The New York Herald Newspaper, June 4, 1853, Page 4

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Single copies, in wrappers, six- pence. The News. Although the proceedings in our State Senate yes terday were conducted with comparative modera- tion, yet the preamble and resolutions offered by Mr. Cooley—instructing the proposed committee of con- ference not to yield to any extension of time for the completion of the public works beyond four years, to insist upon the repudiation of the canal contracts of 1851, which have been pronounced illegal by the highest tribunal in the State, &c.—pretty plainly in- dicate that the spirit of discord is still rife in that body. Indeed, the perusal of each day’s legislative proceedings tend more and more to confirm the im- pression that nothing will be done during the present sitting to effectually dispose of the long standing dis- pute aboutthe canals. The call for this extra session seems destined to result in nothing more than the mere transfer of funds from the public treasury to the pockets of our representatives. Thus far some forty bills have been passed, not over six of which, at most, are of any general importance whatever. How much longer the people of this State will sub- mit to this expensive tampering with their interests will be known at the next election. The Senate oc- cupied most of the forenoon in discussing the propo- sition to appoint a committee of conference, and, by a vote of eight to sixteen, refused to accord to Lieut. Goy. Church the privilege of naming such body. The Assembly was obliged to reconsider the yote ordering fifty thousand copies of Canal Commissioner Mather’s defence, for the reason that it is necessary to have the concurrence of the Senate before extra copies can be printed. The Secretary of State in- formed the members of the Legislature that the New York city school tax having been paid since the Jast session no action on that subject was necessary. The Williamsburg Water Works and two or three minor bills were passed. Considerable debate took place on the Senate's resolution to adjourn next Tuesday; but the matter was undisposed of at last advices. Owing to the immense amount of electrici- ty with which the atmosphere was surcharged last €vening, we were unable to procure the proceedings of the afternoon. Several appointments of postmasters, surveyors, &c., have recently been made by the President, as will be seen by the despatch from our special Wash- ington correspondent. It is denied that Mr. Patter- son, Jr., has been authorized to locate the assay of- fice in this city. Rumor hath it that it is in contem- plation to establish a paper at the national capital, with the double object of assisting the Union in do- ing the government work aud disseminating demo- cratic principles throughout the land. This may ac- count for the brushing vp which the editorial colamns of the supposed organ have recently undergone. By the arrival of the steamship Empire City, we have received advices from Havana, to the 26th ult. The Cuban journals, as usual, are perfectly barren of news. However, the letter of our correspondent contains about all that was stirring of interest on the island. It was supposed that the Spanish and Eag- lish Commission to investigate the case of the slave brig Cora, would condemn her as a prize to the British cruizer, by which she was captured. No fresh cargo of slaves had been landed sinee our pre- vious accounts, although the famous slaver, Lady Suffolk, was daily expeeted to make her appear- anee, The Pennsylvania free democrats, as the free- soilers now style themselyes,met in convention at Harrisburg on Thursday, and nominated candidates for State officers. Steamboat explosions are again becoming quite frequent. The boilers of the steam tug Eclipse ex- ploded on Thursday at Chicago, killing two of the employes on board, and dreadfully sealding several others. The engineer is not expected to survive his injuries. The boat, which was new, and worth about ten thousand dollars, is represented as having been literally torn to pieces, One thousand acres of coal lands, situated in the George's Creek region, Md., were recently purchased by New Yorkeve for the sum of $150,000. A petition has been presented to the Canadian Legislature from the municipal council of the county of Kent, representing that by reason of the rapid in- crease of the colored population of the said county by immigration from the United States, many evils are resulting and are likely to result to the said county, and praying for the adoption of certain mea- sures with reference thereto. A motion for an ad dress to the Governor General, praying that the ne_ cessary steps may be taken without further delay, for ensuring the construction of a ship canal at Sault St. Marie, either at the expense of the province or by individuals, was opposed by the government, and negatived on a division, of 17 to 32. The order of the day for the House in committee, on the bill from the legislative council for the relief of William Henry Beresford, was postponed until Wednesday next, and to be then the first order of the day. Read the report of the transactions in the Ismite Convention at Hartford yesterday. Comment is un- necessary. Baltimore and itsvicinity were last evening visited by a tornado, which unroofed vorious buildings, destroyed walls, uprooted trees, and did considera- ple other damage. The storm arose very suddenly, and it is feared did great damage to the shipping in the river and bay. So far as we were able.to ascer- tain, the rain, which commenced falling inj torrente here about half past cleven o'clock, did mo other damage than to destroy various awnings and compel telegraphic operators to suspend work. The streets were more thoroughly cleansed than they ever were by the hand of man; the lightning greatly purified the atmosphere, and everything fora few days will be bright and clear. Deputy Sheriff Willett—in the absence of Mr. Or- ser—presided yesterday in a Court of Inquisition, summoned to investigate the question of the sanity or insanity of Thomas Neary, now under sentence of death for the murder of his wife, with a mallet, in March last. The court was opened by virtue of a rescript from his Excellency Governor Seymour, and a jury of electors was sworn in accordance with the statute. Doctor Pliny Earle and others were exam- ined by counsel for the convict, and cross-examined by the District Attorney. Adhering to a decision given by Judge Kent in a similar case, the court ruled that it was not competent for the jary to con- sider his state of mind prior to his conviction. The case will be resumed at seven o'clock this evening. There were ouly four boats entered yesterday at the regatta of the Yacht Club, and they were so comoletely becalmed between the Narrows and the at they were compelled to come to anchor, and give up the race. An account of the affair will be found in another column. Tn addition to a large amount of interesting local and general information, our inside pages, to-day, contain two letters from our West Point correspon- dent, describing the annual review and examination of the Cadets at the United States Military Acade- my; Report of the Trial of the Millinery Case in Williamsburg; Treaty with Paraguay, &c. Mexico and the United States—The Boundary Question and the Administration. We think the public has been somewhat mis- led as to the position of the administration with regard to the Mexican boundary question, the general impression being that although Gover- nor Lane’s coup d’état is to be of no benefit to that enterprising gentleman individually. still the United States are to derive all the benefits which may grow out of it, by endorsing the claim to the Mesilla Valley, and maintaining possession of it by force at all hazards. The articles which have appeared on the subject have not tended to weaken this general belief, smelling so strongly of * villainous saltpetre.” Now, we have pretty good reason for believ- ing that such is not the position of the Presi- dent, and that, moreover, no mystery whatever really exists as to his actual view of the case. There is no intention of seizing the Mesilla Valley—nor is any violence anticipated in the establishment of our just rights when it is as- certained what those rights are. The boundary line between the United States and Mexico is defined by the fifth article of the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. That arffcle de- clares that it shall commence in the Gulf of Mexico opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, and proceed thence up that river “to the point where it strikes the southern boundary of New Mexico; thence westwardly along the whole southern boundary of New Mexico, (which runs north of the town called Paso,) to its western termination; thence north- ward along the western line of New Mexico until it interseets the first branch of the river Gila.” &e. The negotiators of the treaty, well knowing the uncertainty which existed as to the true southern and western boundary of New Mexico, and in order to avoid any difficulty in ascer- taining it, declared in the same article that “the southern and western limits of New Mexi- co, mentioned in this article, are those laid down in the map entitled ‘Map of the United Mexican States, as organized and defined by various acts of the Congress of said republic, and constructed according to the best authori- ties—revised edition—published at New York in4847, by J, Disturnel;’” and, as a further caution, added a copy ofthat map to the treaty. In order to designate the boundary line with due precision, and to establish upon the ground landmarks to show the limits of both republics, the treaty requires that “ the two governments shall each appoint a commissioner and a sur- veyor.”” who “shall meet at the port of San Diego, and proceed to run and mark the said boundary in its whole course to the mouth of the Rio Bravo del Norte.” It requires that ‘they shall keep journals, and make out plans of their operations ; and the result agreed upon by them shall be deemed a part of this treaty, and shall have the same force as if it were inserted therein. With regard to this portion ot the boundary line between the two countries certain natural ts are called for hy the treaty, on which there can be no dispute, as they have fixed locations on the earth’s surface. One of them is the old town of El Paso, which the Mexicans were determined should not fall within the ter- ritory ceded to the United States; and the sly declared that the New Mexico ran north of that town. The other is the Rio Grande. It was obviously the duty of the joint commission to have ascertained the distance between oand the southern boundary of New Mex ico according to the scale on which Distur- nell’s map was constructed. and to Have mea- sured, in the proper direction from El Paso, that distance from the ground, and there established the ‘initial point,” as it is called. The town of El Paso is laid down in Disturnell’s map about eight miles south of the boundary of New Mexico. Here, then, was a plain and sufficient gnide for the onto goupon, But instead of doing measured from the thirty-second par. allel of latitude, and gave as their reason or excuse for so doing, the fact that the position of El Paso was erroneously represented by Disturnell. The map was erroneous in other particulars. It represented the Rio Grande as being two and a half degrees of longitude cast of its true position; and so far from these known errors in the latitude and longitude being any justification for the course pursued by the joint commission, they afford the very strongest rea- son why the natural objects named in the treaty should have been taken as their guide. But the correctness or incorrectness of the line as agreed upon is not now in issue, that line having been emphatically repudiated by Congress, as manifestly not in accordance with the treaty. The question now to be determined is: whether the line agreed upon, be it right op wrong, has been established in such manner as to be conclusive and binding upon the two governments. We think it will be found that the present administration will take the ground that it has not been so established, for the following rea- sons:—The treaty requires that each govern- ment shall appoint a commissioner and a snr. veyor, who shall meet, &c.; that they shall keep journals, and make out plans of their opera. tions; and that the result agreed upon by them shall be deemed a part of the treaty, &. There is no distinction made by the treaty bétween the powers of the commissioner and those of the treaty therefore expre southern boundary of be used, and they are both to be appointed by the government, When the line 32 degrees 22 minutes was agreed upon by Messrs. Bartlett and Conde, Mr. Gray, the surveyor, had not arrived, and Mr- Bartlett, as he says, with the consent of General Conde, appointed an acting surveyor, Lieut. Whipple. The convention, or ageeement, decla- ratory of the southern boundary of New Mexico, which was entered into on the 24th April, 1851, was signed by Commissioners Bartlett and Conde. and by Messrs. Salazar, the surveyor on the part of Mexico, and Lieut. Whipple, as the surveyor on the part of the United States. Subsequent to this, Mr. Gray—the regularly- appointed and commissioned surveyor—reached the line, but protested against it, and refused to give it his sanction. The work on that portion of the line was then suspended, and the whole subject reported to the Department of the Inte- rior, at Washington, for advice. The then Se- eretary of the Interior, Mr. Stuart, held the opinion that the determination of the boundary line was referred to the commissioners alone. under the treaty, and that he could not, with propriety, give them instructions on the point submitted. Mr. Gray was directed to aflix his signature to the necessary papers, to authenti- cate the line agreed upon by them, but before those instructions reached him he was removed, and Major Emory, who had been previously ap- pointed to supersede Colonel Graham, as chief | astronomer, was appointed and commissioned as surveyor, with similar instructions. When Major Emory reached El Paso he found that Commissioners Bartlett and Conde had left for the Gila river, and that Colonel Graham had commenced the survey of the Rio Grande from the initial point downwards. He relfeved Col. Graham, and continued the survey of the river until the commission was withdrawn from the field, in the fall of 1852. In August, 1852, Mr. Salazar, who succeeded General Conde as commissioner on the part of Mexico, met Major Emory on the Rio Grande, and presented for his signature, and urged him to sign, certain maps, representing the Rio Grande so far as it had been surveyed below the disputed initial point. Major Emory at once saw that as this survey started from the disputed jnitial point his approval of the maps would incidentally involve that point, and, in order to do nothing which would commit the govern- ment of the United States, refused to give an unqualified approval of them, but certified them as showing the “ boundary lineagreed upon by the two commissioners, April 20. 1831, ” not. as some have supposed, the boundary line agreed upon by the joint commission required by the treaty, composed of a commissioner and sur- veyor, duly appointed by the two governments. It is not presumed that Mr. Bartlett's ap- pointment of Lieutenant Whipple as acting surveyor was an appointment by the “government” of the United States, the appointing power of this government being lodged in the President alone, during the re- cess of Congress, and without authority to delegate it. This would seem even to have been the opinion of the late administration, or why was Mr. Gray, and afterwards Major Emory, instructed to do that which had already been done by Lieut. Whipple under Mr. Bart- lett’s appointment? No surveyor, regularly appointed by the government of the United States, has sanctioned and approved the line as agreed upon by Commissioners Bartlett and Conde, and consequently the matter is still an open question. In corroboration of the view that under the treaty the commissioner and surveyor are joint efficers. it may be mentioned that in the treaty of 1838 with the republic of Texas a precisely similar clause occurs, and the oficial records of that commission show that the maps. journal and boundary, were all authenticated by the sur- veyors as joint officers with the commissioners. Such being the state of the case, it is clear all Mr. Bartlett’s official acts not endorsed by the regularly commissioned surveyor are null and yoid, and will so be considered by our govern- ment. My. Campbell, the newly appointed com- missioner, has been directed to pursue the sur- vey of the line where it was suspended by the withdrawal of the commission last year, leaving the determination of the initial point for future settlement and adjustment by the two govern- ments. ‘ Whilst it is evident the present administra- tion views the true initial point as being about eight miles north of El Paso, as we have al- ready demonstrated, still no attempt will be made to enforce this view in any other way than by peaceable and friendly means, such as be- comes a just nation when dealing with a weak power. But we have little doubt, whilst no attempt will be made on our part to occupy the disputed territory—* the Valley of Mesilla” —neither will Mexico be permitted to seize it. It must remain neutral ground till the boundary is d according to the terms of the treaty. There is every reason to believe our Minister to Mexico ~ General Gadsden— will beinstructed to make this explicit declaration to Santa Anna immediaicly upon his arrival in Mexico, and that General Almonte, the Mexican Minister, will receive similar information when he reaches Washington. There is yet another feature connected with this question which must be kept in view as not the least important. From the information of- ficially communicated to Congress from the Topographical Bureau, it is believed the only feasible Southern route to the Pacific, in the direction of the boundary of Mexico, is by what is known as “Lieut. Col. Cooke’s wagon route,” and this road is south even of the boun- dary line claimed by our government. There is no other channel of communication for posts along the frontier, without which it is impracti- cable to comply with the cleventh article of the treaty, which engages the United States to keep th: Indians out of Mexico. Should this infor- mation turn out to be correct—and some of the most distinguished officers of the Topographi- cal Engineer Corps have no doubt of it—it will be neceseary for our government to negotiate with Mexico for the right to extend the bounda- Ty so as to include the route in question; and this could be done, without taking in El Paso, by running the line north of the town instead of due east from Cooke’s road, which would bring the line south of it. It will be seen, therefore, that it is not only the desire of the American governmer# to deal kindly with Mexico, but it is our interest to do £0. Mexico is poor. Santa Anna finds himself at the head of the government with an empty treasury. On the contrary, we havea full trea- sury, and every disposition to deal liberally in the settlement of the questions between the two countries, Mexico can urge no reason for re- fasing to negotiate with us for the insignificant strip of territory we may require to carry out surveyor. In all things they are both referred | a provision of the treaty of great importance 0, in langnage as plain and explicit ag can well o her, uniees on the ground of a determined hostility; and however much Santa Anna may bluster against the United States to his own people, he is scarcely such a fool as to force a quarrel with us. Should such an event hap- pen—and we do not desire it—it could only re- sult in extending the southern boundary of the United States to Central America, and blotting from the map all traces of the so-called “ Repub- lic of Mexico.” 4 Mr. Cootey on THE ADMINISTRATION.—The brief report which we published yesterday, of Mr. Cooley’s speech in the State Senate, on the administration and the barnburners, must have satisfied our readers that in singling out that gentleman for the heavy business of the Legis- lature, we made a decided hit. Such is the value of an instinctive perception of the pure gold among the dross of mankind. When we declared that Mr. Cooley had uot been to Egypt for nothing—had not ascended the Nile—had not climbed to the summit of the tallest pyra- mid—had not plunged. down into the mysteries of the catacombs—had not slept upon the desert, for nothing, we had a presentiment that Mr. Cooley would make his mark among the politicians at Albany. And has he not done it? We think he has done it with extraordinary unction. He does not mince matters at all He walks right into the softshells, and scat- ters them right and left, like the champion of a scrimmage at Donnybrook Fair. He tells one member that he was guilty of an impertinent interruption, and another that he had perpe- trated “a brazen, outrageous, barnburner lie!” When a man rushes up tothe fighting point, and squares himself to maintain the charge of a lie, it may be inferred that he is warming up with his subject. Well, we should say it was about time to have a definite understanding of some sort between the hardshells and the softs. The present harmony of the Tammany ceal-hole is not the thing, and can’t last long. But what says Mr. Cooley of the administra- tion, concerning its distribution of the spoils— those seven fundamental principles of all poli- ticians—the five loaves and two fishes? What says Mr. Cooley concerning the flesh-pots of Egypt? He says that “ it seems to be the poli- cy of Gen. Pierce to lavish most of his patron- age on those who have labored to create dissen- sion between the North and South—on political renegades, to the neglect of faithful national democrats.” It is hard; but we turn over—we must turn over--Mr. Cooley to the Washington Union. We ask the Union to answer Mr. Cooley categorically, to the point and to the purpose: Have democratic renegades been ap- pointed to office in preference to good national democrats? Some further explanations are de- manded, in addition to those which the Union has kindly condescended to give. The hardshells are becoming belligerent; there is mutiny in the camp—rank, open-‘mouthed mutiny; and a very gloomy prospect for us all in the re-opening of the late split in the democratic party of New York. Mr. Cooley does not stand alone. The prospect before us is dark—very dark—dark as Egypt. What’s to be done? Tue New Crarter—Tue Peopie’s Meet- inc To-Nicut.—We call the attention of our fellow citizens to the mass meeting in favor of the new charter. at Metropolitan Hall, to-night. Let it be such a meeting as shall give assurance ofa “goodly day” for the tax payers of this corporation from and after Tuesday next. And let the progressive democracy remember that on Monday they are expected to rally their invincible thousands to the rescue, in the Park —not in the great Central Park, but in that little caticorned patch of sunburnt grass and dying sycamores overshadowed by the City Hall and its accessory buildings—and let them bear in mind that this city‘can be made to pay expenses without taxing its people to death. The new charter may be made the beginning of the grandest results. Properly managed and enlarged, and with moderate charges, the docks and wharves. market houses, &c., might be made to yield a budget which, under ju- dicious regulations, and in good hands, would leave us a handsome surplus over all corpora- tion expenses, without the necessity of one- tenth part of our miscellaneous taxations. The new charter is a beginning to this end; and the mass meeting to-night is designed to put the ball in motion for Tuesday. It is high time to be doing something for this mighty mass of people of our empire city; and, in this view, we anticipate a grand assemblage at the Metro- politan Hall to-night. New Yorkers, sitall it not be so? Tne Great Centrat Park.—The argument of an evening cotemporary in behalf the great Central Park, is so conclusive in its favor, that we should regret the misfortune if our wise dispensers of the laws at Albany were to fail in getting this aforcsaid brief and conclusive ar- gument. It is as follows. as made out from an estimate by a committee of our Common Coun- cil, to wit:— For 7593 acres for Central Park. For 153 acres for Jones’ Park. . . -$1,407,325, 700,575 Difference for 606] acres.. “$706,750 It should be borne in mind, however, that in pur- chasing Jones’ Park, we pay for all the land included within the limits of the Park; whereas, in the acqui- sition of Central Park, we enclose an area of 7599 acres for park purjoses, and have only to pay for 6663 acres, including ground for the new reservoir, which the city will purchase in any event. This happens because 57 acres, to be enclosed, belong to the State Arsenal, and to Mount St. Vincent Aca- demy, and to the present receiving reservoir, which will all be allowed to remain. and will be improved in ornamental connection with the park, and be- cause the city already owns 135 acres scattered in various parts within the proposed enclosure, 27 acres of which is on the ground to be covered by the new reservoir. Give us the Central park—we want space, room, air, frech air, gentlemen ; and seven hun- dred acres of it are little enough for our future New York of three millions of people. Let us have it now. It will pay the city—it will pay the State, in health, and life. and beauty, ten times over, for all costs, within the next ten years. For the laboring masses, for the old and infirm, for the women and children, for the rich and the poor, for citizens and strangers, and in every just view of policy, justice, humanity, and law and order, let us have that great Cen- tral Park. Fresh water we have And what a blessing it is! Now let us have a receiving re- servoir of freeh air. Grant us, while we can get it—grant us now that Central Park. Now is the time. Tae Hover Prinmxe Tevesnare Line To Boston.--This company, which changed owners about a year ago has since been doing, as we sre informed, a very profitable business, and its directors have dec’ared a dividend of seven per cent for the six months ending Sst May. The stock of this company, we understand, is principally owned in Rorton, where its President, E. ® Brigham, Esq., resides. Its superintendent, John McKinney, Keq., formerly oceupied the same position ia the Bain Tine, and in well known as cne Of the most thorough and eflicient menagera in the business. We are glad to hear that this company {4 making arrangemonts to build another line Vetween this city and Boston, over a new route, and on a plan entirely novel in this region, the chief featyre of im- provement in which will be ite perfect rel! «bility, at all ours acd Ip ol) weather, ‘Talk on Change. Sales of cotton were made to the amount of about 2,500 bales, the market closing at steady prices. Flour was heavy and grain without material change, It will be seen by statements in the City Trade Report, that the stock of hemp on the Ist inst., in this market, consisted of 1,065 bales undressed, and 198 do. dressed. Of foreign there was no Ruszis, and only 1,700 bales Ma- nila, showing a light stock of all deseriptions. There were offers for come Manila to arrive, but there was no disposition to sell until it eame to hand, under the im- pression that prices would stiffen. By « statement in another part of this paper, it will be sten that the Nicaragua Transit Company have purchased the steamship Cortes, on the Pacific side, and have ap- pointed Charles Morgan, Esq., their agent for the steam- ships belonging to theis I'ne. Tt was stated that the New York and California Mail Steamship Company and‘the Pacific Maii Steamship Company bad united, or consolidated their interests into a single company. In reference to the United States bonded warehouses below the gap, referred to yesterday, it was the insu- raxce companies which charged extra for bonded goods stored in them, The government charge alike in each of their,warehouses at the dock, but higher rates than were charged by private owners or lessees of other houses along side ofthem, The facts appeared to be that the ware houses were leased by a former Collector at @ heavy reat for a term of nine or ten years, having several years yet torun. It seems that the government took some of the warehouses below the gap, and some above, while others above the gap, were not rented. The compulsory storago of bonded goods in houses below the gap, when the others were full, subjected the merchants to much inconvent- ence and additional expense. * It waa said it would bave been more convenient to mer- chants to have warehouses either built or rented by government two or three miles up the North or East river, rather than to compel them to store goods at the Atlantic docks, because drays could then reach them withoutdiMeulty. Private advices from Havana, per Empire City, stated that sugars and molasses were less active, and that some descriptions were some lower. New York Yacht Club Regatta. The weather was unpropitious yesterday for our frieads of the New York Yasht Club; they could not raise the wind, and were s0 completely becalmed during ‘the race, that they were compelled to heave out their anchors ba- tween the Narrow; and the Hook. This is the report brought to the city by the steamboat Here, which ac- companied the yachts down the bay. It certalaly was slow work for fast men like the members of the club; but they might console themselves with the sage reflection, that the wind, like time and tide, waits on no man. The boats started, we were informed, about eleven o'clock, from s point opposite the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, passed down the bay throug the Narrows, and rounded the light ship, which we believe is about thirty miles from the Battery, in the following order :— Owner. G. M, Rutherford 78 D. Edgar. 24 Class.—Alphs, R. R. Morris. 2d Class —Sport, J.T, Ferris The Una was ahead of the Cornelia about twenty min- uigs when parsing the light ship, and remained in the same position with regard to her when all the yachts were becalmed, as we have ‘tated. According to the rules of the club, if the boats could not pass the stake at Robins’ reef, the race was annulled, and the stakes with- drawn till another time. Half-past nine was the hour at which they were required to reach this point, and we were told by one of the members that it was next to im- possible for them to reach it at that hour, considering their distance from it when the steamboat Hero left them. It wes near eight o’clock in the evening when she landed her parser gers at the dock, foot of Spring street. Wefshould state that only four boats were entered, and of these but two were competitors—the Una and Cornelia— the other two being of a different class. Yacht. Ist Class —Sloop Una, , Cornelia, Marine Affairs. « Nicanacva Transit Company.—A meeting of the direc. tors of the Accessory Transit Company was held on Wed- nesday Jast, when Charles Morgan, Esq., was unanimously elected agent for the management of the steamships be- longing to the line in this city. The company have since purchased the fine steamship Cortes, now in the Pacitic. ‘Their line there is now composed of the Sierra Nevada, Brotber Jonathan, Pacific, and Cortes; and on this side, of the Prometheus, Star of the West, and Northern Light —giving the company a spare steamer steach end. The business, under the able management of Mr. Morgan, will be conducted with vigor, and every exertion used to make it the favorite line to San Francisco. Mcumny axp Murpxr.—A letter in the Salem Register, dated Montevideo, April 5, says:— The ciew of the hermaphrodite brig Reindeer, (Eng. lish ) from Valpazaiso for this port, mutinied while oif Cape San Antonio, killing the captain, chief mate, cabin boy, and a clergyman who was passenger; and ‘having loaded themselves with gold dust ad doubloons, stolen from the vessel, they ran ber ashore, On their way from the south coast to Buenos Ayres they wore appre- hended and lodged in jailat Taudile, where one of the cxew made the confession. They will be given up to the English authorities here, and sent to Evgiand for trial. The Reindeer was lightened ard got olf, n‘ter throwing overboard 300 bags beans, by some Gauches, who brought ber in here on the 2d instant. She had s cargo valued at $30,000, specie, besides a quantity of gold dust and doubloons. Personal Intelligence. The city is again rapidly filling up with visitera, the fame as it did during the early part of last month. A glence at the registers of the various hotels will reveal the names of families and of parties from almost every part of the world, The arrval just now of so many foreigners is probably on account of their anticipating anearly opening of the World’s Fair—that it would be opened at or near the time originally fixed, At prosent there are in this city very many rich and influential fa- miles from Cubs, and from various parts of South Ame- rica. ‘The Franklin will cail to-day for Havre, with 157 pas sengers, allof the first class. Among them we notice the names of Hon. Rober! MeLane-and family, of Balti- more, Md.; Mrs, Bodisco, Fussian Ambassador's wife ; M. Clarkson and lady, bearer of despatches ; Archbishop Mosqueva, of Bogotay and J, Rodney Croskey, Esq., United States Consul at Southampton. Also the Secretary to the Russian Legation en route for St. Petersburg. At the Metropolitan Hotel is Don Francisco Eschaberria, a rich millionaire of Chili, who is largely interested in the silver mines of that country, and whose annual in come from one Mine alone is upwards of half # million of dollars. He has some cf the most magniticent speci mens of silver ore, perhaps, that have ever been seen The specimens will be placed in the World’s Fair for exhibition. Among the arrivals yesterday at the Metropolitas were—BPreyet Colonel J. R. T. Manstield, lately appointed Inspector General in the United States en ptain W. E. Prince. U.S. A.; Samuel McLane, Keq., late United States Coneul at Trinidad de Cuba; his Excellency M. de Bodisco and suite. Hoo. Daniei S$. Dickinson is in Syracuse. Hon. James Buchanan, who want to Washington a week or two ago on business cdpnected with his inission to England, has returned to Wheatland to enjoy for a time the shade of his own vine nnd fig tree bavore pro- ceeding to the feld of his diplomatic labors. ARRIVALS. From Now Orleans and Havana, in steamship Empiro City—1, B Day and lady, 8 8 Osceod, Mrs Nelson, children and servant, Sirs A Till, two childen and servant, SA rs Burrows, William mes and chtid, M Stoll, Tl Harley, Mrs Wofford and child,’ Miss 3B Misa Lowber, K Schwartz, Indy and nurse, Mrs Moact, N Frocison, Indy and two children, Mra MeFaro, Mrs Guer inuer and twochildrom, Mrs Wrothinghamw, O'P Stark, J H Nison, AT Waltou, Mrs Jones, \re 4Witliamson, 'W. Fanday, jady and two sone, P Maxwell, lady aud child, T Jacobs, I Brangne, family and tervane, FN Guerinher, J ¥ MeMasters, P B Schillor, Mr Osgood, WW Palmer, WA Porter, J M Porter, Mr Dominique and Vert, A P Garcia, ED Ous and In MeLean, US dr, Mr Oriluelo and,two children, Heri, P Lanands, J 8 M ‘A Burtilio, D Mareh La Lor 5 Es Buran o'ule, J Gil, Agremonte, N uel, A W Williams, | F Louther, Burke, J Labuent,’E Weiss, ¥ De and lady, A'Mendidea, J Roul , J Tanit, A Hoeffer, C Adams, 0 m the steerage. In ship Lucinda Sears, from Lisbon—Mes K H Lowbes, ron aud servant, TU Miriue’ A J C Buxton, lady ohild and ser- vant, Mra J Clay. In ship Rapid from Marscillee—P Rousset, J Brunot. In tchr Euphenin, from Barcelona—A 1 Howe, Naval Intelligence. Tire Vixex.—We learn on certain authority that this vessel of the United States navy, those departare from this port on an unknown expedition we noticed last week, has been ordered to Vers Ceum The object i: to watch she movmecsts of Santa Aona, The destination of the Vixen is certain, al hough the fact has not yet found ita way into the hewspapers.—Freeman's Journal, Snocktxe Areatr IN PAILADELPHIA.—A woman named Harper, residing at No. 1 Jackson court, running south from Vice stivet, between Ninth and Tenth streets, attemp€d to commit auicide, abot eight o'clock last evening by cutting ber throat wiilt a carving knife, She also atlenipted to murder her three childven, by cutting thelr throats, bat was preveniel by the interferons of nome of the neigh bors. Two of her ohildren, one of them quite an infant, had tholr throats somewhat lacerated, but the eldest one, a Hitle boy, ercaped by leaping from awindow. &he was tsken into custedy by officer Deal, of the Marshal's police, and locked up fo the Sprlag Garden station house, The unfortunate woman was evidently laboring order a temporary fit of inranity, caused by extreme poverty and weot.—Philadel’a Inquirer, June Arrival of the Empire City, The U.8. mail steamship Empire City, Capt Windle, arrived Friday morning from New Orleans 26th ult, vim ‘ Havana 20th, 5 A. M. ‘We are indebted to Mr. Purser Oraig for news and Ha~ ‘Vang papers to the latest dates, ‘ OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, May 20, 1858, The Slave Trade—The Cases Uefore the Mixed Commission. There is nothing, absolutely nothing, worth communi- eating to you from this place. Havana, indeed the whole island, since the departure of that arch instigator of mis chief, Martin Galliano, appears to be enjoying the most Frofound tranquility, resting as it were from the recent turmoils snd vexatious annoyances occasioned by the ‘bad cour cila of that bad man, who, there ean be no doubt, was the main: of all the disagreeable: ocaurrences: which occ during the past year, the unsatisfactory termination of which must have been such a bitter dose- to peor General Canedo. There have been no landing of slaves since my last let~ ter, The famous Lady Suffvlk has not yet made her aj pearance, although has for sometime past been ex] je to arrive. @ slaver brig Cora, I understand, is still pending the decision of the mixed Spapish and English court of jus- tiee. From whatI can gather it srpaers she will cers tainly be condemned as a prize to the British cruisers which captured her. It would seem that the Britiaty Comralesicnars have Nae are 8 do within the last six months than they have juring many previous Trust refer you to my other letter for my beat pe mercial information and list of American be tg in port. IN... Fire at Yonkers. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. The extensive barley and flouring mills and yoy toils situated in Mill street, and owned by L. P. Bose, of our village, were consumed by fire last night. The fire broke out at pate pat lL o'clock, and so rapid was the progress of the devouring element, the whole of the buildings were in ashes in lessthan two hours. It is nob known how the fire originated, but it is thought that the man whoran the barley mill on the first watch got to sleep and allowed the journals to get so hot as to net fire to the care. as the fire was first discovered in that mill, ‘The’ba eg flourivg mills were occupied by Messrs. Miles & Peek. Their loss cannot be less in $6,000, In- sured for a part. The loss comes heaviest upon Mr. Rose, as he was in- sured for only $3,000, and the value of the buildings, ma- chinery, stock, &c., cannot fall short of $12,000. Yorkers, June 1, 1853. PROBABLE RESIGNATION OF THE CANADIAN MINIS~ tRY.—The ministry having been three times defeated last night, Mr. Morin stated, on Mr. Smith moving the rece; tion of the report of the committee of the whole oa bill for securing the independence of Parliament, ‘ thas ax the ministry were cbarged with the conduct of the ublic business, he thought he was justified in asking for an a3journment, as they might possibly be relie from that duty before the next stage of the bill.””"—Que bee Chronicle, May 31. New York, May 31, 1853.—Tne Directors of the Asocistion for the Exhibition of the Industry of ali Nationa, give notice that the Exhibition will be opened on the 1th day of July. In uaking this announcement, the Direstors avail them: telveg of tc opportunity to stato that, the building whicl they havo crected, and the Exhibition which they havo pre- pared. will, they boliove, fully meot tho just expectations of je public. Tris proper that it should be known that, im order to af- ford ample scope for the inventive talent’ and skill of ow countrymen in machinery and agricultural implements, wo have increased the size of the building b; fourth to its arca, beyond what was originally contemplates, -€0 that we have now for the purposes of exhibition two hun- dred thousand square feet, or nearly five eres. Not limiting thelr plans to a display merely 0 adding nearly one- eurious oF attractive, the Directors have erganized s department of mincrslogy and geology, in which some of the best scientific talent ef the country kas been employed; and the founds- tion is thus Jaid of a most valu national collection »f the mineral resources of the country. ‘The Directors had hoped to open the Bxhibition at in earlicr prriod, but the novelty ard y of e construction and the high standard of object which it has Leon th the A have produced dele Directors, nstwith their most earnest d earlier day. In regard to the genera! charactor of tho exhibition, the result promises te bo mout gratifying, and not unworthy of the conidence manifested towards it by the government of It s been ding their utmost vigilance and ire, to announce the opening at am the United States, a confide ich has elicited » eor response from the govern will, unquestionably, be t ing collection of ths wor the preductions of industry that has in this country, and will tend to increase the active emulation, of the age in every braneh of intelectual developement. The sole charge ef the interior of tuo building, its division, arrangements, classification and as been confided to. Navy of the States, Captains 3. A. Davie ; and the sanction of the go ren to the apppeintment of these gentlemen, who have so mveh distinguished themselves in the special ser~ vices in which they have boen employed, affords proof of the confidence repored and tho interest felt, by the highosd suthoritics of the country, in the general objects of tho enter, Th lo rise. no gentlemen have orgunized their department as fol+ Batcheider—Secretary of the Superintendent ; muel Webber—Arranzement of Space and Classiseation Prof, B. Silliman, Jr.—Mineralogy and Chemistry ; B. P. Jonnson—Agricultural Implements ; Joseph E. Holt ehinery ; Faward Vincent ile Fabrice ; Felix Piatti—Seulpture. ‘The directors have sensibly felt the confidence reposed irr them hy their fellow eltizens, in all parts of the countrys and they will continue to make every offort to satisfy th Just expectations. pinrerons. Mortimer Livingston, Ph Alfred Pell, August belmont, Alexander Hamil George L. Sehuy Elbert J. Ander ip Burrows, inston Liviagton, arlos W. Foster, Theodore Sedgwick, Willian W. Stone, William Whetten, John Dunham, William Kent, Watts Sherman, E.W. Edmonds: - . Waddell, ob A. Weatervelt, James A. Hamilten, Samuel Nicholson, ‘ ‘THEODORE SEDGWICK, President. Wa, Wnerrsn, Vice President, Treasurer and Secrotary. L. G. Svar, Assistant Secrotary. ‘We Call Attention to the Auction Sale of Woodville Pabldiag lots in sections, and cottage horses, on the gromnd, by AT. BLEECKER, on Monday, Oth June, wt 10 A. M., as advertised ther column. Eest New York Land Sales and Free Exea= sion, closo to:duy, (Saturday.) Free passage by omnibus lines or Long Ieiaud Rail? ‘The property is selling Tapidly, For maps, circulars, 4. apoly nt No. 27 Nasu street, opporite Post Office. C.K. MILLER, Gencral Agent, Cheapest Dagucrreotypes on Record.—Rees & Co,, the original 25 cont picture makers, will faraish phe People with superior portratts in futaro, with casos, coloked th preservers, highly finished, complete, for only two ‘at their groat picture factory, 239 Broadway. All Who Come to the Grand Jabilece in New york this eeason should visit GURNEY’S enperb daguer- 49 Broadway. By his improvomenta he has erreotype on a level with the firss paintings Refore leaving the city in the cars or boat, fo and get your Daguerreotype taken at Anson's, and leave t with your friends, for fear the drawbridge may be open, cracollision may take place; for the next thing to your dear self ig a daguerrcotype by ANSON, 699 Broadway. Extraordinary Hakl of Fish.—On Weines- day Inst four thousand sea bass were caught by tho. passengers on board tho steamer Hero. Sea basa were never known to to so plenty as they are this season, Tho Hero runs every day except Saturday. Sunday Excursiun.~The Steamer Thos E, Huleo wi'l make her usual trip to-morrow to, Newburg and intermediate placer, leaving pier foot of Jay etree a7}, A.M. See advertisement, Teas.—The best assortment of fine Tens will be found at the etore of the Canton Toa Company, No. 125 Chatham street, between P. and Roovevelt streets, the oldest tea establishment in the city. We can readers that they can do better here than elsewhere, at wholesale or retail. ‘They hae no brangh store, whe Last of the Rosevale Village Building lots, on the Long Island Reilrosd—These lots and farme will be distributed on the 30th of J ‘The eal continues to be made ond isinereaging. sever subscribed, and as this plot is the a speedy appiteation will be Staves are only $15, which secures f 9 sect r building lots, 25 by Those 100 fect each, ora farm of from two to twenty acre building lots are near the Lakeland depot where a aew church las just been erected. The lota are bounded on the south nd the north pact of them Ronkonkoma. Only six ould be to CHARLES, maps and pamphlets may be by the Long Island fi will ho near the ce hundred shares. had gratis. House and Store Wanted, In the Mighth Any avenue, between Fonrtecath and ‘Thirtioth streets, Tevven having & lato and od tenant by ay ing. by 53 yap ADDEN GUSON'S, Nos, 28034 Broadway . Dealers supplied from first hands. Shades warranted to rtand any ells sold lower than at any other erteblithment. N. .—Storo, church, aad other large shades, painted und letiered to ordor, in supe- rior style. Patent Self Heating Smootht avery housekeeper who desires to be relioved from the heat, fatigue and inconvenience of ironing, danger of soiling the clothes, and great © se of and to do the work in nearly half the tim wee the Trons.=-Let tee . HUNTER, 998 Broadway. Lager BlermAt Krisele’s Garden, Staten Island, noar Stapleton Inoting.—G. KRISELE announces to hia friende and the public, thata superior quality of lagor bier is daily eerved in thé garden, direct from the bier vault, with other refreshmente: alvo Tavor bior faruished im bottles, by the barrel or cask, Orders tor the same received at No. 420 Broadway. Sewing Machines.—There are perfect Sew= ing machine to be bought, and very imperfyct ones, and a bad machine {s dear at any price. Examine tho work of any machive which works with t¥o neodles, and threo strands of thread will he seen on the under sid,’ ‘Thiv is na impore akes fect stitch, which will ravol ont; and bositos it, a clumsy foam that cavnot be presadd Tio only, sowing my chined which always opornte to the satisfaction of both manufacturers and consumers, on. all kinds of materials, are fingers eaiteia crake Agtion meer es are and so thy operation at 6 office, No. 223 roadway rarity ith J.M. SINGER & CO, Goyler’s Paw manufacturer in tent.—KOBERT M. PATI: the United Stator of the noove oolel: Gotlin’s Impenetrable Defianoa Looks, the best safos and TWeks combined in tho world. Depot No. 192 Poarl stroeb, one door below Maiden lano, forwerly No, 90 Jol 2 = john street, xperionce in using sluttle ma- m to doubt the utility of machine ore mado by machinery, and ni mo closer, stronger, and less liable to rip than the best hand towing. at Ro, (4 Chambers’ street, New York, GROVER, BAKER ACO. Tremendous Bargeins lo English three-ply and a0 ei Pe, oe Hinge hal ela Haale 9 Bow. ory sof ingrain cer petins, We.,Gle,,70e. nnd Toe. per Jord, of clegunt