The New York Herald Newspaper, September 4, 1848, Page 2

— ‘% i NEW YORK HERALD. ‘Oorner of Fulton and Nassau sts, Bouth-W est Corner of Fulton ‘ MENTS THIS EVENING vans newer Lavies Bewa ne, WERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Bonmsuans ov Panis-— o's GARDINER. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—-Gianiaton—-My Avrr. TION. EATRE, Chatham Street—Mysrenins Asp wisenis AT Youn _Wivow's Vicriu—Woor, Drairn. RIBLOS, ASTOR PLACE—L’Exisn p'Aworr. BURTON'S THEATRE Chambers Street,—Domaxy AND Son —Parace or Pimasvne CASTLE GARDEN—Musioan Exrenrainments, SOCIETY LIBRARY—Canpamia's Minera, MINERVA ROOMS—Tavzon’s Canraiows. PANORAMA HALL—Banvann’s PANORAMAB, BACRED DIORAMAS, $96 Broadway, MELODEON-Macic Mvericim awn Vinoixia Sunaxa- PERS. TABERNACLE—Monavian MixerRets’ Concent, Wew York, Monday, September 4, 1848, = ‘Actual Cireuiation of the Herald. AUGUST. Ai st, 532 17, Thursday errata SeEaGE 4 ue in August July... Increase in one month... This statement exhibits a bona fide increase in the circulation of the New Yorx Henatp of forty-one thousand copies in ont morith. Nine months ago, our @aily circulation was only sixteen thousand, while lately, in several instances, it has exeeeded twenty- seven thousand. This increase is unparalleled in the history of news- papers; and we now have the most comprehensive eirculation of any news journal on this continent, and with, perhaps, one exception, in the whole world. ‘Of all the cheap newspapers scattered over the Union, the Henato is unique in this respect. There are several eheap journals in this city, in Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, kc., that enjoy, what may be called, large circulations; but they are confined to the immediate vicinity of the office of publication; they are merely Jocal, and not spread throughout the length and breadth of the land. The Henan goes everywhere, It is like the London Times; if it does not go directly from the office of publication to the remote parts of the earth, it is first read here by subscribers’ who forward it to their agents and correspondents to the different cities and towns of the world. This comprehensive circulation is valuable te us. It not only conveys American intelligence to all cor- ners of the earth, but it brings back reputation and subscribers tous. There is scarcely a civilized city im the universe to which at least one copy of th® Henacp is not sent. It is taken by one or more of the principal members of several of the European and South American governments, and we have several times received valuable information from abroad in consequence of this. The circulation of a newspaper, when merely local, possesses very little vitality. It is only the compre- henrive, wide spread circulation that gives a journal animportance and a value. It indicates the inde- pendence of the paper; it gives it character, and throws over its pages an influence of great power, when the paper is conducted fairly, truthfully, with energy and enterprise, and not controlled by the miserable political cliques that swarm in all large cities ; and no paper can obtain this great cireulation and influence unless it be conducted with energy and # determina- tion to tell the truth and give the news. ‘The London Tiveshas now been in existence over halfa century ; it was managed by a gentleman of the greatest energy of character for over forty years of that time, and in the midst of the great wars of Europe. Hence its great success. The New York Henatp has ‘een in existence not quite fourteen years, and yet its circulation is almost, if not equal, or superior, in its character, to that of the Times. According to a fair calculation. each Henan has at least five read. except circulation, ers, which gives i a daily in @ pecuniary point of view, of one hundred and twenty thousand, and we do not believe that the Lon- don Times can surpass that. But this is only a beginning in the newspaper busi- ness on this side of the Atlantic. We are yet to see greater results. The recent events in Europe indicate that this is to be the leading nation of the world. Ame- rica, in future, is to enjoy a controlling influence over the affairs of the globe, which will give us a wide field for enterprise and action. We must increase and expand with thosesround us Wecannot stop because we have reached a great point. We have, in the last fourteen years, kept pace with the progress of the United States, and we cannot now think of resisting the impulse of the age. The speech of Mr. Webster, pronounced the other day in the midst of his venerable elms, at his own seat at Marshfield, within sight of the sea, where he catches his fish with which to make chowder; this speech has created in this commu- nity, in all parties, a very odd and singular sensa- tion. It isa queer speech, an odd speech, a sort of dish of milk and water, or rathera well pre- pared and cooked chowder, manufactured by Mr. ‘Webster himself, who is said to have great ability in preparing that racy and famous dish--although it has never yet been found to have great substance or animal nutriment This speech of Mr. Webster is really and truly, a dish of good chow- der—a mere preparation for a good dinner and good wine, without which it amounts to little or nothing of sustenance or animal force. In former days, when Mr. Webster was called on by the New England manufacturers, he generally made a splendid and powerful speech on his side of Mason and Dixon’s line. Whether the profits of the ma- nufacturers in those days had some influence in pro- ducing those bursts of eloquence, is a question to be solved by future philosophers and fools, It is certain, however, that Mr. Webster's position and speech, in the present political crisis of the country, with regard to General Taylor, are the most wishy-washy and the weakest thatever came from that quarter. From beginning to end, he seems to be making an apology for supporting a man so ignorant in public affairs, as even he hime self represents Gen. Taylor. He damns kis own candidate with faint praise. While the obscure friends of Mr. Clay still boldly and chivalrously seem to be foremost in assailing Genetal Taylor to his face, Mr. Webster and his friends seem to place themselves in a position of half and half assassins—smiling with one cheek, while there is @ scorn on the other, and the dagger itself is about being directed to some place under the fifth rib. ‘The folly of the whig journals in New York, winch while professing to support General Taylor, were, ot the same Ume disgusting and calumniat- ing a large class of our naturalized citizens, by taking the side of British tyranny against Irish freedom, was not more suicidal to the cause of General Taylor than appear to be the speeches, the sentiments, the allusions, and the temper dis- played in the famous address delivered at Marsh- field. Even the anti-masonic movement of Thur- low Weed & Co., at Albany, who endeavored to get up a premature mdignation meeting against the hero of Buena Vista, will not be able to injure the cause so much in this State, or in New England, as the faint, studied, and elabo- rate praise which was bestowed on Genera] Taylor, frcm the lips of Mr. Webster, within sight and sound of tke shores of Massachusetts bay. The surest way to destroy a popular man 1s to become his friend, win his confidence, and then be- tray him. Suchappears to be the policy of the New York and New England whigs, even that portion of them who still cling to the Philadelphia nomina- tion. If General Cass should be elected next November, he will not have to bestow his thanks on those leading whigs of New York and New England, who, while they affect to support thenom- nation made by their own convention in Phi- ladelphia, yet pursue such a course as the whig journals of New York have done all the summer, and adopt such insane measures as Thurlow Weed and the anti-masonic portion of the whig party have done in Albany, or make such a speech, and promulgate such sentiments, as came from the lips of Mr. Webster last week in Marsh- field. The defeat of Mr. Clay’s nomination in Philadelphia divided the whig party, and dis- gusted the old standing personal partisans of the Ashland statesman ; but the portion of the whig party who stuck to the nomination, have, since June last, betrayed even more folly, more silliness, and more want of wisdom and discernment than the friends of Mr. Clay did in bolting outright, when the nomination was made. As matters now stand every day only seems to strengthen the confidence of the friends of General Cass—net in their own efforts, not in their wisdom, not in their discretion, but arising from the folly, the weakness, the imbecility of those whigs who call themselves the supporters of General Taylor. We have conventions and mass meetings in New York and New England; but un- less some new spirit springs up among the great body of the people, the lukewarmness produced by the Taylor whig party n New York, by the whig journals of this metropolis, and Mr. Webster’s friends in Massachusetts, will produce their legiti- mate resultsin the defeat of the hero of Buena Vista. Tue Greay Roprery oF 1848.—The Newgate Calendar in England records many curious events, and some wonderful robberies perpetrated in that land of wealth and rascality. Similar records in France can rise into equal crime and equal gran- deur in the art of appropriating the property of others by the chevalters d’ industrie; but one of the most curious and original robberies that ever took place, 18 probably that which has been perpetrated in this country during the present year, by a band of the most ingenious poets, orators, and histo- rians, thet ever produced an impression on the human mind. Letus come to particulars. It is stated in the jeurnals of the day, that the famous Insh Directory of this city, which monopo. lized a large portion of the floating wisdom, pa- triotism, liberty, and sentiment of the age, have contrived to collect together about thirty-five thousand dollars from different parts of the coun- try—a sum of money that has beenraised by state- ments the most false, and pretensions the most futile, that were ever presented to an intelligent people. In fact, it has been a complete public rob- bery on the vast masses of the nation, under the pretence of creating a revolution in Ireland; yet it seems, according to one of the leading spirits of the Directory, they want two hundred thousand dollars more still. Jonathan Wild has been out- stripped in his own principles, and his own prac- tices. They have already received from the poor Inshmen of this country, thirty-five thousand dol- lars; and while the pretence of making such a levy is taken from under their feet, they yet want to increase it to two hundred thousand dollars. Will there never be an end to these successful attempts to rob, plunder, and cheat the poor and industrious Insh of this land? Here is a Directory n New York, calling themselves respectable men, claim- ing to possess a high character for honor and prin- ciple, not content with procuring, by a species of false pretence, the dollar of the working man, but also the five hundred dollars of the holy bishop of the church. We think that Bishop Hughes should bring an action against the Directory, to refund the money he contributed to them, unless, per- haps, it should be considered a great achievement late and pious patriot, into such an act of folly, as to subscribe the sum of five hundred dollars for the revolution in Ireland, when the principal want of the Irish is bread and potatoes. what is to be done with this money? Must they not disgorge 1t? We call on the Irish Directory to have another meeting, and let us know what they lars that they have collected from all classes of the sentations of all kinds, and fabricated correspon- dence of all sorts. Would it not be well to appro- the purchase of potatoes, to send to Ireland, in- stead of dealing in patriotism. Potatoes are at. present more useful to the Irish people than pa- triotism, and not so rotten either. Tue Law Covrts.--The calendars in the vari- ous civil courts will be extremely heavy during the present term, and the lawyers will have their hands full. The new code is loudly complained of by the old members of the bar, while the younger ones, and those who belong to the class known as the seri studiorum, seem well pleased with its opera- tions so far. The code is now the law, and there appear to be many conflicting opinions in rela- tion to its provisions; some of the experienced members of the law profession inclining to the opinion that certain of its requirements are not framed with sufficient clearness to enforce com- | pliance therewith. We shall be curious to ascertain the views of the higher Court of Appeals, upon any point ot prac- tice under the new code which may be disputed on the ground of irregularity; for it is by the ruling of the upper tribunals that we are to be guided in the operations of the new code. We have read Judge Edmonds’ address and ex- position of the new code of practice, and we con- sider his interpretation sets very fully and clearly before us the spirit of its framers, in a lightwhich is calculated to do away with all mystifica- tion and subtle ingenuity, such as that which to have deceived and humbugged this worthy pre- | We ask again, | P. are going to do with the thirty-five thousand dol- | poor Jrish in this country, by miserable false repre- | priate this sum of thirty-five thousand dollars in | Tue Heaurn or THe Crry—Ccean Srreers, &c. For some days past conbiderable excitement was created—not, however, throughout the city—by a report that yellow fever had broken out at Staten Island. It appears, however, that there are no just grounds for alarm, and that the panic is to be at- tributed to excessive timidity, rather than to any serious prevalence of this terrible malady. The facts of the case are simply those which occur every summer at Staten Island. There is not a summer that rolls over our heads, but several vessels arrive at quarantiue from tropical climates, with aggravated bilious fever and yellow fever on board. During the summer before last a greater number of cases occurred there than on the pre- sent occasion ; yet, there was no terror inspired with the community, nor were the ports of Staten Island put in a state of blockade. To such an extent has the panic terrified those who hold property on the island, that they are de- sirous of having the quarantine property sold, and the hospitals removed farther away from the city—to Coney Island, Horseshoe, or some other place nearer the Narrows. We have no apprehen- sion, however, for the health of the city. We confess we are not sorry that this unfounded alarm has been given, if it be the means of di- reeting the attention of the civic authorities, to our detective sanitary regulations. From the disgracefully filthy condition in which our streets have been permitted to remain for a long time past, and the deficient sewerage of several localities, 1t was the general impression that the Town Council had ceased to consider duties of this nature as coming within their pro- vince. We shall be glad to find that they are, at length, aroused to a proper appreciation of what the community 1s entitled to expect at their hands. There 1s no use, however, 1n propagating unne- cessary alarms, with regard to yellow fever or any other epidemic. They are, for the most part, of a sporadic nature, and if proper sanitary precautions be adopted, we have no reason to be dreadfully alarmed by the visitation of yellow fever, or even cholera. The city was never more healthy than at present, and with clean streets and improved sewerage, well ventilated houses and a temperate people, we need not dread these terrible scourges of the human race. It seems to us that the Board of Health have acted rather injudiciously on the present occasion, 1n helping to spread consterna- tion among the people. The busy season, which has just commenced, promises to be a brisk one, and unfounded panics, with respect to the preva- lence of epidemies, may have an exceedingly inju- rious tendency on the trade of the city. More DisorGanizaTIOoN 1N THE Wula Party— Movement 1N Favor or Mr. Cay, aT Last.— The recent singular meeting in Albany, under the auspices of Thurlow Weed, for the purpose of re- pudiating General Taylor, and bringing forward another free-soil candidate in opposition to Martin Van Buren—probably Mr. Clay—has resulted ina more important movement than the public are probably aware of. We do not speak without card. The following is the circular, which was issued last week, for the meeting of ward repre- sentatives, at Westchester House, in order to no- minate Clay and Fillmore, rally the whig forces against General Taylor, and, if possible, cut the ground from under the feet of the Kinderhook statesman :— DO RIGHT AND TRUST TO PROVIDENCE FOR RESULTS. New Yorx, August 30, 1848. Sir,—The determined friends of the whig cause, and whig principles, have resolved to act as the emergency demands. If you can unite in the movement, which, so far as we are concerned, is fixed to nominate Henry Clay and Millard Fillmore, you will please at- tend the meeting of ward representatives, to be held at the Westchester House, corner of Bowery and Broeme street, on Friday evening, the first of Sep- tember, at 8 o'clock. N. G, BRADFORD, Chairman. D. Wens, Secretary. ‘What the result of the convention of ward re- presentatives has been, we are not yet able to state. The gentlemen who have now hoisted the Clay banner, have shown much more prudence in keeping their counsel, than has been exhibited on any previous occasion, but whatever may be the issue. a regular explosion has taken place in the whig camp, and a strong feeling has been excited in favor of Mr. Clay in this city, and throughout the State. The whigs, poor devils, are one and all of them, destined, it would appear, to kill off their great men, if their great men do not spare them the trouble, by killing off themselves—and to do every thing that in them lies. to secure the election of General Cass, and make over the spoils of office | to the present worthies, who have fattened on them for so many years Movements of Individuals, Mr. Po.x’s Caninet.—The Hon. James Buchanan, Secretary of State; Hon. R. S. Walker, Secretary of the Treasury; and Hon, William L. Maroy, Secretary of War, arrived in the city on Saturday, and took | lodgings at the Astor House, The latter gentleman, it is said, has nominated Mejor Graham, of the Topogra- hical Engineers, for the honorable Brevet of Lieut, Colonel, in the army. A just reward, for no man, | during his military life. and especially in the late wat | with Mexico, has rendered more brilliant or efficient | service than did Major Graham. Gov. Young was at Buffalo on the Ist inst, Gen. Persifor F Smith. of Louisiana, arrived at Buf- | falo on the st inst., for the West, and lft immediately for the Falls. Gen. Shields is now in Buffalo, and reviewed the troops at Camp Riley on the Ist inst, Cave Johnron and Indy passed through Rochester on | the Ist inst., en voute to the Falls, The Hon. Daniel Webster will remain at Marshfield to reflect over his his last speech and eat chowder, Lieut. Farrely ga gallant young officer of the 5th in- fant: is in Buffalo. Lieut. F. is still suffering from unds received in Mexico, and is travelling on nick leave: for the benefit of bis health | Hon. John Wentworth passed through Buffalo on the 8st ult., om his way to Chicago. Movements of Travellers and Tourists. The arrivals of travellers yesterday, however unusual, exceeded those of any week day. at the rincipal hotels. We found at the American, E. eastman, Boston; D. Stewart, Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Bennett, New York ; Dr. Houston, Washington ; J. Selden, Philadelphia ; Mr. and Mrs. Moffat, Toronto; Hamilton Creij hton, Provi- dence; Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Mi. and Mre. Thacher, Mobile; W.} - Nicolas, Richmond. At the Astor, Robt. 5. Deane, J. W. King, Cinein- pati; Mr. and Mrs. Shiver, Baltimore ; Hon. W. arcy, Washington; J. D.and C.Jackson, Lancaster; A. Browne, Cincinnati; C. Hovey, Boston ; Mr. and Mre. Mather, Illinois; Geo, Col- ling, St. Louis. At the Franklin, M: Poole, G. w. Knapr, New Orleans ; C. Comstock, Bridge- pert » Perkins, Ohio; W. H. Chandler, R. ennedy, R. I;. Hudson, Mr. Hunt, Boston; C. P. Noele, Vera Cruz. At the Howard, F. Bings, ington. Omnibus Drivers. Dean Sin—Will you inform me whether the drivers of the Dry Dock stages are engaged upon the plan of givin Bad i certain sum, and then the mainder of their daily profits to be their's? It is only that idea that seems to account tor the barbarity, (1 may call it,) 1 witnessed last evening, returning from a visit toa friend, residing in the east I was has characterized the former course of practice. itshould, too, be borne in‘mind, that it was in consequence of this abuse that the Legislature were called upon, by the voice of the people, to enact the new law, in order to simplify the course of practice, and bring speedy and fair justice home to the doors of parties engaged in litigation. This appears to have been the guiding principle in framing the entire code throughout, and in thia spirit the law must be interpreted. The new law is now in force since the Ist of July ; and any cases that have been conducted under the old course of practice, since that date, leave the litigants in rather an unpleasant fix. We advert to this, because it has been intimated that some of our sagacious lawyers have persisted in the old way of doing business. The whole, however, will soon be in full blast. Tur Stgamsinr Wasninaron.—This steamer is now over due. She is in her fifteenth day. ; Tie Hon. Ww. » Marcy, Secretary of War, ar- rived atthe Astor House yesterday, from Wash- ington, and proceeded in the evening to Albany. side, obliged to take a stage: shortly after it, Alled, | the season, will find Castle Garden no ba St. Louis; A. Vender, Missouri; A. Lippi tt, Philadelphia ; R. Gregory, Nort Saroh a ae, and Mrs. itussoll, New Bedford; C.. Lyle, Georgia ; J. Norris, Boston; C. Wendell, Wash- | | evening by great numbers of our citi . va- | Hous fortunes, difficulties and dangers which that gal- | most accuracy. Panx Tuxatne.—This evening the old Park opene under the most auspicious circumstances. The whole of the theatre has been remodelled bellished, and all that money and art could do to make it the most beautiful theatre in the Union, has been done. A new and beautiful drop, as also a curtain scene, have been painted by Mr Isherwood—subject, an Ame- rican prairie. The dramatic company Rest cine some of the most popular artistes of the day. and all being under the arrangement of Mr. Hamblin, whose theatrical experience is well known to every ‘citizen, we predict for the Park Theatre the heal Ca = Pi 1 relected are, S) ‘8 tragedy of “ Hai ” an the comedictte of Ledios Bowase.” Retween’ thove ieces the beautiful danseuse, Signora Ciocea, and Sig. Ne, of whore fame report speaks in the highest terms of eulogy, will dance a grand pas de deux. No doubt, the favorites of the old Park will crowd every available , this evening, to give evidence of their delight at its re-opening. Bowrry Tueatar.—The autumn may now be said to be fairly upon us ; the excessive heat of summer has parsed away—our citizens are returning to town forthe season, our hotels are all filled with visiters from the various parts of the Union—most of them being merchants who have come to replenish their stocks in this the great emporium of the United States, so that all our places of amusement may now be said to have a fair chance open to them for patronage. Among them all the Bowery Theatre stands preeminent for the pleasing character of the entertainments there given, as well as the unflagging manner in which it is supported. Dr: ballet, opera, farce—all are given in the most elegant manner, and Mr. Hamblin, who is undoubtedly the most experienced and energetic manager in the country, knows too well the importance of havin everything done well, to present anything in an inferlor manner. He has selected a most efficient and talented company for the Bowery ; ach member ny of them ronounced on any stag . has another theatre under his management, the Bowery, the scene 10 many of his former triumphs and successes, will never bi jowed to lag behind ; but the same liberalityjand enterprise which have always been evinced in his management of it will still be kept up. During the coming week a series of most interesting pieces will be roduced. To-night the grand drama of “ The johemians in Paris” will be acted ; also the farce of “The King’s Gardener,” two most capital pieces, Messrs. N. B. Clarke, J. Duff, S. Smith, Jordan, ‘Winans, Warwick, &c., and the talented ladies of the company, will all appear, and a very pleasant evening's amusement may be expected. Broapway Turatre.—If a continuation of the suc” cess which has attended this theatre last week, eon- tinues, we say the managers are doing well ; for, from pit to dome, the house was crowded, during the last six nights, to see the great American tragedian, Edwin Forrest. whose great histrionic fame is always sure to attract a vastiassemblage. To-night, he appears in one of his favorite characters, Spartacus, in the dy of the “Gladiator.” Those who have seen Mr. Forrest ersonate this character, will be sure to patronise the Secadwey. this evening. as he is every way suited to sustain it to the very life. The amusements will close with the farce of ‘ My Aunt,’ in which Lester, Baker, and Hadaway, will appear. This, seemingly, is the age of competition, and the respective managers will have to strain every nerve, in order to a suczessful is- sue. Variety is charming, and we say to the proprie- tors, select every variety of talent. Nisio’s, Astor Piace.—The brilliant reputation which has distinguished the operatic career of Ma dame and Mons. Laborde, at the above popularand fashionable scene of amusement, is likely, this even- ing, to be further Caerias |, by the representation of the comic opera of “L’Eliser D’Amour,”’ in which they will be sustained by the talented assistance of Signors Benevantano and Sanquirico, too favorably known to require a eulogium on their professional merits, wherever their talents have beeninvoked. No liitle in- terest has been entertained upon this attractive occa- sion, from the fact of this being the last engagement of the former on this continent, and the first appear- ance of the latter at this theatre. Much judgment has been displayed by the enterprising manager In these arrangements, as well as in his determination to present French and Itali.n operas during the week, and thereby encourage that predilection for this fashionable fascinating style of amusement, that only requires iccession of operas, as amusing as they are improving, to foster the universal furer for such enjoyments among our citizens, Nationa, Tueatre.—To-night will be quite a gala night at this heuse, as the new local piece, the “ Mya- teries and Miseries of New York,” will be produced. The lecal drama has proved a most popular amuse- ment, as the records of last season at the National show. ‘New York as it is,” a mere sketch, in which some of Pe pecaten ee of the “ New York B’hoy” _were so truthfully depicted by Mr. Chanfrau, drew crowded houses, night after night, for weeks in suc- ion; if such a piece was so attractive, what will onnected story of great interest, like the ‘ Mys- teries and Miseries,” do? The scene city, of course, and not only will Mos liarities be introduced to the audience, other every day and well known characters peculiar to New York, The scenery is got up especially for the occasion, and many of our principal streets and pub- lic places will be faithfully represented on the stage. Chanfrau, the great originator of this style of acting, “the Mose,” par excellence, will, of course, take a pro- minent part; Miss Mestayer and Mrs. McLean will likewise appear: and Burke, Pardey, and the rest of the company, will all have appropriate parte; so #hat this new drama is put on the ee with every advan- tage We doubt not that it will prove a most suc- cessful hit. Previous to the new piece, the farce of the “ Widow's Victim” will be played. In this piece, Mr. Chanfrau will give his really admirable imitations ofall the eminent actors of the day; and the farce of the “ Wool Dealer,” in which Mr, Burke plays the part cf Deuteronomy Dutiful so funnily, will conclude the | entertainments. We expect the house will be filled to overflowing, and would recommend an early applica- tion for seats, Bunton’s Txxatnr.—Burton has done wonders at this houre since he has taken hold of it. From the most unfortunate theatre in town, it has been changed | into the most popular and profitable one, and it is now patronired by the élite of society Captain Burton | and his first lieutenant, Brougham, indeed deserve | much credit for their great tact, in thus establishing such a delightful place of amusement in a part of the city where it was so much needed. “Dombey & Son” will be played this evening, for the last time, as they are 80 full of good things at Burton’s, that they must withdraw it, in order to make room for several of them, This piece has had a most successfull run, and Burton, as Capt. Cuttle, has added much to his previous reputa- | tion asa comedian. To-night, a new extravaganza, full | cf laughable parodies and burlesque airs, will be pro- duced after “Dombey & Son;”’ it is called’ the “Palace | of Pleasure,”’ and Burton and all the members of the | company will appear int, We doubt not that ve wa be highly successful. To-morrow evening, | Brougham vill take his benefit. | Franxiin Turatre, Coatnam Squane.—This chaste | and elegant scene of amusement continues to at- | tract crowded and fashionable audiences, and from the nature of the entertainments announced for this | week, the managers may expect a profitable compen- | tution. Castie Ganpew.—These pleasant days and even, ings are just suited for a visit to this elegant place. Those who have returned from the watering places for d substitute njoy- ed all summer; indeed, many who have patronised the garden all the season, think they have soreree the ses breezes as well there as they could any where. Monasian Mixstne1.8,—So gre: s been the suc- cess of these singers, that they have been obliged to take the Tabernacle, in order te more fully accommo- date the crowds that have attended their concerts du- ane the past week, The various members of this troupe of singers are all musicians of the most eminent talents, and seldom has a finer singer than Mile. Lovarny been heard; and Zorer, Stoe) Kraus and Kain, the male singers, have proved worthy of the high expectations which were formed by the announce- ment of their comi: To-night, the concert will be for the benefit of Mile. Lovarny, and acapital pro- gramme is eet forth, besides many of their most pleasing national songs. and the performances of Stoepel on the xilocordeon. Mile. L. will sing the beautiful ballad, “On the Banke of the Marcha, oe the “ Swiss Girl,” and other pieces. Zorer will give his wonderful imitations of the Frexch horn, Xo, is will, no doubt, be the best concert that they havo yet given. Campneiu's Mixstneus,—There delightful sin, are now looked on as the very pinks of Ethiopian minstrelsy. They sing, dance, joke, and play on their various instruments with such excellence and harmo- ny, that the most refined musical amateurs hear them with pleasure. Their fashionable audiences, composed more than half of ladies, show in what high repute they are held by the élite of New York. Generar Tayton's Mexicax Camraiay, as exhibit. ed in the Pancrama at Minerva Rooms, sited every The 1e Ve for the walks along the shores which they ha: lant ney old Rough and Ready surmounted, from Corpus Christi to Monterey. are depicted with the ut- The panorama is one of the most teresting exhibitions in the city. Baxvano’s Panonama, the mammoth picture of the thought, properly, twelve persons; it stopped, and | day, bie nting as it does 2.300 miles of country, when a passenger called to the driver and told him we along the course of the Missouri and velo ey EM ied were full, there were twelve, he rep! it was four- | is still being exhibited every evening at Panorama teen parsenger conch. | had never before heard of | Hall. It wil shortly be removed from w York; such a thing; and, as | was near the lamp, I looked and raw it was marked for fourteen. The stage was only fit to hold twelve and to be comfortable; but, in- credibl it may seem, sixteen were inside, two men actually standing ig Bina if standing up it can be called, when your somewhat in form ofan S. ‘There were two beside the driver, two packages of cigar boxes, anda bundle out- side—making in all nineteen persons for only two horses to drag. Fortunately, the end window was up, and allowed me to see the number, 267, 1 felt glad of that, because for years! have rode in ges & gret deal, and never before met with so rough a driver, nor saw quite eo cruel a load. I cannot think the proprie- tors are willing to have their poor horses so unmerci- It is no uncommo: to see a well dressed Indy ina Dry Dock stage; and made unfit to wear by heavy and soiled boots, and & person 80 clore as to ‘5h even the movement of Pear to be objects worthy of public care and thought, cog ad my sex and drors may prompt you to notice fully dragged, nor their passen d, - Woulerty the lady portion’ It ince a sneree Fone a certainly no lady wishes to have her dress en ar! nfortu’ poor animals never ap- evil in your useful Tr; and ti) in- iy and neck have to be bent | therefore those who wish to see it had bet Tur Sacre Dionamas of the C have proved most popniar exhibition tended by great numbers of our most respec milies every evening. The exhibition is over at an early hour, thus making {t quite convenient for large family parties Meronr The Virginia serenaders amusing performances, learant house. Visit to this establishment cannot xcellence of the entertain- manner in which the establish- Burke, th linist, is in Lockport. Christy had animmense audience at Rochester on Wednesday last. cersful Detroit. Mies Womyes is very Svurrosrp Svicipx.—Dr. John B, Walker, son of Dr. W. J. Welker, has been missing since Thurs- day last. On that day he hired a boat for an hour from Long Wharf, and went down the harboralone, The boat has been found; but a fifty-five pound weight and some lines attached to it are miss1 and it 18 feared that Mr. W. has made way w: ng; fluence I roe} have the pleasure of riding ‘comfort fort mihe antec rently, ow cared for by ni ized reader's ond Yidlienae KATE, $ your constant Sept. lat, | himself by drowning. Dr. Walker was a brilliant a agoomplihed gentleman.—Boston Transcript, TELEGRAPHIC INTELLIGENCE, Affairs in 7 fob pnp Sept. 3, 1848. An afiray took place at Southwark, early this morning, during which Jno. Hofiman shot Jno. Dil- lon with a revolver, one ball passing through, and another lodging in his leg. Hoffman eseaped, and Dillon was taken to the hospital and provided for. The steamer Herald arrived at this port, from Norfolk, to-day. She experienced, on the passage, a severe gale, and lost her masts. Two regiments of soldiers, from Brazos, also arrived. There is nothing of importance from the South. The Great Telegraph Patent Case, Franxrort, (Ky.) Saturday, Sept. 2. Eight days have been consumed in reading de- positions and examining various telegraphs in Ken" dall & Co., brought in a Morse instrument. 0’- Reilly submitted a Steinhiel instrument, in addi tion to the two Columbian instruments. These instruments were all worked and explained by Mr. Barnes, one of the inventors of the Columbian. Mr. Barnes requested Professor Morse to cor- rect any errors, if errors had been made in the ex- planation. Judge Monroe made a similar request. Professor Morse replied, by stating that he had nothing to say. Messrs. Morse and Kendall, through their coun- sel, persist in claiming a monopoly of electro-mag. netiem for telegraphic purposes. O’Reilly’s counsel resist this claim on several grounds—alleging the want of originality, and frauds connected with the patent—at the same time showing that the new telegraph used in the O'Reilly line, between Louisville and New Or- leans, is not an infringement on anything invented by Prof. Morse. O’Reilly’s counsel also assert, that the monopoly of a general principle cannot be maintained, as it is contrary to law and justice. The depositions and documents would already form a large volume. The whole field of electric discovery is brought in review; and patent laws and patent cases are stated on both sides to the fullest extent. The great question at issue, renders this cas® one of the most important ever tried in the United States. Poxrianp, Sept. 2, 1818, The steamboat Huntress, of the rail road line, in coming from Gardiner, thig g, burst her boiler. No one seriously hunt. now lies at the wharf in Portland. “City Intellige: NCL. Tur Weatner,—Yeaterday was delightful ; a plea- sant breeze from the west having passed through the city during the whole dy. The evening was pleasant, and for a short time the rays of the new moon ai toits beauty. There w Tur City on Sunpay. ded still no prospect for rain. ‘he city f beeen was gen- erally very quiet. Though cooler than for many sab- baths past,a great number of persons, as usual, went into the country, and to the different places of resort in the vicinity. The churches were fi! and the regular routine of worship gone through with. 'A stroll through the great metropolis, however, was sufficient to satisfy any one that a blight had fallen upon the hitherto buoy- ant spirits of the friends of Ireland. Inevery part of the city they might be seen in small crowds, discussing the probability of the truth of the late news relative to their native country. A general feeling of indigna- tion of the corduct of their countrymen was evident, and much was said about the money recently subscrib- ed, and paid to aid them in their expected struggle for liberty; and while every hope was expressed for the final discharge of Smith O’Brien, their execrations were heaped upon those who faltered in the hour of need. They seemed really humiliated ; when they had hoped te hear of success, the chains, which have so long bound the green spot of their nativity, were onl: bound more closely around her. Passing throug! Water street, the most revolting scenes were there witnessed. This place is the great resort of seamen, and yesterday there were a goodly number o: ore, who sought this miserable spot of infamy. At almost every house, or rather cellar, the steps were filled with wretched females, whose continued course of debauch- ery, with bloated faces and glaring eyes, at once told the beholder that this is the vilest place of all Gotham. There were several whose appearance generally be- spoke that ony had not long been the inmates of the miserable brothels which are now their abiding places. One of these, a girl apparently about fifteen years of age, rather delicate in stature, and possessing consid- erable personal beauty, sat upon a stoopalone. Her hair was of a dark auburn color, neatly braided, and secared with a silver comb; her features were good, with a Grecian nose, and dark brown eyes, full and expressive. But, upon that countenance was a look of sadness, and as she supported her chin upon her hand, seemed wrapt in deep medi- tation. She was accested by several rough look- ing sailors, to net one fof whom she paid the slightest attention. She sat for some minutes, when sho discovered a man, apparentl; out fifty years of age, app: hing her. In an imstant her countenance changed, and she looked as though she feared hi appearance. When he reached the spot whe was seated, he made use of some vulgar language, and ordered her ut once to go out of the street. His coun- tenance evidently bore the marks of intemperance, and it appeared that through the wretched slavery of see youne woman, he is enabled to carry out his de- bauchery. Upon inguiry, the startling fact was dis. olesed that the girl was his own daughter, and had in her youngar days, when prosperity gladdened the hearts of her family, been taught the rudiments of music, and was now hired by the base and heartless father to the keeper of a miserable den, to entertain the garg which nightly assemble, upon the piano, and by singing songs which should make the vilest blush. She may have fallen into the vices which surround her, and thrown herself at the hands of the brute, whom she calls father, into a life of infamy. many are thus forced from the paths of virtue by the designing! and yet there seems no law by which the designer Pr ed. About this section of Wator street, almost every house is a den of infamy ; and, though conducted in open violation of the law, there is no care taken to put a stop to it, neither will there be, while in the executive department of the city, there are those who are accessory to, and assist in the vile practices. This is only one of the scenes of the hundreds, which might be almost daily witnessed. But passing from that, look upon another picture. The night draws on and the scene is varied, Step across the city, and stop for 1 few moments at the corner of Leonard and Church streets. A crewd of eolored people are there assembled for the ostensible yurpore of worship. Ever and laughters of Eve, with painted will pass along, sometimes reelin, of excors of wine, and stop in one of those dark caverns of shame, with which the street abounds. Here isa picture which cannot be witnessed in any other part of the city. The unwary are here drawn in and robbed of every thing valuable upon their per- 80) Not long since, a man bearing the holy title of reverened, was found in Church street, minus about $400, which he calmly submitted to, rather than have his hypocritical villany exposed. ‘There is not much doubt, but that, ashe wended his way homeward on the Hudson, he resolved in his mind that the street bearing the name of Church, like himself, was not altogether #0 pious as it might be. About twelve o'clock at night, the Sabbath scenes wore closed, by two frail fair ones of Thomas street getting into a fight, which resulted in both being locked up for the night. It is impossible to give more than a faint idea of the whole doings in this great city on Sunday, but it is only necessary for those who havea thirst for » knowledge of human nature, to walk through the sec- tion: ove named, on that day, and more may be re- alised than could be conceived of by the mere sketches of the day. ‘A fire troke out about 9 o’clock on Saturday Fire. night, in the house No. 74 Carmine street, occupied by Capt. Wiiliam C. Neilson. The fire originated from some clothing taking fire from a lamp carried into a clothes press, by one of his ba, agen Nearly all the clothing belonging to the family was destroyed. The damage otherwise was trifling. Another fire broke out on renapet night, in the house No. 65 Greenwich street, which was put out with trifling damage. A fire broke out also on Satur- day afternoon, on the roof of house No. 174 Clinton street, supposed to have ocourred from a defect in the chimney. The damage was inconsiderable, Accipent.—Mr. Jobn Munson, of the Sixth Ward e, was very seriously injured’ on Saturday night, falling into an area in Centre street, He wasex. ining the premises at the time, to seo if they were secure. Deav.—The child of Mr. Thates, who fell from the fourth story window of the at the corner of Ann and William streets, on Saturday, and who was taken up apparently unhurt, died of the injuries re- ceived, yesterday morning, Brooklyn Intelligence. Aanest or Buixiry.— Officer Jerry Higgins, one of the active police of Brooklyn, succeeded in arresting, on Sunday tng Joseph Bulkley, the man who thot Mrs. Winnett in the head with a pistol, on Fri- day last, on the corner of Henry and Pierpont streets, Brooklyn, This desperate villain, it appears, after committing the murderous act, fled from the city to- wards Peters,on the old road, and took refuge ina pa ot 8 where he was ascertained to be secreted, on Saturday night. ed with a brace ef pistols, heavily loaded. The offi itehed the premises, and early on Sunday made s descent on the shanty, took the rofian ae ; dy, bed a Wa leadly weapons, and conveyed the prisoner before the magistrate, who z mitted him tojail toawalt bis trial ape ¥ Naval Inteltigence, The United States bomb brig Hecla arrived at this port on the 8d inst., in 44 a sfrom Laguna, via Norfork, where she remained during the east- erly gales. The Hecla has been Setlomedas ve rado during the greater part of her time in the Gulf of Mexico. She was also employed in blockadi: off Soto La Marina, The following 1s a ol her officers :-—N, W. Drake, Lieut. Commanding ; A. F. Monroe, Acting Master; J. H. Harrison, ipting Sania? J, Stillwell, Midshipman ; L. H, Lyne, Passed idshipman ; hk. Duffie id,Clerk, and late Acting Collector at Alvarado, The Hecla has not lost an officer or man during her entire cruise. THE WATERING PLACES. The Autumn Migration of the Fashionables: from the Springs and the Sea Shore to the Cttles, &e. Kee dice Atvantic House, Newport, September 1, 1848. The Day after the Carnival. Newport takes the premium. Never, perhaps, in this country, since the royal pageant of the re- volution, so vividly described by Major Andre, has there been a jubilee of enlarged, comprehen- sive, and fantastic elegance, comparable. to the grand fancy ball atthe Ocean House, on Wednes- day night, the 30th ultimo. It was an illustration, of history, embracing all the nations of the earth, and all its successive epochs, from the days of the patriarchs to the occupation of the imperial eity of the Aztecs. It wasa living pictorial represen- tation of the present and bygone ages. 1t was the «Midsummer Night’s Dream” enlarged. It was an experimentum crucis, a decisive thing. It did seem as if the king of the magicians had flown all over the earth, evoking the living and the dead at his discretion, and summoning them tl.rough a delegated power of one night’s omnipotence, had called them into this universal convention—this captivating, fascimating, instructive, impressive, and ludicrous bagatelle. _ co The Chinese Mandarin walked arm in arm with John Hancock; Madame de Pompadour was amused with the “soft sawder” of Sam Shek; Cinderella was quite at home with the Earl of Rochester; the brilliant impersonation of “ Nourmahal, his harem’s pride,” forgot the music of the Orient, under the amusing calculations ot Jonathan Swap; Benedick was. smitten by the Paes eyes of a nun from Baltimore; Robin Roughhead was vis-a-vis with the Maid o! Athens. “ Maid of Athens, Give, oh! giv A member of the French National Assembly and Diana, crowned with the new moun, stood side by side. The gay Frenchman had on his left,. Titania of the fairies. “ While, on the other hand, meek Dian’s crest, Floats through the eultry air an image of the blest.’? King Charles bowed submissively to a Swiss peasant girl, and Ophelia was taken from our Fecal aJack Tar. Bright, as in the daysof er short-lived glory, Ma ueen of Scots was- handed through the quadrille by Douglas. “ My name is Norval, On the Grampian bills my father feeds his flocks.”? And beautiful as the spirit of a dream, Aurora, ‘oddess of the morning, guided, with her twinkling feet, in the mazes of the wreathing dance, the Alcalde of Tehuantepec. A Quaker, in his seventh day costume, was “thee” and ‘thou ;” and the friend ahke ot kings, pirates, Indian chiefs, and gondoliers. The Genius of America was taken captive by Cupid, and the Goddess of Liberty was all but persuaded to fall in love “ With a fine old English gentleman, All of the olden time.” A new deity to the meek catalogue—Faustus, the God of the Press, was there, clad in news- papers from head to foot, and crowned with the electric telegraph. Kings and peasantry, pitriciane and plebeians, ancients and moderns, made way at his approach. He was the hero of the night, and all, with one accord, re with Hamlet, who was absent on account of a bad cold, caught by exposure to the night air, that it was “ A hit—a palpable hit.” Mr. Bennett and lady were satisfied to represent the fashion and the reflex of the times we live in, and the few of the citizens’ costumes that were present, threw into bolder relief the complex of the antique, and the pompous and grotesque of the histrionics. i 3 Whirling backward and forward the wiole time, assing and repassing, a throng of half a thousand, ended and Syer cueing in the most inextricas ble confusion, monarchs and sailors, goddesses,. firemen, fairies and buffoons, the nations and the ages of the earth, present and gone by, passed in review betore us. Such wasthe scene in the balk room,jon the night of Wednesday last, at Newport. Such was a bird’s eye view of the grand fancy balk in ‘full consummation to the strains of the Steyer- markische band. : if But the pageant vanished by the next morning, “And like the baseless fabric of a vision.’” it left but the recollection of the scene. We cam scarcely realize, after the interposition of a day’s reflection, whether the spectacle was a ‘“mockery of the brain,” or a positive fact—whether the in- describable complexities of this world’s‘convention was areal lake in the prairies of the waters of which: we tasted with five hundred visitors from the four: quarters of the globe, or a mirage a Fata Morgana, an optical illusion, a fiction of the imagination, the mockery of a lake from the sun’s reilections upon the burning sands. We describe it as it ap- peared to us, with its fund of historical suggestions, pleasing and painful, with its imagery of the past and the present; and if the real characters, the personal traits, history, and style of conversation of the persons represented had been studied, acted,, and spoken as RE as given in the costumes. the drama would have been enhanced 1n value entertainment a thousand per centum. The next morning, or the day alter the carnival, presented quite a different programme. Groups: ot both sexes were gathered in the parlors and halls of the hotels, discussing the strange assem- blage and the ruling individualities of the night, and wondering when the New York Herald, with its full-length picture of the pageant and pageantry, would come to town. The king of the magicians. had waved his magic rod, and all the mysterious deputies of the festival had sunk into the earth; still it strikes us that we saw a number of the late queens, fairies, and ee transformed into good looking, every-day people, indulging in the vulgar necessity of their morning coftee ; and not a few of the kings, pirates, mandarins, Indians, and Higtilanders at the bar of the Ocean House, as merchants and mechanics, your eve -day customers, taking together a little hock and aod water. During the day, the porters were busy in the transportation of trunks, and the costumers m athering up the ‘old clo,” which the deitie lordlings, and potentates of the night had left behind, in their unanimous transmogrification. ‘Lhe law of reaction is inevitable. Like the oscillations of a pendulation, the extremes of ex- citement and Fett a follow each other. From the effect of this inexorable luw, 2 number of the foenns in the carnival, who would otherwise ave gone homeward with the first boat, have re- maimed a day or two, to recuperate froni their ex- haustion ; and, like the illustrious Dogberry, we should ask to be written down, if we had not written enough herein to establish the applicabi- lity of his accusation. : ‘The weather is fine—the bathing in the surt 18 fine ; and we have taken full sdvantage of these incitements to revel with the revellers in the breakers. Bonjour. Tre Docror. Pavition, Suanon Springs, August 31, 1848. i Almost the last visiter has now left this charm ing watering place, and when I look around me and see the long array of empty chairs at the dining tables, and miss familiar faces, I ——‘‘ feel as one who treads alone Some banquet hall deserted, “ Whose lights are fled, And garlands dead, And all but me departed.” ” No, no—let me see—not “all but me,” cithers for there are some half dozen families who prefer Temaining to enjoy the quiet comfort and beauty of the place undisturbed, and free from the trame mels of the strict conventionalities of fashionable etiquette ; and yet, though, with all of the obser> vances of refined society, there has been but little absence during the season ot those pleasing socia- bilities without which the “upper ten” would indeed freeze. The bouquet of beauty, however, that so lately decked the halls, has become broken, and its components scattered North, South, East, and West, leaving to the rustic maidens of Sharom their own high claims to the distinctions otf belles and beauties. Well, after all, I like the company of a dear country girl: there is something sohome about 1t—no cross look or frown if you do happen. to be awkward enough to squeeze her hand, or pay her a real honestly meant compliment. And: then their kisses, too! 1f you are not married.— By the power ot love, but there is ahonied sweet- nese in the kiss of a.country lass! None of your cold and painted cheek of pin rg a sort of eomething left on your lips that haunts you alf itight—not exactly a nightmare, but a deuced he material for a delicious dream, But halt; [ am etting on too cute about the fair sweethearts of Sharon, and I Lig! get the mitten when | reach. home. So adieu, dear ones; I to see you next summer, Most of the few remaining here now stay only for the benefit of the waters (sulphur and magnesia , and, of a verity, their effic is aston- Hihme.. Notan invalid who has tried them but (to say the least) has wonderfully improved. ‘The enterprising proprietors haying purchased- the property, will, next season, enlarge the build- ings; and much ie it needed, as their applications. for rooms season have been more than twice " many hey, Mie ee . from: the ny ind of visiters, 80 ular are the place and ie gentlemanly managers. Surely, if liberal.