The New York Herald Newspaper, January 4, 1847, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. | New York, Monday, January 4, 1847. Annual Pictorial Herald. ‘We shall print the fifth edition of the Holidayt Herald eanty this morning. Single copies, in wrap- | pers ready for mailing, can be had at the office at 8 o’cleck, at sixpence each. The Sinews of War—Resources of the Governmeot, It will be perceived by the Congression- al proceedings of Saturday, that a move- ment has finally been made towards providing ‘ways and means to carry on the war. Several propositions have been made to raise funds, both by direct and indirect taxation, by cuting down the pay of members of Congress, and by divers methods, calculated to give the government about as many thousand dollars as it wants mil- lions. It has been decided by almost a unanimous | vote, not to levy a duty upon tea and coffee, and this resource of the government is therefore una- | vailable. It is proposed to levy a duty upon ® | sufficient number of articles, or to levy a duty high enough upon our aggregate importations, to bring the tariff up to a revenue standard. ‘What was considered a revenue standard in time of peace, is not in time of war, and it is deemed necessary to raise the average to a point that will produce a revenue large enough to meet the cur- rent expenditures of the government. When the Secretary of the Treasury modelled the present bill, the principal object he hadin view was a revenue sufficient to meet the de- | mands upon his department, and it is possible that the act now in operation would have pro- vided an income large enough to have met the ordinary expenses of the gevernment; but the | times have changed very much since that bill passed, and the operation of that law has not | proved, so far, as favorable as anticipated. The | government is not only in want of a large amount of money to meet the most pressing demands, | but its resources are not near large enough to meet its current expenses. The question now is, where are the necessary means to come from, and when is Congress going to adopt such mea- sures as the emergencies of the treasury require ? It would not be good policy to make any mate- rial alterations in the tariff, merely'as a war mea sure, as it is highly important that there should be as much permanency to that part of ourcom- mercial system as possible. There is no doubt, | | has been referred the memorial of the New York gress of March, 1837. ‘There is a disposition on the part of a majority of the sub-eommittee of the Committee of Com- merce of the House of Representatives, to whom pilots, to do impartial justice in the matter. But there are so many misrepresentations made by | those interested in opposing the rights of the pi- lots, that a summary of the facts of the case, and | a review of the grounds upon which the claims | of the New York pilots are founded, may afford some slight assistance to the committee in form- | ing an equitable judgment in the premises. The | facts which we shall mention are only those which cannot becontroverted. The positions we shall assume are such as cannot be shaken. Itis well known that very few of the vessels which enter the harbor of Naw York, are bound to ports in New Jersey. The lands, moreover, on both sides of the harbor are subject to the juris- diction of the State of New York, New Jersey having, by solemn compact in 1894, surrendered to New York excl..sive jurisdiction over the wa- ters of the bay of New York, of the Hudson river west cf Manhattan Island, over the lands covered by water, to the low’water mark on the | New Jersey shose, over Bedloe’s and Ellis’s | Islands, so that New Jersey is expressly excluded | by the terms of this compat, from any jurisdic- | tion over the above named waters. New Jersey, by granting commissions to her own citizens and strangers, to follow the trade ot The New State Govern: The Legislature of this State convenes to-mor. row at 12 o'clock, in Albany. ‘The following table is a complete list of the members and execu- tive officers:— ‘THE EXECUTIVE, &c. natives thus {. ioners has been established sey. A number of pilots are now in commission from that State, engaged in piloting vessels in and out of the port and harbor of New York. These | men were licensed by the New Jersey commis- sioners, wizhout serving an apprenticeship. ‘They were men said to be from the State of Connecti- | cut, having no thorough knowledge of the harbor. | Lueutenant-Governor. Some of them were men rejected for incom- Poe sey, petency by the board of examiners of the New | York commissioners, who apply for and ob- | tain licenses from the New Jersey commis- | sioners, and afterwards practice as pilots. | r J Advocate General. Be it, J The master of a vessel coming into port, is i Reg lh Quarter Master General Franklin Townsend obliged by law to take the first pilot who appears, | Pay Master General hontonens and is besides generally unable to decide be- tery 7. . »Clarkson F. Crosby. tween an ignorant anda ekilful person. But the THE LEGISLATURE. New York pilots are obliged to give bonds for the Whigs marked thus", Native t. faithful discharge of their duty. They can be | First District—D. R. Floyd Jones, George Folsomt, mulcted for any negligence, and are liable to be ce paar eg val age |B. Smith, Sexton Late from the Cape of Good Hope By the Akbar, arrived last night from Canton, we have papers from Cape Town to November .16, the A. having touched at that place. She left there on the 18th. The “Zuid Afrikaan” is filled with accounts of the ineursions of the Kafirs, and details of skirmishes between then and the colonists. Thejauthorities at the Cape are beginning, how- ever, to feel sanguine of soon bringing the Kafirs to a state of subordination ; and they will either have to give up their propensity for robbing the colonists, or be exterminated. The following fsom the South African Commer- cial advertiser will show the latest movements of the British government towards “ conquering a peace” in that much disturbed colony. Supplies are now ready or provided for, sufficient to keep the forces in constant readiness for any kind of ser. vice; and itis now ascertained that a very favorable landing place exists at the mouth of the Buffalo river, in the heart of Cafferland. It was stated a few weeks ago Smith, Harvey R Morris. punished by the laws of the S:ate for any dire- ‘Third.—Stephen C. Johnson, John P. Beekman, Wil- lictionof duty. The New Jersey pilots are not - liam H. Van Schoonhoven’, Ira Harris". amenable to those laws, nor liable to those pen- Fourth.—Orville Clark, Augustus C. Hand, Samuel alties, and consequently the ignorant and unskil- | ¥9ue Knock B. Talcott, Jeeben, A. ful among them are not deterred from jeoparding | Spencer*, Nelson J. Beach”. h Sixth.—Clark Burnham, the lives and property they take under their charg’, from any dread of the consequences. New York has no hold on the Jersey pilots, and her laws, which exercise a wholesome influence over her own pilots, are powerless as regards | citizens of another State. Add to this that the | Richard H. Ruggles’. that H. M. steamer Thunderbolt had been despatched to Waterloo Bay, at the mouth of the Fish river, with mooring chains, &c., for that place, with instructions also to examine the bay at the mouth of the ls 836 lo, in which Mr. Jobn Findlay, of this town, anchored and remained for a considerable tit 1 This discovery, if boldly followed up, ays Trike Governsi’s foot. ‘Chis is the k>y A fort here weuld command the whole country from the sea to the mountains, and from the Keiskamma to the Kei. By means of steamers, troops and supplies o Geta the enemy country taugh the opening. ‘of the enemy’s count . In short, the great dificulty of Caffer warfare is removed. ich, btedly, was its distance from ports and by the horrible nature of the roads law does positive injustice to the New York pilots, some of whom have been fifty years in however, but that a permanent modification ot the tariff would give the government a better eredit, and enable it to raise funds upon more | favorable terms than can be expected under ex- isting circumstances. The principle of direct taxation, broached in | Congress, must be abandoned for the present. | The period is rapidly approaching when that doc- trine will occupy the minds of our public men, and become a very important and valuable fea- tare in the political creed of one or both of the two great parties. As yet, however, the move- ment is premature, and if pushed, will only tend to embarrass legislation. It would, perhaps, be better for Congress to leave the finanncial and commercial systems of the government as they now stand, and strike out into some new line, adopt some way of rais- ing money independent of those measures now in existence regulating our public finances and coramerce. Let the tariff remain as it is, and give ita fair trial; let the Independent Treasury Act remain as it is, spegie clause and all; it can | do no good, and, at present, no harm; and pass some bill to raise money to carry on the war. | It is impossible to tell what will be the length | of the Mexican war, or what will be the amount | of money required to bring it to a close; and so | long as these two important matters remain in doubr, it will be impossible to fix upon any limit to our wants. The Secretary of the Treasury | should therefore have unlimited authority to raise means, and that authority should be confined to an unlimited issue of treasury notes, for, after all | the propositions which have been submitted for | furnishing the Government funds, after all the | plans proposed, after all the modifications and | alterations in the tariff recommended, Gongress | will be compelled to come down to this single and | simple method of rnising the wind We want a | large quantity of this paper to spread through the | country, to help the Secretary of the Traasury | out of his difficulties, and to increase the volume | of the currency. | | Arriva or Emicrants.—We have procured | from the custom house official returns, a state- ment of the number of emigrants that arrived in this port during the month of December, 1846, | and find the number to be seven thousand nine hundred and seventy-two. Of these there arrived from— Total. . When we consider the delays and dangers at- tending navigation in the winter season, we are surprised at the number of emigrants in the above list, and can only account for it by the shortness of the crops and the consequent scarcity through- | out Europe. Letters from the old world state | that throughout every country in Europe, the people are making preparations to embark for the United States in the spring, and the indications are, that during the next twelve months, there will be a larger accession to our | population, than was ever seen before in one year. Notwithstanding the declarations of short-sight- ed and prejudiced politicians, the emigration to this country from Europe has undoubtedly con- | tributed much towards making the United States | what it is; and as long as we have such an un- bounded extent of territory as we now posse: should be the policy of our legislators to give every encouragement to emigration that they pos- sibly can. The only drawback to this emigration i: some ef the emigrants will stop in the great ‘They should push for the Far West. that Frour Inspgction.—The new constitution, framed by the people’s delegates to the conven- tion at Albany, went into effeot on the first of | January, and is now the organic law of the State | of New York. It will be some time before we will get reconciled to the new order of things; but after a while, matterajwill go on as smoothly as they did under the old regime. Every description of inspection, as well as the appointment of State inspectors, having been abolished, the principal flour merchants have agreed among themselves te have their stock in- spected as usual, and the principal flour inspec- tors under the old law, have likewise agreed to continue their business, and perform their servi- ces whenever called upon. ‘lhe flour merchants have taken this course for the purpose of main- taining their own reputation and character in foreign countries, and that confidenee in them, on the part of purchasers, which they have so long enjoyed. Instead of relying on the accuracy and integrity of the State inspection, purchasers will for the future, look to the character of the houses they deal with, and we doubt not that it will be attended with good results. It is absurd for the Legislature of a State to step in between the purchaser and the seller of acom- modity, and insist upon inspecting it before sale. The reputation of the seller will be a better safe- | the pursuit of their dangerous profession—out at between the two cases, as the State of New York has as mush jurisdiction over the waters of the bay, as the cerporation of New York city have over Broadway. But so little idea hadthe people of New Jersey, of claiming any jurisdic tion over the waters of the bay, that up to the time the subject was presented for the considera- tion Congress, in 1837, New Jersey did not even legislate on the subject of pilots. Then, in view of the act of Congress about to be passed, she enacted a pilot law. The great object intended tobe secured by the law of 1837, was to break down a monopoly, said to have existed among the New York pilots ; but this object was amply secured by an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, pass- ed in April, 1837, by which the term of appren- ticeship was suortened, and which provided that “ the earnings of the pilots belonging to any boat, be equally divided among the pilots of said beat;” and further :— “ That no pilot shall participate, unless authorized by the commissioners, in the earnings of any others then tho tached te the same boat, and fora breech of this provision, any pilot or pilots shall forfeit his or their li- cense or licenses.” This act produces a healthy competition among the pilots, as is proved by the fact attested by the Board of Commissioners, who say they have every day matters of dispute to adjust among the New York pilots, the crew of one boat making com- plaints against that of another, for infringements of their rights; and this competition the commis- sioners attribute solely to the influence of the State act of April, 1887. It will be perceived from this that the monopoly or combination spoken of as existing prior to 1837, if it did really exist at that time, has entirely ceased, and this, not because the bay was thrown open to the New Jersey pi- lots, but because each boat’s crew was stimula- ted to individual exertion, the earnings of each, in accordance with the provisions of the State law, not being allowed to be distributed among the fleet. If, then, this monopoly produced negli- gence, and thereby necessitated the State law of 1837, that law, on the other hand, was a com- plete cure for the evil, and the act of Congress, besides being of questionable constitutionality, is, moreover, unnecessary, as its ostensible object was gained without its operation. The testimony of all parties, even the enemies of the New York pilots, establishes the fact that they are a hard- working, brave, energetic, resolute, and skilful | body of men, encountering innumerable perils in | sea sometimes at a distance of two hundred miles from Sandy Hook, in the most boisterons wea- ther. Their intrepidity is proverbial, and their | devotion to the cause of humanity and to the in- terests of commerce, have often caused them to face inevitable death, rather than abandon a storm-tost vessel in distress. Their noble conduct wrings even from their enemeis @ reluctant ad- miration. Itcannot be supposed that New York is not | able to furnish a sufficient number of pilots of her own, without having recourse to another State. By the State act of April, 1887, provision was made to increase the number of pilots to keep pace with the increase of commerce, both then and thereafter ; for it was enacted by that law that the commissioners should be empowered to | administer the requisite oaths to pilots, and “'To license all persons now licensed to act aa pilots | by the way of Sandy Hook, poe those called depu- ¥y pilot may deem competent after examina. | tion ; and every other person of full age and good | moral charueter making application therefor.” From this, it will appear that ample provision was made fora supply of pilots for the service, and that consequently there is no necessity, nor shadow of necessity, of employing citizens of other States. There existing no necessity for this mischievous law, it should be repealed. guard against imposition than State inspection could possibly be. Do we assume too much in calling it mischie, vous’? Let us see. Those who visit each new packet ship built in this city, imagine that ship building has reached | perfection; yet every day’s experience gives the | world some improvement in naval architecture. Those who may visit the Constitution would look upon her as the me plus ultra of packet ships; yet, we are told by experienced | shipwrights, that even she can be eclipsed. This | we are disposed to doubt; but nous verrons. This new packet is difficult to describe. She is | an immense ship, a three decker ; larger than the | frigate Constitution, or ‘Old Ironsides;” beautiful in her points and lines; symetrical as a swal built of the best material and not in a hurry ; and is considgred the pride and boast of her experienced builders, Messrs. Brown and Bell. No expense has been spared in her construction ; one hundred thousand dollars having been ap- propriated to give her a strong, splendid, and sub- stantial constitution—a body, a hull that will al- | most outlive the progtess of improvement in Ame- rican ship building. This ship, in her magnifi. cence, will probably astonish the English about as auch as ‘* Old Ironsides” in her prowess, did in our last émeute with Great Britain. The finish of the packet ship Constitution is superb, Her masts are massive, and man-ot- warlike. Her spars are tremendously large; her spread of canvass will be enormous; the cabins are | fitted up chastely and neatly; indeed remarkably | | | | Andrew 8. Gray.” wari vel NW YORK. John Hodgeon, 2d. Uzzish Wenman,* a Fe | Wilson Small Samuel Moore,’ John H. Bow! 1. R. Southard.” David I. Charfield, WYOMING. Daniel E. Sic! 5 Arden Woodruff” Alexander Stewart, WEOTCHESTER. John E Devetin, Ezra Marsball, N. B. Smith, Henry Keyser, Charles Baxter, pilots on those waters, violates the terms of the | the service, devoting their whole lives to it, living | Robert B. Watson, eae), compact of 1834. by it, risking their alf in it, having property em- John Gallup, hari! This violation of a solemn compact was at- | barked in it, the aggregate value of which is not Yanatine Tres dwell.” rose rer a gp aaa ph Sans by oe act of Congress of | jess than one hundred thensand dollars—im- Henge acamaeny, RK. arch 2, 1837, which enacts that perilling their lives in the pursuit of their pro. | Grover MM “ 7 . . na v5 ao | Grover Leavens.” na Bt bell ae sag beer Gee etia cake aa fession, and rearing their families on the faith of | Broome. port situato Upon the waters which ere the boundary the protection which they expected naturally Cine nee: or authorized by the laws of either 7 Pie States bound. | Cnough in what they have always looked upon as sae ees ed on the said waters, to pilot any vessel to or from said | ‘their rights. CHEMUNG, isaac Curry * Port eny law; Usage or curtom, to the contrary notwith- | No man will question that a physician who | Wm. Maxwell, (Ind. Hun) sia ONONDAGA. 9 cayuGa. Pe 5 The New York pilots now pray a repeal of this papier the ter apenee of disease, should sont Wilttiam J. Cornwell, Manoah Prat, act. The reasons for its repeal'are weighty and | ®Stitsble length of time in preparatery studies. | Samual oy wiuates manifold. The act was hurried through Con- The lives of his follbryesct time wogilniscaetr>3 is, paaae “cmataugue. ONTARIO. | gress on the last day of the session, under the and he should be skilled in providing cures for | Medison Burnell,” Emery 8 Bottle,’ fed panei 4 diseases, and above all, he should know enough in | ©-J Orten* Bere pressure of strong prejudice, arising from misap- the siahadaaie org patient i er life by Cal prehension and misstatements in regard to an ; 3 e bse ae for me sue which creted« most painful atnastion in| Craton basin a gout hg tea) was Al ROR ity. fi lus Henton. Me ene ae svepeneny are bettas hisskill and experience, than any ten physicians in covumsta. ico, were wrecked in entering the harbor of New York; and b ig thi sae oF Oils tit William M. Miller, New York, in the winter of 1886-7, under disas- | 1) eae apse Heh us - Snes be t NY | bebe QUENT Oneou BR. Eat trous circumstances, over which the pilots had no | | 1°) oa. eee Meare the admission of any | a, sothy Green. * orsxao. control. Slander attributed to them a casualty | Guack Whodesires, whether he savesor endangers | | petains. William Temple, which it was beyond their power to prevent. ned by ae ae i ¥ all ha ee rel to bg of | Somali shew. wo keane.” Congress was memorialised by those interested in CARDEN OG. / MEAG OMAR AD eT TE ara Nope besa beh ‘ dangered, but the door should be at once closed | Epenetus Crosby,” Benjamin Js. Benedict. persecuting them, and the consequence was the De the Genes inf f unskilfal h ‘alter Sherman,* QUEENS passage of the ect of March, 1837, which was in oncie Axed mea m3 ie ea Fat ci ae Meret Nyro a oar reality, a penal enactment for the punishment of | Vantage of this a Ls sa snlicdhisvOue eat of Com: | Horatio Shumwey,* A XK.Hedley* the pilots for a supposed fault. ‘The testimony of | 7445 15 obtain eon ~ i ike ” eet or ae 0. J. Green,* D. 8, MeNamers, the Grand Inquest of New York, of those on Set which ia aeiiy ss ae oye eae nae pe hip ot abies board the ill-fated vessels, and of others cognizant | ooution of df bis a4 ee tas Ai rl tl George H. Cole. of the facts of the case, fully exonerated the pilots bi a Li ‘bratabber uke ey John A. Haring. from all blame. The law was moreover passed pnt ra Re. bade 1837, di bh SCHOMARIE. at a time when the public mind was warped by et ais Toto tah cua cis pero Freee eet the pressure of the most extraordinary commer- Si citizens aii Pitatas cn shee a zr Re rotate SENECA. cial panic that has ever existed in this country, | 144; ons: tillee alee eaaniniete mad tiiuedee con Ansel Buscom* and when the national legislature was aitogether | ;, pregnet nedibioks a ry ene | Wm. V. B. Adams.* 'T. C. Morgan,* unfitted, in consequence, for cool deliberation. e is & meee Toco eae From these intrinsic features of its passage, the HERKIMER. David Caw.* law itself is subject to grave suspicion of haste, New Packer Sup Constrrution —Suir Burup- Abijah Beckwith, ST. LAWRENCE. inaccuracy, and misapprehension, in its enact- a a! beh aca ve ite gui era haksie Z gure auton ment, and should therefore be considered as want- | a! yee oF ae ears ese ~~ eemarereras jean ing the prima facie evidence of that fitness and | HY» it 328), tnd 0 those ont ths: areas the | Somueld. Davia: wm. Hunter, propriety in its origination which other acts are ners eal i. ee we mentioned the new heb eee supposed to bear upon their face. Prone eee ree eee Seuitic Bint eae ‘The act is said, by those learned in the law, This new packet is to be launched atten o’clock | Sbenezer W. Poel * He: tanden, to be unconstitutional, as being an infringement this morning, from the’ ship yard of Messrs. aguas Baler i Teme Benen of thejrights of the State of New York, gianting, | Brown and Boll. The announcement of the fact |" Livinaston. ‘wm. B. Wright* as it does, a license to citizens of New Jersey, to that she is the largest merchant ship in the world, | ee, a Frac Gia ahaa exercise their calling on waters confessedly with- | Will probably induce thousands to be present at MADISON. ‘TOMPEINS. in the jurisdiction of New York. It is urged with the baptism in the East river, of so big a vessel. RGD Cal is Derk ba veh great force, that Congress cannot license a cab- follows “MONROE. ULSTER. driver to exercise his calling in the streets of New Seca length si Sapte’ inches. vant C. Blose.* Jacob H. De Witt,” . . A s - McGonegal,” Jobn De La Montanye.* Yerk city, and, certainly there is no difference an ee John B. Smith.* WASHINGTON. Bulk.. 1000 tons. MONTGOMERY. Adolphus F. Hitchcock," . Gamaliel Bowdis! Samuel McDeual.* Whig majority in the House... . Democratic majority in the Senate. Whig majority on joint ballot. Theatrical. Pang Tueatar.—This will be the last week for wit: nessing the graceful little Viennoise dancers. Achoice selaction of their divertisements is in their programme for this evening. ‘Le pas des Moissoneurs,” “La Gal- lope des Drapeaux,” and for the first time in “La Tyro- lienne.” Que great advantage in attending the Park at present, is the early hourat which the performances are concluded, sometimes before 10 o’clock. The comedies of “TI Weeks After Marriage,” and “The Mi Witho lead,” are the interludes chosen for this ning. To-siorrow there will be on afternoon entertai: ment. Bowery Tueatax.—Tho grand nautical drama of the “Wizard of the Wave,” which on a previous occasion had such a great run, isto be brought out to night ina moat splendid style, and with great accessories of dra- matic talent. Messrs.jNesfic, Clarke, Stevens, Vach Hadaway, with Mrs. Jordan and Madison, I to ay so. The state rooms are quite large, bigger than | most rooms in some hotels on shore; they are | high, wide, long, and extremely well lighted. | They are indeed beautiful boudoirs; they have | every convenience that a traveller requires. The | accommodations for steerage passengers are as | benevolent as they are beautiful; they exhibit an | earnest desire on the part of the owners to pro- vide for the comfort of the poor and much abused | emigrant. The figure head of the C. is Washington at full length, a splendid figure ; her stern is decorated | with a magnificent spread eagle over the globe, | with a half figure of Washington hetween Hope | and Liberty, a beautiful design. Altogether this new ship is great and grand. She isto take the place of the packet ship Ro- chester, in Messrs. Woodhull and Minturn’s line of Liverpool packets, and will be commanded by | Capt. John Britton, one of the most experienced | navigators in the world. We learn that he is now | a Post Captain in the Belgian Navy, and has commanded several of the British steamships. He is aw fait at anything nautical, and is well known to all engaged in commerce and naviga- tion. Those who desire to witness a splendid sight | vill be present at the launch this morning. News rrom Evrorge.—The steam ship Hibernia will leave Liverpool to-morrow, for Halifax and Boston. She will be the next steamer due. Meanwhile, to her arrival, however, several packet ships will probably arrive. Pacivic Rartroap.—A meeting of persons fa- vorable to the construction of a railroad to the Pa- cific, will be held this evening at the Tabernacle. This isa very important matter, and we hope that the attendance will be large. News From Nauvoo —The Warsaw Signal, of the 19th ult, states that the military force now stationed at Nauvoo, was to be immediarely with- drawn. Court or General Sxssions.—The January term of this Court commences at 11 e’clock this forenoon. The calendar is expected to be unu- sually large. Brookiyn City Intelligence. Fiar.—A fire broke out yesterday morning in Dean st. between Smith and Court ats., Brooklyn, occupied as a bakery and coatectionsty by a man ofthe name of Mun- Under the act of March, 1837, a board of pile: | pear. ‘The comedy of ‘Like Master, like Man,” will conclude the night’s entertainment at the Bowery. Aunamana.—A strong bill is presented this evening’ for the benefit of Mr. Phillips, the celebrated vocalist. Vocal and instrumental music of the choicest kind, be sides other entertainments,ere offered. Let there bea bumper for the beneficiary. ‘Amenican Cincus—The sports at this establishment, which through the holidays drew such crowds of spec- tators, to be continued through the present week Mr. Sands and his talented children, Mr. Mosely, the Pickwickian, Mr. Carell and Master Jessie, and the cele- brated ponies, will appear in inany of their favorite feats. "To witness the performance of young Hernandez alone is worth double the p' of admission. Srenor Ross:.—It will be remembered that this dis- tinguished artist and member of the magical fraternity, has taken Palmo’s for the off nights of the opera troupe. His ver | performances have rarely if ever been equalledin this country. Mise Yates, the pretty danseuse, appears also. Onatony.—Mr. Whitney will, b more of his delightful “Evenings with American orators and poets,” at the Lyceum Hell, to-morrow evening. ‘That it will be well attended we have not the slightest a Virwxorse Crrtonen.—We understand that the Italian troupe make their last appearance at that splendid place of amusement, the Howard Athen»um, to-morrow eve- ning. ‘The Viennoiso children end their prosent en- gagemont with the Park Theatre this week, and itis surmised that the Italian troupe re way for the chil- dren. We know that they were engaged only to Mr. Hackett, of the Howard, and Mr. Simpson ot the Park, before leaving England for this country; therefore we will not be surprised to them announced for next woek, as they will not le to perform in any other city previous to paying us a visit —Boston Tyanscript. request, give one Arts and Sciences. American Pouytecumic Inetitute.—We learn that this association has recently imported from Europe the celebrated and beautiful Illuminated Dioramas, or Dis solving Views,” painted by the renowned French artist, De Guerre, and exhibited for a long period at the Royal Polytechnic Institution, London, and in Paris, Vienna. and the principal cities of ee they attract ea. ‘of crowded, fashionable, and scientific nces. Among these exquisite works of art are a series of Scriptural and Mythological views,which at Jud; state will favorably compare with the most brilliant efforts of the greatest masters. We have ne doubt but So bal oy cS @ great sensation among the dilletanti me! ‘The Institute have also received an instrument which we believe has never before been seen in this country, called an Opaque Engiscope, capable of magnify ing real and ravines, between the army and its resources.— When the Thunderbolt was in this bay, the Caffers showed themselves in considerable numbers on the hoary grounds in the hborhood, mounted and armed wit gone. ‘They are intelligent enough to know the impor. of kee; this gate into their coun'ry and the governor, when he advances to take posse: it, may probably have an 0) nity of striki ‘at Pato and his associates in that vicinity. At all e they will be made to leave that part of the country. It will be seen by the following from the Zuid Afrikaan,that a protege of the British Anti Slavery Society is about putting in practice the lessons he wastanght at Exetey Hall, in London, while being exhibited there asa specimen of the per- fection to which the African race can be brought: Anew personage has made his appearance on the farcical ‘stago of Kafir audacity and pride. This peraon- age is none other than His more Highness Prince John ‘zatzoe, one of the foster children of father Philip, who, shortly after the former war, took him to England as a men of the high state of moral refinement which it wronged race land, John was paraded through the streets of Lon- don, dressed in swallow-tail coat, white neck- erchief, kid glo top boots, and beaver hat. He attended all the meetings in Exeter Hall in company wit the Doct ‘The speeches, justi f ing e Kafir incursion, were translated to him in a ‘cir particulars. On his return he witnessed tho eat change of affairs which had been brought about y the interference of his friends, London Society; and it can therefore cause no surprise that he should now assume an sir of self.importance, as a recollection of what he then and heard, might perhaps inspire him with a notion that whatever may be 1d het ill jin be dissolved in their favor, in across the waters. Wefear, however, that this led b: enty men, all mounted. There seems to have been some misconception on the part of this chief, as to the object for which he had been advised to come here. He assumed an air ef ridiculous self im- portance, which seems to have given offence to the diplo- matic agent, who considered his tone and bearing to be very unbecoming in one from whom the government had a right to expect expla however, findin; nt for by Mr. Brownie: ed affronted, said he had He had been sent for, and cted to have received some communication from the roor. The Rey. Mr. Brownlee offered to proce with him to the Governor, but this Tzatzoe declined, ing he should return home, and decide for himself he should do! t. Maclean thoug duty to desire Tzatzoe to the post immediately, which he very soon did. It is thought by some that Tzatzoe is at present carried away with the notion that seoms to prevail among the Kufirs, that the English are not able to continue the war, and that we are as anxious for peace as many of themselves are. While this notion prevails among them, asure and safe settlement will rdly be arriv. that he had only been not by the Governor, no communication to mal Musical. Hewat Heaz.—This gentleman performed for the Bos- ton Philharmonic Society on Saturday evening. He will return here to-day, probably, in order to complete his preparations for the grand concert to take place at the Tabernacle on Thursday evening next. In addition to the attraction of his own talent, the opera troupe jare engeged, and will sing several solos, duos, &c., with magnificent choruses. We learn with much pleasure, that it is the intention of Mr. Herz to erect a concert room in this city, after the model of the one he completed in Peris. If this be so, ® great want of our musical world will be supplied. Tux Arottontons.—To morrow evening our Brook- lyn neighbors will hear tho Masters Bullock and Cole and little Anne Maria for the last time; and on their departure they offer a most excellent programme of entertainment. ‘As this concert is gotten up by several ofthe most emi- nent citizens of Brooklyn, who have been delighted with the exquisite performances of this musical family, wo have no doubt but that one of the largest audiences ever collected in the city will be present to bid them farewell. Tne excellent room of the Brooklyn Female Academy, in Jerolamon «treet, is taken for the occasion. Hear Doan.—Among the other arrivals of musical tal. ent during the past season, we have previously noticed Herr Dorn. His reputation as a guitarist and performer en the French horn is, in Europe, of the highest, and the evidences of his ability given at the concert of the St. George’s Society, though heard under rather Unfavorable circumstances, loads us to believe that he has po equal upon the latter instrument in this country. ‘The length to which he is able to sustain a tone is cer- tainly marvellous. We learn that he will shortly give a concert in this city. Sew Books. Tux Lives or THe Fatuens, Matyas, ano oTHen 1pat. Sainte—By Rev. Alvan Butler.—Sadlier’s il- lustrated edition of this work. Ports 17 and 18 have been published by BD. and J. Sadlier, No. 68 Gold street. “ Jounner. pu Cunetixn” is the title of a very neat lit- tle book, in French, containing pare and other exer- cies for every day in the year. It is handsomely bound, ‘and for sale by D. and J. Sadlier, No. 68 Gold street. Baitisy anv Foretan Mevicat Revirw, No. XLIV. for October. This republication, from the press of G. B. Zieber & Co., Philadelphia, contains some very interest ing papers, among which are found one upon home. pene, ‘one upon hydropathy, and another upon the ap- lication of mesmerism in surgery and medicine. ‘Tux Lonpox Lancy for December, republished by Burgess, Stringer & Co., contains the usual amouat of interesting using matter suited to professional re- search, or ation of miscellaneous quidnuncs. Tue Last Surren oy oun Loro, published by L. Nagel, 74 Fulton street. This is a representation of the Last Supper, forming the centre of tt about 26 by 80 inches in size, upon which are ni us texts from the seyings of our Savior. The whole sheet is exqui sitely em! ed. Huxt’s Mencuant’s Macazine.—Freeman Hunt, New York.—-The January number of this commercial magazine is out- Itsustains its character. Cuamneas’ Crcrorepia or Enouisn Literature’ — Burgess, Stringer & Co., and Long & Brothers, New York.—We have riceived No. 2. It is a valu cation, and ought to be in every body’s library Provipence ALManac.—Jobn F, Moore, Providenco.— This is excellent f Il who reside in Providence or haye business relations with that city. ene Movements of Travellers, ‘The arrivels of yesterday are comprised in the follor tracted from joan.—Capt Condrey, Benj. Greene, Washing- Wentworth, W. Laws, J. C. Mitchell, Puila- a. oo J. Maywood, Philadel- ‘Mr. Clarke, Boston; Dr. Cum- ; H. Tucker, Boston; J. boston; Mr. Ewing, Cin- Aston,—A. C. Dana, Boston; phia; P. Ransom, Albany; ming, do.; Charles Coleman, Troy ton; Mr. Thompson, Brooklyn Stead, Providence; J. Walcott, on; C. Pettis, St. Louis. ir. Alsdorf, Ohio; M. Sherman, Bufiulo; D. Brown, Boston; Capt. Hilonder, Butfal Howarp—J. R. Hast, Boston; D. G e ‘ Wainwright, U. 8. Navy; Geo. Anges, Virginia; D. Blakely, Hoston; G Pattersall, Philadelphia; J.B. Smith, New York; 8 Walker, Pailedelphia. Jupsen—John Potter, Counecticut; H, Wellworth, Mas- sachusetts; J Beecher, Connecticut; C. Bunford, Wash- ington; J. i. smith, Now York; C. R Chapman, Hart: ord. Varieties. Ata meeting of the Board ot Direct York and Butlalo Telegraph Company, dividend of three per cent on the ea: ny for the first five months was declar 16th of February next. A man nomed Zenas Stetson has beon chester, for stabbing Alpheus Hayden, night last. A dealer from New arrested in Ro- on Wedaeaday York has recently purchased in by. The house was totally destroyed, as also the joining one partially dameged. The bakery was insured. 0 Now York audience. objects (not merely sor representations) several | puriington and M uth counties, three thousand te, ee cra oe, uch ace Sher, Mada | hogs otra dalct er wandret, dh peuntes lariseope”” § rage } Seve eu « pullioreon os morkig telescopic mone: | _ The batile of Princeton is to be celebrate today in Tame of the firmament, showing the planets having their | Newark, when 0 flag is to be preseuted to the Priaceson proper motions, ‘aun and moon, and the most | Blues by citizens of the place. i memorable 5 ‘a “Chronratrope,”"Transparent | ix Govertior Slade, of Vermont, arrived in Cincinnati Microscope,” and great ‘Gas Oxy Hy dregen Mio: .” | on the 29th alt. with magnify og power five Of times, will be | phe citizens of Charleston, 8. C., are to present Lieut exhibited in coaneotion with the Disselviog Views. | | col Fremont with « mognificent sword dollars, and rl probably be exhibited ina tow ‘days ‘to |. Owen Flood was killed in Brooklyn on Friday last, by the falling of a hickory tree. d attained. On his arrival in Eng. | the missionaries of the | pabli- | 6 rogistries ef the respective | ‘Thomas B. Fox, Bos- | telligenc Paesewtation oF 4 Swoun,—The interesting ceremo ‘By of presenting a sword to Lieut. David Scannell, of Company ©, of the New York Regiment of Volunteers, took place yesterday in camp, at Fort Hamilton. The sword isa beautiful piece of workmanship, and was pre- sented to Lieut. 8. by the Champion Order of Clever Fel- psi as avery clever affair it was. It was presented with a few neat and chaste remarks by Mr. John 8. Aus- tin, the Grand Counsel. It was received by ‘Lieut bys a speech, short and sweet, but very appropriate. After the presentation the company partook of a camp outer: tainment, equal to that which was prepared for Arista just before the battle of Resaca de la Palma, but whien fell into the hands of " Old Rough ant Ready,” and was relished by our own brave soldiers after that fight. ‘The sword is gold mounted, with a silver scabbard, and looks as if it would cut. ‘Tho inscription on the scabbard is us follows Presented to Lt. David Scannell, of the New York Volunteers, by the Champion Order of Clever Fellows, as a mark of respect and esteem, Dec “31, 1846. In the hands of Lt. 8. it is destined to be of some service in conquering a piece of Mexico. It will never be dis. graced in his hands. Our Vouunteens.—There was a little difficulty yes- terday in getting some of our volunteers on board the transports Cathurine and Isabella It appears that five companies were ready, but they had received no pay, and they therefore refused to budge an inch. After some little delay Co’s D and G embarked ; then came the turn of Co. C. They refused to go, but Licut, Scannell stepped out and told them that there was but one alternative,and they then went on poard. The means of em! 2 |. itis expected that the whole regiment will sail in four or five days—perhaps for Tampico. Munver Case.—The case of Russ, for the murder of his wife, isset down in the Court of Oyer and Term!- ner for trial, this morning. Tue Wratnen. have had April weather for the last few days. re is adegree of mildness about the weather, unusual at this season of the year, which has called forth the remarks of almost every citizen. Tho “ oldest inhabitant” does mot recollect finer weather at this season of the year. Common Councit.—Both Boafds of Aldermen meot this evening tat 6 o'clock. Fing.—A fire broke out at No. 8 Catharine street, inan umbrella store, and wes promptly put out through the exertions of the police. ’ Tammany Society Bant—THe Eicutn or January. ‘The great ball of the season is nearat hand. We ure in- formed that the privilege of attending this glorious festi- val is not limited to the membersof the jiety, but is open tu all who may wish to attend. A few tickets are yet on hand, and can be had on application to either of the committee of arrangements. If we are rightly in- formed, it isthe intention of the Sachems that this ball shall eurpess in splendor and magnificence all former balls held in commemoration of the important evont that trans- pired on this glorious day Museum or Eoyerian Antiquities.—Mr. Gliddon will deliver his second lecture on nt Egyptian Archeology, at the Mechanics’ Hall, this evening, and will illustrate his discourse by various singular relics e | and curiosi Mr Gliddon’s residence in the | Kast, and his indefatigable researches in the lore of the | ancient “ magi of the world,” render him most eminently capable of treating of this most interesting subject, in ® manner which will please and instruct all who may listen to him. Two mummics—supposed to be over thirty centuries embalmed—will be exhibited in the | course of the evening. | | Evrects oy Sxpuction.—As officer Wilson, of the ut ward, was going his rounds on Saturday night, he isc i effected with li her at once to was refused admittance ; therefore, the officer had ‘ered quite a good looking young woman, of very el appearance, sitting on a stoop at the cor- of Broadway and Houston street, moaning loudly,ap- arently in greut sgony. Upon the officer lifting her up, e discovered she was enciente, and was then evidently bor aoete Comeanenay: ‘ed o Lying-ia Asylum in Marion str alternative, which was to convey this unfortunate creature to the 15th ward station house, where she related the following story: She said her name was Julia Thompson, about 22 years ofage, born in the western part of New York, and lately from Utica, where she had been seduc- ed bya Dr. H———, snd brought to this city, living for a short time at No. 160 Sullivan st. but left in conse- quence of the death of the landlady, and{wentto live at another place, which she refused to name; when finding herself far advanced in pregnancy, as above stated, and near‘her time of accouchment, the pains having commenced, and fearlul of an exposure in her new Broadway house, therefore to avoid this horror, she arose from her bed at 12 o’clock, on Saturday night, and while in afit of d he left the house, taking with her a few artic! helter, she knew not where, committed suicide from the state of wind not been for the kind and humane treat- ment of the above officer. Dr. Griswotd, of 4th street. wes called in by Captain Brown, to attend ber, and a Jedy residing opposite the station house, was remarkably kind in furnishing necessary clothing for the use of the untortunate sufferer. Accwent.-A man named Weir broke his leg in Mad- ison street \ipearecg morning, and was taken to the city hospital. | | | et The Coroner was upon. tho body of 30 years, wh et ou Saturday efternoon in placed in a cell in the city p me time during the night. Verdict, t where he died death by cong: sachusetts last year, appears to be the favo- early double the number exclusive of Bosto! rite month for tuking place, as over the other months. Be- tween bachelors be number of marriages w 3881. Widowers and maids, 503; widowers and widow: 215. Milford, in Worcester county, most favors mi Hiages the. proportion being 1 in 48 of the populatio Lowell and West Cambridge the next, 1 in 6t; Hamilton, in Essex county, 1 in 68. Henri Herz.—ne advertisement of the Fwewell Monster Concert, given by this gentleman, will be found in another column, 4 From the ba! dcp is perfectly refreqht amid the reports of battles, that earh is able to cord the noble and religious gallantry of our troops. ishing ts it tor thore afflicted with Pile: is a per/ect eure in Dr. Upham’s Klee’u- read us A ane bg! by MS f nagy Sd on 4 ret ;_ ur. A. Upham, Proprietor, 195 Bowery, New York. Price, $1 a box, 9 f ES Navigation of the Ohio River, ary? old w Places. Time. Stnte of River. Louisville. .........+++-Dec 23. .7 ft. 5 in, falling, Wheeling: : Dec. 29, . (16 feet. Cincinnati. . Dec. 91. . .11 ft. falling. Pittaburg. . Dec. 29; : (13% feet. ——————————EEs MONEY MARKET. Sunday, January 3—6 P. M, The stock market at the close of last week, was rather more buoyant than usual, and there appe: to be more disposition to hold for better prices thin we have neticed for sometime past. There has been a downward tenden_ cy to quotations for the past month, in consequence of the anticipated operation of the Independent Treasury Act, and the contraction on the part of the banks, de- mand for specie would produce. These fears have par- tially subsided, and thore is evidently more confidence | in the minds of stock speculators operating for an ad- vance, while a corresponding depression exists in the | minds of the be We see no prospect of any immediate depreeiation in the market value of anywf the fancies, from the influ- ence of the general condition of financial and commer cial affairs, but there is every probability of the internal condition of some of those bubbles becoming suitigiently ‘embarrassed to cause a great decline from present prices ‘We know not what a day or en hour may bring forth in the offairs of any of the fancies. The value of some of them is merely fictitious, and is regulated entirely by the demand. It makes very little difference in Wall street, whether a stock is really worth any thing or not. Contracts to deliver these fancies, to a greater or less extent, aro always in existence and running to maturity, and tho tock must be obtained at some price, to fulfil theeo contracts, and it is this continual demand that regulates them and gives them the only valuo they possess. By the operation of this system, the principal fancies fluc- tuate from ten to thirty gnd forty per cent every yoar, and in many instances y month. A dozen brokers in the strect contract to deliver in thirty days ten thousand shares of Morris Canal stock at six dollars per sh Now it is pretty generally believed that this stock worth six cents snare, but the fact that customers aro fn the marketi?#?* thousand shar the stock a fictitious value, and keeps up prices some where ia the vicinity of the contract rates. ‘The money market continues rather stringent, but it ja the genoral impression that a few weeks will suffico to increase the supply. ‘The amount of treasury notes in the possesion of the banks of this and the other principal cities, is largo enough to meet the de- mand for funds, to moke payments to the govern- ment for duties, &¢. for sometime, so that there will be a very limited movement in specie, and very little drain from the banks, A further issue of treasury notes will relieve the market, and remove the ‘embarrassment anticipated from tho enforcement of the specie clause of the Independent Treasury Act. so long as the government is compelled to issue treasury notes, to raise funds, the Treasury Act will remain a dead let ter, and the commercial classes will have little to foar | from it. 4 Congress has not yet determmed upon any way te raise the funds necessary to meet the extraordinary ex: penditures of the government, growing out of the war; but it has been our impression from the first, that the only feasible way 18 by an issue of treasury notes, to the full extent required. We have repeatedly pointed” out the manner in which these notes should be isened, and the system necessary to be adopted to give them cur- rency, and we trust Congress will, at the enrliest mo- ment, perfect some plau, 80 a8 to relieve the public mind