The New York Herald Newspaper, July 18, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AN® PROPTUEROR OFT-03 BN. W. COMNEK OF NASSAU AND FULTON 6T3. TRRMS, ateh tn adranc. Money von! by mat! wilt be at the (tek of the vender. Post ye Manips wot received ae mebvcription ETE DAILY HERALD (100 cents per cory cme bo pemegpebel HERALD, every Satur Haiti £7 per annum. At ie conta per HERALD on Weinesday, at four cents per recy day: advertisemente ine Fawicr Hama, and in the hyornia and Burope JOB PRINTING excouted oni WVolemme XXV..... cece ee eeeeeee .No. 198 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, "3 GARDEN, _Broadway.—Natux avo Pauos orale or Nyavus Skercwes tx Lyois WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Toonirs—Gamat Faseras. LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 624 iroadway.—Wo mas arp Tus Antisie—Trooon. NeW BOWERY THEATRE, Rowery—Wousae Trit— Buace Hyap Susan—Rowent Mac ain RARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEIM, Broatvray.—Day and Beeaing—Mapricat ov Sraix—M. Duowaneadar—Livine Cuaicsrties, Ao. NIWLO'S SALOON, Broadway.—eo, Canisry's Mix ee ‘Sosas, DANCES, BuuLesques, d0.—Dovsix Kaponp “ NATIONAL CONCERT SALOON, Netiowd Theatre Boxes, Dancas, BuKieques, ALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth stree:—Tocat axo Ine TAL COACERT. RBURY CONCERT SALOON, 663 Broadway.— Yarcks, BUMLES@TES, du. New York, Wednesday, July 1S, 1860, oO MAILS FOR EUROPE. @re Kew York Herald—Kdition for Europe. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Persia, Capt. Judkins, will leave this port this afternoon, for ‘The Baropean mails will @ a quarter past twelve o'clock. The Eusorgan Eprmon ov Tum Harats will be published e ten o'clock im the morning. Biagie cop.es, 2 wrappers, x cents, Tha contents of the Evrorgay Eprrow ov re Herat wl combine the news received by mail aad telegraph «| Bho office during the previous week, and up to the hour of podicatica. poo! ig city this afternoon, Quy special despatch from Washington states that France and England have resolved to inter- weae in the affairs of Mexico, aud bring about an armistice for twelve months; also, that a conven. tion of delegates shall be held to arrange the ques tions at issue between the belligerents in that dis- tracted republic, The United States have been fnvited to take part in this policy, but itis not ikely that the invitation will be accepted. By the arrival of the Isabel at Charleston we have later advices from Havana. The sugar mar- ket was quict and unchanged, while vessels were soarce and freights had slightly advanced. The examination in the case of Frederic Hoff- man, the alleged defaulting secretary and transfor clerk of the Wicific Mail Steamship Company, was resmmed yesterday before Justice Connolly. We five a report of the evidence in another column. | At the conclusion of the testimony the Justice fixed the amount of Prison: the Paciiic Mail Steamship Company and forgery. A further examination of the case will take place to-morrow morning. Coroner Jackman yesterday resumed the inves- | mstances attending the mur- | tigation into the cir der of Walton and Mathews on the night of the ‘Oth ult, Several witnesses were examined, and new ond interesting testimony was elicited with reference to Charles Jefferds, the stepson of Wal- ton. A full report of the proceedings is given in to-day's paper. The Chicago Zonaves yesterday visited Brooklyn, where they gave an exhibition of their military evolutions that excelled, if possible, those pre- viously given in this city. In the evening they par- took of « collation at the armory of the Washington Greys, Contre market, at the invitation of the last meationed corps. At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yes- terday a communication was received from the Cogptroller, covering the County Treasurer's state- i for the week ending 12th inst. The balance of fonds on hand at that date amounted to the . The amount of revenue bonds sent time, as authorized by the Legisiature, The Board of Councilmen met last evening and transacted considerable business. Communica- tions were received from the Comptroller, giving 9 clear atatement of the present condition of his de- partment. The amount of money in the City Trea- J », and in the County Treasury, & Engineer of the Fire Department sent in his annual report, an sbdstract of which appears in our report of the pro cordings. ‘The pugilistic sensation is decidedly on the in- crease. We published yesterday what purported to be achallenge from Morrissey to Heenan, and to-day we publish the acceptance of the challenge by the latter, and also a card from Morrissey de- nying that he was the author of the cartel. Twenty-five thirty dollar licenses were applied for to the Excise Commissioners yesterday. This makes the total of applications and licenses granted up to the present time this year, 1,200, or nearly double the number granted in any one year since the Sppointment of the commission. Mr. Haskett in- forms os, however, that on examining the applica- tions and bonds now before the Commissioners, he finds os many as eighteen per cent spurious, the pecurities named in them not being men of the re- wponsibility required by the law, and who hang srouad the office of the Commissioners during the days the great rush was made for licenses. The annual commencement exercises of the Free Academy of this city were held last evening at the Academy of Music before a large audience. ‘The asnal medals and prizes were awarded, and the degree of Bachelor of Arts was conferred wpon thirty-eight students. The graduating class nambered forty-four, six of whom received the degree of Bachelor of Sciences. The commencement exercises of the Monnt St. ‘Niwceat (Roman Catholic) Academy took place yesterday. Mayor Wood and many distinguished clergymen were present. Archbishop Hughes de- Livered an address. We give a full report in @ other column. ‘There was rather more doing in cotton rosterday, while Prices were without change; tho sales embraced about 2,500 bales, a considerable portion of which was taken on Spinners’ account. Flour was in fair demand for domes- Bic ose and for export, while prices of common and medinm ggrades of Stato and Weetern were firmer; the higher grades were wnchan red: Southern was in fair réqueet, ond Prices, thongh lees buoyant, were without change of mo- feat. Wheat was firmer for spring lots in shipping order, winter was irregular; prime white was porchared Corn was easier for mixed. while sales were ve, Chiefly on Fastern account for export of now moar » Pork was lees buoyant and active swore made at $19 SI a $19 60, and new prime at $14 08 Fo chrs contineed firm and active, with eales of 2,200 nce and 1,200.4 1,200 boxee, at rater given in another Ga Coffee raz Grn, with ealee of 1,100 bagt Rio at of the accused at $20,000. The | is charged with illegally issuing stock of | WYe. a UNC, 1,900 mata Java at Lér, and 200 bars Marncaibo at Me. a Laie. Freight engagements wers te @ fur extent, at rates givea in anotarr place ———$—$——— The Confusion of Partics and Poltti- Constitutional Principles rlying Our Present Revolution. The happy revolution that is going om apace all over the country bas thrown the profea- sional politicians and spoilsmen into such coa- fusion and dismay that they have forgotten to look and see if there are not some vital prin- ciples somewhere in the conflict which will before long rally the people in their support. There are half a dozen candidates in the field, aud this fact of itself throws all the placemen into a state of bewildering doubt and perplexity a3 to who will be the next President. In their anxiety they set themselves at work cogitating over old election returns, and making all kinds of calculations on pust events, in the hope to cast a horvacope of the fi which shall show who will have the appoiating power on the 4th day of March next, They cannot realize for they are too challow pated for the idea to get into their heads—that weare in the full tide ot a glorious aad suc- ceseful revolution, in which the people are de- termined to throw them all overboard, with their selfish echemes and hoary corruption. This revolution dawned on the morning of the 24th of June, when the explosion at Baltimore of that gigantic villany—the old democratic party organization—was announced to the world. This happy event was hailed with joy by the whole eountry, and it would be as difficult to find a man, not 4 placeman, who regretted it, as it was to find ® royalistin Paris after the French revolution had triumphed. It is as im- possible to define the course the popular Ame- rican revolution of 1860 will take as it was in 1792 to foretell where the Frencl revolution would lead to, As little idea can be formed of the future by survey of the past as was pos sible when the Jacobins were overthrowing the old régime by a study of the course of affairs under the extinct monarchy. Mauy of our professional and self-wise politicians will yet wake up to find themselves surrounded with strange bedfellows, and to learn that it is not the initiators of a revolution who reap the re- wards. Though the hungry politicians, in their anxiety to preserve their places, and the old system of Tammany Societies and Albany Re- gencies which have given these to them, cannot find the principles which may exist, it behoves the people to look and see if these cannot be found. Six candidates are in the field—Lin- coln, Breckinridge, Douglas, Bell, Houston and Gerrit Smith—all of them, except Lincoln, ir- regular, and not entitled to claim a regular party support. In such a condition of things some great elements, not yet visible on the surface, must underlie everything, and operate eventually to consolidate the new formation of parties. These elements must be constitutional principles, for nothing else under a free govern- | ment like ours can take hold of the hearts of | the people and bind them to representative | men. What constitutional principles, then, do | the several candidates now claiming the suf- | frages of the people stand upon? Let us examine. Houston and Gerrit Smith | stand upon none. The first plants himself upon an idiosyncracy, and the latter upon a fanati- cism equally void of substance. Bell proclaims the constitution at large, without any reference to the vital issue of the day; and Douglas de- ' fends an abstration which ignores principles, and appeals to expediency that is dissatisfuctory | to all and convincing to none. This reduces us to the remaining two, between whom we may | hope to find the real contest that is to divide parties in this country. As Gerrit Smith repre- sents the Jobn Brown faction, so Liacoln re- | presents the Spooner school of constitutional | revolutionista. Planting themselves upon the | assumption of a social superiority in the North- ern States, they aim at a political domination over those of the South. Their present an- nounced object is merely the exclusion of the people of the South from the Territories, but the logical sequence of their ideas, the confes- sions of their teachers and orators, and the pro- claimed object of their zealots, is the abolition of slavery in the States where it now exists. Opposed to Lincoln stands Breckinridge, proclaiming in defence of the South the consti- tutional principle that all the States are equal in their rights, and that neither the North, nor the East, nor the West, has any right, on an aa- sumed social, moral, physical or religious supe- riority, to claim or exercise a political or social control over its equals in the confederation. Here we have the true conflict of constitutional priuciples which enters into the present revola- tion and destruction of old party organiza- tions, and which will eventually shape the new. It is a conflict of principles like those of old, which have characterized the history of our country from its foundation, and marked the lines and formed the soul and glory of parties that have risen and decayed among us. The true Gylt has not yet developed itself, and its coming may be delayed by the efforts of old political managers to make heartless combina- tions, in order to preserve their places and their spoils; but it will come, and when it docs it will be found to rage only on the great con- stitutional principles which we have just poiat- ed out Tur Eotirse or tae Sex To-Dar.—The par- tial eclipse of the sun which takes place to-day will be visible in this locality, first at ten minutes after seven this morning, and the shadow of the moon will have passed off at ten minntes past nine—the obscuration lasting just two hours. The largest portion of the sun's surface, however, will be obscured at ten mi- nutes afler eight, when it will present the most interesting phase of the eclipse. The penumbra, or partial shadow of the moon, touching the sun's dise will be visible first at his rising in the neighborhood of Oregon Terri- tory, and will be seen as far eastward as the South of Spain and northern portion of Africa. We are glad to perceive that our government and that of Great Britain have despatched corps of sclentific observers to the Hudson's Bay territory and Labrador to make accurate observations of the eclipse; and it is said that the Viceroy of Egypt has also s ut a competent etoff of scientific men into Ethiopia, provided with all the necessary instruments to make ob- servations there; so that we shall have the best and most reliable accounts of this curious epec- tacle from various points, from its commence- ment on our own territory to its termination in Africa. The eclipse will bes very interesting and will dcubtless be witnessed by thou- fn this ¢ nd tm all parts of the coun: NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, JULY 1 Tur Mosciemen’s Cantar. The “gorern- jog ciasses” of Nex York have been in « fever of delight ducing the past three days, Their Jupiter Ammon, in the person of the Boy of Benicia, bas returned to them, and 4 temple for the joint worship of miscle and whiskey has been set up in Broadway, withia pistol shut distance of the statue of Washing (ou. There, in ene of the most polite, wealthy aud refined districts of the metropolis, bard by the fazbiovable churches, the great public libraries, and the University of New York, the hero of the hour receives his followers, who pay to him more respect than is accorded to any crowned head in Christendom. This is as it should be. The prime friend of the pugiliet, who has been especially called upon to upbold the belligerent reputation of the Bird of Freedom in foreign parts——the Am- pkitryon whose hospitality the Boy enjoys re- presenta the fastidious Fifteenth ward in the Common Council, while his partner has made for himself undying fame by breaking an editor's head. It is very certain that euch persons as the Champion and his friends are the real “governing classes;” otherwise one would not be sclected as the chosen exponent of the wealth, wit, learning and respectability of a highly conservative district, while the other would have been tried long before this time on an indictment now hanging over him in the Court of Oyer snd Terminer, wherein he is charged with having committed a most bru- tal assault upon an wnoffending man. As for the Boy himself, it would be hardly possible to say just now how high he might climb, should his desires lead him to seek office. If he suc- ceeds in whipping his old antagonist, the cheer- ful Morrissey, Heenan will stand the acknow- ledged king of musclemen, and, as the muscle- men rule in the large cities of the North, the round and tep of sovereignty will find ite ap- propriate place upon the hard head of the Benicia Boy. Great is muscle, and Heenan is its prophet. As we write he has invaded the newspaper dis- trict, and has attracted even more at- tenticn than the Japanese when they investi- gated the mysteries of the printers’ art. It is quite true that the Champion excites only curicsity among the respectable classes—they regard him as they would the biggest tiger or the most ponderous elephant. The enthusiasm which be creates is confined entirely to the roughs and their friends. We do not find our merchants or bankers receiving him as Sayers waa greeted on the London Exchange; but it is also 8 fact that political power in this city is givea over to just such persons as those who re- gard Heenan as only a little lower than the angels. His triumphant progress through the streets of this great metropolis, proud of its wealth, its vigor, ite vast resources, its splendid past and ita glorious future, its public and pri- vate charities, its encouragement to the arts and sciences, is asad evidence that we have not yet emerged from the barbaric era, and that our civilization is more or less a sham. Of ali the statesnen now in nomination for the highest office in the world, not one would re- ceive such hearty cheers as those which rang out from the crowd under our windows as Jobn C. Heenan’s carriage rolled through Nas- sau street. Turaraicat. Exons to Ecrope.—Oor British cousins will, during this summer, have an op- portunity of ascertaining how the climate of the United States agrees with their artists ia the theatrical way. About two months ago Miss Laura Keene went home for a flying trip, and it is understood that she is now ou her way back. To-day the I'ersia takes out Mr. Dion Bourcicault, Miss Agnes Robertson and Mr. John Brougham, three persons who have con- tributed largely to the entertainment of metropolitan theatre goers. Mr. Brougham came to this country cighteen years since, and, as author, actor and manager, has thoroughly identified himself with the American public. His genial qualities have endeared him to a very large circle of acquaintances; and as he has always been foremost in all charitable en- terprises wherein artistic aid has been invoked he has made a host of friends outside of the theatre. Mr. Brougham’s departure, therefore, will be generally regretted, and his return anxiously looked for. We learn that he in- tends to produce several pieces in London, and among them a five act comedy, written express- ly for that market. Mr. Bourcicault came here about seven years since, and since his arrival he has beea hard at work writing new plays and rearranging old ones. Of the very large number of plays pre- sented by him but very few have positively failed, while many have been very great successes. Joined to his tact and ability as a literary man, Mr. Bourcicault is a capital stage director, and an exceedingly clever actor in character, parts such as Grimaldi in “The Life of an Actress,” the Indian in “The Octoroon,’’ and Myles in “The Colleen Bawn.” ‘Ile bas given our managers some good lessons, and initiated a great reform in the American stage. Miss Agnes Robertson has been a great pet with our public, and our friends across the water will find her an exceedingly clever actress, one who never astonisbes, but inva- riably pleases her audience. In his speech to the public at the Winter Garden, Mr. Bourci- cault intimated in very plain terms that his stay abroad would be a very brief one. He intends to produce “Jessie Brown” and “The Colleen Bawn”™ in London, and “The Octoroon™ (in French) at the Porte Saint Martin, Paris. We are quite confident that every theatre goer will join with us in wishing to the artists who go out by the Persia a good voyage—-all success in their tours, It is very certain that their places bere cannot be easily supplied. Tur New York Dewocracy—Frevreicx Pot- Lett on Ferwaxpo Woon.—We publish today a somewhat caustic letter from Ion. l'rederick Follett, formerly a Canal Commissioner of this State, to Mayor Wood, tonching the late Dong- las letter of “Tis Excellency” to Mr. Van Al- len. Mr. Follett takes the Mayor pretty roundly tc task for going over to the treacherous Albany Legency, and shows how Mr. Breckinridge may be elected without the vote of New York. Gon- sidering the fermentation going on among the democracy of the State, this letter of Mr, Fol- lett’ will be read with interest by all concerned. He has a clear perception of the hopelessness of the cause of Mr. Douglas, whatever may be the iseue of this Presidential contest, and of the great value of the solid vote of the South. There also appears to be a sort of ground swell among the democracy on this subject, w fore long may change the whole face of the cam- peigr Tnx Frarys ox rar Pacric Min. Steamgmpr Comrasy.—Hoffmaa, the defaulting secretary of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company, was com- mitied for trial yesterday by Justice Connolly, ou the double charge of forgery and of fraudu- lently over-issulog stock. The bail was fixed at $20,000, being but little more than half the amount of which the prisoner is accused of having defrauded the company. His counsel intimated that affidavits would be putin to have the bail reduced, on the ground of its being ex- cessive, the state of the prisoner's health being such that he must die in jail if the amount fixed be insisted upon. It was stated, we know not with how much truth, that in order to enable bim to appear in court, Hoffman had swallowed in the morning as much laudanum as would have killed any three men unaccustomed to the dose. This is clearly not one of those cases in which indulgence of any ‘kind should be shown, The prisoner's ill heal’h isof his own creation, and it is probable that if he could be broken of the destructive habit that he has acquired he would be in good condition enough. As well might a reduction of bail be asked for a drunkard who brings himself within the grasp of the law by his infatuated propensities. As the courts now justly hold that drunkenness, in- stead of being aa extenuation, is rather an aggravation of crime, we see no reason why the principle does not apply equally to the opium eater. In both all sense of moral ac- countability is drowned by vicious indulgence. Certainly, in no case cught the enervation pro- duced by pernicious habits to be allowed to be urged as an excuse for misconduct, or as a claim of exemption from the penalties of the law. Putting the cnse on other and higher grounds, we maintain that the interests of the communi- ty demand that no indulgence ehall be shown towards offenders who, like the prisoner, gifted with education, intelligence and eufficieacy of means, violate the trust and confidence reposod in them. It would be impossible to carry on mercantile operations if crimes of this charac- ter were regarded with s lenient eye and al- lowed to pass unpunished. In England it has beem found necessary to meet the alarming growth of such offences by putting in force against them the utmost rigors of the law. It is not long since the near relative of « duke was sentenced to penal servitude for a similar breach of trust to that of Hoffman, whilst the records of the English criminal courts afford daily proofs of the inexorable severity with which English Judges are disposed to visit all such delinquencies. This is no more than just, for there are no crimes more fatal to the interests of society than vio- lations of mercantile confidence. Justice Con- nolly has acted very properly in fixing Hoff- man’s bail at such an amount as will iusure his trial. We trust that no efforts that may be made by the prisoner's counsel will induce the courts to agree to its reduction. It is better that he should die in prison than that an exam- ple of immunity should be held out to others who may be disposed to follow ia the same evil track. Tue Revowriosany Anri-Siavery Facrios or THY Norra.—The antislavery forces of the North are not a unit. The main body of them run upon the Chicago platform with “Old Abe Lincoln,” and are hot upon the trail of the spoils, But there is a considerable faction which sticks to the letter and spirit of the “irre- pressible conflict,” and which will not submit to the half-way dodge of the republicans of fighting slavery only in the Territories. This faction bave put up Gerrit Smith as their can- didate, and the believers in his doctrine of “no quarter to slavery” number not less, perhaps, than half a million in the Northern States. We ehonld not be surprised if the numbers of these revolutionary anti-slavery men voting for Ger- rit Smith were to spoil the calculations of the republicans in one, two, three or four very im- portant Northern States. As between the half-way anti-slavery candi- date, Lincoln, and the regular abolition candi- date, Smith, the former, in point of educa- tion, literary accomplishments, und as a deep thinking political student, falls im- mensely behind the princely sage of Peter- boro. And it must be remembered, too, that since the John Brown raid the mind of Gerrit Smith has undergone a great change touching the modus operandi for the abolition of slavery. Naturally a man of large benevo- lence, having spent thousands upon thousands of dollars in acts of individual charity, Mr. Smith, naturally recoiling from the terrible consequences of the John Brown invasion, has repudiated that horrible programme of exter- minating slavery by fire and sword. His policy is that of Mr. Seward—a political fight against slavery within the limits of the constitution. This is not up to the extreme revolutionary ideas of the Garrisonian abolitionists; but even they have been compelled to fall back to save their footing asa political balance of power. Hence their nomination, in Boston, of Gerrit Smith; and he is now aa item which, in the Vresidential estimates of the republicans, they cannot overlook. A Mantresto rrom Poor Prrner.--We pub- lich elsewhere a letter from poor Pierce to the senior partner in the old and once firmly estab- lished political firm, Hallett, Greene & Co., of Boston. This house used to run the democratic machine, such as it was, in Massachusetts, and got along very comfortably with their con- veniently small tea party. Of course they are in sore distress of mind at the emashing of the party machinery, and are endeavoring to de- vise means by which it may be patched up. The fact about the whole matter is, that poor Pierce is morally responsible for the breaking up of the machine, and, having some natural compunctions of conscience, is now endeavoring to patch it up. It is of no use, however, gen- tlemen; you can't do ft. The firm of Hallett, Greene & Co. will be obliged to go into liqnida- tion. Poor Pierce will give them the coup de grace. Ax Epiron on tHe Sitwe-On Monday evening Horace Greeley made another pnb- lic exhibition of his utter ignorance of his vocation and the duties of the position he occupies. Instead of attending to his busines: as editor of the Trin. he went to Union square, and. mounting a rough pine board plat- form, hallooed, and roared, and sweated, and played all kinds of antics. under the blave of temporary Drummond light, for the amusemeut of w few bundred ragamufins and strolli: gabonds who gathered to see the show. In do ing thie Greeley demonstrates his want ¢f ap preciation of the dignified positton * ae editor of one of the tndeponden: prow 8, 1860. of New York, and bis avidity for the breath of popular applause. Ali that he utter- ed to the emall crowd of street strollers who gathered to bear him might have been said in a much more decorous manner through the columns of his journal, and to as many thou- sands as there were hundreds around him ; and, given to the world ia his proper character 4s an editor, it would have @ hundred times the weight that it possesses as coming from a stump orator. THE Pevxevivanta Democracy.—In another part of this paper our readers will find a patriotic and sensible letter from William H. Welsh, Chairman of the Democratic State Executive Committee of Pennsylvania, to the Hon. Richard Vaux. of Philadelphia, one of the democratic electors at large ofsaid State. The State Com- mitice had agreed upon a perfectly fair and honorable plan of co-operation between the Breckinridge and the Douglas factions for their State elections and the Presidential election, which Mr. Vaux, one of the electoral ticket appointed before the Charleston Convention, flatly repudiates. Heis for Douglas, make or break. Mr. Welsh answers him like a practical man, who does not care to do the work of the black republicans at his own expense, but who prefers to save his own party if he can. We are told that Mr. Vaux has some grievances to be redressed like those of Col. Forney; but the “sober second thought” will probably put him straight. Let the democracy carry Pennsylva- nia, and they may elect the President; and let them unite upon the plan of the State Commit- tee, and they will carry the State. Dertvery or Lerrers my Tax Crry—A New Oxver.—We perceive, by an order just issued by the Postmaster General, that the system of carrying letters by express and city post in New York is to be suppressed henceforth, and the delivery of letters confined to the Post Of- fice carriers. The etreets and avenues of the metropolis south of Fifty-fifth street are declared, in accordance with the act of Congress of March, 1851, to be in future post routes, and the delivery of letters otherwise than through the Post Office is prohibited. It is pretty well known that the delivery of city letters by means of the express companics and ‘city post has heretofore been far more prompt and satisfactory than by the Post Office system; and we will expect that the govern- ment, in monopolizing the business, will take the responsibiliiy, and see that the public do not suffer, in time and convenience, by taking the letier carrying out of the hands of individuals or companies, and assuming the whole duty themselves. A New Work sy ay American Vorramn.— Mr. Ingersoll, a lawyer of Philadelphia, an ec- centric genius, like the French Voltaire or our own Randolph, has written, and is about to publish, a book of extraordinary interest— “Recollections, Historical, Political, Biographi- cal and Social’’—-presenting portraitures of the men of the Revolution and of personages of this country from 1792 downwards. Such a work, from the pen of an original writer like Ingersoll, must possess peculiar attraction for the reader. It will abound with the most racy and humorous anecdotes. Our readers may therefore | it for a rare treat in the perusal of this boc ich will be published in Octo- ber next. Anglo-French Intervention in Mexiean Af- fairs The Public Printing Question—The Overland Mall Serviee—Addres of the Dougias National Commitiee, Re, Ber Our Special Wi he, Despatch. Wasmvoroy, July 17, 1960. INTERVENTION OF FRANCE AND ENGLAND IN SUEXICAN APRAINA, Recent advices reeeived Ly the State Department from Ecrope convey the intelligeuce that Ragland and France have determined to intervene in Mexico, and enforce the belligerent parties there to cstablish an armistice for twelve moutus, and unvention of popular delegates toarrange the question? at issuc between them. Mr. Wyke, the new British Minister to Mexico, will go out im ‘a chort time from England with full instructions oa the subject. Strong reprerentations have been made to our govern ment by the Fnglish and French Cabinets, to induce it to unite in this Anglo leach policy for the arrangement of Moxican affairs, but our policy is so antagonistic to these entangling complications with otber governments, and the step itself is Likely to involve eo many others and such doubtful ones, that Mr. Buchansn will probably aot aban- fon the wise line of conduct he has pursved in our rolm- tons with that republic. The results that may attend this action by France and England are very doubtful, and may Icad to complications and difficulties not perceptible to cabinots four thorsand miles distant from the avene of action. Tk REDUCTION OF TOE RATES OF PERIIO PUNTING-—OFLXION OF TH ATTORNEY GENERAL. ‘The opinion of tae Attorney General in relation to the resolution of Congres# reducing the rates of public print- ing maintains that the legislation is not retrospective, axl does not aeet the prices of work ordered before its » be consistent with the previous awe, and is required by the words make the resolation take eifect from its that an amendment making the resolution retroactive was voted down, The decision appears to agree witl the of many members of Congress who voted ior the resolution view WINRES OF THE HOTER PRivT e Gov. Ford, the House Printer, has been #uffering from a severe iliness for two months, and his physician now or ders him to abandon all business, and to give his whole attention to his health. lense he hat been compelled to make arrangements with responsible parties to execute all tue work now ordered by the House, which will be promptly done, especially since the decision referred to above bas been mate. He leaves in a day or two fur Bos ton, to consult a skilful surgeon of that city TUN SUYRIENTENDENCY OF THE WASHINGTON agEROrcr. The Cabinet has whipped Congress round a stump. The Secretary of War, by authority of the Cabinet interpreta tim, hae today appointed Capt. If, W. Bonham, of the Ragincer Corpe, ebicf engineer of the struction of the Washington Aquetoct and Vote me Water Worle, with dircetions appoint all av fistants ant employ all workmen, and to general direction of the cnutire work and tare of money, leaving Capt. Meigs, who wre desig by Congress a8 Superintendent of the construction of the work®, to pay moneys to all persons engaged pon them who hold the certideate of Capt, Benham, and to none others, This places Capt. Meig the position of a mere paying clerk, without the power t tae Cun The Pawnee not being in tal’od on servion, the Harrict Lane, Commander stein, will be ordered to y the United States Com mission to Chiriqai. I addition to Capt Fagle, who nds the expedition, aud Tent. Mortoe, wh bien! « e le condition to t members of the Cabinet, except Poetmaster General Hott, Gre in favor Of the project, and the service will uadoxdted- ‘TER HOBTON POET OFFICE SITE. The Cabinet hus decided today to order the Bostoa Post Office t# be removed to Summer street, in spite of the bribe oftered by the State treet real estate speculators to keep it where it is. 18S NOW MULT AMY uGmAL, Major Meyer, signal officer of the army, is ordered to continue on duty in the city of New York « sufficient time to procure his instruments and signals, and then proceed to the headquarters of the department of New Mexico and report for duty, The commanding officer of that depart- ment will afford every proper facility to the Major for testing in the Geld, with troops in campaign, the value of his system of signals for couveyiug intelligence, MILITARY AYALRS, Major Ibwim McDowell, Assistant Adjutant Ganeral, ta temporariig ammtgned to the doty of Assistant Laspector Gena). ‘Wee OF RIED CANNON AND OTHER PROJROTTAB. Captain Maynard and Major Thornton, of the Ordnance Department; Major Anderson, Second artillery; Lieute- nants Balch, of the Ordnance, and Huse, of the First ar- tillery, are appointed a board of officers to examine and test James’ rifled cannon and projectiles, at Watch Bil, I. L, and Schenkle’s accelerating cannon and projecties, ft Boston, and such other rifled cannon and projectiles as may be designated. The Board will meet on notice, aad dissolve when ordered by the War Department. IMPORTANT TO NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS. ‘The Postmaster General has decided that the act of the 4th of June, requiring postmasters to deliver newspapers sent to clubs to each individual member, without eepa- rate addresses, only applies in cases where postage is pre- paid at the place of delivery, as it is only in euch case ‘that postmasters required to perform the extra labor re- ceivg additional pay from the consequent increase of their commissions. ‘THE PRESIDENT AND THE DEMOCRATIC VOLUNTRRRS, ‘The resolutions of the National Democratic Volunteers, of New York, adopting President Buchanan’s epeech at the Breckinridge ratidcation meeting as an expression of their own views, were presented to him yesterday by Isane Lawrence, Esq., associate editor of the Democratic Quarterly Review. To-day the President acknowledged their reception by letter, ia which he, after a grateful expression of his thanks, speaks of himself as among the Inet of a race of men who have been the guardians of tao constitution and the Union, He remarks that the sacred duty of such guardianship has descended toa new geus- ration, and that the only hope of perpetuating the Uniou rests in the obs uce of all constitutional obligations. ADDRESS OF THE DOUGLAS NATIONAL EXECUTIVE CONOOTTEE. Mesera. Taylor, of Louisiana, Pugh, of Ohio, and Rust, of Arkansas, in bebalf of the Douglas National Exeeutive Committee, bave issued to the democracy of the United States an addyces of explanation and counsel. They de- clare, a8 the universal sentimen® of the supporters of Douglas and Johnson, that no compromise whatever is ad- misaible; that they have made no proposition for « joint electoral ticket in any State, and that they exhort the rejection of cach propositions, indignantly, whenever and wherever made, “If, they say, “we have aay friends in any State, let them call a State Convention at once and nominate a full electoral ticket, pledged to the exclusive support of Douglas and Johnson. We can agree to nothing else, because to acknowledge the right of a factions minority to dictate their own terms of co-opera- tion, to suffer them to violate the sulemn professions of the democratic party, and trample under foot our dewo- cratic urages, would be to diaband the national organiza- tiou.”” THR WAR AGAINST CHINA, A copy of the British order in council, relative to the war against China, though dated early in March last, has just been officially communicated to the State Depart- ment. A notice to the same effect has aleo been received from the French government, from which it appears that Vic- toria and Napoleon intend and desire to act during the hostilities in strict conformity with the declaration of the Buropean Congress at Paris, April, 1856, respecting mari- time rights, They undertake to extend the declaration that the flag of a neutral power shall cover the enemy's goods, with the exception of contraband of war, to all Powers which may be neutral in the hostilities. Arrival of the Teutonia Off Cape Race. &r. Jouys, N. F., July 16, 1860. A bark rigged screw steamship, doubticzs the Tevtonia, from Hamburg via Southampton 4th inst., for New York, passed Cape Race at half past three o'clock yesterday (Sunday) morning. She made ie from the south about six miles, but would not stop, and £0 communication was bad with her. ee. Movements of Senator Dougias. XECEPTION OF MK. DOUGLAS AT WORCESTER, MASS. Worcrsren, July 17, 1860. Judge Dougtas arrived here thigafternoon a fow ml- nutes past three o'clock, and was greeted by an immense crowd of people. A salute was fired from the open space south of the depot, under the direction of Adjutant Stud- ley. A temporary platform was crected within a few feet of the cars, from which Judge Douglas was intro- duced to the multitude by Hon. Isaac Davis, who, with a few other friends, had met him at the junction depot, and accompanied him to the depot at Washington equare. Judge Douglas spoke about eight minutes. The wildess enthusiasm prevailed as the train left the depot. The crowd followed some distance, unwilling ‘tw give it up £0,” cheering and winging their hate RECEPTION OF MR. DOUGLAS AT BOSTON. Boeroy, July 17, 1860 Mr. Donglas arrived here im the five P.M. train from New Haven. He was met on the way by a committee of his friends, and received at the depot by a large crowd, who enthusiastically cheered him. An open carriage, drawn by four horses, conveyed him through several of the principal streets to the Revere House. At ten o'clock: to-night be will be serenaded by his friends, when he is expected to make a spcech, His provence creates great enthusiasm. Union Rat ation Mecting at Dover, Dei. Wirsaxerox, Del, July 17, 1860. A Union ratification meeting was beld at Dover to-day, and the following electoral ticket was formed:—Heary Dupont, of New Castle county; J. P. Wild, of Kent coun- ty, and C. M. Cullen, of Suatex county. Resolutions ea- dorsing Bell and Everett were adopted. A resolution to nominate & representative to Comgress created a stormy debate, and the meeting was unable to come to a vote upon it, This was considered « test of the unity of the people's party, Adjourned. New York State Politics. Awany, July 17, 1860. How. Worhington Hont. by invitation of a number of old line whigs and others, has cousented to address the citizens of Albany on Thursday evening next. without distinction of party, on the political issues of the day. Stephen A. Dongias will arrive here on Priday efter- noon. Tho General Commitice and the ‘Ciub of Lite Giants” are making preparations to give Dim a reception. New Jersey Polftics. Newank, July 17, 1880, | Calle are iesned for democratic primaries for the ap Ppointment of delegates to the Hiectoral Gunventicn oa the 26th. ‘The plan of forming a Union electoral ticket, re- | commended by the State Central Ciumittes, wad pulish. | ed to-day, is strongly urged by both wings | Renomination of Hon, John Sherman, Ciweusxam, July 17, 1860 ‘The republicans of the Thirtcenth district of Obie hare renominated Johu Sberman Sor Congress by sociamation Indiana Congressional Nomination, Ivorawapows, July 37, 1860. The democrats of the Sixth district Lave voninared Robert L. Walpole for Congres News from Havana, Caamereton, July 1%, 1960. The atenmehip Tenbel tomebrl at this port today, asd hen proereted to New York. Soe brig: Havana ead Key Wert dates of the 140) iu Sogar at Havana was qniet nud ouchanged, change eu 2) per cout premiam: 96 York, Vn ‘ and on New Grloane ft short sight, 24.8 per erat premium, ’ te Beigel * fap vessels soar: Vee de Piitedtelpieties | Pua aa 7) wee fe West Macket ceseer om lity Oe een. ly be executed. \