The New York Herald Newspaper, July 12, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, JULY 12, 1857. NEW YORK HERALD. JaMESB GO on B EDITOR AND PROPRIBTOR. BrrwE H.W. COMER OF FULTON AND Massa STS. TN TART CORRESPONDENCE, and bis kindsess of dispesition, were Rev. Dr. Creighton, Rev. Dr. Higbee, Dr. Watson, Hon. Tasac V. Fowler, and othem, residents of New York and Tarrytown. No evidence showing any cause for the separation of the parties has yet been given. ‘The City Inspector reports 424 deaths during the crease is mainly attributable to diseases of the lungs tive organs. Ofthe total number 248 were under o- r ), Scents per OT per annua a ee and kindred complaints, and diseases of she diges- the number of deaths during the past two weeks ‘eolicited from any quarter of the world, Y aera ten years of age. The following statement exhibits ‘for. B@-OUR FORE:GN CORRERPONDENTS ARE PAR eae ain Larrans anp P, ‘ws. NOTICE talon @& anonymous eorrespondence, We do not PRLINTLNG executed with meamess, cheapness and dee VER TISEMENTS renewed every day. ——— ooo AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st.—Inaan Orzna— Locearia Bonus, BURTON'S NEW THEATRE, Brosdway, opposite Bond— Toa Mata Queen on THE Revout ‘Or sun Ware Nraras. WALLAOK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Fouus or 4 Nicut —Hiuwataa. NEW OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway—Loax or 4 Loven Orv eriaga, O8 4 Nicat with MiteneLt. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Eraert- 4p Munstxxisy—Cuniositixs, &c. GEO. CHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway Tur Macician—Nucno MinstKetsy, 4c. MECHANIC®’ HALL, 472 Broxdway—Necro Mrtovirs, &c.—Dows in ALanams—By Brvawt's Munseneis. New York, Sunday, July 12, 1857. The News. The screw steamship Anglo-Saxon, which left LLiverpoo! on the 1st inst., arrived at Quebec at noon yesterday, with four days later advices from Earope, nd highly important details of the last news from ‘India. In the Liverpool market cotton was firm at ast prices. Breadstaffs were dull, and sugar had declined 64.to 1s. There had been large specula- ‘tions in tea at an advance in prices. Consols were ‘at 923 to 92f for account, with an active market for money in London. The Vanderbilt steamship Vanderbilt and the Collins steamship Atlantic, both of which vessels left this port about noon on the 20th of June, had had a creditable run aoross the Atlantic—the Van- d@erbilt having arrived at Seuthampton soon after noon of the 30th of June, and the Atlantic at Liver- pool during the afternoon of Wednesday, the Ist of daly. ‘Tweive persons had been killed and over one hun- dred wounded by two railroad accidents in England. ‘The shipping of the Atlantic submarine telegraph | eabie on board the United States frigate Niagara ‘was being carried on with great despatch at Liver pool. Captain Hudson, accompanied by his offi- ers, attended at the Manchester Exhibition during a state visit of Queen Victoria, and were very well Teceived. From India we have full confirmation of the re. port of an extensive mutiny amongst the native Zroops. As already announced, they had captared the city of Delhi and maseacred every European ‘aad English officer on whom they could lay hands. A powerful government demonstration was being msde against the mutineers, and fourteeen | among aduits and children, distinguishing the eexes:—— Men. Women. Boyt. Girls. Taal Week ending July 4... 6 1% «67 SIL Week ending Jtly 11. Cae Came Ce Among the principal causes of death were the following:— Saye Tay eT 9 16 ty w 6 é i 6 7 § 1 6 u ‘There were also 12 deaths of congestion of the brain, 5 of diarrhoa, 2 of dysentery, 5 of enlarge” ment of the heart, 6 of disease of the heart, 5 of hoop- ing cough, 7 of inflammation of the bowels, 11 of teething, § premature births, 44 still born, and 31 deaths from violet causes, including 11 killed in the Sixth ward riots, 4 drowned, and 1 suicide. The following is a classification of the diseases and the number of deaths in each class of disease during the week: — v4 Boner, joints, ko Brain and nerves Generative organs. Heart and blood yi Lange, throat, Skin, &¢., and eraptive fevers Stillborn ard premature births Stomach, bowels, and other d Uncertain seat and general fever Urinary orgaus. The number of deaths, compared with the corres- ponding weeks in 1855 and 1856, was as follows:— Week ending July 14, 1855. Week enting July 12, 1966. Week ending July 11, 1867,. The nativity table gives 296 natives of the United States, 84 of Ireland, 21 of Germany, 10 of England, 2 of British America, 1 each of France, Italy, Prus. sia, Ruasia, Scotland and Wales, and 5 anknown. ‘The sales of cotton yesterday were confined to about 500 2 600 bales, closing firm at full prices. Flour was again dull, and closed a! a decline of about 53. per bbl., especial. Jy for common grades. Wheat was inactive, and the me- dium and lower grates were ewsier. Chicago spring sold | at $148; fair white Western sold at $185, choice do. at $1 98, and a smail jot of new white Southern at $2. Corn | was firm, with sales of distilling lots of Westera mixod at | Sic, a 86¢,, and prime do., nearly yellow, at 86c.; yollow | was scarce, and held at 8c. a 9ic., with small sales; | round yellow was at 9%. a 96c. Pork was quiet, with small sales of mess at $22 75 a $22 80; at the close $25 was asked. Sugars were quiet, and sales limited. Coilee was | also inactive, while prices were unchanged. Freights were dull and engagements light. Whe Administration—The New Work Herald and the Southern Secessionists. There is an unscrupulous’ faction of sectional disorganizers in the South known as the seces- thoussmd additional troops would be sent | out from England immediately. Meerut and Delhi were placed under martial law. A report was | current in London, at the latest moment, to the ef- | fect that government had received news of tran- | quility being restored. However, Lord Granville acknowledgea in the House of Lords that the affair sioniste, whose political programme may be summed up in three words—rule or ruin. This faction, after the heavy chastisement which it re- ceived in 1851, in its movements of that year for the dissolution of the Union, would, it was sap- posed, remain quiet and powerless for mischief was of a most serious character, and that the con | for at least twenty years to come. But this rea- flagration was produced by a dread on the part of sonable expectation was speedily extipguished ‘the natives of a forced: conversion to Christianity. | through the corrupt and truckling expedients of Daring the emergeney France was to aid England poor Pierce to compass the Cincinnati nomina- ‘The afflicted young man who talksin this way should at once be taken home by his friends, and | put under a cold water regimen. Wehave never assailed the people nor the institutions of the South; but from a perfod, perhaps before the birth of our accuser, down to this day, we have, through good and evil report, defended the peo- ple and the institutions of the South against the assaults of their enemies. We have, from time to time, assailed the political nigger drivers of the South, and their demoralizing principles and ten- dencies, and we hope to keep up the war against them until they are reduced into an honest sub- mission to the Union, the constitution and the laws. But, after all that we did for Fremont in 1856, and with all that it is possible we may do forhim in 1860, Master Pryor is puzzled to account for our “sudden devotion to the administra- tion.” There can be “no private un- derstanding between Mr. Buchanan and James Gordon Bennett,” because we are in- formed that the President “could not stoop to a level with the basest, meanest, vilest and most coreupt wretch in either hemisphere.” Again :— “When we are told that an imposter, like Fre- mont, has struck a bargain with a villain like Bennett, we instantly recognize the propriety of be association; but the soul sickens at the thought of a confidential arrangement between James Buchanan and an individual who is uni- versally detested as an ugly daguerreotype of the devil.” Then follow sueh choice flowers of chivalry and rhetoric as these :—“ Deepest stigma of infasy,” “epitome of all the villanies,” “treachery of Iscariot,” “extorted money from the fears of timid innocence,” “ vulture feeding upon the lambs of society,” ke, &c. And after all this painful yelping, snapping and howling, mark the lame and impotent conclusion. The sum of the argument of Master Pryor is, that we support the administration—oppose the re-election of Hunter to the Senate—advocate the election of Gov. Wise, and defend the Kansas policy pursued by Gov. Walker, because our “object is to crush the State rights democracy, and 60 prepare tite way for the triumph ef black republicanism in 1860.” “State rights democracy!” Bah! “Black republicanism in 1860!” Pooh! Stuff! Your “State rights democracy,’ Master Pryor, is but another name for a Southern eectional con- spiracy for the public plunder, Union or disunion. Of such democracy as this, and of such republi- capism as that of the Seward Northern clique of agitators, we are the enemy; and we are for the administration, because it truckles neither to Southern nigger drivers nor Northern nigger worshippers. That's all. It is evident that in putting this rash and in- discreet young man, Mr. Pryor, at the head of their Virginia organ, the secessien ultras have committed fatal mistake. He confesses, betrays and spoils everything, from the ungovernable violence of his temper. His editorial experience, thongh short, is a history of misfortunes. Ad- mitted into the Wasbington Union, they had to turn him out because of his unmeasured admira- tion, as ademocrat, of the white slavery system and Siberian criminal code of Russia. Admitted into the Richmond Enquirer, they had to tarn him out, wo suppose because he would be satisfied with nothing lessfrom Mr. Buchanan than a Earo- pean mission. And now, we think it very probable, indeed, that the “State rights de- mocracy” of this rash young man, Pryor, is di- by forwarding fourteen transports to China with British troops. | In China the weather was so hot that no active military operations could be undertaken before | October next. The British ships in the Canton | river were often assailed by the Chinese. The | native rebels had advanced to near Foo-ChooFoo. | From Singapore, E. I., we are told that the | United States sloop-of-war Portsmouth was in | ‘in that port, taking in the ratification of an Ameri- | can treaty with Siam, but ostensibly to look after | the difficulty relative to the hauling down of the American flag on board of the Dutch ship Henrietta Maria, after she was relieved by the ship Cour de Leon, as beretotore published. The Spanish Mexican negotiations were still pro” | of the South. Ando, after trying in vain to | Pierce and with | gressing in Madrid. Two Italians were to be put on trial in Paris | «charged with conspiring to assassinate the Emperor | Napoteon. e ‘The steamship Queen of the South, from South- ampton for New York, put into Halifax yesterday for a supply of coal. She would leave last nighton her | ginia, But with the election of Mr. Buchanan | voyage. She has two hundred and sixty-four pas- wengers. ‘We have files from Bermuda to the 30th ult., but the papers contain no local news. Later advices from the other West India Islands had been received there. A planter in Barbadoes calculates the excess wf the value of the sugar crop of that island this year over that of last, owing to the advance in the price, jon, With the democratic convention at Balti- more of 1852, these secessionists were formally re- tored into the party camp, and by their adroit management of Pierce’s administration they were rapidly elevated to the command of the party throughout the cotton regions of the South. In this posture of affairs this secession wing of the democracy went up to Cincinnati in 1856, to compass, if possible, the absolute control of the federal government, tbrough the Presidential nomination of the party. But the wind and the tide were against them—the spirit of the North, and the controlling sober second thonght touch bottom with Mr. Mr. Douglas, the secessionists made a virtue of necessity, and surrendered to the nomi- sylvania, and the conservative democracy of Vir- this secersion game to rule him, as they had raled poor Pierce, was instantly set in motion, The nation of Mr. Buchanan, the sine qua non of Penn- | rected to a foreign mission from Mr. Douglas, in view of the election of 1860, or to a high seat in Mr. Buchanan having failed in the reward ex- pected at his hands, of what further use can his administration be to euch disinterested patriots as Master Pryor? In conclusion, we would kindly admonish this rash youngster—first, that his foolish abuse of the editor of the New Yor« Henary argues a bad cause, a bad spirit and a low and vulgar character, and that the silly fellow who spits against the wind spits in his own face. Secondly, that we support the administration be- cauee we believe it to be right, and oppose North- ern and Southern nigger agitators because we believe them to be senseless fanatics or reckless demoagogues. No Yeuow Feven—The Health Officer has | issued a series of excellent regulations for the government of ships while in Quarantine; we hope | that his practice will be as good as his principles, Cabinet and the inaugural of the new President, however, revealed to these desperate Southern ultra conspirators that they had counted without their host, and that this amiable gentleman trom Pennsylvania bad a will and a way of his own. at not less that £750,000. There were disturbances ‘at Dominica, arising on! of public dissatisfaction at the legisiation on the subject of the rum duty. The Governor had been requested to dissolve the Assem- Diy, but declined. Riots ensued and some blood was epilt. In Granada a colored man bad been elected to the House of Assembly. At St. Vincent the cane crop, already reaped, reached ten thousand bogsheads. A. W. Perot, of Demerara, had par- chared plantation Success, in that colony, for $41,000. It was announced that a special meeting of the Board of Councilmen would be held last evening: dat after twenty members bad waited an hour the President declared the Board adjourned till Monday afternoon. A large amount of business was transacted in the Court of General Sessions yesterday by Judge Rus- well, as will be seen by reference to our report, Jadgment was suspended tn the case of John Cross, alias Soatchard, convicted of a misdemeanor, in attempting to release Charies B. Huatington from ‘the State prison. John Miller, a noted shoplifter, ‘was sent to the State prison for two years; James Moore was sent for the same term, on a charge of burglary. Jeremiah McDonald, indicted for high- way robbery, was discharged, as the complainant @onght to compromise the matter, and failed to ap- pear. John H. Cook, @ young man, was tried ‘and acquitted of robbery in the first degree. Tho complainant was robbed near a house of ill-fane, and accused Cook, who was at the door, of the theft Bishop Onderdonk swore that he was a decent youth. Wm. Smith, alias Stookey, and Michael ‘Feeny, were convicted of burglary and sent each t) ‘the Btate prison for five years. James Tigh, alias Skinner, charged with grand larceny, was acquitted. ‘Winifred Bullivan, a notorious domestic thief, was went to the State prison for three years and ten months. Fifty-three cases have been disposed of by the City Judge daring the past week. The Grand Jury were discharged for the term. An inquest was held yesterday apon the body of trick Kerrigan, who died from the effects of wounds received during the riot in the Sixth ward ‘© the Fourth. This is the eleventh victim of that alta, In the controversy between Philip R. Paulding, of ‘Westchester county, and his wife—who it will be remembered left ber husband's house in April, 155: —na to who shall have custody of the child, Grace M, I’eulding, @ large amount of testimony has teen taken before the referee, Charles Stuart, Deq. Among other witnesses examined as to the good moral character and social standing of Mr. Paniding, | rule, this secestion faction began to plot and | threaten the ruin of the administration. | They have at length found a pretext for a | direct issue with Mr. Buchanan, of loyalty or + rebellion, in Governor Walker’s Kansas policy. | A democratic State convention in Georgia and another in Mississippi, managed by these politi- | cal nigger drivers of the party, have thrown down the glove and demanded the recall of | Walker. But the President and his Cabinet have quietly refused to obey, and have resolved to stand by Governor Walker as the faithful ex- ponent in Kaneas of the policy of the adminis | tration. Upon this ise the New York Herarn bas given its eupport cheerfully, freely, and with- out mincing matters, to Governor Walker, as | the faivhful agent of the President; and in this connection we believe we have done some ser- vice, disclosing the disorganizing and demorali zing game of these Southern secession conspira- tors. | _ In this consideration of the subject, the fearful | howl which the secession organs of the South, | from Virginia to Louisiana, have set up against “Bennett's Haran” is proof conclusive that our scattering sbots have winged and crippled these reacherous and stealthy conspirators, .right and left. Sinee the announcement from Washington of the purpose of the administration to stand by Governor Walker, some of our secession organs, indeed, have been ferocious against us beyond all the limits of rhyme, reason or common decency: ‘The intrectab.e little fledgling who conducts the Richmond Sow) is reduced to the worst aymp- toms of hydrophobia. Any dog, at this season of the year, at large in the streets, thus glaring around him, foaming at the mouth, and snapping | at random, would be killed as soon as possible, and with such instraments as could be most | reedily commanded. Master Prior, of the Richmond South, with the dreadful symptoms upon him described, com- mences late terrible assault upon the Herasn and its editor, with the declaration that ‘it is no extravagant compliment to the influence of that journal to affirm that Fremont’s immense impjorities in the Northern States were mainty at- tributable to its incessant and Findictive assaults vpon the people and institution: of the Soath.’’ From that moment, failing in their attempts to | and that, having laid down good and sensible rules, he will not see them broken and nullified | without a struggle. Generally speaking, ship | captains have been indulged in a somewhat con- | temptuous view of Quarantine regulations; let ws | see whether Dr. Thompson will encourage them in this way of thinking. | That the summer will pass without yellow fever, and that all our precautions in the shape of removal of Quarantine, and so forth, will prove | unnecessary, though Qerfectly pfoper at the time, is now generally admitted by every one. It is a dieappoiptment to the speculators who invested in land at Seguine’s Point in the hope that the | hospitals would prove the nucleus of a village | there; but it must be a source of great pleasure | to the Commissioners, who have achieved their own purpose—keeping fever away from Long Island—without sacrificing the people of Staten Island, as they were prepared to do. We look for no more trouble at Seguine’s Point. The people around bave made up their minds that there will be no fever; and Captain | Walling and his gallent men, albeit badly lodged, and not overfed, will spend the summer in in- glorious case, Our sympathies are at the service of Boston and Philadelphia. ‘Tux Crors.—The accounts which are coming in daily from the Weet promise that greatest of all blessings--cheap bread. True, the wheat and corn are late, the latter especially; and without six weeks of fine weather, the corn may fall far short of an average crop. But a great portion of the wheat is already beyond the reach of harm, and the rest soon will be, And really after the weather we have had, it is but reasona- ble to expect some fine days now. The bay has been plentiful and wholesome; most of it is now comfortably housed. From Europe, strange to say, we have accounts fully as gratifying. In all parts, the crops pro. mise immensely: from the Mefliterranean to the North Sea, and from the Bay of Biscay to the Volga, and the Caspian, the report is the same- the crops will exceed an average. Poor men do not yet understand the stupen- dous blessing these words import. They mean that the stories which have so long been current about the permanently enbanced price of flour are unfounded, and that before this winter passes over our heads we may have flour at $4 a barrel once more. They mean plenty, where there has been starvation, and comfort and happiness and progress in every poor home from Oregon to the Atlantic and from France to Siberia, the synagogue of a separate Southern confederacy: | —$ $e Analysis of Judge Denio’s Hain Argument. ‘The impression left upon any unprejudiced wind by the perusal of Judge Denio’s opinion, must be that it is a labored effort to apologize for, rather than to justify, the judgment of the Court of Appeals in favor of the constitutionality ot the Police law. - The most favorable constraction that can be placed upon it, is that it acknowledges the law to be an evasion of the con- stitution, but denies the power of the court to destroy it upon such grounds. The argument by which this conclusion is reached is, of course, a fair subject of criticism, and we certainly believe that the judgment of an intelligent public at the ballot box will be recorded against that of the court as pronounced by the Chief Justice. Let us examine the reasoning by which Judge Denio arrives at the conclusion that the appoiat- ment of the Commissioners of Police by the Governor and Senate, is not a violation of that portion of the State constitation which is intend- ed to secure to the people of a county or of a city the privilege to elect their own local officers either directly by popular vote, or indirectly by giving the appointing power to such county or city authorities as are elected by the local consti- uency. The second section of the tenth article of the constitution, which contains this provision, has been so frequently cited during the diecussion to which the passage of the Metropolitan Police bil] has given rise, that its languege must be familiar to the readers of the Heras. It contains three distinct clauses. The first provides that ai/ county officers whose election or appointment is not specially mentioned in the constitution, shall be elected, if elected at all, by the people of the county, or appointed, if ap- pointed, by the authorities of the county. The second clause makes a similar provision with re- gard to all city officers. The third clause pro- vides that “al! officers whose offices are hereafter orested by law shall be elected by the people, or appointed as the Legislature may direct.” Irdge Denio, in considering this branch of the argument, says— jpal question which arises upon this proviston Th ailteer’ the terms sand ci’y, town and vil- lage vficers, are limited to such officers whose offices existe? ee tend of thn aaa Recmmiantion, ‘ant to the laws of the State in force, or wi they are a general description of a class of officers whese functions are & relate to the localities which are mentioned, without regard to the question whether the offices then existed by law, or might thereafter be instituted, and thus embracing both mg and future officers falling within that de- scristion. And be concludes that the first two clauses to which we have referred are intended to embrace any office in New York that should take entire contrdl of the local affhirs of the city—the street cleaning and re- pairs, for instance—and should make such office elective “by the people,” under the last clause of article 10, section 2, as Judge Denio inter- prets it, the Legislature would then have the power to give such election to the people of the State, instead of to the people of the city, and to make the officer a State officer, to be nominated at a State convention, and elected on a State ticket, although his duties would pertain only to the city of New York. No other construction can be put upon the third clause, according to Judge Denio’s reasoning; for if the local officer created by the Legislature can, under that clause, be ap- pointed, if appointed at all, by the au/horities of the State, he can be elected, if elected at all, by the people of the State. Judge Denio continues:— §, giving this third clause this, ite satura! ‘nterpreta- Vie gg LT gg EE el ‘offices, ‘and harmo- sous; but clauses are net so ltlted, there isan On the construction, we bave a man existing offices, and all of- fices which may be thereafter institubd, ehall be filled by ‘a local constituency, and at the same time a direction that thore thereafter to be instituted shall ve ‘illed as the | cgis Jature shal! direct. The “inevitable repugnancy” to be found in these three clauses is created solely by the argu- ment vf Judge Denio. The frst two clauses set forth how all county and city officers are to be elected, if elected, or appoiited, if appointed. They do not say all county ad city officers then existing, but ai/ officers whoe duties pertain to certain distinct localities, ani are intended to se- cure to, the constituency of those localities the choice, directly or indirectly, of their own local officers. The third clause simply gives th the Legislature the discretionay power to say whe- ther officers thereafter creaed shall be elected or oppointed, and if elected, he former clauses set forth how they shall be eleted—that is to say, if | their duties pertain to the State at large, they | shall be electéd by the pople of the State at large: if to counties, by th people of the county; and if to cities, by the pople of the city. In | like manner the former clrases ect forth how offi- | cers thereafter created by he Legislature shall be appointed, if appointed—that is to say, if their | duties pertain to the Stab at large, they shall be appointed by State auhorities; if to a county, | by the county authoritie; and if to a city, by the | autberities of such city. In these clauees, thutinterpreted in the lan- guage of common sens, there is no “inevitable repugnance;” but as castrued by Judge Denio, there ix, For by his onstruction the constitu- | tion, after securing theelection or appointment of ail county and cityofficers to the local con- stituencies, would enake thé Legislature to give their election to the pople of the State, or their appointment to the Stace authorities, at their will. One singular consequnce follows this remark- able decision of the Court of Appeals. The Chief Justice declare that had the Metropolitan Police law been confhed to the city alone, with- out including the thee neighboring counties, it would have been umonstitutienal and void. If this logic be correctas we have no doubt it is legal, it follows that the Central Park act, the City Hali act, the Port Wedens act, are all unconstitu- tional and void, by th very deeision of the Court of Appeals which estabishes the existing Metropolitan Police bill to be legotind binding. A very singular reault truly ! Goon News ro Beer Drivkers.—We see that Judge Strong.of the Supreme Court, has de- cided that the newlicense law does not interfere with the sale ofale or beer in any quantities, Hence the Germag, who sell little else than lager bier, are entirely mancipated from its provisions, and may continue to sell as much as they please without legal ros-aint or liability to the courts, ‘This will be gOd news to not a few among our prople. Notwitlpanding the invectivgs of oer- tain among the medical faculty against the favo- rite beverage of our Dutch friends, lager bier is a decided and general favorite, and will now be- come still more generally used. It is, we believe, as wholesome as any of the popular drinks, and more wholesome than many of them. Its price prevents ita being afigPterated; and if it be pare- fully bottled, and kept for a month, it is as Pleasant a beverage as Alsop’s, Bass’s, or any of the great ales. Powers or THe Mayors or New Yorx anp Brooxtyn.—An erroneous statement was made in the article published in yesterday’s Hrratp giving a general view of the actual condition of municipal affairs in reference to the supreme power over the police in cases of riot, dis- turbance, or conflagration. It was stated in the article that in such cases the Mayors of the seve- ral cities and the Sheriffs of the several counties had the direction and control of the police force, Such is not, in fact, the case, although it was perfectly natural to suppose that the chief magis- trate of a city was possessed of all powers to pro- tect the peace of the city. . Up to the time of the passage of the new Metro- politan Police bill, the Mayor of New York, in- dependent of his functions as head of the police or as Police Commissioner, possessed supreme power over the police and as to galling out the military in case of riot. The new bill, however, stripsthe chief magistrates of thiscity and Brook- lyn of all euch powers, and confers them on the Board of Police Confmissioners. The fifth section of that act provides as follows:— It shal! be the duty of the Board of Police, hereby coneti tuted, at all times of the day and ight, within the bounda- ies of the said ‘the Metropolitan Police district,”’ to preserve the public peare, to prevent crime and arrest o‘tendors, to protect the rights of persons and property, to guard the public hoalth, to preservo order at every primary aud Publio elecuod, to remove srnenene. suing in public pwice ores af every fre, So” sil But the 20th section of the act is still more plain and definite as to the intention of the black republican Legislature to strip the Mayor of every vestige of power to protect the peace of the city. It says:— . The Board of Police is hereby invested withyall the Fork and Brootiya, in respect to orderiag, mltary asst. ance in aid of the civil authorites to quell riots, supprese ny oie: ii lanai Preserve the pubd- There are numerous other clauses in the act which we might cite to show the same thing; but the foregoing are coriclusive to show that the chief magistrates of New York and Brooklyn have not left to them a shred or tatter of autho- rity to protect the public peace, but are com- pletely superseded by the Police Commissioners, But least it may be supposed that the new charter conflicts with the law, and does bestow on the Mayor the general police power that has been always heretofore exercised, let us see what the charter says on the subject of the Mayor's duties. By section 18 he is required to commu- nicate to the Common Council, once a year, a general statement of the situation and condition of the city in relation to its government, fiaances and improvements—to recommend measures con- nected with the police, security, health, cleanli- ness and ornament of the city—to be vigilant in causing the ordinances to be exeouted and en- forced—to exercise a constant supervision over the conduct of subordinate officera—to receive and examine complaints against them—to per- form generally such duties as may be prescribed’ by the charter and city ordinances, and the laws of the State or of the United States ; and finally, to appoint clerks. These are the whole of his duties and powers. Not an intimation is con- tained in a section, clause or sentence of the charter as to the Mayor's power to protect the peace of the city; and, of course, he has no such power. We deem it, therefore, right to correct the error inadvertently made in the article to which we refer, and to show thus conclusively and un- mistakeably that the Mayors of New York and Brooklyn are utterly powerless to protect the peace of their respective cities. Geverat Parz ann Tae Fiuimvsrers.—We published yesterday an article, based upon our correspondence from Washington and Venezuela, and on information derived from other sources, in reference to a contemplated filibuster invasion of Venezuela, under the auspices of ex-President Paez, now in exile in this city. Several of the personal friends of this distinguished patriot have assured us that, at least as to a portion of the statements made, our information was not correct. They deny that General Paez has any personal or political connection whatever with Walker or with Walker's political or personal friends, and deny that he has any knowledge whatever of the conferences recently held here with Walker, at which it was intimated the inva- sion of Venezuela was discussed. It has also been suggested by others to us that these rumorsof contemplated filibuster descents on Venezuela are not improbably got up by President Monagss himself, that he may have the more ex- cuse for concentrating power in his own hands, and holding the reins of government with a tight- er grasp. To give color to these rumors some of his agents here might possibly have entered into such a contract as that spoken of in the article in question, The friends of General Paez, at all events, declare that so far from his (Paez) hav- ing leagued himself in any way with Walker or other American filibusters, the very idea of his doing eo would be fatal to his popularity at home In no case, they say, would the General seek the assistance of Walker, as such connection would be ruinous to anySouth American cause. Wallack’s Theatre—Miss Kliza Logan's Last Appearance. A brilliant andience assembled at Wallack’s theatre |aat night on the occasion of Miss Fliza Logan's benefit and last Appearance in this city for the present season. She as. sumed the role of Julia, in “The Hunchback,” one of her most effective personations, and was called before the curtain three times to receive the plaudits of the audience, At the close of the play, and in reponse to a call of the audience, Miss | ogan came forward and said — Lapis axn Gxvtimmey—Afier having been received nightly, for nearly a month, Yy, brillant and erowded audiences, I appear you the here to night, season, and the manager says the most remunerative to him for the year be has had the theatre. Miss Logan will ‘not resume her professional duties until the fall, when she will retarm to the elly and play a round of the most favorite fomale réles in the English tongue, For the present it is her purpose to retire to Nahant with hor family, where she will spend the remainder of tho summer. Bava intelligence. ‘The steamer Arctic sailed on Thursday, at6P. M., on her telegraphic mission to the coast of Newfoundiand — Capt. 0. H. Berryman; Lieuta, J. P. K. Mygatt, Joho Irwin and A. W. Weaver, Engineers, Wm. L. Lamdin and Joho 8. Albert. The Arctic will be absent some two montha, engaged in scientific surveys in connection with the great telegraphic scheme. Staves Lingaaten.— Colonel Thomas Hite, aided by_other citivens of county, Virginia free eighty of their slaves on the 24 inst The the of the owners, accompanied them to Mid ure, Penm., when, banding ach individual forty dollars 'n money, and equipping (hem ati with suilickal clothing they ware eet et Uberty { THE LATEST NEWS. laterestiag from Wi THE NEW GRANADA QUSSTION—A SPREDY GErTLE- MENT LOOKED FOW—8NGGBSTED B48l8 FoR aw ARRAN@BMENT—MINIGTZE BOWLIN ABOUT TO Ba- SIGN, BTC. Waxxsorom, Jaly ¥1, 1867, Mr. Bowlin, our Minister to New Granada, bes already bad an interview with the President and Secretary of State, relative to thatigovernment, Tho Judge, I should say, was ‘not very favorably impressed with the Granadinus ase People, although he was treated kindly, and was, every- where he went, hospitably received. Ho is of opinion that the Pending difficulties will be amicably and saticine- torily arranged, and that the demands of our governmems will be complied with to the letter. Ho thinks that Gea. Horran, the New Granadian miaister, has already recelved instructions from the new President, Gen. Ospina, and thas negotiations will shortly be opened by bim to effectam early settlement in some shape or other, Gen, Herren ig shrewd man and an able diplomatist, and the Prest- dont and Secretary of State, both of whom have knows him long and intimately, have great confidence in him. The modus operandi of this se'tiement is not at presems known. But this much is known—the present depleted. state of their treasury precludes the idea of our obtaining any money,and no body is better aware of that fact than they themseives, What, then, ts to be domet ‘Thore is the Isthmus of Panama, which to them ia of me earthly account, for it yicids them no revenue—in fact, @ Posittve burden upon the government, with @ population who are ignorant, woak, imbecile and semi-savage, and ‘at so remote a distance from the seat of government as to ‘be beyond control. Then there are a number of isiands t= the bay of Panama which can be used for a naval depot; fm truth, they are juat the thing wo want; and as they have no money, we can take possession of both the Isthmus and the Islands, and give them something to boot. Thus wit; ‘the just demands of our government be satisfied and am- Ply provided with indemnity (or the past and security for the future. In fact, I learn this evening, from a source entitled te credit, that New Granida, or rather the Ospina adminis- tration, will raise no ob/ecuon to our taking a0 much of the Isthmus, or the island or islands in the bay of Panama as will eatisfy our governmeht, and ensure a safe and speedy transit, and which will be a guamanteo against any futere difficulty. When Judge Bowlin took bis departure for the United States, many—in fact most of the people—espectalty those connected with the*administration that bad just gone out of power—supposed and really believed that the cause of his leaving was owing to the refusal of that government to seitle and adjust the pending difficulties. But such was not¢he case. He had, some time previous, asked permission to return home te arrange some matiers which required his attention, and the administration being ‘fatisfied tbat a settlement could not be ellected at Bogotne gave him leave to return, ‘The new President, Ospina, and his administration manifested a willingness oa their part for an early settlement. Judge Bowlin does not deaire to return, and will, at am early day, put his resignation in the hands of the Presidems. THE PANAMA TRANSIT ROUTE—-PROOEEDINGS OF Tum NAVAL COURTS—CUBIOUS BULING REGARDING THE DECISIONS OF THE RETIRING BOARD, ETO, Wasmxcrox, July 11, 1867. In my despatch tn yesterday’s Hznatp I stated the true Position of affairs with New Granada. Iam now justified in saying that the Transit route will be kept open, even as the point of the bayonet if necessary, unti! Congress meets; but in the meantime our troops are ordered not to occupy the country. Mr. Buchanan still hopes that when a de- claration of war shall be made the Granadians will avoid ita consequences by a prompt compliance with our just demands. In 1 Court No. 1 the case of Lieut. Dulany, “drop- ped,” was continued, and an e‘Tort made by the Judge Ad- vooate to convict him ofcrime. It appeared thatin 1544 Lieut. D. claimed to have paid a certain sum of money due at Port Mahon, and‘n proof thereof forwarded receipts, keeping copies certified to be correct by two gentlemen. ‘These copies are now before the Court, and the govern. ment contends that the originals wore fabrications. the Court adjourned to await the arrival of the witnesses to the copies. Commander Sterrett’s case was continued before Court No, 2, Lieut. Hughes, called by the testified that be sailed with Com. S. Harlem re Decem- ber, 1856, in the sloop-of-war Decatur, attached tothe Pacific squadron. The Judge Advocate asked—“What ‘was Commander Sterrett’s conduct as respects sobriety?’ Witness answered—As correct as any commander I galled with.’ To this answer the Coart obj he did neh ony be hed ever enlea Gikany entrar, ‘Witness testified that in the twenty three mouths they wore together he thinks he saw Commander Sterrott andar the influence of liquor once. It was in the harbor ef Honolulu. He though! Commander S$, had been driak- bg a little, though he was perfectly capable of discharging all bis duties. Lieut, @. T. Sinclair thought he saw Com- mander 8. drunk in the streets of Norfoik. Lieut. Pheips, who was wilh Commander 8. at the time, testi‘ied that he was perfectly sober, but was attacked in the street with @ Vertigo, and was assisted to some steps near by, where he ‘satdown and soon revived. [ieut. Morris was also coaver- sant with the facts, dud knew Sterrett had not been drinking. In Court No. 3 the case of Llout. Rbind (s exciting se ordinary interest. A descendant of one of the oldest fami- lies in New York, he is regarded by the “Young Amert- ca’ of the Navy as tbe pivk of gallantry, and of a proud but irritable nature, He is charged with insubordination, and for this he was “dropped” by the Retiring Board. He conducts his own defence. Commodore Mayo and Captain Latimer gave Rhind a fine character, and though bim competent in every respect, and always prompt aad subordinate, He had a proud and irritable disponition. Lieut. Sinclair considered him competent, remarkably at- tentive to his duties, and in every way qualifie! for hie position. Captain Barron, one of the itotiring Board, was next called asa witness. He knew acthing of Rhind’s perso- tal or professional character, He was then axked upoe what he based his vote in the Retiring Board which dropped him. To this question the Judge Advocate objected, aad the court was cleared to consider the ebjection. Whee it re-opened the Court decided that they had nothing to do with the action or decisions of the Retiring Boar¢— that it was not their province to review thom, nor could any question be asked in any way concerning thom. This novel decision will astonish the country, which supposed the act of Cengress under which these Courts are acting was passed to remedy a supposed wrong done by the Re- ‘rng Board. ————— Fatal Affray tn Morgan County, Kentucky. Cwcrwwam, July 11, 1887. ‘The Enqvirer learns that a quarrel recently took pisos in Morgan county, Kentucky, between Mr. Mason, demo- rat, and Mr. Cox, Know Nothing, candidates for Congress, in which Cox was shot by Mason and killed. Both these Persons have represented the Ninth district in Congress. The Accident on the Boston Common, Bovrox, July 11, 1887. A\ the inquest on the death of Patrick Cook and Thomas Maher, killed om the Boston Common on the night of the 4th inst. by the explosion of a shell mortar, the jury have found that the South Boston Iron Company were highly culpable in allowing © mortar with such imperfeetions to £0 out of thetr }, and also that Mesars, Hovey & Co, were very imprudent in using t, knowing as they dia that It bad never been subjected to the powder test, ‘The Steamstilp Queen of the South tn Ote- tress, : Hausvax, July 11, 1887. The steamship Queen of the South, with two hundred And sixty-four passengers, from Southampton, pat tate this port this morning, short ot coal. She will eal! te- hight for Now Yori ©wo Men Lynched tn Cedar County, lows. ‘ Omcroo, July 11, 1867. On tho night of the Od inst. a mob broke into the jal? or Cedar county, Iowa, and notwithstanding the desperate. ye. aistapee made by the Sherif and guard, took theretrom two men, named Gleason and Soper, confined on ® Clange of horse stealing, and hung them. Much excitemeas tee Prevails in he neighborhood. ——— Convictions for Murder, Prrrancaa, July 11, 1957. The jury in the case of Hoary Fife, Monroe Stewart and Charlotte Jones, implicated in the murder of the Wilson family at McKeesport, rendered fais evening a verdict of guilty of murder in the first der.ree. The trial has insted cloyen days, fand produced 1, most intense interest te the community. nent July 111 P ‘wraLo, July jon} Flour is quiet. Sales today 000 bbls. at 88 87a for extra Miinots 807, Wisconsin, and $7 for Wheat i que and vory scarce, Cora is not so fem, ened ja held at (8c. W'hout buyer, Oats are dull at 67o. @ GAe. BOs, Fi ‘The lake tm. Whiskey, roights are nnchaaged porta yoslaray were vory light.