The New York Herald Newspaper, July 29, 1857, Page 4

4 CS NEW YORK HERALD. WiBiAVS GARDEN, Broadway—Forty amp Firsw—Li * Bovavermae—Living Too Fast. BOWBBY THEATRES. Bowery—W asiace—Dar arive tar Wau—tweety Frans or A Boaruan’s Lure. WALLACK’S THEATRE. Rroadway—Man Witvovr 4 Blear—Pas ve Pascination—SH rock, OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway—Wivew's.Victiu pOurmrase BASNOMS AMERICAN MUSEUM. Broadway—Coniosi- rms, Dissocvixe Views, Puars or Macio, bo. BR} 444 Broad HALL, 472 Breadway—Nacao Ms.opi, - otahine 2 Sf Bavart’s Mivsrems. rt ‘New Work, Wednesday, July 2% 1857. ——————————ee Che News. The steamship Philadelphis arrived at this port ‘yesterday morning from Havana, with news to the 23d inst. Sugar remained without change. The stock on hand amounted to two bandred and twenty- five thousand boxes. Joint stock speculations ab- sorbed public attention. Havana was healthy. The Yabor market had received a supply, consis'ing of one cargo of four hundred bozal negroes, landed near Cardenas, from the brig W. D. Miller, and two cargoes of coolies, arrived from China ‘We have news from Port au Prince, Hayti, to the U4th inst, The resident merchants were making Bpirited efforts to recover from the effects of the Yate disastrous fire. They ‘nad thrown up a lot of swocdsn sheds in which to recommence business, and many were making pretty heavy shipments. Coffee came in freely. Four thousand nine hundred and thirty-five bags were brought in during a few days, but the price was exceedingly high. The pro- ject cf running a line of steamers between Capo Haytien, Gonaives and Port au Prince was aban- oned for a eeason. Our correspondents in Coata Rica, writing at Bap Jose and Punta Arenas on the 4th and 7th fnstaats respectively, farnish some interesting de- ails of news fromthat republic. Among other mat- fers detaiied we have a graphic description of the great race to the cspital which came off between the agents of the rival commodores cf New York, with reference to the new transit route grant. Our Key West correspon “ent, writing on the 21st Snstant, anys that the people there were in the midst of a“heated term’’ so oppressively warm that ani- mal @xertion was entirely sugpended and vegetable life almost paralyzed. He observes :—The heavy rains of the early part of the month filled the ponds ‘with freah water, and the ninth dey after the first fal! the hem of the forthcoming host was heard. | ‘They are now 4 perfect pest. Man ani beast suffer alike. The cattle, dogs and poultry are kept awake the live long night with such concerts as proceed from the anited bellowtngs of 200 cows, the howlings of 759 dogs and the crowing of 40 roosters, spurred 00 by the applause of an audience of myriads of mos. qaitoss. . Again we are ca'led upon to chronicle a myste- rious case of supposed murder and robbery, which occurred at the corner of Cana! and Mercer streets on Monday night. Mr. Augustus Van Liew, a book- Keeper doing business with a respectable firm in ‘Wal! street, anda resident of No. 12 Hubert street, ‘was found lying dead upon the sidewalk in the above locality. The deceased person bore evident marks of violence, while the condition of his clothing showed clearly that he had been robbed of his gold | watch and some forty dollars. Itseems strange that the deceased could have been murdered in such a public place without the neighbors being slarmed. Yet it was eo. No one discovered the situation of Geceased aatil he was quite dead. Coroner Hills | proceeded to investigate the case yesterday, bat no evidence of great importance was elicited. The physician who made the post mortem examination is of epinion thst the wounds found on the head of Geceased were the work of violence, althongh the poiice believe that the unfortunate man received them while in a fit, and was subsequently robbed Dy thieves. A shocking tragedy, the particulars of which we | give elsewhere, took place on Staten Island on Tues day morning, wherein a young lady named Emma Brewly was abot by a supposed rejected lover. At the Coroner's inquest it appeared that the deceased ‘was Ciscarded by ber father for persisting in mar- rying # man of her choice, who was with ber at the time of ber untimely death. The murderer escaped: | notwithstanding be wae hotly pursued. Ata later | hoor a young man was arrested in New York on eaepicion of being the perpetrator of the deed, bat be could not be recognized as such, and was accord- jag'y ciacharged. After a day sufficiently hot for all reasonable pur- pores, we were visited last evening by a powerfal fal of rain, accompanied by vivid lightning. The etreets were nicely cleaned, and the atmosphere tempered to a delicious coolness. The storm, how ever, seriously interfered with telegraphic opera Biovs. The Boston line was interrupted all the evening, and up to the hour of going to press no | Sntelligence from Halifax could be obtained of a Jeter date than yesterday afternoon, when the steamer Europa, with three days later news from Forope, bad not arrived. The National line to New Orleans worked well, putting us in possession of ndvices from that city to last evening On the afternoon of the 22d inst. one of the most extractive hailstorms ever witnessed passed near Fee Heok, on the Hudson. The storm took a north- @asterly direction, about two miles wide and ten dong, leaving utter desolation as it passed along. ‘Wher crops are entirely destroyed, corn is levelled Yo the earth, and many o! the farmers are plucking wp their corn and planting buckwheat, Crops of oats, barley, Ac., are also destroyed. The cattle waffered severely; whole flocks of turkeys were Killed; not a pane of glass remains where that part was mast expored to the fury of the storm. ‘The bail was very large, some stones being the size of o hen’s egg. Several bailstones were picked ap Awo cays after the storm, and measured from two to three inches in circumference. The damage is im- mense, and falls severely upon some of the farmera, Copt. Joshaa H. Patten, whose heroic wife navi gated his ship, the Neptune's Car, safely into port, died at the McClean Asylum, in Somerville, Mass, on Sunday lest. He was but little over thirty vears of age, and his wile was a mere girl when she per formed that memorable exploit. A large prison calendar and @ sumber of bail caves were ready for disposal yesterday morning at Abe Special Sessions, tut afver Judge Osborne ‘waited an hour and a halt for the arrival of one of Die saociates, he adjourned the Court till to morrow, ‘Tye Street Commissioner quarrel progresses slow: Jy The argument in the matter of Deviia's habeas corpus was concluded yesterday by Mr. Conor, who devoted the first half hour of his ad iress to a reply to matters of a personal nature introduced by Messrs. Field and Noyes—the latter, in reapect to hia religion more particalarly— our report of which wil be found interesting to those who keep the run of this complicated question. Mr. Field, Jr., was @rawined in the Conover contempt case, before the NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 29, 1857. { reteree, at great length, to 0 close Being subjected to 0 0 " by Mr. Brady, im. progress of wwhick » sbarp passage of warde took place between ‘the witness and counsel, The hearing of the testi- mony will be continued to-dey. We give # report of yesterday, dined with the Warden, and afterwards proceeded to business. The unusually large con- fumption of liquors by the paupers and others-con- pected with the public institutions, was a aubject of discussion An application of the Warden's as- eistanta for a ten days’ furlough received some } attention. There are now upwards of 6/000 persons: ender the charge ef the Governors. Ta the report of Quarantine matters pablisbed: } eleewhere will be found some highly interesting: facts touching the newly erected hospital shanties at ' Seguine’s Point. These buildings are stated as be- ing completed, with nothing remaining but thoir: transfer to the custody of the Comaaissioners of . Emigration. It ie remarked as-very certain that the -Commissionezs will not accept them. The most ima. portant feet stated is that the funds inthe hands ef ‘the Quareatine Commiseioners. have rua a0 low that: they will be- obliged shortly to dismiss the entir- ‘police force so long stationed at Seguine's' Poimt to protey the buildings agginat attack. With a view to meet this emergency im advance, the Commis- sioners have notified both the Sheriff sud Board of Supervisers of Richmond county that they must provide a force to guard the buildings; but the Sherif and Supervisors are said to have refused to do anything in the premises. Whereupon the Com- missioners are now contemplating making a call upen Governor King to send a company of the State militia to keep the necessary guard. Should the latter call be unheeded, there is a strong proba- bility that the new buildings will be shortly left without any protective foree, and the omstermen thus have unrestrained opportunity to do as they please with the new buildings. The steam frigate Wabash sailed from this port yesterday on a cruise. There was quite a falling off in the number of applications for licenses yesterday before the Excise Commissioners. What's the matter? See our re- port of the proceedings of the Board. The enles of cotton yesterday embraced abost 2,000 bales, the market closing qui'e firm. For quotations, re- ceipts atalthe ports, stooks, &., we refer to another colamn. Flour was beavy ‘or common crades of State and Western, as well as for Southern, aod im some cases a decline of about 5 cents per barrel was submutied to, while sales were moderate. Wheat was less buoyant. Sales of new Southern common to fair red were made ai $1 65a $1 75; common to fair white do., $1 80a$1 S754; old Cavadian fair whito, $1 828 $1 82%; Indiana do, $1 868 $1 89: Milwaukie club, $1 60, and Chicago spring, $1 39. Corn was firm, with aaies at $0c. a 90c. for Western mixed- Pork was steady, at $24 1230 $24 25 for mess, with mode- rato sales. Sugars were tolerably active, with sales of about 1,000 bhds, at prices given in another colama- Coilee was firm, with moderate sales, Freights were taken to a moderate extent, at unchanged prices. @he New Siave Scheme of England and { Franee~The Secret of the Movement. | We give elsewhere a series of extracts which {| show the present position of the new Anglo- | French scheme to re-establish the slave trade in their West Indian colonies, under a slight change | of nature and great change of name. It is | very evident from the coincident action and discussion on this subject in Madrid, Paris and London, that it is a combined policy on the part of the three governments, ard Louis Napoleon has fitted out the first expedition, which Palmerston’s organ— the Londou Pov—announces is only an experi- mental one. Itadds, in substance, that if the ex- periment succeeds, the government will take “measures for establishing a free passenger traffic between the coast of Africa gud the West | Indies.” ; This idea of a “free passenger traffic’ in Africa, where not one negro in a hundred is free: where the natives know nothing of any foreign land, and @o not care to koow, except as it supplies them with whiskey ‘and powder; where the ouly aim | and aspiration of the negro are sensuous aad sen- sual enjoyment onder a burning sun, is one of the | most chimerical ideas thet was ever broached to cover another intention. A large portion of the | European press has viewed the project in its true | light, and denounced it as but a reuewal of the | slave trade under a modified form. And that ie | what it is—but modified for the worse. Every tie interest that in slavery exists to induce the to cberish not only bis bondmen, but his an’s family and children, is destroyed. sordid avarice alone is to hold the new bondman | for a series of years, for wages utterly incompe- tent to feed a wife and child. Avarice alone is | to dictate whetber manor woman shall be | brought: and so long as man is capable o! | ing more labor than woman, he alone will be | | sought by avarice. | In the new slavery system there is vo induce | | ment to bring negroes in families and to rear ' their offypring. Women and children are a draw- back upon the Isboring man. to beapplied to him aa soon as he is got out of Africa; and after he has spent the ten best years of hie life under the lash of a sordid task master, he is to be sent back to Africa to Chris- | | sianise that heathen land, or to die in the misery of old age. The new tumanitarian system of society will thus be rid of its old and its lame and its infirm; pauperism will not exist there, and we echall have a society composed only of two doliars a month, to provide free Europe with sugar and cotton But this is all a visionary scheme, that can never be carried out; and no man knows it | better than Palmerston. It is net this that he aims at—it is the desire to carry out successfully a policy that bas animated bim for fifty years A deadly blow at the institution of slavery, and through that at the prosperity of the American | Union—a “free African Confederation of the | Antilles,” a new Hayti in Jamaica, another in Cuba, which will be the greatest bar to its an- nexation to the United States—the severance of Brazil from that social compact that must grow up between them if slavery continues to exist there—sometbing that sball mark bis last wielding of power as the crown of his ife-long policy, and leave its effects long after he is gone. In accordance with this policy, the abolition of slavery inCaba is the first point of attack, and from the course of the Londoo /’ow there is good reason to believe that some line of policy hasbeen arranged by the three Cabinets for that end. Spain was the originator of this new scheme four years ago, and it was announced at that time—that is, August, 1853 —that a ‘treaty to that effect was on the desk of the Minister of Foreign Affairs at Madrid. Captain General Pezuela, in December of that year, announced in Caba the importation there of 100,000 African opprentices and the early abolition of slavery. Cuba resisted, and Spain found thet alone she was 100 weak to carry ber point. [t was delayed, but not abaudoned. Louis Napoleon now takes the initiative, and Palmerston will follow if the Emperor is successful; bat Caba is not to be ad- ‘mitted to a new feast of labor until slavery is abolished there. ' | | | | | Progrem of the Laterd of the oe Inquiry—The Evidence te be Bofore Congress. . Whatever may be the shert-comings of the new Neval Courts, they cannot be accused of undue precipitation in their labore. They have now been sitting fve monthe, and out of the one hun- dred and twenty-nine applications for reinstate- ment by dismirsed offieers, only fifty cases have been disposed of These one hundred and twenty- nine applications are a larger proportion to the number of dismissals (two hundred ané ten) than |: were to be expected from the summary action of the Navai Retiriag Board. The oaly circum- stance that could: possibly justify the hasty de- ecisiess of the latter, was the strongly marked character of the cases brought before them. That one bucdred aud twenty-nine out of the-two hun- dre@ and ten diamiseed officers ehould now claim a revision of these decisions, despite the obstacles thrown in their wag by legal and officiel inge- nuity, is in itself a preeumptioa that in the great | mojesity of instances sush a condition did not exist. That only fifty of these cares have been re-iavestigated in the space |) of five months, although the labor of investigation has been subdivided\ confirms to some. extent the justice of the suspicion that got abroad that the members cf the old Bosra consulted rasher their professional preju- dices than their consciences in the discharge of the important duties entrusted to them. Such, at least, are the cenctusions whioh the public are entitled to draw from the figures before them, without taking into consideration the occasional statements of evidence which have leaked out tbzough the columas of the newspapers. Upon the information thus scantily gleaned we are indisposed to make any lengthened comments, It will be sufficient when the facts are fully be- fore us to deal with them as ther importance merits. One observation, however, we may be permitted te make in regard to the general bear- ing of the evidence taken before these courts. Strongly impressed as we were with the idea that grievous wrong had been done to many of the dismissed officers, we own we were not prepared for the marked character of the rebutting testi- mouy which they have been able to produce. In the majority of the cases re-heard it will have been observed that the most distinguished of our naval commanders have come forward to testify to the professional fitness and efficiency of Al * | Congress that the testimony taken in these cases Malthus’ theory is | | blooming young negroes, laboring joyously for | the applicants. That appeara to be the prevail- ing feature of these inquiries; and if the reports of the new courts eet up any theory of naval dis- qualification in opposition to these unqualified declarations of the most competent judges in the eervice, we do not hesitate to say that their pro- ceedings will prove ag great a farce and nullity as those of their predecessors, | We understand that some of the members of these courts are exceedingly angry with the pithy reports of their proceedings which we give from day to day, avd threaten that if we persist in publishing them they will lay the whole of the evidence before Congrees. Let us remind theee gentlemen that if there is anything in our re- ports with which they have reason to find fault, we are not to blame for it. Whea the public are exciuded ftom inquiries in which they take so large an interest, it is natural that they should watch them with suspicion, and endeavor to follow their course by such limited opportunities as are afforded them. The oaly way to put an ead to the annoyance, if such it proves, is to throw open the courts to the press, and remove the re- | striction on the publication of their proseedings. To threaten us with laying the evidénce before Congress is, it must be admitted, rather a funny sort of reprisal. Why, this is precisely what we want—what the dismimed officers waut—what everybody wauts. We only fear that these in- Gignant individuals will not have pluck enoagh | to carry their menace into exeoution. ‘The importance of the public being made faliy acquainted with the evidence taken before these courts has been rendered move apparent by the templated to have it epitomized by the Judge | Advocate in cach case, with a view to laying it | before the Secretary tor his decision. Now, we | have no confidence in the fairness or propriety of this suggestion. A Judge Advocate may be avery honest buta very incapable person for the condensation of euch a mass of testi- | mony. Even when bis experierce qualifies |him for the taak, his prejudices may | be allowed to interfere with its conscientious ful- | filment. It was manifestly never intended by should pass through the revising hands of an in- | termedisry official before it reached the depart- ment. {f this plan be persisted ia, we shall cer- tainly do every thing in our power to provoke | the pablication of the full evideoce throagh the medium of the Congressional records, The dese | may prove a beavy one for the stomachs of our | representatives, but it is better that their diges- | tion should be overtaxed than that a number of deverving public servants ehould again be made the victimes of their blundering legislation. W: svall continug to keep the public as correctly in. | formed as we can as to the proceedings of these Naval Courts, in the hope--we trust not a vain one—that they will retort upon us by giving to the world a fuller and more satisfactory account | of them Tan Great Events or toe Day—Awenican Rerresentatives Asroap—Events of great megnitude to Huropean governments and na- tions, and to the governments and nations of Central and South America, are transpiting at the present time. Great Britain secs with yndis~ guired alarm that dangerons mutiny in Hindos- ten which menaces the very foundations of ber Indian empire. Plots and conspiracies are datly being brought to light in France, revealing the volcanic fires that slumber beneath the Empire, and that may break forth in a terrible eruptioa at a moment when the government and society intimation lately thrown out, that It was con- | y the world, but of the State secrets that andertie them. It ie the business of our ministers abroad to eupply such information ; but it may be safely eeserted that eur government obiaize ne im- pertact information in respect to these matters through sey ether medium than that of the pub- lic journals, Notwithstanding the deep interest which we hed in the question between Spsin and Mexieo, whiel was being discumed at Madrid, our Minister to that court, ignoring the inspor- tance of the subject, had net corresponded with the government at Washington for six months Mr. Dodge ie not alone in this reraissness and: inattention to offeial duties. It is the eame story with almost all the other ministers and consuls abroad. Our government has-to depend solely en newspapers for information as te: what ie tranepiring in the world. The cause is-that the Bnited States have the most incompetent repre eentatives abroad of any other great Power. Their appointment is made not with em eye to- their fitness for the post, but solely im view of ome political infence brought to: bear on the appointing power. We hope Mir, Buchanan wilt adopt a different standard in his appointments. While on this. subject, it may not be- inappro- priate to remind our government of the accu- maulgted cases of pending claims made: by citi- zens of the United States against foreign govern- ments. It is really discreditable to past adminis- twations that suche number of claims. should have been allowed to accumulate without any earnest action having been taken to. procure their settlement. When General Jacksoa came into the White House he found a similar state of things existing in that day, and took prompt aud decisive measures in regard to them. We com- mend that promptness and decision to Mr. Bu- chavap. Those qualities are as requisite new as in the Gays of General Jackson. We hope, then: that not ouly will efficient ministers and consuls be sent abroad, but that they will have urgent instructions from their government to insist upon @ speedy settlement of such claims as are present- ed by citizens of the United States against the government to which they are respectively com- missioned. One of the Leaks in the Railway System. It is now generally known that Monsieur Moran bas been made President of the Erie Rail- road, at a salary of $25,000 per annum. It does not appear that Monsieur Moran was ever before an officer of a railway, ever carried on the busi- nees of a carrier, or had anything to do with the working of railways. Monsieur Moran is under- stecd to have conducted a business the gist of which was the investing of the capital of rich men in Germany and Switzerland—from whence he comes—in the fat seven and eight per cent ids and stocks of our Western country. This business being a large one—and Monsieur Moran having his share of it—he valued his time at $25,000 a year—very likely with good reason ; and asked, aud obtained that sum of the Erie Railway Company for his services. Only a ehort while before, Mr. Gray, a Central Park Commissioner, we believe, and once a dry goods dealer, obtained the office of Treasurer of the Michigan Southern Company at $10,000 a year. On its being urged that this salary was large, it was replied that Mr. Gray’s predecessor, whose stated salary was less, actually made from sixty to seventy thousand a year, ia the shape of commissions, &c. ‘These events seem to indicate a change in our railway system. Hitherto, the salaries paid to railway officers have been handsome and liberal, but not exorbitant. Ten thousand dollars have been-considered ample for the President of one of our greatest lines; and from five to three for superintendents, managing directors, secretaries and treasurers. Upon the smaller of these figures a man with a family could until recently qnate; and no business—except failways-- would think of giving to officers for four or five hours work-per day over $4,000 a $5,000 a ear. The question, however, is put in this form by the advocates of high salaries: The parties who are desired to act as railway officers can make as much or more than the highest salaries offered by other avocations ; they cannot be expected to serve the railways for less. Moreover, it is uai- versally beld that there is no better gaarantee egaiust dishonesty among employes than the pay- ment of an ample salary, Were the railway companies to pay too little, they would find themselves in the end paying too much. It is doubtful whether either of these two reasons exactly meets the case, Price is re beard that there wai any shortaeas in the supply of railway Presidents or other officers. We rathey- think the supply is in cxoess of the demand. Good men in abundance can be bad from the express companies, our su- perintendents, conductors, and the forwarding business. If nothing but a good working man be required—not a fancy man—there need be no fency salary offered to tempt him. On the other head we very much doubt whe- ther even sach a salary as $10,000 or $25.00 a year be sufficient to ensure the honesty of the officer of a corporation. All experience in New York, teaches that corporations are dishonest; if they can; and that every person who has busi- ness with a railroad or other incorporated com- pany must take the same precautions as he would use were he dealing with a burglar. Moreover, the dishonesty of the corporate body taints the officers. Men who, ia their private capacity as merchants or brokers or what not, are as honest as the day, become corrupt and loose in their using the company for their private berfefit, buy- ing land to sell it to themselves as officers of the company, supplying themselves as officers with iron or other supplies, or selling the stock short, and uting their inflaence as officers to depre ciate appeat mo+t atable and secure. A revolutionary organization has beea traced throughout the whole of Italy, needing but a tittle ripening and completing to involve all Europe in a blaze of war. Spain bas been for the past twelve months preparing for an invasion of Mexico Revolutions and insurrections are as rife as ever it. All these things are commonly done, and no jose of character seems to follow. And the most curious part of the business seems to be that the richer the individuals, the gyomer the frauds thoy perpetrate. The tendency of the age is toward increased in Mexico, Central America and South America ; and affairs in the Celestial Hmpire wear a menacing and ominous aspect. It will not be questioned that in all and every one of these movements the government of a great nation such a4 ours must feel more or less interest and concern. There is nothing that affects the British empire, the permanency of the present government in France, the existence of despotism in Italy, the hoary empire of China, or the petty republics of Central or South America, that does not operate in some way upon our people. It becomes, therefore, of the bighest importance that the government at Washington should be kept aw cowran/, not only of great public events transpiring throughout that exorbitant salaries will secure efficient management in our railways until managers are salected for their knowledge and practical expe- rience, and antil personal honesty becomes an essential characteristic of all railway officers Rewarn ov Fouy.—A few months ago, Mr. Webster, of Central American fame, was little short of a demigod in Costa Rica, There was nothing the Costa Ricans could say to do justice to his great and glorious qualities, to bis high and noble aims, to his shrewd and basiness like tact. Costa Rica had at last found her beau ideal of a man in W. R. OC. Webster. Time wore on, and Walker was expelled. Costa Rica then became--what she had not been for rome time—a seemingly independeat State, live in the city: the larger would still be ade- | gulated by demand and supply; we have uever | that they will cheat whomsoever deals with them, | morals as railway officers; they see no harm in | prices in everything; but it must not be expected | with come eort of indefined rights over the Isth- mus. Her wewspapers were full of poems of vio- tory; her Moves were celebrated as though they had been Bonapertes aud Washingtous rolled into one, This, evidently, was the moment when Costa Rica could discharge her debt te her old and valued friend, Mr. W. B.C. Webster. ‘Hew hes che falfilled the expectation? By tra- ducing and denouneing Webeter in every way, and tone, and language and manner that could be theught of; by having him abused from Washiegtoa, and abused in New York; by using her utmost power to make him outa rascal, aod a knave, and a fool, anda traitor. In one werd, ehe had done with hiras he could be of a0 more use to her; he had claims upon her, and this was the gimplest way of paying thenmoff. j negotiators with Ceatral American: States take warning by his example, ' (Tae Giascow Powexte Case—There is a highly important moral: lesson to be deduced , from theremarkable criminal case that has re- ) cently absorbed public attention in Scotland— the case of Mies Madeline Smith, indicted for the murder by poison of one who washer lover, her |: affianced husband, and—ak it would appear—her eeducer. The case was one well calculated to excite public attention and sympathy, The vic- tim was young, gay and fascinating Freach- man, named L’Angelier, who had been engaged in mercantile business in Glasgow. The accused was a young lady, the daughter of a wealthy ar- chitect of that city, herself handsome, fashiona- ble, accomplished to a remarkable degree, and poseereed of peculiar powers of fascination. The parties bad formed an intimacy, haviug met, if we mistake not, ata ball. She was reputed to be one of the mest graceful daucers of all Scotland, and she spoke Freneh with all the elegance and correctness of a well educated Pa- risian. Her attractions for the young Frenchman were therefore irresistible, and he sppears to have been no less attractive to her. Whether as the resalt of impulsiveness in her cheracter and of a love that knew no restraiat, or whether as the result of a settled plan of ge- duction putin operation by him, the virtue of the woman yielded, and she surrendered herself, mind, body and soul, into the power of the man whom she loved with all the ardor of her passion ate pature. But a change came over the spirit of her dream. The ardor of her love scems to have un- dergone a gradual abatement. Although she had been affianced to L’Angelier, and had been in the habit of addressing him and treating him as her husband, she permitted another and a wealthier suitor to seek her hand. With a remarkable de- gree of artfulness and guile she endeavored to lull the suspicions and dissipate the jealousy of the young Frenchman. For a time she succeeded; but the truth could not long be concealed. It would seem that he then resorted to the plan of coercion. He wasin possession of packages of her love letters, revealing not only the ardor of her former love for him, but the absndon with which she had given proof of it. He threatened to disclose all—to give the letters to her parents and proclaim her shame to the world. In vain she implored and entreated him to bave mercy on ber. From the number of her letters, in which this was the prevailing theme, he would appear tobave clung tenaciously to that dishonorable resolution. It was then, if at all, that she formed the despe- rate determination of getting rid of him. She had but two alternatives before her. The one was a life of infamy, either as an abandoned woman or asa faithless wife, made faithless by force of the ter- rible secret which her former lover held over her in ferrorem: the otber was to procure the death of him who thus held her destiny in his bands. Moat women would have adopted the first alternative. It required one of intensely passionate feeling and great force of character to resolve upon the second. Madeline Smith was such a woman. Marder was lees terrible in her eyes than the exposure of ber shame, or possibly a life of coerced infidelity, | Her seducer died by poison, and she was put on trial for his murder. The theory of the defence | was very ingenious and plausible. It was that, through disappointed love, he became a suicide. A jury acquitted her; but, nevertheless, few who have read or heard of the facts entertain a doubt as to her guilt, no matter what may be their opi- nion as to its justification. This case, we have said, contains an important moral leseon to all young, ardent and thoughtless females in all large cities. We know with what dangers young women are environed in our fashionable hotels and boarding houses. Ro- | mance reading. shopping. promenading and other frivolous occupations engage all their time, and the tasks and habits thus engendered make them too often casy victims of some of the swarms of adventurers of all nations who | are on the watch for the slightest indication of | laxity or indiscretion on their part. Under no other system in the civilized world are the oppor- | tunities for seduction greater than that system | of hotel and boarding house life which American | Society encourages. When euch @ /iaivon as that | | of L’Angelier and Madeline Smith could be car- tied on in her father’s house and in » Scotch city, where social formalities are #0 strict, how comparatively easy can such thiags take place in other cities, with persons who know little of the sanctities that surround a home, and who grow up with the simall- est possible subjection to parental supervi- sion! Every community is infested with gay: fashionable, smooth tongued villains, who regard the ruin of a woman as one of the most laudable and honoring deeds that they can accomplish if they happen to speak in a foreign tongue, se | much the greater chance of their success; for the mystery that invariably hangs around their past, and the interest that attaches to one with whom we have to converse in broken Eoglish or French, exercise a remarkable influence in their favor. ‘These and all such wretches who plame themselves on their gallantries, cannot be given too wide a berth by all who would profit by the lesson of the unhappy fate of Madeline Smith and her seducec. Ninto’s ignoring Rolla’s success does not abtate no her beauty and fascluating dancing. On Mon ay two thousand people gared at the voluptuous gure of thin exquisite representative of the “poetry of motion.”’ To-night she appears in « new charactor, ‘lose de Mai’ Besides, st this cool and dolightfui piace of Amuremont are two comedicites and tho promenade con. ort. Naval Inteligence, Post Captain Nicholson loft inst aight for Washiogton, to attend some of (he naval courts assembled there, as a wit ‘ners. First Lieatepant Jacob Reed, who hae taken command of the Marine Guard on board the Missisnippl, vice Mo- Cauley, detached, took hit men on abore yeaterday, where their Moe soldieriive appearance and good drilling olicited muob praive from those who wore judges. They are all armed with the Minnie musket, and will, no doubt, give ® good acconnt of themselves ta'China, shonid re. quire it All the ans and most of the coal from the port bunkers are taken out of the Mississipp| She i¢ now koeled over aad bor repairg are progressing rapily | Pedvoed from one hundred and twenty to fifty, THE LATEST NEWS. wire Bon-Arrival of the Burepa, ‘auras, July 3 P. ‘There are wo e'gns of tbe Cunard steamship Zoropa, now tn her eleventh day (rom Liverpool, with threo days inter news from Europe. (ays the sick list, by proper medical treatment, eome three or four had died from disease ‘The flagship Independence and the ship Joba Adame wore strock by lightning en the 6th instant. The former ‘was somewhat damaged and the latter slightly. Nene of the crew were injured. ‘The following extract from a:letter on file tn the Treasury Department, date Auguot 10, 1848, written by Samect F. B. Morse to the Hon. John 0, Spencer, then Secretary ef the Treasury, settles the dispute as to who originated the idea of an oceanic telegraph:—‘The practical inference from this law ts thate telegraphic communication on the electro magnetic plan may with oortainty be established ‘across the Atlantic ocean.’’ Stavtling as this may aow 2eem, the time will soon come when this project wi! be realized, In Naval Court No. 1 the case of Lieutenant Dulany was considered, and Mr. Gideon of New York was called te explain some papers whioh, is was charged, Liouwenams Duiany bad altered. Witness recognized the papers as being in bis own handwriting, but was uader the impression the alteration bad been made by another. Thedaie bad been altered from 1839 to 1853. Several letiers were algo submitted explanalory of the transaction. In Court No % Lieutenant Corbia, for the government, testified that he had sailed with Lieutenant Blar:tson (fur” loughed for dissipation) on the Prinoeton, in 1852-4, const dered | ievtenant Harrison had no self-control in the cse Of tquor; otherwise was a Gne officer; never caw bie drunk but once; while laying at New York he was put te bed drunk, be left the ship for ten days and returned se nervous and unstrung as to induce the surgeon to recom. mend to send him tothe hospital; while on tho dshing banke Licutenant H. drank nothing; he was under the temperance pledge. Conrt No, 3 adjourned to give Commander Long time te Prepare his defence. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DMRPATOR. INSTRUCTIONS OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF UTAR— INTERESTING DECISION OF THE ATTOBNEY Gane- BAL, BTO. Wasuuvoron, July 23, 1866. At‘orney General Black bas givon an opizion ‘a the case of Captain Wilkes, against whom an action of trespass was brought on account of the punishment of ane of bis men (Dingman) for disobedience of orders given by tim white im command of the exploring expedition to the South Sens. Tt is held that the orders were lawful, and that the puaisn- ment was inflicted by Captain Wilkes in the proper die- cbarge of his duty. The Atorsey General says:—‘No man of common prudence would eater the pubiic service if be knew the performance of bis duty would reader bim Hable te be plagued to death with lawsuits, which be must carry on at bis own expense, Therefore Captain Wilkes ought to bo refunded the sum be is oat of pooket by the litigation, although it was dually determiued ia tis favor.’” ‘The Instructions to Governor Cumming were compieted to-day. They are brief and specific. He in to see that the laws of the United States are faithfully No maa im Utah is to be affected for his political or religious opi- niops, but held responsible for his conauct. Shorid the Civil authorities be unable to enforce the laws, military force is then to be employed. While Governor Cummiag’s powers are ampie for al! practical purposes, much i com- fided to his discretion Two sons of Col Pitchiynu, the agent and representative of the Choctaw Indians with the ceneral governmeal, who ‘wore last autume convicted in Arkansas of an assait with intent to kill, and sentenced to three years (imprisonment in the Penitentiary, have been ordered to be set at liberty by the President, t appearing that the testimony agaiast them embraced no allegation of matice aforethought, and they were universally esteemed peaceabie and good citi. zens; and farther, that the main witness for the prosocu- tion had offered to be bodght off by the friends of ihe ac- cused. The President will leave (or Bedford Springs to-morrow morning, accompanied by his niece, Miss Lane. Thomas H. Dunn, of Mississippi, bas been tendered the appointment of Secretary of Stato for Utah, but there are some doubts whether he wil! accept. G. W. Belden bas been appointed | nited Siaies Attorney for the Northorn dittrict of Ohio, vice Raney, resigned. Rev. E. Kincaid, missionary to Burma, w.o bad deit- vered a letter from the King.of Ava to the President, to- day received one in reply, to be conveyed to that mo- parch, cordially rec!prooating the wishes for friendly re- jations, and trusting that peace aad good will may be per- Petual between Burmab and the (ntted Sater ‘The contract for farvishing stamped enrelopes to the Fost (Mice Department was decided today, but the mame of the successful bidder bad not deen divulged at acon. The quarterly returns of the New York City lost mes were recsived to day. ‘The navigation of the Chesapeake and (bio Canal hae been resumed. An immente number of boats are ex- pected at (eorgetown and Alexandria, freighte! with coal and breadatuiis. Phe Kmptre City at New Urieans, New Onteane, July 28, 185%, The steamship Empire City, from New York via Havens arrived at Quayantine yesterday. The California mails were brought ap in a tow boat to day. Yellow Fever at Philadelphia, Pamangerma, July 28, 1867. The afterroon papers report a fatal case of yellow fover on Swanson street, the mate of the bark K. K. Kone, recently arrived from Havana, beiog attacked Wii it, The vessel bas been sont back to Quarantine. Burning of the Cuyahoga Steam Furnace, CunveLanD, Jaly 28, 1968. A portion of the Cayahoga steam fnrnace was burned this morning. Inwured for $5,000 in the Home Lasuraace Company and $1,000 in the Fina, which cover the loss. Fire in Monson, Mass. Bowron, July 28, 1867. Un Saturday night the Lyons Woollen Mills, in Moason, Mamn., wore totally destroyed by fire, The loss is about 960,000, and mostly covered by inaurance. The Health of New Orteans. New Ontaaws, July 27, 1867. last wook wore 117, nearly halt here. The doathe fn this city children, There is no f gTook POARD. PHILADELPHIA arn ‘Jaly 28, 1867. Stocks dull, Pennsylvania. 5's, 98: Peas ATM. Morrle Canal, 63, Long Yalan Raitromd, 12%; s ‘ay'vania Raliroad, 46%. New ay pre, 1867 There have been heavy rains hore 8! Mixed corn sold for 900. Moss pork held be ed unchaoged. 924. Other Owosgo, July 8—6 P.M. active, Wheat—a_ declining tendency, Gore active nt Toe. Oats firm. Shipments to Buitalo—No floar ‘wheat; 164,000 buabals corn, Receipte—600 bbls. dour, Y6,Foebeanels wheat, $6,000 baabelncorn “ The weather bas been very wet ~y% Y cotton; factors ‘fare not sig, Rites three days, 00 balan. are stiffer in wi reece ronereys werner GeRGPTUNARee --x Vee e WERT eRe eweT ce ABS OTRET ET EMT VET RKE SS