The New York Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1854, Page 4

‘sy NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNBCT, PROPRIETOR AND @)POR, OFFICE N. W. GORNER OF NAS3AU AND PULTOY Bre, AMUSEMRYTS THIS EVENING BOWERY THBATRE Bowory.—Tux Dauyxine-—Jev- wy Linp- Paequxss Poor. aN MUSEUM—afvernoon aud Evonteg -Consi- | rt Ts CHRISTY’S AMBRICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Rroad- ; way. Branorias devours By C: WHOS MANSTREL HLL, 4 Brosdway—t ruiorian H Sererwersy AND BunLenque VvERa. BUCKIEY'S OPERA BOWSE,. 169 Hrosdway.—Bvome Serie bymonAN Orzna TRO YFRANCONT’S BIPPODRO: ‘To the Public. , Wee New Foun Hexi.p has now the lasgest circulation sal any daily journal tn Europe or America. ‘The Daily Hrnsp circul tos weary sizy thousand theotop r day. The Weekly editons—pablished on Saturday and Sun- @ay—reach a ¢ reulation ¢i-near y event , iwusand shee's per weed. ‘The oggregate issue of “the Hirarp establishment i ‘Wout jour hundred (housan | sheots pec week, or over frentymsl..ons of sheots.per . nnum. The News. LAVRR PROM EUROPE, ‘The steamship Niagara left Liverpool on the 8th i ot., and arrived st Halifax at five o'clock yester- @sy afternoon. By her we have received three days Tater news trom Europe. The intelligence (rm the seat of war by ‘this arrival somewhat breaks the monotony which ‘has so far distinguished the con- test. Near Silistria, onthe 21st ult.,a battle com- menced between the Turks and the rearguard of the Russian army, numbering 25,000 men, in which the latter, after a severe etruggle, which lasted two @ays, retreated with the loss of 2,500 men. As an offhet +0 this, a ‘battle took place on the 9th ult. in Asia, in whch the Turks s: ffered a disastrous de- feat, losing a large number of cannon and several standarda.. Thie statement bad been denied, but ‘was be'ieved to be true. From the Black Sea, we learn that, on the 24th ult.,a detachment of eight Rauesian steamers left Sebastopol and attacked three abips of the allied fleet. A running fight ensued, but the result is not given. We infer that the three ships made good their escape. Some shots had * ‘deen tired into the batteries at Cronstadt, and there had been fighting on a small scale in almost every ‘@rection, without any marked result. But the most imporiant intélligence is that which relates to the pesition of the Northern Powers. The Czar bas repliey to the invitation of Austria and Prussia to evacuiite the Principalities. He will eva custe Wallachia andbleave free the Danube, which he deems sufficient ‘to entisfy the demands of Aus tria, but will retain Moldavia for ulterior purposes. in bis answer t& Prussia he states that he will re- sign the protectorate of the Greek Christians when Turkey shall be placed under the protectorate of the tive Powers, and that he will evacuate the Principalities when the Western Powers evacuate Turkey. The insurrection in Spain has already reached formidable proportions. A battle had been fought between the insurgents and the royalists at Vical- varo, in which the former, after a desperate conflict, were compelled to give way. So far only the sol- diery have taken part in the movement. It is evi dent that the first decisive blow on either side will effectually decide the fate of both parties. ‘There bad been fluctuations in the cotton market, » and a slight decline in prices. Breadstufls had a declining tendency. *Provisions were firm. THE STEAMSHIP FRANKLIN. At last accouata this vessel was still ashore, with fourteen feet water alongside of her. All the pas- sengers and a portion of the crew have reached the sity. The cargo will undoubtedly be got oat in good ‘order. ‘The fate of the vessel depends upon the continuance of fine weather. Ifno change takes place for several days she will perhaps be got off. PROM WASHINGTON. In the Senate esterday Mr. Sumner succeeded in getting up a warm personal debate, in which he sertainly came off second best. As usual, the dis- eussion grew out of the presentation of a mem> rial urging the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, in which it was alleged that recently in the State of Delaware a free man had been returned to Georgia and surrendered to slavery. Mr. Dawson gave a iucid explanation of the circumstances of the case, and a long debate ensued. The memorial was flnal- ly laid on the table. Upon taking up the Home- etead bill, Mr. Stuart witharew the substitu he * had offered. The discussion on the merits of the bill was-resumed and continued with considerable warmth. It is believed that this measure will final- ly be killed, either by its rejection by the Senate or by the veto of the President. In the House the morning hour was occupied in considering a proposition to incorporate the terri- tory recently acquired from Mexico with the Terr! tory of New Mexico, but objection being mae the sutject was laid aside. The bill to repeal the post- age act which makes a reduction of fifty per cent on the tax on newspapers and periodicala was dis cussed briefly. In committee on the Army Appro- Ppriation bill the amendment restoring tho superio- tendency of the national armories to civilians was agreed to. It is announced in the official organ that Gen. Batler has declined the Giovernorship of Nebraska. Onur special despatch contains some interesting information respecting the position and prospects of the Canadian reciprocity treaty. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. The news by the Franklin had no effect upon prices of flour, owing to there being a rather light stock of suitable shipping brands within the range of orders. Whest was also unchanged, while common grades ef Indian cérn were one or two cents lower. Cot- ton sold toa moderate extent, without change in quotations. Hemp was quiet, bat firm. The two cargoes which arrived at Boston, about 500 or 600 fons, were to be re-exported to England, where prices ruled high, and the article could be entered duty free; whereas in the United States it would have to pay a duty of thirty per cent ad valorem before it could be withdrawn from warehouse and entered for consumption. LATER FROM MEXICO. We elsewhere publish the detaila of the news from Mexico to the 3d inst.,a brief account of which, received by telegraph, has heretofore ap- peared, The reports of the successes of the revo- Jationists in Michoacan are denied by the official paper, which represents that the rebels have been defeated, their principal chief shot, and their lead- ere imprisoned. Other accounts contend that the reverse of this is trae, and that the insurrection is still in progress. There were, also, ali sorts of 1 ports in circulation at the capital relative to Al ‘¥asrez—one that be was dangerously ill and not ex- pected to recover, avd another that he was desi and that bis friends were trying to keep it score’ Neither of these statements can be relied on. Tuec had been several skirmishes between the inaurgent: and the goverament troops, but withon! auy marke j advantage on cither side. MISCELLANEOTS, Sixteen pereons, forming the advance quart of Nebraska Emi; any, orgavized in Kansas ac fa large amid the cheer their new homes in the far W P APFAIRS IN TRE CITT. The Commissioners of Police have rendered a de- suloidinatiia im bolling a mevtiag ia the ! tion of hia reasons. Theo in a+f he M yor and Reco der are given a length elsewhere iu today’s paper. A very large mee'ing o' the members of the Bar was | eld yeaterday in the Couto Sessions room, for the purpose o express gth ir respe t for the memory of the late N. B. Blun’, Esq. A‘epor of the proceedings wil! be found ina other columo. A personal re: contre occurred in this city yester- | day, between T omes Fravcis Meagher, the Lrish exile, and M. McMas r, ditor of the Fieeman’s Journal, the orgao of the Rom n Catholics. An account of the aff ir may be foynd on another , page. The weather yesterday ahowed an upward ten- dency, and as usual car fed the therm me er with it, The highest ee ation wa+a 3 P. M., when tac metcury stood at 87 deg., being severa «egroea warmer than or some days previous. At 6 A. M., it stood 77, ano a8 12 M..83 degrees. There was, vever- theless, a cool breeze in cireulution most of the day, which brought “aid and comfort” to those who kept o the hady s'de. It is worthy 0’ not ce,aad has frequently been remarked, that the rays of the san this season are unusually brillisut and piercing, rendering the contrast between a shady position and exposure to{s ray--more than ordinarily per- ceptible. Whether this is owing to revenge on the part of Old Sol for the almost totul eclipse whicn he experienced at the commeucement ot tue season, or whether it is the result of the clarifying proses produced in the atmosphere by the fields of ice which floated down the coast late in the spring, is @ question which we will leave tu the Clerk of the Weather to decide. At any rate we hope Old S)l will be sparing in bis “over issues” of beat, or we shall be obliged to cuange his name to Schayler, LAW INTELLIGENCE. We publish eleewhere an interesting decision of Judge Ingrabam’s, in the cise of the Governors of the Almshouse vs, J. Woodman Hart. The de- fendant was sued for a penalty under the statute against lotteries, and moved to be discharged from arrest, which application was denied by his Honor, ‘The New Arbiter of the Destinies of Eacopo~ Position of Austria. The instruments chosen by Providence to work out his ends are not always the strongest or the wisest. As if to mark the fastability of every thing human, we frequently find the most powerful combinations and the craftiest designs defeated by the simplest elements, whilst on the other hand accident will frequently supply the deficiencies caused by the absence of inherent strength or political sagacity. There never was, perhaps, a more striking illustration of the truth of this remark than the position now confessedly occupied by the Em- peror Francis Joseph. An almost beardless boy, without any very extraordinary mental quali ties, and placed at the head of an empire osten- sibly powerful, but intrinsically weak owing to its want of unity and cohesiveness, the un- fledged and suckling politician of the Schoen- brunn bursery may well plume himself upon finding himself suddenly elevated to the digni- ty of stakeholder and arbiter ia the great Euro- pean qnarrel, The old diplomatic stagers have been all this time playing only theoretica! moves on the chess board, to have their game disturbed, and the board itself kiekod over, by the intervention of an unruly stripling. To the solicitations of cach to keep quiet, he bas replied by in- trading himself into the game, and by replacing the pawne to suit his own views. Whilst watch- ing closely the play of his adversaries, he steadily conceals his own until their mutual .ealousies enable him, by a skilful manouvr 5 toobtain the supremacy and to checkmate th m on every side. Such, according to the humiliating confession of the London Times, in the ariicle that we published yesterday, is now the position «§ Francis Joseph—the boy-king—the fate 1 whose dominions was so lately trembling in’ § balance. But for him, confesses the proud o } gan of the proudest nation in the world, the whole force of the Western Powers could hard- ly have saved the Ottoman empire from d J truction, or averted the calamities of war from every part of the Continent. When we call to mind the vain-glorious boastings of the West- ern Journals a few months since, when in tl} first blush of their pride at the “pomp and cir- cumstance” of their naval and military prepa rations, they talked of eating up the Russiavs without salt, we cannot help contrasting them with the remarkable humility of this late co J. fession. The object of it is plainly tobe x 9 through. It has become necessary to flatter the pride and self-esteem of the self-willed youth whom they have been so long trying toensnare in their toils, in order to confirm him int § path in which they wish him to travel. he has, however, got a way and a will of his ow J and we much mistake if his Western Mentors do not soon find him bolting from their hauds and embarrassing them by the eccentricity ard boldness of his movements. There can be no greater proof of the correc!- ness of this surmise than the singular fact at- tested to by our European corre.pondence, that in proportion as Austria seems to commit her- self more decidedly to the policy of the coali- tion, the more confirmed becomes the impres- sion of her meditated treachery. After alter- nately coquetting with the Western Powers an the Czar, she is now on the eve of attaining o position from which she will be able to secure not only the ovly point of difficulty existing between her and Russia—the free navigation of the Danube—but to impose her views on belligerent powers. There can be nodoubt t! § she has been playing the same fast and loose game with Russia that she has been carr § ing on with England and France; and thorefo 4 the former power, equally distrustfal of hor intentions, withdraws her forces from Wallachia. where they would have been exposed to the allies onone side aud the Austrians on the other, and concentrates her armies in Molda- via, from whence, if necessary, she can fall back upon her own territories without being ex- posed to the danger of being attacked in the rear by her quondamally. This movement is simply « measure of ordinary strategic pradence, sug gested by the difficulty of exaccly detining th: intentions of the Austrian government. Al though :t unquestionably indicates distrust ou the part of Russia, we still adbere to the opi nion that we have previously expressed—that the occupation of the U’rincipalities by Austria will be rather favorable than otherwise to Russian interests, and that ite practical effect will be to defeat the intention of the allie’ Powers to extort material gaarantees from the Czar in the event of his being obliged to sue Austrian having obtained all that sh: ly desires ia the clearance of tie Da tube, will take core thot her farther actio lors not materially ia re with or injar er jate ally aul pevelietor, Any attemnp t ’ y mT} tious as the public ieeling ta Easland and Park ‘to exprese the'r views of the regulation France reems bent upon exacting, will at once | Weexir Mam Love ro Cations 4—As the pressribing th uniorm of th ‘o-ce. The police range Austria upon the side of Russie, and session 0 Congress is drawing to 74 close, some , Men were fou d guityo the charge preferrei. One will again place the Principtlities in the hands anxiety ‘s manifested oa the ub¢ect of increas- ' ef the Commi-sioners dis en'ed to the 0» nioas of of the latter. bis two colleagues, but ba. ostponed th ubtica- OtMtaary. : HON. @SORGB C. WASHINGTON, OF MARYLAND. ‘The Hen. George C. Washington died at Washington city yesterday, 18th inst. Weare not informed of the Austria bee in reality more to . ed mail facilities to California. We have now | particulars of his last iliness, but presume that his death appredend from the ambition of Louis Na- | two mails mont ly, at ntervals o every two | was sudden and unexpectnd to his friends. Colonel pokon than from that of the Czar, and she | would be committing an act of suicid: were she to corcur in any measure that would materially | @'minieh the political or territorial importance of the latter, Russia and France are na’ural ene- mies, and { rm t © two great countergmises | of political power on the European continent, The eafety of the intermediate States lies in preserving the nice ad ustment of this balance, | for so sure as they give the preponderance to | one or other of them, they will themselves fall aprey to the overgrown ambition of the victor. To Austria, therefore, and the youth who presides over her councils, all eyes are now anxiously turned for the definite solution of this Eastern question, Did her interests really lie ina fol) frenk and entire action with the coalition, it is porsible that the power of Rus sia might in time be broken, and conditi ns ex- torted from her that would advance the ulterior views of France. But neither the inclinations nor the policy of Francis Joseph will commit him toacouree so prospectively fatal to the interests of the Hapsburg dynasty. Those, therefore, that anticipate a speedy and definite ecclairissemen of the difficulty from th: com- mencement of energy manifested ty the Austrians in the occupation of Wallachia, show a dirpesition to be more easily satisfied than circumstances warrant. They have not as yet diecovered the trie key to the enigma which bas puzzled most of the experienced politicians | of the day. Tar Natrona Waseincton Monument.— The society baving in charge the construction of the national monument to the Father of his Country, in the city of Washington, have ap- plied to Congress for relief. The plan of the monument is an obelisk, or square shaft, of white marble, five bundred feet high, rising from the centre of a circular temple, supported by doric columns all around. The plan is incongruous, immensely disproportionate in its parts, and, as presented in the engravings of the design, is suggestive of a prodigious chimney stack to 2 very small foundry, The circular temple, how- ever, bas thus far been entirely omitted in the tuilding of the monument, which has been limited to the square shaft of eighty feet diame- ter. After carrying it up toa height of one hundred and fifty-six feet, from voluntary sub- scriptions, collected all over the Union through a period of twenty years, the society are con- strained to abandon the work for want of funds: and to apply to Congress for help. The subject, on motion of Mr. May, has been referred. to a special committee of thirteen members of the House, to consider and report upon the same. It isto be hoped that they wiil act with that spirit of liberality which the dignity of the question demands. It would be well, even at this stage of the work, if any change in the plan can be adopted to make the monument more agreeable to the eye, and more harmonious in its proportions—it would be well, we repeat, that some such change should be made. The comple- tion of the monument, according to the plan of the society, would probably require a million of dollars Jrom the treasury, and an indefinite oumber of years yettocome, The spirit of the age rebels at this delay. What the present gencration takes in hand it expects to finish The Cathedral of Cologne will be a magniticent thing when completed. But will it ever be comploted? Whatever the committee may agree upon, we trust they will agree upon som plan for finishing the’monument to Washingtoa Let them not transmit the job to posterity; but give them the work completed. At the same time, the attention of Congress should be directed, without delay, to the sbame- fully dilapidated condition of the tomb at Mount Vernon. It is a disgrace to the country. Whether the estate is purchased or not by the government, Congress should at least erect a vault for the ashes of the Pater Patrie, and Martha, the consort of Washington, which will last beyond the existing generation. Let the | Honse Committee of thirteen visit the tomb at Mount Vernon, and they ‘will have a subject | which cannot fail to challenge their immediate | attention, What are monuments and pyram' } but a mockery of veneration, if the ashes of th mighty dead are lost from neglect and delay in | securing their preservation ? ALLIANCE oF THE OvTstpE BARBARIANS Acarnst THE CHInese GoveRNwENT.—We pul- lish eleewhere a document signed by tho British, French and American consuls at Shanghae, explaining and excusing the move- ment of the 4th of April against the imperialist camp. It will be recollected that the despatch of the British naval captain relating the ci-§ cumstances of that affair drew down upon him asort of censure from his Admiral, who took the ground that a consul has no authority to declare war, and that the proper course for the British vessels in that quarter of the globe was to preserve a strict neutrality between the in- surgents and the imperialists. The reader will now be able to judge between the consuls and the Admiral. It is quite clear that in theory the position assumed by the latter $s correct ; but at the same time it is obvious that all rules must be relaxed in time of war, and that, if the men-of-war are not allowed to knock the im- perialists about the head when they malireat foreigners, there is no use whatever in having them on the station. Between the imperialists and th insurgents there is, we apprehend, but little to choose ; we shall be much surprised if the latter should prove in any material respect the superiors of their predecessors, and sym- pathy for their cause would be entirely mis- placed. But outrages on foreigners, from what- ever source they come, should be promptly re- dressed, or there will be no safety for our mer- chants and our ships. It will be noticed that the French Consul joins in the protest, though no Frenchmen were engaged in the conflict: this is as it should be, and evinces a very pro- per spirit on the part of thet fanctionary. The cause of all foreigners in China is the same. Gone Back ro tHe Por: —The adminis- tation party of New Hampshire, under the pernicions iufluences of dragged liqaor and other nefarious causes, have tailed completely a their endeavors to elect « conple of adminis tration fayorites to the United States Senate, and have been competled te iauke aa ppeal to thepeople. A new Legislatare has to be elect. a. The isewe will be fairly vaderstood be tween the administration and its apponents, Will Gen, Pierce be strong enough, without a State Printer, to carry New Hampshire? Are What is the world com the spoils exhausted ? 5. when even New Homa h Call Mr. Rurke. os he the beard? week: ; and the Postmaster General bas recom- men ed legis atio. for the servic2 to ve per- form.d noe every week. In consequence of this executive suggestion severul bills have been introduce ! into the House to provide for the wants of commerce an\ other intercourse with the Pacifi:; but from various causes these bills have failed to receive the sanction of Con- grera, althoug) some have been countenanced and others opposed by the department. With- in a few days past we perceive a mem» rial has been presented to both branches of Congress, atking for an appropriation to carry out the contract made by the department with Messrs. Rameey & Carmick fora mail twice a month between New Orleans and San Francisco, via Vera Croz and Acapulco. This line is known to the public as the Ramsey route across Mexico. By this contract the par- ties are bound to transport the mails frcm port to port in sixteen days, touch- ing at San Diego and Monterey. The ease and repidity with which they have carried the mails [* between these points in mach less time are yet frech in the recollection of our readers. It has been stated that on several occasions intelli- gence has been comr:unicated from New Or- leans to California in fourteen days, and from ‘Washington was one of the few remaining relatives of General George Washington, some of the family havieg settled im Maryland, Western Virginia and North Caroli- na. He was about fifty-five years of age, and reside! at Roekvitle, the county seat of Montgomery, Marylaod, about fifteen miles from the city of Washington. He waa , formerly engage in commercial business in Washington. H Tn 1827 be was elected by the people of the Montgomery district to represent them in Congress, and continued & , membér of the House for six years, In 1835 he was again elected to the House for another term. In politics » he always acted with the whig party, but was esteemed | by men of both parties ass gentleman worthy of the | name he bore, and one of the connecting links of tne present generation with the ‘‘father uf his country.” In 1852 be was nominated by the native Americans for Vice President, to run on the ticxet with Daniel Web- ster; but he declined the nomination. EX-GOVERNOR GEORGE W. TOWNS, OF GEORGIA. ‘The telegraph informs us of the death of Hon. George W. Towns, of Georgia, aged fifty-:wo years. This gea- tleman was highly distinguished as a leader of the demo- two years, in 1849, and'after the expiration of the term, retired to private life. Governor Towns was born in the county of Wiles, in Georgia, in May, 1802. His parents were from South Caro, Mna, and his father, when but a youth, was in the battles st Eutaw and Cowpens. Mr. Towns was prevented from receiving @ classical education by ill health, caused by a fall from s horse, whieh produced a hemorrhage of the New York in fifteen days, by using the tele- graph from this city to New Orleans, In refer- ring toour files of the 27th ‘of December last, we thus spoke of this rou te:-— Tor Overisxp Route to CALPORNIA—EXTRAORDINARY Treratcn — ihe San Francisco Heraid, of November 17, announces the arrival there, npon the proceding day, of he steamship Golden Gate, frum Panama, io twelve lays, bringipg New Ork ans dates to the Ist of November, New York advicos to the 30th of October und news feum Livor yu} to the 19th of the same mouth, furnished by the amsey route through Mexice, This is looked upen as the most extraordinary deapatch on reco: impor. tant news from Europe reached California in twenty-seven days—in sixteen frm New Orleaps, and from New York in seventeen. The Herald justly remarke:— “the pighly important news received by the Gokien Gate does vot possess wore interest than the circ: mstance of the extraordinary speed with which it has beea con- veyed to us. Never has been achieved ter triamph of science and enterprise. Within the time usually re- quired for communication between San Francisco and New York, we have recelsed intelligence from Europe, an additional distance of three thousand miles.” ‘The telegraphic advices received in thie city from dif: ferent parts of the Union, to the moment the rogniar mail steamer left, were anticipated in California by the over- land mails by this arrive While one of the bills introduced at the pre- sent session was under discussion in the House, it was proposed to pay for the service in pro- portion to the shortness of time the mails were transported between the Atlantic and Pa- cific cities; and one of the objections urged to its adoption was that the contract would not be open to competition, asthe Ramsey route was by many days shorter than auy other, and would have the monopoly. This was not do- nied on the floor or elsewhere, as the fact was beyond dispute, and the bill failed from the number of competitors desiring the contract for other routes. During the discussion in Con- gress of these bills, Messrs. Ramsey & Carmick seem to have acquiesced in any action which might be taken by the government on the sub- ject, no doubt feeling con‘dent of securing the service under any law that might be passed. As none, however, was enacted, they fall hack on their contract, asking for an appropriation which, from some indications, it appears will be granted, + Any means by which our facilities of commu nication with the Pacitie may be improved will be hailed with delight by all classes of our citizens. CHOLERA—PREVENTION AND Crre—The pa- pers are full of recipes for cholera, many of which emanate from highly respectable and trustworthy sources, But we greatly fear that this physic for the million distributed gratui- tously in the newspapers is likely to do as much mischief as good. Common sense dic- tates the best rules for the prevention of cholera. Avoid green fruit, intoxicating liquors, iced water, indigestible food. Keep out of the sun in the middle of the day. Do not over fatigue yourself. Make no radical and sudden change in your diet, with the ex- ‘ceptions above mentioned. At the first ap- pearance of wg ease consult a doctor, Do not dream of spenuing half a dollar at a druggist’, and phy sicking yourself ; for what will careone patient will be harmless with another, and kill a third. Call in a medical man at once, and surrender yourself into his hands. Taken ia time by a skilful physician, when the sufferer hasa decent constitution, and has not pre- cluded his recovery by reckless habits or in- temperance, cholera can now be cured almost as easily and as surely as any of the other diseases which affect mankind. Carelessness and absurd terror .f the malady lead to fatal resulis oftener than the cholera itself. Ente Rarroap Aut Rrewt.—The Erie Rail- road managers have had their books examined B acompetent and distinguished clerk, and he reports them all right—no excessive issues, no frands, no swindling, or Jeremy Diddling de- tected. This isrefreshing, as far as it goes— very comfortable, indeed. But if a call were made by come reliable committee for a report of all the certificates of stock held by the va- rious stuckholders, and if the aggregate should then tally with “the books,’ we should have a fair balance sheet. Short of that the mere ex- amination of a company’s hooks may be all moonshine. Operators very often neglect to set down in “the books” their outside financial operations, though Schuyler, being “monarch of all he surveyed,” acted differently. The Erie Railroad management may be all straight. We hope it is. Ivportant Drscovertes ty rae Sovra Pactrtc, —Our Hong Kong correspondent informs us that the Unite) States squadron in the Pacific has completed its surveys, and that Captain Ringgold has transmitted to Washington the result thereof. Heretofore but very little has been known relative to the naviga- tion of the South Pacific and Indian Oceans, and, as our commerce in that part of the world is rapidly increasing, and is soon to be further extended by trade with Japan, the results of these surveys will be most anxfously looked for by nautical men. It is a matter of the highest importance, and government should publish the charts at once. A Hanp Snexy Exreriment py 4 Sorr Saene —The gridiron pivement, feet upward, now being laid down in front of the city Post Office. Perhaps it may turn out better than it looks, but its naked appearance is nothing better than that of a large gridiron for roasting horses alive. “Our city Postmaster is classed among the soft shells ; but if his double wheeled iroa pavement on six legs, feet up, is not sufficiently hard for the hardest hard shell, there is no hops of aunion platform for the New York demo- - lunga, from the effects of which he did not reoovar watil he was thirty years of age. He studied law in Alabima, and was admitted to practice in 1824. In 1826 he re turned to Georgia, and settled in Talbot connty, whore he became very popular, represeutiog that county for teveral years in both branches of the State Legislature In 1884 he was elected to Congress, and again in 1836 and 1846. In 1847 he was elected Governor, and ag.‘n in 1849, as above meotioned. When Mr. Towns was Governor, he issued a proclamation esllirg a convention to consider the action of Conyre-a upon subjects affected by the question of slavery. The result was a triumph of the Union party, and the subse. gnent election of Howell Cobb as his successor in the office of Governor. Mr. Towns was a gentleman of kind heart and pleasing menners, and of course was highly esteemed by his fellow-citizens of all shades, of political opinion. DEATH OF MRS. EMMA A. MASON, NRE MISS EMMA WHEATLEY. Mrs. Emma A. Mason, better known to the world at large as Emma Wheatley, died at Oyster Bay on Suajay lant, in the thirty-second year of her age. has besa an invalid for some time, but until quite recently we be- Neve no serious apprehensions about her have been entertained by her friends. Mra. Mason was the bot Mrs. Wheatley, who was for many years attached to the Park theatre, and in ber peculiar line of chsracters was at the head ot her ee When about eighteen the daughter adopted ¢ profession which her mother had illustrated by her talen:s and adorped by her virtues, and ina abort time, ana before she could be said to have arrived at maturity, bad placeo hereelf in its foremost ranks. Just as ber merit and her p>sition became fully esteblished, rhe married Mr. James , the son of & wealthy citi- zen of New Yorlr, and retired from the stage. The death of her husband’s father, and the singular provisions of his will, led to a long and protracted litiga tion on the part of some of his heirs-at-law, (includiag Mr. stason,) who were practically disinherited by ite pro visions, for the purpose of breaking it,on the that the testator was vot in a sound disposing mind at the time ‘the will was executed. For the pu: e of pro-ecu' ‘her husband’s claims against the estate of his father, Mason once, and for a brief season. returned to the sta; ang played her favorite characters in some of the princi- pal cities of the country. She soon secured the result for which she bad abandoned her retirement, and immediate- ly returned to it. Since then she has had the satisfuc- tion of seeing the Jitigatior his family brought to # satisfactory termination, and of feeling that be was finally indebted, in part at least, to her talents and affection for the fortune of which be had Deen so long deprived. Mrs. Mason was a most exemplary daughter, wife ani mother, and her life, since her retirement, hag reflected Seer shige her prefessional career. She leaves one child.—Post. Mrs. Thomas Perr, the only survivor exceptone, of the family of Mrs. General Washington, died at her resi- dence in Georgetown on thursday, the 13th inst. Nimto’s Ganpen.—It is weually source of pleasure to write of the performances at this establishment, but our duty as journalists, and a regard for truth, compel us, for once to forego that pleasant task and speak in terms of warm, but morited, censure of the total failure of all scenic effect in the performances here on Monday evening last. After the ballet of ‘Genevieve,’ which was tolerably performed, the well-known comic panto mime of “ Raoul, the Magic Star,” was commenesd, and @ more discreditable series of blunders and bungling, from beginning to end, never was witnessed. The scenery moved slowly and heavily; the tricka failed, one after the other, and each attempted effect was entirely ruined. | cratic party in Georgia, and in 1847 waa elected Governor { of that State, after an exciting election, the State having | deen previously whig, by a‘considerable majority, for | several years. He was re-clected for another termof | between ber hnsband and | ee Tne Lase N. B. Blunt, Esq.—Mecting ef the : Ber. A very large meeting of the bar, which was at tended by many of its most learned and infiuenfla) members, was held yesterday, at 12 o'clock, in the Covrt of Bessiops room, to evince their respect to- the memory of the late N. Bowditch Blant, Esq, At the opening of the meeting, on motion, Re- corcer Tillou took the chair, and Messrs. James T.. Brady and Theodore Tomlinson were appointed Becretaries. Mr. Buanxman then moved that a committee of” five be appointed to draft resolutions; and the fol- lowing gent!emen were named by the Chair as mem-- bers of the said committee, viz:—Mesars. John McKeon, ¢x-Recorder Tallmadge, D. Lord, Sen.> Wm. Evarts, and Nelson Chase. ‘The Cuaimman raid that it was fitting for him to- state the object for which the members of the Bar were called together. It was to do homage tothe 60 unexpectedly—it had occurred ‘go suddenly, in the moment of his bees usefuloess—that it was calculated to give a k, not only to the Bar, but. to the cemmunity at dates, To every relation of life Mr. Blunt made himeelf beloved for nis virtues asd admised for his usefulners; and more esovciaily be ‘(the Chairman,) could say, from his owa rela- tionship with him, that there were few men who- could sui him in devotion to bis da in honesty of purpose, and iu his anxiety to those “duties efficiently. At all times was Teary, and at his In hours when most men sleep, he <eyoted himself to the duties of his office. In his manver of condact- ing thotre duties he was unsurpassed. He» was that could distinguish a geotleman, a hearted man, and a aistinguished officer. While he performed bis duties with strictness, he waa mer- ciful in bis heart. He was energetic and he was true; and 1 all in all, there were few mem. « who came to public office by whom duties were more ¢fficently performed. The members of the Bat were met t gether to give expression to \o%e sym- patbies which every good heart must feel on such &- wy ona. Mr. D. Loxp offered the resolations, cnd could not do so without saying a few words. Mr. Blunt, be said, was kn >wn to all present. He filled a posi- tion the most important, in his (Mr. Lord’s) opinion, next t..that occupied by his honor the chairman, Mr. Blont was faithful in his duties. Although liv- ing in © time when charges of corruption were easily made, and very frequently brought, no one had ever beard the slightest word inst his in- tegrity. The gentleman then read the following resolntions:— Rerolved, That the anrouncement of the death of Natbaniel B. Blunt, lace District Attorney of the city of 2 aa ie eiaoeeeeroin rasta ity wi sorrow, which is s1 ly swalesea by Mie eoddesanes of ts decease, and the irre- pees that we have sustained by his departure OD BODE vs. Resolved, That the Baras wellas the community at large, bave in this bereavement been deprived of one of ite mu st efficient and wo'thy membecs, ever upright and active im the formance of his official duties, strongly endeared to us by the kindness aud courtesy that ever marked bis intercourse with us, aud commanding the respect — confidence — by his brilliant and ucefak talents and unflinchi \tegrity. Resolved, That pare oy atadtibie with his bereaved» faquly, at this irreparable loss of one who as 2 husband» and father was endeared to them by the strongest ties of affection and respect, and that we invoke the arm of that God who bas called him from his scene usefuluess apd parental solicitude, to sustain and sap- port them under this heavy bereavement. Resolved, That the Bar will attend his funeral, and will wear the usual badge of mourning. Mr. TaLLuapoE moved the adoption of the fore- ing resolutions, and would gia: have avoided ing B80. connection that existed between. himself and Mr. Blunt during past years, rendered the cubject a most ful one Pa, He dia a we! nts and uvsbrinking id not ri-e to eul him, for he tad rei unwwereal satisfaction to the community. He (Mr. j Tallmadge) repretted to say that the deceased had: left a family almost destitute. In life, that family were dependent on bis professional earnings: now, the father and husband were gone; aad he coud imagine the ig. jou of” that fe to the city, with the mains of that futher and that husband. He himeelf bad seen what ha: Mr Blant con~ tributed to his family circle, He left it to others to speak of his public usefulness, and contented him- self with expressing the bope that the resolutions would add some consolation ta the fawtly, wacn they caw in them the appreciation of this bar for the worth and the talents of the deceased. Mr. McKeon raid that there was no more appro- Leelee plece for honor t» he given to the noes Nathaniel B. Blunt, than in the plice where ¢] ey ence to bie tntegsiy and be ouergy. 4o.6 pasts ence is integrity ai is ent » ASB ic man, Mr. Blunt was opposed to him, eon, bot he Lever forgot what was due to his party an his country. The whig party might well be proud of © that man. was at first Ccrporstioa Attorney, retired to his professional life; his most brilliant ach‘evements were perf:rmad tween then and the time when he took the Such an exhibition by the Ravels created astonichme:t | District throughout the very large audience present, and mur- tours, first of surprise and then of disgust, were freely uttered. We are not at all acquainted with secrets be- hind the curtain, but feel convinced it must have been 48 great an annoyance to Mr. Niblo as to any person present; and let the fault be where it will, the Ravels were to blamo to attempt any performance in so imper- fect a sta‘e, and the stage manager, whoever he may be, is equally to blame ia presenting the piece in so shamo- fully imperfect # condition. : Cry Ia ee Scrrosep SxvGGiED Goops—We are authorized to state that the goods seized by the customs from the store of Messrs. Leverson, Brothers, No. 44 Maiten lane, some Hime since, have, upon investigation, been returned to them. 7 Tu Curse or Pouce 1s “Not Drap, svt Livers.”’—A ru- wor wes circulated yestorday afternoon 1! it the city, that Mr. Matsell, our worthy Chief of Police, had suddenly died of cholera merbus. We are y to state, os et inquiry we founi this report to ut: ‘terly false; that the Chief, so fac from was alive, and possessed of good health and an excellent appo- tite. Long moe he remain #0, to bes terror to law breakers and evil doers. Murrany Reqiwentat EXcaMrwest.. excursions on the record of anticipation is that of the Fifth Regiment New York State This regiment has already consummated arrangements to encamp for a few days in the suburbs of the city of Newport, R. I., during the month of August next. This is tae Proper way for our citizen soldiery to enjoy themselves. While they gain amusement, at the same time they carry abroad an exhibition of the shill and soldierlike bearing for which our milttia is celebrated. —One of the finest Police Intelligence, pe so he Disorderiy — a Was ar Tested yeste: on a cl 00 * house, in thoaid rout, Netween ‘Ninty- are nel Niowte, sixth streets, and which was sworn to be the resort of idle, vicious and disorderly persons, by which the ot the neighborhood is disturbed, and also a seller of rum without a license. She was taken before Justice Stuart, and held to bail in $500 to answer the chsrge. Atempt to Steal a Wetch Pere Allen, 3 teen years of age, living at 184 Mulberry yesterday arrested on a of having, inst., attempted to steal a gold watch and chain belong: ing to John Parise, of the value of $70, It appsars that Mr. Parise was leaning on » railing, at the corue: of Howard street aud Broauway, looking into an a hen the accused made a snatch at the watch and chain, but which was held securely by the guarl. He w: est- ed in theact. He was taken before Justice Stuart, when he said bo was not guilty of the charge He was com- mitted to prison for tria!; in default of bail ia $590. Withamstnrg City News. The examination of the seventeen persona arres‘ed on the 9th inet., which was to have taken place yesterday afternoon before Justice Boswell, bas been postponed tu await the action of the Grand Jury, before the matter has been brought. E1xerioy oF A Cor.ector.—Major J. W. Braisted has been elected Collector of Taxes and Assessments a Common Council,to fill tue vacancy occasioned by the re- moval of Fordyce Sylvester Tar Scxpay Law.—The following named persons were brought before Mayor Wall geniarday, fined $10 each, on a charge of keepi it houses open for traffic on Sunday Inst:—Jackron Hicks, Jacob Teaves, Jacob As- choff, John Hoieman, Henry Blanke. Fra Frez, w warral word, 3 ed eight persona in the First , and seventcen in the five in the Second Third word, for keoping open houses on Sunday, in viola tion of the city ordinance. Theywill be arraigned be- fore his honer to-day. ‘4 Suppey Deava Ry CHormea.—About 10 o'clock yesterday forencon a colored man, named John Willtams, cesiding fa Division avenue, was attacked with cholera while walk- ing down South Sixth street, aud died in ditees minutes. Coroner Hanford held an inquest. DRowsep.—On Sunday afternoon a German about 22 years of age, (name voknown,) residing in this city, was drowned while bathing in Newtowa creek, near the mill, Coroner Hanford held an inquest. | / Jersey Ory Intelligence. AcewesTaniy Kruikb—A’ young man, about twenty years of age, &cxrponter employed in the ercetion of the bridge for jorris ard Sussex Raflroas, over the cy at Newark, was killed yesterday forenoon. ihe deceased, together with s carpenter naned Patrick | Kelley, of Jersey City, were cncrying @ stick of timber opm the bridge, when by some sesident they fell through it, » distance of about forty fet, into the water. It is believed that Tho deoessed was killed by striking timbers of the bridge in bis fall, ax be did not rise to tue , fe om of the water after foltiae inta the sfrer, We Ka } Jey was brow to Jersey Clty, and taken to bis resi. dewee. He was but siightly bart Fivgted He bad through the ordeal of that try’ ic Saice, tod hat aeee down to. ean staee Let it then be hia tomb, “ Here lies an honest man.” Mr. Caaxcey Scuarrer said—This is the place to pay yespect to the me: of a great and good man. A stout heart, stout in and ltegrity, was bis, He did not seek applause, but it to lay the foundations deep for a lasting excellence. ~ He was not a common student; it was evident that he had drawn deeply of moral pbilosopby, for there was in that man’s character a love of truth. At times he was even playful, but when the cause re- quired it, be was the man who with a pur- would not bolt until he had unraveled fraud. it was an honor to be vanquished it took away the string of de’eat that you had met an em A worthy conqueror. He was a noble competi bas filled up the measure of his brilliancy. sympetbized with his eeuien “ Heaven would temper the to ir. George B. Par.iies would tribute to the deceased, had Eee Ltt i Pepe E E i eet i Hl os i 5 + Fy He i 1 i s i E fide to others the duty of of one with whom truth was a fe gizin for alluding to bimeelf iinued to say that, though no bad long been connected with the la: & lawyer's office on the first day of had since then been en; in the the moment wien he to SPpreciate the ession on which had cy i opens ote a big ts it yoo ss sched eu ae Pride on those from whom his profession Gieatest iustre. He remembered his own . end bad forgotten and forgiven those who e down on him then, us successful men are wont do; but he remembered those who had an encouraging smile to go on in chosen. the latter, there death was to hima deeper source that of N. B. Blont. At this time, that an appreciation of the rising in public estimation, to jose men like H = 4 ne 3 ge $ is 5 Leet Hs Ls 4 igt i H Fz é if pureait , would display more resoluti ability. But it was in the character of a brot! his profession that he admired him, Association and intercourse with him were always pleasant. All Who were acquainted with bim koew what a husband and afether be was. [tia in the “etek of the — consolation to the dear and stricken children whose loss never can be replaced —their friend—the friend of the profession, and his own personal triend. ‘Lhe spesker, who seemed deeply affected, conclud- ed by expressiog ahope Chat some more endaring Ti hument should be reved to the me of tae droeased than that presented in the resolutions. Mr. Tomtinson rid, that as a former atndent of Mr. Blont, be ized at this time how mach he honored and how ly he loved hf Ue was a> Hin phe ee haw uly — se eomerUU, mind se it struck the stranger, could not 5 Es Hf aware of integrity. He ndered