The New York Herald Newspaper, February 18, 1858, Page 2

rought out under the auspices of @ prominent publisher Paternoster row, the house of Trubnor, whose high po- ‘im the trade bas given more importance to this last Bovelty of journalism. What makes the whole ‘Ching still more remarkable is that this very house of ‘Trubner, who is publishing Russian newspapers, aud Rus- Bian books as well, is also the largest publisher of Ame- Tican publications in London. Every mouth—almoesevery sweek, rather— Tru dner brings out some American book or | ther, which his large connection and immonse activity | iwure a ve.de circulation to. ‘The extraordinary mass of statictics published recently athe New York HeRAtp, deve. jing the eflects of the | Yomercial tornado, have been partially copied into the ndon Times this morning, vane oaee to be aera = ec eingular industry and eagac! ve pl 2 Stir comviation “A short addition might have been ~ade to them by « list of the American houses in London “which haye withstood the storm better than might have {been expected. To the honor of some, it went over shoir ‘beads without making the least imfression. The young ‘American house of Croskey & Co., which recently took ‘under their charge a whole fleet of steamers of the first Jelass, never éven winked under the worst pressure, ‘though their responsibilities must have amounted to mil lions. This is a proof of whatsysiem and euergy can effect, and should be an encouregement to otber American ‘houses, as wel! as ap example. Our Paris Correspondence, Panis, Jan, 28, 1858. “The Recent Attempted Assassination of the Emperor—He is Congratulated on all Sideson his Recape—His Policy Towards ions against Other Would-be Assassins—The Ball Given by the English Ambassador— Death of the Queen of Oude, de., &e. ‘The excitement consequent upon the late murderous ‘attempt on the life of the Emperor and Empress has not passed away. Addresses continue to pour in from all parts of the country, from the army, from municipalities and every department of State, and there is no disposition ‘on the part of the government to check such ebullitions of feeling. It must always be recollected that the net work of functionism in France, has, under the Empire, been entirely remodelled and increased, and that every official knows that the chief of the State—the Emperor—is the ‘very breath of his nostrils. It is not, therefore, to be ‘wondered at that such an attempt as that of the 14th should have produced a mighty sensation of mingled hor- ror and terror, and that with ‘all the diligence of self-pre. servation, the machinery should have been set in motion to elicit the necessary demonstration. I am not saying that the professions of loyalty and devotion which day afler day are pouring up from the provinces, are not sincere; I think it probable that they aro ao, but it is right, in order to measure the state of affairs correctly, to re- member the army of functionaries which at such a mo- ‘Ment ia ready for dear life to do suit and service. It ig also necessary I should mention that this memora- Die event of the 14th has brought about in the metropolis & strange and unlooked for change in the opinions of many Frenchmen from whom it could scarcely have been expected, variable and mercurial as is the ational character, namely: a disposition among all parties, whether legitimist, Orleanist, Bona- Partist, republican or socialist, to sink their differ- ences, and for the nonce to unite in one universal protes- tation against England. In every street, +as in every sa- Jon, in the palace as in the passage, in the boudoir or in ‘the Faubourg, the sentiment, if not the language, is iden- tical, and during @ long residence never do I remember to have witnessed such manifest displays of the latent hatred. The cry is that covery interference with our country for the last sixty years may be traced to England. France is not allowed to follow her own fashion of doing things, but permission of England must first be asked. «No mattor what our form of government, from England the secret or oper blow bas been dealt, and, come what ‘will, France is strong enough, and bold enough, and bravo enough to insist epon the cessation of a state so anomalous. ‘There is an immense fallacy pervading the sentiments of parties astuated by euch different motives, and a most un- generous forgetfulness of the protection so long given to all in the numerous changes that have taken place; but the fact is simply such as I have stated it. Of course, the loudest im their expression of feeling are the adherents of the powers that be; but the tone of bitterness from al! parties, no matter which, cannot be misconstrued. Napoleon himself in these circumstances acte with his usual prudent reserve, and although, on the plea of not having given audience to any of the various deputations coring up with addresses from Frenchmen, he refused to receive that of the English, except through the hands of his chamberlain, he willingly confers upon the English ambassador the honor of his presence at a@ grand ball given to celebrate the nuptials of the Prin- ceas Royal with the Prince of Prussia. In full recotlec- tion of bis own antecedents, he suffera the popular indig- mation against Engiand, rather than promotes it, at 1 when. ever any stringent demand is made on the government of ‘that country, it will seem more the desire of France than his own. One rather curious feature marked his attendance at the ball given by the English ambassador, While the f the hotel in the Faubourg St. Honoré was illuminated, while the whole street was guarded by str: detachments of gens d’armes, and police were poste: directions, indicating the utmost precaution to pre- ‘Vent any repetition of the lith, it seems that all the while secret preparatious bad been made for their majesties to enter from the garden gate in the avenue Gabrielle. Every one was taken completely by surprise, and none more 80 than the invited guests, a great number of whom remained Ftanding in the first of tbe spacious saloons of the embassy, expecting to witness the entry, long after their majesties were comfortably seated in the throne room, which over- lcoks the ball room. 1 know no motive for this but that of excessive caution, dictated probably more by the Fag lish embassy than by the imperial wish. On all other occa- gions his Majesty has made his entry throt the same poral as the guests invited to meet him. To show how quietly this arrangement was made, it is only necessary to point out that from the garden there is, properly, no Carriage way. and to enable the imperial cortege to enter, & portion of the iron palisading had to be taken up, and | tbe carriages were driven over the lawn, flower beds ‘andall. Within the hotel everything had been done to do ‘fitting honor to the occasion. house is of itself, taken for all and all, the best in Paris. The size is enor mous and the construction admirable, either as a private Tesidegce or for public receptions. In additio to what mp vere ite natural capacity, acce rangomen’s had been made of a peculiarly sumptuous character, The ball and dining rooms in the body of the house form three sides of a square. The intervening space was covered over, and one of the most gor- geous banqueting rooms created that could well be con ceived. Fancy a nobie ealoon two hundred feet square Forgeously |t up with magnificent chandeliers suspended ‘Tem &@ vaulted roof of azure blue and white, the floor richly carpeted, while hapgings of crimson velvet em- biazoned with gold, toned down a too dazzling light. The Supper, which consisted of bot game, in addition to an in- finity of cold good things “far too Bumerour to particu- larize,"' to use the stereotyped phrase, was on tabies run round the rooms, behud whieh the serving men stood, and in the centre was a parallelogram of other tables. The army of servants were tn powder, and their officers, who commanded it,:wore wigs, lace ruflies, ‘White small clothes and silk stockings. For the Emperor fod Empress and their suite a magnificent baoqueting room was arranged apart, which, | think, wae the great mistake of the evening, and sadly smacked of that “exciuaiveness’ running through everything English. It must be dull work at best for the Imperial couple to find themselves, go wherever they will, perpetually yoked, either at banquet or ball, with their cousins and Whew eternal entourage; and it is @ compliment to those who for the moment are thought worthy guegia to tTeet them to make a separation which has something in it of bumuiation. The same principle through- Out, and is apt to render it cold and dull to the guests on General occasions, when the light of the chiet magistrato’s ‘Countepance should abed an additional ray of gladness over the ecene of festivity. To do the Emperor and Empress justice, tt is quite im- Porsibie to imagine by their deportment any idea of ex- clusiveness on their part. At the end of the ball room is another room, commeniy called the Throne room, ‘where, under a small canopy, ® large chair of State is laced, over which is suspended the portrait of Queen | ; Before this, on 8 dais raised about two fect, a double row of chairs was arranged for the imperial pariy the foremoet of which was occupied by the Fy Empress, Prince Napoleon and his sister, Mathilde, anc on the other sat the maids of Commanded the whole ball room. The Empress i i Princess honor. They danced | ‘with the Prince de Lichteastion, and the Duc de MaiakotT danced uadrille. fhe Duke is evidently not Scayrticr. He isa little, short, black eyed man, with hair, cut very short, aed dances } ver; t+ fier Gwe fashion of the sprightly oweriert at the out door balls beyond the barriers; and when he wishes to be agreeable, as when talking to the Empress, he smirks | Pepeation suddenly | ed with bullous of eaowy whiee. | BeBe document rrad to. me in Canon English; but T think = My like a village ber into the Rresence of @ lor ‘wore & tulle dress tr: ene, the upper skirt fastened. up with bows of plaid vel- ‘Vet and diamonds, the headdress being composed of dark ‘velvet, glittering with diamonde. Her Majesty perhaps | never looked to greater advant She dances with in- imitabie The Princess Mathilde also wore white tulle, with gold, blonde and rose colored velvet trim- mings, ber beaddres: heing a circiet of diamonds on red | velvet. In fact she presented much the appearance of a princess wearing her State crown She is not handsome ‘of & woman, and yet the likeuess to her uncle, the great | Napoleon, i most striking. She has the same About the shoviders, which, like her brother's, almost amount | to « deformity, but which was characteristic of the elder | Napoleon. When you eee the I ries together it is impowsible not to remark the peculiar res which cba Tacterize the race, and at the same time to observe that | the Emperor himself has notone of them. For my own | Part, Lam not sure that be is not all the better for this | hot resembiance, for there is a sharp, furtive, semi- | Israciitieh look sbout the family physiognomy from which | his own is perfectly free. No one can look on that face of hie—unpretending ae it is and free from all pretensions to imaoly beauty—without being etrock with ites an index ‘of his character. Perpetual restraint of self, ‘with & gonial benevolence, are ite great character fatics. On one oF two occasions, he left the dais and his obair of Stale, and quietly made the tour of the rooms, bpepey et Ay other person, a* he is secustomed ft do on all when be receives at the palace. No- thing can be more and more i iP h i NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1858. from all the great men I bare met with, not @ particie of that condescension which freezes as | lantic cousin. Lord Elgin and his it warms. His smile ts natural, and evidently the off- epring of the heart. All the compapy—I mean the male part of it—wore black small ci and silk —_- There were very few uniforms. His Majesty wore on fis knee the Order of the Garter. Lord and Lady Cowley the whole evening stationed themselves on either side of the daix, ard were literally as much serving man and maid to the imperial couple as if hired expressly for their domestic | dexterity. The Emperor and Empress did not quit the ho- tel till after 2 o'clock. On their exit, as on their en- tance, the ceremony of walking backwards was per- forme by 6 prea attaches. a thing more ungraceful and ridiculous in the ninteenth century is not to be conceived. ine two or three good looking men, some tall, short, with each a candlestick in hand, elbowing their way backward acrowd, while staring in the face of the Feasts guests, and with difficulty keeping down sraile which the absurd ry of their an amazed © imperial guests provokes, ‘will have the scene peters 70%, To turn to another subject: The Queen of Oude has just Deen gatbered to her fathers, and consigned to the Tark- ish cemetery in Pere La Cnaise. I am not sure that this event did not create nearly aa much sonsation in Paria as the attempt at the Emperor's assassination. The ” 60 lly shrouded in life from the profane eye of man, wasrbreight dims intethe-qcsdreneio of the hotel to un- dergo the process of embalming, ich was done by the natives after a fashion of their own, by infu aromatic vapors through the ears, nostrils, &c., &c.; which it was enclosed, like a mummy, in the finest muslim, and fimally covered with cloth of , 8 fire kept up im the quadrangle night and , till the was ro- moved sepulture. The novelty of the had a great charm for the Parisians, who followed the body in vast crowds to Pére La Chaise, where, in the midet of the usual howlings, and moanings, and 6m! of breast which accompany Mahomodan funeral rites, dooeased Queen found a long and Jasting rest from ali her anxieties. The doubtful nature of the Indian news does not di the Parisian mind to greater complaisance towards land. THE WAR IN CHINA. Movements of Mr. Reed, the American Mints ter-The Way he Was Treated by Yeh-The Probable Bombardment of Canton, dic., dic. (Hong Kong Letter, Dec. 18, to the London Times.] It will be remembered that last mail went out leav- ing Hong Kong demuded of al! its diplomatic grancocs. There was sol conference at Macao and it was soon whispered that Count Putiatine was admitted to the cona- cils of Lord Elgin and Baron Gros. Aivace See oad that Mr. Reed had taken an independem® line, and met with a rebuff. He bad, so went the story, sent a proposal to Yeh to treat with bim inside the city, but Yeh replied that he should be happy to seo him outside the city, but could not think of admitting any bar! within the walls of Canton, Mr. Reed then proceeded to Macao, but even rumor did not venture to affirm what he to himself by this journey, or whether the rather cou- temptuous refusal he haa just recoived | had yt apy way m opinion as siltances The Chinese have another version ‘of this affair. They profess to havo seen a copy of the answer, and laugh when they speak of it. I have not been able to induce any of them to ure me a tran- script, and cannot make much of their description of it. If it should reach you by way of America, I think you will find that the Imj Commissioner has replied to his Excellency Mr. by what is vulgarly called “a sell,” asort of ese version of ‘‘Don’t you wish you may get it?’ Certain it is that Mr. Reed is very irate with his celestial friends, and bas rather abandoned his idea of being master of the position. Yeh seems resolved to show ‘the world that he is determined to carry out the policy openly acknowledged in that notorious Chinese State Paper, and to consider the terms of the last treaty binding only 0 long as be had not force enongh to break them. Be seems to be confident also that the present is a proper season for persevorance in this policy. He has doubtless ht and wonderful contrivances of the Minnesota. ing that can be said in praise of her discipline and arrangements, her hye apy finished ma- chinery for economizing labor and time in the w of ber guns, ber Sharpe's rifles, her officers’ cabins, and her state reception rooms, can be too groat praise; but Yeh has heard all about these. We have just seized copies of a corres ce which has been padsing between a Chi- nese writer resident on this island and Howqua. It con- tains a minute chronicle of every eveni, and descriptions of menand things, including a by no moans flattering ac- count of the personal of Lord Elgin. Possibly ‘appearance it also included a statement of the draught of water of the Minnesota. I recellect that once on circuit, whea a zsal- ‘ous and hot tem, junior replied with a scarcely de- ‘an interruption of tho judge, and himself a rebuke, a sarcastic old stager who sat by said, “Piich into him again, give it him weil, he can’t come down to you.” Yeb knows that the Minnesota cannot come up to him. Moreover, he has filled his with soldiers from the North. We have just kindly gobeued and roloas. ed three hundred of these from the wrecked Waverley. The Chinese report that the walls aro now briatling with cannon, that the streets are ai! undermined, and that Yeh is determined to blow the whole place into the air rather than give it up. We shail see shortly what truth there is ia these tales, They by no means lessen the eagerness of our fellows to got into the city, but they may perhaps induce the Admiral and General to explode these mines by afew sheils before they set our British bulldogs at the wi wrath . . * * * 7 Meanwhile the valleys and precipices or this mountain island ring and echo with ions. The quict citizen cannot take ee walk bay omy CY Lin ny oa upon tho prices of gray shirtings or his sigh over the de- reciation of Malwa”’ being interrupted by @ sharp vol- jey of musketry, or the ringing of « Minié bullet or the whistling of a shell The Chinese are certainly not a nervous race. On the ground to the east of this ‘wat! less and citade! lees city of Victoria some 500 men of the 50th may be daily seen at their exercise. A cloud of Cinneee children take advantage of the severity of disci- pl'ne to hang upon their skirts, stooping down and picking up the cartridge papers from between the feet of the im- movable redooats, who not even raise @ foot to tread upon the that tickle their aukles. We are too in men to be able to spare any to keep the ground. Up in the ravine behind govera ment house a detachment is firing at a targot at a rango of 1,000 yards. That targot bas its attendant company of more adult Fuk-bees. They can scarcely be kept at « safe distance, and when the bugle sounds to cease firing they rush in and dig out the wasted lead. Further off on the side of the mountain, with littie flagstaffs fixed on the rocks at various ranges, a field battery is practic shot and shell. Straight in the line of fire washermen are spreading their clothes to dry upon the brushwood, quite unconcerned at the discharges, satisfied to confide in the skill of the artillerymen, and having a full practical knowledge of the flight of shot. At short ranges the shelis must pass a few feet over their heads. It cannot be that men who behave thus can be a race of cowards. . . * . . . ‘We must hope, in the interest of humanity, that when the allotted interval bas expired Yeh will yield. He must know that he haa at his gates the representatives of the four great nations of the earth, and that, however they may differ upon the modus operandi, they are all equally determined to tolerate no longer this foolish Chinese pa- geant. Mr. Reed does not, I apprehend, propose to him- self to go home without making # treaty, any more than does Count Putiatin, or Baron le Gros, or the Bari of Figin. However much we ‘may deplore the undignified policy which the American statesmen at home have chosen to adopt, and however much we may feel satisfied to find that they are talked of even the advantage they proposed to them- selves of monopolizing the trade while we were fighting the common battle, still our interests are identical, and enentu- ally we must work . The High Mandarins of China cannot but know the power of the nations arrayed against them. But if they do not, if they are ignorant of what every Chinaman at re knows full well, and of what each small tradesman at Kong could tell them, what & practical satire this ignorance is upon that aystem of competitive examinations and the rule of literary men. which, ag it is worked in China, has been ao little und rtood and so senselessly extolled! It is useless, however, to speculate upon what Yeh will do, for tho next mail will Fees RSS Wh he Ri dene ans a woe bave one. * . It is most provoking that the most important events will within half an bour of the departure of the mail. This afternoon a m from Yoh arrived at Macao Fort with a despatch for the Pienipotentiaries. You know how, hoping against hope. I have kept up some in- telligenco {nside the city. Hitherto it has stood me in lit tle stead, but at a critical moment it bas turped up tramps. J am informed, then, that the Chinese merchante Lord Elgin’s demand was of the most temperaia ter: that be asked for no more than that the treaty should de carried out, that Canton should be put upon the same footing as the other treaty ports, its gates opened to commerce, compensation given for je done to ish merchants, and our . . . . one thinks that these demands should have been jut at. Yeh, however, thinks otherwise. The answer gone up th Lord Elgin is couched, ¢f rect, in @ fine sarcastic vein, much American, It tolls his treatinent of strangers at Canton decree of the Emperor; that Sir | Made a baronet for respecting dhat decree, and | mendes Lord Elgin to follow his example; Yeh bas a demand uy the ment for lonsoe suffered by the Chinese. You must make some allowanee for a version of I can pledge myself that this wili be found to be the sub- stance of this document. lord Figin is no true son of Robert the Bruce if he stands this style of answer, ao we may soon expect some- thing decisive hore (From the China Mail, Dec. 16.) The Far! of Figin has been to Macao since our last des: patcn, and there met the several Ravoye of Russia, France And America. His Exceliency. Mr. Reed and Count Putia- tine, yre now in Hong Kong. The Baron Grow hae ceeded up the river. Zhe United States Minister, Mr. ) has upset several of the judicial decisions of his predecessors, the Reo. Dr. Parker, dnd if the Americans had but courts ere, there would be an immanse amount of work for gentle men of the long rove. Among others, tho official assign ment in Wetmore & Co.'s matter has been set aside. (From the London Globe, Jan. 28.) Canton becomes once more a centre of int hand ox ctation. In the midst of our great Indian conflict we we not forgotten China. Lord Elgin, deterred probably by the jon given to the Russian minister, refrained ? from attempting to enter Pekin asan ambaasador. first army accorded to him having been diverted to India, he bas found a second, compored of iment of foot, me bai He bas § ES a | il } i -_ ing with | He has | conditions of intercourse were distvsteful to our transat- colleague sum- moned Yeh to carry out the treaty, and gave him ten days to deliberate. To enforce their summons, the allies landed a force op the island of Honan. Yeh, it seems, in- (ended, Ion galas fellow as he is, to fight, and earcas- tical fore, have to with a land force of 5,700 mon and @ pretty strong fieet. The next mail will probably bring us an account of tion of his countrymen. the London Times, Jan. 28.) Lesa h sppenrs to have taken against even the ap] wth tiaee i ment for which he career. The ject 80 mons the conduct uses S7ety gmp ree ognnctng & Ee oof Seaceer's oes Fob pth ar Lid biel it a matter sma!l moment we should stand cl went office e year i} ve been stocl of all charge of violence in the eyes of foreign Powors. | cigners bave just attempted against the person of her ov: ¢lork for more than ten years, and all thp time haye We have called upon the world to be witness | reign. And seeing the series of attempts ‘a formed the eame duties; I have seen thif paper befor of Great enterprise by which we hope to open | which are periodically made by foreigners living in F2g- | wag placed in my hand on the 234 of Novembor, for tho xa _iterovaree of 4 France snd an peel fe no by aide with parpoas of Rev bonds ued to John Fitzpatrick for the | Ameri ve, our invitation, sent |potentiar! approach from country ‘eum ct ; there were oe bonds issued, number: j the Canton river, and will share in all the advan whose soldiers she bas just shed her blood on the battle | 71, 72 and 73—the two first for $5,000 each, and tho other | peaceable moans, and that we shail only resort to force when the ignorance and involence of @ barbarian offsial campel us. Lord Elgin’s ultimatum was studiously moderate. It demanded only the execution of the of ‘Thig. lated tuRt free socess Pergo to the five cities which werd open to foreign trade. The terms of it have been car- ried out at Shanghai and the northern ports, but the Canton populace has a traditioval hatred of Euro- peans, and in deference of this feeling our le have for nearly sixteen years been debarred from their just rights. The answer of Yeh was what might have been expected. A few days before, Mr Reed, the American Commissioner, had solicited an interview in'the city. Yoh hed returned for answer that he would meet him outaide the city, but that no barbarian should set foot within the limits of Can. ton. To the British Commissioner the Governor was even more abrupt. It is said also that he ventured. on a satiri- cal reply, stating that Sir G. Bonham had been rewarded for leaving Canton unentered, and advising Lord Elgin to do likewise. Both the British and French authorities had determined to to extremities. The French had on the 10th December joined in the blockade of the Canton river, and on the 16th, the day the mail left, the two battalions of British marines and 160 French sailors. The attack on Canton was to be made simultaneously by the forces of the two nations; and it is pretty certain that the next mail will lar news that this city, with its million of inhabitapts, is in the r of the assailants. We wish we could think that this first step would be ihe Test, and that the demonstration of two great uations against an insolent Vi would have its due ef- fect with the central Power. it it seems not unlikely that the Imperial Court will consider the loas of Canton as @ matter but small moment. Indeed, it is difficult to comprehend e this Chinese organization, which seems at once go artifici Hore is an and °so unsensitive. literary attainments, and ruling by authority of ‘the Court of Pekin the utmost extremity of the empire. One would think that a blow struck at a great seaport would be moct deadly to the pride and power of the sovereign; that he would use every resource to avert or avenge it, and, failing in either of these, that he would endeavor to conceal his discomfiture by an apparently jmous: concession. But the course of the rebel war ‘that y, whole provinces, may be wrested from the finperiaf authority without danger or even anxiety to Vokin. fa life the Chinese oy henge te a that of a polypus; any part may be cut off without stroying the vitality or even the system of the It the cap. be driven from the Chinese ports, it woult then foe magge' Roles ‘hostilities on a more extended rcale. Even for the protection of life in the North during the Canton reparatic! other spots, ag well aa the future necessities of the war, ‘Will not be forgotten. It is only by contest can be ‘tw a speedy close, and the rela- tions of civilized with this inhospitable empire placed on a satisfactory basts. ‘The Mormon War as Considered in Ei —Amertean Settlements on British tory. ”frrom the London Post, (efeal,) Jan. 27.) ‘The authorities of the Col Office, we suspect, will bear with equal su and that the Mormons, at the date of the last advices trom America, were preparing British and Satvpenee enees treaae fen ‘out the anon westae al ?” to spy pro- mised land which this strange sect of fanatics nas selected for its future home. There can be no use in di the disagreeable truth that many weak and fooli jects of her Majesty Queen Victoria happen also to owe al- Jegiance to Mr. Brigham Young; but we believe that there is no decent or right-minded person in England who has the slightest desire to see even the solitary and unimproving reten of the Hudson's Bay Company supplanted by the des- pouem of an arch ee Pod Gee ee, tematised licentiousness and organised blasphemy. general impression was that this new Mormon exodus would direct itwetf towards the western portion of Mexico, where neither the authorities of the State nor the ‘would bave power to impede ita ingress. If, hewever, comparison be drawn betwsen the weakness of the Mexi: ean government and the utter imbecility of the Hudson Pay administration for every purpose except that of trade, there can be no doubt that Mr. Brigham Young has exer- cised a wise discretion in directing the attention of his fol- lowers to a region in which nothing that can be dignified with the name of British law is even asserted to exist. The United States troops will in all probability find the Salt Lake City a desert, and all the Mormon rebels across the frontier, under the protection flag which they have threatened to hoist as a defiance to the federal government. We confess that we caanot comtemplate without pain the probable complications to which this movement of the Mormons may give rise. Is England to receive within any part of her territories a horde of armed rebels who have fled from that retri- butive justice which the United States, in vindication of their national sovereignty, and for the repression of odious crimes, were bound to inflict? But should the United States, glad to escape altogether from such cus- tomers, reapect the right of asylum, how is Eogland, or rather its decrepit representative—the Hudson's Bay Company—to keep in order this coloty of polygamists, whose religious and political opinions are utterly inconaia tent with every principle of belief, law or justica which Englishmen bold We are inclined t think the members of this extraordinary com munity, who, for aught we know, may ly tet down upon and fortify Vancouver's Island—an island which, from its position, to say nothing of its vatuable Juctions—com - mands the north weetern coast of the Pacific, and which, Dut for the sordid and selfish policy of the Hudson's Bay Company, would, years ago, have been the seat of an agains , ships troops sent either the } ext woyage in the world—that round Cape Horn—or via the Isthmus of Panama, where even the British soldiers, might be considered to be not with that punctilious newtralily which il srms it the mission of the United States to assert, expecially with respect to Central America. We are {p find that the oondition of that vast terri- tory which extends from Canada togthe .Pacific ir at the Fiirent steno cagnging the attention of the Colonial office. e Hudson's Lf 7 Must be settied during the ap- proaching session of Parliament, and, now th | extinction is impending over the great Hast India Company, no amount of eredulity will induce the pubhe to believe that Parliament can canrent to i to be A appointed, of which Cay Hawkins, R. F., is chief com- missioner, Major Lovell, R. F., is first astronomer, with other oftcere of artillery and chgineers, and # staif of civil phy Pa. , botanical and —, mica! rise, and generally to r upon the physical apect and capabilition of ie pd We conciwte thet a similar commission will be appointed by the government of the United States. The information which will be thus dual extension of British institutions and ‘Bri prise across the continent af North America. We have only to add that the Absence of information of this de- scription cost the country afew years ago the loss of an qaosodiogly valuable territory. On this point Lord in the same lecture, observed:—He might state that the present boundary of New Brunswick, as fixed by communi to his the Court of common council assem! Tu le correct rang of yet The French Ambassador replied to the deputation in , in the following ter My Loxp Mayor a: fields of the Crimea. I, who live amongst you, thoroughly comprehend the sincerity of the friendship which Engiand bears to France, for see the most convincing proofs of it. I am aware of the noble and left legislation. princes, due to grea} misfortunes; and we honor yo the and asylum which you give to all the suf- ferers of our political struggles, to whatsoever party they may belong. Let them live, then, in England, in ace, in security, in independence, and with vedom of action. My country too well understan: what is honorable feeling ever to demand from the friendship of England anything which could touch her honor. Permit me, then, to tell you what is the true question ; it does not lie in the attempts at aesassination in themselves, nor even in the crime of the 14th January, which your government would have to have warned us against, if it could have known it beforehand; the whole [and is in the moral situation of France, which has anxiously doubtful of the real senti- ments of England. Reasoning in effect by analogy, popu- lar ieclares that were there in France men sufii- to recommend in their clubs, im thetr papers, tings of every kind, the aasaseination Of a foreign sovereign, and actually to’ prepare its execu tion, « French administration would not wait to receive the demands of a foreign government, nor to see the enterprise set on foot. To act against such , to anticipate such crimes, public notoriety would be sufficient to set our law in motion, and measures of security would be taken imme- diately’ Well, then, France is astonished that nothing of alike nature should bave taken place in land, Frenchmen say, ‘‘Kither the English law is sufficient, as certain _oee declare; and why then is it not applied? thd in this cago’ why does nota. freg. country, wich an case why does not a Wi makes ite own laws; remedy this Tahson word, France does not stand, this state of things, for shi the true sentiments of her ally, e may Now, gentlemen, ‘and no longer believe in her sincerity. if ever that mutual confidence between nation and which is the true foundation of a stable alliance should be impaired, it would be bn rage ed misfortune for both countries and for the wi of civilization; but, thank God, between two nations interested in ig their oiher the most friendly sentiments, the occurrence of such an evil is, I am persuaded, almost impossible. ‘The Empire of Hayti and the{Republic of San [Translated from Le Courrier de Paris, Jan. 27, for the New Yorx Hsratp.) We have on several occasions called public attention to on the other side of the ocean. The 6 two worlds, the connection of their in- to induce the interven- ‘America. eantly threatened, as has been the case with Greytown Se eeeee Wy Relates Onis ab ey epee Another country, which ts of direct interest to France, Rag AS She oeeens meamneh, ot beans Os Seo Brenan part of it, been able to resist the invasion of the Americans. We allude to the Lees pet gs ona, Menges tp Yankees. The Spanish , however—the — S San Domingo—bar not always been able to sh: itself from their covetousness, as Born show that the repul live 4! of a Prertel 1@ anomalous importance, as they ib! mingo in impotent to its own existence. Its juxtaposition to , Independent fact that divi militate ip favor of its annexion to the Empire of t small American republics, Sen is the focus of constant revolutions and in mercial terests. side to constitute in Hayti an aul able to defend itself, would establieh a bulwark against the fillbustering expeditions which threatened to extend from Cuba to the other islands of the archipelago. The power is trong in the Empire of Hayu However small that 8: it bas always maintained its indepen- dence to become, atthe end of the struggl regular pewer accepted by all. There is in this Mptom of ‘Wisdom never shown by the republic of San Domingo. Always in a state of internal revolution, it seems to have oply been in existence until now to trouble the —~ of an island of which the riches and the fertility offer inexhaustible elements to our trade, The struggle ix there endless and without Presidency comes forward in that State, which it is ible to govern aa it is now constituted. tn poitiol ‘8 state of things is not only « derision buma- nity and of progress. Everywhere that European dipio macy interferes, it is ite duty and it has the moral obliga- tion to make the true right of nations and the rights of civilization prevail Therefore, the réle of Enrope in thoee countries In which she bas interesta im America is to herself as the ; is to say, of the governments, 80 ax to give wecurity to all interests, Now, in the question of which we has Europe nota right to interfere, in the name of civiliza- island where the black race bas the ‘mj enough shown ita aptitude to avail itself of ite * countay where the union of the two powers which divide it would eonatitute @ material force, useful to the just equi: librium of the Powers in that part ef the worl There is here matter for serious . We have pointed them out sufficiently. Let us, however, add ao- other useful word. France bas the in ber colonies. It is the registry in our code of laws of the principle so eminently Christian—of equality of the human racer. Why, then, not favor the 38 hing in the room hich waa, according to custom, after the body bad been removed. ing coaches arrived at the door of the o'clock on Wednesday morning, bat were sent Fe dy | in consequence of the fre not having been a jong. enough. The funeral procession was not formed till two o'clock. The hearse, which was entirely covered with si.ver tissue, wae drawn by six white horses, The chief moarner was the youngest son of the late Queen, Mirza Hasmet Lakendai Babadar, who bears the title of general, and is a brother of the sov: now confined in Calcutta. A very great crowd assembled in the Rue Laffitte to see sion pass. When the body left the house a of Indian women of ex! ugliness, but The Alleged Frauds in the Comptroller's Office. Preliminary Examination of James B. Smith rick, charged with defrauding the city treasury of $10,000 by moans of interpolating a figure in a certain contract, ‘was resumed yesterday morning before Recorder Barnard @thischambers. His Honor exerted hiiaself to furnish suitable accommodation for the counsel and the represen- tatives of the press. The proceedings were delayed near- Jy an hour in consequence of the non-arrival of the defon- dant's counsel. As soon as he made his appearance the examination was commenced, when Wakeman H. Dike- man made the following affidavit:— and John Fitzpatrick Resumed—Afidavit of W. Hs Dikeman—Testimony of Augus- us Purdy and David T. Valentine, dic. ‘The examination of James B. Smith and John Fitzpat- AFFIDAVIT OF W. H. DIKEMAN. Wakeman H. Dikeman sworn, says—I am clerk in the | org pet 5 e bonds were divided ; I should not have divided them, if one of them had not requested | it; I delivered these to Mr. Brannigan for John Fitzpatrick; the receipt bears date on the day | deliverod the ; it-was my usual custom to deliver it on the y day it bears date; it is dated on the 25th of November, 7; Lcan’t say whether Mr. Brannigan read the receipt or pot before he signed it; Igave him the receipt to sign; the stamp “treet paving’ was on the paper when it was ‘iven tome, and I presume was put on by Mr. Smith; all e writing on the memorandum in blue ink is in the hand- of Mr. Smith; Ican’t say whetheror no I ever . Fitzpatrick at the office in reference to these bor Crogs-examined—I cannot state how long Mr. Smith has been in the Comptroiler’s office; I think considerably over & year; Ican’t say what duties he came to perform when he first came there; I judged Smith came as one of the clerks in the office, the same as the. othor clerks; Smith spent’ his time in that part of office occupied by the Comptroiler ; | Commissioner is required to transmit iretion the afterwards hoe had charge of the settling up of the cou- tracts; when he first came he rendered seme services to the Clerk of Arrears; the Comptroller occupice the south room; Mr. Cady is’ als) there, and a Mr. Porter, before he was appointed to some other place; the Comptroller spends most of his time in that room; tem not able to say whether or not his clerkship was called by any name; don’t recollect that Smithdook any one’s place when be came there, or that it was the creation of @ new clerkship; his coming there was not a reflectior on the other clerks that I know of; his coming there has bad nothing whatever to do there; he has never per- formed any duties siace he came there that were per- formed by me before be came; I furnished no work for Smith, nor knew what he was doing; I never knew thera ‘was aby jealousy between Mr. Smith and the other clerks; I was not acquainted with the state of affairs of the other clerks in the office at the time Smith came there; my own business as the time was up and uot behind; I never heard any refiections from Mr Flagg’ against the other clerks; I don’t recollect I ever heard of apy complaints by any of the other clerks in consequence of Mr. Smith’s i I don’t know who first discovered what is alleged to be the basis of the charge against Smith & Fitzpatrick, nor how; I can’t tell when I firet heard of the charge; it was sbout the time of Mr. Smith’s leaving the office; Mr. Cady first asked me for the voucher; I gave itto him; 1 always thought the feeling in the office towards Mr. Smith was the reverse of what you ask me; I can’t tell whether er no the other clerks knew Smith had any supervirion over them; the order bond is my voucher; I don’t go behind ttiat; I ‘voucher; I think there were no other papers: changed; T waa not in tt BabA of Ecoping rock Feccipts changed; I was not in the eeping eucl until Mr. Smith came in tue office; the receipt book was not in the office before Mr. Smith came in the office; I can’t state bow long that bool has beon in the office; prior to Mr. Smith’s coming in the office the contractors were paid in cagh; no bonds to psy of contractors were issued be- fore Mr. Smith came Were; car't say whether or no this book goes back as far as the issuing of the first bonds; I bave taken it s¢ lovg as I have (zsuei th character of bonds; I preprre: the form of rece pt. [have never seen the receipt in che Forty ninth street cowtract; Mr. Smith told me not to deliver bon’s unti! the contractors had en their receipts; I iii pot know before I issued these . that there was any receipts io Smith's book for the same; I keep the etock lecger: where | take a receipt it is only for my security, Teau't tol! wh other the bonds were received on th» Cay the receipt Dears date or pot; I can’t state distinetly who orvered we to tivide tho bonds, or whether any one di! ony it #* my uniform practice to jive only one bor. oave spoken to Mr. Fitzpatricka I we been on speaking werma with Fi ik since No- vember ; the ‘eg of the bon is frequent. done; I al «do #0 W gentlomen want them they are veo amounts as to hundreds ; at the time I iesved the bonds J had mo idea had been any alteration in the contract; I did not know that a complaint was to have been made against these defendants before I heard that they bad been arrested ;1 can’t tell whether or no the paper was jagged in this way or not at tho time 't washanded tome; in the insuing of bonds | am entirely governed by any statement of Mr. Flagg; I am not certain whether or not the initials “W. HD.” were onthe paper before or after it was signed by Mr. Flagg; | don’t know who prepared the form cf the requisition; Mr. Fagg, did not require my signature to papers as a condition of my signing the bonds. What is the meaning of the words “Exd’”’ and “W. H. D1 A. It means that the mathematical calculation alone is correct; I can’t see any absurdity tn the addition of these words after Mr. Flagg had ordered the bends to issue; the use of the words, to my mind, would show that I had Made an examination of the paper, | numbered the paper and put it in this file after 1 had made out the bonds; after I had put it away I presume anybody in the oflice could have gone and looked at it; it was taken from the file after Mr. Smith left; I think I gave it to Mr. Cady for Mr. Flagg; it ts a different form of a voucher which re- quire the origical papers to,be examined; I have not ox amined the original papers since Mr. Cady has taken charge of them. Direot resumod— At the timo this requisition was given to me I did not examine any papers or books to seo if it was right or wrong W. A. DIKEMAN, Counsel for the accused waid he wished tho public to understand distinctly that be did not attribute any im- Proper conduct, in a criminal point of view, to Mr. Dike man, but simply to be understood that if the clerks in the various departments had attended to their duty properly, the error—for it was only an error—which caused the ar. rest of Mr. Smith, would have been detected in time. Counsel for the people replied by saying that if that = it would not alter the case, nor would it be lew a fr Jobn Brannigan was recalled by the counsel for the people: He testified as follows—I would not awear pusi- tively tbat | ever saw the paper now shown me before or not, which is a draft dated Nov. 11, 1867, on the Shoe and Leather Bank, for $5,700 91, payable to John . on order for amount collected on the Forty fourth street contract; one of the endorsements is in the handwriting of Mr. Devlin, but could not say that the other signature was Mr. Fitzpatrick’s, for I do not know the handwriting. Augustus Purdy, after being sworn, testified eubstan tially so flows, in answer to questions ded by Pprosecution—I am clerk of arrears in the Finance Department; the assessment now shown inal assesement roll Sor paving Dorey th street from the Sixth to the Righth avenue; I first saw it in November, 1857; Mr. Smith brought it to me to have it entered in @ book called the Record of Assessments Con firmed; when | entered it I returned it to Mr. Smith on the same day, I think; I have no personal knowledge as to the time it went into the hands of t he collector; I remember telling Mr. Smith that I thonght it was better to take a re. ceipt for him to show as the office did not desire to hand it to either of the claimants of the Street Commissioner ship; IT do not know whether Mr. Smith entered it in his book or rot; he knows that the law requires things be entered in my office; Mr? Smith kept what is desig- nated§the Trust Ledger; T had no conversation with Mr. Smith intermediate to the time the assessment roll was brought to me and my making the entry and the dis. covery of the difference in his book from that amount in relation.to the matter; 1 know bis handwriting; { think my attention waa called to this entry sometime in January: the entry on 104 is in the handwriting of Mr. Smith. and | think is no other person's writing bi bie; the whole entry before me in relation to the Forty-ninth street contract is in his handwriting; I de not see anything in the of $12,823, 90 an to firmed in the ny rv. 8 ‘a= on aa ov. wl amonnt general imilarny of th * iy oe writ Smith's uvval band, is all that or not he made the amount of Forty-ninth street, read $12,800 23 Mr. Smith put the list after { returned it to him; when he first came to the office he was attached to my bureau; that was in May or June, 1855; he did not remal gs while; there"were not his legitimate duties, although received bis pay as one of my clorka; the inst me that he would got Mr. Smith to help bring up thore par- ticular books, especially what we call the trust acconnts ; do not know of any feeling in the office among the clerks OF persons connected with the office in consequence of Mr. Smith being brought there; he filled # vacancy in my bureau, as one of the assistant clerks; he drew the sala ineMent to that vacanc; the ‘A. Not in th ‘ite romantic, but1 never dreamed any, clerk in that office who ought have received pePee when it came fro any other office to Comptroller's office? suppose tt would have been more to have hand it to me; that was the custom at the death of Mr. Taylo th Q. Was there the ente! x: should have boen entered in the record book, which is uired to be kept in my bureau; the law since May, 185’ pS Office of the Tax Coma sioner’s. requires them to be kept in the Q After the entry was made in the Street Commi sioner’s office, where did the assesament rolls go tof ‘They were then handed to me and the entry made, and suppose sent back to the Tax Commissioner's office age the ordinance says that they shall be kept by the Clerk of the Street department; the Collector of ments used them to collect money on, be Ley em. m on the expi of a year; Mr. Smith h ed this particular assessment to me; the gen ral custom is for them to send them over me; before the Ist of May the Street Commision used to come in with them, but I do not remember of of bis clerks handing me assessmonts; Mr. Smith h brought me assessment lists befere he brought me th one; in a few instances only, however, because very fe have been confirmed; they did not commence to confirn them until the death of Mr. Taylor; he first commence bringing me these lists about October, 1857, as near aa can remember; I received very fow aaseasment lists b tween June and October; I should think I received f to twenty from him up to October; I do not know weathe after the death of Mr. Taylor the Comptroller refei those liste in tho first instance to Mr. Smith after tho were received. Q. Now, don’t you know that when the difficulty gre up in relatien to the Street Commissioner's office after ti death of Mr. Tayior, that the charge of, these lista, as 600 as they were received in the ptroller’s office, given to Mr. Smith as as @ special duty? A. Noir, I not know of any such violation of law in the office. Q. I want know from you whether Mr. Wag not the agent selected by the Com to take charge ef shese Usts and see that the were roperly passed through big office? A. I thid not, I believe he was selected to take charge of paymen © om these assessments; very frequently paymon are wade before they are ery ey in law; payments gj on for three or four years; he charge of what we c the trust account. Q. Could not the Comptroller have sent for you withoy auy intermediate agent? A. Yes, sir; he has gen control over all the clerks in the office; i never thougl this intermediate agency on the part of Mr. Smith to b in effect ongrriding my duty. Q Unlow the r had some special object accomplish there was ne necessity for his sending th lista to you by Mr. Smith, any more than there was for b sending at once for you, was there? A. No, sir; it q me that Mr. Uj ed to bring me some of these liats. Q. During last eightoen months Mr. Smith was the office did he perform the duties strictiy incident te duties of any clerkship? A. His department was atricti connected with the Auditor’s duty. Q. Do you mean to say you never heard a murmur any person connected with the office in reference to th duties Mr. Smith performed while he there f Ne Thave beard him say that he as much as wanted to do. . ere was this boek of Mr. Smith’s when saw in the month of January? A. On the desk that he used. having tpartculariy i"ebarge; it lay thor st ua saving it ge; it lay in its vase in th ie day time. counsel for the people—Q. Can you state how th aacessment roll happened to come throwgh the hands d Mr. Smith? A. I cannot, sir. KVIDRNCK OF DAVID T. VALENTINE. David T. Valentine was the next witness. He teatifi as follows :—I am Clerk of the Common Counc this is my endorsement on the baok of this assesamed roll; these assessment rolls were delivered to Mr. Smity they were originally sent to tife Street Department, but didiculty arising there, neither of the contestants be recognized by the Corporation, I declined to serve the on that di iment, but concluded to send them to bagi office, and have continued to do #0 ev ce. 'Q. To whom did you deliver that particular one? A. have never personally delivered any; Mr. Smith cali upon me and stated that he wished them to be sent to Comptroller's Department, and he would sce that th were properly disposed of to the various collectors; th might have been in July or August, 1857. ) Do you remember whether any of them were livered to Mr. Smith at your office? A. I cannot sp positively; my impression is that the first I delivered given to |, upon which occasion he said if they we sent to the Comptroller's Lepartment, be would see th were rly taken care of. Q. you tell as to this one? A. No, I cannot. Q. Who are the persong by whom you send them? fhave messengers who have brought these fro time to }, there is no memorandum ony eee office the delivery of them; when I officially them I then give them to the messengers to deliver; tH same messen, are with me now; this document no ebown mo is the original ordinance authorizing the amo of work to be done; Ido not know any of the figures q maton, Lg YY e “Pe Q. What are the names our "nessengers? A. Varker and Terence Smith. 4 Cross examined by counsel for the defendants—1 thig T never communicated with the Comptruder in relation sending these assessment rolls to his office, Q. Did Mr. Smith tell you that be came to you by ¢ rection of the Comptroller? A. I do not remomber; I posed him to come with some authority, however, b cause he wished me to send them to 5 1 took it 1g granted that he was authorized to recetve them. Q. Do you remember his wating to you that be was thorized by the Com) ler to tell you to do so? A. Dest impression is that he announced something of th character—that he was authorized by the Comptroiler ; told him that I would deliver them to the Comptrolle and would continue to do so until | was advised to the centrary. Q. Did you know that Mr. Smith was engage? in Comptroller's office as a public or a private clerk? I never officially knew, exactly, but always conceivd him to be rather a clerk of a confidential character. Counsel for the accused—That is so, and everybo’ else conceived him to be so. I heard hundreds talk of myself before Lever saw Mr. Smith, Q Do you remember how many rolls you dotive when you think you delivered roils to him personal! A. I did not charge my mind with i; there might ba’ been four or mx. Q. Do you remember about what time? A. I do not; probably might have been the latter part of September q the first of October, but I would not say, because my m mory is not fresh upon the point. Q About what amount, as near as you could estim it, has Mr. Smith brought checks to you for your si ture after they were signed by the Comptroller? A. could not state. Q Do you kaow of assesement roils that were sent d reetly from the Mayor's office to the Comptroller's and received by Mr. Smith, being brought by Mr. to you for correction? A. i remember that ment rolls had been sent into the Mayor's they found thei Ha z 5 F z i l Hy i i: i Hs of zt i 3 i AR alow bill, it was in whole amonnt of bi the numbor lawfull ‘until the recent » i 3 rs i i Fy § 4 2 $ 3 3 3 F A i i i