The New York Herald Newspaper, August 13, 1847, Page 1

Vol. XILE, No, 221..Whole No, 4813. THE NEW YORK HERALD ESTABLISHMENT, North-west corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. CIRCULATION—FORTY THOUSAND. an of Bhi ap ape day, Price 2 cents per copy—$7 WERLY ARRALDoRvery. Saurday—Price 6X cents PERL BOR EUROPE: bvery, Ste Pri — i O4 , the bookseller, London. DVERTISEMENTS, wt the Pain ‘written ins plaus, legible ithe Promaetor will uot be responaible for ertors thet rr TRINTING of all kinds executed beautifully and with despateh, All letters or communications by mail, addressed tothe I post the postage will be de tncte hom the enter peta mice, cemnicad. EW YORK AS HAIER RSTRBAR COMPANY f Lo ON, AND ALTER THURSDAY, JUNE ith, 1847, the (ate wil nae follows, wail fate notes. "Up ins will leave the City Hall for 4 Hinemi& Morristana., Forham & ‘Tuckahoe Pleasantville, 530 A.M. ‘Will’ms Br’ge. | Hart’s and weastle nds. 590 A, M." ‘White Pl'us, Bedford, H 70 Ae WM. tite : Falls 10 7 l. Ty 2 3 4 ‘oa $2 ¢ . ©”. Retaraing 19 New York will leave turning to New York will lea Morrisiana & Harlem. Fordham. Will’ms Br’ge. ‘Tuckahoe. 7 M. 6 53 A. 645 A. . M. 810 ; 9 its 3 2 3 é 3 if wa hs ee Pe Fens Bedford, Whidickville, 813 TS AM. 745 # 5 45 451 PM. 445 roton Falls. Mt i and (1 Croton Falls will uot stop on New VaR saul exceptat Broome street, and. 800 street. "A car Wil precede cach train teu ‘minutes, to take Up passengers in the city. 21 nt i inof from Croton Falls will not stop green Wie abe and? New York, except at Tuckahoe itiina"tfaras Sn Sundays to Harlem and Morrisiana, if fine weather. Mahopack and Danbury leave Croton Falls on rerna ofthe fF eke Astana (eeM. rata, and for Faw i f tl o’cloc! lings on arrival on Re et xi A pat , P. M., thereby securing: fo merchants and others the advantage of alate hour for for Duk uites, speciesdratts, and valuable parcels are secured ad placed in the charge of fait ful conductors. Merchandise, packages, Se. forwarded in our own cars, and by leaving orders ac our office, No.1 Wall street, comer of Broadwaf, packages will be called for in any part of the city. jo. | Wall street, comer Broadway. Offices 30.7 State street, Boston, an§ 30tre > SY ISLAND FERKY—Th ee ee eR AN RAGLE, tain Geo, H: Power, will ran regula 0 ‘ort hon aud 15t"re RT. —The steamer JUSEPH will leave th er, foot of Key Port, at 2 FORKEY, BR. COFFEE, Chambers street, daily, for o'clock, P.M. B.—On Suoday’s, the boat Hammond street mal street, 8}g; Chainbers 3M; Pike street, E tard Pier No. 1. E.R. aud 30r*m FOR PE AMBOY AND NEW BRUNSWIt Sundays excepted, "K—Daily, Pelock P- Mi, from the foot of Rt: wr ANTELOPE, Capt. 8. Van street, next tO ew and elegant st Wick:I, will, on aud alter Tuesday, Wh, leave the foot of itebinson street, for Pesth 4 4 New Bruns. wick lauding at Rossville, Woodbridi aud Breuch’s Landing, Hetncaig) the ANTELO s New Bi wick at 3g past 6 A. M.; Perth Amboy at 3¢ past 7, stopping at on aud Princeton take the above places. Ps al ug ti B boat All * bene, atthe owner ant §r*re os ‘OK SHREWSBURY, LUNG BRANCH, PW SCHENCRS, HIGHLAN US Oceat House, and Eatontown Landing. jteam~ boat DWAIN, LEWIS, Capt, Haynes, will run as follows foot of street, North Raver: from fave New York. Le o'clock, ug. o’eloc! hg B.M. Saturday, 4, at 9 A.M. ay PM. Saturday, 14, at 3 P.M. 63 A. M Sunday,’ 15, at 1 A.M. at OS¢A.M. Monday, 16, at IL A.M. , at 7 AM Tuesday, 17, M. Wedu’y, 18, at 7 A.M. Wedn’ ‘on the ay Ake, BOE Bk nl ta sae, FOR SHREWSBURY, OCEAN HOUSE, cad ‘aLong Branch, Kunsom Dock, Brown's Dock, iddietown and Red Bank.—The Steamboat Master, will ran as follows, from Fulton Stages’ will be in readi ORUS, v. Pri Market Slip, East River :— Leave New York Leave Shrewsbury. isa.t reach Friday, 8 Pnday, 18, Satardiy, My, OS Saturday, iM, s Moaay, 7 Mond’, ie, 1 AM y hy Monday} Ad ‘The Line Sages will ran to Howell Works, Silene jan and Freehold, Stages to convey passengers to bien of the . B. All persons are forbid trusting the above boat on ac- oni Bhibe bwnen. peice i J.P. ALLAIRE. aud Wttre + anno FIN PASHAGE URS IGL=To , Utica, $150; Syracuse, $2; Oswexo, $3; "Rochester, $2: Buffalo, #2 Cleve Jhicago, $6 : Whitehall, be given for the falfiiient of all sce with this company. MeL RAY, curity req sontraccs “TYN6 30 mer HAVEN, ‘Van Pelt, cau be chartered for &xcur: ious to any plage, by application at No. 8 a j é MORNING BOAT AT HALF-PAST six for Albany and intermediate landings.— Fare 60 cents. Breakfast and dinner on board the boat. ‘The well-known low pressure steamboat SOUTH DA, Capt. T. N. Hulse, will leave the Ste ay, gereet, Tuesday, Thucads cloe! Mtt re JOKNING LINE FUR ALBANY AND « piihcteing TROY vind Intermediate Landiogs: ‘Breakfast and Dinner ou board the Boat sure steamboat TROY, Captain A. Gorliatn, wl lente the eterna pec fot of Baiclay avec Weaiewtaya, and Rridnys, at seven o'clock A. ing ne thoopponte days: Phe Steamer NI AGARA, Capt. HL, Kellogg, will the Stenraboat Pier foot of Barelty sureet, Tuesday, at half past six o’clock, A. returning onpont Sad So Cents. for passage or freight, apply om board, or to #. B. Hall, at ae. A the ollie on the wharl” a iy2b STATHN ISLAND VERRY —On, and seabiaa 1 OY Ae nee ran as follow: act te Lee 9, 10,17,A. Mer and 1, 2, 3,4, 5, 8, 75 P.M. cd 1, 2, teu juluutes past 2, and at 4,5, LEB LINE SL BAMBO, ian, Daity, | Sundays Through DirectAt 7 o’eloc! Pier bet’ Le Nandt and Liberty street S tambost ISAAC WEWION, Cape, Wine B. Peck, leave on Monday, Wednesday ill y, and Priday eveuings, at 7 o'clock. Steamboat HENDRIK MUDSON, Capt, R. G, Cratten- gery istve on ‘Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday even chock, Special Trains for Schenectady, Ballston, and Saratoga pcg, Will rao as followsi—Leave Albany at 64 A.M., 3 -M., except Stud ngers will find this the pedivigus aud couveniem route, At Five O'Clock, F. M.~-Landing at Intermediate Places— Steamboat NORTH AueniCh Capua Trasdell, will vi most ex rora the foot o! Burclay street. degre on Monday, Wedneuday, Friday and y alteraoons, at5 o'clock, z ROCHESTER, Captain R. H. Furry, will Tenve, denloyy Thurvday, and! Metahay eivernocen “tbhe above, boats willat all times arstve in Albany ia ample time for ute Morning Cars forthe Kast or West. are he nen ‘at moderate rates, and none taken{ after 5}¢ ° e ‘Atl persons are forbid trusim f'the boats of IH witortva wektipn Oeler rom tne coyfastns‘er koesnas Hor passage or freight, ap wird the boats, or to P. C, BEE ithe Man A 4 ok rs Se=morrOkl ivy BOATS FOR Au é ry dvs Newburgh, patekitt and Hitdson—Fare60 cente— lequat Stegner ROGER WILLIAMS, Capt. a treet Sten ew a ie una ey ‘ADPIY out boutd the Bonts, or to Geo. ‘Bipueley a he Sor! of et. tives: 2s of the owners bee) eoupt af the ow A pe ~NOTICE—All persons are hereoy cautioned against trust ‘of the crew of the Br. bark sta i cobitiLL eA AN = NEW YORK, FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST 13, 1847. ‘The War, &e. MEXICAN ROBBERS. "(Translated from N. O. La Patria, August 4} | ‘We have been informed that a person recently arriv- ed from Vera Cruz, and who is at present in this city, states that he was robbed in the vieivity of Vera Crus by Lieut. Col, JM. Mate (Cerro Gordo prisoner) and his party, who. under the denomination of guerillas, al- low no one of any claes or nation to pass them without robbing them of all they have, even if they spare their lives, “We can scarcely believe such a piece of n notwithstanding we have been informed that this son is well acquainted with the personal appearance of Col. Mata, and that it was at his order that the $2000 were carried with him We would wish to be more cer- tainly informed on this head to place it with full confi- dence before our readers, Although we heard that Se. nor Mata, before his departure from this city, intended to form a guerilla baud on his return, at whoxe head he would place himself, still we cannot believe that he has degenerated into « mere highwayman—a public robber. ARMY. . Che steamship Galveston left New Orleans for Vera Cruz via Tampico. on the 8d inst. She took over one company of the 12th infantry and about 80 horses. We understand that there is now ready in this city, under the new requisition for troops to protect the tra- ders against the hostile Indians on the plains, three com- f volunteers, who have been holding themselves in readiness; and, at the suggestion of the Governor, Capt. Petzer has a company of mounted men, handsome- ly equipped and uniformed; and Captains ‘T. Il. Wet- more and Napoleon Rosoisloski have each, we under- stand, full companies, and will be ready to march at short viotice, and as soon as they are received by the Gover- nor.—St, Louis Reveille, Jug. 4. NAVAL. A Naval Court of Enquiry to examine into the cause of the recent accident to the U. S. ship Jamestown. assembled yesterday on bourd the U. 8. ship Pennsyly: nia. The court consists of the following officers :—Uot Wilkinson, President; Com. Kearny and Capt. Webb, members ; Lieut. A. Sinclair, Judge Advocate.—Norfolk Beacon, Aug, 11. Herald European Correspondence. Dunun, 12th July 1847, The Repeal Association—Irish Council—Parliament Election Movements—Crops—Fever—Temperance, $e, Fe. ‘The Repeal Association met as usual on Monday last, E. O, Mahoney, bart,, in the chair, Mr, John O'Connell addressed the meeting at great length, on many of the .2ccustomed topics, He especially alluded with reproba- lon to the conduct of the Young Irelanders, in putting the pledge of “ no place” to Dr. Power at the Cork elec- tion, and maintained his own right of freedom of action and choice of recommending repealers to places under the present ministry, &e., &e. The rent of the week, owing to the excitement of the coming elections and the oxertions of some of the Roman Catholic clergy, amounted to £122 195 4d. Dr. Powell has, as anticipated in last, been returned for Cork, by a majority of 289 over his Conservative opponent, Mr. Leader. The Irish Confederation held its last public meeting on the 7th inst., one of the largest, most enthusiastic, and respectable teed held. Mr Meagher refuted some ground- less accusations of the Pilot newspaper, and then at great length, and in the most eloquent terms, pointed out the mischiefs of the place-begging and accepting policy, and besought his hearers to confront corruption wherever it appeared, whether on the hustings or inthe forum, Mr T. D. McGee, the per, appointed secretary of the Con- federation, (Mr. Hamill, the former one, liaving retired in ill health.) read the report of the trade committee, and Mr. Barry, an able and argumentative address of the Confederation to the Protestants of Ireland, in antici- pation of the approaching anniversary, 12th, Ko. ox- orting for the future to lay aside all ‘sectional differ. ences and combine in union for the common cause of country. The meeting separated, cheering loudly for repeal. The Trish Council held its last great public meeting, previous to adjournment to Tucaday, 2d September, ea Friday last. Many practical measures of great utility connected with the encouragement of agriculture, trade, and Irish manufactures, were brought forward, and after congratulations on the present promising condition and prospects of the Council, the meeting separated until the above date—its fature exertions promise the greatest eventual benefit to the country anda “ locus in gus” at length is found on which men ‘of all opinions can meet. not for the discussion or promotion of class interests, but the advancement of the national cause, The old party cries, notwithstandiog some injndicious attempts at Conciliation Hall, are being fust alandoned, and Ireland for the Irish is the general feeling, even where from long habit and associations unexpressed. It is now generally supposed that Parliament will be dissolved about the 24th or 26th of this month, and that the elections will be held about the 10th of August— most of the constituencies will be contested, and active exertions are going on accordingly. Mr. John O'Connell has withdrawn from Dublin. His return for a place, where his conduct had excited such active, and perhaps, de- served odium, was hopeless. Mr. Moore, the Attorne General for Ireland, though he has not yet declared his intention, it is said will stand, supported of course by all the government interest, and the liberal party are loo! ing out for two eligible candidates to represent their in- teresta, Mr. McTavish, who stands on the Conciliation Hall interest, is from Maryland, U.S. Sir Lucius O'Bri en, brother of Mr. Smith O’Brien, it is announced, poses starting for Clare, asa repealer. To mention ot candidates would be tedious and uninteresting to your readers. By advices received from all parts of Ireland, the crops continue to wear the same luxuriant and promising ap- warance, and in some localities the grain crops are ripen- ing rapidly. No blight hus hithorto appeared on the po- tatoes. aud the apprehensions entertained at an earlier part of the season sre fast diminishing or disappearing and provisions are fast pouring in ut all the sea ports. Eight vessels with Indian corn cargoes arrived in Lime- rick on Friday. ‘The Cork Reporter atates that upwards of fifty grain inden vessels have arrived since ite last pub- lication ; among these were the lona, from Philadelphia, with flour, meal and Indian corn; Metamora, from New Orleans, do ; Bostonian, from New Orleans, do, Prices are every day expected to fall, and yet, strange to say. ure atill generally maintained; the great consumption, of course, calls for these large supplies, and renders their arrivals, except by their announcement, scarce percep- tible. Fever still rages, and probably will suffer little or no diminution during the heat of summer; there are, at present, 797 cases of it in the Cork hospitals, In Belfast fever hoxpitals, 2.040, frightfal ; in Mallow, a small town in Innishannon, the patients in some instances lying in the streets; in Bandonbad-on- Ban Jon, 20 burials on Sat- urday—24 dead bodies in the receiving house. These are melancholy details, but the people of this country are learning @ lessou from the sufferings through which their unhappy fellows have passed, that will remain long, perhaps never unforgotten—there have been near- ly ten thousand emigrants from one county, Sligo, this year to America; with the same county there is con- nected an interesting fact which cannot, perhaps, be too widely diffused. Lord Palmerston has an estate with a of £8,000 per annum; it is stated on authority, that for the last ton years, he has received none, the whole having been expended in the improvement of the roperty. By m pariiamentary report, it appears that fore the 15th of last March, for ® neighboring county, there were returned eight hundred and sixty verdicts of death by starvation ; inquests wero held but in the smaller number of cases. ‘The Rey. Or. Spr-tt, on Sunday woek, administered the temperance pledge in the Phoenix Park, Dublin. Groups of postulants continued to receive it up to a Inte hour, when the mecting broke up to the sound of music, The bill suthorialng the advance of £620,000 in aid of the construction of irish railways, was read on Wednes- day week, a first time inthe House. and without any comment was ordered to be printed and read a second time on the following Friday, it bearing 5 per cent. Contederate clubs for the improvement and mental elevation of the people, and the spread of od eo and na- tional principles, are being extensively established in Dublin, and will soon spread to the provinces. Mr. Sheridan Knowles the great dramatist, now in his sixty-third year, was offered an annuity of £100 a year hy Lord John Russell. ‘The offer was’ rejected. Mea- nitred by the years and merits of the man, its amount was mean in the extreme. ‘The offer was in consequence of a petition from Belfast, Liverpool and Glasgow. A gay company is being established in the North. ‘The Lord Lieutenant. and Counters. of Clarendon tended the bazaar held in the Commis ioner’s Yard, Kingstown, on the 7th and 8th inst.,for the benefit of the distressed poor of ail religious persuasions, ‘The Limerick Reporter snys tuat nearly haif the eiti- zens of Limerick have been summoned for poor rate and grand jury cess, and that «great majority ef them ure utterly unable to meet those demands, A meeting of the Trades’ Union is to be held to- morrow, to make preparations for the faneral of O'Con- of his interment is not yet fixed. An asso has been formed in ‘Derry, under title of the Ulster Tenant-Right Association, for 1 protection of tenant interest. In the course of leas than ‘an heur. a very large number, both of commercial and other gentlemen, as well as tenant farmers from all parts of the county, enrolled themselves as members, and subscribed largely for the advancement of their view ‘This is but the commencement of what may become extensive organization, Everything of this natu: hitherto in Ireland was but in embryo. One large asso- ciation, the Repeal, monopolised, overshadowed or dis- countenanced all others. On the crumbling ruins of it, more lasting and beneficial structures may be raised, which, it is hoped, hereafter may combine to the renova- tion of this selt-neglected land. Some food riots have taken place in the southern dis- tricts, but they have been without difficulty suppressed. Mr. Hackett, a gentleman of property near Portumna, was lately aitacked by two rufflaus, who discharged two guns at him, which Iacerated his neck, ‘Their discharge ‘would probably have proved fatal, had not he disturbed their alm by striking violently at them with his whip. Our principal theatre in Dublin remains still closed. ‘Tho Queen's theatre, with a very respectable company, continues to draw full houses. Most of our Dublin Musical Societies have adjourned for the sammer. ‘There is scarcely any information on dit, interesting to transatlantic ears, within my reach, that I have not given, nee A gentleman who arrived here yesterday by mail, in- forms ws that an express passed them between Mont- gomery and Mobile, which was stated to be a govern- ment oxpress. It however may haye been a private one ith the steamer’s news.—N, O, Commercial Bulletin, Ath inst, Spirit of the Watering Places. Unitep States Horr, } Sanatoca Srainas, Aug. 11, 1847. The Grand Fancy Dress Ball. T have the honor to transmit herewith « copy of the Programme of arrangements for the grand fancy dress ball to be given at this hotel on the evening of the 13th instant. It will be the most magnificent ball ever given in America, and it will be attended by men of distinc- tion, and women of remarkable beauty. ‘The following is the programme, which should be in- serted literally :— *000000000000000000000000 *: jeposoncenceabencaeeecnan: FANCY BALL. ° ° Tobe atthe ° U. 8. HOTEL, SARATOOA SPRINGS, 0 On Friday Bening, Aug. 13, 1647. ° es F Goy. Pratt, Ma. rivgiey a? Canandai > Bratt, Md, *Granger, Canandaigua. 9 Col, Mourse, N. ¥ Siam Wid NY ° e . Dr, Wilcox, Pa. 1, R. Marshall, Gen. J. J. Jones H. Kuhn, Phila. ‘Markoe, Pa, 8. M. Dav s,'Miss, 0. an, N.Y. H McCall, La, KR. H. Morris, N.Y. : Vincent, Pa. Dr. Bedford, N. Y. E. Dean, Boston. Hon, RN. Martin, Md, P. M, Suydam, N.Y. Dr. Mutter, Pa, . N.Y. Ri Randall, Pa. Groesbeck, Ohio. Col, Hallett, N.Y. J.C. Huger, 8.C. H.A. Coit, NY. ‘ouner, Mi ston, illiams, N.Y. ESanford, H. MeCall, jr, La. C. O’Conor, do, Mr. Silliman, N. ¥. Hon. W. C. Hasbrouck, do. ‘The Ball to be under the exclusive charge of the follow- ing Directors, who will be designated by a scarlet badge, 10 W ¢ Cooper, Dr, Bedford, E. Dean, 2. 8. M. Davis, KF. F. J. Cottinet, No person to be admitted except in Fancy Dress, unless y mission of the Committee on Costumes, consisting of the following gentleme Frederick Vincent, David » ‘Gen. Cooper.” eae The Managers will be designated by a blue badge. En- tree, and dancing to commence at 9 o’clock. Supper at 12. The Ladies ore respectfully requested t ble i the Drawing Room at haif past@ o'clock, P:M. precisely. ‘Tickets, $5,—to admit ecoocecoaccoooococococ ee oSosc oC Oco COO COO OSS OOO COE OOO COS eococecoescoosecoccooecoococoooSoSoOSSoCoS SSS oC OOS COCS ° ° PROGRAMME, © = 1—Quadrille. 8—Redowa. 1°) ee 9—Quadi o 3—Waltz. 10—Polka. 0 4—Polka. 11—Wal © 5—Quadrille. 12 o 6 13—Polka. ° o 7—Polka. 1M—Galope. ° ##000000000000000000000000 #000000000000000000000000 It will be perceived that Governor Pratt of Maryland, the Adjutant Goneral of this Stute, the Speaker of the New York Legislature, Frank Granger of Canandaigua, the Attorney General of Maryland, F. Vincent, Esq, of New York, and many other distinguished and ‘excellent men, are among the managers. A rdle of characters will be personated at this grand modern fite,such as were never before attempted at any carnival in America, ‘The supper will be served at midnight, under the noble lindens and elms in the Park. Chandeliers will be suspended from the trees. The effect will be sublime and unprecedented. Toasts will be drank, and there will be extemporaneous speaking. Probably two thou- sund persons will sup. I have only time to assure you that the excitement in relation to this ball is already at & conspicuous altitude. ‘Tho lovely Tedesco sang at Congress Hall last night, I shall notice her at length to-morrow. Sanatoca Srnixas, August 2, 1847, Weather—-Hotels—-Amusements—Herz and Sivori— Herr Alezander, ‘The weather is once more fine, the sky is cloar, the air is balmy,the songsters that have sat cold and shivering for the past five days, have ence more regained their wonted cheerfulness and vigor; and all nature, again revived, seems more gay than usual. ‘The Indies, “God bleas them,” have put on their most cheerful smiles, and hail with Joy the return of a clear sky und fine weather. ‘The hotels are all full, or nearly so, and hundreds of strangers are arriving daily. The United States, Union, and Congress, are the tuyorites, and have had their boarders lodging out for the lust fourteen days: These hotels, till taey are full, do negrly or quite all the busi- ness. For amusements at the present time we cannot com- plain. Herz and Sivori gave a grand coucert at the “States” on ‘Thursday night last, which was well at- tended—they give another, and farewell concert this eveoing. Herr Alexander, the German wizard, is here too. He has performed here during the past week to full and fashiouabie aidicnces. The strangers here are all taken with this geutiemanly magician, especially the ladies, with whow he is decidedly & great favorite, performs for the last time here to-morrow evening. He has been invited by the trustees of Balston, to visit their village, aud { understand intends doing so during the ensuing week. i have just returned from the beautiful lake, which never before presented a finer appearance. I crossed in the new and beautiful littie steamboat R.B. Coleman, as pretty wcraft as can be imagined, and just calculated for her present occupation, that of crossing mud re-crossing the lake with passengers. There were quite a number of persons on bowrd, enjoying Uuemselyes in various ways ; ony company | noticed, where there seemed most revelry and yatety; and being on board to see ail that was going on, Lcrossed the deck to where the company was sitting, aud instantly recognised that most remarkable muu, Here Aluxunder. It seems an old gentleman on board had a very curious and unique snuff Lox, and to him an in- valuable one. He wus showing it to the company, when it was presented for inspection to the magician, who took it aod immediately threw it overboard; the consteraa- tion and grief may be better imagined than described. After matiers remained so for some time, Herr Alexander requested the old gentleman to taink no more ubout it, and he would give him a better one on his Te- turn, to which the gent!" yw * wished none other, when he was reugeted to examlne his pockets, when, to bis astonishineat aud deligos ‘be found the identical snuff-box in one of his side pockets, as good and ad safe as ever. Ail on board concur in saying that Alexander is possessed of supernatural powers. ‘The grand panorama of the city and luke of Geneva is here; it is painted on four thousand square feet of canvass, and is the work of the celebrated “ Bereford.”’ It excites much admiration and attention, and in point of artistic #kill, is second to none that has ever been pre- sented to the puolic, : Major Edson, the living skeleton, is here, and is doing very well. Hers and Sivori go from here to Newport, Rhode Island. Rocxaway, Aug, 10, 1847. Rockaway—Beach Views and Carriage Scenes. ‘The cold and rainy weather for the last few days, has in & measure checked the influx of strangers at the dif- ferent watering piaces, with the exception of Rockaway, that “ pride of the beach” and home of the sweltering Gothamite, ‘The proximity of this place to the ocean, prevents in a great measure the greatand sudden change in the temperature that is experienced at the more in- land places, and while one revolts at the bai aling water at Saratoga during t weather,” he will plunge into the wa lantic with the greatest nonchalance, pipe with a score or more of the fair inmates of the Pa- vilion ‘This place has become a great resort, not only for the denizen of the city, but to the residents of Long Island. who look upon It, af, In ® measure, their Property, an to the beach in great numbers, to pars away au hour fe, two, and inhale the sea breeze, tare their bodies in the waves of the boisterous ocea ‘A delightful drive it i from the pleasant village of Jamaica, and other urban towns, with a goodly com- pany, whirling over the smooth and even roads; cross: the railroad track within ear-shot of the furious ¢ with its frenzied whistle, jast startling the four-in-band suiliciently to quicken the pulse of the fair inmates of the carriage, and to draw from their throbbing bosoms fa gentle sigh, perchance a smothered scream, wnd then dash abead at a telling pace for a hour, until the broad, smooth, sandy beach is reached, and the boundless ocean grecta the view, ‘The scene here is interesting, varied, and amusing, ‘The dashing and snow-capped’ waves, which have washed the opposite shores of decrepid Ku- rope, now roll in with all their inajesty and strength, and bow to youthful America, and kiss the feet of thore who tread her portals, and take liberties which would be de- nied the greatest kings and potentates of the earth. ‘The sandy shore is lined for 4 mile or more with vohiclos of every description, the late occupants of which are seen in costumes as varied as at a bal masque, enjoying the oan waters, or reclining upon the sand, patiently waiting the embrace of some towering, dancing wave, as it comes combing in, tocatch these temporary naiads of the deep, Some will fondle and dance with the tyrant a4 though it was but @ play thing for childhood, while others resist the contact and Mane ten from an Mecting tay bg 7 = Usa lhad bevy uffering their ouched by whitened teste {father Neptune, who suddenly retires Spert and exhausted by the effort, Oh, it is altogether & most gay scene, and you should be here to evjoy it. Not the least ainusing, is to witness the atempt of some pale-faced city beau, to drive his nag or pair over these grounds “ with ocean sands.” Quite # “ seene”’ oceurred & days since. A carriage wita “ Precious to all eyes, but more than all to mine,” was returning from the when it met mid-way ~owixt the heaven and the )’ @ vehicle well filled with four pair of as precious eyes as ever flashed from beneath fair brows. ‘The horses were decidedly “frisky,” while the man at the helm was evidently no piot. He stood braced up in front, not ualik lorsus of Rnodes—ail but the Colossus—sbowing piai ly eHOUgL Wat De KuOW LOW to manHye au iuvoIee of Hu gar, or 8 bill of exchange better than a pair of horses. 8 the first named party drew near, a lusty cry for help was heard, accompanied with “ladies do out,” dies won’t you jump out,”’ “do, ladies, get out,” &e. ke. To help the fair, is man’s first care. A struggle now ensued between the two male occupants of the retiring carriage, to see which should be first to the rescue, The one most nimble, of course succeeded, while the other had the satisfaction of remaining and retaining the sole of @ constellation of heaven's brightest, richest gems. Arrived at the scene of action. one lady hadal- Teady made her escape from the threated crash. Another, not waiting for the extended helping hand, with a bound passed eed ape pl over his head, while the astonished swain exclaimed, as she fell upon the sand— “ Vaulting ambition o'er leaps iteelf, And falls on the other side”— while the third and fourth accepted the proffered aid, and were gently raised from their perilous situation, and Placed In safety upon the yielding earth. But there still sto the Jehu of the day. as erect sa nlp’ mast, only more 80, holding on like mad—would neither give the rein, keep quiet, nor leap from his stage of action; but soreamed out, “ Will you hold the horses ’—Please to hold the bor: Well, the horses were held, when out came this tyro of horseman- ship. turning a half somerset, and more than half buried himself in the safd. He soon found his legs, however, and used them to great advantage in soeking his way to the payilion, leaving it to his precious charge to thank their deliverer, und his horses wud carriage to cool their distempered seal in the waves of the ocean, if they chose soto do. But more sagacious than their late master, they remai quiet until one. more used to the reins, got them under way again. Whether the poor horses were berated for their naughtiness4l know not ; but shrewdly suspect that those fair ladies have had many a merry laugh at the dxpense of their awkward reinaman ; certainly another party have. You must, Mr. Editor, come down and enjoy scenes, daily, which would make an anchorite shake his sides, and dinners which would cause au epicuro to stare with wonder and delight. Ravenswoov, Near Polloksville, N. July 17, 1847, The Knowledge in England of the United States—The Crops—Politics, §. Wishing that some friends in England should become betger acquainted with the “movements, doings, and so on,” in the United States, I do not know how it can be to more purpose effected, than through the columns of the Herald. You will please, therefore, forward the Weekly Herald, by the regular packets, as per address at foot, for six months, commencing 1st of this month. 1am ignorant of the expense attending the receipt of these papers i: England. Could not you inform your readers? Many would like to supply papers, if the ex- pense was not heavy to the recipients. Excepting in those parts more immediately connected with the United States by trade and commerce, such as Liverpool, Bir- mingham, &c., the people of England are but illy in- formed of what regards this country. I was once asked, by a person of respectable standin, and education, if we“ ny almanacs in America.” Powers of calculation !—what lots we could send them. Another time | was in # so-called “ American Coffee House,” near the Royal Exchange, and on enquiring for an American newspaper, the cockney waiter very consequentially told me, * Yes, sir, we take all the Ame- rican papers, North and South,” and forthwith he pro- ceeded to bring me about fifteen newspapers. “ Why, my friend,” Lobserved, “there ure as many as th I believe, published in the city of New York alone The fellow opened his eyes, and muttered something spout zene quizzing. must relate to you one other example of English information of America, During the s 8 ong British midshipman fell in love with one of our Yovely Carolina girls—a sweet creature she was, with black eyes and the sunniest smile, Che whitest teeth, and face of the purest red and white; she would have melted the breast of one of the crack tenth, much more a young mid. However, the chap wrote his mama of his love, and to ask permission to marry and bring her home. Mama, inclined to indulge her pet, gave her consent, but said she “should feel rather awkward in introducing a black lady at her parties—supposing the Americat were all of tl ble hue. except such as had gone out from “ Hingla: ? She had never promenaded Broad- way on @ sunny ay in May. may aswell add a line about the crops—the univer- sal reply cf almost all the farmers on enquiring as to their crops is, “ mighty sorry crop, any how.” and this I perceive is the fact—the late unusually cold spring, has affected corn and cotten injuriously ; the corn is low, backward, and irregular, and thiv [am told by one or two persons who have lately been in the eastern corn counties of this State is very much the case there ; they have shipped off more than the surplus corn, and it is now scares. Corn now wells hereat $1, has soldat $1 25 Cotton crops will be all but a failure ; fields at this sea- son of the year are usually redolent with blossoms, now one ia scarce to be seen, sid the plants low, andstunted In my field, which, last year I planted, made,1100 lbs per acre, will not now make 400. As to politios, I have little to say ; the people are very whiggish, and all go right in and for that strong horse, Dick Donnell, as he is familiarly termed—he is, 1 be- lieve, a sound whig,a young man of high talents and education. and of firm decided good principles, and be- yondall price, He will do the State houor and service, for he is to be elected. Geneva, N.¥,, August 5, 1847, Commencement of Geneva College—Sorrowful tidings about it. As you are accustomed to publish letters giving an ac- count of what happens in the various parts of the State, worthy of notice, { have thought that @ brief description of the commencement of the College located in this beautiful village might be acceptable to you. ‘The commencement was held yesterday. A class of thirteen was graduated, the largest class but one that has ever received the honors of the {ustitution, The oratiosns of the candidates for the degree of A. B. were highly creditable, and eviucud that the department of belles lettres and oratory had received the attention which their importance merit, ‘I'be orations were fol- lowed by & master’s oration,and a Baccalaureate address by the Rev. Dr. Hale, President of the College, an elo- quent and learned production, vindicating the course of the College, (which has inet with great censure in this art ofthe country) and appealing to the friends of the institution to come forward and sustain it. [> tho af- ternoon an address was delivered before the Hermean Society, by the Rey. Smyth Pyne. of .Washington city, and an address before the Alumni of the College, by the Rev. Henry Gregory, of Syracuse. Both these addresses were admirable, and listened to with great satisfaction ay parently, by a select und respectable audience. After this an excursion on tho lake in the finesteamer Richard Stevens, waa participated in by the beauty and chivalry of this and the surrounding towns, and was pronounced delightful by those who enjoyed it. In the evening there was a leveo at Professor Prentice’s, All the exer- cises and festivities of the day passed off with great suc- cess and enjoyment; but I thought [ could perceive that there was a sadness in the countenances of mapy, owing to the fact that this is probably the Inst com- mencement ever to be enjoyed in connection with the College under its present organization. ‘The withdrawal of the annuity granted by the State, added to an inexplicable feeling of hostility to the insti- tution in this part of the State, has so far decreased the number of students, and the consequent revenue of the College, that serious fears are entertained as to its future existence. Ata mecting of the trustees this morning, | understand it was decided to reduce the number of pro- fegsors; and that accordingly Professor Irving (a nephew of Washington Irving) and Professor Prentice were no- tified that as the trustees were without the meansof paying for their services, they were at liberty to look out for other situations. ‘This arrangement will leave only tho Prosident, Dr. Hale, and Prof, Webster in the faculty and it is difficult to see how the College can be continued in successful operation with so small a force. There have only been about sixty students during the past ear,and I learn that many of them are intqnding to ea theend of this term, and enter other colleges. ‘The opinion seems to be confidently entertained here that the College must either stop, or be continued under areorganization more favorable and complete. | trust that the latter will be the case. ‘This village and this region, so beautiful and fertile, with such an intelligent population, ought to have a University, well endowed and well appointed, and it isto be hoped ‘that by greater liberality of sentiment and less of sectarian influence. the trustees of the College will be induced to open this institution to those who are able and willing to make it what it should be. ‘The last place where pro- scription for opinion’s sake should be allowed, ia a nary of learning, and the education of the people useful sclence should be its first and only object. Generar, Wort Acain.—We aimed, by a just and fair statement, in relation to Gen. Worth, to disconnect that gallant officer's name from political discussions. But the Atlas, quite incapable of appre- ciating this motive, seems determined to drag the gene- ral into its arena. “And in doing so, itis as reckless of truth in regard to General Worth’s political history as it ever is of fairness towards this journal, It is not true that “ up to 1844,” General Worth’s “vote and bis in- fluence” were always given to locofocoism, In 1824, Gen- eral (then Major) Worth was & warm ha of John Quincy Adams, against Mr. Crawford, who was the Van Buren candidate for President. He united withthe friends of Mr. Adams, at the Eagle Tavern, in an enthu- sinstic celebration of Mr. Adams's election. In 1828, Major Worth was opposed to the electioa of Goneral Jackson, and he was, also, 1d to hiy re-election. — But in 1836, as we have admitted, the Major supported Mr. Van Buren, And, 4s we have further admitted, be was subsequently, on account of his associations here, drawn iato political bank speculations, which occasioned the pecuniary embarragsments which bave been made the subject o' newspaper remark. It {s also true that in 1940 tne friends of Mr. Van Buren, in their despair, sought to make Colonel Worth a candidate for Congress, in the hope that his personal popalarity might aid their general ticket. But having been among the friends with whom Colonel Worth conferred, at that time, ip relation to the movement, we are not at liberty to say more than that his views are totally misrepresented by the Atlas. He was, as we have before conceded, warmly attached to Mr. Van Buren. He went with ti pry, then, because of that personal attachment, and not because Wasurnaron, July a2, 1847, The Proposed Continental Commercial Line of Inter- communication between the Pacific and Atlantic, either by Ratlroad to San Diego,in California, from the Mississippi, or by Passage through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec—The Trade of Asia Reviewed and brief- ly Recapitulated, in Connection with some such En- terprise. By ax Orricen or tHe U. 8. Navy. PAPER NO. IV. Speaking of the Tehuantepec project, and of the pro- Ject of a railroad to San Diogo, in California, our corres- pondent continues:— A view of the resources of the countries, so far as they enter into commerce, whose trade would have the opportunity of passing over one or both of these routes, 4nd of the considerations which would determine this trade to take this course, will show that a more inviting field for the investment of a large amount of capital, cannot be found within the limits of terra cognita. The resources of Asia und of Europe would mest, by means of them, particularly by the Isthmus route, at » de- duction’ of expenso, itself, enough to make a na- tion rich. ‘The exchanges of these three great regions, which have for many centuries been eagerly sought by the nations of the respective continents, would be made with # facility surpassing all former’ improvements. ‘They would be as great as the structure of the earth the discoveries and Inventions of science, and the en- ergies of active industry,can permit or ensure, Wealth and art would then have achieved their greatest physi- cal improvement upon that earth, which man has been commanded to “replenish and subdue;” ment excelling all that has gone before it, except tho: only effected by the most important inventions of so! entific genius, Of the resources of the Asiatic trade, at the time when Gama doubled the Cape of Good Hope, we have a vivid portrait in Faria Y, Lausa, » Portu- guese historian. We introduce it, because well de- soriptive of those resources now, although the channels of that commerce were changed by the grand revolu- tionary naval voyage of Gama Weonly remark that it has not deteriorated or lessened at this day; that {t has lost none of its splendor, none of its interest, Sausa thus accurately desoribes it:—-"Before these our discove- ries, the spices and riches of the eastern world, were brought to Europe with great charge and immense trouble. ‘The merchandise of the clove of Malac- oa, the mace aud nutmeg of Banda, the sandal- wood of Tenday, the camphor of Borneb, the gold and silver of Lueonia, the spices, drugs, dyes and per- fumes, and ull the various riches ‘of China, Java, Siam, and the adjacent kingdoms, centered in the city of Mu- lacea, in the golden Chersonesus, Hither all the traders of the countries as far west as Ethiopia and the Red Sea rosorted, and bartered their own commodities for those they received ; for silver and gold were reckoned as the least valuable articles. By this trade, the great ition of Calicut, Cambaya, Ormus and Aden were enriched, Nor was Malacca the’ only source of their wealth.” The western regions of Asia had full possession of the com- merce of the rubies of Pegu; the silks of Bengal, the pearls of Calicane, the diamonds of Narsinga, the cina- mon and rubies of Ceylon, the pepper and every spice of Malabar, and wherever in the eastern islands and shores nature his lavished her various riches, Of the more western commerce, Ormus was the great wart ; for from thence the eastern commodities were conveyed up the Persian Gulf to Bassora, at the mouth of the 5 nd from thence distributed in caravans to , Trebizond, Tartary, Aleppo, Damascus, and ort of Beyroot, on the Mediterranean. Suez, on the Red Sea, was also a most important mart. Here the caravans loaded, and proceeded to Grand Cairo, From thence the Nile conveyed their riches to Alexandria, ut which city, and at Beyroot, some Europeans, the Vene: tians in particular, loaded their vessels with the opu- lence of the eastern world, which, at immense prices, they distributed throughout Europe.” ‘While the east- ern commerce flowed through these channels, the east- ern kingdoms received from it a vast accession of strength and wealth, By the arrival of the Portuguese, every thing was reversed in this respect ; and Europe beaaet to receive the richest outpourings of this cornu- copia. Pho trade of Europe, which will connect itself with these new routes of commerce, whensoever they shall have been constructed, is the trade of one hundred and seventy millions of people, the richest, in equal number, on the globe ; the people who claim precedence as the most refined and scientific, the most skilful and artistl- cal, on earth. Whether they be this or not, they are, be- yond dispute. the most wealthy as a body ; 80 that Europe, with but two hundred and thirty millions—and fifteen millions of them Turks,who know not how to though they originally conquered, wealth ates very nearly to the wealth of Asia, with four hundred and fifty millions. Two very nearly equal streams of wealth meet, therefore, in this wonderiul com- meree; like the great beanches ofthe Amazon, or of the Mississippi. 1 is the wealth of one hundred and seventy millions of Europe, and of three hundred millions of Asia, combining to conduct commerce trough an improved channel; & commerce of an amount almost overwhelm- ing for one, und, in time, will be su@icient for both these highways. ’ For America and part of Africa, when popu- lation shali have been developed upon them, on the magnificent aod multitudinous acale whieh the progress of time {s sure to bring, will rival the other continents in the tributes they will throw upon these, the two great continental highways of nations, Whatever grandeur and Beshley’s noblest empire fs the last.” This great physical improve- ment at ube Isthmus, probably the most effective of all, and its appropriate companion, the railroad to San Diego, in combination with tha, inventions of scientitic genius, will be the greatest material instrumentality that has ever been devised, or ever can be, for the complete sub- jugation of the earth to man, according to the original design and law of the infinitely wise Creator. And ai- though material improvements are by no means sufficient of themselvex to produce a state of general happiness, they may be rendered abundantly conducive to that end by the rightly direoted moral powers: the intellect to discover truth, the bemevolent will steadily and disin- terestedly to pursue it. Nor is there any reason to sup- pose that these great improvements will not be so direct- ed—when they shall haye been made—as tu be rendered subservient Lo the general weal, as they will be auxiliary to the general wealth. The very fact, indeed, of their construction,will be one strong proof of general progress It will be one very striking evidence, in monuments more durable th bravs, of the cootinual advances of that Anglo-Saxon race, of which it has been well said “nothing earthly can be compared to this Gothic and iderations, to enter Upon something more specific ; in other words, we will travel a little over the territory of tho finan- cier. However dry his themes, they are fountains of necessary instruction in any well considered view of this great subject. Fortunately, the age in which we live furnishes more precise duta on which we may pro- coed with safety—avoiding the bewildering conjectures: of imagination—than any that has preceded it. ‘The sources of revenue, the rates of taxation, the quantity of raw and ganufactured material, the products of the vine, the forest, the sea, of the earth, which fueds us, of the river on which we glide in pinnace, canoe, or ship, have been caleulated—have been brought under the operation of equare and compass, subjected to the explo- ration of common arithmetical or even of algebraical and geometrical analysis; and we are well situated to take every step with due caution and due knowledge, and by this means to avoid difficulties that might impede or overwhelm us. The considerations which would determine European commerce with Asia to this route, are very obvidus—sav- ing of expense and distence, and greater safety and comfort in the voyage. The abridgement of distance would be immense, from nine thousand to sixteen thou- sand miles. The duty now levied on tea in Creat Bri- tain is 2s. 6d., or juatone-eighth of a pound sterling. It brings £4,00,000 of revefues, or $23,232,000 per annum; or more in one year than would be sufficient to make @ ship canal across the Isthmus, according to some estt- mates. None make the cost over forty millions, and 1 am disposed to think that it would not exceed thirty millions for either of the routes. This tax on tea is on the amount consumed in the United Kingdom; it does not include # considerable amount which 1s bonded, a d to the continent, on paying warehou erest which England has in whi nd increase this trade, is very evident. tr @ on it comes within £503,502 of the revenue fre her greatest source of revenue, the income tax tax of 48, and 6d.,{s very nearly G0 cents per lb. Let onsumed in the United States ) ¢ British isles, to except the Bri ee, For or be 6,000 ti. Us suppose the amount and in all the rest of Muro equal the amount consumed in Great Britain. the number of pounds would be 800,000. the transportation of this across ethmus, railroad, let the amount sssessed poun two cente; then the revenue would be from this article alone, ‘There must go back cles of equivalent value to the consumers in ¢ this vast amount of teas. Suppose that the inyol lus of the toas is 35 conta per pound; the aggregate vi lue of the 76,300,000 pounds would then be $27,540,000 Fix the rate of transportation scross the continent for this at two cenis per pound—the value of which we are now apeaking, is the value of return merchandise and speci. Neuily all of it would certainly go back by this toute, Admit a falling off in value for amount transported otherwise; then the revenue would be $92 000. Addthis to the sum preceding, and the aggreaate 00,0000. Sat Abia, ia populous and rich, It was both before Rome was founded. Its wealth and means, ministrent to luxury, were such in the days of Cicero, that he has elaborately to defend Murena from the charge of luxu- rlant indulgence, because he had served two or three campaigns in Asia, and in rank not elevated. We will Ss, of people are occasionally stinted there: deed, every year, and not unfreq uently Frobabty, ~ thousands die for want of wholesoine feoa ae oats are eaten there without ceremony; think of tree e who luxuriate in biscuit, or other ‘pref of jour, apgin rich johnicake’ ‘There is no nei countrMo supply the deficiency. They, too, age ening, to the utmost of their means of subsistence, and would, were there but epportunity, call loudly for our supera. abundance, But America can supply it all, if the lsth mus be penetrated by canal. or panned by railroad, or the highway from the lower Mississippi to San Diego constructed. Look over the broad acres of the unparal- leled valley of the father of waters, the richest valley, in capacity, to produce the verella inthe wide earth, and see & resource to supply and solace all accessible Asiatic fa- mine, as we have this year supplied and fed Ireland and Scotland, and other parts of Rene. In recompense, we could receive the fruits of their industry, in climates different from our own, and abounding with the. finest tropical productions, and the far famed silks of Asia. The exchange and advantage would be mutual; the ex- aot case of a profitable and enduring commerce, To show the capacities of the Mississippi valley in full, we would extend this article beyond the limite we could complote in the time at our command. We will, therefore, inorely extract an article from the Cincinnati Chronicle, adding « few preliminary remarks from ano- ther newspaper :— “CHE PERTILINY OF THY GREAT WHET, Aa illustrative of the fertility of the great West, the Cincinnati Chronicle estimates, as dependent on Cin cinnati, a circuit of country, including in (Sept. 12th) the State of Ohio, twenty-nine counties, running from the Ohio north to Shelby; twenty-one counties Indi- ana, on the eastern side; twenty-six counties of north eastern Kentucky, and eleven counties of Western Vir- ginia: There is no other city or town which oan mate- rially compote with Cincinnati in that region. comprises 4 space of about 40,000 square miles.”? [From the Chronicle. 1, “By tho agrioutearal statistics of the census of 1840, end reports sinoo, it appears tl the section of country thus described, produced in 1846 as follows :—Of Indian corn, 61.870 .013; of whent, 10,988,579; of oats, 13,229,596; of barley, 124,060 bushels.” ‘The following are conclusions from these data :— 1. That corn and wheat raised around Cin in 1840, was equal to one-sighth that of the entire Called States. That, at the rate of European cultiy: 2. That the quantity actually raised around Cinein- millions would be one-haifthe whole raised in the United nati, in 1846, within these limits, would feed of people, with their cattle, - 3. That New Verk and Boston, cities of half a million of inhabitants, are the marts of a country with but five millions of inhabitants, and whose people do not raise wheat and corn enough to feed themselves. 4. What if Cincinnati was now as populous as the city of New York, it would not have attained the size of @ city proportionate to the feeding capacity of the coun- try immediately adjacent to it, in the year 1846. . That of the eighty-seven counties thus two of them, (Butler and Clermont) raise more Indian corn than the United States ever exported in any one year, prior to 1846, i 6. That fifteen only of these cighty-seven,’(vis : Hamil- ton, Butler, Warren, Preble, Montgom: Brenan, Clinton, Green, Fayette, ‘Medison, Clark, Cham- paign, Miami, and Logan,) raised more corn in 1846, than thaventire amount exported to Europe, in 1846-7, with F ine of Ireland and half of Europe to make the fe ‘The table above might be greatly extended im its de- tails, and the inquiry might be extended to mineral es well as vegetable productions. In that respect, the in- quirer would be more surprised by the facts, than he is by this exhibition. ‘The present calculation may, how- ever, be taken as one glance at both the present and fu- ture of the Ohio valley.” ‘The capacities of the United States to supply with breadstuffs the wants of all the famishing in the wide world, accessible to her by sea, cannot be questi Let the great Isthmus canal, or the San Diego railroad, be opened, Sing the world shall not starve for the want of any breadstuffs in their power to purchase, and to the poor we will bestow it gratis. We will be the Kgypt of of the nations who need our assistance, and our repub- lican governors the Josephs to supply the wants of trans- gressing brethren, and of the stranger that is in the ut- termost parts of the earth, ‘To return from this digres- sion to the calculations we proposed— It is altogether probable, when we consider the vast population of China, and the adjacent maratime coun- tries of Asia,that the demand for our breadstuifs instant- ly on the opening of either of the highways of commerce acrons the continent, would equal $15,000,000 per an- num. Let us fix the rate of taxation on this amount for transportation at three per cent. The result is $490,000 per annum. The return merchandize may be calculated at an equal vulue; and at the same rate, we have the same amount in value; that is, $450,000; the two added together making a total of . ,000,, Brought forward toll on teas, and the merchandize Add as’ al portation, including bovh passengers and traffic Aggregate... 0... vag ‘The per centum of profit! ‘on ‘an ‘ex $25,000,000, at 6 per cent, is $1,600,000; at 18 percent, $4,000,000. It will be perceived that the above sum ap- proximates very nearly to eighteen percent. And this we think there is no exaggeration. ‘This is a greater er centuin than can be derivable from any eqnal sum invested otherwise. In short, it is the most inviting speculation to pitalists that the world has furnish fh two centuries, and the most so of any now in the country. A ANTS. —There are three eries are committed by the quasi passenger agents in tuis city and elsewhere—Ist, By excessive charges 2d, By fraudulent weight in baggage; and 3d, By spurious tickets--drafts upon men falsely represent- ed as steamboat or pi agents on the lakes. Twiee or three times the fure is someti¢nes charged from New York to Duiulo, Luggage weighing b00 Ibe. has been marked 760 and 1000 Ibs.; and, in @ multitude of in gers have had tickets given them n. Rochester and Buffalo, who knew nothing of the persons by whom the tickets were signed. That those who feel an interest in this subject, may know when imimigrants are charged excessive rates, or luggage, we subjoin the prices rs pay for forwarding immigranty, ne figures have been furnished us by ® person tho- roughly aequainted with the subject. On the River—00 cents for each passenger, from New York to Albany; and 15 cents 100 for Each Passenger is entitled to 50 Ibs. the Cangi—7% cents in the steerage, or $1 in the cabin, to any place west of Utica. For baggage, 37: cents per 100 ibs. to Rochester or any place went; $3 extra for board. Each passenger is allowed 40 Ibs, of baggage free. On the Lakes—$\ 90 to Detroit, or any port between Erie and Detroit; $2 50 to any port on the upper lakes; 40c. per 106 Lb. for baggage to any port on the upper lakes; bent per 100 Ibs. to any port on the lower lakes. ach passenger is entitled to 100 lbs. of baggage, free, bs aye mee ‘© have heard of instances where passengers been charged $6 for a steerage passage to Buffalo, with- out board. The ordinary charge is $3 50 to $4. Men have paid 00 to Buffalo, including board, and $20 to Chicago. "They generally exact $9 to $12 to Chicago, without board. And on luggage, they have sometimes charged us high as $5 per 100 Ibs. to Chicago, when the cost to them is 913¢0.—Alhany Evening Journal, have Tuk, Boston Custom Hor 8 building, Jong since commenced, and so slow in its com- pletion, was first occupied for business yesterday. The date of its projection is not now recollected, but we be- lieve it iv not far from ten years. On the north end of the first floor of the building, from its entrance, the ens- sida, is the office of the Assistant Treasurer—a h of the monster Sub-Treasury, whose grasp to the extremes of the country. The claws (specie clause) of the monster are not to be seen ozone by those who are initiated, or those who are required deal with it, The vault, for its safety, is very capezionn and secured by doors, slides, and bolts, sufficient to de. ter any one from attempting, without leave, to look at the animal. On the opposite side of the same proj are the offices of the measurers and markers, At the other end of the building, are the rooms for the inspec- tors, weighers, and geugers—a host of them, A wide stairway from each side of the entrance hall, leads to fice in the principal story, @ main hall or ro- tunde. On the north end are the ices of the Collee- tor and the naval officer; at the opposite end are those of the surveyor and public storekeeper. In the Hall, the prinelpal business of the collection dey racing all the clerkships, is transacted. some twenty desks, all filled. On either end, are the desks of the deputy collector, in one corner is the caahier, and on the opposite side is the office of the wen ‘The warehouse office is in another corner. To an out side barbarian, unacquainted with all the minutis of the customs, the great array of employées leads him to wonder anything is for tho pockets of the old gen- tleman who employs — “a whole bog ae Ne yor ed with the custom house is near one hundred twenty-five. We have mentioned that business hae been cominenced in the building, ‘The work about it is not yet completed, and will require some time Jonge fur Its perfection.” Boston Whig. In addition to the destruction of along tornado which prostrated almost refered to, we hear of @ wi re quote but one sentence of his in illustration of the re- pute of Asia in his time: Fit si habet JAsia suspicionem tururia quandam, non Asiam nunquam vidisse, sed in Asia continenter vinisse, laudandum est. “ And if to Asia is attached « certain suspicion of luxury, we are lo eulogise, not the man who has never seep Asia, but the man who haa lived in it temperately.” Such was ite luxnrious abundance and variety, by which men in the station of Murena were tempted to indulge im it, Chi- na has an immense population. General Cushing, & man of very high capacity, told the writer of this article that he did not think the estimate ot 360,000,000 overrated — He remarked that the absence of animals is a striking feature im the ce tas condition of China, Transpor- tation is by canals—cultivation by the hands ef men. Hence the food that would be applied to sustain the judgment or bis feelings otior the measures OF policy of the administration. —-dibuny Journal, lower animals, goon to the subsistence of men. And , 48 all wathentic histories of Ching attest, millions all the houses at Possum Corner on Monday last. On Sunday morning last, between three and four o'clock, the warehouse of Wim. M Mall . was discovered to be on fire, and not thet anding the utmost exertions of the inhabitants, it was heen de- stroyed with its contonts; as also the sual! adjoining, belonging to the same individual. A canal boat which was lying under the building took fire from the warehouse, and was ed to p-wteaetere $100. One man was in the boat at barely escaped with his life. The buildin; rg eke for $800. No insurance on property in store. The total loss amounts to $12,000 or uj A the suffer- ore are Wm, M. Mallory, J, . Brainard, B. W. e i . Doge, of this town; and J. Loveland, diison, and T. L, Baldwin & Co., of Tioga.—Corn- ing Journal.