The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, OFFICE N. Ww. NASSAU STS. TPRMS oy . HE Daiky HERALD, t00 ome per copy, OH par anmem, uk een, NG thats, mary Soterdaw at Wa Cents ipo some. Oe ry 4 Tow 8S any Fart ef e Comsinnd, eth tide rally Oow Fe COnMMSrONDEATS ane Pan os sua Lurrees amp Pacesgze nT 08 20 NOTICK Given anonymous sorreepondence. review thane vejertod. paw JOB PRINTING asecuted ‘th manmesn, cheapness and dee w PUNTER TINE ENTS conned 3 advertisements tn wore sorted inthe Seexcy Vrraip, Family Hegaip, and in the EuYornia and Buropenr Pditions for Reovesten vo @mar Wolume 5x Mo. 215 AMUGRMENTS THIS EVENING FIBLOS GARDE ftrosawav—Foaty ann Firry—Lat Bovguerimms—Pisasant Necnnox. WERY THEATRE Rowery—Marsacur or GLENcor— ‘Tex Pecrat SURGEON OF Pans F, roadway, opposite Bond at. ~ APPRENTICE PURTON'S TE Pam Par—Pe WALLAOK’s THR*TRE. Broadway TLD OF TwE BRGI. wart -BurLocK, 108 PRESERVED LAURA KERW®S THRATRE, Broadway—Tax Sentovs Fanivy — fuk Toopure. 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SU King Wit'am et. 8 Place de la Houree, Livexroor—o. de 9 Chapei street Livaxroul—R_ Stuart, 16 Excbange street, Kast Haviw—Am, & European Express Co, 2! Rue Corne ile. Mails for the Pacific. NSW TURE BERALD—CALIFORNIA EDITION. The United Statee mail steamship {llinoir, Capt. Boggs, will leave this port this afiornoon, at two o'clock ‘or Anptn wall The mails for California aod other parta of the Pacific Wil Close at one o'clock. The Naw Yous Warxzy Feaatp—California edition | coctaining the latest intelligence from a. parts of the wor will be published a: ¢ (ven o'ciok ta the morning. Stagle copies, to wrappers, comdy (ur mailing, aepence. | Agente wil picase send {p their orders as early a8 possible. | The ae | The eteemer Cipde, from Glasgow 22d uls, ar | rived at Quebec yesterday. She brings London ani Liverpool adv'ce st-—four days later then | previousiy received. ‘Che uews, in a commerciy point of view, + importunt. Breadstaffs had de lined boti in Exgiand ard Spain, while the cotton market at Liverpoo! reinsined unchanged. Consoles are | quoted at 91! a 02 for money. Nothing of impor. tance bad transpired in political circles. It was ex- pected that the coiling of the telegraphic cable | would be completed on board the Niagara in a few days. | More astounding developements have come to light in relation to the Bond street tragedy. Mrs. Cunningham wes arrested yesterday, and is now in custody—togetber with ceveral aiders and abettors —on a charge of felony in getting up a false and simulated scheme of pregnancy, childbirth and the production of an heir to the Burdel! estate; which heir, or rather heiress, turns out to be a child of poverty, born last Saturday in Bellerue Hospital. Our report gives fall particulars of shis extraordi nary supplement to the Bond street murder. The steam frigate Roanoke arrived at this port yes- | terday from Aspinwall, with upwards of tao huaared of Walker's filiousters on board. Between twenty and thirty of them were sent to the hospital for medical treatment. A list of the names ot the per. | sous composing the party, together with some in teresting pacticulars of toeir experience, may be found in ancther column An enthusiastic meeting of Germans opposed to | the tyrannical epactments of the biack republican , Legislature was held last evening ia the Twenty | firet ward. See our report elsewhere. The attention of our readers is directed to our re- | port of the very sensible remarks of Messrs. Holaes and Hackett, at the meeting of the Board of Excise Commisrioners yesterday. Certain parties insist that the official term of the Duard expires fifty days after the first meeting. The Commissioners coo strue ite law ¢ifferently, and invite an appea! to the courts to settle the point. Judge Harris has decided — in the cave of a motion for a mandamus to c mpel the Excise Commissioners of albany county to grant licenses beyond the time specified by law—that the sessions of the Bowsd must notin al! exceed ten days in a yeer. The Bosrd baviog already been in ses sion ten deys, the Judge cenie) the motion. 4 Grand Jory was organized for the August term in the Court of General Sessinus yesterday. Secor der Smith delivered a brief charge, calling their #t. tention to the cases they would be called uson to present, and remarked thatthe parties charged with participating in the recent rivts were liable to in dictment for manslaughter. Frederick Williams, a well known hotel thief #as convicted of grand larceny and sent to Sing Sing forfour years and two months. John Allen was tried und convicted of highway robbery, and the Recorder sentenced him to Btate prison for tne lowest term —teu years. He remarked that be did not believe iu imposing severe sentences except upon old offenders, and in his ad- Gres to the prisoner observed that he was a most Botoriowe character. ‘The Board of Ten Governors met yesterday and transected some important business. A committee was appointed to report upon the expediency of trying homeopathi: treatment at the Bellevue Hos yi tal, with « view to test that syecem, and also to sec if the enormous sums spent for liquor and drugs at that institation could not be saved. From the feel- ing manifested in the Board it is evident that the experiment will be tried. Tne Board also concladed to rend the few remaining suidiers of Walker's army at Bellevue Hospital to their homes at the South, as they were a burden to the institutions. The total numer of persons in the institutions under charge of the Board is 6,345. The Portuguese Minister has received a commu nication from General Cass eta ing that the Attorney General had returned the pape in the case of Smith, convicted of the murder of the captain ant cook on board the brig General Pierce, and sea tenced for execution on the 13h instant; that the Attorney General is of opivion that there are « clent groucds for granting « commutation of ty putivament, and for the iuterlervace of the Presi dent . The Central Park Comtiseioners met yesterday. They sat with closed doors, a proceeding susceptible of Leng construed inte ary thing bu! a favorable ia } ptresion, no matter how pure or above suspicion exch wemver mey be. Cur reporter essayed to take his meat at the bore wie was not valy no | chair for him to ait t the Coamissioners gave } him to understand hie preence was an intension. A ‘full report will be f where ¥ The inquest upon the body of young Tonpkins, | who dice lest Sunday ving fre «fferta of pjuries received the nignt previ + alow house of prostitution in Mulberry street, was resumed NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 5, 1857. yesterday, at Hoboken, before Coroner Crane. It will be reen that the testimony, as published else- where, indicates that the blows which resulted in Tompkins’ ceath were inflicted by a stout German with randy whiskers, a strange visiter at the hoase in question. The barkeeper, Ferdinana Simon, ts proved to have struck the young men, Webb and Frazer, who were in company with Tompkins, The inquest stands adjourved «ill to morrow afternoon. The Staten Island people may take encourage- ment. Twelve specia! policem +n have been pro nised to be detailed to the Pavilion grounds or Datch Hill to preserve order and keep quiet New York rowdies and disreputable characters gin the habit of congregaiing there in large numbers, ¢: ially on Sundeys. An additional source of encouragement is the fact that the Staten Island ferry boa‘s will ron night trips twice a week. The examination in the case of the stevedores at the upper Quarantine, charged with assault ng, on Saturday night last, some other ateve tores while the latter were asleep, took place at Tompkinsville before Justice De Forrest. Several witnesses were exsmiped, but it being shown that the prisoners were on @ sort of lark and intenied no positive irjury to the assaaited parties, the complaint was dismissed. ‘The Commissioners of Health met yesterday. Not a singie case of intections disease was report- ed. Pilots and masters of vessels are notified not to throw overboard any beds, bedding or otber re- fuse maierial inside of Sandy Hook. Hereafter all such ar‘icles will be burned on board the iron scow constructed for that especial purpose. Nothirg was done by the Police Commissioners yesterday, there being no quorum present. The trial of Depnty Superintendent Carpenter was inde- finitely postponed. ‘Tbe Bo-rd of Counciimen adjourned last evening for want of a quorum. The tales of cotton yenterday embraced about 1,600 bales at full prises. Included in the saies wore about 600 bales, in transit from Mobile for Liverpool, clessed as barely mid¢ling Mobile, with freight at 11 324, at 14%%0 Flour was firmer, with a good Eastern and loca) demand, and wiih @ fair amount of ealos. New wheat was in good demand and firm, with more doing, tucluaing red, arrive, (Tenpessee) at $1 70; do ,on the spol, at $1 73.8 $1 77, and fair to prime new white do. at $1 85a $1 90 Corn was vasier, with sales of Western mixed at 87c « 830. Pork was firm, with eales of mess at $24 30, 8 $24 35 Beef comtinved in gong demand, with rales at $16 50 & $18 60, and $19 for repssked Western and extra Cot cago do. Sugars were act've, with saics of about 1,190 buds. Cuba and Porto Rico, ant 2,000 bags Mantis at rates piven elsewhere, Coltee was active, with sales of 1,200 bage Rio, 1,3.8 do Laguayra, and 4.060 mate Java At rates given elsewhere. Freights were steady, while engagements were moderate, including cotter to Liverpool! at Js, per bale Rosin at Gd. per bbl , and grain by pro- peller eteamers was reported at private terms, The istration tn the South, The war which was opened in the South some monthe siuce against Mr. Buchanan and his Cabi- net coutinues to be prosecuted with uaasbated zeal and with that reckleas disregard of conse- quences that has distinguished it from the begin- ning. An article from the Charleston Mercury, which we publish elsewhere, furnishes a very fair specimen of the style in which the war is kept up and of the frenzy which impelsto it. “The cotton States,” says the article, ‘will let Mr, Bu ebanas, Walker, and ull the national spot+mea, eveu of Virginia, slide.” By national +poilemen is meant, of course, the national democracy, which the Mercury is willing to see sacrificed on the shive of ite own inordinate ambition and foily. This article from the Mercury is introdu- ced byw very sensible editorial from ano her Southern paper, the Richmond Enquirer, which takes the opposite view of the matter. The bane and antidote are thus before our readers, and they may judge for themselves of the mcrits o the whole question. One migot fancy from the maligulty of the at- tycks contaiacd in the Charleston Verenry, and other orgaas of the ultra rabid States rights de- mocracy of the fouth, that Mr. Buchacan was a wolf in suecp’s clothing; that he wasa Wdlian H Seward in dieguise, and that his Cabinet was composed of the biackest stripe of abolitionlsts. And yet how opposed to this is the fact? The | President is an able, honorable, high micded s‘atesmad, influenced by no sectional or pa.tisan | motives, but animated by the siogle desire of governing the republic on ie pure, broad ptinci- ples of democracy on which it was founded. The gentlemen whom he has called to his Cabinet are honest. ableand patriotic, and alike free from sec- tional prejudice, Ia fact, it may be said with truth, that since the days of Jackson or Polk the government of this couatry has not beencou fided to abler or more trustworthy hands than thore of the present administration. And yet, although that is the all bat unani- mous verdict of the American peopie, this «dmin- istration is not free from assaults. A lot of po- litical desperadoes and ultra Staves preeses in the South seem to hive eutered ioto a conspiracy to poison the miuds of the Southera people agamet Mr. Buchuoan aod bis Cabinet, and for that purpose they employ ail the menns of vituperation that their ingenuity can avvise. Being destitute of any real grievance o9 whic to base tneir hostile attitude they wet up aa imaginary one, and raveand rant thercon iu the Most mapviacal style. Toey invest with the utmost importance -ome words contained in Governor Walker's inauca- ral, which of themselves are mere surplusay and ought to be, perbaps, as a Scotch Jndge would say, depleted. Gov. Walser offended in first intimating it as bis opinion that Kansas was destined, from natural causes, to become a fees rights | patriotic feelings in all that has been done in reference to that Territory, aud that if there was any leaning at all in their policy either towards the North or towards the South, the latter section, Gt all events, has no cause of complaiat. Indeed, it is somewhat remarkable that the Northeca ex- tremists end the Southern extremista assail the ad- ministration on the game Kansas question, the abolitionists asserting that the policy pursued towards that Territory has been a pro-slavery one, and the ultraists of the South asserting with equal vehemence that if bas been an anti slavery policy. Moderate common sense men in both sections see that the policy pursued by the administration in reference to Kanvas has been neither pro slavery nor anti-slavery, but straightforward, fair and impartial; and no matter how ex tremiete, North or South, may foam and raat, Mr. Buchanan may enjoy the consoling as-uraaxe that his course is approved by all whose approval is desirable. He can, therefore, well afford to look with contempt upon the efforts of a few dis appointed, designing or eccentric politicians ia the South to bring his administra ion into disrepute. Y But even if these ultraista were not 80 few or 80 despicable as we hold that they are, still thaic course would be equally indefeosible. They must know that upon the platform waich they se: ap tor themselves the democratic party at the Norch could never stand. Admitting, therefore, for ergument’s sake, that they should gain over 4 majority of Southern democrats to taeie way of thinking—what then? Why, as the Northern wing of the party could nut possibly co operate with the Southern, the party its«if would be dis- ergavized and broken up, and black repablicaa- ism would be left in undisputed possession of the field. Bet what care unprincipled political adven- turezs for such fatal cousequeuces as these, pro vided that they, ia their seifish desigus, obtaia a temporary triumph? What care they for party or for county? Nothing. The motto of this class, with euch men as Hunter and Jefferson Davis at their head is “Rule orrain” They would, if they could, obtain the control of the administration ; and failing in that, they would ruin it. It is gratifying, however, to know that their efforts are as futile as they are unjustifiable. Mr. Buchanan and his administration will coa- tinue to find support and approval in the great masses of the intelligent American people of all sections of the Union, and these small fry South- ern politicians may persist in their antica as long as they choose. Tue Crors.—By the news from Europe, from the steamer at Quebec, we hear of a decline of 6d. a 1. in flour in the English markets. This is the natural and necessary consequence of the bounteous harvest crops throughout Europe; and is only the beginning of a general and severe de- clise. We had intended to publish, as is usual at this date, an enlarged and comprehen- sive view of the progress of the crops at this seaon. But a'ter a careful and thorough ex- amination of the papers from all sections of the couptry, we come to the conclusion that all that can be eaid about the crops can be said in a sin- gle sentence. They are universally and through- out the country unprecedented in quantity aud quality. Never was such a prospect of immense aud gererous yield. We congratulate the poor of this and other cities on the cheering and blissful prospect. Cheap flour is a very small matter to the rich; to the poor it is a mutter of the highest and most momentous consequence. It means plenty, happiness, prosperity and health. Already do we see symptoms of the change in the West. We hear that a heavy contract bas been made to supply a large quantity of flour at Louisville, for $450 per barrel, in March next: and our own operators Lere are looking confidently for a beevy fall. Simultaneously we hear that pota- tues are selling at twenty-five cents in Cincin- nati, and that contracts have been made to de- liver lots of 1,000 buehels each at Cleveland at twenty cents. Conjointly with these gratifying tokens of plenty we note a growing tendency toward a decline in sugar. There is reason to believe that & large economy has been and is still being prac- tived in this etaple; thus diminiehing the de- ward, while the supply is being rapidly in- cressed. In @ short time, it is calculated, the patience if not the means of some of the sugar growers will be exhausted and their “ corner” will break down. Altog ther, though the sugar growers and farmers might eoacetve a better siate of thiogs, we pever remember a fairer prospect of material proeperity for the bulk of the people ot the country. Toe Cextaat where we + Pack Covsissioners.—Eise- ve a report of a meeting held yester- day by de Cruteal Park Commissioners. Tais Board is invested with very extensive powers, | having the entire control in the management and State; and recond, flattering the people's self | love by assuring them that they would have the opportunity of adopting or rejectiag the con stitution which is soun to be formed for them Both these serious transgressions, in the eyes of Southern uliraists, do not in the cyes of rational, common sense individuals, cons itite the futest thadow of an excuse for complaint. And yo on these grounds, and these alone, are Governor Walker and the administration made the targets for the envenomed shafts of Southern mad2aps The efforte thus presistently made to injare the popularity of Mr. Buchanan and his Cabinet in the South, may have, and probably wili have, their corresponding resulta, The support waich he derived trom the Southern States iu the last Pee ridential election may be, to some slight extent, impaired aud weakened. And it may bo somewhat disheartening to him to see his popularity flicker aod wane, be it ever so slightly, ia the quarter where it had most strength. Nevertheless, al- though some few hundred people in the Sout may bv ipflaenced | y the incessaut atlacks of these Journals that oppor Mr. Buchanan, we do ne think tbat thy bulk of the people there witi pay the Flightest attention to them. It is only @ few sputtering, ambitious, recktems political doma gogues who have got uo thr about Walker a The wealiy the « tidienlouw ery Kauss wot the admaistea iatolligent, respect mamnity, who asa general tion. ahh thir ew p as an uogentlemanly occa Patioa, and thnk for themeelves on most eubjects, are not to be led away by thls absurd ory: they koow that the odministration and the Go vernor of Kavsas buye been swayed by pure and reguletion of the seven hundred and . ixty-six acres of ground allotted for a public park. Be- vides they have the appointment of engineers, surveyors and many other officers, and the liqui- dation of a very larze amount of the public funds, the City Council being about to devote $50 000 towards improvements, &. It is most ereential tha: ail theit acts should be open and above board. This, we are sorry to perceive, is bot the case, To eit with closed doors, convert- | ing their pablic Board into a private corporation, ' } | is an injustice both to the people and themselves. Each one of the Commissioners may be an Aris- tides in character, and the Board itself may be impeveable in its movements, but so long as the Commissioners insist on having their proceeding private they will not be like Cawar's wife. We think, on sober second thought, the Commission- ers will recall their very injudicious resolution, and at their next meeting throw open their door and let the representatives of the people see that they are worthy of public confidence, Drap Heans—The following is a paragraph from ihe recent bargain between the Erie and Central railroads; All free pawmagee to be abolished by & resolution of the the hoard of directors of each sompaty, execpt to the members of the Legiviatare of New York, aad the mem bere of the Oommon Counrite of Dutlalo, by the New York the Legivlat :rea of tho Stein and Penna. iweuis, cil of Now York, ly and aifalo, by the Now Company, and the free passes for the return of the drovers who actually accompany the tue ebipme nee This is potticg a pretty bold face on cormp- tion. Why should the members of legislataros end common councils have free passes except as a bribe for their votes? Does not this come under cur new law against corruption? And small wonder that there roads cannot arn divi dents while thry carry all theee officials for nothing. Better, we think, charge everyb~dy fall fare, and bire Presidents at a sbade under tweny-live thousand a year, if they want to Mase moucy. Supplement to the Bond Street Murder The tragedy that was enacted in the house 31 Bond street on the 30th of January last is certainly, on account of the mystery still at- tached to it, of the remarkable features of the inquest and the trial, of the proceedings in refe- rence to the estate of the murdered wan, and now of the latest supplement to the affair, des- tined to rank as one of the most celebrated of all the celebrated causes recorded in the criminal anna!s of this or avy other country. Moat of our city readers are aware, from the issue of the evening editions of yesterday, that Mra Cunniog- bam is once more in the hands of justice, charged on the cleare+t and most indabitable series of facta with getting up and consummating a bare- fuced echeme to produce an heir to the Bardell ertate. The statute under which her arrest was msde declares the offence to be a felony, punish- able with imprisonment in a State prison for ten ARB ’ The circumstances attending the developement of this supplement to the Bond street tragedy are as peculias and remarkable, though lacking the tragic elemert, as those which attended tue murder of Dr. Burdell. In brief they are these: —Mra Cunuingham, determined to bave not one- third portion but the whole of the estate left by the murdered man of whom ehe claims to be the widow, couceived the project of going through the tedious operation of simulating pregnancy, labor and cbildbirth, and procuring a new born intent to perconate toe Burdell heir. The pbysi- cian to wocm she con‘ded her plans commusi- cated them to the District Attorney, and steps were taken to facilitate her in consummating her projected cr.me, and the authorities in detecting and exposing 1% at the critical moment. The full report which we give ia our columns of this re- markable plot and counterplot and of the attend- ant circametances will acquaint our readers with the mode in which the drama was acted oat Suffice it to say here, that Mrs, Cunningham is once more a prisoner, and that a certain doctor avd others who co-operated with her are in a like position. We will rot st»p now to investigate the morale of the counterplot. Opinions will differ as to whether @ high functionary of justice can add to the honor of his office or to his professional repu- tation in aiding a would-be criminal in cousum- matiog her crime. Mr. Hall has supplied an offi- cial report of his course in the matter, which we embody in our report, and a peruzal of that will aid our readers in making up their minds as to the propriety of that course. There is one point, however, on which Mr. Hall’s legal acumen, if not his senee of protes- sional honor or official dignity, may be question- ed. The section of the statute under which the arrest was effected is as follows:— Every person who ehall fraudulently produce an infact. falsely pretending it to have been born of pareaws whose chi'd would be entitled toa share of any eatato, Or to tnher't any real estate, with the intent of intercept ing she inheritance of any such real estate or the dis trioution of any euch personal from apy pe-son la folly entitled thereto, shail, upon convistion, be pun febed by tmpruoament ina State p: son not excceding tea years. A serious question arises whether the offence was actually consummated. The solution of that question depends upon the legal technical mean- ing of the word “produce.” Its literal meaning of bringing forth—bringing into being —does not apply in this case, of course; for the allegation and the fact is that ehe did not bring the child into being. Its legal definition evidently has refe- rence to the technical production in court of such child, and to the formulated claim on its behalf. If it should be so ruled it will appear that Mr. Hall bae—to use a common expression— “put his foot” in this matter, as he did in the murder trial. Ratner Cuvar.—Ex-Judge Dae made an ap- plication to the Surrogate yesterday morning, in the matter of Mrs. Cunningham, which is curious to remember. “May it please the Court,” said this eloquent counsel, in substance, “events are conferring a new importance on the litigation before you. You have now,” said he—his air, manner and tone beaming with the magnitude of the disclosure he had to make—“you have now to decide, not only a question of marriage, but a question of legitimacy!” About an hour afterwards Mr. Oakey Hall had taken the liberty of deciding the question of legitimacy by having Mra. Cun- ningham quietly locked up en a charge which may send her for ten years to the State prisou. Political Intelligence, Tar Avover Exacrions.—Two more of the Southern ‘States—North Carolina and fennersee—wii! hold thetr an- ual elections tocay. In North Carolina eight mombers of Congress are to be chosen, but no State offices are to be lied at this election, The canvass has beou ® quiet one, the democrats scemingly having \t a! their own way. In Tenpeenee the canvass has been quits animated. The demecratic and Koow Nothing parties are well balanced, and both are calculating largely upon the success of their respeciive tickets, J @. Ilarria, democrat, and Robert Hatton, Ameri an, are (be two candidates for Governor, and i gether they have been engaged for six weeks part tn canvansing toe State, having spoken in nearly every county. fen members of Congress a ¢ also to be chosen in Tennesce. The following ie a list of the candidates in the diferent districts of the Sate: — Demecrat Kno Nothing. 1 W. e Maxwell, Hoa. N G. Tayior, A. ©. Granam, 2 W. W. Wallace, Horaoe Maynard, 3. Hoo 5 A Smmuth, Col, Wm Hetaketl, 4. Col. J. A Savage, Gen JG Plekew 5. Col. J C Gala Hoa. ©. Ready, 6 Hen. © W. Jones, No oppor'tioa, 7. : No opp salt 8. F. K. Zoi q 9%. Hon, F. Eihoridge, lo. W. Hl Sephoas, American Association for the Advancement of of Kducation, ‘This national agenciati on commenced {i seasion on Mon. day in the Stete Capitol in Albany. The last meoting ‘was held in Detroit, the one previows to that in the city of Now York. Ite Presidents ha: ee Profesncr Henry, of the Smit ; A. D, Bache, of United States Coast Survey of Hartford, aed Chancellor Toppan, . The ae ae be on during the serrion. course Ei Sog Sistas sama rpes subjects, and discussions upoa the pointe TELEGRAPHIC. Atnany, Aug 4, 1867, The American Association for the Advancement of Kia- py AT oS In the absence of the President of Association, (Chancellor Toppan.) the chair was taken by Amos Deda, LI, D., of the ows University. Nothing was Dut reading the after which an adjournment took piace notil half past d P.M = The attendance was small. The afernoun session waa ocoupted in (he roading of aa | interes ing letter from Hon. Horace Mann ou thy education of juvenile dolipqnents. vening Chancellor Toppan, President of the aaso- ciation, delivers the annual address. Tel, 0. or O F—The Grand Lodge of Syuthern New York @it! comaense ita annual seesion this morning at Ou! Follows’ Hall, in Grand srset, when the (ran! Treasurer's report *i!l bs read, and the election for of) sors will ake pinee On Monday the Grand Encampment met and clected U9 follow ing illuerk:— P Tasedore Fromont,of No 2, G. P. P Joon Cook, of No. 1, ¢ CP P ?. P. p ° ar Wiliam Murphy, of No. 20,@ ¢ W john J. Davie, of No. l, G@. So:.be. Heorgs Sith, of No. 20/6. T. Pr. bn Westiell, of No. 17, @. J. W. P. 6. P. dona A. Kennedy, of No.1, 0. Roi. LU. 8 ‘The ee sonual conrocations excite conr\ teradie interest PouoRMaN MisuNc.Otfoor Walter & Jarboo, of the Seventh ward police, left his howse on Sanday evening, at Sve o'clock, with the intention »f proceeding to the station boure, and hae not been tees or heard of since Any in formation of hie will be thatkfn'ly recelved by bis family, No 204 Madison street, or at the Seventh ward station bowre, Had on when be lett = dark colored coal, ball ‘biack FCs, pants aad w bile bat. THE LATEST NEws. ARRIVAL OF THE CLYDE AT QUEBEC. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Decline ia Breadstuffs in England and Spain. THE COTTON MARKET FIRM. Consols, 91 7-8 a ., &0. 92 for Money, &. Quenro, Aug. 4—P. M, ‘The screw ateamah'p Clyde, from Glasgow on the 22d of July, arrived this evening. Bhe brirgs only Glasgow papers of ber day of sailing, but they contain telegraphic advices from Livorpool and London of Tueed+y evening “let ult. ‘The news, politically epeakirg, is no' of importance. ‘The ecrow steamship City of Baltimore, from No York. arrived ai Liverpool on the 21st. GREAT BRITAIN. Mr. Cardwoll is elected to Parliament from Oxford by a majority of 67 over his opponens, Mr. Thackeray. Mesars. Newall & o's operations for stowing their por- tlon of the eub-marine cable on board the United States frigate Niegera, wero drawing rapidiy toacivro, and it was expected she would sall from Liverpool on or before Satardey, the 26th ult. Liverpool letters eta'e the suspension of Heary Cowaber & Co,, with Habilities of $60,000, FRARCE. One of the Italians now in custody has made a full con. fession of the de ails of the late conspiracy. SPAN. ‘Telegraphic advices from Spain announce an extraordi- nary decline from the recent high price of wheat. MADEBTE. LONDON MONBY MARKT. In London consols closed on Tuesday at 07% a 92 for money, and 03 for account. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUPFS Ma RKBT. Livaxpoot, July 21, 1857. ‘The corn markets were quiet. In wheat, red is Sd. per ‘10 Ibs. lower, while there is no change in white Flour is 6d. als. per bbl. cheaper. In oats and oatmeal the tarn © dearer. Indien corn is in better request ai previous rates, LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. Livenvoor, Jaly 21, 1867. At our cotton market to-day, which was very firm, the ‘sales were 10,000 bales, 1,600 being on speculation and for export. The following transactions took place:—2,000 bales Surats at 63; a 63; 600 Egyotians at 10} a 11%; 6CO Brazils at 83¢ a 9%, and 6,000 Americans at 6 a ox. LONDON CORN MARKETS. In the London corn markot if any large sales had been Premed prices would have fallen mora tuaa five shillings. Non-Arrival of une Persia. Sanoy Hook, Aug. 4—Midnight. The steamship Persia, now in ber tenth day from Liver. Pool, has not, up tothe present hoar, been signzlied off (bis point. Weatner stormy. Affairs in Washington. Wasnixaton, Avgust 4, 1457 Capt Blake has recetved preparatery ordore io relieve Capt. Goldsborough on the 15th of September as Auperin tendent ef the Naval Academy at Annsy.."'s. Capt. Cleacy bas received preparatory odert to eucound: Capt. Blake in the supertatendency of the construction of the Stevens war steamer at New York Commander Edward R. Thowpeou nas been orlered to. report at the Philade!phia Navy Yard ou the 7th of august, as Ordnance Officer, in place of Commander Thomas Turner. ‘The receipts into the Treasury for the quarter ending June 80 bave been $11,185,901, of which nearly $1€,000,000 was from the customs; over a million from the dispoeal of the public lands, and the remainder from miscelian cous sources. ‘The Secretary of the Navy has appointed a board to pre pare, in accordance with the laws of the last session of |, @ code of regulations for the governmont of the navy. It consista of Commodore Sbuorick, Lieutonact Col mel John Harris, of the Merine corps; Purser Joan De Bree, Commander Lardner, Licutonaet William L. Maury and Surgeon Maxwell, Jvdge Mason, in roply to tho letter of kind ex; and good wiehes fiom the gentlemen employed in the Patent offce, on bis retiracy as comminsionor, tays:-—": It is now a source of unalioyed saiirfacdon in reviewing the & to reflect that, aa frras my knowledge aud reovlieo- oo cited tn my official or personal iotercourre, either with the mulritvdes of apxiour, interested, sensitive Inventors, ur with thoze with whom my relations bars been more fre- quent acd tp-imate tp the daily transactions of basiness ’’ &x Governor Wright. on the eve of de; for Prus- sis, was waited upon by a person who, falsely re} invg be waa General Cass’s ‘ana preweudhag tat he was short of funda wo return to Washington, ootained relief for that purpose. A friend of Govornor Wright's, who to day called @. the State Department to receive the amount, &: promised, discovered the swindle. The scnior Naval Court of loquiry will probably to ‘Tow take a recees of four weeks. bas been raining here incessantly since ten o'clock morning. The streets are deluged avd cellars taun ated. Great fears are entertained for the safety of the and Oblo canals, as today’s fail of rain baw been viost known for many years. Reported Suicide of Senator Rusk, New Oxiaana, Aug. 4, 1867 Advices from Texas state that Senator Rusk csmmittod suicide at his renidence on the 29h ult., by shooting him- self through the head with a rifle. No cause is assigned for the The Missourt Election. Sr Lovm, Aug 4, 1867 ‘Scattering returns have been received from the olty aad county, Rolline’ majority in this city ts abont 1, 200 «(or = 61,600. Mayor Winer's majority laet spring wat 1,700 The vote is very moch reduced, and Rollins fells behind Fillmore’s yote Tae completo vote of ibis county tudicaics that Svowart has cariied the Skate by 6.000 majority. Stewart's majority’ tn Gascor ade county will bly reach KO Cooper county gives Rolitua, the indepenfent canli¢ato | for Governor, 17 majority, Tue town of Laxington givos | bim 20 majority. The towa Election, | Dencqrs, 4, 1857. | The election passed off quietly yesterday. The demo- cratic mejority in this county ls about 15. The majoriiy sgainat the new consiltution in the State will probably reach 2,000. Cmcaco, Aug. 4, 1867 regarding the iowa election. We bare nothing dette: and the ropublicans tho balance of the officers. Deamoince mali demowatic majority We bare heard ‘rote for the new ooestitution. Omica0o, Aug. 48 PM Corn firm at 800 Only Heceipte—67,000 bath Flour is frm. Wheat qoiet. steady, No shipments to d corn, no four or wheat ———— Latter from Gen. — in Meply t Gen. the Washington Intelligencer | (From Gariamer—[ have just reen « le ter addroased to yon | by Gen. Wool, from Troy, New York, on the ifih of thit mont ry Respect for the General's porition requires mo to notoe ome of the statemenu of tia leer, thogh pity for an eid whowe memory age nod aissase have tra te Wo pave it wnnoticnd. 1 most, however, do Gen Wool the justice to aay that Twm very unwitling to impute to him the anthoranly of a letter charactorize! by ko much want of falrnens aod A politician, and pot a soldier, must have in- Micted sentence which, walle apparently acoorate, aro rally euggentive of untruth 1 beg leave to pay to you that one afernoon, a4 Gen. Wool wae leaving Francieeo for Gevicie—when he was on tho @ barf, aod about going sbuard the steamer - 1 die } thetly tated tim the nature of my graat from Can Wilon, pud be diatiotly wiehed me ali success in my en terprive, Aishyetoring sen) ! about copfedorney ,”’ | blueb Hiebed over the vg of the United Biate: seaieat servant, Wi. WALKER, extend, nothing like ap angry feeling has beenex- | | In Boots county the democrats elect their Sheriff and Jadge | lS Central Park Commissioners, WHBEE THEY MEST~HOW THEY MEBT—WHAT vue DO—OCLOSED DOORS—OUB REFORTHR ENTERa—25 POLITELY TOLD B18 PRESENOR IS NOT EXPEgTED— G@BEAT OONSIDBRATLUN POR B'8 POKBONAL tAde— ‘TBE OLEBK VERY OBLIGINGLY PUBNISAES WHae TBE BOABD DEEMG JOST BUPFICIENT FOR fap PUBLIC TO KNOW, AND US MORR—WHAT’S THE OBJEOT OF ALL BRORMOY, BTC,, BTO, ‘The Central Park Commisstovore—who are they? Their Dames as banded tous by D. H. Hart, Eaq., tho Clerk of the Board, are:— President—Joa. E fae A ©. Gray, Treasurer—Ands H Green, Becrrtary—Chaa. W, Eliiott, Commintoners— Robt. J. Dillon, Jas, E. Cooley, Chas, 8. Russel, JF. Butterworth, Joka A ©. Gray, Waite Hotebine, Thos O Fields, And. H. Green, Chas. W. i low, Wm K. Strong, Jas. Hogg The Commissioners have the exotusive control aad menagement of the Central Park, lying between Fifty. Ninth and 106th etreets and Fifth and Kighth avenues, covering an area of 776 aeres. Taia is the largest epece of ground |e this country ¢evoted for park purposes, ard with the powers vested in the Commissiovors can be made one of the most beautiful places of tts kind. ‘There is ao appropriation of $50,000 pending in Council for the use of the Commissioners, and it i ex ected tbat this sum will be voted on | .ediaely ‘The Commissioners are elected for five years, and bare thea tment of ong neers, survey: iT toll ee bo lay oy repiiahe tea ertcnan toon ig dizi for the regulation end governiaent thereof, de. £0 that it will beeen thete offlos ls one of great public re. sponsibility Quite « Ja ge number of apolicaaie for etna tions bave been before the Board, but up vo this troy have only ted David H Fart, Baq., a5 clerk, wad Egbert L Veele, engineer; and it is understood untli be Covad pewe. the ordinance for $60,000, the Board will remain oe i oars. The act consiituiing this body was passed the ‘17th of last April Where do they moet? That’s more than three-fourths of the people of New York know, aud of the Fomalaiag y tell cne-fourth, not ope out of every fity can acsuratel; ‘Seme of the tatver are poritive thoy can be found at rooms of the old Soard, oa the coruer of Chambers aad way, Over the Shoe avd Leather Bank; but tt te mot so. Otbers egain will have it tbe new Commissioners meet occesionaily on the third floor of the Metrovoltva Bank butlcings, corner Broadway wed Pine; but this ts a =. Thetr right Icention is en the second floor of the . 9 and 10, bots tartefully fitted up—the ovrzide one as a clerk's office and. geneva! waiting room, tho in-ide one for the membe# of the Board, where they weekly bold thetr mootiage. Yeater. @ay beipg an appointed mecling day, in pursuance of his allotted auty ocr reporter procescec to the Comminsioner’s rooms to report their proce dives. which are of great peb. Io interest; and on his arrival at the outward offloe, the following copversativn took place:— Reroursr—Is this the office o! the Central Park Commis- stoners? ATranDAasT—Yos; what's your business? Revowvm—Do they meet here? Arraxpant—No; they meet inside there (potating to the tuner room); what is it you require? Rrrorter—I wish to be present at thelr meeting, to re- port their procesdixgs. Atranpant— You may saye yourself that trouble; there tano reporter admitted; you cam get tho proceedings trors clerk. Rrronver—It is po trocble for me to report—Kk le mg duty; an4 as it is @ public board, I ciaim admiasion, AtrxNbDant—From what paper do you co ne? Raroxrcr—The Hewat Atrmpant—Well, send in your card, and I'll go aad bunt vp the clerk. Wille the attendant was looking after the clerk, our re rorter opened the door, when toe Com missioners, to the umber cf about twelve, were titting around a table—one genticman being eogaged at tho time in reading from a msnuscript, vory much like a!asyer's brief, advancing 8 few steps into the august presence of the Commiasioners. Jooking avout for an unoccapied chalr—whiok was — cur reporter waa addressed 07 oF TEE Comvusionsas—Well, ar, what is lt you ‘-VORTSR—I desire to repost your proceedings. Ons 01 "RMF r what paper? Revortaa—The Buaaiy. AnxcTaxk ov 'Eu—The clerk will give you the pro- cecoiags. Kevoctar—I prever to report for myself. nc rim or 'Ea—We don’t wish you. This meetiag. ts private; tt ie aot upen to repo: Ravor rax—T suppored It was @ public meeting. Freer Ost—No, air, we bave po reporters ; ow curk will frnieh you with whatever you want Board wee joteress” to g areund the mahogany. Seviog thai his abeasoe conld enable the Comminaionc:s to proceed with thelr very important private pubiic affairs, he with drew intoy the vctward office. where, arbort me afer- wards, be wae aidressed by the Curex—You are the geptman who wag in with the Commissioners? 3 give you the proceedings when the Board get throrgn, and eave you the trouble. Revorra—Thauk you for your courtesy. I prefer stt- ting at the Beard and reporting the proceedings myself. 1 don’t wish to take anything second band, Thave usually cone so with previous re " why there should be a differenos. TaR—Ciber reporters can do ea they please. 1 wish to bave the proceetingr aa 1 bave stated, the more so ow becauee Ido pot ree what right the Commissioners bave to exclude the press and the pebilc. CLenx—Y 90 cap do as you pioaae. If you call here be- tween tbree apd four o’cloex Nl give pou tbo Ravortsr—Well, we'll seo f whe Board will ot wtih closed doors. am much obiigod, aad shail call between the hours you mentiva Our reporter acoordingly waited on the clerk at the ap- poloted ime, and received from him the ‘ollowiag re 1 o'clock. Preeent—Commissionors Cooley, Dillon, Russell, Bawer- worth, Gray, Green, Autobins, Fields, Strong and Eliot. Minutes of July 28, were 1 ead adupted. the payment of ser. under other sutbority thao that of thie Mr Hoo, fom the Committee on Botltage in the Park, | made a report in relation to cortala Dulidings Bow coon” Ped for the purpose of boue boiling and burning. Mr, Hoge moved to take from the tabio tolution offercd a) Int meoting, a8 [ullowa— Renoived, ‘That all he ae-om| vices ,erfor me Bee in hin Dallétngs, ail what after an h teat proved avaliable or wort! Be Mr. Geo Waring was Se Renndagee fn llet of nome toral Qogineer on the yar! Communications were received fiom © 8 Brearées, ©. Mastereot,J W. Wood and others, and #ore te | We aprropriaie committers. ‘The Hoard adjourne:| to the voxt regular ¢ay of meoting at L o'clock. The Importers and the Custom House. The commitice of Imrorting merchants appornted at the meeting held inthe Exchange on Monday, had « uriof inter ‘view wi L the Collector of the Fore at bis office, yesterday, ‘with re‘ereare to the delays in peasing goods through the Ccatom Houre, of which they haye deen complaining for | sometime. Mr. Schell recet red ihe committer wory kindly | 8nd expreesed bimeelf willing to aiford every fectitty in hie | power towards removing the dufcc!uce whion stand in the way of the desired acceleration of busine He placed a | private room at the duposal of the commitice, where they will moet the Collector at ‘nterrals watt! all the potas re | Intiep 0 the elieged grievances nro fally disenseed, and the causes of complaint removed, tf . appears that the importers com lain frat, that tore te ‘A rowous delay in gaating the!r goods througn the Custom Hovre-—e folay extending sometimes, indoca hegeusty, to thirty one ae sney C wie Pane la . 4 the pre- fourth of that tine rent appraising damaged in forme and delaye which materially ct welt Pielnas, 1 ceds acoumulating In steny previous membered that cident, them, that evident, porary; end from the desire which Me. Schell seame m d to aeosmmodate So. hore po foubt that ail canse of compiaint moved as apcerily as porsible rt! y alg fr ~ ae hyd ah of the importers alone that © Sioa, bus tbe woole communtiy of dealers and consumers alike. CUSTOM HOUSE GOSsEIT. It was generally supposed that «now batch of dimnie- vale avd Appolntments would be made knows at the Ona. or ware yesterday, bot ap to tho elore of office benre tom Howte Zss'nes bien ernococed. f14ay Ronen wie be forma'ly @l Mr Schell contamp tates f the mom #9 e0p'ty hanger in the personne! of tho revenue department, or noarly ali, ihe notive rote will have to » the bards who are in favor of vntou aod hae Tt wilt be no tiem Cinmlaned are fected but uitle cred te jong 10 that elaer " A ehowlder Br yore! thing the p view! at primazy wiscth peraue PO Aited them for racerns officer Me | how appoint wewts will au Se Connd mea ot muah oonew boric 8 capacity.