The New York Herald Newspaper, September 25, 1848, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Beuth-West Corner of Fulton and Nassaa a, JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. » tm conte IN te prs SRE BALL Y HERALD —T¥/ ce castors camry 60 ne ee I ee enw, Tie MORNING BIT f.2 ‘at 8 o'clock, A. M. and dastribut ed para wens 4 7 PION can de tad of eee APM. — Hee end AFTERNOON BDE ats WEEKLY HE fhon on the Anerica om, Beery team to ine! Ng cents per copy, $3 125 per ‘Tk European eat ‘wi OOLUNTARY CURRESPUNDENCE, conteining impor! apts ome @ny quarter of the orld; f weed oil Shuerally paid. for Mw DVER ISEMENTS (renewed morning, and pei - J iahed in the and afternoon ,) at reasonable manner; the pr = for errors in manuscript. ‘sodas. PRINTING of all kinds executed beautifully ane with Ae "E taken of anonymous . Whas Ls! Rodel for mens must be authenticated by the Ce | AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. PARK THEA (KE—bkeek atpa— Our Many ANN, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Hamier—Tue Anpvction oy Na BROADWAY THEA’ ‘Broa¢way— Tey THe Tu.gR—LappeR or Love, NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Street—Mirrrany Exe- curios —MYSTERIES AND Misenizs Os New Yoru—Carrain as Nor A Miss, NIBLO'S, ASTOR PLACE—Lornom Assunaxce—Tur Se- a Inish AmpassapoR— BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Svirnipe—Womaw Harek—M, DecnaLumaau. CASTLE GARDEN—Musioat Entertainers, SOCIRTY LIBRARY—Camraxzi’s Mrmerania, MINERVA ROOMS—Tavzon’s Campaioxs, MELODEON—Macio Mysrieme axp Vinca Srame PANORAMA TALL, comer Broadway and Walker street— Sacrep Dioramas NEW ROOM, 382 Broadway—Pur.osormica Enrenrarn- went. New York, Monday, September 25, 1848. Actual Circulation of the Herald. + + 16320 copies, + 21,14 The publication of the Hera minutes bofore 3 o'clock, and finish: weloek. ed at 15 minutes before 6 The Foreign News. Our columns of this morning are pretty welj filled with the telegraphic details of the news re- ceived at Boston, yesterday, by the steamship Acadia. The news is of some importance. Whilst the apprehended difficulty between France and Austria is apparently settled, by the reported acceptance by the latter power of the Anglo-French mediation in the affairs of Italy, the duchies of Schleswig and Holstein have refused to acknowledge the armistice agreed upon by Denmark and Germany,—thus re-opening the question of war between the Northern powers of Europe, and placing peace on the Continent still an great doubt. In addition to this, fresh troubles have broken out in the interior of France, and among the leading men in Paris, which threatens the most fearful results to that republic. The commercial intelligence 1s of the greatest interest. The Foreign Malls, The mails of the Acadia, for New York and the South, left Boston yesterday at ten minutes past 12 o’clock, by a special government express, in charge of Thomas Pomeroy, Esq., Deputy Postmaster of Boston. Owing to the arrangements, en route, it is expected that they will not reach this city much before five o’clock this morming. Our despatches will come by this conveyance, and we shall pub- lish ample details of the European intelligence ia our AFTERNoon Epition, at one o’clock, to-day. General Taylor's Prospects—Whig Jour- nalism. If General Taylor is to be elected President of the United States, it has been admitted openly by Many politicians, and tacitly by all, that the power and influence of the whig party cannot ac. complish such a feat per se, as Captain Tyler would say, of by its own individual influence, as we would say. It is now more than two years ago, since the hero of Buena Vista was brought forwar by the independent journals and politicians—long before he was taken up by the whig party. He was first named in connection with the Presidency, after his first battle on the Rio Grande, in the co- ‘umns of the New York Herald ; and this move- ment, thus begun, was followed up, with similar imdications, by the greater portion of the inde- pendent journals throughout the country. This was done without any reference to party, or to cliques of politicians, and without any aid or con- Both of the old organized currence from them. parties, speaking through their various news- papers, and by their leaders, in different parts of the country, opposed this movement in its very inception ; and nothing but the force of the popular voice, coming from the independent jouruals and from independent bodies of the people, caused him to become such a formidable candidate as to make the parties wish to avail them- selves of him, and to give him the chances of receiving the whig nomination at Phila- received that nomi- nation with, however, violent opposition from the whig leadersas such. Thus, his strength and hie prospects of success, have, from the first, been based upon his supposed popularity and availability with that great and independent portion of the Ameri- can community which defies the shackles of party, and is opposed to the ludicrous platforms of cliques delphia. He afterwards and coteries of politicians. The nomination and election of General Harri- son eight years ago, sprang froma similar state and position of the political elements in his day. The whig party, as such, for the last twenty years, has never been able by its own individual strength ' original American democrat, dyed in the wool, we to elect a President of the United States, nor can | this party at this day, succeed in electing General Taylor without concurrence and aid beyond its own ranks, and without adopting such a course as will find a response among the independent think- ers and journals of the debatable States. The recent State elections, north and south, and particularly the results of the elections in Ver mont and Maine, testify the accuracy of these views in reference to the pending contest. The free soil movement of Martin Van Buren and company, 18 already reduced to a certainty. It will operate chiefly in the State of New York, but by no means tothe same extent or in the same direction in the other States of the Union.— Vermont it is true, has given a great acces- sion of strength to the free soil movement, but the general results are not varied much in that Sate, on this account. The whig party has always been in the ascendancy there, and retains this as- cenéancy still, according to the returns of the last election. The democratic party, with the excep tion of the contest of 1840, always held the ascend- ancy in Maine; and the result of the late election in that Stete, while it gives a trifling increase to the free soi. movement, by no means varies the general politwal character of the State, and the democracy there appears still to be in the aseend- ancy as strongly asever. ‘The free soil movement in Pennsyivania it in a critical and doubtful posi- ton; it is difficult to speak with any accuracy, at present, as to its prospects, and the extent of its Operation in that State. The same muy be said of Ohve, and the Northwestern States in general. | The free soil agitation may operate more against theJwhigs than egainet the democrats. [i is eyi- dent, therefore, on a calm and dispassionate con- sideration pf the elections in both te Eystern and KLY RERALD—Beery Saturday. for, eiroula | “a Buropean circulation; | | Pennsylvania, or the West ? Weetern Stat confined in its4nfluences and operations chiefly to the State of New York, arising, chiefly, from the perscnal influence and popularity of Mr. Van Buren and his friends, confined to that State, and extend- ing very little beyond its Jimits. In this view of the contest, the policy to be pur- sued by whig journalism and whig meetings is of | the most essential importance, during the few re- | maining weeks until the 7th of November. Now, | what is the character of this policy? Do they adopt a mode calculated to make converts or pro- cure adherents in the debatable States. of Ohio» Are the sentiments of the various whig journals, which profess to be friendly to Gen, Taylor, congenial to the feelings of the people in those doubtful regions 2 This is a question which may easily be answered by pe- rusing, for only a few weeks, the columns of those newepapers, in New York and other States. ‘The leading journals in this city in favor of Gien. Taylor, belonging formerly to the whig party, are the Courier and Enquirer, the daily Express, the Commercial Advertiser, and the New York Tri- bune. These are the most promment, the others are mere leather and prunella, and utterly ansig- nificant in guiding, directing, or agitating public opmion. These journals give the tone to the other whig newspapers in the Northern States, and, in a measure, control the op:ions of the whig party generally. Now, in watching the ‘policy pursued by these journals, we can say, promptly and de- cidedly, it 18 of such a character as to repel those masses of independent thinkers, throughout the city of New York and the country at large, who have American feelings and democratic sympa- thies, from the support of Gen, Taylor. In almost all public questions, and in those great democratic sentiments which would be congenial to the mass of American democracy, in all sections of the Union, and especially in New York, the New York journals have opposed, ridiculed, and reviled the li- beral or American side of the question. They have, in such questions, taken ground absolutely more European and more hoetile to republican feelings and sympathies, than one would have expected even from the high-toned aristocratic papers in London and the rest of Europe! Upon the Insh question, which offered a field for sympathy broad and wide, sufficient to affect the whole mass of Irish voters in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and elsewhere» these journals took the very same ground which the violent anti-Insh journals took in London and other places., Now, it is well ascertained, that the number of Insh naturalized citizens in Penn- sylvania, Ohio, and the other debatable States, is quite large enough to decide a close election in favor of the side they take. But, instead of con- ciliating this class by the course they have pur. sued, they have, with the single exception of the Tribune, which, however, rendered itself quite ridiculous by its folly and credulity, opposed and insulted every measure and proposition calculated to bring about a revolution in Ireland, or to ad- vance the great cause of republican principles on the continent. Even the French republic] and its destiny, have very generally been a subject of depreciation, ridicule, or misrepresentation, among these journals. Is it possible, there- fore, that such a course of action, in the greater portion of the whig press, now sup porting General Taylor, can be expected to ope- rate advantageously and favorably upon the senti- ments of the unbiassed democracy, in those States to which we have above alluded? Certainly not. Such a course and policy cannot operate otherwise than most unfavorably upon the prospects of Gen. Taylor in every part of the Union. Upon another highly important public sentiment the whig journals and whig journalism here have taken up a similar anti-American, anti-patniotic, and anti-democratic ground. They constantly re- present General Cass, on the one side, as being in favor ot more progress, and of increasing the mag- nitude of our republic ; while, on the other side, they repregent General Taylor as hostile to the advancing destiny of the United States. General Cass is represented as anti-British, in favor of more territory, an advocate fur the incor- poration of Cuba and Canada and the entire annexation of Mexico, with this great and magnificent Union ; while they represent Genera] Taylor, the very man who was the chief instru- ment in bringing within our limits California and Northern Mexico, as actually opposed to our pro- gress, opposed to these accessions, and agreeing with thean in the sentiment of wishing to reduce the policy of this country, if he should be elected, to absolute nonentity and permanent stand-astill. Now, however, much these their sentiments may prevail among the cotton, and stock, and shipping, and money brokers in Wall street, who adopt their sentiments chiefly from English houses, English brokers, and English merchants, we are persuaded that such opinions, connected with the great des- tiny of this great republic, prevail very little beyond the high trading quarters of this and other cities. They have no existence in this country beyend the commercial, the cotton, and wheat speculating cliques, who are regulated entirely in their move- ments and feelings by the rate of exchange, and who square their political notions according to their English connexions, and British correspondence. The truth 1s that the whig journalism of this coun- try must be considered more in the hight of a British provincial press, as echoing the opinions of British Statesmen, as favouring the sentiments of the British anstocracy, in all shapes, rather than as organs of the unbiassed pure American sentiment, in all public matters, which, out of, and beyond the great commercial cities, prevails throughapt the Union. Now, even the mere representing General Caes as exclusively the warcandidate, and General Taylor, on the other hand, as the peace candidate, is enough to injure the latter among the demo- cratic classes of the doubtful States, which we have before enumerated. To place this view yet in the clearest possible light, by reference to historical facts, we need only to allude to the unfortunate political history of Henry Clay, during the last twenty-five years. When that great statesman, natural orator, and might say, first beeame a candidate for the Presi- dency, his chances were undoubtedly as good as those of any other man, in his day. The mutabili- ties of political agitation threw him twenty years ago into the hands of that party, which, after a suming various names, has taken a‘ last the cog- nomen of whig for its peculiar title. That party, in its opinions and sentiments, has generally been under the influence of that portion of the press which has sprung upand exists ina few of our great commercial cities. These jour. nals have been, for the last quarter of a century, more the organs of the British government than ot the American people. This portion of the American press, upon all occasions in which British interests are concerned, has chiefly taken sides with that government in opposition to our own. And even at this day, when the question of liberty or tyranny is coming rapidly to an issue in Lurope, this sare class of journals follows in the wake of the London Times, and other journals, in defaming, belying, and misrepresenting the move. ments, as well of the French revolution, as the eflorts also of the people in every other quarter of the world, to establish reform, to renovate their governments, to ‘overturn the kongly power, and to establish institutions similar to those of the United States. The defeat of Henry Clay, for the last twenty years, in his aspi- rations for the Presidency, has mainly sprung from fihese journals, and this journalism, from the absence of all sympathy on the part of the great body of the American people with the ideas of such journals, and from the influence which these same newspapers have had upon the sentiments of the whig party. The only exception to this state of things took place in 1848, when General Harri- on was elected im spite of this journalism, and before these entr-Amencan journals had time to destroy and ruin his prospects, and defeat his elec- tion, as they certainly would have dove had the contest lasted longer. In this brief statement of the policy and position of the leading whig journals in this metropolis, we perceive an clement calculated to work against Gen. Taylor among the great body of the people in the debatable States, and calculated to aid in the election of Gem. Cass. The influences which surround these journals, in this city, are too pow- erful, too narrow, and too much under British agency, mixed up with ingredients of percentage and profit, to be operated upon in the present crisis of the contest. Unless, therefore, the orginal popular elements throughout the country, which first nominated Gen. Taylor—unless the whole in- dependent press, and men pervaded with the spirit of American democracy and progress—unless they come to the reseue, and counteract the maligna policy and pernicious course of the New York whig journals, we should not be astonished to see Gen. Taylor defeated in these debatable States, upon which this election hangs. As yet, there is barely time to recover the lost and losing ground: We shall see, however, what the next few weeks will bring about. If Gen. Taylor is destined to lose this election, he wiil have been sacrificed by the same narrow politicians and journals, by the same vicious and anti-American journalism, by the same miserable policy which has so often sacri- ficed Henry Clay, and ruined his prospects for the last quarter of a century. We have here disclosed the secret of Henry Clay’s failures heretofore, and now a few weeks will show how far the same causes will have ope- rated in the case of the Hero of Buena Vista. Marine Affairs. Lavncu.—A beautiful pilot boat, called the Mary Catherine, measuring 93 tons, will be launced, at 8 o’clock this morning, from the yard of Messrs, Wester- velt and M’Kay. City Intelligence. hd pay.—The city, yesterday, pre- ry Ii Sppearance, and the weather was The streets were thronged with lestri- ans, and all nature worea gay and cheerful aspect. All the Sabbath routines were gone through with, and quietness prevailed. There were less pleasure-seekers going to the country, which materially changed the appearance of the city. But, with all this outside show of cheerfulness, t ‘ave, in almost every street in this great city, sce: he deepest sorrow, misery and shame. In the , not far from Houston ¢ Sabbath, is filled with street, is @ den, which, on gamblers; and one under the patronage of the city government acts as doorkeeper. This is often the lace into which the unwary are enticed and robbed, y garsing, of all they possess. On Sunday night the house is closed, through fear that the authorities might learn of their proceedings; but during the whole day, it isa scene of revelry and vice. About six o'clock in the evening, they emerge from their infamous den, but to evade suspicion, ‘ivariably leave singly. ‘As there is a law against such proceed- ings on the Sabbath, it would be well for the police, sta- tioned in that quarter, to look out for thore who thus, in violation of alllaw and decency desecrate the Sabbath day. In every section of the city there are those who, steeped in the vale of adversity, feel the keen passe of hunger and of cold, and who are passed unheeded by those who know not of the circumstances. Rescurp From Drownsinc.—A lad named William Alt, was rescued from drowning, at the foot of Clinton street, yesterday, by # policeman of the 7th ward. Fins.—A fire broke out last night, about midnight, in the cellar of No. 3 Whitehall street, which was filled with cotton. The fire companies being promptly on the spot, extinguished the flames before much damage war done, Tue Staces.—Of late, the regulationsof the stages parsing through Broadway, have been very materially and satisfactorily amended. Now they are not per- mitted to stop below Tenth street, except to take up and put down passengers—neither to leave the right band side of the street. Several of the drivers have recently been fined for violating this rule, which has completely set the long complained of matter aright. There is not now the dancer in crossing the street, as when they drove recklessly on, without regard to the regulation, then not enforced. Common Counct.—There will be a meeting of both branches of the Common Council at the usual hour this evening. Unxxown Max Founn —The coroner held an inquest esterday, at the Alms House,on the body of an un- Snowa wae: toana floating in the dock, at the foot of Vesey street. He appeared to be about 35 years of iressed in blue coarse pantaloons, and blue round- about, and had been, apparently in the water but a short time. Ver-dict, came to his death by drowning. Police Intelligence. The “ Horrible Depravity”’ Case.—Under this head- ing, in Saturday's Herald, we noticed the arrest ofa yrench Canadian women, calling herself Mrs. Ponier, ‘The new and beautifal grand ba, eh large audien_ ces last weel, will be repeated,for the seventh time, this evening. The splendid manner in which it has been put on the stage evidences the good taste and judg- ment of the Stage Manager, Mr. Barret, and at once t the proprietor Mr. Hamblin, is determined no matter what may be the expense, to cater well for the amusement of the patrons of Old Dr The en- tertainments will commence with the la ot “Our Mary Anne.” in which Messrs Dat man, Stafford, Fietcher and Mirs Flynn will sustain the principal characters. We are informed that the fecond tier of boxer, w ided for ax those of the lower tier. ions and other properties used in there- rieralda,” are of the most costly and gorgeous description, and the flattering reception it met with last week, we little doubt but that it will draw immense assemblages during the present week. Bowery Tneatne.—For some time past we have had the great tragedians of the day, Forrest at the Broad- way, and Hamblin at the Park, sustaining many of the leading characters of Shakspeare, Sheridan Knowl end others, and will lik ly, ina short time, have the pleasure of seeing the distinguished tragedian, Mr. Macready, who, we are informed, will shortly appear at one or other of our theatres. We are pleased to see a return to the legitimate drama.as it is not onlya source of amusement but of great instruction and lit- eraty improvement. In keeping with this, Mr. Ham- Dilip, who isa great favorite, and who, in reading and figese, is inferior to no actor in his line, opens this eve- ning at the Old Bowery, in the tifully drawn character of Hamlet, in’ Shaki play of tl name. Added to this, th presented a new Dallet, which has been played with great success in London, called“-The Abduction of Niva,”’ in which Sig- nora Clocea, Signor Neri,and G. W.Smith, with» full and effective ballet company will appear. This, no doubt, will attract one of those monster houses for which the Bowery is famed. Broapwax Tueatne.—During the past four week® this theatre has been crowded every night, to see the great American tragedian, Edwin Forrest, in his round of tragic characters. His success must be a source of great gratification to himself, and of much fit to the management. This evening, avjattract- ive bill, of no less interest. is presented for the amuse- ment of those who patronize the Broadway Theatre. Mr. Collins, w! character an Irish comedian of the first rank, and who alone stands next in eminence to the lamented Power, makes his appearance in the elegant comedy of “The Irish Am farce of “Teddy, the Tiler."’ Besides the excellent faye poreessed by Mf. Collins as a comedian. he is, in adition to this, one of tl st vocalists, in his line, in country. Who that heard him sing “ The Bould Soldier Boy,” and “The Widow Machree,” that will resist hearing him again. He thro ife and soul into every character he undertakes, and he so happily introduces into each piece he plays in, a song exaotly suited to the character he is representing, that ell passes off with great pleasure and amusefnent to the audience. Burton’s Tueatre.—The graceful and elegant Lehman family, and that most astonishing performer Mr, Charles Winther, have been delighting the fre- quenters of this elegant theatre with their beautiful performances during the past week, and will continue to do so for two or three nights more. There is a pe- culiar grace in the French pantomime which we have never feen equalled by any other nation. The usual ccarse, practical jokes of the English, Harlequin,Colom- bine and Pantaloon, are replaced by the refined and truly witty doings cf Dechalumeau,Volau Vent, Boreas, and the other inimitable characters of the. very amus- ing comic pantomimes of the French. To-night the first act of the “Sylphide,” the very favorite pante- mime of “ Dechalumeau,” and the tight rope exercises of that model of manly grace, Charles Winther, will form the entertainments in which the ballet company will appear; and the new burletta of the ‘ Woman Hater,” with Mr. Lynne in the principal character, will make up the bill. ‘The evening’s performances are to be for the benefit of M’lle Adelaide, and we are sure the house will be crowded. Mr. Burton is succeeding admirably in Chambers street; he has proved himself tobe as good a theatrical tactician as he isan actor, and the prospect is that his house will doan extraordi- narily good business all this ceason; for he is prepared to bring forward novelty after novelty in rapid succes- sion. In consequence of repeated requests, “ Dombey & Son,” with the original cast, will be Fopeated again during the present week. ‘This will come in well after the Lehmans have gone; meanwhile, all ought to see the elegant performances of the talented troupe. Nationa. Tueatne.—The extraordinary run of pa- tronage which this elegant house receives, night after night, week after week, and month after month, leaves but little for us to say regarding it. Never, probably: has such a perfect change for the better been effected in such a short space of time, at any house, Previous to Mr. Chanfrau assuming the managerial functions, the Chatham, as it was then called, was, indeed, but a poor sffair, but his management has put quite a diffe- Tent face on affairs, and if is now a first-rate house, most beautifully and luxuriously fitted up, patronized and pre-eminent preentation among all our places of public amusement for the ex- cellence of the entertainments given at it: in fact, it has become the favorite resort of a large portion of our theatre-gcing community. Of the admirable manner in which the local drama is got up here we need not ak, as it is a matter of universal fame throughout the Union. Far and near Chanfrau’s Mose has been heard of, and in almost all the large cities dramas of a jas Mintz, together with her two young and hand- some daughters, who have been encouraged to prosti- tute themeel at a tender age, by their base and wicked moth, Tl wretch of a mother, kept s liquor and segar shop, on the corner of t and Canal streets, which was, in fact, a mere blind for the more eary method EC featin & the a thus gained by the infamy of her own daughters, It was astonishing to witness the excitement created on the arrest of these pretty girls among certain gentle- men, who were regular visiters to this ved place, and the singular interest taken by a in Alderman, who, we understand, is to be brought forward to prove good character on the part of Mrs. Ponier and her daughters. such is the case, we trust he may suc- ceed, but the evidence, at present, is quite the reve: their influential admirers, and the result was that. Saturday afternoon, a writ of habeas corpus was granted | by Judge Edmonds. and the girls, Marie und Victoire De Laney, were brought before that Judge, for the purpose of obtaining their discharge Anargument wassubmit- ted to the Judge in favor of their release from custody, when [Mr. Stewart, the cfficient clerk of police, replied, setting forth the evil that might possibly occur, and the ends of justice be frustrated, if, in this instance, the Judge should discharge them from custody, as they were detained ey on the single commitment for examination, by Justice Lothrop ; the testimony | against the prisoners was only just commenced, nor | was there any part of the evidence complete ; there- fore he begged they might be remanded, to allow the committing magistrate time to finish the Judge Edmonds, upon the statement of Mr. Stewart, coincided with him exactly, and st once remanded. the two interesting young French girls to prison, to await the further action of the trate. This case isa di:grace to the morals of the city, and we are shocked to ree men who stand high in the community, | upholding and backing such infamous depravity. Attempt at Rape.—Officer Wm. H. Stephens, of the lower police, arrested, yesterday, a man by the name of Frederick A. Heath, on a warrant issued by Justice ‘Timpson, wherein he stands charged with attempting to violate the person of a Teste woman, by the name of Margaret Blake. It secms, Heath keeps'a boarding- house No. 106 Greenwich street, and the complain- ant was one of his boarders, where the outrage com- plained of was perpetrated. Justice Timpson held him Yo ball In $1,000 to answer the charge. Robbed on the Five Points.—Officers Duffy and Wat- fon, of the Sixth Ward police, arrested, yesterday, Charlotte Wiley, Margaret Mitchell, and John Mahon. on suspicion of robbing a Jerseyman, by the name of Henry Sloan, of $260, while in a house of disrepute, located at No. 139 Anthony street. On the arrest of the accused parties, $115 of the mi ‘was recovered. Grand Larceny.—A black fellow, called George Smith, was arrested, yesterday, ona al of robbing a man by the name of Nelson Thorne of $25 and a watch.— Justice Lothrop committed him to prison for trial. Arrest of Supposed Burglars.—Under the directions of his Honor the Mayor, the following men, said to be cunning burglars, were arrested rp : Joe Mur- mye Charles Garrets, Bill Darlington, alias“ Bristol Bill.” and Jobn Clarkson, alias Clark. On the arrest of these men, who were charged with burglary, several pieces of broadcloths, together with some cutlery, which are said to be the proceeds of various burglaries, were found in their possession. The officers |i discovered a lot of well-finished burglar’s tools. The accured parties were all locked up in the Chief’s office, to await a further hearing. Movements of Individuals, U.8.A.; Geni. Dil Astor—Dr. Di Georgia; W. Ste Arrivals Mera A at the American.—Dr. Turner, | 5 U le, U.S. A.; H. E, Belding, New Or- leans; J, Hatch, U.S. A.; C. VanfAlstyne, U.S. N. Major Wyse, U. 8. A. City—Major Chambers, A; Major Whitney, do. Irving House—§, C! New Or- leans; W. Hotchkiss, Woodbury; Col. Frot! see | TOSS, Beston; T. Fennel, kee! sl ‘oward—Major U, 8. A.; A. V. Browne, Toronto. k, of Nassau, N. P., is at the The Hon, J. F, Coo Irving House, Broadway; also, svveral other dis- in yesterday's Herald. tinguished men, mentioned be latest. accounts from Hon. A. Georgia. that his wounds sre healin, he is doing well. Judge Cone has been committed on a charge of an“ assault, with intent to murder,” and was admitted to bail in’ the sum of ten thousand dol- lar. Mr. Stephens ehjects positively to having Judge Cone prosecuted - Crime Conressen.—Our readers will doubtless recollect the circumstances attending the atrocious wurder of an old lady named Cooper, committed near Parkton, in Baltimore county, and the arrest of Conradt Vintner on the charge of being the murderer, d by that of Pani Kuncle, a resident of York, asap accessory. Within a week past, however, the demeanor of Kuncle has entirely changed, and he | has freely conferred to numbers about the prison that both he and Vintner were concerned in its execution. He rays that the old lady was first knocked down by | Vintner, and that he then atsisted in dispatching her Vintner till denies all participation in the crime Kuncle. the other prisoner. is an old man and rather | hord featured. The principal rea hich appears | to have influenced his confession was the prediction of # fortune teller, who told him ue would eseape all | the dangers which surrounded him if he did not break anything ; the other day, however, while handling o of the utensils in his cell, it broke, and he now co: riders his care hopeless, and farther concealment ugelese,— Baltimore American. Counsel has been procured for these girls, by some of | mn | Cincinnati. | | sem i} | porsible. similar Kind have been got up. Chanfrau, however, 4s the great original, and those who wish to see the character, in full perfection, ought not to omit visiting the National. To-night, the bill will be most interest- ing ; it will consist of the romantic military drama of ilitary Exeeution.”” in the course of which Vigne- Ton’s celebrated picture of vation will be illus. trated by a tableau ; the ‘““Myst and Miseries” will come next, and the farce of the “ Captain’s not a Miss” will conclude the»bill. We would again urge those who take ladies either to secure seats during the day, or go quite early in the evening, as the house is soon filled up after the doors are once opencd. Ninio’s, Astor Prace.—The success of this beauti- ful and fashfonable place of amusement, during the past week, was commensurate with the magnificent performances which were nightly offered. Mr. Van- denhoff and Mesers. T. and H. Placide, gentlemen who have no Hil eat in their line of acting, appeared in several of their mos: popular characters. to the un- bounded delight of the patrons of that establishment. For this evening the popular comedy of “ London As. surance” will be offered, in which the gentlemen above Bumed will appear; in conjunction with this, Isabel Dickinson, who has acquired great celebrity as wore} | Gay Spanker, and a powerful cast. The comic skete! ofthe “ Secret” a ier ates sary to speak of the capacities of Niblo’s, for the fact of an engagement Tt fs pamerch performers ai at that place is pom ff sufficient to satisfy every one acyuainted with the en- te rprising manager, that they are of the first cast. To thoge living down town a more haabec eventne could not be-spent than at this quiet and beautiful theatre, and the entertainments are of such a character that she aoe hed but \- Pete hoe | acclamations of lelight. ie re is going ahead, and its alread: great popularity is fast inereeang. i MR. Hattos, the celebrated pianist and ‘vocalist, who has lately given several most successful and amus- ing musical entertainments, will give another one of the same kind, this eventng, at the Stuyvesant Insti- tute, and his programme presents quite an array of attractions. In addition to the jescriptive comic scenes in which he has been so much applauded, Mr. Hatton will sing some of the celebrated old sea songs of Dibdin, and will also introduce some of the classical piano forte music of the eminent com} , Mendels- sohn. By thus commingling the amusing and comic singing with the more serious and classical style of music, Mr. Hatton has provided an entertainment which will please all. He himself is » most b musician, and admirable vocalist ; every ert bas given has been successful, and not 1 lisse ntti voice has been heard to contravene the univei opinion of the press, and public generally, that his en- tertainments are the most amusing of the kind that have been given fora long time in New York. Camrnec.’s Minstrets.—These extraordinarily fine singers and admirable musicians have achieved an immense name and reputation, di the present series of concerts, in this city; and in order to, if pos- sible, improve their Cyr teond of mization, the mi er, has engaged those three m ‘vooal- brig &s ben He ae? and J. Bishop, who evening, make their appeara: Ton of new and beautiful musi, composed’ saprensi composed e: for this company, will be introduced on the ookaton, These songs have never been sung by any other com- pany, and, we doubt not, rove most ular. The crowded and fashionable audiences who have hitherto patronized this elegant band of minstrels, are proofs of the high stand they have gained in this community; and thege further efforts on their part will, no doubt, secure them a continuance of this liberal patronage. Mr1ovrox.—The Ethiopian minstrels who are now | Performing at this very favorite house, muster bee 1 no lers th: ight talented artists compose this ban and each one is a perfe jusician, vocalist and actor. Ethiopian minstrelsy is, indeed, omni branch of amusement’ fate dancing i ut htop tate dancing is also a ite in a good Ei jan performer—and such a dancer ia attacked to this pre: _ company. A visit to the Melodeon cannot fail to please. Cunisty's Minstne1s.—This famous band, under the management of the poleon of minstrelsy, will commence their performances at Mechanies’ Hall, next Monday evening, Wiypson THratnicars.—We informed that the private theatrical performances which are to take hace at Windsor Castle, are now finally arranged. — hey are to beginon the Thursday after Christmas, and are to be continued on the four Thursdays suc- ceeding. The first piece will be “King Lear,” which will be followed by “The chant of Venice,” “Allin the Wrong,” and “The Stranger.” The entertainments on the Iart night will consist of Mr. Jerrold’s play of “The Housekveper,”’ with a farce of Mr. Kenney's, pro: bably “Sweethearts and Wives.” The whole is to be under the management of Mr. Charles Kean, and the actors will be picked mon from the different London companies, #0 that the plays may be cast as well ns distinct Ther ov an Ancient Kenic.—An ancient lla minated manuscript volume was stolen from the library of Georgetown, D. C., College, about the .11th or 12th September. It is about 600 years old, is of fine perebment, four by three inoher, and rome of its pages decorated with rubrics and figured letters, and contain ers and portions of the Scripture, in the form of the Roman Breviary. The reverend faculty are very anxious for jte return, New Haven, Sept. 16, 1848. Visit to Gay-Head—Martha’s Vineyard—Great Fitting and Gunning--Beautiful Ladies—Lo- cation of Paradise-——Cutamia Grove—Shark Hooked—Gay-Head at Sun-rise-—Geologicat De- scription of Gay-Head--Orgamc Remains—In- cran Tradition, §¢. " Having lately passed a few weeks upon Martha’s Vineyard, I find it to be inereasing in interest and importance. There 1s, 1n all probability, no place on the New England coust so well fitted, by nature, | for a fashionable and usetul watering-piace as the | quiet and pleasantly situated village of Edgartown. | It commands one ot the prettiest harbors in the | world, with clear and transparent waters for bath- | ing; and ponds, creeks, coves and channels, filled | with a rich variety of fish, In one hour’s time, I had the satisfaction to pull in six beautiful blue fish, one of which weighed ten pounds, to my nothing of the rascals that gave me the ship. Fowl- ing can aleo be enjoyed in all its ** sweet varietie,” both by sea and land. Old-Town plains (as they are called) lie just back of the village, and are covered with wings during the autumnal sea- son. As for the people, a more courteous and. kind have not “pitched their tents” on this side of the Atlantic. And the ladies—every body knows that the Vineyard and Nantncket are famous on their account. We have seen beautiful women elsewhere, but this is the only place where we ever saw no women but what were beautifnl. On this account, some (Tom Moore. for instance!) have supposed that the Garden of Eden was an- ciently located here. We have not fully “made up” our mind on, this point: however, this we do believe, that wefe Eve, whom Milton calls “the fairest of all her daughters,” to visit this place at some particular seasons, she would more than find her match. At a short distance from the village, is the beautiful catamia grove, where the young ones and the old ones, by scores and hundreds, congregate trom ‘Dan to Bersheba,” for their chowders, clam-bakes, &c. « There lads an’ lasses do convene, To feast an’ dance upo’ the green, brav’ry may be seen, will confound ye, An’ gar ye glour out baith your een At a’ around ye,” But lcommenced not this sketch for the sake of promulgating general ideas, but to give some account of a voyage to Gay Head. It was about noon when, six in a company, we started in an open sail-boat from Edgartown harbor, toexamine, for ourselves, this most curious of American natu- Tal curiosities. We were ee of a clergy- man, a physician (resident of Conception, South America), an embryo lawyer, an officer of the U. S navy, a young philosopher, and Jack Yale—a little, you perceive, of everything, and a good deal of some. Hardly a breath of air was stirring, so we sung and pulled away. The water was as pure as crystal, and the clean white bottom was clearly perceptible. I dropped a line, and in a moment felta tremendous twitch. ‘ Pull away, Jack,” cried the clergyman, who acted the part of skip- peron our passage up; “ there’s something ,on Vother end of your line!’ And who says ‘we didn’t pull? {t was a noble shark—a fine well-fed fellow ; but he didn’t make up his mind to “‘jine” our company, not he: he came to the surface, and then was “ oph,”’--line, hook, and sinker. Thus ended our’ fishing, for that day. At sunset we found ourselves three miles above Holmes’ Hole harbor, on the upper shore of West Chop. The surge ran very igh. but we were very hungry, a few rods from the shore we espied a little brown farm-house. The philosopher felt more rejoiced than though he had got sight of the comet; the lawyer thought it a clear case; Uncle Sam’s son looked as grave as the President when he has a vacancy to fill, and our clerical friend himself began to feel a hanker- ing after the flesh. But how to get ashore !— “that’s the rub.” But our boat had a thick bottom. A company of us leaped on shore, and proceeded to the house, whilst the rest kept the boat from rumbling. Here we procured a pail of milk, tour Fowl two tin cups, six spoons, and some white bread, to say nothing of a big lantern and a pail of water. I have eaten many a meal, from New Orleans “all along shore,” but never came so near killing myself before. After tea we hauled out from shore about an eighth of a mule, to anchor for the night. The doctor commanded to heave out anchor at the bows, but the minister, bringing to mind, doubtless, Paul’s company, who hove out three anchors at the stern, and wished for day, declared that the anchor ought, and should be hove ‘out astern! Fortunately, there were two anchors in the boat, so each had his way. We then turned the ballast stones sott side up, and laid down for repose, the heavens above and the earth beneath us. The clergyman kept the first watch, and sung us to sleep with some very fine hymns. As this was the last day of August, our watch awaked us ata few minutes before twelve, and we all joined in singing the “last rose o} summer.” Asif in kind return, the wind imme- diately sprung up, to which we gave our sails, and filled away. How joyously danced eur lite craft, on that starlight night, over the infant waves. The light and darkness were mixed in just that proportion that makes everything look grand. As the noble vessels, with their hugeepiles of canvass, passed us, they seemed like the remembrance of childhood scenes, darkly bright. Just as our friend, the philosopher, and ourself, began to grow spiritual, a conversation sprong up betwixt the lawyer and officer. “I say, Esquire, let’s fish?’ ‘Pooh! fish by night, that’s nonsense.” ‘‘Nonsense!” cried our United States friend, who, by the way, was a native of gallant Denmark, ‘‘oh, thunder! fish much better in the night, cause the fish can’t see the hook!” On we dashed, and arrived at Gay Head just as the sun was rising. Gay Head at sunrise, and Gay Head at sunset, I tell you, 1s the most beautiful place on the American coast. It is most glorious! But in order to give any idea cf its glory, we must go into particulars, ‘It is visited, we should think, fy thousands yearly. At the Light House Mansion are kept the books: the last we saw was headed by Gov. Briggs, and lady, and contained some of the greatest names in our country, It is the west- em extremity of Martha’s Viney: The clifis consist of clays of three colors, viz: white, blue, and red; sands of two colors, white and yellow, approaching almost to green, and ligmite, black; besides these, there are various com binations of lignite and clays which form beautiful shades of brown, gray, dc. These substances are arranged in ixclined strata, and were, doubtless, formerly in proper order, but the action of ruins and waves have somewhat commingled the colors, the sea their order still seems well nigh petfect. Theee strata are eocene or older teitiary, and answer well to the descriptions given by Mr. Webster of the plastic clay of Alum Bay, in the Isle of Wight. The most conspicuous of all the substances 1s blood red clay, colored, in all proba- bility, by the red oxide of iron. There is a. bi clay, pln erexieh tendency, which, combined with i} le and other colored clays, frequently gives a de. Ina pale green sand are found the r to some extent with the clays, principally with the red. The cliffs of lignite are especially worthy of notice, and are composed of two classes, carbonaceous and brittle woody lignite. This lat- ter contains iron pyrites, of which | obtained con- siderable. The osseous conglomerate is also very interesting: it is often hard, but when broken brings to view bones, teeth of animals, ce. of this conglomerate is composed of quartz, There are four strata of red clay; one of red clay, with lignite, and one of red ferruginous sand ; th white sand ; two of white clay ; one of white and yellow clay, with lignite; two of gray clay; one of light gray, almost white, clay aad sand ; ene of ellowish terruginous epeurantnls and sand, the ottom osseous ; one of yellowish and dark brown clay; one brown clay, with lignite ; ,one brown clay and sand; one blue clay, with lignite; one green [sand + {one of lignite and clay; and two others, soil and diluvium. These strata are from fitting out for Chihuahua. 50 feet to several rods wide. They northwest and southeast, and_ dip from deg. to 50 deg. northeast. The length | the whole section is, not far from a mile. Of the organic remains I obtained but few specimens, and those 1 came away and forgot to bring with me. I was favored, however, by my distingnished friend Eeq., of Edgartown, with the examination of his beautiful collection, and find that he has one shark’s tooth of most extraordinary dimensions. It is probably the largest in existence. We advise all our literary frends, who visit the Vineyard, to callon Mr. P. Ile has one of the best collec tons inthe State, and is always ready to oblige all with an inspection. The Indian tradition in regard to this cliff, is very beautiful. They say, that on a time, long ages ago, a hostile band of In: dians, landing their canoes on the lower the island, drove the former inhabitants towards the setting sun, till at Jength they thought they had forced them into the mighty waters; but lo! while yet they were gasping in the waves, they felt the although from | gp |. Liano. Lieut, Likens also writes that C \varietiesof organic remains; this is inter. | plainly that an Indien war has Much | would immediately sue for peace. part of | Projectors of the From Mexico. New Organs, (via. Memphis,) Sept, 19 At Tampico on the 61h, 2 meeting of the.priner palinhebitants and merchants was held iarela- tion to the projectof the Republic of Sierra Madre, which was strongly dev ounce They resolved to form themselves into a strongly armed body, and organize for the parpose of resisting invaders, should they present themselves. Herrera has issued orders providing for the tvansportation of Mexican citizens who may reside in the country ceded to the United States, to any point of the republic, free of expense. The Explosion and Loss of Life on board? the Concordia, New Orveans, Sept. 19, 1848, The explosion on board the Concordia was much, more fatal in its results than at first supposed. There were 28 persons lost, either sealded or drowned. Capt. Heas, and J. Mosby, the second clerk, were dreadfully injured. Mr. B. W. Me= Donnell, of Louisville, Ky., assistant clerk, was killed. Strange Steamer, — New Haven, Sept., 24—1 P. M. A large, three-masted steamer, heading tor New" York, passed this port, at twelve o’elock to-day. What steamer could it be ? Odd Fellow's Convention, Baurimore, Sept., 24, 1848. The delegation from New York, to the Odd Fellow’s Convention, was the only one received to represent the order from your State. ‘Tie vote was 47 to 24. Markets. Oxteans, September 23, 1848,—-Cotton,— market was steady, with @ fair amount of sales. We quote fair New Orleans at 65ic. Flour ‘exhibited no change, and sules of Ohio, Iliinois, &e., were making at $5. Wheat.—Ohia d Mlinois was selling, of good quality, at 822 Corn were making at 530, and yellow, do. at 50c. Masa ork was firm at $12 5C—some holders demanded $13, Lard, in barrels, was firm at8aSigc. Sugar was in moderate demand; we quote fair ground at 3%o. Freights to Great’ Britain were firm, with an upward tendency in per, There was no change in the rates of sterling bil!s. Cincinnati, September 23.—There “is a large de- mand for flour for ehipment, and the market is firm, with upward tendency; sales of 400 bbls. Western, at $3 87 $3 81% 87 x bbl; sales of 2,000 bushels red wheat, Sle. per bushel; 400 bbis. -vhiskey sold at. 1 . per gallon. Sales of 300 bags prime Rio coffee, 1b. In_ provisions there are no. 340 sales to-day of apy article worthy of report. Timothy reed fells at $2 56% a $2 62! per bushel, The weather is remarkably pleasant, Pirtsnunc, September 23 —The flour market is rather inactive. Kastern demand being smaller; sales of Western, $4 644 a $4 624 per bbl. Prime red wheat sells at Slo. a S2c. per bushel. Sales of prime yellow corn at 320. yu TT no bacon in market. Sal yi a $2 81% per bbl. ‘The fruit market is active. a moderate supply of fish. Depth of water in the- channel, 23; feet. Political Intelligence. extiaL Vitors,—The veto power, Virginia Recorder, has been exercised tw times since the fermation of the governm —By George Washington, twice; James Madison. six; James Monroe, once; Andrew Jackson, nine; John Tyler, four; James K, Polk. three times--total aumber of ve. toes, twenty-five. The whole number of acts passed and approved since the origin of the government, is about 7,000, which will make 280 acts to one veto. ArrointMents To Orrice 1x Canava —The Earl of Elgin, Ce on the advice of his new cabi: has appointed William Hamilton Merritt (formerly agent and director of the Welland Canal Company) to be s an oF member of the Executive Council, and. chi its committees; Robert Baldwin Suilivan (formerly the- leading advieer of Sir Francis Head and Sir Arthur) to be one of the judges of the Court of Queen’s Bench, (an appointment for life); James Leslie (for- merly of Montreal, merchant) to be Secretary for the Province. The income attached to each of these ap- pointments is from $4,000 to $6,000. Secrets Reveatep.—Mr. Summer, a leader among the Boston abolitionists, showed, in the course of a re: cent speech, that an attempt was made last fall to form a Northern party with Messrs. Van Buren, Cambre- ng, Treston King, and other superseded members of the old Albany Regency, Mr. Wilmot, J. P. Hale, others, and that they failed in an effort to seaure aid of John Quincy Adams—who knew the men toe well to be in any way concerned in their ambitious. sehemes.— Newark Advertiser, Sept. 28. Telegraphic Affairs. At the meeting of the Stockholders of the New Jer- sey Magnetic Telegraph Co. in Trenton, on Wednes> day, the following Directors were elected: Robert Ms Lewis, Thomas Robins, Hugh Craig and Hush Down- ing of Philadelphia; Francis Morris, Johnston Liv- ingston and James Bell of New York, and G; A. Perdicaris, and Joseph C. Potts of Trenton. ine fol: lowing officers were afterwards elected by the Doard of” Dineeters: $ Erecidenty Hoe Davhivs 3 tae tone, ndrew J. Snelling, of New York ; Secretaty, J Potts Newark vide. 23d inst. 4 The telegraph company, which is to construct a line: from Porland to Calaie, intend to extend the line to St. Jobn, and to have it in operation by the Ist of Decem- ber. It is said thet a steamer will ran from Digby to St. John, the ensuing winter, to connect with oe from Halifax to Digby, and the Englishnews tele- graphed thence fo Boston. ~ Prosrect or an Inpian War on THE Texas Fronrrer.— We copy the following from the Hous- ton Telegraph of the 81st ult. :—The report lately elt culated on the frontier, and which we noticed abous two months ago, that the Camanches and éther prokci tribes intended to commence hostilities at the close of summer, is corroborated by many circumstances. The report was first derived from the settlements of tha Upper Trinity, but was subsequently confirmed by « message sent by one of the Camanche chiefs om thn: Colorado to Col. Bell. It appears from a comm tion inthe Austin Democrat, and signed by Lieut. Likens, dated Camp Llano, August 5th, thet party of Camanches le an attack on the camp on the 3lst ult., stole thirty-five horses, An attack was also on ment on the Llano, on the night of several horees were stolen from the settlement by im- dians. The robbers were pursued by a detachment ers, and we: a high ¥ i Rot overtaken, Fortunately some of the mules stolen from the camp were recaptured another detachment of reugere and when Fr ieut. fi wrote, the rangers were atill in pursuit of the Indians, and* Ese found signarishin. one hour of the Indians. A German named Boughner was fou: 7 the 2dinst. a few miles from the se! enton chief of the Lipans, arrived at 11 o'clock on the 2 of the 4th finst., and reported that a party of Ga- manches bad visited his lodge and threatened to make war upon the ae unless they would join them in: the war against the whites. There events indicate too 1% and ualess the es see a y comm! we Northern frontige; ing compal the heart of border of the government shall take prom: to humble the Cami chen, tl rious depréedations along our wi le If orders should be issued for the ran, to concentrate und march directly in! the Indian country, to the Nort! Llano Stacado, we are confident the savages would be #0 alarmed for the safety of their tamilies that diows bus evidently become exasperated by the losses ner have sustained in the engagement with Col. | iipin’ Tee of | Command on the Santa Fe route, and they are probs; bly seeking to revenge themselves by making \natede upon our frontier settlemon Tne Sierra Mapre Movemenr.—Tiie loustom iileprar, of the 31st ult., says:—“ We under stand that the steamer Ogden, which touched at Gal- yeston, a few days since, on ker way to Corpu, Christi, was fieighted with militury stores, merchan.{ite Ke, intended for the expedition which Colonel nney in It is paid that many hi 4 run nearly | capitalists in the United States bave agreed to furnis 30 | funds to aid the Mexicans in the de ts Bo, | fonds te tid the Mexioans in the departments vast of Who are desirous to revolt from the central government. Colonel Kinney is represented. by some of our contemporaries in New Orleans to be the leader of this revolutionary movement. Wo think, however, that this is questionable, The population the artments is almost entirely Mexican: and if & revelution is contemplated, it is requisite thet Mexi- cans should lead in the movement. There is to» mudk: of the old Spanish pride still lingering in the \ivxiewn character, to allow them to submit to the dicta‘ion of foreigners. If a private expedition is to be ent fate these departments, composed of American voluntoers, and supported by American capital, those departments may be separated from the Mexican confederary. a & pew republic formed; but this republic wouldve lit! better than amilitary despotism, asthe people would be controlled by the volunteer army, and the rll off- cers would be subjected to the ro, pedition might .AN AnaNnponmenT AnD aN Exorrmen:.--This city has recently been the theatre of one oi} those incidents of rascality, which have. of late, become la~ waters to recede, and the land to arise beneath |*mentably common in various sections of our country. them, and ere morning dawned this gigantic cliff steod above the waves, which they have ever since inhabited. There is a great deal of poetry in this, but in my opinion more trath than poetry. Is it not perfectly consistent with known prinel- ples, and is not some clue here aflorded to the geologist, desirous to decypher its ongin? We think so. In the afternoon it blew a gale; we, neverthelese, determined to go on boat-board, an under the skilful management of Dr.——, we reached Edgartown harbor after a ran of four hours, dry as Nantucket biscuit, much to the dis- comfiture of many of the old ‘sea dogs,” who ex- pected that the sharks would have us and the mer- maids our boat, or at least half hoped so, so suse were they that it was inposmble for fresh water sailors to go to Gay-Head in a sail boat. . Jack Yau. A young married man, hitherto of respectablo stand- ing—a member of the Newark rifle company—has abandoned his young wife and an interestiay obit and wandered to parts unknown, with an us female. A short time since, while the rifle company was on a pleasure excursion, acqueintance sprung rifle. impro- i & girl of the purty and this marr thie act of folly and crime, he about and sold his uniform to several different indi- viduals, Whe bad entire confidence in his honest: '. How much money be realized from this speculation we are notinformed. The name of the person alluded to d that of the girl who wont off nd. Allefforts to discover their whereabouts have, as yet, failed.—Newark Eagle, Weatnen. — The " Hilderberge “were covered with snow on Saturday morning.