The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1859, Page 2

2 ADDITIONAL FROM HONDURAS. The Failure of Hyde & ComAffatr of the Schoon r Susan—Terror of the Town People =—The Small Offictals Frightened outof thelr | Wits—More Eulogics on the Conduct of | Governor Scymour—Storms off the Hondu- | ras Coast—Disasters to American and other Vessels, &e- id OUR BELIZE CORRESPONDEN' Batize (British Honduras), Dec. 16, 1868. The Suils against Hyde, Hodge & Co.—Dryners of the | Seaioh—Probatility of the Stocks of Wood being kept Back—The Cochineal and Indigo Crops—Markel Quota- tions—Fall in Wages—Gailes off the Coast— Vessels Driven | on Shore, de. The November term of the Supreme Court for British | Honduras bas just been brought to a close. One man, a Spaniard oamed Escalanta, was tried for murder, con- | victed, sentenced, and will soon be hang. There was quite a large calender, and some very important cases; | but the most important and exciting cases were the | twenty six suits entered by some of the creditors of James Hyde & Co, against that frm. The cases were, with six | exceptions, all defended by Mr. Hodge, who managed the | tirm of Hyde, Hodge & Go. in London, Judgment wasob- | tained on all of them. This was much more than was | expected. Still, nobody has much confidence in the jadg- | ments, as it is supposed the Chief Justice will stay execu: tion. ‘There has been anusually dine weather kere, the usual | quantity of vorth wind and rains not having come this way during the two past months. The consequence is | that large quantities of wood are still im the differant | rivers waiting for the usual flood to bring them down to | town. there is more than enough down to meet the present demand, and T think what is kept back will bave a tendency to keep up the price o what does go forward. Logwood bas felt the pressure, and fell from $18 to $7. a ton. Ji has been improving for ‘the last six weeks, and is pow steady at $11. Fustic is in demand, and is firm at $18 a $15 per ton. Old copper has deen’ bought up as high as 2lc, a 22c. cash per Ib. | Cochineal is worth $1. Nearly the whole of last year’s crop has gone forward; what remains is eagerly Sought after. Sarsaparilla comes in slowly, and is now worth 3 2c. for the two qnalities, Indigo is high $ the late crop is entirely cxbausted, and the coming crop, it is feared, will falifar short of an average. These causes 1 n that article almost a matter of certaints © are Willing to buy as an investment | We are suffering from dull t James # & Co, has thrown oat snd, in conseqt two houges, wages for mano; $20, for prime hands and $5 for poor han " of al! kinds is remarkably tight We have had several severe bi it is reported that an America and an Amer: quito const N Our capitalists by hore. The failare of employment near | the stoppages of the tters have fallen from tains, down to $4 and ds und boys, Trade mouey remains very the nortn, and wo English. barks. ashore on the Mus- , HOW LWO Weeks past due ade her appearance, and fears ined that she has been met by one of the severe have been felt im our vicinity. ‘Uo men-of-war down here datly. We about Walker and another visit from hin, but | think he is willing to let well enough alone, Bete (British Honduras), Dec. 24, 1853. { the Schooner Susan—Cmsternation Aroused | by ling of the Filibusters—A Self-Conslituted Com. milive of Public Safely—Gorernor Seymour's Quiet Way Of Settting an Invasion—Truculency of some of the British , de... de You wi'l probably learn, before this reaches you, that the schoover Susan, Maury, master, from Mobile, Ala., was cast away ou Glover’s reef, about twenty miles from here, oa the tof the 16th inst. She bad on board one hun- dred and eight of the emigrants for Nicaragua. Captain | Maury aud Colonel Frank Anderson, with the second offi- cer ot (he -usan, came upto town this day to charter a | vessel to go back to Mobile m. Captain Maury called on Mr. Hempstead, the former United SI Consul of this place, appoisted him bis agent, and they attempted to charter the brig Kate to take the party back to Mobile. The Kate had just come in from New Orleans, and | the captaia fad heard of the § $s sailing from Mobile without a clearance, aud he at once began | a dreadful story about Walker and the filibust: how Walker was concealed on board of the Sasan when | she left Mobile—what a desperate figbt the Susan had had | with an American man-ol-war (the cutter McClelland), how she had ran the United Stans v: 1 shore aud then run te sea, and wound up b; gg Maury and his wen to be a band of pi who, he had no doubt, were come to Belize to reconnoitre the place, preparatory to making an attack on it. This story. strange and in credible a5 it was, epread like wildire, and as it was told | from mouth to month, increasing in mazuitude as it was repeated, it soon got our litte town into quite a state of excitement. Auxtous inquiries were made. Whoare these | mep? Where cid they come frow: tow many are there of them? What do they waniY Where are they bound wy and go forth. Some of our very timid men were geen bod- | bing around—here a squad, and there @ trio—all earnestly gesticulatiog and giving their opinions. In the meun- while two members of the Legislative Assembly and one ‘of the Judges of the Supreme Court were observed « bot rapidly moving down the front street to the ment Hoube, where they speedily infarn of bis danger, and requested his iuterp says they abstred him that there could be the filibusters meant to take the town, some of our vessels and take Umoa, and so invade Hon- duras, aud that either eveut would ve of ¥: : importance to our town. After making th and giving birth to all their fears, his Exce told this seif-constituted commitice of pubiic that he was ip possession of the in regard to these men: that he did not see that we had any thing to appreiend from them; that they certainly bud not committed auy offence against our laws; that he cond only regard them as unfortunate shipwrecked persons, whom it was our duty to succor and rei. aod tat nt | Would aiford him the greatest pleasure if le could be of any service to them. The commiliee ieft rather chop fallen, the learued assistant judge \ttering this very Ler vent aspiration—* I wish to the Lord tuey would take tue | schooner industry, and then we would take and hangevery | mother's sou of them, * (ile schooner indasicy tvt left | the night betore for Glover reei). Sicaawhile, the super- inteudent sent word to Mr. Hem al that he would be | glad to see bi at the goverament Louse. The latter being entirely iguoraut of the commotion in towg, aud haviog | failed in his efforts to charter a vessel send | Maury avd bis men to Mobile, invited Captain Macry | and Colonel Anderson-to go with him to Go | House, ia order to state their case (0 tae Ue | Hempstead ha:l_ a short interview with bis Ex the subject. Mr. Seymour at once entered warmly iato | the pian of sending the men back to Mobile in the steam’ Capt. Maury was then introduced to him, aul alter asl bat very Courteous and friendly inwerview, Me, Hemp. stead aid the Captain teft, h ‘orming Mr. Hempstead that he would let him. in the cou of an hour » lat he could doin the mutt In leae than wn hour the captam of the bi had vevn consulted, the steamer by telegraph ordered wo get realy for sea, aw | Mr. Seymour's answer sent that itwonie’ Ma Jesty’s steamer Basilisk would bows. bo ready to start for the purpose of taking the pn Glover's rect ou board, in order totake them up to M ‘The Basalisk was got rewdy, and, at the appointe steamed out of the harbor, aud on the following da: the whole party ou board, and morning of started for Mobile. Ou hergetung Wider weigh tac hy ward bound emigrants gave nine cheers auc a “tiger tor hig Excellency Governor Seymour, three the eaptia of the Bagailsk, three more for the oftivers, and the sane for their good stip. Mr. Seymour's duct in this ms ter was prompt, generous sind hymane, aud dever. highest commendation; the same must be said oF the co) mander and officers of ber Majesty's <w who, [ hope, wil! be made to foti the wa the people of Mobile. If you experienced the warm, open Learted, open handed tality of which I speak’ you wuil be able to appreciate ni wish. wait with no little anxiety to hear the rep» the captain of the Basalisk, wbo wil, [ trust, soon be back re. awed | | ‘The Susan was lost through the man at the whool mie taking the order of Cupt. Maury. vi putting the fel ip when ordered to put it dowm she Was jost it it very rough in a norther, and Capt. Maury deserves great credit for wotting his men “alely jauded, eight days on the key before he came lato Belize that time his men all behaved with the greatest paid for every thing they had, aud when the asked the resideuts of the key if they bad plaints, (he answer was, ‘None whatever—hey have pavt for every thing they bave had.” Beuze, (British Honduras,) Dev. 28, 1858 The Judgments in the Case of Hyde & Co.—Motions (be Made for New Triale—Distrese Cayeet in Belive by the Fariure of the Firm—The Storms off the Coast ~ Disasters to American Vessels, de., dv. My formeMletter, giving you the result in the famous James Hyde & Co. cases, was sent by the English schoouer Mary, via New Orleans; but as that vessel foundered and | sunk atsea, the said epistie will never reach you—nor do [ tiiok {tof sufficient importance to your readers to ‘seud it again; suitice it to say that in nearly all the caves Judgment was obtained against ihe firm; but these judg ments were obtained by a jury which were not sworn and each of the parties baye been notified that a motion | for a now trial will be made at (he next court for that ja- | formality. Meauwhile, it is barely poxatble to conceive | the amount of distress which this ire has brouglt on the fwhabitants of this town. They omployed ‘A Jarge umber of mechanics, sail ors, laborers, stevedores and mahogany cutters, These men, on reaching tow! ter nine, ten and twelve months absence, are told there is bo money to pay them with, and that they must (ake their pay i goods, or wait uutil the frm can get the | money to pay tnam with, Asainatier of course, nearly all at once take the goods, fearing they may not get thivg ifthey wait, Laoag y The result genovally is, they take the goxls and sell | them fr aboot one-quarter to dne-ball of their value. One | instaneo will give you a general idea how this injures the laborer. UH, had $129 due to him on Ins year's | Ln A He took goods, sent them to auction, whore they | id for thirty two dollars one real net, | | bave to inform you that several ylulent of wind | orth, ‘norwest, west and southwest , have visited at Gallows Point, near St. George’s Kay, | ber back. She is expected to morrow, and no f etly | Y | strong ag y | more ered doabt bi H coast to staal | to the evidence of deceased's friends, and they rendered a | and cn one way non Tnoy wore | | at the time T'saw him, whieh | good deal of difficult, NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1859. our coast during the prosgat month. At the south, on the juito coast, thres veaselsbave been castaway. One was sold by her Gs Qu the shore where she lay, with eher cargo, five hundred dollars; another, the bark Ellen Simson, was sold here this week for $1,220. The other, the American ship Fortitude, sprung a leak, and was run on sbare by ber captain, near Cap? Gracios a Dios, where now lies. Her captain and crew Greyiown, to the United States Consul, ‘This, if true, is ‘most unt , a8 Belize is the place for all m: ves- sels in distress or stranded, a here assistance can always: be obtained in case of need, aad here the article of ma- hogany can always be sold for something near its value. | As a proof, the Ellen Simson and her part of a cargo Srna treine: manteed Longe here, ae otek, wi a full cargo of very g large Wo Hive hundred. dollars when she was, stranded, while cargo was worth double that of the Ellen Simson. Another shipwreck was the Mary, from this port for New Orieans, with a cargo of Liverpool soap, fruit, and some 100 in specie. She sprung a leak the second day out, ina heavy gale from the north. Her captain oo | he could not Keep her free with her pumps, put her the maia land, and tried to run her ashore; but while he was over fifty miles from the land she filled, rolled over on her beam ends and commenced sinkin, captain and crew haying only time to get into her boat, without clothing, water or provisions. In this condition they continued tor four days and nights, without sail or compass, only able to rod the beat’s head to the wind. The fifth day thoy miade the laud, and finally got inside of the reef on the shore of Yucatan, where they subsisted for ten days more on raw conks, which they brought up from the bottom, and ‘on the brackish water found in the holes of the rocks, On the seventeenth day after they left their vessel they reached this port in a most destitute and starved condi- tion, Capt, Stevens lies dangerously ill. At first but lit- ule hopes were entertained of his recovery, but now he 8 convalescent. Our weather this year has been very warm, and unlike winter. Our north winds have not been as frequent nor continued as long as formerly, and then the wind bas been as warm as if from the south, while usually a norther bas ome chitls in it, Bxtze, Honduras, Jan. 14, 1959. Move Storms— More Marine Disasters—The Case of Hyde & C0.—Bails—Lcoking for the Basatisk, &c., &>. Since my last, per bark Honduras, we have had a very heavy gale from the northwest, which continued for three days ang four nights. .hbe gale was felt very severely in the harbor aud on the coast, Most of our shipping rode out the storm in safety and without da" mage. Occasionally during the biow the rain fell in tor’ reats. It may be said that the rain came or poured down ‘a sheets, which for the time completely deluged the town, To the gate the British bark Peruvian, Captain Richaby, which sailed the day before the Honduras, went on shore She was loaded with logwood aud mahogany by Messrs. Yoang, Toledo & of uns towe. She was bound for Cork aud a market © lays where her cargo will all be saved, and reshipped p She was ins ire in sel will..be a total logs, Offic ors and ore are nearly all back in ielize. are as yet no tidings of the schooner M to you'es lost. She had a part of a ca mahogany will keep lier afloat. essels and boats have gone out to find the wreck, in order to save the specie, as hopes are entertained that she drifted ou the reet. Captain Stevens, who was severely injured by exposure aud hunger afver he teti, 16 now siowly recovering. He is to take charg: of the b. Kate, and ‘will sail about the 25th for New Orleans, via Roatan, with a cargo of fruit. Thecases in the Supreme Court against the Orin of James Hyde & Co. have all been closed—those on which jadg ment were admitted have been confirmed, the others were all thrown out on the objection taken by Sr. Hodge—i. ¢., the jury which sat on them not having been sworn—the clerk of the Court having omitted to swear the jury in any of the cases during that day. The usual monotony of this dull towa has been enlivened by the most magnificent ball which has come off here for the last ten years, This ball was given by C. W. Deseldor!f, Esq., in his large new house, which was most splendidly fitted up for the occasion. ‘The company was very select, the ladies all el tly dressed, the supper excellent, the refreshments of the best and most bountifully supplied. All who were there found a most cordial and hearty welcome from the kind and agreeable host and hostess. Dancing was kept up until daylight, and all agree that, in all of its arrangements, this was the best ball which has been given in Belize for several years. “Success to the wealthy and very liberal bost—may he live long and always feel disposed and often meet his friends on such occasions,” was drank with three times three and a tiger, after the ladies left the supper table. Your friend Captain Guide, of the bark 1), Jex, was there, made a famous speceli,and gave a necess to the Ameri. can trade,’ which was also E ‘The ro}al mail steamer Eagle, due on the 11th, has not yet arrived: tho late northyrest’ gale las probably kopt present entertained for her safety. Her Majesty’s Saperintendert has catled a meeting of | the Legisfative Assembly on the 27th inst. ‘Trace continues dull, and our provision market is still verstocked. We are looking for tl arrival of the steamer Bagilsk, which took up Walker's men from the wreck of the schooner Susan. ‘The Varick Street Shooting Case. CORONER'S INQUEST UPON THE BODY OF O'BTL itis reported, have abandoned her aad gone to | CONFLICTING TESTIMONY—VERDICT OF THE JURY | QUSTIFYING THE HOMICIDE. The inquest in the case of Martin O'Brien, the young man who was fatally shot at the butcher's shop of Henry Ford, No. 202 Varick street, on Tuesday evening, by the proprietor thereof, was brought to a termination yester- day. The evidence of the deceased's companions bore ast the prisoner, but the jury seemed to attach 0 the history of the difficulty as detailed by a son of the accused—a lad about twelve years of age—than of justifiable homicide accordingly. Anuexed wil ‘La report of the proceedings as they transpired at ‘ew York Hospital sesterday:— i Hennegan, being sworn, says—I_ re ick street; I met deceased on the evening of i in company wita Jolin Campbell; we w: street and vad a drink in a porter Lous another porter b we proceeded to aod had two drinks each after, when deccazed wished to go Lome; on our way hone we stopped in a saloon and had two more drinks; from there we startet to go tothe corner of Hamersley and Varick streets, and ou our way there we stopped at the butcher's shop, No. 202 Varick street; the prisoner met us at the coor of the shop with a cleaver ond kuife in Bis hands, and demanded two cents: as the deceased was about to give the two cents the prisoner threw down the knife and cleaver and reached to the closet for his carbine and pointed it at deceased: at that moment Joha Campbell interfered, aud pushed the carbine on one side: the pri soner then pointed (he carbine at deceased and shet him when decessed eniered the shop le took some pickles without ashing for them; I am not acquainted with the prisoner. John Campbell, being sworn, says—I reside at No. 68 ‘andam street; on the evening of February 1, about 64 ook, I in company with deceased, on the corner Hamereley and Varick streets; deceased javited me to take tea with bim, at Mr. Waiker’s saiooa, in Spring street; we had ere we proveeced up Spring street, and ther ick Henuegan; myse!f, Patrick Heane gan and deccased proceeded up Hudson street to the cor- ner of Chor'ton étreet, aud bad adrink; we then went to the co ol Varick snd Mamer:ley streets and had two drinks: we then started for King street to take the cars, sere We stopped and bad two drinks we went towards Hamerstey street, 's shop, in Varick stri d have as we prisoner was standing soner Faw us he pleked up id something which I did not understand: be tb and neked the price of it: the ne penny.” the deseazed then took he prisoner said he him when the p 4 uot understand; the prisoace er, and took out his carbine and I poghed the carbine aside: the ta second time, and I saw hitn shoot the 1} of the carbine was not raise? higher ‘ime ft was fired; I do not prigover: we all three lind been drinking to: each; fcom ther passing a butche ove of tte said, * r Ficderick Ford, of No. 41 Towsing street, (a lad twelve years of age, and #on of the prisoner.) being duly sworn,’ deposed ag followe:— Avout eight o'clock on Tacwlay eveuing { was in the cellar of ather’s store with my sister when 1 hy some, on in the street, “Let us go in and have a muss T thea came up stairs with an axe in my hand, ond saw three men in the store, two of whom were eating onjone, and one at toe money drawer; my father tovk up a kpife and told them they bad 90 business there, an asked them to go away they lagghed at him: then he saw that a koite would not seare thern away, 80 he got his gen to frighten them, when ove of them took the gan away fiom him while another bit my father the head and face; two of them thon grabbed the. gun, and when my father was behind counter muzzle of th father when it we ceased walke then eried “W went off, the deceased had hold of the was attempting to wrest 1t from my 7: after the gun was discharged de a the store; wyself and my father ii,”” and the police cime ap. George F. Strady, M. D., being July sworn, depres and says—I am aiesident hoage surgem of ‘the Now York Hoepital: the deceased was admitted abont ten o'clock ?. M. oh the lat of February, suffering from tho effects of ag vious; le w ived a short time pre- prostrated, haying lost a good wound, about the size of a two shilling pices, situated a little above tho pit of the stomach; there was some hemorrhage from the wound was Soon arrested: he la in.breathing, with a small and fro- quent pulse; reaction could not 12 estabysled until the following morning, at lall-past eleven o'clock, when he died; [ made a post mortem examination of the body twenty four bours after death; [found the liver injared from the eflects of slugs, as also the diaphragm: the cavity ‘of the left ploura was filled with blood, but the Inog was | uninjured: in my opinion the deceased'cimo to his death from collapse, the result of the injuries desribod ‘The case was here submitted to the Jury, who, afer due deliberation, rendered the following VERINCT. We find that the deceased, Martia O'Brien, came death by a gonshot wound at the hands of Henry on the Cronto CE nog Bes 1, 1859, at No. 202 Vari street; and believe th ; aid act of shooting was done in geif defence, and perfectly justifiab! Upon the rendition of the above verdict, Coroacr O'Keefe discharged Mr. Ford from owrtody, and the latter Jef the cout coom im company with bis friends. Sraxa.—The orange trees of South Carolina ire how inb'com. The peat are up it Savanual, aad’gardow Vogetables ary yieaty in Figride, near Hamersley, | Our Paris Correspondence. : Panas, Jan. 13, 1859. Another Week of Intenze Political Eneltement— Napoleon's Concert with Piedmont and Russia—Bavon Hubmer's Po- sition at Court—War Discussion at the mperial Ball— The Army Likely to be Employed in Haly—Servian 10li- tics—England’s Neutrality—How Will Russia Act? We have passed a week, since the date of my last, of | unwonted excitement. There has been a regular panic oa the Bourse, and it may be said that the majority of France bas taken protgy much the samo view of the Emperor's petit mot to Baron de Hubner, the Austrian Ambassador, that I ventured to do myself. What has since fallen from the King of Sardinia and from the Russian Emperor, and the announcement of Prince Napoleon's alliance with the reigning house of Piedmont, have confirmed tne suspicion that the ruler of France only spoke after a precouce:t with those Powers. In fact, it is now distinctly admitted that the King of Sardinia’s speech was revised by tho French Imperial hand, which, it is said, recorded the words— « Cette situation west pas sans péril, puisque, tout en res- pectant les parties, nous ne sommes pas insensibles au cri doulewr qui s*éléve vers nous de tant de parties de U Ualie,”” words which succeed what we are iuformed was the ci- thusiastically received expression, that “the country: though small in extent, had acquired credit ig the coun- cils of Europe, as being great in the ideas it represents, and the sympathy it inspires.’” A report prevailed that General MacMahon had received orders to forma corps of observation on the Alps, and that the English Channel fleet was to be increased imme- diately by twelve sail of the line. It was discovered that Baron de Hubuer had not received an invitation to go out shooting with the Emperor, as was rumored, and that be was uot at the grand ball given at the Tuileries on Monday night, where were assem- bled his brother diplomats. The throc per cents— mainly in consequence of the positive orders tv realize which poured in from the Provinces—loft off more@than two francs lower than the morning quotations on Tues day. Mobilier declined 97 france, and other securities in the same proportion. Yesterday, however, there was a slight improvement, in consequence of a current report that England and Prussia had impressed upoo Austria the im- portance of getting rid of M. Buol. But one topic engrossed the tnalo part of the guests at the grand ball given by the Emperor to his licges on Moa. day night. at the palace—(Baron de Mobner’s absence which is now alleged to have occurred in consequence of the death of the Archduchess of Austria)—the proba bility of war. Among both military ané civiliavs it seemerl to me there was little difference of opinion as to the Emperor's determination to draw the sword, though there was unquestionably considerable divergence respect ing the resutt of such a step. ¢ Emperor, it was said, had now found the opportu: nity £0 much desired, when he migut summon the Frenca. army tothe field, supported by strong allies, and in a cause so good and legitimate that England must, perforce, at the outset, at allevents, keep her hands behind her. Look at public opinion across the channel, it was urged for the past forty rears, and say whether it ws not entirely an- tagonistic to Austria, and whether any opportunity has been lost of exhibiting sympathy with the Italian desire for independence. A war to support Austria would be publicly execrated. No ministry would dare to pro- vee it, Very well. France, therefore, would make er first move without embarrassment, and after that, if England grow susceptible—on peut arranger tout cela! It was openly avowed by many that such were the heart burnings, jealousies and discontent in the French army that employment was absolutely necessary, and that whatever danger to the imperial dynasty war might entail, the present factitious repose boded quite as much. But France would carry all before Ler on the Italian soil— it Was the arena of her former renown, and its millitary glories would consolidate the Second Empire. ‘The Presse publishes am article headed “La France et V'Autriche,”’ in which it inquires, “What would be the con- duct of England in the eventuality of a war between those two Powers?’ It commences by expressing its belief that should such a disaster unfortunately take place, the war would not be a European one, but simply a contest con- fined to their certain limits, determined on beforeband. The object in view would not be to tear im pieces the treatics of 1815, and to throw into entire ion the public rights of Enrope, but simply to revise a single chapter of them, and to prouounce a divorce between Austria and [taly—a course rendered imperatively neces- sary by thelr ‘incompatibility of temper.” After stating that already a similar case of alteration was witnessed in 1880, when Belgium separated herself from Holland, it ays:— “In Italy, what has she to fear from the aid of France? What matters it to her that Lombardy and Venetia be- long to Austria, or belong to Piedmont, or belong to them- selyes? What injury cau she sustain if the treaties of 1815, torn by Austria at Cracow, be violated again at Milan? Can it be believed that » Who is so Jealous of her own liberty, who, in 1847, applauded in ad- vance the re-awakening of Italian liberty, could now make heavy sacrifices, etc. Who knows? Perhaps peril her domination in India—all for the sterile pleasure ional liberty from being establish. loped at Turin—of preventing the Romous aud Neapolitans from obtaining the advantages of a more humane and enlightened government? Is the treatment of Haynau forgotten—the executioner of Hun. ry-—and the utter refusal of Lord Palmerston to give even the appearance of reparaticn #7 Much of this is true enough in its way. But nations, like individua’s, are often driven from fixed principles by their susceptibilities, ‘Two or three years such was the popularity of the Hmperor in England that the public mind would possibiy have reasoned very like the Pope. Hut sundry events during the year 1: have produced a mighty change, andIam by no means sure at the present moment John Buil would not welcome spy decent occasion of firing a broadside into France. That he will have no band in restraiuing the Italians is clear, but the first moment his susceptibilities are aroused by French encroachment he will not too nicely sift the Oy which appeais to him for active inter- ferences’ The King of Sardinia, it is already seen, ia onl; to be Napoleon's stalking horse—either to throw all mat- ters into a confusion which will require the modification of France, or to be to that county what Portugal is to England. ‘esterday morning there was a singular coincidence in the three semiofficial journals—the Constitutionnel, the Pays, and the Palrie—all of which attack Austria in pretty nearly the same terms for having intimated her in- tention to send troops into Scrvia, in case of disorders arising likely to communicate agitation to the neighboring territory. "The language employed in these articles is 80 wonderfully si oilar, that any person who reads the three must of necessity come to the conclusion that they ail emanate from the Foreign Office. They are, besides, in- serted in the part of the paper usually devoted to semi- official articles, and are in large type. It appears that when the Servian Prince was dethroned by the Assembly, General Cormint, the Austrian, received directions to interfere, from his government, if required to doo on the sole cemand of the Porte, Cabinet of Vienna’’—state these journals—‘evidently qo the treaty of Pariz."’ And then article 27 is quoted, which de- clares that no armed intervention is to take in this or aby other State without a previous understanding be- tween the Powers. The Pays termimates its remarks in these words:— “We cannot but be astonished and afflicted, as regards the principles of international jaw, that one of the govern- ments which took part in the solemn act of the 30th of March, 1966, should have thought itself warranted in dis- regaraing, on this occasion, its engagements towards other Powers which signed the treaty. The respect of treaties is the supreme Jaw of government.” In reading such passages one cannot forget some not very dissimuar, employed by the English journals on the Mozambiqne atiatr. in connectian with Portugal and the Charles Georges. The treaty of Paris bids fair to ead hte in nothing, except in the fact of finding an earldom for the English Ambassador, Tam afraid ] have already encumbered my letter with extracts from the public organs, but in a matier of so much | moment as the imminency of a Kuropean war, my desire | | and, as was pro to put you in posression of every means of forming a Judgment must be my excu ‘The Ditats believes that Prussia, under ite new régime, will jom with Austria, for ihe jiberal party beheld with impatience the inactivity of their country in the late war, by the Franifort Assembly, arostrongly imbued with ideas of the unity of the German Fatherland and of the solidarity of Germany omar ks Ob the red nentr of England co- wie; and af Ruasia, it ry io it, Piedmont, it | admits, having nothing to lose, bas all to gain: but it pro- on | the | | ! i ls (ests agaist belpg dragged in bert rain. It concludes a most elaborate arvole by observing, however, that it has the greatest contiiened in tho prudeyoe of the French ying « remarking that “we neew hardly add that if our hopes of peace shold be disappointed, we must go through this terrible trial, weuhe i tere tieeel. 8} mpathies for Italy, shall follow the flag of France reserve, aud to the end, joining our fervent pray- do, for vietory and ‘This all engrossing subject has left me no room for ex- traneous topics. Raropean d'sorganizations cannot bat favor America’s opportunity. and the time seems fast ap- proaching when. wive to her own advantage and that of the great law Of progress she 8 ermaplatically represeats, her protecting banner shall float over the Queen of the Antilles. Amest Bible Suctety. The stated meeting of the Managers waa hetd at the Bible House, Astor place, on Thursday, the dd inst., av half past 4 o'clock P. M.—Hlon, Lather’ Bradish in the chair, assisted by Wm. Ub. Crosby, Benj. 1. Swan and Frauels Hail, Keqrs, - The Rev. Dr. Bearne, of Steubenyille, 108d Psalm, and offered prayer “ Five new sovietics were recoguized—one In eagh of the States of Vermont, Michigan aud Jodiana, aml two in Kentucky. Various commumications were presented from and friends at home aod abroad. One from ttev. faac Bliss, the society's agent at Constantinople, in regard to stereotyping, at the Bible House, the modern Armani Bible, with references; trom Key, James H. Darrell, Wes leyan Missionary at Port au Matt, san Domings, returoing thanks for grant of Spanish Tibies and Testameuta, from Rey, Levi Janvier, Lodiana, giving an aecount ot the Scriptures printed at the preve in that migsion; from Rey. E. yy, Amoy, acknowledgiag the receipt ot a box of Books which it Had been feared wore Jost «mn the voyage, from the Colmar Bible Svciety, France, with an aecoiintat the circulation of Scriptures grantod by this sovloty, Grants of books were inade the Goorga Confereaeo of the Methodist Episcopal church, South: to the Ameri. can and Fereign Bible Society, for disteibution among French Cathotics in Nova Scotin: books wm variong lan guages to captains of vessels for distritmition in foreign ports; to several poor auxiliaries to supply the destitaw; several gratts of Germaa books to vy demtitnte i *; with two yovumes in raiged Jette dor the Ohio, read the Our Berlin Correspondence. Beaux, January 12, 1859. Tie Franco Auctrian Dispule,and a Panic on 'Change— Revolt Expected in Lombardy—Which is Prussia’s Best Atlitude—Conservative Principles of the Prince Regent— Dread of Napoleon's Progress in Italy—Mecting of the Legislature—Baron Gerolt en route for Washington—An American Chapel. For the Inst week there has been @ complete panic on *Change and in our commercial and political circles, The extraordinary remarks addressed by Louis Napoleon to the Austrian Ambassador , on New Year’s day, were looked upon as an unequivocal symptom that the famous motto, “<1 Empive o’ est la paiz,’’ which once already had been verified in so striking a manner, was about to receivea fresh illustration; the funds fell rapidly, business was paralyzed, and the chances of a Kuropean war freely dis- cvesed, The explanations given by the Monitewr by no means allayed the fears excited by the sallf of the French autocrat; and what little confidence they might haveserved to restore was again destroyed by the harangueof the King of Sardinia at the opening or the Piedmontese Chambers, which became known here on Monday evening by tele- graph, and afforded sufficient evidence of the crisis the affairs of Italy have arrived at. All accounts from Lom- bardy ogree in describing tho agitation that has seized upon every class of society a8 excessive; the hatred and detestation of Austrian rule seem to have attained their acme, and agereral outbreak may be hourly expected. How aliveth et of Vienna is to the serious state of things in its Italian possessions is proved by the fact of 20,000 men being despatched in hot baste to reinforce the strong army of occupation ulready stationed there; but the situation is still further complicated by a similar spirit manifesting ilgelf in various other parts of the Austrian dominions. ‘the ramifications of the conspiracy recently discovered at Cracow extend all over Galicia, and even into Prussian Poland, and whether, as some suspect, it may be traced to Russian intrigues, or whether the Polish Revolutionary Committee in London are again at their work, itcannotbut tend to distract the attention and increase the alarm of the Austrian government. In the southern provinces of the empire, too, low nyutterings of discontent are heard; the jution finds an echo among the population of Loring districts, who, being mostly attached to &, Church, feel aggrieved at the con- their rulers, both im respect to their ty and to their religion. Hungary is apparently tranquil; but it is impossible that the events of 48 and “49 can be entirely forgotten by the coun- trymen of Kossuth, and perhaps the sinister calm os in that kingdom may give more real un- exgizess to the court of Vienna than the open effervescence that prevails among its other subjects. Ina word, the of Austria is threatened on every side by hostile peigbbors or disaffected vassa's, and it remains to be seen whether the traditional good luck of the House of Haps- borg, which las sb often enabled it to emerge unscathed frota the most perilous straits, will be again exerted to deliver it from its present difficulty. Here in Berlin the most absorbing interest is felt in the attitude the Prussian government may think proper to assume at this critical jancture. If it be considered that since the time cf Frederick the Great a declared antago- vism has existed between this country and Austria; that the overpowering intluence and tortuous policy of the lat- ter hos a’l along been employed in preventing theformer from attaining her true position in Germany, and that but a few years ago a conflict between them was only averted by concessions which stamped the Prussian Minister who was pusillanimous enough to make them with deep and in- dellible disgrace, itwould seem out of the question for Prus- sia totake the part of a neighbor so arrogant and so ua- scrupulous, and that the downfall of the Austrian mouarchy would be to her rather a subject for exultation than for regret. But it must not be forgotten that Prussia, though nominally a copstitutional State, is stillin reality governed by the will ot one man; and that, in foreign affuirs espe. cially, the opinion of the Legislature never has been, aud probably for a long time never will be, listened to, or even consulted. The Prince Regent, like his brother-in- iaw, the defunct Czar Nicholas, is a firm believer in the “solidarity of conservative interests.” He looks upon Austria as one of the main props of European order and stability, has a nervous dread of the revolutionary ele. ments that would be let loose by the rising of the various. nationalities that compose her motley empire, and is, besides, not divested of a secret veneration for the Emperor Francis Joseph, as the descendant of the old Kaisers, and the legitimate head of Germany. Irrespective of such feelings, he is justly apprehensive of the increased. power which a successful campaign in Italy would confer on Louis Napoleon, who has not forgotten that his uncle had made the Rhine a French river, and who, in the flush of victory, might easily be tempted toextend his conquests to the Rbenish provinces of Prussia. It must be added that France was never more disliked in Germany than she is now, and that a war her, even in conjunction with Austria, would be to a certain degree popuiar, not for any love of the Austrians, but out of hatred to’ the French. However this may be, it is stated on good autho- rity that under the present circumstances, the Prussian government begin to show more inclination than formerly to accede to the propositions of the Court of Vienna, and to enter into negotiations for the conclusion of a defensive treaty, guaranteeing the integrity of the Austrian empire. ‘The question is, whether Louis Napoleon would not regard such a convention, though concluded before the bri out of hostilities, inthe light of a direct declaration of war, and single Out Prussia for his first attack, in which event I am by no means sure that Austria would not Jeave her auxiliary in the lurch, and make her peace with the enemy at Pruasia’sexpense. People here do not seem to be sufliciently alive to the danger they incur in making war side by side with so slippery a confederate; they have an overweening idea of the prowess of the Prussian army, which, they are firmiy persuaded, is immeasurably supe- rior to the French, or to any other, though for more than forty years it hag not been engaged in actual military ope- raticns, with the exception of a few insignificant skir- misbes with the insurgents of Posen and Baden. Unfor- tunately, the same notions were entertained in 1806; and the consequences are written in the pages of history. As for any sympathy with the struggle of the Italians for liberty, or any feeling of compunction for interfering to fix the yoke of Austria on the necks of her reluctant sub- jects, no one appears to think of such trifles; every patri- otic German is highly indignant at the attem; the Danes to deprive the inhabitants of Sleswick-Holstein ot their nationality, but considers it as quite a matter of course for Austria to use every means in her power to Germanize the Lombards and Magyars. There never was agreater truth spoken than that contained in the parable ot the mote and the beam. The Prussian Legislature meets to-day, and will, Tun. derstand, be opened by the Prince Regent in person. shall get bis speech too late for me to enclose in this, but it will reach you per telegraph via England. There will probably be only a brief allusion to the circumstances under which he has assumed the government, aad foreign politics will most likely be eschewed altogether. You are Aware that these royal orations are not like the mess; American President, which give a clear and full exposé of the state and prospects of the nation; they alinost invariably confine themselves to vague generaiitics, and seem conceived in the spirit of Talleyrand, who used to say “that speech was given to man for no other purpose than to conceal his thoughts.” Indeed, as this will be but a short gersion, there can hardly be much for the Prince to announce in the om os of new measures. From an articie in the official jour: the Preussische Zeitung—however , the public has gathered the pleasing intelligence that tho increase of taxes they were threatened with has been adjourned sine dic, partly from the Minister of Finance having found tbat the receipts of last year ex. ceeded the estimates, and partly from the plans of Te-organization and reform inthe miiitary and civic de- riments being deferred to a period of greater leisure, This announcement has diffused universal satisfaction, putting an end, for the present, to the rumors of an additional land’ or property tax, sult duty, ke., which have agitated the taxpaying mind for some time past. Baron Gerolt, the Prussian enyoy to the United States, leaves Berlin this week for Washington. He is not in par- Ucular favor with the present ministry, having been ap- pointed under the Manteaflel rigume, and it was currently reported that he would be sent to rusticate along with his former patrone; but it appears he is a persona grataat the White House, and (his may be the reason that he is allow- ed to return to his post. An American chapel has been established here iately, under the suspices of the Methodist Epixcopal Charch. ‘The Rev. William Nippert, of Ohio, is resident chaplain, and convenient premises have been hired at No, 2 Johau- nis Strasse, where English service is performed every Sun- Oay at four, and German at eight o'clock P.M. About attend the former, and from sixty to aturalized American citizons—the latter, Engle are conducted promiscuousiy by Ame: vean Clergy en of various denominations, who happen to be staying in or passing through Berlin, and who wish to render their spiritual manifestations useful to their coun- trymen The Pa in War. [Translated from the Journal des Debats January 11, for the New York Henan} We have just received Zz ‘the steamer Tyne news from Ia Plata up lo November 30, The approaching arrival of the North American expedition against Paraguay propos reseed al) minds at La Viata. Although the ingulated state in which President Lopez bas always kept himself may not have created very lively sympathica for his govern. | ment among the neighboring republics, one understands, at least in the Argentine Confederation and in Uraguay that the fyct of an armed invasion is an incessant threat against the Hiepano American nationalities, which are not very able Wo struggie against what is also calied there the Co rossus of the North. The press of Montevideo irges the necessity of forming a South American league, In those countries Where, for tue last forty years, civil war bas been the normal state, thoge appeals to umon are very edifying, and the United States will have well deserved the republics of La Plata if their expedition wo Paraguay brings about a firm understanding between the several Stater arisen from the former “royalty uf Baenos Ayres. But until that miracle is accompiisned wo salt not believe much in it, and we will remember, with the correspondent of the Jornal do Comercio of Rio, tho old Portngnese proverb: When it thandera every one lavoKxes ¢. rs Of La Plata express the desire that Bra their projects of alliance; but it dues got appear that such is the tea of the Mo go: ment, walen has, besides, boon 89 much fneulted by the last intert: rence at Montovideo that jt would be in bat taste to ask an alliance of {t now. In order to avoid all misunderstandiuy on that point, the Imperial Cabinet bas orderet the Hea zilfan squadron in the Plata to sail for St. Catherine, wire it will be joined by the naval division of Iho, and they vo- gethor wil! make evolutions on the coast of Hrazil We mention the rumors and plans pot in cireulation at La Plata by the approachiog arrival of the Norch Amori+ ean squadron: but we will add, that whatever may be the demands of (oe Cabinet of Wastiogton, ft seouts’ covtala that Paraguay wil acqiilesce in them, "Indyst, one Welton from Asnnclon that the Presitent i well deol tet ty neg Viate the aifaly poarenury THE KANSAS GOLD MINES. Our Denver City Correspondence. » Dasver Cirr, K. T., Dec. 13, 1868. Extent of the Gold Fields—What Can be Made at Then— New Diggings—Prospects for the Ensuing Summer—Cli- mate, Soil, dc. , Bc. Knowing the interest that is felt in this now land of gold, Itake the liberty of addressing you. The long settled impression in the minds of many, that ‘an extensive gold region existed cast of the Rocky moun- tains, and the well known fact that the greater part of the debris of all our American mountains lies upon their eastern slope, induced several companies to come out here last spring for the purpose of prospecting and finding out whether the country really presented anything worthy the attention of a mining people. That the few who came should be able to givo this ex- tensive region of country a thorough and satisfactory ex- amination could not be expected; yet’ sufficient gold was discovered by them to present bright prospects for the future of this land, and to stir up the people with the gold | fever as they have not been since the California discove- ries. Notwithstanding the lateness of the season when the gold was discovered, not ieas than fifteen hundred Persons are already congregated in and around this point, which is situated at the junction of Cherry creek withthe Platte. With this number glready here, and thousands more preparing to come as soon as the spring opens, it will of course be asked what there is to support them here. Be- ing upon the ground, I have endeavored to answer this question satisfactorily to myself, which answer will per- haps be of interest to the public. | irst, then, gold bas already been found scattered along this country from the Spanish peaks on the south to the Medicine Bow on the north—a distance of not less than five hundred miles; it has been found in the South Park, the New Park and the Old Park, and among the Black Hits, The extent of its existence {s limited only by the extent of the explorations made. In no place has gold been found in large quantities or in nuggets, as in California. It is what is commonly called scaic or float gold, indicating that the source has uot yet been found; yet it is sufficiently coarse and abundant to pay, with pans, from two to ten dollars per day, and with long toms and sluices much more, of course. So say those who have been digging here, and who are acquainted with mining. Here, on the South Platte, there are thousands of acres of such diggings, as also on all‘the upper tributaries of the Platte, Arkaisas and other streams. ‘That shot gold, agit is called, will be found when the mountain gorges have been prospected, no one seems to doubt; but they have not yet been explored. It will be dove, however, as scon as spring melts the snow. Even now companies are constantly goipg out to huat and pros. pect. At Table Mountain, about twelve miles distant, where the best diggings yet discovered lie—which dig ings are said to be not at all inferior to thos@of Cali j ote during its palmy days—a company has already been formed to dig a ditch from Vascarrie’s Fork for mining purposes, and even now, with the ditch uadug, shares in it cannot be bonght for fie hundred dollars. It is currently reported here that fifty ceats per 0 is, there obtained, but this is probably somewhat exag gerated. Bijon, Solon and Cachela-Roudre are also spoken of as affording rich diggings. The opinion is current that the richest lie to the north. The highest amount that is reliably known have t is re- been taken out ina day is twexty-five dollars, ported that on Dry Creek, about six miles from tl three Mexicans took out three thousand dollars in ys, but this is doubted by mauy. Cer that a rich vein has been struck there, Quartz veins have been found in the monatains, like those in California, but have not beea examined. So much for what is known—the future must reveal the rest. Tcame from Wyandott, at the mouth of the Kunsis river, by way of the Santa Fe road, to the point where it crosses the Arkansas; thence up that stream to Pueblo; thence up the Fountain Quebouille, or Boiling *pring river, and across the divide to this place. ‘The distance to Pueblo is about six hundred and sixty miles—from that point to this a hundred more. fhis is at least one hundred and fifty miiles further than up the Kansas river and the Republican Fork crossing over | to the Platte, and no better road. Trains might start equally well from Wyandotte, Leavenworth or Atchison, but the route should be the same. Should a road be ben the Smoky Hill fork, it will be the nearcst of all. This route has already been trayersed more than haif of the way, and will very likely be opened the whole distance in the spring. By the Arkansas route one strikes that stream about 270 miles out, and follows it to within 100 miles from here. For the first 300 miles one passes through a fertile courtry; but from that point it appears to receive very little rain, so wild cactus and sage abound, ard the only fertile places are in the bottoma, while they frequently contain no grass for miles. We found buffalo very abundantafter we were 200 miles out. We were at one time a week without any wood bat what we carried with us. The Arkansas has very little timber, and much of the way none. The big timbers, as they are called, we found to consist of a scrubby cotton- wood, which, indeed, is out exception the only tim- ber we found on the Arkaueas or the Fountain Quebouille. Much of the bottom lands uow barren might. be made very {ruittul by irrigation. Along the Fountain Quebou- ille we found more sigus of rain, and the divide between ‘bat stream and Cherry Creek bad the appearance of be- ing a fair farming country. On this divide the only tim- ber was pine. Pine and cottonwood are the only timber in the whole country, so faras I have seen. (ne tinds nothing with which 19. mend a wagon or make an axe han- jere the uplands require irt igation to make them as productive as they are capable of becoming. ‘The great rush to this country has resulted ia the laying out of several towns, of which the ebief one is this, the county vent of Arapahoe county, and the probable capital of a new Territory. It is beati‘ully situated at the union of Cherry creek with the Platie. e have here a magoi- ficent view of the mountains, the waters of the Platte rushing down from them past us. There are already a hundred houses here, and a bundred more under way, with not less than five hundred inhabitants. The climate of this country is almost unequalled. Those who started po oan aud sallow cheeks are now the very pictures of health. A The climate is not colder than that of Weetera New York, while there is less wind and snow. Our cattle are likely to winter safely on what they can get for them- selves. Game is #0 abundant that of the thousands of oxen driven here not one lias been killed for beef. Flour is worth tweuty dollars per hundred; sngar, 59.; coffee, 60c.; bacon the game, and other things in like pro portion; yet there appears to be enough in the country to last till spring emigration shall come in with new supplies. Ihave many other things to write, but will leave them till another time. P.3.—Since writing the above now discoveries have been made, richer than any preceding ones. Diggings have been found where, even in this cold weather, from twenty-five to thirty doliars per day can be made with . The gold is much coarser than any before found. Ficss dlacosariss are in ihe monilaine sone twenty miles distant. Gold bearing quartz has been also found, and is said to exist in great abundance. OUR LEAVENWORTH CORRESPO®DENCE. Leavessvorra, Jan. 12, 1859 The Gold Mines in Kansas—Anticipated Ruch in the Spring— The Routes—Each One the Best. de The news has gone forth that there is go Kansas. To every town aud villago within our Union has the news, paper carried the tidings that in the western part of Kansas—almost at our very doors— there is a large auriferous region, where an industrious man can dig from the earth ten dollars worth of glittering gold in a day. This news of course will cause great excite- ment, and thousands of our young men, and old men too, will rush to this new El Dorado. Next spring there will be a tide of haman beings setting towards Pike's Peak equal to that of 1848-0 which flowed overland towards California. Persons, by clubbing together, can reach the now gold diggings at comparatively a trifling expense. The distance to them is eo short that persons leaving the tronticrs—that is, the Missouri river—early in the spring, can reach the mines, work several months, and then return to the fron- ters before winter sets iu. Farmers living in any of the far Western Staves can hiteb up their own teams and go to the mines with scarcely avy outlay. The proximity of theee mines will prevent, it is to be hoped, people from selling their farms and houses with the view of settling in that part of the country. To those who contemplate such a step, let me advise them to visit the mines first Detore’ taking such a course. Go there and see tt you would like to stand im water knee deep, day after @ay , for $76 to $150 per month. Go there and examine tie soil, wnd eee if it is any better than that of the farm you propose to gell, end find out alsosomething about the cli Tnate of that mountainous region. It is extremely healthy, beyond a doubt, but is it favorable for the ripening of your crops? Can you raise anything there without irri- gation? At Fort Laramic and in New Mexico on the same meridian, the ove north and the other south of the gold region, grain cannot be grown without irrigation, and it is only reasonable to suppose that the came course must be pursued there, With regard to the best and shortest road to Mike's Peak: almost every town ou the Missouri river, from Kansas, in Missouri, to Omaba, in Nebraska Territory, claims it. ving passed over nearly every road, my own opinion the road from Leavenworta City to Fort itiley, ama thence up the Smoky Hill fork, ig the best and most direet. To persons in the northern part of Missouri, in Iowa. ke, the roads from Nebraska City-and St, Juseph would be preferable. If the emigration is to be large aa expected, it would be of vast advantage to have it divided ont pretty equally Vetween the diferent routes, so a8 to allow the animals a better chance to graze, To persons coming from tue Fast, and who baye to purchase an out® ou the prairies, [ think Jeayenworth City offers the greatest advantages. Tax State, Prisons OvEnenow Inte mista df a etter from Sing Sing, that re are no male department of the ‘at that place, 1,051 convicts, with only 991 cells to accommodate them, and not shop room enough for all to work in. In the female department there arc gaid to be 119 convicts, with but 96 cells for them. This makes in all the 10} ented number of 1,170 prisoners. In the month of January, alone, 56 were received, 46 of whom were from the city of Now York. Nor is Sing Sing alone in its {aadequacy to hold the con- viets whom the law to be confined in tt. From Auburn it is reported that the prison {ts fuller than ever and last week it was said that bat four vacant cella remained, since which time two or three more, at Jeast, have gone there, Ctluton prison is also full. Albany Journal, A Brresan Sexrencen Foster, convieted at Charieston, &. C larceny, las bocn sentenced to be hun Marcu. | with the S one of the iniates, » gil British Testimonial to an American Sea Captain. RESCUE OF THE CREW OF THE BARK MAGISTRATES ar . OAPTAIN KLLIB. ‘The bark France, Captain Filis, of New York, on a late voyage from Havana to Bristol, England, fell in with tha British bark Magistrate, of Liverpool, in a siuking condi- tion, and rescued the officers and crew. ‘The following ia @ part of the correspondence on the subject; — ‘Her Barrannic Masesry’s Lecanion, Sun have the honor to(eassmit 6 you herewith, on the of the Far! Ae "aw tele- part of tho of Malmesbury, a ry scope, which Ler Majesty's guyerictons cosiresss to Caytain Thomas S. }, of the American bark France, {in grateful recognition of his services to the master and. crew of the British veesel. Magistinte, of Liverpool, who, having been compelled to abandon thoir ship under ote! oumstances of danger and distress, were courageous- ly resoued b; tain Ellis, and Beperourly, entortaiued by him on the ‘ing the period of eightees days. You will oblige me by having the to cause the accompanying mark of vational Pratitane tote convey: ed to Captain Ellis, with the best thanks of her Majosty’s government. I regretthat I am not ae to furnish you reeent address of Captain » butThaye rea- son to believe that the vessel under hig command was out of quienes New York. I have the honor to be, with the highest consideration, sir, your most eee publ it 5 Gervant, To Hon. Lewis Cass, &e., &e., &e. Secretary Cass transmitted the telescope to Collector Spel, of this city, by whom it was presented to Captain lis, who thereupon gent the following acknowledgment to the Secretary of State:— Naw York, Dec. 31, 1858. Hoy. Lxwis Cass, Sxererany of State:— Sm—Ibave the honor to acknowledge, through the Collec- tor of this port, the ‘ipt of copies of letters from Lord. Napier and yourself, aorompan ing a superb and valuable t which ber Britannic Majesty's government have Ly to present me. That I wasable to render aid to brother seamen in distress was a matter of gratifica- tien, but was only wiiat in like circumstances they would cheerfully have done for me or others, ‘That the act should have called for notice from her Majesty's government is more remarkable, ag the ciroum- ‘stances possessed an engrossing interest only for the pass- ing t As an expression, however, of the humane and kind spirit of her Majesty’s government, this testimonial will ever bean iliustrion® proof, and as such will be highly be rn by me. . vacant Please present to Lord Napier my grateful acknowlodg- mients in fitting terms. Thuve the honor to be, mi a spectiully, your obedient servant, THOMAS S’ HLLIS. The Telegraph Poles in Streets. THIRD MEETING OF THE ALDERMANIC COMMITTES IN REFERENCE TO THEIR PROPOSED REMOVAL. ‘The Committee on Streets of the Board of Aldermen held their third meeting om Wednesday in reference to the coa- templated removal of the telegraph poles from the strecta and laying the wires under ground—Alderman Booie ia the chair. ‘There being no one present on behalf of the telegraph companies, ard consequectly no one to speak against the removal of the poles, Alderman Bravy and ex Aldermen OnivRe and Beaow- STONE spoke in favor of baying them removed. ‘Shay stated that a subterrancan telegraph wire is in operation at pretent between London and Liverpool, England, and also throughout the kingdom of Prussia. ‘They also urged that apart from these proofs of the practicability of iay- ipg telegraph wires under ground, the fact of subter- ranean telegraph wires being in successful operation in the city of London is a guilicient proof that they can be laid and worked in New York. ‘They also stated that on the 2d of December, 1356, the telegraph companies signed a contract with a party fur laying the wires in this city, under ground, and therefore they must bave been assured that the work could be suc- cessfully accomplished. They submitted communications from 8.7. Armstrong and others conuected with telegraph business, showing that subterranean telegraphing is uite practicable. They all repeated mauy arguments that they advanced at the former meetings. Mr. BUCKMAN, of 804 Broadway, submitted a diagram ofa subterranean tube, which he proposed to construct, ud guarantee that telegraphic wires could be success- fully worked and easily repaired within it. Ta. P. SuAreNER DOW entered the room and spoke ab great length against the practicability of using wires for telegraphic purposes when they were laid under ground. He admitted that telegraphic lines under ground are now working in Europe, but denied that the systema of telegraphing used here vould ever be applied to sub- terrancan fines, Farraday satistied himself of the truth of this fact, and an experiment on the matter in Engiand failed, entailing a loss of £10,000, on the prejectors. When be was in Russia the time the subterrauean line from St. Petersburg to Moscow. failed, though it was thickly insulated by gutta percha and covered with lead, he wag obliged to recommend to tha government that it should be taken up, after an examina- tion bad been made on it and it was found that the stoppage of the electric current was occasioned by the decaying of the insulator and the sead, The saline of the earth had corroded the metal and rendered itof no service. Aud this was especially the case in the Streets. The line from Moscow to Sebastopol, pass- ing through Khiva, Simpheropol and Perekop, was rendered useless fromthe same or similar causes, A line of telegraph from Copenhagen to Hamburg, with which ha was also connected, and which was made in the same way, failed to influence the galvanometer in cither of those cities, for the same reasous, it being also a subterranean ine. The lines in England work because the batteries ued are different from those in this country. To each cf them two wires are attached, and oae of these wires: relieves the other—a disvharge of electricity passing through them alternately, so that nefther of ‘them be- comes overcharged, or ‘uncontrollable, Morse's system, ned in this country, has only one wire connected with the battery, and the sii negative electric action prevents the positive currentirom passing through the wire. This is fully lustrajged in the Leyden jar, where positive and negative ‘icity ig illustrated ‘Water acts as a nega- live on the wires, or produces a negative action; and no imatier how the wire may be insulated in water or under ground, where there is considerable moisture perfect insu- lation can never be attained. Jy air isthe best ‘usulator that is now known; hence currents of electricity can pass more freely along wires suspended in the air than other- wise: though even it is nol a perfect insulator, for ho bad known wires placed contiguous to one through which a current was sent, to be fnflaenced powerfully by their inductive properties, He believed tl it was owing to this electrical phenomena that the Atlantic cable is not working. He mentioned im this connection that he has obtained permisaion from the Danish government to con- struct a telegraph line from the United States to the North of Burope by th of Greeniand, Icoland and the Faroe i aud, as he believes this is the only telegraphic route to Europe. Jous P. Flr Masvon said he would be prepared to submit a plan to the committee at their next meet'ng, whereby they might perceive that the telegraphic companies might rid'the city of the potes and tho disadvantages of the wires, and yet have their messages delivered in, and sent from, the city, at half their present cost, and with as much despatch as they are forwarded and detivered now. He did not, however, mention bis plan, but he spoke of the sebterrapean telegraph lines oi Paris aa the best aad cheapest ip the world. The confmittee then adjourned tif] the latter part of next week. New The Supposed Congoes South Carolin: HL OCS. {from the Montgomery M. Our neighbor of the Advesticer i that the gang of negroes who were cit Ja) in suppoeing ‘arricd through this last Sunday were Congoes, or that they were bound to Orleans. If our neighbor had asked any one of those he was from, the answer would promptly ipy Aud further investigation ucighbor, we trow, that the only way to bridge the ditticu!ty 1s to suppose the more learned in languages of the party were intermixed with some who had been wandering about; and thatthe whole of them uma where, tafled federal constable from Savannah Appearanoe, all tie trees abot would be- wd the youltry to shed ti feathers. « Kar would Rave satisfied ou should make in to bleed t There slaves did nok eome im aay vessel for which the Wanderer was a decey, The Wan- derer herself stows [ke a catfish. But these Begioes have cost high, There were two cargoas lost, which have to be made up for. Then there was an extra expense of $15,000 paid the proprietora of the soil for allowing the cargo to land, and Rill Carry charges Wigh for walking eoveral miles through swamp, (after landing in a boat.) aud getting a man ab the Lightuouse to pilot the clipper in. In fact, the elipper arrived too eocn; no preparakens had been made as clothing. transportation, &ec.. all of which caused risk, loss of money and time, The réa! log book of uw clipper is one of the richest accounts in the workl—telling how R---—s" mouth was sealed with plasters intended ior the shin, and Eoglish snd Yankee were bamboozied with better liquor than they were used to. The most business man the old Comme- dove met on his travels. was R——. Says the old Com- mocore, «1 just pulled out my book and paid him—real, business Yankee!" Among ihe negroes imported from the coast ot Florida— where the education of the darkey is sadly negicete an old Florida negro has been piaced to teach them the dialect of Alabama, They are itape ova rapid'y, and oil soon answer politely any one except federal constables, for whom they have a profound contempt. ‘The Montgomery Advertiser of 25th ult. says:—About 20 genuine Africans passed through this city on Sanday, bound for New Orleans, via Mobile, They teft oa the Dal- man i the evening. They bore great resemblance in form and feature tribe gang which passed through ete much healthier looking, and on of the Wanderer’s carg.. Some of the Wanderer's Africans are in Mississippi, The Vicksburg Sun « We do not think valuable, from the fact that we believe would like to oversee a set of such hide looking creatures: besides, it would, in onr grcat deal of tronble to keep, them at wor' 'y can ask for tobacco and whiskey, and perhaps chew tho for mer and drisk the latter, but tuey can do nothing cise, They know nothing about the use of ciothing, and woutd place a pair of pauts on their shoulders as their leas. One of them has formed.a groat fancy for umbret Jas, and when a couple of young fadies approached him, dressed in the present extensive fashion, flung down his hoe and pursued one of them with all possible spood, and as he came near ber he vi wly grabbed at the skirt of ber dress; but. before le succeeded in getting out of it, one of the attaches of the Misstssippi Central ail. road succeeded im knocking him down. Mr. Moutaguo then took bim in Claarge, and asked him in lis own git. berish what be pursued’ the Indy for, when he replied that she had #n umbrella under her dress, and he wanted it, Tus Nears’ Cror.—The Columbus (Ga.) Sv says:—A frien lias reported to usa sale of a crop of © ton, below, wg to the aegroes of Ela Cook, of Mare county, @a,, amounting to $1404 96, time since, but wore are supposed to be a pork A honse of prostitution was cinual, on the “6tiy fustans, 9a t fate t Ty ophices Riligan, ia Br even vO Dear destroy ed by tee in ( burned to deat, ee sees eens pes