, • ,s_.,„ : _., ci - - I,_, 4 It :-1 1 r- t s fl,. MONDAY, JANUARY 21. 1861. To-Lovraixszns.—The circulation of Tar Psalm exceeds that of my other daily paper hatilladelphis, with a oink, exception. Ss tiefsotory proof of this mot will be oheerfally. given to advertlisevs. Ir Is so easy to object to any plan of conk-' promise, which may be suggested in the pre sent crisis, that those who content themselves with 'antagonizing every means of reconcilia tion• hnv,e, to' use Mr. Tnuntota eX presider', indulged in "that cheapest and thinnest hind 'of patriotism that costs no thing."` 'the following resolution, almost unanittiptisly radopted by the 'Virginia Legis lature, enSaturday-last, after the appointment of commissioners from that State to the Pre sident and to Sriuth Carolina, and the recom mendation 'of certain conciliatory measures, is worthy of serious consideration, as indi cating the course of the border slaveholding States Rpolved, That if all efforts to reconcile the un happy differences between sections of our country shall prove abortive, then every consideration of honor and interest demands that Virginia shall unite -her • destinies with her sister sleveholding States. From present appearances, the leaders of the Republican party may be Bald to be united against Mr. OBITIANDIWO propositions; yet it will be observed that the Legislature of Vir ginia, like her sisters of Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Missouri, will close on those propositions as the condition upon which they will refuse to co-operate with the oPen:enenlies of the Government. We can well understand the difficulties that embarrass the'Republican leaders. The Ron. Caisass FRANCIS ADAMS, a member of the House Cora mitten of Thirty.three, which closed its labors a few days ago without coming,to an agree ment, presents these difficulties in a Din gle sentence, when he declares that a ma jority of the slave State Representatives in that body were not acting with any real pur pose of reaching a satisfactory adjustment, that three of the fifteen States refused to be represented at all, and that seven more, mak ing ten out of the fifteen, decided to reject the conclusions of the Committee; and also, that 'seven of these Representatives refused to vote for a resolution declaring that " peaceful acquiescence in the election of a Chief Magis trate, accomplished in accordance with every legal and constitutional requirement, Is a high and imperative duty of every good citizen of the United- States." After which, Mr. ADAMS withdrew all his own propositions, and con curred with his colleagues In the project that no adjustment could take place. But, while the Republican leaders are thin' embarrassed, they should look below the sur face, id:platforms, and individual records, and attempt to dlicover the impulse and teachings of the people they represent. We can also appreciate the sensitiveness of the Republi cans when they are called upon to surrender to the arrogant demand of the Southern fire eaters, that slavery is to be protected in the public domain, irrespective of the popular will. But Mr. Snzamin, in his bold impromptu speech of Friday last, unconsciously disposed of this apprehension by declaring that even New Mexico, if to-morrow admitted under his programme as a State of the Union, could never become a slave State. This, too, must be the fate of all future territory hereafter to be organized into States, or acquired by the Arierictui people. In this view, the aotien of the Virginia Le gislature, under the reso7T;lon above quoted, is worthy of the serious consideration of all party leaders in the free States. There is - ono duty, however, to the dia. charge of which -the Republican loaders should - imniediately address themselves, and to which we believe them to be fairly com mated, and that is, to repeal all the personal liberty bills en-their statute•book, whether they may be called obstructive of the fugitive slave act in terms or by 4 1 implication." A few days ago an enthusiastic meeting was held in the flourishing town of Cumberland,-Alle gheny county, Maryland, at which certain re solutions were adopted. They were regarded as so expressive of devotion to the Constitu tion and the Confederacy, as to be denounced by the Baltimore Sun as savoring of Republi canism, or rather Abolitionism. We copy two of these resolutions, to show the temper of the meeting: lirhireer, South Carolina and others of the oot. ton.growing States, have declared themselves out of the Union, absolved their people from its ails. gum Set at deduce the Constitution of the United States, nullified the law of Congress, have torn from their citadels our national Sag, and mar. dialling armies in open rebellion against the Go vernment. And, whereas, this rebellious strife has been provoked by a growing sentiment among the Northern people against the institution of el*. very, and because various non-slevebolding Mato hive pasted enactments to impede the due mention of the fogiduoslave law, and bedtime a great i.e. tfoltol, party proclaiming that there shall be no more slave States, bare elected a President of the United; States. And, whereas, it is proper that the lugs should meet together and bike maul with one another as to what eo c u titi r so seadionld pursue le this painful crisis, we, the of Al legheny oininl7, in gener a l sem sresse- Wed.' do theteibra Resolve, That the present form of. Govern maisthe Constitution and Union of States—was thereat:MC! h war which. for the seltsaariflaing plitriOttsil 'of its heroes, has lon the admiration of ointiaed world, and under its wise prowl., slum the American people have become the most free,: prosperous, and enlightened on the face of the earth; and as we believe the continuance of our prosperity and national greatness depends on the ,pteservation of the Union, we will con tinue to cherish our devotion for its maintenance, arid-feel it due to the past, present, and fetus that we should hold the same inviolate, and transmit it unbroken and undissevered to our children as the palls/11min of their politleal safety. .ilastolved, That, while we feel that the South ern ititates of the Union havejust right to oomplain of ebb growing hostility of the Northern people to thetilaseitutions, and of the enactment, by various States, of what are known u personaMiberty laws," whioli we believe to be in violation of the Constitution, and of the sacred obligations which those States owe to our ockninon country ; and althoggh 'Maryland, bordering. on and separated only by an imaginary line from one of these Mateo which have tius violated one of - her obligations, hat more cause than any one of her sister Mates to complain of this unfriendly legislation, yet we believe that the proper remedy for these evils and aggressions Is within the Union, and not out side of it." We are permitted to make an extract from a letter written by a distinguished citizen who participated in this meeting, addressed to a resident of Philadelphia: ,6 The feeling in Western Maryland is strong for the Oaten.. Oar meeting was the largest ever held in the mineral regions of this Rate. If you Pane ',lranians would only repeal certain 'oath= of your law of 1847, it would save us. It would show that you have some regard for the Union men in this !Ace. Although it le nothing in itselfyei our people look upon them us hostile, and if they are repealed they would do everything in the cause of the 'Onion; and would enable us of the border slave b tate, to fight back the enemies of the Gauntry. If you do not, all of as will sink, and the conspirators will carry the popular feeling with them." . Surely, here is a text upon which every pa triotic man of every party, in the Legislature and out of it, should not only talk but act, and act out. The "Wild Runt for Office." It is stated by one of our cotemporaries that there were one thousand and seventy-tive applicants for the twenty appointments which Goverier_Onarne has recently made, and this is but a , slight indication of the tremendous pressure which may be expected after the in auguration of Mr. Wools. One of the moat laMentable features of the present political condition of the country is the large and an nually-increasing number of professional place-hunters it contains.. It inevitably hap pens- that at least nine out of ten, and vnry. !Often forty-nine oat of fifty, of those who neglect their business, and abandon pursuits in which they can earn, by proper attention, an honorable livelihood, are doomed to disappointment, and thus thou sands are wrecked every year by embarking their 'fortunes 'upon the apparently inviting but dangeroue and delusive ocean of polities. Thhievil is confined to the adherents of no partY;"and to no election of our country i it is &linnet equally pernicious in its effect. in all quarters of the Confederacy, but is particularly injurious' in the large towns and cities, where whole armies of eager aspirants for place and power are always to be found. Among the active causes which have tended to pro duce the corruption and decay which is so ra pidly undermining our whole frame-work of government, it hat been particularly power tal:l,The' chancing !whines of parties, and allthe Important political revolutions which bser,e*en effected in our country during the last -thirty- years, have done nothing to eradi. catiiins - eiril but, on the contrary, each neW4agltation seems to increase and aggra vaM it, until it has become one of the most trult44 **ten of individual disaPpointment anti tabonyilef national ,dletuthtion, of,Mtate embarrassment, and ofilinalidPil extriVagaritie and corruption, that the nation Is cursed with. Lola Montez. Lora !dorms, once a remarkable person age, has passed away. Last week, she died and was buried fn New York. seven cities contended for the honor of having given birth to HOVER three claim Lon MONIItZ. One report declares that she was born, at Montrose, a Scottish seaport, In 1818; that her father was a British officer named Grr..- BLIT, and that her mother was a beautiful Creole. Again, in a letter to a London paper from herself, it was stated te I was born at Se ville, in 1823; my father was an officer in the service of DON ()elutes ; my mother, of Irish descent, was born in Havana ; my name is MA• ItIA.1)04810 1101ITEZ." . Next, in the French journal, Ze Pays, she said, st MI father was an Irish gentleman, son of Lady GILBERT, and of the Duke of —. At the age of twenty, ho was captain in the 44th regiment of infantry.- My mother called herself OLIVERRES DE MONTAl,oo—fin illustrious family which recognizes as its founder a young Moorish soldier, who had ab jured Paganism. From him, perhaps, comes that ardent vivacity which distinguishes me. My mother fell in love with Captain GILBERT when she was in a convent in Ireland, ran away with him, and became his wife on the banks of the Tagus. I was christened MARIA- DoLoau-Exatt&-RosAnsg GILBERT . . My mo ther, who loved the world too much to pay much attention to me, confided me to the care of an Irish wet-nurse. Wo went to the East Indies with my father, who continued in the army, and my first years were spent in Hindostan." Her last account, published in her Lectures, as autobiographical, declares that she was born In the city of Limerick in 1824—the real date, she told the writer of thin, was 1822. Her father was son of Sir EnwAan and Lady eIL BEAT, the last being ono of the loveliest women ocher time. Lout's own mother was a Mils Ordvaa, of Castle Oliver, in the county of Limerick. LOLA claims her to come from the noble house of Olivier°, Counts of Mon talvo—a descent wholly in nubibus, we be lieve. There is no doubt, however, that Miss °trims was her mother. About 1826, Cap tain Gummier died in India, his widow being only eighteen, and his friend Cap tain Cam= married the mourning and beautifhl relict. Soon after, little LOLA was sent, at the age Of six years, to be brought up by her step-father's family, at Montrose,.of which city her father had been Provost for nearly twenty-five years. After a time, when Captiin CRAG= had risen to bo Quartermaster General in India, Lora was re moved to London, and adopted into the family of General Sir Jeanne Morons, with whose daughter she was educated—in London, in Paris, and finally, in Bath. At the ago of 14, she was claimed by her mother, who intended marrying her to Sir Annarma LUMLEY, Judge of the Supreme Court of India—rich, gouty, and sixty. LOLA protested, and prevented that marriage by running away with Captain J.txze, a dashing officer, of twenty-seven. They went to Ireland, from Batb, but no clergyman would perform the marriage cere mony, the lady being too young. At last, the mother reluctantly consented, but would not attend the wedding. And eo, Lora philo sophically added, st in flyiug from that mar riage with ghastly and gouty old age, the child lost her mother, and gained what proved to be only the outside shell of a husband, who had neither a brain which she could respect, nor a heart which it was possible for her to love." The newly-wedded went back to India, where “the shell of a husband" soon eloped with a friend's wife. Lora was then sent back to the Caaarra in Scotland, but, on arriving in London, refused to go to them, and went to FANNY KILLY to learn to be an actress. She spoke English too badly for this, she says, so she studied to become a danseuse, and went to her relations (7), the MONTALTO family, in Spain. Thence, she says, she returned to London, where, is March, 1848, she made an unsuccessful debut, as a Spanish dancer, at her Majesty's Theatre. Before and after that debut, however, she had danced on the stage of the Theatre de la Porte Saint Martin. Subsequently to her English failure, she danced at Dresden and Berlin, and finally at Warsaw, St. Petersburgb, and Munich. Re turning to Paris, she became engaged to mar ry the eminent Journalist, Du/Anima, but his death, in a duel with M. BEAUVAI.LON, pre vented it. Next, she went to Bavaria, where the old King Lours took a great fancy to her, giving her a palace, estate, and peerage, and making her his confidential adviser in politics. His aim was to driie the Jesuits from power, but they were too strong for her, and she had to fly for her life, losing title and estates—the latter equal to $25,000 a year. The remainder of her life, chiefly passed in this country, is sufficiently well known. She arrived here in 1850, and attempted dancing and acting, without -much success. In 1867 she hit upon what indeed was a golden vein— she became a lecturer, and certainly the mat ter and manner of her discourses were alike admirable. A few months sip she was attacked with paralysis, which ended in death. Tho cause of this attack remains to be related, and wo ihallinention it brio. When LOLA went to Calibrate as - an - actress, she engaged an agent. This'gentleman was a married man, with two children, and seeing him. unhappy In their absence, she presented him with sufficient money to bring them and their mother on. Shortly after their arrival, the husband died. Lout then adopted the widow and orphans— educating the latter at Mrs. WILLAIM'S semi nary at Troy. An officer in the United states navy fell in love with one of these girls, and Lora., literally acting in Theo parents, ap proved of his suit. Diving her last visit to • England, the marriage took place. Lou. did not again encounter her protege, (who accompanied her husband to a distant State, where he was detailed for pub lic duty,) antil a recentperied, when she met her walking down Broadway, in company with a lady of the highest ton. With her usual impulse, Lose rushed to her young friend— literally the child of her charity—as to em brace her: The young lady coldly drew•back and said, "Madam, I do not know you!" te Not know me ? 1 am LOLA—LOLA PriORTEZ." "Madam," she exclaimed, as she turned cold ly away, I know you not, I never saw you before, and it you persist in speaking to me I will call a policeman, and walked away. LOLA went home, "More in sorrow than in anger," and that same day had the first attack of para lysis, which, a few days age, destroyed her. Lora. MONTEV,wIIII literally murdered by In gratitude. The Bide for the United States Loan. The numerous bids for the Government loan, which were opened on Saturday, clearly indi cate a great increase of confidence among capitalists in the stability of our institutions since the Administration has become discon nected from Secession Secretaries and evinced a determination to discharge its whole duty to the country. But a short time ago offers wore not received for more than half of a loan of $5,000,000 even at the exorbitant rate of twelve per cent. interest, and although the Secession movement has apparent. ly been gaining strength, and Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, and Georgia have formally Joined, the Disunion column, yet now $12,289,000, is offered, and much of it at rates far below 12 per cont. It is a sorry spectacle, we confess, to see our treasury, which, but a few years ago, was full to over. firming, exhausted, and obliged to borrow money at the high rates of this last loan ; but, considering the startling distrust manifested when the previous loan was asked for, it is gratifying to find that the National credit has been much improved, and that so many parties ars still willing to advance money to the par tially die-United States. Finer PAGl.—Megazines: At Home and Abroad ; ~ Thirty•Blic Thirty;" Paris Correspond ewe ; Legal Intelligence; A Mtrohlevous Rumor ; Contradioted; Congressional Proceedings; The Bide for the Government Loan; Latest Foreign News. NORTE PAOI.--8901MalOn ; General News; Death- of Lola Monica; Marine Intelligence; List of Letters. . , TIROXiie it BONS' Benno T4lll Wags —Stooks and real estate te•morrow, at the Exohange ; Treverton Goal and railroad, lands, buildings, Ice., on Wednesday; furniture at 719 Pine street, on Weolnesdai; extensive and valuable library on Wadassday, ;Thursday, and Friday evenings Catalogues ready,' Bee catalogues and advertise. mints of the four sales. From Havana. Mew °muss, Jan. 18.—The steamshlp Ila bans, freai Swim& on the 15th 'natant, arrived hero this evening. Badness continues dull, and numerous amen. stone an reported. Raga» arelimehanged. The new crop is rapidly coming Naval stores are very dull, with a mane supply. WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE. Lotter from " Occasional." Norreapandanoe of Tho Puma WASIIIN6TON, Jan. 20, 1861. The Senate remained in session until a late hour yesterday afternoon, discussing the Rouse bill, ad mitting Kansas into the family of States. All the amendments wore rejected, and it is not doubted that on Monday we shall have a now sister at the fireside of our Confederacy. Judge Douglas won new laurels during this dismission, displaying all his characteristic ability, and refuting every objeo tion that could be raised against the bill. Strange. ly enough, the very men who aro complaining that the Northern States refused to make any conoossione, apd who affect to deplore the excited feeling now pervading and controlling the people of the South, are most notivo in resisting the admission of Kansas, when they know that she is not only entitled to it by population—by the fact that she has adopted her Constitution, cleated her member of Congress, Mr. Conway, and is pre pared to assume all the obligations of sovereignty— but that the people of the free States have been wrought up to great exasperation by the persistent refusal to allow her to enter the Union But have these conaiderations operated at all upon the Be ceseloniste In the Senate? On the contrary, look at the large vote thrown in steppert of every amendment offered yesterday and Friday, for the purpose of embarrassing the question. Among those most prominent in this business, I notice Senators like Bright and Fitch, of Indiana, Bayard and Saulsbury, of Delaware, Green and Polk, of Missouri, Powell of Kentucky, Kennedy and Pearce, of Maryland, Nicholson of Tennessee, and Gwln of California. All these noon have prated about the refusal of the Republicans to offer or accept terms of compromise, and yet, on a vital question like the admission of Kansas—a question which has aroused more bad feeling in the country than any that has divided parties for the last thirty years—a question in which the whole argument is with the friends of Kansas—a question which disposed of would go far to reconcile differ. eases and to calm the public mind—we find these very men contending as bitterly against Kansas as they did when she came before Congress during the celebrated Looompton struggle and under the English bill. And how, in Heaven's name, is peace to be restored between the sections when irritation to continued and injustice maintained by those who put themselves forward as the conservators of the nubile interests, and as the truest friends of the Union? Happily, however, all the Democrats in the Senate do not follow their example Judge Douglas boldly takes the load, and Is heartily sus tained by Latham, of California, Bigler, of Penn sylvania, Pugh, of Ohio, and I believe, by Thom song of New Jersey. The moment the Rouse bill passes the Senate, and is signed by the President, Mr. Parrott, the present Territorial delegate, will retire, and give way to Mr. Conway,' who has been elected the Re presentative, and has been waiting for months for the purpose of assuming the duties of that posi tion. The next step of the Legislature of the new State will bo to cleat two United States Senators. My earnest hope is that Hon. Frederick P. Stan ton will be one of these Senator!). He is now in this city, where he has been doing all in his power to secure she admission of Kansas. There are a number of aepiranto, but I think none would be so useful to the people of Kansas as Mr Stanton. Ile served some ten or twelve years in the popular branch of Congress, as a Representative from Ton nooses, and is, therefore, thoroughly experienced to assume the higher position ivhioh I trust is in store for him. Ido not know anywhere a more conservative, courageous, and consistent states man. He is a fine speaker, a thorough bred gen tleman, an ardent advocate of popular rights, pro foundly versed in the whole science of government, and fully cognizant of the peculiar interests of the people of Kansas, and would make a moat efficient and popular Senator. It is presumed that Mr. Parrott, the late delegate, and a thoroughbred gentleman, will be Mr. Stanton's colleague. From what I have been able to hear, a very exalting and aorimoniotts debate took place in the Senate, in secret session, on Friday, upon the no mination of the Hon. Joseph Holt, by the Presi dent, for the position of Secretary of War. The venerable Crittenden, of Kentucky, led the way, and made ono of his most fearless speeches. He shamed the Secessieniete for their inflammatory and infatuated course; he appealed to them to remember that they were taking a fatal step; and did not hesitate to tell them, in very distinct ! terms, `that he did not believe this Union Could be broken up ; that the lams must be executed and enforced, and that all who attempted to resist them must be punished accordingly. Mr Crittenden bore the loftiest tribute to Mr. Molt's capacity and patriotism, as did Messrs. Bigler, Douglas, and others. Mr. Slidell le quoted as baring been es pecially vindictive in hie allusions to Mr. Bolt. Even the President did not escape the severe comments of the Senator from Louisiana. I un derstand that ho did not use the seine emphatic epithets in regard to the Executive that ho em ployed in reference to Mr. Holt, yet that hie man ner and hie tone, when speaking of him, ware ex ceedingly contemptuous. All would not do, how ever. There were enough patriotic men to stand by the nomination of the President Honest Jo seph Holt is at present firmly seated in the position so utterly disgraced by John B. Floyd. The friends of the country " breathed freer and deeper" when the result was known. They felt that we had a Government at last, and that that Government was about to be sustained in the only department of the National Legislature which, up to a recent period, it hoe hem so weak. Senator Bigler deserves great credit for his industry and zeal in supporting Mr.Holt'a nomination. I cannot believe it possible that Mr. Buohanan contemplates a veto of the Pacific Railroad bill now pending before the Senate, and yet that he does so is gravely and positively asserted by soma who assume to know. At a moment when the eno , oess of this great improvement would do so mud) to strengthen and perpetuate the Union ; at a moment when Arkansas, Texas, and other States that threaten to secede, may be held within the Confederacy by its speedy consummation; at a moment when the people of Oregon, California, and Washington, and all oar intermediate Terri- Writer, are looking with intense anxiety for the fulfilment of their ardent anticipations in this re spect—what motive can the President find for putting himself in the way„and for throwing over Into the new Alministration a measure of such vital and sublime importance ? You will remem ber that, in the Presidential campaign of 1856, Mr. Baohanan wrote a letter to California ) ih which he pledged himself to aid the project, in the event of his election, of a railroad to the Pacific. Much stress was laid upon this letter. It did not return to the Attend), States until just after the November struggle, and It was unsparingly" denounced in the South as something of a trick ; but whether a trick or net, it was a pledge that cannot be avoided, especially in view of the letting and incalculable benefits that must result from the passage of the bill now before the Senate. lam disposed to believe, therefore, that he will not assume the reeponsi- Witty of flying in the face of his oWn promise, and of disappointing the prayers of the millions tereeted in this Magnificent enterprise. I wish I could send you good news in reference to the Morrill tariff bill, which is to come up for discussion on Wednesday next, but I fear that it is not destined to pass before the fourth of Maroh. General Cameron is doing herculean service to this measure, but notwithstanding the recent thermion of certain Southern Senators, I cannot count a certain majority in favor of the bill. But let us hope for the beet. The friends of Mr. Speaker Penningten intend presenting his name to Mr. Lincoln for a leading foreign minion. Although this venerable citizen has been somewhat sharply criticized since his election as Speaker of the Bouts, by hie political opponents, no one could be more personally pox pular. His many excellent qualities of head and heart, his genial nature, hie generosity, and his patriotism, admirably fit him to re present his country at a foreign Court, and I dO net doubt that one of Mr. Lincoln's first trots will be to recognize his claims upon the consideration of the Republican party, In his late canvas)) for re election in the Newark (New Jersey) district, he ran several thdusand votes ahead of his ticket, and was supported by hie former political adversa ries. Two of the Representatives from Cincinnati have spoken within the last week—Mr. Gurley, Re publican, and Mr. George 11. Pendleton, Demo crat. The latter, a highly accomplished gentle man of Virginia extraction, and Maryland oonne,3- tion by marriage, made a forcible speech on the Southern side, greatly to the surprise and regret of many of his friends. It was this effort that called out Mr. Shannon, the chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, on Friday, in the earnest and impassioned defence of the Union, which has been much discussed. Mr. Gurley, the Republican, clearly got the advantage of his colleague in his speech on the 16th. Ile took the high ground that the Government mutt be maintained, and that all such theories as secession or peaceful separation must give way to this great primary consideration. My intelligence leads me to assert and believe that the feeling of the people of Ohio was faith fully reflected by the resolutions of the Legisla ture of that State, pledging the resources and ratans of the State to the support of the Adminis tration in all proper efforts to execute the laws, and, therefore, that Mr. Gurley will be heartily and enthusiastically endorsed by his constituents. OCCASIONAL. Union Meeting at Pittsburg. PITTSBURG, Jan. 20 —A Union mooting assem bled hero last night, which was the largest over held in this oily. It was exceedingly disorderly and inharmonious, and a large proportion of the meeting was opposed to the Crittenden resolutions or any other compromise; Several sets of resolu tions, of diverse tenor, were offered, but amidst the confusion it was difficult to decide upon tho real sentiments of the meeting, which broke up In confusion, the lights being extinguished by order of the mayor. NSW ORLSANS, Jon. 19 —Tho blealoan prize steamers were sold here this morning. The Gene ral Miramon brought $12,500, and the Marquez de la Habana $20,000. THE PRESS.-PHILADELPHIA, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1861. Public Amusements The theatrical records of the past week aro of the briefest. Miss Cushman hall played Nancy .Sykes, at Arch-street Theatre, during the week, and, despite occasional spells of bad weather, has drawn great houses. She continues, this week, and, no doubt, as mush longer as she can make it remunerative to Mr. Wheatley and—hersolf. At Walnut-streot Theatre, Mr. Bethern, an notor hitherto unknown here—save by reputation, noun log from his excellent permeation of Lord Dun dreary, in "Cur Amerioan Cousin"—has undOubt edly made " a hit, a palpable hit"—if all we bear of him be true, for an accident has deprived us of the pleasure of visiting any theatre lately. nifi first appearance was in a play called " Suspense," taken from a French drama. In some loss im portant pieces he played even better than in this, we are informed. His great success, however, was in "Cur American Cousin at Homo,"—written expressly for him by Charles Gaylor, of New York. The original " American Cousin," an every one knows, is improbable and ex travagant to a degree—but yet sufficiently amn• sing. In Mr. Gaylor's piece, the fon la " faat and fnrlone," through three stets:-jokes era fired off in volleys, all through, and the audience cannot help laughing for a oouple of hours, at the succes sion of puns and quips—good, bad, and indifferent. The feet is, a good bad pun is a great deal more mirth exciting than a good good one. Mr. Gaylor is a dramatist of ability and very-tility,—whatever he writes has the stamp of originality upon it. Mr. &there, we are told, doubled the parts of Lord Dundreary and his brother, with marvellous ra pidity as to change of appearance. This play will be repeated this evening, and ought to run through the whole week. Mr. McDonough is evidently striving to make his " Olymplo Theatre " in Race street, rival and revive the glories of the late William Mitchell's theatre in Now York. Ile dosed it all through this week, in order to make adequate preparations for the production of The Seven Sisters," that most gorgeous speataele-piece which has filled Laura Keene's Theatre for months past, and still draws crowded houses. Mr. Randall, the machinist, who came from London expressly to bring out this piece in New York, has bcon busy at McDonough's Olympic. for several weeks, making preparations there, and Mr. Robert Jones, a dramatist, (of whom, by the way, we never heard before,) brut localised it for this city, so as to allow of the presentation of appropriate scenery representing public buildings, !co , well known to Philadelphians. "The Seven Sisters" will be performed, for the first time, next Saturday eve ning, in a manner even superior to that which has made it so attractive in New York. The Southern, or anti-Mrs. Beecher-Stowe, ver sion or" Uncle Tom's Cabin," at Sanford's, in which Mr. Sanford, author of the piece, plays the part of Uncle Tom, will be played every night thi s week, with other and varied performances, in con sequence of the great rush of visitors since its first presentation. Van Ambnrgh's Zoological Institute, neat the Custom Honee, has a full share of patronage. It is open thrice a day. Mr. George Hood will have a benefit-concert, chiefly operatic, at the, Academy of Music, on Thursday evening. The performances will consist of acts or scones from "Martha," the Make d'Amour," '‘ Her Frayed:into," " Tanoredi," and Masaniello,' ) and the loading vocalists will be Meadatnos Anna bishop, Johannaon, Von Berke], Carl Formes, Etigelli, and some of the Eng lish opera troupe. The programme is attrao live, and Mr. Hood, as an attentive and Courteous officer of the Academy, has nu meroua dolma upon the publlo, all of which he will forego, forever—provided they fill the Jima° on Thursday. LATEST NEWS By Telegraph to The Press. FROM WASHINGTON. Special Despatches to " The Press." WASFIINGTON, Jun. 20, 1861 Mr. Chase Not Called into Mr. Lan. coin's Cabinet-.Generat- Cameron's Prospects. Late letters from Springfield, Illinois, authorize me to state that Mr. ',moth has not made any Milder of a Cabinet atmetntinent to the hon. SAL liox P. Chan, of Ohio It having been tele graphed from different points that Hon .t. KEN NEDY MOOTLENZAD, Reprosentativo in Congress from the Allegheny district, and Ron. TIIIIRLOW AVXBD, editor of the Albany Evening Journal, had both started on a visit to the President elect, It will be proper to add that they are supposed to be engaged in an effort to reconcile the difficulties growing out of the recant unequivocal offer of a place in his Cabinet, by Mr. LINCOLN, to Mr. CA 3fLRON. Remaining in tor Mischief. Yon will perceive that Senators from the States that threaten to secede remain in their seats merely to work mischief upon the Union. Hap pily, we shall be rid of Mr. Drama tomorrow, since the news of the passage of the ordinance for immediate secession in Georgia. I understand that Mr. WIGFALL voted with tho Republicans, against the reconsideration of CLARK'S Republi can resolutions, on Friday. Is it not somewhat inconsistent that gentlemen bile Mr. Stumm. and Mr. BENJAMIN should assert that their State is sure to go out of the Union, and who laugh at all pro positions of compromise, should still maintain their seats, and Insist upon rejecting the nomina tions of the President when they are sent to the Senate? Confirmation of 8.. u. Magraw. Previous to tho exciting debate In 'Mild session tn Priddy, upon the nomination of Mr. Dorm fu Secretary of War, the Senate unanimously (1011.- 3irmei A. M. MAGRAW, Erg., of Maryland, for consul to Liverpool, in plane of BRYZRLY recalled. Final Propositions of Commissioner Layne, of South Carolina. You have already been apprised that the Presi dent refused to hold any conversation with Mr. MAYNE, the last Commissioner from South Caro lina, because his interviews with Messrs. Con, BARNWELL, and ADAMS had been 80 atrooioualy misrepresented, but that be would receive any communication in writing he might address to him. Accordingly, yesterday afternoon Mr. Mailto con toyed to thif President certain propositions, which are said to be More Moderate than those original* , promoted. The President immediately called a session of his Cabinet, and they remained in cob saltation for some hours. It is given out that, in view of the action of the Legislature of Virginia on Saturday Mr. Timm having bad free counsel with Messrs. BUNTER and Rogow, has agreed to watt for some time, Major ANDERSON being per mitted to float his flag on Fort Sumpter, and ob. fain such provisions in Charleston as he may re quire in tV, meanwhile. A Word to the Wise. Nothing delights 'the Disuntonists in Congress more than °Very nigh of a refusal, oh the part of the Northern States, to repeal their personal liberty bills. Another Screw LooPe—What Next? Secret and confidential agents of the Treasury Department left this city on a few hours' notice, this morning, for the parpeoe of investigating some alarming defalcations South and West. What neat'? Mr. amps., a Representative from Massachu setts, after a violent debate in the House the other day, asked a conservative Southern man, who was appealing to the Republicans to come down from their Chicago platform and help save the Union, Whether ho (Mr. BILL) would take the platform of the party with which he acted during the late cam paign, (the Bell party,) viz : " the Constitution, the Union, and the enforcement the laws." Mr. limb Bald ho stood by that platform, but aided, that it would not do as a basis of settle ment, and asked Mr. Dawns whether he would take it, to which Mr. Dawns replied, amid great enthusiasm, "Yes, sir; every letter of the Consti tution, every obligation of the Union, and , every feature of the law." One More Unfortunate. Great rejoicing is manifested at the withdrawal of Senator Iviertaou, who will no doubt vacate his root tomorrow, on account of the act of immediate aeoeasion, paned by the Convention of his State. The venerable Lieutenant• General yesterday, in conversation with a distingaished member of Con gress, expressed the utmost confidence in being able to preserve cease in this city on the fourth of March next. According to his suggestion, the committee who will accompany Mr. LINCOLN will be composed of Democrats and Americana, selected from the best of their organizations. Mr. Buchanan's Defence. It Is stated and believed, that the " O. P. P.," in oonversation with a Southern man, lately excused himself for hie present course seemingly in oppo fatten to the South, on the ground that the Scowl sionista deserted him, and if he bad shown any further disposition to further the end they had in view, the Republicans would certainly have im peached him. Exodus from California. The chivalry that have eo long controlled the politics of the Paoifio States, at last, satisfied that the sceptre has departed from Judea, are prepa ring, such of them as can raise the means, to leave for a warmer climate. Whether this climate Is South Carolina or a hotter place, I do not pretend to decide. The Objection to nh. Holt. It is said that the cause of the bitter opposition of the Disunionisis to the confirmation of Mr. HOLT as &oratory of War was, that he pays at tention to the bonds of the Union instead of the bonds of the Indian trust fund. United States Senator from Cattfornia. By late arrivals from California, I understand that a great struggle is going on among a number Great Ha. General Scott. of aspiranta for tho vacancy that win be created by the expiration of tho term of Senator twin. lion. Tose.ru 0. McKnom to s Imomiriont candi date. Seriator Slidell and the President. Notwithstanding the bitter personal attack late ly made upon the President by Senator Stumm, in executive session ; I learn that he yesterday paid a visit to the White House, whether to explain hie conduct or take a final farewell is not known. The 'Pennsylvania Commissioners to Governor Hicks. I am confidently assured that the Commissioners sent forward to Governor Hacks, of Maryland, by Governor Omar, of Pennsylvania, dirtinotly assured Governor Mous that the Legislature of Pennsylvania would unquestionably repeal those aections of the not of 1847 complained of by the South. Later News from the Cotton States. An °Meer of the navy, just in from Key West and Pensacola, who passed through Charleston, and reaobed hero last night, informs me that the people of Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida are seoretly against secession, bat they are controlled by Booth Carolina politicians, who lead In their oounoils, and must, therefore, submit for the time. lie found Charleston in arms and eager for ,the fray—troops parading and blue cookades abundant. Miscellaneous. WASHINGTON, January 20.—Lottare from dietin• guished sources in Georgia say that the State con siders it her duty to secede, but eho is willing to reunite with the other States on satisfactory guar antees as to her political and social safety. She takes the secession step, at this time,The writers remark, in obedience to *hat she considers her vital interests. Two nights ego, Fort Pickens, Florida, was In imminent danger of assault, but striae that time a despatch signed by numerous Secessionists in Con gress, has been sent out thither to their friends, urging them by all means to avoid a collision with the Federal troops. There seems to be no danger, therefore, of an immediate conflict in that quarter. Ccl. Bayne will remain in Washington ten days or two weeks longer. Ills visit hero has been productive of great good in the interests of peace. It is not apprehended that any attack will at pro sent be made on Fort Sumpter. The „Alabama members of Congress await in struotions iron their State, while those from Geor gia will remain here until they receive an offleial copy of the ordinance of secession adopted by the Convention of that State, Aottve incomes are in progress to have the course of Virginia in sending commissioners to 'Washington on the 4th of February, responded to by aimilar movomenta in all the States. Despatettes have boon sent to Horrisburg, Albany, Columbus, and other Hate oapitals, whore the Legielaturee are in session, urging tbo prompt appointment of good and able men to confer with the Virginia commissioners. Ex-President Tyler is expected in Washington in a day or two, to urge upon the Government the avoidance of all acts or measures likely to lead to hostilities with the Southern States. Meanwhile, Judge Robinson, of Richmond, will proceed to South Carolina- and Florida, on a similar errand, as in those States there are points—Forte Sumpter Sad Pickens—where collisions aro more likely im mediately to occur than elsewhere in the dduth. Washington is now there free from exoittiment than it has been at any time since the commence ment of the session of Congress. Apprehensions of difficulties attending the inauguration of Presi dent Lincoln exist but to a limited extent ; how ever, to guard against a possible disturbance, am ple measures have been taken to preserve tfie peace. With the probable action of Louisiana, this week, the Secession movement will be retarded as to other States. A company of sappers and miners, from West Point, noting as infantry, arrived here to-day and aro quartered in the Columbian armory. Last week a large number of Republican mem bers of Conran from New England, the Middle States, and the West united in a strong recom mendation to Mr. Lincoln to appoint Mr. Colfax, of Indiana, Postmaster General. Mr. Bailey, connected with the abstraation of the Indian Trnet bonds, has been released from prison on $5,000 bail Me will appear before the Special committee to-morrow. Secession of Georgia MILLBDONVI LLE, January 19 —The State Con vention today passed the ordinance of recession from the United States by a vote of 208 yeas to 89 nape TIIE ontuNANcs OF SECESSION The Convontioh adopted the following ordinance to dissolve the union between the State of Georgia and the other States united tvith her undet the compact of Government entitled the Constitution of the United States: "We, the people of the State of Georgia, in Con vention assembled, do declare and ordain, and it is hereby declared and ordained, that the ordinanCe adopted by the people of the State of Georgia in Convention in the yawl 1788, whereby the Constitu tion of the United States was assented to, and ratified and adopted, and also all acts and parts of acts of the General Assembly ratifying and adopting the amendments to the said Constitution, are hereby repealed and rescinded and abrogated. " We do further deolareand ordain, that tho union now subsisting between the Slate of Georgia and the other States, under tho name of the United States of America, is hereby dissolved, and that the State of Georgia is in the full possession and exercise of all those rights of sovereignty which belong and appertain to a free and independent State." The Convention was in secret session all day. Mr. Ben. Hill introduced a substitute for the ordiaonce of secession, but the amendment was lost. Mr. Hill eubecquently voted for the ordinanoe, dtolaring that, as Georgia had determined on se eession, he would share hor fate for weal or for woo. Judge Linton and lion. Alex. H. Stephens said they approved the language of the ordinance, but saw no reason for its adoption, and would not vote for it nor sign it. A motion to postpone the operation of the ordi naneo bill to the 3d of March was lost by abotit thirty majority. Hons. A. 11. Stephens and H. V. Johnson were among those voting against the ordinance. A resolution Iran adopted to continue the present postal and revenue systems until ordered other wise ; also, all civil Federal officers. The ordinance was ordered to be engrossed on parchment and signed on Monday at noon. Unusual demonstrations of approbation are trans piring here to-night, the event being celebrated with cannon, torehlights, sky rockets, music, and speaking. Airtbdittft MONTGOICEIty, Ala , Jan. 19.—The I.IOIIEB VISA bill to provide against the invasion of the Is tate by sea, by rendering all pilots bringing foreign vessels into Mobile liable to fine and imitrison inent in the penitentiary, and authorizing the commander of Fort Morgan to destroy all beacons and landmarks, at his discretion, and oontract for the construction of a telegraph line to Point Olear, in order to obtaih snore speedy communication with tort Morgan. It is understood that Mr. Hooper, of the Matl newspaper, trill be a candidate for clerk of the Southern Congress. He is warmly supported by the Secessionists hero. It is Impossible to get information of the secret proceedings of the Convention. U. S. Steamet Wirandotte CommunV• catukg ivith Fott Piekeng. PBmsecor,s, Jan. 18 —A force of 2,000 men has been concentrated In and about the navy yard, under the dircotion of the State authorities, and troops are arriving from all directions. The U. S. steamer Wyandotte is lying at the entrance of the harbor, and is communicating with Port Pickens. The families of the United States officers stationed at the fort have been planed on board the steamer, which is out of coal and other supplies, but is not allowed to outer the harbor. Minority Report of the Committee of Thirty-three. WAtinnictron, Jan. 20 —The minority report from the Committee of Thirtythree, signed by Mr. Taylor, of Louisiana, Mr. Rust, of Arkansas, Mr. Phelps, of Missouri, Mr. Whiteley, of Dela ware, and Mr. Winslow, of North Carolina, bm braaos the following arguments and recommenda tions : The changes which have taken place in the sltua , tion and sentiments of the people of the different States since thb formation of the Constitution have been such that, through the misconstruction of some of its provisions, and the wilful perversion of others, and the introduction of new prinoiples in the formation of parties, which are in direct antagonism to the usages and opinions of the whole American people when the Constitution Trent into ef fect, that that instrument boa ceased to accomplish some of the most important ends aimed at by its adoption. The differences between the Northern and Southern Footions of the Confederacy, from this cause, have at lost risen to such a height that they have resulted in the formation of a sectional party, which has elected a sectional President, and de sign excluding the Southern people from any voice in the management of the national affairs in which they have a common interest with their Northern brethren; and that, as this feet, notwithstanding the republican forms of the Constitution are pre served, in troth destroys the epirit of republican ism in the Government, it is, therefore, impossible that the two sections should any longer go on toga. tiler as one people, unless the existing gate of things is removed. The report proceeds to ray that, the present difficulties can only be remedied by amendments to the Constitution, and suggests that the amendments proposed in the Crittenden resolutions, if adopted, would restore tranquillity to the country, and pace the Union on each a foundation that it could never again be shaken. These amendments, the report asserts, would not in reality change the Constitution. They would only have the effect of restoring it, by the added provisions, to what it was, in point of fact, on the day of its adoption, through the operations of the circumstances which then surrounded it, and which erected barriers against the present sectional con tests, as the constitutional provisions would now. If a constitutional majority cannot be united in support of the Crittenden resolutions, or the sub stance of them, then a dissolution of the Union Is inevitable. The report recommends that steps be taken for the calling of a Convention of the States, with the view of a peaceable separatism by providing for a par tition of tho common property of the United States, settling the terms on which the social and ()am monia), intemourse between the separated States shall be conducted, and making a permanent ar rangement with respect to the navigation of the Mississippi river. The report gives what the signers of it consider a fall account of the rise and progress of the sla very agitation which has produced the existing difficulties. THE LATEST FROM CHARLESTON, RETURN OF LIEUTENANT TALBOT. GLOOMY TIDINGS Fort Rumpter Obtatning Fresh rrovt• CHARLESTON. Jan. le.— Lieutenant Talbot, ono of Major Anderson's commissioners, arrived here last night. Ile brings gloomy tidings, looking to the main tenanoo of Anderson's prosont status, and the de fence of the fort. An executive session of the South Carolina O&M -net was hold during a groat part of the night, en gaged in the consideration of this action of the United States Government. A boat under a flag of truoo came from Fort Sumpter this morning. The object is said to be to demand the Montage of the South Carolina forti fications. Lieutenant Davis, with four soldiers from Fort Sumpter, is in the olty. The soldiers aro witnesses in the Davis murder ease, and are on parole in order to allow them an opportunity of testifying They are being entertained by their friends, both parties drinking heartily to the peaceable settle ment of the difficulties. Fort Sumpter is now allowed to obtain fresh pro visions from the Charleston markets. Munitions of War for South Carolina. PSTEM3IIIIRO, Va., Jan. 19.—One thousand kogs of powder, and 20,000 lbs. of shot and shell from the Tredegar works, were sent this mottling by epeolal train over the Weldon and Wilmington Railroad, destined to Charleston, by order of Go vernor Plants. AFFAIRS IN LOUISIANA AND FLORIDA. Troops to be Despatched Against Fort Pickens; ITS SURRENDER EXPECTED The U. S. storeship Supply supposed to 100 NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 19.—1 n reply to the de mand for two thousand troops by the Governor of Florida, the mayor of this city sent word that the men could be raised in forty-eight hours if Flori da Would equip them The Governor of Florida replied, " Bend them itamediataly." There is great excitement here, and meetings are to be held to-morrow to raise the men. NBA Orttmarts, Jan. 19 —The pilots of Pensa cola have been notified not to bring in United States vessels, under the penalty of death. • ship is ashore fifteen miles east of Fort Pickets, supposed to be the Supply storeship, with the officers of the Pensacola navy yard on board. Lieutenant Slimmer, commanding at Fort Pick ens, is expected to surrender. The Florida forces have twenty-five heavy guns. The Committee on the Confederacy of the Mis sissippi Legislature has reported resolutions to provide for a Southern Confederacy, and to esta blish a Provisional flovernment for the seceding States. It is proposed that the Southern Converte tlon should Meet at Montgotnery oh the 4th of Pebruary. tirginia Ricumonn, Jan, I§.—ln the Senate, to•day, the report of tho Committee on Federal Relations, aonteraplating a Naticnal Convention, was re• Burned. The second resolution Was amended by appoint ing John Tyler,,Win. 0. Rives, Jelin T Brookes; though, George W. Summers, and James A. Sed don, commissioners to ashingion, on the fourth of February, to meet commissioners from other States. The fifth resolution was amended by modifying Mr. Oxittenden's proposition to give additional protection and security to slave property. The sixth was amended by appointing Mr. Tyler commissioner to wait on the President, and Judge John Robertson commissioner to South Carolina and other seceding States, to request both parties to abstain from hostile nets during the pendency of these proceedings. The resolutions wore passed by a vote of 40 yeas to 0 nays. Mr. Bruce offered the following Resolved, That if all elforte to reconcile the Unhappy difforencee between the sections of the country shall prove abortive, then etery aonside ration of honor and interests demand that Virginia shall unite het destinies with her sister shivehold leg States. Adopted ananinaousiy. Mr. Stuart offered a basis of adjualtnent, eon templating the veithdraWatof the trust in regard to the Territories from the hands of Congress, and providing the equitable partition of tho Terri tories between the alaveholding and non•elave. holding States by an amendment to the Constitu tion ; and that States created out of the territory north or south of thirty six degrees thirty minutes shall be admitted with or without slavery, as their Constitutions may ordain. Ordered to be printed. The Home concurred in the Senate amendments, as above given. Mr. Seddon offered resolutions that the intoresta of Virginia are those of her Southern sisters, and no reconstruction of the Union OAR be permanent and satisfactory which will not eeoure to each'eeo• lion self-protecting power against any invasion, by the Federal Union, upon the reserved rights of either. Adopted. The Missouri Legislature. Sr. Louie, Jan 19 —The Howe oonourred in the slight amendments made by the Senate yes• terday - to the Convention bill, and the bill wee finally paned. The ambndmant tends as •01/ovre "No not, ofdinenee, Or resolution shall be valid to change or dissolve the political relations of this State to the Goirornment Of the United States bt any other State, until a majority of the qualified voters of the State shall ratify the gismo." Mr. Russell, the commissioner from Mississippi, made a strong secession speech be ore a joint con vention of both beton of the Legislature last night. Kentucky Legislature. LotuswirAr., Jan 19.—The State Legislature thus far has been occupied with miscellaneous matters baying no direet, bearing upon national affairs. Tennessee Legislature. I , 74enviLLE, Jan. 19 —The house has accepted the Senate amendment to the Convention bill, pro viding for the eleolien of delegatelkon the 7th of February and the atmembling of the Convention on the 25th. . EXCITEMENT AT BOSTON: The Mayor RefOses to Protect Wendell Phillips nod the Anti-Slavert Meeting. Bosrox, January 19 —Wendell Phillips ie an nounced to speak to-morrow. The Anti• Slavery Society asked for protection against interference of Mayor Wightman, who re fused to protect Phillips, but assured the society that the peace of the city should be maintained. The Soolety then sought for protection for Phil lips from Governor Andrea's, who sent his aids to see what Mayor Wightman proposed to do. The mayor replied, that if there was any disturbanee the ball would be cleared, and if there wereindims tions of a row before the doors were opened, the hall would be closed. Protection has also been asked for the annual anti-slavery meeting to be held next week, but refused. The Goketimee ➢ltthsion. DEPARTURE OF orPics.fissksim Ilannienuna, Jan. 10.—The pity presents quite a deserted appearance this morning.. Nearly all the members, , the "outside" cabinet and °Mee , . Seekers, have Left. Governor Curtin Will leave for Philadelphia in the early part of next week. The leading Republicans express much climatic fation at the parsimony of the Legislature in peer ing an appropriation to tarnish the Executive Mansion. They attach the blame to members of their own party—the Democrats having nearly all voted for the appropriation of $5,000. The goods and chattels of Ex-Governor Packer have been ap praised at a most fabulous price, and the only re sort of the new Governor is to buy a lot of second hand furniture in your city to match them. Go vernor Curtin, I understand, says if ho could rent another house here, be would not move into the mansion provided by the State. From Denver City. Four Kaartairr, Jan. 19 —The weather here is mild, but the snow is falling fast. The Western stage, with the passengers, mail, and Hinckley fa Company's messenger, in charge of $6,000 from the mines, passed bore at 10 o'clock this morning. DENVRE OITY, Jan. 14 —A severe snow storm has occurred here, whioh will delay the move ments of many of the San Juan adventurers who were about leaving that point. About thirty quarts mills arc still running in the Mountain City neighborhood, and doing well. The water gulches are failing ateadily and only those can work that have wells. Several sluices have been started in the Platte diggings, eight miles abotth this city. They are supplied with water from the Hydraulic Company's ditch, and the miners say they can make wages where heretofore the work would not pay. . . A pottery manufaotory will commence opera tions, in a short time, near this city. FORT KEARNEY, Jan. 15.—The central overland coach passed here this afternoon, for st. Joseph, with five parsongers and $4,000 in treasure. The telegraph news published bore yesterday created a great deal of exciter:neat. Arrival of the Teutonia. NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—The steamehip Teutonic has arrived from Liverpool. hier advioes have been Anticipated The steamship North Briton arrived out at Lon donderry on the oth inst. The steamship Kellar also arrived at Liverpool, and the Europa. and Vigo at Qaeonatown on the 6th Jost Tho Tentonta Mega $370,000 in specie. Important from Flortda and LoutOiana Nan' Oninens, Jan. 19.—Tiro-thirds of the delegates to the State Convention are reported as Seoessioniate. The oommanderof the Florida troop hao tele graphed to the mayor of this oily for two thoniand men to aid in taking Fort nokena. From California [nr PONY EMPRESS 1 FORT KEARNEY, J 8,12. 18.—The pony expreas ar rived here on the afternoon of tee 18th, but the news could not be tranemitted until now, in ooneo• guano° of the telegraph being prostrated by a heavy enow•atorat. [The ship news and list of Steamer p3eeongers were yublirhed in _The Press on Saturday COMMERCIAL. There has been no trade worth reporting thin west. An unexpected stringency in the Money marker fm mg the principal topic of conversation to fatalness melee. and is thus accounted for by the Evening Bulletin of to-day •• rewards the close or banking hoot,' on Mon day the demand for money for the steamer's engage ments butane more easy, apparently but Mil it was a hard day. and to many cases high rates of interestwere paid. nn examination into the movements of treasure at this point donne the two months will show abundant reaeon for the gradual tightening of the Money mar ket." In Now mbar the amount of treasure received from the country wee 83,381,991. In the same month the ex port was 824,393.688. It will bo perceived, then-fore, that we increased our exports in December by .$937,0b9, while the ?cadets were diminished 5951.790. The difference of $1,298 999 had to tie furnished by toe floating capital of can Francisco, and so heavy a draft in so short a time could not be made without inoonve- In order to show how much more treasure we exported in both months than we reamed the emulation of our city was de elated by the sum of $1,4.51,9f9. This amount in diminished somewhat, but not materially, by the im ports of treasure from Mexico during November and December—scum 8160,000 in all. Bo far no the demand for money in affected by butters relations here, we have no doubt it hoe reached the climax of this season. January will swell the amount coming in from the coun try, and the obligations for the coming month will (b -unnies the desire to remit outward. CIENSRAL HEWS The pony express, with St. Louis dates by tele graph to Fort Kearney to the 17th nit arrived at Man Francisco on the 3 tat During the monthjust Fused, about 1,200 let ters have been sent from California eastward by pony express, and the patronage of the express continues to Increase steadily, having fully doubled since August. • Members of the Legislature begin to congregate at Sacramento and San Franoiste, and are actively canvassing the claims of the different aspirants for the Speakership of both Senate and Assembly. Both Houses will convene on Monday, the 6th. It is now olaimed that the Douglas Democrats lack five of a majority over all other parties in the Le gislature, and great diffioulty in electing a United States Senator - is anticipated. There are only $141,000 in the general fund of the State Treasury, which is already more than ap propriated to State prison purposes, so that the Legislature will encounter pecuniary embarzass meat from the start. During the late storm, the snow accumulated seven feet deep on the Sierra Nevadan, but the ob struction was so rapidly removed that the teams to and from the Washoe mines crossed the summits daily throughout. . In the IV ashoe mining region the snow is now from 1. to 2/ feet deep. Gilbert A. Grant, a Republican of some prom'. nence, died suddenly at Ban Francisco on the 31st ultimo. Ban Premise° was thrown into'a state of unusual excitement on New Year's Day, by the killing of Samuel L. Newell, editor of the Democratic Stg• vat, of Placer county, by Horace Smith, a lawyer of considerable position in the Rune county. Newell is charged with having slandered Mr. butith's wife, which to incensed him, that he fol. lowed his intended victim to San Francisco, in company with his wife's brother, who is the some what noted Judge Hardy. Newell was stabbed several times by Smith, so that he died in n few minutes without making any resistance. Smith was formerly mayor of Sacramento. Ile has given himself up to the authorities, and is now in jail. Another tragic affair occurred in Sacramento on the same day. A person named Wm. Dismay, who had just returned from the Washoe mines, be came napkins that one Wm. H. Cassidy bed se duced his wife during his absence, and at made armed himself to kill her and her supposed sedu cer. Meeting Cassidy in the street, he commenced firing The first shot bit Dr. J R. Boyce, an old and highly respected citizen, inflicting a wound which will probably prove mortal. Diernay con tinued to fire upon Cassidy, who retreated and escaped unhurt, after being chased a distance of three blocks and repeatedly fired at by hie infuria ted assailant. Dismay woe arrested and lodged in jail. `Three Days Dater from California (t rbliy xillama FORT KEARNEY. Jan. —The pony express passed hate at 5 zi'olocsk this morning, neatly two days behind time, owing to the depth of snow on Learly the whale shale. &t'n Frotacisco, Jan y-3 CO P. Al —Arrived 3d mat.; Member Cortez, from l'anarna ; ship Garnet, from Liverpool; 4th-inst., ship Ri ngleader from Boston ; ath, ship Lashing Wave, troth Roston. Spoken. Nov. 3d, 63 5, 78 West. ship John Wills, bound north The Ringleader was in company for two days elf Cape Born. with chip Flying Udders. front Bele York for Ban Francisco. COMMF.II,OIAL:LThe weather has again becollan bad, and prevented out-door business; but triffine iota of geode are changing panda at former auotationa. Can dles are a *harm firmer. and Coffee easier; but other articles are withobt change, and all dullandheavy. The annual summing no or stroke rumen, develops a ape Oa lation of come hind. but this year eta ks are found to be so heavy ae to check any movement of that nature. Tho stock of Hauton_and Fork equal two rears consumption at the gales of lain ysar, Lard and Hama equal one year's supply. Coffee is heavy. Tice large. Candles mode rate Tea. lair. The trade in dtifeartm products eon finnan suspended. Farmers still hold bank their wheat, and ships oennot get cargoes. ae buy era are unlrilline to pay over 1700 for wheat . and cannot fill orders at that Ensure. the desire to chip treasure Fast has made the market stringent. The standard rate is 2 per cent., but outsiders pay 3 and upwards.- The proclamation of the President setting apart yesterday for a day of hamiliivion, fasting, and prayer, only reached thin city for publication on the day named, consequently but little preparation was made for Its obeervanoe. The congregation of Oaltary Church assembled in the evening and listened Oh addresses from the Rev. Dis. Colt, Buell, and Williams The custom house, post olSen, and other public offices were closed, and the charts refrained from btigineug. The latent pony express dates by telegraph to Fort Kearney are to the 21st ult. The latest acooanta from Beaumont° represent the city as crowded with poilliolans of all grades, In anticipation of the meeting of the Legielattre on the 7.h. Governor Denver seeing to have the blast positive support for the Senatorship, but It is stated that there are friends of the late Senator Broderick among the Douglas inembers who will spars no el ten to deTeat Gov. Denver Mrs Kitty Goikin wee murdered at her resi dence in Seoramento this morning, it is aripposed for her money. A decree has been published by the Governer of Sonora conceding the right to transmit American goods from Guaymas to the gulf of °entente, through the State cf Sonora, near Fort Buchanan. The route lie to pursue a direct line where it is represented the road is excellent This concession was procured by the merchants of Guaymas, and is expected to have an important bearing on Cm trade between! San Francisco and Guaymas, and upon the developments of the new Territory of Arizona The American Hotel at Toledo, Ohio, TOLEDO, Ohio, January 19 —The American Hotel was destroyed by fire this morning. The loss amounted to $20.000, and is covered by insu. fatrde. Destruetion of Railroad Property by Fire. Cnicaao. January 19 —The Round Rowe of the Chicago, Fort Wayne ; and Pittsburg Railroad was burned today. Two locomotives and other pro. party were also destroyed. Loss, s2o,ooo—no surance. Fire at Chicopee, ittassachasetts. SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 20.—Tho Arms Company's manufactory at Chicopee was burned on Friday night. Fifty hands are thrown out of employment. Less $80,000; insurance $30,000. Markets by Telegraph. VALI iatoßE, Jan. 19 -Flour active, at &decline of 12 , 40; arse sales of Ohio and Howard tereat ars repent. ad at $560, Wheat firm, at $13001.35 for red. and $1.4501 65 for white. Corn steady at 635630 for new white and yellow „Riovisioas film; Pork-Mess $lB, Prime $l3. Lard 10Xo. Coffee steady at 120130. A ticiTISTA. GA.. Jan. 10.-Cotton-Bales 01 3 500 bales at loyiebto,.. cants. The prices favor buyers, and there Is a good demand. Raw Wings:re. Jan. 17.-Cotton quiet; safes to.dsy of 2,500 bales at 11%e for middlings. Mugu Oust at 434 m Mio Molasses 220240. Flour steady at $46000.29. Corn. 600700 Mesa Pork firm at a. 01.60m19. Lard, in bb's, 11,t 4 Whisky 11$17o. Freights on Cotton to Li verpool Ndi NSW OBLICAIisi Jan. 18 -Cotton has a declining ten dency ; tales to-day of 16,000 hales, at 10,4011, , ,i0 for middlings. Bales of the week 82 WO bales. Receipts do. - —........ 89 001 do. Do. same week last year 72 000 do. Do. less than teat year.. -....199,009 do. Do at all nouthern ports-- aso coo do. Exports of the 85 00$ do. Total exports of the 1ef1130171... -.102 850 do. Rook In port— 356 000 do Coypus.—gales of the week 14 800 bags at 20e1012340 ,• tmporta of the week 16.534 bags; stock in port 59 000 bags. agamet 50 COO bags last year. e retghta on Cotton to Liverpool du. )3ohang6 on London 230334 p.O. premium ; on Dew York Yawl p. o discount. CINCINNATI. Jan 19.-Flonr dull at $460. Whiskey in good demand at 13560. Hogs in good demand at 80400 660. Provisions firm, but quiet. Money quiet. kx change on New York % P. C. Marine. Naw 011.LICV4s, Jan. IS.—Arrives, ship Marathon, from Boston. FAVORABLE SIONB.—WO are very happy to have it in our power to say that the Government here hoe become initialled that all danger of hos tile collision between its forces and those engaged in thd secession movement is rapidly disappearing. The revolutionary authorities of South Carolina have entirely changed their policy, and aro now striving to prevent and avoid the collision in Charleston harbor they were evidently striving to precipitate up to very recently. It is believed that this change of their tactics is the remit of the growing desire of the people of South Caro lina for a settlement o of the ditnoulties without the permanent destrUotion of the Union; and that It means that the revolutionary authorities of that State are acting under the advice of leading sym pathizers with their cause in other States ' making it plain to them that their late apparent desire to rush the country Into civil war was rapidly uniting the conservatives of every Southern State, as well as the whole North, without distinction of party, against the nominal cause of the South as repre sented by South Carolina.—Washington Star. THE PENNSYLVANIA. COM3IISSIONERS AT AN NAPOLIS —We learn directly from Annaplia that a " board of commissioners," under the appoint mans of Governor Curtin, of Pennsylvania, have actually visited Annr.m.lis, and sought en official interview with Governor Hicks. the Governor, however, very properly declined to receive them in his °Moist capacity, intimating to them that Maryland was an independent sovereignty, and could manage her own affairs without the interpo sition of Pennsylvania. He treated the gentle men with all proper courtesy, but told them that he was a Southerner and a elaveholder, and that his whole feelings and 'interests were identified with the South He further stated that from the present Impropitlous aep•et of affairs, and the un yielding spirit manifested by the Republicans, he was serionely considering the adoption of come imitable method for en expression of the populer will.—Baltimore Sun. From Liberia. By the arrival of the bark Captain Mclntyre ; we have advices from Mtnrevia to De cember 3. The Legislature was about to convene. Several matters of great importance were under contitera- Con, among whioh was the negotiating of a treaty with Hayti, the recaptured African question and the relations of the Government with the American Colonization Society, the alteration of the tariff and confining of ail vessels engaged in foreign trade to ports of entry There is a demand for several more sugar mills on the St. Panl's river on account of the incireared amount of cane planted. The crops bid fair to be double that of any previous year. The coming Presidential eleslion excites considerable interest. A strong desire has been expressed by many of the friends of ax-President Roberts to renominatehim. The contest will probably be between him and the present incumbent, the lion Stephen A. Ben son. LATER FROM 'EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER ASIA. Important Political and Commercial A Million and a Half in Spaaie. The royal mail steamship Asia, Captain Lott, from Liverpool at 12.80 P. M. on the sth, and Qaoensiown on the evening of the 6th inst., arrived at Ness York on Saturday morning, bringing up wards of $1,500,000 in specie. tour steamers were overdue from America when the Asia left Liverpool. The continued preys lence of easterly winds caused these protracted paseages. The Cunard screw steamer Marathon is adver tised to take the plain:, of the Ifedar, from Liver p.,el for New York, on the Bth of January. The (lay of Washington takes the place of the Vigo, for New York, on the oth. The Bostonian, previously reported ashore near Guernsey, is breaking up. The captain and four men were drowned,' GREAT BRITAIN.' The Cork Exovuner gives currency foamier that the Prince of Wales is to be Lord• Lieutenant of Ireland. The statement obtained bat ilttle credence,. Mr. Sydney Herbert, Secretary of War, had is sued an address to his constituents stating that the heavy duties of his department, added so those of the House of Commons, have proved too muoh for his strength, and compel him to resiga his seat In Parliament Mr. Herbert would be at ono* elevated to the House of Lords, but would retain his Secretaryship. The London Times, in another leader on the political crisis in America, in which it reiterates Its hope that the Union may be maintained, points to the original cause of contention as started by the Free Boilers, viz : that slavery is a disgrace to the country, and it argues that this doctrine Is time, and that consequently the " right" of the question, with all its actrantages, belongs to the States of the North. The Times also publishes a long article, from its New York correspondent, 013 the History of Slavery in the United States." Some little anxiety was felt for the fate of the West India mail mauler Shannon. She left ISt. Thomas on the 6th of December for England, in tow of the marl stammer Trent. On the 20th, the veseels parted company during a heavy stoma, and the Trent was unable to discover the atm. won. again. The Trent reached Plymouth on the 3d, but nothing has been heard of the Shan non, which vessel has ',llly her sails to rely upon. Sir Peter Pairbairn, ox•meyer of. and one of the leading men of Leeds, died on the 4th inst. In the various dockyards no fewer than forty three vessels of war, carrying from one to ninety one Nuns each, were in course of sonstruotion. FRANCE. The Emperor's remarks to the diplomatic corps on New Year's day had produced no impretsion, favorable or unfavorable, in Paris, no great im portance being attached to them. The fifonitessr announces the death of Don Fer nando de Bourbon, at Vienna The Paris Constitutionnel states that mob bonds of the Turkish loan as might not be subeori bed for on the sth of January, would be taken by a company of bankers -- The ilfastitear announces that the Emperor has conferred the Grand Cross of the Legion of Honer upon General Ignatitif, the Russian ambassador at Pekin, " as an acknowledgment of the willing anp elegance be never ceased to give to the French commissioner extraordinary, during the negotia tion of the treaty which hoe jut been signed at Pekin.'' The diplortiatle Correspondence between France and England, on the presence of the French fleet before Gaeta. in said to to most unsatisfactory. The Paris Bourse on the 4th was dull, but rentee allghtly advaneed, closing at &71. 55e The position of affairs at Gaeta was unchanged. A despatch from Turin fully confirms the re , ported nomination of Prince Carignan as Lien tenant of the King for the Neapolitan provinees also, the statement that ill. Nogia will aeoonspany the prince in the quality of councillor and respon sible minister. Tho offloial Piedmontess Gazette publishes a royal decree, convoking the Electoral Colleges for the' 2"fth January. It also announces that the election of members of Parliament will take place on the 2 of February, and that the sessiott of Parliament will commence on the ]Bth of Fe bruary. It was reported that negotiations bad been opened between the Sardinian 0 ovornmen t and Fripois ll r for the conclusion of an armistice at Gaeta of long er durattow . . The Paris Paine asserts that the Neapolitan Royalists had succeeded in supplying the small fortreea of Civitella with previsions. Coact Trapham was acid to be organising the reactionary movement in the Abruzzi by portals- Sian of the Papal authorities. It le stated that General Lamoriciere will be re hayed from his parole in eller eight months, when it is decided that he will resume his command of the Papal army. The Paris Patrie says the retirement of Month Merode from the Papal Cabinet is looks' upon as decided, and Monseigneur Beller is spoken of to .succeed him in the office of Bitnieter of War. .PRUSSIA. The official Prueaian Gazette :mantas theft the Prince Regent amines the rein!, of gocertelentt. as Ring William the Fifth. On the 4th instant, a deptitation from the multi *silty of Berlin prompted, in the name of the city, an address of condolence to the Bing: Ms Majesty, in reply, expressed his deep grief at the heavy lose which had been sustained by the royal family, and recalled how the late King, in addition to his high intellectual attainments, alwaye took tbo moat heartfelt interest in the welfare of hie peo ple; how the Prinoes of Hohenzollern bad alwaySs• entertained feelings of affection for their sub. jeots, whore interacts they considered as identi cal with their MI. lIIIBTRIA The IYeiner Zeitung is authorized to declare all reports of the retirement of Count Etching's from the hlinistry to bo totally unfounded. Elohter, director of theEredit Anstalt, died on the 3d inst. A deputation from Galilee bad presented an ad dress to the Government, praying for the indiviltvfi bility of their province, the convocation o>' ai3Yts for provinolal affairs, &o. RUSSIA. The Maslen Imperial manifest.. declaring tier, abolition of serfdom, is expeoted to be pi:MAO oxi the 3d of Marob. Two vessels hoisting the Sardinian flag had bees stopped at Gala's. Their cargoes, consisting of arms and ammunition, bad Teen seized. A. atria watch was being kept at the month Orilla Dessehe. The Paris Patrie reports that the 'Emperor of Russia has resolved to grant a Comaßation to Poc land, and to place it on a aimilar foci - itag to that ha which Hungary stands with regard to the Amatriase Empire. . . . . . IIIRKEY Seafeti Rohe, president of the Connoll of State; Had been dismissed. Prince Cowza had communicated with the Porte, denying complicity with the linugariane, and re iterating assurances of devotion to the Sultan. The ferment in the Prinolpalitles.howevev, still Continued. The Bombay mail of December 12 bad reaehed Mcraelles. income•tex riots had taken place at Burst and flasSein. The tax collector had been beaten. Bumphll'a force had been repulsed from Miro, with a loss of Dinneen thirty and forty men and one gun. Dayielang waa in a state of alarm The English officers implicated in the recent outrages at Cairo had been brought to trial. The import trade at Bombay wet wholly fas• pended. Commercial Intelligence. LONDON MONEY MARKET.—The English rands, on the 4th. opened buoyant at an eighth improvement, but in the afternoon a sudden relapse took place, owing, to a report that an Indian Government loan of .£3 000 MO sterling would probably be announced in a few days. Consols finally left off at a reduction of, ;V 4lr cent. from the previous day, closing depressed at . Thefor account • - The demand for money on the 4th was not so 'residue as of late. although still active. No business was done below the bank minimum. The payments due on the 4th were generally satisfactorily met. The rates for, money on the continent continued generally mash lower than in England. Messrs. RadoW & Ben, in the sugar trade, bad sae periled pay meat. The weekly re tarns of the Bank of Fngland show a further decrease in the bullion of £145.280. Messrs. Baring. Bros. & Co quote bar solver at 8$ 1.1‘d,• dollars. Bs rid; varies, 76674. AMERICAN tiinClUßlTlEt3.—Messrs. D, , 8e1l & Co report as follows: " The market for Amenisan securi ties remains without change. United States 6 Der cent. bonds. 1868. 93¢96; do. 5 per cent bonds. 1874.85®90 ; Kentucky 6 per cent- bonds. 1868 79, 88¢9o; Maryland,/ per cent. sterling bonds. 923 a 9.3% ; 111assaahusetts cant. qent. sterling bonds. 101m103 ;01 ississippi Per Union Bank bonds.l2ol4; Pennsylv•ma 5 car cent. star line. a 2084 ; do 5 per cent. bonds. 1877. St CtBs ; South Ca rolina nor cent...cond.. 1886.90¢—; Tennessee 6 per cit. bonds, divers. nuilli; Virginia 6 per cent. bonds 3866. 78280: doh per cent. sterling bonds. 1688 78061; illt nnts Central 7 per cent . 1875. 86087 ,• do 6 per cent.. 1815.26087; do shares. 291i¢28, 1 6 di g ; ichigan Central 8 per cent.. 1869. 87¢89 ;do shares, 490E0 • New York Central 6 per cent.. not convertible, 86m88; dor per gent.. convertible. 1864. 91093 ; New ork endFne7 per cent.. let mint . 1867,91093: do 7 per cent.. Id mart.. 1859.894290; do 3il mon.. 1883. 78W80; do shares, 34035' Panama 7 per cent. , let mart., 1865. 1000102: do 2d mart., 1872. 90101 : Pennsylvania Central 6 percent., let mart . 1 8 3 0.67069 " laysurooi., Jan. 5, 1861.—Cotton — The brokers' cir cular sat a: . • The raising of the bank rate suddenly on Monday. has tended to - cheek speenlatton, and as the trade hen previously been large operators, the market has since been quiet, prespeetive of its holiday oharao• ter. Prices of American aro reduced 1-16d¢.10 ir since last Friday. The sales of the week I e. Mon dar• Wedeesdar. and Thursday) foot ur, 32 890 bales. including 1 640 to speculators. and 1.739 to exporter& The market • P at e*day was outet. the business barns es timated at 6 000 bales middling. 1.000 taken by events- Lots sr d exporters. The authorised quotations are se follows: Fair Orleans 73fd ; middling, 7 2.161. Pair Mobile, 735 d: middling, 7 3.164 Fair 'Uplands. 730 ; middling. 71 164 . The stn.* on band is 5;9,470, of which 371.600 bales are American. TRADE AT MANCHF.9TI- R.—Very little has been done this week, and the tone of the market has clanged to a downward one °commonalty rather lower prises have been taten. and the turn generally is in favor of P L ADSTIiFFS —Messrs. Wakefield. Nash. & Co. b relO rit ir: Flour P 'relay at extreme prices; quoteione range from 293032 a 6d Wheat quiet but eteady at the full rat's of last week. iluelness is restricted by the di:firmly of removing produce into the interior, owing to the severity of the weather. Red Wheat iS quoted at lie 341¢138 3d, white 12, 640145 5Sr cents!. Indian Corn quiet and 94 easier ; mixed and yellow 38s &I whits 40¢415 Sr quarter. Richardson, Spence, & Co. call Flour 64 bossier. but slow of sale. . • • . . • Pnovistorm.— Beef dun but unchanged; Pork in active, rates without alteration; Bacon. pressed for sale and rather easier; Lard lower. and saleable at 63 (yids. as in quality; Tallow steady, at 68s ridding for North , merioan ; ("hem and Butter both slow of sale. FRotincl3.—The Brokers' circular reports: shire.— Considerable anise of Pots at 28a 3deZes 6d. and Pearls at 28 6de298 Rosin —Common again easier. Bales of 8,000 bble at .13 6d down to Ss ad on the spot. and As 4,1. to arrive. Spirits of Turpentine in retail demand at 32s 61 grits, and 325, to arrive. Sugars quiet. bat unohanged. Coffee quiet. Rice in more demand for floating tier goes. but no sellers t late rates Baltimore Bark.—Bales of6oo bags at 6ycY7s 3d. Fish tit's in moderate demand. Cod. to arrive, £37. Sperm .£1040103 Limed Oil quiet at.3oe 3d. LONDON MARRETB.—Mensm. Baring Bros. & Co. report rho corn market firm White Pmerioun 682270 e ; red 60.2e6e. Flour 290345. Iron very d ull at £45 Se, both for bare end rails: kiceitch pigs 42s i1de,496911. engem very dull, and Veils lower. 'Tea quiet, and in some cases 2cl lower; Congous without south change; com mon ,tio. Cafesriv her dull. Tallow quiet at 60s 3tl for y C of Turpentine steady at alts Fish Oils gm et ; X 1030404; Cod £3B• Lmyeed oil destined to Zie di. Linseed Cat er of ready sales at £llllsa for Row York. bartele, and £lllO. for Boston. in bags. BAVIIN MARKET.—(Week ending Jarinee7 2. in o'urine Cotter—Fairs of week. 6 CVO bele.; stook 118 000 The market exhibite a drooping t. Mena* and New Orleans trey ordinaire quoted at loot'. and 'bag. at 931 Breadetuffs are very firm and Wheat is tea er in the Havre makes. Lieber. quiet, but vet stiff Cof fee in cm: did dem, d. Oils cominue fiat. Bice ittuet hot weedy. 'Sugar very fan. Tall w and 1 ard negleet ed. NS halebone very Le, but prices supported. Fire at Easton. EASTON, Jan. 20 —The grist mill of —Wheel Buts was destroyed by fire early this morning, with a large quantity of grain. The loss is $lO,- 000, upon ',bleb the insurance was $4,000. The poet office was robbed last night of $75 worth of postage stamps. Nothing else was dts• turbed.