The New York Herald Newspaper, August 5, 1859, Page 1

sae = 5 ae WHOLE NO. 8369. NEWS F%OM CALIFORSIA, Arms and Ammunition for the Harbor Fore tficatir,ns—The Linels om the Washington— Abscrnding Tax Coliector—[ron Bridge at Yosa River—étate Prison Dufliculties—U0M- ov us of the California Pioncers—Chinese Im= ‘wigrants—Judge Didge Eledted in Carson ‘Vaiiey—Fire—Domestic Tragedy What the A Papers Say of Greeley, dic., dice OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE, Ban Faancisco, July 8, 1859. ‘The ship Wizard, which arrived hero a few days ago, has landed twenty-two 42 pound cannon and one thou- mand round of ghot for the same, beside a lot of mortar frames. They are intended for the fortress at Fort Poin @ we entrance of our harbor, Several additional auits have been commenced against tho steamebip Wasbivgton, to recover $5,897 due thecrew ‘who shipped at New York. The voste! is now held by the Warted Staies Marshal to answer demands for abou @0 600, 4 fine fron bridge is to be placed across tho Yubs Fiver, at Park's bar, It is to be constructed of tubuin fron, snd will ferm @ perfect arch spanning the river With n'y etone abutments on either side, The work is ‘Rew in progress. A decree of divorce has been granted by the Fourth Dietrict Court in the cage of Laurent sdierstel vs. Mariana Miereiel. Mr Broderick left this city on Wednesisy last, for the porpose of addressing the people at various pointe, He Spesks to morrow at Placerviile, and from thence pro- feeds tx every important town ia the State. Joseph 0, MeKibben and E PD Baker, opposition candidates for Con- grets, addreseed the largest meoting over beid in Marys- sriite lntt Wednesday, (he atestaehip Uucio Sam arrived here on the 6th inst, wom ama. Sho brought up six hundred passengers, @il ip good beaith. ‘The Supreme Court bas gran'ed a stay of proceedings fw the caso of Beoty Wappaer, convicted of murder, and WOO was 10 Dave Deen bung this day at noon. Governor Weler :8 ab present at tho State prison. He fe avout instituting a suit against the lessee to recover sion of the institution, n action brought by the Ttce sgains! ihe Governor and other Seate officers, to re ouver 310,060 damages jor tamirg forcible possession of the prizop, is Dow in progress. Lewis J. Marxs hue uppliec to the Sacramento District ourt for the beneiit ef the Insolvent act. Liabilities 00. #10: ection for oficora ofthe California Pioneers for the eueuing year, held Jast evonmng, Alex. G. Avcil waselected President. aud Philip A. Roach, Henry 4. Ha'e, James Lick, George Youvt and Cnaries Marsh Vico Presidents. ‘Wiiem R Wheaton was chosen Secretary, and Joba H. Qorvey Treasurer, fhe fuliowing gentlemen were elected d@rectors :—Charles R. Bead, H. M. Woitmore, John P. Buckley, George M Scudder, fugene Crowell, J. H. Stearns and James H. Cutter. The suip Leonidas, which arrived here from Hong Kong ‘ou the 6ub inet , had on board 233 Chinese passengers. ‘The reurps of the late election held in Valley, Nevada Terrnory, for detegate to Congress, resulted in the deieut of Judge Crane. The election of Mayor Dodge is coucesed, FIRE IN WEAVERVILLE. Tte fire which broke out on the 5:h inst. at Weaver- ‘Wille Gessroyea ip the space of an hour over one hundred Wovsend collars worth of property. The Chinese were Who heaviest sufferers—not one eacaping. Every Cuinese meronapt burned out. The principal sufferers are:—Eiads, of the st. Charies Sotel; Comstock & Martin, J. C, Woods, euch of whom &re losers to the amount of fovabiy $7,000 Mary euffer to the amount of from .0 to $1,000, All the brick houses escaped. Pierce, Oburek & Oo, J. Cole &Co, W, W. Tingin &00.,R A. Fagg, J Kobn, Mitchell, McOain & Co., Greenhood & New- bauer, F. Young & Bro’ (Exchange saloon), H. N. Browa & Co (MogvoKva saloon), aud Anderson & Seaman are suf. ferera to a simail extent, : Te is imjorribie to give exact figures, the loss being di- ‘vided among £0 large a Dumber of individuals. Macame Bueche, who keeps a houre of ill fame, lost 94,000. The two best hotels were algo destroyed, DOMESTIC TRAGEDY. A terr ble shooting affair occurred in this elty yesterday mcripg, in which 8 muiatto man and bis wife were the prince ps»! actors,aod which at the present moment it Appears will ed fatally to bow, It seems that Albert ‘Lee, a rervent of Cot Fremoct, married @ girl from New York of Indian extractioa, nawea Malive Delphice Pol- her, «bout four yeare ago, and nad by her two children, Bris; out in cons queuce of the hostility of the youug Woman's mother, wno waa bisterly oppysed to the mar Tiage, the couple separated two yeure ago. A fow day #hoce Lee, who bad left Col. Fremont, came to this city Ano yerterday met his wife at tbe duor of her father’s house, but she refused te admit Lim, Upon this he drew as revoiver, end remarking that if be could not be per- mitted te see hie chiloren neither be vor bis wife were Ot to live, shot bis wife in the leit cheek, the val! pi img throvugd the left palate and jodging in the r3 of the neck, and reverely wounding the carotid artery ia its pagssge.| The woman then rushed up stairs, bleeding fearfully, and was attended to by a Mra, Laws, who re ideo in the houge. Lee then used te pistol upon him- self, xencing a ball into his lef’ broaat, just below the besrt, which the bail juet cacaped, but passed through the jurg,and itsued at the back near thespine His wound is cousivered very dacgerous, but that of the wo wan is considered fatal. Lee was found stretched at full leogto in the balcony, near where the ehooting took place, ana was conveyed thence by #pecial officer Condon to the county jail, Docto:is Holman, Hitchcock and Cooper at tended Upon the woman, but bave litle or no hope of her recovery, The carotid’ artery was safely taken up, but the ball has not yet been found. Lee received medical attendance, but this morning no hopes are entertained ot bis surviving the wound. WHAT THE SAN FRANCISCO PAPERS THINK OF HO" RACE GREELEY. [From the San Fravcieco Herald, July 7.) A numer of flunkies in this Stave are endeavoring to et up a recopt.on for Horace Greeley, an abolition editor om the Fast, who is oon to arrive in our midst. We trust no democrat wiil be seduced into giving hie counte- Dance to any proveedings in honor of this low demagogue ‘There is co man in the United States who has tried to do 80 moch barm, who has ut‘ered 80 many malignant false boods as this fellow, Greely, in his crusade agatust the ponetitution and the Union We will mark the men who are prominent in coing honor to this wretched fanatic, {¥iom the San Francisco National, July 8.) Our cotemporary takes a very just view of the Greeley demonstration. Iicomes up to the mark, and, with its usual boldness, denounces the movement in decide? terms. It unites wita ue the bope that “no democrat ‘wiii be seduced into giving his countenance to any pro- Ceedings i» honor of this low demagogne” Horace, The Herald is emipensy sound on this question, and its ad- monitions bearing wpon it merit the regard of cyery mau ‘not degraded into a funky of fenaticm. Marriages and Deaths In California. MARKIED. Branu—Hortzaman.—In Weaverville, June 39, by Rov. Father O'Reiily, Nicboins Beahm to Margaret Hollerman Kasorr—McGnievaLL —At Pine Grove, June 26, by Bev. Father Ovlanaanty, Tnomas £. Liliott to Sueau Mc Glleva)). Hawert—-Lasrg.—In Nevada, July 1, by Rey. Mr. Dry. den, ardrew J Hewett to Charlotve Lampe. Kivysy—ARNowp «At Arnold’s Ranch, Nevada county, Jun 29, by Squire Post, 2 1, Kinney to mma Arnold. Moswr1—G axpNER.— St Ooon Boliow, bi adg younty, et 4, Jaues McBeth to Euza Gardner. lonni8on—ikeRWIN.—Ju San Francisco, July 4, by the oad Father Marasoui, Air. C.J, Morrigoa to L868 Ehza er — LySHMANN.—-In San Francisco, July 6, by Rev. ¥.0. Ener, James Stalter, of Sauts Cruz, to Elizabeth Leebmang, Scorr— Prvpe —At the Mountain Mi Jory 8, John G, Scott to Alice Prydi ‘WIDER—CLARE.—ALRB?'* Tench, DF. A. Wilder to Ada Woor—LANsinG —At Meni Mary iaasng, daugnter ot D. DIE; Sewererp —In Marveritts, Jay 6, Wilisw Agfald, of Ro: neater, New York, ‘ Panay —Drowned in ine Sacramonio river, July 3, ya W. Bailey, aged 19 yom FaRaia oawegee Lancieas —At Mexican Bank, on the Bourn Yuoa Nevada county, Jane 27, Herman award Coun, from Ruse, sgoa 24;'0. Roary Cornelius, trom Oldevderg, Germany, aged 28, and Witlitm Fankenan, from ‘he tame pisce, aged 30, The deceased were all drowned by apudder Hood, Fats —Ia San Frane.soo, July &! Dorade county, vada county, June 10, June 28, T. M. Wood ta . Lanning. 5, in tho 35th year o! nor Pall, age, jennie H., wife of Joba C. F 9, Tarrxs In San Franeiseo, July 6, Edward Faulks, wative of North Walee, nged 33 years. Frasier —In Lox Avgeies, June 2), Marcus Flashner. Boman —At Temecu'a, san Diego county, June 18, Da vid Hofman, a cative of Goitenperg, Sweden, aged 30 ren r8. pidsk 20 tin Francisco, July 7, Robert Hagar, oldest ebiie of Robert and Jane F. Wells, aged 4 ears. Lracn — On board the ship Georges, Jane 23, of con- gumption, Ambrose Leach, aged 66 years. MCLOxALD.—In Los Angeter, June 28, vory wuilaenty, Joby McOonale, a native of sZ0W, Scotland, aged 40 ears He jeaves a bereaved wife and children to mourn 8 andden denth. Maroyy.—Ia Stockton, July 2, Tuomas Mahony, aged 26 years. Markets, San Fravcrsco. July 7, 1869, ‘There reoms to be a continued good demand for butter ai advancing rater, with sales of about 600 packeges with. fo the pass forty cight hours, on private terms. The fargo cf fruit from ‘Twhitt ox May Queen, consisting of 195,000 oranges’ 4,000 times, and 2,000 concoanuts, sold for a rouad sum of T4509. ‘e continyer to be oe fair f 10 any Of KOO boxe ata . AMOR Billings’ oAalsat rma, oF elit; 40 tercer Che ph Ateohol—0 onven to ging, p. t cases, dner’a, p.t, Flour Jovbing eates Gul! Hoxall 40. a $340. Wh 2 OF, RIAD a Ko. Bari 2,000 encks gota in lot, 8 2,000 tacks new, $105 a Bran per tb. 110; wo quote old $1 35, Hay — is eeling at $22 50 por ton $/9 per ten Beange-Zayon, 324 7. rN —-- em. The Last P.aitresd Slaughter. ACCOUNT Of mm. JOHN D. DEXTER, Mr. John D. Dexcer, of the Shoe and Leather Reporter in ‘thi city, Who “sas upon the train at the time of the acci- dent, has furniehed us with the following statement:— About bslf past six o’clock, the train, which was run ning at the rate of fifteen miles an bour, arrived at the bridge. 1 was sitting in the forevard passenger car, about one quarter the distance from the rear of the car, when] felt the engine apparently strike something. Looking for- ‘ward through one of the windows, I beheld the baggage care dashing into the chasm, which was some sixty fect deep. I immediately clutched the window and braced myself for the expected shock. In a moment the passen- ger car in which I was was following the baggage cars into the water; the seats began to fly in every direction One struck me im the head and neck, loosening my hol: and driving me with great force to the opposite side of the car, where, fortunately, I got my arm into ano:ber window, and held on firmly until the crisis was over When tho car struck the bouiom the seats and all the pas fengers xcept myself were driven by the force of the crash, which was tremendous, 'o the lower end of the car ‘and into the water. The front end of the car way broken to atoms for about one-third its Jength; the rear car Pitching in behind and striking the bottom of th» car which preceded it, and which stood nearly Perpendicular upou its end in the water, crushing stilt erther the forward passenger car, and causing it to fall back directly on the top of the rear car, which then stood at an angle of some ninety degrees, one end restiog agsipst tho abutment of the bridge. Ithen made my Way out of the window to which I was clinging, and whica Was some twenty feet above the surface of the water, to the edge of which I lowered myself down by :ocans of the wiadows. Here I found the paseengern, shattered timber, broken seats, baggage, &., in one amalgamated mass, Which completely chiked up the chasm. I immo diately hastened to reader whatever assiatance I could to my fellow passengore, which was a work of po littic dif. ficulty and danger, owing to the position of the fragments of the broken care, The scene was one which utter!y de- fies description; the shrieks of the wounded, the mans of ihe dying and agonized cries of heip from ail quarters, were enoegh to daunt the bravest. Each one was too much bruised himself to render any assistance to his fellow sufferers, lying around in every direction. Never- tholeas, those who were least injured, immediately alter wagbing their own wounds, and Mcding them- selves still alive, rendered every possible eecietance to the ices fortunaie, until all in whom life was Bot yet extinct were snatched from their ous Situation, 1 noticed one young laay iyiag partiality under water, with a large piece of tuner across ber neck, whom I eupposed at firnt sight to ve dead: ane wan bent in the water insuch a way that just her bead ard shoulders were visible; on removing the timbo relieve others, I found to my great joy that she was alive and aimost entirely uninjured. Ons mao, who fuil under the tender of the engine, bad one leg brokea, wnd Was entirely covered With ravbish; he was for ace time wildly shrieking for help before I could ascertain | whence the sound proceeded. at length I crawled over a portion of one of the broken cars, and commenced cieartog 1 away the wood and broken portions of the teuder, un discovered him just above the *“{ “ce of the water, § ceedivg after much labor in ¢F'¥icauing him trom hie Greadful position. Upon enterw& te. rear car we sooo Fucceeded im raising tbe dead bodies of Mra. Coviey, tue conductor’s wife, and her mother, Mrs, Cuyler. Uno the sight of the bodies, the conductor, although severely in- Jured bimeeif, felt upon that of bis wife, uttering the most frantic ard heartrendiog exclamations ‘of grief, until v2 were obiiged to drag him away forcibly and lead bin sebore Iremained upon the scene of the terribie xeci- cent until about eleven o'clock in the evening, waen, there being no living to relieve, beiag somewhat jeme and exbeusted, I was heiped into the bageege car, which ‘had been despatcned from Schaghticoke for our relief, and was conveyed to the hotel im the village. Tue wounded nad already deen gent by the car to the bore! Gee te houses of Schaghticoke, where every kiadnens and atcention were shown them. | bave xo besitation in pronouncing every timner of the bridge a8 rotten or badly decayed. I examined it tho rougoly the mornipg after the accident, and found po p ece of timber thst was vot entirely decayed. 1 was ia- Jormed by the farmers of the neighdorhood that the rail road mavagers bea been repeaedly warned by them- selves and the employés of the road, during the past year, tbat the bricge was in a most unrafe and dangerous coadi- tion. Ip covclusion, I desire to notice the worthy and commendsbte spivit manifiskd by Mrs. Johnston aod ner son, of Albany, in assisting to extricate the wounded aud tp selleving their suffvrings. JOHN D. DEXcéR. Mr. Dexter states that he took the dimensions of the bridge, and found them to be as follows:— ‘pan of bridge, sixty feet: height ot abatmonta, forty two feet; depth of water, at Lhe time of the accident, from ix to eight fect. Mr. Dexter hag aiso furnished the following corrections of hames anc residences of the killed aad wounded Joho C. Payne, of Dayton, Ohio, instead of Montreal, Cava Alex. Forbes, of East Halberry, Canada, ‘Thomas Taibert, of this city. David Ruesel/, kilied, is zon of widow Russell, of Ferry street, Aibany. Mr. Prentice, of New York city, injured slightly about tbe head apd boay. Charis Perry, who was wounded, wag on hia way home to Illinois from Claremunt, N. H. TRE CORONER'S INVESTIGATION. [From the Albany Journal, August 4) The following testimony, taken vpon the Coroner’s in vestigations as to thie terrible accident, is important, as showing the condition of the bridge when the accident happened:— George E. Wilkine, sworn—Reside in Scbaghticoke; oc cupatror, carpenter; have worked on said railrowd bridge gome six da;8, worked on it yesterday (tne 2d) getting reacy to raise a new bridge. Q What wne the coadition of the old bridge? A, They thought it was not aafe to let it stand there a great while; the bridge was ceceyed in rome places; the end ot the cords was most affected; tho ‘uumbers which runs from acutment to abutment, were i much decayed at the ends, but were in better condition 8 little way from the ends; these timagre 0” white pine; know that Mr. James Cooley buscailed William Waie, | the Superintendent’s attention to the condition of ths bridge several times; suppore Mr. Ccoley hus charge of the work of erecting the new bridge; think tne bridge bas been built about six or seven years; do not think there has been timber enough furnished py the Uoman7 to keep the bridge in safe repair; calcalated to have the peed bridge done to-day; length of the bridge sixty five feet. Eri Welch, sworn—Reside at Schaghticoke; am a car. Penter; work for the Albany, Vermout and Canada Rail- road; was to work yesterday on the Tomhamnock bridge, putting blocks under the ends of the cords; the enon of the old cords were decayed, as algo were the old biocks; should think they were 80 decayed that they wore not over aud above safe; bave noticed traine in crossing wis bridge, and shouid think the bridge settled avout four Inches: when trains croseed it shook considerably, and I thovgbt it ought to be attended to; raised one end of the cords up for the pu og of puttiog in pew blocks, which ‘were of white oak, ¢ by 10; had been four trains over the bridge gince the bew blocks were put in, Jarues Cooley swori.—Reside in Albany; am a carpon- ser; have been to work on the bridge aix or gevan cays; T do not coneiter that the bridge was safe; came to the Congluslod tuxi tivo gricge was DO safe ® week or two ago; considered it unsafe from the fact that the ends of the lower cords wero rotied badly. H. Patterson aworn.—Reside in Albany; track layer on Albany, Vermont anc Osouda Hailroad; soe to the repair. | ‘og of fhe track: from Albany to Esglo inringes ran ts gravel inal over this brioge 222" *'S o’slock P.M. yes- erday; crossed it four or tive times with loaded and un- loaded oare; think a gravel Wain loxded a8 Beavy iy a pasgengar tr Beueed nothing unusual in croseing this vridge; L considered itmage; bad rot examined it; judged it was safo froca running over it; have been under the bridge, and have noticed that one cord was rotted, close Lo Ye nbutmont; did not looz at any more of the cords; noticed this decayed cord about a week or ten du} Charles A. Joaes eworu—Was engineer on the ; Jeft Schagbticoke at twenty-eight minutes past sx; bad proceeded about three-quarters of a mile when the acci- Veut cevusred; our inétruciions are to go alow ia croselng bridges; bad Stackered up rome; cannot tell aow fast wo were going; not over ten miles per hour; when [ came benr enongh to the bridge to slack up, I xotloed that the tain did not slow ag usual; the brakemen are inthe habit of putting on the brakes without waiting jor sae whiatlo, I then whletiea down brakes; the engine had iarly croseed the bridge, the forward trucks being on the ebut. ment; I felt that the bridge was givmg way; the éng'ae jumped, throwing me back, und as I bad hold of tho throttle, it put oc all steam; the aongling between the tender and evgine broke, and the tencer went down; we had four cara in tho trein—two baggage nd two passenger; don’t know the length of the brivge js about the lerath of two carn; wheu the care wen own the fremen was ou ide deck of the ovgme with mo; when I turned round the pridge had gone down and the cars with it; the bagenge cars wore brokea up, the tendar wa on the baggage the forward passenger car was ad, end the last jenger car bad ruo under it a le; Bot cars rood nearly on end; I govotl the engine to go back to stop an empty engine which following us; I heard rome one crying in the creek; got out oa man with jez broken, went back and stopped the engine; went to Schagbticoke and got hoip, avow fifty or sixty men, ana went down w tho bdridgo; it owas about thirty minutes acei- dent before we got agsistance and got back; the engine was a Mone fe psig behind us; no part ofthe passenger care were tn the water; can’t tell how many gers were on the train; think eight were killed and une aied alier we reached Sebaghticoke; we got out ail but one in an hour; I bave been on the road tinco July in the year the rond wes opened; no bridges lave been built since I | went on the road; have been over the road twice a day reel eommenced; about two weeka since I spoke t0 vr. Dyer, anorher epgincer, and asked bima what he thought of that bridge; he said there was some> <biog Wrong abons tt; Then spoke to the road muster; soon sfler Hteber war got ort fora new bridge, which yetbere now: thee wore getting ready to pat’ a now widge ip: Witinvwe Worte ie general apperintendent of the | ond; don't k her the conaisio:. of thy brides has | r NEW YORK HERALD: MORNING &DITION—FRIDAY, AUGUST 5, 1859. = deen to him or not; the bridge was repaired about a year einos, on my reporting. The jury rearsembied thie morning, and Bevjumin ¥. Smith, aronitect, of thw city, was syorD, And tentidea that be bad yesterday examined the fallen structure end found the timbers very rotten, and bie opinion was, that tbe accident was canied by the rottea- ness of the bridge and the train crossing it at too great apeed. James Cooley, bridge repairer of the road, teatite? that ® portion Of the Dridre wag rotten, and tbut, after exam\uing: tt, be bad, im May last, reporwea the fact to Wr. Woe; Mr. White bad instructed witaces to get out timber for a new bridge, and was at work upoa it when tne accident bappenea ; four or five trams hed naseod over the bridge during the day—one a hoary froizat train of thirty care; the brioge was of sixty Ave fect soa0; after the accident be dircovered that tne timbers were more cegayed than fe had sugpored; thioks the bridges broke abovt twelve feet from the porth aide; esg noers are orcered not to ron over bridges faster tnen fou miles an bour, but some bave been in the habit of ran ning at mach greater speed, and he hed {requently re- ported them to the Superintendent; in May jast *iin-es repaired the bridge aod took out from botb ands tw Draces, which were cecayed, aud replaced them ith found ‘timber; previous to the accident witness stopoed ‘® gravel train and passed over the bridge upon it; be watcbed the ¢ffct upon the bridge, aud notice? that it dia nos give more than usua!. SEWS FROM BUENOS AYRES. Preparations for the War Between Burnos Ayres and the Argentine Confederation Movements of Umted States Naval Ves nels, &ce By the arrival of the ship Sportsman and bark Dawn a, this port last evening, we have advices from Bueaos Ayres W the 26th ef Jane. Captain Chase, of the Dawn, states that on the 2th of June one thousand Buenos Ayres troops embarked on board the war steamers Camilia and Syoee, woich, on the following day, proceeded up the river, foliowei by Brazillia: man-of-war steamer, The eupposed destination of the troops was San Nicolas, The goverament of Buenos Ayres was increasing its forces rapidiy for the excected contest with Urquiza. All communication with Rosario ‘Wax closed, and (he American mail steamer from there, on ber last trip, was allowed to bring only a consular mail an) Do passengers. The United Sta'es steamer Metacomet sailed from Buenos Ayreson the 2lst of June for Parans, having on board Captain Stedtman, The United Staves brig Porry usd tailed for Montevideo. The Bainbr.dge and Dolphin were at Buenos Ayres on the 26th of June. Sur Sronreman, FROM PCENOS AYRES, Ore Naw York Haauor, Angus, 4, 1869, We left Buenos Ayres, in company with the clipper bark Dawn, on the 26tn of Jape tast, just thirty-eight Guys ago, and this! purpose sending you by the news boat, together with one of your blanks duly filled up, #0 that you may have what little news there is from our partof the world at the earliest porsible moment. You have of course a'ready heard of the formal dec'a ration of war between the Confederated Provinces under Goveral Urquiza and the so called reba! province of Buenos Ayres. No battles, either naval or by land, bave an yet tnken place, and the probabilities aro that none will occur before the coonth of October next, which is tho commencement of summer in the Argentine Republic. The reason of this js, tbat before that period there will not be soificlnt grars to enable the oayalry troops to croas from the tptertor, As for naval engagemente, this province or government bas just purchased from her Englie)) owners the steamer Camiiis, of about ve hundyed tons, sod formerly the mail boat coppecting with the English mail steamer from Southampton at Rio. The Camilla’s place bas been eup plied by the new steamer Mersey. Tae Camilla is being mounted with guns. Besides her, this government have five email steamers andone brig, mounting, all of them Logether, about (ty emall guns, The Confederated Pro vinces have about the same naval power. 8 you eco there wit) be more steam than bi000 lost on the water. Freights to the United Siates are quite scarce here at present, Webave in port ten Awerican vesseis, and some bave gone to Rosario ip quest of freigut. The vark Preecott, f/om Boston, was recently dismast>d at the very ‘snee of the harbor of Montevideo, and wil} be condemned and probabiy gold at sata part. The condemned steamer Metacomet, one of Uocle Sam’s Dees Dargeins for the Peraguay expedition, miot be erid ‘weil bere just 00w or at Montevideo, to either of ine afure- mentioned coniending parties This government im strictly pressing all its native born apa other subjects into active military ser- vice, and some of the young men 2 already emt grated to Urngusy end the United States, and have thu avo'des being forced to take part in the coming struggles between their own fellow countrymen. The powers that be of this State have fortified the island of Marlin Gareia by sending there two bundred and fifiy young mep, most of them National Guard pressed into Bervion, I firm'y beli¢ve that after one or two battles have been fought tbe province of Buenos res will ucite with the Cor fecerated Provinces; in fact, forced to do #0, and then ehe will prosper more then the preeent warlike aspect of events nad no dotetert- ous effect vpon the paver currency of the province of Basdoa Ayres, doubloons at the elore of the bulse to day were worth $361 3¢ currency; and at the seme date of lass yoar, when everything in the province of Buenos Avres bet? kened continued peace they were worth $37234, being $11 currency more than st present. I bave been aetoniebed to find how readily some of our home papers copy the reports which reach England by her line of steamers, as nine tenths of tne time yo), doubtless, bave the news from here sooner by many of our festrailers than you get it by tbe way of Eagiaad, fo the English correspondente fiil their sheets with tneir own inven:ions, and the weak minded are influenced by them. Hoboken City News. HOBOKEN IN A STATE OF RevOLT—We learn that the storm lovg brewing has at last reacted the point of fer mentation. The crater beiched up ita fires on Wednesday evening in the City Council cbamber, and three Aldermen ‘(to the manor born” were arrested and expell-d by the Teutonic Presiteat of the Board, From the orgatization of the preeent Board to the dieeolution of the Counc!) which virtually took place on Wednesday evening, there has been 4 disposition on the part of the democratic mom- bers to uturp all the functions and offices of the city gor- ernment. On Wednesday ovening the chairman, Botxe, ¢ecided that the members of the opposition, having diso- beyed bis summons to attend the Council, ware ineligible to vote, being guilty of contempt. This decicion was re sisted and protested against, when Betza instantly ordored the sergcantat arms to arrest and expel the protesting members. ‘he democrats haying driven their brothor Alcerucu from the Board, proceeded to elect a new oleri; the chairmen, to cep the chimax, baving previously order- ed the arrest of the City Cierk, whose oifice is coaferred on him by the electors of the city. Darivg the arrest of Aldermen Chamberiin, Tinkey and Jeevup, which was rs Bieted strepuovsly, citizens present were strac< with mazement at the audactour conduct of the ehairman, and bumbled at witncesing the expulsion from the Counc! chamber of the only members of the Baard whowe election received the cordial support oT the edu-a'ad .uc property holding class ui tbe city, Tt 19 experios saat Lae whole proceodipgs will cogaxe the attentioi © courts of law, 88 well a8 undergo a thorough public scrutiny. We have another account of this affair, with another tings to it, We are atrongly in favor of the try” © tory, end therefore giyg both sides of this revo! Boboken:— The Hoboken Coonell, which is a small body, neem to have much orfficulty in conducting their affairs. 1¢ seems by the Evening Post to bo aimost revolutionary times with them, Unter disregard to tae Chairman's wiehes, on the part of three of ibe memberg, compelled him to re fort to his prerogative of office to secure order. One of tbo members, Counciiman Chamberlain, of the Firat ward, becume very usru'y, usiog ‘ngulting and wadccom {og language to the Chairman, who was obliged to deciare bum out of order, and to prezerve peace had tbe refrac. tory member arrevied aud piaced outaide the bar. oun cilmoen veesup and Tinkey bad iro been declared in ova tewpt, and they, too, leit the Board without @ quorum for the irunsaciion of the pubic buviness. Arrivats und Departures, ARRIVALS. At the Clarendon Hotel-Lir. 0.7, end Mra, Hoffendshl, A. P. Falter, Boston Wm 1 Thompscn, Wen, Martin, J.8. Ken, ali Hid Robbing, Sew York; 0). Fartrig varies Norris: r. Philadelphia; @. Grabsm.' Peterabur N. W. Payn- ter. 0 Mellraire Baitlmore; Chev. Van Uocklebucg, Bel- jom, 4. 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TAB WIS LeTTsR- KUMORS OF SIMILAR LETTERS FROM WihB TO OfAGRS—E*FKOTS OF TAB CALL O¥ THB COMMITTEE—ITS PROBABLE INFLUENCE UPON THE CHAKLTSTON CONVENTION AND TAS XBW YORK CITY ELECTION, OUR SPECIAL DRPATOH FROM AIANY, AtnaNy, Augast 4, 1959. I notice a statement in this morning's Now Yor papers to the effect that Mr. Ferdando Wood pronounces the let- ter from Governor Wise, published ia to day’s Haat, to be & forgery. This opinion is not surprisiag on Mr° j ‘Wood’s part, as it has been entertained at first by nearly every 026 to whom the purport of this slaguiar document bas been commnnicated, Mr. Dean Richmond was sent ‘8 copy of the lotter some days ago, and was asked what ‘use thould be made of t, He repiie2, “ none atail;”” that “‘ibcould Bot possibly be genuine.” The astonishment and incredulity of Judge Alten, Edwin Sroswell, Mr, Dick inron and otbers, were, in the rat instance, equally great. It was only after the most undoabted evi dence of Its genuineness was produced, and tho bendwriting of Governor Wise, a8 well as the Rich mond post mark of the communication had been tho- oughly examined by experte, that outsiders permitted feemseives slowly and reluctantly to sbandon the ites that the whole thing wasa hoax. I meationed yesterdsy that I bad had the original letter In my hands; that I was Perfectly acquainted with Governor Wige’s handwritiag; that the most convincing proofs would be adduced, if ne Ceerary, that the \l!ustrious Chief Magistrate of Virginia hed really pensed it to one of hisfrienta, Since then I have obtained permiesion from others to use their names im evidence, if this !s seriously and perseveringly denied, and 1 do not know that there would be much difflcuity tn having the letter itsoif seat to Baroum’s for public in #pection, as one of the latest vuriosities of poiitical iivera- ture. ‘There are rumors that Governor Wige hes not confined his epistolary performances to the one letter which you published yesterday. 1: is gaid that he has indited many such,and that one gentieman in your city, iately put down, erroneously, by Mr. Dickingon’s friends as a supporter of the !atter gentieman, could produce no sma!] number of comzaunicationt of |ike tenor par tiouiarly directed to the expediency of seading, in the Wise interest, a divided delegation to Jharivswa from New York. ‘The friends of Me. Dickingoa are just bow, however, 8onaturaliy iwdignant at the turn things have taken, and st the apparent betrayal of their cause, that they are pernape ciaposed to lose upon what is past frow ab exaggerated poins of view, What cannot be doubted is thet the immediate reaust of the Wise letter bee been to woake the Dickineou party eatisied, as a whole, with tne call ofthe State Committee for nomi. pating covvention; while, on the other hand, the comma- nications which have been reserved from Mr. Dickinson Dimeeif bave given “ima bold upon the affections and £y mpathice ul the eofta which he beyer possessed before, In ract, the striking feataro of the last nours preceding the dispersion of the poniical crowd waich lett here yeater- Gay was the enthusiastic fraturni: a Of all parcies, with the exception of the few p whose hopes the leiter of Governor Wie bad an imcmodiate tendency to disap- point. The Syracuse Convention will, almost beyoud a doubt, renowinate li the pretent incumbents of B:ate oflices, excepting Hon. Giceoms J. Tucker, who positively decimes being o candidate, It will apooiat, beyond alt queetion, the delegates to Cuaries | ton, and the names of theese latter will bo deter | miped on before the time waen the Convention mests, | Every effort wil! be made to avoid andue excitenent and | rivalry to the Syracuse Convention itvelf, and in all pro beblity the O ton de egution Will be about equaily | Givided between harcs wud softs, The rule wil be | Adopted that the Geegation shall vote as & uait, and no | effort wisi be mede (0 /orce a Now York or eny other | Northern man upon the Natiooal Convention. It seems \ generally copccded that the next candidate for the Presi- | ola cove from the south—should, in a word, | be some Southern man who caa carry to or three pinern Ststes, Who thie Soutbern man ehali be ‘no- Dody knows, and nobocy cares’’—at least as yet. Ii ig Tememibered Lost session of Congress must intervene Defore the meeting io Coarleston, and it is wise'y con- sidered that eventa which must tr-ngpire durmg the coming year may eesentia!ly Chaoye the woole aspect of msgistraey of the country who are not now thought of. | Seymour is certainly uot dreamed of seriously by any | ove. If Dickinson is, it is only om ‘he supposition taas | some mere cbance may cause the Southern section of the | party to prefer bim to any of their own.mea. Mocb speculation exie's rescecting the poss'b'e effect of | Inte events bere upon your city election. The story that the softs offered the nomination to Wood is erroneous. In this rerpect, matters stand exactly as they were be- tore. Tammany Hall ia iees thao ever inclined, it is sup- posed <0 compromise, and unless ur. Wood should wita- draw from the cauvass, which ts deemed improbable, | there must be two democratic cansidas for te Mayoraity. It would be premature ss yet to caicuiate | upon the chances of auccess of either. Until the smoke | clears away @ little it will be diffizutt even to discern pre- | cisely where ibe parties interested, particularly the rank | and file of the city democracy, stand. Many changes must ave taken place im the relations of men withia three THK MEBIING OF THE DEMOCRATIC STATE COMMIT TEE—OUTSIDE PRESSURE AND INSIDE RESULTS. {from the Albany Ststeeman, August 3.) The city was alive last evening with demosratic politi- cians, principally from the democratic stronghoid of New York, and the scene at the Delavan House sud Congress sell calied to mind the appearance of Baraey Becker's or the Globe at a Syracuse Convention. at no former meat ing of a State Commitiee has there probably ever been #0 much excitement manifested, and some indication of the struggle that will be {made by the friends of the rival canoidates for “the suocession”” in (860, was indicated by the energy with which the different factions atvocated their particular views on the question that now agitates ibe party—tue manver eno the time Of selecting delegates to the Charieston Con vention. The softs , or Cagger politicians, as they are now more Properly calied—for in the new developements aud com- bypations the old distinctive appeliations of ‘hard’ and “solv” appear likely to be lost—made their headquarters at the Delacan Houge, In the haii—and in the saloon, for who ever heard of a democratic politcian keeping out of that imioresting department of a hotel—migat be seen meny ‘amiliar faces There was the burly, aldermanic form of Dean Richmond, wita a brow heavy with tought and care, for his right band bower, Pe.er Cagger—‘the Diegest kuave in the pack”—nad net yet “‘iurned up,” and Dean was muttering apostrophes with his usual em- phasis against all those “3— d—d poiiticmos who were G— dd fools enough to got married, py G—.”” Chere was Isaxc Fowler, lookirg as hearty and interesting as ever, and spparently not caring a straw how many ‘perquisites’? are being mado in the shape of bogus stamps by Post Office emp! yes, in the absence of their principal, Lawrence, of Queens, aaoftening hard, wae there, by no meane diminished in size by the hot wea- ther, lookiog a8 amiably diepored ag ever to serve bis perty on the State ticket, and evidently enjoying the belief #bould make ‘a good dea! more of a Secretary of in the present incumbent. Ex-Speaker Lud-ow peered througo bia giassea, witn a couatenaoce as rubi. | cund and an gir as full of coofdeucs as ever ne displayed when deliberately “gnocking down’ an opponent by | virtue of the gave! in the chamber of the Siate Assembly. | Sim Jewett walked the heli briex'y, with the quick, deci. sive step of & United Siates brief sentences to a “Bilty Miner,” ¢: “poke out in school,” and “wok his the customary inde- peadence ant mas ©. Fisils, quiss who ObRer Ting % Alderman Toomey, the polished 4r. Ives, 1) MeVounali, {ho amy Frank O'Keefe, Gulick, fvesa froin the Sing Slog revs prepared to face ineurrectiva ebewaere, anla host of ‘lesser lights =the rings im the tail of the Douglas comel—might be geen loungin: ana chatting in the halls anc Saiurs of the Delavay. A little cavecesing was done in Mr. Richmong’s room, und the editors of the Atlas and ‘Argus, ‘nthe abeeiics of Mr. Cagger, were called in for copauitation; but amongst whe Dviavaa outsiders, who apparently took the cue from thetr leaders, the only remerk bestowed upon the Fernando Wood movement, was a enecring expression of “ woader wheather the Astor House Committee supporot shey were strong endugh to change the progiamme,”” Ber ltes the softs at the Delavan, sagt be seen a euspi- cious knot of barde—Delos Da Wolf, of Oswego; Green, of Onondaga; Rvaeclt, of Vistar; Witlam Williams, of Bufs'o, and other fartnfal friet f Me. Daaiei 3. Dickin | fon, apparently working as a “wheel within a wheel,” | and prepared to drive their teeth into some of their old associates of tie hard shell order. | Fernando Wood, calm, confident, wary and complacent, took up his quarters at Congress Ball, as though even ia this respect his ambition prompted him to seek a point | above bis enemies, He drew around him, as he always doee—for it is Said Fernando pays ‘the personal expenses of twothirds of bis followers—a iarge | pumber of friends, and in bustle and excitement, Congrest Hall was aimost as lively as tho Delevan. But at the former hovse the leaders were bent on buai- | pers, and this rendered the outside fan jess active, In deed thers is @ marked distinction between Fernando Woo and atl the other New York democratic pohticians, nm this sespect; that while others are distinguished for heir reliekiog, barroom convivintiiy, Mr, Wood Is 're served wi(hout being Raughty, and quiet without boing puritanical, He seoms always to have a serious part to | pley—a point to make that requires mature thought aud coo! Mansgewent—and the private parlor is his province. | Other New Yorkers seem to attend politics! meotings for be fun of the thing, and to seek to carry the day by loud talking and strong rum, Mr. Wood is evidentiy on haad becaure he bas business to do, and his speech is alwaye Jow aud confidential, bis pulse steady and his brain cool. Every member of the weil tnown Astor House Commit. tee, appointed for the Fg! Sgn ot “ barmonizing” the do- mocracy, was present at the meeting at Coagress Hal! last night, except Judge Mitchell, of Schenectady, who teie- aphod bis willingness to cont in any action of the m forty. A propoation prepared by Une Wock werent monsiy opted by the commitios, and it wea agreet that { tt should be presented to Mr. ger or Mr. Riohmond | this morning, with a might be lad before the State Commities. is pecifs aad con OiVOry in ite lan; tate Ooaamittee to con{ine thelr oa}? , y to the nnn! parion Of MABdiuetes (oY St offloas « « of State potoy, lone | Charlerton Guyontion unt t slog aud | detore this Court, Should it be disregarded the State Committes, Mr. Wood intends to follow it with an sppeal to the democratic electors of the State, earnestly exborting them to send to Syracuse delegates who will ovpose the selection of a Crsrieaton de! Hon by that body. In #r. Wood's train, at Coogress Hall, may be seen q ite a little army of office boiders. giving his faction somewhat the a1 nee of the administration side, Among them are H J. Sedgwick, the Postmaster of Syra- cure; N. E. Paine, the Rochester Postmaster, vice Butts, bo didn’t get it;”” 8. . Parker, tbe Geneva Postmaster? Mr. Getty, Postmaster at Onweyo; D. B. Taylor, United Despatch Agent; G. P. Eday, Collector of the port of Buffato; Ewin Cros well, the Oid War Horee; Hon, Gideon. J, Tucker of state; and the following editors:— » Secretary B. Wilber, Batavia; G. W. Greene, Goshen; John Cramer, Waterfora: A number of others arrived at Goagress fall early this mene. At Covgrees Hall is also Col. Stone, of Piattsburg, who 4 ap editor and a member of the State Committes. Aon. Jobo C Mather is at the Delavan, and Mr. Kly, his fellow Sevator, and Mr, Chanler, the member of Assembly, are at Welcon’s. We have said that a knot of herds, each one of whom looked like s modern Guy Faux concocting a gunpowder plot, i eee eae apoy a —— lant Panpe log. They appear ikely to heave the'r nands full of businese, ifs apocers that Mr Danie! 8 Dickiovon has to bis posseseion what henepesees ample and convincing proof that Fernando Wood hes set on ‘oot an active con sptracy to divide the New York delegation to Chari with a view to the entire deat ‘ar: Dickinson may bave in tbat Convention, and of such arpivations as be may in the future. [ais fact hes been made known to the adherents of the white haired. , and they raily around him witb» devotion that praiseworthy aa it is rare. Messrs. Williams, Russell, Greene and others are on the spot with the determination to baffle Mr Wood’s imtrigue am the B:ngusmtoa sege, Jucge Allen, WinsiowC, Watson, Henry W. Rogers, of Buffaio, sud Fragcis B Cutting, of New York, of ureck: toridge duel notoriety. bave addressed letters to mem- ‘bere of the Siate Committee expressing their knowledge of ‘Wood's treachery to Dickinson and thelr determined oppo- sitton to bisacheme. fhe policy of the Datly News in iw recent serauits on Mr. Dickiogen, and the meaning of that gentiemsn’s mysterious and contidential visit to the sano ‘tum Of the editors of tine Alas and Argus, are thus satis fuctorily iained, houses” were not closed until alate boar Inst The *riv night, or ra:her until an esriy hour this moraing; and when the last gaalight dieappeared from the aston, aad the last unterrifed democrat banuistered himself up atairs to ved, it must have been’ evident to all calm observers that @ »pirited time was in store for the Sisto Committee and the army of outsiders to-day. Army Inteliigence. COURT MARTIAL OF MAJOR OSBORN CBOSS FOR EMBEZ- ZLEMBNT OF THE PUBLIC MONEY. PROCEEDINGS OF YESTERDAY. The Oourt rearsembled yesterday morning at 113, o’cicek, at the army quarters in State strest, Colone! Mans field presiding. Allthe members were present, and a few spectators, among whom were Mr. Wm. A. Gordon, of the Qoartermaster General's Department, at Washington, and Mr Thornton. Mejor Cross also attended, as before, in the attire of @ plain citizen, The Judge Advocate opened the proceedings by reading over the minutes of the last meeting, to which no objec- Wons were offered. Msjor Cross, the accused, arose and said:—I do not know whether It is proper at this stage of the proceedings to speak of s matter which is of considerable importance to thiscase, I have an important witnees for my defence in San Francisco, California, to whom I have addressed a letter, which will leave by the mail which will be des patebed from here tomorrow. Tae testimony will of ‘he bighest importance. I have placed a leter on thie subject in the hands of the Jusge Advocate, which I desira to have laid Tbelieve it te necessary to lay the whole matter before the Court uoder oath’ I spoke to Col. Lee, who was at firet designated as Judge Advocate im the trial of my case, snd from him I understood tant it would be necegeary to take this course. I desire to sate thet when | was in Washington I conversed about tnis matter, and made the suggestion that it would save the Court Mertial a great dea! of inconvenience by appointing ‘San Francisco as the place for the meeting of the Coart. The Judge Advocste then read tho letter referred to, ‘which Was as toliows:— New York, August 3, 1859. Cartary:—1 desire to prove by Mr J. Fergusoa, of San | Francisco, ‘hat in meking a hasty and partial examination navonsl aifave, apd bring men into notice for the chiet | Of foe of my accounts he found errors whicu go to show a derangement of my public papers, aud wil sccount for some of the money which [ pow s'and charged with as baving used for my own benefit. I look upon Mr. Fergueon’s testimony as important to my case, and respectfully request that bis deposiioa may be taken, or he be required toappear before this Court. ‘wish this letter placed on file in this trial. Respectfully, sir, your obedient servant, 0. CROD3, Slajor and Quartermaster. Capt. Saucer Jonws, Furst artillery, Judgo Advocate. Major Eaton observed tbat it was his impression that the United States Attorney General had recently decited thet a Court Martial bad no power to compel the atuend ance of civilians us witnesren. Major Cross was aware that such @ witness could not be compelled to attend, but he preeumea he (Mr. Fergu Bop) covld be required to make a deposition. Col. Buchanan said he unaeretood Mr. Ferguson wes in the United States service, and as such he could be com- Pelled to attend as a witness. The Judge Advocate said that the letter referred to by the accused only been handed to hima very fex Minutes previous, apd that as Major Cross had not com: Plied with the army regulations, which required the ac- Cured to submit an application for a ent in writing, under oath and before the plea, be could not take any #teps toward procuring the attendance of Mr. Fergu- | £0, a8 such @ Course would be attended with great incon- venience apd delay. Tho Judge then rexd fron the army rulee and regulations the paragraph, which provided that when the accured requires tna attendance of a witness from another State, the application ehould be made under oath, end the accuzed should evicence of said witne as materia), and that his attend. ance would be procured within a reasonable period and ‘without upneceesary delay. Major Cross replied that he was well aware he had rot strictly complied with the army regulations which refer red to this matter, but he contended that he had complied as nearly as possibie. After all, these rules were not po- ve, and ougot not to be binding in the present case. As he before stated, he had conversed with Oel. Les, the Judge Advocate, on the subject, and oad been given to Understand that it would be necessary for him to lay the matter before the Court Martial whea they would be io sesrion, before taking any action. It was only very re cently, indeed, that he had received a copy of the charges Preferred against him—only a few days ago, in fact, since ‘bey were furnished him in fail. It could hardly be ex. pected, then, that he would be so sobn prepared with his stalerient, but be would now prepare the requtrod state- ‘ment in a few minutes, if necessary. Under the circum- stances, therefore, it would be hardiv fair to take advan. tage of wbat might be called his want of information. The Court here held a secret deliberation for a few mo- Mente, and when it reopened Col. Mansfield rendered the deciaion, which was to the effect that the Court would take no action on the letter of Major Crogs until he (the Major) had complied with the provisions of paragraph No. 868 of the army Regulations. Mojor Crogs then said that he did not desire to retard the proceedings of the Court by asking for an adjourn- ment; there were many other matters which the Court cou'd proceed with while he was preparing the required statement, But if this course was not in form, he would aek for an adjournment til! to morrow (tais) morning, when he expected to be fully prepared. Ae had many liwe things to attend to, and it would oblige him greatly | S£ the Court wouid acopt his suggestion. Colonet Buchacan, in compliance with this demand of the scoured, moved an adjournment of the Court till tea o’olock this morning, which was carried. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorx, August 4, 1852, Sm—In reply to the remarks in your paper of to day, which are caiculated to give the impression to the public that [am now before tho General Court Martial in this city a8 a defaulter to the government, it ia due to mysel( thet Tebonid s’ate that I am not, ‘The amount claimed by the government from me, in ‘1857, was promptly pald,and Iowe it nothing. Oa the contrary, when =f accounts aresetiled it wili be shown the United States is in my debt, By giving this an lagertion in your paper you will oblige the undersigned, 0. CROS3, Major U. 3. A. Supreme Court—Special Term, TRE RESERVOIR GATES. Cirrke J.—The decision of the general term of this dis- trict in the cage of the people on she relation of Dismore against the Croton Aqueduct Department, coatrols ihis caso The main point of that decision, and which, in my mind, renders all other considerations unnecessary, was that the beade of departments cannot make, sigu, or execute any contracts without the approval of the Common Council. They ate merely execative officers, who, woen the work is ordered, are to originate the contract and complete the terme and form them. It then remains for the Com- mon Council to confirm them. Before this is done by the Common Council no contract is effectually and legally made, and of courge no right of action accrues in favor of the contractor. Having been a member of the geuors! term be‘ore whom that case was argued, I deemed it quite necessary tO consider the questions relating to the rega larity of bids or estimates, which were 80 elaborately argned before us; and if it devolved upoa me to Ca liver the opinion of the Court, I would have a decision entirely and exclusively upon this single gro ae. ‘The application for the mandamus must be therefore ‘and the application for an injunction in the otber action must be attended with she bea! Te sult, If the Ci igaitr ens Roateo, Tey certainly not ent v ~4 : Aes better right than apy other ciizens to maintain ‘an action sgainst the Corporation to resirain them from making any other contract than that which they deom expedient. I they betray their trust ‘0 their constitu: cate, this is not of roiressing or puaishing it, In the Matter of Miss Loach This mieeing youag lady wan restored to ber motber, and tae habeas corpus was at ag end. he Rockland (Me.) De crop im that Stare thie f era. Te ig tha moat THE TREATY OF VILLAFRANCA, The Leadlog Catholle Journals of Europe on the Peace—What fhey Think of Ks Results thus Far, ‘THE UNIVERS ON THE ENGLISH PRESS, AND THE EF- FECTS OP THB PEACS ON ENGLISH OPINION. {Transiated from the Paris Univers, July 17, for the New York Hana.) The rapidity with which peace has been concluded hag completely disconcerted our good neighbors of England, The London Morning Post, the organ of tre English minis- try, applauds, but with evident chagrin it recovers it: usual vigor enly in reproaching the tories for havin ; lowered the character in the great events which hav> taken place, and with having binderea her from using her influence in the settlement of the Italian question. ‘The London Morning Herald hua net much troublo in re- pelling the attack, and it insists that England would hav been treated with more cerem*n: if she had had a con- servative minisiry, Which is right? Lord Derby wil! say that the miecbicf was caused by turning out the mi- nistry; Lord Russell, because he bad not time to interfere, But there will remain this incontestable fact, that England could not prevent the war, and tnat she dared not declare im fayor of either of the belligerent parties—noi- ther Lord Derby for Austrin that he preferred, nor Lord Russell for France, whose views on the subject of Italy he pretended to share. By what right, then, cam England, neutral during the war, claim to interfere im the arrangement of peace? Isis a check for her undoubtedly, but whose the fault? Whilet couriers were passing between Lon don and Berlin the French and Austrian Emperors were at the head of their armies, and Francis Joseph, convinced of the inferiority of his troops, deemed it more in accord- ance with his dignity to treat directly with the con- quero: than to appear at the bar of a Congress, and Napo- leon, the conqueror, decided that it was necessary to wait for advices from London and Berlin in order to treat of Peace or arrange the conditions. This was all very annoy- ing to England and Prussia, but this feeling was not sbared by Franco, which saw in it only one motive mere to congratulate herseif on the manner in which they had. verminated. The London Times, which expresses exactly the national fecling and to whom this feeling gives an extraorowary quickness of perception, is compietely disappointed, and it expresses ite discontent with a freoknees afier its own fashion. ‘Let us re- joice,” says the Loncon Times, “tor we hare reason to do #0; let us not think of ourselves, for seif fg rot in question.” Notwitastanding this joy, it discovers that all is not satisfactory in the cenditions of peace. That Austria is not completely crushed it cannot easily bear. But thatthe Pepe should come out of these complications, which have given so much annoyance to afl good men, more honored than ever, and with his power more intact—that is the affliction. The Zimes was envious of our victories, but it found a certain consolation in the evil it hoped was io store for the Papacy. This evil has not happened. Providence has frustrated these evil designs. The revolution, which believed itself for a time mistress of events, received avother blow from the band of the man who knows it, and who wished to take from is the leat decent pretext; and France comes out of ‘this war Of two months powerful and ponored. fnese Teague are sufticiest to altlos te Tumes, aad to grieve England; but they make it more necessary for our neigh- bors to cone to a determination, A partage in the London Times of the 14th shows what We might pave expected from diplomacy if a Congress bad been called to deliberate upon terma of peace. It is not thus, ys ther jouraal that Lord Stratford or Lord Uiarendon’ woul baveen-edthe-war. It appears that Eogiand would not. bave been contented to give Italy independence, but she would have imposed on the different governments of that independent pation forms of government and institations more in accorcapce with revoiutioaary prineiples than with the character of the people thus rendered free. France, more generous, leaves to Italy heraelf the task of seif-regeneration; sbe did not make war to plant the seed of revolution, but to eradicate it. England, hostile to the Pepacy and to Catbolicism, and consequently hostile to the real Ita'y, which is thoroughly Cathonc, and of which the Papacy ia vhe greatest giory and the safegaard— England began by leseening as mnch as possible the Papal power, apa she would have given new hopes to thosa spirits who dream only of diserder. The reflactions of the London Jim-s will enlighten all those who are yet in the dark. “That which ansoys Protestant Eogiaod— England tbe friend ani prompter of Continental revo- Jutioniste—can but delight France, which is Catholic, and which bas bought, by much suffering, the right to place herself once more in the firet rank of copfervative nations. ‘The discontent of Engisnd, sbared by Pruceis, which believes that the time bas at levgth arrived for her to obtain sapremacy in Germany, in the near future an understanding between there Powers that will not be favorable to France, Eogland knows that, as a maritime Power, sho bes mot now the saperiority’ over France that sbe’ had formerly. She kvows toat, and she is Prepsred oa that point; but, whatever effort she might make, she feela tbat she never could bring an 'y into the eid that would equal ours. Believing that France will one day at. ‘tack her—and the manuer in which she repeats this time after time ig go irritating that it might wel bring on what she fears—she seeks the alliance of atm ‘itary nation. Epgiand wilt supply the fleet, Prussis the army, When ae Liane rele wee theca Were, aD ‘there ia likewise a family alliance e: between them, which cannot fail to sireogtnen the clans founded on religion, we will have no difficulty in deciding to what side England will turn. However, there is nothing tn this to terrify us, On good terme with Ruesia relying on the alliance with Austria and the gratitude of Italy, at the head of the Catholic nations, rence bas present? Sher fear from an Anglo Prussian ailtance. Tne strength of our position will make our enemice reflect. Prussia, @ military power, which seems to have lost the derire of making war, will look twice before com- mencing a etruggie from which she can escape only with ® loss of territory; and England, whose patriotiem is chilled by the neceesities of her commorce aad the extent of ber industry, qil! resolve only at the last extremity on A struggle which will give scarcely a chance of success. That which paseed onthe 16th in both houses of Parlia- ment indicates what may be expected from her. Sne ig aissatisfied, but dare not show anger. She talks and dis- courses, and submits quietly to an accomplished fact, ag all good parliamentary governments 4o. If, then, there are clouds on the horizon, they are very ligt end very distant, ana France can yield Dereelfup with- out hesitation to the joy inspired by the pease of Villafransa, THE UNIVERS ON THE OPINION OF THE ENGLISH CATHOLIC PRESS REGARDING TAE PEACS, (Translated from the Paris Univers, July 21, for the New York Haat.) ‘The English press continues to give its attention almost exclusively to the peace of Villafranca, the tory papers expressing strong dissatisfaction as much with the whigs 88 with France. The liberal press, which was at first favorable to French policy, or rather what it believed would be French policy, waxes cold and wrathy, and the ultra liberal portion agrees in opinion with the Siécle in France and the Independente in Piedmont. The revo- lutionary interest bss not been attended to, the temporal Power of the Pope bas been respected, and the radical Protestants of England are not better satigfled than the ultra bberals of the Continent. The Ames, placed in tho very centre of there disappointed and discontented bat- talions, zives utterance to its bad temper with redoubled eloquence—nt least we suppose so, for since peace was vovciuded we have not bad the pleasure of roading it every day. To Irish press, with few exceptions, expresees entize fnifeiaction. That country is intensely Sorae! and antecunistic to Spgiand, which makes such a parade ia favor ef oppressed nationalities, whilst she crushes India and smothers Ireland; it cannot fail to applaud the denouement of the war, for England is humbled aad the Boly See is protected in all its rights. We are not sur- prised to find that the Eogiiah Catholic press is leas aa to rejoice and more inclined to suspect and distrust. = ligion does not extinguish patrioiem. Oar brother thelr the other side of the channel, though happy to see toe fears for that religion dispelled, do not on. tt ‘oxen tee} less deeply the Busnillation of their country, and they cabvot conceal from themselves tbat the , W proximate or distant, is beavy wiih danger to England if the continues to be, outside her own boundaries, tho dis- « of revolutionary principles, and within the re- Neer tue Ditterest enemies of the repose of Kurope. Toa Weekly Repidter, while acknowledging the grand resalts cbtampea by the rst, England afie sgns of wo must ply testifies distrust. Prussia appear to it given up to the de- France by the friendly neutrality of Austria, What conclude from all this, seys the , is that emergency, aad place curgelves, coet Wht it may, in acomp'ete state of defence. if our nevtrality bas isolated ua, we should be prepared ‘o Gefend our maritime ascendency and the invioiability of our bores at any cost. The peace of Villafraaca, far from inducing us to relax our efforts for placing our fleet ond army On @ respectable fooung, should cause us to re- double our exertions in order that we may be in a coudi- ‘Von to resist any alliance formed against our commerco and our territory. Never could the maxim si vis pacem, para belium, be applied to more urgent cirsumatancer. The Weekly oe gh in tig potitios is moro whig then tory, the Tabl-t oo the contrary more tory than whig, ant it shows even more distrust of France. “Tt saya:—* Tho fa- ture is Defore us wiwaya, foe [tts idle labor to scan what itmay copter; but it 1 Gonoeive how any man ox tay that ihe Fryers of the Freaci is not pre- poring for s war with frpiand, I! will be the most popa- far actof hia life, He. wilt pave ov Fe ade of sido, wih the uncencesied ey mpar Siegen om Bae : * iasurrect Re xvoouor of natloun, an’ te a ar, be world. When he seta out upou iia #02, be re: at home; he w: st Tt no seer 6 soeure