The New York Herald Newspaper, August 6, 1857, Page 4

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MECHANION HALL 473 Broadway—Negso MuLopic (40.—Sascererzan Besvincs- By Berant’s Mis New Work, Thursday, August 6, 1857. whe News. ‘The steamship Persia, from Liverpool 25th ult., ertived at thie port yesterday morning. Her news is three days later than the advices brought by the Clyde at Quebec. The Persia reports having passed, st 8 o'clock on the morning of the Sd inst., in lati- tude 42:26, longitude 62:56, the steamship Vander- Dilt, and an hour and a half after wards she met the Atlantic, in latitude 42:18, longitude 63:21. Both vessels left this port on Saturday at noon, and at the time they were seen had been out nearly two days; gad the Vanderbilt, according to the report, was sbout thirty miles in advance of the Atlantic. Ia Liverpool cotton had advanced one-eighth of a penny during the week ending the 25th, and an active demand prevailed. Breadstaffs were lower and sales exceedingly difficult. The money market at London was in an excited state, owing to the circulation of reports by the speculators of far ther disasters in India. On the 24th consols sold at 91} a 914. The most feverish anxiety prevailed in England with respect to the character of the news from ‘Indis, which was hourly expected when the Persia left. There were rumors, apparently well founded, | prevalent, to the effect that government had already | received information of an extensive rising on the | part of the Bombay army, and of a second failure | to retake Delhi city on the part of the European | troops. These reports were denied in Parliament; | ‘but it was evident from the tone of the ministerial | prem, that the Cabinet would not be greatly disap. | pointed should they prove true. Parliament had voted $4,500,000 for the expenses | ofthe wars in China and Persia. Hostilities were | wirtaally suspended in China, and would not be ac- | \siod fo Pekin was known. “ “The Pill incorporating the Atlantic Telegraph Compawy parsed the House of Lords on the 2ist. ‘The coiling of the cable on shipboard was com pleted on the 25th. An alteration in the arrangements for laying the cable had been determined on. Instead of commencing in mid-ocean, the submerging will begin at Valencia Bay,and continue to Newfound- land, the fcur ships sailing in company. ! ‘There had been great rejoicing in Boston, England, consequent on the re-opening of a chapel restored by citizens of Boston, Mass., as a memorial of Rev- Jokn Cotton, a divine who flourished in the early | ays of the Plymouth colony. Mr. Dalias delivered | @ couple of speeches on the occasion. | Miss Madeleine Smith, of Glasgow notoriety, was | residing with ber parents. Great sympathy was shown by the people and tradesmen of Scotland | towards herself and her family. A subscription was | on foot in Glasgow for the purpose of raising a | £10,000 fund for the young lady, and an address would be presented to her father stating that, in the opinion | of the persons signing it, no dishonor should reflect ‘on him from the recent occurrences. | In France one of the Italians arrested on the | charge of conspiring against the life of the Em- peror had confessed, stating that the plan was hatched in London, and that Mazzini was at the | head cf it. It was thought that Mazzini and other | prominent refugees would be banished from England | if they continued to plot against the heads of other States. Italy was quiet. The Neapolitan people had pro- ested sgairet Mazzini and his doctrines. From Spain we learn that the session of Cortes in Madrid was over for 1857, and that the session of 8 would open in September next. The iasurrec- | tionary movements of the last few months produced | the azrest of 1549 persons by the Spanish govern- | mest. Ninety eight persons had been executed. ‘We have news from Sydney, Australia, to the 25th, and Melbourne to the 30thof May. A new ministry bad been formed, with Mr. Haines as chief secretary. The import trade of Melbourne was very lively. Flour was unchanged at Sydney. The tal- | low market was firm. About six millions and a half | of dellars in gold had been shipped for England. where it was daily expected when the Persia left. We learn from Washington of the virtual rottle @& the questions pending between Now Gra- apd the United States, Gen. Herran having acknowledged the justness of our claim to | for the on rages committed at Panama. s C. Dobbin, Secretary of the Navy @eral Pierce's aaministration, died at N.C., on Tuesday. He had been an invalid for a long time. ‘The investigation of the Cunningham affair was continued yesterdsy. In our report will be found the testimony of Helen and Augusta Cunningham, and also an affidavit of Dr. Catlin, who has become State's evidence. All the facts elicited yesterday corroberate the statements published the day pre” vious. ‘We have received quite a voluminous documeut 10m City Inepector Morton, giving a history of atrest Cleaning and street cleaning contracts during the pericd those important affairs have been a part of bis official duty: It is doubtless designed as a reply to the remarks of Maycr Wocd th a communication upon stree’ cleaning contracts recently sent to the Board of Aldermen. The document is, however, altogether too formidable in ite dimensions for tne present crowded state of our columns. After all, the public care very little about these personal squabbles be tween officials. What they want is clean streets. We give eleewhere the particulars of a daring barglary, committed yesterday morning in West Eighteenth street. It seems that two burglars broke into the lower floor, which is used as grocery. ‘Their movements awakened a person named Boyd, who was sleeping on the premises. He attacked the robbers, when one of them drew a revolver and shot Boyd im three places in the breast. A grand banquet wae given last evening in the city of Brookiyn to the Hon. Henry C. Murphy, United States Minister to the Hague. Speeches were made by Mr. Morphy, Mayor Wood, Mayor Powel), Mr. Jobn Cocbrane, Jodge Parker and tbe NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 1857. ‘The tax levy for 1657 was passed last evening in the Board of Gapervisors, wi h -n additional »ppro- priation of $100,000 for the Commissioners of Record. ‘The rate of taxation for 1857 wiil be o e dollar Afty- three cents and s fraction on the hundred. fhe amount of the assessment is #5621,175,252 39. Tne ‘amount to be raised by tax # $7,966,566 52. We are informed that the rete of texation in Brooklyn tor 1857 is three per cent—a higher rate than ever before imposed. The Bomdof AlCermen last evening padsed the resolution suttorialg the payment of tue o.d police uo to the time of dishan:ing the forse. A report recommenoing the purcha e of the Ganeevoort pro- perty for $398,000, and authorizing the issue of bonds for that amount in anticipation of the city re- venue, was also carried. A communication from ‘be Postmuster General relative to the erection of @ new Post office, was laid before the Board. If the city provide @ site for a building the half million doliars appropriated by Congress may suffice for the erection of the edifice. Should the city fail to do this, the matter will be refcrred to Congress, with a request for a larger appropriation. The Board adjourned tiil the first Monday in September. The Boaid of Councilmen were in session last evening. On motion of Mr. Ottarson, the awarding of contracts for cleaning the streets was again post- poned till Thureday evening. He is desirous that the cleaning of Broadway should be speciaily con- tracted for. A large amount of routine business was transacted. A motion authorizing the Mayor to offer a reward of $2,500 for the detection and con- viction of the murderer or murderers of Dr. Burdell and Augnstas Van Liew; was lost for want of a con- etitutional vote and laid on the table. The new City Hall Commissioners, in a letter to the Bourd, ex press their desire to enter upon their daties without further delay and invite the Common Council to aid them. The proceedings in the General Sessions yester- day were interesting. John 1. Mason was tried for grand larceny upon very clear evidence, but the jury strangely rendered a verdict of petit larceny. He is an old offender, and could only be sent to the penitentary for six months. John Lester was con- victed of highway robbery, and sent to Sing Sing for twelve years and two months. He is also a no- torious character. Edeard Logan was sent to the State prison for two years for an attempt at bur- glary. He is very respectably connected. Ann Gleason was sent for the eame term on a conviction for grand larceny. Gustave Deems pleaded guilty to stealing a quantity of violin strings. Penitentary two years. Judge Ingraham yesterday delivered his decision in the habeas corpus cace of Mr. Devlin, ordering him to be discharged from arrest. An application will probably be made to Judge Davies for a writ of certiorari, for the purpose of reviewing the proceed” ings in the case. The Police Commissioners yesterday had two hun- dred and fifty-two more unsuccessful ballots to fill the vacancy occasioned by Mr. Draper's resignation. All of the Commissioners brought forward new can’ didates. Considerable difficulty was experienced with regard to the payment of a number of bills, and the Finance Committee have their hands full of knotty questions. Our full report contains some interesting items concerning a metropolitan tailor,and a rumored coup d’état of the republicans. No changes or appointments of apy consequence were made yesterday at the Custom House, though our indefatigable Collector is engaged daily toa | very late hour on his multifarious business. Mr. Schell is not the man to act rashly or hastily, hence his appointments are such as to leave him no oc:a_ sion afterwards to regret having made them. A regular meeting of the Academy of Medicine was held in the small chapel of the University last evening, Dr. Mott in the chair. The principal busi- rees of the meeting was the seading of a very lenghty and interesting report by Dr. Griscom, emanating from the section on legal medicine and public health of the academy; in relation to the origin, progress and best means of suppressing or preventing yellow fever. Last evening was the appointed time for the re- gular monthly meeting of the Board of Education, but no qnorum being present, there was consequent- ly no meeting. ‘Tho rales of cotton yesterday embraced about 00 bales, closing at about ', cent per ib. over last prices. middlicg New Orleans at 15\c. Flour was firm, witbeut ebapge in prices, while with a goo Eastern de. mand, tales were made to a fair extent. New red Southern wheat sold ai $175, and prime white do, at $1 90, with a small lst do. reported at $1 02; Milwaukie clab (old) sold $i40a $1 41. Corm was firmor, with sales of sound Western mixed at 870, a SS}gc. Pork sold toa fair ex- tent at $74.55, Beef was firm, with rales of [00 bbie, re. packed plain and extra Western mess at $17 50 a $15 50, Sugars were firmer and active, with sales of 2,866 bhdr, at rates given elsewhere, Coffee sold to tho ox- tent of about 1,160 @ 1,600 bags Kio, at raves given in an | other piace. Freighte wore moderate and rales un ebanged ‘The Importance of the next Hews from India, Delbi is at this moment the Mecca of English thought, for its fall involves the continuance of the British empire in India, avd through that of England's military prestige in Southern Asia and commercial supremacy throughout the world. The English papers received by the Persia all dwell upon the importance of the expected news from India, and urge the government to energy and activity in its proceedings Such is the view taken by many of the ablest minds in Eagland of the conflict now going on around the walls of an Indian city thousands of | miles away from the parent seat of empire. Amid the greatest anxiety for the receipt of the next in- | telligence from Bengal, the government and East India Company are straining every nerve in hastening off reinforcements, and the prem is | stimulating the public mind to a conception of | the immense work to be performed. The London Times boldly takes the ground that the whole em- pire of India has to be re-cbnquered, and Eng- land’s rule has to be re-constructed in Hindostan, after a manner that {t has never yetheld. By in- | ference, at least, it assumes that a city full of munitions of war, and held by thousands of native soldiers, which were the flower of the Indian army, led by native officers | of the greatest skill and intelligence, some of whom have lately gathered laurels a Bushire and other scenes of the Persian war, is to be at- tacked and captured by what Sir Charles Napier called an armed mob led by Sybarites, and which is in a great measure without artillery and the means of locomotion. This is the state of things now being breathlessly watched by one hundred and seventy millions of plundered, despairing and revengefal human beings, quivering on the verge of universal rebellion. What the issue of this conflict, so mighty in results, shall be depends almost wholly upon the ability and skill of one untried man, Geof. Bar- ard, who has been suddenly called to the com- mand by the death of Gen. Anson. If he pos- senses the requisite capacity and rashnees—for it is beld that under present circumstances the lat- ter quality has become a virtue—he may by one or two rapid and daring blows restore their an- cient prestige to the “white faces,” and turn the | tide of Indian revolt. It is not to be wondered at that the public mind of Eagland is anxious to learn what this untried man is made of, for it has seen am English Commander blow his brains out after an unsuccessful attack on Petropaulauski, and an Eoglieh Commodore and an Englieh Gencral, both leading in the late Per- tian expedition, commit suicide because they Wonow quote middling uplanisat about 18°\c., | were upable to bear the great responsibilities thrown upon them. To this ig added the sudden death of the late Commander in General Anson, at a critical period of time, and under circumstances that are somewhat conflicting as to place and manner, although the telegraph an- nounced it to be from cholera, ‘This combination of ciroumstances hae made the public mind of Bagland exceedingly eensi- tive, and each day is marked by the appearance of edverse rumors, and calls upon the floor of Parliament for information from tac government. These rumors have their origia ia the desires to depress the public funds for speculative purposes, in which they only partially eucceed. But it is evident to all that the public treasury will bave tob ar the burden of the expense of the war, the East India Company being entirely incompe- tent to meet the emergency. The tyrancy, greed and utter incompetency of the pre- sent system of government in India has been co clearly demonstrated in the discussions springing out of late events, that the public mind has suddenly awakened to the nxcessity of achsnge, and early ia the next session of Par. liament it will be moved ‘that the facts disclosed by recent events in India, the embarrassed state of ifs finances, the mal-administration of justice in its provincial courts, and the innumerable ties which make our Indian possessions an integral portion of the British empire, render it expedient that the government of that country should bo traneferred, in name as well as in fact, from the East India Company to the responsible ministers of the Crown.” If this is all the change pro- duced by the revolt at Delhi, England will have reason to congratulate herself upon it; for of all the things maintained by a nation professing to have a conscience, and to be animated by prin- ciples of justice and humanity, as England does, the government of India, as at present constitut- ed, is the most inhuman and atrocious. Whe Revelation in the Cunningham Case, The city feels as though an astounding piece of good fortune had just happened to all of us. When the news flew round that Mrs. Cunning- ham bad been detected ina villanous attempt to palm off a bought baby as her own, men be- gan to breathe more freely, and excessive joy was manifest in almost every face you met. For the curtain was lifting on one of the most atrocious and abominable crimes ever committed in this country. Though the examination—which is reported elsewhere—and the consequent legal proceed- ings are likely to last seme time, we shall not, in all probability, know much more of the facts hereafter than we do now. The broad fact, indeed, that Mrs. Cunningham was prepared to pay largely for the use of a baby, and did ac- tually procure one for the purpose of defraud- ing the Bardell heirs of their property, and ob- taining, as tutrix to her infant, an estate which did not belong to her—is all that the pending investigation and the late discoveries of Mr. Hall have developed. But how many other facts grow out of this one? To begin with, the coloring, as to motive, which this will give to the evidence in the matriage litigation before the Surrogate, would probably suffice, independent of other considerations, to defeat her attempt to establich o marriage. It is indeed likely that the Surrogate had long since come to the conclusion that she was ‘not the wife of Burdell; but if he had any doubts left on Tuesday morning, the events of that day will bave dispelled them. She will lose her caso and will be thrown out of court. As to the mur- der, that cannot be re-opened. She has been le- gally acquitted, and, so fur as the law goes, is in- nocent of the murder of Dr. Burdell. But, in the public mind, this late discovery will go far to convict her of the murder: it will be universally | said that Dr. Burdell’s assassin possessed just such qualities as Mrs. Cunningham has now | shown, had the same opportunitics, the same mo- | tive, and the same will as that unhappy woman. All the old reasons why no one bat she or her instrument could have committed the deed, will | now be revived: society will howl at her as a | murderess. And when the time comes for her to stand her trial for this new offence, every one will understand—whether she be convicted under the clause of the statute quoted in yesterday's papers, or under that other clause which the Dis- trict Attorney yesterday proposed to use—that her real crime was one of blood, not of fraud, | and her puniehment a last effort to remedy the crrors of the law. There can be no sympathy for her. She has pursued her course stoutly, impudently, defy- ingly; trampling down every thing that opposed her, and pureuing her end with marvel- lous = dir Just fancy her assur- ing the matron that she was enciente, long before her trial; and notifying Dr. Uhl at the eame time that his services would be required at the wéeouchement! Then again what wonderful duplicity! People were horror struck at her throwing herrelf upon the half putrid lips | of the corpse of Burdell, and kissing them with every token of frantic affection; but what is this to her screams for her “own dear little baby,” whom she bad bircd in Elm strect a few hours before, and brought home in a basket? And then her rapacity! Had the Surrogate decided in her favor, as she evidently calculated he would | do, che would have obtained possession of her | dower, one third of the real property, which has | been roughly estimated at *50,000 a $90,000; on one-third of this she and her children might have gone away somewhere where their names were not known and lived well and comfortably: but no, she bad jeopardized her life, and she would bave the whole. And now she has lost | all. Let us thank God that all crimes do not es | cape. It is yet possible that some light may be | thrown on the horrid tragedy in which Burdell | lost his life; though perhaps it were futile to ex- pect any unbending, or any confession from Mra. Cunningham. But the trail is not lost. And while they are following it up, the | public ere curious to hear something more | about this Dr. Catlin, who, according to Dr. | Ubl “sprinkled Mra. Cunningham's sheets with blood and water,” so as to ald the fraud, | and “pretended to put on the bandages” to a child that had been bandaged long before. Who is he, and what is the mysterious connection be- | tween him and Mrs. Cunningham, which induced | the latter to declare that he was quite in her power’ We sec that Mr. Hall has accepted him | an evidence. and we publish an important affida~ | vit of his in another colamn. There never wasa murder that took such a | hold on the public mind of this city as this Bur- dell affair. Both the District Attorney and the police officers will find it to their interest to pro- secute the investigation and purene the trail now discovered with all the zeal and all the acutenees they can command; the public will certainly not now rest satisfied with any more barren prosecu tione, or trumpery acquittals. Tax Sreeer Commssionznsnirp—Foule or THE Haseas Corpus Cass—Mr. Devurs Dis- CHARGED FRoM Custopy.—The contest for the Office of the Street Commiasionership of this city haa all along presented come of the knottiest pointe of legal difficulty that could possibly be precented, but the discbarge yesterday of Mr. Devlin from custody has made the matter more complicated still, It would now puzzle the braia of the most ix genious lawyer or puzzle reader to get the real clue to this web of entanglement and to ray whois the de jure or even the de facto Street Commissioner of New York. A cursory glazce at the history of the case is no ce cary for even & partial understauding of its present bearing. The last charter with whico the bieck republican Legislature at Albany bless ed this: metropolis contained ene good element, It changed the elective character of tne offices of beada of bureaus and reposed the power of ap- pointment of such officers in the Mayor, with the consent of the Board of Aldermen. That was a much needed mesure of reform, inas- much as it tends to make the Mayor directly responsible for the proper execution of the duties of the eeveral departments of the city govern- ment. The charter contained, in this connec- tion, one remarkable and extraordinary etipula- tion. It was that the then incumbent of the Street Commissicnership should not be disturbed until the close of his term of office. In other words, that the Mayor should not, in virtue of his prerogative, remove the then incumbent (who belonged to the American or Kaow No- thing party) and appoint a man of his own selec- tion. The stipulation was probably needed to secure the votes of some Americans in the Legis- lature in favor of the new charter. But it isa mexim old as true, that “ man pro- poses, God dispoees.” A power mightier than Legislatures or Mayors removed Mr. Taylor be- fore the close of his official term. Death took him off. The stipulation ceased to be binding. It had no more power or efficacy. By whom then was the vacancy to be filled? Why, beyond all peradventure, by the Mayor: not only because the charter, fairly construed, gave him the patronage, but because, charters aside, the executive autho- rity of every corporation has the inherent right, when not otherwise provided, to appoint its su- bordinate officers. So thought the Mayor and Aldermen of the city, and accordingly Mr.Charles Devlin was appointed and confirmed Street Com- sioner. So did not think the feed legal advisers of the Governor of the State; and accordingly Mr. Daniel D.Conover was appointed by the exe- cutive at Albany. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the incidents of the contest waged between the two appointees, backed by the respective appointing powers. Between physical fisticuffs and legal sparring the fight has been an interesting one, and very fiuc- tuating. At last, however, Conover obtained a temporary but fruitless triumph. Judge Peabo- dy, of the Supreme Court, acting as Commis- sioner, granted the application of Mr. Conover to compel his adversary to deliver to him the books and papers of the office, and subsequently graut- ed a warrant of search and scizure for the books, and a warrant for the arrest of Devlin, and his commitment till the books and papers should be surrendered. This was a temporary reverse for Mr. Devlin ; but he bore it bravely. He was lodged in Eldridge street jail, but still he flinched not, and did not give up the fight. Mr. Conover had the empty satisfaction of reigning a mock Commiesioner ; but all the means and appliances of power were absent. Devlin did not give up the books, and consequently all the business of that important city office has ever since remained unattended to- In the meantime a writ of habeas corpus was granted by Judge Ingraham, of the Court of Common Pleas, to test the authority on which Mr. Devlin was deprived of his liberty. Long: | and no doubt able arguments were made before him on both sides of the question; and he took considerable time to give the case due considera- tion. Decision was rendered yesterday The authority for the commitment of Mr. Devlin was declared insufficient, and he was discharged from custody. This decision—which we publish in, full to-day—is based principally on the ground that the appointment of Conover was un- authorized, and conferred upon him no authority to take or hold the office. Thus there have been two collateral, iadirect judicial decisions as to who is the Street Commis- sioner. The direct question has not been brought before or settled by either Judge Peabody or | Judge Ingraham. But on a side issue—an appli- cation for books and papers—the former decided substantially that Conover was the de jure incum. bent; and on another side issue—a habeas corpus “the latter decided that Devlin was. How is the question to be virtually settled and placed at rest? We see no chance of such a consummation by the ordinary legal measures; and we hope that no recurrence to illegal measures and brute force will be had on either side. If the Gover- nor would only have courage enough to back out gracefully from the false position which he has unfortunately taken, withdraw his commis- tion from Conover, and yield his claim to the right of appointment, the difficulty would be all removed; and Mr. Devlin might enter on the duties of his office, and settle at leisure his claim for damages for false imprisonment. Without such action on the part of the Governor it is impossible to say where the difficulty is to end. Tre Porice Commisstoxens.—The Police Com- missioners met again yesterday and went through the third rehearsal of the farce of balloting for a successor to Simeon Draper. They continued at it for a couple of hours, voting no less than 252 times; and etill the announcement by the Chair was “no election.” It is worthy of note that the two democratic Mayors have nominated in no case mere politi- cians for the office, and that the three republi- cans and the Know Nolhing have supported none but party hacks. The two Mayors have changed from one practical efficient man, unknown or not notorious in politics, to another; but still the black republicans will not touch any whom the other two support, and persist themselves in no- minating avd supporting politicians, Yester- day's proceedings were, in that respect, but a re- petition of those of the two preceding days of ballot. The Mayors of Brooklyn and New York opened by nominating Col. James B. Murray. This gentleman isa capitalist in Nassau street. Certainly no one will recognise in bis name that of a blustering politician. We suppose he has a preference for some party. But how with the other candidates? The three republicang brought forward Brigadier General Hall, the uncle of our black republican District Attorney. If the fuss and feathers Brigadier were Police Commis- sioner, every one knows that he would be but the facile instrument and mouth piece of that legal, dramatic, pantomimic and obstetric celebrity, A. Oakey Hall, Of course he got no support out- true to his character of the cobbler in the old school book fable of “the town fearing a elege,”” persisted that “there was no‘hing like leather,’”’ and #0 supported Erastus Brooks. General Nye, who is quite a wag in his way, quoted to Chol- well those very appropriate lines from “the Veiled Prophet of Khorassan”— Fo ome dear tleeh ed, bagel the at Fanatic faith, according to the application of the quotation, was typified by Cholwell, and the “ dear falsehood” by his candidate. So Murray, Hall and Brooks started together in the race for the Commissionership yesterday, At the fiftieth ballot, Hil, the uncle, was with- drawn to make way for Hull, the nephew, who ran up to the eixty-first ballot, when a further change took place. ‘The black republicans, on the eixty-first vote, @ropped Oakey Hull and took up Mr. Thomas B, Stillman. This gentleman was the black republican candidate for Congress last election in the district now represented by Jobn Coch- rane. Failing in his Congressional aspirations, he would doubtless like to be Police Commis- sioner; but he bad sbeut as much chance of the one office as he had of the other. The democrats thought they might as well make a change at the same time, and as Mr. Murray was not acceptable to the other side, they proposed the name of Mr. Michael Ulsheeffer, a lawyer, avd formerly a Judge of ove of our city courts, Oholwell atill persisted in hugging the “dear falsehood.” The race continued between Stillman, Ulehceifer and Brooke, to the 100th ballot—when the biack re- publicans, to show that they would have none but a politician, took up E. D. Morgan, the Chairman of the Republican State Committee. At the 105th ballot the two Mayors dropped their candidate, and propoeed a third man— Moees Taylor, a prominent merchant in the West India trade, and the very antipodes of a politi- cian. But he did not seem to suit the black re- publicans better than any of the others named, They still stuck to Morgan. At the 208th ballot the two Mayors proposed the fourth man—James Brush, ef the Ninth ward. The inquiry then was, “ Who is James Brush?” He turned out to be the father in-law of Mr. Cholwell; but etill that incorruptible American atuck to Brooks. Nature, however, finally aeserted its superiority to par'y, and Cholwell, as he wittily expressed it, “brushed in” to the support of Brush. And s0 matters stood at the end of the 252d ballot, when the game began to grew wearisome and was abandoned. The proceedings of yesterday, thus hastily skimmed over, prove plainer than any words can do, that the black republican Police Commis- eioners are reeolved to have the vacancy in the Board filled by none but a real out-and-out po. litician—the worst appointment that could possi- bly be made. The two Mayors, on the other hand, have eup- ported men whose names are totally unfamiliar in the political world, however familiar they may be in mercantile and professional circles. Perhaps Nye, Bowen and Stranahan act un- der instructions from Albany. At all events it seems pretty clear that this community may abandon all hope of ever seeing, under the operation of the present law, an efficient police in operation in this metropolis. THE LATEST NEWS. Important from W: SRTTLEMBNT OF THE NEW GRANADA QUESTION— ‘ PAYMENT OF THE INTEREST ON THE SPANISH DEST—FROCEEDINGS OF TUB NAVAL COURTS, ETC. Wasiusatos, August 6, 1857. ‘The New Granadian difiiculty is virtually settled. Gene" | ral Herran acknowledges the debt. The means of pay” ment is apother matter. No despatches were received from Mexico by Senor — Robles per last steamer. The administration apprehends no serious difficulty be. ‘ween Spain and Mexico. The Spanish Minister called and Gelivered to Gen. Cass a drafion Havana for thirty-five thousand dollars, with which to pay the Interest on the Spapish debt in New York. Despatches received by the Indian Buresa report the ‘Utah Indiazs in a quiet and prosperous coadition. In Naval Court No. 1 today, the surgeons appointed to makes medical survey of Licut, Martin reported this morning that they could ciscover no evidence of organi® disability, From appearance and his own ropresentations they supposed there might be somo functional derango- meat of the digestive organs. ieutenants Gwathney and MofMit testified that they had sailed with Lieut. Martin and knew bim well. He was an officient officer in every respect. Before Court No. 2, Lieutenant M. C Perry, ton of Com- modore Perry, appeared on trial for dissipation. Com mander De Camp, government witness, bad known him twenty-three years; saw him intoxicated once; sailed ‘with bim i tovora! vessels, and in boat expeditions in the Gulf of Mexico, Commaniler Care, government witness, knew him from boyhood; sailed with him in the Vin- cennes; bo was drunk in every port at which they touched from Rio Janeiro :o San Francisco—at such times wholly undt for duty. Before Court No. 3, Commander Green's defence was read, and the judgment of ihe Court made up and trans- mited to the | -epartment, ‘TUR CRWERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. ‘Wasninctos, Aagast 6, 1867. A patent bas jost been issued from the General Land office for the Johnson ranche, containing upwards of twenty two thousand acres, and will go out to California by tho steamer to day. The breaks in the Gberapeake and (bio canal above y Bro Pot as eerious as at first supposed They can be repaired ina few days. No damage le re- porte! in the upper rections. Rews from Kansas, St. Lown, Augunt 5, 1867. The Kansas correspondent ef the Democrat says that Goy. Waiker was still encamped at Lawrence. His force had been increase: The legislative apportionment gives ten mombers to Fda ea, and forty two members to seventeen coun- ee An Insane Mother Attempting to Murder her Children, Rocweerm, August 5, 1857. a Affair occurre: in Clarkson yesterday. A Mrs. i, who has boon for some time * being left alone for a time 5: ‘noon with her ohil- dren, atten to morder three — hot H az Wasmisetos, . 6, 1867. ‘The Now Orleans mail ot the Stn ait. haw ‘boon Fo- ootved. Heavy reine had fallon jn some parte ot Toxas, and other parte wero gufforin di A man named Moore, ‘ork, jamped into the Fiver Laredo, in & fit of Insanity, and was drowned. He ‘Was connected with the Cuatom we 4, 100", gest 4, 1887. oo ja on to the -- Ay sng tn: o baie pray Barriwore, Angast 5, 1867. ‘The heavy rain of yesterday still continues falling \a side of the black republican rauke. Mr. Cholweil, ' qorrente. ‘The Keutuoky lection, Lovuvaia, Ky., Ang. 6, 1681. Marshall (American) is certainly elected to Congress, and Underwood (American) probably. Clay, Mason, Ste- venson, Jewett, Burnet, Peyton and Elliott (demrorety ere elao certainly elected, and Talbot (democrat) proba- diy. ‘The democrats have elected their State Treasurer by over 10000 majority, and haves large majority in the Lower House and on joint ballot. ¥, ‘The Missouri Misction. . Br, Low, August 6, 1881. ‘The nearly complete returns of this county give Rime, {ndependent, for Governor, between eighieen and nineters hundred majority ; and Maurics, e mancipationist, is elected to the Irgisiature. In Uooper county Rollins’ majority ts 276, Howard county, It Is reperted, gives Stewart, dome- creat, for Governor, 600 majority. Cole county (official) Gives Blowart 286 majvrity. Whe Alabama Election. Avovsta, Aug Goverser, "here wes Dowdell. te re-elected set cannes ‘Alabrisa) district by 100 ‘AB Moors, demoora, is elected BO Opposition to him. Rominations of the Orio American State Convention. At the American Slate Convention, held day, Col. P.Van Trump was pain ash for Liew wel DESTRUCTION OF FISHING BOATS AND GREAT L086 OF LIFE. Bosroy, Aug. 6, 1867. A disastrous on the 22d of July, caused great loss of life the men on the north shoreof the Pro- vince of New Tho Miramicai Gleaner of that date, learns that sixty boats have been loet, a be owned by parties liviog between Nogaac and and that fifty-one dead bodies have been wo up be- tween these two piaces. It is calculated two boats were out , and re. een -The master of fi He i i ie 555 i ee! 23 aff. 2 i Fy ad 252 ii i if : 3 kL. i i Oswrco, 10,600 cates x i , 33 is Chicago ig at a 61 35, oul Cana! freichts—34c, for flour, 100. for wheat and ‘Tio. for corn,to New York lake imports today— 14,000 bushels wheat, $3,000 bushels corn. Canal ex- Tastee bbls. flour, 3,000 bushels wheat, 14,000 corn, Cmoaco, Aug. 6-6 P.M. Flour active, Wheat and corm firm’ ‘Oda dail.” Porte sf i and Auschutz, a chief d’ orchestre of reputation. Mr. man is juined with Mr. Strakosch, and can fore present an array of the greatest headed by Thalberg. Mr. Ullmam has also com- menoed negoUations with Roger, the greatest living French tenor, and Formes, the basso, whose talents wi!! be availa- bio in the grand oratorios which Mr. Uliman proposes to give in Now York and Boston during the coming season. Mr. Jchn Povey, formerly of the Park theatre, was also one of the passengers by the Pereia. Mr. Povey comes out as theagent of Mr. Charles Mathews, the colebrated Comedian, whose arrival will closely follow that of his homme affair. Mr. Mathows, with the lao Mrs. Mathews, (Mme. Vesiris,) played an engagemeat at the Park some sevonteen years ago. Mrs, Vining, whose daughter, Mre. John Wood, is eo ‘woll and fayorably known to the New York public, was one of the passengers by the Persia. At the latest dates Mr. Marotzek was in London arrang- ing ongagements for Havana and Philadelphia, with Tam- berlik, Ronconi and Tagtiafico. Mies Charlotte Cushman, now resident in London, will shortly appear in New York. Cuonat Orers.—Tho first of Manager Stewart's series of clegant musical festivals is to be given at the Academy of Music this evenirg, and that they wil prove extromely pleasing, and all that the lovers of harmony could reason- ably expect, there can be no question. Those superior vo- caliets, M'llee, Spinola and Simon, Miss Agnes Robertson Mrs. John Wood, and Signors Arnoldi and Guillemette, are toexcento® number of tho most brilliant operatic and other gems, and will be supported ay a corps numbering one hundred and twenty persens. The orchestral depart- ment is to be under the direction of that well known musl- can, Mr. Robert Stoepol, and tho tones of a now Cathedral organ, recently completed by Mr. Erben will give am im- posing effect to the whole. In ordor that the entire com- monity may be enabled to gratify their taste for music the price of admission bas been fixed at the moderate sam of twenty five certe. AMUSEMENTS. —By reference to tho bulletin at the head of the editorial colums it will be seen the programes offered at the different theatres, dc,, to-night, are of an unusually ve ried and attractive character, Miss May.—Mise May, the American Prima Doona, whose great success in London has recently caused a sensation, will retarn to the United Staien at the end of the present month, and commence either at the Academy or at Concerta Some time {n Soptomber. ps0 + Jacma Kemva’s Tanatas —Tho Marsh javeniles com. Mmenced an engagement at this establishment last Monday evoning, and have thus far drawn very thir hovses, and have boon abundantly appreciated. These little people wore doseryed favorites when Sami before, and if wi audience. To-night these juveniles (lor thom) new piny® Police Intelligence, Grannies Arreay —latrick Iabmey and Jamos Delancy, both shoemakers, living at No, 476 Third avenue, Monday night got into a fight together, when the former drew a shoe knife, and with \t out his adversary three or four times across the breast and once in the oy Dr. Payntz, and |. ahmey was arrested by Officer Ji he Twenty Aret ward police, and held to await exami- nation. Anmmet FoR ArLacen Swixntine.—Thaddeus Roll, keeping ‘an office at No. Beckman street, was on Tustay arreat- ed, with swindling a named Geo tote out of si00. ee bb eee