,:,.. "11(: , ,..:•" , ,, , ,, ,57,...-,,,3 ' . ''' -,-: -'llr g TaIIRSDAT.;44 O 2II. 19, NW roßtitils • - Ikek 'Testi 114:14/14, !tin: • Tb l llll4o llll .ll lll i 4 lk l E impropoly - „CALIFORNIA CIRCITLATIONia* - Aid Gestates Iv eateglete stetatecr °Cathie. Itaiptis piled b k ia lk y City, Nato, std.timt Atlentie Steteitoßeep the departure et the hist stiainer lot Calttoinia. Prigi 8131.0111411 IMF *OPT , it gram IRappenwaiid. stomped. tetdr for asilisst THE WEEKLY PRESei - Foe nut estardii ! ' gift saint othir 'adman at .tatosia ! tbs'rs ortof titllejeetai coasiidtt.e,ca PACIP1(14411110AD-BILIwl submitted to the.Houto Retfiketnia!" l o 11111 t. . CONTENTS: , . _ _ ORIGINAp POSTRY:rranieyriesiOe ' en Siouan Notto-itonnie Pinkest: ITALIAN. , SELECTED ?Orr ItY..ritn NMNOTED 8 idtirreni t ion Ltez. - ' , BDITORIALII.-Titi Ott&aczitott CONVENTION Ann Jvcoit' Donates-Ova. Taken wlT* SOX , -TAR f!ffttactoriente. CITITOR BOESR47IIMOWSS : I II ,EIkitivpr Tonito*-'lst Litz prioessioss. 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AGRICULTURAL- - DEIMIATMENT.—LAvos 'ovr ens tales Wo*R-RTTECIts AND; PIO*ITO ow DnAiritne-Tan Bonne: In ran Alves TRRII-44RW RtiTioD or &SIMMS Faun% Tanse-SzniCoin. CONDESitOIAL.-Wime * ltstnnur - ot Tax - 111 , -'-:TRII WRIT ',Mararr---Trit Pnirziostarou: Otrrir Dlimairr.' • ; • • THEALItSLY"PtRS is Widened to ntoonhin 4.2. pet - Tr/idol ,adirsicia - for the single Den, aid to 13tabs of Twenty; 'When sent to oni addling, 1110, in id "sage.' Sine% costar for ude-at the' counter of Tax, hiss 011oet in veinveire. mode for insilint. • Flan Pste—Letter frets • Zook Itiotiards;" Tho Japinoii - Ilmboooy—Arrivsl of the Powbstas st Ban ltssolooo. FOUR= Poits.-Lottor fiois New Tick Opals* IntolligosOti. .Thei Charleston Cosvention. The 'great. topic which. overshadows all other§ is Charleston Convention ; and oon "sidsring. the lightened ith dediberationi they exereise,cn the -destinies of the wintry, its importing* Li net Over . etniir*.A... It is a tsaittif :no ottilnatithalloittida for a great I ** tion to-Selectby the tree action of its citizens, a Chief Yeglseirite, and trader existing political arrariementS, the proceedingi of; he, Nitionil Conventions of th e two great parties are , only second In iniportance to the Presidential elec tion, at which the Whole army of Atherican sovereigns giro legal expression to their opi - It rarely happens in the history of the world that more remarkable assemblages •of men are' gathttiett together thin these, Who'attetid the, National Conventions of the Demecratic Party. _Every Cengreasionel district of the Dillon will be Mpionented..,by ,terro delegates,' and every Stitt by Ornr . delegatecat large; and in 'most, instaniwo,"(iwinerhttre they were appointed by Admit:thermion influences aind chosen,there-.. fore, as mere - subservient tools of pirwer,) they are reprenentative inetrand &Mild exponents of the I Democratic sentiment **railing 'in their diatricts. Besides • the delegates,' there :are nearly always, pretest at these bodies! (more particularly when the Conventions mi neable at a more' sccessible - and convenient locitton thin ,Chazieiston) the , prominent member, of the Democratic pasty of all sec tioniOf the DM* and this oonglomeration of living ropresentatives 4,4:miry phase oriole , - :lam life is, of iteelf, ' , curious spectacle, to • which *O - ott i re ns ' any "tot**•.•= country present • s .Pariliel. 4 11.3 04:;e 44 01M 11 1 1 •14te sition,4oVeribled• ininkfin**.ntkecilAwa:' indtte; , -.of climate' _ and • soil,• • fmnistes a living reptertentetiVe:.The ardentibristling•fire-eater of the BO* elite' side by side :,with the Calcu lating son of New England; the, lord of. an arrayarray,ofniattee, and the owner`of Minuends or broad acres, which yield a princely revenue br, their ,Mtet:Mild =production ••ofotton or sugar, becenies 'the colleague of the beirly piorieei of the Northirest,Who, When at hoine,, stiveid pride hie 'little hemestend'of a matter-section ; 'the representetiven of,great • cities; teeming with all the • adornmeiniand luxuries . that modern genius, can predict, ii the ainichite of men who have peened the greater gait' ,their activi lire, • timid the - wildest - and most rugged scenes of our Western forests This heterogeneous Mame from every Auer ' ter of oar wide-sPrns4 Confederacy is, now wending., its:way to a common "centre at Charleston forfora common purpose; and wide as ate the minor 'diversities' of, opinion pre vailing ,among them, and their utter want of unity on all subjects not of a political charac ter, a common intermit in the' future of the Democratic party, and a common devotion to its atandard, goes rely far to bimi•them to gether in one common bond Lasiel If the no mination, what finally made, itherald prove is acceptable as lb. Democratic no minations which •bmw wooled it, every Dc- Moen'moseiti.will'go forth Weber with as sidaity, and, in some eases, with almost sn pmbukan temp, to sitcom its triumph in November next. .:The tint important businea discussed in inch bodies is the adjustment of contested seats; but the present Convention, if it is std. meted" by s spirit of justice, will have %Alit tle difficulty. in settling the- onlyytwo cales of this nature which will be brought: befog* it— the, delegailonii: front Illinois and New York. therili - susy - one political/Mt more paten thiilusother, it is that Judge D_onot.si; is the nathiabted, and airiest• insnbitene,•cholce of the Democracy of Illinois as, their Presiden tial Candidate, and that :his pretensions are snitained with neprecedented. unanimity by the regular Democratic organization of that. State. Yet the Suite bolters, who in the great- Senatorial - contest of 1868, between Sonoma.- and Lutoozar, polled-only five -eon unit totes, and with wlam not one-tenth the Democracy ci any Ottlitf of the' State' agliatet-100; ruder .the Areatioa 'of the A4mltdistntiett; appointed nap ' delega tion, to, -Charleston,, .who t t arrived some time nines st. Washington, and who 'op pear determined, notwithstanding the .notori onsly absurd nature of their pretensions, to pertidet in demanding admittance into the Con- . ♦,..-0,6th31*: The 'OW 4 1 eary upon ithAeb they pre - ' sena to juitifY -their claim* is ibakuPon which rw,u 4iirtiirkstration setod—tbat Judge Thimetis; by Lie Mashie* devotion to Popubir Sovereignty, his. become an *rah heretic, and theie, Convention'iti faoliali'tmeegh t o adopt this view ot the ;added, the dais of the De. xisitiinnti:pfity; ate numbered, and iwiiiet-'Wilthave the slightest chance of election.. Milt is not at all probable' that the ineteasions of the-Death . ), delegation will ' 06110 i/ 81 Y iut4ital'o4Air ute,ant , . xn Neer rorir, et the regular , titate . Conven. tien si almost universal desire Was maul ' that;d'.bi...the leaders of bath the faction, which hive no, long distracted the 'Denim...ay et the ,State, thet' bed' 'ene „eat Of delegate! should be eentio Charleston And even Mex. nom , th 9 reconised leader - heretefore of , the ihrodSheits, uaited,with - the sorti ta selecting Oic i, Dena !DAMON sad kowleydele - iattlia• IV.V o PloiftVaikhed detention Omen by the , diatdid> inratein throughout 111044 ioViethge' , 1 / 1 1 eelection.ail itllat:•or , he.hinils4oioil FM, indomitable attergy r itn - obtaln th e edndsefon at; hie iriendu.. _Vei t/dtdttliatbltrell.oTta will be: , -oreeeesihl,mßsOnsthemswpolitiesil sevens tin,' „lecture, titatt,tr:Oxit,rnk Eionthern-yiewn he' Starlit 411 1 -lidgail , tiOnientithres of each; . 1 4johnemite:to, acetate tindevedons. : Weise in the 'tut it! *Cii4lOlkWPOll- Ws' probss ,10714(01i.lilitiAti4; . "**gi ati*fieh sfeelifeeling tie Other , lys.ortr , ev4l4:)( .00.koni. 4344 am w _ftbitegith44.4*ldOrlO t l P O.O5;# (91' e to boicutas.,.-; thethd Senate? VW Oa? that ifie etj~tien deers' his it 6 wt.-. lOU , OPAOOO Wetitt4wo-thirds rule, and because the Admi !cistiallow and nitre Santhera„delegatessWill MO* tOreatblm,Withibe saMilinagnanimity thatlds Mende t itilBB44 - at the thisettntati Con. Tent : inn, entended to the preeenderd; , for seen after Mr. BUOUANLIN obtairiedra clear majority in that body.ludga:Pou 41r.44 , 'by telegraph, that his nano shinaldqie`witli dMwii, and the contest was thus ended. The 4apanese Embassy Upon Ourihit page, Aids morning, will be found a tidy depoription ofitlialeeldents con nected with tle, arrival 'o f the' Japanese Em briery al Sign i'zanefeetill:ttioir reeeptlon - there —their impressions of our conntry—and of Och! pecullaritiee as were noticed by,the re ;porters of the newspapers of that city. The Embassy Is one -of extraordinary sire—con sisting,' air it • does; of seirtinty-twO persons. But 'this may be accounted for, perhaps, for the fondness of that extraordinary people for display, - or „hythe.large delegations which this country- .has sent to the Orientals with whom it 'desired to:establish diplomatic relations. Thitsdir.YWAße's suite, when he , went to Pekin, consisted • of about thirty persons, and to -.Arian itself, -we have' despatched not Moray Ooninl-General and several diplo matte assistants, but a large naval force, which, oa various, important occsaione; made a die- Play quite as imposing as the present Japanese -Embassy. As they are specially strict on all Points of etiquette; they have probably cen t eeived it proper and fitting that their repre sentation in our country should, to some ex tent, correspend in numbers and appearance with the American delegations• they have re ceived. ' `,A3 current definition of an Ambassador is, cc a man Bent to a foreign country to lie for hie own";" but the, Japanese have a far W- I fereirt errand in visiting AMerica. There is, indeed, no important diplomatic duty for them td perform and cunning intrigues to engage in, as they have simply to formally exchange ratifications of a treaty already made, and then quietly depart from our shores.' The import ant ; practical purposes of their visit, however, are to break up the exclusive and antiquated policy of their country by a complete reversal of its system of non-intercourse with foreign nation!, and to allow a number of its chosen representatives to see for theinselves what manner of people are the Americans, who have startled them from their slumber ofages, and, partly by persuasion and, partly by a species of gentle force, have induced them to adopt a comparatively liberal commercial policy. ' They gave ample evidence, during their visit to _San Francisce, of their ability and disposition to improve, to the utmost , the op portunities afforded them of obtaining accu rate information in - regard to all the objects of a curious or,important nature which attracted their attention. They have artists connected With, their expedition who, with great scours- Cy 'and rapidity, take sketches of all things likely to prove interesting to tb,e Emperor and the people they represent; and some of their officials are entrusted with duties not unlike those of ,the reporters of our own press, for they carefully note down whatever passes -in their presence. Their notes and sketches are promptly transmitted to Japan, and thus convey 'thither descriptions of whatever , they witness, which _possess as much freshness as the comments of our own newspapers upon their appearance and peculiarities. While we are Arignerreotyping them, they are not less busy in daguerreotyping us. They have come among us to see and to hear, as well as to be seen, and to be beard; and it is well that, this poli4 lias been adopted, for all delusions will at once be dissipated. If a sub stantial beats is found to exist for extensive commercial or close diploinatic relations, the JaPrinese will readily ascertain the fact and ob- Aide such accurate information as will enable their* countrymen to take advantage of it. While, on the otherhand, if their impressions of our ecniutri, rdwarld brA unfavorable ; and if, after a foli inspection of the attractions it pre . ,Sents;thrifare,isatisfied-that no tangible good will result freena commercial intermingling o youthftd.Repubya and their ancient insular Etripire;'.the failirre of our Japan policy will all Once_ beeenre:trainifest, and , false 'hews founded upon it be speedily destroyed. - fAccording" to the war:Arnie of the - San ' Francisco journals, the Japanese are well pleased• with their recep tion; but so much empty iarade; ostentatious show, and absurdi ty, :generally attends municipal demonstra tiona ofhiepitality, that it is to be feared such efforts upon our Atlantis seaboard will scarce- ly meet with equal success. The experiment will no'donbt in due season be tried, and the citizens of Philadelphia will have en oppor-. !MOW of exhibiting their taste and capacity iota respect, at no distant day. Let the gnuidiloquencoraMrs of our Council chambers, therefore, prepaie in time their speeches, and be fullY ready to pierce the ears of their ex pected guests with eloquence, which will, per haps, be all the better relished because it will not be understood. From the interest shown by the Japanese in the machinery they noticed at San Francisco, we beliSve they' would be much pleased with the remarkable manufacto ries of our city; and proper arrangements for enabling them to obtain clear ideas of the advanced condition of manufactiring, and mechanical skill among us, would go much furthei to impress them with a sense of the greetriess- of America, than any empty pageants or pompons harangues. • fro 1117,1):11:::::);_typi):4,14: Letter from OCICaSIOnaI.” Correspondent* cc The Prom ' .1 WAISISGTON, April 18, 1800 As I write I presume the gallant steamer. the Keystone State, is ploughing the waters of the Delaware towards the ocean, and in a few days will land her precious cargo of ninety picked men upon the wharf of Charleston. She leagoodly oraft end contains a goodly company. All are Demo: crate, and yet thege,are as many opinions among them's. there wereeolon in Jacob'. coat. There are the Administration men per se, the Douglas mower* swore, the Breekinridge men doubtingly, the Lane • men, angels' visite, few and far between," the Renter men silent and unknown— delegates from Delaware, and some, I hear, even from States further South. Then we have amateur politicians, like , our etoellent friend, Col. George If, Martin, reporters for the different newspapers, and to eke out the hilarious voyage, a Sao brass band. Who will be the historian of the trip? Who will tell of the various intrigues in the collector' s sabin, of ,the caucuses of the Douglas men on the brcid desk, of the little coteries of the Brooklet. ridge• men, - of the stealthy consultation/ of the Line and Rutter men ? Who will tell of the hard 'wordoexchiusged and the reconciliations made, of the organisatkm Of the delegates? Who is to pre side-who to east the vote—who is to become mem. her of the' Committee on Credentials and member of -the Committee on Resolutions? I hope The .I!rees has its representative aboard, for 'we shall eagerly look for a faithful journal of the 'proceed. dugs of the delegates 'from' Pennsylvania on their way to Charleston. 'The delegatea from Pennsylvania who have de ' ternsinad to avoid the perils of thus who go down upon the ace, are Means. Josiah Randall, O. L. Ward, R. M. Phillips, end James Hill. Judge : the Franklin district, informed a leading Ditimerat this morning that be would support Stephen A. Detiglia from the &est to the last, and that such has been his determination from the be. ginning,' Weasel he felt it was the only way in which be could represent the feelings of the people of district., Mr. ,Cesisna .le_ his internat., and 'wilt, no: doubt, eo-operate with him. Mears. Bill and Owens are the representatives at Charleston of Brigadier General George Washington Bowman, of the Penneylvanta 'militia, editor of the Waalt• ington Constitution, printer of the United States s.nati, and confidential comforter of the Prat. dent. - So, General Bowman and the Administra- Lieu will 'really he represented at Charleston by rampant Douglas men. It name me great sorrow to add - that Judge DiaolVe representative, A. Corinth, has also determined to go for Douglas. Mr. Buchanan, however, relies upon Postmaster Sirairi of Lausster, who is his "epeeist delegate, and committed' to a Oulu of steady hostility to Dough., to maintain the blushing honors of his "Lem surprised today to dudthat a number of members of Dourer, - well ae 'others, did not kae" that, ander the members' compensation bill, ' elayriereliet of Congress absenting himself, ex cept it case of hlinwn sickness or sickness in his fallOy, RNImM Idittseif ,a loss of his per diem of 18 20 pe r dig during the time of his absence.; The eat,: therefore, of the refusal of Congrees to adjoins hi_ to; tan limas who are compelled to be absent at,Chalestait'or ,Chicago ; and this seems slithe*fiettlatt3lleeintioh as any session during the sittings of the great party Conventions will tie useless for public 41iod, because, of a uniform Inch orn quorum do business, as was the case theldtttngli, ofraiotua flonveittions. - herd lithe law, that bears Upon the ease: , 'ar,Sittif toletelittestiteltn'coxonesuron or rum ": ev ;convenes; "Re it Wukiiirilt:Ther the oesitederation of each 'l!l2.l....entasiere; end Delegate in , Congress, i„krt D.pittioilm" iikolbinliottaokitionmat,end mil e _ lew , firovidid' isle,' for tiro sallons °nth to ttfalate iit ellestifir toiletries, tit twit: On tes bet day of esekviithurtaisloii, esea:Seuatok, Reereesatetiviii. ,sineDerierWCohati »wive' hie milieu for 001,Witient aides the diet dap of each month IWrfellers datint such session ; compensation at the rate of three thou sand dollars per annum during the continuance of snob session, and at the end of such session be shall receive the residue of his salary due to hint at each time, at the irate aforesaid, still unpaid ; and at the beginning of the iteeend railer session of Congremeach Senator, Re- Presentative, Mid Delegate. shall receive his mileage for such second session, and monthly, during nob. ses sion, compensation at the rate of three thousand dollars per annum, till the fourth day of March terminating the Congress, and on that day, each Senator, Representa tive, and Delegate, shall be entitled to receive any ba lance of theelda thousand dollars, not theretofore paid in the said monthly instalments as above directed, * R * * * * * * * " 8161 ion O. And be it further enacted, That it shall he the duty of the Sergeant-at arms of the Rouge, and Secretary of the Senate, respectively, to deduct from the monthly payments of members as herein provided for, - the amount of his compensation for each day that such member shall be about from the House or Senate, resPeetively, unless such Representative, Senator, or Delegate shall assign as the rearm for snob absence the sickness of himself or of some of his family." OCCASIONAL. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press. FROM WASHINGTON. SPIRCUL DSIIPATORIS ""THE PRESS', Wesnimaitx, Jorll 18, 1860 Governor WALKER'S appearance before the Co. vode Committee, this morning, created a great sen• nation.: He spoke about two hours, was easy, cool, and collected, and laid bare his whole relation to Mr. nommen on the Kansas question with a master band. It ought to be recollected that' the recent course of Governor WALKER has not given satisfaction to tho rebels. They regarded him as having oaved in to the blandishments of the Administration, and they have always demand ed that he should justify them and himself by exposing Mr. Buceauarett pretended private stastructione to him on the Kansas gttestion. Though f4e in letting the contents of this letter be known to bie friends, he refused to make it known to the public until the proper time amveel. This time has arrived, and WALKER stands vindi cated to his country and to his friends. • DUWLOSURE OF MR. BUCHANAN'S GREAT LET TER IN FAVOR OF POPULAR SOVEREIGNTY TO GOV. WALKER, IN 1857, AND PULL AND EM PHATIC ENDORSEMENT OF THE DEMOCRATIC REBELLION AGAINST THE ADMINISTRATION FOR VIOLATING TEE PLEDGES OF 1856. The following testimony was given by Bum B. SonsranaL, of Pennsylvania, before the Cored. Committee in the Howie, at 12 o'olook to-day : QUESTION lsr.—Were you ever shown a letter, dated July 12th, 1857, written by the President of the United btates to Governor ROBERT J. WALKER, the latter then in Kansas?' ittiswr.n.—l never saw but one letter in manu script written by the President to Governor WALSER, and that I believe bore the date July 12th, 1857. QtrEstron 2n: -Wes it shown to you conBden- tially ? or are you at liberty. without violating any promises of secrecy, to speak of its contents? ArtswEn,—l am under no obligations of eeereoy whatever. I have discussed the merits of that let. ter with a great many different persons within the last eighteen witaths. I presume twenty different people, in WalEington today, have been long aware of my knowledge of this letter. Governor Watson exhibited it to me in vindication of his course in genus. And at the time also stated, that he himself was tinder no confidential re• straints. At this time Governor WALKER was exceedingly indignant and angry. He also expressed his fear that the President would not only destroy the Democratic party, but the country with it. Ho feared, the consequences to the country, and thought ita welftlie would be beet secured by being not too precipitant. Although he stated with de termined emphasis, that, inasmuch as the Presi dent had suddenly changed front, since the date of that letter—the . tendency of which change migh t be to disparage him (WALKER) in public) eatima. Um as a faithful servant of the people; should that ever appear, either in assailing his honor or the manner in which he discharged his duties as a public officer—he not only felt entirely free, but would justify and defend himself before the coun try by publishing the letter of the 12th of July 1857. Be expressly stated that the letter was semi• , otfielal, and entirely divested of confidential re. ntriotions. As for myself, having no confidential obligations resting upon me, and having freely doutsed the matter .with numerous persons, at intertale, -during a.year - and a half at least, I feel pnitectly free to speak of its contain. Q.nrsTtott ao.—Whit is'yoin-,rooollection of its contents? Aiiswist..--Iyhe timo I law the letter was soon after the Meignation of Governor Warasurt. I had, with many other gentleman, earnestly urged his appointment; hens I felt &profound interest in his 81100068. Conversing with him, about what was deemed an indirect removal of him from Kansas, led to the introduction of this letter, at the interview re ferred to. I considered it a most extraordinary document, when I remembered that Mr. WALKER wee no longer Governor of Kansas. It seemed to me, from the contents of this letter, ithat he was forced to abandon his post, because he had faith fully earned out, as far as he had power, the in structions and advice of President BUCHANAN. I consider the letter an unqualified endorse ment of Governor WALKER'S eonrse hi Kansas. was particularly struck with the p otent fact, that the President considered the aubmission of the Constitution, by the Convention, to the people of Kansas, e 5 the true principle and the interpreta teon of the Kansas and Nebraska Bill. Further, that his views were equivalent to ad vising Governor Wahttan to devote himself to the policy of submission, for the double reason—first, that it would secure his success, and his success would prove farad to the resolutions against Governor Wataten, passed a short time previous, in Georgia and Mississippi. The President plainly indicated to Governor Watatatt that his success depended upon the doetrin e of submisston, and adds, almost in the following words, that upon the doctrine of submission of the Constitution to the people,le (the President) was willing to stand or fall. • I remember, also, that I was impressed with the envier solemnity of the President', from the feat that the advice contained in the letter was clinched with a seemingly devout prayer. This is substantially my recollection of the spirit and meaningef that document, as it was read to me by Governor WALKER. QUESTION dra.--Have you recently conversed with any member of this Administration on the subject of this letter? If so, are you at liberty to speak of it? Awawax.—l have recently bad such conversa tion. There is no secret about it—no confidential_ restraints upon either of the parties. I have de scribed the scene to many persons since Friday last. I presume this committee, like many others, has beard of it. I had an accidental discussion with Attorney General BLACK upon the truth of the existettee of such a document as the one referred to in this testimony, be denying and I affirming, Re declared that no such document ..”-'eted, and never did exist. I told him I had seen it. He af7 firmed that I was mistaken; that if snob a letter existed no good citizen would withhold it. I in quired of him whether he invited Its production in the name of the President. He replied, yes! that he challenged its production; that If Governor WALKER had such a paper, his duty to this country, as welt as to himself, required him to produce it ; digit in point of fact, however, he said the story was not founded in truth, or nerds to that elfeot. Many severe remarks passed between us. He was in a state of great excitement. When I refined a second time to my having seen it, be agaii, in high rage, declared I wee in gross error ; that the President never wrote such a document; and if Governor WALKER or any other person pretended to have such a document it was a mere pretence to cover up a perpetrated or intended treason to the Demoeratio party, or a mere pretext for deserting to the Black Republican ranks. He farther added that if any one attacked the Administration on this ground (to use his exact words) "we inn put a shirt wpm from which he vial never escape." QUESTION sth.—ln case you had molt interview what led to it? IaWDR.—I WAS making a Vila to ono of the editors of the Constitution in reference to another matter entirely. I met Judge BLACK there and dentally ; I did not expect to see him. My business with the editor was in no way, di- really or indirectly, connected with the objects of this committee. I deoilne answering the question solely on the ground of irrelevancy. dovilcaroa r ,w4Liont, OF KANSAA, BEFORE TOE OMER COMMITTEE HOD. ROM? J. WALizn, ex-Governor of Kan sae, was called before the Covode investigating committee yesterday morning, and requested to produce the letter of Mr. BUCHANAN to him, dated the 12th of July, ISt?. Governor WAVICIa stated that the letter was not confidential or private, and, although not °Mehl, was intended to direct him in the administration of the government of Kansas. He bad always considered that he had a perfect right to publish the letter whenever he pleased, especially in vindication of his honor, and that he bad shown it to various persons with a view to meet the charge that he bad violated his bistro. Gone as Governor of Kansas. He bad shown it to various persons he Kansas immediately after its receipt, in order that his policy there might be understood to have the sanction of the President. He had not, as yet, published it—not from any Ninth or personal matins, but because he hid feared, heretofore that „Ito publication, however advantage:ins to itimeel4,might be attended with consequenees injurious to the country; that he did not think the committee had any right to compel hint to produce it at this time; that he respectfully, disiliaed to do so, and would go to jail rather than t 9 give it up at this period, THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, THURSDAY, APRIL 19, 1860. Early this morning Governor WALitilt *AA re• summoned before the committee, and shown the testimony of several witnesses who bad testified to the contents of the letter as shown to them in 1868 by Governor WeMutt, under no confidential l e. 'Wallow; but to vindioate himself from the charge of violating the President's instrueHons in regard to his official notion in Kansas. One of these wit nesses swore positively that, a few days einem, be had mentioned to Judge BLACK, Attorney General of the United State'', the existence of this letter, and stated that Governor Watena had read it to him. Judge BLACK, the witness testified, went into a violent rage, and declared that nosuoh let ter existed ; that if it body (Werner - WALIiES would have published it long ago; that if he at tempted to produce nay such pretended letter, he would be covered with the shirt of Nessus; and that, in the name of the President, he defied Mr. WALKER to produce any such letter. When this testimony was shown to Governor WeLuira, he was very indignant and much excited. He declared that although be bad heretofore refused to produce it, now that its contents wore made public, and that he had been thus defied by the President through the Attorney General to produce the let ter, whose existence was denied, hie own honor de manded that it should be produced and published tie then produced -to the committee the original letter of the 12th of July, 1857, which, together with the signature, is all in the handwriting of Mr. BUCHANAN. • A oopy was taken by the committee, The letter fully sustains all that Mr. Wamtatt did in Hans, e as Governor; for it says: " The point on which your and our success depends is the submission of the Constttutton to the people of Kansas. * * * * On the question of submitting the Constitution to the bona fide resident settlers of Kansas lam milltng to stand or fall. In MT. taming such. a principle we cannot fall It is the principle of the Kansas• Nebraska bill, the principle of Popular Sovereignty, and the prim exple at the foundation of all popular govern ment. The more it is discussed the stronger it will become." The President then proaseds to sensors the rose utions of Georgia and Mississippi disapproving o Gov. Weratan's course in Kansas, and as regards those of 3.1 issisSi pp!, be says "In answering there, I would advise you to make the great principle of the submission of the Constitution to the bona fide residents of Kansas conspicuously promi nent. On' this you toil! be zrrenst: ble." After the reading the letter, Mr. WALKER proceeded to give a historical account of hie ap. pointnient as Governor of Kansas, and of Me *lotion there under the viowe and instruottons of the Pre sident, . demonstrating that he had been fully sue• tained by the President until the latter changed his pulley, in November, 1857. Re also explained bow the programme of the Lecompton Convention had been prepared here in Washington, and trans mitted to Kansas, and hie co-operation asked and refused : first, because it did not submit the Con stitution to the people; and, second, because it did not even submit the slavery question to the people, but only to those who were willing to vote for the Constitution, being a very small minority of the whole. Governor Watatan then declared at that date, In he fall of 1857, In Kansas, that this device was a wretched fraud and a base counterfeit, designed to prevent the people of %anus from voting even on the question of slavery.. On being then informed that it was the programme of the President and of the Administration, be denied that it could pod blY be the programme of the President, and showed Mr. Bircuatteres letter of the 12th of July, 1857, to sustain the assertion. Mr. WALKER was assured that the President had changed his opinion and that ail the Cabinet went with him. Mr.• Velma*. said that, whatever the President or Cabinet might do or nay cos this subject, he would forever denounoe this programme as base and dishonorable, and as forfeiting the pledges whieh he (Mr. WALTER) had made in hie own name and that of the President- 7 that the Constitution should be submitted to the vote of the people of Kansas for ratification or re jection, upon the faith of which pledge the people bad Rated, and, in the absence of which, Kansas would have been involved in immediate revolution and the whole country in civil war. Governor WAngan said be bad never retreated or modified one word he had ever uttered, or one line he had ever written on this subjeot, and never should do so. The President has caused it to be announced that he will veto any bill appropriating money to pay the expenses of the farming/ding committees in ... the Houle. This will, of ammo, defeat any aopropronorrto - p.x.-the. expeuses.-of 'Holitem committee on the Virginia invasion. A letter bas been received in this' eity front G. M. Rernmane, Eel., late Mayor of Charleston; addressed to lion. 0. L. WARD "delegate to the Convention, In which It hi stated that good beard can be had in private families from $1.60 to 83 per day—better, indeed, although not so luxurious than that to be had at the leading hotels. Thi may be relied on. A number of the official reporters of the House will report the Charleston Convention In fall for the Charleston Mercury. I hear that Daunt Da Woir ono of the,dele• gates at large from New York, and heretetire a prominent friend of Governer Dimmer?, hal bro come fully satisfied that Sedge DotroLas 1f the only candidate who can suooessfully compete with BZWAIM In the North, East, and West, and will therefore go for him at Charleston. A change has also come over other Dlokinson men during the list two or three days, rendering It , tolerably certain that the vote of New York will be cad for the Senator from Illinois. It is strongly covjestured that even Mr BUTTEIi- WORTS; who takes Jena Kara.v's place b the New York city delegation to Charleston, will yield gracefully to the force of ciroumstanoes, and unite with Me colleagues in casting the vote of the b tate for Judge D. DEMORALIZATION OF THE EASTERN DELEGATES The delegates from New 'England are being rapidly demoralised by the Administiation, and many of those counted upon with cerainty for DOUGLAS have become suddenly silent, and are ex, palled to join with the President and tie extreme men in the contemplated crusade upoi the 50na tor from Illinois. RANUNT, .15.1seettoar, Esq., of Germaxtown, is in, this city on hie way to Oharleston,!subtituted by lion. Jona ROBBINS, Jr., to oastlotsvote in the National Democratic Convention. JJr Is an ex oellent, worthy gentleman. The Massachusetts delegation, with *number Of othere from New England and the Northeast, leave Baltimore this evening for Cherleton, in the noble steamer IL S. Spaulding. Betides Governor WALKER. and Mr.: curtsnat, who were examined today before tie Coved° Committee, in reference to the celebrded letter of instructions addressed by Mr. Butuststr to Go vernor War,xxst on the 12th of July, 1t57, Mr. Moßraman testified to having heard t 1 letter read by Governor SVALKErt at the St. Hien°laa Hotel, in the presence of Major Pour% and others, and that, so far from being held omfidential, Governor WALKER expressed his. totermina. tion at the time to have it lithogreclied, the impression, of course, being that it siuuld have general oireulation. It was also lircoght out that Secretary Cope, during a reeds eflthe Eansaa Constitutional Convention, wrote, tinder adtice of Mr. Bucamtes, a 'letter of four oolumnii Melee& bag man in the Territory, demanding that boom• mon honesty, looking to the pledgee upon ditch the Administration came into power, the Codtitu tion should be submitted to the popular vob. It was written for publication to lallaenoe the party in Kansas, but why it wasnot published has EA ap• peered. I regret to hear that IL M. Plumme t alelc gate from Philadelphia to Charleston, is 'offended at Ms Panes, and, because of this, will notvote for DoUGLAR, " whose organ it 18." Bins AbSA have you become the organ of any man or park; 3. OCCASIONAL. INTENSION OP , TEE ROUSE TNLEGRAPII PATENT!. THE JAPANESE% MINSASAY TO LAND IN NNW TORE.. TEE SICKLES CONTESTED ELECTION CASIL.rTSI NICARAGUAN TRHATT. Wasntsevoit, April .18.—The Commissioner f Patents has :panted the applieetion for the site{ sion of the Rouse Telegraph Patent for save years from today, Also, the Wells improvemet on the manufacture of hat•bodies for a like patio. The steamer Roanoke will land the Japans Nmbassy at the city of New York, in aocordano with the original' order of the Beoretary of tl Navy. They vrould have bean brought direot Washington, as recommended by Consul Goner, Harris, but for the apprehended difficulty of pile leg the vessel through the ohannel of the Potoma, river. The House Committee of Nlootiorui to-day passel a resolution that in the contested election ease O Messrs. Williamson and Sickles, the points raise! and argued by Mr. Sickles in relation to the nci Coe and specifications served by the contestant h reserved for decision until the Anal hearing with out prejudice to the :rights of Mr. Sickles, and tht Mr. 'Williamson proceed to take testimony upo his notioe at bis peril. " The House Poet OBlee Committee to-day agree to the reduotion of the charge on all letters del oared by local carriers, to one cent. . A large number of Democratic delegates an others left to-day for Charleston, including th Wood delegation from New York. The Republican Senators had a conference to- da to take into consideration the snbioot of the Nio. raguan treaty, which it will be recollected was re jeoted and the vote efterwarde reconsider d. It i underetood their object is to modify the objeotion. blp eleusesao that the President cannot use tb United States tome &..t. theproteetionot•Amerloa vinous and property in that Republic without.th cohaeort ap authorisation of Congress. Some . them are desirous of applying a similar prinoird to the Mexican treaty. Without the Uepfibli,9 l, votes thes e - treaties cannot be ratified: there for the Deterstrant are not disosed to press them with out - rite Republ icans full time to Pith their tograitioat ' • . • • EXPECTED VETO. PRIOR Or BOAELD AT CUARI!EfiTONA FULL REPORT OF TUE OONVENTiON. TIM NEW TORE DELEGATION ROD3I2IB' 110118TITUTE. VIZ MARBACAUBETTS DELEGATON TEUTIMONT OF Ma. M'ELLIONS H. H. PHILLIPS ANGRY. [DESPATCH TO THE ASSOOIATED PitEB9.] MIRTH CONIESS,--FIRST SESSION, V. S. CAPITOG, WASHINgTON, April 18 SENATE. of H,,lttelEs, of lowa. presented a petition in favor irmigirmit k ,lgldeer:a.ohneelta presented about a ° inv e rt . on s In s, ryg i r I f iu s i i , l:4lid bykitahge Congress ig repeat the firgl i tive.siave ra c y; to slaver; the Dottriet of Columbia and the Territories' And to pro hibit the inter• State slave-trade, cod to admit no more slave States. Acting upon a precedent s he moved to re fer them to the Committee on the Judiolary. Mr. MASON. of Virginia, moved to lay them on the table. Mr, PIJMNER called for the yeas and nays. Mr, WICIPALIi, of Texan, desired to give the rea sonswity he should vote in the a ffinnattve. Mr. WADE, of Ohio. °bigoted. The motion to lay them on the table was earriell by a vote of 23 yeas to ID nave—a striet_party division. On motion of Mr. HALE. of New Hampshire, the veto measles of the remident, sent in yesterday wits taken tin. and its nonsideration fixed for next Tuesday. Mr. 1301,1., AMPR. of Vermont, presented petition 'miler to those offered by Mr. Sumner, and moved its " I f 4. 6 olo4 l : , ,Z i tiria;rt n o " n ni thrtisble. Carried. Mr.' POOH of Oh to reported a bill for the relief of Judger Cradleimuth, el Utah. Ordered to be printed. Mr. ANTHONY, of Rhede Inland, offered a resolu tion canine on the President to furnish the Senate with the instruotions Riven to Mr. McLane when minister to China. Adopted. Mr. WILSON. of Sfasnaohosetts, called up his men• lotion instructing the Committee , on hlifitary_Affairs to inqu.re into the contemns made by the War De- P hrISIVIS, of Mississippi, thought the revolution should be addressed to the War Deeartment. Mr. WILSON thought not. A similar resolution of inquiry had been passed at former session, but nine teen months elapsed before a rob' was received. He wanted different leformation from that which would come from the ermaytment. His resolution had created a sensation in certain mortars, and strong efforts had been mails te n hange its direction. arid he had been ae • preached eve by his nolliaal friend, to induce him to dose. Mr,DAVIS said he knew nothing of that. If the re call/of the Wer Department concealed enythins, then he' would vote for the fullest Investigation. The only motive he hadjin propomng his amendment was to save the expense el colluding voluminous testimony which riould he found in a condensed form in the records of the depattment. hir. WlLSONAlleabumed intending any insinuation of en improper motive on the part of the Senator from iiinsissippi. lie was the last man to whom lie would attribute anything of that sort. It was notorious, how ever. that the War Department had laid itself open to a suspicion of being' connected with robbers, and there into he desired a full investigation. After cone further debate, the resolution WWI laid over. Mr. SLIDELL. of Louisiana. called UP his mutation moms , an n eeiournment of the Sena t ie vi every three t At r. TRULISUL~. of . the opposed as the worst proposition ye, submitted. Various views were expreesed by the Senators, and the resolution was finally carried, by yeas 28, nays 22 Mr TRUMBULL moved to reconsider the vote by which the reeolunott for an adjournment for thirty days wee rejected, Carried. The resole lion wee then taken up. It provides for an adjournment trots the tioth to the 30th of Areal. It was voted on and rejected, by yeas 21 nays 22. Tile homestead hill was then taken up. Mr. WADE. of Onto, moved the House bill as a sub- MUM*. The CHAIR ruled this out of order, ea an amendment was pending . . Mr.Owin's amendment to legalize the occupancy of the mineral lands in California and Oregon, by miners, was discussed. Mr. LATHAM. of California. said. if he thought this amendment would jeopardize the bill, he would not in sist on it; but it was more important to his constituents than the homestead hill itself. One thing that retarded progress °fror rr i i el tSoft e he rirlad. dioul arisen whether the mineral lands belonged to the State or to the United States. He had understood that a proposition would be made to mil the mineral lands in limited quantities Tme gave rise to endless trouble and hardship to the miners. The only plan was the one embodied in his colleague's amendment. Mr. BROWN, of Mississippi, said he always had op posed this thing ofPutting foreigners. who had declared their intentions to become citizens, on an equal footing with American citizens. hie was one point in the bill to which he was irreconcilably opposed. Hawaii willing to grant to the miners pre-emption rigida, the same as ' to other persons, but was net willing to extend it to those who merely declared their intentions to become aitisens. Such persons were not citizens, and there was no guarantee that they would become such. When they became citizens then treat them as such, but net bemire. Mr. JOHNSON, of Arkansas, said the committee did not incorporate the amendment of the hamster from California. because it was partial legislation, and be. came commies had excepted mineral lands from the operation of the general land system. Mr. ItIJOH. thought that the usages of the miners in. California were better laws than any legislation of Congress After a lengthy debate on the amendment, and with oat a vote, the Bengt() adjourned. ROUSE OF REPRESENATIVES The defloiencyappropriation bill was taken up. r. HOUSTON. of Alabama. demanded the yeas and nYrrianne: of Ohio, reminded the gentleman that It thermalst on the yeas and nay • on the passage of,_the NO bills , they may defeat them. Mr. NOUN CON replied that hie objet wet, to de feat this bill, and lie was willing to take the respond'. Mrs , SERMAN, ln reply to a question put by Mr. Curtis of lowa, said there was not a single item in the bill that had not been recommended by the Administra tion, and that it wee the smallest de bill that had been reported for ears. Mr. GOOCIH, of dingsachusette. said he would vote for the bill, understanding that it was to par debts already contracted. lie hoped that, hereafter, the Administra tion would contract only such debts as its friends could vote to a 7, Mr. ROuSTON replied that there was coarsely an item in the bill to pay debts contraoted by the Admiers- Nation. Consress itself had incurred the obligations. fhe Pill was then passed—yeas 79, nays 69. The House then went into Committee of the Whole on the state of the Union on tho Military Academy bill, as returnee from the route, with an amendment au thermos the calling into the, field of the mounted regi ment of Texas volunteers. Mr. STAN lON. of Ohio, said there are the game indi cmtlons of Indian disturbanoes in Washington and Cali fornia se in Texas and id Mexico 7herefore, the atiblect of the protection of our frontiers is one the Souse ought to take into serious coneideratton, and some lost= should, if practicable, bo adopted to afford adequate relief. Deprtdatione arc committed by ma rauding parties; theme me no such thine Rs en open ene my. Hence the onarnoter.of the defence should par take of a police service. A - settlement could no more be protected from occa sional depredations than a nit) could from Occasional burglary. All that could be done, therefore, would be pupae and punish the offenders. Ihere are tweet - e Fedenv troops in itt u a su pegged, peelers, anti ger - proper mode of protection is Mowed a portion of them wito mounted Noon& Be referred to the history alb* disturbatioes on the border to show that the Indiana need protection as much as the whites, because there is a lawless white population die. posed to commit depredatis regimente neighboring In dians. Thq description of men proposed wee not the proper kind of police required, unless t t wee de sired to exterminate the Indians. Mr. cuRT)I3, of to a, rivet this was not a question of dollars and cents, but life and death. While he Ante in favor of additional mounted regulars, it would be a long time before tee infantry mud be taught 'horsemanship. The Texas ransom Were essentially necessary to the protection of the frontiers, accustomed se they were to Indian Warfare. Because a few white men may have aommitted depredations was no reason why the people should not be protected. To restore hence, it was ne cessary to purees and effectually chastise the Indians. He favored the amendment because its object was recommended hy the Secretary of War. Mr. REAGAN. of Texas , referred to the official docu ments to chow the utter mademmov of the Federal troops on the frontier, and earnestly advocated the mounted regiment. Mr. OLIN, of New York,, said the accounts from the Texas frontier were highly exaggerated for In terested purposes. There had been no hostintiee except on the part of a few vagabonds, audit auditwnsnow proposed to employ the men who commenced the disturbance to hunt them down. Volunteers should not be employed to discharge the duty belonging to the regulars now in Texas Mr. HAMILTON. of Texas, defended the people of that Mate from the shame of lawleesnees, and showed the necessity for the adoption of the Senate's amend ment. The committee rose without action thereon. Mr. Bonham!' resolution, that when the House ad journ on Friday it be to the 30th instant,was read for triton:nation. Mr. WASHBURN. of Maine, and others on the Re publican side, objected. Adjourned. New York Republican State Conven Stun. SrnAcusn, April Ig.—The Republican State Convention assembled this morning, and was largely attended. Richard Rutitert of Oneida wea chosen temporary chairman. After appointment of a committee on organiza tion the Convention took a recess till afternoon. Elias W. Leavenworth will be elected permanen chairman: The committee on permanent organization re ported Elias W. Leavenworth as president, and a long list of vice presidents and secretaries. The committee on resolutions presented the fol lowing: . Resolved, That the Republican electors from New 'York representing this Convention, present the name of 'Wm. H. Seward to the Ch icago Con. 'linden. for the Presidency, not only in obedience to the universal and unbroken sentiment, but be cause they regard lamas eminently the represent. :dive of the principles upon which the Republi can party is based, and to whose hands all their great interests with oongdenee may be safely,com milted. • The resolution was greeted with enthusiastic) ap plause, and loud and hearty cheers given for Sew ard. Else resolution was subsequently unanimous ly adopted. The following delegates at large were announc ed: Wm. M. Everts, Preston King, John L Schooloraft, Henry R. Belden. Alternates—lsaiah Herman, A. B. Dickinson, Martin T. Townsend, and Jacob Borger. The Convention shortly afterwards adjourned. Committed for Contempt of Court. DALTIMORPC, April 18.—Judge Krebs, of the Cir cuit Court, has committed Thomas B. Gaither to Jail for contempt of court, in refusing to surrender the papers and docket of the court to the clerk appointed by the court to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. Gaither's election having been set aside. The tiorernorhns remitted the fine imposed by the court. South Carolina Democratic Convention Cotonou, April 17.—The Democratic Conven tion reaffirmed the Cinoinnati and Daltimore plat forms, and the ,Supremo Court decision in the Dred Scott case. Tho proceedings of the Conven tion wore very conservative. Thu Convention ad journed on Tuesday. Damages Against a itailroatt.Cornpary. BROOKLYN, April 18.—A verdict has been ren dered granting the SUM of $B,OOO, exclusive of ex penses, to Mrs John Thompson, for injuries she sustained by a collision on the Hudson River Rail road, near Sing-sing, on the 18th of January. Fire at Chicago. DZSTRUCTION Or RAILROAD PROPERTY. Onicuoo, April 18,—The machine shop, oar house, end other buildings of the Illinois Central Railroad, with four locomotives, cio., were burned this morning. The loss amotintod to $lOO,OOO, and la fully insured, Collision on the Grand Trunknatlrood STRarvottp, C. W., April 18.—A collision 000iIr. red on the Grand Trunk Railroad last night. Ono person was killed, four or Aye injured seriously, and several slightly. Arrival of the Steams hip Ariel. I , lsw YORK, April 18.—The atom:whin Ariel, from Aspinwall on the 9th instant, arrived at this port this morning. liar adviees from California have bean anticipated, , From Havana. NEw YORK, April 18.—The steamship Karnak, from Havana on the 11th, and' Nassau the lath, arrived this morning. The news is unimportant. The steamship Quaker Oily, from Havana, has been signalled below. Departure of the Steamship Niagara ~ NEW Yofix, Aprll IS.—The royal steam ship Niagara smiled this morning for Edverpool She took out no specie. Death of Hon. Dever/ y L. Clarke, UNITED suns gottsren. TO OUATIMALA. Naw Yong, Aprill 8. lion. Beverly I ♦ . Clarke minister to Guatemala, died on the 17th of March His family came passengers in the steamer The Slave Brig 64 Hurricane Bird." NEW YORK, April IB.—The plow, brig recently inane into Naomi Wes formerly the Hurricane Sird of 13altipioro. Fire at Newport. .Nawcony, April I.B.—The woollen. mills on Williams' wharf were burned this morning. The extent of the loss 18 not known. There is an insu• ranee of $lO,OOO on tho property in Providence of fices. Three Days Later from Europe. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ARAGO PARLIAMENT ADJOURNED. Warrants Issued Against the Prise Fighters REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT IN SPAIN. DON CARLOB PROCLAIMED NIRO. Austria Protests Against Asuexatlon COTTON DULL AND DECLINING. CONS9LB geiieg43; Nsw Yonx, April 18.—The eteamship Ares° arrived this evening from Havre vie Southampton. bringing London and Liverpool dates of the 4th instant. She re- Porte, When about a) miles east off Sandy Hook, hav ing Passed some fragments of spars and the upper works of a vessel, evidently the result of a collision during the previous night. The Arago passed the steamer Sure on the 10th, bound east. The steamship America arrived at Liverpool on the 3d instant. The steamship Australasian arrived at Liverpool on the 3d, and the City of Baltimore reached Queenstown on the 3d inst. The steamship Vanderbilt arrived out on the 4th instant. The English Parliament had adjourned over till the 18th. on account of the Easter holidays. Warrants have , been issued against 'Heenan and Bayer.. and if arrested. they will be put under bonds to keep the pence for e. 3 ear. A. revolutionary movement.bas been commenced in Spain—Deneral Ortega, with 3,000 men, having pro 'Maimed Don Carlos Ring, • • • - • • • • Austria proteets strongly against the annexation of Favor to Frame. It is thought probable that a confer ence of the great Powers will vet be held on this ques tion. GREAT BRITAIN. • The Parliament has passed the Ineome Tax bill. In the House of Commons, in reply to a question. Lord John Russell sahlthat her Matesty has boon advised to recognise the recent aoquititions of the King of Sar dinia, The/meat Collegiate boat-race name rem P•atarday, and, oiler a very 'even contest, the Cambridge boat won. It is understood that the warrants against Heenan and Sayers are to he executed at once, and the parties required to Grid sureties in very heavy amounts, as the magistrates are determined, if possible, to prevent the fight coming off in Hertfordshire. PRANCE The Paris Journals publish a telegram from Chau bery., according to which the election of deputies ill the provmoes claimed by !Switzerland resulted in the re turning of five partisans: of France and one of Sw.tzer land, On Thursday some persons from Geneva made a me nacing demonstration at Theron and hoisted the t3wiss flag. a steamer with an armed force left on Friday for Theron. The Petrie stktes that the Etavoyards are being col lected in some force on the shores of Lake Geneva, and have energetioallg repulsed 900 persons from Geneva. who had arrived in a steamer with theintention of at tanking_Chablaie and Fanoisny. The French Government has revoked the articles of Concord. eo that no bull or other document from the court of Rome, even regarding private persons, can be received, published, or otherwise put into execution, without the authorization of the Government. Two French battalion, met an enthusiastic reception on arriving at Nioe. The Pane Monitsur announces the presentation of the budget of 1861 to the Corps Legislatif. The receipts are estimated :at 1,845,0000 w francs and the expenses at 1,80000,000. second warning hex been given to the etrni de /a Religion for an article against the Concordat. ITALY. Prince Carignan, io a ernelarnatlon to the Tuscans, soya that it is the King's resolution to achieve their hap- Mes militan t full extent Which th nduct wen ted. No has as yet taken pla c ein Noolee. The }Cog hen granted several coneasstons to the Sicilians. 111722! - - Vinters, March 31.—The Median Cabinet hes re solved to protest solemnly against the annexation of s moony. Parma. and Modena, to Piedmont, and a note to the effect, dates the 24th, has been directly addressed to the Cabinet of Turin, in which Austria establishes her incontestable right tcropPose the sot which, in de spoiling the legitimate Princes, would also destroy the reversion to the House of Hapsburg. A copy is to pe furnished all the foreign Cabinets, to whom also a cir cular note has been addressed. to the effect that Austria, in confining herself at the present time to protesting against the said annexation, hopes that A'orope will re cognise in this proceeding a most convincing proof of her moderation, and a desire to maintain the peace of the world. •• • . Viz:iris, April 7.—ln replyit 0 the protest of Switzer. land against the annexation p Savoy, Anstria says that she cannot abandon her passive'attitude as regard. the neutralized districts of Chablaia and Fauoigny, and she will exert her good offices with the Great Powers. VIHNNA, Tuesday, April 2.—The Oesterreisehe tun g states from a reliable source that the Neapolitan army will not enter the tate, of the Church. Virtaxe, April &i. It is asserted that•the three North ern Powers have agreed to occupy themselves with the demands of Switzerland simply in the usual diplomatic way, turmoils the Great Powers. a ssembling in Con gress to consider the claim of Switzerland. won d tacitly and implicitly recognise the annexation of Savoy to France. SARDINIA The Parliament opened on the 2d instant. The Ring wee received with indescribable applause t and deli vered a speeoh, returning thanks to Pianos for der ser vices for the welfare of Italy, mentioning the 08$111011 of Savoy end Niee, and the annexation o. Amelia and Tuscany, and proclaimin countryhe welfare of longer pe and the greatness of the , which is nothe Italy of the Romans. nor that of the middle ages, as his first object. It mast no more be left an a field open to foreign ambition, but it must, on the contrary, be the Italy of the Italian.. Nick, April I.—To•dey the entry of the French troops took Waco here. The attitude of the population was Gold. This evening come dieturbsnoee took place, which were eupproneed. SWITZERLAND. The expedition to Bavoy has been frustrated by the militia, and a part was brought back prisoners to Ge neva. The Swiss Government condemns the attempt of the prisoners, who are being tried. BERNE. April B—ln reply to the request of Elwitzer land,to the parties who — signed the treaty of Vienna, Russia. England, Austria, and AliSsla, hare pro nounced themselves in favor oi the immediate assem bling of a Congress'. ;SPAIN. PAnle, April ad.—The latest advice' from Spain say that the revotnttonfets have concentrated in the town of Tortola, nearyalenem. iniCejiigelle C. • LivnitrooL, April 3.—The sales or Chttornir - The three days havelbeen 11,0110 bales, including 3400 bates for speculation and export The market closed dull, with little inquiry.prises being weak. end in some cue. the quotations have met with a slight decline, The Manchester advice, are favorable, prices of good , 'downs ;Mat but steady. Breadstuffa closed steady. Nears. Wakefield, Nash, & Co. quote Plour ac-dull. but quotations steady. Phi ladelphia and Baltimore Flour 'Beals • Ohio V. Cid rah. Wheat is (inlet. and prior, steadyßed we ado Ms rid ; Whits 10e lidisl2.B 3d. Corn quiet; 'Yellow 32s 6deo3ts ; White Stresrs. Provisions closed steady; Beef quiet; Miceli steady; Pork firm ; sales of old at extreme prices; Bacon buoy ant, though prince continue at former quotations; Lard heavy anti quotation, nominal; prices are heavy for lots to arrive, and buyers demand a reduction or i Sugar s steady ; Coffee is also steady in ; Rice dull; Rosin steady; epiritsof Turpentine dull. Lonixne, mil3.—Consala for money closed at 9.17,10 MY; and for account 94BruSlai. American securities are firm. Money u; to better supply. Dr. CahilPs Second Lecture at Natrona Dr. Cahill's second lecture of his present course was delivered at National flail last evening, before a large and evidently deeply interested audience. There was not the immense crowd -which marked hie first lecture, although for a subject so purely scientific, and with the price of admission at fifty tents, an audience of a thousand persons (which we presume were present) must be regarded as very flattering. The subplot of his lecture last evening was " The Tides," and for an hour and three-quarters he held his hearers enchained with his Interesting explanations of the various phenomena of this strange breathing of the ocean, which, from their constant recurrence, have ceased to be novel. He commenced by saying that he had now ar rived at a very different subject from the ono dis cussed on Monday night—the subject of Sctence. Et was exceedingly difficult, however, to enter upon a field of science and conclude any one department in three or four lectures, adding that the subject of the evenitg would be one of Astronomy and Natu ral Philosophy united. Astronomy proper was the science of spheres re volving around spheres; whilst parts of the same sphere, eating upon other parts mechanically, was properly denominated under the head of Natural Philosophy. Such a phenomenon we had in the tides, which were caused by the orbs and the winds acting upon the waves. Granite, to use a popular phrase, was the roof of the earth. What appeared above this was made, just as mush as the trees in our streets ; the crust of the earth being composed of made deposits. By the tides MS meant an elevation and depres sion of the waters Woo a day ; as we say, flowing end ebbing twice every twenty-four hours, six hours being mounted in each. Nature, he said, never performed anything in a hurry; so, in con sidering great questions of science, we should pro ceed slowly, and by easy stops, In order to facili tate the illustrations he wished to give, he bad brought with him, from Europe, machinery amount ing tosome twenty-three hundred pounds in weight, consisting of about fifteen hundred parts. Ile would say, in the first place, concerning the im mediate subject before bins, that if we divided the earth into five equal parts, three of them would be found covered with water. The va rious prominent offices of water were here de fined. Speaking of the amount of water consumed by vegetables in growing, he referred to a species of cabbage having twenty-four leaves about a foot square, which was capable of taking in daily twenty-six ounces of water, which he supposed would be almost sufficient for the most abstemious teetotaler. Ile wished, however, that he could in duce all men to emulate the example of that cab bage in this respect, The second proposition uponwhich he dwelt was tho eat character of the water of the ocean. If he discharged his office well in whet be had under taken, he was bound to account for all these things, and meant to do 80. The proportion of salt con- tained in the sea was the saute all over the world, and wan in a ratio of four pounds to every hundred weight of water. 4 combination of either Ihee or five pounds with every hundred would speedily de stroy the fishes. But the Almighty bad found it necessary to make this combination, not only for the life of the fishes, but for the purposes of navi gation, and he wished his audience to believe that the earth, and everything in it, was, in all re spects, just as perfect as Omnipotent Power could make it. The apparent difficulty attending the different speak, gravity of salt and fresh water, from which the lighter might be expected tp #O4l upon the heavier, us oil goats on water, he explained away by showing that It was overcome by the moving of the waters in what we called the tides. The lecturer here introduced an eptsodal expo sition of the philosophy involved in the topography of our northern lakes and their outlet through the St. Lawrence, In which be demonstrated that the Falls of Niagara and the broad lakes which flowed over it wore necessary to carry off the waters arising from the melting of snow and ice in the regions they drained, by a comparatively easy indvement. Without these tho flow of those waters to the sea, down the St. Imwrenue, would be with ouoh tremendous velocity as to carry all the fishes into the sea in their onward course. lie had now more properly arrived at the sal entitle part of hie lecture, and would proceed to show how the waters of, tbeflea Were .itioved, upon which, wo bad already seen, the ntiaung of the seat and fresh waters depended. The first fact to be observed walithis : It would not do for the tide to be twelve hours in its inter vals instead of an In that ease we should once a day see our tide rivers dry. Next, he considered the fact that tides are, at the same time, equal to the opposite sides of the earth's surface, and the scientific reasons for this If wo bored a hole through the earth at London, we should emerge on the other side of the globe, near Terra del Fuego, on the Paola°. The calcu lation of longitude was here also explained ; and the means thus afforded of 0000rtittoing, with cer tainty, the fact above stated, that the tides uni formly ebb and flow at the same time on the oppo site sides of the earth, in which the uses of the marine thronometet were also defined. The Botentigo reasons for this phenomenon were next preAented, after whiob he prooeeded to explain, by the means of his diagrams and brass apparatus, in what manner the waters were effected Iv the can and moon in their yarioua positions to the earth. The waters of the ocean were elevated by the attraction of the moon in mid-ocean thirty inches • the much greater extent of the titles at tome p oints wall not oonsequent upon Au direct at traction of the moon, but was the result of certain topographical conditions and dreninstances, which wore clearly defined. The accumulation of the waters at the apparent ends of the earth , at the wait time, was most in geniously illustrated. The moon, it was said, did not lift the waters, but mere properly pulled them. The extent of this pulling was then redueed to its lowest velocity. Calculating that the waters in =Woman were raised thirty inches In six hours, we should find that the aotual palling amounted to leas .than the one-thousandth part of- the thickness of a 'Sheet of French letter paper in a seacwl. The power of the moon was not, andloient to lift a solid, or even properly the watera, but it moved them, just as the dropping of a shot into a lake raised a succession of waves. It would, of course, be impossible in a hurried synopsis to convey any adequate Idea of the lectu rer's illustrations, as' they were presented, as he admitted himself that without the aid of his machi nery what he had attempted would have been im practicable, adding that for the full understanding of-these theories a vivid imagination was also in dispensable, and for which reason be paid) the la dies in his audience the compliment of saying that he was quite sure that they would carry away the best and clearest impressions of the explanations he bad given. The proposition illustrating that we have spring tides twice a month, more than usual, was next presented ; also, the consequent fact that we have neap tides twice a month less than all the rest. Lastly, the reasons for the tides being later every day, by an average of fifty-two minuted, 'were given by the lecturer. Before concluding, he remarked to his audience that after this they would know his way of lecturing—namely, that he pre sented no proposition without pr °yang it in one way or another. Finding that his lecture was growing to an undue length, he suggested to defer some ten minutes of its concluding matter for this evening ; but on putting the question he was loudly ' requested to proceed, showing that,,late as it was, he had by no means wearied the patience of his audience. The Pennsylvania Delegation. Several of the delegates appointed to represent this State at the Charleston Convention have chosen substitutes. lion. John Robbins, Jr., the Demooratio candidate for-mayor of this city, has selected Samuel Megarge, _Esq., a lumber mer chant of hie district, who is reported to be uncom mitted to the support of any of the Presidential candidates, and free to act as his judgment shall dictate. Arnold Plumer, being sick, has substitu ted his son, Arnold A. Planter, to act in his stead. The Pittsburg Post states that S. McKee will set as a substitute for John C. Dunn, and Edwed Campbell as a substitute for Rody-Patterion. MISS HERON'S Naw PLAY.—This evening, a new play, called "Mathilde," adapted by Miss Heron from Eugene Eine's novel of that name, will be produced at Walnut•etreet 'Theatre for the first time. It is strongly oast: Mathade, by Miss He ron; Ursula, by Mrs. Anna Cowell, Dunnage, by Mr. J. W. PALMA ; And Lugano, by Mr. Showell. THE PRIZE FIRM' AND 4HE CLAIRVOYANTS.—The New York New: bee been consulting a clairvoyant on the result of the prize fight, which all suppose to have been fought by Heenan and Bayamon Mon day, and says: _ "A clairvoyant, in this oily, declare. that one of the pugilists who fought on Monday for the chain pionehip of England has been killed. We have been unable to ascertain which ; but the lady in-, clines to think it is the 'larger man,' whether as to the muscle or as to paginating fame we know not. But she is positive one of them to killed. We are, therefore, all the more curious to know the result. It will affect either spiritual seeing or material hitting; which, a few days will tell. The old lady adds that the killed man is not the winner. Thin makes the revelation more oonfonndly confused." Curious Rumor about the Mexican ' Steamers. Haws, April 11.—A retool:Abet the two steam ers, taken near Vera Cruz, are to be returned by the United States Government to the bay of Havana, causes a good deal of speculation, and some anxiety, as to the course intended by the United States, If they hold the property as Spanish, and therefore return it, we presume they intend also to pay ut a half million for damagra—one-thlrd less than we should have realised by the fall of Vera Cruz be fore the Church and hfiramon. The health of Ha vana is good.—Correspandence of the New York Express. AUCTION Novics.—The particular attention of purchasers Is requested to the large and valuable assortment of English, French, German, and Ame• rioati dry goods, embracing 750 packages and lots of staple and faney articles, viz : woollen, linen, cotton and silk fabrics, to be peremptorily sold by catalogue, on six months credit, commencing tills morning at ten o'clock, to be continued all day without intermission, by Messrs. Claghorn d Co., auctioneers, No. 232 Market street. ORPHANS' COURT—Peremptory Bale to-day, on the premises, Mount Airy.—Bam and three some of land. Tatra large sale at the Exohange on Tuesday next. s.la of law books, this afternoon, at 4 o'clock rsii 4 Sao Taunus k Boas' advertisements_ THE CITY. - AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. • WEHATLZT & CLAZUrS ASCH-STLISIST THISATIN ke street. above Enxtb.---" Romance of a Poor Yonne virimemr-Ilsawrm Tmsraa. tome , Wlknit aw Ninth.—" Noralk Orem." . NaTlonia. T . Wainnt street, between Eighth and Pain .= The French Bp"—"A Day in Pane." EARLE'S GALLBAIKS.. 816 Chestnut a:rect.—Genera Jackson before Judge Hall. McDomouriu's smarms, Raoerareet, below Third. Entertainments nightly. DEPARTURE OP THE STEAMSHIP KEYSTONE STATE FOR CHARLESTON _ INCIDENTS AT THE WHARF.—The departure of the steamship Key stone State yesterday afternoon for Charleston, with a large number of the Pennsylvania dele gates to the Democratic National Convention, at tracted a large concourse of spectators to the wharf where the vessel was moored, above Vine street. For an hour or more previous to her de partaro the passengers same down singly and in groups, one in a stately open baroliehe, drawn by two horses, others in plain hired "backs," while not a few trudged along independently on foot, with overcoats thrown over their arms and carpet bags in hand. Before the hour of leaving, many gentlemen from on shore passed on board the ves sel, and exchanged congratulations with their - friends, giving a last shake of the hand, and whispering a few worth' of advise into the ears of the button-holed delegates as to what they should do at the Convention. The crowd on the wharf increased, and there could not have been less than two thousand pemons present, comprising every shade of the genus politician, from the dignified Federal or State officer down to the bubble ward politician. The other wharves in the vicinity were also crowded with a goodly number of lookers-on. A few minutes before three o'clock a little ex citement was occasioned by the determined attempt of a stout Irishman, rather the worse for liquor, to force himself on board. Not satisfied with being repulsed and put on shore the first time, he made the second attempt to get on board, when one of the crew seined him by the " forelock " and held hint very uncomfortably for a short time. Others came to the assistance of the sailor, and the gen tleman from the Green Isle, who seemed bent upon getting to Charleston without going , through the indispensable formality of " planking down" eighty dollars, was summarily ejected from the gangway, muttering curses, both load and deep; against the party on board, because they would not let him " go along," which created considerable amusement among the bystanders. At about a quarter past 3 o'clock the gangplank was drawn in, the shrill noise of the escape pipe ceased, and the steamer glided slowly away from the wharf, the passengers having mostly congre gated on the upper deck aft. As she moved off " Three cheers for Douglas " were proposed and given with oonsidereble unanimity, the friends of that gentleman appearing to be largely in the ma jority. The cheers were twice repeated "with a will. The vessel swung out, with her stern down the river, and passed down for a square or more, when her ponderous wheels were put in motion, and she ran up to the wharf again, where a stern. line was made fast to enable her turn and head downwards. While this was being dorie, an indl. vidual named George Bates of Montgomery coun ty, Mounted a ile or pig iron and proposed " Three cheers for John T. Smith, of Philadelphia, for President," which he gave vociferously himself, and essayed an extempore speech to the delegates who, at this time, bad congregated upon the 'front part of the boat, upon the particular claims of Mr. Smith for that office, at which the passengers and the bystanders laughed heartily. The vessel swept out into the stream, with her bow facing southward, her colors flying, prominent among which, at the mast-head, was the coat-of arms of the good old " Keystone State " of Penn sylvania. A parting gun was fired, which was re peated at intervals, as ;he paned along the city front, and she soon was out of sight, below the Point Home. Mr. Bates, who seemed to be faceted with the Smith fever, pertinaciously insisted that Mr. Smith was the brat man that could be taken up for Pre sident of the United States, and collected quite a orowd around him listening to his remarks. The friends of Judge Douglas gave three hearty cheers, when some one shouted "Three groans for Dou glas," but es there seemed to be none who sym pathized with him, it met with no response. The erowd then slowly dispersed In addition to the gent amen named yesterday in The Press as passengers, the following engaged passage yesterday, and went with the Tarty J. B. Clark, of New York ; J. B. Clay, of Kentucky ; and E. W. Bailey, Joseph Severna, and Peter Ent, of this city. Eznosion. —Yesterday morning, about seven o'clock, an explosion took place of the drying apartment of the torpedo manufactory of Mr. George C. Werner, at the northwest corner of Juliana and Cal - lowhill streets. The factory was toasted M the upper part on of the building, or esthete fermis damage misht have been ocoaaiotsd. All the windows in the room were shattered, and the plastering torn from the wails and cell ng. Mr. Werner was the only person in the apartment at the time of the explosion. He was badly burned about the hands, but made a very narrow escape irom more serious injury. The report made by the explosion was very loud, and created the utmost ex oitement to the neiphborhomi. The first floor of the building was occupied as a flour store, and the back portion by the family of Mr. Werner. Although, the whole structure was shaken, no damage was *maim, Mr. the room occupied as the factory . The loss of Mr. Werner will be about 826. RAlLnown ACOMENTS.—Yesterday morning, between Send 4 o'clock, Charles K, Shinn, 27 years old, was run over by a train of oars on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, at Ranoccas, N. J., severing his left foot completely from his body. The injured man Was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital, in Una oity, where the shattered portion'Of the leg was amputated yester day al ternoon. About noon yesterday a, carpenter, named Joseph Raynor, while ridinS ution the rear portion of a burden train upon the Germantown. Railroad. near ibelanotion of Broad Street, fell o$ and was so seriously tnjuroct that lie was unable to tell where he resided. He was -taken to the Episcopal Hospital, and a box of canon- OW tools he had with him wait (alters to the depot, Ninth and Green street/. 9gNTBRABY.—T4O Germantown Academy, located on Sehool 16;44, abode Maui, in Germantown, will be one hundred yearn old on Saturday next, and it is contemplated to celebrate thanentennial anniversary in au appropriate manner. A Medan& will •be held at, the Town Hall, and will doubtless be largely attended. A hundred Ittllll Vila be tired, end en oration will be de livered in the halt, by didner G. richer Esq. The trustees and alumni have appointed committees to par i3ol4l4l in this celebration, LEGAL iriTniLIOZION.--kllgt tic" Woodwi - trd.-=.ln the care of Link - er vs. Coleman; - (before reported.) the epart Yeatinlitittiorniig delivered the chute to thejnry. The fist was referrrd to that the boy was creasing the street, net on tie Dag stone.. - but on the cobble stones. Re had hi. heed in another direction from that in which the carriage was 'coining" The Judge &duet mean to gay that &person had no ' , iota - to aloes the Arcot except at the recognised crossing., hut when they did no out of the regular course of trace they moat use due care in heaping cot of danger. ho court &ginned the doctrine that where the injury can fair : lv be ancribed to the joint earelessnestrof the parties. theta can be no recovery of damage,' Jury out. Auer the cme Jud e een submitted to the jury /notice I Strong relieved Woodward of the duties of the bench. Charlie Lloyd and Jacob Haines. trading. #c., vs. C. C. Davin & Co. This 1m an action to recover damages for the neglect to insure certain goods. The plaintiffs, who oarry on bellicose in Licomnig anrcitl, sent tootle to defendants ea factors for sale on commission; and the Present defendants neglected to insure as the firm of Which they were the successorg bed done in IM.S. the premises of the defendants with some 18000 of plain tin' Property, were destroyed hi Dre.'Aud this action is brought to recover a tom which w 11 ; 1i/damnify the Plaintiff's for the loss sustained arouse the neglsot of the defendant.. Not conoluded. Gibbon, and N. M. Wharton for plaintiffs; Hopper end McCall for de fendants DtaTnlcT COURT—Jades Eare.—David Charles Blakiston. An action on a book account. Wol laston for plamtiff; Warriner for defendant. William Fink vs. Armadas Bruckner. A feigned lone under the sheriff's interpleader act. Jury out Nichol eon mid Heger for pla Miff; Karla for defendant Dirraier eoricr--Judge Stroncl. - --.The Express Home Company of receivertownship vs Daniel Koch.reperger. An action to one bond given by t he defendant as tecuri!y of the company plaintiff It seems that the Ex press Ji core Company ice regularly incorporated eomPa ny for the detention of horse thieve.. and for the recovery the animals. Irhes the usual list of °Means. preCdent, vice prescient, secretary, and treasurer. In the year paw, the office of treasurer became vaunt by the death of the gentleman then among, and aft, y e e . E ag ', men was elected for the unexpired term, and after io this term he was re - elected torseverat auccesEve terms antilsome time in 8849. At this time he wee found to 1,3 indebted to the association. and after taili ng te t h e et . tempt to collect the money from torn, the present action againet hie seenrity was inatituted. Vertilet for Doerr tiff for 8216 If berhert and Coleman for plaintiff ;F. C. Brewster ler defendant. Archibald Mont:ornery vs. George Mellenry & en. Jury out. Stadion for plaintiff; Clay and Uerbard for defendants. Eli Parker. administrator of John W. Parker. roe. Jo seph C. Ste , ong. Verdict , : 'or plaintiff for 82t6 Ce. Ger hart for phintrif; l• Hunt for defendant. btaplen eatiwaliader ve. Tbomaa B. Eaohletie. Ver dict for plaintiff for 9202 06. JJavis for plaintiff; Batter for defendant. Co!f ate Prinks—Years lualow,—A session of this court was held in the Supreme Court room in the mat ter of the application for an injunction br SBm. Dunlap azzonet Mr. Jones to prevent him from the erection of a frame building adjoining the couch factory of the com plainant, the smut refused the nunnetion It may Le stated that 011 the argument of the motion it was con tended by the defendant that Mr • Dunlap hod no stand ing to oqurt in this matter as he was net one of the building inspectors. The court. in deciding the ones non, say this point is not well taken. but the refusal to allow the ruction is based upon other ground. Judge Ludlow was satisfied, f , om tee affidavits. that this was not anew erection or alteration. It is simply re,,idts to a shed which has heretofore existed. The affidavits show that a fire occurring. a portion of the shed woe re strewed, and this portion- in comparison with the whole structure , but small. In order to rtiustate the parties. the insuranee company has commenced the re pairs. If they are violating any ordinance of the City or the old Northern Liberties, the comp closet has his re medy pointed out by law. Upon this statement the court Wes aceinst the application, therefore the mo tion is dismissed . . Mary C. Smith, widow of - Harvey Smith, andadminis. trawl:. vs. Jonathan H. Smith. surviving -partner of Harvey Smith. An applioauon fora decree. Meld un der advisement. larlawrita assioNs—lndge Ttomitson.--The court was encased me relieving the eWender of the large num ber of trifling cases of larceny and assault and battery that have been accumulated noon it. It has been the subject of much remark that the Grand Jury, during the present term. has returned no many trivial calms. In his charge to the Grand Jury at the opening of tie term, Judge Thompson alluded to the_prevalance of onset of Chu character as a neceteary evil in connec tion with the' atiministration of just ice, end recou mended the Grand Inquest to (litmus all suci, appl.en illins for litlation.. by placing the costs OD pa.te 136111011161116.1004 wan this mom:emendatio n te en ca re_ fully followed out by the jury, a greaz. deal of valuable time would have been saved during tht present term. William Still 068 arra'. ned on a charge of libel and plead guilty. The case Wart tried 80M0 time ago, end the circumstances attendant upon it ,pobltehed in The Press. Mr. Still • aem a emoted man. and prominent mem ber 'of the Phil...l.lokm Anti-:Paver,. Societe. A co lored woman came tram the South for the propene of raising fonds for the release of herself and children from slavery. She alleged that, in consequence of slan derous stories uttered by Still, she was prevented from aceomplishing 2 her object. At the former trial Still was acquitted on the ground of an informalbty in the bill cf indictment. An amended bill was returned from the Grand Jury. and to it the defendant plead grotty. Witham Richardson was arraigned on a charge of larceny, and acquitted; the Commonwealth abandon ing the proseention. David tv hetford end James Brown were charged on cross-hills with the commission of an assault and bat tery. The circumetenaes of this care are so trivial that we only wonder that an intelii rent (we believe that is the phrase; Griind,aury should go so far as to prefer bills of indictment. The quarrel was between two or three tads not more than ten years of age, who Were engaged t in's -cotton mill at I hlansyunk Dame the fight the ti n's mill ejecting the assail,nt ; hence them:Mei. Whetford was acquitted.. and the county ordeted to liar the meta. James Brawn was also so-, quitted. and ordered to pay the coats. William Richardson was enlarged with cattle; coon terfeit money. There being no evidence of a. 6011 , y in tent on the part of Richardson. the Commonwealth abandoned the case, and the defendant was acquitted. Joshua Manrice pleaded guilty to a charge' of assault and batte_r_y. lieury iting_was aognitted of a charge of assault and battery, and John Brown was Mao acquitted of a ()barge of larceny. Charles McCrory . and Henry WoOde were also acquit ted of assault and battery. .Nichinas F. Carson wee charged with an attempt to commit burglary by entering the house of Mr. P. Brady with intent to steal. The evidence did not implicate the prisoner in the slightest degree. The jury acquitted' I him, end directed Mr Brady to pay the costa. At the opening of the court yesterday morning Win. hl. Bull, Eat., applied for a writ of h a b eas ~o rp m , a t the irstance of Mr. Boyar& commanding Mrs. it. A. Posey to produce in court the body of Queen A. Rose, end show canes why she detained the young lady. The circumstances of the case were mentioned by us terns,* although we minpresesd the names of themirti es. It is alleged mat alias Rose eloped with Mr. Board, and was marred to him, and that Mrs. Palmy, her governess, obtained tomession of her, and kept her away from her husband. Hence the application. The writ was placed in the hands of Meer Ashton, who returned to court about one o'clock in the after noon. and testified before Judge Thompson that he had served the writ; that Mrs. Power woo that she would not come Into court, nor would she bring the girl for ward; all the judges in the city would not make her comply_ with the writ. Mr. Bull represented that it was most important that the writ should be obeyed immediately, as It was the ilidention of Mrs. Posey to leave the city at three o elect. . . . ,The judge reserved his decision. In the, meantime we learn that the matter has been compromised bp the young lady being placed under the protection of her husband. A NEW COLLEGE.— A proposition is on foot to erect a building for the College for Physicians an d 'Burgeons, The structure will be located at the north= east corner of Thirteenth and Locust streets. It will be about 500 feet on Thirteenth street. extending to Canby street, and 81 beet on Locust street. The cha racter of the but ding basnot y et been determined upon, but it is exsected to be of pressed brink, with sandstone dressing. to have stores on the first floor, and the lec ture room on the second. The inatiintion is for phy. skinny and someone alone, not fur students. and is de -1::-telrgil an to mP reig i g l e ' r n y n" ),l ,i:dt h olntieff towa rds the of the building . , aid a valuable lawman for the use of the college, was bequeathed by the Tate Dr. Mutter. ANOTITEE STEAM FIRE ENGINE TO BE BUILT. —Tao Washington Steam Fire Engine Company, of this city, have emanated with Messrs. Poole & Hunt, of Baltimore, Co/ a steam fire engine of the second clans, which will be completed on the let of July. It wilt be about the alme 0.1.1 and cal.:way as the N 0.7. of Balt. more. which performed very creditably nt the Fair of the Pennsylvania State Agricultural Society at rowel tom last aeptember. The company will run their pre sent stenuf fire appatalus until the new one is com pleted. PtItLIO BEQVESTN.—Joseph Lesley, lately deceased, has bequeathed 8100 each to the Northern D speasary and Foster Borne ; erg) each to tire Fenn aricanre Bible Recietr. the Robert Raikes Union School, and the Society for the Instructios and hm ployinent of the Poor; and GU. to be distributed by his executor" to the poor and deserving daring the 'winter meatier. Marren - sr Paaana.—The Washington Grays, • Captain Parry, will make &street parade this afternoon. in honor of the thirty • eighth anniversary of their org !ligation. The Grays are armed with the most ap proved Minnie muskets. The compeer will manceurre according co ilardee's lemurs, which are more rapid and irited than Scott's. .1 fine Misplay mar ho expect ed. 'the company will assemb.e at the armory, Frank lin Hall. Sixth street, below Arclt, at half past two o'clock. • DOINGS r.g PMEMOUNT.—Some eighty men are now employed in the erection of the mill-house, at the mound dam at Fairmount. A majority of Them, however. are engaged an completing the coffer dam. Nearly all the stone for the mill-house has been taken from the quarry_ at the 1 / 8 68 of toe reservoir, and below the old path which led to the top of the hill. STABBING AFFAIR.—Lust evening, a young man named Matthew Smith. t 'lndy-three y cars of age, was stabbed in the left sale of the Beek donne a quar rel which occurred between tom and another man, In Prosperous alley, Locust street. above tle renth The assailant escaped. The injured man was taken to the dennsylvania liiespitaL The wound is not 'nor sidered angerous. SEnions AccmEnT. 7 -Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, an elderly lady. named Elizabeth ("rasa, Salaam of age, was badly burned, at her resi dence, N 0.1382 Palethorlie street, in the Sixteenth ward. She was sitting by the stove, and fell asleep, when the names accidentally cotrusurcoate,l to her dress. Her recovery is considered very doubtful. NEW SCHOOL Horses.—The Boird of Public school Controllers have decided to appropriate $ 3.01b for a new building for the Barton school, in Aramingo. and $l.OOO for a new school-house on the mistleton tlint rd k CI. near the Wheat Sheaf. both in Twenty-third ward. These additional educational [utilities wilt afford the districts in which they are located muck desired ac ooscrnodation. RECOVERY OP STOLEN AUTOGRAPHS AND Pour:us:its —Detectires F mitk and Echlemm have lately tecoverrd n lot of old books, documents. kr.. which were purloined from tits archives of a Tenuous aesocistion about fifty tulles from the city. No arrests bare been made as yet. AN lINLIJOICY FAlL.—Yesterday, Michael Dougherty, thirty-five years of age, fell down acaident ally near Market street wharf. and hsd one of hut legs hadly prostra t e a horse and wagon passing over hoc 'while He was taken to the Yeansvcania Hospital. TWENTY-SECOND NASD NONINATIONS.—Ben iatnin R ush the D. mocrabc candidate for Felect Coun cil. and Mr E. K. Cope, a nominee for Common Council in the Twenty- , tecond Ward. have declined. and their places supplied by the nomination of 60.1rge ilEbolloo for FelectCouncil, and Christopher Firnmons for Corn - mom Commit. A GERMAN named George Shoemaker was held to bail for committing an indecent assault upon a 3 acne woman employed at Fourth and Race a,reete y es te rday morning. LAIINCII.—A small schooner will be launched on Saturday next, from the ship-yard of Hillman & Streaker, in the high teenth Ward. CITY ITEMS. Anse RgESE, at the Exchange, has for sale the mat tao Sermons preached in this arty by Rev. 11. Grat tan Guinness. They 'were reported pbonorraplimelly by Messrs. Wetherill and School. The New York Al trued papers can also he had of Mr. Reese. PLATED BUTTES DISHES, Soup Tureens, EMl's." Dishes. Cate Baskets, Urns, Salvers, eto., of the &nest and beat quality, are manufactured by E. W. Carol & Co., 714 Chestnut street. SUIISTITUTE roe. TOBACCO, Sold wholesale and retail by the manufacturers, Mamba & Co., druggists, B. E. corner Fourth and Lombard. Iran TEE SUBSTITUTE if your digestion or nerves are impaired by the nee of tobacco. Sold wholesale and retail by Marietta & Co.. druggists, Fourth and Lom bard. BOWEE'S MEDICATED FIGS.—The Medical and Surgical Reporter, of this city, in its iesue oC March 3lst, says: "Mr. G. C. Bower, druggist, of this eztr, magenta a most agreeable form of ad mintstenng &simple cathartic. Pulverized semi& with aromattos, is so combined with the pulp in the interior of figs, as to be concealed from taste. i hey will become a popular doss with those who habitually resort to purgative medicines." tf BLOW Wong —After ?wen teen years, the corn mininonors appointed to compile a Dutch end Japanese Dictionary have finished the first five letters of the Ja panese alphabet—to, so, tjo, co and to. At this rate it would take about a hundred years for a Japarese to learn sußeient English to write an order for a full suit from the Brown Stone Clothing Hedi of Rockhill Wilma, Nos. 003 and Bog Chestnut street: above Sixth. MSstTAL WAVCRING. To rhetoric now, end not to law inclined, Uncertain where to fix thy changing . mind Old Priam's age or Nestor's may be out. And than. 0 Taurus.: Atilt go on in doubt- Como, then, how long such wavering shall we ace Until at Granville dtokes' you and the pregnant knee ? All in wantor elegant, seasodable, and cheap cloth ius should call at this Fashiothible Estaldishment,Nc. cpf ohOstintetreet; not that " thrieptoss , follow fawn ing," but secure the legit - uite results accruing hops isuinees done in on tocinasnionl Ammer.
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