The New York Herald Newspaper, February 22, 1849, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD. Northwest corner of Fulton and Nassau sts. JAMES GURDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR. DAILY HERALD.~ Two editions, 2 cente per copy—*T ie ant. The MORNING EDITION ws published at 3 ociork A Miand ditribuied betore beeukfast the AFTERNOON y Z ene of the newsbays at 2 o'c ‘ocl PITT WEEKLY HERALD. for ct utstion on thie Conti nent, ts published every Suurd’ y, at 634 cents per copy or $3 per annum ; for circulation in Europe und printed in French ‘and English, at 6% cents per copy, or $4 per annum ; the Latter price to include the pusto ye. ALL LETTERS ty mail, for subscriptions, or wih adver tiscments. to ba pe 8 wid, or the p stage will be deducted from Temi VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing important predr Jrom wny quarter of the world ; of ured, will be a io for. ADVERTISEMENTS, (renewed ever morning, and to be din the moruing 10 ofternoon editions,) af reasoniab j to be written ina pl in eville manner ; the proprietor ot 1 ible for errors in manuscript Aid C1 a nwmous communicatio’s. ra_not neces «rily for publication, but Uy of Me tod Jauh, We eannot return rejected PRINTING. of all hinds czeeuted beamtifaliy, and with RTE TERALD ESTABLISHMENT is open throughout the night. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Lavr Days or Pouren— Bosron Bova. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Karmz Woopnui.— yk PILLic: PDY, NATIONAL THEA’ Mose i Caxiroi BURTON'S THBATAE, chambers stree—VYour Lr pecenn—Pammen ArrRrestiog—Th iw Wo nur, MECHANICS HALL, Broadway, near Broome—Ounury's Muerneis iB. navuam Square—Loan or « Wire Rosiwa Meapows, SOCIETY LIBMARY, Broadway. noar Leonard—New On- EAMG SERERADERS, ALBAMBRa, Broadway, near Prinoo—Sawps, Ler & Oo.'s Axuunsoan Ernove. ZOOLOGICAL HALL, Bowory—-Van Amsuncn & Co.'s Menacenm CHINESE MUSEUM, 899 Brosdway—Ounress Ovnzoersims, BROOKLYN CONCERT SaL0UN—Wurre's Sevenapens, “New Work, Thursday, February 22, 1840. The New Administratio: The President elect will probably be in Wash- ington to-morrow or next day. The selection ofa cabinet, the adoption ot measures, and the general arrangement of the administration, are going on with considerable activity. We have received the fist intimations of the formation of the cabinet through the electric telegraph. Mr. Clayton, of Delaware, is to be Secretary of State, and other distinguished men are mentioned in a lump, in connection with the other departments, who are generally of the same stamp in politics. They are all whigs—moderate whigs--whigs of the pre- sent generation ; and are not of that antique de- scrnption of whigs who contended so mantully, but so unfortunately, throughout the whole admi- nistration of General Jackson. The old whigs— Clay, Webster, et id omne genus—are pushed aside» to make way for a new class of men, who have heretofore borne only a secondary place in the political movemerts of the last quarter of a cen- tury. Thus we go. General Taylor’s election to the presidency was @ great revolution, and the formation of his cabinet and the adoption of his measures will give the nation some inkling of what we may ex- pect for the future. In the jetters and speeches of General Taylor, heretofore promulgated, that dis- tinguished man alludes so forcibly to the first Presidents as to lead the public to believe that he intends to follow the example of Washington, more particularly ia the line of his public conduct, than any of our former chiet magistrates have done. This 1s avery natural feeling to be enter- tained by a pure-minded man, untainted with politics, and one wh» has been elevated from a different sphere of action, and placed at the nead of @ great republic, by a spontaneous expression of public opinion, General Taylor comes into the Presidency fresh trom the battle-field, ful of patriotism, hte kyown to partizans, and with little party feeling. In these respects he goe uto that high cffice in much the same way that General Washingtondid. The career of the father of bis country during the seven years’ re- volutionary war, was one of hard work, of great privation, and of the exercise of mighty qualities. It was not a career of political intrigues here, o caucus there; and he did not reach the highes: office in the public gift by a variety of tricks. It was a career of patriotism, and his election was the unanimous voice of the American people. But although the previous lite of Washington and Taylor may present some traits in common, the men with whom the former had to act in managing the affairs of government were altogether diflerent from those with whom General Taylor whl be associated at the present day. Washing- ton had with him the men of the revolution as his associates, undivided by personal, local, or parti- zan feelings; but men who passed through a long war, which stimulated the general feelings of pa- triotism within them. General Taylor, on the contrary, comes to Washington in the midst of the present generation of politicians, who are altogether difierent from the patriots of the revoluttoa—who mcdes of action and moral principles are as oppo- site as the poles, and who ave risen to power and pre-eminence by the little paltry acts of politicians, and political intrigue. No doubt the men whom he will select for hie cabinet, like the leading men of the two parties, are sound, talented and worthy, according to the siguificaton of those terms in the present day; but they belong to a diferent era from hat of Washington, and will occupy a held of ac- tion entuely diverse from that which a pure- minded man, like General Taylor, would expect, coming from the scenes with whici he has been aseociated, and imbued with the principles which have heretofore guided him Looking back ut those antecedents, we cannot help foreeeeing that as soon as General Taylor's cabinet shall have been installed—no matter who will be the other men, in addiuion to those who are mentioned—there will commence a quiet struggle between the political principles of the present age, and those grand moral panciples with which Ge- meral Taylor himseli has been associated, and which resemble more those of the age of Wash- ington than those of the present time. The cabi- net will be made the tulcrum ot all the politicians throughout the country who want office, or to give a particular direction to the action of the govern- ment. General Taylor wi! be the great national conservative power of the government, acting from different principles and looking to different results trom “hose of the members of the cabinet and their advisers This position of affairs will, no doubt, create difficulties that are not yet antici- pated, in regard to measures as well as men. In another point of view, the accecsion of Gene- rel Taylor is 4 most remarkaole revolution in the political history of the country, and deserves a calm and candid consideration before the mind can come to an aceurate conclusion as to its con- Sequences. it was during the administration of Genera] Washingion that the elements of the two parties which have since agitated and governed th» coun try, were developed, and went into separate and pving acuon General Washington’s cabinet Was composed of von of these original ele mente; and hence the difficulues with which he had to contend privately, during both his terms, for eight years. One ot those elements succeeded in the election of John Adams; aod thea commeaced the open contest between the two parties which agitated this country to the preseut day From that period down to the time of Jona Qainey Adame, the democratic element ruled in the general government and throughout the country With the defeat of Johu Quincy Adams, aud the election of Gen Jackson, commenced a new phase of the same political action which characterized the republic. Parties were again divided, with a modified name, but with the same principles, and the democratic party—the original party of Thomas Jefferson—has, with theexception of the four years of John Quincy Adams and one mouth under Gen. Harmison, governed this country {rom the beginning of the present ceatury to this day. For the first time, therefore, in the history of the republic, the old federal party, or the modern whigs, assume power under the manule of General Taylor; and here begins the very curious experiment that will illustrate their capability and capacity 1m eenduct- Ang the government of the country with more suc- cess than heretofore have followed their attempts to reach power. One thing 18 certain atthe beginning of the new administration, General Taylor, from his kabits, his life, his history, and the mode of his election, cannot be held responsible for any mistakes he may make in his administration, He disclaims all su- perior knowledge of statesmanship, and brings into the White House simply honesty, integrity and common sense. His modesty takes away much responsibility, and places the onus on the shoulders of the cabinet, who will be responsible for the advice which they may give him inall the practical concems and details of the government. For allerrors and mistakes that may be made—and * to err is human”—we shall, therefore, hold the cabinet of the ncw administration responsible, and so we believe will the people of the United States Let us therefore watch and pray. Livers ann Lingt Surrs—A Maaniricgnt Movement of 148 Urea Aristocracy—Waat arg THK Riaars or THK Paess?—Several of our cotemporaries have stated that the ma- mogement of the Opera aristocracy in this city, had commenced a libel suit against the New York Herald, in which the damages are estimated at twenty thousand (why not say a hundred thou Sand?) dollars—a suit which covers the whole ground of criticism during the Opera season which has recently terminated. This isa very curious and unique movement, and it will bring out some very curious scenes be- fore it shall terminate in any way. Itis rather droll, too, that at the same time that this singular action was instituted in the Superior Court, there was another libel suit being tried in the same court, which, after a protracted examination of several days, terminated in favor of the Herald, and against the unhappy plaintifi, Mr. Clarke, of No. 27 Beekman street. A report of this latter case will be found in our columns to-day. It will well repay a perusal; forit discloses some curious facts in the education of lawyers, that will be new to many members of the legal profession. Here- after, it may be hoped that under the new system of law 1m this State, talented cow feeders and in- tellectual milk men may become the Mansfields of the New York bench. We desire every one to read the charge of Judge Vanderpoel, which 13 one of the best and clearest, on the subject ot libel» which we have ever seen, laying down, as it does, the duties and responsibilities of a free and intel- ligent press, and the rights of individuals on the other side—and one which should be conned over by every one in this community. But the movement of the Opera aristocracy against the critzzues, theatrical and musical, of the New York Herald, will probably be one of the most interesting investigations ot this novel aze, connect- ed, as itis, with fashion, with musie, with art, and with every element of social life. In former years, the Italian Opera has been frequently attempted in this and other cities of the Union; but it has been attended more as a novelty, as acuriosity, than as an element of gocial life and enjoyment. The at- tempt to create an exclusive Opera aristocracy in this country was never made till within the last two or three years, and its progress, both as a so- cial element and as a species of amusement, has been duly recorded in the columns of this journal. In every case where censure was deserved, either to managers or artists, we have given 1t; where merit disclosed itself in either, we have also given it; and in many respects, the columns of this jour- na! have been more devoted to the interests of art and artists of the highest and best description, than those of any other journal in this community. But the introduction recently into this eity, of a new set of manners, new modes of social develope- ments, 1n the shape of an exclusive Opera aristocra- cy, as it may be called, bids fair now to become a subject of discussion and comment throughout all the avenues of society in this metropolis and the whole country. In European countries, the Ital Opera has been estabushed in certain of the greag capitals, asan amusement, and as a place for | lounging, to the aristocracy of those monarchies! | and despotic countries, and the introduction of it was in all cases accompanied by a certain free- dom, not to say licentiousness, in manners, which has caused that class of society im the old world, to deteriorate in the moral scale, and lay the foundation for the terrible revolutions which we see going on in that part of the world. It is a singular fact in the history of social lite, that the attempt to organize an Opera aristocracy in this country, has been followsd by a similar deteriorat‘on in the propriety of man- ners and the character of amusements which have marked sumilar events in other lands. It 1 only within the last two or three years that the libidi- nous and lascivious polka became the favored dance of our fashionable circles ; itis only within the last two or three years that the shocking scenes of model artists have become common in this land, and which are now in full career, privately and publicly, in this and other cities; it is only within the last three or four yeara that gambling, as a ecience and a business, has become fashionable at thoze eplendid saloons which provide splendid suppers—all of which are in violation of every moral and Christian rule. All those developements, debasing and demoralizing as they are, seem to occur at the time when an attempt was made to organize an exclusive Opera aristocracy in this city, which would look down on the rest of the world as low, vulgar, and common place, not worthy of either attention or observation. The action which the Opera aristocracy have commenced against the New York Herald will bring out, on the trial, some curious facts —some curious scenes, and some wenderful characteristics, that will be worthy the attention of the honest, the moral, and the Christian portion of the American people. On that tral we shall have all the artists, and editors, and managers, and theatrical people, and clergymen, and saints, aod gamblers of all kinds, on the stand for examination. It will real- ly be a strange case, and will lead to strange deve- lopements, and may do good to the moral struc- ture and religious foundation of society in this country for years to come. We have yet mueh more to say on this subject; but enough for to-day Mut. Fururasia Boronese ann Sianor Co- RELLI—We announced, some short time ago, the arrival of these delighttul artists in the steamer Cambria. We learn that they will both perform at Washington city on the 28th instant. This will afford an opportunity to citizens gathered together in that metropolis, from all parts of the Union, to hear an artist who holds a high reputation in Europe for power of voice and charm of singing. Corelli 1s also an artist of superiortalent. There can be no doubt but that these two artists will find at Washington city a reception and patronage as brilliant as that which we hear she lately met with at Pane, and which will only be in harmony with her unquestioned and extraordinary talent. Foxsien News —The steamship Europa, Capt. Lott, will be due at thie port oa Saturday or Sun- day next. She will bring two weeks’ later intel- ligence. It will be important ia a commercial point of view. Political tnteliigence . Frederick Robinson has bren nominated by the de- mocrats of the Fourth Congressional disiriot of Massa- chusetta Witliom J. Tayler is the whig 01 New,Bedford, Mase, didate for Mayor of Curiosities of Legislation at Washington. A gentleman, formerly mest active inthe matter; heis, believe the com bere, w ) he received from theo ten thousend dollars —Wash- The pyblic schools are among the noblest insti- tutions of this country. We can point, also, to a large number of collegiate establishments which have attained the highest character for learning and usefulness. A!most everything that the en- lightened benevolence of the State and the dis- interested liberality of individuals can attempt, has been done in order to sotten the asperities of grammar, and safely conduct the daring student through the darkest passages of Euclid and the classics. The inestimable treasures of ortho- graphy, etymology, eyntax, and prosody, are within the reach of the offspring of the poorest citizen; while, by the praiseworthy labors ot peri- patetic “ professors,” the higher departments of the belles lettres are rendered accessible to the en- ture community for the small charge of fifty cents, at the door of Clinton Hall or the Tabernacle. Philosophical systems are manufactured to ‘or- der, as expeditiously and cheaply as “those five dollar suits” in Chatham street or the Bowery. The New England States turn out a dozen Platos per annum, and Aristotles are as plenty as black- berries, at Harvard and Yale. Columbia College annually gives us scores of philosophers, who want nothing but beards to be fully equal to Socrates; while Rutgers Institute, with all the punctuality of old Father Nile, every season 1nundates us with “finished ” young ladies, to whom “ Latin is no more difficile Than to a black bird ’tis to whistle.”’ Yet, with all our unparalleled progress in moral philosophy, grammar, spelling, and other occult subjects of study, we are, 1n some respects, profouad- ly ignorant of several branches of knowledge which constitute the curriculum of the National College at Washington. Nor is this strange. Under all the forms of government by which mankind, from age to age, have been made happy, there have been mysteries too sacred for the common and vulgay eye. Like the invisible manager of that exciting domestic drama in which Mr. Punch has for so jong a period delighted the public, there are agencies, performing a most important part at Wuehington, of which the dear people know about as much 4s they do of the mystic lore of Corne- lius Agnppa. For instance—pray, what do the great mass of the people know of that remarkable pereonage obscurely hinted at in the extract from our Weshington correspondence, at the head of this article, and who 1s cecasionally heard of under the mysterious sobriquet of “ the lobby member ?” The whole career of the ‘* lobby member” ap- pears to be involved in doubt and uncertainty. No one knows where he first saw the light. His birth, parentage, and education are concealed by an obscurity impenetrable even by the optics of Domine Griswold, who has written the biogra- phies of the seventy and seven hundred native poets ot America, and can tell you precisely when, where and how every prectous mother’s son of them was weaned, breeched, and saved from the whooping cough. The “lobby member” is a short, thick set man, of about five and forty years of age, sal- low complexion, and rather an obtrusive appear- ance. There is nothing very remarkable in his countenance, except the eye, which is cold, grey and quiet; and the nose, which is of a fiery red- ness, flames out like a beacon on a treacherous shore. The “ lobby member” 1 emphatically a man of the world--that is to say, a man of the Washington world. He has perfect self-possession; he is completely master of the fashionable games of “ poker” and ‘ cut-throat;” and since the la- mentable decease of the celebrated General O’Don- nell, he alone can lay any half doze. members of Congress under the table. It 1s not to be wonder- ed at, then, that, possessing so many accomplish- ments, the “ lobby member”’ is, at Washington, almost omnipotent. He thoroughly understands his matenals. Thus, he cajoles youthful Congress- men into the library, and intreduces them to the | fatal blandishments of shrewd politicians with | bnght eyes and pink bonnets. He overcomes all | the scruples of an obstinate Senator by an excel- lent dinner at Coleman’s. A judicious whisper behind the Speaker's chair has often decided the fate of a bill. There is no knowing what has been done, or what has not been done, at a snug supper at Copp’s; and it need hardly be said that the “ lobby member” knows very well when to loge money at billiards. Private bills are under the special surveillance of the “lobby member.” He is always prepared to prosecute a claim against the general guvernment. | He rakes up old ones out of the musty files of the various departments; and when unsuccessful in these interesting historical searches, he invents new ones. Fora horse killed in the Florida war, | he promises you from two hundred to five hundred dollars, minus the trifling commission of sixty per cent. Out of the I’rench spoliations, prior to the year eighteen hundred, he will assure you of quite a respectable fortune. For the services of your ex- | cellent uncle, who got his leg broken at the battle of Chippewa, he can get a hanasome pension for | his suflering widow. The letters and papers of your wife’s respectable grandfather, who sold b2ef and pcrk to General Washington’s army, can be readily disposed of to Congress,he says, and bring, at the lowest, ten thousand dollars. But the great source of revenue tothe “lobby member,” 18 that derived from fitctinous opposi- tion to government contracts. When any impor- tant projectis submitted to the general government, inthe execution of which its aidis sought, the “lobby member” 18 immediately prepared with a rival scheme and a rival set of projectors. Not that our ‘hero, or his associates, has the remotest thought of carrying this scheme into effect. Not | and sColladine’s monkey trioks ‘Theatrical and Musteal. Bowxny Tueatas.—Dramatio spectacles, as they ere termed. or dramas, where te grand+ur ofthe sceme- ry, and eplendor of the stage appointments gene- rally, are additional attractions to an interesting story, well acted out, are always favorites with the Bowery audiences; and no piese could be found better adapted for such kind of display than that of the ‘Last Days of Pompeli.”” This beautiful story of Bul- wer’s ie universally known and admired, and the va- simit are fimely brought out im the 4 hty and eruel Ar ‘the besuteous nd girl Nydis, the gallant young Gisucus, the burly Burbo, the gentle Jone, all are nye played by the members of the company. might {it will be re- peated. aud previous to it, the national drama, called 3 the « Boston Boys of 1776, or the Battle of Hu” ker It isa play, of the patriotic stamp, as ite name denotes, and as thi: Broapway Tueatas.—C. Edwards Lester's mew drama, entitled “Kate Woodhull, or the Price of Liberg ty,” was preeented for the first time at the Bro Theatre last evening. The plot of the piece is mi of incidents which ooeurred in the American war cf jndependenoce, or the Revolution, and are taken more particularly from that page of our history which re- counts the facts connected with the battle of Brooke jya, when 38,000 Ameri: etriots wera killed or taken prisoners. It ailu Washington to New York, and depiots some of feringe of the unhappy prisoners on board the aeours- edly famour ison ebip Jersey. in this play, Mr. Les- ter has not endeavored to make oapital out of gunpow- der explosions, popular tableaux, or the tremendous burrahs of victorious supernumeraries; he has mot ap- pealed to the prejudiows, and by exaggerating fact, inade truth subservient to mawkish seatimentulity; but, on the other hand, he bas kept so far witnia the truth, that he has not showa the whole of the picture which history would have warranted bim in doing; for inetanoe, in the fourth act, where the prison ship scene ocours, he bas tailed to convey to the eye of the audience anything of the horrors which we Know but too well prevailed there, Itis true, the author makes one of his comio ebaracters tell, ina quaint and laughable way, what he saw below decks one night; but it must be disinterested spectator would hardly gather from that scene apy idea that the Jersey Was worse or better than any hulk used in times of war by any warlike nation; and so all through th piece, extravagance is happii woid d; and, at the pres nt day, it is no small praise to ssy that an author has steered clear of this roox, which seems to lie in the path of the majority of dramati But the mirrer is ‘og held up to life. The groupof incidents ought no’ to be so far im the back-ground, that only the promi- nent objects are apparent. It would seem from the first viewing ef this lay that Mr. L. has chosen an excellent topic—that he has framed the incidents want to be somewh: few prominent pointe given to it. ‘The tory spy, Baird, end the Indian girl, Manhatte, very well wrought, but they are second and third raie characters in point of importance im the piece. The own, in the course of the pay, instances where the laws of humanity have prevailed in the breasts of the king’s officers, over the tyrannicalorders of brutalicomman- ders; but in one instance this‘is tamely done, and in another it is owing to the energy of the actor himsvif that the same fault may not be found with the tardy developement of this sense of justice. There are but two comic characters introduced, and they barely serve to enliven two or three scenes. Amd yet, while all these things are true of the whole picoe, there is not one character in the whole play but that, viewed separately, is a good one. Nathaniel Wood- hull, @ General im the patriotic army, as enacted by Mr. Mathews, was well received, and it deserved so to be. The same may be said of Kate Wood- huil, by Mrs, Abbott: Delancey, @ major of dra- goonsin the British army, an enacted by Dyott; Colonel Burr, aid-de-camp to Washington, by Shaw ; Nathan Prentissja Yankee captain of militis, by Hadaway ; Paulus Vandergrist, by Vache; Frank Woodhall, by Miss Rose ‘Telbin ; the maniac scholar, once aid to General Warren at Bunker Hill, played by Moorhoure ; and not least among theni all. Baird, the tory spy, by Pope, These, and, in fact, other parts in the piece, were well written, and, if the play were dis- seoted, each would look well by itself; bat the eombi- nation of incidents is not calculated to caure sgree- able surprise, or to enchain the attention. We would not that apy resort should be made to loud invective, even though it might be in & patriotic strain, nor would we have mountebank drolleries introduced too thiok, and far lees a huge burning of biue and red lights, with firing of musketry to match, all to pro- duge ssensation, All thos very properly left out by the author of ‘ Kate Weedhbuil ;’’ but while the tinsel and gewgaw show of the quasi drama is left off we have not the pure gold and real gems able incidents to stand im their propor pla have no doubt that Mr. Lester will yet retoush is play, for it ie really desirable that 80 excel- lent @ groundwork os he has built should have a rupersti ure not only durable but attractive. The piece is introduced by # prologue of merit, written by Mr. Tuel, and spoken by Mies Fauny Wallack. Tue Prologue, while it contains sentiments sufficiently atriotic, Instill so written that it oan offend no ons, his political creed or b's national prejudices what they may, and !mderd the same may be suid of the play itecif. ‘The priacipal points made are the expression of sentiments approbative of the prineipies of liberty, or hatred of tyranny, or disgust at the character of tie traitor, or declarations of personal levotion to the cause of freedom ; wich ovcasional allusions to the character of Washington. snd the other beroes of ‘the times which tried men’s souls” The parts were, perbaps, without exception, well performed, but to che mene of ind Vidusl actors we must allude hereafter. ‘There is # fcene in one of the first acts.in which « sentinel pa the stage, and of course must overhear whet Major De- lancey rays to himeeif, and to the Indiangirl, As this does not appear to,be necessury to the developement of the plot, would it not be more consis it to remove the sentinel altogether, or to make him do his pacing inthe ditince? This dri to be repeated to- vight—a very appropriate play for the evening of Washington's birthday. Narionay Tuxatre.—“ Mose’? and “ Rosing Mea dows” are the stancing entertainments, new, at this popular house; and they please the patrons of the establishment so much, that they crowd to see them every evening—and the applause which fe lavished on them is what may truly be termed «‘ tremendous.” Tho only fault which has ever been found with the “ Mone”? dramas, is that they are too apt to imsuio spirit of rowdyiem; but in this piece of “ Mose in fornia.” nothing of the kind oan be said, as all Mose “ musées” are legitimate ones in defence of bis diggin ‘The pantomimic portions of the scenes with the bear and monkey acknowledged that a most comie: nightly applauded ,”” too, goes on most aroely believe that the Harry Mendon is enacted by the r ntative of the immortal Mose. It only sho ow versatile Mr. Chanfrau’s talents are. His benefit comes off to-morrow evening. There is every prospect of its being a full one- for no man in the pro- fersion more friends and admirers than the talent- ed young manager of the National. Burton's Tueatre.—The rap'd succession with which the most amusing and original entertain: are produced at this popular scene of amusement, ecarcely admits of @ day’s reflection, “until others of equal pretensions and attraction supersede them. The house, last wight, prerented not only a numerous but discriminating audience, to witness, in @ condensed Bull,’ most heartily. “ Rosina Meadow: triumphantly; and one co: polished and form, Coleman's inimitable comedy of “John ” embracing the whole force of the talented company, and developing the acknowledged pretensions of Me Brovgham and Burton, in tbe most prominent o! ters of the comedy. Mrs. Vernon and \ at all. The oljectis to create an interest in Con- | grees sufficiently powerful to deteat the project | which 18 submitted on the other side, in all good faith and sincerity. A sufficient number of members of Congress are inge- | miously hood-winked; and honestly believing | that the pretended scheme 1s likely to be much | te: more beneficial to the country than the other, they vote accordingly, and the result is that neither | scheme can succeed. And now the genwus of the | lobby member shines forth in all its resplendent lustre. He sees only one way of adjusting the | matter. Let there be a compromise. He 1s all | Magnanimity. He will withdraw his scheme “tor a consideration.” The bargain is struck, and the success of the plot is complete. The lobby member, we are sorry to say, is a nuisance and public disgrace. We trust that his term of dece;tion and swindling 1s approaching its close. The establishment of a Board of Commis- sioners of Claims, and a Home Department, will | terminate, it is to be hoped, the career of the lobby | member. We have long been convinced of the absolute necessity of bot these measures, in or- der to relieve both houses of Congress of onerous duties which do not appropriately belong to them; and to remove many sources of corruption and pro+ fligate expenditure of the public time and public money. Nuxws vrom Port av Prince Captain Cutts, of the brig Hayti, from Port au Prince Ist February, | states that there was no news of consequence. The country remains quiet. He also reports that the monopoly law went into operation on the Ist instant. The Feuille of the 28th ult. mentions the arrival at Jacmel of an American schooner, from St. Domingo, having on board 160 Haytiens, of whom 24 were officers, and 4 women, who had been detained as prisoners at St. Domingo since 1845. The following is aa extract of a letter, dated 80. Next week coffee will be 27, by virtue of the decree of the President of Hayti, which establishes the mo- nopoly of coffee and cotton, to take place om the Lat of February, forwarded you papers of inte dates, v Merioan versois arriving here all at a ear oe wed provisions on Cedfah, $30; macker Ng, $32; coffee, $2054; logwoo $13; doublons, $14, 8 i! ha Pont av Pano, J | enjoyed Chi pe as tid the acquitted themselves with their usual ability, other dramatis persone, vociferously acknowl y a bighly gratified audience “Your Life's in Danger,” one of the most laughable of the productions of Buxton, proof of the popular approbation; and there pieces, combined with, the usual interludes of well execoted dances, were followed by the local and lat ° able plece, by Burton, of Where's Baraum?”” the merits of which we bave frequently alluded to. To-night, » charming variety is anvounced, embracing th db ‘8 Apprentice,” “ Your Life's in Danger,” not least attractive new piece, ho Si Fight.” Amenican Crncus,—A very fall and fashionable au dienoe attended, last evening, at this very attractive place of amusement, and the repeated rounds of a; lause given showed pretty conclusively that the pe: formances were fully equal to the wishes of the public. Hewat Hen, the oelebrated Frenoh pi & very profitable tournée in Boston, wher: o y ar at one of our musi- Hers wisbes to inaugurate in New York, musicales whioa he introdueed in Boston, }d which were highly sucoersful. Signora Bisoacci. nti, who arristed the pianist in our neighborin, city, is expected on Monday next, and will share with the artist the udits and bravos which will undeubtediy be bestowed on them beth. It is unnecessary to make our readers remember that Signtra Biseacolanti has been. forthe last year, absent from musica! circles, and that her voice is saidto have obtained power as well as refinement We hope to have soon an oj - tunity of hearing her, and also the famed M. Hors, whore sweet melodies, delicate doigté a ability, are proverbial in the United States, ; ‘The ten performers that y, under the direction of & P, on of Ethiopian minstreley, all utmost to sustain the high attained for themselves daring njourn among us. The“ Voyage Musicale” ia nightly Played with the greatest success, and du ing the whole of the three years they have beem conce: tizing here, they have never bad faller houses than Present, The Ethiopian minstrelsy of the day is the Opera of the many. New Onixans Sx many claims to ti cian Fp beer ipa their lo! Pressnts Ae musi- wapens —This coupes? beg ns of the publi of EF wa how muoh th reciate them in all their doings, Their h the “ Musioal Pan-orama,” i ful, and is indeed one of t! things we ‘They will i ning. .wi variations; also ti celebrated scenas. lection of Ethiopion masio. Tha 460 Grand Street —The entertain- ments at this scene of attractive amusement continue to elicit the popular attention. The house, admirably fitted up, is crowded with visiters to witness the chaste and well conducted arrangements dosigned for the general entertai ament of the pub! SHIRTILTH CONGRESS. SECOND SESSION, Benate. Wasuinaron, Feb. 21, 1849. The Senate organized with prayer, and the reading of the journal, as customary. LAND DISTRICT IN DMIssOURI. Various bills trom the House were received and ap- propriately referred. The House bill, making provi- sion for s new land district in Missouri, was duly considered and passed. The Senate then entered upon the usual morming business. OHIFPRWA LanD orion, wisconsin. After spending considerable time upon miscellaneous matters, without coming toa conclusion upon any. thing, the Senate took up a bill to change the location of the Jand office in the Chippewa Land District. Wis- consin, and baving fully discussed the merits of the subject, made a slight amendment and passed the bill. GENERAL AFPAOPRIATION BILL, A good deal ef time was here consumed in determla- ing the order of buriness. The bill making sppropria- tions for the civil and diplomatic expenses of the government was finally determined to be in order, and was taken up. Mr Bxu1, of Tennessee, then rerumed his remarks in support of the amendment which he submitted yes- terday, providing for @ State govermment to be ex- tended over the territories of New Mextoo and Califor- Mr. Bell spoke for two hours, with great power thowing the prepricty enalty gs government in the new territo contended that the creation of rovided for in bi: trictly constitutional, and he pro: that such on amendment could be properly engrafted bill which was under consideration, Mr. Beil having occluded, Bennie, of Georgia, rore and addressed the parliamentary precedent, and cont: to every rule of propriety. He replicd te the arguments of the Senator, and took exception to some of the positions which were assumed in the report of the Judiciary Committee on this subject. On motion, the yeas and nays were ordered, and called on Mr. Bell’e amendment. They stood as follows :— yeas, 4; nays,39 The question was now called for on the amendment of Mr. Walker, submitted yesterday ; but before it was put a motion for adjournment was made. This motion failing, the debate was renewed, and sevecal Senators exprersed their approbation of the main fea- tures of Mr. Walker’s amendment, but thought a slight alteration was necersary, They were desirous to have the vote postponed, therefore, in order to afford an opportunity for revisal. ‘A motion for adjournment was acordingly made, and carried. Yeas, 23; nays, 19. House o! Representatives, Wasuinate, Feb. 21, 1849. The House convened at 11 0’olook. FUNDS OF DECEASKD SEAMAN, &O. Mr. Tattmavoe, of New York, offered a resolution directing the Seceretary of the Navy to report to the next House the amount of money in his hands be- longing to deceated seamen and deserters from the United States Navy, which was adopted. THE MILEAGE QUESTION, The House then took up the bill regulating the mileage of members, and pecritiag that the distance for which mileage shall be allowed be computed by the shortest continuous mail route; and likewise re- stricting the amount to be appropriated to the pur- chase of books for members. After some debate, the yoas and nays were called for endtakenon the pas of the bill, and it was de- cided in the affirmative by the following vote:—Yeas 167, nays 16. COLLECTION DISTRICT IN TEXAS The bill for the establishment of s collection dis- trict at Brazos Santiago, Texas, was next taken up, and after being formaily read, was laid aside. CHOOL LAND! © sohool Iands in the State of Alabama was taken Ke and advecated at some length by Mr. Houston, of Alabama: after which, it was read 8 third time and pasced CALIFORNIA GkOLOGIST. The bill providing for the appointment of log! to be sent to California to survey the mineral distriets of that territory, was taken up, and, on motion, laid on the table. THE FRANKING PRIVILEGE—CHRAP POSTAGE. The bill previously reported by Mr: Dixon, of Co: necticut, for the abolition of the franking privilege, ‘was then taken up. Amendments were severally offered by Mesers. Dixon, Goggin, of Virginia, and Ashmun, of Massachusetts. Those of the two latter gentlemen were in favor of a reduction in the rates of postage. Mr. Goats proceeded to address the committee, for one hour, with considerable ability, upon the chwa; postage question, and also with reference to the aboli tion of the franking privilege. Mr. Conn, of Georgia, followed, in a warm speech in opposition to the amendment of the member frem Vir- glpia. His principal objection to the amendment tppeared to be that it would lead to the necessity of circulating coppers at the South, which the people there would not tolerate. Mr Kaveman, of Texas, submitted an amendment of simiar purport to that of the gentleman from V: Mr. Pairrer, of Maseachusetts, here rose and dressed the ‘committee, sustaining the views which have been expressed by the L tate, in ir of the system ot cheap postag: Mr. Veraute next obtained the floor, and addressed the committee in an urgent manner aga nst the abo- lition of the franking privilege Tbe question on Mr. Ashmun’s amendment for the reduction of postage to the uniform rate of two eents, way then taken, and the amendment rejected. Without taking arther action on the bill, on y motion, the House adjourne NEW YORK LEGISLATURE. SENATE. Avnany, Feb. 21, 1849, BROOKLYN BANK, Mr. Coox reported a bill to amend the act relative to the Brooklyn Bank. CHARTER OF WILLIAMaBURG, The Committee of the Whole took up the bill to amend the charter of the village of Williamsburg, and passed the came without amendment. ASSEMBLY. ‘Axeany, Feb. 21, 1849. SALARY TO HEALTH OFFICER, Mr. Carver, of Clinton, submitted an adverse report upon the bill givingasalary tothe Health Officer of the city of New York. LAND SALES. Mr. Samiti, of Monree county, reported a bill for the sale of land inthe county where the taxes are due. PLUS FUNDS, Mr. Barry. of Jefferson county, reporte bill authorising Surrogates to invest surplus moneys in real estate. PROTECTION TO LIPR AGAINST FIRE. Mr. Berxman, of New York, gave notice of his inten- tion to bring in # bill for the better protection of lives against fires in the city of New York. STATE ARSENALS. Mr. Rosn, of Suffolk county, offered s resolution di- reoting the bain f Committge to inquire inte the ex- pediency of abolishing any of the State arsenals. The resolution lies ove: NEW YORK POLICE ESTABLISHMENT. Mr. Vaanum, of New York, offered a resolution making the bill relative to the New York police estab- lishment the special order tor Monday next—which was duly considered and adopted. Divorces. The bill relative to divorces was taken up and made the special order for Tuesday. ENLARGEMENT OF CANAL LOOKS, A communication was received from the Cansl Com- missioners, in asking for information relative to th the looks in the eanal between Syracuse The communication was Semen referred. The Assembly then adjourned. Movements of General Taylor, FIRST DESPATCH. Wueeuina, Va, Feb. 21, 1849, General Taylor and suit spent the night at the Uni. ted States Hotel, amd departed in coaches this fore noom, om the National Road: He is anxious to reach ‘Washington soon. He will not visit Pittsburgh, owing to the delay that has been incurred on the route, The committee met him yesterday at Grave Creek, several miles from the city; and after his reception in the olty, there was s large gathering at the Virginia House, where his political friends made speeches and manifested great enthusiasm. He was escorted out of the city by @ large military cavaloace, SECOND DESPATCH. Wueerina, Va., Feb. 21, 1849. ‘The President elect it loft this city at seven o'clock, this morning, on their way to Washington. They will positively stop at Uniontown, to-night, and will not visit Pitteburgh. THIRD DESPATCH. Prrtssunon, Feb. 21, 1840, Genera! Taylor passed through Brownsville this af- ternoon, He is expected to sleep in Uniontown to- night ; in Cumberland, Md., tomorrow (Thursday) night ; and reach Washington on Friday evening, the 234 1 FOURTH DESPATCH. Untowstown, Pa., Feb. 21—P, General Taylor and suite arrived in this tow: o'clock to-night, and were escorted to the Clinton House, He was weloomed in a speech by T. P. Oli- phant. General Taylor replied briefly. He leav the morning for Cumberia: ‘Phe Pennsylvania Canal, Hanniseuna, Feb. 21-7% P.M. During the afternoon session, the bill authorising the completion of the North branch extension of the Pennsylvi Canal to the New York State line, was defeated im the House of Ropresemtatives, by yous 46, nays 60. \¢tal of Olcott, for Perjury. Axsanr, Feb 21. We learn that Oloott, late cashier of the Canal Banke has been acquitted of the indictment of perjary. ‘The Southern Mail. Vattimone, Fe, 21, 1849, ‘The Southern mail isin here It contains ne news; Whe Departurecr the Niagary— Timely Arri- val of the New York Matis, Boston, Feb. 21, 1849, The steamship Niagara, Capt. Stone, sailed at 1 o’olock for Halifax and Liverpoo , wits 6 passengers for the former, and 654 for the latter. The mails which lett New York last evening did not arrive until haf past ll o’clook. The steamer had left her deok; but the mails were put on board by ens of the East Boston ferry boats. The Niagara carries Upwards of 50,000 letters. Annexed are the names of the passengers. verpool—Williem Munroe, J. F Cunainghal Bryent, L. B. Spaulding. Francis hampter, H: Voss, Jas. ry Muse, of Boston; Geo L. M. Rutherford, 1 ‘les Sarah'A. Adams, D. Jam: lady, Miss Chanter For Li- c mM. New Bedafor: Mr. Meek and Gereel, Mr. Fransbaw, J. W. Bai Lewis Case, A. Carl, of New York Sta! New Orleans; B Meyer, of Baltimore: ton, T. Andé, of Antwerp; James F Penniman, 5 M’Gee, Mr oh Lambert, R. L. Batterfeld, C. L. Mills, A. W: R. Cookadwil J. M Couviill. New York; Adam Beattie, of Sootiand; Capt. Goohard of Br Army; § and W. Greenshield, of Montreal; H G. Adame, of Tennessee—54. For Halifax —Jamen Hamil ton, R.G. Freser,J_ P. Mott, F R. Starr,J Hunt, W. H, Stimpson, J. 8. Clark, J.C. Diekey—8, Total, 62. [From the Baltimore Sun.) CHARLESTON, S ©, Feb 90-4 P.M, From Chagres, Havana, Sc. The brig Henrico, Captain Pain. arrived here last night fiom Chagres. which p'ace sho left on the 3le¢ ult. Ibave gathered the foliowiog part cula Captain Pain landed his passeugers, thirty-seven of whom were from New York, allin good health Trans. ortation across the Isthmus was ready for them to jan Francisco, by the Amerioan shio Philadalph’a, and British ehips Mary Primbard and Peravian ‘The schooner Sovereign, from Baltimore arrived at Chagres on the 3: @ ample accommodations were afforded for the pastengers by tha ven waiting there. A three: masted schooner from and another from New O:leavs. with passenzars, also arrived on the Sist. but were ordered to quarantine, in consequence ot the cholera having prevalied at New Orleans All reported weil on board. ; At various points intervening between Chagres and Panama, good beslto generally prevalis Capt. Paine stetes that tranrportation up the river and,across the Isthmus, on mules, with baggage, can now be procured for $20 through Capt Paine is again ready to sail for Chagros as soon assufficient inducements are oftered He is well in- formed in regard to the route, and in ready to impart the fullest aud most satisfactory information ‘We have news here from Havana to February 10th. Sugar continues firm at previous quotations Molasses arestiff! Dealers are askiog three rials The best in- formed| say that the orop of eugar and molasses will be from 25 to'30 per cent. short of the last year’s crop. Rice is dill at 10% rinta Weather, Markets, &. Wues.ina, Feb, 21, 1849, The navigation at Pitteburgh has been closed sinee Saturday. Business dull, markets unchanged. Pirrsnunan, Feb, 91. Navigation is etill susp +7dcd at ths point, though the weather is more moderate. There is no change in the markets for produce. Markets. New Onceans, Feb 17, 1840. nee Cebateeary re ie hid regan market sotive; middling, 640 96% ; freights. %0.; exchange To ; flour, 430.; indian corn, 850. ® 400. Cincinnati, Feb. 21, 1849. ‘We have no arrivals to communicate to-day. One steamer bas sailed. The weather remains cloudy and cold. In the markets there is but a moderate quantity of flour offered, which cause: juiet market. The de- mend is good. Small sales of Western at $394. Whis- key is selling at 16c. Lard—Western is relling, in @ small way, at 5% a 640. The grocery market isa t:ve Bartimore, Feb 21. The market for flour is dull, and we have only to n0- tice rales of 600 bbl, Howard street at $4 75 Other articles are unchanged. Many vessels are below, de- tained by the for. Clty Inte! nce. Tue Streets! Tue Staexts!! Tux Streets !!— Constant complaints are made about the condition of the streets, even now; what, then, must it be when the frost is out of the ground, the snow all melted away, id the streets are shown up in all their filthiness? Some of the streets up town are now eo filled up with ooal ashes, which have been deposited in the oarrisge ways during the winter, that the cartmen cannot drive slong them without danger of injuring their horses or being themselves thrown from their carts. This is shameful, indexd. Are there no means of forcing the observance of city ordinances in reference to depositing ashes aad garb- age inthe streets? It is tybe hoped that the Mayor and Boards of Aldermen will continue their iavesti- gatione, lately commenced, and see if they cannot pre- vent the laxity of their ofticersin the performance of official duties. Wasnincron’s Bintupay.—The 224 of Fabr used to be observed in New York with conside! display, and there is one corps of our citizen soldivcs who still keep up their old custom. powder on Washington’s birth Sixes, or the Veterans, as they ari mble on the morning of this 's champion Bap Citizens axp Mean Men.—It was lately shown atthe Mayor's office, that two Germans, residing ia Thirty eighth street, and who were the owners of the houres in whieh they lived, had applied to the Alms Houre office for coal, and had received the fuel applied for, they representing themselves as belog ti 00r to pay for it, or, in otber words. claiming to be city upers. The supply of coal was, of course, stopped ; wut the fact of its ever having been s-nt has led to » cbarge by many of negligence of duty on the part of the viniter who returned the nemes to the effice of the Ccmmireioner of the Alms House, thus enabling them to steal from the city’s charity box. The oharges t the visiter are well made; he never should bave returned the names at the office until he was well assured of the poverty the applicants, One thing, however, may be raid in extenuation of imperfection in the accomplish: it of duties by visiters for the lart six weeks. The troth been toe much, for them to do, and they have often bad to labor from deylight inthe morning, until midnight, in order to ed through with their lists. Their duties have tadeed en arduous, Fines.—A fire broke out, on Tuesday evening, in the Supreme Court room, in the old City Hali, which was not extinguirbed until considerable damage had been sustained. A fire broke out on Tuvrday afternoon, in the house of Mrs Arthur, No 66 Sixth Avenue, which was put out with trifling damage. A fire broke out. at 10 o’clock om Tuesday night, in the house. rear of 3 474 Broome street, which wa put out with trifling de- ed mage. A fire broke out, about two o'clock on Beeday morning, in the upper story of the bh 52 Canal street, ocoupied by Ubadail,& Pew fire communicated to thybuildicg adjoining, on Mercer street, the roef of which was also destroyed. Pesavtizs ror Kerrina Gamatino Housrs—How Enroncen.—For the following statement and oerti- ficate, we are indebted to H. Vandervoort, Koq , Clerk of the Court of Sessions:— July 26,,Orlando Moore, Confession, Fined $126 “Henry Wateon, do do | 125 Aug. 17..Reuben Parsons, do do 126 Sept. 23..Oliver Ockenburgh, do do 125 Oct. 15..James Berry, do do 125 Seis 19..John Harrison, do do 126 March 26. .Sherlock Hillm: do do 26 boa William Alario! do do pty * Willism Mather do do 2% do 26 do 100 do lw doPen.8mosdo 2501 sy of New York, and find the above to be ali the convictions for keop- ing gambling houses in said Courts in the years 1646, 1847, and 1848, HENRY VANDERVOORT, Clerk. New York, January 16, 1849. Fatat Accident on Boarn tHe Cuenonae.— Yesterday afternoon, about a quarter of an hour before the steamer Cherokee left her berth for Savannah, & man named George Ramson, a fire- man on board the vesel, was intcem:ly ki It appears {that the steam was up. was trying various parts of the machine: that all was right, when Ramon, who was impru: walking on one of the platform, somewhere engive, wae struck in the back by of fron, (some part of the machinery,) back, and killing him instantly. His body was r moved to the dead house at the City Hospital, where an inquest will probabiy be beld to day. Accipnnt — On Tuesday afternoon, the horses tached to the carriage of Mr. Delaus. 39 Lafayette Piace, took fright. ran away with the driver, John Kelly. who was thrown off his bux. amd ao revere y in. jured that his fe is despaired of The horse: con- tinued on at @ furious rate, until they reached Great phe street, when they bene Up against an iron railing, wore speedily secured by some of the os! in the neighborhood. ns — Deatn wy Intemrenance —The Coroner held an inquest, yecterdsy. at the 6th ward stati tha body ‘of Cbecien T par youn ho aoe ota sent, 0 restore aed, his death by intemperance and ex. orn Crownrp Ovr —We have in type reports of the New York Academy of Medicine and Board of Education, &e., the publication of which are un- avoidably deferred in consequence of the crowded state of our columns. applying Verdict—oame to posure.