The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JALE, § GonHot SENSEPS, PROPRIETOK AND BD1.0R rs FY 4s. CORNER OY NASSAU AND FULTON STS. per per ~ at wer wp J uanum tthe European kbthon 4 Fer ts ipekn cad wie wy park ef to = iC ae sat AEA tolaclece DL UNTARY CORR. mut sews saltetted from wali liberally paid for ers) BEONDENCE conta ning smpor. quarter of the world—if used By Ocs Porsion Conunaron: WE PANTIOULAMLY MEQUNETMD TO ORAL ALL ADD PeCKAGRS #exT UB. Ne, 252 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. CASTLE CARDEN—Nonma. BROADWAY .—Sr. Mano—As Like as Two Peas. WOWERY THEATRE, Bowsry- Lavy or Lroxe- Tue Bruancen. BIBLO'S—Darra, ca PanquererreJveKo. BURTOWS—Minevuxen D s Daraw—Ae Line as Pras. SAPIONAL THEATRE, Chatham strect—-Cu auras 1I— Damion avn Paine WALLACK’S—Hmavs on Tarce—Prisos Avp Pauace. AMERICAN 4USEUM.—Afvernoon and Evening—Cones- @an 3xornsRO—vEAD SHOT WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL 444 Brondway—Brmerian Miwrerneisy ano Lunimeaue Ores a 639 Rroadway.--Bvox- BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOU Ernioriax Ovena Taov: MBCHASICS’ HALL, No, 472 Stosdway.—Neeno Min- whet. ANT INSTITUTE, No, 659 Brosdway.-S2x0 ye Orns Toure FRAr CON!'S KIPPODROME, Madison oquare.—Eques emitas PRA rORMAN CHA. SPAULDING and ROGERS’ CIRCU3SES Sew Yorn, ——= Wedneseay, Soprombe whe News. LATER FROM EUROPE. By the arrival of the mail steaushios St. L ed Niogara, we have one week later intelligenve fram Europe. The ne«s by these veseeis does not possess meh intercst. [It was generally believed that tas Caimenn expedition hei seiled on te 20¥2, although wome reports had assigaed the 30th as the probate @ote of its departare. The expeditionary force will De less by ten thousand than waa origiauly stated, and it wil! include abont twenty thonsand Turkish troops. The London Times, in reply to the ramors that prevailed as to cer’ain divlomatic motives bav Ang retorded the departure of the ition, asgerss that the delay arose exclusively from obstacles of a parely miliary nature. If this be really the dase % covfirms the statements made some sort time since respect the defe dmia fion of the Fr ordnance and n emrist departmen the Int believe the difficulttes Fe have also beer regard te the impe @rrangements h commissariat; bat { never theless ited as being fa a maca er wtate of o-gabivs‘ion thon that of the Franch army Ee ie strange that, aficr tw Bave been expended on the equipments of the con tingents of both uaiions, taat tavy should be han- pered in their movements st the outset by over. sights, which, to say the least of them, betray gross megiigenco. Although we make no pretension ty Wragthen: perence in the science of war, wo d» at weke such culpable blunders ia our military avd aval expeditions. The success of a whole can paign ha: been jeopardi by the incompetency and waxt of foresigit of the heads of the military atministration of both contingente; for had they poseessed the ability and experience requisite io Meir cifferent depariments, the army of the Hast would not have been s> long kept ina state of foreed inactivity, and opportunities lost that cannot eas y be recalled. The German papers speak of a new treaty and a meditication of exiating ones which will have the epormons sums tua complaints | about ope irg a orgar faxtery on a very extensive aeale, employ im sbout 60,000 srvebes of tobecon. From Bo vew ean bat by government had fesu > a ¢ revlar to th Mi isterso Po eign Affairs, declarin fr ntention to place at the disoceal of General Castilla, 4.000 muske's, 6 p eors of arcilerys | munitions, and 300 horses, mv rtve of @ petition from t at office. APPATRE IN NEW GRANADA, Oar files o! Panamws pager-, rece ved by the Ea- pre: ity, or to be 4t) inst. The heath of tre Iotho us was goo , and the pro ressof ta allway gave great rati-fa tien. ‘rom he tnterior we learn that Senor Oba da, Vice President of the repnbtic, bad snece ded neffecting «ie escape from Bogota, where be has fo some tine past been detained as prisoner !y Meo, and had reached [begne, on the 4thut, here'emm diately ook charg: of the exeentiv~ power. General Herrara had marched for the por berw province to take command of tho division of the a my. A bumber of Gen, Lopez's army an the greater part of the forces organized in Antioquia ba‘ reached Ibague. It was repo ted that the b igantine W ntnrop bd arrived at Santa Martba from the United States, bringing about five thon and mosk ts and otner elements of war for the governm: nt, which were being transported bp the river Magdalen» in the steamer Estrella; aud thar two thousand mnskets rad been received a Clon, aiso frum We Uvited States, and were saip- ped to Canrbagens ia the soi90am Rosilba, Gen. Gonzsles contioned n Ox awaiting che arrival of Gen. Mosquera, who bad gone to Honda, and there organizet a large force to serve as an army for the north. NEWS ROM BURNOS AYRES. Our filks of the Argentine Packet to the 15th of July bave been recewed. Tue Pvribuna,. (odivist joarna),) had published a aynopsis of some important governtitent decrees relative Ww the accommodation of emigrants arriving st the port, and the unprove ¢ Went of the lnafitg piace, The Pa ; sngkestion for the improvement cf the thesountry, congratulating the people on their's ciatimprove- ment. The Oriental government entertains the idea of declarmg free the port of Montevideo, aad had convoked s mecting o' the msrobants ‘or ‘he object of consulting the best means of making up the Custom House rents. DEWS FROM AUSTRACTA. The steamship Empire City brought us, viv Panama, news from Melbourse to the 3d of July, being a month Jater than taat previously received. Goy. Hotham bad arrived in tre colony, and his assumption of execative power had giv-n mush satisfaction. The yield of the mings conticued catictactory, The latest market report may b yond tu anosher column. THE ELECTION IN MAINE. We had supposed ihat the politicians of Maine, through tieir splits, coalitions, fusious and amalge- mations, had become as thoroughly snarled up a- possible before the election. Bat we were mis- taken, a5 onr telegrap.ic accounts abundantly prove. Ove fact, however, is admitted: the mys torious and terrible Know Nothiags hive scatteced confusion and dismay all aroand. It mattera little into whose hauds the local offairs of Muiac are placed, acd it is certain that the candidates for Congress of all fac ions are opposed to the priuci- ples of the Neb aeka act, therefore the movements of the Know Nothings caonot but be regarded as the moat significant result of the contest. MISCELLANEOUS, The names of the members of the new Canadian ministry are announ ed uader the telegraphic hoad. Sir Allen McNab ‘» Presideat of the Council. @ ‘There was great excitement in Chicago yesterday, growing oat of an a tempt, by three men from St. Louis, to seize a fugitive slave, withoat, as is al- leged, due process of law. The fugitive waa ecized in the street, and bis ories quickly @ge ¢ together a croad, who effected a rescue, The @t. Louis men eHeet of approximating more closely the ioterests f | fired upon the mob, and succeeded in recapturing @e German States and those of the coalition; bar} the colored man. Just at this crisis the captors rere ie an intentional vagueness in ail these no m- paper rumors, which aiforde reasqaable ground for @isturting them. An idea is EMeriained o there being a disposition on the part of Russia te weat for peace, ond there are circumstances that have given r a ramor that the raptare bet ween Avstria ond [ussia is not as proximate as was sur, peseds [; was reported at Vienna that Prince Gorte- ebak ff wax about to transfer his residence from oa @f the public hotels to the Russian embasy, and in mm order of the day read to the garrison oi Odes m the 13th, it was stated that the Rossian weeps had only heen withdrawn from the Prin- eipalities in order to march to the post of @arger, and that Austria, the ancient ally of his Iepperial Majesty the Ozer, had undertaken in the meantime ‘to protect those provin:es against an Invasion by the Turks. The more recent conduct ef Av-tria certainly belies these assertions; but the fact of their belug made shows that hopes are not get abandoned of being induced to take a course favorable to the interests of Russia. The allies have, His said, offered a large subsidy te Sweden if she will afford them active coopers. tion. Inthe popular branch of the Dieta strong feeling had been manifested in favor of the latter Power resuming ber rights over the Aiaud Isles, In Spain the government seems to be taking emergi tic eteps to repress the republican movemaat A decree hae Ween issued suppressing the provincial javtas and the forces organized by them. The gov ernment has borrowed Fixty-five m lions of reals, secured on the revenue of Cabs. Queen Coristina’s property bas been sopilecated, and her expnision from the country decreed. According to the latest advices, consols bad wea hed 95); cotton was in demand at a slight advance { and breadstaffs were dull, at o docline in Prices. ARRIVAL OF THE EMPTRE CITY. We elsewhere publish the news by this versel, which jeached this port yesterday, bringing the pawengers and gold broagat down to Panam by the Oregon The O. eft San Francis »0 some hoars afcer the Cortes, and her advices confirm the ac evants we bave publisse ! of the progress of the war at Canton. The perilons position of the American and otber foreign residents at Cantom had iadaved Com. Ringgold, of the sarveying squadron, to moor his vessels off the factories for their provection, An ettack.on tue city from the revolation'sts was bour- dy expected. We learn, also, that the comminter ef our Pacific squadron has deapatshed the sloops of-war Portsmouth and St. Merysto Honolula to ook afier the interests of our countrymen. Ta.this eunnection we would refer te an editorial on the annexation of theSand@ich Islands —a sabject thit is creating considerable discussion at this moment-- im today’s paper. INTERESTING PROM THE SOUTH PACIFIC, We havo received our files of thé Valoaraiso Ech othe 20th of July. The news is rather aniaterest ing to Amorican readers, but the belligerent Powers of Europe will be gratifivd, perhaps, to hear that Chili bas officially and at length declared her neutra’ty in the Eastern etruigle. It had been decreed by ‘he government that the clerzy shoal’ im fator be paid by the State, and that the peop! should be baptized, married, and buried gratis. A heavy fuli of snow was experienced in the province ef Colc agua July 17. The price of wheat had bee eons devably lowered. We have re-eived bat little intelligence of th progress of the revolation ia Peru. It appoare there had been "o serious engagement between th government troops and te army of General Ca tila, A slight skirmish hid taken place between » oolumn of the ‘ater, situated at Iscachaca, and two companies of the regular troops, ander Ool nai Sa Jaberzi, in which a few Itvee were lost on bash sid» among them Lieut. Colonel Don Juan Coroero, o! the legitimist amy, An sttempt at revo'n'ioa ha been dissovered in Oa lao, on which acvouat severa persons bad been arrested, Senor Manuel Bustamenta had been elected Vice President of the Republic of E uador, In Paraguay, @ North Amerigan Company wa were arrested and taken before a magistrate. Captain Downing, of the navy, whose trial by court martis] took place at Philadelphia some weeks since, bas been cashicred. He was concerced in the alleged treachery of Commodore Coe, of the uavy of the Argentice republic. STATE OF THE MARKETS. Flour wes easier yesterday, and the sales made indicated a decline of about 124 cents per barrel. Southern red wheat sold, part to arrive, at $1 75, and five thousand bushels Canadian, duty paid, at #2. Corn was easier, with pretty freo sales. Cotton was stiffer after the foreign news, though sales were modera‘e. Mess pork was in good dettiand at $14 50. Though fore'gn and domestc goods were sold yesterday by four or five of our leading anction houses, yet pone of them were on a very large seale. Fiesh importations of first class goods, and of sea sonable and desirable styles, were saleable at fuli rates, and in many cases hetter pricea were realized than were obtainable earlier in the season; but or dinary and inferior goods, unseasonable or less de sirable styles, were heavy and difficult of sale, ex- cept at low rates. An impression prevailed that goods sold by auction had passei their lowest point, aad that the pvospect for the future fouked Usighter. The jobbers, with the infiux of customers and favorable collec tions, began to feel as if they had touched bottom, and now had firm ground to stand upon, and were animated by well founded hopes and renewed courage. All classes of merchants, it was remarked, had withstood the late long continued and severe pressure with remarkable success. Bat few, comparatively, in the dry goode trade, bad succumbed, se far, and may of these bad trop, jong aympiomg gf weakness enjoyed rather limited credit. , The attention of the public, and of the jobbing trade in perticular, ts invited to a Jarge asd splendid specia' sale of French goods, which will be made this day by Messrs. Coffin & Haydock, 30 Broad street. They will cell 300 cases of staple and French goods of the importation ot Messrs. L. & B. Curtis & Co. Mcsers, 8. H. & ©. W. Foster held a sale of # rene goode, which incladed a line of ribbons, consisting of four huxdred lots, 160 uf which were duplicated, and 600 a 700 pieces and irregular lots of dress ailks, cadrille, ponlt de soles striped, glace, plaid aad sulid colors do., with lots of black gros de Roine, wool plaid cloaks, ladies’ cloths, &o. The sale drew a fair company, and the prices obtained generally, and especially for the better qualities, wore fally oyual to the previous sales. Among tte sales, Messrs. Wilmerding, Hoquet & Humbert beld a special sale of rick embroidered needlework goods, together with Swiss maslins tmead lace, &c., which drewa good company and went off very well. Saies were leo made by two or three other houses, but net of a ovaracterto require any spe ria’ remark. Mr. David Austin, Jr, beld a spirited sale f carpetings, d.ugcot: and uptolstery goods. They wold 400 pir car etiogs— 4-4 Venetians bronght 12he.g 17 S-4i » Woot filling, a large quan- tity sold wt 21he 9 Woollen worsteds formed large part of the catalogue, aad were sold at 40:. a 60c. ay Wasnixevron News—-Among the latest ra mors from Washington, it is said that Secretary Dobbin is fishing for the place of United States Senator from North Carolina. It will last longer than bis present position, If he succeeds Governor Cobb, ot Georgia, whe has been pro- mised cverything and got nothing, is to go into the Nuvy Department. This wou'd be nice for Dobbin and fur Cobb, Then it is said that the some time obecured Fitz ry Warren is loom ng up again in Jowa, and will probably dodge into the United States Senate as Dodge dodyes out. We are opposed, however, to taking Dob bin out of the Cabinet, weatever else may b A single peg detached from that con cern, and it all tumbles to the ground, Aud hat ’e the use of a new Cobinet now ? done, ef has a arreney of Ip the same journal we fa” an article ! Pune Late General Dreegnt— | Satermations A few «ays ago, when the “hot and copper- © lore) sky ? gvve DOT tia Je indications of aa e ny day ‘or the extingui-bment of the nniver- | ssi drought, wef) wing brief but enggestive orenlar wa: ‘seued from the Heraxp ofiice, and distrit at dt reugh ua: the Union — [Drv AND Comm vewrtar } New Yoru, Sept. 4, 1654. (ak &i@—A preat drouret bar afl -u thes antry, vnprece on'ed w te@ustonan extent Iimust ma- terisly »ffert cur anes! en! incustrial exchanges, the subsiaterce of our pools, aod our general pros- | perity. we cigina, Merefore, foce!ect on the dMferent sec- those of the Trion tor the py in’orma ten, eutnentic facts of the state of the erops, expecially of corn, cot tua and yo -toes apd tite probab! 5 \old this season at | com we when ay rege crop. Ts this end, we take | tho Woevty of sddrensing you ant reqnest that you wilcown urissteto th e offie such facts and estimate: ae you u ay be abe to -ommand in reference to the gaat sigp oo you! ommo weatth, and the extent and ef- fect of the donzLt 1p te redue*ion of your crops, * e > * ° * ‘The fo ery or ‘tale, the better, Plowse enawer st your ari st «uvemence, and address J. G. BENNETT, Bd tor N. ¥. bweacp, New York. This roe, it wilt be ob«rve),is marked “private :n! confid n ial,” and the object is manifes:. ovr applica io’. Now, however, having fled our caveut, We © nsider it of sufficient impor tance to give if that universal circulation wh ch the New York Heratp commands ; and to atk of onr intelligent readers, generally, in every quarter of the Union, such practical in- format.on in the premises as it may he conve- vient aod agreeable for them to give. We have already received 9 number of let- ters in answer to our special applications, from official and unoficial sources, promising, as soon as they can be collected, such actual statistics of the crops in connection with the drought, a8 cannot fail to be of the highest value to the yublic. Aud o2e reply or two, of immediate vatne, with which we have been promptly favored, we. shall now procead to publich, We give the respective sources from which these letters eminate, because they will thus better command the public confidence ‘baa in aay anonymousform. The first is from Virginia, and bears date— Exgcvrir® DEPARTMENT, } RICHMOND, sept. 9,1854. ” { Pear Sik The circular addressed to me, dated the 4{h inst has been received. If ¥ had authentic «ta. tistical information relative to the state of the corn, cot on and potato crop of this State, it? would afford me plensure to give it. General accounts are extremely contradictory; but 1 believe myself, from a perusal of cur inland State papers, ae well as from information af- forded by persons coming from all parts of tho State, heving business with the officers of government, that the fact Is, if you take the line cf railroais running ‘urongh Virginia from north to south—that is the Rich- mond, Frederickeairg and Potomac, and the Richmond ond j'anyille Railroad—to the North Carolina line, as » wepera) rule the weather was very seasonable, aud be. low this line to the seaboard, the corn crop was very good; more than anavernge crop. There is but little eotion now grown in the State, and the potato crop, which is for export, is most y grown in this section, It is siso good. From the line thus designated you must educt ail that portion of Virginia which is called thé Northern Neck, in whieh the dronght was vary sovero, and the corn crop an #t an entire failure. In somo of the sounties in this part of the state, the farmers aro now buying corn for their next year’s supply, and it is selling at from four to five dollars a barrel. In most of the State above the me desiznated, the drought has been severe, Audthe corn crop will be greatly below an ave rage crop--some say not half acrop, but I suppose this +o be too Jow an estimate, 1 have thus given you ina general way all the informa tion I have upon the subjezt, and while it is very meagre, you axe welcome toit. Very respsetfully, &e., GEORGE W. MUNFORD. J. G. Bevyriy, Esq., Editor New York Heraup, New Yerk. The following is from the practical and in- telligent Governor of New Jersey. For the general benefit of the American people we com mend his good example to the Governors of every State and Terri ory in the Union, and should be glad to hear from them all ac- cordingly :-- 2 STATE OF NEW JeRSBY—EXSCUTIVE DRPARTMEN?, TRENTON, Sept. 7, 1854. } J. G. fienwerr, Esq. Pear SR—It will afford me plessure to obtain and give you, af far as J can from the most reliable sontves, the insormation desired by your note of the 4th inst. I deem the information of great national importance. My prosent opinion is, take our whole crops together, we shall bave this year a fate average crop. Cur grasa and carly grain, harvested before the drought, was good and more than an sveragectop. Potatoes have suffered moet Tam really obliged to you for suggesting this inguity, and will be fully compensated by reading a compentiam for the United States in your valuable paper. T baye the honor to be, with great respect, your most obedient servant, RODMAN M. PRICE, Here we have something which affords a good mergin for the crops in Vermont + Bewwivaton, VERMONT, Sept. 7, 1864. Dean Sm—In reply to your lettor of the 4th tnst., in respect to the effect of the drought upon tho crops in thir per! of the State, Ihave to inform you that hay was about two-thirds, and wheat, rye, oats and barley, thros- quarters of the annua! average yield. Early planted corn, upon good land, will yleld two-thirds and potatoes balf a crop. Potato vines, particularly ato planted, look fresh and green, notwithstanding the long con- tinusnce of the crought, and with occasional showers, such as wo had on the 2d and 6th inst., the crops may exceed the above estimate. More potatoes were planted thie “han the pret year; and more gpring grain was sown, which wis!, to some extent, compensate the deiiciency in the yield. Very reapectfally, your obedient servant, JOHN 8. ROBINSON, J.@ Dessert, Editor New Vorx Hera. Noxt, we take the liberty of publishing a pre- liminary reeponse from the Secretary of the Poard of Agriculture of the Commonwealth of Massacbnsetts, Jt affords us no immediate in- ormation upon the matter in hand, but the steps taken by the Secretary, in view of the facts de- ired, promise from Massachusetts a precise official report of the highest interest. We give a place to this letter on another account. We believe that very few of the States, besides Maseacbusetts, have a Board of Agriculture as a brench of the Sate government. Butinsach seasons of drought and of short crops as this of 1854, the va'ne of an cM-ial agricultural ba- reau in every State in the Union becomes appa- rent to the most indifferent ob-erver. Every State sbould have such a bureau; for, at acrisis like this, the cfficial and positive facts which they could promptly farnish to the pablic, would carry with them an inapp ec'able value to all classes ond all interests of the country :— CoMMONWRALIH OF MASSACKOAETES, AGRIOCUTORAL Dee'r, ) SraTa Hover, Boston, sept tl, IS6@" 5 PEAR Ste—The Flon. E. M. Wright, Sceretary of State, hos placed in my bands your ctrentar dated the 4th inst. My dnties have led me (o visit ali rections of this State from the fslands to Berkshire county, J shall be ablein afew days to send you some of the results of my odser- vation, but 1a Tam about to address « cironlar to intel tigont men in every town in the State, asking for more specific information, with reference, among other things, tw the effects of the drought, a communication a few wees hence wonld be of far greater value to you. Idid oot ee your cireular till this morning, and public and imperative duties make it imposwsihlo to answer it now. Vory traly, your obedient rervant, CHARLES L. FLINT, Secretary of the Board of Agricultare, J. 0. Bwwert, Keq., New York. catisiactory coter som th> Meraid OMlom-aucaen: € | guotions in iegar' to the rope, W- fel quite the Union, we can a ri de sure, b wever, t at there need be a> alarm. The !ate rain. will eave u ach that was given up for 1s ; or in the resto ation of the grass fields bre w li b2 :ubsls ecce for stock which would ot erwise have to 'e suyplied by an im- wense drain upon the sub-tantial ar.icles. of In- dian corn, rye a d cate, which may now be re- served for the winter. Our wheat crop has been unusual’y large; aud in the aggregate so extensive have been the additional lands de- voted to corn and potatces, that, as in Vermont, it wi] to some co siderayle extent “make up for the defleency of t.e yield.” They will bave unus ally full crops this year in the Bri- tish islands, the Netherla.ds, France and Ger- many; and as far ae the geaerasubsistence goes, this will be sabstantially the addition of so much to the crops of this side the Atlantic. To crown all, it is invariably the case that our own crops, in the gathering. upon the whole turn ont a great deal better than was expected, We call upon ourfintelligent readers, however, in al} sections of the country, to whom we have, aud to whom we bave not, specially addr essed our circular of the 4th instant, to communicate tons the facts desired in the premises. We wish to eulightes the farmers in the matter of Wem Jy desired the monopoly of } supply and demand, and we wish to fortify the community against the impositions of specula- vors bere, elsewhere and everywhere. To this end we propose to publish, asearly as practicable, in wasingle copy of the Heraxp, all the reliable in- formation that ge may receive in answer toour cireular, and to. this general call, in reference to the approximate yield of this year’s crops in every State and Territory of the confede- racy. Annexation of the Sandwieh Islands—Tiio. Poltey of the Cabinet. The accounts from Washington representing that the Cabinet are busily engaged in consid- ering a project for the annexation of the Saad- wich Islands, forwarded by Mr. Gregg, United States Commissioner, are doubtless in the main correct, Last May we siated that Mr. Gregg had communicated to the State Departmeat the fact that King Kamehamuba had renewed the application for the islands to be annexed to the United States, either as a Territory or State, urging an immediate decision, upon the ground that unless we interfered promptly, England and France would put it out of his power to act asa free agent in the matter. Mr. Gregg re- plied that he bad received no instructions from Washington upon the subject, and did not feel authorized to open negotiations upon that poiat as an agcredited agent of the government of the United States. Bat the King was not to be thus bau)ked, and at length Mr. Gregg yielded to his urgent request, and consented to turn diplo- matist on his own hook, plainly avowing the fact that he only did so as a private individual, and that his acte must not be considered as binding upon his government. Such was the purport of the despatches re- ceived from Mr. Gregg by Mr. Marcy in May. After a good deal of cogitation, and various meetings of the two Cabinets—that of the kitchen as well as the parlor—Mr. Marcy replied to Mr, Gregg, that although the subject of the annexa- tion of the Sandwich Islands was not a new one, yet, as it was impossible to bazard any opinion without a full knowledge of all the facts, and as a good deal of time would elapse ere ail this necessary information could be procured in Washington, that Mr. Gregg had better continue the negotiation, in the manner he had begun, and when the terms and details were agreed upon the President would then take the matter into his serious consideration. The despatches just received, therefore, enclose this result, and present to the United States the option of an- nexing the Sandwich Islands either as a Territo- ry ora State—probably the latter, as upon that point Mr. Gregg informed the State Department King Kemehamaha was somewhat positive— doubtless with a view of abandoning his crown for Senatorial honors and Congressional mileage. it will be observed that the administration bave throughout acted in that sneaking man- ner 6o characteristic of the Pierce Cabinet. Afraid to assume the responsibility. of the annexation of the Islands in the first instance, they managed to place them- selves in @ position where they can yet embrace it as an administration measure, ebould it turn ont popular. There is no escap- ing this inevitable conclusion. The aunexa- tion of the Sandwich Islandsis no new idea. It ocenpied the attention of Mr. Polk, and of the subsequent administrations of General Taylor and Mr, Fillmore. When Mr. Gregg, therefore, Was appointed commissioner to that govern- ment, his instructions could not accidentally have omitted ail allasion to the only impor- tunt matter likely to oceupy his attention. This would be teo absurd a proposition to as- sume, and which even our poor opinion of the head of the State Department will not permit us to do him the injustice to suppose. The omission was intentional, and its object was of course to enable the administration to make a seape goat of Mr, Commissioner Gregg if ne- cessary. The answer which may be cent to the propo- eition of annexation will depend altogether upon the tone of public opinion here; and the act that the application has been received was doubtless allowed to leak out for the purpose of feeling the public pulve. If may be that a little more caution now pervades the action of the Excoutive than might have been experienced had the valiont destruction of Greytown met with « heagtier reeponse than has been vouch- sated, Coup d’états do not appear to be as popular here as on the other side of the Atlantic, and for a little while caution and circumspec- tion may be anticipated in the transactions of the model Cabinet. The projet submitted by the commissioner, and agreed upon by Mr. Gregg, private citizen, on the one hand, and King Kamehamaba on the other, Will doubtless be submitted to Congress by the President next December. and the responsibility of acting upon it thus shifted from the executive shoulders. Should puplic opinion applaad it, thea it is probable the application will be favorably mentioned in the annual message; but unless this fact is ascertained, we may expect a message as barren of all point, and as shuffling in its avoid- ance of all responsibility, aa the celebrated Cuban mezesge communicated to Congress & tew days before the close of the last session; apd which, instead of askiMig for the ten millions, as the President had given his friends to under- stand would be the case, for the purpose of en- forcing our demands upon Spain, merely hint- ed that any amount which might be placed at pis disposal would be thankfull, ly received and promptly disbursed. King Kamehamaba, however, has o single chance left for securing the active sympathy of Short of farther returne from all quarterso 4 tho administration; snd if he bag not al- ee rerdy theught of it, we advise him to remedy his omission without delay. If there is only s good large sum of money demanded by him for the “ acquisition,” then he ba- t urhed our friends in Wa-hington in a tend r part. It will leod them @ courage without which all the arguments in favor of the great commerce a! advantages of securing a half way poiut between Cali‘ornia and China would be mere leather ard prunella. If a strip of desert is worth ten millions, the Sandwich Islands would te dirt cheap at twenty. Twenty mil- lions, divided equa'ly between Honolulu and Washing on, would gladden the hearts of many, and recder the annexation of the Sandwich Islands, smal)pox, mi-sionaries, volcanoes, and King Kamehamahe, an easy matter. AMUSBMENTS I8 THE Crry —Owing to the press of matter opon our columns we are obliged to omit the publication of our ueual notices of the places of amusoment. The advertisements, however, will afford the necessary in- formation. Tae NARRGineurr MeaaTtA—This regatta qill take piace at Providence, R.1., to-morrow. Six classes of ‘boats will compete for silver cup, and prizes in money from $60 to $20, and the architects of the winning boats to receive premium of $10. Rie® ix THE Hopson —The recent rains haye cansed the water in the Rudson river to rise about three feot, Masluc Affairs. Tr Breese Staamente Giascow, whieh arrived on Monday morning from Glasgow, was detained at quaran- tine on acconnt of having some casos of smullpox on bd ard. She came up to the efty at 11 o'clock yesterday, ‘TRS NEW STEAMBOAT MRracomET, Captain Jewott, left thewharf foot of Corlaer’s street, E. R, yesterday, for ther route between Fall. River and-Providence. She be- longs to the Fall River Company. On her trial trip she proved h-rself eatisfactory to her owners, aa wellas complimentary to the builders of her engine and boilers, Mesaya Pease & Murphy, of the Falton Iron Works. Lavxcuep.—at Port ‘Jefferson, om Satarday, the Sth instant, by J r, Exq., a fins echooner of 200 tems, called J, the is owned by her builder andCaptain ‘ "ER Jones, her commander, and will be em) loyad in tHe coasting trade. Witiprawat o¥ CaLivorNia STRAMERS FROM Naw On- 1maNs —The New Orleans Crescent of the 4th inst., says thet the steamer United States is to be withdrawn from the New Orleans and Aspinwall line after mabiog one more trip, and will then commence ranuing bet yeon Havana avd Aspinwall, aud that tio £1 Dorado immedi. ately upon her arviva! {rom her ‘present trip would come to New York and go into some other trade—thus closing the direct communication between New Orleans and As- inwall, Tho Falcon, Pempero and Daniel Webster were Fen off some months since. reagon ef ther with- drawal is because they bave not paid much more than half their expenses for sometime. The Crescent adds:— Oar communication with California is not, however, entirely clesed. Jt is the intention of the company own- ing the United States and 1] Dorodo, to put the former vessel on the route between Aspinwall aod Havana, emf £0 to arrange her trips that she shalt, at the latier pow, meet the semi monthly stenmers rurning from here to New York. In fact, the old arrangement is to be renew- e¢— the same tha: existed when the Falcon ured to three and fourhundred passengers from this city, a1 take on almost as more at Havana Passengers from California here will co to Havana and b» transfer- red to the Cressent City and Philade)phia; and passen- gers hence to California will leave in the same poatsand be transferred in a similar manner. Our City Mill MEETING OF SOLDIERS Af THE ASTOR HOUSE TO TE THE TAKING OF THE CITY OF MEXICO. A meeting of the officers serving in the late war with Mexico, was beld last ovening at the Astor House, to de- vise measures for celebrating the anniversary of Gen. Ecott’s entrance into the City of Mexico, on ‘Thursday next. The attendance was about twenty, consisting of soldiers from this city and State, and other parte of tho Union. Col. Wamar was called to the chair, and invited those present to give expression to their sentiments upon the subject before them, Capt. Gaarton said he thought the movement a good one, and that all officers of the army who were not in the Mexican cam; sniiiaied cotta cong be Invited to participate in the motion was then made who served in the Wesicon wee’ dlno wi toa areoe vere st., the Scott’; into the City of Maio balajiéetbn aie Col. SWEENEY moved that all the officers of the army and pavy pow in the olty be invited to join in the dinver. Ie We thos ce 00 that Gicge be was then moved tha’ commitiee of arrangoments. This gopern ad ae chair Appointed Col. RW. James, Capt. Grafton, and Jt was then moved and carrisd, that the Committee of Arrangements be empowered to invite any one to the ee rennet by avy mir = ered in Mexiso, icer paying, or provi for the er, ticket for tbe invites party. ad eee ges ‘ 5 hae pro Revcdiog! ag on By the Chairman be instru vite Gen in! Scott to be present bem the fac tea a des 3; MBALL MOT it Gen. WinGeld Beott - vited to preside at the dinner. saci ‘This motion was carried unanimously. Gen. Warp Burverr then, with a few brief remarks, moved that the company present resolve thomeelves into an association for the annual celebratioa, in the city of Now York. of the anniversary of the taking of st a ed fone ae that & committee of five be ap- pe perfe ie above associati a Bil the onjects of thie resclution, ? 1) ANY ont sg Sed noe avocloiel as such committee Gea, i lojor Farnswor' jor Kimball, Capt. Graf- ton, and Lisat Gatos? Or mambel, Coot Graf There being no further business, the mecting ad. journed. MILITARY REVIEW IN THE PARK. The German Hussars, and two other companies of the cavalry belonging to the Sixth regiment of the New York State Militia, made their annual parade yesterday. There three companies are composed entirely of Ger- ‘mans, and were attended on parade by Gen. Spicer and atafl. In the afternoon, the companies marched down Broadway, attracting much attention, and calling forth much praise for their roldierly bearing. At four o'clock. they entered the weit gate of the Park, and marching around the lower end ot it, they passed in front of the City Hall, where thoy were reviewed by his Honor Mayor Weetervelt auc the Common Council Several thomsnnd spectators were assembled in the Park, waiting for the appearanes of the troops, sud all spoke in the highest he foe) of them, After the review the treops were als. eed. One of these companies belonged to the Philadelphia cavalry, who are now eyending a few cave in the city. Their 9; ppoaranes certaiuly rollected much credit upon the militia of their state. EXCURSIONS. o On Monday, the New York City Guards, Gs pt. R. Meyers. made their annual target excursion to Hoboken. This company numbers about twenty-five muskets, and were attended by Dodworth’s brass band. Their appearance ate eireeta of the city was very crodstable to them selves, 4 The J. H. Allon Guards, Capt. Kassenbrock, made their annual exctirsion to Port Kicbiond yeaverday, This com; numbers twenty-five Tauskets, and were at tended y theiton’s brass band. They passed our office on their teturo home in the evening, end carried witn them a well riddles target. ‘The H. B Stevens @varde also passed our office yoster- day, on their return from their snaual target excursion to fioboken. Kleven valuable prizes wore distributed among the company. They looked well, ‘The Brougham Light Guards, Cept, Jobn McDermott, Eee. on their fourth anuual target excursion go joboken on Monday jast. They pa+sei our office ou their return home, and presen’ a foe military appear ance, and are corwainly a erodit to our citizen the Brooklyn Otiy Intelligence. THE BOARD OF RXCISE—SENTENCE OF A COMMIB- f SIONER FOR MISDEMEANOR ‘The Court of Oyer and Terminer mot yesterday, Judgo Rockwell, presiding, for the purpose of passing sentence upon Jobn Cavanagh, a member of the Brooklyn Board of Excise, who was, at the inat term, convicted of mis- demeanor in granting licenses to persons not satitied thereto, The court room wan crowded with spectators, who seomed to take a deep interest Ia the matter. tu passing sentence, th ey J stated that ths duty was ‘mogt unpleasant and one that he hed sought to avoid by surpercing sentence from time to time, tn the hope of amendment. In thie he had been disappolwt’, ae tho records of the Board ot Excise sines the conyiction showed that one hundred aud thirty-seved tavern licens +s Ihad been granted; fand it could not be.porsiblo that ao large s number of houses, livensed torseil liquor, wore necesrary to the city. In view of tue position they occupiod, Cosigna’od their action during the present year as well as the year, previous, ss most unwarronte! and gudack us. It was painfal to iafliet ihment on respectable men, bat when anch a ono committed a violation of law, he was the list one who ahorld go unpunished. If puolic officers were permisted to violote their duty »i\h impunity, the stability of oar nstitutions would soon be at an end. The Court there upén sentenced the de endant to imprigoament in tae connty jal for thirty days, and to pay a fine of 6260— in defatil:, to be imprisoned until the fine is paid, not exceeding six months, BurGiary —‘he house of Mr. Rollins, No, U2 Dean street, was felomously entered on Monday n’ght last, 9, means of false heys, avd robbed of silver ware aud jewel- zy to the value of about two hundred dollars. Atl the drawers and closets in the house nad beon forced pen snd the contents, such as the thieves could not take with them, scattered about. The occnpants were absent at the time. Aprornmxanr ay TH Parerpent.— William M. Herriron, Collector of the Customs, Ricbmond, Virginia, vice Jobs Lyme, decenped. The «lection ef delegates to the Whig State Conven- tion, which is to be held at Syracuse on the 20th inst., toon place in the differ-nt wards of our city between six and eight e’cloe’ yesterday morning. All the polls were thrown epen at the appointed time, amd in most of the wards they were beset by a large number of voters. ft. appears, however, that the harmony was somewhat dis. turbed io two of the wards—the Seventn and Thirteenth. In the Seventh, where the whige held their e’ection at. the Democratic Heaaquarters, No. 159 Madison street, at. the rear of the barroom, Mr. Ebenezer Morgan, one of the inspectors, and a strong Sewardite, locked up the ballot box after the poll was closed, and preceeded up stairs to court the votes When he left the bar roont he is accused of scattering tne tickets on the stairs, of letting the box fall, and then running away. The tickets were afterwar’s picked up and destreyed by somo: the discontented parties; but the ballot box wa recovered afterwards by the other two inspectors, both: of whom are anti-Sewardites. Upon counting the votes it was found to contain 460, of which « majority were for John D. Westlake, as delegate, and Ira Beeckmaa, Jr., as slternate, Some fighting occurred bere, resulting ina bloody noses and black-eyes. The opposing candidates were Robert Murray and Archibald: ‘Hall, who intend contesting the election. ‘ At tho polls of the Thirteenth ward, on the corner Grand and Cannon streets, a most disgraceful seene was enacted. In this district John Cooper, one of the candi- dates, had been appointed inspector, in company with ‘Messre. Atkinson and Gsylor. The difficulty here was caused, it is said, by the Cooper party grabbing the tickets before they were counted, and putting them im their pockets This proceeding, as might naturally be supposed, caused considerable commotion among the opposition, wbo insiste’ on having the ballots counted, But all the ballots could not be found, aud it was impor sible to decide in regard to the successful candidate, The contest was ortweep the ‘ewardite: and anti-Se the latier, who elected their delegates by large majori- tiea, According to the directions preseribed ix % resolution pessed by the Genera! Commit: tee, two persons only were elected from each ward—one to serve as delegate, and the other aa altérnate—except in the First and Second wards, com- prising the First Asserobly district; the Third and Six- teenth wards, comprisiog the Second; the Righteenth and Twenty first, comprising the Sixteenth; the T: Ninetenth and Twenty second, comprising the Tenth; the Sixteen'n and Twentieth wards, comprising the, Fourteenth Assembly “Oistrict—each of which elected five delegates to meet in Asse nbly District Convention and appoint a delegate at lurge, with the exception of the Tenth, In the following tables we have given the names of the delegates elected to the State and District conven- tions:— DRISGATES AND ALTERNATES TO TUB SYRACUSE CONVENTION, Dist. Was. — Deleyotes, 8.... 4—Dennis McLaughlin. . 5—John Hewett, Jr. Rebert Murray, ‘petites Hal, ! + T=) John D. Werthke. Ira Buckman, Jr. S—ihemas B. kidcer. Wm. Forbes. ?—Saml. A. Cunningham, (0—Stephen Thorns. .11—M A. Southworth, Freeman Hiscox. Jobn Cooper, ak n 1 {i Res eas —Wm. 5 Wod Benedict Lewis, Jr. —Jereph B Verrum, Alex. B. Whiting. 17-—Joreph Haight. Aras G. Williams, As we have stated, in both the Seventh and Thirteentls wards the elections wiil be contested. DELEGATES TO THE DISTRICT CONVENTIONS.. FIRST DISTRICT First Word—"homas Nesbitt, P, Closey, J. Dieffene docker, Jas 2, B. Smith. Ward—Jas. E Sec Carter, Thos. Hallam, Jas, Gal- lagher, Gideon Clifton, A.J Williamson. SECOND DISTRICT. Third Ward— Sheridan shook, Join 8. Seabury, Royal ‘EAA SEW Ae Wiis, 0 ose ‘ard—Jamer B Taylor, Wm. ©R Foote, 0 W. Brennan’ sei) : TENTH DISTRICT. aucnty-second Ward—R J. Johuson, Jas, E. Coulter, Davie B. Kerr, Wm. V tt, Drake. From the Twelith and Nineteenth wards there were tio returns, Sisleenth Ward-Chen Sutton, Jonag Gurnee, W. a + ma, sechttah Warde ie ws eats Deeiel Boganeam entieti n Sy D D, Conover, Joho Richardson John V. Gridley. w Bigheerth Ward—lnvid Porrm, James M Thmpson, ‘gl ie Wm. B. Adame, John Sterret, 3, Brooks Postley. Twenty jiet Ward-—Peter @ Sharp, Wm. FT Jas Van Norcen, A Wurven smith, Wim. Browne. In the Second Assemb!y district the Third ward hay elected anti-Seward delegates to select a delegate to the convention. The majority of the other districts are also Know Notbing. In the Fifth ward John Hewitt, Jr., who isa Know Nothing, and who was nominated on the people’s ticket, wasclected. In the Fighth ward TB. Ridder, Know Nothing ana anti-Sewardi ¢, was elected aiter an ex teat, othe Tenth, Eleverth, ‘Thirtee eet 8 “ ~The Tent wenth, Thi th, Fe * a teenth and Séventeeuth ‘have niso elected anti Seward Personat Intelligence, Hop. Charles Mss n, Commissioner of Patents, has re- Yarned to his post alt-r a brief absence from the seat of government. At the Metropott-an Howley: Dimond, ¢ Metropoli-an Hotel-—sov. Dimo: J. L, Winter, La.; Hon. Jobn A. Collier and f bamion; Gen J. Jochmus, Grigg A GS ant family, Prossia; J. Hart strother, Wasb!ngton; Hon. W. P. Converse, New Orloans;T S O?-wllivan, Bt. Major W. J. Grabs Army; W. H. Winer and family, Was! Hastler, San Francisco; M. Keetmar, At the St Nicholas—Hon. Jas. M. R. 1; Hon, Ed. Albany; Hon. RH Proyn aod fami Ribl gud lacy, Kentucky: Dr. Wm Armee mace, orth Ca : ndge E. } ursing, Alatawa; § and Mobile; BW. W. Fidler, USN; Nev’ JS, Mnmsey, Bh ra N y; Dickey, do.; Dz. 8. Wo'll, do. Dr. Heaf, Wa- x if Al go Liev’ A. gent, Téron’o; Gen. A. Sparks, Cankda; Jud Baker, Onondaga; N. Ranaal!, Syracuse; Col. Hard, a timore; P 8 Kare. Feq , Viorica At the Irving- Governor Wood, Obio; Prof.C. H. Gard- ner, Ciaverick, N. Y.; ev. 5, 4 Ourroli, Maryland; Rev. N. Foyce, NF ; Lieut. D. K. Lambert. U.S N.; Hon, D. Stevens, Dover. N H.; Capt, Wilmarth, Bostag “Lan- cers’; Dr. Vanderberg, Rbinebeck, N. Y.; Dr. Lynam Conkrite. Texas; Dr Cieocore F. Cornell, Baltimore; Coly J. Neill, Winebestor, Va Saval intelience. Lieut Gansevourt. corey Lieutennat of the ship, and Lients HN. Barriso Toos B. Bi , hay rt= ed fer duty ou board azee Independence, now lying in cee North river, the intended flag ehip of the Pacific squadron, ‘Thef of war Preble, Com. Craven, arrived in Ionia atoms 9th inst., from Portsmouth, £., an@ would go up to Norfolk. ton; W. Strachan and lady. U. 8.’ A. Court Calendar—This Day. ———— CouRT—GESEGAL TERM —23, 24, 28 to 38, 40, Unrrep Stars Disteicr Courr.—Criminal trials. Common Preas—678, 91534, 87), 883, 892, 892, 846, 949, 954, 1004, 1011, 1018, 10843¢, foes, 1062,1073, Soperb Dismond, Jewelry at Auction —A most gorgeons aud elegant stock of diamond jewelry and importec watches, &c | #)) be eld at sution on thats day and Friday, epiember Mth and 15th, at 1f o'clock ench (ay, by the subscriber, 8 his alesrooms, 16 Walk street, by o-der of assignees Aa'e poaiive. EDWARD sINTZENICH. Cameo-Paguerrgotypes taken ony at tha Wihiamun gallery in Brooklyn, 249 Faltoa street, op- posite Clinton. Instan:anoous sittings, eatching the ex- gee of a happy moment. Cars from the ferry to @ door. Anson’s rreotypes, Large Size, for Gity cents, colore’, and io a c#ar, all complete, and twice an large 68 others taken for fifty cents, and eqaally as ood as any taten in the world, at ANSON’S, No. 68@ way, opposite the Metropolitan Hotel. Rerse & Coy 289 Rroadway—The Original and only place in New Yor to get excellent dague reo- types for 25 conts. Holmes’ new patent double cei tating two corrraite at once, ort and is work daily at this establishment, by {and the heros, Prof. Reeve, Espenschesa’s Fall Style for is Rew mesiaele for ite veoaliarly gracefat and becomiag shape. Inqvalty, finieh, &¢., it is superior to any hat sold im Broadway. for four do\iars—yot the price remains a: the old fl bed vis., $8 50, Cail ana judge for yourselves, at ine Naseeetgt Knox, the ceteBreted Hatter, of No, 198 Fale ten streot, is a remarkable inatence of what quiet ci; yerance and a liberal aovertiaing do. Hare f his old quarters, he dees one of the largect trades in New York, and continually increases it; for when any one has ones deait with Knox, he never goes anywhere alse. There is at once Hgbtness aod long weer, a4 well aw. fashion, in his he's, whion render them aviversal favor- ites, and are of the most goxsamer textare and elegaat. shapes, whive ther price pnts them within reach of alb clarses, from the millionaire to the mechante.. Call at, KNOX'S, No, 128 Fulton street, or No. 633 Broadway, White's Fell Fasnion of Hat, “Kareka,” T bave found it. Yes, White's is the place woere bate esn be bought low for c wmall profite and no trust is the motto, Don’t forget the number, 212 Broad~ way, corner of Fulton street. Ball, Hateer—Firat tn Pashion—413 Broad« ‘Woy, coroor of Lispenard street, so far bas gainei the Appr odation of the public in the prodaction of the pro. vent fall etyle Cy ly caves Je more con+ genuine article go whine, " wardites, or Know Nothings, avd ft resulted in favor of © Calltornia; W. Hutchioson, Britists |