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

NEW YORK HERALD. wack Batcasap, messgilltlea BOTs New York, Saturday, 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 for publication, but as « guaranty of his good faith. We cannot under take to return reyected communications The Weekly Herald, ‘The Weekly Herald will be ready at nine o'clock this morning. It will contain the latest intelligence—mili tary, naval, financial, commercial and miscellaneous, from all parts of Mexico, Canada, the West Indies and the United States, to the hour of publication, and the foreign news by the Britannia, in case that steamer arrives in the meantime. It will also contain a besutiful engraved view of the city of Puebla, in Mexico. Price 6 cents. Single copies, im wrappers for the mails, can be obtained at the office. ———— News from Europe. The Britannia had not made her appearance at Boston at eight o’clock last evening. Sheis now in her fifteenth day. We shall publish her news in an Extra Herald soon after it reaches us. Interesting Mexican Ln Our readers will find in another column of this day’s Herald, some very late and interesting details from Mexico. ‘The Presidential Revolution. A quartinian presidential revolution, or elec- tion, will take place in the United States next Novembér. It will be one of the most impor- tent events that could oceur on this continent, and no doubt will be watched with ‘extreme anxiety throughout the limits of the old world. To see a great nation, comprising a population of twenty millions, going simultaneously to the ballot box and choosing their chief magistrate, is one “of the most sublime spectacles which civilization can present. Congress meets next Monday. The whole session will be employed in preparing the public mind, by debates and votes, for the election that will follow in November. The number of voters now entitled by law to take part in this great revolution, will probably reach over three mil- lions, The questions tobe determined are dif- ferent from those that were ever brought before the people heretofore. The conquest of Mexico, and what isto be done with that country, will engage Congress and the people up to the period of the election. {n this position of affairs, it becomes a matter of great importance to the whole country, to know, as fully and correctly as possible, the result of former elections, so as to be enabled to form some glimmer of opinion on that which will follow next year. We have compiled the fulicwing table from materials within our reach, and give it for what it is worth :— The Popular Vote in the United States. —=186—<——,- 180 Harrison, V. Buren. Harrison. F. Buren - 16612 20, 284 33,991 S03 6,04 31.601 296 5.987 4,874 40 264 31,933 302 51,604 45,587 47,476 8,489 32,616 1296 7,616 46,612 46,201 72874 1,944 33,528 28758 22,913 21,131 19,518 16'975 32972 29,760 26,158 32°761 225,817 212,527 33,391 31,034 46.376 33782 148,157 124.782 4021 143,672 2,964 5,278 3,301 Electors chosen by Legislature. 25,962 26,120 60,391 8,289 40,995 14.039 32/440 18,018 23,168 30,261 42,501 43,893 Dotal.seeee. TTL 763587 1,274,203 1,128,803 7371 1,128 303 V. Buren's maj.eeeees. 25,876 Hlar.maj. 15.3% ee cee wee ee 120,326 mn Vore Continurp. —— 2472 39,991 7,513 65,165 313M 5,592 TAM 16,339 23'518 5,799 156,385 = NN. Carolina, 32,590 = Gino. S enn. R. Island. 7 8 ‘Carol ‘Tennessee Texas Verme Virgin Polk’s plurality... 38,792 * In two congressional districts there were no democratic candidates. Tue Porutar Vote Contirugp. “—— —-——- 187 ———— — States. Whig. Dem. Seat. at ” - - 35.432 ben? 2,250 30,187 27,402 2,135 — 41,931 5,152 - — 67,533 - 859 — 59.249 — 12,900 9,932 904 — 33,730 134i 53,750 2.981 - — 18,535 é 1,109 9 32,166 187 306 19,149 174,756 36.307 — 33,093 116.489 10,845 16% 89.084 7,389 155 6.300, 4, «+The popular vote not known... - — 61469 60,454 19,059 7,163 22.455 «18601 6,926 - — 33989 363 - - — 10670 9,648 1,013 ‘a whigs havea majority, on the Congressional neket, 7, of Tue Aaorroate Vorr. This table is very imperfect. tion of the votes taken at the last Presidential election, a number of the States are left in blank, in consequence of our inability to procure the returas of the votes at their State elections, in any way within our reach. Yet the returns of each year since the Presidential election in those States, that are ascertained, present a singular siate of facts, calenlated to awaken the attention of politicians and the public at large. Oce of the first remarks that occurs, is the deficiency in the popular vote at {the usual an- nual elections, which involve no presidential candidate. On no occasion within our know- ledge, has any thing approaching the full vote of the people been taken throughout the country, unless it is at a Presidential election, which oc- curs every four years. The deficiency is amaz- jug, and in some States amounts to one third of the whole vote, thus showing that if the State and General Governments are conducted with ordinary diseretion, a vast portion of the people will not take the trouble to vote at all. Another remark occurs. Inthe lest Presidential election by the circumstance of three candidates being run, Mr. Polk was elected by a minority of the whole vote, although he had « constitutional iajority over his principal antagonist. In that year, 1844, Birney, the abolition candidate for the Presidency, had over sixty thousand votes in the Northern or free States. This third party hae kept ite organization during the last throe years; but wo doubt vory much whether, it can poll anything like the same vote next year that it has done heretofore. The falling off in the vote in several States, within the last three years, can only be aceount- ed for by local causes occurring in each. All those local feelings and narrow excitements will be swallowed up and overcome by the two or three great questions involved in the next presi- dential election. It is probable that a larger vote will be taken at the next presidential election than has ever been taken since this country achieved its independence, reaching probably from three to four millions. The agitation among the people, and ,the excitement usually preced- ing every struggle of this kind, will be con- tinued to the time of election. Even at this moment, the number gf candidates named, one way or another, is considerable. The following is alist of the candidates for the presidency, already named in the news- papers, in resolutions, or in some other public way:— Whig. er atic. Henry Clay, Thomas H. Benton, Thomas Martin Van Buren, Daniel Webster, Levi Woodbury, John M. Clayton, Lewis Coss, ‘Winfield Scott, John C. Calhoun, John MoLean, James K. Polk, James Buchanan, Native. . M. Datlas, ‘Wm. Archer. Samuel Houston, ‘Wm. O. Butler. Abolition, John P. Hale, Independent, Garrit Smith, Zachary Taylor. James G. Birney. Lhe following are nominations made by conventions :— Nominations ror THE Presipency, BY ConvENTION. Vor President... JohmP fale, Zaabary Teylor ‘or lent.... Jol g 5 For Vice President, Lejosster King, H. A. 8. Dearborn. Amidst thie multitude of candidates and con- fusion ot parties, it seems to be utterly imposei- ble to assign any relative weight to any one in- dividual, in an’election at which nearly four mil- lions of votes will be polled. Heretofore, dur- ing the last twenty years, two organized politi- cal parties divided the people of the United States and brought forward theircandidates—the whigs and the democrats. According to all appear- ances, at this day, it would seem that those par- ties are about to be disorganized—one in one way, and the other in some other way. If the whig or democratic party should be disorganized among those numerous candidates, the three highest voted for by the people will, of course,go into the House of Representatives, and one of them will be elected according to the rules laid down in the constitution. At present every thing is in doubt and confusion, both as to the result of the election, as it is to the candidates, and even asto the mode of bringing them into the field. The country isin labor—go get the mid- wife. Important PoxiticaL MoveMENTs.—The poli- ticians of this city, of all parties, are extremely busy at this particular time. Every preparation seems to be making in private for the organiza- tion of conventions, the arrangement of caucuses, the maturing of electoral tickets, and all that kind of management, that Ewill have great in- fluence on the next Presidential election, which is to take place in November, 1848. The friends of Mr. Clay, as we have already stated, are very busy preparing themselves to come out in a pub- lic meeting on the 15th inst. This will be a de- monstration against Mr. Polk, against General Scott, against General Taylor, and against every one but Mr. Clay. Ofthis movement the Tri- bune is the organ, andits associate journals in the interior of the State. On the other hand, the friends of General Scott are not idle. They are busy writing and organizing, and may, pos- sibly, be prepared to come out in a public meet- ing soon after. Where General Taylor’s friends are, it is not so easy to ascertain. The eupporters of Mr. Van Buren, as already stated, are busy arranging the press in this me- tropolis. Itis now believed that all those ar- rangements are completed;! that the Custom House, the Post Office and all the dependencies Mgetine in ravor or THe Pore, in tue United Srates.—The recent great demonstration at the Tabernacle in this city,to express sympathy with his holiness the Pope of Rome, is a most sgurious event when taken in connection with what has been developed in many of our cities during the last ten years. It is only awhort time since the Christian, the pious,puritanical people of Boston, collected together and proceeded to a Catholic seminary or church, set fire to the buildings, drove the women and children from the estab- lwhment, and exulted over its burning fragments and ruins. This created a great sensation at the time, and to this day the Legislature of Massachusetts, although they have paid the interest ‘on the State debt, have not yet paid the first cent for the damage on that occa- sion. A little later in the order of time, we may have seen similar scenes in the city of Phi- ladelphia,and even riots committed, murder per- petrated and conflagration indulged in—all out of hatred to the Pope, his doctrines, his minis ters, and to put down the misc ishievqus purposes of the Catholic clergy. Even im this metropolis, the exasperated feelings of Chi‘istian sects, urged on by indiscreet and meddlesome prelates, came very near ending in riot, and ‘blood, and confla- gration, and in deeds that w:auld have covered our inhabitants with disgrace. What a cnange in the course of a few years! ‘We seem to condense in a brief period of ten or twenty years, all the excess, all the good and evil, all the bad feelings, all the yirtues and the vices of centuries. On one day we exhibit the vindictive feelings of the naiddle ages—on the the next the moderation and magnanimity of the present day; and perhaps to-morrow we shall de- velope feelings and principle:s that may regulate all civilized society for the next three or four hundred years. What a pua:zle American move- ments must be to the princes and people of Eu- rope! A handful of men, in a few,months, have reduced a great and mighty nation of ten millions of people—the richest on the face of the earth. One day we burn churches and stigmatize the Catholics, and the next we all unite for the pur. pose of eulogising His Holiness the Pope, and place him in the van of European civilization. Fasnionantg Movements.—The movement of fashionable society in this city, now going on, is exceedingly interesting, particularly in refer- ence to the Italian Opera. This undertaking has now reached the close of the second week, in the attempt to establish a permanent seat of amusement forthe higher classes of New York, and of the upper regions of Broadway. Consi- dering the tremendous oppusition ofjthe canaille, including those who are suid to be gentlemen of the press, but many of whom scarcely deserve such a moderate term, it is wonderful to see the success which has attended these laudable efforts of fashionable society. In the old countries of Europe, rank and fa- shion are brought into existence through the po- tency of monarchs, who bestow honors, titles, crosses and ribbons, according to beauty and merit, and who establish those circles which are considered and admitted to be fashiona- ble, and of the haut ton. Here we have no sovereign, or, rather, twenty millions of so- vereigns. Of course the establishment of a haut ton must proceed from*a different quar- ter, and on different principles; and conse- quently, in our present situation, the ballot box and cash box combined, must dletermine the po- sition and rank of all those who are enrolled as subscribers to the grand opera. We go through all the preliminary steps of building an opera house, constituting managers, both behind the scenes and before the public—of sweeping all the provincial boards of Italy of some of their leavings, of balloting for subscribers, of invit. ing the gay, the witty andthe well-dressed— getting every thing prepared in the nicest order, according to the most approved principles; but notwithstanding all these great preparations, the the preas and the canaille persist in carying on connected with the govenment here, are believed to be under the influence of Mr. Van Buren and his men, even in opposition to Mr. Polk, although the latter gentleman is the head of the ad- ministration. Accordingly, the Evening Post has issued its manifesto, preparing the way for again trotting out Van Buren, and this mani- festo isan extremely characteristic document, for no notice is taken of the Wilmot Proviso, which, during the last few months, has created so much difficulty at Washington, and caused such a complete disruption of the democratic ranks in this State. This piece of humbug, having an- swered its purpose, and given the friends of Van Buren the vantage ground in this State, is thrown aside, and they are now calling on the party to unite, and go into a convention on the old prin- ciples of unity and harmony—thinking that they have secured sufficient strength by their arrange- ments here and elsewhere, to carry their point there. The manifesto accordingly counsels harmony in the democratic ranks, and begs the democracy to lay aside all ideas of the proviso— that the friends of Van Buren meant nothing by making a fuss about that question—and that John Van Buren’s famous speech has accomplished its purpose, and now all is right again. A great opposition will, undoubtedly, be made to Mr. Polk by the Van Buren men in this State, and really, Polk and Van Buren seem to be well matched. They are both of the same calibre— of equal mind—possess the same amount of liberality and selfishness, and equal quantities of generous feelings and skulking disposition. In Philadelphia and elsewhere, some feeble efforts seem to be making in favor of Vice Presi- dent Dallas; but the present Secretary of State, Mr. Buchanan, reigns paramount in Pennsylvania. The friends of various other candidates—Mr. Calhoun, Gen. Cass, Mr. Webster, and Sam Houston, and we dont know how many more— appear to be content with silence, or a single shot from a solitary musket in the wild woods of the West, or by the shores of the Atlantic The whole of these intrigues and “movements will concentrate at Washington, and then we may look out for strange doings. The Mexican question, the Wilmot proviso, and every other national matter, will be shaped and sacrificed so as to suit the presidential aspirations of those half educated lawyers who call themselves great statesmen and wonderful politicians. New Porice Business.—We understand the police have recently opened shop in a new trade, combining in one branch the business of moral- ists and modists. It appears that Collyer’s living statues, which have been exhibited at Palmo’s Opera House, have shocked the nerves of many of our police officers, and that these have, in consequence, prescribed the drapery with which these beautiful females must be invested, during each night’s representation. It will be recollected, that Collyer (to-night is his last,) has got up in this city an exhibition which has been much in vogue in London and Paris, displaying groups of statuary, persona- ted by living subjects, generally beautiful young women, in a state of apparent nudity, though en- veloped in peculiar garments. These exhibi- tions have been given at London for years past; but our police have undertaken to dress them ac- cording to their own views and ideas. It is even said they at one time thought of putting a petticoat upon the Greek Slave; but they have been prevented for the present. This isa good symptom. The police .in our city have not borne a very high character for de- cency and morals, so far. If, however, they were to carry their reforms into the Five Points and into some other public parts of the city, the y \ would do more good than by meddling wit Collyer, orteeeking to drews up the Greek Slave of Powers in the fashions of theday, ~ an opposition to the movement, and have the unkindness to talk of grandfathers and grand- mothers who were grocers, tailore, butchers and sausage-makers, from whom we all spring; and this too, without any provocation or cause. Oh! Oh! Oh! Now this is ungenerous, for a more magnifi- cent opera house, and a better dressed company (meaning the subscribers) seldom or never graced thiscity. We are afraid, however, that despite all these efforts, and all that money, and all this praise, the mediocrity of the troupe, and the jeers of the public at large, will make a fiasco inthe end. For the sake of conciliating the vul- gar public, who must not be present on the sub- soribers’ evenings, and in order to raise the wind from any quarter, the managers have mos; wisely determined to open the theatre one extra night, and to present them with the representa- tion of a cast off opera, by way of throwinga bone to those who are hungry. Won't this have some effect? Irems From Cusa.—We are in receipt of Ma- tanzas papers to the 17th ult. The health of the inhabitants of Santiago de Cuba had been assailed by the measles, which complaint was quite epidemic in that city, almost every family having some cases of it. At Puerte Principe, during the month of Oc- tober, there were 19 marriages, 184 baptisms, and 117 interments, thus leaving an increase of 17 souls during the whole month. At Villa Clara, the feasts or jubilees which were held in honor of Pope Pius IX. were at- tended by vast crowds. The religious services during the whole period were thronged, inso- much that the priests could scarcely administer the sacrament to all those who applied. The steamer Guadalquiver had delighted the inhabitants of Matanzas on her first trip to that city. She left Havana at 10 in the morning, and ‘arrived there at 5 P.M. She was visited by hundreds of people. Muscat AccompuisuMents,—Music is making great progress among the higher classes of this city, particularly since the commencement of the opera. Every lady who desires to shine in the social circle'is anxious to take lessons of some of the masters. We have a great many teachers in this city on the old style, but among the re- cent arrivals from Italy there are some who have been recommended in the highest manner by the most competent judges of Europe. We particu- larly refer to M. Bonzanini, from Milan, who possesses great qualifications as a teacher in the purest Italian method, and has given the best proof of his qualifications im the successful début made by two of his pupils at the opera. There is no master in this city who can be at all com- pared in point of purity of taste to this gentle- man, ide cats ri eee Tur Pouticians versus THe GeneraLs.—The great popularity which has been produced throughout the country, by the deeds of our generals in the war with Mexico, is beginning to create.a general feeling of jealousy and dan- ger among the old politicians, who like to live on the spoils and plunder, but who have no stomach for meeting the enemy in the field. Scott, Taylor, Worth, Shields, and the other distinguished heroes of the war, will be soon forgotten, if the arts and tricks of the politicians in publie meetings and conventions, and other similar quarters, are allowed to silcceed. Navat.—U. S. steamer Iris, which sailed from this port for the Gulf, arrived at Key West on the 20th ult. ‘ Leveenes Sveny was te hove oan enenutd fr mur. er a, yortor day, aoe he pei ) ‘Theatrical and Musical. Panx Tuxatne.—Last night Mr. Placide tooka benefit atthe Park ; on which occasion those two excellent comic dramas, the “ White Horse of the Peppers” and “Rory O’More,” were performed. It was an excellent ar- rangement which brought Collins and Placide upon the boards together, they fhake such # capitel pair. ‘Who could so baodsomely set off aud bring out Collins’s Rory O’More as Placide in De Welskein? And who could so bring out Placide’s Hans Mansfeldt as Collins in Gerald Pepper. Both pieces were performed last night and were well received. This -~ in » masterly styl the fifth time pieces has been performed during the present engagement ; and well received as on the occasion of the yet they were as first presenta- the same pieces as were ; and the lovers ot Irish comedy the perform: ieee gulte this ‘ity of seeing Rory not do well to lose this opportunity of see! O’More in his rich scenes in the smuggler’s ‘comers or of heating bim tell his remarkable fox story ; to sey no- thing of Pi “praties and point,’ and the other rich scenes ‘ite Horse of the Peppers,” with the oddities of Hans Mansfeldt and Capt. De Welskein. ‘The best proof of the quality of the atthe Park, is to be sy with which, for found in the two weeks the comedies that have been presented Ad , this is the last Boon greeted. Remember, Bowery Tuearas.—-The spectacle of the “ Naiad Queen,” performed last night at thisitheatre, drew an excellent house. In fact, it is srare feature to see a thin house at the Bowary, which {s mainly attribu- table to the enterprise of the manager, who seems inde. fatigable in his efforts to cater for the hundreds who patronize his establishment. The “Land Pirate’’ was the first piece introduced. The character of the Hunch- back by Stevens was meee and C. Burke, in the part of Ichabod Crane, a Yankee, by his phrases and drollery, kept the audience in rears of laughter. The “Naisd Queen” next followed, with its gorgeous scenery and splendid dresses. ‘he Queen Naiad, by Miss Turn- bull, as usual, was admirably sustained—her dancing was very graceful, and her military discipline of the naiads and water sprites was scientifically and hand- somely managed. Mr. Halles Ru ‘wes capital, aud Mr. Stevens as Ampbibio displayed great dexterity. But Burke’s aquatic excursion with the nymphs was the most able and truly comic performance we have seen forsome time. Heis acard at the Bowery. and the praise bestowed upon his acting is well merited. The performances concluded with the “Rake’s Pro- Ce 3. oe is presented an excellent bill of enter- CuatHam Turarae.—Last evening the entertain- mente commenced with the legendary drama of the “Flyiug Dutchman,” in which Messrs. Hield, Addis and C. Teylor well sustained their respective characters.— More Wearow: failed to“ conquer a peace” with Mexico, Nassau street has taken the business in hand, and will do not alittle towards its socomplishment. They propose to test the power cf kindness and tracts, rather than powder and bomb-shells, The Ameriom Trot Society, at the re. quest of some United States officers at Vera Cruz, has sent out agreat quantity of their irteresting little pub- lications, which have been distributed in the hospitals and elsewhere, and enjoyed by all classes heartily. 80 much pleased was the Catholic Bishop with this civility end concilisting act, that he caused one of them tp be reprinted. The society has already received two gene- rous donations, one of $500 and another of $200, towards supporting colporteurs in Mexico, and we understand one is now on his way to Vera Cruz. Perhaps # little kindness of this sort will do great g ood, as we can afford to be magnanimous as well as generous; it is at least worth while to try conciliation now, before any more harsh efforts, to bring the Mexicans into the traces, are exerted. Prorrsson Mircne.u’s Luctunes on AstRoxony.— Professor Mitchell delivered the second of his series of lectures on astronomy at the Tabernacle last evening, and although the weather was in the highest degree un- favorable, the attendance was very large—much larger than we expected to find it. In the commencement, Mr, Mitchell said that he has appeared in New York on these occasions eleven times, and on eight of these eleven the weather was just such as it was last evening. As the course he marked out would not allow time to em- brace the whole subject of astronomy, he would there- fore confine himself to specific objects. The moon being our nearest neighbor, he would first direct the at- tention of his audience to that orb. In turning the eye to the heavens, the probability is that the first obser- vations that were made by astronomers, were made on that oro; for while the sun and the fixed stars shed their ag nen alge ty was found os (eae see owtd ing its mn and sppearacce daily and hourly, in- creasing and decreasing apparently in size. Thea it was own the stars held fixed positions to each other. The next thing was, whether the moon held its place among the fixed stars, It was found that it did not ‘This was the first discovery in relation to the muon; and the next question was to ascertain whether this motion belonged to the moon itself. Tne setting sun was watch- ed, and it was found th: too was spparently govern- ed by the same laws, Here is a motio the sun and moon themselves, or in the whole sph: and inasmuch as the motions were different,it was decided these motions were peculiar to them. This was the second discovery. Up to this time, no explanation of the changes of the moon had been vered,but another phenomenon,cal- culated to awaken the mind, occurred by a solar eclipse, and what must have been the effect of this terrific ex- hibition, when its cause was unknown? We may, of The much admired “ Tableaux Vivanta’’ were next pro- Guced, and indeed we must say they reflect the highest credit on Mr. Figtcher, whose knowledge of living sta- t is little behind that of any other representation of the like character. The management of these besutiful tableaux evinced exquisite taste, as was manifested by feequent bursts of applause from the audience, who seemed perfectly del! . The “Maypole Dance,” “The Graces,” and the “ Feast of Bacchus,’’ were beauti- fully represented ; andthe d tableau im honor of the United States was cheered from every part of the house. ‘The concluding performance of the “Golden Key,” by Barnes and the Holland family, was excellent. The same bill is presented for this evening. Ciacus Bowery AmruirHeatne—To-night, Tryon gives a real Saturday-night bill—enough fan, merriment, and equestrianism in it to satisfy an army of amusement. seekers. Nixon, and his troupe ; Carroll, the dashing rider, who controls two galloping steeds as easily as a little girl does her kitten ; his boy Levi, who bids tair to be as great an equestrian as Carroll himself ; Sweet, in hie excellent acts; all manner of tumbling and somer- setting has Sha nape. meero melodies ; Lathorne and his cannon-balls ; Williams the clown, and his knowing dancing, by the Misses Wells ; slack-rope Ratemsnoe ; and, towind up, a comic peniomme, ll of all kinds of fun. Such is the varied bill for this evening. We have no doubt there will be a full house. Curisty’s Minstaris.—The fifty-fourth entertain- ment, by these sons of darkness, be given this eve- ning.’ Negro minstrelsy is decidedly attractive now aowgt and the fee sesinatorbparhay on which this roupe is now sailing, shows that they are ts io their line. Nothing like it—attention to their busine ‘i rigorous fulfilment of all they set forthin their pro- grammes, well-warmed and lighted rooms, comfortable accommodations for all,and polite and genteel door-keep- ers and attendsnts—these, tacked on to their undoubted merit as musicians and vocalists, are some of the secrets of their unparalleled succese—in fact,the whole secret. Christy, the manager, is not satisfied with having a good _ ut, like a wise pees nee e ot ee details which are 80 necessary in the continued patronage of the public. They give an excellent bill this evening. Srevermanxiscne Musicar Comrany.—H Reich, the manager of this company, has the Tabernacle for eight nights, commencing on Tuesday, the 28th instant, and continuing every other night. From the flattering encomiums passed upon their musical abilities by the Boston psapers—their beautiful harmony, unity, great precision, and excellent execution, there is Men little doubt but that their concerts here will meet with that success which sterling merit is always sure to command from # New York audience, Livixc Moprts.—After a lengthened stay among us, during which they have been patronized “ to the top of their bent,” as Hamlet says, this troupe take their de- from us southward, in or to fulfil meny engagements inthst part of the Union. To-night, then, is positively the last time they can rm here for some months to come ; and thore who miss this opportunity of seeing them, will have missed delightful entertain- ment. Dr. Collyer deserves credit for having intro- duced this novel and delighiful species of amusement into this country. From the very great patronage be- stowed on him, we have no doubt he has found it quite fitable affi Messrs. Sivori and Herz give their farewell concert at Philadelphia on the 15th inst. Madame Bishop was to take a benefit at the Walnut- street theatre last evening. Mr Had rag gave a concert at the Chinese Museum on Thursday evening. He hada full house, although the weather was unpleasant. The Ethiopians are still at their popular performances at the Chesnut-street Theatre. At Boston, Dan Marble is still engaged at the Howard Athenwum, where, also, are the Risleys. Rice is at the Boston Theatre. mee. As Mr. Patrick Kelly, liquor mer- rd street, was in Melntyre’s oyster saloon, in Wal treet, on Thursday night last, some thief mansged to extract from his pocket a wallet con- toining $700, and escaped. Mr. Kelly missed the book probably in less than five minutes after it was taken, and as there were several persons still in the room around Mr. Kelly, a general search was made, but with- out success. Two persons left the saloon a few moments before the loss was discovered. Caught in the Act.—Assistant Captain Ryer, ot the Sixteenth ward, arrest ey ‘8 fellow called Lewis Lockwood, on a charge of entering the dwelling house occupied by Mr. Charles Drew, situated on the Bloom- ingdale road, stealing therefrom ver watch valued at $20. On bis arrest, which was just as he was leaving the premises, and searching bis person, the stolen watch was taken from his pocket. Justice Roome com- mitted him for trial. Arrest on Suspicion —Offlcer H r, of the 14th ward, arrested led Bill Brewster, OP] oi Ap Timpson detained the Law Intelligence. Craceit Court, Dec. 3.—Before Judge Edmonds.— John Brooks, Jr., ‘et. al. ve. Joseph Laurence, et. al.— The argument of the motion for non suit was resumed this morning. After Mr. Sherwood had og to Mré Lord on behalf of plaintiffs, and hearing Mr. O’Conor 6 rejoinder on the part of the defendants, Judge Edmonds said the first question was, whether Ward, the carman, ‘was guilty of conversion, or should the plaintiffs be non! suited as to bim ; he went ‘as the defendanta} and told them there t! came for his em- goods; he had gone tl frequently before, e was Known, and under these oircumstan- ces he received them, took them off, and put them on board the schoo: ‘There was no actual conversion here and [think the action cannot maivtsined against him. With regard to Lawrence Trimble, the otber defendants, the goods were not jigned to them; the Plaintiffs received them to be sent to Baltimore, aud whether they were to be sent by sea or railroad, they committed a breach of their duty in giving them to Ward, either on his own behalf or as the oarmen of the defendants, and it is no excuse for them to say that be tol em he was the carman cf Lawrence and Trimble. There was no connection shown to exist between de. fendants and the receipt of these goods, except that they received a bill of lading from the captain or owners + of the schooner, and that they transmitted it to Balti- more, but denying all knowledge of it. 1 am, therefore, of opinion that the action cannot be maintained against any of the defendants. Nox-suit granted. Common Pieas, December 3—B; fore Judge Ingraham— }} Haooused for the present. Hall vs, Arnold — This was an action for slander. The plaintiff and defendent hat an office in the same build- ing. The defendant, it appeared, charged the piaintiff with having broken his, the defendant’ ing therefromawatch. ‘The defence was, t were spoken in confidence to only one person, aod that ‘t amounted to @ privileged communication. and that the plaintiff received no injury. Verdict for plaintiff. $60, For plaintiff, Mr. J. T id and Mr. Aikin; for defendant, Mr. Cochrane and Mr, Robinson. Count Carennan—Circuit Court, Saturday—Nor, 25 28, 43, 51, 63, 64, 66, 67, 60, 76, 82, 84, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 93, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 112. ‘Common Pies, Mon- day—ist Part: Nos. 1, 7, 49. 67, 63, 67, 961, 101,107, 103, 105, 183, 159, 65, 27, 83, 35, 73, 79, 115, 193, 137, 148, 147, 161, 169 2d Part: Nos, 138, 20, 106, 100, 94, 108, 4, Mu 118, 56, 60, 74, 128, Mali Fellures. A meresntile firm in this city received yesterday morn- ing (34 instant) » letter bearing the Philadelphia post- mark of Nov. 23d. i st re again without Intelligence from the Svuth— three malls due Our Iatest. dates from New Orleans ate to the 22d ult.—Philad Eve. Bulletin, 2d inst, When our paper went to. press this morning, at one o’clook, thy New York muil had not arrived.--Pennsy/- vanian, 3d inst t Jersey clty on Tuesday morning last, a little boy, ames three yeata old, named Samuel Williams, met an excruciating death. The mother left the child for a few moments to do an errand at the oppor street. She bad been gone poarcely # m some means took fire from the coal ser Gy pate and the rerult wee the ttle fallow’ course, conclude that thd most powerful intellects of the time were engaged in its solution. The professor then showed the manner im which that eclipse could have been predicted; but how it couid have been done a thousand yeurs ago, is entirely inexplicable. In the first place, no eclipse ever occurred when the moon was visi- ble. ‘he astronomers of those times went further, and watched the position of the moon after the eclipse; when they saw it close to the moon, they concluded, of course, that it must have passed near the sua at the tume of the eclipse. A more scrutinizing examination was instituted, and the position of the moon before the eclipse was marked, and then by a computation, it was seen that by one ipterposing iteelf between the sun and the beholder, the eolipse was occasioned. The next thing was the discovery that the moon and the sun in their courses, do not overtake each other, and in order that an eclipse should take place, it was necessar. for the mcon to cross the traok of the sun. Again, ‘was observed, that no eclipse of the sun took place, except when it was new moon, snd that aneclipse would take place at a certain time. The early astronomer goes up to the summit of a mountain peak—the day arrives when be knows they will cross eaoh other in their track, and he epee 8 to the world that an eclipse will take lace. le waits anxiously forthe time. The sun rises brightly as ever—anon, it is eclipsed, ond the multi- tude are terrified, while the astronomer thanks God for the knowledge he has thus obtained. The name or nation of the discoverer of these things has not been handed down tous. After one eclipse has occurred, {1 we observe and record the eclipses at the end of o cycle, uy will occur in the same manner in the coming oyele. Thus there was no difficulty in predicting eclipses for thousands of years to come. As +0on as the causes these eclipses were understood, the causes of the moon’s eclipses were next investigated, which was much more difficult to ascertain, ter reasons which the profes- sor pointed out. What was there to interpose itself be- tween the eyeand the moon? There was nothing inthe heavens, but if the earth was opaque and could inter- cept the light of the moon, if receiving light from the sun, a shadow might be cast, which would extend to the moon itself, and, therefore, be eclipsea iteelf—showmg that the moon was not a self luminous orb. As the moon gradually recedes from the sun, the chap on, and wuile the moon revealed the causes of the sun’s eclipse, it re- vealed the form of our own planet, fromthe shadow which it cast oa the moon; and that self same moon has given us @ more exact figure of the earth than could be obtained by any other meaus. Observations on the moon were made two thousand two hundred and fifty years before the Christian ers, as is recorded ; but, cer- tainly, we know that eclipses were observed on certsin days twothousand and more 1B frre ago in the city of Babylon, which were attended with some peculiar cir- cumstances, and without which we would compara- tively ignorant of the movements of that orb to this day. it is of the utmost consequence that we know these things, for by connecting them with the present tine, the muriner, by simplest observa: tion, can by the moon perceive at once what part of the world he is in. When Copernicus stated his system, the question was whether the moon was & net like Mars, Saturn, &0. He reasoned in this way: e did not believe it moved in an orbit interior to The eurth’s erbit; but inthe next place he (the professor) would state that it aid not move in an orbit exterior to the earth’s orbit, tor reasons which he likewise gave— it never retrogrades, and therefore cannot. It could pot be either an exterior or interior planet, and therefore, it was not a planet atall, but revolved round the earth. Again, when Kepler discovered jaws of the planetary movements, and the sun as their centre, the question arose what held these planets in their orbits. This wes reserved for Newton, although Kepler had a faint con- ception of it Ie is to the moon that we are indebted for the great law of gravitation by which these plancts are regulated. The manner in which Newton arrived at this result wasthen explained. Kepler announced that they attracted each ether to a in point, but he could not demonstrate it, He announced that every body attract- ed each other ip @ certain ratio, which he (Professor Mitchell) explained. Newton, by the aid ef the moon, ascertained beyond question the rule of gravitation, but it occupied him upwards of seventeen years of intense mental labor and excitement. ‘The professor then ex- elescopic views, according to his promise g of the last lecture. ture will be given on Monday evening, and recommend all who ha leisure, to attend The professor gives very lucid explanations of this abstruse Bois ‘and presents to hishearers in an hour, what has cost him years of study and personal observation to acquire. Tue Weatnen.—We had @ continuance of wet and disagreeable weather yesterday. It continued rainin, heavily throughout the day, and the streets were floode in many parts. ‘The omuibuses in B doubly felt as a nuisance yesterday, by Pi ed many of the drivers rudely blook up nd detain for several minutes the foot y in the vicinity of Trinity Church, ‘4 in that part of Broadway. We maintain that, according to the principles of our law every omnibus driver who thus forcibly possesses himeel ie cross-walks, is ‘‘ trespasser” not aione upon the rivate rights of the citisen, but upon the rights of the Corporation. ‘We would advise all persons who, in fu- ture, meet with such annoyance as we witnessed yes- terday, in the vicinity we referred to, to take the name and number of the omnibus, and commence an action propeletors, who are responsible, both to the fpubtic and the corporation, for the good conduct of the drivers ‘Thisis the only way to try this question, and unless some such effort be made, all bungling legislation, such as has been hitherto resorted to, will turn out of:.0 avail. The rain came down in torrents during the di The thermometer stood in Wall street as sollows :— 6 o’elock. 12M. 3 P.M. 6PM. 563 dege. ry 49. 47. Aagnivat or Emrcnants,—The following were the arri- vals, as entered at the Custom House, in November :— of trespass against the Tne Panx Fountaix.—We were favored yesterday with anotber view of the plan and drawings of the im provements to be made to the Park fountain. The fol- lowing description will be found correct and interesting: —The wall surrounding the present basin is to be » mounted by a marble copiog two feet eight inches by ‘one foot four and a half inches,and tolewn over. At the distance of sixteen feet from the line of the basin, or first coping, there Js to be @ second coping. of granite, on which will be placed an iron railing, about three feet anda half high, the coping itrelf to siand about sixteen ivones above the level of the Park ‘The jet d'eau is te be concealed from public view by an ornamental work two feet above the level of the water in the basin, which will represent a profurion of the flowers called the Lily of the Nile. The space between the,two copings will be laid out in ornamental beds, to be planted with flowere and evergreens, outside of which will be @ gravelled walk; the whole to be surrounded by the iron railin, above mentioned ‘There improvements will add mucl not only to the beauty of the fountain iteelf, but to the Park generally, and will give to both » picturesque and pleasing appearance New Bui 6 Ur-rowx.—The growth of our city is not more remarkable than the improvement in the style of buildings erected, whether they be public edifices or private residences The ev here present front of red bricks with white lines dividing them, which used to assail the eye, alike in avenue and alley, has given place; and we have now free-stone fronts, or tastefully colored bricks, at least. The services of the architect have also been called fot we may now, witbout fear of being laughed at, 9) of the style of our newly erected church: d dwelling houses. The Second, Lexington and Fourth avenues, have, within a few years. (indeed, we might say mouths.) been built no frori their lower termini fo Twenty-reventh street, with handsome, commodious dw Iag houses Bat the mag- niflcence, the emulation of owners, in tanto and gran- deur, belongs more exclusively to the Fifth sveave, University place, and vicinity, and especially between Washington and Union squ These avenues are wide, and handsomely graded and paved for miles ti jifices in thie neighbor- food fre enuacreted tbe fellow ~"Mr. Brevoort’s hood are enumerated the followlng ; ronldence, in the architeoture ot which there ts vowerkeble, bet being rurreauded wi enue. Ascension Church, cormer street, & handedme stone building. end sa crenata tie sity The Pres! Chureh, (Dr. Potts’.)-corner of Twelfth street, is a beautiful and chaste edifice ; the grounds around it, and all its arrangements, are more compl than those of avy otber church in the city. The spacious mansion o; Mr. Lenox, is perhaps the most costly private Sysiling of any in the city. It is built of brown freestone, plainly ornamented, but complete and perfect whole ‘on the avenu ave cost more than one hundred lars, ex- of its costly and elegant turtles cary et which go to adorn it. Mr. William Banks, has also large and handsome Louse censtructed of brown free stone, and near it is the residence of Mr. Belmont, the interior of whiob, it is eaid, is both ick has also erected a spa- id comfortable house, which combines elegance with convenience, Mr. Moses H. Grinnell is erecting one of the finest dwelling houses in this part of the olty. It will soon be completed. The stables are in the rear of the house, aud are approached by an archway, after the French style. «Mr. has nearly com; esplen- dis Paper hegre beter oe erecting a fine icture gallery, in wl paint which gE procured while abroad. Nr Parkers eo taken asa whole, is a most splendid building; and is as large, if not larger, then any on avenues. 2 Fifteenth street, a short distance from the avenue, is the residence of Mr. Geo. W. Brown. Although it is not so costly & building as some of those around, yet it has the appearance of an elegant and comfortable residence, Indeed, from what we saw of it, and the remarks which have been made by others,we are satisfied thatitattracts more attention, and excites the admiration of those who behold it, aa much, if not more than some of the costly buildings in the neighborhood. The grounds around it, are laid out in groat taste, and communicate with the residence of his son-in law, Mr. Coles, which is a neat Gothic building, better adapted. however, for a country seat, than a city like New York. Mr. Herman Thorne in erecting in Sixteenth street, aud when completed will beone cf the most elegant houses in the city. Itis constructed of brown free stone, and has a character of unpretending dignity not common with most of our new houses. In front of the house is a fountain, the basin of which will be filled with fancp fish, and between this and the house, is # carriege-way, which passes under an elegant stone portico, which opens directly at the front door. The house being isolated from others, and having ample space around it, aud being thrown back from the street, has an air of unostentatious deur which no heuse in the city ean pretend to.”” Frnes.—There was on slarm of fire yesterday abo 8 o'clock in the fifth district. It turned out ihe fase ‘At No, 8 Bowery, @ siight fire occurred at 3 oolook, P. M., which was promptly put out with trifling dam: =H Anda fire, was abe stmacat A window curtain hay the slarm. ™Accwent,—A man nemed Brewer, fell yesterday, at corner of Walker and Division street, aad broke’ bis ancle. The aocident cocurred on bis passing slong the ik, during the heavy rain about 3 o'olock. He was removed to his residence, Suicive.—Coroner Walters was called yesterday to hold #n inquest in 8th avenue, near 48th street, upon’ the body of Frederick Rogera,a native of New York, who committed suicide by drowning stern in the yard He is represented to bave.been rational and in good health on Thursday night, when he retired. He was very feeble from old age, and had to be assisted in getting up stairs, He was missed from his bed about half past six o’clook yester- day morning, when & search was made for him, and ina vhort time was found floating in the. cistern, No posel- ble cause can be ascribed for the rash act. The coro- eee sey found a verdict in accordance with the above CHRONIQUE AMERICAINE, BY CHAR DE BOINE, THE WHITE HOUSE. The City of Washington is the seat of govern- ment of the United States. Here is the political resi- dence of the President and his ministers. Washington conteins « population of about 6 to 8,000 souls, but, thelr streets being wide and their houses isolated, these 8,000 persons ocoupy the room which would be sufficient for 40,000 During the summer time, Washington is de- serted, but during the winter the presence of C brings life and activity to the olty.’ Now a days, there is an unusual agitation, for the season, iu that city, in consequence of the officers leaving for and returning from Mexico, and in consequence of the mothers, wives and maidens who come to inquire and receive news from their eons, husbands aud bvaux Happy those women who have been wounded—who have distinguished them- selves by proxy in the person of their beloved! With- out being possessed with the laconic favaticism of that by sary mother, who said to her son, giving him a shield, “Upon or under”—the American ladies are very fond of glory; and, provided the bullets of the enemy bave not inflicted upon their sons or their husbands an irrepara- ble wound, they thank heaven, and are rejoiced when they can upon the arm of s hero. e principal, the only monument of Washington, is called the capitol. Previous to entering the capitol, let us bow before the statue of Washington, the greatest mau who will ever be born in America, With different titles, Washington is tothe United States that Napo- leon is to France ; he will never die in the people’s me- ery house—every inhabitant, poor or rich, Washington in plaster, marble. bronze, en- jored or lithographed. Lafayette shares nearly ree of that national gratitude, and wherever with the name of Washington. The city whieh has ween mamed with the name of the here, owed him, at least, a statue in marble, and ag 9 have often tried to pay this debt, without success. ‘here were ten statues.of him, but all of them were shapeless and unworthy of their il- lustrious model. Lately, native artist, fw'l of feeling and very talented, has undertaken the work. The Washington in marble is represented in Rom.n toga, which fe quite s derogation trom the historical truth. The statuaire probably forgotten that, as well as his friend Lafayette. Washington used to wear silk trousers, 8 dress coat, d la Frangaise, cuffs, rufile, snd powder. But are we allowed to speak severely upon this, we who have statues of Louis XiV. and Napoleon tra- vesties in Roman costume ? On the top of the stair case, which ascends tothe capitol, two other statues, will, one of these days, find their place; for the moment, there is buts statue, but there are two pedestals. The statue represents Christo- pher Columbus, holding s golden ball in his baad, the globe, perhaps, and showing it to a young Indian girl, whose only dress is a wreath of fea’ end that one is at liberty to take for the personification of America. After having paid no admiration to th ‘t group of mar- ble, one enters s kind of a large hall, built with a dome. Upon the walls are hung pictures that no one could be tempted to attribute to a celeorated painter, but the merit of which is to remind the beholder of facts glori- usfor the nation. On theright is the Seuate Chamber; onthe left that ot the House of Representatives. These tworooms are simply decorated, without palt orna- mente, gilt or silvered. It could not be otherwise, ina country where modesty is a ’ ordre du jour, in the most elevated regions of toe government, where ministers re- ceive a salary of $10,000, and where the budget allowed to the President is enly $25,000, The present chief of the United States, Mr. Polk, gives; himself, example of a re- publican simplicity, which ie remarkable, because it is true. Before being promoted to the presidency, Mr. Polk bad bren a politician; he had been Speaker of the Congress, and the speaker comes next to the President and Vice President; the first p-rsune of the country; he * had been senator, and above all, on the flaancial subject he was said to be one of the most competent men. Un- dr the admini: tion of General Jackson, when Mr. MoLane was the secretary of the treasury, Mr. Polk was under bis orders. Since that time, the little Polk, as he was called then; bas grown tull,and if he possesses neitber the eloquence of Henry Clay nor the high poli- tical mind of Mr. MoLane, or Mr Calhoun’s geniua, he was certainly not unworthy of the rank to which he has been brought by the people’s vote. The President of the United States dwells at Wash- ington, in s house, that we should call in Europe, (where we call every thing by its nume,) a castle, a palace, or at Ivast an hotel; but, for suspicious democrats, these ex- act denominations were too aristocratic ; they allow the President to dwell in a castle, but they do not wish to confess it, and they have called the president’s mansion the White House. The President is accessible for all; there is no necessity to be introduced officially to him. One presents hiwselt; the ett quette umounts ouly to that fo.mality On New Year’s day, or on the Fourth of July anol veri of the independence of the United States, the Whivo House is snvaded by 8 very moxed company. On these days of great reception, it js not uncommon to see the cubman, who has brought in his vehicie some persons to the White Houre, love the care of his horses tow companion,and go up stuirs in the President's par- lor, to shake hands with him The President retucns the compliment with the same cordiality as if it was a Member of Congress or a foreign diplomat. However, these republican famiilarities are not often ri d.— Each Friday and Weduesday, the President’s house is opened to every body but the cabmen and snoemakers, &s. They do not abuse their privilege; they exclude themselves voluntarily for there is uo guard, no soldiers, to prevent them from entering the Whice House. We should even say, Uhere are no servants. There is notin Paris a single annuilant with (be smallest income, who would dare to live in abouse 60 badly protected. It is true to say. that in the White House the furniture does not fear the robbers. A European would suppose that this was the residence of a grocer, retired from business. An old oblong piano, which has seen many geverations of Presidents anu President’s wives, everal straw chairs, six mahogany arm chuira, two sofas.a lamp, some muslin cur- ains, « half oroken chaudelier with cut glass ornament the indiapenrable portratt of Washingvon—th \ Mra Poik does the honors of the parlor with an ordinary iity which weuld be worthy of other furniture; ds up, she smiles, she talks, she shakes haads; is very amiable, or at tries she be so But two or threo years reign passing over a women’s bead, should she even be an angel, would effect a slight chaoge inher deportment tis in vain that Mrs Polk endeavors to become familiar, for in humbling herself, her humbleness resembles the haughti- ness ofa queen. The kingdom, the P'sesidency, if you like it better, prints an indelible mark ‘upen those who are elected to that rank, and & woman wouldnot bea woman if she was living in the White House as if she were on her farm in Kentucky or Tennessee. Mr. Polk is very assidious to his wife’s soirées, and he must in- deed overcome by business not to be present in her arlor, No tea, no cakes, no ice creams, are served up & the drawing room ofthe President’s lady; such # par- simony would be remarked in othors, but the salary of the President would not be sufficient to satiate the thirst or hunger of the crowd which invade the White House, if there were # pnblic tea party However.during the winter time, Mr. Polk gives tome public dinners, the masa of which would not be acknowledged by the most humble Parision restaurstenr, but which are rewmarke- bie for the quavtity, jf not thi quality, of dienes. ‘The carriage of the President needs not ® great number of drivers, koaves, and grooms Should he give an order, wishing to ride. som-where, he caunot te misunder- stood; he posserssea bat a calash, a rort of open carriage, whieh canaot, with its leathera curtain. pr teot him from rein, wind, or sun. Two pacific horses are bare neaved, and put to that only vehicle. Mr: Tyler, who by chance filled the lected President's ty | Chale, wee net eo modert, ‘Two hermes were nob fut