The New York Herald Newspaper, December 17, 1843, Page 2

‘NEW YORK HERALD. “New Yerk, Sunday, December 17, 1843. Ax Acext Wantep.— An active and enterprising man is wanted to act as agent for the Herald, in Trenton, New Jersey, where he can, with @ small capital, estublis business which will prove Incrative. Apply at this Othee Captain Robert Tyler in Ircland and the United States, According to some recent accounts from Ireland, | perceive that Captain Robert Tyler of Wash-| ngton, is creating a sensation in Ireland only second | tothat produced by Dan O’Connell himself. This Captain Robert Tyler is a very curious man. During the last two years, he hus been creating a sensation in this country of a more eccentric and curious character, than any person that ever be- longed to the White House. Captain Robert Tyler 18 a perfect original in hisway. He is original in form, original in appearance, original in the cut of his hair, in his mind, in his imagination, in his polities, and in every thing. He is and has been a warm advocate for repeal, and has excited the re- peal associations in this country to an extraordi- nary extent. This going over to Ireland, and he being the son of the President, contributed to give him an extraordinary position among the jIrish | people, far beyond what he can ever produce | in this country by such a course. But although in | this country he could notcreate any feeling in re- lation to these matters, he has, individually, pro- duced some wonderful things in his attempts du- ring the last two years to form a Tyler party in New York, Philadelphia, and other cities. His journeyings to and from New York, his closetings with several of the politicians here, his solemn plans for organizing his Pa’s party, and his curious views and curious looks, and outre appearance, have all contributed to give him a distinctness of character, and a certain ec- centricity and notoriety of reputation, which is almost without a parallel since the time of John Randolph of Roanoake. In fact, we consider Capt. Bob Tyler as the second edition of John Randolph of Roanoake—without his soul, spirit, or vivacity, but with all his eccentricity, and more of mathe- matical accuracy in his mind. | Yet, it is singular, that notwithstanding these efforts to organize his Pa’s party, he has never been able to reach in any large city beyond a few hun- dreds. In this city the highest point it ever at- tained was about 450, after the kind of Mike ‘Wash, who was always considered by the Presi- dent one of the most glorious props of democracy in New York. The last feat of Capt. Bob Tyler in politics has been developed in Washington. At the last session of Congress, his Pa’sparty in the House numbered about six members. Before the organization of the present Congress, Captain Bob was very busy organizing an opposition to Van Buren, and en- deavoring to collect all the discordant materials of the locofoco camp. He would sit down in the taverns of Washing- ‘on, and discourse eloquently and largely upon the subject for nights and nights together; he would wander up and down Pennsylvania Avenue, with his strong wiry locks waving in the western wind, full of his great project, which was almost equal in point of heroic grandeur to the conceptions of Paradise Lost! Well, what is the result of all these labours and closetings, and talkings, and discussions, and con sultations, and calculations, before the session of Congress? Why, we find that Blair and Rives, were elected by one of the mosttremendous majo- rities that printers ever obtained, and that Mr. Wise and the Guard is reduced to one, and they actually vote for Napier’s Double Cylinder Press, as the most respectable of the Tyler party in Congress! We really wish now, that Captain Bob Tyler, hav- ing seen the effects of his movements on repeal, and the effects of his movements in politics, would confine his attentions hereafter to poetry and elo- quence, upon a comprehensive scale. He can write very pretty poetry; and he makes a very ood sessions lawyer. We, therefore, invite him to this city, and we shall take care to report him regularly, if he will set himself down to practise at the bar. w Cuariry Concerts.—We were particularly im- pressed by the ingenious arrangements made at the Hebrew Benevolent Society dinner the other eve- ning, for the collection of funds, and particulary by Process or re Awentcan Repua.ican Panty. —No longer one of a family and ten of a tribe, “Young America” now numbers its hundreds of thousands throughout the land. In this city the party has been completely organized in every ward, and in Philadelphia, Boston, Albany, and the chief towns and villages in this State, associations have been formed. In all those places a great sensation has been produced, butin Washington the move- | ment begins to excite still more marked evidences of the apprehension which this singularly popular movement has occasioned in the minds of unprin- cipled politicians of both parties. One of the most remarkable indications of this state of feeling at the capitol was presented yesterday in the correspon- dence of one of the daily papers of this city which comes from the White House or the Trea- sury Department. Here is the passage in this cor- respondent’s letter—it is sufficiently amusing: In New York it is about the same that it is in Philadel- phia; for had not the “Native American” party entered the field of contest last month, the Tammany nominations would have been defeated This party, which is in fact no party at all, being much of the same magnitude as a gocmetrical point, ving neither length, breadth nor thickness, has been puffed by Bennett into a sort of ephe- meral consequence, and raised up as asort of raw head and bloody bones to frighten children with. Most of ‘the speeches which he has published,as having been delivered at their meetings, were in form two or three hours before the time of meeting arrived. This is the sum and substance of the “Native American” party in New York. But, then, some will say, look at the vote which its ticket received at the last election. I answer, that that was no criterion whatever to judge of its ngth— because it was nothing. more than a general m ter of all the dissatisfied elements of the democrati S, par % who were determined, at all hazards, to Beecia thie ‘ammany caucus ticket. It was this which augmented their numbers beyond what it is possible for such a party ever to get in a country whose citizens derive their origin from every nation in “Europe, and in whose social and family circlés more than a third of the present popu- lation is of foreign birth. Had it not been for this scare- crow of a party which operated for the day upon the | s of the timid and unsophisticated foreigners, the whig ticket would have triumphed in your city as suc- cessfully as it did in Philadelphia. We don’t know which most to admire in this pas- sage—the cool impudence with which the ridiculous statement of the‘‘Express”is made, that the speeches the American Republican meetings were all for- geries, or the self-satisfied air with which the vera- cious correspondent converts into a “scare-crow,” this great party which at the last election nearly carried this city. It is indeed most laughable to see these miserable politicians, of all parties, congratu- lating themselves that all this is “a joke of Ben- nett”— a humbug of Bennett”—* a forgery of Bennett”—that it was a'l set in motion by Ben- nett. They will find out long before a year has rolled round, that this 1s a very serious joke,lindeed; and the country will have reason to bless the day that such a humbug started into existence. The idea that these speeches were forgeries was itself a forgery invented by that miserable concern, which has hardly strength enough to bring the par; turition even of such a paltry forgery to a termina tion. But as that has already received fitting refu- tation, we need not repeat its exposure now. But we pereceive that the Rev. David Hale, of the “Journal of Commerce,” is endeavoring to pro- duce the same sort of an impression as the “Ex- press,” and the veracious correspondent at the White House, by throwing imputations on the re- cent organization of the First Ward. Now, in all these organizations the American Republicans very properly take all that come into their ranks. ‘They do not stop to inquire to what party the recruits be- longed. They only require them to yield sincere allegiance to American principles. And all these attempts to institute any discrimination between whigs and locofocos in the American Republican ranks are efferts of enemies seeking to divide and destroy. And “Young America” knows this, and is on her guard. During the past week a variety of important movements took place, which we had not time to attend to. But in a week or ten days we shall be prepared to show what the party has been doing, and the strength which it has now attained: The great mass at Vauxhall Gardens will afford a good opportunity to do that. On that occasion there will be a tremendous gathering of the new, original and purifying elements. We shall soon then know of the corrupt and selfish politicians smiting each other, and their hearts failing within them. New Movement in Macazine Literarore-— The first number of the new ‘‘ Columbian Maga- zine” has just been published. The typography and mechanical execution are exceedingly credi- table to the publisher—Mr. Post—a man of great enterprise and experience, and to whose industry, attention, and business tact, the Philadelphia fash- seeing that Ole Bull, in the exuberance of his feel- ings, subscribed $100, an Vieux Temps and Wal- lace offered their services at a Concert. All this is very well. Charity is very well. Giving away money isvery well. And offering one’s services in the cause of charity is very well. But we are very mutch disposed to question the delicacy and proprie- ty of these charitable societies coming forward and calling upon artists to contribute fundsto their emp- ty treasuries. It is, indeed, a practice more hon- ored in the breach than in the observance. “Oh, but,” exclaims some of those charitable so- ciety gentlemen, “Ole Bull, and Wallace, and Vieux Temps, and Damoreu, and Artot, can make a thousand dollars a night, and itis very easy, of course, for them to contribute occasionally a hand- some sum te our funds,” ‘And, indeed, it is no more than they ought to do,” chimes in some mi- serly old wretch who, out ef his hoarded storez, perhaps gives five dollars per annum to the sacred cause of charity. Al! thisis evading the question— vesides being any thing but expressive of just or vus feeling for the artists. It is very true they often receive a thousand dollars a night. But to acquire the skill and transcendent excellence in theirart, necessary to gain that measure of public favor, how many years of anxious toil—how many sleepless nights—how many sufferings and priva- tions—how many disappointments—what a long and hard battle with a heartless world—what an expenditure even of gold and silver! By what prineiple of justice, we should like to know, are they called on to devote their talents to the cause ot charity any more than the lawyer, or the doctor, or the merchant ? Again—we hear a great deal about the sums of money collected and expended by these benevo- lent societies. We do not refer exclusively to the Hebrew Society; but it was said at the dinner that it had expended $3000 du- ring the last vear. How was this money spent? Who received it? By whom wage it bestowed? We should like to be informed on all these points. Much credit appears to be taken for this expenditure. But reputation is very easily ac- quired, indeed, if the mere art of spending money gains it; and so withall the other kindred associa- tions—we should desire information respecting the management and disposal of their funds. We do not by any means desire to be understood as casting the slightest imputation on the Hebrew So- ciety. That be far from us; and, indeed, the tatement of his Honor the Recorder, that he never knew of a Hebrew inmate of any of our public charities, goes a good way in showing that the funds of that society are applied with some good effect. But we have known such things as impro- per expenditure of funds contributed for charitable purposes; and ifthe public are called on to con- tribute to such objects, they certainly may be ex- cused in soliciting some information relative to the. mode in which their alms are distributed. That’s all. gen Artaxric Sreamens.—The Acadia left. Boston yesterday for Liverpool. The Hibernia for Boston ionable magazines are mainly indebted for the po- pularity they possessed. The literary department of the magazine is certainly of a much higher or- der than any of the other monthlies of a similar general character. The articles are varied, inter- esting, and well written. Altogether, from this specimen, we are inclined to argue very favorably for the future success of the undertaking. Certainly New York ought to gave a fashionable ladies’ and gentlemen’s magazine. It is the Pa- ris or London of the Union, and posseses facilities for the publication of such a work, which infinitely surpass those to be reached in any other city in this country. Here is here a much greater quantity of available talent than in Philadelphia or Boston. And yet the magazine published in Philadelphia by Graham attained, it is said, at one time, a circu- lation of 50,000. But it has fallen off very consider- ably since, as we understand. Probably the great flood of cheap literature has injured this class of magazines. But if conducted with energy and ta- lent on the part of the editor, as we are sure it will befwith enterprise and tact by the publisher, the “Columbian Magazine” must and will flourish. All the ladies will be anxious to see it, and we don’t know a better holiday gift for the dear crea- tures than this elegant magazine. Crevencer, THE Scvtpror.—We well knew this greatartist, whose sun hasso suddenly gone down in the very morning ofhis days He was a true genius, and a most amiable and accomplished man. His guileless, aflectionate, confiding, gentle spirit, sunk beneath the pressure of his misfortunes. Pe- cuniary embarrassments produced despondency, which finally terminated in fatal illness. The sad story is not badly written in the following lines ad- dressed to him four years ago :— To 8. V. Clevenger. Time, care and sickness bend the frame Back to the dust from whence it came, The blooming cheek, the sparkling eye In mournful ruins soon must li The pride of form, the charm of grace Must fade away, nor leave a trace. They shall not fade ; for art can raise A counterpart which ne'er decays ; Time, care, and sickness strive in vain This power of genius to restrain. Thus, Clevenger, from lifeless clay, Canst mould what ne'er shall fade away ; Fashion, in stone that cannot die, The breathing lip and sparkling eye ; And, wnile frail nature sinks to dust, Create the all but living bust. And who wrote these lines? Why, (Mr. Edward Everett—himself, ence on a day, a youthful, straggling genius, but who married into a very rich family, and has now thou- sands of thousands at his command. And the rich man metes out to the poor child of genius twenty lines of poetry, when he should have given him a check on his banker for a thousand dollars! And now they call meetings to deplore the untime- lydeath of the artist, and pass long resolutions filled with unexceptionable panegyric, and send beautifully written letters of condolence to the young heart-broken widow—whilst in life, he now so lamented, was suffered to struggle, and pine, and wear away his proud spirit in “comfortless despair.” Alas! thus it is ever with suffering genius and with the world. The sympathy of the world is like is out twelve days this noon. She will arrive next Wednesday with sixteen days later intelligence.— After this till next May there will be but one steam- er a tnonth. Coto Wearien.—Last | Thursday morning at 7 o'clock, the thermometer in Alwany was two de- grees below zero. Enection in Maine.—Freeman H, Morse is elected to Congress from the Fourth District by 13 majority. ‘This is official. : that of Sterne, who wept over a dead ass, whilst he refused a groat,to a starving mother. Srexp, Sream, Srace.—The Narragansett, Capt. Woolsey, made a remarkably quick trip to Boston the other day. She left here on Tharsday after- noon, at 4 o’clock—arrived off Huntington Light (against the tide) in 2 42; was off New London at 11 24, and arrived at Stonington at 13 minutes past midnight. One of the principal sources of human misery is the folly of instituting continual comparisons with the past, unmindful of the good old proverb ‘* Omnis paritas claudicat.” The first age, which the port® call the golden one, owed its happiness to the im- possibility of indulging in that madness, and the standard of unhappiness increased in the same ratio, as this impossibility decreased. We see, therefore, the gold changed into silver—the silver into iron, till we come to the present age—the age of paper and small potatoes. I was led to make this observation by seeing some very silly remarks, fortunately in an evening paper only ; 1 say fortunately in an evening paper, because there is every probability, that those one-sided judg- ments were covered in a few hours, with the black veil of a dark night’s darker oblivion. And is it not ridiculous to draw a comparison be- tween artists, who are not only different from, but entirely contrary to each other? The attempt would puzzle a “Philadelphia lawyer,” even if those sowers and reapers of discord could have any thing to do with harmony. But since one cannot talk in the present excite- ment of the “ Scylla” Ole Bull, without falling into the * Charybdim”§Vieux Temps, [ will offer a few remarks, and hope that my impartiality may be con- sidered a sufficient excuse for my presumption. Before entering into any particulars, I deem it ne- cessary to state, that I have followed the career of Artot, Bull and Vieux Temps during the last eight years, and although not personally acquainted with either of them, I could tell the lights and shadows of their artistical lives, perhaps as accurately as their most intimate friends. I shall treat of them in the same order as that in which they made their appearance, and consider them both as composers and performers. Axtor.—Artot never appeared, to my knowledge, as a boy performer. first attracted public attention in Paris by his guar- tetto soirées and concerts.{ [ had, moreover, opportu- nities of hearing him in several distinguished sa- lons, and for the last time, if ] am not mistaken, at Madame Furtado’s, where he performed in a duett on airs from Rossini’s ‘ William Tell,” in compa- ny with a Spanish pianist. i Artot’s compositions are full of feeling and thythms ; although difficult, they can be easily played by every good violinist. “This is a great merit, as unfortunately most of our modern compo- sers write merely for their own individual execu- tion. If one has an admirable shake, you are sure to find at every tenth bar a succession of shakes; a second introduces endless arpegios ; and a third no- thing but staceatos. Artot does not write pieces for the sake of introducing difficulties, but introduces difficulties in conformity with the character of his pieces. ; ; ants : I should certainly desire to find in his productions a little more originality, and would advise him, not to restrict himself to the exclusive composition of Faulasias on modern airs, because they incur the risk of going out of fashion with the air. But al- though I do not approve similar compositions, yet I cannot blame him ; these fantasias being the order of the day, as variations were six or eight years ago, and certainly if Shakspeare allows a day to each dog, it would be unjust to deny to a'poor fantasia the same right. A If Ido not place Artot in the first rank as a com- poser, I cannot but grant him a®throne among the crowned heads of Euterpe. His bowing is calm and graceful, the tone of great sweetness, and at the same time full of energy; his adagio is admir- able ; itis Rubini’s singing transported on to the yiolin. Artot frequently copies Rubini’s style (and in truth he could not have found a better model) as in the dying scene of Lucia di Lammermoor, which is, by the bye, one of his best compositions ; there is a tear in his strings and a tear also in the eye of the listenergwhen he plays it. In conclusion his playing ‘generally is tasteful and correct ; a quiet glow of enthusiasm pervades all his performances, and he sheds over the audience a light as placid as the moon’s. I give him, more- over, great credit for exoidings certain claptraps, which always seem to say to the public, now ap- plaud me. A q _ Ore Buti.—Ole Bull is more than an artist, he isa wonder. No artist had ever more to contend with cliques than he., He has been deservedly ex- tolled to the skies in a great many of the most mu- sical cities of Europe, asin Munich, Hamburgh, Vienna. In fother cities, as in Paris, he was the victim of akind of cameraderie, which ceeenn away by the sarcasms of Scribe’s admirable play of the same name, appears to have fixed its head quarters at the office of the “Courier des Etats Tnis.” I deem it a aoe as a musician and an admirer of French liberality, to protest against the ungenerous course adopted by this paper. It makes faults out of peculiarities of mye which are inherent to the school to which Ole Bull be- longs. The article quoted from the ‘ Gazette Mu- sicale” \was, ina eed few points, correct, four years ago, when Ole Bull had hardly made his ap- pearance ; his adagio was not so finished as it now ts, nor did he possess so wonderful a staccato as he does at present. Ole Bull flew in the face of the sickly, simpering style of Beriot and Ghys, the hollowness of which is proved by the shortness of its existence. The opposition he met with at that time bore reference rather to the school of Paga- nini, (phot true son he is) than to the performer himself. 7% As a performer, Ole Bull is, and will most likely be unsurpassed; his only rival is dead—I mean Paganini; for, although Sivori claims to be a branch of the same tree, yet he takes quite a dif- ferent direction, of which I shall perhaps speak hereafter. nas Ole Bull’s style ofplaying is simple and unaffected. His adagio is not’so melting as Artot’s; not in con- sequence of a deficiency in power, but because that purely sentimental style is incompatible with his school. But if he chooses “to sing,” as in the “Prayer of a Mother,” his performance is full of pathos and majesty. His staccato, particularly in prestissimo movements, is by far more finished than Paganini’s, because Ole Bull, began where Paganini left off. I studiously avoid saying any- thing about huis trick a la Ravel, of playing a quar- tetto and the accompaniment’ because Iam at a loss for words It is only to be regretted that this Herculean feat requires rather an unusual broad- ness of bow, which renders, of course, purity and sweetness of tone a matter of paramount difficulty, but which is nearly always most admirably over- come by him. “ jOle Bull is a follower of Paganini, not only in his playing, but also in his compositions. e find there the same originality which borders sometimes on eccentricity, the same neglect of all es, which do not abound in difficulties, and a too fre- quent introduction of the staccato. 3 .Paganini’s compositions did not possess great in- trinsic value; they are fit for holidays, but not for very day’s wear. ‘The best proof of this statement is, that nobody plays, or can play Paganini, ex- cept Ole Bull. But I must tear myself from the pleasant duty of praising Norway, and cannot but deplore the cruelty of fate, who did not grant the father the delight of witnessing the vindication of his school through his giant son. Vrevx Temrs.—The last, but not least is Henry Vieux Temps, who, although only aKnight of the order of St. Leopold, is a king on the violin. 1 have known him longer than Artot and Bull. 1 heard him years ago, when he visited Vienna for the first time with his father. Vienna was one of those unfortunate cities, which was overrun at that time with myriads of wonder children. But Henri towered above them as the spire of St. Stephen does over the houses. He came a second time when he was sixteen years old, and played already his own compositions, and created fanaticism with Ernst’s variations,¢on an air, I think, of Ludo- vico or |’Eclair. I lost sight of him during four years, when I met him again in the Conversatoire in Paris, where he performed for the first time in France one of his concertos. [cannot possibly describe his triumphant snecess. All the other concerts were deserted, while his alone could boast of an immense gueve.London ratified what Paris said, and America will waft the glory of his name over her broad continent. _ VieuxTemps, although not the greatest performer, is certainly the best composer for the violin. His principal merit consists in having mainly contribu- ted to the fast approaching decay of the so called concert compositions. ‘The orchestral parts form fo accessory to his violin, but are ag necessary to the due appreciation « f his compositions, as the character of Hamlet is in Hamlet. Vieux Temps will be dust when his compositions will be full of life, for they contain the sacred fire ; and how _ad- mirably does he play them! calm as the smile of the evening star! SR As a performer, Vieux Temps is only inferior to one, and that is Ernst, over whom he has only one advantage, that of an extreme surety. His playing is principally distinguished by chastity of concep- tion, although it lacks perhaps the i heed of Ole Bull’s. Vieux Temps plays, as Sir Robert Pee) speaks, calm but not cold, Tt is this calmness which is one of his rarest qualities, and I cannot conceive how one of the critics in this city could find fault with it. A. a Vieux Temps has created a school of hisown; it 18 a school which repudiates everything only cal- culated for eflect ; shakes are sparingly used, stac catos few ahd far between, the fiorituri are simple ; its “conditio sine qua non” is tranquillity and clearness of tone. * Volumes could still be said of the merits of these three extraordinary arti erever I look I find everything to praise and nothing to blame. But I will not trespass _an, Jonger on the patience of your readers, and T vf by venturing to ive itas my opinion, that—Artot plays to the heart, Ole Bull to the soul, and Vieux Temps to the intellect. 2 y _ P.S. The Editor of the “Courier desetats is still “harping on my daughter,” und he shows little tact in persevering in his obstinacy. course benefits Ole Bull, of which I am very glad; but it is at the expense of Artot and Vieux Temps. The press and the public have decided contrary to the opinion of the editor of the “Ccurier ;” he is in the minority, and would do well to act as all mi- norities do, that is to respect the verdict of the ma- jority. UTERPE. Acciwents.—A young lady fell in the street in a fit of Epilepsy yesterday, and dislocated her left shoulder joint. She was taken to the Surgical In- stitute, in Chambers street, and Dr. Bostwick re- duced the arm in a few minutes. She is doing well. One of the workmen engaged on Palmo’s Theatre, also fell from one of the lofts, and injured himself very much. He was attended by Dr. Bost- wick, and is thought now to be out of danger. Movements or Tuk Army.—The General Tay- lor of the Q. M. D. arrived at Key West 30th ult. from Fort Brook, Tampa Bay, with a reinforce- ment of troops and officers, and their ladies ; Ma- jor Wright commanding Captain Ogden has been in command since the arrival, or since the estab- lishment of the present force there. Navan.—Annexed is a list of the officers a - tached to the frigate Congress now in the Medi- terranean:— ; Captain Philip F. Voorhees; Lieutenants R. L. Brown- ing, Thornton A. Jenkins, Richard Bache, David D. Por- ter, William Rockendorff; First Lieutenant Marines, B. E. Brooke; Second Lieutenant, John C. Grayson; Sur- He studied in retirement and | n, Thomas L, Smith; Purser, Benj. J.Cahoone; Cha| Kin,’ Williem G. Jackson; Acting Master, Benj. 5. Gantt; Professor of Mathematics, John Pierce, Jr.; As- sistant Surgeon, Samuel Jackson; Passed Midshipman, William H. Caldwell; Midshipmen, Edward R. Calhoun, Robert C. Rodgers, Edward jntgh oes J. Q A. Crawford, Edward Brinley, William amt ‘homas C, Eaton, A, W. Habersham, David P. McCorkle, Watson Sm e- oh B. Luce, Thomas 8. Fillebrown, William W.Holmes, illiam G. Hoffman, Lehman P. Ashmead, John H. Up- shur, Joseph L. Friend, Chas. C. Bayard, Wm. R. Mercer, John D. Langhorn; Captain’s Clerk, Francis H. Fleming; Purser’s Clerk, Henry B. Walker. She was at Port Mahon on the 17th Oct., after a cruise of nearly six months, during which time she visited the coasts of France, Italy, Greece, Turkey, and every port of interest and importance in the Mediterranean. The Falmouth, Capt. Sands, was at Key West 30th ult. She had been in port ten days. New York, Dec. 12, 1843. Bakers and Baking. Mr. Eprror:— | ‘! I am under the impression that you have fell out with your baker, for it’s the first time that I have seen your paper so mean as to take after yout neigh- bor over the way, by writing about the bakers get- ting rich by baking small bread. In yesterday’s paper you say that flour is $4 3-4, and that a barrel makes 245 pounds, and 3 3-2 pounds for 11d. gives the baker $8 profit. This is not the, case—I can prove to your satisfaction that there is no business in the city that there is more competition in than the baking. In the first place, every good house- wife competes with him, by buying flour and baking her own bread—and then you can uy 5, 5 1-2 ando nds of bread for a shilling, 3 1-2 and 4 pounds for 10d, from most any baker. Now, as to the price of flour, I deny that any good flour can be bought for the price you name.— A baker, who pretends to use a good article, will have to buy such brands as Hiram Smith, Ackron, Welman Rhodes, J. O. Smith, Lockport Mills, and a number of other good brands, which cannot be bought for less than $5 1-4 at wholesale—and if the baker has to buy from second hands, say in Front street, with the uncurrent money he gets from his customers, and to ask for some credit, he will have to from $5 1-2 to $5 3-4. If you take this into consideration, and the loss attending this business by stale bread—and sometimes the failure of his yeast—you will find it the most contemptible busi- ness there is—and as to Oe three dollars profit per barrel, it is allnonsense. There is not a baker in the city that makes over two dollars and they are few and far between ; when the Corpora- tion so far carried out or copied from foreigners, as to regulate this one trade, they then allowed the bakers $3 profit; and in the time of the war, govern- ment allowed $1 75 merely for the baking, they finding the flour, and at the time of the strike among journeymen bakers for a dollar a barrel for their work, they were obliged to ie it up,as it was pro- ven that a great many of the bosses did not get that much themselves to pay them out of their profits. As to bakers getting rich, who are they?) Name. them. Do they ride in Broadway? The_ writer of this has been a baker for the last twenty-five years, and has known most of the bakers in that time, an for every one youname who is able to pay hisdebts, let alone being rich, I will memeven two in the poor house. Why, ask any well-informed baker who are the New York bakers, and he will say most of them are foreigners, Seotch, Irish, Dutch, &c. &c. And why? Because if a master baker has an appren- tice, a native, if he does not ran away before his time is out, he is sure to goat some other business— turn cartman, rum seller, politician; but quit the business, he 1s almost sure to do. There is an ex- ception, say U. P. Ward, W. Humbert, I. Snackner, Jno. Harper, Bob Gilmore, Jim Kelly, and a few others, and if either of those don’t use the best brands and cost 5} on an average, and make less than $2, then they havea faculty of doin, business that isnot known to one that commanded the ete wages, as yours, ‘OREMAN. Mr. Eprror— ‘ I hear a great deal said from Daniel Webster, down to small potato politicians, about the disad- vantage of the commercial treaties now existing between this country and the smaller powers. of Northern Europe, and everybody appears te think that we have decidedly the worst of the bargain. Mr. Upshur’s report in this morning’s paper, harps again on this subject, and I think it high time peo- ple understood a little more of this matter. To be sure those States, particularly Hamburg and Bre- men,*are small, very anal republics, and one should suppose the advantage derived from a treaty with them to be trifling indeed, but let it be re- membered, that these two small towns form the concentration of the commerce of thirty-five mil- lions of people—double the number of the United States—and that thus to object to their size ii i- culous in the extreme. And, do people forget the advantage American vessels have (and they use it, too), in carrying freight from other parts of the world to these small places? Has the Secretary of State a statement of frei ht yearly carried to Ham- burg and Bremen from oreign ports, such as Cuba, Bahia, Rio, Montevideo—aye, the whole coast of South’ America? If he has not, J ean assure him that the amount is by no means trifling, and that it would be worth while to try to collect materials for such a statement, and it’ will be found that the framers of these treaties were not quite as ignorant us people would make them. ie wants no- thing but Fair Pray. Decemper, 16th, 1843. City intelligence: Police.—Saturday, Dec. 16.—Axotuyr Extensive Case or Emnezziement.—Mr. James Montgomery, who has been in the empley of Quincy, Davenport & Co., of for the past several years, as ‘book-keeper, was arrested this morning, charged by the above firm with embezzlement of their funds toa large amount, and lodged in the city prison. From an examination of the books it appears that he practised his fraud upon the firm by making false entries in the several accounts, in the books, in the footings up, and in various other parts so as to prevent detection. Upon an’examination,tyesterday, up- wards of $5000 abstracted was detected, and it is presumed obtained may reach $10,000. Mr. Monty ery hi est confidence of the firm, and’ was tus. commit his acts of fraud and robbery. Youss Bunotax.—The grocery store and dwelling of Mr. M. McKeon, corner of Bleeker and Grove streets, has been recently twice entered and robbed, the first time of about $30 in cents, and the last time, which was on Friday evening, of $6 in small change, which was in the drawer A boy named Mathew McKeon, acquainted with the pre mises, was arrested by officer Joseph, on suspicion, when he confessed the crime and restored a portion ‘of the money. Corone Bunatans.—The dwelling of John Roach and Philip Freeman, colored men, at 33 Orange street, was en- tered through the basement door on Fri clothing and other articles stolen, valued at $47 75. wo colored boys named Henry Nation and Henry H. Williams alias Rankine, were arrested yesterday by officer Neal when they confessed the ronbery and restored a portio of the stolen clothing, which had been pawned at several pawn-brokers. A Sarton Tovcnxn.—Joseph Franses, of the bark Mar cella, was induced to enter a house of ill fame in Chamber street, near the corner of West Broadway, in company with a woman named Jane McDonald, on Friday evening While there 8 in her company his pantaloons was mabled to morning, and relieved of two notes, two $10’s, and two half eagles— making $70 in Officers Joseph and Cockefair arrest, ta the gitlyesterday but none of the money wat forth, coming. She was fully committed to answer the offenc Tromas Maroney Discuancen.—An examination w' made before Justice Matsell at the lower police yesterday of the case of Mr. Maroney, hatter, of 176 West street,who was charged by a colored man named Thomas Tenbrook with pasciog a'$10 anda $5 note of the fraudulent Globe Bank on him, in change for a $20 bill. Mr. Patrick Boyd keeper of a public house in Brooklyn, testified that Mr Maroney was at his house on the morning that the colored man aileges he passed the money upon him, which fact being confirmed by the statements of several friends o/ Mr. Kiaroney, the magistrate dismissed the complaint and the recognizances of the accused were discharged, DEN’S THEOLOGY,—Just published, the second edition of 8) a Extracts from Den’s popular Catholic Theology.” Sold only to gentlemen, at No. 113 Nassau street. Frice 12) cents, or $8 per hundred. His | Imrortant From Canapa.——Our advices from Kingston are to the 9th inst. inclusive. They are rather important. After considerable trouble, and virtually voting no confidence in Sir Charles Metcalfe, the Cana- dian Parliament has met with a prorogation. On the 9th inst. the Governor gave the royal as- sent to the following, and a number of other bills: An act to repeal an ordinance of Lower Canada, entitled ‘Anordinance concerning bankrupts, and the administra- tion and distribution of their estates and effects,” and to make provision for the same object throughout the pro- vince of Canada, An act to abolish imprisonment in execution for debt, and for other purposes therein mentioned. An act to continue for a limited time the duties imposed on agricultural produce and live stock imported into this province. Anact farther to provide for the establishment and maintenance of common schools, and for apportioning the fund for the support of the same. An act to repeal a certain‘acttherein mentioned, and to make farther provision for enal the Provincial Go- vernment to purchase the stock held by private persons in the Welland Canal. i An act for taking the census of the inhabitants of Lower Canada and for obtaining certain statistical information therein mentioned. Anfact for the establishment and maintenance ot com- mon schools in Upper Canada. An act to incorporate the members of the Mercantile Library Association of Montreal. An aetto authorize the Commercial Bank of the Mid- land District, and the Bank of the Niagara District, to n the books for the transfer of their stock in the gy of London, and to set aside certain portions of their stoc! for that purpose. . An act to restrain party processions in certain cases. After this he prorouged the Provincial Legisla- ture with the subjoined speech :— Honorable bhi ory Jee Legislative Council, and Gentlemen of the Legislatine Assembly : In consequence of the interruption which our joint labors have undergone, entirely against my inclination, and from causes over which I have had no control, | now meet you for the purpose of relieving you from farther attendance in Parliament. Tam sensible of your unremitting irl enenat to your arduous duties dunt the session which has been so un- expectedly shortened, and | trust that the measures which you have passed, and to which I have given. the ro al assent in her Majesty’s name, will prove beneficial to the country. Some bills I have been under the necessity of reserving for the consideration of her sajory government, either from the impracticability of their being carried into exe- cution, owing to their depending on other measures which have not passed into law, or from their affecting the prerogative of the Crown, or being of a character that under the royal instruction renders that proceeding impe- rative. Gentlemen of the House of Assembly : Ithank you for the readiness with which you have voted the tecessary supplics, It will be my duty to take care that they bo disbursed with the utmost economy consistent with the efficiency of the public service. lonorable Gentlemen and Gentlemen : I trust that on your return to your homes you will, by recept and example, endeavor fo secure the blessings of Eenneny.and brotherly love among all classes of the com- munity. Feace and neppinee will render our country a desirous place of refuge for the ES idan population ofthe pa- Tent state, whose settling here is fraught with benefit to themselves and to the colony ; while discord and strife must have the opposite effect of deterring them from con- necting their destinies with those of a country unceasing- ly troubled. ; Thumbly hope that the blessing of the Almighty will render this a prosperous aud happy land, reaping the fruits of its own industry, and enjoying the powerful protection of our gracious Sovereign as’ an integral portion of the British Empire. { will now, gentlemen, say farewell ; and I trust we shall meet again to renew our efforts for the public good with greater success. The Speaker of the Legislative Council then de- clared that it was the pleasure of the Governor General that the Parliament should stand prorogued to Monday the 15th day of January next. Thus has this curious assembly of English and French ended. From Texas.—By the New York, we ‘have re- ceived Houston papers to the 28th ult., and Gal- veston to the 2d inst. Captain Duncan has erected a steam sugar mill on his plantation on the Caney. This we believe is the first steam sugar mill that has been erected in Texas. The culture of sugar is extending with astonishing rapidity in that section. Charles Heninger was on the lith inst., sentenced by Judge Morris to be hung on the sth of December next, for the murder of Mr. Tyson. Hoftmester was also sentenced to be hung on the first Monday in August next; but as there are many palliating circumstances in his favor, it is not improbable that he will be parponed. The Canes productions of the country appe: beabundant. Corn is selling on the Trinity, Brazo: Colorado rivers at thirty cents a bushel, and it is sug- gested that a profitable trade might be carried on in that article with the West India Islands. It could be delivered there at fifty cents a bushel, and a fair profit be made at that price. The Houston Telegraph says :— ~‘‘It is well known, however, that corn can generally be purchased in the market at New Orleans ata cheaper rate than in New York, and if the trade with the West Indies would be profitable ; it isa little surprising that the mer- chants of New Orleans have not already taken advantage of it, and driven the New York merchants from the West India markets. As they can trade with those Islands upon equal terms with regard to duties as the northern mer- chants, they surely would have the advantage in the ta- cility of communication, the cheapness of com and other produce and the cheapness of freight. Whenever the rice of corn in Texas, however, is less than at New Or- jeans, there 1s no doubt that a profitable trade in this article can be opened with the West Indies.” ‘The German settlers in Austin and Colorado counties, are represented as in a flourishing condition. They came ‘0 Texas in very necessitous circumstances. They emi- grated from five to ten years ago. Most of them brought aothing to the country with them, but their families ; all their means being exhausted by their arrival. But they still retained a fund, which nothi a, fare disease and bodily infirmity could render unavailable—their industry, skill and energy—their moral feelings, habits and com- mon sense—all the funds necessary to acquire every thing in Texas. ‘The Kentucky Colony is high up the Trinity, and is in a flourishing condition. Wheat and every variety of frain grows well. We understand that they are erectin ine manufacturing mills, an advantage that the sm streams tributary to the Trinity in that region of Texas admirably facilitate. Col. Lewis P. Cook, who is under arrest and close con- ‘inement at Bastrop, was Secretary ofthe Navy under jen. Lamar’s administration, He mtleman of fine abilities and great courage. He was educated at West Point to which institution he obtained admission by per- sonally applying to Gen. Jackson when President of the Vaited States, having walked on foot from some portion of Kentucky all the way to Washington, and stating the fact that he had neither friends nor money, which, as he himself says, were sufficiently evident from his tattered appearance.—New Orleans Courier, Dec. 6. _Yucatan.—The Delfina, from Campeachy, ar- cived yesterday, having left onthe 25th. We learn that, on the 19th inst. the new Governor, Mendez, took the reina of Government. In the valedictory address of the acting Governor, Barbachano, a recommendation was made to accept the proposals made by Mexico in August last ; and the French brig of war Griffon, was awaiting the arrival of the Yucatan commissioneers from Merida; to convey them to Vera Cruz, from which place thi i proceed forthwith to the capital, Congress cloved sion on the 17th ultimo. ferald, Dec. 6. Orlear News rrom Havana-—The Spanish dramatic troupe arrived in Havana on the 27th ultimo. They gurpore playing in the Tacon Theatre By private infor- nation we learn that General Sentamanat, the Command- mt General and Governor of Tobasco, arrived at Havana om the 2ist ult. He was received with many public de- nonstrations of regard, he being a native of Havana, and sonnected with some of the first families there. Brick Busines: a great bi Philadelphia. Look at the annexed ics : Bricks Buayep. per 1000, 1941—56,600,000—average sales at $7 25, $424,752 60 iness in 1842—51,515,000 00, 309,090 00 1843—49,700,000 fi 5 25, 260,925 00 , The wi paid to workmen are from 12} to 20 per cent is this year than in 1842. Mysterious Arran in ALAnAMA.—A trial is about to take place in Monroe cry ander cir- cumstances of myst and excitement, entleman of Monroe county recently died, in possesion of many valua- ble and important pagers, which could not be found when sought for by the heirs. On the arrival of a brother of the deceased from an adjoining county, un enquiry was instituted, and the result was, the arrest by warrant, of avery respectable citizen of Claiborne, an intimate friend of the deceased, on the charge of purloining yen J. Senator Bagby is retained for the defence — sister, Dec. 7. Tur Sugar Cror —We hear very desponding accounts respecting the prospects of the sugar plan- ers in the interior. We jhave it upon the authority of a gentleman who speaks from personal observation, that the crops ‘in Lafourche Interior and Terre Bonne will not yield at the utmost, more than half the usual average, and that those on the coast will not yield more than two- hirds, The quality of that produced, however, will be good. The reasons assij for this, are the prevalence of warm weather, and the absence of frost. Owing to these causes the cane has continued to grow, and pre- vented its ripening, until it has become sappy.’ Many of he mills had been compelled to stop until the recent abled them to resume operations, Amu-rements, Cuatiam Titeatre.—In consequence of the suc- ceas of the new piece, “The Spy of St. Mare’s,” and a unanimous call on'the part of the audience for its sontinuance, the manager has determined to repeat it ygain on Monday night. Itis really a gem in the line of spectacle and melo-drama, and ought to be continued for a month to come ; but there being a press of novelty now on hand, it must be shortly withdrawn. The neat specta- le of the Irresistibles, in the production of which Mr, J. 8. Phillips has proved himself a most officient drill-master, wiil constitute most of the bill, and also the eccentric heel and toe evolutions of Master Diamond ‘The new grand Jrama of the Bohemians, of which the manager has secured the ecelusive copy, comes next onthe tapis. We shall have more to say of this piece to-morrow. Last week of Miss M. A. Gannon at the Ameri- can Museum.—She appears in a comic monologue, n which she sustains several different characters, to the verfect delight’of her audience. Miss M. KE. Adair is also engaged, together with Mr, Sherman, the popular ballad singer, J. G. Booth, the comic singer, and several others te repute, Indeed, the attractions of the place are son: antly inereasing, and with many such additions w TomThumb, the Gypsies,the fortune telling Queen, &e, here will of course be full h BY THE SOUTHERN MAIL. Washington. {Correspondence of the Herald.) Wasurneron, Dec. 14, 1843. Mr. Bennett :— Dear Sin— ‘The Committee of Ways and Means in the House, before whom the Tariff question will come up, is said to be strongly “ anti-tariff.” The Chairman, Mr. McKay, and Dixon H. Lewis, are well known for their opposition to the tariff. The Oregon and Texas questions will come be- fore the Committee on Foreign Affairs. The Chairman is C. J. Ingersoll of Pennsylvania. Mr. Rhett, the reputed editor of the Spectator of this city, a Calhoun paper, 13 next on this Committee. oF the other members, on both these Committees, { will intorm you more particularly hereafter. The reason assigned by, the Post Office Depart- ment for not allowing frariked and unpaid letters to go in the Editor’s Mail, is, that they are distributed at your end of the route without passing through the Post Office. So that if not paid at this end, they cannot be paid at all. c iy Nr. Kelly, the early friend of the President, is in town. Mr. Slamm will not probably succeed in fiting Mr. Wetmore, the Navy Agent, removed. le is about returning to New York—and I cannot say that he has accomplished any thing since he has been here—for I presume he will not succeed in fingering any of the public printing. The pavers will now begin to announce, what I reported a week ago, that the cabinet nominations have been handed in tothe Senate, and will doubt- leas be confirmed. The last Globe contains the following :— “ In one brief editorial article of the Madisonian of No- vember 22, (written, as we think, from its texture, by Mr. Henshaw—certainly not by the feeble pen of John Jones,) we are anathematized to the getherlagin members of Congress in terms sufficiently strong to startle the nerves of the firmest friends.” It is but justice to Mr. Henshaw to say, that he has never written an article for the Madieonian. Mr. Hackett, Mr. Vandenhoff, and Mr. Richings, all played last evening at the National Theatre. Mr. Richings played General Washington, (in play of that title, written. expressly for him) ina very superior style, and with the high approbation of ‘many members of Congress, and others who were present. Hackett, as Nimrod Wildfire, play- ed with his usual success. __ i Congress are doing almost literally nothing at all —nor will they do anything of importance until af- ter the holidays. 8. B. TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. FIRST SESSION. Senate. Frivay, Dec, 15—12 M. MessacE Frou THE Presipent—After prayer and the reading of the miautes, John Tyler, jr., present- ed several messages from the President in writing. Supposed to be nominations. i BTITIONS—The usual number and variety of pe- titions were then presented in respect to pensions, the establishment of military posts south and west, the boundaries of some of the western states, &c. Hemr.—Mr. Morrurap, of Kentucky, said that on the last day of the last session, and almost at the last hour, he had introduced a resolution to cause to be translated a pamphlet in the Russian language upon the culture of hemp. But it wastoo late to be acted on, He now perosiees that by the Secretary of the Navy’s Repoft, the pamphlet had been translated, and was appended to that Re- port. He now made the motion to print 4 or 600—say 400 additional copies of it for the use of the Senate. ‘Mx. Kine opposed the printing with a few remarks. Mr. Morenran advocated it on the ground of the great value of the pamphlet, on account of the superior know- ledge of the Russians upon that subject. in taking the vote it was ordered to print 40 extra co- ies. : Several bills were next read twice and referrea’ to the appropriate committees. Among them was a bill to trans- ferjto Mi ppl certain inundated lands, by Mr. Walk €r; another by Mr. Breese to establish the Northern Boundar,Y of Ohio; another by Mr, Porter respecting the Surveyor General of Ohio. There were one or two others of more local interest which we could not hear. Indeed, it is al- most impessible, where the reporter of the Herald sits, to hear any one continued sentence that is uttered in the Sen- ate below, . Huxtixaton introduced a bill, which was read twice and referred, requiring the nomination of the ant Postmaster General to be confirmed by the Senate. Another bill was also read, respecting the establishment of an Insane Hospital in the District of Columb(&—scarce a word of which could be heard. f Mr. Bayarn then moved, that when the Senate adjourn, it adjourn to Monday next. ; The Senate then went into secret session upon Execu- tive business (supposed to be the nominations, session of half an hour, the Senate resumed Mr. nears {then announced the ‘death of the Hon. John Millen, member elect from Georgia, The Senate adjourned. House of Representatives. Wasmington, Dec. 15, 1843. The House, by consent of the mover (Mr. Davts, of Ky.,) postponed the consideration of the resolu- tion aflecting the rights of the persons claiming seats trom the States of New Hampshire, Georgia, Mis- sissippi and Missouri, until to-morrow. The resolution of Mr. Banvaxn, of N. Y., to amend the journal of Tuesday last, by inserting the protest of the majority, in like manner was postpon- ed until to-morrow. i . The House then proceeded to the consideration of the resolution of Mr. Dromcoore, of Va., to pre- vent hereafter an insertion upon the journal of the House of any paper which the majority may not chose to entertain. i . ‘ Mr. Coitamer, of Vt., gave his reasons ina brief, Hs against the rule. { 1.C. Jounson said he was friendly to the amend- ment, and would vote for it. But he thought it ought not to be discussed at this time, and therefore moved the previous question ; which was ordered. The adoption of Rules and orders then became the order of business, and the Rules were adopted. Mr. Giopixes of Ohio gave notice that when the Rules came up again he should move to amend the 23d Rule, (late the 2ist which prohibits the reception of Abolition| memorials) by receiving all memo: except those which proposed the rej f existing laws. The subject of the Rules then gave way te other business. Mr. McKay of North Carnolina, moved the printing of] 10,000 additional copies of the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury. Am amendment was proposed to add 15,000 more, and 25,000 copies in all are, therefore, ordered to be printed. A resolution was introduced, propos! the last caees eonverting the the 2d goons intoja the Repeal o ARE tment of Dra- iment of Infantry, and proposing that the iment be remounted. . J Ixarnsout offered a resolution calling for infor- mation in reference to the proposed adjunction of the At lantic with the Pacific 0 n. Mr. Srycxs of Georgia, in the midst of a score of mem- bers anxions to bring various propositions before the House, rose to announce the death of Col. Journ Mines, elected a member of the 28th Congress. Col. M died in Georgia on the 15th of October last, at the age of 40. He left no relative to mourn his loss excepting a sister, but, many frisnds who, both here and in Georgia, Mr. 8. said, pp gl witness to the virjues and the abilities of the| leceased. The House adopted the usual resolutions of respect to the memory of the deceased, and then adjourned. Philadelphia. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Pravetrnta, Dec. 16, 1843. The Weather—Opening of a new Church— Baptist Ministers’ Conference—Second Advent Lectures} —Ordinatian and Installation—Dr. Lardne Lecture on Sunday evening—Sabbath evening Exercises in the Churches— Bound over. James Gorpon Bennett, Esq. :— Dear Sir :— 5 It has been raining the entire day—the street: are, therefore, filled with mud, and the crossings} almost impassable. Saint Paul’s new Roman Catholic Church, ne: the corner of Christian and Tenth street, will be! opened for the divine service of be Gi wn will be celebrated at half-past ten o’clock in the mor- ning. The Conference of Baptist Ministers will meet on Mon-| Grange Place. Lectures on the “ Second Advent of Christ in 1843, to-morrow (Sabbath) at ten o'clock in the morning, th in the afternoon, and seven o'clock in the evening. Se: The Pres! and Installed Rev Thomer H. Skinner, Jr.,Pastor of the cond Presbyterian Church, Patterson, N.J. The consti ey the Rev. A. D. Eddy; the Rev. Dr. Skinner, ther of the candidate) preached the sermonj r. Vance to the people. The exercises for to-morrow (Sabbath) ever below, to wit : In thesaloon of the Museum, Dr. Lardner will give his first “ Bridgewater Lecture,” which w: large audiences; in the third Reformed Dutch Church Dr, Bethune will lecture on the “ Tract Cause;” in Saint] lecture on “ the Exercise of the Primacy;” in Saint John’s, Protestant Episcopal Church, Northern Liberties, the} Presence in the Holy Eucharist ;” in the Lombard] Street Universalist Church the Rev, Asher Moore willl 19, 31; in the Fifth Presbyterian Church the Rev. Mr. Graves will preach a discourse in opposition to Univer. (Kensington) Universalist Church the R han will lecture on“ IL. 3) 1. 28, and in the New Jerusalem Chapel the pastor will lecture “In relation to the end of the world.” Seventh and Chesnut streets. nings since, were this a 9 cad over by the Mayor in the sum of one| morrow. ‘The Right Rev. Dr. O'Conner will preach, and lay afternoon at two o'clock, at the First Church, will be delivered in the Saloonfof the Chinese Museum, ste Pre of Newark, N. J., on Friday, ordain tutional questions were proposed and the ordaining pray heever gave the charge to the pastor, and th ried, and as far as 1 ascertain, are brief delivered on Sabbath evening in Boston and Providenc Roman Catholic Church, Bishop Kenrick will Reverend Dr. Ducachet will preach on‘ The lecture on “ The Rich Man and Lazarus,” from Luke XV1, salism, from the text " God is Love”; in the Phernix Street Ghost,” from Mathew ‘82, and ‘The person: sted at the establishment corner o thousand to the Quarter Sessions,