The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1855, Page 4

NEW YORK. AERALD. pgaAMBS GOADON BENNETTS, PROR APETOR AND EDITOR. ervics M. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON SIS. FE UY HERALD 2 conte Copy pet ann THE WEEK Y HERALD oe jaturday, at 6 eents pet copy, or 83 per annum; the ‘European editton $4 per an- wen to any part of Great Britain, er 96 to any part of the Gontinent, bath to include postage z ALL LETTERS by pan a Subscriptions or with Advrr- sisements to be post paid, or the postage woull be deducted from remitted, MOL UNT4R Y CORRESPONDENCE, containing impor- tant news, solicited from any quarter of the werls—if used will be liberally paid for. gar Our Forsson Conmesron- DENTS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL [serens Awp PACKAGES sent Us. ty ‘NO NOTICE taken of anonymous Communications. We de not return thosercjected. Volume XX. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW BVENING. AUVADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st.—I1 TRovarons, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tux Fieiy or Forty Foorsrsrs—CuarcoaL BuRrEns. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broad: BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Raxt Day — Wxow’s Victim—New Poorman. j—SONNAMBULA, AMBRICAN MUSEUM—Morning and Afterncon—Guass roo Mucn—Hove in THE WALL. Bvoning—Rarvariis. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechaniow Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 689 Brosdway—Buex- aev’s Brnoriax Opens Paovrs. CHINESE ASSEMPLY ROOMS, 559 Broadway—Pano- Bawa Oy BuROF’ AND SiBG) Supastoror, PERHAM’S BURLE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad- way—Bmmorian Ovens wre. Wew York, Sunday, June 10, 1855. The News. Nothing important transpired in the Know Wothing National Goavention yesterday, all dis- eugsion and business having been postponed until ‘the platform committee report. Their report will, ‘as we are informed by our correspondent, b> made ‘to-morrow. With reference to the all-absorbing wubject of slavery, the committee has arrived at a determination, The Kansas Nebraska act will be re-effirmed in all its parts. The principle of popu- Jar sovereignty, as defined by that measure, will be fully sustained by the report. On Monday, there- fore, the real business of the Convention qill com- mence, and we shall soon learn the result. Our ecrrespondent details the causes of the defeat of James W. Barker, in the eleetion for President of the Convention, and they appear to be perfectly seasonable and satisfactory. To have a President ef the United States and a President of the Order hailing from the same State was certainty an inoon- gruity to be avoided. ‘The Beard. of Health of New Orleans has rescind. ed the resolution re:ently passed, declaring the chelera epidemic. Accounts from the Rio Grande state tha’ the whole of Northern Mexico is in a ferment of rsvola. tion, in consequence of the arrival of an emissary of Santa Anna at Monterey, wita orders to arrest and put to death several of the leading citizens. The Governor was forced to sur- wexder, and the livesef the victims were spared. ‘Bhe ingurgents made a demonstration upon the town, and the Governor fied. Matamoras dates to the 12th ult. state that the revolutionists in San Lais Potcsi had issued a pronunciamento, and ‘troops were preparing to leave Matamoras to quell ‘the insurrection. Chihuahua is reported as on the eve of a revolution. We give today reports from almost every s3c- ‘ion of the Union on the state and condition of the crops, After a nine months’ probation ef high prices, and with flour yet at thirteen dollars a bar- ye) to the consumer, nothing could be more cheer- img than the intelligence which reaches us from every quarter that the crops promise a yield far eutstripping any previous season. Bata few wesks will now elapse before wheat, rye and oats, will be ready for the farmer’s cradle, and then new flour wili speedily be upon the market, to the almost total exclusion of that which is now held at such enormous prices. That the new crop will come in at a greatly reduced rate we think there can be mo doubt. This is also, it seems, the opinion of holders of fidtr at the present tima, as it will be ween that the price of flour has been on the decline for the past week, and it will, no doubt, continue to #0 down as the season advances. For the grouni- work of our opinion we refer to the reports in an- other column. Under the head of a ‘Visit to the Brooklyn Navy Yard,” we publish to-day a fall account of the per- manent improvements which are making for the government in and around that establishment. It will be found very interesting—showing, aw it does, ‘to the people how the late Congressional appropria- tion of three hundred and fifty thousand dollars is be- ing expanded under the direction of the heads of the different departments. A list of all the war vessels building, repairing, or laid up in ordinary, is also given, with a notice of the new steam frigate Nisgara, which Mr. George Steers is now construct. ing. When completed, she will be one of the largest, as well as the most beauti‘ul, ship in the world, Some elegant and most usefui work is being fiaished in all the shops of the master mechanics. Tae efficers of the yard are very attentive to stranger visit srs. Judge Heffman, of the Superior Court, rendered an elaborate decision yesterday in the ma‘ter of a motion for an injunction against the Commissioners of Emigration, to restrain them from establishing & depot for emigrants at Castie Garden, concluding with denying the motion, and discharging ths tem- porary erder heretofore made in the case. We have received late news from South Ameri ca. The various republics in that region are gene- rally in aatate of peace, althongh the people of Bolivia and Ecuador are much affected with fears of invasions by Flores and Santa Cruz, who are barbored and allowed to prepare hostile expeditions im Peru. So severely had the abolition of slavery falien on the cultivators of land in Venezzel that @ project of law has been introduced in Congreas, considerably diminithing the rates of taxes now imposed upon agricultural produce. A significant fact for our insane abolitionists ! From the Danish West Indies we have tiles of the St. Thomas Times to the 29tbof May. The country was quiet. The American bark Cathe rine Augusta, with the steamer Benjamin Franklin had left port amidat the good wishes of the people. The bark Governor Oxholm had sailed for New York. We give a list of her passengers. There were 356 deaths in this city last week, as we learn by the official report of the City Inspec- tor, including 67 men, 58 women, 122 boys, and 109 girls, showing a decrease of 43 on the mortali- tyof the week previous. Bronchitis carried eff 6, cancers 5, congestion of the brain 8, consumption 40, dropsy in the head 11, other dropsical com plaints 8, diarrhoa 6, dysentery 10, typhus fever 14, remittent fever 5, heart disease 6, inflammation of the lungs 17, inflammation of the brain §, other in- flammatory diseases 16, smallpox 6, convalsions infantile) 31, creup 9, debility 8, scarlet fever 20, whooping cough 6, marasmns (infantile) 15, ond measles 4, There were 5 prema tare births, 25 cases cf stillborn, and 11 deaths from violent causes. The following is the cinssifi cation of diseases: —Boneg, joints, &c.,3; brain aud nerves, 71; cenerative organs, 5; heart and b'ood vessels, 9; lunge, throat, &c. ; skiv, &c., aad eruptive fevers, 30; stillborn and premature births, 30; stomach, bowels, and other digestive organs, 61; uncertain seat and general fevers, 44; urinary organr,?; old age,2. Of the whole number, 226 were natives of the United States, 48 of Ireland, 24 of Germany, 6 of Hngland, and the balauce of @her Feropean countries. Cotton continued active yesterday, with sales of 6,000 bales, and the market close? firm. The aggre- gate sales for the past week reached about 40,000 bales, she heavieet sales ever before made in a single week in thie market within the recollectiog of the oldest broker or cesler in the city. I¢ 4e estimate esch bale at $45, the value of the wee's’s sales above stated will amount to the sum of $1,800,000. Flour closed dull, without further @.ange in prices, and with s fair amount of traneariions. Michigan white wheat sold at $2 56, ard Upper Lake at $2 20. Indian corn closed without material change in quo- tations. For sound good shipping lots there was a good demand and firmer feeling. Inferior to ordi- wary lots wore dull, and only saleable at prices ranging from ¢2 014 a $1 03, and sound at $1 03 a $1 044; and seund, in shipping order, at $1 05 a $1 06. Pork was rather firmer, with fair sales, Beef was also firm, with a good demand. Other provisions were without change in prices. Sugars sold to the extent of about 1,000 hhds. About 15,000 beshels corn and 800 bales cotton were engaged for Liverpool. Charles 8. Morehead, formerly member of Con- gress, hes been put in nomination for Governor of Kentucky by the American party of that State, Judge Loring having declined the honor. The Know Nothings at Philadelphia, A large portion of our space yesterday was devoted, we regret to say, to the Grand Ameri- can Bangnet given at Philadelphia on Thursday last. We say we regret it, for really, consider- ing the pressure of news and advertisements, ten columns are rather a large allowance for a banquet of which it may safely be said that it did not add one idea to our former stock, or throw the faintest ray of light on any received political principal or theory. Though there appear to have been over thirsty speakers pre- sent, each of whom obtained the floor in his turn and spoke as leng as his wits or his legs permitted, it would be wholly futile to seek in the report of the speeches for a single sentence worth preserving. A more melancholy and monotonous assemblage of common places has we think never before occupied one third of the available space of a leading daily journal- Some of the speakers were “eloquent,” and twaddled about Bunker’s Hill; others were “persuasive,” and set common sense and logic at defiance to prove that every officeholder should be a native of the soil, born of sound parents, and ushered into this troubled sphere by the hands of a midwife of undeniable Ame- rican blocd. But, of the grave and real ques- tions now before the country, of the mementous problems which the American party was created to solve, you will not find one sensible, practical, or new word, from the egg to the apple of the entertaiment. The fact is, it is becoming clearer day by day that, unlike all former political movements, Know Nothingism presents the phenomenon of a powerful party without leaders, a splendid army without so much asa single field officer. The rule is otherwise. It usually happensthat the general is senior to the army. The politi- cal leader comes first, plants his flag, and builds up his party round it by degrees, according as the masses are prepared to receive his theories and follow his bidding. This is the natural course of proceeding, for the few, not the many, are commonly the first to discern political truths. But Know Nothingism seems to have sprang upon a totally different plan. It is the masses who have started it of their own ac- cord. Men have become Know Nothings with- out being drummed or talked into it. Until quite recently there was no speaking on the subject at all; if men voted the native ticket, it was purely and wholly from the spontaneous desire of their heart, unaided by example or precept from others. Hence it happens now, that there exist in this country a vast number of independent unconnected clubs of indivi- duals, professing like principles, and aiming at generally similar ends, but pursuing these aims of theirs without concentration either of orce or purpose, and wholly without general- ship. Whether the secret organization was un- favorable to the developement of talent in the leaders, or some singular accident threw the leading power among the Know Nothings into the hands of inferior men, certain it seems that in none of the thirty-one States in which the organization exists, have any remarkable minds been found in connection with it. On every occasion on which the Know Nothings have appeared in public in every part of the country, the language and actions of their chiefs have been marked, if such an expression may be used, by a striking mediocrity. It does not follow of course that, for the pre- sent, the Order is likely to suffer on that ac- count. Ultimately, statesmanship will be essential to its success; but for the present, honesty among the nominal managers is of far more consequence, and, sad as the reflection is, it is unquestionable that political ability is more rarely found in conjunction with integri- ty than the humbler qualities which have been displayed by the members of the Order. If the men who represent the Know Nothings at Philadelphia are honest, they will serve their constituents better than they might have done had their speeches on Thursday overflowed with heart-stirring eloquence. Honesty, too, is the thing needful to arrange some such settlement of the slavery question as will enable the party to take the fleld with an undivided front. It is the part of treacher- ous guile to impede any such arrangement. Knayes from both sections af the couatry will oppose it; a bastard sort of eloquence may be enlisted to prevent it; but the honest men of the Order, meeting at Philadelphia to discuss, not what is the hest system of labor for the valley of the Mississippi, but which is the best plan for uniting the countless sepa- rate Know Nothing organizations throughout the country, will see, we convince our- selves, that a union can only be effected on the basis proposed by our correspondent from Philadelphia, namely: to leave slavery an open question till after the election; and that, if it is worth trying at all, this is the way to try it, Even the sensible men among the anti-slavery agitators of New England must see that if they t. this plan is the plainest and the best to prove the fact to the world, and to justify pmselves in the eyes of foreign nations and eterity for impeding the government of the conntry Otherwise, the Order falls to the ground. In the corrupting prospect of the spe the old leaders will meet together, and contrive some new lying platform, which, as the Mashington Union said as soon as Peirce was elected, not one of its adherents could ho- nestly subseribe, but which will serve well enough to delude tbe country, and throw the quarre) forward into the next Presidontial term- For four years more, the honest men of tho country will see that the pol ns are playing out # disgusting farce, and will feel that sick- ness of heart they have folt since Pierce was elected. tebly our destiny if the Know Nothings should dissolve without agree- ing apon a plan of uniting their organizations, But wo are eure they are too sensible of the importance of tho crisis to do so. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JUNE 10, 1855. Tee Traian Orera np THE Oyster Heuse Ckrrics.—The “Ancient Pistol” of the eyster house critics has ¢ome out with anotker as- fault upon the Qommittee of Management of the Academy a, Music. In the course of come remorks upon the “success” of the “ La Grange troupe” at the Academy, he takes occasion to aseeil the management of the former company —that management which took up the Opera after Ole Bull’s fiasco, and carried it through & triumpbant season of nine or ten weeks, and put thousands of dollars in the treasury. We have regularly attended the Opera during ‘the past three months, and speak, therefore, “by the card.” The statements of the oyster house eritic are untrue in every important pare ticular. The fact of the matter is, that the La Grange company was not so well managed as the Steffenone troupe. Mr. Payne, the direc- tor of the La Grange company, is an estimable private gentleman, but he lacks the qualities neceseary for a successful Opera manager. It is safe to say, that had this company been blessed with a director who underst de- tail of management—who would make ge- ments to get the people into the Academy and make them comfortable while they were there—and who would give the widest publicity to the performance, by giving proper facilities and liberal accommodations to the press—the receipts of the company would have been one-third greater, nd Mr. Payne would have been a richer man than he isto-day. The executive business of the Steffenone troupe was managed by the Chevalier Wikoff; and very well he did it, too. This is a well established fact—he knows how to manage. He managed to put many thousands of dollars into the pockets of Fanny Elesler, and he managed to fill the treasury of the Academy—an achievement whieh all the oyster house critics in New York could not have accomplished in a thousand years. Under the circumstances, it was a feat equal to either of the labors of Her- cules. The oyster house critics envy the Che- valier Wikoff, because he managed the Opera upon'a broad, comprehensive, democratic plat- form, and because his bold movement was suc- cessful in every essential point. These facts are self-evident. The LaGrange troupe is certainly equal, and, in some re- spects, superior to the Steffenone troupe; but for the want of good management the first named artists sang to compa- ratively small audiences, while the Acade- my would not accommodate the thousands who were desirous to hear Steffenone and the others in the “Trovatore” and “ William Tell.’ All the oyster house critics in New York cannot controvert these facts. The Steffenone troupe has just finished a brilliant epgagement in Boston, where eleven performances were given. These artists, still under the direction of the Chevalier Wikoff, who is in Boston at the present writing, will return to New York to-day, and sing in the “Trovatore” at the Academy to-morrow. Then we shall see what Wikoff will do. More Post Orrice BuunpEeRs.—The attention of Postmasters, here and elsewhere, is especi~ ally directed to the subjoined communication:— TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD, New York, June 6, 1855. Ipald into your office, according to receipt, datéd Au- gust 49, 1864, $3, for subscription to WEEKLY HERatp, which was to'be sent to J. B, Lindsey, Lebanon, Wilson county, Tennessee, and Iam informed by letter dated Sth May, 1855, that not a single copy has yet come to hand. (7 donot, for one moment, presume to think that they have not been regularly mail but merely wish to inquire if there is no redress to be had. I, myself, can say that Ihave purchased papers in southwestern ports, with the address of other persons still on them; and once in Galveston, Texas, I purchased a paper, (a Hrratp,) with my name on it, for which I paid one dime. itis not subscribers alone who suffer, bat the proprietors of newspapers, fot numbers who would sub- seribe, do not, being morally certain of receiving on! one-third of their papers. ere is gross negligence, if not something worse, somewhere. Craving pardon for thus troubling you, I remain, yours, respectfully, Capt. JAMES W. LINDSEY. The case of our correspondent is a hard one; but, as he says, there are many others who suf- fer in a like manner. The complaints of inefficiency in the Post Office Department are daily growing more and more frequent. In no country in the civilized world is the Post Office so badly managed as in the United States. Only a few days ago, we gave an account of the administration of postal affairs in Connecticut, where, instead of sending dead letters to Washington, they sell them out to paper mills. Letters enclosing money and other valuables, were here found mixed up with a lot of rags. As for newspapers, the Department seems to care nothing about them. The clerks, it ap- pears, steal them, sell them, give them away, or otherwise dispose of them, as they see fit, In the case mentioned by our correspondent, the papers have been regularly mailed and plainly superecribed ; yet it seems that not one copy of the Heraxp has reached our subscriber in a pe- riod of nine months. It is time that such dis- graceful proceedings should be stopped. The chief of the Department should immediately punish the criminals, and take measures to pre- vent the recurrence of the crime. If the De- partment was properly managed, there would be no occasion tor prosecutions of express com- panies that carry letters outside of the mails ; but so long as the United States Post Office is maneged on the present old fogy system, so long will the public want confidence in it, and the expresses continue to carry letters in defiance of the federal courts. Tue Cuban Friuiscsreros.—We give in another column an account, from a city cotem- porary, of a swindle said to have been prac- tised by the filibusteros of the United States upon the Cuban Junta. Some of the persons implicated stand too high in public esteem for such grave charges to be credited without evi- dence; the article republished elsewhere should be regarded as a mere expression of suspicioa—s rumor current among the Cubans —which sbould by all means be followed at asearly aday as possible by @ searching in- quiry into the facts by the friends of the par- ties interested. It may be « harsh thing to say —but it is neverthless quite certain—thatasa general thing the people who feel the most for the cause of liberty in foreign countries have the least to care about in their own. Libvera- tors, sympathisers, filibusteres, patriote—by whatever name the class have gone in times past—have included among them many youths of chivalrous soul and noble aspirations; nothing could be more unjust than the sweep- ing condemnation passed upon the tribe in such conservative countries as England; but it is painfully certain that these bright examples of love for liberty have been rare exceptions, and that all expeditions undertaken for the purpose of freeing ® foreign country from ty- rappy have counted far more vagnbonds and idiers in their ranke shan men of worth, charac- ter, or principle. Farstarr’e? ReomentaL Reviews Over Acam.—Every one is familiar with Fat Jack Falstea’s inimitable speech after reviewing his “hundred and fifty tattered prodigals lately ‘come from swine keepimg, from eating draff and husks.” Sir John acknowledged that he had misused the “King’s press damnably;” but our modern leaders are not quite so candid. It is amusing to see how true Shakspere’s description of Falstaff’s review is, and how nearly some mancuvres of the pre- sent day assimilate to it. For example, we had a hard shell democratic review at the Astor House the other day. It was all officers and no troops. A terrible bulletin was issued, but there are no soldiers to back it up. The entire hard shell force met in one parlor at the Astor House, and could have been accommodated in any station house in the city. They only had a few thousand ragged followers at the last election, and it would be hard to drum them together for an- other battle. “march through Coventry with them—that’s flat!” The old whig committee have mustered at the Broadway House; but whata “ sorry sight!” It was the same story over again—all officers and no privates. In fact, all the old parties seem to be troubled in the same way. With the Know Nothings the rule is reversed. They have plenty of troops—a hundred and eighty thousand in New York—about the same num- ber in Pennrylvania, eighty thousand in Massa- chusetts, probably a million and a half in the United States; but they are without leaders. No one seems competent to take the command. They ought to advertise for a leader at once, or, better than all, perhaps, hire George Law as their General and Commander-in-Chief. Sm Tarmstwe ror Broop.—Citizen Robespierre McElrath’s band of socialists still continue to exult over the shedding of human blood in the streets of Portland in the attempt to establish a ridiculous and fanatical law. They are also indefatigable in their endeavor to excite the hostility of one section of the country against the other by misrepresenting and belie. ing the institutions of the South. Our New York Robespierre is the presiding elder of a newspaper which for the last ten years has done nothing but disseminate daily the most destruc- tive, infamous and bloody doctrines of the origi- nal Robespierre and Marat. He is also the President of the Nassau Bank, a financial insti- tution established to deal in money, to lend it to grocers, liquor dealers and others. Is it pos- sible that the directors, stockholders and friends of the Nassau Bank can stand by quietly and see the institution made use of to support a newspaper which is constantly advocating mea- sures fraught with bloodshed, confusion and ruin? Is it the business of a financial institu- tion such as a bank to pursue such a policy as this—to ensure the disorder and overthrow of our commercial interests? Can the stockholders and depositors of the Nassau Bank allow their means, invested for safety and profit in the bank, to be made use of in so thoroughly unjus- tifiable a manner? Country Summer Hotels, Among the country summer resorts already advertised 3m our columms, are:— The Getty House at Yonkers, a very desirable place for families and business men during the summer months, among the romantic scenery of the Hudson, yet accessi- ble frem the city at almost all hours of the day. In Connecticut, we have the Stanley House at Bridge- port, sea bathing, green lawns and trees; the Sachem’s Head at Guilford, well known; the Charles’ Island House at Milford, on the Sound—nice place, and convenient of access;and the popular Wadawannack House, at Sto- nington, At New Brighton, Staten Island, one of the most beau- tiful of modern villages, we have Belmont Hall, enlarged and improved, and open to families or single gentlemen. At Bath, six miles south of Brooklyn, that experienced host, B. Rathbun, has opemed the Bath House, by the seaside. Meals and refreshments at all ho’ At Bergen Point, New York Bay, 21¢ miles from Jer- sey City ferry, the popular Captain Leese, announces ‘the opening of the New York Bay Hotel. Fishing, bathing and boating. ‘The Richmond Hill Hotel at Staten Island, ie all ready for visiters. Airy locality. Mr. Kellett, proprietor. The view is very fine from this point. The Green Grove Mansion, situated on the Lockport road, Keyport, is a new and commodious retreat for the summer. There is bathing, boating, fishing, gunning, and all sorts of country enjoyment. It is conducted on « plan which must meet with general approbation, The proprietor, F. N. Armstrong, has been for a number of Years an attaché of one of the departments of this es- tablishment, and we recommend him to the public in general The Medhurst Farm, at Centreport, Long Island, for “gentlemen or families of respectability,”’ will be ready for guests by the llth: On the bay, {wo anda half hours from the city. Eligible retreat. At the Highlands of Navesink, N.J., we have Thomp- son’s Atlantic Pavilion, with a smooth river amd the broad stormy ocean im front, and lofty hills, green woods and quiet country places in the rear. The view commands & great circuit of land and water, including the ingoing and outcoming commerce of New York, Beautiful place, and convenient. At Cape Muy, there is that tremendous establishment called the Mount Vernon Hotel; accommodations for 1,500 people, dining room 450 fest long—a village in it- self—open to the public. The largest: and one of the most complete establishments in the United States, At all these places we have no doubt the best that’s going will be provided for their customers, on terms to suit the times. See our advertising columns. Miss LovisA Pyxe at Nipio’s.—This really gifted and charming lady is winning all hearta by her delightful singing in English opera. We have heart hep during the present week in Auber’s ‘Crown Diamonds,” and in Bellini’s ‘‘Sommambula.’’ Opposite as is the character of the music in these two operas, Miss louisa Pyne cbarmed us equally in both. As Catarina, she sang the brilliant roulades and the sparkling melodies with en- chanting spirit and grace, and, in addition to the music of the opera, introduced Rode’s Variations, which she sang with an effect truly electric. In purity of toce, fidelity to tune and time, and certainty of execution, this display of vocalism bears comparison with the greatest achievements of any soprano, either Italian or English. In the “Somnambula’’ we were charmed with the touch- ing simplicity ef the first act; astonished at the dra- matic power and a;tistic skill displayed in the second, and by her exquisite rendering of the music in the last scene, terminating with the brilliant jinzie, and were confirmed in our belief that Miss Louisa Pyne is un- doubtedly the first and greatest English vocalist of the we In this opinion we are sustained by the most com- petent critica, and are glad to find that the public are equally impressed with her extraordinary talent. Eng- lish Opera at Niblo’s will be the rage during the summer, Latest from South America. ) ‘We have received files of the Venezusian journals up to the 6th of May. By a decree signed by the President, and dated 25th of April, @ genera) pardon, ample and absolute, is granted to al) who were compromised in the late political ev its which had takem place iu the province of Merids In conrequence of the largely increased expenses to which cultivators of land are subjected since the aboli- tion of slavery, a project has been introduced into the Bouse of Representatives to reduce materially the pro- rate of taxes to which their produce is liable, so a# to let the other portion of the population bear its share of the loss sustained Pi, that ace By a decree of 3d May, the province of Coraboby, im which Puerto Cabello is situated, is divided into two pre- yincer, one of which retains the old name, and the other is denominated Cogedes; its tal will be San Carlos, PERU. We have received the Comercio of Lima, of the 34 of ay. A portion of the Peruvian prose ch ita rn. ment with baving entered into a conspiracy with Ge- perals Santa Croz end Flore, against the peace of Bolivia and Kenador, and also to entabliah & perpetual military dictatorebip in Pera. cum. Onr dates from Chili ore up to the 29th of April, but the news is of no iroportance, commercial or political. We don’t thiak Dickinson would | ment Nations] Guard, the 24 company of which he was a member, and the words, “Our Comrade.’? On the corner are cut inverted torches and «coil of hose; and on the topa fire cap and trumpet. The mo- nument will be taken to Greenwood, New Crry Hatt.—The Beard of Aldermen has expressed its preference im ‘avor of locating a building for city purpores on the site of that burned down more than a year ago. Butimthecourse of the discussions which bave recently taken place, it is evident that the pla recommended by the Councilmen has no chancs of meeting with th approval of the Aldermen. Past labor ig all lost, and the whole subject will be up again for discussion after an open disagreement between the Boards has been reacnea Our up town friends will doubtless make thio and other analogous subj tonch- ing the interests of the upper wards of the c'ty test questions in the election of representatives to tne mext city government and to the Legislature. Post. INrRovEMENT.— We notice by am advertisement in our columns, that the Postmaster Genera! bas mven his sanction to Postmaster Fowler’s plan for improving the city delivery of letters. Under the new arrange- ment, boxes for the reception of letters will be placed im every desirable location in the city, and the letter car- riers will deliver letters at least three times 2 day up to Fifty-fourth street. Those of the business communit: who wieh to have one of these boxes stationed in ertablishment, should make immediate application in writing to the Assistant Portmaster. The improvement will be made after the lst of July. Mysrenious Drsarpsaraxce.—A gentleman named Egbert W. Barnum left the house No. 11 Wooster street, where he was on a visit to his friend, Mr. Reymond, on Monday worning last, since which time no tidings have been received of him. Aa he was at the time in very de- licate health, it is feared by his friends that be has met with some accident, Any information respecting him ur be thankfully received, and may be left at the Astor louse. Rescusp FRoM DRowninG.—On Friday night, about eleven o’clock, a row boat containing three men, named A.C, Pearsal, B. Brown, and C. Holden, was run dewn by the ferryboat Canada, and the men thrown in the river. They managed to keep afloat until assistance was pro- cured, when the; pigiieint petal ta land. There is no blame attached to the pilot of the ferryboat. Fires in New York. FURTHER PARTICULARS OF THE FIRES ON FRIDAY NIGHT. Fire wy Curr Srreer.—This fire evidently originated from some sparks of charcoal falling from the bench where the boy was using a blow pipe, and thus igniting the charcoal in the box under the bench. Mesers. 8. & E. Steeglitz’s damage is about $20; they have an insur- ance in the Williamsburg City insurance Company for $900 on their stock, tools patterns, Fire rt Peart Sraeer,—The fire at 258 Pear) street originated on the third floor, occupied by George Mc- Guire, plain and ornamental japanner, aad not in the glassware establishment of David Ketcham, as be- fore stated. Mr. McGuire’s loss will be about $700, on which he has an insurance of $600 in the National Exchange Insurance Company. There was also proper- ty in hs charge, destroyed, worth about $150; 00 which there was no insurance, The second floa1 was occupied by G. V. Mullan, glassware dealer; his loss is about $75. He has an insurance on his stock of $1,000 in the Lenox and $1,000 in the Market In- surance Company. The first floor, basement ani fourth floor were occupied by Mr T. Smith, tin, jay nd britannia ware dealers. Mr. Smith’s damage is ter, and will be about $1,000, $2,000 in the St. Nicholas and $1,700 in the Fulton In- suranceCompany. The building is owned by Mr. Robt. B, Collins, and ia insured for $3,500 in the Empire City Tngurance Company. Damage to building about $500, Firs in Wau Sreret,—Hardly had the fire in Pearl street been extinguished, before fire was discovered is- suing from the fourth story of building No 107 Wail street. The firemen, however, were soon upor the spot, and succeeded in confining it to the floor on which it originated. The loft was used for storing some farni- ture, paintings, &<c., belonging to Mr. August Belmont, and had been there for the past two years. The furni- ture is insured in the Manhattan Insurance Com- pany for $5,000. The loss will be near $4,000. Messrs. ly & Turnure, produce brokers, Jove about $50 by saeeeny water. They have an insurance of $250 in the Insurance Company of Hartford. Mr. a Barrell, broker, sustains about $75 damage; ineured for $500 in the Fquitable Insurance Company. Mr. J. Havens, office furniture damaged about $20; no insurance. Mr. Scrimser, liquor dealer, sustains a less ef about $100, and is insured in the Grocers’ Insurance Company for $500, THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Anti Prohibition Movements. DEFEAT OF THE COERCIVE ACT IN ILLINOIS, Cuicaco, Jane 9, 1855. Sixty-six counties have been heard from, and they give a very smal! msjority against the prohibitory law. ‘The friends of the law have given up all hopes of suc- cefs, as the remainder of the counties to be heard frem are sure to give majorities against them. ANTI PROHIBITION MASS CONVENTION AT LANCASTER* Lancaster, (Pa ,) June 9, 1855, An anti probibition msss convention held here today. It wae very largely attended. The delegation from Berks county and the upper townships of Lancas- ter county was over a mile in length. The Portiand Troubles. Boston, Jane 9, 1855. ‘A post mortem examination by the Coroner’s Jury to- day, sgreed with the verdict of the other jary in regard to the death of Robbins, killed during the liquor riot at Portland. The case was then adjourned to Monday, to receive further testimony as to whether his death was justifiable under the circumstances or not. The Case of Arrison, of Infernal Machine Notoriety. ALBANY, June 9, 1855. On Thursday the District Court of Obio, in session in Cincinnati, granted a new trial to William H. Arrison, of infernal machine notoriety, convicted of murder, on the ground of misdirection in Judge Flynn’s charge to the jury. The Court has remanded his case to the Court of Common Pleas for a new trial. It is supposed that an act of the Legislature transferring the business of a cri- minal court to the Court of Common Pleas is so defective as to be null and void, and that Arrison cannot therefore be tried by that court ; and the District Court having adjourned to September next, the order cannot be amend- ed. Should the act referred to be void, Arrison will probably be discharged on a writ of habeas corpus, and thus escape punishment. Drafts Fraudulently Obtained. LARGE REWARD OFFERED FOR THEIR RECOVERY. Cuicaco, June 9, 1855. ‘Three drafts for eight thousand five hundred dollars, drawn by J. Robb & Co., of New Orleans, on W. Hoge & Co., of New York, payable to the order of Robert Park, were fraudulently obtained to-day from Mr. P. He offers a reward of fifteen hundred dollars for the appre- hension of the rogues and the recovery of the dratts, and cautions all persons against purchasing them. ‘The Steamer Buckeye State Ashore. Burrato, June 9, 1855. The steamer Buckeye State, early this morning, in a dense fog, ran on the rocks at Point Albino, twelve miles from here. The passengers were all taken off by a steam tug from this city. Should the present wind increase, there is danger that the vessel will goto pieces. The Empire State broke a double hawser trying to pull her off to-day. Arrivals of Vessels at Quebec, d&c. Quxsxo, June 9, 1855. The arrivals from sea at this port, for the present year, up to this date, are two hundred and sixty-two less than at the same time last year, the deficiency in ton” nage being ninety-eight thousand nine haudred and eighty-three tons. The decrease in passengers, as com- pared with last year, is eleven thousand and seventy” three, and the quarter’s deficiency at the Custom House upwards of twenty thousand pounds sterling. Business generally continues very dull. Another Affair otf Honor, ONE OF THE PARTIES STABBED— BOTH BELLIGERENTS ARRESTED. Boston, June 9, 1855. A duel was fought this afternoon in Koxbury, between two French sailors. Pistols were used, but failing to kill, one of the parties rushed upon the other and stabbed him, but did not succeed in despatching him, Both of the parties were arrested, amd are mow in custody. ‘There are several other persons who sustained some small damage by watsr, but they do not call upon the underwriters. Firs IN FourtH street.—About half past 4 0’clock en Friday afternoon, the roof of the house corner ef Ham- mond axd Fourth streets caught fire from the chimney, but by the A ied arrival of the police it was extin- guished with but little damage. Fire in Seventa avenvge.—About 2 quarter past 10 o’clock on Friday night, an alarm was given in the Se- cond cistrict, caused by the small shanty buildings on Seventh avenue, between Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh }, being on fire, The firemen soon acxivenaae) put it out.’ Damage about $200, The firemen were kept pretty busy during Friday night, there being no leas than seven fires and one alarm; but from their indefatigable energy and sleepless watehful- ness they were all extinguished before making much progress. Later from Mexico, Bartrwore, June 9, 1855, Advices from El Paso state that Santa Ans had ordered the arrest of M. Salizar, of the Mexican Boun- dary Commission, on charges of disrespect to superiors and want of energy. Kentucky Gubernatorial Canvass. Lovursvitis (Ky.), June 8, 1855. The Journal announces the declination of Judge Lo- ring, the American candidate for Governor, and the no- mination of Charles S, Morehead, late Congressman, av candidate in his stead. ¥ Kane Cf fer dager leper rsp Hats, of the ichest materials and most ite fini 1 5 PENSCHEID tor culy $4; also. choice varieties of Pasuaes The Italian Opera at Boston. and straws, Give him a eall at 118 Nassau street. Bostoy, June 9, 1855, The opera of ‘‘Massaniello”’ was performed at the Boston theatre, this afternoon, to am overflowing and enthusi- astic house. The company left on an extra train for New York this evening. To the Hatters In the City and Country, 71 Pearl street, beg leave to eall the at. ¢ ‘Young Amerions’? ‘both of uncommon besuty as well gether with our usual large varioty of men’s, Bt the lowest market price, by'the case oo Geren a Te y ® LAND 2°C0., 171 Pearl strect, we °* SOR A ‘Williamson’s Photographic Institute, 249 Fulton street, Brooklyn.—Phot hs and eameo-di ~ Feotyper from old daquecrectypes—taintatures entioet’ and rc. Sinking of a Canal Boat and Loss of Three Lives. Easton, (Pa.,) June 9, 1855, A canal boat, having on board two men and a boy, went over the Lehigh dam yesterday, and the boat sink ing, all were drowned, The New Naval Board. Wasurxero, June 9, 1855. The Naval Retiring Board will commence their duties The ern pyr Portraits and reotypes for and 100 cents, are the eheapest pictures on record. as their quality is no way behind the aristocratic cost of ali competitors, Depot of art, 289 Broadway. Pianos and Melodeons.—Trhe and on the 20th inst. best in the city. ELY & MUNGER, 519 re (at Nlehotas Hotel), Navo-now for soley a ty ot je cheap piano fortes, from ten to fifteen different manufac- feriee, which thoy ‘will vell bgrently reduced prices, This: is also the depot for the colestial or double octave piano which are now taking the ead with all ges. ALS instruments warranted; pianos and melodeone to let. LY & MUNGER. 519 Broadway. A Rare Chance for Newspay Carriers. See advertisement of The Life of Benaete Pavilion, New ton, Staten Istand.— Fhis cstablishment is now fully opened for the reception ot Doarders. Persons wishing to secure apartmente, can apply on the premises, or at 825 Brondway, N.Y. FP. BLANCARD, Proprietor, June, 1855.—Cheele marsctlice Suits, + 001 The Africa’s News in New Orleans. New Orueays, June 6, 1855. The foreign advices by the Africa were published by the Associated Press this morning, but their effect on our cotton market has not yet beem developed. Markets, THILADELPRIA BTOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHIA, June 9, 1855, Money abundant, Stocks dull : Reading, 451-16; Mor- ris Cansl, 1415; Long Island Railroad, 16%;; Penn’s Rail- road, 433¢; Penn’a State fives, 88, Borra1o, June 9—12:30 P. M. Zephyr cassimero suits, $10; Marseilles v mplete The inquiry for flour this morning was moderate. | J, vite, $2 50 and $8; doubl acted coats, ‘The prices are about the same as yesterday. Sales of | EVANS a oa eo and Sh ean 06 Cnn eS ree ee: wet Py niyixnos — Rey yr ig extra bec TS no sales pper Lake. en uyers refusing to A Novelty—Zephyr Cassimere Suits, $10.~ give yesterday’s prices for large parcels; no sales of con- | These really beautit ite, oman jarabilit sequence were made. Corn more active, ané holders are | and ches} wy ‘are made from @ sow eae sn of lightens, sime: rich delic hi - Bn fo ehaad Pas ene Soni We Green’s Shirt and Furnishing Store, No, 1 Astor House.—Attention is invited to. the muperior articles in the goatiemen’s furnishing department. ‘The stock ine ery variety of under shirts, drawers, ties, cravate, tal hove, old shirt studs and sleeve’ ttons, nd otherwise, imported for the summ ado, The pzicos are’ moderate, and its afvortmeat une more disposed to accede to buyers’ views; sales of about 2,000 bushels, at 85c. Oats are ia alight offering, and ‘no rales. Whiskey dull. freights unchanged—corn He. a 11}e, to Albany; Ie. 2 13340, ‘ork. Burraro, June 96:30 P. M. Flour is dull, but there is no material enange in prices. Sales 1,000 bbis, at $0 37 # $9 75 for good to extra Upper Lake, and $10 a $10 25 for bes Hos extra Michigan. Wheat in active demand, with buyers and holders apart—$1 90 offered for Up; Lake, and re- fused. Corn lower and dull; sales 52,000 bushels, at 85c.. on the spot, and 1€,000 bushels to arrive in all next week at 8Uc. Oats—No sales; offered at G1c. Rye— Sales 1,000 bushels at $150. Canal freights—Corn, 11¢, 211. to Albany. Reoepts for the twenty-four hours ending at noon to-day—Flour, 1,034 bbls,: wheat, 10,90 bushels; corn, 38,130 bushels; oats, 27,449 bushels, Oswrco, June 9—6:30 P. M. The flour market is unchanged. Sales to-day 1,000 bbls., at $9 50 a $975 for common to fair brands, and clad Only §375 for French Calf Boots, with steol shanks, mado te orderby A, BAKER, 15 Ann street. it leather boots, Genlemen’s from 25 to 50 per cent cheaper than Carpetings and Ou Cloths Twenty cent. less than usual prices. PETERSON & HUMPHREY, 379 te atrect, will ig this Broadway, ner of White sti wi , a month, A the above rates. Call and eoe—grent bargaing may be exper $10 60 for? extras. Wheat—Sales 14,500 bushels Chicago, | Defiance jo at $2, and 31,000 bushels white Michigan at $248. Corn | gmIOK Je the sole manufaeturer in the United Teter r tne inactive demand. Sales 20,000 bushels at 2c. a 95c.- ‘celebrated safes, and F.C. Gofin’s impenetrable de- mostly at 930. looks and eros bars, Depot 199 Pearl street, o “ eee ALBANY, June 9—12:0 P. M, ‘Maiden lane. our is steady. Receipts by canal light. Wheat— Faste There were eales of 700 bushels Croton Hose, " ned, of the best ls white Michi \, at $2 61. Corn 98¢. afloat, and 97c, to arrive on Monday; sales of 15,000 bushels Western mixed. Receipts :—! flour; 576 bbls. pork; 58,013 bushels cera; oats. ality, can be obtained of James Griffiths, at his factor Nou 14 Ludlow street, near Division. Ol 4 the best manner and at the shortest hetion, Hove bt at Sewing iene Awarded tous in the U. 8. Citouit Court May 25, 1555, againet the Exoolaior Sewing Monbe Compa: for infringing three of our patents. All persons are cane tioned arainss buying or using any of the inferior sewing mn- ive. Marine Affairs. For Evrorr,—The steamship North Star, of the Van- derbilt line, sailed at noon yesterday for Havre direct, with 182 paesengers and $226,688 in specie. ‘Tay Steawsnir Buck Warrion sailed yesterday aftex noon for Havare and New Orleans. Oity Intelligence, chines of other mannfactos i ainst which nj Are now commenced. Singer's Sowing Masking ghee Knowledyed to be the best, linve just been croatly i, #0 a8 torun without noise and with half tee exertion former” ly requir ad. Satisfectory references given that these mac chines will perform every kind of work. Call and exeming them. 1. M. SINGER & CO., No, 623 Bron twag., ES ~ Schooley’s Patent Preserving Process, Monument To Anprew ©. Sonence.—The membora of Piicable to lgienieeh, &o —Imporane ie Leneetestie, Hook and Ladder Co. No, 1, have caused an anpropriate arketme ye oan gad, meantactare of ice chests. + ® improved re! it, for the monument to be ropared hav bata late asso Kind ot moa tutte, Toil, fruits “Toretablon he. The nck, who los feat patented des ispore of the manufactur ciate, Andrew ©. Schenck, at the froin | Pirsig. Orent tateny ‘are ofered to any? menotee ) atore imsBrondway, Ibe monument, which ts Jenaing” exhibition at the establishment of Thos, Fr Goodwin, No, 171 West Fourteenth street, in of white Healian marble, 6) feet high, It bears the following in- seription ; — ‘This monument is erected by the mombore of Mutual Hook and der C: 0. 188.0 tribute of affectionate ro membran 6 brother fireman and ox-Poroman ANDREW hose life was lost while in tho di turer who is [road hed in tho butiness. One of jw Lg ear) i . wen le full ore tion for a few ays Ae the ontablishment of Messrs, Chileon, Teieh Gor, No. 374 Brondway, whoro & full oxplanation ot the ick vention, in all ite application», may bo obtained, JOUN'C. SCHOOLRY, Potentes, Sherbet, Fees and Pare Purkish Coffee wilt be served in true Oriental style, ab the Turkish Kalvé, zy Broadway, this (Sunday) oveuing, aiter 6 ofolook: 1 JOHN dat, oharge of bis & member of tho company, aud h homane efforts to resone his broth or fremon from the barn. sina ing roine of tore No, 231 Broadway, on the night of tho you wish a bean~ 26th of April, On one ride of the colamns fire track is sculptured, and on the other side in cot the arms of the 7th Regi- clear of dandrugt; a. T. LOvaPS Teparation, trans He has an insurance of