The New York Herald Newspaper, June 17, 1850, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD.| eee OYFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. 7 MAL Pid Aas rat sere goer ‘cdition 84 por anneon, paid for. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ASTOR PLACE OPERA—Lvcia vt Lammmnmoon. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Pizanno—Ro» Rov. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway.—Exrauxme—Poor Coums Wa.rer. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Byoadway.—Guy Mannmaime-Ve- wanan oF 76. _ BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Senrovs Fas- ay-X. ¥.% NAL THEA’ Chatham square.—Goino ro THe Ricas Ware GF Wisn-Fon- wine Pasnew BFF. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, Mechanics’ Hall.—Erme- Pian MinsTRELs. OLYMPIC.—Prence’s Mineranis. CHINESE MUSBUM.—Cumass Lavy, axp Various Cu- Biesrrima. CASTLE GARDEN—Suswwn Peres. nday, June 17, 1850. “New York, ™ The Wonderful and Terrible Diplomacy of Secretary Clayton, All the Galphin presses have recently come out with the very strongest eulogiums upon the great diplomatic ability which has been exhibited by Mr. Clayton during the fourteen months that he has been a member of the cabinet of President Taylor. They cite as proofs of his extraordinary skill and foresight, the very acts which have proved to the majority of the nation that he is only a pettifogging blunderer—totally unfit for his position, which he bas managed to make the laughing stock of foreign nations. ‘These Galphin pressee, while they are lauding the Secretary, do not forget to denounce the Herald for its hones- ty and independence in exhibiting to the Ameri- can people this quack Secretary in his true colors. What has Mr. Clayton done? We are willing to give his most prominent acts a fair examination, and to the Seeretery the full honor and benefit of all his performances. First, and foremost of all, is his controversy about nothing, with the French Minister, Mr. Poussin. In this business the Galphin presses say he saved ‘the honor of his country.” Bah! His ignorance of the simplest forms of diplomatic etiquette brought about an embarrasement; and his stupidity, which was only equalled by that of Mr. Poussin, came very near bringing the tworepublicsinto a war; and would have done so, but fortunately there were wiser heads and superior powers to either Poussin or Clayton, ‘on both sides of the water, and these rectified the blunders of the two diplomats. Good feeling was restored, and the two nations yet maintain the most cordial and friendly relations. We will pass over Mr. Clayton’s diplomacy in reference to smaller powers. We will say nothing of his silly correspondence (all of which he con- trives to meke public in an unusual and unheard-of manner) and diplomacy in reference to portions of Germany, Portugal, his agent to Hungary, or with South American Republics, but come to the crown- ing act of Mr. Cleyton’s life—the Nicaragua treaty,” for which the Galphin presses are bespat- tering him with unjust praise. We are prepared to prove that Mr. Clayton knew no more of Nicara- gua than he does of the polar regions, where Sir Joba Franklin is supposed to be located. As for the treaty, he had no hand whatever in its early Centrai American Ayvarrs—Tae Nicaragva CamaL.—We publish in another part of this day’s paper, some interesting intelligence from Nicaragua, which was furnished by eur regular correspondent in thet region, and which came to hand yesterday. ‘The most important features of thisintelligence are the announcement ef the ratification of the articles of confederation between the Central American States, by the State of Nicaragua, and the charge that the recent attempt at revolution in Honduras had ite origin in British influence, through the agency of British gold. We also learn by this correspondence, of some further proceedings of Mr. Go-a-head Chatfield, in Mosquito, which are on a par with previous acta of that extraordinary functionary. ‘We cannot expect to hear much more politi: telligence from Nicaragua, on account of the ratifi- c of the treaty recently entered into between the United States and England, in connection with the Mosquito question and the construction of a canal to connect the Atlantic ocean with the Paci- fic, for commercial purposes. There may be, and we may reasonably expect there will be, occasional disturbances and collisions between the several Central Ameriean States, arising from jealousy, the intrigues of political aspirants, or ambitious military men. But these will be of no account whatever— no more than ariot in the Sixth ward during election time, ora flare up in Tammany Hall be- tween the barnburners and old hunkers of the har- monious democracy. Nor can the safety or neu- trality of the proposed communication be endangered, as England and the United States have, respec- tively, pledged themselves to protect and defend it. That new line of communication, and the benefits that will accrue from it to the commerce of the whole world, and especially to that of tile United States, will be for all time to come the most inte- resting point of interest in Central America. We are happy in being able to inform our read- ers that preparations are being made to open this communication as soon as possible, and tha within the space of three months, or perhaps two, it will be in such a state of forwardness as will allow of the transportation partly by land, bu principally by water, of passengers and merchan- dise from ocean to ocean, without any delay or detention worth speaking of. The right of con- structing such communication was, as our readers are perhaps aware, ceded by the government of Nicaragua to a company of enterprising American citizens, Whose names are Joseph L. White, Chas. Morgan, Howard & Son, and Cornelius Vander- bilt, most of whom are well known to the public as men of energy and enterprise. These gentle men will employ in the course of two months, two splendid steamships, to run between this port and San Juan—the Crescent City and the Empire City. From San Juan, the river of that name, and the lake of Nicaragua will be navigated by steamboats of light draft, to the town of Nicaragua, distant fourteen miles from the Pacific, which distance will be traversed on land by means of carriages. By the time that these arrangements are complet- ed, the steamships New Orleans and Sarah Sands will connect with the Crescent City and Empire City on the Pacific, and run regularly on that ocean to San Francisco—thus making the line of communication complete between New York and California by that route. We understand, too, that this company are building, or have contracted to build, four steamships for another company, who intend to employ them in running between the Pacific end of this canal, when finished, and San Francisco. They will be named, respectively, the Sacramento, the San Francisco, the San Joa- quin, and the Stanislaus. This route, from the Atlantic seaboard to the Pacific and California, will be about one thousand miles shorter than that formation. Nota clause or line of it was drawn up by him, or in the Department of State even. The treaty was concocted and drafted by Mr. Joseph L. White, of this city, who was deeply in terested in its success, and by him shown to Sir Henry Bulwer, and afterwards to Mr. Secretary Clayton, and explained to him. ‘This was the iden- tical treaty which was signed by Mr. Clayton The latter addressed two communications to the Senate, in reference to the Nicaragua business, which exhibited such profound ignorance of the subject that he afterwards procured their with- drawal. So much for Mr. Clayton's “ management of the DWicaragua difficulty, which, in less skilful hands, might have embroiled our country in a war with Great Britain,” as one of the Galphin Clay- ton toady p2pers in Boston observes. Last, but not least, look at the manner in which Mr. Clayton has managed the Cuba business, We showed clearly, a few days since, how adroitly he could write a letter on a Sunday to our Coneu! in Havana, which he contradicted on the Monday following. Last year he saw fit to nip a Cuba expedition in the bud, and prevent its seiling. This year, he thought there would be more chance for a display of his diplomacy, by let- ting the Lopez expedition take its departure from eur shores without molestation. It will not be de- nied by Mr. Clayton, or by any of his friends, that he did know of every move, from day to day, which the gathering bands of Cuban invaders were ma- hing. The farce of parading the letters of the fpanich Minister, informing the Seeretary daily of the mover, before the public, by means of the Re- public newspoper, was all gammon. Mr. Clayton was better iaformed than Mr. Calderon de la Barca. ‘There wae not a U.S. Marshal South, where the invading forces were congregating, that did not give the State Department timely notiee. If not, why does not Mr. Clayton remove such inefficient deputies? ‘We will mention another queer part of Mr. Clay. ton’s system of diplomacy. Since the daye of the great Jefferson, the first Secretary of State, under Generel Washington, the important diplomatic cer- Teepondence of that departunent has been kept back tntilcalled for by Congress, or until communicated to the two houses by the President, as an important portion of the annual history of the leading acts of the administration. No Secretary of State has ever 20 far forgot the dignity of his own position, or the respect due to the President, as to attempt to glori- fy himeelf by handing « copy of an important despatch to & newepaper as soon a9 it was whiten. Mr. Secretary Clayton hae struck a new vein. His correspondence as Secretary of State ie pub- lished the day it is written; and we do not doubt that in many instances the parties to whom his cor- reapondence is addressed, read it first in the co- lurnns of come American ne wepaper. The Galphin prees will not understand our porition in reference to Mr. Clayton. The Gal- phin Boston preee, to w) we have alluded, says “ We have seen atten to praise him (Mr. Clay- ton) in the Niw Fo ald.’ “ Tow honorable and acceptable must the course of a public ser. Vant who extorts preise from euch an opponent as the New Vork Heuli! This Galphin press partly woderstands ue. We think the country safe with an honest, ie President like Gen, Taylor, and ao indeyendent set of men like the present Congress, even if « specie keg was Secre- ie tary of War, anda keg of rong ale, ready to burst, | was Secretary of State. We think Mr. Clayton the funniest man that ever ifeld the reins of the State Department, or looked into the bottom of a glass tumbler. We praice him, ofcourse, on every opportanity. We will go further, and say that while men’s passions in Congress, and out of it, are inflamed to the higheet yatch, and there is ateat danger of disuaion, Mr. Clayton is constantly allaying thie excitement, by keeping all parties in a langhing humor with hie diptomary; and we should Tegard bie retirement fromthe State Department as ® nationel calamity. Rather than that he should do 0, we would relinquish our hopes ef-ceingour friend, | Jatnes Watson Webb, appointed to the Court of St. James, under a new Secretary of State—in- deed, we would Gre up our own ehances for the mission t@ the French republic. Can we use jatguege to show how anxious We are ‘Thake Mr. Clajion retained by the Isthmus of Panama, which has, since the discovery of the vast gold mines in our newly ac- quired territory, enjeyed almost a monopoly in the passenger business. Such a very large saving of distance, with a proportionate saving of time, is an object of great importance, rot only to emigrants to California, bet te chippera of merchandiae thither. This route will be in operation in abou two months. . But it is not in this respect alone that the con- struction of the communication between the At- antic and the Pacific is to be considered of grea importance. The revolution which it will cause in The commerce of the whole world, is the greates feature connected with it. The commerce between Europe with Ladia and the East, and between the United States and the East, instead of going by the way of the dangerous and stormy Capes, must na” ‘urally go through this canal. This will create a revolution, the ultimate results and benefits of which, especially to the United States, it is impoa- sible, at present, to predict or prefigure. One thing, however, is certain—that, from the geogra- phical position of the United States, it must benefit this country more than any other. Tur Dinsen at Tammany Hats. to Senaton Dicxixson.—We understand that the famous festi val which has been tendered to Senator Dickinson by the magnates of Tammany Hall, will come off | to-night. The Senator arrived in this city yester- | day, and will be present to-night at this entertain- nent. This compliment to the distinguished Senator is intended not only as a mark of the high regord en- tertained for him by the democracy of this city for hie past career, and for the course which he pursued during the present crisis, but is also meant as an important step towards the perfect union and har- | mony about to be completed among the old ele. ments of the democracy, previous to the next elec. tion. It ie well known that during the last year, two general committcesof Tammany Hall,—each under exclusive infloence,—have endeavored by allsecret methods to breed disturbances and divisions among the ranke of the democracy. The causes of those difficulties might have been healed long since, but for intrigues set on foot by Galphin influence, com- ing from ths Custom House of this city. It is well known that M. M. Noah, who pretends to be a sachem and a member of the democracy, has been holding a secret office in the Custom Ilouse for some time past, and it is generally believed that the efforts which he meade in various waye, in connection with some of the old democracy, who don’t know better, have been the means of perpetuating the diffiéulty and the quarrelsome disposition among the democ- tacy, which have prevented them from uniting, and resuming their o'd ground ia thia city and State. Mr. Maxwell, the present Collector—not yet con- firmed by the Senate—was originally a federalist of the old stamp. He changed his politics, all of a sudden, one fine morning, under the title of “one of the high minded,” and beeame a democrat of Tammany Hall, about the time that the late De ‘Witt Clinton got inte a quarrel with the demoeracy. He did not long remain with the democracy. About twenty-five years ago he went back to the federal party, and has been with that party, and the whigs, from that time to the present. Through Tux Rocuxster Knocxrngs anv Tue Savans.— Tris lamentable to read the nonsensical accounts which are daily paraded in the newspapers, in re- ference to the females who get up ‘these knock- ings,” and who have caused some degree of ex- citement among the ignoramuses and old women of the town. Yet it is pardonable, in many of those presses whose conductors are often at their wits’ end for original material for an article, or even @ paragraph, for their paper. But what excuse can be offered for the conduct of a dozen of leading names, who claim for themselves to be the great men of the day, in poetry, imagination, physic, science, statesmanship, religion, oratory, classical piety—great historians and extraordinary romance writere—men who have been told how great they are in their respective professions, and have re- peated it themselves go often that, like extraordi- nary liars, they now actually believe their own imaginary statements? From accounts written by some of the immortal twelve, we find that, not long since, the Reverend, the Honorable, the Extatic Rufus W. Griswold opened his house, invited the knockers to meet “a small party, that would be considered select, we should suppose, in any world populated principally from this,” (so says the select journal from which we partly obtain the narrative.) This party con- sisted of the Hon. Mr. Griswold, the host, a poeti- cal and general literary genius; Fennimore Cooper, the modest and humble American novelist, who took up his residence at Cooperstown, so that his cards, used in Europe, would read ‘“ Mr. Cooper, of Cooperstown ;” the Kev. F. L. Hawks, an Episcopal orator, Long Island speculator, &c.; Wm. Cullen Bryant, notorious for his nigger politics, and eminent for his two pieces of poetry— “Thanatopsis,” and “ Inscription Over the En- trance to a Wood-Yard;” General Lyman, the gossip writer; Tuckerman, the essayist; funny Dr. Francis, who has more old women patients, of both sexes, than any other physician in town ; Dr. Marey; the Hon. Geo. Bancroft, historian, politician, and late Minister to England under Polk; Mr. Nineom-Poop Willis, the celebrated milk and water poet and editor, for the past twenty- five years ; and, last, we have ‘ Mr. Bigelow, of the Evening Post,” and “ Mr. Ripley, of the Tri- bune,” two people we never heard of before. ‘Well—this is the party that met at Mr. Griswold’s to examine these women, and make a report to the more ignorant part of the world. The wo- men very properly refused to show off for Willis or any of the small fry of the party. They conversed with Marcy, Francis, Hawks, Tucker- man and Cooper. Will it be believed that these dozen simp!etons became converts, endorsed these impostors, and blasphemously pronounce that these Fish women held converse with the spirite of the departed 2. There is not a dozen of the Herald newsboys, who, if they had occupied the seats of these learned humbugs, that weuld not have opened their eyes with astonishment at the verdancy of the Fishes to try such a simple “ do” on them, and would have shouted, “Go it, ven- triloquiem,” before the knockings had lasted five minutes, and would then have directed their whole attention to ascertain who was the ventriloquist— whether the widow Fish, the two young Fishes, or the man at the door, Weare astounded at the gulli- bility of this community. We believe these females get a dollar for every visiter, and yet fortwo shillings our citizens can go and see an open and professed ventriloquist, who will make more un- earthly noises, imitate knocking, bell ringing» cork drawing, pigs squealing, and do a hundred other things more wonderful then the ventriloquists of the Rochester knockings, who have so success- fully and ludicrously humbugged these twelve great philosophers. Willis says, ‘there is no end of the speculation on the subject.” Did this nincompoop poet ever visit the extraordinary magical performances we sometimes have hud in this city, such as Adrien, Signor Blitz,and dozens of others, at two shillings a ticket? Could he explain or account for one-tenth yor: sees exhibitions, or do more than “ specu- ate” about them? No. Yet every boy in the room, as well as Willis, knew that it was all de- ception and trick. So are the “* Rochester knock- ings,” which are not near as astonishing as some og these Museum magical performances ; and the | latter have just as much connection with the spir- itual world, as these “knockings.” These blas | phemous knockings, which they pretend are caused by the Deity, should be put an end to, the parties arrested, and sent to the lunatic asylum. | No respectable person, we trust, will countenance | what is a rank insult to God. The whole wretched contrivance will explode before long, and, meanwhile, we caution people how they are gulled out of their money by the | Rochester humbugs. | Mr. C, Edwards Lester's oration, delivered last | Friday at the consecration of the Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Connecticut. The press of matter will not permit us to publish so long a re- port; but we have been gratified to perceive that the orator befittingly censured the practice of intra- mural interments, and adve reason, the construction of rural cemeteries. the intelligence of the age, there should be more attention paid to this important subject. Formerly, many of the wells and springs of the metropolis were poisoned by the washings of graves; even now, in some towns, the village grave-yard will be found on an eminence, sending from its | poisoned filter the arrows of death. People cannes | be too careful in selecting sites for the villages or cities of the dead. The poisonous gases which | arise from the graves of the departed, prepare new | victims for the sepulchre, and are frequently : cause of those serious and fatal maladies Which | sometimes afflict the most beautifully situated | | towns. Mr. Lester's oration is calculated to do much | good, and we sincerely trust that its publication, in | athape for convenient reference, will not be de- layed. Rural cemeteries, such as the one at | Bridgeport, have a civilizing effect upon the living, | and are respectful to the memory of the departed, | whose latest honors should never be the least. | How me Srecm or Te Wort Movas.—! The steamer Trent, from Greytown, Nicaragua, arrived on the third instant, at Kingston, Jamaica, | on her way to England. She had two millions of | | dollars in specie. This is one of the ehannels by which our payments go out to Lurope. American | enterprise sends part of this money. Much of it goes from California, in payment for the goods received from abroad, and it is by euch shipments of gold that we are enabled to make those large | importatione to our Atlantic ports, without having a bolance against us. There are other reasons operating to keep the course of exchange at the epecie paying points ; but nothing but the gold of California ean keep us from having large demands made upon us. Should the gold mines suddenly this old influence, Noah, and a number of other democrats, have been retained in the Custom Howse under the Galphin eabinet, with the view of creating among the democratic party, aad in Trmmany Hall, as much disturbanee as possible, ns well ae to pave the way for the eontinuance of the whigs in power. The democracy hope end trost that all the in- telligent men of the party, now uniting in giving a splendid dinner to Senator Dickinson, will under- stand the real cantes of the difficulty which has agitated Tammany Hall for some time past. There is & prospect that this dinner will furnish an oeca- sion for a perfect uniow among the old elements of the demoerney, by fixing their finger on those who, under the mask of friendship, are doing all | they ean to perpetuate the difficulties which they seem to deprecate. prove wheilly exhausted, we should be ina beauti- fulilemma. As it ia, We ean send out millions of gold, for our people hate the stuff in circulation, and are glad to get rid of it, They warit the basis of money —real estate—and let the gold go to those who cannot own land. Waster of Croron Waten.—Some repairs of the aqueduct, recently, have diminished the supply of water in some localities, and this deprivation has been aggravated by the wanton waste of many thoughtless persons, who seem to have no regard fot the public aecommodation. In warm weather, when the dry searon evaporates and diminishes the of nature, people should be careful not to make needless demands upon tie fountain, A ua te wee noties, th =~ vious " Mastacin owned by Mevert. Geodhoe C8 tended for the trade, was launched ard of Messrs, Smith & Dimon, her bath turday last, She left Weyer and gilded patorel element tn style. withoa! the vot ag Ay pony of yok | lerge. fhe is of 700 tous burthep, * me 7 Tol howe Exiis i Ls Hiking ted by Captain Stoddard, Rona Cemmrenixs.—We have a fall report of | © ean Hydropathic | Seeeaway, om, Fasnionasux Watering Piaces anp Fassion. anty Mannens.—The summer solstice is proving too powerful for the fashionable world, and thou- wands are scampering hither and thither for fresh air. Some hurry to Newport, some to Saratoga, and some to Niagara Falls, and such fashionable localities, where fashion, and not comfort, rules with all the follies of the hour—where mothers with marriagable daughters, and aunts with eligi- ble nieces—where fashionable blacklegs and fool- ish tailors’ blocke and dummies keep up a constant delirium and fever of nonsensical etiquette and ele- gant misery. Comfort at such places is quite out of the question. There is nochance fer the slight- est exercise of freedom and independence. Cliques keep up a petty warfare, and the whole mass are at the mercy of a tewswindling waiters, who will not attend to your wants unless you engage them epe- cially in advance, and pay them for commen civil- ity. We have seen some foreigners almost starved out at these places, obliged to help themselves or go without. The Ocean House, at Newport, has some very curious kitchen diplomacy, which is faintly imitated by some of the hotels at Saratoga. Kitchen Galphinism is constantly exhibited—claims for this, and claims for that—till one gets perfectly bored to death, throws his purse at the heads of the waiters, swallows his dinner cpld, and hurries to some quiet and decent retreat, to enjoy a season of retirement and repose. Give us the country. Fashionable pandemoniums are too troublesome. New Yorx Nominations anp ConFIrMaTions.— We believe that all the nominations for this region have been acted upon by the Senate of the United States, with the exception of that of Mr. Maxwell, the Collector of this port. Why he is the last we cannot tell. We were aware, however, that his confirmation would, in all probability, meet with some opposition; and perhaps the weather is so warm that Senators dread undertaking the work that would likely ensue, when his confirmation came up before them. We suppose, however, that he will know his fate before the dog daysare over. Tux News rrom Hayri.—Our readers will find an interesting letter from our Port au Prince cor- respondent, in another column. It appears that Faustin First seeks dominion over the entire range of West India Islands—to place the whole under black power, and to drive away or annihilate the white race. Faustin, before he has even con- quered Dominica, has his spies among the slaves jn Cuba. Opera and Fashion. ‘The Italian Opera Company, after a few more repre- sentations at the Astor Place Opera House, will move down to Castle Garden, which will be fitted up for a cool and refreshing lyric temple. Here they will give the public some rare novelties, and all the strangers in the metropolis will congregate at @ point so popular in the summer months, To-night, that beautiful opera, Lucia di Lammer- moor,” will be repeated, by particular desire, at the Opera House. On Friday night+it created » furore unexampled in the history of the company. Salvi was above and beyond himself. ©. Badiali made tri- umph after triumph, and Borio’s new scena created the greatest possible enthusiasm. It was truly a very admirable performance in all its parts, from the splea- did guidance of Bottesini, Arditi and the prompter down to the scene painter, who produced their effects with the most satisfactory exactness and beauty. Movements of Individuals. Axaivats is tHe City.—The influx of strangers in this city, the present season, is unprecedented, and up to this time there is no abatement. There are fre- quently one hundred thousand arrivals per week. in- dependently of the emigration from foreign countries. ‘The following table of arrivals, at the principal hotels alone, for the past week, will give the reader an idea of the great number of persons visiting the city:— June 9. : « 1,010 “10. Dyas «n 2 887 Here, then, are nesrly one thousand per day at those hotels, whieh are of the first class, which are very few eompared with the immense number of houses of en- teortetement which are patronieed by thuse who are total arrivals in the city ney be fairly estimated at eighty P bility, left im the city an aggregate of one million, six hundred thousand dol- lars, allowing but an expenditure of t: from cach individual. season for travel bas but just begun, resent year will be one York has ever known. Mre. and Miss Yates, Mr. and Mrs. Oliver, Mre. Polk, Mr. and Mrs. ©. Smith, New Yor! % Mre W Smith, J. R. and Mies Smith, all of the v 4 States. bave taken quarters at Leamington Spa, England, for the summer. Fx-Governor Ujhary, and several other Hungarian officers, were at St. Louis, Mo., on the 8th inst. ing. a fire broke out in the steeet, within vas doors ird Kory, quantity of colten was stored, and it was there the fire original ‘The tiames burst out very suddenly from pare of that story. and rapidly commuaicated with wt The n, who were found re beg be store 208, adjoining on the hit fire and it was only by the promptituile, vigh 4 exertions of the firemen, that they were hey were eontiderably dameged by water Th: hore were dirceted from Water street. from the rear, and from the roots of the adjoin rg was dene that could be do: nbdued till 6 o'eloek in courre, all day, there were workmen employ- lirection of the ineuranee offices, in ro- the remaine of the cotton from the butlding ; and the fire continued to emoutder in it so as to reo- der it necereary to thetime The dem it murt be very great for the most part, ¢ one door of Oarman’s stow -store. where the fire oe curred sbowt two months ago. Water street has be- come famous for fires, Captains Sn Ditehett, and Carpenter, of the Firat, nevistance preserving order, and protecting property. ‘Taree or Travettens.—A rather dreesed per- fon, who represented bimeelf as « clerk of the Erie Railroad, teok up bis quarters in Rathbun’s Hotel, on Fatorde: ening. having a emall brown In bie be carefully sealed, which he roprietor of the hotel to keep safely for him, as it con- bed the hotel Reeper suspected tai ail was aot righ |. the hotel- keeper ail was not and opened arcel, whem he found fold after fold bie nothing more. He sent for a police officer an he fellow arrested and brought to the rtation house, where he got lodgings gratuitously. Iie refused to give hit name, or to answer any questions put to him. He was rent to the Chief; but there being legal offence Se wae dise! ile ultimately gave hie name as Waren-Cone Comvastion.-A convention of water. cure physicians, for the Purpose of forming an Ameri. Soctety, will be held at Hope Chapel, ‘ednesday next. In the evening there ublic meeting held. in the same mt upon theeffioncy wil be when addresses will be the water-cure. A Toxen ov Revere —-The friends and acquaintances of Mr. B. W. Osborn, one of the Police Justices of this city, have relected a substantial token of eateem, to be prerented to him, consisting of s silver pitcher and two Goblets, handsomely ornamented. valued at near we Meey the fi “Presented to Barnabas Osborn, Poller Jurticr, ae a tol bis friends. June 17, 1850" The Ince this evening, at Kilinger'’s Hotels, foorner of ‘roome and El atreete, William sburgh Intell es Desteverron wy Pine or a Basn ano Buin Pactonr —At bait. OD o'clowk last evening. « fire broke out in the eath and biind tac: of Mr. Driggs, North Se cond street, between Fourth and Fifth atreete, Owing to the want of an abundant eapply of water, and the fact of the building being a frame one, it was burned to the ground. @ after 10 o'olock’ It was, fortu- seelly, testoned, ena pe Re the amen “This bailing wast h aus ai wae, Methodist Church a Wiiics the firet church built in Will that the fire was the work of fea diMeuity between @ fire Of the village, who locked up . Leonard, 4, Fourth | | end Fifth wards, were in attendance, rendering every on aE requested the | i | Spanish Congul thould be tried for perjury, Impertant from Havana—The American Prisoners Released by the Spanish Ge- vernment, New Oneans, June 16, 1850, ‘We have received intelligence from Havans as Late as the 10th inst. and are happy te state, that the Spanish government had yielded to the represente- tlens of our Consul, aided by other American au- thority, and, after passing through the forms uf trials had liberated the American prisoners taken on board the Arrival of the Sloop of War 8&t. Marys. Baxtimone, June 16, 1850. ‘The sloop of wart St Marys, the flag ship of Commo- dore Geisinger, of the East India squadron, arrived at Hampton Roads, on Friday night, in eighty days from Batavia, She left Macao on the 22d of February, with the sloop of war Plymouth; latter bound for Turin Bay, with Mr. Balesteer, the United States Special Envoy to Cochin China, ‘The United States brig Dolphin was left at anchor in Macao Roads. ‘The St. Marys has brought home all the sick of the East India equadron; also, three prisoners from the Pacific rquadron, under commutation of sentence of death by martial, She also took on board, at Manilla, five American seamen, ch with setting fre to the ship Massachusetts, of New Bedford, at Mary Ann Islands. After leaving Manilla, Galen Taylor, sergeant of ma- rines, an invalid, died of consumption, and wae buried inthe China Seas. Subsequently, two cases of small x oceurred—one being that of « prisoner named Van runt—who were left at the hospital ina hepeless condition. ‘The officers and men are all well. Fire in Baltimore. situated in the west- with three horses, were consumed by fire this morn’ THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Sen: BY MORSE’S MAGNETIC TELEGRAPH. Wasuisarton, June 15, 1850. After the consideration of the routine business, Mr. Yulee’s resolution, submitted yesterday, in favor of ad- journing from Monday next to Thursday, was taken up, modified so as te adjourn from next Thursday to Mon- day following, and adopted, The omnibus bill was then again taken up. Mr. Hare moved to amend the 13th section so as to provide that the constitutional question of the right to hold a slave in the new territories . be brought be- fore the Supreme Court by appeal, which, after debate ‘es to the form of the amendment, was adopted. ) Mr. Soure moved an amendment, providing that when Utah and Mexico shall be ready to come in as States, they shall come as free or slave States, as their people may in their constitution designate. He said bis ohject was to obtain the views of the commit- tee upon the subject, and to feel the pulse of thore gentlemen who bad declared themselves hostile to the extenrion of slavery. Mr. Hace said it was perfectly idle for this Congress tosay in what form a future Congress shail admit new States. Mr. Dayvron thought there was much force in the suggettion of the Senater from New Hampehire. For one, he should not vote oneither side of this question, Decause he thought the amendment was nuga' yet he was not disposed to put himeelf on th Against the proposition involved in the amen Mr. Arcnison theught Mr. Hale had not assigned all the reasons would lead him to vote jiast the amendment : believed that upon the under the princip!+ of that motto. Mr. CLay thought the amendment altogether use- less, As to the views of the commil relation to the admission of the tes of Utah and New Mexico, reased in their report they had already been clearly e xpi in tavor of the principle of the pending amendment. been Mr Breanien advocated the adoption of the amend- | each den: \t. opposed the amendment—it_would embar- 1d do no good. asked to amend the amendment, so as to provide, in terms, that the States of Utah and New Mexico sball be admitted into the Union, in all Tespects upon an equal footing with the inal Btates, upen them presenting themselves with a consti- tution bliean in form, Ke. Mr. Unverwoop advocated the original with eonsiderable warmth. It presented the ray of hope to the South which the bill hud prese in any shape. Mr. Bavcen also advocated the amendment, con- as tend! a it ge aye beppy. beneficial, ting effect u whole country. ielnceme ‘farther Kebate, and without coming to any vote, the further consideration of the subject was postponed until Monday, and, after the oa of executive business, ‘The £enate adjourned. Arrest of Gen. New Orleans. TUE EXAMINATION BEFORE THE U. S. DISTRICT COURT. [From the N. me ret, mean ae I Yesterday morning. General Lopes arrived our city, in accordance with the communication made by him to the United States Marshal, which we subjoin: jred to see me in ro~ ge, 1 take the ove, I shall re~ wait your orders in ‘Sim—Having understood ference ighest consideration amd respect, Lseribe myself, your obedient servant, NARCISO LOPEZ. Col. Labuan, the Deputy Marshal, met Gen. Lopes iva him to the United States Prentiss, Col. John and accompani room, Moise, ap Hunton, the United 8 Promecution. After the dispositioa of an application pending before the Qourt in another case, during which time the room gradually filled wi spectators, os the Lewes epres ‘ough the city, Mr. Hunton arose and stated that Gen Lopes was prevent in the custody of the Marshal. He orked when the Court would beready to £0 inte an examination, aud proceeded to read the war- rant for the arrest, and the affidavit upon which it was made by J Y. Laborde, the Spanish Consul for the depo- ay last, Nar- foot, and did prepare ovide the means, for @ military expedition and enterprice to be carried on from the United States Against the island of Cubs, ete., ete. Mr Henderson arore —Tle said be hoped that the jd not ask bail on an affidavit eso t nothing for whieh the party could be indi. deponent was informe erlly believed.” Was y & citizen's liberty? ected 4 un a Mets A man m a belief be sufficient? Beme fact must be sworn to, some offence must be tli-ged. and no belief of the Spanish Consul would be Fuficient affidavit for an order of arrest. Lf the he could not be found guilty on an expression of mere belief. Mr. Hunton sald thet he was astonished st the objec tion made. The werrant en tenured believed to be sufficient contended thas tt re cea coerary for press « ng © nected with the offence charged, definitely stating time, circumstances, ete? Mr. Henderson replied. and cited, in support of his objection, the case of the United States ve Capt. Skin- ner et al, be a Livingston, where the defeod- h fitting out two vessels to give foreign power. unton rejoined that the ease wae not rerelant seen: ah my that the ia- eould proeeed upon evidence siremt, rubmitted. and then, if the court did not find peek G2. for a committal for trial, the sccused would arged Mr. Prentire addressed the court in eupport of the objections made the aM@davit. A report could net do justice to joquent remarks of the eo eel, ‘hich for nearly an hour commanded the of @ large audience His ‘hb abounded Foy eee a moet b neni the ‘ution, and eliciting, despite rape of the olnctais, constant Sere ot mer i- ment from hie euditors. Mr. Prentiss read the law of 1818, on which the prosecution was based, fixing w ity fcr bie infraction, at three years’ imprisons ment ‘KOO fine. He tated that wast tention on the of amination by making mere technical objections, pa aside of the ytd | scene did n Feopeatieet 0 Mr. Hunton replied to Mr. Prentiss in ble ment. At the conclusion Judge MeOaleb stated | he considered it hie duty to examine the esse with therefore, defer the matter The La po 4 Marshal then inquired what would be ofudge MeCaleh-Tle le te your cust udge MeCaleb—He is in your 3 Mr. Moise stated for ite? tersinal, shot Gen. Lo being in hie custody, would be retained like any other isoner, as he knew no distinction ef persons in the iecharge of bis duties. ve ball for Gen nd wae fixed at ‘ommow Pinas, Part ist—Now. 186, 189, 927, 250, 941 W1, 276, 28%, 205, 908, 308, 211,318, Bact ‘Seon, 978, 30, 654, 260, 104, 108, 926, 116, 872, 874, Nos. 8, 21, . 19, 80. 68 as, OW Hh 0, 98, 1: - Breokl; Fine eae —A i about noon, in the village the alarm for the fourth District, and the after jing some discovered the fre out (the city limits, pre r ing ir engines three rived at the se of action, bul |. The walk was about half burned down, and considerable quantity of valuable machinery stroyed, Mr. L's loss is al $1,500, Neve. is not covered by Patrick Donafan had his leg badl; He war carried ti tention paid bi fire several tim: b Jast, by ie of Abraham Oxborne, He only Ks and was reeving the halyards instently killed, Coroner Ball the body, when it was ascertained, in ‘ket. that he bad last boarded place called the Sailor’s Home, No 822 Pearl street, by ene Benjamin F, Buck. from which place he shipped in the above His friends are believed te reside in Fee . serainn thin be oped the committee inted at the last meeting of the Board to inquire fr apis report as to the = ticability of uniting the two citiva, will be waly to report The union would be advantageous in many respects. Police L Arrest of Passers uf Counterfeit Money.—On evening officers Westerfield and Clark, of the 9th arrested two men calling themselves Joba and Batler, on a charge ot having in their ‘and also pasting. back bills aitered from genuine ones to- Teprerent $10 bile outbe same bank. It seems that on Saturday evening, the prisoner, John Batler, called im atthe drug store corner of Bleecker and Charles streets and asked fora box of billious pills, and ten dered in payment a ten dollar bill purporting to be om the Bank of Owego. This bill Mr. Giles, the elerk in the store, was unable to change, and stepped into the rocery next door where he ascertained in endeavor- changed. that the bill was a counterfeit, Itered genuine one to's ten dollar note ; on learning tbis fact Mr Giles returned back to the store and inforued Butler the bill was a counterfeit. Butler said be had no more money with bim, and th bill was anced bad, followed out to the drug store, and when Butler left followed bim.and ina short distance from the store he observed him meet the other Butler and talk with him. Soon after they sej |, aud Mr, Bmich watched John Butler until tered the butch | er’s shop kept by Mr. Bricks Hi Peter wedel, the corner of 4th street and Charies ; here Bat! offered tbe same ten dollar bank bill to Afr, Brickows “~es for change. aud received in exchange two flve doilar benk bills in good money; Butler then him and left the shop Mr Smith immediately entere: aud asked Mr Brickwedel what money he had receive: from the man who had just and was showa the ten dollar bill in question, the ait of the police, wh@arrested both the acouseg the street, and ‘yed them to the station house; but bef ‘al of the police, the butcher, om discov the ‘as bad.on the information given . tollowed after Butler and got his good 4 returned the counterfeit ten to- ce. on searching the accused me ms ‘The po at the station house. found on the Butler the co butcher. avd on searching Cha jound five counterfeit ten dollar bank bills on the Rank of Owego, the tame as the one on the butcher; alo one ten dotlar billon the Bank of thie city, one ten dollar bill on the Broad: Bank, one ten dollar bill on the Ithaca, aud a three dollar counterfeit bill on the Bank of Newburgh, making in. all counterfeit money ninety-three dollars. The ten, dollar bills were all of them apparently altered from a genuine one doilar bill on the same bank This prisoner =e Mik: bey $40 in good La me person e accused parties were conve on Sun- Gay morning. before Justice M'Grath, amd duvits taken wuthoriring the the two Butlers to prison for trial, in default of bail. The privoner, Charles Butler, is @ tall, powerful looking young man. « good deal Peay looks like a ie eet countryman, oop State of ‘The other Butler is also much 0 Charge of Stealing ° and arrested. yesterday, two women, Altee and Betrey Powers, on a charge of from: sailor by the name of Sinclair Manson, to the rhip Jane Barker, lying foot of Beach street, a silver lever watch, valued wt $50. WI ag ag ge duced toenter the basement No. 68014 Pearl ened kept by Reteey Powers, where, soon after, he fel asleep. and was robbed, and the conclusion was that these two women had some hand in the robbery. Jus— tise Detedm contention beth the women for » further Dg. Nathaplel Child» iately acquitte: a charge of emt» the funds rouri. bas bro sureties. avd racter, at ¢75 000 learn the including his now wishing to I duced ve in , riety. Materials for lected with my neual order, $7, Batablished Hard Drink: ‘ears, ar’ nearly half that time, I took one bottle Kr medy tor Intemperance, and I have now no wer than T have te tone 07g Madivon atreet, Wil bad eo the sorrected by calling Wigs and Joupecs.—Another Medal ban denn avarded to W) secasien, Soe See best Wieneed ton~ in pace Sam for io), 4 Vallot-woe, ‘he olty. Coop perton Fiaid foe the hair, ol im, amd bes a hae | ventor, WILLIAM HOOLR, 5 atreet— Thiet the body in the hot or cold advantages be combined, with Tecat ‘Rastpenuin os ake fent y day nd night by stages and MONK Y MAKKET, Sewoar, June 16,67. M. ‘The stock market, during the past week, has been | 7, 16 9 58, 491, | against them, and reduces the lone, while paratively quiet, and prices at the elose, yesterday, do not vary materially from thore current at the close of the previous week. The tendency, however, hae been downward, and it is apparently with difficulty dere are able to keep the steam up. Money con- tinues abundant, and lomns to almost any extent cam be obtained oh government stocks as collateral, at the rate of four and five per cent per annum, and on other good securities at six percent. Rates for business pa- Per are regulated entirely by the quality of names, and Tange from six to twelve per cont. The banks discount: freely, and do not ruffer thelr line to fall off. 80 long as this state of things lasts + long will speenlators be able to carry fancy stocks; but we doubt if even thie abundance and cheapness of eapital would sustain the market if it forsale. Unproductive, anguarantied stoeka, are not: ‘Very tatinfactory investments at any price; bat whenthe market price rules below those paid for them, holders become impatient, and frequent)y submit tom lose to got them off their minds, and out of their hands. PYaney ttocks have, without doubt, touched the highest poiate. Moat ot ‘DOW range several per cent below the high eet quotation for the season, and it is our impremton that they will steadily but gradually settle dowm, until they reach points from whieh they started. They have no- surtaining power but in the movements of epeenulation, and af the clase of operators for a rite becomes reduced a* prices advance, it is now composed principally of holders many of whom are anxiously looking for an improvement of two and three per cent, to get out with. a whole rkin. No rane man would parehase any fancy stock at present prices for investment or for « ris , 658, 665, 681, 680, B04, | The bears are frequently compelled to buy ab eertaim timesfor delivery on contracts matared, at the market ~ price, whatevever it may be. The interest aesount 12, | P&n# up ro rapidly when high prices rule, thagit giver the bears a great offeet for any variation fn it outs the profit of purchasers, and frequently rane down © as ‘Will be taken | balance egainat them, evem in the face of an advance of two or three per contin the market valee of the stock ‘The variations in the market value of the speeniative stocks are exhibited im the samened eom- \°