The New York Herald Newspaper, August 25, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, Bante FERS 2D > AuRseue: on o! pits AE Cert, 8 v7 NO ¢ upnorymens communications, We de net AMUSBMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery Lavon anny Gnow Far —Danem ot Sea Ton Carros, BROADWAY THEATRE, Bronéwoy—VYanuer rw Trrr— ‘Lapy snp Gertieman in 6 Pasrusx wo PREepisaMmEeT— ‘Woon Dratan. NYBLO’S, Broadway 1a Poaruws-Prare on Pent- uous Lapppa~ Maere Prise, "3 Chembers rurset—Carirar Maren—Wasosaisg Minerrac-Tuan OQur—Cuumse Company. pRATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham etrect—Uxone Tow'e ABIN, OT CHARLES THEATRE, Bowery~ Ousvnaus—Usere Caoremzr—Moruey or Paapuronr. AMERICAN UUSZUM—Reavisce sy rue Boon Pane a run Miame Pai—Rareisce axp Tare Move MADISON AVENUE—Afternoon and Evening—Frax- wouve CovoseaL Hippoprowe. C@RISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broadway -Brmporian Mevonies py Cuniwry’y Orcas Trours. ‘WOOD'S MINSTRELS Wood's Musical Hall. 444 Broad- way—Brworan Minernsay. BUCKLEY'S OPERA BO’ 889 Brosdway—Buox- tuw's Brimorian Ovana THO hese GBORAMA, 59 Brosiway Paxonaxa or rue Horr tan. HOPE CHAPBL, 712 Dresdwsy—Faasuexerain’s Pa- monama OF Niacapa. ACADEMY HALL, 663 Prosdway—Ascenr or Mor Buaro. BUENISH GALLERY, 663 Brosdway—Day and Evening. Wew Yorh, Thursday, August 25, 1853, Jee a The News. Bpecial attention is directed to the official corres- pondence we elsewhere publish, between Lord John Russell and Minister Crampten respecting the pro- ‘position for a tri partite treaty, in order to guarantee to Spain the continued possession of the island of Cuba. The truly American answer of Mr. Everett, the late Secretary of State, to this extraordinary Proposition on the part of England and France, forms the chief theme of Lord John’s comments. Mr. E., it will be recollected, declared that ‘the United States would not see with indifference the island of Cuba fall into the possession of any other European government than Spain.” By way of re- sponse, Lord Jobn, while admitting the right of this country to reject the proposal, pointed!y observes that “ Great Brita n must at once resume her entire diberty, and, upon any occasion that may call for it, be free to act either singly or in conjunction with other powers, as to her may seem fit.” Does not this tend to confirm the report that England and Spain had entered into an agreement, for the ultimate abo- Lition of slavery in Cuba? We give some additional intelligence from Califor- nia thie morning, which will be found hichly inter- eating. It will be seen that the operatives and la- Dorers in San Francisco have caught the striking in- fection which was lately so prevalent in these quar- ‘ters, and have demanded an increaxe of thei: wages, in most cases from six and seven dollars a day to wine and ten, and were in the main successful. The squatters, or those claiming lands by the untenable right of possession, ara giving the officers of the law eonsiderable trouble in California, and in some instances these abstract freesoilers have endea- vored to maintain their fancied rights ei et arm's. Bat law has gained its ascendancy in the new State, and every thing that is at ya- riance with it, and all who oppose it, must give way ‘to its supreme majesty, or consent te be governed by ite controlling influence. In another place we bavespoxen of the quick trip which has just been per- Jormed between San Francisco and this city,the short- ‘est by nearly half a day which we have yet recorded. ‘There is another remarkable fact connected wit’ the ‘Yate arrival, which is worthy of mention. The Northern Light bronght back answers to the advices which left this city on the fifth of July last, the time oceupied in going and returning being but little over Sorty-eight days, or some fourteen days less than the same round trip was ever before performed in, and oc- cupying but a little more time than was required four years ago to make the pastage from one city to the other. Our last advices from the West Indies are dated @own to the 12ta inst. The government affiirs of Jamaica stil] remained at a dead lock; its legislative teachinery wae so much out of order that no person ould work it. The arrival of the new Governor was daily expected, and hopes were entertained that after he convoked the House of Assembly, things would go on more evenly. Members, however, were determined to maintain the constitutional rights of the electors. The weather was exceedingly warm. Yellow fever bad not entirely disappeared from the feland. Crime was quite prevalent, and a negro had been sentenced to death for murder. & Some further information will be found on another page relative to the persecution of Captain Gibson and his mate, of the schooner Flirt, by the Dutch guthorities of Sumatra. The political state of the Netheriands dependency of Jambie is represented as be'ng very much disturbed, and some Dutch ‘troops had arrived there in consequence. The telegraphic reports respecting the awful rava- ges of the yellow fever in the Sonth, warn us of the vapid spread of the disease, and should invite our Jocal authorities to use every precaution, by the re- moval of filth from the streets, &c., to preven’ the entrance of the epidemic tothis city. Shonldit once gain a foothold amongst us, nothing but cold weather and frost will successfully eradicate it. Over three ‘hundred persons are said to have died in New Or Jeans on Tuesday, and at Vicksburg and Natchez the dinease is said to be of such a virulent character, that every person who can possibly do s0, is lo those places. There were seven fatal cases of fey t Mo- bile on the 18th instant. James H. Myers bee been nominated by the Ohio Democratic State Convention, a8 a candidate for Licutchant Governor. A despatch from Columbus states that several thousand persons assem yesterday for the par. poce of listening to a discussion between a Massa. ehusetts dieciple of the M: jaw and a Middletowa opponent thereof. At the conelnsion of the arga- a vote was taken, e resulted in a majority gainst the law. ‘amon will be found an official ment from the Presid claiming the ratificati hive loca. he United States, pro convention b this convtry aod Great Brita h sets to pecersary arrangements to bi ntered into f. settlement of a)! claims which the citizens couitry may have upon the other, and which ar from travanctions of a date subseqnent to the 24th of December, 1814, It is onderstood that them cliin ore cipally from American citizens, and am t to about haifa million of dollars, Judge Upham who bas been appointed the commis toner on part of the United State already in London, where the board is to and ja ao doylt pre pered vo enter a upon the daties of bis office. Aa everything in shape o! a from the fishery regions ia now read with great arost, we hwve to-day dovoted considerable we to an ac wovements of the Amerioxn aqnadron or, the report of the St Jubn’a (N. FP.) ‘Ceamber of Commeree relating to fishing and re- eiprocal trade, 4c. ‘The fete on doard the Prince ton at Halifax is described as having been a most recherche affair, and indieates that however hostile may de the feelings of the Yankee and colonial fishermen, the American and British naval officers, imeludipg her Majesty’s civil functionaries, are de- termined that no event shall, if possible, mar the personal friendship existing between them. In addition to a great variety of other entertaining and important matter, to-day’s inside pages contain a graphic description of the articles in the Coast Survey Departmen’ of the Crystal Palace; Late News from Oregon and Washington Territories ; The Testimony of Mr. Drury and bis sen in the alleged case of Forgery against Justice Boyd ; Commercial, Political and Miscellaneous Intelligance, &c. The Herald and its Assatants—The Diarlo de lea Mariaa of Havana and the Diario OMictal of Mexico. fs We are afraid that our Spanish-Ameri- can friends are losing their temper. It is a bad sign. and leaves a door open for ugly sus- picions of misconduct and foul play to creep in. It has the additional misfortune of rendering a man thoroughly uncomfortable for the time being. We are sure, for Instance, that the editor of the Diario de la Marina. or His Ex- cellency General Canedo—tor they may be regarded as one and the same person—has enjoyed much less peace ofmind since he be- gan to be angry with us. The wrath which boiled over in the articles we copied a few days ago, must have seriously interfered with his digestion by day and his repose by night. A recourse to furious vituperation, and violent abuse of the Herarp, coald afford but a tempo- sary relief, from the symptoms evinced, secre- tion was obviously proceeding pari passu with evacuation. Had the power of the angry editor equalled his rage, this paper might have been demolished. and in contemplation of our ruin, peace might once more have’ shone on his disturbed mind. But unfortunately this was not the case, and the only practical result of his onslaught was to convince his readers, in despite of himself, that we had wounded him in a tender point. His example, we regret to find, has been followed by the organ of Santa Anna, Dictator of Mexico. He, too, undertakes the demo- lition of the Hirarp, and commences the task in a style equally pregnant and vigorous. If hard words were pistol bullets, we should have long since passed .from these troubled scenes of life. There is no mincing of the matter in the Diario Official. The Henarp is branded as a hopeless paper, and our menda- city is stigmatised as quite notorious. Super- ficial observers may perhaps wonder at the | dictator taking the trouble to refute the state- ments of so “notorious afabricator” as ouy- selves; but it is not for them or us to question the motives of so inserutable a potentate as Santa Anna. Between the two—the Dictator on the one hand and the Viceroy on the other—our position is certainly very trying. Either of the pair—with all the resources which rank, power and money afford him—would seem a formidable foe for a single journal ; terrible must Lave been the dis- may of our friends abroad, when the news of their combination for the purpose of putting down the Hxratp came to their ears. Forta- nately for us, American newspapers are not so easily silenced or destroyed. It requires some time to build up a popular journal: bat whea the edifice is complete, it can stand many an assault and defy many a foe. Wher people have got into the habit of reading a paper, and their experience gives them no reason to donht its veracity, assertions like that of the Diario Official may be often repeated without making asingle proselyte. This will be invariably the case if they are made in angry language, and accompanied by every symptom of ill-temper. Santa Anna and Canedo ought to know enough of the world to be aware that coarse epithets and furious diatribes would weaken the best cause, and that if they people to believe that the Herarn has maligned them, they must prove the talsehood of our statements, and not fly for refage to senseles§ slanders. Lei them show where, how, and when we have done them injury. Facts, pro- perly authenticated, might possibly prove us to have been in error, and goa certain way to- wards rehabilitating their character in the eyes of the world; but mere abuse, which is equelly impotent to ruffle our temper or soothe theirs, can never efface the stigma we have fast- ened up their names. There are cases when erger and spite may be readily excused. They may be forgiven in one who, after spending the best years of his life in straggling to conquer a position in the newspaper world, awakesat last tothe erushing conviction that not only the first. but the second place, is beyond his reaci, and that unless Pro- vidence interferes in some miraculous manner. every day which passes over must hasten his decline and place success farther from his grasp ; who, after spending all his energies, ex- hausting every resource, and resorting to every conceivable device to avert impending rain meets with defeat atter defeat, disappointment after disappointment, desertion after dese and is driven to acknowledge at last. that, how- ever conscientious hisendeavors, however unwea- ried his exertions, the prime elements of success were not in him. and that the utmost human power can do is to postpone for a short while his coming failure. Such a man az this—look- ing on his exhausted brain and wearied nerves —and not unnaturally deluding himself mto the beltef that the prize which he has been un- able to grasp has been carried off with less toll and less intrinsic merit by his rivala—may be excused if he vent his disappointment in foolish and angry words. Who could have the heart toreproach the bankrapt with moros temper, the sinking journalist with bitte wish esa of ness to- wards his n fortunate\competitors? Charity bide as smile and pass on, But Santa A alo have no We are e ot aware that the He h interfered with their prospects in life. or tha’ 3 ever their annual revenue has been re- daced to a not figave by the appear more youthfal r on the co! ry, every reason fo: t burst of spleen against u the justice of our attacks of their employees noyanee at detect parsae would have v0 honestly to work to prev f the a we noticed, have evinced more wisdom had he resiuiely undertaken ¢ A D0 » stop to the alave trade, and Fanta © izaned pore Lady g, they for the eeizu ! the ed themee'ves fi the 9 their charsete nity trom the “mer “calumniating, mld have eve dim ons,” naole wid but dreaded Henan, “| cen mireae Site of the United States Assay Office in New Yous, ‘We know not what may have given rise to the generally credited rumor prevalent some days ago in the monetary circles of this metro- polis. that the Secretary of the Treasury had concluded the purchase of a building in Wall street. neighboring the Custom House, for the purpose of its being converted into an Assay Office, conformably to the provisions of a recent act of Congress. The ramor has neither been confirmed nor contradicted, and the public is therefore left to mere conjecture as to ite vera- city or falseness. We have, however, on a for- mer occasion. asserted our belief that there was no real foundation for the statement. We were, and still remain, of opinion that Secretary Guthrie is too experienced, calculating. and prudent a financier to expend over half a million out of the nation’s treasary—the sum said to have been paid—for a piece of pro- perty which at present is not. in the estimation of experienced men. worth more than half that amount, and which, in the course of a few years. will become of considerably less value. We will state our reasons for doubting the truth of the rumor that the purchase had been completed on these terms, or, if it had been, for questioning the wisdom of the Seeretary of the Treasury in making such a bargain. It ig generally conceded on all sides, and does not admit of argument, that Wall street has seen its beat days—that its star has culminated—that trade has over- flown its margins. and found new and more commodious channels, and that henceforth ite progress must almost necessarily be in a retrograde direction. It is no longer a matter of absolute necessity that banks should be situ- ated in this once exclusive mart of commerce. Brokerage offices, and insurance buildings. and commercial institutions of every kiad. have long since proved the possibility of their pros- perous existence outside of it. And not only bas Wall street itself experienced this natural reaction, but the streets radiating from it, and formi: ga confined district, within which, a short time ago. was concentrated the great focus of trade in this metropolis, have for some years past been exhibiting symptoms of the same decay, Property in Exchange place ac- tually sells to-day for less than it brought five years ago, and rents for not more than two- thirds of what it th n did. The same is true of Pearl, Hanover, Pine, Cedar, and W ter streets, only that there the deterioration of property is more remarkable, as first-class stores in Pearl street, nearWall, are now renting for one-haif the amount which was paid for them ten years ago. These are the undeniable and unmistakeable proofs of our assertion that trade is gradually forsaking its once great centre, Wall street; and this being so, we find it difficult to believe that the Secretary of the Treasury would have committed the imprudent step of expending euch a sum of money for the mere sake of lo- cating the Assay Office in Wall street, when, for one-tifth that amount. he might procure a better site for it in one of those streets to which trade is gradually being transferred. But even on the hypothesis that Wall street should continue for many decades yet to come what it has been so long, still Secretary Guthrie would have made very bad terms for the nation in offering to pay half a million of dollars for the property said to have been selected there for the Assay Office. The building itself is totally unfit for the purposes to which it would be devoted, and it would be therefore necessary to erect anew one. Then the space covered by it is not sufficiently extensive; and to build an Assay Office of commodious size it would be requisite to extend it into Pine street. But the purchase of Pine street front would involve an additional outlay of two or three hundred thousand dollars; although if the entire pro- perty was put into the market at the present moment. it would not bring over four hundred thousand dollars. Therefore, if the bargain has been concluded on the terms reported, we mast say that Uncle Sam will have been male to pay rather dear for his whistle. If, however, the matier still remains an open question, we would counsel the Secre- iary of the Treasury to think well on it be- fore he consents to close it at these terms. Wall street has, we have goid, lost much of its prestige, and continues losing that which it still retains. During the past ten years this metropolis has grown wonderfally, and just as streets and avenues were opened up town, and the city limits were extended, so busi- ness expanded out of the narrow places in which it had been heretofore confined; large mercan- tile establishments flourished above Trinity Church, and banks, counting-houses and in- surance oflices have, as @ natural consequence, been drawn into the movement. The splendid marble and brown stoue warehouses built with- in the last few years on streets north of Trinity Church, attest the great change which has taken place, and are an elegant commentary on the decay which is overtakipg Wall street and the marts of business in iis immediate neighborhood. ‘The best position for the Assay Oifice would be decidedly in the ‘ueighborhood of the Park, about which trade is now centralizing, A temporary building should be rented for three or five years, to serve until a proper site could he procured anda suitable building erected thereon. Beekman street, which is now being widened, will be, perhaps, extended into Park place, and thence through the grounds of Co- lumbia College to the North river, This would be a work of incalculable advantage to the city ; and the triangle thus cat off from the Park— which would measure two hundred feet each side—would form an oxcellent sitna- tion for a Post Office and Assay Office. Or it may be that in the course of afew years it wil found desirable to the courts of higher up town; and the City Hall, tus evi- cuated, might be converted to the use of those otber public purposes. Or,ot all events, the n of dollars to given for the property would more than sufice move be to purchase a large, suitable, and convenient rite on Broadway, for both A Post hope. ther that Mr. Guthrie mitted, or will not commit, the h act of consummating argain a nd to have b z in Wall st on his ehr n error of jadgmen Frew PaRa.— of hats ” trom Pare Joly sarday. rooorte thas | wer Bio Negro, Deal, hed errived atea aneio, ‘The R. N, ie the second te sty's Yee for the navigation of tha « ’ ® from Para to Rio er 0. to the rn one own of Nenia, m Pero ihe Rio oo bo road6 n tris on the 296% to at abort wine y miles, taking pasa-npers ob tho rave o: 09 eaeh way, Ihanonawrs ax THER TREATMENT.—We print, to-day, several documents relative to affaire which have created some excitement in thie city generally—among our foreign popula- tion particularly. Grave charges have been made against.the masters of the immigrant ships George Canning and Constellation. A mother, frantic at the lose of her child, which, perhaps, was hastened by the sea voyage, and the roughness incidental to the steerage, charges that her bereavement was occasioned by bad water and bad food. The circumstances in But the Com- missioners of Emigration examined the af fair. and their report is before the people. It is all very well as far as it goes; and we think that, even if the shipmasters were blame- less, there-was no harm done by the little breeze which was stirred up. It will induce a little more vigilance on the part of agents and inspec- the other case were similar. tors, The English law provides that each steer- age passenger eball be provided with acontract ticket, which stipulates that each passen- ger shall be served by the master with at least three quarts of water per diem, and a weekly allowance of provisions, thus :—2} Tbs. of bread or biscuit, not inferior to heavy biscuit; 1 Ib. of wheaten flour; 5 Tbs. of oatmeal ; 2 Ibs. of rice ; 1 Ib. of sugar; 2 ozs. of tea, or 4 ozs. of cocoa or roasted coffee; 2 ozs. of salt. This js in addition to the pro- visions they bring of themsélves. The law also provides that an officer appointed for the pur- pose shall inspect the provisions, and that no master shall have his clearance papers until the inspector has pronounced every article to be sound and of good quality. Even with all these wise enactments, we have no doubt that contractors frequently ran in damaged arti- cles; but immigrant agents and ship-masters should be particular in their scrutiny;—the in- spector may frequently hurry over his work, and thereby produce illness and death. It is important to us that immigrants should have good treatment on their voyage. They will then land here with health and strength for the labor by which they shall earn their bread. They will become good citizens and welcome workers in the glorious temple of repnblican- ism, whose foundations extend from the lakes to the gulf, and from ocean to ocean. With bad treatment and bad provisions, they step upon our shore ill, discontented, lazy, unhappy, and desperate. Some fly to the demon of intempe- rance, and either swell the criminal calendar: or in an alms-honse eat the bread earned for them by the hard hands of our own artisans. The laws are strong enough as they stand. All that we desire is their firm execution. Tue Protestant Cxurcwes anp THE SLAVERY Qurstion-—Sovrnern PrespyTurtaN Move- MENT.—Since the division of the Methodist Church upon the slavery question, into the Methodist Chureh North, opposed to slavery. and the Methodist Church South, recogaizing the institution. various other Protestant deno- minations have had their nationality shaken upon the same issue. An article recently pub- lished in the Tenth Legion, of Virginia. says that in consequence of the agitation on the sub- ject of slavery, in the last General Assembly 6g the New School Presbyterian Church, which met at Buffalo, a number of the ministers of that persuasion, in the Synod of Virginia, have signed the following resolutions, and proposed them to the other Southern Synods for adop- tion :— Resolved, 1. That the Presbyteries in the slave helding States decline making ‘any response to the pe ESS propoeee by the late General Assembly. That Presbyteries be fully represent@d in the next Ascembly. The third resolution proposes that if there is any unreasonable interméddling with the sub- ject of slavery in the Assembly, that measures shall be taken with a view to a separate orgau- ization of the New School Presbyterian Church in the Southern States, Thus we go. The end will probably be that a few years hence there will be no brotherhood between any of the more popular Protestant churches North and South, while in striking contrast the Catholics will stand undisturbed by the slavery agitation. from Maine to Santa Fe. They at least. are wise, in having nothing to do with the abolition movements of the day. The Episcopal church, also. has thus far stood aloof from the agitations of the negro question, and, taking the editor of the Courier and En- quirer as a witness, they of the North have in good faith abided by the compromise measures, and the requisitions of the constitution. It is a pity that other Protestant denominations have flown the track. Their dissensions upon the slavery question can result in nothing but damage to themselves and the country. If, however, the Presbyterian Assembly attempts to enforce abolition doctrines upon the church in the South, let the Southerners set up for themselves, They can haye no other chotce. Thicary Imporranr—Yxres, TAERB 18 £0 BE A Wuie Srarn Conventioy.—We clip the follow- ing from the Albany Register of yesterday, the same notice appéaring also in the Evening Journal :— Cann or 71K Statz Convention.—Most of the members of the vee ate Committeo were in ses- sion in this city on Monday. We understand that they have resolved to ca'l the State Convrestion at Syracuse on Wednesday, the fifth day of October. Wednesday, fhe fifth day of October. Now, gentlemen, proceed to organize. Call up the Seward people, call up the Fillmore men, the Webster men, the Castle Garden Unjon Satety Committee, and let us do something for the re- conciliation and reunion of the whig party. Let us hear from our theologians ot the Courier. Where are they? And Robert Macaire, whero ishe? Are you all ready? Make way. then, for the Fonrierites and the Maine Liquor law. The rappel haa been sounded. Organize! Or- ganize! Whig State Convention at Syracuse on the fifth day of October! Let the despor ing whigs who have been thinking the whig party dead—let them now —— Bid farewell to every fear, And wipe their weeping eyes. The whig party is not dead yet, The Committee have resolved upon a Whig State Convention? Heer ye hear yo Tis Free Democracy m New Yorsr—T is to be w third panty in the fleld for our Sts offcers this fall. We learn from the § Chronicie that Hon, 8. P.,Ohase and Hc P. Hale have consented to t Py Democratic” State Conv held in that city on the 31st inst. 90 of that convention to nomi tor State officera, The © State 1 it are Charles A. Wheat aye nd, Hiram Barney, 8 B, >, KI lo, B. Marka, & nd the State ticket ¢ expected bo | the ated | firmly w may be the old Batfalo or *ibba 4 Siaies Con in New Hampehire, has cut loose, and located himgelf among the lawyers of Wall street; but he sticks to free sol, hotwithstanding he failed toran into the Presidency on that issue last fall. Let the free soil democracy, at all events, as they are to lead off, appropriate the Maine Liquor law, and they may do something. We commend the question to the special atten- tion of Mr, Church. Wuice Dorks BE CHOOsE?—The Washington Union, speaking of the reunion of the demo- cratic freesoilers and hunkers of this State, ac- cording to the arrangements of 1850, ’61, and °52, says — And now we affirm that the Argus and those de- eR ape ne i‘ ese arran; they occurred, or else that the Prey and those for whon it speaks, by refusing to accede sf ead faith to those arrangements, did place itself without the aie of the democratic in New York. The Argus may select just which of the two horns of the di it chooses, Which horn does the drgus take? Will it be good enough to take a horn? party and organization The Destruction of the Pearl Street House. This hotel, which was destroyed by fire on Tues- day night, occupied the site in Pearl street of what ‘was, in part, formerly—say from 1816 to 1825—an extensive and popular boarding house, kept by Joseph Graham. About 1825 it became the Pear! Street Honse, and was soon popular as a house of en- tertainment for country merchants. Jobn R. Peters, Esq., was, for many years, the owner of the property. It was destroyed at the great fire in December, 1835, when the lower part of the city was laid in ruins, The building which has now been destroyed was erected by Mr. Peters directly after the great fire of 1835. A white marble block was inserted in the front wall, on which was engraved the following:— Destroyed 1835 In the conflegration 16-17 Des. 660 buildings, containing merchandise. were consumed in one night— loss. 20.000 000 of dollars Rebuilt 1846, on foundation of large stone, for Jons R. Larance, Architect; Banta, Mason; Macvzy, Carpenter. The building was considered, when finished, one of the finest public houses in the city. It has been kept by a succession of popular landlords. The de- cline of Pear! street and adjoining locations as firat lags stands for the wholesale business, and the con- sequent transfer of hotels for the avcommodation of country merchants to the vicinity of the Park and the North river, had affected the fortunes of the Pearl Street House. Mr. Peters some time since ceased to be the proprietor of the building; but the hotel still continued to be the favorite resort for merchants having business in that section of the city. It is doubtfal whether it will be rebuilt as a hotel, but this must depend on the present relative value of rents fcr public houses and stores in the lower part of Pearl street. It isa curions fact that rents of stores in that part of the city are now fifty per vent below the prices of 1835 and 1836, while in the lower part of Broadway rents are generally more than three times the prices of that period. When the Pearl Street House was established, about 1625, the following were the leading public houses in this city, viz.:— Tas ApetPn! Horst—Corner Brosd vay and Beaver at. RUSKER’s Mansion Hovse—39 Broadway. Crry Horat—Brosdwey. corner Cedar street. Naniovat Horet—112 B-owdwsy Fraye ux Hourt—O rner Broo way and Dey street, Ammnscan Hote1—Oorrer Brovd way ard Barclay street. Peart Srrerr Houre—86 and 88 Pearl str-et @ Wasniscrox Hait—B-vad «ny, corner of Reade «treat. Pank Pace Bovse*~ Lie corcer of Park plies. ae Bank Corres House—Ia Pine street, corner of Villiam. Wie reo Corrim Hovse-Corner of Wall and Water atreets, New York Horsi—Noa 162 and 164 Greenwich street. NoxtTaEry Aore.*-—Cortlsndt street, corner ot West. Watton Hovsk—328 Peal street, Commenciat Horer—Broai street. Only two of the above (marked thus *) are now Known as public houses, or hotels. There were no fashionable houees above Canal street when tho Pear] Street House was established. Talk on ‘Change. There wee some better feciing ic cotton, with sales of about 1,100s 1.200 bales, Owirg to a break in the ernal, the receipts of flour were light. The article continued firm, with sales of common State brands at $5 12. Wheat war in good demand and free. Sales were made to ar rive. without material variation in prices. Sugers con inued active, with sales of about 2,000 hhds. Cuba Mus covado, chiefly within the range of 43;a5\c. There were also 300 boxes sold. Coffee advanced about 4c. per Ib., with sales of abont 1,506 bags Rio The Committee of the Corn Exchange handed over yesterday to the New Orleans Relief Committee, the libe- ralcontriduiion of $2,128, which was duly remitted to the Howard Association, Capt. Nye, of the Pacifiz, was on ’Chavge yesterday, and received the congratula‘ions of his friends, on ac- count of his spoedywpassage with one wheel of his flae ship. He stated that for the first three days he had a splendid run, having made fally 1,000 miles, up to the breaking of bie shaft ; ou the fourth day, (three days aad twenty bours afier hia departore) he made 230 miles against a head wisd. Afterwards the weather became favorable during the voyage. He thought that had the accident mot occurred, he ould certainly have reached New York on Friday evening, or early on Satorday morning. Captain N thought the sheft was injured during the hard vr yage experioaced last, winter xd that the fron, at the point strained. had gradually given way, until not much over one eighth or one-fourth of sound irom remained at the point of fracture Jt was sii] uncertain whet steamer it ooald be which war seen ashore on Nantachet Shoals, Some thoaght it was the Germania, while others ‘considered that it might be s coasting or government steamer. It was acknowledged to be the moet dangerous place oa the coast. S:rong currents set over the shoals, and vessels gettizg ontbem were but selcom saved. Ia case a yale arore, they were dashed to pleces and disppenred in a single night, ae happened some years since with the Focket ship Ivanhoe, whish paeished on them, with all on board. Knowing the fatality of the luca*ion, some mer cbsnts expressed sincere regres that Capt Judkins, when he sew the steamer asboro, in aucn a fearful position, where a few bours might decide the fats of a large nam ‘er of buman beings, with a large amount of property. (the weather being fine), did not lower bis boat aad send to her, with iontenetions to gather prrtisulars, and a: certain wkother he could render any assistance, Had the steamer as supposed been the Pactls, the courte-y would not have been an‘, because tho emall steamer snd lighter men to be along-ide, might Lave beea uvadle to bave afforded timely relief, which the aid of the Arab's might bave accomplished. Even suppostog is to have been the Germania, abe, too, bad » lags owm vr of pascer gern placed fn great peril with a valuable cargo Ts wonld Dave deen satisfactory, hed Captofo Jnduins if be cvvld baye done nothing mure, stopped bis abip long enoogh to ascertain in resiity what vossel ic was Some persova also thouyht the premorure in conntermanding the Vucke: shoals, that it vould bave bven pradeot at lesay to hove eespa’ched one steamer, with apparatus, aad mep pnd provisions in aid of the steamer in distress— every hour of whith ivcreased tho peril of the ca @ A foreign hous», engaged largely in the shipment of floor to Eng! 5 ed t tbe comola at of rhor Weights on the otner side wero becoming very nerivus and tat» movement among exportrs was talked of (0 favor of purouaelag flour dy weight at the time of ship. ment. under eriters were vir @xvodiion to Nap The Foreign Demnerncy aud the Koszta At Fates 3 COMMITT BM TO COM Ly eveaing at eight o'clock @ mooring of 140 sppointed last Saturdey wh the Sbakspeare plioe at No, LLL Leopard aly Hote) to The folobing geatlamen were p -On behalf of the Cooace, Genpar Be aed Porfir's Vattento Hupporiena Colonel Achy; F Niersre. Martinoobe o . Kelinor Gu tove “ or) nuit + doowled That houtt habail of v a ‘ pisew wepiary bel M0 be a@drsnend to Me Seaen, United ab Smyrna, and io Copaia logratem, for theSein 3: aleo “resolved that a grand mass meeting frltnda of universal Cemreracy ehould take phot am he Leathe ‘be the 289 of September = Dpee it ¥ pi + paafversary of the Gree French vovoiution, ne The committee waso' opiiou that some imfiuentiad Ameriesns should be invited to uaite with them, in order to give strepgth to their caii to tbe naiversal democracy. Meters. Wi juller, Kellner sd Betancourt were con- sequently empowered to take such steps as they deem proper towardsthe Amrrican democratic ‘and to invite one or two of wheir members to associate with the committee At ten o’clock the meeting adjourned sitie die. Inseliigenee. THE GREAT MATCH GAME OF ORICKET BETWEEN ALL CANADA AND ALL NEW YORK—BROTHER JONA> THAN A LENGTH ABEAD. There was quite a larve gathering of gentlemen inter< ested im field sports and athletic games at the Red House, Harlem, yesterday. when the first day’s play of the long talked of match vetieen the Canadian and New York cricketers took place, according to appointment, The match hes been on the tayis for some months, and the beat men were selected trom the Canada, St. George’s, New York and Newark clubs, They had all been im practice for rome weeks, with the siogle exception of Comery, who came from Syracuse exprenely, and had only two days for preparation But, aa we shall se@ anon, he was by 00 means unequal to the work required of him. The doy was fineone—the thermometer standing at 40 deg. Fahrenheit—the sun bed been accommodatinglp veiled, and thero wes @ fixe, perhaps somewhat tog fresh, breeze from the southwest At eleven o’clock the wickets were pitched and the foreen organized. Tho following nemed gentlemen ap: peared as champions for the Canada clubs :—Messrs, Hayward, Parsons, Napier, Denny, Beadbury, Piskering Gallwey, Farmer,Philpotts, Keano, and Stanley. Umpire, Mr. George H. Barber, edicor of the Toronto Herald, The Canadians were all fine, rugged looking fellows, and it neemed as if it would be a Jong time before the great enemy of man would bow] any of them out. Yor the New York side :—Mesers Blackburn Sharp, Doekery, Wright, Marsh, Waller, Fletcher, Comery, Wilson, Bure nett, and Cuyp. Umpire. Mr Samuel Nichols, The New Yorkers locked well, aud seemed in high spirits, In thie game, no stake except rhe laurel of superiority isever played for. but upon this matter there were @ large rumber of outside bets. Last week the odis were ten to eight im favor of the Caradians, These odds rose as high as two to one, and there were several bets made on the ground at the rate of twenty to five. The New Yorkers won the tors, and put themselves im The play was steady and effective. The bowlig of Messrs Napier, Bradbury and Parsons deserves eommene dation, while the stesdy cacrivg of Sharp, Sam Wright, Blackburn, Marsb and Dockery called forth the applaase of amateurs and professiunals The score of the New Yorkers, first innings is as follows:— Skerp, b Napier 3 Blackburn, b Braobury & Dockery, c. Denne, 1 Wight, d. Parsons 4 Mar-b, —_b. Napier 4 Wal er, Tun out, b. Paroes . 5 Fieteher, bd. Parsove sees 3 Comery, ¢. Farmer, b. Nepier. 2 Wilson,’ —b. Parson: r Burnett, o Coyp, Q Wides 4 1 2 63 e Cown, there was an ade cora above given was After the last wicket had g journmeat to lunch, The thought to be revere on the Nea Yorkers, and bets ware fieely made at the long odd: above noticrd, The number of persons on the ground @as considerably increased, They come by staxe. raitvay. utd all sorts of vehicles, Gomi mille eaggua’ ap. to. exretang buggy. ia which, = Lady Soff lk” appeared tobi. fine as silk.” At about three o'clucs tha eiecen of Cavada went is for their first invings nen rome very fine play was mace. fhe boxlug of Cowery was artistic and very effective. a8 will he seen by tne core. He surgasied hime self on this ceca ion Hi: © «¢jutor, Cayp, shoald not de forgotten, tor though the svoulta of his play sre not £0 palpable on reference vo the rcore yet his bo zing waa no kas ¢flective ond ariiic Tne truth of these com- phments will be apparent when se say that the Cana- Cians bad made bat eigot ru- vod taree of their wicketa were already own—two by Cowery and ove oy Cuyo. ‘Mhere pas qui ¢ o chsnee io tbe udds. Comery contiaued to bow) in the finest rtyle, Down goes another wicket. * Bravo! Comesy !” be jeopie begin to ** hedge’? New York stock ts loohiox up. “Pickering, the crack layer of wll Carsda now cawe 10rward’ to the wickst. le made several svieucid bits and his stand seemed in- vincibie. Comery tried a1 sorts of * dodges,” bat it reemed in vain,—fioslly, however. Pickering’s sum o3m3 and Comery bowled hm cut, whea there was a great shout among the New Yurkers. Toen the odds were ia their favor. Then they s+k-d every budy to moisten ia- Giseriminarely, Toe thtcg was out with all Canads for ‘this innings, and at balf past four the last of tne elevea war rum out, and bowled by Comery. Here ig the soore : Carada— first inpivg Heyward, Fousss, Napier, Denne, Total .. At five o’clock went im for their second inuing: Biased burn’s batting deverver e-s+c'al credit, and a splen- did hit of the last named ola. er~sullowed by four rang, brovght down the croed in » ehout of epplawe. Sam, Wright susteined bi« repu stion We were no! so well | acai with Pickering’s bo»l vg as we expected to be, ut it was fo cible aud svcevsTul if not it. The long stors ow both side-—Mr Keaae, of the Canadian eleven, and Mr Fletcher of New York—deserve great ged bg trg padres snd ski with, which they dis- charge: ic important duties. In fact, the pla: wee all capital; and we «a Out ove iagtawatee eae ness durmg the day, avd the: might have arisen from. over-anziety fur success bo play closed for the at Fix o'clock, We give the score of the New Yorkers! reacnd inninge, an far as it wan ployed. Bharp, —-b Bradoury, run out Blackburn, not out , ‘ Dockery, |b. Bradbury, 6 Navier Wright,’ ran out, b. Pickering. Marrh, —b. and¢, Picker: g Waller, chs sell TOMA ssi s's expire teres erteceneeete And for wic) et. to go down Tins it wul be reea that the New Yorkers lead the Canadiens forty-rix runs alreacy Toe match will be finished to-day, if the seurher ndenits, Tere will bo rome “tall” vias irg at tbe Red House to-day, and we. advise admirera of the game to nee it, ‘ Whey Greek joins Greek,” oto Wiltinusbarg L ligence. Axomirn Drsrevenive Fras = ‘day about half pass 10 A.M. a fire drobe on » the Morropolitan Plank and Moulding Mitis, beto: ‘ o tog to Mesera Hassey & Co., and orcupied by Mr O Bo-honil, of No 20 Nassau streoty Now York, situated at the fut of Soath Pourth strest, which together with its © viens, several large piles of dressed lumber, 9 lage tenyorary shed aud tvo dvell- ing houses, were comueely ruiced Che Are originated throng @ blaze of fire being blown from the furnace docr into a pile of shavings is toe boiler room, while the flreman was in the acr of throwtoy fresh fuel fa the far- pace, In consequeves of arafe of air baving heen ad> mitred Into @ back flue. The varions loses of trdividoals ag near as can bo are aa feMow= ora Hussey & © the f the will the roed. avd deelKogs, about $2,500 k comomvy: Menacs 1 vlerk, $1000; Mr Coloarn, rive ¥, Hock ‘an? fixtures, Jeove Rodwell, $50; 9 man 82 L00 v0 dressed Inaber; ove of the honses, red peral of Benjamin Do 1 The Firat waed, took statreet yexter- oa to Hempstead for & Brown, 8 00 pieces $000 Mr. Bu boeli, t+ $16 (00—inewred for #4 001 interment, Accinest — Wm vember of engine No. 10) shile at work wt tho the » Soucth street yestor @ay morning fell yeu # ladoor 1o.ee ground, a distance of thirty feet, aad was suctously injure Drare ny Are an i qnest ar h » bes station howe, om nyed 40 yours, nativicy bed de ape stor, 9 das nico ale heeger of Meeman the & ples of (60 wate dead when fonod b Ofer Dr Ublexsmtues the o dy, aed found fh verdles man tended olaee and drag sbeore, He wag that death was bi this opinion, 8 BRoapwav Yes et he New Yok wind 40 years, & mee hy 9n » over whose Dram cavesp 4 No, 6 certe