The New York Herald Newspaper, November 1, 1869, Page 6

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New York, Monduy, > TO ADVER Iucressing Cir We are i hand in their as possible. Our immease compel us, notwithstanding our presses ar capable of p thor hour, to put our forms to press much earlier t usual, and to facilitate the work we stop the c o'clock P. } ations of adverti (BMGWwS. Eur ope. Cable telegrams are dated October 1. Napoleon 1s, as reported irom Paris, in excelient healtb, with the exception of slight twitches of rheumat . Price Napoleon had an interview with the Emperor on Saturday. Cabinet divisions some Prevailed iu Madrid, The pro: of the Duke of Genoa for tne Spanish crown 9 proving. The Merchants support Montpeousier. al Prim hopes that 5 but not before been punisied. Tl y will soon be abat nspirators” and “re lin Spain, ve © treasury deficit of Spain during two years current foots up 52,000,000 reals. ‘The Italian government reserves to itselt the right to reject the decroes of tue Vapal Council The Sandwich Islands, vur dates from Honoiniu are to the 20th ult, The labor question cre itement smong te isian duction of cooles, of Kuropean immigration as th storing the agricultural inter The King and his annisters, together with the cou- sular corps, had been entertained by the American Minister at u banquet atthe Awerican Ciub House. The populauion of Honomanu \ alley Guced to two or three familios, ns of re of the country. Miscellaneons. soming pubile debt statement will show eof the debtor § ihe total decrease . Amount of bonds rede balance, — $7,245,295; uM Several prominent members of Congress are en- deavoring to induce the President, in his message to ; Cougross, to express his disapproval of the proposed Fomoval of the capital, As it belongs to Congress to take the initiative in this matter it 18 not likely the President will enter into tue controversy until it ia officialiy brought to his notice, ‘The Secretary of tho Argentine Legation at Wash- ington has isened a card protesting against Mintater MoMahon’s statement Wat the atrocities practised by Lopez, the Paraguayan Dictator, cannot com pare wiih those committed by tho commanders of the allied army, The Secretary brands this assertion “a gratuitous calumny,” offensive vo the honor of the Argentine army. ur correspondent from Bombay, September 25, Gives a aketoh of the loss of the American ship J, p, ‘The tort @ March 1 ts nod, $11,094, 644. coin balance, where they were kindly received, and remained util an Opportunity oocurred for reaching Bombay. In Caitfornia there are 3,000 Chinamen out of em- ploymen', A hundred of these idlers will be for- warded this week to Tennessee to work on the Mem- phis and El Faso Railroad. The notorious Southern female spy, Belle Boyd, has ecotne iasane and been sent to the California State Lunatic Asylum. ator Lot M. Morrill has been appointed by te Gov of Maing Umted States Senator to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Senator Fessenden. A fire occurred im Brattiehoro, Vt, yesterday .stroying 4 large hotei and several vaiu- siness louses. The brattleboro ladies as- men materially, both in saving goods 4g the engines. City. tant United States Treasurer in this city directed to give public notice that during resent month the gale of gold and purchase of s Wil be continued without change. Mermant’s performance at the Academy of Muste on Saturday evening, for the benefit of the Hebrew Orphan Asylum, netted $3,060, The citizens of Union Hull, West Hoboken and North Bergen, N. J., are anxtous for the establish- ment of a ferry from tus city to Weehawken. To of Scotlan low, of Boston; CB kno’ our citizens who warmly sympathize with the Cubana, what the President will say and what he will recommend, we have aoxiely of the people on this subject. has been re- i$2 since the last reack the Hoboken (erry residents of Union Hill are now oblised to travel over three miles. Daring the quarter ending September 39, 1889, 1,234,950 lottera were received at the Post Oitice tn this city Irom Europe and the West Indies, and uring the same period 1,590,280 tetters were for- ware to those countries, yloiding a reveaue of “Pron not Arrivals in the City. Cotmnet George W. Hail, of Chicago; Major C, Morse, of Penn Yan, and Major G, Posey, of Cincin- nati, ave at the St. Charles Hot D.C. Barton, of Southbridge, and EB. A. Jones, of Boston, are at the Westmoreland Motel. Bernard Cooper, of England, and W, J, MeGianis, are at the Clarendon Hotel. Judge Lesile, of Saratoga Springs; J. Mitier, of “Bnglacd; DB. MeCartee, of Syracuse, and Captain Bockins, of Montreal, are at tue Fifth Avenue Hotel. General R. Ransom, of North Carolina; Hi. J. Bige- ra, of Ulinots; James Batrd, ad. Kansom, of Albauy, are at of Philadeiphia, and the St. Nichoias Hotel, George W. Armentrout, J. tf, See and T, M. Etting, of the United States Navy, are at the Hoi’man Honse, Position of the Administration on the Caban Question, As the time is approaching when the policy of the administration with regard to Cuba will he made poblic in the President's message to 233, there is naturally some anxiety to » particularly among the large class of We think the information received will enable us to satisfy the The nessage of tho President will be the direct . of his own sentiments and views, and we none of red tape style or liplomatic subterfuge of the State Department in. The FE lent, we believe, will first state the course and action of the government athe Cuban question. We shall know, pro- sably, the facts relative to the offered media- ion of the Uniled States with Spain for tho ndence of Cuba through General s s, and whether any other agencies have been employed. We shall learn, no doubt, what (he motive was that inspired this offer, the manner in which the friendly offer was 4, the state of the case ag it stands at present, and the prospect of any mediation or negotiation being practicable in future. Then the President will, we think, vindicate the ion of the government’ in enforcing the ntrality laws in the seizure of Cuban expe- 23 and vessels, aa well as in the case of guaboats. He will also indicate, his own views as to what the wre course of ihe government should be, and » the matter with Congress, either for spe- n or for an expression of opinion widance of the administration, Phere ean be no question as to the sympathy of General Grant for the Cubaas and as to his to see the Cuban revolution successful. essed this, It accords n sentiments, love of republican institutions, with iis broad views of American policy on all American questions, and with his desire to extend the power and grandeur of this great We saw ‘in the case of the Maxi- French occupation of would have marched an the Rio Grande and driven the i lers out, how broadly national and bold he was on a great American question affecting the stability and progress of republican institu- tions on this Continent. Looking at his whole public history, his character and expressed views, there is every reason to believe he is heartily in favor of Cuban independence. He has strictly enforced the neurality laws because it was his duty as the Executive of the repub- lie, while he regretted the necessity of thus indirectly favoriug Spanish despotism and hindering the cause of republican liberty, Nor is ho insensible to the sentiment of the Ameri- can people which calls for the recognition of the Cubans. He has had the hope, too, that the Spanish government would appreciate the moderation of this country and would listen to the advice and overtures he hag offered. We think that had the lamented General Rawlins, or any other high-toned American patriot, been at the head of the State Department, instead ». Fish, belligerent rights would have been seorded to the Cubans or their independence acknowledged before now. Having confidence in the patriotism and wisdon of his Secretary of State, General Grant was not willing to act even upon his own views or wish, though be is firm and bold enough to do so when a crisis comes or any question culminates, The Ouban question has come to a point when we believe the President feels it will be proper for the gov- ernment to act decisively in support of the Cuban cause, and that his forthcoming message to Congress will show this. We understand there is a great pressure made upon the government, and especially upon the Secretary of State, by a secret ser- vice of Spanish agents iu Washington, to pre- vent the President touching the Cuban ques- tion in his message. But all this, there ia good reason to believe, will prove unavailing. No doubt a great deal of Spanish money is being used in this country, poor as the Span- ish government is. The prize at stake isa valuable one. The Spanish Regency has re- fased a hundred millions of dollara for Cuba, Spain has drawn forty millions or more of rev- si Bic act ve, for the republic, milian empire and Mexico, when he army across enue a year from the island. An army of Span fed upon the un- 6th of April, Thirty-two of the crew perished. ‘The hungry Bponish vo usre Me in would captain and eight men seourod a small boat, win | fortunate Cubans, course Spal d Which, a‘ter twelve days of iatense sufferings fom | Willingly spend large sums upon agents in this ‘Wank OF food. thoy reached w group of islands, | Country—corrupt Amorioans and others—to Whitnoy during a storm in the Indian Ocean on the | Who pays the piper? The tax levy, prevent tho United States recognizing the Cubans and to enable her to hold on to the istand. Of course the Secretary of State would not be influenced directly or knowingly by Spanish gold, but may he not indirectly and unwittingly? It has been rumored—anda Bos- ton newspaper gives currency to the ramor— that Mr. Fish’s son-in-law receives large fees from the Spanish government for some service. As large a sum as forty thousand dollars is gamed. This gentleman, when he was private secretary to President Pierce, dabbled in the Nicdragua land and emigration scheme under Cotonel Kinney, and, therefore, seems to havea taste forsuch outside speculations, We do not charge Mr, Fish’s son-in-law with anything, and he may get forty thousand dollars, or any other sum, for fees from the Spanish govern- ment in his profession as a lawyer; nor do we say the Secrotary of State has been indirectly influenced by him. But we state it as a rumor, and only remark that it seems to be a curious circumstance ia connection with the persistent opposition of the State Dopartmoent to the recognition of the Cubans. Mr. Fish is a weak, timid man, and no doubt is easily influenced by those near to him, though he may be highly honorable and patriotic himself. He is unfit to handle questions of great national policy where comprehensive views aad boldness of action are required, as in this one concerning Cuba, We hope and believe the President and Congress will take the matter out of his hands, The whole civilized world outside of Spain looks to the United States for a solution of the Cuban difficulty. Any other great Power with the interests we have in securing the independence of Cuba would have recognized the Cubans long ago. Over a year has passed since that people have struggled succossfully against the power of Spain, and they are stronger to-day than evor. They are entitled to recognition, and it would bo an everlasting disgrace to the American republic if our government should not speedily racogniza the Tate Erecrions.—Is it possible for us to have an honest election? We think it is if the proper authorities will do their duty. It should not be forgotten that it was the system of cheating at elections that caused the organi- zation of vigilance committees in San Fran- cisco and the execution of so many of those who had no regard for the rights of the people. Let all honest voters assist to-morrow in keep- ing repeaters from the polls watching the ballot box stuffers and false counters. _ Prevarations ror Conaress are now at Wasbingion the order of the day. Amonz other things the heads of departments are col- lecting the materials for their annual reports, while the President is overhauling the working machinery for the facts, figures and recom- mendations to be submitted in his message. The new Soeretary of War, General Belknap, is at his post, and is said to be a very promis- ing man, On dit, it is hinted that both the Secretary of the Treasury and the President will recommend a Congressional inquiry into the late Wall street gold ring and all its affilia- tions. If so Corbin will again be wanted before an investigating committee. Reprarer3s.—The police shonld keep a sharp lookout for repeaters to-morrow, and when caught they should be taken before some jndge who has a higher regard for the founda- tions upon which our republican institutions rest than to let them off on straw bail of two hundred dollars, Sir Samven Baker's Nive Expeprron.— This important expedition, comprising a well equipped army of five thousand men and seve- ral steel steamers, built in England, con- structed so as to be taken to pieces at the rapids and put together again in the river above them, has left Lower Egypt en route for the great lakes from which flow the head streams of the Nile. The objects are the annexation of the whole Nile valley to its head in the great elevated basin of the Equator to the viceroyalty of Egypt, and to put all those wild tribes of the upper valley and basin to the cultivation of cotton, Apart, however, from these objects of the Viceroy, the expedi- tion will no doubt result in valuable acqui: tions of knowledve to the scientific world touching the still unsettled geographical prob- lems of the Nile sources and the equatorial region drained by the sacred river. How Asovr Tuat Overcoat?—Whenever an importing house in this city subscribes a dol- lar and a half to the fund for the free trade agi- tation the protection shrickers raise the cry of British gold. What shall we say, then, to the overcoat stuff that some American manufac- turers have just given to Horace Greeley, “the consistent advocate of protection?” Clearly this overcoat was what he was after all the time. Who will subscribe to have it made up? Is it white? And was it made of freo wool ? Gap to Hear Iv—That Mr. Low, our new Minister to China, wili get very positive instructions to look after the intrigues of Bri- tish emissaries, speculators and adventurers in reference to our future relations with the Chinese government. We have had enough of the short-sighted policy of Ross Browne, Wnitazr Ark We Dairtixa?—The demo- cratic candidate for Sheriff of Kings county, it is said, can neither read nor write. Will he make a good hangman? If go, he'll do, Tue ONonpaGa Granr.—Experts geological pronounce the Onondaga giant one of the wonders of the world. It is one of the wonders of Western New York, but it is a poor concern compared with the golden plates of the Book of Mormon found in a hillside in that section by Joe Smith, and with the assistance of an angel, according to Smith, translated into Mormon English. It may be, however, that this Onondaga statue was intended for a monument to the maker of those golden plates, Where's Barnum ? Goop vor TrAvE—These November elec- tions. In this city alone by to-morrow even- ing they will probably have added over a million of dollars to the loose change In cireu- lation among the rank and file, strikers, drum- mers, ward leaders and followers of the demo- cratic camps. Tho republicans are not 80 flush of tunds, but they, too, bleed freely, Success to trade, NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1869.—-TRIPLE SHEET. The New State Constitution. ro-morrow closes the political campaign which has so deeply engrossed the attention and exciled tho interest of the professional politicians and the leaders of parties for the past two months. To the voters of the city and State the election to-morrow has a far deeper interest than that involved in the mere question as to the success of either of the two great parties contending for the spoils of office or for the mastery in the legislative halls of the State, The new constitution, which we publish in full in our columns this morning, is to bo submitted to the votes of the people, and they alone are to determine whether that instrument shall be wholly or in part adopted or rejected. From a perusal of the appended sections of an actofthe Legislature explanatory of the manner of voting it will be seen that four ballots are offered on the constitutional questions, each having its own peculiar significance and im- portance—one on the ‘‘Constitution,” one “Constitution—Judiciary,” one ‘‘Constitu- tion—Assessment and Taxation” and one “Constitution—Suffrage.” All of these are to be voted upon separately. With regard to the Judiciary article the necessity for the reform which it is intended to effect fus been so long felt that it is presumed it will receive the ap- proval of the whole electoral body of the State. Its adoption does not affect any of the other principal articles of the proposed instrument. Tho suffrage question, which at another time, and coming before the people under other circumstances, and unaffected by pre- vious paramount legislation, would be the prin- cipal point at issue, really becomes a second- ary consideration—supererogatory, in fact. It matters little how the electors vote on the suffrage ballot, as the fifteenth amendment to the federal constitution, which was ratified by the Legislature last year, covers the whole ground, and already practically disposes of the question of suffrage as embodied in the new constitution, With the adoption of the Judiciary article, carofully drawn pp by the most eminent members of the legal profession, and so greatly needed to reform patent abuses known to all, and the suffrage question already decided, there is little reason to fear the fate of the new constitution, No doubt it is destined to be adopted and to live out such a term of existence as is natural and compatible with its inherent strength and soundness. Spala-The Monarchy Question. The great question at the present moment io Spain is Who shall be king? The numerous candidates have been reduced to two—the Duke of Montpensicr and the Duke of Genoa, The Duke of Mont- pensier, a8 is well known, is the fifth and youngest son of the late King Louis Philippe, of France, and hushand of the only sister of Isabella, ex-Queen of Spain. Mont- pensier, who was born in July, 1824, is in his forty-sixth year. The Duke of Genoa is nephew of the King of Italy, boing the son of Victor Emanuel's brother Ferdinand, The Duke, who was born in February, 1854, is in his sixteenth year. He was lately, and, so far as we know, is now, pursuing his studies in England, under the care of Mr. Arnold at Har- row-on-the-Hill. From all accounts the Duke of Genoa appears to be the favorite candidate with the party now dominant in Spain. Nor ia it difficult to see the reason why. Tho Duke is so young that a practical regency would be a necessity. The young King, while hii name would be used for every scheme, good, bad and indifferent, and while all his chances might be ruined before he knew what it was to rule, would for the present be no more than a royal figurehead. He might be of some use to his ambitious ministers and secretaries gen- erally; but he could beof no use to Spain. It well advised he ought to have the courage to refuse a worthless but dangerous bauble, though named a crown. The Circulation of the Pariy Journals. There is a mystery attached to the returns of the circulation of the partisan papers of this city. The Assessor's books exhibit the following figures, showing the gross receipts of sales for ihe past twelve months :— + $680,040 514,207 ‘Times. . 445,211 It has always been conceded that the two latter journals have each a circulation outnum- bering (heir copperhead Bobemian rival by many thousands, while the reverse is shown in the above figures, During the past week we received notes from four newsdealers giving the amount of their respective sales, from which we extract the following figures :— —— Localities of News Stands——--— North Wile Chrystie Second Third tiam street. street, avenue, avenue, Times. 0 50 120 Tribune. 5 40 65 World, 1 20 60 These figures would seem to indicate that the popularimpression in relation to the circu- lation of the three papers named above is cor- rect, and yet the Assessor's books show to the contrary. It has been asserted that the cop- perhead organ couples its advertising reccipts with its sales in order to make a large exhibit, which is quite plausible, but we shall leave it with the radical papers to fathom the fact, Tue Nivetrexrm Assumpty Distriot.— Mr. Roswell D, Latch, the independent dem- ccratic candidate for this district, is a good man, a capable and efficient man, a man upon whom the people of all parties believing in honesty may rely for a clear, honest and satisfactory account of his stewardship, if elected. Toe Burxine or tak Sreampoar Stonn- WALL.—By acts of Congress a passenger steam- boat cannot be licensed or enrolled unless the local steamboat inspector of the district is sat- isfied that she is fully equipped with lifeboats, life preservers, axes, buckets, &c. If the Stonewall was properly equipped, where were the boats and life preservers when she was burning? If she was not so equipped, who licensed her? These are significant questions, and they demand answers. Further, it is interesting to learn the standard of captain- ship in a passenger steamboat, when open lights are allowed in any other part of a vessel than the cabin, A Bap $tan—The conflicting intrigues among the ropublican cliques and factions of this city at the cleveath hour, They are woak in having too few soldiers, but they are weaker in having too many captains. wile A European-Asfatlc Pacific Railrond. It {8 now many years since the Heratp began to lend its help to the enterprise which has culmiaated {n the completion of the Pacifle Rallroad, Then, as now, we saw and admitted the importance of a railroad from the western shores of Europe—say from Holland, Belgium or Northern France—through Europe, into the heart of India and China, and on to the shores of the Pacific. We were not alone in our opinion. Others, particularly in the Old World, saw that the intersection of the one Continent by a railrqad was just as possible as the intersection of the other. In other words, it was seen and admitted that to have a rail- road from the Atlantic to the Pacific through furope and Asia was just as practicable ag to have a railroad across the American Continent from the Atlantic to the Pacific. We have made the idea a fact on this Continent. We have crossed the Continent, and by an iron road three thousand miles in length have connected the two great seas of the globe. Europe, which has been thinking over the work since 1830, has not taken the first step. American commerce seeking the East had a choice. It could round Cape Horn or it could take an eastern course and round the Cape of Good Hope. The commerce of Europe had scarcely a choice. Unless the ship had a double purpose—that of touching a South American port and a port of Asla—it sought India and China via the Cape of Good Hope. To both cases the voyage was tedious and ex- pensive. We both saw thata shorter route was possible, We both have done something to accomplish this possibility. Great Britain connecied Alexandria with Suez—the Red Sea with the Mediterranean, We have done more. We have connected New York with San Fran- cisco, and made the distance of three thousand miles a question of seven days. Europe, again working in the same direction, has accomplished a water connection between the two great seas, The waters of the Atlan- tioand the Pacific, filtered by the Mediterra- nean on the one hand and the Red Sea on the other, have already met and kissed each other, Our Atlantic States can carry their prodace to the Pacific partially by one railroad and entirely by another. The commerce of West- ern Europe, if it will not round the Cape of Good Hope, must pass through Egypt by the great Suez Railroad. But long sea voyages on both sides of the railroad are still neces- sary. Intime and in the matter of trans- shipment we have atill the advantage. But Enrope, by tie Suez Canal, threatens soon to leave us far behind, So soon as large vessels can pass through the canal the commerce of Western Europe will no longer round the Cape of Good Hope, nor will the commerce of America, so far as ships are concerned, seek the western ports of Asia round Cape Horn. The Suez Canal will be the great highway of commerce between the West and the East. The struggle still exists. The fight is not yet ended. We want our Darien Canal. Europe wants her Pacific Raflroad. In many respects we still have the advantage. But the Suez Canal, when fully opened, will leave us some- what behind, This, however, is not all, It is seriously contemplated to construct a grand railroad, which will run across Europe and Asia, and be to the Old World what the Pacific Ratlroad is to the New. We wish the new scheme all success, It ought to have been a fact long years ago, Thore is more money in Europe. than there is yetin America, The natural difficulties in the way of our Pacific Railroad wero iafinitely more serious than the difficulties are in theirs, With them, besides, labor is cheaper. A rail- road across the Buropean Continent into the heart of Asia and along to the Pacific would bea world revolution; but it would have its lessons to us. Tobe up to the high require- ments of the times we must have our Darien Canal, A trans-European and Asiatic railway is not likely soon to bea fact; but so long as we have not our Darien Canal we are not up to time, Tue Crry Reaisrration.—For the great November election of last year in this city ‘The number of voters registered was «173,686 For this year’s election the number is, 145,171 Falling off.. At this rate the aggregate vote of the State to-morrow will perhaps be over a hundred thousand short of the vote of last November, when the full strength of both parties, and more, too, was brought out, Tue Fins Arrs.—From present appear- ances we shall have the coming winter unusu- ally fine collections of paintings, &c., in all our fine art galleries, and something better in the reopening of the National Academy of Design than the last discouraging exhibition. It is time; for we have had somewhat too much of portraits of Mr. Smith and Mrs, Jones, and views on the Hudson, and too little in the way of attempts at something a step higher, No Suam—John Foley, as an independent candidate for Supervisor, He is in earnest, as his pronunciamento against both Roche and Smith will show. He evidently thinks, too, that he has a good opening, like Miles O'Reilly, and there is no telling what may happen in the interval to sundown to-morrow, though the odda, right and left, appear to be ageinst the bold and daring John. Tar Women’s Partiament, inaugurated in this city fur the discussion of everybody and everything, is a great improvement on the one idea of woman suffrage, and promises very soon to take the wind out of the sails of Miss Anthony and Company. A free talk, and all together, about everybody and everything, and particularly about tho latest fashions, is the true platform of woman's rights. Tuk Guory or Greeney.—‘‘He fights mit Sigel.” “Hier wird Deutsch gesprochen,” Ife rallies round the flag of King Gambrinus and “zwei lager.” What says the pledge- bound teetotaler ? *“*Under which king, Bezonian? Speak or die!” Time is short, A Very Interrstina Casa—That of the broker Joslyn, indicted on a charge from Fisk & Gould of “wilful and corrupt perjury,” in tostifying to tho sale of some $135,000 in gold to said Fisk, Gould and others concerned, on that disastrous 24th of September, for one dollar aud sixty gents in currency for every dollar in gold coin, Hard swearing some- where in this business, but just where it is for judge and jury to decide, ll lr The Amorican Milllonnatres, Tho London press, in discussing the recent Wall stroct fury, is at a loss to account for the readiness of American millionnaires to thus upset all financial order when thejr own wealth should give them the greatest interest ini its preservation, But suppose there are no millionnaires in the case, save such as are drawn in by the force of circumstances. Sup- pose, for illustration, it is the common case of the merchant's clerk, The rich merchant has hia funds in such a position that his confiden- tial clerk has freo access to the till, Tho clerk takes the merchant's monoy into Wall street to speculate and gota little fortune of his own. But he loses. He sees disgrace and punish- ment in the future as the result of exposure unless he makes the losses good. He deter- mines to make them good, and speculates more boldly, still with the merchant's money. He loses again. 8o he goes on, becoming more and more wild in his game and more desperate in his ventures, Here is a case in which the millionnaire’s money is freed from the restraint of the millionnaire’s caution, and here is the true history of the Wall strect flurry. The London papers havo only to sub- stitute for the merchant and his clerk a vast railroad interest and the men who have foisted themselves into its management. The Suez Canal, The crowds who are now flocking to Egypt threaten, according to some accounts, to create @ famine in that ancient granary of the world. Three dollars for a pound of beef- steak, and wretched beefsteal at that, is now being paid at Cairo, This is but the begin- ning of the affair, When the other monarchs arrive, and when the crowd finds itself in the desort, it will certainly be well to belong to the company of the Viceroy. Care will bo taken of all the Viceroy’s invited guosts; but it will be well for those who set out on their own hook to consider that where nothing can be bought money will be of little avail. In spite, however, of every drawback, the opening of the canal promises to bea grand affair—much grander, in fact, than the other affair which s to take place in Rome shortly afterwards. In its prospective results the canal must be regarded as the most wondrous work of our timo. It will completely revolu- tionize the currents of trade. Tho Mediter- ranean will again become the great sea of commerce, Trade will revert to its old ohan- nels and will revive some of its ancient cen- tres, Egypt will acquire an importance which will necessarily place her under the special protection of all the great commercial nations of the world. She cannot long remain under even the nominal sovereignty of the Turk, It will not be longer possible even for the United States to be indifforent to her interests in that direction, LITERATURE Reviews of New Books. SceNEs OF CLERICAL LIFE AND SiLaA3 Magner, By George iiot. New York: Harper & Brothers, Rouo.a. By George Eliot, New York: Harper & Brothers, ‘These volumes complete the “library edition" of George Eliot’ works published by the Messrs. liar per, We donot remeraber secing 80 well printed, illustrated and bound books placed upon the market for so small a price as these. The fact that tho ludi crously sinall sum charged for each volume 1s due to o business rivairy with another firm does not make the publishers less deserving of praise for having placed within the reach of the poorest edu- cated persons works of such décided merit as these, It would be better for all parties concerned, probabiy, and more honorabie, undeulably, if the “quarrels ot puviishers” were to cease, and an era of good fel- jowship and mutual respect for cach other's righis, whether moral or legal, was to selin. But then tho public would not be abie to buy cheap good books. Betwoen our dosire for the publishers to “have peace’ and onr desire for tie peopie to obtain books at half their usual selling cost we nave placed ourselves in a dilemima and wandered somewhat from tho subject of George Eliot’s novels. To get rid of the one and return to the other we will conclude by again recommending this edition as being tn all respects an acmiraple one, the wide circulation of which we have no doubt about, ADVENTURES ON THE GREAT HUNTING GrouNDS oF Tuk Wor.p. By Victor Meunier. Uiustrated with twenty-two woodcuts, New York: Charles gcrib- ner & Uo, ‘This ts the poorest of the flve volumes so far issued in the “Library of Wonders’’—that is, it ts poor because Lhe subjects are not worthy a place in the Worary. There is but lictle of an tustructive character in the book which cannot be found in a more agres- able form, because given tn fall, in the writings of Du Chaillu, Baker and a hundred others of greater or less prominence, wlin whose works the public ta tolerably famihar, Of course, merely to while away. an idle hour the pages of this volume will prove of decided interest to all readers, Stortes of exciting bunts for gortlias, tigers, voars, elephants and other Animals Aiways possess a certain fascination which cannot readily be got rid of, But to place such subd- jects aside of “Wonders of Optica,’ “Thunder and Lightoing” and “Wonders of jicat’’ was an error. We perceive with real satisfaction that all the adat- tonal forthcoming volumes are, so far as tho tities ludicate, on subjects of real merit and importance, so that, with the single exception of the book before us, thero will be no work in this “Library of Wonders’? which will not impart to the reader a vast amount of knowledge, besides affording the most agreeable of all entertainments, A TREATISE ON TI Law or Srr-Orr, Recour- MENT AND COUNTRRCLAIM. By ‘Thomas W. Water- man. New York: Baker, Voorhis & Co,, Publish- ers. Pp. 780. Questions on the law of set-oT and counterclaim are of such frequent recurrence that any coliection of the decisions relating to 1t would be hailed as a boon by every practising iawyer. Barbour on Set- off ia the only other treatiso on the subject, but that was published twenty-eight years ago, and has become obsolete, Mr. Waterman is already known as a laborious compiler and annotater, and his present performance is caloulated to enhance his reputation, The book contains a complete and weil arranged synopsis of allthe English and American decisions, statutes and codes relating to tho subject With @ copious index, the whole forming a work oi great practical utility, executed in a highiy satise factory manner, and sappiles a want loug felt by the profession. PIANO AND MUSIOAL MATTER, Boston; White, Sinith & Perry, We have In this neatly gotten up book a work on music noticeable for its originality and for tts thor- oughly practical character. Opening with an inter- esting sketch of the history of music, it goes on to describe “how music exists in naturo, explains all that needs expialaing regarding musical sounds and their pitch; orchestral, medium compass of the volces, rhythin, melody and harmony and classical and modern music.” Continuing, it teaches “how to learn to read muste at sight’ and “how to practice to acquire thorough learning'—two lessons full of most important knowledge, Following these aro jessons on “Touch” and “Fingering,” which are followed by numerous chapters containing a thor- ough and Most exhaustive sertes of inatruction tm all that relates to music, On tie whole this book ts of more than ordinary merit. As a compendium of Information on musical matters {tts deserving of the highest praise, A TREATISR ON Naval ARciHiTncrere AND Sutp- BUILDING. By Commander Richard W. Meade, United States Navy, Piiladeiphia; J. B. Lippine cot & Co. ‘This book ts “an exposition of the elementary principles involved inthe science and practice of naval construction, comptied from various standard authoritics.”” It seoms to us well calculated to per- form the fervice it is designed for—namely, to be used as a text book by students in the United Sia es Naval Academy, ‘here is nothing relatiag to nevad architecture which is not given here. Nnuerons drawings illustrate the subject, In addition to ie narration Of mere facts, Which ave for the mort part imtercauing only to students, there are sovera! © tera Whose contenis ave @ enierta gti gother Commander Me: i work in compiling tis yolN be introduced in the ft naval consiractors ti civil Wie won Bindy it, Lippincott has nabueuou 4 atylo, By G. de la Motte, | :