The New York Herald Newspaper, July 1, 1858, Page 5

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDOY BENNETT, EDATOR AND PROPRIETOR. ~ OFFIOE N. W. CORNBR OF PCLPON AND NASSAU BTS. FRI, task tm etronee . re * ERALD b:t0 cents per per annum THE WEEKLY HERALD voor Soneken, te ele coats per Copy, oF $8 per anmum : the Bw Bdition 44 per annum, ¢ fr Great Britain, or $5 fo any part of the Continent THE FAMILY HERALD, coory Wedneaday, at four coals pe anny. ISEMENTS renewet cvory day; advertisements in sorted in the PERKLY MewalD FaMtuy MRRALD, and in Oh Cliformia and Buropcan Saitions AMUSEMENTS THIS BYENING. BYBU4"S GARDEN, Broadway ~GQur Mazxerixe, on tar Gursr's Prowscy BOWARY THEATRE, Bowery —Maceztn -Lx Moxstan— Bau. besernpar ACaDERY OF THE DRaWA, 585 Broadway—Eirvrns BARPUMS AMERIO N MUSEUM, Broatwar—afier posa—Postuan anv His Dow = Brening- Jessis Waauton WOOD'S BUT DING 641 end HAS Broadway —Rewiorian Boxat, I ances, Ao —Panonaxa OF THE Hupsom Savee ba tm BALD 472 Renadowar—Bevanre’ Miveraris —Neare! ep Buaiesques—Bos Riviry ¢esriy a. 444 BYOADW*Y—Marr Puat's Cawrsest, Wivereeis Brnroriax MELODIES AND Dexves -ancio-arnioss Cinous _— Wew ¥Yirk, Thareday, Jaly 1, 1458. The News Onur despatches from Washington this morning are important. It is stated that all the members of the administration concur in regarding both the principle avd practice of the right of search as aban doved by Great Britain. The government has re Bolved, it is said, to despatch an efficient naval furce to Nicaragua to protect our citizens there, and in- surethe opening of the Transit route to the com. merce of the world. Late accounts from Paraguay indicate a favorable settlement of our difficulty with that republic Onur dispute with New Granada however, is not likely to be adjusted speedily. The new constitution of that country was duly signed on the 22d of May. It is now looked upon as cer- tain that the Cass-Herran convention will not bo ratified unless prompt measures are taken by our goverument to bring the New Granadians to terms The steamers Arctic and Water Witch have been ordered home from the Gulf. They will repair to Washington. ‘We have received our special deepatcehs from Salt Lake City and Camp Scott by mail down to the morning of the 6th of June. They contain much iu- teresting matter regarding the condition of affairs at the headquurters of the army and ucighborhood; but as the most important points of the intelligence have been anticipated by the telegraph, and have already sppeared in our columns, and as the pro- ceedings in the British Parliament upon the impor- tant pending questions between Eugland and tho United States occupy @ large portion of our space, ‘We are constrained to postpone the publication of the details. it will be seen, however, from the ‘was to advance upon Salt Lake City as soon as practicable after the arrival in camp of the y reinforcements and supplies in charge of Colonel Hoffman and Captaia Marcy. Both these officers probably reached Camp Scott about the 10th of June, and doubtless by this time tho army is quar- tered near the capital of the Mormons. The convention called to endeavor to settle the differences between the Erie and New York Central Railroad Companies met at Buffalo yesterday. So far as the proceedings of the first day's session, as reported by telegraph, are an indication of the feeling of the parties, there seems but little pros- pect of an amicable adjustment of the aforesaid differences. The European news to the 19th ult., brought by the Arabia, reached this city from Boston last even- ing. Our files, dated in London on the 19th, con tain full reports of tne highly important dobates which took place in both houses of the Eaglish Par- Lament on the night of the 17th and Isth ultimo on the question of the right of search at sea and the African slave trade. We publish the proceedings in this morning's paper. The screw steamship Berussia, which left South- ampton on the evening of the 18th ult., reached this port last evening. We have advices from South America dated at Montevideo 5th and Pernambuco 22d of May. From Montevideo the business accounts are as favorable as could be expected during her political convalescence. Exchange on London 4044. to 401 d.; discounts 14d. to 14. per month. A letter from Pernambaco, dated as above, says:——We bave had another doll month. As we bave had abundant supply of rain within the last fow days there is every prospect of an abundant supply of fuod. Exchange opened on the 3d instant at 254, the rate then declined to 254d. Sagar un- changed. Hides have advanced. Yeliow fever still prevails. We bave news from Port Louis, Mauritins, to the 10th of May. The Gazette of that day says heavy rains bave fallen within the last few days, and as the plantations were previously in a very forward state this timely aid was most acceptable. Transac- tions in sugar have been limited, as there is little for sale. The quotations have scarcely varied since our last. Freights have not improved. Oar correspondent in Havana, writing on 24th nit., announces the release from jail of Captain Palm- mer, imprisoned in October last for an allegod com- plicity with slave traders. Captain de Riviere left Havana on the Catawba, determined to seck his affianced bride in the United States. ‘The Commissioners of Emigration met yesterday afternoon. An appropriation of $16,800 to defray in part the debt due the counties for the support of poor emigrants was passed. A communication from Dr. Bissell, Superiatendent of the Marine Hospital at Staten Island, complaining of the want of accom modation for passengers’ luggage, wae received. A lengthy complaint of the passengers by tho ship Charies Cooper, sctting forth bad treatment and neglect on the part of the officera of the ship, dar- ing @ voyage from Antwerp to New York, was read and referred to the Vice President with power, after which the Board adjourned. Heary Brooks, who held the position of boatswain in the United States nuvy, fell down in a fit on ‘Tuesday, near the Lyceum in the Navy Yard, and : -netured his skall. Ho was conveyed to the Naval Hospital, where he died. Mr. Brooks accompanied Dr. Kane in both his expeditions to the Arctic seas as first lieutenant, in which service ho lost the toes of his feet, which were frozen off. Ho had been pre- ' sented with medals from Queen Victoria, Lady Franklin and others, for meritorious service, bat pone of them can now be found amongat his effects. ‘The deceased was a Swede hy birth, but had beon in this country since his youth, and most of his life in the United States service. Another meeting of the Committee of the Com- ‘mon Council on the removal of President Monroe's remains took place yesterday in the City Hall. They paseed resolutions inviting the Mayors and Cowmonalties of Brooklyn, Jersey City and Hob» ken, end the oflcers of the army and navy, and all government officials in this city, to participate in ‘the obvequies. Their proceedings yesterday were in- teresting throoghout. A report of them ap pears in another column. The Virginians regidont in this city held a mass meeting list night at the Metropolitan Hotel, in reference to the same subject. The daily session of the Excise Commissioners wae reewmed yesterday. Applications fur store Reepers’ licenses were received from Joseph McKee, of 202 Broome street; A. Binninger & Oo., of 92 made tobave a liceuse granted last year renowed ‘or the present year, but the Board declined to do “hin, bo) .eving that the law did not warcant such ac- tien, ‘An Cxamination of the pupils of the female de- partment of St. Patrick's Cathedral school took place at the institution in Mulborry strect yostarday. The exercives were very efficiently got through, aad premiums givon to a large number of acholara. Ad- ‘tresses were also delivered by the vary Rev. William Starks, Vicur General, and the Hon. John Kelly. The Commissioners of Health me! at the usual hour yerterday, the Mayor, President Husweii, tho City Inrpector, and Dra. Thompson, Rockwell: snd Miler being present. A communicativa was resd from pereous residiag in Thirty-niath street, near Second avenue, complaining of the nuivaaze occv- sioned by an immense heap o mannre accumulat- ing in thet neighborhood. The letter was referred $0 the City Luspector, and the Board adjoumed The particulars of the late pugilistic encounter between Tom Sayers and Paddock for the champion- ship of England are given thie morning, with a re port of the affair which came off same cay between Ubarles Lynch “the American” and Joho Harring- ton, ‘The receipts of beef cattle during the past week amounted to 2,741 head, a decreaso of 1,362 bead ag compared with the week previous. Tue market yesterday was very duil, and prices declined from '] one-baif to one cent per pound, notwithstanding the short supply. In other descriptions of stock the demand was fair,witbout material change as re- garde prices, {he concn market wae quiet yeatarday, while the eales were ocullved to a fow hundred bales, witnoat-cnange cf Moment in crices. Some were waiting be arrival of the Arabia's letters, which came to hand yesterday evecing after the close of business bours. Fiour was heavy and closed at lower rates for euperfine aud medium grades of State and Western, while sales were modernte. Prime cargoce of wheat were scarce and firmiy heid, while poor ole abd Camp cergoes were plenty and heavy. Tae saies embrared anout 80,000 a 46,000 basbels at rates given in another cotumn. Corn was fru acd to good demand, with a far amount of sales. Tork less buoyant; sales of mess were made at $16 35 @ $16 50, and prime a: $13 35.0 81s 40. Sugars cuntioued active and frm, with snies of edeut 1,600 hhés , and a cargo cf molado, the rates of which, with the amount cf stock in market, will be found esewhere. Ceffve was quiot, but meaty; the stonk Of all kinds in this market amounts to about 30,607 bags — of which 10,794 are Rio, 4,000 do, Santos, nnd 1,260 mate Jara Freight engagements were moderate, thouga with more cfferiog than on the previous day. To Liverposi, about 56,000 bushels of wheat were eogsged, in begs, a 444, 2,000 bbis flour at Is. 154. ale. 84, with bacco and lard af 168. ‘The Mormons, the Western Indians, the Army and the Treasury. “Gentlemen may cry peace, peace; bat there is no peace,” it we may credit the reports re- ceived of Col. Steptoe’s defeat by the Indians of Oregon and Warbington Territories, and the latest intelligence from Utah concerning the suspicious movements ot the Mormons. Meaa- time the “General Orders ” to the army, which we publish to-day, will furaish the iateiligent reader a pretty distinct idea of the immense field of operations in the pacification of Mur- mous and Indians over which the command of Gen. Johnston and the troops on the marco over the Plains are to be distribated. First, “on the supposition that the Mormons no longer intend to op pote an armed resis!nace to the entrance of the United States troops iato the valley of Sait Lake, the Generalin-Chief, after full consultation with the Seoretary of War,” directs that the number of troops to remaia in the department of Utah under Gen. Jobnston eball be limited to about three thousand men of all arms; but “if iu bis march to the West tea. Burney sbould receive satisfactory intelli- gence that the voluntary submission of the Mormons io the federal sutborities, as. sumed in the preamble to these orders, is not to be relied upon, but that, on the contrary, serious rvsistance to the entrance of our advanced forces into Salt Like Valicy on the part of those people is proba ble, the General, in the exercise of s sound discretion, will continue to advance with the whole of the reinforcements now « route for that Territory, or with such parts thereof, in addition to the Sixth and Seventh regiments of infantry and Reynolds’ buttery, as to him may ecem necessary.” Otherwise, about a thousaad men—boree, foot and artillery companice—wili remain upon the Plains duriag the sammer to keep open the line of communication to Utah and several batteries on the march will retura to Fort Leavenworth, With regard to the reported defeat of Col Steptoe on Soake river, these army orders de- clare that, as “reliable though not official accounts of Indian hostilities of some magni- tude in Washington and Oregon Territories make it advisuble to strengthen the force now in that quarter, a regiment of infantry, either the Sixth or the Seventh, as the commander in Utah (Geo. Jobnston) may determine, will be sent, as coon as he can spare it, to Fort Walla Walla,” a military station on the Columbia tiver, below the junction of Saake or Lewis river, and within a few days march of the ecene Of Steptoe’s defeat ; but, ehould Gen. Johuston deem it unsafe to despatch the regiment to Walla Walla by the ueual Oregon desert route, be will send it by such other route as he may deem the most expedient to the department of the Pacific—meaning, we suppose, that he may send it by the emigrant trail across to California, and thence by steamer up the Pacific coast to the mouth of the Columbia. In view of this general disposition of the troops in the ficld, and the indicated reduction of the force originally intended for Ussh to about one-half the number, it is ordered that the provisions, &c., en roule over the Plaina, in- tended fora year’s subsistence of the whole force, be concentrated in Utah for the support of Gen. Johnston’s command for two years, as the residue of the army on the Plains will be otherwise subsisted. We are thus particular in the explanation of these details because we accept these army orders as embracing a highly satisfactory d's- tribution of the troops to meet the exigencies of the day, and a proper regard to the most economical disposition of the important artic!os of subsistence. We have had some accouats of the enormous trains of elephants, camels, oxen, horees and mules, and vehicles of all doscrip- tions required in the movement to rome remote point of this or that column of the British army in India; but these necessities of army transpor- tation there are trifling compared with those of the western half of this continent. Vor example: from Leavenworth to Fort Walla Walla, a distance of some seventeen or cighteon bundred miles, the subsistence of the troops for the whole journey must accompany them; and for many desert marches the subsistence even for the mules and horses must be supplied from the wagons. Ilence the enormously increased appropriations required at the late seeeton of Congress on account of the army, and hence the duty of the most rigid economy enjoined in Liberty street; Beninger De Witt of 12 Pine street; | thee? army orders. end William Knapp, of 256 Washington street. 7 ‘They were all granted on condition that the appli- From the supply of two years’ provisions for the army of Utah we may conclade that the canta should pay #90, An application was also | policy of muking Sult Lake Valley a permanent NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, JULY 1, 1858 wilitary stusion baw beearesoived upon, aud Wirely, we teink, ia any view of the enbdject The Mormons, or « portion of them, bold s very nepicloua ettitude towards General Johnston and the srmy, vo'witbetanding ali their pre- tence of submission. They bave for tho pro sent moved their barces and children: from Salt Lake couthward tone forty or fifty miles to Provo; but a considerable body of Mormon men have remained behind 'o take care of their property and crops, with 4 stroug war party ameng them, It may be that the Saints are only thue lingering around their holy places to gather in the jea:’s harveet before under- taking their final evacuation; but should the army suddenly come in among thom, there may be an accidental ekirmish or two, which psy eed to a flerce guerrilla war. We have reason to believe that Brigham Youag has a ape that he may yet bring about the recall of the army by the government, In that event Gov. Comwming, his Secretary of State, and the Judicial officers accompanying him could be tol- ereted by the wily Mormon chief; for, with the whole community at bis back, neither Governor vor juéges nor juries.conld prevert the Peopbet from being, a8 for as necessary, de facto the Go- vernor, and the law of his people. We euspect that if Col. Kane brought any ul- timatum from Brigham Young in reference to to his absolute evbmission to the laws, it was thet the army should be recalied.. Atailevents, we have rearon to believe that this is his preseut object end hope, ia his dilly dalying with Gov. Cumming. These army orders of Jane 29, how- ever, and other officia! papers which wilt doubtless accompany them, wi!l be apt to con- vince the Prophet that he must submit, even to the presence of the army, or make up his mind for a speedy and flual evacuation of Utah. According to our latest advices from Washing- ton, the army orders, No 17, given elsewhere, are net conclusive ; but are held eabject to auch changes as any new authentic intelligence from this or that quarter may reader advisable. This {s apparent in the orders themselves, and in the lurge margin of discretion therein allowed to General Harney snd General Jobaston. Upon the whole, it will be manifest to the reader that while all reasonable measures of conciliation will be adepted towards the Mormons, they wi'l he required to submit, not otly to the laws, bat to the presence of an army corps suflicient to enforce the laws, On the otber band, we trast that the order fer the movement of s regiment to Fort Walla Walla will be adhered to, because of the ia- creased emigration over the Plains which will be attracted in the direction of Oregon and Washington Territories from the recent gold discoveries in the British possesaions near the nortbern line of the last named Territory. This emigration will be very great should these gold washings be found to extend over our side of the line, as they most probably do; and in this view the army might be made very useful, vot only in reducing the intermediate Iadians to peace, but in opening something like a rega- lar overland road from the western side of the Rocky Mountains to the Columbis river. Tue Rovrery or THe TaxParers.—The joint Committee of Accounts having been for- tified with an additional sum of five thousand dellare, to mect their expenses, are going on vigorously with their investigation into the af- fairs of the Assessment Department and Bareau \ of Arreare. The work is autarally slow, for the | matters requiring investigation extend back some eight years or more; but they expect by Javuary next to have completed their labors, and bave eetabliched an entirely now system | of transacting business in the Finance and! ‘that new tactics have been adopted by the Street Departmeuts, Every day some new evi- dence turné up ehowing the villanous way in which things are managed at present. On Fridey last the committee traced » fraud amounting to $4,800 to one of the Deputy Col- lectors of Ascesement, paid long ago on pro- perty upon which the lien was never cancelled; and thet sum, of course, went straight into the pocket of the collector. Thousands of Property owners have no doubt been mulcted in the same fashion. Many Lastances of this kind bave taraed up durivg the progress of the in vestigation, but itis only when property comes to be eold that it is found to be encumbered by alicn, So common has this become that the committee are now iseuing circulars to every one whose assesements are in arrear, invitiog them to furnish an exhibit of any money they may have paid, as the oaly way of dis- | covering the extent to which this species of frwud has gone. The books show arrears to the amount of nearly six millions due the treasury up to the first of January last. How mach of this eum bas been paid and not accounted for remains to be seen when the property owncrs respond to tho circulars. The whole system of asecesing property is so Jooee that there oan be no check on the frauda- lent conduct of the officials. There arc many large property owners in the city who are en- tirely ignorant that their property has been assessed for any amount, although liens are standing againet them, aed they are returned to the Bareaa of Arrears as delinqueat. When they are applied to some of them will find that they have to pay interest on the amount at the rate of twelve per cent for two, three, or four years. In one case which has come to our knowledge, the interest alone on an assessment of property belonging to an.extensive property owner amounts to $250, though ho was never notified that his property had been assessed for acy purpose. In this way a great many poople bo complain of the onerous taxation they have already paid will find one of those days that a heavy arrearage still etands against them. We advise all the taxpayers who roocive the above mentioned circular to hant up thelr receipts at once, and see whether they are really in arrear or pot. Such is the system which the joint Committee of Accounts are endeavoring to ventilate; and evch is the syetem which tho oppressed tax- payers are expected to demolich by combined notion at the next election. If they fatl to act energ¢tically in the matter they must expect to be plundered es they have beon for the last ten years, but in an increased ratio, for the hungry officeholders under the Corporation arc getting more grasping and more daring every day. Nothing but a thorough cleansing of the Corporation stable, and the installins of a9 ea- tircly new set of men in office, will pat a stop to this ehamefaced robbery. Tue Nicaracva Tranert Route Question. — It will be seen by a communication in another column from the Secretary of the American At lentic and Pacific Ship Canal Company, that thie corporation claims to have the legal and excla- tive possession of the Nicaragua Transit route grant, and that it is actively at work patting itin order for an early open'ng. In viow of tho contra. * oxctien that existe on the part of the several par- ties claiming to hold an exclusive grant of this route, it would be well if ali of them wou'd make a clean breast of itand publisd the documents en which they rest their respective claims. Wilt zot Commodcre Vanderbilt publish the last grant be is eaid to have obtained from Nioara- gua, and let us cee the ground ho stands ont The Qaceticn of the Right ef Gearch--More Evide: oo thas Ut be not Setsled, I: will be eeen by our correspoodence from Havana that there bes been another American vessel fired into off the const of Cuba at as late a dsy ss tbe 13th ult. On this occasion there is some doubt as to who is tho volunteer bigh policeman of the cea The aggresive vessel hoisted Spanish colors, but did not seem to be a Spanish veasel. Captain Mason, of the berk Louisa, the ship attacked, thought her British, Whatever she was he behaved very Froperly in hoisting his colors and continuing on his.course. It is perbaps.to. bo regretted} that more of our cuptains did not do the thing before, when the outrages were 40 nu- merous, 28. the question.of the right of search migbt then have been brought to a faal-settle- ment, which it now-ecems far from attaining, There sre some antecedents for enpposing British cruisers in this matter of overhauling American vessels. It will be remembered that we published lately an account of the mectiag of the United States war steamer Arctic and ber Britannic Majesty's steamer Styx at sea, on which occasion the latter hoisted the Spanish flag, and after ruaning down to the Arctic pear enough to make out what she was, altered her course and went off without ex- changing thoee courtesies customary between national ships meeting at sen. It may be that ebe hoped to escape recognition by the Arctic, after baving adopted the unwarrantable manceu- vre of hoisting a flag che was not entitled to wear. This proceeding of the Styx gives us reason to doubt that the aggressor io the Inte @eace of the bark Louisa was a Spanish cauicer. If it chould turn out that an American vessel hag been fired into by a Spanish government schooner on the coast of Cubs, it only adds another strong argument to the necessity we have urged that Lord Malmeebury’s despatch ia relation to the right of search should be published. If Spain has followed the example of England, and constituted her war vessels also into a volunteer ocean police, the sooner she knows of the fact that England has receded from her position on this question the bet- ter. If this fact is not made patent to the world, we shall soon have other volunteer po- licemen upon the ocean following the example of England and Spain. There ig no reason why Huyti should not send out her one schooner nevy with » “long tom” amidships, and give us eome specimens of the negro inter- pretation of the law of nations The leakings of tho circumlocution office at Washington differ about the contents of Lord Malmesbury’s despatch. One side would have us believe that England has given up the whole question; while another acsures us that the true issue is not settled at all, and that we are only humbugged. Now the whole country has been intensely excited on this great question, and a few indefi- nite assurances from Washington cannot wholly allay the public feeling on this point; and par- ticularly eo when the tenor of these assurances is contradictory of each other. If the question is traly eettled the public anxiety should be al- layed; if it is not settled the public should not be deceived, and our future peace endangered. Neither the people of this country nor foreign governments can be convinced by such indef- nite and contradictory outgivings as we have from Washington. The withholding of the des- patch from the world greatly fortifies the doubt on the part of the community in the honesty and finality of the settlement claimed; and the more so when It is ecen that Lord Malmesbury, in the Honse of Lords on the 17th, and Mr, Fitzgerald, in the House of Commons on the 18th ultimo, each accompanied their announcement of the ceding of the right of scarch question by the Britieh government with a “but.” Now great international issues are not settled with a “but;” the safety of our commerce upon the ocean cannot hang upon a “but ;” the peace of two powerful nations cannot be preserved with a “but.” When the trne position of this ques- tion does come-out, it will be found that it is not eettled, and that we have got to go through greater irritation and insult, and a more dan- gerous excitement than that whicli lately ran like wildfire through the land. Tue Rerveric oy Lieria « Faurns—Ouar pet little free nigger republic on the coast of Africa seems to be progressing backwards at a wonderfully rapid rate. It was only a few days since that we published the speeches of a hu- manitarian at Jamaica, pitching into Liberia terribly, and denouncing it as one of the greatest free nigger humbugs of the age. He had been there and seen the whole thing. Asa niggor garden of Eden it was a perfect failare; as a source of supply for free nigger labor it does not amount to anything at all; asa free nigger political experiment its grand result was minus, We had some doubts about this Jamaica view of the republic of Liberia, fearing that there was something of the spirit of the opposition shop in it. But Colonel Danforth, who pub lishes a paper somewhere out in the far Northwest, and goes to sea as 8 Parser in the navy, has written home to his journal a lugubrious account of Monrovia and its surroundings, which we published yesterday. He docs not entertain any better opinion of the capabilities of the free nigger in Liberia than does the Jamaica humanitarian. We learn from him that we bad a State of Maryland in Africa as long as the State of Mary- and in America was willing to keep it up by the payment of a subsidy of ten thousand dollars a year; but as -oon as this was stopped the African Maryland fell through, and was annexed to Li- beria, This humbug, he thiaks, will explode too in a fow years, and if the foreign aid it now receives from the American Colonization Sovicty were withdrawn, nearly all the inhabitants would take to the bush in @ short time. The only evidence to the contrary of thes facts is & little information received by the blanket sheet Journal of Commerce, who fhads everything in Liberia prospering vigorously. We fear that journal is a little prejadiced on the subject, as the free nigger republic has heen its pet for a long time. If the Bdoa of Liberia is a failaro, we would like to know what is to become of the free niggers of Missouri which I, P. Blair, Jr., ! and bis shute of black republicans wish to «ject frum that State, Tas Artanrio Trixorapn Exrerrnise —4 portion of the community bas "gua to augur i] to the eucecgs of the Atinatic Velrgraph ea- terprise, from the fact of the Niagara Wot havfog yet repopted bereelf at St. Jubns} but ven the circumstances are considered, it will be a°ea that thet fecling is, as yet at least, premature. The Arabia, which arrived at Hattfax on Mon- aay, passed what was supposed to be one of the Telegroph squadron, on the 234 of Juae, ia Jatituds 53 36, lovgitude 30 08—several de- grees distant from the point at wh'ob tue cabte was to be united, and whence the vessels were to start for their respective destioations, They may bave probably met ou the 25th, aud sepa rated on the 26th or 27th. As it will have token from a week to ten days to lay the cable, it isevidently an impossibility that the Niagara could arrive before the eud of this werk, It is quite clear, therefore, that her non arrival up to this time furnishes no ground whatever for deepanding as to the resuit of the enterprise. What a singular coincidence it would be— ‘endl it fooks by no means to be anaultkely one— should ghe two countries be first udited by this electric bond om the auttiversary of the day ‘ally dtrsetvereal The happening of sach ‘an event would iaftse a.new viemeut into tre celebfation of our gteat natioual holiday, the Fourth of July, and give new wpitit to the general rejoicings of the day. Newsrarere Proscrirrion in Germany.— There muet be somethivg rotten in the State of Prussia when it allows itself to be frightened by half a dozen German cewspapere published in the United States. We see that the govern- ment at Berlin has begun to imitate that of Louis Nepoleon in ita cevsorship of the press, The Secretary of the Interior of Prassia has accordingly probibited the circulation withia that kingdom of two German papers published in this city—tbe Staats Zeitung aud the Neue Zzit (the latter being alrendy defunct); of oue pubiished in St. Louis, der Anzeiger des Westens; of the Wisconsin Demokrat, published in Mant- towoo; of the Volks Zitung, of Michigan; of the Davenport (Lowa) Demokrat, and of the Chi- esgo National Demokrat. In what manner our Teutonic cotemporeries have managed to scare the authorities of Prassia we are at & loss to conjecture, as we never fiad in those sheets anything calculated to cause. alarm to the most nervous old woman. We are afraid thathis Majesty Frederick Wil- liam must have communicated a portion of the malady that affects him to the Ministers, and that this decree against Americac-German newspapers is an indication of the disease. Fitber that, or Pruesia must be excessively timid and easily frightened. We beg that go- vernment to be reassured, and to try and keep calm. We will answer for the pacific intentions of our German fellow citizens, particularly io these days of tropical heat, when they devote themeelves to little else than the consumption of lager bier. Tux Free Love Convention—Procress or Inripeniry.—The New York Times and Tribune, the organs of the free love, infidel aad Fourie rite eects which exist in this part of the couutry, were fall on Tueeday, of reports of the recent convention held at Ratland, Vermont. The occasion was imposing. All the prominent free lovers, infidels, socialists, spiritualists, e hoc genus omne, were present in force. Never were they in higher feather or better spirits, Never, according to their statements, did their cause look more promising or their prospects brighter. The opening speaker was Mra, Branch of New York, who, we are told, is a handsome looking woman of thirty, with a profusion of curls, She isafreelover. She holds that mar- riage is the ruin of society; that woman has a Tight “to love when she will, where she will, and as che will;” that she has a right to “bear children when she will and by whom she will.” After bitterly inveighing against man for “giving women the right of bearing children,” this lady wound up her speech with the follow- ing resolution:— Resolved, That the slavery and degradation of women proceeds from the institution ef marriage; that by tac marriage contract she loses the contrul of her name, her et ee, labor, ber affections, hor chil- This lady was followed by others who pro- pounded similar views, and at last there came a young Pennsylvanian, who declared that he had carried free love into practice; that “he had married himself to his wife;” aad that when they chose “they would separate without the help of God, priest, or magistrate.” Slavery was the next topic handled. Heary C. Wright desired to “see the Union damaed to everlasting damnation,” if it was to perpetuate slavery. Mr. Cutting would rather “go to heil and be a man than go to heaven and bea skulk.” So he was for abolition. Religion coming up accidentally, Mr. Thomas Cartis took occasion to pronounce it “the black- est and most scoundrel like namo in the world.” Other gentlemen followed in the same strain, each differing from the other in the form and manner of his denunciations, bat all agreeing in preclaiming the Bible to be a hambag and Christianity a delusion. Naturally and con- sistently enough, this led to a not very harmo- nious endorsement of the doctrine of spiritaal- ism, which was thoroughly discussed by the aposties. Whether this convention will succeed in spreading throughout the country a distaste for religion, matrimony and the constitution re- mains to be seen; if it does not, it will not be the fault of its newspaper organs, the Times aad Tribune, Nimo's Ganpes—Miss Ocwnmax’s Farewstt Eso.oe MayT.—Londom Assurance” wee repeated on it evening, with the great e@xst of Monday, inctuding Mise Cushman, Miss Devlin, Mr. A. Pacilo, Mr. W. R Biate, Mr. Davenport, Mr. John Brougham, Mr. Gilbert, Mr. Daweon, &c. &c. The house was quite full, aaa the per- formance wes an admirable one in every respect. “Guy Manpering’’ to night. Acapemy or Wosic—Fixaue on THe Orena Skasoy.—The fummer season of Malian Opera at the Aowiomy was brought to ac ove last night with the perfor manos of por. tions of “La Travia’a’ and “‘Masaniello.” The house waa weil attended, bat ehould have been much fuller. ‘The soagon has only paid the working oxpenses, the prin. cipal artiats receiving litte of mounting for their services, The performance of lest night was the cignisencn of the series under this management. The operas porfurmed have boon the Favorita,’’ the ‘fraviatl,”’ “il Berbisra,” “41 Bivigiia,”’ the “Trova‘ore,’’ “Liege di Caamousix,’’ (Masaniolls” and ‘Sappho.’ The comparative faitare of the seeson, in @ pecuniary point. of view, has already been ac oanted for, The opera: were ali admiralty ren- Cored, aa far as the principal parts ware concemed, and Mmo. de Geavaviga bas expockally distinguished here Tt a announced thet she is abov) to retarn to Baropa, bul we trust that inducements wi) be efered to her to revisit tho United Btates, Nearly al the other artiste, will bo retained Wy Mr. Maretzex. Signor Gaasier eatle for Furope immedir rely, and wid rotarn with Mee. Gussier, an al mira?je artiat. Sisor Brignolt also parpe ses to meko av Evropena trip during his summer congé. ’ : rg. } ftir amdppagoad, for Vous The question, when, elghty two years ago, they: were politi- | leaps, and, mi rf Coon rr ‘sent, le likely Wy sacceot, why coos be icavo ‘st guce & THE LATEST NEWS. ew URTEBESTING FROM WasHINGTON. The Right cf Scaron Qusstion Regarded as , Settled— Movements wo Pracens the Tenadtt Romz—Gas Relations with Sow Gianaaa, \ Paragosy ard Merteo, Se , &o. OUR BPROIaL WASHIXGTOM DBYP ATOM» Wasmsgtom, Jane Sf, R853. Inthe definite sett'ement of the tmportuat qteskon the right of searob, watch bas given us 60 much tres- die with Engtacc from the foundation of our the credit belongs in av especia! manner to Me Buchsase’s etministre ion, apart from the. action of Covgroas. Be fore Consrees touched the snojent ths atmoistration Bad promptly and cecisively called upon the British govera- ment to abancon, pot ouly the practice of search, bet tts pretensions to the right Not only Geoorel Mass, dated the ecniptetvation, consi¢ers bord tue princip’e and pree tice of the right of search absolutely abandoned. ‘The edeipistration bas resvlved to piace @ sufficiest naval force on each ite of the Transit route through Noa Tagua to protect our citizens and to preveat obstrectie af the passage cn that great bignway by avy cause whative ‘The governmert is determined not to be trifle’ vith, aad ‘will eet ou the most Liberal principle: ia tasiexog: upoe freedom of passage 16 the 6ommercecf ths world. Senor Mata is ere, aad leaves \>-morrow for Now: Or= te waked, if Juv -ca's government, which be..ame t>repre- Gritioal time? y 4 By news, from New Granata to tho Legation iu Wase ington J earn that though there bat -besrscmot.!k about war with Ecuador, it was cot probable there woule ve war. The d.Moulty arcee from outsmages eaid to have boca committed some years ago on some citizens of New ara waia, reparadon for which bad beea refused. Toare Were great rejoicings in Bogota on ths saccess of the re- volutisnists io Venszucla. Jt ts protty cortain now that the Cass-Herran Convention will not bo ratified wi bout the Senate modiflc stions, notwithstanding the exactions of President Ospine aad the House of Representatives. rhe Bew constitution of Now Granaia was sigaed on the 721 of May. The Chamber of Represeotatives si retsiesd power, contrary to what was expected, tn treaty muters, but would be muca neutraiized by the separate action of the Senate, as will be seen In tho Cass Horran affur. It te believed that the President wil: have to tate 4e- cided measures to bring the govornmont of Now Granada to terms in setiing the diflicuities which the Cavs Horran , d Convention was intended to settle. Had Congress ¢ vee more power defore ite adjourament this provab!y woud & dane without further delay. {t is theugnt from the language of the Paraguay go vernmest to Brazil, aud from iaformation rece'v7¢ ta other directions, thet matters between Pareguey ant thi country are in « more favoravle condition for ertilsmaent. Contipgent orders only have been issued by the Var Departmi nt to the army of Utah. Nothing has yo! boos Gefinitely arraoged as to the main movements, operstizas or obanges of the forces. The Department waite furiver information, and leaves much to the discretion of Vous Barney. Geveral Scott leaves Washington to morrow, and will return on the 1éth of July, by which tmo itis expected reiiabie in‘ormation may arrive, and that ihoa cefinte orders may be teaued. The War Departmoct bas some reasons to dowmt the statements pudii-hed as t Colone S'4ptoc’s positins. ‘There is Do information from Cotonel Steptoo himself. Orders bave boec issued by the Navy Departm wetfor the steawere Arctis aud Water Witch to rovura frem the Guif to Washington. ‘The assertion in the correspondence of the Phila telohia North Amaricon, that Mr. Beach, Secretary Toaces’s pephow, retired trom tne agency for purchasiog cra fer government with a cco! buncred thousand, has no toa é dation. Mr. Beach vever had such agency. Mr, Tyeom docu; the position for the inst four years, aud was re ly Cisptaced by the appointment of Dr. Hunter, Tas "7 commissions paid by governmert to Mr. Tyron as oval agent for four years amounted to about two thousand six hanered dollars a year. A letter to the Navy Dopartment from Lieutenant Almy, of the steamer Fultoa, daied off Havas, June 17, states tbat bs cruising ground bed been chiefly betwren Havana ~ and Segua la Grande, avd that American commerce had much mereased of inte at the latter pace. A fow days ago there were twenty-one American vessels ut thal purt. —— PST The Ratiroad Conveutive at Buffalo, Burravo, June 20, 1658. An {mportant Railroad Conveution convened at the Claretdon Hours this mornizg, to enceavor iv settie the differences between the Krie aud Central roads. A large number cf delegates were present, representing ali the Principal lines East and West. The Cuuveotion orgesized by appointing J. W. Brooks, of the ilieuigan Contral road, chairman. A Commi'tee on Resolusioas was also appoiot- ed. The session to day was usharmosious apd tao de- bates stormy, and nAhing was accomplished A session is being beid this evening. but, as yor, win little prospect. of an arrangemeut being effected. The Albany Casa Board. Atuasy, Juge 30, 1868. The Canal Board to-day by a par:y vow rescinded the recent instructions of ihe Caos: Auritors, imposing asdi- onal duties apon the assistant coilectors of tulle The demecretic members ali voted for rescinding the tustrac- d tions, and the Americans and republicans against ressad- {eg them. Earthquake at New Haven, New Gaves, June 00, 1858. The stock of an earthquake was observed ln various parte of this city at eleven o'clock lat nignt. It wee ligdt ove, yet caused crockery to rawtic ani was distinctly felt by many persons who were walking out. P. 8 —Tho carthqaske of Inet night was observed ta Woodbridge, seven miles northeeet from this olty ; tm Westville, two miles dietaat is the same direction; and tm North Haven, seve miics neariy norihonst from the oy, whore aneconé bot slignt svock was tell. The direction of the vibratios seemed to be from south to north. The shock wae aleo felt in Waterbury. Thers have been Dut two shocks of earthquake recorded a having sccarred within the inst hundred yearn in ibis vicimty. Destructive Fire in New Oricane—Fatel Dast. Va Wasmectos, Jane 90, 1568, “ Privale deepatches from New Orieans ovate tha: s de- stroctive fire occurred there yoxterday. The seemer Emprese,echooner Mitate Schieffsr and ® Spaauh brig ‘Were burned to the water's o'¢*, and the ships Haneh Crocker and Fanny Foedick eligatly injared. Other ceapatches say that a duel was fought yestorday, between Mr Han'on, of the 2rue Delia, aad Mr. Gideon, of the Crercent, in which the latter was shet, and fatally injured, Departure of the En-opa. Bostox, Jame 90, 1068. ‘The royai mali steamship Firopa, Mat Leirob, rated a6 Boon 1o-cay, with eighty ix passengers for Liverpool, and eight for Llatifax. She took out no specie. Nahant Telegraph Line. Boston, Jane 20, 19868. ‘The telegraph line to Nabant, where the offine is Inested im the Nahant House, has been put im compicte orioy aad Will efford visitors af thet atiractive watering piece direet commosication with all parts of the country. Theetes tm Now York is at No. 21 Wali street. ‘The Sou: hern Malt, Waarvutos, Jane 20, 1968. ‘The ma‘ls from all points South an late a9 dae ave te band, but bring no news of any special interest To-cay we have hed here the hottest weather of the neanon, the thermoineter roaching 96 degreos in the shade. Crantaewon, June 20, 1068, The United States mail steamabip Columbia, Caps. Rerry, from New York, arrived here om Monday efter-