The New York Herald Newspaper, March 22, 1846, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. —=———llllle=SOOS——— New York, Sunday, March 2%, 1846, ‘The United States and Great Britain—The Commercial Policy of Each, Foreign and Domestic. In conformity to the spirit of fairness and liberal- ity which has uniformly governed the columns of | the Herald, we have published the last of a senes of letters written by Mr. Lawrence of Massachu- setts, to Mr . Rives of Virginia. Whilewe thus af- ford, through our extensive and varied circulation, a fit opportunity to every class of our fellow-citizens, irrespective of political and social relations, to be- come familiar with the substantial basis of the ar- guments which are made use of by those who coincide in opinion with Mr. Lawrence, we intend the period is fast approaching when cus- tom-house restraints will be almost forgotten—when most perfect equality; but as this revolution cannot be consummated without the fusion of every adverse | imterest and feeling in a common crucible, we will | was presented by Mrs. Asaph Stone, a wealthy lady opens and have to wait for a more favorable period to join in the general movement. In the course of whatever public movements we shall make, we ought always to bear in mind the important destinies of the United States, that no | @ peculiar plan, it was ascertained that the prize to the North and false action shall mar our future usefulness—measur ing our policy by prudential and circumspect rules; and, inasmuch as we cannot control the conduct of | European powers, our government, to be truly Ame- rican, ought to be free, and entirely disembarrassed of all transatlantic entanglements. This was the valedictory counsel of Washington; and such we hold to be the sound and enlightened American }o assume no other responsibility than corresponds doktrins! with the duty of an independent press, under the | PS aS honest conviction that, in the end, an intelligent | Post Roap To Orzaon.—On the 27th of Decem- public opinion will be formed, which will eventually ber last, a resolution was passed by the Senate of and permanently establish a system of political ac- | the United States, instructing the Committee on the tion in this country perfectly free and disembar- | Post Office and Post Roads, to collect facts, and re- rassed from foreign influences or partisan dictation, | POFtto the Senate, on the expediency of establish- In our estimation, the power of the free press has | inga monthly mail route to the mouth of the Co- tended more to enlighten the public then any other | !umbia river. We have received the report of the means of instruction; and the larger and more ex- | Committee, and from the facts detailed in it, we tensive the circulation shall be, the greater will be @gtee with the Committee in the expediency of im- the conservative control of alegitimate national sen- _ mediately establishing a route to Oregon. timent. To those who have watched the career of _ The present population of American people in the independent press, it has been perfectly evident Oregon, is estimated at ten thousand, independent that, as we have spread in every direction the most! those attached to the Hudson Bay Company. reliable information, regardless of party feelings, or | While no number of people as large, in any part of the prejudices of distinct cliques, an irresistible in- the United States, are without a post office and fa- road has been made, subversive of the domineering | cilities for communication with their friends aud | dictation of partizan journals. The public now find | relatives, we cannot see why the pioneers of the | that there are not only questionable sides to the pre- | fr West—these who have left old associations be- | Pang Tueatax.—“Don Pasquale” was brought for, tensions and the exclusive claims of both political | hind, and gone fearlessly to the farthest extremity | factions, but that each may entertain honorable and | Of our republic, there to spread the influences of our | honest motives, in their respective opinions; and, | happy institutions,—should be precluded from en- | what is mosteertain, we have forced the conviction , /°¥ing atleast some of the benefits which their less | through the information we have so diffusely and | °2tetprising countrymen enjoy. | copiously circulated, that the simple radicaliam of “ each political sect would be equally inefficient as, by the establishment of a post route to the Colum: | the regulating power of the national admimutration. | bia- In the great multiplicity of interests connected with _ The trade of the people of thy United States in | our position, and having an eye to the councils of the Pacific is very great. The whaling fleet in the foreign countries, no enlightened American states- #2Cific, and the commerce of the Ceiumbia river, | man would risk his reputation as agound politician, | form e very important item of our business trans- by an obstinate adherence to the contracted dogmas | S¢tions. The whaling fleet alone is estimated to | of antiquated enthusiasts, or the sectional inspira- | C°USist of O75 veseels; employing 40,000 men; and tions of impractical local speculative theories. In the United States there is little wisdom ia “mas. | Allars. Here, then, we «ce fifty thousand citizens j terly inactivity,” aud many are of the opivionthat the | *! the United States virtually deprived of all parti- | Mississipp’ aod its tributary streams do not acquire | Cipauon in our Post Office benefite—virtually, be- any greater claims on the patronage of the Federal | Cavs they cannot send or receive letters ia acy Government, from the cognomen of “ juland seas.” | W8Y €xcept by the uncertain and tedious method et { four mighty leadera would exercise @ little more | Present in use—that ie, by sailing vessels around | honesty and straight forward commun sense, when | Cépe Horn, a voyage that frequently occupies | they appear before their fellow citizens, they would | #¥eral mouths. not so often overstep the bouuds of discretion, by But there are other considerations that demand | taking positions which are not only untenable, but | More attention than even those we have mentioned. | frequently extremely ridiculous. If those gentlemen | Theestablishment of a post road to the Columbia | who seem 0 very anxious to acquire public tame, | would attract shipping there, and if extended to the | would respect the Federal constitwion as the funda- , islands in the Pacific, a large trade would immedi- mental law of a sovereign nation, framed by acon- | #tely spring up. A great many of the difficulties | Yention of the purest and most enlightened states- | that have prevented the extension of our trade in men, they Would come to the irresistible conclusion | South America and the East, would be removed. that the national government is fully constituted to | Merchants could corresp6nd with each other, here | exercise the functions of an independent power, , 82d atthe far west, some four months in advance of | destined to greatness, and the extension of the hu- | the time now required ; we would become the mail manizing influences of personal freedom and demo- | C@!Tiers of the civilized world, to Mexico, Oregon, | cratic liberty. | &c., Guatemala, Chili, Bolivia, Peru,Colombia,Chi- | Inthe course of time, we do not doubt that the | 2% British India, Burmah, Siam, c., Japan, Ma- principles of free trade will exercise a controlling | !4y8 and Polynesians, Arabia and Persia, Africa— | sway over the business interchanges of the world ; | the sggregate population of which, is over six | that, sooner or later, the commercial advantages of | hundred millions of human souls. In fact, we look each country will rest solely on superiority of po- | upon the establishment of a post route to Oregon, as sition, industry, and enterprise, acting within the | ®Mmeasure second only io importance to thecon- sphere of the most enlightened political liberty ; | 8tructing of a railroad the same distance. and we have made the nearest approach to that The committee who drew up the report, say :— condition, in which the sovereign wil! of the people | , It is probable, however, thatthe greatest advantange is properly felt, we have only io" abide the pebteaen hele stain Gye Niece map ier eye | duce Tra Party at Nsto’s—Wuo was Tus Fortv- wate Lavy 1—At the fashionable tea party got up by the trade of the universe will be conducted on the | subscription at Niblo’s, Saloon on Friday evening, | store of | for charitable purposes, connected exclusively with | ‘the Church of the Mesaiah,” a handsome painting | of thiscity, and a member of that society, to be , drawn for by fifty tickets at five dollars, to raise the | sum of two hundred and fifty dollars for the poor. | On the drawing of the lottery, which was done on | would not come up at call, and the fortu | | Mate number to which it did come up, was | not of the church. Here was for the {moment | trouble—but what that fortunate number was, | | great exertions were made by some persons | interested in the drawing, to smother; and after | Consultation, it was decided to give it to an active | manager of the society, not only at the expense of all others, but at the expense of a triumph on the Part of another. We hope that the lady who for- tunately drew the picture, may yet get it; and we are quite certain, that in no event, will she demand | it. If we understood one of the committee | —an honorable gentleman in South street, and | also one of our most wealthy and liberal | citizens—one always foremost in all beneve- | | the whole proceeding was perfectly “fair; and the painting was assigned by the “hand_of Provi-| dence;” “ the lady to whom it was given, deserved | it,?&c. We think, as most others did, that take | the whole affair, it was, to use a well known remark of Samivel Weller, “a remarkable coincidence.” | Who held No. 39? Mrs. W. or Mrs. S.? “There | is luck in odd numbers.” | Theatricals. | ward, for the last time, yesterday evening, and was wel] | performed to a respectable house. On Monday evening | will be brought out, for the first time, “The Brewer of Preston,” a new comic opera ; to be followed by “The Mummy.” Itis an attractive bill of fare, and will, no | | ‘ c) Bat it is not these alone who would be benefited | 2°U»t, draw a large house, curious to witness the new rude piece. Bowery Turatae.—The grand historicnl drama of | “Ivanhoe” was performed last evening for the lust ti This gorgeous pageant and truly beautiful composition | has had a long and successful run, and is now withdrawn to make room for another and still more brilliant nov. ty. Thus the enterprising manager, Mr. Jackson, caters for the taste of his patrons. H» does not force upon | them old plays, however beautiful in themselves they the shipping is valued at over thirty-six millions of | ™ay be, but novelty alter novelty follows in quick suc- | ful disturbance of € ‘2. To-morrow evening a new, grand, romantic | pectacle, entitled “Marmion,” dramatieed from Sir Wal- ter Scott’s renowned poem of that name, will for th time. It abounds in effecti thous, scenery, splendid dresses, and the plot deep and thrilling interest. Mr. Scott will miou, and Mrs. G. Jones, Constance. The whol is well cast talent ar Boweay Amruitue. rhaps the greatest event | of the season, in th of equestrian dis will | take place to morrow e' jog at the Bowery Amphithea- | tre. Independent of the astonishing performances of Mr. T. McFarland, who is known to have accomplished sixty-eight consecutive so! & Co. have secured the vi imitable clown, Joe Pentl: rvices of that in- | 3; Mas Lathro; heard of them, through our foreign exchanges, wo sre constrained to believe, that ne event in the equestrian mrorid cal by any posnbility, excel the wonderful per- formancs e astonishing sagacious developments of th rs of the brute creation. Th efford sufficient room for the e who will be induced to ager and excited crow: visit it, through the short season contemplated for this exbibition ofall that is rare, unique, and truly wonderful. ‘Wencu, Maxx anv Detavan’s Cincvs, PHrapern. This uestrian troupe and dramatic corps ere doin; and most successful business in Philedelphi any will soon leave for the southern and south Eerettories of country, in order to carry out . We would there- western their anticipated summer campaign. | fore suggest that those of our cits, who sometimes re- cognise Philadelphia, as a sister city, should not forget this particular item, in their travels thitherward. Howes’ Cincus, at Bartimone.—-This equestrian ‘lent projects, and who curries an open purse— | 0 | sorts of instruments of noise and anpoyani ississip} doff and Mane, Prussi Providence; N’ Phili Intelligence, Boon Taape paeeThe forty-third semi-annual book sale commences | ary ee the auction | sented is very full, and we doubt not the literature of | the country will be fully represented. SreamMmoat hi ncaa VanstoAe the spring ading to and from this city, are a nues of travel le | all sorts of travellers. This amount of trai great com a on routes which are not ent mono- polized. ’e anticipate di this and the sea- son an uousual competion on the various routes leading Past, It has, in fact, already com- menced. The steamer Oneida has already commenced on the North at the low of fifty cents passage ; and a umber of independent op- pel placed on that route, which low standard. On the New from the foot of Roosevelt Eastern line, the magnifi- placed, about the first of on, under the com- position boats are soon to will reduce fares to a very Haven line boats are running street for fifty cents. On the Cent steamer Oregon is to be April, to ran from here to Sto! mand of Ca Roliins, formerly of the Neptune. The is also to be J on the same route, Keicepsooker ae oe pace ge Oe mane co office as commander of the Rhode Island. There will be much travelling this season, and very low fares. Anetuen New Cuvacn.—The spirit of church-build- ing is certainly rife in this Cenags Ata meeting of of 8. George’s church, held on Thursda: ening, @ communication was presented from Peter G. Stuyvesant, Esq., tend to the vestry a number of lots of ground on Rutherford Place, (Stuyvesant Squere) and Sixteenth street, for the site of a church and rectory. ‘The vestry at once passed resolutions accepting the of- and ordered to commence crt ceopresrip 4 o eee church edifice in a mag yle of arc! » and of it extent of accommodation. Verily this is a church building age. Geamam Socyety.—The annual dinner of the Germa: ape will be given on Weduesday, the 25th inst. the Astor House. Some of the most disti1 German fellow-citizens, men eminent for and devoted attachment to the free instituti land of their adoption, together with some disti patriots, who have long suffered in the cause o! ‘uished liberty to be present on this festive oc- casion. It will be a grand re-uaion. in Europe, are expect Discracerut Riot.—On Friday eveni those scenes ocourred (we believe for the first time that such an vccurrence ever happened in this city) which reflect disgrace both upon every actor therein as well as upon the community in which they are tolerated.— We mean hereby to signify whatis known in Canada and among the lower French, in some of the southwest- rn States, by the name of a Charivari. On the evenii mentioned, at a late hour, a crowd of above a thousan persons was tumultuously assembled in Rivington street, site a private house. A num/er of ‘Amen and boys were furnished, for the o s, and other bing the peace of a newly the house. The uvise, din hoeting, shouting, screaming. wing, wi was made by these men and bo: all heir variety of instruments, is utterly in Not content with this disgracetul proceedi cow horns, cracked trumpé ments, for the purpose of distur married couple residing in and confusion. hallo with em, at intervals, attacked the house and bi against the door, knocki: nd kicking at it with utmost noi fury and lence. The ini Lah wiped remained and gave no signs of noticing their pace aluouey such conduct is but too much calculated to produce, sometimes, the most fatal effects, by rousing up the passions of revenge and retaliation in those who are subjected to such cruel irntations. The only cause assigned by the actors in this scene for their disgraceful conduct was, y siding in the house had got married. We should like to know whether marrisge, which is called “honorable in all things,” isacrime in this city? It is certain that in illicit and unlawful intercourse, are red. Why, then, should e so trampled under foot as jangerou: bance had continued for several hours, the watch ared and, entering quietly among the crowd, per- hing and spirited rider; p, Gardner, Mosely, | pe LE TR ail ot My tnd other Kee erm mH Cpe sel cong sora ‘We are only enabled to give a bird’s-eye view of the ing Peoruen i ner) autho sann Aatehae setae ‘il | Bumerous arrivals at the principal hotels for the last two | By ebenee inaeaated eer ae od Be eee ND | days. The r lists Were prepared, but necessarily | | The pall or cdaednitens) by Mr. Sands, Murine ie | @xcluded by the more important pressure of Congres- | late succesful tourto Europe ; and, from what ‘welave sional and European intelligence, which crow the columns wf the Herald. The following is, nevertheless, jummary. At the —Major Cooper, U. 8.A.; R. Woodward, ; Messrs. Foster, Trumbull, and Rockwell, Rome; J. H. Ireland, West Point; Js. Turner, Savannah; H. A. Griswold, Ky.; — Villamus, Peru; C. Livingston, Clermont; Sam. Chum, Athens, Tennessee; Col. Clarke,” Major Cooper, peas Moynadier, U.8. A.; J. P. San- ford, Albany; M. “Wandell, fonsen gion Evans, Philadelphia; W. James, West Indi U, J.T. Hug! Mr. Perkins, Oregon; G. W. Cashing, t, int, Columbus, Ohio; D. Porter, hmer, mes, Poughki pis H. Grew, Boston; Messrs. ia; ay: ‘A. Finlay, Glasgow; J. Cady, jt. Louis; C. Warren, Boston; roduce, will be the immediate and ultimate effects id uccessfal at Palme’s | E: Perkins, New London: George town; ate period to move in concert with the practice of | which it will have in a Ding the bende of friend- | Opers’Houre, dering the past winter, are now giving a | G. Euglish, Philadelphia: A’B Davidson, Baltimore; F. the Se ‘ ship and union between the le of the Eastandthe | series of exhibitions at Baltimore. Madame Marie Ma- | Fister, Boston; C.T. Berly, Nashville; J. R. Paul, Phila. other countries, in order to give proper permanency | 3 in affording the means of acquiring information | carte, the intrepid, daring and graceful equestrienne, is | delphia; J. Stryk Jos. Russell, Missouri, to the moat liberal system of political economy. | of the Oregon, soasto promote emigration to those re- | drawing a succession of fine houses on e' night of uysen, fg F. Hall,Ala- The idea is,neverthe! i gions, and ultimately to control the vast trade of the Pa- | her appearance. ‘This company are to proceed to Wash- al, jah Cobb, Albany; J. Me- idea is,nevertheless, supposed to be Utopian that | Sifc ocean, As an agricultural country, when compared | ington ere the close of Congress, and probably in ® week | Lelian, Baltimore; H. Richardson, do; H. King, E. Hall, an absolute scheme of free trade can ever be adopted. | with the valley of the Mississippi, it is probable that the | or two. cep en bs Ww. Titec, LS 8. Gold, Phila- The habits, wants, passions, practices and religious | gartvacturogcountty, with it unlimited water power, | , THE ORtawst. Hanwonters.— This celebrated brother | Podgnt berate, Dei. Cordill’ Albany’ J.’ Mershinl aS, feelings of the nations cf the world, are not more | it will, when the population becomes dense, be of more | pod, wha, should be consinered fe among the very W. Van boskirk, Onio; J, ‘Todd, Yhiladelpaisy 3. dissimilar than are their localities, cli importance ; but both these together are of but little i ‘heir performances throughout the etauing week, | Grant, Kentucky; M. Hutchins, Tennessee; Capt. Dey, 5 localities, climates and pro- | portance to the United States, when ‘compared with the | tinue their performances —— Tualled th ing week. | Ce: EW: Minard, N. ductions ; and those who would seriously advocate Rigantic maritime and commercial power that must, Hata and they therefore ate induced t0 temaia forften | » Cit*—Colonel McClelland, Illinois; Col. McConnell, the possible existence of such doctrinal absurdities, | the neture of things soon grow up on Wee ecasepeaking time ‘to come. They will appear es usual, on Monday | jeck#onville, Illinois; J (ay PAE ag al eestor would — better claims to become the unhappy | ple of thie country. ‘The trade and commerce of six ene 1 5cdiba “Dilasld Tosa? oe tab aroling; G. Davidson, Albany; J. Scodell, Geo: doe tenants of a lunatic asylum, than to be the admired | un ions of people, about three-fourths of the | i d vidson, Albany ; louston, Livingston; Captain ele 2 whole ation of the globe, is nearly as convenient to | The sable quintetto gave one of th U.8.N.; W. H. Love, Philadelphia; A. Creighton, of an intelligent, sober-minded people. But we | the mouth of the Columbia as'the trade of Europe is to | fax, Nova Scotia; RR. Campbell, Philadelphea, York. The centre of the valley of the Mississippi ! | | Oregon. If this principle is not met at once, and stifled at its very birth, it would, beyond doubt, wi- | timately lead to the extinction and destruction of | our liberties as a free people. ° The principle we refer to is the following, viz: That ‘ the ex parte opinion of a pure party assembly, or meet of politicians, who are elected in a very shall see. | Itis our duty to watch the progress of events. | a atelibe atlonter War cuore a rual gow ox This is the part of true wisdom. We must, never- ists,.and must grow much greater, will nurture theless, follow, with the most scrupulous caution, | while WaSy creantl aver toe Facade with tha comeiiee ot | every foreign change, as the consequence of a ple- | three-fourths of the world, will have their homes amo: thoric habit, keeping our position at such a dis- | oe he raanie er ihe Uae Site ne saates thik trate | tance from the vortex that we may be so situated as | andthis great maritime power, the government of the to be able to recede or to advance without difficul- | Mise Leer Party siaitieh. Ean ex! hed ty, as the line of prudential counsel shall dictate. | tection and benefits of our laws to that country. The es- The Progress of this country, although not to be baggeen pbs bhromganey Ay artks sade Napertae thst considered the mere result of a combination of | can at this time be taken, happy circumstances, eught still to be regarded as AFFairs or THE GovernmenT—A New Princi- the exuberant growth of powerful fortuitous fo- | rug.—Quite a new principle in the elements of our | Teign impulses ; and, as we have not yet arrived at | republican government, has, for the first time since | that stable point, where we can adopt a policy of | our existence as an independent nation, been start- | perfect independence@we should measure our steps | with the wisdom acquired through the lessons of | salutary experience. It cannot be the course of discreet legislation to break down the wholesome barriers which now constitute our best protec- | tion, and in yielding to the free-trade policy of = Britain, afford an opportunity for the intro- dine a most baneful competition to our car- questionable manner, and are by no means, cither mo- . | rally or legally, representatives of the people, 1s abso- In looking foward to the proposed transition from | !tely and irrevocably binding upon the President elect- | a protective revenue system, it is no competent jus- ened ecieenyanineden, Retell a tification for the sacrifice we may have toencoun-| We have stated the principle thus precisely, in wher Placing the Prosperity and welfare of the order that by a just definition, ite true character | bi country in a state of positive jeopardy, that | may be more properly appreciated. Thisie, when | the commercial professions of other nations are | closely looked into, a principle pregnant with daa- | vacillating in the same direction. It is possible that | ger. Should it become in any degree estabiished, | our progress may be tending to that happy state of | we should then have a new power in our govern. | commercial millenium, but, as there yet exists a | ment, which having at first imperceptibly insinuat- mighty chasm between impracticable theories and | ed itself into a surreptitious existence, would gradu- experimental wisdom, we ought not to be too earn- | ally go on extending iteelf, till at last it swallowed est in preparing to destroy the fair febric of our na- +r r Up every constitutional power of our government tonal importance. If the promise of American A President under the iucubas of such a dangerous prosperity were clouded—if our extraordinary strides Principle, would become a mere machine—a mere to wealth were doubifi'—or, what would be more | tool and instrument in the hands of an unknown important, if there existed a want of harmony and | committee—of en irresponsible body—neither cree Teciprocity, between the commercial, agiicultucal and manufecturing interests, there would then exist | President, but Convress iteelf{—the whole legislature & propriety and a necessity for the abandonment of | of the Union—would be tied hand and foot, and be a doubtful pelicy, for the instaliation of some sys i tem less seemingly precarious, though entirely nc vel in practice, and heretofore uniformly discredited, as incompetent to sustain the varied component ingre- dients of a compound, incident to a civilized condi- tion. The position we now hold is much too valuable, pater and entirely ton grand, to be abandon- di impunity, and with confide: | i *be sacrificed without hesitation. ri sag bai beloaseend PEN inten nr experimenting on rather too broad a ecale— Launen oy THs “CoLumBia” Postroney.—We casting the fortunes and the future heritage of the oy cp country, into the tender embraces of an envious, , “used by strong northwest winds, rendered it un- jealous and monopolizing competitor. It isdueto *#¢ to launch the Columbia on Saturday afternoon, the happiness of the American people, to the labo. | ***nnounced. The launch will take place on Thure- a and industrial, the agricultural, commercial, “8Y next, 26th inst, at 8 o’clock in the morning. manufacturing classes, that no measures should i i Doudlepend whieh meg sll is poodhucn a somnplen Packet Sine Anoote.—This new ship, com- and melancholy revulsion, reciprocally injurious and destructive to every branch of enterprise and | employment. While we maintain and advocate | whole netioa would finally fall under the direction ot uns anomalous power, and uader the individual | who should most faithfully obey its behests. The legislative and executive parts of our government | would be reduced to unmeaning cyphers, and the entire system, spirit and constitution of our govern- ment would be entirely submerged and changed. her first outward passage to Marseilles, in the short space of twenty days. n The N, 0. Delta, of March 13, jedra- changes “— modifications in our varift system, we | no, who has for some time beet the othect ot Carat pei ~ on the “Lift.”—Jem Williams was caught in nevertheless advise and counsel consistent modera- | Seoeu. a fa this city and New York, left tor Havana, | the act of“ lifting” a pair of boots worth $3, from the ‘ion in the use of the pruning knife, believing that | and ss soon arhe found himsidt wring em, prion, | store of G; W.Smith, No. 169 Chatham street, Locked any radical subversion of our cotablishad rules and | nough, started to | up fortrialon Taesday morning, in the Special Ses- gare friepd Hernandez, at Havans. We have full de- " has " and | f the whole affair ot rnande customs, is not only injurious, but will have a direct | mily, Miss MeKeon, ho, bute ‘pecmwe do pay Bas tendeney to endanger the permanent stability of the | it proper to puplieh nd OS — United States. In a word, let us have masterly legal ery * Buraand ner Oh | tanets,) was Fp coin to the echo, as was, of course, ed into existence during the exciting discussions on | PI ated nor recognized by our laws. Not only the | under the power of this imperium in imperio. The | to state that the unusual low tide, | tie manded by Capt. Eveleigh, arrived at Gibraltar on | y Messrs. Stan- am ,on the accordion and bones (sei-disant cas- the ‘Railroad Overture,” which is a very extraordinary performance. The company (as they call themselves,) went afterwards to the Duchess of Gloucester’s soirée, in honor of the birthday of the Duke of C: e honor of si several of jue songs the royal and distinguished party. ve ’s new version of his opera of ‘‘ Ernani,” just brought out in Paris under the name of ‘ Il Proscritto,” has been compressed into three acts, instead of four, by which it is improved ; still it hae not been performed so frequently as it was first anticipated it would be. It is ating ‘admitted that the work contains many musical au Miss Cushman, on eg; the hig tage Theatre, sented Mr. Frederick Webster, the stage director re, with a splendid gold pencil case, accompanied by a letter, expressing in the hand: st terme her ob! tions for the greet assistance ho the pieces in which s) engagement there. A Comedy, by Douglas Jerrold, has been accepted at the Haymarket Theatre ; it will, most probably, de the next novelty produced there. Madame Vestris, and Mr. Charles Matthews, have been playing at the Brighton Theatre. | Mademoiselle Fabbri, the celebrated danseuse, and M. | Bretin, are drawing immense houses at the Theatre Roy- al, Manchester, England. The Queen’s Theatre has been eompletely renovated by Mr. Sloane. Miss Helen Faucit has just terminated a very success- ful engagement at the atre Royal Dublin. She is to be succeeded by the Missos Cushman, in “ Romeo wi 7 Mactead latel; nced @ short engage ir. Mai comme: aa e ment in Edinburgh. 4 Mr. Forrest hax been playin; towns in the north of Scotland. Police Intelligence. Marcu 21.—Robbi a Pedier.—A German by the name of Vinzenz Kitle, was arcerted yesterday by. liceman Closey, of the lst d, and Cregier, of the 17th ward, charged with steali trunk, containing the fol- pda Beat d belonging toa German pedier by th name of Raphael Gering—4 silver watches, worth $40; 119 five franc pieces, val ‘at $110; $95 in bank bills; | $44 im silver cow; #lso @ lot of dry goods worth $100—in | ali $369. This trunk, it ee was stolen et Easton, Peousslvania, on last Thursday morning, by Kille, who imwediately fled. Tho owner of the property trailed the trunk to this city, and procured the aid of the above officers,who very soon a! the have also | been torional ough to recover the wh f the pro- ti about $50. Justice Drinker committed | e ition, and it is to be hoped that he will be | sent back to Pennsylvania for trial. Grand Larceny.—Thomas Maxwell was arrested yes- | terday by one cf the Ist ward officers, charged with | stealing a small market schooner, about 17 tons, called the Bentley. She was stolen from the foot of Market | efore 6 in Aberdeen, and other | | slip; shejwas owned by Joseph Monqua,No. 48 Roosevelt | stieet, and valued at $000. Committed by Justice Drin- ker for examination. "etit Larceny.—Michael Hawley was arrested last night for @ rudder chaia, worth $5, belon; to James teal Thames street. sing | Woking up the Wr Passengers.—As officers Welch | and Burley, of the Sth ward, were walking up Broad. way, between 11 and 19 o'clock last night, they ob- | served three chaps ahead of them, ecting in a very dis. orderly manner, appa about haif drunk; upon pass- ing these bloods, one of them pushed violentiy against Mr. Barley, using, at _the same time, anything but gen- aage. The officer remonstrated with bim conduct, whereupon t ther blood, called (son of lawyer Anthon) struck Mr. man! for such Frederick Anthon rescue the po asentnn rier —coneed' to the soap, ward station houss and 4 en were escorted before Jt id thoes before Jus. tice ‘0 bail in $500 to answer at court fer assaulting an officer while in discharge of his ons. Petit Larceny.—Jacob Etton was caught in the act of tro’ ere Neth Taylor, Ill; Joseph Lippincott, ror, Troy; M. Stevenson, U. 8. New Lendo: 3 H.S. Moore, Tennessee; Carolina. Gioss.—G. W. Cushi Wilson, Philadelphia ‘son, Philadelphia ; Biddle, Philadelphia ; it ing, Baltimore; Browne and a Cozens, Providence; J. M. a Providence ; H. B. Punchard, Boston ; Messrs. Heath, Gambrele and Plumer, Baltimore ; D. and H. E. Eakly, Boston; Fenimore Cooper, Cooperstown; J. M. Pagott, Philadelphia ; Mr Urquahart, Montreal. Howanp.—Ja Clapp, Albany; J. Heyton, Virginia; J. Walcott, Massachusetts; W. Furniss, Lancanter 3; Mr. McDonald,Canada; H. Estor, cone co.; J.C. Derby, Auburn ; W. Wenéall, Albany ; J. G She) duegai ; 'G. Murdoch, Baltimore; D. Carroll, Troy ; Ge White, Albany; A. ‘Thompson, Boston; J. B. Hoy Pittsburg ; E. H. Bower, Worcester; G. W. Ai ‘Washington ; II, Blakely, Cincinnati; 8, R. Alexandria, D. C.; Jno. Stevenson, Virginia; C. A. Gardner, Norwich ; J. B. Eckford, Massach Brasher, Columbiana, Ala. Slyck, Rochester. 3.H Tupper, Troy; A. ‘Van Court of General Sessions. Before Recorder Tallmadge, and Aldermen Dodge and Tappan. John McKeon, Eeq. District Attorney. Marcu 21.—Nolle Prosequi.—Io the case of Lewis A. Dean, indicted for obtaining goods by false pretences, from Mr. Marcus Mitchell, a nolle prosequi was directed to be entered; the prosecutor having satisfied the Dis | trict Attorney that he had been mit n in bis views in relation to the matter The Case of Charles M'Intyre and Edward Charles, in- dicted for a misdemeanor in advertising lottery tickets. In this case, in which the first named defendant had put in ademurer to the indictment. the Court sustained the indictment by giving judgment for thejpeople. Amount gs e “inthe case of H. E. Smith, in- dicted for bigamy, his counsel made an application to the Court to admit him to bail on bis own recognizances, inasmuch as a considerabl- length of time had transpired since the indictment hed been feund, without bringin, him to trial. The Court granted the motion of counse! for the — and fixed the amount of bail at $500. The Counsellor Terhune.—The court here stated that an application had been made in this case to suspend Mr. Terhune from practice, while a writ, prepared by the district attorney, was under consideration befora the Supreme Court. With regard to the subject, the court remarked that they had considered the case, and were of opinion that they hed nO province in the matter, andtherefore could not sus tain the motion of the district attorney to suspend Mr. Terhune from practising in this court. Discharged — Caroline Morgan, , indicted for a counterfeit $3 bill, was admitted to bail in tee omater ), on her own recognizances, and allowed to depart. business of Court the term ha Seve disposed of, the the term of the x jing his thanks to the pt the assi istance he had received from him of his public duties, as also for the capable and faith! manner in which he hed his judicial duties, and for his uniform kindness courtesy to himeelf, and toto all the members of the bar, whose thanks, on their behalf, he also tendered. Tho Recorper, in reply, rose and said, that he could not but with 8 of gratitude receive this expreasion at thanks of the Di t omens and the members of the bar, for his humble, though honestly intended ser- vices on the bench. No doubt he bad often through the infirmities of his nature, but with design to do so. He hed been on the Court more five years, and the duties called to discharge were often sidle delicate character; bnt ed to iblic 28 unintentionally committed. due to the magistrates of the city, who had with him in his duties on the bi kindness benevolence tow: y thanks were likewise due to the gentlemen reporters of the ) Who mo wang hg ape ae their w rm politeness im 81 the ceurt, ‘is to sid him in the daties he hed te John Kneharcki, Ne jowery. Locked up for wi legally. The history of Mrs. Burnand and sister (Medre- | ‘The dwelling at Eldon, the resid wg hed beee able to do i. activity. noe twe nieces) ie st interesting, and Logene | about fre miles ftom Cambrndge: Ma was. entirely ee | #, by saying thet he left this In the fancied dreams of some of our aad trith the particulars iba tn lf wi be wae i a | pactour a comfortable ety ners =| ‘a ‘era, cn ae rehants, ulators, pleasure-seekers, and | ed with me its, spect P! ond, last, one of | e shame: | & party re- | ind disegreeable to fulfil the | laws both of God and man, than to live in violation of them ? Injustice to the police we will add that, after the dist ‘Sand: a] Laredepeesbha eee maaded the parties to cea:e their disturbance. bard, Canan- | uv. 8. Office. in “Before Commissioner Metoalt. ae ry peanar ts Lawte Maacn ‘The Schooner and the Slave Mary. on Up yesterday, ad | Fine in Lent the ° t pone sg church, will fpreach in the pincer an. at — oie ardte B eponad of the Patuxent, when | uel chureh, corner of Prince and Thompson streets, this | she was I wish you to state whether she was | evening. Pe at employed ia the slave trade. from | | The Rav. Dr. Shroeder. of Flashing, 1. will proach | the coast of Africa to pect of How York, oF 9 €R7'| te Cha vonae is she-chaseh of the 'y ‘Evangelists, other place ? ‘andewater strest, evening. ‘Ter condon, in my judgment wat rery.sntc: | "tus ar, Wa. HE. Lawl, reclr of Galery | Reathte, to nave made u voyage rom he coast Anca | BPS Tany?iay Santon Area botween Eaves and toqte At that season, of the yeor—I mean the 27th of | Nerfolk streets, this aie yg hes September and the month off ‘October—what kind of | Mission Cuvacn Ce a or obiiga ong regular | weather would you be tikely to meet, during a voyage | quarterly sermon in wee from the coast of Africa to Cuba in the church in Christopher street, a adiate Shape tataket Metog a Gltee, | xt eli Sect i Romine Bde cusp | t 0) , Wi 3 5 | they would be oly to find trade winds, and the vo | (earn lof the Protestant Episcopal Church Missionary | would be short; and, after running out the trade winds, | society for seamen. | Sa aa neer the West Indies, they would get south St. Jude’s Protestant Ept pal Free Church, jeu a he ‘What ‘Sixth avenue, 0 street, is r | etcaae was the condition of the sails of the Pa- Speped for dvi sr eee anes be, ee | A.—Those sails which would be the most useful, were } 2000 and evening. | ingood conditionthet is, her foresail, topeail, square { Anglo-American Free Church of Saint O so-55 1g | sails, and two jibs were in good order at that time; but j Martyr, No. 406 B: adele ft i ores tt” cus, rector. neither of her main sails were worth any thing. Divine Service this dey at 10) .» 3 P.* vf. and in the Q.—Is there not usually,in the month of October, fair | o at 7} o~lock, when & sermon © 1) 44 weather, so that the voy! might be made fromthe | by the Rev. Wm. Walton, ister of St. Cle- | coast of Africa to Cuba without any great risk? ‘ment’s church. i | eg s, sir, the voyege is made generally in twenty- A.course of ectatve will be 2¢"svered in B.C | five ‘church, by seve! e cle’.gy, on Sunday loment’s | Ni the vessel at the time in a condi- of the evenings | uot to cart) om trade between the poct of New York, or | daring Lent, on some 1 Os, more prominent duties and any port in the United Btatee at that aseson we | Ze fourth lecture will be deliveiced (reeled. iene are nadtacene long peisage from the coast of Africa Ject—The proper use of Wor',y wealth for the church.” very long | the time the leak sprung, and with the exce, | occasional gale we hed usually light winds, w! account for the mene, ‘up to that time. Q.—How —_ York y days were you from the coss jew Yor! yes) Ansa forty days up to the night the leak was | sprung, and we werethen about four or five days sail | from New York, and in five daysafter we got into Ber- muda. . = charts on board the Patuxent ? Sie ‘cherts—one ‘achart of the Atlantic oceal nd the other a chart ona very large scale, Dee eS een flags and pennants found on board larwi r trader. Darn Covnser.- Do you mean to say they were an to say they ct Atronney.—I do Confi will be ption ofan } Co tmaation &dministored by the Rev. hich will Bani teCenty, (ai erenog) iin B Mapecs Lent.—Lent is €0 called becat which it is observed. 1 fers in reggae intevers oe ing sp: isnow vised to signify the spring our favie aie naderinge tee iniea se Ais resurrection. ; ‘ wists “3 Bushop oon- Onvinations.—On “Friday the 6th inst., the ferred Tonsure and # jjnor Seders, in the Ci on Messers. Jeremiah 4 hern, and James Power. On Satur- | day the 7th, the sac’ red Order of Subdeaconship was con- ferfed on Mr. Jame s Power. On Sunday the Sth, the se- cred Order of Deas onship was confe on Rev. Michael Malone, Richard ‘O’Connor, and James Power. - day the 9th inst, @he sacred order of Priesthood Sennen fas con | ferred on Rev. James Power and Jobn Berbigier, bo! delan ging to the diocese of Pittaburgh.— H "He r At Crown Point, N. Y., West Parish, Feb 11th, a new | church was 1 under the name of the Second Cor Pectin hurch of Crown Point, by an ecolesias- yu ‘as signals, tic: T council —I believe there is «kind of private signel |’ fhe same day, by the same ecclesiastical body, Rev. | inthe metthmme seston: 2 C.,C, Stevens was installed pastor of sald church. ‘Tavs: uEs.—Have you ever found such as these before? ¢ ation and reading the Scriptures by Rev. C. Ransom, of 6 not. may be jle, however, that | ) foriah ; prayer by the Rev. H.O. Schermerhorn, of Ti- there are such als in the merchants’ service. ¢mnderoga; sermon by Dr. Lebaree, of Col- qe ere they found ? loge; i er by the Rev. Dang Lamb, of Brid- | A.—'They were found in the cabin. ort; charge to the pastor by Rev. 8.L. Herrick, of the | Please state what part. iret church Crown jut; it hand of (ie mpc by | —They were found in one of the slee) gaan on | Rev. R 8 Cushman, of Orwell; charge to the people by | the top. They were usually kept out sight. Rev. J. F. Goodhue, of Shoreham; consluding errs | Q—Is it usual to keep the ofa ship inthe cabin ¢ | by Rev. 8. Wood, ot Schroon; benediction by pas | _A.—Itis not ; but I suppose they may be kept inary | tor. ee ey Lsoame thoce dage, con give novoet. | »,lceTatsarion Rav. Jonathen Carte, Gate of New one o! Qs arn } ste over ie Ol ter desoription of where they were, than what I have | church of South Woodstock, Cl, on the tothof Fab- 2. ease to inform us, could they be seen except by uling the berth? believe not ; they were stowed out of sight. ‘When did you discover them ny the 27th of September, when the cabim was overhauled. —In whose berth were they found? oak in the mate’s ber, but I am not positive; and they remained in his possession all the time after- baicieal the time when the vessel was seized, how many berths were there in the cabin that were occupied? A teere were two, and in one of them those fe; Q-—In what part of the vessel are flags or signals for | commercial purposes usually kept ? A.—1 do not know. | Q.—Did you find fire arms of any kind there ? ‘%A.—We found two muskets two they were old and seemed to have seen a good deal of service, and one of them in particular, I mean one of the pistols, had a | piratical look. We thought the finding of the two bur- gees was rather a sin; circumstance. Cross-eramined by » Counsel.—Q.— Lieut. Chand- ler, had you ever been on the Coast of Africa before the last cruise? A—No, sir. Q'—How long had you been on the coat before the dey on which this vessel wes boarded 7 ‘A.—I had been there from the middle of February or 1st of March —Daring the period intervening from the 1st of Mavch and the tine the ‘veasel was sefzed, had you been om inthe intervening period we cruised dawn as far vy Equator ; we are not confined to i ees place ; we weer far as Cape de Verd, rie, and the Canary . .— We ou cruising there for thefpurpose of pre- a the Aiticen slave trade? Q—Had you,before you seized the Patuxent, captured any vessel in that trade ? —Yes, sir ; there was one vessel captured about two months before by one of our squadron, (the brig Trux- ton.) C.—Then the first ure in which you were concern- ed ad = any personal agency, was Patuxent? .— Yes, sit. —How often were you on shore, or at any port on the Count of Attica i oe Palm isk hge you ever on shore at Cape Moust ? A.—No, sir Co ‘Were those places which you have beenat slav A. frequently ceptured and sold, and there are near them. Commrsstonen—Were you ever on shore at any slave station on the Coast of A—No, sir. Q.—Have you any other knowledge of what slave de- pots are, except what you derived from information? ae inasmuch never visited those places, can in regard to the adaptn- essel for » except such as yca ived from information 7 have aes ania what knowledge I have derived from OL ‘@— When the Patuxent was boarded at Monrowia, “ae : Me cai ? om not * Q.—How long were the officers in charge on board cf her? ; they went an board of her in neral regulations ; their attention called arly to her ; she was under sail at the time she boarded, and seemed to bein a hurry off, and stood for Cape Mount. you an: How Pepe ou were on board of her when abe started for jount 7 A-=-To of my recollection we were out of but not . “Spi ares start in pursuit of her 7 Otow far was she from your vessel at the time she "iA. Several cables length, but within range of us vel cal jer rut Q—How far was she distant from you a¢ Monrovia when — officer left her 7 A-—-I caniot tell ; was Q.—You took possession of her on the 27th, about one clock. What examination did you make of her that day? ‘KI locked intoher hold and under deck, in pre- of Steel, and i was 6} Q.—When did you break her out 7 pena the ard October; on that day I made the ex- ‘amination . Q—Was it on that dey you broke out the berth in which you found the fogs? A —Ne ; the cabin we broke out the first day. Pm re ohehhe ou find 7 por each, twobarrels of (ney hae barrels of bread, and. about four barrels of sait fish, and some cabin stores. .—When you speak of the number of persons, that would be sufhoieat to conduct a vessel, ‘eit or without br pn ni ed our | ie }» and from what forma ou 8 A.—From the ‘expatvence 1 gained by twenty years Professional service. Q -When you 5; of the allowauce of a pint of water and a pound of rice a day, did yeu mean a pint of ‘water to be , or to be boiled with the rice? ‘| meant the pint of water was to be drunk, and it eit only allowance. { take for granted they boil the ith salt water. ever seen what you call a slave deck ? that I have, but I have seen decks of which could be used for slat may be made tosit upon anyth: ymey put thom on the water cusks, but it te ueuel for slavers to havea slave dock, for room and greater ong could ail the material found be - Could rial you found on deck whew wing ? < ts are Ae that it could. of dito the materials you found in the hold ating of old iron, itnot usual for all jeir holds 7 jestion. poke of the man Carnot asa deaior at Chpe Mount, ‘De yous ro lealer ‘#pe Mount 0 you know that King Louis Philip him the grand rots of tae ionor sent and a sword, for his efforts in the slave trade #A—I donot. But whether he did or net it would not change my opinion arnot. The remainder of his ex- emination wasa ition of the faots elicited on his corrall bench cH 21.—Drcisions.—-James L. Perthal eds. Man Reneen ‘a: goods sold and deliver. plaintiff, and defendant | moved to set it aside on the ane improper evi- dence was admittod. New Obadiah Cus i. Wm. Barrow, et al.—Judg- ment for plaintiff on jurrer. Herman Brenen ve. Wn. H. Chester, et al.—Ji for plaintiff on demurrer; plaintiff moy repl¥ on pe} Ot saat Smith vs, Jomes Hogen.-Motion for new trial STyohn Ht. Kyser vs. Robert Cunningham-~-Verdict con- | the charge to the people ; bene | ruary. Rea he dhgiy apace aah ng Rev. Mr. Dickinson, of Chaplin; sermon by Rev. De. Bates, of Dudley, Mase.from 1 ‘Cor. i. 21; installing prayer by Rev. Mr. Tillotson, of Brooklyn ; charge to astor by Rev. Mr. Boutelle, of North Woodstook, (East); fel- Jowsbip of the pastors and churches by Rev. Mr. Marsh, of North Woo ik, (West) ; address to the people by Rev. Mr. Ober, of West W: ik ; concluding prayer by Rev. Mr. Rice, of West Ki! ly. The services were i, qy npeiais and solema. This church, having deen di @ pastor for nearly two years, is now happily united under the charge of a man of experience ‘and success. May the union be lasting. InstatLation.—Rev. L. Hamilton was installed pastor of the Presbyterian church in Campbell, Steuben coun- ty, N. Y., on Thursday, 12th ult, at 11 A.M. Rev P.H. wler, of Elmira, preached the sermon ; Rev. T. W. D of Jasper, offered the installi: Eyes ae. of .Mead’s Creek, gave the charge to pas- . B. Foster Pratt, of Painted Post, gave the $ M. Goldsmith presided, tor Charge to the people; Rev. B. and pat the constitutional questions ; benediction by the pastor. Instattep.—On the evening of the same day, Rev.J- fiores in. Coming. Rey FW. “Grave of Eimir, charel . Rev. F. W. preached the sermon ; Rev. E. Everett, of Mead’s Gi offered the {eetalling prayer, wRev. B. F. Pratt, of Seales e\eiyacer nee san Gere Sk ge ir; Rev. ¥ jammed diction by the bain ot InstaLLep —And on Thursday evening, the 10th inst.» Ww. F. 4 Graves was installa tor of the fer toast a ewing, of one Preached sermon ; . C. C. Carr, re the constitutional tions ; Rev. People ; benediction by the pastor. Instatiation.—Rev. J. B. Preston was installed ofthe Co: cburch of B; by. the ng the Geriptures by Rev. 3. Chichester ‘ntrodustory ures iv. J. i prayer by wv. E. Toof; sermon b; Rev. G. Craw ; constitutional questions by the id re J. R. Page offered the inst prayer ; charge to the (sear | Rev. B. Sunderland ; charge to the people by iv. G. 8. Corwin ; by the pastor. Drsp—On Fr Mr. At Bei |. Yoy nan Seen eee ce tn Avsany, Match 20, 1646. lo, sir; but contiguous to those places slavesare | New York Herald and Calhoun’s Speech—Oregon Reaolu- tions in the Legislature—Salt Duty—Spencer’s Report Reports of Committee en Banko—Liability- Clause— State Canvention—-Mike Welsh—-Colonel Young— Weatha. The New York Herald of yesterday, containing the interesting intelligence from Washington, and the Speech of John C. Calhoun, on the twelve months no- tice, arrived here this morning at nine A. M. A curious and exciting scene ensued ; Jones’ news depot was in- stantly crowded, and ina few hours every Herald in the city was sold. The intelligence had a peculiarly agite- ting effect upon populsr opinion, and immediately be- came the first and exclusive topic of conversation about thecity. The Senate business was retarded, I think, by this information, as I remarked that several Senators were entirely occupied with the New York Herald.— The mysterious and unaccountable position of this Ore- uestion, its contunual and rotations, ficep' the public mind in constant ‘and eppreben: sion for the issue. T believe the Legislature will instantly take up and | pass the O1 resolutions now. before it, in to give Congress an expression offs sentiments upon this ! the duty it—it contisued with horrid mo- notony until the hour of My letter in yostarday's Herald, relative to famgus report, occasioned pore, whatever. The mi ber, (Mr. Pierce,) reported tectr, Yortiog pied a long. t occu, a long usta number were ordered printed, &r ose in committee upon the common school ‘nis State—the aboli of county superi: from thi 8. infusing life, and love, and and creating generous poet A ie — ni ; withdra' irom the actus usiness transpiring islature, and is fixed sternly and attentively upon con dition of the country, and the events ametances which have forced the country into hei ewaye § ution. The conve - war—Begro few | Tho one at Will | called up very soon. The House wes = = ye , engaged upon A homicide was perpetrated on Saturday evening last, says the Memphis ef the Sth, about seven miles — from this city, on the Military Road, by anold men ne — med Williams, upon a Dr. Horatio du Crump. les red in fries conversation over a glass of liq ‘hen Williams offence at & Du Cramp, staboed him in the death. He was arrested and com: for Two slight breaks have occurred Chesapeake and Ohio Canal— and one Dear Senecein consequense of the late freshet. , at danecs, in tooat © week. Demege — wa