The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1848, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. MORNING EDITION-- OUR FOREIGN DESPATCHES. Sorruampon, July 28, 1848. The Retahatory Postage Bill—Coronation Dinner 2-Speech of the U.S. Consul—Mexican Bond- holders—Spain and Portugul—Continental Mut- ters—Pirates m the Mediterranean—India and China—Potaio Disease——Incland-- Markets, §c. By the steamer Britannia, which reached Liver- pool on the 19th instant, the British government received intelligence, that the post-office authori- ties, in New York, had received official instrac- tions to levy a postage of 25 cents, or twelve pence half- penny sterling, on every letter not exceeding half an ounce in weight, mailed for transmission to Great Bri- | tain, by the British steamers ; anda rate of four cents, | or two pence sterling, on every newspaper so mailed, as | well as a similar rate of postage on letters and news- papers received by the steamers from England. | Through the medium of the press, these important | announcements were speedily made known to the public, and produced no little excitement and vexa- ton amongst all parties, whether British or American, | ‘who are engaged in, or connected with, trade to the United States. I can state with confidence, that the | unanimous feeling ir, that the- government of the United States, in deciding upon this course, ha; acted with adue regard to its own interests, and in a | dignified and proper spirit of retaliation, for the unjust and probibitory postage levied by the post office here,up- on letters and newspapers rece.ved by theAmerican line ofsteamships, It is known that the American minister, Mr. Bancroft, in negotiating, last year, with the | English government, in reference to this postage, question, used every argument und endeavor to place the matter fairly before the powers that be; andit is inexplicable why Lord Palmerston should have allowed extreme measures to be adopted on the other side of the Atlantic, which must prove so prejudicial to the interests of the manufacturing and mercantile classes. | Inthe House of Commons, Mr Brown, the member for Liverpool, promptly addressed some interpellations to the Minister for Foreign Affairs, inquiring the reason. why the Britich government had permitted the retali- atory measure to take place. Lord Pi lmerston, how- ever, would not give any specific reply on the subject, and it now remainsin statu quo, It is considered that, ere long, negotiations will be resumed, and that the transaUantic postage question will be arranged on a system of reciprocity. One shilling sterling per letter 48.4 postage quite high enough, and the English post- Office will soon find its revenue seriously diminished if its filiberal policy is continued, The United States post-oflice, on the other hand, will derive a large profit, which, if continued, will make up for the deficiency that must exist between the amount of the contract money paid to the Washington and Hermann steamers, andthe rmall amount that has hitherto been received for letters conveyed by those ships. Should the American steamers continue to make such good voy- ‘ages as lately made by the * United States” and “ Her- mann,” there is no doubt the correspondence ad- dressed to go by them would be greatly increased, and there would be little reason to suppose but that the government would be reimbursed in excess for the amount paid to the Ocean Steam Navigation Company, undcr the stipulations of the mail contract. Already, the performances of both the United States and the Hermann bave made a favorable impression on the public in’England, as instanced by the nuthber of pas- sengers and quantity of freight taken by each ship; and, if other steamers could be immediately put on between New York and Southampton, and they proved succersful, ] prognosticate that the Ocean Steam Navigation Company would become a prosperous enterprize, and that the government would de- rive a considerable revenue from postages. In connection with the establishment of the line of steamers here,1 would mention a gratifying tact. On the anniversary of the coronation of the Euglish Queen, a grand banquet was given by the Mayor of Southampton, to the Aldermen, Councillors, and others. Mr. J. R. Croskey, the agent of the 0. 8. N. Co., was present by invitation; and to show your nu- merous readers the kind reception he met with, I ex- tract from the Hampshire Jdvertiser a report of hig speech, kc. After the customary healths of the Queen and royal family had been drunk, The Mayor, of Southampton, next proposed the health of a gentleman on his right, J.R. Croskey, Esq., Consul of the United Sta'es, in connection with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company. That gentleman hhad been the means of bringing to this port a portion ofthe trade of America, and of making them more in- timately acquainted with their transatiantic brethren. (Great applause.) Mr. Croskey, on vising, was received with great and repeated cheering, and begged to return his most sin- sere thanks for the bigh compliment they had just aid to his country, to himself, and to the interests fe represented, In these days of progress, it was no small compliment to have onself associated in a toast with the giant power of steam—the mighty civilizer of ‘the world—whether as applied to the weaving of fa- dries for the comforts of mankind, or to the inter- ‘weaving of the web of amity between nations—(cheers) —but when their courtesy had chosen to wish success to the Ocean Steam Navigation Company—a company Still in its infancy, before toasting the older and more powerful companies that have exercised so important an influence overthe destinies of the port of South- ampton, he felt the compliment tp be so much en- it he could find no words adequate to it would to the already sucees:ful companies he had’alluded te. They stood ‘before the world amungst the greatest achievements of the present age, and his most sanguine wishes would be realized were the Oc team Navigation Company to attain an equal d of perfection and prosperity. Their company. had many difficulties to encounter—difficulties always attendant upon a mew enterprize; but he was happy to announce that | difficulties, if not altogether overcome, are fast Gisappearing. The kind wishes of their frien Ghe present occasion, would cheer them in the prose- oution of their enterprize toa successful issue. He ‘would request Fags spor to make a few remarks with reference to object for which they had met that ) a8 OD ening—the celebration of the coronation of her pir pad the Queen; d let him assure them that, although an American, and of consequeuce a re- publican, he could, nevertheless, appreciate and | plaud the feeling which so unanimously pervaded that meeting—the feeling of loyalty to their Sovereign, Repeated cheering.) Inthe United States they hold to be the best citizen who is most zealous in his obe oe to the laws. Of the many thousand Europeans who annually take up their residence amongtt them, they always find those to become the most worthy citizens who have been good and loyal pov ke under their own form of government. From earliest infancy they had been taught to con- sider the feeling of loyalty to be as essential to the character of a true American, as it is held in this country to be essential to the character of a true Englishman. (Cheers.) With Americans, loyalty was more of an abstraction—it was confined to an implicit obedience to the will of the majority. With English- ‘men. there was a charm, a poetical halo thrown around tho feeling by its being identified with @ sense of at- tachment to the person of their Sovereign. Andthrice bappy were they tor being blessed with one, who unites in he yn all the virtues of divine woman, with ributes of a Queen. bey oem cheering) They lieve him when he said that he was proud of being an American. America was the land of hi Dirth, where first “his careless childhood vie del a isp stranger yet to pain;” where first he learned to the English language—the language of his country and of theirs. He loved her institutions; he felt plea- sure in contemplating the happiness of her people, and | to read in ber future destiny the matvellous workings | of the hand of Providence. But were he an English- | man, he should equally well love his country; he should | glory in her past history, and point exultingly to the | amighty influence she exercises, happily for the good of | mankind. amongst the nations of the earth; and he would feel it his first duty to uphold her glorious con stitntion, and thereby to prove himself a loyal subject to his Queen. (Repeated, cheering followed this ad- mirable address The West in iteamer Forth arrived here on Mon- | day last from Mexico, New Orleans, and the West In- dies. She brought about $1,300,000 in specie, prin- | cipally on merchants’ account, from Vera Cruz and Hg ros There were, however, no remittances from the Mexican government to pay the dividen Mexican bonds, Tho holders of these securit the London Bourse are beginning to bestir chemselves, 80 a8 to be able to get hold of some of the indemnity money to be under the treaty of peace by tho United States and Meaico. 1 wish they may get it; ‘but | am constrained to say the prospect appears to be a most doubtful one. Hopes are entertained that Lord Palmereston’s interference may be obtained, and that his influence will be used in the Mexican capital to induce the government of Mexico to set aside a j ortion of the money, 80 s00n as it may be received, i satisfaction of the claims of the creditors of | Mexico, The accounts received from Mexico by the Forth, and also via New York by the Cambria, cer- tainly lend us to suppose that there is vefy little power really in the hands of the executive govern- ment, and that to such an extent is the disorga- nization of the country proceeding, that anything like | a firm government, for a considerable time to come, i ‘out of the question ; in fact, there appears to be no real overnment existing; and the open and undisguised Hostility of Parades and his party is regarded with dis- future tranquillity of the 8 that the bondhold- truet in this country for th republic. The only actual ho} ers now havo, is the fact that the revenues of the Vera Cruz and Tampico custom houses are assigned to thelr agents in the city of Mexico (Messrs, Vanning | and Macintosh), and those gentlemen write by the prefent packet to say, that as the custom house re- celpts are to be surrendered by the United States commissioners, they hope ere long to be in funds to some extent, ‘The steamer Montrose eamo in here on the 25th, _ with Inte advioes from Spain and Portugal, The ac- counts from the former country relative to the Carlist war now existing are very conflicting. ‘The Heraldo f Madrid lie through thick and thin, and maintains thet the Carlists have been only in small nambers, and that they have beon beaten and dispersed at points. ‘There is reason, however, to believe that the contrary Is the care, and that no decisi have been gained by cither party ; but i | ners than by fighting that on one occasion the government troops got the worst of it, aud were forced to retire with considerable loss. The leaders of the Carlist faction are said to be at their wits’ end: in consequence of their move- ments not being so generally responded to in the pro- vinces as they had reason to expect, The people, however, are derirous to ge’ in the harvest before they join the insurgents ; and this precaution would seem to bea very natural o: There is another consideration connected with the Cariist insurrection, which should be borne in mind. The Carlist ehiefs evidently counted upon support, sub osc, trom Great Britain; and immodiately the Spanish dispute occurred, ‘and the representa- tives of England and Spain were expelled from the respective capitals, determined to try their luck in rising on the northern frontiers of Spain. it is understood that, although the English govern- ment would have no objection whatever to the sucess of the Curjst plans, aud the consequent overthrow of the Queen and ber existing administration, yet no understanding has been agreed upon between Lord Palmerston and the parties who are at the head of the movement, All the Carlists want is money; and as the Eglish exchequer. you are aware, is not very fall at present, this and other influences have kept Lord Palmerston from giving that tangible snpport to the Carlists which they so foudly anticipated. The na- tural consequence of this state of things is, that a damper is put upon the affair for the present. and the operations ure confined to mere guerilla warfare, carried on in the usual Spanish, bull-dog, blood thirsty fashion, almost every prisoner tuken, on each side, particularly officers, being immediately shot, much to the delight of the aforesaid LHeride. In official pariance, we are informed that the Queen of Spain has disappointed the hopes of her subjects of @ successor to the throne, by # miscarriage. The Spanish papers care very little about the matter; the chief subject of diseussion at Madrid, since her Ma- Jesty was pronounced enceinte, being,” Who was the fa- ‘ther of the expected heir?” ‘It is shrewdly surmised that the Queen was never enceinte at all, but that the report Was got up to cause a little confidence, on the part of the Spanish nation in the King Consort. Many circumstances connected with the affair would lead to such a supposition; and the hurried trip of the royal party into the country is said to have been a pretext for enabling the ministers to get up the report of a mircurriage. ‘The advices from Portugal, by the Montrose, repre- sent that country to be in a state of tranquillity. he disaffected, or Patules party, is, however, u strong one, and i only waiting a good chance for arise. The new bank note and currency bill had passed into jaw, and the discount on bank notes had declined, in conse- quence, to the more favorable quotation of 40 to 45, discount, The exchange on London, 30 days sight, was 5246 per 1000 rs 90 days date, 525, on New York, no quotation, Trade very dull, both at Lisbon and Oporto, The insurrections and disturbances on the centi- nent appear to benefit the English gun manufac- turers. The steamer Euxine sailed hence yesterday, for Constantinople and Malta; a portion of her cargo comprised 36 tons measurement of muskets, in cases, to be landed at Maita. Several steamers trom this port, touching at Malta, have taken out large qaanti- ties ot muskets ; aad it may be estimated, that during the last six weeks, not less than 40,000 stand of arms have been shipped from Southampton for Gibraltar and Malta. The latter island is quite a receptacle for war- like stores, and the dealers there keep great stocks of muskets, carbines, pistols, swords, gunpowder. Xe. peice they sell to the Italians, Calabriaus, Sicilia c. The steamer Pacha, which is to leave here for Geno», to-morrow, | understand, has a large freight of cases of firearms, . By an arrival yesterday, it is reported that pirates have appeared in the Mediterranean ; a large English merchant ship was taken and scuttled by two Greek pirate vesse n sight of another vessel, the captain of which, having no arms on board, was afraid to inter- fere, The overland India and China mail arrived in Lon- don on the 25th, with dates from Calcutta to the Ist June; Bombay. June 2d; Madras, June %th. The intel- ligence brought is interesting and serious to the rulers of British India, inasmuch as a campaiga against the rebel chiefs of Moultan must ensue. A eonspiracy, of an alarming character, had also been discovered in Lahore, and it does not require much knowledge of Oriental affairs, to predict that the whole of the nor- thern frontier of British India is disaffected and will be the theatre of bloedshed. The Bombay government had determined thut no military operations should be commenced till October next. ‘his course has been much commented upon in England, because it is ar- gued that the delay will permit a formidable organiza- ton amongst the rebel chiefs, and’ that their defeat will prove very expensive and difficult’ On the other hand, it must be remembered, that the marching of troops during the hot months would be very destruct- ive, and that, perhaps, more men would be lost by sick- Considering, therefore, that the English generally manage to be the conquerors in In- dia, it is not too much to say, that possibly the suspen- sion of operations during the beats is a wise one. Time will prove; at all events, there will be warm work du- ring the cool season. All round the neighborhood of Southampton, the potato disease has appeared. and has committed great avoc amongst the erop. ‘There is a great breadth o jand sown with this esculent, and present appearances certainly indicate that almost a general failure may be anticipated. ‘The weather, for the last fortnight, has been very unfavorable for the wheat harvest—cold winds and heavy rains having prevailed, Grain has,in conse- quence, advanced in price at Mark Lane and in the pro- yinces, and some uneasiness has been manifested on the Stock Exchange, as fears are entertained that in the event of a deficiency in the crops, large import: tions of American grain, wheat, flour, &c., will be re- quired, and that an adverse turn in the exchanges will cause another pressure on the money market. Under any circumstances, it is, however, gratifying to know that the United States can supply any deficiency of European produce; and a stringent money market would be preferable to scarcity of food, Three weeks fine warm sunny weather, such as is generally experi- enced in England during August and September, would dispel all doubts for the abundancy of the har- vest. The Havre cotton market has been very active, and the sales of that staple have latterly very much in- creaced, from the circumstances of perfect order being restored. The sales in Havre now amount to from 1400 to 1700 bales perdiem, and the purchases have been made with much spirit and confidence. Ihave not touched upon the Irish question, because x90 Mg receive the very latest news from Liverpool direct. Notwithstanding the fact, that up the 27th no fight- ing had actually taken place, yet the present condi- tion ef Ireland is a fearful one—and that there will be serious disturbances and much bloodshed, no one can doubt. bodies of troops are being continually moved to Ireland, and every movement and every ac- count made public, leads to the belief that the English BR: iment expects a formidable struggle to be made y the insurgents, for insurgents the mob must now be called. The government are said to be well pre- pat to put down with a strong hand any and every listurbance ; and it is phlei: Meg that an anxiety exists for the rebellion to come to a crisis, in order that it may be at once nipped in the bud. The next fort- night will probably tell a fearful tale for the Green Isle. There cannot, however, be any coubt, but that the A NA pet al troops will be successful against the undisciplined mob. Generar Cavatonac.—General Cavaignao, now chief of the executive power in France, was born in Paris, the 15th of October, 1802. He is son of Jean Baptiste Cavaignac, who was one of the Deputies of the Con- vention, during the revolution gf '93. Eugone Ci nac, taken his degree at the college of Sainte Barbe, one of the highest schools in Paris, was received at the Polytechnic School then went to the School of Ap; ion of Met the title of sub-lieutenant of Génré ; 1824, the 2d regiment of that title. ated afterward as second lieutenant, t! 1826 ; as firat lieutenant, the 12th of Janu: and went. in 1828, in Soete iene penn cam- te of the French army in country. On the Ist of October, 1829, he was named captain in the same re- giment. He was then onl y twenty-seven years old. Returned from Grecia, Captain Cavaignac was, in 1831, in garrison at Metz. e project of a “ National Association,” which he signed, and which was con- sidered by Louis Philippe as an act of opposition, put him into official disgrace ; he was, consequently, with- drawn from active service. Recalled to the service in 1832, Captain Cavaignac was sent to Algiers. There he exhibited a rare energy, Ldap Se intellect, in regard to that country and war. Cavaignac had the command of the weak son of Tlemcen, amidst the most hostile and bi it tribes of ‘daeed tm euch a difficult and dangerous position, he displayed the talent of strategy, united to unequalled intrep! only en firmness. Notwithstanding, it was only on the 4th of April, 1837, that he obtained the rank of chief of battalion. ‘The 2let of June. 1840, he was named lieutenant colo- nel of the Zonaves regiment; and the 19th of April, 1841, he received the command of the division of Tlem- cen, with the rank of marshal of camp. After the revolution of February, General Cavaignac ‘was named general cf division, and called to the go- vernment of Algiers. Having been named represeniant of the National As- sembly, he accepted the ministry of war, which ry Previously refused. The events of June elevated hi to that eminent and unequalled position, cause of order owes to him so many gret General Cavaignac is rather above middling stature; his free, browned by the African sun, is decorate with abuge pair of mustachios, and bears, as well as | bo yepert ‘® martial character, which is not belied by | his sets. [Having personally known General Cavaignac, we can assure our readers that the facts above written are as true asthe description of his eppearance is exact. — Ed, Heveld.} Dear. or Hon. R Ny Boorn,—New ilaven papers of Wednesday announce, with regret, the decease of Hon. Renben Booth, Lieutenant-Go- vernor of the State from 1444 to 1846. Mr, Booth was inedy prized: in private as well as in public life, and sustained an enviable reputation wher- ever he was known Tle graduated at Yale Col- lege in 1816, and was about 56 years of age, at | the time of his death. “THE WATERING PLACES, MOVEMENTS IN PASHIONABLE LIVE. Amongst the multitude of those fashionable and healthful resorts, which are every season multiplying, from Catskill to Coney Island in the North, and from Cape May to Calffornia in the South, there is one spot of which little has been eid, and lesshas been known, so immediately within our precincts as require us to remind the public of its progress on the road to fu. ture celebrity. That spot is Brattleboro, Vermout We yesterday received the names of some of those who are now enjoying the mountain breezes and the water cure formalities. Amongst them we find Le Comte de Mons. Chamber: lain, deS. A. S.; Mons, le Duc Reginant de Nassau; Major McClintock, U. 8. A.; Lieut. Beckwith, do Rey. Dr, Warts, Ohio; Dudley Persse, Hsq., New York, Rey. Mr. Shaw, Boston; Dr, Sickles, Louisiana; Ma- dame Arnot, Opera House; P, Meyer, do; Thomas McElrath, New York, and some seventy or eighty others. Brartixwono, Aug. 14, 1845 Advantages of Living in Brattleboro—The Water Cure —Scenery, §c.—Distinguished Guests. Ido not remember to have seen in the Herald any account of this beautiful village. I had heard fre- quently of its hydropathic institution, whder the di- rection of Dr, Wesselhoeft, but did not suppose that so many fashionable valetudinarians were availing themselves of his peculiar treatment. [t was with sur- prise, then, that I saw crowds of picturesque looking ladies and dashing gentlemen promenading the streets of a place which, three years ago, was buta resting place of the passing traveller, Within the above space, claret and champagne have driven their uncourtly relations, whiskey, and its fiery brethren, from the field; ana the music of Strauss and Weipert ismew heard in halls which whilom echoed only to prunitive * Money Musk” or * Yankee Doodle.” Now and then some sturdy farmer, whose business calis him but seldom to town, turns to gaze with astonish- ment on the hitherto unseen biped, whose patent lea- ther and superfluity of “bar” bespeak him an exotic from Broadway; but, ordinarily, city fashions and city people attract little attention. The scenery about the Village is superb, und if “a thing of beauty be a joy for ever,” none who have ever visited Brattle- boro, will fail to derive happiness from retrospection. ‘There are about 260 guests at what is called the “ es. tablishment.” The many patients prefer lodging in the village proper. ‘The efficacy of the treatment is astonishing, though perhaps not so much +o, when we consider the splendid scenery, brisk exercise, careful diet, and pure mountain air, of the place. One cannot beip feeling a sort of sadness at the conviction. that in one or two years, when the ratiroad from Greenfield shall be completed, there will be a most thorough re- volution in the whole face of things. as they at pre- sent appear, and that Brattloboro will become a mere fashionabie watering place. to all intents and purposes, Amoug the effects of civilization [ may as well men- tion the fact that the Herald is here read and app ciated. I have not time, at present, for a lengthune description, but several of us who have been in Switzer- land pronounce the scenery to be, in most respects, equal to that of the country in the vicinity of Geneva, We have representatives from eve y State in the Union. The hero of contreras, Buena Vista and other hard fought fields, may be seen with bronzed cheek und fierce mustache in close confab with the humble Quaker of Philadelphia, lawyers, clergymen, and hap- pily few snobs are to be found here—old sinners en- deavoring to wash out the effects of, if not the vic themselves which have stained their youth—young maidens who are getting up @ complexion for next winter’s triumphs. and genuine invatids who are rapidly being made over for a fresh ex- periment in living. The careful supervision of the proprietor leaves nothing to be desired by | his guests; so well drilled are the members of the corps domestique that every one is as well served as if still a | denizen of his own splendid home on the Fifth avenue. Among the destinques ut present here are Judge B—n, of Florida, Major Me., of Florida, four Mr. P—s, of Boston, Mrs. St—t, of Washington, Mrs. K—y and Miss Me., of New York, Miss Br—n, of Florida, Count De M—sand suit, of Havana, and a host of others If you wish it, at no distant day, I will give you a de- | tailed account of the process of the “ water cure,” in | the mean time those who wish to unite the utile cum duice - tu gaze on beauty without pretension—to attain renewed health without the aid of nauseating drugs and to mark a brief epace of their existence with a white | stone, should lose no time in visiting Brattleboro. Ocean House, Newport. Aug. 10, 1848. Arrivals of Visiters, $c., sc. Since the grand fancy ball at ‘atoga came off, the arrivals at this hotel have been great, and aro fast in- creasing. The most important was, yesterday, that o Mrs. Le Vest, the belle of Saratoga, destined to be the belle of Newport also. She was received on arrival by a certége of gallant gentlemen, and all Newport is on the qui vive to see this distinguished and beautiful lady, of whom report, far and wide, speaks in such glow- ing terms. ‘The former part of the “ seasofi ’’ has been dull; but we shall now more than make amends, and many have just arrived, and many are expected to arrive this week, who will form not enly an addition but an acquisition to the gay throng already here. We are all preparing for the fancy ball—resolved not to be outdone by Sara- toga. Nothing like competition in trade or fashion. ‘The mail is just closing. PHLO. Trenton Faits, (near Utica,) Aug. 14, 1848. Description of Trenton Falls—Scenery—Rocks—Water Falls—§c., §c. Having repaired to this delightful spot, and being confident that many thousands of your readers are unacquainted with this superb “scenery of nature,” I will give you a short description of it. The falls are situated about fourteen miles north of Utica, and quite easy of access ; as those wishing to visit them, can take the railroad at Albany for Utica, and by stop- ping at the Averell House, or Bagzs’ Hotel, they will always find elegant carriages in attendance to convey them to the “ Falls.” It is about two anda half hour's drive. There is one excellent hotel here, located on the hill, a short distance from the steps which lead down to the romantic and magnificent variety of rocky chasms. This hotel can accommodate 8 large number of visiters, and is keptin a style not to be sur- passed by any, either in Saratoga or Niagara. The gentlemanly proprietor, Mr. Moore, assisted by Mr Hubbell, the attentive and polite barkeeper, use every exertion for the comfort of their visiters. After re- viewing the elegant garden, the woods, and the man; curiosities there to be seen, we come to the steps, whic! deecend about 150 fect, where you land upon abroad | arm chair while the throng passed in lively show before to which is added a prospect, that embraces some of the mosf superb landscape scenery that is to be found anywhere—and no where, | am confident, in any other of the watering places in this country, At the foot of the hill on which the Pavilion stands. are two springs of sulphur and magnesia, both in high repute for their inedicinal qualities. "These are at a nice walking distance from the house. and afford the ladves who fre- nt them fine opportunities for doing something Lerides engulpbing fetid sulphur water, With thess dull preliminaries, | roll up my sleeves for # dash at the Indies, (only with a pen, dear reader ) count on getting me safely through, and suppose it wiil prove the only agreeable or r able feature of this communication, [ean assure you, sir, that for a perfon more competent than myself, there is rich and abvodant material to work upon Sharon, by a rort of geueral acclamation, is admitted to be the most exclusive watering place in the coun- try, as will be demonstrated anon, when I come to the catalogue of luminaries that bave shed light on this once benighted portion of the rural world. New York is splendidly represented; yes, I repeat it, splendidly, I da 1 standard, when you arrive at my individual tions ‘I don’t Wich to seem partial, but the », and would, therefore, forewarn the rea reverse, draw no conclusion of implied superiority, be: the; Let beware, lest some very naughty person should | the first shall be last, and the lust first.” The bell has rung, the curtain is up; now who is the see this or that name at the head of the li first to tread the boards, P., of New Jersey; pretty, musical, the soul of good fuel- ing: they are more generally liked than any in the house, The eldest, with her amber ringlets, and gentle manners—her sister, the “ child of song,” so affable, and with a suavity of manner that destroys all jealousy, as it admits of norivalry. New York sends from Bond street, her bigh bred Miss K., aristocratic in rank, democratic in sentiment. How many who read this, will recall, when, spell bound, they have dwelt oa and followed that majestic figur it glided through waltz and polka, to ravish and captivate, when an occasional glance was permitted them of a tiny and wel! dressed foot Happy he whose lot has cast him hitherward! | Miss G., of Bond street—the original Miss G.—breezy and fresh as morning incense. and as pureas it How cunningly the matronly cap assorts with the saucy and , buoyant features of youth; and these dear little aprons, with such coquettish bows, that ure only out of | place because they are numerically inferior to her beaua. | vivants. Miss D.. of 8th street, who has what gentle- | men cail such taking ways, and whore dancing is only | upprosched by Miss F., of Bleecker street. ‘The best | dancers of the bourse are the M 8 MeT., of Lafay- etie Place, over whose maturer graces are thrown the instions of gentle reserve and unobtrusiveness, | » Misses C., of Bond street, blonde and brunette, exq types of these two classes of beauty, From the attention of our‘ gallant beaux,” it is hardly pos- sible tosay which style is most preferred, ‘The Misses | H., of New Jergey, pretty, fresh, and charming. How many aching hearts will their separation create! ‘The | Misses M., of Chelsea, with cheeks like the firat roses of | spring. How must they contribute to filling up this | ttle bouquet of beauty'l send you! ‘The Misses B., of Leroy Place, direct contrasts, to be sure, in- manner, | size, and complexion. ‘The conucisseur hesitates on which to Ox his choice, ‘The vivacity of manner, and fuultless proportions, of the eldest, enchain ali hearts; while distraction relzes those to whom Heaven has given the opportunity to look on the neck of daz. “ling snow, the arm so strangely beautifal, that be- longs to the younger sister, with her charming nai veté, That arm we all swear by. How many other sweet flowers might I botanize over, that were never “ born to blush unseen,” did time and space permit. And | then there are the happy, prides. smiling and. uffection- ate, as become all brides: Mrs’ F.. of Baltimore; alrs. L. and Mrs. 8., of New Vork—ladies all, and * alto: gether perfect;” their husbands perfect patterns, both Cf husbands and gentlemen. Lucky dogs!—happy and contented, as become all husbands Telose this desultory epistle by devoting its residue | to the young gentlemen, who, as always, make them- selves both useful and ornamental. First, for exam ple, is Mr. S., of New York; quiet and gentlemanly, he Is devoid both of affectation and presumption, two qualities upon which many have based what few vir. tues they possessed. ‘There are no twoopinions of his dancing—it is A No. 1. Mr. P. of New Jersey the lute Governor’s son, bis father’s image, with a laugh that invalids cherish aud emulate—a royal good fellow. the brave handrome A. L., the gallant Col. R t. G, (with laurels fresh from Mexic: sting Mr. R , Lieut. G—n, Mr a young politician and coadjutor of Mr. Van Buren ‘there are many, many more, to whom a passing tri- | bute is owing; but | shail give them into the keeping | of those who, now the subject has been opened, will come forward, I trust, in soample a field, to operate | profitably, and to yeur further edification.’ The pro- prietors of the Pavilion having secured, by recent purchases, an exclusive right and title to all these ter- ritories, contemplate improvements, which, if carried | out, withaake Staron renowned indeed. I wish them | success. Very truly yours, SULPHURETTED HYDROGEN. Conaness Hart, Sanatoca Seninas.) — | August 12,1543 .5 The Ball—Contemplations —The Wirtues of the Waters, §c. Well, I went to the fancy ball, after all! Thomas procured for me an extra large slipper for my gouty toe, around which I wound an immense blanket shawl, and made my entrance as an East India nabob; thus saving five dollars by going in costume. I believe the | spirit of old Touchwood inspired me somewhat, for I felt like keeping up a sort of benevolent grumbling all the evening. ‘The ball, all things considered, was a pretty affair; but what was it to me, who had seen the’ celebrated “bals masqués”’ of the Brasilian court, where gold dust and diamonds are matters of home manufacture? | Speaking of diamonds, I saw the Countess Anzolot- | tanti ae at a fancy ball, in Brazil, brilliants which were valued at halfa million, Then, again, your Turk and your Greek, last evening, were reaily to one who had plougbed the Thracian Bosphorus so often, who had bowed reverently towards Mecea at the mosque of the oly Sophia, the illusion could not vory well be kept up. The throng of mere fancy fummery got off better, for as no one could tcll what the deuce they did represent, s0 no one could say they were out of character. 1 observed one little child, some twelve or thirteen years old, décked out as a “Pompadour.”? The representation struck me as decidedly the best thing | saw during the evening. The form was pad- ded into a pertect miniature woman—not one of the developements of maturity was omitted—the dress, the arrangement ofthe hair, the little black hes on the face, the swelling bosom, the tempting embonpoint of figure, were all admirably got up. There was at the ball the usual amount of show and shadow—of the gaudy and the gossimery, enlivened here and there with sparks ofreal humour which served to make the pseudo witticiems still more vapid. 1 remarked, as I sat in my passable; but me, that there were very many jackdaws who had bor- rowed or stolen the peacock’s feathers, and very many peacocks who had feathers, and nothing else. But the petty flusterings and swellings of fashionable strife is too common place a subject for the Herald; | wish I could give you something piquant, but this toe of mine plays the mischief with me. | will mend, by and by, perbaps; 80 take courage and have patience. What'a magnificent spa ishere | It would seem that the good God, taking pity upon poor humanity in its drugged, and blist+red, and tortured state, had opened vement, level with the water's edge, a furious rapid Sting infront; you then take the path, (which has been so fixed aa tobe perfectly safe.) and proceed about twenty rods, when there ig @ full view of the first | fall of water, which is about 80 feet, and between this and the highest fall there are many others, ranging | from 20 to 50 feet high. After passing these, you come to the highest one to be seen, where the water falls | about 160 feet, and near this is a dark basin of water, | which is said to be 40 feet deep. After leaving this basin and going a short distance, we come to where the rocks project over the visiter some eight feet, and there is a beautiful stream of water, which has forced its way through the rocks, and falls about 30 feet. This is used by many as ashower bath. The length of the scenery is about one and miles, and has a goed path built, so as to render it easy to walk the whole length. This place may justly be denominated the Albambra of nature; at the extremity of it, is one of the most interesting scenes it inable— | a scene that no pen can describe to one who is not on | the spot, and where every landscape painter always | drops his pencil. It is, however, far too much for art to imitate, or fer bo red to represent. The scene is a cracked rock, 60 feet high, reaching gradually for- ward from the mid distance. From the top descends a perpetual rill, that forms a natural shower bath, simi- lar to the one spoken of in the former part of this.— After getting to the end of this beautiful scenery, you turn and walk through a most beautiful forest, until you again reach the hotel. There are quite a number of regular boarders here throughout the summer months, and agreat many viriters are coming and going every day. I noticed on the register of arrivals quite a number of gentlemen, ladies and families from New Orleans, Charleston, Mobile, and many other southern cities. | understand that this hotel, next year, will be greatly enla d many other im- provements made at these Falls ; and no doubt, when the beauties of this place are more generally known, it will command a largo share of those who visit watering places. W.H.¢ Snanon Srrincs, Pavizion, August 11, 1848. Matters and Things at Sharon— Great Amount of Beau- ty—Distinguishsd Guests, c. Having observed in your paper, of this season, but meagre accounts in regard to the state of love, reli- gion, and poetry, in this prince of watering places, I have thought it nothing more than a bare act of jus- tice to its agreeable character, to send you a few of the most interesting details, as suggested while writing urrente calame,”* Of course, & general account, would embrace a space {hat the columne of your paper, devoted to letter wri- ting, would hardly admit, it will be, therefore, my nim to cbserve.the “ multum in parvo” rule, in relation | “Thomas, bring me another pitcher fresh ! leave for Lake George next week, Deo volente. Adieu. SHANDY. these sanitary fountains and bid the people “Come, and be healed.” I have boiled my «wn dinner at the Geislen; | have drunk at all the brunnens of Germany, from the bubbles of the fountain near the “Mer de Glace” to the old seltzer of Nassau; I ha 7. ogee at Bath and at Cheltenham; I Lave tried hot ings and cold eprings, the world over; avd I declare to you, sit- ting in my easy ohair, with gout enough in my foot to make my conscience tender, that the Congress Md at Saratoga bubbles without a rival. I hi id it. Saratoca Sraincs, Tuesday morning. The Fancy Ball and Our Report—The Amende. ‘The Herald was sought with great avidity this morn- ing. Every one was on tiptoe to sce your description of the fancy ball. The supply by the express train was exhausted in a twinkling, and many fair eyes were reluctantly compelled to await the arrival of the mail train, which, fortunately, brought a number in some degree adequate to the clamorous demand. It was then highly interesting to watch the eagerness with which each fair one devoured the in! ing ar- ticle, and to hear the exclamations of delight when they found their several characters so well described. ‘The re , a8 @ whole, is admirable, and remarkable for its truthfulness and spirit. Some errors, however, were doubtless unaveidable; and, if you hope for forgiveness, you will hasten to correct a yous one in regard to the beautiful Miss C., one of the gems of the ball. Nothing could bein better keeping with her bright brunette complexion, mischief-loving, laughing eye, and her full, elastic, and exquisitely rounded figure, than the dashing, neatl: fitting Cracovienne costume which she adorned. Elesler herself would have envied her. Miss C., the youngest and only unmarried of the four elegant sis- ters so much distinguished in the fashionable salons of New York and Washington, is remarkable for cleverness a woe eel sprightliness of manner, which have rendered her a decided belle of the season. You will, doubtless, make the amende honorable to the lady, and, in so doing, gratify one of her numerous admirers. A BACHELOR. Ye.tow Srainas Horer, August 8, 1848, Description of Yellow Springs—Bife there—The Baths —The Water—The Hauser Family, §c. Having left a great many anxious friends in New York, and finding it impossible to write to every one in particular in these dog-days—and for the purpose of dispelling the belief that the friendship had been all om their side—I take this method to communicate your imagination will easily affix a correct | | ville, on the railroad between | Reading. in a delightfal valley, surrounded by gently First, the daughters of Goy. | | nade or dancing hall, for which purpose it is almost | a kiss. | ed with this reception, and elated by their success delicious cool chrystal waters of the Diamond Springs not that I am undergoing a course of water cure un- der the skilful hands of Dr, Lignea or Dr. Charles Hoffendahl, under whore management this exte and elegant es! hment is, nor that I have «! the temperance pledge ; but that water isso pure, so clear, and so ous, that Father Mathow,with all his eloque nee, is thrown far in the back ground with the mute appeal that it makes to the thirsty soul, You cannot understand, no how, when drinking it—you feel that it is nectar, ag mm the gods, which no other drink 1 equal, Give me this water, and [ will convert the whole United States in less than no time into staunch temperance le. For those who wich to be converted, or for tho: ho are bodily sick, or for those who would desire a cool and delightful retreat, | would recommend this place. ‘Those who come here, laid up by disease and rheumatism, would | soon hear that joyful sentence, “ Go it, ye cripples. pronounced upon them, ° For general information, I will give you a short de- | scriptian of the place and our doings. The Yellow Springs are situated about seven miles from Phoraix- Philadelphia ahd sive a sloping hills, with very picturesque and romantic scenery. The whole establishment, which comprises some thirty acres, with some eight or ten buildings for visiters, is the property of Dr. Ligne Dr. C, Hof- fendabl. There are now about 200 here, mostly from Philadelphia, Boston, and Ba of whom about fifty ladies and gentlemen are going through all the manipulations of the water cure, and, to judge from appearances, with a good effect, I understand that the doctors have effected some most miraculous cures, There are some springs here containing oxide of iron, leaving a yellow sediment. These. however, are net used for the patients. The bath-house for the ladies is in the middle of a garden; that tor the gen- tlemen, in a park, nearly opposite the main building, | and contains each, alarge square plunge, douches, shower, and seat baths. The place is beautifully laid out and ornamented, and abounds in shady prome nades, and contains a bowling alley, billiard room, | swings, and other amusements, ‘Tho two front buildings are connected by a large covered piazza, which serves after dinner as a prome- daily used, asa bandof music belonging to the esta- blishment, is alwaya ready to play the lively airs of Strauss or Lanner, We have now a great many of the loveliest ladies here, who give themselves up to every innocent sport and enjoyment; waving for the present the strict rules of etiquette, and making the stranger welcome amoag them. The amiable lady of Dr. H. was so kind as to introduce me after dinner to all round, which made me immediately at home; | was treated by all present as an old friend, Some of our boarders seeing inthe papers that the celebrated Hauser Fa- mily had orrived in Philadelphia from Cape May, where they had been eminently successful, concluded to add some variety to our rural enjoyment, and pro- pored to the boarders to invite the Hansers, which was accepted with acclamation. The same afternoon & committee of four gentlemen started, bearing an invitation from the whole company, which was duly accepted by the amiable family; and true to their word they appeared the next day. driving up in the elegant carriages sent for them by Mr, B. and Mr, L. Our ladies were all anxiously await- ing them, and bad therefore assembled on the piaz: When they drove up they were all very cordially salu €d, particularly by some of our Bostonians, who had known them from their former visit to Boston. They received Miss Teresa with a warm, joyful embrac As We saw them all insuch good hands, we tired to the large dining hall, and commenced wi right cheerful spirits to decorate the saloon approp ately with wreaths of flowers. For the stage, we built a nice arbor from |e branches of trees, and in afew hours we had as five a cone can boast of in yeur city. Our ladies had prepared large green wreaths, which were filled up with @ varie. ty of fragrant flowers, showing the words “Welcome to the Hausers ” This attention s to affect the family very much, particularly Miss Teresa, who tried in vain to repress a joyful pearly tear, which I saw glimmering | in her soft blue eyes. Mr. Seppa, the great master en | the zither, gained'soon the favor of all present, with his good humor and open countenance. In the evening ‘we had our concert, which was in every respect agrand affair, and passed off with a great deal of eclat. Al- most every piece was encored. ‘Ihe Hausers, delight- nd feemed to surpass themselves ‘The zither is a delight- ful instrument, and Mr, Seppa called forth tones which vibrated on every chord of the heart. and earned great and repeated applause, | cannot give you a scientific criticism, but” one which all felt to be true, By in- quiring of the highly educated and elegant Mrs. H low she was pleased with the Hausers, she responded. that she had heard, great many concerts by some of | TWO CENTS. ‘i City Inte lguaser’ fo | Metamcnony Ratinoan Aoctoent.—One of the most serious and me'ancholy accidents which it has ever fallen upon the press to record, occurred about a juarter before 10 o'clock on Wednesday morning, om the Long Island Railroad, about four miles of Greenport. It appears that the Greenport train left the depot, at that place, at half-past nine o'clock, for Brooklyn, and a very large excursion train, drawn by two locomotives, left Jamaica, and there being a curve in the road at Southold, it was impossible for the en- gincer of either train to sce the other, until within a few feet of each other, and at this curve the collision | took place. As soon as the engineer of the Jamaica train discovered the other train approaching, he re- versed his engines, and partially stopped hig train ; but the Greenport train came witt full force, crushing | two of the locomotives, two tenders, and two passen- | ger cars. The engineer of the Greenport train was scalded to death by the collision, and Mr. Horner, the mail agent, was so seriously injured that no hope what- ever was had for his recovery. There were four men | standing on the platform of one of the oars, | all of whom were very seriously injured; but | the engineer and fireman of the Jamaica train os. caped by jumping off before the trains came together. There was a gentleman from Yaptauk, who was very teriously injured, and several ladies are said: to have been hurt; but their names were not ascertained ‘The following is the list of names, s0 far as ascertained Jacob Wilkins, engineer, killed; Mr. Horner, mail agent, severely injured, probably dead before this; Warner Higbie, of Springfield, leg broken; Rem. Sni- deker, W. L, Hendrickson, of Springfleld, eack a foot crushed; Stephen Hilleman, of Jamaica, foot crushed, and Samuel Elderd, lightly injured. The train not arriving at Brooklyn at the proper time, the superin- tendent started by special train to see what was the matter, and when he arrived, the scene, it is said, beggars deseription; men, women, and children were in the greatest excitement. and the destruction of the trains would hive led to the conclusion that many persons had perished by the accident; but compara- lively little injury was sustained other than that be- fore mentioned. ‘The loss to the company will p: bably exceed $30,000. The board of directors ha determined to investigate the matter, and if there is blame, to throw it upon whom it justly belongs, Howan’s New Hover —Thia large granite edifice is fast approximating to completion. We learn that it will be cpen for guests early in September. Our read- ers will recollect that we noticed last February, that Mr. D, D, Howard had obtained a number of lots, com- prising the whole front upon Broadway, between Cham- bers and Reade streets, and several lots down Chambei and Reade strects.upon which to build mammoth h tel. Since ddle of April, Mr, Howard has erect ed # large pile of buildings of granite, which, being added to the former granite buildings on Broadway and Chambers street, (and which have been raised ia height and handsomely embollished), makes one of the largert buildizgs on Broadway. ‘The hotel, at present occupies the whole block on Broadway, except 25 fret, which will be built up another year, to, in part, form Sne of the wings, five stories in height ; the centre of the building being ix tories, This hotel will present one of the mest massive and chaste buildings in the city, and not surpassed for its extensive accommoda- tions. The building will be completed this year. Few hotels-in our country will surpass it for luxury and comfort in every respect, and none for its internal ele- gance and liberality of construction, With its spa- cious entrances, dining saloons, (banqueting halls they might be properly styled, from their extreme elegance) parlors. wide passages, stalr-cases, well-ventilated rooms, Ke., &o., it can be surpassed by no hotel in the country It would seem that no improvement that a long trained mind, with immense experience in hotel keep: ing, could suggest, has been overlooked. ‘The kitchens are beautifully constructed for convenienee, coolness, and comfort, and are, withal, fire proof. The large chimney into whieh all the fire flues ure carried under ground, is detached from the buildings, and will also serve for the manufacturing of gas. Croton water is introduced in profusion for all desirable purposes throughout the house. A steam pump is constructed to pump water to the highest elevation, and can be used in case of fire with wonderful effect; several hydrants are conygniently arranged, also to be used in case of acoident, on each floor; in fuct, every improve- ment to be thought of has been introduced that could add to the luxury, comfort, or safety of the guests. Mr, Howard, fong known as one of our very best hotel | the greatest and most reputed artists in this country aswell as in Europe, but never before was she so much. | leased and so perfectly delighted, as with the Hausers’ | quisite singing and chaste performances. Their c full of melody, and the execution perfect, delegant. ‘They favored us with two concerts, h of which we had a ball. at which the Hau- | sers danced, in their national costume, some of their | native dances, which elicited a great deal of hilarity on account of their comic passes. We would like to | bave kept them bere for ever, but they had to leave, | to fulfil several engagements in Reading and Pottsville, | which their manager, Mr. A. Weyrauch from your city, had previously entered into. With new zeal we follow again our rural sports, wandering through the mountains, admiring nature in all her sublime beauty, | for she seems to have chosen this spot to concentrate all her richness, giving us mortals a paradise on earth. ‘This is the place, far retired from all the turmoil and | bustle of city-—far from politics—far from your credit- | ors or sheriffs, where you can enjoy life in happy | reams for the future, building casties in the air, or | laying down in the shade of an oak which counts | ite yenra by hundreds, and hearing of it the tales of by- gone ages, and hopes and prospects for the future, I sbail leave here in a few days, going through west- efn Pennsylvania, when | will endeavor to give you a description of its coal mines, iron foundries, and other interesting matters. Yours, very respectfully, ARIEL FROM ABROAD. The Dead Sea Expedition. Jenvsacen, May 3, 1848, J. @ Bexxert, Esq. :-— Since my last/letter, nothi: jicular has occurred in our city. ‘e are onl: ing for Let) mem eeard the Americans who form ti tan ex] ition sent by the United States to visit the Dead Sea. Several travellers. arrived from Bethhagla, have met the expe- dition, and ray that they have already begun their researches onthe Ses. Captain Lynch, accompanied | by fiftee: reons, the most of whom were sailors, left _ pp at St. Jean d’Acre, on their way to | ‘iberiade. The captain was received with pe: kindness by the officers of government of St. | Seah d’ Acre, by whom he was supplied in a very kind | ner with all the necessary provisions, and to | ‘whom they furnished guides, to reach in safety his destination, The only aimeulty Captain Lynch met with, was for the trani the two iron ts destinated to navigate the Dead Sea. He was obl to have two carts, of a peculiar form, built, to which were use the Syrian horses were not strong enough to cross the Desert. In this state of things, the expedition left the city for Tiberiade, where Captain Lynch and his companions arrived very good health. of Tiberiade (Genesareth), the expedition went towards the coun- try along the Jordan, in order to arrive at t Sea ; ond this mode of travelling would hay impcssible, if the boats had not been made of metal. | Along the river the expedition was accom; ied py ‘Arabs, attracted by the novelty of the sight, and who, without claiming any remuneration from the | Americans, rendered to them services which made our | countrymen remember the hospitable manner of the nomade tribes of the Desert. Captain Lynch and his companions speak in the most flattering terms of the officers governing the different places through which they travelled. They were treated by them in the kindest manner, and provided with, even more than nee all things which could be useful to them. ry, By Teet accounts, Captain Lynch being abun- dantly furnished with all kinds of instruments and provisions, had already begun @ navigation on the Dead Sea, which had never been undertaken by any- body, and the results of which will undoubtedly be | very interesting to the scientific world. { The “Supply” having landed at J I have had the — pleasure of seeing several of Captain Lynch’s officers, who had taken this occasion for visiting Jerusalem. They departed yesterday, returning to Jaffa, A numerous body of pilgrims are encamped at Beth- hagla, on the banks of the Jordan, bathing themselves | in the blessed waters of that river, amidst which t! Saviour received baptism. Men, women. children, old | men, every body, arrives in haste from every part of the | country to that pious rendez-vous. | The Jordan, named Charia by the inhabitants, has | its source im a small lake situated at the foot of Mount | F1-Cheik, in the Liban. It passes first through the Jakeof Tiberiade, the waters of which are sweet and full of fish; then crossing the great valley of El-Hlou, | it rups into the Aspbaitic Lake, or the Dead Sea. Its | total length is about 165 miles. The Dead Se: | 60 miles long, and 9or 12 wide. Its shores and its | waters are constantly covered with bitumen which rises from the bottom, and which is the object of a great commercial business for the neighbouring The waters of the Dead Sea are charged with salts, and | extremely bitter. From this fact came the belief that they were motionless and fatal to the unfortunate who by chance fell into them. Neither fish, shells, nor mollus;jues are found in its waters ; thence it has been named “ Dead Sea.” ‘The sulphuric emanation which arises from it kills the birds which fly over its surface. ‘The specific weight of its waters is about one-fifth hea- vier than than that of distilled waters. This has | caured people ray that men could walk over it with- out going in above theankle, The fact is exaggerated; | but it is certain that upon these waters, heavier than apy other, float bodies which would sink in othe 2 The waters are so clear, that one may see very distinct ly, at acertain depth. walls, h ruins, whieh did Velong, undoubtedly, to those unfortunate cities burn | as say the holy Scriptures, by fire from heaven, ‘a punishment for the crimes of their inhabitants ties bore the names of Sodom, Gomo boim, and Segor, and were rich and { with all of them through the thousand-tongued He- to all my toples. The situation of the Pavilion itself, is one of no common beauty; with an elevation of many hundred fect above waser level, we are enabled to enjoy a climate of delightful o0olness and salubrity, rald, bailing them from the far-famed Yellow Springs, whore I am luxuriating under the beatiful shadowy Groves, inholing the mountain air, amd drinking tho eral opinion is, that the Dead Sea is See Te which the cities condemaed The Arabs call that Adion t tishing. 1 the crater of a _roleato, ie. whe by the Almighty were burie A © Bahz-el-Loud,’ (Sea of Lot) | they please, there is not a single w | supposed keepers, is the sole projector of this elegant acquisition to our city, and has driven this work with a rapidity, talent, and ingenuity, that have seldom been done before; and like Stewart, his opposite neighbor, has | no bounds to his industrious and enterprising traits. Long will our good citizens and strangers continue to appreciate them, for the erection of two of the handsomest edifices in our city or country. A Strancr Freax.—On Wednesday afternoon, a man of very genteel appearance, about forty years of age. stopped at the Island City House, at the corner of Whiteball id South streets, and after taking a r, made arrangements to stop there id took @ room. His manner was nge; but very little notice was taken of those in the hi ut going to his e went into the street, took a stage, and went up town. He returned again in about sn hour, ap; rently laboring under lag excitement, and asl to beshown his room. He then retired; but pretty soon attracted the attention of a gentleman who occupied a room immediately under him, by breaking several panes of glass; and, upon looking out of the eicihew, he | discovered him hanging by bis hands to the sill of the window. In another moment, he fell, and, catchin, upon the awning, succeeded in reaching the gooun: by descending one of the awning posts, the nails in which lacerated hishands very much. Going into the house,heatated.that he spent the night of Tuesday at the U. S. Hotel, but was unable tosleep, in conse- juenee of being pursued by a man and woman who followed him, the former of whom had V yred and the latter a dirk, declaring they would kill him; and he sought lodgings at the house he was then in, for the purpose of trying to evade them, but they still follow- ed him, and his onl: urse was to jump out of the throw them off his track, the awning would break his fall. He stated that he had made up his mind to give them battle, but knowl! his life was in Litingh Leer ect make hisescape through the window. could not ac- count for it, bat fearful that it might possibly arise from some mental disarrangement, he had determined to consult a physician upon thesubject. Upon any other subject than that, he is apparently perfect!y rational, and seems to be possessed of considerable intelligence. He was taken to the City Hospital. His name could not be ascertained, but it is said he is the commander of @ vessel which arrived, » few days since, from Charleston, ‘Wasnincron Manxet.—The shameful condition of et should be notice bd officers, st_ a degree of order and o jiness pre- In its present state, the stench 1s almost such as to suffocate one ; and during the very warm wea- ther of late, the whole neighborhood nas Ly nated with the effluvia arising from it. That portion occupied by the country people, is seldom or never cleansed ; and they being allowed to take any position Vee left by which a eae may be safely made, without danger from be- ing stamped upon by horses, or run over by carts. The regulations are decidedly the most inefficient of any market in the city ; and though numerous complaints have been made. no improvement has been, or is likely to be, made. Aw Arrain or Honon.—There was considerable ex- citement yesterday morning, near the corner of Centre and Chatham streets, in consequence of an attempt to settle a difficulty between two of the conductors of the trains of the Harlem railroad. of them became very indignant at the expression of the other, and, without saying @ word in iy; - ed to the pistol store in Chatham street, and ordered a ir of pistols, regular duellers, to be ready when called Ree loaded. He then returned to the place, and re- quested the otherto go around the corner with him, who, not supposing there was any unpleasantness, of course accompanied him, and was ushered into the aforesaid pistol store, and tendered a pistol, as the only way of settling the difficulty. The one who had inno- cently insulted his friend, and knowing him to have been in Mexico, some time before the war with that country in, asa volunteer, declined accepting the It appears that one | weapon, and, as the challenged party, thought he had a right to choose the weapons, and accordingly squared off in a pugilistic attitude, and told him to “come on.'’ ‘Thus the affair ended ; the challenger would not fight in any such vulgar style. Camrnine Lamps, —It is astonishing how many fires have occurred of late from the carelessness of those who use camphinelamps. Within the past week there have been five or six, which tend notonly to destroy property, but endanger life. The liquid is of such & nature, that, if the lamp is not oe dry on the tube and outside. the tlame from the wick will go down to the body of the lamp, and, however tightly, the = may be screwed on, that in the lamp will take fire, am the consequence is au explosion and fire. Too much caution cannot be used with the article, as it is almost | as dangerous as gunpowder, and many in thiscity have been suddenly swept off by carelessly attending to it Uxxsxows Max Dnownev.—The Coroner held ho inquest yesterday, at the foot of James street, on the body of an unknown man, found floating in the ed He appeared to be a sailor, about 0 vears of age, dar! brown bair, with sandy whiskers, and had on s mon- key jacket, The jury rendered « verdict that the un- known man came to his death by rap oe Tae n.—There was no abatement in the ponrin' = ty tof the weather yesterday, but, on the contrary, @n increase, The thermometer stood as hi as 02 degrees at noon, and varied very little until nearly night 4 ‘ pe ov vor CvoLeRa Monavs,—Don't eat unripe i 1 do, you Will be obliged to call upon fruit 5 if Gil Davis, and take a little of his old port and brandy Fie A fire broke out on Wednesday night, ca he building No, 51 Morton «treet of which destroyed, aa was also that Damages be about $500,