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NEW YORK HERALD. JAMMB 60RD0R IIRSIVT, PROPRIETOR AND KDITOB. MTIfl N. W. COMB or ITTLTOM AMD HAMAD BT8. TtJUHS na*J< tn uAnmee. THK DJIL V BERALD, 2 mu prr mpy, 17 p ?r nun. TH? WKKKL V HLRALD, <-wry SUufLy. at vafa ^r ?pgr. ?r iBncr immm, |A? ?urripc?w mittum li pfr uamai (a any f?ir( 4/ i StmI HHbim, or $6 to 'i"V -f'.Kt CimtmaU, MA No. 7? AMVS1MKNTS THIH iYEHIKO. MOAVVAT THIATRK. Broadway? TlMSC* IU Tartar ? Ca*akaot or rai *a*oes. HIBLO'N GARDEN, Broadway? Millibars -Terpsichore ? gL?-Kl*<J, Oil HflCALtH AM) POVERTY. ?VRTON'B THEATRK, I'oambera ilrev? Tarim: the Oujus- iH-it tfuaaui Baby -Kohtosio. WALLACE'S THBATRE, Broadway? John Bcia -Bigs tot. Bklow wtaihs. kACTRA KKENKS V.VRlitTIKS, Broadway? Carille Mw w n. SBOADWaT V1RIRTIE8. 472 Broadway? Black Rtcd ? Pcucbctioji a* tub Java*!!* Cououjia. WOuD'S MIN9TRKLH. 444 Bruadway? Ktuiopiaji Pee OUitAJICH ? J&OBJttfT MACAIKE. "?OCRLEV'S BURLKRyUK OPKRA HOUSE, M9 Broad way-- Kiiwo Humvujt- Oooht or IceBcho. 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An accident happened on the Hudson River Rail road yesterday, by which Mr. ^oodbridge, Sor jreantrat-Arms of the Assembly, Mr. Ellis, ot this eity, and several other persona, were severally in jured. Brief details of the accident may be found ?nder the telegraphic head. In the United States Senate yesterday Mr. Clay ton concluded his speech on Central American af fairs. With regard to our difficulty with Great Britain on this subject, Mr. Clayton adopted the idea put forth in the Hekald recently, that for an ami cable settlement of it we must appeal from the British Ministry to the British people. Respecting the seizure of the Transit Company's steamers by the Nicaragwn government for alleged indebtedness, Mr. Clayton said that Mr. Vanderbilt denied such indebtedness, as the charge was utterly false. The Military Academy appropriation bill was passed, and the Deficiency bill was debated until the ad journment. In the House the debate on the Kansas contested election case was brought to a close, af- j ter a discussion of ten days duration. The appli cation of thfc Committee on Elections for power to send 1'or persons and papers in the dispute between Governor Recder and General Whitfield was reject ed, and the substitute ot Mr. Dunn adopted in its ?tead by ? vote of 101 to ?2. This substitute authorizes the Speaker to appoint a committee ot three to proceed to Kansas and investigate all the facte, charges and statements connected with the return of the rival candidates. Several matters of importance came before the Legislature yesterday, for the particulars of which we refer to our despatches elsewhere. The Senate adopted a resolution that the Legislature adjourn ainr die on the 0th of April, at which date the on? hundred day allowed oy law .or "it- ^-ssion w 11 have expired. Both houses adjourned at an early hour to enable members to attend the funeral of Mr. Permelee, the late Mayor of Albany. A compromise has, it appears, been made in the Buit of Ogden versus Astor, which was brought for the recovery of between three and four hundred thou ?and dollars, alleged to have been d ie to Mr. Ogden, the partner of the late John Jacob Astor, previous to or about the year 1*20. Mr. Ogden was in China, and transacted business for Mr. Astor there, being entitled for biB services to one-dfth of the profits. He ha* since deceased, and his brother sues for the amount which it is claimed is due as his fchai e of the profits, with interest from the date on whi< h it was payable. The amount for which it lus been compromised, is. we understand. 1125,000. It may be interesting tj know that Mrs. Anne < ora Ritchie is a daughter of the claimant. Both branches of the Common Council were in session last evening. In the IJoard of Aldermen a resolution calling on the Corporation Counsel to report whether or not it is compulsory on the city to make application to the legislature for power to levy the usual taxes, was adopted. The resolution of the Councilmen repudiating the contract made y,y the Mayor for cleaning Broadway, was concur red in bv a vote of eleven to nine. The Broiidway Railroad question occupied the time of the Council men. A very decided opinion was expressed against Mr. "-barpe's project, but not against every plan tor a railroad in that street, in regard to which the Board appeared to lie about equally divided. The Councilmen Committee on Railroads had a meeting ve3terday to hear parties relative to the construction of a railroad in Broadway. A large number addressed the committee in opposition to the measure, among whom was A. T. Stewart and Dr. Francis. D. Dudley Field, Esq., submitted firve?ul legal points aiming to establish the validity of the grant to Mr. Jacob Sharpe and others, now waiting confirmation l>efore the State legislature. The meeting was numerously attended, and greater interest shown as to the probable action to be taken by the committee than at any previous meeting of committees upon the same subject of prior boards. I ji t night about nine o'clock a fire broke out in the ' xtensive -even story building known as the I'nion ,Jti;tm Works, -it'iated at the coracr of Twenty- second street and Second avenue. The great** part of tb" premises wis gutted, destroying most of the prop<rt; therein. The building was o? on j >ied by various machinist", together with Marston A Knox, firearms manufactory. The total loss may be estimated at about $80,000, n portion of which is only covered by insurance. Before this fire was ex tinguished another occurred nearly opposite, in a tenement house, burning out the apartment of James Moran. The fir-men being close at hand the flames were ;extingnished before spreading beyond the room in which it originated. An account of the fires will be found elsewhere. A .voting lady numed Rachel Wells obtained a ver dict yesterday of *2J500 against Captain Eleuer Crabtree, Jr.. in an action for breach of promise of marriage. This presents a curious anomaly? in one Court a party is sning to be relieved from his fiart ner, whilst in another a lady sues for damages be ? ause she did not get a partner. The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday, but adjourned without doina anything of importance. 6,725 emigrants landed at this port during the pre nont year up to the loth instant 9,936 less than last vear. The amount of overdraft in bank is $'J6,H66 27. The snpposed slaver Falmouth was not searched venurday. as proposed, on account of the weather, hut w> '1 lie to-day. The papers in possesion of the District Attornev. it ?? *h"w conclusively who the olb no ;ng parties an?. The case excite* a good dsal of inteirst. The ales of cotton yes.>r'la3' replied nbint jj/'dHi lirt'.Cf, iD which was one Line of 1 ,00') bales, sold in transitu. The article oa the ipot waa Arm while ia transitu quotations were somewhat in? gular. Flour waa inactive, and holden of common grades refused further concessions. Medium to good and extra grades were quite steady. Wheat was quiet and nominal. There waa a gooi ror prime yellow corn, and included in the sales were io.ooo bushels, to arrive, at 70c. Pork aold at $13 75 a $15 87 for mess, and $14 62 for prime. Rio coflee was sold at full prices. 350 hhda. sugars sold, to go out of market, at 7ic. Large sales of currants were made day before yesterday, which amounted to about 100,000 lbs., chiefly on private terms, and part at 22e. Freights were steady, with moderate engagements. About 1,000 bales cotton and 7,000 a 8,000 bushels grain, in bulk, were en gaged for Liverpool, at rates stated in another column. Movement in Central America Irom the Havana came news a day or two since that the British fleet had been ordered to concentrate itself upon the Central American station. San Juan is apparently the point in dicated as a centre of operations. What is the motive of this new movement? Has the British government any real intention of using lorce to expel General Walker? lathe , concentration of the fleet a menace to Ameri can interests ? Both ol these questions are best answered in the negative. At the time the orders to the fleet left England the situation of Walker? his triumph over the native aristocratic party | and the establishment of a nucleus of stable government in Nicaragua? were known in Lon don. At the same moment the British govern ment was much embarassed by the position of the Central American dispute with this coun try ? not caring, and indeed, not daring, in the lace of the attitude of the British people, to embroil the two countries for the sake of tne Mosquito myth, but yet seeiag no honorable means of escape from the difficulty. Under these circumstances, the establishment of a new authority in Nicaragua offered a new re source. General Walker might be willing to accept the protectorate of the Mosquito In dians, discharging the British government Irom the trust it held: if he did, the latter would avoid a collision with the United States, and at the same time be spared the sacrifice of dignity which a deliberate withdrawal? under American menace? would involve. That this idea was immediately embraced and acted on, and that the fleet is now ordered to the coast in order to eupport the British negotia tors. appears to be the most plausible expla nation of the movement. It derives a fresh corroboration from the at titude ol the British Consul and Vice-Consul at Realejo and Leon? Messrs. Manning and Glen ton ? who have both made haste to acknow ledge Walker, and profess the greatest friend ship for his administration. From the time Walker's decree relative to Kinney was made public, it was quite evident that he would settle the Mosquito question. It was also evident that he would settle it? whether intentionally or not, it matters not ? agreeably to the views entertained by the peo ple of the United State*, and expressed by the administration of General Pierce. That is to say, it was clear that he would not suffer any British protectorate to be erected or maintain ed over any part of the dominions of the sove reign State ol Nicaragua. If our surmise witn regard to the real de signs of the fleet be correct, this object may, perhaps, have been already gained. Every one will be glad if it has. Tne English may in Te.\a8, I.I) ??tAtillnh 11 footing in Nicaragua, or at least to excite hos tility between that State and this Union ; but the attempt is not likely to be vigorous, and is sure to be unsuccessful. Now, who will come forward and settle the question of the Bay Islands, so as to put an end to ail the wild talk about war aud throat-cutting? A Most Extraordinary Case?" Can Srcn Things Be ?' ? Recently Colonel Richardson, United States Marshul of the district of Cali fornia, was assassinated in the streets of Sa ? Francisco by one Charles Cora, an Italian an-? a notorious gambler. Shortly thereafter the fat official vacancy arising from Richardson's death was filled by President Pierce, in the appointment of a Mr. McDuffee to the respon sible office in question. Now. it appear/", from the San Francisco Bulletin and other Califor nia papers, that this aforesaid Cora was the partner or associate of McDuffee in -the hell"' of the latter ; and that Van Read, who, it is alleged, was at the same time a partner in McDuffee's gambling house, was busy in hunt ing up testimony to get Cora clear of the law. while MclJuffee was absent, having come on to W ashington to get the office made vacant by Cora s bloody hand. Can this be possible ? We hope that, with the full developements of th facts, the case will not appear bo horrible in any light. From an article in the Washington .Wupon the subject, however, adopting the foregoing a* the probable facts in the matter, the plea is put in that the President, in making this app^ at inent, was deceived, and that on discovering the dreadful mistake McDuffee was promptly dismissed ; but this justification is hardly satis factory. If this man be as black as he is repreaen ted. it is strange that not one of the three California members of Congress shoild be cognizant of the fact. Or did the Pr si dent apply to them for information of the man <)r do thej. as Californians, concur in considering the profession of gambling a venial offence or a legitimate business, as it seems to be considered in Washington, from the centre to both ends of Pennsylvania ave nue These are questions wkich should be answer^. In any aspect of the case as it stands, irom the admissions of an administra tion organ, the appointment affords a striking example of the shameless recklessness of this model administration in its distribution of he spoils. IU:mxTiON r.v the Pbic* of Gas. ? The Man hattan Gap Light Company give notice that on and after the first day of October next, an im portant reduction will be made in the price of gas. this early notice is given so that porsons who desire to introduce gas pipes in their hou^s may have an opportunity to make their contract.1- with the gas titters, so as to have the work done either in May or while the families are absent in the summer. Gas liglit will now be the cheapest as well as the best light. The burners in ordinary uno now consume three and a half to four feet of gas per hour, which will cost about one cent, and give as much light as ten or twelve sperm candles. The public is pretty well aware of thie, and houses with gas fixtures command much more rent than those without them. Let the landlords and tenants both tako this hint. Terrible Tmes on Staten Island. The people of Staten Island have lately been in ? tremendous ferment. It tww that several of the town auditors of Richmond were convicted ot malfeasance in office, and sentenced to fine and imprisonment. Several other persons were convicted of inciting a riot at the last election, and sentenced to various terms of im prisonment. It appears that these persosl were political friends of the Governor of the State, and he pardoned the whole lot. Thin action on the part ol the Governor places the Staten Island people at the mercy of rowdies aiid corrupt politicians, and there is naturally much indignation at the course pursued by Governor Clark. Indignation meetings ha | betn held? the Governor and the-Health Otu c*r, Ur. Thompson? have been burned in effi gy in every town in the county of Richmond, and an attempt will be made to bring tbem to trial before the High Court of Impeachment. These facts are very suggestive. In this city we cannot convict a public officer of mal feasance be the proof ev* so clear. The Dis trict Attorney acknowledged this at the time ot these Staten Island convictians, and wiped tvery thing off the record. In another county a jury is found that will convict aud then the executive steps in wiih a pardon, as a re ward for political services. He has been guilty of a gross abuse of his powers in thuB interfering in the local affairs of the county of Richmond, aud most certainly deserves all the censure that the people of that county have heaped upon him. We were very well aware that the Governor was a bitter partisan, but thought he had more sense than to stain his adminis tration with an act like this. The Bill fok the Admission ok Kansas.? We publish to day the bill introduced into the Senate by Judge Douglas, providing for the admission of Kansas into the Union as a sove reign State, when she shall have within her borders the requisite population for the repre sentation of one full member in the popular branch of Congress. The bill provides the usual liberal allowances to the new State, (when ready to come in,) in the way of public land grants, salt springs. &c.; but cuts off from the weBtern end of the Territory a small strip of mountains and valleys about equal in size to one-half the area of the six New England States, a slice which we suppose Mr. Douglas intends to appropriate to the Indians. In the meantime, the Robinson free State movement in Kansas has been perfected, even to the election of two Senators to Congress, from which we infer that the single object of this Senate bill is to admonish Robinson, Lane, Reeder & Co., that they are entirely too fast; and that as ninety-three thousand population will be required, instead of some twenty odd thousand, to make good the Kansas title to State sovereignty, the free State party may as well make up their minds to wait for a year or two longer. This, we take it, is the whole in tent of Mr. Douglas, and we presume that his requisition for population will at least be made the law of the Senate. Thus a wide margin is opened for Kansas emigrant aid movements, North and South. Seventy thou sand squatterB Btill wanted. Keep up the lire. The Disputed Judgeship.? The case of Mr. Davies, who claims the seat on the Supreme bench made vacant by the death ol Mr. Jus tice Morris, has given rise to proceedings which have brought that Court into contempt. Onr readers will remember that the Court of Appeals decided upon so much of the case as came before it in favor of Mr. Davies; that Justices Roosevelt and Clerke disagreed with the Court of Appeal?, and recognised Mr. Tea body as having the exclusive right to the seat. This state of things has put suitors to much inconvenience, and turned our highest Court into a bear garden. We are glad to learn that the Legislature has taken the mat ter up, and that it would be heard before the Judiciary Committee of the Assembly. Wit Besses have been subpanaed, and Justices Roosevelt and Clerke will have the privilege of being heard before the committee by coun sel, to justify themselves, if they can. Whether the conduct ot these Judges in ig noring a decision of the Court of Appeals will be sufficient cause for their removal from office it will be tor the Legislature to decide. The power to remove them is found in the subjoined section of the constitution of this Justice* of the Supreme Court and Judaea of til' Court of Arpe?l" may be remortd by concurrent r ? soiutitn of both houses of the L?gt?iatuxe, it two- thirds of all the members eiect*d to tbe Assembly and a maj > lity of all tbe members elected to the Senate concur t> iinn. All judicial officer*. except tho?? ment oned in tbi- ptc'.ion, and except justices ot the poaee and ju-lgts ai l j.stlocsof inferior courts not of ?iyt^ r*n,oveC by the Senate on the recommendation of the (.ever nor: but no removal khall be maae by virtue of this action, unless tbe cause tnereof bt ' journals, nor urless the party cotapla'.neo ot shall have I been cerved with a copy of the complaiot agamst him, and fhall have had an opportunity ot teinghetii-diu ba? | <ietenr.e. Cm tbe question of removal the aye* and noes shall be entered on the journals. In the Senate proceedings will be taken against Mr. I'cabody for usurping ths place he claims to hold. We trust that this matter will be settled at once. The whole affair is dis- j graceful from beginning to end. Apropos of the subject : Judge Strong in his remarks the other day did not intimate, nor mean to intimate, that Judge Rockwell, of Kings county, doubted the right of Judge Davies to act as Judge: on the contrary, that Judge Rockwell regards such right as unques tionable. Gkn. Walker's Force in Central America. ?A letter from Granada in the New Orleans D<lta, given tlie following as a correct list of the number of men in the service of General Walker in Central America, capable of duty:? JWWVT!,. At Cranadu, Col. Fry*'* r-nmman'i numbers i!4" At Ixon, Col Hkwtts' 3f>3 At San < arl<>?, Capt. I.in on'? 88 At Castillo, Lieut. Baldwin'* !?8 At Cbin?noaea. Lieut. Col. SaunaerV 115 At Kithh, Major Brewster'* W At Mtfaja, Capt. Arerat* fci Conyalew ntn is rarioiu Hospital* 1.8 Total 1,26;! ? besides a corps in Granada, composed of Quartermaster and Commissary clerks, citi zens, Ac., numbering 136 men. It is further stated that fresh troops to tbe number of one thousand are already on the way, and the next steamer will br>Dy ua the intelligence that Walker has two thousand of the best fighting men in the world under his banners. With such a force he can defy all Central America. A Mkmoraiile Congress.? One of our Nw of.r Worshipping cotemporaries boa^tt, that this will be a memorable Congress. We do not doubt that it will be. in useless agitation, Buncombe speeches, and log roliiDg intrigues for fleecing the public treasury. In these re "P'ltts it promises to a very memorable Con grees. The Law of Storms. ? The now storm which opened upon us in New York early yesterday morning, interfered with a political meeting in Washington the previous evening. We have noticed through this past winter that every seaboard nor'east snow storm of any considerable extent has invariably ocMmenoed at Washington from six to eight hoars before its opening here? thus establishing the law that these nor'easters advance from the fioofli over the undercurrent of wind whioh issues from them. We repeat, then, that this meteorologi cal law may be appropriated to the highest commercial advantages along this coast, in telegraphic warnings to the shippixg of ap proaching storms from a point even so near ea Washington or Baltimore. Why cannot Pro fessor Meriam here, and the Commissioner of the Patent Office at Washington, in conjunc tion, torn their attention to some praotioal results on this subjeot? We dare Bay that such experiments through six months would be worth all the cold terms and heated terms and earthquakes of a hundred 3 ears observations. We Take It Back.? That roseate paragraph about spring, whicn we gave in yesterday's Herald, has turned out to be a little in ad vance of the season. It is uot quite time for Panama hats and linen trowsers yet. Very early yesterday moruing, spring left town for the South, and winter came back in the shape of a protracted Bnow storm, which has mil" things rather uncomfortable. But we must hope for the best, and trast that to day will be quite equal to Tuesday. At the same time, we may be permitted to suggest, mildly, that win ter, not content with lingering in the lap of spring, has positively sat down in it. ibi kAtaix mvi. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Prom WaiblRgton. THEkKE8ULT OF THE KANSAS DISPUTE IN THE HOUSE ? JUDGE DOUGLAS AND HIS OPPONENTS. Washington, March 10, 1856. Dunn's proposition was seized with great avidity by the nigger worchlppers, and they declared after itfl pas sage that tbey pre'erred it infinitely more than they did tbe original propositi"D, The commissioners gto be ap pointed by the Speaker, it is thought, will be the folio n ing gentlenen:? D inu, of Indiana; Boyco, of South Ciro llna, and Hickman, of Pennsylvania. As to the last named gentleman, an effort will be made to select same otber Pennsylvanian. Mr. Douglas will speak to-morrow In reply to his col league, and In support of hit report. I understand [to-day there will be an attempt made by the nigger worshippers to get him into a personal difficulty. He will be fully prepared for any emergency. More Railroad Accidents. SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON THE HUD80N RIVER RAIL ROAD ? SEVERAL PERSONS INJURED. Aliuny, March 19, 1856. The train which left New York at 12 o'clock to-day, on the Hudson River Railroad, was thrown from the track when about three miles below this city, by the breaking of tome of tbe running gear of the first passenger car. The first and cecond passenger oars were pitcaei down an embankment into a field, landing bottom up. Gio. B. Wocdluidge, Sergeant-at-Arms, of the I<egisla lature, had both legs broken. Joseph Kanney, of Green bush, one leg broken. P.enben Kills, ol New York, injured internally. A Mr. Kills, from Fair Haven, N. Y., had his anc o broken. A lady, name unknown, was severely burned by the stove. Many others were slightly Injured. Among the passengers in tho first car, who escaped in jury were the Rev. Dr. Osborn, Rev. C. Phillips and Rev. S. Ieuten. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE BALTIMORE AND PHILADEL PHIA RAILROAD. Pott inrrprn*, Mar oh 10, 185C. A collision occurred between two freight trains on the Baltimore and Philadelphia railroad last night, noar Havre de Grace. The collision occurred at Aberdeen, at about 10 P. M. One ot the trains left Baltimoie at 6 o'clock. and tbe other, an extra freight train, about an hour afterward. The advance train was delayed, waiting for the nail train to pass, and the usual signals were displayed, but in con sequence of tbe thick snow storm, tbey eould not be seen by the engineer of the rear train ; hence the collision. George D. Godwin, the conductor, was killed instantly} Wm. Todd, brakeman, lingered till he was brought t> Havre de Grace. The deceased have each left a iamily . Mr. l'lynn was but slightly injured. Tlie Philadelphia Catas trophy. Philadelphia, March 19, 1850. Tbe late steam ferry boat catastrophe keeps the public mind much excited. The crowds on the wharves to-day hare not diminished in witnessing the progress of those engaged in looking for the missing bodies. There have been found this afternoon Mary Massey, Charles Sharp aid Eiisha Hutchinton, which swells the number t > twen*y-i'our already found. The loss will not fall l?r short cf Mxty persons. The hull of the ill fated steuner is being raited this afternoon near Camden, and It is thought that several bodies will be faund there! a. Steamboat Drsfroycd? Prohalilf Losx of Life. New Ok leans, March 19, 1851. It is reported here that the steamboat Alabama, plying on the Ited rivrr, has been totally destroyed; that the boiJer burst, the boat took tire anl was burned to the water. A number of persons were injured, according to the account, acd teveral are missing. Marine Disasters. LOSS OF SCHOONER MOUNTAIN SPRING. Boptox, March 1!>, 1850. A letter dated coast of Africa, Feb. 6, reports tho loss ot the whaling schooner Mountain Spring, of Province town, which was capsized In Cintra bay, January 8. Her masler, Capt. Young; a boatsteerer, named Center, end a cabin boy, uained Miller, were saved; all the rest on board perished. DISA8TER TO THE BRIO PEERLESS. Halifax, March 19, 1850. The brig Peerless, Hilton, seventy days from Cardiff, bound to New York, put in here yesterday short of pro vi/iioDS. Spoke brtg Erie, on tbe 17th. twenty miles south of Sambrn, sixty days lrom et. Domingo, bound to Host oo , short oi provi?iojs. She had lost all of he- --?w with tbe exception of three, and intended putting m.s IiverpooJ, N. S. The Virginia Legislature. Richmond, March 19, 1*5*. The Virginia l-egiFlature adjourned to-day. The wea'her here is very mild. A few Hakes o! snow fell Yesterday. Prohibitory Liquor Law Constitutional. IiKTROiT, March 19, 1850. Fcven of the eight Judges of the Supreme Court of Michigan have affirmed the constitutionality of the lvo hibitory Liquor law of that State, which is similar to the aw 'if New York. PI re at Hoiyolie, Dlasi. Holtoke, Mass., March 19, 1850. The dry house of the Hadley falls Company wai de stroyed l>y Ore this atternoun. I/>ss slight. The Weather and the Snotr Storm. Philadelphia, March 19. 185d. Weather snowy, slu>hy and very disigr?eable, aud all outdoor bu'.lnevs operations are suspennel. Baitimork, March 19-Voon. It has been snowing; here all night. The wt-atber is mild, and tbere to some appearance of rV-ari&g off. Washington, March 19? 12K, The snow storm here cease 1 at 10 a. M. Tlie-e is little on the ground, It havinir melted nearly as last as it fell, the clouds are now breaking. Whkm.iv; Va , March 19, 18M. The loe gave way helow heie to-Jay. but gorged. 1 lie weather is quite ir.ild, anl there are indication" of rain. Theie is every prospect of navigation opening imme diately. AihanY, March 19?10 P. M. Pnow has fallen steadily all day There are nnw indi cations of tain. Bowo*. March 10, 1850. Know has fallen here densely float three o'ewick this afternoon, but melted almost as soon ss It touched the ground, ihli evening there are u<li catiyni of raiu. rHUTT-rOVATA OOffGREM. rmn nmm. ?WMIU. Washington, March 19, 1866. 13m Senate passed the Military Academy appropriation bill. CENTRAL Amu CAN AFFAIRS. Mr. Clatton, (K. N.) of Del., concluded his remarks on Central Ameriean affairs. He stated, oa the autho rity of Mr. Yanderbtlt, the President of the Transit Com pany, that there never was any aet on the part of that company which in any manaer encouraged Walker's in vasion of Nicaragua. He referred to Walker's seizure of the company's property, amounting to nearly a million < f dollars, Mid read letters from Mr. Vancerbilt to Secre tary Marcy, in which the former asks for the interpo sition of the United States government fjr redress. The reirare was made on the ground that the company was indebted to Nicaragua. He (Mr. Vanderbllt) deoied sash indebtedness, and refusal to submit to the award of a | bitrators, as the charges went utterly false. With regard to the seit.eir eiit oi our differences with Knglaud three propositions bad been made. Arbitration could no-, be countenanced besause 'he passage ot tbe isthmus was necessary !or us urd not for Ureal Britain, and beea tse, ? 1th an impartial umpire, our case woull be cl<-ar. Abrogation of the treaty would give a chanoe to G:eat Britain t? gtt possession* where she could annoy us, and as to giving notice to Great Britain to vacite the pre mists, it *?i not proper to do so at present lie pro Soseo to con iuue the negotiation with the hope of r'.Dglrg Great Britain to reason by argument Mean while, we should arm in our own defence, protect our coat>t, build fortifications aod increase our navy; not, however, to make our country rival Gxeat Britain. We shou Id 1 ake time to do this. It is our light to do so, war or no war. This is the worst time we could engage ij a war with Great Brttain. She is armed cat>apxe, capa ble of throning 40,000 troops trom the Crinea on i?nr coast, and with the greatest naval equipment ever known in the Lib to y of tbe world, while we are almost defence less. li Great Uiitain should nee we are res lived to en force our rights ly pursuing the doctrine laid down by Washicgtan? "in time of peace prepare for war"? should see ve are building up our fortifications and naval power, tb* people o! Engl?nd will compel tbeir government to jield its podttaM. i-inoe ibo publication of the correspondence between Lord Clarendon and Mr. Buchanan, public opinion in England has been rapidly tending towards an acknowledgment of the justice cf our construction of tbe treaty. He (Clayton) had reotrived on this point such infor mation as left no dinbt of the fast that our appetl must be from the British ministry to tbe British people, who wish to ergage in no unjust w?r with us. At any rate, be tbe consequences what they may, if we are driven to the alternative? disgracotui submission or war? we mutt fight. We could not, nowever, believe there was any r>al danger of war. It Senators a_d representatives stand firm and present an undivided front ? if we *11 agree on our rights and manifest a de ter una' ion to enforce them ? they will be respected. Tbe Britian people will turn any miaistry oat rather than tight with suci a nation as ours. THE UEnCTENOT HILL. The Deficiency Appropriation bill was then considered. Three hundred thousand dollars was appropriated to continue the Washington aqueduct. Mr. Hamlin, (dem.) of Me., maae an Ineffectual effort for &n appropriation to the variaus Custom Houses and marine hospitals. Adjourned. Bouse of Representatives. Washington, March 19, 1856. THE KANSAS CONTESTED ELECTION CAKE. Mr. Bowie, (nat.) of Md., spoke against Mr. Boeder's position in the Kansas case, and against granting power to rend for persons and papers. Mr. Hickman, (dem.) of l'a., said it was admitted that there bad been an invasion of Kansas by armed forces from Missouri, and the rights of the people virtually sub verted. Had nit the committee the right to inquire Into these facts? He attributed the present troubles to the repeal of the Missouri compromise, but be would not vote for its restoration. It was basely and ignominously destroyed? had gone into the arms of debauchees, been deflowered, dishonored, polluted, and cannot be restored to its original sanctity and purity. He could not, there fore, ({rain take it in his arms. He looked forward to i.he day wben tho.-e Instrumental in this act of wickedness and folly wou'd repent in sackcloth and ashes. Ihe House then voted under the operation of the pre vious question. Mr. BF.NSffrr. (dem.) of Miss., had moved to amsnd the committee's resolution to send for persons and papers, by .substituting Jor.eph H. Bradley and Sidney S. Baiter as Commissioner!, clothed with full power to Itake testi mony. llie House adopted, by a vote of 104 against 91, in lieu ot Mr. Bennett's proposition, Mr. Dunn's suustitute, which providts that the Speaker appoint a committee of three cf the members of the House, to proceed to Kansas and take testimony, appropriating $10,000 to pay their expenses, and requesting the President to give them mili tary protection if necessary. Mr. Conn, (dem.) of Ga., said? As there was now no re maining proposition which ought to be adopted, he moved to lay the subject on the tabic. Negatived by 93 against 100. Mr. Dunn's proposition, in lien of the original resolu tion, to send for persons and papers, was then adopted, by 101 against 92. Ykas? Messrs Allison, Ball, Barbour, Barclay, Henry Bea ueu. tieruon. BUllngkurst. Hisliop, Bltm Brad* haw, Brentot , Bnflirgton. Biirllncgrr.e. Campbell of Pa., Campbe'l of Ohio, Challee, Ciark of N Y., Clark of Conn.. Clawson. Colfax, Co mtnu, Corode. Cragln, (turnback, Damrell,|l)arisof Mass., Day, llran, litck Dickson, Dcdd, Dunn, Durlen, Kdle. Edwards, Smile Flagler. (<a loway, Glddlugs, Gilbert, Granger, Grow, Ball ot Iowa, Ballot' Mass., Barian, Harrison Haren. Hick msn.Hortonof N. Y? Norton of Ohio, Howard Hugh 'ton, Kelsey, Kins, Kr app, Knlgbt, Koowlton. Knox, LelUr, Mace, Matter* n, Mearhsm, Miller of N. Y., Mill want, Moore. Mor tan. Morrill. Mott. Murray, BI<:hol?, Norton Andrew Oliver, Parker, Petilt, Pike, Prfrwe. Ritchie. Kobotns, Kobarle, Sage, Sapp, Scott, bhcriran, Mintnonx. Spinner, Siranahan, Tho rlniiton. Trdd. Tratton. Tvnou, Wade, Wakeman Walbridge, Waldron, Wash'surn of Wis., Washburn of 111 , Washburn of Me., Watson, Welch, Woodrutf. Wood worth? 101. Nays ? Afken, Allen Bell, Bonn"!! of Mls<i., Bocock. Bowie, Hoice. Branch. Brooks. Broom. Burnett. Cadwalader, Camp bell of Ky.. Csrllle. Caruihera, Cas-kle, Cllniman, Cobb of Ga., Cobb of Ala., Cox, cralge, Crawford, Davidson. Davis of Md.. Dowdell. Kdmunitson. Rlllott. Kng Ish, Kustls, Kvana, Faulkner, Florence. Puller of Me . Goode. Harris ot Md , Har ris ot Ala, Harris of III , Herbert, Hoffman. Houston, Jones o( Tenn., Jones of Pa., Kelly, Kcnnett, Kldwe'L Lake, Leichei-, l.ii.dlev, Ltimpkln. Aler-'.nder K. Marshall, Humphrey Ma' shall, Marshall of ilL. Maxwell, MrMullen. McQueen, Miller of lnrt., Millson, Oliver of Mo., Or r, Paine. Peck, Phelps, Porter, Quitman, Beady, Rlcaud, Klchardsoo, Buflln, handldge. Sav age, Seward. Shorter, Smith of 1'enn., Smith of Va, Smith of Ale.. Snell, Stewart, Svope. Talbot, Tavlor, Trlnpe, Under wor.d. Vail, Valk. Walker. Warner. Watkins. Wheeler, Whit ney, Wlnslow, Wright of Tenn., Zollicotfer? 92. Adjcurned. Arrival of the Florida at Savannah. 8AVAJ.jr.AH, Mirch 18, 1856. The steamship Florida has arrived here after a parage of sixty hours from New York. Market*. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. Philadelphia, March 19, 1853. Stocks are steady; quotation* as fjilows: ? I't atuvlv . nia 83*^; Heading Railroad. 46?,, ; Long Island, 15' Morris Canal, 14%; Pennsylvania Railroad. 45%. Charleston, March 19, 185fi. Cotton firm, to day, 3,800 bales. Onr Washington Correspondence. Washington, March 19, 1856. The Vanderbilt Circular ? The Transit Company 't Old J'lea Aijainst the Intervention of our Gmrrnmrnt to be Pleadnl Aijainst its Claim for Ralrets?IHtcuxHon in th: Calint i in the Sound Dues Question. The Vanderbilt circular, a* published In Monday's II k raid, Ik considered here as an effort, on the part of the wtitor, to force the government into taking sides with the parties compainlng. Its tone is marked by the same con fident character that distinguishes the generality of Mr. Vanderbllt's letters, when dictating or dl renting alUira, and which is seldom acceptable, even to private parties who have to act under them tor a common livelihood. I Mr. Vanderbilt is really serious in his declaration to let the Transit Company's boats lay at their wharves until our government has Huillci?at time to examine into the Walker outrage. I am clearly of opinion that some time will pans before they again see Nicaragua. Under the direction of counsel, the late Transit Com pany denied, In the most formul manner, any responsi bility to the government of the United .States, coutendlog that it was a pilvate company, and claimed only protec tion of the government from which It derived its charter, | which was Nicaragua. This ofliciul affirmation in in the possession of the Mate Depariinerj', and is reaJy for Mr. Vaicerbilt's examination, should that gentleman hare the curiosity to see it. It time and the cost of travel to this city and back again t? New York be an object to Mr. Vanderbilt, he can save both by putting coniilence in the assurance here given, that his complaints will re ceive (rem Mr. Marry no further attention than a polite suggeM ioii to refer them irom Washington to N'ijaragua, an the I nited States can have nothing to do in toe mat ter. It is dooblless a <1 would lure, and a breaking up of plann and arrangements to the company, but it wid have to look elsewhere than to Washington in its alllic 1 ion for sympathy, as none exist* here; no, none what ever. Thelabinet had under eon?iderati:m yesterday the Sound lints nuestion. abd if my autho'lty can Iw relief upon. 1lie f?i i iah government will have at least another year'i respire hefore our vessels will attempt a free en ttanre into the llaltlc. Coart Calendar? Ttals Day, Btpsrior ContT? Special trial teim.? Nos. 1274, 1275, 1411, lf>20, 156::, 1?158, 1044 1616, K49, 1?53, 1 T14 1751, 1847, 1*50, 1862, 1875, 1902, 1901, 1906. 1911, 1911, 1916, 194ft, i#M, i are, u*t9, io?2, 1985, ioec, im?. 2001, 201a, 2(118 , 2022, 2025, 2040, 2046, '.050, 2062, 20(i4, 20fi5, 2073, 2084, V087, 2091, 2092, 2103, 2101, 2114, 2115, 2218, 2181, 2KB. 1125. i^CPRKMB Cot RT? Circuit ? Vo.-i. 213, 253, 214, 336, 104, 946, 863, 104, 79. 3157. 3b8 to 372. Hm'R*vb CotiRT ? Spemal Terra.? Kos. Ill, 17, 89, 56, 60. Ui8. 169, 185, 243, 1:;6, 85, 90, 91. 137, 157, 158, 176, 186, 222, 199. Emancipated Slaves Comina to New Yoke.? Ti e late L. U. I<eavell, a wealthy eitl/.en of ftictoa, Ky,, by will provided for the emancipation of several of iiis slaves, and disponed of the entire residue ol his large estau .aid to be worth st least $200,000 ? to three or .our of them, who. by the prcvi'ions of the will, are to be lemoves to the city of New York as 109a a< praoti cabin. Opening Omj. To-day tk? d'fflsreat millinery and dr? imaHag estab lishments ia the eity an thrown open to tha public, ml their bow styles ud fa*hlons (or the ensuing dumb sub mitted to inspection. Opening day, m it ia eaUed, k always a day of unusual . turtle and animation, mi era la the fashionable calendar? a day to date frc m and to look forward to? and, after the dresry, protracted ? liter we bar* passed, thin spring opening waa ezpee ed wi'.k more than ordinary interest. Had it been a rampart sgtinst bad weather, or a barrier < that winter could cot ore leap, it oonld not have been more anxiouriy ae-ind; at.d no*, though it haa arrived, the newly fallen snow still whi'ees the ground, and' - "winter lingering ehliU the lap of spring." Never the less, we think the various ?-xhil>ition room* will be ae ? crowded to-day as they ve ever been heretofore ea similar occasions, f .r iu a matter ot such moment ladies are not to be frightened by a tew snow flake* or rain drops. Indeed, <re txpect and hope they will be cut la full force to-day, for when we re flect on the time and labor and thought that ba* been bestowed up '?o the artistic creations they ' are expected to rxamUe on<l admire, ths mere act of flitting from place to p!acf> loses its frivolity a a<l becomes elevated to the dig lt,? (if a high moral duty. There is not much probabllry, h >w> v'r that such a time-honored cut torn will be disregard, f >r what affords such facilities for observation and coxparion ? what such displays of contrasts and com wnatioui^? what such a multiplicity of objects and variety cf olorn a r.he showroom of a fashion able mediate on opening d?y ? This season the display is I expected to be fuller and more brilliant than usual, tor the preparations nave been more extensive, and the im portations of foreign fa?bi >n< have been carried on on a larger scale. Foi week t put ibe workrooms of the dif ferent establishments htve b-en in constant oommotlon, and their cccupacts out-y as % swarm of beee ia summer time, modifying foreign fashions to suit native tastes, and changing ideas and luspiatims into shapes and forms. To-day we will have the great result. TLete semi-annual exoibltiuas exercl?e a considerable inlluenoe on the trade cf our city. They sound the first , note of preparation for the ooming season. They are ' suggestive of a charge, ana this idea involves the neces sity of prepara inc. At these periods, too, the country dressmakers and milliners, wao resort te New York ia order that they may be au couranl dujour in matters ? of fashion, make heavy purchases, and return home hampered and laden down with ci'y goads. Add to this the made up articles that are sold and the orders for ad ditional supplies that are given to-day, and we will find that these "openings" act not only on the busy fingers of industry but on the natitraal currency, impelling ooth to quicker motion. Therefore, may they flourish, and I long may they be uumomd among our institutions. Long may New York continue to be the grand receiving and distributing reteivir ot native and foreign fashions. Burton's Theatre? rite Ifew Comedy. A new American comedy wt* acted for the first time last evenit g to one of the fullest houses of the season. ('Taking the Chances" Is the old story. Mr. Parker Po meroy (Russell) is a weal'hy New York grocer, with a Mrs. Pomsroy (Mrs Holmac), who desires to be fashion able, and gets a Mrs. Ki z Fungus (Mrs. Parker) to help her. The poli.ica of the family are in the care of Mr. Diogenes Duff (Moore), a politician, who li very anxious for the safety ol the Ution and a fiat office. Miss Blanche (Mrs. C. Howard), the only hope of the Pomeroys, is a young lady whose head has been turned by sensation novels, and who has found her affinity In the person of Mr. Flashington Fl'ghty (Perry) ? the usual style of light comedy gentleman, with good clothes, man ners supposed to be polished, and no money. The hero of the piece? Peter iPomeroy (Mr. McVieler)? Is a New Hampshire boy on a visit to New York. He Is an old lover of Miss Blanche, 1 who is about to runaway with Flighty. The cute Peter, however, suspects Flighty, and pro*es him to be a swindler and already married. Miss Blanche becomes sensible, all at once, and gives her " hand and heart" to Peter. The dialcgue contains some pretty hard raps at " good society," iemale novel writers, and newspapers that re port fashionable parties, and is strongly American in its sentiment. The characters are good outlines, but laok that completeness which is requisite for long life on the stage. In fact, the comedy is very mush the same (though a little more Teflned) as other pieces of the same chool, evidently written more for a good Yankee part than for perfect comedy. And we are glad to say that theauthor 1 as cot deemed it necessary to caricature the part, bat that Peter Pomeroy is a Yankee that every New England . man can fee with pleasure. His truth, rough, vigorous honesty, strong common reuse and patriotism are strong ly depicted, and were fully brought out by Mr. McVieker, wbo gave us a glorious piece of acting ? easy, natural, . exceedingly humorous, and quietly artistic. What thu mote serious part would have been, had not Br. Perry been reckless, careless and imperfect, we cannot say. He was visited with the deserved disapprobation of the audience. Mrs. Howard looked and acted very well, and the same may bs said of the rest of the company, with the exception above noted. Tne piece waa quite success ful ? audience leetned highly oelighted ? Mr. McVioker was called out three times ? and after the curtain foil he announced the comedy for repetition. The author 1b Mr. Charles Gayler, of this city. Oikmnc Lettkrs ? Considerable excitement was canted in and about the Pest office yesterday by the arrest Of one of the letter carriers attached to the " Bowery I 'oat office " to culled, charged with having opened quite a number of letters belonging to other parties, while on his way Irom the laid " Bowery " office to the 1'oat Office in Nassau street. It appears that the movements of this carrier, while coming down Nassau street, attracted the attention of several citizens, who followed him, and saw him break open the letters ia a very bold manner, examine them > hastily, and (hen. on arrivlcg at the Post Office, drop them into the letter bcx. Mr. Fowler, the Postmaster, happening along at that moment, learned the facts, and the carrier was rather unceremoniously invited to walk into the office, where he was confronted by his a oc users* who had witnessed the opening process. Meanwhile, a search was made for the mutilated letters referred to, and some of them were found inside the office, and stiU open. But the aocused stoutly denied the charge, not withstanding his acts had been observed, in broad day light, by no less than four or five highly respectable and disinterested witnesses. The case, we understand, is to come before a United States Commissioner for investigation. Compliments ot the British Government t? Dr. Kane sutd hi a Anoelates, The following message and correspondence were recently transmitted to the United States Senate by the {'resident of the United States:? Washington, March 17, 1866. I transmit to Congress the copy of a correspondence which has recently takon place oetween her Britannic Majesty's Minister accredited to this government and the Secretary of Stale, In order that the expediency of sans t.oning the acceptance by the offloera ol the United States who were in the American expedition in search of Sir John Franklin ol' such token of thankfulness as may be offered to them on the part of her Majesty's government tor their services on the occasion referred to may be taken into consideration. FRANKLIN PIERCE. _ W umw Dec 8, 1866. Sir? Her Msjesty's floverement have lately received Inter num mi of the rt'tiirn of 1) r. Kate irom his expedition In searjh ol Mr .lohn Fisnklir, and her .Ma,esty'? government h tve also Keen apprised of the sate return of the searching squadron under tapialn HarUtteln. lhls intelligence hasatl'orded sincere pleasure to her Majes ty's ijovemiret t and 1 now, by the Instructions of lite Karl ot Ulaitudon, htve the honor to oiler to the American govern nient the cornlui roijrmtumtlous ot the Kntwti government on the sale return ot I>r. Ksne aud his gallant associates irom their ha7ai dons enterprise. 1 have already expressed to Dr. Kane himself, and request ed him In communicate lo the oflkern und cr>> as of ths Tassels unoer his command, the nsMirance of the sincere gratitude or ihe H/ilisli sovernmeM and uail n tor their generous exer tirns, aud also to Mr. (irlnneli, who Hberallv advanced the cecestary funds lor the undertaking; and J am turther instruc ted to r.ipress to ibe goveit merii ol ihe United etatei the beat il'Sitksi'l her Msjestv's govnmuieot I or the friendly aid which they aift rdtd lo ike expedition. her Majesty's goverrineiit feel desirous to present some acknowledgment to Mr. QriBBell, and to Dr. Kane and t(ie other officers of the American expedition, as a memorial of the ten^e which tl.ey entertain ol their arduous and gcBerous fervlres: anil her" Majesty's government trust that the govern ment ol ihe Unlied states will not withhold their net-mission to inch ot those oQIrer* as are In their service to accept any tiken ot thankfulness whioh may be ofleretf to thembytiia British government I avail m>self of this opportunity to renew to you, sir, the nsauranceet my high considers ion. JOHN P. ORAMPTOjr. Dn AitT*F.j<Tor Stair, t Washikotow, Deo. 18, 1886.1 Hih ? I have hid the honor to receive your note ol the 18th Instant, ottering the congratulations of her Majesty's govern - ment on the sale lettirn of Or. Kane and hln companions from Ihelr expedition In quest of Sir John Franklin, and the thanks of her Msjesti 's government for the aid afforded to the ex pedltlon hy the government of the United States. Ton also express a hope that this government will not withhold Its per mission for such officers of the expedition fisweri in Itsser vlce to accept such token of thankfulness as mlghthe offered hy her Majesty s government. In reply I have the honor to scqnnlnt yon that, by the constitution of the United fitatoe, Uie power to give the permission referred to Is excltislvelv vest eil In Oppress. A copy of your note, however, and ot this reply, will be submitted for the consideration of that body. I avail myself of this occasion sir, to otter to you a renewed Mrarsnoe ofrnv high consideration. WM. L. MAROY. To John F. Cramptos, Ksq., Ac., Ac. Brooklyn C Ity News. Coxtmr RATION of a JlwiflH Sv*AOO<it On Sunday Ust the Jews of Brooklyn consecrated an apartment wlilctl tb?y bait tented ?t 1(6 AtlaaUf street, m a temporary