The New York Herald Newspaper, May 19, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8295, <a enh he aan meena MORNING EDITION—THURSDAY, MAY 19, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS, ARRIVAL OF THE CA'VADA AT HALIFAX. NE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE. THE SEAT OF WAR. NEWS FROM Repulse of the Austrians in At- tempting to Cross the Po, Dne Hundred Thousand French Troops in Piedmont. he French and Austrian Emperors About to Take the Field. HANGES IN THS FRENCH CABINET umors of Intended Mfartial Law in Paris. DEATH OF BARON HUMBOLDT. ALVANCE IN BBITISH CONSOLS. cline in American Securities, Cotton and Breadstufis, &e., Sr. Jouns, N. F., May 18, 1859, rhe eteamehip Canada, Captain Lang, from Liverpool Satorday, the 7th inst., passed Cape Race on Mon- y evening, en route to Halifax and-Boston. e was boarded by the Associated Press news agent, 4 the following summary of her news procured. siderable delay was unavoidable in its transmisston, 1g to tbe fact that the tine from this place to th: Cape Inot yet completed. It will, doubtless, be compl:ted in ect or ten days, when euch provoking delays will be ja measure avoided. The news, which should have come to hand on Tuesday, doubtless imtentionally delayed by the Nova Scotia de. de. pe Canada’s advices aro to the afternoon of thfrth, d in a commercial point of view are important. The political news is imteresting, but possesses no fea- es of startling moment. celebrated Baron Humboldt died at Berlin on y, 6th inst, e ministerial gain at the British elections is com- 1d at 25. e screw steamer Lebanon, from New York April arrived at Liverpool May 4. be ecrew ateamer Indian, trom Portland April 23, ar- led at Liverpool May 5. he banking house which had suspended at Vienna was st of Cornslein & Keter, and the amount of their iiabili- b was £2,00,000, THE Wak IV ITALY. jo battle bad yet been fought. The Austrians crossed Po, and made a further advance into Piedmont, but ipun¢ations are said to have compelled them to make rtial retreat. e Avetrians were repulsed in an effort to cross the Po 'rencetio, with censiderable loss. be dilatoriness of the Austrians excites great surprise. ir vanguard was at Froozaro. he Emperor of Austria was preparing to take the chief mand ip Italy. ¢ Sardiniang, it was reported, had seized all th isu merchaut vessels at Genoa, he french im a few days wou! t usr a bendrad thon. Qt cops 10 Piedmont, ¢ Rmperor Napoieoa remained in Paris, but was ex- ed \o ptart for thearmy on tbe 12th. rere aro whiepers of martial law in Paris after his de- ure. THE VERY LATEST NEWS. Panis, May 7, 1859, arsbal Valliant and Count Waleweki arc appointed shers of the Privy Connell pera) Randon succeeds to the Ministry cf War, and yer becomes President of the Senate, . Jetapgie retires from the Miowtry of the Interior to Ministry of Justice, and the Dake of 'Padone” be- les dinister of the Interior. COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE, LONDON MONEY MARKET. Le Lon¢on money market was active. The Bank of and bad advanced rates to 434 per cent. The specie vault had decreased £435,000 since last weekly re- Coneois closed on the 6th ut 9014 a 9034 for money account, Bar silver, 68. 2%4d.; eagles, 768. 4d Loxpox, May 7—11 A, M. neols are at 9094 2 954. AMERICAN STOCKS. |ware. Baring Brothers report federal securities slight- clined: railway bonds depressed. Messrs. Bell & Co. rt State stocks depressed, but not exceeding two per railway bonds considerably deolined, with but few LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. bales, of which 1,200 bales «ere on speculation 2,000 for export. Prices had declined 4. a %d., notations were nominal, except for midaling, which ed much irregularity. The eales of Friday were b bales, the market closing dull at the ‘ollowing quo- Fair, Middling 1 6: ican. STATB OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. vices from Manchester cvntinue to be unfavorable. but little inquiry for goods, prices were weak» Jslee quite unimportant. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MAREBT. esr. Richardson, Spence & Co. report breadetufis nd siightiy declined siuce toe 3d inst, Wheatopened ja targe speculative inquiry, an excited market, and vance of 9d, on all descriptions, but it subsequently od. Flour was dull, and offered at 6d. a 91. decliae 3d inst, Quotations are nominal at 128, a 168. t wiso dull st 6. @ Od, decline since Tuesday; quo- 8 nommai; Western rod 8s. 811s. 3d,; white 108. a ; Southern white 108, Od. @ 188. 6d.; Corn dull, echned 8d, a bd.; mixed 76, a 78. 1d.; yellow 78. 0 .; White 88. 4d. a 88. 6d. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. re. Bigiand, Athya & (o., Richardson, Sponce & james McHenry & Co. und others, quote large a1- ‘ow nearly aii descriptions of provisions, Beef was nvat the opening, und advanced fully 10s, a 20s, € quiet and steady at the advance. Pork also opsne: » and advanced 68, 4108, on the week, closing but steady at 908. per barre). Lard firm, and boli Pemanding a0 advance to 60s.a62s. Tallow do » 80d selling at 578. 64. « 58a. for Batshers, LIVERPAOL PRODUCE MARKET. firm; pols considerably advanved, and quoted at 32s, 6d. Poarle steady at Sis. 64. Sugar sea. ‘offve dull. Rice firm and advanced 1s., closins Fieh otis unchanged; vaies unimportant, Linseed js. & 386, Rosin tirm at 4s. 6d. on tho apot, and 4a, arrive, Spirits turpeutine firm, at o slight advance joted at 428, 6d. u doe. Tea wosk in price and ra pactive. LONDON MAREK. ra. Baring Brothers quote :—Wheat qniot and quo barely Maintained ; white, S44. 4 68%.; rod, 508. 0 Fiour, 288. a 34) Trou dull; Welso ratis, £4 54.; bars, £6. Coll-o heavy, end dectined 84. a 43.5 (2) re advanced 18, Spirits turpentine duil aad easie i at 455. 64. Rice opened firm, but closed dalt. 4 declived slightly, and Rolling at 294, Other aru chapged aud quiet, MAVAS MARKKTS, Havre May 4, 1959, wate of the week, including yestor ba very dull @ Brokers’ Circular reports the gales o' the week at | Way, 1,000 bales; the decline on the week is fully 2f, a 8°; tres ordinaire, 104f.; bas, 07f. Broadstuifs quiet, at a slight decline on alt descriptions, excepting wheat, which has advanced slightly, Potasbes dull; posria firm. Rice firm, at aslight advance, Tullow advanced considerably. Provisions buoyant, and advanced considerably. All other articles unchanged, ARRIVAL OF THE CANADA AT HALIFAX. Sackvinte, NB, May 18—8 P, M. ‘The steamer Canada arrived at Halifax at about 1034 o'clock A. M, to-day, The report for the Associated Press was, as nsual, placed first in the Halifax telegeaph offics, Dut it was witbheld by orders of the Nova Scotia Tele- graph Company, and precedence given to the speculators? report, which in turn has been delayed here by ree son of previoud occupancy of the wires by the Cape Race and other reports of the Agent of the Associated Prees. The conduct of the Halifax ma. nagers compelled the agent of the association to express the regular report through by horses, aad therefore ‘tne balance of the report will uot reach here uatil to morrow (Thureday) morning. In order that the private patrons of the line may be inco:nmoded as little as possi sible, they will, we understand, be served in advance of the tranemiesion of the full detaila to the Associated Press. Private despatches, therefore, will be first in order to- morrow (Thureday) forenoon; but the chief points of the prees report will be sent in seagon for the regular evening editions. The Canada is understood to have sailed from Halifax for Boston at about two o'clock this P. M., and may ar. rive there at about midnight to morrow. NEWS FROM HAVANA. Arrival of the Quaker City—Tidings of the Filbusters—Effect of the War News In Cuba—Importations of Coolies, &c., &c. The United-States mail steamship Quaker City, R. W: Shufeldt commander, left New Orleans on the morning of the 12th inst. for New York via Havana, at which port she arrived at 9A. M. on the 14th, after a rapid run of forty-eight hours from city to city; left Havana on the evening of the same day for this port, and arrived at her wharf at seven o’clock last evening. The Quaker City brings 174 passengers, $118,000 in ver specie, and a fail cargo for this port. There was little of interest occurring at Havana. Stock of sugars on hand, 280,000 boxes. Freights were im Proving. Health of the city and island good. The Quaker Gity has experienced strong northerly winds on the pas- sage trom Havana. The Diarto de la Marina of the 10th inst. says:—We have afew further items about the famous expedition of the “‘Conventionists” and the ‘‘Brotherhoodof the Ave Maria.” It scems that only 18 of the 36 remain at Port au Prince, the others having slid off individually for Now York, as they could get a chance on board of American vessels. It 18 also added that the remaining 18 would re- turn in the brig African, which brought them. The stay of the steamer Blasco de Garaz in port had frightened them out of their wits, and the Haytien police watched them so closely that their grave position led them con- Unually to abjure their ill starred expedition. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, May 14, 1859 No Intelligence of the Filibusters—Gateties at Havana— Arrival of Coolies—War Excitement—News from Vene suela—Suppression of the Insurrection—Movements of Gen. Paes, de. There is no return from Hayti, and we presume the thirty five patriots have gone on their way rejoicing— whether with the means placed at their command by General Concha, or under the provident care and Protec. on OF We Waited Staten Canaul. we are not advised. Our town has been gay. ‘the Aldama House was ine scene of a magridicent display and gaiety—gathering our fashion, rank, beauty and wealth—the night of the 12th ipetant. The Captain General and his family were pre- sent, The Rouse was illuminated on the occasion. Yes- terday, birthday of the King, husband, “Gala con uni for me y veramanws,” ®t the Palace, and roands uf ueavy ordpance fom OUF Beairt wails, ramyarts, and vesseis of war ip port, Woke the echoes and the affections of our vaitbful beart, at suprise, noon and sunset, aud with the thunder ceased the fever of our ceremonial devotioa. General Echeveria left on the last Correo steamer for Spain, on the 12th ivetant, aud ho is succeeded as political Governor of this city by General Panes. The press ex tend the usual comptinents to retirivg worth and 1acoming ereatness, and Ihave but littie 10 wid—they come poor ‘aud retire rich, The French ship Succees, Monnerot commander, ar- rived yesterday from Macao apd 8. Helens, with 204 Asrapics, baving iost on the passage 109, consigned to the iurtitution here called the “Poartira.”” The official report rays “egbty five dead,” bul I cannot diminish tne num. ver given above, foonded upon better information than the master’s report, after conferring wit the consignees. fwo vessels are Low past due—the Live Yankee being one—loaded with coolies, Tue story of the opening ball on the other side of the Atiantic Has caused intense feeling here through all our tocial phages, and it wili have considerable effect upon our produce business. It 18 also whispered that a new Euro- bean mep is required—that #rauce will drag Spain by ber sbariot wheelt—‘hat England will have to take the bate— and tbat, afler a thousand and one other things, lite Cuba will be—tittle Cuba stili—with the African coast open to ber enterprise, From Venezuela we bave dates to the 21st of April. Ia the Weat there was no probability of the foundationof a permanent resistance to the government on the part the revolutionists, !though Zamora had passed over good portion of the vountry with his bands, There bad beep D0 results in bis favor, except from the distraction of interests caused thereby, It was supposed that the troops of the government under Generals Silva and Hernandez, and Colonel Zagarzazu, wou'd soon subdue the remnaats of the armed portions in the West. In the East the same tavorable prospects were on the side of ths government, General Rondon, famed for gatlant services in ’35, was made prisoner by the sons of General Sotillio, and executed. ‘Toe chiefs at work on this side of the repubiicare Generals José Maria Zamora, aud Coioneis Baca and Pefia, waiting ‘opportunity for a decisive action with the ingargente—tno cesult of which is no; dubious. From Caracas we have nows that General Paez was in tbe field at tbe bead of 1,700 men, sustained by Generals Hernandez and Rimos; sud it is anticipated that the revolutionary factions will be promptly digparsed. Many the cbief conspirators bud been already made prison- snd among them General Marcano, the two Mijares, Carrizales and other uotable persons. Our Porto Kico Co: pondence, St, Jouya, Porto Rioo, May 8, 1859, The brig Julia, of Boston, so long detained in this port, having bad a new captain appointed, will sail ina few daya for New York. The R, R, Kirkland, loaded with sugar and molasses, sails for Baltimore to-morrow; brig Venloo, loading for New York; brig Mecca, loading for Baltimore; British echooner Elizabeth Ann, loading for Boston; British brig Florida, loading for Halifax. Our merchants are well supiied with provisions of all kinds, with beet yon of oujons and garlic. The sales of the past week of British province teh bave not traas. pired, and other goods have not been given to the public. Rates supposea to be very low. Sugars in regular demaud at $4 25 to $4 75; coffee, $11, and syrup $13 to $14, Tue sbares for tne bank aro being taken, and there is do doupt now, that we shall have a littie mammoth moth to eat up ibe fruits of our industry. The sgricuiturai industry of the ‘country has not prospered in conformity with the anticipations of planters. Ju the most important districts the product is short, and, with the low prices, it is said that many plantations do uot pay their expenses, pict t ME EME CY Our St. Thomas Correspondence, Sr. Tuomas, May 1, 1859. I send you full files and market reports, without news Of the Jeast importance. Flour from the United States nelis at $676 to $3 per barre}, covering the various brands, Corn meal $5, and dull, Bread, navy and piiot, £3.60 to $4, Rice $475 to $5. Mess beef, $14 to $16; prime do. $10 50 to 81i 60. Pork, mess. $19 60 t» $20; do. prime, $17 to $18. Ham 913 to $14; butter $18 to $24; lard $14 to $16; codfigh 86 to $6 60 (arg) wanted; do. email $4 to $4 60, do.; tar $4 to *4 60; pitch and rosin $3 to $3 60; spirits turpentine 60 t» bbe, ger gallon; w. p. tumber $15 to $16; p. p. do. $19 to $20. : Furicnis —Last engagements, bark 240 tons, Hamacoa wo New York, sugars 40c., moianses, under, $312, on aveck $3. 1 188 OLB, Arroyo to Boston, molasses $3 60 sRder and $8on deok; Wo, 186 do. do, aud New York, fugare 400., molaxws $3, do, 200 tons, same voyage Sud rates. British brig, 140 tons, Mayaguez to Phila- delphia 87340 aud $3: ¢o., 182 tons, Arroyo to New York Ave, and 33; do, ‘UFACOs ADd do. Balt 10>. charges paid, Britieh do, rame voyage and rates, 2/8 tons, Britis brig, Nenco to New York, 400. and $3; orig, 198 tons, sano fovage aud rates. “Bark, 249 tous, Arroyo aud Now javen, motneses $360. echoover, 145 do, Fajardo to wew York, duc, aud $3, brig, 1vs 0. , Poase to New York, 4c, to $3; brig, 200. tous, Hume $3.00 ona ae ) Humecos w Boston, molasses _, EXCHANGES —Londow, 60 is, Bly a kK dvafn J}. 8. gow dave’ wgbt, $4876 to $4 90, for 6 20 6 46. Unived Staves, 60 days? 3 day sight, 1 pe ‘ nt, A per oent. premiacn, oe 101% premium, : Western Disteict ov Trxas.—T, N. Waul haa received she democrats nominavion for Congress in tha ostoro dwtrictof Texas OBITUARY. Death of Baron Alexander Humbokit. One of the greatest men of this age or of avy other age has paid the debt to nature which ail must yield at ast. The telegraphic intelligence from Europe in another column an- ounces the death of the illustrious Alexander Von Hum- doldt, known sico as Baron Humboldt, To the lasi he ro- tained the brightness and vigor of his iataliect and the cheerful buoyancy of bis spirits. He has seen two ages— the last part of the eighteenth and more than the iirst haf of the nineteenth century, and he has witnessed the greateot discoveries and changes that have tacen place in the histor} of the world for many hundred years, Born ia the same year with Napoleon, he knew the Great Frode rick; bis youth was coeval with the Nortn American con test for liberty; he admired the great Washington; the drama of the Freuch revolution, that convulged the world he saw pase Before him, with its martial feats and ite giants; and the German empire of a thousand years | tumbled into ruin beneath the strokes of the mighty Corsican while the philosopher wandered over the table lands of the Andes. His full name was Frederick Heury Alexander Baron Von Humboldt, and he was born at Berlin September 14, 1769. He died, therefore, in his ninetieth year, Perhaps there is not im the annals of mankind the ame of anojher man who has lived to the same age and Produced euch an amount of intellectual work, and that, too, of the highest order. He was blessed with a jound body as well as a sound mind, and the torrid zone appeared to have as little injur‘ous effect upon him as the frozen regions of the north. He had # gigantic intellect, from which nothing in nature or in ssience appeared to be hid. He could grasp all subjects, and he appeared to know everything. ‘What a man!’ exclaimed the great poet Goethe, the Shakspere of Germany, after receiving a ‘Visit from the philosopher ; ‘I know of no man to com- pare him to; he resembles a spring of ever.gushing sweet waters; he knows everything, and knows thoroughly ‘what he does know.” But it was in nataral history that he most distinguished himeeif, and bis ‘Cosmes” is his imperishable monu. ment, which will endure as long as the earth which it describes. Cosmos is a Greek word, and means “the world;”” yet, perhaps, his grand work on America, over which he travelled for five years, is that which will keep his memory forever green in the minds of the inhabi- tants of the New World. He had an elder brother, William, and the two boys showed an éarly tendency to diverge into different paths— each following the bent of nature, succeeded in his favorite pursuit—Alexander devoting his energies to physical studies, and William to belles lettres and the fine arts. |. Alexander studied at Gottingea, at Frankfort-on the-Oder and at Hamburg; but his whole life has been a course of study. When a young man of twenty, after he had com. pleted his university studies, we find him in the company of George Foster descending the Rhine on his way to Hol- land and Eogland; he writes his work on the basalts near the Rhine. Immediately after this he pro. ceeds to Freiberg, for studying under Werner, the founder of geological science, and he writes on fossil plants. In 1791 we find him a student of mining and ‘botany in the mining school of Freiburg. In 1792 he was appointed assessor in the mining and smelting department, ‘and soon afver removed to Bairenth, as overseer of the mines of Franconia. In 1795 he voluntarily relinquished his office for the purpose of travelling. Having cultivated his faculty of physical inquiry by the study of chemistry, botany, geology and galvanism, then & new science, his first care was to condense and arrange his scientific ideas and test them by the known before applying them in countries yet unexplored. His next object was to discover a country whose botanical weaith was but litte known. Meantime se yuurneyed with mawier w we over ot italy to study the volcanic theory of rocks, and started for Naples, for a similar purpose, with Bach. He was compelled to abandon his plan by the events of the war then raging. He turned his steps to Paris, where he was well recaived by the savants, on4 shore uo uivt U8 future friend Bun- piand, just a>pointed naturalist 10 Baudin’s expedition. |. Humboldt erranged to accompany him, but the war agaia baffled his purpose, Next he resolved to travel in North Africa, and with Bonpland hai reached Margeil’ea for em- barkation when the war again thwarted his iatention. Notwithstanding these disappointments, still ardent to fuifil the mission with whtct his mind Was oveanied, hy turned with his friend to Spain, where his morite were made known by the Saxon Minister. His project was en- couraged and assistance promise. In the year 1799 he received at Madrid tho royat per- miesion to visit and explore the Spanish poasessious ia America; and, accompanied by Bonpiand, embarked on board the Spanish corvette Pizarro, bound for Havana and Mexico. They sailed from Corunna on the 6tn June, ani, by favor of s violent storm, escaped the English squadron which was then blockading that port. Passing strange it is, observes the translator, that Spain, which is always decried by nations leas generous, should have been the only maritime Power that would appreciate and counte- nance the great geographical discoverer, Columbus, as well as the scientific explorer of nature and nature’s works, ‘You Humboldt. Landing at Teneriffe, the royal letters procured for them the friendship of the military commander Armiago, and free permission to make excursions into the inverior of the island, survey its curiosities and tropical productions, ana revel in the enchanting scenery and prospects spread abroad from the summit of the Peak. On the 4th of July, off the Cape de Verd Islands, the mght exbibited to our delighted travellers the brilliant Constellation of the’Southern Cross, which quite eclipses the stellar clusters of our northern horizon. Arrived at Cumana, Humboldt was kindly received by the Governor, explored that region, and visited the flourishing city of Caraccas, since utterly destroyed by a terrific earthquake, Embarking on the river Orinoco, he ascended to its juuc: ton with the Amazon, and was hospitably received at the various missionary e:tablishments of those remote re- gions. Our travellers arrived at Angostura ia the month of June, 1800, having surveyed the rivers Apure, Orinoco, Atabapo, .and Rio Negro. Grateful for the hospitalities extended to them by the Governor of that province, they sailed for Cua, and entered the harbor of Havana on the 19th Decemoer. Bere extending his researches to the area, soil and climate of this Queen of the Antilles, Humboldt visited Carthegena, and subsequently Quito. Contemplating the chain of the Andes, he ascended the majestic top of the vol- cano of Cotopaxi, whose thunderipgs arc beard ata dis- tance of 200 miles, and scaied the Chimborazo to an eleva- tion hitherto unattained. In January, 1804, Humboldt de- termined tae height of the volcanoes in thé Cordiileras, as also of the pyramid of Cholula; thence, visiting Jalapa, he ascended and measured the peak of Orizaba; and, Daving passed some months in exploring the natural won ders of these regious, our traveller returood to Vera Cruz, and sailed for Havana io a Spanish frigate. Toeuce he passed to the United States, arrived in Philadelptia, vieited Washington; and, haviog studied the political structure of ovr Northern coufederation, returned to Europe, aud landed at Bordeaux in Angust, 1804. Be took up his residence in aris as best adapted to his purpose. Duripg his travels in South America he recorded and Grew the eyiva, the fauna, the geology, miueralogy, natural history and phevomena of that wonderful country. Among the rich colle:tions of tbe two naturalists were 6 3e0 Kinde of planis hitherto unknown to botanists. The reruits of this scievtitic tour were given io toe world ia @ sof volumes published ia splendia styio, and after the labor of tweive years. The wsrk comprebesds in the Jarge edition seventeen volumes in folio and eleven volumes in quarto. It tronis of the geograpby of plants of zoology, and comparati aiomy, astronomy aod geology. It presents’ a pbysical picture of the tropic Tegions, and especialiy treats ulso of their climatology, Tt contains views of the Cordilleras, and depicts the ol Peruvian mooumente, gives a political descripsion of Mex- ico and Cuba as they then were, aad conciudes with a general representation of thore traveis that formed an epocd in Fclence aud form the point of departure for a new sebool, This was the richest collection of objects but—eapecially ip the great fled of nat. a! sciences, botany, zoology, geology , Reography, statintics and ethnograpuy—ever pra: sented by any vraveller. It was published 10 parts, eaca of which cost more than $500. Humbokit pudiisbed from time to time works of the bighest «cieutitio value, the mere enumeration of which would occupy a large space, Tt ig curiouk fact that Bovplind died ia the present month ov May, just a year ago, in South Amorien, at the age of 85: He was born at Rochelle, iv France, in 1778, aud was therefore four years youdgor than hia tread Kumwidt. On Boupiand’s return from Sou:h America to France, he presented the collection of planwe to tbe Mu. aoam of, Natural History, aud received te thanke of Ne poleon 1, who granted tim & pons Joseph ne was very fond of Boophnd: che mate factor at Malmaison, ane often sowed’ in ber garte lower seeuk whol he had brooght from tae to ie After the aboecation s bo bean M. dompland urged the Kapperor to retire 10 Mexico looneerve events, A tow weeks after tenderirg the fruitless advice, ba sat by death bed of Joseotine, and heard her last words, death, and the cefipitive fall of the empize, leaving him noibing vo desire in France, be returned to South Ameriéa, and became @ professor of natural history at Buenos Ayres, Subsequently he travelled across the Pampas, the provinces of Sunta Fe, Chaco and Bolivia, acd penetrated to the foot of the Andes. Being there taken for a spy, be was arrested by the Governor of Paraguay, and was de- tayped @ prisoner for eight years, tli 18: On his release he directed bye steps towards the Brazils, and settled at San Borja, where, in @ charming but humble retreat, sur rounded by orabge groves and shrubs, he remained French traveliers who visited him Such waz the compan'on of Humboldt in his South Ame- ican travels Humboidtafterwaris travelled extensively in Europe and Asia, daily adcing ta hisstore of knowledge, | and from time to time communicating to the world nis discoveries aud observations. He bas described the Asi- auc journey in the fragments on the climatology of Asia but then wrote a muster piece of historical developemen of geograplical knowledge respectiog the New World, and into the progress of nai 1 astronomy of the fifteenth and sixteebth centuries, a book with which we, as far as | Our literary knowledge extends, con compare no other for comprebensive ervdiion. In the German edition of it we meet tbe remark, that one copy of the whole collection of Hvmboldt’s works on America, ir the large edition, now costs more than 10,060 francs, twice as much as the cele- Drated description of Egy pt, for tte publication of which the French government advanced 3,000,000 francs, (6600, 000), whereas Humboidy’s voyages, although we 1,8). copper plater, the printing and paper, cost 840,000 franc ($179,000), were brought t» completion by the patronag» of the public alone. It was the opinion of Homboldt tht au opportunity for opening @ liberal and honorable communication between Europe and the Atlantic States of North America on one side, and China aud Japin on the ¢ther, would not occu till the two great oceane—the Aviagtic aud Pacific—should be united by a caval cut across the lethmus of Panuma when the ae, of the west abd northwest coasts of America, China and Japan would be ht more than 6,000 miles nearer Europe and the Unified States, ‘ For this neck of land,” said he, ‘bas been for ages the bul- wark of the independence of Chinaand Japan.” The pro- biem has been Partly solved, but when this neck of jand is cut through the communication will be more ample and a ‘Besay ” is a profound work, aad has been “ quoted by De Tocqueville and many others. Hamboldt !e most popularly known by his “Cosmos,” a work written at his leisure in the evening of his life, in which be contemplated all created things as linked to- ether and forming one whole, animated by internal [oroea, ‘The last volume. of bes been only recently finished. He began this work at seventy foir years, when other men, over the most long lives, seek repose. ‘The outlines of {t were in his mind for half g century. He wished to delineate how everything createdon .he earth and in celestial space had been painted in bs own conce)- tion. With this last work, which 18 uniqus in literature, and bas beon translated into the lan civilized nations, his great intellect carcer. Taking his achievements together, they bute ® boay of services rendered to science such as are without a parallel. With a mind i every observation or conjecture of preceding philosop! not excepting thoee of antiquity, he measured the heights of mountains, noted tem) 2, collected plants, dis- sected animals, and everywhere pressed forward to pene- trate the meaning of the relations he discovered between the different portions of the organic ki:gdom ani man. This latter new and practical aspect of the naural siences was first presevted by Humboidt, and gives to such studies an ine rest for many who bave no taste for the enumeration of rocks, plants and animals. The laws which govero the rapbical dists ibution of plants, animals men were Coorass by this great philosopher. According to his observations charts have been constructed, agriculture extended and territories peopled. He was a benefactor of the buman race, and bis career is anob'e example of a well spent life, and bis remarkabie longevity, notwith standing bis severe mental toi), is an encouragement to students who are travelling in the same glorious path. To acalm perepicuity of understanding be united a woader ful acutecess of penetration, and his first impression was unerring. In powers of combinatioa he has seldom beea equalled; and besides his colossal memory, that never deserted bim, which was eqally faithful as it was rapid, his whole intellect was infused with a rich postic vein; and hie fancy was £0 vivid, his taste was #0 exquisite and fine, that he threw the charm of attraction the very dryest subject. Geographers unan'mously re- cognizo’ bim as their master, bistorians grate. w/e that they are deep!y indebted to him. and philologists have received no little light from bim 10 ‘iltu- frvan scbinttasee ae inal acne ly WERBBRitiS Ta. qi ouat Humboldt bas not euriched; be bas even ca ngbtened the fathers of the church. He could write and speak fluently in the ancient, as well as in the motern lapgueges; and when he est eduicated Lailves. Hie worke will Tewain as patterns for all ages for the batural szences, fo¥ future research in the autiquities of america, ani for every branchof gevgrapuy. Tine are very few scivotific great Indivituy last sixty years with whom he had not persoual retations. If any thing tu him, in addition to the immense conpre- hens: venesa of his acqu/rements, cou!4 raise our astouis’- ment, it wou'd be his almost ungaratielud industry wud that wonderful activity that distiovuwbed chis great man. ‘Hr tok no active pert in eny of the political movements of his times. His great miod was made for mankind, and he devoted it to sence alone. Toe following letter, which ia the tact pab!ished produc- Uon of Humboldt, id only two mouths ol: ly eeu « Curious example Of (ine troubles of ceivtrity,” BR was sent to the Gazette, of Voor: — laboring under extreme depression of apirits, the result of correspovcence whicb daily increnten unc which makes 4 Ke of trom 1.600 to 2 00 let vice ts demanded. achemes of emigratt » kad colonization. tn- votces of models, machinery and objects of natural history, inquiries oo ballorne, demands tor wniogranhe offers to aured or amure me—} ouce more pud!iny ovate all those who desire my Welfare {0 try snd pereusde the people of the two mu. nents not to be #0 busy abont me, and not totake my bouse for the office of a directory. in order that, with the decay of my physical avd intelirctaal strength, 1 may enjoy some I-taure and bave time to work. Let not this appesl, t> which T ouly resoried with reluciance, be inte-preted with malevolence. ALEXANDER De HUMSOLOT. Benuin, March 15, 1859. The Kim Street Murder, COUKT OF OYER AND TERMINER. Before Hon. Judge Davies. May 18.—The People vs James Glas:.—This second trial of the pritoner was covtinued until twelve o'clock on TuesdAy, at midnight, and resumed yesterday morning, and the eviJence was concluded at a late bour. Ex-Judge Whiting, for the prisoner, then addressee’ the Jury in ap eloquent and impresaive speech. The District Atiorney replied, continiag his remarks to the coptradictions of the witnesses on the part of the de. fence, after which : Judge Davies charged the Jury, who retired at eleven o'clock. The Steamship Controversy. UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT. Before Bon. Judge Nelson. May 18—-Graham es. L, H. Meyer—This Court haa been en- gaxed since i uesdsy of Inst week in trying the euit ef John ham va, Lewis H. Meyer—an action of trover to recover Glen thre buncrea tietssnd doliara for the alleged wron,tual converrion of \be stexmabips (oran Bird and ct Lawrence bird of the stramabip Duited dtates The question at ‘whetber or not Meyer & stucken, of which firm de ‘se ® memer, bad sold the property t» reimburse themeelvea for ® usurious loan made by them 10 Grabam,. it 8 tba. on the Sth of Lesetaber, 1858, bills of ssie of the ‘were given by Graham to Meyer & mn. There were ailened hy’ bit to be In tack worigages, nd eo inta:ded, Sverig iba! the rm had merely leot fim one hundred thon sand dolla’e tor cour montbs, reserving a bopus of twenty thourand dollars, Grabam paying aiso five thousand dollars tO # for inducing Meyer & Stucken to make the loan ‘agreement tell the stesmers within four mov'bs to any pereoukl friend Graham might aame, it wae wileged by the plaintif that when be returoe: from Havana, In Marck 1:28 he Leld wcortract «ith one Zaugronis, the ellect of which was asa.cof the steamer Ucean Hird to that for two bundred apd Pity thousana a and ibe firm broke up that sale by oispesing of the ships, they procured wne bur dred and nin Thi be cefendact claimed to be leas then Meyer & Stucken hud paid 0 G shsm or to aatiaty the | son the shipa. ‘The testimovy waa very conflicting aa to whether the tranaacton waea loan or a aale, and «beth r, a. it wae usurious Meyer was in Knrope when ihe hargain took piace, arc nine thst it *ae made in vio‘ation of the articles of part. Derabiy between Bim and Stuckeo, and never Apsepted to, vorratitied, dc., nor wns he bound todo ao, aud therefore, be wan oot liable in thy DUE tbat, if liable. te ‘was oxly to the extent of the am: eniized from the vessel 1 T. Wiliams, F. B.C we Cutting and Ubaries O'Conor for sare. T. H. Lane, Gilbert Deaue and Jas. T. Brady for defeodania Supreme Court. Before Hin. Judge tuiberland. May 18 Joel & Oatman ve. B. Mehding and others—Writ of certiorari allow ec “Allert @. Ournes Alva T Jefferson and othere—I do notthink the affidavit e.ficient orize & Warent usin A. Storker ve. Wiliam D Stocker —1 think thie 1s nota, onge jor we fojunction, 1e matter of the petition of Catharine Brady for th tary Mat Walker Abe fant, Wary Awa aK feivered into the care and custody of Cathar prayec ior ip Ube petition for the babews corpus. Tn the matter of the application of Caroline M- Morris —Repori cond: mea nud orcer granted, ‘Harris Baldwin and others vs. Alexander Acker and others. —~ Tuc pment for piatatiife with cont The Prople, at the relation of Mathesius vs. Fanny Rees. We lowes. for divorces were of certiorant Appiteaiiors 18 Ve ihrup.=The detentant employed the ay Tio transporte canal bond load OF potaiies, from Bare: York, c'usigned to lurve & Hyde. Tha on tn Uctoher, 1#98, at the close of navigation Shee rsigrees were rotived Of the arrival, but. falling to re move ihe orelenment, the pikintif pera ited the potatoes to remein rd for one bundred aud thirty-eight day roe {het were uvloaced hy the defendant. Tafe acon i¢ broug! | o'recover tor the storage, for plaiuut for $207. Police intelitgence, Rior on Surnoaky —A bloody aud very serious conflics came off yestercay afvernoon on board the ship EZ, Capt. | Hodges, laying in the Kast river, aud bound to Schodive | Vhe attray eoonrred Between the sreond mate and the crow, Curing which koives were freely used. The second 5 pict Of Bis nose bitten off aud in badly cut, Ww Are More OF eK tHJul OMoers Cor b, of the barbor police force, arroeted Sve et promineut of them. Their names are— Thoma Gimore, Hichacl MeDovough, Jobn Hunter, Wm. B. Morexn and James Warren, They wore locked up in | ghe Firet ward etation house, to the day of bis death, receiving with pleasure all* f te Teal Trip of the Russian Prigate General Admiral. DRECRIPTION OF THE VESSEL—THE HULL, ENGINES, “AND ARRANGEMMNT8—THE COMPANY—TAE TRIP DOWN THE BAY—FOG—NO GO OVER THe BAR— CRUISING IN THE BAY—SUCCRSS OF THE TRIAL— COMPLIMENT TO MR. WEBB ANDTHE RUSSIAN OFFI- CERS, ETO. The Russian frigate General Admiral, built by Wm. H. Webb, of this city, for the Rossian Government, at an ex- pense of about $1,250,000, wont on her trial trip yester~ day, having on board from six to cight hundred invited guests, The building of the General Admiral was considered for- mally commenced September 21, 1857, when, the keel having been laid, the Russian ceremony of raising the tern post was performed, ‘The occasion was the anniversary of the Grand Duke Constantine’s birthday, and the Russian Minister to tho United Stater, Baron de Stoeckle, Captains Shestakoif, Schwartz, Ivastchenko, Sererlianoff, and Lieutenants Mojaiki, Belevanitz and Kolebin, besides other distinguish- ed personages, were present. The Russian Minister placed a silver plate in a cavity in the heel of her sternpost, on which was the following inscription in the Russiaa lan- guage:—'‘ General Admiral, commenced September 21st, 1857, im the presence of Baron de Stoeckle, Ruesian ‘Minister in the United States, on the plan of Wm. H. Webb, American ship builder, of New xork.”” On September 21, 1868, just one year after the above ceremony, the General Admiral was launched from Mr. Webb’s yard, foot of Sixth street, East river, the shores of Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and New York, being lined with thousands of spectators, and having on board several thousand pergons. The launch was a most succersful one, and the entire vicinity, with the crowds on shore, and numbers of amall craft in the river, made the occasion a gala day for the city. The following is a full description of the vessel:— MODEL AND DIMENSIONS. ‘Tne model is what is called the long, flat floor, full bilge, sharp ends, round stern, no poop nor cutwater, short forecastle deck. She is built of white oak. Her keel is composed of two pieces, laid with a curve of six inches in its length, siding 19 inches, and moalding 27 ioches; in addition to which there is a false keel, fastened with copper. The stern sides 16 inches, and moulded at heat 16 to 17 inches; at heel 30 to inches, fastened with copper. The apron is of live oak, sided 18 inches. The bawee timbers and knightheads are also of liveoak. Tne rudder post sided 12 inches at keel, and moulded at keel 18 to 20 inches. propeller post is composed of white oak, siding 19 inchee—the inner post of li also extending from the eel to the upper side of the gun deck beams, sided fore and aft 16 to 18 inches, and sided at propeller hole 36 inches. The keel, stem and stern frame are thoroughly coaged and fas- tened with inch and a haif copper bolts. The frame is of the best quality of white oak. Tne floors extend from bilge to bilge, siding 22 inchee, and are of colossal dimensions. The first fuwocks are 21 feet long, sided 16 inches. The second, third, fourth and fifth futtocks are 15 feet Jong ‘and sided 13 inches. The top timbers are 23 feet long, ‘niding 13 inches; half-top timbers 14 feet long, siding 13 inches. The moulding size of frame at centre of tloor is 21 inches, diminishing to 834 inches at spar deck port eill. The floor is diled in sol:d vo two feet beyond the head of the drst futtock, and caulked both inside and outside, and bolted to the keel with inch and a haif copper boits. Tho propelier well is constructed on an entireiy new principle, Of hectsgon sbape, and combining great strength Tne centre keiguns are of two depths; siding 19 inches and moulding 20 inches. The scarpbs are 10 feet long The kelsons are cosged to the frame, and to each other, and to the deadwood, with live oak coags and 13¢ cop- Dolts drawn through and riveted on the uuder tide of keel oh composition rings. The sister kelson 48 of white oak, 16 by 16; the scarpbs 7 feet long, and fastened to the floor of main keison with lignumvi:e coags and nine-eigbth inch copper bolts. The,daad was, forward and aft are of white oak. sidvone 36 inches, coaged and fattened with copeee evita drawn through and rivet be Sewer Kelsons are in two depths and two Cte ncthe; each 15 by 17, and extending well forward and af The engine kelsons are of live oak, coaged to the frame and to each other with live oak coags, and fastened with copper bolts. The port gills are also of tive oak. ‘The frame is double braced with iron plates, 6 by %, Placed about seven feet apart and extending from two feet below the fist futtock bead to the spar deck frame, and fastened to timbers with inch iron boits drawa through and riveted on outside of he timbers, and riveted to each otper at the crue et There is aiso an immense iron trues or cord plate, 6 by 13¢ inch, ruunibg at the top of these braces ail around te reese), fastened through the ender ana >tvotcn vulside of the timvers. There are two courees of 5 by % inch iron platee on the outside of the timbers, at the end of the spar and gundeck beams; alzo iron plases op the ouiside, aft by the rudder post, 43; by % inch, The heams of the spar aud gundeck aro secured at the fore and maivmasts, and arcund the propeller well, with & by % iacn jvon bolts, rupping diegonal'y from side to side of the sbip, with their ends bent and fasteved to the timbers of the frame. Tho ceiling in the hold is of pitch pine, 10 inches thick to the head of the second futtock, and thence to berth deck clamps, 8 inches. The breasthooks are cf winte ouk, of great length, siding 15 inches, and fastened with inch and @ quarter copper bolts driven from the out- fide and riveted on composition rings. The General admi rai bas four decke. The orlop deck beams are of pitcn pine, siding 18 inches, moulded 10 inches, decked with 6 by 334 white pine; toe berth dedk beams of pitch pine, sided 16 inches, ‘moulded i4 inches, and decked with bite pine 6 by 4; the gun deck beams pitch pine; sided 17% inches, moulded 14 inches, decked with pitch pine , by 43%; te epur deck beams sided 14 inches, moulded at 143, weber, decked with pitch pine plank 6 by 43g. All the Dangivg koees to the decks are of white oak, 0° unusual fize, thoroughly fastened with vine eighths aod ten eighths tron. bolts run from the outside of the timbers aad riveted on the face of the knees on iron rings; those of the spar deck being dagger knees. Ali the stancheous to these decks are of locust, having iron bolts passing through them, thus securing the beams of the deck to each other aad to the boitow of the veasel. The outside plank ig of white oak. The beam plank is of white oak. Ibe garboard strake 11 inches thick, rabited into the keel. The vextstrake is 9 inches thick, and the next 7. These etrakes ure bolted laterally to the keel and to each other witb gaivanized iron bolts, and to the frame with inch copper bolts riveted inside, and 134 locust treenaus wedged on the inside. The Dottom plank is 5 inches thick. Tbe msin rail ig of white oak, 7 inches thick, and her bul- warke are piavked up eolid. Sbe has bammock rai’s ex. tending from the foremast to the mizenmast. Hor capa. city ig about 6,000 tons; iength on spar deck is 307 teet, breadth £5 fect, length over all about 825 feet, depth to spar deck 34 feet. She 's pierced with 44 side ports and two stern porta on lower deck, and 30 side ports and four e ports forwerd, and four large poris alt on epar deck. Her armament will consist of 40 sheil guns of large cali- bre ov gun deck, and 20 long guns and two pivot guns of the largest size on her par cece ‘The gun carriages aro a\l of solid mahogany, although the contract was only for the ordinary white oak. The crew will number 800 men, avd sbe bas capacity to carry water and provisions for their susterance sufficient for 81x months, in addition to which she bas stowage room tm her coa: bunkers for 1. tous of ccai, and wiil craw not over 25 feet with every- tbing on board foa a six mouths’ cruise. Not tbe least interesting portion of the ship was the ex bibition of sliver ware, porcelain, glass and crockery, which alone cost $13,300. There is ove set of porcelain for the Grand Duke, with the Russian coat of arms, oue fet for the captain and one for the officers. The lady guests took much pleasure in examining these. THE ENGINES. The engines and appurtevances were furnished by the Novelty Iron Company, whose effort has been to produce an unequalled piece of mechanism. They were designed and superintended by Mr. J. V. Golmes, and commenced wm January, 1867. They were first tried about two weeks since, aud proven to be fully equal to the requirements of the vessel. There are two horizontal back action engines with eighty-four inch cylinders and forty five tach stroke, *itb & bommipal power of 800 borse, but an actuai power: 2,000. Toey are supported by toree bed plates. The two outer cnes Contain condensers, channel ways, air pumps and the hot well. The air pumps are worked from the pistons direct. The propeller is Griffith’s patent, two Diades, made of Drase, ninewen feet in diamever and thir- ty-ove feet pitch. The screw is arranged oa a shiftiog frame go that itcan be readily hoisted out of the water when the wind renders it necessary. The propeller is driven by line of shafting 124 feet and seventeen inches in diameter at the journal what § technically called the ‘“thrust’’—that is, the force of the screw agaist the sbip is kept off bya ‘‘ovilar thrust bearing” apd a ‘parry rolier,beariog,” arravged 8> that either can be vsed apd readily unsbipped. The en. gives proper weigh 160 tons, the propelier 12 tons, and Dress fixtures 12 tors. The engines are supplied with Sil yer's marine governor, the object of which is to prevent racing”? in a bead sea, or the sudden ani swift revolu- tion of the shaft when the planges of the ship raise the screw out of the water, There are # x borizontal tubular botiers connecting wid 9 telescopic #maxe pipe, which is arranged 80 48 tp be hoisted or lowered at pleasure, being readily taken ou: of the way of the sails or durmg action. It is 1 feet in diameter, There are 38 furvaces, with 2',000 fees of fire surfaee and 700 feet of grate surface. The fire room floor runs fore avd aft, and is 70 fect long by 10 feet wide There is ove conkey bot er for driving two donkey pumps ueed tor pumping Dilge water, washing decks, filling the } peed in the coppering alone Of this great noriwern le boilers, of tp case of tire, aud aleo for driving the veo- tilating blower or apparatus. THE VENTILATION, The ventilating apparatus w+ the sbip consists of a series of tuber 300 feet 1g, and a litte over two feot ia diame ri expel ‘er, ‘(ney Cotpmand the whole ship, and seem to exp fou) air and inject freeh sir into all pacts of the ship aud between Limders. ¥ ON THE BalANCE DOCK. ‘Tois immense wooden war vessel was taken up on the Jong Balance Dock (the largest in the world), at the foot of Pike street, on Friday, Nov. 12, /868, for the parpise of being coppered. The copper used for this purpoee is that known ,? and the value of tha mate 7 cos $14,000, »'60 sheets, weighing Lotion a on sheet r ng 149 nails’ to escare ft, £0 tbat 721,600 natis, weishing 6,000 poundes wer athan, After this work was completed the General Ad. miral presented a beautiful ap»earance, the coppsr run- ping op to a draft of twenty-thrie feet, and looks like a pohehed mirror. She weighed 3,680 tong, anit was 1 on the dock in the space of one hour and thirty minutes, The rigging is tbat pertaining to an ordivary stip, with the latest improvements, commensurate, of course’ with her size, The bawsers are of the best hemp—several of hem are of raw hide, &ad ponderous snd powerful wibdlasses ao stationed fore and aft between decks, 89 that the vessel can be easily warped into a slip, The cabin arrangements for the officers are su; ’ The burke are of mahogany and rosewood, as is the furniture. The panelings are of whi vas, triamed with black walput ana highly polisbed. Toa extreme length of the ship gives ample room for working the uve and for the accommodations of the crew. Tae entire construction of the ship has been without’ re. eard to Spb, eae her strength is as great as mo. e ci | conid make it. The name General Admiral, 18 taken from the thile of the Grana Uaks Coustantias, in honor of the veear! being detigued as the flag ship of the Russian navy. Mr. Webb's covtract is to deliver the ves- fel in this city after the Russian officers shall have bsen saticfed of her seawortbinese, She will take another trial trip of about a week at sea, after which she will etart for Crenstadt via Cherbourg. ‘Tois may be considered rather & significant fact, in view of the alleged Russo-Frenon al- Nance in the present kuropean war. Th will take her out = sfibindinn sia Capt. Pronties, Mr. Rovingoa, about the firat of June, and Mr, 5 ind family, with the Russian officers, Captains Sheetakull, Schwartz, Frastchenko and Delirea: nof, and Lievtevants Mojaieky, Belavenstz and Kolobuim, who bave been superinu-nding her building, will accom- pany ber to her destination. THE TRIP YESTERDAY. Mr. Webb, with his customary liberality, invited over & thousand guests to witness the trial trip, and about six hundred of the wealth and fashion, if not tho beauty, of the city, were promptly on board at ‘sharp seven.’ Among the notables were Mr. Webb and family, Wilson G, Hunt and family, Captain Marshall, Horatio Allen, Mr. Everett, the Chief meres cable memory; J. Hooper Smith, Ottoman Cons Russian officers above men- ment oned and others. About a quarter past seven the lond buzzas from crowds on the pier, the of ga- Jutin, guna, apd the music of ‘“Dodworth’s very < whick Mr, Webb bad judiciously provided. somewhat misty, there seemed promise of a fair day, and an extremely plearant run was made down to the South. ‘west Spit, time passing agreeably witn the dancing, music, tocial converse and singing of the jolly tars. But ata quarter past nine the ancbor Was jenly let go, and it was found that the fog was £0 depte that it was deemed safe to go over the bar; and two hours to did not reveal the requisite clearness, or the time passed when the tide would allow, and it was determined to return, to the great discom@ture of the old salts, who Wanted to show their sea legs, and the great joy of weak ung MeD, Dervous old ladies and tender maidens, who BO relish for unpoetic sea sickness. At 11-40 the cheerful “Ye-hee ho’ of the sailors announced that the anchor was coming up, and soon the buge mass of iron was eecured to the cathead and the ship’s course headed up the bay. The tide, however, would not allow of an early return, go the time wes agreeably passed in cruising about the Narrows and the upper bay. In the course of the morning a meeting was organized on the upper deck, Rev. Dr. Patton presiding, and a com- mittee, consistipg of Matthew Morgan, G. Blunt and Col. Borcen, appointed to draft resolutions. Mr. Jossra Hox, in the absence of the committee addrersed the meeting, deciaring that Mr. Wabb should be prevented from building any more vessels until we could get another dictiouary to supply our of praire. He called attention to the fact that one of je been ashamed to be a ship ter. He thought wh Roesian goverument con- cluded to come to this country for a ship shere was but one more thing for them to 10, whies Was to get Mr. Wm. B. Webb tg build it Ha declared that ur. Webb bad mere afloat of his own than any other map. Ibe country ought to feel proud of such a Man and of such a ship. lutions now returned and start was made, amid ‘The Committee on pre- rented ap unintelligible piece of manuscript, which some- body triec to read and very few heard, and nobody un- @erstood, though, as usual in such cases, everybody ‘voted for it. It ‘was subsequently discovered that the document was by no means a model of discretion, and, in fact, was rather ® reflction on the official rank of some ietinguished gentlemen present. ihe general sentiment, bowever, was to expreas thanks to Mr. Webb, the builder end bost of the occasion; Mr. Allen and the Novelty Works for tho eug'nes; the Russian officers by way of compliment, and the officers of the the sbip for substan- tal oomtorte, A postscript meeting was indeed held, at which the proper teetimonial of respect wus paid to the Russian offi- cers; and the Novelty Wor! re duly honored, Mr. Al- Jen making a speech in response. Meanwhile the veseel baa been performmy suadry evo- Jutiops, and in the course of time an indescribable amount of edibles and criokanies was diaposed of, in accordance Ww th Mr. Webb's carnest cesire. The vessel was turned easily in small circle; the screw le forty-eight revolutious per minute, and it was stated that a speed of twelve and @ half know per hour was attained. ‘ About four o'clock a turn was taken up the North river, and salutes were received from the steamer Alabama ani owers. Ibe company landed ‘about 6 P. M , perfectly Satisfied thar the trip was a succes. If the Russian gov ernment thinks 89, all will be right, Personal Inteligence, Raffaele Settembrini, the third officer of the Galway #teamer Adelaide, now in port, is the brave and affec- Hopate gon of due of the Bombaexiles who were recently landed at Cork, and who, at the risk of his liberty, at- tempted to rescue his father from a Neapolitan vessel im the harbor of Cadiz, but failed; after which he went on board the ship David Stewart, the vessel charterad to bring the exiles to this country, and when the latter vessel bad left, Cadiz, presented @ protest to the captain of the ship againat bringing the exiles to the United States, and through whoee efforts and determination the vessel entered Cork harbor, where the exiles were landed. Among the Italian patriots that engaged passage on the Steamer Ocean Queen, to return to Italy and take part in the present war, there is Capt. A. D. Strologo, of Fiorence. Hon. F. P. Blair was in Leavenworth, Kansas, on the | ‘10th inet. Prof. Joel Parker and wife, Cambridge, Mass.; Dr. Wor- cester and wife, do.; Hon. 0. Kellogg, New York; Hon. Jas, Miller, United States District Attorney, Michigan; Judge Mower, Kalamazoo; Hon. A. J. Upham, New York, were in Chicage on the 16th inst. A correspondent of the Baltimore American, under date of Marseilles, Apri! 18, writes a8 follows concerning the health of Bishop Potter :—I regret to state that he regards bis beaith as litte improved by bis residence in Eur and the aid of the best medical anc He suff th an affection of the spine that operates on ‘the brain, and has so reduced his pyysical condition that, we scarce y recognized him at firet, The following named pereons bave jist had the coonu- dial knot untied by the Supreme Court of Salem, Mass Martha 8. Stone from Charies H. Stove, Lawrence; Martha, J. Eaton frem Wm. 0. Eaton, Lynn; Maria J. W: Henry 8. Wiggin, Lowell; aun E. Flanders trom Ephraim W. Fiandeys, Newbury) Cherles H. Chase, ¢o.; Marguret C. Alley from Reu- ben Alley, Salem; Louise . Adams from James F. Adalns, Newburyport; Francie J. Vianna from Sarab J. Vianna, Wenbem; Lovisa 8. Toffis from Jobo T. Tuffts, Somerville; and Jumes Morris from Sarah J. Morris, Salem, Hon D Kilgore, of Ind ; Hon. J. B. Boudish, of Vt.; Bon. G. W. Kittridge, of &. ; Senator Green, of Mo., and . 3. N., are in Washington. ‘ALS, - ARRIVALS, Atthe Metropolitan Dotel—J. Cleveland, Esq., Charleston, 8. Be A Gabon ond ad int Capt. Montgomery, ies, Fbiledel>bia; 'B Stanton, tenecs kai Jacob Stanton, Bostor From New Orleens and Havana, in the steamshi; or Cis From New Urleans— byrne, lady, son, ron a chiidsen avd two servante; Mies Sarab hy axd servant, JK thaw, Indy and daugbter; MI Converse, Mra Dumont, Miss Leontine Bieiveme, Wiss E McMaster, HW Barstow, Vurser Bmory, USS, Mr aicCall sr dservact Mie Morgap, Mr Fitch, lady, child ard servant; J Roy ard lady, J Jonmson and laity, & Spavzsoderg. J H ¥air- child, Mr aasidy, mocber, two children and nurse, Miss Glea- pap, ‘Mins Laure Breste Geo Garr, Misa Maggie Oar, Misa Fusae Garr, J & Mills. i W Hamilton, Me Ballmer, Isdy eu pervert; JL. 5 swing, 'ady apd Sitvant, Sane Mist b hyde, Mine iu, W W Boyle, De aitsbell, © Greham, G Westcott, Mise 8 Salita, 7 Poll, Joba, Re Neleon, A Sant Siete Gouttcy. and cbid, 3 ‘18 KF Gocircy and cbiid, % sigier apd Car dido Pequeno,, sister, ‘ebb, Mra AZ, r nu Commtun end kon, T Tago, J Ee Vial A tal Ww Mauvidaly Carlos Mauvidal, d's J Cabrera, 4 6 Diaz, F Ulsel Cara, ‘saFamon 6, x Corvison, 8 ballet, J Zorill, R Varona, J Miranda, * Sensor, B forer, J Cabrera, Jacob With H Thompson, Oaot nd lady, t. Knowles, J Gonsalez, T Leony, a Slater iu. im Bueros Ayres, in the bark Susan Clark—Capt L 8.¥y- and lady, of ship Ubamplatn; Mr Dow. DEPARTURES. to the sivamabip slabama-J H Hel, JN 2 J Feck, Dr 8 Howard, Wm Unsles, Ls Lemere, Inoy and two cotldren; Jos Stearo, Chas Burdeit, veo ‘Nevers, Mr Barry, in the Murpl jeamsbic Roanoke—R- DA Beds 8 Hay vg, lacy and servant; D Henvon and Indy, Houghton, 8 E Mille and child, Melvermott and tad Geoowm. Abel ne M Rive, re George Me trig, abd aod nurse, Mre J & Ri'eme, om Tavis, JC White, Jceeph Levy, M Trimble, Kopost sop, BM Greenway, Jun; M Nash, and 15 ta the steersge. « Goov Prichs FoR THE Concos.—Three Congo Africas, of the W go, aged Ofwen, eighteen aud twenty five, s vast week for $750, $80) and 6826.