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6 NEW YORK HERALD. ——e JAMES GORDON BENNETT, DITOR AND PROPRIETOR. on nett eatin QeTION H. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTOM GTS. preset Tar oe adoance. sent dy mall will be ot the ee a” Fecaae eet i elined co mabearigticn DAILY HERALD too conte por Sl per eam. a TAY PAD, cory Sovarilay, oa oe cone ks bor copy, Bi rer annum i any part a Brest tien, 7 the $0 cou port ti, ok aod of each ad Or come pin nae on Wednesday, af four conte par oF Woruntary CkuesronD Ewen, sieperamt ‘Agus SENT UE, NOTICE taken of anonywous correspondence. We do not canon rqeaed ommmmieatinne: Volume XXV. ssveseeeM@e 142 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BH 4 OF MUSIO, Fourteenth strest—IraLiax Ore rATORR. wy rad Brosdway.—Bquasrsism Pssrore — ee ude Patwineesna Bors MAP WALLAOK’S THRATER, Broadway.—Oventinp Roors. LAURA Eun TERASES, €6 Broadway.—Benecis NEW BOWERY, Bowery.—Macesru—How's Your Uncis avaasaven Dances, a6. Foriinons: pe wIBLO'S MN, Broadway. ‘s Mun. uo, Ounisrr' ornmis ux Bowes, Dances, £0.—Jack axp His Moncey. OOOPER INSTITUTE —Exuinrrion or Perate’s Onxrar- mat Paurrune ov tax Court or Deata—Day sad Evening. SORE! or FRITS erauxr AND FOURTH TRIPLE SHEET. New York, Taesday, May 22, 1860. Whe New York Herald—Edition for Europe. The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Captain Lott, will eave this port to morrow for Liverpool. ‘The mails for Europe will close in this city at cight o'clock to morrow morning. ‘The Bonormax fomor of tux Henin will be published ‘will combine the mews received by mall and telegraph at the office during the previous week and ap tw the hour of ‘Pablication. The proceedings of Congress yesterday were quite interesting. In the Senate a petition was presented by Mr.Cameron from citizens of Penn- sylvania for an alteration of the revenue laws. Mr, Hale offered a joint resolution, that both houses adjourn on the 10th of June, which was laid over. On motion of Mr. Green, the hour of meeting of the Benate hereafter was altered to cleveno’clock. The Overland Mail bill was made the special order for half-past seven o'clock on Thursday. On Mr, Wil son's motion, the bill for the more effectual sup- pression of the slave trade was taken up, and Mr. W. proceeded to address the Senate at length. After- wards Mr. Toombs spoke to Mr. Davis’ resolutions on slavery in the Territories. In the House the Bpeaker laid before that body a special message from the President, similar to that sent to the Senate on Saturday, relative to recap- tured Africans on board of slave ships. A bill was introduced providing for a grant of one bundred and sixty acres cf land to each officer and soldier who has served in the army for five yeara- On motion of Mr. Lovejoy, the House made a sus- pension of the rules, and took up the Homestead bill as amended by the Senate, and substituted therefor the original House bill, by a vote of 104 to 39. The proceedings of the House were very bois- terous throughout. A motion for final adjournment on the 18th of June was agreed to, by 126 yeas, 55 pays. The committee appointed by the Republican National Convention to inform Mr. Lincoln of his nomination by that body for the Presidency waited upon him at his residence, at Springfield, Illinois, on Saturday night’ Mr. Lincoln begged a short time to more fully consider the platform of the Convention before formally accepting the nomina- tion. The steamship Anglo-Saxon, from Liverpool the Sth, and Queenstown 10th inst., arrived at Quebec at four o'clock yesterday afternoon. Her news is one day later than that by the Adriatic, but the only item of particular importance isa decrease in the Bank of England rate of interest to four and ahalf per cent. Consols closed on the 10th at 95; £95] for money, and 95] a 95} for account. There is no political news of any importance. By the arrival of the Pony Express at St. Joseph last evening, we have dates from San Francisco to the Lith inst. Business was somewhat depressed. ‘The steamer Golden Gate left San Francisco for Panama on the 5th inst , with $1,730,000 in treasure on board. The Japanese corvette sailed homewara on the 7th inst, via the Sandwich Islands. A num ber of whites were massacred by Indians on Carson river on the night of May 7. Great excitement had been prodaced by this event, and parties of whites ‘were in pursuit of the Indians. In another colamn may be found a letter from our Key Wost correspondent, giving the particulars of the arrival at that place, on the 12th inst., of the United States steamship Wyandotte, Lieut. Com manding Fabius Stanley, having in tow asa prize the bark William, late of Baltimore, with five hua dred and sixty negroes on board. The capture was made off the Isle of Pines, south side of Cubs, jast as preparations were being made for the land ing and enslavement of this cargo of humanity. The fortunate negroes were to have been landed at Key West on the 14th inst., the day after the date of our letter. We also publish the President's Mes- sage to the House of Representatives, in the case of the negroes taken from the alaver Wildfire. The document will be found interesting. In the case of Mr. Fowler, late Postmaster of New York, it has been ascertained that on the Seventy acres of estate purchased by him some years ago on Staten Island, and then valaed at about $120,000, there is an existing mortgage to the amount of $60,000. The whole was assigned to a legal friend two years ago, for the benefit of Mr. Powler’s creditors. The Board of Aldermen did not meet last even ing. We, however, publish a voto sent to that branch of the local legislatore by the Mayor, fof their action. The Councilmen did nothing of im The Excise Commissioners met yesterday morn- Ing, and granted two licenses. Mrs. Ade Richardson, the woman who was sup posed to have been found murdered and sunk in the river off Jersey City, and whose identity was positively sworn to by her husband and several other parties, is now in this city, she having just arrived from the South. A more remarkable case of mistaken identity is rarely presented. We give elsewhere the statement of Mrs. Richardson regard- ing the affair, together with a description of her and her interview yesterday with her husband and other parties, by whom she was fully identified. According to the City Inspector's report, there ‘were 402 deaths in the city during the past week, & decrease of 70 as compared with the mortality of the week previous, and 59 more than occurred (Caring the corresponding week last year. The re. NEW. YORK. HERALD, TUESDAY, MAY 22, 1860.—TRIPLE. SHERT. . capitulation table gives 3 deaths of diseases of the bones, joints, &c., 81 of the brain and nerves, 9 of the generative organs, 14 of the heart and bleod vessela, 135 of the lungs, throat, &c., 4 of old age, 62 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 6 stillborn and premature births, 52 of diseases of the stomach, bowels and other digestive organs, 35 of uncertain seat and general fevers, 1 of disease of the urinary organs, and 18 from violent causes. The nativity table gives 255 natives of the United States, 101 of Ireland, 27 of Germany, 3 of Scotland, 9 of England, and the balance of various foreign countries. Pe The sales of cotton yeslerday were confined to about 500 a 600 bales. Dealers seemed disposed to await tho receipt of later foreign news before doing mnch. The market, however, closed with decided steadiness on the bagis of quotations given in anether columa. The receipts of State and Western flour were large, and prices for most descriptions of common and medium grades closed at a decline of about Sc. per barrel. Wheat was heavy and cheaper, with fair sales, chiefly for export. Corn re- cetpts were large and prices were easier, with more do- img at the concession. Pork was heavy and the turn of the market was in favor of purchasers, New moss sold at $17 70. $17 8734, and new prime at $1876 $13 8735. Svgars were quite steady, with sales of 600 a 900 hhds, at rates given in another columa. Coffee was quiet, and sales limited. There wasa movement im rai- gins, and the sales embraced about 18,000 a 20,000 boxes on private terms. Freights to Liverpool were firm. Among the engagements were 40,000 bushels of grain at 71:4. a $d.; cheese by steamer at 40s.; terce beef do. at 6s., and flour at 2s. ‘| A Birdseye View ef the Chicago Comven- tUone-Reception of the Ticket im the Central States. The Chicago Convention was one of the most curious and interesting political assemblages ever held in the United States. It appeared, to an unbiassed observer, rather after the manner of @ meeting of noisy fanatics than the delibe- rative council of a party which hopes to as- sume the government of the country. There was one continual shout, from morning till night, during the three memorable days that the Convention continued in session. The greatest preparations bad been made by the vepublicans of Illinois, who had their own game to play, and who spared no pains to excite the popular mind, so that the enthusiasm of the public might react upon the Convention. One of our correspondents describes the scene, in brief, as follows :— The outsiders took part freely in the proceedings, and applauded or hissed exactly as if it were an abolition meeting, which it resemb ‘There podding behind the spectacles, or, Penelope- ta Seas teal the high pet k Dg persons 1 Pl ae. They yelled with de when a delegate hom vires or Kentucky anewered to his name; they shouted 0: Greeley and Giddings, te went to sleep over the ‘dal tact ott / poltaase ticreniely aserens* ww While all this was going on inside the Con- vention, the wirepullers were at work outside. Two sets of managers—one for the platform, and one for the candidates—operated at the same time. The radical set carried the day in the platform committee—the resolutions endorsing all the Helper and Spooner doctrines. Asa sop for the iron men of Pennsylvania, and the manufacturers of New England, a high tariff resolution, or something which purports to be one, was thrown in. The German element, represented by Schurz, of Wisconsin, succeed- ed in getting an anti-American resolution through, very much to the disgust of the New England and New Jersey delegations; so that the platform is a jumble of «4 little of every- thing, and altogether amounts to nothing, but ‘words,’ “words,” “words.” After distinguishing itself by pushing through the resolutions in such a hurry that very few ofthe bewildered gentlemen from the rural districts knew what they were voting for, the real business of the Convention—making the ticket—commenced. The strong representative men of the party were Messrs. Seward, Came- ron, Banks and Wade. These were the live candidates. There were two fossils, much affected by the Blair clique, to wit, Bates and McLean. The Seward men were led by Weed, who had the slate all fixed before the Conven- tion met. Seward was to have the votes of New York, Michigan, part of New England, part of Wisconsin, and of all the bogus dele- gations from the border slave States. Had all the advance pledges been kept, Mr. Seward would have been nominated; but his slaughter had been resolved upon by Greeley, Blair Burlingame and others. With the aid of the Pennsylvanians, and through certain influences brought to bear upon the New England dele- gations, the work was most scientifically done. Weed, Webb, Evarts, Raymond, Nye, and, in fact, all the Seward clique, went to Chicago with the joy, pride and self confidence of a bridegroom marching to his wedding feast; they returned like Rachel, weeping and re- fusing to be comforted. They were not even accorded the poor privilege of naming the candidate; but Lincoln was thrown in their faces without so much as saying by your leave. They have, however, the satisfaction of knowing that Mr. Seward was not the only victim. Banks, Cameron and Wade fell with bim; Bates returned to his snug political coffio, while McLean was never heard from at all. The killed and wounded on the Vice Presidential list include Banks, Cameron, Hickinan and Cassius M. Clay. Of couree, when the leading men of the party were shoved aside, small politicians were push- ed forward. The candidate for President, Abram Lincoln, is an uneducated man—a rul- gar village politician, without any experience worth mentioning in the practical duties of statesmanship, and only noted for some very unpopular votes which he gave while a mem. ber of Congress. In politics he is as rabid an abolitionist as John Brown himself, but without the old man’s courage. Lincoln talks about going to Kentucky to preach anti-slavery doc trines, but does not do it. He launches his fulminations upon the South from the safe plat- form of the Cooper Institate, at twenty-five cents per head. The republican editore already complain bitterly of the task before them. They accept the nominations, of course, but swallow them with a very bad grace. Their articles remind ome of a man whistling in a graveyard at midnight. They say, we have nothing te go upon; we must keep continually ringing the changes upon “honest old Abe” till November; and that is the beginning and the end of everything. That Lincoln is an honest man no one denies; but there are others of his political school— Garrison, [hillips, and others—who are no doubt quite as sincere in their faith. We have yet to learn that the fact that they be lieve in their doctrines makes them any the less Mr. Hamlin, who was put on the ticket by New York, and it is maliciously in- sinuated with the intention of killing it alto- gether, isa man of respectable abilities, but he does not give the nominations « particle of strength where they need it most, namely, in the Central States, in which the heat of the bat- tle is to be fought. Lincoln and Hamlin! It is hardly possible to imagine @ weaker nomins. tion from a party hee does not lack clever men and good As to the reception of this miraculis mouse which the Chicago mountain has brought forth, nothing could be more discourag- ing. The cheers which went up from the ehores of Lake Michigan find no answering response om the Atlantic coast, nor in the interior of the great Central States. The nomination of Lincoln first sur- prised every one; now it fills the republicans with dismay and the democracy with delight. The latter forget their own troubles while ex- ulting over the stupidity of their enemies, who have given themselves over, bound hand and foot, self-selected victims for the sacrifice. It remains to be seen now what use the democracy will make of the advantage-given to them by the Chicago philosophers. Eyery- thing depends upon a settlement of the out- standing quarrel between the two sections of the party before the Baltimore Convention. If definite terms of peace can be arranged be- fore that body comes together—if each side will agree to give and take a little, so thata judicious nomination may be made with a show of unanimity—the democracy can sweep the country as they did in 1852. With decent management on their part, Lincoln will fare as badly as General Scott in that canvass. There are three prominent candidates before the democracy—Douglas, Dickinson and Lane. The friends of each are ardent and enthusiastic beyond measure. Now that the prospects of victory are so bright, the question of personal preferences ought not to have weight. If Mr. Douglas’ quarrel with the Southern Senators stands in the way of harmony at Baltimore, then it should be settled right speedily. This is tle true course for the de- mocracy to pursue if they would retain power. They must show a united front at Baltimore. They must put forth a ticket around which the conservative masses of the Central States may rally. Should they do so, they will have the votes of thousands of demo crats, especially in this State, who voted for Mr. Fremont in 1856. Depend upon it, Lincoln will never get these votes. Politically, his is not a character which will improve as his re- cord is exploited. As we have already said, all depends upon Baltimore. Ifthe Southern delegates come up to the Monumental City in a good spirit, and the Northern men reciprocate in like manner—if personal prejudices are laid aside, and the good of the country alone is considered—then a Wa- terloo defeat for the black republican hosts is beyond peradventure. Let the democratic lead- ers take due notice of these gospel truths, and govern themselves accordingly. covered himself with glory in fighting the bat- tles of his country. He might not run so well as Dickinson in this State, though we have no doubt he would beat Lincoln; but his name would act as charm in the Western States. Either of these men would be infinitely preferable, in every way, to such a small poli- tician as Horatio Seymour, whose reputation is tainted by bis close connection with the free soll Regency. Position of Our Relations with Mexico— Necessity of Action by Congress. One of the greatest evils to which the com- mercial interests of the country are Mbjected by the political intriguing of party leaders at Washington, and the conversion thereby of public men into mere exists in the complete abandonment which our foreign relations, and foreiga treaties, receive at the hands of Congress, and the opposition which the administration én- counters in all its efforts to advance and pro- tect our commercial interests abroad. It is now more than five months since a treaty was concluded with Mexico, opening to our citizens important commercial advan- tages, and which, if promptly ratified, would have exercised an important influence toward pytting a stop to the internecine war now de- vastating that republic. That treaty will lapse in a few weeks, and the commercial advantages which it stipulates for us will be lost with it, simply because Senators are too much taken up with pushing their own political-fortunes, and look more to preventing an administration of opposite political views from consummating any act that shall confer a positive good upon the whole country, and reflect credit on some political party. Three weeks are now left to the Senate, ia which it may yet secure the es- tablishment of important relations between us and Mexico; and it is to be hoped that the op- portunity will not be lost. The House has done a little better, in view of the fact that its Committee on Postal Affairs has taken a ra- tional view of our business relations, by report- ing a bill for the establishment of a steam line to all the Mexican ports on the Gulf. We hope, also, that this important measure will not be lost by the philandering of political partisans. In Mexico itself important changes have taken place since the initiation of these measures before Congress, which make it doubly more important that they should be at once acted upon. The insurrectionary party that has so long held the capital, under the guidance of priests and soldiers, fighting for exclusive pri- vileges over the other classes of society, has followed a policy which has worn out at last the forbearance of the European Powers which had recognized its legality, and a great change in the policy of the foreign legations in Mexico is evident. England some months since recalled Mr. Otway, and rejected the policy he had pur- eued as British Minister, and France hasrecently- done the same thing with Mons. Gabriac, its rep- reeentative at the Mexican capital. In addition to this, we learn from the English journals that Capt. Aldbam, the commander of the British naval forces at Vera Cruz, was formally in- structed by his government to congratulate President Juarez on the successful opposition offered to Miramon in his attempt to take that port. These and many other coincident circum- stances demonstrate that a material change has taken place in the policy of England and France toward Mexico, and we may expect to see, at no distant day, a formal recognition of the government of President Juarez by both of those Powers. This will place the United States, England and France in the same attitude toward the civil war now raging in Mexico, and contribute materially toward its early termination. Recent events within the republic also tend to the same result. The defeat of Miramon before Vera Cruz has reduced the clerical party to the greatest straits for money, and it has resorted to the most objectionable means to procure it. A large monthly contribution has been imposed upon the capital of all mer- chants, and so grievous is it that every foreign merchant doing business in places held by that party will be forced to close his establishment, in order to avoid utter ruin, if he cannot find the means, through private favor, to obtain an exemption. In addition to this, the recent suc- cesses obtained by General Uraga, now com- manding the liberal forces in the North, have produced a marked effect upon the tide of Mexican affairs, which is increased by the suc- cesses of the same party on the Pacific coast. One of the results of these events has been a general effort among the liberals to make a concerted movement from all sides upon the capital, which is only delayed by the state of complete exhaustion in which the long contest has left the country. Another is the disposition of prominent men and leaders to abandon the falling church party—in evidence of which we may cite the adhesion to the liberal govern- ment of General Parra, late Minister of War of Zulosga, the predecessor of Miramon. The most marked result, however, of the de- cay of the clerical cause in Mexico is the sud- den appearance in many different’places of ad- vocates for the recall to power of ex-President Comonfort. We learn of the existence of these in the Northern States of Mexico, in Vera Cruz, on the western ehores of that republic, and even fn the city of Mexico iteelf. At this dis- tance from the ecene, It is difficult to know from what causes this new movement springs, or what are its probabilities of success. It is well known that the party supporting Presi- dent Juarez has long had divisions within itself, and that a large portion was dissatisied with the expectative and immobile policy which seemed to govern his Cabinet. From all of these indications, external as well as in- ternal, it is apparent that some change is ap- in Mexican affairs, and it becomes Exrraorpinary Activity or THE SLAVE Trape—ANoTHER SLaver CaPrvrep.—In spite of all the fanaticism and cant about slavery which prevail in Old England and New England—in Exeter Hall and the black repub- lican gatherings of the Northern States of the Union—the African slave trade thrives and flourishes at the present day as it has rarely done for years. It is but a few days since the President communicated to the Senate an account of the capture of the slaver Wildfire, with 507 negroes on board, the particulars of which were published in the Heratp several days before. A short time previous another slaver was taken, with a similar cargo, and the unfortunates sent back to Africa, whither all these rescued negroes must be sent, at the ex- pense of the government. Within a few weeks past two slavers have been arrested at our wharves, ready for sea, and another—the Storm King—was permitted to get clear on her illegal traffic, through the malfeasance oi the deputies of the United States Marshal; and today we give an account of the capture of another ves- sel—the bark William, of Baltimore—off the Isle of Pines, on the southern coast of Cuba, with 560 Africans on board, by the United States steamer Wyandot, which was conveyed to Key West. There are now, therefore, over a thousand negroes at this point, all of whom will have to be sent back to Africa by the govern- ment. There are two parties, and two parties alone, responsible for the fact that the slave trade is more vigorously carried on at this moment than it has been for a long time—namely, the Brigish government and the merchants of our Northern cities. The government of Eng- land keeps up « show of preventing the run- ning off of slaves from the African coast by main- taining a squadron there; but it happens, as we see, that they are of little or no service. The black republicans of our Northern States, while they are foremost in the egitation against the institution of slavery in the Soutb, are the very men who, for the sake of the profits accruing from the slave trade, which they hypocritically denounce, fit out these vessels, destined for the coast of Africa. It requires all the vigilance of government tp prevent the eailing of slavers from our Northern ports and the landing of ne- groes on the coast ef Cuba; yet it is remarkable that the very eame parties who most loudly condemn the democratic administration as the friends of slavery are the most active instru- ments in fostering the importation of slaves—a forcible commentary upon the hyPocrisy of abolition agitation, both at home and abroad. Erroxrs to Brine Ovt Horatio Sermove ron Tue Parstpexcy.—There is an intrigue on hand to bring out Horatio Seymour, of this State, at the Baltimore Convention. But it will not do. He bas been too long and too in- timately connected with the Albany Regency— the clique who are responsible for the break- ing up of the Charleston Convention. It is their game to strip him for the race as soon as they can kill off Douglas. But they are in too bad odor with .the South to succeed in this scheme. They were sufficiently found out at Charleston. The opinions expressed of them by Judge Brooks, to their faces, in one Conven- tion, by Mr. Bayard in another, and in the speecbes which we published yesterday of Mr. Yaneey in Alabama, and of Mr. Butler io Massachusetts, are the prevailing eentiments of the whole country, North and South, The chicanery and thimble-rigging of these politi- cal blacklegs and confidence men have come up in judgment against them at last, and there is no surer way of defeating nny candidate than to have him championed by Richmond, Cagger. Cassidy & Co. Dickinson would be a far better candidate than Seymour. He would ran bet ter in New York State, and he would be entirely acceptable to the South; and the same remark applies to Lane, another Nortbern man, who bas besides a Mexican reputation, uaving that the commercial developement which will ensue upon the establishment of peace there, shall not be turned entirely away from our ports and the marts of our industry. Ser a Tourer to Caren « Tarer.—Wesee that some of the Boston police have been arrested on the charge of being accomplices in se- veral burglaries recently committed in that olty. Similar facts were not long since brought to light in connection with the police of Phila- delphia, As regards our own police, it is cer- tain that unless thore was frequent complicity on thelr part, one half the burglaries that are committed in New York could not be effected. We are not one bit better off in the way of than the people of Mexico. The only diflerence is that thére the thieves and bandittt are recruited from the army, whilst here they are recruited from the police. Congress to act on the measures before it, so | Tae Consequences or Tae Derziy OF Sewirp ar Curcaco.—There is no disguising the fact that everywhere throughout the North the Tepublicans are filled with deep disappoint- ment at the action of the Chicago Convention in rejecting William H. Seward, an able etates- man—the man who created and built up the republican party. Nowhere is this disappoint- ment more keenly felt than in the State ot New York, where a visible gloom hangs over the prees What melodramatic astoré ave to the stage—its refuge against dulness. But there is another reason why we wish Mr, Smith no harm. He is one of the few honest men that the abolitionists can boast of. He is frank, outspoken and truthful, and basno guile in his heart or on his tongue. It is useful to us to have such ® man in the abolitionist ranks. He saves us vast deal of trouble in the hunting up the threads of anti-slavery conspiracies and whole rank and file of the republican host | plottings. whatever some interested leaders may say to ———_—EE_—__ " the contrary. As for Mr. Seward himself, there | ARRIVAL OF THE ANGLO-SAXON AT QUEBEC. is every reason to believe that he will retire from public affairs, utterly disgusted with an ungrateful party, who knew not how to appre- ciate his merits or its own situation, Had he been defeated by the democracy, that would be nothing. But to be so wounded in the house of his friends is political death. Thurlow Weed will probably sell out the Evening Journal and retreat into private life; and / many of Seward’s personal and influential friends will maintain a sullen reserve and keep aloof from the party, while the general effect upon it will be that the democrats who joined atthe time of Fremont’s contest will with- draw and return to the democracy; so that in «short time there will be nothing left of the great republican organization but the old abo- lition rump. Greeley and Blair intrigued against Seward because they could not bend him to their selfish views. They succeeded in overthrowing him; but with him they have overthrown the party, whose head and front he was. The re publican managers, envious of his superiority, and unable to control him, have offered him a sacrifice; but they have lost everything and gained nothing by the course they have pur- sued. They have lost his ability, statesman- ship, and successful prestige in the Empire State, and lost that enthusiasm which the name of the prophet of the higher law would be sure to inspire among ‘his followers, while they will fail to conciliate the conserva- tiam of the Middle States—the ostensible object for which they Lrew him overboard. The ob- scurity of Lincoln has been calculated upon as anelement of success; but it is known that he preceded Seward in the announcement of the “irrepressible conflict,” and his language was even more violent than that of the Roches- ter manifesto. Lincoln, too, is a man who ONE DAY LATER FROM EUROPE. New York, but presents no items of importance beyond a decrease ti the rate of interest by the Hank of Engiand to 434 per cent. i Lonpon, May 10, 1860. ing to over £1,000,000, are nearly all taken up at 80 to 64. ‘The London Times has a disparaging leader on the com. mercial treaty, and recommends the prohibition of Freach paper unless the prohibiting duty om paper is removed. Livaaroot, May 10—P, M. Cotton—Market steady. Sales yesterday and to-day 18,000 bales, including 5,0¢0 on speculation and for export | Breadstuffs quiet and easier, but quotations unchanged. Provisions dull. Produce generally unchanged. “ Lonvon, May 10—P. Console closed to day at 95 +; a 963; for money and 963, 963, for account. Holders of tea demand an aitvance, owing to reporte of ‘anfavorable news from China. by his party, if successful, than William H. Seward, whose cool and cautious sagacity would perpaps restrain him within the bounds of moderation, so soon as he reached the sum- mit of his ambition and he felt the weight of a anengamemrehpnmanaen Non-Arrival of the Steamship Persia. Sanpr Heox, May 21, 1800. ‘There are as yet no signs of the steamship Persia, now about due off this point, with Liverpool dates of the 12 fost. Wicd EN. E. Weather very dark and stormy. A Steamer Off Cape In fine, the republican leaders have done their party such irreparable mischief at Chicago that it only remains for the democrats to unite upom a good candidate in order to have a walk over the course in this State, to say nothing of other Northern States, and to carry the election in November by a sweeping majority. Tae Ricauoxp Coxvestios—Waat 11 Ovcat Do.—The democratic party have the game their hands if they only play their cards But there is some danger that the per- of faction will throw away the which the blunder of the republican nominating Lincoln instead of given them. That there will be Bs i ge ee untaet Sete en Teareete eae If these two conventions should run sept | Do. isr the whites upon their grounds. Old School General Assembly. Rocuneran, N. Y¥., May 21, 1860. ‘Tue Old School General Assembly of the Presbyteriaa ‘Quurc assem bied bere to day. A Committee was appointed to report to the next As fembly om the feasibility and expedisucy of a church ‘The Board of Domestic Missions’ annual report was be- fore the Amembiy. statements of the progress of the work. ‘The receipts have been $119,000, and the number of missionaries is 690, and the number of new churches mede an extended speech against the convention which is to assemble at Baltimore are supposed to be 80 wedded to one man that they will not have any other; and the members of the Richmond Conventionare believed to be 80 hostile to the same man that they will not have him in any event. But ifthey will nothave him, his election is impossible. Under these circumstances, therefore, the Richmond Conven- tion, which meets first, ought to make a good nomination for President, selecting a sound Northern man. whose record isunimpeachable — suchas Lane or Dickinson—with a Southern man for Vice President. They would thus throw the onus upon the other convention of either adopting him, or putting itself in the wrong, by losing the election and breaking up the demo- cratic party forever. We have no doubt that ifthe Richmond Convention will pursue this courre the Baltimore Convention will be com- pelled to follow suit. The cohesive power of the public plunder is strong at the North, and no convention of Northern democrats will, with their eyes open, reject the only chance that is left them of securing the spoils, and rush upon their fate, for the sake of Stephen A. Douglas or aby other living man. i é i i i i § 5 i E & | | TP i i : ! i il 5 [ The Amembly taking ground against Nearly all the speakers the adopted without amendment by a large majortty. Gerrrt Sxira Reprvives.—We publish this morning a long letter from Gerrit Smith, an- nouncing his complete restoration to health, and giving an account of the influences that led to his malady. The latter will have more in- terest for medical men than the public gene- rally, who will feel pleased with us that he is} himeelf again, without being curious as to the manner in which his illness was brought upon him or his recovery effected. The fact is sufficient for us that he is once more sound of mind and body, and able to wield his pen with his accustomed pungency and vigor. The first use which Mr. Smith makes of his recovered faculties is, however, scarcely « fair one. He lays about him unmercifully, just as an athlete might be expected to do after himself from the restraint of the straight waistcoat. Amongst others, we come infor no small share of his favors. He says that on h's recovery he found that the Naw Yorx Henaty had, during his insanity, been intent on compassing his death. “No hartever panted after the water brooks more than did tram ery Kore, erro aber Ww cM pena. that newspaper after my blood.” day, the 200 Now, this is neither generous nor correct on Wire m MH. Sepa, B. By 1, 1000. the part of Mr. Smith, We no more endeavored | ast night stx dwelling bisuses and several outhousoy to compass his death than he did that of John | were jy irs arcane gag Brown. If we were to do away with men of Weather at st. Johns, N. F. his calibre the newspapers would pecome bank- QS ei ‘Weather clou'y and . Wind east. rupt in the way of sensations, They are to the ' ter 40. of —