The New York Herald Newspaper, December 3, 1847, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. New York, Friday, December 3, 1847. SE 'To Correspondents, No notice can be taken of anomymous communications Whatever is intended for insertion must be authenticated oy the name and eddrece af theweiter; net necessary for dlication, but as « guaranty ef his g we ‘cannot undertake to return erected communications The Weekly Herald. ‘The Weekly Herald will be ready to-morrow morning at rine o'clock. It will contain the latzst intelligence— military, naval, fisuncial, commercial and miscellaneous, frora ail parts of Mexico, Canada, the West Indies and the United States, to the hour of publication, and the English news by the steamship Britannia, in case that versel arrives in the meantime. It will also contain boautiful engraving representing the city of Puebla, in Mexico. Price 6)4 cents, SS The Steamers. The Britannia is in her fourteenth day, and Tuuy be expected to arrive ut Boston to day or to-morrow. There are yet no tidings of the Union. 'The Secret Histery of the Campaign. We find in the St. Louis Republican of the 22d ult., an interesting letter from Puebla, giving a portion of the secret history of the last cam- paign in Mexico—some of the details of the councils of war held on the march from Vera Cruz to the Halls of the Montezumas. It will be found in enother column of this day's Herald. Tho Politicians and the Press. ‘We understand that the friends of Martin Van Buren, of Kinderhook, have zat length made ar- Tangements for the purchase and control of a party journal of small circulation in this city, and placed it under the direction of a new editor, whose instructions will, probably, be to con- duct the Presidential campaign now opening, in opposition to the administration of Mr. Polk, and with the view of bringing forward Mr. Van Buren as the next democratic candidate for the Presidency, instead of Mr. Polk, and in opposi- tion to Mr. Clay. The recent visit of John Van Buren to this city, with other distinguished poli- ticians of the State, had this object in view; and that section of the party called barnburners are now determined to use the party press here, and in the interior of the State, to their own advan- tage and elevation. This is a very natural movement on the part of Mr. Van Buren and his supporters. He be- longs to that race of statesmen and politicians who look onthe newspaper press as an easy and convenient vehicle of their own purposes and their own ambitions; newspaper editors,writers, and reporters, are considered, in the school of Mr. Van Buren, and such men, as the mere ser- vants—the scullions, the boot blacks—of that class of half educated lawyers who have to take to polities for preferment, and who have debased and corrupted public affairs in this country. But we will do no injustice to Mr. Van Buren. His conceptions of the newspaper press are shared by other great men of the day. There is Henry Clay himself; look at his conduct in relation to his'public speech in Kentucky, a short time since. The ignorance, the inhospitality, and folly, which he exhibited im debarring the independent reporter of an independent journal, from giving to the public a full and correct ac- count of his sayings, on the day of the meeting in Lexington, can find a fit parallel in the bru- tality of those editors in Kentucky’ who feel melancholy because they had not opportunity to create ariot and assault the gentleman of the press in question. An enterprise of the most re- markable character, got ‘up at a great expense, calenlated to astonish the world, by transmit- the words of Henry Clay, uttered at Lex- ot on one day, to be read in New York the next morning, was actually opposed, and at- tempted to be put down by the great statesman the age, who is put forth as a candidate of a free people of twenty millions. This is anothor sample of that narrowness of mind, and that selfishness of purpose, and that ignorance i so far as regards the character of the or that we find in both Mr. Van Buren and Mr. Clay. Bat we can even go farther for paral- lels. Look at the occupant of the White House at Washington. Examine the career of Mr. Polk, President of the United States, and one of his present ‘cabinet ministers, Cave Johnson. More signal instances of the prostitution of the press on one hand, and of obstructions thrown in the way of independent journalism on the other, have never been shown than those pre- sented by Mr. Polk and Cave Johnson. They seem tc haye no conception of journalism, unless it unites in its characteristics, servility, brutality, umbecility, and farce. , they are not without associates in another braich of the government And we are sorry to say,’that Mr. Benton, Sena- tor of the United States, in the position he took at the last session “of Congress, hostile to the improvements which have been brought forward in newspaper reporting, makes himsclf a fit companion for those men that we have enu- merated, in their narrow conceptions of the newspaper press. Mr. Clay, Mr. Polk, Mr. Ben- ton and Mr. Van Buren, are all of the same calibre, and are as much behind the age as those politicians who buy and sell the press as they do coach horses or dogs—if they ever should use them. In turning from this group of statesmen ob- secured by their want of appreciation of the great movemnte of the age, although they may have talent and ability in another direction, we are glad to find that we havea race of great men who appreciate an independent press, and who encourage its movements in every possible way. We allude to Mr. Calhoun, of South Carolina, Mr. Webster, of Massachusetts, General Cass, of Michigan, and many others, in and out of the Senate, who in addition to Mr. Buchanan, Mr. Walker, and even Mr. Marey, of the administration, have gher conceptions of the press, and nobler opi} nions of those by whom it,is managed, than the half-educated lawyers and corrupt politi- cians on the other side of the question. At this time there is about to be commenced at Wash- ington a system of reporting the debi f the United States Senate—a system which is the legitimate result of those improvements in the newspaper press, and that advancement of pro- fessional reporting, which the New York Herald was the first to introduce into jour- nalism about ten years ago. We allude to the independent system of reporting debates in the Senate which was established at the close of the last session of Congress, and which is to be conducted, for the first time in this country» under the management of Mr. Houston, a gen- tleman well known to us, and who was for many years one of the etenographers attached to this establishment. This new development of newspaper reporting at Washington, is a natural consequence of the movements made in the independent press in this metropolis. Journalism, out of a great city, is nothing but a precarious mode of existence given to writers, editors, and printers, by a clique of politicians ; such is journalism at Washington, and such is journalism in the capital of every State. There is no independence, no character, no enterprise, no effort, no characteristics of an independent press, to be found out ofa great city; and in thie country there is hardly aay io he found owtol the olty of New York, with the ox- | ception, perhaps, of some growing emanations in Philadelrhia, Baltimore and Boston It is now only ten years since the New York Herald has been engaged in the great enterprise of establishing independent journalism in this country. We have been opposed at every step by the corrupt politicians of the day, by the mi- nions of party, by factions on every side. The establishing of steam navigation, the construc- tion of railroads, and the wonderful invention ot telegraphic communication, have given to journal- isin a fresh power, the result of which will take ten years more to show itself in its greatest force. The people of the United States, for thirty years, have been trammelled by politi- cians, bound down by cliques, without an organ of communication in which their realsentiments could be heard. The day is passing away, and the feeble attempts of Mr. Clay, Mr. Polk, Mr. Benton, or Mr. Van‘Buren,"to fetter the impulses ofa young generation in the same way they used to manacle them, fifteen or twenty years ago, will no longer exist. Even their conventions and their caucuses, and their public meetings, will, in a short time, likewise pass cway, and be num- bered with the things that were—as the rubbish of apastage. The press—the independent press, acting from its own impulses and stimulated by all over the Continent—in Germany, Italy, Spain, Russia, and the Northern States. Aword, now, tor thegNew York press. The present position of journalism in this city bas been the fruit of the last ten years of effort. The New York Herald was the first to lead the way, and it is still in the vans for no other paper im the United States has a comprehensive and general circulation out of the city in which it is published, all over the Union, in large as well as small towns, similar to that of this journal. In this respect the circulation of the Herald in the United States, resembles that of the London Times in England. Many papers here and in the neighboring cities, have large local circula- tions; but no journal but the Herald possesses a circulation over the whole country, and even over Europe. ‘This success has been obtained through vari- ous causes. We were the first to commence the system of running expresses for procuring news in advance of the means by which it was usually received. We were the first to establish report- ing asabranch of the newspaper business, and to encourage and educate reporters for the press. We were the first to bring into action the re- markable power of the telegraph; and at this moment we give our readers, every morning in its own energies, issuing from large cities, will be the only organ of the people of the United States, and will determine all public questions, and elevate all public men, hereafter. Truly, a good time is coming. London, Paris, and New York Newspapers. London, Paris, and New York, are the only three cities inthe civilized .world, in which the daily newspaper press exists asa great, in- dependent, intellectual, social and political pow- er. The rise of journalism in those cities has been promoted and furthered by their great popu- lation, and the vast patronage growing out of that fact. It is now about thirty years since journalism in Londor began to develope its growth. This was caused by the originality, energy, talent, and skill, of one individual—the late Mr. Walter, of the London Times. That distinguished man took hold of the London ‘Times, when it was a small morning journal, of little circulation, no influence, and a daily loss to its proprietor of that day. Mr. Walter com- menced his improvements by running expresses, establishing a system of reporting, giving origi- nal articles, all independent of the politicians, stock jobbers, bankers, and brokers of the day. During the whole of his career, he was opposed by the statesmen and politicians of the time, as well as by the large capitalists and great specu- lators; but his energy and tact overcame all op- position, and he established, before his death, the London J'imes,on a foundation, and according to the principles of a system, that may continue for acentury to come, under thejmanagement of his son. The following curious statement of the Times, as it now exists, will be very interesting to every one in this country :— ‘The London Times of the 4th of Ootober, and ite sup- plement, contains 72 columns of printed matter, of which there is occupied in— ae Original article... Comments on he offairs. . Italien Police reports. ......++ oe Us Miscellaneous and correspondence. 5-72 The following classification’of the advertisements in this paper, will show the proportion that between the diterent subjects of advertisement, which emanate from the largest commercial community in the world, ae eee of the centres of civilisation, knowledge and The total number of sdvertisements was.. seeeee ee 61020 Of these—the sales of goods and shop advertisements Government an Partners and Insurance a persons wanted and things lost. Patent medicines and inventions. .... path . lered for situations under government... Advertisements for Douceurs off Sundries, . bd \ A proof not only of the great circulation z the paper, but also of the very care with which i idable daily array of ad nts is perused, exists in the following fact :—A jonal tleman in London, had occasion lately to advertise the heirs or sentatives of six deceased persons, some of whom had been dead so longas fifty years. An advertisement, of not more than ten lines, was inserted once in the Times, and the very day after such insertion, he received per- sonal application from four of the parties, and a letter, dated seventy miles from London, from a fifth. Asa vehicle of news and information, the Times is undoubt- edly without s rival. Asa commentator upon moog 00- juences from yarrences, or a deducer of conseq’ itis Sdmired for tho talent which it employs, but it is far from being an influential leader or guide of public opi- a g oe the curious things advertised in the 7imes,are the following : “ jo Shirts, cut on mat ationl Pie moe eg any figure.’ The “Nulli dus Shirt.” “The Palla Gi Coat.” “The Sy- rian Paletot’? “The Liama Beaver Paletot, and the Paletot d’Hiver.” ‘Water-proof Parama Garments.” “Gutta Perca Shoe-soles. “The Omnium Coat. with in- visible pockets.” Then there is the “Patent Firewood, four fires for a penny.”’ “Bunnion Cushions for the toes.’ “Dandelion, or Taraxacum Coffee, to cure indigestion ;” and, By Cerne patent hydro-incubator and arti- ficial me for hatching and rearing poultry.”’ The circulation of the Times in London and throughout England, is more comprehensive and greater than that of any other journal in the capital, unless it be the Morning News, which, being a cheaper journal, is fast following in the career of the Times, but as yet the London Times is the only paper which has a large circulation in the capital, as well as in the provincial towns of Liverpool, Birmingham, Manchester, Leeds, Edinburgh and Glasgow. In all those cities any person wishing to read the news, when he takes his coffee or his tea, calls for the last Lon- don Times. ‘There are large papers published in each of those cities, but with the exception of two or three, they have merely a local circula- tion, and are of very narrow influence. The London Times is the only paper in the English language which has a comprehensive and ge- neral circulation in England and (throughout Europe. Probably the circulation of the Times, which is only about twenty thousand daily, is about equal to that of all the other London pa- pers; but its influence, profits, and value as an organ of public opinion, are superior to the all puttogether. Its annual net revenue is suppbsed to be from $150,000 to $200,000 a year. In Paris, the press has a greater resemblance to the journals of New York than to those of Lon- don. It has risen to its present position within the last ten years, and has gone through the same career, almost, as the newspapers of New York have. The present daily journals in Paris, of large circulation, are the Journal de Debats, the Siecle, the Presse, and the Constitutionnel.— With the exception of the first, the others are is- sued at a similar price to those of New York. Their patronage is not so great as that of the London press; their enterprise is less, although in their editorial writing there is more wit and more humor than in that of the London journals. In fact the Paris press, in many of its features, resembles the press of New. York in its vivacity and life; but without its enterprise or that New York, commercial intelligence from Cincinnati, Buffalo, Boston, Philadelphia, and Baltimore, that transpired in those cities the day previous. In certain respects, the press of New York his made greater progress than that of either London or Paris. But we don’t stop here. Weare now preparing a system of machinery for this establishment, which will enable us to throw off eighty thousand double sheets in six hours. As railroads increase and become per- fected throughout the country—as the telegraph wires are extended from this great metropolis to the remotest boundaries of the republic, even to the city of Mexico itself, so will we be enabled to extend our operations, and give increased energy to the journalism of New York. At this mo- ment, the New York Herald is the only journal in this country that occupie milar position, and possesses a similar circulation, to those of the London Times in England, or the Journal de Debates, or the Presse in Paris—but we mean in a short time to exceed them all. TnearricaLs a8 a Busingss.—A good deal of speculation and surmise is indulged in, in re- ference tothe individual prosperity of the thea- tresin this city. A gentleman who made the following estimate had the curiosity the other evening to visit every theatre in the city, and make a calculation, from the materials within his control, of the receipts and expenditures of each of those establishments on the night in ques- tion. The result is curious, and 18 as follow sicio It will be seen from this, that on the night in question, there were only average houses at all the theatres. At none of them were there star engagements, so far as is known. One curious fact is revealed in;this statement—that is, that the three old theatres, the Park, the Bowery, and the Chatham, do a much better, and a much sounder business in the aggregate, than any of the new establishments. On occasions of star engagements, such as that of the Montplaisers, or Madame Bishop, or any other distinguished artist ot any kind, the receipts of any of the thea- tres will be more than the average set down in this statement; but star engagements are getting out of date, and nothing, it seems, will satisfy the public but some regular company, complete in all its parts, and not deficient in de- nd thus prevent the whole of the money from being run away with by one or two persons. Tlie old theatres, meaning, as before, the Park,{the Bowery, and the Chatham, are conducted by experienced men. Some of them, it is true, might be improved a little; but still they possess a great deal of tact in their management. Those theatres have also an es- tablished reputation—are situated in central parts of the city, and command the largest portion of the floating population, even on ordinary nights; and particularly on extraordi- nary occasions, they have it all. The new the- atres are more generally conducted by persons who indulge in speculation, and who are fond of making hazardous experiments. They have to establish a name and acharacter, and in order to make a show they are generally very liberal in opening their doors to ‘‘dead-heads,” and all the loafers about town. It is very difficult in any part of the city to create an established run to a new theatre, and it requires years to succeed in that department of business. The least profita- ble night in the enumeration we have given, is that of the Italian opera in Astor Place, and this, too, with all the advantages of a liberal annual subscription; but the opera, unless it is well got up, and conducted with much tac: a very ha- zardous experiment, and although it is natural to hope that the establishment of such a refined amusement willsucceed in New York, yet the wealthy and refined classes may be very talka- tive and very showy, but they are not so liberal as theyare in some other countries. A good Italian opera at the Park would, from the very prestige of the locality, control patronage more than even abetter ene would in an out-of-the- way place up town. Tux Frencn Steamers —We have translated from the columns of the French journal of this city, a curious and important memorial, agreed upon at the recent meeting of French citi- zens resident here, in relation to the manage- ment of the steamers between Havre and New York, during the last summer. This paper is addressed to the directors of the company in Paris, and we wished to have given it some time ago in our columns, having sent our report- er to the meeting in question, with instructions to obtain all the information that could be col- lected on the occassion. But it appears that obstacles were interposed by M. {Dagneau, the agent of the company in this city, very unneces- sary and unhandsome, we think, on his part, which prevented us at that time from giving to our readers this interesting document. This paper contains a correct and succinct view of the difficulties encountered in the ma- nagement of these steamers. There have been great exaggeration made by the press, and in other quarters, against the French steamers, French management, and against everything French, as it regards this enterprise. We do not think it has been merited. The management of the Bri- tish steamers, when they first started from Lon- don and Bristol, with one solitary exception, was extremely bad, and ultimately ended in the com- plete prostration of the Bristol and London com- pany. Indeed, none of the ocean companies which have been started have succeeded, except the Liverpool line, originating with the Cunards. These boats and their entire management, origi- nated in Scotland; they were directed by Scotch engineers from Glasgow, calm, quiet, attentive, experienced men, who, for years, had been en- gaged in ocean steam navigation, in all its vari- ous departments. They succeeded, because they had experience. The London and Bristol lines failed, and now the Ilavre line threatens to fail, for want of it. But we hope that French skill, French tact and French ingenuity, will overcome all the difficulties in their way. Those who are desire to avail itself of the improvements of the age, which we possesa in New York. The Pari ian journals have not only 4 circulation in Paris and throughout Vranee, b w will find thes interested in British ocean navigation, of course, exaggerate their faults--but we hope the Ameri+ con public will yet give the Havve line & ehanve for Improvement and permaneney: Placlde appeared again in three of thelr excellent pleces, vis.; the “ White Horse of the Peppers,” “ Napoleon's Old Guard,” and the “Irish Post.” We doubt whether 8 better cast could. be made for the first of these pieces than the one by which it is performed at the Park. Mr. Coltins is heppy in his change from the cha- Irish gem aman to thet racter of of the uine ‘ hag ooniee his original humor always peorieg ont, not to mar the » but to edd mew life to the comedy. Mr. Placide, as Mansfeldt, ts not to be surpassed, and the scene between the two over their hum- ble repast, termed Pepper “praties and point,” is irresistably and the auditor can hard- ly dispel the illusion, but Cg is the veritable Dutch trooper, \dsomel, bn = over Uae 74 vibe. Bers thy ree pen . e two lead! whatever was undertaken the a og Non pany. was well done. In the second piece, “ Ni "s Old Guard,” Mr. Placide, as the veteran corporal of the imperial |, Dresented another beautiful sj of his peoulier style. Mrs. Jones, as Melanie § acquitted herself in a handsome maaner. At the close of this piece, the audience called Mr. Placide before the curtain, and gave him audible proofs of the high estima- tion in which they held him and his performance. The after piece upon the bill was the “Irish Post.’? Tio- nies, Mr. Placide takes a benefit, and ite as enter- Inment for the evening, the “ White Horse of the Peppers” and ‘ O’More”—in the first of which, he plays the part of Hans Mansfeldt, the Dutch erate end in the second, De Welskeio, the French smuggler; Mr. Collings, of course, sustaining in each piece the other leading characters, and singing several songs. Bowsny Turatre.—The familiar drama of “Grandfs- ther Whitehead,” and the spectacle,the Naiad Queen,” were performed here last evening, and although the weather was very unfavorable, the house was comforta- bly full. Im the first mentioned piece Mr. C. Burke, who bas hitherto appeared here in nothing but comedy, personated the Grandfather. We must acknowledge ‘that we have seen this character better pertormed than we did last evening; but we must, on the other hand, in justice to Mr Burke, say, that his ion of it was es of act a bighly creditable His voice and re, altered as they were last evening, were all that could be desired. Miss Turnbull was, as usual,very good astheNaiad Queen. She is a very graceful danseuse, ‘and possesses asweet but not very strong voice. The second scene @ first act isa beautiful spectacle, one well worth sesing. To be sure it requires a stretoh of nation to persuade one’s self that the substantial mens of humanity, the finely moulded forms wad plump cheeks, which he sees before him, belong to upper regions, but the resemblance is probably as whole, the Queen”? is avery imposing and inte- esting spectacle. It will be repeated to might with the drame of the “ Rake’s Progress,” and that of “ Murrel the Land Pirate.” Tratian Orena Sincens.—The two debutents who made their first appearance on any‘stage, in the epera of “ Beatrice di Tends,” on Wednesday evening last, gave ‘usa fine opinion of the their musical powers and educa- tion, and produced an equal effect upon their hearers. Signorina Amalia Patti is a fine young woman, whose excellent and therough method has been much admired. Though not experienced on the stage, she treads the boards as well as any other Italian actress, and gives to her style and action great refinement of manner. Her voice, &® mezzo soprane, possesses great richness and a fair compass, She bas evidently the sacred fire in her heart. Signor Bailini’s voice is that of a tenor ; it is stamped with good qualities in ite upper register, which comes out clear, firm and equal. Signor Bailini wants only more passion and animation in [his acting, and he soon will become an elegant singer. ‘We are glad to understand that these two singers are the pupils of Signor Bonzanini, the talented maestro, of whom we havespoken on a former occasion. They both reflect upon their teacher a high character, and they are certainly the best proof of his skill in vooal science. Cincus—Boweny Amrutrneatne —The performances here this evening will be very taking. Gymnastic feats are all the rage, it seems, with sudience, and to ac- commodate them in this respect, Mr. Tryon’s troupe will go through their varied feats of vaulting, tumbling, &c. ke. The somersetting is quite surprising, and all iticians, who, ia these confused times, are about to jurn somerseta, should go and witness the agility of the {ie thing may bedone, apparentiy.-‘he the fect in al e thing ma; apparently. these feats, Tho he peer simple, require both th and practice; but the beauty of the per- formance ofthis troupe is the Phew’ ease with which they perform the most difflcult feats. The usual eques- trian exercises and @ new series of jokes from the clowns, with a variety of dancing. singing, kc. and a comic pan- tomime, will fill up the evening's performance. - Cunisty’s Minstreis.—There is an excellent pro- gramme this evening, and we doubt not that these very successful performers will in have a crowded house. ‘Their popularity is as great as ever, and we doubt if any exhibition has ever been so continually patronized, for such alength of time, as this one has. Tike trifllog sum charged for admission is well spent, by avisit to Mecha- nics’ Hall, We need hardly sa} that thetr sineing is ae pleasing as ever. e dancing,Lecture on Ph 1? and other incidental features, are nightly received with long continued applause. Dumsoton’s Exmiopian Senenavess, having return- ed from Baltimore, where they acquired additional cele- brity, and were received with the most rapturous ap- Bessy opened on Monday evening, at the Chesnut street atre, Philadrlphia, where they are nightly received with these substantial demonstrations that have inva- riably followed their professional career. Their retarn to this city is anxiously expected. Mousicat Iucvaraations or SHaxsreane.—Immortal Shakspeare! to how many minds has he not afforded the most pure and elevated pleasure! His tragedies, com dies and lyrics, are all, in their turn, the sources of tl Tefined enjoyment. The greatest actors have esteemed it the highest compliment that could wed on them, when they bave been ssid to have curately delineated the characters of his dramas; the best musical masters,such as Purcell, Arne, Beethoven, &e , have delighted to compose music fitting for his splendid words We have often pitied those who are unacquainted with the Engtish language, solely Lecause they are unable to appreciate the beauties of glorious Wiil;” but happily. in a land like this, where the Eng- lish language is spoken, there is no occasion to laud bim who wrote truly * not foraday, but for all time,” as he is appreciated by all; and this brings us te our present yubject, vis: Mr Lynneand his Musical Iilustrations.— This gentleman pur; giving » series of these illus- trations, poses which will consist of readings from several ot the plays, and interspersed with these readings there will be performed the music to which passages from these plays have been adapted by many or the best masters that England and Germany have produced. In order to give full effect to this music, Mr. Lynne has engaged competent vocalists, and the chorus is selected from the members of the American Musical Institute. Mr. Geo Loder will be the conductor; and what with this feature and Mr. Lyo readings, quite a novel effect will be [tern The first of the series will take place on jesday evening next. New Yorx Sacrep Music Socizty.—Mendelssohn’s “E)ija”? will be given on the 9th inst , at the Tabernacle, by this society. Miss Northali,and many other eminent artiste,will agsist-on this occasion. L vino Movets.—Thisevening a magnificent series of ‘oupings will be presented. The Caledon J “ Greek lave,” “ Judgment of Paris; “ Venus Victorious,’ are among the features of the bill. As this is the last night but one, it behooves those who intend visiting this exhi- bition, to lose no time in doing so. Hera Arexanver.—This great magician, after a suo- cessful tour through the Canadas, leaves this city = 2 an ne, by hia magic power, can adjust all the differences at present g between the American and Mexi Messrs Burke and Hoffman gave s concert at Bleecker Hall, Albany, on Tuesdsy evening. “Master Barke” has 8 numerous host of friends at Albany, who gave him a kind welcome. Mr. Forrest is playing at the Holliday street theatre, Baltimore. “ Lover is also at Baltimore, where his “Irish Evenings” are handsomely attended, and his merits duly appre- ciated. ‘The manager ofthe Arch street theatre, Philadelphia, has placed at the head of his bills, as an admonitory no- tice, * No obildren in arms admitted to this theatre.” The Montplesier dancers have gone to Boston, where they have an eng it 4 Great Rack.—Cave Johneon and Telegraph intend to send the President’s message to New York, at the same time. We'll bet on the light- ning from heaven. Police Intelligence. Charge of Stealing a Watch.—Oficer Feeny, ‘of the 6th ward, arrested last night a man by the name of An- thony Hennigan, on a charge of stealing « silver watoh. wort, 20, belonging to Lawrence Harkin. Detained for ¢: ination by Justice Drinker. Sst uga Cloak —Officer Gardaer, of the 6th ward, arrested a man by the name of John Smith, on a charge of stealing a cloak valaed at $18, belonging to George Wolfenstein. No 186 Chatham street. Justice Drinker committed him for examjnation. Stealing a Hand Car¥—Two fellows, called Henry De Coursey and Bill Jennings, were arr yd on a charge of stealing a hand cat ee at $5, belong- ing to George Paterson, residing at No. 69 Leonard street. Justice Diinker locked them up tor trial Arrests on Suspicion.—Offivers Garvey and Con- nelly, of the Sixth ward, arrested yesterday afternoon s man calling himself John eee having in his iar gold watohes, which ‘he was endeavor- ig to sell at arum shop,on the Five Points Justice Drinker detained him, in order to obtain an owner for the property. To rue Eprron or tne Henatp: Im your paper of this morning is a notice under Police head, of a complaint agsinst Mr. Edward Norton and otl of = cooeptracy to defraud Joel P. Smith, Ag 1d, the notice [ssngy 4) obo ap Loe pew = ries Enc ve demani a ing, a6 the ae is under investigation, as the complaint is an en- tire fabrication, and a6 the characters of the parties charged are not to be trifled with, will you notice in your paper of to-morrow these facts, and ask a suspen- sion of opinion. tis be pene of the parties charged rosecute the parties complainin "Bee ke yg o,f. CROMWELL, On last Wednesday night, the Juolate was fall, and ia many i. ruauing over. The repairs suffered but , with the exception of Piper's Dom, where the it of the work that bed Wee deus wae Widows > UY wore vinted yeterday moralng with's beary rainstorm, whieh let’ throughout, the mi day. Tho weather was Peary erg Ae At ly hour but two days ego, and at same a e 26 degrees. peesieg 6 great ming, MS Impnovine THe Coxpition oF THE Poon —The associ. | ation for improving the condition of the poor. have done and are doing can ee in giving systematic relief, coun- | sel, advice and co» re tarved into sobriety and industry. "If his coadition can be improved he will be cared for by thevisiter. If he bas pride suf- ficient to 4 sober, send his children to public school, wo1k where it can be procured,and keep hishome clean, he will be alded with a moderate supply of food and fuel. | It is not generally known that children found begging in the streets, and belonging to improvident perents, | can be taken away from such ts aod for | by the city, on surlienen to the police or to the alder- | men of werd. All foreigaers found ing, who | have not been in the country two years, should invaria- bly be referred to the alms house commissioner, in the | Park, who will call on their bondsmen, or the commis- | sioners of emigration, for their support. There are | three hundred visiters. receiving no pay, who are re- spectable and humane oitize: never dispense alms without first vielting the appli it at home, inquiring into and inspeoting their condition, so that fraud can- not, to any extent, be practiced on the assvciation Their aid is always in food, elothing, fuel or medicine. and invariably by counsel and good advice on matters of prudence. " Fine.—A fire was discovered yesterday morning, at 4 o’clock, in the rear of No. 86° Division street. It ori- ginated from the fire-place, and made its way beneath parr ap It was put out by policeman Spear. Damage rifling. ‘Tue Parx Gare Posts.—We took occasion day to notice the removal of these posts, which have for about twenty-six years withstood the “ peltings of | the pitiless storm.” Several curious records, not, how- of “antiquity,” have been exhumed. Coins, writ- nd other relics, &¢., have been found in tin boxes, been deposited under the base of th H twigs of the tree under which Bonaparte at the battle of Waterloo, tegether with copies of newspapers, coins, &c. &o., commemorative of the age and time at which these had been deposited, aud the actions referred | to, were all brought to light. | Tue Gautant Mere Sam pa = sl “or | guerreotype repute, 205 Brosdway, has pul alt. thographic likeness of Captain Walker, of the Texan Rangers, who fell at the battle of Husmantls, on the | 9th of October. It is a good drawing, and will form a desirable addition to the collections of portraits of he- | roes who have distinguished themselves in the present | war with Mexico. Drownxrn.—Coroner Walters was called hold an inquest at the 1st ward police stat body of Betray Johnson.(colored) | day, to | upon the | aged 28 years, a native | of New Ji who was accidently drowned yesterday morning, by falling overboard from the barge “Day O Kellogg,” Jying in Coenties slip. The jury found a ver- | dict accordingly. Law Intelligence. | Cimcurt Count—Deo. 2.—Before Judge Edinonds.— | John Brooks, Jr.. Joseph Cook and Cornelius Vander | vs. Joseph Lawrence and Daniel Trimble.—This was an action of trover, to recover the value of eigut cases of satinets. The plaintiffs are owners of the stesmbost Nimrod, running between this city and Bridgeport. The defendants are commission and forwarding moer- chante, residing ia this city. In February, 1843 Ingalls and Wells, of North Adams, Massachusetts, packed up four boxes of satineta for Tiffany, Ward & Co., of Baltimore, and marked each box on the outside, ‘Tiffany, Ward & Co., Balti ? together with the number of yards it containe ey were sent from North Adams to Pittsfi-ld tojbe sent from thence to Bridgeport by railroad, and from Bridgeport they were to be sent to this city by steamboat, and from this city they were to be sent to Tiffany, Ware & Co., Baltimore, by railroad. There were three other box- H es of similar goods sent from the be hides by Mr. Es- tus, and by the same conveyance to Bridg and di- reoted to Tiffany, Ward & Co., Baltimore. On the arri- val of the goods at Bridgeport, they were put on board the steamboat Nimrod, owned by plaintiffs. and brought to this city There were also on board the boas, on the same trip, fourteen boxes of goods be- longing to Browne, Harrison & Co, directed to Tiffa- ny. Ward & Co, and to be forwarded by the defendants. @ plaintiffs allege that, on the arrival of the boat, the detendants sent Daniel Ward, their oartman (who has been made a defendant in this suit), and that he claimed the whole of the boxes, as well those of a & Wells, aud those of Estus, as those of Brown, HH 2 &Co., and got them ; that the defendants afterwards, instead of sending them by railroad, as they were marked, with the goods of Brown, Harrison & Co. on jhooner named the Two Pollys, for Tiffany, Baltimore. The fchooner and cargo lost on the oyage. Lngalls & Wells sfterwards brought an action for negligence ugaiast the plaintiffs, and reoo- vered against them the value of the goods. And the plaintiff now briog their actions against the defendants and their oar:man Ward. to recover over against them closed their evidencs, Mr. Lord, it, moved for a non-suit against , on the ground that he could not be guilty of a conversion, he beiag merely s carman emovloyed by bis iu the conveyance of is from one place to acting under their control and dirrotion, if he were guilty of a conversion, the plaiotiff’s themselves were equally guilty, because an action was brought and a judgment obtained against them as sor: ‘feavors, and the rule of law is that one for’ fec,or ownnot maintain an action against another. At this point of the argument the court adjourned. For the plaintiffs—Mr. 8. Sherwood. For the defendants—Messrs. Lord and | O.Conor. Jacobs vs. Hooper—The jary in this cause rendered a Verdict for the pinintif? for $190. Charge of Revolr.—William Shadbourne, Thomas Par- ker, Lewis Colly and Duncan Campbell, mentioned in x Cc ner Morton for examination, in the custody of one of the Deputy Marshals, it appeared that on the 11th November last, the prisoners struck off and refused to work. The Captain ordered them to appear before the American Consul, at 10 o’clock the next morning; = accordingly appeared before the Consul and stated that the brig was uuseawortby, and they would not re- turnin her. The Consul advised them to go back and he would have the veesel surveyed, aud if the surveyors reported her unseaworthy, they should be discharged. They came back to the and two New England Cap- teins and hip carpenter, residing at Tucks Island, were soon sent to makethe survey. They reported to the Consul that the brig was seaworthy. The prison- ers, however, refused to go to their dutv, stated they were British subjects and not bound to go in the vessel. and their effects elapsed, the arrested and put in jail—and on board, and they accordingly left thet evening, taki with them. After forty-eight hours consul caused them to be in seme time after hed them convey the ves: at Turks Island. These two persons were examined on behalf of the prosecution, and swore that the brig was seaworthy. On the other side, two men who reside in this city, and have followed the sea tor a considerable number of years, swore they examined her; that she was not seaworthy—that her sails were rotten, and that they would not like to come in her from Turks Island to this port at this season of the year. The Deputy Mar- shal who sted the prisoners, was also examined. He said he wasin the forecastle, that it was a wretched place for men to sleep, that the water was coming through ae &o. The prisoners were held to bail in $100 each. Common Pixas, Deo. 9—Before Judge lograham—T wo caures were called in this Court, and resulted in non suits, after which the Court adjourned. Sustive ve, Tucker.—The jury handed up to the Court & rented verdict this morning, finding for the plalatif® $150 damages. and 6 ents costs. B fore Judge Daly.—Tucker vs. Westervelt.—This cause was not concluded when the Court adjourned. Manine Covnt.—Dee. 2—Bofore Judge Smith—Janes Stewart vs Daniel Kelly.—This was an action to recover $50 50. commissions tor the purchase of a house. The plaintiff is a physician, and the defendant keeps a liquor store at the corner of Bayard and Mott streets. It - peared the parties were on friendly terms; that plaiatiff was in the habit of frequently calling at the defendant's store; the defendant ascertained that a house in Bayard street, owned by a Mr. Burdett, withia one or two doors of his store, waa to be sold, ond, us the plaintiff alleges, employed him to negotiate for ‘the purchase. Acoord- ingly, the plaintif? waited on Mr. Weeks, the agent of Mr Burd aud after several meetings succeeded in purchasing the house for $6250. The defendant was afterwards called upon to pay the commission, but re- fused. The defendant svt up as a defense, that he never employed the plaintiff; that he commenced the treaty. himself with Mr. Burdett, about two years betore the purchase was made; that Mr. Burdett from that time to a short time before the transaction was closed, would not take less than $5600 for the house, which the defendant was unwilling togive. That pend- ing the negotiation the plaintiff was in the habit of vieit- ing t's store, and in that way he knew the defendant's anxiety to have the house, and called upon Mr. Weeks, Mr Burdett’s at, on the subj+ct, with- out the knowledge or direction of the defend vot; that the transaction was finally closed betweed Mr. Burdet: ‘and the defendant, without the intervention of any other hich the defendant det dett, or Weeks, one of them, said that a sum which he had then named, was offered for the house. the defend- ‘ent replied that it was offered for himself by the plein- tif, It was further alleged on the part of the defend- ant, that shortly after the purchase was compl:ted, the platotiff was in defendant's atore,and in the presence of a third person, said to defendant. " the least you ought to do is to give me a new coat,” The desendant replied, “T never employed you or promised you any thing.” From thisit was argued that the plaintiff never was om: ployed by defendant, aud that if be rendered any se: vioe, he Dever expected to be paid,and it was oniy so after thought to ng the present actio ». Judge Smith charged the jury if they believed the ference ot the plaiotiff proceeded from friendly motives in the commenorment, he would not be entitled to a verdict; but if from the evidence, they coutd coma to the oon- clusion that he was employed by defendant, and that by his exertions the purchase money was reduced from $5 600 to $5.250, he would be entitied to their verdict. — = a | orka poe he could not have survived a great while ifthe had | and he eaterday’e Herald, were this morning brought before | war The Terrible Disaster on H Lives y. The Pbmaix was bound up, and on Sunday morni: last about 4 o’clock, when withim 17 mtles rf shel 4 n, she was discovered to be on fire. After aediog te impossible to ex'ioguishthe fire, and that all who re- mained on board would perish in the flames ed overboard and endeavcred to save themselves as best they could Aboutthirty got into the small bosts and were picked up by the Delaware, which hove in after the Phcoaix was in flames, bat notin time to assistance to those who remained on board, or who were unable to get into the small boats. Both of the small boats were-launched and immedi- ately filled by shoes who were fortunate enough to be nearthem. They were each capable of holding sbout twenty-three persons, and were commanded, one by the captain and other by the mate. The boat of the mate had but one oar, which wa; used for sculling, by which means they got out of the ey od of the flames,— Had there been more oars. it would have been impossi- bie, from the crowded state of the boat, to have used toem toany advantage. ‘The engineer furnishes us the names of those lost, whom he recollects by name:—Mr West, lady and child, Rai Mr. Fink and lady, do; Mr. Heith and sister, ‘ort; Mrs. Long and child, do; L Burroughs, Chi- cago; D. Blish, Southport; Misses Hazleton, marth ra os thirty ether passengers, together with 1 rs Of the officers and crew,were lost—D. W. Keller, stew- ard, Cleveland; J. C. Smith, auloon Keeper, Buffalo; N. Merrill, second mate, Cleveland; W. Owen, second en- Gineer, Toledo; H. Hobimon. frst porter. Chicago; J. lewgent, first fireman. Deck hands—T. fee Fertaw, J. Murdock, A. Murdock, George Murdook. Cabin boy, H. Tisdale; Wheeleman, L Southwick, New Bedford; Allen, @ colored cook, Detroit; and an- other colored cook, and three others, es The names of the crew saved first mate; A G Kelso, wheelsman; J. Michael O’Brien, freman; R. Watts, porter. ‘The clerk and an Irishman wore saved by the rudder chains, and were rescued from their situation. atter the arrival of the Delaware. by the small boats. Whentaken on board, they were almust entirely hel, aod could not, in any probability, have re- ined in the position they were in much lonugsr. The perseverance and fortitude of th» clerk, and the advioe and Raster: atin! which he endeavored to in- stil into bis companion, while oooupying their ous position, gave them both fresh ‘was the meaus of saving theirslives. J Englishmsao, name not wo,’were also saved. A lad, about fourteen years of age, one of the porters ofthe boat, who. in cowpany with another Lia worked incessantly from the commencement of tre until their pump gave out, after getting near the bow of the boat, for: ‘@ determination, witn his comrade, , and, no doubt, and an to jump overbeard, and try to save themselves by ewim- = . The little hero, after wate! one of the deck- whe had fortunately got hold of a plank, aad f ie ioe pabae peeaanria apes tootianien He was completely chilled through when taken fem not been picked up. His comrade re- ined on the pro; aad no doubt perished in the flames ; but this little fellow says he had made up his mind, if he remained on the boat, he should be burned, had rather run his chance of being picked up or drowning, than the former, As to the origin of the fire, it was impossible to ascer- tain, as each of the survivors with whom we conversed had different iy waite The avet probable conclusion is, that it took fire near the boi as the first that ‘was discovered of it, the flames were rushing out of the ventilators, used for carrying off the hot airsituated dij reotly over or near the boilers. ‘While the Phoenix was yet on fire she wae taken in tow by the Delaware, and when near the harbor of She- boygan, the bow of the vessel burning, let the anchor drop while they were obliged to cut the chain and she went ashore on the beach. It is thoughta/argesmount of the sugar, molasses, and other heavy stuffs that was in the bottom of the hole will be saved. The Phenix was owned by Messrs Pease & Alien, of Cleveland, and we understand was insured for $12,000. The loss of life above is the | st, we believe, which ever occurred on the lakes, and property lost is im~ mense. It is supposed that those 150 Hollanders had considerable money with them, as they were seeking a location in the west; but how uacertain is life! It is, indeed, mourofai to record this sad catastropbe. Those who were eye witnesses of tais dreadtul sovne, say that @ is inadequate to give even a poor description of it ; all was ovnfusion and tamult—the ories and screams of the peor Hollanders, collected together in erowds on the bow of the boat, were enough to make the most reso- lute heart falter, and impress on the minds of those for- tunate enough to escape, recollections of thet awful hour, that time can never obliterate Young end old— the vigorous and decrepid—women and children, were all buddied together perfectly frantic, at the horrible doom that awaited them ; the scill small hope that the Dela; ware would arrive in time to render them assistance served oniy to prolong th sufferings of those who clung to the boat to perish oy ce devouring element. ‘At one time the rigging of the vessel was completely crowded by those who sought refuge from the flemes endemoke; the fire spreading rapidly, upon reaching the tarred ropes that compose the rigging, the whole was fo Peake wan & perfect meu and those who still clung to the! saddest sightof all--siokening even to contemplate. The Repo:t of tae Postmaster General. Wasninoton, Nov 30, 1847. The receipts of the Post Offive Department fr.m the lot of July, 1845, to the last tr of Juae 1847, inolusive, were somewhat over $7,300,000, and all of that that sum is now outstanding is $21,000, or less than one-third of one per cent. And these $21,000 ure not lost ; they are secured, and will flow inte the Treaeury to the last cent. 1 believe that upwarde of nine thousand postmasters — gee Laesel resigued, ea the same period ; and of this number, the accounts of considerably more than seven thousand have been settled. * * * will cause, on the part of the Postmaster General, the suggestion of &uuitorm cheap postage for letters all over . Thisis a mighty atep, and s bold recom- mvndation at this time, wea the country is in a state of ; and yet I have no doubt, and i think it will be demonstrated by figures, that the experiment, if made, would exoved the utmost expectations of the friends of civiiizition throughout the country. Great merit is due to the Postwaster General tor the liberality (.nd the change made in him, for he was once bitterly opposed to cheap postage) with whioh he avows himself now, an advocate of moderate rates of possage, though he once opposed it, and the zeal with which he is making new coaverts from among the former oppoaents of the mea- sure (what gammon !] Cheap postage, like free trade, | is one of the great means of spreading and increasing | Fe epg and one of the greatest vements of union and peace. Mr. Washington, the very able auditer, and Mr. War- rep, the 1ormer chief clerk, now third assistant, end the Postmaster Ge: are the soul of the administrative department of the Post Office, and deserve great credit for the maoner in which they bave organized and sys- tematized 60 complicated anu difficult a machine. But ovber improvements will yet be proposed ; and among them such a remodelling of the service of mailing and delivering letters, that email sums of money may be svat from one place to the other through the Pwst Office. Oa the continent of Eurepe, especially in Germany, remittences are made through the Post Offlces to any am-uot mot excevding a certain number of thousand florins ; the postage belug not only in reference to the bulk. bot to the guaranty eonumed | by the Government, woo inthis manner act, not only as carrier, but also as insurer or the amount. In Engiend the snm to be for- warded is limited, I telieve, to ive pounds, and an order wiveu by the Post Office which receives it, or the post- master ofthe place of delivery. The business, when first commenced, occupied two clerks, but now upwards of three hundred clerks are engaged in the Post Office de- partment in attending to it. Mojor Hobbie, the taleated first Assistant Postmaster Geveral, who bas just returned from Europe. but has gone there not, as « brainiess clerk, merely noting down what he saw, but wi h the philosophy and experivnce of ® sohola:, and » mao of thought and reflection, who was seeing at onee what things were count! nd what others would require modifications. Instead of spending years abrc ad in costly and useless researches of things lying on the surface, Mejor Hobbie employs for his tour ecarcel: three months, during which he established » pos errangement with the German States, prepares one in France, and opens negotiations with England, acsompa- nied by such 1etalistory mesaures as are likely to give his propo itions weight, bat in the mean while he em- ploys uis few leisure hours in studying the different postal systems in vogue in Europe, and on bis retura to America suggests @ plan for adopting the best of them, with the modifications necessury to render them i- cable at home. such are the mon that ought to be sunt abroad where information isto be obtained, and some useful purpose aoswered; not mere politicos soare- crows, who like to go abroad to refresh themeelves, allowing Uncl» 8am to pay for the entertainment. Toe tinas’or Gent hes actually re:used to allow the courier of the Colonial Office, London, to carry the despatches of his government to the British government inCanads. By way of retaliation, Kngland will close pees a epee our despatch sgent snd ministers abroad the which, | am rather gled,ae our minis- ters ought not to give the British government a chance of Granamiting fi despatches — Washington Leiter in Philad. Ledger ne Kallroad Movements. The Richmond paorrs state that ni the extension Ld ns et a4 ee ae eo te Se 4 ot at o i - = oe, Tend dathages &0, Adding & liberal estimate for these, the work complete, will cost, it is said, about 15 500 mile i Ratherford , in Tennessee, hassubsoribed $200,- 000 to the stook ot the Nashville and Chattanooga Rail- road Company, cd \ it that this sam will be inoreased to f The railroad enterprise to connect Charleston and Wilm'ngton, may be now, a3 certain of success. The work will be commenced this ensuing winter. Our people on the line cf this road, believe that it will be profitable investment, aad they are gradually taking the stock. Thecapitel sock of the company, preseribed the charter, is $1,500 000. About halt the stook has ready been subscribed.— South Curolinan, Nov. 94. Amongst the improvements of the day, is the contem- on construction of a railway trom Roohester to jawego. Loss or Tite TaLisman—PaineuL [NCIDENT.— One lady threw her child (some say t +o, others one.) towards the Tempvst, whivh fell short, and was crushed between the bu: a and sank to rise no more, hat were saved, were about F They should, however, take into consideration that the urchese was cloged between the prinoipela themselves Rea ae joked up , t poate, | One woman aad ohild were saved by cutting | doe, the rst blow of the ase sevak nee taken cut just alive; many we | was Toy netraw sevepes: :