The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1859, Page 4

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BOWEEY THAATRE, Yowery.—Risceurta OF ANT weee-‘ue Youta tuat Never Saw a Woman: AXE StsTB ORCKETS METBOPOLITON CHEATSS (Late Burton's) —O1p Hgaps Anu YousG Beaxts. WaLLavk’S CHEATRE Sroadway.—Yanzez House: BEEMBR—THUICR MAKRIED—Tetsm Lion, LaUBA KEENWS THEATRE, No, 624 Broadway—Assa, WiELLO—SuOcKING KvEnTs. NATIONAL THEAYE Chatham street —S101Lta Batwwr—F amity Jans—Ovr Gar. BARNOUM’S AMERIUAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—af.o noon and Kyenicg—Tue Macro Waid WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 661 and 653 Broad Eraiorua® Sowas Danoxs, &c.—Saunoan Suass Ur, BRYANTS MINSTRELS MAOH AMNION BALL, 427 Brosi way. —Nucro Sonas ax BURLESQUES—SaYLOCK, Siew York, Wednesday, June 29, 1859, The Sews. The Arabia arrived at Halifax at noon yesterday, with dates from Liverpool to the 18th inst.; bat as the Nova Scotia telegraph line declined to forward the regular report to the press until private parties had the use of the wire for six hours, the des- patches did not reach us until after midnight. The news from the seat of war is not very important. The Austrians were retreating from the line of the river Oglio, and taking up a position behind the Mincio, thus evidently preparing to lead the war into the celebrated strategic square of which that giver forms the western boundary. The French troops were concentrating for a decisive action, but at what precise point we are not informed. A: great battle, probably on the line of the Mincio, was looked for withiu a week. A great naval de. monstration of the French fleet in the Adriatic was in preparation, most likely i the direction of Ve- nice. Lord Palmerston had succeeded in forming his Cabinet, which included Lord John Rassell, Earl Granville, the Karl of Elgin, Richard Cobden, Mr. Gladstone and Milne: Gibson. The London money market was unchanged. Consols closed on Friday at 923 a 92. The sales of cotton for the week ending June 18 in Liverpool were 65,000 bales. The market opened weak, but closed firm, with an advance of one-eighth of a penny on fair and middling qualities. In the Liver- povl market breadstuffs were dull at Tuesday's de- Cline, and provisions showed a declining tendency. We are called upon to record another of those frightful railroad slaughters this morning, by which thirty-three persons were killed and from fifty to sixty wounded. We have received but meager accounts by telegraph, but it is probably another of those so-called “accidents” which can only be as- cribed to gross carelessness. It is stated there were but one hundred and fifty persons on the train, so that more than one-half were either killed or wounded. The place at which this wholesale slaughter took place was near South Bend, Indiana, on the Michigan Southern Railroad. The train was running at the rate of from ten to twante —* hour, but the heavy rains of the previous afternoon and evening bea swollen the usually small stream to a torrent, and the drift wood, passing down with the high water, choked up tue culvert, converting the embavkment into a dam, which was carried away by the concussion of the passing train. We give the names of the killed and wounded, as far as received, in another column, By the arrival of the steamships Granada and Northern Light yesterday, we have received some additional news from Central and South America. We give elsewhere letters from our correspondents at Realejo, Granada, San Juan de Nicaragua, Val" paraiso and Callao. We have received important intelligence from Buenos Ayres. War has been declared against the Argentine Confederation, and preparations made for a vigor@us campaign. The meeting of the Legislative Assembly, on the 5th of May, was very enthusiastic. The war was popular with the people generally. The natives of Montevideo sympa- thized with Buenos Ayres, as they doubted the sin- cerity of Urquiza’s intentions towards their little republic, Our correspondent at Havana, writing on the 3d inst., states that the weather was very warm, but the yellow fever was not spreading as rapidly asusual. Not a case had occurred on board any vessel inthe harbor up to date. He quotes ex- changes very dull. Sterling, 15 a 16 per cent pre- mium; New York, sixty day bills, 3 a6 per cent premium; New Orleans, short, 44. 5} per cent premium. Freights extremely depressed. By the arrival of the bark Almira Coombs, Cap- tain Drinkwater, from Salt Cay, Turks Island, we . have advices to the 15th inst. salt was plenty at 7c. Provisions scarce and high. We have news from Liberia by the HWerali of the Gthand 20th of April, and the Cavalla Messen- ger of May. The wissionary operations were pro- gressing favorably. There was a perfect mania among the inhabitants for cane planting. There had been manufactured on the St. Paul's river during the present season 73,000 Ibs. of sugar and 8,300 gallons of molasses and syrup, and the grind- ing of cane was still going on. The exportations from the port of Grand Bassa for the quarter end- ing March 31, amounted in value to $12,283 95. Attorney General Black has decided that no State officer can lawfully issue any form of certificate in the nature of a passport. Their issuance is con- fined to certain legally authorized agents. Capt. Pillsbury, the present Superintendent of the Emigrant Refuge at Ward's Isiand, the newly elected General Superintendent of Police, gave an entertaiment to the Commissioners of Emigration and a’ select company of invited guests at the above institution yesterday afternoon, prior to his re- tirement from the charge of the Emigrant Refuge. The guests were conveyed thither by the steamer Island Home, from the Castle Garden Depot. At the dinner on the island speeches were made and toasts drank. The company returned to the city at dusk. The several heads of the various public depart- ments of the city met yesterday afternoon in the Mayor's office, and organized by electing Mayor Tiemann chairman. No \usiness of importance Was transacted, and they adjourned to mect on Monday next, at three o'clock. The Excise Commissioners inform us that the Metropolitan police are now preparing returns of the names of all the liquor Storekeepers who have not held license for the past two years, with the intention of having suits commenced against them next week to recover all the money for which they are liable to be fined. if the names are retarned in time the suits will commence early next week, A large number of property owners assembled At the City Hall yesterday, to be present at the expected meeting of the Aldermanic Committee on Streets, at which the widening and extension of Gold street was to have been considered, The committee did not meet, however, and the discus- sion of the subject was confined to the property owners themselves, : One of the three desperate and expert burglars, named Gordon, an account of whose arrest we published a few days since, has made a full confes- sion of the part he and his companion, named Kelly, another of the three arrested, took in the shooting of a private watchman, named Buckley, in Brooklyn, last summer. His affidavit before Jus- tice Brennan will be found in another column. A man -named Griffiths was convicted, by the testi mony of the watchman, and sentenced to ten years imprisonment in the State prison, Efforts are being made to obtain his pardon. ‘The preliminary exercises of the Commencement at Princeton College, N. J., took place yesterday, when an oration was delivered by Rev. Dr. Mcll- vaine, of Rochester, and the annual meeting of the American Whig and Cliosophic Societies was held. The Commencement proper begins on Wednesday morning, and no doubt the exercises will be of an interesting character. The one hundred and fifth Commencement of Columbia College was celebrated yesterday at Nidlo’s theatre. The valedictory address was de- livered by Edward H. Anderson, of the graduating class. The Phi Beta Kappa Society met in the small chapel of the University of New York last even- ing, but from some unexplained cause the meeting was postponed till October, when the oration will be delivered. A prize fight for $200 a side, between Johnny McCovley anda man called “Dublin Tricks,” took place at Louisville on Monday. Thirty rounds were fought in one hour and ten minutes, when Mc- Cooley was declared the victor. Tne sales of cotton yesterday embraced about 1,300 a 1,400 bales, without change in prices. We continue to quote middling uplands steady at 11340, The receipts at the porte since the Let of September last amount to 8,623, (00 bales, sgainst 2,982,000 in 1853, 2,873,000 io 1857, aud 8,427,C00 m 1856. The exports amount to 2,797,000 bales, 4ja\rBt 2,339,000 in 1858, 2,126,000 10 1857, and 2,791,000 n 1863, The stock on band amounts to 248,000 baics, against 287,000 in 1858, 182,0CO in 1857, and 177,000 to 1856. Flour was in some better request for fresh groaad, and good common and extra brands closed at lower rates or mort descriptions. Southern brands also participated in the deprussion of prices, while the sales were to a ‘air extent. Wheat was steady for good to prime lots while sales were limited. (orn was firm and ia mors active request. Pork was hoary, and ologed with a tea dency to lower prices. Sailcs of mess were made at $i6 1234 $16 25, thin mess at $16.0 $16 26, and prime at $13 1234 a $13 25. Svgars were quiet but frm, while sales were limited, Coffee was also firmand quiet. The stock of Rio and Santos in this marlept embraced 35,73) boge and packages; of all desoriptioas, 100,687, o/ which 44,800 were mats of Java. Tuere was rather more doing in freights. Among the engogements were 10,000 bushels corn to Liverpool, in ships’ bage, at 34.; 590 boiz. flour at 6d., and 700 bbls, rosin at 9d , with a smal! lot of cotton to fill up at syd. Latest News from the War—The Austrians Sui Falling Back Behind the Mincio. The news from the ecat of war by the Arabia, which arrived at Halifax at noon yesterday, reports no further movements of a decisive cha racter. The Austrians were still retreating towards their strongholds—the fortified cities ot Verona, Mantua, Peschiera and Legnano—which, with the line of the Mincio on the west, com- prise the boundaries of the famous strategic square. At last accounts they had abandoned their temporary position on the Oglio, and wero falling back rapidly to the stronger one behind the Mincio.. Louis Napoleon meantime was concentrating his army for a decisive action, and a great bgttle was ex- pected. It is not diflicult to predict where that action is to be fought. Presuming that the Aus- trians have withdrawn in force apobigd, fhe Minata --+0 garrisons of Pavia, Piacenza and the intermediate points have retired upon the main army, the conflict may be looked for on the Miacio, which will bring the scene of war to the strategic quadrangle, where the contest will doubtless be- come a terrible and bloody, and, possibly, a final one. . Lord Palmerston having succeeded in com- pleting the formation of the new Cabinet, which comprises Lord Jobn Russell as Foreign Secre- tary, together with Cobden, Gladstone, Milner Gibson, and Lords Elgin and Granville, it is not unlikely that after the next great battle is fought proposals of peace will be submitted by Eng- land to the beliigerent Powers. We are inclined to think, however, that the proposition will meet with doubtful success, ‘A great naval demonstration by the French fleet in the Adriatic was in preparation, most probably on Venice, with a view to cut off the connection of the Austrians from the railroad to Vienna, which passes through that city. Though the Arabia brings no news of any im- portant action, the intelligence received by her sufficiently indicates the direction the war is taking, and foreshadows its probable results. Ayoruer Ratway Mcrver.—The telegraph informs us that by the washing away of acul- yert on the Michigan Southern Railroad yester- day, the cars were precipitated from the track, and thirty or more persons killed. We take oc- ion in view of this terrible slaughter, to re- new our protest against the cant which terms | euch ¢ nees accidents. Almost invariably they arc ic! cceidents in any innocent sense of the word. They are caused by the neglect of em- ployés, or by a mistaken spirit of economy on the part of the managers of the road—a spirit which, asin the case of a recent “accident” on the Central, causes the sacrifice of two or three lives in order to save a paltry dollar or two for the pay of aswitchman, And this petty meanness is the work of men who spend thousands of dollars in the’ lobby at Albany and elsewhere, and roll in the wealth which they oggregate by the cor- ruption of our rulers. The law should oblige railway managers to provide a sufficient force of railway guerds to warn any train of a break or accident to the road. With such a force, and double tracks (wbich aleo should be made ob- ligatory), suci “accidents” as we are daily culled upon to chronicle never would happen. Until the companies join to eccure the safety of their passengers they rhould be prosecuted in- dividually and collectively, civilly and crimi- nally, to the extreme limit of the existing law. Toe JaPaxese Awpassapor Not Commxa Yer.—The first Ambuscador to thiscountry from Japan was expected to have arrived with his suite at this port by either of the last two California steamers; but it appears from our Japan corres- pondence, in another column, that these illus. | trious characters have postponed their visit until | February next. So tha’ the ladies of New York, end th: curious of the other sex, mast keep un- satieficd until wiulce their curiosity to behold | the rich :hawl-clad, aud be-jewelled individuals who will comprise this novel embassy. The frigate Mississippi will probably remain at Na | Saeaki until his Jap; start for New York, cee Excellency is ready to ‘The Causes of the War in Europe—Ofictul nearly every dynasty, and stuig nearly every Revelations by the English Cabinet, There is a world of matter for refleotion in the extracts which we published yesterday from the official correspondence between Lord Malmes- bury, the late Britieh Minister for Foreign Af fairs, and the representatives of Eagland at the Rome. They chow how Completely the Derby Cabi- net permitted I dare not to wait upon I would, and, blinding themeelves to the true position of affairs in Europe, and particularly in Italy, 9. fered it to drift into the present war. As early as the beginning of December Lord Malmes- bury says be communicated on two occasions to tbe Austrian Minister the apprebensions of the British goverument that war was approaching; so that the ch of Louis Napoleon to Baron Hubner on New Year's day could aot bave taken them by surprise. Ou the 3a day of January Sir J. Hudson writes from Turia ‘0 Lord Malmesbury that affairs ia Lombardy hive not improved—that Northern Italy is ripe for insurrection—tbat “the national Italian party has, during the last three years, absorbed the Carbouari and the greater part of the republicans; that an outbreak in Lombardy or in the Legations might extend in a very short space of time over the whole peniusula, aud that he bad told the King on the 31st of Decem- ber, “that Great Britain would ses with dis pleasure the peace of Europe disturbed; that she would respect existing treaties, aud would require the other co-signatures to respect them too.” Sir J. Hudson did not venture to say this to the King of Sardinia without positive instrus- tions from his government to do so; aud that this menace should have been made to Victor Emanuel, in view of the fact that not he, but Austrian despotism, was the true cause of thu! agitation in Italy which threatened to involve that peninsula, {and ultimately the whole o! Europe, in revolution, is very singular. Whether Lord Derby’s Cabiuet was naturally or wilfully blind te the true causes of agitation is of little moment. They could not have becu ignorant of them after the clear and explicit letter of Sir J. Hudson which we have quoted above. Yet immediately after the receipt of ii Lord Malmesbury writes the most curious letters to the British Ministers at Paris, Turin, Vienna and Rome. We take them ia the order of their dates. On the 10th of January he writes to Lord Cowley, at Paris, to seize an early occasion to urge upon the Empe ror the paramount importance of preserving the peace of Europe; to remind him of his promises in 1852 to observe and maintain the treatie- which were then the law of Europe; that in the evident il humor between France and Austria no great national question or interest was in. volved, inasmuch as no commercial privileges had been denied and uno point of honor was ai stake; that the two States were on the verge ot collision because of mutual faults of temper, and neither party was disposed to make sacrifices; that a war if begun would expand into a war of opinions, “of which” those of a republican hue will not be the faintest;” that if Italy is rege- nerated the treaties of 1815 will be effaced, “which in the opinion of ber Majesty’s govern- ment still answer their original purpose; and that “the just discontent which affects a large portion of the Italian populations” will not be assuaged by achange of masters. This harsh and anything but soothing letter winds up with @ proposition that France and Austria shall come to an nndorstanding 08 {0 WORT Bae wm ———— = nal smpeoroment Of the condition of the rihe.85 without onfeebling the spiritual autho- rity of the Pope. On the 12th of January Lord Malmesbury writes to Lord Loftus, at Vienna, in quite a different tone from the letter to the British Minis- ter at Paris. He deprecates all officious inter- ference with Austrian affairs; instructs him to say to Count Buol that there are no questions of territorial claim, commercial injury “or dis- regarded rights” to be alleged on either side; that it eeems to her Majesty that neither party evinces a disposition to come to a frank under- standing, or to make sacrifices “however unim- portant;” that she has asincere desire to see Austria prosper, as one of the most important members of the European family; that her Ma- jesty’s government “with sincere pleasure, pays a just tribute to Austria by admitting that the government of her Italian provinces has been conducted with great ability, ina spirit of con- ciliation and liberality; that the sympathies of England in favor of the Italian nationalities would not be roused to any active form against Austria;” reiterates the disagreable things that had been said to Louis Napoleon, and winds up with the same oil and water proposition about France and Austria coming to an understanding as to what should be done for Italy. On the same day copics of these letters are sent to Sir J. Hudson at Turin, with some farther and peculiarly English tory ideas. Judging the rest of the world by the standard that has always guided England, Lord Malmesbury says that in awar Sardinia would play a very secondary part, for a powerful ally never consults the in- tereats of a small State, and insists that Sardinia and Lombardy never can unite. He also writes to the British Minister at Rome, hinting at the discontent of a large proportion of the Italian people, and the faithlessness of their govern- mente, which “must always bea source of dis- quietude to all the Powers interested in the maintenance of a general peace.” This is the only allusion to the true causes of the present perturbation of Europe in the correspondence. After such smiles from England and sour faces to France, there’ is little cause to wonder that Austria rushed into the war. The Prussian Prime Minister told Lord Bloornfield as early as the 13th of January that England’s oil and water advice would not be accepted by anybody. Lord Loftus, in giving from Vienna a report of his interviews with Count Buol, after receiving the above despatches, tells Lord Malmesbury, as plainly as diplomatic language can tell, that his meddlings were doing more harm than good. But it remained for Lord Cowley’s mis sion to Vienna to prove to the Derby Cabinet what oa child’s part it was acting in these grave questions, In their interviews, Connt Buol finally told Lord Cowley what Lord Malmesbury seemed to igaore, that the positions of France and Austria are the op- posing poles of political magnetism, and could never be conciliated; or, in the plain language of the Austrian stateeman, that “France sympa- thises with and protects the cause of the nation- alities, whereas we support that of the sove- reigns, governments, and of U’ordre établi.” This, too, is what the Derby government means when it talks about “the existing law of Europe.” A law and an established order which bas been preserved for forty yexrs by three millioas ot slending bayonets, until they have buukrupted courts of Paris, Vienna, Berlia, Turin aud | NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1859, people to the very verge ef rebellica. Had the Twitish government viewed things ia thelr true light, and spoken boidly out in relation {9 the causes that were hastening Europe to war or 0 revolution, Austria might perhaps have been brought to reason, and the nations have marched ou in thelr career of progress without wading through rivers of buman blood, Imrontant To TaxPayeRs—Tae Po.iox Conrroversy. —A Controversy has been going on for eome time past before the Supreme Court of this city, on the result of which depends the question whether an additional imposition of half s million a year shali go to swell our alrea- dy intolerably high taxes. The case is between the members of the old municipal police force who were not incorporated in the new Metropoli- tan Police, and the Police Commissioners —the remedy sought being a peremptory mandamus directing the Commiséiouers to recognive sud pay these wen as members of the new force. [t will be remembered that in 1857, whea the cou- stitutionality of the New Police bill was being contested through the courts of the city and State, there were for some time two distinc’ and rival police organizations here—some officers avd men of the oid foree chovsing to recoguise the validity of the law and to render chedivnce to the new autborities, while the majority adopter the opposite course, and refused or declined to render such obedience. Well, iu that state of things the new Police Commissioners went on sud compieted the or ganizatjon of the furce, end by the time the con- s\itutionality of the act of 1867 was fiuelly af: firmed by the Court of Appcals, the limit had been reached, or very uearly go, aud there was ne longer any chance for the admission of the mupicipals, who hud up to that time igaored th jegal existeace of the Commissioners, and who by the express terms of the act, were contianed u office, where they possessed the prescribed. qualications, Then this cifficulty erose:—The old police law, 18 Well as the new one, contained a provision that o policemaa should be dismissed except ‘or cause, aud after due notice aud vial, and tbat bo person so — dismiss d ebould be eligible for re appoiutment. ‘he limit to which the force was restricted has been reached. What was to be done with tic 4x hundred meu belonging to the old force who had bot been embodied into the new, and who oad not been, as it is alleged, dismissed in the manner and form by which alone they could be iegally dismiseed—that is, after due notice and ‘rial, and after having bad an opportunity to be heard in their own defence? Tuat is the ques- tion which has given rise to the present contro- versy. One case being eelected—that of Thomas Beatty—a peremptory mandamus is applied tor commanding the Police Commissiouers to recog nice and pay bim as @ member of the Metropoli- tun Police. An auswer is returned on the part of the Commissioners setting op a number of pleas, the main point being that the relator re- tused or declined to hold office uader the Com missioners, that his place was filled, that there is now no vacancy for him, and consequentiy that the order of the Court, it peremptory, could not possibly be obeyed. A motion was made before Judge Roorevelt to quash that answer ov the ground of inconsistency in several of its pleas, and to issue ag@eremptory mandamus, aud @M argument thereupon took place about two weeks since. The Judge, on Monday last, ia » sereeceues ave evra wD WERT URET puibnng out tho numerous difficulties of the subject, quashed so much of the answer as he deemed irre levant or incousistent, leaving the other parts to stand, and giviog the Commissioners liberty to amend within five duys. At the same time he suggested, with the very praiseworthy object of saving costs, that a case embracing all the pointe should be agreed upon and submitted to the general term of the Court, and that judgment should be rendered thereon as if an action were pending. It will be seen that if the Courts decide in favor of the right of the relators to be recog- nized and paid as members of the Metropolitan Police, it will be tantamount to making them penefoners of the city for the rest of their natu- ral lives, and giving them a claim for over two years back pay. Their number is about six hundred, and the pay they would be entitled to receive would be about half a million a year. The men who are at presemt on the rolls of the Metropolitan Police cannot be removed to make place for these six hundred, nor can the latter be added to the active etrength of the force un- less the Board of Supervisors choose to increase it by that number, At the same time these mea must have their legal rights. For this ugly snarl into which we have been drawn, and this prospective increase of our taxes, we have to thank the black republican Legislature of 1857. New York axp New Sovrm Wates—A Portri- CAL Paratter.—The provincial Parliament of New South Wales having been dissolved by the Governor-General, just previous to the time up to which our latest dates from that colony ex- tend, a review of the doings and a sketch of the character of that body are given in the Sydney Herald of the 13th of April. The article is par- ticularly noteworthy, as showing many strikiug points of coincidence between Australian and American legislative bodies. According to our Sydney namesake, the House had been sitting for more than twelve months without having before it a single measure which could requise any con- siderable deliberation, and yet the country had been disgueted, day after day, and week after week, “with the same wearying round of empty discussion, recrimination and inanity.” Is not this a counterfeit presentment of New York Legislatures and American Congresses, by whom the whole period of a session, though not enduring for twelve months, is usually frittered away in empty discussion, recrimination, poli- tical pipelaying and schemes for public plunder ? Our legislative history for many years past fully answers to the description given of the last parliamentary session of New South Wales. Our antipodean cotemporary then goes on to the consideration of the question whether there is any probability of a superior class of man obtain- ing seats at the ensuing election; and the result at which it arrives is far from cheering, because it eaye—and here the parallel between the two countries is complete—“all experience shows sSat in colonies voting is chiefly confined to the lower classes, and that, either from criminal in- difference or despair, the rest for the most part withdraw from ive political arena.” We have but to substitute the word “States” for colonies, and the remark will apply with great trath and fidelity to ourselves, Farther on we find it observed that there bas peo a startling manifestation of the growth of that clase of persons who lost to pubtic Inc? for @ livelihood, and that these people gointo the Hous” not for the purpose of legislation, but to get 9} Mderation, The share in the distribution of the public revenue, [a Other words, political joafers flourish in Sydney much in the same way that they do in New York; aud the réle of the Mattesons is played at the antipodes as wellas at Washington. There is no doubt of the identity of habits of the genus politician wherever heis to be found throughout the globe, ‘fLurkish Interests in the W. Spasm of the “sick Maa.” Of the several governments which contemplate witb apprehension the contingency of a genera; war, there is not one which has more real cause for disquietude than that of Turkey. Should the efforts that will be set on foot to effect @ settlement of the matters at issue between the Allies and Austria atter the cap- ture of Verona fail, then the Suitan may look upon the fate of his rule as sealed. A general war cum only resultin a complete abrogation of existing treaties, including, of course, those of 1856. This was the condition made by Russia with France asthe price of ber support in the present complicatious, and the bond will bave to be fulfilled, however formidable may be the opposition offered to it. We question whether before the Crimean war “the sick man’ wae at any time in ag criti cal a condition as be is just now. Theo hie safety was deemed essential to the politics! equilibrium, and he had powerful friends to take sis case in band, The last balf dozen years have entirely altered the condition of European affairs, aod “the balance of power’ bas passed into the lomain of despised supecstitions. The “sick man” being, therefore, no longer a feature of system, will have to stand altogether on bis own merita. What these will prove ia the eyes of a Congress of European sovereigas intent only upon compensating themselves for (he cost and damage of war, it requires no grea! keenness of perception to foretell. But there are other dangers than those depen dent upon a fresh European settlement which reader the case of Turkey an anxious one jus! sow. Ata period when revolution has only te naifest iteelf to secure recognition of its ob- cts, the menacing condition of its European jepeudencies inspires grave subject for alarm at Constantinople. Although Priace Milosch stil! makes « ebow of loyalty to the Sultan, great ex- citement is Known to prevail in Servia, aud an outvreak of a formidable character there is looked upon asimmizeut. In Bosnia matters are far from being iu a satisfactory condition, whilst in Bulgaria the evidences of discontent have be- come so threatening as to render more troops necessary. The Herzegovina isin open revolt, and both there and in Montenegro collisions with the Turkish troops are of daily occurrence, The Porte is greatly alarmed at these manifestations, and bas gata squadron to the Adriatic with large reinforcements of infautry and artillery to strengthen the garrisons of the fortified towas o! Bosnia, Macedonia and Albania. It is believed that the revolutionary indica- ions which have exhibited themselves in ali ‘hese provinces have been instigated by foreign emissaries. They are probably features of a genera} plep, similar tothe risings which have taken place in the smaller Italian States. Lf this supposition be correct, the Porte has in- decd cause for alarm. It would seem as if the it indicates were not to be made deelens Snpouneaty Tor teesmemave war a BeueTal war. The new-born sympathy displayed by Ruesia for the wrongs of the Italian populations, and her disposition to recoguise de facto govern- ments, are, taken in connectiou with the move- ments in the Christian provinces of Tarkey, in- dications sufficiently disquieting to justify the Porte in resorting to all the measures of precau- tion that itcan command. Although the time bas not as yet arrived for Russia to give the coup de grace to the treaties of 1856, it is certain bat she will in the meanwhile spare no efforts to bring about such complications in the Christian provinces of Turkey as will render their formal abrogation by a Congress ®& matter of but little real importance to her. Imitating the example of France in re- gard to Italy, but without her disinterestednesa, -he will be glad to find an opportunity of step- ping in as the armed protector of the populations who are desirous of shakiog off the Ottoman yoke. When a great military monarchy like Ruesia protects weaker States, we can readily calcuiaie the cost. Whatever varnish diplomacy may give to it, it will be virtually the surrender hy the latter of the rights they have been con- tending for, Whatever turn, therefore, the present war takes, we may look upon “the sick man” asa gone case. Turkey is no longer a political neces- sity to Europe, whilst religiously aud socially she is like Utuh in reference to the United States— a excrescence upon its system. The European wind can no longer tolerate in its comity the presence of a nation of polygamists and uabe- tievers. Still less can it endure the idea of Christian populations being kept in subjection to their sway. If Russia, therefore, should make another move to absorb the European provinces of Turkey, we believe that she will tind bat few obstacles in ber path. France will have been paid for keeping quiet, whilst England will have learned the wirdom of steadily pursuing her own interests without interfering to bolster up effete political systems and unprincipled compacts, A Fresh Tue Doveras Maniresto—A Sovruxrn Orro sriion View—The Richmond Wiig, in the course of a lengthy commentary on the recent popular sovereignty munifesto of Mr. Douglas, says:— Our own belief is, that Douglas will be compelled to co Operate with the conservative ee Of the country ip the next Presidential election. He has nothing to expoct, either frotu Ube 80-culled national democracy, or from the lack repubiicans. To is distrusted, bated and feared by both, and his only sure hope for the future is for bim aad his friends Ww support tho candidate of the conservauve oprosition party, which wilt be the successful party in the ext Presidential contest, and which is likely to hoid tne reins of government for years to come, This is a somewhat overstrained view of the matter. Mr. Douglas must first be detached from the democratic party before the “ couservative opposition party ” can undertake the busincas of en alliance with him; and as his exact position will depend upon the proceedings of the Charles- ton Convention, the “conservative opposition ” would do well to leave him out of their culcula- tions. Mr. Douglas has lately made the tour of the Southern States, and has doubtless thus dis- covered that his nomination at Charleston is out of the question; but it is more consistent with his political character to suppose that bis recent ultimatum to the fire-eaters is not intended a3 a bolt from the Charleston candidate, but asa movement for 1864, in view of a democratic de- defeat in 1860 under the control of Governor Wise and the fice-eaters, We are disappointed, meantime, in not finding anything in the Richmond Znguirer upon this Donglas manifesto, Perhaps Governor Wise bas held it over w day or two tora thoughtful com- Subject certainly furnishes a very nice abstraction, requiring the most, delicate balancing ty keeps leg oa each side of tae fouca, Srasmopic Reiorms.—Ouce or twice ‘every year Our municipal @uthorities, sparred on by Certain respectable, influwatial and well meaning citizens, have an attack of virtue of the mosé heroic end tadical kind. Forutidable orders are Sent to the Police [uspectors, who duly common. cate them to the sergeants and mew of the terri ble body which is wreeumed to ke op ue all in the way we should go. Avwfol descents ure them made upon houses of ifi-repnie, vreaking wp aa muoy as balf e dozen in # ward where there are five hundred. Wicked boys, who sell news pera, black boots or trade in ntwtehes on Suaday, ure ceized by that awful demor the law, typified by blue cost anda locust clad The same terrific authority pounces upon the stract waik- ers, and finds, too late that there ts ne legal pre- tence for their detention, Latterfy these phi- losophers bave been much exercised wpom the liquor question, We have in this city’ some twelve thousand persons directly engaged iu the liquor business. With a view to regulute the traffic, we bave an excise law, under which yearly licenses are iesned to persons of whom the Commissioners approve. Last year some 6x hundred licenses were gravted, and go far this year less than one hundred. Yet the otber eleven thousand and odd may self liquor freely and openly on every day except Sunday. Then the chops mast be ostensibly closed.. We say osteusibly, be- cause it isidle to pretend that liquor selliug was not quite as free in this city on last Sunday ag on dast Monday. Some front doors were closed, but in almost every case there was a back door, and plently of liquor for all comers. The Ger- maps, and others of our foreign population, speut their Sabbath ia their usual mauner. Whether they or the Sabbatarians are right we do nut pre- tend to say. It ts not worth while to split hairs about abstractions when we have to deal with hard facts. Aud these facts are, figst: that it is a matter of doubt whether or not Sunday is legally a day © abstention; the burden of proof, in fact, goes to show that what is right and proper on one day is right and proper on another, and that the law for Sunday isthe law for Monday, and vice versa; and, second, that none of these violent remedies applied occasionally, and then dropped, will ever cure social diseases. Much better for the Sabbatarians if they should joiu in an effort to provide a cup of cold water for the thirsty pe- destrian, and Sunday railway facilities whereby the over worked artisan may give his wife and children a romp in the green fields and a breath of the fresh country INTERESTING ~ FROM WASHINGTON. Despatches trom our Ministers in Chite, Pera and Ecusdor=Tne Luteliigence from Mex icoePrompt and Decided Action by our Government—Tfreaiics Betweea the Untied States and Mexico— Movements of Mexican Generals, &c., de. OUR SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasuincrox, June 28, 1869, Despatches were received today at the State Depart- ment from our Ministers in Chile, Peru aud Ecuador, The aspect of affuirs in Chile bad not materially changed. Tne revolutionists, wherever they could be found, were dis- posed of ina very Summary manner. Quite a formidabio revolution bad breken out in Ecuador, whicb threatened 0 OCR eee ae PORTER Bee eee. Se eee rventased exceedingly doubtfai whether they would be able te euppress it. The startling intelligence from Mexico bas produced quite a sensation here, The administration arg awaiting with anxiety advices from our Minister. The nighbaaded and dastardly course pursued by both Miramon and Zu- alcaga may necessitate promptiand{decided action by our government, and make plenty of work for our force in the Gulf. eer The Navy Department has just made a discovery of the manner in which liquor is smuggled by ships’ crews oa board ships. Bread is mude into regular ship loaves, in- side which are tin cans, holding abouta Pint, filled with liquor, The last Pacific mail brought one of these boxes filled with bread, inside which is a can filled with wha key. It is certainly a very ingenious contrivance, ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH, Wasmscrox, June 28, 1859. Attorney General Black has decided that there is ne form of certificate in the nature of a paseport which a ‘State officer may lawfully issue. He says the im; practised upon tbe illiterate and unwary by th tion of worthless passports led to the Passage of a law confining their issuance to certain legally authorized agents A despatch from tho American Coasul at Hamburg “ shows how frightfully innocent men have been robbed by the sale of these spurious passports,” aud the Attorney General advises that the notary who signed the Paper which accompanied the despatch be prosecuted, he being clearly within tho penal provisions of the law, Distinguishea gentlemen of both the United States and Mexico are apxious fora treaty arrangement by which the inbabitunts on the frontiers of une two countries shall bo protected. Such a proposition will donbtless soon be submitted for Executive consideration. It is known that the treaties which are to be mate by Minister McLean will grant the right of way to the United States over the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, and from othor points of Mexican territory to the Pacific ocean or Guif of California, the route to be under the joint protection of the twogovernments; but it is not belteved that any cession of Mexican territory willbe mate or even asked. A postal treaty is now in the courge of arrangement at Washington, The liberal government bas already arrangod with Colonel Butterfield tor the carriage of tho mails betwoon New Orleans or Mobile and all the Guif ports, includipg that of Bisal. Should our government acquiesce, which is highly probable, a regular woekly steam commuaication betweoa the two countries will bo secured. A private letter has beon received here from General Viduarrl, dated June 2d, He says thaton tho 20tn of May General Zuazua was at Leon, in the vicinity of Guanajuato, with more than 6,000 mon, A skirmish had taken piace at Slloa, regulting in the defeat of the reactionists under Genoral Mojia, Zaszua was waiting for a brigade which had started from Morolia, and for two artillery batteries from Zacatecas, in order to at- _ tack General Woll, who was from ten to twenty milos dis- tant. Tho liberals were confident they would rout him, in which event they would continuo their march to the oily of Mexico. The report that President Juarez bas consent- ed to receive) three thousand American troops to aid the liberal cause is untrue. It is probable, however, that the services of thirty or more Americua oflicers will be #o- cured, The Nova Scotian at Quebec, Quanee, Jane 28, 1859, ‘The stcamship Nova Scotian arrived at Quebec at half- past ten o'clock this morning. Sue reports that sie expe- Tenced contrary winds throvaout the passage, and fog in the Straits of Beile Isle; «04 that she passed we steam- sbip Hungarian, from Quebec on the Lith, on Saturday, the 18th inat,, at #w0 O'clock in tho afternoon, Tae Hun: gerian wouid reach Liverpool on Monday, tho 20th inst. ‘The Nova S0otian has ove bundsed aad twenty-five pas- songers. New Hampshire lature. . Combes June 27, 1859. After debate this afternoon, the New Hampshire House of Representatives adopted a series of strong anti slavery resolutions, in which they take occasion to denounce the - erent national administration a8 corrupt and extrava~ Hers The resolutions aio ae on the tari! question, ( clive ey. sas tga Pal tin tomorow. ——— urn! mer G. W. Lambert. Ree iver tn 8, Loum, Jake $9, 1880, G, W. Lambert, bound up the Missou rane elim a valuable cargo, wok fire (our miles avova thie city Iast night, and was ‘burned to the water's edge. Toe boat and cargo are a total low. The boat was valued at $28,000, and was insured for $16,000. The cargo was insured. No lives were lost, ‘ ing of the Europa, cre Boston, June 28, 1669. Tho wails por the eteamebip buropa cloge ot | a ’