The New York Herald Newspaper, July 27, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, SOibo® BB YRRET, AIFTOR 4ND EDITOR. povire 01 7 COSTER OF ASKAU ANE FOLTON S78. whose property was destroyed by the U. 3. ship of war Cyne. @t San Juan de) Norte, at the Irving House, a‘ five ofjock this afternoon, to ake tho natter into consideration, an2 to adopt such moa sures ag May be deemed necessary. In another part of the paper will be found inte esting reports of the commencement of éhree of our coheges. The centennial commencement of Colma. bia College took place at Nibio's yesterday | which was attended by a large and fysblonab’, audience. IS we © TERMS. cash im adeance THE DAILY BERALD 2 comes per o7y-#? ger aenue. TME WEEKLY BERALD eoery Sotueion at 6 cents Bec ee Te Ie ae ise Geet toamy parke? the | Thet of Rutgers College was cel erated at New Condens, Beth $0 taledd pevtace. Wede | Brunswick, N. J., om Tuesday, ‘when the on, Theo NO NOTICE taken vf stony mous commurntensions. ‘ nce peturn thoes resected. . dore Frelivghuysen d+ liversd the baccajaureste ad- VOLUNT4B Y CORRESP ONDENCE, contasning impor- tout new, ‘any quarter of the wor “Yared, mill be hiberatly for war Gua Tornwr Connssron- ROENSS ALE FARTIOULABLY WEQUEOTED TO RAL ALL dress, The prew’ums and @egrees were conferred yesterday. The commerrement of Genoa College took place on Tuesday. The reports will repay a LawreR wD PACKAGES SENT UR. at " il ipttows 2 OTUS Ade 44L LETTERS by mail for Subscriptions or 2th ver, | Among the deaths by cholera we notice that of the danghter of ex-President Fillmore, at Aurora, yesterday morning. The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, yesterday morning, decided that selling liquer on Sunday did no® constitute keeping a disorderly house, but was only tinable offence. It is probable that moat of the taverns that can afford to pay the fine will now keep open on Sundays. The German Catholic Orphin Asylum at Troy Hill, near Allegheny, Pa., was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. Common brands of State flour again advanced 62 to 12} cents per barre! yesterday. Grain was un- changed. The sales ef cotton yesterday were said to have been 700 bales, and 1,700 bales the dey be- fore. On common grades, or qualities below mid- dling, there was a decline of one-eighth of a cent, while good to fine descriptions were scarce and higher. Ripements to be post pasd, or © We money remitted. - DO PRINTING ezecuied ith weatners, cheaper and AMDVERTIBEMENTS + ed qoery Gay. ST VUSENENTS YAI3 BVESING, GaSTLB] GARDEN.—Lovraa Mrutan. AY THEA’ Brondway.—Menonant ov Vance Perrine nite Quistiog. Wno Srkans Par Baw Laon—Voury Any Fiety—Yawuee Gers BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery— Rac Picker o» Panw— Manz Rore—Kxow Nornives WIBLO'S— Tiare Rore—Graso Diverrarsevr— Baovi WATIONAL THEATRE. Chatham street.—Romno avy PuiseT—Joan oy Ano samosas MUSEUM—afternoon. Wirw ron Hair aw R—TVUAR Oy TAMWORTH—Dyoning, Uonsioan BRO- WOOD'R MINSTREL BALL, 444 Brosdwsy—Ermorian Mewernxiay anv Buriesqus Orera. EWS OPERA HOUSE,. 099 Brosdwsy.—Bvex: Oraxa Tnovurs. BRANOONI'S HIPPODROME—Maivwon Savane. New Yerk, Twureday, July 27, 1854. The Late Disgracefu) Affeir at Sen Juan— Usurpation of the War Power—A Question fr Congress. The belligerent propensities of our present administration could not have been more atrik- ingly illustrated than in the bombardment and burning, by its order, of the ineffensive md de- fenceless village of Greytown, in San Juan de Nicaragua. Such an act of ignorance, stupidi- ty. and badly appropriated moral courage, has searecly its parallel, even in the lawless mili- tary operations of the Spanish American repub- lies against each other. Major Borland, our late Minister to Central America, returning down the river San Juan homeward, is the witness to the shooting of a native by the captain of the steamer upon which our Minister is a passenger. He sees the captain deliberately shoot down a boatman in his burrgalo. The steamer arrives at San Juan, the authorities of the place endeavor to arrest the captain. Major Borland picks up a rifle and keeps them at bay. Subsequently he en- ters the village; the house which he hasentered is surrounded by a mob, and they call him hard names, and threaten him with violence, utterly disregardful of his official character. He con- trives to escape, returns to Washington, lays his case before the Cabinet. They are astound- ed that a parcel of the black and yellow.sub- jects of the Mosquito King should thus dare to insult the American representative, under cover, thongh the natives were, of British protection. The insult to Borland, and the detention of the steamer, must be redressed. And so the sloop-of-war Cyane is sent down to do the job. Indemnity for the outrage against Borland and the detention of the steamer, to the extent of $24,000, is demanded and refused. The town is bombarded, and the town is burat. American honor and the American flag are vin- dicated, and the thing is done, like the storming of Fort Christiana in New Jersey, by the an- cient Knickerbockers, “ without the loss of a single man on either side.” Such, in a few words, is the best face which can be put upon the matter, in behalf of the ad- ministration. But what are the real merits of the case? Let us see: Major Borland interferes in the protection of The News. PROM WASEINGTON, ‘In the Senate, yesterday, 2 number of private Wiis from the House were taken up and passed. ‘Whe Civil and Diplomatic Appropriation pill was taken up. Mr. Adams moved, asa proviso, that ‘me moneys should be expended at any place where ‘the customs did not exceed the expenses of collec- ‘tien, which was lost, Mr. Brodhead moved to add several sections authorizing the Secretary of the Jaterior to select temporary accommodations at Beston for the United States Court, and authoriz- img the President toselect suitable sites at Boston, ‘New Yor, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, on which to erect buildings for post offices and court houses. After 2 long debate the amendment was wejected, Mr. Hamlin’s amendment, offered on ‘eesday, for Custom Houses and Marine Hospitals, was adopted by a vote of 31 to 16. Fifty thousand @ollars for completing the Marine Uespital at Port- Iand, Me., and five thousand for a hospital at St. Marks, Fla., were added. Mr. Stuart moved to add twelve thousand five hundred dollars for twenty- five life boats on Lake Michigan, which was adopted, Mr. Mason offered an amendment allowing Mr. Behenck, while Minister at Brazil, and Mr. Pendle- ton, while Charge at Buenos Ayres, their actnal ‘expenses, and twenty-five dollars a day each, for six months, while on special business to the govern: ments of Paraguay and Uruguay. which, after con- miderable discussion, was adopted. Several other amuendments were offered to the bill, some of which were adopted. In the House Mr. Letcher asked leave to intro- @ace a bill repealing the act passed on the 20th ult. granting lands to Minnesota for railroad purposes; objection was made, and a vote being taken, it was Jost. The Navy Appropriation bill was then taken wp. Mr. Sollers offered an amendment that non-com- «© Tissioned and commissioned officers shall be native born, and that no seaman who was not native born should be allowed to enlist in the navy of the United Reates, which, after slight discussion, was declared 40 be ont of order. An amendment providing that mo intoxicating liquors, as a beverage, should be allowed in thé navy, was passed bya vote of eighty- four to sixty-five; but afterwards, on reconsidering ‘the amendment, it was decided in the negative by ‘tthe casting vote of the Speaker. ter a few im- portant amendmenta, the bill passed. Mr Singleton asked Jeaye to imroduce a resolution re- questing the President to gammunicate, if compati- “a a man charged with murder, against the = x ech piataasantesiy armors efforts of the local authorities of San Jusn aaa: of provisional acts by Congress, | t0 arrest bim. Afterwards the Major goes as indicated in the message of the 15th | into the town, and the populace insult him. Having forgotten his official character they ceased to respect him, which was natural enough. He had unlawfully interfered in the protectica of aman charged with crime, and they had seized the opportunity for retalia- tion. The affair might thus be considered os evenly balanced between the parties; or, if there were any wncancellid outrage in the case. it was the outrage against the local authori- ‘ties of San Juan, The stupidity of the bombardment and bura- ing of the village we have already exhibit It was a stupid and shameful farce. What honor, or glory, or indemnity could posibly be gained by burning the mud and palm-leafed March, which was lost by a vote of one hundred and mix to fifty-six. The Army Appropriation bill was *eken up, pending which the Honse adjourned. ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN VENEZUELA. By the arrival of the bark Venus, from Curacoa, we have intelligence of another revolutionary move- ment having taken place at Villa Cora, Venezuela, im favor of General Paez. The outbreak bas, no @oubt, been caused by a desire to anticipate the Presidential election in August, which, being Mmited by the despotism of the government to the ‘thoice of the brother of General Monagas, leaves ‘mo other option to the popular party than to assert by force their right to a voice in the matter. It is Thought that the movement will be successful, a3 many of Monagas’ former adherents had deserted hhim and joined the Paez party. General Juan Gar- elo is at the bead of the insurgents, and has about one thonsand effective troops under his command, ‘The government had only been able to bring about ‘Mhree hundred into the field. The revolutionary party had received large supplies of arms and am- waunition from Curacoa. LATER FROM EUROPE. » The steamship Africa left Liverpool for this port @m the )5tb inst., and is therefore in her twet(th dey. satisfaction against the British protectorate the houses and other property of American citi- zens, who constitute the men of business and the principal property owners of the placa Yet, against the protest of the commander of a British vessel of war, Captain Hollins, in obe- {J ence to his instructions, involves the interest and prosperity of American citizensin his work of vengeance. Is not this a.-most singular and unparalleled affair? A British officer, vainly interposing and protesting against the destruction of American Property, and against an outrage upon unof- fending American citizens by an American yes- sel of war, and all for the punishment of cer- tain proceedings of a mob, for which the Ameri- can Minister, in his unauthorized conduct, is wholly responsible. Such an affair could « dy occur under the dictation of some such stupid and imbecile administration as the present con- cern at Washington. But we have a grayer objection to enter against thig thing than its wanton barbarity, or its inconsistency, or its stupidity, or its woree than uscless results, The President of the United States, in this affair, is liable to the charge of an act of war against a friendly pow. er, for which he has no more authority than the filibusters against whom he has recently fulmi naied Lis proclamation. Congress alone has power to make war in behalf of the United States. When ihe Executive usurps the power hel yades the exclusive jurisdiction of Con- grees, and violates his oath to support the fede- ral constitution. Tn this view, admitting that the y illage of San Juan is under the British Musquito protec torate, the destruction of the place hy an Ame- rican veasel of war, is less an affair of honor be- tveen the British and American governments, thas? ® question of unlawful usurpation betwaen the P.xtcutive and Congress, In both as cts we may ®nticipate a considerable cooling down in the warlike ardor of our Cabinet, before this disgraceful Yenbroglio. is finally adjusted. But there Is no oagasion for alarm. Thore is no danger of a war wih Great Briton. f Old Wiekory aves not hang APYATRS IN HAVANA. We have received two days later intelligeace from Havapa. Nothing new is stirring there. A Netter from one of our correspondents wil! he found in another column. LAYING OF A CORNER STONE. ‘On Wednesday afternoon, his Honor Mayor Wes- ‘Mervelt, assisted by the Board of Education and a ‘wamber of invited guests, laid the corner stone of ® Dew school house in Rivington, near Ridge street, 0 the site of school No. 4. Prayer was offered by Rev, J. Banvard. The stone was then laid by the “Mayor ; after which, addresses, abounding with in- feresting reminiscences, anecdotes and patriotic sentiment, were delivered by Dr. Tuthill, Mr. Ran- @all, the County Superintendent, Rev. Mr. Banvard end Mr. Atterbury. Mr. Stephen Brooker officiated ae chairman. Several songs were interspersed by the children. It is said that this school house wi!! dhe the largest in the city, and will cost thirty-eight Aousand dollars. BOARD OF RDUCATAON. A special meeting of the Boend was held last evening, but no business of any finportence was transacted. We publish, in oar repart of the pro ceedings, the by-laws, proposed by the Committec on Ssiaries, for a definite’ classification «f teacher's saleries. The consideration of this question, which bea created some little excitement, was, | owever, postponed enti) September next. THE WeATERR. The thermometer stood as high as 87 yosters ay, in the de, at twelve o'clock, and the sky m4 almost cloudless. About 10 o'clock last night 2 pretty sharp thunder storm paased over the city attended with a heavy shower, which conside moderated the heat. This, we believe, is the fir. storm of the kind of any account that we have haa since the hot weather commenced, and we hope it ‘will be followed by a diminution in the ravages of the cholera, which some attribute toa want of elec- tricity in the atmosphere. We shall look, there- fore, for an abatement of the heat and of this ter sible disease, the two great evile with which onr city har been aMicted le ¢ The man- upon ft) There is to be a meeticg ‘of huis of the poor natives? And what sort of could possibly be secured by the destruction of we Wass Sak { bition. Talk of UkO dangers arising from the Ovigia of the Braropean War and Uitertor De= stans of Fran 7o—Lous Vapsicon, his Gentas and his Ar ,prtion. There fg saying attributed to the late Lord Dudley and Ward, in speaking of the first Nvpoleon, which bids fair to be faleified by the qualitiesdeveloped by his nephew and sucess 8 “Me has rendered past glory doubtful,” observed that accomplished nobleman to the French ambareador, ‘and future glory impos- sible.” The axiom that great men are more fre quently made by citeumstances than by their own abilities, was, to some extent, true in the case of the subjcet of this remark. He was t',» child and creature of therevolution, rather ¢han the originator of anew order of ideas. “forged with blood, and worn out by it own excesses, the revolution could only pass trom one violent extreme ta the other, none of the ttermediate conditiows of government beimg compatible with the feverish excitersent unvler which it had been £0 long laboring. Asin the case of a pa- tient browght to dye verge of dissolution by the abuse of stimulants, it was necessary to ‘keep up the public pulse to an unnatural pitch before it could Se gradually reduced to its nor- mal <tate, The merit of Napoleon consisted in his:quick appreciation of the necessities of the epoch. Contrary to-the generally received no- tion, he in the earlier stages of his power fol- lowed public opinion, rather than led it. No man who ever rose to sovereign power by the weight of hie own talents, ever watched with a more scrutinizing and cerefal eye the enrrent of popular feeling. It is a mistake to suppose that it was to his daring alone that he owed his good fortune. It was ratber to his close obséevation of the political indications of the times, than to his mere adventureousness of spirit, that he was in- debted for his early successes. His downfall was brought about by his neglect of those qualities, the exercise of which, as much as his military talents, contributed to place him-on the proud elevation to which he attained. In the present Emperor of France we revog- nise the possession of a different order of ge- nius, which promises to lead to equally brilliant, but more enduring results. ‘With great natu- Tal astuteness he combines a clearness and steadiness of judgment, a self-reliance and ‘e- nacity of purpose which were not always m.n- ifested by his predecessor, and whlch have enabled him already to effoct by the force of mind alone, more substantial victories than were ever gained by the military talents of his pre- decessor. He has governed, rather than been guided by, circumstances, and from the period at which his higher qualities were first called into exercise he has evinced a confidence in his own powers and resources, which has never as yet, in any single instance, been belied by the result. No man conld haye emerged from under the weight of obloquy and ridicule which his enemies had ‘0 industriously contrived to heap upon him, and have passed trivmphantly through the trying ordeals to which he was subjected in his efforts to maintain himself in the difficult position to which the accident of his birth had raised him, without the possession of @ more than ordinary amount of judgment, sagacity and firmness. Each successive step that he bas taken to consolidaie the power which he has wrested from the contending factions that siruggled to effect his downfall, has only served to display those qualities in a clearer and stronger light. He now stands confessedly the master mind of Europe, and the highest proof that can be adduced of the wisdom and tact that have guided his conduct in the difficult con- juncture of circumstances in which he has been Placed, is the fact that his popularity has grown with his successes, and that even his bitterest enemies are reluctantly obliged to admit that they have been deceived in their estimation of his character. Among those who are now readiest to bear testimony to the high qualities displayed by the French Emperor is, strange to say, the man who has most reason to feel vindictively to- wards him. The Czar, while he complains that the present war has been brought about by Louis Napoleon,to strengthen his own position at hame, does not hesitate to declare that he is the great- est man in Europe, and that although he may not possess the great military talents of his uncle (which yet remains to be proved,) he is ashrewder and wiser politician, No one who has attentively watched the course of events since the mission of M. Lavaleite to Constanti- nople, will be inclined to dispute the truth of the first of these assertions. The English were frightened into the coalition by the French Emperor, in order to carry out his ulterior de- signs, which take a wider range than the main- tenance of the independence of a crumbling empire, that must sooner or later fall to pieces, or than of preserving that delusive adjustment of political interests in which such value is placed by modern diplomatists—the balance of power in Europe. The fact is that England has lost all the great statesmen that have hith- erto guided her councils, and is now governed by feeble and yacillating minds, that are une- qual to cope with the difficulties of any great emergency, such as that in which she is now placed. {n the hands of a crafty, ambitious, and daring ally like the French Emperor, whose views soar far beyond the professed objects of the present war, such men as the Earl of Aber- deen and Lord John Russell are but uncon- scious instruments of his designs. Men of that stamp can hardly be said to compose & government—at least such a government as is capable of conducting to successful results the policy of a great nation. It isa govern- ment of endurance rather than of choice—-a sort of municipal oligarchy like that of the Venice ef former times—powerful only for mischief. Who can wonder then that, while flattering their vanity, and appearing respectfully to ac- cept their advice, a man of Machiavellian abili- ty, like the French Emperor, should succeed in easily moulding them to his views, and in blind- ing them to the best interests of their country. It is extraordinary that, with the prospective dangers of their own insane confidence in this able raler staring them in the face, they should still continue insensible to them, whilst the rest of the world, and even the French themselves, attach such a significant importance to each of his movements, We all recollect the outery raised about the French occupation of Rome, but that bold step sinks into insignificance be- side the occupation of Constantinople, the occupation of Greece, and the prospective oecr- pstion of the most important ports in the Bal- tic hy French troops. If the courts of Sweden and Denmark show any disposition to side with Russia, we shall soon seo their capitals in the possesion of the Iand forces of Franco. Prussia, too, mnless she isable to repel these Tasping Inva. ters from her coast » may also he melted ¢ sy ancthor Wibute to 30h) wha enereachments of the Ozar—why they t ae into unimportance compared with those gente and more wide spread perils that wie p age qnietly accumulated elements of uni ripnons pire which British folly ar 4? Britlsh bil have placed a! the dir dof En Well may the Czar respec cand adel Auge oi of Bip ivid bir ©" jetest for Buropean suprema- cy lier for the | tune between them. re ate ‘in Kansas and Nebrasha—A . for the Free Soll Emigrating Sock ©" osm'The Tables Turned. ‘The administration is evidently boggled and befogged in its strict constructions of the con- stitution. After the veto of the charitable bill for distributing ten millions of acres of the public lands to the different States, to aid in the support of their Iunatic asylume, nobody supposed that the same lawyer conld approve a bill granting ® free farm to Tom, Dick, and Harry, and everybody else, honest man, vaga- bond or leafer, who may choose to squat on the public domain, and cultivate vegetables, or steal horses fur foer or five years, But sucha ‘bil has been approved, and a most important bill too. It is the act ately passed, “ provi- ding for surveys, and granting homesteads to actual settlers in the territories of New Mexico, ‘Kansas, and Nebraska,’ the second section of which is as follows :-— Section 2. And de it further enacted, That, to every white male citizen of the United States, or every white mule above the age vf twenty-one , who has de clared hi intemtion to become a ci and who was rosising ta aaid territory prior to the rst day of Jana- mee eigatesn hundred and fifty-three, and who may be atill residing there, there shall be, and hereby: ‘ienoted one quarter section, or one hundred and sixiy scres of land. And to white male sitizen of the United States, or every white male above the of twenty-one yeare, who bas his intention to a citizen, and who shall bave removed or shall remove to and set- te in said territory, between the first day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, and the first day of Ja- nuary, eighteen hundred and fifty-eight, there shall in like manner be donated one quarter section, or one hun- dred and sixty acred, on condition of actual settlement and cultivation for not less than four years : Provided, however, That each of said donations ‘shall include the actual settlement and improvement of the donee, and shall be selected by legal subdivisions, within three months after the survey of the land where the settle- ment was made before the survey ; and where the set- “tlement was made after the survey, then within three months efter the settlement has been made ; and all per- tons failing to designate the boundaries of ‘their claims within that time, shall forfeit all right to the same. This is now a law of the land, Actual white settlers, citizens, or those who shall have de- clared their intention to become citizens, will secare a fee simple possession of one hundred and sixty acres of land, after a residence upon the tract, and the oultivation of the same for a period of four years. That is to say, the gov- ernment will make a present to the actual set- Her of a farm of one hundred and sixty acres, among the rich lands of Kansas and Nebraska, (to say nothing of New Mexico), provided he will consent to cultivate the said farm four years, free of rent. The signing of this act was doubtless intend- ed to take off the wiry edge of the Nebraska bill; and, in truth, it is quite a godsend to the Northern free soil emigrating societies. All they have now to do is to ship their emigrants to Kansas and Nebraska. There is the law— there is the land. Every squatter by consent- ing to cultivate for four years, free of charge, a farm out there, of one hundred and sixty acres, secures as clear a title to it as if he had paid a thousand dollars an acre for it. Could anything be devised better calculated to con- ciliate the anti-slavery societies to the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska bill than this simple act granting free farms to actual settlers in those territories ? The South have been a little too fast in their exuliations at the repeal of the Missouri com- promise. It was a trick, a delusion, anda snare, The free farm bill is equivalent to the restoration of the Missouri restriction. The practical effect of this new territorial bill will most probably be to fill up, in less than a year, all the available lands of Kansas and Nebraska with actual settlers, establishing an overwhelming preponderance in both territories against the institution of slave- ry. And all this is due to the free soil par- tialities of the administration; fer while all parties have been given to understand that the President would veto the general Homestead bill, as originally passed by the House, he has cheerfully approved the free farm principle for the especial benefit of free soilers in Kansas and Nebraska, The Saratoga State Convention of the holy anti-lavery alliance, to be held on the 16th of August, will, in this affair, have a nice rich nut to crack—a cocoanut full of milk. Nor can they be much at a loss to account for the milk in the cocoanut. The Kansas and Nebraska free farm bill is a peace-offering from the ad- ministration to all the anti-slavery societies of the North. It is intended to quiet them, and to propitiate the otherwise irreconcilable free goil- ers of the Van Buren Buffalo democracy. And we think it ought to make Mr. Benjamin F. Butler feel casier,and the Evening Post and the Albany -2tlas satisfied of the wisdom of the “odious Nebraska bill.” With perfect consist- eney, the whole of the Buffalo free soil party may now join John Cochrane and his confiden- tial clique of Tammany office holders in “ hold- ing the President in their arms.” He has completely turned the tables upon the South ; for while they get the empty husk of the Mis- souri repeal, the Kansas and Nebraska free farm bill gives the kernel to the Nortbera free soil emigrating societies, and settles the gues- tion, We repeat it, the question is settled by this bill. Henceforward, the agitation of the restor- ation of the Missouri line is all gammon and nonsense. There is no earthly necessity for it. The Missouri restriction issubstantially restored in another form. Yet it is a little singular that of the vote upon this bill in either house we know nothing; and we doubt not that its existence now, as a living law of the land, will be news to most of our readers. In the prevailing cva- fusion among parties and partizans, and among the spoilsmen at Washington, and their projects for the public plunder, this Kansas and Nebras- ka free farm emollient, substantially restoring the exclusion of slavery, has slipped through, and has become a law without attracting the slightest public attention. But the bill has been passed and approved. Let the Northern free soilers and abolition emigration societies rejoice. The administration is true to its first principles, after all. What say our cotempo- raries of the South? Can they explain why the general Homestead bill should fail under threats of a veto, when this bill, involving precisely ihe same principle for Kansas and Nebraska, bas been so readily ap- proved? We should like to kaow. Let General Pierce at once be elected a life mem- ber of the Congressional Free Soil Emigrating Society. News rrom Cunacoa—By the arrival at this port of the bark Venus, from the above port, we have dates to Ith inst, The island was perfecily Mors Musto ron Tan Mruuion.—We bn to think that we live in a barbarous Sey, and that New York is assuming the "tative position of Timbuctoo in the scel¢ of civilization, when compared with the «nell towns, A few weeks since we gave & programme of musicsplayed by first rate cormet band upon Boston Common, two evenings each week, and now we find that the same reviving custom has extended to the Mecca of 1852, the home of General Pierce. Witness the following programme, put out by Kappel-Meister and director, Joseph Low, Mayor of Qoncora, New Hampshire:— oe City of Concord, July gives series of public promenade the tirat of P will be given on Tuesday evening, Jaly 35, io the weather prove “infavorable it will be postpon- en of the future concerts. ited to attend. JOSEPH LOW, Mayor. The folio ‘ 1, Caonvs axD Fixarg,— From ‘Lucia at Lammer- Donizetti, Balfe, Bellini, Jullien, and Dods- worth, and all for nothing. Why its enough to beal up the differences between the opposition candidates to the Senate, and Burke and But- terfield might rush into each others arms to the ‘music of the Druid’s Chorus, or (more likely) “Jordan’ss hard road to travel.” Congratulating the citizens of Concord upon the taste displayed by their Chief Magistrate, we again inquire why can’t we have some music in our public squares? If Flagg refuses to pay for it let us do it by subscription. Will Genin, or some other enterprising individual, start the paper. We must not allow New York to be exceeded in refinement by the rural dis- trict. More Goops ReturNep From San Francts- co.—If any one, three years ago, had foretold that in 1854 California would be shipping axes, hammers, steel, rifles, books, tea and drugs to New York, he would have been looked upon as amadinan. So it is, however. As usual, the merchants have overdone the business, and we find the following manifest of the bark W. G. Lewis, from San Francisco to New York, June 23 = FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO NEW YORK, PER BARK W. Axes, pki Hides, bale Hides, No. ke case. mmers, Horn, elk, Ree Iron, 'rod, bdls. 0) Do,, Bale. 01d yellow metal, csi Shovels, bdls, 4 22 Alas for the sanguine merchants who sent these articles to San Francisco, hoping to reap a princely fortune from their sale, It ishardly our province to tell the mercantile community what goods they should buy, and what they should sell, but we will venture to mention one commodity which has always commanded ahigh figure in California, and does so still, while axes, hammers and twine are coming back by the ship load. That article is domestic ser- vants, Let any man ship a cargo of Irish girls and men to San Francisco, and hire them out by the month, and he will—if the servants can be kept to their bargain—make a fortune in nd time. Any other export is perilous. News yrom ALpaxy—Fuston oF THE Harps AND SULVER GRays FoR THE SPoILs.—On dit at Albany that negotiations are on foot between the silver grays and Mr. Bronson, by which the former propose to give the latter their support at the coming election, in opposition to the Seward whig candidate, whoever he may be. Of course the quid pro quo in the transaction would be a share of the canal spoils, after which all political parties, and leaders at Albany are keenly hungering. Whether, in the event of any such bargain being made, the silver grays would keep their word, and trust to going halves with the hards after the election, or whether they would repent as soon as Mr. Bronson was fairly on track, and coalesce ina brotherly way with the woolly section of the whig party, is a question. We think the latter would be a very tempting course ; though it is hard to understand how Mr. Bronsern would allow himself to be taken in by 20 shallow a maneuvre. The true solution of the problem would be for Mr. Bronson to declare himself in frank and unequivocal terms. Hisletter seems to have gone for nothing, and he still stands the champion of the hards. Now, the question is, willhe run? If he will, why was he so coy afewdays ago? If he won’t, why allow his name to be used as the rallying point of a dis- reputable spoils coalition? * Meersne or THE Hartem Raiwroap Srock- HOLDERS.—The meeting of the stockholders in the Harlem Railroad Company will take place in Tryon row, on Tuesday next, Ist August, to ratify the course taken by the directors in reference to Schuyler’s swindles, and to elect, we hope, « new Board of Directors. We trust that every stockholder will be present, The matters that will come under discussion are too important to be decided by a minority of the shares. Wall street and the commercial community expect that the Harlem Railroad Company will, by its action, throw some new light on the recent de- velopements in stock-jobbing, and set an ex- ample to other corporations involved in similar calamifies. It will of course be proper to elect a new Board composed of men who will not so thoroughly neglect the business of the com- pany as to render it possible for fresh Schuylers to rob the shareholders, If any of these latter absent themselves, this necessary change may not be carried into Effect. It has already hap- pened that proxies have been voted upon at meetings of the Harlem company, long after they have been cancelled. Every man should go on Tuesday and vote for himself in order to prevent any chicanery of this or any other kind. There must be a clean sweep of the old men. Tue Revesve Service.—Mr. Mallory, of Flo- rida, has made an elaborate report in the U.S. Senate, upon the subject of the nature and responsibility of the service of the officers of the healthy. No tain. Salt very pienty, but no demand Revenue Marine, when acting in their proper fur i8; 16 Coma 1X VOUS JOE lusty Leute yer oarrel » Of Gaties, as weil ws when co-operatiag perbaps per boabel } With the Navy for war purposes, Jt deals with | this deserving corpe liberally and judiciously.- Mr. Mallory’s bill provides that whenever any portion of the officers and seamen belonging ta the Revenue Cutter service shall be attached. to, or co-operate with the naval service, they: shall receive, in lieu of the pay and emoluments. now provided by law, the following rates:— Captains, $1,500 a year; first Heutenants, $1,200; second lieutenants, $1,100; third Hentenants, © $1,000, All officers’ who co-operated with the Navy sinice 1835 are to receive the benefits of this provision. Compunmyrany Tesrmoma: To Me. Banwer Wiulams AND Ws Wire—This benefit took place last evening at the Broadway theatre. The house was an excellent oney. although the prices were double the usual rates, and the. thermometer indicated eighty-seven degrees Fahrenheit. ‘The bill included the fourth act of ‘‘ The Merchant of Venice” and five farces, The performances conclude? ‘at about one o’clock. The gem of the evening was the performance of the farce called ‘‘ Popping the Question,’”, in which Mr. Blake was inimitable as Primrose, and Mist: Saxon made quite a “hit” as ® pert waiting maid.’ Among the volunteers were Messrs. Oxley, Conway, Wale cot, Blake, Corby, and J. S. Browne. Mr. Williams played Tim Moore in the “Irish Lion,” and at the- conclusion of the piece he was called before the, curtain. On his appearance with Mrs. Williams he was greeted with three cheers, and the lady was timi- larly complimented. Mr. Williams addressed the audience, tendering his thanks for their attendance, a@ ‘well as for previous favors. He thanked the actors and ‘ actresses who had appeared, and said it gave him the highest satisfaction to know, that he not only stood well > with the public, but also with his associates in the thoat~ rical profession. He had not, he said, taken this benefit, for the profit which it might yield, for whatever might b@. ‘the proceeds of the evening they would be appropriated to the monument now being erected to the memory of the father of his adopted country. This sentiment called: forth loud cheers and hearty applause. After again thanking the audience for their patronage, Mr. Williams. retired. Subsequently Mrs, Williams was presented with a beautiful bracelet with s watch inserted. We under- stand thet Mr. and Mrs. Williams wiil shortly preesed to California on a professional tour. Bowmry TaxaTae—ComrumenTaRY Banzrrr 10 P. H, Warens,—The long talked-of testimonial to Mr. P. H. Waters, one of the firemen injured by the burning of Jennings’ store, Broadway, came off with great éclat at the Bowery theatre on Tuesday evening. The prices of places on this occasion were doubled, and the very large theatre was filled in every part—the standing room ix the lobbies even being filled before the curtain rose, Many parties of ladies and gentlemen were obliged to ga away without seeing any of the performance; and al- though we have received no exact statement in figures ‘as to the result of the affair, we have been informed that nearly two thousand tickets were sold, which, after de. ducting the necessary expenses, will leave a handsome sum forthe beneficiary. The performance commenced ateight o’clock P. M., and concluded about 20’clock im the morning. Thirty actors and actresses volunteered their services, and every thing was very well done. The following addreas was spoken by Madame Ponisi, “with good emphasis and discretion:”’— ADDRESS BY JONAS 8. PHILLIPS, ESQ. his couch a wounded sufferer lay, .ife’s purple tide seem’d ebbing fast away, And as the thonght of wife and children From nsature’s fountain brought the manly tear, Hope! smiling came, her fort to impart To that crush’d frame and Lawes heart— Drove from his pillow thoughts of gloom and care, Which almost wrought his spirit to despair— ture drew of future health and peace, en all his cares and sufferings would cease. That ipieqeee ye have realized to night In all ite colors, beautiful and bright. ive to sweet charity’s With willing hearts and ever r Ye come to mitigate the sufferer’s And soothe his anguish’d spirit to Upon L hands, ‘Arg they, Yue alla, t, gene: bye a e, nt, ve Who peri life, not to destroy, but save. But hark! what sound the midnight stillness breaks What cry is that which slumbering ocho wakes ? What demon wings his wide destructive flighty: And turns to terror the repose of night? Behold, enwrapt in flame, you noble mart | Now, to subdue it, strives each manly heart. Reckless of danger, mark their gallant strife; Heedlees of self, they peri limb and life. But all in vain—the ing building falls, And crushed and mangled "neath its massive walls, The young, the noble, generous and brave, Self-sacrificed, have met an early grave. Could Waters speak—whose cause has brought you here: For whom you shed the sympathetic tear 3 He could ) 48 None save he can do, of that a night to you; beneath the burning Su by the wounde!, dead and dylan” Without the means to succor or to save One friend, one dear com) ion, from the grave. He thought of home, of ren, friends and wife— He blessed them all, and still he clung to life; Hires, ales | the hope of life seemed vain, Till, rescued, he beheld the world again. At ayes aera gremai ond. igh thfone ascent, a op all grateful rer to Heaven’: Ever to blend his countrymen and Marine Affairs. Tux Sreamsmmp Asta, Captain Lott, lett yesterday after- noon for Liverpool, with one hundred and twenty-seven. passengers and $888,365 in specie. sition or condition. About 7,600 packages have been. Srmam Too Mxgoury.—A ploasant and most satisfactory trial trip around the light-ship in this vessel, was per- formed last Monday morning. The Mereury proved her- fy Her engine ie 80. inch cylingar, 8° fobs woke, ‘ ie, wheel 22 fect 6 inches diameter, with 63 feet fae and 28 cighteen inch buckets. ’ with he a] for assisting ven. nels a &e., and has all the requisites required by the passenger law, life boats, life ‘&e. She has also & new feature in busizess, and is the only boat in our harbor that {s #0 arranged. She has one of” the largest sized Worthington pumps, ex, for cy mt a & leaking or sinking five minutes the pum; Soe be 2eatad and ctwerk. She ran from the dock to in two. hours and ten minutes a wind tide. Her owners are Mesers. Ingston & Captain hief ongincer United siates i IT steersahip comtany, chief a has of her engine. a AcciDext at Ronpour.—Johamus D, Hasbrook, one of the coroners at Rondout, was called to hold an inquest at Easophus, on the body of a German, of the name of William State, who came to his death the falling He was baried an- By atl Means get the National of this week, now ready. It contains the development, of & curious case of conspiracy, (now before ) in which private citizen was arrested and submitted. to Revolvers H , “Big and Little 3°” iso, the “Diary of a “Policeman.” ROSS & JONES, Agents, 103 Nassau street. Sold everywhere. * ——$$<$____—— Aspinwall’s Tonic Mixture—Fever and Ague - gewie to an unusual extent. Sufferers from that terri- l@ disease are to be found in all our suburbs, and in the city iteelf. Let them at ance seek relief in this pre- yaration. The proprictors will farnish references of th? Wiglat daatiar by ve ie Incalility. La twats tee years never a Prepare THOMAS RALWEL No 96 William ty 004