The New York Herald Newspaper, July 6, 1869, Page 4

a NEW YORK HERALD BROADWAY AND ANN STREET, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR, Letiers and packages should ba properly sealed. Rejected communications will not be re- turned, Allbusiness or news letier and telegraphic despatches must be addressed New York eran, Volume XXXIV. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, WALLACK’S THEATRE. Broadway and Bu stroeh— DoA~BLAcK-EYED SOsAN. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Jaok SHarraRp— Boston TRA Pawry, GRAND OPERA HOUSK, corner of Eighth avenna and 28d street. —OLiyeR TWIST. THEATRE COMIQUE, 51M Broudway,—BURIRSQ UR, Comic BALLET AND PANTOMIME. WAVERLEY THEATRE, 920 Broadway.—PoruLan EN- TRATAUNMENT. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway.—Tu® SrRoTacuLaR EXT#aVAGANZA OF BINDAD THE Salon. OLYMPIC THEATRE, Broadway.—Hivoowy Dioooay OOK. BOOTH'S THEATRE, 23dst., between Sih and 6th ave,— ENooH ARDRN. WOOD'S MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtiovh stroot ang Broadway.—Afteruoon aud eveniug Verformaace, BRYANTS’ OPERA HOUSE, Tammany Building, Mth street. -EVHIOPIAN MINS TRELSY, £0. CENTRAL PARK GARDEN, 7th ay., between 68th and Goh sts.—PoruLas Ganven Concert, HOOLEY'S OPERA HO SE. MINSTYRELS—SINUAD, THE SA} Brooklyn. —HOOLEr’s NEW YORK MUSEUM OF ANA JCIENOE AND Ax ‘ UM OF ANATOMY, 620 ‘OMY, O18 Brosdwar.— LADIES’ NEW YORK MUSE Srondway.—-FaxaLne ONLY 1s AYTENDANO New York, Tuesday, July 6 1869. THE HERALD IN BROOKLYN. Notice to Carriers and Newsdealers. BrooKLYN CARRIFRS Newsmen will future receive their papers at the Branca OFrice AND in * oyrae New York Hrraup, No. 145 Fulton street, Brooklyn. Apvexrisements and Scpscrierions and all Fetters for the New York Henaup will be Teceived as above. MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS. ‘fhe Daily HERALD will be sent to subscriners for ove doliar a month, The postage being only thirty-five cents 8 quarter, country subscribers by tls arrangement an receive the HERALD at the same price it is furnished tn the city, THE NEWS. Cuba. Aavices from the Cuban revolutiouvists state that General Jordan was attacked by a superior force of Spanish troops near Holguin between the 22d and 26th of June. After eight hours’ fighting the Span- fards were repulsed. iach side lost abont 200 men. Among the killed were twenty Amer.cans, A meeting of the Labor Reform agitators was held in Old Harmony grove in Framingham, Mass., yesterday. Numerous speoches were made and re- solutions were adopted denouncing the republican party and the Massachusetts Legislature and favor- ing the immediate payment of the national debt by Alvect assessment. Miscellaneous. ‘The election In Virginia, Which takes place to-day, 1s exciting great interest throughout that State, Fears are entertainea in Alexandria of an tmporta- tion of itlegal negro vorera from Weshington, aud qeasures have been taken to arrest ali such as may present themselves. In Richmond 100 spectal policemen have been sworn in, one half of whom are blacks. Two women were arrested in Atlanta, Ga., having iu their possession a portion of a large sum of ourrency stolen from the Treasury Depart- ment at Washington. These women implicated ‘Curner, she newly appoinied colored postmaster at Macon, Turner was arrested on Sunday and taken to Atianta for examination. W. W. Cooke & Son's saw mill and lumber yard gt Whitehall, N- ¥., were aestroyed by fire yesterday morning. Loss from $50,000 to £75,000. A steaming at Wilmington, N. C., having on board alarge party of excursionists, exploded her boiler esterday. Four passengers Jumped overboard, two Of whom were drowned and the others Tesened by a colored ian in a lifeboat. whe City. An inquest »43 held yesterday by Coroner Flynn én the esse Of Frank Suuker, who was stabbed tn his gwWn saloon on the night of the 25th ult. The jury returned a verdict that deceased came to his death from stabs received at the hands of Jolin Hastings. Hastings has thus far managed to elude arrest. ‘The anniversary of our national independence was celebrated in this city yesterday with the customary honors. The first division paraded, the Trinity dolls chimed, the shipping and public butldiags dis- played lavish banting, the boys exploded fire crack- ers wll day, matinées were heid, encursions were aumerous and the display of flreworks at night was grand, Durlog the day the usual number of casual- tes Occurred from ihe careless ase of powder and Grearms, put nove of them were of a serious cha- racter, ‘The Washington statue, the cost of which was de- frayed by the schoo} children of Philadelphia, was dedicated in that city yesterday, with appropriate ceremonies, The statue ls by an American sculptor, named Batley, and is Nighy commended, both as a work of art aud as & likcuess of the father of his country, The steamship Hammonia, Captain Meier, will wave Hoboken at two o'clock this afternoon for Mambourg, calling at Plymouth (England) and Cher- bourg. ‘The mails will close wy the Post Oflice at twelve o'clovk noon, ‘The steamship Colorado, Captain Green, wil leave pier No. 46 North river, toemorrow (Wednesday) after- hoon at three o'clock for Liverpool, calling at Queensiown to land passengers. The stonulip Fah-Kee, Captain J. D. Steele, will jeave pier No. 14 North river at three ociuck to-mor- vow attcrmoon, 7th inst., for Bermuda, Prominent Arrivals in the City. Count de Favyeney, of the French Legation; Gov- ernor 1. Vairehil't, of Wieconson; Admiral W, in- nell, of Japan; Major J. Henry Sleeper, of Boston; Golone! T. F. Brown, of Cinciunati and Franklin rhipp, of Washington, are at the Albemarle Hotel, Colonel J, Schuyler Crosby and Licutenant x. Livermore, of the United States Army; General W. A. Leech and Captain J, Conrad, of Philadeiphi W.Owen, of Washington; Colonel A. Smith and Col. onel W. Dallman, of Syracuse, are atthe Hoffman House. General Geo, 8. Andrews, Colonel F. B. Hutehina, Ootonei J, M. Kelly and Colonel W, P. Mallett, of the United States Army; General G. L.” Smith, of Elmira; Colonel Robert L, Orr and six other oMcer delegates from the Sixth and Seventh Army Corps, Palladeiphis, are at the Meiropolitan Hotel. General # P. Heintzeiman, of Englewood, and Genere! ©. H. Deveree, of Portland, Me., are at the St, Charles Hotel, Major Wm. Nichols, of Maryland; B, H. Woolman, of Philadelpmia; Captain HM. Stratton, of Louisville; Dr. Whson, of Chicago; and Dr. J. T. Fall, of Wenunessco, are at the St. Jutten Hotel. Uspiain J. Kennedy, of steamship City of Paris; a . Goneral J, Newton, of the United States Army, and D. H. Miler, of Baltimore, are at the New York Hotel. Major General J. C. Robluaon, of the United States Army, and Colonel 5.13. W. Mitevell, of Philadelphia, are at the St, Dents Hotel, General W. MeCanalesa, Colonel D, B, Parker and Colonel J. Hancock, of Pailadeiphia, and Fraak Todd Of Boston, are at the Westuniuster Hotel, Captain W. H. Gill, Colone! W. D. Dickie, General Henry Upton, General J, A. M. G. Parker, Colonel W. L. Cogswell and Major BE. J. Rice, of the United Statea Army; Colonel J, C, Biddle, Congreysman Charles O'Netil and General G. Ctark, of Pailadel phia; Gonoral Fitzhugh, of Pittsburg; Governor Burnside, of Rhode island; General H. Porter and General 0, B. Bancock, of General Grant's staff, are at che Fiftu Avenue Liotel. Coionel J. B. W. Mitchell, of Philadeipnia; Colonel J, Minsdaie, of North Carolina; General Wilson and Colonel W. H. Lewis, of the United States Army; General Underwood, of Boston; General Martin, of Salem; Colonel A. J, Strang, of New Orleans, and Captain Norwich, of New Orleans, are at the Ascor House. Genera Barstow and Colonel Farnsworth, of the United States Army; General R. N. Bowman and Captain L. Carl, of Baltimore; Dr, J. Rauch, of Chi- cago; General M, S. Littlefield, General Cadwallader and General G, G. Meatic, of Washington, and Judge Samue! J. Person, of Wilmington, are at the St. Nicholas Hotel. Prominent Departures. Colonel Moore, for Boston; Colonel James Haw- kins, for Galveston, Texas; Rev. Dr. Caswell, for Albany; Colonel Van Ouson, for Saratoga, and H. O. Lom, for Oincinuatl. Tho inese Labor Question. The question of the introduction of Chinese laborers is exciting great interest all over the country, and a large number of our exchanges come to us with articles and comments thereon, But it is more particularly in the South that the greatest interest is awakened. We pub- lished yesterday the call for a convention in Mewphis, of delegates from tho cities, towns and counties of the neighboring States, to con- sider the subject and {nitlate plans for bring- ing in large numbers of Chinese under labor contracts, One of the leading Chinese opera- tors in this business in California has an- nounced his intention to attend the conven- tion for the purpose of offering contracts, and we are informed that parties in New York are preparing to visit Memphis at the same time wiih offers of great facilities for transporta- tion, The convention will meet on the 13th instant, and there is no reason why fifty or @ hundred thousand Chinese should not be put on the cotton plantations of the South in time for the picking of next year's crop. That the convention at Memphis will be numerously attended there cannot be the slight - est doubt ; bat though eminent as agricultural laborers, it is not alone in tilling the earth that the Chinese are adapted to fill our soclal wants, The experiment has been made in California and has proved a success, Nearly two hundred thousand Chinese have already poured in through the Golden Gate, and to- day they dig the mines and the canals, build the rallroads, till the vineyards and the gar- dens, fill the household duties of cooks, laundrymen and male servants, throng in the factories, the foundries, the mills and the machine shops, and are ready to undertake any kind of labor, heavy or light. In fact, to them is due the great revolution in production in California, which enables home industry and skill to supply every public want and contribute to the rapidly increasing wealth of the community. They are industrious to a high degree, frugal and shrewd in business, keen in finance and will create wealth where others would starve, Their intellectual oul- ture fs of a high order, and the moral precepts of their faith assimilate in a high degree with those of the Christian religion. The stimulus that brings them hither is the vast difference in the wages of labor in the crowded area of the Chinese empire, where a working man can earn but a few cents a day, and those of our own prosperons but thinly settled country. The channels of communica- tion and supply, now but just opened, must continue to increase in capacity until ap ap- proximation in the level of wages tas been reached. Where that Iqvet will lie it is now impossible to cstimeto. The advent of steam, the rail 22 the electric wire in China, will 4oD4 fo incroase employment and raise the wages of man there, as they have done here and in Europe, by increasing the facilities for distribution and consumption of his produc- tlons. Whether the men of China be brought here to till our lands and attend our machines, or the machines We taken to China, the effect upon the general condition of mankind must be the same—a great increase in production, and a commerce that will surpass the wildest dreams of the merchant. It is estimated that the steam engine has increased the produc+ tive powers of the twenty millions who inhabit England a hundred fold, and it is « known fact that while population in any country increases ina given arithmetical ratio commerce increases in a similar geometrical ratio, eo that when the population has doubled their trade hag increased fourfold. Apply this rule to our own production and commerce under the stimulus of Chinese im- migration, orto those of China under steam on her rivers and canals and in her manufac- tories, and it will almost seem that a millenntum of trade is close at hand, when every man shall be clothed in silks and every woman be decked with pearls. This problem is destined to he first worked out in the great valley of the Mississippi, through the agency of steam on the Pacifle Ocean and multiples of the fron way from the Pacific to the great river. Already an agency in St, Louis announces that it is ready to contract to deliver fifty thonsand Chinese laborers, and General Forrest haa closed for one thousand to fill a railroad construction contract which he has undertaken, The South is the first in the field, because, in consequence of recent events, her needs are greater than ours. But we have our needs too, which the Chinese immigrant can and no doubt will fill. The mission which pertains to us, however, is to see that this great experiment In Luman de- velopment under constitutional government be conducted with that respect for Individual rights which our laws and our treaties guaran- tee. Conflicting immigrations from Europe and Asia to our great fleld of enterprise will give rise to many interesting problems In go- cial government, in morals and in religion; for with industrial and commercial prosperity comes great menial activity, They can all harmonize under the panoply of free govern- mont, and our ability to lead them to that re- sult will be the highest test of our greatness og -& poODle. NEW YORK HERALD Chile, Spain and the Mediation of the United States. Wo publish in another columa a fall trans- lation of (he portion of the address of the President of Chile to Congress at the recent opening of the session referring to the war with Spain and the mediation of the United States. It seems that, according to the eug- gestions of the French and English govern- ments, the belligerent Powers arranged at Lima In January last, through the mediation of the United States, an armistice for two years between Spain and the allied republics. Tt will be geen that Chile will not agree to a peace unless Spain first agrees to make amends for the atrocious bombardment of Val- paraiso, and waits to see what course will be pursued under the arrangement. In his ad- dress the President of Chile referred to the revolution in Cuba as the same noblo and hal- lowed cause which, at the beginning of the present century, produced the emancipation of the different sections of this Continent, citing the inhuman character which the war in Cuba has assumed. The present relations between Chile and Spain preclude any direct application by the allied republics to that Power for the purpose of humanizing the war, and they had therefore instructed their repre- sentatives in Washington to request the good offices of the United States for this noble pur- pose, In view of the peculiar relations hold by our government to these Powers it is emi- nently proper that our efforts should be used in tho direction intimated. The recent action of the authorities in breaking up a recent ex- pedition to Cuba and the arrivel of the new Captain General de Rodas, with instructions to pursue a policy of moderation and pacification, combine to make the time for such an applica- tion most opportune, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Fish has taken advantage of It. Both Chile and Peru have recognized the Cuban patriots as belligerents, and Mexico has not only done this but opened her ports as friendly harbors to the Cuban flag. In this contest for freedom it becomes the United States to take action in the same direction, as American ideas, springing from the Fourth ot July, 1776, are now undergoing the baptism of Cuban blood. Ups and Downs of the Drama—What “1 » Nea. * The Heracp presented yesterday @ general picture of the condition of the New York stage and of its prospects, so far as these can be discerned, for the fall season. We have duly chronicled the ups and downs of the drama, the decline and fall of Italian opera, the meteoric blaze and sudden disappearance of opéra bouffe, the brilliant but brief Shak- spearian revivals at Booth’s and Wallack's, and the deluge of burlesque, pantomime, bal- lets, and all sorts of extravagances in the lines of the nude, the nasty, the spectacular, the sen- sational and the nonsensical—a deluge which is now happily subsiding. One fact is demon- strated by the experiences of the past dra- matical year, It is a fatal error for the managers of our theatres to persist in run- ning into the ground every kind of represen- tation which chances to meet with a tempo- rary success. With an equal want of origi- nality, courtesy and good sense, the trump card of any lucky manager is seized by all the other managers. Whatever attraction may prove a hit at one of the theatres is imitated at the rest and harpod upon until it is utterly played out, The result is just what might be anticipated. Somebody must lose at such a game, but nobody seems to profit by the lesson. The public and the large number of artists who have made as yot no engagements jot the autumn unite in asking, Whst Bert? But the managers themselves ars elther at a loss or else are afraid to make known their projects, leat thoy ehould be forestalled by the unscrupulous and excessive competition to which we have alluded. Of Course Not, Tt is reported that in the instrnotions to General Sickles as Minister to Spain nothing is said about the purchase of Cuba, Of course not. That is a delicate matter upon which written lastractions were not necessary. General Sickles, supposing that Cuba is his main object, has first to sound the Spanish government in reference to it, and if that government, on being sounded, shall indicate a disposition to part with the “ever faithful island’ he will so report to Mr. Fish, and Mr. Fish, after submitting the matter to the President and getting his views thereon, will instruct General Sickles to put in his bid, and so on till the bargain is agroed upon, We think that the new government of Spain is in a favorable frame of mind for the transfer of Cuba to the United States for a fair equivalent in hard cash, and we conolude from all the recent doings of our federal authorities in reference to Cuba and the fili- busters that the policy of General Grant is to settle the whole difficulty by buying the island, and that this purchase is at the bottom of the mission of General Sickles, We suppose that the administration, in its evident purpose to avoid any proceedings in reference to Cuba that may damage our Alabama claims, does not relinquish tho object of securing the beau- tifol island, but expects in securing it by pur- chase to make England foot the bill, Tak ELRorion i Virorsta To-Day.—The election in Virginia occurs to-day. It will be an interesting fight. The candidates are:— Republican, —_ Independent, H.W, Wells, Gilbert ©, Walker, D. Harris, John F, Lowa, Attorney Genera R. Bowden. James C, Taylor. Cong. at large... ‘M. Crane, Joseph E. Segar. The result of this election will have an im- portant influence upon the elections In Missis- slppl and Texas, the only two ont-remaining States besides Virginia, eaten Tar Scxg Caxat—A Posrpovewent.—The celebration of tho opening of the Suez Canal has been postponed till November 17 by official proclamation. Vessels with visitors on board will be free of all dues. They must be at Port Suid at the latest by the 161 On the 17th the graud surveying-expedition will pro- ceed to Lake Timsah, « basin of the eanal, en route. There will be a stop before Ismaila (a new city named after the Viceroy), where he wil give an oriental fte, and on the 19th the exoursionisis will cross the Bitter Lakes and enter the Red Sea, &c.,&¢. This will be late in the season for Parisians, Londoners and New Yorkers, but they will fad November dry onough and warm enongh in Egypt, Governor... Lent. G TUESDAY, JULY 6, 1869. ‘Tho National Holiday. Tho ninety-third anniversary of the Declara- tion of Independence of the United States of America was celebrated yesterday through- out the length and breadth of the land, at home and abroad, on sea and in port, by over forty millions of freemen, the sons, or adopted children, of a land redeemed and made glorious by its disenthralment from foreign role and control by the prudent foresight, patriotism and courage of men who have just now, it may be said, only passed from earth to eternity. Wherever the flag of the Union was seon by foreigners it brought hope to the oppressed and inspiration and determina- tion to the struggling nationalities. At home it waved on our public buildings, on the housetops, and from every window in the land, an emblem of our constitutional in- violability and the signal shield of individual rights. Ample in its wavy sweep and embrace as were the hearts of its designers in their philanthropy, it held out invitation to all, without distinction of clime, creed or color, to seck shelter and security beneath its shadow, to sink the altar and gods of prajudice and caste in the dust, to become dignified in their humanity and send the soul to ‘walk abroad fn Its own majesty.” With such feeling and historical reminiscences our ample reports of the observances, although recurrent in sentiment, tone and description annually, will command « world-wide attention. New York, which may be termed the metropolis and anima- ting nucleus of the nation was, as will be seen, foremost in her expressively joyous demonstra- tion. Our citizens turned out in tens and tens of thousands to enjoy the fine weather and the scene; to congratulate each other, rejoice and recuperate, They ran “up town,” “down town" and ‘‘cross town,” on foot, in carriages, in wagons and the city rallroad cars. Parents and children, old and young, the ‘‘gay and the grave,” were ropresented in the public pro- menades, in the churches, the lecture halls and tho cordial circles of private society. Tho day wound up with @ display of fireworks in front of the City Hall. The military appearod merely to afford variety to the dress coloring, while the police observed about their usual routine of duty. In the enjoyment of a thorough enlightenment, the result of public education and a universal franchise, there was no fear of popular explosion, and consequently no need of governmental repression, martial or municipal. Accidents of a particularly serious charactor were few. It was a grand and “great” holiday in every sense of the word. When will the inhabitants of the Old World realize such a day for themselves? Wishing them a speedy fruition of that “coming day of freedom” at home, we present thom an invitation to be here next “Fourth” if disappointed, Progress of the Burllugamo Mission. Mr. Burlingame, after having secured the co-operation of the governments of the United States, of Great Britain and of France in pro- moting the objects of his extraordinary mis- sion from the Chinese Emperor to the great Powers of the civilized world—a mission which is correctly designated by our Paria correspondent as ‘‘one of the most curious events of this wonderful century”—has packed up for Berlin, the next point at which his em- bassy will sojura for a while on his tour throughout Europe. The main difficulties which the American-Chinese ambasazger had to apprehend in London #9d 7aris have already been ovsicome, ind the rest of his European tear will be a triumphal march, “strewn with flowers quite as aromatic, doubt- ig33, as the Pekoo of his adopted land.” At St. Petersburg, especially, his mission will be crowned with signal success, inasmuch as {ts importance will there be more thoroughly appreciated than anywhere else except in Washington, The Emperor of Russia on the one hand, and tho people of the United States ou the.other, are the nearest neighbors of the Emperor of China, Russian influences are penetrating China both by way of the Ural and the Amoor, and the very mission of Mr. Burlingame sufficiently attests the, torce which American influences have acquired in the Flowery Kingdom. The Burlingame treaties, while protecting the Chinese against the abuses and outrages of which they long have been victims, and putting an end to the reign of the opium wars, will secure to all nations equality of interests In the Chinese trade. We record, therefore, with pleasure the encouraging pro- gress of the Burlingame mission, Tar Cevsaper ww St. Dominco.—Our spe- cial telegram from Havana yesterday informs us that General Luperon, the Dominican cru- sader, who started from St, Thomas with the steamer Telegrafo, has effected a landing in Samané bay, and his first act was to issue a proclamation declaring null and void any treaty made by President Baez with the United States for the lease of that bay. Inasmuch as Seiior Baez is the legitimate President of the Dominican republic, and no such treaty with the United States has been promulgated, it seems to us that the crusader Luperon has been a little too fast in proclalming his war against the United States. Private advices state that Luperon is expecting assistance from acrusading schooner fitted out at Curacoa, Would it not be as well for Commodore Porter to pick up this valiant crusader and bring him in here to let us have a look at him? He evi- dently has a large appreciation of himself and wants to hit aome one of his size, Tux Geeat Gaces Cask.—A large num. bor of the holders of the property of Mra. Gen- eral Gaines having combined to institute new suits against her, she has published a card re- ferring to the conclusive decisions of the State Courts and the Supreme Court of the United States in her favor, and offering her intracta- ble contestants the alternative vf her generous consideration or an eviction. There are thirty millions of money involved. She is disposed to be generous, and tho holders of her property will be wise in accepting her terms ot sur- render. A Catu ror Dioaexes.—According to Greeloy, in view of a rectification of the awful abuses in our city government and the con- nivance of the Legislature, the one thing need- ful ‘‘is the choice of legislators henceforth who | cannot be bought.” This is true. But how are these unpurchasable legislators to be pro- cured? Send out Diogenes with his lantern to hnat them up. Nobody elso, we foar, can find thom. ‘The Money Market. en te -—- a band of brothers with the tectotallers in the The national banks are reported to be in a formation of an independent temperance party, healthy condition; our exports of specie this year, a8 compared with past years since the war, exhibit a promising improvement in the matier of the balance of trade; we have se- cured to a great extent and have the promise in everything of abounding crops this year; Secretary Boutwell is reducing the Treasury expenses and the debt in larger figures than was expected, but still the demand for money in the speculations of Wall street and the manipulations of the gold market keep up the apprehension that our whole financial system {a rickety, unreliable and unsafe. Our paper money still requires from thirty-six to thirty- seven cents to the dollar to make a dollar in gold, and yet our paper money in circulation, North and South included, is actually short of the business wants of the country by two or three hundred millions. How far the premium on gold would be raised by supplying this paper deficiency is an unsolved problem; but we know that the late reductions of our paper cirenlation have not materially reduced the gold premium. The simple truth is that men feel there is no substantial foothold in our pre- sent financial system, considering the burdens. which we have to carry and the uncertain tenure of office of the dominant party, upon which this financlal system, debt, bonda, banks, taxes, everything depends, Hence the task devolving upon the administration and upon Congress on the money question is still the paramount and overshadowing question, and will be till the people can realize the ways and means of a sure and speedy relief, As things are going the gamblers of Wall street are fattening on our financial doubts and difficulties, and while it pays they will keep the game in their hands; Reform Agitations in France. As we expected and as we stated to our readers, the late elections in France are not to be fruitless, The expression of popular senti- ment was at once too strong and too emphatic to allow us to think that aggressive movements on the part of the people and initiative reform movements on the part of the government would not immediately be attempted. It now appears that the Emperor's fripnds had agreed ona programme. The programme, according to report, was general and not sufficiently in- cisive. It required that the address in reply to the speech from the throne be re-established ; that the right and practice of interpellation be organized on a larger scale; that the right to amend projects of law be extended, and that the Chamber have the right to elect its own president. A later enble despatch informs us that the opposition was not satisfled with these reforms; that in their opinion they were not sufficiently exhaustive, and that nothing would satisfy them but a responsible ministry and such changes in the Chamber and constitution of the Corps Législatif as would imply that the country governed the country. We thus see that the majority in the Cham- ber have been trying to feel the public pulse, and that the minority, which Is a more faithful index of popular sentiment 9s things now are in France than the majority, demands, more than the government was dispceod at first to grant. It is not wouderfai that M. Miral, who represenied the majority in the Chamber, show have withdrawn his motion for logisla- tive reform. The question is now left with the Emperor. What will he do? Will he grant a responsible Ministry? We believe the Emperor has no higher wish, It is, he knows, the result to which events are tending. Without a responsible Ministry parliamentary government is a mockery, Bonapartism with parliamentary goverament would crown Napo- leon’s schemes with success. It would give his dynasty, away from himself, a fair chance of success, But is it safe to grant so much to popular demand? Would the people not demand more? Is concession safe? Might 1 not such ylelding prove the ruin of the present dynasty? Not much can be done during the present session, which exists only for a spoctal purpose. In the next session of the Corps Législatif we are now fully warranted to |! expect stormy scenes. Ualess we greatly mistake Cesarism is doomed in France. Crase Arman In TAMMANY.—It is evident from the enthusiastic reception of the refer- ence to Chief Justice Chase in Tammany yes- terday that he is now ahead as the coming man for the democracy, But this is in 1860, and the whole political world may be recon- structed before the year 1872. John Van Buren trotted out Andy Johnson in 1865 as the com- ing man for the democracy, but Johnson was nowhere in 1868. Within the three years be- fore us we expect such changes in the political chessboard as will cut out the old party candi- dates and leaders, and bring new partles, new issues and new men into the foreground, Laatly, the race is still in the hands of the ad- ministration, to win or forfeit, as General Grant may elect. Tar Lanor Quvestion.—By special tele- gram from Farmingham, Mass., we are enabled to report the initiatory proceedings of a Labor Congress, which assembled yosterday in the Harmony Grove grounds—a spot rendered memorable as that on which the extremest advocates of the abolition of negro slavery burned a copy of the constitution of the United States on account of the provisions under which the children of Africans were heid in social bondage. The promoters of the assemblage of yesterday seek the emanci- pation, as they term it, of white men as indns- trials and workers from what they appear to class asthe chains of ‘‘monopolist” capital, and redeeming them from a position which they designate as ‘‘financial slavery.” There were clergymen and ladies oa the stand, Four thousand persons took part in the work, and the attainment of workingmon’s rights, by means of organization, agitation and politics, was warmly advocated. The move- ment is important, Tue Liquok DEALKRS AND THR TeMPRRaNo® Party.—The temperance people all over tho country, dissatisfied with the artful dodges of the dominant party on the liquor question, are moving for an independent political organiza- tion, A movement of this gort will probably draw off the republican balance of power in most of the States and turn them over to the democracy, In this view the liquor dealers have an encouraging prospect before them, and accordingly they will doubtless labor like ‘Politics makes strange bedfellows.” AQUATICS. Rowing Rogutta Charles River=Throe Races—The Harvard Crew the Winners in the Leading Contest, Boston, July 6, 1849. To many thousands of people the rowing regatta on Charles river was the leading feature of the coie bration in this vicinity, and as early a8 seven o’clook several thousand iadies and geutlomen lined me wharves and covered the housetops in the imme- diate vicinity of the course, A stiiT breese prevailea fnd the water was altogether too rough for the sin- gle and double scull races, which were postpone till evening. Sevoral nundred boats of different slves were congregated along the outer edge of thé course, and in the bright sunlight thedgayly-trimmed steamers, the small craft darting hither and thither, ana the neatly and showlly dressed ladies and gentlemen made @ very pleasing and animated aad ia some respects a very beautiful acene, The first race on the programme was for White hail boats, the contest iavolving @ test of ‘longshoré muscle rather than of akill and science in the art of rowing. Theye were five entries, one of the boate being the P, S. Gilmore, named after the projector of the great Peace Jubilee. The course was two miles, and the prizes $100 and $50 and $25, The boats were pulled by local oarsmen unknown to fame oF anybody else of note, They got off in a bunch, but were soon separated, and the P, S, Gilmore rer deemed what littie peace festival fame was invol' by winning in 20:24, ‘Tne thine of the second a third boate was 20:35 54 and 21:50, ‘The next and leading contest of the regatta wi for four-oar boats, for which the following ent had been tmade:—George Koehr, Boston—P, McNulty, stroke; B, Brenaan, P. Regan, George Fauikner, bow; uniform, eae, shirts, white hand: Kerohiefy, Cuemann Shell, Souh Eliott, Maino~ Nathan Spinney, stroke; Charles F. Staples, Henry M. Paul, Hias A. Staples, bow. Union, Pitisburg—J. A. Woodcock, stroke; J, M. Woodstock, Frank Bent, James Kane, Wil ©. Adams, Worcester—Frederick Dierst, stroke; Edward Jordan, James Hamill, Joht Hamill, A. Oakey Hail, New York—J, MoKiel, stroke J. Bigiin, Joun Biuo, Joseph Sinders, bow. To th general regret of boating men the New Yorkers did not appoar, The Maine lumpermen were on tho water, but with emphatic nods, which made the hayseed rattle from their hair, ‘They declared that they would not pull after seeing the trim musolet aud sinews and weil turned Jimbs of the Hamill and Harvards, A couotry crew from Worcester ‘Umon Bvat), not being 80 wise as thoir Maino rethren, very foolishly started in the race, and, finding that they were about as sure of winning ag they were of flying, caine back with the flimsy excuse that it was too rough, The race was really between the Roehr boa!, the Hamilis and the Harvards, A good start was effected, all three taxing the water weil together, The Harvards’ quick 8(rOKe WAS Not BO much adnured as the mud aud elfective style of tu Hamills; but it told well; aud the (ncernational cre took a very slight load before tue first quarter of the three miles had been made, tno other crewa being well up and doing considerable hard work at the end of a helf mite, the Hamtils very untortunately, but wholly unintentionally, fouled tne Roenr boat and dotained her crow for (3 few seconds, The Hamills theinselves lost so mac ground by the unfortunate accident that they gave up the contest, and the fight was between the Hare vards and the Koebr boat. Unce aliead the Harvards made some of their advantage and gained ao piain that they rounded the uppor stako 1n thoi gallan' style several seconds ahead of cue Roehr boat, Both crews did their tevel best on the home stretch, and 80 soon as the spectators became aware thal the Ear- vards were ahead they cheered repeatedly, with the exception of those who had bet heavily on the Has milig or the Roehr crew, Such wore long faces, and they were by no means few, a3 many bets were made against the Harvards after the crews bad si le The Harvaras crossed the line amid great euthusiasm their time being 22.27\,—very good, considering thé rough water. The Roehr crew nade the three miles in 23.17%. The prizes were $400 and §100, Considerable ‘interest was manifested in this Face, a8 it was the only chance American boatt men wold havo of seeing what the incernation crew could do, They are not tn their boat trained, and will not jay rignt down to their wore Tui wey reach England. They have shown sty skill and endurance, however, a3 they Gams In pretty fresh, and to-day's race will hare great weight with thosd who propose to bet Ca tre international race, In the single sal! two mile race this evening eigh{ boats atartes. Walter Brown took the lead from th the ghact, fuliowed sharply by Jobn McKiel. Randi en fouled in the first part of tue race au again at the stakeboat, Brown won tn 16:24; Mc Kiel came in secoad th 15:373¢; Randall cane ti third tm 16:35, but, was raed out on ecouunt the foul; Doyle was fourth and Hamill fith, Regatta at Nowark, Alarge and feshionable crowd of spectators aw sembied on the banks of the river, at Newark, yes: terday, to witness the three mile single scull race fox @ prize given by Commodore Tag, of the New Jorsey Boating Association. The water was tolerably smooth, but a ati breeze and tide swept down the river, making up-stream ge Basle and tedious matier, and contri ting not a littte to the slow time made, Al about a quarter to ten o'clock the judges’ boa! dropped out into the stream, and took up position ciose two the shore and abon ono eigith of a mile above we raiiroad bridge Asplendid collation was spread for those on board, ‘dhe prominent clubs of the association werg ail ont in pirong force, in Aly, abe an four vared boats, 80 that With "as “addi Da oi @ score or more smaller craft tho sur face oF Ape river prevented n lively and surciag scone. There were dye cuiries for tie 1ace:—J. W. Benson, of tie Adautles; J, ptruthers, of the Atinas ties; J, Russell, of the ’assales; Marrs Nason, of the Hindsons; — seusou, of tae Atlantics, William Beebe, of the Aicyones, and G, Forty meyer, of the Waverleys, were chosen judges, and George W, Jones ac.ed as referee, Al ten minutes afier tea the boats were catled tnta line, Benson Aaving the choice of postions, Strath. bre Next, Neison, Russell and Sason Tullowieg lia respective succession At UWe.Ve iuautes past ten @ fine start Was had, Bunson ai Once taxing tne tead, sorely followed by Sututhers, Netlsoa bringing up thé fear anu puting wrerche ty A tnuuret yarda from the scoré Beason si wed # oelt Iagen in ade vance, whicn he increased to six lengtus wien @ uttle beyond tho patent leaiher iactory, Nelson here assnmed the thiva plach, And by o spurt closed @ luttle the gap iu front of pull, Russell and Nason, having fouled, fell some dis tance to the rear, put kept 04 Ata good pace, Naso puuing remarkably well consulering the size and wetzht of his boat—a covered one, with @ foaranolt breakwater. Owia co a bend in the river the stake: boat could not be seen froin the judges’ stand, 40 that the order of turning. with the exceviton of Ben gon, WHO ied throughout, coud not be ascercanod, AS Soon, however, AS the contestants appeared in sight, and thoic colors coutd be disttaguwhed, Bens son Was seen to havo a strong tead, Ruse, Nason and Netiwou loduwiag im order, steacvers having given up the race some time before reaching the stukeboat. As they neared home Benson spurted, aud crossed the score an easy Winner ta twenty-six Tinutes and thirty-one seconds, Russell followed in twenty-seven minutes aad twelve seconds, Nason third in twenty-seven minutos and thirty-four sec, onds, Neilson fourth in twenty-nive minutes and eight seconds, iter the race Commodore Tag, in a few eloquent Temarks, presented the winnor with the prize. handsome Mattese cross of solid gold, each win; marked with various devices, the crest of the asso- ciation surmonnting the whole. A grand review and dinner completed the day’a ceremonies, to wach every praise must be awarded, ‘The boats wore seventeen foot working boats, the three of which, Including the winning one, were bullt by Chria Thoms, one by Eliot and another by George Roenr. = A Pull on the Hudson. A race botween two stX-oared gigs of the Columbia Boat Club, announced to come oif yesterday after: noon, off the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, was uagvoid- ably brought to a standstill by an accident to one of the boats at the moment of starting, Charlies A, Pevereily had already been chosen referee, and at his suggestion tie uninjured boat coucinded to pull the course vn time, A high head wind and strong tide prevailed, maxing the time a little slower than ordinary, but one that waa considered by the voq- nowent as unusually good, cunsilering the duticals ties presented. The UUme rade was twenty-four minutes and thirty seconds. The anima of th@ Columbraa ya thus pulling was much commended, BAOWHEO IN THE BAY, On Saturday evening a party of four gentiemon left Brooklyn on board the yacht Hatne May for an excursion down the lower bay and around the Long Isiana shore, Among the excurstonists was Mr. William sackson, residing at 18 Clinton street, Brook- lyn, ‘The yacht hada smali boat or gig, which wag Tastened to the Ty of ihe formor vessel by a stout “painter,"’ and on Sanday afternoon, the rope, im consequence of the rough weather, parted. When the echt Came Near ¢nough to the dotached 1 the intcer was grappled with a sounding line, aad Mc, Jackson Jumped into It to manage It. He fastened th nounding tine around one of the rents, And @ secon Apell of rough wWeathcr coming On, the seat gaya way, the smatl boat was once more gdrift, And, ta heighten the extent of danger, the sailing gear of the Yaoht became deranged, so that she could not at y down to the reitet of Mr, Jackson. For an hour al eftorts to reaoh him proved futtic, and the small bor finally capsized and he was drow: The accident uETe Off Jonsal Beach, abont midway between Fire Istand and Sandy Hook, Cpon retarning to Brooklyn his surviving Companions procured the Assistance of another vessel and Uiligent search wag male for several hours for the body of the miaqin, man and tor the boat, but no trace of etther could |» discovered. Mr, Jackson was about twenty-six years of ago, @ native ot Kogand, ant anmarned,