The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1851, Page 4

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SOCIETY LIBRARY -F: DOUBLE SHEET. — New York, Thursday, Decem’r 25, 1851. j—Amvsine PeRronuances Ar- Famity Concert. The News of the Morning. The speeches of Kossuth, yesterday, on the occa- sion of kis reception by the citizens of Philadelphia, will be read with great interest by all classes. This is his his first effort since the receipt of the start- Ling intelligence from France, and may, there- Sore, be considered as shadowing the ideas and ex- pectations of the Magyar relative to the people of this country. The consummation of Louis Napo- Jeen’s cowp d'etat, as was anticipated, has operated with considerable foree upon the feelings of Louis Xossuth, and will, perhaps, compel him to take an early stand upon @ platform which he would for a while longer have avoided. It will be seen that be doee not at all despair of the eventual success of the Hungarian cauze, but, on the contrary, de- @lares bis unaltered determination to lead, in per- ron, the army of freedom sgainst that of des- porism We perceive that the movements of the free soll- ers towards Kossuth are beginning to be felt im the Seutn. The excitement, according to the despatch of one of our special correspondents, has quite abated in Baltimore and Washington, and but little doterest is pow manifested in those plases as to whether be pays them a visit or not. Tbe truth is, be bas been materially injured throughout the whole South by the officiousness of the meddling abolitionists, and it will require the display of his beet oratory to reinstate himself in the good opinion of the people of that quarter. Cur readere will learn, with universal regret, that nearly the whole of the national library at Washington, was destroyed by fire yesterday morn- ing. We havo referred to she contents of this Lbrary in another column. it ie ramored that the British feet hae stationed iteelf off Vera Cruz for the purpose of block- siding that port, in case the Mexican bonds @ve to the English are not instantly paid. The adoption of this course by Great Britain has long been expected, and mo surprise meed be mani- fested if the next arrival bginge us imtelligence that the city is under the immediate sur- veillance of Victoria’s men-of-war. Mexico's trea sury ie perfeotly bankrupt—she has not @ dollar to poy ber debts with—while England wants her morey, and will have either that or @ portion of the Mexican territory. What a miserable position Mexico lain! Ske is convulsed with intestine wore—some of hor people are ip & state of starva- tion—ber citizens are almost daily butchered by cation of addition” English tion in Fre leon, a)! ther teeny | + quer We ceontiaue im our «008 columns to-day, the publi- - st extracts and articles from the vn the audject of the recent revolu- 400, and the coup d’é'at of Louis Napo* . 0£ which are highly interesting. From 4 documents, which, with the others we have /@bdlished, furnish a complete history of these extra- ordinary events in the history of France, our read- ers will be enabled to form their own conclusions and draw their own inferences respecting the chances of Louis Napoleon’s continuance in power as the head of the Frexch nation, and the future of Europe There is no doubt that the character of France, by the act of Louis Napoleon, has been changed. She is no longer republic. By the comp (état of the President, she has been changed to a military despotism, like Austria and Russia, and will, in all probability, remain such for a long and indefinite period of time. Louis Napoleon will sustain him- self as long as the army remains faithful to him. Hereafter, France will be ruled by the army—as the Roman empire was by the Pretorian guards. Their favorite for the time being will be the Em- | peror, or Dictater, or President, as the case may be. When they get tired of one, they will put him out of the way, and place another in power in his stead. Indeed, it required only the coup d'état of Napoleon to hasten this change in the political character of France. Events were hurrying her on to that fate. Immense standing armies, commanded by aspiring and ambitious chiefs, are inconsistent with republicanism; and Louis Napoleon only adopted a policy which, sooner or later, would have been followed by others in France. Now, it will virtually compose the go- vernment. Heretofore, the army had no share in the government; and men who, under other eircum- stances, would be mere soldiers, will now be of im- portance in other capacities. The generals who made so much noise, and figured so conspicuoasly in the National Assembly, excited the jealousy of others, who, in their places, at the head of their soldiers, were comparatively unknown. Their vanity being offended, Louis Napoleon found in them faithful allies for the furtherance of his views. But, although Louis Napoleon effected his pur- pose by these means, he may, bya proper and judicious policy, retain power for a considerable periodoftime. If he is wise, he will pursuea course calculated to please the people, and reconcile them to his measures. By pre serving peace, he will be supported by all the mercantile and trading interests, which are, in every country, a streng element of influence and strength. By opening railroads and prosecuting works of internal improvement, he will concentrate the agricultural interests. By preserving peace, he will likewise make it advantageous to the other despotic powers of the Continert to support him in his position. There is very little doubt indeed that in making his coup détat in the manner he did, he acted under the advice of all the other powers, and received promize of support from them in case he should need it. The revolution in France will have a very im- portant effect on the whole of Europe. The revo- lationists of Germany, and Italy, and England, by this act of Louis Napoleon, are deprived of a great deal of the strength which they confidently re- lied upon, besides having the programme of opera- tions entirely deranged and their designs frustrated. They are now like a building withouta corner stone. The whole of Europe will, in ali probabili- ty, become a vast military despotism—an imperial Rome on an extended scale—in which the people will be ruled by the military. Even England will be affected in a similar manner. That country never ;et made any concession to the people without being forced into it, andwe would not be at all surprised if the reforms promised by Lord John Russell were withheld, and an extension of the elective franchise denied. The reins of govern- ment will no doubt be drawn tighter instead of being loosened. In regard to the United States, the only effect of the French revolution will be to silence the agita- tion concerning our foreign policy. The discussion of the propriety or necessity ef intervention is virtually at an end; fer if military despotism is to prevail in Europe, it would be sheer madness to in- tervene in the slightest degree. Instead of kaving to contend with one nation, we would have to con- tend with all. Kossush’s mission, too, and Kinkel’s, and that of all the revolutionists in England and in this country, may be said to be ended, and con- tributions will cease to flow into their treasuries. There will be nothing left for us to do but to pre- serve our glorious institutions—to keep down treason and disunion at home—to prosecute our works of ioternal improvement—promote our interests in every possible way, and to go into the election for next President as soon as possible Destruction or THE NaTienat (ok Coneness) Laerany at Wasnivetox.—The burning of the Library of Congress, at Washington, will cause a deep feeling of regret throughout the United States, among the friends of literature and scionce, and will be keenly felt by all who can appreciate the irreparable lose which the nation has eus- maracding bande of lndians—ber people appear to be universally dissatisfied with theis rulers, them- selves, and everybody olse— and, to cap all, they are now threatened with a blockade because they bave not the means to pay their debts The Niegara, which lef, Boeton for Liverpool Yesterday, took out $296,000 msbip America, with three days’ later om Europe, ie overdue at Halifax. Her in- teigence ie looked for with great anxiety ‘bristmas day comes but weisteas Day.— once s year, and when it comes let us have good ebeer,” is am old proverb, which we hope will never be cat of date till the time of the milleanium slow many happy memories crewd into this single ey hristmas, in every nation where Chris tanl'y [and*eivilizalion have found their way, is obe 4 asa seaton of festivity and relaxation from care—a season of Christian charity and kind- Hneer. in which the better feelings of our mature are silowed free scope, and dark passions are closed yu ands of mirth and glee, which time honored covtom bas consecrated to the season. It is the season for friends and relatives separated by dis ‘ence er iroumsetances, to meet together around tbe dewestic hearth, and enjoy social converse together It ie the season which recaile to the f ‘howe who cannot meet the friends whom | doar in this world, the many bappy | y bave spent together—it recails, gbtof other days, by awakening inthe | grerng memory the images of these who bave ‘ hat bourne whence no traveller returns. eason for pantomimes and theatres, and | { amusement and fun | mod the are two vices that disgrace the other- beppy season of ‘mae 56 is bypooriey ypecrisy and more cant exhibited sal occasio wv. vt than simost at acy other ther roloe to a Parte sa) drawback apos innocent amusements of intend, however, to preseb ot, nor yet to inform our ontem poraries will be op this is that of in- t during | the | petivd temperance, wh the bol rational yment an the people. We do not ron upon the rut J rome of our f the year re thie ia the auniversary o day | which us Christ wae born, 15! years ago he 1 be a libe! upon the education of the coun ertieularly the Sanday seboole—to aceame y one who ree » Hera igaorant wh very foundation of tisnity ; 20 @e eballepin no long yarn, * pelle “@ merry Cbrietmas aad © bappy bow | | | | wae resolved upon by (ongress, aad was considered | } tained by the aeplorable event we are called upon to record. The Library of Congress, purchased with the funds of tae nation, and accumulated by the wants, experience, and taste of the ablest poli- tical and learned minds in the nation, was, per- haps, the very best collection, although not the largeet, inthe United States. The books in the various branches of literature wore selected in this eountry end in Lurope, with remarkable judgment and skill, and great care had been bestowed on the binding and arrangement of the volames; and no library that we have erer seen, was kept in such fine order—the Librarian, Mr. Mehan, having been in the station about twenty-two years. This is the second time the Library of Congress bas been destroyed. After the erection of the first Capitol, and the removal of the seat of government from Philadelphia to Washington, in 100, annual appropriations were made by Congrees towards | purchasing and collecting a national library for the use of Congress. In August, IS14, when the Capito! and other public buildings wore destroyed by fire by the British invading army, the Library of Congrese shared the same fate. The loss of tha: collection wae severely felt and regrotted at the time, by intelligent citizens, as it had aiready | become an exte: aod valuable library. The late President Jefferson, being thon in retirement at Monticello, in Virginia, and in want of money, offered his valuable and rare te library to Congress, for the use of the nation. The purchase & very favorable one for the nation. Mr. Jefferron had collected many valuable works in Paris and in this country, bis taste in such perhaps onequalied by any man ia try. The price psid him was $€23,050; and, on the rebuilding of the Capitel, made annual appropriations for the purchase of books, ander the mupervision of s com- mittee of that body, which appropriations have been continued to the present time, a large propor tion or the best books in the library having been Mr. Congress mported from hurope. Jefferson's library | wae purchased ander « joint resolution of October 21, 1814, and an act of January 3, 1°15—thus constituting the basi« of the Congressional or Na. tional Library ¢ library rooms were the finest part of the Capitol; and during the session of Con- grees thy laily frequented uw + by the le ng, | mn of the various States ta w re the num- ated to elegant halls wore bree M accum and © y noe item thocg members Oh boty by weet whe bad been j ———— en De eee eee Gases economy, and best the art of digs | open the communication across Isthmus leanings in the best form before | Tehuantepec, and constract a canal, sotting aside Cor.gress, ard through the newspaper press, have } the pending question of the interests of American been the most succese’ul in obtaining reputation 3, which is in the way, and regardless of a6 statesmen. What ‘hey will do now is problem- | onsideration to our government. We have a atical ; but we recommend Congress to begin at | treaty, formally passed, as it came, from Mexico, once to collect a library, by purchasing the great ratified in our Congress at the last session, sign- collection of books, pamphlets, and manuscripts | ¢¢ by the President, and returned to the place of of Peter Force, Esq., at Washington. Mr. Foroe }pils origin to be rendered complete by its framers, has been for many years engaged in preparing, under the direction of Congress, for publication, the series of volumes called the “ American Archives.” We presume he will consent to dispose of his col- lection, (amounting, probably, to 20,000 volumes,) for the use of Congress; retaining, of course, the right of using such volumes and manuscripts ashe | may want to complete the national work on which he is engaged. | Compared with the national libraries in Europe, however, our Congressional Library was a small affair. The national library in Paris has 1,474,000 volumes; the library of the British Museum has | about 500,000 velumes. Other European national | libraries are as follows:—Berlin, 460,000 volumes | Copenhagen, 557,000; Dresden, 340,500; Vienna, 453,000; St. Petersburg, 595,000; Munich, 800,000; Naples, 290,000; Florence, 299,000; Gottingen, 350,000; Rome, 465,000; Edinburg, 288,854, &o., &e. The most extensive collection in gmy other one library in the United States, isthat ef the Li- brary Company of Philadelphia, which at prosent has over 50,000 volumes. It was founded in 1740, through the instrumentality of Dootor Franklin and others. In this city we have but few large libraries. The Historical Society, the Society Library, Merean- tile Library, Columbia College, American Insti- tute, have all good and inereasing collections, and all are exposed to destruction by fire. The most anaccountable neglect on the subject of fire proof buildings, and the preservation of the public records, has always prevailed in this country. The late Richard Bartlett, for a time the Secretary of State of New Hampshire, and the latter part of his life a resident of New York city, collected a vast amount of information on this subject, io which he called public attention inan interesting pamphlet ; but we never heard that he succeeded in accomplishing much good from his suggestions, which shouldhave entitled him to rank among public benefactors. It is to be regretted that the valuable library of the late Dr. Jarvis has lately passed under the | hammer of John Keese, and is now digpersed to the four winds. That librat¥was the work of the life of maz of learning and taste—as was Dr. Jarvis—and there was not public spirit enough among the people of Middletown, Connecticut, to purchase it, and tbus lay the corner stone of @ literary capital at | the central city of the State. We presume that Congress will lose no time in taking measures to commence the formation of a new library. The valuable French and other | works obtained from Europe, on the exchange plan | of M. Vattemere, we presume, are destroyed. The | papers of Washington, Hamilton, Madison, and | Jefferson, purchased by Congress, however, have escaped ; those papers being deposited in the build- | ing occupied by the Department of State. The | annua! appropriation for the purchase of books has, | for the past forty years, been five thousand doll: | | Tue New Encianp CEeLepration.—We publish to-day s full report of the New England dinner at | the Astor House. It will be seen that it is charac- terized by the usual amount of twaddle and self- | glorification, at the expense of the inhabitants of other portions of the Union, and other races of men in every part of it The annual celebration of the New England | Society has become an annual farce for everybody | to laugh at, and the present festival does not ap- | pear to have differed much from its predecessors. There was the same quantity of parehed corn, pumpkin pie, and pork and beans, and a piece of | the identical Piymouth Rock, so happily called ‘the blarney stone of New England.” There was the same boasting about the Anglo Saxon race—the descendants of the Pilgrim Fathers; and it was in- timated in & toes: to Daniel Webster, the Secretary ef State, sent by telegraph, in reply to one from | him about the everlasting Plymouth Rock, that “tas long as the spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers bears | sway in the councils of the nation, the peace and happiness of the nation are secure.” Now, what wae the spirit of the Pilgrim Fathers in reference to freedom of conscience, for which they had been persecuted themselves, and driven from their native land? No sooner did they obtain | a footing in this'free land, than they showed a spirit of intolerance, and persecuted other religious sects, particularly the professors of the Catholic religion. | The spirit of the Pilgrims, therefore, is not caleu- lated to produce peace or happiness in this or any other country. A far better spirit and a better example ir that of the Catholic settlers of Mary- land--the fret who ever established a precedent for religious liberty in this country, or any part ofthe werld. Nor were the Pilgrim Fathers the firet coloniste in this country, as thore who claim to be their de- scendants would have the world believe. Virginia | wae cotéled several years in advance of Massachu- | ftette, and both the Episcopalian Cavaliers of the “ Cid Dominion,” and the Catholics who settled uncer Lord Baltimore, showed a far more magrani- | mous and noble spirit tha: the narrow, sectarian, selfish, persecutir g epirit of the Roundhead Pari- | tans of the Day State. j tredcminance and superiority of | peculiar races in this country, in which there is | a fusion of every race ander the sun, is about the most absurd of all i Perhaps it is the happy mixture of races that is one cause of the superiority of the American populstion over every other. It is & well known fact ia natural history, that crossing | improves the breed of animals | ‘The Romans, who gave laws to the world, were | & morgre! breed, sprung from all the outcasts and | vagabonds of those nations surrounding aacient } Rome, rho were invited to the asylum of the City of the Seven Hills. The English people never ob- tained a permanent bold in (rreat Britain, and were | conquered by every new invader, till the population consisted of five or six races, all blended together— the anclent Britons, the Angler, the Saxons, the Daner, and the Normans. The American people consist not only of that mized breed, but of High | Dutch and Low Dutch, of Colts, (both Irish and Scoteb,) of French, Spanards, and, in fast, of al; | nations. For many yeare the largest ingredien: imported to improve the breed, ie the ragged pea- santry from the bogs of !roland, who are & healthy, hardy race, apd, in course make vory g00d Citizens. Tbe Germens furnieh the next largest item in the vast oggrogate of emigration that is | changing and modifying the exile ! popwlation. ‘ihe imports of the Anglo-Saxon rac (if there be now any race that ongbt to bear that name,) con but a very emall pr tion, When compared with the | td the Germane ‘The ancestors of tbe can people, therefore, do not hail [rom asy par ation of the world; and in their veine runr, commingted in one stream, the blood of many rece Corinth was des- | troyed by the I ell the metals nm Ww: | rights | their caprice. ‘asthe last touch wanting; but there it remains un- Noticed, and as a worthless piece of parchment. The people of Mexico feel they may go over it, and trifle with us, sensible with the vivacity of their perception, that our statesmanship is insuffi- cient for the position we occupy among nations ; | and that our Executive is too pusillanimous for bold and timely action in asserting the and interests of our country. Tho Mexicans think they may, with impunity, go on making that arrangement with England, pro- vided there be an understanding that England will shield them, pledging herself to protect them against chastisoment for their bad faith and eva- sion of their obligations. To this interference, England may very graciously acquiesce, disowning, in her honesty, having prompted and encouraged the eall—but, as not originating with her, and done at special request, she may receive some considera- tion for the service to be rendered. The stipula- tion that British creditors of Mexice should be in- demnified by the transaction, ocmes, then, quite naturally. The whole is plausible, as English policy and English calculation. 1: can well have come to this, with the bungling management of our foreign relations, which we have so repeatedly adverted to. Circumstance after circumstance has been al- owed to pass, without that explanation and proper action which would have prevented subsequent more grievous, complicated, and embar- rassing events. We might have been spared the fix with Spain, the desclating and lamentable occur- rences in Cuba, the provosation to our national Susceptibility of the firing into one of our steamers in American water®, and onone of the routes of travel under American protection and seeming go- vernmental auspices, through an undefined, half acknowledged milk and water treaty, by a growler of English haughtiness and an auxiliary of her pre- sumptuous and pretended supremacy. Such half way measures as we have had inthe Nicaragua treaty, arriving at nothing practical and positive, only commit the parties and publics interesie mare than they otherwise would be, and are productive of no good. in Mexico, with regard to Tehuantepec, why should matters not have come to the present pass? Have not the Mexicans felt the inexpertness of our diplomacy, and the weaknese we were laboring under? Proper satisfaction may be withheld from being given for not concluding a treaty emanating with them, and te which we came to be parties en- gaged by them. Our minister protractedly absent from his post—indifference on our part—no exi- gency. Why should they not be easy, and take liberties! A surveying party went te the Isthmus with the knowledge of our government, through whom the proper authorization was obtained from the Mexican government, who sanctioned the pur- poee in view, that of carrying out the interests of an Amerizan compary, rightful possessors of a formal grant. This surveying party, headed by a United | States commissioned officer, is afterwards driven cut, without ceremony or alleged cause of complaint, at The superior officer and the com- pany protest—all is unnoticed by our government. The latter does not want to give itself trouble, nor has efficiency for the case. Porte on the Isthmus, where Ameriean consuls reside, with formal exe- quatore, are closed to the entrance of Ame- rican vesécls; and those too confident, who went there on account of the clear admission from having an official of their country in place to receive them, are seized and condemned. Ali this is insufliciont to stir our cabinet. Why, then, should it not come thicker t The Mexicans, more quickly alive to the tendencieg of this business, gex rid of the consule—they recall their exequators—no apology or explanation to our government is given. Why should there be? Kossuth may teil us to shake ourselves, and feel our strength, remind us of our age, and urge on us to assume an appropriate deportment. He may assure us that we are able, aud thatit is befitting to us, to stride over to Europe, and dictate a policy to prevail for | the whole civilized world; that we can beard the big autocrat himself up to his very gates, without fear. Our weak, but sagacious next door neigh- bore, who ougbt practically to know us well, laugh at any ire or threatened doings of our#, provided they secure British protection. Extremes meet, fea common saying. These opposite views will prove to be exaggerated. It is for Congress to take up our relations with Mexico and other matters, and see that the coun- try be not committed, or its position and interests impaired, by @ vacillating, inefficient administra- tion. The open communication through Tebuan- tepec is a desideratam for the country, as woll as those through the Isthmus of Panama and Ni gue, and every other pass and way of travel acd connection that may and wil) be established here after. Each route will have respective advantages —all are wanted. Tehuantepec is not going to su- persede the undertakings started before at Panama and Nicaragua, nor ia it going to close the door to enterprise In other directions. Thie city ie linked with Philadeipbia and Boston, and, indeed, with all surrounding points, by more than one line of travel, and all are paying stock. Whoneverything in thie way seeme to"be accomplished, now, at this late moment, little time and exertion has boen needed to raise over one million subscriptions for » new and sherter line of travel proposed to Bosten What comparison ie there in the scope tor enter prise, between the attraction even of these two large cities, and the bieding connection of hemi- spheres, the cireulation on the band of the world? In urging the action of Congress to supply the deficiency in that of the executive, it is not the | object that we Barve in view to promote the private interests that may be concerned therein. Tho public good and accommodation we sre bound to look after. If the former are benefitted in the movement, they are welcome. But the latter must berecured. The want of spirit amd of go-aheadi- tiveness in the management of the Tebuantepeo enterpriec, which is apparent and noted, is not in itself a recommendation for public support, and cannot re the sympathy of our people— it ie not in consonance with the times. For why should not Tehuantepec bave been od | vanced as practically and developed os Panama aragua, which last route—overy way in & more inchoate position- we have seen ono man come forward and open with 6 ? Such energy, tuch boldness, deserves protection, and our people exult in his getting it. If the alleged tights in Tehuantepec of certain individasl p or those of the New Orleans company are ¢ e confirmed and sustained by tho oon policy and ection; and, on thin ad neidontally goverr always in view—mako has been, or na reaching thom with the pabli vantag mer Tehuantepec and the Administration. Lota Monrez—Hex Comune | DE or mm two ‘the ye poorer evening noxt. Al- wt aa of the bent seats are ongeged, and the highost prices are offered for thoze that remain; but the shrewd manager hae refused to let any more by Private sale, aud em Saturday they will be sold by auction to the Mighest bidder. We know not who the parties are who show such an anxicty to see the Bavarian Countess, but it is very probable they will turn out to be the codfish aristocracy. It would not be a bad speculation for Genin to purchase the first choice seat, in despite ef the “upper ten.” It might prove as good @ speculation as the $225 he paid for the first Jenny Lind ticket, or the first sub- scription of $1,000 to Louis Kossuth. We publish, to-day, the first of a series (night the first) of three papers, headed “ Three Evenings with Lola Montez,” which will no doubt give a fresh whet and a keener edge to the desire of the fashionable up-town coteries to see her legs and feet, which, we are informed, are ‘of an Anda- lusian diminutiveness and beauty, with the high Arabian instep, betokening blood,” and all the other particulars of her person, described by somo genius, whose lucubrations, though very silly, are very amusing to read—senseless productions being often very interesting and very funny, like N. P. ‘Willis’s descriptions of Lady Blessington and her fashionable coteries. ‘The appearance of Lola Montez at the Broadway theatre, asa danseuse, will create a sensation of some kind—we know not what it is till the night comes. But she is about to make another appear- ance, and in another character, which will cause a etill greater excitement. Mr. Roux, of whose contract with her in Paris our readers are already aware, is about to bring an action against her for s breach of it, and meditates the seizure of her funds. Buthe has come into the wrong coun- try to make legal or any other species of warfare against a woman. Talk of French gallantry! There is more gallantry in the United States than in all the nations of Europe put together, where a Persecuted, innocent woman is concerned. Lols Montez wiil appear in court as her own ad- Vocate, without the assistance of any attorney or counsel whatever. This will be a most interesting sight—to see @ smart, voluble, pretty woman—a devil of a woman—pleading her own cause, and by her taet and adroitness beating the whole of the lawyers of the other sex, employed on both sides in the Forrest ¢: She will quote ‘4th Wendell” much bet than John Van Buren, and the new Code better than O’Conor. The case will probably come before Judge Oakley, who has a clear head, and a most discriminating judgment and capacity in deciding in a)! cases where beautiful woman is on the tupis. The charming Lola will make her début in the Broadway theatre on Monday; but her début in court will not take place before another week. Meantime, those who want to see her first appear- ance a8 a dansewse, had better look out for the tioket auction on Saturday. It will be a raro scene. Coser or Tue Orrra Season.—The Italien Opera season has just closed, after a very brief but bril- llant campaign. 1t has been well attended all through—tho house filledevery night with a fashion- able audience—the greatest enthusiasm evinced at the display of artistic talent by the operatic corps— ap evident appreciation of the high merits of the artists—and a daily advancing taste and discrimi- nation in musical mattere. Never was an Opera season more successful in every respect, except in the one thing needful—a profitable return to the mana- ger for the investment of his capital, and the labor, turmoil, and anxiety consequent upon his relation to the public, on one hand, and to his purse, anda quarreleome, discontented, grasping set of artists, on the other. Max Meretzex is the first impressario in this country who has succeeded in producing a represen- tation of Italian Opera for a season, worthy of pub- lic patronage and of the Empire City of the United States. Before him, Sanquirico, and then Fry, tried their hand, and miserably failed. They did not deserve success. Maretzek not only deserved suc- cese, but actually succeeded to the very highest extent of his wishes, or ef the requirements of the Public taste; but be has not succeeded in putting py money in his purse. Onthe contrary, he has been rather out of pocket, as the reward of all his meritorieus exertions. The result is, that he must abandon the enterprise, unless the conditions under which be hae been compelled to make engage- mente with artiste shall completely change. The winter season is not half over; and what are tho Opera going public to do? Our readers may be anxious to know the cause of the curious phenomenon of a failure, in a financial point of view, under circumstances of the most splendid external success. The prime cause of the evil, as we bave shown in former articles, is the want of capacisy in the Opera House to admit suf- ficient nuzubers to make it pay at moderate prices. The New York salt-fish aristocracy never did, and Bever will, support any public amusements, to any liveral extent. They will not pay the prices for ap exclusive Opera, and they are not safficiently numerous to remunerate a manager at the prices they are disposed to g' The only alternativo, therefore, left, is the establishment of an Opera House on o grand scale, thrown open, by # reduc- tion in the prices, to the whole people. Tho pre- sent Opera House cannot be made productive, with the prices paid by the eabscribere and the fashiona- ble circles who frequent it. And this leads us to tho second cause of Maretzek’s failure in a money point of view. Maretsek might eacceed to certain extent, as a manager, if the artiste did not exact from him such exorbitant terms for their eervices. For instance, he bas paid Truffi and Benedetti about three or four times as much ae they could command in Italy; and he pays others, aleo, more than any other opera manager could afford to give them, or what they could getin Europe. If, therefore, they will not abate in their prices, he must leave others to spocu- jate in the management till a larger house is built— ® house capable of accommodating four or five thousand persone That the iets will not come down in their terms ie very probable, and i: is also likely that they will set up for themeelves, and organize a management “on their own book if they do, it needs no ghost vo tei] as thas there never was such a failure Having tri bande awhile, and lost money they willthen probably be glad to come to mors Toasonable terms with Maretzek, or any other com pe‘ent manager who may re juire their services. Meanwhile, no time ought to be lost in raising | suck ap opera bosse for the poople as we have in- | dicated ; it ie the only means of saving the italian opera from becoming extinct in New York, or de- | clining so low only third or fourth rate arti can be engeged; anda play as Broadway theats Niblo’s would i than the | or Tepresentation cf the | Devil,” at the pis | would be @ sad t de- j lightfe cf the fine arte in New Yor's, while other art is going abead puri passu with the | create of our population, the progress of our com. | werce, ond the increasing extightened of th age 1 Mer A faire. | 2 ‘ 4 yenterdey fer os Maver itp in that city melted ether during the | Coaflagration, and forme e tion kn by the name o © | The Am:riean population Corinthian brs of bk he fusion y nation, and kin dred, and tongue Frew ptain Smith, of the Almatia arrived ye re ecar ‘ ' £ toring | 4 E ous weone behind Nerd ft wreenlé there @oeld be | to vase ey » Preps Oo BERING pores ap ee I GUNES blag Ob errs Uhew ane ve x Dek we Buenaner #lt Fela bere RewerR ; anys, having te tale on ovard w ful tupy'y Musica, Marrers in New You«—Catuenina Hayes any Jenny” Linn.The two* principal’ musical artiste in concert are now both im the city—: Catherine Hayes and Jonny Lind? In Philadel pkia there was great rivalry between them, and, according to the newspapers of that city, Mis: Hayes brought larger houses than the other vocal -- ist. It is said the contest between thom hae had its effect upon the-temper of both. Ih point of beauty and tempor, however, the Irish’ Swan, . ag the is called, has the advantage of the Nightin-- galo, though the latter, in Raroum’s opinion, has a higher reputation as an angel. The rivalry at: Philadelphia will be continued here, and both voo- calists, like a pair of canary birds, will do their ut- most to excel eaci other in popular favor. We hope they will not sing themselves to death. After: Cathorine Hayes concludes her threo-nighte, Jenny Lind comes on, and in six concerts will close her’ campaign in this country, aud then take her flight to Europe, leaving the Swan behind, to enjoy a. monopoly of the American musical worid'till some other “bright, particular star” from the East: rises in our Western hemisphere, and either eclipsez« the Irish vocalist or divides the glory with her:. It is believed that the present managers of Uathe-- rine Hayes’ and Jenny Lind’s concerts aro: not by any means such Napoleons as Barnum, the former manager of Jenny Lind. Notwithstanding all his humbug, he was a very efficient man of busi- ness, and worth all the managers ef the pre- sent day, put together in a bunch: And this is the opinion of Catherine Hayes herself, who is a. very sensible, good-natured lady, and:thinks Bar- num the greatest manager of the age—s man who knows how to filla house and draw high prices better than the whole batch of bungling managere- with whom it has been her misfortune to be entan- gled aad fettered, ever since she set her foot upor American soil. BizicHnc rm New Yorx.—On Tuesday and yester- day there was much sleighing in the city, both public and private. The passengers seemed to give @ deci- ded preference to the sleighs over the wheeled omni- buses—they looked so cheerful—while the merry tink - ling of the bells suspended from the horses rang om the clear, cold air with the most lively effect. Besides the omnibus-sleighs, drawn by six horses, there. was host of strong cart sieighs in operation, re- moving merchandise to various points. But the most interesting sleighs were the light, graceful, elegant pri vate vehicles, which dashed through Broadway, generally bearing a gentleman and lady, husband and wife, lover - and sweetheart, or, it might be, brother and sister, though that is rather a rare sight. The principal sleighing, how- ever, was not in the lower part of the city, but up the ave- nues, where the trafiic is not so great, and where, with th» roads clear, a speed of 12or 15 miles per hour was performed. ‘There were several trials of shill between “the fancy’ with their fast horses; and also a good deal of enjoy- ment by social and family circles, all vieing with each other in the beauty of the sleigh, the speed, or the hand- some appearance of the horses, or the fineness of the Duffalo mufflings. Private sleighs might be seen in Broadway at a late hour in the evening, occupied by per- sone who, being engaged in business dnring the day, have only the night for amusement. There has been very littl: sleighing here for the last few years; and this season there is @ prospect of @ good deal of it. There are nc People who emjoy it more than New Yorkers, who are up toevery kind of fun and excitement, from the dancing of Lola Montez tothe speeches of Kossuth. It is stated that both these individuals took sleigh rides on Tuesday. the one incognito, and the other openly and undisguised, and that they were quite delighted with our American custom. Lola’s horse was said to be the fastest on the avenues, City Intelligenee. Fines.--At half past 4 o’clock yesterday morning a fire broke out in the dwelling house No, 108 Charlton street ‘The firemen were promptly on the ground and succeeded im extinguishing the flames before much damage oceurred. The loss is estimated at $200. The alarm of fire in the first district, at 5 o'clock Tuesday evening, was occasioned by the upsetting of a stove in an apartment in the house Ne. 168 East Twenty-fifth street. Officer Becor, of the Eighteenth ward police, extinguished the fire before much damage was sustained. At half past nine o'clock Tuerdsy evening a fire occurred in the cellar No. 88 Pine street, occupied by Mr. C. M. Nanty, dealer in ship stores. It was put out with but trifling damage. At four o'clock, on Tuesday mo: @ fire broke outin the second story of the building fo 124 Front street, ccoupied by Mr. Beriyn, tobseco and mer- chant. The flames raj communicated to first occupied by Mesers Ridder & Crawford, tobacco je was caused by fire anc subdued. Jamee oceu- in. who has an office on the first floor, the thira fleor, sustained much damage. Bot wholly, covered by $2,760 In the com pan, Pe caused by some sparks - Bited the flooring of the second story. The Tire - ment were promptly on the ground, and not iy the inelemenc of the morni: snow was falling thick and fast at time—they labored cally to subdue the flames. At nine o'clock on Tuesday morning, a fire was disco- Yered in the first floor of the frame house, No. 22 West jay, which wae fortunately Gay ps before much damege war sustained. The house is occupied by several poor families, whose loss would bave been very great, bad the fire not been spesdily ex! 4 Accivexts —At sne o'clock morning officer Palmer, cf the Eightecnth ward, conveyed to the station boure s man named Henry Harsen, who had been run over by stage No. 151 of Ryerson’s line. Dr. Harris was sent for and on examination found that his ribs were fractured. On Tuesday evening, about half-past 5 o'clock, a manm> named Jur, Bassett run over by a baker's wagon at the corner of Pearl and Ohetham streets. He wae but tlightly injured, and was taken to his residence, No, 32 Fourth street. At seven o’ciock yesterday morning, Oral og pyre ey —. 234 Division rir, felt on jee at the corner and ‘ streets, and broke hisleg. Dr. Fisk gas called to Moat. sistance, after which he was taken home. A young man whore name Les not been ascertained was found ee firemen lying in the gutter in Horatio street, near Eighth avenue about half five o'clock yesterday morning, nearly freven to d: b He was brought to the Winth w station house, and Dr. Franklin sent for; he was in « short time restored 80 as to be considerea ont of danger, but up to eight o'clook A M. he remained insensible. Farar Acctornt.—On Tuesday evening, a fireman on the freight train om the Long Tanna the act of oiling the machinery of the heuk, slipped and fell into a cut, and 1 over track. The passenger cars passed over him, aud nearly severed both legs from his body. The poor sufferer lingered until nine o'clock yesterday morning, when he expired i great agony. at Yap- the Common cul. pone BOARD or smuusrane ALDERMEN. js Board met ¢ inesday) evening. A A. Al- Yord. Eeq, President, in the chair. The proceedings or last meeting were read and epproved. PETITION REFERRED Of Hevry A. Heizel and others, fora je te Greenpoint. Of citizen was Greenpoint in favor of same. AID ON THR Taw By H. M Sheffelin, and W. W. Livermore, and others. sgainst the leering of Madison square for the purpose of Luilding @ Orystal Palace. REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ADOFPED On Salaries and Offices—On petition of Richard Scott for preparing minutes for publication, On Sireets— To concur to regulate an H a Fg oI gutter in REMONSTRAN: 10 01 to reset curb avenue, between Twenty-third and Twenty. fourth streets; to permit +, ! & Rogers to erect oriet Window cn gatle ends of houses in Fifth avenue. Or Fire Departwent=To concur In resovution to authonse Comptrotier to leare prerent Station house, in the Fit- teenth ward. use of Engine Company. as to meke it ten years instead of two. re and #lips—In favor of placing another foot of Stanton street, Bast river, with resolution therefor. On Fire Departwent—In favor of changing the expulsions of Jacob Peppels and James HH. Joknron #s members of Hore company No. 13 to resigs netton or of ing all the pare- tis Rroadway, known os the Rust amd Reid pave ich js not greoved. and eubmitting rerolation me Arteand Bole In favor of preventing jore to the Oth Regiment of New York Sta On Streeta—In favor of permitting Hoit & Co, ire io frent of their store Onc Piers, and Slips, in nton & Te for extra length on. hy» iver ed jen! Lutheran ' jon to the burial of their dend Aijcurned till Briday evening } R Kaiexenvocxer, Tie Mrepenre, Jan The Buffalo Eupress of the 23 tence of om the jail, d. 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