The New York Herald Newspaper, August 10, 1852, Page 2

‘WHE WATERING PLACES. @ur Niagara Correspondence. Ouirton House, Niae@ana Faris, Angast 3, Ths, ¢ ‘Fhe Interior Summer Retreats— How People Lownge jor Health—Impositions at the Falls, §c., §c. All my former communications to you, from this plsee, have been of a political character, but I think Fshould not leave without saying something of Ni- agara in its legitimate rile as a fashionable summer resort. In no past season has it attracted so many ‘visitere—I mean regular ones—as it did this. The hetels were all full, and were but illy able to make extra accommodation for those who came to the po- Titieal féte. It is not to be wondered at that the wemantic scenery of the Falls should attract very wumerous visiters from all parts of the country ; but confess I do not understand what induces them to remain longer, at most, than a woek. Within that ime all points of interest within the vicinity can bsve been sdmired, and nothing worth seeing may Lhsve escaped exploration. And then J should say, Jet those who make summer excureions for the be- mefit of their health, go to the sea shore, or to the mountains, for here\there are no inducements to stay. With the exception of tho island, there is no - place to tempt one’s steps to ramble about, and I verily believe there is more lounging in the salons of the €lifton and the International, than there is inthe of the Fifth avenue in New York. For nearly a week that I have been here, I have not met party walking at sixty yards distance from the Bote}. Perhaps the principal reason for this is that ‘the roads are bad, and that there are no romantic walks in the neighborhood ; but certain it is, that ifparties ever do venture out of doors, it is not a la 3 they must have a carriage ; and thus all the ith, and the interest of a sojourn in the country, are neutralized by those Jazy habits which we in- @ulge in. I don’t know whether this fashion ob- tains by the sea side, or in the mountains, as it is a eustom more honored in the breach than in the observance ;” but whether it is so or not, a few weeks’ residence by either mountain or strand is much more salubrious and conducive to health than the fashionable mode of killing time at Ni- agara can possibly be. E I must not omit, in this eonnection, to say a few werds about the ferry. The small row-boats are the enly available means of crossing the river from the village on the American side to the Clifton House ite. And these answer very well all the requi- s of transit, except so far as the hour at which they cease plying. The ferry on the Canadian side ie owned by the government, and @ person wishing ‘to cross from that side ean‘do so at any hour. That on the American side belongs to private individuals; but go regardless are they of consulting the wants or wishes of those by whose patromige they make an immense revenue, that they stop running their beats after twilight, and no one can cross then, ex- cept he happens to find out the oarsman, and is able te coax him into a compliance with his wants. But that is all a matter of chance, and many a stranger has to turn back to the village and endeavor to pro- eure a bed in one of the hotels. The flight of stairs which leads down to the river side—numbering some three hundred steps in one straight proclivity, with- out a turn or winding—is left unlighted by a'single lamp, though covered in, and as dark as Erebus; there is no Pantrall to guide one down; or worse, the rail is broken off in various places; the steps are allowed to become dilapidated for want of repair; if any one attempting to grope his way in the dark should miss his foot and fall, it would be almost as certain death as if he were dropped into the stream a dozen feet above the cataract. And yet the proprietors of these stairs received from them a Yevenne of $8.000 last scason. Now I look upon this policy of theirs as extremely illiberal, and, under the circumstances, unjustifiable. They reap a rich harvest of profit, charging 183 cents for each fare, and they ought to extend equivalent eonveniences to the public. They might have some night hands cmployed, and charge increased fare ra certain hour in the evening; but they have no right, as monopolists of a ferry, to close if alto- gether so carly os cight or nine o'clock in the evening. I notice a good many Englishmen stopping here Jobn Bull, no matter what disguise he may assume, is an unmistakeable animal. We have a great variety of specimens of the genus. Woe have the rting youngentlemen whom Punch delights to # show up” with dogs, and stable-jacket, and Jim Crow hats—and we have the pompous gentleman, with his shepherd’s-plaid pantaloons and strap3,— and we have the rotund, well-fed looking animal But if you would not know John Bull by his exterior, all you would baye to do to make sure of his identy would be to sit near him at meal times, and then you may feel morally convinced that the man who makes the most fuss, and gives the waiter the most trouble, and consumes, at a most surprising rate, the hot rolls in his vicinity, expressing himself all the time dissatisfied, is an Englishman. The visiters are beginning to leave. AlTboni has je to Saratoga, and Catherine Hays to Canada — that there are now no notabilities at the s. Our Saratoga Correspondence. SaraToca, August 7, 1852. Saratoga as It Is—Iis Bustle and Discomforts-- Fashionable Etiquette--Conspiracy of the Negro Waiters—Characters on the Promenade, §c. Saratoga, the Mecca to which the devotees of fashion in this region of the world make their grand pilgrimage every season, is a little place, where more noise, bustle, discomfort, and ridiculous vanity is manifested, than at perhaps any other locality of a similar kind in the civilized world. If these are the prime requisites to constitute a popular water- ing place then every person, who has been here this season will unhesitatingly admit that Saratoga can put forward the highest claims to be regarded as the | me plus ultra of desirable summer sojourns this side of the Atlantic; and it is a question whether it can ‘be surpassed in England or on the continent. But should any antiquated personage, so far behind the age as to manifest predilections for quiet, deco- ram, comfort, and respectability, happen to set foot fm Saratoga, all his old fashioned prejudices would be shocked by the exhibition of things there; and if | he were not constitutionally averse to anything in the shape of flurry, he would, no doubt, exit as speedily as poseible. If, however, he remained @hroughout the forenoon, he would witness the troops of portersand lackeys, rushing in hot haste from the carsto the hotels—crowds of pussy old gentle- menrunning along, bag in hand, eseaying inn after inn for accommodations—groups of wemen and child- ren wandering about onthe same almost hopeless errand; while the stoops and piazzas of the public houses are thronged with gentlemen, smoking se- gars, and ladies promenad a with an air of the utmost se}f-satisfaction, and furnishing evidence of the exemplary Christian patience with which we can bear the misfortunes of our neighbors. The village Presents this comical aspect of elegant careless- nees—nervous bustling, and perpetual flurry—to- tally at varience with what a tyro would expect or desire to see ina place to which people are supposed to go for relaxation from bueiness, and for the im- vement of their bodily and mental powers. In Inet, Saratoga, in proportion to ite size, s1 8 at this season in bustle, and confusion, the busiest mart of commerce in the States, and appears anything but the resort of elegance and fashion. It may be, however, that this characteristic of it is regarded as ene of its most important recommendations, by those aristocratic people who fritter away the Jeasant summer time in its empty vanities and fooleries. Ordinary people, however, who do not affect any etensions to /iaut ton, would be totally at a loss to Secor any great advantage that Saratoga pre- sents to induce such a erowd to reeort to it. To be sure, its mineral waters may possess wonderful me- dicative properties; but, then, who ever goes there for the purpose of swallowing such stuff? Preba- bly not one in twonty ever thinks of such a thing ; and even those few who, at first, drink of the heal- ing waters with something like regularity, gradually relax the stringency of their rules, and give it up altogether, under the influence of example. The country around may offer pleasant walks, and drives, and romantic econery; Lat few think ef enjoying the Pleasures of « ramble outside of the limits pre- aeribed by the faebionsble oligarchy who control society at the Springs. ‘The gentlemen are not, nerally, such sentimentalisteas to derive much plea- sure from & sight of the wild beauties nature pre- sents by mountain, lake and flood; and very few of them would be willing to undergo the tlightest fa~ tigue, or incur the remotest danger of being late for dinner, for the sake of exploring the romantic scenery in the neighborhood. They prefer epend- ing that lagging time between breakfast and din- ner inthe club room, at the billiard table, in the bowling alley, or lounging about the procincts of the hotels. The ladios, too, exhibit much of the same indifference to healthful exercise and pursuits, and, for the most part, loiler away the same portion of time in the saloons, on the piazzas, or in dressin, for dinner, which is by far the most important di- urnal epoch in the history of passing events hore. It has boon quaintly eaid that one-half of the world pend their time in thinking what they will have for dinner, and the other half in thinking how they will manage to prooure any at all. Strange #e it may appear, yet this sage remark might al- most be applied to the little fashionable world ab Eavatoga, Wovgh, of cowpee, thy causes present doubt of being able to from the Poverty ri in the other, _ Biro from the operations of a 5 Falters of the raise cates Hotel.are 0 levy black mail on the guests, under The bee j the co: 0 ple unique. bo has some six or eight persons his tender mereies, or at Teast his aay is to attond to the occupante of some six or eight chaira, placed under his immediate supervision, and these seats he lets out to the highest bidder. A stranger, ig- norant of the taxing custom, or & non conformist, who thinks his b bill is quite high enough al- ready, enters the dining hall after the . summoned the impatient crowds to dinner. He is about to seat himself at the festive board, but is informed by the ebony official thet “That ere seat’s engaged.” He offers to take the next, but is prevented by a like intimation. He essays another and another, each time with the-like result. Perbaps he crosses round to the other side; but all his efforts to obtain a seat are foiled, till at last, re- duced to terms, he gives a nod or significant look to the waiter, who understands its meaning, and in- stantly finds out just one seat, which the hungry man may have, and thenceforth is all attention and obsequiousness—anticipates his Oi Be and brings him whatever dish he desires. 0 eX pedieney man thus fares sumptuously, while the non-conformist—even if he has obtained a seat— rises from table with his appetite only sharpened by the pieks he has been able to snap from some of tho dishes revolving near him. This is one of the comicalities of Renee: and, certainly, to such as have forked over, the dinner scéne is highly ludi- erous, however distasteful it may be to the unfortu- nate vietims of the negro conspiracy, and of their own obstinacy. By the time dinner is thus ended—a feast to some, but’ a mere collation to others—the day is too far advanced to permit any extended drives or walks, even if such a deviation from Saratoga i etiquette might be ventured on. The piazzas and grounds of the hotel then become the great promenade and show ground of the fashionables, and present a most amusing and diversified moving panorama. There may be ecen, sailing by in solemn stiffishness, and withal, an air of juvenility, a group of antiquated virgins, escorted by dandies of the first water, albeit, perhaps, ‘‘in the sere and yellow Jeaf.”” Then comes, bounding along, a merry throng of children, polkaing to_the music of an excellent band in the esplanade, and, unceremoniously, sepa- rating ladies and their admirers. Here many eyes are directed to the passing form of an amusing author, a celebrated divine, or an eminent artiste, as each of them makes his appearance on the stage, chat- ting in a quiet way with his companion. That stout, sturdy built lady, dressed in plain black silk, without any head-gear or ornaments, who is crossing the area at a quick pace, is Madame Alboni, the re- nowned Italian contralto. From herrapid gestures, she seems engaged in earnest conversation with the foreign looking gentleman by her side, who is said to be her professional agent. ‘On every side may be heard obzervations in her praise—some lauding her vocalization, and some her generosity. She de- parts from our view, and now our attention is directed to a band of gamblers and blacklegs, dressed out in the very pink of fashion, and looking to be among the most polite and well dressed of the crowds, though they are only fishing for new victims, and plosing some scheine for the evening. Youth and eauty, and light hearted innocence, commingle in the throng, and throw a charm around the scene, brightening the diversified tints of the pisturo, which is thus agreeably composed of light and shadow. Such is a sketch of life in Saratoga, as it appears on the suriace. What a closer investigation into i mysteries might disclose of immoralit id di tion, we will not v ven conjecture. Aud this is what fashionable people call high life, plea- sure and enjoyment, and what those shallow minded persons, who imitate their fi » are content to take as a substitute f joys, pleasures and benefits, to be found i untry retreat. For this mis each, and the lofty mountain, and the quiet valley, where mind and body would become refreshed and invigorated, are neglected by these worshippers at the shrine of fush- ion, who are content to aunties every sort of discom- fort for the sake of boasting that they spent the sea- son at Saratoga. =. The grand fancy dress ball of the season will take place abont the ISth, and you active preparations are already bai who purpose taking part ia the ail man from Italy, nor de Montasgin’ plisbed professor of dancing, has arrived at Sara- toga, and begun to form classes. This gentleman has followed his vocation in Paris and in Cuba, and is fortified with the highest recommendations. disapproves of the sy: introc ; “ct ucing ballet girls into the schools—a practice young men. He purposes the end of the season and pursuing his profession, confident that his will be approved of, and that he will be patronized by respectable fi who will be glad to entrust their yo This place may have great natu to other watering places in the ¢ mineral waters; laut these, to my mind, ing to New York at € more than counterbalanced by the fuss, and dnr- ry, and inconvenience which obtains here, and by the unpleasantness of being enbjected to the maneuvres of half a dozen cliques of fashiona)! who strive to control affai aratoga may be very well adapted to the taste and inclinations of those who frequent it, but such persons as wish for quiet, decorum, comfort and healthful recreation, will hardly go there in search of such desiderata. Our Lake Winnepiscogee Correspondence. Centre Harsor, LAKE WINNEPISEOG Aug. 3, 1852 The Collegiate Regatta—Struggle between old Yale and Harvard—The Excitement. This quiet place of summer resort is now full of life and excitement. The boat clubs of Yale and Harvard college are having a regatta here, and enter into the sport with ardor and enthusiasm. There are four boats—three with eight oars, and the Atlanta of four—all of beautiful model and furni- ture. Their crews are picked men, and ranging from eighteen to twenty years of age—‘“their souls on fire, and eager for the fray.” The challenge came from the ‘Harvard boys,” and promptly accepted by the second party. This is the first regetta that these clubs have ever participated in; and, although alittle geen, they make up in ener; what they lack in skill. At anearly hour, the country people flocked in, and the street was lined | with carriages, and every steamer landed fresh | crowds of friends and spectators. And whon the | boats were ‘om the etart, just Like a wave about to break, the; with an eager crowd—farmers with their sweet- hearts, friends and relatives of the crews, and here and there a pretty head, with its ambuscade of millinery, reached a little from the crowd, to dis- cover a brother ora beau amongst the boatmen. There was a pleasant breeze stirring, and where the sun struck the lake it looked like a bed of dia- mounds. The back ground was formod of mountains, which reared their leafy ramparts to the skios, and across which the clouds swept their darkening shades. Steamers, horse-boats, and snowy sails lay to or tacked across the bay, black with the | crowds that loaded them. The borders of the lake, where the crowd did not stand, was an unbroken forest, the trees bending solemnly over the water, and darkening it. In front coe is the island for which they make, resting lightly on the bosom of the lake. And here, with every lay the boats: the Oneida, a vermillion, 1ts rowers in white ; the tiny Atlaata, black hull, and crew in blue ; a New York boat, white hull, and crew in red; black boat, with crew in white ;—all their bright colors conepl onoas in the sunlight, and their | dripping, oars gleaming like Damascus blades. pith hey back into line; their prows are sighted; a bugle sounds—it is five minutes before the next one. Expectation is on tiptoe. Again the bugle sounds. Then, in one volley, the oars of all strike the row-locks, and the boats cloare the waters like razors, and cach parts the waves in two broad waves from their prows. The bodies of the rowers incline and raise with well drilled accuracy. Now theShawmut, now the Undine & ins a little, and now the little At- Janta shoots like a water spider past the leader; but with steady, long sweeping stride, comes the Onei- da—a little behind at starting, she now ins six inches in every Pak and moving like a thing of lifo. The sidelong glances of her rival crew and their firm lips show their will. But the island is too near, and the pull has been toe long. The Oneida, glancing ahead at every stroke, gains by half a length, and | her oars are apeak a second afterward. It was a gallant race, and all bore themselves well. Thoy retnrn to the mainland, the victor foremost, and as | they near the shore, the manly voices of their cap- tains givo the “rest,” “‘peak,’’ and “let fall aboard;” the crowd raises a hearty cheer, and the fair ones | wave their handkerchiefs, while the deep melody of the band reaohes over all, and comes softly and clo- quently over the rock bound lake. N. H. Cexrre Hannon, August 3, 1852. Another Account of the Match—Harvard Ahead— The Scenery and the Crowds. \i moy, perhaps, be agreeable to some of your readers who have been burying themselves in the | political correspondence for the last #ix months, to | give a hasty glance at some other scones thatare transpiring in this great country of ours. A notice of regattas upon lake Winnepiseogee, may have been observed in some of the popers, for a week or 7 may be sare | em adopted in New York, of | which ho regards as ruinous to the morals of many | That on the curl ha: sing.” made a splendid pictur. ‘he shores were lined | eye upon them, | iit ipo! 5 stadents of Yale, in conjunction with the Bostonand Montrea) Railroad Company, who offered te pay all expenses of the boat elubs of Harvard and Yale, on the condition of their coming up with their boats and running several regattas on the lake. This fine of fra acenpedy and the boat cleared Sir FROM HARVARD. eee Oneida, cight oars. Uniform, red, white and FROM YALE. ; The Undine, eight oars. Uniform, red and white. jane Shawmut, eight oars. Uniform, white and ue. The Atalanta, four oars. Uniform, blue, drab and white. They make a very fine appearance upon the water, and have evidently considerable prac- tice in rowing. The colors of their boate are quite as diversified as their uniforms, one being red, another black, and another a mixture of the two. ‘There was but one boat club at Harvard to enter the liste, which is, however, led with a erew appa- rently bane strong, an thecong hin disciplined, their facilities for it rfect ‘ipline being somewhat superior to the Yale students. A fine band from Concord was engaged for the occasion. On the day of the regatta, the boats came crowd- ed to overflowing wi! rs, and these, to- Aen WiOL Ise cobble aes thartilignes sare: ined the wharfs and shore for some distance. The scene was extremely fine, a3 the boats lay all abreast, waiting for the sound of the bugle. beautiful lake, with its hundred islands, stretching far off in front—the summits of the Red Hills in the back grounds—the unruffied smoothness of tho water, and the perfect silence of the throng around—all added to the beauty of the scene, At the sound of the bugle, the boats started off at full speed, and with admirable order—each crow apparently straining themselves to the utmost. Tho Oneida first reached the goal, having ran the dis- tance. about a mile and a half, in seven minutes. The Shawmut came next, a few seconds behind, next the Undine, and then the Atalanta; the distance between the first and last boats being no more than six boat lengths. No prize was awarded in this re- gatta, which took place at eleven o’clock in the morning, it being intended only to give the boat clube some idea of each other’s speed. The prize regatta came off at four in the afier- noon. The beats were towed off to a starting point upon the lake, two miles distant from the shore, in c1der to row towards the shore. It was almost pre- cisely are-enaction of the scene of the morning, save, perhaps, that the oarsmen bent somewhat more lustily to their oars. The result was the same asin the first race, there being nearly the same space between the boats. A Pee of fine blacx walnut oars were presented, as the prize, to the Oneida. The Atalanta was not allowed to compete in the prize regatta, on account of the disparity in size and number of oarsmen. The time oecupied in the second race was eleven minutes by the Oneida, the Shawmut and Undine being a few seconds be- hind. The crowd dispersed highly gratified with the performance, the performers meanwhile ad- journing to a very welcome repast at the Senter | House, | This fine hotel has a delightful location, just at | the bead of the lake, and is at present crowded to overflowing with strangers from all, parts of the country. The weather is quite cool—the bathing | perfectly luxurious—the lake clear as crystal, so | that you can sit and see the fish playing round your | hook—the scenery unsurpassed, and everything | seems to conspire to render this one of the plensantest summer retreats in the country. A | couple of fine little steamers furnish opportunities | for very pleasant trips to the different points upon | the lake. There are also numerous sail boats in readiness for fishing, or cruising about among the islands. Several parties are organizing for a trip to the Red Hills to-morrow. The view is said to be yery fine, comprising not only Lake Winnepiscogee, | but some half dozen other lakes, visible here aud | there, between the hills. We hear the next regatta isto come off upon the other side of the luke, on Thursday, at which we sball endeavor tobe pre- | sent, and furnish your readers with an account. G.R.J { leon ath Centre Hanson, August 5, 1852. Second Regatta Abandoned —Festivities — Grand Ball, &¢., §c. The second regatta on Lake Winnepisoogec, which was to come off ab Wolfvorough, on Thurs | day, did not take place, owing to the inclemency of the weather. A very han The me boat-hook, ornamented with , Silver, which was originally intended for a second prize in the first regatta, but was subsequently re- ) served for a first prize in the second regatta, was presented, as a second prize, to the Shawmut, which The beat-hook was ate remarks, by Col. iding committoa. dup somewhat in the afternoon, the boat clubs, in full uniform, preceded by the _ band, marched from the Pavilion to the wharf, aud rowed about the lake, for the gratification of the ! townspeople. | In the evening, the boat clubs met at the Pavi lion, at Wolfsborough, and passed several resolu- | tions, expressing their gratification at the treat- ment they had received, and their thanks to the committee of arrangements; after which they re- ceived sufficient funds to pay their expenses to their respective colleges ‘iigg whole affair has passed off finely, and, as far as we can learn, to the entire satisfaction of all parties. An invitation has been | extended to the clubs to renew their visit next year, which will doubtless be accepted. , ., The affair winds up with a ball at tho Pavilion, | this evening, which bids fair to be a fine one. An invitation to dinner, for to-morrow, has been ten- dered to the clubs, by the proprietor of the princi- pal hotel #t Plymouth, which been poral tei i G. Late from the Pia Mr. Thomas A. Stoddart arrived at eston on the | 23d instant, as we learn from the Reporter of the 24th, bringing information that the Salt Lake mails, due at Fort Laramie on the 14th of June, did not reach there | till the last of the month. Having lost their mules in fording a river, the mail-carriers were compelled to retura to Salt Lake for others. Mr. 8. passed Fort Kearney on the 13th July. He fur- niches the Reporter with a statement of the number of emigrants, &c., who bad passed Fort Kearney up to the M as follows :— 25,865 Mules. 7,021 Horses 8.270 Cattle. 8.166 Sheep. Mr. 8, counted six hundred fresh ‘graves between Fort | Kearney and Weston, and saw a great number above the | Fort. It was supposed that the latter would number as | many more. unless the emigration was getting along bet. | tertl in any former season. We copy the following further information from the St. | Joseph Adventure of the 234:— | 4 company of seven gentlemen arrived in our city on the 2ist, direct from California, by the overland route. | Their entire pay consisting of twenty-one persons, | peed from - ae ais rg 4 of 5 ee e trip through in sixty-six days. ey report having | met the ter part of the emigration in the neighbor- hood of Laramie. They found their stock in good order, | and but little sickness among them; all in high spirits, | and diligently pushing their way for the land of pro- They also report having met many of the latest of the Mormon trains on this side ef Fort Kearney, suffering | much frem sickness, and a great many of thom dying daily. This company consists of Mr. Bliss, of N. Y.; Mr. Smith of Erie county, Ohio; Mr. Cole of Iowa; Mr. | Hood of Livingston county, Mo; Mr. Briggs, of Hawni- | bal, ‘The names of the two other individuals composing | the party we were unable to ascertain. The city convention of New London, called by the Mayor, have decided unanimously to issue im- mediately, bonds for the benefit of the N. L. W. & P. railroad, to the amount of $75,000, and $25,000 more at such t@me hereafter as shall be proper fer | bent hn! out the purposes for which this aid was grauted. The engineers of the Quebec and Richmond Rail- | road left Montreal on Friday last, for Richmond, to | commence the final location of the line there, and put it into a state for immediate construction by the contractors. Should the present fine weather continue, it is probable the rails will be laid and the locomotive commence running on the St. Andrews railway The Portsmouth Jowrnal says that all the rails on the Portsmouth and Concord Railroad are down, and the last bridge nearly completed, and that there ir little doubt that in the course of next week it will be opened through. The Central Railroad is slowly approaching town, The taille are laid to near Black Creek. about ten miles enst of the city. This side of that point thore is considerable heavy grading yet todo, and it will take some eight or ten weeks Véfore the road is ecimpleted through. Co- tumbus Journal , 2d inst. OxEma Conrerence or THe M. BE. Cuvrca.— | This body, eays the Oneida Herald, has been in sos sion at Utica for several days past, nod has trans- acted a large amount of important business. Tho cage of the Rev. D). Holmes—who, as most of our citizens are aware, has had domestic difficulties ~ underwent a thorough investigat y i cations and charges brought against lim were pro- nounced, by a unanimous vote, “ not sustained.” A resolution was also passed, declaring his acknow- | ledgements and explanations satisfactory, and that | his character was unimpeached. ; Mone Bonres Founp.—The Advocate, published | at Covington, La., July 24th, says:— Within the | past week, four bodies, sufferers from the ill-fated St. James, have been found, two having drifted into the mouth of the Tchefuncta, and two into Bayou Lacombe— all men. A leg of one had been blown off. This, we be- Beve, makes thirty-cight deaths in all, by the accident, i} arr LETTERS FROM ABROAD. | Our Paris Correspondence, POLITICAL. Panis, July 22, 1852. Full Aceount of the President's Towr— Most Enthu- sia: tie Reeeption— Rumored Change in the Minis- try— Rumored Conspiracies in the Southern Depart- ments—Reeall of Lord Cowley, to be Succeeded by Lord Malmsbury—Tyranny in Spain—Popula- | . rity of the Emperor of Austria in Hungary—Ef- fect of Mr. Clay’s Death in Paris—The American Squadron Ordered to Athens. I arrived last night from Strasbourg, where I went on Saturday last, in the same train with the Presi- dent, his ministers, diplomats, statesmen and staff— invited through the pelitencss of Mr. Mocquart, the amiable secretary of the Elysée, who had not for- gotten me, or, rather, the New York Heraup in my ‘humble person—among the guests scoompanying the chief of the State, daring his excursion in the east- ern departments of France. The details of these three days may be found im the French pa- pers, in full, without any exaggeration ; but the reality of the enthusiasm, and the private incidents, have not been published ; and I think I am able to give a perfect account of the whole af- fair, I will say, at first, before beginning tho odyssée of this railroad excursion, that, on Satur- day last, before leaving Paris, I had no idea of the exhibition which was to take place in favor of the President. I knew well that, since the coup d’état, Louis Napoleon was not so much hated as he had been at first; but I could not suppose that, in the same places where, two years ago, he had been re- ceived with violent shouts of vive la république, and other insulting words, he would, this year, receive such a brilliant accuct/—auch a cordial reeeption— and so devoid of made-up enthusiasm. I was near- ly persuaded that agents had been sent in advance to raise the feelmgs of the people—to ex- cite their passions, if not to bribe them ; but I returned from Strasbourg entirely satis- fied that the French nation is composed of mon who, like weathercocks, are ready to turn their fings to the best wind, no matter from what part of the horizon it blows—to bow their heads to the man whom they have insulted. Alas! such is mankind!—a composé of vile flatterers—selfish, rotten, and double headed individuals! In short, the chief of the State, who was, a few months ago, the béte noire of all these socialists of the Khinish frontiers of France, is now their idol—the saviour of the nation—the beloved of the females—and the only anchor of salvation for France! All these words have heard, andI have thought them of sufficient note to be reported, in order to show how changable are the French. fi The President left Paris on Saturday mornin, last, by the depot of the Strasbourg railway, whic! had been decorated with the greatest elegance. His carriage arrived at the railroad at the a) pointed hour, and Louis Napoleon, dressed in eneral’s uniform, entered the grand saloon, where e met all bis guests in grand costume—those belonging to the State in their uniform; the others, who had no rank, in habit noir and white drill pants. Tickets for cars had been given to every guest, and a seat provided for each with such a cour- tesy that it seemed that the private feelings story one had been consulted, in order to’ know witl whom they could be pleased the best. For my part, L arrived a few minutes before the departure, and, ina moment of hurry, I was placed at the side of Count de Kissilef, the Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Russia, who is the most amiable gentleman I ever knew, aud in whose company I had the greatest satis- faction; for this nobleman not only speaks French in the most fluent manner, but also English, Italian, Spanish, and German. I wish I had time and space to relate bere all the details I have been told by him, about his country, his Zmperor, the imperial family, Hungary, Kossuth, and other things; and I have been promised for the H&naLp many docu- ments. The journey from is to Nancy, where we ar- rived at half:past seven on Saturday last, was bor- dered with a thick population, in their festival eos- tumes, and shovting, with the utmost enthusi- asm, * Long life to Napoleon!” * Vive (Empe- reur!” &e,&e At Nancy, where we all formed in rank, we proceeded to the City Hall, where every guest was provided with a billet de logement for the bight, 2 ticket for the ball which wasto take place at the Prefecture, and all the comforts which could be given to a eller. The ball was amag- nificent aitair, and it offered one of the most bril- liant coup d'als ever beheld ont of Paris Louis Napoleon was received with deafening shouts, and courted by every onc. This party lasted till the twilight, and many of the guests remained in the saloon till the hoor which had been appointed to leave the city for hourg. We departed from Nancy at eight o'clock ; and though it was very early, the streets were crowded with poople, and the enthusiasm was no less than on the day before. At twelve o’clock, after having passed along our way under arches of ph, despite a terrible shower, which somewhat spoiled the pleasure of our trip, we entered the depot of the city of Strasbourg, where a thick crowd had congregated to sce Louis Napoleon, and shout forhim with enthusiasm. The Prince Presi- dent was literally ‘* pelted” with flowers, and he received so many bouquets that he* was totally blockaded. Nevertheless, he arrived, in company with the mayor, the prefect, and the authorities of the city, on the platform which had been prepared for the ceremony of the blessing of the engines, and there the Bishop of Strasbourg, after having de- livered a long speech, celebrated the mass, which was followed by the blessing of the engines and of the rails. Just after the ceremony, the President mounted a beautiful horse, whose saddle and cover were of pure gold, and, escorted by his staff and a | battalion of cavalry, went to the prefecture, where, after the official reception of the distin- guished persona of the province, he attended to the procession of the different deputations of peasants of the county. This gigantic march was composed of one hundred and four chariots, all decorated with flowers, ribbons, and containing beautiful girls, whose elegant toilet offered the most enchantin; sight to the beholder. Every car was surround by the authorities of the ‘village to which it belonged, and aJl the men were mounted on fine horses. This défilé, which lasted during three hours, was really the most brilliant sight to behold, and will long be remembered by the present genera- tion. On the same evening a grand ball was given at the prefecture, during which the whole cit; was illuminated, including the cathedral, whic! mado me remember the dome of St. Peter’s church at Rome. On Tuesday morning Louis Napoleon, who had decided to @ visit to his aunt, the Grand Duchess o} len, left the frontiers of France and went to Kehl, where he reviewed the Baden troops, and then proceeded to the ergs of the Duchess. It had been decided that a train should be ae at the disposition of the ‘uests, who would like to return to Paris on Tucs- y morning, and though I had the utmost desire to remain one py longer, I did not wish to miss the steamer, and I returned here, whore I arrived on Wednesday morning at half- Fes one o’clock, a little fatigued, but enchanted with my journey. _ Louis Napoleon had not arrived this morning, but + is Mosca he will be in Paris betore the end of the day. Such is a faithful synopsis of the inauguration trip of Louis Napoleon to Strasbourg, and,as it may be supposed, politics are dull at this moment in the capital of Franco. It is said that the journey of tho President is a hidden mystery, of which the inaugu- ration was the pretext. The true aim was a wed- ding, to take place between him and one of his rela- tives, a Margrave of Baden, eighteen years old, who is an heiress of the Vasa family. This marriage has been arranged by Princess Stephanie of Baden, who had thus managed an interview between the ties. Weshall know hereafter, what truth there is in this gossip. Among the particular incidents of the reception of Louis Napoleon at Strasbourg, | will mention that of the of 04 of the keys of the ‘‘Maiden” city to the Prince. It has been remembered that this cere- mony took place only three times during the two last centuries, and once when Louis the XVth married the daughter of Stanislaus, King of Lorraine; next, to Emperor Nicholas, of Russia, in 1808; and lastly, to King Charles Xth. im 127, during his Ageney through Alsace. “Under the relgn of Louis Philippe, no municipality had dared to be so courteous as to confer him this honor. Louis Napoleon has been more lucky than the ‘ g of the French.” Among the distinguished persons whom T saw at Strasbourg, I will name the Princess Stephanie, of Ba- den; General Dufour and Dr. Kern, delogates of the Bwiss Confederation; M. de Salignae-Fenelon, am- bassador of France to Borne; M. do Tahenay, mi- nisterof France at the Diet of Frankfort, and ‘tr. Engelhardt, ambassador at Carlsruhe. Many or- eigners, among whom I will mention the hig' fomilies of Hesse, Wartemburg, Baden and Swi erlond, were aleo present. The wagon in which Louis Napoleon procceded to Strasbourg was the same which had been manufactur- ed for the inauguration of the Northern railway, by | Prince de Nemours, and in which King Louis Phi- | ieee went to Abbeville, on his way to the Chatean a@Eu. The members of the provisional government were also transported in it to Calais, for the coro- | mony of the opening of that branch of the railway. It is rumored that a change is going to take place in tho ministry of Louis Napole | M. Drouyn de I’Huys, Vico President of the Senate, | would be elected Minister of Foreign Aftai M. de Turgot, would bevome Minister of State. M. Magne would replace M. Durutie, as the Minias ter of Public Works. M. de Cassabianca would take the place of M. | Magne, os President of the Bureau of Public Works at the Council of State. | mon Council, out y. i allows a subvention of 113,000f. a year to the Moni- wergaee a very. lar; gape ‘ion besides. As it may be su] e other journaux, support ers of the President, have ex, peelilicas tion about it. But this amounts to nothing. ‘The scandalous affair of the revision of the law- suit relative tothe inquest of the Duke of Bourbon’s would-be suicide, bas at last made its re-appearance under the auspices of the Marquis D’Epinay de St. | Lue, and it has been considered in Paris, and all | over Europe, as a brutal, uncalled for, and shameful attack against the memory of King Louis Philippo and his children. The Gazette de France on! sented to publish the manifesto of these soi-disant legitimists, who placed their penton in the handsof M. de Persigny, and be; to render justice to the Lepr is tote late Duke. It is said that tho Count of Chambord protests against this villanous rehabilitation. It is reported that some troubles are taking place in the southern departments, and that a sort of conepiracy exists there, which will break out during the fature visit of the President to Marseilles. The legitimists blame the government for having gran their freedom to so socialists, whom ey accuse of being the ators of revolt. Marsbal Jerome has also advised nephew not to go to Bordeaux, Toulouse, and the other places where he intended to go. Bou-Maza, who was said to have fled out of France, has returned to his Chateau of Ham, where he isa prisoner on his word of honor, and has writ- ten a very peculiarand witty letter to the Consti- tutionnd, in which he expresses himself in good French, and declares that he never had the inten- tion to break his word, and to leave France without permission. It appears that he only went td visit the conaaae and the forest, with the permission of the Mayor. Bou-Maza is now engaged ir the study of the Roman Catholic seligions and will soon embrace its fuith and principles. Then, if his chango and abjuration are true, he will become an auxili- ary in ba fas rinee Milosh, and his son, Michel Obrenowitsch, Hospodars of Servia, have just arrived in Paris. Lord Cowley, the present British Ambassador in Paris, ison the eve of being recalled to London, and replaced here by Lord Malmsbury. Lord Cow- ley will be sent to Constautinople, and Sir Str: ford Canning will replace Lord Malmsbury in office of Minister of Foreign Affairs. ‘The féte of the 15th ot August noxt, which will be totally dedicated to the National Guard, will be, it appears, a magnificent affair. The gas will be replaced on that occasion by electric light, and the ceremony of the distribution of the eagle will take place in the grand avenue of the Champs Elysées. ‘he mammoth statue of Napoleon, which was made by M. de Nieuwerkerke, and will be sent to Lyons, will be erected for the occasion, at the rond point of the Champs Elyséos; and from that point to the Church of the Invalides, the National Guard will be disposed in rank. A mass will be celebrated in the church, after the reviewing of the troops by the President. Rogattas, plays of all sorts, and mam- moth fireworks, willalso be inaugurated on that day. Much talk is entertained here among the diplo- matic corps, relative to the projected Congress of the following powers:—France, Denmark, Sweden Spain and Pertugal—in London, where the regula- tions on the monetary system of each country will be decided. This meeting will take place in No- vember next. In age the arbitrary seizure and order to intor- rupt the publication of the newspaper Zl Barcelo- nez, have created much sensation. Such a suppres- sign, when the court bad decided that tho newspaper editér was not guilty, is really one of the moat ex- traordinary acts ever perpetrated in any civilized country. In Austria the most important news is the sion given by the Emperor to the order of Jesuits, to return into his dominions and to re-esteblish their convents and houses of education, as before By the byo, the Jesuits have made in France a large nuwher of purchases, which are said to amount to 4,000,000 of francs. Their power is as great as it has ever been in former years. The journey of the Emperor of Austria through Hungary, is stiJl a triumphal march, and the Mag- yars are now so much enraptured with their young Em ror, that neither Kossuth, nor any of his com- petitors, will bo able toentice them to revolt against their sovereign. The Hungarian people had been totally deceived hy these rioters, and they have seen how different was truth from falsehood. In Greece the riot of the island of Samos is not et crushed down, and the Deacon, Chrystophoros, Neuter of the rioters, is still free in the mountains In Egypt, the affuirs of the “ Tanzimat” are now entirely settled, and the two sons of Mehemet Ali, by consideration of Fuad-Effendi, the envoy of the aie Porte, have renewed friendship with Abbas jashaw. Mr Charles Picot, from Philadelphia, a French gentleman, well known in that city, where he had established a boarding school for young ladies—a brother to the celebrated painter. and a son to the general—died in Paris on Saturday last. Mr. Picot was one of the first engineers of Lake Frie Rail- road, and was highly esteemed and respected in Philadelphia. His loss will, no doubt, be as much regretted there as it is here. he death of Henry Clay bas produced here a deep sensation of mourning among the Americans. The flag of the Union, of the United States Legation, was covered with black crape, and many of our countrymen have worn crape on their left arm. “The French press has been unanimous in writing and Lape eulogies of the great statesman of the v non. PARIS GOSSIP. Pants, July 22, 1852. The Weather and M. Arago’s Prediction—Curious Electrical Phenomena—Extraordinary Weather in Spain—Hydrophobia and its Remedies—A Lady Lawyer—Enormous Eggs—Life in Paris —The Name Yankee—Thimble Rigging—The Boulevards--The Operas, Theatres, §c.—Ameri- cans in Paris. The Old World is still on its axis, and we are not burnt, as had been predicted by M. Arago, AsI prediction afloat among the doorkeepers, maids, and cooks of Park, which announced that on the 15th, 16th, or 17th instant, a storm of flames and electricity would take place, which would anni- hilate the whole city of Paris, as in former years the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, &c., had been swallowed by the Asphaltite lake. Fortunately, this time, the celebrated saying, “ Vox populi vor Dei,” has not been ratified by the events. On the contrary, the heat has been chased away by a very beneficial rain on Sunday last, which was finally changed into a deluge, mixed up with hail, thunder, and lightning; and, at the present hour, the weather is as cool and as fresh as if we were on the shores of the sea, visited by a charming breeze. But this storm has caused much damago in certain parts of the country; and we have received news from the departments that the hai] storm has been such as to annihilate all the crops, and kill many persons. Some of the hailstones were as large as pigcon’s eggs. A very curious incident took place in the vicinit; of Lyons, which is worth being noticed. A regi- ment of lancers were returning to their barracks during the rain, when the Colonel, looking at his soldiers, remarked, amidst the fog, that all the lances of his men were surmounted with a light of a blue color. It was electricity, and an immense dangor threatened the whole regiment, when, with remarkable presence of mind, he suddenly ordered all his soldiers to point their Jances in the ground, and immediately, as if by enchantment, a terrible detonation took place—the electric fluid had disap- peared into the ground. Vortunately, the wood of the handle was not a conductor of electricity. From Spain we receive the intelligence that the heat, particularly at Seville, is so intense that all the rich inhabitants are abandoning the country. The crops were all lost: but, by a curious and ine: plicable caprice of nature, the country where is situated the palace of La (iranja, the residence? of Queen Isabe), was covercd with snow, and it was freezing. as in winter. This fall of snow and natural moking of ice in Spain, would be much appreciated here, where, I am told by a gentleman who is superintendent of the markets of the city, more than 500,000 kilogrammes (one million of pounds) of ice are daily swallowed by the inhabitants. “A certain scarcity of fish, fowls, and vegetables has lately been felt in our markets, owing to the burning temperature; and this was eo much the caze that, in order to supply Louis Nopoleon and his guests, during the last trip to Strasbourg, with the necessary food and primeure of the season, invoices have been made from all purts of the departments. It appears that Mosers. Chabot und Potel, the well known restaurateurs, made at Strasbourg an invoice of 1,500 melons, 500 pino- apples, 6,000 peaches, 6,000 apricots, 2,000 pears, 14,000 pounds of grapes and currants, 300 lobsters, 120 hallibuts, and 2¢ funnies. A kitchen had been organized on board the wagon, and when the train arrived at Strasbourg Age at was ready, andthe dinner cooked aw point. Turtle soups of the finest taste were on the carte, as well as an immense quan- tity of vegetables of all kinds. Asa matter of course, the swimming baths are now frequented by all classes of society, nnd even tho soldiers ‘of the garrhou of Paris’ are daily taking the pleasure of swimming in the Seine. Under the bridge of lena they have elevated a sort of floating encampment, where they are daily taken, had written in my last correspondence, there was a | each after the other, EB soldier is furnished with pair of drawers. eq The number of cases of hydrophobia has been so. at, this year, that the most severe ordinances | we been rendered against the wandering doge. | Those who are met by the police, having no collar” and no muzzle, are pomsaditly willed on the spot, and carried away out of Paris to become manure. Se- Yeral premiums have been already offered for the discovery of a safe remedy to cure the ful di- Bease Oo: ae obia. Some say that of oyster shellsis the best specific, iad taken in giree doses, und melted in a glass of white wine; say that the best meee: is the continnal taking of vapor baths as soon as the individual has been Fite ten bya dog Nevertheless, the National Aealemy of Medicine has not yet decided the subject. For the eri and until now, the best way employed has been to prevent the dogs becoming rabid, and particularly those of Paris. Mr. Hamel has in- vented a powder which is the ne piss ultra of safety inapy cuse. A small quantity of this powder given to a dog, not only prevents him from rat Ba nary sicknees, but also hydrophobia. Mr. el has proved that his powder was the only specific of the , and, during the past few years, fame has become universal. The fair of Landy, which took place on Sunday and Monday last, at St. Denis, presented a very buoyant aspect Itis the most important fair for the sale of sheep. During those two days more than 43,000 head of sheep were sold, a: the fine price of from forty-four to 5 Sah francs. The grand fair of Beaucaire is also opened. and frequented by a large number of sellers and buyers. The embroideries, artificial flowers, and clothes, bare been sold Bay a profit. ear agero it is reported by newspapers tl K bottles of poe water (eau de seltz) have been swal- lowed during the last week. A very new and odd treat was offered yesterday at the Court of Common Pleas, by the appearance of a lady (Madame de Grandin) who was allowed to lead her own cause without the aid of a lawyer. am told that this lady—who is not only # very. eloquent, but also a very beautiful woman—made a regular hit, and was so persuasive that she got the Judge to decide in her favor. . de St. Hilare presented, a few days ago,| to the National peed erae ot Science, two enormous cee, which have been brought by a captain from| the shores of Madagascar. It appears that these eggs were found on the shores of the island, and ara attributed to a mammoth bird which has been ealled by the learned academician Epyornis, which means large bird. One of those eggs contains sufti- cient foed to make an omelet for 125,000 pee. It is well known that, with an ostri bh ege¢#twenty- five persons can make a sufficient breakfust. The last accounts from Greece are of a very bad order relative to the crops of Corinthian grapes, which are, as every one knows, the richest of the country, from which they are exported to England and America, for pudding making. It appears that this year, a sort of oidium tukerti had covered the rapes, and that only a small quantity will be saved. sii is really pitifal, forthe trade of Corinthian raisins. amounts, every year, to seven millions of francs, and is the only commerce of the country. The American steamship Franklin, which ar- rived a few days ago at Havre, accomplished her trip from New York to that city in ten days, fifteen hours and thirty minutes. Two American ships left Antwerp on the 19th inst., for New York—the Antartic, varies Zerega, with 204 emigrants, and the Richard Aslop, with) 345 German emigrants. Life in Paris, at this season of the year, is decid- edly dull, and the city is almost deserted by all those who are able either to travel or go to the country. A very few strangers aro étil! remaining here, and among them many Americans, Our countrymen are, for the most of them, fond of| Parisiap pleasures, and. no matter how, no matter whon, inv With to sce and feel the clephant. Ma- Dille, the Ranéseh. the Chateau des Fleurs and Asniéres are nighily fre uent@d. A muss, which might have been @f s9me impor~ tance, took place the other week in the war? of the Ecole de ‘Medicine, between the police and a few Americart students, who wore arrested for disturb- ing the public peace during the night; but after twenty-four hours of carcera duro in the ‘‘violin” of the government, they were sent to their studies. Ayropos of b’hoys and Yankees—Goneral Von Fagel, the amiable pienipctentia Minister of Holland in Peris, told me the other day, that his ancestors had formerly oceupied the country upon which tke city of New York is built, and it was! certain that the nick-name of Yankee, which has been given to the Americans, had for its origin @ Dutch sobriquet, which is also given to the b’hoys of Holland. It appears that all those shrewd cun- ning, and noisy fellows of old Amsterdam are called Jantje, a name made up from the Christian name of Ian Glohtis which is a very common name inthe country, This, I think, will be much aj eat by the amateurs of etymology in the Jnited States. A very queer importation has lately been made in Paris, from the American shores, and this is the swindling game of the thimble rig, which is called here—/c jew des écales de note, (the game of nut shat) On the Boulevards, and tha remotest cor- ners of Paris, men are now seen, who, when they are sure that no policeman is in sight, are playing with the “little joker.” Many have already been ar rested; but the stock is large as yet, and the polic> will e muck to do. A new jinprovement is now in operation in Paris, which will consist of large globes of crystal place! on the top of every column which is now along tho Boulevard, for public use. In the evening these globes will be illuminated with electric lights, and will produee an immenre blaze over the public road. The experiment has already been made, and proved very successful. The theatrical nows is not of much interest, and 1 have but very few items to mention. At the comic opera house the three act musical play, entitled “La Croix de Marie,” music by. M. Aime Maillard, and poem by MM. Lockroy and Dennery, was per- formed on Tuesday last, and received with the highest approbation. The libretto is good, and the music excellent. Mme. Lefevre, MM. Boule, Cou- dere, Bussine and Jourdan, who sang th ore parts, were received with much applause. This new comic Gpera will attract many play-goers, notwith- standing the hot reason. Mme. Persiani, the celebrated soprano singer, of the Italian theatre, and Signor Tamburini, the incomparable baritone of the same theatre, who have not been heard in Paris during the last five years, were kind enough to volunteer their ser- vices, on Thursday last, for the benefit of the poor of the suburb of Neuilly. ‘Their fame, and the na- tural desire to hear theso “pets” of the dilettanti, had attracted a large crowd at the City Hall of Neuilly. The two artists sang with the utmost ta- lent, and were rewarded with anger 3 applause. Mile. Rachel, after a successful professional tour in Prussia, where she was called to perform, in pre- sence of the King and of the Emperor of Russia, at Potedam, is returning to France, to play in several thentros of the departments. Mr. Davis, tho manager of the French Theatre of New Orleans, is here in Paris, busily occupied in engaging Rah es Vee he can fin age : ae company, for the next campaign in the cay Loultians, palg B. i. R. to baths. LIST OF AMERICANS IN PARIS. Mr & Mrs Hill, New York, DrT Nevtold, Phila, ay 5 ~ W T Hart, N Orleans, T H Graves, I Lee, Philadelphia, J Gifford, Boston, JW Wallack, New York, W Hassetter, Charleston, Wm Dekman, Mobile, John H Bradley. Wm L Hildeburn, Phila, MA Field, New York, Richard Morris, Baltimore, WitField, W Johnson, Ohio, HS Cowing. Boston, Wm J Lawrence, N York. ©C Stratton, * E Wilkinson, Vermont, P Hay, New York, James A Beli, New York, CT Murrey, Cincinnati, WW Martin Pulaski, Ten, . C Gould, New York. Wm T Weld, Boston, J B James, Jerrey City, 8 E Babcock, 8 C, J Vanwart, New York, Jas Pyson. Baltimore, @ Wood, “ dt, New York, Wm Holt, Augusta, Ga, Jos Clark. Brooklyn, A Kirkham. New York, ER Alburtis, New York, © V Haughwort, JB Wardle, “ LC Duncan. New Orleans, W Mantor, Providence. ILC White, Hartford, Ct, Stave Decrsrons 1x Texas.—A case has been decided in the District Court for the county of Bexar,. in Texas, which, if confirmed inthe Supreme Court, will operate, it is said, to declare several thousands of blacks free, who have been held heretofore ag slaves. A slave woman was carried from the United States to Austin’s Colony, in Texas, in ]826. Slavery was not recognized by the laws of Mexico at the time. The constitution of Coahuila and Texas was roclaimed early in 1827, ard the woman, the sub- fect of the suit, daughter of the original slave, was orn on the Brazos, about the middle of 1827. When the constitution of 1836 was adopted by the Republic of Toxas, slavery was established. and tho mother slave wae of tho class enumerated in that constitution as slaves. The daughter, having been born in the country, was not included by the provi- sions of the constitution. In a suit, involving the question of the freedom of this girl, it has been decided that the condition of blacks in the country during the existence of the Mexican law was that of freedom, and that the act of sovereign power in a thein to the origi- nal condition of slaves, which they held when im- ported from the United States, did not affect their cme’ born in the country before the adoption of the conatitution of the Republic, who are conse- quently free. Destruction or Liqgvon —FR® destruction of liquor at Providence, on Wednesday, was larger than on any previous occasion of the kind, amount- ing altogether to ten or twelve barrels. When the liquor ix to “undergo the extreme penalty of tho aW,”’ it is formally announced, and a publiv exhi+ bition is made of it. The citizens form a hollow #quare, according to the Providence Times, and in-| solemn, yet eloquent and impressive silence, witness bo outpourings of the “spirit” inte the “vasty leep.