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4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR Sherman at Savannah, This report argues that the government, in justice to loyal merchants, should not conliscate all the cotton so cap.ured for ite own emoiu- mont, but should relinguish its claim to such as was found in the poss¢ssion of Southern men indebied to Northern creditors, for the beneilt of the latter. An ex- OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NAS®AU STS. | tended discussion took place on the eubject, participated jo. 133 Volume XXX. AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENIZG. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—How Sax Loves faa. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Brondway.—Terma Ir Ox— Bisaring Bears BOWFPRY THEATRE, Bowery.—Jonaruan Braprorp— THE SCHOOLMASTER—-GALE Barrzecy. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broad PROADWAY THEATES, Broadway.—Sovon Surnaue— Live Inpian, v.—Fawonon. WINTER GARDEN, Broadway.—Sscuxt Sxavice—Orpd Guaap. NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Rur Vax Win- 18H D&aGOON—CMARCOAL BuRNue. BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broadway.—fwo Living At @arouts— Par Wowax—Grasry YETLLO—JOUN JOKES— Boorw Pasavy. Open De oming. BRYANTS’ MINSTRELS, Way. —LruloriaN SONG, Dances, bunLEsguas, &C,—J. tux Poet. WOOD'S MINSTREL HAUL, Sif Broadway, —Ermortax Gonas, Dances, &0.— 14, Oi OiL ON THE Basix. HOOLEBY'S MINST! Darcxs, Boutesaves, RS HALL, 6% Broadway.—San Fraycisco Mux- ‘ux Dring Bacar, HIPPOTHEATRON, Fourteenth _street.—Equeyraray, Gyanaste axp Acrostic ExTERTACOMENTS—DONATL, THE Ons Lecaxp Daxcen. AN THES OMiMS, BURL CHAPEL, 729 Broadway. Moghanies’ Hall, 472 Broad. scabs 199 and 2) Bowsry.—Soxas, m mie De raiore, No, 444 Broodway,—Baniyrs, RN Tia Gur. TOP scorrivon. ‘Tu American Stenxo- VA APS MUSEU Figvces or Pamsupent Lr 6%) Broadway.—Movixa Wax ‘ou THE SITUATION. The tria! of the assassination conspirators was con- tinued in Washington yesterday, being still conducted with closed doors. It is said that no counsel has yet appeared for any of the prisoners. There are reports that young Surratt has been captured; but they will probably prove to be incorrect, All doubt and mystery regarding tho dissoltion of the rebel army commanded by General Dick Taylor are dispelled by the official despaich from Geners published in this morning’s Hrnatp, Taylor surren- dered to Genoral Canby, on the 4th inst., all the forces | under his command, thus disbanding the Inst armed or- Canby ganization in opposition to the government east of the Mississippi river. West of that river Gen. Kirby Smith in by several of the mombers, the report being both warmly advocated and opposed, Finally @ resolution was adopted thanking the committee for their labor, but declaring further action on the matter by the Chamber unnecessary at present, During tho debate a letter from the Secretary of the Treasury was read, in which Mr. McCulloch guggests that final committal on the subject Just yet might be impolitic. The Fire Department ease was not argned yesterday in the special term of the Suprome Court, as was ex- pected. By arrangement between the counsel on each side it was agreed that judgment should be entered pro forma for the old commissioners, in order that the case mb-ht be argaed before the general term in time to per- mit of it being sent to the Court of Appeals next month. An application for an injunction restraining the new Croton Aqn duct Commissioners from exercising the functions of their oflice was made yesterday, before Judge Sutherland, on the relation of Messrs, Stephens and Darragh, the commissioners lately removed by the Board of Aldermen, who claim that they have been ille- gally displaced”. The Judge sald he woukt render a de- cision in the matter to-day, ‘The case of Hugh C. Smith va, Phineas ©. Carver, on trial in the Supreme Court, cireuit, before Judge Leonard, attracts some attention. The defendant, as master and part ownor of the bark. Trovatore, is charged with hay- ing carried off a cargo of guano from Leon Island, on the coast of Patayonia, without the leave of the plaintif’, who was the ownor of the property. The defence set up is that the guano was purehased from an agontof the p!ain- tiff, and was brought to this country in good faith, The case was not concluded when the court adjourned yes- terday, In the case of Daniel Walker va. the Mayor, whero the plaintiivsed to recover damages fer injury done his dwelling house by the police and military during the riots of Jnly, 1863, Judge Monel!, of the Seperior Court, docided yesterday to diasmigs the complaint, ou the ground that the city had no centrol over the police or military, and therefore conld not be held Hable, In the case of Ferdinand Maynicke versus the Mayor, also tried yesterday before Judge Monell, in the Superior Court, and which was likewise a suit for losses sustained in the July riots of 1863, damages being laid at nine thousand two hundred and twenty dotlars, the jury ren- dered a verdict in favor of the plaintiff for cight thou- sand two hundred dollars, Counsel for the Corporation, however, gave notice that he would move for another trial of this case, on the ground that the jury did not richtly comprehend the Judge’s charge and the charac. ter of the evidence. In the Court of General Sessions yesterday Hiland A. Main, conv.cted of manslaughter in the fourth devre, was sentenced to three months’ imprisonment in the City Prson. Charlos O’Brien was convicted of stealing a we and @ small sum of money from Frederick J. Jel- kel, on the night of the 28th of April. Jacob Bahr was convicted of stealing a wallet containing one hundred and seventy dollars from the pocket of Ezra W. Thayer, on the day of the President's funeral procession. These has, or recently had, a considerable robel force subject to his direction; but negotiations for his surrender were in progress several days ago, and are proba- bly completed by this time; so that in a very, short time we shall be ablo to announce that throughout all the vast extent of the republic the authority of the national government is again acknow- leded, and that no longer an armed fores is arrayed against it. The Fourteenth and Twentieth corps, and no doubt also the Fifteenth and Seventoenth, thongh w2 have yet no definite statement regarding the latter two, all of Sherman's grand army, passed through Richmond on Werlnesday of this week, en rovte to Alexandria, with It ts understood that ho will accompany his troops om the remainder of their General Sherman at their head, march, The arrival of General Stcele, commanding ses eveudh army corps, at Selma, Alabama, on the Alabama river, three hundred and forty miles avove Mobile, has already Geueral Steelv, with his on Mobilo, and after be n announced in the Heaaup, troops, participated in the attuc: the capturo of that city an expedition under his com: mand was fitted out to penetrate into the interior, and assist in Anishing up the work coiwmenced by General Wiison in his grand raid through the Stato, General Btocle’s force started from Mobile on the 22d ull, om and convoyed by board a number of transports, gunboats, and reached Selma on the 27th. On the way at diferent places thire were discavered email parties of rebels, who fired on the Union ves sels, but wore in each eave svon dispersed. The country | i] passed tirongh was of a most beautiful aud picturesque character. It was ascertained that vast quantities of cotton were stored at different places along tho rivor bank of the armistice arrangements between General Shorman On reaching Selma General Ste and,Joe Jobuston, and further hoetile operations were for the time suspended. The released Union prisoners from Andersonville, Georg'a, state that in cnd around the inf pen at that place there are the graves of over nineteen thousand national soldiers. The case of Benjamin G. Harrispof “orzland, charged with treavonable conduct, is still before the coart martial in Washington; but no deyelopmenis of importance bave boen made in it within the past few dayy. &. 8. Grogg, one of the St, Altuus raiders, wae rear- rested in Montreal yesterday, and will have an examiria tion before a magistrate of that city to morrow. MISCELLANEOUS IE Ws. Later news of interest from South and Central America | {s furnished us in onr despatches broucht by the steam- | Ship Golden Rule, which arrived here yesterday, from Aspinwall on the Sd inst, Genves! Carrera, Precid nt of Guatemala, who for along time had been the master spirt im not only his own cc but of the politics of the Central Aw republics gene- rally, died om the 10:: of April. Hie death was expected to have an {important effect, and new revolutions were looked for. The news of President | Lincoln's asaassination produced an alinost universal | sensation of horror and grief in Aspinwall, Panama and | wherevor else in Colombia ft kad beon received, and tho | manifestations of mourning were general. Panama was still disturbed by the movements uf bands | farmed insure ctoniats, and business was mach interfered with thereby. We have nothing Inter by (his arrival ro- garding the now contract between the government of Co- Jombia and the Panama Railroad Company. Advices from St, Domingo to the tu of April indicate the termination of the Spanish invasion of that republic, and the early restoration of the national authority throughout its limits, Proclamations had congratulating the people on the arrival of d from the Spanish government for the evs dsland by 8 forces, and vessels had arrived to convey thence the invasionary troops. ‘Tho Mexican emigration fever jo still spreading, and all the recruiting offices are daily thronged by discharged | goldiers anxious to take part in the n ment. Seven new offices were established in this city yesterday, two in Brooklyn, and others in eurronnding towns, General Ortega is expected to retarn from Washington today, when some further Jopments in the enterprise may be mado, A large public meeting to nssist in forward. ing it will be held in this city very shortly. Three interesting epistolary relics of the Joha Brown | excitement of 1859 have been exhumed from the de- ported rebel archives In Richmond since the occupation of that city by the national forces. They refer to the ©apture at Harper's Ferry of John Brown and bis asso. Clates, thoir trial and execution, and consiet of letters written on the subject severally by James Buchanan, then President of the United States; Henry A. Wise, then Governor of Virginia, and Fernando Wood, then Mayor of this city. They are published in this morning 8 Benaxo, and will repay perusal. The Chamber of Commerce held a special meeting yesterday afternoon for the purpose of considering the feport submitted at their previous meeting by the sclect The State of prisoners were remanded for sentence. Ths Conrt and the prosecuting officer are making strenuous exertions to dispose of the gang of pickpockets who were arrested on that occasion, all of whom have been convicted. James Vincent, indicted for stealing thirty-cight dollars worth of silverware from Charles & Benson, of No. 45 West Twenty-fourth street, pleaded guilty to the offence, and was sent to the State Prison for two ycars and six montis, Mary Smith and Catiurine Hayes pleaded guilty to an attempt at grand larceny, in stealing a hundred dollars ‘worth of clothing from Margaret Michard, on the 19th of April They will be sentenced on Monday. On the 3d inst. Mr, Henry B. Colo was arrested and commiited to prison on a charge of larceny preferred acainst him by Timothy Donovan, On exatination the case was promptly dismissed, The City Mivsion held ite anniversary meeting in Irving Hatt Iast evening. The corresponding secretary stated that there were thirty-seven missionaries em- ployed in the city last year, and $21,955 expended. Resolutions were adopted offirming the necessity for mis- efonary Iabor in the city of New York. Addresses wero delivered by a number of clergymen, and the exercises wore varied by singing. The forty-seventh anniversary of the Deaf and Dumb NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1865. M. Thiers on the Pope ani Italian Unity. We give elsewhere the speech of M. Thiers on the Italian questicn, as delivered in the French Legistature on the Mth ult, M. Thiers supports the temporal powémgof ihe Pope and opposes the unity of Italy, would have the government sustain the Pope for fvar of a “col- lision with the Chureh,” which he is convinecd “will ever be a peril and danger for any regu- lar government,” and because any chunge in the Popo’s posi'ion will be “regarded by Catho- lies a8 a violation of the liberty of conscience.” His other argument in favor of the Pope flows from that against lislian unity, He believes that the separation of Church from State—the condition, for instance, that we have in this country—is “n'terly chimerical ;” that there must either be the Pope or Victor Emanue!, and that France, with such a choice forced upon her, must inevitably choose the Pops; for to choose the other is to have Italian nnity. And why not bave Italian unity? Beeause it would be dangerous to France. France contribated to the independence of Holland, and Holland subseqnently fought against her. She con- tributed to the independence of America, and “you all know how America acted secon afier the treaty of 1783’ Therefore, if France should contribute to Italian nnity and inde- pendence, she will be merely bringing into ex- istence another enemy, and she kas enouh already, f€he will ussist in “the forma- tion of a nation of tieniy-siz millions of men at the gates of France.” These men may differ with the French rulers—they may not be able to reconcile their differences— there may be war! Down with Italian unity. But thero is worse than this. Italian unily may lead to German unity. The formation of this nation of twenty-six millions may “give rise to another nation of forty millions heyond the Rhine,” and where would France be then? “From all antiqnity prudent States have kept down their smaller neighbors;” and France, therefore, will not bea prudent State if she does not follow this same venerable plan. Such is the opinion of M. Thiers. In these arguments we have the height and breadth of M. Thiers. He depicts himself re- lentlessly as the least philosophical, the nar- rowesi and meanest minded historian of the age. Heshows himself as a man quite unable to take a comprehensive or enlightened view of national polity, and while he charges against the House of Savoy that it is “always guided by the interests of the moment” he would establish for France a po- licy that should always be gnided by the fears of the future. He is strictly Institution, which now bas some three hundred and sixty pupils, attracted, as usual, a large audience at the Cooper Institute yesterday afternoon, and the wonderful sa- gacity evinced by the pupils in the interpretation of their pecutar language was a source of interest and surprise to ail present. ‘The first annual commencemont of the Italian evening school took place last evening in Wooster strect, in the presence of a lar:e assemblage, inclading the Italian Con- sul and Vice Consul in this city and the Danish Minister, There were addresses, oxceliont music, exercises by the pupils, &c., and altogether the occasion was a very inter- esting one. ‘Two young men of gentlemanly exterior, named James Woods und Charles Rawarés, wero yesterday locked up in the Tombs for further examinetion, charged with hay- ing stolen two hundred dollars worth of clothing from a St. Mark's place boarding house, where they had taken Ina room in Prince street occupied by the accused were found portions of this stolen property as well as other articles supposed to have been dishonestly acquired. The forty-ninth anniversary of the American Bible Society was yeld yesterday at Irving Hall. There was a large audience of ladies and gentlomen present. During the past year the soclety’s receipts have been $677,851, | and in the same time {t has printed and tsened 1,720,569 volumes of all kinds. In the past four years it has issued 5,304,705 printed volames, and since {ts organization » grand total of 20,609,564 volumes, Ita issues are printed n forty different languages. Addresses were made by several clergymen, and also by General Fisk, of Missourt, and tho death of President Lincoln and the present re- generated condition of the nation were appropriately referred to, The annual reunion of the Congregational Union was held In the Brooklyn Academy of Music last evening. Speeches were made by th: Rev. Messrs. Holmes, J. P. Todd, Willetts and others. A letter was read by Theodore Tilton from Chief Justice Chase, in which ho said that if he were able to atiend he would like to say ‘on earnest word on the present great national daty of granting to the freedmen of the South the right of self-protection by the ballot.” On Wednesday night about eleven o'clock two alloged burglars were discovered overhauling the contents of a Dureau and trunk inone of the rooms of a house in Moreer street, near Grand. On the alarm being raised one of them succeeded in escaping; but the other, who gave his as James Dolan, was arrested, and was yesterday comiitted for trial. ‘Tho now ward school, No. 55, in Twentieth strect, be- tween Sixth and Seventh avenues, was dedicated yester- day to the purposes of education, Speeches were made by Dr. Bellows and others, The schoot 1s calculated to accommodate at Jeast nineteen hundred pupils. A short but severe wind and rain storm passed over this city about seven o'clock Inst evening, and, although ‘ts fury was only of a few minut’s’ duration, it did much damage by unroofing houses, blowing down chim- neys aud aignboards, and whisking off innumerable tan- gible obj cts in its way, The clouds accompanying it had a poculiar appearance, resembling luge volumes of dark, Hleewy smoke, and drifting but a comparatively short dis- tance above the earth. In Brooklyn the storm played hayoe with roofs and chimneys in different parts of the clty, and during its continuance a grain warehouse at tho Atlantic docks was struck by lightning and partially destroyed ‘The stock market was weak yesterday morning; but in the afternoon it became stronger, and quotations im- proved. Governments were lower. Gold was steady, with an Improving tendency, aad closed down town at 191% aX. At the ovening board the closing price was 182%. bi Commercial affairs were still unacttled yesterday, and prices were “all at sea.” Everything was nominal, and overybody was anxious to find out what everybody else was selling at—a question which wes oftener asked than | answered, The fluctuations in gold checked eales, and | interfered with business more than a steady decline or advance would have done, Hardly anything was quoted by any two persons alike, Cotton was Yc. a Se, per Ib, higher, with an active trade demand. On ‘Change the flour market was quiet, and prices were 200. a 260. lower, Wheat was dull and nominally So, a Se. lower, Corn was also dull, and prices Se. a 60, Oats wore dull and heavy. Pork wa ive, but 75e. a $1 per bbi. lower, ommittes on the disposition made by government of ton captured ,by the military forces in the Southern 4, and ospecially regarding that seized by Gonoral , Boot was steady, while lard was scarcely so firm. Whis. key was in linited request, and prices wre declining. Freights wore higher but quiet and literally what we gall in this. coun'ry a small-potato. politician—a man without states- manlike views, and unable to consider the questions that arise in any but the most con- temptible light. He does not march with the progress of the age; he is not even tinctured with the spirit of the present time. For a thou- sand years Italy has been divided, and in that time she has sounded all the depths and shoals of national degradation; and now, when there is a new spirit abroad in the world, and when the large enlightenment of the human mind teaches that the good of all consists in the im- provement of cach one, this historian of one of France’s brightest periods would hurl down again the Italy that attempts to arise from her thousand years of misery to a fellowship with the nations, Austria kept Italy divided to keep her down and retain dominion over her. It was a policy worthy the spirit of the Aus- trian despotism. And nowa member of the French Legislature proposes that France shall carry out the eame policy for even a meaner reason. Consistently with this he proposes Austria as a natural ally for Frence, and refers to the similarity between ihe governments of the two nations. It would be charitable to M. Thiers to suppose that these propositions did not flow from a narrow view of the Itslian question, but were intended 8 savage satires on the present condition of France and the ‘overnment of the Emperor. He would imply, perhaps, that the latter has brought France to the condition of Austria, and that her vitality is so far gone that she must needs fear regene- rated Italy. This, we say, would be a chari- table view to take; but it is too evident that the propositions of M. Thicrs are intended seriously. M. Thiers is not even original in the means proposed to keep Italy divided. He would use the same instrument that has proved so efficient in Austrian hands—that is, the Pope, He is so purblind he cannot even see that Papal Rome bas fulfilled its mission in Europe and must pass away. But this is true, though he cannot see it. And as republican Rome ful- filled its time and passed away, as imperial Rome accomplished what there was for it to do in the world and went out of existence, so must Papal Rome, now that its mission—which was its vitality—is gone. As the Goths and Vandals finished imperial Rome, #0 another race of Goths and Vandals—those assailed by the encyclical—will finish Papal Rome. Republi- ean Rome succumbed to internal dissension, imperial Rome to external foes, and Papal Rome must go down before that fully de- veloped spirit of the age that is heard in the call for Italian unity. Nor will the limping statesmanship of M. Thiers suffice to save it. Corporation Surrs.--The !otter of George Shea, Eaq., to the Comunon Council throws con- siderable light upon the sdministration of that office. He does not pretend to speak in refer ence to his predecessors, but in regard to his own course his statements are concise, plain and straightforward. He starts with the direct proposition that the “prosecutions under the ordinances of the city are not to be a source of revenue, but strictly one of correction and discipline.” He also shows that whenever a suit is commenced against a person for violat- ing an ordinance there is no need of his em- ploying a lawyer. All that the party offending has todo is to call at his office, and upon o statement of the case and compliance with the roquirements of the law the penalty will be re- mitted, unless he is an old and incorrigible offender. Mr. Shea defines clearly the mode of pro- cedure in all cases, showing very conclusively that as now conducted everything is straight forward ; and that with none but those who wilfully violate the laws of the city, either as regards obstructions on the sidewalks and streets or neglect to comply wilh the license law, can trouble possibly arise, The facts stated in reference to dealers in second hand articles not keeping hooks of record, and the danger of careless or evil-disposed persons in that business becoming depositaries of atolen articles, are worthy of special attention. The evils pointed ont can be avoided by the shop- keepers and dealers of this cless keeping a complete and careful record of all articles purchased; and one of the duties of the Cor- poration Attorney’s office is to see that this law is acted up to, But the letter reveals the fact that the members of the Common Council, or whoever grants these licenses, have been giving them to members of persons whecan neither read nor write, This should be stopped. or, at least, all having Heenses should he com- pelled to employ a clerk to make entries for them if they cannot write themselves, In the working of the offer, as explained by Mr. Shea, we can see nothing to complain of on the part of persons sved: and certainly nothing on the part of.the public. Mexico the Moscaw of Napoleon II. The term'nation of our great war promises to bring about events that will-reeall to mind very forcibly that grand blunder in the career of the first Napoleon, the campaign to Moscow. Reeent reports represent that the French government ig making preporations to send to Mexico, as the necessity may arise, a body of eighty thousand troops. It will want them cll, and more; for what the diseases of the country do not kill] will hardly escape the Mexicans, reinforced, as they will be, by emigrants. Migration towards Mexico already assumes proportions that hnve not heen equalled by any sim‘lar movement of the people since the great exodus to California in 1850; but the present isa migration that is likely to be of another character from that. At the time the last battles were fought the United States had in service about seven hun- dred thousand soldiers. The rebels at the same time had, everywhere, one hundred and fifty thousand men; and there were in the Southern States, on the computation of Davis, three hundred thousand men that hed formerly been in the rebel army but had deserted it— eleven hundred and fifty thousand men in all. There will be retained in the United States ser- vico about one hundred and fifty thousand men, and thus there will be suddenly put out of em- ployment and thrown upon society abont one million men trained to war. To these men there is suddenly openciia channel for employment— field for new adventure and for the pursuit of the career that they have become attached to, and the promise of a wonderfully rich re- ward for service, Hundreds of thousands will ayail themzelves of this opportunity. The Southern soldiers will take it up even more eagerly than the Northern ones, as the romantic love of adventure is strongor in them, and as also it willbe more difficult for them to find peaceful employment, The Mexican army of liberty will, be abundantly officered by that large number of Southern men who have “nothing left but their swords,” Sixty thou- sand such soldiers as fourht the battle of Get- tysburg on either side will not only annihilate any eighty thousand Freachmen ever seen, but they will beat out of Mexico every-man that France can put in it, t We will declare “neutrality” between the two sides. Mexican loans will be nogotiated in New York just as Confederate loans were in London and Paris; and if the republicans of Mexico wish to fill the soas with privateers against French commerce they can buy ships in our cities, And then, with French commerce driven from the seas, with the French ‘roops, army after army, beaten out of Mexico, what will be the position of Louis Napoleon at home in Europe? It will be just the position of the first Napolcon after the Russian campaign. Bartow Down on Secretary Stanton-——Ben Woov’s Exrnanation—A Funxy Busmvess ALL Rovny.—Belmont and Barlow’s newspaper has for some days past been pitching into Secre- tary Stanton, of the War Office, as if by con- tract. The Hon. Ben Wood very broadly in- sinuates that itis by contract. Irom what he says we conclude that the Blair family are locking up again in the world; that they have “great expectations”—Old Blair and all the Blairs—of “Andy Johnson;” that Montgomery Blair, late postmaster general, is again on the track of » Cabinet siluation; that he has some: how orother got the idea into his head that Secretary Stanton, of the War Office, by a little newspaper pressure, can be crowded out; that for this purpose the said Montgomery Blair recently, in New York, had a con- ference with Barlow, the resuit of which was an understanding that if Barlow would get up and keep up a lively “hue and cry” against Stanton, so as to get him out, the Blair influence wonld slip Montgomery into his place, who would then turn over the administration into the hands of the Belmont Chicago democracy, and make Belmont and Barlow’s paper the chief organ of “Andy Johnson,” and a favored re- cipient of the marrow bones and side dishes of the White House kitchen, Ben Wood broadly hints that this arrangement accounts for the persistent attacks of Barlow’s paper upon Secretary Stanton, and trom the “shifting politics” of that paper, and its hard up condi- tion, we suspect that Ben is on the right scent, Barlow’s paper of yesterday, in fact, makes such a marked specialty of Stanton that we cannot doubt the thing is done by contract. But the Tribune and the Post are likewise down on Stanton. What are they after? Is Montgomery Blair their man? We cannot tell, Horace Greeley was pretty thick with old Blair as a peacemaker tome time ago; but still we guess that he is dead against the democratic proclivities of the Blairs and their extensive family of absorbents of the spoils. We fear that the 7ribune has a hankering for Ben Butler, and that the scolding termagants of the Post have wenkness in the same direction. The removal of Stanton is not animprobable thing; but if his successor should turn ont to be a man not to be used by the Biairs, Barlows, Bryants or Greeleys, we should not be at all surprised. It is one thing to make a Cabinet vacancy, but it is another thing to fill it. ‘ Meantime Forney is after the Blairs with a sharp stick. Ho would like to be Secretary of the Navy; but the removal of old Mr. Welles would be a bad — businoas for the Blairs Who cen give us the statistics of the rich droppings and fat pickings absorbed by the Blairs from old Mr, Welles, as the head of the Navy Department? Thurlow Weed is, perhaps, the only man who, from his experience in “free wool,” coald work up these statistics, job by job, dollars and cents. But if you put Captain Forney in the Navy Department, bo will have his own re- tainers, in addition to his two newspapers, to provide for, and the Blairs will have to go. Wo must trust to luck and “Andy Johneon” in ar Nl reference to Hoth Welles and stanton. We ‘end that know that Belmont sas “der monish,” “ Barlow has the reputstion of » man for & political bargain, whether sith Judah P. Sen- jamin, Vatlandigham or Montgomery Bksir; but" we doubt whether he can keep his paper on its legs upon the chances of the spoils thre ugh the Blairs as holders of the War Office m4 managers of the kitchen. There are so many” irons in this fire that some of them must be spoiled by too mnch heat, and we guess that Bariow’s will be among them from the way he blows the bellows. A Very Coon Rrser.—One of the most amas- ing episodes in the winding up of the war is the conduct of Governor Vance, of North Caro- lina, From the very beginning he was up to his neck in the rebellion, as fierce and as deflant us the most prominent of the leaders, and he stuck to it in the same spirit to the last moment; but, when he saw that the affair was over, he van away, and from an obscure corner of the State issued a proclametion to the people, which for cool impndence is almost without example. He fset to work to reconstruct the State on Union principles, as gingerly as if there had beon no rebellion, or he had not been a pestilent rebel, For amusing assurance this cannot be beat, Goro—Ovr Frxanczs.—Our financial affairs are very rapidly coming to rights, Gold had another fall yesterday—touching 128, If it keeps descending at this rate we will soon be able to return to specie cnrreney, and then everything in the way of eating and drinking and wearing will be down to the oid prices. As gold falls the confidence of the people in the government ig splendidly exemplified by thé manner in which they are taking up the seven-thirty loan. Seventeen millions wero contributed in one day, and probably in the entire weck the sub- scriptions will reach fifty or sixty millions. Under these circumstances the finances of the count# must be regarded as in a very flourish- ing condition, considering that we have barely emerged from a vast and expensive war. Tape Rerurnina To Its Ory Cuanners.—The government is exhibiting a very liberal spirit in hastening the return of the country to its former channels of commerce. The removal of the tax of three per cent on commodities shipped to the Southern ports will give an immense stim- ulus to exporiation from: the Northern and Western cities, which is now rendered free from all obstacles by the opening of trade with the South by President Johnson’s proclamation. ‘Things will soon be falling into line, and march- ing to the old measure of commercial progress. In a briefer period than people dreamed of the effects of the war will have materially dimin- ished, ond tnrestrained prosperity will be with ‘us once again. Continued Success of the New Loan. NEARLY FIYTKBN MILLIONS AND A HALF SUBSCRIBED YESTERDAY. Purapetpata, May 11, 1865. Jay Cooke reports the subscriptions to the seven-thirty loan to-day at $15,411,800, The largest Western sub- scriptions were:— Second National Bank of Chicago. «$370,000 Third National Bank of St. Louis. +++ 131,000 Tho following wore the largost Eastern subscrip- tions :. ‘ Henry Clews & Co., New York.. 1,1 Fourth National Bank, New York. 2"1)100;000 First National Bank, New York. + 1,000,000 First National Bank, Philadelphi + 750,000 First National Bank? Hartfo1 300/000 Second National Bank, Boston, 600,000 Second National Bunk, Providence, 230,000 W. Cross, Worcester........+++ 233,000 First National Bank of Jersey Cit 200,000 Among tho subscriptions were $80,000 by the Freed- mon’s Savings Bank of South Carolina, and 10,752 indi- vidual subscriptions for amounts of $50 and $100. An Ita) Festival. Last evening a festive gathering of a unique and re- markable character assembled in the Wooster street pub- Hc school. The occasion was the first annual commence. ment of an Italian evening school for adults. Among the brilliant company present were the Italian Consul, G. Anfora, Duke di Liagnono; the Vice Consul, G. Ave- zano; the Danish Minister, and a large number of ladies, There was music—gonuine Italian music, and no higher praise can be given—by Antonio and Ettore Barili, with their pupils. There were eloquent, animated addresses, and one general feeling, ‘di wnione ¢ fratellanca.”” ‘The movement which gave rise to the establishment of an Ttatian evening school was commenced in November, 1864; but in cousequence of the difficulty of obtaining the requisite books the school was not fairly started until tho following January. Between fifty and sixty pupils enterod their names. In some instances fathers and children were found in the same class, It is oaly necessary to name those who have taken a prominent part in the tuition to show that in every de- partment the best possible assistance has been obtained. he masters are:—Principat and teacher of geomotry urat philosophy—Professor Achille Magni. - L._ Simona and Sig. Bassetti. Elementary orettl. Music—A. Baril. Drawing—Sig. ‘The school ts under the patronage of the volent Society, und the instruction is given table room has been granted by the School ors; and the school, which is held three times a week, de reopened in October next. Some of the drawings made by the pupils were ex- hibited Inst evening. They were enlogized in tho strongest torms by Mr. J. Roosevelt, School Commissior er, who remarked that Jtaly for centuries was the home of art. Even uow that country was full of the works of the great masters, and their blood still flowed in Italian yelas. ” (Appinuse.) If there was any poople on tho feo of the earth who could say of America, “this is my country,” it was the Ttalinns, for it was an Italian who disco) the country, and it was another Italian who ebristened it, (Cheers) But for Colunrbus, Manhattan Island might still have echoed only the cries of sereech- owls and opossums, and might sti have been peopled by Indians, whose food was soft clams and whose money was littls shells, (Laughter and applause } Secretary [.. Peretti, Mr. F. Nash, President of the Ital- jan vociety, and Mr. A. Magni, President of the school Committees, also dolivered addresses. The latter gentle- man spoke in Italian. He alluded to tho glorious strug- gle by which the Italian nation had shaken off the brutal yoke of armed power, and asked what Italians im Ameri- ca were to do to ald the progress of their country ¢ He answered, let them jend their help towards shaking off De Grandia. the yoke of ignoram Let them educate and improve Ttalians by ov means in their power, America had led the way in the cause of enlightenment and progress, and Italy id follow like a planet after a sun. In the course of the oveniny a dovation of fifty dollars was received from Mrs, James Gordon Bennett, and was warmly ecknowiledged a8 the first gift received in the now school hor Obituary. Among the deaths in the Sherman Hospital at Wil- mington, North CarolMa, we find that of Mr. Grorcs Guiestie, of Hudson street, in this o late second assistant engineer on the steamer General Lyon, do- stroyed by fire. He was formerly a resident of Troy, New York, where, as well ag in Albany, he was wetl and favorably known. Tur Bavriore axp Omo Ratnoan.—Among the blessings which the dawn of pence has secured is tho freedom from danger and difficulty to our chief therough- faros along the border, and especially the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, which has vigorously extemdad ite facil ties of late, aud is at last entirely free from any liability to interruption or annoyance in its extensive freight and passage operations. The road bas a very large through produce and coal trade in bituminous and gas coals, and its equipment, which has lately been much improved in engines and cars, is now almost entiroly relieved from service in the military operations, and dovoted to the public accommodation. Ite ability to take to the Wost from Baltimore, including the shipments from Boston, Now York and Philadelphia, for which it possesses po- culiat advantages, is over one thourond five hundred tons of merchandise daily, which it can di ute to all the towns and stationssin the far West, through its numerous and Jately improved railroad and river connections, The road runs through and near to many of the important battle fields of the war, in which most of our diatin- guished generals, with Jackson, Johnston and others of the rebels, and their everal armies directly participated Passenger trains leave Baltimore dally at nine A, M. and forty minutes past nine P. M., except Sunday, when tho forty minutes past nine P, M. is only ram, CANBY. The Reported Surrender of Dick ®aylor Confirmed. GENERAL CANBY’S OFFICIAL REPORT. q‘he Terms Similar to Those Granted Lee, Ree, ke. ae, @n™ the Cincinnati Gazette, May 9.) Camo, May 0, 1808. ‘The followmg _ despatoh was recoived at headquarters at Memphis from & cneral Canby, via Senatobia, om the 6th :— *, Murrary Division or Waar, 2 . Crrnowmus, May 4, 1565. ” Lioutonant General Tayt 2 bas this day surrendered to me, with the forces unde * bis command, on subsiam tially tho same terms as those a, *°Pted by General Lom FE. R. 8. CA NBY, Major Genorat. General Washburno has also rest, Ved « despatch of the samo import from General Canby, data, ¢ 8+ Mobile, May & THE STORM YESTER DAY. ann Brooklyn City News. A SEVERE GALE—A sTonEHuOousk STR "CK BF LIGHTNING—A NUMBER OF HOUSES UNKOOFED— TREES UPROOTED AND FENCES PROSTRAPE, ETO. A severe storm, accompanied by thunder and By’he ning, passed over thie city between six and seven o’ciea® last evening, and although its duration could scareely\ have been twenty minutes @ large amount of damage ‘was caused thereby. The roof of Thos. Shortland & Son’s storchouse, Ne 33, on the north pier of the Atlantic dock, was struck by lightning and set on fire. The flames sogn communicated with the combustible material within, and ignited the grain. The prompt action of the Fire Department had the effect of confining the flames to a comparatively small space. The building was, however, flooded with water, and some $10,000 damage resulted. The storehouse contained some twelve thousand bushels of corn and other grains, and five hundred barrels of menl, most of which was saturated. At the junction of Hamilton avenue, Van Brunt and Carroll stroets, the roof of a house was impelled ncrows the street, and the cornices of three other buildings became detached and fell down. It was reported that a woman and child wore killed ts the above nefghborhood, but nothing definite conld be ascertained in regard thereto, It is probable that there was no xctual foundation for the rumor, Nos, 83, 26, 37 and_39 Tompkins placo, occupied re- spectively by Messrs. Hunt, Shotwell, Carpenter and others, were unroofed and the chimney tops biown off. Tho roof of No. 204 Court stroe! 8 biown against @ wooden awning over a grocery on ihe opposite side of the street, and smashed im the windows. A number of persons had sought shelter under the awning, and nar rowly escaped with their lives, No one was hurt, how- ever. The roof of Nicholas Amerman’s grocery, on the cor nerof Myrtle ave and Oxford street, together with those of two adjoining buildings were blown down, causing damage to the amount of $2,000. The now extension to the honse of No. 9 Engine Com- pany, near the corner of Carlton and Myrtle avenaea, which was to have been opened this evening for the im ‘speciion of the public was unroofed. Dumage $500. ‘The liberty pole on Fort Greene, ay ring in immineng danger of being blown down, Mr, in Phranor and son ascended the hill forthe purpose of lowering the flag, While attempting to do so, a gust of wind both off their feot and impelied them a ditance some thirty feet before they could recovor themseiros, It was the groatest. blow ejiher of them had ever ex- perienced. The young man was somewhat injured, but Nos. 33and 36 Dean stroet were unroofed, and bricks from the chimneys flew in all directions. A large number of trees in diforont sections of the oman uprooted, fences were blown bown, awnings ‘Three houses corner of Myrtle and Franklin avenues were unroofed. Damago $1,000. A house on Atlantic avenue, near Claszon avenue, wae also made bare. Damage $500. Much more damage doubtless reeulted in the outer wards, butéo far as ascertaincd no lives were lost. The Storm in Piilladelphia. Puapgtrara, May 11, 1868, A tornado swept over the northwestern portion of the city at five o’clock this afternoon, doing considerable damago to the Fairmouat Park, where it prostrated many of the finest trees and caused damage to the amount of $15,000 or $20,000, About thirty houses wore blowm down in the Nineteenth ward. There was considerable consternation among the inhabitants. The rain poure® down in torrents. Only one person—a boy—as faras is known, was killed. Literary Notices. Under the title of “An Historical View of the Amoriens: Revolution,” Mr. George Washington Greene, the auther of ‘Historical Studies,” has collected the series of lee tures written for the Lowell Institute, of in 1568, and delivered before it on the following year, leo tures attracted a great deal of attontion for the original and striking views developed in them on many debat- ablo points in our Revolutionary history, and will be giadly’ welcomed in their present form. The volume is pub lished by Messrs. Ticknor & Fields, of Boston. ‘The author of ‘Tho Recreations of a Country Parsom’* has given as another volume of lucubrations, under the tile of “Graver Thoughts of a Country Parson.” They are characterized by the same extensive range of obser vation, felicity of illustration and charitableness of spirit that have lent such a charm to his other works, Mess, ‘Ticknor & Fiolds are the puvlishers, SUPREME COORT—CIRCUTT. Before Judge Leonard. Mar 11.—Hugh C. Smith and Another vs, Phineas @ Carver and Anciler.—-This action was brought to recover the proceeds of a cargo of guano brought to this countey ‘by the defendants in the bark Trovatore, of which they were the owners. The proofs were that tne plaintiM™, e Liverpool and Montevideo house, were the owners of the north half of a small isiand on the coast of Patagonia, on which there were extensive deposits of guano; thas they had men employed on the island to dig and prepare guano for shipping, who wore under a capitas, or over seer, algo employed by them; that the sole authority of the capitas was to take charge of this work and to ship the gnano on board of such vessels as were chartered oF sent by the plaintifs to receive it; that one Ment during the years 1856 and 1857, occupied the position capitas, and as such had shipped several cargoes of guame cron vessels which the plaintiffs had sent to the island, oné of which was commanded by one Nichols as master. It was proved that Lees mom A Nichola charicred the bark watore, of which’ the defendant (Carver) wae master and part owner, and the istand, and there took on board a cargo o! aan and then left, Mennelos leaving with the vessel. It was roven ‘also that the name Trovatore and the m which sho sailed was covered over with cant and the name Winona displayed instead; that defendant alg ah while at the island, assumed the name of Captain Pillebury. It was also proven that there was no authority vested in the capitas to geil the Koane, or to do anything except to dig it and to prepare it shipping. The defendants claim that they were the car riers of this cargo only; that they broaght it to this city from the island in faith, and are entitled to the Esti due for the freight. Proof was adduced to attack the title of the plaintiff to the island, and to show that Nichols purchased pl nny for $1,000 from Mennolea, who wae in possession of the same at the island, and also to explain the reason for covering up of the name of the vossel, The proofs wero for the most part in the form depositions, Case still on. ‘or pluintifs, J. Augustus Smith; for defendants, J. B Burrill, The Turf. UNION COURSE, LONG ISLAND—TROTTING, TnurspaY, May 11-—-Purse $100, mile heats, best three in five, to wagons. D. Mace entered b, R, Anderson ontered b. g. Switchtail, TMK, marten, Hatf. Mi, The Nowtsecévsasensec ead 4 238 Tite Riow.—OF five entries but two ame to the poss when the horses were called to prepare for action—Frank Vernan and Gibo, the former able ta trot in 2:30 or lous, and the other probabiy capable of getting around the track in about 2:45, Of course all interest in the contes® was over before the horses Wore started. A few wager were laid that the bay would distance Gibo the first beat, which he did in the shallowest style imaginable. The: idea of starting a horse like Gibo against 2:30 horses, when much better ones entered are rinwilting to start, is ab imposition both on the proprietor of the track the public, who pay their dollars with the expectation of receiving a quid pro quo. Dividing purses is @ moam business to say the least. At the Fashion Course this afternoon oleven horses are entered to trot for a purse, and if out of the whole of them three or four good ones cannot be found to start the trot should be abandoned, and the entrance feo re the parties who attend. . ‘At the Union Course this afternoon there will be twe trots, one a match between two well roadster, ‘Ube other a trot against time,