The New York Herald Newspaper, July 9, 1848, Page 2

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Actual Circulation of the Herald. | Duly & Saturday, Dail 23.952 copies | er ae 090 blieation of the Mornin, of « Heratd ovm- enced yesterday a1 20 minutes past 3 oolook, and finrhed at WO winwrer past 70% tninutes past ‘clock; the Evenin Edition, at Rand finished at 15 minus os uf 5 o'clock, The President’s Message on the Treaty of | . Pence. | Mr. Polk’s message to the Senate and House of Representatives, accompanying the treaty of peace, | which has recently been ratitied by the United, States and Mexico, bas been before the public two > three days, and 18 commented upon in various | ways by the whig and democratic papers. It enu- Merates atsome length the advantages which have | resulted from this war to the United States, as | well as in our domestic as in our foreign relations ; mentions the ccst of the two great campaigns, | and recommends to Congress the importance of husbanding all cur national resources, of limiting the public expenditures to necessary objects, and | of applying all the surplus in the treasury to the HALIFAX TO BOSTON, ‘THENCE BY TELEGRAPH TO THE NBW YORE HERALD. ARRIVAL STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA, AT HALIFAX, AND DESPATCH sSTX AMER BUENA VISTA, AT BOSTON, HIGHLY IMPORTANT INTELLIGEN ONE WEEK LATER. {E. Boston, Saturday, July 8—1, P. M. The special express steamer Buena Vista, Capt. Nathaniel Jervis, from Halifax, has arrived at this port, in forty hours passage. She brings news from Europe to the 24th ult., received by the Cale- o’clock, M.; the Buena Vista left at one o'clock, P.M. The steamship United States, Capt. Hackstaff, arrived at Southampton on the 23d of June, in 13 days from New York. ‘The Hibernia, from New York, arrived at Liver- pool, on the 2Ist of June, in 14 days from New York. Corn, at Liverpool, on the 24th, was 31s to 33s 6d per 480 Ibs for white, and 353 to 368 for yellow. Flour—United States, 273 6d to 233 6d. Wheat— United States red, 6s 5dto 7s Sd. The Buropean Times says that on the 23d, good Western canal flour sold in Liverpool at 238 to Bd, and in some cases at 29s per barrel. redemption of the debt. Mr. Polk is right, when he says that the results | of the war with Mexico have given to the Umted | States a national character, which our country mever before enjoyed. Our power and our re- | gources have become known, and are respected | throughout the world, and we shall probably be | saved from the necessity of engaging in a foreign | war for a long series of years. This is, indeed, | very flattering to cur nitional spirit and pride as | Americans, but no more so than it istrue. We may challenve the history of the world for asimi- Jar instance, in which a campaign was 0 auc- cessfully conducted at so great a distance from | home; in which resources were not found wanting, | either financial or physical, during its continuance, | or which was ended more brilliantly ; whether we | Took at the crowning acts of ovr gallant army in | the copture of the enem ital, or in the | treaty of peace which has recently been conc'uded by the belligerent nations. It has unquestionably | elevated the United States in the opinion of the | world, and placed us in a position to demand and | be worthy of the respect of every other country | Mr. Polk, however, must not identify hiniself too intimately with these great results. He had no conception of them when the steps which led to | the war were taken; neither did he suppose fora moment that the war, if commenced, would have | Jasted co long; or, if so long, that it would be at- tended with such brilliant results as we have ac- quired from it. He bungled the country into hos- tahnes, and from the tine when the battles of Palo Alto and Resaca de la Palma were fought, until the entrance of our troops into the city of Mexico, all was buta series of bungling and blundering. He commenced that war for the purpose ot strengthening bunself and his administration, and for perpetuating the domination of the democratié party; but he bungled in this, too, for he raised up aman to succeed hiin, who will sweep the country like a Lurricane. This man, General Zack Tay- Jor, at the breaking out of hostilities, was compa- ratively unknown; but, in consequence of the bril- | liancy of his deeds, and the soundness of his intel- Ject and patriotism, he has been selected by one of the great parties, and tour or five of the small parties into which the country is divided, as their | candidate for the Presidency, and, from present ap- | pearances, will undoubied'y be elected to that high ffice by acclamation. This was the object which Mr. Polk had in view atthe commencement of that war, and at its ecnclusion he finds that instead of himself and his party being more secure in their position, they are weaker than ever, and will give place to a new dynasty under the direction of Ge- neral Taylor, on the fourth of March next. This je a subject worthy of much consideration, and it to be hoped that Mr. Polk’s failure in his de- signs will be an example to all ambitious Presi- dents hereafter. Instead of securing a re-election, he brought forward a plain, humble and unaspi- ring, yet sound, sensible and patriotic man, to fill the place a continuance of which he was striv- ing to procure for himself. Now that the war is over, and the cost of the glory end the new territory known in dollars and cents, the next thing is to devise ways and means 10 pay Off the national de)t which it created. In order to provide meuus for that purpose, the utmost | economy should be used in every department of | the government; all useless and expensive offices should be abolished, and a system of thorough and eomplete retrenchment entered upon. If it be found neceseary to modify the tariff or the eur- reney for that purpose, 1t should be done, and no plan by which the expenses of the government might be reduced, consistent with the maintenance | of a powerful naval force, to act as emergency | might require, should be left untried. All these | things will come under the notice of General Tay- Jor, when he shall have assumed the occupation of the White House; and we shall expect from him | recommendations for measures calculated to pro- mote these objects. Let us have new arrange- | ments of the tarifi—of the currency—of the public | expenditures, so as to meet the new condition of | the country. Me: we Barnnursers’ Rativication Megrinc.—The ra- tificatio meeting ‘0 clench the nommation of Mr. | Van Buren, is to be held in the Purk on Tuesday, | the 18th instant. Every cflort is taking in this eity among the barnburners, from top to bottom, to make thie one of the greatest meetings ever held in | New York. A great many amateur politicians | from the country have bees engaged for the occa- | | | place with the burgher guard, arising out of an attempt to disperse some workinen, who had gone tothe Minister to demand work or moncy. gratz having erected be | mob and the students rose en masze and demanded Liverpoor, June 23d, 1848. Cotton is no lower this week. Ordinary qualities of American are a point higher ; quotations for Up- Jands and Orleans not only steadily maintained, but the latter, from their scarcity, are quoted at Jdhigh- er—4jd. We are still lacking that decic ment in Manchester which is nee our market into uniform and continuous ac Sales of the week, 12,570. Consols on London, 234 $1z a 83h. Paris 1s still agitated. The resignation of Louis Napoleon postpones trouble for the present. Six candiddtes for President are already in the field, viz :—M. de Lamartine, Thiers, Prince Louis Bo- napaite, M. Marrast, Gen. Cavaignae, and M Canssidiere, ex-prefect of police. The Orleans party will support M. Thiers, and Berryer has de- clared in his favor. ‘The legitimists are divided between Thiers snd Lamartine. If the elections were soon to take place, little doubt exi Louis Bonaparte would be the succe didate. The feeling exhibited by the French people an his favor, leaves no doubt that in the event ofa Presidential election, he would be re- turned in almost every electoral college in France. Accordingly, the constitution has already been al- < amprove- tered to meet thas first difficulty in its working; | and the President, instead of being elected directly | by the people, unless he has an absolute majority of votes given, is to be selected by the National As- | sembly from five persons returned by the people. The election of Prince Louis Napoleon as Co- | lonel of the Fourth Legion of the National Guards of the Bauleue, vice D’Alton Shee, resized, has | been definitively declared. Anew pretender is spoken of in the person of the Prinee of Leuchtenberg, the son of Prince Engene, dnd a relation of the Emperor of Russia. Mthe wes in Denmark continues unabated. Ata conference of the Kings of Sweden and Denmark and the Grand Duke Constantine, at Co- penhagen, which was attended by the British Mi- nister, the Russias, on behalf of Denmark, de- manded that the Germans should evacuate both | Duchies betore any negotiations were entered into; and that if Schleswig was given up, Russia would claim Holstein, according to the treaty with the } 1: Carthage, Fox, Boston. Danes and Paul. At Berlin, on the Mth instant, a collision took Be- ing refused, the guard attempted to disperse them, and five men were wounded. The news spread like hghtning. Barricades were formed, and the people having discovered that the arsenal was left unprotected, at11 P. M., made an attack upon that building and pluodered it of about 2000 stand of arms, and of all the trophies of war which it contained. The crowd kept possession of the build- ing till 1 o’clock, and then retired. The next day was quiet: but one of the deputies moved that the assembly skould send away all the troops and put themselves under protection of the people, ‘This was carned, and the government resigned. At Prague, the king having refused to confirm | t, and Prince Windsch- ¢§ round the town, the the provisional governm arms. A collision having ensued between the Bur- gher Guard and the populace, some assassin | seized the opportunity to indulge his private | malice by firing a rifle at the Princess Windsch- gratz, who was shot in the head. The victim was the daughter of the celebrated Prince Schwartzenbourg. One of the princess’s sons was also mortally wounded. In these exciting circumstances, Prince Windschgratz, with great calmness and dignity, entreated the mob to dis- perse: but to no effe They endeavored to | hang him up to a lamp by a rope, which they | procured, when he was rescued by his grenadiers. At five o’clock, the people not having taken down the barricades as he had required, he order- ed heavy guns to be brought into play, and he con- tinued firing until 10 0’elock at night. The con- fet lasted, almost without intermission, during the next day, and by the latest accounts, we hear that Prague wasa heap of ruins. In consequence of this bombardment, Prince Windschgratz had retreated from the city with the garrison, and oc- cupied the heights commanding the town. In Italy, affairs are not so favorable for the Pied- montese. Redetsky, after the capitulation of | cenza, returned into Verona with 15,000 men, so donia, arrived at Halifax, on Thursday, at twelve | ary to bring | sion, and the speechifying will be immense. John | that the meditated attack upon that fortress Van Buren, it 18 said, has delivered hislast speech, | by Charles Albert with fifty thousand men, and means no more t» appear before the publie; | had been relinquished, after they had been but the barnburners can’t hold or draw a gather- | brought within three miles of the town Charles ing worth any one’s attention, unless Prince John | Albert hus accordingly returned to his old quarte ra is brought up to the scratch, to make one of his | at Vallegio. Vicenza fell into the hands of the spicy, rich, and juicy speeches about every thing | Austrians on the Ith, the garrison having ex- and every body. If rinee John does not come up | hausted their ammunition. eral Durando ca- there, the meeting will be a complete failure pitulated to save the town. Durando has agreed to retire beyond the Po, and not to serve in the war du- ring the next three months. The Austrians in the Venetian territory have been strongly reintorced, and have entered Padua in triumph. The act of the union of Lombardy and Piedmont was signed on the 10th i At Rome, the decree for the separation of the | spiritual and temporal power of the Pope, isin | progress through the Chambers, and has given great satisfaction A regular provisional government has been formed at Casenza,in the kingdom of Naples, in order to organize a general armament, and to co- | operate with the Calabrians im arms. Ge Tne Saran Sanvs having anchored ot Quaran- tine Fricay night, left for Liverpool at 5 o’clock yesterday morniog, She takes out twerty-five parsengers. Lyxen Law in Manytanv.—A man at Leonard- town, while intoxicated, beat his wite severely Jact week, on hearing which several citizens ar- rested him, took him to an adjacent house, and after a short trial, found him guilty and sentenced him to be ducked in the bay. The Leonardtown Herald says: A bout wae accordingly procared, a rope made fast around his waist, tae boat rowed out mto the bay, ond the offender thrown over- board. The duck process Was repeated, until he was thorougly sobered, when he was placed on shore end euflered to return home, Ji is almost mnnecessary to add that he hae been as “peaceable apa kmh” ever singe, In Portugal, affairs are quiet. The Paris journals of Wednesday, state that the clubs are openly concerting means to dismiss the Executive Government. Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte is expected to be elec ed commander of the Third Legion of National Guarde, and Prince Napoleon, son of the Ex-King of Westphalia, was a candidate for the command of the Seeond Le- gion. * The workmen of the Ateliers Nationaux, still amounting to one hundred and ten thousand, are creating infinite alarm; and the inerease of the taxes on the articles of first necessity to the poorer classes in Paris was pregnant with mischief; but it is in the provinces where the greatest danger is brewing. From north to south increasing discon- tent prevails. In the north, at Amiens, there seems adetermination to march on Paris and putan end to the tyranny of the capital; whilst in the South, four departments have already organized, and drilled seventy-two thousand men for that purpose. Groups of persons, in Pana, assemble every evening, and shout Vive ’Emperor. [t is re- ported that an English vessel has been de- tected off the coast, landing muskets to arm the chonans, in La Vendee. About 3000 of these arms have, it is said, been seized. fn England, Mr..Hume’s motion for reform of the representation has been brought before Parliament In Ireland, the organization of clubs is pro- ceeding to an alarming degree. In Dublin alone it is stated that there are forty clubs, each consisting of 300 members, making an aggre- gate of 12,000 men,who are accustomed to assemble | atleast once a week, for the avowed purpose ot | being trained and disciplined. The county ot Dublin is about to be organized in the same way, and some of the Old Irish party are taxing an ac- | tive part in this movement. In the previnces, un- | der the influence of emissaries from Dublin, | the club movement is rapidly progressing, anda | great monster meeting, in favor of repeal, is about to be held in Derry, at which the leaders of all the various sections of repealers are invited to attend. The Nation and other confederate journals have, within the last few days, resumed a far more danng | tone. | The veteran barrister, Mr. Robert Holmes, hes | resigned bis bench-ship in consequence of that | learned body having refused the admissioa of Dr. | Gray and Mr. Joseph T. Duffy on acconnt of their repeal opinion. The India mail has arrived with dates from | China to April 26. The Vishnur, from New He- | brides, arrived at Hong Kong, reports the loss of | seventeen American whalers in the Syphoon, on | the north west coust of China, in October last. The China Muil says the loss of the seventeen | American whalers exaggerated ; that the ma- | jority Lave eseaped. The Vishour touched at | Ascension on the 11th of March, where she learned | from Copt. Swain, of the whale ship Potomac, | who had lately arrived from the coast of Japan, } having fallen in with the Rebecca Sims, Capt. | Tabor, that in September last he was in com- | pany with upwards of thirty whale ships on | the coast of Japan. They experienced a se- | vere typhon in lat. 35, N., and after it had | subsided, seventeen of the ships were miss- | missi .ere is a probability of several having sat the opinion of an experienced cap- been lost; ? tain of a whaler, now in this port, is that doring the gale many vessels were driven from their over, bore away for the neighborhood of the Equa- | ; is | tor, and not having been seen by their consorts, were considered lost. Shipping Anteitigence. [Per Srramsiir Canenonra J | Ansien, April 10—Lebanon, Drew, from Manilla fur New York; Sth, Gen Harrison, Gardner, from Bostoa for Canton; Bombay, amt, April 6—-Are, ahipe Tanthey Joh from Singapore; no¥, April (—Arr, ships Tanthe, Johnson, 7 Clarendon, taste brovk; aor trle do, . Favat, Jone 1.—Put in bark Thorp, (probably the Apthorp, | Blake) fiom Matapzas for Hamburg, leaky. Fitton eps June 17.—Arrived Wostuninster, Waryer, New ork. | | Hone Ke Samoset, Wa'lis, from Hono Ynlu; from Monoluta) ; 14, Hamil orl | | ton, Alen, N Orloans; 18, Mary Livenroon, Jun Avn, Monongatila, Euphrasia, & Wm Sprague, N Orleans; Scho- 0 | dive.’ Mebive Wing in 'M lice'e, & Carnatic, |.N Oleans; i rin’s Queen, | | Ron e, New Orie i Vawrenca, and Caror | ine, do; Hamp rk; 22, 4. Parriae gto. dh; Alex ‘ypium, and Richard St Clair, » ‘ans; 23, Wiscousin, Monument, Julius Cesar, Glasgow, and Leodis, a honn, Mobile; Shoaane dooh, Hliludelphia; Versailies, Charleston; Merchant, Savannah, Salles, N York; Venmark, N Orleans; 2, " } 22, Elsinore, Riley, do; York, New Oricaus; 28, Henry,” Delano, stew ord Gasiabes, McC erran, do ; Ovean Queen, Cotiin ; 21, Anglo American, Brown, | Boston. Cld, ‘Philadelphia. B lin. 's E:Sixcavors, May 4—Arr, Talbot, Story, New York: 5th, shi; | — from do, (probab'y the Thos Perkins, hence Dee 22;) Apel | Passengers per Steamship Caledonia. From Livexvoor, ron New Youx—Wm 8 Lewis, of Phila. Aviyhia, (beater of despatches ) Jasob G Morrie do: Miss WS Morrir, do; Mr Harris n Smith, do; RW Davids, do; LW Glonm, LW Glenn jr, Mr Solis, do; Mro Carvio, Miss’Francia, Miss A | Francia, Dr Lambert, Boston; Mrs Win G Lambert, do; Mrand | | dire Lotemer and child, New York; Mies Bianobard, M sa O Bia chard, Mr Han'ey, FA Chase, New Yors; Prancis Bacon, | ¥ Wiseman, do; Wm T Rives’ Baltinoro; Win Mel Mr Hartley, LB Hawks, Wartfint; Mr Kay, New Youk; Me ( doveph Prove, Pever Barmony ‘and rervont, New York bs | Mr | Freneb, Switzer, © Greenhill, Dr Seott, Walter | Manee, Robert Carleton, Euslands Mr Stratheine, 1,8 Levy, Chas | Ly Bi Lissab, CF Xocielle, R A Meniuez, luc’ Fraser, T Blech, | | Pgh sauirax—Mre Brady, four children aud female servan’, r Halker, | Fxom Hsrsrax—Mr RS Holt, Me Cocker, Major Yea, Mr | | Whitebead. | | ARRIVAL OF THE |STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA) | AT THIS PORT. } The steamship Caledonia, Captain Leitch, ar- rived at Quarantine about balf-past one o’clock | | | this morning, and was immediately boarded by | | | | our news boat, and her news conveyed to this | city in time for our morning edition. Gur thanks | are due Captain Leitch for his attentions to our collectors. | ‘The steamship United States arrived at Cowes | | on the 23d Jane, at noon. | Gur Liverpool Correspondence, | Liverroor, June 21—Noon. | Since the departure of the Cambria, last Satu:~ | day, Ihave to report acontinuance of most favo- rable weather—'ast night, however, at 9o’elock, a ehange took place, and a deal of rain tell. Throughout the day it blew almost a gale from the northeast to the eoutheast, and while it continues | we ehall, of course, have no arrivals of shipping. Several vessels came into the Mersey on Thurs- day, the names of which | shall furmsh you at the | conclusion of my letter. The accounts of the | crops continue to be most satisfactory; as regards | potatoes, they certainly vary, but my opinion 1s | | that the disease has scarcely appeared at all in this | neighborhood, and only in a few iustances else where. Last evening! parsed throu field o! five and a half statute acres, which is sowed with potatoes, and nothing could possibly look more | flourishing—not the slightest disease | amongst them | | sign of the lower part of the potato stems, which favors the idea that the prime mover of the disease isthe deterioration of the seed By accounts from Scotland it appears that the been seriously afieeted with the turnip fly. A large quantity of hay has been house d during the week, the weather having been moet favorable for the operation. The crop is heavy and there is abua- dance of grass. 1 wish T could give as good an account of trade. Accounts on this subject from all quarters are moet dismal—an echo of what! said in my last letter. Cotron—The pressure to sell has considerably abat- ed, and the state of the market hes consequently been more favorable to holders than for some weeks past. The trade has purchaeed freely and the export demand has inereased, The decline of 34 per Ib. noted in my last has been recovered, Other descriptions are with out change, Exporters have taken 5,200 American and rpeculators 2.800 American | eruizing ground, and, as the season was nearly | It appears that disconsolation has appeared in} ,. vs ppeared iM | tage Daye Later rRom Havaxa —We are in crop of tuinips in some part: of that country has | " ‘The sales and the prices of the week ending yester- ny evening are: Ord. toMid. Fr. togd, Fr. 1Gd. toF 180 Sea Island. ...7 8 Mall "12 ale 7,940 Bowed Georgia.84a3% 4 48605 5.060 § Mobile. . ‘ga 5 060) Alab. & Tenn 30 —- = 15,560 New Orleans. ..3 Made Ka 6's ‘The total sales of the week, of all deseriptions, being 32.970 bales; the total imports, 44,663, of which 43,491 were American, The estimated stocks of all deserip- tions on the 23d June, (yesterday) werd 515,660, of which, 363,970 were Awevicam, Taken by the trade in this year, to 23d June, 607,140; by speculatore, 26,600 bags; by ex) orters, 47,260 bage. Rice—I know fora fact. (although the prices current do not mention iLe circumstance, that all the Caro- lina rice in the warket has been Lougbt up by one in- dividual on sp: culation. He bas given as high as 176 9d. Not aeask was offering yesterday afternoon, The transactions of the week are 120 tierces and 170 bags Carolina at 188 a 1% in bond, being au advance of Is per owt. I have given this article a deal of con- sideration, and I cannot imagine how any niaterial and permanent rise in its value can be looked for. Grain—the stock of wheat is very limited, and hold- ers have obtained an advance of 2d a 3d per 70 ibs, on Jast week's rates. No variation in flour. Indian corn has been and continues in fair demand at the prices named in my last letter, also Indian corn meal. There have been no sales in common American Rosin. 600 barrels of better description sold at 23 0d a 4s Cd, and 200 barrels American pitch, at 26, 36 barrels American lard oil (refined) brought 388. 30 per ewt. American oil of turpentine is held for higher rates, Hemp—20 bales American sold at £25 and 1,800 bales Jute, at £14 S82 £17 15s per ton, being an advance of 10s per ton on the finer qualities, Tallow—150 casks North American as reported at 438 6d a 468, Paioxs or Amenican Provisions at Lrvexroo..— Lard—Only asmall quantity was offered by auction last Tuesday, yet it was greater than the demand Fair middling, adapted for refiner’s purposes, sold at 38s a 888 Cd; 408 being with difficulty obtained for 200 kegs of a fine firm white article, A qnantity of lard grease brought 298 to 308 Gd, Cheese—The imports of the week (from 15th to 21st June) were 283 boxes; we haye also 500 boxes, new, by the “ Hibernia; a small parcel, the quality being ordinary, small and soft, Drought £080 404; fine is worth 48s a 52s; middling 483 46s; ordinary 33s a 42s per ewt, (duty paid, which is bs per ewt.) Beef—No arrivals, and stock small; very little offering under 87s 6d, the standard price of the principal“im- porters. U.S, prime mess, per tivree, 304 1bs, (inuch wanted), is worth 85: 8; ordinary (old), 403 a 603; new, 03 a 838; mess, per bbl, 200 Ibs, 503 a 5é8; do, or- dinary, 40s a 4és. Pork—The stock consists of a great variety of qua- lities; sales ofa favorite brand have been made at Tus. | There is an improved inquiry for mess, and there have been several smail rales of heavy meat for Ireland at about 60s; fair middling quality is worth 483 a 52e, | while a really fue article, in limited quality, commands 55s a S78, Bacon.—At pubife sale, last Tuesday, about $50 boxes were brought forwurd—the only rate, however, | being 105 Loxes of “ Powell’s”” short middies, rib in, at 42s, The import is about is again rather large, (1860 boxes from 15th to 21st June.) but there is, how- | ever, Lut little fine of any description in the market. | Hams snp Suowrnnns.—Shoulders are increasing in | demand, and 27s, have Leen realized for a large parcel at auction. |. There is an abundance of potatoes in the markets to- | day. at from 2s 1d to 2s 6d for 201bs, From sixty to se- venty carts, laden principally with potatocr, arrived, | for the Liverpcol market, at one of the ferries on the Cheshire side of the river before 8 o'clock this morning. | On the 23d June, last year, old potatoes were 9s &d the measure (90 Ibe). They are now 5s 4d only! About the moment of the “Camubria’s departare last Saturday, a dreadful occurrence was taking | place at the Zoological Gardens near this town. | As one of the keepers was eugaged in his usual office of cleaning out the den of the elephant | “Rejah,” he struck the animal a blow with the | broom to make him move. The animal took no notice, and the blow was repeated with severity, which so infuriated Rajah that he forced the keeper with his tusks against the timbers8which form the den, hurting him so severely, that as the elephant retired, he fell back on the ground. ‘The elephant had not done with lim, but again ap- proached, and placing his great foot, which mea- sures four feet round it, upon his body, crushed him todeath. The proprietor who was in the gardens at the time, determined upon having the animal de- etroyed, and upon representing the case at the bar- racks, obtained the services of thirty-six riflemen, and to prepare for the worst, for it was alleged that the elephant was mad; two field pieces, also, two captains accompanying the men. A dose of | two ounces of prussic acid was administered to the animal, which scarecly produced any eflect— atleast he soon overcame it. Twelve of the sol- diers then fized, but without cffect; and upon twelve additional shots being discharged one only took effect. It entered under the fore-shoulder— the animal reeled and fell dead. Van Amburgh, who was present at the execution, said that only that one ball took effect. Rajah was a noble ani- mal—the largest elephat.in the kingdom, and cost the proprietor of the gardens £600, eleven years ago. He was thirty-tive years old, was ten feet high, and weighed nearly four tons! This was the second keeper he killed ; 1t was, nevertheless, @ pity to destroy so rare au animal. According to accounts received from Moscow, the cholera is making dreadful progress, ‘The number of cases on the 29:h of May alone, were 89; the number of deaths being 42. During the six previous days, 464 pérsons were attacked, of whom 205 died! ‘This dreadful visitation is like- wise very prevalent at Robinski, Kalouza, and Ja- roslau. It is, therefore, evidently travelling west- ward. Mr. Sheridan Knowles, is in a bad state of health. He is going to Madeira next August, with Mr. Driver of this town, to pass the winter there. 'The protessorship of modern language at Oxford University, has been offered to a “ distinguished foreigner,” Mons. Guizot, perhaps ? On Tuesday evening last, the West India Steam- er Tay arrived at Southampton, bringing the fol- lowing dates:—Londuras, 1th May; Tampico, 13th; Vera Cruz, 16th; Demerara, 19th; St. Tho- mas, 2ist; Jamaica, 22d; Trinidad, 224; Grenada, 23d; Burdadoes, 26th; Havana, 27th, and Bermu- da, 6th. HIGHLY IMPORTAN Latest News. Lrverroor, June 2i—1 o'clock, P. M l open my letter to inform you, that news has this moment reached ye by electric telegraph, that the crisis has really commenced in France. Yes- terday (Friday) the troops and National Guards were fighting desperately with the people. The u C awn Vriests—Tu ‘Two Crasses.—A great deal has been said, and well said, in relation to the violence and abuse which characterize the discussions taking place at this time of political excitement, between the dif- ferent political factions: and the different support- ere of the Presidential candidates. Ail sorts of vile epithets, every species of low inuendo, are heaped upon them by their various opponents, no matter how pure or spotless the distinguished indi- viduals may be who are held up before the country for the high offiee. We have heretofore supposed that the pohticians possessed a monopoly of this species of abuse—that the luxury of violence and the belly-tulls of inde- cency were confined to the supporters of the vari- ous Presidential candidates—but it seems we have | made a little mistake. The pious members of the Christian churches, men high in the ranks of sanc- | tity, and almost in sight ef the seventh heaven, | can, we find, talk as violently and abuse each other as venomously and beautifully as the politiciansdo ! There is a controversy now going on between the celebrated Bishop Hughes, a Catholic prelate of New York, and the equally celebrated Dr. Mar- ray, of the Presbyterian church of Elizabethtown, in New Jersey. Fora long time past, there was a guerilla fight carrying on between the Bishop and “ Kirwin,” relating to the respective merits of Catholiciem and Presbyterianism; but this name “Kirwin” was, it appears, merely a nom de guerre, the real name of the hidden combatant being the * Rev. Mr. MeMurray, D. D., of Elizabeth- town, in New Jersey.” So long as one of the combatants was unknown, some degree of pro- priety and decency was observed in the controver- | sy; but when they both appeared before the public under their real names, the spirit and hot pepper and mustard in their letters began to surpass even that of the polit s,and to assume a high de gree of interest to those who like high-seasoned dishes, We have notseen all the letters of Dr, Murray, but the beautiful episiles of Bishop Hughes have regularly appeared ina weekly jour- nal, the organ of the prelate, and certainly they are quite amusing specimens in the way of smart- negs and spice in controversy. In the first letter of the Bishop, with the most delicate feeling in the world, he charges his opponent with setting up an artificial standard of morals, and with committing something like perjury, without a croes-examination, and also with being a spe- cies of traitor to his God. This is but one spe- cimen from numberless others of the pepper and mustard dispensed in this controversy; and we suppose belore it comesto ar end, these two holy men, Dr, Hughes and Dr. Murray, both of them Irishmen, both dignitaries of their respective churches, both ministers of the doctrine of peace and love, both teachers of decency and good mo- rals will surpass in their peculiar weapons the very noigiest and most vulgar declaimers on the politi- cal hustings, or at the ratification meetings of the day. - On some other occasion we shall give extracts from these combatants, by way of giving lessons to the world at large. Sea Batnine.—The weather has not been very well adapted for sea bathing during the present summer; but there must bea change soon, Na- tare will balance herseif in the long run, and the weather will become hot probably in less than a week, when people in cities will endeavor to es- cape, for a short ime at least, to the sea shore, and enjoy the delicious and cool dashing surf as it rolls along the beach in mountains of foam, But where should one 0% One of the nearest and best of places is Coney Island. We have heard much satd about Rockaway and other far, away places; but Rockaway, as a place for sea bathing, is deficient of the natural and artificial ad- vantages poesested by Coney Island. It is far away from New York, involving a long and tedious journey to and fro, while it is surrounded by swamps and morasses, tainting the atmosphere. Such is not the ease at Coney Island, Hitherto the greatest drawback has been the supposition that all the rabble of New York frequent that place; but during the present suminer, arrangements are enurely changed ; Coney Island has been divided into two district governments—two social systems —two races or classes of bathers. The rowdies from New York all go in steamboats down to the point or west end of the island, to Inxuriate and wash off their sin and sorrow as far as possible | among the waves in that direction. The hoiels and green fields, the trees and vegetation, the pretty girls and fine women on the island, are at the other end, nearly three miles distant from the place of recreation and resort of the rowdy popula- tion. ‘The ‘company at the Ocean House and other places are us little disturbed with noisy visitors, and perhaps less so than at any other sea bathing or watering place. The improvements made for sea bathing here are admurable, and the drive to the island over land is one of the most delightful in the neighborhood. Tur Crry Government. hen the present cor- poration was elected last spring, it was thought that the cloreness of the vote between tlie two p: artes, and the censure passed by the people upon the con- duct of the last corporation, would have had some influence upon the persons elected, and would have induced them to give usa good, faithful, in- dustrious, energetic city government. The eky is clear to-day—cloudy to-morrow.— There is nothing but disappointment in this life. ‘The present corporation has turned out as bad as, if not worse, than any we have had for many years part; showing itself grossly extravagant in many operations, and sanctioning illegal eonduct on the part of its agents in various ways, No at- tention is paid by them to the cleanliness or order of the city; and if this vast metropolis is as heal- thy at thissmoment as we ure thankiul it is, we are more indebted for this to the geodness of Provi- dence, and the coolness of the weather, than any attention on the part of the corporation to their public duties. The streets of New York never were in such a disgraceful, foul, filthy, mean and | contemptible condition as they now are. But more. The season is now coming on when emigrants of all kinds trom foreign countries will begin to pour in upen this great metropolis, yet what attention has been paid, in prospect of all these casualties, by the corporation?) None. Bat fora voluntary committee of the 5th ward, these fathers ot the city would have introduced into one of the most crowded districts all those poor creatures, af- fi cted with all sorts of diseases, arriving from Eu | sacrifice of life is terrific! It is also reported that the mediation of England will be accepted by Austria, as regards the Italian quarrel, This is all I have time to write. Anniona. ‘sof the Diario de la Marina to the 2sth ult., a few days later than previous accounts. ipt of | | | Ie is probable that New York will be deprived o, Ttalian opera singers thie summer, 60 far as Ha- | vana is concerned, as we find a paragraph, in which it is stated that propositions have been made to Senor Marti, the great empresario of Ha- vana, to send his company to the city of Mexico, | during the present summer. Senor Marti, it goes «nto say, had already received propositions from seventy individuals in New York, who offered him the use of a theatre gratis, provided he would send on a company; but it appears the Mexicans | offer much better terms, consequently they will getthe singers. Well, they want something to console themselves with, after their numerous battles with the “Yankees,” so let them have their | singere, though they would certainly have been | very acceptuble here. We do not find any news | of interest in the papers. rope to this land of promise. Fortunately, howe- ver, by the energy of the inhabitunts of the 5th ward, and the manliness of Judge Hurlbut, the hands of the corporation were tied up in this mat- ter. ‘We much fear that the city government, under the preeent system, can never be rendered efficient or decent, and the nly thing which ever ean fur- nish us with a good government, is an entire new system. We must have a revolution, and aothing else. i Get ‘ A colored man, named Thomas Harden, was killed in Boston on the night of the 23th inst. The police are in search of a negro named Washington Goode, who is suspected of having committed the murder. Jealousy is supposed to have been the incitement to the deed. Hurden was ihe steward of a vestel, and Goode engaged*in the same capa- city. x young and beautiful girl eloped with herlover, from her home at Philadelphia, the other day, leaving behind hera note, as follows :—Dear Mo- ther--[em O. P. H.-Ag.” She was about to be wedded, as her friends thought, to another than the youth with whom she left. The regular mail is regularly two days behind the private express mail at Charleston, 8, C. A marriage on the open prairie took place re- cently in lowa, The parties belonged to separate bands of emigrants to the fur West, liked each other, hitched teame, and departed tor Oregon. VonxzveLian Arrams.—We refer to the trans lation of an artiele from the Caracas paper, El He- publicano, which will be found in another eolama. In all the news we have translated from Venezue- lian papers, and the various items we have receiv- ed, we have invariably, on publishing them, called attention to the fact of their being ex parte state- ments. Regarding the charges against Mr. Wileon, the British Charge d’Affaires, at V- nezuela, the writer in El Republicano, seems to be very indignant.— The meddlesome character of th» British Ministers to the various Colombian republics, has been too fully demonstrated on many occasions. Their heavy indebtedness to the British people, gives that government and its envoys great sway over them. Mr. Wilson has now left Venezuela; whether he isto return or not, we do not know ; at all events, during his absence, his personal influence, wheth- er for good or bad, will not be felt. And we trust, | that ere long, things will become quite settled. It 1s a beautiful country, of con-iderable importance 1n u commercial point of view, and deserves a bet- ter fate than to be continually kept in commotion by pohtical disturbances. By the late papers which we have received fronr Caracas, it seems that M. C. E. David, the French Charge d’Aflaires, under Louis Philippe’s govern- ment, had got into bad repute among the Venezue- lians. He had written some’ rather harsh remarks to his government concerning the revolution of the 24th January last. These remarks hed been published in Paris, and thus the Venezuelian go- verninent had become aware of them. The papers in the Monagas interest are very violent against him, accusing him of falsehood, duplicity, &c., and rejoice that he has been displaced by the new French government. M. David was formerly very popular in Caracas ; now, it seems, it would be hardly safe for him to remain there. Thus, both English and French Ministers have displeased both sides. City Intelligence. Tue Wrarnen,—The weather 1» still unsettled and unpleasant—the deys being more like October than July. Yesterday was cloudy, and gave indications of rain during the whole day ; and ut unght there was » very light shower, There was, at # late hour, very lit- tle prospect for fair weather. Destnuctive Finkr.—A fire broke out about two o’clock yesterday, in @ two-stery wooden building in the rear of No. 11 Ludlow: street, which was entirely destroyed. It contained a quautity of regs, and other cowbustible matter, whieh burned with — rapidity. The flames communicated to eleven other rear ‘yall ings, most of which were of very little value, and, be- fore the flames cou'd be subdued, were destroyed. ‘The block was bounded by Ludlow, Orchard, Walker: and Hester streete, No 10 Orchard street waa some- what damaged. No. 12 also took fire, and the roof burnt entirely off, It was oceupied by Robert Beatty, who suceeeded in removing all his furniture. No. 14, occupied by Mr. Martin, was only partially red. No. 6 Ludiow-street, occupied by dr. Casey, received considerable damage to the roof. Nos. 7, 9, and 11, belonging to Mr. Alexander Vass. were considerably damaged. There was no insurance upon any of the buildings, “A house belonging to # poor man, named Peter Hammicl. was burned. The house at the eorner of Orchard and Walker streets, occupied as a grocery store, received trifling damage; ag also the house at the corner of ‘Eldridge and Walker streets.— ‘The Tenth Ward ps were promptly on the spot, and succeeded, with the efforts of the firemen, in sub- duing the roging element ouly by tearing down a +mall wooden house. ‘Tho houses betug generally of the lower order, it ia supposed $10,000 ini caves the entire loss. It is supposed to have been the work ofan incendiary, Arremrt at Incenpiantsy.—An attempt was made on Friday night to set fire to a wooden house in 17th street, near Avenue A, by putting a quantity, of tow between the weather boarding and the wall, which was discovered and extinguished before any had been sustained. A Naxnow Escapg,—About ton o'clock, yesterday morning, a hackman, who was taking bis carriage to brooklyn, for the purpose of being repaired, in his haste. drove his horses on the ferry boat just as it was starting from the bridge, but did ‘not sneceed in get- ting the carriage on board, which foil inte'the dock, dragging the horses after it. The driver sprang from the box and caught the boat. The horses and. i td then SNP re with Wh little trouble. It was bat several ladies were in the carriage, which caused a rush to the bridge, and at Soateaton and exeite. ment for « while prevailed. That, however, proved false. Bosrox City Guarps.—This military corps will visit this vicinity on Tuesday noxt. They will be received by the Brooklyn Light Guards, and encamp 0: heights of that alee t eee Rescury rrom Drowsing'—A man whose name was not ascertained, in attempting to got om board the steamboat C. Vanderbilt, yesterday afternoon, after she bad loosed from hor moorings. missed his and took a cold bath in the dock, He was rereucd, more frightened than burt, Official. Wan Drrantuenr, Anuvrayt Gevrnauie macnt ashing to! 843, Graexat Onprns, No. 96 —Pureuant £0 law, the Pre- ident directs that the general officers inted under the first rection of the act of March 3. 1847, the general and staff officers, “ provided for the organisat volunteer forees brought ato the service of the Uritet Stater,’ under the acts of Con; proved Ju: and June 28, 1846 and the additio paymasiers i pointed under the aet of July 5, 1838. be honorably die cherged the service of tho United States from the 20th day of July, 1848. ene And the President further directs stat nnd regimental officers. (volumteor serdar eke may be absent from their commands, ms betonetae. to a ; renee mi foree.”” raised under the act of February 11. present with their respectit tee role ive iment: ttalios Or companies, at the places of eatarnan” indiest ed in “general order? No. 25. of June Sth, and paragraph 10, “ general orders” No. 35, of July 6h, be considered as discharged the service of the United States on the said 20th day of July. 1848, with the ex- ceptions herein mentioned, to wi ‘rhe thoes General charged with the withdrawal of the troops from Moxi- co, the Brigadier General, and the offloers of the Quar- termaster’s, Commissary’s, and Medioal De; Pa (volunteer service.) and addition! Paymasters, New Mexico and California, or employed at * wake depots. who are unavoidably conti hed ta service aatil they can be duly notified of their discharge, The chief of tat wiih report, for the taformatics of the Secretary of War, the nat of such be discharged on the Mihofduiy, ree By order of the Secretary of War, R. JONES, Adjutant General. A Tate or Crime anp Murner =A. co indent of the Miliord, (N. H.) Mirror, relates the follows ing particulars of a sad case of seduction and sui- cide i ** About two years ago a wealthy and influential widower of forty-five, named Dr, Mc—, of Chel- sea, hired an amiable and beantifal girl of eighteen, named Mary T—, to assume the care of his chi!-- dren and Household. A few months after they were seen to ride away together, and in the next Woodstock paper appeared an announcement that they had been married in that place by an Episco- pal clergyman. ‘They returned as man and wife, and have so lived until a short time since, when Dr. MeC—— dismissed the unfortunate woman trem his house, alleging that they had never been married! Whether she had utterly been deceived by asham marriage, or had consented to a deceit 1m order to save her from inevit ible shame, cannot be Lrgteetcid shane 4 f th Ld oor victim, driven in du ‘ace from \e house ffom which she had 80 tong k been regarded as a virtuous wite, and thus rendered an outcast from society, dared not return to her relatives; the finger of scorn was pointed at her, and in whatever eo Saat she found herself, she was loathed and shunned. She could not endure this, and returned at length by night to the honse of her destroyer, and begged piteously for shelter and protection, de- claring that she had wandered long without food and was starving. Atlength the door was opened to her, from the dread of attracting the attention of the rat ses She was fed and turned away, with strict orders never to show herself there again. She left—but where could she got All day she wandered in the woods and ledges ad- Jacent; and m the night, crept back to the only place where she could claim Peon and cried for ahome. She was repeued s ut the noise aroused the nyjghbors, who insisted that she thould be allowed a shelter. It was agreed that she might stay that might, but should leave inthe morning, a neighbor proenieiag, to take her to her nearest relatives. <I will gol alive,” wes oo only a that cout a ot from er. She went to her room, and the next morning was found in it—peapt Deoerted, loathed, oer pairing, without a friend or a hope in the wor! the wretehed victim had committed suicide. ‘aint and shivering, she Crops. ‘The Point Coupee Echo, of last week, says; Our planters are fast abandoning the culture of ootton for that of cane, In @fow years the ontire parish will be engaged in making ee’ a8 an evidence of this, wo can count from our office no less than ten now % mills in course of erection, the machinery of whiel landed on Cay ihe © betne Ces The Fellciana ig Says :—“ Poin’ parish bas not a single ad tems ‘over this pariah, on the score of adaptation to the profitable culture of the se reane, An cnterprising and wealthy planter near this place, has this year commenced the business on a large ecale, and has bis sugar mill way ey. i id his cane crop looks well and bids fair to yiel h reward to hia enterprising attempt. We not that many others will follow bis example,