The New York Herald Newspaper, June 13, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON NNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, . FARM Tov WERALD. 2 conte per annum. Tae WEEKLY HERALD, every Baterday, at Orc come per Pe Great Briain or Ste ofthe Continent both ery palo Great Britain, or $5 w any part ba * VOL UNTARY: CORRESPONDENCE, containty news, jued from any quarter of the world, am ‘be liber for” BGrOCR FORRIGN CoenesronDENts Ane Par- FICCLAKLY REQUESTED TO SEAL alt LATTERS AND Paowaces BENT US. (NO NOTICE taken of anonymous eorrespondence, We do not we'w mn Chose rejects d. JOB PRINTING executed with noatness, cheapness and des- POCDVERTISEMENTS renersed every day. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, MIBLO'S GARDEN, Broaduav—Ticwe Borg Fsars—Br 4X00, OR TUE Magic BWORD~CoyTRABANDIST, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tus Your, wao Navex Saw s Wowas—Linda, fae SeGak Uiti—O'FLatGAN AND ri Fasins. Is NRW 5 ite Bond st. = Exiouant, ox Te is Yaxuse Love KERrKR—A LESSOR FOR Li WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway—Lonpox A:suRance —Ovt rox a Houpar. LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE, Broadway—Mangicn Lire —Vasisrr. ‘THEA’ BARNU W'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Rraadway—Afemoon ead Brening—F Rav ano [1s Victims. GEO, CHRISTY AND WOOD'S MINSTERLS, 444 Broad- way—Erurorias EXTERTAINMENTS—Konmut Macaig. BUCKLYYS SERENADERS, 535 Broadway—Afiersoon and—ORINESE SPECTACLE OF ALADDIX—NuGKo BoNGs, £0. MECHANICS’ HALL, 472 Broad @c.—Boaizsque Comat—Br Bryant's INSTARLS, ATHEN RUM, Brooklyn—Gnrasp Artenxoon Panronw QNCE BY Brvant's MiNsTHELS. New York, Saturday, June 13, 1857. ‘The News. By the arrival of the s'eamship George Law at this port yesterday from A+pinwall, we have inter- esting news ron (a'ifornia, Oregon, Central Ame- rice, New Granada, th: South Pacific and the West Indies. The George Law brings the California mails to the 20th olt.,and nearly tvo millions of dollars in | treasure to relieve the anxietics of certain parties in Waistieet. By this arriva! we have the particu larsof the surrender and massacre of the Sonora filibusters under command of Col. Crabbe. The in- telligence of the fate of tuese men created a pro- found sensation throughout California. The disas- trous termination of the expeditims of Walker and | Crabbe had, it was thought, facally damaged the preatige of the Americans, and alarm was felt th henceforth detached patties on the frontiess of Mexico would be liable to attack at any time. Our advices from Rogo a state that Mr. Bowlin, cur Minister ‘o New Granada, would retarn home shortly. No steps had been taken to re-opan nego- tiations. Gen Mosquera had proposed the sending of a furce of one thousand mea t> the Isthmns, At Panama sad Aspicwail all was quiet, and the popu- lation show no disposition to interfere with Ameri- can citizens. ‘The revcintion in Pern is finished. A portion of the lect Lad rurrendercd to Castilla with the Chischs Islands, and the rest would soon be given op. It was propozed ty place these islands under the protection of Eng'andand France. Gen. Vivan- ed was at Arequipa, but without power to make any rev demonstration against the government. Santa Aora,the ex-Dictator of Mexico, is evideat- ly evgaced in an attempt to getup another revola- ‘tion in that republic. From hia present retreat ia Carthagena be has issued a manifesto for private circulation among his adberents, partizans and revo- lationists generally, in Mexico, Cuba and elsewhere, denouncing the present government of Comonfort, the pew constitution, the laws affecting the pro- perty and privileges of the clergy, Xc., and an- nouncing that there must be another sanguinary revolution, even though half of the territory of the republic should Laye to be rold to supply the sine ws of war. We give a faithtul translation of this ex- traordinary document. Our correspondent at Belize, Honduras, wiiting on the 2ist ult, states that a number of Gen. Walker's men had arrived there in a destitute con- dition and anffering from wounds. The brig Favor rita, from this port, with the expedition sent out to survey ond locate the Honduras Interoccanic R road, had arrived at Omoa. The people were having & regular joilification over the event. The weather had tken unfavorable for mahogeny cutting. The provision market was overstock: The steamship Empire City arrived at this port last night, with Tfavana dates to the Sth inst, There wis nothing of interest going on at Havans, Santa Avna’s ar:ival was daily lcked for, Sugars were dull, but previous prices were maintained. The city was au te healthy. We bi ‘West India islands, The sugar crop and the labor question ace the principal topics of discussion. letters from Vera Croz tothe 20th ult. was somenbat egita‘ed by reports of to bave Leon gotten up by factions The ramors of Santa Anna's return did not priests. excite much altention. Gen. Walker arrived at Washingion yesterday, where be became quite a liom. He does not iatent at present calling our government to accuant for its action in the Nicaragua troubles. He will leave Washington to day for Philadelphia, and exy arrive in New York to-morrow evening. The contractor for building the dock at the new Quarantine arrived yesterday at Seguiae’s Point, with the flotilla containing the matecial, and com menced operations, He bas som» seventy men wi- der his command, which, added to the carpeutecs and policemen, make a smull sized army capable of resisting any force that is likely to come agains them. They will require large quantities of bread, beef and milk, which i: is supposed the Staten Isianders will prefer to sell them at good prices instead of attempting to drive them a AMfuirs remaiaed quies upto sundown, and no troabie is aaticipated at preseat. The trial of Thomas Deniny, areon in the first degree, which has occupied the attention of the Court of Sessions for the last tro days, was concluded yesterday. The whole of the Gey was oocupied by counsel on both sides in sux- ming wp, ond the jury retired to deliberate upon their verdict at half past five o , when, after an absence of two hours aude half, they convicted the of arson in the second degree and recom: mended bim to the mercy of the Court. The Re- corder impored the lowest sentence that the law would permit, namely, ten years to the State prison ‘a: hard labor. The Police Commissioners proceeded with their wholesale dismissals yesterday, one hundred and fifty. nine trials having been despatched. The entire of the municipal police desertions, now thet they have reached a close, do not amount to three hundred, inclading the seven captains. The Mayor continues his appointments to fill vacancies, the proces of surgical examina ions, certificates of character, | making out of warrants, swearing im, &c., keeping all his aids excessively busy, The names not being all thas passed toa completion, they will be with | beld from publication until #o ficished. A desperate fight took place in San Antonio (Tex- | as) on the 30th ult, between some of the citizens and a gavg of thieves, rovbers and house breakers who infested that piace. The immediate cause of the fight was the murder of » woman and the rov- bery of her house by the band of ruffiana. Five per sons were killed, three deaperadvcs and two citizens, The lng Lacy Haywood, at thie port from Go batves, reports the death of two captains, the second ofticer aad ove seaman, of yellow fever. Captain —NRGRO MELODIES, | received full files of papers from the | charged with | . ‘Theophilus Swett, of B:ngor, died at Gonaives on the 15th vit.; John R. Barker, of Bangor, second Officer, died at eee on the 28th; Captain Barrill R. Rich, also of Bangor, died at sea on the 29th; and = same day James Cavanac, of Boston, seaman, A cricket match between sixteen Americans and eleven Englishmen was played at Hoboken yeater- day. The game was won by the Englishmen, they having sight wickets to go down. The ship Escort, which sailed yesterday for Liver- pool, carried out five cabin passengers and 115 in the steerage. -¢ An investigation was held at Brooklyn, yesterjay into the circumstances of the death of Mrs. Marga- ret Keyes, who was found dead at her residence on Wednesday evening last. The Coroner's jury ren- dered a verdict that the deceased came to her dea'h by compression of the brain, caused by injavies in- flicted by her husband, samuc! Keyes. He was committed to answer. An inquest was held yesterday upon the body of Charles Saulpaugh, who was shot vy Benjamin Cole, on Sunday night last, while fishing near Rondout. Cole was remanded to prison to answer the charge. Tho sales of cotton yeeterday embraced about 2,000 bales, withovs quotable change in prices. Flour contiaued Steady, wita a good demand from the local aud Kastern trade, ana with @ fair amount of salos, #iuile prices wore without change of moment. Al! mediam to choice grades of wheat were firm, while infe:ior qualities were dui. The sales embraced Canadian white at $1 9744, and Mil- waukie club at $1 54. Corn was rather eastor, with sales Of Western mixec at {60. a Se. in etore, Southern yellow at $1, and white do. at $1 Ol. Pork was steaty, wiih | cale: of mess at $23 60, and of primo ut $19 30a $19 50. | Sogars continued to he ixactive, while prices were un- changed. 60 Loxes were soli on private terms, Coffee was quiet bnt firm. Freights were inactive, and engage menis iv ail directions light. There were some inquiries for dea! and stone cbarters to fo Ghe British Government and Press on the Daltas-Clarendon Treaty. The views of Lord Pulmerston and of several . | of the English metropolitan journals on Central | American affairs, which we published yesterday, | instead of furnishing any cucouragivg clue to | the settlement of this coutroversy, are only sag- gestive of endless complications and embarzass- ments to all parties concerned. In his explanation to the House of Commons of the rejection of the amended Dallas-Clareadon | treaty, Lord Palmerston says:— The article relating to the Ray Islands contained, ax T | bave stated, the recital ofa convertion bet ween Groat Bi i- | | tain aid Honduras for the rettlomcnt of these tslands upoa | certaif conditions, and it salt, *Waeress, euch convention | | baa been concluded between tho government of Great | Britain and Honduras, and it has been agreed to consider these islands as part or the territor: of Honduras.” Tae | Sonate of the United States propozed to omit ait reference | to the conventien between Groat Britain and I{oduras, 1 aud that the article sbould simply stand tha: Eagland and ho United States acknowledged these islands es part of | ct wad | indeed, directly, that we were | f these wlands to Honduras, | Of those steps which we though! necessary for the wll | af the colony and the future political iniérets of the | Hor Majesty’s government, thereto: e, 4 | their regret that tacy contd not adopt that alteration, but they proposed an addisina to the article as it was amended | by the United Siwes which wauld have made the session | of these islands conclusive only upon the acceptance by | Honduras of the conditions and stipulations we propo-ed. That [ anag sent to the Unik d States, amd the matter te sll under negotiation. 1 The treaty, then, bas fallen through upon this issae—the United States proposed that the re- storation of the Bay Islands to Honduras should he bona fice, simple, absolute and unconditional, ‘ord Palmerston says no--we shall do no such thing—we can only surreader the sovereignty over those islands to Honduras, with sach con- the territory of Honduras. Now, the ovious have teen, By implication, an en incon dstumal cess , ditions and reservations as we may think “neces- sory for the well being of the colony (British | subjects) and the future political interests of the | country.” The new proposition lately advanced | by Lord Napier at Washingten as the basis for | the resumption of negotiations, Lord Palmerston j next informe us, “made the cession of the Bay | Islands only upon the ace>ptance hy Honduras of the conditions and stipulations we proposed.” One of these conditions, we believe, is that Afri- can slavery shall forever be prohibited in the said islands, | And here two or three questions arise. In | ceding back these islands to the State from which | they have been unlawfally taken, what right has England to make any. reeervations of juris- ietion or to dictate any limitations? And can | Lord Palmerston expect one-half the members of the United States Senate to condemn ina a treaty the peculiar institutions ur which they live, by the acceptance of this superfinoas and off. sive proposition for the probibiti fon of African slavery in a cluster of small islands where no body expects African slavery to be established, under any contingencies that are likely to hap- | pen? The refurat of Mr. Buchanan, thea, to re- open negotiations upon the basis proposed, was the orly answer he could give to the application of Lord Napier; because, apart from other con- § tions, the action of the Senate last winter may be regarded as the ullimatum of that body upon a local question, the soverciguty over which must be left entirely with Honduras, if desire to recognize ler as an independent State. We apprehend, too, that fa the reasons which Lord Palmerston bas given for the rijectioa of the amended treaty, wo have cuflicicnt ground for the opinion that the door is closed against any definite settlement of this tropical entanglement for many years to come. It is manifest that this proposed retrocession of the Bay Islands is only a pretence, and that the fived policy of the British Cabinet is, upon technical reeervat'ons and qaib- Dies, to maintain a subetantial foothold at this end other desirable naval and commercial stations in the Ceutral American wa'ers and territories, Mr. Buchenan no doubt is fally impressed with this view of the subject and possibly it may be | pretty broadly admitted io his annual commani- cation next December to the two houves of Con- | | gress. One of out London cotemporarics, siding with the course pursued by Lord I’almerstoa, says tha’ | | the ground upon which the American Seaate re- | fused to accede to the British conditions annexed | to their surrender of the Bay Islands, is a “dodge" | that “a more nefarious or disgraceful dodge was never practised by any State; and another end more zealously miniatcrial organ, sayy, | that The Queen, a8 the sovereign of the maguiteent province we of Cans i# he second lower on the continent of North Ane wat capacity she has an undoubted rigtt torpor > ay poustle enforcement of the Monroe der iac ual extension of the curse of tlavery | wh on, tobe the sual and oa ais on | | tiderable portion of the Amertcan md te lose of the Biv er Clay ton convention, of Hlonduras consention, af| of the Clarendon Dallas u 4 \( Logiand should now the happinest to eave | ‘al \unerica from the intiction of that domestic insti- totion, equally ablorrent to the laws of Got and man, which’ i the plague-epot—the dawnova heredtaoof the Feovle of the United States. Here we find that the fanaticism of abolition- ian bas much to do in shaping and directing the | filibute ring movements and diplomatic procced- ings of Her Majesty's government upon Central American affair, Thus this controversy is re duced to an international Kansas squabble—pro- slavery or Do slavery-—and if we accept it apon the terms indicated by our London cotemporary, there will soon be scope and verge enough in Con- tral America for Gen. Welker and all euch be- lievers in “manifest destiny” against the abo. lition diplomats, omicsaries and filibusters of Ergland. In the meantime Ler Majesty's government will bo amply compen NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, JUNE 13, 1857. will have received the answer of our Cabinet to Lord Napier’s proposition in behalf ef renewed negotiations, The consequences may be readily conjectured. There is a disagreement upon & vital point, concerning which we cannot recede, and upon which Lord Palmerston and his sup- porters flatly tell us they will not recede. Wo may, therefore. expect a diplomatic war between the two governments, and a war of States, fac- tions and filibusters in Central America—at least during the term of Mr. Buchanan’s administra- tion. In fact, if these new and extraordivary cuiside complications of the slavery question sha'l resu't ia nothing worse than diplomatic verbiege and fitibusteriog forays, the commercial world will have eceasion to be thankful. * The Court of Appents on Munictpal Ltberty. As we haye already stated, the Coart of Ap- peals will be occupied next week with the not unimpcrtant question whether or no the Metro- politan Police law of the last eessioa of the State Legislature is constitutional, and whether the people of this city have any rights which the [.o- gisiature is bound to reapect. The coasaquences ot the deciaion to be rendered on the case submit- ted next week qill be felt perhaps for centuries to come throughout this coustry. The case goes to the Court of Appeals on afer strong points. Toe opponents of the law take the ground that the Legislature was debarred from paseing any such Jaw, first, by the rights of self-government, inherent, according to our po- litical prinziptes, in this as every community, and eecondly, by the long list of charters by which that right of self-goverament was ia the fullest manner secured to the city, and which are in the light of compacts bet weea the city and the State, not on avy account to bs broken without the consent of both parties. On the other hod, the advocates of the centralizing majority at Al- bany argue that there is nothing in the law that isat open variance with the coastifution, aad tbat, uader the constitution the Legislature has aright ¢o appoint policemen, aud commissioucrs of police, ina word to establish a police forse for the whole or any part of the State, These awe, in a few words, the positions of the coutead- ing parties. Now, a little reflection, preceded by a careful examination of the constitution, and of our con- | stitutions generally, will lead to the discovery | that the trath lies between these propositions | On the one hand, it is likely enough that the con- | stitution does not prohibit the State goverament from establishing a police force when aud where | it chooses within the State. Of course, com non | sense tells us that such a police force mast look | for payment to its employer, the Legislature, and not to any other body; as oae body or person cannot, of his own free will and mere motion, create an obligation for another body or person , who is a stranger to the tranzaction. Tas far, | then, it is possible the Court of Appeals may de cide the law to be constitutional, and correct, | though from the want of an appropriation to | provide for the payment of parsons employed | under it ‘us policemen, it is not likely that il can | be carried into effect to any considerable extent. | But, on the other hand, there ia a claus? in the | law which directly substitutes the new State | police for the old municipal police. It is directed | that the police property shall be given over to the | new commissioners and that said new comm’s- | sioners shall take the place, and perform all the duties of the present municipal commissioners who are elected by the people of the city. This part of the law cannot possibly be held to be consistent with the constitution or the first principles of oar institations. As to the property: it belongs to the city, and was paid for with the moaey of the city; it is as mach the property of the city, a3 any man’s coat or hat is his property; how then can the Legislature undertake to confiscate it to the benefit of General Nye and Sim. Draper? Can this be constitutional? If it is, no man’s pro- perty is cafe, and the days of confseatioas have returned. Again, as to the substitution of Al- bany made commissioners for these elected by the peop ¢ of the city: the right to eleet magis- trates is the simplest and most pataral of all civic rights: there is no true distinction, in point of principle, bet ween the office of a police com nis- sioner,and any other administrative office; if the city have not the right, the exclasive right, to elect the one, neither has it the right to elect avy; itonly elects a Mayor and Aldermen, by | tolerance of the Legielature. This is the inevita ble conclusion to which a judgment coufirming this portion of the law would lead us. Acd un- | less the Coart of Appeals is prepared to decide | thet the people of New York have no absiract indefensible right to elect their own magistrates, | and administrators, but that the Legislature may, when it pleases, step in and doprive them of the right of clecting now this, now that official, | until the whole city government be virtually transferred to Allwuy, the decision of the Court must be fatal to this portion of the law. We expect, with some sanguine confidence, that the Judges of the Court of Appeals will deal with the question on a broader and more phil sophical plan than the Court below. Taey are no dowd! aware that nothing but their decisioa ia this case is awaited before proceedings are takeu to acsail the Central Park and City Tall acts, both of | which are manifestly unconstitutional, aad the Port Warden's act, which ix part of the same scheme of centralization at Albany, Under thoso circumstances perhaps it might not be too mach | to expect of the highest Court in the State com? | general reflections on the policy of centralization | in the abstract and on the application of it to the State in this instance; together, possibly, with a fow suggestions In relation (0 the consequcaces of } municipal decay, and thg probable importance that ought rightly to be attached to free muni- | cipal institations, Mr. Sickurs axp His Canp—Mr. Daniel E. | Sickles has published a card denying the truth of our repert of certain proceedings of a late bogms Tammany council of wor, involving the garrot- | ing of Mr. Sickles by Mr. Kelly. Ta reply to this | card of Mr. Sickles, we have to say*that while the garroting waa applied rather in a Pickwick- | ion than a literal sense, our alleged false report | of the proceedings ia question Is substantially true. The Tammany meeting at which this sscno took place ix a seerct and close corporation, | fe not of neoosstty. ‘The few Manifesto of Santa Anna—The Ex- Dictator Ready te Sell Half the Republic. We publish to-day a recent address of Santa Anna to the people of Mexico, written ia his sensual retirement a‘ Turbaco, near Carthagena. This last effusion of the runaway Dictator isa more bold avowal of the principles that have guided his actions through life than any that has ever before emanated from his pen. Every one at all acquainted with Mexican history will recog- nize this at once. He tells them that he left Mexico, not because he feared the revolution— which he could bave easily put down—but be- cause he wanted to give the country an opportu- nity to know how ignorant and impotent wero the men who lead it, He defends his own acts by showing that the present government has done mapy things that he did; i! has banished its op- ponents and restrained the liberty of the prees— thus proving that he acted rightly. He magnifies his sacrifices for the country—his attempts to es- tablish security for person and property—his efforts to develope commerce, to purify the courts of justice, to bring honest men into power, to cultivate good relaticns with foreign govern- ments, and to secure society. AH these things he saye, the present govern- ment has directly oppcsed. He accuses it, more- over, of attacking the foundations of society and government in Mexico, by its attempts to destroy - tbe church monopolies and privileges, and by driving out the Jesuit. He says the new consti- tution is fruitful of anaroby and evils of all kinds; that the whole country sees it and deeads it, In bis opinion, the only means to avoid all these troubles is to cultivate cordial relatioos with Spain and England, to centralize the govera- ment. ard to put some geod citizen at the head of it. He dors not wish to b2-ca'led to that onerons duty, but he won't refuce if his country calls bim. Fer this purpose he exhorts all good mento ucite and save the country, the charch and Santa Anva To do this a bloody revolation is required, he thinks, asd should be made, even f di ry to sell one-half of the republic to provide resources for it. This is the first time that any public mao in Mexico bas had the boldacss to avow his readi- ness to soll the territory of the republic, though | Santa Anna has exhibited that readiness when- ever be could make avy money by it. The pre- sent address is a bald attempt to recover power, and should result ina cencentration of all the parties in Mexico that are opposed to Santa Avna around the present government. If it haa that effect, we doubt not that the rauaway Dictator will be defeated in his new aspirations, Should they rot do so and Santa Anna retarn to Mexico, they know that exile or death awaits them, If | be returns, bis last administration is but the type of what the future one will be—much bloodshed, a sale of territory, a quarrel over the spoils, and another flight, That is the programme of Santa Anna's rale in Mexico. We see no hope for that republic except in a strong support of President Comoufort. THE LATEST NEWS. News from Washington ARRIVAL OF GEN. WALKER AND SUITE—HIS FUTURE MUVEVLNTS— PROCKEPINGS OF THE NAVAL COURTS RESIGNATION OF AN ARMY OFFICE! APPOINT+ MUNT OF LIGHTHOUSE KEBPERS—CALIFOKNIA MAIL CONTRACT, BIC. - Capt. ‘They Wassasetoy, June Gen, Walker, Cole, Lockridge and Waters a ‘ayseoux arrived hore at 11 o'clock from the West. are quartered at Brown's Hotel Gencrai Walker haa been quite a Hon, in a private way, since bis arrival. Magy of the distinguished potitivians of the conntry now in Wa-bington bave thronged bis room, apd invitations to dine pour in wpon him. His short etay, however, prevents av acceptance, Ho leaves here to morrow afternoon for Mhiladetphia, where he will epend | the day, arriving at New York on Sunday night. General Walker's qvict manner and ee articulation are the subd- jects of mach comment with thore who have been forta- mate enovgh to see the great filibuster. Bot few of those who call are admitted to his presonce, as he desires to pass UWrov eh the city without parade. His busters bere has no connection whatever, ho assures me, with our govera- moet, nor is It certain that be will let dhe President know of bis arrival. He will remain in New York only afew | aye, after which circumstances will control his move- meuts. He declares himecl a citizen of Nicaragua, tor will be again resume a citizenship in the United States, As regards het future prospects, he speaks as conf dently a5 could Napoleou Til. do of his in France. He says he will coon return to Nicaragaa ant agaia lake cbarge of bis government. Lis return to the United States, | he and hia frionds think, was altogether a stroke of policy, Gon, Walker is perfectly mum on mat- tors connected with his business, but converses freely and Jasgh» beartily with his friends om all ather topics. Io eaye bis trip thus far bas been gratifying and detigh'fal, | though very fatiguing yer terday over a portion of the now It is worthy of note that yostorday was the se piversary of Gon. Walker's arrival in Nicaragua. Then Le was bul a etudent, pow be is a study for stateuts. The Of Licut Rdward C, Bowers, furiooghed, was concluded after the testimony given by the two officers mentioned in my report of yesterday, ant he submited bis case, asking to be placed upon the retired list with leave pay. The care of ex Lieutonant Abner {ead was catied to day, Commodere McCauley being first callod on his bebe f. | Commodore McCauley has known Mr. It. since 1812, ween | be reported for doty as midrhipman on board the Dola- | ware, then commanded by the Commotore. During ‘he two years Mr. It. cerved in the rauk stated, he bad never beoa reported for dereliction of duty, and Commodore McCauley kaow nothing derogatory to hit charactor. Whon Wr. Ti, way about to aome bofore the Board of Fxa- miners for promotion, Commodore McCauley give him a letter, which was, by request of the counsel of d reat and placed upon the d. Coptain A. K. Lag was next called by dofence, Mr. R, bad served as a master under his command, om board the Saranac, in 1992-3. Captain L. bad « high estimate of his qualities a# an oflisor in that capacity, from the knowledge of him thus derived, an! considered him mentally, morally and professionally fit for the corvice, An error of reckoning having been male by him on one occasion, be candidly acknow- lexiged it. ‘The second Court wae principally engaged in reeling documentary evidence, The testimony of Purser A. E. Watson was commenced on the part of Lieut. Gibson. Purece Watson served with | \eutenaat Gibron on the Rart- tan, dering which period his conduct was unimpeachable, ‘amd ho wae remarkable for his strict attention to duty as known him for twelve or fifteen years, though this was larly abstemious. ‘The case of Captain Latimer still engages the attention of the third Court. Lieut, Almy was exam!ned, and com: mander Charles Steelman was recalled for the gorern- ment. The testimony of this gentleman rela’od ontirely to regulations on board the ship commanded by Captain Latimer, and wae too minute with regard thereto to any aynopels of it, Kooper at Montauk, N. ¥ nH. Caapmaan, lighthouse Keeper at Sands Polat, N. ¥., vice Bonj. Downing, re- where a few paltry schomers eepire to rule, gag, reward or outlaw this or that member of the party at their pleasure, At prosent the clique aecuming these functions of the Star Chamber, is headed by Sanders, Fowler, Hart and Rynders, and their objects are something more than empty abstractions, They aim through this secret seif- appointed Tammany ol!yarchy, at nothing les than the control of the demogracy of this city and the monopoly of the plunder of the Custom Toure and the Corporation. They have met with some resistance, however, cvenin their sanctaary, and more may be expteted before their awthority ie established. The war is only begua. moved; Lawrence Lowia, lighthouro keeper at Throggs Neck, N. ¥., vico Rily Sherwood, removed. ‘The resignation of First Lieutenant Robert 11. Davia, Ninth Infantry, has been accepted by the Provhient, to take offeot Anguat 1, 1857. ‘The Postmaster Geveral bas concluded a contrac’ for the mail route between San Antoulo and San Diego with Jamos K, Birch, fieq., of Sacramento, California, to commonoe on the Ist of July, at the rate of one hundred ant forty-nine thousand eight hundred dollars por annam, with the un derttanting that the Department may dissontivae this route at digeretion, of may Contract at any timo for any othop route that shal! include this one, The distance Is one thousand five hundréd miles, and the verviee will bo femi monthly. ‘The exterior lines of the Port Riley military reserve, situated in Kansas Territory, wi. be retraced, according to fant, | First Liutenant on board the chip. Pareer Wateoo had | tho only time of their joint service, Ho was then particu. | Tho following appointments have been mae by the | Secrotary of the Treasury —Wm. Gardiner, | ghthouse — the Beid by the Surveyor General of the Territory, under tnstruotion, just issued from the Genera Land Office, so that the Deputy may close the Lives of the service thereon. The order which emanated from Department will prove of great service to those own- ing property in that vicinity, as there have been several surveys of this tract which exhibit considerable discre- Pancles. This was the scene of Governor Reeders ope- rations. ‘TOE GENERAL NUWEPAPER DESPATCH, THE UTAH GOVERNORSHIP—CALIFORNIA MAIL CON- TRACTS, BTO. Wasurxcrox, June 12, 1867. The attention of the Cabinet was occupied by Utah affairs to-day. The arrival of ex-Govornor I’hitip Frank ‘Thomas, of Marjland, who has been desiguated for the Governorsbip, {a daily expected. Ia the event of his non- acceptance, the indications arc that Colonel Cummings, who having once declined but is now an applicant, wilt be eppointed. It is not improbable that an entirely now set of cilicers for the Territory will be sent out, the Surveyor General included. The threo Judges will be appointed from the West or Northwest, and the Marshal {rem Mls- siseippl. Several days wil! clapse before answers can bo received from those to whom these appointments nave been tendered. The corps of officers will travel to Utah with the military forces. ‘The Postmaster Genoral has concluded the contract for carrying the maljs between San Antonio and San Diego ‘with James E. Birch, of California, at the rate of $160,000 per annum for the semi weekly service. The report that the contract for carrying the overland mail to California bas been given to Mosers. Butterfield, Fargo, & Ce., of the American Express Company, of New York, ts incorrect, Election of United States Senator tn New Hampshire, : Bosrox, June 12, 1357. ‘The New Hampshire Legislature, on joint ballot, elected to. Daniel Clark, ater, republican, to the United States Senate to 125 for Joha 8. Wells, democrat, Whe Albany Disputed Haverty Arnayy, June 12, 1857. Acommuniration, signed by one hundred and eighteen citizens, without regard to politic, bas been uted to Eli fing! Bp! Dr. Quackenbush, requesting m both to resign their clalma to the Siayorship, General Scott and ba Banker Hill Celebra= one Bostox, June 12, 1857. Much regret is felt {a conreqvence of an announcement, said to be reliable, thet General Scott will not be abie to attend tie Bunker [iil celebration ‘The New Liquor Law of tthode Island. Trovipanes, Jun 12, 1857. Two convictions wero obtaine! to day under the how law which declares grog shop? nuisances The cases wore carried up t@ the Sup rt il of exceptions. hip Squando, Lowton, June 12, 1857. ‘The ehip Squando, of Thomaston, is asbore at Beaver Toland, between Halifax and Cape Canzo, and will prove @ total ldsa. Her keel is knocked out and her rudder un- bung. She is fullof water and has been stripped. Her _burthen was eleven bundret tons, and she was built at Rockland in 1866, She was valued at $72.00, and was in ballast from New York for the Gulf of St lawrence. She is insured $9,000 in Kocklaud aud $6,000 im Thomaston, of Martthe: by 160 votes Mar! New Orteana, June 12, 1857. Saks of cotton to day 100 bales; mizdiing, 1910. @ 1346; sales of the week 5,000 dales: receipts of the woek’ 5,500 bales; stock at this port 95,000 bales; ro ccipts at thir port, leas than et the rame Ume last year, ‘Z,000 bales; receipts at all Southern ports, leas than at fume lime last year, 547,000 bales. Sugar is’ dull. Flour closed with an advancing tendency; St. Louis white, $7 50, Mixed corn, 86c. Tork is very dull, Lard, tm barreis, 15%i¢. Coffee—Rio, 100. a 10%%c.; gales of the ‘week 6,000 bags; stock at this port 123,000 bags. Freights etegnant. Sterling exchange 10 per veut premium; ex- change on New York, 5,0. Caarrmsroy, June 12, 1857. The rales of cotton for the last week amount to 5,360 baler, abd the receipta 3,100 bales. Prices have advanced AoC. @ 446. on the week. Oswmo, June 12—6 P. M. The floor market te dul; Indiana $7 624. Wheat is ull; sales today 5,000 bushels Wisconsin club at $1 44. Corn is in good demand; sales to day 20,000 bushe! &¢c. Laxe imports to-¢ay—-1,000 bbls. flour, 28,000 bush. els wheat, 7,800 vusbels corn, atd 10,000 busioe! oats. pal exports 'to-day—5,000 Lnckels wheat, 3,000 bushels corn and 2,600 bustels rye. Beryaro, June 12—0 P.M. Flour is unchanged; sales of 800 bis. at $4 a $6 50 for common to extra State, $3 75 a $7 for super Wisconsin, $7 25 0 $7 60 for extra clo., und $5 n &3 25 for doable ex: tra choice Indiana. Wheat ts fiemer; sales of 60,000 | bushel at $1 03 for Chieago spring, $1 ir Milwankte | club, $t 45 f | Winter in small lots. Corn opened steaty, bat closed dull; | alee of 20,000 boshets at 710. a 75¢., te lator being tho | roling Sgure, Oats are lower; sales ‘of 15,000 bushels at S6e. mie. Whiskey size. Frolehts cnc! for the twenty-four bours ox 17,460 bushels wheat, 20,¢ oats, Shipmente—15 000 corn—aill to points west of tide wate Cuteaco, June 12, 1857. Flovr is steady. Wkeathdo. Corn in'very dull. Oats are quiet. Pork 16 firm, sb:pments to Buifalo—Fiour none. bushels, Corn 18,000 bushels. To Uswego, News from Havana, | | Tho Fmpire City, Captain John MeGowan, lef New Or- | leans on the Sth inst., at $ A. M., and made the®n thence to Ilavana in Ofty-fve hours. There she trapaferrod her Caitfornia: mails and parrengers bound outward to the steam: bip Granada, 8. P. Grifflu commanding, which latter verre! entered the harbor jnst after the Empire City. ‘The Empire Cy brivgs some twenty passengers from Avpin wall vin Havers, per steamship Granada, mostly passengers by the Sonora. ‘The West ludian mail eteamor Solent arrived from Vera Croz on the afternoon of the Tih, to loave for St. Themas on the following day. » French steamer Alma, Capt, Booandé, arrived at on the 4th inst,, from Cadiz via the Canarios and Yorto Rico, The regular steamer was to Ihave Havana for Casi on the Vath. ‘There isittle new ot Havana. Santa Anna fs #ttit “the coming man,” and is looked for daily. Taere is wa yet no sic disease at Havana, either ashore or among the ng, malicious repor’s to the cvatrary notwith- quoted dul! daring the past week, with prices Frelghte Hil no better, Txchango is on Lowcon 7 premium; Now York aud n cities 414 to 434 discowut. | _ The Empire Gy brings 181 paxsengers—of theer, 64 are from liaexna and 20 from Aspinwall. Likewise on freight from Now Orleans $147,000 ia epecie, consigned me ful- lows $100,000 to Back of America, $17,000 to Beebo & Ov. News fram Mexico, OUK VERA CKUZ COKESTONDENCE. nA Cnet, May 27, 1867 et Incasiom of Santa shall end, to be forwarded to you, a fw iP by which you will see how we are progreming—ant no tee exactl7, for you must take with a grain of salt some of | the pronunclamicntor and revolts. The priests and thetr party are nt lees formidable nyw thas before discussion, although their claws are. pared. They ean induence certain ayyoarauces throuzh the Iand, | Which will be wollced by the prose, and thus Lelp on the | burtere of treason; and they wili report events in dir‘ant” communities, having po existence, to alarm the govern ment and in hope t engender the vory treachery they intimate. We Lear stories every day, near and afar off, but they are generally very far of—from the troth. A report was cireulated that Sante Anos hed been landed a fow days since by @ Spanish steamer from Havana, and that be was rapidly approaching the «heroic city.” But he did not come, por did our people get into the furore that was anticipated. In fact, they went right wy attending | to their own business, jut as ii there had no priest or cloven foot within a thourand tiles of the city. lk is arserted bere that Mr. Santa Anna is to come lite « thief fn the for the esivation of the republis from ) the mal-ndmin: ion of ‘that be is to come ‘with « vile traitor now suppored to be io the Havana or ‘Oarthagera, for bia, and that he ts to be eeaorted by Spanieh vessels of war, and w be protected on ehore by Spanish troope,” anti the charch ean gathor the rob- Troops, | bers of the highware, and a few beso ted loafers of our streets, to fabricate a Palstal army, for the sale delivory of church domain and church goods. He has heroto- fore beew ani @ thief in broad daylight, to the knowledge of the world. |: is rome improvement that he will come sneaking In under fi dow | the support of | | Well, whether he comes or says away—has or has not in, and the illy and the royal cross of & George, wi we sce flouing the air in our ofing—it will make fo difference in the recoption, nor di tho result in ignominious defeat. Comonfort has proved him self an honest man, and it ia many yonra einco wich a thing hae appeared in high place and in onr conn. try, and we do not propose to lose him, without good | Diows etrnek against salvation, 4anta Anna and the church misoreanta, who love their banqueting halls and the tom- pies covering their licention meas, news of Chiaipa is only half believed. There is no excitement or distrust among the solids of this . Our heals continues remarkably good. United States Mall Steamohips to Europe. The Washington | nion ia requested to state that the fol- lowing are tho only United States mail contractors autho- rized to coavey tho United States mail between New York and Purope, viz. .— E. K. Colilng & Co., betwoon Now York and Liverpool, rupping tho steamshipa Auantic and Haltic, and such other steamships as may be accepted for the line. The New York and Havre Steamship Company, (Mr. Livingston, Prosident,) between New York and Havre via Sonthampton, rnoning the ateamshipe Pulte and Arago, Cornelius Vanderbilt, betwcen Now Vork and Bremer, pt Southam ronning the stoamshipa Arie! and Nor eh Canada club, aud $1 80 a $1 85 for white | CLOSING SPEXOBRS—THS FROOUDER's OH ARG! DICT OF THE THE PRISONER JURY—OBSRKV aTIONS OF SANTENOBD TO TEN YEARS 1M! SONMENT AT HARD LABOK. COURT OF GENMRAL Gxamows, Jowx 12.—The court room was crowded this citizens (as thas been during the last two days) ‘were interested in the trial of Thomas Dentay, setting fire to a four story dwelling house, the lower of which was occupied by bim as a grocery store, in? cond avenue, on the Sth of September. The cvxtence both sides was closed last evening, with the the privilege granted to the defence to call Judge before whom the case was tried last January, when Jury dieagreed; but be was n: ¢ called. Mr. Fogerty, one of tho counsel for the prisoner, aud said that be desired to make a personal In bis opening address ho used the prave “hell the press,’ but in so doing did not mean to be asalluding to the editors and reporters of the ournals, for he would yteld to no person in respect for gentlemen connected with the New York preas, He ferred to volunteer informers, who having become prosecutors in this case, were pecuniarily interested pon] apd bad furnished from time to t. rts of proceedings and charges against his no reference to the charge for which be and which were calculated w bias tho minds of monity aganet the accused. tort character of te prucuer previous to tls elega acter e Richard Busteed, k-q , then rose and addressed * 2 a Bpeech of three hours and a balf long, in bebalf of biny, Which was pronouuced to be the most succesful jg. fort be bad ever made before a jury. He hav no gics to make for the time which had been consumed the trial of the p isoner atthe bar, for the responall which gathered around a caze which involved the life ot human being were terrible to contemplate. The ery which the jury were ompanzelied to try, in many of ite sential features was one of the most remarkable cord, and the result of thetr vordict would postegity as an cviacnce of how potent the verdict of Jury was to save an inn «+ nt accused, or to send him ‘arnealled to the presence of bia God. Counsel that the slanders made against his client were cire to establish the prorecation and prejudice the pal ageivethim The learned counect then reviewed tho timeny of each wiiners: produced by the prosecution nologically, dwelling at lecgth in govere torms upon evidence of Richa d feed sud Fire Marshal Beker, all tog that the latter gontioman bai abuntant motive to spire to convict the accused, ns he received a very salary from ingurapce companies, who would ‘si supplies” ifacmviction wero not occasionally obtainds Ho argued what tho ecoused had co motive to commit deed for whick he was now oa tal, and intimated that was not unlikely that the two men who slept in the were the guilty partics. ‘The District Attorney foliowed on the part of the maintaining that the evidence showed that no other pew sons Could have made the preparations for tho b | 80 readily, and pone bal a greater motive for cui the crime than the prisoner at the bar, Recorder Smith brieily ebarged the Jury. Ho that the case which they were swore to wy was one dinary importance, for the life of a hu solved inthe issue. Tue indictment the prisoner was that of arson in the first degree, a crim which consisted of setting fire to an inhabited dwellic house tu the night (ime, some person being apoa the pre mises at the time, It was the daty of the jury to rece tho law as laid down by the Court, and they were siblé for passing upon the facts. In the former tadictme# there was acount charging the eccuged wich defraudic” the Bowery Fire Iagurance Company ; but that is abandone. in the new one, and he is simply e! with to tho dwe'lipg houze maliciously im the oi trary to the statute, It was unnecessary that be ‘pny ullogation whatever contained in ment with regard to defrarding the Insurance before they could convtet the accused of arton degree that he eet fire to the premises in If, however, they wero ratisted from the time of the firtug of the bullding the that the prisoner dia the deed, he in the second degree. If they should sion tbat there was no burning, but that made in the right time to commit the render a verdi .t of attempt at arson in th To convict tte accused of the crime the jury eatisfed of the extetence of some motive t and also that if a motive was discovered, had pected the opportunities to effect the act, A cer ‘viction for areon in the frst degree must invariably be ha from circumstantial evidence, because to constitute th crime it must be dono in the night time, ant, from its ver, pawre, performed in secret. The affirms that (he priconer's motive for the commission of the crim wartgaia, They also claimed that the circumstances wer such as to render it impossible for asy other per son than to have canmiited of the premises af 5 é t 22 Hf ae 4 fre 5 i Ee 5 FH « le ire cupted was that the front door was locked and bolted when tho of Ore was given, and etatod that as goon 43 the door | ‘Uroken in shavings saturated with camphene wei covered on tho lloor between Liqaor casks and ia bins. It was also proved that a holo was in the door, undernoath that a tub was placed on atable, and in tub was another vessel containing combustible m: | katura‘ed with flaid; but there waa no evidence t fre communicated from below Ww the fluor above | the hole; for the olllver divcovered the fire to be near front door, These circumstances clearly established th fact that preparadons for firing the promises were mad by tome person. [t was very importaut for the jury inquire arin the who —_ point they were to take the testimony in tho | divested of The de claretions made by ounrel on either side, or by the Court in commenting upon tue evidence, shoald be eotirel: disregarded, excep; so tar as they were founded ™ Cvidence and pointed their minds to the principles upor which they were to analt ze tue testimony If they foam that the circumetaices potated to the dei as deta tho guilty agent, thoy should gay s9, no matter woat Uv | consequences of their veroiet might be. In order to => testimony there were certain rules of law applied which were imperative. Oac of them was, tha the absence of testirnony which could havo been producec est ites Eg 3 H by the party wat an eridene of gut. fh wa | charged by the prosecution that at the time of this o¢ currence the pritoner'e stock of goods was small, and aise that he had @ policy of ineuranue for $800 upou’ bis perty. Toe wirnesses for the defence had proved | the prisower hata g on stock of good +t 0 days before ihe worn (hat (ne accused removed cortain morning. The points of iaw at the req test of Prisoner's ‘counsol. Tho. jury must be sauisded youd & reasonable doubt that the accused guilty before they pronounce that ver lict. In ail doubifa ences evidence of good charactor was of the greasest importance; out in clear cases, whether upoa ctroum- | stantial er diroct tectimony, evidence of ebaracter ans of bo moment whatever. No jnsinvations which might be made with regard to tho porition of accused partion, ! , should ever be tatrodaced p trial of criminal; aud if sections! prejadices te. fluenced jarere in the disekarge of their reepoasible there would be bo sven thing as the adminivtration of criminal justice, The Recorder, tn conc! , sald that he | coutidently belie rod the jury wCuld examine tho evidence impaitially, aad reader ® verdict accordingly. Mr. Bustecd eacepted to various portions of the charge of bis Honor. At half pact five o'clock the Jory rettred to their room, in company wth oMcers, ty deliberate upon a vordtet. Aficr being absent two bov re they sent a commanteation to the Court they could render a verdict of am atiompt at areen he cceoud degree, to which the Re- corder replied in the affir He’ H aaked if the bad ag Crer— What tay} ov Deniny, the prisoner at Fortinan= (vll'y of aree | recommendation 1) the merey of the Conrt. | Coun: et for the privoner werired to bave the Jory polled, when cach juror repicd that that wa his verdict, | The Metrict Attorney then moved for the judgment of the Court upon the verilot ot the fury. Mr, Rustced desired to have the jodgment » in order that he could have time to prepare a bill of ex- Certions mate (o the rulings of the Court ia the progress 5 he trial, Instriet Attorney replied that he deomed it his daty in thefease of Charles B, Huntington to move for jadg-— ment on tho rpet, and be made it a rule that in cases which have ocenpted mach of the pablic wag a fay mew} macnany upon the rendition GX le would render the counsel cvory facility power in preparing bir bull of excep ions, and the sentence would in_no wise leterfero with Ue rights of the defentant. | Too privoner was arraigned, and on being asked why | judgment should not be prenounced againet him | to Inw, made a few disconnected obgorvations, which A witness ba: phosts of tow very ¢ thon charged rove i fire. ol i =fF ui | pot be heard dietinctly at the ri ‘stable. Flo wae | understood to eay what under the of tho case wv he thovght he woulf be hono-ably acquitted, which | the roasop why Thatrict vefore the trial was 1 guilty to arron in the fourth ir. Richard Reed, one of tho witnesses for the | cution, came to him and sald that if } didn't give bi conv iction— att | open one nig! ¥ & policeman, | fire, and that he was annoyed by ga to seek the protection of Circumstances why I did not ‘and because 1 Was anooent t wrest Ablo death than do it. ‘Act el honor lice.’ I would suitor wo be hung higher than Mordie- a than plead gouty The clerk ing’ Bank can tefl you thet Mre. $500 to me at the time of the fire.’” A Vory locokorent strain, when 1 ie toreirain from saying any! threw himself upon the ine Hal { i i Li i i i i 38 Fa i iz j F farotred your ile. have spared no eotet ary, and OWCrY HAM that wont into fas Nce vo after ine. most Maid egmiaation on dhe of your counsel, testifying that he had no prajadice against Fethe Recorter went om to say thet he hed not heard of the cane till he Wee called apon to try It:yet ho never in hie fe, either In the capacity of couneel or ef judge, listened to & cause ia which io considered the evidence was more aa very & bat re dusty 8 i ‘ to appeals of your counsel, you have Hat ‘soareelt vpn & jory of your country tsca, You