The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1857, Page 1

es. 2. w WHOLE NO. 74381. DAY MORNING, JANUARY 4, 1857. Native Roman Catholic Christians, ta considerable aam- bers, bave recently come to Shanghai, from within the lines of the Ingurgenis, and have given {t out shat, taough at first persecuted by the Ch’dng Mau (iong-baired,) they or cod everywhere tolerated, and generally weil treated yy them Anowber correspondent tells ua that the troubles at Soochow are atau end. The head of the Hwuykwan hes been diemused, for shewing bis incapebiiity to manage the Chinchew men, five bhundre1 of the wors: of whom bave been sent home with him to their native place. The rebels bave boen again driven back to the walls of Nan king, having Jost many men durwg the retreat. Bust- ess, in conscquence, shews signs of improvement, aud a die position had manifested itself among the traders to do business on a large ecalc. HE IMPERIAL TREASURY OF CHINA=FOOD SUPPLIES. AFFAIRS IN INDIA AND CHINA. Onur files from Europe, brought by the steamships Ful- ‘ion and Kangaroo, contain the following interesiing news Kems from China and the East Indler:— There are rumors that Alexander hes tendered his brother Emperor, Heivfung, the ure of the Russian troops now about the Amoor, to ald in suppressing the ram ~pant rebeliion, and that for such service there is to be a Jarge ceaeion of urritory. It is possibie there may b» some truth in the story, but we do not think {t probabil: Russia would send her Cossacks very far into the interi>~ of China. Advices trem Hong Kong, of O:t. 15, say:— OF new teas there have been settlements for some Mfty chops congou—lexving about sixty chops tn stock. No souchongs have been taken, Of sceated teas, sales have been made of 7,00 packages of orange Pekos and 6,000 ot scented caper. Fine congous rule fally a tacl higher than ey did jast menth—all good musters being snapped greedily. ‘The Singapore Times of October 23, gays:~—In Shangha! On the 7th instant a meettt Mf the creditors of Aspinall, McKenzie & Co, had been called by the Consul, but was not attended by the principal crediiorg, and seome t have resolved itself into a public meeting of sym; The accounts of the advance of Mongols, Manchus, Bai bermen, apd Imperial Commissioners, are as curront a3 ever, but cow quite stalo; and it is uncertain whether of (bem are on the march. Meantime, the Imperial o! is proclaimed empty; and all schemes to replenish it have bern found unavailing. Pure silver is hard to be while paper money and tron cash will no} circulate, Great concern 1s felt too, in the capital, on acconut of the scarci- ty of provisions. The stores at command are not ample, end tbe prospects of increase Positively bad. At the North, as at the South, there e been excensively de- structive rains, and in the middie provinces, espeotally in ‘tbizers of that Orm; and an attorney in attenda: onthe | Kiang Su, Ngan Hwui, and Kiang, locusts, or part of Mr. Aspinwall would appear to have taken the op. | drought, or both, bi made the summer and autuma portunity to ‘‘vitify”? one of the assignees of the estate, | crops unusually light. Silks, and perhaps teas also, 81d to have brought charges against the assignees, which, | must be expected. in a letter on the subject addressed by Mossrs MacDonald and Loureiro to the Consul, those gentlemen state to = been all ‘false, ridiculous, slanderous or convempli- dle”? A case affecting the interest of all bas been The locusts, however, are gone, and the autumnal! rain! bave commenced. Still, in many places, the trai tion of merchandise by the rivers is difficull, the water being 80 low. The swarms of locusts that passed over Shaughai early in August, have now been succeeded by licensed beggars in search of food. THE CURRENCY AND EXCHANGE IN CHINA. {From the Friend of China, Oct. 4.) The extraordinary price of Carolus dollars at Shanghac —90 of them, only, for 100 tacls of silyer—or about 354, per cent of difference on their intrinsic value, has at last inducea the pawnbrokers, the bankers, the northern trading guild, the grain, tbe cotton, the cotton cloth, aud the clothes dealers, 10 petition Lat intendant of the Seo chow, Sungkeang and Tactsang Circuit, to order foroiga merchants to uso Sycee silver, not dollars, as the circu lating medium—to probibit native money shops from de- Ppreciatipg doliars other than Carolus, and, ais, that ‘there may be a paper currency, as at Peking and in other Provinces, substantial bankers being security on their notes “for one another.”? ported of treasure Consular Court. s8aze out; but the box, it was 8. N. Co, could not be held liable. often made of materials far too slight for the voyage. Late advices from Frenchau to the Singapore Timss, say: —‘* A maa bas been brought to confess having killed Mr. Cunningbam, snd is to be execnted forthwith, so that ail pret xt on the part of theUnited States consul to longer with- old peyment ol export duties having been taken shall not Ve an opportunity of noting the honoral ick duties and paid up,’—unless in- inst the Chinese government,’ which Covsul Jones talks about, are ingeulouély contrived to swaliow ali the duties which been for months ille- gally withteld by him and which he may feel a reluc ‘tance to part with. We wonder, before he took such a step, thet be did net cast his mental eye across the Pacific ‘ano, think for a moment of the treatment the Cainese there receive at the hands of his countrymen—abused, |, and murdered withoat the slightest protection from tbe iaw, that, by the treaty which Consul Jones has indi cated a determination to put a stop to any more dollar depreciation—aad asked foreign consuls to tell tim what they thought about the practicability of ordering foreign merchants to do business in tacls, mace and candarines of 3 instead of in dollars and cents as of old. , Consul for the United States, on receipt of Lan’s communication, at once submitted tt to the re- interpreted te suit bis own purposes, they are bounito | sient American merchants, and tho di receive, and deprived even of the right of bearing testi: - ‘i Mista a caitens tee sourdnumnal aie ines Negrin those gentlemen furnished him with their views. the firms of Russell called courts of justice, in California, on the ground for- sooth that they are not white men ” The Wild Duck has been condemned, and three attempts on | apd of wreckers to pillage the ship have been ruc- cesstolly resisted by the crew ef the schooner Frolic, ‘which acts as a guard-boat. No arms wore used in these ee, bere the throwing of stones, which were replied to by a di e of musketry overhead, that did po barm, but had ihe ired eilect of frightening the Chinese away from what by their laws they consider they have a jusi right to. Toe North China Mail ot October 15, says:—“'The mis- sionary who was sent overland from Chau-chau-fu, ts Dividing the matter into three pat & Co., Bull, Nye & Co., King & . Heard & Co., Wil- H. Fogg & Co. gave itas their opinion made by the memorialisis—found by Lan e— to the effect that the native Shrofls exercised ery species of fice in selecting and refusing cartain dollars, #0 rendering tt impossibie to trade, and causi merchants and le mutually to suffer loss,, was *‘alt gether without foundetion.”’ The true cause of the ecar- city of Caroluses, they rt, Is the obstinacy of the @ountry people in refusing other representatives of value for their produce. Cotton traders and dealers in cotton ‘and cloth, for instance, can only purchase for SI hee Collars; it is #0, algo, with foreiguors in their doalings for ee cn ee AAT? channels of communica, | silk and green tea, aud until ihe producers are compelled deen infesting Hwui ohau-fu have passed up the Fast fe peseening ether: standards, of value ell & Co. and the firms mentionod say, “ We @ Shroffs) are merely passive agents in th ‘The Shrofis ¢o not hoard the doliars, and co: sequently are wanting in the first element for command- Boarding is river altogether and gone into Kiang 81, and the officers of Hwoi chau-fu are doing their bestto keep them there. The Up ery wg city of Hwal chau and the district city of Kwei shen, which are separated only by a narrow stream, the latter place being much the more considera- ‘Die, were not taken, though attacked by the banditti. The cistrict city of Poh-lo was captured, however, and Serioualy injured, as also # number ‘of places bigher up iver.”? In Chau-chaufa the whole country ts, as usual, in cou(nsion from cian feuds, refusals to pay taxes, roobers nd wandarins. Toe peopic are, many of them, a savage and cruel set, and after some of their broi!s 11 ts said that Bot only bave the hearts of men beon eaten, as is dore eleewhere, as ® specitic for great carnage, but even the a been offered for sale. The 1a\ of opi are astonishingly apparent in that region, rapping strength, vitality, enterprise, gad eventaally the numbers even, of the peor le. Im Canton iweif quietness seems generally to prevail. ‘The self suiliciency of the people is too deep rooted to bo ; and yet in some casos it seems to be ith reason, becauro, as they say, it is neituer of unit eight nor purity—there is no proot of value on it, aad can only be tested by those skilled in the knowledge of Precious metals—in short its use would be almost a re- turn to the barter trade of uncivilized times—payment for grain in tumps of lead—for cloth im bara of iron—the to be through being exactly the same, The American merchants beileve that any arbitrary action in jating Onrolus dollars would uly a'tended by stgnal taiture, and distress, if not ruin, toa few innocent individuals. 'In ¢ealing with the proposed bank note Arrangement the writers exbibit, we think, something more ‘than the diffidence they profess. Ti 2s oO Carolus, evidently, has such firm hot! on their yt re y & little to better feelings. that nothing but e pillar dollar is a pn yg pratt pene. the Fiery | yelue with them—a dollar whioh, as they say, is some ‘Cross, from long Kong there arrived here M, <> | times ix shillinge—sometimer seven. Would it the ne ‘ted French Copsul to Padang. f- | not be consistect with impartiaitty to ssppoge inet ravelog comsuiates at the Dateh ports, under the aew treaty, our Freneb neighbors aro anoad of us. We bear that the French Consul General, for Batevia ts ‘abortly expected at Singspore, as also ai! the French Con- suis tor Netherlands incia, who will receive their in- structions from the Consul General. M. Tropiong, appointed to Padang, is, we believe, pephow of the I’resident of the Fri Senate, a0 1 war ‘ormeriy Consu! at Mantia. Dering s year’s residence at ‘Maceo, M. Tropiong secured the esteem of all parties, and he wil doubtless peove very acceptab!e to the community at Padang. Chinese potes woul! be for tacis of Syove, of much aad sveb touch? The only project American merchaats o Shargbao profess to think can retorm the currency is tho J of @ mit -at foreign powers Of we.ght, size a THREATENED WAR BETWEEN ENGLAND {From the Su AND OHINA. 3.) , Oct. 2 have ac vicos [rom Hong ved tentiary bad siready sugg: mint ie Hongkong, for the purpose of cotniog ested the esteolishment of a doliar to Meee ee ra eaters tb the 2OUn Thee atten ne iigs | supirsede the Carolus; and that bis excellsncy wishes to ors bring us most important news, vabili- | what tho Shapgoae merchants think about bis aug- ty of & rupture between the British and Chinese govern. eek Se 3 Rind tu eal sess T= state of ened block: Cantoa. wi been " years, jeekae Sarueeteen vo roy © iol, | bas the coiniog of a dollar for India bas boon unsussess: fully urged over and over again. we may not look for early action om what would appear io be a suggestion colors, and cut of the heads of thecrew An exolana- | ©@ 8D (‘) from his excellency Sir John Bowring. it ” may be that her Mi UU think It better Wat promp!ly cemanded, but no reply was Py J Seared a hay 4 jypacty year 1857 can herdly pass through withous its recognition by the Western Powers, By uo other means could wo so My seoure It mopathy and reapoot by aiding the coinage at Janaged 10 eRcace the i; forty- eight hours bad been given to on vine Calves nulhor. tice to reply tothe Consul’s reasonable demand: falling a satisiactory THE COINAGE QUESTION IN INDIA. ‘rom the Singapore Times. Uct 48.) f the Hon. Mr. Allen, memoer of the a. M's in | an interview with the honorable tow. ton “Hongheng on 1 Pit ‘on tbe is for | pose of holding « friendly discus on the rupee ques- ‘Wheimpoa, d—our informant says—by | ton, the obnoxiousness of that coin and its uuiliness for ¢' force of marices and small arms’ | circulation in the Straits. Soch an men the Fieot. Fortunately Adqiral Sir | paturally be gladly availed of by any Ii mind, as af- Michae! Seymour is at Hong Kong, if H. E. shows | fording the beat possible means of obtaining information Oa a Se ee eee etl be taade | to receive an unvavorable reply: Wr. Allen expre:\lag hs a : '. Son wee ny Fh regret that bis stay bere was too short to allow of an be adjusted. We trust that Governor Sir Jonn Bowring | interview will pot allow the ATR SS into the of Canton, agreeably to the ned took sited ots a poktonl, costal or commercial 1 ‘D Jone —> a | Eu raat C yA recetved intelligence from the Se May Tend on other, aed one of the | from personal knowled: the cae age ee eee ater, "ite Yavel | look for elit; and we trant thal no menee will be loft camp: tte revel | Umiried to counteract the pernicious tion of the Council of India, and to secure for the Siralia Settlements PRESIDENT PIERGE’S MESSAGE TO THE BMPEROR OF | thet money circulation which alone Is adapted to the CHINA. trade and circumatances of this groat emporiam of com: [From the Friend of China, Oct. 15 | merce” By the Briveh steamer Remi, Onpt. Laen, which arrived | Ay awEntCAN SEAMAN COMMITTED POR MURDER. Tis oni sows 8 rn may be pardalt eral } J.-S 9 George 1 ba. Lg +p tL TGA Bt ene clipper as follows — When bis Exccliency Dr. Parker was at Fab- | snin Fagie Wing, (rom California, es on Monday oven: pap ey D2 he banded the y ye 44 ing Commitied, on s Coroner's warrant, to take bis trial yy oe the Vases. alee Be fat the next Criminal Sessions for the wil'al murder of one the Emperor Yibohow (Hiesfung) This mediam was | Ciun achow, & master tailor, lately residing in tbe vertety in srcordance wih te artiol ofthe Ameri: | Queen's rand: According tthe evidence of tome Cal. oan treaty with China, ras neve, the prisower en: deceased's shop on the after. Communications irom the of the United Statcs | poom of Sunday last, and selected two shirts, whiob ot ral SiS ee, the medinm | be wae away without paying, when ho was laid St ihe Tmpera! Commoner Coy Ty Tr by metdeceased In the read, whe domended tbe nee of the eongerne of foreign, nations with ¢ oF a ph my PB, ; ihe Governor General of the Lisag Kwang that of Mia and one quarters. Luscombe there- ‘Oheh, or that of Liang Kiang. ‘upon gramped the deceased by the throat and held bim so The commup\cation 8 to have been sent to ‘and 80 forcibly on 6 ee eee $a ne esis tae blonaury ot opeting wes aomieed . Om @ post mortem examination by Dr. lempster, Dy his Majesty, who bas no relish for converse with out- the wind exhibited to the jury (Npesrs, Sephenecn, a barbarians, and has been retorned. OF ‘after | Lapratk Brimeiow) was w ¥ similar rejection of a letter from the Queen of ay | Mr. Pierce cannot consider himself particularly hardiy rherd “used; and will wait patiently the time when ‘tbe 1100 can make common cause, ani! take atonement a the many insults parsed on them by thy dragon. = shan ° fg Ly ee . ee me 1, orEna oy THe ITALIAN at mm Acapier.— Bg 90 ene belvece J wee We learn that negotiations have been concluded between abeis Ling. rebaa,” aad te patting Bigpor Strakosch and the Executive Committees of the Tone ott, then, Wet having killed stockholders of the Academy, by which thet establieh- may be nede at haba.” tole vlaaten, ment Will shortly be opened for s series of operatic re- ie aeroL ik during the last soa i Nomertic | cove ie more than probable. Mr. Strakesch’s company among the ) without (hetade Parodi, one of the greatest lyric artiets eS dn arvve ot aay eee Sap. end bo chs epeabd eagetamnens wi ame, aagts, Crean, au thew Yong haired "men uRimetcly become who bas perpen = nee emaradlghnate mastere of the Daring summer, and anti | concerts. snd w! never yo! been beard ina fui wor, exauy tie aperture fam sortentne opera in this country. The company will also include however, more from weakness on their part than the | other popular artists. ‘of their foes. Beth partics are in « wretehed ‘The time is a very favorable one for the inauguration aon Strakoech's enterpries. Loesving the question Progress out of the matter, the Academy Is an ox- ace Of amusement, and every one will be ry that \ts doors are shortly to be Soon conn to the public ‘Ter Genwax Orns —The German Opera Company, at the Broadway theatre, have produced “The Mason and the Lockamith,’’ « comic opera by Auber. It is a plens- ing affair and was eminently successful. = will be given Peed Wook on alternate nights with Mr, orr ost as those from Swatow and Ohaa their roward at Sachaa Burton's Theatre—~ Fascination It is seldom that so large and critical an audience is Drought together im thin city as assembled on Fridsy night at Burton’s now theatre to witness tho proseatation of the long promised play of * Vascination.”’ Ik was an assemblage composed for the most part of the book writers, journalists, artists and savans that abound in this metropolis, and whose judgment of a new play was to be dreaded as well as courted, ‘*Fescation’”’ is tourded upoo a nox veletis by Octave Fowillet, and was originally published a a feuilleion in Paris, Tbe plot is eimpie, and describes the experience of Caspar Fabian,(Mr. ©. Fisher), an ardent and suscepti- ble young poet and composer, who commenced life as an herd boy, but whose musical genius was discovered by Chevalier Silvio Topaz, (Mr, Burton), an ambassador to ‘Spain, and an ardent patron of art. He has the poor boy educated by the Maestro Rosarius, (Mr. Moore), with whose daughter, Madeline (Miss Sarah Stovons), Fabian falis im love, or imagines be doos, which somotimos amounts to tho same thing. The first act opons just as be is about producing an opera, upon the euccers of which he stakes his ghance of winning the consent of Rosarius to wod Madeline, Of course, be divulges the secret of his ixtentions to bis patron the Chevalier, who is vory properly horrided, and fears ho will grow fat and heppy, aud mot write any more music; he tries to disgust him with the prospect of being the father (of a large family without succoss, and, aso last resource, piques his vanity and ambition by mysteriously hinting at the interest be had excited in y manolli, (Mrs Barrow.) with the natural sus- scoptibility of the artist and poet to the influence of the beautiful and luxurious. Fabian's imagination is ex- cited, and be falls an easy proy to the aris and fascinations of the Prinocas, who is piqued into a granie passion for the young composer by tbe diplomacy of the Chevalier, and does him the honor to make bim her sixteenth lover. Enchanted and bowil- dered by ber boauty and fire, (she ts a perfect Mount Vesuvius), Fabian forgets honor, virtue aad bis love for Madelice and clopes with the enchantross. The end of two years, which passes over between the third and fourth acts, finds him as miserable as the Chevalier could wish; but, alas! has not increased his facility for writing music. His wild love for the Princces devours him; bo vibrates between his love and jealousy, for the Princess, very naturally getting tired of a man who smokes all day and no longer writes operas, has commenced a flirtation with a tenor, named Benedetto, and Fabia is already obliged to play second fiddle in their duets, At this eritical juncture ‘he Chevalier (who has been absent during the two years) arrives, astonished that Fabian has not written to bim for a year, and that he has not produced another opera. He overhears a scene between the Princess and his protrgé, which intorms him as to the true sate of the case, and, worked up into an enthusiasm of remorse, pity and indignation, he discloses to Fabian the true character of bis lady love, with the important isforms tion that be himself was her fourth lover—a fact he wil prove by her letters, which he will briag iu twenty mi nutes. During the time he is absont the I’rincess “im Proves the opportuaity,”’ tries an infallible dodge, and succeeds in getting Fabian on bis knees again be fore the Chevalier returns. Having watistied her pride, abe clopes with tho handsome tenor, Benodetto—a fact which is discovered when Fabian is of the point of bidding her farewell, being incited to a ‘it of virtuous remorse by ® narrative from the Chevalicr, of the illness and pious constancy of bis betrothed wife Madeline. In. atead, however, of administering some patent medicine to the young lady, and marrying ther of satisiactorily, the author sends our mad poet ef! on a goose chase after his false mistress, accompanied by the Chevalier, who sticks to bim like atick, In « wild pass in the | a midnight [they meet Rosarius and his daughter Madeline who are trying to reach home before the young lady dier, in hia frepzy, Fabian her for the Princess, and before the Chevalier; who bas rushed off jist time for a light, roturas, he bas planged a dagger nto her beart. He awaxes from his madness to sce tho deed h has performed, ard also witness the happiness of the Prin- cersand her new lover, who glide by im an open boat, sing. {Dg & merry barcarcie—end what was particuiarly provok- ing, one that Fabien bad composed himsel!. The aconmula- tion of horrors leaves nothing for the bew!tldered artiet to do bat to die, so he conveniently ‘bursts a blood vesso and expires, when the curtain falis. From this resumé {2 will be soon that ‘ Fascination’’ ir one of the most Fremohy of the many French plays thet bi recently been produced in this city; and as for its morality, |; out-Travisiae Traviata, and Camillo 's, oa tho whole, a rather nice, virtuous young woman, compared with Bestrice, who is represented as beving had at least siuteen favored lovers, and when last seen \ooked in good enough condition to bawe trebe thet number before sbo ends her career. Tne morsi, too, 1 unusue! 9 as the virtuous are made to suffer, aad the wicked oo: cut firet best. The earlier of the would suggest that Fabian ead Madeline would wind up by © taking a patent cough mixture to cure them of their pansy Verdencies, and settle down happily ia a cottage by the lake of Como (vide Dalwer) and tacre cultivate rural felicity, music, poetry, and similar vani ten ; but by killing them off (0 this summary manner, the aethor bas made a grave mistake in an artiatic point of view, as was painfully realized by the more critical por: tion of the audience. ‘Sull the piay, or tragedy rather, abounds with powerful seenos and telling situations Tho third act, in which Bea- trice tries her fascinat: ‘artist, is one of the moat eflective wi ged eontaing mai ter enough for s whele volume of romance and po try. Her toying with toe Jeolings of the love wick Fabian in the fourth act is spiendid)y portrayed, and would of iteeif have been enough tonave an otherwise worthiess piay. 1 author also merits the pratse of producing @ dialogue, senooth, brilliant. ‘lowing ana foll of exquisite passages, nil the warm, pasrionate life of southera rope and tho vivid cmotion of ite fickle ond art-inspired children. There is « scent of orange groves, and & vision of sunny clines and sparkling ‘waters through the whole play, thet anowe it could re | have been written by e010 one farailiar with Italian Frencb iife and scenery. Notwithstanding ite grave defect as 8 work of | “Fascination” Intensely interesting play. and wil! the parsons would 1 Fhe” Gotcourta and Vanderbitt Correspon. dence, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. “1 name to fhe General, \t would be well for you to call again for the correspondence. I bave been informed that Goicouria!: going by the way of Aspinwall! to Sao Joan orto Pa a, but that be le going out of Now York | am sure of it. Gotcouris bas bee connection with Comonfort !n bis Jant expedition, and ho haa sent a great quantity of arma to Tampico for the Mexican government, or for some *. ‘The eae of the Falcon | know was made on purpose to give Goicouria the chance ef carrying out bis plans, des troyed by the operations of Walker's (rien He owns to-day the Falcon, and they are preparing her for eee. Mexionn money is this nme at his disposition to carry out tae expedition, aad Marcy Kuows all the piaad, Travelling in the Gadsaen Pwrehase. take theft owing extracta:-= After w'iftog several days, Poctor S ake started with me from Nort Thorne, for the purpose of visttmg the Apaches under bie charge, 9n the Mimbro copper minex. We were anxsous to visit empper mines, aud to got te Dootor’s favorable introducica to the Ind'ats under hiy charge; bette principal object of the visit was to thd meme Indians who bad brought tho Doctor two large piewss of pure etiver, taken from’ a mine io the Cairtch*hue (Cbillacowa): Movataiar, aud got them to show urtie mize. Tho [adteny were uafoy tonately absent gathering scorns, and wo bed to postpone: tbe expedition until the Doctor comes over to Tucson, tome time this fall _ The hisiory of this wine is similar te thousands. Spauiards woricing it werwall kilied, aalthe fodt yet living who killed then and can show tho You may well imagine that afier a rapid ring of sixty miles, without stopping, we wero deligbted'to come ia view of the green-fringed Mimbre Oar cemp bad been moved bere some days previously, and we foun it sur- rounded by a great mapy Indians—ihe princ!p\ men of thenation—as our mon bad told them their ‘ white fe the,” would come out. They treated the Dootdr with the Utmost respect and affection, and he soems to have great control over them; they even call upoa him to esttle thei* private aifticuitiss. He has indaoed them to cultivate 200 acres in corn on the Mimbre, and the prosent crop pro- wiset weil, After resting a day, and driaking of and batbing.in tho delicious wrters of ‘tho Mimbre, wa prepare? for our visit to tho copper mine, Tho camp was orderet om 10 Ojo de Vaca, and, taking Mr. Bruackow and a tena, with the Doctor and a large Indian escort, wo set ot for the celebrated copper mines. Mr. Brunckow thinks the copper ore here wil! told an average of about 50 per cent, and is eniiroly ‘aon be ible He toliowed the vem about eight miles north- ward, snd found no indications of its going under. Be also found a vein of sliver to the east, running perect with the copper, and perhaps mixed with 1. Therd ie also lead and iron in abgadance: probavly enough trom to build @ railroad from the Rio Grande to the Colorsde. The gold washings hore are well known, ond in the rainy season are worked in a primitive way with considerable success, It was tho rulo, under the manag ‘he hands Saturday for the purpose. The stores were i 8 openoa Sunday, and of course the money was all taken in. ‘The old triangular fort, built here by the Spaniards, bas been repaired, and is now ina pretty goo: preservation, so that we had good quarter court yard for oor anit departure, the Doctor killed a fine fat dee dians lent willing band to build in old deserted fort, we had a ed where the brave old Spaniards feasted a hundred years ago. The land on which this incatimable combination of mineral wealth is situated has been obtained from the Mexican government, many years ago, by parties ta Cai- huahca, by a grant containing three leagues. IT bad lately been reading a ridiculous article read by Dr. Apvsecll (Park's Geologist) before the Academy of ‘Sciences, ‘tue ratn-fall in thie country, and I heartliy the gentleman in my pico on guard, to get st 1 ideas on the subject. our blankets, &c., hed dried, and we moved on. Wi not the same 11 ities for measuring raio falls as tho \eurved Professor, but we know tbat there wes six in ot rain water in our camp kettle. It seome he takes the rain fatis at Fort Yuma and Fort Fillmore as ttieria for the intervening country. Now, as you are aware that the couniry between those two pisces ie imtersected by iive or six different ranges of mountains aod .as many valleys, proiucing abundant vegetation, it scems to me unfair and ridioulous to take the rain tally of these isolaied spots, where in fact {t seldom rains, as @ criterion for the ivter. venipg country, intersected by valleys and mountains. In two days more we came to the eastern slope of the diviotng ridge cf the comtinemt—the spur of wi Paerta,” were actutlly trundling do }, Without lock or brace, without krowing that ually paseed the dividing ridge of the were Dow approaching the wators of Rio Santo Domingo giitterine im t ite gy green Dorder of willo king to drive a eoach and foar throu, liop. The view opened on the Val f de Sanz, sod in the distance the white metallic lookin. grand range of the Chirichipul mountains. La Puerta,” the door, ts woll aamod; it was ti spontaneous exclamation of Gray’s arrierd, und s00: luke & last texering barat of enthusiaam [eo It our miving enterprise succeeds i w' to-vards having ap orch thrown ov: Puer' dividing ridge of the continent, polanag rope and Asia so-that succecting agen his feet and do homage to nis gontur, bis talents aod his indomitable ¢ This Vatley de foes ia the grest Wer peth of the Apa ches into Sosora and Cainuahus. Atier rod on to get a secure camp belore da guard is now douvld to Tucson The next day we com menced arcending the eartern slope of Chirtoni| by the pase of Puerta del Daud, aed foun: mborious undertaking, occunylog the whole oom plis} * A es ther (ror ignorance or ‘named. my opinion, for s railroad to be thls pags It is extremely diMoult a what is the use of loo nen there is one only noun preee bo obstructions, sad leading into rich 8 of excelient pasturage aad good . i Gray with . 80 af to leave the whoel c ‘wagons, track, hie route would be universally followed; but, croesing with peck mules, emigrants me uncertaia about Onoing the trail. After leaving Gray's road we bad no thing but troable and suffering City Poltetes, THE CONTESTED ABATE I TAMMONT HALL. The committee of seven appointed by the General Com mitteo at Tammany Hall, on the Ist instant, to hear and recelve the allegations of parties contesting seats in the Committee for the yoar 1867, met ia the Wigwam jast evening, and proceeded to business in the usual formal mapner. The Committee had not concluded thelr labors when the hour of adjournment arrived. 1 is understood that the decisions of theS ommittes in each case will not be pubitely anmoupeed for some days. Meanwhile poll- Viclans will be in & torribic stew to know the fooling of the arbitrators ip the several cages that bave como detore them for adjudication. The outsi#e pressure was not #0 throog last night ae might: be expected. irobably the ‘sDOw storm had something © do whit it. ThaLomee in Massacncenrrs —Mr. Thalberg with M'me de Wilhorst is giving concorts in the New England cities. Om the Sist he gave concert io Springheld, of which the Republican paye:— When s man sits under the majestis ministry of one of heaven’ biest thunde: age trunk, broad foliage—-aze in bis eyo, not a leat receive it# velms and serrations are ‘eclined to think we aro M. Thaiberg ‘he comeert. Home,”’ with fret boone of ite effect upon Hie ipetroment becomes The music breathes from of har. Meny, and the listener, vee btm. velf cp to their most we are getting foolian od abowt the man. Heaven bim, apd speed hid mission, for ‘every master of an art has ® mission. dame je preup_oual Frerd) wun ve. very pretty—# . ven biaek hair, lexuriagt ‘with roses pete A Nw el Ts Boge dark 6) logemiourly rived for mischief ration, & Deatly turned arm with not toe large and ® pat- tern of the richest and stiffost She sang ‘various brilliart selections and sang of them well. music was i position of her oct That gives thinness arf shriliness ihe was very acceptable to the audience, gen in aA manter showed that she oaly | reaps to gain certain care to make her ® very good artiste, she | her vate, red on her aria from the Trovatore, and sang ‘Wat rose of s jt.” Comcert was avery doliehtfal one, and only Ia hie in LF any ta] ofeot of spoiling our ears tor the Interior performers and performances that will come jn the fatare, Hampden Hall wasfull. and if M, That borg repeste the concert, as he threatens to do, wiih | piadame °A dgri as Gaminici¢®, Ue Will deaw A cromd, joment Of McKnight here, to allow) ate ot) TP Railroad Kecord, of Deo. 8, gives the report of (ae agent the Sonora Exploring Company, from which w¥ ; Well keown momber of the swell mob f. | PRICE TWO CEN’ CONDITION OF THE STRERTS--THE PROS*rET FOR YOUNG MSW YOUK. The pow yewr commenced with beoxt!!sl weather, but it lested for 49 hours oaly, At 1 o'ctock yesterday morndag s heavy cxow storm from the porch cast set ia, atthe | wmd at daylight the streets of New York were covered with wister’s garment in ail its snowy whiteness, Tie aterm coptipved during the enttrs of yesterdny, and at o Jate hour last eweulvg tLe flakes had stil! proterminance. Tae mospiere, however, covtinee? mild, and Goring the greater part of (be day tho snow molted as tet n touche? the earth, Not so Mat nig? Every fate that } deacenced helped’ 29 brighten the prospect of sicigtiug ou (ithe morrow, and inance young New York was in high glee G@) mii preptetions were made !sat night to coy dhe sicigring that to al appearance’ would be rzost croeliont w-day. Amy quanitty of optrited teams ve been waiting fr readiness for the frat sloigts tw'p of the season, stnf hence the tur out of fan’ herees and gay’ equipages will >a really surprising. From present’ appearances young New “ork will be gratitied to ite Seart’s conte nt, and che enlivening scene: of iort winter will bo xgeim enacted. vere‘ Ohawis"” who met with auch a ter:bte accideyt on tho Stoomme- daic “aad the winter before Iast, saxs he ts rowotved to try biy veam to day, evertnovgh be should again be under <o* unpleaeant necessity of brea'ring “bit: pretious neok 1k the attempt rd bounc'to make The crages an AFFAIRS IN EUROPE. Our London, Vienna aa.t. Madrid Cor- respondence , &e., Our London Correspondsec, Loxpon, Dee. 1), 166 The Prospeets for 1867-7" Persias War —The Trowble between Prussia end Switz land—The Course of Kepoteon. There is little te add since nyrd ast comumnication. ‘The old year is fast dying out ardthe prospects for 1869 are of a warlike tendency. Im the Hast Hng- lane is actually at war with Persia; with the posa- bility--remote, it'is trae—ot a rupture with Rassia. In Esrope things sre more warv% still, King Frederick WiMiam, of Prussia, is steng to the quick at the otout resistance of Switzeriand’to his wishes, and is positivety collevting an army to invade the Jand of Vell. Like Geesler, he wishes “his Prussia hat, belncet, or crown; to be bowed to x Neeulchatel; but these obstinate Swiss have afew cid motions of their own about the liberty of their comtry which no® even @ European combination car*tsneck ont of their heerts, Yowwill remember thet General ho, s in makivyprogress ogainst the-otorm last evoning, mach 4 Du. bur was sat to Paris to sound Louis Nopoleoa’s to the obagnn of the passengers and dri and % te no little iw’ary of many vaiuabts hotscs. To pedestrians who could not afford to ride, she storm was merc'tess, | handed, or ot least with empty words? AD re: avd peited titem riot and left {2 @ style timtiwou mina ove v forcibly of the 6m of last Ji lar that the groat snow of thi jose & correspondence in dato to thee! of t winter, sad that it should beve commenced om the rame day of the week, 100, The preat snow storm of ia- 1857, will be lovg-remombered by obsvrving \d by people of the Meriam school expecia!ly reets were loft tn morsadful condita by the accordance with th ll thoroughly nurge our sxtrecte ‘af their impurities. ‘Ther '3 enouga of goods spoiled in course of @ winter by" | tad streets to pay for their cleaning awice over. Letua Uave clean streets A Narkow Excara ykom DEATH AS a carman wes driv Ing across the track of the New Haven Kallroad, noar | FHey-ninth street, on Friday morningy the 7 A. M. train | from New Haven came aleng, and’ befors he could clear the track the locomotive strack the Worse and waco, killing the animal and demolishing the cart The driver ‘was pitched into the mud a sdort distance from tho spot, but received no serious injury. Bompinc Accipant.—Walter Jonos, a laborer, whilo et work apon the flith story of the nerbuilding now in course of erection at tbe corner of Ping and Nassau streets, foll to the ground on Fsiday afternoon, oad was sororoly unfortunate ran bad hia leg ly ipjured thas the physiciang life. at the hoepital despair of Prevantations —Captain Dowling, of the Sixth ward Police, was pres¢ uted with a diamond breastpta valuod at | $509 by the citizens cf the Sixth wardyon New Your's | eve, ax atoken of thelr appreciation of Dis conduct asa public efficer, Alderman Clancey presonted the hand- | 2ome toetimonial on bebai! of hie constituonte. OMoer Ludwig Semler of tho Emigrant equad, attached to the Lyayor’s cflice. was presented with» valuado dia mond ring on New Yoar’a night, by the | elcemon under his command, in courlderativn’ of their bigh esteem for him as-on officer and a gentiemav in Henry Wines, of the Kighteenth ward po'ice, received a handsome proven} in the shape ol a diamoad breastpin and ring, from the citicous o? the ward and Cilloera under his commaad AN Incwant.—At five o’clook on the 31st of Decem or, juet asthe boarc of Aicermen were adjourning sine dir, the clock in the Mayor's office broke ius matnajring with ‘loud coneurrtion and tll apart, startling all in the offi ‘The foot that i broke at thy moment the Ald scjoprping g004 deal ul comment Aloormen N. Sayre, rear of No. 79 Tent covery aad alarm given brought the fre premisen, who extinguished it yond ite place of origin, Dyn Itin Buppwed to be the work of am tmceudia Willie, the Fifeooth ward, arrested a coaatry lookwe man, dn evspiciou of Arig ihe preminas. Le was oon veyed to tbe station bouse, sad the Fire Merehal notided lo Investinate ihe case. franc Swart Moa —Ua New Year's day, as ciieer Bowyer, of the Chiel’s ol\ce, was proceeding down Breadwey ona tour of observatios,« he espied m arnity walkiag A ehort disiszce ahead of him. Thinkin, !t would not do the flath gentleman any barm to jotrodvee him to Mr. Matrcll, the detective tappe * the individes! on the shoal der end emted bis presence in the Sasement of the City Hall. The self introduction of oiter Bower dii not seem to disconoert the rascal in the least, for he very coolly withed Mr, Bowyer ‘happy Now \ear and com pliments of the reason,’ and withvut much solicitation conrent sd to adjoure to the head quarters of the Chiof of Potiod ere an examination of Loe Chevalier de Industrie ‘Was proceede:l with, when pawn tickets for four valuable gold watches were found concealed upon bis person, for & deroription of which we would refer parties interested to our advertising columns. The prisoner denied having stolen the watches, and succesded in obtaining nis! ou & writ ol certiorari, inaved by the Kacorder. watches wore placed in the posscerion of officer Bowyer for ten days. with a view of (nding owners for the same. If anv 0° the watches show'c be identifed the rogue il! 7 Dave the pleasure of veiee introduced to the Chief Yolice apd sundry other ofinals who bare quites pew han. for making tLo acquaintance of the nweill mob. Dave Boonway Rovwmmy.—At a Inte hour on Ni Year's eve Mr. Silas Horring was attacked by three r, Cle at the corner of Greene and S¥ince streets, who bbe Dim In the most daring manner of a diamond breastpia, a gold watch and chain, avd other property, valved in all at $500. ‘le. Herring "as passing through Prince street om bis way home, when the robbers rushed SS Ne one of them placed his hands across t. H.'s mouth, the others d m of his pro perty, asd then’ ran oJ, leaving their victim almost pas alyzed with astonianment. The whole business occupied few seconds, showing evideatiy that the perpotrs- tors were weil skilled in the profession. No clue bas yet beem obtained to the bold highwaymen. OF Mighly Interesting from Nicaragua UPTAAED OF FIGHT CAWNDRED AECLOITS POR WALKER. oe [from the I’niiadeiphia Inquirer, of Jan. 2 ) '@ yesterday conversed with @ young Philadelpbian, Me, Nauity, who wos s passenger in the (onnesses. ‘rom calor a, and cme te ee Se route He givees deolorable picture of (General or and troops. The prospect for them was most disco. ‘aging They were Ogntieg for their lives, and many o! the men, en, intormart was at Virgin Bay, aad bad or to eat for four days, and not a few wore nearly caked. weir clothes having been wore oat. wrarsit road many of the places was soarcely pasrable. Two young cen from the ('nited ates, Neted ‘or « year, end hed served sixteen sired to return, and olfained passports coral Walker, Thee were revoked, and when they attemited to eacape thay wore caaght, takes outand shot as do terters. ‘The sickness was feariul and (etal, and the deaths by were of daily vcourrence. Car infor. mant is of opinion that by this time Walker hae been de feated and that Rives is in posses of the cou ‘The torces of the opgorition were much ‘arger than those of the adventurers, and the men were beter pad in deed, Walker's mea were bom y to pot op with rorip \patead of caab— bad food low ‘while thow py eb were often shel rics. com pia! ed binerly, and were anxioas to racapo: but thie was im. yornible, as the discipline was very rigorous. Even oft cers out & Very sorry appearance. Refore the lake boat sailed for Virgw May, she was ox amined twics, in order to detect deserters. Toe weather wae very Warm aod » Indeed, the oaiversal opinioa ‘were quite young, The rey Of the inameacre of of Walker's army, at the island of Umetape, was very geperalty cirenated, bet not credited. It produced great excitement, at even the women threatened retaliation the Ori jon San Francisco by | had on beard 178 recrulta who wero | nia. | boge tracts | Orirars were met on the | to be about 600 in oemb | and. Other relaforcement r foroe, amount ing to one hondred and sixty seven, from New York, was met at Castillo Ray These various bodies, Amownting in all to vpwards of $00, would swoll the Available force of adventurers to something like 1.00 | The constry near Virgin Bay is swampy and therefore | pestiiontial: The probability i that {mmediately alter | the arrival of the Feluforce:vente above mentioned, * AGUBAGY DONG Love plage, ABA WILL dock ye rome, 6 519 of Jaguary, 1868, amd that of'the 24 of | prisonces, in spite of ail ‘the threats of Lov Phi view on the subject. He returned tosBerze empty- Prince Frecorick of Prassia has had more succeswas Paris. Louis Napeleon has chucked overboard ‘ite grati- tude he owed to Switzertand, which refusody aa ob- stinately as it aow reftacs to give up the royalivt lippe te give up him, Louis Napeleon, wher » fugi- tive and an exiles The manner in which ‘txts hae been done ‘is dis- creditab!», and the article ia the Monileur ho been | severely censured in France as well as elsc-there. The article in question is'shert, and is as folicws:— Tho great Powers rigned in 185%, at London, « protooot |) atating the rights of tne King of Prussia on Neufclatel. The government of the l'mperor, bowod, Nike the csher 4 ipet#, could pot, whatever iatorest be might tcve m eriand, disavow what has been consecrated by Areation. In 1848 @ ravolution took plane at\Nentohatel ant broke asunder the bonds which connected the eanton with the Ming of Prvowia. ver ‘vaice in favor ef & portion of the: population which com- plained of be.ag oppressed by the victors. U @ Month of Septenber lost the wanquished ia band were brovgbt beforo Swiss tribunals. 't would bead to @ conilict: between the Helvetia Coa'ederation and Prussm, for une former in aivancing troops to re establish order ip the anton of Noufchate! opretended to fulfia federal obligation; Prassia. on her art, found ber honor engaged 10% to-ailow mon to bo of whe King, and whe. Sighting for right ee e of ite wuprort Tae King of Prussia addrosacdhieneel! {0 the Emporer, him, in emphatic \anguege, all ‘Ho beggot hte 2 for wen Com promised in Lie cause tand, and vztta the knowledge of the conch wating sentiments of Prussia, .t requested the ibers- the governme tof the | mporor did PY resule whien that concossion might ome a vort of ovligation on the part t ADV armad coo list. and to exert {teed to obtain from tne Kicg of Preema @ fins! settioment Ne (0 dhe @ lanes of Switzerland. re coMNMerALONS have not deem le of France have been rejeated, ervment hes orelerred to yield te around it, ls \vapirod 6 desire of eieating ne atnicable aeitiomeat of sion which, pending tov long alreaty, might, if more comp loated, ol*turb ibe peace of Barop> on the oan bend, with motere- desire of termianting @ delicate question, defervace (or hor political situation: ow on the contrary obe ’ mut not therofore to anton! el course of events, she should no longer ind that good wilt which -he might so casily have obtained at the comt of @ it sacrifice. ‘The appeal to the “trestios’’ of Vienna iy silly. ‘They have been completely eet et defiance and isa lated by Louis Napoleon hizaself. But, tempora mu- tertur. The demagogiea!, mfluence is said to bea hit ot Palmerston. How thia will all end God knows, A war between Prussia and Gwidserland is as likely to-lead to a Enropean conflagration as anything else. Italy i# more quiet than \t was. Lt cannot be denied that the visit of the young Emperer and Empreas to Venice has done goods But the Lombards hate the Austrians, and sooner or later the death struggle must come. I believe that bad Melano killed the King of Naples the otter day there woud have been a revolution there. It would then have spread like wildfire. Sardinia and Austria are on those terms @ cold courtesy on which are two gentlemen who ave about to meet at twelve paces with cocked duelliag pistols. It willprobably be under the walls of Alessandria that the great battle will be fought. Napoleon I. observed that the ashes trom a French corporal’s pipe would suffice to set all Italy ia ablaze. The remarls is equally applicable now. The slightest spark would suffice. Nous dansons, our un Vulean! T aaclose you some carious details respecting Me- lano. He is not a common criminal. He died likea man. He regrettod that he had not succeeded, but hoped the King would take bis escape as a warning, and be more merciful to his subjects. Cobden has come out strong, in a third letter, om macitime law. Our Vienna Correspondence Vienna, Dee. 8, 1856. The Italian Potriots Shot by the Austrians Between 1849 and 1854 Ty eatment of English Travellers in Berlin— The Paris Conference—Russic has Some Important Seerat Purpose to Gain— Avatria Indisposed to the Conference. Do you ever bear of a Mr. Stansfield, Secretary te the Society for the Bmancipation of Italy’ | suppose not, nor did I before reading one of his articles im the Times; but having perused that article, | was exceedingly pleased to make the acquaintaace of this queer geatleman. Mr. Stansfield, by his boldness of conception and inventive genius surpasses the Ger man bambagging correspondents, who by-the bye. are a most anserupalous and devil-may-eare set of persons in their literary prodnctiona Well, this Bng)ish journalist gives asan astonishiag report con- cerning the activity and zea! the Austrians display- ed in executing Italian patriots. Mor iastance, he tells us that doring the years fram lv4) to 1854 the Austrians shot 268 individaals in the Papal territory, 240 in the Grand Duchy of Tuscany, and 4,465 inthe Lombards (Venetian Kingdom), making & sum total of 4,973 men shot. Iam sure your readers will shudder at ench an act of barbarism and wanton cruelty, and believe the Austrian go- vernment the most bloodthirsty in she work. While I was perusing the above mentioned ar- ticle I entertained some slight dowbts concerning the trath of a report, which, from its enormity, seemed to be a poetical fiction rather than a well authenticated statement; 80 I took the trouble to compare the lists and official reports relative to the Italian insnygents who fell in the different battles ond skirmishes fought against the Austrian troops and detected that the number of persons killed amounted to pearly five thousand! Upon further inquiry Ub j, trom a well informed authority, that the tr tal number of persons executed did ov reach the tenth part of the number quoted by A, SiAbalel Ja tla wey the Reuitins Wy ee