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tfaCreturnekribni, 441the: : Wittergif4to'h qtaitAt
toitilfistfit,,atta`iso3ielstgapellor otroplixo',opora
flow!, Ale. lotired fosm 'the conflict. The pretext'
upots whkh lhosAtteek..wia *ado. wtse sleoroa ,
treildint of Pittaittaf, of OotolSkr, - ;44'itit;
hibitihz ifweifrom'tiavigattng ttiu
of that' SUM; = - •_,
baliketlisetiveeofilltstlinine•AhliothAehejotigingi
to Sorrientie, se:State:if life Xrxenfins,(leztfOirs ,
tiOnLthetright eipsotthat:
midi a sibefeil eantsist selerio*:
ies!ged, •itut the' Water Witch vas not: property
speaking; n'ithilielscitAttaWateitas thisill steamer,
ongaittidAnOviddiatiflointOrgrtoi liitottdea foilthe
avatar' of commercial , Btattof ginerailirAjnder
theteeironmetsniseealun Genet:rained totienalder
the htitaciapoiklletzul tiojustieiblo; and la -
• for sittiefasitiett front the .Ficreigiuskast ttavaptesesit.i
• Cititeni of this United States, tato, who were
eatablitlifd bustßivis ITWAPAITif,ibaT9 hOd.:
property 11044 isjici3"takea hop totio,,waJorrt
othotirise booSitreatid:V. See itittluititi4 ifi 14:4 in
salib* &nd arbitrary, # o 44er, *44 Yoiuirifo
dinthiid =for thitse:_pn4ofielitiiii lesiSio:ln
fanilitt'eoniiiiiato& ' more.
probably be gr.patedlt tie Exeontire,ishall have
authatitYto'ute other In the &eat rof' a re-
fuses - • j
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tiniZitig; cpti : thEtl! iatt the- 1
Cemeiitteep of Feceike: Aitaliteet' ?et*
- andAiniSO : Of Repreatirdatifiej r und if
u*147::ie7444* 9464 5 044 .nr-,"kirii*jie
measures tigalust-l'Olgnayp will :no :• doubt'
- be intirestibgti3' the riSidirProftni'llifikitO
show , the,4ist, ,of.thoporrespondeneelrhieli
aoeoinnanied the message; rrid,WhiCh has-just
been iirinted7'`,oe J'ttnefti* AtOLtttefr,
theft Secretary of .Rtate;_empowered; Liont.
I. I; PA.GE,I7: S. N. l to- exchange .the Witt.
cottons of-the treaty concluded on the part of
the llfitted ,Stutee of4nieriea,
AUTON,' with' the Republic; of -Paraguay on
tho 4th of-March, 1858: - ' • '
In Noiefuher, 1864, Lient. -PAGE reported
that his:ietier to the Secretary . of Stet f
-Paraguay, -announcing- his mission bad been
returned to hitti, - becautai it Was . *Weft - in the
lairg4ge;:' zieut.l.:tcm - ret:us6d to-cor
res,P,Ok. ;1:0 v.• , .14;:r,4; ? i.. cliitio,Teaspn that
the Qiiverronent.typro E v sll pppplied with inter,
ceiveq the •• : •
coerce hint into-n•Forni - • the per/v*6li. 'nee
to ho_hoeit.:Atibrinirtano6 of the *nit and op:
preasion practised : tCwardi. -*Teri* citi
mole greSitlea Leigi,and hie GOler*nent
Isflicers. beA:lantana4: adds4kia opinion
that the, President designs -to inake this
act *parr: in.• , ''arabay . 'nnd: the; adjoining
melee ,of hift power f!' and
exPr4ssea ) the, hOpo"that: inchtnecistirea will he.
adonted c ai illltonvirlde,the President of par.s.v.
guaf that 'the . i t'i'tlifed'Stalca , iviii, net tolerate
theindignides _bean hie habit to-bestow
upon other-'critt'erzunents. ',l36' . tinggSstins s.
sure'. inane of Alf doinPlisliing the:Object, that
thO,ConnnOnie4bfilite;Braiiiiinnadron
be •intitinctert:to; proceed on
boaid, of :ths'.;Wnter` Witch, with the. brig
' Bainbridge - lit tow., • -
On-the , •4th'.6l..b"ebritatif, ',lBss,Zlontentuit
rs.o - 07,444t4 te; . Sieritary, liceinti , that, in
the perfortnaneel Of ditty
,aSsigned
prooyeWodito4tinena t c tie Stliade,iiver, taking
a sittatfifettinei and,, two boats, leaving Lieu.,
tenant : .TEFP.EnS ennitettnd of, the Water
Witnit,tylthrintitriietioria tOtiseenil - thelittrina
rive; Os far as her dranght would allow. Lieut.
.tErizati sailed mi the lat of February,„but
had;tipt'..gone ',More - than Artie from
wheretheriver-lbrras3l,6:ifeimiltrion- 136nndaiy•
betweenfilorifetite - Otitteof the'treitinnes of
• the ilii4Stitian flenfetieration) and Paragnay t
when the *Ater, wen fired into Ilmjzt
fort - 61•114 railignny-ifide th6,irlieit Lien.
tenaUPl.o:ol.4,o_:; • `•,• - •
ThOlciteiWiteltivas "letheitet of ex PlOrlng•
a river which', is :tbe - , , Outnattniebortodary- between
these two eouptrfes,,!4Lerightotcptcqkto,oavig,,nte
this river nn the•itmlesf the province of tier
rientes has never been ettestionabreither,and
had never , heard that
,Paraguay,, presorned JP?
ereise the POwerof prefortting ith navigation, •
Tothe'expTerstion of this - porthni erthe 'Nitros
I had not only obtained-the pemission -of the Ar.•
Retina Confederation, and .espeelally- of the pre.
vinesior Corvieotes,.but .an, expromion of, earnest
• . soliettudetnithe parker botli the _Preshieg of the,
Confoderetfiiit and the'dayernefbf:Cerrninta had
been made that Ishould'establlsh the - faetthitt the
riverts, navigablp to a-ranch greeter.;eitent‘ than
that torwtdolillAsnOw kpown te-be i of, witiohthey , •
had none hope, hitt net the moans of proving.
The nal - Totten of this river to the extent of the
fennel,- of -dorthintes le already sienfell tithe
sag otitis united-States tby tgaty with Owl*.
gentino Confecterttlem,,That Government, eo fati :
from nbjeeting to .the
-WatettWiteh's towonding the,
ever;:bad furnishedt me With an or,..dort enjoining;
apottYelerYPMviiiit : tote •ithe*Atitoisl ghoul()
inter thexcbligettiottle`ittord' tdoovery
At the t rims vf,•the•ltiing;:thelyillett•Witnli
was in a Shafinelynt'Zinilho'CorrientesPalde of
the river,iitheitiiiiik li41„ been frnif4iotina by''
the seeit",frOM tile'fo#;winire
, was - altfOivellArentS,o4Slie,i44 red:need
compleMent:of
no reason fe, anticipate an: attack ; fr9na .her
and the , act of-firing wan, a-waiktoky.:outrage—,
the act of O Government - beyond the pale of
civilization: - .
SIOILIED CHANEY, nytattermabter, ,
by this' firing:dying tWo loins !loin the
effects 'of wounds
. recelVad'-froni .
splinters - . "Others were`stightlY,VhipOe'd! Tlie
vessel wee hulled ten'thnes. _ •
it itt'lNOll 2 ol3iBbilifiled principle of tie law
of nations; that where a:navigable river forma
the 1)4,04i_ of ( conterminOns ,StateSiqb e
middle,o s t the channel is taken ' s the line - bf
separation betweenthe two States, the 'right
of navigation beinwoomnioni to both: ' Thus,
- according to Wheaton i staiy:6l:WititniS t
By the tretity'of Vienna, in 1.815, the com
mercial navigation of rivers, which separate dif.
ferent states, or-flow through Obit respective ter
ritories, was declared to be entirely.fiee• in their
whole coarse, from the polutg.vhere each, river be, -
camel ntwigableto ntobtht", ,
In Angusti' l B s6 ilfftqri , o4inion,,was jrn '
- Mittsionsd teett'obangiithetitiffintions,of t h e
treaty.. .XlO4l, y r isanks, the, Seerety: lo , of
State of Para guay, Info:num this _speoi , it s olo .
•
missionersafter,making the silly objer;',.tt e e m e t
the Senate of the Mite(' Stateti
ont the. 'Wads: in' the Original 'iy Ara ti,
z i he ,
treaty , eglopa Statics of NOrtif et i ca p, a n g
Inserted
,ht:,,thelr:,stead, statos i „ 01
ia t if ,4 l on_f9/I{e,t;.l o •ktu r nittitnal
- designation in iditientletirm,,
/Mt donipa6te, - wthit
big Exo011811,0:-OP
cautkotebsentio.au :ei l.nftinge isi"a niain and
Soli Thtt ratification o f treaty- of--the 4th of
4aa xe li *'iwz?.:2_,,, ,v iw..".. 7 li,he 'ratification t which- his
Mates• e l l% 4- (3 x 1 -Of thee United
th`tfie laid
amend Men
,of
_me ',gutted Statok - :t
thisAl _tlzie poet 45#0#011,
impadreolinpActingt ( 0 4 Airosw:
—,--.
against this Government. Such harshness has
,been dealt upon American citizens in that
•
territory since, that the measure to adopted
l ' by the Administration` oi be prAmpt and
efficient, not only foifititteleteoliou of the
rights of our citizens, kitikii , Ae lo.:#tisrtanoe
Of our own dignity au 1:41 61 4'''',; - :l''. ',.'',
•. . '--.' ~`-;:- ;..."--1
HENRY WAE.H . ..4, rialli.
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itIIND'HAIL LAST EVEM.Nts ,
We eon compare the immense audience that
attended the mature of boy. Mr. Ezzonza, at
Mustetd,tYand.-Haltlest_ovening,,te_n_othing. else
than*. 00)4141e Otnnart beings.
Tlikty' riiiiffibis.'beforethe hoer of commencing
Elufit4fled7lltis-,hill,lnoludingztins,Aisiett :„,and
.-platform, were ,dcossely.lacke?oritlOadles and
, •gentlemeneenth We VaVing l , turbuiebtkoomicietion
'of the mass in 'endeavoriog - tolind seats for the
, former iiiisiented a seario'from 'the platfOrMal. once
:picturesque ;ma: - ansunsg." - 77 - 7„ ~ , , - . •
t . ' tai.lledilier's'netitil walking Mem walenecessn
rilY greatly abridged:4n thia Cooesion by the plat
form auditors that:were wedged-IM think around
, him. At halfipasrlmien ' the deers, w e re dozed,
'and from that time until' the ' feeture 'wit/ horn
'fliejaied'The'll'ill4 winft!Veisel ;WM the, biss-ef tins,
r ~ ,ali'alotiasp- S elitois,Who, - to jadfif - fie dial'
Ailale, 'seemed , to be ell'aithiPPY 0 the-inspiration,
,ottniirig "lilac itter,-`o.44.ifigirtekiniern; rate inteb.,
liettial feastiotiti petrdbithaveniado thaw '
' i,iitt.'thi'ittpointed7 hdur ' Mrs , Beeolier apPeared
'.,,UPen'tlitilittindi itb,d watikenbrtnialyithotigirnot di
- 'thriiiiiitlealrelv4' showing'graat titldenbe Oh
' tikiihtitOil 6 andienliethet it wasnot somneb the
mi tii,Arur 4 wliatche' had to say, that' had °Attraated
thew:"
' - 141MIKturer,thitakinildeatend at the plifforin,
,`seld'ffint,blia.'kttO4Vimon which he4ae alinut ',to
ittOrsinilikhnnrirewits, 'HU114241, tboaness : and
'strength;' 'J s,' ,:,..',, 1 .1; --' ' : : •-, •
..., ~ ' ; •
; • , A 5 it:appears - 10 belt resognieed fact that great .
Ain - genie ttlWiii'sUbjectio great irregularities,:
?wo,proirarne , it is no...unfair tufertmees te_suPpose
'itl.sist pie iiiiiitvillOiold4f - the-performanoes
iofsgreatteeturerar and we - must therefore be al-
Ildviti4 to BO' thef:fficleciurelast eViiiiing*Wee by
:10neane r np to pi rtittitletandard in,Point of popu
)afinteleSt.' Thitleiture syini 'evidently written with.
theilew of makliteertaitt popular theories slid trui
rale thiffinreisoriturgoaVet the meal likreethe had
a : 11 e 4 7.; 44 , 1,,Folt,TAltopiPr 1 )0, , itklin,. 0 fat . :
Allioif4444,*4lioitaittv4 l lscinqtetter ;dense&
ttft.,:tite.iirformartrs iiMt, the performer come out
' Idly -and sailed ander MS tree Okra. -' ' '''
TErmteertidnlylibffight tericiieif he chose ; and
* as, ffir'eMpiciiing any eugazingoyer
„proms to ad.,
irtbsistni,a Wee:bitliif An anti-ShiVery pill,' we confess
inireelViereisrpriset that a man of his independent
Pojlitio, l3 , ptifbilr sir liberal fi' minded audience ,as
w4s,ifoinogia - lifitlti'ildal Ppid'ellail lent atoning,
should think .tivOrtit'his'while - to attempt it. ' •
t Elbe gainieseenee ethic lecture, reduced down to
its , briefeit -comprossible limits, Was shipby this:
*iiation"Wrieetrong, - oiltWaiwenk, just in pre
vail-en ttii it *eyed en in harinony with law, or in
,stiolatiert_of -.. law—i. .e., law physical, natural,
and .divine=but - that `this' country, • nor' any
etlsOk 'Catilsi,-,:expeet , 'anythipg '., but - destruction
at tine _ Vends of , an, avenging ,clod, if It persisted
•in,','„hugging
~, to :Ata bosom the. groat canker
that is preying with such speelal vigor upon the vi
&de of Our country oath of lEason and Dixon's
. Tito lecture was sufficiently Ececherish - to create
;periodic scene of laughter, , but those who have
heel' intim . habit: of Hearing this eloquent man
. could-not bite have neticeda great falling off in
the', hearty, applause: . with which ho is usually
. 4 .The 'whole:lecture_ was redolent with flights,
dripping With the dews of his -impulsive 'genius,
"aid to say that the leoturi was void of interest
,world' be..doing its author great injustice; yet,
'whatwo have said we must adhere to, nor have we
nhYlefirs iiiet 'the quthfulnees'of the verdict rem
dored Will b'e',l;erne Out by t h e majority of his lin
, partial h e arers. - ' ' , , - . ' ,
' f In.:, opening iihr lecture, ho said that man was
.living - inlhe.midst of a complex system of forces ;
bie name - lord' the ' , World ' at this age with vast ad
vintages surrounding him in the fields of science,
' fram.whilffi these who had lived 'in 'former times
sere , deprivisdr. - _Ced had originally stocked the
',world, mid man had .stocked it over again ; and
. the race was henea inrreunded With secondary in
kfliiences,,aideli wore, In too, many instances, con
sidered as primary. Viewed in one lighlman
seemed to us triervellodily strong, and yet in ano
thet hi, was at: • inarielionslY weak. Ile- was a
'oreature, that vibrated like a pendulum between
conceit and despair. His first experience in life
zwaS that of .emakness.
' The lion's whelp game into the world a better
thing than min! , ' '
' The lamb that came into the World in April was
in May.frisking about the fields with the vigor
of its dam.
The progress in knOwlecige bad been groat; the
achievements of the mechanic arts had been won
derful, and yet, the. achievements of mind and
spirit had been still more wonderful.
In many respects the world had advanced fur
,tlior in the past than it ever could in the future.
There wore no more continents to be discovered by
IMMO future Columbus. The world was - so corn
pletely taken up by matt that oven hero, from the
and but few v indoed; where ho could go to and not
be living under a forni of government. Ptah and
Central -Ethiopia. - might be said to be the only
places left_for„rogues and rascals to run away to
with any certainty of not being overhauled.
At this point the, lecturer paid a fine tribute to
thb self saetifoing 'cautions 'of that gifted and
lamented son of Philadelphia, Plisha Kent Kano,
in'having germ North and demanded her brilliant
battlonients of ice to. give up what the South had
pot withheld; and the example of this remarka
ble manivas.hold,uP to the young men in the ou
tlier:ice: toMmilatO. „
A`rapid ,rev_iew of the progress of physical
Science was hero introduced. in which it was said
'that the lirdnoties of scientific investigation
'had been, explored, save that of mind, which, he
Was sorry to say, still remained terra incognita.
'There was an age coming, 'however, In which the
&donee of mind would be s;accessfully prosecuted.
The crystal lone had touched the heavens, num
bered; thp stars ,and - died their places. The
pewer:of steam had , been wade to overcome the
necessity for the wind and the sail, and so a thou
said other inventions hal been developed and in•
'traduced to facilitate tho labor of man.
In hie opinion machinery was to be the groat
emancipator. fie - rejoiced to think that the day
was comitliwiten iron hauds would be employed
'Co do' man's work. 'Thiregarded the sewing-ma
ohine Mr the peculiar emancipator of woman, as ho
believed' ,the needle • had slain more victims than
the sword. • '
.The efficacy and . fmmvc of the combined agency
of men , when, aottniinerinoort with the laws of the
unhorse, wore here spot ted before our vision with
ell the grace and power. of a master. For an in
stant he seemed to to rn humanity into a mighty
insfruident oing of harmonious sounds,'
and Chen, :et a eigryai, he summoned the hand
ofTehovah'spowrov to' sweep the might:, lyre, and
peal forthqo the unit , 'ere° the modulations of this
beaveri-oreated orchestra. description can do
justice
,to. some of ; the bold, and, wo may Ray,
sublime flights whictla were introduced at intervals
during the delivery of the lecture,
Bat he had now {tome to . whore it was memory
-to take, up the a
other side, nd consider man's rela
tives, weakness. , lie dad there were no forces in
man's skill whieb, could withstand the silent forces
:of nature; Ono' orth quake could sot the world in
rmotion. The element, of ilro which, when kept in
rsubjeetion, ministeroll to'soputch of our domestic
comfort, ne an invaluable servant, when left to
assume the ascend:mon', become a ravaging and a
devouring master.. Ntaw and then, however, Na
l:aro took pains to totto'h mint that her ministrations
'ollie service. of man Wore voluntary, and could as
easily be withheld as they are bestowed.
We were too aid to ;forget the agency of Nature
while basking in thii. bonen to to which oho con:
tritoitep..:jhp:*9Alo 4 of p Aingle...shower of rain
was id c 'prineless (mine, a when the products of the
fieldWeralreoPing fortho wet it Of moisture, man's
labor would b'enpplidfj`to nonffeet unless ;tided by
this fortiliseit'aim ; alove. Indeed, it was not ex
trdViiii*tn itlithrat, in soute'eases, every drop of
rain ;wank Tell' upon withering vegetation added
indre; tot the Weattlil of a country than If every drop
'had beena - gold'd,iittar.
, Thepiniont,Set A sou afforded, an Instance of the
'wealth and ponied upon the world from the tress.
cure of his•bo antenna providence, and it was no
unreasonable; estinutte to say that the mildness of
the present :winter, up to this point, had been of
more real vales tattle; city of Philadelphia than if
God 4Eld;pineett in the hands og her citizens five
mitlSonryof dollara far gratuitous distribution.
' Thtb-tk."vais suffiele'nt evidence of man's power to
Itinly 'Atoka& hopeand datenpriso, but there was
not ?enough to juatify his arrogance in affecting to
independent otßrovidonee.
Tt Ws tatrirat for Ihe' 'strong - to 'oppress the
'weak; and if thetro N,lras anything that n strong
man had more ecoitomptior than another it was a
weak man. -The'samo was true of nations, and ho
supposed that was the reason why we in our
strength as a natko4
felt it to be - min peculiar pre
'negative to oppress and mitko'foo't' rugs of our
brdth ren of a weaker race.
The power of'sovoraigns was humorously por
trayed, alid in, which it was said that princes,
while they wereOn the raw; ruled by a sceptre ; but,
by-aitd-by, aft as .ho became suffloiontly schooled
by tlie devil, the sovereign breathed bie poison into
ti sat' 4'o oalletS law, and 'ruled' by it. =Xn his opi
niop,!dbad law'was the most Infernal thing in the
woild.: yo illu,strate the fluctuating and unstable
elidractor of the power.of earthly potentates, or
their weakness; which amounts to the same thing,
he :referred to rho various revplutioni in Europe
thit,had stkidemly, oilrbarned.those who bad. con
eldefed thematdves most securely established in
-their, power. ' - -- •
Any poicion.o.ti" earth that sought to establish it
self on - the fdiradatiunbf its own inherent strength
- ?Jai like's racist's building his house and planting
his orelikrAV3 d vineyards on tile side of a volcano,
Rlticllgeroi►4;oay, Qat pig(' t 9 btoverwilf44
by the bursting forth of the hidden clement be
neath. Reenacting the agencies of power among
men, the lecturer said he was much more a wor
shipper of commerce" than of stritoemanship, be- ]
cause be believed oar Monahan* atra.whole, nos
-teased a degree otaortaCsonse to 'frtitielr,,statoomen
,Were - too ihonstrangers. 4
cemmerce shbaidisittthe.elemenikOf the earth
andAdl its peliers; the: world'siblO circulated
tlfrptigh'its ohanibls.-01.01Withidk.4oAllett" of
tide class be questioned. Tr Went net, unfrequeni
that the sentiments of the priest in the pulpit were
but the echo of the merchant in Oh' 'Pew. A few
lines from the.Rothrohlide mere 'sufficient to inau
gurate it re - Volution in Europe. The power of the,
ship at sea was a felicitous type of the great weak,
near thatattaebes to the greatest Suppoeed earthly,
.
' kbe Spealferoont through the performance of ,
sanding a powerful merchantman to the bottom
:of the ocean - with mnah dramatic skill. The re:
'sent traublealit litiandal matters were neat, intro
(linaed illistrative of the utter Weakness "cif even
the strongest. ",ghat cloud which had risen in the I
'monetary firmament no larger than a man's hand,
how -rapidly it had developed into a frightful
.storin,'hefoln,which the Weak
,grew, first'pale, and
then dark with despair ! nor were' we 'prepared to
:predict what might yet be the result .before all
'the - rapids and-Magi/as wore encountered that
!were still hidden ha the, future. -itationallY,there
tads probably nothing whiela had sti twit Aoudad
to.,malre- us forget the weakness. of our etvength
'Meier past uniform prosperity. , - • "
He thought, and had long thought," that there
'wee nothing In the wide world which the American
!nation so much imbed to resolve as a good whip
'ping.' iLisughterd Ana he doubted - not that
'angels bad looked with pleasure on' the' Spanking
to-which wo had just been subjected in the money
:troubles that had ((wept across the country. These
chastisements' of our vanity should at least teach
'us our dependence irpoia Divinity.
He did not moan to take advantage of the plat-
form by introduoing matters of n party obaraotor,
but he was not to be overawed front doing what ho
foltto be his duty as a man and a Christian. Ito
'would not disguise the fact that in our commoretal
transactions we bad been thoroughly infidel; and
b'edosod by saying; that so sure as there was an
irvenging God in the !leavens, the, nation who con
tinued to hug sin to its bosom wouldnot mope his
eighteens wrath.
hurried synopsiff * 0 have, of course; only
aimed to present a few . of- the. principal points
model by the lecturer. Many others, however,
than we have bore roferrod to, &sour, to us as we
write, and which the want of spice alone prevents
our giving to ,the reader.
runic ENTERTAINMENTS.
,
Mr. Ullman's operatio season csamenees thi
evening, and will extend for no more than a fort
night, it is announced. Afterwards, Mr. Ullmann
will proceed with the troupe to Boston. The pre
sent announcimenti are Tho Barber of Seville,
this evening, with do la Grange as Rosina; Semi
ramis to-morrow evening,' and the now opera of
" Rigoletto" on Monday evening, The new system
of having two places for securing Beats, which is
done without any extra charge, is said io work
well. The offices are at the Academy of Music,
and at Loa 4t.. Walker's male store, in Chestnut
street. The Academy will undoubtedly be filled
this evening.
"Fraud and its Victims," produced at—Aroh
street Theatre on Saturday evening, with new
local scenery, continues highly attractive. It has
filled the house each night of its representation,
and promises to be a sure card for some time.
The !torments Sacred 'Music Society announce,
for their first concert, on Monday, the produc
tion, for the first time in this city, of Mende's
sohn'a last and greatest work, the Oratorio of
"Elijah." Mendelssohn came over expressly
from Germany, to preside over the first perform
ance of "Elijah," at the Birmingham Musical
Festival, in August, 1846. It was subsequently
performed at Exeter Hall, London, in April, 1847,
and, later in the same year, at Glooester Musical
Mendelssohn died in November, •1847.
The performers at Concert Hall, on Monday eve
fling, will be the ladies and gentlemen,amateurs and
members of the Harmonia Sacred Music Society,
assisted by Mr. Rudolpbsen, basso; and Mr. T.
Bishop, tenor, under the direotion of Leopold
Meignen, D. M., conductor, and Mr. W. 11.
Cross, organist.
THE RETURN OF MR. E. A. MARSHALL.
We had the pleasure yesterday of taking by the
hand, . and welcoming back to his home, our
esteemed frietid Mr. E. A. MAnsnALL, the justly
popular lessee of the Academy of Music. His
largo circle of friends and acquaintances will be
gratified to learn that he is in excellent, health
and spirits, m he might well be, after the remarka
ble success that has attended the Philadelphia
Opera Troupe in Havana. Their popularity bore
wee only equalled by their triumph in that far
famed city, where the enthusiasm of the people
keeps pace with the highest cultivation of the
musical art, and the most liberal appreciation of
its professors. Gsszstwas.—the peerless GAzzA-
NrnA—at once installed herself as 'a favor
ite, and the judgment of the refined and
educated audiences of Wavana, not less severe
than that through which she hadriOpiiir
city, fully Mac. -
'_--ver - tirlo and tragic) fame
Thiladelphia may justly be proud that, under the
liberal and self-sacrificing spirit which actuated
Mr. Mansust,L, our people were the first to give
this estimable lady her just rank among the living
celebrities of the opera, and we think wo may ad!,
that she need never fear that any rival will ever re
place her in the hold that she now possesses on the
affections of those who were the first to discern
and tho loudest to applaud her eminent talents
and great artistic skill.
Axonso, Britomm. and the rest of the company,
wore likewise very popular in Havana. It is
reported that they never sang better or executed
their parts more satisfactorily. Night after night
they wore greeted with unbounded applause, while
crowded houses testified both to their merit and
814 , 3033. Mr. MARSHALL, gives a very favorable
report as to the generally healthy condition of the
city of Havana. All the statements heretofore
published on that subject have been greatly exagge
rated, while those concerning Ammo, .13tuaxott,
and other members of the troupe, have boon it.-
get/ter unfounded. Our readers will remember
that some of the New York papers announced
rumor that at least two of the company had died
of yellow fever. We doubt whether any such
rumor ever, in point of fact, obtained circulation,
and we are disposed to attribute all such gross
fabrications to sinister motives. We feel well
assured that if they wore invented to injure Mr.
MARSHALL, they will fail in accomplishing their
object.
The Philadelphia Opera Troupe are expected
to open hero about the 20th of February.
Itoecoci, tho greatest tenor now living, will inau
gurate their advent, and we may expect a furore
on his appearance such as has not boon witnessed
in Philadelphia for years With RONCONI, AMO
DIO, BRIGNOLI, GAZZANIDA anal RAMOS we will havo
the best Opera Troupe that has ever appeared in
Philadelphia, and we hope to see them received In
the most liberal spirit, and in a manner worthy
our city and of the Temple of the Muses in which
they will appear. They will produce several new
operas with an unapproachable cast, and a boon.
tiful treasury should be the reward of Mn MAR
SMALL'S outlay of money, time, and•labor.
TOE BANK OF PENNSYLVANIA.
(For The Prose.]
Mr. Allibono has returned to this country, and
published a very plausible letter, protesting his in
nocence of the various charges made against him
during his absence. Tho day for reliance on gene
ral good character has gone by, and more generali
ties will not satisfy the creditor, who has lost part
of his claim on the stockholder who has lost all his
investment. The
,alleged speculations in cotton,
sugar, &0., aro matters which concern neither the
stockholder nor the public. Where has the capital
of the bank gone? What aro the items of the ster
ling account? Why was that account opened in
thefindividual, instead of the general, ledger ? Why
WWI it transferred to the latter after the failure of
the bank? Why was the key of the President's
safe withheld till the morning of his departure from
- Philadelphia? If the present directors have been
put on a wrong scent," why not put them on a
right ono?
By whom were the bills receivable of the bank
sold,' and what disposition was. made of the pro
ceeds? Who are the guilty parties who reek to
cover their own infamy by exciting prejudice
againsf an innocent man in hie absence? Mr.
Allibono, in all human probability Mr. Allibono
alone, can answer these questions. Ile owes it to
his own onoo spotless roputatio,n, to the deeply-in
jured stockholder! , of the Bank 'of Pennsylvania,
and to the fair fame of his native city, never before
tarnished es it has been by the wholesale plunder
of this bank, to toll the whole truth, without fear,
favor, or affection. If he has had accomplices in
.wrong-doing, let him expose them. If the guilt
of this foul orhao rests exclusively on others, let
him drag them unto daylight, and clear his own
skirts.
Pablo opinion, long suspended in doferenoc to
the appeal of his friends for charity toward an ab
soot and, perhaps, a dying man, is now steadily
settling against him. Solemn asservations of in
nocence and a tone of bravado will scarcely pass
current much longer. Ito must trace the assets of
tho bank, and aid in the recovery. If ho cannot
do this, let him give such information as will bring
all the parties to this atrocious fraud to condign
punishment, or (erre himself to abido the issue
Mono. , A GUARDIAN.
Fire in Second Sheet.—Tho alarm of liro
about ton o'ciook last night, was caused by the
partial burning of the millinery and trimming
store of Mrs. Potts, on tho west Side of Second
street, above Spruce. The promptitude of the
firemen prevented any considerable damage being
done. The lose will not exceed $3OO. The fire
originated from a stove which was in close proxi
mity Mime combustible materials.
0. 5. M.—Tho Minna-ha-ha Lodgo of
the Bone of Malta have scoured as a place for their
regebte meetings an elegant room in the Assembly
at Wentit acid Phetantit Atrocity.
THE PRESS.-PMLADELPHIA, PRIDAY, JANUARY 22, 1858.
BY MIDNIGHT HAIL
Kansas Affrars—Jasn. Niihau Olifford sworn
ns a Justice e i t t ,tho Supreme Court,
[Oorrospoudenco of 11141..prees,r
..ifrAsniNarox, Jan. 21,1858.
Lately there has a: palpable falling elf
from the'ranks of the leboMptonitet, . Even the
Administratiamlltiirn, hesitate to give any sanc
tion to the present posture of affairs in Kansas, so
far as it has been produced by the glaring frauds
for a third time repentant Oxford and McGhee.
Secretary Toueey begins to evince a 'wholesome
regard for'publto opinion in the North, and in the
stand - which - he is now understood td take, of at least
seine their of award of legislatlie talon hers with
the will of the majority lathe Territory, be Is not,
I am led to believe, unsupported by General Case
and the President himself,
When I state this, I only express what this
morning is the general impression in town on Kan-
1 -sus affairs. It cannot be disguised that Southern
pollSalm are tired of bolstering up the con
trivance of Calhoun end his associates, and that—
for they look North for help to elevate them upon
the ladder of preferment—they ero not altogether
satisfied with the damaging offoot to their hopes
of the impolitic conduct of a few rash, thoughtless,
'and careless mon in Kansas. In tials'view, when
defection le, if not winbcd at, not assaulted with
the usual Southern fire, it is not to bo wandered at
if Northern Democrats, who have permitted them
selves unwarily to go too far, should at once hurry
to get upon safe ground, whero•they can give signs
of recognition of the ,wishes of their coristituelits.
For governor Walker, Douglas, and the mon who
took the side of popular sovereigntrfrom the be.
ginning, and for the wee and prosperity of Kan
sas. there is a fine prospect ahead.
It is stated, I know, that the Rouses of Congress
have been canvassed, and that the Senate certain.
'ly, and the House of Representatives probably, will
sustain the Losompton Omstitution; but the qate
mept, must be linfonnded, foi it, is a mat teed which
those who are brought into canted with members
'cannot be ignorant that they are cautious of what
they say in the way of oonnuitting themselves en
this question.
Those who favor tho animating principle of the
Nebraska bill, however, aro open In the &spree-.
Bien of that position; but the remaining members,
with the e4ooption, of course, of ultra proolayery
men, do not say they favor Lecompton or anything
else, but that " nobody can tell how I shall vote."
If nolnuly can tell, and the fast is apparent that
they consult their constituents, who resolution
them to adyoento tho 'lows of Walker and - Doug-
Itui, the guess is not a wild one to conclude that the
chances are rather against Lcoompton.
Hon. Nathan Clifford was, at the opening of the
Supremo Goya this morning, sworn as one of its
Judaea Thoro was a large attendance to witness
the ceremony which, though brief. wan a very
solemn and imposing one: On such eseasions ono
cannot help being struck with the quiet dignity of
the simple forms imposed by tho Constitution of
the United States.
The Senate yesterday confirmed the action of
the President on the reports of the Naval Courts
of Inquiry. Those who are thus put upon thp
active list will he commissioned immediately.
On the admission of Minnesota as a State the
question will arise whether Mr. Kingsbury, the
delegate to the House from Minnesota Territory,
shall vacate his seat. He was cleated, not only by
the people of the inchoate State, but also by the
people of the contemplated Territory of ➢acotah.
Mr. Fuller was subsequently cleated by the people
of Dacotah, but it is a question whether he can
take his seat until a territorial organization has
been extended over 'them by act of Congress.
Either he must be admitted, on the admission of
Minnesota as a State, as a delegate from Daeotah,
or Mr. Kingsbury must ' retain hix , seat until the
organic aot for Daootsh is 'passed, for it is not
probable that anybody will consent to a lapse of
representation.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed
Albert Blundell, Esq., superintendent of con
struction for the now oustotu•honso at Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, vice Jno. M. Wears. X.
MOM HARRISBURG.
[Correspondence of The Press.]
Ifennisetata,Jan. 21, 1858
A feat was performed hero last evening that
rivals some of the famed horsemanship of Col.
Tremont and his California mustangs. Col. For
tatty, editor of Tun l'itEsS, was advertised to de
liver a lecture in Lancaster, on Wednesday eve
ning, and for that purpose left hero at 12 o'clock
noon, but upon arriving at his destination found
ho had loft his manuscript of the disoeurso in
hisroom, at the Jones House.
Ho immediately telegraphed that, if possible, It
should ho sent him either by °bartering a looomo.
tire or by a horse expresi. To get the locomotive
it was found impossible, when his friend, Dar trim
A. Schaffer, Senator from Lancaster, started in a
buggy at precisely 4 P. M. At ten minutes of 7
o'clock they telegraphed book his arrival at Lan
caster, having made the distance of thirty-seven
miles in two hours and fifty minutes! This, I
think, cannot bo beaten, when it is considered that
the roads aro now In bad condition, and most of
Noy l'oh.orownnsierttitololiTioToTlT6WinTroitio:
This morning a large number of petitions, nu.
tuerously signed, were presented from Philadel
phia, Northampton, Monroe, Pike, Schuylkill, &0.,
do., asking for a repeal and alteration of the pre
sent license law. They were referred to the Com
mittee on Vice and Immorality, of which Mr. Ram
sey is chairman. Something most probably will
bo done, es the present act is, comparatively speak
ing, a dead letter, especially in the cities of tho
Commonwealth; but in this case, to "be well dons
when 'tie done, 'twerp were 'Were not done too
quickly.". Plenty of time should ho taken to pre
pare a bill that will not only prevent irresponsible
parties from engaging in an illegal traffic, but also
protect those who aro licensed according to law
from the competition of such parties.
A petition from Thomas Washington Smith,
praying for a divorce fromElizahoth O. McCauley,
his wife, was road by Mr. Yearsley for Mr. Dolt
nort, who was necessarily absent. It sots forth:
That ho is a citizen of Pennsylvania, and has
resided therein for more than a year past; that
ho was married to 13, O. McCauley, a daughter of
Jno. McCauley, of Wilkesbarro, on the 16th of
December, 1836, in the city of Philadelphia ; that
at the limo of his marriage with Elizabeth, she
was a pupil in the Wesleyan Female Institute, in
Wilmington, Delaware, in which she had been
planed a few months previously by ono Richard
Carter, formerly of Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, who
had taken her from her lather's house, under a
promise of educating her, and had assumed the
position of a guardian, or foster-father, to her, ho
being at that time a man of about forty-eight
years of ago.
That your petitioner never had any carnal
knowledge of said Elizabeth prior to tho marriage,
and never saw her from the month of May, 1856,
to the month of October in the same year. That
he married her after a very brief acquaintance,
and with the full knowledge, consent, and appro
bation of hen guardian, or foster-father, and
in the fullest confidence and belief in her vir
tue and chastity; anti in such confidence and
belief continued to live happily with her up to the
loth day of April, 1857, when she
. gave birth to a
fetnele child of the full period of nano months' ges
tation, of which child his wife soon confessed
Richard Carter was the father. and Richard Car
ter also acknowledged the child to be of his be
getting.
That, immediately after the. discovery of this
groat wrong and Laud practised upon him in hie
rearrisge, ho left his wits, end has never coon her
since, nor in any tray ronftimed the marriage.
Your petitioner respectfully subunits that tho mar
riage, under the circumstances, was a great wrong
and fraud practised upon Isism'for which he has no
relief in any court of law ; and that the love and
confidence which ought to he inseparable from the
marriage state aro entirely destroyed for the rea
sons aforesaid. Ho therefore respectfully. plays
that your honorable bodies will be graciously
pleased to pass a bill divorcing hint from the bonds
of matrimony from his wife, with the same legal
effect in all respects no if ho had novor boost mar
ried. THOMAS WASHINUTON SMITH.
This is the entire petition, save the "snide,"
" aforosaids," and other legal redundinoice, which
was morn to before Alderman Allen, on the 19th
of January, 1858. There is a good deal of sympa
thy felt hero for the petitioner by those who have
road the full report of the trial given in The
Frets.
Odilion Barrett, of the Keystone, was to-day
nominated by the Governor, and confirmed by the
Senate, as State Printer. Mr. Barrett is a very
gentlemanly man, a practical printer, and in every
way qualified for his position.
Mr. Evans (of tho House) offered the following
resolution, which passed its several readings:
Resolved, That the Auditor General and State
Treasurer bo authorized to nnpoint an auditor to
examine the accounts of F. Knox Morton, late City
Treasurer of Philadelphia, and report to the pre
sent Legislature.
Mr. J. Herron Foster, of Pittsburgh, presented
a remonstrance from Keystone, Lodge, No. 1, Sens
of Malta, of that city, against chartering Mince
baha Lodge, of Philadelphia, as 1114 Supremo
Council of the order in the State of Pennsylvania.
It appears the brethren in the Iron City compose
the oldest lodge in the State, and therefore object
to being shorn of the honor limning from that fact,
by making a younger lodge the Grand Council,
without so much as even making ono of her mem
bers ono of the incorporators.
Both houses at 12 o'clock loft their hall, headed
by the speakers, and escorted lSx•tlovernor Pol
lock to the care. A shaking of hands then took
place, and 'many good wishes were expressed for
Mr. Pollock's future welfare.
Sunday School Exercises.—Tho pupils at
tached to the Sunday school of the Second Univer
salist Churoh, Eighth and Noble streets, gave an
entertainment, consisting of recitations and
in December last, and so much satisfaction
was given to the large audience in attendance,
that a repetition has been decided on, and will be
given this evening. The song of the Star" oil(
bo sung by a lady attached to the choir, aided by
a large chorus of the scholars. The proceeds of
the exhibition are to be devoted to increasing the
library of the school.
Coroner Fenner was sent for to hold an in
quest upon the body of a lean who was found
drowned in the Schuylkill, at Chestnut-street
wharf, about noon yesterday.
The Next Session of the Philadelphia An
nual Conference of the Methodist EpiscopalOburoh
will by bold 14 Zttel/gli Pm; la M o ral Mt.
FROM WASIAINGTON,
rniE LATEST :NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH.
TILIRTY..FIFTIFOONGRESS,
First liessiOte.
wASIIINGTON, Jan. 21
SENATE. -
On motion of Mr. Yenzsi, of Florida, a re
solution was adopted, requesting the Secretary
of War to furnish snob estimates of the amount of
appropriation necessary for such parts of the volun
teer force operating in Florida during the past
year as have not been paid for want of appropria
tions applicable to the purpose.
Mr. Jontteotr, of TOl/1103300, from "the Commit
tee on Publio Lands, reported bank the " Home
stoat bill," recommending its passage.
The consideration of the bill Was made the ape.
oial order for the second Monday in February.
Mr. DAVIS, from the Committee on Military
Affairs, reported a bill to increase the military
establishment,
Tho consideration of the bill was made the spe
cial order of Monday next.
Mr. BAYARD, of Delaware, from the Committee
on the Judiciary, reported a resolution, that Messrs.
Jesse D.Bright and Graham N.Fitehoeheae election
as Senators frt m Indiana is contested, and all per
sons protesting against their election, or any of
them, by themselves, or agents, or attorneys, be
permitted to take testimony on the allegations of
the protestants and the sitting members, touching
all matters therein contained, before any judge of
the .District Court of the United States, or any
Judge of the Superior or Circuit Court of Indiana :
by first giving ten days' notice of time and place
of the proceedings, in 5000 public gazette printed
•at Indianapolis.
The resolution was laid over for future eon
eidaration.
The (Senate took up the joint resolution author
ising the President to present a medal, with suit
able devices, to Commodore Paulding, commander
of the home squadron, as a testimonial of the high
sense entertained by Congress of his gallant and
judicious conduct in arresting a lawless military
expedition, and preventing am some from carry
ing on actual war Tinst Nieniiifflin•
'Air. CLAY, of Ala sma, said it would seem like
prejudging tho ques ion to discuss it at the present
titan, as the Committee on Foreign Relations had
not yet made its report on the President's message,
In 'reference to the arrest of Walker. The resolu
tion should take that direction.
Jr. DOOLITTLE, of Wisconsin could not foresee
what might be the final disposition of the resolu
tion, but be desired to state the grounds on which
be deemed it his duty to introduce if. Tie wished
I to addrese, himself calmly and dispassionately to
thrialimenrof the . Senate, because by appealing
to any partisan pre,judico or passion, he would not
advance the object in view, lie would speak ear
nestly, for he felt deeply the importance of the
preposition In the present juncture of affairs,
7
,involved not only the character and conduct
of high and gallant veteran officer of the navy,
the policy of tho present Administration on
the neutrality laws, the law of nations, our rola
lions toward the feeble Republics of Central Anse
. a;and perhaps more than all other things, the
~nor, integrity, and good faith of the Qoyerranent
of the United States,
Ito referred to the history of Walker, who was
first:heard of as a military adventurer in &horn,
where, with a handful of misguided followers,
ho
was completely repulsed and defeated. Ile held,
°rimmed to hold, the power of the Government
there, bat lost it by the same means that ho tic
llered it—namely, by the sword. At Rivas lie
was, rescued from inevitable debtruction by the
doers of the United States Government. What
ever power Walker had in Nicaragua was. ended
upon his surrender at Rivas, whether it was de jure
or de facto.
Tio road extracts of letters from Yrieeall and
Molina to the Secretary of State, to show their
gratitude to Commodore Paulding for arresting
Walker and his men, and quoted from l'uffendorf
and Vattol to sustain his positions. There aro
cases when it becomes the duty of officers to na
med the letter of their instructions for the pur
pose of more fully carrying out their spirit. hod
Commodore Paulding quietly looked on, and made
_noattempt to interfere with the lawless proceed
ings of Walker, it might have been justly Inferred
that this Government was in collusion with him,
and not acting in good faith toward Nicaragua.
He repudiated such an idea, and thought that
all the power which government possessed In the
premises was centred in Commodore Paulding in
good faith, and it would have boon a orime for
that officer to have neglected, upon n more teohni•
cal objection, to carry out the clearly expressed
wisbos of his Government. Ito argued that Go
vernments might justly be held responsible; not
only for what they do, but for what they fall todo;
not only for what is done by the Government itself,
but for what is done by its citizens with the
edge of the Government, when they had tho power
to prevent it.
Hence the neglect of this Government to pre
vent an expedition against Nicaragua being or
ganised and sot on foot within its limits, when
that Amourrenco woo notorious, and Government
Lad full power to hinder
.it, would have been a
just cause for a declaration of war by Nicaragua
against this country, had it not been interrupted
befiwe the commencement of its objects. Sho
might complain that the tiger had been let loose,
but she could never complain that wo had • again
chained him up. She might, Indeed, complain
that Walker had been suffered to violate her tar.
ritory, but not that our officers had entered her ter
ritory to remove him. Tho only regret (hat he
had in this CR9O was that, instead of Bonding a
mossago of eensuro and half of apology, the pre
sent Administration had not fully and frankly
avowed and justified the not of Com. Paulding.
Mr. Bnowx, of Missis,ippi, moved a substitute
for the resolution, declaring that the arrest of Gen.
Walker and his followers was a violation of limo
. . • • •
territorial sovereignty:of a friendly Power, and not
being sanctioned by any existing law, Congress
disavows the act, and expressos condemnation of
Commodore Paulding's conduct in this regard.
Mr. Ilitows, in explaining his substitute, said
that, the territory certainly old not belong to the
United Stdo, and no we aro not at war with Nica
ragua, it wes a violation of her territorial sove
vormorrtnartia73-firsidided by - Commodore Pau -
log. Ho had listened attentively to the remarks
of the 'Senator from Wisconsin, to hear by what
laws the not of Paulding was to be justified. The
President said it was a grave offence, and although
the President did not attempt to palliate it, ho did
not, pretend to justify it upon any legal ground.
If thorn ever was n fair election in Nicaragua, it
was when General Walker was elected. Yet he
had been called a pirate. If so, what right had
the Exocutivo to turn a pirate loose in the streets
of Washington? But this was a miserable pretext.
Then these facts being so, relative to the net of
Commodore Paulding, all be asked was that Con
gress should disavow and condemn it, and the con
demnation was placed on the express ground that
the act was disavowed by the Administration. If
the not had been avowed by the Executive, ho
should have asked Cen,gres3 to pose a vote of cen
sure against the President, tho Secretary of the
Navy, or whoever gave tho order. We have, in
deed, tallest on strange films, when Paulding could
say to the Seeroldry of the Navy, "you old fogy,
you nincompoop, you are meddling with matters
you know nothing about "
Tho Secretary of tlio Navy, in reply, instead of
reprimanding Paulding, said ho rather thought
ho had a right to dispose of the naval fercos as ho
pleased. If such a letter had been addressed by
Porter, Elliott, ar any of the old captains, to such
Secretaries of the Navy as Smith. Thompson, and
Southard, he would Woo forthwith been rebutted
and mimetic& If the prosent Secretary doo3 not
think it proper to virolkuto his official conduct, ho
can lot it alone. Tito resolution the Senator front
Wiseowin (Mr. Doolittle) proposed, gives a medal
to Commodore Paulding for his gallant conduct!
(treat God ! Commodore Paulding, connunroling
one hundred guns. with ilvo or six hundred men,
captured General Walker and a handful of follow
ers, who laid down their twins at the first 911111111011 g.
Vas Congress, for this, called on to vote a lain
lona 9
Paulding said his mon behaved with extraordi
nary gallantry. Ho (Mr. Brown) supposed the
next thing, it ourarmy - shalt approach salt Lake
City, and make a desperate charge, and capture
the women, Congress mould be called on to vote
. .
the soldiers medals for their extraordinary gal
lantry. I Laughter That would be much more
gillant than the net of Paulding, and much morn
deserving of medals. (Renewed laughter.) Be
urdertook to Bay the expedition was not unlawful.
The men had tu tight to expatriate themselves.
Vora was no proof that the expedition was set on
foot in the United States. They had a right to go
to Nicaragua, taking the con4quoneos of their
acts. Ito repested that be would not vote a medal
ton man who had violated the laws of his country,
and who the President says committed a " grave
evor."
Puna, of Ohio, said that if, as charged, (ton.
Walker and his men were fugitives from jostle°,
why were they not hooded to the marshal of Ito
district of Louisiana, where the offence was com
mitted ? It is idle to say they wore arrested as
fugitives All the argument that the Vrosident,
is 7 , onuandar - In-chief of the army and navy, has
a right to poise° fugitives beyond the United
States, is out of the question. If arrested as pi
labs, they could be tried at the very first pwt.
if pirates, why were not Walker and his fol
lowers when in Now York and Norfolk, com
mitted to prison. Wee it true that the
Proldent could, of his own will, without the
authority of Congress, send, not only the navy,
but the army, to a foreign country to carry on a
mu? The law is susceptible of no such construc
tion The power of the President, under the neu
trality law, is to uqo the army, vary, and milii in,
to ?remit unlawful military expeditions being
fitted out and carried on front our territory. IT
the expedition map, then hie power is at an end.
That men should escape is nothing more than an
ovary-day occurrence.
If the President wants more power,
let him solesol e Coignes to grant it. If Walker wont to a peace
ful country and committed an offence, he do,erved
the eoveremt reprehension. But if ho went to
cowary distracted for yoars by civil war, and
tool. upon himsolf and his followers all the conso
(poem of war, ho did nothing more than persons
have always dono. Be (Mr. Pugh) PbOtlid vote for
no nodal. The question was one which tonehed
the rights of every American, and involved the
Pal Lion of the tlovernment. If the President
coot], passing from the high moo, go into a foreign
comary, and that country could arm him with
&sloth) power, it was time that some limit should
bo placed to such obsolete and extraordinary pro
emaLngs.
Mr PnAncn, of Maryland, obtained the floor, but
yielded to a motion to adjourn till Monday, which
prevailed.
OF REPRESENTATIVES
At the instance of Mr. Burlingame, of Masm
ohusitts, the oath of office was ndminieton•d to
Daniel W. Gooch ! as Representative from the
Seventh District of Massachusetts, successor to N
P. Banks, Jr.
Mr. KuNKEt„ of Pennsylvania, asked to be ex
cused from service on the select committee up
pointed to investigate the disbursement of the
tariff fund" by the Middlesex Manufacturing
Company.
Mr, DURFEE, of Rhode bland, hoped tho re
quest would not be granted, as that gentleman
(Mr. Kunkel) the other day. in the lamest man
ner, charged the New England members with join
ing the " free-traders" to striko down the in
torest,i of Pennsylvania. As a Representative
from ono of the New England States, lie wanted
Mr Kunkel's mind relieved, and hoped the matter
would be thoroughly sifted.
Mr. KnxisEL replied that if what the gentleman
from Rhode Island (Mr. Durfee) supposed was
true, he (Mr. Kunkel) ought to be the last man on
that committee.
On motion, Mr. Kunkel was excused from acting
on the committee.
Mr..T. GLANCY Joxns, from the Committee on
Ways trul Moans, reported bills making appro
priations for fortifications, for the naval service.
for civil expanses, and for legislative, executive,
and Judicial expenses.
from tpo Ppm() 9oR411111WEI) T0139,t011
It bill appropriating $780,000 to supply the &di
cier cy in the amount appropriated (iv paper, print
ing, binding, and engraving, ordered by the two
preceding Congresses.
Mr. Joins COCIIIIANH, of Now 'York, from the
Committee on Commerce, reported a bill to refund
to Messrs. Barelay k Livingston, and others, duties
on certain goods destroyed by fire iu New York
city, on the 19th of July, 18-15.
Also, 4 bill providing for a general introduction
of a uniform code of marine signals. Mr. Coe/wane
said that this hill was of more importance to the
commerce and reputation of the country for hu
manity than any others which could be presented,
and should be passed in preference to them.
Mr. Bococx, of Virginia, from the Naval Com
mittee, reported back the senate resolution, ex
tending till the 17th of April next the time dur
ing which the officers aggrieved by the notion of
the retiring board can make application for
cixamination of their cases. The resolution
I passed with an amendment providing that the
time within which each examinations are to be
made shall not be extended. Mr. Becook stated
that the bill was to enable the courts of inquiry to
finish the oases now before them.
Venom; reports were made from the standing
committees, the above being the most interesting,
and at an early hour the Roue adjourned.
PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATURE
HATtRUSBURG, January 21
SENATE
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The Speaker presented the annual report of the
Philadelphia Saving Fund,
A bill was reported favorably to incorporate the
Tacony Printing and llyw Works.
Also, to incorporate the Atlas Fire Insurance
Company.
The bill to empower the Buck Mountain Coal
Company to borrow money was taken up add
passed finally.
Mr. KNOX presented the annual report of the
Farmers' High School,
Mr. BUCICALEW read in place a supplement to
the act incorporating tho Pennsylvania State Agri
cultural Society. The object of the supplement is
to remove certain conditions and to autliorizo the
payment of the State appropriation for the year
1850, the sum of $2.000.
Mr. WILWINN read a supplement to the charter
of the Iron City Bank.
Mr. FINNEY road. a supplement to the act rela
tive to sheriffs,
Mr. Ixoimst presented a supplement to the act
regulating the inspection of buildings in Philadel
phia.
A message from the Governor was received an
nouncing the aptsoinftnent of 0. Barrett. of Har
risburg, as Superintendent of the Public Printing
The nomination was taken up humediately, and
eon firmed unanimously.
The bill supplementary to the land office was
passed.
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
_ -
A resolution was passed, authorizing the Auditor
General and State Treasurer to 13 xamine the ao.
counts of F. Knox. Morton, late City Treasurer of
Philadelphia, concerning an alleged balance of
587,000,
Mr. Yr:Annus - presented for Mr. Dohnert the
petition of Thomas Washington Smith, praying
for a divorce from his wife.
The House took a recess to escort Gov. Pollock in
a body to the ears.
On re-assembling, a motion to adjourn till to
morrow prevailed. Adjourned.
LATER FROM KANSAS.
Official Returns of the Two Elections
Sr. Lorns,Jan. 21 —The Democrat has received
the oCicial returns of the elections held in Kansas
on the 21st of December and 4th of January, as
publirived over the signature of crovernor Denver
awl the presiding (timers of the Territorial Legis
lature. The vote on the Lecomplon Constitution,
en the 24th of December, stands as follows :
With slavery 6 141
Without slavery . 569
Tho official returns of the election on the 4th
show the RUCOCES of all the free-State eand:dates
for State officers by an average majority of 415.
The Legislature will be composed as follows:
Senate. llou‘o.
Proe State 14 20
Democrat 0 15 -
'rho tunjority against tiro Lecentplcn Cenßlitn
tion, at the election hold on the 4th, is 10.226, the
alleged frauds in Oxford, Shawnee. and liickapeo
being counted.
From Washington
WA9II.INGTON, Jan. 21.—One of the deputies of
the Sorgoant-at-arms of the House has started for
the neighborhood of Fort Snelling, and three
others in different directions, to summon witnesses
to the various investigating committees.
Captain Mclntosh has reoeived preparatory
orders, and will go out in the flag-ship Colorado
to command the home Squadron.
The President has issued a proclamation for the
sale of a very large quantity of public lands in
lowa, in June and July next, at the various land
offices in that State. Some of theta lie on each
side of the lino of railroads.
The Secretary of the Treasury has appointed Al
bert Blaisdell, Superintendent of tho new custom
house at Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
It is contemplated by tho War Department to
dispatch Lieutenant-General Scott to the Pacific
coast, for the purpose of organizing a force against
the Mormons from that quarter.
The bill introduced in the Senate by Mr. DAVIS,
from the Committee on Military Affairs, and made
the special order of Monday next, provides for
adding to each regiment of dragoons, cavalry, in
fantry, and mounted riflemen, two full companies,
and increasing the number of privates of each
company, the entire force serving in the field or at
distant frontier posts, not exceeding ninety-six
men. Also, for the addition of fifteen assistant
surgeons to the present medical staff.
United Staten Supreme Court.
Wasinsnros, Jan. 21.—Judge . Clifford's com
mission as twociate justice of the United States
Supremo Court was read in open court this morn.
lng. The Chief Justice administered the oath of
office, and after receiving the congratulations of
the Judges, he took hie seat.
autur.rustlee Tanexgay . ts natimthat the Court
again on the iSt of April.
No. 155.—Elisha Foote vs. Horace C. Silaby—
appeal from the Circuit Condor the United States
for the northern district of New York. Dismired
with costs.
No. 40.—Wm. S. Ifungerford vs. John Sigerson.
Argument for the appellant concluded.
No. 41.—United Stater rs. Gotloib Drollling.
Submitted on record and printed argument.
No. 43.—Covington Drawbridgo Company 1.1
Alexander 0. Shepherd. and others. Argued for
appellant.
No. 42 —Eugene Seiteusdorfer, and others, 1. , J.
James J. Webb. Argument fur plaintiff com
menced. •
The Southern Moil.
WARIIIWITON, Jan. 21.—The New Orleans papers
of the 13th, and Mobilo of the 15th, have boon re
ceived by the Southern mail. They furnish no
news.
D eporture of 1:x-Clovernor Pollock.
Ifannisiman. Jan. 21.—Iloth branches of the
Legil!attire adjourned early to-day, to give the
members an opportunity to ucort Ex-Uovernor
Pollock to the earl, on his departure for home at
noon. The members of the new Admini , tration,
and of both Houses, waited nn the I•:x•Uovernor at
hie lodgings, and bid him farewell. Ile made an
appropriate and feeling parting address to all pre
sent, before his departure. Ile was escorted to
tie cars, and took bia departmo amid many
manifestations of respect. An excellent feeling
WILY evinced between the out-going and in-coming
Administration, and the usual courtesies wore
extended.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2.1.—A rumor is hi circulation
that the steamer Ariel (which was arlyertued to
sail from Ilarre on the 30th ult.) was obliged to
put bark disabled. The report doubtless origina.
ted from the fact that the steamer has not arrived,
but it is probably a eurreat supposition
Everett's Lecture on Washington
New YORK. Jan 21.—lion Edward Everett de
livered his great addres on "The Character of
Washington" at the Academy of Magic thi, eve
ning. There was an immense assemblage. every
spat having been sold at on early hour. The pro
ceeds ore for the Mount Vernon fund.
Extra Session of the Michigan Leigh.!alum
DETROIT, Jan. 21.—An ectra session of the State
Legislature convened yesterday at Tho
exigencies demanding a special session, as stated
in the Governor's message, were, a revision of the
Judicial Districts of the State, 60 n 9 to include cer
lain countie, which have been left destitute of
moans for the collection of debts and puniAment
of ; HOMO IMO% iSiOR for tiofioioneie3 in the
finances of the State. whioli he proposes to meet by
a temporary loan of $50,000, and if necessary, the
issue and sale of now stocks sufficient to redeem
those falling duo this year. Ho also recommends
an appropriation for repairs to the St. Marie ship
canal, made necessary by damages sustained during
the past navigation season. Tho Governor approves
the action of the Commissioner of the Land Office
in withholding the swamp lands from sale. and fa-
vors the reduction of the prico of public lands, and
condemns the notion of the Federal Government
relating to Kansas affairs.
WILLIAM sponr, Jan. 21.—Wm. Anderron, Chas
Hiller, Wm, Lents. and Peter Zanier, charged with
en,tspiraey 1.1 commit burglary and larceny, and
aloe with a conspiracy to manufacturo and pass
gold and silver coin. have been convicted, after a
trial looting two days. They worn senteteed to
the penitentiary for the following terms • Andrews
and Miller, to four yearn and two months; Louis
to three years and two months; and Zanier, to
ono year and Into months.
Fire ut Chicago
Cmeino, Jan. 21..—A fire occurred lot night in
tho drygoodi store of Me ..,14 Th011”1 , 011 S Wot..
mire, causing a 10 , 1 of $25,000. It is coveted by
Tar Ohio River.
OINCINNAII, January 21.—The river is risin
with 15 feet. of water in the channel.
LOUISVILLE, January, 21.—The river at this
point to rising; eight feet is marked at the canal
and ti foct at tho falls.
Alleged Bank Robber Arrested
CLIIVRLAND, Jan. 21 —A man MS arrested in
this city last night, on suspicion of being concerned
in the tobbery of the Goshen ILnk. Five thou
sand dollars in bills on that bank were found on
his person.
MEE
CINCINNATI,. Jan. 21.---Flour is unchanged; the
demand is limited at quotations, S,3.tioas3 70 fur
superfine.
Whiskey is firm and in good demand at I lie,
Hogs opened film at full prices; 1,100 head sold
to-day at $1 80 as 3 ; market closes at $.5 23 for
large.
Provisions aro hold stiffly, and above the views
buyers. Mess Pork is generally held at Oil, with
plenty of buyers at $l2 50.
Stalk moats find more buyers than sellers at 5a
fife ; green shoulders quote at do, in advance.
The receipts of hogs to-day amount to 5,1100 head;
receipts for the season, :135,000, against 314.000 the
wev lOUti season.
CINCINNATI MONEY MAI:KRT.—CINCINNATI. JIM.
21.—Money is env at 10a12 per cent. Exchange
on New York quotes at I Ter cent prendurn
SAVANNAH, Jan. 21.—Cotton—Sales of 100 billet;
at *ll. Tho market' closes do pressed. Tho
sales of tho week ansountod to 1,800 1,1)13.
The Republican states the decrease of all ro
coipts at all Southern ports, is 535.000 bales.
CHARLESTON, Jan 21.—Cotton-2,000 bales sold,
1000 of which aro to arrive Middling fair quotes
at 10.le, a decline of 1.10.
AUGVSTA, Jan. 21.—Cotton - 500 bales sold At a
dgolipu.
THE CITY.
Proceedings of City Councils.—A stated
meeting of City Coauoils was held yesterday
afternoon, at which the following business was
ransacted
SELECT BRANCH
A number of unimportant petitions and commu
nications wern,presented, read, and referred. A
communication was received from the Survey De-
parturient, submitting, certain plans. Referred to
the Committee on Surveys.
A communication was received from the Com
missioner of Markets, nominating a clerk for that
deportment, which was appropriately referred.
A communication was also !wired from the
Ciiy Treahurer, nominating certain clerks. Re
ferred to the Committee on Finance.
Tbo report of the city directors of the Sunbury
and Erie Railroad Company was read as follows
To the Selert and Common Councils of tht.City
of Philadelphia,:
ENTLEMEN : In compliance with the resolution
of Councils of the 19th of November, 1857, the un
dersigned managers of the Sunbury and Erie Rail•
road Company, elected by Councils to represent
the stook hold by the city in the said company,
respectfully report :
That this important public improvement was
designed by its projectors to form a principal link
in a great line of railway, extending from this city
to the harbor at Erie, and thus not only to secure
to our citizens a fair share of the immense oom-
merco of the lakes, but develop a very large sec
tion of the State, rioh In natural resourou, now
remaining almost In a wilderness condition for want
of nn outlet to market.
The importance of this line of Improvement has
long commended itself to a large number of the
most enlightened and public-spirited of the aitirena
of our city and State, and the Councils of the old
city, as well as the authorities of the district of
Richmond, manifested their appreciation of its
value by liberal subscriptions to the capital stook.
From causes, however, which it would be use
less for us to attempt to explain, even were it in
our power to do no, the managers of the company
have always been disappointed in the extent of the
response to their appeals (to other parties) for aid
in their undertaking, and the work stilllanguishes
for want of moans to prosecute it. A principal
cause of this disappointment has no doubt been the
great magnitude of the work. While all who have
duly considered the subject have arrived at the
conviction that, when finished, this mast be one of
the very best paying lines of improvement In our
whole country,.many of them have been deterred
(ruin lending their airfrom the apprehension that
sufficient means could not bo raised for the purpeae,
and hence the investment would be either sunk or
remain for &longtime nnproduetive.
This apprehension line proved but too well
founded; and such, in our opinion, must continue
to be the etato of the company until some enlarged
financial measure shall have been effected sufficient
to complete and equip a single-track road for the
whole distance from Sunbury to Erie. Whenever
this shall be accomplished we have the moat entire
conviction that not only will this road bring a rich
tribute of trade and profit to our city and State,
but secure to the stockholders ample dividends
upon their investments.
The whole len"tli of line etnbrseed in the charter
of the company is about two hundred and seventy
miles, of which orty miles from Sunbury to Wit-
liamsport have been completed and in use for two
years past. The arrangements, however, for the
coal trade from Shamokin to Western New York,
which must pass over the whole of this link, hafe
been as yet but very imperfectly developed,
and for the last four months have been almost sus
pended by the commercial crisis which has over
spread the country. This trade. it is anticipated,
will be revived with considerable activity during
the present season.
The completion of the northern Central road
from Harrisburg to Sunbury, which is expected to
take place early in the next spring, will undoubt
edly odd largely to the business el the finished por
tion of our road. Under all the disadvantages with
which it has labored, the gross earnings of this
link of forty miles have exceeded $124,000, the net
earnings heir% about half that amount,and we think
them can ho no rink in predicting an increase for
several years to come of at least twenty-five per
cent. for each year over its predecessor, even if no
more of the road shall in the mean time be com
pleted. The finishing. however. of the next link
of thirty-two miles to - Farrandsville, in the margin
of the bituminous coal fields, must greatly increase
this por;cent Igo.
Most of the heavy work on this section has al
ready been done, and a comparatively small ad
dition to the means of the company would enable
them to finish the grading and lay the iron; all
of which could easily be accomplished daring the
present season were the means provided.
Between Farrandsville and the mouth of the Sin
namahoning a number of miles of the heaviest
work have also been graded.
On the western division of eighty-two miles from
Erie to the western margin of the coal fields, a
large amount of grading has also been ateomplish
ed, principally with means raised in Erie and War
ren counties, end the contractors on this division
are still at work.
During the last fall. all the contr acts for work
on the eastern divisions of the road were cancelled,
with the consent of the contractors, and it is be
lieve I that whenever the company can resume
operations, contract3can be made for all their work
at prices greatly below those that have ruled on
such undertakings for several years past.
For the purpose of funding all their tloating debt
and other liabilities, the company has recently
executed a mortgage on the forty miles of finished
road for $1,000,000, mod issued bonds for that
amount, which will be sufficient for the purpose
mentioned, and leave a considerable surplus appli
cable to new work, whenever from other sources a
sufficient amount can be realised to complete any
important section. The net revenue of these forty
miles will be frilly sufficient, even in the present
coff-liiicsi _of the work, to pay the interest en this
debt. The
.the
the policy of Our
to secure this result.
An extensive revision of the surveyed line of
the road is also contemplated, with a view of
cheapening its cost as much as possible, without
injury to tho line, and it is believed that in this
way, and with the reduction of prices, the esti
mates for the whole work may bo greatly reduced
below those formerly made.
In conclusion, we deem it our duty to urge upon
Councils the adoption of mule wise policy, that
may. without materially, it at all. increasing the
public debt, aid in bringing to a speedy comple
tion this most desirable public improvement, so
important to all the best interests of the city and
State.
Owing to tho absence from the city of our col
league, Colonel Kano, ho cannot join with us in
this report. JAMES 1).
PHILADELPHIA, January 14,1858.
The annual report of the chief engineer ef the
Water Department nos rend and ordered to be
printoi.
11
A meslago was receive,' from Mayor Vona . , noti
fying tho Chamber that a
had signed and ap
proved certain ordinances
Mr. Cuylcr, from the Committee on Law. reported
cavoratity to the nomination of James B Doyle no
clerk in the Law Department. The nomination
was unanimously confirmed
The ordinance relative to the construction of Co
hocksink culvert, which had boon returned front
Common Council with a request thst Select Coun
cil would by a rote say whether they concurred or
not. was then taken up, and un motion of Mr. Vet
roe it wan returned to Common Council with a
ines,ago that Select Council would not act upon
the amendment, and asking for the appointment
of a committee of conference.
Mr. Nathans offered a resolution which provides
that copies of all contracts made by any of the
city departments shall be placed on file in the
office of the City Controller. Agreed to.
Mr. Nathans also offered a resolution directing
the Commissioner of highways to place Washing
ton Lane, in the Twenty-first ward, in good tra
velling order. Referred to the Committee on
Highways.
Mr Roberta moved to proceed to the considera
tion of the reiolutions authorizing the prosecution
of certain surveys in the First and Twenty-fourth
wards. The motion was agreed to, and the re.ioNt
lions were adopted
On motion of Mr. Kline, the Chamber proceeded
to the consideration of the ordinance supplemen
tary to an ordinance prohibiting the sale of game
out of season.
Messrs Corntnan, Roberts, and Neal cpposed
the provisions of the bill in some forcible remarks,
after which it was disagreed to by a decided vote.
Soleot Council refused to recede from its amend
ments to the ordinmeo making an appropriation
to the Board of Controllers of the Publio Schools.
The qusstion of the payment of olerk hire to the
sectional school boards was discussed at length by
Messrs. Nathans, Cuyler, Common, and Neal.
The Chamber receded from its amendment to the
ordinance making an appropriation to the Bored
of Ouaplians of the Poor, which related to tko sub
ject of carriage hire.
Mr. Williams timed to consider the ordinance
relative to street nomenclature.
The Chairman decided that as this bill hod been
made the special order for the next stated meeting.
a motion to reconsider it, made at the present
time, N 1 .1.9 out of order, it not being made within
the time (twelve .111)3 after the date of the adop
tion of the original motion, exclusive of Sundays)
specified by parliamentary rules.
The Chamber agreed to hold an adjmPned meet
ing ore Tuesday next. Adjourned.
The Chair submitted a enmmuniettinn frcan L
Kneass, giving- a plan of certain portiocs of the
Twenty-fourth andother wards. Refereed to the
Committee on Survey.
Mr. Miller submitted a petition asking for the
paviug of Eighteenth street, above Pranci:i. in the
Fifteenth ward. Referred to the Committee on
Highways.
Mi. McClean, one from the Franklin Hose Com
pany. aching a donation of 11,0. Referred to the
Committee on Trusts and Fire Companies.
A petition for the paving if Vienna street. in the
Eighteenth wind, aas referred to the Common
Highways.
Another petition for the paring of Wood street,
in the Fame ward, was referred to the same com
mittee.
Mr. Warnock submitted a remonstrance against
0 change of the precincts in the Twenty-second
ward. Referred to the Committee on Law.
Mr. Butcher. a petition fur paving certain streets
in the Twenty fourth ward. Referred to the Coin
mittee on Highways.
Mr. B tint, of the Cemmitteo on Wharves and
Linding.:, submitted a re.olution authorizing the
um:lll,4ol,er of Markets to pave Pane street
w harf on the Delaware at a cost not to exceed WO.
Ageeti to.
Mr. O'Neill submitted a petition for a lamp in
Biddle's alley. ltererred to the Committee on Po
lice.
Mr Maselier moved to suspend the rule, so ns to
consider the ordinance reorganizing the Board of
Health
Mr 3191 e: called the ayes and nays, fi ndthe
motion was not agreed to by a %ore of 29 to 23,
viz .
YEAR—Messrs. Baird, Boyle, Burnell, Butcher,
Calhoun, Day, Drayton, rider, ileisior, Bandy,
Iloiman, Hutchinson, Kane, Mang, Moocher, Sites.
Vanhorn. Warnock, Waterman,
Wildey, Wolf.
NAYS—Messrs. Alexander, Arnold, Barnwell,
Bassitt, Black, Boyer, Brown, Burns, Conrad,
Cooper, Deal s (loin; Ginned°. Iseminger, Keller,
Kelton, Makins, Andrew Miller, liforris, Moyer,
McClean, McFadden, Mcllwain. Parker, Schoch,
Taylor, John Thompson, Oscar Thompson, Yang ;
C. S. Wright, John Miller (President.)
Mr. Brown submitted a petition from the Ken
sington Engine Company, asking to he admitted to
the Fire Department. Referred to the Committee
OD Trusts and Fire Companies.
TP, appnclinipts t 9 Fdt, 0T,41141199 waking on
,proptiation to the Controllers of the Public
Schools, as made by Select Council, wero taken up,
and, with one exception, concurred in.
' The amendments to the ordinaose msiing an
appropriation to the Guardians of the Poor wero
non-concurred In.. - -
Among the items area one of $1,509 for carriage
hire for the Guardians of the Poor. -
Mr. bleacher objected to it, sad thought it should
be stricken out. _
Mr. Steel
_said the committees of Councils used
carriages, Cod the members of the (fundiins of
the Poor should here the tame which vieit ihe
Almshouse. .
Mr. Mesell4 was in favor of oonalitefiey. ay
had appropriated SSW for carriage hire f fey
the
usa of the eighty-four aiemliers of Common Coun
cil, and wanted to appropriate $1,500 fir the User) !
ty-four members of the Guardian! of the Poor.
Mr. Steel argued that the Guardians had more
occasion to use carriages than the -Jr:embers of
Councils.
A motion to reduce the sum from $1,005 to 51,000
was agreed to.
The other amendment was ooncurred in.
. .
The resolution passed by Select Commit autho
rizing the advertising for plans and estimates of
new buildings on Chestnut street, and Fifth and
Sixth streets, was next considered.
blaseher moved to indefinitely postpone the
resolution.
Mr. O'Neill said he was opposed to the plan of
erecting these buildings, but confessed the neces
sity- of having better accommodations for the
courts, and a ,safer place for the public records.
He was unwilling that the matter should be indefi
nitely postponed, but be placed on the table so
that it could - be again called up.
Mr. Parker thought there was a necessity for
these new buildings, and trusted they would hesi
tate before they adopted this motion.
-.14r. Miller spoke at some length in favor of hav
ing new buildings, and the necessity of having
them
uld coneu r OD Ind in the resolutions.Suar e. Ile hoped they
wo
Mr. Perkins said every man in the community
was interested in the movement. It WU of them=
mostimportanoe that the records and books of the
courts should be Owed in safety. In the ReNr
der of Deeds office the books were piled one won
another, and the recorder had no facilities for
transacting the business of his office. He referred
to the condition of the court-rooms, and the fact
that females were compelled to sit there and lis
ten to things such as is highly improrper for them
to hear. He thought there was no square where it
would be more suitable to place them than upset
the present. Ifs trusted that they would adver
tise for plans, and erect these buildings at once.
Mr. O'Neill said every one acknowledged the
necessity for theta buildings,- but the question
with him was, where they should be erected? Tho
majority of the people live north and west of the
present location, and it was unfair that they
should be compelled to come so far.
The motion " to indefinitely postpone" was not
agreed to.
Mr. Parker moved to postpone the subject to
the second meeting in February.
Mr. O'Neill moved to amend, "and refer to a
special_ceininittee."
Mr. Neiman said the matter had already been
before the Committee en City Propsrty.
The amendment was then withdraws), and the
motion was agreed to:
Mr. Day called up the ordinance makin; an ap
propriation of $4,252 45 to pay for advertising the
extra assessments of 1.350.
Mr. Perkins opposed the paasage of the bill.
Mr. Dolman said this matter had been fully dis
cussed at previous meetings. The work had been
dono on the order of the City Commissioners, and
these parties wore entitled to the pay.
Mr Clay moved to postpone the subject for one
week, which was agreed to.
Mr. Parker trusted they would have the honesty
to pay this claim. Re was before the Committee
on Claims when this matter was investigated, and
know it to be a just one.
Mr. Perkins again opposed the bill, as the
Finance Committee had preriously reported ad
verse to it.
Mr. Drayton urged the payment of the claim, as
in one instance judgment had already been given
against the city for the amount claimed.
Mr. Perkins moved to amend to recommit the
subject to the Finance Committee. Not agreed to.
The motion to postpone for one week was agreed
to.
A committee of conference, consisting of Mews.
Holman, Parker, and Wilmer, was appointed upon
the disagreement between the Chambers in regard
to the ordinance making an appropriation to the
Controllers of Public &tool&
The resolution fining the Lafayette and United
States Hon Companies $25 each, and the Phila
delphia Engine Company $4O, for violating the
rules of the Department, was read, and caused eon
siderable debate between Messrs. Miller, Member,
and others.
The ayes and nays were called. and the meta
tion not agreed to—no quorum voting-21 votes
for, and 13 against it.
Adjourned.
.9rmy ant Nary Chaplains' amrentiot.—
This Convention met in Jayne's Hall yesterday.
The proceedings were opened by prayer by Rev.
Dr. Went.
Lieut. Whiting presented a memorial to Con
gress, which petitions for some means by which in.
stnaction can be afforded the youth in the navy.
Dr. Jghnstin then expressed a desire to disabuse
the minds of the people of some false Dupree-
PiOn3, which it is evident .they had received.
The movement in progress had originated aridly
from the conviction that there wee a want of adap
tation, and a des - Li tution of religious instruction for
the thousands of employees if the Galena Govern
ment. Insinuations had been thrown nut, that
elergymenlhad interested themselves in the cause
for the purpose of obtaining positions of a lucrative
character, when, in truth, an bumble layman was
the sole instigator. This layman, who was the
sneaker, had seen enough to know that the effort, if
properly conducted, could not fan to berm:tweet
The first attempt that had been made had over
come all opposition, and the seramhlingsystem by
which chaplains obtained their positions at Wash
ington, to the utter disregard of competency, was
done away with. None but accredited clergymen
of the city were now admitted as chaplets' of
Congress. This success was sufficient to induce
hopes for the future. The movement on feu was,
, e.5.,..,,,rect to equalize the
religious cents in the choler, of chaplains, but, it
was to promote the rendition of religions instruc
tion to those whose interests appeared to havebeen
neglected—to brine betide the cot of the dying
sailor the man of God. Than, this, there wee to
higher aim or object.
Mr. Johnston continued further. He spoke of
the lank of chaplains in the navy. and hoped that
the memorial which was to be presented to Con
gress would reach its destination without appear
ing to emanate from any particular religious scot.
He referred to the army. and 'said that there worn
men of God in it, whose labors were prompted
solely by love. In the Mexican war. Chaplain
McCarthy rendered the most efficient and valuable
service.
At the conclusion of the remarks of Mr. Jobs,
sloe, an individual seated among the audience
arose. He begged permission to ask a question.
The most of the difficulties in the matter arose
from sectarian prejudices. Roman Catholic sailors
and soldier. would listen tenons but RomanCatho
lie priests Oat of three hundred chaplains but
three were Catholics. How, then, were the chap
lains to be justly proportioned in the army and
navy?
Lieut. Whiting raid that the difficulty - would be
wishes e3 a ß n i r ( e 'l l r i r g i i h o t u% l o b pin t i ' o e n te s of thet a lt c , majorityi in the
the
men among whom the chaplain was to be sent.
Rev. Dr. West was then called 'upon to speak.
lie raid that for twenty-four years he hod been a
resident of this country, and had acquired an espe
cial interest in sailors from the fict that they had
saved his life on the Banks of Newfoundland, and
that his first sermon in America was preached to
them in New York.
The Reverend Doctor then took up the eubjact
of ebaplairs. Ile placed much emphasis on the
blessings which they appeared to brim , ' to armies
and forces with whom they claimed allegiance,
and to which they were attached. He cited three
instances related in the Scriptures in which the
God of battles had accorded the victories to the
armies who were followers of the Almighty, Roil
rendered homage to his earthly emissaries, the
men of God. The reverend gentleman continued
at length. and delivered a very able address.
High School.—The examination of candi
dates for admission to this institution pill com
mence on Monday next.
Forgery.—ls me W. Trimble was charged
Lefore Alderman Eneu, last evening. with having
forged a name lnc. check. Held to bail.
Death from IVant.—ll aunah Allen, colored,
died from; want and exposure at No. 1103 south
Tenth street.
'Stable Burned.—A stable at Eleventh anti
Peacock streets was partially destroyed by fire
about 8} o'clock last evening.
Weather Reports, Thursday, January 21.
[Per the Weitern Telegraph Linea. °Mee 311 Chest
nut street.]
Therm.
Dubuque, lowa—Clear
Springfield. 111.--Clear
Burlington, Liwa—Clear
Fulton. 111 —Clear
Janesville, Wk—Clear.
Prairie du Chien—Char.
St Louis.—Clear
Roca Island—Clear
Cairo, 11l —Clevr
Inlmnsp
Toronto, 0 W —Clear lad warm
Montreal, C. E.—Clear
Quebec, C. E.—Clear
Buffalo—Clear Wind NV
Cleveland—Clear, Wind S
Cincinnati, 0 —Clear
Toledo, 0 —Clear..
Pittsburgb—Clear
Columbus. o.—Clear
rittbhtrgli—Clear
New York—Clear, 'Wind W
New Orlrane—Clear
Vicksburg—Clear
Natchez—Clear
PHILADELPHIA MAMIE r
JANrAIIT 2.l.—Evastvo —The demand for
Bread-tuffs continues limited. without change in
quotations, and the only sales cf Flour are 300 bb Is
good superfine at $1.70, and 500 bbls. extra at
'04.00 per bbl.; most holders ask more, but there
is very little demand for shipment or home con
sumption, and the trade are baying at from $1.75
to $0 per W. for common to choice brands and
fancy lots Corn Meal and Rye Flour are quiet,
the former at $3, and the latter at $3.50 per bbl.,
and little selling.
Wheat is wanted; but there is very little here,
and about 1,500 bushels have been sold at $1.14a
$1.15 for good reds, and $1 25a51.23 for white
Corn is dull, and about 6,000 bu now yellow brought
GO ets in store; 500 bu white sold at the same price,
and 000 bus old yellow at 6Ca62e, the former in
bad order. Oats are selling as wanted at 34:
Rye continues in request, with small sales at 7.0 c.
Barley Ind Barley Malt continues dull and unset
tled. Bark—no soles; prices looking up. 'Cotton
is scarce, and the demand limited, and holders
firm. Groceries are dull and unsettled; 2.650 bags
Rio Coffee sold by auction to-dry at from 81110.ie,
usual credit. Provisions—nothing doing worthy
of remark. Seeds aro unchanged, and Ctoverseed
sells freely at $5a55.25 per bus, the latter for•
prima. Whiskey is better, and about 400 bbls
have been cold at :101410, the latter for prime
Ohio ; hhds are quoted at 20a, and drudge at 19a
20e per gallon.
The statement of the condition of the Rhode
Island banks out of Providence on the 11th, com
pared with their condition on the 2Sth of Septem
ber, and omitting the Rhode Central Bank, whiek
has passed into the hands of a receiver, shows :
A decrease in circulation of $438,635 50
A decrease in deposits of 151,847 C 9
A decrease in data to other banks of.. 79,319 21
A decrease in loans of 810,629 87
A decrease in bills of other banks of.. nog, cie,
An increase in specie of
.- 6 4205 49
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