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THE NEW YORK HERALD. MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1849. TELEGRAPHIC. ONE WEEK LATER All Parts of Europe. SBRIVAL STEAMSHIP EUROPA AT BOSTON. AMERICAN SHCURITIB: Decline in the Cotton Market APATHY IN POLITICAL AFFAIRS, &e. &e. &e. ‘The steamsbip Europa arrived at Halifax om Friday ‘morning, at five o'clock. Sho left that port at half past seven o'clock for Boston, aad arrived thore at half past six o’cleck yesterday morning. She brought fifty-two passengers—four to Halifax, and forty-eight to Boston The Evrops’s maiis left Boston at half-past one clock yerterday afternoon for New York. They will arrive bere about three o’clock, this morning. which will enable the merchants to obtain their letters when the Port office opens The news was immediately despatehed over the wires -of the new Pain or Merchants’ line, and the Morse line, to this city, and appeared in au Extra Herald yester- dey. It la not of much importance ine political point of owiew. There has been a decline in the cotton market, with smaller sales, There is a better demand for American securities. Baring’s London Circular of the 23d ult. says:— h better demand bas prevailed the last week, tha heave known for rome time, United States Sixes have been done lurgely at the quotations, and 108 now asked for coupen swick. Pennsylvania and Massa- ehusetts are sleo more inquired for, United States Bixesr, 1862, do «1867, 1053¢; do, 1868, 107; Ne York State F 92 to 9444; do. City Fives, 88 to ‘Pennsylvania Fives, 80 toi; Massachusetts Sterling. 10244: Maryland do., 89 to 8944; South Carolina do, 92 to 14; Alabawa do , 63 to 65; Ohio Sixes, dollar, 99 to 101; Virginia Fives, $8 to 99 per cent. The rumors of war between Turkey and Russia were fast dying away at Constantinople. The inglish ships of war were anchored within the Dardanelles, The French fleet was near Smyrna, Nothing farther has transpired relative to the decision of the Emperor of Russia, respecting the Turkish affair. No news from Ireland. ‘The famous Garibaldi had arrived at Gibralter, on doard a Sardinian ship of war, placed at his disposal by the government. 10,000 francs were ordered also to de given him, but these he positively retused to accept The U.S. frigate St. Lawrence, (44) Capt. Paulding, wailed from Cowes for Lisbon on the 17th ult. The Fiench BR bile. On the 1éth ult., the High Court of Versailles pro- mounced & nee, par ceontumace, of transportation for Mfe, on M. Le¢ru Rollin and the thirty-three other Persons, implicated in the June election. It is alse added, that the rentence should, within tho three days following, be placarded by the common execu- toner on the pillory at Paris, but the President would Not allow the latter part of the sentence to be carried into effect The condymned prisoners of Verreilles have ad- dresced theirs counrel, dated from the prison of Ver- eailles, the 14th instant, signed by all the condemned prisoners. ‘The eleven of the accused who were ae- quitted, have uddresee@ aletterof @ similar nature to their counsel. The prisoners have also, in a letter to ‘the Jour ne! Democratic, reiterated their declaration, that they were not justly treated by the judges. An almost complete change in the diplomatic and aensulate corps is ogaln spoken of, ‘The following appointments hive been oMoially an- meunerd :~ Gen, De ls Hitte, Minister of Foreiga Affairs, Yn the room of M. de Rayneval; M. Darcy, Prefect of the | Rhone, to be Under Secretary of State for the Depart | ment of the Interior; ell known writer, to be Administrator of the Theatre &: M, Clement Reyre. to be Secretary General to the Pr Tecture of Poliow; M. Arthur de Gubineau, late Chef de Cabinet, to M. de Toequeville, to be First Secretary ot Legation at Berne; M_ de Saligaee Fenelon, First Seore tery at Berne, to be Minister at Hamburgh; M, dela Cour, formerly Charge d'affaires at Vienna, to repince M. de Fontenny, at Stuttgart; M Veron, to be Director of the Beaux Arts. M, Baroche has recalled bis letter of resigvation and is resolved to retwin the situation 1. mn seized for ao article on the late \ The Consiiiutiownel. 80 leng the organ of the Thiers | party, bar devcrted it for that of Elyree, amd will mow devote itrelf to defending the personal policy of Louis | Napeteon | M. Arene, editor of the Echo d+ la République, of | aceured of having aided the insurgents the loth of June, has been acquitted by @ noquitted @ sergeaat of ne, accused of exeitiog Bie men to rebeliion and abordination, im conse. | quence of the convictions before the high court of Varvailles. Twenty vents in the Legislative Assembly have bs- | eome vacant ‘The Committee cf Finance has already examined the ew bills prertnted to the Assembly by M. A. Fould. It | @pproved the maintenance of the duty on potable li- he withdrawal ot the income tax, and the ex- aly with the bank. The committee of parliamentary Initiative bare re- eclved to reocmmend the rejection ef the proposition of M. Raspeli that the function of minister and the profersion of Lenker are incompatible. It is stated that the question of the reduction of the | Freneb army bas been seriously disoursed by the mi- nisters ci Louts Napoleon; but the reports of the pre- fects of the di partments re not euch asto justify | any proposition for redaction, except to ® very mall | extent; the prefects will not guarantee the mainte. | nance of pubic trenquiilty If there be any diminution of the regular armed force. ‘The Vierron Mailroad Company have presented « proporal to the Miniter for Public Works, in which they engage to construct, on moderate terms, & ranch | Aine of railroad from La Guetin to Rosaue If thisean ‘be carried into «ffeot, the entire of the centre and the | west of France will be placed in communication with | ‘the grand line from Faris to Marseilles. The Monitenr of San the 18th ult., contains s ‘ministerial order, organising @ commission, charged to report upon the means of ertabiishiog in Paris, and ail the large towns of France, with assistance from the State, public baths and wash houses, The Borapartict committes, or elab of the brews arte, Is making t progress, and give considerable noyance to the club of the Rw de Polctiors, from among whore members it is form Ite avowed ob- jeot is to support and advance the polley aanounced | by the President. It te stated that the President of the Republic in- tends giving e grand ball at the Tuileries, on the ni of the 10th Decem! the anniversary of his to bis present eM It is even added, that he pur- poses taking up his residence in the same ex-royal palace doring the remainder of his tenure of offee. M. Guizot is at present one of the lions of Paris, and walks about the streets apparently as unconcerned as im the paimiest days of Louis Phillippe. He had been visited by G. M. Damon, General Moline de St. Yon, Admiral Mac’ od M. Dachatel, M. Fierre Bonaparte left Zaateha in Algeria the other day, with orders from General D'Herbillon to proceed to the Governor General, to press the arrival of | ing all the points demanded. | averse se they ever were, to allow a | eeein to become uv jing to join General D'Herbillon, but M. Bonaparte, | 41s od., with 60 bege Granada from 38s, « 299, 64,,belng instead of returning with them to Zaatcha, teok ship at Philippeville and returned to Franee, This breach cf discipline being caloulated to form @ very bad example, the Monifeur contains « decree. rigned by the President of the Republic, by virtue of which M. Pierre Bonaparte is cashiered, and thus deprived of his rank of chef de battallon of the foreign African legion. Pierre Bonaperte has written @ long letter to the journals, stating that he had a right to do as he liked, and to leave bis post if he chose— the decrees of the President had no force in law, and that be considers his dismissal as null and void. Four regiments of the line have been armed, by orderof the Minister of War, wi newly invented ich carries ball £00 yards being double the by the ordinary musket. ‘¥igpom papers contain details of a sories of riotous demonstrations im that neighborhood, the who were parading rate,” “te the la! erreste. that @ silver mi in the department of the Herault, silver of the value ef 88 fr. tht of ore. Last week, « tremendous fall of rain took place in the Montagne Noire, not far from Cannes The fields and gardens were inundated, and vart damage done. There ie a decided division im the socialist camp at Paris. M. Pierre Leroux, one of the noted socialists, publishes a long letter in the Républque, against his old friend, Proudhom, whom he calls an atheist, and an apti-socialist. and @ Malthusian. ‘The new Prefect of the department of Gershas sus- pended the Mayor of Marcixe from his functions, and disrolved the Association of Operatives. The only item of general interest in the Assembly, dwivg the week. was the rejection of the section of the bill granting an additional salary of twenty thou- sand. as table money, to the Vice Presidemt of the re- poblic M Boulay De La vieurthe. It is supposed the rejection was intended as a signifi- cation. to the President, ot the feelings produced on the majority by bis message It is reported that in conrequerce of au angry dis- oursion in the Assembly, on Wednesday, hostile mes- sages » been exchanged between MM. Seguz, D’Ag- beresu aud Bartolem, and between MM. Brives and Berureu Jt is siso aid that a similar message was sent by M. Pierre Bonaparte to M. Darrien, editor of the Temps, and to other editors Legal proceedings have been ordered to be instituted against the editor of La Lelerté. for excitiog butred and conten pt of the government of the republic. Turkey. Advices from Widdin, of the 4th ult., state that all the Hungsrian and Polish refugees had been trans- ported fiom Widdin to Bbumla—the first portion left en the S0th—4(0 Poles, under ex-General Bem, ( Murat Pacha.) Maseeres, and Count Vay. The second prrifon left on the 8let ult., commanded by General Stein, (now Febras Pathe) and Kmeiti, (now Kiamil Parba) ‘Theee both included the apostatized, ‘the Megs left on the third, headed by M. M. Kosruth and Balogh. The alleged author of the assassination of Count Lamberg. M. Demidoff. has arrived at Constantinople, snd is regarded as a seoret emirrary from St. Petors- burgh. whore mission is to sow discord between the Englich and French ambaseadors, gud to up Reschid ashs. ntern,’? roops exeseding the stipulated number ps which remain, are 10,000 Cos. ed upon their mareh to Laoro, Russian troops, which are re- turning from Transylvania. Spain. Senor Pedal, Minieter of Foreign Affairs, bas officially aprounced that orders have been given for the returo of the Spavish troops from the Kor States. As soon as tbe troops retorn, the Spanish flotilla will be divided into two divisions, one of which will sail to the Antilles aod Phillipine Islands, and the other will like- ly preeved to Morceeo. ‘the Queen gave ® grand dinner to the Pri of Prusrigon the )2th, which was attended by the Queen wother and the King ‘The patnee question is dormant at present. ‘Th list chief, Borges, has entered ith about twenty followers, Op the side of Agrnmont and Semahuia ‘The President ot the Council gavea grand dinner, en the 15th ule, to Mr. Barringer, the new mivister of the United States, ‘The corpse of Marian. the celebrated mronaut, who mede # balloon a cent rome weeks ago, from Barcelona, and bed wot since been heard of, has been dissevered on the Dirh comst. near Koeas, but no detalis of bis death have been published, Jt’ was this gentleman Who iately crossed the Alps in a balloon, Privare letters, from Madrid, of the 16th, announce | that the premotion of 144 officers, granted by General Evpartero. iu the latter period of his regeney. has been, Bt lepgth, recognised by the Spanish government This mearvre would. it was believed, impart additional | ftreogth to General Narvaez against his intrigues Mr thomas Bering. M. I’, of the house of Bari Brothers & CO .i8 at prevent at Madrid. Hise visit taid to be coumested with an arrangement with the govrrnme Lt, respecting their foreign d Home, We beor from Rome that the Pope was expected there on the Ztet inet. A pew loam of nearly one million sterling had been | coneluded., A rumor existed that Cardinal Autooelli | bed reegned, and would be succeeded by Cardinal | Deliagurga. ltaty, The large levy of troops going on in Lombardy, is cruring great ctecontent. Ali who wre able to fly are doing so Kome was quiet on the 14th, and tha Pope shortly expect Melgivm ou. between France and Belginm @ by General d'iautpoul ami M. , Firmin Rogier. Morocco, It Se positively stated that tbe diepute between Francs | and Mercece has been eettied, by tue Emperor conoed- | | market is steady and quotations of St the former value Correx.—The demand has greatly subsided, and of 290 casks, and 4.000 bags Plantation Ceylon, at auction, small portion only has been disposed of, at rather lower prices, the remainder being withdrawn for previous rates. 1,400 bage native, at public sale, realized 44s. 6d. @ 468, 6d.; amd 250 bales Mysore at 45%. 6d a ils. 6d. Foreign descriptions remain unaltered, with little offering. There has been more enquiry to-day for ne- the article is held generally very firm'y in all the near Ports of the continent, though speculators have sus- pended their operations The Coxn trade has ruled very heavily through the week, and English w! @ small supply, declined 28. per quarter, while foreign wasin very limited request, and rather cheapor to sell, In spring corn there is little change to notice Flour is worth 238 @ 2is. for good brands, and from 186, 64, @ 21s. foriaferior and sour. Indian corn with- out dem stocks accumulate in Ireland, aad prices ere only maintained by the firmness of holders. Corron.—Prices of American have dvolined at Liver- pool about *(d. per Ib., 0 reoeipt of advices per with been confined to 2,000 bales Sarat, at 4d. a for middlivg to good fair, being rather easier. vce, &e.—270 cases lac dye have chiefly found buyers; low to good native marks 84d told; C. A. V. at Je. 4d. tole 5a; J. Mok. 1s. Xd. @ 1s. 1d, aod a few B. at 1s. 8d per lb. We also notice sales of 5 ehests East India tortoise shell at 208, to 21s. 6d.; 16 chests West India from 22s, to 238. 6d.; 350 bags Pequa cutoh at lis. Gd to 166, and 600 pockets Bengal turmeric at 148. Campbor is not to be bought under 608, nor Tarkey opium under lis. Ib. quicknitver {s bold at 3s. per Ib, aeslanti ys Hemr.—Russien is dearer, ealos baving beon made at £2 tor St. Petersburg clean; £28 for outehot, aud £27 tor half clean. Maniita is he! £51 to £32 but there ia litiled+ mand. About 500 bales Jute have byen suid at from £13 to £15. Ixpico continues Im favor, and several parcels of Bevgal bave again been sold at extreme raver The principal hoiders, however. are pot Cale @utta edvices alluded to ve, confirm previous esti mates Of a crop of 125 000 pounds, the weather haviug continued very faverabie | The lxon market has assumed a decidedly firmer | tene and good busimess bas beew done iu commun bare , iree om board. Wales we still qu { ratsat 6.’ but there ts lose disposition to take con- tracts atthe woment. No chavge in Seoich pig or Swedish Ivony.—A parerl of T1; tons Bombay has been dis pored of at full’prices Large teeth, £25 to £27, £22 a. to £82 66. ; ball teeth, 646 Ibs. to 1945 Lbs. from £19 1bs. to £26 10s J eerivellows, £14 lus. to £17, for te ny from 4 Ibs. to 12 Ibs Liserep Caxto in limited request for the seasor rales ip quantity difficult in barrels, £7108 to £7 i2 Europa, and the market continues dull. Sale: us, b and We quote best New Vork, been made wt £2 tain their lato value; olive is neld firmer. at £45 to £42. and has advanced at all places of production; pelm scarce ut 82s.; linseed in limited re- quest, at 2hs. 6d. per owt. Rice continues neglected We quote Bengal, white Qe. to 11s ; cargo Te to 8s ; Madras 8s. to 06. Od; Java and Manilla, $8. 64 tolls; Arrecan 7s. 6d to 8x; Carolina, direst, 208, to 21s. 6d, 4,000 bags good Madras have been sold from 88 to 93, Saviverke—Sales condned to 150 bags Bengal, re- fraccing &°; Ibs. at the full price of 26s. We quote at 268 Gd. to WSs. per owt. Nitrate soda has been sold in quantity at 11s, Od, and is now generally held for higher prices. aw Sitx.—In Chinas traneactions bse been limit- ed, at prices ranging trom 18s (ud. to 1s. for Crates; | 124, to ids, Yuun He, and 102, U4 to dae Od., ann, Canton is worth 9s to lls, Inferior Bengals bave been sold trom 6. 9d to Gy. 2d.; but aenal Imports range from 78, to ¥s. Od. upto lls. a lis. Gt for very soperior, Our italian imports show « detewney of 1,060 bales, compared with Inst year. In Limited request, with reller Pepper continues in demand, of Malabar end Sumatra have chan, | 140 begs Pimento baye brought Ote o 634 to b8.d., being '\d. dearer. binced 670 cases 210 bags ( 200 bugs Malabar, 228. to er the sales eur to 1278; gal, fr | nce of public record rade have 4 taken about 1590 this week, but prices have been bere- ly supported, 6d. bas been eubmitied Lo, auction, have feund o-thirdy were da | and sold trom 17 4 64., in bond, being | a 8 under the relotive sound value, the remain: der bringing is. & 26s 6d a 43s, long price, for mid- dling brown to fine yellow 1.200 baskets 1060 bare Java (being held for Tuil prices) were all withdcarn. The only transaction floating bas been a cargo of 10.500 bags Manilia. at 1$*. 6d. form near port The trading ecm pany’s tale of 15 S22 baskets took place at Amster- dem on the 16th inst , and wont off flatly. at prices, im average, ehout lc. under the currensy of September Jn Holland and at Antwerp, rather better feeving has bern manifested since; butat Hamburgh, thoagh bold- ere continue firm, little demand has yet shown itself, Nothing new from St. Petersburgh Ip Tarsow, we bare little change to notice, The Petersburgh V0, rule wt d & Sis, On the Spot. B78, to ead of December, avd STs Od, for spring; south Aaerioan, 4s. 6d; Aurtralinn, Se, 0d a ite 6d ,000 packeges Arsam. on the 20th tnetant, re- alired very full rates ‘The following day, 11.800 paok- ages China followed. when 2 00 omly fouud wayera, No quentity ef any particular description was #uld, and in many iustances, @ reduction of 4000 by Heavens, ot | Austria, ‘The most Important news from Austria fy tho eud- den change of the cabinet tem rert of free trade po- Ney. An offer to Pr to form ® Zciverein, inelw and the Berlin rather retreats from the proporal. However, some diteation of the import dutics tuto Austria appears now to be generally anticipated. | Prusst | ‘There is little news trom Berlin, except the more developed intention of Prussia to withdraw her for from the Duchies, and to avoid any farther intert epee in the Sobleswig After the re- | t Germany would | ive the folly and hopelessness of | co greatly at the returning good in the Duchies | this quarrel, we ri tense of the Geri ’ who bave chiefly promoted the war tien of the dispute to be brought about, any. ingen have approved of the | jance | Ge Diet of Sexe om, without reserve, of the Duchy to tie | of the three kings. India and China, | In consequence of renewed plotting by the rebel oblef | shutter Singh, bis fons and many other of the | Sikh leaders, who toe ert in the late invar- rection. the whole of them } been surprised and | 4, by the orders of Lord Dalhousie, ab Umritedir, | re. und other places. and heneeforth are tobe in the wails of a prison. 4 the whole of In- lity, and the im. | best guaranty of yet, no distarb- ad. had possession governor of M men are required events. the Portuguese have ref m up The prevencoe of nglish, French, and American men-of-war ont ion bas hitherto prevented any outbreak, but itis ome tg be anticipated that the Chinere will not revenge the late capture of fort whter of their troops. Zu probably « re from Pekin before be strike @ blo: ‘The piratical versels which intest t e murderous thi Loxnow, Friday, Nov, 23, 1849 The colonial rkets have been quiet this w cepted for coffeo, cotton, and suger, though holders, for the most part, refrain from prorsing sales. The Bank of England announced yesterday @ reduction in its minimum rate of discount, from 3 to 24 per coat. The | amount of bullion In the bak, by the last retarn, was £15,800,092. By the overland mail, which arrived 20th Inst., we have the following dater ombay, Oct, 17; Calsutta, Oot. 9; Hong Kong. Sept, 29; Shanghal, Sept. 18, Manilla, Sept. 14; and Batavia, Sept, 28 whieh transactions have occurred Acnes remain dull of gale, Pots ate nominally worth 408 , and pearia 38s, per owt,; but no transactions have taken place recently, whereon to fou 5 Cocmisear,—120 bags Hondaras sil: pored of, at Oe, Gd. a 9s, 11d. for ordinary to good mid- dling, and about 100 bags Mexiean fine at 3s, 64. for good up to ds. 10d. for very fine old grain silver, being the reinforcements which he expected. The reinforce. ments were met by M. Bonaparte as they were proosed- extreme prices, to one penny advance, Cocos. Sales confined to 100 bags Trinidad, at Sos. 0 | speculators took nine thousand fire handred and | ‘We suljoin, as wenal, remarks on those articles lo ve bave therefore no alteration to make in qacte- tions. Of the first of the fine new © arrived, been made ut Is #d. per upported Britivh a: t quoted extremely firm. do not hear of any sales of rough; for American. and bus w We quote both Southern and North j but lictle dem The Markets. COTTON. Livenroot, Friday Evening, Nov. 23 Western, £18: menoement of busimessthis morning. | onsols openet a: they left off yesterday, at 94%, for money, 04% to % for ‘They have since been done as low as KY O45 @ 9434, both for cas! Money is freely offered on shares at four and a half to five per cent interest. Mixter, Mr and Mrs Lowis Mr Dr Lottimer, Bayard, Bowoile, P Zoi- 9 raray, or “Hicehell Duncan, W B Crosby, John T 2 kel, © Fornet, J m Halifax Ligence. jaus, from Cardiff for New ‘h inet (beture reported), gale. woRD, Nov 20--The Aro hich gunk in Lundy Ro i Pavan, Oot 27- ip, Waverle from Li it (Sept 17) for New York, put in » 12th inst, lea! yraue ie Tepuiring. Hono Kona, Sept 27—The American bark Coquette i ing) ond it in report)d thatshe was dismasted, cuptured by piravce, the orew murdered, and Ul stroyed. Live Root, Now 2l—The Oxford, Goodm: from Liv~ orp-ol for New York has put back, having ia contsot with the City of Manchester, of Holyhead, on Tuceday mora 1g, but reoeived vory little damage. The Brega Correspondence. Crry axp County o# New Yorn. ss: Jos, Klliott, CH. Layton. Billiags Ha Kimber, Chi Wesley Tovey. Wm. Motiretty, Bennett 8te ‘Thos. Sullivan, Geo Jas. C. Wyndham, Wm. Robertson, Geor Charles Henry, Robert Crabbe, DJ. Wi said city, Foremen, Proof R in the printing office of the Iera/d establishment, Deing each eeverally and duly sworn for himself, doth epose and cay, that be has read, examined, and oom- pared each and every one of the annexed printed copies of the Brega correspondence, from aud including the Gutes to, and including the rigaatures, letter by latter, | y1, sentence by sentence, word by word, and point by point, with the orlginals now in our possession, aud found them correct in every particular, and farther saith not. JOSEPH ELLIOTT, Foreman. CH. LAYTON, Asdstant Foreman, BILLINGS HAYWARD, do D J. WILSON. Proof Reader, SHA oSLEY TOVEY, Com, % WILLIAM soGrorry,’ do. JOHN BENNETT STEPHENS, do. GEORGE, W. HOSMER, do. JAS ©. WYNDHAM, do. WILLIAM ROBERTSON do. x RSON, do, ©. HENRY, do. THOS SULLIVAN, do. ROBT. CR ABBE, do. Sworn before mo, the 6th day of December, 1849, ISAAC O. BARKER, Com. of Deeds [No Gete-Supposed Varch, 1549.) The Seeretary of tho Treasury bas agrees coatinue furnisbing me with thereturns of stuck issued week! it, but has also given the eame privi- Philadel, dmerican & the Cou- fio desires mouthly re- 11, of course take t ekiy if youdo, If er, to get abe: u can direct me to them and state also upon what day you up By placing ‘ou would put the “pq turns but wil y u other papers off the No deepatches bave beea foruia, nor does the Department know that there uny ‘The Secretary promised to give me ‘whatever despatches msy arrive, and | shall | the look cut and Telegraph them at once — ey bas got a copy of the tea weeks retarn of stock istued ending this afternoon & | will telegraph fc to you to @ay without orders— If you di grapbed in future | can got it in time fi noon editions om Saturdeys or Friday you may direct. GW Brega Saturdey afternoon Washington April 20, 1549 Dear Sir I daly received your letter of the 10th instant bad an interview with Mr. Meredith in the early rt of tha week of a satisfactory chara I stated to im the advances Mr bad mado and made @ pro- the cabinet vould posict he oflect th: I thought the [rrald would tHe give me their contiden: Bivo the administration @ cordial supp prersed a bigh opinion of the /leraid and to meet my views bus stated that he would sab. mit the matter to his colleagues & if they appr ved of it he would dons I desired, J ealled upon bim yerterday and ehowed your letter, fs being w direct pledge from you. I was greatly gra tifled and it and reid that he bad taken my propostion into consideration and was willing (o accept it at once; some of bis colleagues however. were unwilling to com- promise themarives except upon evidence of my autbo- rity to pledge your acquiescence in the arrangement. Your letter will remove that a\fieu Mr Meredith requested me to let him have the letter to lay before the President and the Cabiwet, aad on Monday he will let me know the result—which he is confident will be tativfactory | have thought it better not to appear too anxious ia the matter, & have therefore allowed him time to deli- berate—convineed that it will be more conducive to tory relations with you, lalso thought that the arrangement would be more likely to eucceed if they were certain of the agent, and got Mr. Corwin to ia- troduce me and be my erourity”’ matter eo far wil be satisfrotory to you I think you may depend upom the result being all you oan desive— iam Yours respeotfally Geo W Brea JG Bennett Haq 4 che I bave it trom good authority that Bullitt was soli- cued by General taylor to come on here & evtablich @ paper, and that it ie to be rhe organ The Natioval H never was in the confidence of the administration, far- ther than the publication of the appointments Fuller of the Mirror does pot stand A No 1. by auy means —Webb will get @ miasion—that has beea decided upon. The very best feelings exist and have from the firet between every member of the Cabinet, and Me. Metedith raya it fs @ mirtske thet they have ever dis- agreed about the policy to be pursued ‘Tem Tyler, Jt. ta very solicitows for some office. A fire tow article of his in answer to the ( sion appears ia this mornings Whig. Wasnioton May 12. 10 0 clock p m. JG, Bennett Meq Dear Sir The cotton merket has been excredingly quiet during the week. The conflicting nature of the | advices by (he Europa respecting the fature range } of the market on the other side, has, in some | degree, puztled both buyers and sellers. The for- | mer have, therefore, been cautious in their opera- tions, whilst the latter, knowing that consumers are, on the whole, pretty well supplied, and that large im- portemay shortly be expected to arrive, have felt a dirposition to reali and Dravil have fallen nearly ene fourth of @ penny per | pound, since the sixteenth instant. ‘The price of fair cotton, as declared by the cotton brokers mittee this afternoom, is 6!,d, for Upland and for Mobi 4 6744. for Or! ‘The sales for the week are twenty-one thou. | 4 four hundr end thirty baler, of whieh | | forty, and exporters one bundred and sixty, and the Tematoder. 11,790, being taken by the trade. There is very litle diminution im the stock this week; it is eotimated at 00,000 baler. RADSTUPES. Th 1; there are probably large | seri this port they are toa mode- | ret millers ave in general pretty well supplied last week is not | apy immediate prospect of er in priors. Flour | red ‘anal; Phila a. ; yellow, 20s, to 278 | per quer to 14s. 6d. per barrel, j NON MARKET. ‘There has been # strong disposition show | few daye, to purchase iron, both for stock tien, and prices bave consequently iin | movement seems to be bared om the | lar ing demand, bat, in the opi reons in the trade, it soold bave been better eve antici; ated this demand for a fe: ner, whena better opinion couid have been formed of ite extemt and continuance. Most of the sales of manufactured iron ree: ators who do not hold stock specify. irom a ipecification end payment. The present rates in Avyerpool are, merchant bar, £5 108.; best rolled, hoop £7 Ts. 6d. teh pig, nett cash, £2 128; bare in W pe who are unable to modera'e prices MISCELTANBOU Since our Inst ivene, bueines tied inactivity. Tbe tram arker have not been extensi articles @ slight decll fonerally bas m: th od | fe j consequentiy prices of American | t I have had two very impor- tent interviews with Mr Clayton to day & this Evening 1 will write you pgth to morrow upon rome ot the topice & will be w York on Thursday ot Feiday neat when I le perronally to let you cvripletes bind the curtain. The Cabinet —at least We Ulay- Mr Meredith & Genl Taylor are most anxious to thelr orgen ae I give you fe vonage to any amount, It will be productive or goed if you will not admit avy articles or le dempatory of the Cabinet in to think | Will be able to convince pport them in ut sly By tho way you hi upon the subject of Hileworth upen undo proof that heis more than the frauds charged on him, bat the evidence ts im snch ® form that it cannot be mad+ pubtio—tho’ Mr ly ase friend, ss ea in the Unwn today agal wich the German nation in the ma ter of thy United States and the whole of the corte: upon the rubjeet— ‘Lbre! your influence, maoevededin gutting the meretal ey tot Phomas, It ls aut however to be made public till Mr D sees you and you will ther ease heep dt quiet, The place is worth $6000 ayear.— iets important it should be kept quiet Li ce has not yet nocepted the Fngtich mission Rives has— averoft bas resigned by jo Founders ‘The Pertogere minieter do You will pieare exoure the harty manner In which this sorawl is written, | will write full partioulars to- morrow, Yours truly Geo W Broge Washington May 18. 1849 J, G. Bennett, Feq Dear Sit Thad a long interview with Mr. Clayton to day—the firet one «fany length | have been able to obtain from bim since my return here, As the conversation was a ‘very iinportant one, shadowing forth the views of the Cabinet upon a great meny subjects (altho of course rather discursively) I will endeavor to give ti © gist of it as fully as possidie The General Poticy inistration will be stricily in keeping with in the © Aliteon’’ letter and the The ado to Congress any particular mea: {be whole responsibility upon Congre: tion oF pas res — And in this should there be it will be all the better for 1 yours The administration does not o sider it bas right to dintete of coerce Congress | er a made of changes to. ppears to be im: ‘oving; for most ter demand, and igher prices are THE MONEY MARKET. Lownow, Friday, Nov, 22. Im English funds, « slight degree of weakness has manifested iteelf im the stuck market, since the com: other issne high tariff measure is paren tion it; if a low Tariit it will meet the same fate. Uo jers, and Cempositors, | Suggestions witl doudtiess bo the Seorctaries nor the President | chances cf @ mivsion are good. @ measure, un- whiod there fs lit- gress will be strictly speaking responsible for all mea- bures and t pie own veto their acts if they choose by not re-clecting them, Upon the Vari; Juestion the Cabinet have Fre pr upon their course. — Mr Meredith will show the working of the system and suggest certain improvements, bu ly io general terms. It is underateod however, that the whig part: will propose a slight increased duty upon [rou Xo ao an adoption of specific instead of ad valorom duties. By the way it is probable tke Secretary may touch up- on this latter point aod show that ad valorem duties enable the Englivh shipper to regu'ate our duties at his pleasure. Stiliit must be understood the administra- tion will dictate no plan much less draw up bills as Mr. Polk's cabinet did They will show the faults of the present system, and leave the remedy with the repre- sentatives of the people who are responsible and who Will be permitted to legislate unrestricted by the frowns S Lege se of the Executive, Mr Meredith will also show that The Suh Treasury system locks upin the hands of the government a wast propor. tion cf the capital of the country. If however the mercavtile interests prefer to have their credits thas limited the adwinistration will be perfectly eatisfied ‘The responsibility will rest with Coogress. The adai- nistration bas no intention whatever of recommending ® National Bank, nor will it feel bound in any manner by old Issues or old theories It will judge of matters by the light now voucbssfed and not from the views Ga foes by any one—no matter how eminent. (a out at Cley As for removals vot a single ove has been made ex- cept from good ci use ‘This Mr Clayton assures me is the fact. Many are for defulcations aod hi if | Congress demands reasons to be produced for the many removals, re valations of official dishonesty can be made now not dreamed of. Upon the subject of our new territories it will be re- | commended that they be admitted et onoe as states, | The Cabinet lock upou the question precisely in the game light as the Herald-that it is ® humbug —poe- sessing no tangibility whatever, and it matters little | how Congress revtles it ; the people of the Country will arrenge the matter to euit themselves. If Congress | were to pusé a bill admitting them ouly upon condition | that their constitution should enforce slavery they could draw up such @ constitution —get admitted, and | the pext day alter it to whatever form thay pleased. El Cabinet is strongly opposed to fanaticism of every y | had forgotten to mention that in judg- noonstirutional measure. the President will be guided entirely by the decision of the supreme court regarding it a& the coustitutional expoaeut of the constitution. If a measure of wasteful extravagance 0 de pasted the Presideut would veto it wich tion ; and whilst desirous not to infringe in tie slightert degree upon the deliberations of Cougerss ho will be equally careful that Congress does not iutrings upon the Executive ‘Phe President avd his Cabinet are strongly oppowd to the dictation of ol ro desirous of eoasolt- datiug @ grea arty im oppo-ition to either the whig or the democratic party ; a party which will go for the good of the couutry irrespective of all | other cousideratrom rhe foreign policy | will be decided No part whatever will be taken in | the eontiiets of Kurcpe A strict weutrality will be ob- | Served, The matter of Otting up armed vessels was called to the attention of the F.xwoutive by the German | minister or Vanish | am not clear whieh and was the | cause of the prompt order not to permit the steamship | now fitting vp in New Yerk to proceed to sea unless Donds were given thet she was mot to be empioyed as | wvesel of war ‘The view tho Cabinet taker of tho | matter is that they cannot permit the United states to | be made a field of preparation of one friendly couatry ogeimet enctker If they must arm they must dos» upon other roilthay ours ‘fhe poliey of Kagland up | on the misquito coast will be the subject of cat but | firm prot . Itwill not be permitted. If the United States requires the use of the river there he must bave it at any cost —\ir Clayton ts ho vever ia hopes at Kngiand will yield to our remonstranoe—if mot she | must take the consequence. ord which hes eppeared in the Heratd upan the | ions be nm this government end that with regard t rare D ’ | aedmipistration iatend cided vpon— The moversents in Cenede are of course watched closely and nothing wil! be done here which can in any | way give offence to England. Still not the slighte fered to thi try by any power is right and ifother josuli must be Old Zack # deter! nations do not come vp to the standard alyo he will | make them. Mr Clayton will begin removing and sppotating ile b ot the ya, but he dees not intend ere several dee of course will be Mr Laurence chooees, bat it about the middle of June important misetons will: to remove any without ew faulters among the miler couridered sulicient cause f can beve the mission to Eogiand is probable he will declive for the same reason that he declined accepting a Secretaryrbip—il health It pears he is suffering greatly from comploing and as to rubmit to some galvanic operation on bis side every two or threo @ays Thit Me Clayton assures mo was the true and only reaton of his deolining the Pest of Beoretary rT subject ‘of = Rall read to the Paotfic ia deemed | Utopian, and will reerive no encouragement from the administration very ensor newt however will | be givem to all the three iim rested across the | isthmus—in the hope that at least one line will be | MrClavten called my attention to the faot | ed ‘Trist to offer fifteen mil of doslare for the right of way at Taen- tepec. He thinks thom ecooversetions with the Mert- | con mluister that thix ern be bad now for nothing | except indesdron.e mutual commercial advantaces ‘Lbere axe the general views of tha admiatetration Aud a Mr Claytou rays you will see by it that Congres caunot play the devil with the F-xeeutire because the | Lxeeutive claims to dictate to no party to the itouse— | to hare no pet measures aud iy determined to give fall | swing to tbe voive of the majority, #0 long ag that voioe | je constitutionally expreesed, It the Semate obo ses to rejeot the apporviments tet itdo no, It wilt only be | making move patronege and more friends for the ad ndcistation Phe rejected man sod hie friends will | wot f whit the less grateful to the l’reetdent and | the person who gets appointed in his pi will of | courte also twel tefot. it iy a came the Senate will | foun get tired of, and the people will etan iby the » vervinent the more firmly when they svc this factious_ oppesition~ Aw to Mr ¢ arked aod re is uncertain Ilis pooition tn off if be goes into opposition two democrats will tal 11s place Mr Clayton ures me most emphaticnily that either bimeelt or any member of the Cabinet is an aspuaut to the Cresivency. He says th he Cabl- personal friewds t difference of opi boron and Lwing al rtate that the jou tast there was any division as to the polley to be pur: ted is @a entire mista 1 have now given youa statement of tbe co You will perceive it wes very general, bat tn my futore interviews ec C. will go more tally into partt- culera Lihink it is better for me not to wrte many public letirrs as this sort of fafermation will have more wright appearing! editorsals, If you will tet me k pet are united - are have hed the light ere. dith, avy particular suljects ef inquiry | will get you the injerwation } Your article referring to the New York appotnt- ments was read by C. belure the Cabinet aod greatly we be obliged if you will scknowledge this and let me know if it ay ewers your views am dear air Y ours faithfully GEO W BREGA I forgot to mention that he raid the administ had no organs here nor did they intead to have. gave Mr Builitt distinetly to understand that whilst they would have no chyeotion to his support they Tepudiate any thing like orgauship om his part Faid they depended upon the support of the indepe dent press of the country foremost among which was the Herald Mt they did wrong they would hear the re yoice of the people only in such papers. Lie assur me also that be bad not explained the position of the foministration to any paper but yours nor did he tn- tend to do fo- at presemt at all events—Ile appears to have a bigh reepect for the tierald wwe Sken Smiths appoimtme cted because he was the candidate ef the party which was only a reventh part of the whole whig party ia the Stave. ‘That parcy bas be: att'y- Brady nor ¥ ‘of the Collectorshlp of D Ihave good reason for believing (layton d arnexotion of Canads & Cuba—& the encio la thrown out as & i had no chance from the first ‘ires the d jotter Taylor's cabinet desirous of fame of the rame deseription Washingt n May 22. 1849 ©. Dennett Feq Dent Sir iiferutis, which | bad from it important sibie som govern t. state next Sertion and the administration ts prepa to recommend its admission the sum mer — Dac tention; so have nearly ail the import | The diplomatic appointment wil be apportioned as | Much as possible with a regard to state clalma—I thi (withont any positive information) that Col 1 only judge from somo will not argue © free trade” or - protection” or avy | expreseions which ©. made ure of If Congress chooses to theartiole in Mondays ferald with reference to the foreign polley bas given great satisfaction te the eabinet | By the way Judeo ra Li low hi Young, Commisstont of the Ceno- privately tendered bie resignation future day—it will beaecepied | the | vie | is dommg ail tt can concitiated by the Marshal & | phed you « contradiction of the rumors te. | d quaccete— | The remo commene: There is no trut fu the cabinet — ith of course in the rumors of changes Yours truly G. W. Breas Wi . Dear Bir ‘ashington June 18. 1840 I wrote you in haste a few lines yesterday eveni upen the subject of some aterviews | had with hd Clayton, The Cabinet is your cerdial support and Mr Clayton has requested me to Fee you personally and explain exactly how matters stand Youcan if you choose uence fi nel them inee any mao meantime, jou, will you suppress letters from here abuasi: inet. They snacy Genri (aylor very mueh as they are destitute of any truth and are in fact ‘ely bur-room rumors, they oan be pro- Guotive of mo good. yee , The Intelligencer of to-morrow morning will publish the whole of the correspondence between the German and Danish Ministers & our government upon the subject of the Steamer United States If possible | wil get proof clips and send by the mail this afcornoom. ‘The course adopted by Mr Clayton you will see has been state: maniike and honorable in the extreme, and it is sati-factory to all the toreign governments cencerned. Mr Clayton saye that all his sympathies are with the cavee of liberty, but that he cannot needlessly plange this country inte a war, He will wink at every thing he can—at any proceedings which may be carried om here, but when a matter like thet of the United Sratea is brought betore his attention he can pursue bot one course, aud that he has done, The administration te Prepared to recognize the independence of Hungary, the very moment it is established and will at once send « winister there—or recommend ove to besent And 50 with all the countries now struggling for Mberty, Aé for the navigation Jaws they stopped the correa- pendence for reasons which I will detail at fength to Fy when | get to New York. Mr (leytom is disposed 0 meet bngland freely as fac as our foreign teade is e.noerned, but our home coasting trade hw wiil not of courte Teling eish a2 Huglund has sotbing to offer us in return— There bas beep a rupture with M. Poesin, the French Mivirter op account of his insolence and the uadiplo— matic manuer in which bis eorrespondence upoa cer- tein matters was conductod—particularly upon the WL has covrespondenes has been sent to the and if that govrrnment should uphold fo uur national honer, his passports will at once be givenhim. There is @ long story con- neoted with thia which | will tell you fally about Your views of the Cuban question are coincided fm by Mr Clayton. Should a revolution take place there and ademand be mude ly lem for admittance snto our Union, the gavernment ts fully prepared fo recommend tt strongly. | will try and be ju New York ou Saturday moruing and will then be able to tell youeverythiog you may feel a desire to know. | trust you will excuse the liberty | tebe in asking you not toinsert letters against t dwiristratiom. but l do so by the request of both Geul lor aud Mr Claytov, aud perhaps when you kp actly what the policy of the administration is, and «bat your position with them, by rendering an im dependent but effective support, oan be, you will feel Gispored to comply. All I how is that until you hear what | have to say you will give orders that these attacks pbali be omitied— 1am yours respectfully Goo W Broge ham tn hes insolen JG Bennett aq Washington July 12 1840 1G Bennett Eeq Dear Sir, | have bad several conversations with Mr. Claytom upon ihe subject of the Foreign & Domestic poltey of the admivistration. “| enclose @ letter upon one of the topics dircusred, and have in it given M views. He wishes an editorial upon 0, if you see fit to write it. He say the resident has no desire to ebrat the country- that be elected by moderate men of al) parties and that he will faithfully carry out the doctrines of the Allisonletter. That the old hanker portion of whig party, who clamor so loadly about the svccers of whig principles, and who wish to have an ulti whig administration had better at once go oat from tLe party. that he despises them. and under no ctr- cumstances will he permit their dicta! Hecallsd my attention also to matter which [ have not yet seem noticed: the fact that in the Inaugural address the word whig is not once mentioned, to their foreign pelicy, ev: will be done to ican mo . thow their sy:opachy with the He considers it woald not only be anti repubti Gi:honest to th ment to wit quietly with ite arms folded and » foot no inter the oom ‘ton'a flict. Of © w plunge into them, but every thing t can be done short of that will be dope, jcstrections have been sent to Doasldsom to heep clear of the archdu id the other oid fogion in Gaxmuny, and te mect; end further be bes been told t ond giving to it all the support wrich the countes nepce of this country will na’orally give, that be will be recalled. [have already in one of my letteca stated whet instructions heve been given to young Caan at Rome in France Walsh, the intelligencer’s 6 dent will be removed at once Ie ts consul ( there. He will be removed and avowedly upon the ground that he does vot express the sentiments of the government here, in bis rneors at the republican party of Kranee Het chist in feeltogs and tn his letters he soareely hides it. Clayton says he (C) ts! @ Republican first a whig afterwards.” You will no doubt see ete this reaches you the Pre- sidente letter to Bissack upon the ree gery. Inaddition to this Mr Clayton rept @ secret agent to [lunqary, & gestiemen of great ability, Ln whom he has the utmost confidence with im- #truc cone (o reorgaite the Hupgarian goveroment at earliest practicable moment. This, howaver, must bu kept reoret just now for fear the Austrian go- Vernment shonid bear of it aud prevent our agemt from pasting their tin From intormation which be hag received he would not be surprived if an insurrection should break out ia Cubs within ® meoth—aliho tty delay foc # mach lovger period in jast as probable A® soon a# an insurrection breaks out there aud woy sort Of a govern | ment te declared he tnteods te recognize it, and if Spat remonrtrat @ will be auewered by @ diploma tio ebrug Cubs be totends to bave at all hasards and ovly requires the shadow of au exew Upon the subjeot of Canadian reoiprocity he thinks I do—in faet from the information | have beem give bin in the matter, be bas adopted my ‘The tone of your leader of Tuosday he is gcoatly plenecd with. You bave marked out the course whi the adaiinistration intend to adopt upon the territe- rial question, as! before totormed yor beg vernment privately to be rut toe result much & able and with every rea y as the party ng from the positio when he expressed his preference for Taylor over As to the Sie John F lowe: ‘the commedores static are three oF four in. ‘ihey considered the matter orer and month not sconer- reported els bere which could be mm: klin case, S is simply ae fol- | service none strong enough an to purchess and St up vessels for @ oraize this y | the nerthern iatitads they woald by 9 to. | sequentiy nothing hes been @ but if it ts deemed neceseary every preparation will be made to eend ous | proper tenrels next year. The ‘application exme bere too Jate under the prouliar cireumatances of our having | RO versels at home adapted for such revere voyages, end whilet the generous impulse which indaced the President to answer Lady Franklins appoal at ouce te worthy of all pratee, the delay in sending the voreele under tLe cireumstances detrasts in no way from it | am deer sir Yours very truly GEO W BREGA fy the way Mr Cleyton assures me that the report that Je cr ever was a part proprietor of the Philadelphia N. Amerioan te totaly destitute of trath, He loaned monry to Dr Bird. one of the proprietors & bas his note for the smount- that is the rum and substance of his “genncetion” with the paper, (No date—Sapposed to be July.) 1. G Bennett Eaq Dear Sir Of courre all | have written in the enclosed letter fs from Heap Qvantees, | have given the substance of Mr Clayton's anewer to Koons, and 40 effectaal hae it been that Horas has not sive visited bim or an- | ewered €'# tejoinder— Whittlevey’s appointment ee firet comptrotier has been fixed upon, but is mot yet | made publis of couree. By the way | Chink Col Webb will get the mismon to | Spaiv, bat | dew't think it weald be given to him if you ehoore tomake # fuse against it Clayton said thie evening thet be would like to know very much how | you felt in the matter’ Mr Meredith requests that nothing more for the pre- fevt ball be sald about his commercial policy (except bject of the eub-treasury whioh | wrote about urday) His reason is thet it would create « lef unnecessary excitement just now and it is better to wait till after the Pennsylvania cisetions. | He will give joe full particulars long before Congress meets * ie statement in ti Baltimore San as to the part the President plays in Cabinet discussions is all @ iM ‘The old man has a will of his and uses it too uch oftener than is agreeable to all bis Cabinet. The Cabinet consider the Narienal © W My uisance, and “The He ibtic_ tho? the ‘ntelligencer @ nonentity. Bot the orgs: wan Gouteiese enjoy the nee of the Cabinet measuradt Yours truly, Goo W Brege JG Bennett Keq Dear Str, I togret to ree that some correspondent from thie place Pea made a violent attack upon tne cabiart— and upon charges which | know are totally unfounded, Im the first plac reference to Wellee's removal, the principal canse was his extravagant waste of money, upwards of rwenty ‘Aree thowsand dollars heaving been pened by hi ec ae oe ‘There are other “barges oso, Bast as gambling Xo fully sutiiciont ia

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