 22& 100 Schuybar. 7 17 Louisville Bk 95 300 New Greek % 2000 City Gs 106 1000 U S 1 yr cert.new. 95% 1400 Penna os 3ctfs.lol BOARD. 50 Sp & Pine R....... 16% 4000 Sclmy Nay 6s J 52... 72% 1000 City 6s 105% 500 U S 7-30 TrNts blk. A & 0.105% 4 Commercial Bk.. 53)4 50 SchuyNav--.prf.bo. 17)4 10 do 94&1 „ AFTER I 25 ScnuyNav.....pref. YJW 2 Commercial 8k.... 53%i 100 Cata E-pref-sSOwn- 22% I CLOSING Pit! _ ~ Bid. Asked. U S 8s cpn ’81... .104% ICS D 57.30DL1k...305 . 10 5% American Gold--146% 148 Pki1a6501d......105k 106% Bo new 109% 110 Alleco 67 F 9 Penna 65........ -101% 101 k Reading R 44 5-16 44% 50ARDS. |ICO Cata R.pref.s3own. 22% I 15 Phila Sc Brie R... 41 ICES—FIRM. Bid. Asked. N Penna R 11% n% Do 6s ...89% 90 Do ' 10s 109 110% Catawissaß 7 7% _Do _ prfd..... 23% 2 i% Beaver Mead R.. 67% .. Minehillß 55% 56 Harrisburg R... Wilmingtonß... .. Lehigh. Nay 6s-. .. Do shares .. 66% 57 Do scrip.... 41 41% Cam&AmbE.... .. 16S Phila & Erie 63 . .104 San & Erie 7s Delaware Div. Do bd5...«.» .. Spruce-street R.. 16% 16% Arch-streetß.... 25% 28% Race-street R ... 10 ll Tenth-street R.. 42 43 Thirteenth-at R. 36 37 W Phi1aR....... 65 66% Do bonds... .. .. Green-street R.. 42% 43 Do bonds Second-streetß.. . S 4 Do bonds Fifth-street 8... 61% 62 Do bonds .. Girard College R 28% 29 Seventeenth -st R 11% 12 Ms ;§0 . .100%' ill Do bds ’7O. .104>I 103 Do bds’B6... 103 103# Penna 8......... 66% 67 Do lstm6s.. .. 115 Do 2dm65..1C6 108 Little Scbuylß.. 46# 96% Morris Canal.... 64 65 Do prfdlOs.l3s# 136 Do 6s ’76.... Do 2dmtg.. .. Susa Canal Do 6s SchuyllSav 7 7% Do prfd 17% Yl% Do 65,’82.... 72H 72^ Elmira B 37% Do prfd 62 62 K Do 7s *73*... 109 in Do 105...... .. ... L Island R.ex dr 34>£ 36 Do bd5...... .. .. PMla;Ger&Nor. .. 67 LehighValß.,., ... .. | Do bd*..... .. ... j PiiUatlelplila Marfecti, April 9—Evening, The demand for Flour is limited, both for shipment and home use, and the market is drooping, -with small sales to supply the retailers and bakers at from $3. S7@ 6.25 for common to gOQd superfine; §6.50©7 for extras; H7,2C©7.75 for extra family; and SS@S.7o t?> bbl for fancy brands, according to quality. Eye Flour is unchanged, with sales of 200 bbls at $4.75 bbl. Corn Meal is doll; Penna is held at $4, and Brandywine $1 50 bbl GRAIN.—The receipts and sales of Wheat are light, and the market is unsettled, and prices rather lower, with small sales of Pennsylvania red at 165@265c bus, and white at 170@155c, as to quality. EYE is in demand, with small sales of Pennsylvania at llUc & bus. COEN.—There is less offering,but tbe demand is good. With sales 0f6,500 bus at S9c afloat for prime yellow. OaTS are in request, with sales 0f2,000 bus Pennsylva nia at SOc, weight. 3,000 bus Canada Malt sold at 175 c bus, and 2,0C0 bus Barley on terms kept secret. BABK.—Quercitron is in demand at $36 ton for Ist No. 1. . COTTON. —The market coniinues very dull, and prices have again declined; we quote middlings at6sc^lb, cash. GEOCEKIES.—The market continues quiet, with small sales of Sugar and Coifee at & lb for the former, Cuba and New Orleans, and 2S@32c lb for Itio Coffee. PROVISIONS; —Thereis very little doing in any de scription, and prices of Beef and Pork are without change. A sale of fine Western tierce Ear'd was made at 11c lb, which is a decline. SEEDS.—There is very little demand for Clover, with sales of 200 bushels'prime at $5.62@55.75 bushel. Timothy sells at $2@2.50 bushel, and Flaxseed $0.50@ $4 bushel, as to quality. WHISKY is unchanged; sales of bbls at 47@4Se, and drudge at 45@4Gc gallon. The following are the receipts-of flour and grain at this port to-day Flour.. Wheat. Corn Oats. PHILADELPHIA' HIDE .MARKET.—The .Shoe and Leather Reporter, April 9, says: There have been. two impoitations of hides from Porto Cabello during the week; they are. however, not adapted to this market, and will probably he shipped to New York. Dealers have been doing very little, as tanners are holding back, and very few' sales of dry hides from second hands have been reported. The "quotations for dry hides rule steady, though slightly favoring the buyer. In green slaughter stock ihe market is unsteady, but prices have declined from We quote the association at 13c, ami dealers and salters*atll@ll#c. Some are hold ing their stock at 12c; but we notice no sales at chat price.. The demand from tanners ha* not been large BOSTON BOOT AND' SHOE MARKET.—The Shoe and Leather Reporter, April 9, says: The market remains quiet, although buyers are engaged in looking over stocks and making occasional purchases. There is a iirni deling noticed on the part of holders of boots and shoe®, as signs oi increased scarcity of stock and workmen be come eyeiy day more apparent. There is little doubt that if the . expected di aft lsNjrdered here our tanuers will lose about half their prosobklhuantity of journey in or - Ihere are hardly enough of them, now to make up what goods are wanted. The total shipments of boots and shoes by rail and sea for the past week have been 9,194 cases. Orthisnumber 7,555 cases were sect by rail a» follows: 2,347 cases to hew loik aua Pennsylvania; 739 to the Southern Siates now in our possession, and 4.469 to the Western States, including 35 to The clearances from the Custom House were 1; 639 cases. Among the ship-' merits we notice 1,208 cases destined for San Francisco. PHILADELPHIA BOOT AND SHOE MARKET.—The Shoe and Leather Reporter of April 9 saysr-Trade has been very quiet for the past two weeks, both withjobbers tiud manufacturers. April is considered one of the best months of the. season, generally, f° r Jobbers in the shoe trade, but thus far the-sales have been unusually light. Prices had become strainsd up to such a pitch before the fall in gold that.it seems- to be generally; anticipated on the part of bus ers tha* there must be a material decline, which lias yet in. do. nespcet been realized. The State trade is further delayed on account of bad travelling and, light tales among the retail dealers, who are not inclined to purchase until in actual want. Some few of bur ma nufacturers are decreasing production, because tke ex tietiiC high rates of material will not warrant a large in-, crease upon a slack market; others are making up in an-, ticipation of abetter demand, and city-made goods are. slightly accnniul'aUsig in store. Our jobbers have good stocks on. land,. fc*t thero is very little disposition* to. sell at any decline in figures PHILADELPHIA ' LEATHER MARKET.—The Shoe and Lt&tht)’ Reporter -of April 9 says:- Tlie demand for- Lcathcr has not been urgent, and. traae.has beea rather slack; consumers have bought .only what is actually weeded for present wants, unde* t?ho impression that- iho market has. reached its highest; figure, and that some eencesfion must take placo be&re active sales can again' be realized. Si.Ai'CHVKK Sor.v:.—The wsavier continues: unfa voiuble to largo receipts from the country yards, and the meager quamity coming forward finds a ready market at former rates.. There is no stiicU>- prime light ami middleweight stock now offering; a &.w iota of'common are unsold, and are held ai37(3ri'&s. Spanish Scilh. —There lues not boon a large inquiry, ■ and stock i6'offering a little more, freely- Prices are rather Hw, although sime lots uf the host Jluonos Ayrea are lielil at4oc Vlt>, but the tUftVhtJtis inactive, audqu^-» , tatioria favor the buyer, ; Rev. JE. TV. Hatter os the City Of Wash ington and its Public Hen. The third lecture of the Beries now in progress under the auspices of the Lutheran Board of Publi cation was delivered at Musical Fund Hall last eve ning,by the Rev, E, W. Hutter, (pastor of St. Mat thew’s Church, New street, below Fourth,) in the presence of a large and appreciative audience. Mr. Hutter’s theme was “ The City of Washington and its Public Men,’ 1 and his treatment of it was scho larly, skilful, and intensely interesting. The lecture was received with frequent and enthusiastic ap plause. At a/ew minutes after 8 o’clock, the lecturer, ac companied by a number of clergymen, appeared upon the platform, immediately after which the Rev. Dr. Seiss stepped forward, and stated that before prol ceeding with the business of the evening he would announce that the next lecture of the course would be delivered in the same hall, on next Thursday eve ning, by the Rev. Mr. Krotel; The lecturer commenced by saying that the point to which, in allagef- and all countries,-the public mind is most earnestly directed, was the.r seat of Government. In some lands, indeed, the capital was the country,and. the country it-elf was only great and prosperous as afiairs at the capital were prosperous or adverse. Franco was referred to as an illustration. Paris was France, and without Paris Prance would scarcaly be. Under our adnmablepolUicalsystem, combining so happily with the Central Power limited and well-adjusted State Go vernments, we would still have a rallying point, were the central seat of power to be swallowed up by an earth quake. The city of Washington was described as. never theless, a grand focal-point of refinement, intelligence, and power, radiating over the land and the world. Not over twenty years ago, a foreigner, who had based all his ideas and expectations on what he had seen abroad, expressed ins disappointment with Washington as a place. He said it lacked two essential elements of a great city, viz: Bouses and •people. But, then, the Federal city was yet in her teeas. Despite her most un promising surroundings, touched by the mtgiewand of American energy and enterprise, she had grown into a city of no small magnitude. The national edifices were described as equal to those of the older capitals on the other side of the Atlantic, and tourists ani curiosity mongers were exhorted, by no means, to pass by Wash ington. • . ; Society at the Federal capital was next described a? in many resrects a strange conglomerate, presenting much to attract, but abo much to re.oel —gaudy glitter, combined with splendid misery. That form of society the speaker held to be the best which* had for its basis utility , summoning life’s reciprocal sympathies into action, ennobling the character and purifying the lite. ’lhat was most pernicious which was fouededbn an un due estimation of adventitious distinctions. Judged by . this standard, permanent residence at the national capital was not desirable. The reason for this might be traced to the fluctuating character of the population. Men there ebbed and flowed as the sands of the *ea, and. this prevented abiding friendships. The Code Etiquette was here explained, and some curious arrangements, stated. Much of the visiting there was done exclusively by the card system, and it was not unusual for families to rejoice iu delightful social felicity for years who had never even seen each other in the flesh, their friendship having nn other ba>b than sundry pieces of glazed paste board! David. Groket*Y the eccentric Tennessean, when he first took in Congress, iqvited to dine With & friend "at/ nine V ’excused himself with the pjea thathp frad previously accepted an invitation to tea in wa.snington, the Alpha and the Omega, the alt-in-au. xjveryooay there either lived off or for the Government, and with out the Government scarcely anything was done that is done. Uncle Sam had a very deep pocket, and Briareus bad bis thousand bands in it. He supplied the city with gas, and fuel, and water. .By Jhe Eternal! ” was explained, as notin conflict with his reverence for sacred things. He ased it only oil occasions when great issues were at stake, not as a habit, and when he employed it he did not “take the name of The Lord in vain,” for he meant what he said. After his retirement from the Presidency, Gen. J. was heard to say, that he had but two regrets connected with, his administration. One was, his failure to urge on Congress the erection of a gigantic Iron National -Dr?«pe across the Potomac, at Washington, to serve as a connecting-link between the North and the South; the other was, that, he had not conferred on John 0 Cal houn the promotion awarded to a certain Prime Minister under the reign of King Ahasuerus. If, said the iectu rer,Cen. Jackson knew that rebel hands were seeking to place a bastard flag over his grave at the Hermitage, and s "ch a thing were possible,he would bursc'the cerements ofthetdfcnb, and come forth and annihilate-the traitors engaged in it. The lecturer next commented on the character of John Randolph of Roanoke—not a fixed star in’the national hemisphere, but a wandering comet, .whose track no eye could follow- He it was that conferred on Washington the sobriquet ot ‘The City of Magnificent- Distances:” was author.also.of the phrase “ Northern Doughfaces.” most public men, he ever appeared to delight in being m the minority. Once he was asleep in his seat when the clerk was calling the vote on an important question. On being aroused, without knowing the queshon. ho leaped to his feet,.and shouted “A/>,” con vulsing the. House with laughter. Strangest of all, Vir ginian though he was, and slaveholder, he was an avowed abolitionist, although with his face sternly set against outside interference- The.religious character of Randolph had been strongly marked. At this point the lecturer drew an interestingparallel between Webster, Clay, Calhoun.and’Bentou, cotempora ries in the Senate. Webster was the superior of them alLiu intfUeci— their inferior by manyoddsin will. Thecharm oi Clays oratory consisted in hismusical voice, which he had seriously impaired before his retirement by exces sive snuiF-taking. Clay, he said,-was of a genial tem perament, a man of the people,- who deemed it no conde scension to walk arm-in-arm through the Avenue with. .*$7 respectable mud-sill.” Calhoun was a sort of po litical photon, who was forever grasping at the reins of the chariot of the sun. to set the world on fire. Benton was a hook-worm, of untiring industry aud amazing powers of application. .He was fond of taking long walks alone, and of talking to himself. When sitting in church he would evince approval, or dissent from the sentiments of the minister, either by nodding-his head or shaking *t, a system of “responses ” scarcely to be found in any of the liturgies. Benton was a great ego tist, a’fault, bnt a tender parent andhus hand. His dislike ofCalhonn was bitter in the extreme, and well did Calhoun know it. He fearedßenton, too, and had the latter ever given him a pretext, he would certainly have “ challenged ” him, and, to have de-> clmed, would have ruined him with the “chivalry ■* w el>st*r, beneath his heavy gravity, carried a fund of the richest humor. His finances, alas! were always in. a state of nature) and hence, among all the high offices he so honorably filled, nobody had ever dreamed of him for secretary oi the Treasui'y . Mr. Van Bmen was called', in derisiony "The Little Magician. ” Bis was a singularly imperturbable spirit. He sa t under the bitterest jibes and jeers as composedly • asifhehad been a sculptured image. Clay once ad dressed to him, when the presiding officer of the Senate, an appeal so pathetic thflt it drew tears from the eyes of all tfcatbeard it. In the midst of this scene the senate adjourned, when Van Buren approached him, saying: Mr. Clay, a pinch of your snuff, if you please John Quincy Adams, the Old Man Eloquent, repeated the Lord’s Prayer, and the Cradle-Stanzas of Watts, ,r^, oinr JJ a y me down to sleep, ” to the end of his days. Millard Fillmore was characterized as the Model Presi dent,, whose confidence to possess was itself a high honor. Itwaslie that sent our distinguished townsman, ' Bon. Joseph R. Ingeisoll. to the first court of Europe. Brief references were made to James K. Polk, - Stephen A. Douglas, General Scott, Edward Everett, Lewis Cass, George Bancroft, and others. The lecturer said, in conclusion, that the thought uppermost in his mind, during the preparation and de livery of the lecture, had been thatwbilsi men live here on earth hut for a day, the State lives for ages. Even of . the noble of earth : tis true, that— - “Like bubbles, on the sea of matter borne. They rise, they break, and to that ee& return. ” But nationalslife .is designed to be perpetual What the eventful future had in store for- the Federal mefcro polis, it might seem presumptuous in the most sagacious mind to attenipt to predict. It might grow aud expand, •through it the ploughshare of destruction might be driven. Long, long might it continue to be thenapital of our nation! But >whatever might be its fate, the unity and integrity of the nation itself could never, never be surrendered In no doubtful cause was the •sword unshea tied by the brave soldiery of the Union. . L b ?y h i TC bra.nch. had been carried until it was withered in our hands. The speaker lield tlie permanent dissolu tion of the Union,impossible, for m tbe very nature of ihmgs, ltwas amoral, physical, and commercial-neces sity* no more to be disintegrated, than the great element of nature is to be decomposed, that holds together tbe suns and'systems of the universe. The Jews of old had one word that was unpronounceable. So should we have. That was the hated word dissolution. 1,970 bbls. 9,070 bus. 8,650 bus. 0,200 bus. Eokeigx Exp outs ports of foreign merchamli week ending-April D, 1863, „ - FOR CONS' Spool cotton, cs-. 22 $4,397 Cotton, cases. ... 51 7,239 Lemons, cases... 3312,314 Blankets, bales-.. 17'1,876 Woolens, bales.. 1' . 269 Bags, bales ICO 3,200 Hides 1.503 5,495 Sumac, bags.... 2,757' S,-711 Corks, bales 204 1,560 Steel, bdls 137 i “.-bars 35 I “-.cases 4 , • * ..casks*• 1-2,751 Almonds,boxes... 175 “......bugs.-. 3 541 • WAREHI Sugar, hhd5.1,697 ‘•....tierces.. .11-3 *:... .bbls.B4 $79,405 Honey, tierces.. 63 2,539 Cocoa, begs.... 1.33 “....sacks..-. 13S 6,514 $3l-4,681 The following are some of the princtpakartieles ex ported from this port to foreign ports fci the week wading Aprils, 1563: Coalv tons. Coal oil, crude, | gallops.... .256,655 $53,130! ■V BRITISH WI Candles, lbs... 11,100 $1,8151 Ale and porter, gallons ....... 3,240 957 Bisenit,-_nbls.. 150 487 C.'oil.Tef, galls 611 - 257 i Lard. 1b5...... 7,500 977! Musical instruments, 250 l ' • FRANCE ox TJ Coal oil, crude, t gkllpns.... . 79,200 $15,0481 1b5.37,400 of w00d.... 2,044? lbs... goo $69. Bisc-oit, boxes. S 45 'Buth>r, 1b5.... 2,500 500 C. ref, galls 65 34 47- 53 nails, lbs. 1,700 7U Inen, manufac. 58 BiscniUbbls.,.... ICO $3751 t?oal oil, refined, gals,-.....-.™.. 250, 87 ■ VKXKZi Caudles, $720 Potash, 11a5.kV.:.... 1 11 3l S3* 80ard5..... ISO ll3 Butter, 1b5....--12,500 2.625 1,040 £**»*, tb5.......13,637 1,018 .Lumber. 2*2 H0pp.f05...., 204 71 Ind. Corn, bu5...3,000 3,870 Lard, lbs 135,876 17,840 Manuf. 0fg1a55....... . 07 Other articles. 697 cmfifiiror said, the Governinont was akd Imports.—lm iae at Philadelphia, ibr the were aa follows Earthenw, pkg 3-. 2T| $677 1 Filberts “.... 10O> 914 Cofi’ee- 2* 23 Chocolate, box-.. . 1 4 Brimstone, tns... 155-4.35 S Orauges and le j mous, boxes. . 8,530 11,736 Macaroni, bx 5....... 4 14 Cocoa, bags 4 197 iWine, casks .. . 4 100 I Washing machine-• 23 Lamp chimneys,, boxes 2 25 $66,419 EOUoKD.- B ide5........ 310 $3^274 Molasses, pu:w.. 177 “ hhgg.. 706 “....-tr05..... 73 “.....bbls.. S 6 92.551 DANISH WEST INDIES. 376 #1,576 iCoaioiArefi’d.. 1 galloas ... ...136 k $SS $47,767 EST IJOtfES. 51,360 2,013 Tallow, tbs.... 2,491 145 iTobUe&f, lihds 5 2,217: Vinegar, gains. 3,535 2*o Pl3«r, bbls.... 50 350 ICiAer articles 331 'Jta ATLANTIC, SgoAl oU, refi’d* | gallons... ...s* 20,536 s7i-195 $9,020 iLardi Morocco,-.. Otl.wh-ileVgls 210 2 Pork, 2OO 3,3 Sugar*, ref, tbs. 7,5;?: 9*. 2,137 16,34: 4,775 *5 I It