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THE NEW YORK HERALD. WHOLE NO. 8322. MORNING EDITION—SATURDAY,: JUNE 18, 1859. THE KQUIPAGES OF NEW YORK. Something About Carriages—Fast Men and Fast Turnouts—Old Carriages and New= Bloomingdale Fond and Harlem Lane— The “Unicorn Team”—38,000 Hucses—Car- rege Statistics=Pecullazities und Cost of American Conches=—Old Kotckerbocker Coaches and Coachmen—The Central Park and its Promises—Coach Heraldry, dc. ‘There wre plenty of evidences of the fact, which nobody disputes, that New York is getting rich rapidly, ‘and one of the most striking of there evidences is the surprising numbef ¢f elé%snt cquipages seen in tho streets. Time was, say a quarter of a century ago, when one might count the private ostablishments of New York ‘by dozens. The Van Rensselaers, the Stauntons, the Schermerhorns, the Livingstons, the Stuyvesants and ‘ether rich old Knickerbockers, of course, kept their car riagee—vebicles of a somewhat lumbering order, with Beat family crests sometimes emblazoned on the panel drawn by the staidest of steeds, and driven by the mos: TFeepectadly conrervative of coashmen; but the ‘oldest ‘Mbabitart” could at once give you the name aad antece. ‘dente of the owner of every private carriage be met. ‘The great world of Now York still rode in pabiic convey- ances, or footed it, because the great world of New York’ Still bad its fortane to make; but now, the great world of New York having made its fortune, everybody keops bis carriage. That is to cay, whoever falls to keep his car riage is a ‘nobody,’ which amounts to exactly the samo thing. When “‘caile” are making on some one of the great leaders and oroaments of the fughionable world who bappen to visit the metropolis—like Laty Napier or ‘Miss Harriet Lanc—tife atrcets are lined with fine private carriages for dozeus of blocks; and oa apy fue afternoon ‘scores of carriages with liveried drivers and footmen are Seen standing in front of Stewart's and other fashionable houses on Broadway, while the wives avd daugnters of ‘the owners are spending their money within. ‘It has been estimated that the number of private car- riages maintaived by New Yorkers in this year of grace 1859 fa not less than from 15,000 to 20,000, without in- ‘ludig the great swarm of light, fancy vehicles driven by “fast” men on the Bloomingdale road in fine weather, or crowding the sheds of “Luff’’ and Dubois,” on Har- Jem lane, of 4 Sunday, The styles of carriages in use are as multiferious as the tates of those who own aud main- tain them. The close carriage, or ‘close quarter”? coach, is con- sidered the richest and most respectable of private car- riages—or,as one manufacturer styles it, “the king of carriages.” Whoever keeps and rides in one of these fa indisputably “stylish.” They are moat commoaty in ‘ase, costing from $1,000 to $1,600, and in rare instancos double these sums. The next in order of popular favor is the ca Yecho, which is a close carriage in winter, and, by means of removing the top, aa elegant open car- riage in summer, thne avoiding the necessity for keeping more than ono vehicle for all seasone. Oa this account it ig & great favorite with those who are limited for stable room. Cost from $900 to $1,000. Next comes tho coupé, of Freuch origin, but rapidiy gaining favor iu this country. It is made of various izes,e from the large hammer cloth coupé or cb:riot, costing about $1,200, to the one horse coupé, worth $700. The ons harse coupé is already quite comwon in our streets, and te evidently very convenient. fhe larger size will pro- ‘ably be a favorite vehicle for driving in the new Central Park, ag it is convenient both for xeving and deing seen. Tre daro an exclusively open carriage, is next in erder, and ie very popular with those who are able to Keep several carriages. They ure made large and laxuriant, ‘as lounging carriages, and seou to be all but indispansable im the present style of laiies’ dresses. Plenty of these earriages will undoubtedly be seen in the Central Park rives. Cost, $600 to $800. ‘The phieton, a smalier and less pretentious vehicle, is 90 contrived that the gentleman may drive himself, seat- ing bis sorvant behind like a footman, or, when he feel: indolent, by shifting the seats he may place bia servant in front, like other carriages, Those carriages cost $350 to The “dog cart,”’ an English institution, used in tha country ase fancy road or sporting carriage, has beea ‘mtroduced aud naturalized here ag @ pleasare carriage A nice one costs about $400. The Germantown and rock- way eoaches are plain carriages, chiefly used im the coun- try by those who desire the convenience of a carriage without ostentation. There are endiess modifications of all these stylee of carriages, and besides, a countless va- riety of light carriages, buggies, gulkios, &. A singlo firm doing business in this city is constantly engaged in manufacturing no legs than ninety-four different sorts and styles of vehicles. : : The increvse of the class of meu who “travel on their peed’ has kept pace with that of the steady goers. ‘Twenty five years ago the ‘fast men” numbered about a score, and the driving through Broadway “four-io-haad’”” of “Wash” Costar or “Dandy” marx was an event to be talked about for a mouth; now gn or- dimary emashup is an every day humdrum affair; and the only way to get up a genuine sensation is torun down half a dozen pedestrians, or, like a certain well known manufacturer of sewing machines, to sport dashing “unicorn team’ of five horses—three abreast ‘and two leaders. There are several fancy gentiemea who @rivo “tandem” teams of three or four ‘in a string,” or three abreast. But these things have ceased to be marvels. In the style and elegance, too, of the more modest equi- pages, and the general dash of the road turnouts, Young New York is decidedly progressing; and if ‘‘cotton keeps up,” and the ‘bottom don’t fall out,” we shall ina few years rival the establishments of the capitals of the Old World, Indeed, ome of our latest efforts would probably astonish the habilués of Hyde Park, the Champs Elysees, or the Cassino, could we give them an airing some flue day on those celebrated drives. The barouche, with “unicorn team’? and a pair on the lead, above referred to, got upasthey are “without regard to cost,” or wha, “Mis, Grondy”’ will say, would certainly open the eyes of “the rest of mankind’? to the fact that we are a go abead People. In the matter of expense—a very trifllng matter, to be sure—we are fast approaching the European standard. Extra fine coach horses are, we believe, even more expensive here than in Europe. One of our fast Commodores, who doesn’t do all his yachting by water, drives a pair of horses capable of going “down ‘among tho thirties,” for which he paid, wo are told, the snug little sum of $8,000, Some of the private stables ‘and coach houses in New York are curiosities worthy of notice. Not baif the poor people in the city are as well fed and cared for as the horses of our rich nabobs. On ‘the Fifth avenue and adjacent streets are stables built of Drick and freestone, with much architectural display, pighted with gas and supplied with Croton water, with yarge and roomy stalls, and in some cases tho lofts over- head occupied as sleeping rooms for the family servants. Onr reporter recently viaited and inspected several of these stables. In one, owned by a wealthy banker, late- ly « foreign Minister, he found about half a dozen splendid coach and saddle horses, a beutiful Shetland pony, and a Cow, besides the groom and coachman, half a dozen dogs, ‘and some Guinea pigs. Everything about the place was kept as neat as a piv. The horses wero littered ‘with fine hay, occupied large airy stalls, and scomed Righly to appreciate their home comforts, Tho whole interior of the stable was handsomely paint- ed. In the coach house wore three or four rich heavy coaches of Kuropean manufacture and an Amo rican photon, Ono fine carriage and four horses bad already bern rent to Newport, whore the proprietor pro- Poses to spend the warm weather. Another estabiish- ment, still more extensive, located in the rear of La- fayette place, contained not only stables and a coach house handsomely fitted up, but a large and well ‘appoint. ed riding rivg for horseback exercises, ‘We have lately been somowhat surprised on learning the extent of the carriage trade in New York. There aro not far from forty firms engaged in the business, selling inthe aggrogate over five thousand vehicles annually, ‘More than a third of this business is done by three firms— Brewster & Co., John R. Lawrence & Co., and Wood Brothers. The two latter firms have large repost. torlea*on Broadway, and factories at New Havon and Bridgeport, Conn, The Messrs, Brewster also have a Fepository on Broadway and an extensive manufactory on Broome street, employing two hundred hands, In this establishment every fort of vehicle is mado, from the zepbyr-like trotting wagon, weighing ono hundred and twenty-Dyo pounds, to the most expensive and luxurions .gmple fortune about forty years couck. The firm have already exported » number of their light wegons to Europe, where their extraordinary light nets, combined with durability, ex 'tes grea attention The senior Breweter, pow verging on four score years of ege, was the first to open a repository im New York. He retired fron bu wo en ago. Lawrence & Co's fs one of the oldest carringe manufactur. ing firms im the city. They also export numbers of their light vehicles, sending to Surdpe annually $4,000 or $5,060 worth of light carriages, phitons, &o., and filling a great wany orders from South America, the Britizh Weat Indies, and even Australia, The American coach weighs about thirty-five per cent lees, and coste about fifty per cent lees than a coach of the came pretensions made im France or Engiand, The Ku- ropean coach is, however, more elaborately finished and mounted, ‘the harvesses got up here are congidered superior to those of Europe, The principal makers in the city ars Gibson, Trainor, Lowdon and Danscombe. The ordioary price for an elegant get of coach harnees, with embossed arms, is $200, and for a fine single trotting harness about $76. There are sti!l a few old families who drive coaches made thirty years ago, retaining their drap liveries and blue hammer-clotbs. We have in mindece instance of a coachman who has driven the same coach for twenty. eight years, ae aa The promise of a finished drive in our new Central Park at an early dey—the Commissioners expect to opon a drive by early auturon at farthest—is giving a new im. petus to the carriage trade, and is likely to work an entire revolution in the style of vehicles. Now, in consequence of that poculiar New York institution, the dust, ladies are ‘oo common)y cooped up in close carriages; but as sooa as they can drive where there are good police regulations and a freedom from that annoyance, carriages suitable for full dress will be in requisition, and strangers visiting the city will have an opportunity to gee al! its gayety and lovliness displayed to the best advantage. There hag been of late years a growing taste for heraldic dieplay upon the coach pannels of our ariatocracy, and a heraldry office, located in the upper part of Broadway, engaged in getting up coate of arms and crosts, is well supported. But gentlemen do not always consult the heraldry office, and consequently Indicrous blunders are often mado; as tor instance, the ‘‘bar sinister,’ to be seen almost every whore, ig used apparently in uiter ignorance of ite significance of iMegitimacy, We suggest to the inde- fatigable Browne that if he will read up in the pleasant study of heraldry, and impart of his kuewledge of arms to the fashionable world, of which he is go distinguished an ornament, he will find it paying occupation. Browne bad ordered his carriage of the manufacturer, and it had been sent bome. But it occurred io Browne that he, too, muat have a coat of arms. So Browne went to the heral dry office and bought a sketch. Then he went to his coachmaker and asked him if he could send a painter to put it on the panel. Said he, “It is pretty large, and I bave ® mind to have it above, instead of on the panel, where it is likely to get muddied by the wheels.” “What in it like?” said the manufacturer. “Well, te upper part is ahuman head, with a wreath, and the bottom, about three inches square, is made up of various colors.” The painter was sent accordingly, and was in the act of deco- rating Browne’s carriage with many-hued dragons and other impossible monsters of heraldry, when a neighbor, who had known Browne in the molasses and codfish trade, heppened along, and by dint of urgent remonstrance dia- suaded Browne from making an ag3 of himself. The bril liant coat of arms was removed, and a email, neat orna mental design took its place, Fiest Move Towarns OrmyiyG rae Nicaracva Rovre.— Captain MoAlmond, and Mr. Wise, engineer, with seven subordinates, and ail the necessary materials for repaire, &o., went out yesterday to Key West, to take the steamer Scottish Chief to Nicaragua; she is intended for navigating the river San Juan, We learn, also, thet on tho 10th inst., by the North Star, the joiner, captain and engineer of the lake steamer Cags-Yrisarri, went ont to take charge of the Cass: Yrisarri and put her in order for service. It iseald that Mr. Johneon has arranged with a large steam- ehip owner for the service between New York and San Juan, and also with a Southern steamship owner for tha service between Now Orleans and Key West. The dis- tance to California via Nicaragua is agput seven hundred miles less than via Panama, and, as a matter of course, the expenses must be less. This opposition must resul: ina benefit to the travelling community at the expense of the proprietors of the two routes, and the result of the opposition must be in favor of the shortest, and, conze- quently, leaet exfongive route. The Public Health, MEETING OF THE HEALTA COMMISSIONERS—THE NEW CITY INSPECTOR IN THE BOARD—THE CONDITION OF THE STREETS, ETC. ‘There was @ meeting of the Health Commissioners yes- erday in the Mayor's office. The new City Iospector made hfs first appearance in the Board, and was intro- duced by Mayor Tiemann to several of the other mom. bers, all of whom were present except Commissioner Cornell. Acomplaint was received from John Wheeler respect- ing nuisances existing on vacant lots in Thirteenth street, between Broadway and Fourth avenue. It was referred to the City Inspector to report on the condition of the lots in question, City Inspector DeLavan reported the nuisance at No. 49 Bowery abated at an expense of $15, which was charged wo the property on which it existed. He also reported that fifteen tierces of hoofs of cattle lie at pier No. 19 East river ima putrid condition. Tey were to have boen shipped to London in the ship Plymouth Rock, but had been declined because of their offensiveness. ‘They were directed. to be removed to the Corporation yard if the an does not take charge of them before four o'clock day. The Mayor called tho attention of tho Board to the loose manner in which burial permits have been hereto. Srieower, m8 a4 ike ema Deerteions. The subject was referre 5 well and Miller to report in reference to it. sid No other business came Kaa the Board adjourned. The reports sent in to the Mayor by the police represent the streets cleaner than they bave been fors year, but that there is yet considerable filth to be removed, STS SADA MeN aa Cy The Alleged Slaver Orion. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONER'S COURT. Before Joseph Bridgham, Esq. June 17.—The United States vs. Thomas Morgan, First Mate, Daniel Carrolan and 7. P. Canahoe.—The defendants are charged with having voluntarily served on board the ship Orion, knowing her to be a slave vessel. Tt will be recollected that the Qrion sailed from the port of New York in January Jast. In the month of April she was found on the coast of Africa, and from her suspicious. ap- pearance was taken charge of by the United States man- of-war Marion, whose commander confiscated the Orion as & prize, and sent the prisoners and veasel to this port in charge of Lieutenants Dallas and Campbell. On board the Orion John E. acted as master, but he died while on the return voyage. Prior to his death Hanna informed Lieutenant Dallas that he was employed by Mr. Vining, the owner of the vessel, to take her to Punta de Lena, on the Congo river, on the African coast, where he was io give up the charge of the voesel, which was to be engaged in ve trade. Hanna was then to receive $100 @ month and his return peers id. Bo- fore the seizure by the Marion, tho Orion had been do- tained by an Engilsh man-of-war, but Morgan, the first mate, sought out the Marion, who took charge of’ the ves- sel a8 an American ship. Licutenant Dallas was examined, and stated that Morgan was entirely free from any participation in the guilty knowledge of the ship being asiaver. Punta de Lena is about thirty miles up the the Congoriver. Lieutenant Pott informed by foo herp Tesiding on the coast of several vessels being engaged the meng which the Orion was pamed. the Orion was seized Lieutenant Campbell searched her and found that her cargo consisted of 126 water casks, each capable of containing 136 gallons; 30 tierces of very common rice; a quantity of hoop iron in bundles eight feet long, and about, two hundred feet in all, similar to that used for water casks. Lieutenant Campbell algo discovered between five and ten thousand feet of plank, enough to make ag] deck, The between decks were so arranged that a thou. sand persons could be placed there with three minutes’ ,| preparation; there was a bill of lading handed to the Lieu- enant, but no manifest. In respect to the boxes contain- ing medicines, the bill of lading called them morohandise. The vessel had two sets of coppers, whish the bill of lading did not mention; the coppers each consisted of a boiler, stop, &c. The hoop iron was not named; there were also over one thousand gallons of fresh water, which tho bill of Inding called salt water. Aftge the examination of other witnesses, the Commis- sionet held that it had not been proven that the men wore aware (hat the vessel was going on an unlawfal voyage; Maremrr Mariner; Stephen Massott will givo to-day, at Dodworth’s Rooms, a morning entertainment, similar in character to his very agresabie ‘soirées, descriptive of foreign travel and adventure, . | ship Arizona, from Brazos Santiago, arrived at Now Or- ‘Three Days Later from California. OUR SAN PRANOISCO CORRESPONDENCE. ‘San Francisco, May 23, 1859. Nugent's: Friends Victorious im San Prancisco—Who Wid be Governor ?—Mint Statistics—San Francisco Indeblal- ness—Escape of State Prisoners—Their Names—The Ele- phanis Sold for Twenty two Thousand Dollare—Marriages ond Deaths, dc., dc. ‘The primary election of the democratic (administration) party took place in this city on Saturday last. The contest ‘was between the friends of Weller and Nugent. It re- sulted in the choice of fourteen delegates in favor of Nu- and one for Weller. The city was completely car- by the former. There was no effort made on the part of either Latham or Denver. Im a political fight in this city, arrowed down between Woller and Nugent, the re- sult is ceriain, Unfortunately for the present Governor, he bad the support of the Custem House; this was suf- ficient to defeat him, In Sacramento the election resulted inthe choice of Latham delegates. In view of the two largest counties in the State going against Weller, his chances for renomination at tme look rather dis- couragipg. Ouring the last week there wai deposited in gold bul- lion and California and foreiga coins at the United states branch mint 28,565 ounces woy; of silver buluon and fo- reign coins 22,603 ounces trey. The coimage amounted $600,000, all in double eagles, ‘Last year a Board appolated to examine into the out- stonding iIndebvedness of the city and county of San Fran- cleco reported in favor of ieeuing bonds fur over a mil- lion dollars ag being justly due scrip holders. The same Board rejected noarly two million dollars us not being equitable. Legal proceedings were had to enforce the issuance of bonds, one of the officers for that purpose hav- ipg refused to comply, Tee Supreme Court has decided that the bonds must issue in accordance with the report of the examiners. ~ Un yesterday (Sanday) morning fourteen prisoners mace iheir escape fiom tbe State peniteatary, Tho mou were confined in the celis of the new prison building erected by the State. Two were confined in each cell. They were ail double ironed. The Herald furnishes ihe followiog particalars:—The celis are divided from each other by orick wails, but the mor- tar is still soft snd brick work green. These prisovers made holes through the partition walis 0 as to pass from one cell to another, They then made their way tarough the cuter wall of the building, which is of stone, and got into the blackemith’s shop; the point at which the: ed through the cuter wali Le ay from the guard on the walls by the roof of the shop. They theu cut throug the wooden partition separating the blacksmith’s shop from the machine shop, and paseing from the latier into the yard, the son wal es and it is hoped that before this time they are all egain ip custody. There were no boats at the prigoa which they could use for crossing the bay, and they must have taken to the hilla in Maria couaty.’ It is supposed that they made their escape between three and four o'clock ih the morning. It was diacovered by haif-past four, end by half:past five & party of twenty five men, oltissas and | guards, mounted and armed, were in purauit of them. An expreee was also sent immediately to this city and other points. e Dames of the prisoners escaped, the offences for which they were incarcerated, and tne Dumber of years to serve, are given. They are as tollows:— Joseph A. Sterrett, sent from San Francisco for grand larceny, in for fifteen years, Thomas Lyoch, cent from Yuba county, in for three yearf—an old convict. ‘Thos. Lawrence, sent from Stanislaus county for grand larceny, in for three and a half years. Wm, Scott, alias ‘Pacing Bil” sent from Sacramento county, in for fourteen years, for robbery. Louis Bowman, sent {rom Sacramenw county, in for five years, for falee pereonation. Henry Thompson, sent from Sacramento county for four- teen years, in for grand ery, James Doalan,in for grand larceny, sent from Napa county, for six years. Jobn’F, Livingston, sent from El Dorado county, in for five yeare, for grand larceny. James Garvin, in for tweaty years, sent from Del Norte county, for robbery. James Uarey, alias “Joy,” sent from Amador county, in for seven years, for grand larceny and breaking jail. Alex. Orleantki, sent from San Francisco for graud lar- ceny, in for fifteen yearg. Thomas Gallagher, in fur eix years, for manslaughter, eent from San Francisco. Colin Dougias, alias ‘Scotty,’ sent from Sacramento, for burglary, in for five years. 8. D. mmpson, sent from Amador county, in for ten years, for intent to rob. The Daily News publishes the following ad {itional par- ticulars:—It is ststed that the usual prison guard was on duty at the time, but the excuse offered for their inatven- tion to duty is, that the polut where the prisonors issued from the prison was hidden from the yiew of the indi- viduals on guard. It is not known exactly at what time the prisoners made their eseape, but it is thought to bo gomewhere near three o'clock im the morning. Most of thoge who have made their escape are hardened offend- era, two or three of them haying been in prison more than once, and some of them having distinguished themselves by their feata in crime, Orlesneki, in particular, will be recollected as having created considerable stir in ‘this city by his feats of robbery, his escape from the city prison, and his attempt to murder Csptain Moore, of the police Jobn F. McCauley, the lessee of the prison, has offered a reward of $1CO each for the apprehension und delivery at the prison of the convicts above named. It is disreputa ble to the State, and moet disgraceful to the lessee, that this event has occurred. Gross aud inexcueable careless- ness ean be the only excuse. Mr. John Wileou, proprietor of the Lyceum thoatre, has purchased the two eli lately arrived here. on the ship Wanderer, for the sum of $22,000. They have not yet been exhibited to the public, Our Kansas Correspondence. Leavenwormn, K, T., June 7, 1859, Nearly Four Hundred Recruits for Utsh—Names of the Ofcers—Kansas Gold Fevsr Subsiding—The Conititu- tional Convention, fc. The recruits for the Utah army have been here for somo | days, preparing for their long and tedious march across the Plains, The column numbers some 25 officers and 350 men and will leaye here to-morrow. The officers are as follows:—Colonel Chapman, Fifth infantry, commanding. Mojor Rossell, Lieutenants Rich, Freeman, Thomas and Nichodemug, Fifth infantry. Captain Stevenson, Lieuten. | ants Caeey and Ingram, Seventeenth infantry. "Captains Gove, Dunovant and Grover, and Lieutenants Gooding and Ruseell, Tenth infantry, Msjor sibley, Licutenants Norris, Villepigue, Armstrong and Green, Second dragoons. Lieu: tenants Soloman and Morgan, Fourth artillery. Drs. Taylor and Suckley, Medical corps. | A small detachment of dragoons is also bere, awaiting the arrival of Col. May to proceed to Fort Kearny. The Kansas gold fever has about subsided. There may ‘be places in the mountaizs where gold can be procured in considerable quantities, but these places have not yet eT This summer will completely solve the question. To.day an election comes off in this Territory for dele- gates to a Constitutional Convention. The politicians are making a terrible noize over it, as it is about the first election where the two ve been pitted against each other without outside disturbing influences to operate upon them, and the prestige of victory is expected to carry the victorious party through many an after hattle. Toe real matter in<dispute, however, is tho everlasting “nigger.” The republicans go for allowing afree nigger to vote, and the democrats go against it. My Stay of Proceedings in the Case of James Glass. SUPREME COURT. Before Hon. Judge Gould. Jpxe 17.—James Glass ads. the People.—This morning application was made for a stay of procecdings for sixty days, to enable Messrs Whiting and Clark to mako a bill of exceptions to be used on a motion for a new trial, ‘The Court granted the stay for sixty days, Court of General Sessions. Before the Recorder. At the opening of the Court yesterday morning John Clark, « sailor, indicted for stabbing Peter Burras, on the 18th of May, with intent to kill him, pleaded guilty to an assault with intent to do bodily harm,and was sent to mee on fllas Ell 2 Tuompeon harged gran eo ly, Eulen cl with id larceny in sealing on the 11th of May, $800 worth of pro. rty, owned by Wisner H. Townsend, of No. 163 West Eleventh street, pleaded guitly to the minor offence, and = sentenced to two years imprisonment in tho Beate Prison. John Poulton indicted for a similar offence, in stealing the of James Pico, residing at No. 155 West Twenty. ninth street, admitted that he was guilty of Petit larceny. He was sent to the itentiary for six months, and ordered ed & fine of $100. The Gr fury presented anotner large batch of indict- mente, to which the prisoners on being arraigned, ploaded not guilty, and were remanded to be tried next week. ARSON IN THE THIRD DEGREE. Mary A. De Young, a respectable looking young wo- map, was called for trial on an indictment for argon in the third degree, Counsel for the defendant moved to have the indictment quashed in consequence of an addition hav ing been made to it since he had procured a copy. The Assistant District Attorney stated that an error had been made by one of the clerks, and that he intended to procure another indi it. The Court directed the indictmen: to ‘be quashed. ". Sedgwick then moved to have the de- fendant committed unless other bail was procured. The Qourt granted the motion. Subsequently Mr. John P. Kans appeared and surrendered the defendant, refusing any further to become bail. Tao Court then directed the prone pha Born ae into custody. & commit- le ans fendant was conveyed the ‘Toombs to await trial, yf Pree ‘This is the case whore a fire occurred at No. 54l Broad- way in January last, goods in the store having been fired in several places, and Miss De Young was found on the Premises under suspicious circumstances, ana Sracm: at New Ontxans.—The United Statos mail ateam- Jeane on the 10th inst., brought $319,103 in specie. | Dut a com; The Latest from. Pine’s Peak. Mr. D.T. Swinburne, of Newport, R.I., direst from , Leavenworth, Kansas, called at this office yesterday, aad | Produced for our inspection several samples of goid from Pike's Peak, amounting in all to $600. He left Leaven worth on Syuday iast, aod this gold is part of a shipment of $1,400 brought in the day before from the Pike's Peak diggings, together with such glowing reports of spiendia discoveries of the yellow dust that they had compietely revereed the public mind in that quarter in favor of the Peak. Mr. Swinburne, in corroboration of his statements, has left with us ® copy of an extra of the Leavenworth Times, dated Sunday, Juve 12,114. M., from which wo make the following extracts:— GLORIOUS NEWS FROM THE MINES—IMMENSE DISCOVE- RIES— GOLD IN UNTOLD QUANTITY—THE DISTRICT FLOODED WITH MINERS—TIME FROM THE MINES SEVEN DAYS. {From the moms eo Extra, Sunday, June 2—11 A, Another of Jones & Russell’s Pixe’s Peak Exprenses ar rived in Leavenworth thie (Sunday) morging, June 12, a six o'clock, having made the trip in the unparalleled time of eeven deye—yer, reader, seven deys from Leavenworth to the gold mines. The pews is all of the most flattering and epcouraging nature, as our correspondence —which wo jay before our readers in ap extra—fully demonstrates, Rich leads and discoveries “are the order of the day. ‘She whole districh i¢ turpiog out to be prolitc of gold. Cigims which were considered worth!ess three or four weeks sivce are now commanding from five to twenty thousand dollara ‘The snow bas diaappeared from the mountains, and the miners bave ample opportunity of working to advantage. All the 8 are deverted in the rush to the mountains ih of the district was excellent, and the spirit of the mivers jubilant. Merere. Smoct & Russell received over a thousand dol- Jors iu dust and nuggets and quartz gold (of which latter they bave some eplendid samples), and would have ro- ceived a much greater soppy ‘were it not that the miners refuse to sell for less than $20 per ounce. As they have gold in plenty and abuncant supplies, they are indifferent about selling the dust at any price. ‘We crruot close our haety remarks without a word of compliment to Messrs. Jones & Russell for the great part they have played in aevelopivg the boundiess resources of Kangas. Undiswayed by aay discouraging reports, uninfluenced by the cries of croakerg and alarmista, they have gone steadily on in the graud work of unfolding Westera interests. With an nq aerable energy, backed by an immense outlay, anda living faith m the gold district, they have overcome all obstacles and seen eanorery Prediction verified and all their claims vindi- cai Such men are worthy pioncers of the grand cause of Progress and civilization, and, we trust, may realize Rep peaven to which they have go nobly earned the right. lorace Greeley was due at Denver City the day after this express left. He had quite recovered from all the bad effects of hia little mighap. GOLD INTELLIGENCE—MORE RICH DISCOVERIES — NEW LEADS STRUCK—CLAIMS SELLING FOR 88VEN THOUSAND DOLLARS — EMIGRANTS SATISFIED — PUSHING FOR THE MOUNTAINS. [From our Own Correspondent.} Denver Crry, Jane 3, 1859. The excitement about the Gregory diggings is still on the increase. Authentic information has been reselyed here to day of the siriking of still richer leads by ® pro- specting party conducted by Mr. Gregory, and the sale of the latter’s claim on the original Gregory lead for not less than twenty one thourand dollars, to a party of four, of whom thiee—viz: Amoe Gridley, i, B. Henderson, from Cass county, Ithiana; anda Wiliam Allen, from Fulton county, Ljinois—are known. The brothers Defrees, who alco bad two claims on the Gregory lead, sold their inte. reets for $7,500 and $7,000. One of the Zvigler brothers sold aclaim, which he bad bought a week previous for $50, for $6,000. A number of other gales of loss magni- tude ere algo reported. Marebs! Cook, cf Doniphan, bought a clam of Gregory for $600, and Samael J. Jonce, a well known railroad con tractor, two of another individual for lhree mules and $300 cash reepectively. The exodus to the diggings is daily extending in volume. Denver city is all but deserted. I do not thirk that more than three hundred are now living within tho city limits. Mr. 8t, James, a Mexican trader of Scotch descent, now domiciled in this place, doug! t this morning something over two ounces of nugget go!d, consisting of lumps weigh- fng from two to seven pennyweights each, They had been brought in fiom the Jackson diggings. ‘The arrivals from the Stat:s still continue to be large, ‘but returning emigrants ba @ rather scarce article. Whoever lands here now at once steers for the mountains. The minivg in the Gregory diggings having to be done to a considerable extent through rocks, there exists now quite a demand for blasting powder, of which, however, paratively small quantity is on hand, For quicksilver a sudden market bas gleo been created. Two Weeks ago it was offered on the street for twenty-five cents per pound by returning emigrants, and could not be gold at that. Last week it sold for $2, and is now $4, and will undoubtedly reach $10 before many days elapse. ‘The f-ct cupply train sent out by Messrs. Russell & Jones, conristing of twenty five wagons drawn by six splendid mules ench, and loaded prineipaliy with groceries, arrived a few minutes ego. It is a real godsend in view of the general scarcity of almost all articies of trade in this lace. The animale look as eleck as though they had just left Leaveuworth city. FLA (TERING KEV'ORTS—CONSIGNMENTS OF GOLD—ITS QUALITY AKACTER OF THE MINES—THE DIG- GiNGS AND PREIR PRODUCTIVeNeSS—VALUE OF CLAIMS—WHAT THE MINERS DEMAND PER OUNOF. [From Business Correspondence cf Smoot, Russell & Co. | Denver Cir, Jane 4, 1859. I send you today, per Leavenworth City and Pike’s Peak Express, gola dust amounting in value to $403 35, for which you will please give me credit. The package marked A is Platte river gold, and worth here $18 per ounce, That marked Jackson & Boulder is also $18. This you will observe is a very fine specimen, and is calon- lated to bave a good effect if seen by California miners, It resembles California gold more closely than any other yet diecovered. T write you honestly, gentlemen, and it is my firm be- lief that in two weeks’ will be able to ship you, as pur- chaser on consignments, from five to ten thousand dol- Jars. The gold in the largest package is from Gregory, and is saved with quicksilver. For this I paia $16 per ounce. As £00D a8 posgibie advise me as to the real value of each epecimen, The mines aro surprisingly rich—so old miners say. They are astonished, and cannot believe it even if they do see it. Olaims are being sold every day at from $1 per foot to $20,000. These are representations mate to me by parties in whom I bave the most implicit faith, The holders of the gold district at Gregory’s demand $20,000 for it. This is too much, and I will ‘not give iv uplees you 80 instruct. I am willing to give $16,000. Since 1 wrote you lest the reports from the mincs have continued to grow more encouraging. New leads have been struck, and proven to be equally ag rich ag those about which Tadvised you in my last. At Gregory’s thoee who have their claims fully epen are making from $50 to $100 to the man per day, Respectfully, G. M. FOX, « Now this may be good meal,” but, as the old rat said “there may be # cat in it,” ‘and 80 we would advise our readers, and especially all afflicted with symptoms of the Pike’s Peak fever, to wait alittle longer. Let us have a good solid shipment or two of the dust from those dig- gings before we.cry ‘ Zureka.”’ Let them come “down with the dust’’ in some good heavy “‘piles,”’ and we shall cease to DEmcredulous, AYPOINTMENTS BY THE STRERT COMMISSIONER.—The Street Commissioner has appointed Jonathan Trotter Collector of Assessments, to fill the vacancy caused by tho resignation of Daniel E. Delavan, recently confirmed as City Inspector. Mr. Trotter filled the position of Chief Clerk in the Street Department, and it is understood that he was selected en the ground of fitness and capacity, not exactly against the wishes of certain political advisors, but he was not their man, The two most important bureaus of the Street Depart- ment are those of Collection of Assessments and Street Improvements. The latter is presided over by Edward Ewen. The property holders of the city of New York have cause to be thankful that such places are filled by competent men. ‘The Street Commissioner, true to his soldier training, has promoted his clerks—the first general clerk to be chief clerk, and 20 on through, leaving vacancy at the foot of the ligt to be filled by an outside appointment. ‘Tam PuRcHAse OF AMERICAN COAL BY THE FRreNcu Go VERNMENT.—In our notice of the reported contract made ‘by « house in France in connection with a branch of the eame in this city for the supply of American coal, the amount should have been stated at 200,000 tons instead of 20,000. We obtained our information from a source which we consider fully reliable, though its correctness in the main bas been doubted by some well informed parties en- gaged in the French shipping trade, It was stated that a contract made in England for about 300,000 tons or over had, owing to the decision of the English government, been thrown up, since when it had been determined to purchase 200,000 tons in this country, and that several vessels had been loaded with it at Philadelphia for France. ‘We also know of two or three charters having been made in this city to load with coals for Marseilles, but who- ‘ther exclusively on private account or on behalf of the government, is not very certain, yet reported to have been made under the contract in some form previously referred to. ‘We give the statements as we received them. A little time will confirm ther or show them to haye been ill founded. _ Naval Intelligence, The sloop of-war Saratoga, Capt. Thomas Turner, sailod from Tamplco for Vera, Cruz’on sho 1st inst, ; PASHION COURSE, L. 1.—RACING. A’ aid torrents of rain and a track fetlock deep in mud, the, match race, three mile heats, for $5,000, between Mr. 0. P, Hare’sborse Tar River, and Mr. James J. Bevin’s bare Zill Cheatham, came eff yesterday afternoon over ‘she Fashion Couree, and resulted in the victory of Tar River; and a better race has seldom taken place on any track under similar circumstances. As might have been ex- Pected on such a day as yesterday was, bus few persons were present to witness the contest, aud they were main- ly those who rarely miss a race under any contingencies of weather. The race was a free one to the publio, there being no charge for admiasion to the track, Mr. Hare de- Claring that any man who was euch a lover of the turf as to come out in such weather should not pay for entrance, and that he would make a “family race’’ of the affair, and invite all comers, There was a race between the same horses, two mile heats, for $2,500 On last Tussday, in ‘which Cheatham was successful, and from his perform- ance on that occasion his backers were #0 saaguine in the present instance that they backed Cheatham at ous hundred to sixty against Tar River. Tar River was io better condition yesterday for a bruising race thin he was on Tuesday last, for then he wag a little off his foot, and seemed atiffened from the effects of his four miie race with Bill Dearing and others on the Eclipse Course ist week. Hie run on Tuesday evidently took the stiffaess out of him, and did him « great deal of good, and he was enabled to show himself, as he undoubtedly is, a four mile horse of the first class. His race yesterday, for three miles through the mud, was in point of severity equal to four miles under favorable circumstances. Bill Cheatham, although @ successful two mile horse, we believe has never run a three mile race before, and although a horge of great speed, had not sufficient endurance to run against a good four mile horse a distance of three miles on #0 heavy a track. The Albions generally aro speedy horses at short distances, and but few attain rank as four milers. The following are the details of the race:— First Heat.—The horses had a fine even atart. B.1! Cheatham soon drew abead, and before they made the first quarter had opened a gap of three lengths, wiich he ia creazed io going t> the half mile pole to six open longta, Going past the Mansion House gate and around tne lower turn Tar shortened ‘the distance between them to lengths, but in coming up the homestretch Cheatham aj widened the distance to about four lengths ag they pasacd the stand. far River now began to make play for th» Albion, to find, if possible, his sott spots, and ran rapidly after Cheatham to the quarter pole, where there was only & length between them, which further decroased to # bait length as they reached the haif mile pole. From thence to the etand they ran lapped, Tar River hangiag on Uhea- tham’s flanks like # leech, the tatter being unabie to shake him off. Going into the last mile of the heat, Tar River made a strenuous effort for the lead, and so suddenly did he change places with Cheatham that the spectators could gcarcely realize the fact for several momenta, He thea drew gradually away from Cueatham, was two lengths bead at the quarter pole, three at the half, four at tho Ubree-quarters, and six lengths in front at the termination of the heat, which was run in 6:124¢. Second Heat —A great change bad taken place in the views of betters after witnessing the first heat, and ai! became anxious to invest their money on Tar Rit was now the favorite, at 100 to 20, without takers. ‘They had a good send off, Tar River taking the lead goon alter the word, but before he got to the quarter pole Cheatham had passed bim, and was an open length ahead, which he held to the half, tbe time being one minute exactly, and ‘the quickest half mile in the race, Going around the lower turn Tar River reached Cheatham’s!flanks, but was shook off on the home stretch, Cheatnain passing the stand aclear length in advance. Tais, however, did not suit Tar River, who again ran up to Cheatham, * and sbowed in front before he reached the quarter pole. A desperate struggle now ensued for the mastery, and thoy ran ail the way round to the stand lapped together, Tar River a little in advance, and never at any time wholly clear of Cheatham. The running throughout this mile was ag beautiful and exciting as was ever seen, but the struggle was too long continued for Cheatham, as he began to fail on entering the third mile, where Tar River firat showed daylight betwen them. At the quarter pole he was one le! clear, at the half mile pole three lergths, at the three-quarters four, and came home a winner of the heat and race, six lengtns in advance, in ATK. The following is a summar: Fasuion Coursr, Jane 1’ “Match $5,000, three mile O. P, Hare named br, h. Tar River. 1. Jas. J. Bevins named br. h. Bill Ch ss we 2 2 Time, 6:1244—6:11%4; track heavy, fetiock deep. The Tall Spires of Sew York. THE NEW MARBLE OHURCH ON THE CORNER OF FOURTH AVENUK AND TWENTY-SECOND STREET. To's handeome Methodist church (St. Paul’s Methotlist Fpiscopal church) is now fairly completed, aad is proba- bly the largest in the Union belonging to this denomias- tion. There !s one in Newark and one in New Haven thit Will favorably compare with it; but theso are the only ones. It is by outside measurement 146 feet in length by 77 feet in width, and the spire will compare favorably with the highest in this city, being from the base of the tower w ite top 219 feet; the spire proper vetug 100 fect in height. The whole edifice is built of Hastings marble, the style of architecture being the Romaveeque. It preseats & very imposing appearance from the strevt, an (6 inte- rior is handsomely and tastefully ited up. Everyibing ia plain, but neat and appropriate. The roof is 96 feet from the floor, and the arch of the ceiling is probably the largest in thie city, its span being 56 feet. The whole interior of the church, excepting the wood ‘work, is finished in imitation of biocked stone work, and Plastered with gauged mortar. The galleries are low, and are covered by five arches, of 15 feet span each, and all finished im imitation of stons work. Tue arches are surmounted by five other arches, groin- ed, and raised 31 feet from the floor. These support the roof, and at the corbles of each seven smal! gas jets, barely visible in the day time, project, which prizcipally light the church. This is a remarkable fea- ture in the internal arrangements. In the evening the gas looks as if shooting in separate streama trom the very walls of the church. There isan arch over the pulpit, of thirty-two feet epan and raised sixteen feet, constructed of brick and finished exactly like the rest of the interior. The pews, the reading deak, the railings and all the wood work are made of black walnut; a silver plats, bearing the name of the owner, is on each pew, The organ is large, sets back in the tower, and is said to be a very high toned one. ‘The general appearance of the interior is gubdued and modest, The church will seat over 1,500 persons. The whole cost—including the grounds, a very handsome little parsonage adjoining the church, and a large lecture room on @ level with the galleries, in the rear—in all, will amount to $160,000. The parsonage is two stories high, with a commodious basement, and built of the same ma- terials as the church. The spiro of this church appears exceedingly lofty on account of its very slender dimensions. It will compare quite favorably with those of some of our largest churches :-— Dr. Adame’ Church, ison esos e HEIGHT OF THR STREPLES OR DOMES IN St. Paul's Cathedral. ‘The dome of Santa St. Peter's, Rome... . Dome of Cathedral at Mi jo of Bow Church, Lon: All Saints’ Church, Poplar, Lond Church of 8t. Lake, sea. Notre Dame, Paris.. ‘This is undoubtedly the handsomest Methodist church in the United States. The Methodiste have al- ways been noted for their plainness of atyle in everything, and especially that of their churches. This church, therefore, awakens considerable wonder- ment among the more staid and sober portion of the Methodists. Aged deacons of this sect have stopped re- PeateUly during the course of its erection and asked, ‘Can it be possible that this is a Methodist church ?”’ and others have affirmed that ‘if Wesley was alive he would not own ft,” Recarra in New Beproxp Hasson -Osptsin Thomas, of the ya:ht Zinga, which recently vi 18 Port, said that the desire was almost unanimous among vhe members of the New York Yacht Riki have the August regatta in our bay. It is probable that some ac- ton towards Cong | this will bo held at the next meeting of the Club. The Zinga will again visit our waters in July. —Naw Bedford Standard, June 1. Scroonmaster Caarcep Wirn Covunrsrrerr- ixq.—Joreph G, McNutt, a school teacher in Albany county, has been held to trial in Utica by the United States Commissioner on a charge of counterferting. Evi dence was given on bis examination which suowed that ho was @ member of “The Mystic Circle of alchoray,” which is euppored to bea band of couaterieiters, This charge ‘tbe prisoner denies, PRICE TWO CENTS. ARRIVAL OF THE SAXONIA, ADDITIONAL FROM EUROPE, THE WAR FEEL(SG IN GERMANY, OPERATIONS ON THE THEATRE OF WAR. Speech of Lord Ellenborough on the Troubles of Europe, be, ery kee The screw steamship Saxonia, Captain Eblers, from Bavre, by way of Southampton, arrived at this portearly yesterday morning. She left Southampton on the 4th instant; 60 that her news bas been anticipated by the Europa. We have received, however, some extracts of interest: contained im the London journals of the 4th of June, which were wanting by the Europa, The towns of Neeracow and Nuggur, as well as the village of Kgswa, ail in the Nuggur Parkur district, India, were occupied by British troops between the 1st and the 4th of May, and the Rana of Nuggur with his followers had fled to the Kalinwur hills, adjoining Nuggur, which the British forces had invested. TRE WAR FEELIVG IY GERMANY, Appeal to Germany Agal com Prootn Direce tne Watt Britsn ‘Opinions on the Results of the Struggle, dc, (From the Adgemeine Zeitung—augeburg Gazette.) a Vase Aas, WE WAITING FOR? ¢ urgeney sermany must join toe war France with her whole strength, ‘bie Austria made be left igolated—that is to say, in the lur.h—this unavoidable necersity bas been g0 oficn end so clearly put in your columps—the conviction of this necessity has been so unmetakably recognized in every part of Gornieny that it would be carrying water to the sea if we were to ad- Vance additional ground’—were we to wish to look upon the question aes othor light than as a question of ume, as ove of the proper moment for Gert jrtyptaeding Pp many to draw We are prepared to do 20 at a moment’s notice. Ger- many is roady a8 far as is requisite; the enemy is not. We pornces a good line of fortresses from Rastadt to tho ‘Weae); each of these fortresses is capable of contaming an entreneted camp or powerful army, of provecting it or a4. vancing it. Each of these fortrerres is fully provided with everything. The enemy bas nothing of the kind to oppose to us. We algo possess au overwheliming force for the at- tack, Already two German corps d’armée—250,000 men from the Middie khine, 250,000 mea from the Upper Rhine— could {nvade France, and march on Paris. Ia France ‘bere remain scarcely more than 350,000 men; there meu must keep down revolution 'in the towns, ani defend a froaticr 100 miles in extent, It is clear that they could ovly brivg an inferior force against each German army. Should they attempt it they would infallibly be beaten, for they bave no Napoleon ian encoarage them by his etartiing movements. In a very snort time the de- cigive action would take place under the walls of Paris. It is true the French capital is admirably fortified, but it bas vot a euilleient garrison to defend every point, and, once ent-red, Paris must capitulate. We do not take into account the moral depression which would be caused among tie French people by the retreat of their armice, aud tbe assistance that would be given by those who are the sworn enemies of the Napoleonic despotism. But we are told, our coastse—our un; coasts, and the mighty French feet! We reply—a determined invasion of France, a well directed blow that will be felt in Paris, that 1g the best protection of our cassts, To at. tack our coasts @ land army is necessary, and they have not a man lo spare. Moreover, our coasts are by no means $0 uuprotected; they are protected by nature and art, apd batteries are erected on all places open to a land- ing. Let us call to mind the fight at Eckernférde, and the facility with which Russia defended her long length of coast in the Baitic against the combined fleets of and England. Bat our ships—our poor sbips—on the high peas. i! not the French cruisers cap‘are them all? No. So far, we learn, our ship ‘owners are on their guard; at the worst, the news of the declaration of war will be conveyed by steamers as fast as any French cruisers. Our ships will make for safe ports. England is close at hand. Some logs must, of course, imeurred. But the sooner the uncertainty which now weighs ‘epon: ie and commerce is at an end, the lesser will be the The right to make an immediate attack upon France is ours; never can we claim a beter one. The Emoeror of the French bas in distinct manifestoes announced his breach of the treaties upon which peace and order are founded. He is tbe aggressor, the peacebreaker whom we must dripg to reason. He did not succeed, “even for a dey, in making the press in Eoglahd'or Russia believe that Austria was responsible for the war. Taunted till she could no longer stand it, deserters from her army formed into free companies under her very noss, Austria only anticipated (be attack by a few weeks and selected her ground tn the enemy’s country. Moroover, ths Ger- map Confederation is already de fact? at war with France. Are not Trieste merchants and ship owners German citi- zens, and are vot their ships German property? And have not Trieste sbips been captured by Treach ordieers? Shall we, theo, meray ds her Tenet city has been bom- bardeo? “surely, France ven us provocation enough to prompt us to self-defence, if nally , the object ef our struggle is clear and plain be- fore us. We advance on Paris to upset Napoleon, to deli- ver the world from a nightmare which has too long alrea- dy oppressed its chest, to destroy a system which is = plague to morality, right avd civilization. The reward for our sacrifices and lsbors car be no other than Alsace and Lorraine (Lothringen). The broad wedge west ot the Mine of Luxembourg by Metz and Nancy to Bagel, that fa- tal wedge which strikes so deep into the German territo- ry, which o long bas offended every eye in Germany on tbe map of Europe, must haul down the French flag. Na- poleon overthrown, and Alsace and Lorraine restored to us, that alone is our object, that concerns us more espe- cially, What, tben, France? What system of government she chooses to xdopt is her own business; the nation which bas twice submitted to Napoleanic gespot- Provide jam, let it decide its own fate; but we must against @ sa Napoleonic confusion. If, then, the necessity of taking the field against France is clear, if we are already fully prepared wo strike when we bave right on our side, wheo our object lies plain be- fore us, what are we waiting for? Why does tne sword still remain in the scabbard? Why drown the ebrill blast of the war trumpet, which will vibrate taroughout Ger- maby as the call of heaith and strength? Is it, perhaps, “fear of Russia,” and to be more sure of the aid of Eng: tand? Now, this is the very point which ought to urge us vot to delay one moment longer, but to take a sion, and with e)! our strength go straight to the L England and Russia have not yet quite made up their minds; their inclinations are evident, but they still hem- tate to join ina — war. A great event, a mighty fect, which would resound throughout Europe, would bripg them toa decision. Let us give that Its euccess in both directions cannot fail to to our ad- vantage. A deciaration of war by the whole of Germany sgainst France will infallibly bring England to our side as. an ally, aud awe Russia into quiet. ho Hogi poopie enlertain a covert hatred and anger againet Napoleonic France, but it is not the let sone for in ‘ohala of i that; it simply emoulders, and would soon be fe aflame. England a eee ‘up with too avdden change in the language of the press, and in the preparations of defence she is making. But nobles and citizens are both averse to a great war; they have had war and expenditure enough Iately. Moreover, they are greatly occupied with a great question of goversment re- Jorm, which bas long waited a solution, and this question divides the people into factions. All this, unhappily, true. Nevertheless, all these obstacles and reasons fall into the background when suddenly a great fact—the great fact stands the clear intellect of the English people—Germany is marching on Paris. Then the smallest middy, the veteran statesman in the Cabinet, will be aware that the hour has struck to do away for opce and ever witha preponderating French fleet, Cherbourg and the fear of invasion. Le Germany de- clare herself, let her declaration be followed immediately by action, and’ then, when the Queen of England makes her spech from the throne on the 7th of June, we shall have nothing to fear from a Russell Palmerston Ministry. But Ruseie! Will sbe not crush ue with her armies? Has she not already a secret treaty with France, and shall we be mad enough toenter intoawar at once with France and Russia? We think such madness would con- tain no ema!) sprinkling of sound common sense. The last war bas given us a correct idea of the capabilities of Rossia. She moves heavily, and it takes her many months to pring ap imposing force into the fleld. Bofore the powerful Rus#ian columns could reach the German frontier we should have finished with Paris, and that Di would considerably delay the advance ef the russian army, if it did not stop it altogether, And, wpposing even that Russia had aiready all her avail- able troops ready for action—that we were compelled atthe same time to wage war on our west as well as upon our eastern ‘ontier—would © that really be so terribie a matter? Let us reckon up accurately how mapy thousand men Russia bes been able to as- femble at or to cross her frontier with, since 1812, The se and we have ‘= eum total of 1,500,000 men and more thaa 2,500 pieces of artillery. This force will surely suffice to wage an offen- = we against France and a defensive war/against sia. pee We ¢o not, however, suppose that things are so dange- rous as we have put them. A sudden and war agaipet France will abicld us irom a war with Rassia. The Cabinet of 8 Petorsburg has, it is true—at least wo are willing to admit so much—entered into some agree- ment with the Cabinet of the Tuileries hostile to Germany. We can already trace the symptoms of such an under- standing. Russia is to keep the power of Germany in check, at it may pot take part inthe war 1o be done by the concentration of armies of ce ES con ne