The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-04-02

has received orders from the Hone Guards, Loudon,
to have 5000 soldiers ready to embark for India at
Gweeks notice. The troops are to be natives OF
16nidad. Guiana and Barbados, and il called upon
now the whole are ready. New sugar sells at 80 a
IS so, and molasses at l3c. per gallon. Bills on
London at thirty to ninety days range from $4sy SO
$3.50 per fl00 sterling
The steamships OF the Collins line--the Adriatic.
Baltic and Atlantic-were sold at auction yesterday
by order Of the Sheriff. They were sold together.
and brought $50 900. The liens on the property
amount to 1857 900. The vessels are valued at
81 100000. The purchaser was Dudley B. Fuller, Of
the firm OF Fuller, Lord Co., iron merchants. An
account of the sale is given elsewhere.
The Canal Board at Albany have decided upon re
ducing the rates Of tolls the canals. The rednc.
ton is equal to fifty per cent merchandise going
westward, and twenty per cent on goods shipped for
tide water. No day has as yet been fixed for open
ing the canals, but it is supposed that navigation
will be resumed by the goth inst.
The Tammany General Committee met last night,
but the attendance thin that no business was
transacted. Just about this time most of the active
Tammany people are engaged in laying the wires
for the election of Sachems, which takes place in
few weeks time.
The Gales Of cotton yesterday reached about / 500
2cco bales, including part in transtu. The market
Was somewhat irregular, though middng upands closed
for lots on the spot at about l7sc while some dealers
quoted sales made IN fraction less There
existed much anxiety 70 learn tho effects Of The Persia
news in New Orleans Should that market decline or
rise. corresponding result IL is believed, will DO felt
here. Flour nrmer, and closed in some cases ct
slight advance The receipts were light and the demand
good for the Eastward and for export The sales OF
embraced Genesec spring 81 81 oS and good Southern
red at 81 IT, Corn without change of moment while
fair sales Of white and yellow made At CSC 6sc
7oc Pork without change of moment. while sales
moderate at si6 so for at SIS 70 $l3 rs for
prime. Sugars quite steady, while GALES
fired TO about 300 bids and IS boxes at prices given
another column. Coffee firm About 2 roo bags Rio
were sold by auction, at about &c ADVANCE owe. pro-
vious rates 500 bags Of ST. Domingo and 400 bags
Rio sod to the trade at prices given another
lunn. Freights were steady, while engagements for
Liverpool and london rather better without change
Of moment in rates. To the Continent they were quiet
and engagements Light at unchanged quotations.
Kansas In the House-Passage OF the Critten-
don BIN.
The "long agony" over Kansas and the Lee
compton constitution in the House of Represen-
tatives was brought to focus yesterday, and
all speculations as to the division of parties
upon the Senate bill are now at an end. The
Crittenden bill was substituted by vote of 100
to liz. and passed by similar vote, (the fullest
House upon record,) when, all parties being
satisfied with their days work, the House ad-
journed.
In connection with these proceedings we pub
lish in full the Senate bill and the Crittenden
substitute, so that our readers may Judge for
themselves upon the nice distinctions between
the plan of the administration and the last re-
sort of the opposition. As We have heretofore
stated, the difference between the Senate or ad-
ministration bill and the Crittenden scheme is
this:-The former admits Kansas at once as
State under the Lecompton constitution, and
Notwithstanding the 1864 bugaboo) leaves the
people concerned perfectly free to accept, re-
iect modify ii at their discretion while by the
latter bill, as ga condition precedent to the
admission of the State the Lec0mp-
ton constitution is referred back to
another test of the popular vote. Substan-
TALLY, however, whether this or that plan shall
finally prevail the result will be the same; for,
in any event, the question has been predeter.
mined In Kansas, 60 that with or without q con-
stitution or an enabling act at this time from
Congress, she is positively, overwhelmingly
and permanently In the possession of the free
State party.
So far as Congress is concerned, the action of
the House yesterday, instead of settling the
question there, only complexities the issue be-
tween that body and the Senate. The House
bill will go over to the Senate-the Senate, we
suppose, will refuse to concur-the House will
insist the Senate will refuse to recede. COM
mittee of conference will then be appointed be-
tween the two houses what can be expect
ed from thats Brought to that pass, we pre-.
sumo that the committee will find IL impossible
to agree upon any halfway compromise, and
thus both the Senate bill and the House bill
will fall through. In the meantime the people
Of Kansas have been holding another Conven-
ton, and while the two houses are squabbling
over their respective bills a new constitution
may be laid before them, direct from Kansas by
the express train. What then? Why, really,
il would seem. from present appearances, that
the two houses will then be further off from
any agreement than they were last Christmas
The question, however, is practically settled
The form Of the admission Of a new State is i'm
material when the substance is already secured.
The agitation is exhausted, the destiny Of Kan
sas is fixed. The decisive and unshrinking poll
cy Of the administration has brought out "the
sober second thought" Of the people of Kansas
action of Congress and accept the Lecompton or
any other constitution, as the hook to hang
their kettle on, they are also competent to boil
their pot without any special aid from Congress