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Stone, Will leave Boston on Wednesday, at 12 o'clock, for Liver pool. The European mails will close in thia city at half past tea o'clock on Tuesda; morning. The Weekly Hkhald. (printed in French and English,) Will be publiahed at four o'clock, P. M., on Monday. Single copies in wrappers, sixpence. Subscription* and advertisements for any edition of the New York 'Iehald will be received at the following places In Europe: ? Iitbrpool. . John Hunter. No. 2 Paradise street. bOSOHM .... Kd wards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Km. Tn<>ma* & Co , No. 19 Catherine street. Paris Li ring* ton, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse. The NevM* j FROM WASHINGTON. Yesterday the Senate was again occupied with the slavery creation. Mr. Sumner presented a memorial for the repeal of the Fugitive Slave law, and stated that he should, on Monday ask leave to introduce a bill canying out the design of the petitioners. The effrontery of the Senator from Massachusetts is sublime? he is imperforate to sbame, and the ex coriation he but recently received at the hands of Messrs. Butler and Clay has entirely healed over. His admirers may felicitate themselves, for he is as brassy as ever. Notwithstanding the urgent efforts of Mr. Sumner, the bill to prevent the transfer of American tfwned veseels being employed in the African slave trade was taken up. This subject elicited considerable discussion. It was asserted that there is no commerce between South America and the African coast which is not connected with the slave trade, and it is proposed, as the most effectual method of breaking up the nefarious traffic, that commerce between those points be prohibited entirely. A amendment to the bill was oflered, to appropriate annually two hundred and My thousand dollars, to be expended by the Colo niz.u.on Society iu maintaining a line of armed steamers between the United States and ports on the coast of Africa, but the proposition did not seem to meet with much favor. Wednesday next was assigned for the consideration of the bill authirizing the construction of a teleprragh line from the Mississippi river to the Pacific Ocean. A new department in the government is contemplated, to be called the ?^Department of Law." A synopsis of the provisions of this measure, which prescribes several important charges in the details of the accounting department, Will oe found in the appropriate place. The report in furor of a final adjournment on the 4th of August, was agreed to. Mt. Houston occupied three hours in an exposition of the long pending difficulties between Con modore Moore and himself, but before he h?d fjon. luded the Senate went into executive session, ana afterwards adjoui ned till Wednesday next. 1 1 the House, the Conference Committee on fixing a Jay for the final adjournment of Congress re ported that Friday, August 4, at noon, had becu settled upon. The report was adopted by one hun dred and fourteen to fifty-four. After discussing a private bill in committee, the House adjourned till Wednesday. * )ur special telegraphic despatch is exceeding j interesting, giving an insight into the deplorable condition of the legislation of Congress, and tne probable consequences of the final adjournment on the 4th of August. ON THE IN8IBE PAOE8 May be found letters from Australia, California, Oregon, Rio Janeiro, Porto Praya, Nicaragua, Ha vana, Bermuda, Quebec, Montgomery (Ala.), and Cleveland (O.) ; List of New Patents : the Crops ; Temperance and Maine Liquor Law Items ; Despe rate Dud ; Arrest of a Counterfeiter in Ohio ; Re turn of a Fugitive ; Financial and Commercial Intelligence ; Advertisements, and an unusual va ricty of entertaining matter, to which we would direct attention. MISCELLANEOUS. Oh Friday niglit at 12 o'clock the body of an un - known man was fonnd in the Eleventh avenue, uoar Sixty-sixth street, supposed to have been murdered. Two pistol shot wounds were fonnd in his left breast , and no property on his person, or anything by which he could be identified. He was well dressed, and supposed to be a German by birth. Coroner O'Donnell will hold an inquest on the body this day. Full particulars and a description of the deceased will be found in another column. At a recent municipal election at Memphis, Tenn., the Know Nothing candidates were chosen by hand some majorities. The cholera Is said to be quite severe along the various lines of emigrant travel westward. Fn the New Hampshire Legislature yesterday the administration, nnd particularly On. Pierce, sus tained a mortifying rebuff, in the election of the proprietor of the Reporter to the post of State Printer, over Mr. Rutterfleld, the editor of the Patriot. This is an indication? and a very senou* indication? of the fate that awaits the Presidential favorites for the Senatorial offices. INTELLIGENCE FROM ABROAD, In another part of to-day's paper will be found a copy of the petition addressed by the Greek resi dents at Alexandria, in Kgypt, to our Consul, Mr I)e I^con, together with the correspondence that ei. aaed upon it between that gentleman and th Egjptian government. We adverted so fully t< the facts of tbis ease on a former occasion tint it is nnnecef^ary for n < now to do more than recom mend it to the atteruon of our readers, it will bi seen that Mr. De Leon conducted himself through out the whole of this difficult affair with a spirit ?r.d energy that reflect as much credit upon hlsown urt as upon the country that he represents. Let ( tor* of our correspondents at Parle? in Trench aa.l English- are given elsewhere, as al-o some iater i e-ting fx'racts from foreign journal. MOI'TAUTY OF THE CUT. ?According to the official report of the City Inspec tor, the whole number of deaths for the <?eek e:id leg July 1, was ilV, being an i acre we of SO ou the previous week. Of the total number 2PS were un der ten years of age, and 83 were inmates of the variouH public institution*. Cholera carried off 78 ? an increaee of 3? on the previous week; '-holera in fantum 29 ? increase 14; cholera morbus 13? increase I 5; (fiarrbua 23 ? increase 12; dysentery 10 ? increase .r>. There were 00 deaths of consumption; 1 f of con gestion of the hrain; 21 of dropsy in the bead; 40 ; of convulsions; 28 of marasmus; 10 of ia dim mat ion of the lungs; 5 of bronchitis, and 4 of smallpox. ' Of deaths from external causes there were 7 drowned; 2 fatal fractures; 3 casualties, and 1 cui ! cide. 32 eases of stillborn and 8 premature births are reported. Of the whole number, 31G were na , tives of the United States, 119 of Ireland, 43 of J < iermauy, and 20 of Eoglaud. The attention of the I reader is directed to an editorial article on the cholera in another column. Know Soihlng prospect*. It would not be easy to lind a parallel in our past history to the sudden rise and progress of the party which is now troubling political cal c illations, controlling elections, and revolution izing a large section of the country under the name of the Know Nothings. Day after day the telegraph and the mails bring us fresh ac counts of Know Noticing victories. In the East ern States, they ,-eeni to rule paramount. In New York, they are a formidable body. Phila delphia is completely under their control. They have penetrated the South, and wield consider able influence in Virgiuia. Even California contains a respectable battalion of followers of (he new standard. Unlike their prototypes, the native Americans, their sway is not con lined to the seaboard. Far inland, in quiet little towns where Germans and Irish ard few and far between, Know Nothingism has planted its roots firmly, and is quite the order of the day. On every side, in short, the contagion has spread, and a large fraction of the public have fallen victims to its influence. It is hardly possible to estimate the number of votes which the party controls at the present moment; but no one can deny that it is quite sufficient to disturb all electoral calculations, and work a most important change in the aspect of our do mestic politics. IIow this party arose, what its present views and aims are, what prospect there is of their accomplishment, what ef fect it will have on our present party lines, and finally what duration is probably allotted to its existence, are therefore questions of no or dinary moment at the present-time. Accident had much to do with the origin of Know Nothingism. There has always been in this country a party which has clung to the old revolutionary prejudice against foreigners, anft never ceased to protest against the present naturalization laws. But for many a year, that sect has been silent and inactive. From the death of the old native American party, until some few months ago, foreigners enjoyed perfect freedom from molestation. It is hard to say what precise cause led to the ter mination of this period of tranquillity. Id common justice to our foreign born citizens, we are bound to 6ay that we know of no ag gression of theirs, to which the change could reasonably be ascribed. E<*dini excited a good deal of angry feeling; the Gavazzi riots bred a deep dislike to Catholicism; occasional, and we must say not unfrequent instances of Irish riots must, have awakened a strong sentimont of hostility to the offending race: but none of these causes seem sufficiently powerful to ac count for the growth of the present Know Nothing party. It sprang from sources which defy inquiry. Its birth-place is unknown. The motive which gathered tenB of thousands round its banner cannot bo discerned. Even its ob jects are best described in the significant name it has assumed. All we know of these is that they are based on an intense feeling of aversion to foreigners generally and to Irish and Roman Citholics in particular. It is said that the party , like all other factions, is divided into two camps ? the extreme natives, and the moderate Know Nothings. The former are supposed to aim at the re-enactment of the old naturalization laws, under which the period of probation required of foreigners before their admitBion to the pri vileges of citizenship, was fourteen years. They are also believed to entertain a desire to abolish the Roman Catholic Church altogether in this country. The moderate Know Noth ings, on the other hand, are content with the naturalization laws as they now stand; and only seek to prevent the interference of actual foreigners in our politics. They pretend that it happens too frequently that foreigners arrive here from countries very different from ours, and before they have learned the merest rudi ments of our system and our institutions, as sume to direct and tutor us. They say that it is absurd that in the United States there should be such a thing as au Irish vote or a German vote, to be courted by political candidates; and that so long as a man is an Irishman or a Ger man, he has no right to vote as an Amerioan, the two nationalities being inconsistent with each other. They have no quarrel with religions; bui they indulge a prejadicc against the Ro mish church, not at a ohurch, but as a polity. They object to a system of religion which is essentially a political engine; and this they seek to destroy without interfering with ary roan'sright to worship as he pleases. These are, as we understand them, the cardinal prin ciples of the two great divisions of the Know Nothing body. It is not intended to run a spe cial Know Nothing ticket at the elections, j Profiting by the example of the native Ameri- | cans, the Know Nothings mean to exercise their influence negatively, and not in a direct manner. Their weight will be thrown into which ' ever scale seems nearest to their aspirations; but no target will be set up by them to be as sailed by their opponents. The advantage of this line of tactics will at once be recognized; especially when it is remembered that the so ciety is a secret one. It cannot be doubted, in fact, that the bulk of the elections for some time to come will be controlled by this eecret body. By abstaining from taking the Initiative in any movement, they will elude attack, while neir power will be exercised quite as effectively in the dark They have already fallen like a shell into our present political camps, and spread confusion and dismay. The soft shell democrats have read them out of the party. With so many foreign leaders ns the soft shells acknowledge, they could do no less, and must run the risk of seeing their ticket defeated by the excommuni cate Know Nothings. The bard shells have teen more wary, and do formal sentence of pro scription agsinst nativeism has yet been fulmi nated from .Stnyveeant Institute; but tbc same motive which influenced the soft shells must tell with equal weight upon the other wing of the Cemocracy. From the beginning of time, fo reigners have almost invariably joined the Oeinocratic party : to repudiate them now would le to amputate it? vi?als. The whig* remain? descendants of the old auti foreign federalists ? allied more or less closely with the old native American party ? and deriving frotn natural instinct as w 11 aa from party prejudice a general distaste for races whose leaders have been usually found in the demo cratic ranks. Under ordinary circumstances there would be little doubt of a coalition be tween the Know Nothings and the whigs. But, have we a whig party at all among us ? If we have, where is it, and who are its heroes ? Shall we find it among the opponents of the Nebraska bill in Massachusetts or Ohio, or shall we disentomb it from its ashes in Ken tucky or Georgia ! Can Mr. Dixon ever vote tie same ticket as Mr. Seward ? Again, can Mr. Seward, who owes so much to the Irish, desert them in this their hoar of need ? or can the whig rump desert him ? Here are per plexities enough to puzzle the Bhrewest reader of the future : more than enough to moke it highly probable that the electioas daring the ascendency of the Know Nothings will be gov erned by chance, accident, error and fraud, and that no abiding principle will be cstabli shed thereby. How long is this ascendency to last ? The di ration of a political party depends directly on the moral and philosophical character of the principles on whose basis it rests. A party or ganized on the corrcction of an abuse lasts longer than one based on the elevation of a popular man, or the gratification of a popular fancy. A faction created to achieve a great reform is likely to last until times are so alter ed that its principles in their turn need reform ing. One called into existence to avenge a popular wrong, or cheek an unsound tendency in (he public mind is not likely to last much longer than the time required to effect its end. In short, a distinction must be made between parties created to construct a new or der of things, and parties organized merely to destroy. The former, if framed on sound prin ciples and honestly led, may last a generation: the latter hardly ever survive the accomplish ment of their work of destruction. Finally, a party based on immoral or unphilosophical principles, or called into existence by accident or other ephemeral causes can hardly ever en dure longer than a fleeting fancy or a tempo rary delusion. To these two latter classes the order of Know Nothings clearly belongs. It is created to destroy, not to construct. It is based on an unphilosophical and unconstitu tional prejudice against foreigners : a glaring error of reasoning, whereby a whole race is proscribed for the faults of a few members. It is called Into existent by ephemeral causes; and, if it have any useful task to perform, that task ? which can be nothing but the imposing a restraint on foreign usurpations? will be prac tically accomplished by the mere belief in its existence. We are therefore persuaded that the Know Nothing party will be short lived. No velty and prejudice will swell its ranks for a while; and the lawless excesses of foreigners will enlist many under its banners. But after two or three State elections have been thrown into confusion by its influence, and foreign born citizens excluded from office for as many years, returning reason will triumph, and it will vanish as it arose, suddenly, mysteriously, causelessly. It is very questionable whether it is destined- to survive tho Presidential elec tion of 1856. ! The Spaj{tan Virtues of Ocr Police ? Si'GOKStioNH for a Compromisb. ? The philoso phy of dress was never sufficiently appreciated until Marcy undertook to make a politioal ap plication of the maxims of Chesterfield, and to institute a code for the regulation of diploma tic costumes. The principles enunciated in his famous circular will, in time, become as firmly ingrafted into the constitution as the liberty of free discussion and the inviolability of a man's dwelling. As the republicanism of ancient times was killed off by its own luxurious ex cesses, it follows, as a logical consequence, tLat outb can only be preserved by a return to black broth and attire of Spartan sin a plicity. We, therefore, hail it as a proof of the stern virtue of our citizens when an immaculate class like the police, act ing upon the principle laid down in the Marcy circular, refuse to don " the livery of servi tude," which the Commissioners have copied from the slavish institutions of the Old World. It is an axiom that a man cannot serve two masters. Our policemen have shown by their conduct that they consider it an indignity for a man even to serve himself. We look upon this question of police uniform as one of very grave importance. Modifications in costume have at all times served to typify particular shades of opinion, both in religion and politics, and the great revolutions that have marked the transition from the besotted ignorance that rendered the masses the easy . slaves and dupes of despotism to a state of comparative enlightenment, were each heralded by tome striking innovation of this sort. The police, however, seem to think that the altera tions in their clothing, proposed by the Com missioners, is a move in the wrong direction. They say that liveries are the badges of despo tic institutions ; but it may be as well to remind them that tana culottism was at one time con sidered the distinctive evidence of republican virtue. We have no objection to returning to first principles, but let them be pushed to their legitimate extent. The dispensing with the nether garment would not only economise the public money, but render the force more for midable in appearance. Stump Candidates.? We see that several poli ticians are acting on a hint thrown out some time back in the columns of this journal, and presenting themselves before the people as can didates for office without the intervention of primary committees or nominating conventions. Mr. Gilbert S. Nixon notifies the public that he is an independent candidate for the office of County Clerk, by advertisement in a cotempo rary ; and Mr. Wheeler is to run, we understand, as stump candidate for Congress at the next election. This is the sensible mode of proceed ing; and in course of time it will come to be generally adopted. It is the only way in which we can get rid of the rowdyism, the corruption and the raccality which mark every proceed ing of the primary committees, and send to the Legislature and Congress men who really repre sent public sentiment. As at present managed, our elections are partly a swindle and partly a farce. Mr, Nixon and Mr. Wheeler are setting a good example, and political considerations apart, we think they will not be loser? hy their boldness. The Choleka.? The cholera, this season, ap- | pears to have developed itself spontaneously > in almost every quarter of the North American continent, including the West India islands. In I the city of Mexico, in a population of some j 200,000, the deaths are reported as having risen ! to 200 per day. Mexico is in a valley seven thousand feet above the level of the sea? higher ' than the loftiest mouutain peak in the United States east of the Mississippi. This altitude, ! according to all our preconceived notions of the j cholera, should exempt the Mexican capital from the scourge. But the city of Mexico is on exceedingly filthy place, and is surrounded by lakes ? some fait and some fresh water ? and the exhalations from the filthy shores of these lakes, added to the filth of the city itself, will account for the dreadful harvest there of King Cholera. Jamaica ib reported as undergoing another decimation of its people by the pesti lence; but the heat of its climate, and the den sity of its vegetation, the vegetarian, lazy, and filthy habits of the population, and other tropi cal causes, will account for it. From New Or leans to the waters of the Upper Mississippi, we have reports of the cholera. It is at Cincinnati, it is at Washington, it is at Baltimore, it is at Philadelphia, it is at Boston, it is here, it ap pears to be everywhere. The pestilence is increasing with the heat of the weather. There is not much of it yet here; and the eases which have occurred have been rather of an ordinary or sporadic than epidemical character, almost entirely limit ed to localities and subjects calculated to invite the disease. But the fact that something like cholera is here should be sufficient to stir up our authorities and our citizens to some extraordinary exertions to ex pel the unwelcome invader of our island. Clean liness is the surest and safest, and most agree able preventive. In fact, there is no Jother protection against it. In the populous city of London, the effect of well ordered sanitary regulations has been, on several occasions, most strikingly exhibited. In those districts which were suffering the most severely, the introduc tion of cleanliness, ventilation, and disinfecting agents, produced an instantaneous mitigation and reduction of the disease; while at the same time, in other districts, comparatively neglected, the mortality augmented until the same reme dial agencies were applied. But our own expe rience in 1832 and 1849 is enough. We suffered from both those visitations most dreadfully, compared with Boston; from the simple fact, no doubt, that, compared v a, this city of New York was drear rty, as it has bjen ever since, is now, ai likely to continue un til all parties concern ? are thoroughly roused to a sense of duty. We call upon the Mayor, the Councils, and all others in authority, to rouse themselves. Action may save us; neglect may bring with it a fearful penalty. The few cases among u* should suffice for a warning. Not only should the streets be thoroughly cleaned and sprinkled with disinfecting chemicals, but our sanitary regulations should extend to the inspection of the interior of every filthy locality, and of every reeking and overcrowded rookery and emigrant boarding-house in the corporation. The docks, the market places, the abattoir?, the pig pens, the open lots where garbage is deposited, the sinks, the sewers, the breweries, the rag depots of the rag pickers, the bone boiling establishments, should all be over hauled and purified as far as possible. We are besieged, and should proceed to fortify our selves at every point, without delay. Should the cholera indicate any general ten dencies to increase, within this week, and should our city fathers continue to neglect the vital concerns of the community in the premises, there will be no other alternative left than to call a mass meeting of our fellow-citizens, for the purpose of adopting Buch protective and preventive measures as the exigency may de mand. Meantime, our general advice is clean liness, ventilation, great caution concerning unwholesome vegetables, green fruits, long ex posure and violent exercise in the sun. The latent elements of the disease appear to be everywhere ; but cleanliness, regular hubits, and temperate living, may be relied upon. If our authorities and our citizens do their duty, there is no necessity for alarm. CONNECTICUT ON THE FUGITIVE SLAVE LiW. ? The Legislature of Connecticut has passed an act, entitled "An Act for the Defence of Liber ty," which provides that any person guilty of an attempt, as principal or witness, to remove any free person from Connecticut as a slave," shall pay a fine of five thousand dollars, and be imprisoned five years in the Connecticut State prifcon. No depositions to be received in be half of the recovery of a fugitive slave, <fcc. This act may be set down as the beginning of a series of petty annoyances against the execu tion of the Fugitive Slave law, in all the States where the abolitionists and free soilers can command the balance of power. The object is palpable enough. It Is to exasperate the slavery agitation ? to inflame the Northern mind against the fugitive law, and to excite abolition mobs to the repetition of such scenes as have recently disgraced the city of Boston. Well, it is, perhaps, proper that Connecticut, the State which at the Hartford Convention, of odious memory, gave the first impulse to abo lition agitation, should be thie first officially to take ground in the abolition disunion move ment of 1854. The "act for the defence of liberty" is a studied insult against the South, and is, in fact, an act for the enconragemont of abolition violence against the Southern men in pursuit of their fugitive slaves. It will be read with pleasure, no doubt, by Southerners whose eons are among the students of Yale College. Progress of Taxation.? The receipts at the New York Custom House for the year ending the 30th of June last, were $42,166,780 ; and it is estimated that the total customs revenue of the country for that year will not fall short of (65,000.000. We complain bitterly of the taxes we pay in this city; but what are they in comparison with this enormous impost of sixty five millions a year ? Pierce may well give ten millions here, and twenty there, so long as the people submit to such exactions. He could af ford to pay Santa Anna ten millions a year, and dispense with the farce of receiving barren land in return. The Seven Million Check. ? We know of no country, individual or object whose history would be so interesting at the present time as that of the seven millious of dollars paid to Al monte for the Mexican government. There was a time when histories of sofas, s*ecl pens, slip pers and such articles were in vogue, and counted ten renders for one reader of Gibbon and Voltaire. Bn4 their success would not com pare with that which would await a faithful narration of the fate and destiny of these seven millions. Here is a chance for literary men. Tbe world is bursting with anxiety to know who gets tbe money ? what share A, B and C ; obtain? what becomes of the balance, Ac. A full j statement would be of the highest value as af fording a fdlr criterion of the market price of I conscience*. We quote a first rate speaker's at ' a couple of thousand: a silent voter's ? a poor i article, though frequently wearing well, and ' warranted not to run ? perhaps $500, with a j few square miles of such land as we have j bought from Santa Anna. Lord Ellenborocqh on Canadian Ixdepex- | dence. ? The old fogies in the British House of I Lords have been stirred up by the introduction ' of a bill to authorize the Canadian Legislature to modify their electoral system, and alter the constitution of their Legislative Council. The Earl of Ellenborough openly declared himself in favor of cutting the colony adrift altogether; and Lord Brougham, who has taken many op portunities during the past few years, of ex pressing the same opinion, supported the sug gestion. It may be well to state that it mat ters very little what either of these two noble- ' men think or say; as the one is a member of a defunct party, and the other morally dcfunct himself. We are not aware that the Canadas seek independence. They have nothing to gain by it; and they would lose by the operation the services of the British troops who do police duty in the province, and all the money that is spent every year by the British govern ment in repairing forts, building canals and bo on. Practically, the Caaadas are in dependent already. They pass what laws they please, govern themselves as suits them best, levy taxes and keep the money, impose duties on imports from Great Britain, and in every material point enjoy the same advantages as they would If they were independent in name. If they were severed from the mother country they would require to raise money for police, for foreign missions, for keeping their military works in order, and for a number of other pur poses which the imperial government now kindly regards as its own affair. In a word, Canada now enjoys all the advantages without any of tbe drawbacks of independence; and is not likely to seek to change her condition un til a chance offers for her admission to the Union. That event is yet far distant. The Hard Shbll State Convention. ? The metropolitan organ of the hard shells, in speak ing of the hard shell State Convention which is to come off near the Syracuse Salt Works on the 12th of July, says the convention will be formed of wise and able men; and further says that ? Whoevw shall be selected by the demoeracv, will be chosen from the fact that he is * consistent democrat, known to the party as such, and an emphatic and cordial opponent of the " spoils policy" of the present adminis tration. With such a man the democracy of New York will enter the canvass with jubilant spirits and high hopes of success. To their banner wiU be rallied the good and true men of the State, from the firm and consistent adamantine to the conservative and national whig. For the canvass of this fall the democracy have their "flints picked." General Pierce and his ear wig, Mr. Marcy, will find themselves at sunset on the day of our election, sadder and wiser men than they are now represented to be. Very well. We shall see. "The proof of the pudding1-' is the test for which we shall look with very considerable inteMet. This hard shell convention may be made the formal inauguration of a general and wholesome poli tical revolution, or it may end {n a disgrace ful compromise for the spoils, or in a lizzie. We have the promises of independent action ; but we await the performances. Syracuse salt is a good article. Let it be well rubbed into the joints of Marcy, and let the whole Cabinet be Baited down with him in the same barrel Thoy can only be saved now by pickling. Tsb Washington National Monument? Foots Wanted ?The Fourth of Jaly being a day demoted to patriotism, contribution hoses will be placed on that day at the fol lowing hotels, vix. ^Metropolitan, St. Nicholas, Pres cott, Irving, Aster, Collamore, French's, Carlton, Tay lor's and Thompson's Saloons; also, in the Park, the Battery, and at the Brooklyn, Williamsburg, Jersey City and Hcboken ferries. The monument has already been raised to the height of 164 feet of the 617 X according to its plan, at a cost of about $280,000, and the funds being nearly exhausted, the work must be discontinued unless contributions are made. If only ten cents are subscribed by every person in the United 8tates, on the approaching anniversary, the Board of Managers will have at their disposal orer two millions of dollars more than enough to comp lete this great national undertaking. Naval Intelligence. Lieut. C. St. George Nolan! has resigned. A New Steam Frigate Ordered? Orders or instructions for one of the six new steam frigates directed to be built by Congress, were received yesterday at the Navy Yard, from the Bureau of Construction, Equipment and Re pairs. On their receipt by the Commandant, he im mediately transferred them to Mr. S. M. Poole, tne Naval Constructor, who will proceed at once to carry the or ders into effect. Tb? draft repreaenta the dimensions to be as follows : ? Length between perpendieulars, 256 feet 10X inches, beam moulded, 60 feet 21 inches; hold to En deck from threat line, 26 feet 2% inches; extreme igth about 204 feet." The design is by Mr. John Lent hall, Chief of the Bureau of Construction, &c., and is a beautiful model or draft of naval architecture. Four more of these frigates are to be built on the same plan, one at Boston, one at Philadelphia, and two at Norfolk. The other one is to be built at New York by Mr. Steers, builder of the famous yacht America, after hia own de sign. Mr. Poole is to supervise the building of the fri Ekte at the Washington Navy Yard, a gentleman of well nown skill and science in the art, as many successful United States vessels built under his superintendence Srove. The frigate is of such a length that the thip ouse is being extended seventy-five feet; and altogether the vessel is the largest ever built in this region. The mould loft, though very large, 160 feet by 60, wiU not admit of laying her down, exoept in parts. It will be some three months before her keel will be com menced, when it is the Intention of Mr. Poole to push her on to completion most' vigorously. There are now employed at the Navy Yard some 670 hands, the number I of which will be considerably increaped on the commeuce m* nt of the new frigate ? Washing (on star, June 30. i Personal Intelligence. Cant. C. H. F, Judkins, R. M. steamer Europa; John Br.ign and son, England; B. Rogers, Naples; Chas. Dues anbury, J. J. Howelle, and J. Thompson, England; Dr. R. Bsrksdale, Virginia: E. De Witt, lady and daughter, Ohio; Geo. Bergouen, Mtblle, were among the arrivals at the Clarendon yesterday. N. B. Hiu and family. New York: Mr. Norrls and fa mily, Yonkers; Mr. Dodd, Cincinnati; Mr. Quarrier, Lex ington, Ky., were among the arrivals at the Prexeott House yesterday. ARRIVALS. From New Orleans in thin Orwego?Mr Wm B Konnov, lady and tout children, end 17 in tba steerage. DEPARTURES. For Scathampton and Havre, ia the steamship Union? Mr I Terry. O Bettiaa, Mrs Bestina, two ohlldrtn and servant; Mr* Rasehand son. Mrs Witberal. Mr O Lohte, Kdward Se gals, bearer of d as pa tehee to the American minister at rails: A Goasaleo, A Young, Dr Bey, Br O Beosesrea. Mr Gsaeiia, A Geaelia, B Oeaeiin. W Bag beimer, J Hess. F L Beredl*t. V Martlng. f Ropillo, Miss Saetytaas, Miss A Best* baas Mrt Santybaat, Mr C Oarrelia. D Garreliu. Mr aad Mm 8 Migal. Mis Lowengrumer aad child, Mr T Fre derick and soa, Mr L de Venage, M* Victor, T F Biasham, Mr aad Mrs Cornel, Mrs Benaer and servant, Mrs T F Ma hcaey, Mrs T 7 Mahoaey, Mr T Bake, T Teraer, I U ret get. Mis* Vrochftat, Mrs Bovler, Mrt C Canonao, Mist M Parret, H Gaerrier, A Dowville, B Boochet, Zataao A gone, A Apace A Redi, C PJatge, ZCyepkey.Mr Koaffar. L Lemon et A Ballenger, Mr Batiste, T Ladmeraalt, I Ptehoa, A Re di, Mr !.e France, ZKoeiog, Mr Bovter C WtU. I Major. B M 0**11, Wm Dothard, Lonl* Loeaheri, F Ballattiper, M Kolh?rps<lt, MrOoiheli, Laweraace, A Kllmabtt, A Ham J JJmmroond, Mr DavWler Mr aad Mrs Kngf?ntehied. For Charleiloa, ia iteasMhip Marina? Dr. K Marks, B, Blanchird. S. Trapierre. Pedro Doena. D. if Bixby, J. Fulkintoa Wm Connellej, Matter Ataanigaalt. J. F. Mot im??, F D Fanning, Mitt C Ranttrad, J. N. Moors, B. C. MeClare, C. Benthen. and 11 in the steerage. For Savannah, ia the steamship Florida? MUs Wightman, H Rldtideo, M. A William* ana lady. 8. Peek. R Wants ton. Jr., Joba A. Worley. John Brook*. Or. Dealer, Mits Hills II. W. Hlllt, P K. Derlieot, A. W Conixr. II Goor dy Cant T K. McCoaaeil, (J 8 N., and 10 la the itceraee. For Norfolk, Ac., in the ttcamrhip Jame>towa Me*rr<. John 8. Ambter. Dr WiHiamtoa, F.Q.Smith, The man C. Wilder, Dr N. 9 Jarvf* lady and ebild, A Lilllttoa. Mr*. APtep, Metrra. R B. Cbamborlayne. Wm. Ml'.nhell, R. Green, O W. Bntler, C. FJsb, O Solo noat and lady, Mits Vislinn John Caleigan and lady, Mrs. aad Mist St. Levy, aad 37 the tteera<e. Onmestle Miscellany. The Grerncaitle (Ind ) Manner says sn old gentleman, named Talbott. recently died in that place, aged ninety lour years, who hat of children, grandchildren, aad great grandchildren, one hundred and ninety six living. Wiegert, who was found guilty of murder at Lexington, a few days since, hat been sentenced to be hung on the 19th df August Coroners' Inqnt sts . THT NTKDEB OB ffTICIJ B 09 A TOXTSQ MAN TW TH* RITOTH WWW, ON FRIDAY, AT MIDN16UT. On Friday night, shortly after twelve o'clock, infor matics w Ukeu to the T went; -.second ward station house that the body of a man im lying on the nil track of th? Eleventh avenue, near Sixty sixth street. By the direction of Capfain Witter a p*rty of men was des patched to fetch the body, which wns brought to the stati< n house, when it wan discovered that his chest on the left side was perforated by two bullets. On search ii'g the body, which was clothed w!;h great respecta bility, nnt a vestige of any property w?s found. The Coroner was no ifleri, and O.ptain Witter instituted in quires, when it wns found that on Friday night or Sa turday morning, a man who gave his name as Quin had called at a grocery, and <??po? ifed a detached lerer silver bunting watch. No. 1,871, N. Y., Tobias, Liverpool; a breastpin, a double- bairallod oistol, s shot belt, a ram rod, a built t would, a poc'.et handkerchief, two keys, a snuff box, a pair of spectacles mounted in German silver, and a case. He also gave an address, which on the po lice applying, it was acid no person of such name lived there, nor was any such person known. The property was stated to belong to the dead man. Quin then left. Coroner OTosnell Attended nt the station house, but there being no evidence he ndjoumed the inquest until 5 o'clock, when he again attended, when it was again suggested bj Captain Witter tb.,t if further adjournment took ploce? the discovery of the property having been made since morning ? that perhapi further facts mi^ht be elicitcd. and the whereabouts of ih- pseudo Mr. Quin be ascertained- A post mortem ex?Rrinatlon of the body w*s then performed by Dr. O. Hawlon, when it was proved that the clothes were perforated with holes correspond ing to those found in the chest On opening the bod, itgwas found the sort* was divided, which was the cause of death. The lungs of deceased were found much diseased, tubercles having formed on them. At present the circumstance of the man's death 1? shrouded in mystery. Mo money nor a scrap of paper, was found upon the body, nor any mark by ?hish it would be distinguished. Deceased had the appearance of being ? German, lie was live feet six inches in height, with lii^ht hair and agoatoe of delicate appoarance, slight make; he had on a white flannel undershirt, a figured muslin shirt, blark silk figured neck tie, black satin vest, black frock coat, neurlj new, plaid trouncrs, gray cotton socks, and shoes. Coroner O'Ponnell will hold an inquest upon the body, this morning at 10 o'clock, at the Twenty- second ward station house. DISCOVERY OF THE BODY OF MR. CONKtfN, THE CUS TOM HOCSB WATCHMAN? YKRDIOT OF TUB JURY. On Monday last, suspicions were entertained concern ing the disappearance of Mr. James Corkiin, a Custom. House watchman, who on Sunday night had gone on boord' the bark Anna, lying off pier No. 0 North river, and on Monday was nowhere to be found., he having dis appeared during the night, his hat only being found, which was reported to have been bioody, but which proved to be a false report. His body was discovered in the dock on Friday, and removed to 131 liberty street. Yesterday Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest upon the body, which occupied the whole of th?> day. No suspi cions transpired from the evidence a idoced before the inqnisition, when it wu proved that Mr. Conklin when he went on board the vessel was intoiicated, and about two e'e lock lay down to sleep, and was not seen after wards. After emoannelling the jury the Coroner proceeded to take the evidence. The first witness placed on the stand was? .Hi cnojas yeagn, 01 we river ponce, uvo rrtnce svreei ?worn?1 was on duty on board the fork Ann*, pier No. 6, North river, last Sunday evening, 26th hut. ? at 10 o'clock James Conklin, a Custom House night watchman came on board; he waa intoxicated at the time- I did not know him; about 11 o'clock he left the quarter deck and went to the main deck, and turned to go into th* cabin; whether he entered I do not know; after he wen?" to the main deck I heard him talking to some persons where 1 could not see, and directly n?me one knocked de ceased down upon hit back upon the deck*; he called m? to help him, as some one of the pa-seagers had knocked him down; I told him I had nothing to ao with them, but that if be would let them alone they would let him J alone; whilst we were talking a woman, one of tne pas sengers, went aft and called the captain, who came and saia, " Policeman, there Is a man flown stain interfering with my passengers, and I want you to put him ashore;" I replied that he was a Custom House officer, and that he had a right to be on board the ship, and 1 had no busi ness to put him ashore; the captain told him he must not go into Ihe cabin and said he would report him the next day; the captain then went into his cabin I told deceased he would get both himself and me into trouble: after this every thing was perfectly quiet; at 2 o'clock he said he would he down; 1 toid him he had better go home, as there waa no danger of any thing happening, and I would look out and see all wai right; he said he would not go home, but would lie down; I put a coat I had under his head, on a bench by the right cabin window, on the poop deck; he then hv down. J JT -5Bd f wecastle; the galley ob structed my view of the quarter-deck; about half-past 3 o clock I went aft to the quarter- deck; when I got there, i, " bat' but he *?? not he seen any - SnSiJ I ao} "'P0? hii ^Mwoce, as I supposed he had V f^'P, t0.8? home, and bad forgotten his hat f l ' 1 tbe ^P' and t00k the h?t, and startedfor home; a poliaeman 1 met told me he believed deceased lived to Cedar strec ; I went and made in not fin*1 ??t where deceased lived; 1 left tho hat at 78 Wajren street, intending to take ft down in he evening; on going there ou Monday I found person# were grapplingfor the body; when deceased laid down hi? hat was pulled partly over his face; the hat was lying not two feet from where I 'eft him; a little after I 0 clock myself and deceased left, and had a drink at the lorner or Park place and Broadway; three other river fohce went with us; the bark lay at the end of the J ier, and deceased lav on the aid. nearest the pier ; when 1 was at the forecastle, I hoard the passengers talkirn? but no qoMTelhDg; when 1 loft the ship at 4o'c!od?f per had?l?firt?, h'' T*1 told him the custom house offi cer had left the ship; \ went to get some coffee, and re turned and remained until after 6 o'clock. Gerhard Washlendorff, captain of the bark \nna sworn ? A lady passenger came to me, and asked . In tvT' forward as there was a drunken m*n in the second cabin ; 1 went and spoke to bto> ? *itfl68' ? and directed hltT to pi* h iaM he could not as he was a Custom ? fl deceased if be was e Custom House hV , he 1 to:d Wm It be went into the cabin again I would report him; he said, "Cantata excuse me, 1 have been down fishing todav and sasrtrsan hit i? .ho^'hi Ithink if 1 ** heard % to tie noi^e aSSVef.nn.?un *KK ** no "tontion missing on the afternoon o.' "Mondayfl^'no qua^l the kd7^1;rwitV0;t" ulKt on deck 10 deceased S? vera! other witnesses we e examined, but their evi. i5.ce was not matt rial to th- point. r eTi Thomas C. Furnell, M.D. 39 Grand street and Dr Richardson, 3 Madisua e reet, sworn, stated thev made a post mortem elimination of the bodv of fo^d^^Fk' D^1fing d ;4d ftt 138 ">>erty street* and on the f?ce ex!*PtinS ??wal contusions hu h. .it t forehead, and were of the opinion that 51 was caused by drowning, _Jp?rot?'r wpelnJ then shortly addressed the jury, when they returned a verdict of death from drowning from cause or causes to the jury unknown ^Deceased was a native of New Jersey, twenty-five years DfwL?,FR?m'*N ACCn ' WAI PISTOL-SHOT "WOU!TD. h?U?? ? f yestero?y, at the New York Hospital ? . inquest upon the bod? of Iaa&t Uiv -l. _ ' ' * - admitted to" the institution a.e?r? as ft sysft. d??iS SI .. ..nf fi." ? tetor. A doctor si2SsKS5E?SE*== DKATH FROM CHOLKU. ON BOARD A STKAftfRO at out avail Dr rhmm j uooeMad, but with - body and p mad?, ,n examinalion of the dea& waa opinion that the cause of his o^Md w"s dr^i j nl7!' aD.? 'neh w" th? ?lict. !>? of SH flvefwt f^r in I "^r, was about thirty year# halr A ?llD or^nl <MJ,n W*ht ?nd >??ht brown Hunrin... !' , P*P*r 'a his possession had "David "Tar 4nd was markad R? n"?W!n*o. -Coroner Wilhelmon Friday even '??, held an toquestlon board the Dronellw veidlct of death by betog accidentally drownM^ Msrtns AftUn* Thk Smwair Dmok, Capt. Adams, left at noon >M terday for Haw via flouthampton, with eig hty three passengers. * 7 ChildeATpt Whl",RanUM';Ib^.to^?,8!Up( n/ia* Cronsta<Jt, with a fuli ?r!t of ar-'asaasa^SS: 'Atts i T'w" Inform**! that il i w?r?* to no bad atTercoira and Mom* nf th? >,thae Jk r;r.!r. I