The New York Herald Newspaper, May 30, 1859, Page 4

ota fare now boing preparod. The Anson, screw frigate, nid | | down on the slip from woih the Eigar was roveatiy launched, ts pow in a forward state, aud the waole of the pbipwrights and other artisans at work oa Der decks ct ployed over time, Ths Galates, screw trigay now nearly reaty for launcbiog, and Several additonal shipwrighbts Dave been set on for that purpose, The Bri- tol, @ similar vessel, is also to be built wt this yard. THE WAR NEWS IN TURKEY. INTERESTS OF RUSSIA AND AUSTHIA IN TOS EMPIRE. WHAT IS RUSSIA DOING {—A COMMBRUIAL PANIU— THE LOAN. (Coustanuoopie (May ® correspondence of Londoa od ‘Tho intelligence received bere within the last fow days of the commevcemmnt of bostilities in Italy Bas caused excitement, How is Turkey likoty to de affected by war? What part will Russia play? Is there any ua- dermtanding between toe goveroments of France aud Rus. sia Toes aod w in dred other questions of x like imoort—more easily pat than anewered—are in every voJy’s mouty. Oi oae thing there can be little aoubt: tho less Turkey has to do wich European potitice in the presect copjuncture, the better. It is, therefore, matter of siocere regret that tae Porte should persist in its opposition to the es of the Powors in reiution w the Priucipalives, Tne louble election of Prince Couza was 48) clearly illegal that one cannot wonder at the decision of the Cua- ference iv favor of status quo Occasionig extreme irritation ip of the Toreiaa Miowtry. That iret tation iz, howe wet to exceed all bousds waoa it finds vent in the refusal of whe drman by which the state of ching! ia the Principsiities should re Surely D0} tae time for Curkoy to Set up her strict rights against the resolution of tne great Powers of Europe. The miernal affairs of tho Pria- cipalities are in #0 critical a state as to muke it of tne last importance that oO unpecessary dittioaty siould be thrown in the way ofthe goveamont of Prince Uanze Any change that may take place there ia the presea excitement would uot redownd to the advantage of to» Porte. What if Prince Couza and tho extreme Libera party sbould Sno in the conduct of the Turkisa Govern ment a pretext for turther infringement of tno Couvea tion of august, 1858? Toere is every reason to bDeilov ‘that in taking the courve on whick tt las resoleod— ‘viz: nat of rauong to confirm Prince Cours 3 authority— the Porte is secretly countenanced by austria. The general policy of with respect to the maintenance of the ia- the Oltoman empire cannot be mutulen, and Aus tria may find her atvantage in am Eastern complication, which must necessarily lead to a more cordial wxtersiand: ing between her cwn und the British government. Ibs Dot £0 eary to see Now anything but evi could accrue to Tarkey from seca a compilation, A telegrapaic des ch received here yesterday apnounces a furt reak of the Montocegrio, who baye attacked trees of Kiobouk Rossia’s intentions with regard to this country are not easily (athomed — Tam in ‘lined tw toink that she looks to other than aggre'sive means for the re-estali'shmout of her influence Uviees the attitude she bas sasnn wares the Porte an} ths aout he bas periormad a growsest of all deceptions, tear ip the way 0 the purt of Russia It # but a shorttime since a pumn of Russian orders were conferred on Tarkish funcueaaries, tne name of Me hemet Ali Paths figuring at the bead of the tist. A simuar attention wes for the first time paid by the Czar to the of. fiers of the Suitan’s palace. Professions of amity oa toe part of the Russi-«n govercmeot accompanied tne disirt- bution of the decorati Sioce theo tne Russian deago. mafi bas scarcely been seen at the Ports, and ali interfe- ence of that mission ip the «fairs of ths counury appears tobave ceased, Nevertheless, a telegraph Londow, recerved a few days back, created great alarm; it was 0 the effect that a secret treaty, offerrive and defensive, toe between Frame and Russia had oven ducovered, and that | Turkry had he wndeswrable dastincta-n of figuring conrpicu ously the rin. There appears to be aoae reason for the belief in a concentration of Russian troops in Be Undue importance hae, however, been attach asarabia. to tha movements in tha direction, owing to tbe fact thas the | telegraph will per and Dniceter. . The news of the movements of the French aad Austrian ‘armies, and a number of reports more or lees founded on | fact, occasioned a complete panic in tho commercial world | ofGalata on Saturday last, the 3%a uit foe average value of the povod steriiog for some time previously bad been from 143 to 146 piastres; on that day it ross wo 166 tin confounding the rivers Daivper pisstres, and this in the face of the fact that two thirds of | begging Taat agitage | He aods tb the caimé baa airesay been witharawn. had something to co with this depreciation of the catmé is | far from improbaple. from the quotation of the pou ‘Dusinets day (Monaav, the “24 {as ,) at 158 piastres, this latter day « mecting of the more intlueatial of the Eu. ropeam mercbants and bankers was held a: tho office of the Ottoman Sank in Gaiata. ‘Tbe object of tas meeting wes to consider the best means of aasiat- ing the goverpwent in tae with¢rawal of a further por tion or the ream uder of the caimés in circalation. Whon the loan was ontained is Eog'tud by tho Turkisi go- vernment, fur the paryore of eifucting tha witairaws of the paper money, it was estimated that tuere were 618,979,160 pisatres ia large ancl amall caimé io cireuia tion. Of this quanity 6,350 actually destroyed, Add to ibis 1100 @waitipg destruction in the veulle of tas Treasury aod of the Witoman back, and we bave 407,705,350 piasires Withdrawn, There remain, therefore, tres now im circuision. For toe wit ‘ 53,000,000 pisstree of this latter som payment haa in ef fect been mace by the government. It wi] ‘bug appear that provitioa for the purchase of about 158,000 000 bias tres is yet to be mace by the Porto, Joan £1,084,200 is still unexnausted. Toe whole of this sum is ‘not, however, at the present disposal of the government ; bonis for £520,000 were depo sited in the Bank of Engiend by tbe loan contract. org, which are not avuilable to the Turkisa government before September, 1859, uplese in the interim tne stock ad sterling on ine following | £000 piagtres a sbould reach 90.’ Again, £464,200 worth of stocx was | bought up by the Turkieh government—parily to prevent the purchase money lying idle, partly also with a view to | keeping up the price of the stock. This is would not, of course, euit their purpoee to dispose of at presout prices. Atthe'mecting to which I have reforre subscription to a goverpment joan, to elfecwate the wita- drawal of the remainder of the canns were very favoraviy received; 30 000,000 piastres were subscribed far at onze by those who attended the meeting, and there seems every Teagon to believe that the project w li despatcr from | plestres have been | proposals for 3 | | } the Pops, assuring bim of bis eagerness to serve him, aad (adeed, this would eecra to resalt | defeno the integrity of the territory of the Church. 0a | up purchasing any French articles of miliuery. | must not, | pockets into thoge of the French and enable them to make | | | Toe bonds | deposited, a8 I have descri red, in the Bank of England are | to be charged as part of the security to the subscribers | to the proposed loan. Bubjeot, becauee ic manifests no small dogree of canfidencs | here in'the goverameut at a time of all otners the most | trying. TRADE OF FRANCE. IMPORTANT DECKEES RELATING TO WINES AND THE | bis campagne. OORN TRADE. | (May 15) correspondence of the London Times. erehas been more speculative activity observed in commercial circles during the lat week than at any time | Bince the Ist of January jast. | The French government, moreover, bas during the last few days adopted three tance to all persons interested in trade:—The first is the gation of the treaty of commerce with Belgium for two years from the 12th instant, the period at which it would have expired had it not been renewad by an Impe- rial decree. The decrea further provides that if, previous to the expiration of the treaty tue commercial duties on wines shall be abolished in Belgium, the King of the Bel- gians shail have the privilege of increasiog the excise duty levied on French wines ana breadies ina proportion equal to the amount of octyot duty aboiished: and that in order to prevent any aifference arising between the two govern- ments in congequence of 6x.) modification of duties, a | HO declaring Lombardy in a state of siege, Tus don. mixed commission shali be appointed, composed of four | ™e! membere—two to be appointed by the French and two by the Belgian goverttment—to meet at Brusaeis, aad to fix | ‘he military tribunals. the increased amount of excise duty to be i:nposed on French wines and brandice. ‘The second is the publicatin of an imperial decree, ad- journing incefinite'y all inquiry into the pronivitive ays- , The Puke d’Aumale has sont two English chargers to his tem. The decree stater tont the goverument bad intend. | Bopbew. Thave deen thus particular on the | © resolutions of great impor- | } | ed, in the month of October next, w examine on what ar. | ticles of commerre the probibitive system might be abol- ished without opposition from she French manafasturers, | A¢™iral Jurien de Lograviére bee ari and that in the next session a bill on the auvject would have been submitted to the legislative corps. During tha year 1860 an inquiry would bave been instituved relative to the articles wo which the Frenca manufacturers inst the probibitive system ehoald continue to ba applied. Bot the government, convinced that the receut complicatina of foreign politics renders the examivation of tariff to be inopportune, bas naturaliy wiry. y The third important commercial resolution adopie? by the government within tho Inst week is the revival of the slideng scale regulating the dutics on foreign corn imported into France. The decree reviving the cora law of i832, commonly called the “sliding scale,” states that the gop Vernment, considering that, under existing c\rcumstances, it is expedient to adjourn the discussion o1 the reforms to be introduced ia the legisiation regniatiag the importation Of foreign corn, it enacts that ali foreign corn arriving in Prance which shail not have bren shipped of June next shail be sulject to the duty imposed by the rll Passed in April, 1832. The merchants of Marssities com- Plain loudly, and with justice, of the snort time allowed to the shippers of foreign corn. ’ A great number of engage- eb: rain wg aware of the resolution cn Foul 0 EFAMt @ Certain deiay to A\ veare, ‘ 1 The ior respondent of the Lonton /erali, writiog on the gays:—I heave been allowed to see a. | Tete vv ollcer in Baraguay 4’Hilliers’ division. previous to the lat | ments have been contracted on tive faith of the deorce of the | ‘30th of September tast, and the wheat parchased for do- livery in France in June ant Jaly will be subject to ‘am import duty ofneariy 16f. the hectolitre, Thas wo see Uhat the first consequences of the fatai war in which tho Emperor of tbe French has engaze’ too country are to ‘postpone indefinitely ali modificauon of the prohibitive system, and thus render the majority of the ‘por tributary to afew manufacturers; aad, somal wien, telegrapbic order from the Emperor. tablish a monopoly in favor of the agricuitural inter ‘No doubt the Emperor ‘comprehended’ then it was poe lately necessary to bribe the farmers with come favor in order to allay the discontent which prevails in the agri- oultural districts at seeing their best bands taken (com them, in order, as has been very generalty said by tno Peasants, “to indulge the ambition of one man.” Ther was a fail in tho Paris flour market at the begin. ‘Bing of last week. Fiour of the four marks de clined at one moment to 47f. 600. the aack grammes. It rose, however, on Thursday to 48f., and om Friday it was worth 4Sf. 50c. It was quoted for delivery in June at 497. 60c., and in July at 60f. Gc. The bakers supplied themselves with flour on Thursday at prices varying from 43¢. to 48f. the sack. The factors deciared on Friday 1,456 sacks of flour, fret quality, sold for delivery within thirty days, at prices sacks varying from 44f. to 50f. the sack, and 4,925 to bekers. Wheat fell inthe Paris market on Wotnesday ‘Tf. 60c. the sack of 120 kilograrnmes. On Vhureday the Corn market was still dull, aud the choicest su:ples were Offered at 26f. tho eack of 120 kilogrammes, Vis Price of ‘oats was firm. The price of wine remains eiatoaary in Paris. The holders of wine endeavored to raise prices last week, but the consumers were firm in revisting their tensions, Languedoc apirit of firat quality, 94 degrees, ‘become scarce in Paris, and has risen from 75f. ty 830. the hectolitre. There is littledoing in brandies, and prices | seventeen di ents are at present only imperfectly | convertible, 89. are , lopartm soasd ‘The Patric has published the following observations on known. Rentes very irm—Olf, 5c. the revival of the sliaing soale:— For our part, we regret that the question of reforming Our corn laws was not settled during the present gesaion, Dut at thesame time we trast that this new experiment ‘with the syetem of shitting duties will produce the eff: f dispelling the illusions which certaty pereons vtill enter tain a8 W sho efficacy of the sliding scale in preventing ‘She price of corn from falling. At the present seagon of 157 kilo- | ing the Egyptian and Indiag mails and fifty-six passongers NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, year tho stock of carn on band js naturaity emailer tban at ep cartier period of the yoar, and the price of wheat becomes more frm, This year toe axmimbling of tar ge bodies of troope b price of the aadvoc Tail to do. w the new two aball be abunoant pe ne pretended v ing reuauner- ancg prices. INCIDENTS OF THE WAR A letter from the Vaiteline suites that the anmirians are seiuing ail the aros i the possession of private iactet dows there, bat a greatzmany bave already bene secrete removed into Saitzeriaod. At Soavrin, the capuat of the Vaiteline, several persous have prooounced ia iavor ol a juvotion with Switzeriand, Four Zouaves arrived lately at the rail ation at St Evenne to tuke a train for Lyons, and ordered som refreshments. Whilet they were cating and drivkiug they toa, to the amusetent of the bystanders, talen of tne r oxpioite ip the Oritwea, AD tronmaater et tre Loire, #a9 happened to be present, was so muck plensed eitn hoa that he told the keeper of the buffet to give each o: Laem 8 cottic ofthe best wine, any that he would pay the whoie | When, theo, the regant being tloishov, one of the Puiled Gut @ purse evidentiy coutainiog nut tittle, ked what he bad to pay, the waiter answered— “ Nothng—and besides, hare 1 avothor boitts fue wach of you!” At the words“ another oottie”’ the Zoaaves prickeo op their ears, but-arking no questions, they pro creded to drink the wine, which they vronounced exvel- pt Noticing then the ironmaster, one of them eaid— “ Teis you, sir, who pave given us ‘his treat?’ wod tho orbers roee abd raiuted him in military fashion. Che wronmaster that they were mistaken, but the ‘Zovaves iwsieted. “Tt is you!’ said tho spokesman of tho baud, and then atded—* We are in too great a hurry to make @ logge speech; but if you Dave ovcation m a f-w months to go to Vieuna, sek for us, aad we wii! not ouly sbO* you the curiositivs of the piace, but will treat you to wine from Prince Mettornicb’s own cellar.” They rushed to the train aod departed. The Belgtan Chamber cf Representatives have adopted the bill interdicting the export of horses by 68 votes w 10, Galignani’s Messenger of the 16th of May remarks:— pry Reebberg was ad lotus to Radetz ky in 1848, as Civil Governor of Lombarcy—% post analogors to that vow beld under Martbel Gyulai by Baroa de Bulberg. Re iv considered a man of moderate opinicas aud couci- iatory disposition, The Piedmontese Gazette publiabes a proclamation from Prope Eugene of Savoy Carigaan, thanking the Nartonal Guards of Teri for their alacrity ia obeying the appeal toade to them for the defence of the city. A similar pro. clagstion bas been publeaed by M. Teccbio, Royal Com- miewoder at Ivrea, to the people of that town, A batvalion of Piedmoptese marines has arrived at Leg- horb ‘rom Genes, oo bowrd the Victor Emanuel steamer, They were received by the population with great eatuusi- som, Tho Indipendente, of Torin, states that a fomnule spy has beep discovered in that capital by two of Garibvaidi’s gol- aiers. The provisional government of Tuscany has appointed | Lieutevant Colone| Niceoim! to the post of Civil aud Mili lary Governor of toe island of Biba. A letter from Venice states:—Archduke Maximilian has | dirso.ved his vice-regal court, snd bas withdrawn on board | tbe Elizabeth frigate, in Malamooco harbor. His only suite covel:ts of Lap aides-de-carpp. A teteer from ong states that the treasory of the Staie, and ali toe déporits of specie, bave been removed to the fortress of Koonigstein, The Dresden Jvurnol assigasi 4a the reason for this measure that there 1s nob suiliciout room im tbe butel of the Ministry of Finance, A letter from Rome, in the Paris Univers, says:—The | Duke de Grammont wes lately edmitted to an audience | of the Pope, having rezeived a dispatch ordering aim to | expree® the sentiments of devotednees of the Emperor of the French towards his Holiness, and to declare that | bis Majesty was ready under avy circumstances tw assist the Sovereign Ponti and to protect bis person aod his rigbta, The Pope expressed bis thanks, aud then, point- ing to @ crucifix, said to the ambassador, ‘Monsieur le Due, that is what I confide in.” The Emperor of Austria has sent an autograph letter to | Holiness to dispose of him and of his troops, | i they eball retire, or limit their occupation places as 1 tow Pope may point out in order to | The Avgrborg Gazette calls on the German Inties to give | “We it eaye, “let Germas money pasa from our | 7 ' War on us. The Vienna journals eay that the government is anxious | 1o eee free corps raised iD all parta of the Empire except | ‘po lialy, and that where the tnhabitanta of towns are tnke- warm on (he matter 1¢ i8 taking measores to stimulate abem. Toey aid that it connte on deing abie to obtain al- | & gether in that way between 40,000 and 60,009 meu. The Milan Gazette states that in the aifair “at Frassinatto | the Austr ans consisted only of the Third battalion of Gee. nadiers of the regiment of, archdoke Charles, uncer the | orcers of Colovei Baron Pucher, besides halt a battery of | arbilery and aif a sqancron of cavairy. It adds that the | | ticops tought ®im ardor, aud had one killed, two severe. | | ly wounded, and evht slightiy; und thivks the Piedmon | tere must bave experienced more considerable losses, | fece during the night they disappeared without leaving a | Of the £5.099,000 | trace bead, An order of the day praises the conduct of | plesdi Pare Puchner aod Lieuteaaut Colonel Spieiberz on the occasion, WhO Comianded the troops on horseback during | the fire. isiona! government of Tuscany has ised a ting tbat allg the regiments are to bein | 3 to four battalions, each battalion to be composed r companies of 150 men each, exclasive of officers, | The battalion of Velites is to be transformed into s regi- | ment of grenadiers. | ‘The tent intended for the uss of the Emperor Napoleon | in Italy was sent offto Genoa some weoks back. rode of sivong canvase,s tripped blue and waite, and | Nned. Tt is about five metres wm height, supported by | two poles only, and decorated outside witn two | xmall flags. Inside it is divided into three compzrtmenta, | ssaloon. bedroom apd dressing room. Tae hangings | Jeave a door for each room, and there are window-like | openings for ventilistion. An iron bedstead camp stools, ‘mall tables, avd a washing stand, compose the Curnitut Ite woodwork and all the furniture can be rea taken to pieces and packed in cases of smail siz | fonrth; the purchaser will, therefore, havo to pay to the aud very light carriage. The tent was mado for | jauer 's ‘Dut as the storeoty ped plates are valued at ‘be Crimean campaign, but never used. Part of | the furniture has memorable bistorie aerociations. the iron bedsteads was used by Napoleon I. in nearly al } Toe toilet utensils and dressing case, all | silver, likewise belonged to that great ceptain. | A letter from Turin of the 11th of May, states that the king had written to Marshal Gyulai, asking him whether the Austrians intended to make war like soldiers or like | robbers. It also mentions that Duke Sforza Cosarini, of | Rome, had offered the sum of 500 livres montbly daring | the continuance of the war for the poor families of soldiers | figbting under the Piecmontese ilag. ' It is stated that a wagoner saw tho spy Dogsona receive | money from an Austrien officer at Vercelli, aad denounced bim to the Piedmoptese aathorities. Some carbineers | were sent in search of him, and soon effected his arrest. He cenied the charge of being a apy, bat on being con- fronted with the wagoner he became confused, and at | length confersed. He wes tried at once by ® coart mar- tial, os alrendy stated. and shot. Genera! Melizer de Kellomes bas published a prociama- contains the liet of crimes, misdemeanors and eon. | traventions which will be brought under the cognizance of | The Duke de Chartres is at Oasalsin the division of Geveral Ciaidini. Im the wight of the Oth the young Prince made a recopnoigance and sent in a report of it, The war har commenced at sea before hostilities on land. A leiter from Measina of the 9th suys that Renr ed there with tha ship), Napoleon, and Impetuese, These vasscie g for'a cruise inthe Adriatic, where théy ox »he joined by others, Inthe run from To Fylan (fi were oF pe on to The writer states bat the men ing their forced march froma number of stragglers waz immense, The fntamperance the men bad indu'ged ip, moreover, wholly uattted s great many for the hardships thay had had to undergo, and there were a am sinad cases of dysentery andfever | in the camp bospital. By thie te the whole of the cavalry and artillery will bave reached their destination, and the French army ip Italy may be set down without exaggeration at 139,000 men. An action is expected to take place early next woek. THE VERY LATEST. ROME. Rome, May 16, 1869, The Duke of Graraont left Rome to-day for Genoa, by Yesterday it was reported that a popular movement bad taken place a! Cesena. Rome is tranquil. AUSTRIA. Viewna, May 16—Evening. ‘The Ministerial Oeierreichische Correspondens says:— On the 15th inst. an Engiigh merchant steamer, bring- to Trieste, was overhauled by boats of a French linor off Sassana, opposite Aviona, Two French liners and one frigate are cruising off the Albanian coast. FRANCE. Panis, May 16—11:56 A. M. Rentes were first done at 60f. 75c., but fell immediately | the deceased, | bis family have now expressed their determination to pub- | heh the whole facts connected with his marvellous history. } | with the printed stock and storeotype plates of ths work * | that period the room was crowded. The auctionser hav- | whien orde | leogth, Sleesre. Bradbury and Bivens, Mr. Archur Smith, the brother of Mr. “Albert Smith, Moasrs, Chao- msn ard Hall and one or two others wore the only competitors. — Notwithstandiog the froquent | Only acted for Mr. Charles Dickens, who was the real pur- | chaser. | newed | 218 to 221 ; India stock, 214 te where bis headquarters are establishod. Majesty a in excellent health, Prince Napoleon has remeived ot Gonos in order to or paves his cope arm'e, partof which gg expected from Africe, It is believed that im eight days this corps, thy Gestivation of which is Bet yot koown, wiil be roady to tuke the field, Hig Imperial ‘Ton, Sanday, May 15, 1859 ‘The Austiian war eteamer Radetzski, slatioged ou tho Lago Maygiore, laid to on Wodtneaday last before Canobis, und made exorbitant demaxds of provisions, which, how ever, tbo inhabitants resolvtety refased to gupply, aud the Radetvekt wae oplige? to depart without succes. Temi, May 16, 1859. ‘The officlal bulletin published yesterday evgaing an- pounced certain movements of the Austrians (rom sir Celia towarcs Voghera, Nothing new bas been published to day, ‘The weather conti rainy. Tbe Rosstans on the Amoor River, (From the Overland Regtster, of Caina, March 30 } 0 the proposal of Count Murawiei! Amoorsiky, tho Govervor al of Siberia, the Eunperor of Russia has publiebed a ukase granting great imuuoities to the sailors comporing the twenty seventh, 89 calied Flotten qua sae or vaval regiment, which ig stationed at the mouth of tne por, The men receive permission to ratire after dfieon, years’ eervice, ang then obtain & grant of laad in the uew. retlewent ax’ their own freehold property. In addition to this, the sailors get a sum of one bundred and tity roubles in money, and permission to send for their wives and families, with a free passage for them on board any Of the government transports. Although the Ruse’an fleet in tho North Pacific haa been considerably reinforced during the past year, their chief object for the present is to be eeepared for aay emergency that may suddenly happen, aud great exer- tions have therefore been made, and are still being con- Unued, for erecting fortifications to secure their forte from avy sudden bostile attack, ag from their great dis- ‘ance of it would be impossible to send them timely re- het. Rear-Admirat Popoff will hoist hig flag as second ia command under Count Putiatin, who ig here on leave of absence, Extraordinary Story about the Dauphin of rence, Leute X' ‘t1.—tid He Die in the ‘Temple or Nott {From the London Herald, May 17] ‘There are stranger things than fiction, even in modsrn times, but people will bardiy be prepared for the starting spnouncement which was asverted at a coroner's ing air) beld yesterday, before Mr. Wakley, Coroner for West Mfid- Clesex, that woe Doupbin of France, the unfortuoate aon of Louis XVIL, did eot, as bigtory states, die “ on the Ove of June, 1795, in the priscn of the Temple, after a miserable copfinement ot three years,” but that pe expired iv a Loa. con street cab but a few days since, avd that the deceased upon whom the inquest was being held was no otaer tnan ‘that Davpdin, Louis XVIL of France. Such was the mar. velious story made public yesterday at an inquost held at the Lord Wellington, University street, upon a person who, under the bame of Angusius Menrs, has for some years past resided with bis fami'y at 35 Univorsity atrest, Toitenbam court road, whore be followed the avo. cation of & professor of music. It appoared that who seventy-fifth year, was audceniy taken ill when near his own residence, and #4 medical assistance could pot be immedialely procured he was conveyed without delay in a cab to the University College Horp tal close by, but he was dead before arriving at that institution, the cause of the death being, as the post lmortera examinution distinctly proved, disease of the heert. The jury returned « verdist accordingly, and #0 far the judicial part of the proceedings terminuted; but upon inquiring further into the peculiar statements that had been mare by the deceased’s family, and the rumora that have got abcat ip the neighborhood, causivg no litsle excitement, it seems that the deceased’s conversation for the last thirty years, when he first made his family a: quainted with the strange story, bas been to the effect that he was the Danpbin who was supposed to have died ia the Templ+, and while the deceased bore a strong likens:s. in the face to the Bourbon family of France his family further aarert that be had certain marks on his person which the bapless infant Kivg bad. He had always him self desired to keep the matter secret from the world, but Sale of the Copyright of Household Words. {From the London Herald, May 17, 1859 ] ‘Yesterday afternoon cousiverable interest was created in conseqaence of the annovncement that, pursuant to a Geeree of the Master of the Rolls, in the cause of “Brad- bury and Evans vs. Dickens and another.” the right to vee the vame of the pertodical Household Words, togetner would be sold by Mr. E’mund Hodgson, at bis new rooms, corner of Chancery lane, by auction. The hour fixed for the sale was ove O'clock, but soma time before ingentered the rostrum, read that part of the decrea —‘That the rigbt to use, from aad after the “Sib of Msy inst, edica) called Household W this cause (‘Bratbury and Evans vs. Dickens and another’) mentioned, aud the rigvt, from ant after the 28h day ef Moy instant, to pudleh ‘unter the said name or title, any periodical or ovher work, whether ia contina- ation of the gaid periodical catled Household Words, in the the name of the p:ri ds, in the pleadings in © of thi€ cause mentioned, or otherwire, as the | purchaser shail think “fit, be wold.” Some delay took | it soon become evident that the biddings rested ia two or three bands, and although they went along at 9 slow place in the commencement of the bidding, put at length | it commenced at £500, but progressed but Rlowly until it | got v }; then the biddipgs became ofa more desided | epsracter, aa’ they advanced £50 each from £2,990 up- | wards, Long intervals, however, marked each bid; but | rects of te auctioneer, aud bis constant rep9- repetitions of “going for the firat tine,” second and third, the biddinge advanced until they came to £3,650, at which sum, after eome delay, the hammer fell to Mr. Arsbar | Smith, to whom the auctioneer declared ft was sold, al- | Ubougb, ia fuct, it was known and stated in the room’ he Mr. Charles Dickens held three-fourths of the | copyright, and Mesesrs. Bradbury and Evans one- 760, and the stock at more than £200, it will be seen that the purchaser has gained a clear profit ou the transastion. It may be added that Messrs. Bradbury acd Evans are about to start a new periodical, under the oditorship of Mr. Lucos, who has been for some time engaged in the liverary department of the Times. Markets. THE LONDON MONKEY MARKET. {From the London Times (City Article) May 17.} ‘The English fands opened without alteration this morn- | ing, ana have closed at a fractional improvement, althougo at one time there was a fail of about three-sighths per cent, The first transactions in’ consols were at 9134 to Mi, whence, in consequence of some sales by parties usually supposed to act on intelligence from Paris, a decline oc- curred to 91%. By some persons the strong character of the address of the Regendto the Prussian Chambers was also renarded as lkely to have an unfavorable influence on the market. Investments on a moderate acale contioued hoeever,to be made, and 2s in the present scarcity of stock any a/ditional absorption is immediately felt, a re- bound occurred to 9134 to %{, from which, after regular hours, there wass furthor advance of an’ eighth. early French quotations shored also an improvement. The government broker today limited his purchase on savings banke’ account to £5,000, and a re- rise which has cccurred in the corn market will increage the prospect of these accumulations being Ie considerable for the future. Bank stock left off at ; India bonda, 158. to $s. dieconnt, and Exchequer bills, 25s. to 308, premium, The new India loan is at 134 to 34 discount. There bas been no important movement in foroign stocks. Mexican and Sardinian wore slighty weaker. Turkish six per cents at the official close were the same ag on Satur- doy, but subsequently improved to 60 to 62 the old, aud 60 to 52 the new. The general business comprised: Mex- team, 1634, %, 3% and % ; Peruvian four.and a haif per cents, 813; ; Russian four-and-a-balf por cents, 93, $2)4 and 92; Surdinian, 75, 76 and 74; for the acconnt, 75% and 7434 ; Turkish six per canta, 5034, 62 and 60: for the account, 61, aud Venezuela five por cents, 34 and 35. The clesing quotation of the French three per cents this evening was 60f, 90c,, showing a recovery from the fall of three-eigths per cent which took place on Saturday, ‘The rates of exchange quoted by the Indian telographic despatch to-day shew at Calcutta a movement of about a balt Per cent in tavor of this country. , Ia China thore hag een ab adverse turn, equal to about two per cen Kong, and two and a half per cent at Shanghas, ipa It axeumed that the five per cent loan of £7,500,000 to be supplied at the price of 70 to the Vieuna government by the Lombardo Venetian provinces will be forced. ‘The dividende are to be guaranteed in specie, Atvivals of silver from the Continent aro vory limited, | Owing to tbe continued demand for Hamburg. “The near- eat price 's 6244. por or. ‘bere hog been a further recov th Tibnole Goadpal, bar those of New York and Bee pte lectin Obarles Viilatti & Co., of Birmingham, Ragland, failed. The house was’ in the Soutn Americas trade owt Drought down by the falure of A, Willers & Co,, of aan- ure. {From tke London Herala (City Art iluctation ot about three cigaths curred in English securities to day, and prises nthe otter mar kets aise exhibited some change. Tho business transacted Wes unimportant, aad the public were not extensive boyers of consol, though a scarcity is still apparent. Quotations dvorped in the early hours of business, the speech of the Prince Regent of Prussia not being viewed as pactfic; but ultimately ® recovery cusued, the prices from the ren Pourse bg gS an paerrrement of nearly three- eighths per cont, and p vil ain fein eat ee ‘ bg again taken placo inquiry for money has farther diminish the brokers have in some instances ogotisted wey’ bits to-day at 334 per cent, the average terms now being 4, or % por cent below the minimum of the bank. It is found ip most quarters that the enpply is ample to meet May 17.) to 60f. 500. 12:27 P.M ‘The Bourse opens good, Rentes 60f. Thc. 2:19 P.M The subscription to the loan of 500,000,000f. already amounts to 2,200,000,000f., although the returns from 3:33 P. M. The Bourse closcs firm. Rentes 61f. 10c. for money, and 60f. 96e. for account, being @ rise of 34 since Satur- day’e closing. SARDINIA. ALESSANDRIA May 15, 1859. The Emporor Napoleon still remains at Alessandria, the gozeral demand, the pressure reconily ‘ienced baring almont gd weno on ie atato of the continental stock markete is stiflun- certain, At Amsterdam, Frankfort and Vienna the busi- ness has been of @ more satisfuctory character. On the other hand, at Berlin a fall bas token place, In American railway sbares there occurred the follow- transactions:—Illinois Contral at 70: do. freeland, 83% 824; do. $100 shares, 43,42 and 4314 discount; New ‘York 5 According to a letter from Vienna of the &th ili Ueoor MMe Aroateln tnd Tekehee i Detiwobe 8,000,000 which 4,000,900 floring are due to and 9,000,000 florins, of the bank, 1. florins to MM. Sina & Co., and other Jarge sums Discount Bank, the Savings’ Bapk aad the Credit. Mobitier. Bot it was’ hoped, saya the letter, that by the efforts of there last throe establishments an arrangement would be come to. Lownox Con Market, Monvay, May 16.—Most of the country markets held on Saturday were somewhat firmer for wheat, eed, in come instances, prices bad aa apward tendency. Fine bariey realized full quotations; and other kinds were steady. Oats, beans, peas and flour ruled about etationary. The cootineatel warkets may be called frm for wheat, spring corn and flour, Up to our markes last week the arriva’e of Eoglivn grain were moderate, From Kesex, Kent, &3., a very moderate supoly of wheat wus received Heeb up toour warket to day, bence the show oF samples war eomewnat limited. The arolition of the xed duty Jaw in France, voth aa regards imports and Exports, and the re-establiabment of the slidiag scale of 1852, produced considerable firmuess in the demand for English wheat, aud prices were oa the average 33. por quarter higher than on Monday last. Notwithstacdiag that the supply Of foreign wheat was seugonadly large, im- porters were very firm, and gales progressed steadily at 2a, to 3h, por quarter nhove the rates current on ins day to'ppight. Floating cargoes of grata off Falmouth were beld for more money. Thore was & fair show of parley, yet ail kivds old readily at fully last week's prices. Tae four trade was far from active; nevertheless the late #4- venoe in prices was well suprorted. Foreign —Wheat, Duntsic, Kouignherg, é&c., 608. « 068 ; Webrep and Rostock, 568. a 683.; Davish, Ao'stein ant Friesland red, 6s. a638.; Russian, bard, 448. a 52s. ; soft, 46e. a 508; Brabant and Louvain red, 508. u 62s ; white, 54a, 4 668 ; Egyptian red, 408, a 42s ; do., 41a, a 433.; Ia- dian corn, yellow, 34s. a 868.; white, 358, a 363. Loxpon Traps Revort,—Monpay Kvesixc, May 16.— Tallow—Subjoined ia the weokiy of Mesera. Col- cheaters aud Woolner:— We have little alteration to note in the tallow ‘et during the'week. Prices are quoted rathor lower in all positions, and little business has been dove, but the demand for immeaiate consumption has been fair for the time of year. By telegraph we learn that the market at St. rg bas fluctuated considerably ia copsequence of the exchange having declined from 33d. to 313¢d., closing by last advices at 82d. The price of tallow on the spot had advanced from 192r, to 200r., but for August delivery there was little doing; it was last quoted at 189r., for that delivery with band money. The tallow ‘ou the spot was being loaded off as quickly as possible, to take advantage of the present low exchange and freights. To-day the market is firm, at 66. 34. on the spot aad $33. 3d. in June; S68. is offered for the last three montas, ‘Tom (alOW 4 SeUnE ew to 53: 84., not cash. ‘Tea Sat. day.—Tho sales, which commenced on Friday, were resumed and concluded to-day. Of the quantity remaining to be brought forward this moraing— namely, 18,809 packages, 4,680 were sold, including 2,500 printed, without reserve, aod 1,100 boxes. The sales have passed off with fair spirit, and full rates wore ob- tained for afl deecriptions of congou. IxpiGo.—Of 3,445 serons and 19 cases Guatemala adver- tises for public sale, only 300 were sold; the remainder were withdrawn by the importers, Prices show an aver- age decline of 6d. to 7d. per pound, as compared with Febrvary rates. Quotatiocs are now for Sobres ordinary to five, 48, 94. to 58, 9d. ; Cortes, low ordinary to flas, 34. 84, to ds. 10d.; low lean and trash, 28. Gd. to 2s. 10d. per pound. Grascow, May 14.—Cotton—Dnring the early part of the week our cotton market, sympathizing with that of Liverpool, was somewhat active, aud au advance of M4 per lb. wag established ou the tow gales of last wack. sinee Thureday, however, we have been quiet and close slow, et 34d. advance on fast weok’s prices. Yarus and goods—-Tne market for yarns and goody is very inani- mate, and prices ave extremety irregular. Iron—There bag been some little epeculative demand for pig tron dur. ing the last week, under influence of which prices bave fluctuated slightly, having advanced about Is. per ton, but the movement not being jounted on any improve ment in actual demand, bas oot been sustained, 80 that to-day's quotations are very little higher thaa those of this coy Week. To-day a moderate busiaess bas been done at Sd. six weeks, 498, ove month, and 48s. 10464, cash, cloging somewhat heavily, sellers at 498 twenty one days; Nos, Land 8g. m. b,, 40s. a 498. 3d.; Calder, 628.; Glen carnock, Coliness and Gartsberrie, 628. 6d. Luvgrvoor, Corrox Marker, Sarvrpay, May 14.—Tho market to-day was vory slow, and prices were unchanged. ‘The sales were 5,0€0 bales, of which 600 are for export and speculation. Monpay, May 16.—The trado bave attended the cotton maaket to day in goodly numbers; but they have restriot- ed their purchases to the lowest possible limit, and the sales barely reach 5,000 bales—500 for export. \ Holders submit to a further decline of 3d. per Ib. from the quota- tions of Inst Friday. NoruxcHam, May 14.—There has vot been much doing iu the lace warehouses this week; the return of cold weather on Monday tended to check the demand for the season; however, as it is now more gevial, mauufactu- rere expect to be better eraployed with the home demand, There have been afew London buyers down this week, bot their operations have been, up to tho present time, Kimited. Tbe continextal houses are doing but little, and many good ordere havo been countermanded, 80 that on a return (0 activity agood deal of stock wiil remain on band in some bouses to gupply orders. Incoed, American buyers are now in the market, striving to supply them- solves with goods at extremely Jow rates; manufactn rers wisely bold aloof, and , will, no doubt, in a suort time obtain a proper price. The coon taucy trade is ox cvedingiy dull, and bes been for some time past. The de- wand for plaia goods is tolerably good. In most of the sik branches there is very little busioeas transacting, con- sequently much lers machinery is at work, and many of tho operatives are outof work. Tue bogiery trale con. tinues brisk; neither the elections nor the war appear as yet to bave influenced the demand. The homo trade is improving, and for export the manufacturers have orders on band which will laa} for some time yet. There are some excellent orders for America in course of completion, and more are expected. Tre framework knitters aro all’ well employed, and wages are tolerably good. Yarngare with- | Out material change. Silk is unchanged, ‘Tie Inox Teaver. —Breanwotam, May 16.—The failure of Messra, Cresswall. ironmasters, of Tipton, scarcely known notil midday, bas excited a good dea! of anxiety and fers lest it sould Jead to other casualties. The amoaut of in- debtednees of the firm ig not at prereut known, but it is belfeved that by far the greatest proportion of it is owing to the Dudley and West Bromwich Bank, at whose insianca the stoppage bas taken place, Tho firm of Crosawall & Eons ia a very old one ip Sonth Staffordshire, and formorly it occupied a good position, but for some time past (indeed fo far back as 1856), there were rumora thatthe hoass owed a large amount to the Drdicy and West Bromwich Bank, and a stoppage was at that tims spoken of. Th: fact bas given rise to the supposition that the new llabili- ties are not considerable. THE LATEST MAREFT. [By telegraph to Southampton.) Liverroo, May 17—Noon. ‘The cotton market has a downward tendency, anda decline of 34d. from Friday’s rates is generally quoted. Some authoritios, however, state the market as easior but prices unchanged. The sales yesterday were 5,000 bales, of which 500 were on speculation and for export, and those until noon to-day were 3,000 bales, the market closing with but little inquiry and prices weak. Breadstuiis are firm, with a» fair businees at full prices. ‘Wheat bas on upward tendency, and a slight advance is quoted on French red, sales of which haye heen made at Ue. per hundred pounds. At MarkgLane yesterday prices were Se, a 48. per quarter dearer since last Monday. Provisions are firm at previous rates. Lard steady. Tallow firm in London at 65s. for P. Y. C.; here the market ip quiet. Pot aghes are firm ot 528. 6d. a 833. 6d. Pearls Steady and unchanged. Other articles are slow of sale, but rates are generally unchanged. Judge Haliburton Not Kni TO THE BDITOR OF THE HE: Au erroneous statement, in various forms, bas lately beem going the rounds of the press, to the effect that Judge Haliburton, of Nova Scotia, having been knighted by his sovereign, is now Sir Brenton Halibarton, and that he has obtained a seat in the Imporiai Parliament. ‘The error arises, doubtless, from confusion cauaod by the similarity of two names delonging to entirely different men and different families. The humorous writer, Thomas ©. Haliburton, an ex- Judge of one of the Nova Scotia Courts, resides now in England, and has been recently returned to Parliament. During the past year or two he has been somewhat pro- minent in directing the attention of the British Public by lectures and speeches to colonial matters; and, from his faroiliarity with euch subjects, as well as from his literary reputation, he hate gina nan commaud some at- tention in the new House of Commons. But “Sam Slick” bas yet to achipve tho dignity of knighthood. The gentle upon whom that diatinotion has baen bestowed is the present Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, the Hon. Brenton Halliburton, whose bigh judicial rayatation snotunknown in this country, aod whose exalted pri- ‘vate character wins the moat prefound reepect and vene- ration wherever he is personally known. The monarchi- cal “fountain of honor” rarely dispenses its favors upon one who is better deserving of thom than the venorable Nova Scotia Chief Justice, one “whom all mon delight to 4 NOVa SOOTIAN, May 18, 1859. Sescunatioxs mw Wamar iw Crcaco—aAt the clone of *Change yesterday morning, a well known opera- for for @ rise in wheat offered to sell 1,000 bushels of No. Lred winter at $1 70. No sales up to this time had been made at a higher Ogure than $1 69. “Gentlemen,” said the bull, “I will sell 1,000 bushels of No. 1 red at'$1 70, Loi Gi who will take it; I will agroe thst the buyer may hold the wheat jnst as long as he wants to, and if he finds it is falling, or wishes to get rid of it, I will take it back at any time, and repay the $1 70; but if he sells itat ‘an advance he mus divide the profits with me. Aad he need not advance to me more than $1 65 per bushel on the wheat.” Strange to say, this liberal propositioa—which wag 8 dead open and shut game, in which the buyer could loge nothing and had the chance of making twenty-five, - or a hundred doliars—was not immediately taken up; and it was not until the offer had been repeated several times, that a gentleman who stood by said he would take it, The bargain was closed, the money paid, and the wheat ordered to be delivered to ts new purchaser, As the buyer of the wheat went down the stairs into the acquaintance who had witnessed the transac- ‘I will give you five dollars for your bargain.”” said the other; ‘I had botter take five dollars certain than run any risks.’’ The a elton the ticket for the wheat transferred to the third party, who left, confident that faaay, at poon, when wheat snould touch $1 75, he could sell out, and pocket his $20 clear tion, sai “apone,’” Surver From Texas.—Col. Latham, Collector at Brazos Santiago, informs us that the steamship Arizoua, last trip from that port to Now Orleans, carried lesa than $785,000 in silver, most of it’in large lead bars. woight of it was twenty-three toms. Colonel Latham informe us that this ig larger than the average shipments of silver from this , Owing mainly to the existence of hostilities which we diverted the umual trade from Tampico to Mata- moras and Brownsville. Still the usual exporte of silver and other products are much larger from Brazos Santi than we had supposed, the silver by each ewoamer Teuslly varying from $100,000 to $400,000.—Galvaton (Teaat) Newe, May 10. Tn the outtine sketch we recently gave o1 progress in the Northwest, potbing was intended but to trace those gous Fal features which made it the most interesting, and will make ii, in the future, the mont powerful portion of the American confederacy. If, iu our estunate, we underrated tke population of any State or town, it on'y makes our ar gument the stronger, and gives more substantial reason to eptionpate the earlier ana more ce@aia arrival of tue day when ite power and principles ebali ba predomiacat in the nation. But this outiine sbewh will be batter un derstood, and wore strikivg to the mind, if wo bring geome of ite features into boider relief, Let ue take oof those physical aspects and qualities which always, ia a greater or ices degree coutrol the destiny of every crua- Wy. ‘The great developementa of industry are derived from three sourcese—the productiveacss of the soil, the facili- ties of commerce, and the materials aud motive power of manvfactures 1, ‘The productiveness of the soil:—This again depends on climate, moisture and soil, The Northwest lies 19 the Midet of che temperate zone, its southera point beng lat, 88 deg., and its porthorn, 49 deg. Ia this belt, whether in Europe, Asia or america, lie by far the most juctive regions of the world.-spain, France, Itsly, Haa- wy, Turkey in Europe, Northern Africa aud China, Toe planta of the temporate zone are both most outosrous aud mort productive. They are nether wilted by heat nor frozen by cold. Independent of this, however, the moig- ture of the land Is a! aintalaed, and tie ir igation is perfect. The wnumeradle streams, and brooks, aod eprings which flow {oto the Missiasippl, the Onio and the lakes, moisten und renew the soil from year to year. The immense productivences of Ingian corn i# a tert of that fact. In no-part of the world dove corn flourish as in the Omo valley, and throughout the Northwest it is the pre- dominant plant. Tacing 4 as a sort of vegetabic tes: of soil, we present the following reauits of coru crops, given under the ceasws of 1850, and the average of tio last year:-- rritories, which contain about one- fourth the population of the Union, raise more than one- third the whole corn crop and nearly one-balt the what crop. As grain produciug Siates they are uo where sur- parsed. The average production of wheat to aa acre in England is twenty-one bushels, In Ohio is 18 generally sbout sixteen; but 1 18 weil known t! giand is in the highest possible culture, and that a constant aystem of condy tertiizing 18 kept up on the Eoghsh graia tant, Tu. 1852 the coucties of Stark, Summit aot Wayne, in Obia, averaged respectively twenty-one, twenty two and tweoty bushels per acre. in 1867 the counties of Hamil- ton and Montgomery avernged tweoty. Lhese facts are enough to sbow that the fertility of soil in the Northwest is quite equa! to the best parts of the workt; and before the census of 1870 the grain crop of this section will pro- bably equal the whole crop of the United Staves in 1850. In aby abpect of the case it can feed the growing popu- lation Hill 1 exceeds that of any Europeso empire 2. The commerciat facilities of the Northwest excond ite productiveness. Oa the north are the great *—Frie, Huron, Michigae and Superior; while oa the ih, centre and west, are the Ohio, the Mississippi and ouri, besides great secoatary rivers, such as the St. Peters, the Kaneas, the Iiiinois, the Wabash, and the Sus- kingum, while the whole surface of the couatry ia inter wected by ftreams, which, woep mot pavigable, nave served o8 the feeders of navigsble canais, The great lakes of the North make one of tae most remarkabie fea- tures to be foand in any country, and which are scarcely known in their grandeur, even by the inhabitants along weir shores. Begiuning at Lake Winvipeg, at an vieva- tion of 1,060 feet above the ocean, the waters, which fall on the great central plateau of America, collect into five vast basins, with an average depth of 800 feet, aud pour- ing aloug for hundreds of miles, are hurled headlong over the Fails of Niagare—that sublime, magnificent type of Omnipotent power, These lakes, in the le of their main chapels are xbout 1,200 miles in length, but their coas's are uear 6,000 miles, affording pumerous harbors, ant opening on every side the means of an immense com- merce, 28 the country is settled and improved. Tho fol- Jowing are the length and area of the Northwestera lakes: tales + eoerearia gee be re a 32,000 ‘900 24/000 1,000 300 20 21,000 1,000 10,000 90 The plain of these lakes, descending gradually from the ceutre of North America (0 the Atlaacic ocean, and enter. ing it by toe St. Lawrence, affords an axis of comme:ce ia the heart of the continent, not Jess than 1,700 muies io Jength, navigable by the largost vessels, and surroanded by a vart estent of ferule land. Too necessary resuit of these immense natural resoorces is to build up commarve and cities. This result has followed with almost magic ef- fect. We bebola Bullalo, Clovoland, Sandusky, toiedo, Detroit, Chicago, Milwaukie and Racide airoady iarge aud prowing cities, along tbe shores of three iniaud ee.3. We see where otbers will rise with great rapidity —a, Saginaw Bay, at Grand Rapids, at Mackinaw, at Kewance and Fon da Lac; and even now, the railroad is breaking througa tho forest to the exiremicy of Lake Superior. Waite towns and cities are thus rising, commerce—which filis the ves- Sel and covers the iske—ia advancing with stili greater ra- pwity. Few are aware of the progress of commerce on the Jakes. To show this, we give the follomng facta, taken from the government reports in Comgress at threo different periods. In relation to ship building on the lakes, we baye toe following fgures:— ae 1842. 1848. 1858. 3 2 1 210 43 29 - Nu 2% 23 = 10 - 7 - 5 Aggregate.......-.6.06 65 97 ‘This is one indication of tho increasing commorce of the lake, but it is only one, The tonnage of shipduilding has increased ata much more tapid rate, and the value of Products and merchandise carried stitl more rapidly. Oue- aif the clearances in the lake ports are by British yes- selg carrying on the trade of Canada. Tne increase of commerce will, perhaps, be best presented by contrasting the clearances for the ten years;— 1858, 423 23: 39 1,268 Mackit 16 Milwaukie, 7 Chicago..... 169 MORAL oo shes ecaesuessencamt: 60s 2,001 ‘The clearances from the lake ports are trebled in three years; the tonnage rauch more. Looking into the value of products and morchandiso tvansported through the ports abave mentioned (including | railroade), and ailowing for considerable exaggeration, we Cannot estimate it at jeer than two hundred milttons of dollars. If we suppose the progress of the past twenty years to continue a much jonger, it will be easily ima- gined what cites the shores of tne lakes will present, aad woat a mighty eommerce will move over their waters. Bat in estimating the commerce of the Northwest, let us turn from tbe lakes to therivers, In the far northwest, in the white, pebbly bottom of litte Lake Itaska, we beuoid the fountains of the Mississippi. Close by the eastern end of Lake Erie, and seven hundred fect above its level, we find the sources of the Ohio. Far off, in tho Rocky Moun- tains, the wild Missouri breaks through the mountain paseee, and in the same range rising in those beautifal parks which Fremont described, we bave the sources of the Nebruaka, A line which shouid circumscribe the sources of there streams would be more than three thou- sand milee in extent, and in tuem are comprised four thou- tand miles of navigable channels. If the commerce of the lakes bag risen rapidly to great proportions, that of the rivers is still more rapid, aud of or megnitade, Cincinnati and St. Louis, Coinmbus, Dayton, Indianapolis, St. Paul, aud Keokuk, represent a ‘more magnificent con. merce than that of the great lakes. The rivers are not, indeed, whitened with sails, but clouds arise from the smoke of steamers, abd the chimneys of the locomotives, Here steam fabricates the el. mente of commerce, aud sends them to market over land avd water. "If we include Pittsbug and St Louis, ship building on tho rivers much surpasses that of the lakes. In 1857 68, there were built oo the Ohio and Mississippi one hundred and fifiy nine vessels. In the future, how- ever, it is Pina the proportion on the lakes will be greater. ‘¢ should be at a 1088 to afficm a value Wo the ‘whole mass of merchandise moved on the rivers of the northwest, but {t must be at least three hundred mil- lions. Such for the | sgn. ig the commerce of its Inkes and rivers, but in the meanwhile a new element has rigen, without which we should have a very imperfect view of commercial relations in this region. The railroad, first introdnced in Kogiand,a compara- tively small territory, is obviously hetter adapted to America than any other quarter of the world. It is best adapted to that country, where there are the widest spaces, the most migration, tho most productive soil, and the greatest rivers. Such is the northwest, and ac- cordingly this powerful machine, like McCormick's reaper, Was seized upon to do the work of man in Iqcomotion in @ region where the undefined fleids opened to his vision and bis labor over plain and prairie, In no part of the world has the railroat entered into the condition of progress, and the movement a society, ag \t bas done here. Lot ue look at resuite, We have the following total of completed railroad :— Tn Obto,. In Indians In Tiinoi In Michigan, ‘050 In Wisconsin 800 Tnlows..... 300 TRAD... 01-010 sesvesnoncsepavenmgbnnrenis seeds SAU The aggregate of railrond in the Uuited States is sup- posed to be 28,000 milos, and then it appears that the railroads, in six States of tho Northwest, aro just about one-third the entire amount in the Usion, and equal to the entire amount in Great Britain. ‘We might take other lists of the commerce and growth of the Northwest, but this article is long enough, and we have not yet touched upon the still greater powor which lies ombedded in ite mines. We must take another occa- sion to touch upon one of the moat important tacts con- nected with the extraordinary resources of this country, It is remarkable to Gnd go great a breadth of fortilo soil-— {t ia surprising to find such inland seas and mighty rivera, but there is in this central Woat a still more surprising fact—the vast and exbaustiess ares of coal beds, of iron and lead deposite, and even of copper, silver and gold, Tho teeming millions of posterity will find here every ma terial necessary to the devolopemont of art and industry SSeunEREEEEEEEneeeene Cty Intelligence. Gavewry.Freer Recnumr Fru Dav.—The Seveaty-Grut Regiment, Americas Guard (\igot infantry), Colosel 4. 8, ‘Vooburgt, will parade to day for fleld exorciees. The regimental lise will be formed in Broome street, right restwg On Broadway, at eight o'cloce A.M, after whiek {ey will proceed to + Camp Wasbington,”’ Staten Talend, their 01d Gamp ground duriog tue * sepoy " or Quarauting war. The troops witl parade im fatigue dress, backs and one day’s ratioag, Toe proge Grill consista of the following movements, in Asrdee’s tac- tices:1, Open ané clove ravks, 2. Manual of arms aed the Gringe. 3. Advanco in line of battle. 4 Marok- ing in tine of battle, to break by columa into company, te the rear, by the mght. 6. Cusnging direction iu columa at full distance, 6 Core on the right company (the oo. jump beipg in ine of march). 7. To take diatvosw@ om the rear of the colama, 8 fom sires Rs >aitaiion ta column by company at full Mstance). ya the rig iuto ine uf bdaitio Conan being at full distance). i Forward imto line of battle (column at full distaacs ia march). 11. Faced to the rear inw Ime of battie (coiume, at full dietance in march) 12. Forming in line of rauils ip march, by two movements, 13. Broaking to the right inte column. 14. Vo the isft into line (columa at fall dig- tance right in front) 16. Deployiug badalion im clese colump. 16 Deployment of columo close 1m mass, 17, Marching by flank. 18. Forming vattaiion, right by die into ime, 19, Changing froot forward, 20 Corngieag froot to rear. 21, Ploying the natralion into cnuan, doubled in centre. 22. Deployment of coma, doubled in centre (in march), 23. Forming square in march, 24, Advancing wm equare, %5. Retreating in square. 26. Re- ducing equare. A Loser Batioon Picken ur at Sea —At about 634 o'alook on Saturday eventog, as the pilo: boat Washington, No. 4, was off Squan Beach, bound in, the men on board dig- covered a balloon coming from the direction of the shore, Just after it passed the verre!, oa its way eoaward, it fell nto the ir. The pilot boat was immediately headed or the stranger, but the wind was freab from the weat, and towed the batioon chrough the wawr at auch a tee mendous rate that the chase laste? over an hour, and took: th» pilot boatiive miles further out to ada. It was finally overbauled aud taken on board the pilot bout, 1 wea @ Jarge balloon, mae of oiled siik, aod in tne netting and the busket were epteoxled broken limbs and branches of trees, as if the balloon had torn its way throagh forest. There was nothing to ehow bow long it had bsee up, nor why it had been abaudoved, (a the vaive wag | paloted the foltowing:—* Built and owned by Joshua exey, Philadelphia, 1867.” Mitwavkee Lignt Guarp.—Tbis company are expected to arrive in town on the 10th of June. They are to be re- colved on arrival by Company ©, Capt. Cole, of the Seveu- ty-firet regiment, who wilt give them a grand entertain- ment. On the seroud day they will he eftortained hy Company D, Capt. D.C. M-schutt, of the same regi ment, whe will convey their guests on a pleasure triv to see the institutions at Backweil’s and Rendati’s Island. Police Intelligence. SHOOTING AFFRAY IN FRANGLIN SteBuT.—Napoleoa Dela- Place, a Frenchman about Afty years of age, attempted to take the life of Thomas Verren, a clergyman’s eon, reaid- ing at No, 99 Franklin strect, yesterday forsaoon, uader fomewhat singular circumstances, Delaplace and the Rev. Dr. Verren, pastor of the French church in Franklia | street, have long been on terms of intimate friendship. Delsplace was always looked upon as partially insane, but bie friends never dreamt of his injuring or harming a ope, On Sunday morning Delap!ace atteuded divi sbip in the Franklin street church in compasy with ‘Thomas Verren, a son of the pastor, At the conclusion of the exerciges Delaplace asked his companion totakea walic towards Broadway. Young Verren begged to be excused, saying he desired to goto dinner. This refusal, singular to say, seemed to enrege Delaplace beyood messure, for without a word of warning be drew a revolver and fired the contents of one barrel at the head of Mr. Verren. The ball took effect in the jaw, parsing through the mouth aad cutting the tongue severely, Hardly hai the youag mam recovered from the shock produced by the deadly assauit when be was startled by a second report, Luckily, how- ever, the ball pasted through tvs clothing without doing ony other Gamage than grazing the skin on bis shoulder. ‘The ularm boing given Captain Hatcbings, of the Fifth pre- Cinct police, basteved to the snot and arrosted the assail- ant, who oid not make the slightest effort to escapes Tae injured man was conveyed to the residouce of bis fataer and attended by a physician who dreased bia wound, Delaplace wax taken be'ore Justice Brevnan, at the Lovar Police Court, yesterday afternoon, ware he was comiit- Sed fora hearing. No cause can be ascribed for tae as- aault save insanity. PaserxG Countsreetr Moyry.—@dward McCormack, Pilot, was arreated by the harbor police, on a charge of pareing & counterfelt five dollar bil oa the Traders’ Bank: of Newport, R. I, at the etoreof Frederick Kuhlmann, 3 Jay strect, in payment for some liquor. Tie prisoner da- nied that he knew the real character of the bill. Com- mitted for trial. . Jobn Jobnson, a respectable looking man, was arrested by policemen Jourdan and Wooldridge, of ths Sixth prow cinct, on charge of offering an altered bill on the Markat Bank, at Crocks’ eating satooa in the Bowery. The bill was altered from a one to a ive, by tho pasting operation, Johnson pleaded bis innocence in the most postive tercas, But the magistrate, Justice Brennao, felt compelled to commit him for examipation. Lucy McLane was brought before Justice Quackenbush Tho prironer went inte the under eimilar circumstances, store 176 Ninth avenue, and tendered in payment for some R008 & counterfeit five doliar bill ov the Union Baek of Vermont, Upon being informed of the character of the bill, sue eaia she received it from a lady living in Twenty- third street. One of the clerks volnuteered to axcompiny Lucy to the place indicated, bot on the way the woman tried to escape. The magistrate committed the prisoasr tor examination. Jobn 3with was arrested by detective McDougal, hav- ing in bis possession a number of bogus gold doliars wrap- ped up in some counterfeit “ones” on the Chemung Baak. of this Stato, Sonth was committed for examination, Stannrxa Arrray.—Jag, Haffoy and Thos. Hussey quar- relled in Jackson street yeeterday in relation to the own- erebip of a cap, when Haffey drew a dirk knife and stab. bed bis adversary in the back. The asrailant was arrest- ed snd locked up for trial by Jusmice Steers. The pris- oper acknowledged his error, and said he ‘‘mesnt to kill lug antagoviet.”” Cmarcy cr Granp Lancksy —John McCauley, a coal paerer on the steamer Northern Lizbt, and a man named James Lynch, were arrested on charge of stealing a gold watch and chain from Wm. Parr, 2 returned Califoraian. ‘The allegod theft took piace on board the Orizaba, on her late passege from San Francisco to Panama. Tae prisoa- ers were committed for examination by Justice Osbora. Our Pittsburg Correspondence. PrerspurG, May 26, 1859, Crops.in Western Pennuylomnia—Promising Prospects Railroad Squabble:—How Will they End? de. ‘The western slope of the Alleghany Mountains woars a decidedly different appoarance from the eaatera counties of this State. All slong the line of the Pennsylvania Rail. road, after the summit of the mountains bad beor reached, until we came near Pit’sburg, winter wheat looked exceedingly elie, not ouly thin on’the ground, but poor colored, with now snd then an execption; and by conversing with those who bave just traversed the coua - ties of Westmoreland and {ndigua, I ascertained that nearly all of thoze counties wore the same appearance, and cannot be safely put down as over one third crop, In Washington and Greene counties nearly one-third of the winter wheat has been winter-killed, but the balance is promising to make up the defliciency, and will make equal to the average crop. There was not as ranch win- ter wheat sown in these counties last fail a8 uanal, owing to the short crop last year and the dry season, All kinds of epring grain looks remarkably well, and there ia more than the usual amount of corn planted, which has come up and is Jooking better than for tae Inst oe or three years. Fruit in abundance, all kinds, wite 1 exception of peaches. Sheep wintered well, aud are giving to the husbandman one-third larger flesces thin Jast year. In short, the farmers in those counties never hada brighter time before them than now. There tt every prospect of an earlier barvost than wu: |, which is considered of a decided advantage, and will vent, ina that often Defi Brain that measure, rust and other evils ripens late, Lawrence and Beaver counties can be put down in the same favorable list—all kinds of crops unusually promis- ing. As an evidence that the farmers feel that they have & promise of a larger and better crop, is the fact that they are ordoring large quantities of a'! classes of imple- mente. The natural outiet of the producte of the counties enumerated above to reach market, over and ubove what | is wanted for bom te ‘at home, is over the Pennayl- i vania Central Rail and most of it they have no fear of any other road competing for. @ renowod quarrel between the rival linos of rat. roads is attracting no little attention throughout this State, I met on Saturday last the Vico President of the Pennsylvania Central Railroad, and obtained his views as te the course that the Pennsylvania company would pursue, and be as- serted that the New York Central was the cause of the trouble, and threw the blame entirely upon them; he also Stated that their company was determined to carry the war into Africa, and bave the question settled now aad forever; they knew, he raid, that it wag ruinous to the different lines, but since the opening of the new line from Harrisburg to New York they had a decided advantage of the othor lines in the passenger business, and declare that they can stand it 4s long ag the other iava; all they ask is that the commerce of the country shell settle dows im the natural laws of trade, and nothing more. ‘The Pittsburg and Fort Wayne road mas felt this quar- rel lesa than any other line; ts wonegers have o1 their agents to pat the rates of freight on live stock to a Tate that would not pay, to carry and not take any that they could get rid of, but let the: lines woar out their machinery in carrying freight at Lory By oped if they Wanted to, An effort is now being made by the of this line to place all a on a paying basis, by un! an agreement with the Michigan Central and Southern, in hopes thereby of ‘con- i ruinous warfare to the roads east of Buffalo and Pittaburg. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road has @ decided advantage over the Michigan lince, bo made arrangements with the Columbus and Cin- cinnati road and the lines from Cioveland to Buffalo, to ron their cars from Chicago to Buffiio, enabling thom te load their freight at Chicago and landing it in Buffalo with« out break of bulk or transhipment—what noither of the Michigan lines can 10—being thereby piaved in a position to compete for freight from Chicago to New York, olther by Buffalo or Pittsburg, with the advantage in thelr favor over other competitors »