WEi , NESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1861 To Anvitatissas.—The circulation of Tat :Paris .exceeds that of any other daily paper in Philadelphia, with a single exception. Sa tisfactory proof of this ilict will be cheerfully given to advertisers.' FIRST Penn.—The China Question Settled ; The *Fine Arts : Miss Stebbins' Marbles; Water Gas at Aurora; The Archbishop of St. Louis on the , -Orists • Guarantees that wilt Save the Union, and Pirmly,:Unite the, North and &nth ; inaugural Address of Governor Curtin; The Revolution in the South ; The French Press on Disunion. FOIIRTU Paul,. Latest ' Foreign News; Marino Packer and Curtin. Yesterday closed the official career of one of the best Executives Pennsylvania has ever had, and Governor PACKER, in retiring trona the responsible and exalted station ho has honored during the last three years, has the proud satisfaction of knowing that his Admi nistration has formed one of the brightest eras in the history of our State. Few Governors have had more serious dif ficulties and complications to embarrass and perplex them, and none have shown more industry, zeal, and comprehensive Statesmanship in faithfully discharging their duties. 'At the very commencement of his term the terrible panic of 1857 prostrated the in dustrial interests of the whole country, com pelled a general suspension of our banking institutions, and inflicted a blow upon the prosperity of Pennsylvania from which she has net yet recovered, bet the wise policy pursued by the retiring Executive doubtless had a most happy effect In counteracting its disastrous influence and in restoring confi dence. About the same time he felt impelled, by a stern, sense of justice and by his intimate knowledge of the almost universal sentiments of the citizens of our good old Common- Wealth, without distinction of party, to take issue with the National Administration on its Letemplon policy, and, although he thereby incurred the bitter hatred and unrelenting ani• mosity of its violent partisans, he manfully preserved his self-respect, and made a record on that subject which he can always review with pleasure and self-satisfaction. His annual messages have all been models of political literature, not only on account of their dignified and appropriate style, but be cause they have abounded in wise and timely suggestions. During the last three years, an almost complete change in our State policy has been inaugurated by the adoption of the Free Banking Law, the sale of the Public Works, the reduction of the Public Debt, and by various other important measures; and wherever the recommendations of Governor PAortsa have been faithfully carried out, they have advanced the interests, and promoted the welfare, of oar Commonwealth. His last annual message we commented upon at length at the time it was sent to the Legis. lature. It was an exceedingly faithful and able exposition of the sentiment prevailing among the people for whom he spoke, and of their true policy in the midst of the awful perils which now menace our country. It is to be regretted that so strong a disposition exists is the Legislature to oppose some of the recommendations he made in reference to the exciting issues of the day. Time will fully attest their wisdom, and convince even those who now oppose them of their error, when it may be too late to retrieve U. The inaugural address of Governor CUIITIN is well written, and contains a number of good suggestions. It is scarcely as explicit and complete an exposition of his views on the great national questions which now almost monopolize public attention as we were led to expect from the tenor of Its ofenlng para. graphs ; but it will doubtless prove acceptable to the masses of those who aided to elevate Its author to the Gubernatorial chair, however much others may regret that it does not evince a more decided and tangible spirit of concilia tion and compromise. The Secession Movement. The rumors current yesterday, that the Se nate of Arkansas had voted down a bill, which provided for calling together a Convention to authorize the secession of that State, and that in Louisiana, too, it had been shown that the Secession sentiment was in a minority, excited much pleasure, and led many to hope that the Disunion movement had received a check from which it could not easily recover. With every disposition to look upon the brightest side of the existing difficulties that can be pre sented, we fear that, however much a resolute stand for the Union, on the part of floe States named, is to be desired, it can be scarcely ex pected, in view of the example which has been set Vela many of their sister slave States, and of the rapid growth of a revolationary feeling in the northern tier of slave States. The follow ing extract, from a private letter to a gentle man in this city, which was shown to its yes terday, is but too truthful an indication of the state of affairs in many portions of Virginia. The writer has always been heretofore deci dedly conservative in his views. However much we may differ from some of his opinions, we conceive it to be our duty to publish his letter, that it may assist in rousing the people of our State to an appteciatlon of the extent of the revolutionary movement which has been imiugarated. The writer resides some dis. Lance below Richmond, Va., and has many friends in this city : "I am truly sorry that the state of polities] af fairs Is Stroh that f deem it both imprudent and Impolitic to leave home. it is useless for me to tell you, with year facilities and advantages for gaining political information, that a revolution is at hand, and that no arm is strong enough to stay the current of popular feeling that is now sweeping from one end of the sieve States to the other. When I talk of delay and ooncert of action, I MU reminded that procrastination Is the thief of time.' Is it not a melancholy and humiliating sight to see a great, prosperous, and happy nation lose sight of al/ their moral and material interests, and allow anarchy and atedusion to reign In the stead of law and order? Our people, as a nation; have become depraved and corrupt, and it seems that the only remedy left In the Pandora's box which bas been thrown among us is the hope of revelation. God grant that *nob a revolution may be bloodless!. Bat in the very nature of things, I fear snob is en Impossibility. I had no Idea or the state of feeling in the South until I reached Rich mond. I had been In the city but a few hours before I went to the office of the Enquirer. found Mee and Tyler, the editors, rank dominion lets of the South Carolina who& Two gentlemen brought.into the office , while I was there, the Pal metto deg. It was about 12212 feet, with white ground, fifteen red stars; a palmetto tree under the stars, around the trunk of, which was coiled a rattlestroake,. 'Don't tread on me.' They design hostlog that, together with the flag of Virginia, on the day the Legislature convenes, and saluting it with cannon, Odd& is to-day, the eth I pasted through Petersburg, the Palmetto flag was triumphantly waving over the city. It had; I learned, been - raised the night before, amid the seelemations and shouts of the people. "It is a feet not to he denied, that everywhere' in the South- secession to fearfully on :he 'in- crease. It was my wish, and I think the wish generally of the conservative men of the South, to oall a Convention of all the Southern States, and in a ealmand dignified manner to state our grieve armee to the North, and demand snob guarantees an we might deem neoestraryfor our protection and security; and then, tithe North were not willing to secede to our demands, that we would go out in a body. But lam satisfied suoh a thing cannot be done, and I think the course permed by the Re publicans in Congress,. who profess to speak for their Petty, has tended to thwart this measure. The prevailing opinion is now decidedly in fever of se para to Biala sett on,and, after we have seceded, to then call a Convent i on of all the slave States. Our only hope is , to break up and yr:constrain. There is a deep-rooted feeling in the minds of the people of the South, that the Northern people are their enemies, and some practical demonstration must tome from the North bone they will believe otherwise. Though there are many Union men among us, it there is one submission:at I have yet to see him. I treat, in thin contest, that Virginia will bear herself with dignity ; that she will allow no dark spot to rest upon the bright esoatoheon of her shield ; that she will vindicate her anoint honor ; and that neither the threes nor the terrible num. bars of her, enemy shall cause her to swerve from the path of duty. May she always be right—but right or wrong, I am with her! Her people shell be my people, and her God shall be my God, and where her sons die there will I be buried also. " The North, instigated by that wild and reek ing' fanatioism which has brought the country Ito the e►e of revolution, may attempt to coerce us into measures. They may, by numbers and brute forse r tuteomplieh their ends; they may turn into a desert the fairest portion of man's heritage; they may make a . Hayts of fifteen sovereign States. But mob will be a victory dearly bought; and be• fore that consummation can be brought about, heoatorabe Of human beings must be saoridoed, and our rivers run 'red with blood." Br an wive:gement which appears ha another column, it Wlll be. seen that Harmon Ooler, Jr., BR, has been appointed, by. Governor Downey, Commissioner of Deeds for the State of California. It Is a fact sahib ought to be known to convey ancers and others, that these oommissions for the state of califottahe expire by Ilmitation, an d th a t many of tkose heretofore sent to Philadelphia no longer empower the commissioners to take acknow ledgments or administer oaths. The commissien which Kr.. Osier has received will (matinee in lona for font years. High Treason Defined. The excitable people of Now York appear to have been considerably surprised at the charge delivered in that city by judge SISAL IN.Y (a Democrat), of the United. States Cir cuit Court, to the Grand. Jury, on Monday last, defining the crime of high treason, and showing that not only those who are now actively engaged in the Secession movement In South Carolina are guilty of that offence, bat that also those who furnish them aid and comfort encounter the risk of incurring the penalty of death, which the law of 1790 affixes to this crime. The gist of the doctrine thus laid down may be found in the following ex tracts from the charge referred to "What.overt acts, then, omuttitute treason? A mare conapirsoy to subvert by force the Govern ment. however flagitious the orime may be, Is not treaaon. To conspire to levy war, and actually levying war, are distinot offences. If a body of people conspire and meditate an insurrection to resist or oppose the laws of the United States by forte, they are only guilty of a _high misdemeanor' but if they meted to carry such intention into execution by fore*, they aro guilty of treason by levying war. la the language of Chief Juatice Marshall It is not the intention of the court to say that no individual can be guilty of this crime who has not apl : °a j e n d tlx n e c a o r Tt s ra a r g iPw h a li r c t u e n atially , levied— that is, if a body of men be actually assembled ler the purpose of effecting, by,foroe, a treasonable purpose—all dim who perform any part, however minute. or however remote from the scene of action, and who are actually leagued fa the general conspiraoy, are to be considered as traitors.' As the court has already said to you, the com bination and assemblage of 'body of mon with the design of seising, and the actual seizing of the forts and other publicproperly tot and near Charleston,South Carolina, and in some other States, is a levying of war against the United States. Consequently, any and every person who engages therein is by the law regarded as levying war against the United Statee ; and all who adhere to them are to be regarded as enemies, and all who give them aid and comfort, on South Carolcua or New York, or in any other portion of the United States, or elsewhere, coma within the express provisions of the first seotion of the teat of Bth, April, 1700, and are guilty of treason. "What amounts to adhering te, and giving aid and comfort to our enemies, it is somewhat difkul t in all oases to define; but certain it is, that fur nishing them with arms and munitions of war, vessels, or other means f i f transporcatton, or any materials which will as the traitors on carrying out their trattorous purposes, with a knowledge that they art extended for such purposes, Or in citing ind enoonraging others to engage in or aid the traitors in any way, does come within the pro viaions of the act. And it is immaterial whether such sots are Mooed by 'sympathy with the rebel• lion, hostility, to the Government, or a dealt° for gain. "Under the aeooad *action of the act of 1700, all who have any knowledge of any euoh ants of treason, and do not, as soon as possible, make it known b the manner therein prescribed, are guil ty of misprision of treason, and subject to the pu nishment therefor." Considering that contracts are oven now be ing daily made for the delivery of arms and ammunition to those who have already defied the authority of the Federal Government, and openly announced their deterrninationto over throw it, Judge SMALLEY has not spoken a moment too soon, and his remarks should serve as a warning to all who are solicited to strengthen the hands of the avowed ene mies of the country in their treasonable move ments. Caution to English Capitalists. The London Morning Chronicle, of the 27th ult., anticipates "bard times" in the English Money-market from the present political "muddle" in this country. It says; it We shall, of necessity, have a very serious state of tho Money-market here, because we unfortu nately require a large quantity of corn and cot ton ; and if America does not take her usual amount of goods, the balance of trade will be seriously against this country." Its opinion is that "a disruption of the 'Union appears inevitable," and it proceeds to argue thus: " We, in this country (England,) do not at pro sent realize th is aot of insanity; but 11 it ea well to make known that the beet informed in Ameri• ea are of opinion that—suicidal an such an sot would be—it twili t nevertheless. take place; and therefore we caution those who have invested, and are about to Invest, In American securities, that if they do ao under the impression that this is a passing cloud,' to pause. As matters now stand, the prises of dumdum eecoxities are moth higher in this country than in the United States. The probability, or rather the certainty, is that they wilt approximate; and if matters grow serious, the Americans will not only send their corn and cotton to this country, but likewise their securi ties. The next month is fraught with great changes, and we think it our dory to point out what may happen, in the hope that, by timely caution, we may at least prevent Investments from taking place ',MA probably would not take rhos If it were thought that the mighty Union, now known as the United Staten, would split up into a number of petty States, jealous of each other. And let it be remembered that, if 81306114011 once takes place, it will render any compromise in respect to slavery impossible " 1.1'!Ii . = . 111 Letter trout "Occasional.' , Cortoroondenoo of The PrOanci WASHINGTON, January 15, 1861 Theta is no doubt that the Scoeseionists are in the midst of tutexpeoted troubles at home. Not withstanding the apparently unanimous action of the Legislatures of South Carolina, Florida, Ala bama, and Mississippi, there is an inside party in earth of these States watching jealously every movement of the Diaunionists, and, resolved to take advantage of any false step. even in Ala hams an immenee vote was polled against imme diate secession, and in favor of co•operation; and in Mississippi, where they have celebrated with bonfires and rockets, with meals and salutes of cannon. the sot of separation, intelligence open which I can rely induces me to assert that there is a devoted band of Union men who will seise upon the first occasion to declare their irrevocable attachment to the immortal bond that holds these Confederacies together. The Legislature of Arkansas has rejected the bill to call a Disunion Convention in that State, and in Virginia it begins to look as if the mere proposition for a Convention is to be submitted to the people in advance, end if they approve then it is to be convened. South Carolina Is in a pitiabl e oondition. There is no brtairrees doing at Charles ton, food is becoming as imam as money, and trade bee almost entirely fallen off. All their sup plies are brought into the State from Savannah, at which latter port they aro received direct from the North. Could there be a stronger confession of the weakness of these misguided men than the fact that they are compelled to bold secret sessions to deliberate with closed doors for fear their own people may rise against them, and their utter poverty of researcea be made known to outside barbarians? Yon .will also perceive that North Carolina Is pursuing a very harmonizing course, and that she calls upon the Federal Government and South Camila& to cease all military preparations until reason has time to operate. That it is the inten tion of Virginia to put hereelfforward as the grand paeldeator, / have some reason to believe. What if her Legislature should make a proposition, and demand upon that proposition a National Comma- Hon, to be held, if you please, in Philadelphia, to decide upon her suggestions? It seems to me that this would pat many of our politicians and party leaders to some trouble if they opposed it. What Is the duty of the Republicans In the different Legislatures, in view of all these moderate menifestatiens ? Clearly, and with out hesitation, to repeal every obnoxious law on their statute books. Nearly all the Republican Governors have spoken In fa vor of the repeal of these statutes. Governor Washburn of Maine, Governor Morgan of New York, Ger. Curtin of Pennsylvania, in his Phila delphia speech, Gov. Banks of liftteeachneette, Gov. Dennison of Ohio, and Gov. Wood of Illinois, all Republicans, hen explicitly stated that any provisions in the laws to which even a suspicion of objection attaches in the Southern States should at once be abrogated. If this is done, it will be hall ed as a pesee•offering by the Union men in the slave States, and will so embarrass the Disunion- We as to compel them to submit to any honorable accommodation of our troubles. A few weeks ago and no Republican voice was raised In favor of this salutary legislation—now the evidences multiply among Republican newspapers and champions in favor of 111011 The Legislator* of Pennsylvania could do no better thing, after repealing the muoh•discaeeed rotations of the act of 1847 that have been corn. plained of in the South, than adopt a resolution similar to that which has passed the Legielatures of Ohio and New York, pledging to the Federal Government the troops and money of the State In the execution of the laws. There was but ono vote east egainat this resolution in the New York Legislature, and it went through that of Ohio unanimously, Gov. Dennison having telegraphed to Mr. Duehenen a very long despatch, yesterday evening, in which not only the action of the Le &tatere was repeated, but the -mama espies- Of devotion to the constituted authorities 'et forth. When the Southern conspirators seethe people of the free States united upon 00nSerea tive ground, and in the resolution to defend the Union at all bezarde, and when they coolly re flect upon the calamities that must attend upon their experiment, it is to be hoped they will also reconsider their precipitate aotion, end if they eannot imitate the North in everything, at least attempt to rival her in a magnanimous repentance of hasty conduct. These men ought to be admo. tithed that presently there will be but one great party in the free States, which will have thousands and tens of thousands of sympathizers in the South. The two speeches of Messrs. MoOlernand, of nols, and Cox, of Ohio, in the House, yesterday afternoon, are full of inetruotion to the Southern Dieunloniste. Both these gentlemen are Democrats of high standing, both have heretofore warmly co. operated with the South, but now they stand upon the same platform with the great body of their people at borne, denying the right of secession, and demanding the execution of the laws, proving that South Carolina, and those that follow her lead, have Qom:ratted treason by their forcible occupa tion of the public! property. Both Messrs. Mofiller /wind and Cos declare that they will - stand by the Federal Government to the lost, but, at the same time, they demand that the Republicans should act promptly in the matters alluded to. Ihrt two Se nators from Maryland, Messrs Pearce and Ren nedy, have written strong lettere against disunion, and I do not entertain a shadew of a doubt that little Delaware, through her Senators and Repre sentative In Congress, will FOOD occupy the name attitude, which is indeed that of their people. ' Tbo virtual withdrawal from the Senate of eight Senators representing respectively Florida, Mis sissippl, Alabama, and South Carolina, reduces to that extent the strength of the Disuniontats in that body. There are. sixty-six Senators in all. Of these, twenty-six are Republicans. Take the eight retiring tienatota from slaty-sic, and you leave fifty-eight. Should Louisiana, Texas, and Georgia go out, as is confideully expeoted, this will reduce the number to fifty- twe, leaving the balance of power in the hands of mob men as Douglas, Pugh, Thomson of New Jersey, Bigler, Rice, Bright, and Fitch of Indiana. Thus you will perceive how oompletely the Disunlonlets in tbeSonate, whilst resisting the Republican rule, are about to confer almost complete power upon the Republicans in that body, and you will also perceive that if the Deteriorate above named shall en-operate with the Republioane, even before the retirement of the Senators repre senting the other Cotton States that have not yet seceded, they can pass all the appropriation bills, the Morrill tariff, the homestead, the Pacific railroad, and admit Kenna. It is evident, there fore, that we have a Government, and nothing le more needed to make it effective then prompt and harmonious action on the part of all the friends of the Union, North and South. Not a blow need be struck. Those who choose to deprive them selves of the benefits of the Government can do so; and, probably, after they have tested their power an this respect, and have realised that the North ern people are not intent upon destroying their rights, they will gladly come back, end assume the position they have occupied tines the begin ning of the Government, or since their admission into the Union. All apprehensions of trouble at the Federal Oa. pital, on the 9th of March next, are being rapidly dispelled. The citizens of the District . of Columbia, appreciating their full responsibilities, and under standing that any attempt at disturbance in this quarter ie simply to cover them with destruction, will alone be a sufficient bodyguard to protect the public) property. General Soott'e opportune prepa rations have produced the happiest oonsequences. You must receive with many grains of allow ance the various rumors that ere set afloat from this point in regard to the treasonable designs of the conspirators. Many of these rumors are aim_ ply fabrications—in other words, sensation para. graphs—having no foundation whatever in (sot. That there are indiscreet military organizations on foot in Washington there is no doubt. One cf these combinations is intended to theater the Se cessionists, and the other to oppose them, and both are led by very excellent but very impulsive man. But the constituted authorities—Mayor Barret, wbo, 1 am glad to say, is acting with great patriotism, his police, and the City Council—will warmly sustain the Executive of the United States In maintaining order, and this should induce the abandonment of all outside volunteer movements to discipline the oitisen•soldiery. Dr. Vinton at Concert Hatt. The Rev. Francis Vinton, D. D., of New York, de livered a teotoro at Concert lleil hat evening, on "Italy and Dante." The audience war relent, and, considering the weather, large. As a purely lite rary lean:is, It war, beyond question, the master effort of the mason. To say that it was quite wor thy of Ito theme is praise enough. Dr Vinton's etyle, as an orator, is also good. Without the ciao elo elegance of Ererett, the gracefulness of Phil lips, the haughty copiousness of Cahill, the eon. templative_imagery of Emerson, or the vehemence of Beecher or Chapin, big style poseesses a Dort° dignity that has great merit. Italy had seen many eras. That which is called the heroic era had closed with the year 1265, the year of Dante's birth. The Ghibelline and Gu elph parties of that distant age and their origin WON briefly eketobed, and the final domination of the latter. Out of the straggles of there two par. ties bad grown some of the noblest characteristics of the Italians. The Commedia of Dente Alighteri could never have been written bat for the expe riences inoldent to these disturbances. It was, he said, one of the beautiful compensa tions of the war power that tbrongh it greater strength was developed for the away of more peace ful ao Movement& Tbie be thought was corrobo rated by what followed the French Revolution, and the two wars of America. In the thirteenth century the Italian mind wne hungry for new ali ment, end to this It was that, after the lapse of two centuries, we were Indebted for the discovery of our own loved land. The traveller who to dry visited PIMLICO, the birth-piece of Dante, saw many monuments of contemporaries of that great man. Several of these were learnedly referred to. Dante, as might be expected, war characterized as the sublimast of the Italian poets. A rather humorous compari• can wan drawn by the 'Winter between the Young American coxcombs of our own day and their Florentine counterparts in the Middle Agee. Ile illustrated, from the Commedia of Dante, the habits and ousts= of Italy during the era In which he lived. Taking up his subject biographically, Dante wee fiat introduced in his youth. He was born in sunny Italy, in 1265. In person, be was described as of medium height, having a prominent eye, an aqualloe nose, a large mouth, the lower lips pro jecting, a dark complexion, and a thoughtful coun tenance. At the age of nine be first met Beatrice Fortinart, (she being but eight,) who was regarded by the speaker es the genius of Daute's poetry. The portrait of Dante, which the lecturer bad himself seen at 'Moreno°, he said, was more youth ful, and if anything more manly.looking than that which forms the frontispiece of the Conmedia, published by the Appatons. Speaking of the death of Boatrlce at the age of twenty-five, the lecturer complimented woman for much that is most valuable in the achievements of the sterner sex, pre-eminently in literature and art. The re fining influence of Woman was playfully aszribed to the not unlikely fact that she was made out of a man, or, in other words, was a own double refined. Dante was nest introduced as a young man, in connection with the stirring military events of that period, 'prominent among which was the vic tory over his friend Corso Donati. In the conflict at Pita, Dante appeared as a dashing dragoon, and soon after became prominently identified with the Democratic party of his country, In opposition to the aristooraoy. But nothing had ever entirely withdrawn him from the tranquil pursuits of learning. In the cloister, the library, and the hall, be evinced the same industry and force of character. His comments upon Dante as a married man were entertaining, and elicited much applause. In 1291 be was married to Ceram& del Donati, an alllaneewhieb proved not only fruitful of offspring, but of domestie trouble to the poet, which was largely attributable to the savage temper of his wife. After lontoontinned endurance on the part of Dante, his wife one day asked him why he bad ever abandoned bin peace as a single man to incur the troubles of married life. Ile replied that he had done so because the Scriptures prescribed passing through much tribulation as the necessary prerequisite of entering heaven ! to which bin wife, In her usual oppoalttve temper, answered that he should be disappointed, if that was hie object, and, accordingly, from that hour ebe became one of the mildest and moat iTireet.tenspered women imagina ble. Dante was folly avenged, however, by placing her In very unenviable company in bin "Inferno." lie was next presented as Doctor Dante, the apothecary, and subsequently, In the year 1300, a n the Mayer of Florence, and then, In exile. This lat• forbad given rise folds ilfonarchsci, which was only surpassed by his own groat poem. Hie Convito was also quoted, to illustrate what he endured during this period of the poet's life. Ae to the ambit merits of Dante's writings, he said that the idea of composition upon hall, purgatory, and heaven were common enough in literature, but all fell abort in eublimity of the plateau of the future pre sented by Dante. Much of this wonderful su periority wan attributable to the providential events and experiences of the author. In oon• nection with this, the lecturer gave a de. scription of the Commedia. The author enti tled it a comedy, because, ae be said, it commenced in humility and ended joyfully. Later times, how ever, bad awarded as a better title for this sublime composition, that of Divine. The argument and outline of the work were graphically sketched by Dr. Vinton, interspersed with casual extracts from r it, which. holden being judiciously selected, were artistically read. On Dante's death, this work had risen immedi ately into notice. The version of the Inferno, by John A. Carlisle, was recommended as not only faithful, but admirably adapted to atedents of the Italian language, us it lied the English version on one page and the Italian on the other. The leeturees eulogium upon the writiogs of Danio was a graceful tribute, and was evidently rendered by one eminently conversant with his theme, nor was the effect diminished by his inoi dentaflandatione of the productions of ether minds. In conclusion, be acid, well might Italy be proud of Dante; for as Columbus, in the fifteenth century, bad opened up a new way to commerce, so bad Dante, in the thirteenth century, opened up A new and a nobler way to Literature. The teeter° wee delivered in aid of the Church of St. Matthias. ARCII•STAZZT Tnnerito.—lmet night, the drama of "Oliver Twist" was exhibited, for the second time, and, notwithstanding the bad condition of the weather, a crowded audience greeted Moo Cushman in her great ()hornier of Nancy Sykes. We have been rarely more highly gratified than by the performance of la, t night. Messrs Wheatley k Clarke, so far as this play is ooneerned, have oontrived to got their company into admirable order. There is absolutely nothing to lind fault with—nothing to lie wished for. Tho performers, from the principal diameters down to the humble ones, throw themeolvee into the spirit of their characters as earnestly and de votedly as if their fame and broad depended upon this one representation. THE PRESS.-PHELADELPHIA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1861. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press. FROM WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to " The Press." The Seizure of Government Property in Tho Pensacola navy yard is no longer In pee session of Unole Sam. The artillery officer at Fort Barrancas, who hod a company under hie command, and Commodore ARMSTRONG, of the yard, on the 11th inst. received Infatuations that the decescionlate wanted to drive the United States forces away from there, and on the 12th the rumor was confirmed. Over one hundred men, apparently well drilled and armed, demanded peaceable sur render of the pasta, whloh, after some consultation, was given. The marines, of whom there wore 43, were anxious for resistanee, and I believe Captain WATSON was, also, hat it seems Commodore ARM sTnoxa opposed it. The Government troops were available, and had the artillery and the few Uni ted States sailors there been concentrated, they would have been suffielont to keep the robots at bay, were scab a course desirable ; but there was nothing worth talking of to fight for. There were suffioient stores and provisions to last the captors for a while, but the storeship Supply fortunately took a large cargo away, which might have been seised. Seizing of a 51Rn-of-War. Florida may be put down as the first seceding State to seize a man•of•wer. The U. S. steamer Fulton is in her hands. The Crusader hod loft, and the Wyandotte was also, I believe, out of harm's way. It would take wore time, and cost moremoney, to refit the Fulton., whose ultraoulous maps from destruotton off the coast wilt be re membered by all, than rho would be worth. Tho marinas, sailors, and artillery soldiers, at Penance, le, have telegraphed for Instructions, and it be sup posed they will all go to Washington. Commodore ARMSTRONG ought to bn a Union man. He was born to Kentucky, appointed from Mississippi, and is a citizen of Mastnobusetts. )YRTSOIT Is a Columbian. So the end of this affair is, that Pensacola and 13arranoos are gone, and that the South has stolen the first of its awry, Mr. Bzwitun was yesterday actively engaged with some of the more oomorvative Republicans, and it is hoped that ha may yet succeed in giving woo to tho country. A Mit has passed the Mum of the Virginia Le. &Ware, by a vote of 77 against 61, subjecting the notion of the Convention to a final vete of the pro• pia. The Seceders are very much incensed on lie account. Depnriure of Secession Lenders. Gov. 8R12.1914, of Mississippi, will leave tomor row. Jamul/met DAV/B is Slok Traumas lett in Sunday, and the members of the Douse Irene lidis slestppi loft yesterday. Proposition of Mr. Hardt. Mr. Bunco, of California, will otter the follow ing proposition in the House : Resolved by the Senate and House of Repre sentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That It be, and. is hereby, recommended to the several States of the Union, that they, through their respective Legislatures, request the Congress of the United States to call a Convention of nil the States, in accordance with article Sfth of the Constitution, for the purpose of amending said Constitution in such manner, and with regard to such subjects, as wilt more ride• quately respond to the wants, and afford more suffi cient guarantees to the diversified and growing in. %rests of the Government, and of the people oom• posing the same. OCCASIONAL Secession In Mishima. Down in Alabama they are not all in favor of scoession. A large number of voters did notvote at the late eleotton of delegates to the State Con vention. They stem disgusted with the state of affairs. It in my firm opinion that, had the Re publicans shown a greater willingness to adjust affairs, Alabama would nut be out of the Union now; for they would. bavo encouraged the Union element and furnished it with a powerful weapon to overcome the Disunionist/3 per se. Even now, if the Republicans show a more conciliatory spirit, we may yet save the border States, and Lurconx might still become the President of tho whole United States. At the Presidential election in Alabama— Brockinridgo received Bell Douglas Total vote to ad but &re counties.S4,63B For delegates to the State Convention : Secession 3i.,7713 Co•oparation •..•••........26,288 Total vote in ell but fire counties 112082 Or 26,003 votes love than in November. Had they been potted, there would have been a majori• ty of no less than 18,518 votes against secession. The same is the ease In Florida, Georgia, and utie• aisaind. Nothing has been more disgusting than to hear, night after night, in our public'hotels, Government clerks utter the most rabid and ultra Secession doctrines. This has not only been done by clerks from the South, but also by some from the North. Even your Mate, and, I may say, your city, have contributed their contingent. In the various de partments, it has been, for the last two months, considered a crime to utter a word in favor of the Union, whilst disunion and secession have been standing topics. Since, however, the Secession Secretaries, Coon, nova, Tnourson, and Tnemas, have left, things have assumed quite a different aspect. I learn that orders have been given by the President, on the instigation of the Cabinet, to remove every otilee-holder who is not In favor of the Union, and .1 sincerely hope that these orders will faithfully be carried out ; for tt Is: a little too much to hear our Union abused and vilified by men paid by the Sederal Government, a great many of whom would not be able to earn their daily bread if discharged. Assistant Secretary of 1110 Treasury. Purtn R. CLAYTON, appointed 218813iallt SeoTO tary of the Treasury under Mr. Conn, to-day gra tified general expectation by resigning. The President immediately tendered the appointment to GILDENT RODISAN, of Pennsylvania, the preterit Chief clerk, and who has been in the Department sines the Administration of Gen JACKSON. Good News from Loraistarm. Sufficient returns from the late election in this State have not yet been received to ,f (rag° whether it hoe gone for secession or not, but the vote in three perishes just received has excited the hope that Jane Smut, and his Disunion faction have been beaten before the people. The vote in the parishes of East Baton Rouge, West Baton Rouge, and East relit:dans, is four to one against secession. WAS. lf. Russasn was before the Morris investi gating committee again this morning, and sub, ranted 11 statement in welting in reference to the missing bonds. Be expresses Ms willingness to give the com• mittee all the information he possesses In re. ferenca to the missing bonds, and has been re quested to appear before them again on Thnrs day. The Georgia State Vonveation. 111runanularnaz, Ga., January 15.—A largo number of delegates to the State Convention have arrived. Mr. Nisbet, of Macon, and Mr. Hull, of Athens, aro spoken of for President of the Convention. There to an unusual number of vlsitore, and among them Boma of the ablest men of the State. Mr. Orr, the South Carolina oemmiesionor, has arrived. The Sloop-of-War Macedonian. It Is not true, as stated4that the sloop.oi.war Macedonian sailed with sealed orders. She was more than six weeks ago ordered to join the Gulf squadron. and is on her way thither. The Committee et Thirty.three. Messrs. Wesienuare, of Wisconsin, and TAPPAN, of New flampshire, of the Committee of Thirty - three, have aigned tho following as a minority re port : Resolved, That the provisions of the Constitu tion are 6011210 tot the preservation of the Union, and the protootion of nil the material interests of the country; that it needs to be obeyed rather than amended, and our extrication from the pre. sent difiloulties is to be looked for in efforts to pre serve the peace and protoot the public , property, and enforce the lair, rather than in DOw guinantees for particular interests, or compromises or canoes. alone to Unreasonable demands. A Provisional Government to be Es tablished Immediately. Despatches received in southern oirelos say that Georgia Trill- secede by Saturday. On the hap pening of this event, the delegates from South Carolina, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi. and Georgia, Trill repair to Milledgeville, to institute a Provisional Government, end elect, a President and Vice President pro tomporc, besides provb. ding for a Federal army, awl other defensive measures. Ministers will at onoe bo despatched to the foreign Powers to negotiate treaties. Surrender of the Pensacola Navy Yard. The conduct of Captain ARILSTRONO in surren dering the Pensacola Dan , yard is strongly disap proved by the Adminietration. For several months the workmen there nod not been paid, and bad been subsisting on the Government rations. Letter from the Secretary of War. " WAR DRPARTURNT, Jan. 3, 8881. Rot : In anewer to your letter asking for infor mation on Certain points specified in a resolution adopted by the Committee on Military Affairs of the Rouse of Representatives, on the 18th ultimo, I have the honor to state as follows : According to the latest report of the ongtnoer officer having ottarge of the conettnollon of the de fences of the harbor of Charleston, everything practicable had been done to pine° Fort Moultrie in an efficient condition, and, with a proper garri son, it was deemed ausoeptllato of an energetic de fenoo. Thera ware then employed at that work ono offleer and one hundred and twenty workmen, in Texas. Labors of Mr. Seward. Virginia 46,207 votes .20,752 " .11,597 " The Disunion Clerks The Morris Committee. dependent of the regular garrison. On the . even ing the 26th ultimo, Major Robert Anderson, First arttliory, in command of the troeps in Charleston harbor, apprehensive of the safety of his cou3tnand Irma the insecurity of the fort, and having ream to believe that the acme, Carolinians contemplated or were preparing to proceed to a hostile ant against Mtn, and desiring to prevent a onliision and the effusion of blood, evacuated Port Moultrie, after leaving orders for spiking the cannon and disabling same of the oarriages, and removed his forces to Fort Sumpter, whore they now aro. Castle Pinckney wan, at the date of the latest report, in good rendition as regards preparation, and, with a proper garrison, as defensible as it eau he made. Ono officer and thirty workmen were engaged in the repair of the cisterns, re• planing decayed banquettes, end attending to other matters of detail. Since the dates of the reports referred to, Fort Moultrie and Castle Pinokney have been taken possemion of by troops of the State of South Qpro• Ilan, acting under the orders of tho Governor, and aro now held by thoia troops, with all the arma. moot and other public property therein at the time of theft Belzer°. I enclose a atateuiont, No. 1, of the number and desoription of ordnance and anus, at the date of the last returns, at Fort Moultrie, Castle Pinckney, and Charleston emeriti, respectively. That arsenal, with all its °entente, woe also taken poe session of on the 30th ultimo, by an armed body of South Carolina troops, eating under orders of the Governor of the State, as represented in the follow ing report of Finderlok C. llumphreys, military etorokeeper of ordnance in charge, viz : Ibis arsenal was taken by force of arras by the militia of South Carolina, by order of Governor Pickens The commanding °Moor was allowed tc salute his flag before lowering it, with one gun for °soh State now In the Union lthirth-twol and to take it with him, and the detachment to occupy the quartore until instructions from Washington eon be obtained." At that thno the force underbisoontrol consisted of nine enlisted soldiers of ordnanco and six hired MOD. The other information asked for, In regard to the number and description of arms "distributed since the first of January, 1.850, and lo whom, and at what price," will ha found in the neeompan,yieg statements, Nos. 2 and 3, from the Ordnance bu reau It Is deemed proper to state, in further explanation of statement No. 2, that whore no din tribution appears to have boon motto to a State or Territory, or where the amount of the distribution is small, it is because such State or Territory hoe not ratted for ail the arras duo on its quotas, and remains a oreditor fur dues not distributed, which can to obtaloed at any time, on requisition there for. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, J. Hour . , Searotary of War, ad irttertin. ROIL BENJAItIM STANTON, Chairmen Committee on Mititary Affairs, It. of Represeatatives. Quantity and tiOROTIPtIOII of ordnance and amen , Moultrie. Unstle Pinckney. and Caaricston area 42tpounder iron guns • • 4 32•Dnunder iron Suns— =. 14 1 , 24 -pounder iron guns . 16, 14 8 inch iron - 8-inoh iron sea-onset howitzers...-....... l ej 4I 24 pounder iron flank howitzers...—. 4. 12 pounder brass final 2 6-pounder brass held 4 I 6-pounder old iron field gut.e 21-pounder old iron field howitzers...__. j Flint-look muskets, calibre 69. .... ....... . Flint-look murkrts, altered to peroussioni _ • Percussion muskets, calibre 69.... _. Percussion tales. calibre 14.. . I • ! Fame altered. with tong range sites— lo3kHall's ........ • _.• Yerourslon rift td carbines int•lo to ad pisto Percussion carbines......— __.; , P.ls . Statement of come distriLuted by Bale since the first of January. 1010. to whom sold, and place whence gold: 1810. Areenals To whom sold. Nn. Date of sale W here sold. I. W. Zionism) dt Co. 4 000 Feb. 1 St. Louts, James T. Ames...—. 1,000 Mar. 14 New 1 ork. Captain G. Carry 80 June 11 Ht. Louis. W. C. M. . 4' 0 Aug. 31 Springfield D 0..... . ... . 81 Nov. 13 80. State of A iabama..... 1.000 Sept. II Baton Rouge. 2,600 Nov. 14 Do. Stale of Virginia...—. LOW Nov. a Washington. Phillips county, Ark.. 60 Boy. 10 St. Linos. a. B. Lamar.-- 10,0.0 Nov. 24 Watervliet. The arms were ali flint-lock muskets altered to percussion, and wore all sold at $2.50 each, event those purchased by Captain G. Many and 'ey the Phillips county volunteers, for which $2 eaob wore paid. GOOD NEWS FROM LOUISIANA. A REPORTED 3IAJORITY AGAINST SECESSION. RALLYING FOR THE UNION Wasniumna, Jan 15 —it is reported that pri• vats advices have been tact:dyed from Baton Rouge, stating that the alootion of delegates to the Convention has r esulted in a majority against secession. 'no opoeoi of Mr. MoClernand, of Illinois, in its geographical, commercial, and national signl• Seance, is producing quite a aensetion here. It to rallying the Union fectiog. It is understocd that the ggte!e of Louth Caro lina, now hero, demand the unconditional surren der of Fort Sumpter, with the view to avoid the ohodding of blood. The Administration has not yet considered the proposition. Return of the Brooklyn Haar/v:4 ROADS, Va , Jan. 15.—The 'United States Floop•of-war BroaX/yn arrived here this morning. The Alabama Leginluture, MOSTDOMBRY, MA, JAD. —Tho Alabama Le gislature urea organised this forenoon. It Trill confine its nation, as far us possible, during the session, to bruiners arising from the action of the aonvention. The UO9OII3OI'S 111CIIIMV urges the necessity of Alabama being at once placed Upon a must offmient war footing, and The appointment of a military board by the Legislature. The Convention was in secret session today. The Virginia Legislature. Ilicumoun, Va., Jan. 15.—1 n the Senate, today, Mr. Neat ctTered the following joint resolution : Whet -tar, The sending of reinforcements to the forte and arsenals in Virginia bee caused uneasi noes, and is the 130117430 of disquietude among the citizens of the Commonwealth : ficso(ce 1, That the President of the [Jolted States bo respectfully requested to inform theStato Government of the objebt of the Vederal Govern ment in sending the increased forties aforesaid, and whether in hie opinion the object of the erec tion of said strongholds for the defence of the pro perty of Virginia is likely to be realized. The resolution lies over under the rules. In the Hausa, Mr. Patterson offered a joint rim loam to appoint lion. R. M. T. Hunter, Wm. 0. Rives, Jobe .5. Allen, George W Summers, com missioners to correspond with the Governments of all the States, to ascertain on what terms, if any, the present Union can be preserved ; and If It can not, tilts] upon what terms, and with what States, a new Confederacy can be formed, which will re cure to the people of Virginia the full enjoyment of their rights, and report the result to this State Convention. Referred to the Committee on Fede ral Relations. The Alabama commissioner addressed the Lees. lature today. Ile was well received. Maine Legislature. PORTLAND, Jan. 15.—A resolution WAS intro duced in theStata Leghtiature setting forth the boy. any of Maine, accompanied by an order to the Committee en Military Affairs, directing it to in quire into the available etrongth of the military of the State, with a view to any exigency that may arise requlrlug the State to aid the Federal Go vernment. The North Caroline Lepel:Am e. RALNIGU, N. C., Jon. 15.--Tho Senate was en gaged on the Convention hi/1 all day, but no vote was taken. The debate is mostly confined to the details of the bill, and there are no indloatlons how it will result. The BOUM) was engaged all day in discussing various amendments to the coereten resolution. Many speeehes were made, but no vote Ilea taken. All the members seem to be against coercion, but some express themselves against the tight of esces• elm The debate was attended with some 'matte wont. A fire in Nowburn lent night destroyed the court house end other buildings. Col. Blanton Duncan, of Rentucky, on Secession. Lontavir.be, Jnn. lb —The Couritr publishes a. letter from Colonel Blanton Duncan, secretary of the /ate Union Convention, opposing coercion and favoring a confederacy of the whole of the slave• holding States. From Charleston. CHATILEST ;N, Jan. 15.—Theto is nothing stirring, nor aoy non's wortby of communioatiog. Now York Mate Military Association. ALBANY, Jan. 15.—The State Military Amnia. tion to-day adopted a resolution, declaring that the surrender of any of the exolusive rights pre rogative to the Government to any State threatens the dl6roption of the Government, and that all ante contemplating the dissolution of the Union aro treasonable. Tfte Case of Jaelcalow. Tritrirox, N. J., Jan. lb..—The U. S. Circuit Court mut to day. The trial of achelow, the Chi naman, for murder and piracy, was moved. It was stated that the penal of jurors hail boon served on the prisoner this morning, and the statute re quires that it should be served two entire days be fore the trial. In consequtrize of this, the arise was put off till Friday morning nail. Thirty-four witnesses on the part of the flovern mont were bound over in $5OO each, to appear at that time Tho counsel for the prisoner riquestod a prooera to bo issued to compel the &Benda - me of Dr. Theo dore It, Vanolt and Itobt. J. Dolton, of Jersey City, and Prof George 11. Cook, of Rutger's Col lege, Now Brunswick, which seas granted. Counsel for the United States, Col. G. S. Cannon and Andrew Dutcher, ; for the prisoner, Wm. Voorhees, Dorsey City, and Isaacs It Wilson, of Trenton. Loin of the Ninp Queen of the Sean. 1111 W YORK, Jan 15 —A letter from flung Rung dated November 16, says: The chip Queen of the Seas, with coal from Australia for Shangbae, foundered cif Formosa. It may have been the Boston ship of that name which wee hound from Liverpool for Sbaughao. Meeting of Workingmen in New Yolk. Nsm Tuna., Jan. 15.—A notating of the work• ingtoen was held tonight in the hull in Broome etroot, when epocohos wore dolivoied by L. J. Chatfield, Dr. Sayre, nod others, eliciting touch onthuSiebto /towlotions Arco) adopted opposing coercion noel in favor of the South receiving all hoc constitutional rights, when eve will sustain the Union nt all hands. The resolutions request the calling of a Convention to ascertain the will of the pcople on the bane of the Crittenden resolutions. FROM HARRISBURG. INAUGURATION OF 00V. CURTIN Imposing Dhtiusry and Civic DispllU. Hermiston°, Tan. 15 —The inauguration of Governor Curtin has nttraoted to the seat of Go vernment an immense crowd of etrangets ftoro all parts of the State, and the streets. to day, are thronged In every direction, while the hotels are orawdod to suffocation. Very early this morning a company, detailed for the purpose, commenced firing salutes from tho grounds adjacent to the Capitol, while nu immense throng gathered about the Capitol buildings, filling the Senate and As. aembly chambers, the itolundo, and every position about the grounds likely to afford a view of the In auguration ceremonies, whieh were to take place on a platform erected in front of the Capitol At the FILIIIO time, Market square and the vicini ty of Coverley's Hotel, where Gov. Curtin has tem porary quarters, were orowcod to ernes. The military and civic prooeasion, under command of Gen. W. 11 Kelm, 'durveyor 'ienersl of the State, formed on Market street about 10 o'clock, and at a few minutes before 11 o'clock moved towards the Capitol in the following order: Weer Commanding. General °Moors and Stain. Military. Carriages containing Governor Packer and Governor Curtin. Chairmen of Committees, Senator Geo. It. Smith, and Representative' William B. Irvin Joint CotrAittee of the Senate and Howe. Honda of Dopnrtmenta, escoriod by Cavalry. Military. Chief Marshall. Civio &pieties. Citizens. The military, before receiving Governor Curtin, pawed through several of the principal streete. first taking up Oovornor Paekor at his residence. Upon tbo anpearenee of Governor Curtin, he was greeted with immense applause, and taking a seat in the carriage with Governor Packer, the lino was again put in motion, passing from Chestnut to bird, thence to Walnut, thence to Second street, and up Second to State street, and thence through the main entrance to the Capitol grounds. Governor Curtin was repeatedly cheered along the route, mad, on arriving at the Capitol, was vs. onerously welcomed. Thu procession reached the Capitol a little before 12 o'clock, and tbo Governor elect was received upon the platform created in front of the Capitol by the members of thep two Houses of the Legislature, the heads of depart ments, ,to , the natatory beteg drawn np in front, and the grounds densely crowded with eager spec. tatora. At 10 minutes past 12, the Rev. Mr. Cattell of. fared up an earnest prayer, after which, the oaths of ofilee were adminietered to the Hon. Andrew G. emu, the Governor elect, by the Hon. Robert M. Palmer, Speaker of the Senate. Governor Curtin then proceeded to deliver his inaugural address, and after its conclusion, wee congratulated by a large number of friends and ornate] dignitaries The applause with wbloh Governor Crain was greeted was unbounded, and never perhaps hue the city of ilartieburg witnessed sash a throng as was drawn together on this occasion. Quito a large number of ladies were present, and were provided with seats upon the platform. After the conclusion of the ceremonies, the mili tary were again formed, and escorted Governor Curtin to his quarters. The ceremonies occupied something lees than an hour; but long after their cone/mien the crowd lingered about the Capitol. The twittery companies participating in the ceremonies lett in the afternoon trains for their homes ( - 4 ) °- The appointments of the now Governor are the general topic of conversation everywhere. The 11.13 Wary amt. the Inaugulatiett HARRISBURG, Jan 15 —The military participa ting in the ceremonies of the inauguration to day made a very imposing display The command de. valved upon the Mon. Wm. 11. Reins, and all the arrangements AVM marked with good order and disoipline- The companies partioipating were the follawing Bellefonte Fenaibles, Captain ?COWL Ringgold United Infantry, Captain McKay. Uniontown Infantry, Captain Bateman Standing• Stone Guards, Captain Millar- Carlitle Infantry, Captain McCartney. Sumpter Rifles, Captain Kuhn. (Incvntewn Cavalry, Captain Loudensoblager. Altoona Rifles, Captain Zink. Madison Guards, Capt. Straugh. Cameron Guards, Capt. Eystor. Washington Rides, Capt. Waltman. Washington Artillorists, of Pottsville. The latter conically attracted much attention from their soldierly appearance. Many of them served in the Mexican war, and they were alto gather a Sue body at wan, and well drilled in the Hardee inctios The Wide Awaken aro having v. grand torchlight procession to night, and with fire•worka and "Di/. te's Land" are exalting ranch enthusiaem, The Philadelphtu Appointments. liAnniSlitfoo, Jan. is—Evening —Thera is much speoulation about the otty appointments, there being over a thousand applicants for them. The foHowing is believed to bo something near the pro gramme, but nothing (8 known definitely : Leather Inspector—Samuel B. Armstrong Bark Inspector—James MoManus. Harbor Masior—Oeorge T. Thorne. • Sealer of Weights and Messutes—upper Dia triot—ThomasTryol, of the Fifteenth ward. Lower Dlstrict.—John Orr. Whisky Inspectors—Richard 23tlia, and Colonel Butler, or Lazaretto Pliyaloian--Dr. Shoemaker. Grain Me rsurer—Judge Myers, of Clarion. Health Officer—Undecided; but undoretood to lie between William Reed and Charles S. Wayne. Flour Inspector—Not definitely agreed upon. The Governor hue been literally run down, to day with applicants and borers, but he stands the pressure very good natotedly, and hap a kind word for all. It is reported bone le.higLt that Senator Came• ron trill positively take a Boat in Mr. Limoln's Cabinet. 3611 CONGRESS----SECOND SESSION. Mr. BAYARD. of Delaware, presented a nlOlllOllO from citizens of Delaware. without respect of part,, praying fur the passage of the Crittenden /aerations. He and that those resoictiona were ore Weinc eharec ter and Import. and they embody no more than the pub lic sentiment of the slaveholdior btates will demand. Ne added that he would vote for the resolution'', and will speak uon them next week. Mr. Bt(L HR. of Pennsylvania, presented a petition from girl:pellet Philadelphia praying than pensions be granted to the survivors of the war of /8)2. and to the widows and children of those who have died. rr rimy liereafler die. Referred to the Committee on Pennions. Mr. RESa'a RD. of Dew York. presented the memo rial of Pannell F. MOW. the illustnotm inventor of the Megnekie electric telegraph. praying Congress for the extension of one of the patent& which constitute his title to the property in that groat invention. Pe asks ye• the extension of the one that expires earliest, in order to protect his property. Referred to the Com mittee on Patent., Mr. 81CWA ill/ elm) presented memoriale from MU ze nil of New York concerning the state of the Union. Mr. KENNEDY. of Maryland. presented the me morial of citizen of Frederlok county, Maryland. without regard to party, taking the adoption of the Crittenden 'potations. CAMERON. • Btr. o' f Pennsylvania. presented_a reap lotion changing the name of the steamboat John C. Fremont, of Pittsburg, to the orizon. Passed. Mr. BIGLER. of Pennsylvania, presented eight memorials praying that the propositions of Mr. Crinen. den tie submitted as amendments to the Constitution. Tabled for the present. nir: Witeon, of I assaohusetts, mooed to take up the resolutions proposing certain amendments to the Con stitution of the Untied State.. Mr POW.h,LI,, of Kentucky, presented the proceed ings of the Democratic t.onvention held at Louisville on the Bth of January, containing a resolution favora ble to Mr. Crittes.den's proposition. Mr HALE, tit New Hampshire, objected to receiving the paper. ea it was not officially directed to the Senate. Mr. ElOPiri. LL said that the resolutions excrete at tachment to the Union, and protest hgatnet coorotou. Mr. HALE insisted on hie objection, and moved that they be laid on the table. Br special order, Mr. Ciittenden's resolutions were taken up. Mr. Vt,ARK,of New tframnattire offered an amend ment, striates out the preamble, and is the first resolu tion manning a declaration that the erovistone of the Constautton are amply sufficient for the preservation of tee Union. •- . • " Mr. GREEN. of Missouri. took the floor. Ile said that the present Constitution. in its provisions, is good enough for the whole Vhion. I bold th.t Ntaten have the ilAt to secede. Thus is not the Government of a unit, it is a multiplication of units. Each s tate lea unit, and the whole Union is a multiplication of tonne. The openly cannot secede , from a State, benne* it has not the obit of sovereignty. A State has the right to go out as It pains in. and there is no power in the Government to OUnlsh the seceding States, as they are sovereign units. lem for immediate secession it my Kate Is, and MY elate will be unless there be a revelation Northam nubile sentiment. The (pother eonsideratiett the. retototiou was poet- Ypood. the ;raciifin Railroad bill hems the sveciial order. The Senate refused, by a vote of twelve sees to third- eight nays. to postpone indefinitely the Faeifio Railroad Yllav—Alesare. Bayard, Be-jamin, Brawl. °linkman, boulehury. Crittenden and , Johnnon b fir 1r..), Lane, Mason, 1' mei). RICO, tilide liAl's—Misers. Anthony, Baker. Bigler, Ciregharn. Ca meron. Chandler, Clark, Coll:mar. Dixon. Doolittle, Doug as. Durkee, Fessentirin, Vital. coot, Fader. Green, Grimes, °wit), Hall, Barlett, RemehiP, Johnson (Tenn.), Kennedy, King. Latham, Nicholson. Yolk, Push,' nebastian, Seward, Simmons. stunner. Ten Eyck, Trumbull, Wade, Wilkinson, and Wilson-38. Mr. 1110 E. of Minnesota., objeotedto the prev,so Mat the iron used in tho consti action of the rind shall be of American manufacture. 'the mine fixed for the coat ahotdd also he only SAW/ a mile from Lake Superior to the Rooky M ountains There is not a obtuse in the bill which binds the stockholder. in anythingmhatevar. Mr. GWIN, of California, said that his cons , ttuents were in favor of the bill, and Were wiling to take any thing teat was presented. By th,a bill the Government hire a first mortgage on the road. Within twelve months after the MD becomes a law the greatest obstacle will be overcome, and we will have a road to the Sierra Ne vada and the Washoe mine.. Mr. LANE. of Oregon, Raid this is an objeotionable bill, and this is not the time to peas a Deeifie Railroad bill. Let us first take up the Crittenden resolutions, and by their passage remove the real 'difficulties that envirun the nation, and restore pram,. Mr. OWI is, of California, said that he was in favor of both the fa mho Railroad and of tile cfitteß(len resolutions... .19 .1 r.l rio hilt tt il , tßßufOregon. said that he was wing to r 430 for ut any alteratitme. . . . . hlr. wILSON, of Masaaehunstieovould oppose any reference that might be asked. 'Dos in es good a time as any other to consider the 1011. We still have a Go vernment for the United Staten of America, and he saw no ping Nat has transpired in any portion of the country that prevents our being, the Republic of the flatted s tates. No was for this bill, and was willing to have either a Inorthern or a bouthern read. or both, and we might make some ailerati one in the lull. Thepeople of the Pacific what are mote deeply interested in it than those of the Atlantic ; but most probably the road would be in charge of the railway tinge, if suet they may be called. Mr. TEN EYCK said that this mensurowas of vast importance to mankind. lie taverna the Yactfie Rail rualigand Government aid in oonatruming it, tin• could not favor three roams. as is proposed in tie Senate amendment to the Nouse bill. lie e,eld not Inver two tools. as proposed by the Notice bill, nor favor &double termination; but ha would ingot. one road, beginning somewhere near the point initionmii ny the amendment proposed by the Senator 'rem Al is.ourt, and which carried in the Senate, running neatly parallel an possi ble with the line to Snn F/hl3O/600. fie would sot in the matter as though individually disposing of his ow,y funds If the States of the Valley of the hlissiesipot and those of the Pacific mist conflict, it was too maul; to ask millions of the Atlantic Slates. Mr. LIRACiI3, of North Carolina, advooated the !Aeo lus of a mortgage on the road sufficient to proteot the United mates. We must refer the corporators to the Torritorien and Staten respectively for note of moor porauon. Mr. LANE. of Oregon. naked time for further consi deration. and moved to pontoons in order le g a l,. u p the Crittenden resolutions. Mr. U WIN paid that it would facilitate legislation by finishing one matter at a time, Mr. tiI t!!VEND e N. of K ontuoli 7, naid that we were Providing for future generations when this nountry was To danger. Save the Union heat (applause in the galls ties,l and then vote the Pacifio railway. it is asolemn thing to legislate now While the nation tiemb'en. We ate at a point between life and death. What is this railway bill compared with the resoluPons which will give pence to this &emoted country ? What sort of in telligence is this to go out to the country ? 1 will vote for no railroad while the country remains in the condi tion It now is in regard to this railroad it must Mao be considered that the expenses are to come out of the public, treasury'. it is necessary to oconiebt the diffe rent p litmus of this vest emp re. but until nay reardit gilme ar e disposed of, 1 shad vote against the UAL Mr. U WIN said he would, with pleasure, vote for nil at any time. 1 must stood by the Pacific.. Mr. hIAIMOhig, of Rhode Island, said that he would favor any measure to cry the puti.lo business through in a nearer manner. •o l t Mr. CRI'l TENDEN said,whatito I want with a not fie Relived when I see the country ready to dwindle down inliepetty republien? I feel more like hiding my lace than engaging in matters Mooing towards the gloat object ofeaving tho Union. All matters! ate trifles WASILINGTO N. J6E1.16,1E61 SENATE. alongside of saving the country. Why leave the Union to totter and reel at mobs moment ? Mr. OWIN tatted fit the ayes std nres n Mr. Brakes motion to amend the end of sermon first, by "din" s ub mittedl acts of incorporation shall have bean to, and approved by, the L.:imam/a of th e United atoms. Carried—yeas 31, Imes la ....YR 4II -111asers. Bogard. &miaow), Bragg. Bright. Clingman, Critteedea. Ihmeittle. urkee, vendee. Vim, Green, Grimes. Bunter, Jason ( ferin), Kennedy, King, Laym, gluon, Nicholson. Pearce, Polk, ugh. Klee. fronishury. Srmasitan, Simmons, """eh, Ten hYok. and Wilkinson —3/, llleys—ttlessre. Baker. Bingham, Cameron, Chandler, Dixon. Foot. Foster, Gwin. Harlan, Latham, Seward, Sumner, W eds. Wiefslt, and Wilson-15. Mr. BENJA aIIN offered na amendment. Prohibiting the company from soling in the capacity of bankers, or to oiroulate their paper as money. Mr. BRAGG offered an amendment to limit the tuna of Luringpration. but afterward iniitntlreW the proceedings, Mr. CRITPSNDEN moved 'm to postpone the Pacific brolroad bill to take np MajOint ot u bon Mr. SUMNER called for the eau and remand the motion was negatived by the following vole: YEAS Messrs. Benjamin • Bigler, Bragg, Bright, Cl:legman, Crittenden, Fitch. Green. Hemphill, Johns eon (Tennessee). Kennedy, Lane, Mason, sicholson. Pearce. Polk, Foooll, Pugh, Rice , Vaulshnry, and eh dell-21. NATS—Bleaars. Anthony. Baker. Bingham. Cameron. Chandler, Clark, Coll imer, Dixon, Doolittle. Durkee, Fessendsn, Foot, Foster Grimes, ()win. Hale, Boyla n , Latham. Seward. Simmons, Su nine r, Ten Eyelte,Trum bull, Wadekana Wilkinson-25. Mr. B <NSAMIN offered en amendment, to strike out the words " the majority of such granteee admitted he associates." and insert. "it shall choose aminedates with them, and become with them subsoribers. and corpora. tors with them. as hereinafter provided." Mr. SEWARD. of New York, called .for the yeas and nays, Pending which, op motion of Mr. FESSEN DEN, the Senate adjourned. 0153 E OF REPRESENTATIVES. Among other peen:mom r bustnees. Mr. RAR RIR, of Maryland. presented a memorial signed by 12 ' 000 cal' gene of Baltimore. irrespective of parte, pray i ng for the adoption of the Crittenden enannOtillae. He said If it won the desire to tranquilize the public mind, it could not be done more Lard than by the adop tion of that theRSU re. Lard on the table. The House went into Committee of the Whole on the ream of he Union on the army appropriation bin, Mr. RhAtiAtt. ot 1 eggs, said he has come hither with the hope that each measures might be brought forward be those who have the Dower to control the question as would sunup .he South of its future secu rity. The Republicans have held sullenly bank. and declared that they have no terms of peace to offer. in v i ew o f eee h (ants, four statea have already gone out of the Union end others are rapidly following train Unless something is done before the fourth of Match to arrest this movement, will see bat few Protegee Bates in the Union. The irrepressible conflict had culminated too ROOD for ire author', and behold the re sult They meant humiliation ned desolano Ito the South, or di- aeration of Me Unhin, and they Lave reached that logical end. He proceeded to show the condition of the negrOes. No portion of the world could compare as favorably in its blessing; Be those of our own. Woo d the North if they were freed, accept them as freemen? No! You would fight the booth wins all your energy and power against sueli an influx—and yet you demand that the South shell liberate four Intiliona of slaves, break up their gootat order. suit commercial and Ito nical pros petits. and yet retain the negro element among us. ion never consider the relative position of the two races. and whet is to be the end of ur collard, He spoke of the destruction to ndintifmturee and commerce which would be prodno,d by the atimtion of slavery. The cry of treason had been raised against certain Crates. and the blockade of their ports threatened. But if this be attempted those concerned will, like a famous ge neral, find a fire m the front as well as the rear, Be knew of no Poachers htate that asked more than its eonstitutional rights, nod, as far as Texas is concern , d, ehe is onalterebly aetermined never to submit tr, and if she cannot get 'er rights in the Union, shown/ have them out of it The northern Mates hare done nothing to show the Southern States that May shall have security in the Union. because. to give Southern era their constitutional rights. would be to disband the Republican party. But, by a violation of the Constitu tion, they are enabled to Make war on tie Routh. La reviewing parte of Mr. Mee emanate epesoh. Mr. Rea gan said, that we accept t ndependenee with all its Con sequences, rather than base sultan/talon and eternal ruin. Mr. McCLERII AND, of Illinois, replied that he be longed to a throe party, wee against extremes, and preferred standing by the Constitution. Mr. ftErtf3l.ol said that he knew the gentteman'e po sition, and asked him to consider what had brought the South to ita present condition. If their rights bail tiot been denied. no voice of disunion would have been raised. Re referred to the history of Taxa,, and the means by which she won her independence. and spoke of the ‘eeent atteged Insurrections in that &ate. Mr. BTAPITON. of Ohio, felt constrained to vindi - Date the Methodists from Mr. iteagates charge, and said that to attribute to that large and respectable so piety a wide-spread organization for the purpose of stirring up insurrection among the slaves was a lintel on that sestet, a , large. iltF.it GAN explained. Me did not wish to he undetsvod that the insurrections were inaugurated by that society as a body, but only by members of it in 02114 . air. STANTON resumed. He sa.d that he had no doubt that a large portion of that society b e l ieve t h at African slavery is unwise, unchristian, immoral, and wherever they may be found they will carry that belief vi h them, buy it dues not therefore follow that they will organize, in order to stir up insurrection and war. The speech of the gentleman from 1 exact was extraor dinary. While licking for measures of conoiliation front the Republican .side to avoid civil war and dis union. yet he says that the party which had lust emoted the President canon!! preserve itself by the de/Um:yr/on of the Government. would inform the gentleman that the principles on which this Government was founded cannot be surrendered under any threat of civil war, and if the pi i of the Repub lican party are not to be vindicated binaries he, and as consecrated by the Whets of the Republic. then he should,be pre pared to abandon and surrender the organizattort of that patty. Re was ready here to maintain that the Repub item navy has to purpose. principle or policy tot %auctioned by the Republican fathers. From this poll tutu the Republicans could not bo driven. Re wee utterly astounded to hear Alt. Reagan ammo, as a conceded propoamon, that the hcpubilmin party was uremia d on the idea of the utter extinction of slavery in the South. Now, he strew of no Republican who looks to that organization as designed, directly or indi rectly, at present or in the future, to interfere in the remotest degree with slavery in the States. Re laid down the great distinguishing features of the two po litica( organizations he Re publicist hold that Afri can slavery is a local institution, dependent on local State laws, and cannot exist beyond the limits of the State by whose virtue it is established rho Deranorate hold that African slavery is a national institution and exists everywhere by virtue of the Constitution, when out prohitoied by local Nate laws. Alt our didiCultiee acme nut of these differences. . . . . • • If gentlemen desire the peaceful separation of the States aim a Southern Confederacy, they ought to know that it cannot, be seeompl(shed by the mode adopted. lie did not believe that the Government eta be per inanentle held together by twittery force. and lee the reason that one portion would ultimately e u lijugate the other, which was spinet the genies of the age. hut, gentlemen must tee that secession must inevitably bring on Civil war. If we have a Government at att. no lout an it romaine operative. its Male Matt be executed. Luring the proceeditige. Mr. ORAWFuRD rod, in re ply to a remark of Mr. Stanton, that Georgia had seized the forts bemuse they were intended for nor eroteatiou and defence, sod taken all the resPormilulitr. Mr. STA hettlie said he understood that Georgia takes on herself the inauguration of civil war, and usages no Pretence of conetmutional mystification for her Oct. Mr. HILL said that Georgia has not seized anv por tion of the Mibtro property. It was done by Imam of soldiery without authority. Ire disclaimed the act on the part of Georgia. noting is a Efate. f Cries of good, and alight applause on the Republican sale.) Mg. CRAWFORD said that he and Mr. Rill differed na ter ae the poles, He thought that the seizure of Forts Pitlaski and Jackson was justified by a popular vote of forty thousand. !IV:. HILL, remarked that the seizure of these forte had not been authorized by the Legislature or a Con vention of the people. He glued by that. Be had al ways been hoping, for a miainful solution. and hoped that the people of Georgia would find «i but he wo,ld Day, once for all, that he had thought. from the begin nine' that such speeches as we have recently heard bore do not bnng us nearer to a pew ful solution. to the remark he bed been strengther ed since yesterday. Mr. LOVE of Georgia thought that the positions oo cepied by both of his colleagitem, ter erste Crawford and html were, wrong, end he remarked that the forts were seized by the orders of the Governor. as a defensive mot, there being an alarm and a probability that the Government would send garrisons to the torts. If the Convention of (secrete determines net to secede, the forte wilt be eurrendered to the Government Mr. HARDY Mars, of Geoygia, made a similar re mark, adding that. if Georgia secedes. he was deter. mined to sustain the Governor of that State in his act, for weal or for woe. Mr. AN pox resuming, said: If we garrison the form the gentlemen of the youth say it is coercion. If we leave them weak, Demme seize them and turn the gibe ovum the ounstituted authorities or the country. he spoke of the demi - ns and miseperehenaione exist ing at the South in regard to the policy of the Republi cans. He ventured to Bay that when the Repu blican A dm' nistratjpn comes into power it will act on the prin ciples of Jefferson. Madison, Monroe. Jackson, John gamey Adams, and, perhaps, tiros. of Polk. Go did not believe the "Jest mean of the South are defer al The ravine. oruSTTII3OII, rhi nips, and other men have had a bad ellect. persons are meting their hearts and hands with these at Charleston, to overthrow the boveroment Those ravings ann utrerancee have been disseminated as expressive of the doctrine of the Re publican party, and Southern people. acting on this idea, resist the simmers of the constitutional power and the lave. Hewes' willing D,r an amendment to the Con etitlition. in order to remove ES &AMAMI, preventing the Federal Government from ever interfering with slavery in the States, except, br the unanimous vote of trig States. He was also willing to remove the agitation on the territorial Question by admitting flew mexuao es a State in aeotmdanos with the recommendation of the COMMi tree of Thirty-L•ree. Mr. RUST. 01 Arganms, as a member of that com mittee. protested that DO midi recommendation had been mode by that committee. Re did not understand that en, thing had been approved by that committee. On &t hreat vote he believed they repudiated what our fort tl Wl* a report. • Mr. STANTON concluded hie remarks. Mr. ADA AIN, of New -TOT/OY. in the course of big speech. said lie did net believe the whole South were so disaffected to the Federal Union an to orag down and trample under Met American liberty. If the Union was to he dissolved it would not be done without an effort on the port of all natrioUo men to prevent it by all constitutional means. The pen to of toe North will defend it to the lest. while hoping for its preservation. lie urged that it smith° duty of every one to allay, and not excite. the feeling, and not add fuel to the fire now lotensely hu ning. In glancing at political events he said that if a popule,r-sovereitrity candidate had been numinat.d at the unarieston Convention. and voted for by the Demoorats Norte and South, the country would now be united. e to Mr. l..ineo n ne had as mach right to iepead slavery all an evil an Southern men have to th'nk it a blessing or the htg that type of civili zation. Mr. Linoula, he proceeded to chow, is a con servative man, from whom the !Youth wit have nothing to fear. lie made, in conclusion, a natriotio appeal, d.olarlag for conoession and compromise, and againnt Remission, which. he said, could no and enact not - be tolerated. The doctrine of peaoeful teensy on wee ut terly Woolens. and wee never dreamed of hr those Who Named the Constitution. Ile intended to rise abilVe hisparty, and devote himself for his country. M. ANDES KIIN, of Mietouti, could assure the gen tleman that there is an irrevocable determination on the part of the staveholding Stated to have the gloom agitation numb. d arm definitively settled. The &nth bad submitted to Northern aggreasiona for yearn. If these ware not redressed and removed the South ern States will abtelve tlatinselvea from the present Union. The . Southarn warnings have been regardedi no idle threats, while assaults have been made on /southern institurions, admit the Republicans have avowed their unfaltering determination to destroy, Ate motion of the Union had never asked or dernsoded more than its constitutional 11l bts, but they demand an equality of rights and privileges. Be favored a meeting of the border States at an early day to take into consideration their future °nurse, end said that in his opinion the Gulf States were too precipitate, There should hare been concert and union between all the slave States, all having common interests. Common reenact ue• mended that all should have Leen consulted before. any one State ventured on the responsibility of genet /dem He appealed to liortharri men to yield amend ments to the constitmion, so as to prevent anwinnY end bloodshed and restore peeve. Mr. GABle WIT, ol Virginia, obtained the floor, when the oommittee rose and the Rouse adiournen. PENDISYLVANLI LEGISLATI3IIB RAARISBURO, Jan, 16,1861 BEIVATB. The zolle ries of the Sonata and also of the Rouge, as weR as the rotund°, wore densely . crowded. Mr. W KAriTtlfv presented petitions from citizens of Bradford county in favor of the re-estahlistinient of the 1413s9outi Comprontote After some unimportant business, a short recess was taken. and Coon team milting. the Speaker and mem_ hereproceeded to the front of the Capitol to wieners the oetornomett of the inaueuration ot Uovernor Cur tin- hs Upon the return of the members to the Senate chain- N_ jr . T. rdoCLURE moved that the: ertate adjourn. which Ave* agreed to. Adjourned. HOUSE. Tho rending of the jou, nal war, on ',lotion, llit:penned With. After eraser. Mr. BREWSTER moved that the ape mat order be suspended for the purpose of reading hills in place. which was agreed to. bor. PRESTON road in pleas a bill to incorporate the c hestnut Hill Academy. to he ardor the govern mental a board of five trustees viz: J. E. Mitchel), Richard Leviek. Wm. H. Trotter, - Thomas, Jr., and M. Russell Thayer. Mr. LICH EN W ALLER submitted a resolution de claring It inexpedient to appropriate any money for the pl ire s ie?r l ===f r eghk e rnP . Mr. PECK submitted a series of joint resolutions', approving of the plan of eompronuse propoeed by lire Hon. Sohn Y. Crittenden and urging upon Congress its adoption. The resolutions lie over. Mr. GORDON moved that the House take a retina for hair an hour, which was agreed to. t, Upon the reaasemblius of the House, the Speaker and members, thin meant:or and meta bare at the tionate, and the heads of the several Departments, proceeded to the blatf ism elected in front of the Capitol, for the pun- Rote of taking pail in the cerementi aof the inaugura tion of the Governor elect. At fifteen minutes to one o olook the member° re turned to their Irate. . . . Mr. Diettentiaeh Deputy thoretarY of the Common wealth. van introduced, and presented a towage , rain Governor Packer, announcing his approval of the ni.l Making an appropriation fur the returatthinx of the k x elm tive mane ion. On motion. five thoueaud copies of the Goveteet'a Inaugural Address were ordered to be printed in the Engnali languace, and three thousand oopies in (iv man. Mr. SHEPPARD moved that the Boone adjourn, which was agreed to. Adjourned, Markers by Telegraph imon See.l6.—Fteur firm ; fitment street and Ohio AT o held at D'.5.DZ)i crtY Dllna. $5 60. Wheat Drat. at $i.30rt1.38 tor tee. and a I 45;11.65 fur vhite. UOTII advandod ; mixed 67a. FrOVIBIOIIB firm. Ordes a tea. dy, at 123541133. Whisky steady, at LATER NEWS FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF TOE BREMEN. tos of the Ship Golden Star—Niue• teenLtves Lost. Bank Rates Advanced to 6 per Cont. The French Fleet Left Gaeta—Bom bardment Continued. New Yontc, Jan. 15 —The steamship Bremen bee arrived, with Liverpool and Southampton dates to the lot 'latent. The Bremen bringe 8380,000 in speole The ship Golden. Star, from Mobile for Liver• pool but been wrecked near Wexford The osp. tein, his wife, and Ferrara girl. with sixteen of the craw s perished. She had a cargo of 3;150 beat of °ohm. The rates of discount had been advanced by the Bank of Bugland to six per cent. The bombardment of Gaeta was continued. Francis the Second takes refuge on board a Spautob vessel every night, and returns to Gaeta in the morning. The Preach fleet have left Gaeta. Victor Emmanuel is at Turin The Emperor of Austria has pardoned end libe rated Count Takell, be having promised for the future to be a faithful subject. The Eutperar has also sanctioned the inoorporation of Modena with Hungary. A party favoring the annexation of Rome to Sardinia made a demonstration in the Cathedralof St Peters, at Rome, on the 23d nit Dates from China, to the 18th of November, have been received via et. Petersburg, but they isonteta no news of importanoe. Count Reoliberg, the Austrian Premier, is said to hove resigned. His resignation has, however, not been definitely accepted. Count Mensdorf, it is raid, will probably succeed him The Ssiconia arrived at Cowes on Doc. 30. Tito Livingstone, for Apalachicola, has put back. LIVKAPOOL, Ns. 29.—The Bridgewater, from New York, grounded LB' Dramloy Moore Dook, while (looking, this morning Llviensoot.. Dee 29 —The Fingalton, of Rutin. pool, from Quebeo to ibis port, was abandoned Dec 10, in let. 47, long. 30, crew saved. EN/}LAND The Queen, with Princess Alice, went out sleigh riding on December 29. Mr. Minty Loch, private Secretary. to Lord El gin, arrived at Windsor castle, on a. VIAL to the Queen Mr Loch left the Castle on Sunday. 1.4.11110 Et OP Mt kaisers " WAPAIOB formidable tron• eased frigate, the largest man at test- ever built, and were than 1 500 tone larger than the largest sweet in the world, after the Great Eastern, was safely launehed into tho river on Naturday. BirJohn Packinghem hinseelf named the ship , Pitney. ne Joisrrimx.— His Royal Righters Prit co de Joinville, with several members of his Enmity, is now making a sejourn at Poole Loeb Jouc Rosetta, AND TEM 11/.Lila VW, —An address, signed by 5 000 lababitants of Glasgow, complimentiog his lordship for his con duct on the Italian question, has been presented to Lord John Russell. Tax PRIZE MONET dr norm—The prize money taken at the Emperor ' s rummer palace amounts to £23,000, and broads. op of £14.000 of dlver, - witleb the French banded over as Bridett abate, and £9,000 realized in the sale by auction of articles taken by British of:fitters, General Montauban is said to have realized sso,oooav his abate. Bore—The Voile News says: Some idea mar he formed of the value of hope in this °annul from the. feet that the ocea•rs of the Sozonio paid the °NOWLI, of loathes the Hamburg mails and a lance souther of patusensers from Cowes to Hamburg, in order to eon ver a cargo of limermen hope t • London. The Sax me proceeded on to London testettt of to Bambara. HIGHLAND RDA DEMON or TUE PZIYCCOr WALIP.— The Queen will portions the property or Gieozany for the Prince of Wales. The estate belong* to Idr. t. W hoa, hi. P. DXPAILITRX OW THIt Pittt.CB OF 1188.11DASSIOTADT. His Hishness telt Windsor for Ostend of Friday last. FRANCE Penis, Sender. MO. 5). --The Maitre?' publishes a resomtion of the Minister of the Interior. autootiainc the Directors-tteneral of hie Department to give deti- Mons on sinus or minor importance. They wilt also onnwitute a Inserter commit for deliberates meal ism- Portant eueettots. The Council willastemble Moe a week. The Times' Pane eorrespondent says: The Emperor I as canard the matter of Count Ladistatut Teleki to be taken up in a manner that does hint great credit- it ha still affirmed, on excellent authority, that Cotint.Telelti was at Dresden on no political busines. Hi* arrest ands betrayal into the hands of the At striae police, was not only an mitres° on humanity, but a ilagrant violation. of law and justice. .It In said to be the intent ion of Count Persian, to. 'rant permission for the publication of all periodicals, for which a demand has been addressed to kis depart ment since lie assumed the direction. ITALY. TURIN', Dec. 29.—Xing Victor Emmanuel arriVed per terday at aeons, and to expected here on Mender. The Opinions confirms the news of the departure cilr the Queen of Naples, from Gaeta. end says that for come time past Francs U. has gone cm board a Bpantsbr VCSite *Wear evening aid returned the following Saolll-. trig to Gee's. The revert that raviti had tendered his redgnation as Lieutenant of the Rine at Nash:ere premature. Trairr. Deo 30—A royal decree hes been issued or dering the diaeoluttort of the Eardinian Chamber of Deputies. The King arrived here yesterdaY, acoornveniad by Prince Cauterise and the ministers who went to meet him et Alessandria. His Majesty was received in the municipality. The National Guards were under arm,. The tnioaenee crowd cheered his Majesty. the pity wee itmminated. Nees], s. Dee. 28—It is asserted that the Freneh fieet had left Gaeta. 'I he Italian ships.of-war areproceed ing towards Gaeta. • iierra.. Deo. 37 —Notwithatandinc the rain and snow. the bombardment continue. with great Mr,. .4.ine of the ahetlo teaching the Most remote part of the atty., deveral inhatutants have been killed. The °Cheered the royal troope have preeented an rid dreu to Eremite 11, promising to be truthful to hie Ma , itlitc. Bowe. Deo. 20.—The party in favor ol the aZIIIIMM tion of Rome to eardmis assembled At the Cathedral of St. Peter, on the 23d. and made a demonstration. euhTtuA 'Yrs:ors, Dee. 29.—The Oct Deutsche Post, of to-day says: According to reliable information, Ceara Hoch berg has tendered his reeiguatinn. which, theweYer, has no t .A'rea e tt n d'e t r e e t Pig; l ayririrgnitively wetted high poliricat circles that the I:Maori:lemur has already agreed to the incorporation of the Boman Wm wodeehatt with Henson'. The Austrian Gat: r etie VW: Conot Menedortr wilt be appointed Minister for 1 , orelen Affatto aaa Aaron tichmed.ii4 , President of the Conned of hbeticeta The official Wires. Zeitung cords' us thegPonchtment oC M. blezurenic as President of the Yrornoonal Court Dicasterium, which is to be ro established for Croatia and klurtgarY. HUNGARY. P astir. Dee 70.—According to official information. an imperial resolution was taken yesterday, senctioatag the unconditional incorporat.on of the Womodins With Hungary. rnatn. Dee. 3d--Ft was in consequence of the claims of the !finiteness that the Emperor (lea ided on en , °- Houma the incorporation of the I :Vojvodina and the Banat with Hungary. Toe Manua of the Berrien na tionality aye to be brought forma. d by the Eeroi.ri de. putation. whose proposers will bp submitted to the next Diet in the format royal propositions. Ana% Dec. 39.—0 n the occasion of the assembling of the congregation of the Arad Comitat this ray was op endidly illuminated. The congregation connotive rte sittings to day. The number of members compoeing the onninUtteri of the Coma t has been increased to neetly Bevan hundred and sixty. Commercial Intelligence. • MONEY MARKET —Lonnonr. Batarday Ermine. Dec. 29.—The bank return this fawning and the ton- tined depraved' on the Yana &verse. caused the funds to don at a decline of au eighth from the .low Orman or Fr day, bat a hatter tendency wasac. n mani ['gated. The first barsathe in Commie were at 92iie92n. and the tut at 923i.a9234, the market aiding with rather a good appearance. The despatch from New 'fa, It: of December 13, snowing 6 recovery at MOM' three vet cant. in the rate of exchange, had 6 favorable effect. fhe demand for discount has again been en trethely active. There were no gold Operations at the beak on t . e.mrdaY- MONI htei.h EMT. LONDON. Dec.3l-11 , A. M.— Consols for money abut, for account, Jan. MD, Wine 92ti to. d.v. • . LIVICHPOOL, Jan. I.—The sales or Co?tonyeatergatt were g,to , . hales, Including only 1 402 for iseenlaUou apd export. The market closed generally unehangeg.tbut the speculation has been checked by the Bank rates of ciseount having been as yenned to g per cent , ONDON, Jan. L—Consols closed at 911(0923i tor se ntient. ox. dividend. Seizure of, the Forts on Louialnna, Prom 21 a ii. W. Delta. Jan. 113 BATON Ronan, Jan. 11, 1881. The componies composing the expedition to this oily from New Orleans, for the ransoms of taking possession of the United names arsenal and bar• rooks, were ordered out at daylight this morning for ooripany drill, and at noon they formed on the north ride of Boulevard street This street. $3 in the lower part of the city, the arsenal and barracks being just beyond its upper limits. The order to take up this position was lama by the Governor to Colonel Walton, of the Washing ton Artillery, in command of the New Orleans de tachment. immediately after terming on the North Boulevard, she troops received orders to move towards the arsenal and other United States 0;M/d -ings, for the purpose of taking possession of them. On a demand from Colonel Walton, the posts ware surrendered wit lout any resistance on the part of the 'Vatted States forces. In foot, resistance would have been totally useless, and °cold have bad no otbor result than the useless effusion of blood. On the surroundlog of the buildings, a strong de tachment of New Orleans troops took potisession of thorn, and posted a guard at eaoh point of Ingram and egress. The main body of the troops re mained- without the grounds of the Ordnance de partment. The barraoks and officers' quarters are inform ally surrendered, but are still 000upied by Federal soldiers. These, however, will leave within thirty six hours. They are to go np the river to Fort Washington, under the command of Lieut. Todd. The New Orleans detaolonent, under Colonel Walton, will remain on duty until further orders to-morrow. On Sunday they will start for home. At present all are in good health. Tne Delta thus oompiiments Governor Moore on his energy in seizing the forts : The Governor of Louisiana has established a lasting title to the respect and gratitude or his fallow citizens' by the deciaian and promptness with which he has noted in moupying the forte within the limits of the Sutra. This eonduot fully justifies the opinion we have so often iss premed, that Governor Moore, though of a non servativo and undemonstrattve ohsraoter, woad, when the exigency arose; manifest a high de- Melon and manly firmness, worthy of his high no, sition. Nan BUNTLINS Itoooeb IVY HIS Comrsasion.—On Sunday evening, Ned Buntline, alias Judson, wail invited by a friend to take a walk, and soon the two brought up at a disreputable house. AtliST remaining there rouse hours, Ned found that he had been robbed of his watch, and his friend had abandoned him. One of the female inmates of the place was at first suspected of the theft, end ac cordingly arrested by Detectives Slate and Smith. She domed the soft impeachment, and charged the larceny upon John 11. North, Ned's friend. North was accordingly arrested by the same tdsoers, and the pawn tioket for the stolen time-piece found in his possersion. North was committed for examine tiocL—N. Y. Express. MIL Jour' VnsW.—Tho numerous friende of this excellent frith actor and thoroughly genial gentle man will bo glad to learn that he " holds hie own," at the Lyceum Theatre, London. lie is recognized ne the true successor, in Irish characters, of the late Tyrone Power—whose real name, by the way, was Thomas Powell, and whose birth-place was in Wales. The Moro big Chronicle, edited by Thorn ton Runt, describes Mr. Drew as "the moat na tural yot analogy of Irish characters, who delights full houses with his quaint Irish humor." EXULINII PICIVA7ALs —YrOM Callender t Co., Swath Third street, we have received the flirts crated _News of the World, of the 29th ult.. with e portrait, on blest, of Garibaldi. This we take to be the likeness of him, for It brings him batik, fell to tn ornery, as we last saw hits, at New York, nearly nine years ago. We have also the filu.,- trated Loader. Ares, of the same date, with its nsnal quantum of Mat-class wood engravings,
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