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MORNING NEWS. BY JOHN n. COOPEIt. W. T. THOMSON, EDITOR TERMS: SUIT PAPER $4 00 | TRI-WEEKLY $3 00 All N?w Advertisements appear in both paper*. him up; but there is noi ( much chance of that, for her popularity ha* seriously diminished here since it became known that she only came hero to raise money to spend in England-nipt she keep* a colored girl to purse her pet poodle, the gift of a noble Duke, &c. Republicanism can’t go that. CHARLEMAO. * (Correspondence of the Daily Morning News,].. New York, April 19,1050. 1 am happy to say that the weather gives some Indications of moderating; thus far we have bad no spring, and. the ‘'merry month of May” will have to {turn old winter out, for I soe no other way of getting rid of him. Spring fashions have been but little appreciated this year; in fact, no diffetence it perceptible in the outward clothing of the belles of Broadway, from that worn in January. Here and there you may meet with a daring damsel spring-ly decorated, and sacrificing comfort, and perhaps life itself, at the shrine of her vanity; but such instances are few and far between. When will the females of America learn to dress properly for the street! In England a lady don’t flaunt in satins of dazzling brilliance, and pick her way in thin shoes and silk stockings through the public promenades; or if so, she would at once be set down as one of those frail sisters, whose meretricious charms are exposed for the basest purposes. No, English women have their promenading dress, their carriage dress, their dinner dress, etc., etc.; and a lady in that country is always distinguished in the street by the exceeding neatness and plainness of her attire. It is not strange, that Englishmen, on first coming to New York, set down two-thirds of the women they meet as improper characters; because they are sailing under false colors, and thus deceive those who are unacquainted witli this peculiar custom of the country. Would that they would reform it altogether, for it is a “vile custom.” Opera-dom is in a state of excitement, ren dered so by the new troupe. There is one eomfort at Nibl&s, that you are not compelled to go in full dress—white vests, cravats, and gloves are not indispensable, end ladies’ busts are not necessarily exposed to a point of im modesty, as they frequently were at the Astor Place last winter. At one time there seemed to^p quite a rivalry in this respect, until some nf the most intensified fashionability made model artiste exhibitions positively derfent by comparison. The Opera of Atillu did’nt draw, and has;baen withdrawn, and last night Lucre- sia Borgia was produced, but with only a seeonda donna Signora Bosio. It was a mag aificent performance, however, throughout. -Next week the new tenor Snlvi is to appear with Stefanoni, etc., in La Favorita. The Company has attracted very numerous au diences, averaging, I should think, from *1500 to $1809 per right. We are surprised at no* receiving the foreign news by the America, now out thirteen days. The Herman leaves here to-morrow for South ampton and Bremepj over a hundred pusson- gers b»;i secured their berths a few days since. Among them is our talented townswoman Mrs. Ann S. Stephens, Editress of the Lady’s National Magazine, who goes to Europe for pleasure and observation, the benefit of which we shall enjoy in her writing* hereafter. We rather expect to receive California news to the 15th March, but no steamer is telegraph ed below at present. The new steamer Atlantic leaves on her first trip, to-morrow week. She is now nearly com" pleted, and will.make a trial trip next week was intended to take her to Washington, but it has been abandoned. Imagination cannot conceive anything so magnificent as ibis steam ship. Tbe pilot of one cf the Cunard line was en board a day or two since, and was asked his opinion of her. ‘‘Put in her one of Napier's engines,” said he, “and she will beat the world.” Why cannot we manufacture engines equal to Napier? I contend that we can—we have the material, the workmen—hut we don’t pay the same price—the manufacturers are screwed down to the lowost figure, and con sequently the engines have generally proved de fective. Let me instance the Washington, whose disaafars at the outset of her career, de. stroyed public confidence in her; and site has en a partial loss to her owners. There is a rumor that a large quantity of arms and ammunition jias been seized in this city, in tended for the Cuban expedition, os it is sup posed ; though there is no proof of the fact. Persons having charge of them however, ecied rather suspiciously, and so the authorities walk ed in and took possession. They were not to ipped here it is presumed, but forwarded by way of the lakes. It is expected that the libel suit brought by Mr. Fry, the former Manager of the Italian Ope ra Company, against Mr. Bennett of the Her ald, will be tried next week. Fry refused to let Bennett, have a sofa for the season, as it would injure the property in its vicinity, and hence the repaved abuse and scurrility in the Herald, against Fry, for which he seeks to ob tain damages, There will be wmefuony.de- velopemenis on the trial. Jar, Guidon tf. and wife, may now be seen nightly at Niblo’s, as a front seat secured for the season the stupid puffing of the com that h was tendered since understood that Marti for it, and hence themark- i the subsequent notices, dotng very badly at the Ailot Place close, unless Miss Cushman brings* Wednesday Morning, April 24, 1830. LARGEST CIRCULATION: The Daily Mobnino News has now a circu lation larger than that of BOTH THE OTHER DAI LIES TOGETHER, and consequently is the best advertising medium. We state this fact in justice to ourselves and for the benefit of tne advertising public. triy- See first page for our rotes of advertioing. Advertisements should be handed in at an early hour, to insure their appearance in the paper of the next morning. EF” We are indebtod to a commercial friend for the following despatch, received yesterday. New-York, April22. Cotton.—Our market ia one-quarier to tlirec-eightlis higher since the arrival of the America. The sales to-dav are 1000 bales. Union Society—The following gentlemen were yesterday elected officers of this Society for the ensuing year: Solomon Cohen, President. John W. Anderson, Vice President. Edward G. Wilson, Secretary. Joseph 8. Fay, and A. R. Lawton, Stewards. Members of the Board.—Edward Padel- fohd, Thomas Purse, John Murchison, A. Minis, A. A. Smets. We learn that the meeting of the society was well attended, and that sixteen new members were admitted. In the evening the Annual Address was deliv ered before the society and a respectable as sembly of citizens, in the Second Baptist church, by the Rev. Mr. Tustin, pastor of that Church. The Rev. Dr. Preston opened the exercises of the evening with an appropri ate prayer. We were much gratified with the discourse, from which we learned, that about 1,100 orphan boys, have been educated and supported by the society, which bus expended upwards of $100,000, in this work of benevo lence. The U. Si Mint.—Tile Increased Capabi- Ip—California Gold.—The published receipts of California gold by each steamar, it would seem, are much above the true mark. It was stated that by ;he last arrivals from Chogres, bringing the San Francisco mails and specie shipments of March 1st, upwards of three mil lions of gold dust were received at New York. Col. Snowden, the Treasurer of the United States Mint in Philadelphia, informs the North American that by these arrivals ho has received only one million four hundred thousnnd dollars, and that it is not at nil likely that there is more than from one to two hundred thousand dollars worth of du9t remaining in private hands. From the statements furnished by Col. S. we are ena bled to make up the following table, showing the total receipts of California gold at tho Phil adelphia and New Orleans Minis up to the present time : Receipts of California gold. Total receipts at the Philadelphia Mint up to March 31, 1850 *9,796,324 Receipts from 1st to 5th of April 75,000 Receipts by the steamers Cherokee, Em- pire City, &c., bringing the San Fran cisco shipments of March 1st, 1850.... 1,400,000 Total receipts at the Branch Mint at New Orleans, up to Feb. 28, 1850 1,604,131 Estimated receipts from March 1st to April 15, 1850 550,000 $13,425,452 200,000 Benton and Foote. We find in our Northern exchanges, much comment upon the recent brawl in the Senate, between Messrs. Fo»te and Benton, and we are much gratified to observe that these editors and writers, who, from their proximity to the scene hava tho best .opportunity of knowing tbe true state of the case, very unanimously exhonorate Mr. Foote from blame. All, Whig and Democrat, agree in reprobating tho occur rence which has hroughi disgrace upon that once dignified body, the American Senate, but with an impartiality huujprable to the press, the blame is laid where it rightfully belongs, upon the shoulders of that compound of arro gance and egotism, Thomas Hart Benton. It is well known at Washington, that Benton, with his characteristic arrogance, had threat ened Mr. Foote, if he ever e.-mded tp him personally in debate, and yet on the day on which the difficulty occurred, he had placed himself in an attitude in which it was next to impossible for the latter gentleman to avoid replying to him. Mr. Foote had the alterna tive of either permitting the Missouri Bison, as Benton has been appropriately called, to ride rough-shod over him nnd his cherished measure of reconciliation, then before the Scn- ute, or incur th.i risk of his threatened ven geance by vindicating his measure as became an independent Senator. A gentlemen of spirit, he chose the latter course, and as he had a right to do, prepaied himself for the consequences. The result is before the country, and we think we huzurd nothing in saying that he will be sus tained by all honorable men. Mr. F. is a small man, enfeebled by ill health, while Benton is robust and powerful. The scene that has ta ken pluce is to be deplored ; but we doubt if it will be more hurtful in its influence upon the legislation of the country, than the triumph ofa bully would have been, had Benton succeeded in brow-heating and awing Mr. Foote from the exercise of bis lights us a Senator. This is the second time that Benton has found his match. His first memorable exploit, was in the chamber of a hotel in Nashville—his lust was in tho Senate chamber. On the first occasion, he encountered a Jackson, on the last a Foote. In both instances he came off like Joe Bowers’s bully—second best. We trust the lesson ho has just received, may prove as sal- utury as did the first, it will be remembered that he became remarkably docile after his af fair with Gen. Jackson, whose subservient sup porter and defender, lie afterwards becumc. He may yet have the honor of atoning for his attempted outrage upon Gen. Foote, by a simi lar sycophantic servitude. GP A gentleman named Gibson, from New York, was robbed at tbe Park House in Orange. N. J., on Sunday evening of last week, of his pocket book, containing between $8,000 and $9,000 in checks and draffs, and some $40 in bank bills. A negro waiter was arrested and confessed the theft, and that he had thrown the book and paper's into the sink. ' t The Murderers op Joan or Arc.—Re cent discoveries of Manuscripts, and that by F reflch writers, who have published.them,com pletely exonerate England and the English chivalry of the age, from tbe cruel butchery of this most maivelous heroine ; it was the work dflicr own ungrateful country. And, in private hands Grand total $13,625,452 Tho North American add s tho following im portant statement as to the shortly to be in creased capacity of the Mint : The Mint in this city is now coining at the rate of two millions per month. A few weeks ago an application was made to Congress lor an appropriation of some twenty thousand dollars, in order to make such alterations and ad ditions to the melting, refining, and assaying departments of the Mint as would increase its capacity for coinage. The Deficiency Appro priation Bill, which passed the Senate a few days since, (it had previously pnssed the House,) provides for the sum required, and the altera tions and additions spoken of will now be made. As soon os they are completed, the offi cers of the Mint are quite confident of their ability to furnish coin to the amoutitof three mil lions five hundred thousand dollars per month, or forty-two millions per annum. Great as the present supply of California gold is, nnd great as it may be when the quartz stamping machines are fairly in operation, it is not at all probable that our Mint, with tbe proposed ad ditions, will be worked up to the full capacity for several years to come, at least. The Now Orleans Branch Mint is again coin ing. Operations wer > only suspended a few days, in consequence of the difficulty in finding a suitable successor to the late Treasurer. The Treusurer of the Philadelphia Mint is now prepared to pay certificates of gold depos its up to, anti including, No. 1046. Tie Row In tbe Senate. Tho Washington correspondent of the N. Y. Commercial Advertiser, thus speaks of the iate flare up in the Senate : Your readers will have been made aware that the tumult was begun, after n storm) and exciting debate of four hours, by . Mr. Benton’s leaving his own seat qnd advancing towards that of Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, while the latier w^s addressing the Senate. There seems some difference of opinion ns to Mr. Benton's intention. Some observers of the proceeding believe that he had no design to assail or violently interrupt Foote. Un fortunately I cannot give Mr. Bentun the bene fit of a doubt. He had very shortly before, in re-offering his diiatoryinstructions to the propos ed committee upon the slave?-) - question, looked threuteningiy and defiantly towards Mr. Foote. But immediately after Mr. F., in the remarks he was making, had mude a reference to this movement, and not a disrespectful allusion either, Mr. Benton rose from his seat with a suddenness and violence which produced so great a crash in the Chamber that I, who saw the confusion on the floor, but could not for the moment see Benton, supposed that the gal lery hud given way directly over his seat. A glass tumbler or two and an inkstand and sand box, that happened to be upon his desk, were thrown upon the floor and dashed to pieces. But more than that, several of Mr. Bo->ton’s personal friends, as! the elder and younger Senators Dodge nnd Dr. Gwin, of California, endeavored to prevent his going at all toward Mr. Foote’s seat. But ho did go and so ra pidly that when Foote sprang from his desk to draw and present his pistol to better advantage, I thought both he and Benton were flying frem the falling galleries. Foote in his justification said be thought Benton wus approaching to commit an assault upon him, and believed he was armed for his destruction ; and that under the influence’ of those apprehensions he hnd drawn a weapon only to protect bis own life. I regret, for the credit of Senator Benton, that there is good reason for believing this assertion altogether coirect. The phrenzy of Mr. Benton seemed more like tho rage of a wild beast when brought to bay by the hunters and the hounds. Mr. Benton’s political opponents, however, assert their belief that Benton deliberately sought and brought about thispersonul collision with Foote, for the purpose of preventing a de cision upon the proposiiion of the latter, to raise a select committee to consider the sub ject of the admission of California.—Circum stances lend great color to this charge also. Kiss Cotillions.—The Editor of the Wind sor Journal gives us an account of another new dance. He says the Professors of Dancing in New York, have recently introduced a new style of cotillion, called the “Kiss Cotillion," the peculiar feulure of which is, that you kiss the Judy as you swing corners. The Editor has great objections to the amusement, but would'ut mind waving them so far as to “swing corners” now and then, in die new cotillion. We have no doubt that if introduced, the new figure would be vastly popular, and extensively practised. The Court of Equity, at Annapolis, in Lieut. Alvarado Hunter’s case, prohibit the publica tion of the testimony, for the present. They have adopted a rule keeping all the witnesses even Hunter himself, from hearing tho testimo ny. They say it would defeat their purpose to allow any publication'. “ From the Rto Grande. — The New Or leans Picayune of the 17th inst., lias accounts from Brownsville to the 10th inst. Tlie citizens of that place held a town meet ing on tbe 7tli inst. to adopt measures to pro tect the valley from the incursions of the In dians who wore becoming vory troublesome. The Sentinel of tho 10th savs that six or eight days previous Napoleon P. Kemp, a man protty well known in that part of the country, was murdered by a party of Indians on the road from Ringgold Barracks to Laredo. Messrs. Downey and Pratt, who arrived at Biownsvillo on the 7lh inst., slates that on Sat urday, the 5th, while some throe miles’ ride this side of Reynosn, on the Texas side of the river, they found themselves suddenly suround- ed by a party of Indians, supposed to number about twonty-five. Their only means of escape was by charging through the enemy, which they luckily effected without injury to themselves. Mr. Downey feels confident that he killed one of the Indians. From Yucatan.—The N. O. Picayune has dates from Merida and Cumpeuchy to the 6th inst. The!Merida Boletin Official of the 4th inst. &uys thut the lust news from the theatro of war brings information that the rebels have re sumed operations, and are taking the initiative in the campaign. The Yucatan papers, as usual, are full o'f the reports of skirmishes, marches, and counter marches, in which manoeuvres it appears the whites were generally successful. Capt. Vidal, in two expeditions from Valladolid, about March 20, killed 157 savages, and rescued four white prisoners. On the 24th ult., 14 Indians were captufed at Kaim. On the 25th the insurgents in considerable numbers attacked the town of Cenotillo, arid advancing to the public square, burnt, a number of new houses. Lieut Correa collected a few men, and alter a short contest succeeded in re pulsing the assailants with the loss of threo kill ed and many wounded. Tho Yucatecos seem to be thoroughly exhausted by their long and wearisome strugglowith the rebels. Where Dr. Webster's Money came from. A writer in the Boston Herald Monday makes the following statement: It will be recollected that no fact so hardly pressed the Professor in his trial, as that he was quite unable to tell whence came tho money with which he paid Dr. Parkman. That fact is now explained. Mr. Webster has f-iven the world a clue to it. It was us follows : Dr. Parkman went to Cambridge and dunned aud abused Drs. Webster in tbe presenue of his wife, a short time before theduy of the' 1 alleged murder. It was the first knowledge she had ever had that her husband was at all embar rassed in his pecuniary relations with Dr. Parkman. She knew with what remorseless severity Dr Parkman ever pursued his debt ors, and she feared at once that the social stan ding of herself and family would be compro mised. Her womanly fears made a terrible impression upon her mind. She took her husband soon after, and told him thut in a drawer in her room she had near ly $700 that she had accumulated during th ten years lust past, from smull sums she had received from her friends at Fayal and other places. She told him to take this and liqui dute his debt as speedily as possible. Oh how unfortunate that, this faetwaa not developed on his trial! Nobody but his wife knew it, to he sure but it might at b ast have been stated by Dr. Websier. But the feelings of pride which led his wife to make over the money to her hus- band, caused thorn both to keep back the fact, relying confidently, as they did, upon an or. quittal, from the^weakness of the Government’s cuse. That Mrs. Webster had this money and did not come forward to testify to the fact, is even more preposterous than the assertion of Dr. Webster, that he hail saved itupin small sums, unknown to every body *• but himself. Tho statement tlint Dr. Parkman was at Cambridge the day before the minder is true, as kb are well informed; Dr. W. was not at home, and the merciless creditor saw his wife, and to her enlarged in characteristic terms upon tho ras cality of her husband. Thereupon be was in vited to that fatal meeting at the College from which he never came away.— Tribune. Miss Webster’s Letter.—The following Card has appeared in relation to Miss Web ster's letter, recently published : A Card.—A letter of Miss Harriot Webster has been published, and hag gone and is going the rounds of the newspapers, contrary to her expectaiious or consent. The letter to which it was an answer, was from a town in New Hampshire, and from- a person wholly un known to her or her family The letter con tained strong expressions of sympathy and kindness for Dr. Webster and his family, &c., and requested an answsr. Gratitude as well as politeness, dictated an answer, of which she und her family legret the publicity. Those pa perswhich have published it, are requested to insert this card. Cambridge, April 17,1850. £3P Rumor says “that tho King of Hanover has presented a gold goblet, decorated with ants eggs, to Jenny Lind,—ants’ eggs being deemed the favorite food of nightingales.” J. M. Barrett.—“The Spartan” denies most positively that the health of this individ ual, tho report of whose death we mentioned a few days since, was injured by imprisonment, as is falsely alleged, and asserts that “as he stalked forth from the comfortable lodgings with which he hud been furnished, ho looked much better every way, when he,, came out of prison than when ho went in.” It also de clares the opinion that the rumor of Barrett’s death is unfounded, and thut it has been propa gated for the purpose of evading the payment of the bond of one thousand dollars given for hisappeuranco. Another Written . Indian Language.— The Hartford Couranl mentions that Maugwu- daus, a chief of the Chippewa Indians, now- on a visit to that city, has in preparation a plan of a written language for the Chippewas like that formed for thd Cherokees. His idea is to have written and printed character*; which ho will invent himself t» represent syllabic sounds i and he hopes if ho can obtain the ne cessary types, replace inducements bofrifc* tbe toinds of the young, and even the old of his tribe, to learn to peed their own fenjuiige,' A HE vDM PROMISE UOMMITTIK.—Tile fojfo lug aro the ayes and nays on the final p« ntc Mr. Foote’s resolution for the appointment ! r " Committee of Thirteen : (Miss.) Dickinson, Dodge, Iowa. Downs Hunter, Jones. King, Mangum, Mason, Mm-nT’ Pearce. Rusk, Sebastian, Soule, Sprimnce 8, ' genn. Turner, Underwood, Whkcomb Yul» Nays— Baldwin, Benton, Bradburv’ Pi, *' Clarke, Cowan, Davis, (Mis.) Dayton’ I)-,? 80 ' (Wis.) Douglass, Felch, Green, Hale, HamP’ Miller, Morris, Phelps, Seward, Shield’s 8mit' Walker, Webster. * 8,8mul >. The committee appointed is composed of th* following Senators: Mr. Clay Chairman ; Messrs. DirVi n . of New York ; Phelps, of Vermont; Belief Tennessee; Cass, of Michigan; Webster-°r Massachusetts ; Berrien, of Georgia ; Coop . of Pennsylvania; Downs, of Louisiana • K' of Alabama ; Mangum, of North Carolina'; Mason,of Virginia; and Bright,of Indiana. ' The Committee is distinguished for its abili - ty. Six are selected from the sluvchi ldiog and seven from the non-slaveholding States. Seven are Democrats, and six are Whigs. We are glad that Mr. Clay is made chair- man of the committee, an honor due not less to his commanding influence and distinguished patriotism, than for the exertions he has made to have this great and vital question brought to a final and equitable adjustment. We regret that Mr. Webster’s name was lecorded among tho opponents of the measure. Coincidence.—A writer in the Nationg Intelligencer, after mehtioning the fact that the Hon. Hohn Quincy Adams died at the National Capitol, says :— “The fact is worthy of note that the gliding in which Mr. Calhoun died was built for the' use of the- Congress of the United States, ani was used as the Capitol during the rebuilding of that edifice, after its destruction by the Brit* ish troops; and therefore, the walls within which he drew his lost breath have often echoed to his voice, os poured fourth in the defence of his principles, in that rapid torrent of eloquence and logical reasoning, which though it might fail to convince, never failed’ to electrify his hearers." Accident at Sea.—The brig Trojan, Capt. Coults from Philadelphia, arrived at New Or leans on the 17th, having sprung a Irak at sen, arid caried away both top-masts close to the cap, in a whirlwind. Two. men W. Rogers and James Randall went overboard with the riging and masts, but were recovered by the extraordinary exertions of Capt- Coults. Ras- dall was severely hurt but is recovering in the N. O. Hospital. “ The Sphere and Duties of Woman."— Wo learn from the Southern papers, that two young ladies, whose names are given a* Miss Almira Frnim and Miss Mary Ward, have be-- eomr Vetulur students in the Medical Depart ment of the Memphis (Mass.) Institute. The Supposed Comet.—Thenebulousbody recently announced as having been seen on <i voyage through the South Atlantic Oiieun, and supposed at Washington to be a comet, may prove to be a fixed Nebula, as the Boston Traveller says letters have been received at the Observatory at Cambridge, from Mr. Maclear, the director of the Observatory at the Cape of Good Hope, dated a month later than the time when tho comet was reported to have been seen ia the Southern hemisphere; nnd in which al though Mr. Maclear goes considerably into de tail in astronomical news, he makes no mention of a comet. IdSP The time of sunrise depends upon the latitude, and if you allow yourself loo much lati tude in lying in bod in the morning, you will never find the time of sunrise at all. A visit to a ball where the dancing is kept up with the utmost latitude, will be most likely to introduce you to the exact hour of sunrise. Anonymous Letters.—1 he Governor of Massachusetts, Mayor of Boston and oihersia uiuhorily in the Slate and city, aie in tho daily reception of anonymous epistles, relating to the recent trial of Webster, fVom various sec tions of the country. The Saco Tragedy—Arrest of the Sup posed Murderer.—Dr. James H. Smith hue been arrested, charged with being implicated in the tragedy recently enacted in Saco. h was near his house tho body was found, and the plunk to which it was tied, fits exactly to n certain place in his barn. It is said that strange developements have been made by an Irish servant girl, who has resided in his family fot some time. T.he editress of the Lancaster Literary Ga zette (Mis. Pierson,) nays sho would as soon nestle her nose in a rat’s nest ot swingle to", as allow a man with whiskers to kiss her! 11° wonder how she likes moustaches,goatees, and other hirsute facial ornaments. Compliment to Father Mathew. —A Protest arit gentlemun of this city, celebrated for l ‘* many deeds of charity, hut whose acts of bene'^ ■deuce are do,,e in that truly Christian spa “ was which sayeth “when thoujdoest alms,l er u 0 „ thy left hand know what thy right hand duet > introduced to the worthy Father day before y« terday, and so much was lie pleased with „ quiet, meek, and modest demeanor o^ the tinguished “Apostle of Temperance,’ *h B yesterduy deposited wilh us the handsome 6 - of fifty dollara-as a donation to Father Me* 6 ’ subject to the order of any of the gonrl«w cn & cently appointed as a committee to c ° .' subscription ‘from tho friends of temper^ n > as a testimonial of esteem for- tho venerable ther.—N. Q. Picayune. . Sunday T^elling.—The stockholderso tbe Pennsylvania Railroad Company have bee * for tome time past ballotting on the question^ discontinuing SontUy travelling. M t e - B _ revert the majority wtos in favor ot con^i nU,, ’ it, by 5970 sharrs.