The New York Herald Newspaper, June 2, 1854, Page 4

NN —————————— NEW YORK HERALD, JAMES GONDOS BONNET, PROPRIETOR AND BPTTOR, pore * OFFICE §, W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS T engages to build two clipper screw steamers, ca- | Terma, ocins te ies RY pan 1 2 conse yer coef per enti, b Whee ALD emery” Stas dig ee 4 cetie ur Ca ie ne anvet ; the Purcpeaw © 4 perae- im, to 2 Air of Great Pirkola, cad SS te ony part 7 he i to lmelede 200 / em ie MARY CORRESFUNQENCR, contatneng tnpor- Senet ron sree ee Conanaronvanre g i oR son Me eeratly pall ey Seevumwrte to Geek aie REPTEa! aw Pa o, BOWERY TOEATRE. amp Srnipzs—Sarvatea Ko; Bowory—Dawn Ov Tun Srars Lys WIBLO'S, Brosdwsy—Berva—Rosent Macairr. RATIONAL THEATRE, Chetham vtrest—Narorxon— ‘Twe Farae Licnt Gvanp—iws Ounane OuTane. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Beoadway—Dericate GRovxe —Monsy. AMERICAN MCUSEUM—Atternoga—“ur Farry Tnorr @oanv—Stamen avn Caatren—Bvesing—Tux Wittew e ougisrr’s AMERICAN OPERA FOUS®, 472 Broet- HIOPIAR MuLopuy bY Crmiery’s MiNSTRALS. WOOD'S MINSTREL FALL. 444 Rrosdway, Ermsorcex Mewerneisy—Buaverce. oy Uncew Tom's Canin. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUS 39 Broadway—Bucx- Erutorean Orewa Tove. WHOLE WORLD, 37 ana 879 Brondway—Aftornconand Bvening, ew York, Friday, Dane 2, 1854. SSS To the Pubic. “Tho New York B24. haa now the largest ciroulation wf any daily journal in Europeer America. Who Daily Hema circulates moarly sicly thousand Meets por day. ‘Tho Weekly oddticns—publiche? on Saturday and Sen- day—reach a cirawlation of aeatly seventy thousandwhects por week The aggregato/issue of tho Mena establisbment “io about four hundrcd thousaet oheets per week, or over wenty millions. of sheets per aroum. Falls for Burope. THE NEWYORK HERALB—TOITION FOR EOROPE. ‘The U. S. mall steamship. Franklin, Capt. Watter, rowill. leave thie port to-morraw at 12 o'clock, fr Léverpool. The Europran mails will clove in this city at half.past ‘San o’olock in the forenoon. ‘The Waxary Hxnaty, (printed in French aad English, ) +wil be published at helfpact nine o’cloek in tho «morning. Single copies, {n wrappers, sicpence. Budscriptions and advertisements for sny edition of the -fiew Yori Humin will be received at the folowing pleces fa Zarope — Baverroot. Joba Hunter, No. % Paradise street. -Boxvon,...Edwasis, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill Wm. Thomas & Co., 279. 19 Catherine atesat. 2a308,,,.,. Livingston, Wolls & Go. 8 Place do la Boures. The News, THE EVROPEAN INTELLIGENCE. ‘By the arrival ef the steamship Asia we are ena- filed to lay before our readers this morning a com- Plete history of a week’s events in Europe. In an editcrial article we have commented upon the pro- grea of affairs, and to it and the-letters of our cor- respondents, and elso the extracts from foreign journals, attention is invited. The commercial and financial intelligence is regarded.as favorable, al- Though , it came too late in the day to affect the mar- kets yesterday. Flocr in this masiet, before the receipt of the news, a@vanced from \}2} to 18 centa per berrel, and corn was firmer. Fork again de- clined, and free sales of mess were made at $13 25. Cotton was dull. We refer to the city trade report for stocks of pork, sugar, &c. AFPAIRS I THE CITY. During the month of May there arvived at this eity from foreign ports, 13 steamships, 137 ships, 118 barka, 463 brigs, 96 schooners, aud oxe galliot, making a total of 531 vessels, 192 of which were foreign. This exceeds by thirty-four the number of arrivals for any previous month, and is gnother evidence of the rapid advance of the metropolis of the Western work. Ym the Marine Court yesterday Jndge Phitsps, Deing unable to trancact basiness in consequenee.of personal injuries received in an gssault made upon ‘him while on his way down town inthe morning adjourned the proceedings in thecase which had excited so much interest the day previous, and which also produced considerable exgitement in the Park yesterday afternoon. An accoynt of the af- fair may be found under the appropriate head, in another column. The Commissioners of Excise during the past month granted 2,028 tavera jicenses in thirteen wards ofthis city, leaving eight wards to be pro- vided for, It is thought that the whole number of permits to he issued for the present year will not exceed three thousand—about half that of the past twelvemonth, “We hope the Aldermen and Coun- cilmen, under whose sanction liquor licenses are Biven,afterthey have concluded their praiseworthy efforts to reduce the number of legalized sources of poverty and crime, will turn their attention to the almost innumerable unlicensed groggeries hitherto tolerated by the benevolent officials, and generally kept by “lone widows” and men who are particcé larly active on election days. A fall and graphtc account of the regatta of the New York Yacht Club is given elsewhere. MISCELLANEOUS. The Old School Presbyterian Assembly, which has heen in session for the last ten days in Buffulo, final- ly adjourned yesterday. Yesterday the people of Brooklyn voted upon the project of supplying that city with water from the streams and ponds of Long Island, and rejected the proposition by a very large vote. The decision of the Commissioner in the Boston fagitive slave case will be rendered this morning. The most intense anxiety prevailed in that city yes- terday, although there were no gatherings of people in the public places. A large meeting of clergymen was held in the forenoon, headed by Mr. Dexter, ‘the person who carried the famous anti-Nebraska Temonstrance to the capital. One hundred and fif- ty regular troops remain in the Court House, and a full brigade of militia has been ordered to parade today to preserve the peace. Both houses of Congress met yesterday and ad- Journed till Monday, according to resolutions pre- viously adopted. No business was transacted. Farther particulars relative to the recent terrible explosion at Wilmington, Del., are given under the telegraphic head. THE WEST INDIES. From the British West Indies we have files of St. George's (Granada) papers dated to the 6th of May ‘The news is unimportant. The weather had been remarkably dry. A few very slight showers was all the rain experienced in the St. George's quarter for many weeks. The Legislature stood adjourned to the 16th ultimo. Onur files from the French West India islands ave dated to the 6th of May. At Martinique the atten- tion of the government was much occupied with the subject of the currency, and & monetary reform had been announced. An official announcement in the government gazette says :—In the daily increasing scarcity of silver, felt even in the mother country where silver money has in its tura become the ob- ject of a premium or over valuation, a8 was previou - ly the case with gold, it is necessary, in the interest of the colony, that efficacious measures be taken to check the efflux of our silver coins and the influx of over valued gold coins. Forseveral months no busi ness at the treasury has been travsacted in money Leasing an over valuation, and the American eagie Las been rejected altogether from the chests both at Guadaloupe and Martinique. The Spaniah doubloon akne,on which a yalue of Sus. 400. bag been fixed Dy ordinestoe sir.ce 182%, is permitied to be taken wt | ropes of wand, which have m0 primciple or pros- the treasuey. Coptala, Blane had contracted with the coinnial covernmmnt to import 10,000 coolies into Marti- nique tm fonr years, Or 2500 a year. The ca) pect of cohesion, We have mo faith im com- bimations that require so many pledges to in- tain | "Bie mutual confidence. But even the f.cts that come to us through pable of carrying 2,000 coolfes, aud of secomplish- | the same sources of informativn, seem all to ng the passage from Indéa to Martinique in fifty , point to different conclusions. days. Her Brittanic Majesty’s ship Calypeo, heving on | board bis Excellency Lientenant-General Wood, Military Gommander-imOhief of the Windward and Leeward Islands, toudhed at Marthaique on the %th of-April, on her way from St.Wucia to Damirtca, The ‘Rnglish General was handsomely entertamed during his May there, by the Coaat de Gueydon. The Cabypeo tonched aleo at’ Guadalupe. f the Si. Pierre market, we read in the Outre- Mer, April 29: “Sugar continues abundant, but | transactions have not increesed en that account. It is with diffienity that good qualities are-disposed fat 28f., and common serts are dullat 18t0 22fr.” Sys pathicing with Spain—Progress of ‘the Wer. The most important, and to us the most i teresting, feature in the mews breught by'the “Asia, is tho disposition said to be manifested on the pert of Englend and France to side with Spain in her quarrel with this country. It is lvpaserted in late tetters from Madrid that the two forser governments have expressed their epprovél of the cenduct of Spain -in-the affair of the Black Wasrior, and that the latter, for- tified ia her resietance to the demands of Mr. Souléy had decided upon sending an additional force-sof six theusand men and .a- quantity of Paixkon guns to Cuba, to propare -for the oon- sequences of the rejection of our-claims. Arecent dodiaration attributed to Louis \Ne- poleen, and hich is fully in accord with theeentiments to which Lord Clarendon .gave expression in* the House of Lords about two morths since, would appear to confirm the truth of this statement. In a recent interview with a certain foreign diplomatist, it is seid that the Emperor expressed himself in terme of decided disapprobatien of what he was pleased to term the ambitious and encroaching spirit of the American government, and he went so far as to add that he was opposed to attempts on the , part of any Power to take advantage of a neigh- bor to rob it of its territory—that his policy was based on the faithful observance of - treaties, and that it should be ‘the same in the West.as in the East. Strong as may appear this expression of opinien on the part of .so cautious and reserved a ruler as the Emperor, our private letters.from Paris afford us grounds for believing that not only has he made a declaration te this effect ‘but that the terms in which it was delivered are rather understated than otherwise. We were in some degree prepared for this intelligence hy certain previous indications conveyed to us in our correspondence from Cuba, and ihe nificance of which we duly appreciated 2t the .time. The. feelings of exultation and confidence te which the arrival of Admiral Duguesne with the Freneh -vessels under his command, gave rise amongst the Spanish officials in Cuba, could only be explained by the assurance which they felt.as to the course that would be pursued by the governments of England and France in the event of our.attempting to redress the many unsatisfied grievances which we have against Spain, by taking-possession of that island. If it be true, then, that England and France are about to follow out the same policy in the West as they have pursued in the Hast, we must be prepared to show them that we also have a policy in the Enst as well asin the West, and that it is consistent with our inter- ests. We shall at least have the justilication that if we decide upon taking Cuba, that step will have been provoked by a long series of wanton insults and outrages that no othe: tion, with proper men at the head of its affairs, would have tamely submitted to, and that we s‘all not be cloaking ill-concealed projects of aggrandizement under a pretended sympathy for the wrongs of the oppressed, or an over ten- der regard for that visionary hobby of Euro- pean statesmen—the balance of power. Lot England and France, therefore, make but one decided move to intervene between us and the vindication of our wrongs, and they will find that they will have raised up a new obstacle to their views in the East which they have not as yet teken into their calculation. But we forget that we are running rather wildly in advance of probabilities. We are giving expression to our own sentiments and those of the country generally; but unfortu- nately this is not sufficient to give effect to the ne- course which our honor and our interests sug- gest. Our trifling and imbecile administration —the whole practical foreign policy of which, thus far, has been limited to circulars upoa diplomatic costume, and vulgar bravado through its organs—is uofortunately charged with the initiative, and we shall probably have still much to endure from Spanish insolence at? aggressions upon our flag, before the indigna- tion of the country succeeds in rousing it to | order thus established, or attempt to alter the action. Asa proof of its moral cowardice and meanness of spirit, and of the ¢stimation in which it is. held abroad, we have only to mel- tion the report which has obtained currency in the English and French journals, that it hee offered to withdraw its demandes against Spain for the cession of her miserable African posses- sion of Melilla. Under any other administra- tion such a statement would be regarded as an absurd falsehood and acalumny. Under the present, it is unhappily but too consistent with the gencral course of its foreign policy. But little progress appears to have been made since our previous advices, towards the ecclaircissement of the doubts that surround the policy of the eabinets of Vienna and Berlin. We have statements, it is true, of a large addi- tional levy being made by the former Power in consequence of the concentration of Russian troops on her northeastern and eastern fron- tier; but this must not be taken as any certain indication of her intentions. It may be, and is probably, merely » precautionary measure to provide against any attempt to drive her from | destiny’ when we have a chance; and if, as we her neutral position by exciting insurrec- tionary movements in those quarters. The statement that she had forwarded an ulti- matum to Russia, demanding the evacua- tion of the Turkish territories under the threat of hostilities, turns out as we pro- nounced it at the time, to be without foun- dation. The report, it scems, originated in the fact of a communication having been sent by | king, and subject to all the horrors of irrespon- Count Buol to Baron Meyendorff, respecting the evacuation of Lesser Wallachia. Accord ing to the Vienna newsmongers, fresh negotia- sare in progress for an Anglo-Freach and Austro-Pru alliance. This looks very much like what we have all along considered to be the fact—namely, that all the protocols and treaties by which the four Powers have been trying to bind thomselves and the rest of sfom nrops—Engiand ana Franee | command, Austria and Prussia entering into a treaty of alliance offensive and defens've on the one h. nd, whilst on the other we ave t.1d that Aus- tria is arming aga net Russia, and that Prussia ir manifesting » decked dispusition to take the opposite side. ‘Of this, we have proof in the fect that the Prussian Kins; has just.dismissed anothcr olé and tried servant, Baron Usedom, his representative at the Papal Court, for no other esuse then his amti-Russian tendencies. The-formationof a camp at St. Omer, close to the Prussian frontiers, and of which Louis Napeleon means himself to take the is significant of the doubts | that are attached te the sincerity of thie two governments, '‘forét is an absurdity to sup- pose that they will separate their interests. ‘Riey are both conscious that the moment they act independently of cach other they will be separately sacrificed either to the resentment of Russia-or the ambitious views of France. The oecupation of Greece by the allies has been resolved pon, recent acts of King Otho having proved that he was subsidized by Russia, and that the insurrectionary movement was all the time stimulated by «the court. He is -said to receire monthly from the Czar a million of drachmas—rather a heavy price, we should think, fer the purchase of his Spartan virtue. His worthy progenitor, King Ludwig, of Terp- sichorean propensities, is said to be-excessively irate at his son’s folly; but, begging the old gentleman’s pardon, we think that of the two he has exhibited mere of what the world calls common sense. ‘ He has no doubt get ‘tired of keeping “heggarly state” in Athens, and wil! probably get the start of ‘the allies, and transport himself and his baggage to St. Petersburg, leaving his Queca to pley the -Amazon at the kead of the insurgents. It is seid to be the intention of the allies:to put a speedy extinguisher on the Czar, by pene- trating into the heart of Russia, but we fancy that the French will net be over dispesed to try asecond experiment of that sort. What the great Emperor broke down in, it is not likely that Marshal St. Arnaud with his family en- eumbrances and fifteen hundred bandhoxes, and Lord Raglan after his:thirty years campaiga- ing between Apsley House and tke Horse Guards, wi be able to accomplish. In the meanwhile the combined squadrons have begun. to bombard ®ebastopol—at a respectful dis- tance. Let them look out for Professor Jacobi and the sub-marine batterias. Abaiition Fallectes—The Races of this Con. tinent. If some imaginative Spanierd were to declare that kis task in this life would hereafter be to raise the Spanish race to its former position in the world, and to rob Great’ Britain and the United States of their monopoly of trade and manufactures, converting Cadiz into a Liver- pool and,Sarcelona into a New York—or if some ambitious serf from the Crimea were to proclaim the coming everthrow of the Western races, and the enthronement of kis country- men in the palace of arts and civilization—or if the feeble Hindoo were to rise against th» hardy European and pregict not onky the re- capture of all the latter hesusurped, but a like invesion of Exrope, planting Asiatic g.onarchs on te thrones of Charlegzagne and Alfred sweeping away every trace .of modern refine ment, and superseding onr present comforts and luauries by the introduction of oriental and barbaric magnificezce—we should surely teink such prophecies absurd, though pve could not pronounce them absolately imposeible. Span- iards might become a trading people: Russians might leara refinemest: Hindoos might be taught to fight. But such changes are so very | improbable—<o entirely inconsistent’ with all that we know of the history of these races— that the most credulous would hardly expect their advent. Ninety-nine men out of a bua- dred would at once declare them a wild utopia. In precisely this light do we look upon Mr. Seward’s scheme for the eradication of slavery from this continent. It does not seem to us to be possible that 80 much violence can be done to the essential characteristics of the two lead- ing races here as to place them side by side on a footing of equality, without endangering the existence of one or the other. With the moral and ethical considerations urged by Mr. Seward we have at present nothing to do: our positjon is that nature has placed on this continent three distinct and separate races of human beings, en- dowed with different moral, mental and physi- cal qualities, to each of which a peculiar and well defined station and sphere of duty have been allotted; afd that no man can disturb the station or duty of any of the three, without failing, and involving in his failure much con- fusion, injury and wrong. We do not contend for the theoretical justice of this proposition; Inany laws of nature, indubitably established by experience, are in violation of abstract right; all we claim is that such is the rule in practice. Philantbropists for instance have shed oceans of tears over the wrongs of the Indian, driven from his childhood’s home, and hunted from place to place by the white pioneers; and there is no doubt but herein lurks a grievous injux tice; but shall you argue to-day that we must have no more Territories or States because the Indians have rights? Fancy Con- gress listening to such an argument. Common sense would reply at once, that though it is hard for the Indians to be expatriated, it is harder for the world to leave so much good land idle, while white men starve: and this prac- tical view would necessarily prevail. Conser- vative and rational as we think ourselves, we are all glad te lean on the arm of “ manifest believe, it can be shown that hitherto it has ever been, and is still, the manifest destiny of the negro race to live in servitude, the balk of mankind will shrink from the responsibility of rebelling against the dictate of fate. We say that the negro was made for servi- tude on this continent. A slave he was in his own country : born a slave to his father or his sible mastership, without a single’ redeeming alleviating trait: made a slave to his conqueror, who felled him to the earth in battle, and again visited him with acute suffering, torture and con- tumely; and again changed and swapped about, always a slave, as the fortune of war lay with his masters or their foes. Talk to the native African of freedom! ‘Tis a state he cannot Here we have | take of every teve, from the Mediterranean shore to the Dape. Nefthet civilized intercourse ner religion can alter tafs es:ential character- istic. Three hundred ycars ago the Gospel war preached to races in Africa, which are still as barbarous, as hepelessly unsuited for any station in life but slavery, as they ‘were when first diecovered. The earliest navigators bought slaves from petty chiefs en the African coast, whoee descendants have regularly sold their children and their dependents ever since down to the present day. Nor is thie savage trait a ‘consequence of surrounding ‘circumstances or prevailingcustoms. Negroes whose ancestors have been domiciliated on American soil for ‘two centuries preserve all the barbarous spirit ‘of their-race. The attempts which have been made to educate them confirm the fact of their unteachable ignorance in the most striking man- ner. Monsters have been exhibited, in the shape of Jearned and reasoning-negroes, and have been nearly as successful as the intellectualmonkeys and the learned pigs’ one sees in menageries. But notwithstanding the most persevering and conscientious efforte ‘for the last half century, the mass of the colored people in the North have not, under-the most advantageous circum- stances, been afile'to acquire the most superfi- cial rudiments -ef an ordinary education. Schools, churches, books, have been thrown | House yesterday, at vleven o'clock in the forenoon, to Uity Intelligence. Sxx/ronus, Commi or Inqurey nro THR Arrains OF ‘Corceuma Corr¥cs—On the 18th of April last, » commit- ‘tee was appointed by the Senate to investigate the aifuirs of Colum bie College, im consequence of the difficulties growing out of the Jate rejection of Walcot Gibbs, one | its professors elect. This committee, consisting of Se- ators Hopkins, Danforth and Brooks, met in the Astor discharge the duties required of them in the following | piseciet of the Santas | | { we violated any | ticularly whether ave. in any way required, jous qualification or test from any ition of appointment to any professor- | And fo: into the means and resources of | anid college, and the administration of affairs at lerce: and | that such committee bave power to send for persons and 78. "Bie committee was called toorder by Senator Sopkins, who oceupied the chair, and James M. Baker was ap- pointed sergeant-at-arms, and Mr. C. K. Judson secre- tary. After the arrap; t of the preliminary mat- ters, the following resolutions were passed by the com- mittee:— Rerolved, to examin Thatit bes part of the duty of this committe far ioto the administration of Colu nb Senate whether the cha: Liege bas been obse red by ite officers, in ti any of the candidater namod for professorships, ction of Board of Inatrustion, ad in its general mapacement. Resolved further, Thatit shall bo the duty of this som- mittee to invertigate the affairs of the college, with the view of being informed whe 8 i 8) Administered and regulated as to reoure the greatest usefulnuss to the advancement of the pu college. and the test Tt wae then moved and carried to lay the abovo rasola- tions of the Senate ans the committee before the Board of Trustees of Columbia College, who hold a meeting oa Monday next. Also to present the resolutions to the select committee appointed on behalf of the College. to confer with the Senatorial Committee, consisting of Rev. loge as to ter of said away upon ‘them; the cerse of Ham still grinds thom to the earth. They are free, it is true; but»who would exchange a slave’s cottage on a Southern plantation for the free- | dom of the Five Points? Despised and loathed with a loathing unknown in the South—per- secuted by a thousand vexatious prohibitions which render the name of equality a mockery— utterly incapable of ever attaining any real rank or station in society—the free negro of the North is truly a being to be pitied. He has rights, which he cannot exercise; wrongs which he dare not avenge. He is called a man, but denied the privileges of manhood: pro- nounced our: equal, but invariably dealt with as our inferier; invited to share the prizes of industry, and jeered for his invincible sloth; called to win the reward of intellect, aad spurned as one on whom the divine ray never descended. What is the consequence of thie? What elee could it be but the creation of a large class of idle worthless creatures who lead the life.of parias, are ready for any vice, keep the police and ministers of justice cen- stantly busy, and do no earthly good either to themselves or any one else during the whole of their wretched existence. They are, in fact, the victims of a mistake, a misapprehension. God made them to be servants of the white man: they refueed to obey His law of adapta- tion; and their miserable fate is the result. There are no doubt in many of the Southern slave codes provisions of doubtful justice and questionable humenity, which it would be well sto_have repealed. But to attempt to subvert :the entire system, and to abolish slavery alto- .gether,, would be te do violence to a law of na- ture which cannot be violated with impunity. The negro was made for servitude; and of all kinds of servitude, that suits him best in which he has least opportunity of injuring him- self. It.may be possible that parts of the:South would thrive better under freedom than slavery, thaugh we doubt the fact, and believe that where such is the case, slavery is sure to go to the wall without the aid of Northern agitation. But xntil some provision is made for at least thsee millions of slaves—and by such pro- vision we mean means whereby they are to be expatriate], and the country entirely rid of them—Mz. Seward ought not, will not make much headway with his abolition movement. Waliace’s Grand Concert, Aa will be seen by reference to our advertised amuse. ments, a grand complimentary concert is to be given at Castle Garden to-morrow (Saturday) evening, to William V. Wallace, who, from his first public appearance here several years ago, to the present time, has been one of the musical favorites af this community. This concert is gotten up under the auspices of Jullien, aided by a com- mittee of influential gentlemen of this city. Mr. Wallace leaves for Europe a few days hence, and t&is concert is, wherefore, the parting testimonial, which his fellow musicians and admirers havxe chosen to give kim. By referring to the advertisement in another column, the reader will perceive that the programme for this en- tertajament is a rich one, in the quality, the quantity, and the variety of the bill. Theoverture of “Maritana,”’ by Walkce; a choice ballad, from Mrs. Bouchelle, and a grand duo, by Wallace and his sister, are but the first instalment of their contributions. Next follows an aria from ‘‘Linda de Chamouni,” by Anna Zerr. Next Dr. Spring and Messrs. G.D. Van Wagener and Robert Ray, and the Sub-Committee of the Alumni, consisting of Merars. Cornell, McMullen and Mason. | Iengths of him’ befor ‘The Turf. ¥ UNION COURER, L. 1 —TROTTING. A large and respectable number of gentlemen attended the Union Course yesterday afternoon, to witness s trot- ting contest, for @ purse and stake of $2,000, betweem three untried horses, the majority of whom were inte- rested in the issue. The race having been made in ® certain circle, Iergeamounts were staked on the result, as well as on time, About $2,000 was pending on Lady” Wateon going in 2:50. This.was won as the summary will show. The gray gelding Ned was the favorite against the field at even, until it was ascertained that Whelan’s horse Ben Bolt would not start, whom the bet- ting reached 100 to 20 on Ned. The race was not s good ‘one, although it seemed to give satisfaction to those interested in the success of the gray horse. be delightfully euited for the occasion. two straight heats, First Hea!.—Ned won tho pole, and tock the lead around the upper turn, the mare’ breakis ‘and: appeared yf 3 A the gray passed the quarter at least thirty yards ahead tf the tare in forty ands holt seconds.” Obs Rania to ten was offered on his Winning the race; but while the crowd Were shouting out their offers to bet, Hiram’s horse broke up, and the mare got to within a couple of he recovered, He broke the half mile pole, penis there in 1 roke up—first the mare was ahead, and thea ing, and then sgaia the mare. They cane on the {5 cond stretch pretty well together, when the gray again up, and fell tehind; and instead of the mare through and winning the heat as she ought to have she, too, ‘cut capers,” and the gray managed to her to the score about half a length. Time, 248%. Second Heat —The herses were started nively, but be- fore they got to the upper drawgate, the mare broke w and fell off thirty yards. Ned Passed the quarter in forty one secoads, and the half in Nodine tried hard to force the mare along down the backstretch, yoo ‘On the lower turn they both. ‘An invitation was then received by the committe from Charles King, President of Columbia College, to visi this natitution to-day at 11 o'clock A. M. This invitation was accepted, and the committee then adjourned. On Mon- doy next the Senators will renew their investigations in regular order, when the special committee from the Board of Trustees of the College will be present. Licexezs.—The Commissioners of Excise for the inst month have been kept steadily at work granting licensos listening to applicants, and arguing the “why” and “wherefore” with those refused. The number of houses permitted to sell liquor this year is by some thousan.is ess than it was last year. A year ago, between six and seven thousnnd establishments in the city were license’ to retail spirituous liquors. This year, but little over two thousand have been licensed up to this time; and although there are eight wards tobe added to the above, yet it is not probable that the addition will swell the aggregate amount of licenses beyond three thousand—less than half the number granted last year. If restrictions upon the sale of strong drinks make less drunkenness, there must Smmediately be a perceptible change throuztout the city: But we ree that the game of “the striped pig, ”” as played in Marsachusetts, when the sale of rum was first stopped there, has already commenced here, and disappointed ap plicanta ‘for license now sell their crackers and Croton, ‘and give away the drink in their decanters and deni: jobne. The temperance men, no doubt, will watch this movement, and before the proper tribtingls have it de- cided, whether this game is an infringement of the laws ‘of excise. Lager bier men snd others, who have for a Jong time made their money in this traffic, and who now find suddenly that their “‘occupation’s gone,” will de- vise all corts-of schemes to cheat the law makers and retain their tr It will be interesting to note whether, during the coming year, less spirituous liquor is ured in New York city under the dispensation of three thousand licenses, than was used in the year before un- der seven thousand. During the last month, applica- tions for licences have not been alone to sell liquor, but for various other purposes. The following is a list of the number delivered by the First Marshal, Mr. Stephens during the last month:— Taverns...... 2,082 22 Boarding houses 52 1 Emigrant runvers. 9 Emigrant brokers. 27 Cartmen ... 2 Public carts... 4 Total ... «. 2,483 Darin; brought mete ke Mayor charged with -violations of their Vioenses and the excixe laws, and fined in various sums, amounting, in the total, to 804. The revenue, besides , derived from these licenses, a little exceeds $20,000. ‘The-Commissioners yesterday gave the second day to the Thirteenth ward, and granted only a very few of the priviieges songht for. To-day is the first for the Four- teenth ward. Taz Ora, Nvisanck—An adjourned meeting of the residents and property owners in the vicinity of Forty- fifth stoset and Eaut river, was advertised to be hell last <Vening, at the Turtle Bay Brewery, Forty-fifth street, between First and Second avenues. At nine o'clock, however, some half dozen persons only were present, and he meeting was adjourned to Monday next, when the report of the committee will be presented. Much dissatisfaction reyaila im this vicinity’ in con- of the locaticn of such an fntolera requence iM nuisance in their midst. The boat omployet ‘a8 8 means of conveyance for the carcases and olfal to rron Island, has, it is said, delayed making its passage to such an extent of late, that tho offal has been suffered to accumulate until the stench has Lecome pobearable, even during the present cold weather. va the ap. prouching heats of July aud August, the nuisance will of course increase in proportion. Last night large bonfires were kindled at the foot of the street, by way we aay pote cf manifesting the feeling prevailing in tue vicinity in reference to the matter. We were informed that quite & posse of the police were on the spot, imagining that the vessel used as a receiver of the offal, now lying at the dock, had been fired. CHRISTIANITY AND THE BALANCE oF PowER.—Mr. Dix, of Cambridge, who lectured during the winter at the Smith- sonian Institute on the Andes, and whose lectures have been highly commended by the press in Washington, Seema ece a: ree ve Inatitu’ even! onthe th as affecting the interests of Christianity." rae Awxnican GrocRararcat Soctery.—Thi olar monthh; meeting of this was held last ning at their rooms in the University. A paper on the proposed routes for s Pacific railroad was read by Hen: ¥. Poor, who the beset, a noe with the large and elegant maps of society. mee’ was attended, wit - tentive audience. ae erin ‘Tax New York Crry Lirsrary Ustoy.—A special meeting of this Union will be heid this evening at the Hall of the the */Witches’ Dance”’ will be given by that wonderfal young disciple of Paganini, Paul Julien. The second di- vision of the programme will be entirely appropriated by Jullien and his performers, in the mass and in detail, excepting a ‘‘caprice on the violin with only one string,” and the first time ia America, by Paul. Such is the sarity of the music and of the musical talent which will be combined in this vocal and inst;umental re-union of to-morrow evening. z Mr. Wallace will probably leave on the 10th inst., for Liverpool, en route for Berlin, whore he is engaged to introduce to the public of that capital his new grand opera of “Zurline,”’ the story of which is'from a legend of the Rhine. We predict for him sueh a house to-morrow night, as will not be surpassed by his reception in Berlin, under the patronage of the king and the court of Prussia. Grand Fere at Castix Garpex.—M. Jullien announces a grand farcy and full dress ball, this evening, at Castle Garden. In addition to the pleasure which must be ex- perienced in dancing to such music, there is to bo a cas- cade of champagne. Four thousand bottles will be ap- propriated for this purpose. Marine Affairs, New West Ixpta Steam Linn.—The steamship Jewess, between this port and Havana, via Nassan, N. P., and tonehing on her return trip at Key Weat and the Flori- das, is now fitting out at the foot of Beach street. The commercial community have long felt the want of a speedy means of communication between New York and Nassau, as well as Key West; and wrecked passengers have been indefiuitely detained, and the interests of commerce have suffered, from this defect in our steam const marine. Capt. J. J. Wright has filled this deridera. ‘wm, and hia beautiful vessel, the Jewess, will be ready for ves at an early date. Her 3 between the above ports at present will be somi monthly. A New Sree ro Repack me Hewnorpt.—It is stated that a sufficient amount of money has been sub- scribed to build a steamship for the New York and Havre prinel own the he Hi 1 subscribers for the work are the company who emen line; Mr. Mortimer Livingston, the agent of ti live; Capt. Lines, late of the Humboldt; and Mr. Iselin, the Havre agent. Lavxea of tHe Liverroot Packer Smip Jeamwman Tnomrson.—Yesterday aftornoon, about 234 o'clock, this fine vessel was successfully launched, in fine style, from the yard of Mr. Patterson, at Williamsburg. ‘She is a staunch ship of 1,800 tons, and is to be commanded by Captain blake. Some three thousand persons were present to witness the launch. City Politics, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE. Last eveving the regular monthly meeting of this committee was held at their rooms, Stuyvesant Insti- tute, Mr Schell inthe chair. No business of any im- portance whatever was transacted. On motion of Mr. Haxt, a committee vas appointed to draw up a call for the coming primary elections. There betng no other business before the committee, thot bedy adjourned to meet on the 16th inst. ‘Testimonial to Capt. Fitch and Others, | Amount heretofore advertised... esse $2,270 | Sturges, Clearman & Co 200 Liecker & Graeve 50 Joe. Walker .. | Woodbury Lax on conceive, has no longing to enjoy. This is no the world, are, after all, byt little better than | ieolated case. Every traveller tells the same QM csittiis i ssisy RICH’ BELL, por tthe} Lage the corner is Grand and Elm 5 meet are a general con; of all the debating and iiterary. socleties in the city Fintsnens’ CONVENTION IN PBILADELPHLA.—A Conven- tion of the hat finishers wil! be held in Philadelphia on Monday next, which Promises to be an important affair. ‘We understand that delegates will be present from all the principe] manufacturing paase in the United States, the object of the convention being to establish a better o1 - emp yg clean eae eal wee bg ae ic new ai history speaks well for its fa- dependence and self-reliance fo this country. A nati: al convention of tradesmen, to act for themselves wards promoting their mutual interests, must be produe- tive of good results. RexawaY Honexe.—Yesterday, about one o'clock P. M., horse belonging to Re: & Co., Broadway line of btages, attached toa light wagon, and driven by one of the attaches of the estal ran away from the driver, at the corner of Maiden lane and Nassau street. Continuing the uneven tenor of his way until he reached the block between Ann and Beekman streets, where, be- ing fetched up by a stout four-wheeled vehicle, the wagon was left behind, and the horse free, from all incumber- ance, sped on at the rate of 2.40, until he reached Tryon ow, Wi one of witchmen employed on the Har- lem Railroad, was ly seen elevated tix feet, and landed from the track on the sidewalk, dis- tance about twelve feet. The switchman, whose name veefe, Was, strange to say, comparatively un jared, receiving but a slight crate on the right leg. The Irightened animal was brought toa stand near the re- gion of the Five Points, and conveyet back to the wagon, completely covered with foam and perspiration, after his the pioncer of a new line of steamers to ran regularly | hard run. It ia wonderful how so many persons osexped from fees Boer a8 the streets were literally jammed with people and vebieles. Accipext.—Henry Johnson, a hand on board the clip- r ship West Wind, lying at pier 14 Kast river, yester- lay fell from the deck tothe fower hold, and was taken to the New York Hospital with a fracture of the leg and several severe bruises. Michael Hughes, a dirt cartman, while racing through Tifty-third street yerterday, with another cartman, was thrown from whicle, aud sustained a fracture of the arm. He was taken to the Bellevue Hospital. Issunep ix 4 Fiont.—A man, named Butler, while fight ing in Anthony street on Wednesday —_ with one Freeman, was severely cut with a knife. je was LY tothe New York Hospital. Freeman made bis cacape. The Water Election in rooklyn. line, to replace the Humbolit, lost last December. The The plan for supplying Brooklyn with water, from the streoms and ponds of Long Island, was submitted to the people yesterday for their de:ision, and was rejected by an overwhelming majority. Out of cleven wards, of which the city is composed, only one (the Sixth) went in favor of the measure. This is the second project that has been brought forward and rejected, both times by decided majorities. ‘The following ie the vote:— water, Against, Jat ward—Iet district 33 160 Paar 89 2a ward—ist | ™ 8a ward—ist 309 oa 218 4th & maj. 224 oth “ 297 “ 466 “ i87 6th “ 136 “ 233 “ 53 ith « he “« 3 sth maj. 335 ( “ AT 10th ‘ po 4 (tention of all B17 foaccunsion of all @ up, and wi they r-covered they were about as far apart as before the accident. The gray led home half a dozen lengths, in 2:48%/, The following is » summacy :— Fg June 1.—Purse aud stake, $2,000, mile eats. H. Woodruff named g. g. Ned, to skeleton wagon.. 1 ¥ 8, Hoagland named b. m. Lady Watson, to skeleton wagor W. Whe! ar. Time, 2:48%—248%. Personal Intelligence. It is said that James Green, Esq., United States Charge at Bogota, New Grarada, has resigned his position. It ie reported that Lieut. E. F, Beall, Superintendent of Indian Affairs in California, has been removed, and the important trust confided to the charge of Hon. 'T. J~ Henvley, Postmaster at San Francisco. It is said that = roe pg offence is malfeasance in office and insubor- ination. Lord Burgh, London; Senator Douglas, Washington 5 Sir Courack and Lady Rooney, Wash: n.J. Morris, Speaker of the House of Parliament, Chase lerrrett, St. John, N. B.; Hon. Givers, United States Minister of Holland; Hon. United States Consul of France; Hon. James Aberci , Ala.» were among the arrivals yesterday at the St. Nicholas. A. D. Nelson, U. 8. A.; F. 8. Mappin, T. M. Hale, Eng land; T. Van Buren, U.S. N., were among the arriy: yesterday at the Metropolitan Hotel. 8. Howard Clay, New York; E. King, New Jersey; Hon. Jerome Bonaparte and son, Lieut. Jerome Napoleom Bonaparte, arrived yesterday at the Prescott 198. Lieut. Bonaparte is is on his way to France, by invite~ tion of his cousin, Louis Napoleon, the reigning Emperor, and expects to take his departure in the next stesmer.. ABRIVALS. From Liverpool, in the steamship Asia—Mr Merrit’, M: a Mrs N Merritt, Mr. P Mes J Neri ione Monthcion lndetoy and sist Mire Fanny ES lady, 8 Stein ine fant'and four chil a Robinson, Rev M: nable. Mr Bradbi ir pin. Emilia A Galiano, M ard, Mons D Monthoion, Indy at olon and tutor, J H Simons, M Marry, Mackinnon, Sir Schwartzer, A Cartwright, f Romer, Mat HB Mr Dicks, Mr Byer Mr Benly, Rich Allen, B haker, Edi Dr gray id Lig ge! alex ; Galt and lady, Mr Hurry, Mr Seaman, 3 t, Mr Welliaan. Me aecta ; . Mr Wollaann, Mr Mectay~ art. Mr Brodin, A A ar-eago, B Evangelides, Edward 4. Eocthert, Chas Congdon, Samuel Haworth, Viscount Bury, Mr Ge Mr Reatty, Mr Gilbert, Mr Prentioa, Mr Law, ar Ray, Richonds, Mr Wray, Mr Caldwoll, sir Fanshawe, BLM Buckley, Mr Oulonze, Louls Swittas, Mr Gager ME well, Mr mpsov. “Mr Brush, W: srsley, pson, Mr Drash, Wm Bak: raley fare, es, Jt Mr . MF nds, Tady and two children: Mateolm epben Hoskins, Wm H Vaill, Jas Sttichelt, 7 in Thos Biongease 108 Nisol Is Mr Frederick, John Ir Feaber, wellyn, Mr Emmins, siz children and iu- fohn McD sugall, Mr Schwarts, Mra Emma pie’ mith, Miss Martha Munro Mone Montiio- lone and two male servants, Mr Stein, Michael Linnot and lady ra Normen, Wm MeAuslan, Mi Fruberser, Mise Jule stein, ro ir Brown. Mr Goetz, Mr Cocti ebildren, Joseph D Levy, Capt Knox. cae DEPARTURES. ite bi Jenkine, Richerd Mark Miteh: and child; Mi fant; Wm D: A os x tilienJobn W Wheatis, Harrison,t James ke oorage. Jereph t Samer W Ting, and 21 in the st. Killer, The Great Ecltpse.—Those tw. splendid views of the late colipse of the sun can te ween, HOOT'S magnificent daguerroan gallery, No. 363 »* Tix, Storecseopes and ‘crayon pictures taken im aay wes iene The Steamer Franklin leaves for Ei on Saturday. Itis am excellent chance to send to the old world there ae dacuerreotypes and taken only by ROOT, No Broadway. Persons lon: Rah intry , Of course, leave their portraits with Rees & Co.’s Twenty-five Cent FeO. pes.—City and County of New York, #.—Charlea ees being duly srorn, doth dopose and sey that be was the only one engaged ab the daguerreotype business at No. ed 289 Broadway by the afore: name, aud slo that Teoved to 35 Hroad wa; ioe above ayers at y, verliy believes, to the bert of his knowl no.other Koes ‘or Reese in the daguerreclype Lasiness, i * nd I hereby forbid an: reson oF persons using” Ta ove me thie a dee ee chee aa RANDELL, f Lord 184. WM. M th Po & Co. or Professor Reese & Co.—This- Ne, DAMS, Or com! as reprovented bi ad eek et pie eh Publication of y BRLUation of the, Fook called Reves & Co.'s Daguerreotype Improveme: tent hae just be pot cag he offi Was ing two daguerreot; HOLMES. Daguerrect; pe rooms 209 Broadway. Splendid Double the Size of those taken eleewherc, inclading @ fine care and - ver, for 50 cents. at LUCK WOOD'S, corner of avenue and Fourteenth street. mortals in creation, batters in the te Bee wake’! one in the whole trade is KNOX, 4.123 Fulton strest. Although his business pet he is never onught opping the tlemen should patronize tim. Genin’s Wide Awake Hats.—Genin, No. 214 Broadway, opposite 8t. Paul's church. Genin’s Summer Dress Beaver.—The white= nese, richness, superb shape, and elegant mountings of *bis. light snd beautiful fabric, justify the title 0 ofte phied of mocel hat. clare... Fspeci tiful color of the beaver. the peculiar gracef readily obverv neous styles. pearance of the n: 4 of the proportions. ‘Thoee wil on contrastit it vith other cotempora- “GENIN, ‘214 Br adway, Opposite St. Paul’s Chareb. fo the Hatters in the City and Couatry.— A. LELAND & CO. have now in store the largest and. Boet complete etock of straw hate Dy '4 MA Ly for men's, boys, of their own manufsctore, an: setiefaction. A. LELA! Té aad 7434 Pine street. jagnerrovt; Every vai corncr of Chatham a: ‘Wanderers Retarned,” Price 3 het ham street, New Music.—The ballad by C. M. Traver, with lith Lis pro vy or , the lod: sentiment of which is beg ps HORACE Wa- iisper,and onlin Plamen, Malogsome kinds of music merchandise, 333 Brosdway. N. B.—Musio- front Ly mail, postage free, Foret tealen and gold stria . WS ine acetone oo % rn com: Peekelt wastes etGs Warees, 5 7 Melodeons.—S. D. & H.W. Smith’s Celchrated and Goodman & Haldwin's pabent organ or dou: vie bank melodeon: to Le eoerennee ot eee RAGE WAT! ‘romdway. with New Improvements, Ash TENY & GORDON, 207 Broa Lots.—We friends to the G in bbery vaeant Io's, adjoin the W parties ua ie. Fe B