The New York Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1859, Page 4

4 NEW YORI : Os Sha NBD, Oe TOR HERALD. SaGns Gen SerTOS . w.-CORNEK OF NANSAT AND FULTON OA ‘si evade ace sent hy mma wilt be ob Ore TREN, patinge sernize nok recekwad ae wet iption 40h af Ua vere Bont. y BEBALL, wen conte ser LP Saliforne: der sy, ile Fotaroe 5 EY AMUPEMANTS THIS cents alreet —Trautan Ore AQADEMT OF MUBIO,, Ra-Magic FLVTE, NIBLO'S GARDRN Broadway —O'POANNivAN AND TE FAIRIES—1N aD UUT OF Mace Art Hatiow 2vs, Luota—Doom or Devitix BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery RDRN, Groatway, opposite Boad street — WANTRR GA SuINoLE WAITACK'S THEATRE, Sroudway,—ROMaNce AND Re- AUTO Panir AnD back LAURA KEENE’® THEATRE, 624 Broadway —Wire's SronrtNouma. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Past Wome or gun Moprux Pmte—Beray 0 BARNUMS AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broudway.—ANer- cou and hveving—Susiacae Ravin, OOD: Daxcra, MINSTRELS, 414 Troadway.—Brmorrax Soxgs, Mrsnic Sraui. BRY ‘Ss’ MINSTRELS, Mechavics’ Hall, 472 Broadway.— Wink AWaka NIBLO BTuELS ty BALOCN, Boordway.—Geo Cunesry’s Mix. . 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Lansing, Bel¢ww & Co., 2) Boe Cornellia. Baars... De Chapeanronge & Oo. The contents of the ErrorkaN Eormon or Tae AxKalp Will combtue the news recerved by mail and telegraph at Heo Curing the previone week and up te the hour of cation. The Ws. e¢ schooner Victoria, which arrived at Hati- ‘day, we learn that she passed within ctx | red yards, on Monday afternoon, of a large steamer broken across on the rocks of Mary Joseph, | a! Gay sbo From the description given it an- } ‘Swers to that of the Cunard mship Delta, which plies on the ronte between Beramda, Halifax, and St. Johns, N.F., carrying the mails. We hope to | Teceive positive news from her to-day. The steamuship Indian, now is her fourteenth day | fr rpool, had not reached Portland at a late honrlast night. Itis stated that she would touch | at Queenstown. | The aspect of affairs at Charlestown is unchanged. | Bone of the military were to be dispensed with, | und would return home, leaving the Petersburg | Artillery and two companies of infantry at Charles | town for the present. Celone! Smith, of the Vir- ginia Military Institute, with the Cadets and some howitzers will proceed to Charlestown. Wise will return to Richmond to-day. He had paid a visit to the prisoners, and u'ged them to prepare | for certain death. Brown said he was prepared to } die, and regretted not allowing the «ain to pass. | Cook did not fancy hanging, but had no objection | to being sbot. The Governor states that he had thonght of commuting Coppie’s sentence, but now | he was determined to hing them all. An offer of wasistance from South Carolina was tendered by the Governor of that State, but declined by Go- | vernor Wise, he replying that Virginia was able to | protect herself, Marshal Johnson, of Ohio, denies | having sent the despatch to G wernor Wise warning t bodies of armed men were preparing to Cross into Virgisia. The Cabawha’s advices from_Havana to the 18th, mike no mention of the arrival of the Captain Geveral, who was daily expected. Our correspon- dont, writing on the 16th of November, siys—“The Spanish Bank of Havana is again contracting, having at the close of last week's business $ 5 11 in specie and $721,309 ‘nits own bills in its vaults, against $2,6 ia specie and $446,590 in bills at the close of the preceding week's busi ness, with $20,797 23 more carried to the credit of profit and lors last week than ou the preceding one. ‘The 12th instant was the saint's day of Our Lady de Jos Desermperados (the Abandoned), who is the tutelar saint of the Bomberos (firemen), who are all negroes. They paraded the streets at a late hour that night, with a fine band of music. From Nassau, N. P., on the 7th of November, we learn that a gale prevailed all around the island lately, giving the English war steamer Basilisk much trouble to land a distingnished party from Jamaica. A. H. Savage, as defendant, had obt-ined a verdict in the suit brought against him by the New York Mutual Insurance Company and the Pa- cific Insurance Company, with reference to the salvage of the schooner Juana. have Bermuda papers of the 15th of Novem- ber. The Garette of that day has the following items:—The West Indie mail steamer Tasmania, arrived here dh the 6th inst., from St. Thomas, bound to Southampton, in distress, and with twenty cases of yellow fever on board, left, about 9 o'clock on Friday morning last, for England. The gale which passed over these Islands from the south- west on the 5th ult., was experienced at Inagua on On the night of the 3d, and did considerable damage, & twenty-five boats and two wrecking ' | D Our Hong Kong correspondent states that from the 27th of July to the 7th of SeptemLer, a succes- sion of typhoons and cyclones visited that portion of the Chinese coast, doing much damage, particu- larly to chipping. Mojor French, late disbursing agent for the ‘Treasury extension buildings, aad charged by the Government with being a defaulter to a large ‘Amonnt, is reported to have absconded to Europe. He was under heavy bonda for his appearance be- fore the Criminal Court of the District of Colambia. ‘The Post Office Department have discovered that Mr. Westcott, the late Philadelphia Postmaster, is also a defaniter in the sum of nearly twenty thou- ¥and dollars, The Republican City Convention met last night and nominated for Corporation Counsel Solomon F. Hull, of the Ninthgward, and for Almehouse Governor Wm. T. Pinckney, the present incumbent. A commtittee from the People’s Convention, desl- rous of forming an opposition coalition, was re- ceived, and a committee »ypotatea to confer with tiem. We give in another place a rmpert of the pTo- coedings of a meeting held in the Charch of the Puefans, Union square, ov Monday evening Jast. ‘The object of the meeffng was to elic't the opiniat of the church with reference to the action of cer. {2in members thereof h connection with that of { accepted the contract. Governor | NEW rpartor, Dr, Cheocer, in sending Miks John Btone to Englund to oellect fuods for the relief of the church, This act was strongly eomdewoed by # portion of the church; und as it had hecome the eubject not only of public ootoriety but one ou which appeared to hang toe existence of We cbnich itself, it was determined Meat a meeting of the whole body and submit for its con- » derution « statement of the facta whieh led to the ad ption of the censured proeeeding—the mission of Miss Jobnetene to Kogland, a lengthy docu” Mont was read at the meting, detailing these facta, upon which the subserivers to it, with Dr. Cheever, grounded their justification, This ducuveut and the resolutions which sccompanied it excited a very lengthy debate, which was only brought too close by a wajority of the meeting accepting the statement ana adopting tbe resolutions, after some ®x hovrs debate. It was past one o'clock when the proceeds closed. enotter stormy session of the Buard of Educa” tion took place lastevening, at which the Bible question was the sole sudrject of discussion, The question arose ent of a commnnication and resoln- Gon submitted by Mr. Byrne, of the Fourteenth ward, asking and ordering the payment of all the teachers whose tulurics have been withtéld except one, which would be reverved to institute q test cuse on the subject. As usual nothing was adcou plished, the whole subject having been laid on table, The Beard of Ten Governors met yesterday afternoon, Governor Dugro in the chair. the weekly statement ehowed the number of inmates im the pubiiy institatious ty be 7,561 up the 19th ipat., an increase of 146 over the week previous, A communication was received from Mr, George Con- ron, the contractor for the gas fitting of Island Hospital, Riackweit’s Island, asking for the privi- , lege of putting in a higher bid for the work, which he asserted was larger than he taderstuod when he would be unfair to the other contractors to grant this reques’, and ordered the work to be assigaed to the next lowest bidder. ‘The Scard of Supervisors met yesterday, bat, beyond some more routine busiacss, the proceed: ings were auimportant. Chartes C. Cooper, the seaman who murdered George Ritter on board of the sloop-of-war Brook- lyn, on th» morning of the day on which she left this port, was ye-terday brought before Judge Betts, of the Unit-d States District Court, on a writ of habeas corpus. The discharge was claimed on the ground that there was nv legal proof author- izing his commitment, aod also that the United States hud no jurisdiction over the offence, The Judge decided thut there was nothing ia the evi- dence to show that the offence was committed out of the jurisdiction of the State, and therefore granted his discharge. As soon as he was at liberty, however, be was again arrested by an officer of the navy, for tie purpose of being tried by court martial, The Coroner of Richmond county being present, the Judge informed him that the proceed- ings would im no way interfere with any action that might be taken by the State anthorigies in the matter. The whole of yesterday was occupied in the Genpral Sessions in summiog up the case of Horace Cooley, who is charged with receiving parts of sewing machines patented by the Wheeler & Wilson Company end inserting them in bogus ma chines. At five o'clock Jndge Russell delivered a lucid charge to the jury, but they had not agreed upon a verdict at a late hour last evening. The gules of cotton yesterday embraced about 2,000 bates, 2 considerable portion of which was in transit. The | Inarkot closed tamoly, oa the basis of 113¢¢. for middling uplands, Flour continued firm, though some less active. ‘There wasa fair demand from the domestic trade,with soma inquiry for export. Sonthern flour continued in good re- quest, with a fair amount of sales. Wheat contioued firm, and sales were mado toa fair extent at fall prices. Corn was in good supply, and with sales at rather easter | prices. Pork was more active and firmer, with sales | of mess at $16 50 a $15 75, and of primo at | $10 874g a $11. Beef was in good request, and rather firmer. Sugars were firm. Private telegraphic despatches from New Orleans reported an active market there at fuil prices. The saies here embraced about 600 bhds., 120 boxes and 2,400 bags Pernambucos, and 1,500 bbla. crushed, to go West, at rates given in another co- lamn. Freights were firm, with a fair amount ef engage! ments. The sales of coffee embraced about 3,200 bags Rio aud 600 triage Laguayra at rates given elsewhere. The stock embraced 46,406 bage Rio, 18,670 mats and 1,100 | bags Java, and a total of packages of all kinds of 94,012, The Condition of Mexico—What the Three Great Powers Should Do, ‘The critical position of affairs in Mexico is 80 apparent to the public mind, that quite a contest in the invention of news announcing some definite result is going on among the smaller newspapers. A day or two ago an ob- scure journal of this city invented a Cabinet ; Council in Washington, which determined to | occupy and hold the Northern Mexican States, and the next day, with remarkable fecundity, consider and countermand the news of the day previous. In this course it is merely imitating | the provincial newspapers, one of which, in Mobile, bas just received the wonderful intelll- gence that Miramon and Marquez have pocketed half a million of dollars stolen from a conducta, embarked themselves ona British steamer some five hundred miles in the interior of Mexico, and that the insurgent army had pronounced in favor of Santa Anna. The only point of truth in this news is the taking of the money by General Marquez, which was fully given in our correspondence from the city of Mexico, published three days since, The robbery perpetrated by Marquez proves -to what a low point the contest now going on in Mexico has sunk, and that it has become neither more nor less than a con- | test between public faith and constitutional rule represented by President Juarez, and the public robbery practised by Miramon, Mar- quez, Robles, Cobos and the thieves that cluster round them. That the second in com- mand of the army under the nominal President, Miramon, should, under any circumstances, have +0 far violated the confidence reposed in the government of which he is one of the principal arnis, as to steal the treasure entrasted in good faith to his protection, on which the duties laid by law had been duly paid, and for the safety of which the merchants had the pledged faith of his government, would seem incredible to any oue who for & moment re- members that all governments must stand or fall as they respect or violate their pledge of honor and the rights of property. In this act Marquez bimself has struck a deadly blow at the government be serves, Watching with interest, as we have, the course of affairs in Mexico, we have not been surprised at this robbery by a self-created go- vernment, for we have pointed out the pre- cedents which have led to it, step by step, and set forth long since our conviction that this result would and must ensue. When Mi- remon despatcheds long since, a conducta from the ity of Mexico, he oxacted from the merchants payments in ad. vance for protection to the coast, which he could not give, and export duties when he knew that he held no port at which it could be embarked. When the condueta passed through the comninud of Gen. Robles he took posses- The Board decided it { I it invented another Cabinet consultation to re- | YORK HERALD, WEDN sion of it, and would aot give dt up. till the merchants Consenied tO sanction the robbery ot thirty thousand dollars already made Nor is this the only way ja whieh the merchants are robbed Fereed contributions are laid upon them, which they are compelled to pay, and from time to time fraudulent contracts are made for which the public faith of the epublic is pledged by an insurgent goverament, and the public debt is largely inereased by the issue of illegal securities, which all parties know must become worthless trom the moment {he government which issues them falls, us it most fa)l. For the growth and continuance of this state of things, two foreign ministers in Mexico are chiefly respouvible-—-Mr, Otway, the British Minister, and Moos. Gabrinc, the representa- tive of France. So firm and continued has been the support which these two officials bave given to the system of plunder practised by the Miramon govervment, that the conviction fa now generally entertained, in Mexico aad out of it, that they are allied with the specu- lators, if not with the officers themselves, and have found great profit in the alliance, It is now nesrly two years since Presi- dent Buchanan saw the true condition and tendoncy of affairs in Mexico, and recalled the American Minister. But England and France have supported their representatives until within a short period Lord John Russell has listened to the outcries of the British mer- chants, and called Mr. Otway home to an ac- count. Mons. Gabriac manages to hold on, by artfully representing to the French government that the French merchants who complain of his course are red republicans, who are instigated to do so by hatred to theempire. Louis Nupo- leon has yet to learn that the good name and honor of his government are stained in Mexico by the venality of a Minister who, under the cloak of # pretended zeal for France, connives not only at the robbery of French merchants, but of all other foreign residents. The only remedy for this state of things in Mexico lies in the adoption by England and France of the course which Mr. Buchanan has so wisely pursued. They shou!d recall their ambassadors from that republic, and send oat new ones to recognise the constitutional gov- erpment of President Juarez. In giviag him countenance and moral support, they will soon put an end to the present struggle; for as soon as Miramon and Marquez are deprived of the countenance given to them by the Ministers of England and France, they will sink at once to their true level as public robbers. If the conduct of Marquez ia robbing the money of the British and French merchants in the conducta is passed over, it becomes a new sanction to the principle of plunder which is now openly practised by the party in power in the capital of Mexico. Our own government can also do something further than it has yet done. While the pre- sent contest in Mexico has in a great measure disintegrated European trade there, we have done notbing to foster our own commercial in- terests with that republic. With almost a daily communication betweenevery city in the Union and the Rio Grande frontier, not a letter can cross that river. The mail connection with Vera Cruz has been dropped by Congress, and renewed only by private enterprise. Our cor- respondence with ali the Gulf ports is broken off. With the west coast we are ineven a worse condition, We bavea mail to Acapnico, but beyond that we cannot go, when a steam Jine from that point to the head of the Gulf of Cali- fornia would not only open the whole of Western Mexico to our trans-isthmus trade, but would bring the rich regions of Ari- zona within the scope of active emigra- tion and developement. A small effort on our part in regard to our postal intercourse with Mexico would soon open a large trade to American enterprise, would greatly increase our influence there, and would open to the con- stitutional government the means of carrying out its policy for the reorganization of that re- public. Tne Nassac Street Jos Reviven Agarw.— The Aldermanic Committee on Streets (Boole, Stephens and Lynes) held a meeting yesterday Brown's ComMentanuns. on Begougn’s Ser- won—A Ceniovs and Iyrervsmxa Document.— We present to our readers to-day one of the most curioue aod interesting documents that baye yet been privted tn connection with the Harper's Ferry affray. It is a detailed criti- cism, paragraph by paragraph, by Old Brown, on the Hatper’s Ferry sermon of Henry Ward. Beecher, preached at Plymouth Church on the 30th of October, A copy of the Spiritual Tele- graph, which contained a verbatim report of this discourse, was sent by a geatleman of this city to # friend in Chaclestown, with 9 request that he would seek an opportunity of giving it to Brown iu prison, for the purpose of eliciting bis views in regard to it> The plan was entire- ly successful. Old Brown tuok the paper, went over the report, paragraph by paragraph, and wrote warginal commentaries upon them. The paper, thus aanotated, has been furnished to us, and we publivh the commentaries and the passages commented upon, entirely and literally, We bave no doubt as to its authen- ticity, for we bave had other opportunities of becoming acquainted with Brown’s handwrit- in thie statement was necessary to account for our possession of this remarkuble document—a treasure which, we doubt not, would realize a bigher price in New England to-day than would that folio of Shakspere's emendations which Mr. Collier professes to have discovered in such a very curious muaner. Now, as to the contents of this historical curiosity. Brown’s commen- taries, it will be seen, are characteristic of him. They are curt, frank, candid, and to the point. His first oriticiem on Beecher consists of but three words, but they are immensely expres- sive, These words are, ‘ Not well posted.” His second consists of but one word, “ Truth.” His third 1s an amplification of the first, “ Does not understand his subject.” His fourth is in re spect to the question of his own insanity, Beech- er having ascribed the act to craziness from brooding over bis wrongs and nursing bis hate. ‘The excuse or palliation is thus frankly dis- posed of, “ Is mistaken in the man.” And so commentary upon commentary is given by Brown to Beeober's sermon. The last portion, however, is peculiarly sarcastic, and shows that if Brown is mad there is ‘“‘me- thod ip bis madness.” Beecher is descanting on some of the repulsive features of slavery, and boasting that if be lived in the South he should preach these things to slaves. Brown marks eome of the paragraphs on that point with these very pertinent observations:— “Why don’t Beecher come South to preach?” “Let the champion come here to preach;” “Good, if spoken here;” “How can he stay away?’ “Come on, Beecher.” The closing paragraph of the sermon is an encouragement to pray “that the bond may become free, that the ignorant may become wise, that the master and slave may respect exch other, and that, at length, we may be an evangelized and Christian people.” To this the old Puritan replies:—“So says old Brown. Amen.” Thus end BGrown’s commentaries Beecher. upon Tue Scrvp Race For Corroration CounsEL.— There is “much ado about nothing” in all quarters concerning the candidates for Corpo- ration Counsel, and we shall probably have as many in the ticld between this and election day as are now out for the Mayoralty. We have before given our estimate of the valuo of the Corporation Counsel to the city, and an excel- Jept iNustration of it is furnished by the report of General Superintendent Pilsbury, by which it appears that over five thousand violations of cily ordinances were reported to the Corpora- tiun Counsel's Department within the last quar- ter, and we have no account of what became of thei. It is the duty of the Corporation Attor- ney to enforce these ordinances—which relate principally to throwing ashes and garbage in the streets, and encumbering the sidewalks with boxes and other obstructions—and this official is the head ofya bureau under the Corporation Counsel, and is appointed by him. The City Inspector complains that he cannot keep the streets clean unless these ordinances are enforced, and the public are continually to hear from persons interested in the proposed widening of Laurens street, not even mention- j ing Noseau street in their advertisement, the real business on hand. The speculators con- cerned are evidently desirous of condacting their operations as quietly as possible; but it appears that the parties (the property holders on the street) really interested have token the alarm. Our Aldermanic Committee may not be aware of this, and so we would respectfully call their attention to the remonstrance, which may be seen at Mr. Fanshaw’s office, corner of Nassau and Ann streets, against this job, signed by the owners of more than three- fourths of the number of feet fronting on Nas- sau, between Wall and Spruce streets. This widening job is prosecuted upon the plea of ne- cessity, on account of the pressure of business and travel on Nassau street; but this plea will not justify the work of destruction contem- plated. Business is rapidly extending up town, and within a year or two, with the re- ; moval of the Post Office to a more central | crying out for the relief of Broadway, in conse- quence of the sidewalks being blocked up, and the side streets rendered impassable by filth, garbage and ashes. These facts speak volumes for the utility of the office of Corporation Coun- sel. It is only a rich placer for a political leader. Tur New Axonition Crvsape.—The new abo- lition erusade which is to be maintained by the proceeds of the sale of Old Brown’s photo- praphs, is growing apace in Massachusetts and other quarters. The nominal design of raising money in this way is to support the family of ihe condemned Brown, but it is really, as Mr. Emerson says, to give aid to all his sympa- thisers, or, in plain language, to get up another raid upon the Southern States—to create a ser- vile insurrection, and spread rapine and mur- der throughout the South. It is strange to be- hold the quiet, peaceful villagers of New Eng- Jand, who would be struck with horror at the shedding of a drop of blood in their own com- munity, pouring in eubscriptions in aid of a business locality, the existing pressure of ve- hicles and foot passengers upon Nassau street will have ceased. The property holders concerned, we hope, will be vigilant and active in the protection of their interests. Let them watch the present Board of Aldermen and the Assistant Board; but let them not for- getto weed out, as far as possible, all the street jobbing candidates for the new Boards to be elected in December. Tue Chevauien Ween on Hancryc.—The Chevalier Webb says that “if Brown is sane” he should be hung, and that “ every abolition- ist who would interfere with slavery where it constitutionally exists, is a traitor to the Union and merits death.” And yet the Chevalier Webb's first choice for the Presidency is W. H. Seward, whose programme is perpetual war upon slavery until it shall have been abolished in every State of the Union. The Chevalier, in his professions of loyalty to the constitution, should not thus ride rough shod over his best friend, the great Lucifer of the whole anti- slavery sgitation, Ovn Scrcor Comsmnstonsne.—Let our taxpay> ers look weil to their selections from the vari- ous candidates that wHH be brought out for School Commissicners. For a year or two past we have had a royal set of jobbers of this sort, in the building of large and costly school houses, and their expenditures in this business make up a large figure of our ten millions iaxation, . echeme to commit wholesale murder elsewhere. Just in the same manner they subscribed to send rifles to Kaneas to murder in cold blood men whom they had never seen, and who had done them no personal wrong. Yet the very persons who contribute for these purposes of bloodshed and murder would almost collapse with horror if a homicide was committed, nay, even if a dog or chicken was ruthtessly killed, in their quiet little neighborhood. This is a curious phase, certainly, in modern humani- tarianism. Horser.esn on ri Roav.—The Central Park is already beginning to exhibit one of its most prominent effects upon the city, in the splendid turnouts of horseflesh and elegant teams in all shapes to be seen there. The drive of two or three miles now open is daily thronged with dashing equipages and equestrian groups, and the roads in the vicinity of the Park seem to share the same spirit. The cultivation of the horee, at all times @ civilizing and noble trait in a people, is becoming quite popular in this country. Horses now range in price from two hundred to ten thousand dollars a pieoo, and before long New York will be able to stow, In point of numbers and qualY, as fire a display of specimens of that fine animal as any aity in the world. ALDERMEN AND Assistan? ALpeRMEN.---Thesea are the men most important of all be lodked after in out approaching election. They holf the purse strings—they arrange all the njcg SDAY, NOVEMBER 23 1859, —-~ joba in the way of appropriations, imprave ments, &¢., &c.," and the name of the outside jobbers and robbers concerned is legion, With regard to the great work of retrenchment and reform, the Mayor is a mere negative charac- ter. Itis our municipal legislature that does the mischief. Let it be looked after; for here, indeed, is a field which may well com- toand the special attention of our taxpayers, and all the vigilance of the democratic and every other well intended vigilant association. Tur Unton Ferny Leases.—We see that the peaple of Brooklyn are taking active steps to defeat the craftily planned combinations by which the Union Ferry Company had hoped to secure anothersten years enjoyment of their present oppressive monopoly, A meeting of property holders was held in Remsen street on Friday night, at which it was determined to press the matter on the attention of their own Common Council, and since then that body havo appointed a special committes to nego- tlate with the corporate authorities of New York for the alteration of the terms of sale so as to restore the ferry rates ax charged in 1853 and 1854, or secure the ferry franchise to the city of Brooklyn. We can see no reason why the first of these objects should not he readily conceded. Ht is to the iptergst of the taxpayers of New York that as large a price as pos- sible should be secured for these leases, and it is plain that this can only be obtained by in- viting competition. By putting up the forrics in one lot, a8 is proposed by the Comptroller’s advertisement, all bidders will be excluded but the present monopolists, who, by recent out- lays, have run up the amount to be paid for in stock and improvements to about a million of dollars. It is evident that no new company can come into the market and assume the responsibility of such a dead weight as this. The present lessees will, therefore, have it all their own way, unless the Common Council of New York can be induced to re- seind the regolution directing the Comptroller to putup the five ferries conjointly. It is under- stood that there are parties in the field (real estate owners in South Brooklyn) who are ready to bid for the Hamilton and South fer- ties, if they can be obtained separately, and that they will bind themselves not only to run at the one cent fare, but to keep better boats, better time and better accommodations gene- rally. Under these circumstances, the more particularly as our own city treasury will be- nefit considerably by it, we are in favor of throwing open these ferries to as wide a com. petition as can be invited. The Brosklyn pco- ple, who are the most interested in the matter, earnestly desire it; and unless it can be shown that compliance with them will involve a cur- tailment of our own rights or privileges, the Common Council of New York should, we think, incline a favorable ear to their remon- strances. Negro Insurrections anv New Exonanp Cox- trIBvTIONS.—The whole history of negro insur- rections proves that there is no race of men so brutal and bloody-minded as the negro. When the negro gets arms in his hands and a little liberty, he becomes utterly devoid of humanity and moderation, as has been repeatedly evi- denced—for instance, in the San Domingo mas- sacre, the Hayti insurreotions, and, nearerhome, in the negro insuarection of Nat Turner in Vir- ginia, and others. The most horrible atrocities invariably follow the armed ascendancy of any portion of the African race, whether over each other or the white man. The negro, once roused to bloodshed, and in posession of arms, is as uncontrollable and irrational as a wild beast, and yet we find men claiming to be hu- wanitarians and friends of the human race, such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Rev. Mr, Wheelock, Wendel! Phillips, and the three thousand New Englar 1 clergymen and women, aiding and glorifying John Brown in his at- tempt to arm the slaves of the South, and set them on to attack the white population, send- ing armed emissariesinto peaceful, happy neigh- borhoods, to excite the fury of the negroes, while all history attests the ferocious brutality of this race when possessed of the power to ex- ercise it. What strange inconsistency! Look ro mmm Canprpates rer tim Cowon Counci.—The respectable politicians and citi- zens generally are rejoicing greatly over the nominations tor Mayor, because there is a chance of electing a decent and intelligent man to that office; but they ought to look to the candidates for Aldermen and Councilmen, and see that the intelligence and honesty of the community is represented in the next Common Council instead of the rowdyism and plunder- ing spirit of the loafing politicians. [t is of very little consequence who is Mayor, that of- ficial being now a cypher; but it is of vital im- portance to the interests of the city that the Common Council should be composed of men who poasess at least common honesty, who have a stake in the community, and will ad- minister the government economically. Tse Graxp Sorce Race on tux Mvntcrpan Covrse.—There are now no less than five com- petitors entered for the grand Mayoralty scrub race to come off’ on the Municipal course on ihe 6th of December, and the Americans will pro- bably enter another in a few days. All very well; but every one can see how it will end. Mowever, the city will lose nothing by that; perbapsit may get a better chief magistrate out of the crowd than if all parties divided upon only two candidates, as in the case of Tiemann's election. We shall see, Acapemy ov Mvse.—The Opera last night was tho “Polluto,’’ introducing Albertini and Beancardé in the rites first: made fainiliar to the public by Piccolomini and Brignoli, and subsequently by Cortesi and Gazzaniga, with the same excelldut tenor. The performance of las night was avery good one, and Mme, Albertini is ac kwowledged as one of the best and most reliable 0° artista. Tonight the “Magic Finte? will be given, for the gccord time, and on to-morrow there will be vory attractive performances, Mme, Anna Bishop will sing at the Thanksgiving Matinée A New Prita Dowxa.—On yesterday, at the Academy of Music, there wae a very interesting public rehearsal of “Yocia di Lammermoor,” Miss Adelina Pattifeinging the role of Lucia. Miss Patti is a young lady of plensant ap- pearance and graceful manners, still in her teens, r Sho comes from a very well knoyn musical family. “Her father was onc of the first operatic managers in this city, sveceeding Palmo in Chambers street, and her sister, née Amalm Pani, 6 the prima donna eotralte at the Aca- demy, dud tho wife of Mr. Strakosch, the manager, Of course, Mies Patti bas bad a thorough musical educetion, and knows perfectly well how to sing. Bet mided to this, she hat a pure soprgno voice, full and even thgpvghout Ms register, Every ono who heard Mies Patti at rehearsal yostorday, predicts a bril- i fature fo her, The nudtinoa chiotly feminkno, aud there ore exceedingly oritical as well as perfectly co tnt to be 60, qhecred tho now prima donna with the mort cordial ferns: ol Ded Cee ae ocour to morrow evening, when she will sing Lucia, supported by Signor] Brignoll da Forel ; WRECK OF A STEAMSHIP, Probably the Delis, om the Const of Nova Scotia. Sacavine, N. B, Nov, 22,2669, ‘The schooner Victoria, which arrived at Halifax today, Paksed within six hundred yards, yesterday afternoen, of ® largo steamer broken poross on the rocks of Mary Joseph, Guysboro, [Guyshoro is a town almost at the castorn extremity of the maia land of Nova Scutia.—KA.) ‘The steamer has a Diack hull, a sbarp bow and an eliptie aterm, Her mizen must alone was ptanving. There were many fishing bonts about her. It ig impoesible to give as Yot a conjecture as to what vessel it is. Sackvis, N, B., Noy. 22—P. M Nothing later has yet been received trom the wreck, ‘The description given, however, answers that of the Cunard steamship Delta, which plies ox’ the route between Permuda, Halifax and St. Jobns, N, F., carrying the mulls, The Delta loft Halifax on Saturday for Newfound- land, and is likely to have gone on the rocks at the place Stated, on Saturday night or Sunday. It is not likely thas (there were many passengers on board, and ‘the hope is ludulged in that their yes havo been presorved, AFFAIRS IN WASHINGTON, A Supposed Absconder from Justice—The Late Philadelphia Postmaster Said te Me Printing—Politica! Speculations, joy Gee Wasmnxotos, Nov. 22, 1868, It is belived that Major French, late disbursing agon* for the Treasury extension butiding, and who was under ten thousand dollars bonds for hie appearance vat the criminal court for this district to answer the charge of defalcation, has abeconded to Europe. It is now reported the defalcations are very large. Tt ig stated at the Lost Office Departmont that It hap been discovered the late Postmaster Westcott, of Philadél- phia, is a cefaulter to the amount of nearly twenty thoa- sand dollars. Z ‘The report that Senator Nicholson, of Tennesseo, fe fm Washington to arrange about the clection of Congress Printer, in connection with Jere, Clemens, and for the purporo of managing for the organization of Congress, is not true. Judge Nicholson is but slightly acquainted with Mr. Clemens, and has no connection with him in the matter, Mr. Nicholson merely stated what ho bad learned im Tennessee, that Clemons in- tended to como to Washington as a candidate for Congress printer, and that he would be supported by the Southern opposition aud other Southern members The Sevator did add, as his own opinion, that it was not improbable the democrats, Douglas democrats and Soath- erp opposition might have an understanding, and unite to defeat the republicans in organizing Congress upon some such basis as giving the democrats the Speaker, the Doug- Ise men tho Clerk, in the peraon of Allen, the present Clerk, who '» known to be Douglas? fust friend, andthe Congressional printing to Clemens and the South Ameri- caps. This feasible plan is much spoken of, and is considered an tmportunt conservative measure, in view of the poasi- bility of its saving the country from being cursed witha black republican President. Itis understood the Dovglas men will go into caucus with administration democrats, and act with them, unless the administration democrats should foolishly attempt to make a platform entirely unacceptabie to Douglas. It is reported that both Cook, Postmaster at Chicago, and Tine, Marshal! of Iinois, will be removed ‘The order of tho War Department for four companies: from Fort Monroo and four from Leavenworth, to procood to Brownsville, was cguntermanded, in consequence of relixble information having been revcived that the pre- vious news of s> much danger was not true. Tho Navy Department is informed of the arrival of the frigate Congress ut Bahia, sixty-seven days from the Capes of Delaware. Rumors from Mexico. Monte, Nov. 22, 1850, ‘The schooner Mary Clinton has arrived, from Vera Oruz ‘11th inst, It was reported that President Miramon had joined Marquez, and that both had fled the country on board ® Britieh steamer, taking the two millions of speoie seized by Marquez; whereupon Miratnon’s army had pronounced for Santa Anna. Non-Arrival of the Indian, Porttann, Me., Nov, 2212 P, M. * There are as yet no signs of the steamship Indian, now u her fourteenth day from Liverpool. The agent of the line here says she wa to touch at Queenstown. Weathor loudy and cold, with light rain, The Pactfie Overland Mail. WITHDRAWAL OF THE BRITISW NAVAL FORCE FROM SAN JUAN— MOVEMENTS OF GENERAL SCOTT—RAIL* ROAD PROJECTS IN CALIFORNIA—THE OVERLAND EMIGRATION—THE DIFFICULTY WITH SONORA, ETO> Sr. Loum, Mo., Nov. 22, 1869, ‘The overland express, which arrived last night, brought despatches from the British Consul at San Francisco te Lord Lyong, and a communication franked by Gen. Scott to tho commanding officer at Fort Leavenworth. ‘The British have withdrawn their naval force from Sam Juan, with the exception of the ateamer Satellite. ‘The Arizonion of the 2d inst. says that Capt. Ewell left Fort Buchanan for Sonora on the Sist ult., under instruc- tion of the Sceretary of War to call on Gov. Pesqniera and protest, in the name of the United States government, against the expulsion of Capt. Stone’s party or Ameri- can citizens from that State, ee The Arizomion aleo learns that Pesquicra recently ex- prested a strong desire for the formation of emigéation com anies to induce a general emigration into Sonora. There was unusual agitation of raiisoad projects in California, and strong appeals are beng made to capital- ists for atd. The overland immigration by the central route, it is stated by competent parties, will reach thirty thousand, and bunt litte sickness had occarred; and the cold and silver discoveries in Washoe valley and Walker river have created a great demand for labor. Dates from Yortland, Oregon, aro to October 26, and from Victoria to the 27th. The special correspondent of the Aa California, who accompanic eral Scart on his trip to the vorth, writes that the General arrived at Yort Townsend on the 26th, and would immediately es tablish his headquarters on board the United tos steamer M -sachueetts, Com) sioner Campbell, who was expected overland from Civile, had been directed to join the commission at San Juan. No plan of action had yet been decided upon by Gone- ral Scott. Dr. Crane reports the General's health much im- proved. Arrived at San Francisco Oct. 28, steamer John Ty. Stephens, from Panama; 29, steamer Orizuba, from do. Failed 28, ship Therese, Calcutta. Non-Arrival of the Governor-General of Cuba. Nuw ORrRANS, Nov. 22, 1859. The Cahawba’s advices from Havana on tho 18th, do not mention the arrival of the new Governor-General of Cuba, which was daily expected. Later from Havana, Ww ONIEANS, Nov, 2t, 1869. arrived from Indianola, with ‘Tho eteamship Mexico has $11,000 in specie. Private advices from Brownsville confirm the despates embracing the Arizona’s news, sont on Sanday, ‘The steamship Cahawba has arrived from Havana 18th inet. There is no news of mportance. The markets were unchanged. The sloop of. war Saratoga, from Pensacola, bas arrived below this port, She ts on the watch ior filfhusters. Savanxan, Noy, 21, 1859, ‘The argument in the trial of the yacht Wanderer case has been concluded, and the whole will go before a jury to-morrow. The Mayoralty of Boston. Bostox, Noy Jozeph W. Wightman has received’ the de nomination for Mayor of this city. 1859. cratic Trial of Shepard fer Forgery. Boston, Nov. 22. 1859, In the Superior Court to-day Teaao F.’ Shepard was ar- rainged on four indictments for f rging promissory notes urporting to be sigued br Henry Tayior and Co., and wo of them by James A. Blake and Allen Shepard, ' The ccused wiived an examination, and in default of $20,000 il Was kent to jail, Wire at Frankfort Mills, JANGOR, Me, Noy, 22, 1859. ‘The stenm saw mill erected by ‘Theophilas Cushing at ‘ankfort Mills, was fired by incendiaries Jas night and tOlally detec The leas is mostly intured, any nunts to $12,000. Rwilead Accidents New Lowpon, Nov. 22, 860, ‘The cars on the Noxther@Mailroad inst eveving ran over and killed John Pollosk, a mah thirty yours of belonging to Dedham, Maza. ‘The ageident occured cig! iuilew above this pice, Bulelds, Puy_speurnta, Nov. 22, 1859. John D, Winslow, agent of ‘gackett, Davis & Co., jowel lore, in New York, comait¥od suicide by shooting himself in the head yesterday. Plo hid entrosted a hex of Jow- clry, valued at ane: 0 4 colored porter to carry to the Oy oF Denper, TUNE Co, The box pot being delivered