The New York Herald Newspaper, August 3, 1859, Page 4

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Chapeauronge & Oo. ‘The contents of the Europest edition of the Hrxirp will sombine the news received by mail and telegraph at the vffice during the previous week and up to the hour of the Publication, The News. We publish in to-day’s Heratp some interesting extracts from ons European files, received by the Ocean Queen and AngloSaxon, together with a letter from our correspondent at Florence, showing the state of feeling at the capital of Tuscany con- sequent upon the conclusion of the war. An important document, emanating from Ameri- an shipmasters at Leghorn, is published elsewhere. It is a caution to shipmasters taking charters for Leghorn to beware of certain impositions which have have been systematically practised, and for the avoidance of which instructions are given. The steamship Persia is now due at this port, with European news to the 23d ult, three days later than the accounts already received. We have, via the overland mail, advices from San Francisco to the 11th ult. Business had revived, but no improvement in prices had taken place. ‘The ship Kathay, from New York, had arrived out. The President and suite arrived at Washington last evening from Bedford Springs in excellent health and spirits. 4 The Know Nothings of Baltimore held their pri mary elections last evening, and, as is customary with that party in that city, several riots ensued in which two or three persons were shot. The corner stones of two monuments to comme morate the landing of the Pilgrim Fathers were Jaid at Plymouth, Mass., yesterday. We give a fall and interesting account of the ceremonies in to- day's paper. One of the monuments is built upon Plymouth rock, while the other is placed upona commanding position. It is estimated that abouta quarter of a million of dollars must be collected to carry out the plans proposed. Of this sum about $45,000 have already been subscribed. Hon. Horace Mann, formerly member of Con- gress from Massachusetts, and latterly Professor of Antioch College, died at Yellow Spring, Ohio, yes- terday afternoon. After waiting three-quarters of an hour yester- day to obtain a quorum in the Board of Supervi- sors, the President announced that that body should stand adjourned. Supervisor Tweed said there was some political manceuvre in the matter and he moved that the Board meet at two o'clock on Wednesday. He gave notice that after that day he would not be here for-a month. Supervisor Voorhies (the only republican member present) said that the committee were ready to pass on the tax levy, and he hoped the Board would not adjourn for a few moments longer, when there might bea quorum. The absentees were Messrs. Kennedy, Little, Blunt, Stewart, Wiseman (republicans), and Bell (democrat). The republican members were in the City Hall, but persisted ‘in absenting, themselves from the Board. Mr. Bell is in the country, and unavoidably absent. The Board therefore adjourned to three o'clock this day (Wednesday). A meeting of the Tax Commissioners was called for yesterday to assign to the twelve newly ap- pointed deputies their respective districts. Com- missioners Williamson and Brown were present; but Mr. Allen was unable to attend on account of sickness. It was agreed to defer taking any ac- tion in the matter until Mr. Allen could be pre. sent, should his indisposition not be so prolonged as to require speedy action to prevent detriment to the public interests. It is usual for the deputies to commence on the Ist of August their annual assess- ament of the real and personal estate of the city, As the assessments have to be completed by the last of December, all the time is none too long for full and accurate performance of the work. Several members of the Board of Ten Governor, deing absent from the city at present, no meeting of that body took place yesterday for want of a quorum. From the weekly statement it appears that there are now 7,146 persons in the institutions— a decrease of 66 on the previous week; the number admitted during that period being 1,824, and those discharged or sent elsewhere 1,890. The United States District Court was opened yesterday, before Judge Ingersoll, but no business of importance was transacted. Virginia Stewart was still living last night. Al- though the doctors pronounced her to be rapidly sinking night before last, yet she has disappointed their expectations, and was able during yesterday to partake of various kinds of nutriment. Her friends, seeing that she haslived so long, are begin" ning to have a glimmering of hope of her recovery, The regular monthly meeting of the New York Liquor Dealers’ Society was held last evening at Me. tropolitan Rooms, Hester street. There was avery large number of members present, but the procecd- {ngs were conducted with a due regard to decency —no reporters being admitted to the deliberations of the Convention. ‘The cotton market was quiet yesterday, and sales United, at the quotations given in another column. The flour market wag less active, and prices for State and Western were somewhat irregular, without important, charge in prices, The demacd for Southern brands wae fair, and prices sustained Jwith rather more firmness. Wheat was without change of moment m quotations: old apd pew Kentucky white sold at $1 40. $1 50, ol! white Michigan at $1250 $1 16, new Southern red at $1308 $1 35, ard white do. at $14). Corn was teavy and lower, while saies were moderate, including old and now mixed at 75c,a76c., and round yellow at 890, Pork Prices lower, Sales o’ mess wore do at $16 1234 8 $15 15, thin mess at $14 25, and prime 10 81a $1087. Sugars were steady, with sales of about 500 bbls, Cuba and muscovado at ‘ales given in avother plac’. Coffee was quiet, and no sales of moment travepired. Freight engagements were moderate and rates steady, Among the engagements wero 1,100 ‘alos of cotton for Liverpool at 5 32d. W. H. Seward’s Rochester Mantfesto=The ‘True Issue for Our November Election. For the purpose of refreshing the memories of our readers, we republish to-day the atartliag abolition speech delivered at Rochester om the twenty-fifth day of October last by W. H. Sew- ard, the recognized leader and embod'ment of the New York republican party, and their anointed candidate fer the Presidential succes- sion. From the circumstances under which this speech was delivered it was universally re- ceived at the time as the platform of Seward for the next Presidency. The democracy, upoa the Lecompton proslavery constitution for Kansas, had very recently suffered a succession of disastrous defeats in the Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other Northern elections. In Pennsylvania, especially, the turning point in the campaign of 1856, so complete last fall was the rout of the democracy, and so heavy the aggregate opposition majorities, that the reaction upon New York was instantly accepted on all sides as decisive of similar results from the same causes. Thus assured of a republicaa victory, and believing that the time had come for a full disclosure of his Presidential pian of operations, Mr. Seward disclosed it in this astounding speech at Rochester. He was thus in eeason to appropriate the State victory of the republicans as an en- dorsement of this “irrepressible conflict” with the slave States ; and he was too near the day of the election to suffer from that popular reaction against his party which they would have suf- fered had this infamous pronun:iamiento been de- livered ten days earlier. As i; was, the democ- racy in this city, from this Rochester epeech, were enabled to maintain, last " Bheettei much of the ground which they of e would have lost. But we are now approaching another State election, in which the people of this whole com- monwealth wil have a fair opportunity for a deliberate judgment upon the pretensions of Seward as a New York candidate for the Presi- dency upon the basis of this “one idea” of per- petual war against the “slave oligarchy,” the “slave power,” and the institution of slavery in the slave States. The author of this sweeping abolition proclamation has made no retraction of the policy and purposes therein set forth. It remains, and will remain, at least till after our Novembe: election of this year, the platform of its author as a republican candidate for the Presidential office. We may safely declare, too, that the suc- cess of the republican party in this approaching State election, whatever may be the issues upon which they may conduct the canvass, will be ap- propriated by the organs and agents of Seward as another vote of the people of New York in his favor for the White House. It is upon this caleu- lation that his managers expect to secure his nomination in 1860, and if thus “backed up” by repeated triumphs in the Empire State, he will unquestionably enter the Republican Nominating Convention in some measure the dictator of the psrty. We thus perceive that the success of the republicans in this State, this fall, will probably involve in 1860 the beginning ofthat “irrepresst- ble conflict” between the North and the South, which can only end inan abrupt and bloody separation of the two sections. The true course, then, of all the factions and cliques of the democratic party, andof all the conservative odds and ends of all other parties in this State, is tosink all minor issues in this November campaign inthe paramount issues of W. H. Seward and his Presidential programme. In this joint stock anti-Seward combination, our old line whigs and Americans will be able to bring him into the dust, and thus settle their out- standing accounts against him in a single decisive blow. The democracy of this State, on their part, from this coalition, will regain their aucient ascendatcy in the national councils of the party, and will thus be enabled to dictate the nominee of the Charleston Convention. In round numbers there were thirty thousand Fremont republicans in the State who fuiled last year to vote for Morgan, there were sixty thousand Americans who preferred to throw their votes away upon a third candidate, and there were sixty thonsand Americans missing in the returns of the election. Bat we may account for « Jarge portion of these missing Americans in the increased vote of thirty thousand for Par- ker, the democratic candidate for Governor. In fact, considering the distractions and divisions among the democracy, we may pretty safely as- sume that this whole increase of the democratic vote was drawn from the opposition camps. And wherefore? From the inveterate hostility of the Opposition conservatives to Seward asa Presi- dential aspirant, and his disunion principles, Here, then, are abundant materials for an over- whelming defeat of that party of which Seward is the anointed chief and embodiment. We ad- here to the opinion that, from the returns of our last November elec ion, the dormant elements thus represented do in fact represent a popular ma jority of at least fifty thousand against Seward and his abominable heresies. Let the democracy, then, acting harmoniously together, and liberally towards old line whigs, Fremont democrats and anti-‘Seward Americans, prepare to fight this next State election upon the “one idea” of Sew- ard, in opposition to his “one idea” of incessant war upon the South; and the result will be a great and powerful political reaction and revo- lution. > NatroyaL Mosuments—Tite Buarney Stoxe or Amenica.—This country bids fuir to equal England before long in her national monu- ments. There is hardly a city, town or village in the republic having any historic event to boast of that has not cither completed or in projection a monument of some kind to com- memorate it. And where history has not noted anything worthy of a public commemoration the cemeteries of our towns end villages, as well as of our large cities, present some costly monuments erected to those who were esteemed the great ones of their little circle. The amount expended in the monumental decoration of Cemeteries in this country within the last quar- ter of a century, aince they became the fashion, tight be counted by millions. But, afer all the money expended upon pubiie works of a mationsl character, we find that their progress fs very clow. For in- sivnoe, the Bunker Hill monument was not completed in a period short of some five aud twenty years, The Washington monument, in which one would suppose the entire nation was specially interested, is not yet finished, though spasmodic efforts have been made from time to time to raise funds for its construction. Now, indeed, the work oa that great national memorial has been placed under the euperia- tendence of Lieutenant Ives, of the United States army, an active and efficient officer, who will probably push it to completion if any one can. The Iast national monument undertaken was that the corner stone of which was laid yester- day, at Plymouth, Massachusetts, to perpetuate the landing of the first emigrants to this coun | try—namely, @ canopy to shelter the veritat rock where the Pilgrims of the Mayflower first set foot on American soil. | vill costa asi derable sum, doubtless to complete this paiciotic enterprise, and we ‘ .t that the projectors, in their efforts to raise the funds, will not be met with the remark once made by an intelligent Know Nothing (if we can fancy such a specimen of the genus homo), who, when solicited for a sub. scription to a Plymouth Rock celebration, de- murred, on the grounds that he would not contri- bute to glorify “a eet of damned foreigners;” or of another patriotic citizen of our own metro- polis, who replied to the application for a sub- ecription of a thousand dollars for the Washing- ton statue in Union square, that it was useless for Americans to erecta statue of Washington; for bis part Washington was enshrined ia his beart; an answer which provoked the rejoinder, that “Washington had got into a devilish tight place.” We hope, then, that the Plymouth Rock mo- pument projectors have raised the funds ia ad- vance, or we may have no udequate memorial of the Blarney Stone of America, ‘The Pope and the Italian Confeferation—Re- turn of the Worid to Popery. The representative men and the press of the old aristocratic party in Europe, burning to pre- serve the feudal elements of society and govern” ment there, are abusing Louis Napoleon for the course he has taken in regard to Italy and the Pope; but few moments of dispassionate re- flection, we believe, will suffice to show the gran- deur of the policy that has been initiated io Europe by the peace of Villafranca. These misleaders of public opinion insist that Louis Napoleon has falsified his promise, and has not liberated Italy. We believe that he has libe- rated Italy, and that he has not only done that, but he has put her on a course in which she can best work out her own amelioration and the ele- vation of her people. Had Louis Napoleon de- throped every reigning Power in Italy, and es tablished republics or constitutional governments, he would only have enthronned anarchy there Had he introduced the wild principle of squatter sovereignty into the Italian Confederation, and placed any of the squatter sovereigns now roam- ing at large through Europe at the head of the Confederation, or any of its principalities, he would have violated every feeling of nationality, and introduced the same confusion into Italy which the advocates of that doctrine are intro- ducing here. He bas wisely avoided all the dangers that either of the above courses would have incurred. He has secured for Italy the faculty of self-construction, without imposing forms upon her, and this is her true liberation. Sbe can now work out an Italian constitution adequate to her own wants, and an Italian des- tiny equal to her own capabilities. He has done more than this. He has destg- nated an oxceutive head for the Italian Confede- ration which fills every requisite that human wisdom could devise for such a position. It is an elective office, and yet free from the dangers that a popular or representative election would incur; it is already an Italian Power, and free from all taint of squatter sovereignty; it isan authority which every Italian sovereign can re- cognize without any diminution of self-respect; it is only a nominal power, and yet it binds every Italian to its support by the strongest in- fluences that prevail in the bosoms of men; and above all, it brings to the government of the Roman States the councils of all Italy, and thus secures them an early liberation from the evils of ecclesiastical rule in civil affairs. The Pope, as President of the Italian Confederation, be- comer, like the President of the United States, powerful as the national representative, and powerless without the consent of the nation through its national Congress. In taking this step Louis Napoleon has Jaunched the Popedom upon a new era of con- quest and moral sway in the world. During the early centuries of the Christian religion the Bishop of Rome was one of many shepherds who watched their flocks through tribulation and trial. From the time of Constantine he became the ruler of the imperial city and leader of the Western charches. Pepin and Pope Stephen IIL made a bargain by which each became a temporal morarcb, and the Pope’s rule was afterwards ratified and extended by Pepin’s son Charle- magne. Then came Hildebrand, who raised the Popedom to be the ruler of all temporal sove- reigns. The whole world was placed under tri- bate to adorn Italy, and for ages the Roman Catholic church alone preserved in its bosom the lights of past ages and the seeds of present civilization. This brought the corruption and the decline of the Papacy. Its annals are black with treason, murder and incest, and its pure doctrines became overlaid with the religious fooleries of transubatantiation, the im- maculacy of th2 Virgin, and other things which the enlightened Catholics of the present day look upon az mere religious myths. ‘Then rose the Reformation, and produced a great schism and a violent reaction in the Ro- man church, The contest has now been golag on for three centuries, and has demonstrated two thinge:—That the Roman church has much non- eense that must be cut off, as dead wood is cut off from a living tree; and that Protestantism has failed az 2 religious system. Having reason on its side, it has failed through the workings of reason. It split off trom the parent tree, and has gone on eplitting itself till there is nothing left. Ava natural consequence, the Church of Rome ia gaining ground in every Protestant country, and we are now on the verge of a universal return to Popery. The reason of this is that in the Protest- ant countries the Roman church has freed itself from all the false and foolich overgrowth of the Middle Ages, has discarded its myths, and stands forth as the democratic church, At the same time the Protestant churches are continually losing the power of resistance by the loss of unity in doctrine and government. In reorganizing the policy of the Pope, and taking from it the theories of the Middle Ages, which Francis Joaeph so lately strove to defend, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 3, 1859, Loula Napoleon bas given to Popery a new ole- ment of vitality and a new aad lurcer lease of power, He bas, no doubt, couquered tho weak mind of the young Emperor of Austria, aut freed {t from) the domination, for a while at least, of women and priests, The next Pope that is elected will be elected to new duties, as the head of the Italian Confederation, aud will be a very different man from any that has held the Papal See for ages. Then will come the renewed strife between Northern and Southern Europe. The .¢ battling for a discordant and decayed reli 1 us system, aud the other uniting the Catholic Powers under the banners of a revivified church, and restoring Protestant Europe to its allegiance «© Lopery. Fo alopable Watering Pinces and Their Amociations, Tbere can be nothing wore senseless than the mania which induces people to quit their com- fortable homes during the summer to vegetate at the fashionable watering places. If they would only sum up the inconveniences, discom- forts and discreditable associations to which they are expored, and avalyze the amount of actual enjoyment which they derive from this mode of life, they would at once admit the folly of seek- ing pleasure at such cost. Newly made people are, however, unwilling to do this; they prefer to give and suffer, provided they can rub their skirts to those who are supposed to move withio the charmed circle into which they are eager to obtain admittance. We believe thie, and this alone, to be the mo- tive which annually takes such flocks of the wealtty families of our large cities to the fashion- sble cummer resorta, It cannot be the love of enjoyment, for nothing can be more vapid, tire- some or fatiguing than the lives which they lead there. Question the most admired of the belles of one of these places, and she will tell you that nothing can be more dull or stupid than the time which she passes. There are no young men to flirt with, no cavaliers to make up a set in the bull room. The only beaux on hand are a few old worn out bachelor habitus, who have doue duty for at least & couple of generations. This is a deplorable state of thiags for match- making mothers and lovesick daughters, and the worst of it is that there is no likelihood of its mending. The young men of good families are getting tired of the frivolous inanity of the life spent in these places, and they prefer passiog their leisure time in exploring those grand na- tural features of interest with which our conti- nent abounds. Although we pity the poor girls who are paraded around for conquest, and who are left thus to pine away in the consciousness of neglected charms, we must say that it is a healthy sign to fnd that our young men are geae- rally averse to fooling away the precious sum- mer months amidst the trivialities of a fashioua ble watering place. Far better is it for the for- mation of their minds and the developement of their intellectual and bodily faculties that they should seek in instructive travel the recrea- tion and amusement of which they may stand ia need. ‘This dearth of beaux at the watering places bas, we understand, this season reached a point which threatens annihilation to the amusements which, with s certain class of persons, constituted their chief attraction. Year after year we have noted this tendency, and” wondered what re- sources would be left to entice people thither. We are told that, as a general thing, there is no falling off this season in the number of visiters, We can only account for the fact by the flunky- iem which draws vulgar minds into a supposed fashionable current. They will be surprised when we tell them that but few of ur best tami- lies can now be induced to visit what they con- sider the fashionable summer resorts. A sense of selfrespect renders them averse to being brought in cloee proximity to the gamblers and prostitutes who at these places ape the manners and the expendi- ture of fashionable aspirants. Putting aristo- cratic instincts out of question, it must be owned that it is anything but agreeable for the daughter of some honorable family to be placed vis-a-vis at table or in the dance to the wife or mistress of the keeper of some fashionable hell. Tf, therefore, the motives of those who flock an- nually to Saratoga, Newport, or other such places, be to rub their skirts to good company, we wish them joy of their associations, Like the odor of sanctity, the aristocratic atmosphere which they breathe will improve their morals and manners wonderfully. It will be something for some honest denizen of the Seventh ward; who has made his money by grubbing, to have added to the list of his visiting acquaintances eome titled adventurer with a ribbon in his but- ton hole and not a centin his pocket. And if Mies Allspice should take it into her head to bestow her fair hand upon him without giving her papa time to investigate his antecedents, it will increase greatly the consideration in which the worthy citizen is held by his friends and neighbors. The credit gained by a long ca- reer of integrity, and the satisfaction of a tran- quil conecience, cannot but be improved by hav- ing his family affairs dragged before the public or bis child driven upon the stage. “Fashionable” watering places are fit resorts for those who can enter upon the scene with wits sbarpened and with nothing to lose. Where all are prepared to cheat and make dupes the result is @ matter of no importance. As, however, many are drawn into the vortex by ignorance, it is but right that they should be enlightened as to the character of their surroundings. “Fash- ionable” watering places, they will find, have fallen pretty much into the condition of that fa- mous district in Picardy in which, when the cry of voleur is raised, every one takes to his heels. Tae Historica Prorcre or 1859~Tue Two Leapine Soversieys or Evrore.—Murillo im- mortalized himself by his celebrated picture of the “Immaculate Conception,” Angelo by his “Last Judgment,” Raphael by his cartoons ; but who is to win immortality by a representa tion of the interview between the Emperors of France and Austria at Villafranca, the great historical picture of 1859, in which the two lead. ing sovereigns of Europe participated? And that they are the leading rulers in Europe recent events have demonstrated. That, after a war involving the interests, the existence, the policy of two empires with a population of thirty or forty millions each; after six battles had been fought, two of them the greatest of which history tells, these men should, of their single minds, come together, and, without advice or aseistance, or the elaborate humbug of diplomacy, settle the affairs, not only of their own dominions, but of all Europe, is a fact which in itself stamps them as the lead- ing sovereigns of the Old World. When the preliminaries were arranged, each started in his owa Girection, and both equally great. That Francis Joseph ehould have the moral courage EEE UES Ce Rae ne ee See Ee to meet his Antagonist alone, aod thore settle the question of ptacv, Caluwly submiltiog to the inevitable circumstances Which surrounded hint, and accepting the sole respoustonity, proves him to be as ;reat a man ia his own way as Napoleon has prsved himself in bis, Oae can fancy the emotions which filled the brea of Fraue’s Joseph at fading himself fucs tof... with one whom he must have felt at that mo nen! was the master mind of Europe—alone, without a friend or counsellor, to settle the des- tliis cf his Italian possessions, and perchance his own Statesin Europe. After elght hours of auch a sociation, during which period he bad ceded @ fair domain to his adversary, it is no wocdr that “his countenance was blanched to acadly psleness” when he rejoined his staff on t'e tbreshold of that memorable houee, the Casa- Gandii i-Morelli, One can readily fancy, also, the nonckclonce of Louis Napoleon, whose simple ua- drees uviform covered a heart pregnant with grand schemes and far off projects, inviting his youtbful advereary to smoke a clgarette, and pul) ng a flower to pieces, leaf by leaf, like a thovght‘ul maiden. What a strange stream of thought must have passed through the mind of each in the few brief mouxnta which preceded the first word of that mysterious conference, the secrets of which his- tory will probably never record! And then the parting at the door, the intense gaze with which each met the other’s eyes—a look, the import whereof no witness could read—the hurried grasping of the hands, the vaulting into the sad- dle, and the abrupt departure in different di- rections witheat a parting glance. The whole scene formed one of the most pic- torial episcdes of the war. Necessrvy For 4 Geverat Banxrupt Law.— Among the mercantile men of a high order of intellect, of much experience in commercial af- fairs, and of well known integrity, there is but ote opinion as to the necessity of a general bank- rupt law extending over the whole Union. Tois opinion is strengthened and developed at the present time by the perturbation occasioned in the commercial community of New York by the endden ard unexpected peace in Europe. Inthe great revulsion of 1837 there was a general feeling among upright merchants and in the community at large that a bankrupt lay ought to be enacted by Congress in conformity with the provisions of the constitution on that subject, in order that similar calamities might be prevented in the future history of commerce. In 1840 a bankrupt law was passed, but it was soon repealed by improper influence exercised in Congress: by interested parties. In the tre mendous financial crash of 1857 the opinion among the honest merchants and all the able statesmen in the country was that o well consid: ered, well digested general bankrupt act, of a permanent character, regulating our banking in- stitutions, as well asthe commercial operations of private individuals, ought to be adopted, in or- der to guard against a recurrence of those explo- sions which carry such terror and ruin into the mercantile world and among nearly all the fa- dustrial classes of the whole community. Con- gress was too busy with schemes of party politics and public plunder to have time for the dis- cussion of a meagure of so much general interest and of vital importance to the entire country. And now in 1859 there is a perturbation in our commercial affairs which, if not wisely and judiciously treated, may lead to a panic. The feeling among our best informed and most saga- cious mercantile men is, that something ought to be done to restore the oquilibrium, and to quiet the disturbance—something that will not only serve for the present, but for all future time, against commercial panics, without any just ground or necessity. What causes panics is the growth of some rot- ten concern, like the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company, which explodes and frightens everybody. Even the most secure establish- ments will not be trusted, and business is para- lyzed. A banking law is, therefore, necessary to pre- vent all such explosions in the future, and more particularly to arrest the preeent perturbation, which may end in disastrous panic. Had Con- gress done its duty two years ago there would be no danger now. Bat even at the eleventh hour, at the opening of the next Congress, let this urgent and important question be the first to be brought under discussion, and to receive such a solution as the necessity of the case de- mands. Were such » bavkrupt act as we have indicated made the law of the lard, it would be impossible for such bollow and rotten concerns as the Ohio Life Insurance and Trust Company to grow up. They would be nipped in the bud before they could do mischief, and we should have no more of those extensive commercial failures which without necestity occur periodi- cally in this prosperous country, and bring with them a train of disasters which affect all classes of the community. ‘Tuk Ravers at NInto’s.—An overflowing house greeted the recond pight this searon of the Ravels at Niblo’s tast evening, an indication of the continued favor with which the public regard these es!ablished favorites, The programme included the crean of the ability of the regu tar company, comprising the inimitable Gabriel and Francois, and the charming Mira fravces and her fasci ating par. “Kim ka’’ and “‘Godenaki”’ seemed as fresn at ever. When in conjunction with these, there was pre sented the thrilling evolutions of Marietta Zanfretta, Mons: Alexandre and Young America on the tight rope—we sbudder to think of them—we no longer wonder that tho Raveis are an institution. Vive la “‘ corde tendue.” The next wonder of this estsblishment will be Mile Maria Hennecart, recently arrived from Furopo, and said tobethe most charming danecuse we have yet seen We predict a jam on her firet appearance, Pertonal Intelligence. The Hon. John Letcher, Governor elect of Virginia, is etiil in feebie health. He is staying at the Hot Springs, Bishop Scott and Jady, of Oregon, are in Washingten. Hon. D. L. Yulee, United States Senator from the State of Fiorida, and Chairman of the Senate Committee on Pos* Offices and Post Roads, is algo in Washington. Since her return to Berlin from England her Roya’ Highnees the Princees Frederic William has not appeared muck in public, but on the 15th ult., in company with her royal consort, the Princess pissed through Berlin on ‘he way to Pankow, where thelr royal hignessos wore Proeent at the consecration of a church which has been restored, aud to which a new tower has been added. At the concusion of the ceremony their royal hignesses par- took of « déjeiiner in the adjacent castie of Schonhausen, and afterwards returned to lam. Field Marebal Prince Windiechgriitz Jeft Berlin on the 16tb uit. on his return to Vienna by way of Brosleu and Orerberg, He was accompanied by his military suite and travelled in an imperial saloon carriage which had conveyed him from Vienna. The War of the Ferry Companies. SUPREME COURT—SPEOIAL TERM. Before Hon. Judge Clerke, Avaver 2.—The Long Island Ferry Company vs. the Brook tho questions involved in this case it is enough for the pur- pore of this motion to say that thoy aro of s doubtful character, and will require all that inquiry and delibera- tion of a roguiar Wal te Cecide thom rghtfuily. In such a case it be vory expedient and may be productive of irreparable injury to the defendants to t this injunc- Urn ere the on qi ovrefue ft oa feats wa a iponement of a remody, if the plain- its gan sustain thin action. Motion deaiod with $10 costa, THE LATEST NEWS. Non Arrival of the Persta. ~~ Saspy Hook, sugust 2-12 0. Mt There aro yet no signs of the steamships Poraia aud Kangaroo, Wind south, light; weather ctoar, York Democratic State Central Committee. GATHERING Op THE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS AT ALBAy NY—PEPRESSM"ATIVES OF ALL THK PAUTIONS OM HAND, ETC, ‘OUR Seucta.": ALBANY DRSPATOH, Atnasy, Anguat 2, 1859. All the members of the Centre’ Committe are here ox- Cept Mopars. Sioklce, Haight, Cagger, xcanedy aad Driggs. ‘The last four are expected in the morning. Messre. Wood ‘and Croswoll and the Astor Honse Commities are ail at Con- ress Hall, except Dr. Sands, who contes to-morrow. Of Outsiders, the hards have Judge Geo, W. Clinton, Hon. J. ©. Mather, A. B, Getty, of Oswogo; Alanson Doo'ge, Delos De Wolf, G. J. Tucker, Alderman Srisley, H. J-Seo\ewick, N. E, Paine, G, P. Ed¢y, DB Taylor and SH, Pavkor. The softs have at the Delavan House, Postmaster Fowler, Register Minor, Tom Field, Wm H Ludlow, Sim. B. Jew ett, Mr. Fairchild, Comptrolter Church, Seuator Kiy, Prison Inepector Rhodes, D. © Weat, E. P. Rov, Aléermen Tuomey and MoConne!) ; and M esers. Jno. Kelley, E. B Wart end Andrew H. Green are to come im the morning: The gathering as yet is small, but hosts witt be here to morrow ‘The soft leaders dare not pledge themmelves to give hal of the Charleston delegation to tue hards, but promise to do their utmost in favor of the project. Richmond, for. Jer and their friends om one side, and Croaqell, Wood, Mather, &c., om the other, are for concessions ta favor of peace. ‘The call of the Committee for a State Convention wil, Joave the Presidential question open, and the Comvention free and unshackled to actor postpone action as it pleases, according as those who elect the members desire. The Aator House committee considered the details of tha letter to the State Committee, which was presented by Fernando Wood, and it was scopted, It takes broad aad patriotic ground ; is substantially wha’ appeared ia tha Benatp this morning; deprecates any action of the Com. mittee on the Presidential issue, or ov any subjects outeida of the State contest, but is modorate in laaguegs, and oov- tains nothing that should create discord, whe New TUE GENERAL SFWSPAPER DESPATCH. Atuany, August 2, 1869, There is considerable excitemout about the principal hotels here to-night amongst the demoorats, who have mustered in great force. The State Committee meets to-morrow, aad s warm and spirited time is anticipated. ‘Tho members of the regular State Committee make their headquarters the Delavan House. Nearly all the members of the Committee are already bere. Among the arrivals at the Delavan House this afvernoon wore:—Doaa Richmond, Isaac V, Fowler, Postmaster of New York; ex-Speaker Ludiow, William Miner, Alderman Taoney, Sim Jewett, United States Marshal; Thomas C. Fields, Mesers. Ives, Gamble and McOonnell, Delos De Wolf, of Oswego; William Williams, of Buffalo; Mr. Russell, of ‘Ulster, and many other prominent politicians. Fernando Wood and his party are located at Congresa Hall. Every member of the Astor House Committec is here except Judge Mitchell, of Schenectady, who telegrapua that he ig detained by sickuess, but agrees in the action of the majority of the Committee. At Congress Hall fare:—H. J. Sedgwick, Postmaster of Syracuse; N. E. Paine, Postmaster of Rochester; G ?. Eady, Collector at Buffalo; S. H. Parker, Postmaster o¢ Geneva; Edwin Croswell, Hon Gideon J. Tacker, Secre tary of State; H. Wilbur, editor, Batavia; G. W. Greene, editor, Goshen; John Cramer, editor, Waterford; ur. Getty, Postmaster of Oswego; Hon. D, B. Taylor, United States despatch agent, and many othors. Hon. Jobn C. Mather, who acts with ex Meyor Wood, is at the Delavan Houre. ‘The Astor House Committee met to night in parior No. 21 of Congress Hall, Fernando Wood presiding. The pro- ceedings were harmonious, and a proposition, drawn by Mr. Wood, to be presented to the State Committee om their mecting tomorrow, was unanimously adopted. The paper is pacific and conciliatory in tone, and urges upon the State Committee to confine their ca!! for the Siate Convention strictly to the nomination of State officers and the adoption of a platform of policy, leaving s)) matters Pertaining to the Charleston Convention uttil after the ‘State election. The paper will bahsaded to Dean Richmond or[jPeter Cagger to-morrow morning, before the assembling of tbe Btate Committee, and if it is rejected and its advice dis- carded by the Committee, it is to be followed by an ap- Peal to the democrats of the State, earnestly urging them toclect delegates to the Btate Convention who are opposed ta the relection of delegates to the Charleston Convention by that body. Atthe same time there isa counter movement by 5 party of hards, the particular friends of Danie! S. Dickia- ton, againet Fernando Wood and the Astor House Com- mittee. It ss confidently asserted by prominent harcs that Mr, Dickinson has in his possession evidence that Mr. Wood i3 opposed to him, and has arranged it s0 as to secure a double delegation to Charleston, with the view of dividing the vote of the State of New York. Judge allen, Winslow C. Watson, Henry W. Rogers of Buffalo, and F. B. Cutting of New York, had written to this effect to the State Com- witee; and their friends, Messrs. DeWolf of Oswege, Williams of Buffalo, Russell of Ulster, and a strong deloge. tion of the friends of Mr. Dickinson, are here avowodly to baftle this movement of Mr. Wood. Hon. Daniel E. Sickles has not as yet arrived here, but his friends state that he will most probably be here by to- morrow morning. Whe Kentucky (lection. Lovisviiig, August 2, 1860. The following Congressmen are elected: — i istrict. democratic candidate for Governcr. ‘The State Legislature, on joiat bullot, will havea ema! democratic majority. The Missou:! Election. St, Louis, August 2, 1859. Incomplete returns of the county election yesterday ia- dicate the success by a large majority of the republican candiaates. In this county the democrats have elected one member of the Legislature, two County Commission- ers and one Clerk. The republicans have elected the bal- ance of the candidates, ‘The Sunday reform measure has been carried by © large majority. Bloody Riots in Baltimore. THB AMERICAN PRIMARY BLECTIONS—BALLOT BOXES SMASHED AND SEVERAL MEN SHOT. Baurmore, August 2, 1859, The American party are holding thelr primary elec- tors to-night to solect delegates to the City Nominating Convention. There is a great deal of rowdyism. Tho ballot boxes im the Twentieth ward have been smashed to pieces, and it is reported that inthe Sixth ward two men have been shot. Thestruggle is botween the rowdy and respectable portion of the party, and the indications are that the former will be successful. Nive o’C1ock P.M. Pistols are being freely used in some localities, A mam named Sullivan has just been arrested in the Sixth ward for firing a large horse pistol, loaded with siuge, Thos. Rowe has been shot in the knee, and Wm. Thompson in the leg. There are reports of violent proceedings in other parts of the city. News from California, ABRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL, Sr. Lous, August 2, 1859. ‘The overland mail, with San Francisco dates tothe Lith ult., has arrived. Business was moro active at Sam Franciseo, but thora was no improvement in prices. The business portion of Chip’s Fiat, imSierra conaty, ‘was burnt on the 9th. Loss $17,000. On the same day the town of Rough and Ready, in No- vada county, was nearly all destroyed by fire, Lose $75,000. The total amount {of tho libels against the steamship Washington excsoda $50,000, Arrived at San Francisco previous to tho 11th ultimo, ship Ka'nay, Stoddard, New York, March 10; Beaumondo+ from Calcutta; Atias, from Sydney, New South Wales, Affairs in Washington. Wasurnatox, August 2, 1858. ‘Tho Prosidont, accompanied by Miag Lanc, Mrs, Secra: