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TH Vol. XII, No. 220—Whole No. €457. FOREIGN EXTRACTS. American Affairs in Europe. dic. die. dc. We h = “gd portion ee ve an e a eo atinntine’ poresst hy ot report, which we published in esterday’s paper, of the Select ommittee appointed b: United States Houxe of Representatives to invest Lager of official misconduct breught against ir. Webster by Mr. Ingersoll We have more than ouc: directed public attentivn to this subject; and a Little mor than a mouth ago, while the investign' mm wae still pend- ing. we took occasion, as it will perhaps be remember- we expose the chsracter of this indecent transaction, and to prognosticate the result of the inquiry. We can- Sebolsin tee-cus eutuolpstions tha’ merit of any remarka- ble political ight; nor do we consider that to discre- ive of @ foreign power, was any particular exam- = of charity or penetration But the peculiar charac- ter of the charges, and the evidence on which they were founded, when coupled with the position of the genile- man egainst whom vr were urged, do, now thut they are given more im detail to the world, illustrate very sen- sibly the observations which we formerly offered on the whole transaction We will not merely say that no rand jury would ever have listened fc t pawl ry jo ersebh for a moment on lication for trial; but we will as- it ne Council of Three, either in it house, would ever have hed 9 against the grestest t statesman of their country. 07 ° ¥ As to the abstract truth of the accusation, no opinions but those expressed by ourselves could evor have pro- cured credence amongst men of reason or information. Bat it might perhaps have been not unnaturally surmised by somo that there would be found appearances sufficient to mislead the accuser, and that he would have made out a case for himself, even se he failed in establishing ‘one against his adversary. But although there is not the slightest ground for supposing the select committee un- favorably’ disposed to Mr. Ingersoll--though they obviously avoid any direct insinuations of the frivolous ness and vexutiousness of the charge, and are clearly rather desirous of impartially complimenting all parties —yet the report,which they have been bound incommon make, discloses the utter groundiessness of the original charg 10 shally oud saaveldanly, that it is ners conceive any cis-a ays el or s under which iM: ‘4 Ly: self amenab! r. Ingersoll would not have become him- le to the censure he designed to inflict. The charges advanced against Mr. Webster were « three in number,—that he had transferred from its proper place of deposit to his own hands part of a certain fund, ‘without the knowledge of the President, under whose control it was placed; that he had used the public money to corrupt the public press; and that he gone out of office a public defaulter. Qn the first count it d that the transfer was effected by th lent im. the most formal manmer to Mr. Webster; and that in point of fact, by Jaw and old custom, Mr. Webster ‘was actually the very officer in whose hands the money should be ed; but that an interruption in such custom had fora few years occur till ‘State reasons determined the President, on the in question, to revert to the original system of co! the deposit to his Secretary of state. On the seco: of asomewha less definite nature, the committee, though they have evidently found and followed up most Perseveriugly Mr. Ingersoll’ original track, are compelled to express their conclusion that ‘every foundation for a belief, or evena suspicion, that the pub- jic money was used to corrupt the party press” is re- moved. And asto the third article of the accusation, it ‘was actually shown that Mr. Webster, after his retire- ment from office, had paid over to his successors the whole of the apparent balance due from him, until he could call in the various vouchers for the sums which he had disbursed on the public account, with the under- standing that, on the production of such documents, the money should be refunded to him; and that all subse- quent transactions between him and the Exchequer con- sisted in ayes ‘whim by the Government of sums which he vas intothe Treasury, but wuich were really not due from him! so that, in ‘point of fact, he ‘was all along a creditor of his country, and not a debtor ! and the only doubt expressed by the Committee is, not whether Mr Webster owes anything to the public—for any possibility efsuch a balance was obviated by him long ago—but whether the United States of America are not ut this moment indebted to their late Secretary of State in the true and lawiul sum of £80. Perhaps the committee could not, according to Ameri- can rule, express any final opinion of the nature of the accusation, and were confined to the point on which they have certainly most unreservedly declared the: the unsullied character of Mr. Webster. But we are not without suspicion that the general tone ef American feel ing is mainly to be blamed for the facility and composure with which this outrageous charge has been entertained, and for the total impunity which the false accuser has secured. Not since the inning of the last century in our own country—not since the deluge of the French Revolution in any European kingdom, could a statesman sere been charged with pecajation Se anament in such an ordinary matter-of-course as has been exhibited here. ‘That one senator should make this ac- cusation against another as a mere outbreak of temper, and without a shadow of foundation to rest upon, is Dad enough ; but et ae wee 80 little general surp! amo! @ people—so little outcry against the pany ‘accused by those who sey oe him guilty, and so ittle discredit agaiast the accuser by those who belie him innocent, is a circumstance indicative of the low Possible range of public and political morality. (From the London Times, July 15.) ‘The last arrival from the United States brings us intel- ligence from New York down to the 30th of last month, and from the theatre of war on the Rio Grande down to the 3d ult. The armistice which had been proposed by the Mexican commander and rejected by Gene Taylor has, it fact, been imposed upon both armies by the cir- cumstances in which they are respectfully placed ; for, as we had antici |, the American forces were by no means in a condition to take advantage of their late suc- cesses by a rapid march injo the interior of Mexico; and the Mexica ns, on the other hand had neither political authority nor military power to expel the invading army from their territory. The consequence has been that both the belligerents have remained in a state of inaction; and both are looking for reinforcements to sustain the war, These reinforcements will, it is needless to add, only increase the disproportion between the forces brought into the field by the two states ; and it is not eesy to account for the infatuativn or the patriotic ardor which induces Parades, whe appeared to have just secur- ed his own tical ition in the commonwealth, to risk everything by taking the actual command of an ar- my, which has so few chances of victory on its side. if the accounts which reach us through the American papers are to be believed, the effect of the war has been ir more disastrous to the political condition of Mexico than had been anticipated. The approach of an insolent and aggressive onemy, di ii from the people of Mexico by all the characteristics of religion, of manners, and of blood, might reasonably have been expected to call forth the latent energy of the nation, and incite them toa vigorous and united effort in defence of their na- tionalexistence, At one time it was believed that war with the United States would be popular in Mexico; and that, in spite of the danger from without, the internal go- vernment of the repul would be rather stre1 ened than cee it. These hopes were senry, Salle cious. Several of the provinces of Mexico have already shown 8 disposition to avail themselves of this opportu- nity to throw off the Federal tie, and to assert a preca- rious independence. Some of the most influential classes of society appear to indicate their acquiescence in @ species of conquest which they begin to think inevi+ table, and which may at least secure to them the rights of property Sore effectually than their present worth- Jess and unstable government. Yucatan has already de- clared her independence, and the United States have immediately abknowledged it, by exempting the coast of that province, and the it has assumed, trom the epe- ration of the blockade; and opinions favorable to the ad- vance ofthe Americans, are said to be entertained in many parts of the sorthern provinces of the republic. This state of things may, however, be changed to a considerable extent, as far as regards the internal dispo- sitions of Mexico, by the restoration of Santa Anna to an event oa ‘we must now suppose to be by It is easy to perceive that the operations of a protrac- |, Unhealthy, expensive and inglorious war will Hot racy the American democracy, or be popular in the United States. At no distant period the cabinet of ‘Washington will be as eager to make peace in the midst Of ita anticipated trium, 8 the cabinet of Mexico un- der the pars of deteat; for, if the war be pete lor by the United staies with superior forces and su; Success, it is at the same time far more onerous to the American lation than to the ill paid and irregular forces of theenemy. We may hope, therefore, that both parties will reize the first decent pretext for pnitting an end to this wanton snd absurd quarrel. {From the Londen Chronicle, July 15.) _ The inte! ince from the United States, received by two successive arrivals, is varied and interesting The intelligence which we published yesterday consisted of ‘anaccount of the lual advance of the American for- ces under General Taylor, who had, it would seem, the of ad directly on the capital. The city sant on ‘had heen saptarod, and the wathurities of the margo had sent a tation to the American General, to offer him possession of the town. Itis almost im ble at this di — rte. h distance, ind with our necessa: come down to the 12th of June. The Mexici were concentrated in the mountain pass near Montere , whieh lies considerably to the westward of Camargo, and is, it would teem, destined tobe an inglo- rious promt hy Ghneral ‘Tay lor was hesitating for @ short period in his advance, until he had procured a sufficiency of rations for his troops at Camargo, and then the struggle wouid be quickly conclo From the jetiers of our correspondent Mr. McDuffie, the successor of Mr. A’ 1 the Committee of Foreign Rel sent a report to the Seu mending @ speedy termination of the Mexican war, &n equitabte adjustment of all differences between countries; and should such a report be made, there aj irs to be little doubt, onthe other hand, that it w e great influence with the Senate. When we come to consider what the report of Mr. Walker, the Secre- as Chairman iowa, is about to pre- b; he tary of the Treasury was, we cannet wonder that there should be found e numbers PB ee willing to lis- would spare a) V4 of saddling the country s EE THE FEARFUL SCALP DANCE OF THE INDIANS. a ne lhe Our engraving, to-day, shows the Indian excited by blood, by gratified revenge, and victory. His passion expresses itself in the most tumultuous extravagances. From their wigwams pour out half naked squaws, children and dogs; they mingle with the warriors in one dense mass—soon a drym is heard, a circle is formed, the war-flag is raised in the centre, a song chaunted, and the scalp danee begins. Those who have witnessed it, describe it as the acting of mad-men ; all the reserve and dignity of the race is thrown aside, and each warrior appears as though possessed of the demon of evil. But afterwards, the victory accomplished, the rites finished, the warrior assumes his usual stoical demeanor, till his vengeance is again to be gratified. In Mr. McKenney’s late work, detailing his experience among the tribes of the west, much that is new and intensely interesting, will reward a patient perusal. large amount of national debt. It appeared by that re- port, which we printed on Monday last, that the aggre- gate estimated expenditure of the War and Navy Depart- ments for the fiscal year 1846-1847, amounted te $23,952,- 904 over and above the estimates made in January last. In those estimates, m for a time of peace, it was calcu- lated that on th of July, 1847, there would remain balance in the Treasury of $4,3324€ Deducting this balance from the excess oi the expenditure above esti- ited by the War and Navy Departments; there would result a deficiency of $19,630,463 How this deficiency is to be met by any conquests, consistent with sound policy, that could be made in M ico, it is nota le difficult to see. As to supposing that ‘any extra turn of the ordinary financial screw will se- cure a sufficient compensation for the expenses of the war from the Mexicans, the supposition is perfectly ridi- culous. “ Noeffects” is the ground; if there be apy, of Without doubt the Americans are prepared to i for additional territorial aggran- very little doubt, from the ac- e of the naval operations, that they meditate no less than @ permanent 1 mt in California, if not the annexation of that province. Thus they will suc- ceed, at last, in ol Possession of the Bay of San Francisco—the finest harbor on the coast of the Pacific. If we are to judge from the tone of the Union, the gov- ernment paper, Mr. Polk seems disposed to hurry on matters, before any of the European governments shall have time to interfere. ‘Mexico must relinquish her absurd territorial pretensions,” says a writer in that journal ; “the war must progress onward, till the United States shall have the power to dictate, from the capi @ peace upon such terms as would not only be satisfa tory, but permanent.” I sevente that the Legislature of Yucatan have pro- claimed the independence of that province asa separate republic. Thus the Mexican federation is rapidly falling to pieces. Paredes was to march towar atamoras to meet General Taylor, at the head of 16,000men The Mexicans had fortified Santa Fe with a force of 5,000 men, who will very probably surrender—if they cannot rai ‘ay—on the first approach of the American troops. The Americans would seem to have found a most effi- Cn set of allies in our brethren‘of’ the press. A jour- been set up at Matamoras, from which we ex- tract following choice period, as indicative of the feeling that prevails as to a legitimate casus belli in the United States. After establishing what is and what is not the character of an American citizen, the writer states, “‘ the government ofthe United States seeks no conquest over a reluctant le, but she does demand a congenial neighbor oe er borders. If she cannot eb- tain a conge: neighbor, it will become the paramount duty of the United States to seek a boundary which sho can ret fortify and defend ainst an uncongenial neighbor!” Ifthe le of Mexico will be congenial, “ they are to ba years in advance oi their present position ;” if, on the other hand, they will not be Congenial—that ‘is, hand over their’ country to the United States—they are “to be hurled back among the anarchical fragments of the interior of Mexico, to sub- side and rot, perhaps, under the stagnant calm of despo- tism, or perhaps to expire in @ feeble and attenuated an- jet 9 to principles which must ultimately govern the world ! Altogether, the proclamations and counter-proclami tions form an amusing feature in the American new: Some of them are worthy of Lord Ellenborough. If the citizens of Tumaulipas, Coahuila and Chihuahua are in- vited, on the one hand, to shake off lethargy, General Arista, on the other, tem; e American privates with an offer of 320 acres per head. to the significance of all this proclaiming, and squabbling, and fighting, we trust there wili be found Seas enoug! £9 the Ut to Pan a xo ndage and robbery under the color of political pro- We should see with pleasure any friendly intervention on the part ef any European government ; for, although the republic of Mexico may not be the most useful state institution in the world, it would be lamentable to, see such a wanton profligacy in public men as wo! an just invasion of its rights and seizure of its territories. {Prom the London Globe, July 13.) That the Orogon question has been amicubly settled gives satisfaction in this country, chiefly because it frees us from the apprehension of a war. And our satisfaction on this score is increased when we regard the means by which the settlement has been brought about. We are agreeably surprised, after all that has passed, to find that among the leading statesmen of America a peaceful policy is decidedly preferred. We have seen that a rash popularity-hunting President cannot, by plecg- ing himselt and catching the ear of the mob, furce the United States into hostilities with England Already both countries begin to upon warasa losing game. Our commerce grows and as we free it trom its ancient bonds it seems likely to extend more rapidly than ever. Every year largely increases the mutual value of our friendly intercourse ; and makes more deep and extensive the loss to both which must in- evitably follow its interruption. Thus the price of a war, as paid inthe stoppage of mercantile communica- tions, is constantly increasing ; and already outweighs the cost of armament and the damage to be sustained in actual contest, formerly the chief consideration in a pe- cuniary view of the matter. Inall who serve the ends of foreign commerce we have, in fact, peace-makers of the most efficient kind ; and in no two countries in the world are these increasing in number and political im- ice so rapidly as in the United States and Great ritain. To only one instance—the growers of cot- ton in the Southern States and its manufactusers in Lan- cashire, having no quarrel with each other, would stop at no small sacrifice to prevent an interruption of their commuvicativns by dispute in which their interest was consierably less than in the cotton trade. The tendency of commerce muy, as has been urged against it on other occasions, be to displace other considerations with tl of mere pecuniary gain. But objectionable as this m ry be in some iustances, it can scarcely be deemed so when it tends to prevent war. id manu faoturers alone concerned. These are but purveyors to the public. Their profit s but their pay for services ren- dered to the millions of their countrymen ; and their losses, whatever they are, must ultimately fall with ac- cumulated weight upon they serve. The ship- owner who its againsta war in which his ships will probably be captured or burnt—the planter who criesout against his produce being kept to rot at home, orsent out under similar risks—and the manufacturer who deplores a prospective scarcity of raw material,and the falling off of ordeis from abroad, may, after ail, be taken us representatives of that very numerous class whose servants they ell are—the consumers. If trade droops, it is because the risks and cost of war raising prices, the people must needs cease to buy so muci And, in short, nations connected by commerce: e each other by interchange of their pe- culiar productior cau only go to war when, independ- ently of all other considerations, they have determined to tive up, a# @ preliminary rifice, all, or very nearly all, the advantages of that connection. hirty years of peace have dune much to develope these advantages,and afew years ot free trade willdo even more. Already the perception of them hax helyed us over the Oregon difticulty we are not wit@uut hope that they will, at no very distant period, make war between civilised nations very nearly impossible ¥ ' ‘The tone of the American press, notwithstanding the influence of the protected interests in the Northern States, is decidedly favorable toa reduction of the pro- tective duties levied ‘under the tariff of 1842. (From the London Globe, July 16.) The FM hn news would be gratify. in every res. ge could we exclude from our view rogress of lexican war. (Grats brows ‘sre tail fo to more than the; been during the last twenty ) ears; and we find the same remark very generally ap- plied to all kinds of provisions. Wheat and Indian corn, as well as beef and pork, already fill the depots fer such articles along the entire line of inland navigation from New York to the Lakes, and from Cleveland to Detroit; and the farmers are turning an anxious eye to the Eng- lish market, in the hope that our demand will draw off their surplus produce before its accumulation brings rices to a ruinously low point. We very heartily join inthe hope. Weare likely to have a good harvest our- selves; but, with lower prices, there are few articles of food of which our population migXt not advant»geously increase its consumption The fate of the tariff was not yet decided, nor could it be anticipated with any great certainty; but some re- ductioa of the protective duties seems to have been ex- ° pected by all parties It is said, too, that the August in- terest of the Pennsylvania debt is sure to be paid, as the State revenue of the current year will greatly exceed that of 1845. ‘The war in Mexico goes on slowly, filling some co- lumns of every newspaper in the Union with the march- ing and counter-marching of troops, anecdotes of Ame- rican valor and Mexican cowardice, and rumors of new taxes. Here are hundreds playing at soldiers— the martial strains of Chapman’s brass band vibrating through the groves, and wakening the slumbering echoes of the hills,” (as when the Raymond Fencibles turned out at Clinton, Mi i ‘strains of fervid eloquence” coming aptly in to give breathing there, in busy crowded tow: where brass bands and shining uniforms are paid for— where war, or the very rumor of it, stops the sale and tra isit of merchandise, and throws a gloom over count- ing house, stores and wharf, are hundreds of thousonds grumbling at the dullness of trade, and weighing their share of the national glory against their share of the new taxes. The government requires on addition of nearly 20,000,000 of d to the war expenditure of the cur- rent year, besides having already absorbed a balance in the Treasury of 4,382,000 dollars. The troops in the fi. Id do not yet, upon the highest estimate, exceed eleven thousand. Nearly ax many more are said to be in motion for the Mexican frontier ; and, including the velunteers enrolled and taken into pay in the Northern States, and the aiditions made to the force of the navy, we are told that the forces under the command of the government at ‘Washington will, in the course of a few weoks, fall little short of 100,000 men. We shall best understand how these facts are regarded by the thinking portion of the American people, it we recur to what they are uaccus- tomed to. The total annual expenditure of the Federal government has of late years varied in round numbers, etween twenty and twenty-five millions of dollars.— The average cost of its military and naval establishments may be stated at about fifteen millions; and the largest aggregate amount expended in these departments in any one year (1813-14) has not exceeded twenty-eight millions of dollars. But the estimates made in January last have already been increased by an addition on account of war expenditure alone, for the 23,952,904 atens to iderably greater than the cost of the war with England thirty ye: KO In vain de we look for any object likely to be attained by the prosecution of th ‘ar which might counter- balance its cost. The of forcing Mexico to pay the expenses ply absurd. If the American govern ment ha y justification for the present hostilities, it must, we suppose, be founded upon the non payment by Mexico of other and much smaller demands ; and it is well known that her inability to. pay is at least the chief cause of her deiault. With the exception of goods, chiefly belonging to foreigners, in her ports, and larger towns near the coast, there is very tittle in Mexico that is worth carrying off, unless it be the property of the church. Taxation of the least scrupulous kind has been pushed to its furthest limits already ; and without plun. dering the shrines, it is not probable that an American army strong enough to march to Mexico, could get hold of enough to pay half its expenses. The bulk of the population is very peor, peaceably inclined, much op- pressed, and extremely indolent. [Jt would be essier to exterminate them than to raise from them a sul aid, that would not more than absorb itself inthe cost vi collec- tion. It is pretty clear, therefore, that the Americans will not be reimbursed. if they resort to these hostili- ties to furce payment of a debt, they do so at a cost enormously exceeding the value of what they affect to fignt for. The only plausible explanation ot the a!- fair 18 found in the ambition of American statesmen to ex- tend the terri ories of the Uxion. The annexation of California, with the possession of the bay of San Fran- cisco, and the commund of the whole coast line of Mexi- co, a8 a continuat: southward of thatof Oregon, is ap- parently the object in view ; indeed, we find as much admitted in more than one of the most widely circulated of the American papers. That this, or any similar object, if gained, will be found to repay its expense, even as already contemplated, we very much doubt. Thatit is not worth attaining by an unprovoked and unjustifiable invasion is not only ‘our opinion, but thatof very many of the most sensible men in the United States. [From the London Sun, July 11.) By the arrival of the Great Western, we have received the gratifying and important intelligence that the Oregon treaty, on the 18th of June, received the sanction of the Senate by a majority of forty-one to fourteen. All far’ ther ooaijectares a8 to the upshot of this eccentric squab” ble between Great Britain and the United States, are consequently prevented from this moment. With the tocsin of Mexican warfare still ringing ia their ears, the legislative council of the Presidency, to whom the set- tlement of this delicate question had been transferred, has breathed towards the mother country nothing but sentiments the most pacific, and has altogether conducted itself in a manner the most conciliatory. Nor, be it re membered, are these concessions to (he demands of our vernment the fruits of diplamatic chicanery—they are not the consequences of any adroit or specious proposition. The sophistries which are usually summoned to the assis- tance of the plenipotentiury have in this instance been ne- glected, and a strange candor, (which in many respects ts without a precedent) has been adopted by the represen- tatives of both empires. Much as certaia individuals acro: the Atlantic had become infected with a belligerent spirit, wordy as were their invec- tives upon their British progenitors, extortionate os were their demands in reference to the colo nization of the Oregon and the navigution of the Colum- bia—every sentiment is merged inio meekness, and ail obstacles have given way to acquiescence upon the first sounding of the artillery in Mex It is impossible, in- deed, to remark the coincident information contained in our last packet from America, namely, that the total amount of funds estimated by the Secretary of War as necessary for the prosecution of the contest with Mexico, from May, 1846, to June 1847, is somewhere about $19,971,472—and (here is the coincidence) that simulta- neously with the receipt of this intelligence, we are in formed of the arrival in England of the Oregon treaty, as ratified by the Senate of the United States, that doca- ment having been conveyed hither und Gen. Armstrong, American Consul at ment Upon this casualty of occurre: perfiuous; but it may not be considered entirely bh be ete to utter one incidental obse:vetion upon the behavior of the Ynglish government when the American outbreak with ‘0 was first announced. Instead of seizing that remarkable opportunity for the precipita- tion of extortionate demaods upon the territories of the @regon—instead of availing herself of the movement when the rival claimaut of those colonies was just pre- Cipitated inte ail the embarrassments of a war with a Jacent states, and of insisting upon an instant compliance with an immoderate requisiuun,at the juncture when the Presidency was but ill prepared to engage in a double struggle—the most reasonable propositions are, on the contrary, submitted to the conside, ation of the national magisjrate, Mr. Polk. This mo tion on the part of Great Britain—and especially when there were absolute lures to sgerandisoment—will not be for- otten very speedily by the nations of the globe. In t Wragg offer of bringing matters to an amicable settlement, and in the dignity and resolution with which that offer was tendered, the other empires and principali- ties of the earth will recognise the probity, the power, and the fulness of the national spirit in England. They will perceive thatthe eld feudal crusades, for the mere extension of dominion, are regarded by us with abhorrent contempt; and that autherity aud political vigor cannot, now-a-days, excite any administration of these islands to encroach upon the rights, or to avail it- self of the dilemmas of another nation Despite the hos- tile temperament of Mr. President Polk himself, and the pugnacious oratory of Mr Quincy Adams and lis com- patriots, a more humanising spirit has prevailed. By the wisdom and moderation of her Majesty’s councils, by the patient, but at the same time undlinching posture of gthe late Secretary for F oreign Affairs, the Earl of Aber- deen, and through the good’ t by which Mr. Pakenham’s movements have been regulated through- outthis protracted correspondence, the difficult problem of the Oregon question has been conducted to the pre- sent satisfactory issue. The sword of our empire hi still remained in its scabbard, and England has therevy conquered the prejudices of the A: i Britich moderation will prove more salutary ample to other empires, than any warlike conquest, (irom the Liverpool Mail, Jul; 1a. The utmost satisfaction is expressed that » Oregon dispute, which produced as much anxiety and taik as the corn and Catholic questions, has, like those ques- tiuns, been set at rest—it is hoped forever. It is gfatify- ing that the warlike ebullitionsof some pogmeaiods sud obstinate gentlemen on both sides of the water have sub- sided, though peace may, to them, as far as pecuniary matters are concerned, be a war. There is nothing like agitation, after all, for letting off the superfluous steam and preventing explosion. It is an excellent safety. and has obviated much inconvenience. Public atte: is now anxiously devoted to the American tariff, and it is feared that the model republic will not be so liberal in its commercial views some of the tori of the old country. rong. to whose knowledge and tact the adjustment of the Oregon differences is mainly attributable, is an object of much admiration on ’Change, especially to strangers and others unaccustomed to tre- quent the pave and the news-room, but who occasionally pay them a vii ion of Mexico is still a subject of “natural interest amongst our leading mercantile men — ‘The morate of the matter has long been settled disadvan- tageously tothe characier of the government and the citizens of the United States; and it is quite clear that the Mexicans will be rifled, robbed, and plundered, by the hordes of Yankees that’ have been let loose upon their territory. Arista and Paredes, brave and experienced generals, are, however, still the head of large forces; and the castle of San Juan d’Ulloa will stand any amount of battering. The nature of the climate and the difficul- ties of the country will also be a hindrance to the ad- vance of General Taylor and his army ; and as President Polk and the Mexicans evince a desire to settie the quar- rel by treaty rather than by a passage of arms, an earnest hope is entertained that further bloodshed may be avoid- ed. Brother Jonathan, it is apprehended, will not, even in that case, return to the place whence he came ; but the settlement of the United States’ citizens at Santa Fe, California, &c., will no deubt be a fertile source of fu- ture grievances and eucroachments upon Mexican pew- er and property. Whe New Russian Tartir. Table of the imported and exported articles of mer- chanidise, at the entrance or a! the custom ho ed. Also, of merchandise prohibited up to the present day, the admission of which is now authorised. MERCHANDISE FOR EXPORTATION. Silver. R. Cop. Hemp, combed and uncombed, per berkonets... 0 50 Flax, combed and uncombed, by sea and by land 0 75 Common bones of all sorts, bleached and un- bleached, i 7 -duty free Tallow of all kinds, AS toi a ET IMPORTED MERCHANDISE. Native purified mineral alkali—Phosphate of soe da, per pound. ......... PAT 30 bre woop Red sandal of Brazil, or wood of Pernambuco, Campeachy wood, or blue sandal, Japan, of Sapan wood,and wood of the same kind under various other names, in blocks or chips, per berkonets, a ‘The same woods in dust. .. . seeses sf 3 60 Yellow sandal, shumac, fustic, and other woods low dye, not otherwise named, in blocks hips. . 4 N hen een. a in dui .3 50 3 0 s 7 5 0 Cardamum seeds and grains of Paradise 26 0 Carmine, per pound... i .2 0 Bastard saffron, per pound.. . +0 7% Mushrooms, pickled or unpickied. or) Cochineal...... Sires oye 8 0 Coral, manufactured. . 0 0 Crustaceous, and all shell fish, pe: qene Laces, entoilages of all kind: 6 0 Silks, entoilages tees ert 0 Extracts of dilferent woods yeing,perpound 8 50 Indigo, under its denominations known in Rus- sia, pes pound. ..,..... Lobe @ s0K@Q Indigo, powder, per pound. .8 ) Cudbear . . ” l 50 ’ ’ -3 50 Cloves s ees ot English pepper, Jamaica pepper, and cubebs... 2 50 Red sulphate of antimony. . .. veee 4 0 Woollen fabrics of diferent kinds, per pound... 2 80 Clotas of particular fabric and cloths mixed with cotton iret end ‘ ~~? 3 Cloths employed in oil milis.. |: 0 36 Gauzes and crapes.. ..... 10 o Macearoni of ull kinds, per pound. .3 0 P n advalorem daty. instruments of platin m used A sdelbonte 6 . duty free The exportation of platinum, in all its forms, is duty free through all the Custom Houses of the empire. Nutmegs per pound. . ‘ oe Mace per pound... . fi Deas aoe preee 9 Putes of ail kinds, with their pans, per pounds. .. «0 WORKS OF ART Marble and bronze antiquities of all sizes. .... .duty free Works in sculpture of modern artists, such a statues, busts, bas rel.eis,in marble or bronze, with their pedestals, if the latter are aliogether or partially sculptured, .. cc sesesesesesee eee duty free Sculptured objects of all kinds, in ivory, wood, or metal, and works of art in bak-d clay. . .duty- free Ornamental marbles of ail colors, such as chim nay pieces, vases, lamps, monuments of all kinds, when they are works of art, and have ornaments sculptured upon them, or fastened upon abronze.... .dut ¥ free. ‘The free importation of all’ those objects of art meu tioned in the foregoing paragraphs is only permit ted by the Custom House of St. Petersburgh. In case of doubt as to whether the articles to be introduced really belong to the categury of works of art, the decision will be left to the decision of the A my of Fine Arts, v7ho, for that purpose, shall be invited to assist in the exan ination of the suid objects. Pearls manulactured, composition, glass, metal, Iris root, and ear pendants, ke, Ostrich feathers and plumes of all ici dyed or undyed, Paradise, end oth oO for officers, with the BOX... 6.6... eve a lO 0 Fish, salted or prepared, with the exception of herrings, anchawies, and sardines, per pownd., 2 50 = — = Anchovies and sardines, per pound... . .. 0 Pomatum of all kinds, per pound. Ra O) Quercitron bark, per pound, . 25 Rocon, per pound .. . 15 Saffron, per pound., 40 Sago, per pound. . . ‘ 50 Carbonate of soda, crystalized, 30 Soy, and other similar prepara 08 ao White pottery and Fayence, or of single colors, without gold, or silver, or design, per pound. 49} Pottery ware of this kind, which will part of 1847, will not pay more than 2 roubles 32} silver copacks per pound. ; Pottery, gilded, silvered, bordered, painted, or in as reliefs of different colors, and dof of the p the duties abovementioned. ‘The operatioa of the present tab] affects platinum, for which there is proviso, tends to all the Custom Houses and bari where tl tariff of the 28th November, 1S41, for the regulation of the commerce of the empire with Europe, is in force. Foreign Theatricals. The London Herald states thata lady, whose name is not revealed in the bills, made a success- full debut as the Widow Belmour in Murphy’s comedy of “The Way to Keep Him.” The character is one that requires a flow of animal spirits, with the manners of a lady perfectly used to the highest society. The debutante had evident. ly studied the part with the greatest assiduity, and while she sustained the gaiety ofthe young widow she brought into the representation @ tone and an ease of deportment, that rather reminded of the usages of a drawing-room than of the ordinary conventienalities of the stage. Her countenance is most expressive, and she does not deliver a line without its distinctive colouring. The pla} itself is dull enough; and cannot possibly prove very attractive at the present day. A theatrical company, including Mrs. Coleman Pope, Mr. and Mrs. Conway, and Mr, J. M. Dawson, of the Liverpool Theatre-Royal, have lately been performing vaudevilles with it suc- cess, at Douglas, in the Isle of Man, and are now at Ramsey. The Manxmen say ag Mo be- fore beheld such superior acting. e perfor- mances are unaided by sceme illusion. Two theatres have justglosed at Rouen from wantof support; and the manager of the Bor- deaux theatres has just made an appeal to his performers to accept half salaries, or he must close his houses. The performers, considering half a loaf better than none, have accepted the manager’s proposition. There were produced during the past month at Paris, two new operas, three dramas,and sixteen vaudevilles or farces; in all twenty-one new pieces by thirty-four authors. It is bruited about wee ne Bishop has — engaged by Bunn for Drury Lane eatre pra def it is, also rumoured that Miss Bassano isto appear at the same theatre. Mrs. Bishop and Me Bochsa are gone to Belgium for three months. Vincent Wallace's opera “ Maritana’’ has been performed at Manchester, with great eclat ; the principal parts were ee by Miss Kain- forth, Miss Isaacs, Mr. Allen, and Mr. Stretton. ‘cept so far as it Mademoiselle Ernesta Grisi received a benefit at the St. James’s Theatre, on the 4th of Angust. i assisted on the occasion, dancing for the first time on the boards Mademoiselle Carlotta Grisi of a small London theatre. The last of M. Jullien’s Concerts was given at Covent-garden Theatre; Vieuxtemps,the violinist; Signor e par excellence, Konig, and ianiste, playing soli. vatti, the Mee gags cornet @ piston le. liberally provided. Atthe Theatre-royal Adelphi the attraction has eller’s foreign male and female artistes, who, in their classical group- ings, surpass all exhibitions of living statuary be- been a troupe of Professor fore witnessed in Liverpool. They are quite unique in every point of view, and cannot be compared with any other representations of a similar class. As might be expected they have been received every evening with unbounded applause, and we would strongly urge our readers to go and judge for themselves. An awful instance of sudden death on the stage, of a French actor named Debu has lately occurred. He was performing in a piece called Les Jolis Soldats, and sung the final air to the words “N’en demandez pas d’avantage!” When the curtain dropped Deburau feil into the arms of one of hus brother actors, and almost instantly expired. 1 Several journals have stated that the Countess de Rossi (Mdile Sontag) reverse of cirounsstances, noe stage. We now learn that continues to live in Berlin, where her ly accredited as ambassador, and where object of regard and consideration to august personages. The fortune of M. has suffered no reverse; and Madame de Rossi has never thought of seeking in her talent as a singer,the resources which might have been want- t would seem that ing to her elevated position. n this rumour had its origin in malevolent motives. Herr Pischek has sung at about a hundred con- eerts, since his arrival in Londen, two month ago; and, as his terms are fifteen guineas, he must have made a pretty penny by Johnny Bull. Stepel, the This speculation has not een successful this season, notwithstanding the formidable vocal and instrumental attractions so had decided, from in appear on the “Madane de Rossi isband is she is an the most de Rossi Sooo <r , sical Cabinet, and several other works. Mr. Me- Ewen had none of the errors so often attribu | to public men, in whatever sphere they may move ; he was a good husband, a kind father, and of most industrious habits ; his only fault was poverty. Whilst impudent assumption took the | field, McEwen shrank from it. He has left an amiable widow and five children (the you only four) to deplore their deprivation. Mr. Me- Ewen’s complaint was inflammation of the brain; he expired in Guy’s Hospital, whither he was re- moved a few day» previously, on the 20th ult Mis. Bishop has made an engegement with Mr. Bunn for three months, and is to appear on | the opening of Drury-lane Theatre, in the ** Maid | of Artois.” Mr. Balfe is writing several entirely | new pieces for her and arranging the whole of the | part for soprano, and he is also recomposing some ; of the music for the male voices, so that the opera | will be presented with many features of novelty. A new opera by Messrs Balfe, Wallace, and Lavenn, is composing for Mrs. Bishop, who in consequence of these arrangements, has given up, at a considerable sacrifice, her continental en- gagements. The Duke of Brunswick is said to have pro- mulgated a decree that every fortnight a new play shall be represented at the Court Theatre— and every six weeks a new opera. Henri Herz, the distinguished pianist and cele- brated composer, intends visiting America in the autumn. He will start on the 26th of September from Liverpool, and will make a tour of the Uni- ted States. Two marriages were celebrated last week_in Paris, doubly connected with the profession. The first was that of M. Leplus, a distinguished flutist, with the eldest akitghter of N. Habencek, the eminent composer, and leader of the orchesira of the Opera, The other wasthat of M. Tilmant, Jeader of the orchestra at the Italian Opera, with Malle. Picardat, a distinguished vocalist. The last accounts received of the srate of health of Mdlle. Rachel are favourable. Letters were re- ceived yesterday, direct from Lille, stating her to be out of danger, and fust improving. M. Leon Pillet has returned from his voyage to Bologna, having arrived at Paris on Thursday se’night. The theatrical Se Pate has been retty successful, Rossini ving Ee at face a new version of the Dame du , if nota new opera. M. Niedermeyer and M. Gustave ‘Waez have not returned from Italy, but are stay- ing with the maestro, to assist him in his adapta- tion of the Dame dw Lac to the French stage. Madame Grisi, Mario, and John Parry; also Castellan, Marras, and Fornasari, intend to make tours through the provinces, when her Majesty’s Theatre closes. Mr. Wilson will give his Scottish entertainment in all the principal towns in North and South Wales; Mr. H. Phill s will mve his “Trip to America” at Bath and other places in the West of England ; and Mr. Lover will cross the Atlan- tic, and pay brother Jonathan a visit, to give him a taste of his ‘* Irish Evenings.” Madame Pasta was said to have cleared in one season £17,000. Laughing at the liberality of the Rogan public, she and ity mother landing at Cal ais, on their way from England, and being charged immoderately at the Lion d’ Argent, the prima donna exclaimed to the landlord, * What ! do you take us for English asses ?” Miss Rainforth is staying at the Seg Hotel, during her engagement at the Theatre y The marriage of the son of the reigning Prince of Moldavia, ein the so called Countess of Duch, is dissolved, as it appears she was a French ac- tress. The lady has now left the principality, in- demnified by a considerable sum for the short time she has performed there. Massenger, one of our greatest dramatists, is buried at St. Saviour’s Southwark. The entry of his burial describes him as “ Philip Massenger, a stranger.” The manager of the Swansea theatre now calls the prompter a “ Repetztewr.”” Speaking of Miss Monier, the same paper says: «4 Miss Virginia Monier, of American celebrity, hs lately made her debut here, in ‘‘ Mrs. Haller. We must, however, see more of her before we can judge of her merits—the lady, hitherto, hav- ing been confessedly laboring under indisposition. The London correspondent of the Liverpool Al- bion says that the theatrical circles are about to be electrified, on Tuesday next, by the sppear ance of Miss Cushman and her sister in the wholly unexpected and seemingly unsuitable character of Lady Spanker'and Grace Harkaway, in “ Lon- don Assurance;” the mention of which comedy in- evitably recalls the charming Mrs. Nisbett, of whose return to the stage there is every probabi- lity, for it is now ascertained that her late hus band, (Sir W. Boothby,) has left her—nothing, but the poor privilege of beihg called my lady. Something astonishing is said to be in prepara- tion at her Majesty’s Theatre for the final fare- well night of Taglioni, who is now in London, and who will bring the opera season toa close in “a blaze of triumph,” as manager Bunn hasit. A series of artful feelers is beingipet decernsd grit & iew to test how far the public would be posed to tolerate the re-a| of Mrs. Bishop, now also in London,) afterher “little affair” with Bochsor some few years ago. The London Athenewm says that the announce- ment that Dr. Mendelssohn and Mdlle. Jenny Lind are plotting an opera, will not excite a live- lier sensation than the rumor (which we belie’ es this time, to have good foundation) of Rossini’s possible return to active life. We are told that the composer’s second marriage, which is to take place in the autumn, wiil shortly be followed by the erformance of * La Donna del Lago,” done into rench for the Académie—the text by M. Vaez; and with so many important alterations and addi- tions by the composer as almost to constitute = new -work. It is to be produced during the month of November. Not one of Rossini’s dramas is better worth retouching than that in question, which contains some of his freshest most de- licate fancies. Much do we wish that a like revi- vilying process should be applied to another ope- ra containing some of the master’s most sumptu- ous music—to wit: “Zelmira,” And we may now hope, that as the “Comte Ory” and thi “Moise” were followed by ‘Guillaume Tell,’ this resumption of habits otily partially laid aside, we have always suspected, rather totally abandoned—will be followed by the production of some entirely new work. Never was the pub- lic of Europe so anxious to receive—and 80 dis- posed to receive with respect—a gift from the master who has lived to spe Seno ob which tor awhile supplanted his own, @¥ or expire. The sixth season of Mr. Wilson’s Scottish entertainments was brought to a close in the Music Hall, Store street, which was crowded to excess by a right cantie and hearty audience. Mr. Wilson sang several of his favourite songs ‘also two German songs, and Attwood’s « Soldier's Dream,” in all ot which hewas highly suec and was called upon to repeat some of them. the end of the first part Mr. Wilson recited Burns’ humorous m ‘Tam O'Shanter” capitally; the effect of which was not a little enhanced by a brief introductery sketch of the origin of the poem. Sir Andrew Barnard will give a prize early next season for a Ceara ode and babe re Dixon, Esq., will give a prize fora song cheerful sul ject; the candidates 1 be honorary members of the Melodists’ Club, of wham there are twenty, including the names of Bishop, Blew- ett, Cooke, Hatton, Hobbs, Horn, King, Parry, Parry, jun., E. Taylor, &c. &e. On the occassion of the death of the late Pope Gregory XVL., a new funeral dirge was perform- edat the church of Saint Lous de Franee, at Rome, the composition of a young Frenchman named Adrien de Lafage. cabinveb Miler We learn that the office of * Coun’ of the court of Vienna, which had been — fifty years, had been bestowed on Count de Podstark Leichtenstein. This office embraces the management of the musical chapel of the Empe- ror, and all the operatie theatrs ind other musi- | cat establishments, which are supported by the i A new opera has latelv been produced in Dres- | government. den, called ** Der Tann Hauser,” the music of Max, | which is by Waghorn. A new oratorio, by Cuamper Concerrs.—Mr. Lucas gave the last : 7 t has also béen produced at Berlin, It is writen | of @ ver, inpereeting te oP weledid thee 2 follcers in the geave ecclesiastical style, and is a very = 9 ‘compositions were excellently performed meritorious production. Sinton, Blagrove, Hill, Tolbecque, Lucas, and Teresina Brambilia is gaining golden laurels in | Tors (pianoforte):—Hlaydn’s quartet in ive: achini’snew opera of * Bondelmonte.” The | 57; Mogart’s quartet in B fiat, No. 2 op. 18; Men- musi¢ of this opera is eminently dramatic, Com- | quisconn’s quartet in B minor, No. op. ; and bined with trae melody, effect, It is considered the dramatic composer. is with si et that we announce the mh Of ie, Jo rs McEwen ; he was many er and arranger, lent comic singer. He was editor of the Musical Casket, aud the Mu- death of Mr. James years known as a clever com} a good pianist, and an exce \d appropriate to stage ie. bere work Pacini has | produced in his long and brilliant career as @ Beethoven’s quintet in ©, op. 29, lively andante in Mozart's qaartes atlorded ay — opportunity ot display1 is talent on iolon- coke, a Falvee wt ‘ample justice to the ola, . » Luders seomeh are in the pianoforie aie of Mendels- sohn’s quartet; and Sainton, Hill, and Blagrove were highly successful in their several depart ments,