The New York Herald Newspaper, April 8, 1850, Page 2

JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR NEW YORK HERALD. |™*"" ragua Question—The Late and the Present Administration, According to reliable intelligence, received from Washington, Mr. Clayton, on the part of the United States, and Sir Henry Bulwer, the British Minister, on the port of England, have entered into OPPIOB, N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS: | Correspondence and negotiation for the settlement THE DAD.Y HERALD, 2 cents per copy—$7 per annem. THE WRERLY HERALD, every Saturday, at 0' omte par eapy,.or $3 per annum ; the Kwropean edition $4 per anmem, x it, for subscriptions, or with adver~ Ob the postage wild be deducted from t-pasd, ORRESPONDENCE, containing important v of the workl; if mscd, will be We communications, do not retwr ADVER TI y morning. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ROWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Tae Menon ant's Sreep— Larree Devin. BROADWAY THEATRE, Rroadway.—Insmm Ammassavon Puppy Tie TieR—COvsin CHERRY. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers Street—Lear Year— Sentous Faaany. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham Sqvare.—Bavree— Sxerewes iN Ixpra—WHo Spraxs Pinsr? THEATRE, Astor Place. —Hanser—TasixG THE SHREW, CHRISTY'S OPERA HOt Ernorian MoysTRensy. ODYMPIC.—Prener's Mixsvn eis. Maxopron.—Wrire's Seren avers, WASHINGTON IIALL.—Panomama ov tum Casvonsia 1S. New York, Monday, April 8, 1859. The Slavery Question in Congress and in Europe. The slavery question, which agitates the Congress and pe much, is beginning to attract the leading minds and journalists of Europe. The great speech of Mr. Calhoun reached rope, through the columns of the Herald, before the sailing of the last steamer from Europe, and the leading jovrnal of that quarter ef the world, the at the present time f this country so attention of the important comments on the high character of Mr. | t the Nicaragua question, and, therefore, as Tisnes, of London, has made some singular anc Calhoun, as a statesman, as well as on his views as a politicion, Whieh are very interesting at this moment. ‘They will be found in our columns to- day. ‘One of the most remarkable deelar 3 put forsh en the other side of the water, is the be- lief thet the permanence of the fede union of this greatgepublic is, to England, next in ore tance to the preservation of the British empire in all its integrity. This declaration arises from the belief that the commercial relations of the countries would be injured, mutilated, if not ulti- mately destroyed, by a separation of this vast con- federacy into opposing and hostile fragments of any kind. isunion would thus not only be a calamity. to the Dnited States, but a blow to the civilized world beyond.the Atlantic. ‘The unbiassed opinion and independent thought of Europe, on the agitations of this continent, are something like the opinions and thoughts of fatu- rity on apastage. The people of this country, and their servants in Congress, ought to ponder and pause on such manifestations, and endeavor, by all the means withia their power, to settle and arrange those difficulties, consistently with the principles of the constitution and the terms of the original compact between the States, without reference to ultra prejudices af any kind or from any quarter. But what aye the pr ects in this respect? What is doing in Washingion! How comes on the great ghestion of the dey? What are our Senatozy and Representatives about? ~" ‘Lhe death of the great South Carolina statesiuan duced a pause in the asperities of partics, but gate only 2 {W days. After @ brief lapse of “ = nersonal esperity and fag- time, political agitation, , hnuieta tei tions action have aguin reared « houses of Congress, As matters now stand in the Senate and House of Representatives, it seems to be utterly impossible to ascertain, with any degree of precision, how the slavery agitation is to be set- tled, or when it will be laid at rest. The Southern Representatives who would seem to possess the most interest in the happy termination of this con troversy, have all along expressed a determination for a general end comprehensive settlement, at once, of all the slevery difficulties, including the admis sion of California end the organizat of the new territories, on some basis of compromise consistent wo! of the Nicaragua question, and the organs of the cabinet assert that there is every probability of that much agitated matter being disposed of im a manner perfectly satisfactory to both countries, in a very short time. ‘The New York Tribune, one of the organs of the | free soil portion of the cabinet in this metropolis, * | hand, which, at one period, assumed a very threat- | i| the administretion of Mr. Polk. The treaty was thus dispoved of and Mr. Hise recalle important concess fell to the ground. asserted, some time since, most positively and un- equivocally, and reiterated it from day to day, that a treaty on thie subject had been made and trans mitted to England for ratification. Subsequent events have shown the falsity of the assertion, and now that the matter has been in reality taken in hand, and negotiations have been commenced, the same journal is busying itself in collecting proofs to sustain the allegation that Mr. Polk neglected American interests in that quarter, succumbed to the pretensions of Great Britain as protector of the Billy Powlegs of Mosquito, and abandoned the Monroe doctrine, which the late President asserted in his me: would be his guide. Now, we are by no means willing to say that Mr. Polk’s ad- ministration did pay that attention to American interests in that region which their importance demanded, or t he pursued the Monroe doctrine | in regard to British aggressions in aragua and Central America, nor are we willing to admit, on the other hand, that such neglect would be any justification for the present administration in adopting the same policy. ‘There may, perhaps, be some excuse for Mr. Polk’s admini nm not attending properly to that subject. They had the Oregon question on ening aspect, and threatened to plunge the two countries into a war. The Oregon question, at tine when it wes under discussion, was a much and important matter of controversy | more seriou was right and proper, it engaged the attention of Mr. Polk and his cabinet, to the exclusion of al- | most everything else. In addition to that, it only within the last two years—since the acqnisi ‘The Progress of Art, Literature, Taste, and Aristocracy, In this Country. One of the reasons, we funey, why those romanees and works of captivating popular style, on which the fame of such men as Dickens, Hood, Charles Lamb, ‘Thackeray, and Disraeli, has been mainly eonstruct- ed, is the charm whieh belongs to what one of them +o expressively calls “old wine, old friends, and old books.” The main attraction of Europe lies in its an- Uquity. There is something dacred and ——s even in the dust which has accumulated by al progress of ages. One of the great secrets of the pop ‘arity which Diekens enjoyed, for a short-lived poric was the tenderness and affection with which he ade his readers look upon “Oid Curiosity Shop,” with ull its strange, dusty, useless, unvaluable, innumerable objects, which linked themrelves so touchingly with the corly days of little “Neily,” and the Inst daya of her poor old grandfather, We have mot gone far enough to decay, even in New York (although Heaven knows, we are likely to have more dust than antiquity eycr thought of lodging upon any part of the world, in consequence of the barbarous practice of sweeping the streets during the day time, when all the doors and windows are open, and it must of necessity find its lodgment upon our persons or among our habita- tions) to have many “Old Curiosity Shops,”” where fur- niture, books, pictures, and those thousand and one curious relies of former ages arc collected together, and offercd for sale to the idle spectator of the streets, The spot in New York which, in high life, approached nearest to those places which. in the old cities of Bu- rope, crowd every street and hold the gaze of every pas- ser-by on every corner,was the great and curious collee- tion of Wm. A. Colman, whieh. by order ofthe assignee end administrator, is this week to be brought under the hammer. at 904 Broadway. The catalogue of the books alone extends over more than two hundred finely printed pages. embracing some of the most valuable, rare, curious and magnificently illustrated works whieh have ever been published, many of which have never been offered for sale, and some of which are supposed to | be the only copies on this continent. The sale is to oe- cupy cight days, commencing in the morning at ten o'clock, and in the evening at seven, But the books are only a portion of tho collection, ‘There are to be several hundred engravings, and water color and pencil drawings; serap-books of original drawings, by American and English artists; some valuable paintings in oil, by artists of distinction; and, perhaps—something more valuable than all—six busts of the Napoleon family, brought from France in the United States ship North Carolina, and formerly owned tion of California—that British aggressions and pre- tensions in Nicaragua and Ceytral America have become of very great importance, as far as the in- terests of the United States in that quarter are con- cer 3ut the administration of Mr. Polk, or, at least, the agents of that administration, were not so care- less of American interes Nicaragua, as the pub- lic might be led to suppose, from the assaults that have recently appeared inthe Tribune and other by Napoleon himself, comprising the Emperor, by Thorwaldsen; Pauline, by Canova; Josephine, Marle Louise, and Charles and Lucien Bonaparte. It is understood that Mr, Colman’s entire private collection, as well as the immense contents of his “ curiosity shop.’ are ell to be thrown together in this sale, and put up under the hammer, without any reserve, It will make one of the most curious, interesting and racy auctions ever known in this country, particularly as John Keese is to be the auctioneer, and it is uni- ly acknowledged that he is the most witty and auctioneer in the known world. It will un- organs of the present cabinet in Washington. It is very well known that Mr. Hise, who was United States minister to Central America, nego- tiated a treaty with the government of Nicaragua, which ceded to the United States all the commer- cial and other advantages which we should require in that territory, in consequence of the acquisition of California, and the discovery of the vast gold mines in that distant territory, together with the right of way through the Nicaraguan territory for the construction of a al to connect the Atlan- tie with the Pacific ocean, for commercial purposes. In return for these benefits, which were essential to the growing trade and commerce be- tween the eastern and western shores of this re- public, all that the government of Nicaragua re- quired of us was, that we should extend our pro- tection to them, and aid and assist them in repelling tho aggressions of GrearBritain, and ia maintaining the integrity of the State of Nicaragua. That treaty, so very beneficial in every aspect, and so very impertant to the commercial interests and ne- ‘ ' cessities of the United States, was thrown under the table by Mr. Clayton, or stuffed into some dark | pigeon hole, 0 that it might never see the light 5 fearing, as Was natural to suppose he would, that the eredit ef negotiating it would redound to the dd. Of course, the om which was embraced in it he minister appointed by the present cabinet undertook to go over the same ground which was travelled so successfully by his with the principles of the constitution. This view, to # greater or lesser extent, has been concurred in by the great statesmen of Congress—by Mr. Cay, by Mr. Webster, by Mr. Calhoun even, before his death—and by many other leading and living men of both houses. The prolongation of the agitation will only increase the troubles of the country.— Hence the propriety and good sense involved in a fall and comprehensive settlement of the whole difficulty at once. The longer such dis eases are protracted and prolonged, the more bitter, inveterate and chronic they become. The leadi statesmen and the wisest men of the day peculiarity in the dieorder, and the on settlement of the whole J remedy. Who, then, oppose the policy approved of by euch men as Webster, Clay, and Cathoun—the living and the dead—and by the most experienced members of both houses, from every section? Unfortunately, the cabinet of ( ‘Taylor—in op- position, we believe, to Gen. Taylor himnself—and the free soilers in Congress, and out of it, including Wr. Benton, set themselves up in opposition to a settlement of the general question, with no other views or motives, it would seem, than to see what cart be gained by continually agitating that disturb- in both the dimnit this ssity of a once, as the ouly sure rs ine question for afew years long —> |, -né South. In such a dilemma, what is certh and ike Sout . Worth and ix ress has been in session four to be done? Com, seting. months, talking withom . iaaality tf tahnala have been held, indicating the me. "7 Me | toa crisis the settlement of the dit. "" |, | Kouthern Stetes have proposed a conventr. | Nashville, for the purpose of taking the whole , matter into consideration. Why should not every State in the Union—every congressional district senda delegate to that convention, whic h might mect more central position than Nash- ville—say Richmond, in Virginia—and bring, in addition to the influence of the recent elections, the representative force of the whole Union in fayor of an early and poritive settlement of this troublesome question ? All le Several elections | is paralyzed until it be arranged The cabinet, - assisted by the abolitionists, and the free soil jour- nals and politicians, by Messrs. Benton, Seward, Chase, &c., are the only portion of the American | people who wish th longed from year to year, at the risk of this happy, glorious, and powerful Vaier, Is it not time for the people everywhere to take the matter in hand t Cwevatien Wixorr ox Botit Stors.—Why don't the Chevalier give in his statement explaining his feny position inthe kitchen evidence, and take one vide or the other in the Forrest case? Ie has, we hear, privately written a long letter of apology and explanation to Mr. Forrest himself, He also states to Forrest's friends that he will give Mrs. Forrest letters of introduction to Count D'Orsay and the Blessington coterie in Paris, if she cane got | out of the country—while he is professing the oppo site to Mrs. Forrest every day. The Chevalier must come out, either on one side or the other— either in breeches or in petticoats—we don't care which. asia Tur Vacant Nicns.—Mesers. Bullitt & Dragger, of General Teylor’s newspaper at Washington, {the Republic), are down in great style on Mr. Foote, of Mississippi, charging him with being an | egitator—a nullifier-a nonsuch. The niche of fame left vacant by the death of Calhoun will not Jong be without an occupant, if Bullitt & Bragger have their own way. Mr. Foote, however, if he | down in his message, and otherwise neglected predecessor, and another treaty was negotiated, which, however, was not, as far as the intereste of the United States are concerned, so advantageous to the United States ; and England now steps in and says that the right of way last granted inter- | feres with the rights of his Mosquito majesty (bless | the mark !), whom she is bound to protect, and, therefore, that the canal cannot be undertaken, until those rights are recognised. Such is the pre- sent condition of the question. Now, what necessity is there for entering iato tintion at all with Great Britain on this sub- ject ‘The whole world knows that that nation hes no real rights in that quarter. By entering upon negotiations at all, the cabinet have virtually | admitted that England has some rights in Nica- | ragua ; and we fear they are willing to concede the interests of the United States, with the view of securing to the company whieh most recently got the grant to construct a canal between the two oceans, in their charter, without any trouble from Great Britain. Theee are the views whieh the | public take of the recent conduct of the cabinet in this affair. It isin vain to deny that the general impression among the community is, that the pre- sent cabinet are about to cede away what should not be ceded, and to acknowledge pretendedsights on the part of England, which should be repudiated. Let the cabinet, therefore, take care that, while their org here and throughout the country are | searching the archives of the State department for proof that Mr. Polk's administration did not attend faithfully to the programme which Mr. Polk laid neg ' { ce away American interests in Central America, they do :o4 low their example and do worse—ce thoad ugterests. a) Ss amone rae Mretiaxres axp Worn- The strikes which commenced among | Tur Sr n@ Mex the mechanics and working men of this city, a short | time since, are still going on, and several reports of | the proceedings which took place at their meet: | ings will be found elsewhere in this day's paper. We set again exprese Sur satisfaction at the man- slation isin abeyance until this question | ner in Ww is settled. The action of the executive government , to be conducted. selves to the matters which they assemble to de- | misfortune in the latter care was, that t) liberate upon, and take no heed of the absurd and ridiculous theories which the socialists have been endeavoring to insiil into them. interminable question pto- | i | | ) hich these strikes and "eetings continue The working men con.€ them- This is all right nd proper. The disturbance which has recently occurred between the elements of capital and labor, may be traced to a variety of causes, the most inflaential and potent of which is without doubt the discover” of the vast and inexhanstible gold mines ya Callie fornia, which hes produced a change at the value of the currency, as may be f°), ty the prices of commodities in San Frar eco, This movement will increase from tT, to time, in proportion to the amount of gold “yat will be mined in that won ler- ful region. «he fae we ure in the beginning of reat Tevolution in the currency, and in the prees ali commodities, and labor must experience its fiuence as well as everything else. Noan, the highly respectable and well paid old livelier, of thirty years standing, says that Mr. Rennett engaged an “ ok! woman" for his counsel— and she is full ef fat, feathers, and false teeth, we suppose. We never meddle with “ old women” from the old Jew shops of the Minories of London— we leave all euch fat to Noah. We only patronize wemen{who ore young, tall, high-spirited, witty, and accomplished. a o mn Pasama.-If the Panama au introduce there the abeurd passport system of European despots, the Yankees will take the whole Isthmus in their own hands, Divrietiry at thorities ‘attempt to bas hardly the great genius of Calhoun, has more | a move all obetructions. practical kill, management and tact. doubtedly bring together, from all parts of the coun+ try. collectors of rare, curious and strange things; and already, for several days. the great rooms at 304 Broad- way have been crowded by eager book-worms, half of them out at the elbows, rich and elegant ladies from up-town, strangers from every part of the Union, old hunkers, barnburners, free soilers, (the latter class being now pretty much out of business.) whigs, clergy- men, saints and sinners, with a pretty fair sprinkling of Jews and old clo’ men, all of whom are looking out for the gratification, in the coming sale, of some pas- tion, hobby, taste or pursuit. It will constitute, when asrembled, decidedly the most motley, funny ineffable and indescribable old curiosity congress that has ever assembled; and, probably, one of more dignity, and, we are not sure but we may say. one of more public utility than the great national bear-garden in Wash- ington, where bloody noses and Lumbug seem to be the chief order of the day. We have teken a brief survey of the “Shop,” and we think Mr. Barnum must have, like old Jove, gone to sleep during these proceedings, or he would have Dought out the whole concern in one batch. Perhaps Jenny Lina More than enough to keep him busy {or the prevent. At all events, we are pébmudcc’ that there is no collection in this country, of this description, that can be at all compared with the Colman “Curtosi- News from the Artie Region Expedition, in Search of Str John Franklin. Anthony Barclay, Keq., H. B. M. Consul for this sity, hes kindly afforded us an opportunity of reading two letters he received yesterday; one from Dr. Rao, dated MeKenaie’s River, thirty miles below lor, Bept. 26, 1849, enclosing despatches to the Cou- sul’s care, from Sir John Richardson, for the Admi- relity; the other from Mr. John Ballonder, Hudson's Bay Company, dated Peb, 14,1850; pateh having the post mark of~Fort Snelling, March 16th,” and evidently broughton by train alluded to im yerterday's Herald. The following is a copy of Dr. Rae's letter to Mr. Barelay ;— McKenair’s Riven, Sept, 26. 1849. Thirty miles below Fort simpson. Sin —It ie the Sore of Sir Johu~ Richardson, who commanded the recent overland searching expedition ‘that T enclose to your address the accompanying dis- atch, with a humble request that it be forwarded to ngland without loss of time. T may mention, that it contains a rhort account of my summer's visit to the Aretic Sea. via the Copper Mine river, which bas proved quite uneucesssful, the great quantitios of ice oo ing us from getting to Wallingtou’s Landing island. I have the honor to be, &e., &e., HB. M. Consul, New York, The letter from Sir John Ballender to the British Consul, also covering dispatehes for the Admiralty, from Licut, Pullen, of H, M, brig Plover, and Dr. doth attached to different branches of the Arctic expedition, concludes his request for their transmis- sion in the following Ianguage:— I regret exceedingly to inform you thi the Northern coast of America has this explored by Commander Moore. of the brig Plover. from Behrings Straits to Weuright Inlet; by Lientenant Pullen. trom thence to the mouth of the McKenzie by Dr. Rae, considerably east of the Copper- mines, yet neither of these have seen or heard any- thing of Sir John Franklin and party. I[ sincerely trust that come of the parties, attempting to ponetrate the Arctic Ocean from the eastward, have been more successful. With much respect. Tam your obedient, JOHN BALLENDER, Chief Factor, The above letter is dated—* Hon, Hudson's Ray Com- pany, Fort George, Red River Settlement,’ with the Fort Snelling, Minnesota, post. mark’ March 16, The letter published in yesterday's Herald war dated at St. Paul, Minnesota, 12th ult., and is as follows :— A dog train arrived bere yesterday, from some dis- tance above Lake Superior, bringing news that an American vessel had been seen by some of the Indians, and bad sent letters, saying that Sir John Franklin Was found. The particulars f cannot learn. Iowever, they say he is rate, ig Arrival of the Hermann. The United States mail steamer Hermann. Capt. E. Crabtree, has arrived at this port. bringing the usual mails, She left Bremen on the 15th ult.. arrived at Southampton om the 17th, in forty-eight hours, and sailed from the latter port at four P. M., on the 29th ‘The Hermann brings about seventy passengers and a valustle freight. consisting of 160 tons of German manvfactures from Bremen, and 220 tons measurement of goods, from Southampton and Havre, principally valuable merchandize, silks, satins, ribbons, broad stufls, and several packages of pictures, sculpture and articles of vertu, intended for the Fine Arts exhibi- tion, to be held at Philxdelphia on the 7th inst. The falling off in the passenger traffic by this steam- er, is caused by the opposition of the new line of screw steamers, about to run between Hamburg and New York, aud which, it is expected, will take away a grent many second closs German passengers, We have received by the ifermann letters from Havre, relative to the effect likely to be produced upon the interests of the Ocean steam Navigation Company, by the powerful opposition organized against their steamers in the carrying of French merchindize, (heretofore one of the mort lucrative branches of this | Company's operations) by the Cunard Company. Iha- | mediately upon the repesl of the British navigation laws juking effect. causing a relaxation of our own laws in favor of British s\eamers, tite Cunard Company | placed upon the station between Liverpool and Havre alarge steamer, the Commodore, for the purpose of conveying French, German and Swiss merchandise | from Mavre to Liverpool, there to be transhipped | in the British and North Amogicad *teamers | Unfortupately, at this particular juncturé, she | | kteamers Washington and Hermann ceased running | for the winter, and thus the field was left entirely open | JOHN RAE. did new piloteer, owned by FE. Messerve, John Thomp- | son. Thonise Orr, Frederick Bardier, Hegry Harbiason, to the Liverpool Company, who instantly profited by | Henry C. Nelson, six sound, young, enterprising pilots it, and ruecceded in diverting from the ocean rteaw- | of this port. and named after her builger, mado her OUR SPECIAL. TELBGRAPHIO CORNESPONDENCE. Wasnincrow, April 7, 1850, ‘The ramors of a cabinet re-organization are assuming @ more tangible shape, and Mosers, Webster, Butler King, Leteher, and Evans are mentione? as the proba- Die erecessors Of the present establishment, Yeeterday, the Senate were not in session. The most prominent of the Senators from the Southern section held a eaucus, Nothing of moment transpired. It was deemed bost to ndjourn, and wait to see the result of che question of referring the whole subject conneet- ed with slavery, tncludin, California, to a committee Mr. Benton will continue his epeech to-morrow, He will Pe replied to by Mr. Clay. Mr. Webster will sup- port the motion to refer the whole subject to a com- mittee, The result will be, that Colonel Benton will be left with eight or nine supporters only, for his proposi- tion to take up the admission of California. Great confusion exists among the Southern mdn, for the moment, News is in town that Gov. Soabrook will tender the office of United States Seuator'to Col. Elmore, It is feared he will not accept. In such exse, it will be given to Mr. Rhett, or to ex-Gov. Hammond. The last named person will be elected to fill Mr. Calhoun’s place, by the Legislature, without any oifficulty, He is the most appropriate successor to Mr Cal- houn in the State, Ife possesses extraordinary abili- ties and a high order of talent, and is universally ad- mired where Lest known, ‘The general opinion here is, that the Galphin claim will and must upset the cabinet. General Taylor has been kept in utter ignorance of all these doubtful drafts on the treasury, and the oid lion begins to growl. We are sorry to announce that the lady of Senator Dawson, of Georgia, expired, at the United States Ho- tel, this morning. She leaves a large circle of friends, to whom the loss of her is irceparable. Maxine Disasters. Bostow, April 7. 1850, ‘The steamboat Boston, from New York, this forenoon at Lovelock, saw a vessel, supposed to be a hermo- phradite brig, ashore four miles south of the High- lands, off Cape Cod, (Her masts were still.standing. and number of men were on the bezch near by, The French brig L. Essai, from Rochelle for Boston, during the storm on Saturday anchored off Shrewsbury Hill, Nantucket, but dragged her anchors and went ashore on the beach, Both masts were cut away, but hor hull remained tight, and she will probably be got off. The Cholexa at New Orleans. Paurimong, April 7, 1850, The New Orleans Picayune asserts that there are but few caves of chotera in that city at the present time. Extensive Robbery ot Jewelry. Bantutonn, April 7, 1850. Saddler & Sou’s jewelry store, in Baltimore street, in this city, was evtered last night and robbed of six thousand dollars’ worth 6t goods, inelading one hun- dred gold watches, ‘The theives, it is supposed, belonged to New York, ey Marine Affairs. Commence or New Youx.—As an evidence of the prosperity of this great commercial emporium, we give the following table, showing the number of arrivals at this port during the last weck, with the estimated value of the versels and their cargoes :— of Value of Vale of Vessels. Cargoes. $1,000,000 $1.800.000 800.000 800.000 twenty-three vessels, with their cargoes, is $9,647,000, which has eutered this port during one week, exclusive of the immense fleet of loops and steamboats which daily arrive in our harbor from the adjacent cities, villages, aud towns on Long island Sound and Hadsoa River. Tue New Puor Boat Janez Wirtratts. This splen- ty Shop.” We understand that bids of the most enor- | ers a considerable portion of that traffic which, for the | trial trip on Thursday last. She run dowy to the tall mous, outrageous, and extravagant kind, for some of | past two years, has yielded to them such valuable! of the Bank, and thence about thirty miles up Norch river. About forty gentlemen were on board as guests, | the most curious and valuable articles, have already been sent in from a distance, as well ae from the city; for it can be easily conceived that there are many oye- ter, codfish and clam nobility of this great metropo- lis, who would expend a good deal of money, rather than g¢ the tremendous satisfaction of having it raid that their parlors, libraries, cabinets, and boudoirs were ornamented by busts which once stood in the pa- | freights, and which has 40 materially improved the | finances .of the association. We are not sarprisad, | ' therefore. to find that the present steamer brings only | acomparatively small freight of French goods, and ' and the trip was one of pleasure, She was gaily trimmed with flags and signals. and made a yery fine | appearance, The J. W. is of a beautiful model. and | there is now no prospect of those large freights to there _ ber speed equal to the naticlpation of her owners. Ane ‘ | nexed are enslor deck 70 feet; | vessels for the future, because the Cunard Company length of keel 64 feet: breadth of m 20 foot depth had just placed on the station a second steamer, of 490 | bf hulu’? tect ¥ iuehes; tounage 99 tons. Ble iw a clip: horse power, the Orion, to run alternately withthe _ per. | determination, the disease returns with incre wedi latial rooms of the Corsican soldier, in the boudoirs of Commodore, from Havre to Liverpool, and vie versa, | Furopean, duchesses, and in the cabinets of princes, so that a weekly communication will henceforward be So we go.” It all comes out right in the end. The peo- maintained between Hayre and Liverpool, in conace- ple, the elmighty people, will have their own way at tion with the Cunard steam vessels, The Fran! last, The glorious clam, the ineffable codfish, the im- also, will soon be running between Havre and mortal oyster, can rum the Corsican soldier off the York, aud thus, with this direet and indirect competi- track any time, The Boulevards are nothing, com- | tion, it is certain that prejudicial results to the earry- | pared with the Avenues, The Louvre grows dim in ing trade of the Ocean Company's steamers will be the midst of socialism, and we presume that most of produced. We feel sorry for this; but at the same time its contents will be sold to our clam gentry, before the we must allude to the numerous complaints that have close of the present century. There is an amusing reached us from the merchants in the French trade, story told of a tall, lean Yankee, who was found lean- on the subject of the lamentable indifference to their ing against the nearest lamp post, one day, looking in- own interests displayed by the Occan Steam Cowpiny, | tently upon the colossal proportions of the British jn ceasing the trips of their steamships J parka Museum, and whose cogitations were disturbed by some able evnnection bad been formed, and preeisely at a impertinent John Bull, who, divining his nation, asked — goment when the British company ste} in to tak him what he was cogitating about, “Oh,” says Brother up. the connection. weet tion bias } Jonathan, “Itwas only kinder calculating how much it, We have, in addition to the above, received letters | would cost to tw! at there shop over to the United ms i ty A Although: Seabee ak | States of North America, for it will be sure to come, fro voyny the Europa, tft New aon ey Fo — of exch — 7 ” other, yet t) uropa vi in Liverpool fivé days | fooner or later. It isa great country.” It makes as pther, yet the Europe arrived tn bi y: think alvo of the Yankee who, towards the clove of the Before, the Terman ret jours om the passage, Rectang reign of Gregory XVI.—the last Pope—when revolution a fair wind Tet le way. with benutifil weather ide throughs the aking American steamers a laughing stock, was ri roughou provinces, and ail Italy was This le making American wt ht i ~ 4 ready for the yoleanie movement which had begun it Pvcyure we are informed by parties on whoua we cat march on the death of the late Pope, seut ina proposal place implicit depertaue, unat thé whole and sole in writing to Lambrusehini, to take the States of his pened <= protracted ws was the villanous Holiness, govern them, have the revenues support hig ality coals #0) re. all the edorts of the ar app. and firemen to generate syfcieat steam in | Holiness. the Cardinals, and Ministers of State by the — the boilers bei: frujtless, Job. and give him three millions of gotters & your fog | Thaseoteraicts Ate pox of no utilitywhatever for the chances, Tes known at the time that there waa | He conveyance of the malls. aud some alteration must | & deficit it (8? Yeremues of about millions aud @ nard eteamers run ouly once a fortnight, the Washing- half a ye Fankee raw where the leakage was, ton and Hermann could | have been made of ome wre and could undowisedly have stopped It. It is, how. tthe mereantile im count y carry. J . to €¥ or, & serious Meet, that his pi was deliberately Ing on intermediate mail or two. to or from Southamp- ton; but they were laid up, and the first departure was entertained; and as the learned camera could not un. fixed for the 20th of February the rory day ~~ the was appointed to sail; the second ure derstand how he could make speculation out of It 34, SPhuinted to sail; the second departire anand when they had so signally failed, they found, to their steamer departed—thus ag the large subsidies utter horror and dismay, on inquiry, that the first = vy bd Fors ORien, te these vessels. a mere farce | 1d be and mioekery, beeaure they afforded no services in step in bis speculation wou to set up a republic. | item and bave pot hee a the nights Gas to the rn ' rime he eaid,“ monarchy was mighty cost) cot not produce as much as it abtorbed.” This put a rudden stop to the negotiation, Brother Jonathan cc mmercial community. } The royal mail steamehi THHt, Captain Norton, d from Southampton with the mails for the Weet Indies and Pacific. on the {8th ultimo, The Thames went down to take a peep into the ernter of Vesuvius, wae hovel (roe of Mexi hen and we came off. It was tery funny, however. come | the nermann ft. ra ants years afterwards, to take up the newspapers and find y Oriental steamship Indus sailed that Destiny had played the same democratic joke, fyi rem bile. ei te mas hour, oh the act aa | with that government, whieh the Yankee delibeyately ae the Hera iyn, 5 propored as a epeeulation some time before. ertne The st mote, Sen that is, the Pope Uveral inst eperual Powers, ax the Tom, brought to Yankee, in bie ti uity, N Ina ee Le, bearing the @ag of Com- | ~ mReMUILY "Lad liberality, proposed ay Narsse--tedependence frign All the wortd will ~ ait for the 10th of April. when Lawrence, Captain Panldii Jeb Kees, gacaan, witty. ian atetionren, | Tae ReartRSene aaa ae corvette, € in S. Mercer. sTUvonleriaad, Captaie Latimer, FomERE ps Intent and most brilliant fert, of knoek- | | The Britieh Experimental Squadron, ander Comme- 18 ” en to the lowest bidder, by pleee-meal, the ared and fifty thousand superb, curious, marty, bril- gore Martin, consisting of two of-thetine, Ave }. |, atietoeratic, artisth ribable | frigates, and five steamers. Gie- as eae Sentiqui. | Faltar Bay, wn th ath March, from & erulew articles of literature. art, taste. refinement s ‘Tur Finer Niont oF Iracian Soxe.—Not the ladies alone are preparing for the first opera aight, The ar- tite have orrived, and are baey in atfanging their dresses, revieing their music. and resting from their yooa! efforts, #0 a8 to come out With remorated powers at Niblo’s on Tuesday night, A magnificent opera will be releeted. and we shail expect the fullest mea- sure of harmony in every department, There will be quite an exciting time among the masical critics. a« to the merits of the several eminent performers. and the birds of winter will be brought into comparison with those of the milder season. We shall expect gayer eclors, more liquid notes, a more perfect harmo- ny. plenty of *unshine-and no discords, The publie expectation is quite wp to concert piteh. a piteh to which all will stick, if the arrangements are carried out by the manager and the vocalists with ove will, It is enid that Nidle intends to have his department perfeet. Of that there can be no doubt. He will make the howse all it should be for the refined elegant and Hiberal minds who will seek music, mirth ond manner scheming. travelling. effort, ingenuity and to collect from every part of the known and th: known world, which he strongly ce Nashville Convention. and says he expresses the views of neither of the great parties of the State. if the time should ever come When either party of the south could. upon this vital question, be made to with the North, on become as impotent and harmices as were the tories of the revolution The language of Gov, Brown. be thinks, weuld better suit the meridian of Buffalo than Fi form Cano meeting held ¥ respect to the meme Eilnoun. resetved that favorite eon should at onee impel thei to greater watehfulners for the safety of the South They od resolutions to meet in ¢onvention on the firet on. day in May. CS ites to represent that State in the Naehw Conroe the other half will be confided to the The det mill at Newtown. N. J, wae blown wp on | battle won, a fnct, and two boys Rilled. There were 13) k nticians. Moy they be rietorious! We hall be inthe house at the tiage of the explosion, gg b> orp within ite walls, Infact the manner wif be baif the | De, Powell, Pacer Sure Warentoo —This packet arrived yester- W453 steerage pastengers. During the last four xcoges of the W.. there bas not been « death among rn Capotes and Hats.—The Subseri- ders linye just received a few cares of the above gonds, to which hey would Invite the attention of fashionable milli~ ners. have also for mle, a general assartment of ; and Fi i, Ribbons, Straw Flowers, (a new article, veda generall: ' MARDS & CROMWELL, 3 Maiden Lane, 2 #tore above Williata street, Leary and Co.'s Hat and Co., in | inviting attention to their style of gentlemen's Hats for the piseent season, unberitatingly claim, that tn shape, texturs, ahtness, nish, and al! the ‘qualities which combiae to com- st elegant hat, itisanenrer approach to the perfect, we ever hefore been attained in this or any other ‘The heretofor= Leen considered stoness of design, In detiency tructare, and in the au noble which te de portions and grace of outline, by %, ithorit ae artistes ow Leary and 01 rtions am See ry is peettu| friends and the public to cell and examine for Life Assurance. National Loan Fund Life Tnrvrance Society, of don New York. Capital, ad nd, 000, A large Fert in the names of three Amerieaa al —Aet Directors for ies Local © taken on very favorable terms, tnd st moderate rates of extra premium. David H, Toppin, Esq., of the city of New nated by Governor Johnaten, of Pemn= that State, te take acknowl~ proofs, to be weed or re~ Ana, Racinnint and Com acions for the hair, | ith a ts Assor' - for sale one Gh “ } "Tated store above Duane o¥reet. | 9100 Rewert»-Por One Dollar.—11,570 Da- types were then by A. J. BEALS the past your. iz td fering of hie Pavent rae erecirse Ghat ever faded. Ves, ins teantifal ence ean 2 Une of his preminm "efor One Dollar. Noy "hetween Malden Lane ani Liberty street. Brady*s Kattonal Collcetion of Bread of Falto *. Stean= car are renyecitelly invited to call and ¢ahihive {he opecimens i etriiicieiemememencans ee nt & Holmes, 069 — for $2 te Si Bi ake food pictures for $2 te, $10, Tufessne brown in a rag for 80 conte fo $b & rene <f the peopie for busimept, the ' ig ie more om gullitility, and the tahi ; Mire elephants for ruccese, Which is best, must Se Mppareat to our readers. | the Stock 6f the above office, ory. “303% 3, — pal man + of the eelebraced Open Chain | She! wannfacturer in Rroad way, invites the Indies to eail and examine bit late improved Tene c ot 3 Premiem Open Chains from £% et —y Lich CEE, nr Want te tbeit el vantage, it Spring ClotningmCiarks, . Pi yok Gn i ae ee tae Hs . Pants aod . ty, eat, werkmanshi Sint Seta nee Dr. Wheeler, Ocnitet, @4 Barclay street, ewnene of Ss2"}ete po seat N Ledibeial Byes ot aptoved tea ‘dety the '¥9 ato resemble the nataral eye, at hours, 9t03 A Wy W., ain be had gras by so- speculators, and ® general simash cloves the last act of ' pothceation, in their anxiety t save themselves om ae | eline in Tilinols 6s, Hair Dye, can only be Various dip!'mas, Persona as color from the use the imitation dyes, can have it corrects ed by calling a¢ above. Copy the addi Magic Hair Dye, to Color the iis, ft oun he washed Paseacahienye ghee bad odor. It is applied, ox sajut and Fifth rcreets, Bidietelshiae wee MONEY MARKET. Sunday, April 7—6 P.M. The stock market closed, yesterday, firm, without any particular tendency towards an improvoment,— Prices are maintained much better than anticfpatod,. and bolders are evidently determined to give outsiders an opportunity to make rapid fortunes, on the ad- * vance already realized. If they do not sell out when ty can make a handsome profit, it will be no fault of ours, or because they had not achanes, Speenla- — tors for arise are nevor satisfied. An advance of tem. percent after it has taken place.is looked upon with in- difference, and ideas of profit expand, with an expan- sion of prices, so that holders generally are less dis- posed to realize at an advance o! ten per cent, than af- ter a depreciation to the same extent. Within the part two months, Reading Railroad has advanced frou 40 to 40, Farmers’ Loan from 30 vo 49, Canton Compa- ny from 40 to 60, Norwich and Worcester from 35 to. 48, Evie Railroad from 59/009, Stonington from 43 to 48, Erie Bonds, new. from 84 t d to 56. North American Trust trom Weis toad Mocie Canal from 10 to 17 per cent. This inflation is eon- sidered moderate by those who have become im- pressed with the idea that the level of off times is going to be realized, and many who haye beem for more than six months looking for ‘an ad- vance of two or three per cent, so as to get out without loss, look upon the profit now within reach as a mere bagatelle, and refuse to take it. When it is no longer within their grasp, they will regret hay- ing let the opportunity slip. When we take into cons. sideration the fac’, (hat here is no real basis for the slightest improvement in nor: thaa one or two of the. stocks named, it is a matter of great astonishinent that prices are sustained, and the holders do not see the danger of a great and sudden depreciation, and cut. themselves loose trom such investments while they~ can do sy without loss, Reading railroad has been put: up thirty-three and a third per cent, upon the ground that. its earnings mey be greater than last year, upon ther momised closing of its construction account, and from the fact, that its creditors bave been compelled to ex~ tend their claims twenty years, Farmers’ Loan has been put up thirty-ihree and a third per cent, upon the bare fact that the Legislature bas extended the tine, allowing the company to hold and transfer reat cetate, Canton Co, has advanced, upon the possibility of its landed property bringing better prices, during. the speculative movements in real estate; Norwich and Worcester, in consequence of the passage of @ law in Connecticut, allowing the company to issue a prefer- red stock, and shut out all the old stoekholders who: refure to take their portion of the new, from any divi- dend from surplus carvings. Erle railrond has advanced, because the monthly receipts show a great increase on last year’s and upon the sup- porition that the net earnings must show a cor- responding inerease. The improvement in North. American Trust is the result of a few sash sales among holders, but it is our impression that there has. been no change of stock. It is the easiest thing in the + world to get up an advance in this way, and it is fre~ quently resorted to for the purpose of inducing out- e‘ders to take hold. Morris Canal has advanced. sere “UY per cent, from the fact that it has inereased ite: indeb, *dness about three hundred thousand dollars, for the *onstruction of new inclined planes, and the- probability Of an increase in business, or a more pro~ duetive crop Cf grass on the tow path. It will be seem. by this upon w.#t @ slim bavis rests the enormous: advance in fancy « 9¢ks; and if any one will analyze the condition of any %#¢ of the stocks named: he can- not resist the conelus."0” that not the slightert addi tion has been made to thei,” #¢ttal value by Any OF ther movements named, or that ey * the work of “deprecia- tion, which has for so many y,“#F* been progressing, has been arrested. It ts most astonishing how infatuat. @ *Pesulstors be-. come with these artificial securities, a.%4 they appear: perfeetly blind in their operations, Man,* them, at: times, experience a return of reason, and sane mom resolve to abandon such da Ggoroas practices ; but, before carrying into effect such @ tse “auting their for nd frequently proves fatal. When it aseuse an epidemic form it becomes contagious, and the vic- ware o1 carried off between two days, Such is its present state, and we have fears that it will attack many of our best citizens. We have pointed outthe only infallible remedy, which is nothing morebnor less than total abstinence, and those who do not choose to follow our preseription, mast take the consequen- ces, One or two more turns of the serews upon tho Boney market will give fancy stocks a twist that wil make them squirm some, An endtmous quantity 6? there securities have, within the past two moathe been bypothecated. and wither thé fast day or tee loans to a large emownt have boon ealled in. This hav" compelled many to seit, bat they have foolishly re Pievished thelf supply by purchases on time, buyer's option, at an advance of one per cont, or ‘more, ont prices ruling for eneh. Asthe money market tightens, we rhall ree this difference in prices, for rash ad@ om time, inereare, until » panic overtakes these desperate the drama. Thourands of shares of each faney will then be crowded upon the market by holders, on hy- the margin left for depreciation, ‘The annexed comparati® statement exhibits the: Gnotation® for the printifel epeeulative stocks in thie: market, for each day of M6 past week, and at the olose* of the week previous, *t will be seen that peices have* deen modérately unf)rm throughout :— Quorare’ys yor tie Paixerrat Stocks ix owe New~ remy ange. ‘ Sit. Mon. Tue. Wel, Tim. PH. Sat. Treasury Notes Cited Bextent . * = ! aagese' 2! 21 UES VARSL | (BRRB IE gig Si Gi gags! isaees| p20 11 ¢ a BE aD! t ff 6's of 54 per cent; Ohio 6m. 4; Benmaylvania 5's, 15. Indiana, 1; Erie Railromly 24 ; Harlem, % ; Long; : | Island, 4, ; Stonington, 1; @auton, 1; Bérmer's, i 5. New Haven Railroad, ty; North American Trust, \ 5» Brie Bonds, old, Brie Bonds, new, 2°); ant a de~ Borwieh and Worcester, % 5. liudron Railroad, Recent advices from California wil doubtless give me greater impetus to the tide of emigration to that eoun- try; but we fee many of those who are now leaving: our shores for the Bi Dorado, will be wofutly disap-- pointed. The amount of gold received, the vart trade~ eo suddenly opened to the enterprise of. this eountry,. and what is of #till greater importanes, the statements, #0 highly colored, co extravegantiy exaggerated, re- garding the reeeipts from the Pacific, is stimulating: rpeculation, advancing prices. and inercasing the valua of money, and silently, but sarely, preparing the waye for one of t ont revere contractions that this coun try has been eniled upon to undergo for many years ‘The Cherokee is reported to have Wronght $1,000,000 in. ‘gold durt her list of consgnees: show about that amount on freight. Not satisfied with this, speeula~ tors goto work in making estimates of the probable smount in the hands of passengers, and by come system of figuring. unknown to enybody else, come tothe eon- einsion that it cannot be lows that $1,000,000 mere. Brom thie is not ufficient to swell the reewipts to the de~ rired amount, and ten per cent are added to the ag- gtegate. for ndditional value ia thie market. Now, the probability i# that the Cherokee had on lees than one million of dollars of Catifornia durt. Of the amount on freight, a portion was ‘end the amount in the hands of passengers safely put down et more then $200,000 It inf