The New York Herald Newspaper, August 29, 1860, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS. No. #41 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. NIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway.—Kquestaian PeRroRy- Anon. Afternoon and Freniog WINTER GARDEN, Broadway. WALLAOCK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Wire's SEcKET. —PROTESSOR ANDERSON. LAUBA KEEN®’S TUEATRE, “No. 624 Broadway.—Oon Avrnican Cousin. . . KW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—i\ scksmirag or asresssPeoris's Lawrea—How's Your acs SAN MUSKUM, Broadway.—Day BARNUNS | AMER A suasnen AND ORasnuR—LavIN® aad Kvening—Tu Toones— Ovauosrrins, Ae. ‘echanica’ Hall, 479 Broadway.— q RELS, M: BRY ANTS! MINST! Fechner’ Thy es Buaresquas, Sones, laxct NIBLO'S BALOON, Broadway.—ilooury & Camragis’s Minsrasis uv Briuortan Boxgs, Buuiseques, Dances, &o.— Bervnrnd Cauirowwian, NATIONAL VARIETIES, street.—Visit to Ho poxex—Macio Puus—Minxs’ Bor PALACE GARDEN, Fourteenth street.—Musicat anv Dsamaric ENTERTAINMEXE, Now York, Wednesday, August 4), 1s60, MAILS FOR EUROPE. @he New York Herald---Edition for Kurope. ‘The Cunard mal! steamship Persia, Capt. Judkins, will feave this port ths afternoon, for Liverpool The Ruropean mails w:. close in this ¢ ty this afternoon, @t half-past twelve o'clock ‘The Pororzay Fprrion oF THe Hanaty will be published fat ten o'clock in the moraing. Single copies, in wrap Pers, #ix centa, The contents of the Evsorzax Eprrion or tam Hznaup wil oombiue the news received by mail aod telegraph at the office during the previous week, and up to the hour Of publication. The News. Judge Douglas yesterday delivered a speech on the political questions of the day to a very large @udience at Petersburg, Virginia. It is said to have been one of his most effective campaign Bpeeekes, 60 far as regards ite infivence upon his sudiease. How it will affect the votes of the Vir- Ginia democracy remains to be seen. Ex-Governor Hunt spoke last evening on na- tional politics at the Bell and Everett headquar , ters, 654 Broadway, on invitation of the Central Committee and the Young Men's National Union Club. His purpose was to vindicate the Union electoral ticket formed at Syracuse, and he aimed to show that the probable effect of it would be the Clevation of Mr. Bell to the Presidency. How he Gid so will be seen by the full report of his speech, ‘h we priat in another part of to-day’s paper. The Young Men’s Republican Club he'd a meet- fing last night, of which we give a sketch else- where. Speeches were heard from Mr. Robert C. Behenck, formerly United States Minister to Brazil, and Mr. Donn Piatt, ci-devant Secretary of Lega- tion toa Foreign Mission. The enthusiasm was nothing worth mentioning. The New York American State Council met at fchenectady yesterday, and, as will be seen by our report in another column, the proceedings were decidedly gusty. The meeting was called to elect officers of the Council for the ensuing year, fix the time and place for holding the American State Con- wention, and take action respecting the electoral ticket formed at Syracuse by the Douglas demo- rats and the Bell-Everett leaders. Gen. Scroggs, the President of the Council, and a faction of the Americans, some time since went over to the re- publican camp, and were suspected of a design to Beduce the entire organization to follow in their track. The Bell-Everett men, therefore, rallied in Btrong numbers to defeat the scheme of General Scroggs, and at the outset of the proceedings raised such a storm about his ears that fhe resigned the chair, struck his flag, and left his opponents a clear field. The Bell- Everett men thereupon proceeded to the business of the Council, elected their officers and com- mittees, and unanimously endorsed the Union elec- toral ticket of the Douglas democrats and the Bell- Everett men. The question of appointing the time and place for holding the State Convention was left in the hands of the State Committee. Gen. Scroggs and his friends, however, organ- ized an independent Convention, which adopted resolutions admitting that the Order is now suffer- ing from a severe attack of paralysis, and conse- Quently of po importance whatever as a political organization, and also repudiating the action of the regular State Council. It was also agreed that, as regards candidates for office, the members of the Order should be at liberty to vote for whom they think proper. The Convention clected officers and # State Committee, and in fact organized an inde- pendent State Council onthe Scroggs platform. An attempt was made to revive the old ritaal of grips and passwords, but it failed, one delegate re- marking that be had never known an instance where @ Secretary of a Council had collected funds that he did not pocket the proceeds. from our telegraphic despatches it will be seen that @ grand ball has been given in Montreal which eclipses anything of the kind ever attempted in this country. The Prince, with his suite, was pre- fent, and participated warmly in the pleasures of the occasion. The cost of the affair was over forty thousand dollars. A torchlight procession took place last evening, also an operatic concert, at . appeared Patti and other New York artists. Moeotreal ise: idently in a state of excitement, and the people re are doing things on a scale of @enerosity t ill test both their pockets and loyalty. T on of this city have agreed to tern ont ia a torch Prince. At the mecting of the Police Commissioners yes- Gerday, the Superintendent was authorized to open & correspondence with the police authorities of Other cities and districts for the interchange of Grtective officers, The Superintendent was re- Guested to report the number of boats attached to the harbor police, and the number of men required to man each boat, also whetger in making provi- light procession in honor of the @lon for new boats, it is expedient they should be Hoilt by the Department or by contract with boat Builders. Sergeant Carey was assigned for duty f the Twentieth precinct, ond Sergeant Croft to Ure Fighteenth ‘The Board of Supervisors met at their rooms yes- terday afternoon and transacted a large amount of to the tax payers of the city. The Comptrolier seat ina communication stating Gist the amount of money required to be raised by Uexation for State, county and city purposes, is 9,728,067 6. The assdesed valuation of the pro- erty of the city was estimated by the committee ©o annus! taxes to be 877,290,656. Aa opinion es received from Greene ©. Bronson favorable to Ge constitutionality of the Central Park Commis. Gion. A report of the proceedings will be found @lsewhbere. Gila the Bupreme Court, apecia! term, yesterday, Sadge Gutheriand delivered @ decimion on the ques: Bon asto whether prostitutes are vagracts. As Ge question is one of considerable mpportance ia « Logal point of view, we publish the decision in fall & aaother part of today's paper. The sales of cotton yesterday embrace! about 1.1% £200 baien. The market cloned steady aod without ohange {i prices. Flour, owing to the interruption in canal savign- bm aad nome Malling of io reonipla, wes Orme end in °° Seman, WN DOFERON Rion, OLoRLAg A Re Ri rnage NEW All kinds of good grades of wheat were Grmer, and in demand both for export aad for home use. Common qualities were unchanget Cora was active and firmer, with sales of sovad Western mixed at 68%. & G4e , and of yellow do. at 70c. The exports of four and ‘0 from the United States to Great Britain and Ireland nce the Ist of September, 1869, to the 24th of August, from the port of New York, aud to the 10th and 11th do. from other Usited States ports, 1860, were ag follows:— 1857 1858, 1869. 1560. 1,023,246 97 142 680,548 18,545 6,834,017 426,649 636,661 (041,655 8,517,785 842,019 2,180,404 same time the exports tothe Continent aud other ports baye been as follows: — Pour, Wheat, Barley, Corn, Wola,’ bushels” bushels. bushels To the Continent....40,768 172,585 - To other ports....., 5,666 = - It wilt be seen by the foregoing table that our exports of breadatuffs to Great Britain and Ireland have not yet reached the amount for the same period in 1803, the year after the panic. The heaviest shipments haye been made within a month or sixty cays past, dpring which time several hundred thousand bushels of wheat have been sent to England and Ireland, with comparatively light shipments of four and corn. It is stated, or gocd authority, that ninetenths of the large ehipmeats of wheat recently made bavo been on acy count of owners, receivers or speculators on this Bide, and on which they have obtained advances, One respect- able firm assured us that they had shipped about two bundred thousand bushels of wheat, none of which was bought on orders, but forwarded under advan made to the partice oa whose account the 6) / were made. lork was firmer and more act with Gales of uew mess at $19 60 a $19 75, and new prime at $1i duh) 8 $14 25. Sugars were active but closed dull at a concession for some grades of 4fc. per Ib. The transac- tions embracet about 1,700 bhds, Coffee was dull and que. Fre cuts were quite firm and tolerably active. ug the eugagements were 69,000 bushels wheat, in bags, to Liverpool at 124., and 2,000 bbls. dour at 2d; 9,000 boxes cheese by steamer at 668. a 603., and Bs 5C@ packages butter do. at 608, A vessel was engaged to take 2 006 bbis. four from Richmont to Rio Grande at #2 per bbl. ‘The Presidential Election—How to Defeat All the Candidates. Politicians and journalists are evincing a la- mentable ignorance of the issues involved in the Presidential contest. They persist in dia- cussing the subject as if there was nobody in- terested in it but the four or five candidates who are in nomination for the Presidency and the politicians who are playing the game. For instance, there is no limit to the absurd things said about what is designated the Syracuse co- alition between the Douglas party and the Beli party of this State, and about the various con. ceptions of what the arrangement is. The pa. pers of this city treat the matter as if Hunt, Duer, Ullman, Dean Richmond, Peter Cagger and the other politicians who officiated in bring- ing about the union between the adherents of Douglas and Bell were most important person- ages, and bad inaugurated a great movement; und consequently we find the great bulk of newspaper editorials devoted to this theme, while they appear to ignore the real issues in the contest, and to forget that the people have any overruling voice in its decision. In taking this petty view of a great question, pcliticians and journalists only show how limited is their appreciation of_the revolution that is taking place in the popular mind of the coun- try. It was not the Syracuse coalition which brought about the union of parties in this State against Lincoln; it was the great patriotic Union sentiment of the people which brought about the coalition. The people had become thoroughly disgusted with the meannesses and corruptions of party organizations, and had allowed all those rotten and worthless machines to fall to pieces. The democratic party was thoroughly broken up at Charleston and Balti more, and as for the American party, it ended ite brief and inglorious career four years ago. But the materials of these parties etill remained wilh 4 traditional remnant of their organiza- tion, and these materials, combined with those that had always existed outside of all parties might be brought together to form a new and irresistible power against the progress of sec- tionalism. That was the view which the Henao took and inculcated; that was the sentiment which animated the conservative masses at the North and at the South; that was the policy to which the arrangement at Syracuse came to give a direction. But it is a mistake to say that that was a coali- tion of parties. The parties represented as coalescing had, we repeat, ceased virtually to exist. The design simply was, and is, out of these scattered materials to build up a new and powerful Union party—just as the palaces of the Eternal City were built out of the materials of the Coliseum and other temples of pagan Rome. The great and overshadowtng political ques- tion of the day in connection with the Presi- dency is therefore the birth of this great Union and conservative party, and the power which it is to wield. It knows no sectional limits, From Maize to California, and from the Atlantic to the lakes, the principles of that party vivify the public mind. Those principles simply are fidelity to the Union, the constitution and the laws, respect to the rights and interests of all sections of the confederacy, and uncompromis- ing hostility to abolitionism in the North and disunionism in the South. Can any doubt be en- tertained of the irresistible power of sucha people's party! How despicable in compari- son are the miserable sectional factions which have so long cursed the country. That is the party which we have aimed at creating; that is the party which is being organized in this State, and which will save New York from casting its electoral vote for Lincoln. Time enough remains to give an Irresistible force to this popular movement. It has taken strong hold of the public mind here, as will be demonstrated by the monster mevting which will soon be beld in this city in furtherance of its designs. We expect to see New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and perhaps other Northern States, follow in our wake, There certainly is enough conservative feeling in all these States to give the death blow to abolitioniem, The only thing needed is a union of the conservative elements, Ken- tucky, North Carolina, Missouri, Alabama and other Southern States are dealing summarily with their political peste—the secessionists, Let not the industrious, commercial, conserva- tive North be less patrictic in crushing out their peste—the abolitionists, But above all it rests with us of New York, with the patriotic acd conservative men of this city and of this State, to show our abhorrence of sectionalism and our devotion to the Union And we can do it. We can give the vote of the State to the Union electoral ticket formed st Syracuse, and by that means we cen effectively prevent the elec- tion of a sectional candidate in the person of Abrabem Lincols. There need be no apprebention that by thus defeating an election by the people we only be.p the chances of Breckinridge, the other sec- onal condidate, tn the House. That cna essily be prevented. There is no necessity for elect ing any one of the candidates now in nowina- tion, or for letting the election go into the House at all. Electoral colleges have a right to exercise a wise discretion in their choice of President, and are by no means bound to cast their votes for the nominees of irresponsible party conventions. The popular verdict is rea- dered for principles, not for men. Let Lincola be defeated in this State, and all is right. A sufficient length of time will intervene be- tween the day of election and the meeting of the electoral cuileges in each State to permit those of all the States that have goue against Liecola to confer together, either in mass convention, or by committees, or by telegraph, aud agree upou a President and Vice Presideut that will be acceptable to them and to the people at large. They can then meet formally in the re- spective State cap!tuls sad cast their votes ac. cordingly. In this electoral congress let patriotism, not party, rule the hour. Let all the present candi- dates and prominent politicians of all factions be discarded, and let the choice fall upon two eminent men who have identified themselves with the greatness of the country, but not witb the political factions that are the opprobrium xvod bane of the republic. This will be at once a rebuke to corrupt party conventions, a pre- vention of the violent and disgraceful scenes that would inevitably be enacted in the House of Representatives, a carrying out of the true spirit of the constitution, and a slmple and easy escape from the difficulties That surround us, With such a consummation in view, what good citizen will not rally to the Union party, and cast his vote against abolitionism and dis- uniouis Tar Conressioys oy Tavrtow Wexp.—In the Albany Evening Jownal of Monday last, Thur- low Weed makes some revelations about bribery and corruption, which are rich and cu- rious as far as they go, but which would be in- finitely richer, more curious, and far more in- structive, were they a true, full and particular account of the numerous bribery and corrup- tion transactions which this political leader confesses to a knowledge of in the course of his long experience. We must, however, be thankful even for emall favors, hoping that, duly impressed with the religious maxim that “an honest confession is good for the soul,” Weed will hereafter write his autobiography and leave it behind him for the public benefit. It is worthy of remark that nowhere in the general and vague confession he now mukes does he deny that he has accepted douceurs, in- cluding $5,000 for “free wool.” He only says that “no pecuniary consideration, no hope of favor or reward, has tempt- ed him to support a measure which did not commend itself to his judgment and conscience, or to oppose a meritorious one.” But if the measure did commend itself to his judg- ment and conscience, then he had no objection te accept money for its advocacy, as in the case of “free wool;” and if it was a measure which his judgment and conscience did not approve, then it was all right to accept a good fee to op- pose it; of course money never had any in- fluence on his judgment and conscience in biassing them for or against any measure. In regard to the city railroads, he says “the way to make money on these questions was in op- posing them.” He ought to know, for he op- posed one railroad for six years. It is characteristic of Albany morality that Thurlow Weed regards as his “friends” those who make him “offers” for doing a dirty job. This was the case in the instance of the Brook- lyn ferries, and he admits he did not think it was “any cause of quarrel” with his friends, or that he had any right “to flare up when the Brooklyn Alderman proffered him a bribe.” “To his own knowledge,” he says, “similar offers are made and accepted every year by men of high character, personal, social and re- ligious.” When a man of such extensive per- sonal knowledge in the way of bribery makes such @ statement as this, what are we to think of the extent of the corruption which has thus crept over society like a leprosy, and when “men of high character, social and religious,” are covered with the foul moral disease. Thurlow Weed tells us of numerous large offers that were made to him, and declined, but it would have been more to the purpose if he had told us what he had accepted, aud whether he was not in the other cases like the lawyers, “retained by the opposite side” by a larger fee, or whether be refused offers merely because they were too small, and did not afterwards ac- cept higher bids from the same parties. These are points on which precise and specific infor- mation would be highly edifying and valuable. If he will publish @ list of all those cases in which he has accepted money for advo- cating or opposing them, the public will then be in a proper position to form @ correct opinion of the soundness of his“ judg- ment” and the tenderness of his “ conscience,” which never permitted him to advocate what he believed wrong, or to oppose what he con- ceived to be right. Meantime, as life is uncer- tain, we bope be will commence the writing of his memoirs, and place on record a history of the corrnptions which be has any knowledge of, giving dates, names and gmounts. If he has any objection to giving it to the werld before bis death, it ean come out ss a post- humous publication. It would be a most ia- teresting work, and would immortalize the writ. Tux Porviar Priver.—The brilliant recep- tion given to the Prince of Wales at Moritreal has given @ thorough refutation to the silly stories started some time since, thet the French Canadians entertained no feeling of loyalty to the heir of Britain's throne. Notwithstanding the inclemency of the weather, be received # right royal welcome, and the event has demon strated the fervent feeling on the part of all classes of the popujation that wil! follow bim when he departs from Cunads. His speech to the workmen of the Grand Trunk Railroad must contribute to heighten bis pepularity, not only in Canada, but also in this countey, for it has the true ring in it of the sentiments upoo which the progress of the age is founded.” There is sound democracy in bis assertion that “ England opens to all the same prospect of success to genius combined with honest industry.” With such views, and the zest with which he enters upon the enjoyment of the social pleasures of all classes alike, Albert Edward will carry back from this country feeling of personal respect and affection euch #3 no English monarch has enjoyed, and watch will tend to draw still closer the freternal bonds between the two aations. YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 29, 1860, The Revolution in New Granada—Danger to Our Isthmus Transit Laterests. The revolution that has broken out in New Granada is one that should receive the imme- diate attention of our government, from the fact that it involves the security of the only route now open to the immense travel and treasure transit between our Atlantic and Pacific States. ‘This revolution is unfortunately a part of the greut conflict of races which has been stirred up among the white, black, Indian and mixed population of the tropical countries of Spanish Awerica, by the propagandism of the French school of liberalism and exaggerated individual rights, and subsequently fomented by ambitious demagogues for their own selfish purposes. Venezuela has been brought by it to the brink of barbarism ; Ecuador is iavolyed in ruin by it; Peru is on the very verge of a war of races, and New Granada has been precipitated into such a war, and not only her own interests, but those of the whole commercial world, through her possession of the sovereignty of the Panama trausit route, are placed in imminent danger. In the present instance the trouble is caused by the ambitious aspirations of Gen. Mosquera, who, disappointed in bis hopes of a re election tothe Presiden. us been for the past four years engaged in continual intrignes to over- throw President Ospina, his successful rival. Two years since he succeeded in being elected Governor of the State of Cauca, as the candi- date of the conservative party which had elect- ed President Ospina, and no sooner was he installed than he began « violent opposition to the President, which ended in his adoptiog the radical principles of the pro-negro party, and proclaiming himself as the champion of liberal principles of the most ultra and disorganizing character. From the fact that he resided some little time in this country, he claims to be the only public man in New Granada who under- stands the principles of the federal eystem, and capable of interpreting constitutional rights ac- cording to the true American theories. As an in- stance of his pian of interpretation, he claims that having written an official letter as the head of a sovereign State to the President of the Con- federation, Sr. Ospina violated the rights of his State in not replying personally, but ordering areply tobe transmitted by the Secretary of State. Another of his ideas is, that being him- self in open rebellion, and haviag issued a proclamation of secession of the State of Cauca from the Confederation, the act of the federal government in ordering troops to cross the in tervening States to attack him is an invasion of those States by the federal power. Thus it will be seen that Gencral Mosquera is acting upon the most exaggerated notions of our State rights fireeaters. In pursuit of his plans he has armed the negro population of his own State on the Pacific coast, and stirred those of the States of Bolivar and Magdalena, on the Atlantic, into rebellion, thus cutting off the government in the centre from all commu- nication with the Isthmus of Panama and with the sea. At the last dates the two parties were gathering for the conflict, and the result may not be known for some months. The division of parties in the republic is properly classified as follows:—Of the eight States which form the Confederation, those of Antioquia, Cundina- marca and Boyaca, lying upon the high and temperate plateau of the Andes, and inhabited almost entirely by whites, sustain the gov- ernment, and are known as conservatives. The State of Panama, in which the material interests of commerce preponderate, is also conservative. Santander, also lying in the temperate region, with a population of nearly half a milion, mostly whites, is nearly equally divided, as is the smaller State of Magdalena, which stretches down to the Atlantic coast, and is now domi- nated by that of Bolivar. This State and that of Cauca, with a population of about six hundred thousand, mostly negroes, are now in possession of the reyolutionists, who have armed the blacks, and keep the small white population in awe. It has been claimed by New Granada, as an honor to herself in the changing scenes of Span- ish American politics, that since the disruption of the old Colombian Confederation in 1830 her administrations have always been elected by the popular vote, that they have all served out their full term of four years, and that of the three attempts at revolution in that period none have succeeded in overturning the government. In the present instance the cause of order, pro- gress and of civilization is with the government of President Ospina, who is ably supported by Gen. Herran, recently Minister in Washington, and now Commaader-in-Chief of the federal forces against the black ochorts of Mosquera in Canca, and Nieto in Bolivar. It is to be re- gretted that Gen. Jones, our Minister to Bogota, is pow absent from his post, and in this coun- try. The government should at once require him to proceed to Panama, and, after securing our great interests there, to proceed to his post at the capital, to take care of our general in- tereste in that country. A Soursens Iyvrrarioy to raz Pausce or Watzs.—We understand that a movement has been set on foot by many of the principal Southern gentlemen now sojourning in this city to present an address to the Prince of Wales, inviting him to visit the Southern States. His prevent arrangements do not contemplate any extension of his tour southward beyond Wash- ington, where he goes on the invitation of the President; but it must be obvious that the ob- jects of bis visit to the United States would be but very partially attained if he departed from this continent without seeing the eunny South. Be hss seen Canada, and there observed the Working of provincial i utions, On leaving the provinces he wili visit the Western States and cities. At Washington he will be impressed with the simplicity of a republican system of government; andic New York and New Kog land be will eee the fruits cf our commercial and manufacturing activity. But etill bis tour would be incomplete with- out seeing the South. There he will have ac opportunity of studying what will be to him a novel phase of social and political existence, and of ascertaining for himself what estimate ix to be placed upon the cant of Exeter [all in tegard to what pharisaical abolitionists de. bounce se © the sum of all villanies.” We cannot refrain from urging on the young Prince and bis able Mentor, the Duke of New- castle, the acceptance of this Southern invita. tion. It is @ delightful season for the trip, and the bright eyes and beaming emiles of our Southern belles ought to be in themselves an sll-euficient inducement. [t will require bute very brief extension of bis furlough; and taag- These four States comprise more than one half of the population of the republic. The State of much os the Prince is travelling aa well for information as for pleasure, he certainly should not fuil to accept the genial hospitality of the South, and witness for himself the happy and contented condition of the African race there. H. R. H. inthe Metropolis, The movements of the Prince of Wales are becoming more and more interesting every day. Montreal is full of our people. Boston bands intermix “Hail Columbia” and “Yankee Doodie’’ with “God Save the Queen” and “British Grenadiers.” Representatives from thirj teen different States have been presented to the Prince. The committee representing the mercantile aristocracy of New York has lunched with the Prince, and had an informal interview with the Duke of. Newcastle. It appears that the whole subject of H.R. H.’s reception was talked over in a free and easy sort of way; that the proposed “banquet” was very sensibly dropped out of the programme, and that the whole affair is to be concentrated in a ball, to be given on the 12th of October. This may be considered as a fact accomplished. We see also that the Britieh residents intend to give the Prince a ball, and generally their proceed- ings seem to slant towards monopolizing him while he remains here. Now, the persons who eset themselves up as “British residents” by no means represent the English element in our population. They are members of a tery small clique, distinguieched only for its extremely bigoted notions, and wonderfully well de- scribed by its own motto, “Those who cross the seas may change their skies, Lut not their minds.” The rest of the British residents do oot countenance any move- ment whish has a tendency to divide the line between the different nationalities of which our population is made up. In this point of view 4 “British resident” is of n¢ more account than one from Patagonia cr Kamschatka. And for the others it may not be so consoling az it is true, that the Prince does act come here to see Englishmen, but to visit America and the Americans, It would be well for the British residents to join in the general movement; but Mr. Bull is apt to go his own way, even if he runs his bead against a brick wall; and we pre- sume that the British residents here will notfail to maintain the national reputation in that re- spect, if in no other. Leaving, then, the British resident to manage bis own affairs, and to cultivate his old friend, the Chevalier Jenkins, we come to the conside- nof the New York terpsichorean demox- ation to H.R. H. That the ball will be a grand affuir i- a well settled fact. That the Aldermen will have nothing to do with it is matter for earnest and devout thanksgiving. These are two grest points gained at the tart. Then we come to the efair itself, and it is nct easy to imagine the brilllancy of the scene that the Academy of Music will present on the eventful night, when Jenkins’ “ youthful Guelpa” will join ia “the mazy’ with queens of New York society. Whate grand rush there will be for ticketa! What a run upon the dry goodseries, the milliners and mantuamakers, and tailors and furnishers of all sorts of articles of apparel! What waves of muslin and silk, and velvet, will foat over the astonished masculine gaze! How our belles will lay themselves out to emash the divinities who will pour in from Philadelphia and Boston, and other parts of the rural districts! October is just the right time for a grand crinoline carnival of this sort. The town is then fullof the dark-eyed daugh- ters of the sunny South; of clever and pretty girls from the modern Athens and down East generally; of the several varieties of the West ern “ lady,” from the matron who graduated on a flat boat up to the highly-fiaished demoiselle who has an education entirely regardless of expense; and of the prim Pennsylvania Quakeresses, who ignore the New York fashions until they have gone out about @ year or so. Thus the city of New York, in October, is the scene of a grand social convention—a sort of reunion of the polite world—resting for a brief space between watering place dissipation and winter gayeties. This class will go in for the ball with the utmost empressement. We presume that the awful question what to wear for the ball has suggested ivelf to many of our fair readers. Then there is the other and quite as important query: With whom will the Prince dance? There will be at least a thousand can- Gidstes for bis band, and as many as nine hun- dred and eighty must be disappointed. How- ever, the deserted Ariadnes can console them- selves with the airy grace and sprightly conver- sation of the members of the Chamber of Commerce, who will probably come out strong on this occasion. We trust that, now this affair is arranged, we shall have no unpleasant con- trefemps te record; that the ball will be worthy of the metropolis, something beyond the splen- did adair in Montreal on Monday night, and so brilliant sa to be remembered for a lifetime. We bare no doubt that the thing will be done well; that the Prince will be pleased, the Indies delighted, the committee duly honored, and that the Chevalier Jenkins will get up a series of literary fights, compared to which his feata among the elbows of the Mincio, the battle ground of Solferine, and latterly in the Canadas, will sink Inte utter insigaificance. Waiusca'e Tamatas —This box aa reopene! o2 Monday for the teurée to the Metropolitan boar: Miss Jane Coumbe, an actress who claims the drst Uon im comedy and traged7. She played in Mrs. Lovel. effective dratse, “A Wife's Secret.” with Mr. George Jordar ae Amyott. As fer Miss Coombe we ace bound t may that her great facit—aa art! ficlal, and therefore wopatural and unpleasant, mao ner of reading—marred an otherwise cic formance. The firet requisit dramatic vocation is clear, e: tion, broken tutcuation, and correct. pronunc n. bave oma.cpated ourselves from the od echoul, irrever ently but graphically termed the “ tea pot manzer,” aad {t will not do even fi the provinces. Here aad there we JET yeni pernon ike Migs Coombs whe bas been Spoiled By Bome teacher who adheres to the ancient t mee when actors taiked and waiked like aaything bot hamen ings, Rod wo always regret that the artiwet so tanght own performence. Mise Coombs eco Bot Beem to be so far aiiicted with this artifciaiity Cradicate it, and tt is to be that Es 2 foreataiied “ 5 , OB the Cret eight, wae Very DUMerOUS ADA exceedingly AnDOytng. On more thas on cecasion (he applause came io an awh wart place, aad = rebuked by marked demonstrat ons of disappocta- ion. Lacaa Kenya's Traras.—Mra. Joho Wood, the p.oa- santest of comedionnes hereabouts, takes her farewe! benefit ton ght, playing in “Our American Cous'n” aad “Jenay Lind.” Mre. Wood goes to London arxt week, te fulfil profeeaional cogagemeats, aad this beoeft if her wire Padiow UT will be @ long time before Mrs. Weod's piace oo the American stage cac be flied Cmow Camprdarie vo Oowaunaa.—The following vom) pations have beea made by tue Bell aad Krerett party io Wiseonein for mombvers of Congress —Firat Aisteios, Robert Chandier; Pacont dinteict, BF Pinter ture Alatciot, B.igbact Lest. THE PRINCE OF WALES. The Grandest Ball in North America. AN EXAMPLE FOR NEW YORKERS, THE HEIR APPARENT IN TWENTI-ONR DANCES Wealth, Beauty, Elegance, Comfort, Supper, Champagne, Lavender and Lassos, Forty Thousand Dollars for a Night's Entertainment, The Prince Complained ft he Want of Gallantry. | Our Special Montreal Correspondence. MonTReat, August 25, 1969. The ball in honor of the Price last evening was a graad affair, and bas perhaps never been equalled in any point except the costliness of the ladies’ dresses. The aight was dark and rainy, and every carriage in the city wae in requisition to convey fair ladies and full dressed gea- emen to the ballroom, which is about two miles from the principal hotels. ‘The ball came off in a splendid building, specially erect- ed by private enterprise within eight weeks. It is circu- lar, of three hundred feet diameter, and lighted by two thousand gas lamps, arranged in concentric circles round the orchestra in the centre, with galleries all round, under which were placed refreaument and dressing rooms. The gardens around the room were illuminated with colored lanteras, bung ia the trees, and the large fountain splashed its waters musically upon the eurface of the mimic lake, which had been coustructed near the princi- pal entrance. The arrangemeuts for entering and leaving the bulid- ivg were all that could be desired, aud the dressing rooma were large, well fitted aud atrended by tho eoidiers of the Pogal Canadian Rides, who performed their duties wita miitary precision aud decorum. Inside the coup d'et was magnificent. Seven thousand people in vari-colored diesses moved to and fro beneath the richly painted oie, ie three immense circles of gas jets, complete- the building, out rivaled the ‘blaze of @ 3. The kaleidoscopic changing of colors, as the deocers swayed with the music; the fine effect of so large @ space, comprised in one view; the galleries fram- ing the picture with rich bues of tags and dresses, made n more Uke a dream of fairy land than any- Toe bal! gurpassed that of the Japanese in New York, not caly im ita being given in one large room instead of in several ematler ozes, bat iso im the fact that al- though 60 large a oum! of persont were thers waa £0 crush or confusion, “ss shirt sleeves yelling his directions, or ‘kies towering immeasely aud blocking up the passage- Wa) they attempted to open; but ries rfect order, ery coe bad ample space to trip the Rent fantastic ft pleasur T ¥ ries were crowded with spectators, but tae Prince did not occupy the box as igued him up stairs. The erene from this point was magnificent. Six taoa- saad persons were nt, including the Prince, the Go- verzor General, Mulgrave, Lord Duke of New- castle, Ear! St. Germaine, Sir Feuwick Williams, Admiral Mi ae, General Bruce, Marquis aud Marchioness Chandos, Lady Frankiin,aada oumber of military and naval off- cers. ‘The supper was most excellent, aad was served all ths time the ball was going oa. Tables were arranged around the circumference of room, and behind barriers were the servants, who passed out each article as it was or- dered, without bustle or confusion and without fee. Champagne, claret, femonade and ice water were supplied stationed along eo eneoee ne Blu. OF FARE FOR THe 3 SUPPER AT THE BALL, Es HONOR OF THE FISLT OF H. B, B. THE PRINCE OF WALES, TO MONTREAY TO INAUGURATES THE VICTORIA BRIDGE teres MPATS: DisuES OF Mares de anglers. Galapiines de dinde sur Gr sorle, Galantines de poles a ‘aepie. Oniantines de cansids, en wax 4-frnid de poniet. = de chapous eux plumage. Gnlanttoes de dindes Piles de vou: en axpic. Dhides Douiliee « Nat: etiet Jsmabone orete 0 ta Ray eS 3 " . Fates de givier wus trcten’” yarns ts Posantnte, 8 la Caarobert. de als Pates de fote grag de Btras- being aun una inde true Tangrede baruf giacés, ala Duckease. fn moderne. x wit ree t 1s de printempe 0 in Mayeuarine de pou lets Salad a la Caaadienne 42 fe a’buuires a le mare ebal. Baiade ala rome, Bagtlon de powewa ta Newson. OOOO OO LOIO LIL ILI CE SETOLEEE LE IO DEE DOE LE DELETE: Fileds de bon eis de tonal nae eee Paves de pitbivtere. Bont av Rugulse, ROASTS. Dinces. Dindes (arv.ee. Quaraers d'Agneas. Seles de moa, Came ies de praise. Beongmoes. eats BOK Briere 5 Sasowicuns. Tandon Langoe Comes Danvers. Picglee. Nomgaw a la Chao uy. Galeaux al Rapagncl. | uedolee Ce pomues Creme reaverste ac Cara me: Sevucowe ela Romaine Chactotie Russe a la vane. Compo de > Ames. Biase maage au lal. d'ease andes alacee a Geice au marascaia. — Gager giacé au cho- Talraper ace ies ee glacé au ma. Lad.ce’ fager wu ciiroa, vee @ twcreme Chan “ CaMMENTs. Sa gracious Majete in ide dornay SET aa Tae RR STS sae Paoit The dresses of the ladlee were very rich. Diack veivet, wits point imce collars, cthers of saree, re acd Ince, white satia with pointe gemmed wi ber ejpearaace tm greea alk, and attracted mmucl: atten tion Lady Franklin was proveat, the obserrod of al); aad Uttie tl, with Miss Crawford, the daughter of the Airvtish Consu! at Cubs, divided the boners with ane wore the belies of the cvetiag. All of the army and navy officers ip fell Ge form The Prince was dressed as @ colous: of ibe Bogiish . aad opened the ball with the Hon. Mrs. Young. 2 danced Ia il but the tat dance, each time taking a iJ oot partaer. The foilowing t9 the programme — Coe lady made COPRENA MALL LY RONOF PRLNCE OF WAldd—MONTIEAL MONDAY, 45 Lig # BESTIBRTERO Toss percme HERE se E BBONET Oe CBAMITTAR ATER AR 3 3 on © L Cornea, roa ; ft Bowe “es olin aie a 1 Piesceren: TORY, trom, Soba Fo ak POPP AROADOP IEEE NEDA PNRA SAAD A p of cager lockers ca eurrounded the Prinee, Who ah rek appeared annoyed 6) (hl perpetant