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6 EUR oO PE. Engiish Opinion of Reverdy John- | son’s Mission. French Finance, War Figares and Literatury, The Relations Between Prus- sia and Italy. Onur special correspondents in Europe farnish the Sollowing valuable details of our cable telegrame to the 25th of July. ENGLAND. FROM OUR LONDON CORRESPONDENT. BMBnister Reverdy Johuson Expected—His Di- plomatic Career as Affected by Home Poll- theeLocation of the United States Lega- tion—The Prince of Wales’ Speech on American Affairs—Club Hause Aids to Re- form, Lowpon, July 25, 1868, The arrival of Minister Johnson from the United States is now dally expected. Mr. Johnson will be very welcome here, but not so much importance will be attached to his misson as there would have been had not Mr. Seymour been the Presidential nominee of the democrats. It was understood here that if a G@emocrat were elected next November the term of Minister Johnson would be extended for at least four years; but the election of Gen- eral Grant is now looked upon as a certainty, amd ih that event the English do not think it probable that the republicans will allow 80 important a diplomatic office to remain in ‘the hands of one who does not belong to their party. Ido not write my own opinions upon this matter; I simply record the opinions of Englishmen. Un- Goubtedly they would prefer to have Minister John- son remain, for they fear that General Butler may bo ent to replace him, M Minister Johnson’s term is to end with that of President Johnson all the anticipations of his useful- ees will be disappointed, for he will scarcely have ‘me to make himself known to the British authori- Wes. Parlianent is on the point of adjourning; then all the diplomatists and political leaders will be out ef town and will not return till December. They will be back for @ short time at the December session of Parliament, and will then go away again for the Christmas holidays. By the time that Parliament, reformed and refreshed, reassembles in February Minister Jolson will be packing his trunks to start for the United States. Thus you see Chat there will be actually no opportunity for him to @o anything diplomatically, and I mention these facts in order to dampen the too sanguine faith of those who expect him to settle the Alabama claims and other international differences off hand. One thing, however, he will have ey, of time to @o, and that is to change the location af the Ameri- ean Legation in London. The Legation now occu- ees rooms at No. 147 Great Portiand street. The cation 18 not at all pleasant and the surroundings @re very far from attractive, The two small rooms are barely furnished; the private room for the Minister is, in effect, not furnished at all. Besides, the place has this disadvantage—that in times of excitement any person, however inimical to the ‘United States, could hire apartments in the same house and with very little troubie could easily ob- Sain access to the rooms of the Legation and over- Raul all the documents. The offices of the Legation ought to be in @ better neighborhood and if possivle 4 the residence of the Minister himeelf. Parilament is 60 nearly dead and is doing so little Yeal work that there is no use writing about it. The speech of the Prince of Wales upon Feuianism and international comity, as reported in the New YorK HERALD alone, has been the only political topic of any interest. No London paper had the slightest knowledge that this speech had been delivered, and of course no other American paper had the news. The London journals have republished the speech from the HERALD, and their opin- jon is that it is a very excellent speech, Mf it be correctly reported. No one need havo the jeast doubt about that; and the remarks current in society here that Mr. Blerstadt, who was present When the Prince spoke, has committed a breach of @liquette by repeating the Prince’s observations are ail ludge. Mr. Biersiadt did notuing of the kind. ‘The HERALD reporter acquils him entirely, since he mever spoke With Mr. Bierstadt upon this subject. Naturally enough, other journals always like to know how the HERALD gets the news; but that is the HERALD's business, and outside curiosity cannot be gratified. The whole affair reminds me of another speech of the Prince of Wales—the first one he de- Hvered extemporaneously during his tour through Canada—in reply to the address from a delegation of the citizens of New York. The deleg tes all pledged ‘Shemselves to secrecy and hid themselves from newspaper reporters, in Raving something exicusive bis «Royal Highness when they returned to New York. The next day they read a@ full report ef the whole aifair in the HERALD, and for forty- eight hours the best society of Montreal were amused by the criminations and recriminations of the dele- tes, each of whom accused the others of being aky. Finally, public opinion decided that the Prince must have informed the HERALD correspon- @eut himeelf, and the delegates were again amicabie. Perhaps something of the Kind bas occurred again, Stranger things have happened. I bear that you now have in New York an imita- Mon of the Judge and Jury Club of London, where @Mihy mock triais are acted every evening i 4 some ef the most degraded persona in the city. For the Bonor of Gotham 1 trust that this rumor is un- true; but if it be true you can form some tdea of the rocial standing of James Finlen, who ‘Used to be employed as a ‘barrister’? at the London Judge ana Jury, and has now oome out as a seformer, and been received by Mr. Gladstone as “a practical working man.”’ The wife of this man is in @ public lunatic asylum, and his children, left unat- fended and forlorn, have been found ina room so Mike @ pigstye that the parochial oficers have Dre. sented it as & nuisance. = last Sunday this Fmilen was presiding at a mee! in Hyde Park to against the action of the House of Lords in ~ Coy of yes bn London newspapers, jon m although they knew iow they re very much to disavow any con- nection between bim reform movement. This ie, however, quite impossible. The reform movement has failea into just such hands, ‘Tee Drawa in London—American Actors and New Engagements. Lonpow, July 26, 1868. American actors are beginning to make quite a ®ur i London for the summer season; but those of the HBRALD readers who are acquainted with Ameri- can theatricais will roar with laughter when they Rear who these actors are. For example, Miss Agnes Cameron has leased Astiey's theatre for the summer months and will produce there an adaptation of one of Mr. Disracli’s dramatic pooms and also & Bpec- tacle calied “The Fall of Magdala.”” Mr. Fairclough, he FS American tragedian,” as he is styled ere, is advertised to appear at the Lyceum under Swith’s management. Philosopher, will play new by Lytton r. Miss Logan 18 en- gages t the Lyceum and will be a genuine acquist- nm. The others are only noticeable as instances of he class of actors who represent the American stage abroad. Why not seud us Forrest and Booth to put ‘Mere “great tragedians” in their proper places? FRANCE. The Treascry and Army—Figures and State- ments by the War Minister—Debate on the Book Trade and Book Hawking—Popular Literature and What It Is Made of. Pants, July 21, 1808, It is generally supposed that writers are happier than Kings, because they can choose their sub- jects. I am, however, of opinion that sovereigns bave the advantage on their side. Whenever subd- Jects are not pleasant they can be deported by royal command, whereas the writer who is troubled with # conscience mast face the most forbidding actuality ‘until it pante and renders ite last breath. If all the Geputies at the Assembice, who have something or other to do with the budget every day, could jandman, another « the sa be sent to the Balearic Islands or Cana- ries your correspondent would feel much relieved; besides, it would do them good, for they are tired of sitting the season out. They keep on their seats, however, dropping figures out of their mouths, with wonderful tenacity. Marshal Niel has got as accustomed to adding up as to knocking down, only he pute a few naughts on too many sometimes, Thus, in one of his late speeches, he said he had seen forty officers out of sixty killed in one regiment, Had he said men, instead of officers, he might have been credited, but I can affirm that in none of the glorious engagements at which the Minister of War was present he could have seen what be advances, Neither in Africa, nor at the of Rome, nor at Bomarsund, nor in the Crimea, borin Htaly, has one single regent ioat forty omi- lo im } ber; bers NEW YORK HERALD ete eae twenty under-leutenants, and ended the ensign, adjaran'y is difficult to gurmise hoy the ’ have py compesid; if he -st Somewhat exaggerated i must have stood st alowe and come back alter battle like the knight Of tue woeful face, very solitary indeed. In gene- Marshal Niel has been successful at the Cham- ‘he has triumphed over the benchea, The mein- of the opposition are ignorant on special ques- tions; the members of the majority are well inclined, ‘Then, again, the martial glory of the nation will al- ways find the Chamber :enicnt, notwithstandi fome show of antagonism, ‘There is a deal more haggling over commercial sub- sidies than over provision to be granted for the army. At this present moment, and | according to the Minister of War, there are sixty-two regiments of the line under tents ready to roll up their canvas and fight any one; also twenty-four cavalry regiments. One thousand eee hundred Chassepots are manufactured daily. hb fighting Man costs exactly 800f. yearly. ‘These being the Minister’s figures we have a total of 320,000,000f, for his four hundred thousand men. This 18 only an ttem, which doce not Include the os servation of the arsenals, fo1 posta, perfect of firearms. A standing army, It will be concluded is somewhat an expensive luxury when mankind is living in peace, and everybody shakes its head at everybody as soon as war ia mentioned. There was @ good deal of indignant shaking of heads on the day Jules Simon, the very liberal epeaker, pointed out toe the mber how in- consistent was the dealing of the committee for the propagation of books. He maintained that while obscene pamphlets and songs were hawked by ission jut the provinces, books on impor- tant subjects for the enlightenment of the peasantry and provincials were not aliowed circulation, that the name of a liberal writer on the cover of a volume ‘was enough to prevent that book from getting the government stamp. The debate was very warm, the president of the committee guarding public morals, defending his institution and all the articles drawn up on book hawking; tne best of it was that at the end the majority managed to turn the tables against Jules Simon and to tax the liberals with all the immorality complained of, M. Rouher’s last words > “You want to corrupt manners.” At this all the chaste prudery of the Chamber welled ie and there was an outcry against the propagating of vile books, When your readers are acquatnted that the follow- ing are the titles of some of the books stamped for sale I think they will wonder, with me, why the ma- [gn did not draw thick blue vells over their faces the excess of their offended modesty :—‘The Great Secretary of True Lovers,” “The Art of wasing Love,” “Scurvy and Amusing,” ‘The Sentiment: Library,” “Catechism of Rogues.” I will cite no more. Some which are not scurvy are simply ab- gurd, such as “Modern and Ancient Puns,” “The Gallant Songster,” “How to Behave in Company,” and such like. Itis not generally known what ex- tension has been given to the law on book hawking. M. Picard says that at Colinar a person was prose- cuted for lending @ Bible; that one of the articles Prohibits even to give @ voting paper or leave a Visiting card, so that if it were acted on we should all be violating a law seven times a Load Publications which are the delight of the commis- Bion are sold to the extent of thirty-seven millions of copics. I am perfectly aware that some French books have most pernicious tendencies, In no lan- age is vice made so attractive as in French. In the same way as it is made tempting everywhere, it enters into the very pores of qos over a venomous chapter from some of their books, and a line of de- marcation ought to be drawn; but not threo-thirds on one side. Jules Simon broke another lance with the majority when public lectures were debated. He objected to ask permission of office clerks in order to be enabled to address a public assembly, adding that no great scientific movement could be obtalned as wae ae thought was controlled and oppressed on every side. M. Durug, the Minister of Public Instruction, an- Swered, and a very curious incident was related by him which caused great hilarity. He said that aome People wanted authorizations to lecture simply for the sake of praising up their own business and some asked with a view of being refused! A well known literary man entered his oMce one day and sali have asked permission to deliver a course of lectures, but you would be very good to refuse me.” Then he added:—“Give me -your refusal in writing, be- cause I am about to print my Jectures and shall place in the preface your letter declining the authoriza- tion.” After this Ido believe the French are more Ingentous at ie than any other modern na- tion. Butenough of the members; they have made ofthe budget, as your readers perceive, a kind of kaleidoscope which they turn ail ways for the edect they desire, and no shapes please then at all. Gosstp from Paris—Religion, the Press, Poil- tics and Royalty. Panis, July 21, 1863. Ttie Ecnmente Counct! threatens to be a thorn in the side of all statesmen, but worst than all fs Mr. Veuillot, worse than all the diplomatists and writers who drop from my pen. He bas brought out a novelty in the Untvers, and a novelty that promises something very revolutionary in the Church. The epitome of his long columns on the present state of Catholicity is to forewarn the world that as the mon- archies of Europe have fallen off the Roman Catho- lc Church will renew her vigor among the demo- cracy. More of this when more has appeared, but such a man as Mr. Veuillot has not published so long and important an article without knowing exactly what he is about and what others are about likewise. His hold on ultramontanism and the holdof the same party on him are very significant. Tochetort is making himself more enemies with every dawning morn. His last number more cutting, more uncompromising than ever. Lachaud, the great speaker, better known as the defender of Mme. Lafarge, 1s op) to Jules Simon ‘as Deputy for the future elections. All the pore tion of Torz are to vote for him. Mr. Lachaud is considered less dangerous by the majority than Jules Simon. He is also appreciated at court by the Em- ress. At first he refused, preferring his rank as Rrat notability at the bar to the fifth or sixth rank at the Assemblée; but his scruples have been silenced. All the factory people have offered to pay expenses, and the Lets g dial hn the two candidates is fair. Things look at Rome, the Pope having haa to give up an excursion in the country for the sake of economy. It i# not generally known that whenever he leaves Rome all his suite, the major domo to the stable poy, has double pay. Alexander Dumas is at Havre, and was last seen at the bullfight in a tribune, where he was the central point of attraction and of universal gaze. He was ‘with six beautiful Spanish ladies, all of whom tried to emulate in attentien towards him. The Emperor arrived at Plombicres on Sunday, the ‘19th inst., at nalf-past eight, and was received with acclamations. The Empress and the young Prince ac- companied him to the station. The former intended to stop at St. Cloud during the Emperor's stay at Plomt and preparations were made for her and her household at the imperial residence, but she pre- fers Fontainebleau and will ‘there until she joins his Majesty at Chalons. |. Pretri, the Prefect of Police, has left Paris with his family for the waters of Mont Dare. M. Thiers jw at the mines of Arzin. M. Rouher will leave Paris for Carisbad. The Queen of England, will, it is ex- pected, be at Mega g to-morrow. Prince Napoleon will join the Emperor at Plom- bieres immediately on return to France. The Duke and Duchess of Montpensier are at Lisbon, and, last, of all, the Ambassador of Turkey at Berlin has been pitched into at Biebrich by one of the park- keepers for having smoked his c! in the park of a all its own substance and grom- Vichy is drinktt bies so much that | fear it is taken very bad, GERMANY. King Willinn of Prussia and Prince Hum. bert of ItalyAustro-Prussian Fraternizn- tlon—Life at Ems. BERLIN, July 23, 1898, Speculation is rife as to the motives of the Italian Crown Prince for not calling upon King William at Ems, from whom he was but half an hour's distance when passing through Coblentz on his way up the Rhine. It is sald that the Itallan Minister at the Berlin court, at present In Wiesbaden, had called at Ems to offer his Majesty an explanation, to the effect that Prince Humbert would not fall to make his obeisance on the return trip, and that from fear only of disturbing the necessary quiet of his Majest)’s cure he had deferred his visit. There are those who insist upon French interference with the intended in- terview. “Napoleot ya the Unita Italiana (Maz- rini’s organ), “aims at dissolving both the German and the Italian Union, after the budget and the new joan shall be voted by the French Chamber war will be declared at the Rhine and Spain let loose upon Italy. A Victorious bulletin, which Mat 1 Niel has promised the Emperor, will be the al for new elections to the Chamber, and with faniares aud beat of drums the French are to be led to the ballot box. Thus,” says the rabid Maguinistic Journal, “the life of the empire 1s prolonged for a few years jonger until the Imperial Prince has beeome of age. Quos Deus vut periere prius dementat. A democratic uprising will destroy all these Machiave- Han and dynastic schemes.” The rumor of & friend and Austria ts gaining proach between Pruseia e and more circles. Baron von Keust is getting tl | stantiy tacking the ship of state, and wish | & harbor and firm anchoring ground. It ia expected that he will meet at Gastein with several prominent Prussian statesmen, and you will shortly hear more | of this me a Reports the most favorable are published con- cerning King William's and Count Biemarck's atate of health, ‘The King will yet remain for several weeks at Ems, which is crowaed ti ival at Kiasencen is a sign for the « at Ems to leave, last 4 Ruestan prince had the rotsfortune, previous is packing up for Kissengen, to jose at the Fine rouge et noir the trifing sum of 150,000 ronbies. | | The Abyssinian Kit Carson, Herr Gerbard Robifs, | hag brought with bim, among other curses, King DSTI, rm aw cM 18 £0 weeeles mx Needle guns, Block, chains, kc. With ‘ONer Khleknacks for tae ultana, to be bought at Tripolia, and for which (he King has thrown ont the su of 1,400 t's Count Seckendorf, one of the Prvisstan officers detached to accom, the . nglish to Abyssinia, is alao at pre- sent in Ems. Hts and Dr. Rohifs’ adventures are eagerly listened to at the royal table, where Abys- siDlan “yarns” are in strong dewand. ITALY. ne ae neues Ga Miia CREE Ya ! rata: ! Y great seal, : cers f ir, Theodorns’ great seal, and presented it, together Chamber amked BD ene pepanen | with a dune Abyssinian boy, whan for the jast four ment, @ thing the Marshal did not | years he has tralned up, to the King, who as going I: may not be uninteresting to ‘now many | tosend the ebony boy, already versed iu German, oMcers the three war batts’ aatite of NON Tee | inglish and Vreneh, to wehool. Herr Robife was Extraordinary Naval Dile: a—A British OM- eer Offended—Parliament and the Tobacco Tarif. * FLORENCE, July 21, 1868, Italy and England have been very near having & ti? upon a point of naval etiquette, On the 11th Inst, the British frigate Caledonia, with Admiral, Lord Clarence Paget on board, arrived off Ancona and gave the customary salute of twenty-one guns. No response, however, was made from the fort, and after waiting in vain for five hours the commander of the Caledonia sent an oMcer on shore to inquire the meaning of so strange a discourtesy. The Italian naval officer of the port was profuse in apology, and had to admit the awkward fact that he had no pow- der and not even agun at his disposal ft to frea salute. It appears that he had already besought the military commander of Ancona to return the salute, but that officer had refused to transgreas the regula- tion establishing that salutes to ships of war is the business of the naval officer of the port. Vainly did the latter represent his destitute condition in the matter of powder and guns; the soldier was obdu- Tate, and would not qiel until he got a telegraphic order from the War "Ministry at Florence to rouse the welkin by his fleld pieces. Finally, after an immense amount of negotiation and fuss, the salute was returned just within the conventional twenty-four hours and the Caledonia departed satisfied. A would-be first class Power cuts @ very poor figure in such an incident as this, More serious, however, is the utterly defenceless condition of #0 important a port as Ancona. Not a gun in the fort and no gunpowder tells a aad tale of poverty or improvidence at headquarters. The affair was brought up in Parliament yesterday and the Minister rotised that it should not occur again, He will at ast provide the ports with saluting popguns and powder énough, even if he finds them no cannon wherewith to repel @ hostile attack. Internal affairs are very quiet. Parliament is still sitting despite the heat of July, although that is by no means 80 great as usual. A succession of vio- lent thunder and rain storms cool the air pleasantly and gratefully for dwellers in the city who cannot fan Be to the Alps or the sea during the dog days. @ tobacco monopoly contract still occupies the Parliamentary committee, who cannot with the Minister of Finance on the Bane ‘ne com- Mittee insist upon making modifications which the foreign contractors will not accept. The ter is willing to concede much if the contractors will be equally obliging, but, failing to come to terms with the committee, he will risk an appeal to the House agulnst them. This question is a serious one for the Italian treasury, which is in the most urgent want of ready money. ir the government ts defeated in the matter, wuich, however, is scarcely probable, Count Digny would feel bound to resign, and without him = resent Cabinet would have little chance of standing. FOREIGN MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. The Paria Figaro publishes the following extract of a letter written by Garibaldi to one of his English correspondents;—“To attack Rome I merely await the moment viat France shall have come to blows with Prussia.” A recent magisterial order in London authorizes the police to kill any dogs found biting or suapping at pee te, waraoe making any preliminary in- quiry, respecting the meutal condition of the canine lelinquents, The mn te of Bologna, Italy, mentions that numbers of lads ranging from seventeen to eighteen years old have been enrolied in the neighborhood of that city to serve in tho Papalarmy. The Central Committee sends them off in detachments of ten and twelve, giving each $30 for travelling expenses from thence to the Eternal City, — - THE PRIZE RING, Desperate Kight Between Two “Short Boys” of the Eighth Ward—Twenty-three Rounds Fought in Fifty-seven Minutes. At daylight this moruing a severe encounter took Place between two well known pugs of the Eighth Ware —-one Bill Conner, a butcher in Spring street market, and Jim Mclntire—both members of the old Short Boy gang of the above ward. These two aspir- ‘ants for pugilistic fame had a lively little turn a few evenings ago, which resulted in a challenge to meet for the small sum of $50 aside. Both agreeing wo the Proposition, arrangements were immediately made, and this morning was selected for the fight to take place. Accompanied by @ few personal friends, among whom were several noted sports of the ring, they started in wagons for Long Island beach, both parties going out im separate convey ances; and so well did the whole party conduct themselves that not the slightest suspicion was aroused at the various public houses they stopped at slong the road. Reaching Sheep's Head Bay they turned down the lane and proceeded down the beach about two miles, leaving their conveyances safely quartered in a secluded spot and where they could not be very readily observed. It was near three o’clock when they arrived at the place selected, which was near the water, and upon a fine, smooth Portion of the beach. Here, at a little past four o'clock both men stripped for the encounter, and old Tom Collins was chosen as referee. Conner 1s about twenty-eight years of While Mcluntire is about thirty-five, both being heavy weights, and each showed considerable science throughout the Sght. The following is the record of the rounds:— Rovxp 1.—Both men put ind t ce UND 1.—I Men put in a prompt appearan ‘upon the call of time and seemed very eaxtiee to get to work at one another. Conner was the first to make gn effort and tipped McIntire on the chin, fol- lowing it Up with a heavy body blow on Mac's left side. McIntire managed to put in a stunner on Con- ner’s nose, drawing first blood, when they closed and Conner slipped down. timed blows on Mac's body, but was well Tepald oa mi lows on Mac’s ut was well re; on the head for his trouble, Rounp 3.—Both made a rush at one another and closed, when a desperate struggle took place. They finally pig ‘and fought each other around the until at last Conner drop; just in time to avoid a heavy blow that was sent out for him. RounD 4.—Considerable sparring on both sides, Conner again —— the drop game. Rounp 6. they came up Conner was bleeding quite fusely. He sent in his left and caught Mc- Intire under the jaw, but received a stunner on the side of his b which sent him reeling to the ground. Page 6.—A few light exchanges and Conner own. RoUND 7.—Conner got one in on the ribs, while McIntire punished him well about the head. ROUND 8.—Mac got @ whopper over his left eye which made him see stars, and Conner, as soon as he ‘was hit, dropped as usual. Round %.—Mac tried to keep off as much as he could, but all to no purpose, as Conner followed him, giving it to him right and left, ROUND 10.—As soon as there was an exchange of blows, which, by the way, were of very littie account, Conner again went to prayers. Rounp 11.—Up to this time everything looked favorable for Conner and it was thought that he had an easy thing. McIntire, however, rallied, and making @ desperate attack on Conner managed to get him in chancery just as Conner was going down, and the way his right bunch of fives told on the frontis py of his antagonist was terrivie to behold. He ept him up for seven minutes, when Conner suc- ceeded in throwing McIntire on his back, Rouxp t2.—Conner came up with both eyes colored and considerably disfigured avout the face. He did not seem so anxious as before to get to work. He put in a very pretty blow on Mcintire’s mouth, breaking one of his teeth, and after getting one in the ribs went down. Roun 13.—iere was only an exchange and Con- ner again down. Rounb 14.—Conner, @8 soon as he gave and re- ceived a biow, went down as usual. velved a terrible blow on the lear off his feet Intire, seeing he had turned the tabies on his opponent, went in in right good carneat And managed again to get Connor in chancery, and Qguin Onished hin in the most approved’ style. Conner at iast succeeded tn slipping down, Rouxy 17.—A few blows and Mcintire was hr ROUND 18,—Both seemed very careless and fought at random. They finally closed aud Mclutire was again thrown, KOUND 19.—Conner’s right eye was now fast closed, while Mcintire’s left was in pretty nearly the same condition. Each got in @ body blow, when Conner went down again. Roend 20.—A tap by both on the ribs and Conner down, ROUND 21.—MeIntire, by advice of nis friends, now forced tye fight and drove in his right and left, doing fed¥ful work, and so completely bewtidering Conner that he was forced to drop to save himself. Kounnd 22.—Conner now seemed to have lost all control of himself, aud after receiving @ stunner in the mouth dropped. UND 23 AND LAST. —Mclntire was quick to work, and after boxing Conner around tor some time sent in tie left on the back of Conner's neck, sending bim headiong to the ground, At the call of time for the next ronnd Conner de- clared himself sere, and the sponge was thrown up as a token of defeat. The fight lasted just fifty. seven minutes. The party, washing of the men, returned to their con * aid made @ hasty retreat to New York, where they aruved a little before seven o'clock in safety.—Jeiegram, Auguat 1. 4 , SATURDAY, AUGUST 8, i868. SUMMER RESORTS. THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. Sumuit or Mounr Waar: avon, July 41, 1868. ‘Ths Mass vay Of July, diay Up here, six thousand three hundred feet abave the lever mor | tats, with the thermometer indIcattig forty-nine de- grees where the sha@e fs not, but where the winds aro tearing about with a violence that momentarily threa | tens irreparable dlaster to overcoats buttoned tightly under the chin, a person prone to sympathizing with the misfortunes of his fellows may well permit a | thought of compassion for New Yorkers, sweltering underthe perspiring fervor of ninety degrees Fahren. heit, even though his teeth do chatter once in a while and the big wood fire in the ample stove 1s not atall despised, But because I am in this locality, where the hand of the Great Artificer has traced out subiimities that give pause to the most heedleas, do not think that Iam about to attempt a description of the surroundings. What many have tried to do be- fore and miserably failed in attempting, what even Starr King’s most glowing eulogy could not do my feeble efforts certainly cannot accomplish; for this famed reghon ig indescribable_in its overwhelming grandeur, This being well understood, 1t may not be consid- ered out of place to state that the ‘places of inter- est”? which have for years had so much to do with the pilgrimages made through these wilds annually are as all powerful ag ever in their attractivences this seasom indeed, to be candid, more attractive than ever, for such crowds of pleasure seekers were never seen hereabouts before. The ‘Old Man of the Mountain,” im the Franconia range, whose stern face has been firmly set against the storms of centuries that have assailed him fifteen hundred feet above where now is the roadway, looks just as stern as of old— not 4 frown reiaxed, not the slightest change in the tightly compressed lps, The wild torrent that leaps its rocky way through the “Flume” ig still ex- plored day by day, and the “Pool,”? with its scien- tiflc old boatman, who ferries you across for a con- sideration and treats you gratis to @ lecture on the “systems of the earth,” has yet, as it always will have, its admirers by the hundreds, People who have never visited either the Fran. conia range or ita more lofty neighbors can have no idea of the picturesque scenery that abounds along the route from the time they leave the cars until, by stagecoach, they reach the Profile House—that is, if they come by the way of Littleton. Certainly the White Mount ains are loftier than the Francontas, yet they do not ascend 8 o abruptly as do the latter, and I doubt whether a visitor has ever been more favorably impressed wit! one of the White Hills than he has with Eagle Clit’ and Mounts ete and Cannon when the stage whirled suddenly out of wild woods relieved by no signs of life, and drew u] beiore the house situated on a small meadow, wit! the cliffs all about it, their sides appearing like per- pendicular walis of ranite supporting the white, hazy clouds above, e Profile, { may here say, is the hotel at which the majority of the permanent visitors quarter themselves. Those who visit the mountains, intending to simply make a flying tour, and who come by the Littleton route, stop at this house, and by stage go to the Crawford or White Mountain House, thence over the mountains to the Glea House, The route, however, In many cases is just the reverse, and ts made 80 especially by those who come to stay all the season in the Fravconias, for by coming over the mountains, taking the Glen as their up hill ogpey Lay ot they Daturally termi- nate their journey at the Profile, Three coaches to and from each hotel and to and from North Conway and Littleton are the daily average of travel. Seats outside are highly prized, especially by the ladies; and as an instance of tlis I need only mention the fact that three ladies and the gentlemen accompany- ing them, in order to be sure of the coveted places the other morning, went to the stable yard at six o'clock, where the coach stood without horses, and, being “first come,” secured the outside. They break- fasted on the top of the vehicle on the European plan and the coach started two hours afterwards. Such ds one of the effects of mountain air, You have, no doubt, heard of the railroad that was commenced three years ago on Mount Washington. It is now completed within a half mile of the summit, and next week it will be “open to the public.” It is really & wonderful undertaking and will add another strong link to the now very long chain of attractions By, which 80 many personsare not unwillingly drawn hither every year. The road is of the ordinary rail- road gauge, bat different from ordinary roads by having three rails. The extra rail is in the middie of the road and consists of @bed of tron about six inches in width, with deep indentations about every two or three Inches. The two other rails are what “are called plated rails, single plates of iron of a cer- tain thickness aud width riveted to huge wooden beams. The engine has, for all the world, the ap- — of one of your city fire engines, although it not as large as the smallest of them. The smoke- stack and boiler are not exactly ppright, but slant eeialy towards the front part of the engine, which much higher than the rear. It has seven wheels— two large ones iu front, four very small ones under the main body of the vehicle and a large cog wheel directly un the middle of the platform and before the boiler. The cog wheel works in the middle rail, and has a crank attached to it by wiuch the engineer can stop it ina second. Of course, once it is stopped, the engine cannot budge an inch. The passen- ger cars are also furnished with cog wheels and brakes simil: 'o that of the engine, which, by the way, is only about seven tons weight. The road ia almost on a straight line from the starting potnt— that is to say, there @re but one or two curves along the whole route. No cutting through rocks or ex- cavations have been made for the road, it being en- tirely built on timbers, alike over ledges, hillocks and chasms, in some places the tracks being forty feet above the ground ends of the beam supports, The grade of the ascent of the track 1s one foot in every five, OF about 1,700 feet to the mile. The entire length of the road is three miles, and the journey from the base of the mountain to a haif mile of the summit is made in one hour. In ascending the engine pushes the cars before it, in descending ~ takes the lead, ‘nn ie Bw! reasons hog this is that case any’ oul ppen to the engine—and accidents might! happen to even this engine, you know—the cars would not be compelled to share its fate. The guides who accompany people up the mountain nowadays, as they have done for years, on horseback, are opposed to the road and predict for it all sorts of misfortunes; they, of course, thi ing that {t wili damage their business, which {t will no im the least, as people will continue to ride over the mountains on horseback for the novelty of the thing, For the convenience 0} and commodious hotel iness for next year on the — where some thirty years Sao the old Craw- House reigned hotel monarch of the mountains, ‘Thence the road can be reached by carriage, a dis- tance of seven miles. The fare up the mountain is fixed at two dollars. a ion pee peop! ve visited the mountef this season. The vestibuies of the Profile and Glen houses are so crowded, day aud evening, that one is forcibly reminded of the Pifth Avenue Hotel when the bulls and bears of Wall street were wont to put their speculative heads to- her. Indeed, the roome were turned into tem; dormitories tn order to accommodate all the le. The Profile has four hundred guests; the White Mountain House all it can accommodate, one hundred and seventy- five; the Cranford two hundred and the Glen four hundred. The absence of many New Yorkers from well known watering places this season has becn the subject of much conjecture, and the crowds here may account for it, as I find that the metropolis is repre- sented here in these mountains in greater num! than it is at any other summer resort. Three hun- dred of the four hundred guests at the Profile are New Yorkers, and nearly all of them are permanent boarders. The is the same at the other hotels. The following among the late New York arri- yais:—Dr, Jonn 0. Stone, wife and three daughters; Miss Parker, Buchanan Winthrop, Le Grand Lock- wood and family, Wm. and John O'Brien and fam|- lies, E. D. Stanton and my John Bloodgood and family, Dr. Dubots and family, Dr. Peters and famt- ly, Wiliam G. Sterling and famtly, Uriah J. ith and family, J. L. Gross and family, Mr. Schenck and family, George A. Fanshaw and family, A. Maithews and family, C. J, Lane, W. Irving Woodward, Mise 3. G. Woodward, B. W. Tracy and wife, J. H. Gould, &. C, Shepherd, FN. Otis, wite and son; Frederick’ H. Wheeler, Henry Van Arsdale, John Van Aradale, BE. P. Sampsou, Mrs. G. F. Sampson, Miss 8, EB. Samp- son, Mixes Mary Sampson, Mr. Place, John L. Bymuir, H. ©, Skinner and wife, Mrs. Hyatt, wife and daugh- ter, F, Sturgis, wife and son, W. H. L. Lee, Rev. Dr. De’ Witt, A. Cooper, Miss B. A. Cooper, Migs A. C, Bailey, J. P. Robinson and family, ‘William B Leonard and family, L. D. Buckley and fat iy, w. B. Cutting, R. T. Cutting, W. DB. Foulke, E. T. Weeks, E. KR. Durkee and family, James K. Jesup, Jr, Mr. and Mrs, Partridge, Mr. Ward and family, Edward F. Haibrook and family, M. Herrick and family, 8. W. Benedict and wife, M. Buckley, F. W. nd faimiiy, 8. Gardner and family, J. We Edwin Cornell, H. Pike and wife, Dr. D. 8. and wife, 5. G. Tucker and wife, T. R. Butler mily, K. W. Haskins, Eugene Delano, Mrs, N. ©, Deiano, Miss Delano, J. 'V. Beam, Jr., and wife, Chas. D. Quackenbush, Mra, P. Van Volkenburg, Chas. H, Livingston, Mr. and Mra, R. A. Witthaus and daughter, John Lader and wife, Misa Lader, Rev, ‘Thomas Farrell, J. G. Payntar, D. D. Anderson and wife, D. Campbell and wife, Wm. H, Wallace aw wife, C. Rushmore and wife, Foster Pettit aud wif De Witt C. Lawrence and wife, Miss Annie ©. Ho Miss tf L. Hoe, Wm. L. Skidmore and wife. Jer miah Skidmore, A. T. Sullivan and wife, Major Get eral Pleasanton, Mra. v. Lee, Miss Lee, BE. V. Churchill, son and daughter, J. B. Amerman, Lewis B. Strong, Mise A. B. Stone, Cyarence Cury, D. UH. McAlpin and wife, G. b. Allen, Mrs, G. Alien, Fred. Kruge and wife, Lebonburgh, Wim, ©. Prime and family, Wm. F. Budge and family, Just at present there is a great deal of grumbling among the visitors, as clouds of thin said ty have come from the woods burning tn Ca ada somewhere, have for the past fow days so en. veloped 4 the view from Mount Washington of the surround- ing country, Everybody, however, even to the transient folke, has Tesolved himeeif ‘into a paticat Micawber, waiting to see what may turn up and ready to profit by the elightest wind that may come white sinoKe, | A the Mountains as almost totally to obscure | Vt0 pafr away the hated screen how ha-ging before . the white bills, NO hd win oO EarpwELt, N. ¥., August 4 i968 ‘The stream of travel between the Hudson and the St. Lawrence ever sends @ large diverging branch ‘through the beautiful region of Lake George. Few now make the tour to Montreal without taking in the trip through the famous lake. Even those who come to spend the summer or a briefer time at Sara- toga make the circuit of Champlain to Ticonderoga ‘and back by Lake George, as one of the incidents of their sojourn, The number in motion through the lakes this year ig not perhaps as large as last year, but the difference 18 very small and the hotel keep- ers (sensitive barometers in such cases) do not indi- cate by their complaints that they are at all digsatis- fled, Those who are doing this route are new peo- ple. They are going over it for the frst time. They Tepresent as a general thing the middle classes of society, who have made money quietly ana steadily and are now out for a good time, short as 1t may be. The old nodlesse, as well as the shoddyites who used to be seen everywhere between Saratoga and Mon- treal, are either Nxtures at the fashionable watering places or have become impecunious and invisible. The traveller in the upper portion of the country will find many inconveniences resulting from the jeunes and rivalries of the railroad companies, ‘nus @ Boston corporation controlling the railway north of Burlington, in its anxiety to crush the steam- boat and railway lines south of that point, makes a most annoying series of transfers necessary from boat to train and from train to train. The corpora- tions intended to be injured by this pee sem ony contemplate the connection of Burlington wit Plattsbi by @ lake steamer suMclently large to carry @ railway train and capable of running the dis- tance in an hour. The boat is built and will be ready on the 16th of this month, when the hero to fotickoard sus ears See trip promptly and comfortably. Burlington is unhappi situated between the rival interests of Boston Hint New York, and hai dares to raise its voice in be- half of any project. It is, or claims to be, the third jumber city of the country, and, situated as itis upon the edge of Lake Champlain, is one of the prettiest. It has many sojourners now from more southerly cities, who are enjoying its salubrious air, fine scenery and lovely drives. It 1s a favorite halfway house with those who are doing the round trip be- tween the American and Canadian metropolis. Some, again, are staying there to drink the Missis- ol water, Pepin. or unable to lodge nearer the Springs. Its inhabitants are astir just now about the commencement of the University of Vermont, which comes off next Thursday. Ticonderoga, which 1s reached by a few hours’ ran from Burlington in the lake steamer, is still the Mecca of many a patriot’s visit. The old fort, or ag much as there is left of it, and the old outlying works are atill objects of study and reverence to many an antiquarian. The latter—the earthworks—are still remarkably defined, though the trees of a centur, are growin, up around them. They will not be invisible, certainly, while old “George,” who has driven stage tor 80 many years across the peninsula, holds forth to his passengers from his box in explanation of each point of interest as the tourist traverses the historic ground. “George” is one of the characters of the pi The quaint mix- ture of oratory, history, patriot! im, humor and en- thusiagm in his nature and the genial “drive on your horses” with which he closes each narrative will Not goon be forgotten by those who have heard him. “George” has sufliced in times gone by to drive easily all who wished to heel to the lake, but powsdare: his own stage is full, inside and out, and i . 1s frequently accompanied by three or’ four others, ‘The little Minnehaha and the run down through Lake George—Lake George, with its towering moun- tains for @ framework within which to clasp its Jewelled waters, with its little hamlets and its soll- tary residences perched on the shelves which extend in from the shore before the hills shut up; with its islets and its rocks; with its banners waving from tall poles where joyous summer sojourners are stayibg—all will remain a A vision of pleasure in the mid of him who has galled the little voyage from Ticonde: to Caldwell. But while nature has done so much, man has done very little for mankind, The stage journey at Ticon- deroga is @ tedious one. The system of managing aggage is very provoking. Lake George has fine fish, and the advertisements promise them at the hotel table in Caldwell. The Hi eta, dialogue, ‘waich occurred this morning, will illustrate how well this promise is fulfilied:— Guest (who remembers tho advertisements and ts scanning the bill of fare where the various delicacies are enumerated)—Bring me some trout, alter—Ain’t got no trout, sir. Got some fried rch, Guest (who still scans the list of fish, deapite the warning pencil mark drewn through it)—Bring me some pickercl, Walter—Ain't got no pickerel, sir. Got some fried erch. Guest (still determined to have some of “those fish’’)—Well, then, bring me some bass. Waiter—aln’t got no bass, gir, Got some fried rch. ‘The guest here gave it up, and after accepting, to the soy of the colored individual, the protfer of the “aried perch” ag well ag some iish-balls (and such fish-balls !), he ruminated on the difference between romises and their fulfilment. The advertisements ad heralded a banquet furnished forth by the funy tribes of the Cape such as would have consoled the most recalcitrant of Papists to a most Lenten abstl- nence from meat. . Caldwell has a large number of visitors this season, but they belong by an immense majority to the fairer sex. Dancing in the parlors must be somewhat of the kind iP etee ee in the social reunions of Utah, where the ladies must perforce “sling” each other around and where the quadrilies and iaucers are done by children. Beaux are in demand. The Fort William Henry Hotel opened on the sth of June and has been doing very prosperously ever since. It has now several hundred guests on its mh oo inclusive of the following New Yorkers:— . W. Von Stade and family, Thomas F. Mason, Witiam B. Taylor and family, J. P. Nesmith, W. H. Owen and family, E. H. Owen and family, Edward P. Brooks and family, E. M. Whitehouse and family, J. Simpson and fam S. Bachrach and family, ‘. M. Silberman and family, M. Wickert and family, C. H. Webb, Dr. H. M. Van Arsdale, Dr. C. R. Agnew, Rey. T. K. Demarest. Stents ors at the same house are Mayor Beach and fi , of Troy; E. G. Gilbert, of Troy; Abram Van Vechten and family, of Albany; Rev. J. H. Car- = — family, of New Haven; Dr. Clymer, of ‘asbington. There are a few establishments at Caldwell in the ‘way of horsefiesh. David Banks, of New York, has a span of bays and @ landau, James Thomson, of New York, has a pair of biack mares and s phaeton. Brooklyn, drives a span of James B. Craig, of Diacks to @ high phaeton. The Lake House opened June 1 and has now about and cag The following New Charies R. Wicks and belagr Aes M. Deuel end family, W. Forrester, Thomas Kidd and family, Andrew Githooley,’F. C. Hamilton, George L. Nichols and family, D. Solomon, E. M. Crawford and family, . T. Ward. Also the following tron! om ag Alexander, Charles W. New- ton wife, The Adirondacks and Scroon Lake have their ad- mirers and visitors without stint thie year. The smoke from the burning Canadian forests has been bi A gegen Pod tourists, The recent rain storm which passed over this part of the country has failed to remove or abate it. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, Mr. Boucicault’s new drama, ‘London by Night,’’ is in rehearsal at the Princess’. The following matinées are announced for to-day:— Broadway theatre, “Trodden Down;” Olympic thea- tre, “Humpty Dumpty;” New York theatre, “Foul Play; Tony Pastor's Opera House, “The Peep Show Man” and negro eccentricities, Mrs. General Lander opens the regular fall and winter season at the Broadway theatre on Monday, the 3ist inst. The Florences will follow with novei- ties brought by them from England. Grand Duchess Tostée, it is expected, will ar- rive in this city on Tuesday next from Europe. She will join Mr. Bateman’s auxiliary troupe, and wili then start westward with them to enlighten the “Wolverines,” “Hoosiers,” “Buckeyes,” &c., in re- gard to the bewitching drollery and rkling must- cal tenderness of genuine op’ra boufe, This ttine- rant company will unite later in the fall with the company now performing at Niblo's, when a grand season of opéra bowfe will ve inaugurated under the ment of Mr. Bate voinje-satirical lect will give his last entertai \ at Dodworth Hall this evening, upon which occasion he will be assisted by Miss Ieien Nash and Mr. J. W. Sharpiey. Mr. Burnett has been edifying the people of this city with his unique and table facial buriesques for seven full weeks and nvariably afforded instruction anda nent to ail who have favored him with thelr presen Some French papers tell us that Mile, Nilsson demanded of M. Perrin, as the conditions of a re | newal of her engagement, 180,000f. and three mont leave or cong. ‘the English papers hope Mile. Nilsson may get the money and the leave or evnge— especially the leave or conge. Demoiselle Schneider, the original Grand Duchess | of Geroistein cent and a ret | bly well pre Five years ago sue was | glad to receive a salary of 160f. a’month. Now she is worth halfa milton and wears a set of diamonds which the Fropress herseif might envy. The failure of the firs’ attempt at Havre to emulate ‘ht, minus its danger, induc t to redeem the Hel ves mangling match on a bet he bulls this time were adver. tised ad be . fresh, flerce beasts, imported ) from S| ily, warranted four year olds and ec not to mistake a red scarf or mantle for as did (requently their parblind predecessors. cond attempt, however, succeeded no better tian the tirst one, owing to the simple fact that the Diuls could pot be iaduced.40 come up to the tossing point, | THE LATE GENERAL HALPINE, Evidences of deep regret at the sudden demise ot this gallant and gifted omcer and profound respect 22 rnB mémory of the deceased multiply with each: Bucceeding day. The following additional order bad just been issued in this regard:— GENERAL ORDER NO. 3, HEADQUARTERS IRISH LEGION, Essex MakkeT, NEW York, August 5, 1568, Itis with profound grief that the general com- manding annouces the death of Brevet Major Gen- eral Charlies G. Halpine, who entered the military service of the United States as @ Meutenant tn one of our regiments—the Sixty-ninth. AS a mark of re- spect to the memory of the deceased the brigade and regimental. colors will be draped in for thirty days, during which time the officers will wear crape on the left arm. The officers and men will assemble at the northeast corner of Ninth ave- nue and Forty-first street at nine O’clock A, Saturday, the sth inst., to participate in the ebse- quies of the deceased. By command of Brevet Major General J. P. McIVOR, MICHAEL Doran, Major 155th, A. A. A. G. MEETING OF CLERKS OF THE REGISTER’S OFFICE, Ata meeting of the clerks and attachés of the Re~ gister’s office of the city of New York, assembled to express their sorrow for the death of the late Regis- ter, the gallant General Charles G, Haipine, and their respect for his ypc Jonn Y. Sauvage being requested to preside as chairman and Jolin Ahern to» act as secretary, the following preamble and resolu- tions were unanimously adopted:— Whereas as members of his official family we are called, in common with the people of this community and nation, Tament the death of our late beloved chiet, whose adininiat tion of the afairs of this department was distinguished rond all precedent for its eminent ability; whose affection lopted country was only equalled by his love for the Jand that gave him birth; who, when the country he called his own was endangered by clvil strife, perilied bia life and all that he held most dear to bear testimony to his pure pa- triotiam, and whom we had learned to love with almost filial affection; und whereas it has pleased Providence to remove him from among us in the midst of a career of usefulness and reatness, in the prime of his manhood and strevgth, sucritic~ ig his zealand devotion to labor for the good of bis native ‘and adopted lands, and of manhood everywhere, his death the srowning sacrifice of his Iife—we feel that our intimate connection with the deceased for an expression of the sorrow that overwhelms us and the for his bereaved and mourning family; therefore, be it Resolved, That in the death of Major General Charles @. Halpine, late Register of the city and county of New York, ‘we have sustained an irreparabe loss, a sympathizing supe” rior, a sincere friend and courteous gentleman ; Ireland her- gitted champion, America a gallant soldier and distinguished Patriot; the cause of human Mberty and enlightenment a. moat earnest and able advocate, whose se-vices weie@ nvaluy- able, and humanity a friend. Resolved, That in the suddenness of his death we recog. nize the band of Divine Providence seeking to admonish us of the uncertainty of life and of our entire dependence on im. Resolved, That it 1s with feelings of the greatest sorrow we contemplate the grief of his wife and family, and assure them of our heartfelt sympathy in thelr sad bereavement. Resolved, That the ollice be draped in mourning; that we attend bis'funeral in a body, and that these resolutions be Published in the daily and weekly papers, and that a copy, Suitably engrossed and mounted, be preseated to the famliy NEW JERSEY. Jersey City. ° AGeyMoun axD BLAIR RATIFICATION MEETING was held at the Catholic Institute last evening and was largely attended. FirTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT.—Hon. George A. Halsey, the present representative of the Fifth Con: gressional district, will not seek a renomination from- the republicans, The executive committee, how- ever, will call on him to contest the district. A New Line To WasntnaTon.—A bill was Intro- duced at the session of Congress just closed for the establishment of an independent line of railroad to Washington. Several enterprising railroad men connected with the New Jersey, Camden and Am- boy, Philadelphia and Trenton and Baltimore and Washington lines have headed off this movement by coming to an agreement on the construction of some new cars, equipped with all the latest improvements latforms, patent brakes and heaters, the latter entirely preventing any danger from fire. Steel rails mpathy that we feel 8 dl have also been ordered for some portions of the line,: and the rails all through the route are being put in order. It is intended that this wil the Model railroad of the country. A meeting of gen- tlemen connected with the aforesaid companies took Place at Wilmington, Del. last Thursday, where contracts were signed for the construction and ek ge of the new Serre which will be built on plans materially different from any of those now em- ployed on the Ilne. Morristown. FIENDISH OUTRAGE ON A NEGRO.—On Wednesday morning the almost inanimate body of a negro named Gilbert Bianchard was found lying on the near the Morris and Essex Railroad, with the right arm broken and bleeding copiously from seve- ral wounds about the head and body inflicted with knife. After proper care he was sufficiently re- stored to be able to make a deposition before Justice Dickenson to the effect that he had been assguited and treated in the manner described by four white men with whom he had quarrelled, After beatin, him helpless the miscreants, it is supposed, dragge the unfortunate man to the railroad track, doubt- less with the intention of killing him. He is not ex- pected to recover. ‘Trenton. SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DisTRICT.—Genera! James F. Rusling, late Inspector of the Quartermaster's Department at Washington, is the republican candi- date for Congress in the Second district. BOARD oF TRaDE.—At a regular meeting of tho Board of Trade of this city, on Thursday night, the law enacted by the last Legislature anthorizing the Governor to appoint inspectors of boilers, &c., was subjected to severe criticiam and received the con- demnation of that body in a resolution setting forth that that part of the law compelling the use of a peculiar poate is calculated to benefit only a few venders of patent medicines and not the public, and is a swindle on the Legislature, the Governor and the people. Acommittee of three was appointed to wait se a Governor and confer with in relation to said law. BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, RUN OVER ACCIDENT.—A little girl named Frances Griffin was knocked down and run over in Myrtle avenue yesterday afternoon, sustaining serious tnju- on m ¢ was taken to her home, No. 122 Ryerson stree A Free Disrensary.—A free dispensary has just been opened at No. 30 Carroll street, near Columbia. The poor of that locality can now receive medicines and medical and surgical aid and advice free of charge. ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY.—R. G. Noyes, the pro~ prietor of @ liquor saloon in Myrtle avenue, was ar- rested on the complaint of-T. M. Johnson. yesterday, on a charge of stealing @ beer pump. He gave pail for his appearance. AN ALLEGED Horse Tater.—Yesterday morning a man giving his name as John Wilson attempted to cross the Fulton ferry with a horse, when he was ar- rested by an officer of the Forty-second Fk om suspicion of being a horse thief. The animal he had toe to be one stolen from the stable of Timothy , corner of Hicks and Degraw streets, CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.—William M. Andrews, the superintendent of the Brooklyn City Ice Company, was fined $10 by Justice Cornwell yesterday for put- ting more ice on @ wagon than his horse could con- veniently draw. R. 8. Estes and John Hutchingson ‘were also arrested and held to answer for cruelty to WESTCHESTER INTELLIGENCE. BRUTAL AND INDECENT ConpUcT.—Charles Mont and Timothy Brown were arrested, taken before Justice Hauptman, of Morrisania, and held for trial in the sum of $300 each for assaulting and a woman, her sop and daughter. Monk was also held to bal the sum of $300 to answer a charge of indecency in the presence of several ladies, HARLEM RIVER AND PORTCHESTER RAILROAD.—A. meeting of the directors of this projected railroad ‘was held yesterday, when several yminent rath Toad men and capitatists were introdnced and mant- fested their readiness to take hold of the enterprise. Two of the parties referred to are said to have offered to take stock to the amount of haifa millton dollars. The board of directors appear to be greatly encouraged with their prospects of commencing operations at an early day. WESTCHESTER TCRNPIKE.—The commissioners ap- pointed to improve the grade of the old Boston post road and macadamize My same held a meeting on ‘Tuesday last and resolved to extend the time for re- ceiving the reports and specifications of the civil engineers until (he 19th Instant, after which pro- perty owners and others who may feel interested im ‘he matter will be afforded an opportunity of exam- Pat a profiles of the new grades and lines and making objections to the same, ON the night of August 6 the Ocean House, kept by R. Sherwood, in the village of Westchester, was entered by thieves, who ransacked the place, taking away all the liquors, cigars and tobacco, and about a $20 in mone: iis clothing, consisting of couts and shoes, ft hieves then broke into the fish market of F. Balch, adjoining, and stole all his fish and vegeta carry their b er named burglars escap: to their detection. Movnt Verxon ViLLAge Martens.—The Board of ‘Trustees of Mount Vernon at their meeting held on s. And it secms they had nothing to Ay away, for they stole a wagon ). Mallet, Sr., tor that purpose. The without leaving the slighest clue Thursday evening adopted a resolution in favor of expending soy ioney in the hands of the treasurer in the repairs of bleventh, Twelfth and Thirteenth avenues of thit village, ‘This work, it i8 ander- stood, is all that the trastees contemplate having done until the residents vote the necessary appro- priations. One faction are willing to vote appropri- ations for streetson the ground of requiring their services to pe ‘m the work, but refuse to vote ap- Propriations for clerk hire, office rent, &c.; conse ntiy the trustees and the majority of those who have controlled the votes at the late meetings are at loggerheada,