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Published Prectoely a lumsden, I NEW ORLEANS. Persons leaving the city for the sum aontha oao have the Picayune mallei to them at any point, and for any required time, by leaving their addresa at thia offioe. The Eastern newspaper mail due this morning failed from beyond Montgomery. Several notices of departures of river boats, this evening, will be found oa the next PK Fob Texas In lard. The Galveston, Capt Deniaon, leaves Berwick's Bay, on the arrival of to morrow morning's 10 o'clock train of the Opelouaas Railroad, for Galveston and In dianola.

For Vera Cruz and Minatitlan. Per sons desirous of going to the above placee have a good opportunity presented to them by the fine three masted schooner A. C. Brewer, Capt Cox. which sails for thoie ports rst class, and those bound for Vera Crus or Minatitlan should apply early, to the captain on board, Beef Market, Sec The Isle of Wight Observer, of the 4th In alluding to the late faet trip of the steamer Vanderbilt out, (arriving ia Cowea Roads in 9 days.) after stating that ahe had 193 passengers for Havre to Southampton, and specie to the amount of $846,347, givea this information of one of our fellow citizens; John Haekins, Esq passenger, landed at Cowea, and proceeded the aame day for Vent his' pLsage from.New York to Vi SvUrrT the astonishment of the ua RlQATTA AT nuch pleased to I grand regatta Christian.

We are there ia to bo ft the Paaa, on Monday, the ere now making. By reference to the advertisement in another column, it will be seen that the regatta ia for first, second and third class boats, fore and aft sails, agreeably to the rules of the S. Y. C. Appropriate and costly priiea (amounting altogether to $400) will be awarded to the winning boats.

Fine snort mav be anticipated at the Pass on this occasion, as we learn that several of our principal yachting gentlemen have already signified their intention to enter tneir Doats. Thb Wright Benefit. It gives us pleasure to learn that Mr. Wm. Crisp, the lessee of the Gaiety theatre, baa telegraphed to his agent bar to place the establishment at the service ef the Crescent Dramatic Association, gratuitously, for the parposo they have Ia view, to giving a performance for the benefit of Mrs.

Wright, whose recent sad be reavement has excited a sympathy so universal in our city. The performances will be given next Saturday evening, and we are informed that there is every prospect ef there being an overflow. tog house upon the eccasion. A great Mb. DbBar's Theatres The St Louis Republican, of the 3d tost, speaks of the improvements made to the brief summer recess to Mr.

De Bar's theatre there of enlarged accommodations for visitors, and the entire re decorati em of the interior, by the accomplished artist, Mr. Boalet As Mr. DeBer will bring the same company to New Orleans, to play at gaged Mr. A. H.

Perry, who is highly spoken of as an excellent leading actor, to take the place of Mr. Nagle Mr. William Hamblia, formerly of the Gaiety, under Mr. Bouroi La Belle Oceana." (danseuse,) M'mee Perry. Hamblin and Carpentier, together with Vining Bowers, the popular low comedian, and much of the general utility" of the last sense Mr.

DeBar commenced his summer season with the Ravel troupe, including Gabriel and Francois, Yrca Mathias and toe Marttoettis, who will also come here to the course of our Sr. Chariee season. John Brougham and Mrs. John Wood are to star" there, and, we hope, here. They will both play good The St.

Charles will open i week in October. We presume improvements, redeoorations, that the manager has bestowed upon his St. Louis The Little Marsh Trocpe These pop ular juveniles are playing an engagement Laura Keen a theatre, to New York. mnnuT is considerably increased since left our citv. The troupe has iuat returned from a most suooeeaf ol and profitable series of engagements in the Southwest and West The Mobile Evening News days that The Easter Mail.

The Mobile Adver yesterday, (llth,) has the following Ravens wood failed to arrive The mail for the Best did We are unapprised of to? lies in the offioe. AFTERNOON EDITION. Telegraphed to the New Orleans Picayune. FURTHER BY THB CANADA. LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKBT.

Yosil'iiiruit 12 The Liverpool ton market was active, and prices were in favor of the teller. The sales for the week amounted to 62,000 bales, of which speculators and exporters took 13,000. Middling Orleans was quotea at mid dling Mobile 8 5 16; Middling Uplands 8. The sales on Saturday, the 1st, amounted I 5,000 bales, and the market closed heavy. Liverpool Breads tuffs Market.

Flour, wheat, and Indian corn were unwaged since Tuesday, the 28th. telegraphed from Halifax, report that the cotton market was active and pr'oes were in favor of the seller that be sales for the week amounted to 62,000 bales, of which spectators took 9,000 and exporters took and, that the sales on Friday, tbe31stult and Saturday, 1st inst, amounted to 13,000 bales, at previous quotations, the market closing heavy. The letters state that the imports, since the departure of the Persia, amounted to 40,000 bales, and that the stock on hand amounted to 487,000 bales. Ltveruool Bread, lift. Market.

The letters report that the flour, wheat and Indian com markets were unchanged since Tuesday, the unchanged, and that lard 1 The Manchester trade, the letters state, active. London Money Market. The demand for money, they atate, waa ins off, and rates were easier, but the bullion in the Bank of had decreased. The letters quote Consols at 90. The London sugar market they report dull and declining.

After the arrival of the vessels, witi submarine telegraph oable on board, at Cork, the ends of the cable were joined, and a mes sage was sent through the whole length, miles, in one second. The War In China. in the accounts from China it is stated the British captured a fort and destroyed 127 Chinese junks, mounting more than on dred guns, and manned by 9,000 men. Register of the Trea sury of the receipts and expenditures United States for toe quarter Jane, 1857, exclusive of treasury QrUloreig Intercourse, and pensions' and' 1 at New York We had an by telegraph several days ago of the arrival of the steam frigate Roanoke at New York on the 4th inst from Asp in wall, with upwards of 200 men of Gen. Walker's late Ntoaraguan army, men are given below W.

A. Burroughs, M. C. Carana, G. H.

Gaston, John OAoiesRaLIJkPw: Leeae. Tbomas Howard. W'm. RuMeU, 555 Lsthrpp, N. J.

Parions, D. E. Cooper; r. Moulgotner, and trust ranas Frm 6,596.129 56 gig 3,229,321 41 assess Rdenuonof Texan In Redemption of bounty land jOO OS Payment to Creditors of S945ll IncfuaTnEtreMury notes. 761,819 13 Walker' Men arrived in the U.

8. Steam assess 5miuiChari; tW The numbef intornwits in Mobile LETTER PROM NEW YORK. The Arrest of Mrs. Cunningham. Special Carresposdcae Nxw York, Aug.

4, 1857. Onr Co, nmunity waa startle early mis by the cry of the newsboys, rush hthe atreets, i Times got 1 of Harvey Burdell. is again ander CelL The facs8 which sritb excit ment, ttrst found their way publio through an extra of the Daily. Times, of which twenty thousano. copies were sold within two hours after the first number was issued.

During the last three hours it was almost impossible to find a man without a copy to bis band, which he perused with absorbing interest Hotel clerks forgot their guests while pondering over the atrange developments. wthnbsak'iraJair ntmStwrn Tvailed of todeTOur the "Ino? ael served up by the Times. In omnibuses, railroad oars, every where, Mrs. Cunningham and her baby were the themes of every conversation. But to the facts.

You will remember that prior to Mrs. Cunningham's trial it was mysteriously whispered about that she would, within a few months, introduce a little stranger to the world, supposed to be the offspring of Dr. Burdell. Authority was given to the statement by Judge Dean, her counsel, when in his speech before the Surrogate, on the 3d of July, he intimaieu cauuousiy, out uisunouy, a about to become a mother, of negative appeal to the and i Surrogate not pronounce a decree of bas Those who im appearance, soon saw in ner tlley supposed to be unmistakable evidences that she was enetente. bhebadaleo informed Dr.

Chi, her medical attendant for some time previous to the murder, that she was in that interesting condition, and expected to need bis services somewhere about the middle of August. The doctor promised his services, and in a few days called again. Pressing some professional inquiries in regard she her entirely innocent of the murder, fa order a perpetrating deeply, his ie immediate firmed, and be immediately consulted David K. Wheeler, By his advioe, he finally laid the facts before Mr. A.

Qakey Hall, the District Attorney, de did nft wish fewtaS his professonal'd'elToacJ or confidence oauea his attention ftsre be pn wished ay tss The District Attorney dwelt especially upon the importance of preventing the oonsumma of also of guarding against ii mr.i7. ter reflecting a day upon the subject Dr. Ubl again presented himself and declared his will went to the District Attorney to report pro tient, who, to the absence of her lord, had been indiscreet, and was about to give the world substantial evidence of her disgrace, and who was anxious to dispose of her child to some one who hadn't a baby of her own, and was ready to adopt somebody else's. Nothing more plausible; and the scheme worked well. The repentant mother was to be located in Elm street, and Mr.

Hail undertook to arrange it so that, upon any oonve r.int rUv a real five babv should be forth. coming, to personate its character in the drama. The doctor was for the babv at the ana produoe to ner nouseooio as a genuine articfe of the Burdell blood, after a few hours of necessary travail. Mrs. Cunningham fell into the trap at once, so pleased with as much of it as she was per mitted to see, that she was anxious to have it sprung quickly as possible.

In answer to the liquify when it wonld be convenient for her toecome a mother, she fixed the time at about the 1st of August, Thursday, July 28th, Burdeil's oould be born consistent with the theory of his mam age on ue made nnirr at the Rellevna Hoenital to ascertain prospect of getting a suitable baby, and found the signs highly favorable, one Elizabeth Anderson being to hourly expectation of adding trict Attorney now found it necessary to take into his confidence another physician, who dition of loan, and care for its health. For this purpose he employed his own tomily physician and warm personal friend, Dr. De La Montague, of FlahkUL which to locate the suppositious California widow during her "hour of peril." and until after her child should have been transferred to the would be mother. Finally rooms war found in the house No. 190 Elm street hic were at once rented, of an enterprising Qe man lacer beer merchant.

To this house Di Montague sent one of Mrs. Hall's trunks, marked K. L. with a card attached containing a name corresponding witn me mi deemed important from the first not to excite mnnJcate his Ideas to the messenger who waa to come for the baby, and so spoil alL To furnish Ue apartments, Mr. Hall sent a Regan cairid to the house in Elm stre wfce heamved at half past 8octook.

JThis ho were needed to watch the denouement in each and every step. These were procured and Hopkins, of the Third Precinota, ware menu Walsh'sj''uh ad Juit after dusk the patrolmen were at the Btation beuae. Inspector Hopkins was on the watch at the alleyway leiinr from rear at Ho. 31 Bond street into Bleecker street InapecAor Spright stationed himself in Bond street, to witoh outgoings and incomings. Inspector Dilfca selected the front of Burton's theatre at the Jehhan'ofw: SSrfdrovs Baagku iB a wagon.

The officers ahghted ton's. Dr. Uhl then sent Mrs. C. word that her time bad oome.

lusjsusnr spngnt of the darkened which terrific moanings proceeded, the afflicted mm mother almost overdoing the thing in bis snxlety to convince the visitor that it was all right The doctor, at the proper moment, st." She replied itaining the child left the bouse. Officer Walsh and itsgue loiowed Bowery, and SaSttaaSSS now cM nto0FrwVednto thl rioua Bonrfatreet eatabliahment go to Dr. Uhl'a house in a great hurry, and by the time the doctor arrived there, he found a upon Mr. ers ago, at the time of his sudden dta and who testified in her defence at the late trial should officiate at the bogus accouchement It was aUo arranged that Mrs. should obtain from seme slaughter house, the means of further dissembling a child birth.

At about half past 10 both the physicians entered the house, and in due Form the patient was brought to bed." and mother, which were plainly heard by the ''shad. ws" posted out of doors. Dr. Uhl left first, gave the police their hint, and when Dr. Catlin appeared, he was arrested as soon as he had proceeded to a safe distance from accompanied by Dr.

Montague, as a physician, went to 31 Bond street, under and by virtue of that section of the metropolitan police art, which authorises in sPecto at all hours of the day and night to enter any house whereto they have reason to ttZESL TSSt J5Z. by hildb "d11 cnflotomnoesb and ll was his duty to inquire. The two prooeeded up stairs, preceded by the two ladies' oae was laid out lor his funeral, and which he oc cupied as a bed room la his lifetime Oae of the nurses said, Here are some gentlemen who wish to come in." Instantly bar voice was heard saying quickly, Shut the door don let them come to here." But Dr. Montague and Mr. Dilks entered and made know? their business.

The child was found livered to Mrs. Cunningham in Elm street. In order to render asaurance doubly sure, the child had been marked with lunar caustic in the arm pits and on each ear. and a new string, capable of being identified, was tied about the navel. On being examined, the string was found, but the lunar caustic marks cars now came JJJJ attempt to kill the child ana as the child8 of Dr.

Harvey Burdell to which she responded, Of coarse whose else should It be The nurse was arrested and Mrs. Cunningham also, on affidavits made to the small hours of this morning. very point difficult to see by what avenue of escape Mrs. C. can avoid a several years' residence at Sing Sing.

Nevertheless she continues quite the death of ex Secretary Dobbin, of which we had a brief notice by telegraph several days ago: We are deeply pained to announce that our distinguished and beloved fellow citizen, the Hon. James C. Dobbin, breathed his last at bis residence in this city a few minutes has been apparent, for some weeks past, that Ida end was approaching. He aelf togfriends who had so earnestly hoped and prayed that he might be spared to them, to pared for the awful fJSS and conscientious i conscientious statesman, the true friend. "Sn ain5 well done of the faithful servant The Mayor has called a meeting of the citi the forty fourth year of his age.

He was graduated at the University North Carolina in 1832; read law to the office of the late Judge Strange waa eminently successful at the Ear; was elected to Congress la 1845, and declined a reflection; was elected to the Legislature from this county in 1848 and 1850; was Speaker of the House of Commons st the Pieice, which he did much to render success loy.d bim, ud focikM. IM IM poblicLuir InlM wto deseddark cdotoMand a hood She proceeded to the Bowery and got into a down "thereto MmjangfcaS" oolnttog todss laay who naa come irom no. oi ooou Arrest and Death of a Desperado. The West Chester (Penn Village Record, of the 4th iast, gives the following account ef the airot and death of a desperado after a frightful struggle with his captors, oae of whom On Saturday morning tost one of the most frightful trtgedtoaoecorred to Chester county, CDitaU ljix, ft Cta.t.r, to onto. waa the offenoe for which the arrest waa to be made.

The pouca sAmm arrived on the spot, at towards Baneh. who raised his as his head, and with both hands brought it downupon JJJ atawoundoitketrm ghaatiy and deadly character. The wound extended clear across the neck, and is described as some three inches or more in depth. After inflicting this wound he again swung weapon aloft, to deal another blow, and Lay man, who sprung back, drew his revolver and grazing the chin. Baugh then rushed on Layman, a struggle ensued Layman threw him, and jumped upon his body, and held him securely, until Constable Lynch furnished a pair of handcuffs.

JSSS'BbXZS. cerate character. Finally bis hands were manacled, and be was forced into the wagon. They then drove rapidly toward Layman driving, and nstable Lynch guard tog the prisoner. After driving two miles, Layman became so much exhausted with the loss ef blood, as to require assistance, whto pared to Lynch that he must summon aid, as they were in the immediate vicinity of Vlek ers' Pottery A colored man who was work pistol in his pocket.

He seized Lynch by the timet and attempted to force him from the wagon; Lynoh drew his pistol from hia pocket; Baugh got hold of the pistol, but withaM of PCTbeDssni nn Seafod to that auhsteoaaery described: Horror seized the stoutest heart, and quickly the crowd gathered, and the bodies of the wounded men were removed from the vehicle to the hotel. The desperate ctto nlr a. Th tocaTortteT who had' failed of an arrest be bad threatened that an attempt to take him should De sealed the men who had periled their own Uvea to their inflexible determination to execute their duty. Everyone rejoiced that outlawry had nrTe wounded prisoner, Baugh, died to about an hour after his arrival at the hotel The condition of Mr Layman yesterday Yard, would be ready for sea by Saturday last, 8th inst The Washington Union, of the 5th tost, SiSST'toSsrcW on the 15th of September, as i Com'r Edward B. Thompson has been Ordered to report at the Philadelphia Navy Yard on the 7th of August as ordnance officer, to place of Com'r Thomas Turner.

TRE CITY. fr. ifcrfrirf ReowcW Sl Wrtorr to Halted. AatotoAVSimte to KUaaBMhial bride SStmtm, to fo B.n.. sjEEn oame Lrw tfe used torrastor ass is't aoce Pervb? tuBbgh Wcoidlt? again seised the arm of Lynoh, making a des perate effort to gainto.

PJto.j o' lenuentered1 the bead of the prisoner, atth temple, and the ball lodged above the eye en the opposite side of the bead. The wound was mortal; the prisoner waa disabled, and the wagon again prooeeded forward with ail.