The New York Herald Newspaper, August 12, 1866, Page 2

FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Sarcroay, August 11-6 P.M. s iange there has been but a limited t transacted to-day, as usual on Sat was a steady, although sluggish tone eoulation for a ri new board, no Eric sold ‘, Michigan Southern (2.3), o'clock at 69%, 8574 Cleveland burg 817%, Cle do 11014, Ri an Northwoste! ‘ort Wayne 105%, mt 1 ATK. Atthe board the mar- was y steady. New York Central closed 5 (ower than at the hatf-past two board yesterday ; Erie 4s, ding \¢, Michigan Southorn 4s, Mlinois Central 44, ck Island 1, North hj—preferred 44, Fort ,, Clinton !5, Tennessee sixes 2, Goverament were rather heavy aud neglected. Coupon ea of 1865 ined 4g. i the sold at Reading 112%, 0.109',, Michigan Northern 85 burg S7!¢ @ 3, Rock Island 106 a 105% ‘74a A —preferred 67%, "Fort Wayno Ohio and Mississi ° nber n board the market was firmer list, but barely steady on the re- Michigan 69%, thwestern wud 4734, Maripa There was no ma t lowing this, and railway shares closed ady quotations at half-past foar o'clock bein, w York Central 1057 a 106, rie 6914 a4, Hud- 1197; a 120, Reading 11244 a 4, Michigan South- e 4 488, Cleveland and Pittsburz 87% a %, Rock Island 106 4g, Northwestern 353 a 36—preferred 674, Fort Wayne 105% a 74, Ohto and Mississippi Cortificates 2075 0 30%, Cur sland 47% a 48, Quicksilver 50% a 41 ues extremely easy, and call loans are made at four per cent to the Stock Exchar wont class houses have to submit to fiv es, On goverum lors can borrow largely at three per ‘onat tine is quiet unmer- Mt 5.6 percent, with a light suppl and Eastern mor ul the € nat per U securities, how- and first class ¢ y markets rema 1s report that the ily of © are w t ¢ frequent primo discounts there percent, 1 ish ca wilingto the surplis of funds at this stutemnen D sociated bank will be t ‘ ‘ondition of monetary all ( asod firmness i the absence of “ sent of American securities or the aspect tales generally abroad. The borrowing de " sk, and loans were made atl ie per The opening price was 148 's, followed a0 closing quotation, The advance to 148%, th any of sf by this day’s steamers agerngated & ‘ 1 the Ville de Paris took $58,000, the tormania $3,000, the City of Boston $15 and the Helvetia $10,000, maki or the week $152,375, Phe st mts of and bullion from this port anid ace the Ist o7 May, have been as under- " Amount. Week ending. Amount. Ma 30 5 May 1 May 19. May 26. Tuly 28: Angnst 4 August I, 3,190 409,405) 8 18 1 rt 2 of the m 1 e 2 148 Wednesday. 149 Thursday. 1 M8 a tay » 8 148 rday x ties 148% 1845 J oreign exchange was inactive, and the rates nominally yostertay. The quotations for consols and srities ia London were as subjoined on the mentioned July 28. August 6 Angust 9. ‘ BIG a 88350 8TH ST 1 a 083g 6 k - 4514 1 (ex. div.) 75 (ex. div.) Mining stocks were dull gory Gold erday At the frst board Consolidated 1 $1 90 higher than at the same time $17 25: Downleville Gold 4c., sell- ng at $1 12, Walkill was 4c. lower, selling at $1 20. il an Gold sold at ; New York Gold $1 30; Smith & Parmelee $9 (3. 3); Texas Se.; Benton $1 35. The Commeasioner of Interna! Revenue has decided that the act of March 3, 1865, amended July 13, 1866, mposing a tax of ten per cent upon banks and banking associations for paying out the notes of said banks, does not apply to private bankers doing business without a charter, Lf, however, 9 private banker receives and pays out the notes of State banks as the agent of a national banking assoctation, State bank or banking as- sociation, the statate of liability is credited. An official roport bas been made to the British govern. mout respecting railways in india which includes the following statistios :-— The length of the open line ha en incre: during og May 1, 1866, from 2.945 hus shown is distri Peninsula, 116 st Indian, 241, miles. and the Panjab’ 208 iniles—making a total of 388!, miles, The following table snows the length of each line already open for traific, and the extent remaining to complete them :— —Wileeny Lines, Sancti. m Road. —UWimate Cont -— Titles of the Tota’. Per M. Fast India ° ey x 17.000 ao ving out the lines ‘ 4,061 wileh is not estimated, S48', £60411,000 £17,092 250 miles 31% miles open, It bas already, measures for th Ming of a ereater ex. tent, and a suil further increase of a double system is in contemplation The fore ne oes have been constructed under the guaranteed d under m. The undertakings which were not uaranteed system are the Indian id the Indian Trarwway. The Branch ned 4 line fron Nulhatee, on the East Jabad, 2 and are now building Hranch Fatiwa Company have Indian, to avnpore tot w. The expenditures on wil amount ¢ it £400,000, ‘The Indian npany pave opened a line in the Madras n Arconum to Com am, 19 miles, ata cost of £4,000 per mile, Neither of those is of more than local tmportauce, The total expenditnre on the tines open and in course of fconstruction to May 1 amor to £60,645,000, of which expenditare £22,000.000 was made in England and £38, 64 . The amonot raised to the same date was £60,869,000, of which £47.990,000 is in share capita), and £12,890,000 in n ne |r nd ex] roads under the guarantend system f gu at nteed in 1985-06 aro given st i Ae toreat paid i Frast India The total intore and the total from E The ne : Y 4, redncing the net payment by government vy at of the guarantoe to £1,445, ment advances remain «en on thé future ear t The business transacied at the Sub-Treasury in city to-day wae as fe Receipt $2,052,411 For onatom on Paymen 1405 OL Goid . Balance 120,444 The Mlinvia Centrat Kailtoad Company ¢ July, 1866 July, 1860 Decrence this year In the Land Depart amounted to 6,940.40 acres, tor $78.20, to % $4,014 for town lot sales, making the source $82,210, The cash collected dining amounted to $128,060 The earnings of (he Atlantic and Great Wester road for June, 1866, wore, . June, 1865, Increaee this year... teens The earnings for July, 1966, were July, 1965... Decrears. one. a NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST 12, 1866. NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE. | Sarvnoar, August 11, 463, irst Session—10:30 A. M. 500 shs Erie RR pref 76 | 300 Hudson Riv RR, 120 | $000 UH", 25000 do 10000 1s Mey 10900 US 5°. 10-40, © 997% 112i 12001'n,7 3-10,2s, sm 1043 le, 3500 do. . 105 400 do 125, 1000 Tenn 6 67 200 Cloy & Pitts RR, 874; 4000 d 684 200 GO...ce0005 87. 15000 Tenn 6's, 6556 1000 —do.....24¢ 87 2000 Tenn 6's, 92 «62500 Mioh S& NInd 864 2 wees eD80 8554 1000 N Car new bis. 624% 200 do 1000 NY 7's boun In 1043, 200 do. . 85 5000 300 do, 2de Bb 8000 100 Ili Cen B 122 10000 O& Miss eet 03% 2 do, 122% 2000 NYCen 7's, '76 100'¢ 28 dO... 0.00. 128 10000 Penin ist mtge 83 29 Cley, Col Cin RR 114 1000 Hud R 2dsfb 103 100 Chic ’& NW 36 2000 Harlem Ist mtge 101 400 do. 15000 Pitts, FW&C 3d 8814 200 do. .2d call 353% 10000 C & Altinc bds 92 600 Chi &NW pref.. 67 1000Morris&E’xist m 9334 600 a -. 61% 2000 Mich C S's nlo'n 113 wMich ous fdbds 953% Quital ok Istimtge LOL 100011, L & W 2d mg 102% 5000 Clev&P 4th mtge 763% Cum Cl pref 4734 100 Canton Co,...... 52 LOOQuicks Min Co.b15 60 500 Lehigh & Sus Co. 3 100 Kosten Wat Pow. 30 200 dO wee eee ++ 105% 10ON ¥ Cont RR. 1059 10 NJ Central RR. 125 0! 100 Del, Lack&WRR. 162% 400 Pitts, FW&CHRR do..2d call 101% do. do vee. ve 108 200 Chi & Alton pref 110 COURT OF SPECIAL SESSIONS. “his Court duly convoned yesterday at the Tombs. ‘There was along calendar of petty larcony and aasanlt and battery eases to be woighed in the stale of justice by their Honor: and Dowling, Among others + A POCKETRO OR CASE. John MeCormick was called, John had been enjoying himself along with several parties ina lager beer saloon in the Bowery, and was happy in the possession of about $100, ‘Tho prisoner, Jobn Shea, suggested that he world give lis fiend a pocketbook to carry his money safely, Mr. Show took the money to put in the purse, and handed it hack to John No. 1, who bnttoned it safely in bis breast pocket t morning a $20 bill was to be missing, and John No, 1 became with the idea that Mr, Shea had d him false, and retained the money instead of put- the purse the day previous, An officer was and swe arrested Shea, but found nothing The prisoner was discharged for A STORMY PETRED. or half’ of Lehmus Storner, d get drank once a fortmght at pree ho beat her, entirely forgetting vows he made at the altar. In extenuation 1 he took care of herself and children except sutenved to ten days in the Peni- swore that t least In tentiary PRACTICAL AMALGAMATION. Ward, an Amo’ Ireland, complained that gro, had committed an assault and bat. her, Mr. Ward was led ont of the caboose and asserted that the woman had attempted to shoot 1 the same time pointing to bis head, as the placo ‘e th i shot might bave penetrated. Having appearance of being simed against more thau sin- ng, He was let go. E\SILY PREVAILED UPON, Joseph Quin, a progressive youth of seventeen, “had been provaded”’ (o see an ancient nympth named Ann She har ‘costed him while in company with er saloon in the Bowery, and sveing him f money thought he might spar only But she stole his purse, con- Miss Ann sald she saw the lad give one man, and that he treated her to soda water, The Judge found that Ann should have six months in FRENJH CLAIMS IN MEXICO. S me Financial Secrets from ‘the French Blue Book. Correspondence Between Drouyw éo bkays and M. Dano, French Minister in Mexico. Napoleon Willing to Take Forty Mil- lions in Depreciated Paper for His Sixty Million Debt. “Mecessity Prompts Mapoleon to Abate His Demands.” Excitement Among the French im Mexico. COMMENTS OF MARSHAL BAZAINE’S ORGAN. ee & ae ‘The Correspondence. OUT DE LHUYS TO M. DANO, FRENCH MINISTER 1 MEXIO0, Paris, August 14, 1865. Sm—I am in receipt of your despatches up to the 10th of July. What you write concerning our claims attracted my attention In a most particular manner. You were right in judging that the necessity which existed for a speedy settlement with our countrymen would prompt us to abate ‘n some measure our legitimate demands, Tam of opinion myself that tho settlement in round figures, which you have pro; for adoption to the government of Maximilian, would be on the whole advantageous to our citizens and, of course, acceptable ty ua For this reason I would request you to insist in the most urgent manner, in order to obtain without delay the adherence of the Mexican government to the plan of seitiement which you bave arranged. Receive, xe. DROUYN DE LHUYsS. ‘TUR FRENCH MINISTER IN MEXICO TO THE MINTER OF FORKIGN AFFAIRS, Mexico, September 28, 1865. Exorttaxoy—t have received the despatch which you did me the honor to address me on the 14th of August last. Your Excellency having thought fit to approve the settlement ina lump which I proposed for adoption to the government of the Emperor Maximilian, in order to arrive at a speedy conclusion of this business relating to French claims, I bave resumed, with renewed activity, this important negotiation, which, however, I had not for one moment Int out of sight. T have this day tho satisfaction of being able to an- nounce that my efforts have not been altogether frait- less, and that f signed yesterday an agreement which, if { mistake not, will setisfy every interest at stake in this matter, Be pleased to accept, &c., DANO, Certain modifications in form having become neces- sary, the ratification of the above-mentioned agreement was delayed some time. ‘The principal potnts in it, how- ever, are set forth below. According to this plan the total indemnity due to France for injuries done to the persons and property of her citizens by Mexican govern- order to make the scales balance. Sho rushed frantically ty her quarters followed by a public guardian. Joseph Quin was sharply reprimanded and told to keep better company, otherwise the House of Refuge had a vacant chair for him, STRIKING HS MOTHER. Mrs. Taylor, a negress, had her bad son, John Taylor, sent up to the Island four months for striking and cutting her. The woman swore he was a desperate child, that she had dono everything for him, and he did not pay his board. He was physically a perfect genus homo of Airican descent, COMPLAINT AGAINET A SCAVENGER, OMicer Campbell complained against Thomas Bealo, a night scavenger, who recently, at twelve o'clock mid- night, was driving along Grand street, and the filth of his cart was deposited’at every jolt in the street, in direct violation of the rules of the Board of Health. ‘Tho scavenger was fined $10 for his carelessness, ‘Adjourned till Tuesday next. . THE WATIONAL GAME., Mutuul vs. Union, of Lansinaburg. The match between these clubs, which was to have been played on Thursday, bat which was postponed on account of the rain antil yesterday, came off on the Mutual's ground, at Hoboken, and resulted in # hand- some victory for the Unions, who outplayed their oppo- nents in every way; fielding and batting well, and show- ing the Mutual, as other clubs have been shown this season, that “countrymen” are dangerous chaps to fool with, The acore is as follows:— UNION. Abrams, o. f. MeAtee, & sees wensworth, Lat b., Ward, 24 b. nade, Penfield, ‘34 McCune, r. f MUTUAL, Rl cocscorem mean? Fly catches—Union, Time of game—Two Expert vs. Unknown. ‘These two junior clubs played quite a close and well contested match at Hoboken on the 9th inst., which resulted in a victory for the Expert by a score of 20 to 13, im seven innings. Contest, of Brooklyn,iive. Irvington, of New Jersey. The match between the above named clubs, played yesterday afternoon on the Star grounds, at Brooklyn, was one of the most pleasing and nicely played games of the season. Both sides were out in full force and with a few exceptions played well up to the mark. Of the Contest nine, Shannon, Janes, Van Pelt and Tompxins deserve notice, and of the Irvingtons, Leonard, Craw- ford, Buckley and Walters, The umpire's post was well filled by Mr. Chapman, of the Atlantic Club, who kept the pitchers well d to their work and delivered his decisions clearly and promptly. The score of the gate is as follows :— CONTEST. IRVINGTON, a OR. R. Sf, 5 i 3 adh 3.2 . Pe . 5 Boone, Ist b. 1 tM. Campbell, ist » o Janes, ¢ 4 1 Sweezey, 2d by : 2 Van Heli, Lf. 30 2 Craw reeeeae TaN Tompkins, §. 6 [1 3M. Campbell, 6. f 3 3 Shanwon, Sd b.., 2 2 Leonard, 34} 3 3 Garvey, 6. f 3 2 Buckley, « 1 Davenport, p 5 0 f. 1 Total a mn Ut, 24. Sek Mh. Sth. 6th. 70). 811.04, Total. CVrr 2 Se. eo 2 Pen Re Hag Se A i une—Gibsou, 1; Swezey, 1; Leonard, 1; Buckley, 1, Lewis, 1. Struck out—Gibson, 2; M. Campbell, 1. ‘ton bases—Coniest, 6 times: Irvington, 3 times, 7; Contest, i ea—Irvingion, §: Contest, 1 12 mes; Irvingrou, § times. Hest. 2 uckley, B: Jan Da vey, 4; Shannon, 1; nes, 4 phell, Ly danes, 4, Daven. ‘an Pelt, 1. Balls mufled—Sweerey, 4; Leonard, 2; M. Campbell, 1; HW. Campbell, 1; Shanuon, 1 ; Double piay—Buckley with Walters and M. Campbell, 1 Scorern— Meas rum and Eaton Umpire—Mr. Chapman, of the Atlantte Club, Time of Game—Two hours and foriy five min mi Wild throws—Buekley Shannon, 1: Boone. |; Brokers Versus Bankers. A match between picked nines of Brokers’ Clerks and Bank Clorks was played on the grounds of the Active Club, of Hoboken, on Wednesday afternoon, the Sth inst, The following is the score — AROKERS’ CLERKS. i CLERKS. Phayerw OR, Pin 0 Rush, 2b... 4 6+ Thoma 1 Howie, tat 0 2 Northrup, ts a) ' 2 2 Pettit, hf... 6 Ww 141 Brentnall ec 0 ( [40 1 Burwell, dab... 5 Le 3. 1 Connell’e. £ | y 1 32 8 Lapton, 1 3 0 Ah ‘ 43 Tw, a 31 : from the dry goods commission houres ©. Howe & Co, and Sprague, Cooper & Colburn ed a match game of five innings at the Elysan ieids, Hoboken, on Saturday, the Lith inst, with the following re uw 6 4 Ls Petal, ns, Cooper & Is. Rearare for or Spragie, Cooper Soorere ments or agents is fixed in bulk at the sum of forty mil- lions of francs. This amount is to bo paid in Mexican bonds, at par, and the French government is to divide these among its citizens who bave claims, according to its own judgment of what is proper and convenient. The French government has already in hand, as trustee, a payment on account amounting to twelve millions of francs in bonds of the first Mexican loan, which was negotiated ‘im Paris at sixty-three. These twelve millions should re- present, at par, the sum of sixteca millions four hundred and forty thousand francs. The remaining tweuty-three millions five hundred and sixty thousand francs shall be paid in bods of the same issue, at par, through the Mexican financial commission established at Paris, After having delivered the bonds for this amount of forty millions of francs, the Mexican government is to be considered aa free trom all liability as regards the claims of Frenchmen that shal! have been preseuted up to that date; and, the French government binds itself not to in terveno in favor of any claims that may be presented thereafter for past damages. Asa Consequence of ths settlement article twelve of the agreement signed at ‘Miramar on the 18th of April, 1864, is abrogated in 60 far as it celates to French claims, THE MINISTER OF FORKIGN AFTAIRS TO THK FRENCH MINIS- TER IN MEXICO. Pann, November 14, 1865. Sim:—I have laid before the council of Ministers the pian of settlement which you transmitted in your des- patch of September 2%, and it was made the subject of special deliberation. Two questions were raised and dis- cussed in succession, namely; the amount of our indem- nity, and the manner of payment requisite. When the government of the Emperor decided upon accepting a settlement in the lump of French claims, Marsbal Ba- zaine was instructed to demand for that object of the Mexican government the remittance of fifty millions of franca in bonds of the second Mexican loan. ‘These were to be added to the twelve millions of bonds (loan of 1864) already in our hands, under the terms of the Miramon agreement. The sum required by us at this time is about the amount which the French commission, appointed after- wards by yourself to examine the question, pointed out ag required to indemnify our countrymen in an equitable manner, say $12,754,; ‘rhe plan of settlement which you have signed with M. César fixes the total amount of indemnity allowed our countrymen at only forty mil- lions of francs, payabie in Mexican bonds at par; and in these forty millions are included the tweive millions aiready in our hands, There is, then, a wide difference between the figure which you have ‘accepted and what After we considered ourselves justitiable ‘n claiming. having, however, weighed carefully the have prompted you to make this amount t settlement, the government of the Ewperor has approved your determination. His Majesty the Emperor Maximilian, having shown his readiness, on his side, to agree to the figure of forty millions of francs; and your private information war- ranting you in the belief that that amount might, in the Jast resort, suffice for the indemnification of our country men, it bas appear.d more conformable to French in- Verests that a solution should be hastened by even abat- ing in some measure our legitimate demands, rather than by maintaining them, and tin settlement for which our citizens have waited £0 low In accepting the amount of indemnity set do your pian of settlement, we could not, however, the manner of payment stipulated "therein. there would be a difficuity tor the Mexican government to foltil the agreement in the manner prescribed. Ac cording to the terms proposed, the twenty-three mill ons five hundred and sixty thousand francs, which would have to be liquidated in order to complite the forty millions of indemnification, are to be remitted in bonds first loan, at par, by the Mexican Commission of Finances in Paris, * Now the following circumstances render the titeral ex ecution of this ciause impracticable at present. For while the French Treasury, making uso of (he pr granted to it at the time the second loan was nego. Uated, converted the bonds that hail been delivered in pursuance of the Miramar treaty into securities similar to those that had been emitted in 1865, and afterwards ne- gotiated them, the vexican Commission likewise (ook ad. vantage of the same occasion to act in like manner with the bonds of the 1864 loan (hat remained in its bands At the present time, then, that commission has nota single boad of the first loan in its pessession to use in iftment of the plan now under consideration, The Mexican government should already be aware of this fact because at the time it was notified of (he transa tion. Hence anew combination must be substituted for the one contemplated in the present plan of settioment. As the conversion of bonds of the iirst loan was optional, itis more than probable that the ive huadred thousand bonds of the second issue will not be all ured, because a number of the holders of the 1564 six per cents will fail tage of the privilege granted them, Heuco f Finances thinks that there will remain a tity of unemployed bonds of the new Indeed, the engagements entered into by the Mex: tin ian of settlemen' uh It } is, consequently, in bonds of this second issue, and not in those of first loan (as prescribed the terms of the plan) that the 23,660, franca, specified in article four can be remitted; and, in this state of the case, pray you to request that’ the neceasary orders be for warded to the Mexican Commission of Finances in Paris, fo that itmay hand over to us so much of the remainder of thees new bonds ag may be necessary to cover the AMOUNT Above stated. Receive, 66 ve DE LAYS kit IN MEXICO TO THE MINISTER OF FORKIGN APPATRS. Maxtco, December 28, 1865. The despatch which you did me the honor neon the Léth of last November came to THe PRESCH MON Brexiipsey of writing te hand on the Mth inst, On the day I took active measures to have the agreement, which Isigned for the settlement of our elaima, m din what relates to the kind of bonds countrymen, At first I met with lively opposition. The Emperor and M. de Castillo maintainet (what i fact) that the settlement with bonds of the racond iaewe (a place of those of the first would be more onerous to the Mexican treasury, as the conversion of the first bonds into those of the second issue and the aettioment of the differences ip premium had orcasion ed pretty consiserable ont However, I manifested so much urgency that T my demand on the fol lowing day. 1 made them understand that it was ne. to plac peror Napoleon and his govern- meat in @ position to announce be! the French Cham. | bera that the matter of French claims upon Mexioo is most decidedly settied. In order that there could be no doubt yo the subject amd that the concession which I asked should ave @ decidedly oMcial character. 1 payable too Jay stil longer the | Drought about an exchange of notes with M. de Castillo upon the matter, ‘The clause accordance with which the sum of 23,560,000 francs, in bonds of tho first loan at par, were to'be ‘delivered to us, having become impracticable on said first loan, it remains acount of the conversion settiod that we are to receive that amount in such bonds ‘of the second issue as remain ainemployed, ‘The Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs has given in- structions in this sense to the Mexican Minister at Paris, and the Mexican Commission of Finances there {5 to hand over the bonds as soon as the agreement shall havo been ratified. Tahal! await the instructions of your Excellency to know what changes are to be made in the wording of @eagreoment, Please to aecopt, &e, DANIO, $5 FRENCH MINISTER IN MEXICO TO THE MINISTER OF FOR- BIGN A¥PAIRS. Mxxtoo, Jan, 18, 1866, Excerimscy—You are aware thatI have already ob- tained from the Mexican government the stipulation that our claims shall be paid in bonds of the second genes, sceond loan, The Mexican tion at Paris has received advices to the same effect; but the Under-Secretary of Finances had not received the order to deliver the bonds to us, According to him they are not to be delivered until after the agreement shall have been officially ratified. I have opposed this view, which is calculated to cause further delays, As both governmenis are agreed regarding the altera- tiona to be made in the plan of settlement, tt should be considered as morally ratified. M. César being now ab- sent, the Emperor baa sent me from ( hapuitepec a tele- gram, in which he notifies me that M. Lanuiais is autho- rized to give the necessary orders to the Mexican Com- mission of Finances at Paris. I sent the telegram to our Counsellor of State on tbis Mexican misxion (M. Langlais), but he, as I supposed he would, considers himself unauthorized to give any orders, seeing that be bears no official charaxter, However, I have asked him to write to M. Fould, or to M, de Germiny, and to annex the telegram to his letter, in order to show what were the Emperor Maximilian’s in- tentions. To-morrow 1 shail try to get M. do Castillo to have orders telegraphed for the formal cecaslis 4 of the bonds, Please to accept, &o. ANO, ‘THE FRENCH MINISTER IN MRXI0OO TO THR MINISTER OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, Mexico, Feb, 9, 1866. Exorinency—M, de Castillo informs me that instruc- tions are about to be forwarded for the delivery to you, by the Mexican Commission of Finances in Pars, of 46,120 bonds of the second series, second loan, repre senting tho balance of our indemni'y, twenty-three milhons five hundred and sixty thousand francs. The Minister of Foreign Affairs requests at the samo time that the agreement of September 27 be ratified by the Emperor of the French, so that it may afterwards pass through the same formality at the hands of the Emperor Maximitian, after the necessary alterations shall have been made’ in the wording of certain articles of said agreement, Vicase to accept, &c. DANO, Newspaper Comments. [From L’Estafotte, of Mexico City.] FRESCH CLAIMS, ‘Tho publication of the djplomatic documents relating tothe convention of September 27 haa stirred up our whole Fronch population, Wo are unwilling to pass a hasty judgment upon a matter of 0 much weight; and, for this reason, we will seek for enlightenment from par- tios better versed than ourselves in financial affairs before wo attempt to treat a subject that interests so large a number of our follow countrymen. At present, we can do no more than present to our readers some general considerations, We have been asked, “Does this convention cover all claims; and 1s ‘the sum of forty millions of francs,’ set apart in a lump for claimants, intended to satisfy all the legitimate claims sanc- tioued by the commission?” To this we answer un- hesitatingly and upon official authority that this sum of forty millions is to cover merely claims anterior to Sep- tember 27, 1865. Ax to those which have been presented siuce or may yet be handed in a new settlement is to be made, ‘The question which gives most concern, however, is to know whether the present settlement can seriously be regarded as an acceptable one, when it brings no other security than bonds that are becoming discredited. ‘These bonds of the second loan were issued at three hun- dred and forty francs; they are to-day quoted at one hundred and thirty-nine; in six months they will fall to one hundred, later to fifty. If it comes to this the twenty: ‘oe million spoken of in these official documents will be a payment made in derision—a financial pw of smoke. It ‘woutd be, in the end, equivalent to about ten or twelve per cent on the stipulated amount. Hence we may cast all anxiety aside, for such a result is simply impossible. ‘The second Mexicar loan has been virtually guaranteed by the French government: for tt was al the recom. mendation of the Minister of Finances and of the general and loca) revenue oilicers of the empire, that six thou- sand families, composed of mech , workmen and farmers, invested their savings in these bonds thus officially patronized. We may then rest assured that the French government remarns respeusible for the pay- ment of this loan, anid we know from good authority that, fay from shirking the respomubility, it is conside: the expediency of converting the lotfery loan into French three per cents, and that the conversion will be made before six months. From this point of view the seitle- ment would present a serious aspect, and would be sat- isfactory. Some further light, however, should be thrown upon this point. Many of our fellow-countrymen have heen considering the expediency of calling a mveting of ciaimants to take the matter calmly into consideration. We shall an nounce the day, the hour and piace of the meeting when Wo shalt! ‘e learned then. ALONG THE HUDSON. Robberies at Ponghkeepsie—Arri torious Character—Sad Effects of Ram—The Water Shoe Man—Man Killed on a Pile Deiver—A Boat Race—Steambont Talk Bont Burned on the Hudson, &e. Povcuxenram, August 9, 1866, ARRE®T OF A NOTORIOUS CHARACTER, For some time past iis city has been infested with thieves, who haye taken every opportunity to ply their trade, Men have been met on the public streets after dark, knocked down or throttled and robbed, the vil- jains who perpetrated the robbery in every instance managing to escape, But a very short time since a man was robbed iu Clover street, while on his way to his home, about twelve o'clock at night. The person who robbed him seized him by the (uroat and took tiv money from his pocket, A few days afterwards a man uamed Cabill was arrested, charged with the offeuce, and lodged in jail, the arrest and offence being published. To-day the following letter in relation to Calill received by Acting Recorder Vincent, of this cit Merroroutan PoLice Drermer, of n No- werner No. 22.) New Von, August 3, 1808, Recorder Vixcent:— Sit—L see by te papers the arrest of James Cahill for robbery. Me isan old hand at (be business. aad also shoves: connierfelt, money, He lias hereto! tiv place, ill be «good thing for the e extreme penalty of the Inw. His Yours respectially, 20, W. WHUTMAN, ation House 47, Kighth OMicer Twenty-« and Ninth avenues, CRIME IN POCOMK ERPS, Asa proof that Poughkeepsie and vicinity have been overrun wilh lawless characters lately, I have only to State that the county jail ss fairly packed with criminals, including murderers, burglars, barnburners and one or two persons charged with rape, all of whom will occupy the attention of the September Court of Sessions, AD RPFRCTS OF RUM was sent out of town Inst week x, Her husband is said to be A wealthy New York merchant owuing property to the amonnt of half a million of doltars, She was arrested three times while im a beastly oxication. When sober she talks fluentiy, is t educated and writes a beautiful hand, Her failing is rum. One day she oatered a book store, and seating her: selon a chair, fainted. As she slowly revived she called for brandy, her fainting being a ruse to obtain the stimu. lant. She is rather prepossessing ia appearauce, and has highly respec this county. 1H MAN. The “water shoe’? man, who is matched against a Now York double scull boat, is training for the event, which Will take piwe shortly, The greatest secrecy is main- tamed as to the exact day of the race and where it will take place, in order to avoid the larce crowds which at tend important aquatic contests. I shal! be present at (he aflair and forward you a report thereof. MAN KILLED ON A PILE DRIVE) ery of a pile driver. 8, and he was drawn down in sp to reloase him. ‘The cogs struck bis ar the efhow, and bruising and mangling | tn such a horrivle manner that nott 1d bo save Lis life, He was removed to Schodack w died at clevon PM, noat Rac A boat race came off here t vens, of the four oared Poughk ette Tomy kins came in six leng Wooden aud Edward T boats, rowed in % sreaMnoaT TALK A statement bax been made (hat the steamer (hauncey Vibbard made wer beat ran to Newburg on Saturdaw last by five minutes, In deep water she made twenty-eight turns a minute. This is said to be two turns a ininnte more than was ever made by any other b Certain friends of the Vibvard, who saw bor speed on Saiurday offer to wager $10,000 that she can beat any steamboat in the world. Ceriain friends also of the Mary Powell ar willing to cover the sum named, or double ‘the amount on that fleet steamer, Steamboat men are daily ing the matier rims pont was destroyed by fre at Von W ata late hour fast night lars T learn that» Point, near A tw at this Lime uf wi ting to learn partic Inman Trocarre Beewine —As surely as smoke evidences of Are, so surely does every appearance ind) cate serious India troubles. The diplomatic report Jost made by the commissoners, who evidently desire to expensive and signal’ failure to secure peace ith responsible chiefa, is fast being replaced by that goto prove they were imposed ane, who sent irresponsible chiefs to of recuring substantial fact upon by the tnt treat with tho commissioners for the pi fations and presents at the same time Intending to re Ete sie nasa ro 7 represeate em, amen Bulletin, Aware so 4 Tip Top House; the Summit Honge is a few feet lower, on There are many New York yachts here, and sailin, | the north, Both houses are securely lashed by Parties are consinutly on the go—the amateur maie t to the rock, in order to withstand tho force of the and the black-eyed Sisane, with their jau ‘& shoe in going down; it was put on again, but came off & second and was lost, We arrived safely at the PUGROURE PLASES. tol’ Sring, out Hollander and his wife walking all the ym the summit. QUA WHITE MOUNTAINS CORRESPONDENCE. ‘rom here it was plain sailing, as I thought; but who eee can tell what dangers will come? | bad entirely forgot- Warrs Mountains, N. H., August 1, 1566. A TRIP TO MOUNT WASHINGTON, It {a not a little surprising that the white hills of New Hampabire, affording as they do such a variety of grand scenery, should have been heretofore a place of 80 little Teaort to the pleasure secker, Nowadays, however, every body is turning his feet thitherward, as if making up for lost time; and, as everywhere else, “shoddy” is in the ascendant, It is astonishing what a vulgar class of people, and what numbers of them, one moots at all the popular resorts here, Even the stage drivers say, ‘the people who come to the mountains now are a very differ- ent looking set from those who used to come before the war,”" But so itis; and if we have to endure it surely we are justified in laughing at tho mistakes they make. They merely go because it is fashionable, and having a superfluity of greenbacks they come here to got rid of them, Most of them think that each mountain occu- pies an tsolated position on a vast plain. The “Notch” is believed to be an incision in the summit of Mount Washington, as if a cut downward were mado with a knife in the upper portion of a pear. Approach- ing the obyect of their journey they stretch out their necks to look for “the notch," and ply the driver with all sorts of quest’ons. Our country cousins when in the city aro universally made sport of, and now hore they return it with compound interest on the green ones, and truly they have enough to keep them busy, The lady who supposed tie birches were painted instead of grown in their white apparel, was only one of a thousand equally unsophisticated travellers, ‘Tho first printed mention of the White Mountains is in John Joaselyn's ‘‘New*England Rarities Discovered,”” printed in 1672, The author spent fifteen months in New England on his first visit in 1638, and eight years on his second in 1663, He did not, however, explore the moun- tains, for, according to Winthrop’s History, to Darby Field is due the credit of that pioneer labor, Accom- panied by two Indians he climbed Mount Washington in 1642, Both Josselyn and Field published glow- ing accounts of the mountains, but in many cases their imaginations ran far beyond their ve- racity. The next ascent that we hear of was by a “ranging company’? in April, 1725, In March of 1746 another party ascended, and were much alarmed by the noise of falling rocks, not knowing at first. what thoy were. Until about 1771 no one except Indians dwelt in the neighborhood of the mountains. The earliest white men who passed through the Notch were Timothy Nash and Benjamin Sawyer, whose names are perpotuated among the hills—some ungranted land having long been, known as Nash and Sawyer’s locations, From the year 1184 explorations of the mountains grow more and more frequent, especially by scientific men, until now they are visited by thousands annually—more, however, for the purpose of “cooling of” than for any scientific pur- poses. This was what Induced your correspondent to follow in the stream of fashion, urged on by the addi- tional hope of being benefited by the bracing mountain ten that in eseaping Scylla we had yet Charybdis to en- counter, and I can assure you, from personal experience, that it is not at all a pleasant sensation to one who does not pride himself upon horsemanship to suddenly fad your horse rearing and kicking and turuing round aw round, &, Alaat the hornets wera upon me——or rathe on my horse—and for a few minutes it was rather unde cided as to whether I was to remain on or get unrere moniously pitched off into the nest, Provident esca, is latter attention at my horae’s heel liberal application of the essence of birch soon out of reach of further danger in that quarter ther incident occurred till we hed the hotel, ats quarter before nine, where every one wanted to ki “Why wo were go late?” to which question, cousideri: all we had been through, I felt justified in maintaining dignitied silence, OUR NEWPORT (R. |,) CORRESPONDENCE. Newrort, August 5, 1836. The commencement of the second week of Augu® finds Newport still languishing under the cloud of neg- lect which has lowered upon the place since the open ing of ‘theseason.’? Pleasure seekers seem to have determined to give this watering-place the “ go by’ thi summer, whether from a disposition to retaliate for pas extortions or to avoid a repetition of them, or because they find as much health and amusement in other place and at more economical rates, Iam unable to say. Th fact is patent that the fashionables have not come h yet, and there does not appear much prospect that t intend to do so. Those most particularly interested : having a crowd of visitors here have been all along cor plaining of the unusual dulness which has prevail since ‘ June mecting,”’ and exhibited nervousness whk bespeaks a depletion of purses, an outgo without a ce responding incoming of the sinews to keep t hotels alive. At this time in previous years ti rooms were cither full or engaged, and th promise was encouraging for a@ profitable rr turn for hotel investments and cateriag, but now ther is plonty of room and to spare, and so it will probabl ‘ve to the end of the season. The Ocean House has abou two hundred guests, with @ capacity to accommodat nearly four hundred, The Fillmore House is only abou half full, and the same may be said of the other hotela. Of course this state of things causes the proprietor of the places of fashionable resorts to look “blue! an exhibit signs of discontent. They may manage to com out of the season whole, but there is no hope for ther to realize the enormous profits of preceding y cars. Those who are here manage to pass the time ver agreeably. If thore isan absence of a crowd there a more comfort and geniality, so that what is lost of @ citement 1s made up ina quietand good time generally There is more attention paid to yachting this year thar _ formerly, and thoss who have the privilege ontor into the sport with more zest and intorest than have heretofore been manifested. The inner harbor presents 4 pleasant sight, dotted as it is so plentifully with the ‘trim built craits, beautiful in form and gay with buntin I noticed on Friday the following vessels of the Ni York Yacht Club, viz: the Haze, Restless, Haley: Alarme, Idicr, Magic, Widgeon, Peerless, and the n acht of Mr. Bradtord. For some days past the weal) has been unfavorable for rendering a trip to $ altogether as pleasant as it might be, The wind has bee too high, and a short chopping sea has prevailed, ‘Th time, however, has been spent in short excursions rt w bay and around the several islands which abound her air, We, that is our party, consisting of myself and ano- ther—no, not another, bat a lady whom we will call a “cousin,” though she was not—arrived at the White Mountain House on the afternoon of July 21, and to our utter dismay found the woods on fire, smoke rolling about the mounta ns, so that ali idea of a view was dashed in a minute. However, Iam notone of : 4 the kind who look upon a grand mountain as 4a observa | ABOU. , These tips have, been render very ge tory upon an immense sale, and only ascend it in | prietors Por tho. vocsels. composing — the flor order to see what can be seen from the summit; but I tnink one of the grandest sights is the mountain itself, lifting its lofty brow six thousand feet in air, looking, a Schiller beautifully says— —— “for all your bared bro More gorgeously majestical than king Whose loaded coronets exhaust the mine. These philosophical views I tried hard to iiopres my ‘‘cousin,” who was entirely “unable to appre them, and forthwith retired to her room to arrange her “waterfall” (all ber own balr, too), which was out of order in some W Adelicious supper, however, aided by that best of sauce, hunger, cheered our “party” ap, and we were hoping’ for the best, when rain began to beat against the windows. And to make it still worse the clerk informed me that ho thought we wore going to have about four days of rain, as it had been preparing for it some time. “Very well, si,’ said 1, “then I shall retire to my virtuous couch, and sleep the sloep of childhood.” All might long it poured down in bucket- tuls, and each drop seemed as big asa bucket. ‘The next morning the rain bad ceased, but the clouds hung thick around the mountain, 80 that we could not sce more than halfof them. “Well, whatis tobe done?’ is asked, “Shall we venture or shall we not?” We ask the guide's opmioa, and he gives it, ‘Yeou carnt amost allers tell about the moy ot " Satisfactory, was'nt it’ Betwoen us I do noi Mink the guide wanted to go. However, after seeing the stages from the Crawford to the Profile snd Waum- bee houses come? agdga we decided tostart, A veritable Dotebroan and an American girl, bis wifg, joined our party, tnaking five, inelading the guide, And now began my troubles, AS s00n as we decided to go, my “cousin” wanted to know where my heavy overcoat and shawl and thick underelothing were, I remarked pleas. antly they were reposing quietly, I trusted, many miles where I bad left (hem id then followed a series “T would certainty , and I must borrow a shaw! or something,” dc. ested the propriety of getting herself ready and 1 would do tue same. Twill not attempt her outfit, but mine consisted of (iu addition to my usual clothing) a light overcoat and 4 flask of brandy “ in the gaide should be thirsty.” We did not get off until half-pasi nine, an hour later thau the usual time, We made the ascent on horseback, and here I will remark that toa lame man who has not been on a horse but once in twelve years (and then he was ou alittle runt of a pony), to take a twenty mite ride up such a road ae we went 1s ‘not what it is cracked ap to be, and espe vy when the horse yon are on is about as © you were astride of # rail which was violently agitated at both ends, If ever Lbestrde another such I hope be will throw me off, As we rode alony, the clouds gradi lifted xnd we bad every promise of a fair da On Friday evening the vessels of the Naval Acadet. squadron, the frigates Macedonian and Savannah, wi” the gunboats Marblehead, Saco, and the schooner Aine, ca, came to anchor in, the outer harbor from a cruis ‘To day mauy of the officers and midshipmen are enjoyi+ themselves with their friends on shore, and appea , be having a good time individually and generally. “Fort day’’ bas been inaugurated, and on Wednesdr afternoon the stream of carriages tends in a full cu Fort Adams, where there is a drill o€ the garrison music by the band for the edification of the visite, The improvements of the fort’projected in the late propriation by Congress have been commenced, and bo pushed forward with all possible activity. W: completed the additions to the tort will render it as ae, ly impregnable as a laud defence can-be made, General Grant is expected here, and is ps nen digs for. It has been stated that he would arrivs tt ist of August, and everyone is watching for his apy ance almost every morning now. Rooms have ng reserved for him at the Fillmore House, and should g come there will undoubtedly be a rush to the place ¢ his tem; sojourn. The General is regarded as @ Messiah of the season, and his coming will go far relieve the appretensions and the coffers of the b keepers, Itis tter of remark that very few visitors f the South have made their appearance in Newport seasom. They have either been restrained wine nioeity from making the annaal tour, or feel an ine sition to mingle with “shoddy'’ contractors or speculs y iu pretroloum. Whatever may be the cause of « x absence the dollars which they used to squander bm are inissed from the various tilts, OUR GREENPORT (LONG ISLAND) CORRESPONDENCE. Geexsrort, L. 1., August 7, 186: * Ic is somewhat marvellous that few of the hotels at ye various watering places throughout the country are doig well this season; but such is the case wherever I hag been. Karly in the spring landlords, in view of tq coming cholera sensation in the city, anticipating a ge. eral exodas from town to country, went into lavish og lays in enlargements, improvements and decorations, @ as to more thoronghly accommodate the vast crovg which it was so fondly anticipated wouldjthrong to ve country, more particularly to the seaside; but, ala} their fond dreams have proven sad hallucivations of thy brain, and they are sitting, like “patience on y ax the rain had put ont the fire in the 1 gti . v aire & woods and condensed the smoke, su that monument,” grimly contemplating the vacant chairs provided it should clear it would be glorious, | ‘ble. Those landlords who happened to hold the reins oi hotels and ‘‘ cottages by the sea’’ fondly imagined that their places wold most assuredly be patronized, inas- much as the doctors all agreed in 1849 that the cholera raged more fearfully in cousequence of the atmosphere being insufMciently charged with electricity; and know- — ing that salt air mixing with land elements generated a greater degree of electricity, felicitated themselves upom their good lu but, as I have said, have been doomed to disappointwent In this village there are some five or six he J comfort. — ably kept hotele, not pretending to the atyle of the great fashionable watering places, bat yet of @ corey, quiet, home character, which would be supposed to be just the thing for a person who required rest and relaxation from the whirlpool of excitement of the cities, The air is delightfully exhilarating here, the drives: magnificent, and che fishing and sniling in Peconic bay and the Sound unsurpassable. Parties are out daily and ‘The guide monopolized most of the conversation, and as we came along by a beautiful little spot where we crossed the brawling Ammonoosuc, he remarked that there was an immense nest of hornets somewhere about there. ." said T, as one of the villains stang me on the leg, “and I think J have found out where tt Is.” We went up over the old Fabian and got on with- out further incident until we reached the cold spring, where the guide left his horse, and made us dismount while ho fixed our saddies to prevent them slipping hack apon the horse, as the ascent proper beging here, it boing two and a balf miles to the summit, It is alone worth a journey tothe mouMains to get a drink of water from this spring, 80 cool and clear, coming, as it does, from the base of tue mountain. But on we start again, and proceed withont interruption til our Dutch friend's horse steps on a rolling stone and off be goes; wife sereams, but nobody is hurt, and mounting on we go II, whoa! ite the wife tht her horse has lost Tue guide anticipating such an event, howeve hammer and nails ready and puts it on, and on ‘p, stopping but three times more, once for the to kill a. partridge with a stone | bring home loads of bine fish, ehiquet, sen bass, Diack - oer are very sautherots, and stand fire like | Ssh and porgies. The novelty of witnessing the ground yoterans); once more because our Hollander | fshermen surround a shoal of a bundred thourand men- haden or bunkers at one banl, and safely land uMerons oj! factories, i# not the least at. e feature of the place. A’ few weeks since @ “shore seine’ surrounded four thousand hey the landed them safely, #t a time when they were bring) in your market fifieen cents a pound; but having means at hand to get them there, they were obliged « spread the most of them on the land ax manure. and has to be left, his rider walking y to the top, and inst, because wecome the steed becomes the rest of the wi to @ particularly slippery place on the rocks, guide helps the horses over one by one. And nc strike the carrage road from the glen on the east sid: the mountaiy, about an eighth of # mile from the 10% and canter gayly up to the stables, where we dismoun and a two minutes’ walk over the rocks brings us to tlie sailor hats and general satiah rig, aboond on alte which sometimes blows like mad. | The Tip Top House | a ey et si eet tour maiten fram here: beingw one of the pre contains 4 reception aud dining room, while the summit is composed of bedrooms, for those who w ‘There were a good many people the delightful village of routhel the whole island, where they lave established first time, this summer a very neat hotel the top come up over the carriage road, and expressed eprive that we hed come ou horseiack; we were | _ Ou the other side of Groenport, about @< ne UAT nized." As for the weather, when we reached | '* Orient-—the jumping off place into px (nlcOrales tent the summit it could not possibly have been better-—clear | “iner's bay, if anybody feels dispose,’ 0" ne ty and warm. [took my overcoat off it was so warm, Our | the Greenport hotels are fall, ape, i feo o guido said he had been up between three and four hw see some more friends from the #0leralc city, to belp um eujoy our delight ts pleasu vite Lang island Rasiroas 848 brushed up considerably thie suaneer. neven o™ engines have iately been jaced in Operation, alt waned after prominent perso ; # homed James Gordon Beanett dred times, and he did not remember by e day when he could seo as far and aa distinetly @ could then. And truly the view was superb, Onthe north and east Maine lay stretched out, her broad bosom dotted with | P numerous lakes, while fur away in the distance rolled tn of the engineers shill, end they could ace Borang; bet 1 have always fe : Theuevs of its namesake. even STATEN ISLAND NEWS. iq like a silver threat the wooded peaks of the | Tax Naw Qranavrive Renmsas,—The commissioners het ween; Lehi ppt oth eee ee Mh we ait, | Appointed for the erection of thowe buildings have at lavt Washington itself, the exeeeding desolation of wh selected a site on the west bank of the island, setwith. produces « sensation you can really f¢ net was 8 | standing ail the opposition they have hitherto sustain Nek ital roi = GPA ge by ‘i from the residents, ‘The buildings are to be commenced tumediatet y ia belie build the Ther cost isestimated at $400,000 It that the inhabitants will not tolerate any whatever for the purposes intende money so expended is so much f ishe Ope of the prineipal reasons they allege for this 1. Othe commyjesioners at on time selected a por) ou on Coney Taland, and at other points more sui! bie tor ther parpose than the one they have just decided and cur Duteh friend's of the atmosph 5 N wil and rusbedt at, with mr 4 clasped ee to where T hw ket, whieh T fe ast, crying, “Come to m: and then proceeded outside, col ing that my apirite were by no means Lost even while 1 was enjoying my triamph pint) then from my band, and my spirits ($2 the holf upon, but for reasons best known to themao! ee indeed were lot, Wat tempt Sugt ou the moan. | writ insist on locating Iton Staten Island,” and whic! taine os Well as eleewhere, = Nis’ twonape, o = at | the resdents are boand to oppose. be iowk, Virgil must Db ed, or her . . ” ‘eal noes: vod toreome down Mount Washington on A Dew Boy Wasim Astor —The dead body of a horceheck. He would nover DAVe written ‘Facile de- | man abo viyotive years of age was washed on shore seneus” if ho had Gone fh) it Bae my Ad in | at the leach a few days singe, Coroner Gould \ comparison with coming down, | Then bth J id a * vody, and the rendered : Fong ftp pers Boat * back at an angle of sixty beid 8 nuns Oe ee ih a dein eee five or Keventy degrees, and ride along the edge of pro: | Tere versie of an etnigrant belonging to one of the je of feet wide, where you cupices on a path a cou juires more ner look down a thousand feet or more, infected ships tn quarantine, be obtained froin the Corouer at Stapleton. or foot ‘img to own it, than I have got; but we , ‘ere oe eee a. I did not. intend to tne roat of if my Iife on the mountaig it became necessary to face the PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. the ge Genoral Frang Siegel passed through this city on Thare. tremely dangerous, day. Ata late houri a the evening, at the residence of airaid, as we could see by his brother, in Delancey strest anit be would never “hy number of German q dition (hey were thew appropriate remarks on (he occasion.