The New York Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1850, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. y HERALD, 2 centa per copy—$T per annum. THE WHERLY HERALD, every Saturday, at 6 cente per copy, oF $3 per annum ; the Kuropean edition, $8 per annum, | doltredude ihe pentose. a ‘ ETTERS by mail, for subscriptions, or with adver~ PR Eis ves-pot or the postage Wil te dedaeted from | the money remitted, errick ¥. WwW. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery.—Howzy Moon—Nix Tus Casman—CiaRi THE Mar or Minan, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—EstReuze—Poon Go WALTER. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Romancz amp Reauiry —Pro aemape Musas. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Urains Down— Mystenious Kocuines. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham equare.—Sroren Camp —Live un ALasAMA—Lorreny Ticket—Rossan's Wire. CHRISTY'S OPBRA HOUSE, Mochanios’ Hall.—Braze- wan MinsTaEis. OLYMP10.—Prence’s Mivern ats. CHINESE MUSEUM.—Cvunase Lavy, anv Various Cv- Breaux, CASTLE GARDEN—Sumwen Ferns, AMERICAM MUSEUM—Cva:osirigs—Tu Drunxarn. | jew York, Wednesday, Jane 19, 1850. we from Europe. The telegraph lines to Halifax were in good working order last night, but there was no intelli- gence of the Cambri Telegraphic Summary. Inthe Senate, the hours devoted to the public service were not very profitably used—though this is no uncommen fact.. The Compromise bill of Mr. Clay came up, and Mr. Foote having moved an amendment to Mr. Hale’s amendment of the pre- eeding day, with respect to the formation of two States out of California, the Senate adopted, by a vote of thirty-three to five, ‘that California shal) be admitted with er without slavery, as her people mayjelect.” In the House of Representatives, the whole day was passed in a discussion upon the new charge brought against the Secretary of the Treasury, by Mr. Sweetzer, for using and appropriating a large sum of money from the surplus fund. The reeord of the discussion is highly interesting. The cabinet occupy a vast deal of the public time at Washington, andnot without reason. We have not setiled the first piece of Galphinism, and yet we have another thrust forth to perplex the country. Oa the twenty-seventh of June, 1847, under Mr. Polk’s administration, one hundred and fifty-two thousand dollars were transferred from the contingent fund of unexpended balances, to the national treasury. In December, 1849, the present cabinet did take from the treasury this amount, and re-appropriated it, without any sanction of legality. This isa se- rious charge, and, with other circumstances, ean- not be overlooked. When it comes up again, we hope it will be treated with becoming decorum, in aceordance with the importanee of the subject. The public are alive to the corrnption in high places at Washington, and desire thorough investigations. ‘We shall have a beautiful financial history of the present cabinet one of these days Hayti and Dominica—What Is to be done? We received, recently, a letter from Hayti, pab- lished in the Merald of the 17th instant, which con- tained very important intelligence from St. Domin- 0. This island is fast becoming an object of mag- nitude to foreign powers, and is still more interest- ing to the people of this Union. By that corres- pondence, we were first put in possession of the startling facts, that both England and France have been secretly moving in the affairs of this sland. It is the agents of these powers that have put that black scoundrel, Soulouque, now Faustin L, up te the idea of becoming a despotic monarch, with the style and title of “Emperor.” They have still other und deeper designs, which are only re- eently beginning to develope themselves. England has a secret agent in Hayti, a Sir Robert Sham- bourg, or some euch name, who is tampering with both the black and the white races; and, by costly presents, is endeavoring to coax the whites to sub. mit to the blacks, and acknowledge Faustin as em- peror of the whole island. Thus far, in this re- rd, Sir Robert Shambourg, the Exglish secret agent alluded to, has had no success. Santana, the military chief of the Dominicans, would not listen to the proposition for an instant. The European powers are anxious, not only that | Faustin 1. should become sole emperor of St. De, | Mingo, but they are urging him, through their agents, to conquer, acquire, or subjugate, all the West India islands, by formiag alliances with the | negroes, and inciting them toa general insurrection | in every island, which would be tantamount toa general massacre of all the of whiterace. Thisisthe Jast and the greatest stroke of European diplomacy. They view with alarm our rapid increase by | accretion on this continent, and they are fearfully | alarmed in reference to the islands of the Caribbean like brave fellows, as they are, for more than six years, against ten times their number of brutal negroes. We have no doubt that meetings on thie subject will be held in the South, from Norfolk to New Orleans, as fast as the newe spreads of the critical situation of the whites, and the ultimate designs of the blacks of St. Domingo. Whyshould not meetings be called in this city at once, to take up a question so vital to thousands of our white brethren? There are plenty of brave and gallant spirits in our midst, who would be welcomed in that beautiful portion of St. Domingo belonging to the republic of Dominieo. There is no law to prevent such emigration—there is room in St. Do- mingo for a hundred thousand agriculturists—and emigrants can go as fast as they please to Dominica, and for any purpose whatever. The empire of Hayti has no political existence with us. We do not recognise her, nor her government or her peo. ple, any more than we recognise the ourang and monkey chiefs, and their tribes of chatterere, at Sumatra or Borneo. ; ‘This is a most important Subject to the American people ; and, as we have little or no faith in a cabinet composed mainly of avowed abolitionists, we trust Congress will at once take up the matter. Let one or the other House call for all the papers, reports of secret agents, their instructions, the letters of Secretaries of States to the French and Spanish ministers, in relation to this topie—their replies—the memorials and petitions of the people of Dominica, and the letters of the minister they sent to our government in 1844, which can be found on file in the State Department, placed there when Mr. Calhoun was Secretary of State, including those that have been added under Secretaries Buchanan and Clayton. Congress will then be in possession of all the facts, and we feel assured that they will at once, after reading all these papers take instant measures for the acknowledgement and preservation of the republic of Dominica. Forrien Ciaims on Portugat ann Hayti.—THe Ga.ruin, Curckasaw AND OTHER Domestic CLAIMS. —We have received advices, that Mr. Clayton and the Portuguese minister are at loggerheads, and that it is not at all improbable, but that the latter may speedily be furnished with his passport, and that the President may be induced to send in a war message, in reference to poor, broken-down Portu- gal. What is it all about? will be asked by thous- ands of the American people. It is all about little or nothing. The AmericanGovernment are claim- ing some $40 or $50,000 from the Portuguese, for the destruction of a privateer named the General Armstrong, and that is about all. Previous to the late war with Great Britain, seve- ral eminent merchants in this country, made con- tracts to supply the allied armies in the Peninsula with flour, and other American provisisions, and, inaccordance with such contracts, many American ships, with cargoes, were despatched to Lisbon. Shortly efter, and while these vessels were lying in Lisbon, the news that war had been declared by the United States against England, reached Portu- gal, when these American ships, and cargoes, were seized and confiecated. After the peace of 1815, negociations were commenced, to recover these claims, which amounted to hundreds of thousands of dollars, and we believe that Portugal paid every claim against her, in full. Thirty-five years later, American cabinet are found, who are stark, ring mad on the subject of claims, and some of the members of this cabinet, having made their own fortunes out of Galphin, Chickasaw, La Fran- cia, and other domestic claims, and caused great excitement among the masses, by the unblushing manner in which they (the eabinet) have combined to swindle the government, and plunder the public treasury to enrich themselves and their friends, are now endeavoring to direet public attention and disgust from themselves, and the Galphin and other domestic claims, tosmall foreign powers and foreign claims. Mr. Clayton becomes very patriotic and very belligerent. He knows that all our just claims against Portugal were promptly paid for the spoliations committed in 1814, and yet he rakes up this @50,000 doubtful claim, which was incurred at the same time, by the destruction of a half priva- teer, aad probably half piratioal vessel the General Armstrong! What folly! What absurdity! What humbug! At the same time that Mr. Clayton is pushing this small Portuguese affair, to the verge of a war between the two countries, there is the Haytien Empire of negroes, with its black scoundrel of an emperor, who owes to our citizens, for the most tyrannical robberies and confiscations of American property, a sum amounting to nearly one and a half millions of dollars Here is an amount worth talking about, and claims founded in justice which have been long neglected. Now, let Mr. Clayton prepare a message for General Taylor to be sent to Congres, with the facts relating to Hayti, and ask for power and appropriations to bring the negro scamp and his empire to its proper bearings. Such a request would be promptly complied with by Congress. Then let the administration despatch sufficient naval force to.collect this million and a half of dollars from the Haytiens, or bring back the emperor and hm court as security. Probably Sea. If they ean make Faustin, aad his Haytiea empire, the nucleus of a still greater empire, com- prising all the islands, they will have gained a suc- | eees which will eventually embarrass, if not de- | stroy the Southern States and their institutions. | Thete governments look with dismay at the pro- | gress of this country, and the tyrannical courts of | Europe are now filled with jey at the prospect of a separation of the South trom the North, and in- directly they are doing all in their power, by secret agents, to increase the difficulty, and widea the breach between the two sections. They know that | if this takes place, liberty, freedom, and a govern- | ment of the people are things of the past in Ameri- | ean history, and that anarchy, civil war, and car- | nage, would take their places, until the people | would shout with rapture at the advent of any | ehief, whom they believed had power to protect, | ne matter how bloody and unjust a tyranthe might | be or become. The dowafall of liberty here would | enable European tyrants to crush it under their feet, in the old world, for the next century. Eng- land, and the other powers of Europe that look with a jealous eye at our progress, now see our weak point—the designs of the factions in the North to crush the South, and her institutions | They are willing to aid the abolition: and free | soilers, to an extent these people do not dream of. Hence the course that is now being pursued by the secret agents of these goverameats in Hay: if they can incite a general uprising of the blacks in the Weet Ladies, aad the formation of on: pow- erful negro empire, or a dozen smaller govern- ments under one imperial head, they know that the South would find a deadly and a powerfal ene- my in a clase of negroes, who have beea tought, trom their childhood,to detestand hate Americans. | There is one European power, (Spain,) that is compelled to pursue a totally different policy from England. Spain possesses two West India istands, | and 4s a tlave-holding power. One of her islands is in more immediate danger, from the Haytien negroes, than our Southern States; consequently, ish Government, as a matter of safety, as well e* of humanity, is making preparations to as sist the white people of Dominien to put down this ambitious black Emperor Faustin, and make bim and hie people slaves, ond this will be done so soon as Cuba has settled het own difficulties The true policy of the United States is, at once, to take the initiatory in this matier, by reeogniziog the Republic of Dominica, and sending them a mim | ister. The veesel of war that carries him out, | should remain in one of the Domioican harbors to protect the American ¢ migrants that will, doubtless, pour into the rich valleys of Dominica the coming fall and winter. There is great danger in delay. A quarter of a million of whites may be massacred by the ferocious negroes of Hayti, unless a fraternal and fiiendly bond is extended to them by our govern- j ment. The «ympathies of the maases of the Ameri- ean people are with the apparently helpless and devo- ed white race of St. Domingo, who have battled | | thing, and he will get the credit of it. an arrangement could be made with Barnum, of the Museum, to aseume the debt, and pay the Ame- rican claimants ; he having the privilege of exhibit- ing the imperial black chap and his court through- out the Union, and afterwards to sell them in the South to the cotton planters. We have no doubt that Favetin I. would draw as large an audience as | Jenny Lind. Here is a chance for our friend Mr, Clayton to do an act which will amount to some- There is no credit to be gained by a war with dispirited Portu- gal, for a claim of $40 or $50,000 and that even a very doubtful one. We advise Mr. Clayton to go home to his dwel- ling to-morrow evening, after he has read the Herald carefully at the State Departmeat—as is his usual custom—send black Tom over to Butler's for a gallon pitcher of old ale, and while the Sec- | retary is sipping ik, he can reflect soberly upon our | proposition, and we feel assured that he will adopt it at once, and then our aaxious community will see an opening to St. Domingo, and we shall have no war with Portagal, which would be very likely to involve us in a war with other European pow- ers before we got out of it. Apmission of Cantrornta.—Some of our co- temporaries imagine that any further delay in the admission of California asa State, will affect the commercial interests of that new and wonderful ter- ritory. This is all mere delusion. It is of very little consequence to the adventurers going to or coming from California, whether that territory is admitted _ ae a State this year, or at any time within the next _ ten. The only importance conneeted with ite ad- Mission, is in reference to the land apeculators, who Wisk to monopolize, under spurious titles, the best partoé the gold regions on the Sacramento azd San Joaquin. Ma. Cats axo tur Pore'’s Great Tor.—A great deal of trash is publisked about these warm days, in some of the journala, in reference to the impor- tant position which Mr. Cass, the American Charge at Rome, has taken, in reference to the great toe of His Holiness the Pope. Some philosophers cen- sure Mr. Cass for refusing to kiss the great toe, and others approwe of his Ameriean spirit in resist- ing the ceremony, as an insult to the constitution and the eagle. Ae the old Jew aid in the thunder storm: “What a great fuss about a piece of pork !* Biack Mam Cancosses.—Some of the Sunday journals have eharged om Mr. Baker, one of the reporters of the Herald, that he has received mo- ney from come person who was arrested, and put in charge of the police, and that the mosey was a species of biaek-mail-levy,as it is called, interfering with justice and the liberty of the press. We have made inquiry into the charge, and find that it ia a fale hood from beginning to end. We wi ad that Mr. Baker * mane ogame ee mence legal procerdiwgs gains hig slanderers. This is right and proper. The Fraca: wi Forrest and Willis— Cards and Counterpanes. The most of our cotemporaries have given a brief account of the scene which took place at Washington square, on Monday evening, be- tween Mr. Edwin Forrest and Mr, N. P. Willis. It bas been called by some a new phase of the “Rochester Knockings,” transferred from Bar- num’s Hotel to upper-ten-dom. Be that as it may, we wish to act fairly towards all parties; and, ac- cordingly, here are the statements of the two parties, in their own words :— A CARD FROM N, P. WILLIS. Sin—As o statement will doubtiess appear of an outrage which took place this evening, and, as it may not be @ correct one, allow me to state it, simply as it Deogareet — ile walking in Washington equare, with no sus- icion that any near Li lenly nocked down, and, while upon the ground, beaten. The first thing I could observe was, that two men,a Mr. Stevens and anot! prevent persons from interfering; my feet, I, for the first time, saw Mr. He was in the hands of police officers, and his two friends rly declaring to the crowd that I was the seducer of Mr. Forrest’s wife. This prepared talse- hood and slander of that lady they continued to de- clare at the Police office, where we were taken. When I infermed the Judge that I had no complaint to make, or other reckoning with Mr. Ferrest, at that lace, the usual bail was required, and I left the office. ts my whole provocation to this ruffianly assault has been an endeavor to vindicate the honor of the lad; (and, of course, equally to show that her husband bi not, through her, came to dishonor). public opinion, as far as that reparation can go, will readily see the outfage in its true light, Yours, respectfully. N. P. WILLIS. Monday Evening, June 17. A CARD FROM ANDREW STEVENS. To tue Epiror or tHe Henarp Sin:—In the Tribune of this morning, Mr. N. P. Wits has made @ perverted statement of the affair of Monday evening, the 17th instant, which resulted in the severe castigation inflicted upon him by Mr, Forrest, In this statement I am referred to in » manner which repels ® public correction :—After dinner, on the 17th, I walked out with Mr. Forrest . As is our common practise, we rolled into the Washington Pa: i and favorite resort, After walking about. s01 minutes or more, Mr. Willis was observed coming up ithwest corner of the square, y left us, without saying a word, and moved from the gravel walk upon the raised part above, and allowed Willis to approach, when he (Forrest) stepped quickly in front (not behind, as falsely stated by Mr. Willis) of him, from four to six feet, and monet looking him steadily in the eye; and shaking in Willis’ face, made use of some expression wi I could not hear, from the distanee where I stood. Willis made a movement with his band towards bis breast, as if to draw a weapon, when Forrest promptly knocked hii with his fist, took away his cane, placed upon his neck, and laid upon his person with & whip or cane at least twenty blows over his back, shoulders and legs, applied with rapidity and vigor. Many attempted to interfere; but Mr.Forrest prociaimed, in aloud tone of voice: “Gentlemen, this is the seducer of my wife; do not interfere;” and immediately ull interference was withdrawn, until the arri ce offierrs— removed by the officers, He there stated, as well to the magistrate as to Willis: “I did this act;” “T told you, Sir, (to Willis) the last time we met, if ever you attempted again te intertere with my do- mestic affairs, I would hold you personally responsi- ble, and I have done so.”” Then, turning to the ma- istrate, he said: “ This is the seducer of my wife, and he that reason I have chastised hin,” which Willis did were then both bound over to keep orrest being greeted with cheers, after not deny, The the peace, Mr. The reporter of the 7'ribune, as well as Mr. unfairly attempts to create the impression that close to Willis whem Forrest attacked him, and that some one be Mr.F. struck him. That is unqualifi- edly false. I not within one hundred and fif ] of the parties when the affray commenced; nor did I utter ord, or do act, but look on, until the parties were both in the police office, and nly to correct Mr. Willis’s misstatements, as it seems he can- not open his mouth, or put pen to paper, without a t egard to truth. meee ¥ tfull, ‘Ours, very respec! » very FePNDREW STEVENS. New Yoru, June 18th, 1850. Contemporaneously with these curious historical incidents, so graphically treated in these two cards, we also received the following billet through the post office; but whether it actually came from Mr. Willis, or not (it may be a deception), we will not swear:— N. P. WILLIS TO J. G. BENNETT. Herald @ scurrilous attack on me, and I now give you fair ver again allude to me, save in suc be unohjectionable, I will cudgel you within am inch of your life. long submitted to this unpro- voked insolence, and ha to put an end to it, Yours, &e. To J. G, Bennaurr. N. P. WILLIS. ‘We have lived too long in the world, and en. countered too many heroes of all kinds, to be much afraid of anything in the shape of man, wo- man, or devil. Besides, we should suppose that N. P. Willis bas had “ cudgelling” enough for the present, ina legitimate and substantial form ; and | accordingly, we set down all this exhibition of | feeling to the influence of the “ Rochester knock- ings,”’ under their new and improved phase, which ought to be taken up again by the Rev. Mr. Gris wold and his twelve apostles, for philosophical analysis. In no particular, whatever, shall we do injustice either to Mr. Forrest or to Mr. Willis; and as to fear or intimidation by threats, from any quarter, we never knew it, and puss it by as the idle wind. It isa much graver matter than “ Ro- chester knockings,” or personal assaults, that has been forced upon the public attention. Let us re- | further pain. turn to that. In whatever view we look at the matter, there | are points which present the same aspect on every side. It is perfectly well known that Mr. Forrest lived in harmony and affection with his beautiful | and accomplished wife, for many years. His own nature appears to have been, for a very long period, | free from any ungenerous suspicion; and blessed | beyond the ordinary lot of professional men, he was about to retire from the world to enjoy those simple habits of life which were in consonance with his taste and education. He, no doubt, believed | that in the retirement of the couatry, many more years of connubial affection would contribute to | the happiness of himself and wife. At the very pe- | riod, however, of anticipations so gratifying to his | afiection and ambition, the presence of spoilers | scured the whole cup of thefuture. During his ab- sence on his professional tours to various parts of | the country, his house seems to have become the caravansary of a number of individuals, who, to say the least, were free to make it such on these occa- jons, though they would not have dared to do so when the master of the household was at home.— They ate his bread—drank his wine—lounged on | his sofas—reposed on his pillows, and took quee | | tionable liberties with the wife of his bosom. This | reatment did not, and could not, square with any | plain republican’s ideas of propriety, or of gentle- | manly behavior, It was the result of a gross levity | | of manner, foreign to any gentleman's mind not | corrupted by the socialistic follies and freedoms | Which mark the conduct of certain families in | Europe, and of whieh Lady Blessington and Count | | D'Orsay were once the centre. It was conduct that even the most confiding and unsuspicious man of the old school of politeness and hospitality, could only look upon with surprise, and was well calcu- lated to arouse suspicions that a mask concealed the real feelings of the beart. Doubt, once sug. | gested, leads to scrutiny; and Mr. Forrest seems to | have been very watchfal, though #|+w in his deci- | sions. His forbearance was remarkable—and when, et last, he did strive to protect his honor, and commenced seeking a remedy fer his uneasi- Mr. Willis made @ reply to the charges et hie aseociates of the modern socialistic :ool of morals and manners; but neither defended | now explained hisown share in the curious transac- lione at Mr. Porrest’s residence, or contented him- self with disab Mr. Forrest's mind of the sus picions which kad unfortunately tortured it. On the contrary, Mt. Willis attacked the simple and wncstentations Jhebits of Mr. Forrest, and added fnel to the fleme—aggravating, we fear, symptoms already sufficiently ender and excitable. ‘The result # no other than might be anticipated. Stung with the lore of those affections which were ence the pillare of his pride, Mz. Forrest, with thoughtlees haste and questiapable sagacity,yet with anatural impulse, cought to pwmish, or at the least to indicate bis disposition towards Mr. Willis, to | whose morals and manners, to whose teachings | ond acquaintance, he attributed, in mo alight de- gree, hie domestic anhaypiness. Our first report has correctly described the encounter—and the pro- babilities are that the whole matter, 90 far as Dar. nd his associates are concerned, has only just begun. Having reviewed, with all possible eandor, the origin of this assault, which we can only palliate, and not justify, we gather a moral from the histo- ry.. The parties to whom Mr. Forrest seems in- debted for his unfortunate position, are persons who seem to have modelled their habits and prac- tices'on those of the mauvais ton known to Euro» pean society, of whieh Lady Blessington was the head, and coteries of which are well known in London and on the European continent. Fashion- able socialism, literary socialism, moral secialiam, are the foundations of such phases of life—and they are totally opposed to those practical, sensible, refined and moral views of society which belong to the true republican elegance and simplicity of man- ner generally ruling society in the United States. ‘Werpeveeive already the mischief that the introduc- tion of such foreign follies has accomplished, and it is a warning to society. Nothing can repair Mr. Forrest’s logs ; but the community may gain much by its painful and unfortunate history. Tue Nasnvitie Convention anp tHe NortH.— After a session of nine days, the Nashville Con- vention adjourned, to meet in six weeks after Congress shall adjourn. While Congress has done nething, the Nashville Convention has done a great deal, that begins to tell everywhere, and particularly here at the North. All the politicians are in a quake. They have been fretting and fuming for nine days, and now they are in the very dog-days of politics, and have become quite rabid. At first they predicted a failure of the convention to eccomplish any end of importance. Now, they see that tremendous re- sults are coming out of the discreet and sensible movements at Nashville. Perfectly aware that the majority of the people, here at the North, have no animosities to entertain against the South, and that the chivalrous South are much more likely to deal patriotically with a balance of power in their hands than the North, the people do not care about sacrificing the country upon the great ques- tion, to aid ragged politicians and fellows strug- gling for place. They will go in for the Missouri line to the Pacific. Ifthere is any doubt on this point, let the wire-pullers at the North wait and see. If a complete revolution does not come out of this movement at Nashville, nothing will come out of any political caucus. The very moment that Congress adjourns, the loss of the whole session will be realized by the people, and they will undertake the settlement of the slavery ques- tion, by an agitation for the election of 1852. A new broom, in the shape of a new and powerful party, will sweep away all the rottenness and cor- ruption which now jeopardize the health of the country, and a new organization will give fresh- ness and efficieney to the government. The probabilities are, as soon as the Nashville Convention re-assembles, that we shall have the outlines of a great political agitation marked out. This will be a commencement. Speedily will follow every other requisite. New journals will spring up to give the opinions of the publie mind. Political hacks will be sent te Coventry, and the country will take a new position, under an en- lightened publie sentiment, which will not be seriously disturbed for a quarter of a century. This will be a just retribution upon the miserable tricksters who have shown themselves unable to legislate for the people. Postage Rerorm.—Rowland Hills’ important movement in England, in bringing about cheap postage, has proved a great blessing to the people, and the government revenue from the post office, in that country, has increased. Our government seem to be very slow in entertaining proper views of this subject, and every attempt to get a reduction of our heavy rates, seems attended with more diffi- culty than getting a Galphin claim allowed. Postal retorm is much needed. The facilities for travel- ling and traneporting the mai's have been much improved and increased within a few years. and it is only a reasonable demand of the people that there should be a considerable reduction in postage rates. They are much too high. The experience of the British post office furnishes us with all the results that ean be required to justify a reform. The extent of our country does not change the na- ture of the question in the least. Under a reduced postage tax, we should have a larger revenue. Let | the reform be decided upon. Cottector or New Yorx.—We really hope that the Senate, at Washington, will take up Mr. Maxwell’s case at once, and either confirm or re- ject him, and put that respectable gentleman out of He has been in distress long enough. Itistime to either let him en/oy his position, or take off his head as smoothly as possible. ‘Tax New York Mivt.—All the articles written in this latitude and longitude, n reference to the mint for this metropolis, are so much valuable Manhattan gas thrown away and wasted. There is too much jealousy and opposition from ail the other large cities, and the different States, opera- ting on Congress, to permit so useful an improve- ment to be created, asa mint for the commercial metropolis of the Union, where of right it ought to be, and nowhere else. ‘The Italian Opera and Fashion. ‘The manager of the Havana company has taken ex- trordinary pains to comply with the desires of the fashionable public, who support his admirable enter. priee. On Friday night the opera of the “ Huguenots, by Myerbeer, will be presented. The distribution of the characters includes a powerful array of vocal talent. Bteffanoni Bozio, Vietti will undertake the two prominent female characters, and Salvi, Marini, Cor- radi-Setti, Colletti, and eight or ten others, will add their strength to give efficiency to the opera, which bas never been performed in this country. ‘This opera ought to awaken the fashionable werld, for it is @ magpificent production. The music is mag- nificent. The yooal parte of Valentine, Marguerite and Raoul are very brilliant, will display the qualities of Steffanoni, Borio and Salvi to the greatest advantage. Friday night will be the commencement ofa new epoeh in the history of the Havana troupe. Neoro Insvneecrion at Port Perre, Gavpa- | Loure.—We are informed by Capt. Currier, of the brig W. J. Watson, arrived yesterday morning from Ponce, P. R., that a letter, dated May 23, had been received at Ponce, from Point Petre, detailing the following particulars of an attempt by the negroes to destroy the latter city :— On the night of May 12th, the elty of Point Petre Gaudaioupe. was fired by the negroes, it being « signal irreetion, before m by them. owever, for gre they did not succeed in entering the city, having been deterred by the pt measures taken by the citizens ; overseers’ houses were burnt t+ the ground, emoking ruins and destitute families to 5 since, and ed four different time: a Governor has put the city In s we trust for the present allowed to be out after 0 b 3 — and shot. report be fired to night to di Ne oe from tent, about 800 troops Se pov dye die J may be; but to judge future past, may prove a second edition of the St Jeanine teagely. How to Souve a Dirricvtty.—The immortal Barnum is at his wit's end as to the destiny of his new theatre. Why don’t he raise from the dead, the late John Howard Payne—we mean the famous theatrical Payne, not the oxygen and dydrogen Paine? He could help him through. Movemants of Individuals. Hon. Luther Severance D. H. Maury, 8. D Sturgirn, U. 8. A and one bund?ed and one others, ar- ri in this city yesterday, and took roomsat the Lr- ving House, D. Phoenix, U. 8. N., and forty-four others, arrived yesterday. and took rooms at the American Hotel The egate number of arrivals at the prince! hotels i fhe city, ‘peuteréay, was eight 4 ma twenty-six. eee Corr BR? village js rising called ‘avonin rg. i ‘The City Tract Society. ius of Broad: jabored Le A mecting of the members of the City Traet Society | Teme forallat har throes "Ma anerey, 38 jancy P| was held last night, at the North Dutch Chaseb, corner of William and Fulton streets. This was a meeting for reports, which present the following state of facta, as connected with the work of the society tor the last month, and for the last six months, as gleaned from the report of the Secretary, Mr. A. R. Wetmore:— For the last month, the number of visiters employed ‘The whieh the has % anes his hembug. ie way anks $2,50. ee ae and not ‘hester, aa aa ean be ‘was 1,102; number of tracts distributed, 86,363; Bibles | Ded?.,4n4 4 Broad gen % 7" pplied to the destitute, 167; Testaments supplied to children and others, 150; volumes lent from the Ward libraries, 664; ebildren gathered into Sabbath schools, | 126; children gathered into public schools, 13; persons thered into Bible classes, 7; persons induced to | attend church, 149; temperance pledges obtained, 78; | district prayer mectings held, 116; persons hope: | fully converted, 23; converte united with evangelical churches, 8. During the last six months, the number of visiters has been 1,159; number of tracts distributed, 532,179; Bibles supplied to the destitute, 811; Tes:aments supplied to children and others, 591; volumes lent from the Ward libraries, 4.142; chidren’ gathered into Sabbath schools, 1.088; ebildren gathered into public schools, 137; persons gathered into Bible classes, 4); perrons induced to attend church, 1,254; tempera: ledges obtained, 406, distriet prayer meetings held, 69; ‘backsliders recinimed, 22; persons hopetuily con- verted, 166; converts united with elical churches, 99, To accomplith the work which it has undertaken, the eociety only expend about $1,000 per month, though they really want $16,000 per year. The oity is divided by the society into twenty districts Over euch district is appointed » missionary, who superin- tends the work of distribution, gives out the tracts, and exercises @ general su jon in his district. The society is auxiliary te the American Tract Society, and, like that institution no sect. The in the last year, by means of visiters bly from house to house in their jeular Sictiete, delivering tracts and conversing wherever it could prudently be done, and of missionaries superin- tending and assisting in their different wards, en- deavored MP in puerod the best interests of all the families residing within the utmost bounds of this city; giving especial attention to the poor, the aflict- | ed. the ignorant and the ungodly. As individuals, we belong to various branches of the Church of Christ; but in this work we have found nothing that require the compromise of a denominational sentiment, or that disturbed a denominational feeling. We have prosecuted our work. relying exclusively upon Divine influence for making it effective, and to the rich grace of God we ascribe whatev wecess has attended our efforts. As we have proce: ‘our work, its impor- tance has continually become more apparent. have, in this city, about 200,000 persons do not tend the ministration of the gospel Seme of these = are of the housebold ef faith, yet they cannot mingle in the assemblies of the saints om account of age, in- firmity, destitution, or some other dispensation of Previden ee; but they are the Lord’s poor, and they pecial claims upon all the good offices that we nder them, Yet a vast majority of the 200,000 lecters of the sanetuary are persons who live care- less or sinful lives. regnrdiess of the authority of God, and reckless of their future destiny. They neither know nor believe the gospel ; yet they must know and Delieve it,or they cannot bu saved. The means of obtaining information are, indeed, within their reach; but they avoid the public preacher, they read not the Bible, avd they strive to banish serious thoughts. Yet, if we come into contact with them, they may be induced to listen to our remark#, to read a religious jo to some place of worship ; and this, un- may,as oiten has been the ease, they must this work important? Is it not essential to the wel- be sought out and visited. Is not, th fare of those amongst whem we dwell, and can we negleet it with impunity ?”” ‘This extract from the rej the appropriate work of None of the distributors ree’ for their labc shows exactly what City Traet Society is. y pecuniary reward Sporting Intelligen Centaxviite Covunss, L, I.—Taorrixc.—Monday, June 17.—The trotting mateh for $400, mile heats, between br. g. Jim and » Plug, did not take place ‘The Gem of the Season.—-Genin Invites m comparieon in beanty, lightness, and bem fween hs iF invented Gaict ier composed of ths duees. fe Li 4 fabrics usually worm at tl than « Panama, more d. sie ene far wore becoming, hot Hable'to wen “ fh ee, as the inventor expected, take: ws. GENIN, 214 Broadway, opposite St. Paul's. half tl ad prec ONEY MARKET, Tuxspay, June 18—6 P.M. Wall street was comparatively quiet to-day, so far ag stock operations were concerned, At the first board,. Erie Income Bonds deslined \ per eent; Hudsom River Railroad, 1%; Reading Railroad, \s. Harlem advanced 4 percent. Erie Income Bonds appear to- be steadily settling down, and it is the prevailing im- pression that prices will go below the rates st which: they were taken, The receipts at the office of the Assistant Treasurer of this port, to-day, amounted to $40,010; payments $46,879 8; balance, $3,589,468 97. t The Bank of Gettysburg (Pa.) has declared a sem{- annual dividend of three per cent, The transfer books of the State and city loans, Mary- and, and ef the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Bonds, have been closed, preparatory to the payment of in- terest on the Ist of July, ‘The Mutual Fire and Marine Insuranee Company of Baltimore, has declared a dividend of ten per cent om the net earned premiums for the past year, ending 3ist ult.; also a cash dividend of six per cent on the scrip. heretofore issued. ‘The Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad Company have declared a dividend of four per cent, having been in operation scarcely a year, during which a portion of the cost of the road has been paid out of the current receipts, The current quotations in this market, for foreign and domestic exchanges, for specie, and for uneurrent money, were as annexed :— Fornion Excuanous. 9% 210 On Amsterdam....40 @ 40" Seig S25 On Hamburg... ..30%6 © Dosteric Exon axons. a ig dis Mobile (sp checks 2 Boston. par Philadelphia ae ae s oe 8 [16508 x +15 75% 15 90 i Sovereigns... 4858 1%. do Tuazeera tes 8 100 do i atta Mexican dollars. 100% @ 101 Heavy guincas 5008 — do, quarters 59 2100 Napcleons..., 3858 S&F sgunnest Mlowey, eb New Ragland. . tte 36 ai ey iy, ke. dis dio -York, country dis "dia, Now Jerse dis dis dis 4 eet phat be5s55: the latter backing out and paying forfe! ut, during the afternoon, aceording to announce: it, ® purse was contended for, which made up for the disappoint- the forfeiture of the Five core—the whole of th tries for st was mile heats, best three in 112 2 n the second on the pole, ion, Mendham Maid place, Centreville the third positi the fourth, Henry Clay outside. A number of attempts were made to get up to the score together before the word was given, and when given, the nags were ina string, John Leading, the brown mare second, Morgan third, Centreville fourth, Henry Clay bringing up the rear. It was not long, however, before positions were cbanged; the mare cut John down at the first quar- ter pele, while Henry Clay passed Centreville, and col- lared Morgan. The: settled, and very little took place heat, except that Con- a to distanced. Mendbam Maid aple of in front of John, Morgan and Clay being fifty or yards bebind. , 4:55, Second Heat —M. the lead this time; but the are got in front of before he reache: quarter le. John alto eS tut not liking oes f liberties of the kind taken with him, he made fighi With the sorrel, and they passed other down the back mrete uw j lost their inflative wi | x on Henry Clay, and they two | the remainder of the ‘ards behind Joh: by hs oe oth off y ird Heat —The as evenly as Jobn with the lend, the mate t Morgaa third wd Clay last. The mare soon went {n front, and nd re-paseed each the bellows ct the n he broke and fell kept close company t, coming home ahout forty dham Maid again won handily, Time, 2:56. orses Massarrgva Co Jone lb. The Weekly Herald wkh the Latest News from all Parts of the American Coutineat. Three steamships leave this port, this week, for Europe. The English steamer Ameries, Capt. Shennon, will | Her mails will clore at half past ten o'elock this morning. The American steamship Hermann, Capt. Crabtree will leave to-morrow afternoon, at three o'clock, for | Southampton, England, and Bremen, Her mails will lose at two o'clock, and all letters must pass through the Post Office. The Irish steamship Viesroy, Capt Ewing, will leave om Saturday noon, for Galway, Ireland. Her mails ‘will close at balf-past ten that morning. The Weekly Herald will be published at nine o'elock each morning, with the latest news. Single copies, in wrappers, sixpence. Court Calendar—This Day, Bornes Count, (Cincurr)—606, 685, 783.45, T44 745, TAR to 762, Reserve Causee—74, 588, 722, 420, 279, 461, 428, 425. 419, 568, 681, 680, 600}¢, O73, 201, 619, 856, 626, 1826, 714, 355, 746. Common Pisas— Part eT 351, 353, 859, 841, 163, 377. Part 2d — oe Be tg cht tas ‘ 590, 584, 556, 538, 540. pes aad 76, 187, 17, 401, 104, 114, 81, Bvrxnion Cowxr—21, 182, 508, 135, 188, 140, bo, 110, 8, 194, 29,'143, 144, 145, 150, 187, 88, 149, 150, 162, £05, 153, 158, 160 to 165. ‘Watts’ Nervous Antidote.—The only medi- =n the nervous fuid, debility of the worst $i por ber Elegant Envelopes and Cake rihatierain ser hees werdell's branch store, No.3 Wallgtren ne The Plumbe National Gallery, No. @51 Tone way, eontains the largest collection of portraite of ale in the United States, Persons visiting this colt [iriving, thie collection cannot fail of being highly gratised Tm) lant to the Public. We eannot too recommend invalids and others the Gractenbers 4 Brandis, We have found them equal to the leaving the eity for the sam- tebe ® wonply with them. They aE set kava % BROOK & CO, 24 Broadway. | | | leave at noon, to-day, for Halifax and Liverpool. banks are 134 per cent discount. The supply of sterling Mils on the market was not. large to-day, and drawers were firm in their rates.— ‘There was an active demand, and remittances have- Deen made to some extent. Domestic exehanges eon- tinue quiet, and rates remain without material altera- tien. Quotations for specie have not chamged. Un_ current money is scarce, and the brokers eomplain. very much of the limited amount offered for redemp- tion, New York State currency is particularly scareo; the cause of which is, doubtless, the faet, that it ie much sought after at the West, and is considered the- best paper currency in the Union. Two or three useful and impMant directors.were left off the tieket, at the recent election of the Albany” and Schenectady Railroad Company, as it was knowe they were opposed te making dividends in the present. position of the company’s affairs. The road is but reventeen miles long, and has a debt of nearly $750,- 000, To make a dividend onthe lst August next, it will be necessary that damages to persons and pro- perty, to the amount of ever $22,000, that have beem recovered against the company within the last six months, should not be charged to expenses where they most properly belonged, but to construction aceount. | have also a bond of $26,000, and over $70,+ | 000 of bank and floating debt, that was not stated in the annual report to the State Engineer, There was also | omitted about $00,000, due for cars that run through to supply both roads. The company may havo the cars to pay the debt with eventually, if the ar- rangement with the Utica Railroad should cease. The most prudent management was thought necessary by the “ conservative” party, and that no dividend should be paid beyond the net earnings of the road, after pay- ing ail judgments for damages ts persons and property. ‘The annexed table exhibits the quotations for the principal public securities of the United States, im this market, at the respective periods named :— Qvorarions roa Posie Secunrri, Ma: mond, a a3 5583a 585 5aSESEESESS Esse eT POPE PEPE EEE EEE PEEP EP EEE EEE EEF EP EDS De. Treasury Notes, 6 per cent. New York Fy per Lay Bagh ESFE | SESE SSUREECRE ey Sexe =25 6 531515 301 3131 833 y me a a 2 Es thes iit ese BP lm * - a ae tears ie rige ms i 15 68 ek a ee se = fe 1 81% = 8 = 235 24m -" = 82 |B M2 stiay is tie Do fae Sa Wa ie = 1008 108 108 105, 106 ai 2 aa s B85 28S235; ene aGasz 25858 s 22 ox 5 1 ih 3 bg wk ‘= ‘= os (SiSiire | Pretty well maintain Past bas been inactive, The great abundance of mo- ney enabler thore who have invested largely in go- vernment other public securities, to carry them by hypotheeation. Capitalists appear to be under ap- BRatchelor's Genuine Liquid Ne procared ah the manufactory, ¢ Wall gh oy. KA cam have it and Toupecs—Another Medal nas soe ee Ue gene aS ATC ns Wig Factory, herpes soe lneeeer in the ety Phalon’s to Coler the the hare wt Hi oe feet corner Prebension (hat present Prices cannct be maintained. snd that the safest, and perhaps the most profitable: way of employing money, is in loaning it on United States stocks at the lowest rate of interest. This gives them at ail times the eontrol of thelr enpital, without its remaining idle, and without suffering any depreciation, As regards other stocks, those of a fancy ebaracter. they change about like a weather cock. and thore who risk thelr money in such things are eom- Pelled to wateh it closely, of it will slip through thelr There are no indications at present of any anfarere: bie change in financial matters and without any ape- sulative feeling of importance apparent, there appeaser