Washington telegraph., 1852-08-11
correspondence ofthe Telegraph
NEw YORK, July 20, 1852.

New YORK, July 20, 1852.
This is hot weather for the funeral "pomp and
circumstance which are to mark the day. The
mock funeral of the lamented Clay will be attend
ed with all display possible and appropriate to a
public ceremonial of this sombre description
Early last night, the occupants of Broadway, Chat
ham ST. and the Bowery commenced arraying the
exterior of their premises in black and white. At
the immense marble edifice opposite the Irving
House the clerks were engaged all night in fes-
tooning it with black, and the effect of the con-
trast upon the white store is very imposing. The
Astor House presents one almost unbroken ap-
pea-ance of black having its front entirely covered
The same public spirit. though in less degree ap-
nears to have animated the most of the tenants on
the route of the procession
The hearse-a magnificenta ffair-drawn by 8
horses each led by black groom and surrounded
by 81 pail bearers, and the Light Guard, will be
escorted by II regiments of military and followed
bv the common Councils of several cities; the
heads of the departments of State, the surviving
ex-presidents of the U. s.. our State legislature,
and the Congress of the U. S.. the Clergy the Of
icers of the Army and Navy, the city Government,
foreign ministers and consuls, the Judiciary, the
Colleges and public Schools, the Chamber of COM
merce, several political associations both whig
and democratic, and large number of trades un-
ions and other societies, embracing all classes and
nations.
tbey too. are mortal!'
The news by the steamer Humboldt, arrived
Yesterday, has had no apparent effect on this
market, except perhaps to diminish the exporta-
ton OF specie.
The influx of gold dust has not left more than
current average of p millions with our city banks
but the amount Of their loans and issues are four
times that amount.
Steamship Illinois will leave to-day for the Is
thmus. Steamer VIM. Penn, also takes her de-
parture this D. M. for New Orleans. with Adams
4 Co.'S Express freight.
We feel confident here. that our very able Sec
retary of State viii settle that hash on the New
Foundland banks without delay, for he is too fond
Of chowder to suffer any serious embargo upon the
fisheries | once had the honor of eating of the
same chowder with the Great eXpounder. 1t was,
as one might say of his own cooking; being a sort
of picnic which he and his neighbors got up in
shady grove in Franklin, where he had one of the
finest farms and lot OF live stock that could be
started.
Some interest is felt in regard to Flores bucca-
reering expedition against Ecuador. The dis
caimer of Peru, avowing sympathy with him.
Is dsbelIeved For several reasons the most impor-
tant of which is the daily increasing value of the
Guano trade (now worth millions of dollars per
annum) have great deal more at stake in
that region of the Pacific than has yet become OBJ
vous even to congress. We must take care and
not let California dust blind eyes to a little
game which certain British merchants and diplo-
matists are playing in conjunction with Peru to
exclude cur commerce from the guano trade with
the Lobos Islands, over which the Peruvian gov
ernment, egged on undoubtedly by the English
have recently claimed jurisdiction.
The British government has 4 wonderful faculty
OF ocy:ending It's influence and getting It's spoon in
to other people sWect-meats. Some NAV not re-
gard the Guano business as coming under this saw
Ing category; bat mark how skilliuily she has
played her cards and is still playing them. not only
to strengthen her i-gotten position in China, but
to obtain the supreme, though it may be the
ceaed, power there. No here believes that
the British influence in China has been cast against
the formidable insurTcction which has rendered
the Emperor almost powericss. and led him. or
Tsj ana others acting for him to the humiating
ianl Shall we say rainOuS) resource of calling in
British interference. The day is not far distant
when England will be as potent in China as she is
now in her East India quarry.
! couple of citizens OF San Salvador have been
recently doing up some pretty tail swearing before
justice in Pna, in regard TO the two Aztec
Ili.drca.' called NaX;mo and Bartoa--
whom. one of the petitioners asserts. are his own
flesh ana blood, and he demands that Mr. Joseph
Morris their exhibitor should give them up TO his
pareatal keeping 1t tisrepresented in the petition
that under the management of Mr. Morris their
health and intellect have been eHieebled.- This it
shown in the court was entirely untrue, and
l know II 10 be so; tor during their exhibition at
the SacictY Library Rooms called often to see
them because wherever they came ircni. or begat
by whomsoevcr they may have been, they are
wonderfully curious and amusng,) and invariably
had occasion TO admire the app.rent affection ex-
iSting between them and Mr.. NJ. A kind and jrl-
dcious nurse was always in attendance, and the
little elves were as iocund as squirrels.
day or two ago, was sent for surgeon and
stomach pump, for the benefit of a splendid look
ing lady OF respectable connections, who had taken
table spoonful OF laudanum written letter to
her absent husband and another to friend, and
made other ostensib!e preparations for death She
reluctantly refused relief but, having been acc,is-
toned to the daily use Of opium, eventually re-
covered. What folly