The New York Herald Newspaper, November 14, 1848, Page 1

MOR THE SECRET CORRESPONDENCE or Louis Philippe and his Family. Lettre authographe de Louis Phtltppe, aw Ror de Naples, aw sujet dw mariage de sa fille Marve avec le Prince Léopold. Nevitxy, 16 Juillet, 1835. Mon rees cner Frere rt Nevev, Votre Majesté se rappelle certainement qu’au ecommencemeut de année derniere 1834, lorsque nous nous occupiens de conclure le mariage de de votre bien aimé frére le Comte de Syracuse avec ma fille Marie, auquel, nous avions donné, vous et mol, notre consentement avec tant de sa- tusfaction, vous nous annonciates que le Prince de Butera que vous veniez de nommer votre ambas- sadeur auprés de moi, allait arriver a Paris, in- vesti de vos pleins pouvoirs pour en signer le con- wat. Le Prince de Butera futretardé parle voyage qu'il fit en Sicile, pour apprendre quelles étgient des intentions du Comte % Syracuse, sur les clauses au conditions de la convention matrimo- Male. Il arriva enfin le premier de mat, porteur d’un projet déja rédigé, dans lequel se trouvaient des clauses qui nous pardrent non seulement inad- miseib!es; mais méme_& peu prés inéxécutabler, et sur les quelles, 1! lu fut fait les observations que nous crimes convenables. Sa réponse tut que e’était le Comte de Syracuse qui avait lui-méme foimulé toutes ces conditions qu’1l était prét a les signer, telles qu’il Jes présentait, mais qu’il lu était interdit, d’y faire aucun changement. Ce- pendant 11 me chargea de transmetire le contre Rroiel qui lui fut remis de notre part, sur lequel ‘otre Majesté nous écrivit que vous vous éuez rendua Palerme pour en contérer avee le Prince votre frére, et que le Prince de Butera recevrait vos ordres, d’aprés ce que vous veniez d’arréter avec lui. Neanmoins 10 mois s’étaient écoulés #ans que nous aylons reeu aucune autre communi- eation, Jorsqu’au mois d’avril de cette année 1535, une lettre de la Reine votre mére, ala Reine ma bien aimée épouse, nous apprit simplement, sans sucun eclaircissement, que le Comie de Syracuse partam pour un voyage d’instruction, dans le cours duque), il comptait venir & Paris. II n’était des Jors assez naturel que nous pensassions que cette visite n’était pas étrangére au Projet de mariage qui avait été skprés d’étre réalisé, qu’il n’avatt plus été un mystére pour personne. Le Comte de Syracuse était arrivé & Panis, les sentiments qwil nons témoigna, et l’aff-ction bien sincre qu’il nous inspira, ajouterent & notre désir de voir entin fe réaliser son union avec notre fillechérie; et alors nous nous décidimes, la Reine et moi, & nous adresser avant tout a Votre Majesté ainsi elle a fait parsa lettre du 24 mai 1835. Le mte de Syracuse était en Angleterre, lorsque votre réponse nous est parvenue et j’aidd attendre son retour pour avoir avec lui, avant son départ . les explications défiaitives qni_ me paraissaient nécessaires. I] m/’a affirmé qu’il n’avait pas for- mulé les conditions présentéea par le Prince de Butera & son arrivée et qu’il avait déclaré alors eomme il le déclarait encore aujourd’hui qu’il était préta accepter les conditions que nous avions offertes dans le contre projet, eta conclure le ma- Tiage avec le consentement de Votre Majesté, pee qu’il n’avait cessé de vous en témoigner le ‘sir- Je n’ai point & examiner, mon cher frére, m encore moins i expliquer la contradiction qui se trouve entre ce qui nous ffit dit en 1834 et ce qui m’est dit aujourd’hui, ce qui est positif & présent, c’est que désormais, 11 ne peut plus y avoir d’autre obstacle 4 la realisation du mariage qui avait été convenu entre nous, que ceux qui viendraient de la part de Votre Majesté. Je ne saurais donc rien prévoir de semblable et j’ai chargé un de mes Mi- nietres Je Vice Amiral Comte de Rigny de vous présenter cette lettre, afin que lorsque aprés le retour du Comte de Syracuse & Naples, vous aurez disculé ces affaires en tamille, ainsi que vous le mandez a la Reine mon épouse, il puisse vous donner pour moi, et recevoir de méme toutes les explications qui pourraient étte utiles ou con- venables dans -cette conjecture. Vous pourrez, prendre une entiéve confiance dans tout ce qu’il vous dira de ma part. Je l’ai chargé de faire con- Daitre & Votre Majesté que mon desr bien sinctre tant de resserier autant qu’il dépend de nous, les liens qui unissent nos deux familles, je prefererais infiniment que votre bien aimé frére et ma fille chérie puissent venir i Naples aupréa de vous, et sous votre protection immediate, mais que si des arrangements quelconques, ou des considérations de quelque nature que ce soit vous faisaient pre- ferer qu’il en fut autrement, je serais tout prét A Jes recevoir en France, & les établir, & les garder aupres de moi, aussi longtemps que cela pourrait vous convenir. . C’est de tout mon cur, mon cher neveu, que je vous renouvelle |’expression de la sincé re amitié que xe vous porte ainsi que celle ae l’inalterable attachement avec lequel je suis Mon tré-s-cher trére et neveu de votre Majesté _ le trés-aflectionné frére et oncle Louis Pamirrr. [ TRANSLATION. J Neuttxy, 16th July, 1835. Fyrom Louis Philippe to the King of Naples, rela- tive to the Marriage of his daughter to Leopold. My Very Dear Brotuer anp Nerngw:— Your Majesty surely remembers that at the com> mencement of Jast year, 1834, when we were oc- cupied in bringing to a conclusion the marriage of your we!!-! «loved brother, the Count of Syracuse, with n ter Marie, to which we both, you and myse|/, had given our consent with so much satisfaction, you announced to us that the Prince di Butera, whom you had just appointed your Am- bassador at my court, would soon arrive in Paris, invested with full powers to sign the contract. ‘The Prince di Butera was delayed by the journey that he made into Sicily, for the parece of learn- ing what were the intentions of the Count of Syra- cuse with regard tothe clauses appended to the conditions of the matrimonial contract. He ar- rived, at length, on the first of May, bringing with him proposals already drawn up, in which were found certain clauses that appeared to us not only mudmissible, but even almost impossible, and upon which we made to him such observations as se: m- ed proper tous. His answer was, that the Count of Syracuse himselt had drawn up all these condi- tions; that he was ready to sign the contract as it then stood, but that he hie been expressly torbid- den to make any change in its terms. However, he undertook to transmit the counter- project which we had drawn up in its place, an which we put into his hands; upon whien your Majesty wrote us that you had gone to Palermo to conter with the Prince, your brother, upon the sub- ject, and thatthe Prince di Butera would receive your orders, in accordance with the conclusions you had come to with him, Nevertheless, ten monthe elapsed without our having received any other communication, when, in the month 0 April of this year, 1835, a letter from the Queen, your mother, tothe (Queen, my well-peloved spouse, simply informed us, without any other explana- tion, that the Count of Syracuse was about to travel to complete his education, and that, in the course ot his journey, he purposed coming to Paris. We then thought, Very naturally, that this visit might not be altogether foreign toSthe projected marnage, which had been so nearly accomplished that it was no longer a mystery toany one. The Count of Syracuse having arrived in Paris, the rentiments which he manifested toward us, and the very eicere affection with which he inspired us, increased our desire to witness the realization of bis union with our beloved daughter, and we then decided, the Queen_and I, to address our- selves first of all to your Majestv, as she did in her letter of May 24th, 1835. The Count of Syracuse was in England when your answer reached us, and [ had to await his return, in order to have, with him, before lis de- parture, those definite explanations which ap- peared tome to be necessary. He assured me that he had not drawn up the conditions presented by the Prince di Butera, on his arrival here, and that he had declared, at that time, as he had de- clared again to-day, that he was ready to accept the conditions which we had offered iw the coun- ter project, and to conclude the marrage, with ion Mojesty’s consent, as he had constaatly testi- ed to you his desire todo. | It is not for me to examine, my dear brother, much less to explain, the evident contradiction be- tween what was stated tous in 1834, and what is stated to me to-day; but one thing is now eer- tain, and that is, that henceforth there can be no other obstacles in the way of the realization of this marpiv which had teen agreed upon be- tween ua, than those which may arise on the part of your Majesty. I cannot, theretore, anticipate anything of the kind, and I have charged one of my ministers, Vice Admiral Count de Rigny, to present to you this letter, in order that when, after the return of the Count of Syracuse to Naples, you shall have discussed these affairs in family coun- cil, (as you spoke of doing to the Queen, my spouse,) he may give you, on my part, and receive in Jike manner from you, whatever explanations may be useful or proper in this conjuncture. You may place the most entire ccnfidence in all that he will tell you from me. Ihave charged him to in- form your Majesty, that it being my very sincere desire to strengthen, in as far as it depends upon us, the bonds which unite our two families, should infinitely prefer that your well beloved brother and my dear daughter might live in Na- ples, near yourself, under your immediate protec- tion; but that, if arrangements of any kind, or any considerations whatsoever, should lead you to prefer its being otherwise, I should be quite ready to receive them in France, to establish them here, and Keep them with me as long as it may suit ou. a It 1s with my whole heart, my dearnephew, that I renew to you the expression of the sincere friend- ship which I bear to you, as well as of the unalter- able attachment with which I am, my very dear brother and nephew, Your Majesty’s Very aflectionate brother and uncle, Louis Pairre. Lettre autographe de Louis Philippe aw Rov de sVaples. Mon Tris Cnzr Frire er Bren Armée Neveu: Je m’empresse d’exprimer a votre eae tous les sentimens que m’oat fait éprouver les lettres que nous venons de recevoir de la Reine votre excellente mére, Le nouveau lien qui va resser- rer ceux qui unissent déja nos familles, me sera doublement cher, et j’apprécie bien sincttement Ja part que vous prenés a le former. J’espore, j’ai la confiance que vous trouverés ma fille digne de vos bontés, et que Punion qu’elle pourra contrac- ter sous vos auspices sera la source de so1 bon- heur et de cel de votre excellent trére Léopold . Mais, mon cher frére, pour assurer la réalisa- tion de notre projet je crois qu’il est desirable d’avoir le moins de confidens que nous pourrons, et de ticher qu’on n’en parle pas avant que tout ne eoit conc!i Si vous le croyés aussi, il me semble que Je mieux serait de faire partir le plutdt possi- ble, le Prince de Butera que vous destinés a étre votre ambaseadeur aupreés de moi, et de le munir confidentiellement de votre plein pouvoir pour traiter et signer l’acte ou le contrat qui doit pré- céder le mariage. Nous ferons au reste tant sur cela que eur le mariage, et les autres arraage- mens, tout ce qui vous conviendra le mieux. Notre desir serait que suivant votre exemple et celu: du Grand Duc de Toscane votre beau trére et mon neveu, le Prince votre frére pit venir célébrer le mariage en France. Comme notre Eecadre du Levant va é reréumte & Toulon, il me serait facile de lai envoyer une de nos frégates, et Je m’arrangerais pour que son voyage et son re- retouc se fissent’simplement sans {ui causer vaines dépenges et en lui épargnant les ennuis d’hon- neurs ou de cérémonial autant qu’il le jugerait & propos. Six semaines ou deux mois d’absence’'suf- firaient et ce serait pour nous toue une véritable satisiaction. Mais si ce plan ne vous convenait pas, alors il faudrait recourir au mariage par pro- cureur. Mon fils ainé pourrait recevoir la procura- tion du Prince Leopold, et il se chargerait de méme avec plaisir de conduire ga sur d Naples. C’ert de tout mon cour, mon cher frére, que je vous renouvelle l’expression de la sincére amitié que Je vous porte, et que je vous garderai toujours, ainsi que celle de l’inaltérable attachement avec lequel je suis, De votre Majesté, Le trés affectionné, Frére et Oncle. [ TRANSLATION. ] Autograph Letter from Lowis Philippe tothe King of Noples, relative to the Marriage of his daughter Mare to Leopold. My very pear Brorucr AND WELL BELOVED NEPHEW :— I hasten to express to your Majesty the various sentiments which I have experienced upon reading the letters that we have just reeeived from the Queen, your excellent mother. The new bond which is about to draw still closer those which already unite our families, will be doubly dear to me, and [ appreciate very sincerely the part that you take in forming it. {[ hope, 1 am confident, that you will find my daughter'worthy of your goodness, and that the union which she will contract under your auspicies, will be the source both of herown a teaoae and that of your excel- lent brother, Leopold. 4 But, my dear brother, for the better assuring of the realization of our project, I believe it 1s desira- ble to have the tewest possible number of confi- dants. and to endeavor to prevent any remarks about the affair before it is brought to a conclusion. If you agree with me in this opinion, it seems to me it would be beet that the Prince di Butera, whom you have selected as your ambassador to me, should tet out as soon as possible, and that you should in- yest him, confidentially, with full powers tor draw- ing upand signing the marriage articles, or contract, qhtes must precede the marriage. However, in this as well asin everything relating to the marriage,and the other arrangements, we will do whatever will suityou best. It would be our desire that, follow- izg your own example and that of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, your brother-in-law _and my nephew, the Prince, your brother, should come here and celebrate his marriage in France. As oursquadron of the Levant 1s about to assemble at Toulon, I could easily send one of our frigates for him, and I would srrange it in such a manner as that he should make the journey and return to Italy without being at any expense; and should also be spared the fatigue ot public honors and ceremonnals, as tar, at least, as he should desire. Six weeks or two months of absence would be sufficient, and this would be a veritable satisfaction torus. But if this plan should not suit you, it will then be necessary to resort to a marriage by proxy. My eldest son could receive the proxy of Prince Leopold, and he would also undertake with pleasure to conduct his sister to Naples, It 18 with my whole heart, my dear brother, that Trerew the expression of the sincere friendship which I feel tor yon, and which I shall always pre- serve for you, as well as of the unalterable attach- ment with which [ am Your Majesty’s veryeaflectionate Brother and uncle, Lours Puiirre. The following arrivals are registered at the respective hotels :—At the American -C. H. Heyden, Washiag- ton; Dr, Halpin, Hayti. St. Domingo; D. S Army; D. Brennan, do; T Neville, do: R, Fairfax, do; D. MoCounell, do.” Astor—W. G. Nicolas, H.8.M. Coneul, Mobile; Capt. Key. U.S Army; H. Brush London, England ; Capt. Johneon, ship “ Virgins Mr and Mra, Keiss. Washington; Mra. JK, Polk, do ; Miss Tucker, do; W. Cochran, do; Knox Walker, do; W. Gardner, US. Army; Dr. Hunt.do Howard — Capt. Lowe, stenm:hip “Falcon;” A. Honoa do; Major Brocks, U §. Army Irving House, (Hows i Forbes, Boston ; Hon A. Laurence, Tompkins Co ; H |. Phillins, Boston: Army; RJ Eva US Major Alvord do. The Hon. M. Fillmore, Vice dent t and Mre Fillmore. have engazed apart. ments at the “Irving House,” and are expected to arrive in the city this day London; © Army; Peesi- Army Intelligence, Derantene or Troors—The U.S teaneport ship Rhode Irland left yesterday with companies A and E let artillery. and E; 3d artillery, for New York, Tae following officers accompanied them :—Ist Lieutenant James B. Rickerts. Ist artillery, commanding ; Asst. Surgeon RH Coolidge ; Brevet Major J F. Reynolds, Sd artillery ; Tat Lieut. A, Doubleday. 24 Lieut, D. M. Beltzhoover, 2d Lieut O H Tillinghast, A C. 8. In: artillery ; Brevet 2d Lieut. J C. Tidball, 3d artillery. Naval Intel The United States ship Vincennes has been hauled up on the ways at the navy yard, Brooklyn; she is to be rebuilt from the water's edge. The frigate Savannah ja nearly ready for sea—her destination is not knowa The etorerhip Fredo: for California, is taking in her cargo. The ateam fri ¢ San Jacinto is on the stocks, waiting for her machinery. Founp Bits Against Tukm.—In_ the Court of Common Pleas held at Nashua, N. F1., the present week. the grand jury found billa against Dr. MeNabb and Gardner loga)ls, charged with the death of Sarah Furber. The body of Misa Furber, it will be remem- bered, wae aftor ber death (caused as is alleged, by Dr® MeNabb. at the instigation of Ingalls) taken to New York, and soldto the Doctors, who, when about to dirrect it, dircovered rigns of foul play. Dr. McNabb not appearing. his bonds were forfeited, He is said to be at homesick Ingalls plead not guilty, and is to be tried at the next term Arnivar or tik Great Westerx.—The royale mail steampacket Great Western, from Southamp- tep, arrived at Cat Irland on the 24 of Novem er, at 4 P.M, The Grent Western left Southamp’on o: 2d of October. Bermada 22d, Na 2th. and Havana onthe 30th. Paesangers by the Great Western —Mr, G A. Holtand lady, Mr. Duncan and lady, Col J. R, Grimes and man servant. Mra Ward, cbild and le Fervant; Merax® Pope, Moore. Jone Bloemhof, Fravklir, Borde, Craison, and Somerville, U. 8. N.--N. the O. Delta, Nov. 4, Common Connell. Boanrp or Arpermen.—Monday, Nov. 13.—Morris Franklin, President. in the chair The minutes of the proceedings of the last meeting were read and approved, Several petitions of trifling importance were referred to the appropria’e commmitters. Invitation, n invitation toattend the dedication of the Cyprers Hill Cemetery, on Tuesday, the 14th inet. Accedted, ‘The following message was then received from his Honor the Mayor: MAYOR'S MESSAGE. Mayon’s Orricr, New York, Nov 13. 1848, : To tHe Honorante tHe Common Counc Gentlemen—I transmit, herewith, formal notice which has been delivered to me, that the Commission- ers, under “an act to establish and regulate ferries be- tween the city of New York and Long Island,” passed May 10th, 1845, have granted to certain persons therein nemed, licenses purporting to be for establishing and keeping” certain ferries between this city aud Broek- lyn, together with @ certificate copy of such license; and a letter from the grantees, with which the same wer mmupicated tome. It becomes my duty to call our attention to the whole subject of the rights and interests of the city, in reference to ferries, iuasmuch as this is the first attempt to act under the law to which I have referred. ‘The vafidity of this act, so far as it may operate, or be const rued to divest this city of the powers in re- gard to ferries, granted by its charter, and confirmed 7 the most solemn legal and constitutional guaranties of she State, has never been tecognized by the autho rities of this city, nor does its constitutionality appear to have been relied on by the legislature by whic! was passed. The act reems to be another of those in stances, too frequent for the character of our Legisia- ture, in which the Legislature assumes a power, the conttitutionality of which it doubts; and then at- tempts to limit the operation of the general words as- serting the power. by a provision that they shail not | be construed to violate the constitution, or impair the | rights secured by that instrument. ‘he first section of this act provides that the Com- missioners shall have power to grant licenses for os- tablishing and keeping so many ferries, and in such places, as in their opinion the public convenience may require, with certain exceptions and conditions; but the tenth section provides that “ nothing herein con- tained rball be construed te annul, impeach, or in any wise impsir, the vights of the Mayor, Aldermen. and Commonalty of the city of New York, and their le:- sees, their executors, administrators, and assigns. of, in, or to, any ferry or ferries, heretofore established | by them; or of. in, or to. any private benefits, emola ments. or advantages, incident to the same, or arising therefrom; and nothing herein contained shall be con- strued to supersede or annul the privileges, powers, and emoluments, of a private nature. which have been granted tothe corpoiation of the city of New York, by charters and legislative acts.’? The powers and rights of the corporation, which, if | the construction of the commissioners be correct, are direeted by the first section, are, in the judgment of the most distinguished jurists, precisely what are re- served by the 10th section, and precisely what it de- clares, after full and technical description, that nothing hereip contained “shall be construed to anaul, impeach, or in any wise impair.” ‘The power, not merely to keep up ferries already established, but to establish new ones whenever ne- eerrary, was granted to the corporation in the most comprehensive terms, in the early charters, not only as patel) authority, but asa private right, with the incidents which attach to property; aud it has been likewire eolemniy confirmed by the laws and constitue tion of thie State. It has existed for nearly a century anda half, under the authority of these grants aod the confirmations of successive governments and con- stitutions, and has been exercised in aspirit of wis- dom aud liberality. Of the nature of that power, the late Chancellor Kent thus speaks, in his notes on the section of the charter by which it was conferred :—‘ The section last referred to, contains a grant and confirmation to the corporation and their ruccersors, forever, of the ferry and ferries, on both sides of the East river ; and of all other ferries then, or thereafter, to he created and esta- blished all around Manhattan [eland,and under the ma- nagement thereof; and all fees, terriages and perquisites to the same belonging; and also. all the ground and soil between high and low water mark, on Loog (eland. from the east sitle of the place, called Wallabont, to the West sige of Red Hook; and to make laws and rules fur governing the ferries ‘then established or thereafter to be established around Manha‘tan Island: saving to the inhabitants between Wallabout and Red Hook, the right of transporting themselves and their goods only, in their own boats from and to their respective dwellings and plantations, without payingferriage The ferries then and thereafter to be established, and the right of ferriage, are connected with the grant and confirmation of lands within the city of New York, avd on Manhattan Island. and they are all equally granted with the regular habendum clause eppropriate to the grants of estates in fee ” The rights of the Corporation, in respect to the es- tablishment. license and regulation of fert between the city of New York and Long Island hi thin Aw recent period. been ably and z-alously discussed, both in and out of the Common Council. It seemed to be conceded that the grant of the old ferry between New York and Brooklyn (and which was rps cially granted and confirmed by the charter of 1708, as, see ante p. 29, and note 8.) wasan abrolute grant of vested pro perty, or an estate in fee, which could not be lawfully uertioned or disturbed. except ‘he colony act of 14th Ovtaber. 1732, regulating the rates of ferriage, admitted that the corporation was “Jegally and solely seized”? of the ferry The same statute declared that the corporation might keep “one or mere ferries” between the city and Nassau Island, and that no other persons than the corporation of New York, should erect aud keep @ ferry “ between New York and Nassau Isjanu.’’ But the grant of a right to establish other ferries, and to appropriate the profits, was said to be the grant of a sovereign lezi+l: . of a public legislative character, and liable jed at the pleasure of the Legislature. { do not perceive that there is any solid ground for such & distinction on this point, betweon the grant of the old ferry with ite rents and profits, and the grant of the right to establieh other ferries. when needed, with tueir Tents and profits. They are equally grants of the cor- porate franchises, parteking of the nature of private property. They are made in the same terms, and in the same connexion with the grant of lands. They confer on the inhabitants of New York vested and valuable interests ariring from the rents and pro- Sts of every ferry established and to be established under the charter, Whether a new ferry, in any given case, be wanted. and whether it would be a bur- den or @ benefit to the citizens, was intended to be, and wat properly left to the direction of the corporn tion, as all such grants must necessarily be left to be exerosed according to sound discretion. The grant was founded on the two fold consideration as @ source of revenue to the city, andan accommodation to the public; and in the latter view the corporation are amenable to the judicial tribunals for the abuse of their dircretion, and the omission of @ue exercise of the power A corporate body is capable of taking the grant of a ferry, or of the right to establish one, and it isa freehold right and asmnch beyond the reach of a gratuitous legislative resumption, as any otber franchise cr property held by grant or charter. The ferry franchise is not the grant of political pow- er strictly speaking, any more than the grant of any other franchise. or any other use of property. It cor- tainly is not more so, in respect to the right to esta- blish new ferries, than the grant ef the old ferry. and that is admitted to be an absolute irrevooable grant in fee. The grant of political power {s oxclasively a mat- ter of public and general concern, but the ferriage gmot was for the benefit of the grantees, and tho Tents. issues and profits were given exclusively to the inhabitants of the city The inhabitants, in their ag- Tegate corporate capacity, have as vested an interest fi their entire grant of the old ferry. and of the right to establish others, as they have individually in any gevernment grant of lands, tenements and heredita- ments Nor can such a grant be lawfally revoked any more than the grant of any other hereditaments, ex- cept for non-use or mis-use, to be ascertained by a ju- dicial proceeding. There is no danger that the power of ertublishing ‘erries in dircretion, will be abused to the prejudice of thy inhabitants of the city. or of its neighbors. ecnsidering the popular foundation of the council. Its sympathies with the feclings and julg- ment of ite constituents must be lively, active and in- crrrant. Che power is more likely to be used to the best interests of the city, and with discretion and judgment. than if it was recalled and deposited els where, and exercised by any other body of men, whi ever ; for it isto be presumed that the citizens of New York, in matters that concern their local interests and convenience, are sufficiently sharp-sighted, liberal and persevering Not only have the commissioners, in grauting a liewnre fora new ferry, exercised a power which fas been denied by this city, and was evidently distrusted by the Legislature which pared the act, but, in grant- ing licenses for the established ferries, and assuming to divest the corporation of all authority over, or inter- ert in ferries which have existed under its regulation, and for its benefit from time immemorial, they have wurped a power, not only not conferred, bat expressly inhibited to them by the act under which they were appointed. The section which gravts the power to license, con- tains also the proviso, “But they shall not grant a Vcense for any ferry or ferries which shail interfere with the rights, tranchites or privileges of the Mayor, Aldermen and Commonalty of the clty of New York.in and to any ferries established.” If the power to Hoense the existing ferries had not been ex- presely denied, it could not have been established by construction under the provisions of this act. The autbority given is “to grant licenses for establishing and keeping” ferries. not for keeping thore long before establirbed, and the only ground on which a resump- tion by the legislature of the rights of the corporation over ferries could be placed by its advocates (even if uch resumption were constitutional, under any cir- cumetances.) must be the public neces ity of establish. ing aferry when one did not exist; while the righta and interest of the corporation in the ferries already ertablished are even more clearly inviolable, the rea- ron which alone can justify. either In law of moral an invasion of its franchise no existence whi ever in such a case. That such an invasion should have been counte anced by the commissioners, in reference to ferries, which not only now exist, but are conducted so as to subserve the public convenien and under proper regulations, at rates of ferriage rearcely more than no- minal, oudin respect to which nota whisper of com- it) by due process cf law. | N NG EDITION----TUESDAY, | sound discretion of our city gover: | laint bas reached the authorities of the city, is not a fine extraordinary. It is proper to state that the action of the commis sioners has been wholly exparte; no notice of the appli- cation for these licenses, or of their sittings on asubject £0 deeply involving the rights and interests of th city, having been given to the municipal authoriti This in the more remarkable, inasmuc the licen: prescribes regulatior tothe rates of ferrlage, tl privileges of commutation, the maximum of dividen and the application of surplus profits, as well as the number and character of the boats to be ; all of which would seem to be matters peculiarly Bt to be regulated by the city governmeat, but in respect to none of which bas it been in any degree consulted. 6 assur ptions of authority over subjects deeply affecting the interests of our citizens, divesting the government of the city of powers which are neces. sery to its notice, and which it has exercised from time immemorial, and invading its corporate franchise and its rights of ‘property, is added the exercise of an arbitrary power, to take steps which may be indis- pensable to the accommodation of its furelgn trade, whenever rpeculative interests may seek to enhance the value of real estate in a small locality, and may frame a case for the exparte consideration of men in nowise responsible to our community, whose rights are thur concerned. Thot a wire regard to the interests of our citizens, as wellas of the public at large, would dictate the most liberal arrangements. in reference to the ferries, is unquestionable; but there is little reason to doubt that the whole subject, the regulations which are incident to it may safely repose, when the successive chartera of the city e verted them in the nment. 1, therefore recommend that your honorable body take measures to protect that government in the exercise of its le- gitimate and necessary powers, and te defend againay the violation which is threatened the corporate rights and franchiees of the city. W. KF, HAVEMEYER, Mayor, The fillowing letter wan directed to the Mayor, the legal representative of the city of New York :— LETTER TO HIS HONOR THE MAYOR. To tHe Hox, Wittiam F Havestever, Mayor of the City of New Yor Sir—You will receive, herewith, a copy of a license granted to us on the lith day of October Inst, by the commissioners appointed under the act of the Legisla ture, entitled “An Act to Establish and Regulate Ferries Letneen the City of New York and Long sland. . . * ‘We have also caused to be served to you, as the offl- cial representative of the city of New York, a notice of the landing places and other property, which the com- wisrionet:, im pureuance of the provisions «f the act above referred, have determined to be necessary for the accommedation of the ferries granted. ‘We trust and believe, that the Corporation of New York will receive the negotiation, thus proposed by the gravtees.of the ferries, in the spirit of this offer, We have the honor to be, Sir, with great respect, Your obedient servants, A. G, BENSON, EDGARJ, BARTOW, C. KELSEY, W.S. PACKER, ELIHU TOWNSEND, November 7th, 1848, And the following is the NOTIFICATION To tim Hononasir tHe Mayov, Aupramen, Commonatty or THE City or New Yoru :— The undersigned, Alfred G. Benson, Edgar J Bar- tow, Charles Kelsey, William S. Packer, and Eliha Townrend, respectfully show that, heretofore, to-wit, on the 17th day cf October, in the year one thousand eight hundred and forty eight, the Hon Samuel Cheever, John McLean, and Ebenezer Blakeley, Com- | missioners duly appointed by the Governor of the State of New York, in pursuance of an act of the Legislature of the State of New York, entitled An Act to Establieh and Regulate Ferries between the City of New York and Long Island,” were pleased to grant, by deed, under their hands and seals, bearing date on the day and year last aforesaid, to the above mentioned Alfred G. Bensoa, Edgar J Bartow. Charles Kelsey, William S. Packer, Elihu Townsend, a license to keep and establish the ferry following, viz— * * * * * + * hee ® * * * * Andin the city of New York, all those two elips lying on the north side of pier No 14,and the south side of pier No. 16, being the slip at the foot of Wall street. aud the one South thereof, with the pier between the same, and bounded wosterly by South street, and easterly to the water line in the river, to which piers may be built. AND * . * * Now, we, the undersigned. Alfred G. Benson, Edgar J Bartow. Charles Keleey, William S. Packer, and Kilow Townrend, in purruance of the provisions of such act, do hereby respectfully notify you, the Mayor, Alder- men and Commonalty of the city.of New York, that all and every of the wharves, slips, landing places and par- cels of land, which are hereinbefore mentioned and re- ferred toashaving been determined by said commis- tioners to be necessary for the accommodation of the above-mentioned ferry, respectively are so required for the accommodation of said ferry. This notification is given you in pursuance of the provisions of tha 4th Section of raid act of the Legislature, to the end that we, the raid grantees of the above-mentioned ferry, may proceed to treat with you foro much of said wabrver, slips, landing places, and parcels of land as you are the owners of, or interested in, and for tl ; aad to the if you shall refase so to treat, or we le toagree with you in relation thereto, such measures may be taken by us for procuring the eaid wharves, slips, landing places and parcels of land as are necestary for the accommodation of said ferry, as determined by said commissioners, as are provided by enid act of the Legislature; and shal be agreeable to equi'y and good conscience; ofall which we respect- fully ask you to take notice Given under our handg and seals, this 7th day of November, 1848. A. G. BENSON, EDGAR J. BARTOW, ’. KELSEY. W.S. PACKER, ELIHU TOWNSEND, The whole matter was referred, and ordered to ba printed. NOVEMBER 14, 1848. | troversal dishonesty. avenue to Bloomingdale road ; adopted. In favor of payirg bills of Dre, Lyonsand Sleight. In favor of relieving certain persons from asressment for sewer in 5th avenue, between 30th and Sist streets. Of | committee on assersmenta, in favor of paying one balf on the assessment on the lot No 10 State street; | adopted. A New Cemetery —An invitation from the truatees of the Cypress Hill Cemetery, located on Long [+land, about five m! from Brooklyn, to attend the dedica- tion to take place on Tuesday, the 2let instant, at 12 o'clock. Accepted. Doctors’ Bills —Report from the other board in favor of paying bills of Dootor’s Russ. Hasbrouck, Fisk, and Stearn, for services rendered. Concurred in Petition of David Covill and others, asking for amendment of grade of Forty third street, between 8th and 9th avenues. Referred Petition of Jonathan Hardman relative to th: tion house lot at the corner of 8th avenue and Forty-eighth striet. Referred. Report in favor of settling the claims of the con- tractor for extra work on the bulkhead at the foot of Fifty-third atreet, East River, Adopted. Petition cf Chris.ian Stewart and others, to have assesement remitted for setting curb and gutter in Thirtieth street, between the 7th and 8th avenues. Referred Petitions of the members of Fire Co. No. 48, for one of Mr. Smith's ond class engines, Referred to Committee on Fire Department. Railroad in Canal street.—Report from the other board in favor of granting privilege to Harlem Rail- road Company to lay down raiis in Canal street. Con- curred in, Report in favor of paying Dr. Covel $20 for services rendtred at the Sth ward station house. Adopted, and ordered paid. Report of the special committe on the petition of the Manhattan Light Company, for the protec- tion of their pi, in all streets where sewers and other improvements are made, ca'culated to fajure their | property. Adopted. Williamsburg Ferry.— Report in concurring with the Board of Aldermen, respecting the leasiag of the Williamsburg. Peck alip and Grand street Ferry Com- pany. On this report along discussion took place be- tweenthe Aesistant Aldermen of the 8th and ‘0th wards. After this long dircussion of nearly two houra, the resolution to concur was laid on the table for next Monday night. After passing several papers of but little importance, the board adjourned until five o'clock on next Mon- day, Capital F hment, The advocates of the abolition of capital punish, ment held a public meeting, last mght, in Hope Chapel Lecture Room, Broadway. L. F. A. Buck- ngham, Esq., the distinguished lecturer from England, the Rev. W. S. Bach, and the Hon. Horace Greeley, were the speakers on the oc- casion. The room was densely crowded, and, what 1s not a usual occurrence at such meet- Inge, the audience consisted chiefly ot the rough- er sex. The Rev, Mr. Bacn was the first speaker. He pro- ceeded, in & strain of great eloquence, to combat the arguments used against the abolition of capital punish- ment, and laid down the following positions :- First, That the spirit of christianity is opposed to the punish- ment of the death penalty ; and this being the case, he considered himeelf bound, in Heaven’s name, to ad: vocate its abolition to the best of h‘s ability. His second position was, that it did not answer the design of its adoption, for it does not provent the commission of crime. On the contrary, one execution had the effect of causing another, by stimulating to the perpe- tration of the seme crime. ‘The reverend gentle- man having adduced several instances to prove this, proceeded to his next proposition, that it had’ the effect of demoralizing the people. He would venture to say, that if a public exeoution took piace in New York, there would be a number of minia- ture gallowres and mimic executions subsequently represented, by boys ef the city. Its resutts, there- fore, could not be otherwise than demoralizing to the sommnnty, Ho next proceeded to show that it not unfrequently involved the innocent, and promoted the etoupe of the gui.ty—thus promoting the crimes it was intended tu suppress. How often bad innocent men been condemned to death, and how often bad the guilty escaped. The reverend gentleman adduced several cases in proof of both parte of this proposition, aud went on to his next, that the ends of justice were not subserved by punishment of death There were numerous cases where the guilty were nllowed to ge free, in consequence of the reluctance injuries to consign a wan to death, and to seal his fate for eterai- ty. They hesitated in very many cases, aad when it comc¢s to hesitation, it is deliverance. This, however, would not be the case if imprisonment or some ether punishment were substituted. For his own part, he would prefer to be tried for » erime to which the pun- ishment of death was attached, than for one in which impritonwent for life was the sentence—as he belioved, from the above considerations, his chances of escaps would be greater. (Cheers) He conciuded by saying, that petitions should be forthwith poured iato the legislature, and that every one should exert himself energetically to do away with this penalty. If there were any percons who bad doubts on the subject, let him apply for decuments to Dr. J. Hopper, Secretary of the Society, at the office of Hunt's Merchants’ Magazine, 142 Fulton street, and they would be fur- nished free of charge. (Cheers Mr. Buckinanam then proceeded to address the audience. He was at a loss to know what grouad to take. or what branch of the subject to ti the topics of which it consisted were so multiplied and various. He then proceeded to contrast the objection which the advocates of capital punishment made from that ge in the 9th chapter, 6th verse of Genesis— Whoro sheddeth man’s blood, by mat all his blood be shed,” and contended that the sanction which this pastage was supposed to give to the advocates of the gallows was a misinterpretation, and s piece of con- He maintained that it was a rimp'e prediction, a general and waiversal deoluration, without conveying any authority to put a man to death. (Cheers.) This was the interpretation put Report favorable to appropriating $500 for repair- ing the E+ veuth ward station houre, Adopted. Report adverse to the remission of the fines against Palmer & Peters, for running +tiges without license. Same inthore entes upon which judgment has not been rendered. Adopted Bill for Stars.--Report favorable to paying James M. Bard the sum of $127 fur stars furnished to the police department. Adopted. Fire Suits Report favorable to paying Benjamin | Williamson the sum of $2 000 for defending fice suits against the Corporation, in the State cf New Jeravy, and providing for the farther defence of those suits in sum not exceeding $3500, Adopted. Tenth Avenue.—Keport favorable to opening Tenth avenue to 104th street. Adopted. Railroad in Canal street.—Report favorable to grant- | ing the Harlem Railroad Company tho privilege of laying down ratis¥in Canal street to a point within 76 feet ¢f Breadway. Adopted in concurrence. Railroad in Broadway — Report favorable to granting to Joseph Curtis privilege of laying down a section of ratiroad in Broadway, between Fulton and Courtlandt streets. Laid on the table. Sewer,—Report favorable to constructing a sewer in Sixth street. Adopted Oil.—Commupication from the Comptroller, asking for the payment of $1,678, due on two bills for oil. Granted, Alderman } the Mayor, rel verant rquare, veto, Adopted Res‘gnation of C. V. Anderson, as Chief Engineer of the Fire Department, with his thanks for the aid which has always been rendered him by the Common Council during the past twelve yea Accepted. Alderman Frawkitn, in reference to the above re- signation, ¢p ke cf the efficiency of Mr. A., and his untiring exertions in protecting the property of the city. and his great care manif-sted for the rafety of the firemen of the city) He had been regardless of health, in the performance of his duty, and had raised the department to be among the most respectable of the city. For the past twelve years, whether in the burning beat of summer, or the piercing blast of win- ter, never has the bell tolled the alarm but be rushed | to the scene of conflagration, and battled with the element until success crowned his efforta. In the financial department, Mr. Anderson has been most honest and frugal. The society for the of those who may have been injured while in the performance of their arduous duties, has found him one of their most faithful trustees, He was too well known for his high character to be éulogized, already evjoying the confidence of the whole inhabitants of the city He then offered a resolution tendering the thanks of the Board to Mr. Anderson, for the prairewortby man- nerin which he has ernducted the department. and that acopy of the resolution be prosented to him properly authenticated, The Board then took a recess of forty minutes, AFTER RECEES Ferry.—Report favorable to allowing the trustees of St. Patrick's Cathedral torun ferry boats from the foot of Grand street to their new cometery at Green Point forfuneral purposes, Adopted in concurrence, Enlargement of the Battery —Pwo remonstrances, composed of about 200 persone, against the eniarge- ment of the Battery. Referred. Also, seven petitions from about 2000 persone, asking for the enlargement of the Battery. Kefurred Grand street and Peck slip Ferries. —The subject of the leare of the Grand street and Peckslip ferries was then taken up. Ald Smith of effect that the le Adopted 1 a Board then adjourned until Monday evening next, vxanp called up the veto of his Honor ve to the improvements around Stuy- nd moved @ concurrence with that d & report and resolution to the and all past action be yoid.-- Boarn or Asststants,—This Board met last eve- ning, at 5 o’clock, the President in the chair. Reports Adopted —Of the joint committee on chari- ty and alms. with ordinance in favor of paying corpo- ration attorney a salary of $3,000, tor duties connect- ed with the Alms house department. In favor ot re- gulating and grading 48th street between (th and 10th avenues. For @ sewer in Willin reet, between Fulton and Beekman streets. For a sewer in 23d street. from Fourth to Lexington Avenuo. f Drs. Heline and Gill, y sewer in 15th street, from | upon the parsages by the Septuagen’; the Samaritan to Lng near 2d avenue. to an through Ist avenue to 14th } street. Im fayor of regulating 534 street, from th | law was derived from the Almighty, that therefore the | copy ef the Scriptures, took a similar view. The Italian Bible, the French Bible, the Huguenot transla- tion, were also against a command being uphold, aad interpreted the preposition “by,” to mean “in,” or * among.” Calvin, alto, and Pascal, took similar views, and tho latter went so far as to say that the parenge clearly took away from manall power over his fellow creature. After dwelling for a considerable time on the point, and quoting » number of authorities in corroboration of this view, he asked if such a pacsuge, s0 dotbiful, so obscure, was not @ very inseoure ground torest a legislative enactment? He then proceeded to view the passage as conveying a command If that were the care, it must be binding at al, times, and under all circumstances. Now, the early Christians did not think s0, for the great St. Augustine, who first brought the light of (bristianity to England, and was subsequently Bithop of Hippo, wrote 10 request that the lives of cortarn men who were condemne ito death might be spared to afford them tim» for repentance, [Query.—Is the lvctarer not mistaken here in making the apostle of Britain aud the Bishop of Hippo, the great light of the early church, the ame individaal? ~ Reror- TER] After dwelling on this point for a considerable time, be then proceeded to correct ano(her objection of the advocates of the gallows, who mainta’n that. gs God's justice is retributive, and as the power of the | justice of man should be retributive also. Hy denied, however, both propesitions, as also the conclusion whieh was drawn from them. With regard to the first, he showed that man’s own existence was a suf- ficient proof that the justice of God was not retriba- live; for ifit were, who would there be wifhout suf- fering from it? ‘asa delusion, also, to assert that the power swayed by the law w: direet delega- tion fiom the Aimighty for this would make him the au- thor of all the crime which tyrantsand usurpers have perpetra‘ed, and would be a renewal of the old ox- ploded doctrine of the divive right of kings. He equally denied that man’s justice was or could be retributive, for to be so it must proceed from a | knowledge of the intrinsic merit ef the crime; sad | who could have the knowledge without knowing the | difficuities and the temptations of the criminal? (Cheers.) He then proceeded to combat the objece ticn that the general feeling of mankind was in favor | cf capital punishment; that it prevented private re- venge, and other objections, and concladed a leogth- ened, luminous, and eloquent di-sertation, which the preseure of otber mafter of importauce prevents us from giving entire. (During the delivery of his speech, and at the close, the eloquent speaker was loudly cheered } | Accllection was then made to further the objects of | the meeting. Mr. Jas H. Trrvs read a series of resolutions, em- bodying the ren'iments of the speakers, which were carried unanimously. The Hon, Honacr Grertey closed the proceedings, and it was arubject of general remark that the Hon gentleman looked smarter and cleaner than he has for along time, Hehad a new coaton; and although the bulk of the audience could not believe their eyes, it was, nevertheless, true, that the tie of bys handkerchief was not under his evr, He wenton to say that he had that hour of the night. to detain the au- They we living in a revolutionary age, and it was to be fei that the prerent aspect of Eurepean sffatre forbade the hepe that huyan life would be much regarded, He expected that in 3 or4 years blocdsbed would be as frequent and as extensive as ever, It was necessary, therefore, that they shauld do all tbey could to modify this, and to infuse as much humanity into the struggle as possible. By this means they would prererve thcusands of wives frou becoming widows, and theuvands of children from becoming or- | pbens. Chey could not hope to prevent the shedding of | human blood. but it was their duty to do alltbey could to diminish it. Inthe progress of time, when the tire of this great conflagration spent iteelf, their princi. ples would take root. He then proceeded to combat the arguments of those who advocated capital punish- went. To put & mania prison five years for stealing & wateh war not right, though it might be proper to keep him there to prevent him from stealiag other watebes, and to cure him of his distempered appotite Jt was the same with regard to hangiog. He repudi- ated, altogether, the sentiment of revenge, beileving. aa he did. that capital punishment only xerved to foster this spirit, d to fail in the object for which they were intended—the prevention of crime, TWO CENTS. Police Intelligence. Escape and Recapture of @ Convict —On Sunday af ternoon, between 6 ani 6o’clock. the keeper of the city prison discovered that one of the notorious bur- glare, by the name of Theodore Wiliams, had escaped i I re t.at the prisoner like about the corcidoc very jate in the afternoon, only keeper was ia the prison at the time, and he was seated by the stove some distance from the foot of the stair: Into the yard, the prisoner, observing his chance, em- braced the opportunity by gently creeping down stairs into the yard, proceding to the large gate which leads into Franklin street, and being provided with a strong file, forced back the bolt in the lock, sprang ed oer open, and made his escape from prison. About half an hour after, the keeper proceeded up stairs to lock up the prisoners, when the cell of Williams was tound uuoceupied Search was made, and the gate found opyned as above described. On examining the cell of toe drrperate thief. his blanket was tound torn up in- to strips aud twisted into a rope, and the iron plate which forms @ part of the cll window was discovered partiy removed, which no doubt he intended to flnish, and thus mnke@ place Jarge enough to pase hia body through, then lower bimeelf down by hia blanket-rope, and thusmake his escape that way. During yesterday much search was made in different parts of the city, in order, if possible to find out his whereabouts, but. without success until near dark lastevening. Deputy Keeper Mesler, and a young man by the nene of L proceeded up to the house of the prisonor’s father, si uated at No, 25€ Sth street. This house is one of a block of three story hovsss with fiat roofs, On enter- ing the house, Mr. Mesler said they were in search of an escaped priconer, The mothr of the prisoner wished to know if he had @ warrant to re:rch t! Touse, for if he had not, heshou'd cot search =“ Weli,’? said Mr. Megler, “1 wiliteke the responsibility myselt,’? and at once proceeded to search she premis:s, com- menging at the lower rooms, and so wersed thelr way vp until they arrived at the scuttle door, *This door was fastened on the inside, as if no one hal passed out. However, Mr. Mesler unhooked the door, and passed on the flat roof which ranthe who'e block. Om passing along a +hort distance, he spied thy runaway convict endesyoring tv hide himself behiod one of the chimn! Immediately on finding himslf disco- vered, the rascal ran towards the froot of the building to jump «ff, when ha was seized by the iron grasp of the determined keeper. brought back to the rcattle deor, wed conveyed back to prison, where he was fort! with ornamented with a leg iron, and chained to the | cell, as @ punishment for making his escape, making him more secure for the future. There are three charged cf grand larceny against bim,audtwo burglaries. He wil, no dovbt, be tried this week. and at once removed f ra long residence at Sing Sing. $59 was offered by the keeper, Mr Edmonds, tor his urrest. Juvenile Thieves Cavght Again.—Two boys, about the oges of 13 and 15 year:, young in years but old in crime, by the names of Wm. Crane atid Charles Fairchild, were arrested on Saturday by Captain Fair- child, of the 8th ward police, on a charge of stesliag from the premises of Mr. Austin Regna, No. 25 Domi- nick street, a gold watch and chain, three breast pon one silver pencil ease. valued in all atover $100 This property was sold toan old black man by the namo of Jacob Seaman, a notorious thief, who purchased all this property from the boys. knowing the same to stolen, for which he gave them $5, This old black rogue was caught on Sundny night, and his premices searched, when the whole of the property bslonging to Mr. Regna wasrecovered. In searching for the jawelr7, alt of burglars’ tools were found. showing, beyond a doubt, the business the old rasoal was still engaged in. He has alrealy served two terms of sentence in the State prison, and now he bids fair to return bick again to his old 1 another term of five years ‘Khe two boys, Crane and Fairchild, together with Seaman, were taken bi fore Justice Blakely and committed to prison for trial. Arrest of Black Thieves.— Offlcer Nesbitt, of the 5th ward, arrested Just night, three black women, called Susan Schenck, aliss Maria Stewart, and Ann Thomp- on a charge of stealing a gold’ watch valued at belonging tom Spaniard by the name of Mohannta Darbee was drunk, aud was icked up by there women in Anthony street. taken into one of those dens and robbed. Justice Timpson committed them to prison for a farther hearing. Arrest of Disorderlies —Officers Barker and Leech, of the 8th ward. arrestedon Sunday night, two disor- derly chaps, called Wallace M. Hunt, and Edward McKinney, who were aeting ina very disorderly and rioutous manner, at a house of ill fame kept by Louisa Moree, at No. 53 Woorter strect. They were both taken before Justice Blakely, and held to answer. Exposing Obscene Pictures.—A comptaint wi made, yesterday, before Justice Timpson, by Jam C. Wateon, residing at No 152 Waverly place, against Cornelius Corson, keep‘ of a porter house on the cor- ner of Pearl strect and Broadway, for exposing. in his ber-room, hung up on the wail pictures of rather an indecent and immodest nature, tending to demoral- ize the young men who daily virit the aforesaid porter house,” The pictures were seized by the police, conveyed to the police office aud deposited in tbe back room, where, after being inspected by the magistrate, they were putin charge of the property clerk. Now that the police kaye taken this good work in hand, we respectfully draw their attention to the fancy oyster ealoons about town, where every one of any pretensions to respectability, has. in the rear of the bar, a nude female, It is high time that the police paid some little attention to the morality of the oyster cellars. Fun is to be expected, during the week, on this subject. Foreign Theatricals. Grattan Cooks has opened the Casino, in Holborm, for the winter geason Lablache is soon expected in Paris, He will bring back the immortal Barbiere, and the no<-to-be-for- gotten Geronimo of Cimarosa. Mr. Jobn Reeve, the son of the late popular come- dian, appears for the first time at the Lyceum, io @ new farce to be called “ My Father did so before Me.’? The London Sacred Harmonic Society will com- mence its winter seston, at Exeter Hall, on November 3d, with Handel's * Messiah.”’ Mr Lumley in desirous to let her Majesty's Theatre, and Mr. Delafield is anxious t» take it; but the former has pamed+uch a very high figure that it would be madners to attempt it. Query ?—Would Jenny Lind te included in the bargain? That would make all the difference By the bye, the Nightingale has been highly succesrful.in Dublin, and it is stated that Mr. Lumley. who accompanies the troupe, intends to ex- tend bis tour. so that, in all probability, Jenny Lind wil) eat her Christmas dinner in England. Madame Dulcken and her talented coadjutors, Mrsers. Willy, Hawmann, and John Parry, have given concerte during the week wt Cheltenbam, Lea- mington, Lichfield. Rugby. Derby, &c., with their usual euecess. They will pay visits, next week, to several places in the North. Mr. Lover is preparing for the press an amusing account ¢f his trip to America. which will include | several eneedotes of his countrymen, whom he met with in the new world A new ecmedy, called “ it's All for the Beet,” wae | breught out at the Plymouth Theatre, on the 13th | ult, written by W. Hughes, solicitor, with very great | euccers, A short time ago another drama called | “ Richard the Firet,”’ written by a Plymouthian, was produced at the same theatre, with decided success, N. J. Sporle rave the firet act of his lecture, called “ Rhyme and Keason. llurtrative of English Life and Character,’ introducing ten tongs of his own com- poring, before the Brighton Athenwum Soctety, ania humerous audience, wt the Town-hall, Brighton, on Wednesday, Alfred Mellon, who bas earned for himself great and rapid success in musical and theatrical circles as loader of the ballet band at the Royal lalian Opera, and ccmporer and director of the music at the Adelphi, 19 at prerent sojourning in Germany, with the twofold purpose of relaxing after the fatigues of a most labo- rious searon, and of prorreuting the study of compo- tition under an eminent German master Mr Webster bas granted Mr. Metion a long coneé, with the aatioi- pation cf seeing thia young artist, whom he first intro~ duced to a London audieuce, return to his seat at the Adelphi with renewed beaith, aud promise of future excellence R. Ryan, the Irish comedsan. who has been for some time attached to the Adelphi Theatre, leaves that es (ablishment, and joins the company at the Olympic. Mr. Anderson, the tragedian, having fired » hot shot ot Mr. Bunn, fer baving dared to question the modesty of bis demand of £60 a week for bis services, is abous to how America, where he thinks they will be ap- preciate: Howerd Glover's laudable endeavor to get up cperas performed by Englich vocalists, has been crowned with tuccreent Moncherter, The furifon was annorneced for the Sth inst., but, in consequence of the indispost- tion of Mt Sims Reeves, only a portion of it was per- formed On the 12th, Mr, Reeves having recovered, the opera, in its complete form, was performed with the greatest success, thy characters being ably sustataed by Misa Rainforth, Mjss Fllen Rowland, Mr, Sims Reeves, Mr. Delavanti. aud Mr Whitworth. The opera was repeated on Saturday evening for the benefit of Mr Glover. being the last night of the present engage- mens S The Amateur Musical Society will resume its per- fermances at the Hanover Rooms, on Wedaerday, March 7(b. andcontinue (every fortnight), until the 15th of Jane. The Bar 11th and Festival held at Abergavenny on the 2th inst., was extremely weil attended, and 4 by the barpers and singers pores highly ig. Brinley Ric! ards was appointed umpire, in decisto ‘The f y on the Welsh language, w: Thomas Stevens Merthyr; and the prize of 70 nuineas for the best model in plaster illustrative of the Cambro British history, was awarded to John Evan Thomas, of Brecow. Col, Tynte. M P., the President, announced that Lord Fielding would preside at the next festival, which wil) be heid at Abergavenny im 1851, Hie lordship informed the sompeny thata bard- je meeting would be held next year, im Rhyddian Cas- tle, a fine old rain (where Edward [. held his parlie« ment jn 1283) about two miles from whence a very pretty bathing place has sprang up within these few yeare, called Rhyl, where steam packets ply daily to He should ever advocate its abolition. The meeting then adjou: and fro from Liverpool, and the Chester and Holyhead railway passes close by.