The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1869-07-22

! SUBSCRIPTIONS te puia such vessels.
only slx o. Inc newly elected members OF the Vir-
eihia Legislature ever held positions in that body
! before.
Thomas r. Bowden. Attorney General OF Virginia,
has resigned.
Admiral Fauagut passed through Chicago yester-
day on his way 10 California
Tie City.
The Seventh regiment departed for Saratoga yes.
day in the steamer City OF Hartford
The trial OF policeman Matthew Campbell for the
alleged murder of Maurice Long IN Washington
street on the Sd inst, commenced in the Court
OF Oyer and Terminer yesterday. The jury was EN-.
paneiled and charged and the matter was post
| poned until this morning.
The Dowling-McCieland case was closed yester-
day. and Judge Cardozo reserved his decision.
| The steamship Weser, Captain wenke, will leave
| Hoboken at two r. M. to-day for Southampton and
| Bremen The mails by her viii close at the Post
| Ohlce at twelve NJ.
The steamship Missouri, Captain Palmer will
leave pier No. North river at three p NJ to-day for
| Havana.
The stock market yesterday was steady until
/ after the boards, when it became heavy and de.
| cned. Gold sold down 70 lS4%, closing finally at
| 1856 a 1885,.
| Prominent Arrivals I'm the City.
| Count de Turenne, OF the French Legation at
| Washington, is at the Albemarie Hotel
General j.. b. Murray, or Seneca Falls, Is at the
Hoffman House.
Senator J. G. Harris. OF Louisiana; Senator Fen
ton, OF New York; Judge A. Nelson, Of Poughkeep-
| sie and George B. McCartee, of Washington are at
the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Captain the Hon. W. Ward OF the British Legation
at Washington and Martin Deschapelies, of Phila-
delpha, are at the Clarendon HOTEL
ofA rEa u
Nye of Colorado, and General J. G. Hutchings of
California, are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Captain K. II. Waterman, Of San Francisco, and
T.. Vaughen Richards, OF London, are at the Bre-
WORT House.
R. Pruyn. OF Albany; Colonel J. Bingham OF
Philadelphia, and J. A. Richardson, OF st. Louis,
are at the Aston House.
MAJOR General ]. G. Robinson OF the United states
Army; General f. +. Jones, OF BiaghamtOn, and
Senator Ross, of Kansas. are ar the st. Nicholas
Hotel.
Mr.. parke Goodwin and Miss Goodwin arrived here
Yesterday morning from Europe, in the steamer
Cuba.
Prominent Departures.
Baron Krause ana Colonel Starr, for Albany: Bisll-
op Mcllyaine ana Major George S. Leland for sara
toga; Captain Ttllord for Rutland VT; General b.
II. Ill., lor Newport; Colonel Whitley for Washing.
ton.
Or. Harkness Mrs. Boggs A. McEwen and II.
r Duncan sailed yesterday in the steamship Scotia
for Europe.
Rev. j. c. Fletcher sailed yesterday for Portugal
to enter upon the duties of the consulate OF OpOrto
The Opening of the Suez CanaI-The Great
Work and its Consequences.
On the 18th of November next one of the
greatest if not the greatest, works of modern |
times will be completed and be inaugurated |
with most imposing ceremonies. We need 1
hardly say that We refer to the Suez Canal-
-fhe other great work of the age, the Pacific |
Railroad, which is not less remarkable for the |
skill, enterprise and energy that have marked |
its construction, and the results that must flow
from ii, has already been opened and is in
successful operation. Agreater noise has been
and will be made over the opening of the
canal, however, than over the completion of
the first line of railroad across the American
Continent, because the former, for the present,
at least, has more international
character and Importance, though in
the end, probably, the latter will
have as great an effect in changing and con-
trolling the currents of commerce in the world
1t is a remarkable historical fact that in this
year of 1869 both these mighty works of en-
terprise and of modern science will be accom-
plshed. They win form one of the greatest
epochs in time, and are fraught with a greater
revolution, perhaps, in the history of COM
merce and nations than any preceding epoch !
has been. ~
But the subject w, are on now is more par
ticularly the Suez Canal. The details of the
work and many interesting facts connected
with it are published in another part of the
HERALD to-day, and we need not 60 over that
ground again. We will look at it, however, in
its commercial, political and social bearings
upon Europe, Asia, Egypt, Turkey aud the
world generally. In the first place, IL will
change to great extent the current of trade
to and from India, China and other parts of
Asia. This trade, as we know, is vast and
highly valuable. All great maritime and
commercial nations, from the earliest
history to the present time, have made
extraordinary efforts to secure that; but
hitherto it has only been carried on
by long, tedious and expensive voyages round
the Cape Of Good Hope Numerous wars and
extensive conquests were made in the rich and
populous countries of Southern and Southeast
ern Asia, and many colonies were established
by the British, French, Portuguese, Dutch and
other European nations, especial ly by the Bri-
fish, for the purpose Of controlling or monopo-
lizing that trade. England, as we are aware,
finally obtained the largest share as well as an
immense empire, in that part Of the world. II
was to reach these rich countries of Asia by a
shorter or easier route and to increase COM
merce with them that led Columbus to sail
westward across The Atlantic and to discover
America. This commercial spirit, ambition