The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1856, Page 4

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LAURA KERNE’S Maxiow—Manxien Raw BROADWAY VARIET es Oxte—By tie Woop & WOOD'S MINSTRE! evnn:sy—THe Miscniey MELLER'S EMBIRE MmoxiiaNrovs Tasieavx—V DUSSELDORF GALLERY, 497 Broadway—Varvasie BamrmxGs aXp Starvaky—Manr yRpom or Hoss Broa@wey—CLarissa ray—Sm DEGRERs des JUVENILES. . 446 Broadway—Bomorzan Man- os MONKEY, 46 Rroadwag—BIBLical AwP AL AND INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC. The News. ‘Whe steamship Arago brings us four days later mews from Europe. It will be seen by the extracts ‘which we make from the London papers that great excitement continued to prevail in England on the subject of the pending differences with this country. AB the English journals deprecate a conflict be- ‘eween the two.nations as one of the greatest mis- dortanes that could befall humanity; and the Lon- aon News says that such a contest could only be segarded in the light. of a civil war. The London and Paris money markets of course reecho eensi- @wely the doubts and hopes expressed by the news- papers, and exhibit a constant tendency to fluctua- ‘ion. The failure of M. Henri Place, formerly a amember of the well known banking house of Noel & Place, and one of the administrators of the Credit Mobilier, has bad a very depressing influence on the French funds. His liabilities are about three-quar- ters of a million sterling, and his availaple assets are exceedingly small. The administration of the €redit Mobilier will, however, suffer bat slightly from M. Place’s failure. Austria and Sardinia are wing paper broadsides at each other, preliminary to more serious contest. Count Buol has issued a ounter circular to that of Count Cavour on the Ita- Jian question, in which he declares that all the dis- erders that prevail in Italy are to be at- tributed to the infinence of Piedmont. The feeling between the Courts of Vienna and St. Petersburg does not seem to be of @ more friendly character; the visit of the Czar to Berlin being regarded as a demonstra- ‘tion against Austria. Having adjusted, after his wn fashion, the peace of Ecrope, Louis Napoleon is mow presiding over a congress of foreign and do- amestic bulls at the great international cattle show im the Champs Elysees. He probably wishes to try his hand in experiments on the amalgamation of aces, preparatory to realizing his scheme of uni- versal dominion. We have news from the Cape of Good Hope to April 8 Mr. Solomon carried a motion in the Blouse of Assembly that a committee be appointed to consider the best means for promoting immigra- tion, in accordance with the suggestions made by his Excellency the Governor in his speech on the epening of Parliament. Advices from Mauritius to the 29th of March state ‘hat the mortality from cholera was decreasing. The European news received yesterday per Arago produced no effect upon prices for cotton in this market. The sales were confined to about 1,000 a 1,200 bales, without change in quotations. The news from New Orieans and Mobile, of the 14th inst., give advices of a great decline in receipts, which, in the former port, were only 2,800 bales during the last week, against 13,000 for the same week last year; and at Mobile the receipts were on- ly 1,000, againat 21,000 bales for the same time in 1855. These facts favor the belief that the supply will not exceed 3,500,000 bales, if it comes up to it, while by many estimates sent abroad, dealers in Manchester and Liverpool, have, it is believed, been more or less acting under the impression tha* "he crop sent to market would reach 3,600,000 a 3,70,- 000 bales. Advices which went forward yester- day, via Boston, will tend to undeceive them. Flour was dull and easier for common and medium grades, with moderate sales. Wheat was active and firm for prime lots, and dall and irregular for poor and inferior grades. White Southern prime brought $1 79, and white Canada do. $1753. The first new wheat grown this sea- son was received yesterday from Georgia, by E. W-. Coleman. It consisted of fifteen sacks of good white, and was sold to the “Croton Mills,” of this city, at $2 per bushel. Corn was steady, with free sales at 44c. a 50c. for unsonnd and sound Western mixed; 52c. a 56c. for good to prime do.; 58c. a 602. for Southern yellow; and 66c. for prime Devereaux’s white. Mess pork sold at $19, prime at $16 37 a $16 50, and prime mess, at £16500 1675. Sugars were in active demand, with sales for refining, on speculation and to the trade. The transactions footed up from 2.500 fo 3,000 hhds., 1,800 bags Ba- hia, and 1,200 a 1,500 boxes Havana, at full prices. Freights were quite steady, with fair engagements of breadstuffs to British ports and to the Continent. From Rio Janeiro we have advices, by way of Charleston, tothe Sd ult. The following market report is given:—Coftee closed firm for last month, in consequence of the favorable advices from the United States. Prices ranged from 4)/30 a 51/30, according to selections. We quote good American Jots at 5|/100. Transactions for April, 10,000 bags- exclusive of shipments. Stock 110,000 bags. Clear- ances for April were—New York, 40,925; Balti more, 27,876; New Orleans, 15,7: Philadelphia, 10500. In all, 95,031 bags for the United States, and 67,471 for Europe, &:. Last sales of flour were ‘were at 24{!500 for Baltimore, and 30 for Gallego. Our stock in firat hands has been completely cleared off. The market is not as excited as it might be. ‘The pioneer of a new line of transatlantic steam- ships arrived at this port yesterday. We allude to the Hamburg steamer Borussia, Captain Ehlers, which Jeft Hamburg on the Ist inst. She brought four bundred and two passengers. ‘The steamship City of Baltimore, from Liverpool 4th instant, arrived at Philadelphia yesterday after- noon, after a passage of twelve days and eight hours. She brought two hundred and eighty-seven passengers and a full cargo of valuable merchan- dise. Gen. Gadsden arrived in Washington last evening, with the new treaty or convention with Mexico. Late accounts from Kansas state that comparative quiet reigns in the Territory, the United States troops having disbanded the armed parties of both factions. The Board of Governors met yesterday. Their report shows inmates in the institution—a large decrease compared with the number three months ago. From the report given elsewhere, it will be seen that a wholesome resolution has been adopted in Bellevue Hospital to check extravagance therein. Much interesting routine business was done. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday the Grand Jury reported that they had finished their abors, and asked to be discharged. Before acceding to the request, Judge Capron addressed them at some length upon the subject of crime in this sinfay NEW: YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18, 1856. community, and the means that shon?d be adopted to prevent it. In the course of his hor aily the Judge very broadly hinted that the recest action of the San Francisco Vigilance Commitee might be imi- tated here to advantage. The Republican National Canvention assembled at the Musical Fund Hail,in Philadelphia, yesterday. After the customary preliminaries, Heary S. Lane, ot \ndiagwa, was selected as permanent President, together with the usual complement of Vice Presi- dents and Secretaries. Pending the reports of the ‘Committees on Credentials and Resolutions, speeches were delivered by Mr. Caleb B. Smith, of Indiana, and Senator Wilson, of Massachusetts, full reports of which, as well as of the addresses of Mr. Emmet, of New York, the tezaporary chairman, and Mr. Lane, the President, are given in our columns this morn- The Stockton Know Nothing bolters from the Anti-Fillmore Convention met again yesterday. The ‘Commodore:did not ‘ show,” asthe horse men say, ‘but it was announced that a letter from him would shortly be made public. Speeches were made by Messrs. Rauch, of Pennayivania, Wood, of New York, andothers, and a series of resolutions setting forth the sentiments of the meeting were adopted. The Convention then adjourned sine die. A report of the proceedings may be found elsewhere. ‘The News from Europe—The Feeling in Eng- land. The articles from the London Times and other British journals—which will be found in another column—indicate a highly excited and nervous state of the British pulse. Ewidently the fever of which the Russian war was the cause has not yet disappeared. Whether the peace, honorable and substantial as it is, did not satisfy British ex- pectation, whether it seems a pity that so much magnificent material of war—steamers, gun boats, new guns, Minie rifles, hutting, &c., &.—all col- lected and provided at a vast expense, should be a pure loss to the nation—or whether the English people, with their proverbial slowness, having taker a long time to heat, are taking a long time to cool—certain it seems that unless prudence and caution be displayed on this side the water, the two countries may drift from their present embarrassed relations into relations about which there can be no embarrassment or doubt whatever. ‘The news of Mr. Crampton’s actual dismissal had not been received in England when the Arago left; but the newspaper articles foreshadowing that event were already in every one’s hands. ‘The answer was clear—from the Times: Mr. Dal- las would receive his passports in a fort- night, and would be treated as Mr. Cramp- ton was, in all points save that he would be treated with respect to the last. This seems to be the British idea of dignity. They dismiss Mr. Dallas, in whom there is no fault, because Mr. Crampton, with whom every fault has been found, has been dismissed—uncommonly like the old schoolboy tactics. They complain that Mr. Crampton was insulted, because this government arrested malefactors and did not close the mouths of the witnesses who came to testify against them; and they think it hard that United States Senators, when made to say one thing, and a very foolish thing, in Mr. Crampton’s published correspondence, should take the liberty of making it known that what they really did say was the very reverse. Pursuing this kind of argument, they come to the conclusion that the best thing to be done with people of the temper of Ameri- cans is to let them severely alone, “ diminish the points of contact,” cease diplomatic intercourse. There is no doubt a good deal of truth in this. We have every four years the English war; much oftener a political crisis, when it is wisdom to keep out of the way of politicians such edged tools as diplomatic imbroglios: it is our misfor- tune to have reached one of those crises at this moment: it was only the other day a similar cri- sis was barely averted in England, and it still impends in the horizon. In the present con- dition of the governments of the two countries, therefore, there may be no harm in following the advice of our London cotemporary, and suspending diplomatic intercourse until di- plomatists can be trusted with the management of international business withour fear of their setting the nations by the ears for private pur- poses. The newspapers have long performed the bulk of diplomatists’ duties; they will now dis- charge them all; who doubts that they will be as well managed as they used to be? But the Crampton case is only one of the Bri- tish grievances. The British journals are shocked that the President should recognize the Rivas government. But how would they have him act? Here was a government firmly established, so far as we could learn; possessing the affection and confidence of the people; preserving law and order and its own supremacy: carrying on war successfully with its neighbors when attacked; performing all the functions that indicate a stable, serious government: on what pretext could th» President refuse to acknowledge it? That Walker had been a filibuster? Why, what was Louis Na- poleon but a filibuster? And Louis Phillippe? And the Prince of Orange? And King Otho of Gvecce? And the founders of every dynasty in Europe? And would England object to the re- cognition of any one of them on that account? It is all very well for Englishmen, who have no interest in Nicaragua and nothing to do there at all, to say that the President should not have re- cognizcd the Rivas government till more time had elapsed: but if the only road, or the shortest road from England to Scotland had been through the country Walker ruled, they would have held a very different language. In our opinion, as it was expressed at the time, the President was bound to recognize the first Minister sent by Walker after the consolidation of the Rivas gov- ernment: and his delay to do so arose from a contemptible fear of the very language the Timer using. Principle and policy alike re- quired the recognition of Rivas, One would fancy, from the tone of the British Journals. that the English are not yet thoroughly aware of the fact that this country is indepen- dent. They talk of us as they might do of the Canadia Australians. They are. indul- gent with us, They see our faults, and kindly ‘They are sorry that our politicians are such reckless fellows. They grieve to see us rushing so madly to destruction. Good lack, riends, but here is a world of honest sympathy hrown away. This country does not need a mo- nitor any more than a master, Its people are persuaded they can manage their own business fully as well and better than foreigners can do it for them. It may be a delusion, but they think they. and not the English, are the proper persons to regulate American politics and American af- faire. If they are to go to destruction they will go their own way, and attempts to drive them will only make them more perverse. Instead of meddling with the internal affairs of this Continent, why don’t the English try to ex- plain the real object of the Spanish fleet that has sailed to Havana? As creditors and allies of Spain they have some right to interfere there; yet ree how ignorant the Zimes is on the subject is now or the pity us The Ogposition Faction Conventions and the Presidency. The Presidential Conventions of the anti-de- mocratic forces of the country, from that which nominated Mr. Fillmore at Philadelphia, to the remarkable gathering now in session there (in cluding also the George Law and Com. Stockton Conventions of this city), taken all together, present one of the most ridiculous, ludicrous a0% lamentable features of the wretched tactics of the opposition. A stronger illustration could not be offered of the stupidity and folly of these dis cordant opposition factions, looking either to the success of the leading principles common to them all, or to the solid prize of the public plunder. Let us briefly state the case. There is but one plan of action which to these opposition factions offers any chance whatever of success, and that plan is a solid concentration of all their forces upon one common popular ticket for the succes- sion, and upon the simple, but comprehensive and popular platform of a new administration at Washington. Upon this programme they may make a splendid fight; but with their forces di- vided upon Tom, Dick and Harry, and upon the nice abstractions of Know Nothingism, nigger- ism and such nonsense, any estimates of success which any of them may entertain must be based upon some expected miraculous interposition of Providence, or they must come from brains that have been muddled by the moon. What are the facts? Here we have from the official returns of the State elections of the last three years a recorded ma- jority of the popular vote of the country of upwards of three hundred thousand (twice the majority of General Harrison) against this Pierce administration and this Pierce policy, do- mestic and foreign, which has just been re-pro- claimed as the democratic platform for this iden- tical campaign. This opposition popular majo- rity of three hundred thousand is the broad margin of active capital upon which they are invited to coalesce and take the field. But what do we see? Through the folly, imbecility, stu- pidity and ignorance of the selfish leaders of the opposition, we see their forces cut up and divided into five separate and discordant factions, with four or five different Presidential tickets, and each faction apparently as hopeful of an election asif there were no other candidate than its own upon the track. They confound the rules of subtraction and multiplication, and seem to work upon the principle that by :aking three from four the remainder will be twelve. How else are we to account for three separate Know Nothing fac- tions—one for Fillmore, one for Banks, and one for Stockton; and two factions of nigger wor- ehippers—one for Gerrit Smith and one for the nominee of the pending Philadelphia Conyen- tion? The democratic party, on the other hand, though divided into three or four hosfile fac- tions before the Cincinnati Convention, have com- mon sense enough to understand that after their child is christened they must be united as a band of brothers, or as a band of robbers, or that all will be lost. The opposition elements have the raw material at hand for a sweeping hurricane like that of 1840; yet, from litile, paltry and con- temptible dissensions among cliques and would be Presidents or Vice-Presidents, it is very pro- bable that a minority President will be elected, as in 1848, by a tremendous plurality. These pompous conventions with which this month of June has been and is still distinguished, have brought about some most astonishing and arcical results. First, “Live Oak George Law” calls together his “North American” Convention, with a great deal of fuss and flummery. It ap- pears to have been formed, to some extent, of dle chaps, picked up here and there to serve the occasion—most likely at so much per day—and boarded round among the shilling refectories in batches of ten or a dozen, at so much per head per diem. Their labors were tremendous, and their nomination 0° Banks for President on the ninth ballot puts the High Bridge in danger of spontaneous combustion. But there is mutiny in the camp, and half a dozen indignant deserters march off, organize a separate Convention, and nominate Com. Stockton. The gallant Commo- dore, meantime, retired from the ocean, with his pocket full of rocks, and his head full of pa- triotic aspirations for the White House, goes scudding about the city like a Jersey pilot boat in a storm, while his six or seven devoted follow- ers, perhaps with their pay in their pockets, are putting him through the mill, with yelping mockeries of enthusiasm that would shame the Bowery boys or the border ruffians. But the grand omnium gatherum of these con- ventions, ‘the be-all and the end-all” of the rag, tag and bob-tail of the opposition forces, is now in session at Philadelphia. We await the labors of this enormous mountain. The public opinion of the opposition masses has boldly and impressively indicated Fremont as the man for the crisis—new, fresh, popular, and with a history that will stir up the enthusiasm of men, women and children, from Maine to Mariposa. Yet there are strong symptoms that, from the contracted, sordid and corrupt intrigues of the wireworkers and pipelayers at this Convention, Fremont will be set aside, and that some old fogy of twenty-five years’ standing as a Presi- dential candidate will be proclaimed the happy man. We shall not at all be surprised to see the Philadelphia Convention break its back with the vain attempt to carry before the people some heavy old gentleman, who, if be canngt do auy good, has become too feeble for mischief. The good old whig party in its day did now and then come down from its high horse and fuse with the masses for the sake of victory. It isthe standing policy of the democratic party. After the plunder is secured they may quarrel and wrangle and fight over its division like cats and dogs; but at the tap of the drum ealling them together for another graud onslanght for the spoils, hards and softs, free soilers and seces- sionists, they come to the rescue. The present opposition forces seem to have lost every vestige of the practical common sense of their whig and democratic progenitors. Know Nothings and nigger worshippers, they stand before us in these silly conventions like a breed of hybrids, so much crossed and intermixed with niggers and Indians as to be absolutely good for nothing. {t is a fixed and conspicuous fact that the pub- lic sentiment of this country has, by an over- whelming majority. condemned this Pieree ad- ministration and pronounced in favor of a new one. The officia ale elections of the last thre rs are perfectly stariling to the democracy upon this point. to keep them in the minority to concentrate those floating anti-administration elements upon a common name and in a common cause, simple as the issue between the ins and the onts, This will do it—Fremont is the only man that will be- gin to answer for this experiment. {t will not be long now before we Fhall be able to determine | returns of the yt All that is required whether Mr. Bur’ganan is to be pushed to his ut- termost speed , or is to be permitted to walk over the courge. “Let the opposition run several horses, and at Ue end of the race “Old Buck” will quiet- ly rey,ale his nostrils with a pinch of snuff, and, wiring his nose with his white handkerchief, will Yvalk leisurely into the White House, as a respec- table old gentleman should do, and seat himself in the great arm chair left snug and warm for him by Franklin Pierce. Svnstitvres ror NecRogs.—In the determina- tion to liberate these children of the eun from the bondage of involuntary labor, those countries having tropical possessions have been sadly puz- zled to know how to supply the places of the liberated and to produce even moderate quanti- ties of sugar and coffee from their deserted plantations. The English islands in the An- tilles going rapidly into a decline, pre- sent a picture of semi-barbarism, and the im- portation of coolies from the East Indies has been attempted to supply the scarcity of cultiva- tors; but with little success so far. A large stock of destitution and misery is added to their present supply of that article, and production makes but little advance. The French, who led the way to emancipation in the West Indies, have witnessed with chagrin the desolation of their favorite colonies. Marti- nique, the most beautiful of islands, with its stately edifices of stone and well built towns, is almost in ruins. The inhabitants of forcign birth have looked forward to the time—and that not far distant—when they will be obliged to depart. As a last effort, it is now attempted to sup- ply the deficiency of slave labor by importing Indians from the Main. Late accounts inform us that a company, called the General Maritime Company, have underfaken to fill orders for ob- taining the numbers required. The method adopted to do this is not stated—whether they are caught, or bought, or articled, we do not know. But four vessels are already engaged in this business, as appears by an official announce- ment in the Gaudaloupe Gazette. Twenty-one hundred and sixty-four Indians have already ar- rived, and the government of the colony, which superintends and regulates the trade, received, up tothe 3lst of March of the present year, appli- cations for seven thousand of these unfortunate people. It is thought that the whole number for 1856 will be about eight thousand, to be distri- buted between Gaudaloupe and Martinique. Where are our rampant friends of freedom during this hot weather? Are the negroes the only race that deserve their tears, their pity and their embraces? Are all other colors but black distasteful to their humanity ? Certainly it is very ungenerous to make such a noise in one quarter and not screech a little for the “poor Indian.” But it is perhaps to be ex- plained. There is no President making in Gaudaloupe, and no plunder to be had from politics. THE LATEST NEWS. BV MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Non-Arrival of the America, Haurax, June 17—103, P. M. The royat mail steamship America, from Liverpool 5th inst., has not yet been signalized off this port. The wea- ther is hazy, with a light eouth wind. From Washington. ARRIVAL OF GEN. GADSDEN WITH THE NEW TREATY WITH MEXICO, ETC. ‘Wasuixcron, June 17, 1856, General Gadsden arrived here this evening, bringing the new commercial treaty with Mexico. The democratic ratification meeting called for this even- ing, and for which extensive preparations were made, was postponed on account of the rain. No new military orders have recently been issued ap- plicable to Kansas, The Executive Department have just reiterated to the authorities of that Territory that there must be strict compliance with the programme of May last. ‘The new national steamer Minnesota leaves here in two weeks for Philadelphia, to receive her rigging and arma- ment. Affairs in Boston. GOVERNOR REEDER’S MOVEMENTS—CELEBRATION OP THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL. Bostox, June 17, 1856. Governor Reeder addressed an audience of about three thousand people in Tremont Temple this afternoon, on the present state of affairs in Kansas and their remedy. He was received with great applause and listened to throughout with marked attention. In the evening be re- peated his address to the citizens of Cambridge. ‘The anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hill was cele- brated to-day by the citizens of Charlestown with much spirit. The programme included ringing of bells, fring of cannon and a fine military display. Democratic Ratification Meeting at Boston. Bostoy, June 17, 1856. A large and enthusiastic democratic ratification meet- ing was held in Faneuil Hall this evening. Abont 2,000 people were present. Oliver Stephens, President of the Common Council, presided. Speeches were made by Hon, B. F, Butler, Hon. Benj. Rush, of Philadelphia; Col. Isaac H. Wright and others. Resolutions were adopted ratifying the nominations of Buchanan and Breckenridge, commending the adminis- tration of President Pierce, denonneing Kuow Nothingism, also the altempts which have been made to throw odium onthe democratic party in con: nee of an assault made upon @ Senator of Massachnsetts, and to raise an act of pe violence to the dignity of a prine freedom of specch. The meeting dissolved about eleven o'clock. on Democratic Ratification Mecting at Concord. Coxcono, N. H., dune 17, 1856. It iz estimated that from six to eight thousand people were present at the democratic meeting hel here to-day. Hon. Jobn 8. Wells presided, fidents and six Secretaries. bands of mi tendance, Addresses were made by the Pr Hon, Benj. Rush, of nia, Alon. Har W. Morri » H. George, Hon. C. on, Col. 4 endorsing the Cincinnati plat mm of Franklin Pierce, of the most enthin rT made i the siti(iniat The whole affair was on successful demonstrations e Whenever thy mentioned chee The exercises of the day closed with a tion of tireworks. Bach wtie and in New Hampshire, mes of Buchanan and Breckeut idge were followed cheer. Plendid exhibi- Ratifica Meeting at Bangor. BasGox, Mo., June 17, 1856. Alarge and enthu meeting of the democracy of his city and vicinity was held here last evening, to ra tify the nominations of Buchanan and Br ige. Speeches were made by the Hon. James W. n, astic Buehi Hon. Sumuel H. Blake, Benjamin Wiggin, Geo. 1. Sewall, and aiony others. Boston Weenly Statement. Bostox, June 17, 1366 ‘The following 9 of our weekly bank xt mont for the past v of the week previow:— Capital stock her banks Circulation. Destruction by Fire of the Indiana Peniten= tlary Hospital, Lovisvinre, June 17, 1856 The hospital of the Indiana Penitentiary, at Jeflerson ville, was entirely destroyed by fire last night. oes to the State, and to Mr. Datterson, lessee, fifteen to twenty thousand dollars, Tranquility in Kansas. Sr. Loms, June 16, 1856, Captain Pate writes to the Republican of this city, from Kansas City, 12th inst., that comparative quiet reigns in the Territory, the United States troops having disbanded the unlawful military bodies, and, in cases where they have re-assembled, taken their arm them, Conse- quently there is no fighting going on, and if nothing looked for occurs to derange the present state of affairs, peace w.l] soon ensue, Destructive Fire at St. Louis, St. Loris, June 17, 1856, ‘The extensive rectifying establishment of Hangemann, Smith & Co,, together with the large commission houses ofGilman & Berthold, and Bernondy & Co., were des- troyed by fire this evening. Messrs. Gilman & Co., lost their entire stock of merchandise—insurance $55,000. Bernondy & Co., succeeded in vr ng most of their goods. Brown & Co., insured for $10,000; loss $2,000. Hansemann & Co., loss $30,000, Insured $20,000. The buildings belonged to Colone} Bront and R. A. Sarpy, and were insured to the full value. The origin of the fire is unknown. Movem« of Southern Steamers. ARRIVAL OF THE JAMES ADGER AT CHARLESTON, Crartstoy, §. C., June 17, 1856. The United States mail steamship James Adger, Capt. 8. C. Turner, trom New York, arrived here this morning, at o'clock. ARRIVAL OF THE KNOXVILLE AT SAVANNAH. Savannan, June 17, 1856. The United States steamship Knoxville has arrived from New York. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PmLapetraia, June 17, 1856. Pennsylvania State fives, § Long Island Railroad, 127%; ‘ania Railroad, 46%. Stocks dull, Railroad, 4 133, Cotton—Sales to-day, . a 10 dling, 104, . ‘ase, Ss Beted) "49 . Flour is dull, and selling for $6 62. Corn, 5 Mess pork, $18. Lard. in kegs, 12, Freights of cotton to Liverpool, 9-824. Sterling exchange, Mg r Burraro, June 17, 1856. Flour—Sales 600 bbls. at $5 50 a $6 for choice to extra Chicago and Indiana. Wheat—No sales to-day—sales yesterday 24,000 bushels, at $105 for Milwaukie Club, n. Corn steady— at30c. for heated, and 33c. forjsound, from ights dull—13c. for corn and 17c. for wheat to» York. Receipts y y, 6,174 bbls. flour, 24,828 bushels wheat, 000 bushels corn, 8,000 bushels oats. Canal exports, same time, 14,883 bushels wheat; 19,580 bushels corn. Brrrazo, June 17—6 P. M. Flour—Fair demand for the interior trade; sales of 1,600 bbis., at $4 50 for choice Michigan; $5 a $5 50 for common to fancy Indiana; $6 for e: extra Illinois, ‘and $5 37 a $5 50 for extra Wi: Wh Sales of 30,000 bushels, at $1 for red Indiana; $1 05 for Milwaukie Club, and $1 40 for strictly prime white Michigan. Corn active and firm. Sales of 70,000 bushels, at 30c. a Sle. for heated and slightly damaged, and 83c, for so A boat load sold at 34c, Canal freights dull—18c. for corn and 17c. for wheat. Receipts for the 24 hours up to noon to-day—3,354 barrels flour; 11,650 bushels wheat; 30, bushels corn. Canal ex- ports for the same time—18,573 bushels wheat, and 53,180 bushels corn. Arpany, June 17. Malt—Sales 5,000 bushels at $1 50. Western mixed corn, 45c. afloat, for lots not strictly sound—sales 10,500 bushels. Oats.—Sales 1,800 bushels Canadian at 36c. Plauster.—Sales 100 tons Nova Scotia at $2 50. s' June 17—6 P. M. Flour dull at previous prices. Wheat in fair demand. Sales of 12,000 bushels, at $1 40 for ordinary Canadian, and $111 for white Indiana, and $1 03 for red Toledo— closing firm. Canal freights ‘steady at 13c. for wheat azd 1034c. for corn to New York. Take imports to-day— 1,000 bbis. flour, 10,000 bushels wheat, 20,000 bushels corn, Canal exports same time—2,000 bbls. flour, 36,000 bushels wheat, 17,000 bushels corn, 6,000 bushels oats. Cmcaco, June 17—6 P. M. Shipments [to-day—Flonr, 106 bbls. to Buffalo; wheat, 6,200 bushels to’ Buflalo,’ and_8,000 to Oswego; corn, 74,000 bushels to Buffalo, and 1: to Oswego. Wheat 4 trifle lower. ——— The Turf.g FASHION COURSE, L. I.—SPRING MEETING—FIRST DAY. * ‘Yesterday was the opening day of the spring meeting ofthe Fashion Jockey Club, a club that has suddenly sprung into existence, like Minerva from the brain of Ju- piter, by a single whack. The existence of the Fushion Club was totally unknown until a few weeks past, when the public was somewhat surprised by the announcement of its organization. Their meetings, which were held with closed doors, took place at the Astor House, and of course neither reporters nor plebeians were admitted into the spiritual circle. After having settled the preliminaries and_completed their organization, the denizens of New York were apprised of the results of their deliberations by the appearance of huge posters on those immense piles of bricks which adorn this metropolis and add to the picturesque appearance of the city. Advertisements followed, and the sporting world soon awoke from is lethargy. The race of Eclipse and Henry, of Black Maria, Lady Relief and Trifle, of Fashion and Boston, of Fashion and Peytona, of Tally Ho and Bostona, all flashed through their minds, and nothing but the forthcoming races were thought of. The excitement grew stronger every day as the time for the races approachod, and morning, noon and night the leading topic was the races. Politics had lost their savor, and Know Nothingism, black republicanism, free soilism and Buchananism had all their fragrance. and $1 40 for prime white Grandh; 000 bushels Canal sales st The names of the leading politicians were forgotten, and nothing was heard in the sporting houses of New York but Pryor, Floride, Lecomte, Nicho- las I., Augusta, Adalgiza, Czar, and other celebrated nags named as candidates in the races of the Fashion Jockey Club. Well, the first day's races did come off yesterday, accord- ing to announcement, and very fine races they were, at one and two miles. They hada very fine day for a com- mencement day. ‘The weather was delightful, and the track in capital condition. The mile running was not par- ticularly fast, it being rather @ one-sided affair. ‘The two mile race was extremely interesting, and appeared to afford general satisfaction. The proceedings were con- ducted with great propriety and decorum, and nothing exceptionable was witnessed, proving conclusively that families can visit the races with propriety. and have no Dilities being shocked by ‘improper ex ‘ything is so arranged by the Club snot be subjected to any aunoyance whatever. dance was very good, indeed, yesterday, for a first day's mecting, no great sport being anticipated, as it y one and two mile heats. The people of the North are perfect gluttons in racing, asin everything e and think they thust haye the worth of their money at ;, and nothing short of a four mile race seems to their voracious appetites. They will probably be ied to-day, as the four mile race is announced to come off this afternoon, when a glorious run between Pryor aud Floride may be counted upon. ‘The first rday was "mile heats, for which Id: . Crar, Margaret Morrie, and Etta were entere: however, appeared ow ‘the track—Czar and Fi quette. "Czar wou the race easily. r is by Tally Ho out of Andrewetta, and is an uncommonly promising three year old. He r with much ease and in capital style, and bids fair to assume a high position as a racer. The tilly that against him is by Mariner, out of Fashion, and did not prove herself quite as fast as was anticipated from the general knowledge of the power of her dam. She is, however, a pretty creature, and may do somethi et when older. Of the heats litde can be suid. Czar led from beginning to end in each eat, under ahard pull, The betting was about everything to nothing on the colt. The following is the summary :— Fasmon Stakes, three years old, mil tion $400, forfeit $100. W. iH. A aa ‘8 ch. ©. Czar, by 8, subscrip- ally Ho, out of An F, Morris’ bree. Jardiner’s eb ‘Clarion, tdi, By . dr. br. f. Margaret’ Morris, by import “Glencoe, dain by Medoc W. J. Shaw's ch, 1 Btta, b ported Glencoe, 3 blue and blue 11 imported Ainderby, out of Prine low and white, t ign, dam by Glencoe and blue... 44 ime, 8:49-3:48, The running in this race was Well contested throughout, from first to last, at odds. ‘The nominations for to-day’s race will be found in the advertising columns, tremoly spirited and Adalgiza was the favorite The Supposed Slaver. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Hon, Judge Betts ~In the Matter of the Brig Braman.—Motion fi ment of appraisers. —H T. Harland was appointed for the claimants, and C Hunter for the Uinted states. ‘The money found on board was placed uuder boud, Obituary. A private letter from Nicaragua states that Watson G. Havers died at Le Virgin, on May 9, of yellow fi 3 known in this coun ne abolition of flogging in th United States men-of-war, and his’ Statements is in that bebalf carried great weight with the operation of 1 persons, his labors ih ulted in the b soon af and aiter having tried to get hig living by other Jabor, at la and held the rank of Captain when he th his first ex y life, and that he bad served in Spain un imalcarregni, the famous Cavlist partisan, by whom he was promoted to a con- siderable rank. He was au earnest and well meaning man, of Irish birth aud a great deal of enthugiagm, We believe Reception of Millard Filmore. The joint committees of the Aldermen and Councitmem ‘on the reception of Millard Fillmore met yesterday at 3 P, M., Alderman Briggs in the chair. The committee appointed at the previous mecting to visit Staten Island and inquire whether @ place could be found suitable for the temporary entertainment of Mr, Fillmore, should the Atlantic reach there 01 in the night, reported that no place could b: A discussion arose on the report, upon a motion toabame don the project of meeting Mr. Fillmore on Staten Island, Alderman Brices thought the reception would not be: half a reception without a steamboat. Councilman Mrrkirr Peonsunesd the abandonment of a steamboat a saving to the city from the depredation of suckers, and a saving to Mr. Fillmore from the cepreda- tion of stickers. ‘The motion at length prevailed, and it was decided to: receive Mr. Fillmore at Collins’ wharf, the janding: place of the Atlantic, Alderman Briggs and Councilman. Van Riper, Chairmen of the committees of their respective Boards, were chosen a committee to meet Mr. Fillmore on his arrival, and excort him to the St. Nicholas Hotel. Tt was arranged that on the announcement of the Atlantie coming up the bay the flag of the St. Nicholas Hotel thould be displayed, and one hundred guns be fired onthe Battery. The municipal reception proper, it was decided, should take place the day ensuing Mr. Fillmore’s arriv An adjournment took place till Friday to arrange the le tails of the reception. A delegation was present from the Brooklyn Common Council, expressing their desire to give Mr. Fillmore @ reception in that city the day following his public recup- tion in New York. City Intelligence. Arrest or A Russian CommissionEr.—On Monday last, at 2@ o’clock P.M., Mr. Liedengeldt, a ‘commissioner and agent’? in this city, of the Russian government, for the purpose of procuring, arms, ammunition and other supplies, was are rested by Deputy Marshal Lorenzo de.Angelis, on a charge preferred againt him by Mr. J. K. Perkins, for a breach of contract, on the ground that he was an alien and about to leave the country. Itis asserted that during the late European war the Russian government, through Mr. L., ita agent, contracted with Mr. P. for 10,000 pounds of gunpowder and 35,000 stand of arms, for a stipu- lated sum. The powder was supplied, but the arme were not; and peace being proclaimed sooner than had been. anticipated, the government, as alleged, not wauting fur- ther Supplica, sought to evade the contract. Mr. 1. bad very skilfully eluded the vigilance of the officers for some time past, but Mr. De Angelis, by # well laid plan, finally succeeded in arresting him. ‘Tux CaRGo OF THE SvPPOSED SLAVER, THR BRIG BRas MAN.—Most of the cargo was taken out of the brig Brae man yesterday, at the Navy Yard, and will be sold in @ few days for the benefit of the Marshals who ccized her, and the government. She had within her 120 shooksfor palm oil hogsheads, with hoops and headings, and 76 casks, with a capacity of 400 gallons each, Fire iy Tae Bowxry.—About a quarter past 11 o'clock last night a fire was discovered in the hosiery story of Strauss, Rosenheim & Co., 108 Bowery. The doore were broken out and the fire extinguished ‘n a few minutes by gome citizens. Loss about $20, covered by insurance to the amount of $5,000 in the London and Liverpool insu rance companies’ and $2,000 ina city company. ‘The fire was found burning in a basket, in which, #t is said, some goods had been left. ‘The Fire Marshal’ has the matter under consideration. ACCENT AT THE StaTEN IsLAND Frrry.—The bridge of the Staten Island ferry, on this side, broke down yester- day morning, at 7 o’clock, from the weight of a lager bier wagon, Two of the deck hands were injured. Mr. Brown, of the firm of Clark & Brown, was ulso bruised about the head and face by the mishap. Founp DrownEp.—The body of a man was picked up- yesterday afternoon at Robbin’s Reef, and taken to Quar- antine, Staten Island. He was about thirty-eight years of age, five feet eight inches high, dressed in black trock- coat, bombazine pants and vest. He had $18 in gold aad bills in his pocket. Tae Taeatres, &c.—When it becomes known that Mr. W. A. Chapman takes a benefit, and that the * Heir at law’? and ‘“ Robert Macaire”’ are to be peformed, there will most likely be quite a rush for the Broadway. The successful new pantomime, ‘‘Jocko, the Intelligent Ape,?? is to be given at Niblo’s Garden, together with the comi- eality styled the “Four Lovers,” and the astonishing performances of Mr. Hengler on the elastic cord. The cf fective and interesting new drama called “ Clarissa Hare lowe,” of which favorable mention was made yesterday, is to be repeated at Laura Keene's, with the emusiig farce of the ‘Married Rake.”” M. Keller offers a series of elegant Biblical and allegorical tableaus for his benefit, at Empire Hall. ‘The juveniles ut the Broadway Varieties tender the moral drama of the Six Degroes of Crime,”? in the interpretation of which they have proved highly successful. Wood's Minstrels perform the whimsical burlesque entitled the “ Mischievous Menkey,”” preceded by a variety of songs, dances, &c. @he dildanté should bear in mind that Mlle Ventaldi’s concert is to come off ut Niblo’s Saloon next Saturday. Miss Keene’s compli- mentary benefit takes place on the same evening. Tar Bowery TueaTre.—It is announced that this long established place of amusement has passed into the bands of Mr. John Brougham, who intends to open it on the 20th inst. Mr. B. is an old citizen, is very popular as ap actor, has distinguished himself as an author and drama- tist, and is thought to possess the qualifications requisite or an efficient manager. The Bowery is admirably lo- ated for the purpose to which it is adapted—others have ealized large sums of money within its walls, and it is hoped Mr. B, will prove equally successful. Naval Intelligence. ‘The U.S. steam frigate San Jacinto arrived at Singm pore on the Sth of April, from Penang. Personal Ini MCCe Mr. 1. De Shields, of Louisiana, arrived at the New York Hotel this morning, from Washington, +n route tor Nicaragua, as bearer of despatchestto Mr. Wheeler, our oe there, He leaves on the steamer of Tuesday nex! The President of the United States and Secretary of the Navy are expected to be present at the launching of the Colorado at Norfolk, on the 19th inst. ARRIVALS. From Havre, in the steamship Arago—& J At Livingston, Jady, 8 children and 4 servant irs Ga oe ks, Marks; Wright Post, lad: ay ildren and oe Ber. Milter, ‘S A Bristed, Miss L B Shakelford, Miss M G ‘Shakeliord, Ls B Monroe, P Medina, C Medina, F Medina, B Marx, BW Means, F Baare, H Goette, Mr Greeley and 2 children, Beach and lady, J P Beach EH Bul iktey, WA. Coop ards, LJ Binsee, M ‘GB ote, SM blake, lady and 4 children, JIB ‘Holderman and lad; +8 IW Aaron, enibe, and lady, G Grant, Mr Slow, Sehleich and lady, W Wallich, ¢ Berard, AS Amson, T do Mol Von Oterlog and lady, Mra Hovey and ion, Miss Hovey vello, PS Forbes, F M Sones, J 8 Gilbert Uimead, *#*Schanborn Rousselon ‘and brother, ‘arroll, P Stern, Jady and child, A Schwartzer and lady Madsime' Prages if chisiren wod'd servata; Ht Rabares, Dickeot, Indy'and child, J. Weber, Dente: New York: Walter H Lewis and lady, H Stone, E Lafoaroade, W,Wilcas and lady, Col H_ Bohlen, bearer. of biladelphia: ‘A.B Gordon, Charleston; D Locb, Madelein Grannut, Berths Warn Pauline Bernheim, Wiskof, Marie Storbuens,’ lady, ‘and two ‘children, Hoseph Stein, Ceasar sterd P Wteinhard, F Leewald, Jnoques Nauman, H Muschelder, O Stadelbauer,’ M Bochtler, Jobann Chk 2 Be Christian Hochtl G Michel, € Zeig- r, J Cs a, George Schmidt, F H J Drefentaler, J Nulior, F Pleiger, Courad Truscher, M- Braun, Max Newman, 8S Lippman, F Newman, D Lippman, P Mitzer, T, Hilb, Michel Negre, © Kubn, lady and twochildren; Marie Fri Antoinette Revelto, Germany; Lawrence’ Chassond, ‘emis Nouvel, V Monlin, A Musbram. Bi phic Possolo, V pe, Y ienas Leaganer, if Rocordon, A Petrie, M Piot, Fasnce: Joseph Nooman, R son, Jas Watson, England; J English and Iacy—174 in all. From Hamburg, in the steamship Boruseia—Mr Heinneh and faraily, Mr and Mrs Tweedlander, Mrs Degen, Mies Th Sengeriwaid, B Sengenn, B Bendexer, S H Brownwiz, A Hoe, R Brooklane, L Tehmole, C Faehassias, T Kraushott, ais Giese, H Frey, Mr MG Godman, H Brinker, B Gramben, M Halhan, M Gubl,A T Polliiz, A SchmidtA Gagurus, From Liverpool, in steaanship City of Baltimore, at Philade!- phia—Messrs M London, C H ‘Tbompsor ay rere, Tho Roberts, sno Dixon, dames Goldrich, ted Bakere ae Lamb, Mra Stevens, Mrs Belcher, the Misses Belcher, Mr Armstrong, Mr Gass, Miss Preston, Miss F A Gardner, Rd Noober, A Hodgson, Thos F Hawkins, F 8 K Hawki G K Hawkins, Miss M ‘Gibbons, Mrs ‘Elizabeth ‘Ward, lies Kirkaldz, Ocuivia Bate, ES Hawkins, C Hawking, MF Haw. Kins, Mrs M Eccleson, J Eccleson, T Eecleson, W Lamb, Mr ‘Warner, Mr Small, Mrs Eastwick, Miss J Robinson, Mr Bekker, Mr C © Tiffeny, Mr W Bird, Mr J Gessing. From Savannah, in the steamship A ges! Pes} ih MeWilliams, Isaac Scott and |; es Cs Hay en, Mrs Freeman, daughter d inte Mrs Luda, 1 HG Tide ady, J ON Switt, W Barnes and lady, Miss Gosaling *, Mrs Berg, three children Mis Mise 0 Phelps, Mess Pheips, 1G Henry and lad Rnsign, three ‘children and ‘servt; JW. ‘mamerson, Mr Fattbanks, J Priee 81D Read, Ht W Win HL « Bowman, Mise B Willink, 8 W’ Rogers and lady, Vechton, J 8 Wyman, Mrs O'Donnell, Mrs M J Hatfield an infant, S' Warr, FA Sinclair, D_B Leach, B ¥ Powelson, G Hunt D Bertody, 8 M’Corkle, RA Beers, J A Cavotre, A M Sandiord, lady, child and servt; H'O Wyer, G P Ket- indge, B Brown, Mrs ‘Burdick, Mrs. Gallop, Wei Davis, J Langlay, A'S Lindlay, H Clark, BF Holmes, Mra Holmes, N J Doblois end lady, JA Debiois ane Jandy, Miss Powers, Miss Salsbury, Mise Webb, $'T Beecher, J L, Dunham, 8 N'Cold WY B Harrold, Mrs J 3 Mitehil sin two children, age, From Messina, in the sehr Pride of the Sea—Mr Cyrus Scot: eld Mosier Mat Misstxa.—The bag containing cniire letter mail from this here on the morning of the # no trace of it after leavin; the y to the Fast, whieh lett st ult., is miesing. There this Post office, ‘The Post- master at Montgomery, six rit was due there, sent an inquiry to the office in this city to know if a mail had been forwarded on that day, the presumption until then being that it had been forwarded from Montgomery by misuike and would be returied, Nothin has transpired in relation to it, althongh every being made to ascertain its whereabouts, We also learn thot the mail of the 9th of April from New York disap: poured in some mysterious manner, and thal ne tidings lave been seceived of i.—Mobile Register, June 8 Court of Com Before Judge Brady Jove 16.—-Grorge Alien vs. Che Mayor, de., of New york.—This was un action tried before hia Honor, Judge Brady and a jury, in which it was sought to recover back nint of an ment tax paid by mistake by the ‘The defeuce was that the payment was a yolun- tary one, made with full knowledge, or the means of knowledge of the fiets, and that the remedy of the: plaintiff, under the statute, was to sue the party whose Assessment had been satistiod by the payment, Verdica tor the plainum, ‘