The New York Herald Newspaper, May 7, 1867, Page 6

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON ‘BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Cintra JAMES GORDON BENNETT, JR, MANAGER. BROADWAY AND ANN STREET. eee {HE DAILY HERALD, published every day in the year, Fourcents per copy. Annual subscription price, $1d. JOB PRINTING of every description, also Stereo- typing and Engraving, neatly and promptly executed at the lowest rates. Volume b>. >. 4) Oren renee . Ne. 1237 AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. near Broome ROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway, snetTue SHAMROOK. .L SISTERS’ NEW YORK THEATRE, oppo. site New ork Hotel—ALappin, tay Wonperrut Scaur— CurpeRnia. GERMAN STADT THEATRE, 4 and 47 Bowery,— Non Buve Lee, pase ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Irving place.—Tam | Iureera. ‘TROUPE OF JAPANESE ARTISTS LN ‘Tase Wowpzarun Feats. OKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIO.—Mapawe Ris. sont FAREWELL PERFORMANCES—ELISABETR, QUEEN OF Bxcias. ANCISCO MINSTRELS, 58 Broadway, opposite asMoromiian Wowlcin aie Bemorcan Rirekears: MENTS, SINGING, DANCING AND Bugiesquas.—Tar Black Cook—ImrexiaL Jaraness TROUPE. 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New Yerk, Tuesday, May 7, 1867. REMOVAL. The Naw Yorx Haxarp establishment is now located in the new Haran Building, Broadway and Ann street, NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS, Advertisers will please bear in mind that in order to have their advertisements properly classi- fied they should be sent in before; half-past eight ’cleck in the evening, | EUROPE. The news report by the Atlantic cable is dated yes- (erday, May 6. ‘The out-door reform demonstration in London passed off in perfect offer, There was a vart assemblage in Hyde Park, and the proceedings were entirely free from government interference. It te hoped that the lives of the Fenian Colonels Burke and Doran will be spared by commutation of the death a@entonce. The ice bas disappeared from the river Neva, ‘and the ports of St, Petersburg and Cronstadt are open to commerce. The Chinese rebels threaten the city of Nankin, and the rebeltion is extond!ng. Consols closed at 9114, for money, in London. Five- twontios wore at 71% in London, and 763; in Frankfort. The Liverpool cotton market declined 1¢ ofa penny, middling uplands selling at 11% pence, Breadetuffs qatet, Provisions unchanged, THE CITY. In tho Board of Aldermen yesterday a preamble and resolution was offered and siopted calling upon the Cor- poration Counsel to give his opinion, in view of one of the ancient charters of the city, upon the question whether or not the elty ba; the exolasive right to grant Liqeor licenses and appropriate the revenue thorefrom. ‘The Board of Councilmen met yesterday and con- oarred with the Aldermen in directing the Committee on Markets to inquire into the propriety of correcting abuses in the market system. A resolution was adopted directing the Mayor to interposo all the authority vested in him to resist the Police Commissioners should they ettempt to enforce the license ordinances which were repealed by the Common Corneil. The tax levy was considered and some amendments made to it, It was sent to the Aldermen for their action. The Councilmanic Committee on Law failed to sit yestortay for want of a quoram They adjourned till to morrow at noon. Superintendent Kennedy has issued an order calling the attention of police captains to the regulations in rof- erence to the driving of cattle through the streets and advising strict enforcement of the same. The anniversary meetings of the American Missionary Society, the Seamen’s Friend Society and the Union Theological Seminary, were held yesterday, business be- ing mainly confined to the reception of reports of officers. The Rey, Dr. Northrup, Dr. Thompson and Joha B. Gough addressed the Missionary Society on the subject of: the freedmen, and Henry M.. Booth, Edward H. GConter and others read essays before the Union Theological Sominary. Tho anniversary of the Amorican Seamen's Friend Society was held in Steinway Hisit, in the presence of about one thousand persons. ‘The Treasurer's report showed the receipts for the past year to bo $57,119 60 and the expenditure $53,205 98, leaving a balance of $3,820 62 to the credit of the Society. The Secretary's report showed extensive opera- tions by the society's agents, An Irishman named Farell was stabbed and killed by ® man named Sullivan, at 126 Mott street, yesterday afternoon, it is supposed in a fit of jealousy, the deceased having cohabited with Sellivan’s wife since January. Sutiivan gave himself ap to the authorities, Officer Gariand brought a prisoner to the Fourth Dis- trict Police Court yesterday under the improssion that Justice Kelly was presiding, but seeing Justice Con- nolly in the chair, attompted to withdraw with bis pris- Oner, when the Justice called citizens present to Prevent It, and would have proceeded with the trial, but the officer refused to make any charge, He was then lectured very severely by the Judge, his conduct being characterized as flagrant contempt He and the prisoner Wore then both discharged. Charies Amrhein, who was shot at a ball in Second Svenue on the 224 of April, died yesterday. Jonse Hor- ton is ander arrest on suspicion of having done the ‘shooting. The Shoemakers’, Housepainters’ and Horsechoers’ Aaseciations, of New York city, mes at their various halls last night to divouss the iabor quertion, No bust Mess of great importance was transncied ai oither moot. ing. The coachmakers of Newark are stil) on a =" ‘The Supreme Court, at Coneral Tern, vosterday ron- dered # decision reversing the sentence of death in the case of Charles B. Manuel, the negro, who was convi of murder in the first degree for killing Leary in Thompson street, in December jas, and ordey mew trial. Mr. Jastics Barnard yesterday rondersd decisions ‘the canes of the Mayor, &6., v8. Fernando Wool, ¢: , ‘and Christopher Pullman va. the same disso! ving tho \y Junctions In both actions, These injunctions rostrs the execution by the Comptroller of the lease for Years at $18,000 per amnum of the premises Nos nd 117 Nassan street, ' The case of Rose vs. The United Staies Toiograyl Company was argued on appeal from a Judgment jo Plaintiff's favor, in the Saperior Court, General Torm, yesterday, Tho action i# brought to recover doma, Fo ht DiaiGAT claw resulted from aa error ia « Cx - le eo 2 =e despatoh, which dirooted him to sell 5,000 barrels of ol! | Our Southern MMttary Commanders aud ‘at gocertain rato, when the message should have read 600, as it was delivered in Philadelphia, Decision re- aorved, : - i Iu the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, in the case ‘of Southard vs, Boyd, an action to recover commission for securing a government charter (or a shipowner dur- ing the war, the cours, on appeal, reversed the judgment q plaintifpfavor, on the ground that commis- for prucuring or furnishing supplies to the govern- meant are void, as against public policy. ‘A warrant was. tasued yesterday morning by Justice Mansfield, at the Essox Market Police Court, against a Dr. Topping and John Hartel, for an alleged 6otspirncy to take the life of an infant child of the Inter. They were subsequently arrested, and, pending an examina- tion, held to bail tn $1,000 each, which was promptly furnished by the doctor, his companion being locked up im default of bail The whereabouts of the child is at present unkoown to the complainant, it having, it is alleged, been abducted from her custody the fathor. A youth naaed John G, Flood was committed by Justice Mansfeld yesterday on the charge of stoning $5,000 worth of engravings, which he confessed to bav- ing sold for old paper, Mra, Sophia Myers, doing ashirt manufacturing busl- | néss at 37 Walker street, was before the Tombs Police Court yesterday charged with failing to roturn money deposited with her by sewing giris in her employ, The May term of the Genoral Seasions commenced yes- terday; Jadge Russel presiding. A large number of capes were set down for trial during the term Ellen Gibbons, against whom there were three indictments for grand larceny, was sent to the State Prison for two 4 six months, John Orr pleaded guilty to burglary, during the perpetration of which he attempted to shoot Mr. and Mrs, Hughes in Monroe street. Ho waq sent to the State Prison for five yoara. The stock market was strong yesterday morning, but afterwards reacted, Gold closed at 1373/. In commercial circlos yesterday there was considera- ble firmaess, but not much activity, The upward roling of tho gold premium engendored a feeling of confidence among merchants, and in many instances the advanced pretensions of sellers restricted business within very ‘narrow limits, while buyers wore ready to purchase at previous quotations. Both foroign and domestic produce Wore generally very firm, but ia some casos prices favored buyers, Cotton, tor instance, was nominally $¢0, per Ib. easier, under the unfavorable cable advices with~but Dut little doing. Groceries were quiet, but firm. On ‘Change broadstuffs wore firmor gonerally. Provisions were in moderate demand at the current prices of yes- Nod mithstanding the increased receipts the market for beef cattle continued firm, and a slight advance was established. Extra grades, sold in omg cases at 18}4c., but genorally at 18%%o, Prime gold at 1730, @ 180.; first quality, 17:{c. a 1730; fair to good, 1630, a 1fc,; inferior, 160. a 16340, Milch cows continued dull and prices were quite nommal at $45 a $125, according to quality. Veal calves have advanced considerably, the decline noticed in our last being fully recovered, notwithstanding the heavy arrivals, The demand was active, We quote first quality, 11e. a 12c.; prime, 100. #1030., and in- ferior to common, 7c. a 9c. The market for sheepand lamba” was not essentially changed, being active and firm; sales of extra sheared and woolled sheep were made as bigh as 10c. a llc. respectively. We quote the range of the former 8340. to 100., and of the latter 0c, to Me. The hog market ruled firmer, prices being fully 340. por Ib, higher. The demand was active under limited offerings, About twelve car loads were on sale at the yards at Fortieth street, and were sold at our quotations, viz:—8¢. «830, for heavy prime corn fed, ‘TX. @ 80, for common to fair, and To, a 7440. for rough Gud light. Tho total receipis were 6.623 beeves, 68 mitch cows, 2,508 veal calves, 11,651 eheep and lambs, and 11,200 swine, MISCELLANEOUS. We have files from Bermada, dated the 90th of Apri. Her Britannic Majesty's screw corvette Favorite French steam frigate Magelian, bearing the flag of Ad- ‘miral Cloud, left for Halifax, and the French steamship Brandon, Captain Cohagne, for Halifax and Newfound land. A cricket match betwoon the Royal Engineers and the St. Georges Club came off on the Rose Bank grounds; the former mado 113 runs and the latior 93, Attorney (General Stanbery concluded the argument in the Supreme Court yesterday, on the motion to dis- miss the bills of Missisaippi and Georgia, praying for an Injunction against Secretary Btanton aad ethers, to re- strain them from executing the Military Reconstruction law in those States. Judge Underwood held his court at Richmond yester- day. John Minor Boots was foreman of the jury and among the members wore three negroes. In his charge the Judgo called the attention of the jury to the dis- loyalty of the newspaper press and the ejection of col- ored people from the street cars. This jury may possibly be called upon te try Jeff Davia. Chief Justice Chase has signified his intention of visiting Richmond during the session of the court. § ‘The District Attorney at Norfolk, Va, has requested that the commander at Fortress Monroe be tastructed to deliver up Joff. Davis to the custody of his court should 4 writ of habeas corpus be issued. There are numerous reports in clreulation regarding the State prisoner, but bevond this they are merely speculative. The United States Supreme Court rendered a decision ‘tn the case of the steamer Gray Jacket yesterday, afirm- ing the rating of the court velow condemning ship and cargo. The court held that the order of the Secretary of tho Treasury, remitting the forfeituro, was null, ho having no authority to remit in a prize conse, Tho Judgment in the case of Pauline de Regentiguez was Teversed, thus placing in possession of the United States six eqaare loagues of land in Michigan, held by the lower court to belong to the heirs of Count Regentigues, former soldier of the French army. In the Kansas capes It was decided that the lands of the Shawnce and Miami tribes of Indians could not be taxed by the State anthorities of Kansas, these being tribes ander the pro- tection of tho United States government, Ex-Governor Perry, of South Carolina, is out io another letter, in which be vehemently denounces the ¢ Of A Convention and the granting of suffrage to negro, n frigate Susquehanna, flagship of the North Ationtic equatron, Rear Admiral Palmer, arrived at Fortress Monroe on Saturday from tho West Indiea Several of the crow wore seized with yellow fever soon after leaving Kingston, one of the landsmen dying with it. It Las now, however, almost entirely disappeared, An officer and ® jailer were assauited at Albany yes- terday by the friends of a prisoner, “Red Leary,’’ whom they wore trying to bandouf, and overpowered, being rescued and escaping with his confederates, The bail of John Leighton, the mining stock operator of Boston, has been reduced from $160,000 to $12,000, which will probably be given to-day. A party of Fonians in Cleveland boaried a British schoouor yesterday and tore down her colors. Buffalo Haroor is enclosed with ice, A fire at Cambridge, Illinois, on Sunday, destroyed the business portion of the town, The oight hour labor bill hag not become a law in Pennsylvania. The firemen who perished in tho Rochester fire were buried with public honors, Geueral Ord has directed the Governor of Arkansas to notify the Legislature of that State not to reassemble. A stay Of oxecation of sentonce ia the case of Sanford Conover, has been granted until the Ist of June, Among the items disbursed out of the contingent fand of the State Department inst year are nearly two thousand dollars for treaty boxes and nearly the same amount for the board of Queen Emma, of the Santwich Islands, A Romancing Parson. When Henry Ward Beecher was in the poli- tical arena we always thought he was given to romancing. That iden is now confirmed by his abandoning politics altogether and devoting himself to fietion. The change of pursuit has, we understand, beon caused by mortification at his recent defeatas a constitution monger, and erhaps, (00, in @ measure, by the refusal of congregation to allow him a leave of ab- sence for Captain Duncan's Jerusalem trip. ‘Ve wish bim prosperity in his new vocation. ile hes slwaya been « capital hand in telling 9 Story, (ta jf he ean only work out the love passages as he fonohes o* the humorous points of a narrative his success with the womon will be immenes o Tholr Military Blunders. If Superintendeat Kennedy, of our Metro- politan Police, were to issue a vermilion edict, warning, under the paina and penalties of tho cal#boose, Professor Hans von Stoppelheiacr against a promised leoture in geome bn gar- don on the virtues of lager and the abomina- tions of the Excise law, Mr. Ke, would be apt to raiso s hornet’s gest about bis care. Some of our military commander in the South, howevor, acem, that they may indulgo im sugh Sbeurdities without limit, Thus we find General Sickles repeating in Charleston, with the national flag, the ungracious and offen- sive trick of Gesler with his cap on a long pole, and General Schofield, at Richmond, play- ing the réle of Lou's Napoleon on 4 small scale, in bis instructions and warnings (o cor- tain unreconstructed newspaper editors in his district, We also find one of hia subordinate post commanders, Genoral Wilcox, at Lynch- burg, peremptorily suspending a lecture on “The Chivalry of the South,” announced to be delivered by @ cortain H, Rives Pollard, an irrepressible firo--ater; and when the General is courteously asked te resoind his order, with the aseuranco that the lecture fg te be simply 4 narrative of historical svents, the privilege is still denied, In the name of common sonse, we ask, what was the reason of this probibi- tion? What possible harm could Pollard do now in Lynchburg in reciting all the exploits of Southern ohivalry, from 162 and Stonewall Jackson down to Magruder and Moshyt What good, on the otber hand, is to be gained by denying to the late followers of Jeff Davia the consolations which they may find in the “Chiv- alry of the South?” Is it not enough that they have been chastised into absolute submission by the chivalry of the North? Not only, in our judgment, are such restric- tions and exactions ag those recited needless, cruel and preposterous, but in violation of “the true intont and meaning” of the laws of Con- gress under which these military officers are acting. According to Prosident Johnson's yoto of the Reconstruotion bill, there fs no limit to the despotic powers ofthese Southern military commanders. The third section, upon his overstrained construction, will bear out these officers in almost anything they may do at their own good will and pleasure; for this section provides that it shall be the duty of said com- manders to protect all persons in their rights of person and property, to suppress insurrec- tion, disorder and violence, to punish all dis- turbers of the peace, either by turning them over to the local civil tribunals or to military commissions; and it is declared that all interfer- ence with the military under the color of State authority shall be ngll.and void. . This is pretty atrong; but the eixth eection of the bill provides “ until the pzople of the sald rebel Statesshall by law be admitted to repre- that may exist therein shall be deemed pro- visional onlg;” 60 that ¢o this extont they have | been adopted and sathosised to. act by- Con- grese. The supplemental Reconstruction bill pro- yides, under the direction of the military com- manders of the five districts among which the ten outside States are divided, for the registra- tion of voters and the elections of conventions, legislatures, &c.; from which it appears that all the way through the civil authorities are sub- ject to the military. But etill, in continuing in force Prosident Johnson’s civil governments, it was manifestly the intention of Congress that the military commanders placed over them should exercise their authority only eo far as may be necessary to maintain law and order and to carry out the programme of reconstruc- tion laid down. In other words, each of these Southern military commanders may be consid- ered a sort of Superintendent Kennedy with his Metropolitan Police force, whose duty it is to keep the peace and to enforce the laws. In removing the unreconstructed Mayor Monroe, of New Orleans, General Sheridan removed an official who was an obstruction to the law; and General Pope, in his warning to Governor Jenkins, of Georgia, is justified on the same ground. But in assuming to instruct and warn newspaper editors as to what they shall or shall not say; in assuming the power to stop itinerant lecturers from lecturing on Southern chivalry, or any thing else; in assuming the tight to make people take off their hats toa pair of trowsers, a hoop skirt, or even to -the “ Stars and Stripes,” these military commanders are assuming too much. We would submit to the President, the Secretary of War and Gen- eral Grant the propriety of a general order | embracing certain specific instructions to the five military district commanders in the South and their subordinates, to the end that a uni- form, liberal and conciliatory course of action on their part may prevail from Virginia to Texas. The rigors of martial law are out of place in the midst of peace and upon a people who are not only disarmed, submissive, and unable to help themselves, but who are anxious and doing all they can to fall the conditions of Congress. Clear Weather Ahead, Financially and Com- mercially. Now that the Luxemburg question has been virtually settled, and no other cause of political disturbance exists, commercial and financial |' men are beginning to look round to see what the prospects are for the immediate future, and looking with them we find much that is encour- aging. The depression which has prevailed in all departments of trade and speculation during the last half year invites a correspond- ing reaction, and signs that this has set in are already visible, especially in Wall street, where the bulls promise soon to gain a decided ascend- ancy over their latterly successful opponents, the bears. The markets cannot go one way forever, and prolonged depression of any kind is unhealthy. No disturbance of trade, values or monetary affairs need be anticipated from the further contraction of the currency, as the revenue re- ceipta of the government are likely for some time to come to show a falling off sufficient to Prevent the Secretary of the Treasury from availing himself of his authority to cancel United States notes to any material extent, if at all, his power underehe act of Congress in this respect being limited to four millions © month, Neither the decline in the public income, nor the non-conti ection of the currency which it will compel, can be regarded as other wise than beneficial to the people, who have been overtaxed, and who stand in need of some relief from the exhausting burdens they have begn compelled to carry. The national debt | has been reduced far too ranidtv for the public good during the: past year, and in future instead of reducing the dobt at railway speed, our policy should be to reduce tazation. By leaving the gurtency stationary in amount it ‘will regulate itself, and the stability of values will be so far ensured. The growing crops promiso to be unusually abundant, and our manufacturing industry, which has beon very sluggish for nearly ® year, can hardly remain muoh longer without reviving to something like its former aotivity. Wall treet is alroady anticipating those changes, and epeculation is alive again on the Stock xchange. We have bad enough croak- ing for the present, and are glad to see these signs of clear weather ahead. British Referm—Confasion of Partics. The words “British reform” have been 80 dinned into our ears for tho last twelve months that we are in dangor, through familiarity, of losing the deep significance with which they are weighted. The agitation has been pro- tracted and keon. It has proved the doath of one Ministry; it will not eurpriet us if it should prove the death of another. Nor has any purely domestic question within the mem- ory of the present generation of Englishmen 50 thoroughly aroused the frelings of all ranks’ and classes of the people. Tho question by many was eupposed to be settled when, on the ocoasion of the opening of Parliament, the party now in power, but historically opposed to representative re'orm, announced their willingness to take it ‘up and attempt its solution in a truly liberal spirit. This thought for a time was encour- aged, rather than otherwise, by the spirit in which defeat was endored, and further concession made. If anything was wanting to confirm the belief that the tory pacty were to have the honor of leading the British people to the full eajoyment of “popular privileges,” that was furnished by the easy manner in whioh the Reform bill now before the Houss passed its firet and second readings, There werg senets, howover, who, bétier acquainted, per- haps, with the working of tho British State maohine, knew well that there were breakers ahead, and that the real difficulty would be felt when the bill should have gone into Com- mittee of the Whole House on the third read- ing. Experience has shown that the latter, and Dot tle former, were correct. Since the bill has gone into committee it has been somewhat difficult to know in what iffht it was viewed by the great body of the people. Wo did know that’in a trial of strength, on a point which might perhaps have beon more skilfully conceived and even more adroitly ut,’ Mr. Gladstone sustained defeat. We did that the liberal party did not rally round their leader as they ought'to bave done, and that for some cause or their ranks were demoralized. We did know that Disracli, as a ekilfal tactician, had far eblipsed his rival on the Liberal side ; that having aroused himself from that impertarbable passiveness in which he delights to indulge, his wit had ‘become more sparkling, his satire more keen, and that, however unlovable in eome respects, he had become unquestionably the most popular man in the House of Commons—man of the pzople and con of Isracl as he is, the pot of the landed gentry of England. But while Gladstoa> was wincing under defeat, while Disraeli was exult- ing in triumph, and whilo that magnificent party whom Palmerston had so often led to victory was apparently crumbling to pieces, the people—what of them? What were they doing? We could not tell. We know now. Our recent cable and mail despatches show that in spite of what come journals say to the contrary the crisis is greater than ever. The people, dissatisfied with the measure now be- fore the House, and dissatisfied with the conduci of representatives who have betrayed their cause, have again taken the matter in their own hands. Monster have again become the order of the day. A great demonstration was made a few dtys ago in Birmingham, John Bright, thundering in the evening, in the best of bumor, but with greater vehemence and fearlessness than ever. Yesterday the Reform League extiilbiied. to Parliament a sight which will not soon be forgotten, and manifested a strength which may well be dreaded. Popu- lar demonstrations on a similar scale are to be made all over the country. Mean- while unfaithful members who voted with the government to avoid a dissolution of Parlia- ment and the expense of a general election, dreading dissolution after all, have commenced to write ponitent letters to their and as the last recorded division, in which the liberals had a large majority, shows, have al- ‘ready begun to.conduct themselves in a more worthy manner, Itis extremely difficult to say when or how this reform struggle is to end; but this much it is safe to say, that out of it the people will come victorious. They may not bring with them what they wish, but they will bring with them a firm consciousness of strength and an abiding conviction (vat that strength may not be despised by any power or class in the land. Senater Wilson on Confiocation. We have heard a good deal during some over certain high offisia's, intimidating them | to do certain things and to abstain from doing certain others, The last we hear of this sword his second speech at Charleston, on Friday night last, told the white people that if they the negroes not to vote for the repub- party, or attempted to punish them by them out of employment and their for voting for that party, that would to confiscation, and he (Senator Wilson) would then vote for confiscating the property men 80 offending. Now, we think thero been quite enough of this e , tod, or confiscation, esr zciniiy When used, as in this case, for partisan political purposes. Such talk is puerile, childish and altogether out of place. Itis even worse than that—it evinces a disposition to exercise tyranny over a people who aro bowed to the earth in political matters, and to make the : ai iF acte of Congress have laid down explicitly the rule of action for the Southern people, and the conditions on which they may be re- stored ap é j volye1 upon the first called upon to frame our organic law 1777. New York now stands at the head the Union, and, from her commercial position and large wealth, is justified in her olaim to the title of the Empire State. Ninety years ago, when our first State constitution was adopted, we had but « handful of inhabitants. The canvass of that year has not been pre- served, but the vote for Governor of .New York, twelve years afterwards, in 1789, shows that only between eleven and twelve thousand electors took part in the contest, The popular vote on holding the Vonvention in 1821, which made the sooond. constitution of the State, showed one hundred and ‘nine thousand ballots for the Convention, and thirty-five thousand ‘against it, or am aggregate of one hundred and forty-four thousand votes, In the election of 1846, ordering the Convention from which we received our present constitution, there were two hundred and thirteen thousand votes oast for the Convention, and thirty-four thousand against it,or an aggregate vote of less than two bundred and fifty thousand, In the State e ection last year over seven hundred thousand voters went to the polls, of whom over six hundred thousand oast their ballots directly upon the question of the Constitutional Convention. . The interests of this large body of electors aro intrusted directly to the delegates of the” approaching Convention. They are called QF upon to provide a romedy for eyils and defocts in our organic law 0 glaring a8 © leave no middle path S<oroen the TW ext Thes of State reconsiruc- tion and State revolution. Under the broad license of the constitution of 1846 our State Legislature has become a mere market for the purchase of votes. The Corporation of the elty of New York inangurated years since @ system of corruption at Albsny, the expenses of which have awelled our local taxation from four millions @ year to over twenty millions. Political commissions, following in the wake of the Corporation, have resorted to similar means to secur: control of the most important depari- ments of our’ manictpal government, and to enlarge their powers and increase their emolur meats. Railroad and other private corpora- tions have found bribery the only available have sought at the hands of and have “aot hecftated -to. resort A lobby hasbeen regularly « ed at ithe Stato capital: powerful enough to stop all legislation unless — ite ftaparious demands are satisfied. er hor, even if willing to check the tide--of cor ruption, has been constitutionally deprived of his inclination, bas pos: sessed no authority over the subordinate de- partments of the city government, Behind all has s‘ood a judiciary ewing its position to the very men who have originated and controlled and profited by this organized corruption. The approaching Convention is called upon, in the name of nearly one million electors, to save us from the siato of anarchy threatened by these evils, and to remod:l the goverament of the Commonwealth in accordance with the experience of the past ninety yoars. The delegates will have three leading duties to per- form. First, to make suffrage universal, inde- pendent of color. Next, to give us a powerful and concentrated Stat> govern- ment, with increased executive and re- stricted legislative authority; and next, to ‘secure in the organic law @ responsible and ef- ficient government for New York and all other cities of the State. This work is, »s we have means of securing the spocial priviloges they to. Ate. said, second in importence to none that has, ever been undertaken by a State convention. If it is well done, and if the new constitution assures us a strong and responsible govern- ment for this city, it will be carried by an im- mense majority, and the party that controls the Convention and frames the constitu'ion will triumph with it, here in New York «as well as in the State, in the next November election, It will be the moans of working a complete revo- tation in this stronghold of the democracy, and will effectually blot the old party organizations and corrupt trading “ rings” out of existence. Fine Arts ia New York—The Picture Trade. We have always been ‘in favor of encourag- ing American art, and of removing every im- peliment to its progress. One serious impedi- ment is an evil which we have made special efforts to remove; and our efforts have not been altogether unsuccessful, inasmuch as we have pretty well banished all bogns “ old mas- ters.” But, whether or not beciuse of the fail- ure of cortain American artists in thoir well- intended if mistaken attempt to secure Con- gressional protection against ths imporiation of bad foreign pictures—good foreign pictures they are always glad to welcome—the evil in question shows symptoms of revival. We allude to the sale by auction in this city of innumerable nondescript daubs, manufactured to order in Europe expressly for the American market, The latest dodge appears to be to have these daubs touched up by some unlacky Americans who have despaired of becoming successful artists at home, but who still haunt the‘old scenes of their student life abroad, and secretly ply this trade. Such productions may then be invoiced as American works and come in duty free. As wealth has increased and costly houses have been multiplied in New York and in other cities of this country, the purchase of pictures has become fashionable among large classes of people who, quite unlike the inbabitants of Athens in its days, were, unfortunately, Swe DOM and Gronght up in an aimosphore of art—who, in fact, lack even the rudimentary knowledge of art which Madame Cavé’s “Method” has so widely diffused in France, and who cannot distinguish between the really fine pictures by foreign and by native artists, which, by way of exception, have lately been sold here at auction, and the trash with which the market has been glutted. Why should not our artists devise some ex- pedient for the direct sale of their own works? Indeed the subject has, we understand, at length engaged their attention, and arrange- ments are to be made for an exhibition next fall ot the Academy of Dosiga, ty which all | qe Yavug America by sixteen runs, 4 for aale may be sont: Purchasers will thus be relieved of the necessity of making the Found of the étudilos or waiting for auctions.” The Academy will thus become, as it should, the headquarters of American art. there be war. it will burst upon the world eud- denly and be térrible in its effects from the commencement, France, with her navy and number of ocean steamers of the that hangs over Europ>, the storm will burst in such fary and terror as the world has nover yetwitnessed, The Prussian government is evi- dently alive to the grave aspect of the strug- gays that the Prussian government 1s reported to have notified the Gourt of that it is ready to falfil the fifth article of the Treaty of Prague, which allows thé province of North Schleswig to rounite itself with Don- mark, if Denmark will remain neutral in case of war. The French fleot, with the vast army that could be trangported with it, co=22 strike 8 fearful blow from the ide of the Baltic; and” herein lies @ euperiority on the side of France. We experienced in our war the immense value ofa powerful navy. Without that the South could hardly have been conquered. France, in like manner, will have a great advantage ia her powerful navy, while Prassia will find hee- self weak for want of one. . A few. days, proba- bly, will decide whether the shock of war will be henrd or not between’ these two powerfal nations, RISTORI. Firet Appearnace as Thishe, ia Victor Huge’s , Angelo, Preant of Padua. Madanfe Ristori appeared in « new rdle at the Theatze Francais last aight, a réle in which Rachel achieved ene Of hor greatest triumphs, that of Thisbe, ia Victor Huge’s Grama of Angelo, Tyrant of Padua, Asit ise long time this. play has been enacted in New York, a brief itil ‘is preseat in the person of and a reputed idiet, but im reality a spy of the Council ‘Tove for the | g ante i i ut ofi:? it il i til; it ii fatensity of passion and ful.” This ig not oom- er alone, but suared-by perso: cast. We enter thus iato details regarding the play to en- able those not fortunate eno igh to be present ‘ast night to gain some faint idea of the matchiess imperaonation ot Thishe by Madame Ristori. The same irresistible powerof genius that chines in her Flizabetu held the audience inst Dound as each scene of the was unfolded to thoir view. coqueiry and fronzied jeal ith the podesta The Medusa-like look on that we!l remomberod the ii transition from a jealous fury to the protectress of the very rival she wished to destroy, and the mingled terror, love, jealousy ‘ths! Seome ooncontrated on her er, ant d of the arms is exerted in one last emtrace of Tt was in all a impersonation, and one that will be Jong treasured In the memories of those ot. The part Rachel's sister, was ech. We were not ae of acting on the metropolitan stage as Signor Mancini’s Homodel. The domontac, Mephisto of tho agent of: the — terribie mingled with the stupidity ond Sassqmed character of an idiot The entire cast was unexcep. mv instre oa the unrivalled com~ which the + tragédienne has cougrogatod peednd hor. ‘The audience was Of the tnost fashiouabie Character, or, as is suificient tosay, an unmistakabio ‘andionca, Angelo will be repeated on Wadnes. night. To-night Madawne Ristori plays for the last time in Brooklyo. PEN AND INK We have had pat into nods a most interesting volume, containing a Aer! pon and ink sketches by amomber of the of 1807 United States Naval Aca- demy. Tho series is woll coucslved and cleverly oxe. outed, Some of the eketclos, indeqd, are admirable, To others beyond the monibers of Ino clase they cangot fail to be interesting Thy fipan » id in Amott enn ati, and the promise hore puraging i hcl CUICKET AT PHILADELPHIA Pmianeirnta, May 6, 1867, th eiphia club boat baa a One olaw, At the ericket maton tod