The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-24
NEWS BY TELEGRAPH.

NEWS BY TELEGRAP
Interesting from Washington.
SPECIAL coRREroSDsNCE HERALD.
TIE ADMINISTRATION CANDIDATE FOR SPEAKER
SENATOR GwIN AND THE PACIFIC RAILROAD
GEORGIA P0LITICs-"PRovIso" wILMoT TURNED
UP, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1853
It is stated here that Mr. Orr Sou n Carolina is sub
.osx the administration candidate Speaker and Ger.
calmly his recent speeches have that complexion He
expected here daily and viii probably called upon for
definite statement of his position He certainly unsx.
ssptionAble as far as the record goes
Senator Gwn complains that you have done him great
Injustice in associating bis name with Msssrs Walker
Chatfed, &o engaged in the New York Pacific Railroad
scheme Mr.. Walkers plan proposed in the Senate
last session by Mr. Brooks of Mississippi upon that
occasion Mr. Gwin took decided ground against IT, as
visionary and impractcable
The state Of affairs in Georgia troubles the Cabinet
especially the national resolutions endorsing Dickinson
Some OF Cobbs friends treachery the part
OF the administration, though think the charge is
baseless.
The article in the Inio the other day. denouncny Mr.
Dickinson and the national democracy OF New York
copied with great commendation from Pennsylvania
paper was from the pen of David wlmo the originator
Of the wilmot Proyiao agitation AsMoDEUS.
THE REPORT OF THE POSTMASTER GENERAL-THE
COLLINS STEAMSHIPS, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23-8 NJ
The report of the Postmaster General will 1t is undor.
stood, be highly valuable for the importance and
ouracy the statistics it will present It will oe shown
shat the present cheap rates of inland postage have not
yet proved sufficient for the liquidation Of the expense
attendant the service The Depa tment abors under
great embarrassment from the ex ortionate demands OF
the railroad comp Eanies and the Po tmaser General
has no remedy in his hands, it will be for Congress de-
termine how the evil shall be mt for the future.
Congress voted last about seven hundred thou
sand dollars as equivalent the matter sent in
the MALE There reason h.wsver believe that this
will not half OF the actual expenses which the de-
partment put to in carrying fanksd letters docu
merits
The statistics which will be produced as to the earn.
ings of the Collins steamers will scarcely be Of much
service to that company in inducing Congress not to put
end to the CONT prov cd for in the act of 1882
One great Of expense the department found
in the immense amount of newspaper and other printed
matter, sent in the California mails The department
pays twenty-five cents per pound for carrying the mail
ACROSS the 18th of Panama alone The postage this
printed matter for the whole distance from New York to
Fan Francisco is ten cents per pound
Altogether, whilst it is highly probable Judge Camp.
bell will not recommend any curtailmsn OF the present
ocean mail service he will yet present for the consdera
ton of the country array of facts AMI figures which
viii obably explain satisfactorily to the meanest COM
prehenson the of the great wealth Of the mail
steamship companies VERITAS
aE-oPEEING OF wILLARDs HoTEL-ELEaANr EN-
TERTAINMENT, ETC.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23--9P. NJ.
Willards hotel reopened this evening by an ele.
giant dinner at which s the distinguished persons In
the city present Mr. Everett made most elegant
and touching speech in returning thanks for the Messr
Willard, In which he alluded to the meeting years
gone by under that very roof upon the same evening" of
Chief Justice Marshall, Story Calhoun, Clay, Webster,
Washington Irving, &C., &c Father Richie also spoke
Wizards has been elegantly remoaelsd and the dis
finguished persons present this evening prove that
wiz continue as heretofore to occupy prominent posi-
sion in the good opinion Of the public. z.
TAGARIEs OF THE t'UNIoN'-THE SMITHSONIAN IN
sTITUTIoa, ETC.
FROM NEW srArER AGENT.
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1858.
The Union Of this morning has article headed ssTe
Campaign of 1855" in which 1t declares has long been
satisfied that the orgnatcrs and promoters of the fatal
dssepscns in New York had formed the deliberate de-
sign Of breaking down the present administration for the
purpose of elevatng upon its ruin their favorte asant
the succession and that conceive proposition
opening the canvass for the succession.
The compile Of the interior of the main building of
the Smithsonian Institution Is actively progressing.
The original plan having been changed BY the Regents
all the wood work and and framing has been rem ,ved,
and its place is being supplied rby freproof mate
rails The first story is to be fitted for tho library and
Of natural history, and the second story lee
ture roo capable of accommodating two thousand per
SONS. These arrangements, it is tho.ght, will be com
peted within six months at the farthes when TIE west
ry, will he converted into gallery Of art.
The services of the following gentlemen have been
gagged for the coming series OF lectures
Benjamin Halloweil, of Alexandria, Va who will deli
Of Lectures Astronomy. Or. j. lawrence
Smith of the University If Virginia, of twelve
more lectures ON Chemistry. Oliver Wendell Holiness who
will repeat his course on Poetry.
Professor Charles w. Hacklev, who viii give history
OF learned institutions Throughout. the world Several
other dist guished gentlemen have also been invited to
lecture before the institution.
We understand the lee before the Young Mems
Christian Association OF this city, also to be delivered
In the lecture of the Smiths nan buidag and that
most of whom have sgufsd their acceptance-Rey. Q.
w Heakok, Of New York Rev Allen St ELF OF New YORK:
Prof i. B. De Bow, of Louisiana; Bishop Potter, of
Pennsylvania; G G Adams DID,, of New York; W. Gaore
Simms Of South Carolina It is proposed to have three
lectures week at the Institute, Mr. Hallowell commenc
ing on Monday evening Dec. 8.
The President has appointed Robert Greenbow, AGENT
in California ascertain aud settle private land claims
and Louis Banding law agent before the Beard Of Land
The President has reversed the sentence of the court
martial Governors Isl md cashsring Brevet Ca ptan
H. B. Field, and ordering him TO be discharged feom
rest
All the public Offices in Washington viii be closed to-
morrow on account Of Thanksgiving
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Non-Arrivnl Of the California Steamers at
New Orleans.
Nsw ORLEANS, Nov. 2S-P. NJ
The steamships United tstes AID Pampeso fully
due at this port with fornFhts la from California;
but Is ret we have no intelligence of them.
Naval Intelligence e--Prizc Essays, Sc
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. %, 1853.
The United States steamer Futon sailed this afternoon