The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. ——eeee JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, pobre eee OFFICE ¥. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON OTF. POTENT CCECT TT 3 conte per. Roce, as ee adams. LP iter wea) spa Ses 2 Brin or B6ey part fe Rea tk at st AMUSEMENTS TO-MORBOW EVENING. 4 mnoanwa exuaraa, Broadway—F vs us, og 28 La, +A eed Broadway—Sscopamvs—Tas Evorr- Pam f THEATER, Bowery—Jacovs Lumisn—Tas —— _BUBTOW'S NEW THRATRR, Broadway, opposiie Bond ot " WALLAOK’R THEATRB, Broadway.—fxs Wirs—Ons ‘(Coat roa Two Suits. bean — LAURA KERNIS THEATRE, Brosdway—Narons 1s> Aer—Vaniorr. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st.—Iratsax Orena— TrovaTors. —_— ‘Tus Bratton Hovss—Usep revoewe Wwow, Sveatng— Satan in Panue—trage Steven Beusan, — 1D WOOD'S MINSTRELS, ‘Broad. way “Sirusorsan Psavonaswon-Tas Two Caowa BUCKLEY'S a. 8 Broedway—Brmorus as ae SSSA RAS Eres Sema FANNY DEAWE'S VARI (663 Broad: =| Pe RETIRES, \way—Dasmario —_— BUCKLEY HALL, 686 mand SacnED Con- oxat cy Dopwortn’s Barp. New York, Sunday, May 17, 1857. ‘The News, Intelligence from Mexico to the 1st instant states ‘that the fili suster invaders of Sonora, ander Colonel Crabbe, had been attacked by the Mexican forces ‘and compelled to surrender at discretion. The en- tire perty, sixty in number, had besn sentenced to be shot. The Hambarg screw steamship Hammonia, Capt. Heydtmann, arrived yesterday morning from Ham- burg, baving left that port on the Ist instant. She brought 490 passengers ands full freight list. ‘The British sorew steamship Queen of the Soath, Capt. Beal, aleo arrived yesterdsy morning from Bremen via Southampton, having left the latter port on the 30th ult. She brought abont 300 and large freight. This steamship is the pioneer of o new line of first class steamships, called the New York, London and Bremen line. We publish in to-day’s paper letters from our cor. respondents at London, Par's and Berlin, interesting accounts of the social, financial and po- Utical movements in progress at those capitals, to- gether with some additional intelligence respecting the war in China, a detailed description of the open" ing of the new British Parliament, the latest fash- Jons, £0. Judge Clerke, of the Supreme Court, yesterday, ® preliminary injunction restraining the Commissioners from entering into con- tracts for the erection of hospital buildings, 40 , at Seguine’s Point. The 2lst inst. is assigned for the argument inthe case. The complaint, setting forth tthe reasons for the action on the part of the de, @efendanta, may be found in another column. A number of sentences were parsed in the Court of General Sessions yesterday. Joseph Miller, in. @icted for murdering his wife in a brutal manner, pleaded guilty to manslaughter, and was sent to the State Prison for four years. George Saltus,a colored man, charged with the same offence, was sentenced to the Stete Prison fortwo years. Hunt, the abor- tloniet, was remanded till next Saturday. A despatch from New Orleans states that toe steamship Black Warrior sailed from that port on the 12th inst. with a large number of passengers, mostly Southerners, who are en route for Europe. Advices have been received by the Navy Depart- ment at Washington of the successful exploration of | the Isthmns of Darien, for a canal route, by Dr, Cald- well, of the United States frigate Independence. Official information received at Washington con- firms the news of the flight of Brigham Young from Utah Territory. The City Inspector reports 430 deaths during the past week—an increase of 38 as compared with the return of the week previous. The increase is main- iy of diseases of the lungs, throat, 4c. Scarlet fever god smallpox have also increased 10 each as compar. ed with last week. The following statement exhibits the number of deaths during the past two weeks, among adults and children, distinguishing the sexes:— Boys. Girls, Toial. Week ending May®......85 63 146 98 392 Week ending May16.....02 77 138 125 430 Among the principal causes of death were the fol- Men. Women. : fay 16. Conavmpuion. 66 Convulsions (infantile 25 Inflammation of the | 33 Scarlet fever at Mareem > 20, Dropey in ‘Small 6 aths of apoplexy, 7 of bronchi. tis, 6 of erysipelas, 5 of disease of the heart, 10 of old age, 8 of scrofula, 5 of intemperance, 7 prema- ture births, 30 stillborn, and 15 from violent causes. The following is a classification of the diseases and the total number of deaths in each class of disease during the past two weeks:— May, Moy 6, Bones, joints, &e Brain and nerves Generative organs... Heart and bioud vessels Lungs, throat, &c.... . Stillborn and premature births. Skin, Ac, aud eruptive fevers... .. ‘Stomach, bowels and othor digest. re organs, Enoertain seat and general fevers... . Unkvown..... Urinary organs Total ‘The number of deaths, compared with the corres ponding weeks in 1955 and 1866, was as follows:— Week ending May 19, 1855. or : : May 17, 1866. ww. May 16, 1867, 40 The nativity table gives 313 natives of the United Atates, 69 of Ireland, 28 of Germany, 1! of Dnglend, | 3 of Scotland, and 1 each of Spain, Switzerland, France, the West Indies and British America. The sales of cotton yesterday wore limited in the fore. noon and prices unsettied. In the afernoon there were rumors of sales to the amount of 3,008 bales on private terms. In one considerable line sold, the seller, it was | nid, retained on interest with the buyer. In floar, com mon grades of Eastern and State wero hoavy and easter, while the higher qualitics were unchanged. Sales of Tli- nols red wheat were made at $1 608 $1 61; common white Southern in store at $1 73; and white Canadian at $1 89. Corn was very active, and large sales of Western mixed were made, Closing at 880., in store; and sales of yellow Routhers do. were reported at 89e. a 90c., In store and de | livered. Pork wae steady, with fair sales at $23 500 $29 66, with small lots reported at $23 76. Sugars were firm nod active, and the recent advance was fully main tained. Coffee was steady and quiet. Freights were inac ive, aod rates to English ports irregular. To the cont bet there wae rather more offering, without change in ates Coroxet, Fremont’s Whereanovrs.—There has been a great deal of inguiry lately as to the whereabouts of Colonel Fremont, who has hot lately appeared in public. Mr. Fillmore, we perceive, is moving about from place to place, and several new aspirants for the Presidency are showing themselves to the public; but Colonel Fremont is in retiracy. He is not, however, idle. He is engaged in preparing a new edition of his works, comprising accounts of all his travels and expeditions. and containing much matter that has not heretofore been published. This work will i TA NEW YORK fA AV HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY. 17, 3857, H D MiIAATE ANY waereerer shortly be i-sued by Childs & Co, of Phita- | Ctose of the May Anntversattes—Theti In- | in connecti¢n’ With this eubject which belongs to Gelphia, the publishers of D.otor Kaae’s work, of which eeventy theusand copies have been sold, netting eeventy thousand dollars for the family of the late Arctic explorer. We trust that the work of Colonel Fremont will be equally profitable. It has been stated that the Colonel iss milliondire and that the Mariposa estate mado him the pos- seseor of immense wealth. Such, however, is not the fact. The Mariposa grant fell chiefly into the hands of the stock jobbers in California, and Colo- nel Fremont received very little profit from i. He now depends entirely upon his literary labors, which we trust will be as profitable to himself as they are valuable and interesting to the world. ‘The British Expedition to China. We publish elsewhere a list of the force which Great Britain is sending toChina to prosecute the war which bas just begun. From the best infor- mation we can obtain, we are inclined to dia- credit the etatement put forth some time eince by the Paris papers in reference to the instructions given to Lord Elgin. It now appears that the Britich and their allies will exact some territo- rial concession as a guarantee of the fulfilment of any future treaty they make, and.there is every reason to expect. that the territory thus to bo seized will form part of the southern tea grow- ing districts. : The plan of operations of the British appears to be in accordance with theecheme proposed by some of the soldiers of 1846—namely, a seiz- ure of the great canal, the occupation of the great rivers, a bombardment of one or two prin- cipal towns, and eventually, under favorable circumatances, a forced march keross the eauutry to Pekin. This plan eupposes the utter imcapa- city of the Chinere to make any defenca at avy given point of their territory, no matier how disproportionate the invading force or how ar- dent the enmiiy of the natives. It likely as- sumes—and this doubtless on just grounds—that the superiority of tho English iu conrage, strate- gy and discipline, will enable them to pass from victory to victory without once incurring a lovs or submitting to a defeat. It is difficult to bring onceelf to think that a weak, helplesa:nation, Itke the Chinese, can ever hold their own against two euch civilized and intelligent nations as England and France. But there are many points worth reflection; if we Propose to anticipate the success of the invaders, When we in this country find ourselves on the brink of a troublesome domestic quarrel, we al- most invariably relieve ourselves by exciting a breeze with Eogland. This brings all parties to- gether, and animates them with an absorbing feeling of patriotism that for the time quenches party spirit. Just so in England and France. ‘When the people grow troublesome, and chartist leagues, or republican secret societies, alarm the governments, a quarrel is picked with some foreign pation—Russia, Germany, the United States, or China—and the public excitement is cooled off in - this channel. It would appear that this pleasant manceuvre, of which we have been in the habit of fancying we enjoyed a monopoly, is not an- known to the Chinese. There is reason to believe that the firm resistance of Yeh and the attitude of uncompromising hostility which the govern- | the Emperor hopes to effect the overthrow of the | insurgents, They have hitherto been more than a match for his troops, Without some extraor- | dinary event, in the ordinary course of things, | they will overthrow hisdynasty. Bute war with | a foreign foe would be very likely to rally them | to the support of the throne. | In this contingency, a long and a great war | would seem probable. From the troubles which , have broken out at Borneo among the Chinese | settled there, and the menaces uttercd at Singa- | pore and Bangkok, it is evident that all the na- tional prejudices of the Chinese are aroused, and that they will fight harder than usual. In the North, the men have usually shown a very ro- markable degree of bravery; there is no lack of physical strength in the race in any part of the kingdom. All that is needed to make the Chi- nese formidable opponent in war is officers and discipline; and a question is now arising whether Russia will not revenge herself on Eng- land for the defeat at Sebastopol by lending the Chinese Emperor officers capable of leading his armies, Russia can communicate with China from behind; can pour in if necessary a stream of skilled officers, trained in European warfare, and accustomed to drill strange nations. She did so in Persia twenty years ago. Were the Chinere properly disciplined and led, and were their teeming labor applied to the con- struction of modern machines of war, they would creasing Financial Importance. with gentlemen in white cravate, and females of every variety of color, present to attend the an- nivereary meetings of the princlpal religious and benevolent societies of the country, The vast ainoont of money diebursed through these eocle- ties is no doubt a stropg incentive to the interest with which they are regarded, and the tneresaing Interest mey be sufficiently accounted for by the fact which appears by the subjoined table, that the eqptributions are enlarging every year. The table exhibits the receipts of the principal socie- ties during the past three years :— Societies. 1865; ime 1H Foreign ist'2s2 #158;700 ad Pree ‘Board of Foreig Miae,, 18014 “2o1'nes *906,108 ‘Home <2. 180,137 198,548 178,000 : 63/867 65,500 16,206 48,034 105,618 45,000 O4345 S141 44,507 18,000 18,000 38,008 finn 9,957 87,567 7,571 18,993 $36,033 20,138 91'925 "30,353 oe nee ca 20,000 ° saiooe Son ime Be te 8 3) “ei i = — 3,000 2850 = 1,587 2,004 10, 1 10, Sc. for Ed. of Col’d Children ~ — a ae WS) ices caasnnne $1,595,780 1,756,¢ Increase of 1866 over 1855 « 4 1857 over 1856. | « «1807 over 1856, *3eyen mouths; fIneluding educational fund; teutimated. | It will be perceived that during the last two | years the receipts have inereased nearly $400,000 | —the amount las! year being about $2,000,000. | A glanceat the sums recelved by the different | societies will show how little of this vast sum is | applied to the reliefof human wretchedness, and ' how large a portion is expended for mere prose- lytiaw, If the devout audienres at all these | meetings were sincerely charitable, aud this | princely sum were applied with the tact even of a Broadway pill merchant, how much of male degradation and female frailty could be pre- vented. Even the expenses of these annual ego- tistical boastings would doubtless, if properly ap- | plied, do more real good than is now accomplish- | ed by the whole fund; but these zealous Christians evidently delight in these Mey visitations to the great national Babel, or Sodom as they more commonly are pleased to etyle it, aud would not place ceema to give them s0 much pleasure—to none do the taints more gladly resort, in none do they spread themselves with so much compla- cency. One would tbink they wou'd rather chooge some more godly place in the interior for their ministrations, some other and more central point from which to radiate their opintons, some | quicter and more moral locality where they might wear their white robes of purity without danger of contamination and where washing is cheaper. Quite the contrary. They prefer rush- ing into the whirlpool of business, the enchant- | ments of city life, the vortex of dissipation, the acknowledged baunts of the drama and the devil, where they can talk to wondering crowds, get good dinners, live in the newspapers, and slip alyly off to places of amusement in the evening. One thing is certain—that if they are not tired of New York, New York 1s pretty well tired of them. Every year we have the same stereotyped assemblages of people, the same talk, the same orators, the same loud denunciations against the non-conformists, the same scratching of heads for ideas, and the same calls on the wicked to fork over their cash. So far from these anni- versaries presenting a spectacle “of peace on earth and good will to men,” they are invariably ecenes of envy and jeal- ousy, of disputes and dissensions, where @e apples of discord are not thrown in classically one at atime, but by barrels full, every one taking a bite as they roll along the aisles. | Under the softening influence of that religion which they profess to make the principle of their action and the rule of their life, they would natu- rally, we suppose, meet together in the most fraternal bonda—their eyes should beam with | heavenly mildness and their hearts swell with tender affection; but instead of this we find notbing but antipathies and antagonisms in eve- rything but in raising funds; and the most proml- | nent of the movers in these assemblages, wearing | the mask of Medusa, ‘With the snakes tn their bair That bias in the air, ‘And furles that flash from their eyes. We aro, consequently, struck with the character become a nation not easy to manage. Their bare numbers are a terrible fact. The Englieh, send- ing out 20,000 men to China, may do a great deal of damage certainly; but if the 20,000 met 20,000 Chinamen every Monday morning and ex- terminated them before night, it would make no sort of difference to the resources or strength or | appreciable population of the Empire, The stand- | ing army of Oviva is only 1,700,000 men; but in | a case of this kiad, there would be no difficulty in | raising at one time or another, a military force as | large asthe total population—men, women and children—of France and England combined. | What can an invader do against multitude? Will not the English find themselves in the posi- tion of a man who tries alone to tread down a lerge field of corn? The progress of the world and the desires of tea drinkers are for a speedy peace; but the signs of the times indicate that there will be a long, twoub.esome and bloody war. | Maxex’s Ormox or Mr. Bucnawan's New | York Arrowtwests—We understand that an | opinion has been obtained from Hon. Wm. L. | Marey in reference to the moral calibre of Mr. Bu- | chanan’s New York appoitmnents, to wit:—That, excepting Mr. Schell, who is a fair and respecta- | ble man, these New York appointments are worse | than those of poor Pierce, The full meaning of | this dry and crusty opinion may be conjectured | when it is remembered that Mr. Schell, | as an applicant for the New York Custom Houre | advift through the uncompromising hostility of Marcy. But the sly old cynic of the State De- partment has his reasons, no doubt, for this pre- sent exception in behalf of Mr. Schell. Mr. Marcy, we fear, through one of our Wall street journale, has been deluded with the idea that he may etill prove an available piece of democratic timber for the Presidcncy. We suspect that a few superannuated old fogies, here and there, en- tertain the came idea, tmeluding, perhaps, a Tam- many Sachem or two; and thus we have an- other added to the many elements of discord axd disruption which here have crept into the demo- cratic camp. That service of silver plate to the ex-Premier, most likely, will only still further increase there troubles in the family. There is no folly equal to the credulity of these old fossil politicians. under President Pierce, was excluded and sent | of the proceedings of some of these societies, and particularly of the Anti-Slavery Society. In the | midst of all its bravery, its anntal deonnciation | of Washington and the constitution, and its | awful darings of God himself, we perceive that it | is conscious of losing ground. Garrison admits | that there is a color mania abroad—a smell aboat | Nigritia which no perfume can conceal—a vacnum | in the Society’s pouch which no solicitations can fili—a want of attention to the perform- j j | ances which the most expert perform- lers on the abolition banjo cannot re- new. Mra Abby Foster in her despair, | thanks keaven that Kansas is not saved from the slave power! She wishes it extended every- where, that the evil may become etill greater; so that when it is invincible, the Sooiety will | have more to do, for this is the substance of her argument on Wednesday last, when she proce ded to hand round the plate. Mr. Wm. Browa (black man) desired s rebellion among the slaves, to take place “next week,” with the loss of “a | million of lives,” and the attempt “a failare,” | rather no attempt at all, This is adark propo sition—too dark even for Mr. Hurly Barly, who | seemed to be in the same desponding mood with Mr. Garrison. The latter admitted there was no hope for the cause until the people would “a contribution box unflinchingly in the face.’ Barly sorrowfully believed that a resort to phy- sical force to carry out Mr. Brown's propositions would annihilate the slave, the Socicty and Mr. Garrison's beloved contribution box. Mr. Brown, therefore, gained nothing by his appeal to jarme, In vain did Mr. Qninoy declare that there was “scarcely a county in Maseachuretis that would not contract to whip South Carolina” No one of the audience was ready to become a contractor for any sach purpose; andeven the pathetic speech of Miss Ellen Frances Watkins (black woman), of Balti- more, who was afraid to go back there that sho might weep over her mother’s grave, had no ef- feet on the hardhearted spectators from whom only thirty thousand dollars were wanted to keep up steam for the coming year. On the whole we consider the Anti-Slavery Society a used up con- cern. It will not pay any longer. It has given © cognovit. and the South may enter up judg- ment accordingly. But we must not forget one other circumstance | miss the opportunity. Bad as New York is, no | the history of me S2Biversary week, and shonid { by not be overlooked by a..' Unionmen. We allude to the marked characeer ame’ *°42°%25 tone of the action of the American Trax. Society on this question of tlavery. This Society xivlemnly re- colved that the political aspect of the question lay entirely withont the proper sphen* of the Socicty, and cannot be discnacd in its publications; that it should nov be the “organ of any one system of religious or moral reform, such as temperance, peace, anti-popery or anti-slavery,” bat should sustain the cave of truth and righteousness in all their departments, This is admirable policy, as well as true religion, and it paya. The donations to the Society have been constantly increasing every year for the last thirty-two years, During that which ended the Ist of Avil last the gifts of money and collections amounted to about $164,000, and the calce of its printed publications © $266,000 more, Its operations are very ex- tensive in Virginia, the Carolinas, Georgia, Fiorlds, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississlppi, Texas and Arkaness, where its trects and stories would have no chance whatever If they were Imbued with abolitiouiem. But all this good generalship “ard caihetic conduct reguire.as usual much of the oil of palms, the grease of machinery and ibe sipews of war. No less than $36,000 are paid ont annually for ealaries in and about the New York Tract Hous2—one-fifth of its whole receipts from subecribers—and the Society begins the new year with only about $4,000 in the treasury. ‘We may, then, with some grains of allowance, place the two institutions in useful opposition to each other—the latter as an alkaline corrective, nentraiizing the corrosive acidity of the former. But the Jaboratory ia still the same—it is still New York. Here, amid the fumes and emoke and deception of modern alchemy, the saintly | operators resort to turn their brass into gold; here they find they can best try the experimentem crucis, at the expense of thoze who go down to the sea in great ships, or waik the strects in gold and pur- ple, or cistil the pleasant juices which steal away the brains, or add house to houee and land to land, selling their souls to take their hard-carned ease, But they are not so very successful after all, A ball at the Academy will produce more than a | whole anniversary week. There is a suspicion in } the public mind that many of these societies are got up for effect, or for the support of a swarm of | érones, All their efforts seem to end in widening the differences In the Christian world and not to close them up. The array of dogmas, the confa- sion of doctrines, the bitterness of opposition continue from yeac to year. Every association | offers its own epecific and panacea. The simple | straightforward apostolic method of conversion | is now superseded by a complicated machinery, | by mere worldly calculations, by dollars aud cents, by the rule of thumb How enn this country ¢xpect to maintain a unity of purpose, or a nationality of character, when those who have taken charge of ils religious improvement are so divided in seatimeat and so mercenary in their motives ? A | We have almost come to the conclusion that these great anniversary shows of ours are too much like the Jewish Feast of Trumpets when holocausts were offered for the whole nation ; when calves, and rams, and lambs were indiscri- minately sacrificed, and flour and wine were not wanting for the occasion. But it was no appoint- | meot of the Scriptures—it was nothing more | than a blow cut of the cunning Rabbina Poor Pierce and His Mississippi Cotton Plantation, In the way of subscriptions for the relief of poor Pierce, they are doing the thing pretty handsomely in the South, after all. The effort to raise him @ farm among the Virginia democracy appears to have fallen through ; but the chivalry of Savannah, Ga, have made him a gift of a beautiful service of silver plate, which is some- thing. The still more liberal democracy of Vickeburg, Miss, have subscribed the handsome sum of ninety-six thousand dollars for the pur- chase of a splendid cotton plantation in that neighborhood—the price of which, for Mr Pierce’s accommodation, has been fixed at only a hundred thousand dollars, At the last ao counts, therefore, only four thonsand dollars were wanted to complete the purchase, which sum, we suppose, has been since raized, and the purchase consummated. In the next place, as it will probably require, in cash down, at least fifty thousand dollars worth of niggers to work this cotton plantation: the question recurs what State will furnish the nig- gers. It is said that Mr. Pierco, with a commen- dable eye to a rainy day, has saved, of his Prosi- dential salary the snug little evm of fifty thousand dollars, or twenty thousand more than was saved by Captain Tyler, and fifty per cent more than was raved by Col. Polk. This would purchase the niggers; but then there would be notniag left in the hands of the owner to meet the numerous contingent expenses incident to the removal of the ex-President’s household goods from New | Hampshire to Mississippi. The duty, we think, of furnisbing the niggers devolves upon the Vir- the best in the New Orleans market, They are considered stronger, sounder, healthier and moce durable than the niggers of any other Southera State. Compared with these hog and bominy fed niggers, those of the rea board of the Carolinas, largely subeisted on rice and fish, aro a very feeble and inferior set. In this view, and considering the fact that Governor Wise had never a more devoted advocate of his whole theory of the constitution and the price of niggers than Mr. Pierce, we think it devolves upon the Governor and the Virginia democracy to furnish the nig- gers for this Mississippi plantation. This duty is still more apparent when we remember that the Virginians first starigd this idea of a Southern plantation to their beloved New Hampshire chief- tain, 60 shamefully thrown overboard at the Cin- cinnati Convention. In the third place, however, the question arises, will it be necessary to stock this Missie- sippi plantation with Virginia niggers for Mr. Pierce's accommodation, insemuch as he may prefer the granite hills of New Hampshire, abo- litionists and all, to the chances of the yellow fever in Mississippi? A good plan, we think, would be to turn over the piantation to Jefferson Davis or John Mitchel, to be worked, as farmers call it, “on shares’? But Mr. Pierce may yet adopt another course ; and if he has anything like ‘8 proper sense of gratitude to the South he will sell, at once, for cash, this cotton plantation, (which to him must be like the present of an ele- phant,) and appropriate the whole of the pro- ceeds te the causes of Atchison and Striagfellow in Kansas, They want help, and let Mr. Pierce, in this extremity, prove his faith by his worka. In this Missiesippi plantation he may hold the ee in bis hands to make Kansas a slave Srna egg ARSC mee yen | vertised to leave hero at 3 o'clock this afternoon for De- va ‘“SaURLOW Waxp Gomo to Gzonau.—We teo Dy the Tribune that Thurlow Wecd purposes visit- ing Georgia. We notify our readers in that sec- tion of the that they need not be alarmed at the visit of the King of the Lobby. Although Weed is a director of the Underground Railway and » prominent sy with runaway negroes, there is no danger of his at- tempting to stir up an insurrection of the alaves in Georgia. Although Thurlew likes niggers Pretty well, he bas e still greater passion for “de monish,” and there is not a drop of philan- throphy in his present mission to the bonighted Georgians. Its object is entirely financial. Among other schemes pushed through by the lobby at the last session of Congress was one for the establishment of a naval station near Brunswick, Georgia, Thurlow Weed, Simonton, Matteson, and others, members of Congress and the lobby—who were afterwards kicked out of Wazhington—secured posession of an island suitable for naval purposes, pushed the bill through, and induced the Secretary of the Navy to select their site. Of course the government would have to pay four or five times the sum . that had been dicbureed by Weed, Simonton, Matteeon & Co., even allowing for a thousand dollar draft to make Greeley o stool pigeon for the second time. Weed now goes to Georgia to look up the titles and make final arrangements, including a division of the spoils—including, perhaps, another thousand dollars—to be received by Greeley, to be paid to some mysterious third person. So the people of Georgia need not be alarmed. Thurlow is only playing a farce after the Washington comedy of last winter, and the audience has to pay a pretty round sum for admiesion. THE LATEST NEWS. Important from Mexico. THE SONORA FILIBUBSTERS OAPTURED AND SENTENCED TO SHOT. ; New Onuwans, May 14, 1857. Advices from the city of Moxico of the Ist May state that Colonel Crabbe’s California filibuster party had been attacked at Coborca by the Mexican troops and forced to surrender at discretion. The prisoners, sixty in number, including Colonel Crabbe, were all to be shot. Affairs in W: le PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE NAVAL BOARDS—MORE COURTS ON INQUIRY TO BE ORGANIZED. Wasmxctox, May 16,1867 ‘Tho cases of Captain Inman and Lieutenants Bartlett and ‘Thornton are still under consideration before tho sevoral Courts of Inquiry. To-day Commodore Kearney and Com- mander Whittle were examined on behalf of Captain In- man,and Lieutenants Simms and Gipson were recalled ‘against both Thorntom and Bartlett. Nothing of importance was ell xited. Secretary Toucey is contemplating ordering additional courts. ‘THM GENERAL NBWAPAPRR DISPATCH. THE FLIGHT OF BRIGHAM YOUNG—ILLNKSS OF SENA- TOR BUTLER, ETC. Wasmwoton, May 16, 1867. Official despatches recently received warrant tho belief @at Brigham Young has fled from Utah, as it is known he was in treaty with the Indians for safe conduct through their country. Ex-Justice Drummond has arrived here for consultation on the affairs of tho Territory. ‘Past Aesistant Surgeon Herner, of the navy, has resigned his office. Despatches received here state that the health of Senator Butler, of South Carolina, is very precarious, and that his death is dally expected. Tho Secretary of War today examined tho bids made for materials and construction of the Washington Aque- duct. The awards will be announced probably on Tuceday. Walter N. Halderman has been appointed Surveyor at Louisville, vice English, removed. Edward $ Hough has been re-appointed Collector at Alexandria, Virginia. Senator Wilson is here en roule for Kaneas. Dr. Ezra Parmenter bas been appointed Special Inapec- tor of Drugs and Medicines, at Boston, vice Joseph H. ‘Smith, removed. The salaries of the Superintendents of tho Wagon Roads are fixed ut $3,000 per annum; those of the Disbursing Agents and Engineers at $2,000, and thoso of the Physi- clans at $1,500. ‘The Famine in Northern Dernorr, May 16, 1957. At a meeting beld last evening in tho City Hall bere, to devise means for the relief of the destitute people in Northern Michigan, a citizen of Gratiot county was preseng and stated that bis wife and three children had died of starvation. He gave a gloomy account of the suffering in that region, and sald people were dying for the want of the most common food. The meeting decided to raise $5,000 in this city to purchase provisions with, $1,000 of which was subscribed In the ball. News from Nassau, N, P. Cuanuesron, May 16.1867. ‘The Britleh schooner Fveline has arrived bere with Nas- #au dates to the 10th inst. She brought as a passonger, Sir Alexander Pannerman, the newly appointed Governor of Newfoundland. The brig Alma, from New York, arrived at Nassau on ‘the 29th ult., and the American ship Tarolinta, from Now York for New Orleans, put in there on the 6th instant in distrers. Tannery Buraed at Owego. Ownoo, N. Y., May 16, 1957, The tannery in this place, owned by Messrs, Howe & Lincoln, at Newark Valley, N. ¥., was burned to the ground to-day, From two to three thousand sides fof leather were in the lofts, none of which were saved. The green Ftock in the yards was all caved. Tho total loss is estimated at $40,000, The stock was mostly owned by parties in New York and Boston, Mosers. Howe & Lin- coin are insured for $15,000, and will rebuild the tan- nery. Lake Navigation. Burrao, May 16, 1857. We have fine weather to-day, with a light wind from the west. The steamer Western World arrived here last night from Detroit. The steamer Mymonth Rock ts ad- troit, although there is a good deal of ico in the lake yok ‘The Obie River. Crvcewwart, May 16, 1857. ‘The water in the channel of the river at this point is failing. it now measures eleven fect. Weather mild, Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD, Pritapeuenta, May 16, 1857, Stock dull—Pennsylvania 6’, $4; Morris Canal, 15%; Long Island Railroad, 1134; Roading Railroad, 30%; Penn: sylvacia Railroad, 66 54. New Ontwaws, May 14, 1857. ial Cotton easier, but not quotably ldwor. today 1,600 bales; recoipte to-day 1,900 bales. Sugar frin at lic. Flour frm. Mixed corn 750. n 800. Pork firm at $24 for meas. Barrelled lard 15e. Gunny cloth 1340 LO . Lovevmis, May 16, 1867, Sixteen thousand bushels of corn were roi! hore to-day At auction for homo consumption, averaging 960. per bushel. Oaweoo, May 16—6 P.M. Flour dull. Sales at $6 for common State, and $7 25 for ommon Canadian. Wheat not so frm. ‘Sales $14,000 bushels, at $1 70091 75 for wittte Canadian. Canal freighte—120. for wheat and 100. for corn to New York. Lake imports to day—1,000 bbis. flour; 1,600 bushela wheat, Canal exporte—16,500 bushela wheat, Crverwwamt, May 16, 1867. Mess pork has advanced to $23, with more buyers than eliere. Bacon has advanced to 120, for rib sides, Lard, 143¢¢. for barre! and 150. for keg; stock nearly exhausted. Flour advanced to $7 8754, wih light receipta. Whiskey advanced to 2040. © 2046, with a good demand. — Bertor's Tiatxa.—Tho report that Mr. Marshall, of tho Broadway theatre, had purchased Burton's now heatre in Broadway, opposite Rond street, ia not correct, Mr. Burton continues as manager, and is making his en- gagements for the coming season. Mies Trea Bewoxpe's Evextvos wrrn Tox Moown—Am ‘entertainment under this title is to be given at the Stryve ‘ant Institute to-morrow (Monday) evening. Mise Re- it wil be an exceed tingly attractive il be filled a formance tad most la? oomporitions in the national music Treland. wor may be their domerite in other ro- sata ogee hor- affair. of some from Dr, A.N, Bell, of Brooklyn, N. ¥., and Dr. DE W. Laler, from New York city, as follows Immediate freedom to all well 2. Warehouses for infocted affected, and the enactment of statutes which will be uniform and, if possible, advan- toall. [ger soliet conan, I think another good accom! convention over which reside. If you can induce Use ales m to different Parts of Burope, for, tue. purpose of men to rept ob- ~ poet Dasee, re me ae CH igood nope gf ; the ne consi enforcing present, ve many cases “A tine and if possible modify ‘The communications were ordered to be recorded in the minutes and referred to the Business Committee. Dr. Conprs, trom the Business Committee, presented the following additional report:— ‘They recommend the adoption of the following resolu- — tions: Resolved, 1. That no member of this Convention shalt ee eae the same subject, nor longer 4 They P opese, as a subsite for the fourth proposl- a reported, and which had beon again The rixth and last prepenttion was taken Drs. Broxtow an 1 Ooates ob; od to the chango, bolier- that the name was only dostinctive, Tho name of the “National Quarantine Convention” had boon hung out to the Cy of tho world—it would be, improper now to tee, as given in yesterday's report, taken 5. "YSllow forte a bot a so It was movod to amend Dy niriking out the words “per fs” and insert “e: under the circamstances expressed in the third section of the resolution jast adopted. ’* Dr. Jowms moved to amend by substituting for the pro- position the following :— 1. That im their common forms, cholera, yel- low feyer and typhus and typhold fevor, may be deve. loped if not generated, by the action of local causes, and are incapabie of tranami«sion ond the of thew or! we bave good evidence from intelligent and ro- liable sources that they occasionally assume characters demanding tho most active and rigid measures fer their prevention and abatement. tao orjected to Gopnntnn, as It gave rise to 0 dit cuss: an unset ciple, which, if eatered into, might not be finished for a iwetre month. Dr. Jones in reply stated that ho was averte to giving rive to discussion ¢n unsettled principles, but as the Com- mittee on Business had excited the discussion, he belioved: it was proper to express his opinion on the subject, hav- =! extensive practice in the dieease under considera- On motion, the Grst to the fifth sections (inclurtve) of the idonn wero stricken out, remainder of the rections wore adopted with amond- menta, as follows 6. for this a thorongh examination should be made of all immigrants ¢njering the country, that they be pro- teoted from the ravages of smalipex, and if not so pro- tweoted, vaccinated. 7. That we recommend that there should be atta shed to our Board of Health and Quarantine establishments sta- tions for minute metereoio;ieal obser rations and vaccine establishments ; and that records of these be published menthly for public benefit. 8. That we advive the introduction of .omforta to crewa apd ngers and the purificaticn ed ventilation of vea- oe bre more ettective methor Prrsast apnoune od the followtm, the committes: provided for in one of the resolutions a as for the aa- fembling of another convention J. M. Wightman, of Maseacbnsetts : Dr. Snow, of Rhode Island ; Chas. . Haa- weil, of New York . A Jobn B. Biddle, of ware; Dr. Selden, of Vir Dr. Komp, of Maryland. pivanias Dr. Ehompeon, of Dela! 12; Dr. Lindsay, of Lonisianins The Convention them took a recess of five ia order to allow the delegations to choose a ro] give in their yotes in the final adoption Ly | resolutions as reperted by the Business Committee, amended by the Convention. ‘On reassembling, the voted as follows == Voting Aye.—Maseachusetts—Bowton Board of Roston Port Physician, Boston Marine Island—Provitence Board of Health, Ie Association. New York—Board of Health. | New. —Newark Board of Health, Camden ag! a Pepnay tvanie—PBilads te Board of Health, Phi College of iciane, jolphin 4 Delaware—Wiimingion Board of Health, Medical Awocts, tion of Wilmingtoo. Maryland—Ba\ Health, Pakimore Medical and Surgical Meee paedine Noo Virginia—Norfolk Board of Health, Norfotie Oa Votm~Loulvians Now Orleans Common Council, of New Orleans Board 4 Votes in favor of the flea adoption Thore having been 18 vote ta" tio votes; it was eo- ved, ‘appoint one oF more capable persone ttcopn recor of i invasion p Any fl re of ature epitome of the same to (his Convention. tho following resolution :— macetts penne fOr Femoring nl Perrone ‘of Mmited foten: moan| manna Prom infection, and for the ingress ‘and oher unreasoned ~ Ay ‘at the timo under 2. That in all cases where rumors and