The New York Herald Newspaper, December 1, 1847, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. ——————————eE——eE—————————— New York, Wednesday, December 1, 1847. m ‘To Correspondents, No notice can be taken of anonymous communications Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated by the name and address of the writer ; not necessarily fer pubiicaiton, but as a guaranty of his geod faith. Ie cannot undertake to retura reyected communications Assassination of His Holiness the Pope. ‘The public meeting held here on Monday eve- ning, to sympathise with the Pope, was probably one of the largest and most important meetings which has been held for years in this metropolis. Many results have been calculated to flow from this meeting; but it would not surprise those whe are well acquainted with Italy, to see it end in the death of his Holiness, either by assassina- ion or by poison. Thisis nota fanciful prophecy, and will be easily understood by those who are acquainted with Italy and the policy of European powers. Let us explain. The meeting held at the Tabernacle was well gotup. The first error committed, in giving to it the character of a clique, was remedied by in- cludiug among its promoters all classes and all sects in the,city. The chief magistrate of New York was, very properly, the chairman. The letters received from distinguished statesmen of the republic, beginning with ex-President Van Buren, and including senators, members of Congress, aud other distinguished men, will give it a character of much greater importance among the etatesmen and the cabinets of Europe, than any one on this side of the Atlantic could suppose. The address was very well conceived, and very properlyjwritten, The resolutions, also, Mr. Crav’s Ormion or [Newsraran Rerort-| Tar Orgra Excitenent ano Fasutonaste 1ng.—We have received and given to the world | Lurs.—The excitement which has been created in the opinion of that great statesman, Mr. Clay, of | the fashionable society of New York, by the Kentucky, upon the war with Mexico, and the | opening of the Astor Place Opera House, is not present position of the United States towards | confined to this city, or to any exclusive that republic. This opinion was received with | class of society. The opening seems to be look- Great approbation by a certain class of persons; | edon asa great event all over the country, and but it was generally thought, by another and pro- | the talk, and conversation, andexcitement which bably the. greater portion of the public, to be | ithas produced, seem to pervade far beyond the a little behind the age. We have now received from Kentucky a new development from Mr. Clay, upon another sub- ject, and that is, upon newspapers and newspa- per reporting. ‘The following is his first bulletin topic :— Dean Sin—Not ai public expres- wrtann wish, on the late of my addressing ap ge of my fellow citizens at Lexin; that wT tesoted to repore mayan, | regret hat « meagre, as | inten re] my 5 ‘& Meagre, and, io some respects inaccurate, sketch «f m: b bas found its Me] futo the newspapers. will gothe round of the papefs, an‘ realize some of the very mischief which I desired to avoid. It was my anxious wish that the North American should have been the first to present it to the east- ern public, That | tl it it entitled to, from its loce- tion, from its deservedly high character as aleading whig journal. and from the fact'that you came to jogton from Philadelphia to report the speech, but de , in o Cad of By Lie entreaty. great respect, | am Mf a$ friend and ob’t serv’t, Monton McMicnart, Esq. This, indeed, appears to be a rather obscure H. CLAY, limits of New York. In fact, the attempt to estab- lish a regular and permanent Italian opera in this city, and not merely to be satisfied with a few wandering stars or constellations, is looked on as an advancement and progress of refinement in civilization, among the higher classes at least, if not of wit and sarcasm among the lower ones. Asa curious specimen. of the sensation which the opening of the new opera has produced, we have given, in another part of this journal, a se- lection frora nearly a dozen newspapers,conduct- ed by the firet writers, both in poetry and prose, of the country, expressing their opinions with great freedom, and some of them, with much Grace and equal wit and sarcasm, on this new developement of fashionable society and refined taste in New York. The names of these distin- guished gentlemen, and literary men, who are the editors of the newspapers in question, will at once arrest attention to the notices they give.— We may enumerate among them, Wm. C. Bry- ‘Theatrical and Musical. Paax Tueatas.—To-night Mr. Collins takes @ benefit, ‘and prosents for the occasion a bill worthy ofa good house, and there is but little doubt that» large audi- ence will assemble to cheer him and derive amusement for themselves; and, if indeed they seek amusement, they cannot do better than to attend the Park this evening. Mr. Collins will appear in three of his best characters, and Mr. Placide intwoof his, The entertainments ope with “The White Horse of the Peppers,” in which Mr. Collins sppears as Gerald Pepper, and sings “ I’m a rant- ing, roaring blade.” The second piece will be * The Irish Ambassador. This alone is 5 worthy of a visit to the house. Mr. Collins as Sir Patrick OPI ot is certainly not to he exeelled, if, indeed, his equal in the character can be found:in the country. Ia this piece be will sing the * Bould Soldier Boy.” The last piece the evening is to be the “ Nervous Man and the Man of Nerve,” in which the beneficiary will appearas Mr. MoShane, and sivg ® new version of ‘‘The widow Ma- cree.” The pieces are all well cast, end will, without doubt, be well performed. Let there be crowded benches. Mr. C. deserves it, Bowery Tueatre.—The “ Naiad Queen” is now be- ing performed at the Bowery theatre, with the same splendid costumes, scenery, ko., and with the same eplen- did success which characterised its first representation. ‘We cannot speak too highly of the grace and agility of Miss Julia Turnbull, who personates the Naiad Queen. She is indeed every inch a Queen, and at the same time a beautiful, modest, end accomplished daneeuse. There are some scenes In this piece, truly beautiful and fairy like, such as would please and gratify all. The scenery is observed for its magnificence by all who see it, and the manner in which the plece is put on the and meagre development of his opinion-~a tele-| ant Nathani ili i « graphic report, we suppose ; but that which is decal M. pre ‘ioeay @t wre oer lacking in this development, will be found more| Shadrecg West, Robert Burne—the latter, for clearly expressed in the following extract from any thing we know to the contrary, a lineal de: Mr. Clay’s confidential organ, published at) gcendant of the immortal bard of Scotland—be-" Louisville, namely, the Journal, of that city:— | sides others, who, as the auctioneers down town ‘When Mr. Clay rose to make his great speech, at Lex- . togton, he saw before him several from distant | #8Y, are too tedious to mention. to teke notes of his ih. 1 cities, prepared . Thereupon We only give brief and choice extracts from bg eke — roman = —_ lease rayon. i tld be bade co nv aft Bibvpre ted i journals poor the repens of those ». Sy mpe '. Ad was earnest! especially as speech he iterary men; but they mark the extreme interest to popular rights and democracy, in the strongest | Tis spent te make would probally be the last one of hit | which has Letts felt for the'new attempt toes degree. All those sentiments and opinions, | express. 80 were his feelings on this point, lish the opera here. In fact, it has created a sen- coining from the greatest city in this country, poe tener egh seg yemynte hdl wae A bis | sation—the greatest excitement of the present i he greatest statesmen om eatbate cane sanctioned by some of the greal not be . ‘The repesters at once threw aside | day, and has employed as many pens and produ- and patriots, and approved by the whole press, pe ore —_ oye none be eo in the venerable | ced asmuch controversy, not only among the are calculated to produce a more extraordinary effect on the despotic and monarchical cabinets nn in it except the re: ferald, market-house, took notes stealth, wrote out what probably imagine, who may mot have travelled | purported to bea ne ecg in New York by telegraph. oer vile proceeding. It was what was going on, they would have inflicted personal of Europe, than any one in this country can in Europe. But this is not all. When we take the com- mencement of this movement in favor of Italy and the Pope for itis yetbut a commencement All seemed to sequiesce in hie Tequest, oud a aia fashionable and literary circles, but in every rank jew York | of saciety, down to the very newsboys and prin- Hig, stationed impel cp SBS SenMlse OF 196 | ore! peace as any topic pe this aide of ioree: sidential question, or even the war with Mexico. As yet, this great experiment to create a fash- ionable coterie of society in New York, is ‘s ent upon the offender.— Louisville Journal, beginning—just budding—on!y in its commence- This is quite clear, certainly. The editor of | ment. The rules adopted by the managers, the copy of the speech, and sent it to his Itwas a disrepu- ‘scarcely better than Indeed. it was If the crowd had known —in connection with the recent -onquests in | the Journal, when he wrote the above article, | beauty ofthe performers, meaning the females, of Mexico, and with the demonstrations made in favor of the annexation of Cuba, and the proba- ble revolution in"the West Indies, for the pur- poze of driving away every vestige of European power from this continent; when we take all these things into consideration, as they will be in the minds of European statesmen, it may well those Cabinets of Europe who are alarmed and astounded at the progress of our arms in Mexico ? Ia Europe, we may,say in the whole of France. Germany and Italy, the position of the United States and the purposes of our government and people are entirely exaggerated. It is an abso- lute fact, that American travellers in Italy, meeting with Italians attached to the popular side, invariably ask whether, in the event of a collision with Austria, the United States would not take sides with the popular cause, and send anavy and an army to assist in throwing off the shackles of despotism. The meeting held in this city, the resolutions passed, the senti- ments promulgated, will be taken as a complete aud perfect demonstration of the disposition of the United States to send an army and a navy to as- sist italy in recovering her freedom. This con- struction will also be encouraged by the poten- tates of Europe, in order to accomplish their own purposes against the movements of His Holiness. We may rest assured, therefore, that the mi- nisters of every foreign power, resident in this country, will take particular pains to transmit to their several governments the proceedings of this great meeting in New York, with the con- sizuclion on it which we have now given, and that the effect on the minds of some of the lead- ing powers of Europe, will be anything but friendiy or encouraging to his Holiness. The materials farnished in this way by this country will be used most effectually to detach Tuscany, Sardinia, and the other Italian States, from him, w 8 4) eacouragement to some of them to op- pose him; and it would not at all surprise us, if the issue of the whole matter were some success- ful attempt, either with the stiletto, or with poi- son, igainst the life of the good Pontiff. At all events, the courts of France and England, find- ng the extreme sympathy of the American seople in the cause of his Holiness, will be more disposed io withdraw their sympathy from him than to persist in their former conduct. Lhe position of this country in regard to Mex- Co, the demonstration made by the press in this country in regard to Cuba and the West Indies, all taken together, are calculated to be used by the agents and ministers of the European powers in the way we have pointed out, and perhaps to endanger the personal safety of his Holiness. ‘We hope and trust it may not be so; but we can- not resist the conclusion that the danger result- ing from these proceedings, contemplated in this view, is much greater than any one is aware of, who may be comparatively ignorant of the in- fluence of American movements on the cabinets of Europe. Annexation or Mexico.—Under the present temporary possession of Mexico, we think there is every chance of occupying that country per- manently, and of civilizing the people, into the bargain. There is no government there. We can’t make a treaty with a country without a government. We will be compelled to hold on; forced to send an army of occupation there, con- sisting of volunteers, enlisted for six months or | thanks and compliments upon us ; and he would | morning at 156 Division street. Extinguished gyear. Every six months, some twenty or thirty thousand Americans, fresh, hearty and bucksome fellows, will go to\that country;yand when the period of their enlistment 1s expired, instead of returning,they will become annexed to the Mexi- @an ladies, and there they will remain, Ameri- canize the republic, and in the course of afew years, Mexico will be so much changed as to pre- sent the same appearances as Texas and Loui- siana do now. We can send fifty thousand tresh American troops there every six months. None of them will return. They will all be swallowed up by the senoritas—they will all be annexed. Their places will be supplied by emigrants from the old world; and thus the movement will go on, so that there will be no end to it. Great Meeting in ravor or Henry Cuay.— We uuderstand that a great public meeting will positively be held before long, in favor of Mr. Clay for the Presidency, atthe Tabernacle. Pro- bably it will take place next week. Great prepara- tions are making, speeches are arranging, and a demonstration will be made calculated to produce similar meetings all over the United States.— The friends of Mr. Clay are determined to place him before the people, distinctly, in order that he may receive justice, as they call it.— What are the friends of Scott and Taylor doing? Distinovisnep TraveL.ers.—A number of dis- tinguished publle men are now every day pase- | ing through this city, en route for Washington and elsewhere. Ilon. J. Y. Mason, Secretary of the Navy; Commodore Warrington, U. S. Navy; Commo- dove Smith, do; Hon. J. Mullin, Watertown, are at the City Hotel. tion, H. Belcher, is at Judson’s. i Judge Breese, U. 8. Senator from Illi- nois, ia at the Astor House, Capt. Taylor, the ingenious inventor, parsed | must have known, perfectly well, the private sentiments of Mr. Clay; and no doubt can exist but that he reports them accurately. Now, on re this subject of newspaper reporting, we beg discussed than are the subscribers themselves leave to take issue,with the Hon. Henry Clay, y of Kentucky, before the people of every part of | of the house, and the politeness displayed in the A s the civilized world—wherever a free and inde- be asked, what conclusion will be formed by pendent press exists. ange and makes a public speech, upon public matters, he and his speech are public property. His N , speech belongs, of right, to a free press, and he | 8r¢ todo with Mexico, or who is to be the next has no right or title to interpose obstacles upon President. We have now had this beautiful this great organ of civilization; nor has he any right to pretend to silence its columns, in any particular, by the establishment of an especial | t 4 C censorship on his own behalf. The plea which | given, and another isto be tried to-night; but he puts forth, of a meagre or an inaccurate report of of tl ° his speech, is mere subterfuge. We have been for | 0M yet, nor is it decided even whether the origi- years before the world, and the people know the | nal exclusion of the free-list is to be rescinded superiority of our reports. The reporters of this | Or not. journal give better and more accurate reports of course, and of the prima donna,and the talent of every other branch of the company, including the amiable Rapetti and the orchestra, are not more —the way in which they dress, the appearance corridors, saloons, and retiring chambers. The whole presents one of the most curious social effervescences that has ever taken place in this country; and what the issue may be, seems as much a matter of mystery as what we When Mr. Clay gets up in a public meeting, temple, as it is called, of song, open for a week anda half. The house, with one or two excep- tions, hasnot been well filled. One opera has been the merits of the company are not determined ‘Thus far, the audience and the dresses of the what a public speaker utters, than the individual | ladies attending the theatre, have been the most who speaks can do tor himself. Even with all| interesting and conspicuous part of the move- the obstacles thrown in the way of our reporter, | ment. Asa'whole, the company is respectable, at Lexington, we venture to say that that | but nomore ; but as a place for well dressed and sketch of Mr. Clay’s speech, transmitted to us by | genteel people to congregate on a cold evening, telegraph, and published the next day in our | the opera house seems to possces great advan- columns, was as accurate as the report made | ‘#&¢s, and ought to be managed with a good deay afterwards by Mr. Clay himself, with the single of skill. A new operagwill be given this teve- exception of the passage relating to the Bay of | 2'ng- Accordingito the talk of the day, the bril- San Francisco. But even, considering the ob- | liant array of ladies who usually frequent the structions thrown in the way of our reporter by opera, will grace the occasion with some of their Mr. Clay, it was a wonder that so much accu- | brightest jewelry, their richest laces and freshest racy wasattained. And so all have considered it. | costumes, just arrived from Paris by the last ‘The indirect threat fulminated by the organ of | steamer. Certainly the array of beauty displayed Mr. Clay, of an intention, or wish, to interfere | taere can compare with that which we have seen violently with the honest liberty of our reporter, | ia London, Paris, Naples, Milan, Vienna,Venice either by a personal attack, or by exciting and | Of Berlin. The costuines of the ladies may creating ariot,in which he should be a vic- | Rot possess the same exquisite grace and finish tim, isa melancholy specimen of the degree of | ‘hat vou will find in the Salle Ventadour; but civilization to which some individuals have | still they will contrast favorably with those dis- arrived, even at this advanced age of the world. | Played inthe Queen’s Opera House, in London, t is the same sort of brutal feeling as that | #lthough not so rich or vulgar, nor go full of which is fabled of ancient Greece, to have jewelry, lace and bad taste. As yet, the result of been inflicted upon Prometheus, who was | this curious experiment in establishing perma- chained to a rock, with a vulture devouring his | Nently Italian opera and a fashionable class of vitals, because he was guilty of maxing, in his | Society, seems to be as uncertain as the settle- day, a report, or, as it was called, stealing fire | ment of the Mexican question, orthe next Presi- from heaven. No doubt Prometheus was in the situation of the reporters of the newspaper press of the present day, or something similar. It is the same spirit, and the same feeling, which inflicted upon Galileo the punishment of imprisonment for daring to assert that the earth moved round the sun, and not the sun round the earth. Mr. Clay has no right to interfere with the liberty of the press; and if he had given proper facilities to our reporters, he would have had no cause to complain of a meagre or incor- rect report. But the whole affair shows too plainly that even Mr. Clay, with his great mind, is far be- hind the spirit of the present age; and if s0, what is to be expected from his little followers, who are ready to support him through thick and thin, in carrying out such brutal principles—in making silly threats and uttering ridiculous fulminations? Instead of threats of violence for the enterprise, skill, and brilliant effort made in procuring this speech, to be read in New York city the next day after its delivery in Lexington, Mr. Clay ought to shower down do so, if he had the same high, chivalrous, mag- nanimous feeling which inspired him in his younger days. Tue Newsrargr Exprass rrom New Or- LEANS.—In reference to the daily newspaper ex- press recently established between this city and New Orleans by the journals of New York, it is generally stated to be the first of the kind. This is not correct. Three or four years ago we had in operation during a whole winter, a daily express from New Orleans, entirely on our own hook. Stick a pin there. Sreamsuir WasuincTon.—Capt. Hovey, of the packet ship Westminster, arrived yesterday, saw the Washington onjthe 22d inst., at noon, pre- cisely, Cape Sable in sight, in lat. 43 44, lon. 60. She was going off at a rapid rate, with a strong breeze from the west. Political Intelligence. It is said there will be no less than fifteen members of the corpse editorial and printorial in the next Legislature of Pennsylvania. A pence meeting was to be held in Cincinnati, on Wed- nesday last ‘The democrats have elected the member In Lee coun- ty, lowa, thus securing ® democratic majority on joint ballot, and two democratic United States Senators. Dr. D. K. Miller haa been elected governor of the State of Texas, over Gen. Wood. ‘The following resolations were offered and disposed of in the South Carolina House of Representatives, on the 26th of November :— Resolved, That His Excellency the Governar, be re- quested to return without comment to the governors of | Connecticut and Rhode Island, the resolutions of those States, in relation to the Wilmot proviso—which was agreed to unanimously, and referred to the committeeon federal relations Mr. Gist submitted the following resolution :— Resolved, That the war now waged against the repub lic of Mexico is just and proper, and that South Carolina will sustain it with all the meansin her power. It was agreed to, and ordered to be printed. The Erle, Pa, Advertizer, has tun up the flag of Gen. ie for Presidont, and Andrew Stewart for Vice Pre- dent. Ninian C, Betton, Erq., has keen nominated for | throughy yesterday, to Bouton, Mayor by the native Amerjoan party of Boston, and | Qulac , the present Inoumbent, by the whigs have not secured their sowination— Gol, Winebeater declines, bao dency. The famous secret committee have put forth several rules one day, and violated them withimpunity the next. That to exclude the press and the dead heads, is one instance of va- cillation. They are now going to violate and desecrate the rights of the subscribers, by open- ing the theatre on the off nigkts for the pagans at large, and giving the cast-off operas to the vul gar, and the seats of those who have paid for them. What isto be the end of allthis? The Stilwell act, and nothing else. City Intelligence. Tux Weatner —We have seldom, at 60 early a date been visited with so sharp or so sudden a frost as on yeat y. The thermometer at three o’clook, P M., stood Delatour’s, Wall street, at 26 degrees. About the same time, on th th Nov., 1846, it stood at 37 de- grees, At six o’clook itood, at the same establishment, ai legrees. On looking back at the records held by the “ Clerk of the weather,’ at this establishment, for several years past, we find that this has been the severest and earliest frosty day that has set in here for several years past. ‘The channels in the vicinity of the sideand cross walk: been all frozen up, and we bave all the ap of midwinter or terday morning, Christmas weather, in the rt space of twenty-four hours. Fine.—A fire was discovered at8 o'clock yesterday yy the in- mates of the house. Damage trifling. Tur Poon.—The condition of the poor in our city. who have been thus early visited by the severe frost of winter, is traly deplorable Something should be done to relieve and aid the {<p in their present melancho! situation. The Alms House is crowded already witi recipients of the city charity, but we should look after te wend door poor, who are at present in a most destitute ion. Naxnow Escary. of tae City Has.—Yesterday morning the officers and persons employed in and about the City Hall, were thrown into the ¢ alarm and confusion It appears that Mr Hitchcook, the orier to the Court of Appeals, wentiinto the chamber of the Board of Aldermen, where the court sits, about half-past nine o’olook, found the room filled with smoke, aod one of the pilasters on the west side, near the door, on fire, and burning briskley; he gave the alarm and several engines were immediately on the spot, but the servants succeeded in putting it out with aglozen buckets of water. No damage bas been done except that the pilaster, bas been burned from the floor to the ceiling, Gnd the'carpet « little damaged from the water It mg the fire originated in a flue in tho Mayor's Pr vate office, from which there js a communication with he rearieed in the Board of Aldermen’s room; and «fter burning for some time, caught the pilaster where the Pipe. ra. The aie 1s caloulated to be about $30. The Court of Appeals bad to sit in the chamber Board of Assistants during the day. but held ing session in the Board of Aldermen’s cham- ber, as usual. Ovrrace upon ove Frac —Our readers will recollect that we stated some time ago, our con- viction that her Majesty’s steam frigate’ Colum- bia had impressed a seaman from the brig Brook- line, Spates, owned by John W. Bass, Esq , of this port. Such, indeed, provesto be the fact. The Brookline has returned from her voyage to the West Indies, and we have had a conversa- tion with Capt. Spates on the subject. His stue- ment ig substantially the same as was made by us, founded upon what he communicated to Capt. Winchester, of the Julia Ann, at the time. We learn that Mr, Bass bas made a representation to our government, and claims redress and compen- sation for the interruption of his lawful business. We trust, most certainly, thatthe Secretary «f State will not only press satisfuetion tor the wreng in this pasticalas, but for the far graver one ot indigaity to our fleg, The people of the re frontiers must be good neighbors, cles they ean- not pursue their ayocations. Every aggression, whether made by our citizens or by the subjects of her, Majesty, should be promptly discountes nwnged and rebuked by evary lover of rights and Order pork (Ale-) Sentinel. stage, reflects credit on allconceraed. It will be repeat- ed to-night, with the drama of ‘ Grandfather White- Police Intelligence. A Char, Conspiracy —A was rasde o tow daye ago, b we Jestod Oxberon by Joa P-Bmith and Chas. T. well, Leonard T.Cromwell. and Edward Nortom, who are alleged to have r, aided and abetted by Py eee et ‘ma. and beep 4 Dowsine,. is afrending the oom- it of an » No, -lancey street. Waleed ah 1000; iso, the lease of 8 house, ‘No. 89 Essex street h $1000. A warrant was issusd by the Tapistrate Tor the ‘arrest of the sooused parties. and paged ia the hands of offlour James H. Welch for ser- vice. We understand that the accused parties demand a hearing, when the facts on both sides will be more fully shown, which facts will be duly given as they appear before the court Caught on the Lift —Officer Merritt, of the 7th ward, arrested yesterday a woman called Maria Lockwood, on a charge of stealing a pair of shoes from the store of A Scribner, No 73 Catherine ‘street. The property was or ag possesion, and Justice Timpsen locked her up for trial, Robbed on the Five Points —-Ofloers Dowdicw and Rafferty.of the 6th ward, arrested last night, a man call- ed Lawrence Stephens, alias Bosses, on arge of kaocking down Aon McKenna, while walktog along An- thony street, on the Five Points, stealing from her per- -~ 29, Justice Drinker locked him up fora further Passing Bad Money.—Officer Van Pelt, of the 15th ward, arrested terday aman by the name of David binson, on a e of passing a counterfeit $6 bill On the Weat Florida Bank, on Ms. Charles E. Webb. of No. 68 Suffolk street. Justice Roome detained him for farther bearing. Peti¢ Pareto a oa inlet cones Jack Gossactoy, ‘Was arrest. esterday, hav: Ly possession &® lotor leathern knit sbeathae, for which an owner is wanted. Apply to Mr Snow, the property cierk at the lower po- licé. Justice Drinker locked up Jack to await an owner for the property. Stealing a Watch—A fellow called George Ford was head,” in which we perceive Mr. C. Burke will take the incipal part The remaining characters are well cast. he ballet of the “ Giselle,” in which Miss Turnbull will appear, is in preparation, and will soon be produced. CuatHaM Tueatne.—This house was tolerably well filled on Monday evening, to witness the debut of a Mor- mon Elder, named Addams. The step this gentleman has taken ig rather to be regretted. A man should live by the Gospel if he preaches it. Besides, the old adage, “ Betwixt two stools,” &c., may be verified in bis case.— ‘The attempt of 4 novice is often tolerated and even ap- Plauded, (though beneath bot ine gg Pafered after efforts as an acter, cubjeots the aspirant to of the ‘audience A regular criticism on this occasion is uw meneasers. Sufflce it to say, that Mr. Addams bas mistaken his forte. He has taken the advice of Hamlet the strictest sense, scar he closing scenes. His Duke of Norfolk, (Johnson) with his back to thi dience, seemed contending for the palm—his read! @d general stage business were tly original. One instance will suffice, “Unless their famine saves our swords that lat 0 Morrow's sun will light ’em too their ruin.” which was received with immense roars—to the great gratification of bis eo. After the battle let young Stanley die.” and why after be it then.” w strangely soengh spoken by Richard. This was, pi haps, by way of retaliations upon Norfolk, who on occasion fancied himself personating Richard. By the way, it was rather undignified in Norfolk to introduce the by-play of clapping his thumb to his nose in a oer- tain peculiar manner, at his exit. His grace should be above these plebeian notions Shakapeare never tended it. Perhaps his grac. was elevated at his bril | reception, and fancie elf out ¢ T remaining cl ters repectably ined Richard’s army, how ins'ea tr Rich- mond’s, consisted of privat ys ould scarce expect to a victory, especially when, instead of following t leader, they made their exit iman opposite direction. For it must be borne in mind, that militery tactics bad not at that early period, attain- ed that tion which has crowned our gallant little army 1 so much glory. At the fall of the curtain, Ric! rd was called out, when a regular lecture was de- live somewhat in the following style :—‘ Ladies and ge nder the very peculiar circumstances un- de ppear before you this evening—I thank you fo ttention, The circumstances—I kuow a gr le are prejudiced against the stage.— But ntlemen, many preachers will quote Shake alm it off to their ignorant hearers for their ow. 28. Well, I see some religious people here! I will just state that 1am opposed to gambling, (Laughter and confusion in the pit). Order! just listen tome! Imean large gambling! I went when I wass ‘Gamester!’? I saw Stukely, the villain, und young Beverly, till he bad oneated thiog—his wife's Jéwela—he finally died in prison, Wasn’t that moral lesson? I saw virtue rewarded, and vicecrushed! We s metimes have to kill virtue and send it to Heaven to get its reward rather soon. But I resolved never to gamble, and I’ve kept my promise. I don’t think it wrong to come bere and recite. I have offers in writing of 1! jara to preach certain doctrines; but Jesus Christ didn’t send his apostles to preach for monty. I am willing to do as they did, work at tent making, play, or any other honest calling ‘Some people say they don’t mind my playing— bat that cow-hiding a! in Boston, they can’t that. Well! I’m engeged for one night more—only one. I ex- pected to see # better house to-night. Come to-morrow night; D'll try and alter some things for the better— just come, 4nd I'll tell you all about that cow- hiding affir. I thank you all for your kind at- tention”? Well! this is agreat country, avd deci- dedly rich. What shall we do with Mexico? After | doing ‘Richard’ last night, and “doing it brown,” the Elder waa called before the curtain, and appeared before the cail was haifmade. fle detailed the circumstances tbat induced him to appesr on the stage, which were to raise funds to pay some money he owed, and which he lost in * editing & paper or two’’—thanked the audience for the honor conferred on him, ana spoke strongly of the “Duke of Norfolk” of the previous evening, and congratulated the audience that another person took that character last evening detailed the events that led to that cow hiding affair, which were so rich that we must give them briefly. It appears that acertain editor in Boston, of a certaim paper with certain esculent name, undertook to publish @ c-rtain sermon, which he said was verbatim es the Elder delivered i ertain time. It was not correct, and our Elder ga’ itor notice, that he would, ona certain day, cowhide him He did #0, being thereto advised by his better half, and gave him thirty-five lashes well laid ov, with s certain raw cowhide, and he would do it again, religion or no religion. He defended the Thespian profession from the charge of laziness, and said that many of the persons, with their three or four thousand dollars a year, do not work so hurd do; that he knew it by experienc it the oi puffing and blowing after his e: eo preceding his death as Richard,) end that if the profession is dis- tinct from the world, the world has made it so, and not @ concluded by saying that he hoped ience would see him in a new character on Sunday evening, and ‘n f+w days afterwards he ratulated himself in the anticipation, that Richard iD, the boards of atheatre. The he and this fact, to- ¢ time that bas elapsed since he made his debut in his new character, in- cline us to be merciful to him. In justice to him, | however, we cannot refrain from advising bim that tbat austerity and that chaun‘ing voice must -be altered before be can hope to rank high in his newly adopted profession. They become camp meetings very well, but are no’ y advantage to him; neither do they confer pleasure on bis audience, on the boards of theatre. We are wiliing to { due allowance for the force of habit. and theretore take the liberty of pointing out what onsider barriers to his reaching tne position of ean or Garrick, to which he evi- dently aspires. The bill to-night at the Chatham is very good. See it under the amusement head. Ci Bowery AuenitHeatax —This is the last night of those extraordina:y vaulters and somerset turners, the Bedouin Arabs. ‘They will gi uge per- formance this evening; what the French term a monstre bill, and from the description given in the programme, it will be one of the most exciting pieces of gymnastics given in this city. Just fancy Mustapha ‘ascending shoulder, and firing off his carbine while ok somerset from that position ; Alla hav- ing a half dozen of bayonets at his heart, and then somersetting off from them, aad around them, and every , except on tothem; and again thiowing another somerret over six soldiers standing ia a row, with mus- Kets and fixed bayonets in their hands. Tie is merely an outline of their performances, and we advise all who are fond of this kind of entertainment to go and see them all. The usus] performances in the circle, and a comic ballet, will fill up the evening's entertainments. Livinc Movers.—The exhibitions of this troupe are drawing to their clore very rapidly iadeed, this is their Jast evening but thre We need sc sooty now speak of their beauty and grace, as they are so well known. The exhibition to-night includes all their best pieces. Curisty’s Minstrers.—What everybody says must be true, aud digg cm Ph ys that Christy’s band isan hey admirable one. 1 ave probably afforded as much pleasure end amusement, toa great number of persons, during (he last nine weeks, as any other exhibition that has been resented to our citizens for many aday. So we go in thie country, doing nothing by halves, wether in el: ctioneering, apecchifying, betting. sight-seeing, con- certizing, or enything elee Christy's band partake of this spirit; they do nothing by haives, but infuse the right sort of earnest spirit into their performance To- night they give a grand bill—that * Holiday Dance” will be introduced, and many of the favorite songs of the ven musicians who com- of attract- nightly by very numerou: audien ple are so accustomed to be humbugged t! very superior order of merit to mal ny impression at all on them—therefore, by all the of logic,the Sable Harmonistehaving made s considerable impression, they must ha siderable merit Now, if any one doubts it, let him go there this evening, and the singing. playing and joking of the band in question will certainly satisfy any misgivings he might have as to our logic. Tax Havsen Fancy give another concert at the ‘Taborpscle this evening eir stylw of singing fs sisnt- lar to that of the Rainers, and is equally pleasing to per- sons fond of such wild and beautiful mountain melodies The Rislevs sre still performing at the Howard Atheneum, Boston Prorosep Improvements at Santa I tenants Gilmer, of the United States Engiveere, and Gapner, of the Missouri Light Artillery, bave, at the request of the Governor of Santa Fe, made a survey of the Mountain Lake, at the source of the Rio de Santa Fe,in order to test the practicability of obteining a greater supply of water, for the purpose of irrigation in the valley, by increasing the size and depth of the canal, which leads from the lake, The work oon, in the arrested yesterday by one of the policemen of the 5th ward, on a charge of stealing a silver watch and chain, valued at $20, belonging to Jaceb Leroy, of the sloop Victoria, lying at the foot of Franklin street. The ac- cused was caught in the act, and Justice Drinker com- mitted bim in full for trial. Petit Larcenies.—A woman calling herself Bridget Hays, was arrested yesterday, on a charge of stealing a coat worth $, belonging to Wm. McAvoy. Also, an old thief called George Beebe, on a charge of stealing a blanket and other articles, worth $5, belongin to Mary Scott, No. 25 Dey street. Justice Drinker looked them both up for trial. Law Intelligence. Cincurr Count, Nov. 80.—Before, Judge Edmonds.— Charles Burrell va, Lucius 1. Beardsley and Alex- ander Chalmers —This was an action on a promissory for $400. The defendants pleaded the general issue, and served notice, showing that the note was usurous, and called the plaintiff to prove the usur: Plaintiffs counsel objected, on the ground that | notice did not set forth, with sufficient particularity, all the circumstances connected with the usury. The Court deciied in favor of the objection, and directed pod a to find » verdict for the plaintiff) Verdict ac- es toes. For plaintiff, Mr. Kemble; defendants, Ir. * William P. Purniss vs Frederick Hollande.—This was @n action on a promissory note for $74. The ntoe war made by « Mr. Gray, endorsed by defendant, and af. terwarde given by Grey to the Croton Insurance Com- any, who had insured a vessel for him to the West indies. ‘he note afterwards came into the hands of the plaintiff, who was i2 the Cea i in some way connected with the company. T' defence was, first—that the preof of demand was not sufficient; there being no proof but the certificate of the no- tary. The other defence was, want of considera- tion; the company being at the time the note was made, insolvent, and had soon after, and before the termination of Grey's voyage, burst up; and that defen- dant never gave any consideration to the company for it. The defendant’s counsel offered to go into evidence to show, thatthe company never had any real capital, and that it wasa mere bubble, got upfer the purpose of Bpe- culation, The Judge did not deem this evidence legal, and would not permit it to be gone into, but reserved his decision on the first defemce until to-morrow (this) morning, and adjourned the Court. For plaintiff, Mr. Sherwood; for defendant, Messrs. J! L. and J. White. Common Pixas, Nov. 30—Before Judge Daly—Sophia Usher vs. John F. Hallerman—This was en action to re- cover $250 from the defendant, for his wifw’s board. It appeared from the evidence in the cause that the plain- if is the mother-in-law of defendant; that the latter and his wife were married in 1836, and had lived together ‘until 1643, when defendant, under some pretence, went to Philadelphia, where he remained for some time, end afterwards returned to this city, but could not be pre- iled upon since to return or cohabit with his wife or and left her husband without his consent. Secondly, that complaints were made against defendant to a special ;.that he had to give bonds for ood behaviour, and that such bonds were put in And thirdly, that a bill in Chan was fled —In our notice yestert: Course at Natohes, -ng Aa sports concluded tT Satur: Minor’s Jenny Lind turning the tables oo Ca ‘i man’s (N Hoggatt’ ick, carrying off the jock. ey club purse—mile heate—best ‘theee in five” tthe sme bane ‘best three in five”? In the race of the mee! was also the last race of t allant -_ ae oe Aria le sninel beving fallen ‘dread evbilne crib ths _ i", @ Natchez Courier thus des- was the favorite at odds. made would win at three Ona ped yo heats were broken, would not win Jenny urew the track, and after some little mancuvering they got off to- gether, but Dick outfooted her and took the track on the ‘urn; at the half-mile post she had got her head to his hips, and they ran locked round the upper turn; at the head of the front stretch she in to draw clear of him, and spurs were applied “Then burst his mighty % for he soon was seen to reel, but he still struggled on; bis joe! Mat, leaped upharmed from his back, and the noble animal fell dead within tem feet of the winning t, which he had left not two minutes before, a>parent- y io perfect health and the it conditioa. No shout of triumph hailed the wiuner- was sympathy and re- t. ‘Iwo of our most talented medical gentlemen mediately made @ post mortem examination, end came to the conclusion, that the death of the horse was io by sppoplexy, caused by congestion of the i brought on by over-exel tiom.- Mew" Orteas ry over. itement and violent exer- Picayune. ’ New Yorx Canau anp River Navication.— The tollowing table will show the opening and closing of the canal, and the number of days it remain- od open for a series of years Closed. ‘ Dee «aa April 30 2 12 . 238 20 13 2 mL a 259 y 2 230 20 22 16 230 25 aL 9 238 17 00 5 2%0 25 216 20 234 2 228 » 228 2 a7 “te 28 “ 20 28 yt a4 18 223 5 228 a 2 pry lay 1 Nov. 30 23 at Buffalo, and we have reports also closed at other points. The weather the yesterday, was very cold, the thermometer , the mid-day sun having snow which f-llon Sunday nal is still open, and boats The canal is closed that it is wi if ranging at_@ very low soarcely any ef pight. At this ffect on place the are arriving ng The quantity of is very ao My: 4 is Pore that Hacks or four cl remsin open un! st it il be pretty well cleared of boats, But siz boats faeeied weatwardly yesterday. The wing is the amount of tolls received on the State canals in each of the following years, vis :— 2d Weekin Nov. Total to . 1810, 230) ri 33 mae 84 62.777 15 2.011.587 66 84 66,661 97 1,743,489 79 51 722 82 2 067,398 93 nao st iisar sae of % , 107,271 57 2,732.759 19 96,273 96 $,610,.25 23 last year in the closing week of ut $24,000. There has been, canal navigation wai no doubt. more than that collected in the corresponding week this year, but, probably, not sufficient to raice the gress amount of tolls to three millions seven hundred thousand dollars; yet it will not fall much short of that sum. The receipts this year will exceed those of 1846 between nine hundred thousand and one million of lars. tae Hudson river has closed at the following pe- If the present cold snap continus the river will undoubtedly close.at Furrner Particutars or tue Loss oF THE Sreamer Tauisman —On Friday morning, about five o’clock, the steamer Tempest, on her way down to Memphis, came in collision with the Tulisman, bound from Pittsburgh to this port, and sunk the latter to the hurricane deck. The against him by his wife, for a separation. and for alimony; and that that cause wasatill pending. The judge cha ged the jury that neither of these detences was an answer to the present suit. The only question the jury to de- olde was, did the wife leave her husband «nd continue te live separate from him without his consent? If the: delieved sho did, the defendant waa/ entitled to their verdiot, Verdict to-morrow (thismot'niog).—For plain- tiff, Mr. Ward ; for defendant, Mr. Crist. Mai Faliur Yesterday we had no Northern mail from beyond Phi- ladelphia, and the Western mail was only from Mobile. Chaaleston Courter, 26th Nov. The Postmaster General seems t» be strenuously en- deavoring to te every mail youte which connects with Macon. Not long since, he pee the schedule on the Eatonton route so as to throw all the papers from this city. and points west of it, a day bebind. Now we find that the route from Traveller's Rest, Martin’s Store, &0 &o. to Columbis, hes been so changed asto make a difference of three days sgainst Macon and all papers from Milledgeville, Svannah and points to the eastward. ‘The mail from this city to Knoxville, through Craw- ford and Talbot counties to Belivue, and the cross routes connected therewith, isso arraoged as to threw hun- dreds of papers from thiscity, Milledgeville and Savan- nab, nearly a week behind their proper time! The De- pplied to by every interest, and we (rem along the line, to grant a change of sch ‘No interest, so far as we can learn, is opposed to such a chenge, and yet it is neglect- ed, to the injury of the publishers and the annoyance ofa dense reading population.— Macon (Gu.) Journal, Nov. 24th Owing to the late arrival of the mails lest night, we could procure but few of our papers,— Columbia ( S.C.) Herald, Nov. 25. We are entitled to am eastern mail every day, have received none since Sunday--Springyic! State Register, Nov. 19 The Weath At Buffalo, on Saturday, snow fell to the depth of six oreightinches. The nights have been exceedingly cold all round. ‘ The weather has taken a change within the last three days but rarely witnresed at this season of the year — Rain has been ce down incessantly since Tuesday morning, and js still fulling. Yesterday there was a dense fug—one that would huve done credit to London— throughout tke day, and the atmosphere this morning is but iittle clearer. The snow which coverod the streets and fields has almost entirely disappeared, and the roads are in anawiui state Cabs, carts and culeches are once more in use. The steamers rua irregularly. and the Montreal mail arrived by land this morning for the first time this fall. ‘There are a few vessels yet in port, wuit- ing a change of wind.—Quebee Mercury, 25th Nov. On Friday morning the earth was covered with snow for the first time this season, in this vicinity. Inthe evening the weather became aes cold and indicative of winter.—Pitsburgh poper, 97th Nov. If there is no change in the temperature of the weather in 24 hours, the canal will close, if it has not closed ready. At7 o’clock this morning, the thermometer 18 degrees below fceesing point, or 12 above zero. Th is pretty coid weather, even for mid-winter.—.4lbuny Evening Journal. 91h Ne This has been the coldest day yet. Thermometer at 7 o'clock, 20 ; at noon, 22 deg., with a strong north- wester.—Hartfu. d Times, Nov. 291 ‘ it Tet} Tue FLoop.—The water on Thursday evening, at 8 o’clock, was 23 #et deep, much higher than it has been, we are infoymed, for two or three years. A number of families in the lower part of Allegheny city wore compelled to abandon their dwellings on account of the flood. We saw several houses, on Friday evening, with their lower stories half filled, although th» water had receded some three or four feet, and many who still occupied thelr dwellli were compelled to approach them io skiffs and boats. We have not heard from the upper country yet but there is little doubt that great damage has teen done to mills, dams, bridges, &c It is to be noped the public improvements have escaped in- | jary, although probability is they have not.—Pitts- | burgh Gazette, Nov. 27. ‘The passenger train of cars on the Baltimore and Obio railroad, going west,on ‘hursday last, was detained » considerable time on account o1 the road being . flowed above Black Rook, the recent rains having the Potomac ao as to cover sll the low grounds track At point, west of St. John’s river, the fire in the locomotive was extinguished, and the train bad to After ot gan td eR u sain, tl Vig chara slowly, @ quavtity of dri wood having to be removed. and arrived in Cumberland about an hour after tii On Friday, as the train wan ocming down, it was ned about five hours, ia conse- quence of @ freight train ruaring off the track, about thirty miles from Baltimore The d “mers was trifling ; no person hurt. and the cars but siightly injured Phil, Ledger, 30 Cuance or Mutiny.—The schooner Ellea Bronson, of this port, came in this morning with Capt. Robert Cochran, under whose charge she sail-d, at the mast head, armed with a kote and club, a position he ig seid to have occupied all night, from an apprehension of being mur- dered by the crew. ‘The ae Brouson was last trom Toronto, bound tq some port on the Canada side dowa, the lake, and changed her course und came in here, on account of the trouble on board, Capt, Cochran had $1200 in money for one of our citiz\ns, and thinks the crew intended to murder him fer the money. The crew consisted of six men, two of whom were strangers, working their parsage. ‘They were all arrested on their argisal, upon the com- | plaint of Copt. Coenran, and derwent am ex- amination before Mr. ~« Whitney, who committed them last eve for su ther exami- nation. The weather is col with flurries of snow and a wintry aspect, ‘The gehooner Con- stitution, with lumber, in attempting to ot or last night, went ashore w the fort, below opinion of the ofteers, he eooomplished by the labor of men, and three oy four teame of mules oF oxen, Ia four wentie, the Bast pier, Bhe wiil totl with» out mueh desnage if the wld be no MOVER om Orweg | \ accident occurred about five miles below Cape Girardeau, and the loss of life was moet deplor- able—at the lowest estimate one hundred and thirty persons perished ; and of these but five were cabin passeng-rs. A large number of the Jost passengers were farmers and their families, emigrating to the Upper Missouri and Missis- sippi country ; and out of between one hundred and seventy or eighty of these, who were paasen- gers on deck, but twenty-five could be found af- ter the accident. Nineteen horses were lost, be- longing to the passengrrs. Seven negroes, be- longing to an emigrant, were among the drowned. Five cabin passengers were lost. A young couple were drown~d ia the cabia, who had becn mar- ried but a few days previous at Cincinnati. Two children were ulso drowned in the cabin. The boat sunk go rapidly that the passengers were striven to the hurricane deck in their night clothes. A passenger stated to us that immedi- ately upon being aw ke with the concussinn, he attempted to draw on his boots, and brfore ne could do so the water was up to his middle in the cabin. The ill-fated Talisman, heavily freighted, Wes oorne under in almost a moment’s time. A voung ludy passenger was hurried so suddenly fio « her stateroom by the water, that she was forced to leave her reticule, containing $600 in gold, beneath her pillow. Allare more or less losers, pecuntarily ; but the whole sum is a fea- ther, 10 comparison to the deplorable loss of lite. —St. Louis Revielle, 2ist Nov. id a's0 commen }, and was present in under the command of Gen. Jackso! jam varie nascent Racwet Court.—It 1s to be regretted that this p eciated im this cake fifty ited encournye> we been pleased t. see some spirit- ealthy exercise betwi the Caordians s nud in 18164 vew party was formed most sptrndid, and substantial Kuc! it No. 595 Broadway; aod we Mi. BR. theall, n geuth city, inv ting ntlention to ene Evgtsh the other American. Mr. opotaglied Racket onrts re. t tempors fad Foun ih to the reproset fally m. We have too frequently heard it e do nit pretend to knuw how truly—of the citizens of New York, that they were far oo solicitous acquire “* almishty dol two little melined to it for the mere purpose of I reereation, or the practice of healthy and mauly exerer has gradually and libe- rally been lessen Lng ow to have all the traly gymuastic exerci \ seadherwihihiy ttc ea Dentelics, Bianchies et Reparees & Ia mode de Paris.— Mademoiselle Martin récemment arrivée di “Mlle: M demeure No: vor er, 16 cols, boau 101 Spring street, pr Laces and Embroitderies Repaired and Clean- ed in the French style —Mademoiselie Martin, recently ar- i from Paris offers her rervii og and arranging as new, ° 4 4 embroideries. Her residence is at No. Broadwey. ceo, TA ees, gold aad silver b orders, ornat for welding exkes, wholesa! ‘JO KRAFT, Manuteture and Every variety of Patent Thdia-8 ubber Ba- bries , partieularly over-shoes of the most improved sty les, combiniog lightness. elegance, and durability, may be f un ot the Go wiyenr Rubber Warehouse, 100 Broadway, nearly oppusi e Trinity Chareh ree te aTaliy rotauyod Vy the use, 6 ve sand Syrup of Hyariodste of Potases, Sarsanarilla ya Duck Root I ‘) nel “Richelieu” Diamond enn Gold Pens,for Th 1 these superier Pe: warranted not Bony Tene after 8 fall Necton ia Gir. covered in them. th-y may b: wed g oY Bayar, ot Faltonst'eet yt yaa ae the lowe: t price Gold Pens at $1, $1 25, an¢ $1 50. Gold Pens repaired. Portable aving Cases, of an ontirely new and compact netion, faraisted with articles, the size of et cont ot detract from the which don sefut gut and complete appendage to the toilet.and also N adapted to the wants of the traveling pubric. For sale at G. RAUNDERS & SON'S, 177 Broadway, opposite Howard's Hovel. Pocket and Pen Knives, Razors, etc.=A bean:ifa! assortment of the above can be seen at the subscri- ber.” pogeiner wih § large ¥ iety of scissors. nail files end polished steel goods. ors ground and set. Cutlery re- prired G RAUNUERS &* SON, 177 Boadway, A few doors shove Conrtl: ‘4 Hale Catting and Ir-mmiog Whiskers —A Ay etre, memeotous seusatirn ig mw, going. on among the crowned heads of Europe. thro.gn Pope Pius IX, bot it sinks to nothing when rompaced with that wich ‘ig being created amoog tie ada ot New York and ji salable Hair Speen at No 1)N | hee Ny nese be £0 enpeT! by a adore, ah, | Ghoul vad | ha ah