The New York Herald Newspaper, July 25, 1870, Page 8

a OUR CRUISERS AFLOAT. ——————eeee STRENGTH OF OUR WOODEN RANY. ‘What Can be Done to Inorense It*-The Prose ing Needs of the Momont—Prémpt Action of the Governitnent to étrengthon Our Glorious Navy. ‘ghe navy ofthe United/States, viewed ae an offen: ‘sive machine, is not such an one as a grout Power foqutres, especially &t a time when our interests may be imperived by a forelgn war, aad when we may be Grawn into agontest with the grandest naval Powers of Europe, It is safe to assert that we are in mo céndition to grapple with any of the first or seo- ond rate nations of Europe on the high seas, At dome, relying oa our tron-clad squadrons, we could ‘take care of ourselves in a satis‘actory way, perhaps, Pat it wonld be quite impossible for our navy to un- “Gertake offensive operations in foreign waters. We have no iron<lad cruisers, and must rely in ase of a foreign war on our wooden vessels along, none of witch could cope with the formidable broadside iron-clads possessed by France, England, Austria, Maly, Prussia, Spain, Kussia, or oven Turkey. Our wooden ships are quitc competent to give a good account of themseives in a combat with ‘the wooden sbips of European Powers, although 1a many instances they are less swift under steam alone. Adzmiting, then, the fact that our navy, fit fer cruising and for warfare in foreign waters, con- Mists only of wooden ships, wé cau very soon state “clearly whatour naval strengih is at tiis moment, “and to what it can be developed in a reasonable ‘time, by bringing to boar all the resources of our @ock yards and machine shops, OUB WOODEN NAVY NOW READY FOR SERVICE. Our ships afloat are distributed among jive feets— the North Atlantic fleet, South Auantic feet, Medt- terrancan feet, Pacific feet and Astatic feet— ‘while some are in commission on spectal service, THE NORTH ATLANTIC FLEET, or home squadron, consists of the Severn, second rato, Dagship, 15 guos; the monitor Dictator, third turreted monitor Terror, , third rate, 6 guns; guns; Swatera, fourth monitor Saugus, third rate, Fate, 7 guns; Nantasket, fourth rate, 7 guns. Toial— 7 veasels, 45 guns. SOUTH ATLANTIC FLEET. Lancaster, first rave, Magship, 22 guns; Portsmouth, | MEL Franklin, first rate, fagehip, 39 guns; Plymouth, second rate, 12 guns; Richmond, second rate, 13 uns; Juniata, Uurd rate, 8 guns. Tolal—4 sips, TT guns. PACIFIC FLEET. Saranac, second rate, f ship, 11 guns; Mohican, third rate, 6 gun arsarge, third race, St. Mary’s, sailing sloop, third rate, 16 guns; James town, third rate, sailing sloop, 10 guns; Onward, third rate, saliing sloop, 3 guns; Resaca, third rate, 7 guns; Cyanne, fourth rate, sailing sloop, 14 guns; Saginaw, ‘ourth rate, 2 guns; Nyack, fourth rate, 3 guns; Ossipee, third rate, 9 guns. Total—11 ships, 99 guns. ASYATIO FL Delaware, first rate, fugehip, 21 guns; Ashuelot, third rate, 6 guns; Monocacy, third rate, 6 guns; Idaho, third rate, 7 guns, The Colorado, first rate, # guns, is en rouse Lo the East to relieve the Dela ‘Ware, and the Benicia, third rate, 12 guns, and Alaska, third rate, twelve guns, are also on their way to this squadron. otal—7 ships, 110 guns. ON SPECIAL SERVICE. Michigan (Lake Erie), fourth rate, no guns given; ‘Tallapoosa, third rate, despateh oat; Yantic, fourth rat, $ guns: Sabine, sailiog frigate, Just arrived at Boston, second rate, 36 guns; Nipsic, fourth rate, 3 guns, for the Fisting Banks; Gerard, storeship, fourth rate, 4 guns, Fishing Banks; Frolic, fourth rate, 6 guns, Fishing Banks, Total—7 sips. 61 guns. Grand total—39 ships, 412 guns SHABBINESS OF THE GOVERNMENT. ‘The above exhibit of our naval force cannot prove @atisfactory to any Americans except those Qon- gressmen who steadily and persistently declined to ‘Vote needed suppiles to the navy, and who, while the war lasted, never felt sale unless a gunboat was an- chored in easy range of their homes, and now deciaim agains! the service and characterize it as a useless and expensive national luxury. If we have nota Tespectavle navy to-day it Is entirely owing to the short-sighted policy of a parcel of men whose ideas of American interests are bounded by the Mississippi river and the Rocky Mountains, The last Congress cut down the elowance of men to 8,600, a force not suficicnt to keep up our squad. Tons at the ridiculously and shameiully small Ts atuodard it 1a now waintained. Ships to be sent out to relieve other vessels in dis- tant seas lie Idie at the docks, without men, because they cannot be iiaane! natil vessels, e time of whose crews has expired. have returned, iw foreign squadrons are thus weakened in order to enable ships to retarn home be thelr rejieis are despatched, The loss of ime and the conseqticnt odie money ip furnishing relfeis 1s much greater ain the cost of supportin, men. an additional 5,000 sea- ‘The want of men Is Hot the least diMmeoulty en- countered by the Navy Deparuneut by the stupid action of Congress. Men can be obidined in any Bomber, with proper inducements, in a brief space of time; but itis the work of months to repalr and Mt out cruisers, even with abundant dnancial re- urces. Congress has utterly failed to appropriate e funds necessary to preveut the few ships we have tn our navy yards rom going wo decay aud destruetion, Our aiae aré filed wiih slips rotimg at their docks, which, if money could have been ovtained, could have been kept reajiy for istaat service, Lue supreme moment of our national need has now arrived, and we find ourselves utterly weak and impotent, with dozens of rotten ships and others in no condition to oto sea, All may now see how short-sighted and contemptible was the policy of the last Congress, which could readily voie millions of ac of the puollo domain to gaugs of private speculators, put Who could not rise toan attitude suit to view the imperious dotnands of the pu Fortunately there is money enough yet to fit a ceriain number of ships, 8 time being, to care ior and protect our vast personal and commercial juterests abroad. The government is Tully justified im adopting extraordinary meas- ures to place one arm of our natiousl defence on a tolerabiy respectable footing. Our navy Will be increased and inade more eficient, Ships will be tied out ana men will be recruited“and our flag Will be fouud abroad at potnts of interest to our na- tional aifuirs. A future Congress will doubtiess c: firm the action of the government and heartily Gorse meusures Laken Ww provide agatust serious danger. TUE REINFORCEMENTS TO OUR NAVY ABROAD. The Navy D partment haye just issued imperative orders to (he commanders 0; the various Navy Yards to proceed without delay to fit out every available vessel for immediate service. Work has dlready been begun at the Porismouti, Boston and Puriadeipnia ards, and at the Brooklyn, Was) ington and Norfolk ‘arda the force of mechanics will at once be increus- . The following are the vessels that can be made Seady for sca in o lew month AT THR PORTSMOUTH, (XN. H.) YARD. The corvette Califorma, second rate, 2,490 tons, and carrying twenty-one guns, 1s well advanced, and work is being pushed ahead with ail possible Speed. She is the same size and class as the Dela- van and Guerriere, the former of which is now the eee Asiatic squadron, a fine class of cruis+ erd, The sloop Narraganset 660 tons, tlve guns, is now weil advanced and will soon be ready for Bea. ‘The Wyoming, 726 tons, six guns, is now repair- 4ng and will be despatched as soon as ready. M2 AT THE BOSTON YARD. A large force of mechanics are engaged in fitting out the frigaie Wabash, 8,000 tons, forty-six guns, one Of tie finest ships atlout; the corvetie shenan- dlogh, 929 tons, ten guns, almost ready, and a per- foct picture of a man-of-war, with ber new full snip rig. The Worcester, a new ship of tne second 2,000 tous, and armed with fliteen guns of caliure, is about ready to go into ea: yn} Healer. The corvette Ticonderoga, 1,019 tons, third rate,and carrying a splendid baiteryof ten guns, can be seut to sea in thiriy days. The famous oi frigate Niagara, 2,056 tous, twelve guns, built by the Jate George Steers, is undergomg very extensive changes and repairs. She is to be cut down aud iron plated, and made a broudside iron clad. The tansiormation will necessarily require a good deal of time, and tt is notiikely (hat sbe can be made ready for service under 61x months, if it 1s possible 40 acoomplish the work in that time. When com- pleted she will be the only broadside tron clad ta ournayy. All tho ry except the Niagara tn the constructors’ haiuds at Boston wil be soou ready for ecm. AT THE BROOKLYN YARD There are a number of ships im land. The Ten- nes:ee, formerly the Madawasca, oue of the ships dceigned for iagt crulsers, has been greatly altered, and cau be made ready for service in a few weoxs. Soe o: her boliers have been removed and a light spar deck bas been gives her, maging her @ comfor- able and tolerably fast craiy. She rates second, is 435 (ons burthen, and will carry @ battery of 23 ry wuus. It fs not improbable that Vice Admiral Porier will take her ag flagship in his visit io Burape $witnass the naval anerabong i Abe AOrue ; NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, Sea @” 4 In the Boltio, ‘The Guerriere, second rate, Fy 21 ig ready for sea and oly awalts Y crow a ais i yibosed to any point of the ‘Will probably go to the to Minnesota, 3,000 tons, 46 guns, 1s well advat nd cai bo aa 1 se Tae ogups, OF mont Tate, 6 ons, Tate, 2, be fitted out, 695 tons, RIX guns, needs considerable repairs, but can be sent to sea In less than three months. Tne Hartford, second rate, 2,000 tons, 18 guns, needs & tuorough creche but with an ampie force of orkuen could join her alster ships in a short time, ‘here are @ number of other ships that could be made ready. in @ fow months at this yard if necessity required, many of which are entirely new. The Brooklyn yard can always accomplish extraordinary and wonder‘ul works in vase of an emergency, The country naturally relies upon it when anything is to be done well quickly. THE PHILADELPHIA YARD has very little in hand. The sloop Brooklyn, second Tate, 2,000 tons, 20 guns, one of the most efficient ships in the navy, 48 neatly ready for her crew aud stores, A light spar deck has been added to her, and she is now one of the handsomest ships we have. She will be despatched to the Kuropean squadron, under the command of Captain Jon Guest, in a few weeks. If the Franklin return; the Brooklyn will become the flagship of the fleet; otherwise she wall Pe oar, Ra just, retard ron third rate, ns, nas he Asiatic squadron Sina ‘will require a thorough overbauling, |EINGTON AT WAS! the fourth rate, 410 tons, 8 guns, is ready for sea, and at Norfolk the Gatena, fourth rate, 514 tons, 7 guns, and tho Saco, fourtn rate, 410 tons, 3 guns, are repairing, and will soon be ready. There are a number of an ships at the various yards m the stocks, but it would require a great deal of time to make them ready for the service, although thetr machinery is all completed, NAVAL FORCE AT OUR DISPOSAL. It will thus be seen that dy great exertion the Navy Department could, on au emergency, place twenty-two addi onal sips at sea, carrying 2eT guns o1 the average calibre, ‘rhis force, added to that now afloat, would give us sixty-one cruisers, carry- ing a grand total of 725 guns—no puny force 1f we had woeden ships alone to vontend with. To send out these ships will require at ieast 10,000 additional seaman, which can be readily obtained Lf proper inducements are offered, aud an outlay of several millions of dollars. We have thus given a clear résumé of our exact strength afloat, and what we can accomplish if we are cailed upon to do our best. We have force enough to Work great havoc on an eneiny’s com- merce, and we can hold our own against (he wooden cruisers of any maritime Power. All that we need now Is money and mea to piace our fects upon a satisfactory and respectable basis. The admtulstration is thoroughly alive to the exi- gencies of the hour, aud we doubt not that our flag will foou be shown at every point where American lives or property are imperili¢d, In tuat way only oan we hope to command and retain ti.e respect of foreign nations in these tues of iusecurity and | gigantic conficta, Naval Personals. WASHINGTON, July 23, 1870. Ensigns Alfred Elliott, Thomas Hf. Lee, Washing- ton ©. Sharrar, George W. Tyler, Jefferson A. Moses, James W, Carlin, Huntington Smith and 0, W. Jarpol have been ordered to examination for promoijon, Masters Jopn P, Merriti and A, KR. Gon- den have been detached from signal duty aud or- derod to the Guard THE STEEL TARIFY, Evils of the System of Secret Treasury Agents=The Troubles of Shefileld Steel Importers—The Result. Ever since the increase of the tariff rates on the import of foreign merchandise the Treasury Depart- ment was in the habit of employing secret agents in Europe to ascertain the actual market value of goods exported thence to thig country. The tgures re- ported by these dagenta were then compared with the invoices furnished by the importers, in order to see whether the latter were guilty of undervalueing the goods imported, that they may pay less duty and thus defraud the revenue. This system hes so mauy apparently favorable features administrations of the Treasury from Judge Chaso to Secretary Boutwell. The importers, as a matier of course, isiiked and opposed it as a source of fraudulent practices, blackmail, vicious chicanery and otherwise improper interferences with the natu- ral course of trade. On several occasions be- Jore the United’ States courts in this city and Brooklyn this system of espionage in Europe by paid agents of the Treasury was sougit to be ventilated, and enough was shown to exhibit its abhorrent features. The readers of the HERALD Will all recollect the “wine cases” and the “suk cases,” in which it was claimed by the government, on the strength of of the testumony of its agents tn Kurope, that owing to the under- valuation of the wines and silks with Intent to escape the payment of a bigher rate of duty, the gouds selzed were iorfeited to the Treasury under the law. in ail these cases the name of W. B. Far- well appeared conspicuously as the principal aveut of the treasury Devartment abroad, and the prose- culiony meuiioned Were principally based upon his reporta, STEEL RAID ON SHEFFIELD. ’ Lately similar proceedings have been held tn re- gard to the importauioa of ‘best cast sieel” from Shewield, England The investigation commenced about nine mouths ago by the same Mr. W. B, Far- Well at Sheilield, assisted by the United States Con- sul, Abboty at tat place. The result was a report from thei to the effect that the manufacturers and exporters ot cast steel at Shotield do, as regularly as they ship goous to this country, state the prices On the invoices lower than the actual market yaiuo atthe place of exportation, The beauties of our present variegated tariff’ law appeuregd in reploulen: light in these cases, Tho gradation oi Guty according to the difference in the ue ¥ Bieel, it is said, made it possible that by undervali ing the article exported by a half or one cent onl, Jt \yas gaged (9 within @ loWer 6¢; ih the tar, saving 16 iimportér and lost the revenui from ten to thirty per cent of the duty ch shoul have been paid. And the reports of Farwell and Consul Abbott, supported by evidence coilected by them, showed that this advantage bad been largely avalied of by the manutaciurers and exporters of Sheilield steel. When these reports were submitted to General Palmer, the Appraiser of the Port, ue RAISED THE INVOICE PRICES of all the stecl then in the Oustomn hy ready to be withdrawn for consumption W¢ @ payment of duty to the scale of prices submitted by Farwell an Abbott as being the actual market value of the goods ee Sheifield, and thus increased the amount of the uty, < THE IMPORTERS DEMURRED to this action of General Palmer, claiming that their invoices were right; that no undervaidation bad been practised, and that they should not be cous pelled to pay the higher rate of duty. Most, if not all of thein, however, paid the increased rate, vader protest, alleging it to have been ‘allegally exacied,”” aud appealed. ‘There were FISTY-3EVEN APPEALS in all. in which the fo.owing parties weré tnter este Manufacturers at Shagield, } Firth & Sons. ‘Ten byck Axe Uo. Young & Co. Joseph Slagg. | Jessop & Sons. & son. Francis Hobson & Co. BE. & W. 0. Wardiow. r Henry Moore, * Wheeler & Wilson Man- ulactuving Company. E, Frith. W. H. Sowers, KB, Over & Co, The amount involved J, & Riley Carr. Sanderson Bro’s, & Cu was 242,304, or about $206,000, gold. These appeals came up for hearing and examination before Juige Hogeboom, General Appraiser, with whom was associated, under the provisions of the law, Mr, Abram 3. Hewitt, as merchant appraiser. Mr. Hewitt is bun- self largely interested in the manufacture of steel in tnis country, end under the circumstances must be believed to be somewhat biassed in favor of Amerl- can and against English steel. These two geutiemen proceeded with their task carefully and conscieu- tlously, beard the evidence of both sides, gave it a thorough sifting and dnally decided to SUSTAIN THE APPEALS, thus negativing the limputation cast by Farwell and Abbott upon tie manufacturers and exporters at SheMeld, a5 weil as upou their customers and agenis im wus county. In submitting their action to Sec- retary Boutweil Judge Mogeboom and Mr, Hewitt counected with 16 AN ELABORATE REPORT on the system of keeping secret agcnts of the Treas- ury traveling in Burope, wouching also on mauy Pants ‘not ouly of interest, but of great importance oO manufacturers and morchants in this country as Well asabroad. The suggestious embodied in this report wil! probably be supmitied to Congress in the Secretary's annual communication to that body, UROPSE. The Orleanist Movement in France. The North German Lloyd steamsnip America, Captain Bulow, from Bremen the 9th and Southamp- ton, England, the 12th of July, arrived at this port yesterday morning. The America landed our Eng- lish files and special European correspondence dated to the day of sailing from Southampton. The America brought 380 passengers. It is announced that their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princeas of Wales intend to visit India at the end of 1871. ‘The young Rajan of Thulla, India, and the Maha- rajah of Puttecala will shortly visit Hngland. ‘The question was being courteously discussed by the Cabinets of Florence, Constantinople and Catro, whether the Bay of Ashad belongs to Ottoman pos- sessions, The Egyptian steamer Khartoum returned to Suez after visiting the Bay of Ashab to inspect the Italian establishment. 1t was stated that the crew of the Khartoum treated the natives at the Bay of Ashab very rigorously and even entered a deserted house belonging to the Italian establishment. The facts, however, do not prejudice the pending friendly ne- gotiations respocting the Italian establisiiment in question, - The Optnione of Florence, July 11, says that the version published respecting the occurrence on the Italian territory in the Red Sea has been maccurate, ‘The sale of pictures, water color drawings and ob- jects of art, the property of Charlies Dickens, was one of the most remarkable events of the kind whitch have occurred at the mart of Christie, Manson & Woods, London, The amounts realized for almost every article which came under the hammer were perfectly fabulous, but it was evident chat many of the purchases were bid for as souvenirs and had scarcely any reference to the intrinsic value of the that it was continued through the several successive | articles sold. FRANCE, The Count de Paris ay a French Citizen. The Journal de Paris of July 11 publishes the fol- lowing lotter from lis Royal Highness the Count de Paris to M. de Keratry, thauking him for the part he took in the discussion of the petition of the Orleans Princes for permission to re-enter France. It will be recollected that 4. de Keratry rose in the ¢ebate to challense M. Olivier to produce anything trom the archives in bis possession to prove that ue exfled family bad ever partictpated tu intrizue or couspir- acy agaiust France or the present réyines— TWioKENHA., July 4, 1870. Monatrun—Since the gates of France ure siill ciosad against us, { must, perforce, from a distance, make kuown to you the emotion with which Tread your speech at Satur- You acted as an honest man, and 7 in demanding if there existe ed on us. ¥ G hrase, how o. ous nd how much opposed to modern principles of equaiity and of national sovereignty are the measures which demn an enitre family of citizens to w: cruel irony, the privileged condition of beable to thank you for the manner in which you have de- fended usa member of this young generation which has faith in the Nberai future of France, and which, looking in advance rather than bebind, only searches in the souvenirs of tho past for teaching and not for moilves of raucour us or = division. No barrier that generation, for we ness to the decisions of the national sovereign arbiter of the destinies of France. = tion wiich sets aside our deman ve filled us with Profound prlef wore we to regard itas, dean tion was other than to, raise a sterile discu belleve that 4a laying before France and the question of the iasrs of exile we have hastened the day when ose laws will fail under public roprobation, You have Pleaded tho cause of right the right common to all; for the Fight of theexile cannot exist in presence of universal sut- frage and the sovereignty which belonga to it. ‘The public feoling has been demonstrated in such a manner that the de- cision taken by the Ubamber, in conformity with a powerful will, cannot, am sure, be long maintained. I conclude, from JULY 25, 1870.—TRIPLE JAPAN. The “Happy Despatoh”—Parliamentary Debate on the Bubject of Its Abolition—Stick- lers for Custom—Philosophy of the Mode of Punishment. A Turkish official paper to hand by the European mat] contains the summary of a debate that took place in the Japanese parliament on the practice of “geppuku,” or ‘harakirj,”? which 18 exceedingly interesting, “Seppuku,” which simply means dis- embowelling with one’s own hand, is a punishment allowed as a privilege to * two-sworded men;” that 1s, to the soldier class. In some cases, two- sworded men commis seppuku without belong con- demued, Oro Seigore, Clerk to the Parliament, moved tho avolition of this punishment, His argument bears the impress of strong good sense and enlightened views. Hesald:— T hear that tile custom of “seppaky" te qt&e unknown throughout the diifereat countri Hurope. I have no fault fo tind with those who commit wep puxu'’ tn, obediance to orders, but the conduct of th: a0 without awalt- {ng orders ought to be looked on as highly immoral, Why ts this? ‘The reason fs that {f the man is after all guiltless a in Hon wiil ahow lly saggce hat need there for him fo commit “seppucu . on the and, he It we have our national orl hal laws, He Shonta “bear! ite quilt with resigue: tion and await 18 ae ae decision, What need has he to commit “seppuku?” Yo do so is to treat with con- tthe criminal statutes of our country, and instead of explating celine, o sdd oue arime to another, remar! ‘ded men who commit ‘‘se) that “most two-aworded ae ek wi tif such inen repent it is needless to say apd, urged by an indignant sense of their errors, employed their talents Andustriotsly, they would do their country good service Luk dn my opiuton death for a fwu.t or two of doubtful character at the same time bloc! exmiuation to the individual, and is at toperial plans for the nationul proaperity, He was, however, able to obtain onty three votes in favor of his motion ina House of 290 members; 200 voted against him, and six abstained from young altogeter, Among the opponents of the motion Tominaga Shun sald: Tho custom of “seppaku" ts founded on high principle, courage and Integrity, and is worthy of the ignest praise. ‘To probit It would Le to remove oae of the piiurs of the constitution. ‘Takelda Henloskt improved upon this, He said:— in of Maeppaka” Je an ornament to our country, and ‘eason of its superiority over the countries beyond the seas, An honorable seuse of shame shouid couraged, an rit of the woudler caste stirred ups provivition would weaken the natural nd steal uway the bigh spirit which has be en- h, by “xeppaku,” is an article of Fouibition of it cause Ho € ae qul- ‘The puniaiment of A the criminal codé, Wik the tipeat 19 the working of Our coustitation | Cased elie ti anticipation of jal order, Whether committed Beene sees oe ee oh Ekta ee een NSE EX pouge of duty, ought to xe looked on with induigénce, and ali the cir- tices {ull ould @ deen jun nagions f In Houda Kudzum’s opinion “the reason why the ‘seppukw’ is practised in this empire aad Bot in for- eiga countries is Lecnuse tais enipire is an empire. ‘There are several classes Of those WhO Yuss senteace on themselves without ewaiting orders, Sume wave remonstrated with their lord Gf parent, and ou (heir remonstrances being disregurded have given weigat to them by commituug suicide, Others have died to restore peace to thelr country. When should we in- terdict the ‘seppuku’ Ia cases where 16 13 performed While the gull of the accused remains unceriain? Seli-condemuation 1s a sigu of a waiure uncorrupted and conscious of siaine,’ ‘Zo Late Goro it was clear thit the blunt swords of the Western countries are unit lostruments for committing “‘seppuku.” It is an act displaying courage and @ Cheeriul alacrity, aud it 1s dicrefore deserving of praise. Kozvki Yoymore thought a prohw ition of the prac- ce of seif-punishment by the ‘“seppuku”’ might be carried into execution in a country where propilety, principle and a seuse of shame are uukuowa, “ln this country of the gods, aud under our present re- Py mart foverament, 18 1b necessary to discuss such a law? Kerulu Itenja, not content with a mere repudia- tlon of Europein example, attempted @ pliilosopial- Monsicur, by again thanking you on behalf of those who have watched you fighting from @ distance, and were not able themselves to take ps he le, Believe, I pray You, in the slacese sentiments of your alfectionate LOUIS PHILIPPE D'ORLEANS, TELEGRAPHY. An Atmospheric Telegraph Designed to Rival the Electric. (From the London Telegraph, July 12.) A novel kind of telegraph, the invention of Signor Guattart, an Italian, was submitted to the inspec- tion of a party of scientific gentiemen yesterday, at a private house In Gloucoster street, Warwick square, ‘The inventor aims at obtaining by the use of atmos- pherio power the same or better resulig than those attained by electric and magnetic forces. To this end he charges a reservoir with compressed air, and by the operation of valves, worked in the same manfer as those in use mm the ordinary telegraph system, sends pulsations through @ tube, which Naren are made to work upon the receiving ustrument with an effect corresponding with that of the electric current passed along insulated wires, ‘The invention has been so tully recognized by the Royal Institution of Naples that they uave paid to Sighor Guattari the rare compli- meat of awarding him 4 gold medal. It is farther reported tuat the system 13 to be generally adopted in board the liaiian ships of war lor the trausimis rders from the commanding oiicer to sub- partments, experiments yosterday there were present the [ialian Aunbassador, Count Maifel, a gentleman from tae enginee! ny department of the Postal Tele- graph, @ representative oi the Kensington Art De- artment au contrivutors t. scientific Journals ad ue generai press. The workiug apparatus was all contained t ren: or table about ei lit feet long by five wide aud four deep. «ir pumps worked by @crank are used to chirge the reservoir. ‘The a@ingunt of pressure is Bhown on @ dial. The (elo- wraphic iustrument is worked by wand in the ordipar; . A. very congiderabie co.l gt (ens eT TRtadt halt an nh ja diameter f id to be about a mile in length, was connected ith the instrument at the batlery and with two other instruments in the room. The experiments began by the charging of the reservoir to about one- sixteenth of its actual capability—this being, at the same time, 2 comparatively crude, though not un- alghtly, machine. ‘fhe mettiod adopted lor the work- ing oi the Guaiturl is the Morse of printing cipher system. Signor Guattari, at the transmitting eud, sent through this message: Tila apparatus nas wlready experimented on the pilévlacite.” The Words were recorded in cipher at the rece.ving cod, aud were read off by the gentieman from the Post Odice, who remarked, however, that, in two or more instances, the letters nad run into each o.ber, The ber ot authority found the valve at tue Wransialtting end difiicuit to work, and requiring a ual pressure of something like seveu pounds, iabtead of the mere touch requied by the regular Mor-e instruments. In operating ou it himseit he sent through the alphabet correctiy, aud transmit- ed all the messages he atiemp.ed with accu. racy. This was done through a line of tubing pa ly wound round a dram, and portly lying in an rregular heap ou the Moor. In gctual service lead tubes might be used. Experiments were next tricd on the apparatus for eieptir ener 9 with various parts of a ship, and subsequently with what may be called the domestic telegraph. In ve case Signor Guatiarl dispeused with the use of the reservotr, and, by mere manipulation of an air bail at the end of a tube recorded tye cipher characters on the long airip of paper which ruas over the small wheels of the receiving in- scrament, This is the kind of telezraphy to Wuich the Guattart spparatus will probably prove to be best adapted. In large hotels, in ships of war, in communication from factories to counting houses, from private residences to places of busi- néss, and in town communication generaliy, the sysiem promises to be advantageous, It 14 inde- pendent or foreign aid, Is less likely to get out of order than wires conducting electric currents, and WHI not be more expensive. For longer distances, on regular public lines, the tavention would probably not apply 60 well, or work so rapidly, as the present telographs. The inventor is, however, equally san- guiue ip this ag in smaller branches, and cialms, not Without reason, that his apparatus will be less ex- ensive than electric batteries, and will be less sub- et to the influence of those atmospheric storms Which sometimes put the telegraphic system of a whole couatry out of order. Signor Guattari was heartily congratulated on the performance of his apparatus, ‘the now telegraph Certalaly 1cilects light lonor on the inventive genius Of its originator, PERSIA. The Fronticr Difiicalty with ee The Friend of India of July 7 bas the follewing remarks on this important subjec: The frontier dificulties between Afghanistau and Persia are pressing for settlement. Tie conduct of the Persians on the Seistan border has been so dis+ graceful that we do not see how the British govern- THE RESULY. No formal instructions have been made public far- ther than tuis, tat General Palmer has revoked his former action and reduced tie duty, to the invoice prices, Which he had formerly raised, and the im- porters received back the excess of duty paid by om wuder protest. Duty has since becn imposed upon SheMieid steel imported, according to the in voices furnished, aud no furiher trouble has ensued, Mr. Karweil 1s said to be no longer in the empioy of the rovernment, and Mr. Abvoit has jately been su- perseded as Consul at Sheifeld by a new appointee, confirmed by the Senate during its last day’s session, One of the ligh officials of the Treasury Lepartwent hag arrived ta this city from Washington within the last few days, and ls even now engaged in making surther inquiries into these and otier matters simi. Jarry convevted with tig Secret Agency system aud dus Cuccls. ment can longer avoid interposing, more espe- cially as Sheer All, though pertectly able to protect his territories, considers fiimseif bound not retaliate without permission from ua This cannot be much longer withheld. Oue Meer Alum Khao Kainee lately made a raid into Afghan territory ee carried off a large booty in cattle and gooas. e Persians promise redress; but, in the Meantime, a second foray occurs on a larger scale than the first. But these incursions cause less anxiety than the toreatened occupation of Kuchaa- soor ov the Afghan aid of tue Helinud, which Persia cai defeuce of the custom, a8 Ivilows:—A speedy death by ‘‘seppuku” resuiting from remorse for erie isa méans Of avolding the pain of disgrace, How cau it be sald to be a contempt of the criminal law? How, on the other band, can it be styled an expla- won of guilt? By death the criminal barely restores himseif to his position a8 a human being. If he lives he 1 a scoundrel, but if he dies he, for the first tiwe, munitests a sense of shame, Sonodo Tanoten deicuded the practice on the round of good feeling; he urge: that the sage, Gon- cius, forbids the punishment of the high oulcer by death, In putting an oMcer to death gooil faith re- quires that insult shail not be added to punishment, Kokulmji Gunbei did not think it possible to pre- vent the practice:-—I do not think 1t possible to carry into effect a prohibition of tne ‘seppuku.” Our country has always placed the soidier class in the first rank, and attached great importance to princi- plo. ‘thecefore it is that some commit suicide from @ high sense of honor, have devoted themssives to death, are compelicd by priacipie to coumit Peptcn when they fall into tie hands of the enemy. To the same effect was the argument of Nakano Chomei, Who observed that tere 13€ custom for the Samurai of toils divine counury to com-wit ‘sop- pukw” When guilty of crimes, “Whether thia prac- ce be prombited or not, how will it be possivie to preveat it, as those who commit seppuxu are re- erdless of future consequences? This is the trug japanese tt, Kather than abolish @ punishment ou theoretical grounds, we ought to foster a sense of shame in the members of the iniltary caste, and in the Cxiptenge Qf which doubtiess consisis the bas ered! of Japan over other couniries.”” lustead Of abolisilug the practice Sankada Haknsa would @xtend and foster it. He deciared “that the seppuku las its origin in the gecred vital energy of divine couutry, acd is the shrine of tie Japanese national spirit (Yamato spirit). Unquesdouably [t should not be prohibited. jis practice should be extended, and by tuls neans a sense of shame fog- te-ed, and the sé@ppuku should ve famous throught out the world as an example of devotion to princi- ple, It ought to ve introduced into our criminal code a3 the form of capital pauishmeut for those Gbove tie rank of Samurai, CHINA. The Christians Massacre ~An Orzanized Na- tive Mob. (From the Cork Examiner, July 7. One of those periodical massucies of Ciristians for which China 1s, unhappily, notorious, was com- mitted In Pekin on the Zist Ol June by au organized mod. ‘fhe attack appears to have been directed exclu- sively agalust the French, who, aa the most acuve aud successful propaganiists of Christianity tirouguout te empire, have mude themselves most siials. ‘dhe secretary to the ach Legation, the Consul and ai the French priests and Sisters of Mercy in pital are re- orted to have fallen victims to dury of the mob, he Oathoiic ca hearal, erected in purstwice of the treaty stipulations, Was buraed to tue ground, and the work of havoc aud murder was coutinued for the whole bight. Three Kussitns were killed in the mélée, proba- bly tarough musiake, a8 uo other fore.guers were molested. Itis anvictpated that France will demand imme- diate reparation and punisimeat of the gully parties. WAE.S iN NE! Ancient Petrifactions and Antediluvian Lee viathaus on the Pacifle Slupe. [From the White Pine Nevada News, July 3) Avoat one bunttred miles to the southeast of Ham- Iiton is a high piateau of land contaiming au exten- Bive deposit of marine Siieciis and the fossil remains Of a large variety of extinct species of fish. But tue curiosity witch most challenges the interest and tn- vestigation of antiquaries 13 to petrified form of what was evidently once an linmense sea monster, It les on the ae platoau ia a position giving rise tothe theory that its locale was once @ great shoal, and that inis antediiuvian Jeviathan foundered and perished on the surface as ihe water receded. Tne petritaction is periect, and 13 estimated to weigh avout ten tons, It presents & dual appearance—the head and bouy that of a humpback. Whale, and the extremities extend into feelers and antenne like the volypas or devil fish, with the exception that they were evidently during life lined with & hard and bony substance, ‘Me eyes are set in euch aide of the head, which is flat and oblong, and are twenty-four inches ayart. The mouth is arined with triple rows of teeth, Which are sharp in front, but underneath aud weil into the jaw they turn lato grinders, capped by @ solid osseous formation, run- uing pack from the widest portion of the head. In this respect it reseuib:es the celebrated marsh cow ot Central America, amphibious in habit—gram- niverous on land and carniverous in water. The Jeugth of -bis singular relic of an unknown race has Not as yet been determined; but as the iy blends: into the tail, it tapers down to so small a size that, mi due allowance, its entire weight would not be far frou that stated. Tiis inland country abounds in curious fossila of @ marine character, seen specimens of crustacea found in our iinme- diate vicinity which puzzled scientists and putt- juaries. There is a pregnant fleid im tuis region for savans, such as Agassiz, who have made the piscal Kingdom, both of this and past ages, a study of love. There is some talk amoag who qaiscovered the remains of te Stranded monster described of making an effort to remove them to the railroad. We sce that Barnum has been buying one of the Catveral big ees. If ‘he will turn bis attention hitherward he can Lees one of the most astounding curtosities of the day, We doubt wiether it can be removed in bulk, aud, JADA. claims gn the part of ibraim Khan, the Belocch chief, The Meshed oficials will Ijsten to no repre- sentations upon this point, and it is to be feared that the Ameer will have to inake a demonsiration of nae wo pacer ni ue oe jen tere pre rly re) uted at Teheran auc) cul coul Be enallt provented. if an accident should happen in- tie attempt, its value would be Lien! lessened and its usefuincss us a study would be materially impaired. We woula sugaest the Sousideratioa of the plan so successfully carried out iu the removal of the Cardif giant. A pl@er of Paris ueuld could be taken first of the perfect form. then the abave of the enue anatomy would be erpeenred in case the effort to renews whole shot failure. But in C4 mean and the ty of saving cu ut matiletion, it might be Fragend to 4 removed in di and remoulded iu New a where it would doubitess be paced, on exhibition fuining many antedhiuvisn speouations bow requit. mining 1D speouiatior requir. ing investigation and proof, r THE ELM PARK RIOT. A Velce from the “Other Side.” To THe Eprror or Tae HERALD:— In your issue of this day a letter appears over the signature of “Michael Cristal.” I wish to reply to it. Will you kindly extend to me the sam? privileze you have accorded to him, in order to obtaln equal Publicity to both the sald communication ond iis re- jomnder? avoid characterizing taat production at the outset as I think it deserves, bevause I desire lirst to apply the proofs as to what It is, before using single derogawry term. Contrary to the know- ledge that the public is in possession of for the last elght or nine days, the first sentence of “Michael Christal’s” production bas it, that the disgra:efal nd barbarous atiack mate upon a body called “The Protesiant A3soc'a!ton of New York" while enjoying themselves in Elm Park, ata picnic on the 12.b of the present month, was “the reveatly disorderly con- duct of the Orangeuies,” In the first place, tie term Orangemen is a decided miauomer, as the party al- luded to, however nicknamed, cail theaselves by tho name above given, Such a ting as Ovanyelam does not have belug outside Lhe British emplye, for the causes which give it existence there do not obtain elsewhere—being strictly British in their origin and in their end. In this city perhaps it istaat men who Dave olsewhere sustained Orauge traditions and asso- ciations mainly form themselves tato the ‘ Provestant Association,” But according to tne principles of government promulgated by che genius of universal freedom, and nowhere else fuily aceepted as in this great Western hemisphere, nave wey not a full Tight or privilege to do so? Nor has auy order who have had the same privileges granted to tueinselves any right, depending upon nuinerical force or brate power, to dever any body of mea from xo organizing, Bo thal the rights of others are not infcinged ppon. And, let me ask, 18 not the gallant party who find ja Mr. Michael Ubristal a chumpiou, @ ready advoca’e and expounder, securet in those privil-ges when st, Pawick’s day comes round? Yea, eveu though the records of this community can show murder perpe- trated on the sustainers of law aad order, pes ‘dea otiver inoffensive citizens, in tae open streets of this ne walle their Jeng thy procccaions margi, stony bedecked with wide scarfs of green ang fa uitin, - ners that wi ev berore. id the aa'toiid 0 the earth.” if the farina) fae heistal call uid like to know what gethor in. gociat hylarié; it “ to chaotic Serer Uf ipa als were iet j032 upon thein or any sn ante Rete Seno. snaden elemen 1h poh their ietiviues? Bat this aeca- disorderly is not brought forward ta Ly hod. It 13 mot gigied sich auy accompa. ying relation of taél, ba ed as a marhsinati- cal axjoun, at bare froed putery ere moi, fests itseif undor the guldaace of jow guant Chiisial then proceeds to say hé Watits 0G causes Irisunen lovk upon Orsugené ‘ natural bora enemies.” Que man beng a “navar born enemy,” ov aay klad of natural or vorn enemy of another In the sense t we ure force tio take this rather mystical e) Jon, 18 quite cont all revealed or knowa Atnoug the low ma!s we can easily perceive natural eu amid men to have such an ides taluly significant of a very iow ia itemanates. Mr. Ohvistal, however, does notia the least attempt to show What he proposes. but yoes forth in @ circumstantial account of the sores of Us Prince of Orange at the battle of the Boyue, exaivit- ing What bis countrymen iust resard as a most re- condite intellect in this respect and forcing one to the couclasion ‘That still the wonder crew Hor 6 email head ov..d carry all it knew. With subitme indifference to suci a coatemptible aualr us the battic of the Boyne, Le proudiy asserus thatit was no faction fight, leaving us winter, wierc- fore, that it can have no claims w the hoaor or true Trisnhood, ‘The facts may be so far correct—and only ro far— as he auduces tue; bul the entire ocasus belie 18 lost or hidden from his view, and along with jb ail the concomitantcircamstances, tie famous sicfe of Derry, &. Now, so far as my eyes are enlighteaed to read history, all Mr. Christai’s maguiicent display of Macaulay eradition goes for notiiag in every ylew one cau take of it, except us a mere skeleton of facts, in which his statemeat is not alvogetuer per- fect, There were great issues at stake. Engiand ‘and Scotland had acted in unison and driven a des- poue King from tue throue, who sought to lay the fair foundations of liberty to the grouud aud erect instead, amid ploodshed aud persecution, his own Wil as sapreme jaw. The King alluded to was James the Seventh of Scotland and Second of Eni- land, and having fied to France he secured some men and treasure trom the King of Franve aud landed in Ireland, where tie country, o3 4 Catholic one, Was willlug to support his pretenuons, and, with @ force of, as Macaulay say: “wild — Lrhst? and French macie aa attack upon the Sootch sottlera ot the North. William of Orauge came to the rescuc, aud a the battle of the Boyne & decisive blow at tyrannous pretensions was struck, and the liberty of (he British subject was secured, Toat tue Catholic subject had to submit to many privations was merely ° i the issues Of war, imposed by an age that was much less advanced than the present, yet vontatuing Witnin 163 womb tho seed of that tree of liberty Whicu has at the present day growa into saci gi- ante proportions, That seed was geriniwated by ‘he liberal institutions which the arrival and success of William of Orange generated, aud also fo.tered the fruitioa of, And this 1s the reason why tie mca or the North of Ireland rejoice at ihe advent of tie 12th of July, aud surely 1¢ 1s from no ignts fatuus of glory aiiar to what drives the French nation Deriodically mad. Itisa byword ofthe party wat ‘ir, Olris‘il represeats when under tae pressure of edversity to cry out “The right hand of fellowship!” “Let bygones be bygones!? but as soon a3 power in any way comes inio tholr hands alinilar ebullitions of their real sentiments miy be expected as was witnessed on the 12th of tiuis month. Why” should Mr. Michael Curiatal citegthe case of Engiand when claiming that this age is beyond the eee bigotry of the fast? Onan he find no other eountry but ag nag or America whoge liverty of consvlence has long ago burst the chains o/ super- stirlon and ignorance from its Kinbs? Why cite tia ‘hated oppressor of the Irish race” as an example forall wen to follow? Of a verity “a city sevoa a Ul cannot be hid.” It nay bea mistake in him to quote England as affording proof of tho age’s tote- Trance, butts asteriing truth that fa proportion as @nation stands apart from the principles that tie vrotestant Association of New York give an out- wi: support to, so it 18 méasurabiy iremoved from ail the biessings Mr. Michael Curistal so exalt- @utly pouuts up to. While the police of New York aud Brooklyn turned out such force to protec. tie romaius of the murdered Orangemca Gid the other party have any escort to guard the dead bodies of those of tneir body who were Lo ae ta that fight of Elm Park, which, in gard wo the number slain and woanded, far passed the aggregate of the nero-martyrs, wio Feil in the two great engaements of the Fenian ariay at Ridgeway aud foutriver? And why should tha slate of affairs exist? It is a material fact that pointsto @ mental or moral cause, aud the vigouy 80 much deprecated by Mr. Michael Oaristal 13 ouly exhibited to the public by the party wuose cause 10 espouses; but it ts an old adage that tho greatest rogue cries “Rogue” first, and it isan aitifice ofcen Yesoited to amid tue lower portion of maukind, A. J. 1RVING, OALEDONIAN CLus Rooms, New Yore, July 22, 1870, P, S.—Will Mr, Michael Christal, as he informs you that “the Orange day’ was neyer hoisted in favor of Unis last civil war of the South, please state waat, defuiiely, is that piece of bunting called “ine Ovauge dag” unheard of by mer THE WATIONAL GAME, Twe Social Ciubs Piny Base Balt. On Saturday afternoon the Young Men’s Social Olu» of Hoboken engaged in a friendly game with the Comus Union of Brooklyn, at the Elysian Fields, Hoboken, “It was witnessed by @ large number of Ue friends of both sides, and was & Well played Fane throughout, as the aunexed result will fy:— theia, were disorderly, lw class of men congregated t OMUS UNION SOCIAL Pie's, ober! 90 ys M. Buwinkle, era t sNentisr, ps Pr Batwinkia, ii: Penaticks, Tackson, MoFarian: YOUNG MEN'® BOOIAL OLUB. cuuy. Players. Ou tt. | cccoamsororn® Sl cecseommsaesecte: El ececomtowm seccee' FIGHTING THE FAT MELTESS. Tne following petition will be presented to the Board of Health at its session to-day :— New Yorg, July 23, 1870, To THE HONORABLE THB Board oF HwaLTH:— We, the underaigaed, residing and duing business in the Vicinity of Baoch Morgai’s Sons soap iactory, ituated in West sureet, between West Eleventh and k atreets, respeoctiully cali the atteution 0: honorable body to the stench aud pulsance ansing from their establishment, Wilich at Uimes 1s unen- ones deirimental to the health of the negh- or noo We further respectfally protest against a permit belug given sald parties for “trying out” fat fn said establishinent, Thomas kK. Sharit, 871 West Eleventh street; An- drow H. Pier, 871 West Mieventh street; Aiphe Palwer, 366 West Eleventh strect; Wim. Tibbs, 363 West Gleventh strvet; Wm. J. Mechan, 353 West Eleventh street; Thomas J. Meehan, 393 West Elev- entn street; Christian Thene, 833 West Bieventh sureet; Francis Holton, $67 West We Owen F. MoNeirny, 359 West, Eleventh L. _ Moni , gov. West Bieventh © A. Luyder, 869 West Bleventi street; Mar 869 West Elcveuth street; Margaret Moody, 199 West — Ejorapuistyees and mauy otkara, CALIFORNIA. The Chineso Question—A Railroad Subsidy—The Neuval Murder Trial—The Woather—Business, San Franotsco, July: 12, 1870. The most exciting topic of conversation with us Just now is the matter of the rocent telegrams from London about the massacre of foreigners im Pekin ‘by the Chinese. As « matter of course pie subject will proyoke commenta from almost Dewspsper and intelligent person through- out the United States and in ml But to us in California it fs of peouliar interest, as the ques- tion, “What shall we do with the Chinaman?” is becoming more difflenlt to answer every day, as the question itself becomos more complicated, and the receipt of such intelligence must necessarily affect us more nearly, To have 60,000.Chinamen in our midst ami a large proportion of the intelli- gent classes opposed to their coming in further numbers and the whole unintelligent class opposed to their being here at all, with the question agi- tating Congress and party platforms, such news aa the wires brought us yesterday is not likely to tend to's more calm consideration or solution of the. matter, GOAT ISLAND AND THE RAILROAD. Another question, that {s the subject of a good deal of newspaper talk, is the bill now before Congress to grant © portion of Goat Island to the Central Pacific Railroad Company for a terminus of their road, and some of the arguments used against the passage of the bill are very forcible and just. In the first -place, very nearly the | whole of the road, a3 ft is now, has been built. by goverament money, the subsidy alone heiug: almost equal to the cost per mile, besides the land grants made, which must at least amonah to the value of $50,000,000. Besides this, Goat Island is worth at least $2,000,000 to the gov~ ernment. It would be very questionable policy to so far favor one corpo: son above another as. to deed to said corparatten opropert worth at. Ieast $50,090,000. y should not the Pacific Mail Company, ie Southern Pacific Bait road and uch like enterprises iso be Calitled 4 & similar pit?” Ad all these companies Lave had to buy their own termini and itis Ment to tind a reason why the Cen~ tral Pacific Railroid Cotipany should not tr} aud if Goat Island hé so desirable for them: Jet them buy itor Jepge it from the United States. overdimant of fair terms; but we cannot sée pay Hyason y they should eae eee alate act ifta from 9 governiaént which has already en~ { dowed thém go richly, And, lastly, the govern- ment an scarcely afford to give away valuable prbdperty as long as it is confessedly too poor Baila proper government buildings on this coast The Post Office and Custom’ House are both in the same building, which is scarcely large enough to accommodate cither alone, The federal courts, the Sub-Treasury, the internal revenue offices are | all hired from private indfviduals, and even the Marine Hospital is not used for the want of a few thousand dollars to put it in proper repair. It is a good maxim fur governments as well as for individuals to let generosity wait upon justice. THY N@UVAL MURDER TRIAL. The Neuval trial, brief particulars of which T gavo you in my last letter, has terminated in a verdict of acquitial. This. was expected from the nature of the medical testimony introduced by tho defence. It will be remembered that the coroner's jury brought in # verdict against the accused, on the gronad thatthe medical testimony went to show that the congestion of the lungs and the clot in the heart, which were the causes of the death of Miss Diamond, were caused by the inhalation of chloroform. This testimony was repeated by the game physician at the recent trial. But de- fence ught in @ greater number of physicians, some of whom were at least of equal repute with those adduced by the prosecution, who swore that from the ‘testimony they had heard they could not believe that chloroform was in any way connected with the cause of deaih. On the contrary, according to their ideas, the morbid con— ditions found ia both heart and h were to he atiribated to debility, superinduced by hard drink- ing. Hence the verdict of acquittal. WEATHER. Sierelbagees of this coast seems to be under- fo ng 8 marked chauge. During the last week the thermometer unprecedently indicated cleniy. three in the shade in this city—a degree of hitherto unknown. About fifty miles from here, in San Jose, two or three cases of sunstroke have occurred. A slight shock of éarthquake was folt here this mortiing, but we do not so much care for them now, seeiug that these luxuries are being shared in the Eastern States. It has been fashionable to ascribe everything new that we get to the railroad, aud the inquiry is whether staid Bostonians put down earthquakes to the things that the railroad has brougut them? At any rate we do not feel at all envious that we have ceased to be aingularin these phenomen although we are somewhat astounded to sve earth- quakes possess the termerity to invade even the sacred seil of the Old Bay State. t AMUSZIGONTS. The amusement programme has changed but little since last writing. The two British blonde troupes still offer rival attractions at two different houses. Adelaide P' 8 occasionally warbles im concerts and bas now advertised 9 series of ope- ras. We rejoice in a circus. Olive Logan been here, and on her first appearance she had » fall and respectable andience, but on her second night that audience was by no means as full nor near as respectavle, She will appear once or twice again and then betake herself to’ more ¢on- geniai communitics. BUSINESS generally ia still dull, but has beem somewhat dult- er. As to our wheat crops and their results they have not bee. as satisfactory altogether as we had formerly hoped. At this date the market is unset- tled, owing to the conflicting crop intelligence and pesuged quotations of wheat at erpool and on the Continent, It is impossible to say at present what our grain surplus will amount is perhaps 200,000 tons will come nearest to the proper fizure. Bat our farmers have a bad habit of holding on to their srgpes waiting fer high prices; ‘reights opened month at £2 17s. 6d., seven shillings more than the opening price of last year, although. Ue nit reach, before the season closed, as luigh as 1B. The money market is pretty well supp! though rates are by no means easier, is we cannot teil. Bat we-do know sums of money are permitted to repo neg- lected unprofiiableness, not only im ail tic regn- lar banks, but also in the savings bai ich. are also peculiarly loan institutions. fact is that these societies demand big securities, anda very high—alinost fapaing tate of inte- rest. This siaie of aifairs has had a very repres- sive influonce upon al! business and imp: ment. With cheap money—and we should call money cheap here at ten per cent—improvements coul and would have been vento on, with great. expectations of success, and profitai,)+ .<mploy- ment thus given to hundreds who ti. + been idling for want of ocoupation. Besides. where high rates of interest prevail high remts siust ne~ cessarly follow. ‘We do not see lance for improvement until we. can ind worn and European capital to come this way, that money 0 loaned on good security at a rcosonable rate of interest BRUTALITY IN PHILADZLPHIA. A Lady Brutally Assanited by Seven Rufe fansThree of the Fiends in:Cas iv. (From tie Patladeiphia Telegraph, Ju 2.) The heavy sentences lately imposed by tue Pe so of our Orimtual Con.t upon the fleads tm sbape who have taken advantage of wiproiected fe Males seems to have but little eho: ns’ Judg- ing from the oilowing outrage Wich ” was: committed. on one of our most prominent niguways. On the evening of ‘Thursday, the 1ith Inst, a gentleman bi vss in the vicinity of Fourth and Oncstnut stree:s took a stroll On South Broad street with lils inteuded wife. ‘They walked bn ap ted down that tuoroushiare and passed tie South Broad Street Park. On returuing Wey noticed tures fellows crouched upon tho grass. along the tence. On arriving opposite to these vaga- bonds the three sprang up, two taking ho'd of the gentioman nud tie tid the lady, Wituin a few seconds ticre Was ab acquisition of four more raf- flags, who turned their atteniion to the. ;contlemau, and he was driven od. Tue crowd then ix the lady ragged her uss the fields “to the coal oli refinery on the Point Lreeze roai, where ® nameless gutvage Was perpetrated , upon her. | Her acreaiis proved tnavalling ‘and tue; | only desisied when their inst was satisfied. Before lering they forced her to di-gorge her pocketbook, out of witich they took all lier moncy except seven cents, which they generously left her to pay T fare to the city with, She then reached br ucet, and, with the Nee Of a gentie- man who was driving, to reach the city. ‘The next day she i int at the Central Station, and gave a description of some of the ruf- Hans. Three of them are now In custody, aud have been fdentified by the iady. One of thew has con- fessed the part he took in the affair, and as gives oration on whieh the remaining four will be ed. Thé three will Dave @ hearing at the afternoon. (saute alan, Sada EE ——