The New York Herald Newspaper, December 26, 1851, Page 2

RK HERALD. NEW YO JAMES GORDON B nz PROPBRIETOB AND BDITOR. Ce Orrick N. W. CORNER OF FULTON 4ND NASSAU STS THE DAILY HERALD, 4 gente per eopy—8T ver enn WEEKLY HERALD, Satur dou, at OS eosin per copy ot Oper eames ‘apean edition, fan and $810 any OH per toany a stage. "Palen GARY CURA POND ELT Et wary resed, will be Ligne oem sion Comune” lly peid fer, sveustEL TO SEAL LL es gE TO U8. : anonymous communscal. na. wa NOTICE ta Ai ere a : Tic money remitted. CET INTING executed with neatness, cheapness, and $e RTs BMENTS renewed every merning. e XVI. AMUSEMENTS THIS BVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—-Saxon fornceness— (Queen ov THE CHORAL .. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Hvvcnsack—llis Last Lees. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Breadway—Tionr Rore—Diasa— Cc vnon's Girt. BURTON'S TFEATRE, Chambers street—Seniows Fa- miy—Pickwicw CLUB. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chetham Ronima—MyY Pook Doo TRay ~MameLe Marve. —Cunistuas Can- AMOND: BROUGHAW'S LYCE! ROL—TERN Ovr—Roven BOWERY [AMPHITHEATRE, Bowery—Eqvestaian Pun vORMances. CHRISTY'S M™NSTREELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 172 Broad- way-Eerworiam MinetRevey. FELLOWS’ MINSTRELS, Feliows' Brosdway—Erniorian MinerRersy. nsies! Hall, No, 444 TERN 90N aD EVENING, SOCIETY LIBRARY -Faarren Famiy Concent. ———————————————————— New York, Friday, Decem’r 26, 1851. This Morning's Summary. By a telegraphic despatch from New Orleans, we fre informed that hostilities have re-commenced between the revolutionists and the government treope The former, under (aravajal, had made an attack upon Ceralvo, and after two days hard fighting, suceeeded in taking nearly the whele of the place. Tbe Mexican troops are said to have lest great numbers in killed and wounded, and those which were left sought refuge in the fortress. — Nearly all the Seminole Indians, including tbe leaders, were annihilated. Caravajal lost bat ten men, and got possession of all the bag- Eee. . provisions, &e., of his enemies. As goon gs be succeeds in reuting the Mexicans from the fortress, it is said be will be able to march into the city of Monterey without opposition. This Jooke as though the revolutionists were realty in ; but, at the same time, it sounds very muck e some cf the representatione of the siege of Metamoras, by the same party. It will be recollected that the opposing armies ought bravely at the lat- ter place for many days—camnon balls, bomb shells, rifle balls, buckshot, and a’! other kinds of Wirsiles were fired into the city and out of the city --every point was assailed--wells were battered own, and numerous houses fired—the revolu‘ionists gained possession of the larger portion of the town, acd were certain of complete triumph after such @ desperate struggle—when, all of a sudden, they beat a epeedy retreat. On referzing to the lists of the slain and injured on both sides, we tound—kill- ed, 5; wounded, 11; missing, the whole of the revo- Jetionary army, anda large part of the Mexican. The fact is, it does not make much difference which party is suecessful, and those who compose the op- yeting factions are well aware of this. The people ef Mezico have been #0 long misruled that they care but little who isat the head of affairs, so long &e they can get food .nough to keep flesh and bones ogetber--which many of them now sadly stand in weed of. We are pleased to learn that the health of (iov- ernor Koseuth is improving, although he was too id to speak last evening, st Philadelphia, in ac. kncwledgment for the compliment of a torch-light procession and serenade. It is understood that he bar declined 2 public reception at Baltimore, proba- biy in consequence of the great injury to his noble caure in the South by the meddling abolitionists of this city. ‘The recent advices from Europe bave caused a de- cline in the price of cotton at New (Orleans. A young man named Pierce, belonging to Wil- | Bameburg, was yesterday killed by the falling of the walls of « burning building in Troy. ‘The steamship Canada, with three days later in- telligence from Europe, has been out nearly thir- teen days from Liverpool. Her news is looked for woth @ grea: deal of anxiety. The Next Presidency—Scott—Bati | ances, and by recon’ Presidency. Wobster, Fillmore, Corwin, are no- where and nobody. There has been much division ‘as to candidates among the democrats of New York and the North; but, according to all appoar- undoubted indications, we are satisfied that a similar conciliatory move- ment between recently discordant elements of de- mocracy at the North is going om among them, and that they are all working in favor ofa perfect union, on the democratic platform, between the barnburners and bunkers in this and the other Northern States. Who their candidate may be, is not so clearly de- veloped as in the case of the whigs; but according to present indications—the alarm of the whigs and the small fry letter-writers in Washington—we ra- ther think that Gen. Butler, of Kentucky, will pos- sess more of the elements of compromise, concilia- tion, and strength, ca'culated to give hopes of suc- cess, than any of the old candidates, eithor of the first class, containing Cass and Buchanan, or of the second or rabble class of candidates, consisting of Marey of New York, Allen of Ohio, King of Ala- bama, Houston of Texas, little Deuglas of Illinois, Walker of Wisconsin, Stockton of New Jersey, _ Pillow of Tennessee, Davis of Coney Island, &e., | &e., &e., Ke. strect—Brian Bo- | | Among the free soil faction it is mot of so much consequence who their candidate may be. They will endeavor to do damage to both the other par- ties, under the old cry of abolitionism, free soilism, anti-rentism, and, probably, intervention with the despots of Europe, first in favor of liberty and | equality to the white races there, and then for li- berty and equality to the black races here, In the meantime, we desire the public to watch the movements of the politicians and Presidential aspirants and agitators at Washington. The whole of the present session, previous to the meeting of the two conventions in May, will be used privately — | in dirty intrigues, and publicly in making dirty plat- AMERICAN MUSBUM—Axvsixc Penvonsasces Ar | forms. The newspaper press throughout the coun- try is equally engaged in the same dirty contest. Each party journal is putting forth its little local candidate as the ne plus witra of party popu- larity and worder. Even newspapers here in New York have tossed up the name of old Marcy, like a second-hand pair of pantaloons with a patch on them, and have almost thrown about that piece ef old clo’ the halo of glory which encircles, among the Arabians, the breeches of the holy Prophet. We are tormented every day with correspondents asking us to support their particu- lar candidates; we are applied to every day to come forth and select our candidate, and carry him into the Presidenoy, as we did General Taylor. We will do no such thing. We will oppose the whole bateh of them; and whoever is elected President—whether it is Gen. Scott, Gen. Butler, or any ether maa—we shall be opposed, most likely, to his adm‘nistration, rom the very jump. [f we are honest, we must be so; for as soon as politicians get power, they become rogues ordupes. We mean to examine, and criticise, and analyze, and develope, and show to the people— the honest people ofthis country—the utter heartless- ness of all politicians; the sheer want of principle which characterizes the deeds of every one of them; the undoubted want of patriotism which they dis. play, and the extraordinary quantity of selfishness and self-interest which every one of them has in suficient abundance to make a foreign exportation, even larger than that of the whole cotton crop of the South. The days of Washington are past and gone, not te return with Kossuth, Kinkel, or any of their worshippers. But we will try to do the best we can in this bypotritical and wicked age; and we shall trust—not to politicians—but to God in Hea- ven,and to the common sense and good feelings of the whole American people, to take care ef thiz great and glorious republic, and save it from the ughap- py fate of France and Europe. Tue Poricy or ExGLanp—or, THE Oruce Sig oF THE (QvesTion.—The late news from Mexico, in regard to the appearance of a British fleet off the barbor of Vera Cruz, puts the intention of Eng- and beyond doubt im regard to the blockading of the ports of Mexico, in order to force the payment of the Mexican bonds. Mexico is certainly in the most deplorable situation. She is not only bank- rupt, but convulsed with internal revolutions, while the government iteelf is helpless, and her people g and being murdered and plundered by the Camanche Indians. Mexico does not deny the debt, but pleads 'y to pay. Should we, then, under these circumstances, allow England thus ruthlessly to crush and take advantage of acrippled and wound- dnation’ It will be recollected that when Gen. Taylor sent a fleet up the Tagus to back the de- mand (not to blockade her ports) made on the go- ' vernment of Portugal, in the case of the General Armstrong, England’s press immediately complain- ed of the ungenerous advantage we were taking of | & poor, defenceless, weak government, although she had hardly withdrawn her powerful war ship: ‘The question of the next Presidency is beginning — to attract a good deal of attention throughout the ecuntry. Weare within a few months of the meet- ing of the two cenventions, held by the two old parties, respectively, at Baltimore and Philadelphia, and brought together in those cities for the pur- pose of producing nominations and unanimity og action. We are also withinlers than a year of the great election itself, which takes place next No- vomber. Tho prize and prospect is no trifle. it comprehends the general government of this coun- try, and the division among the successful com- batante of at least Afty millions of dollars a year, waking, during the next four years, two hundtred miliions of dollars, The prospect is, therefore, more valuable in dollars and cents, for the same pe” riod of time, thaa two or three Californias, with all their placere and quartz rocks. As yet, in this bappy republic, our miiitary chieftains have to sab- mitto popular votes. Universal suffrage existe— ‘and this is now the only republic on which the sun Shines, in which it does exist. course the factions and parties, looking to this immense prize— the next Presidency—are beginning to be very ac- tive throughout the country, and particularly to develope themselves in every possible grave and ridiculous way, among the circles of intriguers, conrpirators, and humbugs, at Washington. . The newspapers in the Various States are already in- Gicating their various preferences. The whig journals seem to have extraordinary uaanimity, looking to General Scott as their paramount candi- date. The democratic journals are divided among the three or four candidates in their first-rate list monte among the different | and the rest of them quarrelling about the whole ‘ rabbie im their second list, from the magnificent Sem Houston down to the little Douglas of the West. The free soil journals are also beginning to move This isa party, or faction, or band of black conepirators, not without force and momentum it was originally developed, nearly twelve yearsago, in the election between Harrison and Van Baren, and indicated only a few thousand votes in some of the Northern States; but during every four years since, it bas been increasing, till, at the last Prosi- dential election—with the help of Van Baren’s treachery to the South, and the barnburner: of New York and cis they numbered nearly half « million of votes in New \ork and the other free soil States nh the approaching election, the (ree soil party will hardly vote so much as they did in 144%, for mearures seem to be taken by the leaders of the two old faction—whig and democrat—t. con- ciliate al their former strength and numbers upon their old platforms, with some new plenke that may be necessary, in the present state of pudlic epinion add to them. In this State, and the North gene the whig leaders are endeavoring © write their different fragments, and combine be gth--embracing silver grays and frees avor of (General Seott, their most tf 6 tidate for the | from the harbors of a still weaker country—Greece. England now finds it her interest to pursue the same policy which she opposed in us, and takes the other side of the question. She blockades the ports ofhelpless, poverty-stricken Mexico, not because Mexico refuses to pay a questionable debt, but because it is not in the power of that bankrupt re- public What magnanimity '—what noble, generous con- duct! And yet, in the case of Portugal, the Lowi Times went so far as to intimate that, if the United States government persisted in extreme measures to force Portugal to pay a debt which she had once readily acknowledged, bat which she was induced by England afterwards to deny—although England had also apologized to Portugal fer outraging and violating ber neutrality, and for whieh the be- came liable to this government—England woud make common cause with l’ortugal in resisting this government. This claim is now before Louis Napoleon for arbi- tration, and from the known influence of England over Napoleon’s nephew, an unbiased and unpreju- diced decision can hardly be looked for. In the case of the reference of the northeastern boundary ques- tion to the King of the Nethorlands, which wag un- favorable to the United States, General Jackson opposed the award, and would not abidebyit. We are anxious to see how this case against Portugal will turn out. Let England look on the picture of Portugal and on Mexico ; the United States on that of England against Mexico ; while Louis Napoleon had better take a glance at the case of the north- eastern boundary, before he decides that of the General Armstrong against Portagal Tue Forrest Divorce Triat.—This novel in- vestigation, ander the sew code, will be continued to day in Judge Oakley's court, before a struck jury, and ® thunderstruck bar and community. The trial has already lasted ten days, and something ever. It looks as if it would last as many more, including @ slice from the eventful year of 1852. When Mr. O'Conor, om the part of Mrs. Forrest, his client, rested his Gave, after the evidenee of Mr. Forrest himself, why did not Mr. Van Buren, the opposite counsel, make @ motion for a non- suit, or a verdict, at once! As the case now s\aads, it seems to be @ trial of all sorte of persons, from the kitchen to the garret, and for all sorts of offences—a sort of general jail delivery of a fashion able coterie of society, embracing actors, trage- diane, editors, lawye ptains, professors, par fon singers, servant waiters, cham bermaids, &e, &eo. What an elastic thing the new code is, and what a monument of |igal wiedom has been expended on it by the codifiers ustinian, Moses, and Lycurgus, are all outdone we Some of the Philadelphia j to the proposed mint, ac ng committed more frac he rest of the ¢ fraud © renee ha Union ‘Tux Kossurm Excitement—Its Risg, anp Ciosg, IN New Yorx.—The whele Kossuth exeitement has suddenly disappeared in New York. lt began by # subscription of $1,000 from Genin, the batter, as a plum for Kessuth, long before he came here; followed up by an attack of Cardinal Hughes, which roused the sympathies of all the Protestant clergy in the country. On the arrival of Kossuth, the excitement inereased; the AnthSiave. | ry Committee of white men, the Aati-! f Slave Law Committee of Thirtoon, black mom, the Whig Committees, generally white, and the Domo- cratic Committees, Young and Old, also generally | white, all vied with each other in bidding highest | for the political prize, at the auction set up | suth at the Irving House. Mercantile firms aad | private individuals entered into the spirit of the contest; but the result of the whole was, that the abolitionists and free soilers offered the highest | figure, and got possession of the Hungarian ¢hief. ‘The cowp detat of Louis Napoleon fell, like a wet blanket, upon the fire, and extinguished it. Tac excitement has passed away, and left not so much as a vestige behind. The money itself 3 to have disappeared, having probably got the same hands which clutched the *revolu- tionary funds. in 1848. We hear no of any Tue Prorosep Crystat Patace in New Youu. —This flagrant job has been pushed through one beard, who have had the conscience to vote away the entire of Madison square to an individual, for his own private advantage, and without the condi- tion of receiving a single cent in return. What claim this individual has to the people’s property we haveyet to learn, unless that he has bédh 6h. gaged in some other jobs of the same kind. Itis a complete speculation, and it is to hoped that it will not, as it ought not, pass the other board. If, however, both boards should conspire to fleece the people of their property, im this wholesale manner, the next Corporation will probably set the matter right by rescinding the illegal grant. Riddle is not the right kind of man to succeed— he is not the man to whom the Corporation ought to make any cession of the public property, for this or any other purpore, but least of all for a Crystal Palace. The whole affair is a humbug, as trans- parent as g'ass. This, moreover, is not the time te set on foot the gigantic enterprise of a palace for the exhibition of a world’s fair; and as sure as it is undertaken, it will prove a miserable failure. Let the Cemmon Council, therefore, look to it, for the people will look tothem, and hold them responsible for such @ wanton, profligate, and reckless piece of subscriptions 1ow, no more thousand dollars for | legislation. The squandering of the public property Kossuth, and the system of gratultous advertise. and the public money by the Corporation of New ments has got a slap in the face. The whole ofthis York, for the last two years, is without a parallel businers has exploded, the smoke has cleared in the history ef any other corporation in the | of old maids and old bac! away, and we can now see the Kogsuth excitement in its true light. Every man in this country is friendly to the estab- lishment of liberty in Europe, though al! Euro- peans ere not capable of appreciating its principles and advantages. We have had exiled patriots here from various countries. We have had patriots from Rome and patriots from Ireland. We have hid Garibaldi and Avezzana from the Eternal City, and we have had Irish exiles, who escaped, like Koseuth, from the brief revolutionary struggle in the Green Isle, and from the bloody field of Slievegammon. Yet, these never excited any sympathy, nor obtained any subscriptions, as the sinews of war, to commence de novo. The Irish patriots were not even noticed by our Irish Di- reetory. Now, thisis not fair play. Kessuth is always | talking ef fair ;isy, but how little of it has been | shown to the Irish and Italian pstriots! The Ro- man heroes, Avezzana and Gagibaldi, ought to have excited far more sympathy with Henry Ward Beecher andthe Protestant clergy than Kossuth, for they not only wanted to put down “ Anti- christ, the beast, the scarlet bad woman of Babylon,” but they actually succeeded in driving him to to the gates of hell, till French interven- tion arrested their career. Yet there was no syim- pathy for them—no money subscribed—no inter- vention invoked from the goverument to prevent or put an end to French intervention in Italy; and the yourg republic was allowed to perish, being strangled by ite elder sister of France, while the government of the model republic of the United States leoked on in silent indifference. The rising spirit of liberty was crushed in ‘rcland by British bayonets; and though this country is epposed to the cruel tyranny of england over the gem of the ocean, yet there was no interfering hand stretched over the Atlantic to save her patriots, or to say to the British lion, ‘‘etand back.” How strange and absurd is sometimes the conduct of whole communities as well as that of individuals! What’s become of the Irish fund of $25,000 up to $40,000! How comes on the Grand Revolutionary Committee! Tue Turee Graces or Evrore 1x New Yorx —New York is always a happy and fortunate city ; ior, no sooner is one excitement gone, than we have another in our midst. We have just finizhed the Kossuth and Kinkel excitement, and sent the Han | garian leader off to Philadelphia with flying colors; having firet established a grand revolutionary com- mittee for ‘financial and material aid,” in the Astor House, with Barnum at the head, or at the tail, which is about the samo thing, destined to promote insurrection, war, and democracy all over Europe. And now we have here ia the city, upon the heels of Kossuth, three of the most beautiful artiste in the world—Jenny Lind, Catherine Hayes, and Lola Montes. The Swedish vocalist has en- gaged, at the highest prices,(and they know howto charge there,) a splendid suite of apartments at the Union Hotel ; and the fair daughter of Erin hasen- gaged an equally splendid suite of rooms, but not | eo expentive, at the Clarendon ; while the darling | Countess of Landsfelt occupies a private palace, beautifully furnished with blue and gold furniture, in Waverley Place. | There is asingular coincidence between these three artists—all three have kicked away their re- epective managers. Catharine Hayes sent her Dr. Joy across the ocean with a single teuch of her toe. | Jenny Lind sent Barnum down to Connecticut, where he has turned temperance lesturer, and has been practising philosophy and banking ever since, till he took up the revolution in Europe. Lola Montez kicked off Roux in France, but he sticks to her still, and has followed her across tho ocoan, but the will soon finish him. Here then they are —those three [European Hreecs, beautiful and young—the queen of song, the soul of song, and the poctess of motion, like the | three ancient goddesses of heathen antiquity.— | Jano, to whom we may compare Jenny Lind; Venus, Pallas, (called also Minerva) to whom Lola Mon- tes bears the closest resemblance—that philosophic fighting danseuse having issued from the brain of Jove full grown, in full armor, and daneing the Pyrrbic dance the moment she was delivered by the axe of Vulcan from the teoming brain of the Thunderer. To decide authoritatively betwoen the modern rivals might be as dangerous in the result as the judgment of Paris, to whom was referred the | delicate and knotty question of the best right to the golden apple thrown by Discord into the ban- } quet of the gods, and inscribed with the words, | “ let itbe given to the fairest.” The son of Priam decided in favor of Venus, and excited the envy, hatred, and malice, of the other two. We trust a second edition of the Trojan war will not grow out of the contest of beauty and skill, now pending between the three angels in human form tho have to whom we may compare Catherine Hayes ; and | and two wreaths, were awarded | W. Conway. W | "the world. | Scrrosen Monprr—Myarnaio | cvclock om Wednesday morning, an unknown man was conveyed to the Uity Hospital in astate of insemsibility, | ly two policemen and one or two citizens, ‘The injured man was placed wader the care of Dr. Alien, who, on | exminination discovered @ severe fracture of the skull. The gatekeeper at the Hospital, as customary in ali | cases, inquired of the policemen the name of the injured man, This they refused to do, nor would they answer any questions relative to themselves or to the manner in which the injuries had been inflicted, but seeming!y Wished to aveld any inquiry, and bai drove off with the conveyance in which they came in. Every exertion and medical means have been applied in order to restore the injured man, but thus far without suc- cess ‘The opinion of the doctor is that the man canuot | survive the injury. ‘The euspictous cizcumstances were yesterday communicated to the Chief of Police, and the | conduct’ of the policemen on the occasion has caused | the Chief to issue orders, directiug each | lice to make every endeavor to ascertain | the policemen concerned in the affair. As the case now stands, the yollcemen, are either guilty of indicting the injury. cr they are intervated Im concealibg the guilt of Others, Itis to be hoped that the mysterious atluir will be ‘brought te light. The injured man a peers to be about thirty years of age, and very decently dressed 4 Barat Acctorxt Yesterday an inquest was bald, | at Bellevue Hospital, on the bedy of Michael Devine, born in Ireland, aged thirty-five years, who came to his death by @ fracture of the ekull, caused by falling from | the fcurth story of a new building on the corner of ‘Twenty third street and First avenue. At the time of the accident the deceased was standing on a plank which laid across the well: hole, engaged in giving orders to one of his workmen, when, losing bis balance, he fell-to the a saney causing almost instant death. Verdict aeoor- imgly. Scopes Dear An unknown woman was found by a Policeman ef the third ward, on Wednesday evening lying bo the eide walk, at the corner of Liberty aud Washtogton street, Bhe died om the way tothe Bellevue Hospital, to | which place the police were conveying her. An inquest was held on the body. and a verdict was ren tered of * death by exposure.’ The deceased was stout built, | red bair, and about thirty five years of oge, with white flonnel underelothes. pink calico dress, dark brown apron, | With light spots, plaid woollen shawl, and old shoes. | .,Binrm ar zur Kore Wane Sratiox Hovsx.—About | eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, a woman, who gave | er pame as Catherine Leonard,apylied at the station house for lodging. which was granted her, In @ short | time afterwards she complained of being very unwell. | Dector Franklin was sent for, andin a few ‘minutes de- | livered her of @ still-born child Fine ix Wiitiamenvnc —On Wednesday evening last, shortly after six C'cloek, a fire was discovered in the ex. terrive lumber yard of Mr. A.B Brinkerhoff, corner of | First and Soath Fourth streets, Williamsburg. It ap- | peared to have origizated in the lower part of the yard, | between two very large piles of lumber, and can only be attributed toincendiariem But for the vigorous ex- | ertions of the Pire Department the destruction would have been very great, as s¢ much inflammable material ‘was all around. The loss is estimated at about $1,000-- raid to be covered by imsurance. Fing.—At balf-past ten o’elock on Wednesday night, | afire broke out in the house, No. lo Chrystie bo L was extinguished, with but trifling damage rt nesday evening. a Mrs Who resides at No. 105 Washington street, by @ singe, near the corner of Vesey and Washi rtreets, but was not seri injured. Officer Fish | third ward police, conveyed to her residence. pp State Anevas Teaxece ex umber cf express wagons, some drawn others by two great by four handeome horses, and three—iz tandem and unicorn style—were driven along Broaiway zisterday. (Christmas day.) by the employees of the dif Teb express companies. Ti acted considerable attention during their progress the city. Avery sr Me apr =o Broox.ys --This com- pany. com seventy-five men, our sterday, with their wine yey an three cheers for the New Y ‘oo Camps ap Avpoy Raitnoan —The train for Phila delphia, via Camden and Amboy, which has heretofore left New York at 4 P. M., hae been discontinued for the Pesent. MILITARY. ‘The fcllowing milit volunteer went on target excurrions en » day,) and prevented a very se} — | The Cornwell G Captain T. 2 sambe poe ges muskets. Six prizes dD. J. Quinlan, J. } pag ey Captain M. Murray, ed the Thatched i Ott: Sass ananted ts etivoorec Oil, eal + Fegan; second, 0 cup of the same material. to | Allison; third. do., to Charles Benson; s cil, to John % rixth, do. to ler |, to Daniel Bouchier. | The M. ©. Smith Guard, | bokem. Bix prizes. which Hh pe my hey OF, | seventh, s handsome pamely:—Mesare M. Trentwell, tiver Fad LOOK UPON THIS Arrroraiation.—The Board an tion last just made their appearance among us. Without expressing any opinion of our own ea cathe. | dra, we may be permitted, as a journalist, to reflect the general opinion, without any risk of incurring the displeasure of any of the divinities in petticoats That opinion appears to be (though we do not | vouch for ite accuracy,) that Lola Montes is some- what smarter, wittior, fairer, taller, and younger | than Jenny Lind, though not near so pious or saint- | like in temper and demeanor; but that the graceful | Swan of Erin bas a decided advantage over both in youth, beauty, plumpness, personal appearance, and captivating manners. But how the contest is to end } we leave to 1852 to decide. The closing and coming week is big with the fate | of the three artists; it will be the first blush of Lola Montes, the last of Jenny Lind, and the closing of | Catherine Ha: = the shortest way to ter- minete the dep woul Astor House Committee to get ap @ dinner and artiste, when their ri vassed by another gra olutionary committee lora, to report to the whole company, who could ratify or annul the de- cision. What a splendid affair thie would be! Will | the editors call « preliminary meeting ! o t™Y | Herewith we hand you the report o } he F y m it of rufficient im- or as an item of news, you will oblige the commit- tee by publishing it in your paper t obedient servant. ZOPMAR MILLS ‘The report is not | We decline the publication worth the epace it oecupicr. The Fire Annihilator is s yrecious humbug, and very much tike the revola nary commmittes for aunibilaving the despots of | } Borope. Parnum hae 6 foget ir anmbilate the Annihilator | accommodated at the station- | tra cha | terribl; | the “ Kossuth fund committee, butore—alzo to our city fathers nses a the oxhes. This ne with the pre’ of $3,000, makes $10,000. a AND ON THIS. Frozen To Deatn.—The recent tremely cold weather hich to bas broug! bm friendless. ble a rance, coal to sare Morse ferings to whieh this last freak of the fy subjected the penniless are multifarious, and better imagined than described. On T i old be a of shelter, 2 our ht its quota of On Friday last, we ren on Broadway, begging, bar: we meta d efoot. uesday {an » named Tillman, being withou +8 place | and not aware, perhaps, that ho id be use, crawled be- | eape of lumber in West street, and He was found dead and frozen on eae. Another negro, called sixty years, was found, frozen on Canton street, Brooklyn, on We have no doubt that other lar ere the birds announce the welcome return of sprt ig. it is the duty of those who are blessed with plenty to open their hearts and their purses, and relieve, to the best of their abilities, the wante of their less fortu- nate fellow-beings. it those who are rich be ex- table, at least while winter continues so rigorous. He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord | The above facte, oli papers, is resommended t0 tl tween tw went to the follo ped from two of our city | especial attention of * and their contri- Yours, Tax-Paver SaLe or THe Pamreno —It will be seen by refo- | | rence to the advertieement in another column, that thie verse! le to be sold by the U.S Mathai District of Florida. at public puet! mo We are aneured by one whe thatthe ie an excellent “ree ream arime engine. and i Southern wat ®, fox a, 20 | cond. tion, EWS BY TELEGRAPH KOSSUTH IN PHILADELPHIA. HUNG Wine Man Killed at a Fire in Troy, Kc, hee, dee | — | Kossuth Excitement In Philadelphia, | Puuaveremsa, Dec 25, 1851, | HEALTH OF THE MAGYAR IMPROVING~PUBLIC RE+ | CEPTION IN BALTIMORE DECLINED—GRAND TORCH: | LIGHT PROCESSION ~ SERENADE, ETO. Kossuth is better of his fever, but has kept his bed | most of the day, refusing to see any committees or dele. | gations. He bas bad an interview with Mayor Jerome, of Balti- | more, and has declined « public reception in that city, | Notwithstanding the mow was falling rapidly, a large | crowd, of several thousands, of both sexes, atsembled in front of the United States Hotel, at am early hour this evening, awaiting the arrival of the torch-light proces- sion in honor of Kossuth, the arrangements for whieh were complete in every respect. ‘The doors cf the hotel have been closed, to keep out | the crowd ‘The excitement in the city is increasing rapidly. The grand torchlight procession reached Kossuth's | quarters about half past nime o'clock. It was composed of the members of the various German societies of Phila- delphia. Fifteen hundred torches lighted up the scene, and the ranks of the procession contained not less than three thousend individuals, who, with the large concourse as sembled before the hotel. numbered at least ten thousand. ‘The dense mass wedged up the whole of Chestnut street. from Fourth to Fifth streets, and crowded the great steps and portico of the old United States Bank building. Numerous banners, mottos, and insignia were dis- played. Among them we noticed @ spirited represonta- tion of the reception of Haynau at the brewery. French, German, Hungarian, Italian, English, and American flags, were borne in great numbers. Two bands of music were in attendance. and played several American and Hungarian national airs. - A fine chorus of voices, from the Mennerchor—a German musical soclety—sang several songs, in capital style. The enthusiasm was immense. The pelting snow storm was at its height when the procession formed, and moved up to the hotel; yet the company stood their ground over an hour, while the serenade was proceeding, and the society’s committee were waiting om Kossuth at bis room. ‘The grandeur ef the scene was heightened not a little by the fact of the storm—the glare of the torches being subdued and reftened by the showers of snow falling in the driving wind. Koesuth was not able to appear in reeponse to the call of the company. His place was supplied by Mr. Hajnik, one of his suite, who addressed them in German. He apologized for the Governor, and returned thanks for their demonstrations of respect and regard. The assemblage dispersed shortiy after ten o'clock, | commenced the performones by supply’ | crowd dispersed, | also paraded the atreets, aud Cunusrsas tm Bove eee tale ol of feetivity was pot characterized by any ay then the ¥ the usual manifeetations in its observance. Chu streets. generally, presented a lively appearance from the throng of men, women, boys and » ER 1 whom, teking adi je of the serenity of the weather, made it the Occasion of @ promemading tour to ree what was to be seen, or of friendly calls upou neighbors and acquain- tances. The only affair which tendedfto create & plausi- ble degtee Of excitement WAN & trial match between two of ovr best engine companies (Constitation No. 7,anc Neptune No. 2,) to ascertaia their relative capacities in supplying and ejecting the water furnished oy Ge ina given length of time The match sto have taker place atten o'clock P.M.,but itwa: cre vem all things had been prepared forth» ma operations. So great was the interest « upwarde of three thousand persons hades Fulton street dock. the sceae of operat the deeds abou’ to be performed, and in firemen, as well as the boye that 1un with the mac! take so much delight. All being ready, No. 7 took suc- elon at the dock, und. putting full force upon the breaks, ing No 2 with: water—the latter, with equal determination, worked with powerful effect in throwin, it off, and succeeded in emit- ting ail she reseived for al ur minut en the steady stream from No. 7 0 wed her box ‘in fize- man’s parlance, the suffered «*washing.”” It was soon after ascertained that No. 2 had sustained an nj cry, wipes dered it inexpedient, at that time, to floi-L the sh. and both engines were consequently withdrawa, and the It is understood that anoth=r tvial wil! « be had on some future cecasion. A number of target , 48 usual om holidegs, both from this enroute for Aifferent places on the of enjoying. a day's shooting. d ‘ork were tile Cornwell Guard, twenty- five muekets; Johnson Guard, about thirty men and the Woodward Guard, about the same number, ach com- pany was preceded by aa excellent band of music Several juvenile target companies, organized in this city made a very creditable ap- earance. The strongest in number was the Birdsall uaréd, Captain Howard Phillips, of thirty muskote, which marched to the; wuric of fife anddraum Before oceeding on their excursion, they mustered at the old sond District Station House where & mea! tit word, Was presented tothe Capain by James A Bi ts young mau after whom the company is named —whiert was tendcred and received with all the dignity and speech making that chareeterize similar occasionsamong bigger folks. The Franklin Guard, Jr, acother bop company, turned cut about twenty strong, and alac pareded the etr Their uniform, as well ae that | the former co | aig. In the | pany. No 3, brought home their m the hands of the builders in New | Wm E. Johnson, Fcreman, 4 Foreman In the evenings tun aber of invited gueste and friends were sumptuourly entertained by the mem- bere, at the company’s house, in Bergen street. Thus erded a mezry Carfstmas; and let us bo e for a happy bew year. rel Ward. Assistant” Police . Cherge of Stealing Ber yesterday, arrester a man named Ben) Allison ona chanze of stealing two barrels of beef from a lichter. lying at the foot of Third street, East River. The beef was stolen on Wednesday. end the accused is alleged to have offered the same for rale to John A. Bride, grocer, No. 209 Avenue C. Justice Timpson detained the acoused for a further hearing. A Bold Theft—On Wednesday eveniog a mun calling Dimself James Campbell, was atrested by officer Under- hill, of the ward, on the charge of stealing a gold wateh, valued at $58, the property of Morris Petticarp. jeweller, No. 44 Third avenue. The rogue it svems broke @ pane of glasein the store window, thrast hand. through the aperture. and carried off the watch An alarm was given, s pursuit was instituted. and the bold thief was captur ith the stolen watch in his posses - sion. The officer conducted the accured before Justice Timpson, who committed him to prieon for trial Marine Affairs. Lavscnrn—At Bath, 22d inst. by Mesere. W. V.& U Mores, her owners, a fine ship of 500 tons, called the M De Embil, to be employed in the Cuba trade, under com- mand of Capt. Isaac Urr. Pirresene Unite 10 CLEVELAND by lainRoap. with loud cheers for the Governor of Hungary. Koesuth will leave here on Saturday, speak in Balti- more the same evening, and be in Washington on Mon- day. The Illinols Whig State Convention, Srnixcrieiy, Il, Dec. 22, 1851. The Whig Btate Convention met, pursuant to adjourn- ment, on Saturday evening. The report of the commit- tee appointed at the morning session to prepare business forthe convention, reported that it was inexpedieat to nominate State officers, but recommended the holding of a convention on the first Tuesday im January, which was adopted. ‘The committee appointed to seleet names of the dele- gates at large to the National Convention, reported the following :—E. D. Washburn, of Jo Davis county; B. L. Edwards, Sangamon; Peter Neff, Edgar county; and Jo- teph Giliespie, Madison county. ‘The Congressional Committee recommended the follow- img names as Congressional delegates to the National Convention:--F. Wingate, First district; C. D. Plait, Second; T. T. Marshall, Third; G. W. Meeker, Fourth; @. C. Bisler, Fifth; N. Belcher, Sixth; and William Kayne, Seventh. On motion it was rerolved, that the delegation cast a unanimous vote for President and Vice President, to be decided by majority of the delegates in attendance. After appointing a Central Committee, the convention adjourned sine die. Destructive Fire at Buffalo. Burraro, December 25, 1951. A destructive fire occurred here this morning, des- troying the block, comprising five buildings on the dock, six on Commercial and five on Water street. ‘There is an insurance on the buildings fo: $4,009, in the Buffalo Mutual Company. ‘We annex a lit of some of the sufferers, together with the imeurance:— J. Mooker, warehouse on the deck, lost $6,000—insur- ed im the Mutual, at Fort Plain, for $4,000. This insur- ance was on 800 barrels of fire proof paint. Charles Wormwood, clothier, Commereial street, loss $6.000—ineured in the Trenton Company, New Jersey, for $2.500, and im the Eagle, of Ohio, for $1,500. ~ Mesers. Frank's warehouse, on the dock, loss $2,500— insured in Etua, Utica, for $1,600, Besides these, there are the following insurances on the stock of the other occupiers :—Hartford Company $2,500; Buffalo Mutual, $1,000; Utica Company, $800; Merchants’ Mutual, $600—total loss about $24,000. Fire at Troy, and Loss of Lite. Trov, December 25, 1861. ‘The grocery store of Haight and Gillespie, opposite the Mansion House, on River street, was destroyed by fire early thie morning. A young man, named Pierce, from Williamsburg, © student of the Rensselaer Lastitute, ‘was killed by the failing of « wall, and two others were injured. The vuilding and its contents were entirely de- stroyed—lors about fifteen thousand dollars; insured for ten thousand. It was the work of an incendiary, as tome burglar's tools were found in the building. Christmas in Philadelphia, Purcaverrmia, December 26.1851 ‘The dey passed off without an accident, although there were immense crowds in the streets. There was service in most of the churches. About six o'clock « violent snow storm ect im, which prevailed all the evening. The Steamer Empire City. New Onceans, Doo. 24, 1861. The eteamehip Empire City arrived here on the 2ist. Much anxiety had been felt for her. She will leave to- morrow for New York, via Havana. The Weather and Navigation. Crversmatr, Deo 24, 1851 ‘The river is stil) closed; the weather is cloudy and locks like rain Markets. New Onieana, Dec. 21, 1851. The Europa’s news was received here at ten o'clock on eg night, - oro on Sunday morning. The * of cotton for the six preceding days haa bi 49,060 bales, at firm prices - ey ninans, Dec, 24, 1861, N Cotton suffered a decline from the effects of the Buro- pas news, The rales cotton. The last year, and our stock at present is 142.000 bales. Prime molartes hae declined to 20e o ‘ ts sateen Deo 24, 1851, jotton is depressed; rales were baler, at Tico. a B).c., being Hogs are unchanged; currency is searce, but exchange ie unaltered — Tue Fink at CaNnanpaiova.—At about one | o'clock on Tuesday morning a fire broke outina | in the rear of the Canandaigua (late Blossom’s the village of Canandaigua. The flames api and attacked the h hich was consumed. An extra from the Reposiior gives the following list of the preperty destroyed —The Canandaigua Hotel—owned by Jobm Benson, Beq, valued at $12,000. Insured for $6000, The furnitare belonging to the lessee, Mr. A Worthington, war chiefly removed, but in a damaged His insurance is $2,000, in Oftario and Liv. ingston Mutual Company. T. ¥. Bpeneer, proprieter of the Railroad Saloon, saved a portion of his furniture, | Tro buildings adjclning the Canandaigua Hotel, om Jail . ng to CB. Hoyt—one occupied by himarif other by T. F. Spencer. Both insured. Amount A} uillding oesupied as the Telegraph fie and baggege room. and the the adjoining wood shed ail belonging to the Roohe ster and Byrecuse Raiiroead com- | and who —Pitteburg will be united to Cleveland next week by railroad. e junction will be formed at Alliance—e the Cleveland and Io pag road. This will ‘tris! ened to Law Reporter, secured. Price 2 cents, Daguerreotype Presents.—Vist Picture Rooms, No. 24 Brondway, if yo eness taken in tio best pessible manner. couted at his establishment reflect credit om the Justice to the peopl kuerreotypes for th Pianofortes, made by the ct cr jor Co. Boston, are now ctered for eal Frices to vait eus- tomers, tor holiday Prevents, 98 the York ware rooms, 339 Broadway, ste Broadway Theatre, and 447 Broad- w it, Ae the undersicned is about to Uispoe ct tia preee Drie. Christmas Presents.--at Rogers’ New Fancy store, No. 449 Broadway, will be foand the rreatest Variety o and beautiful f The faert assortment of Pa ay ‘« Rineatenatve Dasaar- tANeer Porte Moahcier” Cars Gooey and over 10,00) ther novelties, too chased very cheap, 8 can be seen an Gerardus Boyce, Manufacturer of Sitver~ Pare, 110 Greene « Rew ry articles in the atove 1 B.—Old Plate manufac’ Silk, Beaver, and: tui children’s white and black beaver, silk, plush. 0 . ornamen for the heed. Cail e: Union Hav Bore, WU Falta ty ceived until Ladies desirous of soft white hands for e waceching belidage, cheat ot Selling off-> Ladies Furs.--Chri masand.. low Year 6 Gifte.—The advanced season hss i BAN. hak paras Se fevacem areal man ere ene cata Sgeetie Ae sche eats we or juch too fomtiader et inter sesek at, ped the cost. Do ed. DEVLIN, SS corner Naseac. bd Se of T.8M) de, Prices are as Feasceatle as his goods ‘Window Shades, Lace Cartaine, Rustin, Cul jade street. known of the y ithe mb: aMallictes namic os: Dye ts allowed by inte to be rer: J Truth is Vol Dyspepsia by own oat & D. Fan Beovill & throughout MONEY MARKET. Trenenay, Deo This being Chrictmas day, it bas been p observed by al complete furs The Board of Brokers adjourned yerterday over tili to- morrow, and we are, therefore, withent cur usual report of pales, The cperations for the week more limited than tbey would have been bu been muck the ine Tt interf-ved very mach with and cff-e adjoining belonging to the The stadins and binge for cerermi days b-fire anc Through | efter, We do not jock for much activity im the etook fom of | market wnt! alter New Your for thin ressom. Alter the Erie House wore | opening of oxew your, mutters Wil) see aay e more definite