The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-10-12

The News.

The Tree democracy, generally called the free soil
party, had large meeting at the Tabernacle last
evening. Mr.. E. L. Reyes, late c member of the
Massachusetts, Senate, said some extraordinary
things, and was couehed down. The Hon. John p
Hale delivered one of ms usual hGrangues there was
marital music, and great many more interesting
things full report is given in the HERALD of to-
day.
We have received few returns of the elections held
IN Pennsylvania and Ohio yesterday, but not enough
70 indicate what candidates fo- State offices have
been successful. In Philadelphia, a wing Mayor
and democratic police marshal thought TO have
been returned. So many local side, personal and
Party-splittipg issues involved in the contests
Of both Pennsylvania and Ohio, that it will proba-
bly, be days before the actual results can be
rived at.
Yesterday was busy day for our city politicians
the wing primary elections being held in the morn
ing, and the soft shell democratic primary elections
in the evening. The results of both will be found
under the head of City Politics
The New Jersey wings will meet in convention at
Trenton to day, for the purpose of nominating can
didate for Governor.
Ex.Gov. Boutwell,, in a speech at large demo-
cratic meeting 10 Faneml Hall, Boston, last
evening, denounced the Maine Liquor law radi-
cally wrong in principle, and productive Of good
IN practice
Quite number of rumors of failures were sfoat
IN the city yesterday bat with the exception of the
suspension Of Mr.. Simeon Draper we, unable to
trace any OF them to head. These very ticklsh
times among capitalists, and i. will probably take
but few extensive failures in Ibis city to set our
whole commercial fabric into csmmotion unparal.
leled except in the melancholy history OF 1887.
!. sIol
from WASHINGTON this merning s as curious as il is
varied. II is intirnated that tao of the New York
soft shells have had talk with Secretary Guthrie cou
corning the nde pendent pntsaed by Collector
Bronson put that the interview olssed without the
scconpli hment OF their object In the meantime
Judge B. ho'ds on 20 the Charlottesville and Secre-
tary G. is preparing for the re ihot shot which
he expects to receive from the former in reply to
his extraordinary pronunci men o, publ shed by
last Satu day and afterwards issued in the denisem
official organ by authority. Father Ritchie is in
world of trouble because the disaectons in the ranks
will not subsde. Finding the leaders the wrong
track, he will, doubtless, enaeavor to bring them
back into the right road. A curious scene is re-
ported to have occurred ia the State Department
between Secretary Marcy and Capt. Gibson with re.
gard to the extraordinary correspondence which re-
ment of the latter, and the confscation Of his
property by the Dutch authorities at Batavia. And
last though not least, it is whispered that George
Law is going out as Ambassador to China in one of
his own vessels.
It is stated that Hon. John Y. Mason, our newly
appointed Minister to France, conemplates leaving
for his post on the 19th proximo.
Capt. Gaymore, late of the revenue service, re-
al hiu He was ilspd
was erroneor sly stated in despatch from Washing
ton yesterday.
The new constitution proposed for Delaware has
doubtless been rejected. The returns of tie election,
O. far as received, show a majority Of six hundred
against it.
The United States steamship AlegaDy, viii h
has recently dergone extensive repairs, returned
TO Norfolk yesterday from trial trip, in a COM
pletely disabled condition, and her engineer pro-
nounces her an utter failure. When will those
having the supervision of naval affairs learn a
little wisdom from the practical working Of those
soSuccessfully engaged ia the mercantile service
Our last Australian advces are dated down to the
2lst of July, and contain variety OF interesting
political religious and commercial intelligence. The
popular mcvement-the commencement of which
we noticed beiore-against the Land License Tax
was spreading to great extent and the doctrine of
che benefits Of self government, as contra distia
gushed from the colonial rule of England, was
openly proclaimed AT saveral public meetings. and
received with much favor by the people. Delegated
orator attended the meeting at Castemane, near
Melbourne, from Bendgo, Mcvor aud other dig
gi0gs," and recommended that a new constitution
should be adopted. provided the home government
did not reduce the fiscal BURDENS Of the inhabitants
Religions assemblies bad been held by the clergy
and laity Of the Protestant Episcopal and Wesleyan
churches We publish the latest market details and
gold gold quotations.
Some two thousand persons are reported 10 have
been present in the convention held ut Fitchburg
Mass, yesterday for the purpose of devisDg msaos
TO aid the State 10 buildir the HooSc tunnel Gen.
Wool was among the spe akers.
A despatch from Boston announces the death Of
Barnabas Bates, the great advocate Of the cheap
postage system. He was formerly Assistant Post
master of this city.
Forgeries to the extent of fifty thousand dol.
Lars have lately come to light in Bostol rbe forger
is said to have been engaged in this line Of business
for three years. but his spurious paper always
promptly met, the frauds we're never discovered till
q few days ago. The holders are no. inclined TO
prosecute for the that oss will be sustained
Navigation on the Chenango canal will probably
be suspended for four five days, in consequence Of
q bad break near Clinton.
Some Of the staid citizens Of Boston were aroused
from their sfumbsrs on Monday night. by the explo
ZION Of steam boiler on Ivers street. which shook
81 the houses In the ighborhooi large guam
q liquor va set on fire, aud the building wss