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4 NEW YORK HERALD. into Morfolk in distress, while on ber passage from St. Thomea to New York, has been a second tims ordered ‘ato quarantine, in consequence of snother case cf yellow Tever faving ap seared on beard. The Krow Somethings of Massachasetts beld a State Convention at Spingfleld yestercay. A serea of rosohntions were adopted similar to those Promulgated a Cleveland by the Nationa! Conven: tion, ard a committee waa appcinted to correspoad ‘with all parties in the State tavorable to a fasion upon the anti-slavery basis. A convention of country bankera metin Syracase yesterday for the purpose of eateblisbing a bauk of mutual redemption. About fifty-six banks were re- Presented. A committse of ten wore appointed to examine the different plans submitted, and t> report the most feasible schems to the convention. An eloquent speech, delivered at an American ‘meeting in Lebanon, Tennessee, by A. J. Donelson, ‘the adopted son and private secretary of Gen. Jack- som, will be found in our columns to-day. Se han- dies Gen. Pierce most unmercifally, and charges him with base treschery and violation of all the principles he professed previous to his election. Ina preliminary examination in the osse of a Jiquor dealer in A'bany, charged with selling liquor contrary to law, the Justice yeaterday decided that a complaint made upon “information and beliet” was sufficient to authorize the issuing of warrant. The complainant in the case,a member of the Carson League, was severely assaulted when leaving tho court room, and his person completely covered with powdered charcoal. ‘Thomas Dowd, the proprieter of # drinking saloon in this city, was yesterday arrested on the complaint of @ woman now imprisoned for intoxication, charged with selling liquor contrary to the provi sions of the Probibitory law. He was held to bail in the sum of $500 to answer at the Court of Special Sessions. No liquors were se'zed. The Brooklyn Common Council, at its last session, passed a resolution asking for the opinion of the City Attorney as to the constitationality of the Pro- hibitory law, and sleo whether the city would be liable for damages shonld its executive officers un- dertake to enforce the law, and it afterwards be declared unconstitutional. In the Board of Aldermen, last evening, after the transaction of the usual routine business, a resolu- tion was adopted, calling on the Counsel to the Cor- poration for information whether, under the jaw, the Mayor porseeses the power to establish a bureau of surgeons to be connected with the police or any other department. The Board of Councilmen, last night, took up se- veral papers, petitions and reports, but none of them were important to the public. Captain James Smith, who was tried and found guilty in the United States Circuit Court of traf- ficking in slaves, was yesterday sentensed by Judge Ingeraoll to pay a fine of $1,000, and to be impris- oned for twenty-one months. Cotton was more active yesterday, ‘with sales of about 6,000 a 7,000 bales. The market advanced dc. a jc. per lb. since Saturday. Middling uplands closed at 104c. a 10fc., chiefly at the latter figure. Common to mediam grades of flour closed firm, and in some cases slight advance was obtained. Canada white wheat sold at $2 40, and a small lot of new Southern sold at $2 36.0 $2 45. Corn was firmer, and sales ranged from 91c. a 944¢., chiefly at 92c. a 9443.,and a parcel sold for delivery in August ‘at 95c. Pork was active, wita sales of 2,000 bbls. new messon the spot and to arrive, at $19 35 cash, and at $19 37. Freights were un- changed ‘to Liverpool. 400 bales of cotton were taken for Bremen at jc. Sugars sold to an extent of 1,200 bhds., and closed rather firmer. Coffee was also quicker, at steady prices. The United States and Europe—An American Balance of Power—Our Policy and Oar Destiny. The United States of America are beginning to be universally recognized in Europe as a living, positive and rapidly advancing power among the nations. England and France have for some years fully realized this fact in their commercial exchanges with us; Russia has never overlooked it in her diplomacy of the last half century; but it is only since the con- tinental revulsion of 1848-9 that the German and Italian States have had thefr earnest atten- tion, and their hopes and fears, drawn to the prospective strength, grandeur and overshadow- ing influence of this great republic of the West. At the present time it may be questioned whether our vast commercial and our intimate social intercourse with England and France are producing a deeper impression of our growing power and importance upon those governo- ments than that which is felt all over Germany by the reaction upon her people at home from the masses which have mingled with ours and identified themselves with the institutions and destinies of this country. Practically we have ceased tobe a distant nation, detached by the dividing barrier of the Atlantic Ocean from the nations, the interests and the diplomacy of Europe. Emigration, trade, and steamships have brought the two hemispheres into imme- diate contact. Our California gold, our South- ern cotton, and latterly our Western wheat, corn, and provisions, have become indispensa- ble to the financial, manufacturing, and com- mercial classes of both England and France. We could, upon a pinch, dispense with the hardware, cloths and cotten goods of England, and with the silks, brandies and bijouterie of France; but a suspension for a year of our supplies to them would prove more disastrous than this Russian war to both. Stop our sup- plies of cotton to England for a year, aud the Tetult would inevitably be a series of bloody Yiots in her manufacturing cities, if not a general popular revolt against the whole ma. chinery of the existing government. Suspend for a year our contributions of allkinds to the industry of France, and Paris, in the gene ral cry for bread and employment, would pro- bably be thrown back upon the barricades. The extra subsistence required for the deuse- ly populated countries of Western Europe must be drawn from Russia or the United States, or both. Pending this Eastern war, the Western powers must look for their needful supplies be- yond their own productions, almost entirely to this country. At this moment the masses of the people of England, France and Germany feel as desirous almost as ourselves for abun- dant crops of breadstuffs and provisions throughout the United States. We, therefore, hold the actual balance of power in the affairs of Europe at this crisis, and were it consistent with our system of peace and non-intervention in the affairs of other nations, we could prove our neutrality in this war to be of greater mo- ment to the Western powers than the active belligerent co-operation of Austria, We could prove this by pickiog a quarrel and provoking @ rupture with England and France upon their officious and offensive interferences in the affairs of Cuba, the island of Hayti, and Central Ame. rica, during the last year or two, Had we any inclinations that way, no better opportanity than the present could be desired for teaching Lord Palmerston and Louis Napoleon the exact meaning of our Monroe doctrine of Euro- pean nonintervention in the affairs of our American neighbors. JAM'S GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. AEUSEVENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY TWIEATRS, Aresdway Tue Newsnoy —Reoortections oy O’Cuanxwan AND Tie Fausne— Inen Assugance ane Yaneze dopasty BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Lavy or Lrons—Kare Mrsnsex. KIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosé¢way—Queen oF a Day. PERMAM’S OPPRA HOUSE, 553 Broad way—ALLxoua- DeEATA. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanies’ Hull—472 Broadway, Wew York, Wednesday, Suiy 11, 1855. Malle for Kurepe. KEW YORK HERALD—-SDFTION FOR EUROPE. ‘Feo Collins mail steamship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, ‘wi leave this port to-day, st twelve o’clock, for ‘Liverpool. The European mails will close in this city at balf past “sen o’clock this morning. ‘ue Hxnatp (printed in English and French) will be ‘published at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, ‘tm wrappers, sixpence, Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of tho New Youe Axnacy will be received at the following rplaces in Europe :— Loxpox, er TT ek Are Cora! « Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catharine street. Pavs......-Livingston, Wella & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse, ‘The contents of the European edition of the HunaLp will embrace the news recetved by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. The News. * @nur special despatch from Washington is im- portant. Cuba is still the question before the Cabi- net. The late speech of Jefferson Davis in Missis- sippi, respecting that island, brought our relations ‘with Spain toa crisis in the State Department, and set Marcy at work in earnest to settle, as early as pos- sible, all our troubles, old and new, with Spain. He hes prepared instructions, and even a project of a treaty, which go out in the Baltic to-day, in th; pocket of Mr. Buckingham Smith, if not stopped by telegraph; and {t is supposed that acon after they veach Madrid negotiations will be entered upon by Mr. Dodge with the Foreign M'nister of Queen Isa. bella the Second. There was a Cabinet Council on the subject on Monday last, when the emphatic re. marks of Jefferson Davis had quite an effect on the President. Although Marcy has prepared all the @ocuments, Mr. Pierce is still in dount whether to go with Davis and the South, or Marcy and the North, Marcy was in favor yesterday, but a telegraphic despatch may yet upset all his beautifal plans. Tne Baltic will not leave till 12 o'clock. ‘The steamsbip Mlinois, Capt. MoKinstry, arrived at this port last evening, from Aspiawall, briagiog mails from California up to the 16th ult., 450 pas- sengers, and $839,613 in treasure. Our Valparaiso (Chili) advices are to May 31. Congress was to meet on the lst of Janae, and the probable tenor of the President’s message was much eanysssed. Great exertions were being made in order to secure the internal improvemsnt of the re public, and railroad projects were mach fos tered. A national exhibition is to be held also. Five steamers would s00n be trading batween Valparaiso and Liverpool. A long continued drought prevailed. ‘The markete were exceedingly dull. In Pern the approaching meeting of the Consti. tuent Assembly engaged public attention. I: was dzended that a political rupture would soon take place between Castilla and Elias. The liberated slaves bad presented their advocate, Doctor Ureta, with a service of gold plate. General Castilla had insaed a decree regulating the standard of the cur- rency. The U. 8. ships Independence and Jobn Adams had sailed from Paita, Bolivia was maintaining a mors active trade with Peru. Senor Lenares stood a fair chance of gaining ‘the Presidential election. Brazil and Paragusy had, as before reported, set- tled their difficulties, and a treaty had been made which will define the boundaries of river navigation for the fature. Our files of New Granada papsra are, both at Panama and Aspinwall, to June 30. Mr. Boyd, ‘United States Consul at Aspinwall, was con valescent. The U. 8. ship John Adams had arrived at Panama. The working of the new constitution ‘was anxiously watched, and the papers advocated the righ: of foreigners to a full participation of ita benefits. Some hands employed on the Panama railroad had stopped work owing to # reduction of woegee. Toe Chiriqui Improvement Company was looked on with much favor. The weather at As pinwall wes very-wet. A correspondent at Virgin Bay represents affairs in a mest deplorable condition in Nicaragua. Io consequence of the cholera, and the diesentions ex. isting In the country, the population of Virgin Bay had been reduced from two hundred to twenty-five. All she officials of the Transit Company had lett, and everything was in contusion. ‘We have news from Melbourne, Australis, to ‘April 24. The proposed export daty on gold was much opposed by the people and press. The go- vernment land monopoly was 4 soarce, alao, of mach iscontent. The Chineee immigration was begia- ming to create a feeling of alarm for the public mo- vals. A new theatre was being built in Melbourne. Some American goods were in fair demand. Gold ‘was quoted at Melbourne from £2 163. 6d. to £2 17s. 94. per market report. The demand exceeded the supply. Our advices from the West Indies are from King- ston, Jamaica, to July 4. There is very little news. The liberation of the Amorican slave trom on board the brig Young Americs, at Savanala-Mar, had caused mach excitement, and was being investigated. Trelawny had been much damaged by the late floods. The Kingston markets were very dull. The anniversary of the earthquake which formerly de- mtroyed Port Royal was duly observed. la the other islands the free trade with Canada question was mach debated. It was said that the English gov- ernment would transfer St. Lucia and Dominica to the French in exchange for the colony of Chander- magore. The St. Lucia papers demand an imm> diate annexation to some other rulers, on account of war taxation. ‘There has been recently started ia the city of Brussels a daily journal under the title of Le Nord Tne North), which is to support the interests of Rassia in opposition to those of the allies. Great preparations have been made, and expenses in- carred, to establish this journal on a firm aod jafla- ential basis. It has been stated that these measures have been taken on the part of the governm=nt of BA. Petersburg. We have received specimen copy ‘ef the paper, and present to our readers a transia- tion of its declaration of principles. Waile it is plainly and openiy declared therein that its sympathies are pro-Rassian, and that tae majority of ita shareholders are Russians, it is denied that it ia subject to official control. This we may creditto mocertain extent, particularly as we eo that Le Nord maintains agencies in London and Paris. If thore agencies are allowed to exist, or indeed ig the publication of the journal {ts#it be permitted, is most purme such a cautions course as will not expose it to the vengeasce of the Engivh and French governments, and as will at the same time deprive it of any great vigor and of the interess which will otherwise attach to it. The second Coroner’s inquest on the boty of the men killed by the military to the recent Portlana riots, retorned a verdicton Monday evening, de elaring that be met his death by the rash and i'le gal orders of the Mayor, and leaves it for the courte t0 decide whether Neal Dow is guilty of murder or Bat the established foreign policy of the marelangbter. United States is peace, neutrality, non-inter- The steawerir Benfuain Fravk'to, whtzh pat | vention. Tb i swag the trac policy ofa xew, | NEW YORK HERALD; WEDNESDAY, JULY ll, 1855. _ ir ' D fedvte, untried government,’ separated by & whde ocean from the great powers of the ea th, ‘and possessing ample territorial space for all practical purposes for fifty years of the most rapid progress and developement. But that half century bas long since passed away; and our saving foreign policy of fifty years ago is LO more adapted to the United States at the present time than were the swaddftng clothes of Hereules in his cradle to Hercules de- veloped into a giant of strength, muscle and courage. Steam has made us, as it were, oae of the femily of the great European nations. The Western Powers feel it, and, jealous of our growing strength, have proclaimed that their present alliance extends not only to the regulation of the expension of Russia, but to a “balance of power” in the Gulf of Mexico against the United States. The time has then arrived for the practical adoption of a more positive American foreign policy than that of passive neutrality and non- intervention. It was so declared substantially in President Pierce’s inaugural; it was so un- derstood by Mr. Sonlé in his mission to Spain, and by the conference of our ministers at O3- tend ; but our vascilating and feeble adminis- tration failed at the sticking point. We must look to the new administration to be elected ia 1856 for the fulfilment of the Pierce’s inaugu- ral, and we are well satisfied that the American people will be sure of their man this time. If England and France have discovered that for the perpetuation of their commercial and naval supremacy itis essential to put a check upon the expansion, not only of Russia, but the United States, we shall yet give them to un- derstand that non-iatervention must be their policy towards us, as it is oursin their affairs with other nations. Upon this retaliatory rule of action, we may hereafter find it necessary, in our European diplomacy, to take an active hand in the regulation of continental affairs, so far as it may be useful in defeating this Anglo- French scheme of their balance of power in this hemisphere. To bring the matter to a definite point, Eng- land and France feel and recognise these United States as one of the greatest Powers of the earth. Jealous of our increasing interaal and commercial strength, it has become their in- terest and their policy to arrest it. They are making this question a part of their European system of a“ balance of power,” and thus iden- tified with their European diplomacy, we must meet them upon their own ground. Our in- fluence with Russia is admitted; our influence with the German States will be vouched for by over a hundred thousand Germans in this single city of New York. In the approaching Presi- dential campaign, therefore, we apprehend that a bold and positive foreign policy will counter. balance the slavery agitation; and that in the next administration we shall very likely have this new policy developed in a proposition to the Central States of Europe whether they will preter an American “ balance of power,” with the Americans themselves, or consent to yield it to the grasping maritime ambition of England and France. Involved as we are in the network of a Euro- pean balance of power in America, we can have no other alternative than a hand in the game among the Cabinets of Europe, or the ultimate arbitrament of war. ‘The Rights of American Citizens Abroad— The Case of Wikolf Before Marcy. Our readers are aware that the Chevalier Wikoff, after serving out his term of fifteen months’ incarceration in a dirty Italian jail at Genoa, has returned to the United States and published his book; that the book has proved a good speculation, and that the Chevalier has been since equally successful as the great ope- ratic diplomat and peace maker at the Academy of Music. But this is not all. The Chevalier Wikof, like President Polk, goes for the “whole of Oregon or none.” Having turned his “Courtehip and its Consequences” into hard caeh, in epite of the cruelty of Miss Gamble and the dungeon of St. Andrea, he has a set- tlement to make with the State Department, and has accordingly reported himself to Secre- tary Marcy. The case may be stated in a nut- shell. The Chevalier’s complaint is against Lord Palmerston and Timothy Brown, of the British government, and his demand is for reparation and indemnity as an outraged American citi- zen. He charges that Timothy Brown, Eog- lish Consul at Genoa, acting under instructions trom the foreign office at London, was the chief instrument to that imprisonment of fif- teen months in St. Andrea; that that imprisonment, considering the offence, was unusual and unjust; and that, in fact, it was but a trick of the British foreign office to crush bim and his reputation as the safest way of pre- venting any evil effects from the disclosure by Wikoff of important diplomatic curiosities in his possession. He had been in the secret diplomatic service of Lord Palmerston—he had been paid his salary, we believe, regularly every quarter, until there was an explosion, growing out of that “courtship and ita conse- quences.” He had, therefore, abandoned diplo- macy in the pursuit of Miss Gamble, when, as he alleges, he was brought up all standing at Genoa by Palmerston’s subordinate, the British Coneal at that place, the remorseless Timothy Brown. This imprisonment, in this view, as. sumes the definite shape of an outrage upon an American citizen by the Sardinian govern. ment, instigated by the British, and enforced through its ready instrument, the obedient Timothy Brown, Wikoff insists that all this is coroborated by his trial. The American Consul, in his be- half, was compelled to take the usual oath ; but the rough and burley Timothy Brown was permitted to testify without swearing, and to sit among the judges on the bench. Brown, in fact, was cock of the walk, and the Sardinian Court only carried out the orders of Brown. Wi koff was not victimized by MissGamble, but by Brown, or rather, by the British foreign office represented by Brown. And this is the case, It is a remarkable case. Compared with it the case of Koszta was a hambug. In the case of Captain Gibson by the side of it, was a lucky adventure. What will Marcy do? Wikoff is a native American. He was in pursuit of an American Jady and her fortune of eighty thou- sand pounds sterling, or half of it without the lady, at the time of his arrest. It was no affair of Timothy Brown’s. Wikoff, as an American, had a preemption claim to Miss Gamble and the money, and in scouring ber aad her eighty thousand pounds, both could probably have heen added to the wealth of Philadelphia or New York, with the prospect of a larve ia creave through the industry aod genius of Wi- koff. What Let Wikotf hoid nim | will Marcy do? toit, The rights of the humblest American | citizen abro .d comprehend the safety of the very hivhei s. We are all interested in this case of Wikoff. If he has bees wronged he shoald | be righted, and we trust that Marcy will plack up the courage necessary ‘0 see him righted. | An exy/enation from Brown, an apology from | the g¢wernment of Sardinia, and some reason- able Mpdemity from that or tbe British govern- mené should be dem anded, if the case, upona full | investigation, is proved to require it. A whiskey bottle broken over the nose of our late minister to Nicaragua, Mejor Borland, resulted in the | bombardment and burning of Greytowa. What, then, should be the penalty for the unjust im- prisopment of an American for fifteen months in o dirty Italian jail, inv yying the loss of Miss Gamble, the loss of he, jghty thousand pounds, and the loss of al. pe diplomatic schemes of Wikoff for the perpetual pacification of Europe and America. According to the Greytown reparation, the entire Home squa- dron, if required, should be sent to avenge the imprisonment of Wikoff in that horrid jail at Genoa. Let Marcy examine this case to te ,bottom; and if satisfied that Timothy Brown snd the British and Sardinian governments are respon- sible, let them be called to the alternative of a reparation or a bombardment. First of all, however, let our Premier read the inaugural and the Koeagta letter, and then take up Wikoff. More Railroad Defalcations, It appears that the everissue of Vermont Central stock was only a sample of railroad management inNewEngland. It has just come to light that Mr. Tuckerman, the Treaeurer of the Eastern Railroad, has been engaged in a systematic course of embezzlement for the last ten years, and has, during that period, helped himself to various sums belonging to the com- pany, and amounting, according to his own confession, to upwards of $200,000. Wedo not hear that the announcement created much ex- citement. A couple of hundred thousand dol- Jars is not much after all, when one has been ac- customed to hear of swindles of a couple of millions. Schuyler debauched the public taste. A financial villain is nobody now-a-days unless he has robbed enough to build acity. Tuck- erman must have been a poor peddling sort of rogue, fitter for contempt than indignation. Still, when each of us individually tries to realize the snm of money called “two hundred thousand dollars,” it appears large. It would be a handsome fortune for four families, a com- petency for eight or ten. It would supportfour thousand families of mechanics for 2 year—that is to eay, it would give bread, meat, clothing and shelter to sixteen thousand persons for twelve months. A sum not to be despised, Again, how wasit made up? Experienceshows that the average of investments in railway stocks is something like $2,500. When a small merchant or a professional man or a farmer has sayed from two to three thou- send dollars, he buys a few shares of stock or two or three bonds. Many do not wait to amass so much, but invest their money when they have only saved a thousand or so. Bat including large operators who take twenty thousand at a time, the average will be found not to vary far from $2,500. In most cases theee investments are the whole or a principal part of the accumulations of years. Ia,this light, it may be said that Mr. Tuckerman has stript eighty families, accustomed to live com- fortably, of their savings. There can be no question but the man who acts thus commits a crime compared to which the deeds of the pickpocket are venial, and those of the housebreaker trifling. We senda man for years to the penitentiary for stealing & purse ; what should be done to him who steals —not a purse—but the whole substance of eighty families, and consumes it? We commit 8 man to prison for life for the act of a moment, an act committed possibly under the spur of passion or cruel want; what ought we to do to him who deliberately pursues a career far more injurious to society throughout a long uninterrupted course of years? We shut our ears to the piteous cries of the convics, and scoff at the protestations of the malefactor who has knocked his wife on the head, or robbed his neighbor’s desk ; but when Robert Schuyler writes a letter to the newspapers to complain of the injustice of accusing him of robbing $150,000 when he really took two millions, we are quite shocked at the injustice that has been done bim. When he says he is sick of body and weak of mind, we sympathise with the poor man, and hope the waters of Germany or the lakes of Italy will eet_him right again. Just 80 when Mr. Tuckerman offers to retarn a quar- ter of what he stole, and throws himself on the mercy of the community, we are all compas- sion already, and pity him aloud. This is sheer nonsense and absurdity. Men of the stamp of Schuyler and Tuckerman de- ferve more severe punishment than highway robbers; and the day will come when the ne- ceesity of protecting the commercial interests of the country will oblige us so to punish them. For the long impunity crimes of this nature have enjoyed have sapped the foundation of credit. Tuckerman has confessed what other men in the like position still conceal. Tnere are officers of public companies and corporations in this State who, if the truth were known, would be found to be defaulters in a far larger sum than Tuckerman, and whose explosion when it takes place will stand only second it second to that of Schuyler. The work has been going on long. It has defied investigating com- mittees, and researches by directors. For the fraud has been done skilfully, and no one will know of it till the rascal can rob no more, and with compunctious words and deprecatory tone he begs pardon of the men he has despoiled of their savings. This is not the case with one or with two concerns. It is, we are morally persuaded, the case with more than a majority of the exist- ing railway companies. True, it will be said, that their affairs have been examined; so were those of the Eastern Railroad. True, the fraud must have been spread over a long period of time to be considerable: Tuckerman pursned his career of robbery ten years, The public | may depend upon it that half our great roads, | end more than half those in the West are in the same condition as the Eastern road of Mis- | sachuretis, These very ines will be read by | men with white cheeks, and qnickening palse, | whore guilty hearts will qaske at the very | mention of frand; for they know that they, too, are public robbers, and that the day must come | when all will know it. acnacilctiaalbittidiseaal | Norwroran Convicts t New Yous.—la a late isene of Galignani there ie & paragriph evidently not intended for the Avericaa mar- | ket, It conveys to ua the intelligence that a society bag been eetewlieked A) Vrammen, in | Thedtre do Vauoeville, ©: Norway, to rupply liberated convicts with the means of immigration from theic uogretefal. country to this land of liberty. Already,.Wa. are told, this society has seat oat thirtyy. two persons who are doiug well, althoagh in what branch of their profeasion they have en- gaged, we art unable to state, We call the attention of the Mayor and the Commissioners appointed to look after immi- grants to this statement, which is ucdoubted- ly the record ofa fact. The authorized agents of the United States government in Norway ought to know something about the matter, and it seems singular theta society, such as is men- tioned above, should bave been 80 long in suc- ceseful operation without any official aonouace- ment of the fact being received in this city. Lanp Warrants.—Speculators in land warrants, and speculatiors in the choicest portions of the public lands, and land warrant brokers, among whom that newly developed financier, Mr. John Thompson, is most promiueat, are actively en- gaged in buyiog up soldiers’ righta at a depre- ciation of twelve to fifteen per cent under the government price. The recipients of these bounty land warrants, in addition to the share of the speculators, are often completely non_ plussed and put to avast deal of trouble by the peculiar tactics of many of the registers and receivers of the public land offices. It is no uncommon thing for a warrant to be rejected because the warrantee has omitted to sign bis given name in full, or has omitted a letter in writing bis name. Even thecertificate of the officer taking the acknowledgment, cer- tifying that he isthe identical p-rson to whom the warrant is issued, is not deemed sufficient to override the least discrepancy. And the forms prescribed at Washington for assignments, though no better than a hundred other forms, must be followed verbatim et literatim, or the warrant will be rejected. This systematic determination on the part of public officers to inconvenience aud put to ex- pense @ large class of the community deemed by Congress to be worthy of government boun- ty, can be accounted for only on the ground that ignorant and incompetent, instead of intel- ligent business men, fill public offices. It often costs one-half the value of the war- rant to correct what is absurdly called a defec- tive assignment. Our armies are generally composed of men more expert with the musket than with the pen, and the administration at Washington are only carrying out their diplomatic costume absurdity when they require that the assignment of war- rants should be made with all the punctilious- ness of a court dress. It is absurd to suppose that this peculiar nicety is any guard against fraud, for counterfeiting and forging is always done by the rule, even to the dotting of ani and the crossing of a t. There is no surer proof of the honest execa. tion of the avsignment than the original though awkward and bungling cast of its penmanship Meetina or THe Know Noraives or New York.—We see that the Know Nothings of this State are fully alive to the importance of the position they hold in preserving the integrity of the party in the Union. They purpose the holding of an extra session of the Grand Coun. cilin Binghamton on the first Tuesday in An- gust next, The design is to direct an earlier call for a general nominating convention than the present constitution authorizes—as the members generally believe that the Ameri- can ticket should be the first io the field, The call for the extra session has been properly signed, and the State President will, no doubt, early issue the needful authority. As but three weeks will intervene between the extra and the regular sessions, it is more than probable that both will be merged into one, and the regular semi-annual business of the Order be transacted at this session. With the Seward and Johnson intrigue in Pennsylvania fresh in their minds, the Know Nothings of New York will be likely to keep in view the necessity of adhering to the national platform and the constitution of the United States, and avoid all higher law doc- trines. TRAVEL To ECROPK.—The Baltic will leave at acon to. day, for Liverpool, and will carry about two hundred passengers and three hundred and sixty thousan’ dol- lara in specie. Among those who take their departure im the B., are Judges Denio and Johnson, of the Coart of Appeals of this State. They intend to adseat about two months—time enough now-a-days, to visit neatly every part of Europe, such are the woaderfal facilities for travelling. Colonel Jno. S. Williams, distinguishe4 as Captain Williams, of the Kentucky Volunteers, at Cerro Gordo, alse es out in the Baltic. Colonel Williams, educated @la\ y, lefta isrge and lucrative practice for the bat- tle fields of Mexico, ani is now as celebrated im Ken- tucky for his fine stock ani the admirable appointments of his farm, as be was honored by onr military mon for the high discipline and condition of his regiment at the city of Mexico. Cojonel Williams has warm letters from Lieut. Gen. Scott and others of our dintinguished 2; bo will be absent several years, and will visit all thecoun. tries of kurope to look into their sgricultural manage- ment and their miticary organization and action. We ave promised for the Henan notes of everything of interest from his graphic aud practical pen, Mr. Buchingbam Smith, the newly sppointed Secretary of Legation at Madrid, is aiso on ths B.’s passenger lint, and we are told that Mr. Dudley Mann, late \nsiat- ant Secretary of Siate, intends to take the same steamer, to look after the red repudlicens of Kurope. Mr. Smith was formerly Secretary of Legation at the city of Maxi- co, and is not, therefore, a new man In diplomacy, Ac- cording to our telegraphic despetch from Washington, he taker out important instructions to our Minister in Spain. Among other distinguished persons who embark ia the Baltic we may mention Mr. James Anderaon, the well known Engliad tragedian; he will return in a short time to fulfil engagemente here and in the South and Weat. Num10’s Garvey —The ‘+ Queen of Day” iy having a ‘Most successtul run at this theatre, The masis of this Operetta is lively and sparkling, and the libretto bay an interest apart from its lyrisal attractions, In no place in that charming vocalist, Louisa Pyne, seen to greater adventage. (Her ringing of,the ‘Sky Lark,’ which is ap- propriately introduced to supply an hiatus in the ar- Fangement of the libretto, is im itselt worth going any distance to hear, It i one of the most delicious and ex- citing pieces of vocalisation in ‘the whole range of ma- sical composition. Some alterations are about to be made in the arrangements of this house, in order to af- ford relief to the overtaxed emergies of the opera com- pany. That universelgfavorite; Mr, Burton, is to com mence sn engagement there om Tuesday next, A little up, or rather a great deal of fan, willtbe most accept- able, during the “ heated term” of July aad Augast, | dy way of altersation with the opera performances Louies Pyne will on three nights charm, and Barton will om the other three nights convalss with broad laughter thefrequenters of taix‘delightfully cool summer | theatre. Tee Freven TikatTae—' Lee Pinus oe Marare,’— The French compsny will give this evening, at Wallack’s the érama ‘ Les Filles de Marbre,”’ which caused a grea sensation at Paris, and from which the ‘“ Mardle Heart, or the Seulptor’s Dream,’’ played for three months ta L ndon, was taken, The manager deserves well the patrovage of the public. Hae has jast engaged several artistes. and amongst them Mr. Leon Patra, from the Mr. Gastave, Mile hoatrs of New «thie evening. thas ths Grima las sega care Aline and Mile. J Orkane. Trey “L aatdony aczo.uees fally prepared, our charter election had Park, the candidate for to be an American ond on the and contradiet one Lia fhe, e can jepended upon here, American tandidate’ und bunxers. Amount Cue to other banks. Deposits ... Circulation, Chittenango, Secretaries. rented for the establishment of « bank comption, whom were submitted all the dillerent plans 404 propo. seoption by 0] ed to reassemble following are the the committee :—Geo. P, Sampson, of Leroy John G Gunn, of Buffalo; Geo. W. Rodge: 5. Wikies @ Story, of . ‘viiama, ot Ithaca; A. + Of Herkt Outwater, Jr., of Syracuse, @. W. Oxyler, = H. Rasbach, of 5 banks represented garde the object of the Convention. liqwor Dill, with certain amendments, w any way sifect the eifistency of the bl nets House. THE LATEST NEWS} | [BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, * wery. Interesting from Washington, ‘ IM@OMPART MMBTING UF THE CABINET—OUB RELA~ 120N8: WITH & PAIN— IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS FUR. MaDBLD, D&PARTURE OF THB SECRETARY OF LEGA- TION— DINMBR FARTY AT THE WHITS LOUGH WAsnINGrox, July 10, 1855. The Gabinet, being all present, had a protracted ses- sion yesterday. Matters have been accumulating for a- long time which demanded serious attention. Marcy has completed some very important documenta—which: are to be sent out by Buckingham Smith, n+# Secretary of Legation, and who will leave in the Bal:ic, as he has his passage engaged—touching the difficulty which hae ocourred between this government and Spiin. I learn, also, that a treaty—the particulars of which I stall speak more fully hereafter—was presented by Marcy for the President’s concurrence, waich will settle amicably all difficulties that nave existed, or atil? exist, between the two governments. The new Secre- tary of Legation, Mr. Smith, has been wa'ting for some time on Marcy’s motion. The purport of this docum*nt is to quiet the apprebensions of the Spanish authorities of any intent—secret or otherwiss—of an expedition to: Cuba for the purpose of overthrowing the existing gov. ernment; and to areure Spain that such an idea existe only in the brain of a few ferreting fanatics in the South, and a few turbulent and reckless spirits in the North. Marcy sent fo: the President, £0 as to have this matter arranged sad talked over before the new Secro- tery of Legation left for New York, previoas to his pas- asge in the Baltic Jeff Davis got wind of what was going on, and, {t is aaid, awore worse than the army did in Flanders. Davis intimated that the first pretext that offered itself the people of the South, in one concerted action, would plant the stars and stripes upon that is- land, ‘Now is the time,” said he, “when all Europe ie convalsed im # general war, and they have as much as they can atesnd to at home.” Pierce don’t know which horn of the dilemma to take—Marcy and tbe North on one side, Jeff Davis and the South on the other. Nous verrons, Judge Alexander Walker, editor of the New Orleans Delta, is sojourning in this elty for a short time. Also, Hon, John E. King is stopping st the National. Charles A.jLacoste and E. Profiet, of Natchez, Miss, are also s0- journing inthis city at the National Hotel. They will Teave for Europe in a few days. Gen. Pierce gave a dinner to-day to the officers of the new regiment. Jeff. Davis, Gen, Cushing, Boundary Commission Attorney, Gen. Isaac E. Morse, of New Osleans; and a few of the Kitchen Cabinet were present. ilchrist, of the Court of Claims, arrived this The court is mow ready to proceed with morning, business, Judge Ross, together with a large delegation of New Orleans gentlemen, are now here, What’s up? In the Criminal Court to-day, George Ragiaa was cop- victed of murder in the first degree, for killing the ostier Fitzpatrick. He will be sentenced to-morrow. Secretary Dobbin left for Virginia this afternoon, After rpending s few days at the Springs, he joins the frigate Potomac at Norfolk, and proceeds to New York. Joseph S. Wilson, Esq , is spoken of as the new Com- missioner of the General Land Office. DON, From The State Capital. THE LIQUOR LAW—BEVERE ASSAULT UPON A MEMBER. OF THE CARSON LEAGUE—ORICKET. ALpany, July 10, 1855, The preliminary examination to-day, of the case of Willism Landon, proprietor of the City Hotel, charged with pelling liquor contrary to law, caused the greatest excitement in this city. The court room, halls, and atreets im the vicinity were crowded. Justice Coles de- cided that the complaint made on information and belief was sufficient to authorize the issue of a warrant, and that the charge was competent to be examined, when. the further examination was postponed till Thursday afternoon. Chauncey P. Williams, Eaq., one of the Carson League, and the complainant in this case, was eeverely ansaulted as he was passing out of the hall of- the ponce court, and showered with pulverised charcoal by, ies Joico v e mat ween the Utica and Aldany cricket clubs commenced this morning. But one pad on each sice wae played, and at half it four o'clock this aiternoon the stumps were drawn for the day, with the following result:—Utica, first inpings, 65; Albany, Grat npipge, 73; Albany shead, 18. The play will be resum- ed at 16 o'clock to morrow morning. Several crickette: rom New York were present; yg them He epcioe Enq., President of the New York ciub, Mr. james. Massachusetts Know Something State Con- vention. Srrinariety, (Mass.,) July 10, 1855. The political order calling themselves Know Somethings met in convention here to-day. About ninety dele— gates were present. H.E. Aldrich, of Worcester, Presi- dent of the Order, occupied the chair. The resolutions adopted mainly re-affirm tbe princi- ples of the party as promulgated at the late National’ Convention in Cleveland, One of the resolutions adopted pledges the party in favor of temperance, but without making any reference to the Prohibitary lew. Two of the other resolutions adopted were as follows:~ Resolved, That we are in favor of an immediate and honest union ot all the people in the State who believe that freedom, rather than slavery, should bs the coa- trolling element of our national policy. Resolved, That a committee of two from each Con- grenrional district be sppointed to correspond and co- Operate with the memi of alt the various parties throughout the Commonwealth favorable to a fusien: movement upon the above basis, and this committee shall be authorized, in conjunction with them, to calla State convention in August or September next, or whea- ever ip their judgment the time for such convention shail have arrived. The feeling was very strong fora fusion; but it wae thought best not to call forone in the convention ait rectly. The committee chosen under the las: resolution. ia 98 follows:— arick, of Orleans; Chas, G. Davis, of Ply- ; Gershon B, Weaton, of Duxbury; Horace Colla- more of Pembroke; lorous Tatt, of Upon; B. G. Leach, of West Roxbury; Jacob Sloper, of Boston; Won. 8. King, ot Roxbury; John M. Clark, of Bos‘on; James P, Ricbardson of Cambridgeport; John Prince, of Easex; K. P. Hill, ef Haverhill; J. P. Parker Gould, of Stone: bam; Moses P. Hanson, of South Reading; 8’ P. Adams, of Lowell; 0, W. Abbe, of Maribor’; P.'. Aldrick, of tee iter; W. W. Rice, of Worcester: L. A. Moody, of ecopee; 3 South Acam Bates, of Springfield; Fawin i. Jenks, TH Reeds of Greenfield sadist The Election in Binghamton. Brxeuamron, July 10, 1855. There {s quite a commotion in this place concerning the politics of Mr. Park, the recently elected President of the villege, He was nominated as the democratic and enti-Maine law candidate; but it now appears that he wan alno the candidate of the ‘Americen party, and of rr. corre received the suffrages of the Order. Great consternation was exhibited after the result of transpired to learn that George President of the vitlege, proved American ticket. Long were the » but the * know: n smaringly. ‘Sam is sround an it seems Park was the was also nominated by the From Boston. THE RECENT AOCIDENT ON THE WESTERN RAILROAD — WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT. Bostox, July 10, 1855. Governor Gardiner bas issued & proclamation offering one thousand dollars reward for the apprehension of the: pereons who placed obetructiona on the Western Rail- road, on the night of June 5th, which threw the New York and New Haven train off the track, The following is our bank statement for the peat woak : State Convention of Country Bankers. Syracear, N. Y., Jaly 10, 1956 The Bankers’ Convention met in the City Hail this mora- G. W. Cuyler, of Palmyra, was chosen Presideat, G. H. Mussford, of Rochester, and D, H. Resbach, o, A wumber of plane were pre. yatual re. , when « committee of ten were nppotuted, to rer to arrange and rej Convention, The then “4 gentlemen a; ted 4 ford, of Rochester; Milea Hamilton White, of Syracuse: ra, of Lockport: a, of Auburn; Geo. W. Tift, of Auifalo: of Palmyra: Chittenango, fare fitters ‘and entire unanimity prevails os re. New Hampshire Legisiatare. Concony, N. H., Jaly 10, 1955, The Senate to-day, by « vote of ten to one, prseed the h a tin asved the Avil to regulet@ Bavurelizaon and ths suilrage of maturalsed citizens, similar to that now in forse ia ihe