The New York Herald Newspaper, July 16, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. eee GPFIOR © W. CORNED OF WAssAT AND FULTOR GTS. ©. adrance. Deere ee en or Be per Bencimend, both Pr ks taken of anonymous correspondence, We do not Tin PEINTINO avented with meainess, cheapness and des (ae veRrERENENTS connec any day. vere enee NOs 195 AMUGQEMENTS THIS EVENING. WIBLO'S GARDEN, Brodway—Sono0i.mastex—Bianco, SURTOR'S NEW THEATRE, Broad: posite Bond— fan Naty Quaax, on vas inverts or can Waves Haran. WALLAOK’® THEA’ —& Max Wiraour er TRE, Broadway: am rome a NEW OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brosdway—Act tux Wor:o's 4 Brace -Ovrmriana—Harry Man BARNUW'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brostway—Zrmort am Muvernzisy—Ooniosirizs. dc. sa GEO OHRISTY & WOOD'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway Tux Masician—Neceo Minstuxusr, Ac. MECHANTOS’ HALL, 472 Broadway—NeGro Mevovirs, (b0.—Down ix ALasama—Br Brvant's Missrexis. New York, Thursday, July 16, 1857. The News. ‘We have European news to the forenoon of the 4th inst., received by the steamship America, which reached Hahfax yesterday. The intelligence is in- teresting. Cotton continued unchanged, though some circulars report slight advance. Breadstuffs were stifl dull. Consols, with an active money market, were quoted at 92] a 93 formoney. The East India Company had siightly reduced their rates on bills to prevent the export of specie. This mat- ter bad been alluded to in Parliament, fears being entertained that the reduction might lead to embarrassment. Eari Granville said there was reason to apprehend that the East India Company would not meet all its engagements. Lady Frenklin's steamer Fox sailed on the Ist ist. for the Arctic regions. In Paris General Cavaignas was announced as a candidate for the Legislature. The recently discov- ered conspiracy against Napoleon is eaid to have been much more formidable than was at first sup- posed. It is understood that the Emperor and Em- press will proceed to England shortly and visit the Manchester Art Exhibition. The French armies dave gained importent successes in Algeria, They are masters of the entire country. There is nothing of special importance from Spain. It was expected tha; the Mexican Minister ‘would retire to Paris to await the arrival of fresh instructions from his government. Italy is in a revolutionary ferment, instigated, it is supposed, by Mazzini. Letters from Hong Kong state that the English and French plenipotentiaries to China were to hold 3 conference at Singapore, and important move- ments were expected to follow. News from all parts of Mexico just at this time is ‘unusoslly interesting. Our correspondent at Aca- pulco, writing on the 28th ult., states that the com- munication with the capital-was so interrupted that intelligence was had only by the arrival of an occa- sional traveller. The city of Yguala had been again —for the third time—entered and plundered by Juan Vicario. Sixty citizens who took refuge in ‘their old church, were killed, and that curious and antique piece of architectare was levelled to the | ground by the outlaws. Captein Thaddeus Mott, of New York, had arrived at Acapulco in delicate health. He encountered Vicario’s band on the way, ‘but was not molested. Juan Antonio, the Indian chief, had united his men with the force of Vicario; so that an army of four "thousand persons were op- posed to General Alvarez, who acted for the govern- ment. These Chelapa Indians still hated Alvarez on account of the imprisonment of their priest. A gov- ernment force, under Generals Megrete and Degolla- do, had marched from the city of Mexico in order to sweep them from the roads and highways. Presi- dent Comonfort did not attend church on Corpus | Christi day, as the Archbishop refused to officiate if his Excellency was present. Comonfort's decree against gambling was rigidly executed, but it was said that the executive officers pocketed all the fines and did not give the proceeds to purposes of charity, as intended originally. A new tax on the profits of house rent in the city of Mexico had been levied. The Vera Cruz papers of 19th ult. say that the ‘weather was delightful. The last of the English squadron recently anchored in the waters of Vera Cruz, left that port on the 16th ult. It is stated in the Eco that the chief of the band who attacked the escort having in charge the Santa Anna conspira- tors, was killed in the conflict. The Hstandarte seems to think that the manifesto of Santa anna was written in the city of Mexico. The newspapers Clamor Progrerista and Pagina del Pueblo had been saspentied by order of the supreme govern- ment. The Nacion had also ceased to exist, We have Havana dates to the 10th inst., one day later than the advices received by the Empire City at this port. There is no news of importance. The suger market was unchanged. The weather was generally wet, with high winds. Guanabacoa was visited by a severe storm, which destroyed fences and did s good deal of general damage. It was thought the expedition to Mexico was abandoned A report was prevalent to the effect that fifty-seven of the vew!y arrived Spanish soldiers lay in hos pital with yellow fever. Among the news received by telegraph we pub- lish a list of the promotions and appointments in the army made by the Presi jent since the promulgation of General Orders No.7, on the Ist of Jane; also a list of the cadets who recently graduated at the Military Academy, and the arm of the service to which each has been appointed. The epecial committee of the Common Council having in charge the matter of awarding Gen. Jackson's gold box to the most valiant New Yorker in the Mexican war, held a meeting yeserday. ‘Ibere are no claimants for the precious relic, bat the friends of Col. Burnett and Captains Fairchild and Innis warmly press their claims, The two last named gentlemen and Sergeant Mathews appeared before the committee yesterday. We give a report of their remarks in another ‘cy umn. The Board of Councilmen were in session last evening, but their proceedings were merely of a roo. tine character. They non-conourred with the alder. men in amendments made to the ordinance reorgan- izing the Croton Aqueduct Board, which was mu dpe- quently reconsidered, and after an unexampled scene of disorder, the ordinance was referred to the Special Committee on Departments. The Board a3. journed to meet the first Monday in Angust. Recorder Smith yesterday held Wm. Thompson | and Heary West to bail in $1,000 each, to await the | action of the Grand Jary, on a charge of extortion preferred by Julias G. Salhenger. The complainant affirms that these constables extorted $20 from him, while their counsel asserts that he can contra dict the material points of the prosecator's state meat. Kx Secretary Guthrie was expected to have visited ‘the Exchange yesterday on invitation of the mer chante; but owing to indisposition and the counss of bis medical advisers, he was not present. Had he been there be would have found the attendance unusnally «mall. The distinguished gentieman's ab- sence did not seem to create much disappointment on ‘Change. At sapecial session of the Brooklyn Board of Al- dermen, last evening, Alderman Preston, of the Fifteenth ward, who was charged with having re- ceived a bribe in hie official capacity as a member of the Board of Health, was expelled by a vote of St tol. The tweifth annual commencement of St. John's ‘College, at Fordham, took place yesterday m a spa- cious tent erected on tie college grounds. There were present seve-al thousand friends of the stu- dents, together with a number of the distinguished Catholic clergy. A full report of the exercises, in- cluding Archbishop Hugbes’ address to the stu- denta, will be found in another part of today’s paper. ‘The Seventeenth ward was perfectly quiet yester- day, and no further outbreak is apprehended. The police, however, do not attempt to patrol the ward, it being understood that they shal! not do so until after the excitement has compleely exhausted it- selt. The investigation into the cause of the disturb- ance was continued by Coroner Perry yesterday. None of the witnesses testified as to who fired the shot that killed the unfortunate John Miller, but all agreed that the police were unnecessarily violent, aad that nothing bad transpired to justity their brutal condact towards the German citizens with whom they came in contact on the day of the affray. The old police were yesterday paid by the Comp- troller ina number of the wards, as advertised. A warrant for $100,000 was drawn by the Comptroller to enabie the Treasurer of the new Police Board to pay the force appointed under them. The Mayor objected to the legality of the warrant: his letter is given elsewhere. The new Board has yet some difficulties to meet in the matter of their funds. The station houses were delivered up, as well as the tele- graphs tendered to the new force yesterday. The President of the Police Board made formal demand for possession of the Chief's office, and was refused. Argument on a motion to supersede the certiorari in the case of the Street Commissionership was heard yesterday by Judge Davies, who finally decided to aéjourn the hearing until to-morrow, immeciately after the renaition of Judge Peabody's decision, The caze will then be resumed. An application was made yesterday to Judge Ingrahsm, of the Court of Common Pleas, on be- half of the texpayers of the city, for an injunction to restrain the Mayor, Comptroller and Clerk of the Common Council from signing warrants for the pay of the oid police since the passage of the recent act of the Legislature organizing the Metropolitan force. In consequence, however, of some infor- Taality in the papers the matter was enspended, and the parties did not again appear before thé rising of the Court. We understand that the motion is too lete, a8 a check for $25,000 bas been signed by the Mayor, Comp‘rolier and Clerk of the Common Council, and the money drawn for the purpose of paying the members of the old police. Delegates from some forty fire companies convened last night at the engine house of No. 6, in Henry street, to take some action to test the feeling of the two years by the Board of Fire Commissioners. It seems there isa strong feeling against the Board in the department, and an effort will be made to curtail their powers. The meeting last. night was merely preliminary, and adjourned te sit again, when some definite actiion will be talsen. Three vessels which arrived yesterday were sent tothe lower Quarantine anchorage, viz.: the brig Martha, from Havana; bark Celia, trom Msyaguez; and schooner Pilotfish, from Gonaives. Warrants were issued yesterday by Justice Osborn for the examination of the’ seven men arrested by the Mealth Officer on Tuesday for communicating in a small boat with the Ellen Austin, while under quar- | antine, in violation of the health laws, The accused were brought to this city to take their trial. New buoys were yesterday placed at the old Quarantine, in order to designate more distinctly than with the old buoys the exact limits of the upper Quarantine anchorage. There were yesterday twenty-three vessels at anchor at the old Quarantine. The cotton market was firm yesterday, with sales of about 1,000 a 1,100 bales at full prices. There was little or | no middling uplands in desirable lots to be had vnder 16c, Flour exbibited » better feefing, with more animation, closing quite firm at the previous day’s quotations, There | was an increased show of new Southern wheat at the Cora Exchange, and the sales footed up about 9,600 bushels, in- cluding red at $1 95; amber colored Tennessee at $2, and prime white new Southern at $2060$207. A cargo of old Wisconsin red sold at $150, and common Canadian | club do at $1 45. Corn was in fair activity at Sic. for common to 830. a 85340. for good lo prime Western mixed. Pork was firmer and more active, with sales of mees at $23, check on the day, and at $20 25, regular way, with » sale deliverable let of NovemDer, seller's option, at $20. Lard was firmer and sales made at 14%(c. Sugars were | inactive, the eales being confined to about 100 hhdy. Cabs | muscovados at rates given in another column. Freight engagements were moderate and rates unchanged. Interesting from Washington—The Three Isthmus Questions, The interesting intelligence from Washington in relation to the Panam question, and that which we publish this morning in regard to Central America and Tebauntepec, is not with- out its significancy, These movements, all sepa- rate and independent of each other, and emavat- ing from different and in some eense opposing interests, all concentrating before our govern- ment, and seeking their present solution and fu ture stability from its decision and countenatce in all questions on this continent. Th the foreruiiners, however, of that widely extend- ed range of diplomatic and social influence in American questions that will soon find its centre in Washington, and through which we ehall gi @ genial and brotherly tone to the policy of r publican America. The questions now demaud ing @ solution are those relating particularly to the Isthmus Transit routes, The recent advices from New Granada give a very satisfactory aspect to the questions pending with that country. Presideat Orpina is evide only in regard to the settlement of the Panama Gifficulty, but algo as regards the whole tone of his policy toward this country. The Granadian | Congress had taken a more cool view of the posi- tion of our government, and was about to confer | upon the President full authority to arrange our claims; and at Washington it was confde:tly anticipated that Gen. Herran would soon take some steps toward a settlement. Such a courae will relieve the public mind in regard to the safety of the Panama Transit, now our only means of communication with our Pacific States. As regards the intelligence from Costa Rica, it may not be very satisfactory to some of the specu- lators in transit routes ; but we are not sure that it is not indicative of a final and satisfactory | pacification of that isthmus Costa Rica has it | now in her possession; and if—as there is | too much reason to suppose—a civil war is again about to break out in Nicaragua; preventing the peaceful transit of that isth- mus, the interests of the world will be ad- | vanced by recognising the new position of Costa Rica, and it will be well for our government to take that determination. In doing this the just tights and claims of our citizens in that route can be fully protected. As for Nicaragua, if she cannot form a government sufficientiy stable to protect society within her borders, she certainly cannot claim a right to stop with her strife the commerce of the world over one of its most im- portant isithouges. Tehuantepec, we are told, has also been a subject of earnest consideration by the adminis. tration, and it has urged the parties contending for that grant to come to some amicable adjust. ment of their interesta. This is said to have taken place, and that the government is now ina fair way to make eome arrangement with that of Mexieo for an early opening of the road. What the partioulars of this adjustment are we Fire Departmen: on the course pursued for the last | are palpable evidences of the growth of our | moral power, and the extensios of our influence | vey are but | animated by a very just and friendly spirit, not | NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 16, 185%. are not yet informed, and in view of the great interests that have been arrayed against each other in this question, this information would be ® matter of public interest. We are giad to see these questions thus con- centrating round our government for its depision, for we kvow that its judgment will be favorable to the interests of the whole commercial world. It is animated by no selfish and exclusive policy, desiring only the stability of peace on the Ameri- can isthmuses and the free trangit of all nations. The pureuit of this end will be favored by the discussion of these questions at Washington, for the etyle of diplomatists and diplomacy that we have had in the Spanish-American countries has been anything bata good one, Not but what” our representatives were very good men in their way and in their proper place, but they seem to have bad a peculiar gift of doing things in a wrong way, and thus defeating their own wishes. ‘This has been owing to our practice of sending there men utterly unacquainted with Spanish habits of thought, Spanish history, and evea of the Spanish language. This, we hope, will! be re- medicd by Mr. Buchanan, The Riots 1s THe Sevsenreenta. Warv.—It appears from the evidence taken: in the case of the late Jobn Miller that the late riot in the Seventeenth ward was directly chargeable to the mismanegement and brutality of the Metropoli- tan police. It seems that the men of this force went about the streets before the riot, driving everybody they met into the houses—though the night was cultry and confinement within doors | very unwholesome; that they made no scruples to club every one who refased to obey their or- ders, and split the skulls of several who merely asked to be'allowed to staud on the sidewalk to breathe the fresh sir; in a word, that they acted with such ferocious violence that the people of the ward would have required to be wo- mea not to have rebelled. The riot followed; firearms were used; a call was made upon the military; and ever since that time the Seven- teenth ward has been, in a measure, in astate of siege, and the police have not dared to show themselves as patrolmen or to issue forth from their station house. This is the net result of the administration of our police affairs by the men appointed from Albany; at this unparalleled pitch of anarchy have they landed us after a week's work. It seems that the only guarantee’ we have against riot, robbery and bloodshed is the Seventh Regi- ment and our other militia forces which sre al- most inceseantly under arms. A more complete combination of pusillanimity and recklessnees than the conduct of these new police it were difficult to imagine. They are afraid of eending out patrolmen, though the law requires them to do s0; but they have not the prudence to avoid a riot, when no police autho- rity of the least experience would ran the least risk of the kind. They will clube poor German on the sidewalk for breathing the fresh air; but from a bard of Dead Rabbit they will ran quick- ly away. So far as we can judge, the Germans of the Seventeenth ward are quiet peaceable people, who only desire to be let alone; they do not be- long to the turbulent classes of the city. Arrams tn Mexico.—The state of affairs in Mexico is becoming daily more complicated, and in the midst of the confusion reigning among parties there the most experienced observers in that republic are at aloes to form even @ con- jecture of the probable future. The manifesto of Santa Anna, which we laid before our readers some time eince, has been published by the gov- ernment, but docs not seem to awaken much feel- ing in any sense. The official journals comment upon it adversely, but some of Santa Anna's most decided opponents hold their peace in regard to it. Whether this course arises from a contempt of the ex-Dictator and his views, from a prudent consideration of future probabilities, or from an adveree feeling to the government of General Comonfort, it is impossible, at this distance, to determine. It would seem that the President is losing friends and support among the liberal party, the leaders of which are not satisfied with his policy of pursuing a middle course, or as they phrase it, holding “accommodation politics.” A resigna- tion of the Ministers had taken place, the imme- diate cause of Which was alleged to be the deter- mination of the President to re-impoee the old tax on tobacco and segars, which in former times hed been an odious monopoly. The new Minis- ters were men of no public antecedente—Senor | Sebastian Leréo Tejada, the new Minister of For- eign Affaire, is a brother of the author of the antichurch law, and leader of the ultra liberal | party; be wee rector of a college and had never | been in public life; as to his principles the most contiieting rumors prevailed; Senor Garcia, the Minister of Justice, is a young man from Gaada- Injara, entirely unknown in the capital; and Senor Cestaneda, Minister of the Interior, is an old moderate liberal and federalist, with a high character for honesty. He did not remain long in the ministry, having resigned shortly before the departure of the mail, in which course it was rumored be would be followed by Don Sebastian Lerdo. ‘The primary and secondary elections were pro- pressing favorably to the progresisia or liberal party in some districts, and to the Comonfort | party in others; but safficient returns to give a proximate idea of the result had not come in. In the face of the elections the papers were dis cussing the necessity of postponing the adoption of the new constitution, and continuing President Comonfort in power as Dictator. This course ia defended by its advocates asthe only one capa- ble of perpetuating the liberal reforms already achieved, but is warmly opposed by the ultra liberals. The church party seems to have sab- sided into inaction. Bishop Mangnia, the great leader of the church, had issued a protest against many of the liberal articles of the new constitu- tion, skilfully combining with them others that are of doubtful or pernicious tendency. Little excitement existed in regard to the Spanish question, but the President had availed himself of the necessity of putting the country in ® state of defence to lay a direct tax upon the rental of real estate, which was being collected: He has announced that he hopes the relief this contribution will give to the treasury will enable him to organize the public finances, and establish a system of permanent revenue. On the whole, it may be doubted whether the moderate and temporizing course of Gen. Comonfort is not really the beet for Mexico, aa it tends to lull active and violent opposition against the administration, thus giving to the country that peace and rest which it has #0 long needed. shall ARF Groniovs News.—From all quarters of the country the prevailing character by the latest in- telligence concerning the bread crops is that of a cheering abundance. Comma Ur Bravery to tae Rescvr.—The conservative democratic journals of the South are coming up bravely to the defence of the ed- ministration and its Kansas policy, as illustrated by Gov. Walker, against the attacks of the Southern seccssion wing of the party. Read the unequivocal article which we give to-day from the Richmond Examiner, with the significant caption—“ Will the South Countenance the -Fraud?” The fraud alluded to is that demoral- izing device of the Southern potitical nigger Grivera, to smuggle Kansas into the Union as a tlave State, by withholding her State constitution from a vote of the people of the Territory. We like this talk of our Richmond cotempo- rary, and we are gratified to perceive that the Enquirer has also come out squarely and fairly to the defence of the honest policy of Gov. Walker. It is but @ few days ago that the New York Heravp stood single-handed against these South- ern ultras and their demoralizing movements, It wes because we believed Gov. Walker to be right, and faithfully repreeenting the President's inaugural, and so we did not care to wait for a Cabiret Council upon the subject. But es the secessionists have chalienged the administration to speak, and as it has spoken, we see how good a thing it is to have a President who knows what he is about, and who being convinced of the justice of his policy, bas the steadiness and consistency of an honest man iu standing by it. We see how speedily the voice of the administration in behalf of Walker finds aa echo throughout the country: The desperate avd rach young man who con ducts the Richmond South etill ivsists upon it that “sooner or later, the President must wash his hands of Walker,” and the Columbus (Geor- gia) 7imes and Sentinel assures us that “if the ad- ministration stands by Walker the Georgia demo- cracy will not stand by the administration,” but all this is mere moonshine. This ultra Southern Kanses plot against Mr. Buchanan has been nip- ped in the bud, and thus @ formidable sectional rebeliion projected against the administration is reduced at the first blow to a mere corporal’s guard of restless and reckless agitators. How glorious, in this respect, is the strength of Mr- Buchanan, as centrasted with the weakness of poor Pierce! A Sovrnern Fire-Eater Loomine Ur on THe Kansas Qvestion.—Read what the Rising Sun (good name fora new beginner,) of Newburg, South Carolina, says in regard to the aigas of the times in the political horizon:— Clouds and darisness, threatening clouds, omtnous dark- ness, gather around our political future A it gloomy and :Eriblo ests io ae Weare Tritine tekie al ‘upon the still- ness. Fitful fiasbee reveal the sullen gloom. fhe lurii air is heavy and chilly. The storm approaches—nearer and pearer joader and more loud tt howla. “Clouds and darkness,” “ocean of storms,” “fearful whirlpools,” “furious whirlwinds,” “hor- tible tempest,” “distant thunder,” “fitful flashes,” “storm approaches,” and “louder and more loud it howls,” &., are very refreshing figures of speech, after all, with the t ranging hard upon tho nineties. A shower of hail stoues like bomb shells, and a “scool” of icebergs, wind- ing up with the grand crash of the comet, would complete the picture. What terrible fellows are those fire-eaters of South Carolina, to be sure! This Rising Sun Demosthenes should go to Nica- ragua; for there he would be eurrounded by vol- canoes and rocked to sleep by earthquakes. Socruern Mempers Srecc.atina ty Western Laxps.—We published sofhe days ago an article from a Chicago paper giving a list of Southern government officials engaged in Western land speculations (free States), beginning with Vice President Breckioridge. We publish this mora- ing a letter from St. Paul, Minnesota, from which we learn that Mr. Aiken and Mr. Orr, of South Carolina, and quite a number of other Southern members of Congress, are investing pretty large- ly in the lands and town lots of the flourishing tertitory of Minnesota, soon to bea free State, and with a winter climate which would &ill a nigger under any covering less than three over- coats. Let the Southern ultras look to thie busi- nese. There may be treason to the South in it, Who knows? Per contra, we are informed that Senator Big- ler, ot Penntylvania, has been out to Kansas “prospecting;” but that intend of buying lands there he has been making “extensive purchases” in the border counties of Missouri. Gets them cheaper there, no doubt, than in Kanaas, and buys, perhaps, under the idea that Missoari will next turn up a free State. No wonder, however, that negro slavery has failed in Kansas when slaveholding South Carolins land speculators are among the busy operators in free State Minnesota farms. Revstoy or tar New York Democratic Party.— One of our democratic cotemporaries is appealing lustily for a reunion of the wrangling, divided and sub-divided New York democracy; and this appeal is especially addressed to Edward Cooper and Wilson Small, each the Chairman of arival Democratic General Committee of this | city and county, and each claiming to be the or- thodox article. But our anxious democratic co- temporary misses the main point, which is the treachery to the party and the administration, exhibited in the demoralizing trickery for the control of Tammany Hall, of such wire-workers as Mesers. Fowler, Sanders, Hart, Rynders, Sickles, and others of that set of practical sym- pathisers with the Seward oligarchy. Until these men are brought to the stool of repentance, or punished for their folly, there can be no reunion of the New York democracy, and, meantime, it is ridiculous to be singing psalms upon the subject. Wrart'’s Tae Matren wirn Cot. Forsey?— The Philadelphia Pennsylvanian complains that Col. Forney and his friends are endeavoring to induce the employes of that office “to leave their situations,” and go over, we sappose, into the service of the new democratic organ which Col. Forney is about to set up. We are sorry to hear this, What can be the matter with Col. Forney? He had better reconsider the offer of the Liverpool Consulate, while it remains an open question, or peradventare before another year is over he may regret it. Better a thousand times go to Liver- pool than to Coventry. Tae Free Witt, Bartist Caorcn—A Berarrt- run Srectmen.—Read the report in aoother part of this paper of the expulsion of a deacon from & Free Will Baptist chureh, in Michigan, because he voted, last November, for Mr. Buchanan. Free will! Wonder what it means among these Free Wili Baptiste of Micbigen ! -will be to transfer the most lucrative and most ‘they will be ten to one; and the year after More Abobt Screw Vussers— THe latest | chasee. Mr. Heury, Mr. Buchanan's privaie esoretasy, three hundred ocem ‘eam built io England. ‘.."°¢ ocean steam vessele—supposing th® only one-half of them go into the Atluntic | trade—will entirely revolutionize our commer- cial intercourse with Europe. They will compel sailing ships to restrict themeelves to the cacry- ing of breadetuffs, cotton, timber, ashes and other bulky articles; and will entirely monopo- ; lise the business of carrying passengers, epecie, and light valuable or perishable freight, The first and most important effect of the chanye accounts vessels bundred important branch of our maritime trade to our great rival, England. That England must beoome the carrier of goods and passengers on the Atiantic, with a steam fleet of twenty-five veesels to our one, is too plain for demonstration. As it is, the British steamers are to ours as four te one; next yeur twenty-five. They will regulate the tariff of charges, monopolise the business, make the At- lantic, eo to speak, an English lake. In the event of war, they will seal up our ports, and sweep our sailing vessels from the face of the Odean. What then are we to do, to obviate a contia- gency which would necesarily involve a certain degree. of national decline, and general retro- gression? We are told to build screw vessels. But it is not certain whether wooden screws will answer, so as to compete with foreign iron veesels; some chipbuilders say they will; others that they won't; atd the point is left in doubt, There seems little reason to doubt but iron vessels are the best for screw purposes. Why can we not build iron vessels? Is there no possibility of stimulating, by a legitimate demand, the pro- duction of iron soas to bring it nearly on a level, in point of price, with that of England? There is iron enough in the country; cannot our ma- cbinery in eome degree compensate for the in- creased coat of labor? ‘We desire to draw the particular attention of all persons concerned in shipbuilding to these facta; we desire them to ponder them with the attention that is due to a subject on which our national progress may hinge. Some remedy must be found, or the decline of the United States may have begun. Gen. WALKER ON HIS Travers—We per- ceive that General Walker has got back to New Orleans, and that he has left the impression all along his journey southward that he will soon be back in Nicaragua, and re-conquer all that he has lost there. It is also given out that he ex- pects to return with the good wishes of the ad- ministration at Washington. Upon this point, however, we apprehend that he is counting with- out his host; for we are of opinion that in the in- terval to the meeting of Congress, Mr. Buchanan will take care that nothing is done on his part touching Central American affairs, to afford a pretext for complaints and accusations of bad faith from my Lord Palmerston. But we regard all this preaching of Walker’s early return to Nicaragua as sheer humbug. He has lost his prestige, he has exhausted the resources of his ad- mirers among our filibustering capitalists; he has loet the enthusiasm of his followers, and so we can have no other opinion than this—that the destiny of “the gray eyed man” in Nicaragua ended with his capitulation at Rivas. THE LATEST NEWS. important News from Washington. INTERB: TING FROM CENTRAL AMERICA—THE TRANSIT ROUTS AGAIN IN THE MARKBT—MISSION OF WM. CAREY JONES. Wasmaron, July 15, 1887, Advices bave been received here from Costa Rica, via Panama, which state that President Mora had declared the grant of the Nicaragua Transit route, conceded by that re- public and Nicaragua jointly to Mr. Webster, to have lapsed from a nos-compliance with its conditions by the grantee. The lapse was occasioned by the non-payment of the stipulated half million of dollars on or before the Ist day of June. Tt bas been determined that as soon as the new govern. ment of Nicaragua should be consolidated the two repub” Nes will sond commissioners to this country to negotiate a sale of the grant, and the immediate opening of intor- ‘ooeanic communication by it. On the 10th of Juno—the latest dates from San Josi— neither Mr. Wm. Carey Jones nor Mr. Webster had reached tbat capital. It is supposed here that Mr. Jones will return by the next steamer, or at furthest by the one to arrive on the 13th of August, and mako a fall report to the government om the Condition of affairs ‘a Central America and the intentions of Costa Rica. THE TEHUANTRPEC ROUTE—KFFORTS TO ARRANGE THE DIFFICULTIBG BETWEEN THE CONTESTANTS. Wasmsorom, July 16, 1887. I stated some time ago Mat the Tehuantepec imbroglio had been submitted by the respective interests to the law officer of this administration, Judge Biack, for settloment tmsome abape or other. Its a matter of long standing, and very naturally required a ¥axt deal of research in order to adjudicate and adjust it equitadty and satisfactorily to all concerned. The questions involved wore cxocodingly intricate aad complicated, requiring po small amount of legal acumes and analytical jurisprudence to clucMate many old musty Spanish and Mexican law questions, te order that a proper snderstanding of the case might be had, The Attorney Getersl, who, by the by, bus no supe- rier, and but few equals, in Mis profession, after a careful Investigation, came to the conciasion that it waa impossi- ble for bim to decide between the partion and various con- filoting intereste—meaning Sloo and others on the one hand, which !nclndes rome ten or fifteen, and Garay, Har- goun and others, including some ten or a dozen more, on the other side of the question; that they must first settle and arrange the differences among themselves, by com promise or otherwire, and when that was done the atmi- istration would doubtless be prepared to take some action in the matter; but until that was done nothing would be counsel of the administration, the parties Interested came together, negotiations were opened, and the subject mattar which has been so long in dispate and Iitigation bas been amicably and satisfactorily settled. Whether Sloo has ‘been taken care of in this arrangement | am not positively informed. How and in what manner thie settlement is made I am at present not at liberty to tell. Tt now remains for the administration to carry out ite part of the contracts, The question arises, what will ine administration do? If they have not already entered into negotiations with Mexico to make treaty through Mr. Forsyth, the principal object of which will be to get pos. gercion of the Tehcantepec grant, Tam greatly mistaken ‘That we need a treaty or convention with that republic is Obvious not only to the President, but to every man who understands the history and geography of the two coun- tries, And in the present strattened condition of Mexico our government could, by a little shrewd diplomacy, carry Almont any point that it desires. The administration is watching with ® great doal of interest and anxlety the position and attitude of affairs in that distracted country ‘a the present time, and ‘also keoping & bright lookout ‘at the movements and operations of Spain in that direction. Tshall have more to say on this subject hereafter, In the meantime keep a close lookout for « new treaty, in which we ehall get the Tehuantepec route. Romor rays that Purser Dobbin, brother of the late ‘Seeretary, has resigned bie commission. He is now on his way to the United States, ‘The Navy Department has been provented, by a gentle. man in Philadelphia, with portrait of Commodore Dees tur, The Star thinks t “a yaloable portrait of John Paal Jones.’ Miss Lane, of the White House, attended the sale of fur. aiture to-day at Mr. De Cragger's, and made several pur- was also present. ARRANORMENT OF 7BB DIPLOMATIO AND OONSULAK APPOINTMENTS = ABRIVAL OF OUB MINISTER tO VENEZUELA—OUR CLAUS AGAINST MEXIOQ—zx- TENRVE ANNEX4TION BCHEMES ON POOT—THR ‘UAKIEN EXPLORING EXPRDITION—PROCBEDINGS OF THN NAVAL COUBTS—-IMPOATANT TESTIMONY IN THE CASE OF LISUT. MAFFIT, BTO., BTC. Wasnrvoros, July 15, 1861. ‘The President @td Secretary of Btate were engaged for ‘upwards of four hoaze at the White House to-day, armarg- fog the foreign appctatments. It ts’ belteved there wilt ‘be about # dozen diplomatic and consular eppointments mate public to-morrow, Mr. Eames, our Minister at Venezuela, arrived this eve- ning by the Sonthern train, hsving been detained a fow days at St Thomas and Havans, He will doudtiers seer an interview with the Sesretary of State to. morrow, when all the facts will be adéuced with reference to that country, Mr. Forsyth, our Mivister to Mexico, will retain his po_ sition, under the rotation rule, till the exptratien of bis commiesion, I understand the administration will not coo. ‘sent to ® much longer delay in the payment of our claims upon that government. {mportant inatructions are now being prepared for Mr. Forsyth, which, among other things, aim at obtatving the right of way over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, or secaring a cession of the game; also a ceesion of Sonora and Lower California, upoa liberal terms. Genoral Cass expresses great anxiety, I understand, to ee. cure these two States. The Secretary of War bas decided to have another trial of the breech loading guns, which ts to take place shoruy at Weat Peint, before he dectdes which are the mort eff- cient and best adapted for the use or the army. ‘The Secretary of War and the Sesretary of the Navy ere now completing the arrangements and have already solect- ed the officers— Lieut. Craven, of the navy, and Lieut. Mick ler, ef the army—to make explorations for a ship canai pear the isihmus of Darien by way of the Atrato and ‘Turando rivers. They will start as goon as practicable, This expedition is looked upon as one of great importance. In Naval Court No, 1, to-day, Lieut, Dulany’s cate, after the reading of some documentary evidence, was postponed ‘until to-morrow, to take the depositions of a lady. Bx- Lieut. Thomas Holdup Stevens, the next upon the list, ap- peared before the Court. He conducted his own defence. The Judge Advocate, in opening the case, stated that the ground upon which Lieut. Stevens was “dropped” by the late Retiring Board was want of practical experience Commodore Aulick was called and tes\idied on the part af Lieut. Stevens. Captain Powell also testified in bebaif of the applicant. Both witnesses pronounced him an efficient officer. In Court No. 2, in Commander I. S. Sterrit’s case, Pur- ser Cutter and Licut. Barret testified om the part of the government, and Mr. George M. Gordon, of Washingtoa, im behalf of the applicant. In Lieut. Rhind’s case, Lieute- ‘nants Gibson and Maffitt testified on the part of the appit- cant. Affidavits from different officers were read, all giv- ing Lieut. R. a fine character. Since the closing of Lieutenant Ma‘fitt’s cute, the doposi- tions of Lieutenant Charles H. Cushman have been recetr- « Retiring Board,’ I copy it entire, Such precious scraps should be preserved. It will be recollected thai the thea Secretary of the Navy, Mr. Dobbin, as woli as Presidens Pierce, admitted that injustice haa been done in some in- dividual cases, and the inquiry by the country was, “Why dent for sending the wominaion for restoration on the i Hf Ht atietl peat eed eie wine ‘Lieut Maffia for Finally, That the honorable ‘would never cease to exert bimself to rey air the injary done to Lieut. M. by the “very, very great mimake made by ine Reciring merely advisory im itg action, {t would seem thai the of cers composing it would foe! a pleasure in eceing any mis takes they bad made tn pronouncing jadgment upoa bro- thor officers, corrected by the Courts of Inquiry. Commodore Gregory is now lying quite il with tha chronte diarrboa, According to despatches received at the Navy Depart- ment from Aspinwall the Saratoga was ¢rdored to sail for San Juan del Norte on the 20h, and the Cyane sailed about the Sth inst. for Boston. * Captain Montgomery, of the Roanoke, some provision be made for the trans) or of Walker's menon board that veare!, he €d to proceed to the Balize, a order, | them at New Orleans, Tho well men from the Northern States will be seat home in the bark Release. INTERSSTING ARMY [ATALLIGEHOR. Wasmwaros, July 16, 1867 ‘The following highly Interesting army criters wil be iseued by the Adjutant General to morrow, and ¢latr'yutad “to all whom it may concern.” [am plowed (> be able to telegraph It In advance, exclusively for the Naw Your Hrravn, Come, gentlemen of the battons, right whew into line! Front face | Guvrnat Onpere, No. 10 Wan Derantenvr,* ADICTANT Gavmeal'® Urrice, Promotions and appointments Gtates, mado by the Prosidest, General Orders, No. 7, of June'l, i8)7:— I. PROMOTIONS. OF TOPOGRAPHICAL ENGONRERA, First Lieotenant William B Franklio, to be Capiala, Juiy 1, 1857, having served “fourteen years cont!nuocs vervios ar [Jeutenant First Lieutenant William F. Raynolte, to be Captain, Joly 1, 1867 having served “fourteen years contiauoes service as id Second Lieutenant C. Ives, to be First July 1, 1867, wie Treen, ° a Abbot, to be First Licute- promoted. Second [ututenant nant, July 1, 1861, vice Raynolde, First Lieutenant Thomas J. Brereton, to be July 1, 1867, taving served ‘fourteen years service as Lieutenant. ”’ eoond Lientenant Oliver 0 Howard, to be First Leute nant, July 1, 1867, vice Brereton, promoted. FIRST REGIMENT OF DRAGOONS Carr, to be First Lieutenant, reaigned. AICOND BRGIMRNT OF DRAGOON. Seoond Lieutenant John B Villevigue, to be Firs Lion tenant, May 27, 1867, the date of First Lieutenant Ander - Second | jentenant: June 20, 1867, vice Alston, Major Charlee 8. Morahant, to be Lieutenant Colonel, to Fourth ; be ~~ ee Pam oy yy jor, June 10, 1867, vice Merohant, promoted, RRCIMENT OF ARTILLERY. POURTH Colonel Francia 4, Bolton, of the Third Artil- Lees ee, en 16, 1357, vise Walbach, de- lory, 0 be Firat Lieutenant Albert L. Magilton, to be Captala 101 Ta, vow Bot, to Third “Aruilory--Som PeQoond Hentenant John Thomas Goote, to be First Liea- tonant, June 10, 1857, vice Magtiton, promoted—Oompany pa Gouverneur 5 Licatenant Colonel, May 31, 1867, vice minerdges de Nathaniel C Mavens, to be. “najor St, 1857, tse Moree d to Firat ipnapetittg , , Firet 1 at Henry B Sch to be Captain, May 31, 1882, vice Macrae, promoted—Company D. Licutenant Jantus Daniel, to be First 1, May 81, 1861, vine Sutreeter, ret Second Lieutenant: N Fifth infantry, to be Segond Licutemant, June 1,