The New York Herald Newspaper, September 20, 1850, Page 4

NEW YORK r sERALD. James “GoRr ¢ NEC®?, +OR AND 6 DITOR, PROPRIF” | ' | whigs fail in endorsing the great national and pa- @rrics X. W. OF ZRNBR OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS: TUS OM ¢ HERALD. 3 conte iv em. Tb WsBRLY HERALD, pond apn 2 alla pom every 45 per aunum: the Bs edi it per canum, tag Greut Bikes ame to roe A Gf tne Coane clude the posta ‘aril, key j 1 or with udeertize= | © ente ati or the a the ey “AR ¥ © be deducted From SORRESPONDENCE, containing important | quarter of the world: if used, vill be Tere beia*Ronsan Joxnanrasinn cy Axe | aa. wesren To SRAL THR LaTTeks AN! * RG Not NOTIOR taken of anon: 4D . “Settee =. cn ‘+ NTS renewed mornings ING excculed wih “sautneess ‘cheapness ai serpateh. communications, We do | ad S EVENING. “AMUSEMENTS ! BOWERY THEATRE, wanne, pti ROADWAY TREATRE, Brosdway—-Inis Fortors v st Lees. BR tere woito Pay THe Rawe—Hite —-Tax SiRANGeR --Pi~ NINDS GARDEN, Broadway -Onping—Irauian Baie BAS De RAOUL. tye Nala THEATRE, Chambers street—Wi.n Oare— Bur’s Cor NATIONAL THEATRE, ‘Chatham Syuare—Siccren Treine Jack—laun Toron—Pixine Dutousan. OLYMPIC THEATRE—) cwrrnoma ~ALoxs re, MECHANICS’ HALL—Cnavery'’s Erworiam Miverneia, AMERICAN MUSE! Artensvos ann Ev: DOUBLE SHEET. | New York, Friday, September 20, 1850. * tuw Scans—Jun- MUSING PeRYORMANCKS EVERY Telegraphic Summary. zon land Dill yester- | General Appropriation bill, to wh iineuts, or rather addi- tiovs, were made. One of the amendments appro- priates the sum of ten thousand dollars to be ex- pended under the direetion of the Secretary of for the ere es of the Tu ssador tes. The pro- x, of Virginia, that it was The Senate pare doy, and thei to see practiouble whigs id Céagtone, from every part of the country, been doing for the last nine months? ‘They endeavored to sete the agitating question slavery, Which was set on foot and made danger- ous by such demagogues as Seward, Chase, Hale, Wilmot, and Stevens of Pennsylvania, If the triotie course which has sigually marked Messrs, Willmore, Cley, and Webster, on that question, they may contidently expeet to be reined for all future time asa party. The Whigs throughout the Union ore looking to New York, and are intensely watching every political movement here. They are endeavoring to ascertain the best platform to | adopt, and the best policy to pursue hereafter. | From every direction, the publie eye is directed to this city; and, if the demagogue Seward and his satelites should be supported by any resolutions, or movements, or decterations of the whigs, in their popular assemblages in this city, or through- out the State, there can be no doubt that such an unwise and impolitic proceeding will lay the foundation of @ total end disastrous defeat to the whig party in this State, at the neat election, and throughout the Union afterwards. Nor is it ad- visable in them to rake up and exhume the old issues Which formerly divided them from the de- moerats, for they are buried in oblivion. They must start on a new career, and keep up with the progress of the age. Those old issues could not be niade to apply to the present position and pros- pects of this progressive republic. The nation has thrown off the incubus created by the slavery agi- tation, Which was a dead weight upon its energies and paralized for a time its very vitality. Since the acjustment of that troubleseme question, it has risen like a giant from his slumbers, and is bouad, ing on to the fulfillment of the magnificent destiny which we plainly see awaits it, Asa people, we ure becoming stronger and stronger every day, and now siand side by side with the first powers of the world. A political party, therefore, in order to | maintain iteelf among the intelligeat portion of our | population, or to enable it to retaia the high posi- ! tion which the whige now occupy, must throw aside | all rusty or moth-eaten issues, and afupt a | bread, national, aad comprehensive platform of priuciples, and avoid, as they would death and | | : to nineteen. m ia entertainin: Considering old world eon: Amia Bey in the light of a ad we h ‘operly e has met with in Wi ening ‘on of the kind reception which he ington—a reception which we are proud of. condvet of the Subl ea »Wards the unfortue | nete Uungeriaus who took re in his dominions whe! ian forces, has endeared him people look upon that sove- ad and an ally d desire that the as between them and him shall be intimate, and of a more friendly character ever, Between the United the 80 ealied Christian powers, with the ytion, per- haps, of France, there is nota single link of sym- H pathy, except w ises through commer bat | with Turkey, th tirely dillereat. The Sultan iva mun rican heast, and his | t onrs. Let ws by all | ninpulees are y with him. thousand dollars was e for the erection ofa rd asa ns, therefore, promote intin ‘The sum of five hondred also appropriated by the Sen ¢ buildi Saa Fr eustom house, court house journed wit ction on the General Ap jon bill. The House wasengnged with the Naval Appropria- tion Lill, which was debated at considerable length. We are » so much opposition to the mail contract system, and hope that it will not be re- newed. The experiment has been repeatedly tried and it hos becn conclusively demoustraetd that the government cannot compete with our enterprising erchents in the construction of ocean steamship=. tos Movements of the Whig Party in New York —Importance of Thelr First Steps. A State conveution, for the nomina of Gover nor ond other Sta cers, he a called by the whigs of this Si twenty-sixth of thi o to meet «mouth, and inpursuance thereof meetings were held on Wednesday night last in this city, for the election of de es to meet in that body, in conjunction with maytbe | ia the interior. ar movement of the whigs that hes taken in the State or city or New Yerk, since the accesvion of Mr. Fillmore to the | y, and since the nt of the impor- taut slavery ead territorial questions which have recently been adjusted by both houses of Congress, under the guidance and ussistunce of Messrs. Clay | ond Webster, and Mr. Fillmore and his cabinet. “This movementon the part of the whigs, in reference to the election which is to take place in November went, is of the great uce, not only to that party in this State, but throughout the entire repud lic. The whig vorty of this countzy are about to euler upon an extremely interesting and their history—whieh will have a weir fature destiny throughout the Under the popeiarity of Gen. Tuylor, and the good senee of many of those who originully brow ght forward what wuiehed aod lamented eent from the cour ‘This is the firet pe plac et impe new era ’ patriot, the whig part sined power in Wash: wogta,; and sine regretted demise of that high-minded with the aid and assistance | of Mr. Fillmore, who eveceeded him, they Jed the wey to the recent important measures sof <onciliation ar gnalized | the present session of the f are, and | which may be loeked upon os their starting point <n awe of the most brilliant periods in the | history of the country. The whige are ia power | im the na aud State governments. As a party | powerse the | ia the same regular | they Leve never been in pecsession of wage extent, They r reached Ae way ined a point ia their history whiek is of Vact aad dee pe te their fa- ture dertiny, aed eyen to “9 of ahe coungy «t ‘ fn thie pos ion of whige of the grew city aad State w York are preparing to aa | Convent efor the | wg Mate « vd in the § divtriets, for \he 1 , aad of rar Pp procecdings, the ; lat. | the fe ape with which the white of thie State will enter enon thie new contest. Will have a greeter and a mightier wpor- tance oy) the rest t m than we in thia | State are {. lis the firet popular move- ment of aa y, since te couatry | It is previous | er, with all | e dangers | yet attend | paced throx the first pops to their enter. their y of their of det 408 , the wenee atnong them ls y ne jan in that party to ia- what is the best rN Ia such a erisia of t y, itis ary fer every end syce for the re ‘at himeelf je My to aveune, what is the ‘ and what ere the prin reservation 0; mong the platform s which w them to the cards the Siate | tical and | te © go far back ¢ on this matter. They have only & great lights and lu minaries of the whig party ia Congress, during the prevent eeasion, in their course in reference to We slavery agitation. What has Mr. Clay dose in ust matter! What hes Me. Webster donc?—what bas Mi Fillwore—what have all the sensible aad th the sensible whige of gor infornution « ” pra the ig- | to oar | 0 doubt | “hetrayed by Georgey and over | | ! port it, the arte} ° | thet the new system has receiv extermination, such sectional, dangerous and dis- organising sgitations as Seward, of New York, and Stevens, of Pennsylvania, and other demagogues like them, have recently attempted to revive in Cor To renew them at this period, woald | be to etrike a blow at our present commercial d injure our fature prospects. Their tform must be as broad as our ys and a: rom the Atlantic to the Paci- fiom Maine to the Rio Grande. The exten- of our territory, if nothing else, together with the building up of our empire on the Pacific, will prevent the republie from going back, but rather impels it forward on its great and wonderful career; end the whig party, to be successful, must keep pace with it. Under “these oc parent to the meanest ments of the whig p ence to the approac will be marked with more than ordinary importance. This is a a crisis in their history. By acting judiciously, they snay retain power in the State and general nments for a quarter of a century to come. ney Will have a good chance o{ doing eo if they will follow the policy marked out by Messrs. Clay and Webster. Dut above all, every where in this State, Seward, Weed, and other sectional and slavery agitators, must be put down and denounced in every possible way, and proper encouragement and support given to Mr. Fillmore, and the great men of the whig party in Congress who rescaed the country from the disestrous position in which it was left by the corrupt cabinet that preceded that which is now in office i in Washington. vers. greatness, principles and p ces, therefore, it is ap- apacity that the move- te, with refer- nm Ture TriaL oF THE ‘Dir '§ — ApwiNistRa TION or Cruuxan Justice in New Yorn.—We believe that the trial of the Drurys, or at least another chapter in the proceedings in that remarkable affair, will be commenced to-day, before Judge Kdmonds, and under the superintendence of Mr McKeon and Mr. David Graham, the prozecutiag attorneys. It is fail time that this mysterious and important case was disposed of, one way or the other. Mr. McKeon has been for some time pub- lie prosecutor in this city, and, on all occasions, he hos mixed and blended mach talent, atteation to hus office, and sympathy for the innocent and un- fortunate, in the discharge of his public duties. Of Mr. David (irsham we may say ditto, ditto, ditto. Yet, ia the mysterious torpedo case, with all the ‘turnings and twistings that have marked it from its commencement, those gentlemen have exhidit” ed a species of policy which now demands of them instant and prompt action, in order to get rid of the ' dilemmas iato which they have been erroneously led. As far as developements have been recently at Syracuse on the | | made, it is very evident that old Drury has been | ‘an innocent man from the beginning, and that the web of cireumstances with whieh his condyet has been surrounded, owes its exicteace toa gang of stool-pigeons, who have been rioting for a few years past under the influence and action of their orman—a weekly journal, called the Nasional Po- live Gazette. That paper has exhibited features of a most detestable character, in reference to erime and criminals, not only in this city, but through. the country. By its detestable policy, | the principal robber who plondered the Pateat Office at Washington of the government jewels, escaped—by the detestable tricks of those who snp. robbers of the Bristol Bank, in Rhode Island, have as yet eeeaped condemnation and ponishment—bdy its bad practices, and ats villainies, aad its denuaciations, James Aningtaa Bennett, ot Long Islend, a perfectly innocent man, was most berbarously imprisoned for nearly six moaths, without there being even a shadow of erie against him, bet merely on pretexts created by the | gang of stool-pigeons and rogues, of whom that journal i the pore end unadulterated organ. The persceation of old Drury, for a crime perpetrated by others, originated with the same cabal, and has been supported from the commencement by the meene. is now time that ench a detestable iuilacaer such an abominable gang, should be brok nd ecattered to the winds; and that the a ministration of criminal justice in New York should be replaced on principles of common erase 4 sound intelioet. Now is the time for Mr. i Keon to step forward with boldness, seize the read criminals, end allow those who have euted and ponished without rearon, ture to their bo . and retrieve their posi- thona iin society, with the sympathy and good feel- ings of the public accompanying chem | out same vp ott Tre riot Scarvot Law--Cerstay Cus ven- © av ots Kerrat.—The evpporters of the in- jel and socialist echool law, had a convention rome tine 2 ia the in of the State, fom which emanated a vaet quantity of socialist trach, no! much ealeulated to humbug the people of New A couvention of practical neible pew te in opposition to this new will dat reop, Chen county, ¢ venth of Oe tober next, exoreted legates will be rent the tate. fe nay we | is (nereasing | a, With their wild and iotidel p active end ease & cial to be the most senat Twanns.—We return ovr t) receiving various public documents from | lowing members:— Hon Geerze bas i Dickinron, ¥ Gilbert. | A Goon Hixr.—A correepondent suggests that | A. Carson, the Chief Engineer, would make a ‘ al Hon. WM Seward (op Walter Voderhil, TW Hiltiars ally enpital candidate for Mayor, 80 be would. bees | to | ‘The y of Advertising. ‘The business public are gradually learniag their own interest on the subject of advertising, aa | be- ginning to perceive the folly of bestowing their fa- vors, #8 they eall them, on old newspapers of small ecirculetion. The folly ef this course we have often pointed out in the columns of the Hera!d; bat as our remarks on the subject were supposed to be dictated solely by motives of self-interes:, time and experience were required to substantiate the trath of our assertions, and to dissipate the long che~ riehed prejudices of the business classes, fostered and encouraged by that portion of the public press, who were interested in continuing the old order of things. ‘Lo perpetuate these abuses, by the vo- juntery action of advertisers themselves, it is begin: ning to be eeen, is about as wise as it would be to continue the transportation of the mails on horse- back, or in mail carriages, in preference to avail- ing ourselves of the speed of steamboats and loco- motives on railroads, or to insist upon the obsolete idea of expresses by horse or steam power, in preference to the communication by electric tele- graph. ‘That the old system of advertising is destined to a speedy downfull, as the independent and cheap newspaper press advances in public favor, and that the lumbering concerns which were cotemporary with the days of mails on horseback and ship news by row boats from Sandy Hook and the Narrows, are gradually dwindling into insignificance and for- getfulness, we have not the least doubt. The time mest soon come when the advertising, of which so large a proportion is now found in the old papers, a few hundreds only of which are daily printed, must be transferred to the papers having the largest circulation; a proper discrimination, of course, being made with regard to the character of that circulation. It would be folly, certainly, to place advertisements, connected with trade and commerce la a paper not read or seen by mer- chexte, but where the patrons were principally of the laboring classes, or emigrants, looking out for favorable situations as waiters, servants, or other occupations ia bumble life. When we first knew editorial life in New York, nearly thirty years ago, the limited circulation of the newspapers published in this city rendered advertis- ing an object of small interest with the business com_ munity; and perhaps the most successful merchaats and other business men, were those who took a sort of pride in not ertising at all. The time referred to was more than a quarter of a century ago, when the daily papers were Lang & Tarner’s Gazette: Butler's Mercantile Advertiser; the Nu- tional Advocate, (for awhile edited by M. M. Noah, afterwards by ourselves and others;) the Bve- Post, by Coleman & Burnham; the Commer" cial Adv ertiser, by Hall & Stone; and the Amen- can, by Charles King. The three last were evening papers. Daily Advertiser, a morning paper, by Dwight, ‘Townsend & Walker, which held out a dingering existence for ten or twelve years, until it ewas finally swallowed up in the £:xpress. These papers were all miserable concerns, as to circulation, averaging probably uot more than wae attempted about the time referred to, by Mr Silliman, now Postmuster of Brooklya—it was mercial patronage; bat on the establis the Times was abandoned, Commerce took rank among the commercial p- pers, enjoying a fair share cf advertising patron- age. The Courter and Enquirer was formed by the union of two democratic pxpers i 1529. The present daily cireulation of the old establish- ed papers of this city (as claimed by themselyes)— the relics of a past age—may be stated as fol- lows Journal of Commerce (morning). Courter and Enquirer, Morning 1 xpress Commercial Advertiser Covening ‘ Evening Post... . POUL. wore enrs It therefore appears that all of the daily papers of this city, together, conducted according to the than one half that of the Herald alone; as our average daily circulation is now about thirty thou- yous and it has on several occasions hesocuacante E: “xpress, which i is sid to have a circu- lation, on some days, of four thousand, for the rea- son that it claims to be conducted on the acw plan, and is sold by the newboys at two cente—the | seme price as the Herald. Advertisers cannot fail to perceive by this state- ment, that a vast deal of money is thrown away by continuing the system of advertising in the old | papers, and on the old system. | newspapers above named, cannot be less than two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, a great pro- portion of which may be considered as money squandered for the benefit of individuals more in- tent on acquiring mehes, building country seats, bassier, and otherwise aggrandiziag themselves and their families, than in promoting the interests of the business community, of which they claim to be the exclusive organs and advoe: Who, we ask, are the readers of the old fashioa- ed newspapers referred tol Are they not those who other morning paper of the cheep class? or are not | the exclusive readers of those papers, the super- annuated men and women of former generations, who atill stick to old names? surely advertisements in the old papers are of no use; or if the latter class are to be consulted, of what value are they to advertisers, removed as those readers are from the aciive bus nese of life, in the ranks of which e4stomers must be sought by all branches of trade? | With regard to the Sanday papers, | advertisements inserted in them can be of but little | use, Whatever may be their circulation; as they | are consulted generally for omusement or reerea- tion,on the day set apart from business. Much mnierepresentation exists with regard to the cirens lution of those papers, and we learn that at least ney under falee gan by exaggerating ite cir. culation. The above peanarke we consider as constituting the true philosophy of advertiv and show con- | clusively the advantages possessed by the New | York Herald as on adverticing mediam. On ac count of the convenience of ite din ons, its large circulation amoog the very classes of society to whom advertisements ore addressed, and ite cheap nese, it is without exces mest journal ia the country tor advertising purposes. [very vertivement that appears ia our columas is tead by | at Jenst one hundred aad filly thousand persens. Inet Now thit to slavery and the new terri- Prose Paantive ar Was all the bills relative tories, aumbering #ix, have pose and that ex citement out of the way, rs at Waak ington soem to be end veate a fase about the pablic priating a Out ia jobs to va riows priaters in that region. Ua couiug ter ela ribdery and corr, and fairness at the new fuse, © verry, in tise shape of priave port de pattizags and jobbiog prin Congress at once er jaking all their de epatiment of the Tat ih pastgvent, the State nent. A printing dy sory to (he goveramen' uthwith ectablishéd Nawe rnow Ervrorne<The steamship Pacitic, Capt Nye, will be dae at this port on Suadyy mor ning, Wish fovr Jaye later idsetligence fo a ia rope. 1" ther of it puri iea we time jon't re a jrintiug and p ox the T Ie We should have mentioned, also, the | 1,000 to 1,500each, daily. A morning business paper | called The Times, and for a season sought com. | the Journal of Commerce, about the year 1826, | and the Journal of Probably the — | amourt paid anaually for advertising ia the five | | drinking champagne, or being sent on foreiga em- | generally see and read the Herald, or, perhaps, one ] If the former, then — called, | | one of them ts to be prosecuted for obtaining mo- | Ov Treaty wien Nicaracva.—We publish toe | Tw Prize Sone axp Tue Comeutirors.—We day an important letter, addressed to the Hon. H.| have received any quantity of letters from com- a’ Affaires at Nicaragua, Mr. E. George Squier. The decument will be read with great iaterest, be- danger and folly of breaking faith with the Re- public of Nicaragua. Mr. Squier thoroughly ua- derstands the importance of maintaining, in their Senate, so that the treaty upon which the honor- all respects, to the original convention arranged by Mr. Squier, whose judgment is worthy of the ut- most respect. The convention executed between the goverao. S. Foote, by our intelligent and patriotic Charge | petitors for the prize of two hundred dollars offered by Mr. Barnum for a suitable ‘‘ Greeting Soag” for Jenny Lind, and some scores of epistles from cause it gives a very clear view of the purposes and | literary men, on this interesting topic. One of the projects of the British government, while it warns | correspondents seriously inquires if Mr. Bayard our government, in no lukewarm terms, of the | Taylor’s song is merely a quiz—and another wishes to know if the prize eong was the best, what was the character of the worst one, as there were from five to seven hundred songs sent to the committee. fullness, the stipulations made in the convention | Otheis are facetious, sad, complaining, satirical, with Nicaragua ; and it is to be hoped that the go- | severe, critical, indignant, censorious, and of every veroment will be exceedingly active in throwing the | possible mood and temper, With respect to the de- weight of their influence upon the decision of the | cision. Some seem to think that we can give them consolation for their disappointment—others sup- able senators are now engaged, may conform, in} pose that we can suggest some useful plan for similar future literary races. Indeed, we are in such a perfect labyrinth, with regard to the whole affair, that it is diffiewlt to come to any cenclusion. However, as we seem to be expected to say some- meut of Nicaragua and the American. Charge | thing, we cannot be wholly silent. In the first @’Affaires*in that country, has been long before | place, we have not supposed that any sensible per- the Senate of the United States, and there should be no further procrastination in so im- sop, in these days, believes that there is any real justice in the award of committees sitting in judg- portant a mutier. The history of the contract} ment on literary productions. All these prize oflere, between the “American Atlantic and Pacific | however sincere at first, become mere farces in the Ship Canal Company” and the republic of Ni- end. The author who is really most meritorious caragua, and of the impertinent interference of | seldom succeeds. This arises from a variety of the British authorities at the port of San Juan, to- | causes. Who believes, if a tragedy had really keg of rum, and under the shadow of an umbrella, is too well known to require any particular eluci- Lytton Bulwer be permitted to have everything after his own fashion and desires ? According to Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer’s notions, the United States are to break their faith with Nica ragua to please this chivalrous ambassador. Ourgo- vernment are told that they 1aust not re the rights of sovereigaty and property which Nicora- gua possesses in and over the proposed line of the ship canal, lest they should interfere with the as- sumptions of Great Britain. There is © enough of the spirit which animates Sir Heary Lytton Bulwer. He ia determined to maintain the usurping right of his government over Saa Juan, from which the British authorities, sooner or later, must be expelled. They have taken possessioa of that port for no other reason, than tha! they are anaious to contro! the only Atlantic port of the pro- posed canal. This has been done in defiance of Nicaragua, by a ,iece of chicanery such as set up | the wonderful Mosquito kingdom, All this is pal- | try trifling, and must have anend. Such diploma- sic tactics can never be recognized by this country, inasmuch es we would be liable to have anew kingdom established by every ludian tribe oa this continent, whenever Great Britain should fiad a reason for making such ridiculeus sovereigaties. Itis to be hoped that the Senate of the United States will neither act with bad faith towards Ni- | caragua, nor with carelessness as to the great fu- | ture on this most important subject. If we permit it, the British authorities are ready to establish | their power over two-thirds of Nicaragua, with | which they have no more to do than with the ice around the North pole. Every step they have taken ; in Central America, bas been an w croachment vpon a weak power, W! hed framed a convention many months before the agents of Great Britain boldly dared to avow their policy. Though at the time of the ratification of the convention between Sir Neary Bulwerand Mr. Clayton, it was generally understood that the English were to abandon their pretensions to San Juan, yet documents now before the Senate show that the British ambassador had no such purpose, and that he was ey 4 aiming to bamboozle our peor Now, it not our purpoee to play any 8 despicable gase, but we onght, in justice to Nicaragua and to our ‘own faith and hovor, to act without any reference to Sir Henry Lytton Bulwer. He, or his govern- | meat, can be no party to oe ratification of ¢ | convention made ong since between Nivaragua | and this country. Lord Palmerston may flatter himself, as he usually does, that we fearhim and hie diplomatic movements, and that we will not act independently of him and his desires, bat we mis- take the character of the United States Senate, if | they weaken one article of the treaty proposed to | be ‘made with Nicaragua. It should be ratified | at once, as the aly fe and prudential step that ep i | | | j | i | can be taken ind resent, aud with a full ap- preciation of the wants which may arise in the fu- | ture. The Monroe doctrine with respect to en- croachments on this continent by foreign powers, is the only sound one, and the closer we stick to it | the safer shell we be hereafter, because we spell | escape many troublesome snarls and quarrels. Wi , hope that our treaty with Nicaragaa will be ratified in its lategriy, without —_— to sophistry and cunning. he urgency of the case demands it. ‘Tur Forresr ano Wins Casr—Qussr Dre vrLormwents.—We publish in our columns to-day, the legal proceedings in the famous conilict of | chivalry and love, ‘which took place in Washing- ton square some time since, between Forrest, the tragedian, and Willis, the poet. The particulars will be recollected by our fashionable read they were much discussed ut the time. These proceedings consist of the complaint of Mr. Willis, not written in his usual poetical style; but it may be considered his first attempt in dry legal phrase- ology, and, in that respect, is entitled to consider- able praise for its grammatical accuracy and legal precision, without reference to the facts of the case at all. The next paper in the batch is Mr. For reply to Willis. Its contents, of course, lose a great deal of the vigor on paper which | they would acquire if Mr. Forrest were to deliver them in person, ia court or from the rostram. | The last poper consiets of the rejoinder of Mr. Wiliis. All these papers relate to a poctical incident, or passage at arms, which took place in Washington square, between those chivalrous knights. The | damages on the occasion, as estimated by Mr. Willis, the poet, for the injury which Mr. Forrest, the tragedign, perpetrated on hie person, are set down at the sum of ten thousand dollars, precisely; but, in order to explain the matter more accurately 10 the public, we have endeavored to analyze the round sum and divide it into items. The follow- ing analysis may be considered chemical enowgh for conveying an understanding of these curioas legal decume nts :— Bowie Fonnnar, Tew eaton. Tt It It It Tt Item--Bureting Item Driving & poem right wor Item iMerting bis feelings. Total dameeea. oo. eee eee ee «810,000 00 ‘The trial for these various items and aggravated damages will take place before a jury in a few weeks, end promises to be exceedingly interesting. Every seat will be filled on che asion; and there is not an old or a young man, of a fashionable per- son about town, or recently returned from the Springs, that would aot be willing to pay five dol- lare, or even ten, for a ticket dumog the trial. In} fact, we should net urprieed but that the police- men guarding the doors of the court, if they have dence } a vocalist. gether with the attempt to set up a kingdom on a! been wanted, on a recent occasion, that American authors could not have furnished one? The recent success of a tragedy owned by Mr. Buchanan, dation. The chief question which ought to engage | shows that there might have been an award for an the Senate of the United States is this:—Shall the | acting play, had one been wanted. A dramatic government of the United States maiata'n her faith | poem, however, was selected, and the gentleman with the republic of Nicaragua, or shall Sir Heury | who offered the prize paid one thousand dollars, instead of thrice that sum—thus saving two thou- sand by the operation. The play owned by Mr- Euchanan could not have received the prize, be- cause it was not in competition; but we have reason to believe that there were good acting plays worthy of the prize. So, in this prize-song afluir, there may have been a vast number of very meritorious compo- sitions; but mere poetical merit ia not enough in such productions. A song was wanted for a composer aad Now, itis not enough for such a de mand, that the poetry should be perfect in thought, rhythm and melody, in the common aceeptation of those terms. Good singing evords aré required— and each stanza should be so like to its fellow that the musie of the composer may be expressive alike to one stanza as well as the other. A mere melo- dious poem in itself is not enough. An author to write for a composer, should know something of music—and upon the author’s knowledge and ekill must depend much of the composer's ability to make an original and effective melody. Mad Mr. Benedict been favored with good singing words— | words in which there would have beea an opporta- nity for a slow and a brilliant movement—he mighe have given us an imperishable melody, for he is equal to such a task. Instead of this, he hada dead level of verse to work upon--all well enough, perhaps, in its way—and he did the best he could with it. Had he taken some of the other produc- tions—many ef them beautiful in themselves—he would have been obliged to compose an oratorio or an opera. This is the reason, probably, that they were not used. The simplest song was taken, we suppose. Simple songs are always best, and al- Ways most ellective. words. Any decently educated person would be ashamed to spe’ drawing room—bad grammar, false rhetoric, and tilly thoughts. On the whole therefore, we must not quarrel with the decision in this case. The most unimportant song Was sure to get the prize ; ond the author, in this case, received his money for being perfectly simple and careless. ‘The mo- tal is worth a thousand dollars to every disappoint- ed poet. MAILS FOR EUROPE. The steamship Washington, Captain Floyd, will leave this port this afternoonfor Southamptoa end Bremen, Her mails will clore at two o'clock. Everybody Wears Them,.—Knox's Hats, Whe the eakes thas Bweenes ured to be requested to re gving with a rush. Ey ilkee thetn bem, and 12s roreot, | We think this ly appro- ria appearance decidedly enlists: ory 2 Che most precise commolseut. 23 Broadway, Amidon.—The Fall Style of Hats verything of patie, combining Tightnest wi y an chil fancy aed: boy's clots copay of abo, SM Broadway, wear Duane wiceet- nS Chathain and Pearl streets, manurac- diy The bert Ta all bac of the season. "We aivice ver every variety. al ty them & Pleased with “theiruperd aructe, "* “* 5 ghee thts Shapes a Sr a eae : ARS Eu rei tae ‘The Plumbe National F tad art, if t collection of ortratt ot “distinguished i viduals thie country. It ould be teen to be appreciated. ery cf LMlustrions iY, New. and Our on Neighbor Witla, the Fashion- 6 Haven: of the richeot etplieh ie sone ready. mi At a reasonable piles, tal bry o —The ey ond Sondosmene Assort mel aod Ositers w: it of seris faye since at HROOKS 1 Bost end Bhee Br my etyle that cam be thor bite should ita aca ia ean bare! e nite of the - fusted by calling os abe re. Cope the eras Wigs ana qTompees Another flednl hae been agarted to Win. Batchelor, for the beat Wigs and Tex. The public cae invited to Lo - Ons Saco My ——— Shoulder Braces, Abdominal Snp- | Belts, Susponsors, Bandages, vic. eve. Over mist approved makers. make ty, for sale by done thes “ats. Sons To the Pedestrn | wanes In general, and fa partionts tact and skill, will make as mock aromey on the cecasion as Barnum doce of the denny Lind imania at ( Garden. Lt will be ap tateresting case, When it comes on. west Faswone ot Thanasaiyina.—a%0 ne ultra piovs are calling upen the Presideat to ® Wolletin, agnouncing a day for gener! iving. We hope the President will do no thing. Let him attend to bis duties as pointed out hy the ceastivution, and allow every religious and every religious man, to sppoiat his own diy vankegiving, and to kneel before the Father of Metviee at his own time, end in his own form. The President of the United States | hae no aathority—no right ander the cons'itution — to roach, direct, et issue & proclamation oa the tolieet of rehigion, in any shape, sect, Vda and plastora ant ve ore, f tne | A Tare Bind tn 9 large Flocki=The only it Pes, L a tractor, the prope tron— Avoid e WF DALLEY. “Gas | f 5 atortcice in the old wrapper, _ De, Heitinger’s wonderful | | cure of Mr. it Lent, the eetet heeass eit ens | Prepared Where ad atreath ihe, | The public care little for | k in prose what is often sung in & | eritive, 1 J Aun street. ote misses’, bad ta New York. Ladies, MONEY MARKET, Trvaspay, Bept. 19-6 P. ‘There is every indication of a speculative movement {0 eome extent being realized. Operators ate inthe high est spirits, and many who have been patiently waiting for a decline in prices, a0 that they could come in at the lowest point, have abandoned all such hopes, and are availing themselves of current rates to take their ebance in the upward movement. Holders of they fancies have been fortunate, and will, without doubt reap arich harvest. The steadiness with which prise’ were sustained throughout the dull season, and the confidence entertained by holders dvance, were for along time the only indications of a probable up- ward movement in sny of the fancies. Within the: past two weeks events have traaspired of the most sa tisfactory character. The adjustment of all those im- portant questions which have so long agitated the public mind, and the speedy adjournment of Congress, have strengthened public confidence in the permanency of our present prosperity, and created a disposition. to enter more largely Into operations of all kinds. Con~ fidence is credit, and credit is the basis ef all com- mercial prosperity. Without confidence all the gold in California would not suffice to carry on the mort li- mited amount of commerce ; with confidence, a mol rate amount euflices to carry on the most extended mercantile operatiens, At this moment we hare a greater abundance of gold and silver, the basisof bank eredite, than ever before ka and the immens amount of capital which has been idle, partially on ac count of the unsettled state of our public affeirs’ ant would grow out of jt, is fas, finding employment in the numerous chanavls of trade, and im all those public securities in which there is say margin for an im- prevement. Ilad Congressadjourned without dispos— ing of the excitable questions which have been so long ay issue,we should have been prepared for a different state of things, and should have counseled caution and con~ traction; but now we sve nothlag in the fature ealou- lated to exeite apprebension or distrust. With exten sive and steady remittences of gold from Callfornis — with # speedy deplotion of the sub-treasury under th» appropriation bill—wich the adjouraiment of Congress, (September 50.) anda respite of sixty days from the ei- tation and excitement caused by that budy—we seo no reason why there should not be a bavyaooy in every~ thing conavotod with{dauncial and comureial affairs, and the establishment of public eonfdimee upon a foundatian as solid as ever before known, There iv am abundance of all the most prominent ar- tleles of commerce. The eupply of cottom and cora will without doubt be equal ts the demand, and ru’ at moderate prices. We see no possibility of any culative movement springing up in any staple produ of this or any other country. Nothiag bat # defoien- cy in the supply can, at any time, create speculation, and there is very little probability of such # canse isting this seacon, We therefore see a0 outlet for the speculative propensities of the publie but in the stock and ne from the improvement already ment bas fately comand, aod is likely to continue, At the fret board to-day, Drie Lacome Bonds « per cent; rie firet mortgage bonds, 3 ond mortgage Bonds, \ ; Pennsylvania 36; Tilinois Interest Bonds, 1; Canton Company Farmers’ Loan, 3; Erie Railroad, 34; Marlem, & ; Reading Railroad, 39. There wore large sales of all the tancies, and an active demand for railroad bonds. Lli- nois Internal Iinprovement Bonds were held at an ad- yance of three per cent on previous sales, The mar~ | ket clored very buoyant. | ‘The receipts at the office of the Assittant Treasurer of this port to-day, amounted to $105,139 11; pay- ments, $50,582 92—balamce, $5.470,636 89. ‘The Keading Railroad brings down about seven thon- sand tone of coal per day, equal to torty-two thoavand | tons per week, At this rate, the earnings will amount to about seventy-five thousand dollars per week, or three hundred thousand dollars per mouth, The rail road can bring down at least 40,000 tons per week for twelve weeks. to December 2d; 35000 tons weekly from December 2d to December Olst, four weeks; and. from 00,000 to 55.600 tons per week throughout the winter, from January Ist to Meroh lst, nine weeks. At this rate, the aggrogate receipts trom September 12th, 1550, to March 1st, 1851, will b> $90,000 tons. advance in the market vale of the shares of the Reading Railroad Company is caused entirely by the large amount of business in anticipation, amd the gross earnings will be so much larger than estimat.d early im the season, that the dividend calcwlated upow will without doubt be carned. It is stated that the running expenses of the road have been materially reduced; if #0, tho increased income must have @ very favorable ence upon the duances of the company, and make the advance already realized permanent. Itis very seldom that such a rapid improvement im the market val fany faney railroad stoek, as hi been exper! in Reading is (he result of anything more than speculation, or some cornering combination in Wall street; but in this case, there is a sound and. solid basis for the advance, and it is our impression: that it will progress still furthyr—that there is «till « margin left for improvement—and we have no doubt but that the movement for some timo will be upward. Subseriptions in the city of Syracuse, for the now ttook of the direct line of railroad from Rochester to Byract amounted, a few days since, to $211,000. ‘We gave. a tow days since, an extract from the report of the Hartford and N. allroad Company. showing the aggregate enroings the lost year, and for several years previous, The annexed extract ie more in detail: — Tartroan avo New Haves & Receipts for year ending « ngers From Tanta, wi steamboats, wails, and expresses...... ‘The expenditures for the same Period, for operating and re- pairs of road and incidental 40.173 97 099 87 per ses. Repairs of uipment, ine ieg the eum of $20.000 paid for new engines and cars Tuterest paid om bonds 42415 03 95020 90— $2 ATS SH Talance of net receipte The reetpts of the road from freight and passongers, show a very large and constantly progrensire incroace y | during each year which bas elapred since the com pletion of ite extension to Springfield | For the yenr ending September, 1947, unted tO. se ese nding Be; the receipts isis, ston Therease. . It will be ween that in t tpenditures for the year ending August ‘1, 1850, the of $90,000 hav beew paid for new engines and care, This sum is believed to be more than edequate to cover the depreaiation from the Wear and deeny of the ¢,nlpments of the road the past year. According t the above statement of expenditures, It »ppoars that the ectual ourrent ex penser those which should legitinately be deducted from the gtora carnings—amounted t) omly $170.454 90 or about thirty-four percent. If this is correct, it is much below the average, and exhibitss fontore in rail ond management of the most important character During the year four passenger trains have ran » way bet Springfield and New Haren, andrinee the month of April enother tretm, te order to mate more conventen t the Western and ¢ a pnpeks ave teen lovt ne detentions, from any cause, bare ceourred the past your. The eonstantiy Inctearing business of the main line hae rendered the construction of « Od track betweem Bertig amd Meriden indispeneatie for ite proper accommodation, and the work has been wadertaken, The grading ie bow neatly completed. 1 has been expen eae, nnect tiewt aod no ser un ver re The vow ef $) the con. struction of the branch road to Middietows. Of thi | amount, $1 ) were subscribed by the citizens of | that plaee. So far as completed. it opened Mar. last, and the emount of business contributed by it to the main line hae been tatistectory, The directara have declared « com! annual dividend of fire per cont Payable om the let of October; and a vote wae pared by the stockholders declaring it expedient that the di- ree the apprehensions existing that some serions dificulty: * Rene TAyYAT OP ern <—— LS ee aks Out meer meee ) Foetore should, wishin the ensuing six months, desiare }