,f/|e |p nss. MONDAY, -AUGUST 81, 1857, the first page will he found an edito rial on the star System—two very interesting letters from Nebraska and the Indian Country —and a report'of a sermon by the Rev. Mr, Chahbebs. The fourth page contains another number of “ Jottings of Travel.” THE GREAT REVOLT IN INDIA. The British Government have fairly got the wolf by tile cars. Tjrey dare not let go, and it is dangerous to hold on. The affairs of In dia have ripened into a peril of monstrous magnitude—portending, in any event, a cer tain great loss of human, life on all sides, and on Expenditure of millions of money. The wolf of revolt has become unmanageable. He may be hold in restraint, but by the last indi cations he was on the eve of breaking into the bloodiest excesses. ‘. This war inlndia opens a volume in which the student of history can learn some valuable les- sons. Itisabookfilledwith admonitions to Go- vernments and to men. It tells us not only of the strength of England, but also of her weak ness. - It exposes to the gaze of the world the misrule which has brought “the most consider able part of her empire” to the brink of a fatal disruption from the Crown, and holds up to civilization the extraordinary means resorted to to keep that extended dominion within her grasp. It foreshadows, in all probabil ity, the march of the great western hordes to new conquests in British Asia; and discovers to those nations over whom England has ex tended her protection the important secret, tbatshe has need for her statesmanship for her self, and that her armies and navies have abun dant occujjation in keeping intact and whole those mighty regions, which called forth the figure of Webster when speaking of Greatßri tain: “ Her morning drum r beginning with the sun, and keeping company with the hours, cir cles the earth daily with one continuous and unbroken strain of the martial airs of Eng land.” It is in a crisis like this that we realize the value of the vigor of the British press, and feel the contrast furnished by the muzzled journal ism of France, where editors write either with moral fetters on their wrist 3, or with a prospect of iron fetters in their dungeons. Punch declares that the East India Com pany—“ John Company,” as thatmerciless ex ecutioner of public men describes that vast corporation—is at fault, and openly 'demands that he should be blown up; carrying its criti cisms so far as to illustrate its notions by a caricature in which a British artilleryman is setting fire to the priming of a great chnnon, loaded to the muzzle with the rotten combus tibles of, the Company, while the explosion scatters to the four winds such sacred relics of mal-administration, as “Avarice,” “Misgovern ment, 5 ? “Blundering,” “Supineness,“Nepo tism,” interspersed with the fossil fogyisms of the East India House, viz: spectacles, gold headed canes, memorandum-books, and ple thoric bags of gold.. But Punch is not content with this sort of partisanship. Hear him speak: How to stake an IkdiAn Pickle.—-Intrust the selection of materials and the Whole management of affairs to a commercial company, like (for in stance) tho East India Company. Allow them to ' make tteo of as mnoh corruption as they please. Throw in various green things, each as incompe tent judges, cruel tar-gathorers, and overbearing military officers. Stir up the above with a large spoon of the Elienborougn pattern. Mix the above with native superstitions, and by no means spare the official sauce. Allow the above quietly to fer ment for several years without taking any notice of how mattors are going on. When you eome to look into the state of things, you will find that you have as fine an Indian Picklo as you could wish. You need not trouble yourself about the-jars, for -they will bo supplied to you afterwards, gratis. For further’ particulars, inquire of the great Indian Pickle Warehouse, in Xeadenhall street. If. B. No Pickle is genuine, unless there is the mark of “John Company” plainly visible on the face of it. Reynolds's Newspaper says: " ** Spread op the Indian Be volt. —The news from India is decidedly unfavorable. Delhi holds out; and if tho rainy season, whioh is dose at hand, surprises General Barnard before, the cap ture of the city, be will, in ail likelihood, be com . pelled to'raise tne siege. The mutiny is rapidly spreading,, and ns proof of the "panic raging amongst the Europeans, money, can soarcely be obtained, and Government securities are failin'. Within a few days the ministers will have digested their Greenwich whitebait dinner, and the first session of the new Parliament have dosed. It ■ - cannot be said that the session terminates under the. most cheering or happy auspices. On the contrary, never, perhaps, was the. English Parliament dispersed in faoe of such a threatening ana lowering perspective. Even * the success of the Crimean campaign was not of 'such vital importance to England as is the sup pression of the revolt in India. The difficulty of our position there exceeds that we had to encoun ter on the shores of the Blaok Sea. When prose cuting the Crimean campaign we knew where to conoentrate our forces, for it was before Sebastopol the struggle must inevitably take place. Oar troops, when landed at Balaklava, hod, as it were, reached their destination, and arrived at the scene of action. The climate of the. Crimea was ■ congenial to the British constitution. Wo were supported by a powerful ally, whose proficiency in the art of war is an admitted fact. All our ener gies, all our power, all our aggressive might, were concentrated within a few miles. How differently .' are we situated in India? “From whatever point of view we examine the Indian revolt, it persuades us that Eugland was - never bofore engaged in such a perilous and all important encounter. Strip us of our Indiau em pire, and we atonce sink to the level of second-rate Powers; our colonios will soon shake off the Eng lish yoke, our foreign possessions in Europe will speedily declare thoir independence, and the gi gantic dimensions of Qneen Victoria's dominions will—oven during her reign—in all probability bo reduced to acomparative shadow.” The same paper talks with great bitterness of the call for troops to go to India. Khodo montade as it is, it is significantly free-spoken: ' “ Come, all ye loyal Britons, your Queen requires your aid! Come yo stalwart navigators, lay by the pick and spade! Come, and for the Balvation > of the State, shoulder the rifle, and praotise the goose-step. . “ And yo, too, ye grim of aspect, strong of arm, and true of heart, who swoatand labor at tho forge, come forth, your Queen and country call, and Bcotch tho hideouß hydra of revolt; come, and you may rely upon it that the gratitude of the rescued Stato . will acknowledge your sendees by conferring upon such of yon as may have the good laok to escape the bullets of the sepoys, or the more murderous sun of India, the munificent pension of not less than sixpence per diem, which nobody oan deny is adequate, princely, and royal compensation for the health and limbs you have lost, and for the wives and children who have boon allowed to starve ' white yo wore engaged fighting for your Queen and country! * - ,l And ye, also, ye swarthohildren of the mine— ye, who from childhood have daily braved the fire damp demon, como and defend your country from the dear allies of your beloved Sovereign—those ' allies, who, now that that Sovereign is in distress, i look on in silent expectation for the moment to i snatch some of the jewels whioh are now loosed and , falling from her crown. Come one and all; come from the loom, the forge and the field; come, ye pale-faced,, famine-pinched Spitalfields weavers; come, ye starved and spirit-crushedDorcheßtorpea sants; Come, all ye variegated groups of ill-paid, . oonrse-blad, underfed,.British and 'lrish helotry, come, and save your gods from perdition. Ye want novelty, ye pine for exoltement. Now, here, at least, is something new under the sun. ’ Your gods are in deadly peril; the exalted, the royal, and the supremo beings, on whom you have la vished all wealth and veneration, are now trem bling for their thrones and their lives. The divine Olympians are in distress; the earth-born Titans ' are In arms against them; and the celestial divini ties, getting the worst'd the battle, are fain to - crave the aid of the poor and despised children of men. You cannot surely be so cruel as to turn a deaf ear to the supplioationsof such interesting and resplendent beings. They sue to you for assist* ance, for tho red waves of revolt mount higher and higher; the dry land is rapidly narrowing around the gods, who, now that they are divested of ' their wings, are obliged to have recourse to boats, balloons, rafts, or ropes, or such other vnlgar aids and appliances as mortals can af ford. .Consider the honor of saving your gods! The limes, you see, are greatty ohangod. Once the gods saved men; now is the time for men to return the compliment. Come, then, at once, take the shilling, and save the empire -from the effects of an exotic royalty, an effete no . bility, a cruel, heartless, and pitiless huckstering class. Gome, thou ragged Lazarus, from thy lair, and rescue Dives from the effects of his own beast ly gluttony; Come, and thou shall be rewarded with a crumb from the table of the bloated and bursting ‘ \dd Binnar. . The men of purple and fine linen have failed; they are manifestly and confessedly unequal to the emergency. They stand Appalled v and paralyzed in the presence of the ghastly and blood-besmeared avenging spectre which has risen out of the blaok, bottomless abyss' of British op pression.. ■ Come, then, ye English and Irish slaves, ond save your taskmasters from ruin! Yo can save a State, though ye are not fit for the franchise.” Wilhrur $ Smith's European Times talks in more respectful, but not leas, daring, language. In that paper of the 16th of August wo find the. following: \ ” ; O This complexity,and pbstructiveness cannot be endured in the face of,the monstrous grievances it has entailed on the, nation. Foreigners who do r ‘" * not understand these, distinctions,, and who look . only to results, are. amazed at the blundering whioh haa brought abdht this mutiny, and the n whole continental press is engaged at the present in the- consideration of the question' whether we have, the ability to suppress it. -. It - --.will be suppressed, no doubt,but with what misery ' in ’the maas'-with' what retribution to the offend -- - etiito Men equal to ihemighty interests committed s+y!'. : tb their charge, would have done better than sup* ; preariQuoahdd—they would have studied and ef ■ • . . , qqjejsuppresaiqn of newspapers in India; by the English authorities, may be followed by. a \ slmllar decree In England, If this free spirit is the article of theLondoa Timet, which we give ia another column, U scarcely less re. : Vjßarkabie. 'i'hatclvUiredjoumalcalls,Othello- like, for blood, blood! Every sente" o6 seems to have been written under the go • Every syllable is a dagger-blow or 0 l ,ls 6 shot. The Times wants Action, a military ■ Governor of India, Reform, ami e o u ge. Complaining of tho atrocity committed upon English men, women, and children, by the mad and mis-governed nitives of India, would it bo discourteous to ask the Times if it has any recollection of those British emissaries, the Indians, who, during the revolutionary and late wars, ravaged our frontiers, and murdered our people without distinction of age or sex? TVe do not wish to bo understood as exulting over the misfortunes of the British Government* The events we Comment upon are interesting, to the world, and, as such, important to the United States, We discern in these events a Destiny which Is now visible all ovet the face ot creation. This Destiny may be delayed, but it cannot be successfully resisted. England will not regard the workings of Providence on these shores, in the spirit of that just philosophy which she is apt to invoke for herself. She will not see in our system of slavery, forced upon us by her example and her treasure, any evidence but that of our own dishonor. She will not admit that this system. is continued as a political necessity, but insists upon holding us responsible for it, because we refuse to get rid of it by an act that would be wrong to ourselves and misery to the negro. We deal with her India problem more justly. Wo solve it more sensibly and more gener ously, In spite of the long years of blunder ing and plundering on tho part of favorites who have successively robbed and ruled that Empire; in spite of the crimes of Clive and of Hastings and their imitators; in spite of the absence of all liberal legislation for India, we yet believe that it is far better for that Empire that England shoald wield con- trol over it than that it should be the seat of rapine and of wrong, of heathenism and of barbarism; oppressed by warlike chiefs, who would alternately be the prey to each other, and remain savage strangers to civilization and religion. Providence has willed that all this should be. But it is no less clear to our mental vision, that, in proportion as Great Britain seeks to govern India well, so must she abandon the policy which has produced the present revolt; and in doing this, while she \yffl rivet that region to herself, she will be compelled to liberalize and elevate the white millions that toil, suffer, and starve at her own hearth-stone, and whom she now invokes to bleed, that India may not be lost. Truth from the Right Quarter. The Philadelphia North American had an ar tical on Friday in which the writer says : “The division of mankind into races, with fixed tradition?, habits, and thoughts, has rather dovolop ed peculiarities than promoted strength. Weak nesses as well as virtues, prejudices as well a* knowledge, have been perpetuated. The -United States rose just at the hour when these separate 'strands of a common humanity wore ready to bo interwoven, and the great whole, when it is done, will effect the regeneration of the world. The varying traits of many nations, blended together, will tend to the preservation of what is worthy of saving, while the weak and merely traditional will go into oblivion. Only one component puzzles us The gentleman from Africa seems out of .his element among so many white folk, or people at least un*African, whatever else they may be. The mixture of African with other blood seems tho exception to the rule that intermarriages of dif ferent nations produce an improved stoek. The pure African or the pure Caucasian is usually to oo preferred aboro any in whom the dusk of Africa is changed by a lighter race. « Those who recognise a Providence in the gov ernment of the world cannot doubt that time will show what disposition is prepared of this, to us, in surmountable difficulty. As the African is never a voluntary emigrant from his torrid land, and os the forced deportation of tho people of that remarkable continent mustonc day ©ease, it may be that the distinctive colorof tho racowill fade out. Itis not to be domed that tho dark skin carried with it usu ally the evidence of both mental and physical in feriority. There are, we know, notable exceptions; and there are evidences also of a tractable spirit in the sable race which gives token of capacity tor im provement. The full power of advancement of the African must, however, wo think, be shown in his own land, and can be nowhere else; for to contact with the people of any other hue, tho poor black does not improve; uulees, indeed, the obedience of dependence be improvement. Nor are his masters benefited by his service, in any actual sense.” Emancipation nud the Slave Trade In Brazil. A writer in tho Richmond Enquirer, sup posed to bo Governor Wise, says: “The laws and customs of Brazil are extremely favorable to emancipation. Any agreement made by tho master of a slave, either with tho slave him self or with a third party, for the purchased eman cipation of the slave, is mado irrevocably binding. The emancipated negro immediately assumes all the rights and franchises of a citizen of Brazil; nor does he find any serious obstacle to social ad vancement. Tho ‘prejudice of color 5 is almost tinknown in Brazil, laughed at even in the more refined oirctes of the Court, as displaying an un natural fastidiousness. The priest at the altar, tho general officer in the army, the morchant on change, the lawyer at the bar, or oven the officer of the imperial house-hold, may be, and frequently is, an unadulterated negro, and in all grades of society the inter-marriage of whites and negroes is a thing of constant practice. Nothing tends more to foster this abnor mal state of social relations, than the continuance of the slave trade, even when surreptitiously con ducted. The household employment of Brazilian born negrocß or of Africans who have lived long enough in their adopted country to acquire ite lan guage and habits, quadruples the price of such negroes, as compared with the market value of freshly imported Africans. These ‘ now negroes ’ are equally effioient on the coffee plantations, and the coffee planters make a constant profit by the sale of Brazilian and the purchase of African slaves. “Many of the Brazilian negroes have connex ions and associations with friends already emanci pated, who help them to eke out their own savings carefully hounlod for the purchase of their free dom, for which every fresh importation of Africans offers a favorable opportunity. “ It may also bo mentioned that during Governor Wise’s misrioa to Brazil, almost every vessel boar ing the flu?; of the United States, and captured or condemned for participation in the slave trade, was found to be tho property of some Northorn ship-owner. In one instance, such a vessel was captured, which proved to be the property of a Quaker in New Jorsey, who abstained, on princi ple, from the consumption of sugar produced by slave labor.” Southern Presbyterian (New School) Conven- Tltts body assembled in Richmond off Thurs day evening. There were one hundred and twenty-four delegates present from fifteen presbyteries in Tennessee, Missouri, Ken tucky, Virginia, Mississippi, and Maryland. There were in addition two corresponding members from Philadelphia, and one from New Jersey. The Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, was chosen President, and Rev. Dr. Bell and Philip B. Price Secretaries. Nothing was done beyond tbe appointment of one clergyman and one layman from each synod, to constitute a business committee. Lieut. Beale’s Party. —lntelligence has been received during the present week from Lieut. Beale’s party. They were at Fort Davis on the 17th of July last, all in good health and fine spirits. It is a rule of the ex pedition to encamp early, and to traveltwenty fivo miles each day. The Lieutenant will put the party through in gallant stylo. The Coal Wealth of Western Virginia Tbe coal fields of Western Virginia, it is stated, are two hundred miles long by one hundred wide, giving a working area of twenty thousand square miles. At the fails of the Kanawha the coal seams in the mountain aggregate one hundred and twen ty foet in thickness. The Kanawha Star says: It is not believed that the quantity or quality of the coal in the mountains about the falls of Ka nawha are any better, if as good, as several of the other localities named. Indeed, the Elk cannel coal has long boen acknowledged as superior to any, and the Coal river next to it Taking, one hundred and twenty feet as the thickness which has been found to exist, (and much more may be discovered where none is now known,) and twenty thousand square miles as the aroa of this Western Virginia coal field, and taking a squure foot in tho bans; as equivalent to a bushel of coal after being mined, we have 66,908,160,000,000 bushels of coal, which, at two cents a bushel, amounts to $1,338,- 103,200,000. But, to avoid oven the appearance of extravagance, lot tbe estimate bo made at only one-h&lpthn quantity actually measured in tho Kanawha hills, and we have $669,081,600,000 for the value of these coal fields, without including the value of the surface os land for agricultural and horticultural purposes. AMUSEMENTS. Academy op Music.— Only two more of those delightful “Promenade Concerts” can be hoard, and then the beautiful Academy will closo its doors for ft while, but only to re-opon them with additional splendor arid novelty, which will shortly be announced. Now that it is positively known that Tuesday will be the last concert of the sea son, the house will be more crowded than over. National Theatre.— Barton, whose face is so familiar to all play-goers, opens the National with a galaxy of dramatic attraction that has seldom been excelled since the days of his brilliant tri umphs at “ Old Drury.” He announces in rapid succession our fellow-townsman, James E. Mur doch; the renowned tragedienne, Charlotte Cush* man, and & host of other Btars. Mr. Bnrton is a shrewd manager, and has oollected around him a most excellent compauy. This evening he pro duces the “Poor Gentleman,” and the “ Wander* ing Minstrel,” in whioh he appears as Dr. OHapod and Jem Bags. If you want to laugh, go to the National and see Burton. Re-appearance op Mrs. D. P. Bowers at the ARCS.—This evening Mrs. D. P. Bowers wiU make her first appearance at the Arch since her reoent domestic affliction. She plays Mrs. Haller, in the “Stranger.” Mrs. Bowers nos ever been an im mense favorite In thls city*-* ‘position she has won ; by her private wefrth, as Bell as by her talent and intellect as an artiste. Mr. Davenport plays “Wal bourg,” and we all know he ranks among the best stock actors in the country. The after-pike is the “Honey Moon,” in which both Mr. Wheatley and Mrs. Davenport appear. With suoh an array of dra matic-talent, the Arch cannot fail to be crowded. CORRESPONDENCE. FROM WASHINGTON. Costa Rica—A New FiiUbuste ring Scheme iu Nicaragua—News from Kunsus— Stamped En velopes—Llglit-llouic Appointments—Fori Yuma und El Faso Wagon Roud, Arc., &c [Correspondence of The Prei>s.j Washington, August 20, 1857. I hovo seen a letter from Central Nicaragua, in which it is stated that Capt. Casey, who deserted Walkor and joined tho Costa Rican forces, brought with him, and had circulated in Rivas and Guana casta, a pronunciamiento from General Canas, for the erection of a separate and independent State, to embraoe the entire transit route and district. It is added that all duties on imports and exports are to bo removed. The question nrlscs, then, in what manner is revenue to he raised for tho new Commonwealth? Either by sales of land, or by tolls to be collected on a ship canal yet to bo con structed; but of this part of the design I um not informed. In tho Costa Rican army there are a great many officers formerly from the United States, and since Walker’B expulsion, there hns been engen dered, whether by them or others, a propensity to filibuster on their neighbors. The effort of Canas is an example. The result is not at allpro-blom atioal. The intelligence and onergy of charac ter of these foreigners in that service must win them power and control of the stuto. If tho ohango promise stability and a healthier condition of public affairs there, it is not one of which wo oan complain. General Doniphan, of Missouri, but recently of Kansas, is staying hero for a short while. He fully confirms Mr. Perrin’s statement, that the De mocracy of Missouri and Kansas sustain Gov. Walker and the policy he is pursuing. It is the general conviction of rll those who have arrived from that Territory, that there will be no furthor disturbance; that the Constitution, when framed by the Convention, will be submitted to tho people who have resided there for threo or six months previous to the day of voting. As inquiries continue to be made why stamps cut from stamped envelopes cannot be used in prepay ment of letters in the same manner a? ordinary postage stamps, the Postmaster General reiterates his decision made some weeks ago. The principal reasons why this cannot bo permitted are: First, the laws gives no value to suoh stamps, and makes no provision for their use, except when connected with and forming a part of the envelopes prepared under the law, with suitable water-marks, Ac., to prevent frauds. Second, letters in stamped eneve lopes may be carried outside of the mail, and, when so carried, it is believed that the stamps arc seldom, if ever, cancelled. These are controlling reasons, and should at onco recommend themselves to evory reflecting person. The following Light House appointments have just boon mado: Joseph M. Lo Baron, assistant, at Choctaw Point, Alabama, rice Elam Phillips, re moved. Salary $3OO per annum. Henry Learner, assistant, at Choctaw Point, Ala bama, vice Ben. F. Phillips, removed. Salary $360 per annum. Stephen Francisco, assistant, at tho mouth of tho Passaic river, New Jersey, vioe Archibald Darrnck, removed. Salary $2OO per annum. Granville Lowell, assistant, at Seguin Island, Maine, vice James Marson, resigned. Salary $250 per annum. Joseph E. Dcvitt has been appointed a pension agent at Philadelphia, vice S. D. Anderson, re signed Private advices from the Fort Yuma and El Paso Wagon Road have been received, under date of Doaksville, Cherokee Nation, August 13, from which it is loarned that, after having experienced vorybad weather and heavy roads in Arkansas, the expedition is now fairly upon the prairies and in rapid progress. Tho party will go from Doaks ville, via Preston, Camauche Camp, and Delaware Crock, to El Paso, and will roach that place about the Ist of October. Tho Attorney General has decided that the title to the site of the contemplated marine hospital at Wilmington, North Carolina, is sound and valid. The validity of tho tillo was established by recent additional testimony laid beforo tho Attorney Ge neral by the Secretary of the Troasury. Tho venerable Shawnee chief, John Parkcs, to day waited on tho Acting Commissioner of Indian Affairs, Mr. Charles E. Mix, and .presented his credentials, signed by tho most prominont chiefs and councillors of tho Shawnee nation, and author izing him to act ns agent for tho transaction oi their business with the Government. The Commissioner of Ponsions has boen informed of the re-nrrest and confinement in jail, to await trial, of James R. Buchanan, of Jackson Port,' Arkansas, for forging bounty-land warrants. The Pension Bureau has received official infor mation of the conviction, sentence, and Imprison ment of Charles B. Miner, at Hartford, Conn., for forging bounty-land claims. The Navy Department to-day received intelli gence of tho death of Commodore Stephen Cassin. He died this morning, at Georgetown. Commodore Cnssin boa been in tho naval service fifty-seven years. He entered in 1800, and wason the retired list at the time of his death. He com manded the Ticonderoga, under Commodoro Mc- Donough, on Lake Champlain, in 1814. A SUNDAY IN WASHINGTON [Correspondence of Tho Press.] Washington, Sunday, Aug. 30, 1857. Sunday In Washington! A day when the ma ohincry of Government stands still; a day when the mighty heart of tho Republic is in repo«o; a day of relaxation to tho army of clerks; a day when the jaded Secretary can shut his door upon audience-hunting office-seekers; a day when tbe President may commune with that higher Power upon whose provideneo princes and empires depend. I wonder that nobody has over yot writ ten upon it. The resident population of Washington is abou t 55,000, though in tho Congressional season it is greatly increased. There are some forty churohos in Washington, of which four aro Baptist, fivo Catholic, six Presbyterian, fivo Episcopalian, one Friends’ moeting-hou3e, seven Methodist, two Lu theran, one Unitarian, six colored churches. Crowds attend these different churohes every Sunday. Tho West-End is here exclusively the seat and centre of fashion; and you know it is fashionable to seem to be pious. All the aristocra tic churohes are crowded this lovely day. In this quarter, the leading Catholic Church, St. Mat thew’s, and the leading Episcopalian Church, are located. The President visits the plnin old fashioned Presbyterian Church on F street, neur Fourteenth. I do not know the denominations to which the members of his Cabinet belong. All the Secretaries have their families with them in Washington—the only unmarried member of the Administration beiug the President. Mr. Touccy has no children, but Mr. Black, Mr. Cass, Mr. Brown, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cobb, have their chil dren around them. Mr. Floyd' has, I bcliovc, no children, but has adopted two, ono of whom is, I think, married to Mr. Hughes, the accomplished associate of Mr. Ritchie in the editorial depart ment of the Richmond Examiner r tho pitohing of tho vessel and putting the h«d on, and when tho stern of tho Niuga was in tho trough of the sea, tho suddenness the recoil broke tho cuble. 11 is now thought tit, in any futuro experiments, relays of brakesim will ho necessary, so ns to avoid the eliaoce of thr being overworked or becoming exhausted. !t is estimated that tho outside Toss the comply will sustain inconsequence of tho failure will a $25,000. Tho oxpenmont, us un experiment, Is given general satisfaction. It is fully oxpecll that at least one half of tho .3115 miles now in fe Atlantic will ho roooverod. All that is within 4) fathoms will be got up, but thut part in deep n at 1,701) fathoms will mall probability not be i covered, as it is considered that the strain ft on by tho friction of tho water will be greater mi the cable in the deep sea could bear. Thoeiiji will, £it is understood, bo forthwith hauled jj It is feared that tho season has now too f&yrt grossed to warrant a renewed attempt to ft tb cablo this year ; tho equinoxial gales will oi us before tho necessary preparations could biwell perfected, and it would not certainly be prJont to engage in such operations in tho Allan! in October or November. The Directors oitht* Company aro to hold a special meotiiv on Wednesday next, at which tho question wl be determined. j This day a general mooting of tho Atlantiqelo praph Company is to be held in London, fct ed fiom them. They havo probably wastethe considerable stock of war material conhed in Delhi, in the same manner ns they pillagecnd wasted the treasures on whioh they kaveiid hands. They uro incapable of ropluoinghis material. War, suoh as Europeans wajj it at tho present day, demands no lcs-id ministrativo ability than bravery or streth. Ono single caso may bo mentioned fr). The weapons or the Sepoys, and those contain in the magazines, aro all percussion muskets; wn, therefore, they have consumed the stock ofps that may havo existed in Delhi. Itow will oy procure others 7 This is a very trifling detailut it is sufiieiont to show how improbable it is thaho revolt can ovor assume tho proportions of a [at and serious war. In this respect the English |o rals of tho day will have an easier task thnmo commander who waged war against the indopoint monarchs of India; but in another point of >w their tasks will bo more difficult and more disjr nging. Clive and Wellington always had tool with rogular Governments, which,Jafter dofoufeft tho country in an organized etato. Sir Pa}k Grant or Sir Colin Campbell, when they HI have defeated the insurgont anny, will bo n polled to pursuo tbe fugitives, who, having notig to hope and everything to fear from the conty ors, will continue in tho iungles a war of Dilb, whioh is repugnant to the sentiments 01 E>- peans, and most fatiguing to tho soldiors. }r the moment the revolt has not renohed that pt; it is concontratod in Delhi, and the first task to drive it from thence. Everything loadsus, \f. ever, to believe that this deolelvemow will nue struck so speedily os many persons imagine. 0 may be mistaken, and perhaps by one of thosfo oxpectcd blows—ono of tlioso heroic acts wkioU-e not the history of British India—tho Enjh flog may now float over tho smoky ruins of Di; but this wo do not believe to be tho enso, anln our humble opinion, pH that can bo oxppd from General Barnard is to maintain his post 1, in spito of tho immense numerical superb y of tho insurgents, in spite of the rigor of e season, whioh must oppress his little army. Sh d be succeed in doing so, he will have mold the gratitude of his country. It is not probta that General Barnard will bo able to assum< e offensive so soon as tho legitimate impatience 0: e English journals desire; it is oven possible tha e Anglo-Indian Empire does not yet Know the w t; but this is not a reason to despair of its desti: 1, os some organs of the continental press have < j. With tirno and monoy'England will issue i umphnnt from the struggle, and neither tim< >r money fail her. “Paris, Monday, Aug. 17.—Tho Emperoid Empress left St. Cloud to-day, at five o’clool )r Biarritz.” I .■jtfflr—ll AFTKRNOQH SESSION FROM EUROPE GREAT BRITAIN, FRANCE. ir'flNDAVj Atiotwf si, mt iii nnwiM— UTlitr firf mu iiirmr m iiiTWMiMrffiirraMrtijr^-^^" RUSriIA. , It is announced that Russia is equipping n flo tilla for the China Seas. Tho llussuui Imporial Guards has been reduced 30,000 men. IUtKKY. Afluiro iu Turkoy aie uuchauged. It is rumored that Lord Stralford do Rodclilfo 13 to bo recalled by tho British Government, and his post flllod by Lord How den. Aftor tho receipt of tho Trench envoy’s des patch, respecting the Principalities, tho Divan re mained in oouuoil all night, and in tho morning returned a. firm and dJgnifiod answer. A short time after its receipt tho Trench onvoy struck his flag, and his throe colleagues, to whom the con tents of the reply had been communicated, fol lowed his example. ICoKNIGSBirno, Aug. 15.—(8y telegraph to Co lognes)—Tho St. Petersburg correspondent of tho Koenigaburg Gazette announces that u first reduc tion ct the Guards of tho Russian army, by not less than 30,000 men, has been ordored by the Eui- Each regiment is to lose four colonels, and is to bo reduoed to n strength of eight hundred. It is very probable that the reduction will soon bo oxtoadod to tho whole army. On tho othor hand, wo aro informed thatgreat activity prevails in the naval arsenals. The letter extracted above contains a statement, likewise em bodied in thetolegruphicoxtroct, that tho despatch of a Russian squadron to tho Chinese Bens has boon resolved upon. CHINA. Singapore, June 28.—Tho French squadron is now setting sail for Ilong Kong. June 30.—Lord Elgin has embarked for China. COMMERCIAL. On Monday money was in full supply for loans on Government securities at from 4 to 5 per cent., and in the discountmarkotat a fraction below tlio bank minimum. The Times has some remarkssbowing thatthero is *o fear that our trade will suffer by tho events in India. About £B.OOO in Russian gold wero sold to tho BApk on Monday. U&istiniani had offored to compound with his orelitors on terms which would represent about 5 pel oent. of their claims. f lhe rate of discount at Hamburg has again risen to f per cent., in consequenceof further amounts of ba: silver having been exported to London. At pryent prices these silver shipments would leave a it Bt. Petersburg exchange on London ha«< fallen to37d and 371 d. On Saturday tallow ‘quoted hijher; quantity shipped to that date 14,000 casks, agunst 23,000 last year. it Constantinople exchange nominally 147. Mviccs from Galatz to the 7th state that groat prevailed in tho market for Indian Com, He pneo of which, as woll as of freights, was ra jidly increasing. Orders were arriving daily from *ife shores of the Adriatic, whero the crops have .uffered severely from tho drought. In Paris on Monday thefunds closed at 67.15 and <7 20. MISCELLANEOUS. There is danger of the French alliance bo soming the synonym of British dishonor. A few days ago it wns our unpleasant duty to observe on, tho deforontial surrender of position by the Eng lish Government to the Trench Emperor on mat ters diplomatic; and if the statements in a private letter from Paris, in tho Daily News of yester day, have any fqundation in truth, wo are on the eve of another result of tho Osborne houso Com pact—but one, happily, which, coming more di rectly home to the understandings of English men, roust rouse them at once to a proto3t against the polioy which would pay court to Louis Na poleon at tho expense of the English character. The communication from Paris is as follows: “ It is generally assorted and bolievod in woll-ir fonned quarters bore that, in case tho Government succeed in procuring the conviction during his ab sence, for contumaoy of M: Lodru Rollin, a demand will at onco bo made to your Cabinet, under the extradition treaty, for tho apprehension and sur render of that individual. No one doubts that a conviction will be readily obtained, tho intervention of a jury in such oases not being necessary. “It is further stated that already communications on this subject of a private sort have passed be tween Count Walewski and Lord Cowley. Tho latter has, it is believed, admitted that such a con viction would bring M. Ledru Rollin within the provisions of the extradition treaty. It is added that M. Ledru Rollin has either already left, or intends to leave, England for the United States.” The Daily News indicates tho importance at tached to tho letter by devoting to it a leader, in dignantly protesting against a course which would so gravely compromise tho honor of England. “ lve cannot,” says our contemporary, “imagino that an English Cabinet can oe so far lost to a sense of what is due to English honor ns basely to sacrifice an exile, who has dono nothing to forfeit his right of asyluid, to tho consicnce-inspired fears of a despotic Government. “Eron though tho title of the Emperor of tho Trench to his crown was as clear and legitimate as that of our Queen to hors—oven though, like lior, he wero throned in the breast of his subjets—it would be cowardly and degrading to soek to oonciliato him by tho sacrifice of a man who has as good a right to feel himself safo in Britain as any man who breathes tho air within its con fines.” Almost all the Paris journals have leaders on the statement of Lord Palmerston on tho Moldavian oleetion question. The Debate says that the course taken by tho British Government is satisfactory— of course it is!—and that the conferences at Osborne have rendered usoless any new conferences at Paris. The Gazette Je France arguosthat “the English Government had only consented to what it could not refuse; namoly, to the recommencement of the Moldavian elections, which had been conducted on too scandalous a mannor. As for the principal question, that of tho union or of the separation, it is far from settled.” Tho Courier de Paris thus briefly comments on Lord Palmerston’s exclama tion in Parliament, “Were any nation now to take up an attitude towards England which under other circumstances it would not assume,that nation would soon find out its mistake.” It is impossible to rotroat in a more haughty manner, or to (lisguiso genuine alarm under inoro lofty words. That language is not unworthy of tho minister who makes amends for his orrors without acknowledging them. We will leave to others the task of laughing at the illusions and boasts of Lord Palmerston; wo will show considera tion to tho selfesteem of our allies, and will re serve all our severity for tho wily and hypocritical policy of tho Austrian government. [From the Liverpool Post of tho 19th.] Wo have not much nows of an oxciting or into* resting character to-day. The sum of tho Indian intelligence Up tho last mail has been already re vealed. Parliamentary proceedings are confined, for tho most part, to discussions on the divorce bill, which suggest nothing very novel or very brilliant. Tho fctoNapoioon,in Taris.has for tho timo super seded all notions of political conspiracies or the dexterities of diplomacy. Homojxditicsare ablank, and iu local affairs wo have nothing moro important to point attention to than the dry details of law cases in our assizo courts. From this summary of negatives it will bo estimated how inviting some times is tlio field of journalism. But though we have no additional news from India, wo obsorve on all sides preparations for making nows in that Empire. Arsenal andDock yurd aio alivo with activity. Sevoral trnnspoits have departed, and more aro to follow. Recruit ing goes on vigorously for the lino, und from the re-ombodiod militia regiments we may expect drilled volunteers in abundance. Whilst hoping, thoreforo, for tho bettor, the next mail from the seat of revolt will not find us unprepared for tho worst. The “ undignifiod surrender” of Lord Palmer ston, on the quostion of tho now ©lections in Mol davia, has given encourngemont tosovoral orguns of French opinion to indulge their Bnirit of depre ciation of everything English.. Thol/mow. amongst the mitnbor, seizes on tho prayer recommended by the Bishop of London, to argue on the anxiety of the British publio respecting Indian affairs; and it says that the London journals assert in vain that tho proportions of the revolt have been vastly ex aggerated, while tho opinion of the public outstrips them, and does not accept optimism which is con tradicted by events. Tho worst of all reasoning is that which proceeds on false premises; ami tho assumption of ourihyis contemporary, that tho press and people of this country aro not fully alive to tho magnitude of the dangers, and to tho importance of tho interests in volved, results from a sad ignorance of the state of feeling in this country. The adverse spirit of the Union will bo best judged by an oxtrnet: Wo do not blamo the conduct of tho English journals; they aot, doubtless, properly in showing themselves full of confidence amidst universal dis couragement; and wo aoknowlodgo their patriot ism in socking to conceal from foreign eyes tho wounds inflicted on tho power of their country But it is as well that foreigners should be aware of tho 'real state of matters. Tho conscience of England must bitterly upbraid her. India is not the onlv oountry which has suffored from tho policy and tho proceedings of her Government. Should present embarrassments convince hor that it is al ways prudent, even whon poworful, to acquiro the sympathy of publio opinion, wo should boliovo that, far from having lost, sho will have gnined- Thero is a tide of success which is more fatal than defeat England is now aware of this; sho Ib, porhaps, about to experience its fatal consc quenocs. The English claim as a merit the intro auction of the siuuil amount of civilization enjoyed by tho Hindoos. Do they not fear to forfoit their claim by showing themselves as foroeious in tho suppression of the revolt as tho Indian barbarians '* In that case thoy would inspire the latter with a singular idea of tho superiority of Christian civili zation. Tho proceedings in tho Lords last night woro without special interest Thoro was evidenced, in a brief conversation on tho divorco bill, the anxiety of their Lordships with respect to its fate in tho other houao. Tho amendments of tho Com mons wilt doubtless bo subjected to discussion in tho Upper House; and this being so, thcro is hardly acliancoof this measure becoming a law this session, The House of Commons mot at twolvo o’clock, r.nd proceeded with the discussion of the clauses of the divorco bill in committee. Tho subject was resumed at tho evening sitting; but ns the pro ceedings embrace a multiplicity of smalt details, wo cannot do better than refer to our tolegrapliio summary. Commercial Intelligence. Liverpool, August 18,1837.—Tho American advices by tho Asia caused an advance of 11-10th on Cotton, mostly affecting fair aim! middling grades. The market closed buoyant. Tho sales for the three days have been 26,000 bales, including 4,000 to speculators and a liko anount to exporters. Tho Manchester advices are favorable. Breadstuffs.— The weather has become favorable for gathering the crops, but tho market still exhibits an advancing tendency. Flour is active at an advance of &d.€rlti. Sales of Western Canal at 31*. 381 - M - t 0 36j ’ M ' »»“«. BROTHERS & CO’S CIRCULAR. U H Ji L -!l h « wo- 18th, 1857.—A favorable change ih Viv Woat^er * ftQ l with a continuance of it, we expect that the reports of serious damage to the crops will in a great measure subside Holders lrave been somewhat lee, eaev to deal with at the same time only a very limited trade' has been pa„ine at prices similar to those of our last for Wheat and Vlour while Indian Corn lian been procurable at a trlde lesa money. Our market this morning was fairly attended • a mo derato cnnsnmpth e demand was experienced for*Wheat and one or two parcels taken to holdover, but no im provement ou tho rates current on Friday could be es tablished. Flour iu fair demand at full prieps. Indian Corn was a shade firmer than yesterday, but only a very moderate retail trade ensued. Meal and Oots met a fair inquiry, at a slight advance for the former, and extreme rates for the latter. New Tawney Oats sold at 3s 10da i 451bs as in quality. Latest Money Market. London, Wednesday, August 19, 1857.—The funds closed steady at the lato ndvauco The discount mar ket is active. The shipment of Bilver by the steamer for the East to-day is £l,2so,ooo—the largest ever made. THE CITY. The Straight-Outs Again in Session*—Robert T. Conrad Nominated for Associate Judge of the Court of Common Pleas.— The delegates to tho American City Convention met on Saturday aftomoon, at 2 o’clock, in the District Court Room of tho County Court House, corner of Sixth and Chestnut streets, Col. John H. Bringhurst in the chair. In the absence of Mr. William H. Black wood, tho regular Secretary, Henry Bumm was ap pointed to act in his place. After the list of delegates was read, and the Con vention found to be anything but full, the follow ing letter from the Hon. David Paul Brown was read by the Secretary : To the American City Convention. Virginia Springs. Aug. 20. Gentlemen: "While enjoying myself at the Vir ginia Springs, I for the first time learn that I am ? indebted to your favor for a nomination to the Bench of the Court of Common Pleas. Accept my acknowledgments of this unmerited kindness, and allow me, in declining it, to say that I trust I am already too good a judge, at least in one sense, to accept a judicial position in the Court of Common Pleas, or any other Court that is dependent upon tho elective franchise, or political or party feeling. I voted against rendering the judiciary elective, and I should be ashamed to accept an appointment under a law which I opposed. Very gratefully yours, David Paul Brown. Tho Convention was evidently prepared for the contents of this letter, as it was known that Mr. Brown would not oeoept the nomination whioh had been conferred upon him. Mr. William H. Bell moved that no nominations be made until Wednesday next. A prolonged and sharp discussion then onsued on the merits of Hon. Robort T. Conrad, whioh was participated in by several members One delegate stated that no man should be placed in nomination who was not “straight” on tho American question, while another declared that “Mr. Conrad had not been drunk for three yoars.” Sevoral members of the Convention stated, that their instructions wore “to vote, under all circumstances, against Conrad,” and that even if he was nominated, they would have to refuse thoir support to one whose political courso had been anything but manly or upright. They declared'that matters had been “cut and dried” for this Convention—that those in favor of fusion had taken advantage of the ab sence of the ronl American delegates to force the nomination of Conrad upon the party, but that it was sure to be repudiated, as the vote in Ootober would sufficiently'attest. The whole disoussion was finally terminated by a motion of Mr. James S. Pringle, of the Eighth Ward, to proceed at once to a ballot for the pur pose of nominating a candidate for Associate Judge of the Court of Common Picas, in place of Wm. D. Kelley, resigned. Aftor a motion to ad journ wns made, but not secondod, the question on the motion of Mr. Pringle was decided affirma tively, by a vote of thirty-seven yeas to nineteen nays. A delegate inquirod who wore the nominees, and he was informed that they were Robert T. Conrad, William F. Small, J. S. Collins, and D. S. Soby. The name of Wm. F. Small was then with drawn, and the Convention proceeded to ballot, with the following result: Robert T. Conrad, - - - 43 J. S Collins, .... 8 D. S. Soby, .... 7 Tho Hon. Robort T. Conrad having received a majority of all tho votes cast, was duly declared elected tho American nominee for Judge of tho Court of Common Pleas. A motion was then made to make the nomination unanimous, and was agreed to, although thore were a great number of dissenting votes. A num ber of delegates declinod voting when their names woro called on the ballot. Messrs. Henry Bumm, James S. Pringle, A. B. Cooley, and tho President, Colonel John H. Bring hurst, woro appointed a committee to wait upon Mr. Conrad, and inform him of his nomination. Aftor several delegates had protested against the action of tho Convention, and stated that they would not voto for its nominee, the Convention adjourned. A Singular Act of Gratitude* —At tho time of tho Abolition Riots of 1838, in Philadelphia, it may bo romemborqd that tho Orphans’ Asylum for Colored Children was fired by Borne Incendiary and barely escaped destruction. Through the ex ertions of tho Good Will Engine Company, the building was partially saved from the flames, and the lives of Us inmates rosoued from a devouring clement and a furious mob. Among others thus • preserved, a young boy, then only nine years of age, has become by his own industry fortunately endowed, and has lived to assert and provo his gratitude. On Friday evening last, a colored man, neatly attired, ontored tho house of tho Good W r ill Eugine Company and desired to see some of the members* Having introduced himself to them, he stated that nineteen years since, through their exertions, while an inmato of the Colored Asylum, his life was preserved. Ho then presented them with a silvor goblot, valued at forty dollars, as a testi mony of his undying esteem. Tho gratitude of the young boy; thus developed into munhood, is but one of the numerous instances montionablo of the philanthropic zeal of tho Phila delphia firemen. This testimonial Is indeed flat tering, and fully attests the noble qualities of that body of our citizens whose notions as well as thoir name provo the presence of a generous good-witl. Accidents. —A lad named Richard McCabe, who had been riding on tho car 3 on Broad street, at noon on Saturday, jumped off at Spruce stroet, and was run over by an omnibus which was pass ing at tho time. He had an arm and leg bro ken, nnd was removed to his residence in tho Third Ward. John Mawlin, aged about 14 years, had his left hand very badly cut by tho hroaking of a pitcher which he was carrying, in tho vicinity of Walnut street frharf, Schuylkill. Ho was taken to the Pennsylvania Hospital. John Jordan, aged 17 years, was admitted to tho samo institution, having had his right leg fractured by being caught in tho coil of a rope on board a cunal boat, six miles above Heading, on Wednes day last. Sudden Death . —On Saturday morning, a man named Peter Doyle, while walking in the neighborhood of Thiiteenth and Chestnut streets, suddenly fell upon tho sidewalk, and expired almost instantaneously. The deceased was in the employ of the La Pierre House, and had been for some time past laboring under an attack of bleed ing at the lungs A week or so ago the deceased was told by a fournlo friend that she did not think ho would live much longer, which so affected his mind that the thought beenmo a hallucination, and at the time of his death ho was on his way to the residence of the priest, with a view of, preparing for another world. Mother Prize Fight.—lt was thought by many that tho leccnt encounter betwoeu Dominick Bradley and S. »S. Rankin was tho last prize fight that was to bo board of in this vicinity for some timo to come. Tho details of that contest, in which the former was tho winner, were published to tho world, and woro recoivod by a majority of persons with feolings of tho strongest condemna tion. It upponrs, howovor, that prize-fights, liko other misfortunes, never come singly. Within tho past fow weeks a number of disgraceful fights, botweon bruisers of less note, have taken place in tho neighborhood of our city, ami notasingle per son hus been arrested for engaging in them. Yesterday afternoon, botween three and four o’clock, a prizo fight (for what amount we have been unablo to ascertain) took ploco on Potty’s island, in tho presence of a great number of persons. The professors of the “manly art” were two individuals not much known in this locality—an Englishman whoso name we could not learn, and a rough-looking specimen ciillod Hughes. Tho fight, which lasted one hour and seven minutes, was conducted upon sci entific principles— that is to say, “an eye for an eyo and a tooth for a tooth.” Unacquainted as wc are With theslang torohnical of the ring, wo aro unablo to give that minute description of this affair which v/ould bo so woll relished by tho “fancy” frater nity. All wo know is, that *• sockdologers” were given and takon during fifty-two rounds, until the brutal soonewas finally terminated by the English man being declared completely vanquished, amid the shouts of the mob in attendance, nughes was carried away in triumph by his friends, while his badly-beaten opponent received but few words of sympathy in his deplorable condition. No arrests were made. Slight Fire —Shortly before ten o’clock on Saturday night tho window curtain of a house in Third street, below Green, took fire from a gas light, but was promptly extinguished, after an alarm of fire had been originated. Another “Strike” for Wages. —We learn that the journeymen tailors of the city have per fected tho arrangements for a mass meeting, to be held this morning at 9 o’clock, at the Franklin Hall, Sixth street, below Arch, to consider the propriety of asking for au advance of wages A laigo number of pcieono are said to be engaged in this movement Funeral. —Tlio funeral of Colonel William Mngill, which took place on Saturday afterneon, was attended by the members of the /Xypograplii cal Socioty und a very large number of personal friends Tho deceased was universally esteemed. Serious Assault. —At a lato hour on Saturday night Mr. William Sutters wa* attacked in the William Penn Hose Company’s house, on the Frankford Road, near 4 Franklin Avenue, by three of the disorderly adherents of that company, and was very badly beaten. William Wilson, one of tho assailants, wns arrested by Officer Wolfe, and committed by Alderman Devlin to answer the charge at court. In this Ward—the Seventeenth— tho police on Saturday made nineteen arrests. Attack on a Lager Beer Saloon. —Shortly alter twelve o’clock yesterday morning a gang of rowdies went into a lager beer saloon, in Apple street below Thompson, and amused themselves by smashing tho glasses, window panes, chairs, Ac. Adam Groff, ono of the disorderly party of “ smashers,” was ar rested by Officer Conway. He had a hearing yes terday beforo Alderman Devlin, and was held to answer tho chargo at court. Probable Homicide. —At an early hour yes terday morning a difficulty occurred in a lager beer saloon near Oxford street, on the Germantown Road, during which a young mau named Philip Miller was stabbed in tho face by another young man named John Felker. The wound was a very severe one, tho knife entering the face near the loft eye, and laying open the flesh to the chin cutting off a portion of the unfortunate man’s tongue. Officer Roney, who was in the vicinity at the time, arrested Felker and took him beforo Al derman Devlin, who committed him to await the result of Miller’s injuries. The attending physi cian entertains doubts of his recovery. Disgraceful Conduct. —On Saturday night, about 11 o’clock, a party of disorderly young men made an unprovoked attack upon two Germans in Fourth near George street, and were busily en gaged in assailing them, when officers Ackley, Nol lan, and Moore made their appearance and arrested three of the offenders, who gave their names os Joseph Miller, Thomas Young, and James Coyle. They were held in $lOO6 bail each by Alderman Devlin to answer the charges of assaulting the Germans, riotous and disorderly conduct, and as saulting the officers. The Boot and Shoe Trade . —ln this trade in thi3 city theve is a healthy activity, though there is every indication that the height of the season will be later than usual. This is accounted for by the fact that the increased facilities for the transportation of goods from this city, renders the presence of purchasers unnecessary at so early a period as wa3 formerly actually required to ena ble them to receive their winter stocks in time to supply their customers. The trade at present is fully equal to that of former years, and the stock : on hand was never better, either us to qn&ntity or quality. The manufacturing interest is increasing rapidly, and prices continue steady. Thero are no material changes in the rates for leather. Good upper stook ia very scarce, and oak tan sole leather is Bcarce and high What it to be Done with India? [From the London Times, August 15.] The time will certainly arrive when a tremen dous inquisition will be held on the unparalleled atrocities which darken the pages before us. Eng land must and will spare no labor, no cost, no military force, no judicial vigor that may be re quired. to hunt down the perpetrators and award them the penalty of their crimes. In this in stance we have to make examples that shall never die or decay in Indian memory. But for the pre sent we must repress our indignation, and stop to reason on theso narratives. The comments that we make we feel cannot be 'disputed by the most captious envier of our Indian greatness. In many cases the native soldiers, even when conspirators, and only waiting the opportunity, have acknow ledged the kindness of their British officers, and protected them from violence, even at some risk to themselves. Our personal relations thus come out dear. We have only been too confiding; wo have left even too much to the native officers and given them too substantial an independence. They feci this. Hence we read iu one instance of their giving tho British officers and other residents several hours’ law, offering them the means of escape, allowing them to carry off their private property, and even giving • them money or mounting guard at their houses to protect them from chance violence. Such par ticulars are important to the defence of our In dian rule: for that rule has been a military one, and we only bold the country as the Homans once held Britain. Whence, then, these hideous atro cities ; boat-loads of fugitives shot down, dragged ashore, and butohered In heaps? Whence the proportion of victims at most of the stations ? The answer has its consolation Sometimes a few ag grieved Sepoys, against the feeling and resolution of tho regiment, have taken the opportunity of the confusion to assassinate the objects of their per sonal dislike. Everywhere, as a natural and in evitable consequence, the prißon-doors have been thrown open, and thousands of a class which is found everywhere, and nowhere in greater num bers and depravity than in India, nave broken loose, to follow th&r brutal passions and wage a natural war with the maintainors of order. Some times a pretender on the Mahommed&n law of adoption nas carried out that sanguinary code on every man, woman, and child of the infidel race that came within his reach. Sometimesa wander ing mass of mutineers b&ve taken a wanton ven geance on a crowd of British fugitives happening to como in its way. These are all incidents of sooial chaos. Generally the influence of personal relations has had a counteracting tendency. No doubt the Hindoos have only those feelings for u% altogether that the subjugated usually have to wards their rulers; and no doubt tho Mahomme dans have only those more bitter feelings that tho supplnnted naturally have towards their sup planters. The religions and races arejOgainst us. This we cannot help. But we submit that these narratives, heart-rending as they are, throw a farorublc light on our personal relations with the people. But we will put & question or two suggested by these details. Can anybody deny that India re quires a ruler to win the affections of some; to sup press the ferocity of others; to control religious murderers and religious robbers; to arbitrate be tween a creed of exclusion and creed of extermi nation; to harmonize into one politioal whole races or 'hereditary priests, hereditary manslayers, hereditary plunderers, and othor races as distinct in thoir character as thoy were in tho days of Al exander? Is it not for tho interest of civilization and humanity that we who have this charge, and cun show pre-eminent olaims to it, should grasp it and maintain it with the whole strength of the empire? Who else is there that has His foot on Indian Boil, who oan keep down this volcanic ma.-s of criminal tondenoies? Who else can ever guard the prisons that have just vomited out their thou sands, to the terror of the community 7 Who else can keep the highways open, and prevent the necessity of resorting to byways ? Even at this crisis we feel suro that if the whole Presidency of Bengal could be polled, the return would be in our favor, Terrible as the blow has beeu to us—to those who read of tnassaore after massacre of thoir countrymen, and have too much reason for fearing thAt their friends are among the victims—we have no doubt the visitation has fallen quite as severely on the civil population. They look to us to re-establish our name and authority by the most offeotual means. It is not, then, only because blood cries from the earth for vengeance, or because a thousand British families are plunged into grief or distraeted with anxiety, but for the more substantial and paramount reason that we are tho Providential governors of India, that we must now infliot a terrible retribution and purge tho land of its or mes. We have done much, if not our utmost, to humanize the people, to teaoh them jus tice, and to give them liberty; so may we with a safe conscience, and no fear of evil tongues, take exemplary vongoance on the authors and abettors of this unmerited insurrection. MATTERS AND THINGS IN NEW YORK, [From the New York papers.] The screw steamer City of Washington, we learn, has not been chartered by the British Government to tnko troops for India, nor is it the intention of her owners to withdraw auy more steamers off the line. The City of Manchester—the one chartered to go to India—is all they can spare at the present time- in tho matter of the Ohio Life and Trust Co.— Messrs. Foster & Thompson this morning made ap plication before Judge Peabody, in behalf of alarge number of creditors of the Ohio Lifo and Trust Co., for the appointment of a receiver of the effects of the Trust Co. Tho Judge ordered the whole mat ter to be referred to Wm. C. Russell, Esq. No op position was made to the matter. The case of the Metropolitan Bank against John Thompson came up in the Superior Court this morning for a further hearing, when it was ex pected that tho defendant would put in additional affidavits. Mr. Cutting, for the defendant, ap plied for a postponement until Monday, for the purpose of giving him au opportunity to examine other affidavits, which have siuee been mado by tho plaintiffs. Tbero being no opposition, the Judgo ordered the matter to stand over until Mon day at 11 o’clock, with tho understanding Unit it should be heard then. The City Inspector reports 613 deaths during the past week—a deorenso of 87 as compared with the mortality of tho week previous. Diseases of the stomach and bowels have taken a favorable turn. Tho deaths from cholera infantum alone are 52 less. Lung complaints also have fallen off con siderably. The barque Express, on board of which were dis covered upwards of fortv-eight thousand smuggled cigars on Wednesday last, by the custom-house officers at this port, was to-day ordered to be seized by Emanuel B Hurt, Esq., surveyor of the port, onachurgeof having been caught in the act of violating the revenuelaws of the United States, in attempting to smuggle foreign goods into the port. Sh« is now lying at quarantine, where sho was detained by tho health officer, and will probably be brought to the city on Monday by a steam-tug, which will then be sent down by the United States authorities after her. Tho goods soijed on board of her, amounting to several hundred dollars in value, are in possession of the custom house offi cers. The seventh annual Social Turnerfest, or festival of tho Turner societies, was commonccd this oven iDgby the roception of guests from various cities. Twenty-one appointments of deputies and clerks were mado this afternoon in the office of the Com missioner of Assessments. The salaries ranee from $2,000 to [sBoo. The number of applicants for the places now filled was very largo. The suc cessful are taken from almost every party, and the whole affair has a sort of compromise appear ance. Cardinal Wiseman, in a lately issued pastoral to the Roman Catholic congregations in London, an nounces that within the last twelve months no less than seven religious edifices have been opened in his diocese, and others are now in course of build ing. In addition to this, various institutions have been founded, and at present a building is being ereoted. at an immense coat, for the establishment of “Softools of Compassion.” The Gila Battles. {From the Washington Star.] The following is an extract of a letter fn-tu an officer of the Array to a friend in this city, dated Camp Floyd, OiU River, 14th July, 185" - “ Uor campaign of the last month, for we starte from the depot on the 13th June and returned the Ilth instant, has been eminently successful, .«nd done more injury to tho Apache* than all the scouU or campaigns together since I have been ia the country, which has been six year?. ‘‘After much fatigue by night marches a de tachment from the column, commanded by Capt Ewell, first dragoon?, captared a camp of nine squaws on the 22d June. Continuing our march through deep ravines by day and over plains at night, on the 27th June we arrived at the Gila, iust opposite the northeast point of Mount Turn bull. and there found a large eamp of Apaches resting in fancied security, and taking their com fort. A furious charge of three companies of Ist dragoons, supported by Lieutenants Wbipple and Steam’s companies of 3d infantry, walked them up, and they fled to the thick underwood. This wing of the column crossed the Gila from the north side and took position on the left bank to cut off the retreat to Mount Turnbull. They were striving to cross the Gila when a charge was made on them by a squadron of mounted riflemen, B and K com- E antes, commanded by Captain Claiborne and lieutenant Dubois, supported by Lieutenants Jackson and Cooke, Bth infantry, commanding I and J companies of that regiment. “ This destroyed their happiness, for the work of death was progressing, and continued until no more were found fit to die. The battle commenced about 41 P. M., and ended about 7. The dead, difficult to find, owing to the extreme density of the undergrowth of young willows, were, after a sharp searching, picked out There were twenty warriors and four squaws. The Pueblo Indians with us as spies killea two of the latter; one was shot while bravely fighting with a bow and arrow, and the other accidentally. There were twenty six squaws and ohildren captured, and all their plunder. Nothing saved to tnem. # “ A squaw captive told me there were forty war riors when the fight commenced, and that only three escaped. “ Col. luring, two days after, on the Francisco, caught a flying wounded Apache, who said he was from the battle, and that there were forty warri ors and only two escaped. u Lieut. Davis, Ist dragoons, was wonnded iu the knee by an arrow in a personal rencontre. He fired his revolver three times at the Indian, and not killing him—the Indian shooting too, not over five yards apart—he became enraged and barled his revolver at the Indian’s head, who firing again, struck Davis and then ran after the revolver, which he hod scarcely picked np before he was pierced by a dozen balls. “ Lieut. Steen was wounded in the corner of the right eye by an arrow —a narrow escape. Two sergeants, two corporals, threo privates, and one Pueblo Indian wounded—none killed; which seems a miracle, as the Indians, inside the willows, could plainly see us without being seen, and did de liberately shoot at an officer and men at pleasure. Several of the officers, leading on their men in tho bashes bad personal conflicts. “ Lient. Cook, Bth infantry, killed one with the butt of his rifle by mashing in his skull; Lieut. Davis, of dagroons, as mentioned, and Lient. Lazelle killed two—one he shot, and clove the sknll of the other with his sabre. “At this place and adjoining we found exteni sive and flourishing corn fields, which we de stroyed. “Marching west to the Francisco river, we found more corn fields. I supposed wc destroyed up wards of six hundred acres. “ On the Francisco] the Indians raised the white flag, aud sued for peace. One came in, and was quite eloquent. He exclaimed, raising his eyes and hands to heaven, ‘lt was God’s act, bringing you on us to revenge our many ravages and bad conduct. We want peace—we want to ex change captives.’ Ac. By accident this has not been effeoted, much to our regret. “Irving’s column coming down the Francisco, from the White mountains, the Indians became scared, and we could not get them in again. “Colonel Bonneville acted beautifully through out. lam convinced ho is the best mountain In dian hunter in the army.” FROM NEW YORK. [Correspondence of The Press.] * Nxw Yobs, Ang.29, 5 2Q o'clock, P. M. Saturday Is always a dull day. Although there is no noticeable change In the rates of interest, there is a fair prospect of an easier market and a sensible abate ment of the pressure whieh has continued for the last few days. This would have been probably felt to-day, but for the announcement early this forenoon of the suspension of Messrs. Atwood A Co., bankers,in con sequence of the pressure of their liabilities, and their inability to meet them without an immense sacrifice of valuable securities, said to be more than ample to li quidate all they owe. There is a rumor this evening, that they have arranged and are in a po sition to resume business -as usual on Monday morn ing. Should this rumor be untrue, the failure will not be a disastrous one# The liabilities of the house to the hank* ire small, and their assets abundant, if they get time to realize gradually. There are con flicting rumors with regard to the conclusion of the ne gjtiation for the accommodation to the Erie ompany. Some say that the banks have actually agreed to lend the sam required ($600,000,) «ad others, that the agreement is not concluded, and that the affair has not yet been submitted to the Bank of America. I incline to believe from all I hear, that the loan will be made, but if not, there will be another crash which will do wide-spread damage. The cash transaction for the day at the Bub-Treasury were, receipts $166,303.69; pay ments $178,170.43; balance $12,428,536.78. The receipts at the Custom-house to-day for duties were, $BO,OOO. Exchange dull &tlo9#olo9j£ for sterling, and 5.16# ®52 for francs. There was a farther depression in the Stock market this morning, at the first Board. New York Central fell # ; Beading, 1# ; Michigan Southern, preferred stock. 2 per cent.; Illinois Central. 2% ; Cleveland «««< Pittsburgh, l# ; Galena and Chicago, lj Cleveland and Toledo, 1; Chicago and Bock Island, 3; and Miiwaukie and Miss., stf. In State stocks, "Virginia 6’s fell 2 per cent., and Missouri 6’s, 1 per cent, with «•!»« of $24,000 of the former, and $16,000 of the latter. At tho second Board, the he*vines* evoiiaued, lover prices were touched; Erie closing at 21 jg; Illinois Cen tral at 90; Beading at 58£ ; Michigan. Southern pfd. stock, at 40. An arrangement has been made, subject to the sanction of the Board of Directors, between theMlehlgan Central and Southern roads, by which their business relations will be placed on a harmonious footiug. Way freights and passenger fareg are to be raised, and the through passenger traffic is to be divided, allowance being made for the road that doeß the most work. Every day new attachments are issued against the Ohio Life and Trust Company. An application was made to the Su preme Court for a receiver, which was referred to Wm. C. Bussell. The farther hearing of the case of John Thompson and the Metropolitan Bank was postponed till Monday, on application of Thompson’s counsel/ Ashes are steady at $8 for Pots and $7.31 V for Pearls, with sales of 60 bbls. Breadstuffs,— The market for State and Western Flour is lower and very heavy, with sales of 6,100 this. atss.9oas6 for common to good State; SB.SO«|6 50 for extra do; $5.90®56 for common to good Michigan. Indi an*, lowa, Ohio, Ac.; $7«r58.25 far extra Genesee, and $6.75e59.75 for extra St. Louis. Southern flour ia heavy, with sales of 1.300 this. at 56.3056,70 for mixed to good Baltimore, Alexandria, Ac.; $6.90«7.50 for ex tra do; and $7.25c8.25 for Brandywine and Richmond country and city. Canadian flour is lower, witbsales of 450 bbls. at $006.15 for superfine, and $6 60tr$7 75 for extra do. Rye Flour is dull, with sales of 200 bhls. at $3.90a55.25 for the range of fine to super. Corn Meal is steady at $4.20 for Jersey; and $4,402*4.50 for Bran dywine. Cotton is quiet and prices firm at the following quo tations : N. Y. Classification. Upland. Florida Mobile NO Ordinary 13 33 33 13 JBWBnS 15* 15# 15* 16 Middling Fair 16# 16# 17 17 Fair • 16# 36# _ _ Grain—Sales of 40,600 bushels Wheat at $1 40a$l 49 for Southern red; $1.60a51.71# for white do.: and $1 62 for Kentucky. Bye ia dull at former prices. - Oats are dull at 58e60c for State, and 62a63cfor Western. Coro is firm at 85«86c for Western mixed, and 90c for South ern yellow. Sales 67,000 bushels. Hat.— There is a moderate supply at TOaToc for ship ping, and 80a95c for retail lots Hides —The market Is dull. 38.000 Buenos Arres were sold at 36c, six months. Iron—The market for Scotch pig is quiet at $29, six months. Other kinds unchanged. Lsather.—Hemlock sole is firmer and more active at26#a27# for light and middle weights of Orinoco: and 2S#a29# for Rio Grande and Buenos Ayres The movement for the week is as follows: Hemlock. Oak. Receipts..., ..87,800 5,000 Sales 72,000 8,400 Stock 61,300 17,500 Naval Stores. —Spirits of Turpentine are quiet at 47)4 for lots in good shipping order. Crude Turpentine is very dull at $4554.25 per 280 lbs. Common Rosin is inactive at $1.95 per 310 lbs, and in finer sorts nothing is doing; nominal prices are sses7, according to quality. Oils. —Crude Whale is inactive at former rates. Crude Sperm is unchanged. Linseed oil is quiet at SOaSlc., with soles of 8.000 gallons. Provisions —The market for Pork is steady at *26 for mess, and $21.75 for prime, with sale*ot 350 bbls. Beef is unchanged, with sales of 180 bbls at sl7eslB for repacked western; and $l3 50«519 for extra me?s. Prim© mess Is nominal at $3Q3$3O 50. Beef hams are inactive at $23 50c524. Bacon is sold at 15c for smoked westers. Cut meats are nominal at 13c for hams, and 12cl2kc for shoulders. Lard is heavy, with sale* of 130 tes and hbls at 10C16J4. Butter is in fair demand at 15020 e for Ohio; 170>22 for State dairy, and 22c25 for choice do. Cheese saleable at SolOc. Sugars aro very dull, with very few sale* afc former rates. Refined are exceedingly heavy. Spirits and Wines.—The market is active for Bran dies ats4.so2sC 50forCognac; $4 45c?oforChampagne Brandy, and $3 50®53.60 tor Rochelle. Gin is unchanged and in fair demand at 87c&$l. Jamaica Rum is quiet at |1.52)4e5X.60. There is aleo more activity inwines, but without any material change in prices. Sherry is sold atsl.oQ«s3j fine Portats3; Burgundy do. atsl.Ss© $1.60; pure juice do. at $1.45e51.6Q Claret at $2.60® $3, and Champagne at $9,253*14 60 b&kt. Whiskey is easier at 27c«27)f. Sales 600 bbls. Freights —The market is slightly improved. NEW YORK STOCK’ EXCHANGE SALES -First Board, Aug. 29,1857.—Virginia 6's, 88 : Missouri State 6’s, 71; Louisiana State 6’s. 75; New York Central R R. 7's, 94 ; Erie R R 3d Mtge. Bonds ISS3, 77: Terre* Haute and Alton, 2d Mtge.. 48# ; La Crosse and Mil Laud Grant 80pd3,35: Illinois Central R R Bonds* S9>» » of New York, 110; Back of Commerce’ 100 k'; Park Bank, 9S; Merchants Bank Scrip 100 • Ohio Life and Trust Company. 15; Delaware and Hudson Ca nal Company,ll2. Pennsylvania Coal Company blOMjf : Cumberland Coal Company, 14; Pacific Mail Steamship Company, 67 ; New York Central Railroad, b 7: Erie Railroad JX - Sixth Avenue Railroad. 90: Reading Railroad,* hi 59; Michigan Central RailtxaJ. b 3 63; Michigan So. and N. Indiana Railroad. 19: La Crosse and Mill. Railroad, 201.'; Michipm So. and X. Indiana pref. Stock, b 3 41 ; Panama Railroad, c S 2: Illinois Central Railroad, 80; Clereland and Pittstmrs Railroad, c15«17)f ; Galena and Chicago Railroad. slO 81k ; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad, b 3 40; Chicago and R. Island Railroad,7B ; Milwaukie on*llMissis*i ppi R. R.,33 Second Board —Missouri State 6‘s. 71; Canton Com pany, bl2m 20; Pennsylvania Coil Company, &30 66- New York Central Railroad, 535 "4: Reading Railroad’ ; Erie Railroad. b 39 22; Illinois Central Railroad*, 90; La Crosse and Mill. Railroad, 19)$ ; Galena and Chi cago Railroad, SQtf; Cleveland and Toledo Railroad 40; Chicago and Rock Island Railroad.76k • Milwaukie and Miss Railroad, 37; Mich. So. and X. Indiana nref Stock, 40. - * PHILADELPHIA MARKETS, Philadelphia. Aug. 29-Evening.—The Flour mar ia dull but prices the tame. The only .vile reported for shipment is 250 bbls. choice at $7 75 £>■ bbl. Superfine, made from new wheat, is dull at $6 50 The inquiry is steady for hotne use according to our last quotations. Rtk Flour is steady at $4 50ami Cons* Meil $4 bbl. Bark comes In slowly; No 1 N held firmly at $49 ton; sales at this price of 70380 hhds. Cloverseed is scarce, and wanted at s7