The New York Herald Newspaper, May 13, 1857, Page 11

' i r i & ia E is 32 E FEEE & Hid We H é t : & a af 5 F i i Gi ; g > Fa i i Fs Uue tha ip aoding gutta porchs tue surface expose! to action of Usese co rrents wall be increased; but were is tence ef their absence at the depth of @ thousand voms. Vhis we leur by niicroseoptc inawen of mmens obuimed from the bvttom of the sea. apart from (his, there is a compensation afforded by movement of the exble itelt—tt will siuk in tbe direo- \ ef Mx inehmauon ; ib other words, it will rum away the shiv i oppwifion to ber course, and this retreat- of the cable may be termed its *back-set.”” It is evi- 4 thet while thir action tends to waste the cable, it will re wean supply the demand ef the curreut. This back which, with a heavy eabie, presents the most derigus tacle, with w lighter one Devomes an element of succes. tthe opinion of several eminent men, wat the sinpi por wire, eicthed with gutta peroba, mast nearly ful- ired Comfitions, But there are certain coatin- cies—habuity to abrasion, from the roiling of the sbip tm veering; Mt wonld even be eudangered by the beel & beet; a buugry shark would out it to ap jastant ; there, it ix 11 10 protect the gulua pereba, he cable of the Atiautie Telograpb Company is compos @f Keven copper conducting wires coated wit guua cba, ferming & oore Winch supports Ww siiral coil some ‘cuteen twisted strands ef wou wire each carmposed of eral smaller wires. remains 0 be seen, ip practice, whether the-o vari- ho reriata bave been most advautageounly combined uppre (hat the Copper abd von siuts Were stemght perailel; i that case, since the relative ductility uf 5 motams is aboot as fenr te five im favor ef the copper, fron wires would praetcally bear the atrain, relieving copper; and thir, without regard te chauge of ferm in cove of’ gutta percha, But in the cable, now iv pro. sof mauvfacture, We euler wires make two whole to (ue foot. It becomes then a serious question ether by etraip, or the preesure of dive or six thousand nds to the square inch, the core will be compressed or red iaform The water penetrating between the irou © will surround euch part of the cable, and on them, vic tally, exert its powers of compression; if the gutta chu yiel#s, the iron wireswiil become’ loose-will extend, “train will Come on the stra ght copper, drawing ulthengh it aay yield tweaty per cent of ite length bout breakwg, amy such prece-r iuvolves risk. tie mtated that ‘dle rubber ts less compressible than ler, And gusta percha resembles it iv that respectas well p some ethers. But this coraparative incompressibiity lucia rubber is only observes when that substance is wely Immersed; bot ‘of the cable will bo above ler, and a gutta per i Of nearly the same specilic vity a Water, its lopgitadipal extemnen, grauting it in- apressible, will chiefly be zeetrained by adhereace to ‘copper wires; the @uter spiral wires willin some ‘ree elongate with the gutta iu as pertect form this cable possesses fexibility , lght- ¢ apd great strength; m might be ighter with ad- wage. ‘lorwy that acable will apport six er seven. eo of its length when eu'pended fw still water conveys a very geweral notion of iu; adapability, for « repe of cic ginvily Dearly tuat ef water would soppert many re pulee of ke leugth when eo suspended. We must o into cousideration the fact that the cable ie, 10.4 cer- extent, wo be dragged laterally wator; the tance from thir source with exliibit Keelf ik the aiding brn, or buck vet, before alluded ve, . his thie te y of the cable to ren in direction ef iuelivation, wmeb will reader operation of laying it’ dificult, Perbaps it | he necesary to arrange the regulating machinery so wtenicave constantly the re wpoa tae cabie, and then eor 10 more than safety demands. has becn ebrerved im deep -en sounding that the linew 8 tendeney to twist—probably in part due to the «pi e@asacter 6 face; it 4 asaal, therefore, to attach vols & them; the candlusting wire doc net admit of han appliance. The smemh and unbroken spirals ot wire cab ¢ affording an caxy pasesve to tho wuler, itis ve anticipated that as mike after mile of this cadie goes rm it will (whet, tee tarms will fellow the ship aut acen- late. But this prejodigial rexukt may be modided by img the cable op deard with reference to the resulting toed |) Which dees mot appear to have ognivel, mankes useful dixpo-ition of these eoll Tenceriug it unmeeessary te complicate the arrange- ‘of the cable om board by aempts avoid er destroy w. ebaractor of the carve assumed by the cablo em its 4 the betiom will depend upon the velocity of is und the opeed @f er abip. the cable whem extended beriguntally upon the water faster than the ship runs, the soneexity of its curve bottom; the eoper portion, nesrtt retly, aud thorefore mere the bottom ; one cee will comse- Vv be deposiied in waves upon tora. % es vn cappese thas @ have @ cable which, when horjeontally upew the water, will desound less rapidly ship Sc vanes. AG apenas thir cable verueally from the reenel, at ition 1, (ee éiagram,) its lower pertiom fixed on ftom, ai 0, and that, then, checking the cable, to prevent te, the ship meves elf at perhaps the rate of ten miles eur — 2 a oe = a am a feroe ts appled a fe obvious thatas hor 4 ‘angles to the vertically of the water will cause it to aa ( ity towards the bottle. Now as the veenel yoution 2 t0 8 and 4, cumtauily ohocklug the cable ius right dows, aud jews until the foroe of ship will be wearly tn the line of the capte self, (0.4). Then the Wity of the & ble Coming iuio ‘y Carri thy ne £7 convexity Wisneets Go tenes, 06). Butthe portion of the cable, which is being continunlly part from the ship, siuking with a lower velocity than the rave, will stl present ite concavity towards the (6 6). There will be a wave in the cablo, thie’ wave will exit, whether we slart as |, with a cable Pus ed vertically or imply in 40 Wong a6 it ls Gheoked on Board the ship. And checking Caunot be dispoured with except in the cave able much {naa thet ef the Atlantic Company. hin wave wi , Under certain eenditions, cause the time off: variations in intensity of the strain the cadie, I, for inctance, the pred ef the rhip be reduced more suddenly, to leas than the sinking of une , the ‘Will travel Wwards the hip, and the strain be red) im anextracrdinary derree; but yy xert u . Inwonld thea be ne oely be doubted. Taeatanant ‘asuwoton, 1D. C., April 28, 1857. TRLEGUATMIC PLATRAU—LUR, MAURY’S AND UT, WENRYNAN’S SYSTEMS OF FARING BOUND what age are 8 fow oP» Yot there, er" ‘o ibn phenomena on the aoparacy ef which will depoud wafoty of the ‘aphic cable, What avails it to w the depth of Vantico? Yet certain deep sea ndings Cornish our @nly data for belleving that this le can ever be Waid im Bo prodigivrs are the Ine ats alti cling the every day working life of either hemi re jr volved to these inquiries, that aven tle dry do- of a clentifie eurvey become of interest te to general ner. o wyr' of the steamer Arotio, plsord at the service of fclegeayh Company by tbe Navy Department to ex bo Vn propaeed route, haa been the po hject of sowspaper ’ ) and Ww he Bena of May 7 appeared several | i | : | ¢ ? i i fin i sey his t f i 4 : | H i ft | a if it a itl bs d i th Ppa worthy ef comtdence, though in the Hrxan of Wednesday thik is medived te the aflirmation that, though the principle 4g correct, there were several local causes of error, xeri- onsly impairing ite accuracy. Some ef thewe impertec- tions really exist. All that is pow clakned fy, that itis by fur the least mmperfect method known for obtaining a4 fea soundings; that, with errera peculiar to itself, it avoids the procigious seurces of errer unavoidable in ury’s pet methoo of ximple ling and bali; that in ite pr workings on beard of the Arotic it never contra F of error stated by Maury reaily existed, it would even thea be preferable to the assured inacouracy ef his own «ys! In the careiul expose of iw defeots iv the Hewain of Wed. mesday, the cawses seriourly impairing lis aecuracy are ana- Kzed. The form of weigiat in use is savumed Ww be injusli: ereus. It ie perluaps trie that the spherical form of lead ie preferable to the oblong prism, as the laws governing its Tates of descent are more readily ustermined, und beivg more curily detached from the soanding line. Neither is materially defected from the true ltue ef descent if the ve-vel is kept plums over the lead—as the steam power of the Arctic enabled her w do in every im-tance. The question it immaterial, though were it se, tae proference of the elongwed form is warranted by the fact tht its point offers tar less eurface to the water than the sphere; Uhat it is the most natura! form that presents iweif ta ori- emuting @ sounding lead, and has been preferred from tho eariiest ages. The eecond objection is that the revolution of the pro- peller whesk—tbe principal feature in Massy’s patent—is veriow ly allectee by the revolutions ef the eatiré appara ‘us, Caurwd by Ube friction ef the water, The existence of thir source ef errer in any degree is entirely prombioruati- eal. This rotary motioa caunot be the result of the twieted souncing line, this being obviated by » awivel above the span. vt granting it Lo @xiet at all, yet the re Vol.tions acq tired by & perpendicular bedy on its descent (hvough the water is very slow—the litle wheel making sores of revolutions to its ene—thus retucing this cause of error to & very trifing per ceutage. last ob. Jeciion {+ that the seunding apparatus doce vot descend through the water with suificient velocity to give rogila- rity to its workingy and really test its accuracy. Two wiles an hour ix stated te be neonod. This, though true of Mascy’s log, afi-cied by the beave of the’ sea sud other cuuses, is Bot correct ef bit souke ing apparatus, the mo- tions of whose delicate wieel would reveive ragularity from the wind aleae, and will recerc kuewn deptas with perfect accuracy i lower at a much elower rate of de- seent. Bat even admititng tbe truth ef ‘ais aflirroation, it would not impair our beitefin the accuracy of these seund- ings, Une rate ef descent of the lead being fn every instance in excess of two miler an hour—the whole work of somd- ing and reeling om a con ple of thousand fathems ef line be- ing often cewpicted in litte over that time. * wee Ubree are the only ebjestions urged as affecting the accuracy o: Mussy's apparauts. The beautiful preci sion of the princip!e on whieh it is eonstructed is anwitung- ly admitted by Maury in the last edition ef bis “Physical Geography of the Hea,” nor can wo thiak that these detract- ing causes, whose very existence is +0 problematical, oucht, with our preecnt data, te shake our belief in the accuracy of these returns. Let vs new see what senroes of errer Licut. ‘escaped in rejecting Maury’s methed for his own. “With gTea‘er Fpace, quotations might be culled from Maury’s dit cetions which weuki shake the belief of the most Greculous in any revurms by ihe eld method. Drittage aud Se —— curreste are ail at work to deflect ‘ho line from the perpendicular, reeling it off thourands of Jathome afer the sinker bn reached its destination; for Maury admit that the shock ef the lead striking bottom cannot be conveyed through two or three miles of line. This with Macy's patent is tmumaterial, though a mat material source of error with the old «yxtem, Wherever soundings from differemt versela ean be compared, dis: crepaucer arise of fifty and often ewe hundred per cent, aud thio ro frequently as to place it bes ond question av arlang fram the radical defects of the uystem. Ov examining « recent Fremch chart, noy a mingle weun ing giveu witwat ep appended mark ef deubt ue of the few oilkcer: whoce retorps, published by the Obeerratery, bear wih it the appearance ef accurs.y, doubts whether he ever ob tained thetruedepih. Lieut. Berry man's work in the Arctic may be uoreiinble. Them se deep Fon seuudings are to be believed: for the greater part ef the returns of tho jest ten yeurs are mistrusted by ihetr very authors. It way be of interest here te ask afer the reports of the Inte Rebring Straits expe tition If the-e returns ave a triumph of the eli method why are they net mace publie? If specimens of the botiom, at depths ef three or four mtiex have boon ob- tained, why are they keit under a bushel? One of the strenrost, proofs ef the went of reliability ef the old Fystema oOMbbiaining betiom with a simple tine and ball, ty that notwith-tanding the years tt has been known ana Une scoves of oxpeditivu tas have exsayed its use, that wo yet hyew next t nething of eulbmerine iy. Tp thee surveys ase is Constantly made of the apparatus of Lieot. Breeke for dotaching the lead—a very proty in- veniion, though bardly werthy ef the exaggerated praise it receives at the hands of Liew. Maury. its erigival is beep on every ice cart. Connected with the report ef the Aretic are many detally of curious interest The seoniled “ Piutenic tallies’ (for which we are indebted net to Browks's ayparatu-, as stated by Mavry, but to the crevices of Naxton’s thermometer) have aiforded ground for muck curious epeou!ation; but 6” interest are the imfusorin from the bottom of tho Atlantio—o fragile as te crumble at the Woch, and yet xo exquisite in all Uheir deleate formations und web-like struc: ‘are as to prove beyond a doubt that the bed of tho eoaan ig removed beyent the reach ef all abradiog oowes of winds or currents, and thas in Uhove sumlews depth the tele graphic cable will wok im uke rifts of fleoey partieler anti) ft bec@mer lawt for all tase ‘a Uke emd-yital mage that Usrrp Sram Ser Prowerivara, | Nonroux, May 8, 1867. | 5 ©O THE KDTVON OF THE MEW YORK HERALD, ln your mue of yeeterday’® date I find an article, nader the head of © Naval intelligeacs,"’ whorein the pub lic are informed that ‘the United Stairs slooop-of-war Saratega war docked to-day (6th inet.) and part of her crew discharged.’ 4s 1 am one of the Saraiogu’s crow and am probably supposed by wy friends to be ono ef tho discharged, permit we, sir, through the eoslumns of your well known journal, (o undecsiye the padlic as to this groe misrepreseniation. The caro of the eluop of war M mouth is probably still freah in the memories of the good citizens of New Yerk, when, about the beginning of Ac gust, 1855, that ship was brought frem the West Indies to New York, infected with that formidable fee ef our mor- tal race, yellow fever, quarautined, and ber erew tempo- rarily transferred to tho hospital on Staten Island. Maid crew were subsequently neni to Basten, pested to the Serw. toga, and sont direct back to the Weet Indice, where th have been engaged in sotive cruising to the peried of their receptarrival at the portef Norftk. On the Saratoga bo- ing hauled into deck, te umlerco seme elight repairs, preparatcry to calling again to the Wet Indies or Central America. the or inetoad of being partially 4 govermment whom they bave been teught t look up © for jon. Many rd tae were laduced, or rather im- Feigled, into the service at New Orteare, by belag told by Assistant Surgeon O'Hara, now of the Saratoga, that our discharges would be given us a» coon an tho Falmouth's services could be dispensed with. That yeaee! was put out of commission and our services retained ountrary to ine licles under which we #hiy and there i now ae mob appearance of our being deccharged a» there wa. when the Falmouth was quarantined at Now York. No persons, fave ourselvec, know the sufforings we hare boom - ed to du the cruise of this chip. ines the ahi; Rawton, ', 1866, we have not known what it ‘was te engage in the service of Al Ged, the Rabboth certain. Tam Lower La Monday, the 4th Jostice Weiles opeped the May term of the Circuit At Gencreo, The Hepublican mays thal the Jods in charge Ang the Grand Jur) on the law for the regiation of imvoxi- cating \ouorr, held that the nw, iu bis opiclon, was now fm fal) forse, and that theme who sold (o qaamt'tios lees tian five gallons rendered thomerelrer amennite to ts peualtios Bh wil bo roe lint chit opinion le directly oppoved to tant given by Jodge Clinton tm bale city, YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, MAY Meeting of the Geographical Sacicty. eo fun | ABSTKAUT OF THE ANNUAL BRVORT UF TER GHOORA- PHIGAL BOGIETY OF FAKIP—FXPLOMATIVNG AND SUKYEYS OF THB PRENON Fok Tuy YRAk L66~7— REVIEW OF EN@LISN ANY AMERICAN @0O@RAPHI- CA}, LABORE—PROGRENS OF TAK RLFIOKATIONS OF THE WTERIOR UF AFRICA, TUS WHITES VILE, SBNA- AROTIO DIGUOVERING— ‘The following abstract of the current repert for tbe year 1856-7, pubbshed by the Geographical Hocigty of Paris, ‘Was read belere the American Geographical and Statioti- ealGorety of thia city, on Thursday night, by Rev. Br Adamson. It prevents a synopsis mainly of the points Dearing on tho progress of African expietation, where the French are now very active; and it also imcindes the Bo- Dr. Apamson said—The report cetices first the axtensien @f recorded infermation, as on mans. Those neticed «pecially are—1. ‘The sketch by Col. Fardherbe ef & countiy which For us, im the United States, it is in two points of view to mutice thie expansion of influonce aad of dis- covery by Framee im the west of Africa. st. The do- velepement of European authority and torriterial re- sources on the Mediterranean shorce of tat cor and op the apper streams ef the Senegal, heeesearily ead, at no distamt date, w the é@e& tablicbment of mere secure lines of eommeant- canon and of traffic across the great desert, and toa more vorrect evlimate of the physical characteristios of it, and of the enrrounding regions ; and will cnable us te detar- mine more idently tac iafluenee on the zreat move- ment! which determine the world’s climatelogy. 2, Vhe doutis alladed to, im regard to the upper Nigor, ave & bearing ov eliorts propeind te be made by the govern- ment of tbie oountry for the exploration of that river, or an endeavor which May be directed into that regien from tho Liberian oelowies, which censtitute, properly spAaiing, fis sea shore, Tn regard wo the same euntineut ths report Particulurizes latere: ting maps ef the Coleny of Algeria, the fell and the Sahara aud remarks (hat comsideriug how little was known 27 years ago of these regions, it must be ewledgen that colonization and war, though the sword Dears no Mtetligence in it, do contribute te exten’ geograph: joa) knowledge. uvrts for filling up the map of Africa, with which we ore generally familiar, are then alluded to. Partienlar axtention is ina sabsequest pact of the report directed to the Nauveau Voyage dans Ls puys das by. M Anne Raffeuci, containing a a count uf Se & collection of dscument® to complete (he deserivtion of Uhat curivus region. He has given the hustery of baras, aud Winstrated heir conditinn and manner ef life, having hved some time awong them. He has prepared a good map of Kaota, and ¢ dlecied documents rela the gom trade and to questions connected with u. etbnological point of view bis journey is of great import- ance. If we onp depend on the traditions he has ooliected., we must assign to the Pulohs (Peuis) a western origin, and must modify our ideas regerding their m! will be bringing them toto connection with We Guanckes ef the Atiantic iglands, the Camarie#, &c. Ameren (the re- pert wetices) hax not presented us this year with mary maje. Marcon, however, haa given the geo- logic configuration of the North American continent. The report then nedoes the light cast an the contigura: tion of cur nerthern regions by the efforts of Dr. Kane. M Malte Brom bas presented in the bulletin of the Society A recvotion of Uke map, founded on these disceve icv. It inchodes all the polar region, extending te the north of Raf- fin’s Boy ax fur us as latitude @2 degrees, where Mount Parry beuods the borkem last seen from the Kennedy channel, between Grivnell and Washiugwa lands. After noticing’ the diiticulty ef distinguishing land from sea in these froven regions, the report eoatinues:—“ We cannot PrevouLce with absolute contideaee on the existence of Uiat Vust polar sea, seen beyond Constitution Ray, since the Arctic vohtodes may, like the slowing deseres of Africa, have ako their mirages.’”’ in pr ing this conohaion: the Society cum scarcely be considered ae having exami with due care the character of the ebververs, and of the phenomena observed, er the diterenee in physical charac. leristes between the regions thus brought Imto vorpari- eeu. Jam inclined to doubt if any one who has examined attentively the differences between the giimmoriugs at a terminating or an interrupted mirage, or al the spots where apiinais, trees, or other elevated ebjects it, as Compared with the action of real water in sixailar cir. cumstances, could mistake the one for the other. It ts al- mont perdlers to remark here, that the phenomena put om recerd by Dr. Kane exclude altogethor tho doubt offered iu (he repert. It is known, also, that the existenoe ef an open polar bain as depending on known physioal data, bad been asseined as probablea great many ago. Efforts tor the extension of geographical knowlnige, which are boing made contimovsly, are then brought under re. view. A bigh ramk ix ix this rogard assigned to mise explorations. ‘There are mentioned first thoee developed in the Aunales e& la Propagacun de la Bui. These contain many letters from Ching, bat aflord few geographic notices, The ethnelogy ef sotoe poinw in south eastern Arta, and of the Ariatio Islands hav beon semewhat fituetravel fren these 2. The Journai des Missions Koaneliques, eondneted by tho Protestaut church of France, aves mot (enys the report) yield iw interest io the Annales dela Pre de la Foi. South Afrien, among tho moantains Tisiug westward of Natal, i a chief locality of ais mission. A mmission among the Karens (by American Baptiete) offers come curious dete \ly av to that little known tribe. The Poly: Bor ian telands have been visited by the apestive of the Refor mation. The society commends to the friends of geographic discovery the efirts of the misioneriey of Kxgland, of which arcounts aro eMered monthly in The Church (of Bnglend) Missionary Incdliigewer. in corres pondence with her extenried relation and abuniaat re eearces, the report remarks, Fagland can furnich an ex tent of iaformation t be sovglt in yale in the French Cuibelic or Proieetant journals. We meet, for instance, with the journal of the cntighteacd micienary Kuanp in Abywinia, with parratives of great interest ia regard to Yomba and Ijebao. We are called t review not ouly the interests ef tbe minions, themselves doserving of regard, bet there are offered also ia respect to the country details collected with intelligence and chosen with dicorament ¥ock uarratives are sceompanied by views ia regard te lands betir known, yet vilil allveding material for useful observation, which poser: ail he interost of novelty. We have often in oar country, says the report, charged the mivioparies of Eng'and with being as mach political gee as apor ler of the Tt ts didloult, even when deveed exchuitvely to s altogether. The Bugish missions opel. 2 ser vive af Christ, to threw off pational prep ries anticipate the future of tho regions they eageavor to subdue to the Christian fait, This ke tho impube which renders them careinl wbrervera af everyting relung to the physical state, climaiviogy sud the ecial aad moral economy of tho territories they vinit. Sy this geographic aot- ence yrotta. and must acknowledgo Ler obligalian to those where largely extend ber domain. It ts then remarked in the report, that few have done so much as Livingutom to advance our kuewiedge of southera Afrios, and notices od those of Anderson aud Fleming in South Africa, anc the voyage of the Meiad on the Tahedua, which later explo- ration connects ivolf with that of Booth and Vogel in Ada mawa. Tremaux continues the pubtication of bis journe: to Kastern Baudan; and Captain Gavlain bee pat through the press twe volumes oa the ~~ commerce of Eastetn Afri to rebar and the Setwalis. Feayrac de VAutere had in consequence of differe: charge of the great exp presses confidence in those under whose direotion of opinion, resigued the on the White Nile, The re now fallen expresses a hope that fish expedition under on, fa roan | the Siyaei, may meet it at the mysterious routess of the Nile. “Ia regard to works publisiied ov the Medical Tepography of ‘American pliyrician, G nts and details ot to be expected from thetitie. To Mr. Squier, im the preceding year, ths soalety’s medal had been aerigued fer bis ‘‘ Deocripien of Honduras.” “ You have thus,” remarks the ropert, “sought to emcourago well directed researebex mage by euc of the most intelligent explorere of Central America, and t cirect aiuention to a deserving work, wih whick the author enriched your Library, bas not to subserve inc irdidual intersets or Miical views with whieh it te net for 3 to interfere.” We de not fear that we will disw op ourseires ap cowure, in rec manendjng (@ notice the travels @ 1862, by Joba Russell Hartieti, inte Texas, New Mexico, Califer- Chihosbua and Sonera, swe rations of Stephens and Nerman on tailert deecriptioe ef ceveral of the lees generally viwited regions of North America. Tho author devotes much aitenUon to the Indians. A special intereet must be fe in all that relates to the buildings, ioe Casas Grandes. Cortain American writers had thrown dowbir on the existence af theee rivers Our traveller fowne thom exactly as described twe hundred years ago, The trooes of irrigation and the fragments of petiery show the civilizauen of the builders. Tho Iudiana still preserve relics of their fermer Souris! coptitien, q = aad Marion ae thonwe!ver from the Camancher, Apaches javajos by & more settied life and more profitable industry, 2, the report particulariaes brazil, and the Gages, ‘by Horner, ar presenting iuct- Thia work, which remi brown color separates them from the red ckies, as well as from the olive oplored Wibea of California. The singular life of che traveticr end pionrer in Ameri ae (ustrated ‘nm several workr, hav o/l the interest ofa romance. St. Armané’s travels in California and De Haven on sho archa cology of the United Sates in the eighth volume of the Pwitheonian Contributions to General Kaowlulge are notic ed. Poy Sd may ont Jone cerkoel adertak- inge \n this country, the » condaues —“ The reports om the sndertaken with the sim of . rea line from tne Misciwinpl to the Pactie, wath an oficial character, and mnier tho patronage of government of the United Sates, hare a right to ou if dence. I reccenmend, therefore, this publimiion an a document rich in details coacerning a portion # ent, of which the a ay had beew trested in ‘MISAI@NS— Divertiens ; Repert Niger, soourmpauted ) diet ais victories, | information tntererting o to igrations Nate ( ined years vomary by being se iiberaly distributed And | 7 regent & SUrpiisiag igmeranee pre the astounti productivenen: oe your comnry i th of Ne i Year 3861, part 2; United Ptatce Naval Astronomical Expe- aition (Gillin), vels. 1 and 2. ‘We receive but rarely any of your goverament publien tiene ; ane! it Is fer this reasen that my Geographical Jeur nal apd other publications have hitherte been semewha meagre witb regard to yeur country, and de ux ventaje Commensurate with the extensive werks eeu- Unually going en. * . 17 * * * > to let me know if ther exists a fall catalogue or hit of all the official or govern ment-deowmeut: hitherto printed, as 1 am very anxleas + publish something of the kind in my Geographical Journal Would you have the kindin » Central America, The following commenication, which poos back te the commencement ef the Central American imbroglio, ‘* from the pen ef one of the principal citizens of Niearagua, of whieh stat@ he is vative. Having been an eye witness.ef the events he chromoles, his statements meri! eensideration, particularly at a timo when Central Amect ean affairs are likely to still further becloud the pelitieal artaament:— TO THE EDITOR OF THF WERALD. On the separation of ie Vice Royaiy of Gnaterafia from the dominien of Spain, the tive provinces ef Gaute mula, Salvador, Honduras, Sicaragus and Cogs Rica erect ec themeelves into a republic, taking fur model the United Mates, Unfortunately for the people of that tine country , the ywere not as civiived as tho people of America were iw 1776, whew the oppression of Rugiand ovliged them to ‘The laws mace were not adequate to the civilization ef the de and thus Contra! America passed from tyranny (eunarehy , which lasted several years. From among the people ap. peared a citizen of common sense, whe found aut the error Unat bi- country had falion (ato, and be resvived to oxtri cate it from ils deplorable con: étiou, desiriug that, although Central Americ revert t@ rebellion against the motlier eountry. Was a amall ond poor caauiry, it shoul not be claxsedt Franei-co Meragan, a nativeot Hen Auriot that eutertatnad Unis veble intention, which he struggied to carry gut to the last moment of hie life. Tho Eugilsh Commu) General, a man by the name of Frederik Chatfield, complying with Ue instrocvions fren the home government, made it bis object te create mixchief. HOW ONATPINLD EXCITED THY HIDALGOS. ‘The President being & son of the people, the first step taken by Chatfield wae to puss from the Salva dor to the city of Guatemaia, whore resided principal eodfich Spanish aristocracy which remained in Comtra! He forthwith instkaed the nobles to revel against thi Dtiched goverumont None of the hidat gos having the courage io take the lead, they resorted to the use of the gavage aud depraved Indian, Rafael Carrera, to carry ont thelr design. The revolutionary party wa: kept well suoplied with money, aring aud ammunivon by both the hidalgos of Guatemala and the British agents, who were furnished from the depot of Belize, Honduras Vngias d availing herself of the political dissenxions of un fortunate (entrai America, contipued cultivating friendly relations withthe savage Mosquito Indiaty, knowing the impertance ef the Isthmus of Nicaragua, and with a view bo Obtaining the contro} of Chat importan: terminus. THE MOSQUITO TERRITORY. Witheut regarcimg the formal treaties mado with Spain ip 1638, the Superintendent ef Beiize, McUonal, came w San Jwax del Norte aud isidaapped the’ Collecrar of Uastom> establirbed ot that port. Ourried off by a Britieh vessel of war, and wil a prisouer, on the legal piraical oraft, be was forced to sige a document recognuim, the sovereignty America. of the King of Mosquito ever that of territory claimed by Eugiand, and never fixedly deflzecd, as pertaising to the Moseuito iudiany. This very Geaty, vbiained by a superior force from e manu who WA BuxKouk Lo recover bis liberay the Kugtish Mims ly hed the brass to preseut to the Houve of Commeus (Bue Bock, 1848,) ae the best proof x the reooguiuen of he FOVerciznty ef tbe Mosquito Indians over that indud: bie portion of Nicaragua, rometimos extended vo Chute Tica, and at other racy ae far as Now Granada ad Hoa © was as great as the pretended ignoransr Nicaragua, for that treaty was made by by an incompetent party, and even if wuthor ed, wot duly Fatiited by ibe Legiviatdre aud Sonate of ue MOW TRE SRITISH BACKED OUT OF TIGRR If1.AND Pursuing the same policy above indicated, in 184+ ure celobraied palm singer; Fred Quatield, after reading ow Sunday bi fur feet square Bibie, oo Monday petid sd te the goverpmenw of Salvador and Honduras ‘that he had theught re te take poxsewmion aud beld ip the wame of ner Besta ta Majesty, We tisu! of Tyger, situatdd ia the EA of Fouseoa, with ail ube adjacent lands, una! co: tain claime egainist ¢ald goverprsents should be paid, with al 10 back him be bad @ Briush , Which supplied the necessary force carry out kis deigns, and (be weak goverumonts ina) force & eppoee t© her, bad W content themselves with « this veurpation. Furtuiuately Mr s in Nicaragua as Minister of the United Sates to that repnbiic, True to tho Moures decirine, Mr Squier onergeucally protested to Mr. Chatileld ayainst the course bo hans pursued towards the States ef Salvador anu Honcuras. Not heving a vewel of war te back him, Mr Squier had to commuuicate to his government fur bt vee that thre American Biates be dealt with with justos, anni the Monroe doctrine carried eut. Chaticid Mndwg eat he had W desl with & customer who had twice proved to the Rritish lion that the eagle would not tolerate being impesed por, uncer pretence of sickuess of the crew of the Gergon, rovt that Teseel to Valparaiso to report to the admiral of ton the proceedings at Tiger island, The Fugtied rover ument finding out the ait tade tae United States bad taken, orderded ine Jucx Tar to go and return usaurped isiands 0 the gageruimeute of Salvator aad dna, Powe months veforo @ trensit contract had becm signed iv London between bir, Wheelright, ene of the cont: actors of the Britisla Pacific Stoauwhip Company and Don Freneico Onatiellon, Nicaraguan Miu.tor w St James, to arrange the Mesquite imbrogiio; bus as it hap: pened that at that tune Brown, @ citizen of the Inited Suter, bad Deco tw Ur Nicaragua and there males couts act with ihe government mors advantageous to ihe county than tint made in Londen, the Wheelright contrat was not of course ratised by the covernmeut of Nicaragua, HOW VANDERBILT GOT ON TAR ISTMMUMs Subsequen'ly Dr. Brown trausferred bis contract fo Mesers. Ven lorbilt, Well, White and seectater, wb ing owt that their _chartey was carry out » good Wail street by ny rugtia, end taade, threagh Uy yed agout, !yavid White, enother net, which nies bad to be a From thet dime the British goverument ithe United Stator had the same intentions um, Se a hy for the peopl tates, who had reequed them from the mouth fish Kon. Tbr ectablishment of the tam money into Nicara country had merely who reaped adv Tsthanea, bus it wa: eo enine Just ut al Lme, when Nicaragua was petung evi of ite dormant wate, a con Of duntemals peared, wh Claimed to have the capacity to guvorn the country Hie agen’ cencio Vega ana Narco Repinea, were rot to work (0 defeat the candidaty o peepls for the ‘ough Guatemala, Lie, and Chamorro mg Une. It is not a few in ages by the trade erected on the ople=the loboring classen—whe chy Ap pean G the Gee pot tok the reins of government, he fornd out Waal the conetitation did not alow him rntficeat margin to cariy out bls inétrachens from Guatemala. To obtain @ pew copetit tion (0 ult his purpose, ouly these of his elnb wore to be returned ia the ; tom, Soret, at energetic members had been elected, tod cenid bot be purchased or bribed, they were banished to the Stats of Honduras, The Presidom of Hoaderas, who was ove of Gevoral Morazan’s favorite generals ¢ aotstance to Castellon and Jerez to invade wolch was effected in May, 1864, Chomorro om Leon, and never unui! be wok ranada, the stronghold of bis party. The waul of discipline in (oo Castellon party, added to Chamorro’s sugmenting Lis force, made the foal triumph become doudtiul. WILLIAM WALRER INVITED TO NICARAGUA. At this (me William Walker was invited by tho Oustel- te come from California, and help put down the tyrant. Fair propeeals were made w Oolonel Walker, #! Weft Cauifornia ia May, 1858, with @ emall but detormined party of true republicaae. AS 800n as tho Britieh agoat: found ont that Americans Were called to help the liberal they se: to work to try and reconcile the Bead war zor opared, but proved in vain. ‘The thamer wuverficiai manner. I avcocinhous show AO | pistes were too lnfatuated with the success their party bad much seal and ntereet in the circulation of —— obtained; petbing Would make them listen to reason, and and statistic dooemente as the Anerican Cengross.”’ In the | we minivtor seul by the government of Salvador had report om the condition of agricuiture by the Pavent Ofoe, | return to hiv Reoery Ag being able to effect an ami- or will find an arsemblage of notions on the paysicel gee cable avnt between the By a bold ted States worthy to tako a plece beride and well plansed move Unlove! Walker took the stroaghold the publications, im whieh our govornment im | of the Chamorristar, mak.og prisoners the most prominent France, dv 20 years, has eadeayored to expound the | individuals and capturing all the artillery and munitions of resources of the country, war Te wrote ee © Close an stipulated in the SCARCITY OF UNITED 7 teat . Terra DOCUMENTS OF FomON | UCT war over, Col Walker déalred te retire te private life, os x ling Secretary of the Arsericnn bys ee Crerieaned toes OS. Heme ae of tre Case vohn Jay, keq., ronda letter from | tellon perty, insist |. Walker abould take the com. fret, Femearan, whch pein She Sombie tecton ter ef the arias of Whe State, The Castalon PPrehenaion iy urcpe, im relation tm the progress of Reographioad and mature! hold imeet the attention of United States cffiolais, apon whom the onus of the maiter revs, Prof. Peterman soya — Josres Perma’ Groner vrinecin Amerart, } March 12, Fr— ° . . =e J : After the cologeal strid 5 t 1 vidvally and vations! revere hind st prepa ihe new certeinly taken feal and statictioa! in attimately published felence in this country, It ; in every kind ‘of reas, it has 6 ead In goog. aphteal, hyd roceaph ultios. The truly mag by order of your governme st rival the mest oviebrated European works, and surpass them by | fommary pod unduo form by law,),gonyiotd and exege- | and Duggy, or Sng " mcorous age reuttered ‘Their ¥ ‘the iy iT eon 1 f arrang’ mand whe » permitted to retire (0 private ite, and quiet were rately ovtabitshod, raived te the rank = of the forces able. Both parties find thot he had favors to converse to wer ry interests of the country were his only guide, began (remem, H z z j i CORRAL’? TREASON AND praTH. General Pouciano Corral wae tae bret coneuted having confersed bis erime, was tied, (certain! . EB Fiz 13, 1857.—TRIPLE SHER. ., ted, expiating thus his ering. In this case General Va" or violated tive Courtitution of the sat, but Soe may tl me DL was unjust; the crime being fully ac Kaew ledge? ought wo be promaly expiated. Britieh ageuts, ever awake Wo promme diseord, left ne the Wert Indion islands. were toe uz it ardvieable that the vease!: it DOW We are convineed tha! fa gland, knowing General Walkor received all he wante: frm the United States, the only mode of checking bi progerss and obtaining his everthrow, was to tet Cosix healthy, ana it was should wtay at San Juan. Ria take bold of the Transit Company’s steamers a1 biockade the river. All was cambined Yon ‘Costs Rican Oommiseioner Alvarado, at Ban Juan dol Nerte in soptom ber, on board the British commander’s yeesel; and in [> cember th: plan was carried out. The Americams were hey would not be allowed to blockade the river; they id Lot be ailowed to recapture the steamers at Gesy town from the Cesta Ricans. They wore bullied (certain nd the first time ence 1776), and ebliged to give up peir kite apd ammenition ty by Sr for their pawage- t@ Aspivwail apd New Orleans. If the Bay their treauies they bad no right to have avy control In «an ivan or any pertion of the Me-quito shore, or ia Nicara sna, Covta Rica or Honduras. The English government, by the treaty of April 30, 1860, expressly agreed unt t © #0 Fortunately (or them, they bad to doal merely with poor Hresident Pieree 4 his Kitchen Cabidet. We hope that the American people will no more allow the flowery epeccbes of British diplomat« te affect ther minds, Krcts are more convincing than argumeus, and we think ewoogn has boon #aid to prove that Kngiand » aot true to her treaty wih regard t Central Aaerica— chat se th jealouey the Ataerican oxpunsios an his Contipente-that her agonta are now, as they ly aways been, at work in Contral America, trying to crea 4 bad feeling again-t Americans, and torettle, without Uy mterferenve of ihe United States, the difficulties eansed by her weurpation of the territory of Central Ameriea. England bas determined that by stratagem ste will ob twin redress from the United Suites for the checks #te he reeeived; aad to obtain this she will des;ite ne meaw swever bace they may be. The American people oven! to wke warming from the ehastisvement milicted on Colston apd Bright, Bollars and eents shonid never be allowed t tand im the way of the United States obialning salinfar tion when ber boner demauds it. Ww Yorn, May 9, 1867. JUAN DE LIMA, lish respecte! The Turt. UNION COURSE, 1. i.—TROLTING. Another one of the series of trets for parser and staker offered - by the proprietor of the above track at th com Meneement of the seaxon, and which Were Milled by som of the fimeet green horses ever produced, came off on Mov day afternoon, accordirg to suneuncement. The race wa between b. g. Gen. Darcey, b. m. Stella, and br. m. Belle of Portiand, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons. Gen Darcy was a great faye: ite proviens te the start, bat I sing the vecovd hea’, which was given @ dead between the mares, hiv back«rs became disatisdod with him for « vhont time, and Bello of Portland bad rightly the call in the folia trotted very rapidly Im this race, but wanted a tittle more bottom to carry her mocessfully past the wiaming port. She could lead the others to the three qwarter pole handily, bu, from there home the distance was too long Jor ber condition She is improving, bow ever. and will be able to gothreugh the mite before hot wea bor sets id. Belle of Portland bas not rocyeeze’ fe. ra tho taken some weeks ago. Sheis # raluable nar and should be let up until she recovers from her idnee Tc foliowing fe a summary Monpay, May Li.—Purse and stake $400, mile bouts, boat three w five, to wagons. sam Mclaughlin emtored b. g. Gon, Darcey....1 8 1 1 1D. Talman entered b. m. Mtetla........ 802% D [fier entered br. ws, Belle of Portiaud A, Woocrufl entered ¢ m —, er. Owner entered r. g. Capt. Henry. ar, Owner entered b. g. Anorow Sheban ar. Time—2 20—1 RHODE ISLAND RACWH—TROTTING. Provinaiex, RL, May §.—The Waehingion Trot’ Park opened ‘the season yesterday with a parse of mile Lonts, best three in Give, to harness The track wa in peo order and the horses in fixe condition, leveling ta the resutt- a. Winch named g g. Young America, fi. Muce named b. m. Lady Westley... H. Billings named b: m, Fashion Dmre—269—2:47 46 b Gp Friday, the 15th, there will be amuother race for a parso of $f), betwen Mary Taylor, of Boston, Larly Sher map and Moddiesore, of this » when very fast tume may bo eapevied, aud’ a numoreus aleatance. VIRGINIA RACKS—-BROAP ROCK COURSE. 0, Va, May 7.—Thospring races over this conrre ‘ommenced on Tusntay. The following le a summary of the frei day's eport— ‘Trmwway, May 6.—Sweopetaker for throo year olds, the prody.ce af mares that never wou or produced @ wianer— $.00 subscription, half forfelt—ratie heat Bowie & Hall's g f. Dutchows, by Register, dar Prin eens, by Prince George....'.. ; PEE | 'e oh. f. by Boston, Jr, dace by Tras 1M Rot? 1. Brooks") b.< BD FANART AION MATA. eeeeceececessece cece GM. alvin Greeu’s ch. ¢. by Baichaser, dam by Trustee. pd. ft ‘Dme—1 002-024, Fame ny —Preprictor's purse, B2L0—twe mile heats, Jenses Telly's g.b. Engineer, 5 years old, by Reve dam Andrewetia, Ly Audrew.. 2 The toi «avid MecDmw. by Revenue, oat of ghtar, dem by Stee! Feaitt Do OVP. Bare's b. bh. Toler, @ years old, by Childe He. rol, dam Merehioner mported Reaton.... pe. ft Dine—3.40—3 63. Wipe mmay, May 6.-Sorond day,--Sweopmtakes for throe Year O\db——$200 mubucription, Mali forfelt—eallo beat. Thorn were Ove ontrien, but only two contended, the others being withdraw, with the following rowult o's b. o. by Zinguree, dam Virginie ne, by imnporied Trustee 20 James Talley’s ie. £ by Time—1 55 a ‘Iwurpar, May 7 —Third aay - mile t cau, bert three In 6 a Thon, Dosw oll’s b. g by 7 Ho, fam Bevom Up.............1 2 6 22 1 x b. b. 4 yearsold, by Neko 8, Mam by PrieM.... 00... .eecseeseree® aaa O.®. Hare's ®. a. Tower, 4y earn off, vy Culdo Heretic, Gam Marshtonesr, by im. forms 1 ies Jen. Taliey's ch. b. Shockoe, 4 years old, by y He, dam Bewy Whie.... 44926 n's'b b, Pilsbestor, & years fe'ly Ho, dar by Priam ‘ ‘Vibe 0—1 9: 7 ingle daeh of a milo, for onddie horsen, $5 ea for ¥ Lik tere wore Ave emiries, Tho recult waa Mr. Tmberiaxe’y b, m. by Tally Ho..... a ¥r. Cettrel'e ed, eeeeee 2 Mr, Tooker’s bh. . 3 Mr. Duke's oh. m....... sreeee ts. Time— 169. Femav, May 8.—Foorth day —Pont take for all agen, $50 cptrance, play or pay, to whieb the ciud addet $700; fem 4 mile Beata, clorod with fear cubeor'bers, and r a8 foulowe dames TANCY ..c....s0seeeeeee a4 Campbell & Barton... 2 s Dovid MePemiel....... ain, Catv s Grosn...... mm Theatrical and Musical. Be Anwat Tamara ~The manacemen' find the vesulifl foonlc drama called “ The Son of tne Night,’ © Mictentiy aurnetive to render a change of programme Usneoseary. Nisco’s Ganpey.— The Raveis will this eveping appear in the somicality satitiet * M. Toupet,” and apectecie of “ The Red Gnomef” and M’lle Robert and the bart corps ia © Terpeebore,”’ Bowm.— Brougham’ Devil's Horve, audience. Croyeey.” BORZON'S— He, Edwin Mooth will aposar as Cade, and Mra. F. 1. Davenport an Paul ia Pulwer's ‘ lag of iyoon,” thin evening. ‘The farce called “ Rulee of the House” te to follow. Wattack's.—Mr. Wallack, who la attracting large oom imirers, will again persenate the bere in “Pi Tel Your Wire’ bore of bis old Mine Mitford's * Rigas!" to-night. is tho afterpions. Laces Kacae’s.— The new comedy, “ Najaro aad Art,’ aod new oxtvavaganga, “ Variety,” wpon the eaocestul production of which we sommented pooterday, ars an- nounced for repetition this eveming. afterpon: end evening. fami ¢ fo slimes thin popelar pisos. Covgra Ormma.—In gaps nace a: riety ot '8 ‘and Minetenit pt Ni )" by the and the « phan tk Arabia Kaighta™ vyatus ry "18 to be ExOrawaxt tm Tin or.—The Enterprise, fiehed at Macony’, in MoDepougt county, raga that # bubbub wee kicked! up th that quiet town on Weda Of inst woek. by the clopement of Mr. Wm. R. Owens bis wife's ester, ¥ ate, Mr, Owens war 4 before be tet he bor doqanorances tt an could yo is 3 town, promising to return it next day ; in the evening borrowed buggy aed a eran of horsee from a friend and, during the right, lifted Julie out of her bedroom win- dow, placed her in the borrowed bugey, ax drove of at the beet spaced of borrowed horses, They were lowed, overteken at Farmington, lows, and arrose? their room a’ a hote!, where they bad retire: fer the night ug Insty wen + friends, apd the gen'iotman was commine 1 We hoveos They were bre ight back to Maco; the ¥ reetored to b inthe w 1h ew all bie trinkefor etenling ' pears to he bit hily polished by the Bowery Twill be preceded te night by Tho Maid of I wav vanvranow moet Mr. Henry Weod # about te erect » uew theatre = Broadway, near Primes «treet, om the wite formerly oesupied by Moughtwou's glass ware extabBhine:. [he construe tom of the Dew place of amusement will by pocullar apd aa ‘ke anything of the kind new im the city. The let has a width of Gfty feet and a dc) th of ene bas dred and thirty seven feet, and ie suificioatly large to rest a goed vised theatre, and the plans hive beem 80 arranged that every available feot of grouni will be used an the contruction of the building. ‘The front is to be of Wentchester white inarble, clabor- wtely and meaty carved and ernamento \o the alien style. Property op Broadway i tee valuable to bo used entiraly or a theatre, and bence the proprietors havo feand it to heir advadtage te build in the rear with a1 ontrance om Kreadway. Burtee’s, Lacra Keene’, Nibio’s and indeed all the io Broadway with tho ovc-pton of Mr Varshall’s are constracted in this manner. Mr. Wood, In order to make the bail:ins pay for Heelf, intends to divide the lower fleor into two ‘ine stores, oack cocupy ing half the entire size of the lot, aii to be lighted — day by o peoullar arrangemen’ ‘ be detailed er. ‘ated th ors. The interior will be of white a f the mont exquimitely beautit 1 hight will be covered wih & Wood's minstrels, NEW BUILDINGS—THE OLD STREET~—8PECULA At length there sooms vo be story wooden relate, tntked about and wondered elas stores, Nos. 13, 16, 17 amd 1744 wo of the presons century by a candies and all kinds ef freite bie mite previo century. About twelve years ‘ince town. table for @ hotel. Joka B. howght une rity ow ralber beb.adhond ve fine su perty would do welt to str ty thing worth lookiog at of six marble front street, bear Broad wn! $20,000. thowe that busines: te raj the west side of the city is to be Dailt on the lob at u treet. The buikting trimmings, and will vont by 196 deep, ai Rpecuint fated that ten yours of the building at Chambers etrect, and 8 Haugbwoot fer & long lense lease to Singer, of Before Hen, Jo TRE NEW TORK Bal. to be light and graceful, and in sili be gotten up with an eye to the mot The aisles im the parquet are t+ be of | ight to the rtores beneath, during the (ay atre will be nearly $60,000, I) wll nntios extending from No. io Chatham strect will be tora down aud r ge more creditable to that great busin’ s hiv, indeed, strange that notwithetan of down wwn property these tumble « should have *o long disgraced the stro» chore Of houses would havo paid so mich be Theve eid chaution have a history of es our duty as chroniclers of Their poverty-stricken appeurar a tite of ground bos rendered them nv The rhunties were originally neat litt out-kirts ot the then growing tywn of were to all probability the firat honses ev around, and in their day doubters had to the commrncem He lived in the house bi av: ower corner of it ax @ law office <pown te our older eltizeas, and diet « jaesercion of Mr. Stopheavon, been rented by Joho B. Simpron, the \« bos been an “ancle” toro many fast yu Neither thia beuse por ibe shanty 0 5 ie to be torm dows thin your: ¥ intend te build an [ren front v0. recently bought the premises be oc period, for the enm of $20,660, and he will erect an ron {rent edilice next y is is a & igases lo becom! » ft ‘e iMONIC® Was Offered 890,009 for lie leave for Midway between the frent of theve storce will be a hal) way with winding stairs loading t th deatre whieh ocoupier all the butiti: lle wairway and vestibule are to be of wurhiv with taesel- vestibule of the above the stores, ‘Ou the right rid@ of the vestibule will be situated the indice’ rotiring rooms, and en the lef tho vocesmury olllces ‘or the sale of tickets, ao. The pard live feet deep, bnt the galleriea, of i two, will be unlike anything of tho Kin! ju (luts country, the tirrt gallery will extend back from ib lead of project over it, and the secon y ia hike man wer will extend to the frent of the bulls! ving the in « @t the theatre the appearance of heir craced—the cond gallery being the farthest part 6 the henge frou the etago. A splendid dome of gia « ! -armeant the theatie. ¢O arranged thal thirty vent lair ean be put wto it, thereby making this place of «t ut owe of the eviert in the eity during the summer time This dome will also give the bulidiag the cone ati» cessary for the accurate tran mission of gound. 1° ' 4 well knows fact among architects dat the beat aco wie «Mocks are pro- awwed tn houses where the ref slop «ward to a point ‘Ibis theatre will seat two thousand person, about the same number that ‘aura Keene's cae ortably bold. > deeorations nd gold wud otohe procencam » whole interior matting ‘the SHANTIES IN CHATHAN TING IN RENTS. & prospec! tat the olf one to No. 1946 ed by boild- shoronghfars. the high prine wn coneorie when a bettor ar loteress, own, which ts ag events to 80 valuabie ¢ and more at than if they were fire otiages on the w York. @hoy ute om this ro bought oi the beginalng Mr, Wilken, 4 contoctioner a person woll known to the young New Yo: cers ef thowe days, who had what ‘5 wometimes ku wu woth.” He kept bis shop at No. 17, where ho dlapewred aa 2 Mnwod for wearty \hirty yeare, amc hecame famnowe as well a8 comfortably y ich in his day wad veneration, Mr. Wileoo wae particulariy ocu:t for the ex cellence f bis cocea puta, of whieh he wos a largo im. perter, and sold a great number, He viv at a geod old nae, about Uh years aince, when the prop ty eras sold for the benent of bis heirs. 11, & M. Hart bought the property Now. 18 and 15,4 toe 22 feet by 121 feet, which bax sine» be a vuoupied as a hing store. One of the Messrs. Hart + /otew they paid $20,000 for the property ; 4A renpana? vie for, but for the treth of ‘The Property Now. 17 aud 1 t hy 110 for, woe Fr Stopbenvan on 10 and hax been eccupled as a cgar store, by Norore Warne, for many years Now. 1 and 19)¢ wes known as th state, t boing culled ater @ Mr. Giles, a lawyer, who tue Louse ov 1d oceapied the » ood otd age. the proper'y jased into the inoe w! vnbreker, whe 1g men about we Now. 13 and The jist Brothers sar ‘ting nomt year, Simpeon, oo of No. 19, has vod for 10 lang @ males tbat +, for stores and 0 Yorker Staaie > hes 175 for $80,000, 00 which she purpores to crect a five story, irom fro ng, for the uso of her newspaper. abwut $40,000, aod will be an ornament |) that part of the ‘Cathain atrees, for 90 fine av ice proof build- ling WH come The ores, and owners of pre mmeolyes aud give Os some MISCKLLANKOUR BUILDINGS. ‘The buildings Noe. 60 and 62 Wall xtr moves, to give place to & eplonds Sailing with turble front, Tho lot io 6@ feet front by 130 deep, and helange to Gen, Jones for offees, and will be erceted with enpecial referonce to convenionce ventilation light. The buikilug will probably ores will am be erected in » i the to be of bout ong: ng, the corner of Broudway and 100.000 has been offered Mr. of bis new building. My. Thomas Chris ianson (00k & lease of tor marble store of tenj. Wool, corner of Rroaiway and Grand street, for fifieun years, st $12,000 per year, and has wing machine notoriety, for #20.04 sMapreme Court—Special Term wold hie senatly go Clerke. S DRY DOCK, May 12—Roberts wm. Th New Fork Balance Dry Dect Company. —Aithougd it is very powible, if thin actiow had deen tried before medofore Judge Reovevel render. ‘od Lio decision in the other care, that | might have come to 8 different conchlien from thet ef my ayociate, yet} think cony weil cone. by another ringlo ant propr! Lered decision of on trinetples and same facta. As fer ae Judge ina case involving the y site require thas the Jodge rhould be followed PAU ’ the epecial concerned the me.cim of sore decieig should on this ooo, rian be obser deemed open Tee question Involved \y for eensideration in ths gw z Judganest for plain iff, with couts. A Chance for General Cass, ¥.om the Lf Genera: Ouas bad Ba of ciroutae Ape: ‘Sr the express a bine & GA jo distingweb inal aoe ig could ; made aduire of the government, be himwelf eo favorable an er was eflocted in pursuance of th randisement which bas planted Britiah a Exportans point globe. f"ne as the British tern upon the apeaa from ile tar, the Raltio nb government net have mato rovereiguties, English arurpation on eee at poucy Suet, 00 does it aepire to an asceoderny over this ad the the’ ef the Yonian’ islands, trets fhe commerce of tre Bun indies over th comer” by Uirning every commanding Uaert into @ mi! colony. Great Britain eonfranta tho Uni ted Bat a tn one aipestion, tte colony at La eS tm strong pesiuicn ta ‘eet India give , {t coatre merce Mexican Gulf. J yeh] Beit = tent, but is employing every violenee ty estabiish ite supr incontestibly the moet impor gas eommereial ed position on the globe. did net engage g tral Amertes. it ever holes. the & Renter jenet pledged ur against 1 och manera oes core of png tlhe prese se abandon By the Clayton BUiw peaty f ihe Dele’ Zopdiiliinent: in & dependency of the me Aflorwards, iw romeequence of the trace OF LeU fted States, the Brius government: Oty pipe tad to Os <8 pw of toeir original and He the @ fur the execution tor the Pay Iaiande Tightfol prepristor; but PO speed that nnciher Rritieh governor has been aver the colony of the Rey Isiands. Bods the of thet to bis hands. and f = 3; goio | Great Britaio aa General Gane $ Wil be make@he most of it? Will ho die. id Peep ph te te States on the Amerienn eomtinent? These mast aaewer fur himself, f the presons 4 tame it bar the engayemens it ie am - aypcinied — ae ft