The New York Herald Newspaper, June 3, 1859, Page 1

THE NEW YORK HERALD. WEULE NO. 8307. ARRIVAL OF THE AMERICA, THREE DAYS LATER FROM FUROPE. \ NO BATTLE YET. IMPORTANT FROM INDIA me Wantia Topee Tried by Court Mar- tial and Hanged. DEATH OF COMMISSIONER YEH Slight Pecline in Consolz, Corn and Cotton, ho. hee, ho. The mail steamship America, from Liver pool on Saturday, the 21st ult., at 11:30 A, M., ar rived at Halifax on Wednesday afternoon. Her advices are three days later than previously re- ceived, and are of considerable importance, more especially in a commercial point of view. The news from the seat of war is without any feature of great importance. The bulletins of the belligerent parties are quite ‘unimportant. No battle had as yet occurred. The Austrians had removed their headquarters to Garlasco, and had also withdrawn from Vercelli, which place had been occupied by the French and Sardipians. The Austrians were expected to remain inactive till the Emperor reaches the camp. An action was looked for at any moment. All the Austrian ports had been blockaded by the French squadron, and many of their vessels had been taken. There were reports that the Emperor of Austria and General Hess had reached Milan and left for Pavia. The Liverpool Post publishes what is called re- liable information, that the passage of the Ticino by the Frenchrwill be the signal for a European alliance against France, and that Austrian troops will march on Paris. All the channels to the Venetian capital are blocked up. The English elections were concluded, and the fina) result is a Ministerial gain of twenty-three. The Bombay mail of April 26 had arrived. Tantia Topee had been tried by drum-head court martial and hanged. Yeh, the late Imperial Commissioner at Canton, had died in India, where he wasa prisoner in the hands of the English. The Bombay export market was active, and that for imports was firm. The America has 89 passengers. Among the passengers in the America is Gene- ‘al Williams of Kars, Commandei-in-Chief of the rees in Canada. The America passed, May 22d, at 2P.M., the teamship Africa from New York for Liverpool; Nth, lat. 48, long. 47, the steamship Persia from sew York for Liverpool. In the Liverpool cotton market the sales of the ‘eek were 38,000 bales, the market closing at a ecline of one-eighth and one-quarter of a. penny n current qualities, as compared with the previous eek, and a still greater reduction on the inferior scriptions. In the Liverpool breadstuffs market prices had a clining tendency, and all descriptions were ightly lower. The Liverpool provision market was steady, with e exception of beef, which was heavy and slight lower. The London money market was slightly easier, Consols were quoted at 914 a 91}. The screw steamship City of Washington, from ww York on Saturday, the 7th of May, arrived at verpool at 7:30 A.M. on the 19th. The steamship Circassian, from New York May via St. Johns, N. F., arrived at Galway on the cht of the 19th. ‘he steamship Ariel, from New York on Satur- ly, May 7, arrived at Southampton on the morn- of the 20th. THE DETAILS OF THE NEWS, THE WAR IN ITALY. was nseerted that the Emperor of Austria arrived on 19th at Milan, and departed directly for Pavia, accom- ied by General Hess, was reported that General Gyula! bad sent word to government that his provisions were beginning to fail Piedmont, and that he would not be ab'e to hold his sent position for more than fifteen days longer. he Liverpool Post professes to have reliabie info-ma explanatory of Austria’s mysterious proceedings, It the moment the French troops cross the Ticitio the ‘ian troops will march direct on Paris. Russia will p join Augtria, and the reward of what looks like tory, end on that conviction Prussia and Germany act, The Post then proceeds to show the incentives n European leegue against Napoleon, and gays that disposed to place implidit faith in its in‘ormation, he French government, it was said, had recsiyed in- sh navy within a few weeks. OPERATIONS Af SEA, ¢ official Weiner Zeitung announces that a Norwegian while going into Venice, was stopped by a French te and informed that all Austrian ports, with the ex- lon of Trieste and Ancona, were in a state of blockade, pommander of tho fortress at Venice had received no of the fact. French fleet before Vonice had already taken twenty bls. > en French men-of-war had been seen near Cattaro, e coast of Dalmatia, London Times correspondent in the Austrian camp that m naval attack on Venice would have no chance uccess. Every channel has oither been quite saded by sunken ships, or vessels laden with stones d cloee by, ready to close the small romaining at a féw minutes notice, and guns of large call- ommand all thege obstacles. The Paris correepon- of the 7imes, however, saya that the French squadron to attack Venico, but merely to blockade that port he present. THE RIGHTS OF NEUTRALS, e shipping trade was greatly agitated as to the con- nce of goods contraband of war, Malmesbury, in reply to a special inquiry the neutrality proclamation contemplat- ag contraband, says that the passages pe proclamation referring to contraband good, pot intended to prohibit the exportation of any other article, but to warn her Majesty’s gub. that if they do carry, for the uso of one belligerent, which are contraband, and their property be cap. by another belligerent, her Majesty’s government jot undertake to interfaro against such capture, Shipping Garette suggeata that the government call on the belligerenta to specify by proclamation articles which they are resolved honceforth shall tute contraband of war, chartering of veseels to France as store or troop ‘was regarded as illegal, GERMANY, @ Bitting of tho Federal Diet, Pruesia declared that hgh she still adbored to her protest aga th i. MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1859. PRICE TWO CENTS. posal of Hanover to form a federal corps darnsie of obser- vation on the Rhine, yet ahe did no’ object to its being extabiished as a matter of form. The propoca! was accor. “ingly referred to the Commission of Management of Mili- tary Affairs. SWITZERLAND. Inclinations were manifeated by the Italian refugees on the Swiss frontiers to stir up a revolution in Lombardy, but they were put down by the Swiss troops, who seized a qvantity of guns and gunpowder, The Swigs Federal Die: had resolve! on prohibiting th> exportation of arms to aud the collectiig of arms by th» inhabitants of places in th) immodiate vicinity of tho Italian frontiers. Fuzittves and drserters ab’e to boar arms are to be forbidden to pas* from th» territories of one belligerent into the territories of the other. THE LATEST DESPATCHES FROM THE SEAT OF WAR, ‘The following cfficia! bulletins have been issucd by the Sardinian government:— Toxr, May 17, 1859, The Austrians ocgupy the right bank of the Po as far as Castle Sargiovania, and are 12,000 strong. The fortification of the bridge of Stella had been com- pleted, for the purpose of protecting the retreat of the Austrians, An order of the King of Sardinia has been published, mentioning the nemes of those who signalized themselves in the first military operations. Turin, May 19, 1850. Yesterday several detachments of Auatrians advanced to Coprieco, near San Germano, driving off cattle and fring At the peasants. Our troops, desiring to fight, awaited tho enemy st San Germano, but they withdrew to Vercelli, which place they this morning evacuated, after blowing up two arches of the bridge of Sesia. Our troops occu- pied Vercelli this aftersoon. The Austrians with their w tillery are still on the left bank of the river. The following cflicial French buileting appeared in the Moniterr:— ALEssanpria, May 17, 1859, The Emperor went yesterday to Vallenza to view the position of our vanguard and the course of the Po. He pald a visit to the King of Sardinia this morning st Occi- miano. The weather has become better, Avesanpaia, May 18, 1859. The organization of the army is going on actively. The repairs of the damage done by the enemy to the bridges, roads and railways are S@pproaching completion, The Austrians continued their exactions upon the peo- ple of Vercelli, who were filed with consternation and quite out of condition to satisfy their demands. During the night of the 17th a body of Austrians, 100 strong, escaladed the bridge of Valenza through a breach, and made a fruitlees attemp! to take it. Pavia, May 19, 1889, ‘The headquarters of the Austrian army has been ro. moved to Garlasco, Great movements of troops have taken place, and a collision is expected to-day or to- morrow. Runzers from other quarters state that a battle is cou- sidered imminent, but the London Times, in summing up the position of affairs, considers it almost certain that June will have begun before any great blow is struck, Great Britain, The Parliamentary elections were completed, with the following result:—Liberals olected, 853; conservatives elected, 302. This is a ministerial gain of 23, Included in the liberals are about Mfty independent members and ultra libera!s, who will bold the balance of power, The Queen’s epeech, it was expected, would not be do- livered before the 10th of June, The London Daily News says that the liberals will in’ sist on taking wp the reform question at tho point where it stood when the dissolution of Parliament took place. The eight large steamers of the European and American | Company had been definitely purchased on epeculation by Messrs. Lever & Howard, of Manchester. The Loudon Dutty ewe saya that the gererumcut Wit almost immediately invite tenders for the monthly con veyance of the Australian mails via Panama. t France, Orders havo been sent to Baron Gros, French Ambassa- dor at China, instructiig him to return to France. * The French fieet has also been recalled from China, The Corps Legistatif had been prorogued to the 28th o° May. ‘The fluctuations on the Paris Bouree were frequent but slight. On the 20th, prices fell a quarter, but rallied and closed at a fractional advance, The three per ceats were at 61f. for moncy and 61f, 5c. for account, Austrias An Imperial decree increases the direct and indirect taxation, not including the monopoly of the tobacco trade and the customs duties, Naples. ‘The King still survives, Great intrigues were on foot to procure the Crown of the Two Sicilies for the Queen’s eldest son. India. The Bombay mails of the 26th of Aprilreached England on the 19th of May. Tantia Topee was tried by court martial ¢n the 15th of April, and was sentenced to death, and hanged on the 18th, The rebels, in small bodies, continued to be fallen in with, aud were generally diepersed. The latest advices from Calcutta report the death of Comrissioner Yeh, The Bombay export market was active, and cotton goods considerably dearer, Imports were firm and in fair demand, but yarns in some cases rathor lower, Freights were steady and firm. Exchange, 2s. 12¢d. a 28 1564. FINANCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LONDON MONEY MARKET, The London money market was slightly easier. Con- sols were quoted at the close on the 20th at 0134@ 9134 for morey, and 91340 913g for account. The bullion in the Bank of England hd increased £164,000. Moser, Baring Brothers quote silver 68 24d; eagles 76s 4d, Messrs. Baring Brothers report the market for Amer- ican stocks generally ynchanged, Messrs, Bel] & Son quote the market as quict, but steady St tho close, The lateat eales were as follows:— Lilinots Central sevens of 1860, (free land) ++ 8524 do, dO. SOVODB.......... 6934070 Erie Railroad sevens 3d mortgage. 7058 Lonpon, May 21—11 A. M. Consols opened at last night’s quotations, The London Stock Exchange has been very dull and consols have slightly declined, The London Times city article of Jast evening says:— “Complete stagnation continues to prevail in tho Stock Exchange, The acarcity of stock having beon somewhat relieved, prices closed about one-eighth por cent worse than yetterday. The discount market was very dull. Goed bills at two to three months were taken at 3 a 4 per cent. Gold continues to be taken from the Bank for export. The bills of Sevastopolo & Sons, a Greck firm jn London, were yesterday returned. The house held a respectable position, but its engago- ments, which are chiefly in the forcign corn trade, are not believed to be large, In the wheat market yosterday Monday’s rates were nominally quoted, but the tendency was downward, and sales could not be effected except at 1s, reduction. The London Times city article also says that the. funds opened on the 20th without recovery from the declme of the previous day, atid that the market was heavy throughout, the final transactions being at a reduction of one-cighth por cent. Tho demand for znoney in the open markct was very mode- rate, At the bank a fair business was done, chiefly with regular customers, Continental papers announce the failure of the banking house of Fronmel & Co., at Augsburg. The Bank of Thuringia had alao suspended, owing, it is ‘ald, to the flight or the manager, COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET. ‘The Brokers’ Circular reports the sales of cotton for the week, in the Liverpool market, at 38,000 bales, of which 4,000 bales were for export and only 200 on speculation, The current qualities of American wore id. a Kd. pound lower, and a still gr ! ca to for inferior descriptions, while sandy cottons were almost ungaleable, The sales of Friday were 6,000 baies, Holders were pressing their stocka upon the market, bat the closing feeling was duincss. The tollowing are the authorized quotations :— Fuir, Middling, New Orleans, 1% 655 Mobile. 7 0% » 6% Om ‘The stock in port was eatimated at 685,000 bales, of ‘which 501,000 were American. STATE OF TRADE IN MANCHESTER. The news from Manchester is unfavorable. There had Deen a alight decline in yarns, though there was a better demand for India goods. LIVERPOOL BREADSTUFFS MARKET. In the Liverpool breadstuffs market at tho close there ‘was a declining tendency, and all descriptions were siight ly lower. Messrs. Richardson, Spence & Oo. say the week opened with an upward tendency, and a slight advance on all qualities, but it was subsequently lost. Flour was very duil, and 3d, a 44, lower since Tuesday; American 11s. a 14s. $d. Whoat also very dull, and offered at 4d. reduction without finding buyers; Weatern red 88. a 10s. 94.; do. white 10s, 6d. a 11s, 2d.; Southern white 10s. 9d. 8138. Corn steady, but quota- tions quite nominal; mixed 68. 8d. a 68. 11d.; yeliow 6s. 10d, a 72. 3d.; white 88, #82. 9d. The weather had been favorable for the growing crops. Messrs, Bigland, Attuya & Co. say flour had declined 64. since Tuesday. LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. Meesre. Bigland, Attuya &.Co.; Richardson, Spence & Co., and James McHenry, quote beef heavy and 5s. a 10s, lowe, under heavy arrivala.” Pork steady, closing firm. Bacon firm and higher, Lard firm, but quiet. Tallow had been unsettled, but‘closed quiet and steady at 578, LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET. ‘The brokers and other circulars quote pot ashes quict at Sle. a 288.; pearls quiet. Sugar quiet, and taferior Quali. ties somewhat lower. Coffee quiet, but the inferior quali- ties were elightly better. Rice heavy. Fish ofls—Sules Unimportant, Linseed oil 808, a 303. 6d. Rosin firm at 4s. a 4s. 8d. for common, 10s. 6d. a 16s. 6d. for fine. Spirits turpentine steady at 42s. 6d. a 443. on the spot, and 42s. a 428, 6d. to arrive. Tea in but little inquiry and Prices weak. LONDON MARKETS. Meers. Baring Brothers quote wheat buoyant at the Opening, and 38 a ds. higher, but dull at the close. Iron rails dull and offered at £5 158. a £6; bars dull. Sugar heavy and 6d. lower. Tea firm and 3d. better; common Congou Is. 2d. Spi turpentine heavy and all quulitics slightly declined; sales at 448, Lingeod cakes declined 23, 6d. a 58. Fish oils—Sates unimportant. Other articles unchanged. HAVRE MARKET. No report of the Havre market has come to hand. Passengers by the America for Boston. Major General Williams of Kars; Gov Dundas and lady, Gen Lodge aud lady, Mecdames Harrison, Holland, #owier, Morgan Parr; Loy land, Sir Geo Bonham, #easrs Harrison, ‘Holland, . Warner, Perkins, Kaliis, Smith, Jones, Beck, Cuan man, Farmer, Arrer, Lenny, Johuaton, Frost, Macevoy, Haw. Jey, \lliams, Hoeibanson, Bradord, sr ehmeh, Beadtord, engel ver, Osrr, Hausman, Perandel ‘ter, Jackson, Weleh, Notion, Hatilson, uilbert, Small Ss COUNT JEAN BERNARD RECHBERG, THE NEW AUSTRIAN MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Count Jean Rechderg, who was eome days ago, by the Emperor Francis Joseph, called to Vienna to replace the Suddenly dismigsed Minister of Foreign Affairs, Count Buol Schaunstein, descends from one of tho oldest and noblest families of Southern Germany. His father, Count Albert Francis, of Rechberg and Rothenhooven, was one of the many hundred petty German sovereigns called free | imperial Counts (freie Reichigrafen), who lost their eovereignty in the year 18(3, in consequence of the French occupation of all German provinces* on the western banks of the Rhine. The large aud rich poesessions of the Rechbergs (the seigneurics of Dorederf, Weiseenatoin, Bolkenkirchen, Ramuberg, Wir- Ogi end Ete ume) tak Mae RI BLOME UL Wr war rsewy and of Mickbausen, in Bavaria, were lev, after the deain of Count Albert Francis, to his eldest son, Count Albert, who wag, according to the feudal laws still existing in force, the only heir of all the landed property. Count Jean, the second gon, inherited only a small fortune, con- sisting in a rent, yearly to be paid by his brother, and a “seigveurie” bought for him by his father in the king- dom of Bohemia, Having enjoyed a very good classical educution at the Universities of Heidoiberg and Erlangen, he entered, in his twentieth year of age, the Austrian military eervicg, as it is the custom to do for the younger sons of the noble Catholic families of Germany, who re- gard still the Emperor of Austria as their only ‘“guzo- rain,” and deapise, therefore, to take sorvice in Prussia, Bavaria or some other of the small and ‘tyoung’”’ German Btates. After a service of fifteen years he left the army with the title of Colonel, and entered the diplomatic career. Being a man of high education, of most refined manners, and of a very pleasant exterior, he was used by Prince Metternich for several very delicate missions to the smaller cgurts of Italy and Germany, and spent several years at St. Petersburg as Secretary of Legation. In tho great revolutionary troubles of 1848-49 he showed his loyalty by retaking military service, to defend in Italy and Hungary the vacillating throne of the Hapsburgs, After the war, Prince Schwarzenberg, the Premier, called Count Rechberg into his Cabinet, and employed his services in the most delicate and complicated trans3- actions with the Minieter Mantenfel, which finished 80 gloriously for Austria and so shamefully for Prussia by the £0 called Conyention of Oimutz. At this time Count Rechberg was one of the intimates of the young Emperor, and was specially protected and patronized by the all mighty Count Grune and the Archduchess Sophio. Through their influence he was, in the beginning of 1855, sent as Austrian Plenipotentiary t6 the German Dict (Bundestag) at Frankfort, replacing the Baron’ Prokesch ‘von Osten, and functioned as permanent President of this body. In this very important position he showed himself to bea very shrewd and talented diplomatist, ruining al- most entirely the political influence and power of Prussia in the German affairs, and keeping up the interest of his Tperial master with such fervent impetuousness that in one of the sessions of the Diet ho drew his sword against the Prussian Plet\vofentiary, the Baron (ito Yon Bismark Schonhaueen, Since that time he was *-yarded in Gérmany as tho most decided antagonist of Prussia, and his recalling from Frankfort "may therefore be considered as a sort of con- ceesion made to Prussia in regard to its political inflaence on the smaller States of Gezmany and on the interior poli- tics of Germany in general, Although the Count Rechberg is now nearly fifty-three years old—being born in 1806, on the day of the battle of Jena—he is, not only in his character, but also in his ex- terior, rather a young man. His {ufluence on the young Emperor will be the greater the more his charactor is like that of his master. Both are rather impetuous; both very talented; both by family traditions decided enemies of France—both despising and hating the imperial “parve- nue” of Paris; both men who do not yield even before the most dreadful consequences of a general European war. Therefore, as long as Francis Joseph sits on his throne and Count Recbberg on his side, as Mibister of Foreign Affaire, there will be no legitimate hope for any Conceasions on the part of Austria, and the struggle now commenced in Italy will be a war to the knife, P.S.—I forgot in this sketch to note that Count Jean Rechberg i, by his wife, connected with one of the most eminent noble families ot England. He married, in 1884, the Countesse Barbe, cldest daughter of the late Thoma Jones, Viscount Ranelagh Baron of Waron, The Ni jua Transit Route, 10 THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. OPrICR OF THE AMERICAN ATLANTIC AND Pactrto Sump Canat Company, No. 3 Bowing Grass, Naw York, June 2, 1859. An article having appeared in one of the New York pa Pers of this day, stating that ‘the government of Nioa- ragua bas confirmed the contract of Vandyke and Wal- Jace, according to the view of its Minister in ‘Washington, General Jerez,” the undersigned, accompanied by N. H. Wolfe, Eaq., another ‘director of this company, this day called personally on General Jerez, the Nicaraguan Minis- pete AN, juired of him if the assertion contained in al cf tri and he had given the information therein pontaise Gna, 6 Vandyke and Wallace contract had not been confirmed by the sovernméct of Nicaragua; ater reduotion was submitted | and that in his (General Jerez’s) opinion, that contract would not be condrmed, as it was contrary to the policy of his government.” General Jerez bax aatborized us to mike {his etatement, J. 8, BODY, Soogetany, fierce. Mistes Kussell, Soot, Billlog, Walsh, Daryer, | | mx o'clock) was kept busily engaged shaking hands with | amused at a remark of an o!d gentlemen who observed ‘Visit of the President to North Carolina. OUR WELDON CORRESPONDENCE. Arrival of the President and Secretary of the Intertor—En- Uhustaitic Reception Bn Route, dc. ‘Wepon, N. C., May 31—10:30 A. M. ‘The Seaboard and Roanoke Railroad train has just arrived here, baving on board the President, accompanied by the Secretary of the Interior, Mr. Thompson. They errived at Portsmouth from Baltimore by the Baltimore and Norfolk steamer North Carolina a few minutes before sx o’clock this morning, and were received by a delega- tion from Raleigh, consisting of the Hons. L. 0, Branch and W. N. Edwards. As toon as the steamer was ob- served coming upthe bay, with the United States flag floatieg from her sterp, crowds of persons rushed to the wharf. No sooner had she reached her berth than a large number jumped on board and made their way to the saloon, epxious to catch a glimpse of the President. He was whrm'y greeted on hie firet appearanco, and from tho time of bis arrival until the starting of the train (half-past the multitude who assembled to pay him their respects. As the train was about to start the President wag con- ducted from the steamer to the last car, the band of tho United States receiving ship Pennsylvania marching in advance and playing “ Hail Columbia.” He was warmly cheered by the crowd as he passed along, and as he took his ceat in the car the crowd collected at the window and apxiovsly sought an opportunity to shake hands with the President. He beld in his left hand a beautiful bouquet of flowers, presented to him by Mr. Foster, of Norfolk, in be- half of a 1ady of that city. In the excitement consequent upon the rush to shake the Prosident’s hand, he was com- pelled to entrust the bouquet to Yr. F. for safe keeping, remarkivg that be would insiet on being informed ef the lady’s name in whose bebalf it was presented op his returning it. Just as the care were about to stsrt three hearty cheers were given tor the Pre sident, andas they pai slowly along the ma'n street of Portrmouth, bats and handkerchiefs were waved and other marks of respect shown, which hia Excellency ac- knowledged, raising bis hat from his head aad bowing gracefully. On the arrival of the train at the emall town of au‘flk, sixteen miles from Portsmouth, a large crowd was as- sembled there; and as on the occasion of his arrival at the Jatter place, he was again compelled to pass through the ordeal of a ehake hands with the crowd. He was much bim from the platform o} movin; 1. prise, being, ag I should and pot informed of the Preeweat’s advent. said ho, ‘is that Buck?” and having recognized bim, he ruebed from the platform towards the cars; but was too late, the train baving by this time attained too great a speed toevable him to catch up. He went back evidently disappoin:ed. Alt every stepp'ag point along the route there was a ruth of persons into the car which the Presifent sat, and many proceeded on the Toute to this place from a de- sire 10 witness the ceremony of the reception of the Pre- sidept by the committees appotated tor that purpose. Among those who accompaniea him to this point was sf. N. Falls, Eaq., Preeident of the Norfolk and Baltimore Steamrout line. The President, in speaking of the merits of that line, remarked thet tbe only fault he found with it was that the beds were too saort for him, or he too long for the beds. Mr. Falls observet that he must have oc << the bridal room, when the company laughed eartily. On the arrival of the train atthis place, Gov. Ellis, accompenied by two committees from Raleigh, receatly appointed ta public meeting which assembled in that town to make proper arrangements for the reception of the President, entered the care, and were introduced to bim by the Hon. L. O Branch.’ They ten conducted the Preeident to the pistform or piazza in front of Happa’s Hotel, along which were lined two volunteer companiee— the Oek City Goard apd the Wilmington Light Iofaatry — which came on to receive the President. After some mueic by the bend which accompaniod the votuuteer com. panier, Gov. Ellis advanced to the front of the piazza and itroddced Mr, Buchanan, and ¢x-Gov. Bragg introduced ¥r. Thompeon’ Both replied. Ihave but a few minutes to write this, as the train 1s about to siart for Raleigh, ern ag the cars commenced as evidently taken by sur- ppose, just from the coaatry, NESWPAPER ACCOUNTS. (¥rom the Inteliigencer, June 2 We bave mentioned the ceparture from this city on BeVde aK OOF woG HSP SRS Wath Woh ORLA the Interior, ona visit wo the University of North Oaro lina, Upon’ their arrival at Weldon, in that State, on Tuceday, they were formally welcemed by Governor Ellis and ex Governor Bragg, who, accompanied by seve- ral other distinguiabed citizens And two volunteer miit tary companies from Raieigh and Wilmington, had pro ceeded thither to welcome their eminent guests, who were received im the presence of @ large concourse of spectators. The remerks on the occasion were bricf and appro- priate, and those of the President will attract she more interest from their announcement of bis wish to retire to Private life at the close of his prezent term of office. We copy w sketch of them trom a ietier which we fiad in the Richmond Despatch: — ADDRESS OF GOVERNOR ELLIS. I welcome you, Mr. President, in the name of the people of North Carciina. Fellow citizens, I have the honor of introdvcing to you James Buchansn, President of the United States. It needs not that J should speak to you of his character and public service. They are a part of the history of this great country, and, as we value that coun- try, £0 will we valu his egervices in its bobalf. Ithas been said of a distinguished Marshal of France that ne fought five buodred battles for his country, and never one against it. So may gay of the illustrious chief magistrate who etards before you, that he hos fought ono hundred pclitieal battles for his country, and never one agaivetit. Let those forget those battles who can, but never can the becom ofa North Carolinian cease to pulsate at the remembrance of them: His efforts for the good of the country bave only been circumscribed by the consti- turn and the Union—limits beyond which no true patriot dare go. At the close of haifa century of pubitc life we can sincerely congratulate him on its results; and to-day, while Furope is struggling in the smoke of war with her millions of toldiers, we assemble in peace to pour forth the grateful tribute of a people in token of thelr recognition of these resulis, (Cheers, REPLY OF PRESIDENT BUCHANAN. I reciprocate with all my heart the cordial welcome I bave just received from the citizens of North Otrolina. I have long contemplated a visit to your great and fruitful State, bu! have never been able to doso untilnow, I Must come now, or Dot at all; for the age I will have at- tainea when my term shall have ended, and when I shall £0 into ret'remen?, is that at which man is warned to re- main at rest and prepare for that great event which must overtake us all, Ibave always admired this State, It is truly conservative, end while the fire of liberty burns as brightly in the bosoms of North Carolinians as in the hearts of any of the inhabitants of this. Union, the of law and order are equally prevalent. Liberty, as oberish- ed by ailparties in North Carolina, becomes a great civil blessing, unmixed, ag it is, withJawiesscess, which would make itacuree, The Governor bas spoken of mo asa supporter of tho constitution and the Union, and he hag spoken truly. Lever expect to be, As as this great charter of liberty remains unimpaired we shall be the b ga and the happicst - Tle in the world, But let i} bo battered, andiwo Secome the acorn of the world and the hope of tyrants. Thank God there is no danger to itfrom North Grotins, for while she may have had her differences in politics, she has never wavered on the question of ‘the constitution. eg and prolonged cheers.) God pleas the Old North State! (Cheers. ) At the close of the Presidont’s speech ex.Governor Bragg, in a cordial address, welcomed Mr. Secretary Thompson, a native North arolinian, who briefly aud eloquently replied. The ceremonies at Weldon were then closed with a national air from the band; and, after a few minutes reat, the party, including the military companies, took a special train of cars for Raleigh, where they safely arrived in the evening, amidst the booming of cannon and the cheers of a multitude of citizens, The address of wel- come at Raleigh was delivered by the Hon Daniel M. Bar- ringer, and was replied to both by the President and Mr. Thompson. We have as yet no report of these cere- monies. The Turf. 7 ‘The races commence to-day at one o’clock P. M., at the Eclipse Course (late Centreville), with a sweepstakes, mile heats, for three year old colts and fillies, for which three will start of the six entered. This will be followed by the Jockey Club Handicap, ono mile and a half, for all ages. Seven out of eleven ontries have agreed to start. After which there will be a race for a purse of $500, two mile heats, which closed with three entries, making in all a very fine bill of fare for the firet day. ‘The two trotting matches betwoen Flora Templo and Princess, for $5,000 each, are as follows:—Tho first to be three mile beats, to wagons; the second, two mile heats, in harness. The day bas pot been named. Tho track on Mlle. Piccolomini’s Amezican Tour. ‘We understand that it is the intention of Mlle. Piccolomini to depart for Europe tomorrow, in the steamship Vanderbilt. Her career in this country has been an interesting one. She arrived in Octo, ber of last year, and immediately afterwards made her débw at the Academy of Music, under the management of Mr. Ullman. Here she sung serious and Comic opera, appearing on one night in the “Traviata,” the next in “Don Pasquale;” again in the ‘Troyu'ore,”” ‘Lacrezia Borgia,” “La f iglia del Reggimento,” ‘Don Giovanni’? and the ‘Nozze di Figaro.”’ Her best rélee were undoubtedly those of Zerling and Susan- nah in the operas last named, After bref but succersful campaigns in Philadelphis, Boston, Ba!- timore and Washington, she went upon an oxte ed tour in the South and West. At New Orleans, in Mirch, her contract, or rather Lumley’s lease of her services to Ullman, expired, and she gave coucerta, under the ma nagement of Mr. Lumiey’s agent, in the Southern gea- board cities. About the middle of April she went to itta- burg, and was engaged by Mr. Strakosch. Under his management she sung in Chicago, Detroit and other Western cities, and returning to New York appeared at the Opera in Easter week, singing all her old 7éles and some new oues, such as Pauline in “ Ii Poliuto,” and Leonora in “La Favorita,” in both of which she was very successful. Her career has been a much more pro. Atable one, pecuniarilly speaking, than that of any prima donna since Jenny Lind; but the profit has accrued chiefly to Lumley. Mlle. Piccolomini has gained in reputation ; but that is all, Just now, when she ig going away, her qualities are fully and properly appreciated. As ® singer, she possesses certain invaluable requi- sites, one of which is the most perfect accentu- ation, and the best -form of dramatic expression. As a Parisian critic gays, she ia all soul, soul, soul. Tais gift is especially valuable in concert singing as well as in the Opera, and we believe that if Mile. Piccolomini should sunder her contract with Lumley, who, by all accounts, is hardly in a porition to fulfill ite conditions, and remaia in this country, she could reap a most substantial success. In the South and West, with a small concert company, Mile, Piccolomoni could make an immense deal of mo- ney. We believe that if she would obtain a clever Manager, one acquainted with every part of the United Statee, she could clear in a year or eighteen months at least one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. In concert she is superb, giving to the ballads and songs of all countries ‘the most vivid dramatic expression. ‘Where other artists are content to give a cold, expression- leas exposition of the music, sue throws her whole heart into it, and, ag we may say, magnet.zes the audience. This is peculiar!y attractive to our mercurial, impetuous, enthusiastic people; and if ‘little Pic.” as they call her, will only remain, she may make her own terms with a public that has already learned to love her, Metropolitan TheatremAn Amateur Opera. “ Flora, or tho Gipsey’s Frolic,” a Pastora! Opera in three acts, by Thomas Ward, was sung for the first time in public at this theatre last night, with the following dis- tribution:— Lady Flora, Daughter of the Lord of tho Manor—Contraito. ++..Miss A. Phillips Marie, her confidante Miss Kete Duckworth Count’ Ernest, a eoldier, ber aillanced lover— =] Baritone, seeeaeereees «Mr. Guilmeite Popinjay, a village innkceper-Bass,.Mr. Mathow (amatour) Dame Popinjay, his wile—Mezzo-eoprano...... Sirs. Smith Jacque, their son, veeeeeeMr, Oddie (am Annetie, their daughter—Soprano........ Claude, a peasant, her lover—Tenoi Gipsy Girl—Mezzo soprano, Paul, a servant of the Baron Chorus of Peasanis—Men Scene—France, on the borders of Switzerland. Date—the latter part of the reign of Louis XLV, Time of Action—Iwo days. Mr. G. W. Morgan Conductor Mr. Mosenthal ‘The argument ct the opera is described in the libretto as follows:— jay, @ village innkeeper, en the occasion of his tonties birthday, invites bis friends and neighbors to waYPbls (ie, during whi ut Eracst, who is on his Fond wee we oy = nate. fe rs wars, stops awl” at the Village to reat” his “borse: and 18 induced by the beauty of the queea of the Yéle and the solicitations of the hoet to join the merry Making. The Gipey girl is admitted to tell the fortunes and promote the pleasure of the gucets. She is a shrewd and migchievous, but not malicious creature, aad soon perceives, among the various ingredients of wuich the party ie compored, much fitting material for the exer- geo of ber wi See of frolic. She accordingly sets em severally by the ears, by working upon the vi of Dame Popinjay to bore her husband fir now pod as exciting the coquetry of Acnette to endeavor to attract the attention of the ‘Count, to the great discomfture of Cisude, her rustic lover—and, lastly, by drawing the at tention of the highly sensitive’ Lady Fiora to this seemiag infidelity of her lover, while rambling téite.a-tite with the Village queen; all this necessarily produces a state of ge- neral embroutllement, which term’nates the first ast. Ia the second act the men are discovered seeking consmiation in wine for the estrangement of their several mates, and the Gipay, having had her frolic, begins to feel souie re- moree af the extent to which the ‘coatending parties have carried their controversies, aud resolves to reconcile thosa whom fo lately sho had playfully sought to divide. She incuces Claude, the village minstrel, to soften his co. quettish mistress with a serenade, and warns her ef the Ganger of driving her lover to the wars by her wakind: ness. She persuades Dame Popinjay that she will more surely succeed inher wishes with her husbaad by ceasing to arnoy him with her importunities; and, finally, in the third act, bribes tho farrier to lame the Laay Fiora’s hore, so that she is obliged to leave the chase and dis. mount at the village in the neighborhood of the Count, where. she solemply warts her that her lover, though guilty of » little pardonable gallantry, is not unfaithful to her, and shrew veccenihendg that his fidelity be tested by exporing him once more to the fascinatious of the vil- Jage belle, who is privy to the ssheme. Mario, the confi. das.te, urges the justice of this course, and the lady, after a hiphly exciting etruggie with ber pride, finally consents to the plot, which results In the complete vindication of the Count and his reconciliation wih the lady. Their hap- pinese toon contagiously té the rustic lovers, and brings on a state of general good feeling, to the great eatiefaction of the Gipey, who is discovered in the end to be one ¢f Popinjay’s children, who was etolen away in her infancy by a band of roving gipsies that chanced to pass that way. ‘This opera has already been sung twice or three times for the especial delectation of the friends of the composer, and of the very well disposed persons who at that tino sustained the principal réles. While the membors of the Composer's particular set were content to bore each othr with it, 10 one was impolite enough to attempt a critical analysis of a work which was presumed to be tho fruit of the idle hours of a professional man, who mistook the aspirations of dilettantism for the fervor of creative power. He could understand and appreciate music, therefore he could compoee it. That one of these condi. tions does not follow the other we scarcely need say, In Europe just pow there a¥6 dertain connois- feurs, dukes, princes and other {llustrious persons, who affect to write music, and who absolutely entrap people into hearing it. No earthly power could persuade these brilliant minds that they are quite wroog, nor is it our in- tention or desire to impress the composer of ‘Flora’ with any such idea. Still, for the information of the public we are bound to say that the affair, so far as the opera its:lf (that is, ifsuch a écio could be called an opera) is concerned, was & failure—an utter fiasco. The work is, without doubt, beyond the average run of music written to wile away the tedious hours thet inter. vene between lunch and dinner in a country house. It is not in that point of view, however, that we are to look at it. It was sung Iast night by artists of good reputation, with a very fine orches- tra, a good chorus, and every possible surrounding that could ensure the success of a new werk. Added to ail ‘this, the audience, which was in every way fair, included the warm fricnds of ail concerned in the work, (done, of course, for the Mount Vernon Fund). The con- Bequence was, that eveeyeey nantes lustily with or ‘without special occasion there! atthe truth, after all, mut be told once ina while about Cg bp and the truth is, that of the twenty eight pieces in this Opera, there are only two or three—such as the solo for Mies Phillipa im the first act, and the duet tor the tenor and soprano in the second—which leave even a momentary impreasion upon one’s mind. There is a terrible sameness about all the music that !s exceedingly disagreeab'e, The whole affair has ee Math eg hy opel hoa = its frequent ré jon of parts of old operas we are to look upon eas ‘upon Fry’s “ Leonora’’—as a rebash of the old melodies, without marked improvement. In fine, which they are to trot has not yet been decided on. As goon as the preliminaries are arranged notico will bo Lith matches between Mr. Monnot’s horse Native Amo- rican and Mr. Keeler’s mare Lady Litchfleld and his geld- ing Pilot are off, Mr. Monnot’s horse having fallen lame. ‘A compromise has been offected with Mr. Keeler. Scorr Lire GuaRD.—This corps intends parading on the 18th inet., under the command of Captain J, H. H. Ward, celebrate the anniversary of the birthday of Lieu- tenant General Scott, and the fifty-second year since his entrance into thearmy, The Guard will proceed on that day to Philadelphia, where they will be received by the Scott Legion of that city, which is organized on the same principle as the Scott Lifo Guard. On their return from Philadelphia they will visit Trefton, upon invitation of the city authorities, through Captain Joseph A. Yard, a mom- ber of this corpg. Shelton’s full band is engagod for the pooasion, the opera ts so exceeding uninteresting, 80 utterly trite, aa to dety analytical criticism. One can may ape vory stupid, and #0 dismiss tt ‘e : 6 Binger#, expecially Miss Phillips, who has wonder- fully. im} sored noe leak year, and Mr. Cooke, a deli- tenor, were good. Miss Lucetts, the new English , 18 an artist whom we should be glad to hear under ices than those whieh have, so far, surrounded country. Miss Escott would be much hetter if she did not try to sing #0 much. Tao amateurs wero, as usual, mild and inoffensive, The performance was, altogether, len; and drowsy. The receipte—tho having been regulated at the Ttalian Opera tariff, which circumstancesmade the at- tendance limited—could not have more than covered the oxpenses, CSUR Ree to A Mrastxc Hvssanp Heard From.—William B. Hill, a farmer of Bridgeport, Conn. , has boen missing since November last, and last week his wife had his portrait pub- Uehed in Frank Letlie’s Illustrated Newspaper, with w notice offering a reward of one hundred dollars lor infor- jon concerning hig whereabouts. This brought out a letter from him to his wife, postmarked at Taompaon ills, in which bo evggeris, it ls said, that she had better mange {9 save FUAL FLO ————— LL eee INTERESTING FROM Mexico, BOTH PARTIES EXHAUSTED, Plans for a Change of President by the Liberals, and Recall of Santa Anna by the Clergy. LERDO DE TEJADA PROPOSED AS PRESIDENT Relations of Mr. McLane with Prei- dent Juarez. Disgraceful Conduct of the British Minister, INTRIGUES OF MONS. GABRIAC. American Intervention the Only Hope * for Mexico, &., &o., By the United States mail steamsh!p Tennessee, arrived at New Orleans, we have dates from the city of Mexico to the 19th and Vera Cruz to the 234 ult. ‘The newspaper mail has not come to hand, but our cor- Tespondence contains a full and interesting report of the news. ‘sy JB consequence of the quarantine in New Orleans, and ture of Cor grees to authorize the postal service, the Tenbeesee will cease running for the present, and our communications with Mexico mugt depend upon the Bri- tish postal service or transient sailing Vessels, ae. OUR CITY OF MEXICO CORRESPONDENCE. Mexico, May 18, 1859, Picture of the Stale of the Country—More Murders by the Centralists—Dr. Howard and a German Shot—Case wf Sclley—Official Defence of Mr. Otwsy—Credit Due to General Zires—Schemes of Gabriac and Otway—Propose’ Loan by Rothschilds and the British Bondaonors. Cueryy—Gabriac Upsets the Plan—Zuloaga A au, the British Legation—The Clergy Down inthe Mouth—The Ecuadcrian Minister Not Ailow:d to Represent American Interesti— Affairs in the Interior—Death of the British Coniul’s Wife—Reported Death of Mejia—Jecker’s Loan, de., de. A whole fortnight in Mexico—a whole fortnight watch- ing the dying throes of poor Mexico—and what will my reader expect of me after this? More tales of blood; mora exhibitions of folly and ae on the part of the Britieh and French Ministers; More plottiogs for European Sntervention; more infamies of the clergy; more persecu- tions of foreigner, and more Lilliputian denunciations of the Coloesus of the North? Ail of these the reader shall hbave,and more. Shall! tell it first?—I don’t see why should not—Don Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna has been restored to his lands and his titles, and has been granted the privilege of returning to bie native country. The man who isthe sworn enemy of Americans—the greatest robber of bis country—who has disgraced power ten times—is now granted the privilege of coming back, and, it is known, hag been invited to take the Presidency for the eleventh time t Eleven times raised to favor and ten times banished and execrated by the majority of his countrymen—all within twenty-six years. To comment upon this recalling of Santa Anna, and kicking bim out sguin after a few months, would be to attack the national weakness of thig people. They want help. They get it all prices, and then try to ehirk their obligations. Santa Anna is the last re~ sort of the clergy and Spapish party. They yet hope that with him they may bring in European intervention. Quien sabe? Perhaps they may. ur indifference cer- tainter inetifan s-— tm vamos meaning Uvpues Since my last letter, the assassins of the church have been keeping to their work. At Atlieco, in the State of Puebla, some thirty persons were seized by these murder- ous raecals and forthwith eho}. One of the victims of this new butchery was Dr, Howard, an American citizens aged reventy years. He had been a resident physician in the place for many yearg, and had amassed a considerable fortune. The only charge against Doctor Howard fs, that he bovght a house under tho law Lerdo, when that law was the law of the land and supgorted by a go- } vernment acknowledged by all foreign Powers, and which kept the country in the enjoyment of an unusual Period of Peace. But all this matters not. The clergy wish to destroy those who cannot support their outrageous pre- tensions. Poor Dr. Howard is another victim. He has been shot without trial, and without the permission to ex- ercise any of thore little privileges which are, in clvilized countries, granted to the most hardened criminal, to emooth the road to death and give comfort or consolation to bereaved relatives, The officer who ordered and ma- naged this butchery was Colonel Geronimo Verdin. Another victim bas fallen in this valley in the last fort- night. A German—but an American citizen— whose name has been lost on my desk, was arrested by the Police, and, without knowing the why or wherefore, was shot thegame day. Since then this butchery has been excused on the Plea that he had aided somo of the other Party. The truth of this story is, that he attended to a pair of pistols be- longing to an officer on the constitutional side. His bill for six dollars for there attentions was not Paid, and he hae been shot In the bargain. This melancholy story assumes: such @ ridiculous character that it sounds almost improba- ble. It is nevertheless true, The studied silence of the clergy papers at these events, a8 weil as the extra caution taken oy al classes of peoole to escape malignant persecution, render it probable that very many peréons have been sacrificed of Whom we bave bo tidings whatever, The order to the police is, “* Kill, but on i} ag ae PR Uhiet Christian injunction fir came from the worthy cl ion of the church i ee fst @ cage of poor Selley still attracts here. The Britieh Minister, Mr. Otway, Ea been exces- sively put out by the affidavit of Selley, which I sent you by iaet mail. Mr. Otway has made every exertion to dis- credit the aflidavit of Seiley, although all the main features. in it are known to be true by every person in Mexico, Mr. O. went to the palace aud uzed every effort to make black appear white. After some days spent in this most. shabby and disreputable manner, the following made ite appearance; in the Diario Oficial, as— MR, OIWAY’S DEFENCE QF HIMSELF BY OFFICIAL CORRESPOND: ENCE. NO, 1. Bririsn Lecarion, Mexwo, April 12, 1359. My Drar &rr—On returning to this, yoar house, at a six, J bave this moment reoelved the enclosed dosumoat wy Cons #8 the matter is urgent, 1 sen Sctiring what you wil return hte meaner informing sosreelt of ite contents If the man be an Englwhi assures me be fs, 1 beg of you, in case his life be in dan, do everything you can to save him, or at least that he execated unt! his crime be fully proved. Pardon so much trouble, ac. xo, 2, "CHARLES OTWaY, Mex Hency L. 0.Orwar. &e., cur letter Taiber late lasl stant Laid not anwar i . but I do so now, by informing you Ject, Mr. George Belle forwhom you bas ‘aces not prove guilty, I will do everyiing in my power to assist nately saluto, your lady, wives. fest TSian und cecent aes 01 ¥ eo. pelt 0 bo, dow ke HAN usu Diaz Da Bono * “" Mextco, April 13, 1889, To Bis Excellency Gov, Axtos}0 wa:—My dear friend and sir—His Excellency cr Bi bas personally written me ahen, in thie eaptal, bas made called George Belley, ard he Lope tbat ta cast the fits individual bei dellensy Gen. Mar mater xcel y. . fn conte sxoellency Se sinIster of her: Grttsunlc Majesty, ns, otherwies the g>- yernment might, perbaps, have a iagrombie corremond. ence, which should be, avoided. in ‘of the good, harmony w: ass MERURL Diaz Ds BONTLLA. The above is a fair translation of the defence of Mr. Otway, as published in the Diario General Zires, who deserves’ fe, bas been thanked signed address british residents of ing been pres and he promptly took steps ‘Zires was required not lishmen who He upon, by threats of dismissal, to den: principal cause of Selley’s lite having been saved. But in this extorted document, which al was obtained from General Zires to prevent what Senor Bonilla calls a tt Gisagreeable cor! MAL ‘with the English legation,” Zires has wala published card, that be did say to General Marquez ‘ Selley waa not taken with arms in his hands,” aod, therefore, in no cage fell under the barbarous law of the cburch party against conspirators, Kven this extorted statement from Gen. Zires proves Mr. Otway to be a most foul and per- niciovs—I should say viclous—calumaiator of an unfor- tupate man, who hes heen saved from the assassin dag- gere of the clergy by w miracle. Mr. Otway, It will be re- collected, opeuly charged Selsey that Lia case “yould not be aft: ‘ab 19 poss Da. Dayal, wo was assaminaled yoihowd ie oraaty’ with