The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1852, Page 2

10.—Bome showers f 4 jast might, and carly this | We publish this morning various one morning, and in this »* ghvorhood # Beary thander | 146 Jegging Englich journals, received by ‘Ou market was not f sry attended but © tair meant | Atlentie, upon the fishery question, from the general of wheat changed DA a principally to speculators, £0 | grire of which it appears that the eabinct of Lord hold over and 00 82°’ » sales an advance of 2d. a 3d. por | ite lote rigid. eonabrection Durbel was ob'A12¢ 4° om the prices of this day wok. | Derby has receded from its late mg) * did not appear prepared to give the | of the treaty of 1819, and has taken a position servicer ede, grim Wet & small veciness was done, ssponding with the views of Mr. The flour trad? was in much the tame state, but the | almost exactly correspon’ing mic: effected were at Is. per barrel ever tbe prices of | Webster. The London Morning Herald, tho recog- by or th held f ndvense of ta. | nized organ of Her Majosty’s present administration, Per quart’ ge and in rome iostinces war realived for good | substantially dectoreo that the Bay of Pandy, and bere Seerowmne-a0. aneiee: be: the mens of int | other large bays of the fishing grounds, are not now we sosctacn the ate portend. poets quay. cloimed as coming within the terms of tho treaty— MR. JAMES M’HENRY’S CIRCULAR. that, consequently, onr American fishermen are not Augu t 11, 18020«, | (o be excluded from those inlend seas; but that ‘Cheese i¢ more | they are to enjoy the same rights as they have here- tofore enjoyed. being only restricted to a line three miles from the shore, within as well as without the bays of Her Majesty’s North American colonies. This semi-official announcement of the pacific Gisposition of the British enbinet, is enstained by the fects set forth by Mr. John Livingston—benrer of despatches from Mr. Lawrence, our Minister at London, to the government at Washington—in his epecch ata dinner given by Captain West, on board the Atlantic, on Saturday Jast, a full report of which will also be found in our columns to- day. Mr. Livingston feels quite sure that, if no collision bas taken place before the delivery of his despatches, there ie scarcely the possi- bility of a rapture upon this fishery question. Placing entire confidence in the statements of this gentleman, too, we can only conclade that the British government is quite prepared to satisfy all the reaeonable demands in behalf of our American fishermen, as set forth by Mr. Webster in his pro- clamation from Marshfield. This prudent letting down onthe part of the Derby administration may be ascribed to various causes. The extreme pretensions of the colonics, Bar jom moves steadily into con » Te b ref ur pork there is aonay tema nce Pio ted, Tallow ie mee taaliy. Rie@ looks up. but without much business Bread.cults hive become buoyant, A further advance of 2d to 3d in eat bas bern made. ls. is extablicned for good braods flour, Indien corn hes been in active request, bat the @emand bas been wel) rupplied by Danube cargoes, at sdout previous rates Cotton—There has been some re- vival of demand thir week. tho sales on Monday being 12.000 bales. and today 7000—nbout half the quantity detng aither for exoort or rpeculacion at the fall prices of | last Friday, alihough the market has beon fevely supplied, and appeared qoiet, There is a good home demand in Manchester, but for export business at present is rather Mi a NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU &TS. THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents per copy—$7 per annum. THE WEEKLY HERALD, eve ¥. at 64 cents or $3 per annum; the Bu ‘dition, $4 per annum, toany put of Great Britain to any part of @he Continent, both to inclu ie the posts VOLUNTARY CORR 'ONDENCE, containing im- portant news, solicited ¥ quarter o wser, will be libero PONDENTS AKE VAR er np Fag fo a in reference to the treaty of 1818, could not be en- oor feewtente, tobe port paid: or the pest 1 | forced except at the hazard of war; our government "RUNCTICK token « c We | could not possibly have conceded such pretensions €5 0 not return thos CH ERINTING cceouled with neatuess, cheapness, and | UPOR any terms; peace with this country has bo- de prt b. come a primary necessity with England, from the fein oniema dependency of her cotton factories for their supplies of raw material upon our Southern States. On the other hand, there is no reliance to be placed in the amicable professions of Louis Napoleon, and no security of defence within the British islands against the contingencies of a French invasion. Hence, the policy of peace on the part of England is the PMENTS THIS EVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, Eowory—Mecnern—Pne Exe- euTionER Panne Broadway~ Dus Buuix, Grave Diven- | policy of necessity and self preservation, and tho Seediira tiri Ge Grantee tdeei—Gazaxian’s conciliatory overtures of my Lord Derby we Wire-Eron Boy—Toopurs. a “* | may, therefore, regard as bona fide. We must . | also bear in mind that the Parliamentary FATIONSY THEATRE, Chatham shreet—Uncte Tom's | sections are over, and that tho bold stand of the Derby enbinet pport of the monopoliz- ing pretensions of NovaScotia and New Brunswick has served its purposes. Whatever of practical po. pularity wasto be gained by that movement has been realized. It was made in time fr the congra- tuations of the colonists to react upon the English people; and ihus far it was ‘ capital for Bun- combe,” before, but of no sort of service after, the elections for the new House of Commons. On the part of Mr. Webster, it has been intimated OASTLE GARDEN Baw AMERICAN MUSEUM—Am THE APTERNOOX AND Ey ¢ Penromwances 1m OP RTETT'S OPERA AE MersrRELSyY BY CHRISTY Away. -Ermortay WOOD'S MINSTRELS Way—Ernioriay Minsric d's Musics! Wal, 444 Broad- New York, Monday The New in ious quarters, that his unusually bold and de- We give, this morning, the dotaile isive pronunciamento from Marshfield was designed Intelligence brought by the steamship Atlantic, | as a coup d'etat for the Presidenoy—that its object which has made another very fine trip from Liver- | was to excite a war panic against England, and by poo to this pert ‘The news y interesting, em- | an exaggeration of the difficulties to a poaceable bracing the views of th eh press upon the adjustment, to enhance the importance of securing a qvertion of the British colonial fisheries, and their | first rate diplomatist at the head of affairs. ‘This onstruction of the trenty of 2818, and also intel gevce in relation to the emigration to Australia, which appear to be the two moet exsiting and in- teresting topics which now attract the attention of the British newspapers. We have some additional items from Buffalo, in relation to the sad calamity on Lake Erie. We are unable to give any more names of the unfortunate sufferers, owirg, principally, to their not having been properly registered The most of those who perished having been emigrants, no record was kept of their names, as it was stated that their tickets had been purchased, in different cities, of forward- ing agents and runners ; and consequently the total Joss of human life by this calamity will, probably, be never known to a certainty. The number is va- riourly estimated at from two to four hundred, the former figure being the lowest we have yet seen stated. Disasters and accidents are increasing to an alarming extent. Almost every day we have to record some dreadful mishap, by which numbers of human beings are suddenly deprived of existence. The telegraph informs us that while some eighteen persons were crossing the river yesterday, at Albany, in a small skiff, the frail and overloaded boat was upset, and the whole party precipitated into the water. Eight or ten of the number were picked up, but the remainder sunk beneath the wave. Seven of the lifeless bodies had been re- covered at seven o'clock last evening, when the relatives of the unfortunates were left secking for the remainder. A very important document will be found in another column, from our Washington correspond- ent, giving an official return of fishing vessels which have been captured since 1817, one year before the ratification of the treaty between this country and Great Britain, in relation to the fisheries. It will be seen that twenty-five vessels were seized between the years 1817 aud 1521, twenty-two of which were restored, and but three condemned. Between | 1821 and 1851, thirty-five vessels were seized, four of which only were res d,and thirty-one con- | demned. | may or may not bave eon the impelling motive of our Secretary of State, in casting forth upon the country his late extra-ministerial and belligerent proclamation. Assuming, however, that his defian and warlike attitude in behalf of our Yankee fish- ermen was intended simply as a stroke of diploma- cy, he has now occasion to plume himself upon the result. Had not President Polk taken a similar warlike stand upon 54 40, the joint occupation of Oregon would not have been so speedily ended as it was ended ; and had Mr. Webster been equally bold and emphatic in regard to the affairs of Central America, there would have been no necessity for ajoint protectorate over those States, between Great Britain and our own government. It is remarkable, however, that the cabinet of London and our cabinet at Washington—the lat- ter through the personal mediation of Mr. Sew- ard, between the Secretary of State and the British Minister—should have arrived at the same conclusions upon this fishery dispute, at about the same time. We have the, liborty to say that the late speech of Mr. Seward, in the Senate, wos the result of a conference of that Senator with Mr. Webster and Mr. Crampton, and, snb- sequently, with the President; and was, there- fore, by and with the advice and consent of the administration. That speech is an apology to the country for the peaceable inclination of the admin- istration, in regard to this controversy, and is tan- tamount to an official notification, on the part of the President, that he washes his hands of the whole business, and casts the responsibility of ac- tion, in the premises, upon the two houses of Con- gress. The high ground originally taken by Mr. Webster is abandoned, upon information that the colonial construction of the treaty of 1818 is not and will not be enforced; and the President, in refer- ence to other concessions to our fishermen, by reci- procity or otherwise, holds that Congress is the pro- per initiative authority. Thus, then, the matter stands. The original complaint of Mr. Webster against the “ rigor- ous construction” of the treaty by the British authorities, local and supreme, whereby Amer- ican fishermen would be excluded from the Bay of Fundy, and all other bays ef the fishing grounds, is abandoned ; and our fishermen are, and will be, admitted to approach within three miles of the colonial shores, within as well as without the headlands of the bays. This is the liberal construo- tion of the treaty contended for by Mr. Webster, and conceded by Lord Aberdeen—practically con- ceded, in fact, for the last thirty years. Having se- cured, then, the confirmation of this concession in the despatches from Mr. Lawrence, we may rest assured that our cabinet will be content to leave all further proceedings in the business to the initiative action of Congress. What our fishermen now want is, the privilege to fish within the international maritime leagife of the shores of Her Majesty’s North American colonies, the privilege of free access to the shore for bait, and for the purpose of curing their fish. It is well known that the shoals of mackerel and herring are seldom met with beyond three miles from the shore in the fishing season ; and the maritime league is, there- fore, substantially, the exclusion of our fishermen from the mackerel and herring branch of the trade. These additional privileges necessary to a fall parti- cipation in the colonial fisheries are at the discretion of the British government; and that they will be conceded, without some measure of reciprocity upon our side, is scarcely to be expected. The cabinet have thrown the whole matter upon Congress; but it is now too late to expect anything of Congress, for the short remnant remaining of the present session. The whole question, then, will go over to the next administration. The leading ————— whig journals are as strongly opposed to the prin- Tax Riorovs Proceepixas at Tawwany Haxs..— | ciples of reciprocal free trade with the British ‘We have in type a detailed account of the rowdy | North American colonics as they aro to a war with proceedings at Tammany Hall, which we are com- | England upon any provocation. On the other sido, polled to hold over till to-morrow, for want of room, | the epeeches of General Cass and Mr. Soulé indicate ‘Meantime, we publish the reply of the regular off- | @ totally different policy. We presume that a do- ers of the committee, to the advertisement in yes- | mocratic administration would not be averse to somo terdsy’s HERALD, from the minority of the general | treaty of reciprocity with our Northern noighbors, committee. in order to secure to our citizens the full bonefits of BETTS the fishing grounds, and the free navigation of the oe ae men ch dener” in behell ot tae tL | St: Lawrence and the St. Joun; and "wo procame, ne aedaesis the p hart Phoned on the other hand, that they would not be averse to mer, place - among enforcing the admitted rights of our fishermon, to fer Gen. Scott. We now expect that the time is at their fullest extent, if necessa, aioe d hand for Mr. Webster to speak. What says Mr. M pide deges war. The present restrictions upon the fishing grounds ex-Rocorder Tallmadge 1 will be & source of constant trouble tnd danger o U Tur Two Gatruin Commirress 1x Congress — Within the last few months, two committees have been organized in the United States Senate—of one | of which Senator Soulé is chairman, and of the other Senator Houston—for the purpose of examin- ing, more or less scrutinizingly, the charges that have been circulating through the newspapers, for some time past, in relation to the Mexican claims, and other species of Galphinism. These commit- tees have, in the discharge of their duty, examined @ great number of witnesses, some of whom, at first, refused to testify in the matter, but afterwards ro- pented, and gave their evidence. With respect to the importance of the disclosures made before these committecs, various rumors are afloat: but we do not believe that anything of moment will result from the investigation, notwithstanding all the fuss expended upon them. We rather think that Sena- tors Soulé and Houston will both, insteaa of re- vealing such evidences of fraud as may haye come before them, endeavor to stifle publicity and prevent the facts in the matters from coming before the knowledge of the country. There are too many of the leading members of Congress, of both houses, connected with this Galphin business in Washing- ton, ever to expect that any committee of either house will divulge the secrets which may be dis- + closed to them, through the witnesses in these affairs, which would tend to fasten criminality on members. ‘These investigations are mere shams, and were never designed to be real bona fide siftings of all thefrauds and trickeries alleged to have been practiced by the Galphin operators, and of course no regult adversely affecting the parties chargod is to be apprehonded. Jong as they exist. Sooner or later they will be removed—by war, by recipresity, or by annexation. poses web Tee oa 1g can now permanent fortement of this question, therefore, lavelved i the Presidential election. | Tue Laxe Erte Carasrrorng —The public mind | was but recovering from the horror and indignation into whieh it had been aroused by the intelligence of the dreadful seenes which, a few short weeks ago, were enacted on the burning decks of the Henry i Clay steamer, when it was again lashed into a state of still greater exacerbation, by the newer and more | monstrous horror perpetrated last Friday morning | on the waters of Lake Erie. The awful dostruction | of human life—now estimated, by one of the pas-— sengers who escaped, as between three and four | bundred—which causes this calamity to loom up in appalling magnitude high over those which | have preceded it by only some weeks, has created throughout the land—wherever the sad tidings have | reached—a feeling of the most implacable resent- | ment against those to whose ignorance, or careless- | ness, or recklessness of life, or all combined, the terrible occurrence is attributable; and one unani- mous voice is heard all over the country, demand- | ing the punishment of the guilty parties. Any doubt which at first might have existed, a3 to the moral responsibility of the officers of the col- liding vessels for the catastrophe which has result- ed in the destruction of so many lives, is dissipated by the confessions made by the mates of both, be- fore the jury empannelled at Erie to investigate the matt:r. From these admissions, the facts ap pear to have been, in many material respects, different from the manner in which they were repre- sented inour telékraphic despatches. There was no fog. The lights of the steamer Atlantic were seen on board the propeller at three miles’ distance, and the mate of the former states that he distinguished the propeller’s lights when they were a mile apart It will then be indignantly asked, how, under such circumstances, if there was any care or attention whatever observed on board of either vessel, a col- lision could possibly have occurred, except, indeed, iv was done advertently—a heinousness which we feel unwilling to impute even to men who have shown themeelves so far below the standard of manhood. It is difficult, indeed, to conceive how the collision could take place if the pilots were at their posts, and were competent to discharge their duties. It would appear, too, that though, at the last moment—but too late to avert the catastrophe--some slight effort was made by the pilot of the propeller to avoid coming into contact with the steamer, the latter was kept right on under a press of steam as if propelled by some demon to the dreadful fate which so soen overtook her. But the madness, or imbecility, or recklossness, of the officers of the Atlantic, ended not here. Oh, no! for, if so, the work of destruction on which thoy seemed bent would have been only partially per formed, and comparatively fow of their passengers would bave found a grave in the waters of Lake Erie. But, seemingly intent on the most wholesale destruction of human life, the vessels parted com- pany so as to preclude the slightést possibility of es- cape for the ill-fated passengers of the Atlantic; and it was not until after the lapse of an hour that tho propeller again bore up, just in time to witness th: final plunge of the steamer under the waters of the lake, and to snatch a few hundreds of the shrieking wretches, who were crowded on the stern, from the awful death that was gaping for thom. During that hour of agony and despair, the officers seemed totally incapable of adopting any measures for reliof; and nothing was done calculated to inspire confidence, or giv a hope of succor or escape. All was terror, dis- order, and despair on board, and there was no on: to take command, or give such instructions to th: pilots as the imminent necessity of the case re- quired. And in that appalling scene the shrieks of the poor Norwegian and German emigrant: —very few of whom have survived—were of the most fearfully heart-rending character. Sucb a melancholy and fatal instance of recklessness first, and incapacity and want of self possession after. on the part of commander, officcrs, and men, it would be impossibie to find a parallel for. Tn this point of view, the Erie catastrophe stands before the world a direful monument of that complete disregard of human life which has now become a distinguishing trait of the na- tional character, and of the most brutal stupi- dity, incompotence, and indifference that ever disgraced an American officer. Public opinion de- mands that the most searching inquiry be instituted into the whole matter, and that the guilty partics be visited with a measure of punishment, not, indeed, proportionate to the magnitude and consequonces of theircrime—for nothing would bea fitting atonement for that—but such as will hold out an assurance to others in the same capacity, that offences of this nature will not be let slip unwhipt of justice Within these two months we have had three steam- boat catastrophes—all terribly fatal to life—one at Staten Island, where some score of lives were sacri ficed to the penuriousness and cupidity of the pro prietor; one on the Hudson, where upwards of seventy persons were sent to eternity to gratify the insatiate ambition of the owners and officers of a racing boat; and now this last and moat horrible of all, on Lake Erie, where the victims are counted not by scores but by hundreds. In every one of these cases let the responsible parties be vigorously prose* cuted—let justice be done with an unflinching hand— and let those whose acts have caused the destruction of life on this large scale meet with the punishment which their crime merits, or elee let the judicia’ authorities dread the just indignation of an incensed and outraged communit ‘Tre Goud Mines or AvsTRALIA.—It is the opin- ion of many well informed men, that the gold mines of Australia will prove more extensive av | perma nent than those of California. Hence it is believed that to this great island (or fifth continent) will ulti mately be directed the largest population and trade ever known to centre in any new country of modern times. In addition to the great extent of its gold- bearing lands, it embraces vast tracts of rich agri cultural districts, with immense natural pastures, on which great flocks of sheep and horned cattle can be raised. It will thus be found to combine—what is very rare—the advantages of both an agricultura and mining country. ‘The mines of Peru, and other parts of South Amo- rica have been rich, but remote from harbors and agricultural resources. California is rich in minoral wealth, but comparatively poor in agricultural capabilities. It has no variety of climate, and but little in the character of its soil. Tho dry and rainy seasons regularly succeed each other. The vast extent of Australia, with its groat southern border lying chiefly within the southorn temperate zone, while its width from north to south im- parts to it @ variety of soil and climate, fitting it for the production of articles of food common to both tropical and temperate climates. The great tide of emigration setting in that direction from Great Britain, embraces persons of every kind of business and profession—from the humble mechanics, shepherds and farmers, up to educated merchants, doctors, lawyers, and literary mon, and among the latter many authors, poots, editors, &0.— all seeking fortunes in the great El Dorado island of the Southern Pacific Ocean. However diversified the previous occupations of the emigrants, we have no doubt but the first em- ployment of the great body of them will be the immediate pursuit of gold, either as diggers or traders, and that it will be somo years before much attention will be directed to tho developement of its agricultural reeources. If Australia, as supposed, should be found to con tain the most permanent and extensive gold mines in the world, the Americans cannot fail to reap a due share of its mineral wealth. If the California mines should be found more limited, and its tural resources more restricted, yet i hag afforded perience, trade and mining business of Australia. " wnderstand better than the English the peculiar kind | Com and the Americans a valuable field for acquiring ox- Mirena: Sv rah als age al of articles suited to the wants of » mining popula- tion, and they will, also, understand of mining itself. of steamers from Panama to Australia, are already connected with New York by steam- ship lines. It is said that the English will also have a line of steamers established to connect Australia with Panama, and England with Chagres or Aspinwall. This will be the means of causing the transit of passengers and Australian gold dust almost by our very doors, and stillfurther augment the American interest in Australian gold develop- ments. The greatest advantage to be derived by the Americans from the rapid settlement of California and Oregon, will be the control it will give them over the commercial intercourse and trade o the Pacific, the results of which no man at the present day can clearly foresee or appreciate. Tug Sanpwich Isnanps AND THE AMERICAN GovERNwENT —The importance of the acquisition of these islands can hardly bo overrated, especially now that the eagle of the United States has spread his wings to the Pacific Ocean, and our dominion has extended, not only from sea to sea, but aspires to go forward still in the same direction till it grasps the treasures of India, China, and Japan, and girdles the earth till the west meots the cast, and American arts and arms, and civilization and christianity, overspread the habitable globe. The present administration, however, have given the Sandwich Islands question the go-by, and they have allowed a splendid opportunity to slip through their fingers, of making themselves and their party highly popular with the country. It is a proo that they do not understand the feelings, purposes and interests of the American people. The French threatened a war upon the islands, because they refused to pay an iniquitous tax on French brandy, just as the old colony of Massachusetts refused to pay a duty on British tea. The King offered to transfer the sovereignty of the whole islands to the United States, to which it rightfully belongs by vicinity to the American continent. This was too wuch for the pusillanimity and feebleness of our government. They feared a foreign war, and the visions of French bayonets scared thom from their propriety. This was a very unnecessary alarm, for Louis Napo- leon has enough to do with his armies at home, with- out sending them out here to bo served with the same sauce as the Britich were served with in two wars. The Sandwich Islands have assuredly a right to be independent of European control or intervention, and they have a right to annex themselves to the United States in order to obtain protection from the exactions of foreigners. It is their interest to get rid of the French, and it is our interest to annex them to our own territory. In expanding our commerce in the Pacific, andin- creasing the wealth and power of the United States, the acquisition of the Sandwich islands is of the highest importance. The religious community, also, regard them as a glorious prize in a missionary point of view, and their accession as a grand means of converting the heathen, not only in these delight- fa) islands, but in all the islands of the Pacific. Hitherto the missionaries have been murdered in the other islands, when they made prose'ytising excursions from the Sandwich Islands; but* under the protection of the United States arms they would be perfectly safe, and the gospel would soon flour- ish ‘in those dark places of the earth,” and among “the habitations of cruelty.”” The cabinet of the King consists of American missionaries; and Scotch- men who are American in their feelings, and de sire aboveall things tomake these islands part and parcel of the United States. But the administra- tion knew not its chance and the prizo it has lost, asit does not know the instincts of the American people, who are animated with the same feeling that extended the empire of the old Roman republic over the world. The language of Shakspeare and the Bible—the mother tongue of the Yankee race— is destined to subdue all things unto itself. Tne Finsr ov Sepreuper.—Let our socialist philosophers, rappers, spiritual mediums and Bloom- ers, bear in mind that the liberty party convention mects in Buffalo, on tho first of September. Let them stand to their colors. Ow THE Lirt—The River and Harbor bill in the Senate. City Intelligence. THE HEALTH OF THE CITY—MEASURES TO ENFORCE THE LAW. A day or two ago asad scene presented itself at the corner of South and Jemes streets. It was reported to the City Inspector, that there was a quantity of corn lying in arotten state in a store there, and that two per- sons in the building had died of cholera. On examina- tion, ‘s was found that three stories of the building were filled with damaged, rotten corn, perfectly black, and smelling inthe most horrible manner. In a room ad- joining this stuff lay a man and his child dead, and his wife sick, who was enceinte. The deceased had all the morks of dvath from cholera, It was a melancholy spectacle, The City Inspector had the entire of this corn, amounting to about 1,600 bushels. removed immediately to Barren Island, by the steamboat employed for the pur- pose of removing ail the offal of the city. On the same day a man was arrested in Fighteenth street, for beiling bones contrary to the ordinance of the Vorpora- tion, He was detected in the act, and the smell from the premises is diseribed by the officers as intolerable The police have the power of arresting on the spot, and with- out a warrant, all persons found violating the heaich ordinantes of the city; but they are very slow in the per- formance of their duty. Destructive Fire ix Trireentn Sraret.—A Man Buuxep to Deatii—At about half past six o'clock on Saturday evening, a emoke was econ to issuc from the building known as the “ Metropolitan Steam Planing and Sawing Mills,” situated in Thirteenth street, between Ninth and Tenth avenues, In about six minutes after- wards the entire concern was enveloped in fiames, the simultancous appearance of which, from the front in Thir- teenth street to the rear on Twelfth street, totally paralyzed the action of the Fire Department in their most strenuous efforts to extinguich them. Heaps of timber and high piles of shavings lay around in every direction. This dry and inflammable material caught fire like tinder, and the wietors of the establishment—Mesers, Bushnell & Weltoxnot only lost the entire property in the yard, but had the aoxious dread upon them that the whole block would be consumed. As the flames progressed, @ Ini pile of Georgia pine, made ready for flooring plank, caught fire several times from the excessive heat, and tho safety of the surrounding buildings was frequentiy threatened in consequence; but the exertions of the firemen in the end succeeded in circumscribing it to the premises, and thas allaying the fear of the inhabitants around, All the val- uable planing and sawing machinery is a total wreck, and nothing remuined at seven o'clock on yesterday evening except the smoking and charred stumps of the various fix- tures. During the progress of the flames, a man named Willism Harrison, employed in the yard, rushed into one of the stables attached, in a humane endeavor to save a span of mules which he knew were con- fined there. The neble fellow succeeded in rescuing one of the animals, and then had to rash out, leavin, the recond to its fate, Harrison was blistered from hi to foot, owing to the scorching heat in the stable, and when he'came out he fainted-.the neck and wristbands of his shirt. and the waistband of his pants, forming a regu. lar cincture of flame around him. He was taken to his home, No 641 Hudson street, by police officers Barnett and Hammond, and immediate ely attended to by Drs, Seaman and Proudfoot; but after lingering in great y until one o'clock yesserday morning, the poor fellow died. Coroner Lyes hela an inquest on the body, and the jury returned a verdict that the deceased camo to bis death by being burned at the fire in West Thir- teenth street on Suturday evening, while endeavoring to render tance in saving his employer's property. About the rametime Mr, John Hogencamp, of Engine No 48, was badly injured in his face and arms, 0 to be taken to his home on the corner of Four- teenth «treet and Ninth avenue, The entire concern reach- ing from 254 to 260 Thirteenth street is destroyo4. and the lore is roughly estimated at sixty thousand dollars, It is said that Bushnell & Wells are insured in various offices, up to the amount of thirty thousand Captains Carpenter, of the Fifth; Turnbull of the Kighth; Steven son. of the Mxteenth; Maynard. of the Nineteonth, with Aseistavt Qaptains Baxter and Duryea, and various pla- toons of were on the premises, rendering setiztance in every way. Itis fortunate that the yards opposite and round movtiy used as iron foundries and for storage for hard. vate, as. if they were heaped with timber, this sudden fire must have ended in a terrible conflagration. The engineer employed in the yard lost one hundred dollars worth of wols, He left the premises at six o'clock ex- actly, with half a dozen of bis fellow workmen; they went into a Dutch liquor store. at the corner of Ninth avenue, tohaye # drink, and in turee minutes the whole goncers, # i 5 i k i i & F e by the owners to an incendiary; but some in ‘think it how Tae Pe yg morning opened with = foe beg ong A ee ee it was hot, rain passed away with a few slight tpreenoar of het weate, The” thearmter (erat the Pip gas at OE. tae AE ROM TODKTS an Annest or 4 Runaway Davonter.—Captain the Fourteenth ward, arrested a |. named derike H. Salvage. at ten O'clock: on Sak ni, i a5 Be away from her parents about four and they of her since, The Captam comm Pith her father, who ls now on States land. no Ron over ny an Exove.—A ‘Thomas Haley, attached to Company No, knocked Founn Deap.—The body of a dead man was found on board a schooner yesterda: . lying at the bulk- head of pier between Clar! ‘and Morton streets. The Coroner was notified to hold an inquest. i Man Founn Dai .—On Sunday after- ‘atte that body of ‘an unknown msn, was discovered float- ing in the East river, near the foot of Dover street. The ‘body was towed ashore by James Rodican, and the Coro- ner notified to hold an inquest. bearer iy bah aoe ere inoreergpespilrvaer waht was foun efit inthe s on Saturday ni by polleeman Bepp, of the Thirteenth ward. He assisted to his home, at No 325 Delancy street. ‘are res Hon'of the portraits of mest of rs ountry,at BRADY'S Gallery, 205, corner of rare d ‘Whether the Clou on the sky, Or flercely ‘The people flock, in cons ‘To Root to get their pi No Daguerreotypes fn the world ha many or such sévere ordeals as No. 363 Broadway; but the: through all trial specimens of th gallery can have coular proof. Broadway Fashionable Clothing Empo- rium.—ALFRED MUNROE & CO., 441 Broadway, are_pre- pared to offer to their customers a choico assortment of new and desirable styjos of fashionable clothing, roady made and made to order. Also, ® full aseortmont of boy's clothing. No deviation from marked pri summer sun, submitted to £0 ibited by ROOT, a triumphantly than any other ot visiters to the New Travelling Arrangements upon the Hudson River RaiJroad.—Burnham’s Mansion Houso. Bloomingdale road.—Downwards e kill morning trai to New York stops at Burn! ‘at 25 minutos past Jn tho morning ‘The, Peckskill afternoon train to New ‘ork sto ol ee o'elock every afternoon, and_ stops. at Burnham halt 2, Another tain loaves Chambers. stre nd , tr , gement is productive of much advantage, Every ue. eommodation will be found there to render their stopping Ie. An exeeliont table is provided ; aud as to the ind bar, thoir resources are recherche, Paris, July 29, 1852.—Hotel Meurtee, Rue Rivoli.—James Gordon Bennett, Eaq.—Sir:—Will you have tho kindness to inform the Indies of New ork and surroundicg iti ch the medium of your valuable paper, that { am cities, thr now, and bare deen, for the past thres $, in the Parisian ‘capital, making sive preparations with a view of submit- ting to their noti THOS rming collection of novelties in Autumpal and Winter Cl and Mantillas. The increased dimensions of my premis which, during my absence, are being considerably enlarged.) enables me also to add a Fancy Fur Department ‘to the Shawls and Cloaks, which will be stocked with a rare assortment of thejehoicest Furs, in Sable, Ermine, Chinchilla, M other pking, manufactured in the most approved European shapes and styles. The Shaw! Department will be found to contain every novelty that the mark¢ts afford. I shall take an early opportunity of an- nouncing on my return to America, (which I trust will be on or about the 20.h of August.) the day on which I shail be prepared to make my usual exposition. I romain, sir, yours very respectfully, EOR Ki Proprictor of the Paris Cloak and Shawl Emporiur, 361 Broadway. Singer’s Sewing Machines are dally ga! ingin public favor, for tho reason that they answ: purpose for which they aro recommended—for dispatch. Principal o n be soon in operation. elegance Way, where they Great ins im Carpetings.—Peterson & HUMPHREY, 379 Broadway, corner White stroot, having hased largely at the late large au dispose ‘at the following low prics 28.5 russels, 84; Threo-ply, 76. to 88.; Ingrains, 98.5 Bi d all 7 aaally’ low. ‘Window Shades, Gilt Cornices, Lace and Muslin Curtains. &c., at wholesale. Kelty & Ferguson have on hand a very extensive «took of the above goods, and aro prepared to offer to purchasers, cither at wholesale or petail, bargains not to be found els: Y & FERGUSON, Nos. 28034 Broadway and 64 Reade st. A Boon to the Afflicted. — Trusses.—Rup- tures effectually cured by Marsh's newly invented, light, salf- adjusting, elastic Tru N. Marsh. practical Truss manv- other goods facturer, is th » Pronounced by the faculty to be the most tant, proper! a) ing itself to every po rendering diapla complete rotent Mr. Marsh having of hernia, will guarantee a cure in every case of rupture, of however long standin Arcompetent female in atzendance o wait upon indies ren invariably ourod. : tilDo'ctock in the evening. semen niin MARSH & CO., No. 21 Maiden lange Edmund C. Charles,~Importer of Fine Wines, Brandi id Park place, New York. Just reeeived, b, perior article of Shorr and Pert y ed for private families, Proprietors of Hotels und restau: nd strangersin town a a truly fine wine, @ goo: andy orb eezar, lo well to give mea call Goods ¢: ofully packed t to any part of the country. in Indescribable something about de at GREEN'S, No. 1 Astor Houre, which inate everybody. ‘The best fitting shirts made jet Of tho bosom, 84 garments ma- Comb Faetory—A rich assortment of Tor. toise shell d bs, the newest French patterns. The variety emb: ry style ofimporved and homo many ture. Co j@ to order and repaired. A. & J. SAUNDERS, Brosdway.p Rasolr-Lecoultre.—These Razors have ne equal in their extreme durabiilty and keonneas of edzo Can be obtained genuine at SAUNDEKS', No. 7 Astor House, and 337 Broadway. Cristadoro’s Hair Preservative and Beau, tifler, to prevent baloness and restore hair that has fallen eff or beoome thin, and to cure effectually seurt and dan druff, as well as cutaneous affections of the sealp, is proparod and sold wholeeale and retail, by CRISTADORO, No. 6 Astor House, Oristadoro’s celebrated Liquid Muir Dy fer colo: the hair or whiskers instanter, upon natars) rinciph d warranted freo from all caustic substances Cee , and sold, wholesale and rotail, at CRIS. TODORO'S wig aud ecalp establishment, No. 6 Astor House. N.B.—Private rooma for spplyiag the dyo. Bogie’s Elecusic Halr Dye 1s now antver- sally acknowlecped to be the most wonderfal dissovory of the hind ever maae. Ita assonishing «ffects of convorting red, unsightly hair into exactiy the color wantod, it truly belief; an se who have hitherto beea using other articles of a similar natu whail this with delich, May be bad, with Bople's Hyperion Fiuid, of A.B. & D, Sands, 100 Fylton street; Rushton k & Co, 273 Broa way; Rice & Smith, 727 Brondwa. H, Cary & Co.. 215 . H.C: Co. 241 Pearl street, and by the druggists and porfumers through out tie world, Lyon’s Kathatron.—The most delighifal Toilet article and effective remedy for Kxldnegs, Gray tir, Dandruff &e., in the world, Sold ty all principal druggists throughout North and South Amories, Europs, aud toe islands of the ocean, in large bottles, for 25 cents, Tho trade liberally dealt with, at s price whish will pay m hand. some profits Principal wholesale office, 161 Broadway. THOMAS LYON. Wigs, Wigs, Wigs.—Strangers aro tne formed that the best place to got ornamental hair is at MEDHURST & HEARD'S, 27 Maiden Inne, whore they have on hand the Jar joremont of ingles, Kew a, Call and wine, balf wixs. toup which, for price nality, are unequal Judge for yoursel see at 27 Maiden lane, ee celaniaeainas Gouraud's Liquid Hair Dye 1s, without exception or rovervation, the very bost over invented. Be- ware of puffed Equally celebrated is Gourau eated Scup, for curing pimples, freckles, sallown &o, Poudre Subtile uproot bair from an 4 Roane, Lily White, and Hair Gi ie showld onl ted ‘actory, No.4 Wi sy A at) be the iaraeat'and bes sasctument . Copy the address, Hiioh this favorive and old Hatr Dye Recipe.—What is the use of Grand? ON. B. This i e, d Hed, wt fopy the dost yet discovered for coloarta; he moment itis applicd.. ‘Ths woude Braet with ts ° pertorme Io BAT We Wie Packers, Wo. 4 Wallsteet. when you can make six ounies f tye hy obtaining & reelpo ftom Profesor Beribee. Wee ot e.—Batchelor’s eclobrated Liqul i astonishiug. It te for asl 1 per bottle for Hair Dye, which ho ds but two Price of MONEY MARKET, Suxpay, August 22—6 P.M. At the close of the stock market yesterday, prices were better, and there was a better demand tor stocks gene- rally. Within tho past fow days there have been some curious movements in the street. The contest between certain stock speculators has been of the most exciting character, and the probability is, that during the present week tho fight will be renewed. It is our impression that the bulls wil ultimately obtain the advantage, for they have much im their favor. The most prominent stocks in the street, among speculators, at this moment, are Cumberland Coal and Nicaragua Transit, At the clove yesterday, prices for there stocks ruled three and five cent below those previously current; but a slight ro- action had been realized and the tendency was upward, Cumberland Coal will, without doubt, soon touch higher points, The company sent to market last week twenty- two hundred tons of coal, and as soon as full arrange- ments have been made, the weekly shipments will large: the Atlantic), in the event of the outaide parties not. muccceding in getting a controlling influence in the affairs of the transit company; but there is very little danger of either of these objects being accomplished. The steam- ers employed on this Une cannot be used for any other purpose. Every other line 1s over supplied, and competi- tion bas already reached ruinous points. To put these steamers on any other route would prove most disas- trous to the proprietors, and as the transit company now give them the monopoly on the Nicaragua route to the exclusion of all others, they would make s most fatal movement to give up such a profitable privilege, ‘The steamships on the line are completely in the power of the transit company, and if the managers of that company were disposed they could dictate their own terms. The steamship owners know this very well, but are not disposed to admit it; on the contrary, it is reported that they have threatened to withdraw the steamers, and let the transit company take care of itself. We have too much confidence in the tact and shrewdness of the Principal manager of the steamehip _line, to believe such: reports, Should ruch a movement be made, his ships ‘would lie idle at the docks, or engage in a losing contest with steamers on other lines Tho transit company could establish a new line of steamers in one week, if the old boats should withdraw. and it is the opinion of many Jarge stockholders in the transit company, that it would be for their interest to bave the outaide route of both Oceans open for competitors. The inside part of the line LP we learn,in admirable order, and the transit from the Pacific to the Gulf, rapid and comfortable. The fipancial negotiations relative to tbe canal company, have been full as favorable as anticipated. Whatever delay may take place in filling up the capital of the ship canal eom- pany,will,be advantageous to the transit company, as it will retain the monopoly of transporting freight ss wellas pas- sengers for a longer period Nicaragua Transit, is, there- fore, in the face of all the movements going on to depress prices, one of the cheapest stocks on the list, and fit must be borne in mind by holders, that those engaged 4m bearing the market, will be the largest purchasers when, the lowest point bas been touched. In other stocks there has been no movement of any importance, Prices have been comparatively well sustained, and the transactions toa fair extent. Erie Railroad has been rather more active than usual, and the issue of new stock finds pur- charers without depressing the market value of the old, Harlem Railroad has got down again to the old starting point, There is evidently some good cause for this dee pression, but it does not apprar. Stonington has for some days past been quite bucyaut, and outsiders have taken hold of it pretty sharp. The financial affairs ot the com- pany are, in the first place ina very favorable and rapidly improving condition; and in the second place,{this road will form a link in the new land route to Boston. By a steamboat ccnnection trom Stonington to New London, a distance of only about fifieen miles, it would be the most comfortable day line between this city and Boston, The steamboat travel would be just time enough for passen- gers to dine, smoke their segar, and stretch their legs, and they would be sufficiently rested to continue their journey without fatigue Reading Railroad, with less backbone than any other railroad stock on the list, is now firmly maintained. It is an enigma that will be solved one of these days, perhaps to the astonishment of some of the large outside holders New Jersey Zinc has been in active demand lately, and amidst depression has been well sustained, John G. Winter, President of the Bank of St. Mary’s, ‘has published the following card in the Alabama Journal, in relation to the present condition of the bank :— For the information of ‘hw creditors of the Bank of St. met Tsubjoin a conden-ed statement of its condition on the 284 of April last. when it ment, and of its condition on the 18h July, about eighty days sub- sequent thereto On the 234 of ‘April, its entire indebt- eduers, incluaing circulation, deposits, outstanding checks, &c., was $085.8 64. On the 18th of July, the entize indebtedness (embracing every form 0: ability) was $251.115 62; thus extbiting a redemption in eighty days of no less a sum $334,773 82—which does not include nearly $100,000 of my own small change bills that have beew promptly redecined in that period, as pre- sented, T embrace this opportunity of renewing my aa- surance to the public. that. my efforts shall continue une remitted to redeem the i-sues of the bank ; and that, 60 far from its being insolvent. it will be able, within a rea- sonable time, to redecm. xt par, its entire liabilities, her good asrets amounting to more than double her present, indebtedness, _ Weare informed. from a reliable source, that the stocks which haye been deposited as security for the circulation of the National Bank at Washington, are placed in the hands of Messrs, Selden. Withers & Co , bankers of that city, and cannot be withdrawn except on the return of the notes. The responsibility of the house in quostion is undoubted, and the circulation of the National Bank, under these circumstances. is unquestioned. Mr, John Thompson, at the corner of Boadway and Wall street} holds himeelf responsible for the redemption of the notes of this bank, at a half per cent discount. The New Haven Journal says, that the road feom that city to Middletown, being a portion of the proposed air line road, will be put under contract as soon as the New Haven subscriptions have been renewed. This is deem- ed necessary. in order to avoid all dispute upon the vall- dity of the subscriptions, * The stenmsbip Atlantic. from Liverpool, brings four days later intelligence. The news is highly important, and favorable in a commercial point of view. Political. ly, itis noteven interesting Quotations for cotton re main without alteration, and the market was quite inac- tive. Breadstuffs were improving. The harvests in Eng. land were not 0 promising 3 previously reported, ‘Tho markets, for some days before the departure of the steam- er, had been unsettled. and considerable uneasiness had been caused in consequence of the near maturity of the crops. By the recounts received from the agricnltural districts. it appears that when: bad been most seriously ine Jured by blightand mildew In ni tition to this, great fears ‘Were entertained relative to the potato crop. The pota- to disease was rapidly spreading both in Great Britain and Ireland, Enough is already known in relation to the state of the grain and potato crops. to make it certain that du- ting the next twelve mouths large importations of food into the United Kingdom will be required, This is most encouraging intelligence for tho agricultural classes on this side of the Atlantic. as we shall find very extensive markets in England for a large portion of our immese sur plus. at highly remunerating prises. Wo consider tho accounts received hy this steamer more important than any we have received for along time, and, as it cireu lates through the country, will give a great im- petus to all movements in breadstuffs, With month- ly receipts of California gold, amounting to four and. five millions of dollars on one scale, an active de- mand, at high prices, for our breadstuffs on the other,. We seo no reason why #e should not extend and strengthen our financial and commercial prosperity beyond any point ever before dreamed of. This change in the appearance of the crops in Great Britain comes upon us suddenly. It is only since the first of August that the potato blight has become co great, and we leara that in some instances it ie more alarming than ever before known, Later aavices from Europe will be anxiously looked for, and in the event of the injuries to the crops extending, we shall soon eee intimations of large shipments from our ports, All our works of in« ternal improvement will be much benefitted by thie, in the shape of Increased tolls, and any deficiency that may at present exist in receipts will soon disappear, According to the official returns, the total note cireu-- lation of ajl the private bunks of England and Wales, during the week ending the 24th of July, waa £3,486,651: in the week preceding the amount was £3,604,355. There. is consequently a decrcase of £18,804 The note cirou- lation of the joint stock banks during the same week was £2,890,596 ; and the previous week's return being £2,850 620, the decrease is shown to be £16,984. On toking into consideration the active circulation of the: * Denk of England, which, in the week in question, was. £25 291,410 (being £516.825 les than the week Preced- ing), we find the aggregate note ofreulation of England and Wales to be £29,666.497, which shows a decroase of £562,113, »8 compared with the returns for the previou® week ending the 17th of July, and an inerease of £2,986 885 compared with thove for the week of laet year, As regards the fixed fag mc yato banks were £1,212,524, and the joint-stock banks £670,461 below the amount authorised to be ixsued, taking total of 61,763,078 below the xed amount,