The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-04-06

thereof The pa&ntee hall then EXHIBIT under oath in
Dc. ALL account 0f loss and profit any manner a,
cruirg 70 him from and BY reason Of thu said invsa
ton II then on bearing II The case and aivsrss
testimony, the board Of tevew shAvax dus fegari to
the public In crest therein, should Of opinion hA.
the pasentee had, without desAul hs pert failed to
resxe from the and sale Of his invention reason
able rsmuAeraton for the time labor aud posse be-
slowed on the same then It should be tbs duty Of the
Commissioner TO and extend the said pNsont Ter
The tern Of Gevsn years.
have BEEN led to theee from the fact that
there many inventions before the COMMITTEES
Patents asking Of their patents BY Congress
Many OF these merit0oua and deserve early
stsaton at the hands Of CoDgress The number Of ps
tenis Issued by the Paten Office ct the present time
amounts to upwards Of most Of who sil for
extension and 10 extend these .. hundred
sAch which, understand the usual cost have the
enormous sum Of four millions Of dollars al Of which
gees into the treasury Of the United States.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1855.
me Pacific Railroad in the aouss-Repor Of General
De~or-Pro4ects Of Saccsss--Ae Southern R'uss Pro-
orsssing.
General Denver of California who has been absent for
days, again 1t his post and wi in few days
port the Pacific Rair oad bill from the special commit
Of which he Ia the chairman The bill provides for
three roads to be south OF the 3h pa
rael of north latitude between the 37th and 43d
and north Of the AID parallel The subject Of tho
termini Of the several routes has bssn Of difficulty,
with the committee and the report understand
will propose San Francisco the western terminus Of
he southern Ute while the other two viii terminate
Of the naviga6ls waters Of the pAac-psrhaps
1T Sacramento or Bsnida. TIE report proposes
vors blencing Of the middle route with the Hannibal
and St. Joseph Railroad; thus making hannibal in Mis-
souri,, the eastern terminus Of this route
The report provides that the company Undertaking
this magnificent enterprise shall receive from the gov
eminent thirty sections OF land per mile (paylng Is
cert per for the same) and $500 per is par
NUN for the Of United States malls
troops, naval and military stores, -. Caopel Stewart
Of Missouri, President of the Hannibal And St. Joseph
road Ii here and lively engaged In his exsrtons
to the amalgAma lion OF his road wi the middle
route mentioned before.
nesog the Missouri Southwestern Railroad With he goat
Southern granting TO said branch twelve alternate
sam which was granted {, the niros Central RAir ,ad
and will be allowed for the completion OF either
route which may undertake to conssruct-tsn
years from the location Of the road
There are now many gentlemen IN this city who ex-
press . willingness and dessrminati,n to construct
Southern read and with this vsw Col A. B. Gray has
been employed to proceed complete . survey COM
menced by him some time sinse.
WASHINGTON April 8, 1856.
The Cincinnati Convention Significant Mopement-Pro-
posed Union Of all the Southern Delegates in Adpance Of
The Nay--The Oregon Appropriatios-Ar. Buchaxan's
Peace Speech at the London Aayoralty Banqua Sore
Topic at the White House luxurious Developments in Con-
n<ctio, nth the Naras Retiring Board, de-, &c.
and rather important movement has been start
ed whchf carried out wlesvs the Northern delegates
in the Cincinnati Convention but little to d. by way Of
choosing Presidential candidate secret circular has
been sent the leading democrats Of each Of the South
States proposing uni,n Of all The Southern des-
gates to the National Convention before leaving for
Cincinnati, upon man as their candidate for the
Presidency It is urged thai such step Is rendered ne
cessary under the presen. state of things for Southern
security against Northern fsnstici and that the safety
of South consists in the choice Of person
the Presidency whom they with certainty rely
s. Md this self protecting fad general favor
AID be adcp ed it cannot Isl. In producing serious dis
cord in the Convention and perhaps would be the
of breaking up without making pomiaston 1t would
justify like .moinaton tbs part Of the North; but
che diff sulty to lis adoption woald be In the imposb
hty Of harmonsing eli interests up any name, BY
way OF successful retaliation.
Something Of . damper, in ell probability, will be
thrown the ray If voting tho appropriation for the
suppression Ct this Oregon disturbances av ,raby
ported upon by Mr. Campbell II the reports whch have
reached Wsshnet the subject Of the present
tire blame OF the in.gues and disho-
resy Ct The white and to their santon treat
ment OF the lnciaps Even tn Gsvernor Is charged with
having aided in bringing about the present stste of at
fairs.
The speech Of Mr. Buchanan at the Lord Mayors din
ner FAR from berg relished By the President Go.
VEIN Marcy. 1t has ma GRIZZLY interered with the
plans OF both, and has blocked the game OF General
Pierce wins has bern ar angling matters to keep
relations with England ar open quesion until ths NEE
irg of the Presidential Convention. Depend upon T. this
dinner Speech and the HHRALDs upon It, have
White House. That i. troubles tbs Presidea. may be
inferred from his ant inquiries OF mbers of Con
gress and others wishing to knew OF they have ead the
speech, and what they tnirk ct it."
Some important Developments about to DO "a sde
correctly informed that wild have their effect upon
as Senate in its decision upon the question OF the act.
upon, but hours since by ex officer of the navy
who communicated the following particulars which, he
About ten days before the names OF the officers In the
commission we're made known Commander -, by
cretsry CT the Navy where he three naval Off
engaged in earnest controversy copy OF the Naval
Register. His entrance for tioe WAS uunoticsd, but
the frequent use OF the expression OF mark hiu d.,
F., H. attracted bi, curiosity 20 closer ninst ,n
when the book was closed, thrown aside snd friendly
conversation entered upon. This did continue
his hard uptn the book and opsned it, . movement
which followed the part OF hi, brother off sers by
Pre- position to retire. Before his soas be done G.,
man6er - wished to know o. the parties tbs mean
ipg of the several marks which he found opposite
to the names of csrtais officers of the navy, and
among which 'as his own. some, wholly, unsa.s
factory explanations we're givsn whea the parties
retired leaving The register in the possession OF the Com
msnder. This register he cibs 70 iew, but my
INFO msnt 1t viii ehorty be pa led before the
Senate Whist gives these letters their npstance is the
fact that each and all cftas parties n whose
they placed, Exve either BEEN dismissed which
the let d. furcuS answering the letter
F. retired and that tue thee officers who
gagged in the Of the registsr after wards
selected members OF the Board and ny their deci
sion have advanced theseve. several in the
fession. am prepared, Tired, TO give the OF
informant and hoss Of the tiss alluded 70. Plain
facts rouahout show that several Of the officers who
have been thus vciG ised hsd their decided
som stime before the converting OF tbs Board and
dore Stewart WAS marked down ths principal upon
whom the Of the outrsges 20 be committed II
would be well II Secretary Dobb heef pes free
charge for there A:e many who VIII have i he took
the lead in the late prescription