Washington telegraph., 1850-05-15
From tie Louisville Jourual.
All RIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA.
HALIFAX, Nav 1. 1856.

|
The Cambria arrived at 2 o'clock.
| Cotton of all descriptions of American
had advanced full 1-8d. Fair New Or
Jeans, 3-8; Mobile 67-8; upland 3-4.
Total sales. AZ, 900; for speculation o 600.
for export 1000. The market closed firm.
The Havre cotton market was steady,
but without material change in prices.
! Indian corn is trife lower, with fair
demand. Floursis steady at previous rates,
but business limited. Prices of provisions
are unchanged. except in bacon, which
is Is. lower, and lard cd lower. The
coffee market is dull and prices lower.
The English Ministry have been de-
teated in Parliament on two or three
minor Questions, gives strength to the
general belief that they will be forced to
resign. DIsraeIi. the leader Of the op-
position. having recovered his health, the
protectionists have been reinvested with
renewed courage.
From the continent, the political news
on the surface is unusually quiet. Order
prevails throughout France. The violence
OF faction and near approach of the elec-
tions gives rise to fears for the continuance
Of the present calm.
The Greek question has not been ad-
justed. and in the event of the friendly
offices of France, there is every reason
to apprehend serious difficulties between
England and Russia, as the former, in
the event stated, has given Admiral
Parker express orders to enforce COM
plete blockade of the coast of Greece; and
should he do so, the Emperor of Russia
has given positive assurance of his inten-
ton to advance to the assistance of King
Ohio.
The accounts from the manufacturing
districts exhibit little improvement: The
prices of manufactured goods do not keep
pace with the advance in the raw mate
rial.
ROBBERY OF THE PUBLIC Treasury
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Courier and Enquirer is re-
sponsible for the following charge of
swndling preferred against the "incor-
rupti5les" of the Union. 1t is one of the
most unconscionable instances of public
punder ever recorded in the annals OF our
Government. We sincerely hope the
charges are not true:
sMr. Hale, of New Hampshire, pre-
sented a resolution a few days ago, in
structing the Committee on Printing to
inquire and report, whether the payment
of S12.5OO COR printing 10000 copies of
the Opinions of the Supreme Court in the
passenger cases from New York and
Massachusetts-as they are Familiarity
Notwithstanding the right of a State TO
levy per capita tax on migrants-rnak-
ING lSl pages, was made i'll pursuance
of existing laws, and if SO, under what
class of printing, according to the estab-
lished classification, the said pamphlet
would fall, and how much of the printing
of tie present Congress will have to be
paid for at such rates.
This is an interesting inquiry, and
may disclose some interesting facts. The
Senate, it will be seen, ordered 10000
copies of pamphlet of l0l pages, which
was printed and paid for during the recess
of Congress. According to the rates of
printing, fixed by the existing law, this
pamphlet ought to have cost perhaps
y
perhaps twice as much, or say $4,000 or
$4,000. This information Is furnished to
me bv those who have examined the sub
ject, and if [ am in error, the Union shall
have the benefit of prompt correction.
As this description of printing was made
to come under what is called the 'Mlscel-
laneous head that is not one OF the
classes for which specific prices are fixed,
the Union thought it good chance 10
turn All honest penny, and presented
bill amounting to nearly forty Thousand
dollars. almost as much as the cost OF the
entire public printing of the Senate, tor
the whole of last session. AS this money
was to be paid out of the contingent fund,
the worthy officer having charge Of that
| trust, demurred at the extraordinary de-
! mand 1t was during the recess OF Con
| aress, and Mr.. Foote--who negotiated
| the connection Of Mr.. Burke with the
| Union, and is one of its principal and
most confidential advisers-undertook to
effect an understanding. After various
| conferences, it was arranged that the
| claim sho ud be referred to MIR. Ritchie
the man of all others, most interested
-on account Of his practical experience
and well established character. No COM
ment is necessary on the propriety OF this
reference. 1t was virtually referring the
lamb to the hungry jaws of the wolf.-
However, Mr.. Richie, after due conside-
ration, reported that the Union office was
entitled to receive $l2,500 for 10000
copies of pamphlet Of 1Sl pages and the
Treasury was accordingly bled to that
extent. The money was drawn from the
contingent fund of the Senate; the money
was pocketed during the recess, and
venture to predict the money will never