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The steamship Northern Light is due at this port from Aspinwall, with treasure, passengers and semi-montbly mails, which left San Francisco on the 20th ult, We have newsfrom J@pan, dated at Nagasaki on the 16th of February. Ty-Coon, the new civil emperor, was crowned on the fourth of last month atJeddo. He is only fifteen years old. A Japanese war steamer was to accompany the embassy for Washington, on board the Mississippi, as far as Panama. A fire in Jeddo had destroyed fifty thou- sand buildings. Very important despatches trom the English government had reached Nagasaki, and Were at once sent on to Jeddo. Their contents were not known. A shipwrecked Belgian sailor, brought to Nagasaki from one of the Pacific islands, gives an interesting account of his adventures. Our special despatch from Washington states that Mr. Dallas, our Mini-ter at London, has in formed the State Department that the British government y recently ne. gotinted by Wm. Gore Ouseley with Nicaragua, and that Sir William has been directed to return to Nicaragua and conclude a treaty in accordance with his instructions. It is stated, on-avhat is regarded «s reliable wuthority, that owing to the disturbed state of affairs in Italy likely to ensue in consequence of the war in Europe by no means improbable that the Pope will repair to the United States. The Holy Father would no doubt receive a hearty welcom ards of seven hundred Mormons bmded yes y atthis port from the packet ship William Tapscott. The greater portion of the emigrants ie wrong slde up, and equally resolved to set it ee etn ae eine ver right by turniog it upside down. Of the pro- 8 , Great Britain, ‘i e Se Saceaay tens CaO age ceedings of this so-called Southern Commerctal er copy oe SL Eh pe canes Jneaday, at four cents por | Convention we have as yet heard very liitle; ee ee tut our readers may conjecture that these fire- eaters at Vicksburg have been revelling in their Larruss axe Face: | favorite element from this brief telegraphic ‘NO NOTICE schon of caoeanamne correspondence, Wedonet | item, to wit:— It is a remarkable fact, that simultancously with the anniversary gatherings here in New York of the radical abolitionists, women’s rights women, and other societies of our Northern fa- natics and reformers, there has been in seasion at Vicksburg, Missiselpp!, 8 convention of South. ern fanatics, equally convinced that the world is. After afour days exciting debaic the Convention has ad & regolution that the laws prohibiting the (Afri- can) slave trade ought to be abolished. . “A four days exciting debate’—four days! Garrison, Phillips, Lucretia Mott, and all that short-winded abolition crew are thus completely thrown into the shade by these inexhaustible Southern declaimers. And so, “after a four days exciting debate” a resolution is passed in favor of the repeal of all the laws of Congress prohibiting the African slave trade. This is not eo bad, after all. Considoriag the late experiments in Georgia and Floriia in the importation of negroes fresh from Africa in defiance of the laws, and considering the various hindrances, from Charleston to Mobile, which have prevented the recap- ture of the slaves imported, and the pun- ishment of the “commercial” parties concerned, we were prepared for a resolution from this Vicksburg Convention flatly declaring the laws of Congress suppressing the African slave trade unconstitutional, null and void, and recommend- ing the Southern people to proceed, accordingly, to this profitable business of importing negroes from Africa, in the same way as if all restrain- ing laws upon the subject had been already re- pealed. But, in calling for a repeal of these prohibito. ry laws, their validity is recognized; and as it would be the height of foolishness to suppose that these laws may be repealed by Congress during the present generation, or the present century, the question arises, what, then, can be the object of this Vicksburg recolution? And we answer, the object is political agitation. The fire-eaters and ultra pro-slavery politicians of the South, like the anti-slavery agitators of the North, are “hard up” for political capital. Tbe settlement of the Kansas question has thrown these slavery agitators, North and South, upon their beam ends. Thus, W. H. Seward has been driven to the desperate proclamation of “an irre- pressible conflict” with slavery until all the States shall have been made free States or slave States; thus, Governor Wise and other Southern political epeculators have been driven to the expedient of demanding a code of laws from Congress for the protection of slavery in the Territories; and thus, we find these fire-eating Southern ultras at Vicksburg planting them- selves upon the platform of the revival of the African slave trade by Congress. Of course they no more believe in the possi- Lility of accomplishing this thing than does ihe man in the moon. But the trick may serve the purposes of the politicians concerned in the Southern agitation of the subject. It is under- stood that this Southern Commercial Convention is, in fact, a political convention of desperate Southern politicians, largely made up of the nullification, secession and filibustering gentry, outside of any healthy political organization. Their programme comprehends a break in the Southern democratic party, and the organization lonye to-day for Utah. An account of their val names, &e., will be found in to-day’s paper, A large number of emigrants have arrived at this port during the past week from Europe. The fol- lowing tabular statement shows the ports from whence they arrived, the dates of their arrival, and the vames of the vessels which brought them:- Date of Ar'l.____Names of Vessels. Bark Helvetia. : Ship Dreadnoog! Ship Ship Neptuns Ship Meroury. Snip Webster Ship Constellation, Ship Progress, 10th of March, says:—Trade seems to be reviving here a little, but Hong Kong there ts a large number of Ame: essels, with nothing to give them employment; and it is so in some degree at most of the ports. The coolie trade seems to be dying out. I think there have been no coolies sent from China in some time, and no vessels have left here with them in a year or more. The Chinese is have interdicted the exportation of rice F ormose lately. The Board of Healt! Commissioners met yester- lay afternoon for the first time this season. Their jon was private. Those present were Mayor iemann, Drs. Gunn, Rockwell and Miller, Alderman McSpedon and Councilman Cornell. The Health Officer reported the arrival of the ship Constella- tion, from Liverpool, with several hundted pas- sengers at Quarantine, many of whom were sick of smallpox. The Board ordered the passengers to be vaccinated, the ship thoroughly cleansed, and | hor detention at Quarantine for five days. Other | matters were also considered, but not made public. ‘Che Board adjourned till twelve o'clock to-day. The Police Commissioners yesterday weve se with nearly six hundred notices to show cause uhat number of the old forces should not be re- instated and paid. An application to reopeu the | ease of McCune was set down for decision at the next meeting. The Board decided to meet eve: day to consider the claims of the old potico ‘Theroaras some abatement in the exeitement on arcount of the foreign war news yesterday, though articles which haye advanced under ils influence continved firm and ia good demand, The sales of cotton from store embrace about 700 bales, closing on the basis of about 11 \o, £ middling uplands. Flour was somo less active for Stat, and Western brands, but for the medium and bighor grades the market was from 10c. a 250. per barre! higher, and for some kinds of choice extras tho advance wag stil! greater. Southern flour was quite active aad Wheat was again better, and sales of choice Kentucky white were made at $2 a $2 08; Southern white at $1 90 Western red at $1804 $1 86, and common to fair mixed do, at $1 65a $170. Corn vas without further advance, whilo gales wero made to a fair extent; round yellow sold at 980.; prime Jeracy do. at $1, and white Southern at 4c. &95c. Pork took a decided jump, and new mees advanced t $18 a $18 50, with free sales; thin mess wagat $17 25a $17 50; prime moss $17 a $17 50, and prime at$l4a $14 50. Beef was active and firmer. India mess advanced to $25 4 $59, and prime mess sold freely at $25 0 28, Cut moats and lard were also Ormerandia good demand. About | 50,000 Ibs. dry salted Western bacon sides were sold at 934c, Sugars were steady and firm for good to choice grocery goods, while refining qualities were some less buoyant. The sales embraced about]l,500 hhds , at rates given in another column, <A public sale of New Ozleaus was made on an average of 7-55e. Coffee was Arm, with sales of 4,000 bags Rio, and 200 do, Cape St. Dominga. Freight engagements were moderate; but there we ie better feeling, while retes were anchanged and . Rice oor firm, with sales of some 600 a 700 { full prices, | of an intensely pro-slavery faction throughout the South, competent, in holding the balance of power over the democracy, to coerce them into terms or to break them up. “Thus, we may ac- cept this Vicksburg Convention resolution as a political Southern movement for the control of the Charleston Convention; and, in the interval to that Convention, we may expect some addi- tional efforts to create a new disturbing South- ern element which will render the reunion of the democracy at Charleston, as a national party, upon a national platform, an absolute im- possibility. fe But these Southern, like our Northern slavery agitators, seem to be acting under the delusion that the world is standing still, and the existing divisions of parties, sections and factions upon the defunct ‘issues of the slavery agitation will be the same in 1860 as in 1859. But meantime, while all Europe is trembling upon the crust of an active yoleano which may change the whole face of European affairs—while our Southern republican neighbors, from Mexico to the heart of South America, are in a state of revolutionary chaos—we too, as was once remarked by Henry Clay, “are in the midst of a mighty revolution.” Its influences, not yet recognized, will soon be discernible to the dullest and most incredulous of our plotting politicians. The revulsion of 1857 has passed away. The public Treasury, which it exhausted, is already relieved from the general reaction of financial and commercial prosperity which has set in upon us. There is a progpect for a year or two before us of such prosperous times to all our business | and industrial pursuits as the country has never yet experienced. At the same time only the | embers of the late Kansas excitement remain; and with the minds of the people preoccupied with more substantial things, they will be very | apt to treat with contempt all efforts, North or South, to kindle up again the fires of the slavery agitation with new combustibles. Let us await the developements that are foreshadowed in all | the signs of the times, Perhaps within a year | we may thus find the administration of Mr. Ba- chanan the acknowledged basis of the democratic party among all the factions and cliques, North and South, and his sound and statesmanlike policy the platform of the party, united and powerful, from the melting away.of the opposi- tion factions in all directions Atall events, we are willing to leave to time the settlement of the question whether this as- semblage at Vicksburg is to be set down as the | end of these so-called Southern Commercial Con- | | ventions, or the beginning of an independent Southern faction of fire-eaters, filibusters, nalli- fiers, secessionists and other desperate politicians, ready for any extremity to secure a chare of the | public plunder. Carivornia Eweravioy.—The lapse of years scoems to make no decrease in the rush of our people towards the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. Indeed, the emigration to California by actual count is greater today than it was | when the gold fever was atits height in *49.'50, | Steadily the tide ebbs and flows across the Isth- mns of Panama, or by way of Nicaragua or Tehuantepee, or traversing the mighty desert nour frontier States and the heights of erra Nevada. With such prospects the NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, MAY 14, - 1859 So it will be with us, While a desperate will care to read, discuss or vote on questions of domestic divisions; our foreign policy will be uppermost in every man’s mind, and the politi- cian who seeks to divert the popular thought from its nature) channel will sooa find that he is committing political suicide, the great cities, will find a reward for their indus- try and enterprise on the Pacific coast; Califor- nia, New Mexico, Arizona, Washington and Ore- gon will be filled up with a hardy, independent and intellectual populace, and our rivals in that neighborhood—the English and Russians—will find that their territory must be confined to its presen limits, while ours will be extended on every ide, , The ‘onflict in Europe—Its Relation to Spain and the Cuba Question. It ‘s evident from certain indications, which, thongh light in themsclves, have no small weizbt when taken in conjunction with simitar movement: elsewhere, that Spain will not re mein neutral in the contest now breaking ont in Europe, though it is not so certain on which side she will take part. Thus, at the very time when the great em- pires are in the London market secking large supplies of the best charts of the coasts and har- bors of England and her colonial possessions, we strangely find Spain there on the same mis sion. And when the same Powers are secking in every way to increase their steam marine, and particularly the light, swift and heavily armed deepatch steamers, we find Spain, withont revenue to build them, or any real use to which to put them, ordering the construction on the Thames of a large number of steam gunboats, under-the pretence of requiring them for her Phillipine possessions. It is well known that for a long time the Spanish government has been under the influence of Louis Napoleon, and that the Penin- sula is virtually governed by him, as com- pletcly as is France. In a recent pamphlet attributed, with reason, to the pen of the French Emperor, it was boasted that he had been the great stay of constitutional government at Madrid. The fact is, that in Spain the Crown and the people are guided by distinct and opposing policy. The Queen, Isabella, belongs, body and soul, by descent and by sympathy, to the Bourbon family, and she clings with tenacity tothe absolute theories of her ancestors. In direct opposition to the wishes of her people, she fosters the temporal as well as the spiritual power of the Pope, and admires the tyrannical rale of her uncle, the King of Naples. For cen- turfes, too, over since the time of the Great Cap- tain, Gonzalo de Cordova, Spain has claimed a controlling influence in the affairs of Italy, and has ever thrown it into the opposing scale to liberty. In 1848 she sent a contingent force to Italy to assist in suppressing the republicans, At the present time Isabella favors, in her own dominions, the efforts of the absolutist party to restore the fanatical rule of the Pope in Spain, the confiscated convents to the monks, and the hearty union of church and State. On the other hand, the Spanish people de- spise the Pope as a temporal ruler, hate the monks and their convents, would turn all their possessions into the coffers of the State, desire to widen the breach between the Papal See and Spain, and not a few would gladly see the Queen herself packed off to her uncle at Naples, and a more liberal government established by the union of the two Crowns, on the head of the young King of Portugal, or un- der some more radical form. In this contention of parties it is not improbable that Spain may be drawn into the present conflict, through some of its changes and combinations; and during its progress she will be subjected to many vicissi- tudes, There is little doubt at the present time that in the matters of the British charts and new gunboats, her government is acting under in- structions from some other Power. Certainly she herself has no intention of invading or ex- ploring the British coasts. It is for such a juncture as this that we should be provided, and for which the Thirty Million bill of last session did provide. By conferring upon the President the power to purchase Caba, and to pay thirty millions down upon the signiag of a treaty to that effect, many of the most im- portant poinis in the question of the acquisition of Cuba were covered. First, the passage’ of the bill would have decided the main question, “Do we want Cuba?” which has never yet been de- cided. Sccond, the decision of that question by the authoritative voice of Congress would have settled the pclicy of this country in regard to Cuba, and would have exercised a vast moral influence in its favor throughout Europe. Third, it would have placed the Pre- sident in a position to act decisively whenever the proper juncture should arrive. Fourth, it would have given any Spanish Ministry disposed to negotiate, the assurance that a portion of the equivalent would be at their disposal immediately on signing the treaty. Fifth, it would remove all temptation to corrupt efforts and side bargain- ings, such as always accompany a treaty, the con- clusion and payments of whieh are contingent and doubtful. Sixth, the payment of all or any part of the money being contingent upon the signing of the treaty of cession, no portion of it could ever have been used by the Executive for corrupt or party purposes. Seventh, it would have re- moved the Cuba queetion from the circle of party and Presidential politics, and made it a purely national question. Fighth, it would have de- prived the filibusters of their greatest and strongest card, and one which they are liable to seize upon and play at any time. Ninth, by confining the power of agitating and seitling the Caba question within the dignified circle of governmental ac- tion, it would have relieved and soothed Spain, and conduced greatly to the peaceful settlement of all our pending questions with her, and thus payed the way for the attainment of the very object desired. We might go on enumerating the advantages of the measure proposed by Mr. Buchanan, and so sngaciously sustained by the wisdom of the Senate; but we have said quite Exp or 1x ANNIVERSARDAS,—The fine weather of yesterday, a clear oernlean sky and a mid- summer atmosphere, saw the auniversaries out in the pleasantest possible way. The sdlats’and the sinners are now all as one. To-day the rural brethren and sisters will return by steam- boat and railway to the plough, the pulpit, tio village shop and the knitting needle. \\ ic we are glad to greet them in the metropolic, happy to contribute in aid of the various reiigious, phi- lanthropic and reform enterprises (if they are enterprises) which they have in hand, we cannot say that we fuel any deeply settled grief at their exodus. Like the country innkeeper, we “qwel- come the coming and speed the parting gacet.” We have had the old battle of the Tract Society fought over again; we have suf- fered « rather dull rehash of -the sefe story which the Garrisonian abolitionists have been har,ing upon for twenty years and more; we have recorded tho proceed- ings of a rather stormy session of the Woman’s Rights Convention, and we wind up very appro- priately with the colored photograph of a strug- gle between the cliques of the African race who adhere to Massa Garrison and Fred. Douglass severally. Perhays some one may be tempted to ask the question as to what good all these anniversary meetings have accomplished. We have printed since last Sunday no less than sixty columns of anviversary reports; and we sincerely trust that so much seed scattered broadcast will do a great deal of good, although our faith on the subject is not of that lively kind that overcomes moun- tains. As part of the events of the day, we have placed the anniversary reports on record, and there we leave them to the criticism of our readers. A Drie or Water ror Tax Prorix—Loy- vox Serrixc Us 4 Goov Examrte.—We have alluded more than once to the fact that there is not in this whole vast city a single public conve- nience for assuaging the thirst of our perambula- ting community with a draught of pure water, an article which flows n euch abundance under the pavements of every street in the metropolis. Not a solitary public hydrant or public fountain where the weary traveller on our hot and dusty highways can cool bis lips. This is a shameful neglect. The large cities of most other countrie? are well supplied in this respect, aud where such is not the case, humanity and a regard for public health sre rapidly prompting the benevolent to farnici drinking places for the peopte. An association for this parpose has been re- cently formed in Londen, sa% s< cheerve that the first public drinkioy <oqwtele in that metro- polis was opened w'4 great ceremony a few wecks ago at the corner of (iltapur and Skinner streets, near the churchyard of St. Sepulchre’s. A daughter of the Archbishop of Canterbury in- augurated the opening, and drank from a silver goblet the first draught of water, while the pre- sence of many distinguished pereous, and the immense gathering of people who witnessed th proceedings, evidenced that the Londoners appre ciate the blessing which has fallen to their lot Yet the climate of London is not go hot nor so ary as ours. On the contrary, it is dull, and often moist, Nor are there, in proportion to the popu- lation, a greater number of persons of the poor and laboring classes traversing the streets there than here. If the want of public drinking foun- tains is felt so much in London, then, that an ascociation of philanthropists has been formed to provide them for the people, what can we say for New York? But it would appear, from a communication in another column, that a narrow spirit animates the Croton Aqueduct Department upon tits. question, which we think is highly reprehensible. When a private citizen proposed to do that which the Corporation should do, namely, erect 8 public hydrant and drinking cup at his own expense for the benefit of his thirsty fellow citi- zens, the Department met his application for permission with a positive refusal. The tempe- rance eocicties should take hold of this idea, A good supply of pure cold water within reach of the people would keep many a inan out of the grogshop. Let the temperance reformers follow the example of the London people, and they will effect more for the cause than all the anniversa- ries ever celebrated or the tracts ever distributed have done. Public fountains are established in other Eug- lish cities—Liverpool, Hull aud Derby—and it is preposed in Loudon to erect these public foun- tains—which are simple and economical struc- tures, indented into a blank wall—in the vicinity ofchurches. This is an excellent idea, it strikes us, and if we hada fountain near every church in this city the spire would guide the thirsty traveller to the spot where he might be re- freebed. Let us have the public bydrants by all means, Sreamsnip Travee ON THE ArLaNtic— A SeurDawy Lixe.—As an instance of the immense transatlantic travel by steamships at the present time, a merchant of this city received a letter the other day from his correspondent in Liverpool, complaining of the difficulty of avoiding duplicating his in- formation, in consequence of the frequency of the sailings from the different English ports for this country. No doubt it must be eqmewhat embarrassing: but the multiplicity of steamers crossing the ocean is neverthcless an evidence of the immense traffic and travel going on be tween the two continents. For example, there were no less than six steamers left English ports for America within four days, from the 16th to the 20th of last month, as follows:— for. enough to prove the point of owr argument. Now York. Mr. Bachanan’s policy. in regard to Cuba is bes -{St. Johns. Southampton |New York. rll 90:.1:Laverpootrer-tqaebecs park acnene hh niet Lika bdo ned Notwithstanding this extraordinary number of steamships starting almost at one time, it is said that the steamers of the European abd American Company, formerly Croskey’s line, will soon be put on between Liverpool and New York. At this rate we shall not be surprised to gee before long a semi-daily line of stonmships leaving this country for Europe, so that one may seleot be- twen tho morning ang the evening boat for Liv- the only just, proper and true one, and it must be adopted. The Thirty Million bill must be passed next session. If a factions Congress re- fuses to pass it, it must be carried before the people and form the great issue of the campaign of 1860, Politicians may think they can over- slaugh it with “squatter sovereignty,” “the nigger in the Territories,” “ personal liberty” abstractions, or the fallacy of an “irrepressible conflict.” They are all in crror, Questions of foreign policy, not of domestic strife, now engross tke a on of the world. Let them In all probability this will be fulfilled, unlees the war draws off the steamers, as the Crimean oon- test did, or travel should be retarded by the disturbed condition of the Continent, Already one sorew ehip of the Cunard line, the Alps, has been, withdrawn for government purposes, and should England get involved in the war, DO doubt many others will be employed as trans- porta, Movemynts or rar Moxmons.—A short time ago we chronloled the departure of a large num- her of Latter Day Saints, who had wintered in this city, and who took advantage of the first open weather to journey towards the Great Salt Lake. On yesterday we » oticed the arrival of a Liver- pool liner wi seven hundred and twenty-six Mormon p agers on board. They came fom Eng) ad, Denmark, Wales and other countries in Northern Europe, cheerfully un- dertakin; a journey of five or six thousand miles to @ now country, a strange govern- ment—in fact, a religious despotism—for the sake of the faith that isin them. In a few days they will be en roule to join the company of the faithful, to whom Joseph Smith was the first prophet, and Brigham Young the successor. The steady increase of the Mormon church: the fortitude of its adherents, the energy and perseverance of its leaders, are circumstances well worthy the attention of the philosopher, the theologian and the potitician, Kven the hostile proceedings taken against the Mormons by the general government did not crush out emigration, It was simply suspended until matters were pa- cificated, and then it set in with double force. No amount of ridicule, abuse or persecution could arrest it; and, as a last recort, bayonets themselves failed to do so. We have quite passed by the age when men and women were persecuted for opinion’s sake, and we are quite satisfied that there is no desire on the part of any one to crowd the Mormons in any way. Still, it must be acknowledged, even by themselves, that some of their practices, as well-as their entire theory of admixing the tem- poral with the spiritual government of the State, can never be tolerated, by the peo- ple of this country. While France is en- deavoring to separate the two elements in Rome, it is not to be supposed that the United States will consent to their amalgamation in America. That the Mormon leaders are aware of this fact is apparent from the circumstance that they have very recently agitated the plan, formed some time since, to sell out the Utah Territory, and repair—harems and all—to some island in the Southern Pacific, where they might set up an independent nationality after their own hearts, with institutions agreeing with their own appetites. To this result, or one still more uncomfortable, they must come at last ; and the sooner the better for all concerned. INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. ‘The Ouseley Treaty with Nicaragua Repu: Gated by the British Government—The Affair of the French Consul at New Or- leans=-Probable Visit of the Pope to the United States, &e. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasnineton, May 13, 1869, Mr. Dallas, our Minister at London, has informed the Department of State of the disapproval by England of the treaty recently negotiated by Sir Wm. Gore Ouseley, and that they had given him peremptory orders to proceed to Nicaragua and conclude & treaty in accordance with his inetructions. Some weeks sgo the French Conaul at New Orleans was arrested on a“warrant from the Recorder for misdemeanor in harboring a deserter, but was not Kept in confinement. The Recorder, after objec- tion being made to the legality of the arrest, dismissed the cage. Count Sartiges, the French Minister, how- ever, bas demand aatisfaction for this violation of the Consular Convention between France and the United States, and our government has avowed its diss approval of the arrest and its willingness to take proper measures to vindicate the sanctity of the treaty. Mr. Appleton, Assistant Secretary of State, left this city to-day for his home in Maine, where he will be absent some days. Letters recelyed here from sources entitled to credit, mention that rumors were prevalent in various portions Of Italy that the Pope might be compelled to take refago in the United States. Our Ministers at Rome and Naples speak of it as highly probable, owing to the unsettled and precarious condition of things. THR GENERAL NEWSPAPKR DESPATCH. ‘Wasuincrox, May 13, 1859. in view of our unsettled affairs with Chilo, the steamer Mississipp! returning from the East fndies, and the Lan- caster, Wyoming and Levant, on their way out, will touch at the ports of that republic. There is no truth in the report that Commodore Breese jg to be transferred from the New York to the Washington Navy Yard. He still remains thero, The President kes recognized George Edward Kan- karat and Franz August Rirech— former Consul at Now York and the iatter at Boston, for the clty of Ham- burg. The Treasury receipts last week were $920,000. Tae amount subject to drat 7,060,000. The Masonic Celebration, Provinenne, May 13, 1859. The St. John’s Encampment of Kaight fempiars, num- bering sixty-four men, accompanied by Green's Band, lef here this evening for Richmond, Va., via ngton and New York. They were joined at the depot by the De Molay Excampment, of Boston, cighty strong, with Gi) more’s Band Boston, May ‘The De Motay Fucampment of K: bering between eighty ard uinety, their viet to Richmond, Va, via the Providence ana Stonington route. Accessions to the company’ are ex- pected at Providence. Large numbers of the Masonic brotherhood were at the depot to seo the excursionists off Destructive Fire in Balttmore, Busoni, May 13, 1860, The new engine house of the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad Company, 02 Canton avenue, was totally destroyed by Ore early this morning, with five locomotives. The fire originated from sparks from a freight engine, the fire in which had not beca thoroughly extinguished. The loes on the building is about $6,000, besides from $3,000 to $5,000 on cach locomotive, and $4,000 on stationsry machines. Tho engines and house are fully insured, balf each in tho Buitimore Fireman's and Raltimore Insurance Companies, Fires in Pennsylvania. Han wovrc, Pa., May 15, 1859. Two barns attached to th te ic Asylum were destroyed by fire today. Loss $4,( The barn attached tothe Dauphin County Poor House was aJso destroyed, with twenty-five cattle, mules and horees. Henry Wolf bas been arrested as tho incendiary. He escaped yesterday from the Poor Houso. Fire at Marietta, Onto. Mauwetra, Ohio, May 13, 1950, A fire occurred here yesterday, whieh destroyed twenty buildings in the business portion of the city. Tho principal sufferers are,'Nye & Huntington, loss $5,000, insured $2,000; Bosworth, Wells & Co., $12,000, insured $8,000; S. R. Turner, $5,000, insured $2,500. The Fina Company of Hariford has $15,090, the Hartford Company $7,000, and the City Company of Hartford $1,800 insu- ance on the burnt property. 4 large portion of the goods in the buildings was saved in a damaged condition. Several firamen and others wero injured by falltag bulld- ings. Fire at Theresa Village, N. ¥. Warzatown, N, ¥., May 18, 1859, A large fire at Therosa village last night consumed a fouring mill, two saw mills, a tub factory, 8 foundry, three machine shops, three Uwelling Uouses, and two i Danes, [oes 960,00. Obituary. DR. TOMLMMON FOOT OF GHOMOIA AND PROPHRROR DENWON OLMBTHAD OF NAW HAVEN. Avausta, Ga., May 12, 1868, Dr. Tocalinsoa Fort, of Milledgevitis, died to-day, Se War a former mersber of Congress, and a distinguished medical practitioner, end was widely known and os- teemed, ‘Wittiam Lucky, ® citizen of Greon County, Ga. Killed by one of hia negroes to day, ae PL ¥ LT]. | Fe merece aghteters of cus Bowsh—The | fr nolcen of Wall ateech oxo canomnaghd wet | kin hes Geluen @LaE BOO wm LLL Ln NEW YORK HERALD, | eee, eeecalt convenuon. pelea pera) ree ite 7m of Lord Derby Ia Bagiand | cipoot, just as we do now in going to Albaay, @ new routes, to compete for the golden prize, | He dissolved Parliament and appealed to the to eet the old company iu opposition, and to people on a queation of domestic reform, The share its business with full ships and low fares. | People are judging him on the oonduct of his Before many months have elapsed we shall have | foreign policy, which was sever brought in ques- four or five ses routes open to the Golden | tion. Gate, and a daily stage commfunication—the best | strife reigns in Europe, no man in this country Pioneer for the railway—acrogs the Plains, Thus California emigration will he widely extended and stimulated beyond precedent; our young men, who are rusting for want ef an opening in years. Ho graduated at Yale College in 1813, was eloctod Professor of Chemistry, in North Carolina, in 1816, and served ten years. When there, he mado a geologtoat eurvey Of that State, the firet Stato survey made im thas Country, and in 1825 he was elected Professor of Mathe- matics and Natural Philosophy in Yale College, whiok piace he filled at the time of his death, ROMER GIFYORD, OF NEW JERSEY, Newaax, N. J., May 13, 1869, Archer Gifford, Esq., one of tho most distinguished ‘mombers of the bar of New Jersey, died to-day. ——________ ‘The Case of the Lottery Dealers, SEOOND Day, Avavera, May 10—P. M, At the opening of Court this Morning, Judge W. W. Holt gavo his decision at length, overruling on beth grounds the motion made on Yesterday (Monday) in the Swan loRery cases, He decided, upon the ret grouna, ‘that by the definition in the penal code of the State the Offence for which the defendants wero indicted was a “crime,” being “a violation of public law, and therofere indictable.” Reviewing the argument of defendants’ ‘vounael, who contended that a quitam action should have ‘been brought, and not an indictment preferred, be tad down the position that Such action can be brought only te recover a specific sum, and referred to the provision of the statute of 1833, which leaves the amount of the penal- ty, upon conviction, within certain limits, to the discretion of the Court. Ia noticing the second ground of objection that there ‘was 80 prosecutor, he held that all indictments might be founded upon a special presentment of a Graad Jory; thas ‘there was no necessity for a prosecutor in this caso, and that it did not concern the defendants to whom the peas, w ‘was paid, the sentence being that they should pay it, which was the important matter after ali. Upon both grounds, therefore, the indictment was held to be properly preferred, and the trial ordered to proceed, The defendants are defended by Messrs. Toombs and Stephens, 0, A. Lochrane, Miller and Jackson, and Sneed and Walker. For the State, Attorney General William K, Laws. ‘The testimony given in to-day was very meager, but hours and hours were consumod in digcusing legal ques. tons as to the admissibility of evidence, parol and writ- ten, Mr. Thomas M. Turner, one of the Trustees of the Sparta Academy, was called to the stand, and testified that the Trustees eold and conveyed to Mr. F.C. Barber the fraa- chise or lottery grant which was granted by the Legisla- ture of Georgia to the Sparts Academy, in 1823; that all the paymenis duo on that sale bad been punctualiy met, and anne ieee ean Sar: bad the legal authority to convey tho said 5 grant, in order to realize sum of org which the graut authorized them to raise; thatall the wero present at the sale, aud the Conveyance was made in good faith. A large portion of the money paid for tho grant had been spent for educa- tional and the balance on hand would pe appre- rated in that ‘way. siete Others of the Trustees gavo in evidence, all going to show the Trustees considered the lottery grant a a The counsel for tne the Semay ethoeriteon, whist the Attorney 0] ‘ The lawyers in this case Beem well prepared, aud cau bes a am hour or two on any po ut of it. As to the 5 about the resuit of the caso, I will reserve until the case is over, and then Loam give them in a reliable form. Markets. _ New OnrzAns, May 18, 1859. Cotton market unsettled; dealera ure waiting farther intelligence from Europe. Sales to-day 600 bales; mid- dling, Lic. offered. The sales of the week add up 5.600 bales, and the receipts 9,600, against 20,000 balea for tna corresponding week last year. The exports for the week sum up 31,000 bales, and eps total exports to dato 1,676,- 3 do, ports, 5 170,000 bales, ome 298,000 last Atay Tos firm ees pork excited, and adcanced 0c. a Bacon buoyant, and advanced Py Fides 90. Coflee firm at 120.: sales of the week, 2,000. bags. “Stock 16,000 ‘Against 6,000 inst’ year. Freights—Cotton to Livery 7-824. Sterling exchange 10936 0 11044, Drafts on New York at sixty days 134 per Cent discount, and at sight 34 per ceat premium. Mowitx, May 12, 1859, Sete Sree 360: sales lo-day 3,000 bales; middiiag, BLO, 63¢¢. for fair. ‘ihe. sales at $18, . Cotton inactive: salon to-day’ G00 bales qe) a dating ive: i. Hy mit llc, a 11%. Rico bad advanced io. Bacrimore, May 13, 1359, Flour quiet, at $7 50 for Howard street and Ohio, Whoat ed. Uorn dull and declined $1; white, 90. a 920; yellow, 980, a 940. Provisions firm. Bacou:' sides, 9768 &10c, ’ Mees pork, $1725. Whiskey quict, at S0c, city, and Sie. for Ohio, + 1852, Panavetraa, May The excitement.in breadstuffa continues, aud are now demanding a farther advance, which somewhat restricts . is held at $7 anced 1er; sale st rg the 5 eat, Tdc., and fleur 85c, to XY rte—3,000 dbis, flour; 28,000 bushels wheat, 52,000 bushels corn. Canal ¢xporis— 2,300 bbiz. flour, 10,000 bushels wheat, 6,000 bushels corm Oswaco, May 13—6 P.M. Flour market firm, with an active demand, partly spe- culative: sales 2,600 bbis., at $6 from spring wheat, and $6 76 a $7 from Milwaukie club; included are 1 bbis. for Montreal. Our mills ave grinding @hiefly to sup- ply the wants of the local, interior and Canadian trade, and none has been shipped for the Now York market. ‘Wheat advanced 2c., but the market is less active: sales 18,000 bushels, at $1 45 for Miwaukio club, and $1 70 for id whit nding 2,000 bushels white ‘The total amount afloat for this ig only 10,000 bushels, and very little is going to Buf- ‘aio. Corn is iu demand, but there is little or none here, nts br take. Canal Cxports S¥G00 pushols oon Nhu: A ce. if corsa. Ship- Ped to Montreal 2,700 bbis. flour, May 13—6 P.M Berrato, Flour 10 cents higher, but market lees actly A 50. $675 for extra Ilinois; $6.76 ‘Wiscon: $7 3736 & $7 62 for extra Mich- Ae de for double ba) ud: market vetter; sales bushels, in 10%, at $1 10 for rejected Chicago ree, $1 46 for extra Milwa:kie club; $1 75 for choice red ‘Onio; $1 80 a $2 for fair to choice whi 4 for choice white Canada. Corn ia demand: ks gales 2,700 bushels, aligitiy damaged, at Sic. a 69c, for State, Wesiern and Canada, Barley dull, Ey selling in retail way at $1. 100 bbls. at 2934, Canal freights i. on wheat, and S60. on flour to New York. Lako iraports— 8,000 bbis. flour, 29,000 buebels wheat, 37,060 bushels corn. Canad exporte-2,400 bbls. ‘our, 23,000 busheia| wheat, 12,000 bushels corm. Civcissats, May 13, 1859, of 600 barrels Bt $1-40's $7 60, : rr yh gir gr gre Whis-| ey, 27340. a 280. Mess igher wero asked at the cloee. Bacod, 9: tara ‘herd at 1.Xo, 8.192, Bul ‘meats: ns The Quarantine Sick, TO THE EDITOR OF THK HeRAxp. We are told that the sick in the Quarantine Hospitals} are at once to be romoved; that some are to be placed the lower bay ou hulks, and the balance are to be gent Ward’s Island; but tho difficulty in tho way of the Propesition is, that no hulks aro. being prepared for set. vice, and even none have been purchased. And the riment of sending quarantine pon 10. Ward’s Island, not for ® moment to be entertained. if smalipox, sever and cholera aro sent co Ward's iniand, such will spread all over the istand, and throngh all the ay] ay to the waole uy; part of bead gerous, as rr: to persons sick wi pestilence to remain at Castiston, ‘on the old Quaran! srounds, how can it be safe to remove thei to Ward’ Jsland, where there aze several thousand human Sick from diseases which are not contagious or infectious ‘Tho pestilential sick at Qnazrutine cannot be sont to Ward? Island without the conac'd of the Commissioaers of Emi; propose to do spy such dangerous thing. relief to text this eeason is relative to yellow fev! Such cases should %e cared for below she Narrows; 92} the time ss rapidby passing when the (juarantine sionera shoula be making preparations according; ‘wait Ho done with infected vessels and cart s0a,¢ Where will they bo auchored’