The New York Herald Newspaper, May 23, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDICOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N, W. CORNER OF FULTON ANP NASSAU BTS. aaeh on adeanes. Y HERALD, spre conte per oops, ST ‘part af Great Britain, or 85 to any part af the Ormtinent, Kk FOB FANILY HPRALD, every Wedacoday, ot four onte per 83 per : r ESPOND ENCE, comicineng' RATA Ui annonce mica eer TP vrai Cog Shear 70 Bak 4h LSTIBG aD onmer: "tx ‘conte por ee PORKIGN OOLMSRFONDENTS 48e Pam Ba oe ec eaie of enonymow communications. Wedonot pe. “ YERTISEMENTS vented every che Weeeiy Heese, Faso ane Bee upeon F 7itions. Woterise AKU... 0... cess seceee cee eeeeees oM@e 12R AMUSEMENTS TO MO! W EVENING. BROAUWAY THEATRE. Moptex ON HBX OWN AUTO-Biogearey, NINLO'R “TAADEN, “Broadway—Gopessxi—Ticet Rors Feats~Boneas. TURE BY LOLA BOWBRY YERATRE Win Oars—Waecxsn’s Daventer—Tux low Wirerss. BURTON'S THEATRE, Broadway, opposite Bond street— ‘Tuenssa, tux Oxruam or Geneva, “LAURA KEENR'S THEATRE, Brondway—Lear Yean— ‘Tux Two Buzzaxps. BARNUM® AMSEIOAN MUSKUM. Sroadway— afternoon —Mipx ont Hocu. Pysving—Rosauixy Hopanr, WOO!'s BULLDINGS. 561 and 663 Broaiway—Ernoriax Soran, Vawces, dc. —Love Lavows a7 COmBLans. stad MPOBANTOS HALL, 71 Brosdwsy—Bry ewe Mrmeregis Necro Bones arp BURLESQTY’—HOP OF Pasion, 44 BROADWAY —Mart. Peru's Os Meiovre axp Danogs—Bi.aci ‘The News. Still another British outrage to our flag. Capit. Nichols, of the bark John Howe, which arrived at this port yesterday, reports that while on the voyage from Havana to Sagua la Grande, bis vessel was boarded by a boat's crew from the British war steamer Buzzard, who catechized him at some Jength, and scrutinized his papers. Subsequently, on his arriving at Sagua Ja Grande, the Join Howe ‘was again boarded by the Bazzard’s :aen, when the vessel was examined by the officer ec’ manding the boarding party. These movements {the British cruisers are, however, about to rece've a very proper course of treatincat. Oar special despatch from Washington states that Commander Hartstene and Commander John Rodzgere, have been or- dered to the command of the sieamers Arctic and Water Witch respectively, with directions to fit them for sea with all despatch, and proceed to the Gulf to intercept the Styx in her meranding upon our commerce. Both the Water Witch and Arctic ere now at the Brooklyn navy yard, and can doubt- Jess Le got ready for sea in a comparatively brief Space of time. ‘The vessels of war now in the Galf or under orders for that station are as follows : Name of Vessel. Bteemer Coiorad wb Steamer Fulton, 5 Steamer Wadash 40 BSiesmer Wator Witch 2 Stermer Arctic 2 bu 2 Total number of guns. Other vessels, we are informed, are to be sent to the Gulf, to interpose between the British cruisers and our merchantmen, as soon as the necessary pre- parations are completed. While the goverament have thus taken prompt steps to reinforce the Home Squadron, the Naval Committee of Congress have not been idie. Mr. Mallory, of the Senate Naval Committee, yesterday reported @ bill providing for the construction of six steam sloopsof-war of light draft. The bill was read twice. The House Committee ou Naval Affairs will on Monday report a bill aathoriz'ng the eon- struction of ten steam gunboats, and it is stated tuat the Committee on ign Relations will propose te increase te Sumber to thirty, Such is the feeling of indignation, both in and out of Congress, with regard to the conduct of the British naval officers, that it is expected confidently the 2 measures will pass without much if any opposition. In the Senate yesterday Mr. Mason, Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs, introduced a re solution inquiring whether the President had receiv- ed any additional intelligence concerning the British butrages, and also asking for information relative to the seizure of the ship Tampico on the coast of Africa. The Finance Committee reported a bill authorizing loan of fifteen millions of dollars. The Homestead bill was then debated till the adjourn- ment. In the House the discussion upon the reso- lution admitting the new members from Minnesota to their seats was concluded, and Mes#rs. Phelps aad Cavanaugh were sworn in. The Ohio contested election case was debated, but no final action was taken. The steamship Vandervilt sailed from this port yesterday for Southampton and Havre. She tool out the mails for Europe, 301 passengers, and about $429,000 in specie. We learn from the report of the City Inspector that there were 402 deaths in the city during the past week—a decrease of two as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and an increase of 19 compared with the corresponding week last year. ‘The following table exhibijs the number of deaths during the past two wecks among adalis and children, distinguishing the sexes:-— Men. Women. Bayt. Girtn, Total. 8s “ 186 1m an w Bu 13 1e2 2 aof death were the foi Week ending May "5... Week onaing Way <2. Ar ong the principal ca: Jowiag:— _—- Week ending. -— Diseates. May Yo. May 22. - 1 or 36 38 . 22 2 Infemmation of the brain .. nu 3 Boarlet fever... Mu a Marasmus (tnfai iv 8 Dropsy in the hea 2 2 Meseion. & b Croap...... . “ 5 Beoochitia, 7 2 There were also 4 deaths of cheiera infantum, 6 of congestion of the brain, 8 of congestion of the iangs, 12 of debility (infantile), 4 ‘diarrhea, 4 of dysen- tery, 6 of erysipelas,5 of pusrperal fever, 6 of disease of the heart, 10 of intlammation of the bowels, 5 of teething, 17 of emallpox, 7 premature births, 22 still born, and 16 from violent causes. The following isa classificat Aiseaces avd the number of deaths in each class of disease dariag the week:— Diveases, Bones, joints, & Lenin nod perves Denorauive organs n of the The number oi des we ponding woeks in 1856 and 7, wa Week ending May 24, 1866 Week ending Moy 25, 1867 Wook ending May 15, 1858. Week ending Muy 2°, 1858 The nativity table gives tives of th States, 70 of ireland, 26 of Germany, 1 Seach of Scotland and B. sh America, 1 © France and Sweden, and 3 unknown. A inan named Edward Reilly con ing by shooting himself t body with a t on l'riday eve lin First avenue, t. The pistol shot was heard by persons living a pist deceased shot himself, and the disappearance of the pistol can only be accounted for-by the suppo- sition that it must have been stolen by some one of the crowd who directly gathered around the body, Domestic troubles caused the wretched man to end his existence. Mr. Charles Mathews, the comedian, yosterday preterred a complaint of assault and battery against Adolphus H. Davenport before Justice Brennan, at the Essex Market Police Court. Mr. Davenport gave bail in $300 to answer the charge before the Court of General Sessions, Mr. Moss, the treasurer of Wallack’s theatre, betng his surety. A atate- ment from Mr. Ma*hows relative to thia affair is pub- lished in another column. We received yesterday morning copies of the New Orleans Crescent of Monday last, which were a little over five days in reaching ns. This is the quickest time ever made bet weon New Orleans and New York, and is thirty-six hours in advauce of tho mails. The papers were brought to this city by Wm. M. Wadley, Esq., General Superintendeut of the New Orleans, Jackson and Great Northern Railroad Company, over which road he came. The Recorder passed sentence on the following persons yesterday, in the Court of General Sessions: — Patrick Lawler pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the fourth degree, and in conseqsence of extenuat- ing circumstances was sentenced to the Peniten- tiary for three months. Heary Browa pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to commit a rape on & prostitute, and was sent to the City Prison for two months. Andrew Genegar, convicted of burglary in the third degree, was sentenced to two years impri- sonment in the State prison. Oscar M. Thomas, convicted of kidnapping a negro named George An- derson, and selling him into slavery in Virgiuia, was sentenced to ten years incarceration in the Sing Sing prison. Several unimportant motions were made by counsel for the discharge of prisoners, which Judge Russell granted. James M>Alpine, alias Lieut. Marmaduke Reeves, charged with false pretences, was discharged, the District Attorney being unable to procure the wituesses for the prose cution. The Councilmen’s Committee on Ferries neld a meeting yesterday, at which Commodore Vander- bilt was present, and complained that he hat been cheated by the city out of the pier at the Battery, which is now in the hands of the Staten Island Ferry monopoly. The committee adjourned with- out taking any action. The Committee on Railroads of the Roard of Al- dermen held their final meeting in reference to the question involving the propriety of reqniring the Fourth Avenue Railroad Company toran their small cars to Forty-eecoud instead of Twenty-seventh street. The committee will consider the matter and report during the course of next week. The Excise Coramission met yesterday, and finding that they had nothing to do adjourned, after having been engaged for some time in debating different questions relating to the course they may adopt in their future proceedings. The new structure for the use of the Nursery and and Child’s Hospital was opeued yesterday with ap- propriate ceremonies. Address were made by the Rey. Dr. Anthon, Dr. Delafield and Dr. W. G. Elliott, after which Carl Formes, Madame Chonie and Mr. Hagan delighted the large and fashionable assem- blage at a matinée musicale. The saice of co\ton yesterday embraced about 1,400 a 1,800 bales, closing on the basis of about 120 a 12% >. for middling uplands. Sugars continued firm, and the ad- vance @ 3c. previous)y voticod, was sustained, while the sales embraced about 1,160 a 1,200 bhds. and 60 boxes at full prices, quality considered. Molasses was also in fair demaud, with ea'es of 600 bbis. Cubs muscovado a: 20c., with some bogshends at 260., snd of Porto Rico at 30c. Flour wae more active, (houg® prices were without change of importance. Whest was frm for prime lote and irre- gular for the common cad lower grades, while sales were fair and prices without charge «° moment. Cora was scarce 6nd firmer for sound lots, with eales of Now Or. leane at .£c., sound white at T4c ,and yellow at 7635 a TTc. Pork was Grmly held, and sales of mers wero made at $17 87a $18, and of prime at 814 STa $14 60. Coffee was quiet, wite ¢mall gales of Rio and Si. Domingo at steady prices. Freighi- wore firm, but éugegemonis were moderate, To Liverpool wheat in bags was taken at9\d , and lard at 2f0., with rosin to Glasgow at 2s. To London and Havre rates were uochanged ‘The Brith Outsages on Our Fiag—Prompt Action of the Government. We learn from Washington that Congress is dispoced to exhibit a most commendable spirit ia relation to the British outrages and the un- serviceable condition of our navy, and that measurcs for the prompt increase of our steam marine will be at once taken. The Naval Commitiee in the Senate has reported a bill for the construction of six sterm sloops of war, and tomorrow the House Naval Committee will report one for the construction of ten steam gunboate, which the Committee on Forcign Relations will probably recommend to be in- creased to thirty. Laut, above all, the President has taken decisive steps to interpose American guns between American ships and British inso- lenee. The eteamers Arctic and Water Witch will depart at once on this miseion, and other vessels will soon follow. This energetic action on the part of Congress and the President will carry a thrill of satisfaction to every patriotic heart in the country. There is somefhing more in the question of Biitich outrage on the American flag than the right of search, which is eo entirely inimical to American ideas and principles and so jusily hateful to the American mind. Little as we ere disposed to submit to the insolence of British naval officers, we are still less inclined to he made a catspaw for the shifis and trickeries of Lord Palmerston, to whom no doubt the present ineuflerable outrages owe their origina. Whe he found that he could net compel Louis Napo- leon to desist from his scheme of African ap- prenticechip—the slave trade revived—he de- termined to make a great foss about the slave question in other quarters in order to attract attention from his failure in connection with the French Emperor's plan. The suppression of the elave trade is but a pretence, a subterfnge on the part of Palmers ton to carry ou! his double purpose of screening ids own failure and indulging his epleen against the United States. If England really deeires to put a stop to ihi« obnoxious traffic, why does she not Insist that Spain shall rigidly observe the provisions of the treaty’—insiet upon it even to the alternative of war! Itis Spain, and Spain alone, which now carries on this traffic. We have made no tra! y with her on the eubjcct, but Eagland haa, an? if che were sivcere in her philanthropy ehe could compel Spain to abandon the «lave trade. The pretence upon which the latter Po ver has faile? to prevent the landing cargoce of slaves in Cabs is that the coa is too great for her emai! naval force hos always been ab ¢ from fillbustering verecls. She has been able to keep her ports free of that class of ships, and even to chase them through the neighboring waters, Brazil, with an immense line o! has completely suppressed the trade her ineMclent navy, because che in her But if Eogland were to compe! pain to stop the slave trade with Africa, the right of search would become a dead letter and yerston would lose his readicst ying ue 12 thie « to protect her vaet was sinc lone. Fogland of th “in Afriea. We pay “wien Md. eee SS ss rsa kept our part of the treaty. We will not say that England has not kept hers, as far 95 the cployment of her navy is concerned; but as lovg as che permi'3 Spain to violate the com- pact entered into with her, we must be permit: ted to doubt the sincerity of her philanthropy. At all events, whether the slave trade be per- mitted or not, the United States cannot and will not submit to such insults to her flag and sunoyance to her shipping as those of recent coourrence by the direction of the late Pre- siier of England. If his successors in office Lave not the wisdom to put a stop to the tystem, and make such amends as Mr. Bu- charan may demand, they will find that tue fraternal feeling, #0 mach relied pon be- tween the two countries, will not be strong enough to bind them in ligatures of peace muca longer. The fact that elavers eail often under the Ame- rican flag is no palliation for the gross outrages committed upon our regular traders, which no man with the eye of a seaman could possibly mistake for slavers, 1t is iue that many of the schooners engaged in this abominable traffic in bor ales are American built, and are entitled to eal fom here to the African coast under American colors, That happens because we have the reputation of building the facicst vessels in the world. But in no single ine , out of the twenty-two vessels recently ineulicd by British officers, has a slaver been discovered. They were ail engaged in legiti- mate trade, and bore in their build, shape and rig prima facie evidence of that fot. It is im- possible. then, that there could be any mistake in the matter. The outrages were us wanton as they were impudent. The course which Congress shows a disposi- tion to adopt not only does honor to that body but it is the surest method of stopping these outrages end of preserving peace between us ard Engtand, ft isa great error to suppose that the best way to maintain peace is to keep up a spirit of subserviency and half-way mea- sures, No administrative step that ever was taken was balf so successful asa peace mea- euve as the celebrated reply of General Jack- son to Louis Philippe—* Pay or fight.” There bas not been a rippie on our relations with France since that time, now twenty-eight years since. If Palmerston had got such a reply from the United States iwenty years 2 we should have had no outrages to chronicle now. An act of Congress to build sixty gunboats, and the capture of the Styx, will secure a perma- nent and uprufiied peace with England for one generation at least. Let us have them all three—Gunboats, Styx and Peace. The Taxpayes:s of the Ciiy—What are they to Dot It is time that the oppressed and plundered taxpayers of this city should take the manage- ment of its affairs into their own hands, before they are absolutely ruined by the horde of cor- rupt officials who, under the present infamous system, are preying upon the vitals of the trea- sury. There is but one remcdy left to the tax- payers, and that is the immediate organization of un independent or taxpayers’ party, which will iguore and sweep away all other partics and factions whatsoever, and control the elec- tions themselves. * We have had the whig party in office, the Know Nothing party, the democratic party— each one as wicked end corrupt as the other— and under all of them the taxes have been in- creasing every year by millions. It is the taxpayers who vote these men iato office, supposing that when one party has proved corrupt and faithless another may be tound honest. But how bitterly bave they been deceived! And why! Because the elections are controlied by a gang of vagabonds, fighters, burglars, gamblers, thieves and pickpockets— the worst classes in the community—{ello-rs who Fay no taxes, but who put men into’place who get the property of ‘he taxpayers ai -heir dis- poral; and we see the result in our ten millions a year taxation, whereof fully three millions go into the pockets of dishonest office holders— the nominecs of the Five Point rowdies, Now let us see how easily an independent party can be formed and these abuses: {ormed. There are in this city over thirty thousand resi- dent taxps cis who are taxed on property to vations «cunts, varying from five hundred dollars to ivury millions and a quarter. bave their names and the value of their property now before us. The sons and employs of these men, who have the same interests in volved, amount at least to twenty thoasand | more. Here, then, isa party of fifty thousand. representing a taxation of nine millions—an average of three hundred dollars apiece for the thirty thousand—and deeply interested in keep- ing down the taxes, The vote at the last elee- tion was about eighty thousand—thirty thou- sand of which belong to non-tanpayers, small | politicians, rowdies, “ dead rabbits,” blacklegs: lawyers without fees, and all that class—the Arabs of civilization. These fellows have al- ways controlled the elections ; and to this fact 1) attributable the horrible state of things which | exists to-day in our city government. Suppose this fifty thousand taxpaying class were to combine in an imdependeat party, break off all their old political connections, and go in for a radical reform, and nothing else : they would soon purge the city departments, | and sweep off all the corrupt politicians, dighting men and vagabonds generally. A subscription of two dollars each would create a fund enff- | cient for all the expenses of an election. A committee of competent and upright men, taken from the list of taxpayers, might make (he nominations, irrespective of all factions and | parties, Such « revolution would be thorough and complete; and it is the only way to save the city. All partial reforms are worthless. Mayor Tiemana was clected on a reform cry, and he has to a certain extent attempted to verry out the idea. So did Fernando Wood: be made vigorous onslaughts on model artirts, street walkers, gam) lers, and so forth; but did | that lesven taxation’ Were we leas at the merey of thieving office Mr. Tiemann j going at the same kind of reforms, with more fanaticism, pei bap on his predecessor, in helaers? cluding lottery poli becense he has not 4 brother in the ha Now he is attacking the most terrible evil of all—the unmusical ories f the poor newsboys on the Sabbath day! But will ail this les#en the taxes by a single dollar? It is ueeices for an individual or a newspaper to expose the plundering eyetem carried on in | | the government of the city, If any one dares | to interfere wiih the way ia which public off cers manage their business, he will be indicted | for libel, as poor Mr. Carr was, who narrowly the eament mode in which ced in the ase perty for open sent Pp We | atrocious rystem but an independent taxpayers’ party on the plan we have suggested; and the sooner it is organized the better. Let such & perty be once formed, and, standing aloof from all factions, keeping clear of the taint of poli- tics, and animated with a single purpose—that of putting honest men into office—and we may arrest the tide of fraud and crime which is sweeping over this unfortunate city. Tho Atlantic Teregraph—Confiict between the Companies Olaimieg to Connect. Iu another part of oue paper will be found an interesting coutroversy in reiatlon to the great enterprise which is on the eve of coanecting the European continent with our own. Ii is not, weare happy to say, 2 speculative difference as to the proximate sucoces of the work. I! is, on the contrary, one which assumes the certainty of its speedy completion, and which in this con- viction raises a question as to the partition of the profits which this line is destined to bring to such of the American compauies as shall have the good fortune to be placed in conneotion with it. The points of this dispute are contained in a memorial and remonstrance, the one from the Magnetic and New England Union Telegraph companies, praying Congress for protection, end the other from the American Telegraph Company, in opposition to it. The memorial cbarges that a combination has been entered into between the last named company, the New York, Newfoundland and Lon- don Telegraph line and the Atlantic Telegraph directors to force the petitioners to surrender their property into the hands of such combination on their own terms, or to des- troy its value altogether. The memorialists deny that it is their desire to seck tue interpo- eition of Congress to protect them against com- petition in the United States, or the withdrawal of the aid of government from the Atlantic Tele- graph Company. All they ask, they say, is to be protected against combinations for the pur- pose of oppressing or destroying them, between parties operating in the United States and not of the United States, and to be put on an equal footing with all others in their connection with foreign lines entering the United States by sea or laud. In addition to this demonstration against the Atlantic Telegraph Company, we perceive that a memorial has been sent in to Congress by Mr. T. P. Shaffoer, praying that the subsidy granted by Congress to that com- pany shall be general in its application to all Atlantic ocean telegraph lines. Now, we desire to take no part in the conflict of interests to which the developement of this gigantic project has naturally given rise. We are enemies to monopolies of every kind, and we shall ever take a decided part agaiast any attempt to convert government grants for pub- lie objects to the benefit of individuals. It is in the furtherance of this purpose that we devote so much space toa dispute which, but for the ultimate considerations involved in it, would have but very little interest for us. When we take into account the vast infloence which the ocean telegraph will exercis: over the destinies of the world, the immense amount of capital that it will involve, and the extent of the commercial rivalries and jealousies that will be aroused by its operations, it bo- hooves us to be very careful how we hazard an opinion in differences like that to which we refer. We are friendly, nevertheless, to the full and dispassiouate discussion of the subject, because we believe thal if is only by such means that questions of which we had no previous practical experience can be subjected toa fitting teet. Whilst, however, we desire to preset ve an im partial balance between these conflicting inte- rests, there are facts upon record that we cannot ignore. Against the complaint of monopoly preferred against the Atlantic Telegraph Com- pany we have this safeguard in its character: that its tariff is to be regulated by the two go- vernments, and that so fur as the ocean line is concerned no more than a fatr remunerative profit can be realized by the stockholders, Whether ‘his enterpriee is entitled to an exelu- sive gran’ is of course another matter. We believe that this question is of but very little importance so far as the realization of rival claims is concerned. As the pioneer line it en- joys vantage ground from which, owing to the nat +» | ‘eulties of the other routes pro- posed, § TiMeult to displace it. It may & Tort will be made to con- vert in he American and foreign | telegra, ul be placed in connection will the Atlantic line, This is the gravamen of th: vlaint of the memorial of the Magnetic anu | vy England Union Telegraph companies. We aie sorry to see this opinion prevailing nmongst the stockholders of those companies, and we should be grieved indeed to mect with | facts that appeared to justify such a conclusion. | When, however, we find that. owing to the con- nectiov between the companies complained of, despatches can be sent between Nova Scotia and New York at rates sixty-five per cent lower than | under the old arrangements, we may be excused for doubting its entire justice, as well as for questioning the policy of extending legislative protection to any particular interest, either home or foreign. We believe that the aniver- sality of the eystem of telegraphic communica- tion all over the world will conduct us, as in all other matters of international necessity, to unb formity of arrangements, and that it will be im- | possible for any of the companies engaged | in these enterprises to maintain a position | independent of the general interests, | If, however, commercial rivalry or the blind- ness of individual companies should create ex ceptions to this general rule of convenience, it | is evident that legislation will soon provide a remedy for the obstruction. . With a chain of communication extending over 100,000 miles in each hemisphere, and embracing the most prorinent poinis of four continents, it will be clearly impossible for individaal jealousy to raise difficulties in the way of the completion of the system. Should the levelling inflaences interest not prove euflicient to ensure harmony of action between the telograph companies, the different governments will take care that its advantages sball not be frustrated by short sighted or selfieh calculations. provision that in all new grants a epecial con tract shall be reserved to them over the turiff arrangements of the lines likely to be placed in onnection with the ocean telegraphs was the object of the clause inserted in the chovi.t of the Atlantic Telegraph Company, end such should be the cardinal condition in every freeh concession made hy our owr er any of the foreign governments. With the vast in- involved in the oper of the « Sach conn telepraph ' 9 of commercial enlightenment and commercial | They will make | } ! | | plans, wo are confitent that the works will b NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 23, 1858. - panies. If this stupendous system ia to work out all the benefits anticipated from it, it caa oply do so under the operation of = uniform tariff, calculated at the lowest remunerative amount of profit. In giving to the Magnetic and New England Telegrayh companies credit for a desire to pre- vent the creation of monopolies under cover of the Atlantic chaz ter, we can only express a regret that their own course has not been sufficiently liberal to establish their claim to perfect dis- intereetednese. Our readers cannot have tor- gotten the facts of the contest waged between ihe press, acting in the interest of the public, and Mr. F,O. J. Smith, a proprietor of the Mag- netic or old Morse line, and one of tho parties whose signatures are attached to this memorial. We merely mention the fact to show how cir- cumstances alter the opinion and conduct of men when a strong pressure is brought to bear upon them. If the statements contained in the remonstrance of the new companies be well founded, it would seem that the allegations of the memorial are not much more consistent, It is stated by the remonstrants that when the project of the Atlantic telegraph was first broached, the directors of the Morse line were earnestly solicited to take such ap amount of stock as would give tbem a centrolling influ- ence in it, This they not only refused to do, but subsequently threw every obstacle in their power in the way of the ratification of the echeme. When its fizal success was placed be- yond doubt, it is said that they opened negotia- tions to obtain exclusive advantages in connection with the line; and it was only on the failure of these negotiations that they determined to appeal to Congress to enforce their pretensions, We do not vouch for the correctness of these statements: if untrue, they should bé refuted; if well founded, they impart a character to their complaints which is anything but creditable. Whatever may be the facts of this controversy they will at least serve one useful purpose—that of placing the public and the goverrment on their guard against trusting anything to the patriotism or liberality of any of these companies. Tur CentraL Park.—From the way things are going at the Cevtral Park grounds there is a faint likelihood that the next generation may ree something resembling a park there. At present it promises to be little less of a nuisance than the Battery enlargement. It has becomo a corrupt political job ; partisan emplgyés und partisan commissioners have it all their own way, and the public wit! be left without a park in the end. If things had been properly iaa- paged we might have had by this time a graded drive of a few miles ut least, instead of some seven hundred acres of scrubby ground, acat- tered over with brokea stone and enclosed by a very unsightly wall. It will cost some twenty millions to make a decent park of it, if such a thing is ever accompliched, which is exceeding- ly doubtful, seeing that the commissiouers hay® now appointed a persou to oversee the work who knows nothing at all about engineering. Srramme at Gyars ann Swantowme Camers.— During the present session the Con- gress of the United States has been appointing commitice after committee to investigate cer- tain alleged frauds, corruptions, and official peculations of all sorts. All these matters were to be probed to the bottom. The probing is now all over, and in what has it resulted? They have made an example of some subordi- nate who bo? sielev a few hundreds, while the great ecamps who steal by teas of thousands have been shelicred from exposure and even apologized for. Congress allows a fellow like Matteson to take hie seat among honorable mea, even after all the proofs of his lobby operations last winter, and revenges iteelf upon some poor devil who, hambly imitating his superiors, takes a few hundreds. Making a great furs about him shields the great rascals in high offices, and they are able to carry on a whole- sale trade in corruption as briskly as ever, Boovs Gory Muxes,—-The newspapers through- out the country are full of reported discoveries of gold mines in the thinly settled districts of the South and West. The latest gold fever has broken out in Iowa, and thence extended to several other States. Honest people will do well to take these stories with several grains of allowance. We have a strong suspicion that most of these mining discoveries are bogus a faire, trumped up to deceive ignorant immi- grants and other credulous people into settling in those States where it is pretended the trea- sure exists, New System or Apvertisive.—The great coup of Mayor Tiemann upon the Georgia lotteries— the accounts of which were published in all the popers yesterday—is one of the moet splendid pieces of advertising for Swan & Co. and Ben. Woed, the owners of the lottery, that was ever ecntrived by mortal brain. The lottery is now known from one end of the countiy to th otber. We have no doubt that after this flarr, has subtided the profite of ‘ts owners will be greater than ever before, Snr onrta Soto. —This celebrated danseuse returned from California by the last steamer, She haa been pironsttine abou! the land of gold daring the iset three years, and comes home laden with the spoils of tie conqueror. dow 6 guias in money are estimated at between 0.00 hi iairod taousaad and one handred gad fifty thousan! duilars, beelles loads of cadeaur in precious stouce, bijouterie, cle ,cta Th is not the jutention of tho Senor'ta to go on th: stage again just now, but during tho season she will float aboat fare town, Newport, Cape May and otber fashionable watering places, giving the parvenus lessons in mea: | tome, Soto bas improved in looks a6 weil during her tour. | | tie Beacor Lrowrs ix | There ig ® reef of rocks in Ki Von Kull known as Mit | reef, which ex'onds vuo-third of the whole with of the | | | } Newank asp Kitt Vow Ket Kill, Vessels are frequen ly cast on this reef and sustain great damage. About four yosrs since thoro was an ay propriation of $4,000 macs for the ereotion of & bercon on thie reef, It was unfortapatsiy built of irou screw pilee, and the force of the current being about four koote en hour it was sable to stand the pressure of the los, acd was carried away the very first winter afer its con o mark the struction, Ali that at provert rermaias thor spot iss spar-bucy, Wo understand thas tt of the Lighthouee department, Lieut bp plans for ® solid stone beacon, w ture capadle of sustalciag the enor igot | tobear upon it by the ice For this aa appropriation of $6,000 ia axked—@ motora'e estimate, suai Loring the aub stantial character of the werk, There way ao irow deacon the West Oystor bod in Nawark bay, siaitar to that ¢\ready deseribed, and which mat with procively the tame fate, Lisut, Martin bas propered plage for Another stone beacon on this bed, which it is alto eat mated will Cont $6,000. In view of dhe Ierge aumber o° | veesels continually passing there poiote, and the impor tance to our commerce of proper lights belag keyt upo thom, itis to be hoped that no dioulty will bo made | about granting both appropriations, Under the euporin tendenoe of the able esgineer who hes prepared the roaderad | tetantial and derebie as it is potrlite for sclentide skill to make them. | | THE LATEST NEWS. Seach eae eee IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. THE BRITISH OUTRAGES. Prompt Action of the Naval Committees of Both Houses, Six Steam Sloops-of-War and Ten Gunboats, ne The Committees on Foreign Belations Recom- mend Thirty Gunbosts, The Water Witch and Arctic Ordered te Cruise for the Styx, Re. Wasuinaron, May 22, 1858, The Secretary of the Navy has just issued orders to Commander Hartstene to proceed immediately to New York and assume command of the steamer Arctic, also to Commander John Rodgers to take command of the steamer Wa‘er Witch, also at the Brooklyn Navy Yard—to fis them out without delay, and proceed to the Gulf in search of the British steamer Styx, and interpose American guna between the British crvisers and our merchantmen, Other vessels will follow as rapidly as they can be prepared for the service. ‘The President is determined to put a stop to these outrages at once; and if a collision should result, the responsibility must rest apoa the British govern- ment, which gave the offensive orders, and the Eng- lish Minister here, who doubtless knew the instrus- tions which had been given to their officers on that station. Senator Mallory reported to-day from his com- mitteo a bill authorizing the construction of eix screw sloope-of-war, of draught not to exceed four- teen feot, one to be a side-wheel steamer for the China «eas, with draught of eight feet only. The House Naval Committee wil! report a bill om Monday for the immediate construction of ten gun- boats, and it is understood the Committee on Foreign Relations will move to amend by increasing the number to thirty. The feeling of Congress isso strong on tho sub- ject of the outrages by England that it is believed these measures wil pass by an almost unanimous vote. The prompt measures taken by the Navy Depart- ment to-day are due to the personal efforts of Sena- tor Mallory and Governor Winslow, of the Senate and House naval committees. Ber ke. ARMY OADERS—NEW YORK POLITICIANS AFTER THS SPOILS, ETO. Wasmineron, May 22, 1858. Orders will be issued in a few days from the War Ds- partment, directing that the Second regiment of Cavalry remain in Texas, and not proceed to Fort Leavenworth, as bad been directed in former orders; also changing the siations of & portion of the Firat rogiment of Artillery. The crowd of New York politicians now here—Dean Richmond, Dickey, Tucker, Comstock, and a lot of other hungry office keekers and peedy ediiors, endeavoring to fuduce the Presitent to make certain appointmoats of poetmesters whose commissions expire ia August, ia Buffalo, Rocheeter, #yracuse, Aibeny, &o.—bave learnet to their dissatisfaction thet the President will not make any of these appotatments tll after the adjournqent, un- Jees the session should be prolonged several weeks. Tucker tried to get Van Berthuysen, the printer, appointed poat- master at Albany, on the ground that if this wore doxe jt would support tue new democratic paper whica the Tackor branch desire to establisti thers, The President, having no desire to embark in the newspaper buriness, declined to make the appointwent. As Mr. Corning reprer ute that district, he w' try and get Comstock, the editor of the Alas and Argus, the place; so the Dicken- soa men will fad themselves in the vooative in this scramble. Felix Forrosti bas been nominates as Prited States Oon- sul at Genoa, This appointment, !t is understood, is due to the exertions of Theodore Sedgwick. Oscanyan bas uo} been appointed Consul at Constaat- nople, as hos boon stated, Ho has boon offered the posi- tioa of dragomen. THE GENERAL NRWAPAPRR DAP ATCH. THE GOVERNMENT LOAN BILL, BIO, Wasnxoron, May 22, 1868. Tho bill reported by Mr. Hunter in the Senate to-day gives authority te the President, at any time withia twelve months from the passage of the act, to borrow fifteen million of doliars, with « provieo that no contract aball be made to prevent the United States from rem- bureing the eum borrowed at any time after the expira- ton of Gfieen years fro ‘he first of January next. The stock ie to be issued bea: ; interest not exceeding etx por cemum. Nove is to be issued for a lesa sam than one bua- dred dollars, ¥ uch may be tranaferced on the books of the Treasury under euch regu vations as may be established by the Secretary of the Treasury. Whenever it ts required the Secretary may cause coupons of semi annual interest to de attached to tho ceriificnies aasigoed or transferred. The accretary is to give public notice for bids, of not less ‘Ubaa thirty Cays, and soeept the most favorable from re- epensibie bidders. No stock Js to be disporot of et less than its par value. Tho faith of the Uoited States ie pledged for the payment of the wterest and redemption of the principal. Tho bill watbor' zea the er ployment of two additional clerks, and appropriates $29,000 to moet the expenres incurre! in the exeoutl.n of the law. THIRIY-FE"TH CONGRESS, Senate. Wasmiwotox, May 92, 1864. Mr. Uayne has been appoluted cn the Military Commit- teo instead of Mr. Iverson. INORRAMR OF THE NATY Mr. Mettony, (ném.) of Fla. from the Naval Committes, reported a bi'!, which wan read twice, authorizing the com- straction of tix emall war steamers of light draft. THR $15,000,000 LOAN mis. Mr. Howtrr, (adm.) of Va., from the Committee of FY. parce, introdneed & bill to wuthorize the onn of fifteen millions. It was read tho firet time. EXTRA COMPENSATION FOR SENATE CLARK, pay eftra compcnsasion to aderavie discussion cavued. The sonse of tho seomed avatnst it. Tt wan finally laid upon tho table by © vote of tuirty waree against seven. Din MRITISM OUTRAGE. Mr. Mason, (adm ) of Va, & rerolation re- quosting the President to communicate \nformation re- apecting the setzare by the Britiah of the saip Tampics on the coast of Airica; a's, inquiring whether the President hss any futher information regarding British outrages im Agreed to. We Galk. AB CON 1 THR RXPEXDITCRRS, Mr, ison, (opp ) of Maae., offered & resciution that tary of Who Treasury be requested to report te s specify eetina es for retrevobmeot and reform in the expenditures for the #6. s public service, te remedy Ure € penditures over the mei mentioned by kim in bis that, he further report made, and by whom, sia (hg governmest to af economical pubbe money, and what have been the resuit of those efforts, Agread to. fr THE HOMRSTE D tte. ‘Wan then taken up Mr. Cusowan, (am.) of N.C, moved, ae an amend. ‘ot. that a warrant for onc hundred and sixty acran be yonted to each hosd of the family. Mr. Clingaea spoke mont, saying be was tn favor of retaining treapury but if they were to be hem diete bi todgequally Hotstox opposed ths Doourrts, Hate and Messra, bili and amend DUnKhe sepporte Without taking Action tha Senate adjourned, Howse of Hepresentatives va wisaron, May 22, 1869. « ‘ ne n Of th The {innesote sea