The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1845, Page 2

‘Tar New Krromen Castner rv a Stew.—The | Consutar Systom of the United States. independent action of Mr. Benton at Weshingion, Ina work which has recently appeared, the au- | caucus dictation emanating from the mew Kitchen | Genoa, portrays with great force the utter useless- Cabinet, has created a | the pots, pans and scullions of the new concern; intended. Mr.Lester has for many years represented | and although we do not{see any exhibitions of their our country in Genoa, and in the capacity of Consul, feelings in the organ of the chefs de cursine, yet it and speaking from experience, being withal a learn- | shows itself in the kitchen utensils in other places, ed and talented man, und feeling himself impelled | and ata distance. As it was in the days of the old | by patriotic motives, he has undertaken in the form | Kitchen Cabinet, so it is in the days of the new; | of a letter, addressed to the Hon. W. W. Campbell | the aspirations and regrets of the central clique are | Member of Congress from this city, to demonstrate | first seen in the kitchen organs afar off. Forinstance, | that the present consular system is not only attended | read the following amusing exhibitions from Slamm, | with hardly any benefit to the country, but that the Bang & Co.’s organ in this city, which is one of the | United States is the worst represented country on small officials. | the face of the globe. s [*rom the New York Globe.} | One of the greatest evils that affect our present con- Pte. ei We aslen heen Chalets Mena at | sular system is, that the Ameriean Consul is almost professing democrats, be ae enjoved the nono. a always a merchant actively engaged in commerce, aiteen years Wielded an immense patronege, much of 88d cannot be supposed to give to captains ot ves- xa me Lvegel pemestes Sp the tombers 3 phe awa sels, with valuable cargoes, that disinterested infor- deserving. Independently of his’ own selary, ($3000) | ™iation which he otherwise would. Mr. Lester he has three sons holding office under him, besides two | gives an instance of this, which happened in 1342 or three daughters who are paid about one thousand 4, +43 where an American vessel arrived at a port The Weekly Herald, to be reddy at 8 o’cleck this morn will contain the Report of the Secretary of the ; that of the Postmaster General; the higbly in” teresting end important correspondence between Cal- houn, Pakenham and Buchanan, respecting Oregon ; the valuable and comprehensive letter on the European sffuirs, from our intelligent Paris Correspondent ; and ing, Nev the proceedings in Washington to the latest hour, ko. Single copies sixpence each. ‘The Annual Pictorial Herald. Wo will shortly issue our Annual Pictorial Sheet, and this year’s will be the most splendid affair of the kind thot was ever got up on this continent. it will be embellished with upwatds of two hundred splendid engravings, representing graphically all the great occurrences which have happened during the last year in all perts of the world. It will be emphatically a Daguerreotype History of the World for the year 1845, and will be one of the choicest holiday affairs that the public has seen in a long tim It will be ready by Christma) | dollars each, every year, for colo: maps, or for cop) i} ing public documents. This fact ioe ctarions ak We ington. Mr. Dickens himself is an Englishman, and his family is respectable ; but does it conform to the genius d 8 and spirit of our republican institutions xto bestow so The captain applied to the Consul for information re- much patronage—some $12,000 Specting the state of the market, dc. The Consul | signed to any house whom the captain might select. | r annum —wpon one a family for so 1 time? We think not. Mr. Dickens A r ( The Great Question—Pence or War with — 440" held tho office of Secretary of the Senate much Was in possession of information that the cargo wa’ | y England. longer than he ought to have held it.” just the one at that moment which, if properly sold, | We have every reason to believe that the stock- And again— would give the best profit to the owners. The Con- | jobbing journals of Wall street, efter the reception of the recent intelligence from Europe, fabricated and perpetrated a gross and atrocious outrage upon public mind, respecting the relations of Eng- land and the United States upon the Oregon ques- ton. It will be recollected that letters purporting to be written by intelligent correspondents in London, were published, representing, as a probable fact, that the British government, in the present state of the question, was arming and preparing for the pur- pose of making a general and indiscriminate attack “* [hesitate not to pronounce the conduct of Col. Ben- ton upon this occasion as a most flagrant outrage up 0 the party, andas a dangerous precedent to be set by one who pretends to so much regard for party usages.” This emanates from the new Kitchen Cabinet, and is a piece with the old Kitchen Cabinet, under the management of Blair and Kendall. When that old regime wanted to carry a point, the idea was first promulgated in all the distant organs through the country. They were then collected and placed on the green table of General Jackson, who, after read- ing them, with spectaclea’on nose, would start up— B X stride three steps across the room, and swear—“By upon our commercial sea ports. Several communi- the Eternal—the voice of the people”—while they cations of this nature were published by the stock- were nothing but the echoes of the invisible Kitchen jobbing journals of Wall street, and the conse- Cabinet at Washington. The new Kitchen Cabinet quence was thata great and unexampled depression | are only endeavoringto establish the old party usages took place in thestock market. . io in this respect, and, as a matter of course, pounce Upon a further investigation of the exact position | ypon Mr. Benton in the most outrageous manner, as | eq on our Trieste Consul, who was an Englishman, of the two countries towards each other upon the | we have seen. Butit would seem that there is less | gent a despatch to our Consil at Athens, requesting Oregon question, and after the intelligence which decency in the new Kitchen Cabinet, than there was | him to have the information communicated as soon we have received from all quarters, we have formed | in the old., Not only do they score a Senator of Mr. | 98 possible to our vessels in Trieste To show how the opinion that there is not the least probability of | Benton’s character, who can fight back, but they | well pone Bo Rear tetra one err any thing taking place like actual war between the | include ladi2s in their category, who, by even the | this information to our merchant vessels | United States and England, in relation to the Ore- | most barbarous and brutal nations, areexempt from | hen areas ho was aera to ey erences gon question, ag it stands at present. It is probable | public attack and the most savage ferocity. The ‘hat Mr. Andrews did right, for it could not be ex- that these starements and letters were fabricated in Beeline expressed towards Mr. Dickens ‘ind his | poses, tat Trnald ge any, ee would have a this city, and in the precincts of Wallstreet, by in- | most amiable family canaot be misunderstood. | ‘The only way to account for so many foreigners dividuals who had their own views to subserve, and , Such a mixture of lies, brutality, folly and impu- | s¢tting caaraien erauiatacstty ig that they are de- ‘ that they have been palmed upon the public for dence, can only be characteristic of Slamm, Bang | SReee rapientens eading Retea ieee will | stock-jobbing purposes of the basest and most out- | and Co., and the scullions in the kitchen at Wash- rageous character. | ington. What is the truth? Mr. Dickens is §not How can an interruption ot peaceable relations | an Englishman. He is a native of Pennsylvania, take place, for a long time to come, between Eng- and was once Secretary to the American legation sul did not communicate this knowledge to the cap- | tain, and the cargo was sold at the market rate.— The consequence was, that the Consul made over | , ten thousand dollars by keeping this information secret from the captain. Another great evil is the appointment of foreigners | to the office of Consul. An instance of this Mr. Les" | ter gives, which happened at Trieste, while a diffi- culty between the United States and Great Britain | | was expected on the Oregon question. The Go- | | vernor of Gibraltar despatched a fleet of steamers to intercept all the American merchant vessels, as soon jas he should receive an intimation of the commence- ment of hostilities. At this time there were severa| | of our merchantinen at Trieste and in the Mediterra- | mean. Mr. Andrews, our Consul at Malta, having | ! occasion to know that no dependance could be plac- be willing to act as Consul, unless he is at the same time a merchant, and then it frequently happens that | the influence of his office is exerted to promote his | | private interests. In addition to this, the Consul who - j 4 1s a merchant at the same time, cannot maintain Jand and the United States, as the matter now | at London. His family of sons and daughters are , that dignity and enforce that respect, which ought stands? Jf Congress should pass the law which — the most respectable and ainiable in Washington, pa ies belne to ne eg stage he Heres - ann " ‘i H o hi ail sul will lower his standin, ry entering actively into was recommended by the President in his late and if his high: minded girls make one thousand business. In all cases, the difference basher 4 message, organizing a territorial government in dollars a year by coloring maps and copying public | Consul who is a man of letters and polite education ; Oregon, such a law would only operate on Ameri- | documents, we trust that those office beggars will | and 3 one beeconetl, sae found to Be Just ; F . sos an A ; enough to secure for one ail the respect paid to a n citizens, and be confined to that portion of the | imitate such praiseworthy industry and honorable | diplomatist, and the other all the attention a mere country which 1s south of the Columbia river, leav- | efforts at sel!-dependance. { man of business receives from a courtier. We are ing the disputed section for settlement by future | Thus we have a sample of the meanness and un- | now speaking of foreign countries, where the habits | events: To this, Great Britain, under the law of na- | manly feelings of the new Kitchen Cabinet at Wash- | of society, ey and politically, are different to | tions and on the faith of treaties, cannot take any ington. With a great deal less talent, it has more | is TLegotiae paint of view, our consular system it exceptions whatever. She has done the same thing, | brutality than its prototype, the old Kitchen, which | manifestly deficient—it is this, that the duties—the | by an act of Parliament, passed in 1821. In the | was demolished by Mr. Polk. Not only are men | eget powers ate teepecmblLGee. of our | ; , i ni 5 vili onsuls, are not defined. Consuls, when they re- | present state of public opinion in the civilized assailed, but females are to be attacked and abused, Keates their commissions, are Fensiluiattinnish a. world, no nation, not even England, with all her | and even young and interesting ladies can’t be al- | small tract, called, “Instructions to Consuls ;” but it arrogance, would wantonly venture to go to war, , lowed to rest in their tather’s house, because their | is impossible for any Consul to gain any light from orto break the faith of treaties in order to satisfy | parent may interfere with the ravenous appetites these rlpierdns tact ie points of epee r rerear a malignant, jealous, ,or avaricious passions. She | of those atrocious office beggars who prow! around | thant cA looks shrongeid hired at Mg office would not dare to enter upon war inthe present the capitol, like hungry wolves in mid-winter. On| for aids and authorities, but looksin vain. He can- state of the question, with Europe and the eyes of the recurrence of every new Presidency, droves of | not find even the treaty of commerce existing b2- tween his government and the one to which he is all christeadom looking upon the parties and the | these prowling creatures, like the barbarous Goths, accredited. He cannot find the laws of his country. | measures which the President and Congress may | pour forth from every partof the country to Wash- | What is he to do, under such circumstances, but fo carry out. For, with unequalled wisdom and pru- | ington, there to brutalize and destroy the urbanity | decide on his own understanding of right and dence, be has recommended nothing in his message | of society. wings and, bepteinly, he cannot be blamed—it is is only resource. } violating treaties between the two countries, or } _ We trust that Mr. Polk and the democratic party | “Those instructions also inform the Conaul that bs | contrary to the law of nations. The British public in Congress will have the firmness to resist all at- has no judicial power or authority. Then it tollow« ; and press may storm, and rave, and threaten, and | tempts at dictation, and frustrate all designs of estab- | a SEE p ete ladies ees di ee no paces | F . 5 = | Gans aa ‘ authority, his office is limited merely to that ot a fame, and make preparations, and exhibit their lishing a Kitchen Cabinet under his dynasty. | counsel for. His decisions are not binding. The physical pa pi pd Peg y ne te in i H ‘Theatricals. Consul, under these circumstances, must avoid a i wrong. Mr. Polk has check-mated them betore the Peer a ifm} | instructions, or, as recommended by a distinguished ! civilized world, and they dare not lift a finger with- re rela gt bpp peor aw abe, | United States Judge, “exercise, with discretion, | suttiPoleinink dusstioawkinh would te all tk comedy of “ Twelfth Night,” was again presented, to @ jyst as much authority as is necessary to secure jus- | outinvolving @ question wiich would bring all the | jarge and fashionable audience. Of Mrs. Kean’s Viola, | tice between man and man, and the higher courts ; civilized world in the field against them, to settle | and Mr. Kean’s Orsino, we have already spoken. They | will bear them out in it.” Cases are every day the points in difference. were, last evening jrepresented in as chaste and beautiful | arising of disputes between captains and their crews, But thigis not all. From the most unquestionable a manner as onthe first evening. The other characters | Se erent hc orate cin aah Gein! authority, we know it to be a matter of fact that the | were well sustained by the company. The evening | structions. Yet they do interfere; and the | Hon. Louis McLane has written either toa member , ©losed with the capital comedy of “ Three Weeks After | Court has acknowledged, by its decisions, the jus- of the American Government, or to a private friend ‘arriage,” in which Mr. George Barrett as Sir Charles, | tice of these proceedings. It then amounts to thi hat “ mH Sati exceedingly rich. To-night, the play of the “Mer. | practically, that if a Consul follow his instructions that the ‘‘ military and naval preparations of Great P 9 ‘ igidly, he hi hi all—he i i - chant of Venice,” will be performed, with Mr. Kean as Tigidly, he has no authority at eis a. nonentity. Britain have reference tothe contingencies that may Shylock, and Mrs. Keanas Portia. This will be agreat ‘hese are only a few of the most glaring defects happen on the death of Louis Philippe—but that | the ministry may pretend it to be applicable to the | the fyoung treat. Asan after piece, the ‘ Miller’s Maid,” in which | of ths rasa eonaclar Syme oa Soaaiceg States, ' ate ly who made so successful a debut, in | practical operations. 1n the most distant part of the nited States, for the purpose of intimidation and | Amanthis, i settlement of the Oregon question on their own terms.” i will perform the character of Phebe. most edge) Ration, where ry pay went Bowenr Taratne.—This house was crowded last | 8¢cept 4 consulship, the Engish send an intelligent, | night. Mrs. Shaw, that very popular and deserving sc- | Ccucated , experienced man, and maintain him From these views, which have been deliberately taken after perusing the whole of the late diplomatic correspondence, and particularly Mr. Buchanan’s z Pas n : | with dignity. He is sent to serve the interests of tress, appeared as Bianca, in Milman’s tragic play of | his country, and he is well paid for it, and his work “*Fazio.” After which, Messra. Cony and Bianchard | is well done. John Bull does not solicit a foreigner presented themselves in the “Forest of Bondy, or, the | to do his consular work. A Mr. Pritchard, the and several other Senators, in opposition to the thor, C. Edwards Lester, Esq. late U.S. Congul at | 1 terrible commotion among ness of our present consular system for the purposes | vising the present defec | costume of an Italian bandit, proment dows upreme | tf | country, there should be a Consul General, with a frnitg cumiees over the Consuls and Vice Consuls ol 3. eencianlon, we cannot do better than mend to the present importance of re- consular system of the United States, as being ene of the most important subjects upon which they could peautly legisiate.— And we would recommend to their especial atten- tion, the work of our talented and patriotic ex-Con- sul at Genoa, C. Edwards Lester, 4:5 who, from experience in the practical workings of the system, and in every other respect, is entitled to great con- sideration. Fashionable Intelligence. We stated a fow days dince, that the fashionable son was opening with unusual brilliancy, splendor and | Magnificence—that the élite were making gteat prepara- tions for @ grand and glorious display of their wealth, meanness, taste, vulgarity, and refinement. Several balla, parties, soirées, hops, etc. had then been given; but a grand fancy ball, which came off last night in the up- per and recherché regions of fashion, eclipsed all the pre- vious efforts of the exclusi ‘The preparations for this affair have been going for. ward for some time. Curiosity shops, dry. goods stores, etc., have been thoroughly ransacked for the last two weeks. Milliners, dress mak mantua makers, tai- with as much eagerness and earnestness as Queen Vic" toria probably exhibited when consulting Sir Robert Peel on the course which the British Government ought to pursue in relation to the Oregon question. Cards of | invitation were issued, and everything being rendy, the with most of the valuable machiner, affair came off last night at the house of one of our most celebrated leaders of ton. At about 11 o’clock, the com- pany had all assembled, and the rooms presented quite a singular, peculiar, curious and funoy appearance. 1t was very amusing, however, to observe the strange mixture of elegance, vulgarity, intellect, affectation, modesty, folly, and rudeness, exhibited by the com- pany—who were, in fact, the representatives of every clique and profession, with which our metropolis abounds. Here a celebrated operator in fancy stocks, dressed as the Devil, flirted with the lady ofa celebrated Divine, dre asa Carmelite nun. The Devil seemed to have forgotten his vocation, in the absorbing interest of the conversation with his fair partner, whose beauty would have melted an anchorite or a saint ted member of the aristocracy, dressed i igh ‘a lady ressed a fa Turk. Wherever they move, rable sensation is mani! ‘e asked, and much anxiety initiated to know who they are. ing able to inform them—the gentlem: chandler, who having grown rich and fa! in oil, tallow, duck, etc., retired from tl erected an ind costly palace in the up| of the city. pearance as a bandit, howe promely ridiculous. His dress fits him like his skin, and displays the outline of his person, which his guz- aling, remorsels aldermanic habits, have rendered of an enormous and unwieldy size. Hisettempt to walk in his strange garments, reminded one of a “porker” trying to navigate with his feet tied to his tail. lady on his arm, is the rich widow of an eminent vend of pills and purgatives. Her head is decorated with an enormous turban, and her short satin d. and Turkish trowsers, are literally covered with tawdry jewelry, bugles, spangles, tarnished lace and red ribbons. Her hands, coarse eak chapters of long years bling in soap su i chops, Immediately behind her are by atall gawky, dresse Charles 11. By’ thei ch d dandy, attired XIV. He evidently thinks all observers”—and he is! exp! 4 | nopolize the whole of his attention; a perfect “lady killer” in his own conceit, he sometimes condescend: lend the doubtiul light of his presence to the corté, some leading belle, whom no doubt after the counterfeit fof himself, hourly displayed in the mirror, “pon honor,” a very charming creature. ‘is individual renders and insipidity of his conversation. A disciple of the Brum- mel school, all starch and pads, he apes the reputation of a wit, which he founds on the doubtful foundation of the not too rigid double entendre—forgetting that tas riety, and a just observance of the deci like forbid an infri ment of the chaste rule: cial converse. Purity of mind, like the faultle perfectitude, the a and sullied disc of a pi and revolts. To the credit of however, he is generally ge ow gladly turn to a b , in the costume of Lad y of richly dressed youn; of Honor at the court o! are removed, and their baster shoulders, here sports in the sunshine of h beauty, engro: 11 eyes, and causing all male hearts to palpitate with delight. Miss ‘Tatterd panion, is also surpassingly lovely; she seems li sunbeam, sporting ina flower garden, rendering the ligh Yaore gladsome with her presence. Miss Pigytail, Miss Tinpan, and Mrs. Mocha, also deserve attention. There, I dress Il behaved gentlemen, thiest young merchants,ibrokers, law: sicians——but they are s d vulgar pretenders, tha ntirely lost in the thove conspicno and glittering pretensions of the rotouriers, whos. noisy affectation, and ri and unmeaning laugh- ynder the scene absurd and disagreeable. ‘Aner g te., during ‘ich time, ir, the com- y adjoured to the supper room, which had been bril- liantly slluminated, and elegantly decorated, in honor 0 rvenues ety ond wit enacted. Unfortunately, the room had been ind the windows were fastened down, so trance of the company, from the excite- mente of the ballroom, the thermometor rose to about ninety. The consequence i atate of evapo eat. ed curses, and create an artificial air, by » most diligent exerci while their complexions, in a happ’ n and commixture, affo ig i gth, devoured th pre: nt. At the table we noticed some curious characters, which had hitherto escaped i re is acelebrated “operator” from Park ing Miss onthe asked to d > %, fy y ing—positir Jetter to Mr. Pakenham, in connection with the | Deg of Montargis.” And the evening's performences Fnglish Consul at Tahiti, can treat a Freneh Admi- ois Qa e good lady best intelligence in this country and from Europe, C@¢luded with the “ Railroad Station,” in which Had | jared. ‘Queen to his feet cad Durliunitaes Grill melee *Perceives her former milliner opposite to her, ondeavor- way, Collins, &c., appeared. The same popular and in- viting bill is to be presented to-mght. Grnumax Orrns.—We would remind the friends and | amateurs of the genuine opera, that “Der Freischutz” | will be given again this evening, at Palmo’s Opera 7 House, by the German Opera Company. Such a com- upon the public mind. Our government may or- piete company has seldom been seen inthis city; the | ganize a territorial jurisdiction in Oregon, leaving people of New York have now an opportunity of en- the disputed territory undisturbed, and thus may | Joying such a feast of song, scenery and music, as the keep the question in this state for years to come, emperors, and kings, and electors of Europe, the } iil all is ready, when circumstances will arise that | terniches, Hardenburgs, and Esterhazys have been ac- may terminate the dispute by a coup de main, and , customed to witness. we are decidedly of the opinion that the statements we have referred to were made for stock-jobbing purposes, or were fabricated here with worse in- tentions, and that those journals, in this matter, have perpetrated an unmanly and immoral outrage agreat noise about it. England interferes, and the | French Admiral is disgraced re Look upon that picture—then look upon this. During the recent disturbances in the Pontifical | Stateg, an American arjst, named Devereux, from | South Garolina, was arféstéd on his journey from Venice to Bologna, on suspicion of being concerned in some*movement hostile to the Court of Rome. There was not the slightest evidence for any such | suspicion. He was erdered by the police to leave | Bologna within one hour, or fis head would pay the forfeit. He could not go forward without the safe conduct of the local authorities, and he was | obliged to go back. He fled from Bologna with all in another quarter. From this, our deliberate view | ‘The Philharmonic Society of Boston give a concert | haste, escaped to the mountains, and made his way of the question, we are of the opinion that there | the! bak ne . a Bramson, Mr. Philip Mayerand | a8 best he could to Rome. it was in the winter will be no interruption of the peaceable relations Merle nhisbietsr i | season, and the exposure, cold, hunger, and fatigue, It lessee of the Federal street Theat:e, Bos- sowed the seeds of consumption, and in a few ton, has not given up his intention of opening it as a the- | weeks he was in his grave. hat did our Consul | | atre next spring. at Rome do under the circumstances? Did he de- mand redress, as the British Consul at Tahiti did ? n. | No; he neither asked an explanation from the goy- ‘ot | ernment of the Pope, nor even communicated any information on the subject to his government at home. | What stronger evidence, therefore, can be pre- , | sented, of the utter inefficiency of the present con- sular system of this country? No country in the world but the United States, would tamely have sub- mitted to such indignity. What would the English have done in such a case? She would have demand- ed instant reparation, as far as the nature of the case would have admitted of—and in failure of its being immediately granted. she would have entore- ed itat the cannon’s mouth. Itis, then, plain that between the two countries, growing out of any thing which has yet taken place. ; | Movements of Tra Tue Coutecror or New Yorx anp a Wasu- | ‘ ed eee Re Esvolless Y; peasy, may be it : , ‘ a ferred from the tollowing very limited enumeration INGTON CorgsronpENT.—We do not agree at all he" yrincipal hotels, comprising very nearly tho full with a Washington letter, which appeared in our | amount of each. paper yesterday, relative to the merits and conduct sean ee ek _— of the Collector of New York. We are perfeatly | Cobb, Athens; L. A. end shat Mr. Lawrence was appointed to the | yo9,"j"B mith, Philadelphia C.W. Bath, doy'Jehn e r—and that his | Goulding, Louisville, Ky.; A. H. Goursad, Boston; G. conduct has been perfectly correct throughout. He | H- Shaw, 8. Frothingham, do; P. M. Fake has quartered no relations on the public crib. | mien” Carton, pe dite By land; Our Washington correspondent is,no doubt, inno- | Dixon, Herchet, Charleston; fongtel cently used bya disappointed clique of office-beggars | St, Harbor; A. H. Hunt Boston; M. Dixon, do; Bre- Rockwell, Norwich; Howell ke, Port Richmond. Leland, iow, and Allen, ing, do. —H. L, Parsons, N. H.; 8. Warner, N. H from this city, who would like to see Mr. Lawrence | Philad; W. iH. Talcok, Jersey City; J.P. Vedd cic oote comirrined altel,” Uae ee rejected by the Senate. We hi h i i a Jno. Laurence, 8. ©.; Mr. Ely, 3 A. “s y abroad, under our present j y ‘ope they will be dis- ‘amos, Philad; J. Haigh’, J. Stone, dor EB. L. Walker, ystemn. ‘ appointed. Carlisle; W. H. Lowe, Philad; A.’ Mitchell, Boston; E. We have given only a glance at the defecis of the H. Wright, N. J eesti with the hope of drawing the attention of GrocrarHicaL CHanaes.—These United States | eae 5 sido Pha MoCon. ay ried Sean iharenriioen repetitetn in Con- seein to have changed their geographical position, | ¥. Winthrop, N. H; G. Grifith, F. G. om roping mnaaneres 10 aye this-cnamty: wate ie in an atmospheric point of view, if in no other.— ain wee Meee Als.; Sath Jone only second in commercial and maritime impor- While comparatively mild weather prevailed at the North, severely cold weather astonished the South. ‘The mercury at Nashville, Tenn, on the 2d inst. tance in the whole world, properly represented in forian hgycretl we " ‘ at, therefore, are the remedies that ought to be applied 1 We shall here again draw upon the ad- wy izour—Col. Bomford, Washington; J. B. Boyce, Howann—8. Teller, Cornwall; J. W. Dodd, Orange Co; Dr. Westervelt, Staten Islan h J. Higbie, Albany; was two degrees below zero; at Wheeling, Va., 0} 'z OT) im Pai id; Capt. Squires, Troy; C. Ellis, | mirable letter of Mr. Lester, and present those | the 6th, it was reported twenty degrees below ; and | Nerwnie waa i hv Finch, Troy; A. Hert, | remedies, which he, trom his experience, suggests. , In the first place, then, a consular system should | be adopted, totally different from the present, in all | its distinguishing features. Consuls should be paid regular salaries, adequate to their support, and an | | appropriation should made for an outfit for the pay of Vice Consuls, and Secretaries, and Clerks; and this sum should be sufficient to maintain | at other places at the South, the weather was very | cold and North-like. | Moré Lanp Surrs. telli Suaicmixc.—We hear of splendid sleighing at | bom every point—North, South, East and West. Not for years has the winter set in so seasonably as in By the followin, extracted trom a letter from Helumores it n that some of our Philadelphia lawyers have ing up old records of titles to real estate in this ed that heirs of Joseph Richardson, scrap of in- be and which | the Consul in a manner corresponding with the rank this. On the first day of this month there was one | S bout to institute suit inthe | of his country, and the dignity of his station, big snow storm, which covered the whole North, | ¢ heirs of the family in this ty, and ig heaettrs ‘They should be clothed with all necessary authori- {rom lat. 42 to 54 40, and thence to the North Pole. eau fit ay ace ia foreign oonstienr cenit the interest or reputation of our citizens or govern- ment. Every Consul should be provided with a library of all the standard works on law, commerce and diplomacy. is powers, his rights, and responsibilities, should that they have been written to by a lawyer of Philadel. Phia in Felation to the aubject,who, in his researches, hax eveanc ve : | Come upon the origin: |. The property i Governor or Vinarnta.—Wm. Smith had been | among the most valuable In Philadelphia, znd eemntocc elected Governor of Virginia, for three years from | #me ten, twenty or more acres in the heart of the city.” the Ist proximo. —Philad. Chron, Dee. 12. West's een Mage From Jamatca.—By the Rebecca we have Kings- WITH ‘THE Mais \—There | ; ; ton, Jam., papers to the 19th ult. ‘The steamer be adequat 4 are now three our four mails due from New Or- | had just arrived from Grenada. The Kingston Timer He Sposid te teomisited from engaging in any leans. | ivkee hd a commenced yester- mercantile pursuit. P d the olec er mary he rere e in oe ore | Consular fees should be few, well defined and Mais vor Evrorg.—The letter bags of the steam | {he first time, and the soaond reading fixed for thie day.” | &°,t0 the government. The subject of imm ‘There should be grades of consular rank estab- House of Assembly. d much i i fed much attention inthe j blished. In the chief port or capital of every foreign sup Cambria will close in this eity on M it, Ing., Dec. 12, ing to attract her attention by smiles and simpers, which only excites her indignation. ‘rue, the good lady, not ince, herself emerged from bebind the counter of athird rate fancy store in the Bowery !|— What of that? She married and buriod a wealthy mer- chant, and times ——— “Ma,” exclaims a pretty young lady, dr as a Fairy, “look at that man onthe other side. father’s horrid clerk.” ‘ Don’t look at him, my for fear he should see you ays shocking! id he get here?” Here an ambious parvenue seeka in vain to attract the attention of some ex- Clusives, whom he has met on some former occasion, b: i Everybody appears anxious to disguise their acter, and assume airs of importance. Folly, good humor, wit, affectation, etc, are in the ascendant, And the parties separate in ill humor. Such is fashiona- ble society in New York. City Intelligence. Day Line to Boston.—The train over the Long Ialand route, arrived last evening at 7 o'clock, with a large num- ber of Dey oe who spoke in the highest terms of the comfort of the route, and of the steamer Mutual Satety, and the attention of Captain Lowber. This steamer makes the ferry from th pk to Allen’s Point. is one of the sea-go vessels constructed by the insu- rance offices in this city, for visiting veasels in distress ow the coast, in winter, and is perfectly adapted for the trips sh: is now performing. Ona recent trip across, the passengers took occasion to express, by resolutions assed, their satisfaction that so and comfortable a t had heen provided for the crossing of the Sound. Bitixa Weatner.—Yesterday was a regular freezer ; drew their cloaks around their ks, put on their es, and hurried along ata brisk pace ; noses looked redder than us ud night bed clothing was ia at demand. It was the coldest day we have had ® Racixa.— Returning from a false alarm of fire ning, two engi: mmeneed racing,and ran at furious pace down mm street fortunately, how- evar, running over only one man in their mad career. Wo wish we could have got their names Lapres’ Farr.—The ladies of the First Free Congrega tional Church, aro now holding a fair in the church in Christie street, between Rivington and Delancey, for the or of raising funds to turnish it with carpets, &o. AU sorts of things, te tempt the eye and purse, are here to be seen, and offered for sale by bewutiful girls, xo that it ie almost impossible to resist purchasing. So, go with your pockets well filled. Eytnen Goutpine.—This young girl was found by of- ficers M. C. Cannon, Reid and Miller of the Kighth Ward i the case to the Chief of Fi gre week since, the friends pectable citizen residing i Sullivan street, were very much alarmed by his sudden arance. They advertised for him fered 9 reward for his discovery, Nothing, howev 8 heard of him until Thursday evening k, when he was taken to his own ho and thrust in by three ruffianly looking fellows, who immediately oscape But his return involv ‘reater mystery than hi ai He does not x to be injured exter- nally, but in in a stato of lunacy. He has been atripped entirely of his original clothing and dressed in a, and sixty dollars in money which h. had about him, takes from him. He does not recognize his wife, mother nor friends, but is continually calling to be released, and is laboring under the idea that he is still confined, as he must have been through the week. What could have the object of this most unexampled piece of villany, ‘we cannot imagin We hope our worthy Mayor will immediately proceed with an investigation which may bring the perpetrators of this foul ‘dved to light. Since writing the above, we have conversed with the entleman in whose company Mr. Morrell wan last, fore being missed. This gentleman staid up with Mr. Morroll the night before lg, and he represents him to be tly insane, uttering continually auch incoherent expressions as Let me go.” ‘ You have rebbed mo y money and clothes—what more do you want 7” “ You e threatened to kill me, why don’t youdo it?” Mr. Morrells left eyo and forekeed bear evidence of having re @no- | t fitting | himself obnoxious bythe frivolity | ‘of | 000, Kitna $15,000, Protection $7, received a violent contusionorblow. The eye is watery aud weak. His wrists bear marks similar to such es le by acord, and itis r D offered a dish ae .derad, be wlalontly doclmedit, exclaim such stuff—I have had enough of your poison; ‘ive me cold water,” and on being handed the water, he | drank freely of it. His friend likewise informed us that, | although Mr. Morrell is mentally prostrated, he is grad- Fecovering, and the hope is th:t, by the earl, rt of next week, he will be so far restored as to be to orow some light upon this most, villainous transaction, | This is a matter that muat be probed to the bottom, and my OP crepe ned ba is iaiai nea in the ne covery @ ‘ators, we hope that unceasi Vigilance will be used for that purpose. 4 c. Anpanras’s Optic Garteny. | is of a ve cular character, exhibiting some ver, | fine paintings on @ pew plan, so to mal eee appear ~ | though the original was a before the eyes of the ob- server. ‘he views are changed every week. His rooms | are at 271 Broadway, corner of Chat rs street, where | every attention will be paid to visitors. | Tre Fasionanix Gamacers.—We understand that the | fraternity of , are “down” ete re- porters of the Hérald. raon, the immortal, and who will live to after ages, sa} “truth is justifiable,” | and therefore we promulgate tl crets whic! int our way, unbidden and unsought for, upon th dons upon the public weal, who rob, steal an honest gains, unhooded from public justice. We ha chapter prepared for these ci-devant heroes, which will them “tremble in their shoes,” or we Ha a | m in the Mediterranean with a valuable cargo, con” | lors, costumers, of all descriptions, hed been consulted | oning. 80, beware, you threatening heroes. Brooklyn I Fines in Brooxiyn.—Betwi ven o'clock, yesterday morning, a fre broke out in the extensive rope manu acturing eatablishment of Tucker, Coo} Co., at East Brooklyn, which resulted in its total d tion, nda large stock worth of property | of cordage; © few hundred doll: f only being saved from the premises. The building was of brick, principally, one story high, and about twelve | hundred feet long, extending from the old Wallabeut road to near Myrtle avenue. The location of the premi- sesis in the centre of the block between Greham and Clason avenues. The amount of property destroyed it is impossible to name with certainty at present, but it is ostimuted at from forty to fifty thousand dollars, and is covered by insurance ina number of offices, so that the loss borne by each will be comparatively small. Tho fire, it is supposed, commenced in the office by some ac- cident connected with lightning the fire in the stove in the morning. One deplorable consequence of this con- | flagration is the large number of persons who are by it | thrown out of employment, at the present dull and incle- ment season, We do not know exactly how many wero engaged inthe establisnment, but we understand that the weekly pay roll has averaged from four to five hun- dred dollars. Last night, soon after the lighting of the feeble and anes. Jamps which constitute the poor boon of | those who have to thread their way through the wre | edly managed streets ofthe city,an alarm of fire was giv- | en, originating in the burniag of a house at the corner of Adams street and Myrtle avenue. By the prompt atten- | dance and excellent management of the fire department, the flames were confined to a very limited space, and but little damage was done. Potrce Matrers.—Although from the eastern sec- tion of this)city much police business is now, almost | necessarily, takento Williamsburgh. yet there are occa- | sionally many items of (too frequently painful) inte: | to be gothered from the diurnal proce the well | known tribunal in Henry street—at régeme of Justices Downing, Church, and Garriso: most alarming features prevented by the al of thie Court are the great number of complaints made against females—young and old—married and, single— for unruly and disorderly conduct, arising from intem- perate and dissipated habits. Among the unfortunate | creatures thus paraded before the bar, within a few days | past, one Mrs. Burrs, (the wife of an industrious ; emplary man, who who holds a confidential i le firm in Sow | to the jail, as a common long period of time. Another fequal!y abandoned! named Nancy Johnson, was coi | ing and humiliating fate, in consequence of her | amd inveterate indulgence at the shrine of Bacchus. | She is young, and once was beatiful; but, alas! has long been despoiled of charms, the chastit and purity, which she is represented ‘to have po: ed, ere she fell a victim to the all-destroying mon, whose throne is high-mounted on a ram cask ora beer barrel. A very different and equally | heart-rending case was exhibited before the same func- | tioneries, in the:compulsory appearance (brought thitl | by officer McCormick) of an aged fomale named Col lins, who had been discovered by some humane indi- viduals ine miserable shanty, together with thre help. | less and impoverished children, in the grentest possible | destitution. They were found without food, without fuel. | and, almost, without clothing. The wretched parent of | this’ hapless and half-famasned family wa: z before the death of her husband, in good circumstan and her connections and associations were among the best and | most enviable gin this county. She, how , through | the hard hand of adverse fate, became wretchedly re- | duced, and a pride which was heraditary:with her, p: | vented her from asking aid of the public authoriti | Providentially, however, she has been temporarily Te cued from her deplorabie situation, and duriog the Incle- | ment season which now must visit us, will, with her young ones, be weil and liberally provided for, under the direction of the superintendents oi the poor. Roney or a Macazine.—On Wedaesday night last, the bres. peor of Hazard and Compauy, at Red Hook Poi: rooklyn, under the care aud management o! A. | E. Douglass, corner of Wail ond Woter streets, New York, was robved of eight barrels of powder. ‘There | re {our persons suspected to have been engaged in the | operation, one of whom was yesterday arrested by offi- cer Parker. The others will, in all probability, find their | way to the county jail, ere many days elapse. |“ Srare of Lone Isuann.”—There are some persons in the three counties comprising this Island, to wit: Kings, Queens, and Suffolk, who actually h pe to make it an imperium in imperio. For this purpose, a sort of conven- tion was framed at Funek’s Hotel, Prospect Hiil, on ‘Thursday night last, which was attended by several dis- | tinguished citizens, who assumed to represent the afore- sail countios in deliberate and solemn conclave. Wedo not learn, however, that the proceedings of this august | body had any other results than much good cheer to themselves, and considerable profit to the landlord. Police Intelligence. 12.—Dering Robbery —A very intelligent boy, 16 { age, named Edward Aubrey, in the employ of Draper & Richards, No. 25 Maiden Li ,) importers of watches, jewelry, and fancy ‘was sweeping out the je before 8 o'clock yesterday morning, when a man came up stairs and in- quired if Mr. Draper was in; and upon being answered no, he asked what time he was expected. The boy told him to come about li o’clock, and he would be sure to find him. At this moment two other men came up stairs, and one of the party seized the boy by tl the others slipped some rope out from their p tied both legs ot the boy and brought the end of t up, and made both his arms fast behind him; then ‘ing some red sill: sash which laid on the counter, through nd the counter. the work of afew from his pocket (a 1 made the least noise he would cut his throat ‘his don ‘one of the robbers took from under his cl ala pet bag, filling it up with very cestly purses, pen kuives, &c., amo: rh to between $500 an ), not forgetting to puta pret! Wy ‘ood “ swag” in their pock: ets. ‘They then demanded the key of the safe from the Dr boy, which contained gold watches, but he very inge- | with great pres snce of wind, toldythem he long employed in tho store, and did not | know where it was put Just as they were ready to start with the ag,” very luckily Mr. George V. ppearance on the siairs, who is fore niously, and not b he proprietor of the India Rubber store es then “bolted.” One of them tried The poor boy ves,” when Mr. p thief,”and managed to *'man in the party, in John street, near Nassau, when Mr. Whit sted by escorted him back to the ator n takin, they found a quantity of rich when taken to the police offic lot of pursos was found of the and two small bottles, one cont kerc'siefa, the other costly oil for the hair, to complete his foilet. He gave the name of Jehn Clark, and stands over six feet, and is apparently a very powe:ffl man. One of his “pals” wore helonk and a glazed cap ; tha other, a cloth cap with Tar, und @ hrown sack coat. carpet bag was left in the store, filled to the top. ‘The brass lock on the bagis marked © and T. Inthe bottom of the bag was found a half pair of boots, which can be seon at the Polive Office. This John Clark is an old “crossman,” aud has been “knuckling” in ;this city Puilatelphia, and ceuld be seen frequently in a iW” in the viciaity of Barclay strect, m company ith bis ‘pals’ This robbery ts in the first degree — having placed the boy in bodily fear--for which crime the lowast punishment is tex years in the State priso: or for life, at the option of the Court. Committed for examination . “Tonchers” Arvested.—Kate Thompann and Jonny Wi son, (“‘pals” of Harry Van Nostrand) and & Cox, pal” of Billy Cox) all “operators” in drawing the “bad ge was orrested on suspicion, by that smart oficer Jredic of the 34 ward, and locked up in the station house for examiuation. Stecling Huge —Joe Jackson and Harry Sting, two black rascals, were caught in the act of #tealing dead hogs, vaiued at $5, from Washington market, belonging to carman Stringham. Committed. Stealing Money—Joreph Burns and Edward toghs, (boys) were “nabbed” yestorday, char with stealing $6 from Mr. Kowe, ISth street, between 9th and 10th avenues, Committed by Justice Roome. y Petit Larceny —Setah Gegan was arrested hy a potice- | ran, for sigoling exght colored masian hoods, valued $4, from Alfred Hill, No 54} Commerce stroet. 1 hoods were found ia a travk belonging to Serat, in a honse in Bieecker street. Sarah complained of not re ceiving any wages: consequentiy, she took the hoods to mukt herself “hank.” Committed by Justice Roome Fulse Pretenees —A manby the name of Alexandor n Was brought on from Boston yesterday, on a 1a- quisition from Gov. Wright, charged by the fi muel Froat & Sons with obtaining go™s to the » $600, by false pretences. He wae admiited to hail tu the sum of $1000, Mr Seth Hant becoming bis bail Theft of Clothing —Otlcer Willis arrested a woman by the name of Rebece? Murphy, « servant n the em- ploy of Mire. Jane Ann Tilley, 197 kim street, for steal- at ‘ho Lothing, valued at $2¥. Committed ing female oat ee The ntice. that appeared in yestor- day feraid under this head, was incorrect, and the | case is by no moans one of fraud or intentional wrong. Tue Great Fran in Barnarront.—The insur- ance at this fire ie stated as follows:—There is an naUTANce AMoNating to about $80,000, distributed some- thing like this: Contribationship $20,000, Howard $20,- . New Hi Mutual | $7,000, Hartford $5,000, Jefferson $5,000. ‘The Etna of- | fice mentioned above, is not the Eine office of this city. ' The total logs 18 over $100,000, ir (up | pe | in dispute. ing perfume for hant- | lighting the dillitante of with his insh music, is to pree ev Mr. ‘ran ia, oe ard hers are to tke a part, and the aduaission is but 25 cen's. ‘we suppose, bee " Changes of Weather and Catching Colds. It should always be remeuibered prt 7s an evidence that some 0 a is the |, will most ass ly so irri bene 9 alnerien of Be lungs. w isthe 10 consumption — egctable Pills arcone of the very best mee Si b speedily remo a ‘ill be ler h-aith #1 Front treets, Phi R agent of mi ‘uarantee as ge oes The imposition ie to. purchase f peaile Es tibfowiahed charseter rat ihe OFFICE aud Gear epot, No. 268 Greenwich sires) LIAM WRIGHT, Philadelphia Agent for the Herald, Zieber & CO., 3 Ledger Building, Thi who bseri- fir Sa taples Prrsaiondaily se o'clock: an ni im Re tion of the Ohio River. State of River, +S tt, scant in channel. River closed. 4 feet 4 inches inchannel 48 inches on flats and MONEY MARKET. Friday, Dec. i2—6 P.M. ‘There was a better feeling in the stock market to-da; The transactions were not very extensive, but there was a slight improvement in quotations. Obio 6’s advanced +; Vicksburg, {; Farmers’ Loan, }; Morris Canal, }; Canton, }; Reading Railroad, 1; Norwich and Worces. ter,2}; Erie Railroad, }; Stonington, }; Long Island, }. Harlem closed firm at yesterday's prices. At the Second Board, Reading Railroad advanced } pér cent ; Canton, 1; Long Island, 3; Norwich and Worcester, 3. ‘The improvement in quotations for fancy stocks, ep- pears to be nearly as rapid as the decline was. Some of the railroad stocks have advanced almost as much a« they fell off. Money continues plenty. Loans are daily made at five per cent on United States 6's, as security, and there is at present every appearance of another speculative movement. It cannot, however, be but tem- | porary, as there are so many things of an important cha- | racter likely to occur at any time during the session of Congress, that the bears will get hold of something that will break down the market again, and perhaps produce another panic. ~ ‘The war fever has nearly subsided, and the stock rpecu- lators will,without doubt,soon be again actively engeged in drumming up and drawing in the outside operators. The probabilities of a war have on all sides beon much mag, nified, and those who have been the most alarmed have, vpon reflection, become divested of their fears. A very large part of the whole panic was produced by the bears of Wall street—their object having been accomplished, | they are taking different sides and striving to allay, as much as possible, the excitement they were so promi- nent in producing. There have been, within the past five years, more than twenty wars with Great Britain, if we may judgo from the statements made by stock specu- lators. We have been as near a rupture with Great Bri- tain more than a dozen times within the past two years, according to the statement of politicians, as we are now, and yet our peaceful relations have been pre- served, and instead of our connection becoming weak ened, it is becoming stronger and stronger every day ‘There are at all times hundreds of bear speculators, ready at all times to magnify any little dificulty that may arise from time to time in our foreign relations, by the circulation of false reports, by manufacturing foreign correspondence for home consumption, and any other means of like character, for the purpose of depressing prices of stocks and merchandise, for the time, to eua- ble them to purchase during the heighth of the pa and ruin those who are easily frightened. These things are done so often that it isa matter of astonishment to us, that so many can be found having such a limited knowledge of the position of this country with all othe: as to be intimidated by these manwuvres of the bears in all branches of business, or made to believe that the whole country, and particularly those engaged incom. merce, are sure of being ruined. These panics are ge- nerally of very short duration. While they last they run high, but subside as rapidly os they advance. The recent panic in the stock market depressed quotations for some of our faney stocks filteen aud twenty per cent, but siuce the fever has abated, the Joss hes nearly been recovered. There ups and downs in tho stock market are experienced almost monthly; but the beara et times have a great deal of difficulty in depressing prices, particularly when the bulls are tolerebly strong; and at those times nothing comes so oprepos as & War rumor. Any movement of the Government likely to create any excitement in regard to our foreign relations, is never allowed to pass, but is seized hold of by the bei who generally make much capital of it in Wall street. The variations in quotations for fancy stocks have very little to do with the probability of any diffi- culty with Great Britain, Local causes have mor fluence upon the market value offancy stocks than any- thing el: The political and commercial position of the Govern- ment of the United States and Great Britain, is of such vast importance that it becomes almost an impos- sibility to create a rupture between them. In connec- | tion with this, there is at present no cause for the cited feeling existing in relation to a few degrees of tor- ritory indispute. The official correspondence just pub- lished between the British Minister and the Secretary of | State, throws much light upon the subject, and shows | that there are many ways of settling the question Negotiations have not yet failed, and when they do fail, arbitration steps in and arranges the difficulty. Two countries so intimately connected in all theircommercial relations, so necessary in promoting industry and prosperity in each other, cannot be drawn into a war upon a dispute involving a territory of only four degrees of latitude in extent. Arbitration is the alternative of the present day, in settling any difficulty that may arise between two nations, and we hardly think it will not be resorted to now, when the whole , world is so deeply interested in the preservation of | peace, particularly with the United States. Our government will, without doubt, give the requir- ed notice for a cessation of the mutual occupancy of the © Oregon territory, south of the 45th degree of latitude, or | south of the mouth of the Columbia river, and form @ | territory of that part, to be regulated by the laws of the United States. This we have a perfect right todo, as no — one disputes our claim to that line. The disputed terri- tory would thus be confined to the tract of land between the mouth of the Columbia river and the 49th degree of Istitude, separated from the territory south of that line claimed by ua, and north of that line previously offered to Great Britain—the joint occupancy to continuo in thy district in dispute, until finally and satisfactorily set- tled by negotiation, arbitration, or war. This will, pro- bably, be the result of the present agitation of this «ub- ject, and this arrangement cannot be objectionable to any party. Our citizens, settling in Oregon, south of the Columbia river, will be protected by uur laws, the same asthe subjects of Great Britain have since 1821, be protected by the laws of Upper and Lower Canada, An arrangement of this question, upon this basis, would ford every facility to Amorican settlers, and enable us | to establish the prosperity now existing throughout the States, upon a basis thet coull not well be shaken, So long vs difficulties wath Great Britain upon this or any other question are anticipated, so long will com- mercial aftairs continue somewhat deranged The ele- ments of prosperity never were ina more favorable con- dition than at present, and it is more important than ever that our foreign relations should be settled permanently ond satisfactorily. Alterations in our commercial sys tem are in contemplation, which, if perfected, must prove immensely valuable te the various interosts of both countries. Our bankiny ms are about under- going © complete modification, and. the adoption of the Sub-Treasury system will create a revolution in the currency, nd establish it upon an actual specie b The expansion commenced by the banks, in alm | every State in the Union, was rapidly drawing the com. | mercial classes into operations similar to those that pros- | trated them in 1837 and 1839; but the prompt action of the Administration, in recommending the Sub-Treasury plan | | for the regulation of the Government finances, checked | the inflations and compelled the banks to move very cautionsly in their operations, The large surplus re- venuo of the Government on deposit in banks situated in every section of the country, which the passage of the Sub-I'reasnry act would draw from them in specio, gets as a healthy check upon any expansion they may be dispoved to attempt, which guarantees in ag! | gree the continuance of the existing volume of the cur Tency,and prevents any farther depreciation in In connection with the improvement in tho value of the currency, by the enforcement of the Sub-Treasury plan, | there will, without doubt, be a reduction in the tari, | thet will place usin a much botterand more importiat. position in our commercial intercourse with all nations, than we have ever been placed before, The time foi