The New York Herald Newspaper, October 10, 1848, Page 2

. a ET EES EI NEW YORK HERALD. South-West Corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. SAMES GORDON BENNET®, AMUSEMENTS TIS EVENING. THRATRE—Forrixs ov « Niony —Maname Bisnor’s ‘Sap orve- Esw nears. BOWERY THEATRE, Bewory--——Rooxwoon—Sinons Qweoca axy Saxon Newi—Fortens, BROADWAY THEATRE & Hivaps axp Youre Hesars—Larp wr Five Sinica, | RavioNal Td Bournwarx Fx: Bree or New Yo) NIBLO®, ASTOR PLACE—liewny IV—Erow Boy. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chacbere street—New Yor m | Susces—MR, Lonsorr and ws Para—THE Toor Las. | BROADWAY CIRCUS, near Spring st—Eaveer?iasmy he. | MECHANICS HALL, Bro-.way, near Broome —Camusry’s Miner xis—Erniorian aincise " SOCIETY LIBRART—canrrnrs’s Miwerants, MEWERVA ROOMS—Tavr0n’s Camraions, MELODEON—Vinerxts Sen es NEW ROOM, 532 Broadway—PurLosormicar, Exren vam. ‘(MENTe. ‘TRE, Chatham Street—Tx.* Miser ov | —MoGarmpy—avermnize aND Mum: | NADERS. TABERNACLE.——Germania Music Society's Gnanp Concent. New York, Tucnday, October 10, 1848 Actual Circulation of the Herald. Oot'r § Monday... sesee see 20928 copies, F geotclepons of the Morning Edition of the Herald com ere o'clock, aad finished at o'clock ; the ition commen eed at 5 minutes tefore 1 o'clock, and finished at 20 minutes befi@e 2 o'clock; the econd st 5 ininutes of S o'clock, and finished a¢'2) ‘minutes past So clock, Election Returns. We have made arrangements to obtain the elec- tion returns from Ohio and Pennsylvauua, to the latest moment, by telegraph. We are in hopes of giving rretty full despatches from thore States in to-morrow’s Herald. The Elections To-day in Penn ylvania and Ohio—Interesting Fa cts, The annual State election, in ‘hese two great commonwealths, takes place thiz; day, (the 10th October,) and the result will be anxiously looked for by all parties throughout thys Union. The in- fluence of these elections, althe,ugh local in their character, (with the exception + of members of Con- gress,) will be very great on th e coming Presiden- ‘ial election. With regard to Pennsylvani a, we have recently given a variety .of statistic s, calculations, ana other information, for the benefit of the readers ot the Herald, in advance, a ad we have but little to add at the presenttime. T" ne electionin that State is for Governor, Canal Cor nmissioner, members of the Legislature, County ¢ flicers, and 24 members of Congress, to which th e State is entitled. The candidates for Go vernor, it will be remem” bered, are Morris Ler igstreth, democratic, and William f°. Johnston, (r ow acting Governor) whig. The probabilites are in favor of the election of Longstreth, notwithstanding we have a private letter (rom Philadebghia to-day, which says that Governor Ja}inston hrm self, who has been stumping a large partof the State, is sanguine of hus elec- tion. Tkis is possible, if the free soil men, who have newandidate, support him. It sheuldgbe remembered that the democratic party:m Pennsylvania have always elected their candidate for Governor, with one exception only, in about fifty years, viz. in 1835, Ritrer, the whig and antiemasonic candidate, was elected, in consequence of the demo- crats being divided between two candidates —Wolf and Muhlenberg. It may be noted, also, that ebout thirty years since, the democrats of Pennsylvania were divided into old schoo! and new schoe! men. The former nominated Heister, who was supported by Duane, editor of the Aurora; the latter nominated Findlay, who was supported by John Binns, editor of the Democratic Press. The federalists generally supported Hiester; but Findlay was elected by 7,000 majority. Binns quarrelled with Findlay before his term was up, and forthe next term supported Heister against him and he was elected by about 1,500 majority over Findlay. This showed the great power of Binns, That editer afterwards (in 1824) put up John Andrew Shultz as the new school democratic can- didate. Ife was opposed by Andrew Gregg, as the old school candidate, the latter being sup- ported, also, by the remnant of the federal party. The majority of Shultz over Gregg was about | 25,000 = Shultz was for a time a Jackson man, but in the end turned whig, and was for Harrison in 1840. He was succeeded by George Wolf, whose election, in 1829, and re-election in 1832p; was opposed by Joseph Ritner as an anti-masonic candidate, assisted in the latter year by the friends of Clay and of the I Bank. Wolf's majority,in 1832, over Rit er. was but little over 3,000—a re- markeh'e se rua for Pennsylvania. Severnor Shunk’s majonty over Markle, four years ago, (viz. in October, 1844,) was 4,397; Mar kle receiving nearly all of the support of the whigs and native Americans combined. Polk’s majori- ty over y, the month following, (Nov. 1844,) was As we have already stated, the strength of parties, last year, 1847, was as follows, on the vote for Governor:— Shunk, (democrat.) ee eee ees 146,081 Tevin, (whig ).. 128,148 Reigart, (pative.).. 1 11247 Lemoyne, {abolition,) . 1.861—141,256 Shunk’s majority over all... + 4,825 m for President in 144, (Polk,). .167,585 Whig and Native do., do., (for Clay.) 161 203 Democratic majority,.......6 ‘The democratic vote was less, last ye Whi “jess ‘than in i8d4, by:. Abolition, " do, by... 1,277 Thus showing that 44,539 voters staid at home jast year, for want of proper excitement and inter- est inthe election We look for a full vote this year, anda close election The members of Congress elected in 1846, two years sinee, stood sixteen whigs, seven demo- crate, and one native. The democrats expect to gain several districts, and, if so, the next delega- tion will probably be about equally divided, as that 1s the way the districts stand when furly | sted. | The whigs expect to give 5,000 or 6,000 majonty | o Governor Johnston, in Philadelphia city and ecunty, and some talk of 8,000. Unless they can ome vp to 6,000, their chance is small in the e. The worst counties for the whigs, are part ot thore lying between the Susquehanna and the Delaware rivers, principally N.N.W. and N.E. of Philadelphia, Berks county . Carbon. . Sebuy!hill Columbia Luzerne... Lycoming... Menroe . Montgcmery . Pike Wayne... .. Northampton Nortbumberla Surquebanoe ‘Tioga. . Braoferd...... Tote... eee seeees Thus we see that these fifteen countres give @ democratic majority of over seventeen thousand. To balance them, the whigs have the strong whig counties of Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Lan- caster, Dauphin, Lebanon, Adams, Tranklin, Unien, Huntingdon, and Blair, to rely on; without crossing the Alleghany mountains id, west of that ridge, the preponderance is generally in favor of the democrats. For turther particulars respect ing Pennsylvania, we refer to our table of majori- ties, in the Herald of Saturday. Thus much for Pennsylvania. Now for afew faets in relation to Ohio With regard to Ohio, the State election in which also to come off to-dey; a Governor, members when | of the Legislature, and 21 members of Congress, are to be chosen. The choice of members of the Legislature 1s deemed of great importance, as, besides a choice of a United States Senatog, in place of Mr. Allen, the well-known democrat, who has so long represented Ohno in the National councile, the democrats threaten, if they carry a majority of the Legislature, not only to repeal the general banking law, break | up the whole system of banks in the State, and | establish a system of hard money ; but also to re- | peal the apportionment law, passed by the whige last year, districting the State for State Senators and Re;resentatives; in short, to get up a kind of Dorr revolution ; capping the climax by calling a convention to frame a new constitution. These threats and movements of the democrats have iereatly alarmed the quiet business mien of the State; and consequently the whigs and free soil men unite on members of the Legislature, and will probably carry that body, oust Senator Allen, and keep things as they are, as to banks and other matters, The whigs and free soil men also unite on Governor and members of Congress, in some dis- tricts. Thus, Giddings, Root, Crowell, and Camp- bell, tree eo1l men, are supported by the whigs. John B. Weller is the democratic candidate for Governor ; and Seabury Ford, the whig and free soil candidate. The election of the latter 1 re- garded as ceitain, by a large majority, over Weller. The Oho delegation in the Thirtieth Congress, chosen in 1846, stood eleven whigs to ten demo- crats. The whigs have a chance to gain two or three members, but three or four of the men they elect will be anti-Taylor free-soil men. Possibly, however, they may all eventmally support Taylor’s administration, (should he be elected,) except Giddings. The vote of Ohio, for Fresident, in 1814, stood as follows :— 165,057 149,117 Whig plurality. . 5,940 Birney, (ubolition) . . 2 8080 We will now await the returns. They will begin to come along to-night, over the telegraphic wires. Newspapers In Washington—Congressional Reporting. The few unlucky editors, who, from motives of curiosity, or inspired by the vain hope of finding an item of intelligence, are in the habit of opening the two daily journals issued at the seat of the ge- neral government, have been somewhat puzzled to account for a singular phenomenon which has re- cently been exhibited in these remarkable sheets. We allude to the publication in these journals of elaborate reports of the debates that occurred during the last session of Congress, which, it may be recollected by such of our readers as are blessed with a retentive memory, did actually come to an end at some period or another in that epoch of the dusky past which we have left six million, three hundred thousand, two hundred and sixty-four miles behind us. Having ourselves a rather dis- unct recollection that the philosophic prints in question, had treated the proceedings and debates of the respectable Congress of these United States | with profound and becoming contempt, when it was actually in session, we were, we must con- fess, somewhat mystified in endeavoring to make out the rationa/e of this post-prandial entertain- ment with which they are now, from day to day, delighting their innumerable readers. Aware of the extremely cautious manner in which the men- tal faculties of the ersinent personages who conduc the Union and Intelligencer—as these journals are, we beheve, designated—are accustomed to operate; and having occasionally had an opportunity of ob- serving the prudent deliberation with which they forified themselves against the hasty admission of facts or conclusions, which the vulgar herd of men and editors had swallowed without winking, we first disposed to account for the phenome- the supposition that Messrs. Gales and Ritchie—we beleive these are the names—had to the conviction that the first session of the Thirtieth Congress, was actu- ally, undeniably, and solemnly, at this present mo- ment, in full blast, with the usual quantity of bad gremmar, genume patriotism and _indiflerent brandy-and-water. Again, we were tempted to entertain the idea that these renowned seers might have been miraculously gifted with the power of second-sight, and were enabled by its means to disturb the mournful repose of their half dozen compositors, by the fat job of printing the debates of next session in advance of all their contem- poraries. But we were mistaken in both suppositions. A resolution, sntroduced by the interminable and too susceptible Hon. Thomas II. Benton, in the closing hours of the session, and adopted by the Senate, explains the whole mystery of this new and as- tounding piece of enterprise on the part of the bustling, energetic and indefatigable Washington editors. By this resolution, the Secretary of the Senate was authorised to contract with each of the Washington daily newspapers for the re-publi- cation of the debates which had been reported and printed by Dr. Houston, the stenographer, for which they were to be paid at the rate of fifteen dollars per column! When it is recollected that the actual cost of this re-publication—which 18 proceeding at the rate of from six to twelve col- umns per day—is about one dollar and eighty cents per column, an idea may be formed of the liberality of this arrangement on the part of the Senate. For all this matter too, be it borne ia mind, the country has already paid, in pursuance of the contract made by the Senate with their stenographer. Stare not, O! simple-minded patriot, unversed in the ways of Washington diplomacy! Congressmen are not without consciences, for did not the same body which sanctioned this satisfac- tory bargain, refuse a telescope to your National Obeervatory, and save two-and-sixpence per diem by reducing the wages of messengers?! We had really supposed, and no doubt the pub- lie in general shared in the pleasing anticipation, that when the system of giving out the public printing by contract, was adopted, anend had been put to those profligate expenditures of the public money, by which the party newspapers at the seat of government, had maintained their eleemosynary existence. For many years, this coriupt system had been permitted to exist with- out inquiry, and without assault. Sums, which appear almost absolutely incredible, had been from time to time lavished on whatever apology for a newspaper, had happened to be “the Cynthia of the minute”’—the darling of the reigning party. In these umes of delicious dalliance, the profits on one single job of printing, amounted to upwards of four hundred thousand dollars! These were, indeed, the haleyon days of ‘public printers" days in which coarse clod-hoppers, guiltless ot brain, but glorious as bullies, and smart clerks, with impervious les and dabs at scurrility, found themselves, in a year or two, worth half a mullion! These were the peacetal times in which respectable drivel, Though stale, not ripe ; though thin, yet never clear; So sweetly mawkish, and so smoothly dull, received the golden shower; and most potent at the supper-table, wrapped legislators in Elysium. But, alas! just yielded “Lwas happiness too exquisite to last ! GuAttracted to this abuse, as to many others, by the independent journalism of the country, the public attention began to be directed to the sub- ject about three or four years ago; and on the ac- cession of Mr. Polk, some measures were taken by Congress to retrench the enormous expendi- tures ostensibly made for the public printing ; and, subsequently, after the sprightly Ritchie, and the eminently accomplished literary gentleman, who acted as his partner, Mr. Heiss, had been allowed a transitory enjoyment of this meretricious connec- tion with the government, the whole system was 1 | them in a very material point. The original brought to an eng, ana tne pu fe printing given out tothe lowest bidder. The new system has succeed- ed admirably. Itis true that Washington editors no longer spread a table in the Washington wilder- ness for indulgent benefactors in both branches of Congress, and the consumption of spurious Cognac and Sillery may have been somewhat diminished, but, then, on the other hand, some hundreds of thousands of dollars have seen saved to the public treasury, and the printing has been executed in a neat and expeditious manner. It has, therefore, excited considerable indignation amongst the re- formers of these abuses at Washington, to observe the recent attempt to resume the old system of: almsgiving, by Which the journals there had been enabled, for so many years, to lead that indolent and somewhat dissolute life into which te reci- pients of pauper-relief are untortunately so prone to fall, event under the most judicious management. Yet, after all, let us not ye without some bowels for the poor Washington editors; nor let us accuse too harshly the tender-hearted Senators who be- stowed upon the suppliants this trifling bounty. A winter, which threatens to be unusually severe, 18 fast approaching. Provisions are extremely high. Butter has already reached a rate which alarms the mest liberal housekeepers. It 18 not suprising that Congressmen—“albeit unused to the melting mood”—should compassionate, at such a season, the necessitous veterans who have for so long a period “‘summered and wintered” with the great whig and democratic parties. It might, indeed, have softened the heart, even of a barnburner, to have watched these venerable editors, in the course of the last summer, slawly wending their way to the Capitol, beneath the scorching rays of a July sun, in order to breathe their daily prayer to the almoners of the great, wealthy, uni- versal devouring, Mexico-Yankee nation. Many of the poor hack-horses had fallen dead on the Avenue, and knew the lash of their task masters no more ; but, alas! those aged servants were still condemned to wear.the harness and sup- plicate for fodder. And then, when they entered the portals of that building, which has witnessed: 80 many strange scenes of human emotion, Bow painfully interestmmg 1t was to study the d@pent care with which they composed their features, emerging at last in the lobby of the Senate-cham- ber, their phiz enlivened by an almost seraphic smile! Ah! Hard-hearted economist, what Sena- tor could resist the siren melody of those antique gentlewomen as they proclaimed their unalterable devotion, and sang, in tones somewhat tremnu- lous to be sure, but passionate as when they yield- ed their young hearts and first fattened on “ the paity—” Thou, thou reign’st in this bosom; There, there, hast thou thy throne ; Thou, thou, knows’t that I love thee; Am'I not fondly thine own? 4 Yes, yes, am I not fondly thine own ? Flesh 1s weak, and senators—economical sena- tore, conscientious senators, public-money-saving senators—yielded to these blandishments, and gave to “ gentle Gales” and wretched Ritchie, fif- teen dollars a column for re-printing all the Sena- torial eloquence of the Jast session, which had al- ready been printed and paid for, and had, indeed, attained the predestined immortality of the grocer’s shop, at the rate of three cents per pound! These, however, are utilitarian times; and we are very much inclined to apprehend that this transaction will be regarded in many quarters as an impudent fraud upon the public. Albeit neces- sitous, and in all the tribulation which bad man- agement and a very thin subscription book, not to speak ofa poorly stocked larder and a ravenous appetite, entail upon editors; yet the public will hardly be convinced of the justice and propriety of bestowing tens of thousands of dollars on the pro- prietors of two obscure newspapers, on the ground of some antediluvian services to political parties— some great achievements which are mumbled by the tongue of grey tradition, and are probably as veritable as those of the hero of the bean-stalk, er Jack the Giant-Killer. We have much more, however, to say 1n connection with this matter, and in reference to the important business of re- porting in Congress, and shall take an early oppor- tumity of recurring to the subject. In the mean- | time we trust our aged brethren, in Washington, may, with grateful humility, improve the present day of “fat things,” and make the most of their “fifteen dollars a column.” Senatorial dulness may not always command so high a price in the market. FausiricaTion or Purtic Resoiutions.—The Tribune, in copying from the Herald the exclusive account which 1t published ot the German meet- ing, on Saturday last, and in copying, verbatim, the resolutions, translated from the German for this paper, hae, we think, acted unfaithfelly in taking liberties with the resolutions, and altering solution in German has the words, “ das blutige banner der sozialen repubhk,” which our trans- lator and reporter faithfully translated, ‘ the bloody banner ef the social republic.” But the Tribune, while it follows our translation faithfully in all other respects, even where we introduced ne- scesary additions, has taken the liberty of substitu- tng “noble banner” for “bloody.” We have the original by us, which any one 1s welcome to examin INTELLIGENCE FROM Havana aNp CenTRaL AMER- 1ca.--The steamer Falcon, Captain Thompson, ar- rived yeste:day morning, from New Orleans, Hava- na, and Savannuh. She wasnecessarily detained at the different ports sixty-three hours, and experi- enced a succession of strong gales from the north- east; one off Hatteras, compelled her to lay to seventeen hours. Her passage, nevertheless, is excellent. By this arrival we are put in possession of the Faro Industrial and Gaceta de la Habana, to the 30th ult. On the 28th, the Spanish steamship Trideat arrived at Havana, from Cadiz, which port she lett on the Ist. She made the voyage to Puerto Rico in 18 days, and after a detention of fourdays there, proceeded to Havana, where she arrived on the 27th, thus making a very excellent trip. We be- lieve this is the first of the new line of steamers between Spain and her colonies. She brought out a new governor for Puerto Rico, Senor Perzuela, who goes to take the place ef Count Reus, the state of whose health had obliged him to give up his governorship. From Yucatan the news continues to be satis- factory. Accounts to the 20th Sept. had been received, and every successive letter brings more favorable acceunts for the cause of the whites. The official bulletin issued at Merida, on the &th, declares the rebellion to be nearly at an end. At Peto, Valladolid, and Tihosuco, the last strong: holds of the Indians, the whites were prevailing. The company of American Volunteers had arrived at Izamal, on the 4th, to be enrolled in the army of operation. Besides this assistance in /he way of men, the government had received 31,284, from the private contributions in the city of Mexico. From Guatemala, accounts had been received to the Sth ult. From Izabal, the capital, they write that the revolution had been effected, and that the power of Carrera had disappeared before the coalition against him, and that Guatemala, after so many years of inactivity, will once again have a legislative parliamentary assembly. The letter from thence is very confused and vague in its terms, therefore we cannot say when this change was to go into operation. At Havana everything seems to be dull. The Tacon theatre was in operation, with a good dra- matic company; the only symptoms we see of opera are a paragraph or two, announcing that during the present season, three of the most bril- liant new operas, viz., ‘ Macbeth” and * 1 Manas- +” both by Verdi, and “Il Templario,” by i, will be produced in the most brilliant manner, The names of the artists engaged are Bot mentioned, | and Miseries.* Pasx Tueatnre —Opers and the ballet are the reign- ing attractions at this magnificent house, and last night the attendance was very numerous. The dress circle presented a most brilliant appearance. crowded ‘as it was with elegantly attired ladies ; and the pit and family circle were also filled in every part. We were not astonished at seeing such on’ camicably flied houre. as the attraction: the bighestorder. The farce of ‘ Naval En agements’? was the first piece played, and it was well received. Mies Telbiv. Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert, and Mr, Walcot, th o oe the 0 of the ** Barri cade of Paris.” and Madame Anna Bishop, attired in niform of the Netional Guard. was discovered in the midst of the defenders of the barricade She sung the “ Marseillaise Hymn” in such style as vocalist of ber powers ean sing it, and accompanied as she was by # full chorus, we must say we have never heard fa@ny- thing mere thrilling and effective. The audience Seve ais taken by storm by the ‘Svely guardian of tig barricade, and the most ¢D**,usiastic plaudits con- fi ig Agi minutes after the curtain fell, unti) Misdame B. repeated the scene, and at the end of the tecond audience seemed scarcely to be bey 2 Bouquets were thrown on, the stage tn abundance. and until the charming ‘ocalist appeared before the eurtain to bow her thv.nks, the whole bouse was in a state of the greatest vxcitement and enthusiasm. We have seldom witneszed a more exciting roene inany theatre. The rest of the ringing ‘Was equally applauded, and the elegant, ballet of » E3- merulda” capped the climax. Who can say our citi- zens do pot appreciate ‘theatrical entertain. ? The brilliant sadiences that Bightly assemble Park theatr. fully refute such an idea. To- ight, another o;,portunity is afforded to hear Madame Bisbop in ‘ats splendid scena, and others of equal mer‘i, ‘The Monplaisirs will likewiee appear in the kg jEsmerelde,” soen amusing farce will make up the oi i Bowgxy Tueatne.—There wasan immense audience aesembled here last evening to witness the equestrian drama of “Rookwood,’’ which was produced for the first time in two years, with all the splendor of scenery and elegance of which the Bowery is capable. Mr, Browne, and his steed Gazelle, were the features of the Piece, andthe bold highwayman was most admirably played by this talented actor. Itis really surprising ow ahorre can be so thoroughly trained as is his ‘beautiful Gazelle; the rapid riding up steep platfor the leaps and various feats performed by both man an horse, were the admiration of the audience, and the desfening shouts ef appiause which tbey elicited, made the old Bowery ring again. The pursuit of Turpin is &@ most exciting affair, and the various chances that befail his pursuers—not forgetting the immortal Mr. Patterson, whore mysterious assailant is a matter of such inquiry throughout the piece—afforded much amusement Winans, in bis part, was very comical, and J. H. Hall, J, M. Scott, Miss Taylor, and Mrs. Sutherland, all came in fortheir share of applause. The e was entirely successful, Mr. Brown and elle are now enrolled as the favorites of the Bowery audienc The dancing of Signora Ciocca and Signor Neri. and the elegant funny extravaganza of “Fortu- nio,’’ com the remainder of the amusements. We need not say they gave great satisfaction—and as the fame attractive bill is up for this evening, we expect to tee another crowded houre. Broapway Tnueratar.—‘ Old Heads and Young Hearts”? was revived, and most welcomely received at this theatre, last night, and with acast of characters to which the most fastidious could make no exception. ‘When we say that this justly popular piece for above thirty nights attracted the most discriminating and fushionable audiences that could possibly be contained within the walls of the Broadway, an excuse may be mitted for the omirsion of a panegyric that has | eligees universally pronounced. ‘The Jesse Rural of Mr. Blake is one of thore many characters that in that line bave rendered him, on this continent, with- outa competitor. And while we bear testimony to his admirable perronificution of the “aged clergyman,” the iments of the venerable divine delivered with @ gravity and a voice as appropriate as they were inimitable, bring us back to the period when an equally suitable development of his talents was exhibited inthe “Last Man,” im each of which he is uniformly triumphant. In thus bearing testimon: to the merits of sir. Blake, we must not overloo! the ialents of the auxiliaries, Lady Alice Hawthorn fund acharming representative in Miss Fauny Wal- lack, as did the Counters 0° Pompion in Miss Hild- reth, The Tom Coke of Dyott reflected equal credit upon his judgement, and its influence upon the au- dience was not lost. In fact, the wholec st was ad- mirable; and if the putlic are indifferent to our tri- bute to the merits of the performance, jet them judge for themeelves this evening, after which, this interest- ing piece must be withdrawn, to make room for a eeries of splendid Englith operas, conducted by the Seguin troupe, and which will be sustained by the splendid poners of Mr. Reeves, and other vocalists of esta- Jisbed reputation. Nationat Treatur,—There was what may truly be termed @ theatrical mass m eting here last night, as at an early hour every place was filled, and even the lob- Dies were crowded; indeed, the house was extra fall, even for the National, where, as all theatre goers are aware. full houses are theruleevery evening. Thea*tractions were the appearance of Mr Cartlitch in the piece called the * Miser cf Southwark Bridge,” the production of a new burlesque, and the ever popul 1 steries In the first piece Mr. Cartlitch play- ed the part of the Miser, and a most thrilling affair it | Was; we have seldom seen the character of the man infatuated with the love of gold, to the exclusion of all the better feelings of humanity, more admirably de- picted. The scene with bia daughter, (Mies Mestayer,) where he discovers that bis gold has been taken, was painfully exciting. Mr Cartlitch is evidently an ac- tor of much talent, and we trust we shall see much of him at the National. The burlesque of “ Mr. MacGreedy” was very successful, it aTorded a fine chance fer Mr. Chanfrau to give many new imitations ofeminent actors. We think Mr Chanfrau is decided- ly one of the best imitators on the stage, and as he porsestes this faculty so fully, it follows that he is also &firstrate actor. The “ Mysteries and Miseries ” con- cluded the evening’s amusements. Mose is still the favorite of the people. Chanfrau talks about with: drawing the piece this week, but as the excitement to fee it i8 as great as evr, we do not see how he can do it. However, he gives as a reason, that he has other novelties awaiting, so let all see Mose whilt they can. We refer to our list of amusements for this night? Bunton’s Tneatee.—Last evening was a great one at Burton’s exquisite little theatre, the house being filled with a very intelligent audience, to witness the original local drama called “New York in Slices.” ‘This new piece made a complete hit, and fairly took the spectators by storm, or, we should say, they took that by storm, for ruch an uproar, shouting and other demonstrations of delght, surely we never heard. The “Slice” commences with the rowdy hackmen and baggage rmathers at the steamboat landing; and the last “Slice” finithes off with the fancy dress ball at the Astor Place Opera House, which is a very rich and racy affair, exhibiting several pretty dances, and tho tout ensemble, we must fay, is very beautiful. ‘I'he dif- ferent characters, throughout, are well taken, and the es being local, make it very entertaining, espe- cially the “upper ten, versus the b’hoys,” being two tire bove and their “g: ’ who give a medley song of the “Bowery gals come out to night, and dance by the light ef the moon.” This scene brought down un- bounded applause, and an encore was the conse- quence. Take it altogether, it is a decided hit, and deservedly 80, for it is well got up, wail played, and be- yond a doubt, will meet with the success it merits. It must be seen to be understood and appreciated, and we advire all thore who wish to see something rich and laughable, to go to-night early and secure a good seat. The entertainments concluded with that very laughable force, called “Toodles,” in which Mr. Burton’s humor- ous acting keeps the house in one continued roar of light. Nisio’s Turatre. —“ Macbeth” was repeated last night, toa crowded and fashionable audience, Wo have before spoken of Mr. Macready’s impersonifica- tion of this character, one of the most difficult of all Shakepeare’s comceptions. Mr. Ryder, as Macduff, was very much applauded. Mrs. Melinda Jones, as Lady Macbeth, was a great improvement. Itwas more subdued and cha-te. ‘I he chorusses were alto exceilent. At the close of the play, Mr. Macready was called be- fore the curtain, when, having bowed, he retired. The fa: of “The Man and the Tiger’ concluded the en- tertainments, and Splasher (Crisp) and Bob Buckskin (T. Placide) kept the house in @ perfect roar of laugh- ter. Tc-night, “ Henry IV.” and the “ ton Boy” is the bill of far ir fiackett is the only man living who can play Falstaff, and those who miss seeing him in it. will experience a lors. Vandenhoff. Crisp, and Clarke, also appear. Miss Dickinson. we perceive, is only engaged for two nights longer, Mr. Macready’s next appearance will be in King Lear. Broanway Cincvs —This beautiful Amphitheatre ‘was opened last night, under the most favorable auspices, The boxes were all full, and the performance, were first rate, The Acrobats are really wonderful performers, and exhibit a degree of muscular power almost unequalled. They were received with great applavse. Tbe Camanche warrior appeared on his Mexican owen + and performed w feat of equestrian- ism truly astenishing. Little Bob Williams, and Ma jos Celighted the audience with their perfo while the elder Bob Williams, and Rockwell clowns, kept the audience convulsed with laughter their odd tayirgs and actions. Mr. Shindell ap- peared in several feats of equestrianism, which were received with the str ngest marke of approbation. From the appearances jast night, the new Circuags sure to go abead, and the proprietors have determined to rpere no expente to make their company equal to the best in the country. A fine pr‘ gramme fs offered for to-night. and we would advise all who are ford of this order of amusement, to go; for the performances are ruch as cannot fail to please, It is handsomely fitted up, and the boxes mont comfortably arrange, Crnisty’s Minstners.—Amidat all the crowd of the. atres, exbibitions. and other amusements, now going onin New York, the concerts of this froupe are asfally attended as their room will allow. They have acquired Foch # name and fame, that they will alwa: d, mereover, they will always give their ction, for their concert conducted in the at ade many additions to their list of rongs, and vary them every evening. Germania Mostcat Society, Tangaxacurn —We congratulate the public on a further acquirition of ipetrumental musical talent of the highest order amongtt ue, conristing of twenty-three instrumental and sulo pertormers, selected from the first orchestral tent in Germany, This accomplished band made their first essay at Niblo’s, and there furnished an in- dicution of what might be expected from them when be A could more ostenribly and individually bring their talents before the public, They appeared, last night, atthe Tabernacle, with a programme, comprising the respective authors, whose c our and as a collective band. and masterly precision that elicited the most pro- found attention we ever witnessed similar oc- 4 ‘upon a Almost every pirce was lensiy know! er contmation of bystem by which thi rn quality of th tures of Freischuts ton. We shall nag reoemabee See grant easaaet tion. e g remember the grand, earnes: devotional strai ith which the solemn music of ed i ag of Jesus” were executed by Herr Shultzo in a violin solo, nor the grand crash ef Tostramentation, by which the “ Greeting of Breslah ” was reverberated from every Gpgle of the building. In fact, the concert Was one Of singularly scientitic excellence, which the ublic will ize thie evening, when they will again candidates for that approbation which they emi- Déntiy merit. The audience appeared, through the whole performance as if awed by the sublimity of sounds too sensitively expressed to admit of more rap- ed by supernatural agency. Lu's MinstReLs.—These darkies dance, sing, a ery thing which is included under the head the most sewers Ethicpian performances. They @ nightly cheered by most fashionable audiences, and are not oly on the high road to fortune, but are far beyond the half-way house, To-night, they give ‘an clegant programme. MM. Miaatin: and Levasseur continue their ele- entertainments to most crowded houses every ‘ing. They aré well worth visiting, as such a truly scientific, and at the rame time am ig, exhibition has never before been presented to our citi! Musica. Srason 1x Cinctnnatt.—The season of con- certs. 80 brilliantly commenced by Mason, Kreissman, Dempster, Tosso, Madame Schvidler, and others, in the teveral entertainments recently given in the Melo- deon and Apollo Halls, we are pleased to learn, will soon be continued by that brilliant vocalist, Madame Ablamowicz This lady, a univercal favorite here, won upfading Jaureis in the South and Southwest last winter. by the concerts abe gare in New Orleans, Mo- bile, Natobes. Nashville, and St. Louis; and we antici- (mye for her a brilliant rece ption, on her reappearance in this city, which, we understand, will be in the course of the coming week Madame Ablamowicz' reached this city yesterday, from the neighborhood of St. Louis, where she has spent the summer.—Cincinnali Gazette, Oct. 5. z The Grand Concert at the Musical Fund Hall. in epee a solence and biladelpbia, on Saturday night, was one of the most de] ful character—a superb orchestra and the finest tip, and instrumentalists all conspiring to increase the gratifications of the evenin, The performers, generally, deserve the highest praise, of which, how- ever, some special share ought to fall to M. Maretzck, the director, both for his efficient superintendence, and the fine overture to" Rizzio,”” composed by him, which formed the introductory pirce of music tothe second part of the concert. “But the great feature of the eping was, undoubtedly, M. Strakosch, the pianist.— Philadelphia N. American, Oct. 9. Joseph Burke, the violinist, is on his farm, near Ba- ta Malone Raymond and family are in Syracuse. D. A. Hoyt, treasurer and one of the managers of Barnum’s travelling exbibition, died suddenly at Troy on Tuesday morning. His disease was congestion of the brain. Mr. Bunn bas accepted an opera for Covent-Garden, written by Mr. Fitzball, and composed by Vincent Wallace, who is gone to Jereey for that purpose. At the eale at Stowe, the celebrated portrait of Shak- speare, presumed to be the work of Burbage, the origi- pal representative of Richard III., was purchased for 355 guineas, for the Earl of Ellesmere, ‘The opers cf “Elisir d’Amoro” was to have been again performed in Philadelphia last evening. City Politics The city politicians are in s ferment just now, rela- tive to the County and Congressional nominations.. After some trouble, we have ascertained that the fol- lowing names will be presented to the several nomi- nating conventions, Those first named have, proba- bly, the beetchance of success :— FOR RECORDER. Hunker. . ,... William H, Elting, of the 12th ward. “ +Lorenzo B Shepard, © 18th ward. ohn B. Scott, * 15th ward, ed’k A. Tallmadge, “ 8th ward, FOR REGISTER. Tenry Arcularius, of the 5th ward. 7 muel Osgood, "18th ward. Whig... ......Cornelius V- Anderson. Independent, .Edwin Williams, =“ = 24 ward. FOR SURROGATE. Hunker......A. Ll. Robinson, of the 9th ward. “ +Wm.MoMurray, =“ —_ Ast ward. “ John B, Haskin, Sth ward. « t+ssD. Jefferson Smith, “ 17th ward. Whig.......No name mentioned. On the county nominations, the barnburners will vote for the hunker candidates. CONGRESSIONAL. Tuiny Distn1ct—Comprising the Let, 2d, 30, 4th, and Sth wards. Hunker......Hiram Walbridge, of the 3d ward. . «» «Emanuel B, Hart, os oth ward. ++++Henry Nicoll, ist ward, . J. Phillips Pheenix, bad 1st ward. « John O Sargeant, “ 5th ward. we Richard 8. Williams, * 4th ward. “4 +ee+s-James Bowen, Sd ward, Fovrtn District—Comprising the 6th, 7th, 10th, and 13th wards, Hunker. .....William B. Maclay, of the 7th ward. fae D. D. Briggs, “13th ward. be . «Frederick D, Kohler, ‘Oth ward. -Jchn Foote, 6th ward. Whig. 2. William E, Robinson. Firr Disricr—Comprising the Sth, 9th, and 14th wards, Hunker. . «Mike Walsh, of the 14th ward. :Daniel E. Sickles, = “Sth ward. John W. Latson, “ Sth ward. Nicholas Carroll, «9th ward. There is great excitement among the whigs as to a candidate for Congress in this district, now represented by Hon. F. A. Tallmadge Mr. John W. Latson, for- merly a Mormon preacher of some celebrity, carried the delegates of the 9th ward ; but the delegates from the 8th and 14th wards are unpledged. Roderick N. Mor- rison, Erq., stands a good chance for the nomination ; but other candidates are springing up, and noone can tell what will take place Sixtn District— Comprising the 11th, 12th, 15th, 16th, 1ith, and 18th wards. ‘or this Term. -Wm. Gibbs MeNeil, of the 18th ward. + David D, Field, “18th ward, Horace Greeley, & 12th ward. For the Next Congress. Hunker, ,,.,.Jn0, M. Bradhurst, of the 12th ward. eee . Wao. B. Lawrence, * 16th ward, Barnburner.. John Cochran, “17th ward. Whig. ......Wm. V. Brady, 16th ward. For Both Terms Independent. .James Monroe, of the 15th ward. [The democrats hold their primary meetings in the various warde, to select delegates to the different con, ventions, on Wednesday, the 18th instant. The barnburners hold their's on the 12th instant. ‘The whigs have already held their primary elections. Dirty Work.—The organ of the old hunkers in this city, charges the barnburners with luring rooms in a public house in this city for commit- tee purposes, and not paying for them, although the bill has been presented several times. We do not pity the suflerer inthe least. Any man who knows 80 little of politicians as to trust them for anything, deserves to be shaved, and to buy wisdom by eXperience. Hereafter, the gentleman will probably require payment in advance. If he had done so in the first place, he would not now be whistling for his money. Mretine or Mercuants av Santa Fr.—The Santa he Republican, of the 12th of August, con- tains the proceedings of a meeting of merchants and citizens of Santa Fe, in relation to the illegal duties exacted on goods imported into New Mexico, Wm. 8. Mesrervy acted as President, and Lewis D. Street, as Secretary. Samuel Wetherhead. jr., Sol. B Sublette, Henry O'Neil, Robt. Brent, and George H. Estes, were appointed a committee to report upon the subject be- fore the meeting. They ask to be relieved fromithe payment of the onerous duty. The memorial embodies aresolution, in which the citizens declare, “That since New Mexico is an ee portion of the United States, and was such at the time of the introduction of 8 portion of merchandise into said territory this eat, that the recovery of six per centum ad ya- jorem duty on such merchandise will be unjust, if not ‘nm violation of the spirit of the constitution of the United States.” This duty was imposed by an order of General Price, in which an import duty of #ix per cent ad valorem was levied on all merchandise intro. duced into the territory of New Mexico, from and after the Oth day of Lehi 4 1848, To this communication, Brig. Gen. Price replies, stating the circumstances under which the duty was impored—that it was for the payment of the expenses of the civil government of the territory—and sub: quently rubmitted to, und approved by the President of the United States, with whomthe matter now more properly belongs On the reception of this letter, another meeting of the citizens was , and the correspondence sub- mitted to them, Thercupon, the following resolution was,adopted:—— Resolved, That, as American citizen jd on Ame- rican soil, proud of our birthright, and conscious of our privileges, we will use all fair, legal, apd honorable means to resist the payment of what wo believe to be unequal and unconstitutional taxation —S?. Louis Republican, CINCINNATI AS IT IS, he Cincinnati Commercial says:—A gentleman of intelligence and observa- tion bas been analyzing the conglomerate ingredients which form this city. He says we have 60 churches, large and small, 3 theatres, 5 market places, 480 places where liquor is sold by the drink. no public square or park, except carpet cleaner’s green, 28 000 moral and church going people, a8 many more respectable people, who go, but don’t belong to the church, and half as many more who won't go, the balance being promisou- ovs, made up of all sorts, characters, and colors Our population within the valley he oatimates at 120,009, and mourns that all this mighty mass live in the fear- their necks broken over our very errr mr SPEECH OF THE aT ABINGTON, PLYMOUTH (0., MASS, . Boston, Oct. 9, 1848, Mr. Webster, in accordance with previous notices addressed the whigs of Plymouth county to-day, at- ten o'clock, and spoke one hour. He left this cityim the rine o’clock train, and was met at Abington by « committee, and escorted to tte house of Major Josepla Hunt, and thence to agrove, about three-yuarters of a mile distant, where a large concourse of people, og both sexes, had assembled tohcar him. It was esti- mated thet there were 8,000 people present, Mr.Wensren sald that on the Presidential question there was no third part. It was well known that pre- vious to the nomination of a candidate for President, on general principles, he was neither counseller nor adviser for the nomination of General Taylor. He did not doubt his qualifications asa military man; but the time for discussing the question of the pro- priety of his nominationjwas passed. He was the only candidate for the whigs, and the only question was, should he or Geveral Cass be President—one of them must be. He deemed it proper to make the support of General Taylor generous and manly. He believed him to be man of excellent sense, solidity of charac ter, and awhig. The objections which had been urged against him, that he had received the nomi- nation of other parties—tbat he had declared that he would not be the President of a party— were ridiculous. He deemed that he had made @ clear and explicit declaration of his views, and if he had promised to be the President of a party, he would not vote for him, He thought that the votes of whig States must be relied upon to elect General Taylor. Tg had been supposed that the States not whig would sup- port him; but this could not be depended upon, and he believed that there were whig States enough to elect him, provided that the whigs in Ohio, Pennsyl- vania, and New York, were true to their colors, There was no doubt but that Massachusetts would throw her vote for Taylor. There had been a twenty years? conflict with the opposite party, and the essential features of this conflict had not been changed.— The whigs bad contended for the construction of the constitution, in acccrdance with high judicial decisions, and the views which kad been handed down from Washington, Jefferson, and others. The demo- cratic party took theirs from Jackson. They regarded the veto power as salutary. They believed it to be right to remove the best generals from office, and by that means encourage party spirit. Another ques- tion on which they were at issue, was that of protection to home industry, and home labor.— This question was right upon us, and, unless: some tevision of our custom-house Jaws should ha: soon made, adopting discriminating and specific due ties, many years would elapse before the prosperity of the country could be restored. If General Cass waa elected this would not be done. The improvement of our harbors end rivers was another question involved: in this campeign, The method of conducting our foreign rela ions was another; were these to be con~ ducted in a pacific, or ina querulcus spirit—having- tke idea of conquest predominant? He believed Caso ® most dangerous man in this respect. He knew nothing of his history, except what related to aggran- dizement. The attention of the whig party was too much taken up with men, There was no doubt that: General Taylor was a whig, also that Van Buren was. a liberty man. He would invoke the whig press, North, South, every where, to go”back to the discussion of principles. If General Cass is elected, all these quos- tions will be lost sight of, He will say that the sub- treasury already existed. “The people elected m2 with it, and hence approved of it,’ and so with the other questions, Recent events had raised another ques~ tion, which particularly affected Massachusetts It reminded him of o witticism by Swift, “ Dulce et natale solum”—I wonder where he stole them: If those words were not stolen, the sentiment of this party was petty larceny, Tho whigt were just as good free soil men as they were. The barnburning schism in New York, originated im an entirely different affair, and was in existence long before the Wilmot provisowas heard of. The whigs first raised an opposition to annexation; the barn- burners teized upon the feeling, and henee originated the Buffalo Convention. They attached this to the other “thirty-nine articles,” and required tie whigs of. Mareachusetts to serve under them. He proposed to do nosuch thing. He alluded to the letter of Harrisom Gray Otis, and wished it might be read throughout the country. It exhibiied the vigor of youth with the wis. dom of age, It has been characterized as a humbug, He desired there might be more humbugs of the same kind, When men who had sat in council with Gov. Briggs, and acted with him for years, and left him, they ought to givea reason. These reasons were, that they could not vote for Taylor and Briggs,and Reed would not go with them. Who ever thought they: would’ They talked of the minions of slavery. Was Briggsa minion of slavery? Was Reed a minion oO slavery? There was nothing in the Buffalo platform to which the whigs could ohject. They would only have to change their name; but Van Buren, at the head of the whig party, would make a great change. Boys, sometimes at school, drew curious pictures, putting the head of one animal on the body of another. If they shoulg meke an image of the whig party, with Van Buren at its head, it would be more amusing than that of the celebrated Gerryman. We were at a crisis, fle did no: distrust the result, if he could be a:sured that there was action and energy in the whigs, ‘Tho whiga of Massachusetts were not daunted. The whig party might make mistakes, but he should follow its fortunes, Its principles came down from Washington. It was no easy thing, in this day, to form a party which should not be local. If the whig party be in a mie nority for twenty years to come, it would render tho country great service, and was ite only means of ea cape from great dangers, Death of Henry M. Prevost. Wasnineron, Oct. 9, 1848. Henry M. Prevost, late reporter in the United States Senate, for the associa‘ed press in Philadel+ phia, died of consumption yesterday, at Washing- ton, The Southern mail has failed beyond Rich« mond. Arrival out of the Cherokee, Savannan, Geo., Oct. 9, 1848, , The steamer Cherokee, Capt. Lyon, from New York, arrived here yesterday (Sunday) morning, at eight o'clock, in 64 hours” passage. Weather, &e. ‘ Tvscumpia, Oct. 3, 1848, No rise yet on Colbert shoals. The weather is va to-day. A slight frost was experienced last night. Markets, New Ontrans, Oct TP. M, _ The demand for cotton is active: the sales reaohiin 7,000 bates, at stendy prices, Midditng far, werjuote a 4. Tho grain and provision market: : the inquiry only moderate, spplaneip yt dn any, Oot 9, 1848, Receipts since Saturday :—Flour, 17.700 barrels ¢ wheat, 6,100 bushels; corn, 4 600 do,; barley, 24 do, ‘The flour market was dull, and no eales of mo- ment transpired. Of wheat, we notice sales of 5,400 bushels Generee at $1 24m $1 25. Barley was steady, with sales of 15,000 bushels, at72c.a 730, In oate ae isa fair demand, with sales of 13.500 bushel > at Sue, Barrimone, Ovt. 9, 184 The market for fleur is steady, but not activ quote Toward street at $6 26, and City Mi 35.12%. Sales 3.000 bushels prime white wh $120. and 2,000 do red do at $108 a $111. Corm isin fair demand, with sales of 6 000 bushols, at 560, for white, and 70. sor yellow Oat we quote at 30c. Whiskey moves along slowly at 27c. In provisions terre is but little doing; quotations are steady. te Movements of Individuals. ‘The Secretary of the N: ft Washington on Frt- day morning on a short off tour to the North was ip this city on Sund Chancellor orth arrived in Plattsburg on the 2d inet , ona visit to his connexions, He would romain in town but afew dayr. The Hon. Dixon H. Lewis, of Alabama, arrived im town last evening, and stops at the National Hotel, im Cortlandt street, Major William H. Polk, and lady. arrived in Nash= ville on the 30th ult, and left for Columbia the next day, The Major looks well, Colonel James G Berret has been appointed chiek clerk in the Pension Office, vice George W. Crump, decenned. Dr, p has long been chief clerk of the Pension Office, with whose duties he was sy Fat ide millar, and he disobaryed them with the greatost fidel- ity and efficiency. In his native tate, Virginie, he le in the State St bad ranked high as a man of talents. the prople for several session: ture, where he wielded great influence, from the 4 ners of bis spirit and the power of his eloquence. Washington Union, Oct, 7,