The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1860, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. | JAmES GORDON BENNETT, | EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. 0 AND FULTON 818. MERMS, cash in acivance. Money vont by matt etil Be at the ane: Postage tame not received as eudoription TUE DAILY HARALD 100 cents par copy, $1 por annum. per copy, THE WEEKLY HERALD, every Sutwriiny, ui wis conte F $3 por annum; the Buropean Rdition ebery Wades tents por copy, $4 per annum toany part of Gree in Or 86 to ans part of the Continent, both to include postage; the Bintion on the 80h and Bch of each month at at Canis ly 1 BO rn A PEE’ PAMILY HERALD on Wednesday, at four conte per OR PUNTA RY. CORRESPONDENCE, congnining 08, “a 2 Sad We do not a ‘NOTICE tahen conan POUDVERTISEMENTS. m net. of gnomymows cor responder: day; advertisements in- Siete Manan, and tn the AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, PALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth street.Sacxsp Concent. AMUSEMENTS TO MORROW EVENING. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Brosdway.—Equestaias Paurouw ASCs ——CUNDRRRLLA. 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Among the latter was Lady Franklin, the widow of the lost Arctic ex plorer, of whom we give some account in another column. The news by the Adriatic is interesting. The most important point of the intelligence is a letter from Louis Napoleon to the French Ambassador at London, containing an exposition of the Emperor's policy. A lengthy commentary upon this letter is given in the editorial colamns of to-day’s Hera. With regard to the intervention of the great Powers in Syrian affairs, Lord John Russell had anthorized Lord Cowley to sign the Convention for regulating the intervention, on the condition that the free acquiescence of the Porte shall have been previously obtained. The ambassadors agreed upon adopting the modifications desired by the Porte. As soon as the said modifications shall have been approved by the great Powers the Conference will | Gefinitely sigan the Convention. Meantime, the | French force destined for Syria was preparing for their departure with all possible despatch. Large Subscriptions in aid of the destitute Christians ia Syria were being taken up in France. Act ite from Sicily fully confirm the reports of the nce of Garibaldi into Messina. Naples was q woe Bide Regent of Proscia, at Toplitz, seems to have been satisfactory to the parties immediately Interested. The French Emperor's letter, referred to above, | had exercised but little influence upon financial cir- cles in London. The latest quotations for consols | Were M4 a for money—an improvement of one- quarter to three-eighths. American stocks had | improved both in price aud dema ; flour dearer At Liveepeel cotton was dul! and grain steady. } From Mexico there is as yet no news of any great importance. Ogazon, thongh at the head of | @ pumerous and powerful army, had done nothing, | while Miramon was at Lagos, evidently holding in | contempt his adversaries, who were hovering | around him on all sides, In the capital a move- | ment was said to be on foot, originated by the | Spanish Minister Pacheco, to displace Miramon,and put one of the brothers Cucvas, formerly ister of War under Zuloaga, at the head of the church party. There were some apprehensions that the populace and military might get up an éaewe and | Back the city. An attempt Lad been made to get op « liberalist movement but failed. . It is evident that the latter party is in need of a competent leader. The prospects of General Comonfort are spoken @f very confidently by some. Among the various rumors in circulation is one that Miramon is to be made Emperor of Mexico. This Proposition is said to Lave come from the foreign Giplomatic body. On the other hand, Mr. Ma thews, British chargé, was about to levy on the private property of Miramon, Corona, Ledo and other leaders, in retaliation for the forced loans ex acted from British subjects. In New Leon the at tempted revolution against the authority of Vidaarri bad been suppressed, and at present everything is quiet in that State. Carvajal, of Rio Grande noto riety, had sacked a large town and was committing the most horrible atrocities in the name of the Juarez party. Some small conductas of specie had | arrived at the coast, and others were expected. | We conciude to-day oar report of # visit to the | Farious shipyards in the vicinity of New York. It | will be seen from it thaf an unusual briskness characterizes the trade everywhere, promising a Beason of prosperity in this branch of business un ] poralleted within the past five years. A formal order for the restoration of the West | Washington Market property to the Corporation of | New York was issued yesterday. Wenceferth any | Payments of money on account of the market to | Any person save the collector of the city revem are ileal. } The steamship Illinois exiled from this port yes. | terday for Southampton and Havre with a full com- | plement of passengers and $927,515 in specie, and | the City of Washington sailed for Liverpoo! with { 190 passengers and $429,900 in specic. ‘The cotton market continued steady yestorday, while Bales, however, wore restricted to some 00 or 490 bales, | losing without change in prices. The four market was lees | Duoy ant and active, expecially for common aad medium ‘Brave and Western brands, which were easier, Southern four was also lose active, but drmly held. Wheat was ir- ‘Fogular in price, while sales were to a fair extentand at Father lower rates for common qualities. Corn opened grith Ormnees, bat closed dull, while sales were toicrably getive. Pork was rather firmer and more active, with Gales of new moss at $19 12); and of prime at $15 95a B14 BW. Sogars were unchanged, while the sales reached rom 900 900 bids. Cofke was quiet. In freightsrates (rors easier, venncls being more plenty. Wheat was en Peged for Liverpool at 10d. in bulk and 104. ia ship's begs, and Gour at S¢., and four for Landon was taken at oe 64. e Proonrrss or Monwontsu.—We publish to dag B very interesting letter from our special cor- respondent at Great Salt Lale City. The con- @ition of affairs there in some respects does not Beem to be much than in the Pike's Peak fegion. Lynch law prevails there just now to ® considerable extent, the principal victims being } ome thieves aad certain loose characters who dc not seruple to invade the domestic be vrths of their many-wived neighbors. Never- theless, emigration, it appears, is more brisk than usual thi son. We see, also, that Mor- monism is looking up in England; a great con- | verence was held in London the other day, at which ic was represented (hat active efforts are being made to spread the doctrines of the Satnta, On this occasion the English Mormona elected | Brigham Young, the great potentate of Utah, president, revelator, and seer of the church tbroughout the world. Napoteon’s Last Peace Manifesto. The letter from Louis Napoleon to Count Persigny, which appears ia another column, is one of the most remarkable of the many infor- ‘rid neataes, cheapnew and de- | a) manifestoes that have emanated in this ehape trom the imperial pen. Provoked by the No. 923 | recent speech of Lord Palmerston on the de- fences of England, ita object is ostensibly to allay the disquietude created by his lordship's declarations in regard to France; but in reality itis an exposition’of French policy, intended for the benefit of the world at large. Like the famous discourse, “L' Empire c'est la pai,” its purpose is to convince people that, while France extends and perfects her military aad naval or- ganization, she bas no views of conquest or ag- grandizement, her object being rather to im- prove ber natural advantages and to develope the resources that she possesses within her own territory, than to commit aggressions upon that of her neighbors. There is more probability in these assertions than English statesmen are disposed to credit. Whilst we fully admit the restless ambition of the writer, we differ with his assailants a3 to its scope and objects, We believe that the views that he entertains as to the destinies of France are based less on selfish motives than on patri- otic calculations. He is, of all living statesmen, the most eminently practical and the least crotehetty, No man watches more attentively the current of public opinion, or is less dis- posed to run counter to it. The extraordinary success that has attended all his plans is to be attributed mainly to this fact. Whilst appear- ing to lead the public mind of Europe, he is in reality only giving effect to its aspirations and conclusions; and it is to the justice of his per- ceptions and the soundness of his judgment, rather than to his powers of origination, that he owes the reputation for political genius that he possesses. ; Bnt it should be remembered, ia 24ddition, that the Emperor cannot, if he would, give a fresh direction to the career which dostiay has chalked out for him. Europe is divided into two hostile camps—the one progressive, the other conservative, and, in fact, we might almost say reactionary, in its principles. Cir- cumstances have placed him at the head of the former, and his energetic and restless temperament renders him peculiarly fitted to | conduct it to the results at which it aims, But in doing this the greatest prudence and circum- spection are required. Were he to show his | hand too freely, or to suffer those opposed to him to fasten upon him the imputations by | which they endeavor to embarrass his plans, | he would lose the hold that he possesses on | men’s minds. It is in his apparent amenability to public opinion that the secret of bis great p be wagon | intlnenp tise dae ter eer’, lumutic reserve | in which monarchs and statesmen usually in- | volve*themselves, and communes in a familiar and informal manner with the world at large. He knows that in no more effectual way can he paralyze aud disarm the combinations that are certain to be formed against him by those in- terested in thwarting his projects. Whatever may be the temporary object of the declarations put forth in the imperial epis- tles, one thing is certain, and that is, that they | cannot alter the logical sequence of the writer's acts, Thus, he may discl#im any designs of ag- gression against England, but it cannot be de- | nied that he is rapidly placing France in a posi- tion by which, ifhe entertains such designs, they may easily be carried out. We must not, there- fore, feel surprised at the susceptibility of the English mind on this subject, or at the Em- peror’s anxiety to allay its apprehensions. Of course, it by no means necessarily follows that because he desires to place France on a par with ber powerful neighbor in regard to her fleet, he meditates any aggressive steps against her. His conduct in Italy certainly entitles him to a more generous construction of his mo- tives on the part of the English people. Not only has be adhered strictly to the doctrine of non-intervention propounded by hig: in the affuirs of the Duchies, but he still proclaims the same doctrine in regard to Naples, where his family interests might well bave induced him to hold back. If his policy were purely a sel- fish one, he would have reserved, in connection with that kingdom, the pretensions which Prince Murat might reasonably.put forth in the event of the ejection of the ons. In the matter of Syria, whatever may be his ultimate object, he cannot be blamed for giving effect to the | general sentiment of horror and indignation with which the news of the atrocities com- mitted there was received by the Freach public. His proposal of an armed inter- vention was made to England in two forms, either in the shape of a delegated au- thority on the part of the Christian Powers, or conjointly with them, That interference of some sort was urgently called for no one will deny, and the Emperor deserves credit for the promptness with which he responded to the general conviction on the subject. He may have, and no doubt has, a political motive to serve in taking the initiative; but he cam hardly be found fault with for that. Both Great Bri- tain and Russia have exhibited too little scru- pulousness, in connection with the affairs of the Porte, to render the intervention of France on « question in which the interests of humanity are so deeply concerned a matter for the world to feel alarmed at. We believe the Emperor when he tells us that it is for the interest of France that the stfu quo in Tuskey shall be preserved as long as possible: but we can also understand that it is for her advantage that she shall be on the spot when a term is put to it. Ry having an army of occupation ia Rome, Louis Ni has for the last ien years been able to make Italy the lever of all his polities! movements on the Continent’ of Europe. By an armed imtervention in Syria be wil gat 4 eimilar foothold in the affnirs of the Rast, and when the partition of the Ottoman territories takes place, will be in a position to insist upan a fair division of he 5 : “A tl is legitimate policy on the part of a eovereiga having the destinies of a great peo- ple entrusted to his charge. So long as it tenda to the extension of human liberty, the pfo- motion of religion and order, and the more general diffusion of commercial benefits, it would ill become as as Americans to take part in the ceosures which it continues to elicit from English etatesmen and the tory portion of the English press. Conatruing it without prejudice, we must say that the Emperor's let- ter is, on the whole, a plausible aad rational exposition of his motives of action. The Last Legislature and the Next. The most prominent of the republican organs in the State, including the New York Zribune, the New York Evening Post, the New York Commercial Advertiser, and the Buffalo Com- mercial Advertiser, concur in the expression of opinion that the State Legislature of 1360 was the most infamously corrupt and shameless body that ever disgraced the Capitol at Albany. The intelligent men and honest organs of all parties and opinion coincide in that sentiment. In fact, there is a remarkable unanimity of opi nion throughout the whole State upon it, The State Legistature of 1860 will stand embalmed in history alongside of that Common Council of ours which earned for itself the distinctive cognomen of the “ Forty Thieves.”” Well, we have cause to fear that the Legisia- ture of 1861 wit! not be mach of an improve- ment upon its immediate predecessor. The Presidential contest being, as it were, allowed to go by default, our politicians have time to turn their attention to the State election of this fall, when another batch of Senators and As- semblymen are to be, voted for. Our astute Albany correspondent gave an accurate and graphic sketch last fall of the mode ia which Thurlow Weed, George Law and the political wirepullers at Albany manipulated the ma- nagers of primary élections so as to secure the nomination of just such men as would be pliant tools in their hands for the consummation of their schemes, The proceedings of the session showed with what success this course was crowned, George Law, Thurlow Weed, and the tricksters whom they took into parinership, had all their city railroad bills and the West Washington Market swindle passed by large majorities in both houses, and when Governor Morgan put his veto on them, they were again passed over the veto. Ii would seem that the hireling poli- ticians who were enlisted to do their work in the Legislature, and who took the bounty, re- mained true to their pledges, and implicitly obeyed the orders given them. The votes on those several measures, which we published a day or two ago, showed that party politics had nothing to do with them, and that republicans and democrats alike gold themselves to the Mephistophiles of Albany. Just so it will be in the next Legislature if the sovereign people of this State do not re- solve to prevent it. Under cover of the Presi- dential election, and aided by the fuct that there are four parties in the field—Breckinridge demo- crate, Douglas democrats, black republicans and Americans—the wirepullers are probably at work throughout the State manipulating the leaders of grogshop primaries to give the Senate and Assembly nominations to men who have no character to lose, and whose voles can be bought cheap. That seems th Se ebeaihs sth bE ip > mes iwittdays; and no doubt it could be as successfully pursued now as it was at the last election, unless, indeed, the exposures which we have made of it, and the reeking, shameless corruption of the Legislature of 1860, may, by arousing public atténtion, thwart the plans of Weed, Law & Co, The rank and file of all parties are undoubt- edly honest. It is only scheming wirepullers, working on brainless politicians, that effect all these corrupt and profligate measures which exasperate the public mind and bring our legis- lation into odium and disgrace. Bat active honesty is always an overmatch for villany, and if the people of this State conld only be got to give a little attention to political affairs, and not leave them altogether in the hands of the most degraded portion of the population, our legislation might be redeemed from the op- probium that now attaches to it. We therefore call upon the leading and in- fluential citizens, of all parties, to get out of their torpid condition, yield up a little of their personal ease, and take an active interest in the public affairs of the day. There is no rea- son why our business men—intelligent, prac- tical, honest, as they are—should not occasion- ally contribute members the Legislature. But they hardly ever do s.. They leave those public posts to be filled by men who would better grace the public stocks, if that antiquated institution still survived, It is time there should be a change in this, The history of the last Legislature cries aloud for a change. Let the respectable classes of the community make their influence felt in the nomination of candidates for the next Legisla- ture. And in doing so, they should see to it that no man shall be nominated for the Senate or Assembly who will not pledge himself to’ vote for the repeal of every oue of the corrupt mea- sures of the last Legislature, including the city railroad bile, the infamous transfer of the West Washington Market property. and the dis- gracefnl scheme for grading Washington Heigbts. Let the nominations be given ov such conditions alone, and thus the task of cleansing the Capitol at Albany of the pollu. tions of the last Legislature may be performed. Now is the time for action. Geaxp Fert ov tae Mescvtar Cartwriass— As Orexine ron rar Pourrictays. —We perceive that several enterprising speculators have en- gaged the famous “Boy,” who has upheld the belligerent reputation of the American eagle, and spubbed the British lion on a raw spot, and that there isto be a grand convention of the admirers of the P.R. at Jones’ Wood on to- morrow. The champion is to be attended by several other persons of more or less note in the upper circles of the shoulder hitting word, and the select party will make a grand trinmp! al entree into the grounds at mid-day. Subse- quently the delightful scene which was enacted at Farnborough last April will be represented for the delectation of the very large crowd which is expected to assist at this charm ing festival. The locality has been well chosen, although it does seem a pity that the affair could not have taken place on the other side of the East river; still, those of the “governing classes” who are spending the summer as the guests af the Commissioners of Charities aad Correction mmy have a distant view of the proceedings, and hear the shouts which will greet the Bayard of the musclemen. ‘The river is very narrow at the point selected | NEW YORK, HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1860. for the carnival, but not more ao than the dis- tinction between the people who will be gath- thered for this affair on either of its banks. is muscular convention is, however, @ most important matter in a political point of view. At the November election we have to choose members of Congress, of the State Legislature, several Judges, and a number of important county officers. The local election promises to be an exciting one. The democracy are in euch a delightful state of har- mony that they will undoubtedly run two tickets throughout, and the partisans of Old Abe will endeavor to profit by this charming state of things so as to seize the very small portion of the spoils which Thurlow Weed & Co, have been obliged to leave to the arbi- trameat of the popular vote. Under these cir- cumstances, the attitude of the leaders among the shoulder-hitting fraternity—the real govern- ing classes—becomes an affair of the gravest significance. It will be gratifying for the can- @idates of the several factions to know that these fighting men, like honest Captain Dalgetty of immortal memory, do not bother their hard beads about questions of principle. They have had wisdom beaten into their skulls, and they know as well as we do that the politicians are ail humbugs—that their __plat- forms, ‘nd speeebes, and resolutions, are all gammon, and that the whole thing re- itself into a stand up fight for the public plunder. So the shoulder-hitiers are always ready to sell themselves and their friends to the highest bidder. We can say also, for the information of all parties concerned, that for thecoming election competitiott will be very lively, and early applitation should be made. We presume that there are as many as five bun- dred candidates in each party and for each office, each of whom is morally certain to get the nomination he covets; but they must re- member that mora! certainties are good for nothing against physical force, and, therefore, we adyise them to be on hand at Jones’ Wood to-morrow. There and then they may select as much “influence” of the strongest kind—the “infinence” that comes straight from the shoulder—the “influence” that is sure to be telt at caucuses or primary elections—as they see fit to pay for. Itis a chance that occurs but very seldom, and aspirants for political prefer- ment should not fail to make the best of it. In the meantime, let us seize on this favorable op- portunity to congratulate ourselves that we live in an age of progress qnd civilization, and telegraphs and free presses, and, more than all, of muscular civilization. The view at this point isso cheering that we are really com- pelled to stop and enjoy it at our leisure. Tue Mystery or. Tar Jarayese Swixote.— The Common Conncil are evidently laboring under the idea that the people and the press will forget all about the Japanese swindle in some other passing excitement, and that by de- laying action upon it for a little time they can pass the appropriation without attracting any attention. But the people are not going to for- get it. On the contrary, they have the strong- est desire to learn how the bill could possibly have amounted to the extraordinary sum of over a hundred thousand dollars, and they are fhe swonte of a, ona wi Re peach. ie to Supreme Court for an injunction restraining the C and Corporation from paying it, which is to be decided on Tuesday. In casting round for some means to solve this mystéry, a circumstance occurred to our memo- ry which we thought might help us out of the difficulty. A few years ago we spent the win- ter in Havana, and while sojourning in that land of balmy airs and orange groves, a truly be- nevolent friend presented us with a Panama monkey, captured and bereft of his liberty ia the wild woods on the Isthmus. He was a smart fellow, a very funny fellow, addicted to curious tricks, and a little given to mischief. Well, we brought him home with us to New York, and put up at a first class hotel. Every- thing went on fair enough until one day it hap- pened that our funny Panama friend broke his chain, clambered up on the curtains and made @ small rent in the upper part of them. De- scending from thence he scrambled considera- bly abcut the carpet, throwing things generally into slight disorder, as unfettered monkeys sometimes will. At the end of the week we were furnished with a bill for $525 for board “and damages,” which bill we paid without a grumble. Soon afterwards we learned that the astute landlord, whose farniture was somewhat of the faded sort, removed the whole of the fur- niture from the room, and completely refur- nished it in splendid style, and charged the ex- pense to the Panama monkey. Now, this circumstance may afford some clue to the labarynthian recesses of the Japan- ese bill. The Lelands are capital fellows, first rate hotel keepers, smart men, who deserve well of the public, and the public treasury also. On the occasion of the Japanese visit they furnished in magnificent style, all new, some seventy rooms in the Metropolitan Hotel; they are said to be superb in their appoint- ments and adornments, and could not have cost less than five hundred or seven hundred dollars for each room—probably fifty thousand dollars in all, The ball and the board of the Embassy cost, we suppose, about thirty thousand more; that makes eighty thousand dollars; and we don't know but the remaining twenty-five thousand went to pay the waiters of the Corpo- ration for cleaning up the rooms and putting things in order after the Japanese vacated them. In this way the items of the bill may be accounted for. The Lelands furnished their rooms in princely style, and charged the ex- pense to the Japanese monkeys. And, after all, perhaps, it would be as well for the Corporation to pass this appropriation without more ado, and for the people to pay it without a murmur, just as we paid the three hundred and twenty-five dollar bill of the Panama monkey. ‘The West Washington Market Case. SUPREME COURT—#PRCIAL TRAM. Comptroiler Haws issued the following circular, whkic Wisit of Lady Franklin to the Valted States. ‘This distinguished lady, the relict of Sir Jobo Franktin, the intripid Arctic uavigator end explorer, who sacrificed a 1®, but earped av uadying name, his endeavors to discover a Northwest passage, arrived im this city yester- day anoming per the stcamship Adriatic. ‘The fact that Lady Franklin arrived and is now amongst us, the guest of one of eur citizens, deserves more than a mere passing notice. But a few years ago and the Ame- rican goveroment and people responded to the uni vereal feeling of sympathy which pervaded Europe with regard to the fate of Bir John Frauklia, and measures were at the time taken to second the pious and devoted efforts of Lady Franklin to unveil the mystery which etill hung around the fate of her bus band. Expedition after expedition, from 1647, had been sent out with iastructions to purgue the route taken by the Erobus and Terror—the expeditionary vessels of Sir John, which left Engiand ou the 2ith of May, 1845—and as each, after innumerable difficulties aud dangers, re- turned from their fruitiens search, it became but too evi- dent to the minds of ail men that the whole expedition had fallen victims to the rigors of the climate amid the frozen regions of the north pole. But hop, that hitherto sustained the noble wie, did not yet desert her, and again the whole civilized world was moved by her pathetic and pious appeals, and goveruments and private iadividuais again respond- ed by fresh efforts to ascertain the fate of the br#te men whose cause was eo devoutly advocated. To the honor of America it was (rom her shores that the first exp»ditioa ‘tet on foot by a private individual took its departure for the frigid zone upon this uobie mission, None oan tell with what mingicd feelings of bope aad gratitade the heroic wife looked forward to the results of this expadi- tion, but in letters, preserved as gems of priceless value by Mr. Henry Grinnell, did she acknowledge that geatle- man's philanthropy nd munificeuce. Aut now, im full compensation—if the fame acquired ‘by Mr. Grinnell, ia connection with the lost Sir John Frank- lia, did not hitherto suffice for thai—Lady Franklin bas crossed the Atlantic in her old age to visit him, and is now an honored guest within his hospitable walls. Set dom, indeed, has a novie and a Christian enterprise beea 80 promptly and amply rewarded. ‘The result of the Grinnell expeditions—‘or there were twoof them—is too weli known to need comment here, and though they wore conducted with indefatigable energy and rare‘ability and skill, and redounded to the character of the American people, yet they failed in definitely clearing away the mist which etil! shrouded the fate of the missing expedition, But yet the heart of the devoted wife was true lo its noble nature, and, rejecting the rea sonings and conclusions of others who lacked such heart prompting? as she herself felt, she persevered, and with ‘unexampled constancy she succeeded in equipping the late expedition, wader the Command of Captain MeCin- tock, which returned lo Fogland tn the month of October Inet with unmistakable evidences of the sad fate of the gallant and lamented Franklin and his brave companions The history of this latter exploration is familiar to the readers of the Hanarp. One thing proved by it is, that Sir John Franklin had really discovered the Northwest pareage, thongh, like Columbus with regard to bis dis- covery of the Am¢rican continent, he may have died ia ignorance of the fact. In recognition of this, the great aim of Sir John’s life, and in pursuit of which he eventual- ly excrificed that Ufe, the Royal Geographical Society of London have presented to Lady Franklin the gold modal ‘of the society. To Captain MeUlintock the world is tadebted for iis pre- sent knowledge of the death of Sir John Fravklia, and of all those who accompanied him on his last perilous, and, as : ayes af if aif 5 i mouths eoiemaly attested that they, too, had falien vic- tims to the icy king, whose realms of eternal winter they bad invaded. Sir Jobn Franklin was born in the town of Spilsby, in Lincolnshire, in 1786, and was consequently sixty-one years of age when he died. Although his fame is con nected with the great geographical problem, the existence of @ Northwest passage, in the solution of which he lost his life, and to a great extent, indeed, to the unparalleled constancy and devotion o” his wife, which kept his name and fate so long before the world, he was ncvertheless distinguished in other respects. When but a very young man he fought gallantly under Neison at the Nile and at ‘Trafalgar, and for bis bravery received the especial notice of his sovereign. He was Governor of Van Dieman's Land, now Tasmania, for eeven yeare, and during his ad- ministration earned the love and gratitude of the peopie, among whom he teft many proofs of his liberality and munificeace. Ia bis efforts to ameliorate the condition of the ,ooionists be was ably and zealously aided by Lady Franklin; and such was the grateful remembrance enter. tained of her that the Tasmanians subscribed and forward ed to her £1,700 to assist in equipping one of the expedi- tions. It is related of Lady Franklin that, while in Van Diemmn's Land ,"she caused the extermination of a very deadly serpent that infested the island in great bumbers by giving ten shillings each for all that were destroyed. While in Australia she travelled @ good deal, ‘and visited at various tumes the different neighboring colozies. The Present visit is not the first she has paid to this country, az che accompanied her husband to America on the occa. sion of his overiand expedition from Hudson’y Bay. During the last few years she has travelied very exten sively, aud perhaps, with the exeeptiou, of course, of that world renowned traveller, Madame Pietifer, few women of the time have traversed so many countries and visited so many bistoric and celebrated placer os she. Among some of the places visited by lady Fragklin wa: the French colony of Algeria, and the empire oi Morocco, lately,ae it was of of yore, the battle ground of Spauiard aad Moor, Greece was visited by her, and a considerable portion of her journeying through that classic region was performed on horseback. She visited also the principal cities of the Rhine and the Danube, entered Oiessa and looked upon the ruins of Sebastopol, before whose battered wails and fallen towers so much blood and treasure bed beea lavishly wasted. Her present visit to the United States is taken priacipally to gratify her desire to eee Mr. Heary Grinnell, and to express ia person her gratitade for the deep interest ant oympa thy he manifested in ber behalf. She is accompanied by ber neice, Miss Cracroft,and a femaie attendant She ‘war also accompanied by Mr. Cornelias Grianei! aod Mise Grinnell, who were on their return home froma lengthy visit to Rurope. At Southampton (ady lrankho was attended by the Admiral of the Port from her hotel to the Adriatic. While on board the noble vessel she war the guest of Captsin Cometock, to whose kioduces ant Courtesy she expresses herself very maci wdebted Lady Franklin will remain but a few days (n the city After a necessary rest from the fatigues of the voyage she will accompany Mr. Crianel’s family tf their beautiful country seat on the ud fon, some couple of miles aors Eariem. At ‘the expiration of three or four weeks she will start upon ‘® tour through the United States and Canada, visiting the ft, a8 no mention of the siblect has aren yet been made, tohor, Lady Franklin wiilalae visit the Pate e, nat wi ee ans or in San Francisco, to which she is , geueral bealth, cians. Lr == [aah e av Teoommended. Lady Pranktin in now sixty yee m of age, eee News from the National OUR GPECLAL WASHINGTON DASFATOU. Wassunoros, August LL, 1360. BPYORTS FOR TUK REBTORATION OF PEACE C¥ BONKIOD. Official news from Mexico establishes the fact that mang” leading merchaate and conservatives in the City of Mex co are presenting petitions to Juarez for a discontinuames Of hostilities and @ restoration of peace to the country. ‘They represent Miramon az nearly powerless, and that the only parties who refuse to sign petitions for peace are the clergy and those whom they control. ‘Senor Mata, the Mexican Minister to this has just left this city, aod will eal! on Monday for Mexioe, to arrange come businegs affairs. He will te. turn again in a few weeks, The Legation wili remaia ia charg» of Senor Romaro, the Secretary, Senor Degollado, eon of the Mexican general, who has been attached to the Legation for Gometime as Secretary, ig algo about leaving for home. ‘These parties are all sanguine that thelr unhappy coum- try will soon be restored to peace and prosperity throng Libera influences, aided perhaps by citlzens of the Ualtet States, GENERAL CAS3 AY THE STATS DEPARTMENT. General Case has been in attendance at the State @e- partment to day, apparentiy in fine health. REMOVAL. HL, MoCiapahan bas been removed from the officd of Marshal of the Western District of Teancesee, and Joma L, Green appointed in his etead. RETORN OF GENERAL CAs. ~ General Cass bas returned, apparently {a improved health, this morning, and resumed his official ry the members of the Cabinot aro mow here, Mr. «- The Kentucky Election, . Lovisvie, August 11,2608. Bixty of the one hundred and four counties in the State Bive Combs 46,806 ; McCiarty, 26,507; Bolling, GTS; Hopkins, $86 ; Kelly, 284. How They Carry on the Campaiga tn Peansylvania. MoConxzuisworG, Pa., August 11, 1880. ‘The democracy held a county mecting iast night, at which there was @ regular ekirmish between the Douglas and Breckioridge parties, and much bitter foeliag was evinced, The meeting broke up ia a row. During the absence of Mr. Sansom, editor of the Deme- crat, at Cresson, the Breckinridge party entered tis office, mutilated the forms, rua up the Breckinridge Gag, and issued an edition of the paper under that baanar, ‘The affair created great excitement. A personal reacontre took place after the meeting be- tween Mr. Sansom, editor of the Democrat, and @. A. Swith, a Breckinridge man aad an attorney, Saasom gave Smith the lie, when the latter collared him, New York State Politics. Boa. Gaylord B. Hubbel! aad Janted Willidinaad woes chosen delegates to the State Convention by the ropublt- cans of the Third Assembly district of Westelieske county to day. Resoiutions approving of the course of the Hoa. G. B. Hubbell ia the last Legislature, and ea- dorsing the administration of Governor Morgaa, were passed unanimovsiy. Unca, N. ¥., August 11, 1008. 8. Arthar Gilbert was to-day chosen delegate to the Douglas Democratic State Conveution. He was instructed to oppose any fusion. Ohio Congressional Nomination, Zayesvaice, Ohio, August 11, 1860. & The republicans of the sixteeath district nominated William B. Cutter for Congress. News from Pike's Peak, ~ - Br, Josmra, August U1, 1680. Denver City dates to August 4 are received. ‘The trial of Carl Wood, for attempting to kill Mr. Biers, editor of the Rocky Mountain News, had closed, The jury stood one} for, and eleven against acquittal The case was then referred to the people, who voted to eead Wood out of Denver. Comparatively few citizens were present, the crowd being principally made up of the pri- soner’s friends, He was escorted to the edge of the town by tweaty five men, and thence several miles further ty bie gambling friends. The result of the trial was alte- gether unexpected to the commuuity,aud bas caused great indiguation ‘The mining pews is unimportant. No rich leads hace ately been opered. Many persons were leaving aatly (or tha States. ‘The lest express from Deaver brought $13,000 ia gaa dost. —___. The Great Kaatern. Barrrwonz, August 11, 1969. ‘The Great Eastern sailed at an carly hour this moraiag for New York. She dia not get all her coal on boare. Fire in New Orienas. New Onteans, August 10, 1960 4 row of buildings on Royal street, extending from Custom House street to Rieuvil'e street, occupied a farm - ture, liquor and piano stores, were burned last aight, The loss is small, and mostly insured. Brig Zone Ashore. Borrow, August TL, £840. The brig Zone, from Cuba, bound here, went ashore last night in the fog ou Rain Islana Ledge, and biiged. Gir bad a cargo of 1,400 boxes of sugar for Moatres!, ant eighty bogsheads of molasses oa New York accouat. Southern Ocean aoe Movements. ¥ August Tue mail steamship Florida, from’New yest aneiees below at six o'clock, amt at her waarf at tweive o’oteck Friday ight. Ali well. _—_—— Markets. i i ‘PHOLA Leta, ust Lt, Flour dull. Wheat . Corn leon’ active " vee Pork $19 [0.4819 76. Wh fivut, tlc. refused. Cwereat, August 11, 1960. Flour unchanged. Whiskey drm at iTc. Mess pork active at lc Bacon Mic a lic. Movey market va Cncado, Angust 12, 1860 Flour dull. Wheat activo; and 2a slower, ealae. 16,000 bushels No. 2 spring at S4c & S4\c, in stare. Coroners’ Inqucsts. Maseacaccarts Seswixe Hing Vacraxm to New Your — : Jackman held an ingacrt yeaterday, at Betevue upon the body of an unknown woman, soon seventy years of age, who died fromebscess of the brain under the fullewing. clseummutencens i i : 3 ier iff | 1 : He 2 f i g222 ni il sept siti te ‘broke, ating bie to tho. im aeocdeare with | taere tet Berasme Caacaots —Ooroner 0 Keele. veld ac, agpene yestorday, ot 148 Rast Twenty 61h street, upon. the hadyy of Thomas Lynch, a native of Ireiand, Fab oon eovteomnatiy killed iy tuliug bed @ aon? ggnew in course of erection a ‘Gute oy Deceased, it ark, Was Oty ‘vying 0 bod of bricks, when he im his , “Aecidental death. "’ é Corr Dx Sorat —James Tracy, anativs of loclamd, aged 40 years, dicd at 41 Worth street from smeodseta 1 the exoeasive heat. Deceased wana hy working at the foot of Vesez street James McCue, Bonded W: ‘in Lu Lays} te iam 3. Sceeann a