The New York Herald Newspaper, September 13, 1858, Page 4

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By the arrival at this port of the steamship Van- derbilt, from Havre and Southampton, and the Star of the West, from Aspinwall, we have late and in- teresting news from nearly all parts of the world. Full details are given in today’s HERAup. The news from Europe is to the Ist inst., four dsys later than previcus accounts. The avnonnce- ment of s Turkish loan had caused some fiuctua- tion in the funds in the London money market. On the Slst ult. consols were quoted at 96} for money, and 96j @ 96] for October 12, The announcement of large shipments of gold from Australia, and the continuous advance in continental exchanges, were the chief infinences that operated favorably. In Liverpool the cotton market was rather dull, but no change in prices is reported. There was a decided upward tendency in breadstuffs. The news respect- ing the treaty between the allies and China is con- firmed in every essential particular, and an increased traffic with the Celestials was anticipated. The final meeting of the Court of Directors of the East India Company was held on the Ist inst. At the close of the mecting the existence of that ancient and hith- erto powerful corporation terminated. The Queen returned from Prussia to England on the ist ult. The Star of the West brought upwards of oe million and a half in treasure. With the ex ception of the movements of the politicians, the news from California is not of special interest. ‘The democracy had decidedly split on the Lecomp” ton issue, and the prospect of the success of the republicans was quite favorable. Business at fan Francisco was rather dull, owing to the markets being overstocked with merchandise and the cessa- tion of emigration to Fraser river. The accounts from the new gold diggings are more encouraging. Mining operations were going on actively, and provisions were plenty and cheap. Exciting news was expected by the next arrival from that region. Tue Indian difficulties in Oregon caused tauch alurm. A force of nine hundred United States troops, under command of Col. George Wright, Nirth infantry, was en route for the seat of war, de- termined to severely chastise the savages for their attack upon Col. Steptoe’s command. The Indians were preparing for the conflict, and a bloody war or | & speedy submission of the red skins may be antici- | office. pated retails of the Central American news, dated at San Joan Del Sar on the 22d, and at Greytown on the Doth of August, will be found in our paper to-day. In the former port two American butchers who were trading with United States frigate Saranac, wore arrested by military authority for the alleged viclation of some municipal rules. Captain Kelly, of our navy, promptly ordered some marines into boats t go ashore, but before they landed the men were released. The Saranac’s presence bod given rise to much excitement previously. She left for the Bay of Panama. The attempt made by the government of Costa Rica to seize on Punta Arenas and com- pletely oust the King of Mo-qnitia—reported in yes terday'» Hixpat had produced a good deal of agita- tion in the different States, and the question as to the territorial rights of his majesty would be proba z statements with respect mn were still made. osta Rica promised well, and pe of The coffee | wall ana | Weed on the other. » agricultural prospects of Nicaragaa were said to | i sch better. Trade ll in Greytown, and | Bay ite inbabitants leaving. Oor advices from New Granada are dated at Bogo- | to on the 10th of August, and at Panama and As pinwall on the ‘id instant, The inhabitants of the | Istbrone feared an outbreak, the result of the elec- tion egitetion, and a new army decree of the gov: eroment ordered large military force to be sta tioned at Panama. The United States frigate Sara- nac was at Panama, from San Juan del Sur, with one tien and one French war ship. A mercantile i, it is eid, transferred its property to a subject, in dread of acouvulsion. In Bogota | t apreme Court had named the Judges of the al districts, in conformity with the law of | eth Jane, respecting the judicial power of the con- federation. Trade was very dull and money scarce there. A French hospital for the aid of ali foreign ers had been opened at Panama. The Case Herran treaty was not debated, in the absence of late ad vom Washington From the Sandwich Islands we have files dated ft Honclalu on the 2éth July, The Advertiser of that day remarks, the eatire community was pained ent which followed the arrival of vive rest. The affair ended, however, iu the surrender of ex President Monagas, his family, aod Mimster Guiterrez, to the sltied Ruropeans, as reported ia the Hexacy of Bundsy. A deputation of Venesuclaus has arrived in this city to again urge upon General Pacz to retarn to Venezuela and assume the resi- dency of that republic. The Britich steamship Saladin, bound for Liver- pool, arrived at this port last night from Kingston, Jamaica, with news dated on the Ist instant. The Governor of Jamaica and Bishop of Ktogston were ill. The cable news was received with much joy, and many benefits were augured from the extension of a West India network. Trade had improved in Kingston, and flour was advanced. The Kaglish war ship Tartar had arrived from Laguayra, aud re- ported her partial blockade of the port. The ad- vices from the other West India islands are not of much importance. Accounts from Jacmel, Hayti, dated 20th alt., re- port great lores of property from a large fire. ‘The news from the South Pacific is dated at Val- peruiso on the Sist of nly and at Callao on the 12th of August. We have also letters from our correa- pondents at Callao and Casma, which will be found full of interesting and useful informution as regards social progress, trade and politics in Peru and Chile. General Castilla had been elected President of Pera, but his position was regarded as very critical. Chile was more tranquil. The Valparaiso Bank had low- ered its rate of interest to three percent. New mines of copper bad been found in Copiapo. Bolivia had reduced her duties on foreign cotton goods from forty to fifteen per cent. General Belzu was still at Tagna with the other Peruvian emigrants. An Hevadorian steamer was running with profit on the Guayaquil viver. The French admiral had had another navel difficulty with a Peruvian merchant ship. ‘The United States steam frigate Niagara, Capt- Chauncey, which has been ordered to Charleston for the purpose of tvking the negroes found on board the brig Putnam to Africa, left the Navy Yard yes- terdsy and proceeded down to the lower bay, where she ancho'ed. Everything remains peaceable at Quarantine, and the utmost good feeling apparently exiets between the rebels and the military now quartered on Staten Island. The encampment of the Fighth regiment is represcnted to be a pretty sight. The Grays went through a full dress parade yesterday in the presence of over 2,000 spectators. In our account of the Quarantine war this morning will be founda ful deseription of “ Camp Washington,” as it is called, and also an interesting report of the Health C mmi-ioners, together with other matter equally worthy of perusal. Rev. J. E. Rockwell, pastor of the Central Pres- byterian church of Brooklyn, preached an clo. quent sermon yesterday on the death of Mr. James Eddy, late Superintendent of the American Tele- graph Company's lines, and honorary director of the Atlantic Telegraph Company. Mr. Eddy was inde- fatigable in the performance of the duties of his office, and literally wore himself out in the service of the company. Admonished by his physician and friends of the necessity of repose to recruit his de- biliting frame, Mr. Eddy left his home in search of health. He tarried a short time at Saratoga, passed up Lake Champlain to Burlington, and there lay down to die. ‘The cetton market on Saturday was quiet but steady, with sales of afew bundred bales st unchanged prices, Fiour was dull, and the inferior and common grades were easier, while the sales wero moderate. Wheat was in limited request, while prices were heavy and irrogular. The transactions were restricted. Corn was also heavy. while ssles were made at 66c. « 73c. for inferior to good Western mixed, round yellow a %c. a 92c., and white Southern at 80c, a 850. Pork was lees buoyant, and sales were moderate at $17 40 & $17 50 for mess, and prime at $1540 Sugers wore quict but steady, and sales limited to about 250 a 300 bhds. at rates given in another column. Onffee was quiet, and prices unchanged. Freight engage mente were quite limited. To Liverpool 332 bales of cet- ton were engaged at 6-524. Other articles were nominal. The Humbug of Political Conventions—W hat the Country Demands for 1860, Political conventions have become a byword | among us. The people have seen that there is nothing in them. Take away the “leather and prunella,” as Pope calls it—or the “bun- combe,” asthe member for Mr. Clingman’s dis- trict named it—and nothing is left but a parcel of bargain making, intriguing and cheating politicians, with s keen eye to the spoils of This was eminently the case with the double convention held at Syracuse the other day. There always is, and always will be, a vast deal of unwritten history about these conventions. The parties to them do not want it written, for it would show up the schemes of old pettifog- gere, who, having lost all the believing enthu- tinem of youth in poiitice, still affect to believe in them, in order to forward their own chances for office. The two conventions at Syracuse as rumed to be State conventions for purely local purpoees: but they were both in reality collec- tions of “old political rips,” looking to the great contest for 1660, There was an immense deal of uncombe buncombe in both bodies; but leyond that they were nothing but gatherings got up by the personal friends of Bell and Crit- tenden on one side, and of Seward and Thurlow Much talk was made about a furion upon the great principle of the divi- sion of the epoile; but this was only an effort to ree what bargains coyld he made by the wire pullers in favor of their several friends. When the Seward men found they could not cheat the friends of Crittenden and Be)! into o surrender, they pulled the wires, and the convention proceeded at once to nominate their candidates. The result was an intense dicguet on the part of the Know Nothings, and no little direatiefuction on that of some of the country members among the republicans. ‘The failure of this attempted fusion between the republicans and the Kaoow Nothjngs will bave an immense effect upon the discordant elements of the opposition throughout the whcle country. Everywhere they were waiting for the result in New York, which was to take the lewd, and perhaps be followed in the North- ern States. But the political traders had no idea of preferring the good of the party to the euceces of their man, and so the Seward men cheated their antagonists by wholesale, The «fect of this upon the republicans in the other States may be to drive them into a concentra- tion upon some other lender, as Chase of Ohio, | or Benks of Maseachusetts. Among the Kuow Nothings it will have a very | similar effect, and create a third party, under the guidence of Crittenden, Bell or by the ann the Peony M. on Sanday last, that Rickard Coady, of the firm of R. Condy & Co., of Honolatu, Gied at sea on board that vessel onthe 18th ult. His Gisenre is supposed to have been cholera morbus We have lea relation to the isliud visited by the Kalama, that it contains a deposit of good, guano, Gatimated at 5,000 to 5,000 tons. We understand quite @ number of passengers leave in the L. P. Fos | ter, about Saturday, for the new gold country on the Fraser river. The new Minister of . Hon D. L Gregg, bas taken the place of the Minister of Fo. reign Helations, on the Joint Committee of the two houses now engaged in the consideration of the revised civil statutes. The infant dau Gregg was baptised on the 11th inst , by Bishop Maigret, of the Catholic church. After the cere monies, a number of guests were entertained at Mr, Grogg’s residence, among whom was Her Majesty Queen Emma, whose name the child bears. We publish this morning translations of im portant letters from Venezuela, dated at Prerto Ca bello on the 26th and 30th of August. They show Lhat s reactionary sttempt at revolation against the astro government was fermented by some discon. tented politicians, aided by the British and French ministers, having for ita object the restoration of Monagas to power. General Castro's tigilance de ented Wale, aud many persons were placcd under ar ter of Mr | } | | Fillmere. Thus the great popular majority to the democratic party will be divided and frit- tercd away, aa it has been before. It is by euch selfish moncworres ae these that the will of the majority of the people is defeated This was the case in the last canvass, when Seward beld back from the fight, and Fillmore only went into it to divide the opposition to the democratic minority. These are the reeults of political conventions, where everybody is cheated, and the great mass of the people hui Imgged. But though following these eeilich leaders, who pureue politics as a trade, the people are honest, and having become con- vinced of the bargaining and cheating in which their votes are sold by the Pharisees, they look now to something higher than the nominations of # political convention to bring out their sup port. It is time for the young men, who hare not lost their belief in the possible honesty of politics, to come forward, acd act at once, with | honesty and discretion. Political piatforme are ‘rape, ard everybody is aware of the chest ia the cheese they seem to contain. The country wants to more of them. ‘The cry of “ measutee ‘ot men” is thoroughly exploded, In or€er, therefore, to bring out the great voice of the people in 1860, and to overthrow the well drijied files of the democratic poli- ‘loivne, the young men ebould erect a platform of tifty yeare of brilifant and successful services to the country, aud place upon it the orly mau *ho can stand upon each a platform. The name of General Scott is unstaiced by the dirty ange- cedente of & political life. His eminent services would rally the country like the eound of atrum- pet, and supersede all necessity of cheating cou- ventione, political panderers and lying leaders. The history of the country hes made him honor ably known to every man, woman and child. We fing him fighting their battles in early life on the Canadian line; defending their lives on the Western frontier; putting down nullification in South Carolina; meeting his old British foe at Aroostook; pacifying the McLeod excitement in New York, and leading our victorious arms to the city of Mexico. Everywhere he is known as a hero, a pacificator and a victor. Honored with the confidence of the government in a hun- dred emergencier, he has shown on every occa- sion that he is worthy of the confidence of the peopie. Such » man, on euch a platform, would be invincible. Tur Democraric State Convention,—Oa Wedse:day the Democratic State Convention will meet at Syracuse, for the purposo of making cominstions for the fall clection, It is not tikely that the Demooratic Convention will prove such @ Jiasco as the conventions which have lately met at Syracuse. No fusion be- tween democrats ond politiciens of any other faith has been proposed, and the democrats are therefore not likely to return from their con- vention with s ch mortification 'n their souls as the disappointed republican and American leaders now feel. At the same time, there haa always existed in the bocom of the democratic party in this State a echism, capable of develo- ping itself, und-r favorable circumstances, into a positive division. There have always been two sets of democrats in this city, rallying under two distinct heads—under federal or State su- premscy—at times warming into absolute hoe- tility, at times smothering their mutual hatred for the rake of the party at large. There have been periods when the rivalry of these hostile factions has defeated the alms of the party; there have been occasions on which the peril of the moment has coerced the rivals into union. The schism stillexista. The Castom House on one side, and the Post Office on the other, have catered upon the fall contest in direct op- position to each other. Each has elected a set of delegates to the State Convention at Syra- cuse; each denies the validity of the other’s title to represent the democracy of the city of New York. Once more Tammany has been rent by dissensions, and the opposition has been elated by the epectacle of the divisions among the democracy. ‘When, on the occasion of the last State elec- tion, the same discord led to the like result— the clection of two sets of delegates from this city—the Convention, with great prac- tical good sense, cut the gordian knot by admitting half of each delegation to its floor. Members were aware that without the city of New York the State democracy—to use a rafe term—would be greatly enfeebled. To secure the city, and to avoid throwing either faction into opposition, the Convention com- promised the matter by admitting half of euch delegation. The Convention on Wednesday should again pursue this practical and sensible plan. So far as can be foreseen at present, the State is given over to the democracy for the next twe years— if the democratic leaders do not, by their own folly, throw away their chances. All the iniqui- tous measures which the republicans devised in the day of their pre-eminence for the mainte- nance of their party by means of the epoils of this city, may be made to redound to the bene- fit of the democracy, if the foolish rivalries of the democratic leaders in this city do not defeat the game. It rests with the Convention to ray whether New York shall be under democratic contro! during the next two years, or not. To secure the State to the democrats, both of the city factions must be conrolidated; if either be affronted or rejected, the iseue of the fall eleo- tion will be placed in jeopardy. We notice, in this connection, that one of the two contending city factions is busily engaged in making capital, or trying to make capital, for its side by circulating through the emaller country papers stories to the effect that the Col- lector is about to be displaced. No one who knows anything about the matter needs to be informed that there is no foundation for any of these gossiping tales. No one ia authority has for ® mcment even contemplated the removal of the Collector. He is quite as eure of retaining his office as the Postmaster ; and the removal of the one is qu’te as likely as that of the other. Marresos Row Lyro tae Grousn.—In Oneida county—made famous by twice returning the Grend High Priest of the lobby, Orsamus Benejah Matteson, to Congrese—they have been having hot time over the Congressional nomi- nation, Utica has imitated the Sixth ward tac- tics, and the Sheriff of the county was kicked out of the republican caucus It seems, how- ever, that before the caucus Matteson was dropped altogether, and is now as dead as a mummy in the pyramid of Cheops. This is a serious blow to the Washington lobby. We tender our condolences, and trust that some- thing handsome will be done to break Matteson's fall. A etatue of brass would be unique and appropriate. Tue Orrick or Comrraoiten—Among the offices to be filled at the charter election in November is that of Comptroller. It rhould be remembered that this is the most responsible office in the city. If we had have had competent man in poor old Fiagg’s place for the Inet few years, we would have been epared the wholesale system of plunder which hos prevailed in all tho depart ments of the city government. The Comptrolle ought to exercise a rigid supervision over the disbursement of the city treasury. It ie that officer who pays out every dollar of the expen- diture, which now amounts to ten millions a year, and he ehould be not only an honest man himeelf—ae Mr. Flagg undoubtedly is—bat he should poseese the onergy and vigilance to com pel others to be so. Eepecia!ly ehould he be a men of ripe intellect, a good secountant and one versed somewhat io the ways of the tricky poli ticlans who hever around the tr ry. There are many euch to be bad in the and we ad. viee the property owners of all parties to pul their political preferences and prejudices in abeyauce, aad select some one who has the ebove qualifications for Comptrolter. If this cannot succeed in cleansing al! the Corporation ofices of the plundering crew which now hold them, let them at least ecoure a faithfal and ca pable man to disburse the funds acd keep the rogues end thieves in check. That will be doing & good deal towards refora. Politicians and Editors, There is an old distich with which the disap- pointed candidates for office are apt to coneole themselves. It runs to the effect that the exiled Marcellus felt a great deal more comfrt- eble than Cxsar, with « pliant and accommo- dating Senate kiesing the bem of bis toga. This, however, is but cold comfort. No man ever en- tere politica for the purpore of being used asthe tool of « eet of wire-pullers, and then being eet aside without even » temporary acknowledg- meot of bis services. Marecllus may flatter him- self that he jikes solitude and exile; but if the truth were know#, be would much prefer the Seustorial chair or the imperis! purple. Wedo not know that the politicians of to-day ever af- feot the stoical dignity of the Roman patrician. On the contrary, they get angry when they are out manwuvred, acd pitch into Cwsar in the papers. They are not philosophers of the school of Marcellus. But of all the unfortunate aspirants for office, the man who hopes to write himself into place by performing that office for others, is the most to be pitied. The political editor toils by day ard by night to mould @ piece of ordinary hu- manity so that it will be received by the people aa aeuperior article, Excuses are found for blauders, palliatives for positive stapiditics, and encomiums for accidental diversions into the path of duty. The political editor exhausts the language of panegyric in praige of his pet; he is Cicero in eloquence, Talleyrand in eagacity, Warhipgton in integrity. As he mounts up- ward, he patronises the ladder upon which he has been elevated; but the higher round once reagted, it is kicked away with that supreme contempt which s clever sharper always foelsfor an amiable fool. That these conclusions are just, no one who is familier with the political his tory of the country will attempt to deny. They form a phase in human nature which is con-tantly repeating itself. They have come home to the public more strongly than usual in the case of Horace Greeley, who has occupied the leading position among the politi- cal writers of the whig and republican parties. However we may disagree with the opinions of the Zribune editor, we cannot deny to him the credit of exceeding perseverance in placing thera before the people, and commanding influ- ence with the masses of the party, the peculiar tenets of which he has so energetically sup- ported. It wasto Mr. Greeley more than to any other man that W. H. Seward owed his elevation to the Senate of the United States. It was to Mr. Greeley that Thurlow Weed always looked for assistance in carrying out his Albany lobby and never looked in vain; and when the leader of the Washington lobby —Matteson— wanted a safe banker for that celebrated thou- eand dollar draft upon the Treasurer of the Fort Des Moines Company, the accommodating breeches pocket of the amiable Greeley was ready to receive and to hold the precious docu- ment until it could be passed securely to its ulti- mate destination. To advance this clique of unworthy, scheming, corrupt and ungrateful Greeley has sacrificed the best part of his life. In the columns of his paper, on the stump and in the lecture room, he has worked for them with adegree of energy and fidelity worthy of a good couse. They were as clay, and very ordinary clay, in the hands of the pot- ter, and not Palisay himself could have made the ware more artistic in its proportions or more elegant in its details. From a small village attorney and third rate country politician, we find Seward a Senator of the United States, with a reversionary right to the Presi- dency if he can get any more Greeleys to help him. From « second rate country editor, Weed turns up as the Colbert of the lobby and the Warwick of conventions, And Matteson, one of the emallert of raral politicians, is engincer- ed into Congress and is at the head of a corrupt combination, which, if succesefal, would have bled the country to the tune of ten or fifteen millions of dollars, There was no scheme of corruption—no intrigue, that this precious trio did not engage in when they found it would pay, aud they always had in Greeley a convenient apologist. For them he posted about the coun- try, preaching agriculture and politics at the eame time; for them he talked over the rebel- lious delegates at State conventions; and for them be remorselessly button-holed lazy or in- different Senators. No sacrifice could be too great—no labor too arduous for this devoted servant, Now let us see what has been done for (iree- ley. In the old whig days be had a seat ia Con gress during about two months—hardly long enough to get it warm for his successor. Since then Le has not held office, but has often been mentioned as fit candidate for Governor of the State. Weed has always been against aay gach movement, thinking that Greeley would be much more useful where he ia, Seward hae not only refused to ald Greeley’s friends, but when he was beaten by a member of Congress in the Capitol, took occasion in » debate to al- lude contemptuously to the conductor of the Tribune ap “an editor of a newspaper” (two indefinite articies), and to say at the eame time that the honorable assailant was a “perfect gentleman.” This was the extreme of ineult, the lowest depth of ingratitude. The whole of the little politi- cal puppies that follow at the heels of the big doge—Seward and Weed—yelp against Greeley; and his reward for years of faithful services amounts to three votes in the Syracuse Conven- tion. We have taken the case of Greeley because t fe the freshest; but the same story has been repeated over and over again ever since the prees became a great power with the people. It is now a greater power than ever; and while it has the confidence of the masees, it is « terror to the politicians. By epecious promises and wiles they may entice the amiable editor into a league with them, only to throw him over when be bas answered their purpose. It is time that these emall politicane were given to understand that it is the province of the press to defend the people egainst their plundering intrigues, to ex- pose their corrupt machinations, and to ree that the government of the country is placed in clean banda, If the editors of the independent press wil} cut loose altogether from the politi- diana, and join together in a league to support no cend!dates but those of their own selection, <icinuiisthtnceeileigameaaieanea cele ieaenincegaeteins eees danas ademetnics eabaimaianibe NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1858. they oan carry the next Prosidential efvotion— electing @ candidete without any ald but that of the pecple themselves. [¢ ie time tbat the crew of humbagging politicians were blows to the four winde. And the independent prose can do it. Suan, tae Quarantine Hosyrraca sx Re wort t—Os two distinot cccasions, at meetings of the Board of Health held last week, Mayor Tiemann ie reported to bave said thet before tbe burning of the Quarantine hospitals he wer in favor of the removal of the Quarantine hospitals from Staten Itard, but that since the burping ke was firmly reeolved that they should atey there, The deliberate repetition of the statement ebows that it wae prompted by convic- tion, not by the mere impulse of the moment. The Mayor of New York deliberately aseures as thet, in order to be revenged on a few violent iucendieries, be proposes to place the lazaretto in a place which his sober judgment long since condemned. He is guided, in selecting the epot, vot by coneiderstions of the public health, not economy, not the interests of trade, not general public utility, but purely and eolely by spite and revenge. For the sake of gratifying his spite, he is prepared to do that which he con- feeece he considered wrong. What can be the result of following couneels eo based? If the bospite!s are rebuilt, some one must poy the expense. Whence can the money come? The Board of Health of the county of New York obviously cannot expend money in coustructions in another county, and within the jurisdiction of another Board of Health. But the Mayor quotes statutes to show that the Commissioners of Emigration cau borrow the money—say $500,000—to build fireproof hospi- tals. The Mayor ie not a lawyer, and lawyers Willemile at the Istitude of construction which he puts on the etatutes he quotes; the fact being, of couree, thet no euch emergency as the destruction of the hospitals was ever contem- piated by the framers of these statutes, and no provision of any kind made for such a case. Bat how about the act of the Legislature de- claring that the hoepitals must be removed from their present site? Supposing that a Uberal construction of the statutes referred to did justify the Emigration Commissioners in bor- rowing $300,000, could they do so in the face of this statute? Would not such a debt be liable to repudiation, as illegally contracted? To the State Legislature alone appertains the right of nullifying its own acts. On what pre- tence can the Commissioners of Emigration presume to do 20° Whether the irritated and almost reckless people of Tompkinsville would suffer the recon- struction of the hospitals without fresh out- breaks, involving an enormous expenditure of State funds, is a question which may be discuss- ed hereafter; for the present, the Commissioners of Emigration should be careful lest, in gratify- ing the Msyor’s spite, they make themeclves personally liable for a debt which it seems the State and the Quarantine property may conve~ niently repudiate. Isviux or Visirers into tee City—Kvi- DENCES O¥ THE Revrvat. o¥ Bustvess.—At no corresponding period do we remember New York to be more crowded with strangers than at present. The hotels are filling with unex- ampled rapidity, and the theatres, which have suffered eeverely for the last twelve months, are also beginning to feel the effects of the influx. In aimost all branches of trade the influence of more prosperous times is already evident in the increased activity everywhere observable. Ba- siness men wear @ hopeful and cheerfal aspect, and the crowded condition of our advertisement columps shows that the anticipations of a good fall eeason are general. With the opportunities of clearing of and renewing the stocks of mer- chandise which the forced sales occasioned by the panic afforded, and the revival of confidence amongst the mercantile classes, which now may be fairly counted upon, there can be no doubt that a large amount of remunerative busi- ness will be done this season. As yet the probable extent of the fall transactions cannot be estimated prospecticely. Some elements of uncertainty are still in force, to check the sanguine, aud limit speculation; but as the season advances, this will, no doubt, give place to the other extreme, aud fall lati- tude will then be given to our mercantile ope- rations. An immediate impetus in this direc- tion will be afforded by the return of our wealthy familics from the watering placer. Notwithstanding the continued warmth of the searon they are already deserting, for their city homes, the pleasant retreats in which they have been paseing the summer months. The steam- boate and rail cars are daily bringing back thocsands of persous, whore expeasiture contri- butes largely to the sustentation of our domes- tic trade. In another fortnight our population will be sgain at ite usual complement, and then it isto be hoped the working classes will enter upon that full and uninterrupted course of em- ployment which is neceseary to carry them without privation and suffering through the winter. Soumanive Caste to Copi—We publish in another column, aa article from the Havana Diario de la Marina, showing the fecling which existe in Cuba in favor of Inying a submarine cable to Florida, and explaining the different companies that are applying for an exclusive privilege for performing that work. Some time since we aanounced that Mr. Samuel! Keanedy hed gone to Havana, in order to perfect arrangements with the limited joint Mock company, under the style of A. M. Mora &Co., which bad applied some two years since for this privilege. We now learn that Mr. Kennedy has returned here, having been well received in Havana. it is stated that the fall stock—$800,000—bas been subscribed and ten per cent peid in. Mr. Kennedy having obtained cbarters from the States of Georgia and Florida, is now about to proceed South for the purpose of definitely locating the land coanections of the line. Two routes are now under considera tion—one from Macon, Georgia, to St. Marks in Florida, by way of Americus, Albany and Tallahassee ; the other is from Savannah to Cedar Keye, crossing the Altamah river and passing through Branswick, Darien and Fer vandina. This company has a privilege for iaying 4 cable to Cuba, granted by the Junta de Fomento there, which only requires the sanction of the Queen. We leara that the Captain Geners| has given it @rong assurances of his eupport for obtaining thia, Fiecros ov Bowa—To day the aonval election will take place in Maine. We have before published a list of the officers to be ol Ms. Baan Ri The Furst Asser) ie distnet of Weatct eater cow we read John B Gant a entirely out of the party, acd call pom bm to reser #1) one, RRIVAL OF THE VANDERBILT. FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. Confirmation of the News of the Chinese Treaty. CHANGE IN THE TURKISH MINISTRY. RETURN OF QUEEN VICTORIA TO SNGLAND, The End of the British East India Company. Large Shipments of Gold from Australia, STATE OP THH PUADS. COTTON STEsDY—BREADGIUFFS ADVANEmMa, kee, Key kee ‘The steamship Vanderbilt, Capt. Lefevre, from Havre apd Southampton Ist inst. arrived at this port inat ere- fing. She brmgs the Earopean mails, 366 passengers end ‘The news by the Vanderbilt is four Gaye later than the adviocs received by the Asia, The intelligence is im- portent Her Ms jeaty and his Royal Highness the Priece Consort arrived at Osborne at helf past four o’clock om the after- noon of August 31, from the Continent. ‘The returrs at Lloyd’s show that no fewer than tweiwe ‘Vessels have either foundered or been wrecked on the Baglish const during the last week, involving a serious lous to tho underwriters and tngarance clubs. The whole ef the crows, however, with one exception—and in that case «heir fate is uncertain—were saved. The Birmingh»m Journal, in noticing the Proceed age of the Ohess Coogress in that city, eays:—Tho proceedings were almost entirely saspended, for the purpose of wateb- ing the progress of chess playing feat never before wit- nessed in England, We refor to Mr. Morphy's Playing eight games blindfold. His opponents were Lord Ly ttet- ton, president of the association; Mr. Salmon, the best Player Irelsnd affords; Mr. Kipping, a very strong player; Mr. Avery, Mr. Carr, Dr. Freeman, Mr. hodes, and Mr. A.B. Mills, The play commenced at one o’ciook, aad terminsted about a quarter past six, and resulted ta Min Morphy winairg every gsme except the one with Mr. Kip- ping (secretary of the Manchester Club). Tae match be- tWreen Messrs. Staunton and Morphy stands thus:—3take, £500 w side; the scorer of the fret eleven wins; te com- mence on the 1st of November noxt. With regard to the New York and Galway line of steamers, the London Times says:— ‘The plan of operations stated to have been determined bd to bave on the line between Galway and New Considered most goods and passengers. Letters from Paris announce the suspension of Mesers. Radolf, Jupg & Co., an important firm chiefly commestod ‘with the silk trade. They bad » large mazufactery at Elberfeld and also ia India. The position of the house kas ‘eon regarded with anxiety ever since tue crisis of last Qutuma, aod their Liabilities are belicvel to be very ‘The Lon-on Jimes says :-— Itis now feared that the effurte which have been ia ‘The Loncon Zimes’ Paris correspondent says:— The commercia! reporta recetved from the deparimeuts announce a gradual improvement. Great hopes, more- over, are entertained that the treaty of commerce iatwly signed with the Chivere government will creste a furtacr demané tor Fresch manufactures. The Seniinelle cu Jura states that the abundaat showers baud, there bas becu a rise of 8 per cent. At Hong Kong and Shanghac the variations heve been in the fever of Eogland to the extent, respectively, of aboat 1 acd 9% per cent. ‘The l'aria correspondent of the London Advertiser sags ike Russians are likely to encounler a formidable fee ia Chins. The Jesuits have obtained authorization to es- taviLb an extousive branch of their order in whose distant regions. ‘The Mom:!rur ef Senday, 2th of August, publishes the speech of M. ce Persigty; the other papers, inclading tae Prese, also print it, but abstate from passing an opinion ag to (be remarks of his ¢ccellercy touching the ailiance. Th & to eign the marrisge contract of the Doke of Mala, hoff taat the Emperor bat put of for eight days bis de- parture for Biarritz, ThelDowry of M’llo. Valera wili be given by the Faperor, and (t emounts to ® m lion frames. Probably there some exaggeration in this Agure, but it is Bls0 Bintes Lat the troussesc is given by the (Raprem. Ti is further stated that the marriago will take pisce om ibe of Seplember, the aviversary of the taking of Ma- the lakc. The Oret volume of the correspondence of Napolese I. bad appeared, pubiisbed by Pion; the second volume ia in the prews. Victor Hugo has been seriously ill, but is getting better. Ope of the catnons captured at Canton baa just arrived at Perls, It i# & bronze gun, of large calibie, nearly 9 feet Ip lergth, and is covered with Chinese characters ia- Cicating the piace where it was cast and ite daw. The cannon bas been placed in the court of the Ministry of Marice * A ietior from Bi. Petersburg, of the 17th, states that the Emperor's brethere, the Grand Dukes Michael and Nicho- Ian, are to visit Sebastopol and the Crimea this year. Tt ix enld that this port ia to be converted into a commorcia tation, without fortifications. The Russian engineers, have eucceeder (n raising the ship of the line Jagadil, the schooner Smiaiaja, of sixteen guos, and the steamer Turck. The Grumul/! and Duaj have likewise boon raised. A letter im the Brussels /ndependance says, the Hotel da Nord was the scene of @ singular rencontre. Prince Gortecbakot ound himself placed at table by the side of Lord Lacan, and the two quondam adversaries Giscumed: togethor the scenes of the Crimean war. ‘The line of battle ship Windsor Castle, 170 guns, wae launched on the 26h ulk, from the Royal Dock Yard, Pembroke. Tt i rumored that Generals Str Howard Douglas and Lord Ciyde are to be raised to the exalted rank of Fietf Mo rsba', ‘The Finale of the British Kast India Com- pany. [From the London Times, Sept. 1.) ww ay Dine eed Within atow aya we have hound of eas} ‘ning Of two worlds aad ‘be opening of a third of the homan race to the commerce, he society, and the religion of the rest. Yet these pees as every day occurrences, and we are chidden, not without reason, for the small interest oom to exotte. “What next” is always the question, and, ia that forward epirit to wich the Roman ascribed the achievements bis countrymen, “We naught done while aught remaise to 00."’ In the very words of Hotspur, wo have ‘ound it easy to Dive tnto the bottem of the deep, Acd with equal fact have we Drok: ages ehich sbut ap oldest pation the reat of the human species. Yet lok to the fcture, and no man can tell what in them. Thie dey wil havea 8 5 3 z i Ord sovere’ RBCs. depowed from power, and left in euee and tition, it by » 6 the Great Mogai ™ ta, even in pane, the Rast Todia Company baw 7 Ceneed from poites! existence. fhe day rin becomes the soversign of {ndia without past coming between ber Jus, aod og Unjasly wiabetd, weg Qveen Vic ary fowon cr trade.on of the anu ber yuck Gives.