The New York Herald Newspaper, December 15, 1851, Page 2

-osmEs eon ON BENNET®?. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. FULTON aND Nassau sxe. | THE DAILY HERALD,2 conte per copy—Bl per bee 520 4 WEEKLY HE woncen tise | ve. ¥ co al ont: 5 | ac oy a Ponsiex Gonna: | ‘FONDENTS ABE papesnaaes Eeeeeess TO SEAL ALL | ee eT sertipell, of the petiade “oill be | % Wilhcn B. OFFICE N. W. CORNER ICE tcken of anosymous communications. satan these cet every . | ‘cosh in advance. | Bo, 347. AMUSEMENTS THIS BYBNING. ASTOR PLACE—La Sonnamsura. THBATES, Bowery—Gairrve—My Poor Doe ‘TRE, Broatway—Orusi10—Mop- ede Gebe Masset. GARDBN, Breadway—Wicopevs—Lus Pst- mene Mostnont FEA Hh x ‘That Jum AINE —Kim-May ‘ THEATRE, Chambers street—Waax Points | ‘Brees Thm PLoven. THEATRE, Chatham street.—Inconan— eT exc MARaLe Maipen. Breadway—Monnzy Manxsr— LYGRUM, Srimit or tux Fouxraim—Kossutn's Kum. BOWERY AM/HITHBTRE, Bowery—Eqursraias Pra POLmarces, CHRISTY'S Mechanics’ Hall, 63 Broadway —Sinorias Minornnurr be MINETRELS, Fellows’ Musical Hall, No. 444 Brstenge bruiorias Mrmeraeiev. AMER MUBBUM—Amusine Prnvonmancus Ar Bg Bvesine. BOWBEY CIRCUB—Baveerniay Panvonuances. | ‘Paintine oy Wasuine- ELAWARE. STUYVESANT vom Cnessine THE ‘New York, Monday, Decem’r 15, 1851. __—— To Advertisers and Business Peoples ‘The following authentic and interesting statement. has been made cut from our books, in order to exhibit to | the buriness community, the separate and aggregate eizculation of the Dany, Suvpay, and Weexty Henare, | end siso their wonderful progress during the last tem | yeare — GuacuiaTio ax Pxoonvas or THe Batty, Buxpay, AND Wrrory Heraco, rxom 1642 ro 1861. Weekly. 8 . Tame” S40 10,560 34248 | ween Lae | 16,560 16.600 49,200 isese Ghee 10,320 65.420 20,664 83.784 14.940 87180 | the daily cireulation of the other leading journals of this metropolis, 2* follows :— Covnizn avy Exvquinen. Jovrrar or Commence Monsinc Exrarse Bay Tuevee... Aggregste of the other leading daily journals.. 29,300 The follewing ie statement of the daily circulation of | the New Youu Henacn, compared with those of the above | leading jcurnale :— circulation of the Henatn.......+ seeeeeee + £0,560 | RS cireulation of the other leading morning j Pe aivrassccases asks t-+sneesoscsoosg ee Bixcess of the Henaco over all others per day..... 11,268 Lp these statemente we bave not ineluded the penny | papers, which have @ mere local circulation among the | working clasees, and are generally of an ephemeral exist- exce, appearing and expiring according to accident. The ernval receipts of the New Yorn Henaro im 1885, the first year ef ite existence. were $30,000—the annual re- ceipts now are nearly three hundred thousand dollars, with a | eireulation and a mame, throughout the civilized world, that do not require certificates or affidavits, Adver- — Gieers can judge for their own interest. The Condition of France and Kurope. By the last accounts from the Old World, re ceived by the steamship Niagara, it would appear that political matters in France are rapidly com- ing to an important, and it may be, terrible and bloody crisis. There is open hostility between the legislative and executive branches of the government—btetween Louis Napoleon and the National Assembly—witheat the remotest prosp2ct of @ reconciliation. The ene is playing a deep geme for his personal advansement, ané the other ts determined to depore kim. * Indeed, the whole of Europe is in @ feverish State, and ail eyes are Cirected towards France. ‘The tate of the whole continent, for perhaps half © cextary to-eome, will depend on the coarse which things will take In France daring the ensuing few months. between this and the time fixed for the e'ection of the next President, there will be exciting scence in that country and ie the Na- tional Assembly If the result shoald be favor fable to republicanism and hostile to monarchy, there will be a complete ebange in the foreign and domertic policy of France, and we mar expect to eee the commencement of a terrible revolution, thatwill eweep over the whole of Eurepe, com- mencing im Germeny and ‘italy. The re-election | of Louls Nepoleon, as the }'rench constitation at present exivts, cannot take place without vielat- ing that instrument ; but it is hard to say whether ert not the French people will pay any regard to thie constitutional disability. If Louis Napoleon shoul) be neminated, and receive a majority of ‘wotes, he may endearor to hold over; and if the érmy should’e in bis favor, aad should support Lum in epite of all constitutional objections, there is nothing to prevent bis: from tring next Presi- 5 suck a case he would moet cent terrible opposition from both the democrat end the monacchiste, that would probabiy ond in civil war On the other hand, it eppeare owident, from the developemente of | opinien in Frances, that no candidate bat Letic Napokon hare shadow of chane of ro fing & majority of the popular votes. [a either view of the case, therefore, there ace difisuky, danger end alarm abet, al) lewding to one resuki—a com vuleian in Franee and the ultimate triamph of the emocracy in the legisiacure, at the poll. or by fighting in the stoets, Such a te of things would be the signal for a gener rising os the whole ccotunent, and the commencement of @ con- flict that would lact fer many years Europe s truly in a feverish state. The great mast ef the middle classes want peace and quict. without caring mach under what form of govern ment, but the despetic or monarehical faetion, oa Ube one side, acd the ultra democrats on the other, aide locking thie way now; and every ar- bring we additional intelligence of the workings now existing in the Old World. , he only country where peace and quist ogiend, and that nation is so bound y debt, and the heavy barlene imposed on ¢, chuced by the ware of former years in al statesman in nd will ever ag She will permit ut, and avail the continge acic may occur in meree 4 with th ew of Le th came te (b He and sts of l'rasce ormany, ia and ig Lngaend, are prepariag be ready to strike when the n‘takes pince ia F “6 1 and democtey & general revoln ic AVION bbe privcinles of tengo! ' great power in the contest—“ the cohesive power at the lact meeting A minority report, adverse to other beard Tux Manszuties CeRRESFONDENCE ABOUT Kossuru.— By the last steamship, we received authentic information from Paris and Marseilles, relative to the first intelligence published in this country, developing the difficulties that took place between Kossuth and Captain Long, during the passage of the Mississippi down the Mediterranean to Marseilles. Our correspondent in Marseilles assures us that the statements he made were derived from most reliable authorities—both naval and civil—belonging .o the United States. We are further assured that Mr. Hodge, the American Consul, has written one or more letters, which are on file in the ‘proper department in W. giving a full description of these difficulties, which Captain Long, on his arrival, pronounced, in the presence of all the reporters of the press, false. Weare also assured, by the same authority, that Captain Long himself, in s letter to Mr Hedge, the American Consul, admitted the truth of the whole of these matters, and confessed that he had been mueh annoyed by the difficulties thas occurred on board the Mississippi, caused by certain per- senages and facts, which he desoribed. Our correspondents in Europe are, generally, | very careful in their statements, and, on such an occasion, could not have invented what was written. Official personages, both civil and military, toe often, when they get into difficulties through their own quickness of tem- per, or from other causes, turn a very short corner, and throw the whole blame on the rascally jour- nals, and abuse the newspaper reporters and letter- writers, as if they were pick-pockets, for publishing accounts of such difficulties. We will not allow Captain. Long, or any other official personage, at Washington or elsewhere, to cast the blame of their improprieties on the shoulders of our innocent and truth-tellisg correspondents. And we mean to pursue this matter, and have a fall developemeng of all these difficulties, and of the contents of all the letters written, and of all the humbug perpetrated, on all sides, in this matter, during the voyage of the Mississippi from Constantinople to Marseilles. ‘We now call on some independent and honest member of the House of Representatives—if there is euch an article in that body—to come ferward and propose a resolution, demanding all the letters from the proper department, so that they may be placed before the public. We are determined to have the truth and the facts of the case out, with- out caring on whose shoulders the blame may fall, whether Captain or Governor, Secretary of State, reporter, or letter- writer. Tux AMERICAN PrestDENTIAL QUESTION IN Evrorg.—The Presidential election in the United States is no longer a matter of mere losal interest. The rapidly expanding power and resources of this | great republic—the rapid increase of its population by the universal exodus from all the western na- | tions of Europe—the tremendous advantages which we possess over the trade, manufactures, and finances of England and France, in our immense supplies of cotton and gold, have compelled those powers at length to look with especial interest to apy prospective changes in the policy ofoar govern- | ment, foreign or domestic. Hence we find that the political journals of England and France are already turn'ng their attention to the prospects of our ap- proaching Presidential election. And well they may, for, in connection with the visit of Kossuth to our shores, and the powerful sympathizing foreign element of our people in the objects of his mission, to tay nothing of the general current of feeling in his be- half, the ensuing Presidential election will be one of immense importance, not only to us, but to the civil ized world. And if the projected explosion in Europe transpires during the coming spring, itis impossible to estimate the effect which it may have upon the polity of the next administration. The effect can only be meaeured by the drift of the European revolution itself, and the ten thousand contingencies which may influence the republican sympathies of our people in the election, and the policy which they may dictate to the government in theirsuffrages. Should the anticipated coup d'état of the European republicans take place about the time ofthe meeting of the Baltimore conventien, there can be no question that it would give a new shape to the platform of the democratic party for the campaign. And the formidable event upon which this thing de- pends is by no means an impftobability. Hence, the particular importance which the leading politi- cal journals of Eurepe may well attach to our Pre- sidential canvass for 1862 The London Timvs publishes a long letterfrom a New York “occasional correspondent,” on this momentous subject. Frem the tone of the letter, and ite evident object of playing into the hands of mmall politicians, we suspect it is an emanation from the Central Literary Bureau, of this city, or the Metropolitan Circle of Correspondence, at Washington. With » savor of fairness about it, there is yet ranning through the whole production the deliberate object of a puff for Douglas, at the expense of all plausibilities and probabilities. The scope and style of this learned letter smack of the quality of the letters of “ Observer,” im the Phi/a- ddyhia Ledge, ani of “X,” in the Baltimore Sun, all of which bave an object to serve, no doubt, beyond the paltry quid pro quo of the publishers. So we apprebend the writer to the London Times is using. that paper as grindstone, for upon no other hypothesis can we account for the absurd con- clusions that the chances of our forthcoming Pre- cidential contest lie between Daniel Webster and Sadge Douglae. According to all appearances, to pest history, and cotemporaneous political move- ments, to the ce-organization of parties, to party principles, and ecctional preferences, and according to all the best lights before us, Judge Douglas and Me. Webster ave utterly out of the question for Ist. The former is politically too young—the lat- | ter too old. The one has not yet done enough | to earn the democratic nomination—the other has dope 00 much for the whigs. The whigs are so completely broken up, or broker down, that the military glory ef General Scott ie the only thing that can galvanize them into life again. Oa the other side, such are the jealousies of the Sexthern democrats of Northern abolitionista, that it is highly probable nothing will reconcile them to the Maltimore Coavention except a Southern man, (jen Batkr, of Kentucky, for instance, as the democratic candidate. In this jew, the contest will be a tight fit; because, while Cen. Butler would be strengest in the South, Gen. Scott would be moet popular among the free sollers ofche North. The anti-slavery element decided she election of 1844, and of 244%, and the same be- lanoe of power ie not to be overlooked in the coming clectien. Cohesive power will, however, be the of the public plunder.” To this ond, the most evailable man will be the candidate on either side lo thie view, it appears to us thet Dougles and Webster beve as fair a prospect of a nomination ae the editor of the Londom Times. Nous verrons Tur Gas Coxtnact ~The Common Council, to night, will make another desperate attempt to saddle the taz paying community by a renewal of the gas comtcact to the New York (iaslight Company. The existing contract has near two years to ran before ita expieation ; yet it seems they are willing to can- cel it, and begin anew under « different and pro- bably a more Advantageous contract. [t hae passed the Board of Aldermen, and was, in the Board of Assia rote, referred to a coma of three ; that comarittee have reported, and Assia tant Alderman Bayt, of the Sizth ward, presonted the passage of the .tesolutions adopted by the This rept't, at the Inet meeting, was ordered to te printed 0 which we refer our rendert, a8 a document wore SY Of notice © extraordinary ansiety exbibited to push * gee centynet through, at thie early period, | 1 the oeptrast e t Vby ret mm . ‘ om ometete | he! Posr Orrics Reroam.— fairly under way, it is to be reforms in the administration of which are so imperatively little attention from that body. Among the first postage reform. This is a matter Oencerns the whole people—and, in fact, every man, woman, and child in the community. It ought certainly to be attended to at the earliest moment possible. | But it is idle to suppose that any reform in our | post office system can be effected as long as the de- partment is conducted on the system which now prevails, and has prevailed ever siseo the Unived States were a free and independent nation. Our | Present post office system is a piece of patch-work, | from beginning to end., It,mever was reduced to | *‘ship-shape” under any administration. It is like Joseph’s coat, preserving the outside form of the garment, but without any texture or eo lor. Abuses have crept in, und grown with its growth, until at length it has become a huge monument of | inefficiency, corruption, and . There is no such thing as economy in the Post Office ent of our government. Indeed, economy appears to be the last thing that is thought of in connection with it. A Postmaster General comes | in under this or that administration, and he finds ‘8 certain order of things prevailing. He secs that | it could be modified, and that in the internal | arrangements of the departmen: many reforms might be made. But his term of office extends enly to four years—and even for that term is uncertain—and he cares nothing about remedying the defects which were handed down to him. Con tracts are given to political favorites—the number of post offices is increased beyond any necessity— the drain on the department for postmasters’ allow- ances is augmented, andthe result is, that he leaves office, bequeathing to his successor a worse state of things than ever. By and by country lawyer, something like the present Postmaster General, is appointed to the head of the department, and he undertakes to reformdt when he sees the public will submit to abuse no !onger. He goes with pub- lie opinion, and drafts what he facetiously terms a cheap postage law. That law is passed by Con- gress; and the result is, that not only is the depart- ment thrown into greater confusion than ever, but a bungling tariff of postage is saddled on the people, which a dozen Philadelphia lawyers cannot make clear, and which is a burden on the community, rather than a benefit to it. Much has been said about the necessity of postage reform in the United States; but there is but one way of effecting it. The Post Office De- partment in Washington must be turned inside out, and thoroughly cleansed. Hercules had to turnthe river Pelus into the Augean stables be- fore he could thoroughly cleanse them, and it is necessary almost literally to divert the Potomac into our present Post Office Department, to cleanse it of the Augean pile of filth and corruption that overwhelms it. The Post Office Department must be reformed in its internal policy and machi- nery before we can have cheap postage, or any proper administration of that department ef the government. We must have a perfect, cheap and economical system, such ag prevails in France and England, and an entire change of the present cor- rupt contract system. It is in the contract system, and in making the Post Office Department # politi- cal engine, that the principal leaks are. It is in these branches that reforms are most needed. We hope, therefore, that this important matter will be taken in hand at an early day, by Congress. Postege reform is necessary, and is demanded. But we can have no reform uatil the Post Office Department, in its internal affairs, is thoroughly cleansed, purified, and reformed. Many attempts have been made at postage reform in this country; | but the reforms have always commenced at the | wrong end. These have beenfailures. Now let us try and begin at the right one. that Congress is some of the TueatricaL Desvts —We have already alluded | to several theatrical and musical débuts, of some importance in the circles of amusement, which are approaching, in this metropolis. One of the first of these novelties will take place this evening—the début of Gustavus Victorious Brooke, in the charac- ter of Othello. This artist has been preceded by a multiplicicy of notices in the newspapers—notices not only full of the highest praise, but sometimes bordering on in- cipient puffing. This is, at best, bat a bad prac- tice. It bas been indulged in by the press of this city, to too great an extent, for a number of years | past. If an artist possesses real merit, and can ex- hibit undoubted genius, an avalanche of preliminary puffing, inetead of benefitting his prospects, is cal- culated to injure him with the judicious and right thinking critical public. This foolish practice has grown amazingly, of late years, without receiving the public condemnation which it deserved until the appearance of Barnum in the public arena, with his organized coterie of puffers, who carried it to an ex- tent running into faree and folly. It is now time musical and theatrical criticism; and there have been, recently, symptoms of a healthy return to sound criticism and common sense, in several walks of the opera and the drama. ‘With respect to the new artist, Mr. Brooke, the public has been informed, once and again, that he stands at th® highest pinnacle of his profession in the old country—higher, even, than Macready or the living Kean—in fact, that be occupies the niche formerly held by the elder Kean, and the great Cook, or Kemble, All sorta of encomiums, for a reaction in the public mind on the subject of | Passivanriat CanbrpaTss—Tux Woot Gataza- ine at Tsoy.—The friends of Gem. Wool made gation of the Hudson. The mocting was held in the Court House. We are further informed that “a band of musio marched through the principal streets, playing popular airs, and finally took up their position in the meeting, and furnished excel- lent music during the evening. A transparency, with a painting of Gen. Wool mounted on his charger, and other devices, among other things, pro- | claimed Gen. Wool the people's candidate for Presi- dent.” Gen. Viele reported a string of powerful reso- lutions, including @ strong but cautious Kessuth resolution on our foreign policy, endorsing the gene- ral view of Tammany Hall. The meeting, how- ever, was not as harmonious as could have been de- sired, owing to @ controversy between Gea. V ele and Mr. Carrel; on the metits of Gov. Marcy. The latter old hunker having gained his point, in prov- ing that Marcy was k.own outside of New York, the meeting adjourned. Here, it is probable, the Wool demonstration will end. Cotton has yet to be heard. The only point in the affair, of interest, isthe Kossuth resolution, as an indication of the pro- gressive tendencies of the democratic party. They are evidently leaning strongly to the doctrine of non-intervention. Rarrine PuiLosorurrs.—A few days ago, in a brief article in our columns, alluded to some very curious statements which had appeared in a Wall street journal, actually affirming, with a grave face, that a distinguished Judge in this city, and one or more distinguished clergymen, had care- fully examined the philosophy of the Rochester knockings, at promulgated by the Fish women of Ro- chester, and that they had come to the positive be- lief that something real, spiritual, heavenly, myste- rious, existed in those matters. The general belief was that the Judge alluded to was Chief Justice Ed- lected around the Irving House, one portion watching at the Reade street private entrance, amd the other at the Chambers street side in order to sete sight of the Hungarian Governor ashe passed out. He was not sufficiently well, however, in the morning, to go to chureh, amd the crowd were, therefore, ‘They did not disperse till half-past eleven o'clock. A similar scene ocourred at the Walker street Church. Not only was the building filled to overtiowing long before the time appointed, (balf-past tem o’clock,) for com- mencing the service, but & crowd assembled outeide, and did not separate till there was mo hope of his coming. Korsuth and Madame Kossuth dined yesterday after- noon with the Mayor, and returned before ten o’clock to the Irving House, The Governor was much better in the evening. It is understood that to-day, no addresses or deputa- tions will be received, exoept deputations to hand over subscriptions, of which we learn there will be several, ‘This arrangement is probably owing partly to Kossuth’s state of health, and partly to the fact of the dinner to be given to him, this evening, by members of the press. SERMON BY THE REV. H. J. EDDY, ON “KossUTH— @o0D’s MAN FOR THE TIMES.” Mr. Eddy delivered, yesterday afte rnoon, at the Can- non street Baptis: Church, a sermon om the above sub- ject. He selected his text from the 75th Psalm, verses 6 and 7,—“ Promotion cometh neither from the east nor from the west, nor from the south. But God is the judge; He putteth down one, and setteth up another.” Within the visible wheel of Divine Providence there was another wheel, invisible to human eyes, which moved in all ite workings, to” shape earthly destiny, and procure the Divine purpose. In some periods of the world’s history, all things seemed moved without intel- ligent control; when the wicked hore the rule, the people mourned. They failed tosee the tokensof Divine government, Omens of evil, and only evil, groaned in monds, which was erroneously printed Edwards in our columns. We ought to apologize to the last named fanc- tionary—Judge Edwards—for the blunder of our proof readers, for we would have been the last to imagice that a person of his good sense and know- ledge of law, as well as of the boundaries of philoso- phy and humbug, should have been ever mixed up in such a miserable popular delusion a3 the impos- tures of Greeley and the Fish girls, called Rochester knockings. The singular progress of popular delu- sions, for the last few years, in this country, gives a strange view of the weakness of human nature in an enlightened age. Indeed, it seems to bring the mind to the common belief that ignorance and su- perstition, high intelligence and delusion, demo- cracy and despotism, true religion and impudent impostures, all grow up in certain parts together, in every age of the world. Civilization isthe only gardener that can root them out, and plant the po- tato and corn of common sense where they grew. City Intelligence, Artemrtep Svicroe.—Disarroisten Love.—A young female, @ native of Scotland, named Christiana Penni- cox, # domestic in the family of Mr. Clark, No. 86 Franklin street, was found, om Friday aftern on, by a ntleman boarder of Mrs. Clark’s house, in the coal oel- ry Meeding ‘profurely from a frightful in ber throat, she had inflicted with a i read knife. ‘This rash attempt was made upon herlife in consequence of Leg een and f, arising from an affair of the heart. It appears that fer some time past, a youn, Scotecbman, named George Wateon, living at No. 242 Fighth avenue, bas been paying his addresses to the girl, and recently proposed marriage to her. Accordingly, at his desire, en Wednesday evening last she repaired to the residence of her lover, ascompanied by her brother, for the frrpee of deciding upon the day when the nuptials should be consummated, and arranging sing matters. On arriving at Mr. Watson’s resi- lence, they found that he was from home ; and having waited a considerable time for his return, they were aed Oblig+d to depart without having seen him Miss Pennicox being in a very depressed state of mind, in con- sequence of the disappointment, on her way home said to her brother that he need not expect to see her again alive. He, however. endeavored to cheer her up; but it appears that his eflor.s were unevailing as she continued very much depressed in mind until Friday afternoon, when she Was missed, and finally found in the coal cellar as above stated. After the occurrence, Watson was sent for, and soon arrived ; but did not exnibit the slightest feeling of remorse. On the cont he appeared quite indifferent, Doctor Hosack atte the girl, and = nd wound, after which she was taken to the ity OF Rocnesten axp Rocursrer Trrotocieat occasioned by fire and water. The fire was fh . defect im the stove pipe used in heating the building Accrwentatty Rus Over sy a Fine Exorse —When fons alarm of fire in the Seventh district Iurnovements is evn Crry.—Our reporter ‘noticed the | other day, im the upper wurds, that upwards of fifteen | hundred buildings were being erected in the Bighteenth a I of eighteen Mr, Noble, for Dr. Towaseud, "We taken from English journals of all classes, have been showered on the public, exbibiting his talents in the highest lights, and pronounc- ing hie genius as something beyond that of any of hie cotemporaries in either hemisphere. He has be he wasa boy. He is therefore no novice; and if he possesses genius, he has had ample time, opportu J, and means of Rudy, to bring it to ite highest ttate of perfection. We shall give him a fair hear- ing, and pronounce an honest verdict after having For the opinions of the London press, from the highest lowest, we do not care oneiota. Our public audiences are as able to judge of high genius — and cukivated tolent a any audience in iingland, orin the old country. Indeed, we are not sure but (hat the aadiencer of this city are more eapable of forming & more oorrect and discriminating judg- meot on thy atrical <alent than those which usually, in these days, Gill the thaatres of London; for it is a fact, that during the last few years, the English drama hast been in @ great measure abandoned by the edecated asd fashionable classes of that coun try, in order te gratify their factitious taste for opera, masic, and foreign art, sometimes of the meanert and poorset description. Let ur, therefore, give the d¢butant a fair hearing | and @ just judgment. Exrrcten News rrom Cacasonnia —T wo weoke later California news is now due, by’ the Daniel Webster, from Sen Juan de Nieweagua, and one of the Chagres #' Mait. Parnune —The Boston mail for thiscity, | due yesterday morning, wae left at Si ington on Saturday night, by some mistoke of the agent | ‘The Forrest Divorce Case. | The de lene cose Ventimony of & witness named Oarter, ee token, of the part of Mr. Forrest, on Satarde,”, be | fore Judge Darr, in chambers, which disclosed some ®4- | mirrions made by Jamiscn to the witness in Cineinns artice otter de. ieturday the case it of J the jury struck, At | ing a decisive appears noe Marshal's OMee, Pre 18 ; Pmith aed eh then from Livery even They ef J be esactlontion Pad on Mon the stage, as the elder Kean was, since | heard him once or twice in his principal characters. | ' \mitle of Caero Gaede. Hi that Dr. T. is About forty elegant build- ings. These ore or two thousand buildings not only | the city, but afford pleasant residences for our citizens, and giadden the hearts of our mecha- | mice at this inclement season of the year. SWORDS TO PE PRESENTED HY THE LEGISLATURE OF ILLINOIS, TO THE OFFICERS OF THR ILLINOIS REGIMENTS, WHO SERVED IN THE MEXICAN WAR. ‘There are now at the establishment of Ball, Black & | 00. nineteen ewords of beauty and finish, ciegant- | ly chased and fash to be shortly presented by the | State of Lilinois to the officers of the regiments belong- ee ing to the State, who served im the iste Mexican war. bile amd tcabbards are of solid silver, heavily engraved with appro- devices. representing the battles in which tne were engaged and bearing the following inscrip. Geners| James Shicids, for gallant services at Vera 2, Cerro Gordo. Contreras, Churubusco, Chepuitepec, the Garita of Be.in, and city of Mexico. To Colonel Edward D. Baker. for services in the late fill? 5 3 E Hi j a é i 2 i 2 3 To Colonel William Wetherford, for services in the U Mexico, and expecially | _ Te Colonel ele ee etaas cerviets tn the | late war of the United States Mexico | Te Colonel Edward W. Newby, for gallant services in | che late war of the United States with Mexic | _ To Colonel William B Bissell. for services im the late | war of the United Btates with Mexico, and eepectally at To the eldest ron of the lamented Col John J. Harden. who fell at the head of his regiment, at the battle of | Bueme Viets, im 1847 : To Liew'enant Colonel Stephen G. Hicks, for gallant Pryices im the Inte war of the United States with Mexico. To Lieutenant Colonel William A. Richardson, for rer- viect in the late war of the United Btates with Mexico. | end expecially for hie gallant services at the battle of Viet. in 1847 * To Liew onant Colonel Joho Moore. for services in the late war of the United States with Mexico and especially for hie gallantey at the battle of Uerto Gordo Te enant Colonel Wilson W. Willey, for rervices in the late war of the United States with Mexico, and erpectally for bis geliantry at the Lattle of Cerro Gordo. To Lieutenant-Colonel J: L. D. Morison, for ser- vioes in the late war of th wd Stews With Mexico, and expecielly for hie gailant rerviews at Buenm Viste, in 4 ajor William B Warten. for services in the tate the United States with Mexico, and sxgestally for gallantry at the Rattle of Buena Viste, in To Majer Iereci BR Dowaideon, for galiaat services in the late war of the United tates with Mexico To Major Themne B Levingston, for gallant serviees ia © late war of the Votted Stater with Mexico < F Trail, for services in the late war of the Mexico, and e pecially at the battle of ’ arehall, for services in the wor of the © tates with Moxivso, and e=peebally for bir potlemiry, at Cerro Corde Te Mejor Th ae h, Merrie, for tere'eee fn the late war f the Unived Mt. te With Senco every mysterious whisper. Such was the state of David’s wind when persued by Saul ; and, when the rebellion of Absalom drove him from his throne, las city, and his people, he went up Mount Olivet weeping, amd ex- claimed, in reference to the Prophets, “ All men are liars.” Buch was the state of Jacob’s mind when he said—“All these things are against me.”” Such was the case when Daniel, in defiance of the King’s decree, prayed with an open window to God, towards his holy temple, and his Hebrew brothers refused to worship an image. In all these instances affairs seemed to be moving by an‘evil genius, controlled by an evil mind. But the interpretations and illustrations of subsequent events have shown that an infinite invisible spirit had the control—that the wheel within the wheel turned those doubtful dispensations to good account. 80 might he refer to the whole history of civil and religious despotism—the rise and fall of pure Christianity. The dark ages jof the world filled » weak faith with terrors, and bid the wise hand of God from the common mind. But we now see that the wise hand of God was there. And who in all our country, except the oped of New York and his adherents, could wish the social, civil. or religious state of the nineteenth century exchanged for that of any century between the fifth and fifteenth’? The unlimited despotism of tyrants over speech, thought, and conscience. might be prefer- red by Papal cardinals who hoped fer power; but no true Christian or true freeman could be so blind as to coin- cide. The most startling events in the world’s were yet to be enacted. At different times in the world’s history God had raised up men for the times; and hie theme was—“God will raise up men for the times”’ —and the conclusion would be that Kossuth—the at Hungarian--was a wan raised up by (od for these times. and that his missioa was co linked to Christianity, and so identified with it, that every Christian could but feel @ lively interest in bis success. The preacher then took a review of some great epochs in the world’s history, where God had raised up men for the times, instancing particularly Luther at he Reformation, under whom a purer faith was born and transferred to England, where it became Puritanism ; but English coil was not adapted to its growth—it was em- barked in the hearts of the Pilgrims of the May Flower. ‘This Puritanism had given birth to Rege . Williams, | who, as his fathers fled from comparatively free England, fled also from comparatively free Puritanism ; and, in the wilds of Bhode laland, piarted, the tree of rel liberty, which n engrafted in every State of our coul x . Notwithstanding this progress they were fet- tered by the junction of church with government, and at aheppy moment George W: the fe.ber of his country, was called forth from obscurity, Wash- ington was God’s man for the times [If one of the | tits of bis character had been wanting he would have) failed To come to the leading object of his dis- course, the illustrious ong of our eity, who, he hoped— would soon be the government--the guest of the nation—was the man for these times--cho- ten of God for a great mission. He then took a brief review of the history of Koreuth, which involved the cotammporas; events on the continent of Europe, observ- tp t perfidious, and it was to hoped, brief government of France, overthrew the repub- lie of Kome, ie) i kert tyranny the world had ever seen. But out he great struggles of Europe bad arisen a modern moral Colossus—a repre- tellous,exponeat of Principle, whove voice wes touslng vellous ex, int , wi v war nations to the reecue. The conviction that a momen- | tous mission was entrusted to him could not be resisted. Might we not say he was inspired, not as the but as Luther and Washington, f His language, in claimii ory for hiss ie at of ing no ie Christianity.’ His preservation, deliverance recep- tion in America and Bag qualified to as — - ie courts hig State-—Lasiua P. Muduon lerk of the General Term, Supreme Court, George Wedeworth, J es y morning a fire was Ste premises of Hone Company No. | | flames were not subdued until considerable was Ftates with Mexico, and eepecially at . and rica and England were evidences that he wus tet up by Jehovah for a glorious purpose was moved by God to protect him | held him as « prisoner. The protection and freedom | & Turkish citizen was offered to him if he | brace Mahommadeniam; but he spurmed the offer— } | bie religion was dearer to him than bis life, iberty | honor. E i | It meant that the power of Ei | the oppresed. Kossuth was o the destiny of nations. Mark York! The of Lafayette was » demonstration Kossuth was a more 7 for « pris % our is nif of gratitude rece] of | enthusiastic demonstration of It was an upmistakeable evidence tem By an unmistakeable token of the position ountry @ fearful token fur tyranny; an omen to Seen deepots, in which they must divine their destiny. i* view of the cbse was stret “Archbishop of New York to take, Why did he condescend to vile slander’ He was a bo and. was secretly aworn to protect lomaniam inet ings else. Rowe's power depended Upon the suljugation of Hungary’ beves, Joba Hughes upon the eu! jungary; hevee, Joha was the opposerjof the noble Kossuth. He was in league with Kustian, Koman. end Austrian despoti«m. He was in fa of religious freedom for Roman Uatho- lies, but for néothers. He fancied he had now eufficient power to throw off the mask ; but this fear of Kowuth, | Uhir attempt to slander bim, this effort to thwart his pur- | pore, to prevent the Irish Catholics from joining in the Teception this sympathy with Hayoau. the woman- whipper. and with the bloodthirrty Austrian wolf; this love of the Inquisition, would only serve to mark the man, to increase the enthusiasm of the free pe- and to show that Kossuth is © the man for the times ‘nally, be believed that Louls Kossuth wa: called of God to the great mission of establishing civil and reii- tious liberty in Europe Kare, and fame, and glory. were e did mot seem to underst-nd. The name of his eo was the wateh word which kindied new life in bie ed frame Like our Washi . he toiled. plammed and executed ‘er of self, and reseived, when hie mission was accom and his country freefto retire to the shades of private life, An od of nations, to whom he #0 paesionately appeals, will aid him, we must believe. 2[t was impossible to read bis epeeches and prayers without fee! that he d that an abiding pense of God's was “God's man for the time. was a religious man power controlied h SERVICES AT THE TWELFTH SEREET BArrist cHuuRCK. On last evening, the Rev. Sidney A. Corey preached in the Baptist church, Tweifth street, om the coming of Koneuth, as illustrative of the second coming of Christ ‘The sermen, or address, was perfectly secular. The speaker baving commenced by referring to the juncture of affairs in Europe, gave a rynoptical review of the his- tory of that country for years past; he spoke of the downfall of Louis Philippe of France, the establishment of & republic instead of a monarchy, and said that he would to God it bad remained a republic still. He them spoke | Of the iron heel of despotiem which pressed upon the people of Hungary, and gave a review of the history and character of Louis Kossuth, whom he described as ® perron Of noble form and possessing an eye lit up with geniur. He (Kossuth) was in the habit ot report. ing the proceedings of the Assembly; but their publica. tion in the press was interdisted by the government. I. then lithographed them, and sent’ to the post office + but there they were stopped. and he then ew abliched a ie thoweamde of COPnGo aT thn Conncra tnousande and tons ourands of copies of the proceedings of the Assembly over the whole of Hungary. Wandering he banks of the Danube one day, he was seized by rian ofligers, and th ton dun, Tt wasin leon he wrote his work hy Te was in prison oldemith wrote bis \icar Id; it was in prison Bervantes wrote his Don Quixote: it was in prison Buchennon wrote his paraphrase on the Paalme of vids it war in prison Howard wrote his epistles to his friends: it was in prison that Queen Elizabeth, and Mary, Queen } Cf Beots, wrote theit poetry; it was in pri oha yan wicte bis Pilgrim's Progress; and it was in prison eeuth mastered the English language. The reverend | sker then detaiied an aneodete of Metternich, | *aid once of Kossuth that he war a cunning lawyer, | who wrote with daggers amid flames, and being as | } fmooth e* an eel you could not hold him, He de- coribed the Hungarian struggle as one in which the Austrians were bentea back by # Protestant | people fighting egainet « Catholic . | tr bed bie ‘Arnel, cand Nowe had hie Goveper. a | oe GOA erpecinliy of the | coh griog to the Jews, ond te of the Theseee | Eproye by Rome, he said the time must come whee itive land, fal | is is , said My. Corey, the Catholic etuff ie not im him. Gani) He (Mr. Sn7. Kossuth, in- bim as the wise and accom) wight bow down as orators; the church would bow instrument in the hands of God. The reverend man then elluded to the appearance of some eighteen hundred years ago, and contrasted his ceietls amen eatene ae and, ine i coming of . bit gg Ad mankind. hg ty ‘wae’ Booalar. it ie pity thet it wea’ mot delivers : Irving Heuse dinner, instead of from the house of God, where its points well nigh el Tinea laughter was suppressed at times wit SERVICES AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH. The Rev. ¥. W. Geissenhainer, pastor of the Evange-- lical Lutheran church, corner of Sixth avenue and Fif- teenth street, after calling upen his congregation, yee- terday morning. to unite in their supplications to Trove of Grace, in behalt of ‘Keagulh gaa the couse oP Hungary, wade a very stron peal t> them to sustatn. thie good and great man udab! i their bert! comteibtion Tein tet Marine Affairs. Breamenir Anctic.—The steamship Arotic, Captain Luce, will resume her place in the Collins line of Liver- Pool steamships, on Saturday next. She has lately us- dergone extensive and important alterations in her interior arrangements, by which her accommodatione- for passengers have been much enhanced, to enable her to meet the repidly increasing demani for passage over” modations for passengers in this line have beem greatly enhanced by the introduction of two prices imto the vessels, and@ also a reduction in the origina) scale. The prices henceforth, from New York to Liverpool, will bo= First cabin passengers $120; second, do., $70. Qvicu Ta.—The steamer Winfield Scott arrived about half-past two o’clock this morning, after e pas-- rage of six days and fifteen hours, from New Orleans. We annex a list of her passengers ;— xu HL Norris, Mrs Pi 5 A Pickall'e winteos, 5D 9 Sheldon, J Stoakes, ‘M de Vedra, Chas Le Mant fo hon 5 5 V Sweeny. E O’Donell, J MeMah: DGrant,G Folger, J. Bullivan, Mrs Mudge, Theatrical and Musical. Bowrny Tuxarre —The beautiful play of « os be will commence the entertainments to-night. with Mr. E. Eddy in the principal cbatacter. The amusements wil) close with the drams of “ My Poor Dog Tray,” with Cony and Taylor in the leadi 5 Baoabway Taratax ‘tke oo Mr.@. V. Brooke, a} to-night in the cuemmenerbliae It is a character as a1 fhe theatre will be filled. niello,” concludes the entertainments, ‘ Nisto’s Ganvex —The excellent ballet pantomime called “Nicodemus,” will commence the entertainments at this establishment. The French Vaudeville com ‘will appear in “ Les Petites Miseres de ls Vie Humaine.” ‘The whole will conclude with “Kim Ka ” Buaton’s Turatre.—A new comedy, in two acte, called « Weak Pcints,”” commences the entertainments this evening. Mrs. Holman will sing a favorite ballad; the orchestra bg! ww reveral overtures. and all will close with “ Bpeed the Plough.’ with a fine cast. Nationa, THeatne —The programme for this evening will be sure touttract a large audience. The is one first piece is the new play of “ ar.” This will be succeeded by the ‘Slave’s Revenge,” and the amusemente- = with the wo Maiden joucHam’s Lycevm.—Three very amusing es wil) be performed thisevening The first is pry eerie sketch ealled, the “ Money Market.” The next will be the “Spirit of the Fountain,” and the terminating fea- ture will be “ Kossuth’s Kum.” Banwum’s Muszum.—The pieces selected for the after- noon and evening performance at this popular amusement ate such as will be sure to drew a large tabli tises for this evening, besides the superb “ Kossuth By mmanahip, d among others a diverting ecene by Master Derivos, in character of a Brazilian ape Cxnisty’s Minstrecs present a fine entertainment for thie evening. ry Fricows’ Miverners give several of their best melo- dies and instrumental pieces Court Caiendar for This Day. Burren Count —Grxxnat Taam.—77, 10, 42, 45, 46, 47, 48. 50, 61, 62, 53, 86, 64, 65, 67. ; Buraeme Count—Cincurt Count.—Adjcurned sine die. Common Pixas.—Part 1—Nos. 1197, 1356, 1127. 129, 5 1366, 1367, 1369, 1871, 1375, . 1379, 5 5 }, 966, 782, 892, $70, 1008, 1042, 1€60, 1084, 1070, 1074. i Weaeneoe 4 Bvrenion Court —(fwo brancher.)—Nos 10, 75, $8, 19, 286, 291, 292, 306, 184. 308, 300, 227, 811, 312, 3i4,, 321, 822, 823, 824, 326, $26, 327, 332, 83, 834. 336, 836, 387. 898, 330. 340, 341, 46, 47, 86, 69, 100, 186, 190, 210, 217, 29, 31, 271, 296. Notiee.—The public are hereby caution- soher, epee tke Wetton lines ‘ak 13th i Begember in favor of B. 4 iteen ed net negotiati dre Rangol dat or about t! of Herrick, or bearer, for nine hundied and the same is believed to be a forgery. The Genuine ‘Hat Company, of 146 and 145 Ni ceived @ tity of the roal Hu: the finest ed with silk in the richest of for lower prices than cam be bought it im the eity. 8, ae Stand not NS i the order of your ~ to Bt once” to MILLER'S, in Canal sireet, you. Hind besatiful Gaivers, is fact every thing im the baot shoe line, suitable for ladies ‘and obil iN © complete sesortm, India rubber boots and shoer featiemen'e Wet lippers, for prostate: etited Betts sa t 3. 18 waking PPry. BMI LARR: it Caml eareeh. ‘The But of K: ‘We have seen one of bse eurvived storms it of other da: was bn bal Se and na time we mn worn two balf. if tesa elton’ Keon at'No: iB Panton sarees The immense stock of Overceats at. thas ERIE, emtral depot of Gentlemen's and Boys’ Apparel, the Jmion C sterete, corner of Fulton and Naesae opposite the Herala thon, Baa jun ‘been putdeam 15 per cons my i in aT Fh ia price, in conse a PeeTem of tho penser, Quarters.-Mr. Fs Gen, Taylor L, Rogers is head of ab riers, Yee recetved ¢ | te'mamed with French Mastin Percwilehy tu Seuensuesaeee cad abate of ie season, they wilt sell a6 Bud saok. Embroigered Vel et Cloaks.—We have on hands s few vy: kT, t mbroidered velvet cloaks, which JAMES BECK & CO., 35 Broadway, Notice.—To the wi ro sein ore 78. better selections from fresh is, cOn~ Goode vent of ys w, 00% free . 3] ” ‘all parte 0: mm, &O, at any time di Clonks Reduced in Prices.—James Beck. & Co., have this nary a Fedueed the prices of of ‘nos supplied will do * brace Prices ae low ae toey will AS a Selling Off.--Peterson é& Ham Broadway, corner of ou will sell See a entize lot 0 Carpet: following’ prices” sick Sete ee sates BaF ti ahs, exten heavy, ds. pet yard, and all esha: equally low. om ihewise, Gente’ Bi yo thd Childrea's do. by thousas © w Li Boys’, Misses’, way. J 4 for more. No tailor in made from such good mater! at euch Jo Strong Testimony.—The Oxygenated Bre! ter webyep un Sn Sonar Ben eat ope aetna hold whol avy MORGAN streets. They have the sa eerie fice ° ie aa i Sea jul manner. a ral Agency.—The ment, fnetit be found ¢ br it La Wiape'ae riled in the moet bent Texas Land and Ge Proprietor of the sb Hy of I yy