The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1843, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. — office to-day—but to-morrow the Herald will be published as usual Tue Mass Meetine at Vavxna. Garpens Tus Eveninc.—The great mass meeting of American Republicans takes place this evening at Vauxhall Gardens. It will be one of the most interesting and important which has been held in this city for years. That it should be a very harmonious meet- ing all true friends of the cause know full well, and that it will not be so we have not much reason to apprehend. Still it is not amiss to remind all of the necessity and duty of avoiding any approach whatever to conduct which would endanger that unanimity which now constitutes the chiefest strength of the movement. All attempts of indi- viduals to elevate themselves at the expense of others, or to make this great patriotic cause tributary to their personal ends, should be frowned down immediately on their manifestation. If Sam- mans, or Ralph, or Whitney, or the Rev. David Hale, or any one discover the slightest inclination to make individual capital out of this!matter, let him be put down at once. This isthe game that has brought the old factions to the verge of ruin, and unless the new party are suicidally inclined they will never permit its introduction amongst their ranks. So much by way of advice. We want aregular city reform—a reform in every branch of the city government. New York was neverso badly governed in any respect as she is at this moment, on this blessed Christmas eve, Anno Domini one thousand eight hundred and forty-three. And to what quarter are we to look for this re- form? We have tried both whigs and locofocos, and both have been found equally inefficient, sloth- ful, corrupt and worthless. We have no confidence at all neither ofthese hitherto dominent factions— and if the American Republicans fail us, we must be contented to wade knee deep in mud—pay enormous taxes—allow rogues, thieves, burglars, assassins to run at large, and submit to all sorts of fraud and corruption, till perhaps some visitation from heaven sends us deliverance. And not only do the municipal affairs of this great city demand the thoughts of this new party. The state and prospects of the Union itself present much to unite their most earnest and patriotic attention. They are called on at this moment to take strong ground against the extraordinary princ!»'es promul- gated by Rishop Hughes in his late lecture in the ‘Tabernacle—principles of the most dangerous char- acter, but advanced with that jesuitical caution, and priestly plausibility which are so characteristic of this wily, designing, insidious, zealous servant of his Holiness the Pope. Let the American Repub- licans attentively examine the doctrines announced to thousands in this lecture at the Tabernacle, by which David Hale received seventy or eighty dol- Jars—droll enough, indeed, that he should receive money for affording accommodation to the very men who are opposing that party to which he has professedly attached himself. But according to this lecture, itis very clear that Bishop Hughes, act- ing in obedience to the wishes and express com- mand of the Pope, intends by means of the slave question to create and influence dissensions amongst the States of the Union, in orderthat the aspiring, restless,ever-grasping and intriguing church of which he is so efficient a prelate, may step in, seize upon this beautiful heritage, and reduce it to the condi- tion of the European States in thy middle ages. This, imbrief, presents the matter which constita- ted the whole length, and breath, and thickness of the Bishop’s discourse, and when taken in conjunc- tion with the bold, open, audacious, persevering ef- forts of O'Connell to effect the same purposes of dis- organization and subjugation, surely affords abun- dance of material for reflection and indignant re- buke on the part of the American Republicans. Have we not'already’seen how Bishop'Hughes, by means of the school’ question, divided the whigs and locofocos, and eventually conquered both, car- rying his own measures triumphantly?) American Republicans! are you prepared to submit to the Pope—his Bishop—and O’Connell—that trinity of evil influences which are now so openly and mani- festly arrayed against}thepeace’and stability of this republic? We trow not. Mr. Cuoatr’s Ornation—Wesster’s Sprecn.— We have seldom been afforded a better opportunity of contrasting and studying sound and sense— words and ideas—bombast and eloquence—tincel and gold, than that which presented {itself at]the New England celebration in the oration of Choate and the speech of Webster. There’s more to be gained by the comparison than could be got out of a day’s study of Campbell’s Philosophy of Rhetoric or Blair’s excellent treatise on the Belles Letters. It is exceedingly amusing to see the puffs published in the newspapers about this oration. These block- heads of critics are wags without knowing it.— These pufis are the most unmerciful criticisms which could be written. Take any passage at ran- dom from the oration, analyze it, and then read one of the pufls—“beautiful and brilliant thoughts” —“‘burning eloquence”—“flashes of genius” — “gushing loveliness,” and be convinced of the cruelty of these friends. Now this \ora- tion was a splendid specimen of rant and fustian—the speech an admirable specimen of trne and unaffected eloquence. Half a dozen ideas might possibly be extracted, after a very dili- gent and careful analysis from the former—in the latter every sentence contained solid, substantial matter, And this is the universal opinion amongst all who are at all competent to form an accurate Judgment of the merits of literery compositions. Choate was quite lost amid verbiage. He floun- dered about without any evident aim or object. “ Thus when a dab-chick waddles through a copse, On feet and wings—now flies, now wades, now hops.” And yet his subject was one onjwhich he might in- deed have shone. It was a noble one—every way worthy of a vigorous mind, and calculated to excite bold and original ideas. But the oration on this great, comprehensive, inspiring theme, may be most correctly represented by the expressive dis- eription given by the philosophic Prince of Denmark, of a similar effort—* Words—words— words.” Any school-boy of tolere>e¢ memory, and who reads the magazines and Bulwer’s novels, could have written just such a magniloquent, turgid, inflated essay on the character and sufferings of the Pilgrims. And if the matter was indifferent, the style of delivery was still more indifferent. Whining—snuffiing—ranting—it was an imitation of a down-east itinerant expounder of the Word, which would have brought down thunders of ap- plause at Barnum’s Museum How different from all this was the speech of Mr. Webster! Every idea so distinctly brought out— plainly but beautifully expressed—-impressed at once on the mind and memory of the hearer. —Here every where we see the hand of a mas- ter With what a bold, striking pencil was depicted the progress of the two great families of the Anglo-Saxon race, each conquering and subjugating a world! Why, there is more solid matter of information and instruction—more philosophy—more genuine eloquence in that single, short, after-dinner speech of Mr. Wet er; than would suffice to make up the head, body and tail of ten thousand such orations as that which was sung,half through the nose and half through the lips of the Hon. Rufus Choate, in the Broadway Taber- nacle one day last week! In short, as a down- easter would say, “Mr. Choate is but a poor shoat at best, while every word of Mr. Webster weighs a pound avoirdupois.” Equrstaian Exencise.—The noble sence of horsemanship is becoming more and more fashion- able amongst the fair ladies of this city. They have now better opportunities than ever of acquir- ing that elegance and graceful carriage and air ob- tained in the manége. Davis, the best riding mas- ter in this country, has opened his splendid school at Niblo’s - a (- No evening paper will be issued from this The Postponement of Sentence en Moses Y. Beach. A good desl of surprise has been created by the postponement again, on Saturday last, of the sen- tence on Moses Y. Beach, for his foul, gross and beastly slander ona pure and honorable wife; and although we are not much astonished at any thing that the Courts of Justice may do or not do, in this enlightened and virtuous age, yet we must say that we have been a good deal surprised at the re- marks made in Court by eur counsel, Mr. Jordan, on which was founded the action of the Court. To speak in the mildest manner, we must say that Mr. Jordan entirely misapprehended our in- structions, and in several of his declarations acted contrary to our intentions. In matters of law, 1 employ lawyers and pay lawyers, but in all matters of common sense, propriety of feeling, or sense of honor, I use those home-made materials, springing from my own heart and instincts. In this case of Beach, I meant to remove entirely every impedi- ment from the action of the Court of Justice. Ifa simple suspension of the civil suit could not have effected this object—then I was determined to with- draw it altogether. 1 meant to make the Court of s ns take the responsibility—the whole respon- sibility—either of executing the laws, equally to all men, rich or poor, or todo the contrary, just as they listed. I meant to ascertain whether there was moral sentiment in a Court of Justice, sufficient to protect, from gross and unmerited injury, one of the purest and best, and most virtuous of women that ever man called by the endearing name of wife. 1 meant to ascertain whether there was a sense of du- ty—a sense of virtue—a regard for female honor, lingering, in the smallest elements, in the bosom of Recorder Tallmadge, and in the equally capacious breasts of the Aldermen Judges, sufficient for the execution of the laws and for the meting out of jus- tice, equally to all—to the rich and the poor—to Moses Y. Beach or to Mike Walsh. That was all. For myself, for my affectionate and much injur- ed wife, and for my innocent and lovely little boy, we feel too strongly entrenched in the purest and highest principles of honor, truth and vir- tue, ever to care one jot what the Court of Ses- sions may do, or how much they may labor to find technical openings to let Beach escape. Our dependence is upon the purity, the virtue, the integrity of our former lives—the eternal justice which animates an honorable, liberal, just and gen- erous community, those everlasting principles that flow from an ever living and Almighty God, whose attributes are justice, and truth and virtue—and in those hearts of mingled tenderness and strength, of adamant and of fire, that will, in due time, trample in the dirt all the beastly conspiracies that ever have been formed to destroy our characters. We only bide our time, as calmly, as sternly as the im- mutable laws of nature. In obedience, therefore, to,these feelings, I shall give immediate directions for an unequivocal with- drawal and discontinuance of the civil suit against Beach, and thus remove every technical difficulty which the Court of Sessions can conjure up as an excuse for further delay. I want no money of Beach. No money can repay the gross and beastly injury he has inflicted on one of the purest wives that ever breathed. Iwill have no contact in any way with that debased beast. He is in the hands of justice, and his case is the great test question whether there is in Now York the same justice for the rich as for the poor. As for myself, my purpose has been from the be- ginning, to vindicate, according to the laws of God and man—according to the lofty principles of honor, morality and religion, the character of a Most virtuous, true, high-souled wife and innocent child. Tad 1 been actuated by the vulgar passions of the ruffians of the age, I might have waylaid Moses Y. Beach, on the next morning after the libel, and have cut his throat from ear to ear with a Bowie knife’; or I might have shot him down in the street with a loaded pistol. There are hun- dreds and thousands who would have applauded the act—and who blame the moral forbearance I have observed in this matter. But no—I never would allow myself to do so. I have a higher and holier opinion of my own destiny, as marked out by heaven—of the purpose of my existence\by the Almighty, ever to tread one step out of those holy principles which a pious and religious mother and an honorable father instilled into my mind in the days of my youth. I never would seek for jus- tice in any other way, than in that bright, broad, honorable road, marked out equally by the laws of civilized society and the higher laws of God and the Bible. In obedience“to these feelings, therefore, I shall take care to deposit Moses Y. Beach, with’all his wealth and virtues, in the hands of the Court of Sessions of New York, and they can do with him what they please at the next term. But I shall still pursue the slanderers of my wife and family where- ever I find them. And in this investigation I have found certain facts in connection with a person by the name of Gaillardat, the Editor of the French paper in this city, called the €ourrier des Etats Unis, and of a clique of French society, of which it is the organ, from which I have every reason to believe these slanders originated, long before they were caught up and enlarged by Beach. In this business I shall leave no stone unturned to vindicate—ac- cording to the laws of God and man—not by the code of murderers—the honor, the virtue, and the purity of my family and myself. We are not afraid of the strictest investigation into all our private and public conduct. We court it. In that true courage—such as becomes aman anda christian—they will find that James Gordon Ben- nett and his wife have enough to meet every emer- gency here or elsewhere. These slanders on my family, were coined and circulated by certain cligues of society in New York, for the purpose of endeavoring by that side-way to put down me and the popular journal I have suc- ceeded in establishing against all the other news- papers, bankers, financiers, speculators, bankrupts, and scoundrelsthat chequer society here. It was a wilful fabrication, made against a virtuous woman, carried on for the purpose of injuring her successful husband who was hated by rivals. These fabrica- tions,during the last three years, have assumed every shape, and been published and circulated in vari- ous ways. At first they circulated from cligue to cligque~in town and at the watering places—the whole of which I have now pretty nearly traced out, and shall bring the guilty parties to justice, one after another. I have placed Beach at the bar of the Court of Sessions, and their action will tell whether they are really a court of justice or acourt of nonentity, next month. The others will be fol- lowed up, one by one, wherever they are found. In a good, a holy, a pure cause, I cannot be diverted from the pursuit of that reparation which honor and justice equally demand. My step is onward calm, noiseless, stern and unchangeable as the laws of nature. Rerortine.—Another very signal instance of the vast superiority of our means of presenting to the public the earliest, the fullest, most graphic and most accurate reports of all public proceedings, wa afforded in the case of the New England Society dinner. The “Herald” was the only paper that contained a respectable account of this affair. Mr. Webster’s admirable and deeply interesting speech, as well as all the others, was given with that full- ness and accuracy which always distinguish our reports, and which render them so accepta- ble to the public. One of the other papers made considerable efforts to report the dinner, but failed as usual. The “Courier” hadn’t a word of Webster’s spee the “ Journal of Commerce” hadn’ta word of it—the ‘ Tribune” hadn't a word of it—the “ Express” had done much better if it hadn't given a word of it,instead ot the disgraceful, garbled, mea- gre outline it presented in the morning. In the evening edition of the “ Express” our report was given without a syllable of acknowledgement— | that concern maintaining in this, as in all other instances, its uniform characteristic meanness and | This is the time to throw money into the hands of managers of theatres, museums, booksellers, &c., and make large and little children happy. But whilst you are making your purchases of rich books, stop a, moment, and think of those who would like a piece of bread to keep themselves from starvation. . Whilst they are “thinking of this we will give a list of the places of amusements, and of the gifts, that all who have money can see and buy. _ Colman, No. has a magnificent assortment of books, Prints, &e, There are some beautiful holiday gifts to be had at Geo. R. Cholwell’s, No. 79 William street. Look in at Redfield’s, corner of Nassau and Beekman streets, for some splendid books suitable for Christmas gifts. Nanetiy: 57 Chatham street, have .& R. G, their usual excellent assortment of Christmas and New Year’s presents. : Those who wish to shoot any one can obtain their pistols at Spies’, 218 Pear! street. _ Barnett, 59 Courtlandt street, will engrave a beau- tiful visiting eard for you. Any thing in the shape of jewelery can be ob- tained at Lyon’s, No. 80 Chatham street. _ - . For superior wine: Sous 0 to Gilbert’s, in Wil- liam street, and to Clark, Binniger & Cozzens, 56 Vesey street. f _ The Alhamra will supply every ene with cakes, ice cteams, Xe. Lamps of all kinds can be purchased at Hooker's 468 Broadway. They are said to be cheap. As all parlors must be decorated, we advise every one to step into Niblo’s Garcen and buy some dgu- quets, Sc., for that purpose. There is to be a day and evening performance at the Chat , Niblo’s, Tryon’s, Barnum’s Museum, and Peale’s Museum. ere will be great fun and great sights at each. Visit all of them. Also there is to bea festival at Niblo’s, this even- ing, called a tea party. Let all take tea there. _ Cole's Pictures are to be seen at the Society Li- brary Building. if ys _ Parker ii ives a grand ball in the evening at Wash- ington Hall. : ti Those who prefer music canget plenty at Atwill’s si o. 201 Broadway. The latest publications are there. Toys! toys! toys! at 233 Centre street. _ Tiffany, Young’and Ellis, have every variety of holiday presents. Look in at their store, No. Broadway. | i Burgess, aoa & Co., under the American Museum, have a large assortment of books, maga- zines, annuals, &c. 2 ‘Superb cake can be found at Tompson’s, No. 40 Lispenard street. All the churches will be open. Go to them. For further particulars see advertising columns of the Herald. A.C, Casella, Soro Viorinceuuist or THE Court or H. M. THE Kine or Sarprnia. Augustus Cesar Casella, was born at Lisbon on the 15th of October, 1820, of Genoese parents. His father was a celebrated professor of the violin- cello, and at that period held the office of leader at the Theatre of San Carlo in the above mentioned city. At the age of four years Casella evinced a great taste for music. When his father was prac- tising upon his instrument, he would draw near to him, and a desire to become a great performer was perceptible in the child, even at that tender age.— He was always singing, scribbling musical charac- ters, and laying his hands on every instrument that came within his reach. Finally his ruling passicn was yielded to. His father left Lisbon and returned to his own country, where he commenced superin- tending the studies of his son; the violin was the first instrument put in the hands of the youth; but the experiment was fruitless. The learner showed no inclination for the study. The violincello, his father’s instrument, was then tried; to that, and to that only, he applied himself with the iar ea- gerness. He studied underthe tuition of his father, and with so much assiduity that at the age of 14 he gave his first Concert at the theatre of Carlo Felice, in Genoa. This concert met with a highly favorable result, and produced a great effect. But many allowances are made to oneat the age of the young débutant. His father, who was a finished master of his art, Was well aware that much more study was necessary to make a great artiste of his son. Consequently he placed him at the Conserva- torio of Music, in Genoa, where he remained for some time, and until his father received the ap- pointment of first violincellist to His Sardinian Ma- jesty, and was obliged to leave Genoa in order to proceed to the capital Here it was, it may be said, Casella began his musical career, by occu- ying a distinguished place in the orchestra of the \ oyal Theatre, where he remained for six years, endeavoring to perfect himself in his , art. But never did a manager have so insu- bordinate a musician as Casella. He could not adapt himself to the materialism of the orchestra, and although his father had con- tracted for him for can years, he managed so that‘at the close of the sixth, Casella was permitted to resign hisjpost. From thattime he changed completely. He applied himself to the study of the solo violincello and to composition, and in the year 1841 he gave his farewell concert in the presence of rince Carignano, at which he re- ceived great applause. On that occasion he pro- duced, for the first time, his elegy on the loss of his mother. This pathetic piece met with so much favor that he was not allowed to withdraw before having repeated it, at the request of His Royal Highness. r , He next went to Genoa, in the year 1842, at the time the Royal Court was indulging in great festivi- ties, on account of the vom of the ae Prince Victor Emanuel Carella, and was employe toplay at a concert before the Court, at which were present Charles Albert, King of Sardinia, all his fa- mily, Prince Carignano, the aples, the Viceroy of Milan, &c.&c. He produced such an effect that he was rewarded for his performance with the title of Solo Violoncellist at the Royal Court. He also received at Genoa the degree of Professor of the Conservatorio. Thence he proceeded to France, where he gave several concerts, which created a great sensation wherever they were heard. All the newspapers spoke of him. Mery, the famous French poet, said in the Pemmafor of Marseilles, “Casella sings with the Violincello, as Rubini does with the voice.— His elegy causes tears to flow—his ‘ Sovenirs de Genes’ are_ brilliant beyond description. ‘ The song of the Mariners,’ &c, &c.”” Je was created honorary member of _ several Philharmonic Societies, he also obtained the de- gree of Professor of the Conservatory of Turin, and relying upon the success which he has already met with, on the fondness of the American people for music, and on their capacity to appreciate it, he did not hesitate to set foot on the new world. He is young and handsome, and his talents will doubtless be valued according to their worth. Retierous Movements.—The Rev. Dr. Cunning- ham, a minister of the Scottish Free Church, and who came over here in the Hibernia on a mission for the purpose of collecting money from the faith- ful in the United States, preached yesterday in Dr. McElroy’s church in this city. Dr. Cunningham is an able and eloquent divine, and is justly regar- ded as one of the ornaments of that branch of the ancientkirk of Scotland, which has recent- ly discovered something like the spirit of the good old time, in casting off the yoke of civil domina- tion and interference. His sermon yesterday wa evangelical—eloquent—and altogether unexception- able as'to orthodoxy and piety. Of its effect on the pockets of the congregation we are unable to express any very decided opinion, as we have not learned the precise amount of money collected, but we believe that the amount was quite considerable. ‘We can’tsay that we approve of this exploring expedition in which Dr. Cunningham has taken the lead. We are of course very sorry that we cannot give him our approbation, and we think a good many of the people in these regions will be of the same way of thinking. The Doctor and his re- nowned and esteemed associates have made a great stand in favor of voluataryism, but they don’t appear to understand it; at all events their voluntaryism differs materially from American voluntaryism. The notion here, and we admire it, asit is correct, is that every people should support their own clergy. Dr. Cunningham’s idea of com- ing over here and levying contributions on the flocks who have already quite enough to do to find their own shepherds and build their own sheep- folds, is, therefore, not altogether orthodox. It may do well for Bishop Hughes to levy money for the Church of Rome in this country, and also for O'Connell to do the same thing under the name of “repeal rent ; but we do think that the Free Church of Scotland is not acting upto the voluntary principle in thus demanding alms from us. If any of our clergy were to go over to Scotland on such an expedition, we think they would get rather a cool reception, and yet we think that they would have a better right to do 80. They would be going back to the maternal breast. After all, the best plan is forevery people to support their own minis- } dishonesty try—that’s all. ‘ Literary Notices. ‘Tue Aarerican 1N Paris During Tar SumMER— 18 engravings—New York, Appleton & Son.—Here is a holiday present fit for the boudoir of the Presi- dent’s lady—charming, graceful and elegant in its exterior, and within full of that delightful luxuri- riance of thought and descriptions which is caleu- lated to impress the minds of untravelled Ameri- cans with an adequate idea of the novelties and the realities of the lively capital of the most polite nation in the world. We cannot venture upon a detail of its literarv contents, seeing that we abhor depriving the fortunate recipient of his intellectual leave him int onies of suspense,me: - ie that the pe ana here made. of France, and the French are true,to nature. Eighteen engravings, delicious in execution, enough to excite the envy even of the landseers, are interspersed in the book. To be appreciated, however, they must be examin- ed, and that process over, we will swear they will be declared worthy of a lace in the most rec) ot portfolios. Let not the book, however, be rifled of them, for that would be to perpetrate injustice upon both artist and author. By-the-bye, we ob- serve a charming elegy, full of feeling, and sadness, written by ‘‘a fair young American girl with blue eyes,” (oh, ye gods!) in the French language. Spon the death Oe Scleatneer: at whose history all ew York has wept. It would not be inappropriate to introduce the whole in this place, during the musi- cal madness which is now disturbing this com- munity, but we have not room for the whole. The last stanza however will, perhaps, be] sufficient:— i ingante, Fe plate dane le ected se pate, be dans s¢s vers, S%Grigeut A eux-m saat” [sts jest erauonie tout enticve dans les ai ! It is not atfany moment that Berenger er any other living elegiest and song writer can produce such charming lines as these of our blue-eyed native beauty. Poems py Eriza Coox—New York—J. & H. G. Langley.—Here is another holiday present. Eliza Cook was first brought into notice by one of the London weekly papers—now several years ago—and the promise she then gave of bein; few respects inferior to Hemans and_ other gifted female poets seems, in this collection, to approach realization. Her muse, though often enunelg in attire,” does (not may) ‘ touch the heart ;” it is full of feeling, and nature, and she has the power of clothing its conceptions in the simplest yet most telling dialects, Her reputation has now extended to this country, and doubtless she will continue to be appreciated as long as a taste for genuine poetry is found in this great and immortal republic. The production of this volume does great credit to the publishers ; it is elegant without being meaty a tas it is splendid with- out @ particle of ostentation. The plates, twelve in number, are admirable. Snmicor’s Mrurrary Journat or CampaiGNs IN tHe American Revoiution—New York—Bartlett & Welford.—A soley journal pf the operations ef a partisan Sore called the Guach Bangs commanded by Jolonel Simcoe, during the war of the revolution.—This is a record of some inte- resting particulars and local occurrences of that memorable struggle ; and, as being a documentary illustration of the times and the circumstances of the American rebellion, it deserves circulation and favor. Prescort’s History or rue Conquest or Mexi- co.—The first two volumes of this splendid work have been for some time before the public. The third (the second we have notseen,) and last, has just been issued, and is in every way fully worthy of those that have gone before it. It contains ano- ther portrait of Hernando Cortes, and a fac simile of his signature, which is certainly curious in the highest degree. Its contents, besides concluding the history of the Conquest, with the atrocious tor- ture and execution of Guatemozin, give us a con- tinuation of the conqueror’s life, a clear and beauti- ful essay on the origin of Mexican civilization, and a great number of important documents from which facts have been derived inthe progress of the work. Notwithstanding the apology for its introduction made by the author in the preface to the first volume, no one, we think, will fora moment regret that the life of Cortes was continued beyond the great event which made him conqueror of Mexico. Apart from the interest of the history, our feelings inevitably become deeply enlisted in the personal character and fate of Cortes himself: so that his death is very acceptably made the termination of the work. ¥ ‘The history will be universally read, and will be not only the theme of temporary interest in literary circles, but a standard work, preserved in libraries, both spn and private, and regarded as a complete and satisfactory exposition of the cir- cumstances attending that’ important conquest. We have already noticed the splendid manner in which it has been published—a style strictly corres- ponding with its intrinsie worth, and one which must prove very generally acceptable. Its price, though apparently high, is in truth very moderate, when the richness of the jyrceraptiic dress and the heavy expense at which alone the copyright could have been purchased, are taken into the account It cannot but prove an addition as welcome as it it honorable to the literature of the United States. Worxs or [Hannan More.—The Harpers are publishing the complete works of Hannah More in eight numbers, at twenty-five cents each. The seventh is just oe and contains ‘‘ Ceelebs in Search of a Wife”—one of the most successful and useful of all Mrs. More’s valuable and_inte- resting writings. One number only is lacking to complete the work.—Hannah More was a parson in petticoats—a parson of twenty horse power, tuo. Frencu mapg Easy.—Here is another French Grammar, which is equal to nine-tenths of those already published. (Graham N Christy, Astor House, publishers. D’Austene’s Voice or THE CuurncH One—A Ser- mon by the great Genevese Professor—Issued in betes form by Taylor & Co., Brick Church Cha- pel. Horns’ Proresrant Mrmoriat—A useful con- troversial work of reference.—John J. Taylor & Co., publishers. Curtis on tue Licnr.—This [excellent little treatise bts been issued at the low price of one shilling, by Burgess & Stringer. Tux Laptes’ Instructor in Mintivery, &c.— Tus Lavtes Guipr to Emprorpery, &c.—Thisele- ant little work just published by Burgess & Stringer. _ A Voice rrom Axtiquity—By D’Aubigne.—Pab- lished by Taylor & Co. Dr. Couiyer’s Licuts “anv, Suapows or Ame- rican Lire.—Just out, by Brainard & 1s ee P. ’s Srone.—A novel by Dr. BABEL aM Oy lady, and published by J. Winchester.—Very good. Suaxsrrare’s Worxs.—Part IV of Burgess & Stringer’s elegant cheap edition is out. . Miss Lestirs’ Magazine ror Decemper.—Pub- lished by Burgess & Stringer in this city. Anaio-American.—This eee periodical in- creases in excellence, and of course in its circula- tion.—Published at 6 Ann street. Buruerin or Mrprcat Screncr.—A very excel- lent work, issued monthly by Barrington & Has- well, at Philadelphia. Krrrr’s Cycvorapta or Bresicat, LireraturE.— Parts 5 and 6, just out,—Published ed by Newman, 199 Broadway. A good work. Wainwrtent’s Intusrraten Common Prayer.— Nos. 20 and 21 of this splendid work are out — Hewitt, publisher. New Mustc.—Christman, of 404 Pearl street. has published “ I’m too young to Marry.” Grand March from Auber’s opera ‘Les Diaman’s de la Couronne,”—and a collection of admired operas, selected and arranged for the flute. Amusements. Broapway Circus at Ninto’s.—This splendid establishment seems determined to rival all others not only in the quantity but the quality of its entertain- ments. ‘The managers advertise no less than three per- formances for this day of universal festivity. One at 10, another at two, and the third at seven in the evening,when Mr. North will appear in two of those splendid acts, that have secured to him the reputation he so honorably en- joys The Shepherdess and her Swain,” and the “Lost Sprite of the Silver Shower.” The whole bill is diversifi- with those acts of Franklin, Cole, N. Turner, &c., that have hitherto redounded to their universal reputation, full of interest and seasonable enjoyment. . Ciatiam Treatne.—The manager of this house is nota whit behind the best. of his cotemporaries in his preparations for the holidays. Master Diamond, Miss Clemence, Mr. Chambers and others e been en- Haged as auxiliaries to the heretofore excellent company. ‘o«lay two performances, In the afternoon Tom and Jor. ry, Diamond, and Little Red Riding Hood; an in the eve ning thelpopular “Spy of St Mares,” and the beautiful lo- cal pantomime of which we have before spoken, besides other varieties. The same bill will be repeated to- morrow. ‘Tue New Panromine, cannery THE HarirQuin Santa Craus—Prepared by Mons, and Madame Checkeni, which is brought out today at the American Museum, is just the thing for the holidays, and we have. po doubt Barnum will be well rewarded bis Herel oot lays inthe preparation. He gives magnificent entertain. mente every ‘hour to-day, commencing at 10 o'clock, A M. So that visiters, going at any hour will be sure to find an entertainment, for their enjoyment. In addition to Mons, and Mad. Checkeni, formerly of the Ravel Family, Miss Adair, H, G, Sherman, T. G. Booth, Great. Western. Tom Thumb appears for the last time before sailing for London—the Gypsies and the fortune telling Queen, are engaged for the day, making an unprecedented array of talent and novelty, But Barnum don’t stop here—in the evening he gives a most magnificent and gorgeous illu- mination, giving the exterior of the building the appear- ance of an Immense temple of stained glass, With’ such attractions the Museum must be full day and evening. City intelligence. PolicevSunvay, Dec. 24—ARnest ow a Bait Prece.— About 5 o'clock this morning, Watchman stop- ped a man at the corner of Cross and O1 ae wee ‘ he committing a bu: - On asi where he had obtained the Dandie, he ren it Deleged to him, and on be- ing closely questioned, said he had found it on the stoop of @ house up town. '‘Tnis sufficient to satisfy the watchman, he arrested him and took him to the watch- house, when the bundle was found to contain a cout and clothing, and the man arrested gave the name of William Groover. In the course of the morning after his arrest, Mr. John L. Murray, tailor, of 121 Prince street, called at the lower lice, and stated that his store had been en- tered the night previous, and clothing and cloths, valued at about $1: sen therefrom. He identified the cloth and clothing taken from Groover, as a part of that stolen —- his store, and Groover was up to answer the offence. fth two indictments for 6 end cen owas balled with two ‘tments , Who was by John P. Darg, and escaped | to Iphia where he was arrested, was brought to this city yesterday by offi- cer Stokely, and committed to prison to await his trial. Coroner’s Office, Sunday, Dec. 24.—The term ofthe it Coroner expires on ‘Sunday next, but business continues to pour in upon him. An inquest was held on the body of a man who had ace! fallen overboaad, at the foot of Catharine street, and before rescued,although enly in the water about ten minutes, yet he was - Had this accideut happened in almost any other city this man would have been restored, as implements are there placed for the rescue of drowned bodies in almost every public slip. The name of the man is unknown, and no papars were found in his ape giving any clue to his residence or occupation. He appeared to be about 50 years of age, and was dressed in a pea coat, woollen vest, spot- ted woollen shirt, and wore a truss, On his right arm was pricked in indiaink the figure of an Eagle, with a motto of “Liberty.” Onthe lett arm aman and woman, with motto of “Love and be Happy” and a crucifix with motto “finis.” Avorurk Unknown Man.—Also on the body of a man whose name is unknown, who was brought to the City Hospital on Friday night, by a watchman who had found him on the steps ofa house near by in a state of insensibi- lity. He died on Saturday evening of apoplexy with which he had been attacked when found. He was poorly clad, and aged about 60 years. Axoruen Case or Arortexy.—A colored man, named John Gilber, was found in Pearl street on Saturday even- ing, where he had fallen in an Sponteptis fit, and was con- veyed home hy a cab driver where he died during the night. He was a native of Philadelphia, a sailor by occu- pation, and aged about 39 years, Buel, 63 Fulton street, in the capiity of cook, 8 retired the reaiig, previous in apparent F mood health, and rose in the morning as usual to attend to her vocation. Soon after she ent red the kitchen Mr. B. heard groans proceeding from that part of the house, when he went in and found the cook Ving on the floor in the nies of death. He called in the aid of Dr. Childs, but she died before he could render any aid. An examination ofthe body caused the opinion that she died from “disease of the heart,” in which opinion the jury concurred. Charleston. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Cuarveston, Dec. 18, 1843. State of Calhounism—Rising Prospects of Clay— South Carolina. Mr. James Gorpon BenneTr— Sir— As your correspondents of this place fail to give you an account of all that transpires in this great head quarters of Calhounism, I shall endeavor to give you a sketch of such passing events as may be interesting to those at a distance. The friends of the great southern statesman have been in a state of the most feverish excitement since the commencement of the present session of Congress, after having been slumbering in a state of confident security of their strength previous to that time. You may well imagine what was their surprise and mortification at finding themselves in such a pitiful minority, at the muster of their forces at Washington preparatory to a combat with their oppenenty, The first demonstration of the strength of the friends of Mr. Van Buren, was so over- whelming as to strike terror through their ranks, to such a degree fora paiaring aa they scarce knew how to act; and when fully awake to their situation, found their cause was in a most dangerous way.— Sul they were not without hope, for “all is not lost that is in danger.” With nearly the whole south, and the aidof their northern friends, they might still retrieve the day; but alas, these hopes were not to be realized, for after this first fire it is found that the northern Calhounists have hauled down their colors, and are flying from tne field with the utmost precipitation. To add to their misfortunes the banner of Henry Clay has been unfurled in their midst, and under it have rallied many of our most prominent public men, and if, they but carry on the war with half the vigor their partisans with you do, they will, during the next two years, go far to wards revolutionizing the politics Bards State. . But to return to the unfortunate Calhounists. The finishing blow to their cause and hopeshas just been given by the Democratic Convention of Ala- bama, which has nominated Van Buren for Presi- dent, and King, of that State, for Vice. At its an- nouncement here their rage knew no bounds—they stamped and swore, and tore their hair—but this, like all other storms, will be succeeded by a calm, and the last dying kick will be given bythe Legis- lature of this State in December, 1844, giving their vote for Calhoun, after which he will be politically consigned to the tomb of the Capulets. Our Legislature have just adjourned, after a short session, in which but little has been done of much public interest. They have passed an actto change the name of the once famous Louisville, Charles- ton and Cincinnati Railroad Company to that of the South Carolina Railroad—the original design ha- ving ae been abandoned _as impracticable. after making but about seventy-five miles of it, ani it seemed like a parody on the wisdom, name and time of its pro ectors te continue it. ing the session a bill was introduced to modify the present law inreference to free negroes coming within the State on board of vessels from foreign or other ports. By it itis made the duty of the sheriff to commit all such negroes to jail, until the vessel is ready to a again. It has been customary here- tofore to allow such pegtoes the privilege of the yard attached to the jail, Va, Mag restrained from going beyond it. Inreturn, they were only requir- ed to assist the others in keeping it clean while they remained. It was proposed to modify the law 30 as to confine negroes to their vessel only after the captain or consignee signing a bond to that ef- fect. The bill passed the House of Representa- tives, but was pe in the Senate from the fol- lowmg cause: It appearsa few weeke apes ri- tish ship arrived here, having on board a free negro oamed Sones, whose ideas of his personal conse- uence ights had been very much enlarged by the abolitionists in England ; and on being taken to jail by the sheriff, kicked up a terrible fuss about it, and called in the aid of the British Consul to be released ; and on being directed to do some neces- sary work at the jail, used some outrageous lan- guage to the jailor, in the presence of the other ne- groes, for which he received some well merited punishment, This brought forth the Consul, who talked loud about the protection of the British flag, and threatened the wey displeasure of her Ma- jesty’s government, and its consequences, and blus- tered about considera! On learning which, the or fightened ino that they would not be bullied or frightened into any measures, but uphold am laws they might pass at all hazards, and the bill failed; and to prevent the like in future, negroes will hereafter be confined in close custody. So much for abolition interference. ‘The theatre has had an unusual season so far — The enterprising manager, Forbes, has been lavish in producing novelties and attractions for all, and has been better supported by the public than for se- veral seasons past. We are all on tiptoe of expec- tation for Macready, Ole Bull, Veux Tempe, and the other great artists. When they arrive youmay hear again from Tt PLEIADE. Pittsburgh. (Correspondence of the Herald.) Prrrspuren, Pa. Dec. 18, 1843. Dear Bennett— : , Presuming a line from our iron city may again be of interest to your many thousands of readers, I take up my pen once more. The whole city was throwu into excitement yes- terday, (Sunday) by the reyort of the murder of one Mr. Falkenbridge, who is supposed to edit a scurrilous sheet called the “ Tattler.” It appears that W. Sutton, a steamboat captain from Louis- ville, Kentucky, assailed Falkenbridge with a heavy bludgeon, at the steps of the Merchants’ Hotel, and knocked him down, whereupon Falken- P idee drew a knife, and raised it, but before he could make a blow was again levelled by Sutton. A cunning fight then took place—Falkenbridge threw 1 rock which knocked Sutton down, and the fight snded. Falkenbridge was conveyed to the office ot Dr. Tibbet, and I believe is ina fair way of re- sovery. This all occurred as our morning chur h service scommenced, and gathered a mob of seve- cal hundreds of people. Oh! what a shocking ‘pectacleito be enacted in a land of Christians upon USabbath day! Business is brisk—rivers yet open, though very ull of ice—several arrivals yesterday from Louis: ‘ile, The weather is rather warm, and snow ilenty on the ground. Great excitement rages in ‘be political ranks in regard to Mayor; it is hard to vay who will be the successful candidate, It is wupposed, generally, Mr. Hays will be re- ‘lected; but we will elect Shank Governor, sure, fe is a'very popular man, and an old and tried lemoerat; and unless Mr. Muklenburg can get hid ome political intrigue, he can’t come it well. vve given you all the particulars worth noting iow, and so remain your's truly, j Otp Duquesny. Tuat Truxx.—No word yet of that trunk by Pomeroy’s Express. Why don’t they drag the mud holes in Broadway? Who knows but it may be buried deep there? From Demarana.—Captain Burns, of the Julia Tellfair, arrived at this port yesterday, reports that when he sailed (8d inst.) the market was stocked -with all kinds of American produce :—Flour was selling at $5 per barrel and dull. No news. —X—X—_—_—_—_—_—-. GG Tux Revorts in several of the morning and even ng papers of Friday last, of an affray which occurred the evening previous, between Henry W. Merritt and myself, omitted to state that that gentleman assailed and threat- ened to assault me inthe Court room of the General Ses- sions, where | was attending under a subpoena, to testify in acause then on trial before that Court 3 and that he assaulted me in the atreet, immediately on my leaving the Court Room, striking me several times with a large cane, sufficient in the hands of a large, athletic man, to inflict a blow that would produce death. All this was done on his part, nerone I seized the cart rung,fwith which he alleges [ assaulted him, although | was not at any!time, while in possession of the rung,near enough to him to have done so. I will add that the assault and battery committed upon me by this Special Justice for preserving the peace were wholly unprovoked on my part, except that I replied to the insulting and abusive language with whichal was first assailed by him. I deem it proper to state these facts in justice to myself, and in order that the matter may be Properly understood; for although I am indifferent as tothe malignant eneers, and scurrillous abuse of the ignorant, worthless and vile; next to the approval of God and my conscience, I am emulousof the esteem of the virtuous and wise. JEREMIAH G. HAMILTON. Dec. 23, 1843 GG ALL FOR A SHILLING.—Peale’s Museum will reap a golden harvest today under the shilling system. The children’s favorite, Punch and Judy, Adrien the Ma- ‘ician, Miss Adair, Madame Adolph the Fortune Teller, ‘hite Negroes. Performances every hour in the day an evening. Good music, beautiful decorations and illumi- nations, will draw the shillings by the hat full. QG- THE GREAT MASS MEETING.—We think this night was badly chosen for the great ingathering of the American Republicans, as many that would attend an- other time are engaged at parties, balls, or domestic con vivialities of social friends. Still there will be many there, as the stores will be closed and every one at leisure. Should $y of our readers be called on for a speech there, and so unfortunate as to be bald, he should call at once on Phalon, and get one of his superior Wigs, to prevent the bad effects of cold weather. Badinage apart, we have seen an old friend of ours, bald for twenty years, possessed of a lovely iotng wife, who now Pobre 1 Cure aahie cor acer poeta uoeeentys ht m has borne off the or thirty yeary. ‘The fact alm at the Fair for his recherche Gossamer Wigs, and is laily resorted toby every oue desirous of getting their heads, or rather age, renewed, He fits them so as to defy detection, even by aclose observance, from the natural hair; in this consists his superiority over all competition, ae Ae Dressing Saloon is 214 Broadway, opposite St. ul’s. 0G@- BELLES AND BEAUX—CHRISTMAS AND New Year are coming—such meetings, greetings, coo- ings, Wwoolngs, and weddings—and how absolutely ne- cessary is itthat you should show yourselves off to the best advantage on such occasions, ‘that, like angel's vis- its,are few and far between. Therefore all you girls and pretty maids, and merry widows, who have is on your upper lips, or hair concealing the intellectual or- gans of your lofty foreheads, or little pimples on your rosy chéecks, or frecklea sprinkled over your delicate complexions, or any other disfigurement marring your otherwise attractive features, to Dr. Felix Gouraud’s, 67 Walker street, just one door from the corner of Broadway, and he will furnish you with his far famed Poudre Subtile, which will entirely eradicate your su- perfluous hair, and the Miraculous Italian Medicated Soap, will render your skins, no matter how rough, discolored, freckled, chi or diseased, a clear, trans- parent. enviable, normal white. Buy no where else, or you will be deceived. This is the original introduced ve years ago. {tG@- HOLIDAY EDITION—ON TUESDAY, WILL be ready at No, 30.Ann street, and at all the Booksellers. Price, gilt, $2 60.—" Mexico as it was and as it is,” by Brantz Mayer, late Secretary of Legation to that country, embellished with one hundred and sixty splendid engra- vings, executed for this work from ori el drawings, at a cost of over twelve hundred dollars. This will be the cheapest and most valuable book of the season, with over one hundred and fifty engravings, exe- cuted in the highest style of the art—embracing views of the ruined cities, pyramids, curiosities, &c.; and also illus- trations of the people, their manners and customs, &c. &c. &c. It will be the most highly embellished work that has ever been published in country, and full of incident, description,and valuable information, which can no where else be found. Mr. Mayer's work will give a complete account of the present pete | ti condition of Mexico; a view of its ancient civilization ; a description of antiquities in the museum of Mexico, and of the ancient remains, strewn trom California to jaca, which will be copiously illus- trated. It will also furnish @ record of the author's jour. neys to Tezcoco, and through the Tierra Caliente, a full account of the agriculture, manufactures, commerce, re- pebiage saines, cole Tey to this, there w. a view of the past and present history of the comnts it will be more replete with all interesting information concerning Mexi- co, than any work which has appeared since the days of Humboldt. So great has been the labor (el nggticn this work, that we have been able to get ready but one edition, of only 1000 , for the holidays—most of which are already onde! Those wishing to secure copies should be speedy with their orders, J. WINCHESTER, 30 Ann street. CHRISTMAS HAS COME. AND COMES BUT osteX HEAR !—Burgess, Stringer & Co. in making the above important announcement, call the attention of all purchasers of Holiday Presents, to their magnificent assortment of Gift Books, at 222 Broad- ey aoe et tee Sere oe an rte Museum ; ani 10 the followin; lescriptive , per, trated in their behalf:—~ ind . oe THE CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS. The merry happy holida: Are with us here once more, Adieu with glee to forty-three, And welcome forty-four. Each lady fair her beau Some present ni And Santa Claus would respectfully Ben Heath's Book uty ; Keepsake ; Picturesque Annual too ; You'll find the Friendship’s Offering, And also in the lot, That present book of sweetest name, ‘The choice Forget me not. oe own oa ‘an books with these May very well compare ; The Gpala pure Sift is seen In bindings r.ch and rare, ‘The Rose of Sharon, and The Gift, BS a and ne apd pan ; e Wint of Denny’ will ‘disc! The Annual of the Drawing Room, Odd Fellows’ Offering; And Snowden’s People’s Annual, Their choicest treasures bring. We have the Flowers of Poetry, And Poetry ef Flowers, Mrs areca and Miss we tales and scenes lose. the And reading for the mind. Whole Libraries of prose and verse, Bound up in miniature, The works of men whose memories Forever will endure, BURGESS, STRINGER & CO. 222 Broadway, (g@ DR. PETERS’ LOZENGES.—The and in. creasing demand for Peters’ Medicated Loz ston and the vast number of almost miraculous cures which they have performed ,has created a excitement,not only in the city of Gotham, but throughout the Union. Peters’s Lo- zenges, for the cure of coughs,colds,irritation of the lungs consumption, whooping cough and scarlet fever, have no rival, His worm lozenges are a certain, safe and pleasant remedy, and children eat them with avidity, and ask for more. His Cordial Lozenges are a specific for the cure of sick and nervous headache, low ) Melancholy, palpi- tation of the heart, sea sic! ke. His Ci or agae, dyspepsia, liver Compleat, female’ obstrecions ague, dyspepsia, liver co: i, le obstructions, heartburn, costiveness, &e., is beyond all doubt the most valuable and scientific remedy the above complaints over yet discovered, THE HUMAN HAIR BEAUTIFIED, RESTORED and forced to , by athree shilling bottle of Jones’ Coral Hair Restorative. This ° proved by some of our most respectable citizens, who say this really does all we represent. We sell three shilling bottles ead sons may oY eects ig your har — oat 4 appearance, eeps it clean. Give you'll be satisfied. It will actually force the « bye on any part where hair will grow naturally, the 4 face rf jy. It has now the roote, thus staying the hair from 4 the dandruft from the scalp. It also causes red or grey hair, to assume a dark color, and by this, permanently to make the hair grow nate from the roots. If persons use this merely for the hair, nothing is more economical, to keep the soft, dark, silky and beautiful, at least three times as long aa any other prepa. ration for the hair, free m ay bord a bot le, Put the sign of the Ameri ), 82 wtreet, NYG ber, 3 Led if eee Red- ding, 8 State street, Doster ; and 139 Fulton street, rook m lyn, og CONSTITUTIONAL DEBILITY CURED.—The Tonic Mixture prepared uy the College of Medicine and *harmacy of the city of New York is confidently recom- mended for all cases of debility luced by ssoret indul- Pog or ey ad og aL ‘an invi remedy tor im 1, at or ness (unless depend on mabipeiostion Single bottles $1 each; oases of helt dozen, $5, packed and sent to all sof the Union, Office of the College of, icine and Pharmac: Nassau st, W. 8. RICHARDSON, Ageat, . and statistics of Mexico ; and, - { ae y 4 ~