Washington telegraph., 1851-08-06
Correspondence of the eIegraph.
NEW YoRx, July ID, 1851.


Al cheap way Of 'sSaraiogiug it,' and rather
convenient for the unfortunate New Workers who
can't leave the city, is to jump aboard the steam
ferry boat aud cross over to lfoboken, an hour or
two before that he autifu ni,ion Of rural and narne
attractions is desecsated by the coarse, noisy
presence Of the crowd. In the sail which the
trip renders acress the North River, with its
magnificent panorama Of steamboats,, bay sloops
and regetta cYaft, may ha his lungs with such
air as is not 10 be had in Broadway at any price.
/ am in the custom of trying il every morning
and, on the whole, think it rather preferable TO
the prevailing custom (of those who can afford IT.
Of suburban residence. Hobolsep has become
quite place for summer boarding. So has Staten
Island. which. is at about half an hours sail
heace.
In an anti-bre ak fast walk yesterday on the
Battery noticed a. fact which may be interesting
to naturalists. 1t was the appearances of what
appeared at cursory glance 10 be Innumeraole
white blossoms fallen from the trees upon the
grass, not ualke an apple orchard in June after a
hard blow. Upon closer Observ alton, however,
of this phenomen non, found that what had at
first taken for blossoms were delicate white mil
ers, butterflies; in defunct or dying condition
Fo' count then. would have beer what Dick
Swiveller calls ''a sitter" even for "youAg SAT-
ford, the wonderful mathematician" Many thou
sands Of these little insects in white dresses, were
Their presence explains, perhaps, the disappear
ance OF large portion OF the foliage in June last.
Some Of the trees which were stripped in the
spring are now leaving out again, and makes
rather novel appearance considering the late
ness Of the season.
While rusticating in Massachusetts, fortnight
ago, observed some apple trees having all the
appearance, at distance. of being burnt over.
This mischief was done by the canker worm, and
I W. fold tl,at in rhol chard
have been ruined for the season by the same ap-
parentIy insignificant incend,ary.
/ regret that / cannot record some decrease
of the too general disregard of the Sabbath in this
city. In my walks YESTERDAY, Sunday, could
not but feel grieved and astonished at seeing in
the streets more than the usual show of placards
inviting people to Sunday amusenepts-steam-
boat excursions, concerts, &c, &c. On the corner
opposite my residence Irish woman seemed 10
have selected the Sabbath as the most fitting day
ON which 10 star. cake and frut business.
Hundreds Of Irish women are engaged in this
traffic on the Lords day, in humble competition
with the marble countered and mirrored saloons.
Still would by no means intimate that New
York is ga perfect Sodom," (an ancient city which.
| believe would have been saved from its sum-
mary fate had there been only ten righteous men
in it) for m population Of over 5UO,OOO men,
women aud children, there perhaps as many
10000 who attend church. New York is, too,
the radi Of the most important and efficient Teli-
gious efforts and influences.
From this point, 2l0, 900 copies OF the evan
gelcal periodical called 1.-The Messenger" are
scattered broadcast over the whole surface Of the
country once month. Here, too, are the head
quarters of the bible and tract societies, the COL
porteur directors and the various sectaran boards
OF publication and large establishments for prnt-
ing religious periodicals, &c.
he inf fn, hui MED hv
can Tract Society in Nassau street, is now un
dergoine enlargement.
Bishop Hughes, of the Roman Catholic Church,
yesterday administered the rite Of confirmation
to large number of persons. With The exception
of two clergyman. abjuriDg the tenets of
the Episcopal church, the subjects of confirmation
were most children
A long time before Rev. Nr. Wiseman was
made a carninal by Pope Plus, the Rt. Rev. Mr..
Mcneil, of Liverpool, famous there for his zeal
and ability as High Churchman, propheced that
England would IN a few years be converted to
papacy. Had he extended this prophecy to the
members Of the Church Of England in the United
States, we should begin to look for its fuIflment.
Last Saturday "CalIfornia day." the
steamer Empire City leaving at 3 p. M. with the
u s. mails, and rather fewer passengers than
usual. The recent great fire in San Francisco
has given an impetus to shipments thtber, as is
indicated by the Empire City's manifest.
The growth of fax in this country as a sub.
stitue for cotton is likely TO lead to a warm dis
cussion by the press North and South. The abo-
litionists argue (showing what they call ''the
figures of it,'o that if the Northern and Western
STATES will fall to cuIlvating fax, aud the factories
go into the manufacture Of Hnen it will be afforded
cheaper than the cotton fabrics and thus break
down the cotton culture and. with it, slave labor.
On the other hand, our Southern friends say (very
justly think) that, even admitting the very du-
bious hypothesis Of the cultivation Of flax sup
planting that OF cotton, slave labor would br quite
as available in raising other articles, and even flax
itself, as in producing the present staple.
The Flaxtes are anticipating the division OF the
country into two parties--",l he Linen" and the
"Auti- Linen"
New YORK, July l6. 1851.
The steamship Asia 10 fully due at this port,
with about three days later news. The Africa
left here for Liverpool at noon to-day, with over
$500, 900 in coin.
The schooner Narcisse, from Baracoa, recently
brought us 1900 buDches of bananas, 5000 cocoa
nuts, 81 barrels OF lines, barrels OF ginger, and
2UOO pine apples.
1t is rumored that Hon. Daniel Webster, accom-
panied by the ambassadors of England France.
Spain, Brazil, Mexico, and some other nations,
will arrive here tomorrow by
The success of our splendid ocean steamers is
putting msster John Bull on his mette. Not only
do the Pacific and Baltic outsriP the fastest of the
Cunarders but John finds that our Chagres 81 cam