The New York Herald Newspaper, December 13, 1847, Page 2

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In anticipation of their publication in Wash- ington, we give in this morning’s Herald copious extracts from the report of the Postmaster Gene- ral, and its accompanying documents. A portion of the correspondence between Mr. Bancroft and Lord Palmerston we have not been able to pro- cure; butthe extracts which we give from the letter of Mr. Bancroft, of Oct. 22d, will show that he handled his lordship, in respect of the pos- tal imposition against the American steamers, by the British post office, without mincing the matter at all. The whole of the reported docu- ments is interesting, and will communicate much original information to the public at large, par- ticularly that part in which the Postmaster Gene- ral gravely argues the propriety of taxing news- pers according to their weight;or, in other words, to suppress their circ ulation as much as possible. This idea isoriginal with Cave All the credit of it belongs to him. Another Great Movement in Speculation. According to the last accounts from Europe, there seems to be every reason to believe that a new and fresh speculative movement, in the general articles of commerce and consumption, has been devised by the great capitalists of Lon- dor and elsewhere, and that the whole commer- cial world, both in Europe and America, will be more or less under the influence of their agents, during the next six, nine, or twelve months. ‘The action of the British government and the Bank of England. and the sudden effect which the influence of the bank has Iproduced on the money market from one of those periods of quiet and calm, which generally closes a time of ex- citement, with as much certainty as it precedes anether and a pew excitement. The monetary crisis in London, and throughout England, seems to have stopped in mid career by the influence of the London bankers and government, and the Bank of England; yet this influence was merely a matter of imagination, without any particular ac- tion of any kind. The bank was authorised to make fresh issues of its paper,contrary to its char- ter, ia order to sustain the credit of the country; but affairs gradually improved, even without the application of the physic. Weare, therefore, in the midst of that lull, or calm, which follows af- ter or precedes those movements, created by the great capitalists and speculators, for the purpose of filling their own pockets and cheating the rest of the world, Let us explain. The Rothschilds, the Barings and other éxtensive houses and bankers in Lon- don, control the commercial world, through the action of the Bank of England, the foreign ex- changes, the bullion market of the world, and all by their vast capitals and power over the various governments; and by their combined movements on the money market, originated in London,and carried into effeet by their agents throughout the world, they raise the prices of the great ar- ticles of consumption, such as cotton, corn, or tobacco, as well as coin. They vary those movements, backwards and forwards, upwards and downwards, just to suit their purposes, and to make money out of their operations. When Vol- taire lived in his famous chateau, near Geneva, he wrote to a friend that he could speculate in the French funds, and make money on them, just as easy on the shores of the lake of Geneva, as on the Bourse of Paris. He explained : he hada friend in the Bank of France, whogave him intel- ligence when they were contracting or expanding the paper system, and according as they were doing one or the other, Voltaire said he bought or sold stocks,and always,at the end of a few months he cleared a profit, one way or the other. These principles and movements, in controlling the money market, through the agency of the paper money system, have been extended in the present day by the great bankers in London, to embrace all the great articles of commerce, and not stocks alone. Kven famine and pestilence, and the miseries of the human race, are merely looked upon as elements in these monetary cal- ctlations, by the great financiers and bankers in London and Paris, who are also great gentle- men; but who, in other ages of the world, would have been looked upon as great scoundrels and great cheats, and would, accordingly, have been hung by the neck till dead. Let us give a few facts on the subject. In the year 1845 the potato rot began to create its ravages in Ireland and other portions of Europe. It was, however, only partial inthat year. Dur- ing a part of that summer,the British government, under Sir Robert Peel's administration, sent di- rections to its agents in |reland, to collect all the information possible relative to the short- ness of the potato*crop. This information was collected privately, and was secretly transmitted to London. At the proper‘time, the deficiency was ascertained, and this important tact was communicated confidentially to the house of Bar- ings, in London, who enjoyed the confidence of Sir Robert Peel. In the tall of 1845, possessed of the knowledge of the exact shortness of the crop, and that there would be a great demand for breadstuffs, the Barings despatched their agents to this country secretly; they pur- chased large; quantities of produce at low prices; and the very vessels that transported such produce to Ireland and England had reached their ports of destination just after the fact of the searcity was known in England, or to the commercial world of Europe. As soon as it be- gan to be agitated in the newspapers that there was great a deficiency in the the potato crop in land, prices of oll kinds of breadstuffs,of course , and the Barings, and a few others in the confidence of the goverment, who had entered ory into the market, made vast sums of money by their operations. This was the first movement of the London capitalivts and speculators. The year alter, via fre in 1846, and in the middle of the summer of that year, some doubt was entertained whether the same disease affected the potato again. By this time, however, Sir Robert Peel was ousted from power, and Lord John Russell, the leader of the whigs, became prime minister. Now, the favo- rites of the whigs among the chief bankers, capi- talists and speculators in London, are the Roths- childs, and those connected with that eminent Jewish house. The government secretly col- lected the same information as Sir Robert Peel had done the year previously, relative to the po- tato crop in Ireland end other parts of Great Britain, and communicated the same informa- tion to the Rothschilds and those connected with them, and they followed the same system that the Barings had done the year before, transmit- ted orders and information to all their agents in America and the East of Europe, for the purchase of grain. Many of the speculators and tottering houses, wishing to help themselves, entered into the same movements. We all rémem- ber the extraordinary commercial excitement in 1816-7, created by those movements growing out of the failure of the potatoe crop in Ireland and Belgum, and even in France, and other parts of Europe. It was also well kaown in Paris, that the French government became the confidential adviser of the branch of the house of Rothschild in Paris, in the same way as Sir Robert Peel and the British government had of the Berings in London and their branches. But in order to keep down the prices of grain to the proper period of the season, the French minister of commerce actu- allf underrated and falsified the condition of the crops in France, for the purpose of giving facility and room for the Rothschilds and their agents to make their vast speculations. From the corrupt character of the French ministers, it is probable that they were connected themselves with these movements, and those very grain speculations. Those extraordinary commercial movements went on in the winter of 1846 and the spring of 1847. A vast number of rotten houses in Lon- don entered into those speculations, with the hope of realizing some profits, and thus to enable themselves to be sustained a little while longer. ‘The great banking and commercial houees in London, generally; live in the most expensive style ; they become connected with the nobility in some way, and are involved in the same made of living, which has been set by the territorial lords of England, at the West End of London. The British ministry, however, not only made the Rothschildsand their friends the deposita- ries of those secrets useful to their speculations, but they also made panic speeches in the House of Commons, for the purpose of increasing the prices of breadstufis, and delaying a reaction in the market. Every one can remember the several speecheg made by Lord John Russell when he exaggerated the failure of the potatoe and other crops in Ireland and England, putting the esti- mate of deficiency at sixteen millions of pounds sterling. This tended to advance prices of grain and breadstuffs,in the spring and summer of 1847, still higher, until the favorable moment was seized by the Rothschilds and others to throw vast quantities of grain into the market, and get rid of itat any prices they could, enriching them- selves, and leaving the losses to be borne by those not in the secret. But this was not all—a a loan of eight millions was asked for by the min- isters, to enable them to feed the Irish people; this loan was taken by the Barings and the Roths- childs; and it isa singular fact, that most of the money of this loan probably went into the coffers of those men who were importers, purchasers and speculators in the very breadstufis and grain that were imported by this money. When certain of those articles of general want had reached the highest point, by the very efforts of those men in London who got up the move- ment, they then turned their attention to make inoney by the differences in the foreign ex- changes, and by managing the imports of bullion into England, in the same way, and on the same principle, that they had managed the imports of grain and flour. For many months past, if we may use the same language to express si- milar ideas, the prices of gold and silver have been rising throughout the commer- cial world, as a consequent reaction to the fall of prices in other articles of merchan- dise. The great capitalists and bankers in Lon- don, who control the commercial world through their agents and the Bank of England, have been making just as much money by the advance in the price of bullion or exchanges, as they for- merly did in the advance in the prices of grain. When the revulsion in England had gone far enough—when the panic began to reach some of their own personal friends and adherents—they thought it time to stop it, by calling into action the agency of the Bank of England, of the go- vernment, and of some other powers, as we see by the last accounts from that quarter. The Bank of England is nothing but a mere bullion and paper shop—with paper for England and bul- lion for the rest of the commercial world—and entirely in the hands of Rothschilds and the London bankers who keep their balances there. Those bankers operate to the extent of six or seven thousand millions of dollars per year, in he settlement of balances in London’ alone- ‘here are about fifteen or twenty of those great bankers formed into particular cliques, one head- ed by the Barings, and the other by the Roths- childs. It is of no consequence which party is in power in England; for the - monetary and commercial affairs of the kingdom, and of the commercial world, are managed on the same principles of 1ot— on the rise and fall of every article of commerce— on the same principle of using famine, pesti- lence, and all the other misfortunes of human life, as mers elements in commercial caleula- tions, by every party—whig or tory. At the present time, the whigs are in power, and the Rothschilds are their principal financial advifers. Rothschild himself furnished the funds requi- site for the London election, estimated at twen- ty-five thousand pounds, whith resulted in the election of Lord John Russell and himeelt. They are now operating in London for another great movement on the distresses of the human race. Prices of produce, cotton and corn, are low; gold and silver are high, relatively. We have not the slightest doubt that the London speculators have made and perfected arrange- ments, and sent their agents to every part of the world, for the purpose of purchasing, and with the intention of gradually increasing prices, through the Bank of England and the exchanges, forthe next six or nine months, when, at the proper time, they will make vast profits, break down the markets, and produce another revul- sion in the commercial world, and pursue the same method at a future day. lt would be well, therefore, under this aspect of the influences which govern the commercial world in England and America, for American merchants and American farmers to make their calculations on those data and facts, which they can read and understand as well as wecan. It is liighly probablo that the prices of grain and breadstuffs may not be so high as they were last year; but that they will gradually rise, seems certain. The varied general influences which cause a rise in these articles, will also create a comparative rise in cotton and similar articles ; yet it is dangerous to trust to the speculative in- terests in London which control the commercial world ; and the safest policy for America to pur- sue is to sell at present prices, but to sell always for cash, and to take care that we do not dip too deep, or follow too closely in the wake of the Eng lish speculators or their agents. “The speculators of London, united with the politicians and statesmen of that country, and also those of France, sct on such primeiples, and have done 80 for several years, as will, one of these days, create a terrible revulsion—a revulsion that will, in its turn, cré ate apopular revolution of a much more extraordimary character than the French revolutions in the last century. Alb the governments of Europe are connected together with the great capitalists of Europe. London, Pesis, Vienna, Berlin, Naples, are more or les: united together by the same interests, the same minds,. and by the same monetary principles. The Rothschilds alone have theiir agemts and houses in every large city in Euleope, including Frankfort, the very city in Germany from which the whole race of Rothschik is originated. The Rothschild of Frankfort 1s the oldest; but the most influen- tial are those of London and Paris. They all profess to be Hebrew's, strict Jews; but they care as much for their re.ligion as they do for that of Hindostan. Their atnbition is of a different character; they consider themselves the finan- cial governors of all E urope and of the commer- cial world, and live in a style that can only be equalled by royalty, and not low-priced or old clo’ royalty, at that. The opnstraetion of railroads in Europe, the establishment of steam lines, the wonderful power of lowomotion, and that of the electric telegraph, will give to them and other vast capitalists a power over the com- merce of Europe that will be still more remark- able than anything we have yet seen. Yet the foundation of ali their fiaancial wealth is base- less and rotten. ‘France, England, and all the other governments of Europe, are covered with debt; their population is increasing, and when the proper period of time comes that popular feel- ing will be stronger than the monetary interest, the whole financial and commercial fabrics will be an.utter ruin. It will be a French revolution on an extensive scale; but it will be preceded by a commercial and financial revul: jion greater than any we have ever seen. The existing prin- ciples of action among the capitalists of London, Paris and the rest of Europe, are precisely of the same character and the same selfishness which led to the old French revolution, and they will lead to a dimilar state of things, one of those days, throughout the European civilized world. In the mean time, it will be wise for America to sell her produce at the present prices, for cash, as fast as they take it. British Movements 1n CenTRaL AMERICA.— We understand that the British Government under certain pretexts, has seized upon St. Juan de Nicaragua, a town situated at the mouth of the river of Nicaragua, which flows from the lake of that name, into the Atlantic. This town is claimed by the government of Guatemala, in opposition tothe British. This act of the British government in that quarter of the world, may have been precipitated by the possession of the capital of Mexico by the. victorious armies of the United States. At all events, the authorities of Guatemala, or Cen- tral America, .have entered into an important cor- respondence w,ith our government at Washing- ton upon this s\1bject, and we have every reason to believe that the American government 1s de- termined to stajid firmly upon the ground taken by Mr. Monroe in his message of 1817, and sub- sequently reiterated by Mr. Polk, not to permit any European government to make any more colonial settlemertts upon this continent. A bout a year ago we learned in Paris that an individual who had obtained from the Mexican Government some time previous a charter to con- struct a canal or rail road through the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, had made application to Lord Aberdeen for the purpose of obtaining the as- sistance of the British Government in carrying out the project. Lord Aberdeen, however, declined to act in the matter, alleging that the opening of railroad or steamboat com- munication acrosa the Isthmus, uniting the Gulf of Mexico with the Pacific Ocean, would bring about a revolution in the comemercial in- tercourse of Europe with Asia, and particularly with China, which in the end would result, more to the benefit of the United States than of Europe, from their natural position and locality. After this refusal by the British government, an appli- cation was next made to the government of Louis Philippe. This, however, met with the same suc- cess; forthe French, government has the least enterprise, beyond its own limits, of all the go- vernments of Europe. Since the above transac- tions, Lord Palmerston has succeeded to the office held by Lord Aberdeen, and it is well known that he possesses much greater enterprise and energy than his predecessor. We have now every reason to believe, that since he is willing quietly to permit the United States to take and keep possession of Mexico, if they choose, he is, as a counterpoise, extremely anxious to get pos- session of all the places adjoining lake Nicara- gua, which may be necessary for the purpose, in order to be able to establish a communication between the Pacific and Atlantic oceans, which shall be entirely under the control of the British government. This probable explanation of the occupa- tion of the above town, which commands the lake of Nicaragua. We shall, however, know more about it soon, as the government of Cen- tral America has entered into communication upon the subject with our government, which will be prepared to act, and to present the matter to Congress, in a very short time. Bisnor Huaurs in Wasnineton.—Bishop Hughes is still in Washington, luxuriating in the menagerie of politicians and roguery. The newspapers'also are still speculating about his purposes there; and according to the last accounts he was going to preach in the House of Repre- sentatives, yesterday. If he preaches there, it cannot be with the hope of saving many of the sinners in that department of human life. Bish- op Hughes must know the value of a politician’s soul too well to think it worth saving atall. But what can the Bishop want at Washington? Asthere isa good deal of speculation about this matter, we may as well ofer our conjectures, as others. Ittis well known,then,that Bishop Hughes takes great interest in the affair of the new mis- sion to Rome. In fact, he wants to have his own Candidate sent there as envoy; and his favorite, on whom he has pitched for the office, is Mr. Vanburg Livingston, of this city, who made himself very active lately in getting up the re- cent meeting of sympathy for the Pope. It has been settled by Bishop Hughes and the clergy here, that they ought to have the selection of the minister tothe Vatican. The Catholics in this country number, probably, one-tenth of the whole population, and by the annexation of Mexico, they will constitute a greater proportion. In: such anew and important condition of things, it is expected that His Holiness will create c dinal legates, or a Nuncio to this country; which event, who wonld be a fitter candidate for the high dignity than Bishop Hughes? Who could render it more popular, in the end, than him? Who could make a greater fuss about it? Well, be it so. We have taken a great interest in the course of Bisbop Hughes, from the first moment that he made his ap- pearance in the political and religious affairs of New York; and even yet, we do not despair of making him some day,a Cardinal; and,if we can, a Pope. a the meantime, it may be satisfac- tory to him to have Mr. Livingston sent as Envoy to Rome. If, by his preaching at Washington, and his private interviews with Mr. Polk, he can succeed in accomplishing his objects, well and good. Tan Wreath winds prevailed, with occasion indication of winter, and navigation | seotions, At Albany, on Saturday, South showers. There waa no open in all die Tue Great Timatees—Orera Excitement. —Our three principal fashionable theatres—the Park, the Broadway, and Astor Place—are in a very interesting and exciting condition. The cheap shilling theatres are generally doing a splendid business, amusing the great mass of people, making money, getting along quietly in the world, and presenting no remarkable phase to the annalist or the historian. But not eo, it seems, our fashionable theatres and high- priced houses; they are determined to make a noise in the world, to cut one another’s throats, to shut up each other if they can, or else, all die gloriously in the field together. During the last week there has been an unusu- al atirat the Astor Opera House. Two parties have been forming, both of the haut ton and the canaille, in relation to the merits, capacity and powers of two prima donnas. ‘Truffi is consid- ered to be a ne plus ultra by one set, and Biscac- cianti by the other. A wonderful excitement has grown out of this contest; and if we had room to insert them, it would be quite amusing to read the collection of extracts from the partizans of each party. When the hauf ton discovered that the canaille looked upon Truffi as the greatest prima donna among us, they immediately trumped the card, and went farther than the farthest. These things have tended to increase the houses at the Opera. On the other hand, the Broadway hous, with all its horse adornments, of gold and tinsel, is determined to contend for the palm of fashion, and brings out to-night the splendid Madame Bi- shop, with all her troupe, in the highest state of development and excellence. The contest,there- fore, tor the present week, or perhaps for the next fortnight, will lie between the Broadway andthe Astor; for the Park seems to have ex- hausted all its efforts, and to be quite settling down into a respectable old age of imbecility and inanity. It is true, to-night they will have a tremendous house, because a number of great heroes who have returned home from the wars of Mexico, after the glorious conquest of that splendid country, intend to be present to grace the benefit of Barry. The Mexican heroes will probably bring a fuller house to the Park than all the heroes of Shakspeare could do; but after- wards, it will present a beggarly!account of emp- ty boxes for the rest of the season, unless they bring out Rubini from Europe, or the Devil from Pandemonium. The movement in the fashionable world has been chiefly confined to the operation of Madame Bishop, with all her beauty, and her delicious action on one side, and that of Truffi and Bis- ecaccianti, with all their power, and all their talents, and all their acquirements, on the other side. As for bouquets, get them at Dunlap and Thomson’s, 685 Broadway. Such is the pro- gramme for the week. At the end of it we shall report the killed and wounded. ceipt of papers, and in all parts they continued to enjoy peace and tranquility. In Costarrica, Senores Calvo and Alvarado» had been nominated as commissioners to the diet of Nacaome, with authority only to treat in said diet on what concerned foreign relations. In Honduras, the Assembly had met, and had decreed the re-union of arfother extraordinary Assembly, to treat on the same aflair which had occupied the diet, which in the meantime had dissolved. In Nicaragua, there had been some differences between Leon and Granada, which were.imme- diately put down. The news from San Salvador, reach to the 28th September, There had been some commotions in the district of Sacatecoluca regarding tobac- co planting. They begin to agitate the coming election for President. It seems there are seve- ral candidates. Movemants or THE Ockan Steamuns.—The Hibernia was to sail from Liverpool on the Ath of December, for Halifax and Boston. After landing her mails and passengers at Bostoa, she will proceed to New York, and sail from New York for Halifax and Liverpool, on Saturday the Ist of January, on which day the Cambria will sail from Liverpool for Halifax and New York. The Caledonia will sail from Liverpool for Boston on the 19th of December, and return from Boston on Saturday, 15th January. The Cambria will sail from New York on Saturday, 20th January. Police Intelligence. Caught on the Ei “ Lay ’—Offloers Hepburn and MeCielland, of the 15th Ward, arrested, on Saturday evening, a young man, about ie years of age, i himself James Anderson, alias John Harper, having in bis possession foar ° ts—oné & brown sack. one blue, do , one black doeskin, and the other a blue black, s’ ize. All, no doubt, had been stolen from some entry, for which owners are wanted, Apply to the above officers,at the 16th Ward Station-house, in Mercer, near Amity street. Anderson was locked up for a further hearing by Justice Roome. Robbed on the Five Points.—Officers’ Mel and Gilligan, of the 6th ward, arrested om Saturday night, a woman called Mary Allen, ona. charge of stealing a sil- ver watch from John Canchard, while ina crib, located on the Five Points. Justice Drinker looked her up for trial. Arrest of an Apple Thief.—Officer Moloney, of the 2d ward, Pablo. ¢ F hegroe in arresting a boy, by the name of Larry Clinton, alias “Grecian,” whom tbe ofl. cer detected, er with three others, smashing in the heads of apple barrels, standing in Burling slip, ‘and stealing therefrom theapples. On his arrest, his cap and pockets were filled with the forbidden fruit. It was but a few days ago that Mr. Alexander Ladd, one of the private watchmen in that violsity, was suspected by the owner of these aj as having pilfered some, when in these young rascals, The officer the other three making their escape. Much ane ei Ladd deat) Creer te 4 being ty an Se eee fidence of all who know him. Charge Dismissed.—We noticed in yesterdi the arrest of three young mea by the names of John Williams, Jobn Mann, and Bishop Goodrich, on suspi- ston of atealing hogs. Upon the case being investiga- ted before Justice Ketcham, at the request of cou: lor Shaler, all three were immediately diecharged from cus- tody, the evidence being insufficient to t A Gusicat Thief —Offlcer Knowls of the 4th ward, ar- on Bij ey ber Fan Ned, on stealing & lued at $3 longing to $oHugkion Catherine slip. Justice Drinker locked him up for examination. Stealing « Cow.—A man by the name of James Don- ley, was arrested on Saturday by officer McGennis of the 16th ward, on a charge of stealing a cow valued at 125, belonging to Bernard McGarvey. The accused was jetained for a iurther hearing. Surrossp Muapen.—The Great Falls, Sketcher gives an account of the d of a man named Richard Freeman, of B: and va- rious facts which lead to the suspicion that be has been murdered. He left tavern in Berwick on Sunday evening, where it is said he had won money in gambling. Shortly after the time of his leaving the house a horrid shriek and groans were heard by several persons, across the river near the, bridge-- and on search being made on Monday morning, his wallet was found, on an island in the river, to which it had been washed by the waves, destitute of money. An examination having been made by the inhabitants of the village, witbout apy clue to the bP boot the selectmen offered a reward for the recovery of the body, and for the detection of the murderer, if it should prove that » murder had been committed. A postscript in the same paper adda the following :—A club has been found in Fernald’s stable, on which are various of blood. One of his carriages hes boen found to be bloody, and « buffalo with biocd on it. Newly made wagon tracks have been discovered above s burying ground one mile above the village. We have since been to the where the wagon appears to have been turned, aad find it so near the river as to render our opinion that if the wagon was there on Sundey night, it was certainly two feet under water—the river was high then. The Factory Company has sent to Milton, and ordered their ut there, to keep the water bick,while the river ere can be more thoreugbly searched. Tue Deap Sea.—A writer in the Alexandria Gazetle suggests that Lieut. Lynch should in- auite whether the Jordan ever hada different outlet from that it now has; whether.the bed of that river way ever higher than it now is; what becamo of its waters in the days of Lot, who, in describing the rich and well watered valley, does not allude to the existence of a lake whether the country of the Jordan is a limestone coun- try or not; whether, if it be « limestone region, the Jor- dan could not be lost under ground as rivers common!: are in such districts, ke, ke. We trust that Mr. Lyne! will avail himself of there hiats. Will the New York Herald call his attention to this paragraph by republish- ing it A mail bag was found in Grand River near Painesville on the 24th ult., containing broken kages of letters A papers. The letters had been \d of the money thy contained. From one of the letters @ $50 bill of the Madison county Bank wastaken. One bag is still Missing. — Cincinnati Gaaette, Th inst, ‘Theatrical and Musica). Panx Tueatrae.—To-night Mr. Barry takes a benefit at the Park,and presents a truly attractive bill. The first piece will be George Lovell’s excellent play of “Love's Sacrifice, or the Rival Merchants,” in which Miss Char. lotte Barnes and Mr. Conner will appear as Margaret | and Matthew Elmore. Mr. Dyott will play Paul Lafont, and Mr. Stark will personate Eugene De Lorme. Mrs. Abbott is to appear as Llerminie de Vamout ‘The after viece is to be the comedy of the “Honey Moon,” in which fir Barry will appear as the Duke Aranza—Mr. Bass enacting the part of Jacques, which infinite grace; Mrs. G. Jones and M: the parts of Julia |e Pi milted by all to be a drama of very high claim: literary quality, and adaptation to dramatic Concerning the comedy, every body that has learned ¢! theatrical alphabet knows that is one of the richest of its kind. Of Mr. Barry it is only necessary to inti- mate that if his friends come out to greet him on this occasion, there will be a great houee, for we do not know & gentleman more generally and highly esteemed. Col, Burnett, and the other officers just returned from Mex- ico, will be wresent. Boweny Tusatre.—Tho drama of “Valsha, or the Revolt of the Slaves,” with a cast that embraces the whole strength of the company, the ballet of the “ Gi- selle or the Willies,” the comedy of “ Buried Alive,” together with some extraordinary equestrian perform- ances by the celebrated Levi North, on the equally celebrated horse Tammany, we see are set forth for this evening at the Bowery theatre. Such an attractive, ich, varied, and excellent bill of entertainments, was never before produced at this or any other theatre on this side of the Atlantic. This new species of amuse- ment, equestrianiam, we predict will be duly appreciated, aud also the efforts of the manager, who seems deter- mined that all who visit the Bowery shall do so with the opinion that it is the most attractive place of amuse. ment in the country, and himself the most enterprising of managers, CuatHam Tueatae.—Ono Saturday evening, some- what ofan interlude beyond that set down in the bills, took place between the pieces. Mr. Addams, the actor- preacher, being called for by the «udience, appeared on the stage, aad made the following characteristic epcech. The gentleman hits the “ dead heads” quite a rap, it will be seen :—“ Beli me,I thank you for your kind- ness, and for the manner in which you were pleased to receive my personation of dramaticcharacter. | confess Tam a novice in the business, and have never received any instruction to become an actor; neither do | know anything of stage effect. The press has been very hard upon me, for what reason { don’tknow, I amaware | do not possess the qualities of a Booth, or your at Ame- rican actor, Forrest. But if! follow the stage us a pro- fession, I ehali bind myself an appre: 4 when I appear before you again, | bope to really merit your ap- probation. I know iam ina nervous, but there is one th: —it is the manner in which | have been treated by the press, but partioularly the Herald, whoever the writer of the ‘arti- cle may be, he said ‘I ought to be rode on a rail.’ There are many contemptible people ‘connected with the press capeogis who come here—aye, and don’t pay. their quar- ter neither; and | suppose it was one of these who wrote the contemptible jole. 1 don’t care so much about what the other papers said—’tis the Herald alone that annoysme I never dreamt of following two professions, I left the society I belonged to in 1544, because the: didn’t do the right thing. If I stand up on th beat! to address my fiiends, they know me, and they are con- vinced I speak to them on many subjects of importance. But now that they will not be roady with their next pieca fora few minutes, I will say # word or two. 1 don't know what impropriety there is in being an actor—some of the most eloquent men and greatest ituses of the age are actors; and, for my own part, I can’t see why a man may not be an actor, and, at the same time, ® good Christian. But 1’ll tell you the seoret—by their counte- nancing,your appearance at the theatre, they know you spend # quarter dollar, which they themselves would fain have for their own purpos I_ will conolude by saying, | thank you—for when | look at this vast aesem- blage from gallery to pit,! feel thankful for your favors.” The reverend actor made his bow, and was heartily cheered by the boys. | This evening quite an interesting Dill will resented, viz :—the admired drama of the “Black Mantle;” the ‘ Model Artists;” and the drama of the * Roll of the Drum,” founded on incidents which occured during the French war. The strength of the Save is cast in these pieces, and we have no doubt they will give full satistaction. New Movement ix THE Turatrsca, Wortn.—We stated a day or two ago, that the celebrated “ denseuse.”” Madame Augusta, had taken Palmo’s Opera House, in Chambers street, for the purpose of giving operatic en- tertainments. We were partly right and partly wreng inthet statement. The lady hae taken this place of amusement ; but instead of Gpera, sha willproduce Ger- man vaudeville, comedy and ballet amusements; and wethink with a vory fair prospect ofsuccess. Thereare in this city, probably, fifty thousand Germans, who have not had an opportunity of enjoying these entertain- ments since they left the Father. |. A large propor- tion of these, and also of our French citizens, would, no doubt, patronize such amusements every night in the week. Again, Madame Augusta herself is a beautiful danseuse. She possesses judgment und discrimination, and from her experience In the United States, and her knowledge of theatricals here, and of the wants of the people, she is eminently well qualified to get up a com- pany and produce such amusements as would be proper- ly appreciated and patronized. The Germans m this city greatly exceed in number the French, and yet the French theatrioals have been tolerably eup| 5 and would be better, beg f for the bad management and ignoragee displayed by those who have controlled them ‘be loCation of Palme’s is good—its size is convenient ; neither too large nor too small, and as we said before, the experiment promises to be crowned with success. This new enterprise will be a counter check to the Broadway ballet and the Astor Place Opera, and from ite novelty, will attract a large portion of our floating population. Crncvs, Bowery Amruirneatee.-—The dancing horses and troupe of ponies belonging to the well known establishment of Sands, Lent & Co., are to appear at this house this evening. Mr. Tryon takes time by the forelock, and commences holiday time to-night by ving @ Le inpene Dill. Sands, Lent & Co ’s troupe and ‘is Own will appear in a host of novelties. Minetrets.—The eleventh week com- Such a continuous run is quite annals of amusement. They con and the near approach of the holi- m to prick up their ears and get some extra songs and witticisms on hand, which they ‘will deal out liberally thie evening. Tre Vincinta Serenapers.—A troupe of nezro min- strelawho rejoice in this have taken up their Minerva rooms for a few evenings. They panic, and from e wool fly as fast not be Cunisty’s evening w: ey open with an excellent bill, Hausen Fairy —This family sgain appear before a New York audience this evening. ‘They havo given five \d at all of them the utmost satisfaction has udiences. ‘Their style of singing is ‘he same time wild and pictur- esque. They have taken Rutger’s Institute for this evening’s concert. It isacentral location and easy of access by omnibusses from almost all parts of the city. Braapway Opvron.—This mr! place of amusement will doubtless well filled this evening. Mr. FE. G. forth a good bill. Singing nd tl r popular Living Statuat engaged hero are all excellent in Theartiets who 21 their line. Musica In.ustrations or Suaxsriane—Mr. Lynne’s second cntertainment will take place on Thursday eve ning next. ‘The novel and elegant manner in which the beauties of Shakspeare are brought out by Mr. L. and the talented vocalists associated with him, will be sure to prove attractive. Amuaican Musicat Ixst1teT®.—To-morrow evening the lovg looked for entertainment by the membersof this Institute will take place. From the selection of ex: cellent music that is set down in the bill,and the correct, and indeed, brilliant manner in which the Institute always conducts these affairs, we have no doubt they will have agreat house. Banvarp’s MaMMoTH Panorama op THE Mrssissirer Rivex.—This immense piece of art is now on exhibition at the new Panorama building adjoining Niblo’s Gar- den. Just fancy a picture three miles long, which this one is in fact, but then it represents no leas than 1200 miles of country. The accuracy of the painting is vouched for by numerous testimonials from persons who are well acquuinted with the river. It is certainly one of the most surprising performances of the age. Yankee Hill has put things “to rights,” on his farm near Batevia, and started for the South and Weston a profeesjonal tour. Tom Thumb was in Montgomery, Ala.,on the 4th inst end was expected to be in Mobile scon. Madame Ablamowicz is giving concerts at St. Louis. Collins \s drawing well at the Walnut street theatre, Philadelphia. Porviation or New Orieans —A census lately taken in New Orleans represents the total population of the city now to be 79 | ing a dimi- nution of 16,000 rince last year, and of 23,000 sind’ 1840, “Such rerult as this can be attributable ovly he grossest negligence upon the part of the assessors. possible that our population can have decreased ; fact would be sufficient to prove that such an an opinion is fallacious ; rents have fadvanced during the last year, in the Second Municipality, from twelve to fifteen per cent., while many hundreds of new houses have been erected ; and in the face of this fact, which is in iteelf a suMflecent proof of a large increase ef popu- lation, the eensus shows since last year, in this muniocl- phlity’ alone, a decrease of nearly 12,000. Wo are of opinion that our real population 1s nearly double the amount represented by the returns, It is not credible that New Orleans, whose population increased more teun 100 per cent. between 1830 and 1840, should have dpereased since, while its commerce and its weaith have augmented as rapidly a9 at any former period. It is but reasonable to suppose that the inorease in the pumber of inhabitants was kep!§ pace with our progress in a!! the other elements of a great city ’—New Orleans Delta, 3d inst. Mains vor tHk Brazos.—In explanation of the reported failures of Is at the Brazos, the postmaster of thia city has farnished us with the follow- ing list of maila sent from here in the last two moxtys, which shows that no blame attaches be Post Om Deportment. On the Sth of October a mail of 1 383 letters was despatched for Brazos Santiago from tunis tity; om the 9th, m mafl of 722 letters; on the }6th, one of 1,003 letters; on the 22d, one of €05; on the 26th, one of 846; on the Lith of November, one of 2,650; on the 16th, one of 1,006; and on the 234, one of 1,220. Tae inst mail was sent off by the Fashion,and Gen. Taylor's Jonve of absence doubdtlers went over on it The rn was bound for the Branos, Tampico, and Vera Cruz. It Inay be presumed that she reached the Brazos on the goth, Our latest advices thence are to the 92d ult, O, Picayune, bat inet, | City Ini ~ Tue Weatner.—From an early hour yesterday, it began to rain heavily, and tbe storm lasted throughout the day, from 113 o'clock A M. The streets were flooded in many parts, and much of the filth aud garbage that hed been deposited in various localities, were swept ‘ay by the heavy rain that continued to fall up to a “ . ‘The rain came down in perfect torrents about 8 Welock P.M , and the streets were completely deserted Common Councit.The Board of Assistant Aldermen hold d meeting this cvening. ‘Tur Fuenat or rue Lare Dx. Wainwasonr,—The funeral of the late Dr. Wainwright, whose sudden de- mise-—occasioned by the bite of « rattle-npake—we took cocasion to notice » dsy or two og, took place yester- day. The remains were removed trom the residence of bis friend, Dr. Whittaker, No. 510 Broadway, about one o'clock, followed by a large concourse of sorrowing friends and acquaintances, and were conveyed to St. Paul’s Church, where the funeral servioa was pronoun: ed by Drs, Berrien and Hoyt. A full choir were in a! tendauce, and the whole service was both solemn and impressiv: On leaving the church the fuyeral pro. oveded towards the Greenwood Cemetery —the pall-besi era, physicians, and clergymen being dressed in white. Among the pall-besrers were several fellow students of decc aged. ‘The burial service on the body being deposited in the receiving vault, Greenwood Cemetery, was read by Dr. Hoyt. We observe several contradictory statements in relation to the birth-place, &e ,ofthelate Dr W. He was not the son ofa rich English banker, an we rea stated In some of the papers, but was a gentleman of bigh connections in En; d. Dr Whittaker, and his feiends in general, attended his remains and watebed him to the last. ‘The body has been embalmed, in order to afford his friends in England an opportunity of having it removed shouldjthey desire it. Bovy oy McEwen Founp —It will probably be recolleo- ted that a few weeks ago, a young min by the name of Thomas McEwen, dietppeared very mysteriously, and that another young man nemed Mullins, who had been in his company at a late hour the Pocoton night, was taken into custudy aud committed to prisom, on ruspi- cion of havieg, in some way, caused the death of McEwen, which suspicions were strengthened by the fact that, upon arresting Mullins, a weapon knuwn asa da dirk keify, were found in his ion, while @ slik handkerchief, urated with blood, was fegnd in the vicinity where the parties were last seen together. Yesterday, fortunntely for the suspected young man, the body of \icEwen was found in the East river, near the foot of ‘Twellih x‘reet ; that the least in- dication of violence of having been used, could not be discovered, while the clothing of the deceased was in no way disturbed, and that the m ney in possession of the deceased, at the time of his disappearance. was found in his pockets yesterday. ‘The Coroner will hold an in- quest upon the body of McEwen this morning, which will, witheut doubt, result in the honorable discharge of Mullins from custody, as well as suspicion of having been, in auy manner, instrumental in the death of the deceased. Remains or Carr. Van Oxinn, Albany Republican Artillery, hel 10th inst., it was“ resolved to pi (this) week in a body,” for the Albany, the remains of the lat fell at the storming of Chaput! Cup Burnev to Death —Coroner Walters was called yes\erday to hold an rites at No. 70 Walnut street, upon the body of a child about 3 years old, named Sarah’ Grooms, who, while Splaying near a stova with another child, her clothing caught fire, and sho was thereby so severely burned that she di-d on Saturday. Verdict in accordance with the foregoing fucts. DeatH sy Drorsy.—The Coroner held an inquest also upon the body of Cornelius Laing, a native of New Jersey, aged FA years, who was found yesterday at the corner of Ridge and Division streots, in a very feeble state. He was conveyed to the 13th ward station house, where he died shortly afterwards, Proresson MitcHevt on Astronomy —This eminent professor delivered bis third lecture on astronomy and the wonders of the heavens on Monday evening, and Jelighted his audience with the astounding truths which he com- munioated to them. The professor is a. very happ: lecturer. While he explains the mysteries of the Ht verse in the plajnest and most lucid manner possible, he uses the most portic Tanguage in bis obarms allwhe hear him. We proceed to gi line of his remarks. On commencing, he sai amining the structure of the universe, a adopt the belief that no other system than our does or can exist, and that the law of motion and other laws are necessarily laws of matter, which cannot be separated from it, and yet that must remain mat- ter, His own conceptions are there. He believed that God created heaven and earth, and selected the laws by which he would govern the universe, and those laws are the expression of his will. In the first place, the design was to so constitute the system as to give to it perpetuity. Let us stop amd see if this object could be attained in any other way. I announce that it could, and in a much simpler way, and he would say it with all deference. He would expiain—if tae law of gra- vitation had been different—if,iustead of matter attract- ing metter, the sun should attract the planets, and the plonets their satellites, that the sun shou the comets out of space, then we should ha ital tem—cnd how simple would this have been? In the laws we now have, we bave disturbing influences, action an re-action, so much as to be almost incomprehensible. If the other system bad been adopted, not the slightest de- viatior would be made. Butthere wasa higher object in those laws than stability, and hence we tind the com- plication around us; and in this complication we find what brings our minds nearer to the Great Author of all. He then referred to the m: gravitation, and found t! At eting of the ing of the w York next Ly 4 to of escorting to ‘Van Olinda, who ton discovered the 1: attraction to be in an inverse ratio to the sqsare. He applied this rule to other bodies, and commenced the atuination ofa great problem,of which this wasto bea eor- rollery. After referring to the action of the sun and moon on the earth, he asked why might they influence the tides+o as to sweop the world? No such thing can occur; for, aovording to the specific gravity of the earth an the ocean. there is a limit nd which the tides can- not go; which is another evidence of Almighty wisdom. ‘The action of the moon causes the tides, by drawing the water up to itself; and, acoording to the earth’s diame- ter, the water next to the moon P earer than-is the water on the otherside. The combined ac- tion of the sun and and their not revolving in the same plane, causes the waves on one side to protuberite on one side, and on the other the o next subject would be the effect produ orbit by thedisturbance of theearth ‘There are which fix the nature of the orbits of the heavenly hedies. He intended to show how the moon never changed sides —how the sun can be weighed exactly, and to show that the thickness ef the earth was more than one thousand miles—but time did novallew. Hethen pro- caeded to give an account of the physical appearance ot the moon—we speak of the caverns and mountail the moon—but when you look at them ha tel scope, you do not find them. Afier the r of the telescope is exhausted, it must be recollected, that you are still one hundred miles from its surface But we do know that those caverns and mountains exist, and how? by the lights andshades We measure those mountains | By their shadows, cast by the gun. The depths of the cavities are ascertained in like manner. Tho surface of the moon {s entirely different from that which we have, and the absence of atmosphere like ours, gives every fa- cility for measuring those shadows, which are, im conse- quence, more clearly defined a they would be if an hore, Lik existed there. He would was no atmosphere there; that it was no denser than that contain- ed in an exhausted reeeiver, such as would not support life, or allow of combustion, as he understood it. Law late! once. Suraeme Court or tHe Uninen Statrs—Deo, 10.— P. W. Bishop, Esq, of New York, and James 8. Green, Esq.,. of Missouri, were admitted attorneys No 24 William Bailey, plaintiff in ezxor. vs. William B Dozi This cause was argued by Mr. Bibb for the plaintiff in and by Mr Crittenden for the defendant in error. Bank United States, plaintiff in error, vs. Henry K. Mose et ‘This cause was argued y Messrs Whi ut oe the plaintiff in error.—National jec. 11, Suraeme Court or Lour Nov. 29th.—Jacoh Little § itizens? Bank of Louivian dants on oe: tain post notes issued by them. pecially denied that the plaintiffs had acquired the ia good fuith and alleged that they had been stolen from Boutin, Gally & Co., to whom they had been adjudged by a decree of the court to pay them — "They called Boutin, Gally & Co in warranty, whe joined inthe defence. Platutiffs appealed;from a judgment in favorof defendants. The court detailed the facts rela- tive to the robbery of the store of Boutin, Gally & Co., ‘and the publication of the loss by them in the newspa- pere of the principal cities of the Union. Notice waa also tent to the chief brokera of the country. The rob- bery oceurred on the night of the 23d January, 1844 In Augurt following, witness had « conversation with plaintiffs. who atated that they had not in their posses- sion, and had never held, the post notes advertised. To ascertain the fact, their borks were 1eferred to and ex- amined in his presence. There is dth-r evidence cor- roborating this, and showing the: plaintiffs declared they had nelther purchased t oso notes, nor sent them to Horace Bean & Co., of this city, in’ whose hands they appear to have been at the time the plaintiffs made these ions Piaiati! ‘tters confirm this statement, plaintiffs deny any knowledge of the notes, m on account of Horace Bean & Co. They now sue upon these very notes, avd attempt to falail; their own statements by the teati yy of one of their clerks, who, among other thin ra that the plain- tiffs take no newspapers, and that they bought the notes in question in his presence, at their counter, from an unknown Individual The answer of the defendants cannot be viewed otherwise than asa special plea of mols fides. Boutin, Gally & Co, having complied with the law, by giving notice to the public of the robbery, the holder could, in no case, recover anytbiog more for the notes than the price he pald—Civil Vode, art, 3473—and he must show affirmatively that he bought the stolen property at public auction or from # perso in the habit of selling such things. Pisiotiffe have shown neither. Judgment affirmed with ooats.—N. O Delta, ist inst. Important Deeision on Letters of Credit—Nisbett om Whitaker et al —The point decks Decisions rendered Me of the defen- e latter din ae panel 0 Meo ol importance to our merchants, inasmuch as it Shue taaee Yer? general mercantilc usage in thie community ja not compatible with the law. Plaintiff sued & mercantile house in this city on a bill of ex- change for $2000, drawn in bis favor by an individual to whom the defendants bad given @ letter of credit, au- thorising him to draw bills cenerally to the amount of $3000, in the style of the bill sued om, Tho letter of credit was filed in the suit. Defendant set up the gene- ral denial snd other plees, particularly averring and contending that the bill had not been particularly iden- tifled with the letter of credit, so as to bind the defend- ant Juvge Strawbridge, afver argument, decided on the strength of the decision cited (Coolidge vs. Payson, 2 Wheaton, 27; Boyer vs Boyer, and Henry ve Edwards, 4 Peters, 121; Von Phul va, 2 Robinson; Carrolton Bank vs. Tayleur, 16 La. Rep .) that whe bill of ex. change is drawn upon a letter ef credit and endorsed over to @ third party, there must be ron roof that said bill was recognized y the writer of the letter of eredit, and 60 specifially identified with it asto distinguish it from any other bill drawn between the same parties — Judgment of nonsuit Wor plaintiff, W. C, Micou; de- fendant, Alexander Walker. O. Delia, 2d inst. The Legel Profession in France—In glancing through an intervenor ttle volume by M, Emile de Girardin, entitled De U Instruction Publique en France,