The New York Herald Newspaper, June 1, 1859, Page 4

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NTS’ MINSTRELS, MECHANICS’ HALL, 4/ Broad- wayeeieano Sous, &c.—Cuaw Boast Busy. EY'S MINSTRELS, 444 Broadway.--Bunimsques, Ps an, 0,—Disarrourte ‘Lovgss. New York, Wednesday, June 1, 1859. ‘The News. The announcement of the arrival of the steam- ship America st Halifax yesterday afternoon was premature. She reached that port about eight o'clock last evening. Her news—which is to the 2ist ult., three days later—will be published in the afternoon edition of to-day’s Hera.p. A meeting of the leaders of the hard shell wing of the New York democracy was held at the Astor House yesterday. The attendance was large and the proceedings lively. From our report of the proceedings, which may be found in another co- lumn, it will be seen that the war between the hard and soft shell factions of the democracy is to be continued with unabated vigor. Our correspondent at Port au Prince, Hayti, writing on the 15th and 16th ultimo, states that there was a great deal of political excitement spreading in the country. President Geffrard had requested the Legislature to vote the expulsfon of ex-Emperor Soulouque for life from the republic, but the members refused to do it. Our correspondent says that in consequence of this Geffrard would, on the 17th ult.,depose both houses of the Legisla- ture by military force. All the munitions of war landed from the Cuban filibuster brig African had been sold to the Haytien government at a fair profit. By an arrival at this port yesterday we have re- ceived late and interesting advices from Dominica. The government had decided to redeem the paper money issued during the administration of Presi- dent Baez at the rate of two thousand dollars of pa- perfor one of coin. This paper money was first assued at the rate of eight hundred dollars for the doubloon of sixteen dollars. Grea‘ distress and confusion in commercial affairs was anticipated in consequence of this action of the government. A decree had been issued by which the govern- ment surrenders toa FrancoEnglish company of capitalists all the mines, of whatever description, for a period of forty years, receiving as a consideration an advance of one million francs, and certain spe- cified duties upon the products of the mines. The advance of one million francs is to be paid about the middle of July, and this sum will to some ex- tent relieve the republic in its immediate financial embarrassments. A visit froma Danish squadron was expected some time in July, to enforce the claim of Denmark to indemnity, in the sum of $140,000, for the capture of two trading vessels during the Baez revolutionary troubles. Hon. Wm. B. Reed, late United States Commis. sioner to China, delivered an address to his fellow citizens of Philadelphia, in the chamber of the Board of Trade of that city, last evening. Mr. Reed's address, which embraces an interesting his tory of his negotiations with the authorities of China, and the account of his mission generally, is given in to-day’s Henaup. The long contested.and much controyerted Low” ber claim has at last been settled by Comptroller Haws drawing his checks for the full amount of the certificates held by the purchasers of the pro- perty at the Sheriff's sale held in the City Hall to satisfy this judgment. The principal of the claim was $199,910, and, with the interest added, the amount was $239,000. Brown Brothers & Co., Moses Taylor, Duncan, Sherman & Co. and others, were the holders of the certificates, and to whom the checks were delivered. The case of the members of the old police force was taken up in the Supreme Court yesterday, and, after argument by counsel was adjourned to Wed- nesday of next week. ‘The proceedings of the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yesterday, of which we give a report elsewhere, are unusually important to the tax- payers of this city. It was resolved to appoint an assistant clerk of the Board at a salary of $600 per annum. The Record Commissioners reported that they owe $43,820 for work done in the Register’s office, and that they require $150,000 for similar work for the present year. The report in favor of paying Arthur & Co.'s bill of $5,833 for stationery for the various courts was rejected. After the ordinary proceedings of the Board were concluded a secret session was held, when the subject of the new law organizing the tax office was discuss- ed. It is understood that there are doubts en- tertained by prominent members of the Board respecting the constitutionality of the law alluded to, and also that statements were made to the effect that vast sums had been added to the valuation of property in the upper @Meeivts of the city, while important reductions had ‘Waem made in the lower wards, The Board, how- Mm, adjourned without taking any action with re- fittnce to the matter, but it is not unlikely that the constitationality of the act whereby the Tax Com- missioners aré freed from all responsibility to the Supervisors will be contested in the courts, The Committee on Streets of the Board of Al- dermen held a meeting yesterday afternoon to hear parties interested in the widening and extension of several streets down town on the west side of Broadway. These are Church street, which the petition calls for the extension of from Fulton to Liberty street, and that it be widened to fifty feet; the extension of Trinity place to Greenwich street, and the widening of it to sixty feet; the extension of Morns street from Broadway to West street, and the widening of it to seventy-five feet; and the ex- tension of Rector street from Broadway to West street. Ex-Judge Vanderpoel was present, and stated that, though he signed his name to the pe- tition, he understood at the time he did it that the anxiety for having the alterations made were greater than the slim attendaiice before the com- mittee would seem to indicate, and he only signed it to test how the public would view the matter when it came before the Common Council. There were some partics present who spoke against the petition; but as there were so few on either side to take an interest in the subject the committee ad- journed till Monday. Tie soniversary of the Sunday schools of the Methodist Episcopal church took place at the Aca- demy of Music last evening. The spacious edifice was densely crowded, and the exercises, inc!uding an eloquent address by Rev. Alfred Cookman, of Philadelphia, gave unqualified satisfic on to the audience. A great trot took place yesterday afternoon on the Fashion Course, L.1., between Flora Temple and Ethan Allen, for a purse of $2,000. The race was won easily by Flora in three straight heats, in the very quick time, to wagons, of 2:25— 2:27}—2:27$—the three quickest heats in succes® sion on record. The sales of cotton yesterday were c »flned t» about 500 a 600 bales, closing nominally at about 11c. for mid dling uplands, though some brokers quoted them at So. above this figure. Doubts ex'st as to the amountof stock in this market; some ostimate it at 70,000 bales, while otbers go considerably above t*a’ fizure. The receipts at the ports have reached 3,575,000 bales, against 2,899,- 000 im 1868, 2,841,000 in 1857, and 3,300,000 in 1856. The exports have reached 2,608,000, against 2,005,000 in 1858, 2,008,000 in 1867, and 2,661,000 in 1856. The stock on hand embraces 410,000 bales, against 505,000 in 18658, 298,000 in 1857, and 350,000 in 1856, Of the exports Great Britain has takeo 1,731,000, France 382,000, and other foreign countries 495,000 bales. Flour was in good demand and firmer yesterday, and closed at a further slight advance for common and medium grades, while prime to choits extras were un- changed. Wheat and corn were both Grmer, with fur sales. Pork was heavy and lower; sales of mes:, for cash on the day, and in the usual way, were made at $17 123, a $17 25, and prime at $1512}, a $1525. Beof and lard were easier. Sugars were active, with sales of 2,500 hbhds., chiefly refining Cuba goods, including 300 New Orleans, all at rates given in another column. The stock comprised 75,663 hhds. of all kinds, against $3,054 at the same period last year; 31,785 boxe:, against 18,171 last year; 31,545 bags, against 15,000, and 2,316 hhds, molado, against 3,602 last year. The prices of Messrs. R.L. & A. Stuart’s refined goods will be found in another place. Coflee was steady, with s stock of 27,527 bags Rio, and 85,059 packages of all kinds. Freight engagements were moderate, among which were 3,000 bushels Indian corn for Liverpool (the first in a long time to that port), at 3d. per bushel, in shippers’ bags; cotton was also taken at 3gd. for square bales and 7-32d. for Sea Island, and tierce beef for London at 3s., with several engagements of staves for the Continent, and 10,000 do, bhd. for Liverpool at 308. English Interests and European War The True Policy for Engiand to Pursue. The war clouds that are gathering over the continent of Europe are pregnant with disaster to the financial and commercial systems of the nations that comyose the great republic of trade. Iftheir storm can be limited to the plains of Italy, and their effects circumscribed, in the main, to the two great combatants, France and Austria, a partial ruin only will result from the deluge of blood. But if England permits her- self to be drawn into the contest, or if, as ina former period, she undertakes to subsidize and to lead one of the contending hosts, the devasta- tion that will follow to the industrial interests of mankind will surpass all precedent in the his- tory of the world. It becomes us, therefore, as one of the most active members of the republic of trade, and the greatest commercial ally of England, to discuss what may and should be her policy in the present juncture of affairs. No great good can come to her, and no great evil can befall her, without our largely participat- ing in her weal or woe. At the close of the last century, when the first French revolution threatened with destruction the remaining feudal privileges and dynas- ties of Europe, the old tory party of England took the alarm, and not only as- sisted, but aroused, subsidized and led the ex- animate dynasties in the contest, until the spirit of change was exorcised from Europe, and the statu quo restored under the guarantee of the treaties of Vienna. This struggle lasted from 1793 to 1815, During those twenty-one years of war she added siz hundred and thirty millions of pounds sterling to her public debt, and wrung as much more from the repressed resources of her own commerce and industry. Within the first five years the Bank of England was compelled to suspend specie payments, and by so doing to break down very many of her old banking houses and commercial firms, When the long continuance of the war and the irredeemable Paper system had enabled new interests to grow up under the new order of things, the necessity of a return to specie payments forcing the adop- tion of Peel’s gold bill, brought, within the first five years of peace, ruin again upon the financial and commercial interests of England. And yet what did England really gain by this vast double sacrifice? Nothing—but to be Called ‘‘ Saviour of the Nations "’—not yet saved, And ‘ Europe's Liberator ’’—still enslaved. ‘That was the fight of the old tory party, which then claimed to be England. In it they sacri- ficed all of England’s best interests to their own selfish ends. Merchants and bankers were ruined by thousands, the hard sought earnings of the people were wrung from them in millions, till famine and fever stalked through the 1M@d, and the hives of industry were comparatively idle, or active only in the production of matériel for war. Even her fature energies were encumber- ed beneath a mass of debt that would have crushed any other nation than the inventor of the steam engine and the spinning-jenny, But the England of to-day has other claims upon her than those of dynasty and fendal privilege. The commercial principle within her, too, has waxed strong, and can now wrestle with the lord. The social interests of the masses have nothing in common with crowns and coroneta. To-day the industrial, commercial and financial interests of England have their claims upon, and representa~ tion in, the State; and they call upon her to take her stand with us on the neutral territory of the republic of trade, and to unite with us in se- curing the immunity of industry. If she refuses to permit herself to be drawn into the present contest, the war cannot become general, nor can it be a long one. If she refuses to supply the hundreds of millions requisite to a continuance of the struggle, it must die out of iteelf. Neither France no: Austria can sustain the fight, with the present facilities for the de struction of men and material, ten years, nor five, nor yet three, without utter exhaustion. Nor can Germany take part init if English wealth and English industry are not brought to foot the bills. The present financial system of conti | nental Europe must be swept away, carrying with it its bankers and its brokers to the sea of oblivion which rolls over those of old. They are indissolubly connected with the worn ont systems of government; arid these have for many years required three millions of bayoncts and yearly loans of millions to sustain them in a time of peace. England should let them go. They are not worth the immense sacrifices it would take to support them; and even if they were sustained for a time, they must fallin the end. No sys- tem of government that demands three millions of armed men to maintain it, and no scheme of finance that can be kept up only by constant shinning among the Jews, can long resist the | utilitarian spirit of the present age. Treaties | BY be appealed to for the purpose of enforcing a Gitiieut guuree ; but the uweesies of Europe NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1859, IDNESDAY, JUNE 1, 1859. are nothing more than the products of the pas- sions of the governing classes, and they have always been kept or evaded as these dictate. If the commercial and industrial classes of England permit themselves to be dragged into this war, they by that act will accept the ruin that must follow. They will bring upon themselves all the financial exigencies that are already crushing many of the bankers and stockholders of the Continent. The current of specie that has set in from this country and from England is caused by their calling home every dol'ar that their wealth o- their credit can command, to meet the ruin that stares them in the face, The moment the English people consent to place themselves in the like position, they take away the prop of their own house, and leave us to pursue alone the paths of industry and of trade. Such a course on their part would no doubt redound to our present advantage; but how much better for the ultimate interests of both, and for all mankind, that neither should consent to the destruction of its own highest and best interests, and accept the ruin that history tesches us must follow. Surely the two great and free nations of the earth can look with calm- ness on the cracked crowns and broken feudal privileges of continental Europe, and contem- plate, without a wish te participate in, the finan- cial exhaustion and bankruptcy that already ex- ist in Austria and Sardinia, and which, ere long, may sweep over France: Position of the European Powers with Re. ference to Blockade and the Rights of Neutrals. The effects of the European war on the mer- chant vessels and the commerce of the bellige- rant Powers are already beginning to be felt in the Mediterranean and Adriatic. Immediately upon the declaration of war, France granted per- mission to all Austrian vessels in French ports to depart within six weeks; but Sardinia, on the other hand, ordered the sequestration of Austrian vessels in Sardinian ports, alleging as a reason that the Austrian troops, upon crossing the Ti- cino, levied monstrous contributions on the Italian people, and otherwise ill-treated them, and, therefore, that by laying an embargo upon all Austrian merchant vessels lying in her ports she was but acting in accordance with the rights of war and international law, which justify such a reprisal. Austria, doubtless anticipating a reciprocity of action on the part of her enemies, issued an ordinance permitting French and Sardinian ves- sels in Austrian waters to complete their cargoes and depart unmolested. But the course pursued by Sardinia provoked a retaliatory measure, and we learn by recent advices that orders have been issued from Vienna to seize every Sardinian ves- sel found in the ports of Austria. Meantime, the French squadron have effected a strict blockade in the Adriatic, with four large steam frigates ard two ships of the line, and have already cap- tured four Austrian merchant vessels. It be- came necessary that the small flotilla which Austria keeps in those waters should be protected from the powerful navy of her adversaries, and accordingly they were ordered to take shelter in Trieste, where it was supposed they would be secure, as that port be- longs to the German Confederation, and not ex- clusively to Austria. It is probable, however, that the Austrian squadron was not able to avail itself of that refuge, for late accounts represent the French blockading squadron, under Admiral de Lagraviere, hastening to intercept it. There is no doubt that Austrian vessels will henceforth be seized wherever found all over the world, by.the French navy, while the French and Sardinian marine will not be much disturbed, for the reasdn that their enemy has a very insignifi- cant naval power to bring against them. In this event, the commerce of this country conducted by Austrian ships must be to acertain extent affected. There are, however, at present only three vessels of that nation in this port—the brig Imperatore Diocleziano, the bark B. Kellner, and one other. Carrying the French flag, there are five, namely, the barks La Perouse, Gen. de Lourvel, Patrie and E. Fernand, and the brig Tocopa. There areno doubt many more in other American ports. So much for the status of the merchant marine belonging to the belligerents. As regards the rights of neutrals, there seems to be a disposition to respect them on the part of the European Powers gencrally. Austria has declared all her commercial ports open to the merchantmen of neutral nations, pronounces against privateering, and prohibits any of her subjects from equipping vessels having letters of marque, in accord- ance with the agreement of the Paris Con- ference of 1856. France has long been pledg- ed to the same doctrine, and we see no indica- tions that she will abandon it in the present in- stance. Belgium, while declaring her neutrality, takes occasion to announce her adhesion to the rule that neutral flags shall make neutral goods, and notifies her subjects that any one taking sides with either hostile Power will be liable to pun- ishment tor piracy. The Senate of the Ger- man free cities, fearing that they may suffer from the war, it appears, appealed to Eng- land to take under the protection of her fieeta all vessels sailing under the flag of the three ports and free Hanseatic towns. Lord Malmesbury, however, has declined to comply with that request, so that the free ports must look out for themselves in case there should be a general war. Austria, it will be perceived, also calculated upon the as- sistance of England in maintaining the neu- trality of the Adriatic Sea—a most impor- tant measure for her—but Lord Malmes- bury refused to approach the French gov- ernment on the subject, and this is one of the al- leged reasons for the resignation—or remeval— of Count Buol from the councils of Francis Jo- eeph. As far asthe present belligerent Powers are concerned, the rights of eur flag will probably be respected. Mr. Secretary Cobb alleges, in his recent Treasury circular to the Collectors of Customs, that the immunity of our merchant ves- sels at sea from seizure, search, detention or visit by vessels of war of any foreign nation, is ad- mitted by all the maritime Powers of the world. The English government, however, has always been coquetting with this subject, and there will probably be an opportunity now to tegt the ques- tion as to whether Mr. Cobb’s views with refer- ence to all the maritime Powers are correct or not. It is the unquestionable policy of the United States to preserve an absolute and honest meu- trality in regard to all the Powers that may take part in the present war. It is one thing to de- cide what {s the policy of the country, but it is quite another to place ourselves in a position to defend it. If the war should become general» in the violence of the struggle the rights of neu- trails may ie viviawd, sua the United States in that way may be dra:n nto the cont:-t The known popular and governmental sympa- thics of this country in favor of the independence of Italy and her protection from the odious yoke of the German races—who may be said to have held sway more or less over the Italian penin- sula ever since the fall of the Roman empice— will tend to mistrust towards us in England and Germany; and the only way to protect our commerce in the pursuit of a legitimate neu- tral commerce is to put our navy in a position, both in regard to the number and efficiency of our ships, to commard the respect of the belli- gerents in every quarter of the world where our flag floats. The only way to secure ourselves against disrespect and insult will be to show an adequate maritime force, in every sea, capable of vindicating our neutral rights should they be assailed. Is our navy in a state, either as regards the number of our ships or their’efficiency, to do this? We answer no. Does it not, then, become the government to hasten the preparation of every ship in the navy for active service? We hope that there will be no flinching in the discharge of this duty at Washington. Orrosrrion PRestveNtiat. MovEMENTS.—There are three National Executive Committees of the opposition camps holding over from the cam- paign of 1866, whose business it is to provide for their respective Presidential Conventions of 1860—the Republican Committee, the American Committee and the Old Line Whig Committee. We see that it is proposed from the American faction that these three committees put their wise heads together, in order to try if they can’t get up a joint stock National Presidential Con- vention. Unquestionably the hungry fellows among our North Americans and old line whiga, who have no stomach for the democracy, are very desirous of getting under the republican canvass; but they tried the experiment of a dou- ble-headed convention at Syracuse last fall, and it was a@ead failure. Still, it is altogether pro- bable that-the national executive committees aforesaid will contrive to appoint their reepec- tive national conventions at the same time and place, and that when thus brought together in the same town there will be some earnest efforts on the part of the spoils and plunder managers of the American and old line whig factions to smuggle themselves and their followers into the republican synagogue. We fear, however, that the experiment will fail, that the republican party will be compelled to stick to their sectional anti-slavery platform, and that all those Americans and old line whigs who cannot sing that sort of music will be left out in the cold. They should proceed, there- fore, at once to determine whether it will be best for them in 1860 to disperse and be absorbed be- tween the republicans and the democracy, or to organize a new national party. To this end let the American National Executive Committee and the Committee of, the Old Line Whigs call a Union preliminary National Convent‘on, and we have no doubt they will soon discover that their true policy is to give a wide berth to both the great sectionalized parties of the day, and to take the field for 1860 as a national independent party. Otherwise, this chaffering and huckster- ing with the republicans may be continued until the remnants of our Northern American and old line whig factions are frittered away, with no- thing to show for it. American vs. European Sreamsurps—Tur Travet to Evrore—Tux Coniins STEAMERS.— A morning cotemporary publishes the astound- ing information that we have some thirty-five idle American steamships lying and rotting at our wharves, while the numerous British and German Atlantic steamers come and go crowd- ed with passengers and freight. Next, we are in- formed that the reason our American steamers are lying idle is because they are wooden and side-wheel ships, costing too much money to build them, and too much to run them, to enable them to compete with the cheaper and more economical iron screw vessels of the English and German lines; and that the want of a tariff suffi- ciently strong to enable our iron furnaces and factories to compete with the cheap labor of Europe is the secret of the prostration of our steamship competition on the Atlantic ocean. In reply to this special party pleading, we have to say—First. That the only American steamships of any consequence absolutely rot- ting at their wharf, are the three splendid Col- lins steamers, the Adriatic, the Atlantic and the Baltic, lying at the foot of Canal street. They have been driven from the Atlantic from the ne- glect of Congress to support them, as the British steamers are supported on the other side. The allowances originally voted by Congress having been cut off by the small potato retrenchment members of the two houses from the South and West, the Collins company were compelled to haul off and tie up. As for this argument con- cerning iron screw steamers and the tariff ques- tion, it is sheer nonsense, inasmuch as the English and German steamers made of wood run as regularly as those made of iron. But why should the Collins steamers continue idle when there is such a pressure of travel for Europe at this time? We have no doubt that they could be made to paya dividend in the transportation of passengers and goods to and fro across the Atlantic, perhaps for a year to come, leaving the United States mails entirely out of the question. Or, if nothing else can be done, why not try the Adriatic, at least in a pleasure excursion to the Mediterranean, includ- ing e halt at Genoa to give the passengers the chance of a visit to the scene of the war? When all the world is busy, it is a shame that those noble Collins steamers should remain from sum- mer to summer, literally rotting in their inglo- rious idleness. Tue Noy-Extension or Stavery.—While the programme of W. H. Seward is that of “an irre- pressible conflict between freedom and slavery until all the States shall have been made free States or slave States,” the policy of the repub- lican party is the non-extension of slavery—“no more slave Territories and no more slave States.” This, too, in reality, is the very policy best adapted to promote the interests of “the slave power” t is, the three hundred and fifty thousand slaveholders of the South. Give them the monopoly of the slaves, slave States and slave products, and they will have nothing to fear from a reduction of the present high Prices of niggers and cotton; but extend the cotton area with the annexation of new slave States, and increase from Africa the supply of niggers, and the slaveholders of Virginia and the cotton planters of South Carolina will soon discover that to them these extensions of the area of niggers and cotton are anything but a profitable business. Thus, strangely enough, the platform of the republican anti-slavery party is the true policy of “the elave power.” “No more slave Territories, no more slave States,” but a monopoly of niggers and coiton to the existing “slave oligarchy.” Tux Hagns anp Sorss Sri ar Locaer HEADS,—Some three weeks ago there was a meet- ipg of hard shell politicians of this State held at the Astor House to consider how to carry on the war against the softs. That meeting appointed a committee to make overtures to their opponents in regard to thelr irreconcileable interests, and adjourned to meet at the same place on the 31st of May. The adjourned meeting took place yes- terday, and, as was to be expected, the result of the overtures was only a widening of the breach. Fernando Wood wrote a polite letter to Dean Richmond, telling him that the committee ap- pointed at the Astor House meeting had some- thing important to communicate to the State Central Committee. whenever it would please the latter body to assemble to receive it; and Dean Richmond, with equal politeness, ex- pressed the readiness of the State Committee to receive suggestions from that or any other democratic quarter. But he did not say a word about a meeting of the State Committee; and, therefore, the Astor House Committeemen re- port that they were rather shabbily treated, that their overtures were disregarded, and that they were virtually denied a hearing; and they re- commended the adoption of a resolution request- ing the chairman and secretary of the State Com- mittee to convene a meeting of that body at an early day to take action on the question at issue between them. This resolution was adopted at the meeting yesterday. The whole cause of the present quar- rel is this: the hards have control of Tammany Hall; the softs have control of the State Conven- tion that is to meet in Syracuse in September next. The bards have reason to apprehend that the Albany Regency will undertake to have delegates te the Charleston Convention ap- pointed"by the next Syracuse Convention; and they know that in that event Peter Cagger and Dean Richmond would have the game in their own hands. The softs profess to desire the nomination at Charleston of Horatio Seymour, while the hards make s'milar professions in re- gard to Daniel S. Dickinson. In reality there is little regard paid to the pretensions of either. So long as politicians can only gain their point in having votes at the National Convention, these two names do as well as any other to muster under. Once admitted to the Convention, the votes of the delegates can be managed to the best advantage—to themselves. The Tammany Hall party, naturally enough, object to let- ting the Albany Regency party have the game all to themselves; and so they demand that instead of delegates being appointed by the Sy- racuse Convention, they shall be elected by the people in Congressional districts. 2 There are minor political currents underflow- ing this, and therefore the struggle is likely to be a desperate one. The indications are that two sets of delegates will present themselves to the Charleston Convention in 1860, as was the case at the Cincinnati Convention in 1856. One set, composed of the softs, will be appointed by the State Convention in Syracuse; the other, com- posed of the hards, will be elected by the peo- ple of the Congressional districts. The war be- tween Tammany Hall and Albany—of which the Astor House meeting yesterday was one move- ment—is sure te have that result. So much for the union of the democracy of New York. Tax Crry Insrecrorsnir.—aAt the last meet- ‘ing of the Board-of Aldermen the Mayor sent in the name of Daniel E. Delavan for confirmation as City Inspector. This is an unexceptionable nomination, and we hope the Aldermen will con- firm it to-morrow evening. Mr. Delavan, though a Sachem of Tammany, has managed to keep his skirts clear of the pollution which attaches to the name and character of New York politicians generally. He isan active, efficient and relia- ble man, who knows the city and understands its wants thoroughly. Under his rule we may expect to have clean streets in future. If the Mayor would remove a few more of our corrupt officials, and put such men as Mr. Delavan in their places, he would confer a lasting obliga- tion on the city. Tue Artantic Ferry.—Twenty-two steam- thips arrived at this port, Boston and Quebec, during the month of May, from Europe. Twenty- two steamers in thirty-one days! Almost as many went the other way. It is only twenty- one years since the little Cork steamer Sirius made her appearance off the Battery, the first to cross the Atlantic. She was eighteen days in making the passage. Now it is accomplished in nine days. The arrival of the Sirius produced a sensation throughout the country. Now the ar- Tival of twenty-two steamers in one month scarcely excites aremark. Tempora mutautur. OrgNING or THE NorTuxrn Ramgoap or New Jaxsey.— We spoke in our report of the country bordering this road as being infested with musquitoes. It is stated by inha. bitants living along the road that such is not the fact, except at the lower end of the route, where the extensive salt meadows exist. The rocking of the cars, also men. tioned, it is affirmed, was owing to the atmospheric springs of cars loaned by the Erie Railroad Company for the oc. cazion. Coroners’ Inquests. SmvcviaR Accioxnt 10 4 Cu1Ly.—Coroner O'Keefe wes called upon yesterday to hold an inquest at No. 101 Frank Min street, upon the body of Alphonse Richer, an infant, ‘who died from convulsions under the following singular ciroumstances:—It seems that Leon Richer, a brother of the child, took ‘the little one” out in a small wagon for the purpose of amusing it. While drawing the wagon up and down the sidewalk, Leon met acqi ), who had a fine dog with him. By mutual consent the animal Serato ite ian bite eee made to per- form the work of pulling the little up aod down the street. While thus engaged in amusing ves one of the lade fell, and ened the dog, when in the @ WAgOD Was U| y and its occupant thrown to the street with much violence. From the fright and injuries received the child was thrown into which soon afterwatds resulted Fatat Bussmxc Frc Accipent.—Mrs. Cecilia Blessing, of No. 112 East Thirty-seventh street, who was s0 seri- ously burnedon Sunday morning by the explosion of a quantity of burning fluid, died at her residence tg oredined trom the effects of injuries. Coroner Gambie held an mquest on the body. Deceased was nineteen yoars of of oge and was a native of this State. Fouxp Drownxen.—The body of a man, which was iden- tified ag that of William Cairnes, was found drowned at pier No 6 North river yesterday. Deceased had been missing since the 25th of February. He had recently re- turped from the West, and was inthe city bat a few days when he wandered away from his boarding place and it is supposed fell overboard and was drowned. Coroner Jackman held an inquest on the body. Scrvocarsp wae LyroxicaTep.—William Fahir, a Gor- man, residing at No. 149.Broome street, while in a state of intoxication on Monday night, fell on a lounge with his Z unable to move was fuffocated face undermost, and Peace Coroner ble held an inquest upon the ody. ethane pity Postmaster, Filed) Ne el B. Browne, I iy r, (el Pa., vice Gideon G. Westoott, removed. me William E. Bass, Deputy Postmaster, Petersburg, Va. vice Wim. N. Friend, ; 5 eR George Lee Brent, of Virginia, to be Sec: of the Legation of the United States of America to the Argentine Confederation. Drowyep En Rovrs ror Pike's Peax.—Theron A. Jonlin, late Postmaster at Sumner, Kansas Territory, while en route for the gold region, was drowned bath: ing {o ane eras hear Kennekuk, Atetison wauniy, May le wan tWeLty Live poate @ age, wad eustive of Waitefield, Vermoae “8 ee, aa as ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA, THREE DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE Sacavn.4#, N. B, May 31, 1859. ‘The steamship America, from Liyvrpool on Saturday the 2st inst., arrived wt Halifax shortly after eight o'clock, this evening. ‘The steamer signalled at noon was a war vessel, ‘The Nova Scotia speculators refused to send the deepate: for the Asseciated Prees until after their own, report was forwarded, and the press despatch had to be forwarded by horse express. The express will probably reach here by the time the line opens tomorrow morning, and will be promptly forwarded, Our Spectal Washington Despatch. THE WAR IN EUROPE AND THE UNITKD STATRS MAILS—THE EXAMINATION INTO THE AFFAIRS OP THE NAVY YARDS—SOME RICH DICTED, DISCLOSURES PRB- ‘Wastnaton, May 31, 1859. Application has been made to the French government, {m tho event that Germany becomes involved inthe pro- sent war in Europe, and the German ports are blockaded, to permit steamers carrying the mails of the United ‘Staves to pass freely to and from Bremen and in the same manner as we permitted the English mail steamers to enter and depart from Vera Cruz. during oar war with Mexico. their labors in reference to the New York and Philadel- phia yards, There will, it is understood, be some rick disclosures. They meet here to-morrow, and when they have comploted their inspection here proceed South, ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. ‘Wasmnaton, May 31, 1869. itis stated as a remarkable fact that although it was long ago known that Postmaster Weatoott, of Philadel- phia, would be removed, there were no applicants for the office. The names of ten gentlemen had, however, been ‘mentioned in that connection to the President, who, when. he appointed Mr. Brown, was not certaia of his Christian The Presbyterian (New School) General As- Wiaanatox, Del., May 81, 1850. tion resoenmenting ne univorta! adoption or the ca? 1857. The church extension business of the probably adjourn to- Mocking of she Fhete Se General Assem- ‘Provipavox, May 31, 1860. ec Amey met at Lay ytd Sule ware sete i both Hume were made upon retiring, A samuming the duties OF attics, thee been no elec tion of it. Governor and State the people, they were elected in Grand Oommittes, as follows: ar Brown, democrat, 11; Hill, straight iblican, can, 76; + 11; casurer , american hosn, 78; Now: ‘on, democrat, 13; Carr, straight repub! 1» 3. Affairs in Boston, Boston, 81, 1859, ‘The ship Defender, whose loss was an reported, ingured in State 25,000. H was street to the amount of $1 bs Campy fire bills hon lage of lemption are being ctroulated. ‘The steam fr ‘Minnesota off the navy yard to-day, and 8 salute of thirteen guns, The mutineers of the bark Claremont, brought home in the Were before United States issioner Morvin to-day, and waived an examination. Their trial was assigned for the June term of the District Court. Execution tn Canada. » C. W., May 81, 1860. eleven John Byers was executed here at o'clock this morning for the murder of Thomas Phillips in December lest. confessed and repented of his crime at the gal- lows. Five thousand persong witnessed tiwexsccton Large Incendiary Fire in Wilkesbarre, Pa. WILKESBARRE, Pa., May 31, 1859. Fourteen buildings were burnt in this village this morn- ing, involving a logs of $80,000. The Dickerline, Dr. Eisners, J. Sparks, Wm. Buckley, W. 8. Wells and —______.. The Boston Weekly Bank Statement. Boston, May 81, 1859. The following are the footings of our bank statement The United States S: ‘ing Steamer Bibb, May 31, 1859. JORFOLK, ‘The United States surveying steamer Bibb arrived here this morning. Burning of the Pleiades. , May 31, 1859. ‘The ship Pleiades, from New Orleans for Queenstown, is toes eh ee eee A part of the cargo was saved. —_____ ~ The Sailing ot the Canada. Boston, Mi ‘The mails per the steamship Canada will cl o'clock to-morrow morning, and she will sail at about ‘noon. es filed im the telegraph office, No. i Wall street, New York, so as to reach here by 11 o'clock on that morning, will be sent out in her. 81, 1859, at nine Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PHILADELPHLs, 31, 1869, Stocks sal Ponpaylvania Sate fives, 90; Readi at road, 2134 Morris Canal, 58; Long Island Railroad, F Pennsylvania Railroad, 4037. dees Monrz, May 30, 1859. Cotton—Sales today 250 bales at 16%0. a ‘Llc, middling. There are more buyers than sellers at PHILADELPMA, May 31, 1859. Flour dull. Wheat dull; white, $1 %5 a $1'80; red $1 60 a $1 65. Corn active; y %6., the m closing with an advancing tendency. Whiskey duli 1c. lower: sales at 28c. a 200. Baurmorr, BL, 1859. Floor dull; no sales and held at $t's $7 a0? quiet; white, $1 70 a $1 90; red, $1 50a$1 75. firmer; yellow, 86c. a 88c.; white, 84c. a 85c. Provi pony bacon sides, 97%¢c ; mess pork, $17 75 $18. Whis. Cinouwart, May 31, 1869. Flour advanced 10c. » 150.; ales at $6 50 a $8 15 superfine. Wheat—ales of red at $1 8506140. W: 25c. Provisions generally unchanged. Oswaco, —6 P. Flour Prema el with small sales at $6 50 from Chi wheat; $7 Milwaukee club; $7 50 from red We firm but quiet, wailing news. Corn scarce and quiet. Oats nomii Canadian. Barley and rye inactive. Canal f1 and nominally the same. aa ame LL, bi wheat. Canal exports—38,000 buanels wheat; shipped Montreal, 1,200 barrels flour, a BUFFALO, May 3i—1 P.M. Flour active and firmer: sales, 2,000 bbis at $6 0 $6 for State from wheat; $7 for Ww $7 8734 for extra Mi Iodiana and " for ad ‘no sales, quist steady: sales, 13,200 bushels sound Upper Lake at Oats dul! and lower: sales, 3, bushels Sheboygan Bc. Barley quick. | Nowje,” Whuseey-—Saloe, 60 ‘bb aR: Borrauo, May 81, 1869. Flour in good demand at the opening, but less anim towards the close; sales, 1,600 bbis., at $60 $6 50 State from upper lakee spring wheat; $7 for straight tra Wisconsin; $7 a $7 37 for extra Mich!gen, Indiana Ohio; $7 50a $8 for double extras, Wheat quict aad sales. Corn steady; sales, 8,500 bushols Toledo. Oat dull and lower; sales, 4,000 bushels Sheboygan, at Whitkey—Sales, 60 bvis., at 26c, Tako imports—L, bbis. flour, 14,000 bushels wheat, 16,000 bushels c 46,000 busheis oats, Canal exports--700 bis. flour, 2 bushels wheat, 7,000 bushe’s corn, 6 (00 Hushals oxts Auman, day 6L,—9 & Me Flour very Gull; no diapoeition oa the part of bu, os