The New York Herald Newspaper, May 28, 1869, Page 6

6 NEW YORK HERALD nroapwaY AND ANN STREET. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. Letters and packages should be properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turned. fs Volumo —— NTS THIS EVENING. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway and iki mreet.— Caste, OLYMPIC THEATRE. Broadway.—Hiocory Diccony Doos. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—PuTNamM—THR ASsas- BIN OF TAR Rocks. BOOTH’S THEATRE, Wd at., between Sth and 6th avss— OFusLLo. 251 street. —PAtRIE. vi dway.—THk BURURSQUe Ex- "8 G DEN, B: NIBLO'S GAR ay. THR TEAVAGANZA OF Tun Fe YIFTH AVEXUE THEATRE, Fifth avenue and Twenty fourth street, Tug Hraur’s BELL. WAVERLEY THEATRE, 720 Broadwoy.—BUnt R3QUR OF Txion. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATR Broadway.— noon and evening THY TANMA Grar. Fourteenth atreet.— A—PerER MRS, £. B. CONWAY'S PARK THEATRE. Brookisa.— Auout 4 MEucHaNr oy VENICE. 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The cable telegrams are dated May 27, ‘The Lairds, of Birkenhead, batiders of tue Ala- ama, have published a letter in relation w the building, fliting out and departure of that vessel, ‘The communication has again drawn the fre of the London press. The Times, Standard, Star and Post of yesterday contained editortais on the subject of the Alabama aiMeculty. The Under Sec- retary of Forelgn Affairs announced yesterday in the English Parliament that the papers in the Alabama Galins would shortly be introduced. The principal races at Epsom were for Her Majesty's Plate and the Zwo Year Old Stakes. The former was won by Romping Girl and the latter by Macaront. The latest figures from France ow that twenty-eight opposition candidates have secured seats. Minister Washburne was received py the ®mperor yesterday. Friendly greetings were ex- changed. The Minister afterwards visited Prince Napoteon and was warmly welcomed. Election dis- turbances of a trivial natare are reported to have Occurred at Toulouse, Amiens and Lille. The [tallan Caninet has again undergone a change. Signor Pironti succeeds to the position of Minister of Juatice in place of Signor Filippo. Paraguay. A despatch received from our Br Btaies Wat Minister McMahon has 4 cion, Cuba. Havana despatches of yesterday state that the Spanish iron-clad Victoria haa arrived. Another detachment of volunteers was expecied from Spaing The Narraganse’t had returned to Hayana from Nuevitas, OMiciat despatches have been received from Ad- miral Hoff to the 19th inst, but they relaie entirely to matters of oficial routine. The views of Secretary Fish and the President, tt 4s well known, are favorable to the cause of Cuba. Seiior Roberts some time ago desired an expression from the Secretary condemnatory of the Cuban in- Murreotion, but the Secretary declined to make ase ‘Of anything of the sort, and coolly informed the Minister that while the laws should be enforced Where they benefiied Spain, the government and People of this country were, as a body, in strong sympathy with the insurgefts, St. Thomas. The two Peruvian iron-ciads Wave leit St. Thomes for Martinique, ecellaneous. In regard to the Quaker City, it is now atated that her destination is Hayti, ard she t# intended to operate in some way for or against Salnave. Secretary Fish lias informga Minister Tuornton that ‘he cannot take her case out of the courts, and that, a@ithough it may be that she belonys to a British sub- Sect, the neutrality laws must be enforced. Tn the Nova Scotia House of Assembly on Wednes- @ay Mr. Murray, of Pictou, introduced a resolution ‘asking the Queen to absolve Nova Scotia from her Silegiance to the British crown and permit her return to such institutions as may best suit her people, Some discus. ion ensued, several members urging that it was an annexation resolution; vut only slight opposition was made and its considera- tion was postponed until Tuesday. Third Auditor Clarke having dunned Beauregard for $10 30, due to the government on his account of Quartermaster’s stores in 1861, the ex-rebel General replies by presenting @ claim for hia transportation from West Point to New Orleans, in January, 1861, for $165 60, and requests its payment, after deduct- tng the amount of the Third Auditor's bill. His Claim, however, cannot be paid, owing to resolu- Uons of Congress forbidding ihe payment of claims Of disloyal persons. Senator Brownlow Is out in a letter favoring Sen- ter for Governor of Tennessee over Stokes. The Principal reason he gives is that while both Senter #nd Stokes advocated his (Brownlow’s) election to the Governorship, Stokes’ supporters afterwards evounced him and Stokes himself rau against him for United States Senator, A quarantine has been proclaimed in New Orleans ‘Sains all vossels arriving from Cuba and the other ‘West India Islands, Mexico, Central America and certain ports in South America, A Georgia Grand Jury have indicted a radical @ditor “Hawed Swayze for high misdemeanor in calling upon losal men to organize for seit-protec: tion, after Dr. Ayers was shot near Savannah, The Aadictment ia made under the section of the vid code #elative to Inciting Insurrection, and the penalty at. ched is imprisonment for from five to twonty oar. A prize fight between MHicken and Carroll took #€0 beinw Valtimore yesterday, which ended oa fausth tound by afoul on the part of Hicken, NEW who attempted to gouge Carroll's oye. A free fight ensued and revolvers were used, but (ew persons Were injured. Reverdy Jonnson’a household tarniture in Wash. ington was sola at auction yesterday. During the Sale $200 worth of silverware was stolen. Four men at the Atlanta (Ga.) relling mili were killed yesterday vy the accidental bursting of an old shell, Tho Clty. In the Presbyterian Assemblies yesterday the plan of reunion was the subject of an animated debate, but was fnalty agreed to in both houses, tn the New School unanimously and tn the Old School by @ vote Of 257 to 5. Mrs, Caroline Cox, the lady principal of Pablio School No, 10, Primary Department, in Brooklyn, was fined ten dollars yesterday by Justice Delmar for whipping a female pupil eleven years of age. John Mulady, who was shot in South Brookiyn on Tuesday morning, died yesterday. Dasey, who did the shooting, is in custody. The Inwan line steamship city of Antwerp, Cap- tain Mirehouse, will sail from pier 45 North river for Liverpool, stopping at Queenstown, at nine o'clock to-morrow (Saturday) morning. Mails will ciose at the Post Ofice at seven A. Bf, Steamship St. Laurent (French), Captain Lemaire, Will sail trom pier 40 North river (o-morrow (Satur- day) morning for Havre, calling at Breat. Mails close at the Post Ofive at six A, M. The National line steamship France, Captain Grace. leaves pier 47 North river at balf-past three o'clock to-morrow afternoon for qyuneenstown and Liverpool, The steamsiip Cambria, Captain Craig, of the Anchor ling, leaves pier 20 North river at twelve MM. on Saturday for Glasgow via Londonderry. The steamship General Meade, Captam Sampson, leaves pler 12 North river at three o'clock to-morrow aiternoon for New Orleans direct. The stock market yesterday was very excited. In the morning prices underwent a sharp deline, whiie arally in the afternoon was equally sudden. Gold fell to 13875, closing finally at 139%. Prominent Arrivals in the City. Governor R. B. Hayes, of Ohio; Lieutenaut Goy- ernor Allen ©. Beach, of Watertown, N. Y.; V. R. Richmond, New York State Engineer; Senators Trambuli, of Ilinots, and J, Scott, of Pennaylyauia, and J. M. Schermerhorn, of Homer, are stopping at the St. Nicholas Hotel, Colonel Dantel Needham and Colonet B. B. Mc- Creery, of Georgia; Commander Hopkina, of the United States Navy; Thomas J. Durant, of Washing- ton, and Captain Corning, of San Francisco, are at the Astor House, Judge Reed and W. B. Smith, of Philadelphia; Judge Colt, of Hartford; John Meredith Read, Jr., of Albany; W. Leski, of the Russian Legation at Wash- ington, and W. E, Chandler, of Washington, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Colone! ©. W. Tompkins, of Rhode Island; A, N. Ramsdell and Benjamin Stark, of New London, and John Rand, of Portland, are at the Hoffman House, Commander G. Brown, of the United States Navy, and Austin H. Brown, of Indianapolis, are at the Brevoort House, General A. B. Garfletd, of New York, and Major Luke Tilden, of the United States Army, are at the St. Charles Hotel. ‘ Judge C. Newman, of Connecticut; Colonel 0. A. Watkyns and Postmaster W. 8. Filkins, of Albany; Judge k. E. Fisk, of Montana; Rev. E. Browning, of Baltimore; Judge W. 8. Jackson, of Pennayivanta, and Major J. C. Luiiman, of Memphis, ‘fenn., ave at the Metropolitan Hotel. Prominent Departures. Judge Lambert left for Portland, Judge Comstock for Syracyse, P; Ry Chandler aud P, Y. Kellogg for Citeago, J. J, Mitoell for Alton, TL; D, L. Merrit for Boston, Colonel Roberts for Alvany, A. M. Lee for Chicago an D. Caieb for Boston. Eopland and the United States, Less than a hundred years ago we were bis Britannic Majesty’s obsequious subjects; our States were his colonles, our law was what he was pleased to make it, and we had no rights save such as in his good will he chose to acknowledge. How vast is the difference these years have made! We are thirty millions of free and prosperous people; resolute, ener- getic, active, forcing our way everywhere and tvalling the oldest nations of the earth in the struggle for wealth and political grandeur. Such is the fruit of freedom. Growth so great, development so remarkable, however they are without precedent in the history of nations, must always be the result of making a people completely free—of leaving them untrammelled to pursue their own destiny in every sphere of life. This is the great lesson that our example teaches to the nations, And - | this example has not been without such au influence on the people everywhere as to un- settle the foundations of government. Witness the history of Europe. France, crushed for ages by an outrageous system, was fred by what ber sons had seen in America, rose against her oppressors, and is fighting them yet. | Germany is no longer the playground of little despots, Italy has a parliamentary govern- ment, Spain is debating a republic, and the masses of the people of England are forcing into the British constitution the recognition of their existonce. So much has been done in Europe by the effect upon the people of what was previously done in Amorica; but the effect of this grand example will not be limited to Europe. It will extend to wherever the human race has found the world habitable and wherever man langnishes under the hand | of power. For such an example there is even | more need In Asia than there was in Europe, | and there also its effect will be greatly felt. In the populons countries with which recent | great undertakings have brought us into inti- mate relations man has accepted submissively for ages the authority of any one who asserted it with a show of power. But when the Pacific Railroad and a Pacific Cable shall have made New York and Canton neighboring citles, and when the people of Hindostan shall find themselves constantly inthe presence of American examples Asia will be revivified with the spirit of the nineteenth century, England is the only Power that will not wel- come sucha change, England’s empire in the future is in Asin or nowhere. Of all the vast empire that has been hers what has she left ? Whatever was worth owning on this Continent was hers, and she has heen pushed from it point by point till all she can claim is some thin relation with Canada and a quasi cousinship with the King of Mosquito. Part of her home domin- ion is rather a burden than a source of power, aud the robust peasantry of Ireland that filled her armies is tilling the soilin our Western States, while that influence in the councils of Europe that their courage on the field of battle gave her is lost to her forever. Russia has crowded her out of Central Asia, It will not be many years before our commereial spirit will drive her from the seas that she once held by her superiority, but now holds through that reckless disregard of justice and common honesty that permitted pirates equipped in her ports to burn our ships in every latitude, In all this loss and decadence as a great commercial and colonial power India seemed left to her, and the trade of China, that las made the wealth of Westera nations since commerce was known, appeared still to be hers. But behold we confront her in Asis also, We are there using with the Chinose only the reasonable, manly terms that aro the outflow of the spirit developed by our institutions, and the contrast with English arrogance and avarice is such that we carry everything before us in our desire to secure the favor and trade of that industrious and productive people. For the first time China begins to know tho age in which we are living, end Indicates a power to sympathize with the outside world and @ readiness to accept ideas not her own, and to take a share in the great drama of human progress. How long can the Indian empire of England endure the contact of that people and those ideas that have thus revolutionized Europe and awakened even China? Here we shall soon have completed machinery for the trans- mission of intelligence ao perfect that a word spoken in New York may be repeated in Can- ton at the same hour in which it was apoken in this city, and whatever is published in the New York Herarp may be known at the Chinese as at tho American breakfast table of the same day. It is hardly an exaggeration to say that that ocean, one shore of which fs Chinese and the other American, is deatiaed to becomo only a modern Mediterranean ; for to the steam of this day its distances are hardly greater than were those of the smaller sea to the canvas of former days, Already our great steam packets are traversing that ocean, and our merchants are seeking beyond it the channols of trade. As we become familiar figures there to the Chinaman and the Hindoo alike, as the American becomes recognized for ono of a race that was also subject to England so short a time siuce, as he moves up and down {n that country, a political missionary, spread- ing American ideas of the rights of the people and the province of government, none of those now under the hand and heel of British domination but will inquire among themselves, why cannot we also do as these Americans have done, and live for ourselves, no longer the slaves of British tyranny? That is the question that will unsettle British dominion in India, as it has unsettled {t in many other places, and that question, once fairly grown toa mental power, will make a rebellion not to be put down by the blowing of a few men from the moutha of English cannon, even with all the refinements of English atrocity. Here is our case against England and hers against us. It is because we are preparing the ruin of her last hold for empire that sho assails us with such acrimony as characterizes present British utterances. Sorosis tN OAaNANpatava,—The Canan- daigua, N. Y., papers are agitating the ques- tion, “Shall Canandaigua have a Sorosis.” The Soroses are just the beauties for the rural districts at this season, when the spring buds are expanding into summer blossoms, From Teadtp¥ 10 Metov¥.—It is stated that Grant, who shot a Richmond editor some time ago from a window and concealed from public view, is about to take to the stage as a vocalist. Judging from his proficiency in tragedy on that occasion, there is no doubt he will do very well in his new 7éle, especially if the performances should take place behind the scenes, CuappaKke.—Mr. Greeley has a farm at a place called Chappake, An appropriate spot for hard-heads to loaf in, AMIABLE Soxicirupe.—It is stated that the Secretary of State has expressed much solici- tude in regard to the whereabouts of General McMahon, our Minister to Paraguay, who has at last turned up at Asuncion. It was not the fear thatthe so-called bloodthirsty tyrant had “slashed the wizzen” or put a few bullet holes through the body of our Minister, but it was to know his address, go that a note might reach him announcing his recall and the appointment of hia successor, Genoral Cochrane, Now let the General start for Paraguay with his com- mission at once. He became-accustomed to finding hot places during the rebellion. Give him a chance to do the same in hunting up Lopez in the mountains of plucky little Paragnay? . A Goop Piay.—Hon. Joseph Segar has opened the campaign in Virginia on the Grant plan of reconstruction. A good cigar is a fine way to open any question on the Grant plan, Tux Orry Raitzoan Despotisa.—We ask again whether the city authorities are going to sustain the action of the horse railroads in crowding every vehicle off the streets, in ob- structing the transit of private carriages, hacks and wagons, at their own sweet will? The city railroads are undoubtedly a vast accommodation, and we could not get on very well without them; but that is no reason why they should monopolize all the rights which belong to the citizens on the public highways. We contend that private individuals have some rights and privileges which corporations like the railroad companies are bound to respect. Citizens are taxed pretty heavily to keep the streets In order, and they are cer- tainly entitled to an unencumbered trayel, withont having their vehicles blocked up and stopped by the railroad cars whenever drivers and conductors choose to do so. This is an evil which should be corrected. A Resonvtion Spruna on Srraove— That adopted by the Rhode Island Legislature the other day exalting Governor Burnside and glorifying the soldiers of the Common- wealth ia the late war. Where is Sprague? Captatys or Pottoe as Stow Agents AND MANAGeRs,—Are captains of police paid for their services in the legitimate business of the department, or are they paid to look after the interests of public shows, in the way of selling tickets for the same, or conducting velocipede rinks? These are questions which, it appears, now occupy the attention of the Police Com- missioners, Whether it is any part of the duty of a police captain to act as agent for a Pennsylvania menagerie, as it is alleged Cap- tain Milla did, or for another captata to keep a velocipede circus in one of the precincts in Brooklya—a case which has probably not yet come before the Commissioners—is a matter which the newly organized Commission, in its wisdom, must decide. We should think that police duty was heavy enough to demand all tho time, attention aad sarvivos of tha members of the force, YORK TWERALD, FRIDAY, MAY 28, 1969.—TRIPLE SHEET. Téo Union Question Among the Preabyte~ rina. Stringeney of rule in matiers not oasential to" salvation has ever been the cause of dis- union in the Presbyterian Church. The Gen- eral Assembly has always been noted for its determination to interfere in matters outside of ecclesiastical jurisdiction, and from psalm singing to human slavery a great variety of major and minor questions have been the sub- jects of difference, As the Church is organ- ized exclusively on the principle of repre- sentative government, these questions are carrled into the congregations, and are dis- cussed with greater or less heat by the com- municants, according to their personal pro- dilections or prejudices, From the time that Calvin gained the control of politics in Geneva by colonizing three hundred French Presby- terian voters just before the city election, to the present day these conflicts have charac- terized that Church; and England and Scot- land have presented from time to time similar discussions to those now witnessed in this country, ‘The points of issue have always been ques- tions of transitory interest and influence, and their subsidence has gonerally given occasion for conciliatory movements like those now going on between the several divisions of tho Church represented in New York, Psalm singing and the heterodoxy of Dr. Barnes were among the causes of the division known asthe Old School and the New School; but besides these other divisions have spring up, and the Reformed Dutch, tho Reformed Pros- byterian, the United Presbyterian and the Cumberland Presbyterian all take thelr turn at orthodoxy. These divisions, however, were finally overshadowed by the great question of slavery, which split both the Old School and the New School into Northern and Southorn organizations, and gave abundant scope for a few years to the natural combativeness of Presbyterian believers. The destruction of slavery has produced a crisis in the Church, and it must either find new subjects for dis- sent or submit to the general spirit for recon- ciliation and union which now pervades the land. Owing to the absence of an aggressive and partisan preaching and literature it is asserted, in the midst of the General Assem- blics now in session, that the spirit of Prosby- terianism has much diminished, its foreign missions are in a had way, and its publications are going to decay. According to the report of the competent ofiicer, if a legacy of alxty- eight thousand dollars had not come iu through the providence of God the Board of Forelgn Missions would have been sorlously ombar- rassed; and another gomplaingd that ‘‘ Pros- byterians Would not také the Presbyterian Monthly because it was dull reading to them." With these convictions animating thé leadord it is evident gomethiog must b§ done. The question of retinion scams not to be 4 popular one among the rank and file, as is apparent by the feported vote of one hundred and forty-seven presbyteries on this question. By that ret it is found that only five churches voted fo unconditional and thirty-seven for conditional reunion, while one hundred and ono did not want any reconciliation on the terms proposed last year. In the Southern General Assom- blies, now in session in Mobile, we find the same spirit evinced. No practical form of co-operation can be found between the two Churches in their schemes for evangelizing the freedmen, and therefore they are not pre- pared to take any steps towards reconcillation. But the Assemblies now in session in this city feel the pressure of the general union move- ment that is spreading over the whole country, and have reported unanimously in favor of reunion, and the force of this movement car- ried the report through both Assemblies, though in that of the Old School the unyield- ing, exacting, uncompromising spirit of the Covenanter of old cropped out with consider- able vigor, and could hardly be restrained. The above confessions are remarkable, and go far towards showing in what consists the true life of our sectarianism, The vital dogmas of religion afford no ground for this; there--| fore an outside and minor issue must be found. Slavery was seized upon as a godsend to give new life to the Church. If it were not militant and aggressive it would be nothing. Now that ‘this has passed away under the besom of destruction something else must fill its place, Temperance is looked upon by many as aholy duty, and may yet revive the Churches, The question of woman's rights be- longs to the same class of social reforms with slavery, but would not make so good a fighting ground. In the Old SchoolAssembly we find ® squinting towards making the question of infanticide a religious issue, and not a few who incline to raise the ancient banner of Calvin and preach a crusade against what is called “the aggressive growth” of the Roman Catholic Church, But this course labors under the difficulty that it cannot be made a political issue, To insure an active fight the new ques- tion must be political as well as religious. In all the discussions which agitate the two General Assemblics and their respective churches we fail to find any recognition of the great fact which is now developing among the religions of the civilized world, History pre- sents to us several instances when, under the influence of a peculiarly excited condition, the popular mind has thrown off the accumulated teachings of human error and recurred to the sublime truths of revelation, Such was the outburst of Moses against the Egyptian poly- theism, that which St. Panl taught against the pagan religions of Greece and Rome, and, in a partial degree, those which Mohammed and Luther respectively led against the accumula- tions of degenerate Christianity. The mental activity which is following the developments ofsteam and electricity is preparing a similar outburst against the accumulations of modern teachings. The Old and New Worlds of Euro- pean civilization are preparing for its coming, and Japan, China and Hindostan are being rapidly brought into the fleld where modern theology will exhibit its grandest development. It is the decay of the pure and simple religion of our Saviour, the want of that charity which bearegh all things, and its failure to recognize the spirit and influence of the coming event, that is sapping the life of the Presbyterian Church, as it is that of all our other modern and sectarian Churches, Neither temperance nor any other of the minor iasues can save them; nor will siringonoy of rule in matters hot essential 60 ryligion restore thom to a nqw life, ean eS The New Soard of Dirsctors of the | QOur Now iMintster to Hnglaud=Cropares resigned, and also the late efficient treasurer ofthe company, Mr. John J. Ciseo. Mr. Durant says that since the organization of the com- pany, having ‘‘at much personal sacrifice de- voted my time and energies to the promotion of its interests, my private affairs demand my attention,” &o, Mr. Cisco says it was never his intention to remain in the direction of the road after its completion, and the “decision of the stockholders to remove the office of the company to Boston renders it necessary that the treasurer should reside there,” and so ho resigns his position as treasurer. On Tues- day last there was a meeting at Boston under the recent action of Congress, at which a new Board of Directors was chosen, largely made up of Massachusetts men, and this new board subsequently met and re-elected Oliver Ames, of Massachusetts, President; John Duff, of Massachusetts, Vice President; J. M. S. Wil- liama, of Massachusotta, Treasurer, and E. S. Rollins, of New Hampshire, Secretary and Assistant Treasurer, a It was stated that in consequence of the oe parts injunctions of Judge Barnard and the numerous processes which he issued at the suit of Fisk it was advisable to select a large proportion of the directors from Massa- chusetts in order to be freed from such suits, It would thus appear that Mr. Fisk, through his embarrassing prosecutions of this company, has brought about the removal of its head- quarters from New York, where they properly belonged, to Boston and the control of Massa- chusetis men. Tho stakes for which we pre- sume the Erio man bas been playing in all these lawsuits involved the control of the Union Pacific road; but, unfortunately, he had Union Pacifio Kailroad. The late Vico President Durant and active head centre of the Union Pacific Railroad has secured a foothold too slender and begun his civil engineering too late to accomplish any- thing. Had he discovered in season the feasi- bility, the inevitable and speedy completion and the surpassing importance of this Pacific road things might have been so managed as to make it an extension and a feeder of the Erie line. But the opportunity was lost, and these lawsuits, we fear, have not paid and will not pay to Erle the cost of the gas and candles, Durant had Congress to back him, and in this business the Albany Legislature was nowhere, We have shown heretofore that this Union Paolfic- Railroad management, including the Crédit Mobiller, has been a magnifloent specu- lation on tho grants of United States lands and bonds, Compared with the grand financial profits in the construction of the road, this en- terprise is wholly unparalleled. The govern- ment bonds granted, we understand, leave the company a surplus of millions over the costs of the conatrugtion, and the road hag begn making the day ffs first hundred miles fnoney from were completed; and it has still in reserve the thousands upon thousands of acres of land on both sides (alternate sections) to meot its future necessities, Now comes the business of operating the road. The temptations to make it a graaping aud extortionate monopoly are very strong, while the cheoks and balances held by tho government are comparatively frail. More legislation will be needed from Congress in behalf of settlers and the Treasury on the government alternate sections along the line, and so far as Congress has reserved its power in the regulation of charges for freight and passengers within reasonable limits. The new Massachusetts directory, meantime, will please shape their course accordingly. Tug ExorreMent In WALL Srreet.—The “bulls” and “bears” in stocks had a severe engagement yesterday, the latter beginning the fight and relying upon the assistance of Secretary Boutwell and his three per cents to turn the fortunes of the day against their ad- versaries, But Mr. Boutwell proved a Blucher in this financlal Waterloo, and authorized the statement that he would not cancel the three per cents, which would contract the currency, make money tight and break stocks. So night came with defeat for the “bears” and victory for the “bulls,” A Goop Prosercr—For Prospect Park. The Brooklynites turn out there by thousands, and they say they only want that bridge in order to leave our Central Park without cus- tomers, Very good. Give us the bridge and let us take in Brooklyn, Park and all. Britisn Cotontan INDEPENDENCE. — The attempted consolidation of a British North American Dominion in Canada is still re- pugnant to the political opinions, popular ten- dencies and commercial interests of the inhabi- tants of Nova Scotia, and the colony has con- sequently renewed its agitation for indepen- dence and self-government, During the session of the Legislative Assembly in Halifax on Wednesday Mr. Murray, member for Pictou, expressed the wishes of the colonists on both subjects in the words of the plain and unmis- takable resolution which appears in our col- umns. The gentleman decidedly protested against the one-sided union of Nova Scotia with Canada, donied tho right of the home gov- ernment to force his constituents to observe it, and sketched out a plan of cure by annexation to the United States, Mr. Murray approved of “one more” appeal to the Queen, and submit- tod his resolution for debate on Tuesday. He is on the right track. Incorporation with our Union would settle the fisheries question, give a vast impetus to the timber trade and stud Halifax harbor with trading saiks, Tux Stamrepe tv rie New Dominton.— There is a regular stampede, including many of the old settlers, from the New Dominion to the United States, Among many others mov- ing out in various directiona a large detach- ment of solid men from Canada are now en route to Kansas. When a Canadian gives up Canada for Kansas it is time for John Bull. to sell out. “Saint Tary Come.”—The Rov. Henry M. Turner (colored) has been appointed by Presi- dent Grant Postmaster at Macow, Ga, Turner has boea one of the most influential loaders of his people in Georgia during the most troublous of times past. Ho is a man of ave- rage education and talents, and, judging from the calmness with which he has discussed exciting questions and the tact he has exbibited in managing his own race, he might make © vory good colored postmaster in any place. Bat what will the Maoonttos any? ‘ tions for His Arrival, A cable despatch from Liverpool informs ag that the Chamber of Commerce of that city have held a meoting and voted an ad- dress of welcome to Mr. Motley, the now Amerloan Minister. The tone of the meeting does not appear to haye been unfriendly to the United States. A Mr, Patterson delivered a speech of a very differ- ent character from that which was wont to be more familiar to us in connection with the name of Liverpovl, It is quite manifest that the merchants of Liverpool have a higher, reapect for the United States than they had some five or six years ago. It is something to hear the Liverpool Chamber of Commoree talking of a moderate compensation for the depredations of the Alabama. It is fair, we think, to infer that it is tha determination of Englishmen to make a convert of Minister Motley as they formerly made a convert of Minister Johnson. Motley, how- ever, is nota Johnson. He is not only less a diner-out, but less a talker than his predo- cessor. Mr. Motley, however, is in dangor. is literary reputation and tastes will bring him into relationship with a powerful and seductive class. He is the only great Ameri- can writer who has writien about England and England’s doings during a great crisis ag if he were himself an Englishman. Mr. Motley ia alroddy immensely popular on the other side. If it had been President Grant's intention to pay Great Britain a compliment he could not have made a more admirable solection. If remains to be seen what effect the attention of lords and dukes, the smiles of titled ladies, the praises of learned mon and the honors of learned societies will have on this new repre- sentative of republican America at the aristo- cratic Court of St. James, AN Inprriar, GOVERNMENT AND THR Rian or Crepitors.—An organ of the imperial flap- doodles says ‘‘imperial government can alone protect the rights of the national creditors.” This recalls to mind an anecdote about Gonoral Jackson in his early days while ata horse race. The General had made a bet on his favorite, and the question was who would hold the stakes, His friend said Major —— would. “Yes,” replied the General, ‘‘that’s all very well. Hoe might hold the stakes, but who is to hold the Major?” An imperial government would require as much looking after in regard to the rights of national creditors as any other Power, and very likely a good deal more. Like Jackson’s major {t necessitates a great deal of holding in order to make it at all accountable, Havuina Tara Over tax Coars.—Ken- nedy has issued one order that will mogt with public approbation, It aims at an inquiry into the private lives of the policemen, and tends to inform the Police Board what portion of their subordinates lead irregular lives, There can be no greater insult to common decency than to have on the police grossly immoral men, since the police are in so great a degrae charged with the care of public morals. AppropriaTE.-—From money received for liquor licenses sixty-three thousand dollars goes to support the State Itebriate Asylum. An AOKNOWLEDGMENT.—The Excise Board has reduced the price of liconses on the promise of the liquor dealors that if licenses were cheaper the law would not be violated on Sunday. This, then, fs an admission of the Board that it cannot enforce the Sunday clauses. D CALIFORNIA, —Tho San José (California) Patriot, of the 14th inst., says :— “We receive in exchange by the regular course of mail the New York Hzratp in nine and ten days, The Hxrarn, of April 26, is now before us.”_ Thus is tho republic rapidly ex- panding westward, and with it goes hand and hand the independent press, A Porrrican ANOMALY—Imperialism on the decline in imperial France and fools enough in this country to talk about trans- planting it to this free land. Grant AND JOHNSON came in collision while the latter was in office, and the difference between them came down at last toa point of verasity, which was determined in favor of Grant by the majority, rather on general prin- ciples than specific facts, But in view of a short experience of Grant in office will not that difference stand a new examination ? Grant's vindictive attention to everybody who held office under Johnson, for that reason merely, is an indication of a small spirit. Hoe has no more reason to assume that everybody who held office under Johnson is corrupt than the next President will have to assume that everybody who held office under Grant was his cousin, ous The Latest from Cuba. In our correspondence from Havana, pub- lished in another column to-day, will be found a clear exposition of the relative positions and prospective resources of the contending par- ties in Cuba, together with some curious facta of recent development. It seems the Spanish government has recently opened tho batteries of its sequestration decrees agalust the pro-~ perty of a number of Cuban ladies, and a perusal of the list shows that a number of those whose possessions are-to be conflacated are the identical ladies who have busied them- selves in Now York in obtaining funds for the relief of the-sick and wounded in the:patriot army of Cuba, Evidently ‘“‘the quality of mercy is not strained ” inthe estimation of the- Spanish officials, but is treason of the darkest, dyo under certain circumstances. Tho military campaign. in the Central De- partment has proved a slow succons aq far aa. a temporary repair of the Nuevites and Prin~ cipe Railzoad goes, and the bringing in of one train under guard of «couple of thousand of men marching by its side a8 oxen dragged ita: slow length along. But to tho cries tor rete’ forcoments from the Villa Clara district it could give wo. heed, and a foarful fiate of an- arehy is gnowing up thoro, The close of the sugar orop, the exodus of so many wealthy Cuban’ with its. proceeds, and the hard times, that consequently are. closing down upon the Spanish traders in, Havana, are held, tobe is folt for the faiture, Added tothesa signs of coming dankruptey, and much alarm