The New York Herald Newspaper, August 23, 1859, Page 6

4 NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1859. NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. & $14 50, and prime af $10 1234 a $10 25, Beef and lard Were without change, Tcere was some betier demand for rice: sales ov Saturday, with 400 casks gold yesterday, footed up sbout 1,700 casks, within the range of 310. @ 40, Sogars wore steady, with enles of abeut 1,000 bhds, ‘and 55 boxes, at rates given in another column. Coffee was OFFICE N. W. CORNES OF FULTON AND Nassau ars, | 1, with s reported active movement in Java, It was TERMS. cash in advo ce iey sent by mail will Be at the Postage wisk of the sender be THE DAILY HERALD two cente 81 per annum THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Botertkey, ates ce copy or BS ver annus the Buropea Edition évery Wedve or Stony part M/the Gontnonts tak AE edie ponies ths Calyornia Edition ou the Bthand MUN af each mon at ave cena or Bl 0 rn PE FAMILY HERALD on Wednesday, at four conts per stated that ab ut 83,000 mats were taken on private terms by Gernaa houses, Beyond ‘his reported movement eer att rag tT icion | soles wore limited to email lots of 8t. Domingo and Bshia, on teyms given im another place. Freigat engagements wok a were | mited, while rates “ere unchanged, ; The Seward Movement of the Republican Party—8ymptoms of Alarm. We transfer to our columns to-day a significant Mo UW TARY. CORRESPONDENCE, containing (rvortond | Presidential article from a somewhat pretentious wrter of the world; Mieral ain Fo sigas CoukasroNDEXTs 48 PaericviaRcy Keavesrap to Seat .4% LETTAus AND Pack: AGES SENT UE ‘NO NOTICE taken of avonymous correspondence, We dono return rejected communications Wolume XXIV., neues, sotictted from an ly paid for AMUSEMENUS THYS EVENING. NIBLO'S GARDEN, ‘tout kore—Loviss—Buxco. BOWERY THEATRE, Sowery.—Varerias Boocanrgn— Macic TRUMPET—BLAcK BxED Susax. WaLLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Gxxapine—Box anv Cox. NATIONAL THEATRE, Ohatnam —ALruse Marp—Harrt Cosacen. BABNUM’S aMERICAN MUSEUM, Roon—Bwies Cortsce—Four Lovanxs, AnD Bow-Four Lovers. ‘WOOW’S MINSTREL BUTLDING, 661 and 653 Broadway~ Bruorius Sones, Dances, £0.—Danon amp Prruiass. BRYANT’S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broadway— P ral Soncs, Daxoss, &0.—1 Ain't Gor Tims to ABBY, PaLAO® GARDEN AND GALL, Fourteenth street,~ Vocat amp LnsrkvMENTAL JoNceRt. New York, Tuceday, August 23, 1859. ooo @ue Rew York Herald—Ldtten for Wurops ‘The Cunard mail steamanip aravia, Captain Stone, wil) Seave Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool. ‘The Evropean maile will close in this city this af Aernoon, at two o'clock, to go by railroad, and at four o'clock, to go by steamboat. The European edition of the Hexatp will be publishes Qi half past ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, {a wrappers, dx cents. Bubsoriphous anc advertisements for any edition of tae ww Yous Amnaxp will be received at the following places $n Barope:— my ony Ne entog, ar? Ox, 14 icing Wiftara mire. Paxe...... Lansing, Baldwin & Oo., 8 piace de la Bourse, ‘Lavaaroo.. Lansing, Siarr & Oo., No. 9 Chapel street. R. stuart, 10 Excl street, Eaat. Baves.... .Tansing, Baldwin & Co., 21 Bue Corneille. ‘The contents of the European edition of the Hxratp wil) aombine the news received by mail and telegraph at the ‘Mice during the previous week and up to the hour ef the publication. The News. The steamship Bremen, which left Southampton on the evening of the 9th inst., arrived at this port yesterday afternoon. The main points of the Eu- ropean intelligence brsught by this steamer have already appeared in the Hsraup, they having been received from Quebec, where the Hungarian ar- rived on Saturday night. The details which we publish to-day, however, especially those that refer to the Italian and peace questions, will be found ‘very interesting. The Canada is due at Halifax, with European news to the 13th inst.; but some delay inits receipt in this city is anticipated in consequence of the destruction by fire at Truro of the horses used in expressing the news from Halifax to Sackville, N. B. We have letters from Vera Cruz to the 30th ult. and front Monterey to the Sth inst. At the former place matters were jogging along, waiting the re- sult of Senor Lerdo’s mission to Washington and New York. In the city of Mexico great disorder prevails in the finances of the reactionists, and the new issue of paper money had been stopped. Our advices from Monterey state that General Degolla- do had reached San Luis, and that Governor ‘Vidaurri was preparing to leave Monterey with a body of men to join him. A person had made his appearance in Monterey claiming to be a nephew of the President, agent for the State Department, and also for the New England Loan Company. He bad announced that he was going to set all the Consuls right, look after the United States dis- Dbursing agent, and loan large sums of money to the government and individuals in Mexico. By way of New Orleans we have advices from Havana to the 18th inst., but they contain no news of importance. The sugar market continued dull. It will be seen by our despatches from Washing- ton that our government has resolved to adopt vigorous measures, both on the coast of Af- rica and on the Cuban coast, for the suppression of the African slave trade. The force of our squad- black republican organ of this vicinity, supposed to be in the political market. The article in question is a commentary on the late circular of the Republican National Committee issued from Albany; and between the Committee and the commentator, it will be seen, there is a remarka- ble disagreement. The Committee insist upon Broaaway.—Evouwmons ON THB | making “the aggressions of the slave power” the all-absorbing issue for 1860; but this afore- said dissentious party organ declares that this will never do—that the slavery hobby of the repub- tican movement has been used up and kaocked off its legs, and that “it is plain enough that the rest —Guanx BUSHES | battle of 1860 must be fought’as the whigs fought their battle of 1848, without any specific plat- ‘Broadwny.—Afer. f ‘Eveniog—Farsee | torm at all.” There is some sagacity in these opinions, and a well grounded cause of alarm touching the re- publican cause asa good and reliable newspaper investment, The republican party may be re- duced to a mere abolition faction on the extreme anti-slavery platform indicated by their National Committee; the conservative opposition elements may organize a new party and carry off the bulance of power; there may also be an inde- pendent Douglas party, that will pay handsomely for a new organ “ready made;” and, lastly, a possible reunion of the democracy at Charleston may suggest a better speculation than that of playing fourth fiddle to Thurlow Weed upon any terms. All these considerations have doubtless bad their weight with our disin- terested republican cotemporary in the premi- see; but asthe only value we attach to his opi- oions lies in the fact that he truly appreciates the incecurity of the republican camp, we shall limit our present remarks to that point. The Republican National Committee for 1460 bave issued their preliminary circular from Al- bapy, the headquarters of the Seward caucus aud lobby engineers, This is a suspicious circum stance. They make the aggressions of the slave power “the burden of their song.” In this we nave strong circumstantial evidencé that the Seward managers are at the bottom of this pro clamation, and that its object is to take the ini- tiative in a bold avowal of Seward’s “irreprea- sible conflict” of that infamous Rochester mani- festo. Thus the Seward junta at Albany, it may be said, have secured the control of the Republi- can National Committee, and have so far cut off the more moderate opinions of Chase, Banks and Cameron as the landmarks of the republican ty. The Committee, however, are not satisfied with thus adopting and enunciating Mr. Seward’s Ro- chester platform. They call for cash contribu- tions to carry out this programme of organiza- tion. They want money, and if the old line democrats and conservative old line whigs, still holding on to the republican cause, are content thus to play into Mr. Seward’s hands, let them send up their supplies. The Albany Weed and Matteson lobby jobbers, their statistical writers on “free wool,” their paint, putty and cheap whiskey copartnerships at Auburn, and their Central Railroad lobby engineers, will find aban dant employment for all contributions from ali quarters in circulating Seward newspapers and Seward’s speeches, and in getting up Seward clubs and committees from Cape Cod to Minne- sota. Meantime, among the speculating politicians and camp followers of the republican army the late Southern elections have prodfced a decided sensation. It is now evident that there will be at least a third party in the field in 1860, if not a fourth, and evident, too, that thie third party will most probably carry the election into Congress, where it will hold the balance of power. Then, again, the imperative necessities of the democracy may drive them at Charleston into a treaty of peace, just as Louis Napoleon and Francis Joseph were ron on the coast of Africa is to be increased from | driven into a treaty at Villafranca, to escape the eighty to one hundred and sixteen guns, including | gathering dangers of the revolutionary elements four steamers. Four steamers are also detailed to cruise in the neighborhood of Cuba to intercept such slavers as may succeed in running the gaunt- Jet of the African squadron. These arrangements will be carried out witb all possible despatch. The so-called Mortara case, which has occupied a large share of the attention of the Supreme Court aud of the public for the past few weeks, was con- cluded yesterday by the Judge dismissing the writ for want of sufficient evidence. Archbishop Hughes ‘was examined, and contradicted the testimony wf Mrs. Haggerty in all its material points. At the conclusion of the proceedings Mrs. Haggerty made 2 rambling statement in which the “double headed eagle” was again invoked. A full report may be found in another column. At the meeting of the Health Commissioners tyesterday the Mayor said there was a complaint against Fanshaw & McChesney for discharging a all around them, But sgain. The late important triumph of General Sam Houston in Texas, against @ re- gular party regency supposed to be invincible, has brought out into bold relief the man who, as the standard-bearer of an independent na tional opposition party, or as the candidate ot the reunited democracy, may win the battle for the White House. Let the democracy at Charles- ton, dropping all their conflicting abstrac- tions concerning slavery in the Territorics, the African slave trade, filibustering, the tariff, &c., | nominate Sam Houston, and leave him to answer for the party platform, and they will sweep the country as they swept it in 1852. But should the Charleston Convention prefer a compromise upon some obscure politician, ora split upon cargo from one of their lighters in the city, and | the slavery question, let the conservative oppo- thereby violating the quarantine regulations and | sition elements take up the hero of San Jacinto, their own contract. Dr. Gunn was appointed to investigate the truth of the charge. There were mo matters of much public interest besides this brought forward at the meeting. Mr. Wilson Small, the newly appointed Collector nf Assessments, was yesterday morning sworn into wffice by Mayor Tiemann. Richard P. Donnelly and John G. Cornell were Mr. Small’s securities, The Baltimore City Guard arrived in the yesterday, and were received and er? Reed National Guard. In the : aa i ted on board the ster (o for Manchester, ¥ e will of the ve Col. Herman Thorn has been f d for PO ote in the Surrogate’s Court. Its wns" lontain bequests of over $1,000,000 'S ‘uistributed among the relatives of the tes none being bequeathed to charitable, re * or other institutions. «nboat Connecticut, en and if they do not elect him they will surely carry him, as one of the three highest candidates, into the House. Finally, asin this Albany-manufactured abo- lition circular of the Republican National Com- mittee we have an official indication of the road 10 tun Which the party is destined to take, it is not surprising that those republican privateers who are casting about for the strongest ***, ‘“Givernoon they em- | should now be brought to a suddyp ‘yylt, with their eails shivering in the wind. Postic Barninc Hovses.—It will be seen by reference to our Brooklyn intelligence that ten men were arrested by the Harbor Police on Sun- day last for bathing near the Atlantic dock, and were taken before a Justice of the Peace and fined ten dollars cach. No doubt the law im- - theatre connected with the German Turners posing certain restrictions on bathers is’ just, in 1 Yo. 1,141 Broadway, was discovered to be on | order to prevent indecent exposares from this an early hour yesterday morning, but by the ly » rival of the firemen the flames were sub ani 21 @ any serious damage was done. The shal is of opinion that the fire was the an incendiary, ot.on market was steady yesterday, but compara tly; .alet; the sales footed up about 000 bales, at about the of quotations given in another column. Flour ~ good demand and more active, und closed at an eo e of Bc, to 10c. per barrel,and in some cages at 160. class of people; but does not the case deserve some consideration from the authorities of Brook- lyn and New York, when it is considered that the combined population of both cities exceed one million of inhabitants, most of whom during the summer months desire to avail themselves of the great natural advantages afforded by the flowing tides of our rivers, where they might enjoy a free = rn flour was also firmer and in goo demand, with | bath. To effect this very necessary object, the parchases for export. Wheat was ‘0 g00d demand, establishment of which would conduce much to at ‘Srmer for good to prime lots of new, while old and | the general health of our population, should not 1. erlor grades were heavy and dull, Corn was in good re- q\-st and firmer, with sales of Western mixed at 74 980c , ‘Western yellow at 82c., with round and Southern yellow bi Se. a S6c. Pork was in better request and firmer, with tolerably {co pales, laclading now moss at $14 97), some prompt measures be taken for the construc- tion of public bathing houses at convenient points where the “great unwashed” cou'd have aceces. Sxvatoriat Courtesy Our or Tar Senate. — The fierce personal controversy between two United States Senators—Mr. Broderick and Dr. Gwin, of California—which is just now edi'ying the public, is a matter for serious reflection. Cer- tain charges, it will be recollected, were brought by Broderick agatost Gwin in one of his stump epeecbes, which by their gravity and tatempe- rance of language would, it was thought, lead « a hostile meeting. Broderick, however, pre: vicus to entering into the contest, had protected bimeetf by a declaration that he would not allow bimself to be provoked into a breach of the peace. The dispute has, therefore, resolved itself into a war of words, which is being carried on with a bitterness and unctuousness of vitupe- ration that belong to spheres of life ia which Senators and legislators are not usually sup- posed tomove. We cull from Dr. Gwin’s speech at Yreka, on the 23d of July, a few of the flowers of rhetoric with which he repelled his colleague’s accusations:— As to Broderick’s remarks about the Senatorial clectioa ubey are a tissue of falseboods from beginning to end, i kpow tbe maia portion of bis statement about Latham to be false. Latbam was « victim to Broderiok’s viliany in ‘bet contest. Under a garb of friendship be concerted « covspiracy against me is without a I * ° After bis schemes had falled, be attempted to demroy me. I bave abundant proof of these fe aod had pared them for publication in W: yon ‘eay two yet ‘ego last spring He heard of it, and Like cowardly hound begred quarter. ; * He also bates the democratic ta party, whose represent tives in the State Legislature have branded bim as the aost spfamous map that ever eat in the Senate, heace his (alse. boods about Latham, our nominee for Governor, aud bs attempt to sbift the controversy from me to him, to injure bis election. | * . He acknowledges he was inthe market. His own election will,in my opinioa, be proved to have been brovght about by promises he never intended to perform, und other bige scts toat po ope else would have resorted to He chel enged me to this discussion. We will see if he will chailerge me again to meet bim after what I have sald ot bim te night, for me to expose to bis face his ro> beries on the Staieand San Francisco troasuries, wooave be got the plunder funds that he collected to spead, as Le ‘says, ip favor ef the democratic party—but in fact to pro- cure bis election to the senate by bribery and cor rapper. Tne attacks of such a man fall barmlesy at my eet. And these mea are United States Senators and prominent members of the democratic party! Broderick was, to be sure, a Bowery boy, and clambered to his preeent elevation by means fu miliar to city politicians. Once there, how- ever, he should not have forgotten the respect due to his high position and to the constituency that piaced him init. The eame remark applies to Dr. Gwin, with this dif- ference, that there is less excuse to be found in his antecedents, The Golden State has no very great reason to be proud of its representatives, Their eloquence, it must be owned, is not of that “golden pereuasiveness” which, like the Apos- tle’s, shede a balo around whatever it touches, It belongs rather to the passionate style of decla- mation which prevails at the Five Points, and which usually ends in a row and a month in the penitentiary. With such exhibitions before us, it may well be asked to what depth of degrada. tion is the national representation destined by the loose habits and foul-mouthed language of its members? ‘Tue Catuoric Press ox THE Peace or Viu.s- FRANCA.—During the last three or four weeks we have published the opinions and views of the leading Catholic journals of Europe on the result of the peace of Villafranca, and in regard to the objects of the Peace Congress, which commenced its sessions on the 8th inst. at Zarich. While the war lasted, and France and Austria were en- gaged in sanguinary conflict, the Catholic arch- bishops, bishops and clergy of cach country pray- ed for the success of their respective armies, which was all very well, but which showed that they were no longer a unit. Such was the spec- tacle presented during the war. How is it now that the two great Catholic Powers of Europe are at peace? Instead of a general and enthusiastic rejoicing, we find that the Catholic press, so far from being a unit, is terribly split up in opinion The leading Catholic journal of England never ceases in its assaults against Louis Napo- leon, although the Pope, instead of being de prived of the States of the Church, is secured more firmly in their possession, while on the other hand the Univers of Paris lauds Napoleon to the skies and eulogizes him as the protector of the Popedom. The Irish and the English Catholic journals are also divided in opinion as to the result of the peace, for while the former regard it as the best thing that could happen for Catholicity, the latter only see in it new elements of strife and blood- shed. Now, this want of unity among the Ca- tholic press should be put a stop to by the Pope himeelf. It certainly is too bad when every- thing has been settled to his satisfaction, and when, instead of being deprived of the States of the Church by the Peace of Villafranca, he is only more firmly secured in pos- session—it is too bad, in view of all this, that there should be such division and ill feeling among the leading Catholic jour- nals. Let him take the matter in hand at once, and restore, if possible, the spirit of Catholic unity among the wrangling and pugnacious editors, and if they refuse to dwell together in unity, let him issue a bull, armed with all the pow- ers of the church, against these disobedient sons. THe Doveias Democrats—Wuerr are THEY to Go?—In the next House of Representatives at Washington there will be some nine of those political curiogities classed as Douglas demo- crats, or anti-Lecompton democrats. The ques- tion is how will they act and vote in the organt- zation of the House—in the election for Speaker, Clerk and Public Printer? If they cast their weight into the same scale with the republicans the organization will be entirely republican, If mindful of their origin, they give their support to the democratic candidates, then it would puzzle an ancient soothsayer or a modern spiritual medium to predict how the fight will go. This is a ticklish position in which Messra. Clerk of New York, Haskin of Westchester, Adrain of New Jersey, Hickman of Pennaylva- nia, and their fellows find themselves. If they, who were elected principally by republican votes, vote for the democratic candidates, they will be giving aid and countenance to the enemy. If they vote for the republican candidates, there will beno longer the ghost of @ chance for their leader at the Charleston Conventiofi. Mr. Doug- las would be politically, if not physically, kicked out of doors, This is a decided)y awkward posi- tion for the anti-Lecompton democrats, who may well chorus with the inconstant Captain Mac- heath in the “Beggars’ Opera:”— How happy could I be with either, ‘Were to'ther dear charmer away. We have a sympathetic fear that the Douglas democrats will realize the proverbial danger of getting between two stools, and thereby coming to the ground. Their course is an interesting problem in politic, which time alone can solve. Tur Wise-Doxnecty Lerren—Tie Mystery or its Pupiication Cieanwe Ur.—We publird elewbere a letter from Burney Donnelly on the sutject of Wiae’s letter to him, explaining how it come to b» published, and endeavoring to de- f-pa bimeelt egainst the calampies of the pews vapere, and to uphold bis character and repata- tron a6 an honorable man, whatever Confidence Onssidy may think or say to the contrary. Barney bas just commenced business at No. 3 Willinm street, and has a wife and five email cbildren to support, and the rascally politiciaus of the Regeney think no more ot butchering him than they would a five dollar calf’ But Barney, in bis jeter to us, goes into further particulars, urd reveals some of the mystery in the recent traneactions of the Regency and the butcher boy. We have seen letters from Cassidy bimeelf, and the Hon. Mr. Dickinson, of Bing- bamton, in reference to these matters, and we have no more doubt of the treachery of Cassidy and the Regency than we have of the risiag and setting of the sun, Some of the facts are these:— On the 30th of July, Bernard Donnelly showed ‘Wise’s letter to Confidence Cassidy, the butcher béy, and at his earnest request was fool enough to leave it with him “‘to show to his friends.” On the same day a letter was written at Albaoy by confederate of Cassidy, whose name isin our possession, enclosing to the Hon. Mr. Dickin, sou, ot Binghamton, a copy of the letter of Mr. Wise to Donnelly. Yet in the face of these facts Coxfiderce Cassidy bas the impudence, in a cor respondence with Bernard Donnelly, todeny that Wise’s letter was ever out of his hands. Tne copy which was sent on the 30th of July to Mc, Dickinson was sent back by him, enclosed to Mr. Mather, State Senator, This was one of the copies. Another copy was taken, which came into the possession of Mr. Fowler, Postunaster of this city, who geve it toa party, who gave it toa third party, who gave a copy of this copy to the New York Heraup. Here is ail we knew of the mat ver tillwebad an interview with Bernard Don- nelly. For that eopy we paid twenty dol- jare, under the belief that it was one of the copies which were circulating in Albany. And here we beg to ack Postmaster Fowler if he has received his share of the twenty dollars for his agency in conveying this important piece of in- telbgence to the New York Heraup. Thus much of the mystery unravelled to-day. We will endeavor to trace out the agency in the plot of the rest of the butchers of the Regency, including Dean Richmond, and collect all the facts in connection with the affair, which, when published, will disclose such an amount of treachery and rascality as has not taken place in the history of this State for a quarter of a century. New York Pouce anp Crrunat Sratistics.— We have before us the last quarterly report made by the Deputy Superintendent of the Metropoli- tan Police to the General Superintendent. It contains a good deal of curious information, and is in many respects interesting. It appears that the total strength of the police of the Metropo- litan district—officers and men—is 1,435, and that the whole number of arrests made by them during the quarter ending 31st of July was 19,262. Of this number there were 1,667 arrests for larceny, or attempts at larceny; 152 for rob- bery, or attempts at robbery; 101 for swindling; 117 for passing counterfeit mouey, or forging; 51 for receiving etolen goods; 359 for violations of corporation ordinances, and 217 for offences dot specified. We are not informed, however, nor is it, of courte, the province of the Deputy Superin- tendent to state, what disposition has been made of the offenders. We could wish very much to have, side by side with this report, a statement from the District Attorney showing what proportion of them were proceeded against, and what proportion punished. It isa pity that some arrangement is not made by which we could have the police officer’s report and the law officer’s report made simultancously, so that we might see at a glance the course of our public administration of jus- tice. Without any definite information on the subject, we would not incur much risk in ex- pressing our conviction that not one in ten of the persons arrested for offences more serious than drunkenness has been puvished. We have our doubts whether, of the 101 individu- als arrested for swindling, the odd unit has met his deserts; and as to the violations of corpora- tion ordinances, we would not expect to find that ony further notice whatever was taken of them. Atall events, we would like very much to have all uncertainties on these various points cleared up. We also remark in Mr. Carpenter’s report that besides the arrests, 894 complaints were made to the Corporation Attorney for violations of cor- poration ordinances, and 501 to the District At- torney for violations of the Sunday liquor law. What was done about these—particularly the lat- ter? Why are not these complaints prosecuted, 80 that we may have the constitutionality of the law and resolutions on the subject fairly and fully tested? Mr. Waterbury will please make anote of this. It scems that offenders of the masculine gendet are twice as numerous as those of the feminine. They stand in the proportion of 12,997 to 6,265. There is an equilibrium between the married and unmarried (9,530 married, 9,732 single). The totally illiterate classes were not so largely repre” sented as were the classes skilled in the accom. plishments of reading and writing. There were 7,874 of the former to 11,388 of the latter; but it is not to be thence inferred that our criminal sta- tiatios give apy force to the poetical dictum A little learning is a dangerous thing. We do not think it will operate much as an ar- gument sgainst our common school system, al- though Mr. Carpenter has deduced from his statistics the sage piece of Bunsbyism that “the marriage relation tends in a slight degree to diminish crime ; but the mere ability to read and write has no perceptible effect.” Our citi- zens will find much matter for reflection in this report; but they would be much more enlight- ened if they could compare with it the statistics of our criminal courts for the same period. Tas Movntarn 1x Lasor—The American State Council of New York will meet in the vil- age of Geneva at twelve o’clock to-day, “for the purpose of selecting the time and place for holding their State Nominating Convention,” &c. We presume they will appoint Syracuse as the place, and the 7th of September as the timne— the place and day appointed by the republicans— and that there will be another trial between the two Conventions for o fusion; another fatlure; and that the poor Americans will, as usual, be left out in the cold. With these predictions we await the upshot of this momentous State Coun- cil at Geneva. Don’t cross the track in front of he locomotive, Mazzint on Tis Evrorean Cour p'Erar. —H8 Programme or 4 New Hory Axtiuxcu—, Joseph Mazzini is haunted with the spectre #° imperialism. He has conjured up a monster worse than apy spoken of in the Apocalypse. In this case it isa triple-beaded, not a triple-crowned, abomination; and ite mission is to, imperialize Europe and wipe out every vestige of political liberty. The Pope has ceased to scare the Ro- man triumvir. The new danger is in the imperial tiumvirate of France, Russia and Austria He asserts, in the most positive and cir- cometantial manner, not, as he says, from mere conjecture, but by knowledge of the fact, that a new Holy Alliance has been inaugurated between the three Em- perors, having for object the dismember- ment and division among themselves of the Mohammedan possessions in Europe and Africa, and the making war against England and Prussia. To resist this imagioary evil, be recommends a league, headed by England, and comprising England, Prussia, Germany, Bel- gium, Holland, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, and the other minor States of Europe. This is a grand war project, and the very statement of it may well startle timid people. But notwithstanding Signor Mazzini’s declara- ration of the positive knowledge of these de- signs on the part of the three Emperors, he must excuse us if we treat the whole thing, und advise the world to treat it, as nothing but the result of a ditordered imaginatioa, ‘The rulers of France and Russia and Austria bave other more important matters to attend to than such a Quixotic enterprise, even it they could agree anfovg themselves, aa imperializing the rest of Europe. Their attention is more properly directed to the developement of the internal re- sources of their respective empires. And instead of England and the other Powers whom Mr. Maz- zini would combine in a defensive league being frightened by such a ridiculous bugbear, they, too, have higher duties to perform in liberaliziog their political institutions and ameliorating the condition of their subjects. This is the best way to resist aggrersion, Free men will always be able to defend their country against foreign invaders, The fact is that the imperialism of the present day is altogether a different thing from the im perialism which frightened George the Third aud Pitt into making the Holy Alliance against the first Napoleon. Itmeant military despotism and conquest then. To-day it means progress and civilization. Nevertheless, it would not be sur- prising if this manifesto of Mazzini’s, taken in connection with the late course of the London press, should awaken much alarm in England, and lead to a rupture of the friendly relations between France and England. Luropean aflairs are in a condition in which a spark might pro- duce @ general conflagration. But so far from Europe being menaced with imperialism, she never perbaps had a better chance than she has now of having her institutions liberalized and her people made prosperous and happy. Tue Niagara Susrension Bripae—Is rr a Sx- cure Structure !—Some few weeks ago we pub- lished a letter from a correspondent at Niagara in which some speculation was indulged in as to the security or insecurity of the Suspension bridge at that point. Ourcorrespondent stated that he was informed that, whereas the bridge only sag: ged a few inches when railroad trains first pass- ed over it, the yielding is now to the extent of some cighteen or twenty inches. He also re marked that railroad passengers, afraid to trust themselves in the care, walk over, paying twenty- five cents a head for the privilege, and that engi- neers frequently refuse to accompany their en- gines over it when the trains are unusually heavy. This plain and simple statement has stirred up @ vast amount of bile in the editor of the little local sheet that does the puffing for the hotels, the bridge, the dry goods dealers, curiosity vend- ers and hackmen of Niagara, and that has its few hundred subscriptions paid in farm produce, cali- co wares, free grub and crockery. He raves about the Suepension bridge, says he lives near it—does not say that he has dead-head privileges on it—and cails it “noble” and “great” and “most enduring.” Our correspondent, who certainly had no mo- tive to induce him to state falsehood, is de- nounced as an indiviflual of the “weakest imbe- cility,” as one who is “morally corrupt,” or whom “strong drink has rendered mad.” And yet the builder and engineer of the work virtually ad- mits the truth of our correspondent’s statement about the sagging, but explains it as being due to the changes in the temperature—the cable expanding or contracting at the rate of two feet to the hundred degrees of Fahrenheit. For aught we know to the contrary, the Niagara Suspension bridge may be, as its resi dent inspector asserts, ‘‘stiffer and safer now than during any period since its completion” — though why that should be the case we cannot imagine. We know, however, that railroad companies are proverbially reckless about human life, and would just as soon send traias over @ rotten bridge across Niagara as they would over an ill constructed culvert, It is just as well, therefore, to examine this matter, and 80 we have sent two commissioners to inspect this Suspension bridge, and to report upon its condition. In the meantime, as modern crimi- nals ask, the public may suspend its judgment in the matt@ We accord that grace to the “noble structure.” ‘The Last Embezzlement in Washington. [from the Washington Star, August 20 Friday morning, about 11 o'clock, Captain Goddard was called upen by order of the Secretary of the Lreasury to arrest Edmund French, epgineer and pay clerk (under Major Bowmen) of the Bureau of Construction of the U. 8. Treaeury Depsrtment, on acharge of forging certain certificates and receipts for the purpose of obtaining from the United States certain sums of money, on the first day of May, 1869. The fraud was discoverea by Major Bow- man, who was cailed upon to draw a check for payment of ecme $1,200 to a concern in Philadelphia of whom he had no knowledge aod for materiat of which he koew nothing. This led suepicion at once to French, who was immediately conirontea with his superiors in the Solici. vor’s office, and cailed upon to explain, which he could not do, and appeared a great deal confused. He was thown his books and requested to expiaia why entries had vot been made of the articles charged, and his man ner at once betrayed him. There wero no cutrics, and & little examination dircovered the fact that many veuchors had doen aitcred co as to call for erroncous sums of money, which money could not be accounted for by the accused. Au examination of the cbarges against him showed faise entrios and vouchers to the extent of $6,000. French was required to give bail in the sum of $10,000 for his ap- pearance at the Criminal Qourt. B. Ogle al! eq. became hig surety, Mr. French is a man of good family he je a brother of the Rev. Dr. French, formerly pastor of Epiphany cbarch in this city, and ® graduate of West Point, and, we understand, @ classmate of Major Bow- man’s at that institution, who hes treated him with great kindness uniformly, and with the above stated return. Ho ‘was at one time Engineer of the Croton Water Works in New York, and up to yesterday had always borne an ex- cellent character tor probity. He resided in quict rural aty!o pear the city, on Rock creek, and bis ample salary ot $8,000 seemed quite sufficient for all the wants of him- self and family. Theadvent of the Chief of Police in the Treasury De tment to make the arrest naturally created not a ittis atir in the building, and asthe nature of his errand or the party implicated was a profound secret, there was the wildest fleid of coojecture until the actual facts came out. ‘Tho amount of ccfalcation is not known with cortalaty, 4 vot we hear that ft is estimated at from $12,000 to $15,000, INTERESTING FROM WASHINGTON. The Recent Alieged Defalcation—The Treaty f Peace Between Messrs, Wise and Oid— Prolonged Labors of the Pientpotentiartes, Bier, dor OUB SPECIAL WASHINGTON DESPATCH. Wasturaron, August 22, 1859. ‘The examination of the accounts of the Bureau of Con- ‘struct.'on and Treasury Extension #0 far results in a large decrease’ of the alleged discrepancies, Major French is perfectly cool and quiet, and says the governmeat may have lost money, possibly, but he has bad none of it. The friends of Messrs, Wise and Old spont some thirty- six hours in executing the forms of settlement of their bloodless battle, or sbout thirty hours more than Napo eos ‘end Francis Joseph ceoupied in making pease after the late Italian war. It is positively stated that the corre- spondence will be ready for publication tomorrow. Toe tmuch consequenco has beea given the affair already. VIGOROUS MEASURES FOR THE SUPYRESSION OF THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADB—BEORGANIZATION OF THE AFKIOAN SQUADBON—OUR DBTACTIVE FOROS FOR THB CUBAN COAST, ETC. ‘THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DENPATOR, ‘Wasuivaton, August 22, 1859, ‘The administration has bestowed upon the subject of tbe African slave trade its earnest attention, and, with « view of suppressing, as fer as possible, this traffic, has inl” Usted measures more efficient and extensive than ever be- fore for that purpose. ‘Tho squadron for the coast of Africa, as arranged by the Seoretary of the Navy, will consist of the following named vessels :—The steamers Mystic, Sumpter, San Jacinto and Mohican, and the sloops of-war Constellation (the fisg- ebip), Portemouth, Marion and Vincennes. Tne mont offi- Clent officers are assigned to their command. Those of the steamers Mystic and Sumpter are respoctive- ly Lieutenant W. E, Le Roy and Licutenant G. F. Armstrong. These gentlemen were, at their own request, ordered to this service. Their vessels being of Ught draft can penetrate waters too shallow for those which have heretofore been on that coast, besides having the advantage of steam. Hone players will be more closely pursued. The joint treaty with England requires that the United ‘States shall keep there s force of eighty guns; but by the recent arrangement on the part of the administration the gumber of our guns will be one hundred and sixteen, Mr. Birney, who succeeds Mr. Morse as Naval Store keeper, went out in the Constel/ation, with instractions to remove the naval depot for the African squadron from Porto Praya to Sup Paul de Loando, which is three hua- dred and thirty six miles south of the Congo river, or about ‘twenty five hundred miies distant from Perto Praya. This new depot will, consequently, be much nearer than the former to the principal points of traffic on the coast, and will in a great measure obviate the necessity ef long cruises. ‘On our own coast, too, there is to be an efficient naval force, composed of the steamers Crusader, Lieutenant Maflit; the Mohawk, Lieutenant Craven; the Wyandott, Lieutenant Stanley, and the Fulton, Commander G. @ Williamson. They are to cruise in the neighborhood of Cuba, for the purpose of capturing any slavers which may by their expertncss escape the vigilance of our naval police on the African coast. These arrangements will soon go into full operation, and tbe Secretary of the Navy is now hurrying the prepara- tion of such of the vessels as are yet in port for this im. portant service. The Next News from Europe. Sackvitiz, N. B, August 22, 1859, We learn from Halifax thet McKay’s stable at Truro hes been burned, and that all the horses, numbering ten, per” ished in the flames. As these horses inciuded those used specially for expressing the steamers’ nows from Halifax to Sackville, for the New York Associated Prees, it is feared there will be unurual deiay with the Canada’s cews, now near at band. The fire was supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. The commercial public should, therefore, be mpre than usually cautious until the extbentic intelligence shall have been placed upon the bulletins of the newspaper offices. The New York American State Council. Grygva, N. Y., August 22, 1859, Quite a number of delegates and outsiders have already arrived here to attend the American State Council, which meets to-morrow. The meeting promises to be more nu- merously attended than was anticipated. From New York are Hon. Daniel Ullmann, Hon. Erastus Brooks, Isaac O. Hunt, and a number of other prominent Ameri- can politicians. Auditor Benton, H. B, Northrup, Elam R, Jewett, Gustavus Ado'phus Scroggs and a host of others who bave figured in American conventions are on ‘band from the rurul districts. The straggle will be on the time of holding the State Convention. Hon. Daniel Ullmann, who is enia to speak the policy of Thurlow Weed, will oppose the calling of the Convention on the game day that the republicans hold ‘theirs, in order that the latter may ‘not be embarrassed by any union openly with the Americans. The Buffalo delegates who favor union and act with the anti-Weed republicans advocate the assembling of the Convention on the 7th of September at Syracuse, 80 as to force the republican Convention to recognise the Ameri- cans, or drive them into an open rupture, The chances thus far seem in favor of calling the Con- vention on the 21st of September, or some day sunsequent: \o the meeting of the republican Convention. No other business will be before the Council, The headquarters of the delegates are at the Franklin Bouse. Some four hundred delegates are already here. pe rreticeuie: i crm Reported Purchase of the Tehuantepec Tran- sit Route. Wasninaton, August 22, 1859, Vera Cruz dates of the 11th inst., received at New Or- leans, say that Messts. Hargous and Jecker haye pur- chased the Tehuantepec Transit route, and that their egent at Minatitlan has been ordered to engage engineers ‘o recommence work upon it. The steamship Adriatic is 40 run @n the Pacific side, Another Icdian Outrage. Sr. Louis, August 22, 1859, The Los Angelos Star says another outbreak occurred on the part of the Mobave Indiana, on the 2tst ot July. Two hundred of these Indians attacked a party of whites at Ben c's Crossing, and carried off « number of mates, together with a large quantity of provisions belonging to the Stockton and Kansas City Mail Company, Major Armia- ted, with two companies of troops, left Fort Mohave for the Mohave villages, intending to chastise the Tadiens, or, im case of their absence, to burn their huts and destroy their stock. ——___. News from Havana, Naw Oaikans, August 22, 1869, Tho steamship Cahawba, from Havana, with advices of the 18th inst. arrived to day. ‘The political news is unimportant, ‘Two additional cargoes of Coolies had arrived at Ha- vana. Sugar firm at 73{c. a 8c. Lard buoyant, and solling at 18c,a19¢. Excbange on London, 14a 15 per cent pre- mium; ditto on New York, flat, The Tehuantepec Mail Robbery. Naw Ontzans, August 22, 1869, Advices from Tehuantepec say that the mails recently seized on the Isthmus by robbers had been recovered. The robbers had obtained nothing valuable. The Election in Texas, ‘Washinton, August 22, 1859. ‘The Galveston Civilian of the 13th inst, thinks that Houston is elected Governor of Texas by from 10,000 to 12,000 majority. Assault onthe President of the Un Crosse and Billwaukee Ratlroad. Unioa, N. ¥., Angast 22, 1859, Mr. Cleveland, President of the La Crome and Milwaukee Railroad, was knocked down near Rome in the smoking car of the Central Railroad today by a man named Warner, Mr. Cleveland accused his assailant of stealing his baggage. Rallroed Accident. Newark, N. J., August 22, 1859, Aman named Matthow Dolan, from New York, in at- tempting to get on the 5 P. M. traia from this city, while in motion, slipped, and the car wheels passed over his legs. They were both amputated below the knees. It is hardly likely he will survive, The Southern Mail. Wasnincrox, August 22, 1869. ‘The New Orleans papers of Monday of last woek are received, Death of Moses D. Phillips—Camphene Ex- Plosion and Death. Boston, August 22, 1859. Mr. Moses D. Phillips, of the well known book publish. ing fltm of Phillips, Sampson & Co , died yesterday "no-ns On Saturday evening Mrs, Orr, a young marriod wo-