The New York Herald Newspaper, June 10, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. —_—_—_— JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR aND PROPRIETOR. OCS DFTION N. W. CORNDR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. OCCT CCE a ORE ocue Cia conte Po Penge ey 5} pa! ane SERAED cory Wehnnian, oifow cote BOWER TRE. Rowery—Hanvsy Bmow—Borx 10 BURTON'S THBATER, Brosdway, opposite Bond strest— ‘Tuam rus TanLas—Satvaron Ross. ALLACK’S THBATER. Broa¢way--Carrais OF rus yi Dares or Buiomam Youne—soors 3 Tas an. sine BakeuMs AN MUSEUM, bey —Swos Uartaaes Buvavsus on Pat. —Two Loves appa Lire, WooD’s BUILDIN: ‘and 663 Broa¢way—Ermorux Pb sere ivenses or can Rivveeer Riven. _pcRaxIOn Broadway—Buvaxv's MINGTRES juono Bomas Foy hey Dagxay Assunanon. CJ seoqpeat. Mar: coms's Osurset Minereeue— Movi Magique. New York, Thursday, June 10, 1858. ‘The Nows. Advices have been received from Commander Rodgers, of the steamer Water Witch, at Key West, stating that the British gunboat Jasper was in that port, having been despatched after the steamer Styx with official instructions to cease the visitation of American vessels. The Captain of the Jasper in- formed Commander Rodgers that the British cruisers were acting under orders issued in 1847, no new ones having been issued onthe subject. The news has produced a good effect in Washington. We have four days later news from Europe, brought by the steamship Kangaroo, which left Liverpool on the 26th ult. and arrived at this port early yesterday morning. Consols closed in London on the 25th ult. at 979 a 97] for money, and 97] a 98 for the account. American securities were slightly weaker. There wasa fine prospect of the growing crops, and flour was neglected in Liverpool, even at lower rates. Cotton hada slow sale from the 24th, and the prices of the previous week were barely supported. The steamship Arabia, which arrived at Liverpool on the 23d ult., brought news of the British outrage committed on the schooner Mobile off Key West. The fact was duly telegraphed to London, but had not been further noticed when the Kangaroo sailed. The British Parliament was notin session. It was feared that the dispute between England and Naples would lead to serious results. The Atlantic telegraph fleet were to sail from Ply- mouth, on an experimental trip, about the 29th of May. France was tranquil. M.de Péne, the victim of the late military conspiracy duels, was still alive. A diplomatic conference had assembled in Paris in order to discuss a measure of government organiza- tion for the Danubian Principalities. Thirteen prisoners implicated in the late outbreak at Chalons had been tried, convicted and sentenced. It was into government stock. Another decree regulates the mode of selling foreign railway securities on the Bourse. Two French war vessels had appeared off the Tur- Kish coast, owing to the Montenegrin difficulty, and, in consequence, Austria had ordered two war frigates to cruise off Cattaro. Achmet Pasha, heir apparent to the pashalic of Egypt, was drowned in the Nile on the lith of May, in consequence of the carriage in which he sat having roled off a steam ferry boat. From India we have news dated at Calcutta on 24th of April. The war was prosecuted with vary- ing success on either side. The rebels had com- the fort of Racour. Sir Colin Campbell had marched from Cawnpore towards Rohilcund. Telegraphic advices from China are dated at Hong Kong on 18th of April. Lord Elgin was about to move from Shanghae towards Tee-Sing, and the allied fleets would follow. The ship Courser, laden with tea for New York had been lost on the Pratas shore. eighteen pence. ‘Town, and the value of land had increased. We publish elsewhere an interesting report of the special committee of the House of Representatives on the Willett's Point case. This affair has created some stir among politicians, and the public have now an opportunity of learning the real facts in re- gard to it, and can draw their own conclusions as to the merits of the case. In the Board of Aldermen last evening the Fi- past, present or prospective expenditures on account of the Park improvements, and re commend the passage of an ordinance giving the Commissioners an additional gum, but leave the question of the amount to be fixed by the Common Council. A communication was received from the Street Commissioner relative to the claims of the employés of the department under Devlin and Conover. Teatimony was received y on be} the contestants of the will of Silas‘) Surrogate's office. The contestants clu testator was not possessed of sound mind at the time the document said to be his will was framed. The Board of Councilmen were in seasion last evening, and transacted considerable business. Per- mission was given to the Metropolitan Gas Com- pany to lay mains throughout the city, subject to the restrictions to which the other companies are subject. The Comptroller was requested to lease by auction the alip between piers 25 and 26 East river, with the right to runa ferry to Brooklyn. The Board concurred with the Aldermen in authorizing the Mayor to enter into an agreement in behalf of the city holding Captain Jadkins, of the steamship by the United States for obstructing offi- cers of the customs in performance of their duties, where the obstruction complained of was in obe- dience to orders of the Health Officer, while the Per- sin was in Quarantine; also that the Counsel to the Corporation be directed to defend all such prosecu tions when requested by the Mayor. The receipts of beef cattle at the various yards during the past week amounted to 2,556 head, a de- crease of 506 head as compared with the week pre- vious. The stock offered for sale was generally of fine quality, and this circumstance, together with a comparatively limited supply, caused an advance in prices. The quotations are 7c. @ 10c. per pound. ‘There was but little demand for milch cows. for family ose were made at $15 a $55, » cording to quality. There was a large supply of veal calves, and rates declined a trifle. The range of prices was 4c. far inferior to 6c. for the best description. The receipts of sheep and lambs were heavy, and prices declined about 75c. per bead, $3 a $8 being the quoted rates. Swine were in large supply, and sellers enbmitted to a decline of ic. per pound. The Republican Central Committee met last night, and decided to get up a demonstration for Senator Seward when be arrives in this city after the ad Journment of Congress. A band of music is to be hired and a serenade given to him. This proposed demonstration is, without doubt, a Presidential movement. The proceedings of Congress yesterday arq im- portant. Both houses have agreed to extend the session, and finally adjourn on Monday next. The Senate passed the Indian Appropriation bill. The J Committee asked to be discharged from farther consideration of the memorials and other papers referring to the Atlantic Telegraph Company. The Military Committee presented a report, which was adopted, stating in effect that there is no evi- ment authorizing a contract with the Collins line for transporting the mails to and from New York and Liverpool, or Southampton, for $346,500, ‘was agreed to. An amendment authorizing the Postmaster General to cause the maila to be con- veyed from any port in the United States to Europe for the postages received, was also agreed to. An amendment proposing to give the New York and Bremen and New York and Havre lines the post- ages received, instead of $230,000, and appropriating $120,000 for contingencies in the postal service be- tween New York and Europe, was rejected. The bill, which appropriates about $1,500,000, was finally passed. In the House the Naval Appropriation bill was taken up; the Senate’s amendment providing for the construction of five propellers and one side wheel steamer for the China seas, was, on-motion of Mr. Bocock, amended by increasing the number of pro- pellers'to ten. A similar proposition has already been rejected in the Senate, but it is said the House will insist upon the proposition. On motion of Mr. Cochrane, the construction of ten iron screw gun- boats was authorized; and an amendment providing for four vessels for the Northern lakes was agreed to. The President was authorized to borrow $1,900,000, at six per cent, payable semi-annually, to defray the expense of building these vessels. An amendment providing for furnishing the ship Frank- lin with steam engines and launching her was passed. Altogether the House yesterday provided for increasing the navy by the addition of twenty-five effective steam vessels of war. The Army Appro- priation was next considered, and the Senate's amendment appropriating $1,285,000 for fortifica- tions stricken out. The schooner yacht Wanderer was seized on Tues- day in Long Island Sound, by the revenue cutter Harriet Lane, on suspicion of being about to engage in the slave trade. The schooner Charter Oak, laden with provisions, said to be intended for the use of the Wanderer, was also arrested. Both ves- sels were towed to the city yesterday by the cutter. Elsewhere we give the particulars of the arrest of these vessels. A terrible blasting accident occurred in Twenty- seventh street yesterday, which damaged the model tenement building near Eighth avenue, but which fortunately did but little injary to the inmates. The shock was like an earthquake, and huge rocks, weighing over a ton, were hurled into the buildings. The contractors were arrested, and will be held to account. The trial of Paul Hernandez for the murder of his wife, in West Broadway, on the 25th of February, by shooting her with a pistol, was commenced yes- terday in the Court of General Sessions. A number of witnesses were examined for the prosecution: The case wiil be resumed this morning. The third trial of Michael Cancemi for the murder of Eugene Anderson, on the corner of Centre and Grand streets, is progressing in the Circuit Court before Judge Wright. Five witnesses were examined for the prosecution yesterday, but no new facts were developed. The interest which was exhibited on the former trials has abated, for the attendance of spec- tators was not large. A special meeting of the Board of Education took place last evening, but the business transacted was of very little interest. A resolution appropriating $3,154 16 to pay the contractor for putting a new heating apparatus in Ward School No. 33, situated in Twenty-eighth street, in the Twentieth ward, was offered, and adopted after some discussion. An ap- propriation of $869 for work done to Ward School No. 13, in the Twentieth ward, was also made. A motion to raise the salary of the Inspector of School Buildings from $1,800 to $2,300 was submitted, and finally adopted. The other business done by the Board was of such a trivial character that it is not of any interest to the public. The European news received yesterday by the steamship Kangaroo, giving sccounts of a slight decline in the price of cotton in Liverpool, so far ‘as Its effects were developed, exercised little or mo in- fluence on our market. The sales embraced about 750 baler, closing tamely, without change in previous prices. Flour was heavy under the news, with moderate sales, cloning at lower rates for superfine and medium extras of State and Western brands. Canadian was also easier for the lower sorts, while Southern grades were unchanged. Wheat was more active, while the common and lower grades were irregular. The sales embraced about 60,000 8 60,000 bushela. Corn sold toa fair extent at 66c. a 680. for distilling cargece of Western mixed, and at 7c. a 72c. for sound do , and at 8c. for Western yellow, ani at Tic a ‘80c. for Southern do. Pork was heavier and cheaper. Sales of mess were made st $17 25, and of prime at $14 25. Sugars were firm and in fair activity, with sales of about 1,800 & 1,400 bhds. at rates given im another columa. Coffee was quiet, and prices unchanged. Freights.—Ea- gagements were light. To Liverpool grain in bulk wae taken at 6 }4d., flour at 1s. 6d., cheese at 22s. 64., square Dales of cotton at 3 164., and Sea Island at 4. To Gias- gow 1,600 bbis. flour were taken at 2s. To London and the Continent rates were quiet and more or less nominal. Palmerston’s Organ on Central American Af- fairs—The American Policy and Ite Aims. We publish in another column a curious arti- cle from the London Post—Lord Palmerston’s | special organ—which unfolds in some degree the policy of Louis Napoleon and the Palmer- -tonian clique in Central American affairs, and is no doubt an attempt to prepare the public mind in England for the news of Mons. Belly’s diplomacy in Nicaragua. With true Palmerstonian indifference to truth, the Post misstates the whole object of the Cass- Yrisarri treaty, and endeavors to make it ap- pear to the people of England as an attempt on the part of the United States to obtain an ex- clusive juriediction over Nicaragua for their own purposes, and to the great prejudice of every other nation; and then it argues that the people of England may want to go by that route to Australia and New Zealand, as well as to their new California, Vancouver's Island, which it thinks may be a “ new Liverpool—the British naval «tation for the North Pacific.” It insists that these designs on the part of the United States are being carried out in utter contravention of the stipulations of the Clay- ton-Bulwer treaty ; thas falsely accusing us of desiring to do what Palmerston has been doing for years in the Bay Islands affair. We have no doubt that this tissue of misrep- resentation is intended to prepare the way for the extraordinary doings of Monsieur Belly, and his post prandial efforte in Central America. This gentleman has gone out there as the open agent of certain stockjobbers in Paris, and the secret one of Louis Napoleon and Palmerston, for the purpose of getting hold of transit route grant. They have heard that all our steamship Commodores—Law, Vander- bilt, Morgan & Oo.—are millionaires, and the Paris -tockjobbers wish to become millionaires too. They want a transit route bubble for the French Bourse, juct as we have them in Wall street. But we have not the slightest fear of M. Belly and his post prandial plans, He is eee" already sowing the seeds of a revolution in Cen- tral America, by setting ‘be eervile party there wild in their views; and we have little doubt that the time is not far distant when all parties will callupon the United States government to arrange matters in those republics, or else sa0- cumb to the filibusters. Nothing could sooner erase the memery of the mistakes of Walker from the minds of the people in Central Ame- rica than the policy Napoleom, Palmerston, Belly &Co. propose to pursue there, But we must enter « protest against this mis- representation of the American policy by the Palmerstonian organ. So far from having the objects ascribed to it by Palmerston, its aims aro directly the reverse; it wishes to establish the freedom, safety and equality of trade and commercial transit everywhere. The whole history of the United States foreign policy proves this. Nowhere has it asked or dreamed of obtaining exolusive privileges. It has always looked to the participation of the whole world in the concessions it has demanded from Asiatic and European exclusiviam. It has taken always the lead in establishing the great principles that are now the safeguard of the commercial world. “Free bottoms make free goods” isan American theory, and ite admis- sion is due to American perseverance. The American policy oleared the Mediterranean of Algerine pirates—opened Japan to the world— swept away the Sound dues established by the old vikings of Denmark—is now implored to ig- nore the Stadt duties on the Elbe—has set forth as its principle of guidance in the Isthmus policy that geographical position gives no right to any nation to impose onerous taxes on com- merce for the right of transit—and even now it is asserting the freedom of every flag from de- tention and annoyance upon the sea by British arrogance and impudence. Wherever the Ame- rican flag waves, or the American policy pre- vails, man has the right to go and come un- questioned and untaxed. We ask not what flag he bears, or what country he calls his own. The American policy recognizes the superiority of man to the accident of birth; that no country or land has aright to claim, or restrain, or to rob him. These are views, and this is a policy, that do not accord with Palmersto- nian ideas of government or Napoleonic aspirations for empire. They believe that the great masses of the people are born ready sad- died and with bits in their mouths, and that the Palmerstons and Napoleens come into the world ready booted and spurred, with the “di- vine right” to ride them. In these Central American countries the merchants of England and of Europe will never be secure from attack and spoliation until the American policy is ex- tended over them. They are now sowing the seed of bitter experience there, and we trust our government will not interfere with the post prandial efforts of the Belly diplomacy until the world has judged of it by ite fruite. As for the stockjobbers of the French Bourse, they are of the same feather with our Wall street birds. They all belong to the same spe- ciee—where the carrion lies there will the vui- tures gather. EwparrassMEnts oF THE Frencu Emprre.— The most startling items of the news from Europe relate to the changes which are taking place in France. It appears, as every one sup- posed, that the murderous duel between M. de Péne of the Figaro, and M. Hyéne of the army has led to an outburst of violent feeling among the civilians of France. It would seem that so soon as the conspiracy of the officers to murder De Péne at all hazards became generally known, a book was opened at the office of the journal to which the unhappy editor belonged, and every civilian who desired to vindicate his caste by fighting s duel with a military man inscribed his name therein. In afew hours, it is said, the book was so full that supplementary volumes seemed likely to be wanted; but the government, wisely foreseeing the conse- quences of such @ scandal, sent policemen to close it. This tells a very plain tale of the revival of the old strife between soldier and civilian in France. In no country have the two classes been totally devoid of jealousy of each other; in France that jealousy has often ripened into bloodthirsty and implacable hatred. There has been a time, within the present century, when, in the provincial towns of France, an officer could not let his sabre clank on the pavement without having his face slapped by some hot blooded civilian, and when whole regiments have been confined to their barracks for weeks to- gether through a fear of the consequences of their hatred of the civilians, if they were let loose. Such a time was the last months of the first Na- poleon’sempire. Then, the weight of the mili- tary despotiam under which France groaned had become so grievous that men of all parties forgot their mutual animosities to join together in one great anti-soldier party. Now, the same causes are producing the same result. The De Péne duel is an indication of the tyranny which the French enduré at the bands of the army; the book at the Figaro office teaches that men are uniting to repel that tyranny. Another very startling item of news from France concerns that singular proposal which General Espinasse has just communicated to the prefecta throughout the empire, with refe- rence to the real estate of the hospitals, It seems that the various hospitals, houses of re- fuge and other charitable institutions of France own, among them, real estate to the amount of 500,000,000 francs; which they have acquired by donation, will, purchase, &c. This property is said by General Espinasse not to net the insti- tutions which own it two per cent a year. The government now propose to have the institu- tions sell the property and invest the proceeds in a new loan which it is supposed the Emperor will shortly need. By this means, the Emperor would get $100,000,000 in cash; and the hos- pitals, according to General Espinasse, would obtain four or five per cent interest on their money. The manner of pressing this extraordinary demand is not less striking than ite matter. The Minister of the Interior writes to the prefects to “use their influence, and, in case of need, their authority, to induce the administrators of the hospitals to vote the sale of their property.” In case any administrators, “through inertia or stupid prejudice,” give trouble; that is to say, if they show the least honorable regard for their trust, or the least desire to protect the inatita- tion under their charge from the rapacity of a ravenous government, then the prefect is to lose no time in removing them from office. In fact, if Gen. Espinase, at the head of his divi sion, was giving orders to have certain posts oo- cupied, and certain troops encamped there before morning, he could not use other language than that which he employs in requesting the prefeots to bully the most respectable men of every com- mune in France into an act equally illegal, un- warrantable, and dishonest. ‘The signs of trouble in France are thicken- ing. Each week brings a fresh budget of errors on the part of the government and evidences of retarning vitality on the part of the people. The end may not yet be near; but an intelligent people like the Frenoh cannot long be relied upon to submit patiently to a grinding military Geepotiam under whioh the soldier is everything, the citizen nothing. Coriovs Orricun Revetariows—Tas Key ro a Mysrery.—The origin of the Fort Snelling and Willett’s Point investigations has exoited a good deal of speculation amongst political quidnuncs. There was a malice apparent in these inquiries which could not be reconciled with their importance. It was evident that they were entered upon on slight grounds, and without any very strong conviction of the truth of the charges preferred. With what purpose or from what mysterious promptings, then, did they take their rise? The first attempt to throw light on these questions has been made through the medium of a letter addrosed, in pamphlet form, to the Hon. Hewell Cobb, the Secretary of the Trea- sury, by Mr. Stephen D. Dillaye, late General Appraiser at New York. Mr. Dillaye has cer- tain personal grievances to vindicate in connec- tion with his removal from office by Mr. Cobb, and he expresses himself in terms by no means flattering to the official impartiality and in- tegrity of the Secretary. He accuses him of setting spies upon bis actions, of tramp- ing up false chasges against him, and of signing the order for his removal without giving him an opportunity of being heard in self-defence. He aseigns motives for these proceedings on the part of Mr. Cobb, in the efforts which he (Dillaye) made to har- monize the Wilson Small and Cooper commit- tees previous to the meeting of the State Con- vention in September, and which had given mortal offence to certain partisans of the Secre- tary, who were aiding him, as he figuratively expresses it, in exploring “the Northern chan- nel to the Presidency.” With these personal accusations and recrimi- nations it is not our purpose to deal. Mr. Cobb may or may not have had just grounds for re- moving Mr. Dillaye from office—the certificate of the democratic delegation in Congress to the contrary notwithstanding. Until the evidence on which the Secretary’s decision was founded is placed before us, it would neither be just nor usual to offer an opinion on its merits. Bat there are other charges preferred In this pamphlet, concerning which it is impossible that we should remain silent. It is asserted by Mr. Dillaye, that in order to remove some of the obstacles tu his chances of the Pre- sidency in 1860, Mr. Cobb has entered into a conspiracy with Messra. Haskin, Sickles and Butterworth (Superintendent of the Mint and candidate for the collectorship of the port), to destroy the political reputations of Secretary Floyd and Collector Schell. He asserts that it was through the secret instigation of Mr. Cobb that the Fort Snelling and Willett’s Point investi- gations were set on foot, in the hope of driving both these gentlemen from office and of damag- ing forever their names as honest men. These statements are bold ones, and should be susceptible of proof. Whether Mr. Dillaye be in @ condition to supply the evidence or not, the President is, we think, bound to call upon the parties implicated for explanations. If false, these charges should not be allowed to remain uncontradicted; if true, they demand immediate action. An intrigue of so abominable a nature in the very bosom of the Cabinet; a conspiracy, as it were, in the President’s own family, is not to be treated like a mere outburst of political jealousy, or an effort of one office holder to sup- plant another. It is a treason which should have meted out to it the severest punishment which it is in the power of the executive to in- flict. If it can be established that the facts are as thie pamphlet represents them, every man concerned In this intrigue should at once be dis- missed from office, or held up to public exposure if the authority of the President cannot reach him. K remains, however, to be seen whether Mr. Dillaye’s statements will bear investigation. Should they turn out to be unfounded, their falsity and recklessness will, from the course he has taken, only reflect tenfold disgrace upon their author. Tus Crevaier Wess ty Distress.—The lob- by ought to do something for the Chevalier Webb. He has not been well treated of late. He has discovered, with mingled sorrow and in- dignation, a new job which has passed the Senate, by which Gales & Seaton, of the Intelli- gencer, are to be paid the comfortable sum of three hundred thousand dollars for printing the national records. Now, the Chevalier Webb is a veteran of the lobby, grown gray in the ser- vice, and has only received fifty-two thousand dollars on account of the United States Bank. He has asked in vain to have his wine and butchers’ bills paid by the free wool men, and has lately been obliged to offer his country house at Tarrytown for sale. We can see no reason why the Chevalier Webb should not have a share of the public plunder as well as Gales & Seaton, who have been pensioners on the government for many years, and have taken hundreds of thousands from the public crib; while the poor Chevalier has only had one nib- ble, and is left in his old age without even money enough to pay for the champagne to cheer his declining years. Why should not Chevalier Webb share equally with the Matte- sons and other chiefs of the lobby ? Tacntow Wren on Tax “Prorntertms.”— The Albany Hvening Journal grows lachrymose over the sale of ex-Prosident Fillmore’s car- riage, which was presented to him by his politi- cal friends. Weed asks, “Can it be true? Would an ex-President of the United States thus disregard the preprieties of refined and cultivated life? Souvenirs, whether of intrinsic or nominal value, are preserved and cherished. Nothing short of stern pecuniary necessity would justify the sale of a present,” and so on. Now, we all know that there is no great dif- ference between a politician and a great artist, Both flourish under the public smile; both lan. guieh under ite frown. The great artists often sell the cadeaur donated by their admirers. Why should not great politicians follow the example of the artiste? But, without entering into the merits of the subject, it is refreshing, even in this hot weather, to hear Weed talking about the “proprieties of refined and culti- vated life,” after having confessed to the taking of a lobby fee of five thou- sand dollars for one job. That may be proper, elegant and refined, according to the NEW YORK HEKALD, THURSDAY, JUNE 10, 1858. Thurlow Weed code of etiquette, but in plain Saxon it is called bribery and corruption, We eubmit that the action of Mr. Fillmore is not 80 refined as that of Weed, but is infinitely more honest and straightforward. Watt Srezer anp tue Avsany Lospy.— While professing to be much shocked at the ras- calities of Wall street, Thurlow Weed is evi- dently sorry that he does not have so fair a chance in the temple of Plutus as in the lobby at Albany or Washington. He compares the “gentlemen of the street” with the “gentlemen of the road,” such as “Claude Duval and Dick Turpin.” He licks his lips over the “ diffe- rences of millions of dollars” and the time sales of seventeen thousand shares of New York Cen- tral and nineteen thousand of Chicago and Rock Island. Then Thurlow has a little virtuous in- dignation against the stock gamblers, who, he says, “are just now violent in their patriotism, and greatly desirous for summary vengeance upon the British cruisers who have touched the national honor,” and winds up with some advice gratis to people who hold sound stocks for permanent investment, hoping they will not sacrifice them to the “sharpers.” However “sharp” they may be in Wall street, we think thet Thurlow’s operations at Washing- ton havé been equally keen. His exemplars— Claude Duval and Dick Turpin—we have no knowledge of, and never heard that they took five thousand dollar bribes, and then talked cant against their fellow thieves. Thurlow Weed is either becoming very moral of late, or he is very much disgusted at being debarred from any share of the spoils of Wall street. What’s the matter? Have the five thousand dollar jobs given out ?—the placers at Washing- ton and Albany waxed dry? THE LATEST NEWS. IMPORTANT FROM WASHINGTON. Orders from the British Admiral to Stop the British Outrages. INCREASE OF THE NAVY. Twenty-five New Vessels of War Au- thorized by the House. Curious Revelations Concerning the Wil- lett’s Point Case, bo. &o., &o. Our Special Washington Despatch. Wasuivaton, June 9, 1868. Advices were received here to day from Commander Rodgers, of the Water Witch, dated at Key West. He states that he met there the commander of the British gunboat Jaaper, who was in search of the Styx, with per- emptory orders from his government to desist at once from visiting or boarding our vessels. The British com- mander says they were acting under the instructions of 1847. He says the British Admiral was exceedingly mor- tified at the course pursued by their vessels. Developments in the matter ofthe Willett’s Point inves- tigation show a curious state of things. The Chairman of the committee, who was the most active member in en- deavoring to criminate the Secretary of War and others, now stands at the’bar instead of within it. At the last hour of meeting yesterday it was shown that the Chair- man had instructed the Clerk to write an anonymous let- ‘ter to the Chairman of the Senate Committee, Mr. Clay, making charges against Mr. Sohell,as a man unit for the appointment of Collector of New York. This anonymous letter was mailed from New York. Subsequent to this ‘Mr. Haskin wrote a letter, as Chairman of the committee, following up the charges, making extracts from the evi- dence, and striking out statements which were very ma- terial. It was also shown that both the anonymous letter and that signed by Mr. Heskin as Chairman of the Com- mittee were in the same handwriting, and the Clerk swore that both were dictated by Tt was further shown that in an important affidavit the date was altered from 1856 to 1867, the object of the Prove that the property was offered in price, whereas the offer was made in 1856. proven that after the manuscript had the committee, Mr. Haskin went to the printing office and altered the proof, and instructed the foreman not t al- low a copy to be given out to any one, not even to mem- bers of the committees. This is unquestionable authority for saying that the statement made in the Tribune of to. day, that Mr. Haskin had boon exonerated by the com- Miltee, ia not true. ‘The Judiciary Committee of the Senate has reported on the memorials as to the question of telegraphic commu- [ ews with regard to the action of the British Parliament, Mt ie bardly probable that one will be made with the At- lastic Telegraph Company. The language of the report is ‘that ‘the act of Parliament incorporating the Atlantic Telegraph Company seems, in some of ite provisions, to reader any contract with that company inadmissible within the tmtent of Congress, aa evidenced in the act au- thorizing s contract."’ The act certainly embodies « con- trolling power for Great Britain over the company incom- patible with the provisions of the act of Congress, The bills and most of the business of the session will be finished by Saturday aight. The Houge will probably insist on its amendments to the Senate bill increasing the number of jsloops-of-war from six to ten. It is believed the Senate will yield. The affair betwoon Messrs. Davis and Beajamin, of the Sewate, is settled. ‘The fight of the steamship Commodores, transferred from New York to Washington at the heel of the session, ls intense. Jo, White and Isdy left this evening for your city. Vanderbilt vows vengeance against those opposed It js said be will, with his large capital, endeavor to run Collins down on the Furopean line. The following members compose the Conference Com- mittee on Civil Appropriation bill — Messrs. Hunter, Bigler ‘and Fessenden, of the Senate, and Messrs. Phelps, Phillips and Howard, of the House. They have thetr first meeting this evening. The amendments involve many millions of ing, detaining, searching or setzing our merchant vessels anywhere without the exclusive jarisdiction of Great Britain, the President be authorized to employ the naval forces to resist and Chevalier famed and fretted when charged with biack rich, and will probably see “aylicat, Weer sitet te ‘Weed’s authority to make the negotiation, whe was te share any profits he might get. THIRTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. FIROT SESSION. ‘OULTY. Mr. Pearce, (adm.) of Md, referring yonteréay vetwoa Heasrs. Devs und Besjuials aces ‘thai the from bis out speoting | FH i ¥ feyet Feaks il He Eze 8p ihntutl F 5 i iH i belt ef =: 35 9 ri F H i i i th i Hs § = i ait HH | BSgEEE iy i a 3 s 3 I F i fh F i fF i ii BE i 5 i £. 2 He ih i af ii 7 & g H gi i Z t A 3 i Ei Fre elif 5 Hi i Ht | f ; ‘extra postage om letters conveyed by foreign su ssidised Mr. Puan, (adm.) of Ohio, moved to reduce the appre- Priation from three hundred and twenty-eight thousand te eighty five thousand dollars for the mail transportavea from Paname to California, antil the expiration of the pre. sent contract with the Pacific Mail Steamship Compeay; Mr, St0o after st tale or trencportetion the Te- huantepec Toute at raion equivalent to tne postage.” Net 2 21. Mr. Seward \ioe “oral ont aia favor ot the Collins line, end ef : of the Wg steels Pek spt ee nw tren ‘The total amour! by the bill i# about a million “Thea the {ndian Deficiency bill was taken ap, whoa the Benate adjourned. st Heuse of Representatives” Wasnictom, June 9, 1868. ‘Veasols to be larued in the name of the President or Seore- tary to any incorporated company. CODIFICATION OF THR REVENUE LAWS. On motion of Mr. Joun Coonan, (edm.) of N. Y., the consideration of the bill for the codification of the revenue laws was postponed until the second Wednesday ia Be- THE NAVAL APPROPRIATION ATLL. The House proceeded to the consideration of the Senate's amendmenta to the Naval bill. rR allt fii ial lta i ne Ta tbgsttes Geis g355e8F ! & 3 ry = “ 2 at HH if is a 3 5 i Mr, Kerrr (adm.) of 8. C., was willing to put the Inices ine tate of defence, He was not pi the result of the impending difficulties with reat Britain, but in bis jadgment there would now be no War, nor would he do anything to produce ft. At tne game time, oven at the bagard of @ war, be would resi