The New York Herald Newspaper, February 9, 1852, Page 2

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It is understood that Senator Borland, who recently had @ dispute with, and broke the nose ef Mr. Kennedy, has written an apologetic note to the latter. Happy to hearit. An appoal to pon, imk, and paper is « far more sensivie way of settling personal difficulties than an appeal to powder and dead. Caravejal and hie followere are said to be in a | vory destitute condition, and there ia no probability that they will again attempt to revolutionize Nor- | thern Mexico. At last accounts, the revoluticuists were encamped on the borders ef Texas, and Gen. | Harpey had rent a dotachment of United States | troops to arrest tho whole squad. A mais mocting of the temperance Indies was held in Philadelphia on Saturday evening, for the purpose of discuseing the merits ef the Maine law. Hew York, and one or two of the other Eastern States, having set the anti-liqnor ball in motion, it it likely to be kept rolling in the West until it has erossed the Rocky Mountains, and buried itself in | the waters ot the Pacific | The skippers on the Delaware and Potomac | rivere are greatly rejoiced at the breaking up of che | jee and the resumption of navigation. Many ves- | sels arrived at, and sailed from, Philadelphia and | Washington yosterday. | Vie England. we learn that a party of Americans | in Egypt, vot to be insulted with impunity by the | nativer, had quite a fracas with them, during which | sbets wore exchanged. There were no lives lost The Americans were sustained by the authortios Our correspondent at St. Domingo states that the Haytions and Dominicans have not made a trea- ty of peace, as has been stated in the papers. Seoulouque has humbugged the French and Lagiish agente, and affairs remain as tacy were. Our government should take the matter inhand. During the present werk it i# probable that we | shail have a superabundance of very important and | entertaining information to spread before the pub- lio, viz:—the report of the Joint Legislative Com- miitce to investigate the extraordinary canal con- tracts; the debate inthe United States Senate on | Mr. Clarke's non-intervention resolutions; perhaps | the repert of the Torritoria! Committee in the | Houeo of Mopreseutatives, on the transactions of | the saints andeinnere in the Mormon rogion, | ke, Ko. | The Collins’ steamer Pacific, with four days later | Bews from Europe, will probably be here to day or | Ww werrow ae { | Preson Ponrtics, anp rts Ups axp Downs.— Tho ups and downs of Freneh polities, the shifting | of persons and characters, are almoat as mumerous ge the changes in the machinery and management | of the Parisian theatres. By the last accounts, ws | are informed that Thicre and some half dozen | African Genorals have just arrived in London, hay- | ing been expatriated under the uew government of | Louis Napoleon, sanctioned by eight millions of | French votes. Thiers and bis compatriots, who | figured for the last three years in the National As- | sembly, will find theme¢ives very queor in London, | vide by tide with Leéru Hollin, Louis Blanc, and | Chevallier, who wore driven away, ander similar | cironmstances, frem Paris thre: years ago Tko changes in French political life have been ludicrously rapid during the last four y The * Gest batch that was banished was Louis Philippo, hie family, and portisans—Louis Bisne, Ledru Hollin, and their colloagaes, sent them adrift. In & few months afterwards, Ledru Kollin and his col fengves followed in thelr footeteps, and wore basiehed, in thoir turn, by Cavsignac, Thiers, and others. Now Cavaignac and Thiers are banished by Lonis Napoleon, and perhaps before many years sre ovor, the present rulcrs will have to take their turn, and go beyond the frontiera—to London | or the United states the sarae way, when some other new party gets the upper hand i Political changes in France are as rapid as they are in tho (pera Comiqae or the Theatre Francaise ‘Tue Pourricians ix Coxna mass 2 the {ree soil party of the North, the l/nion andthe State rights party of the South, are sumbling to pieces. from having no longer their particular platforms to sand upon; and while their fragments are failing | } mocratic rank will be liticians of Congress Like Mr back into the whig or perceived that the outs are beginning to define the H Wobster, when left standing ‘solitary and sione ” in the cabinet of John Tyler, the whig members of the late Union party of Georgia, Alabama, Sissa- tippi, and Floride, are inquiring where they aro go. Someof them bave a haukering to getin Baltimore Con n. the the Southern righte dem hreaten h of, ur hands of any d nd The Union domo- cou at convertion variotice and con into the du Bat from al and out of Congress partios are their old party lin the public plunder. | rt fog of the Baltimore Convent may exe ove both houses of Congrons largely ocoupied preliminary discussione and arrangements ¢ Presidontiel campaign on both side The ex it will’be, that both parties will come t & platform of neutrality on the compromises « Fagivive | d of postponement Beswed ov as med occu jet & prop Jadey rariet t th mothor uy ave law t na of Larepe France and Englan | ® change in that country, from the government, through every avenue of society, down to the salons, of the most radia! and remarkable kind, thet ever wae brought about in so short time in any civilised country ard society—France, formerly eo free, 0 witty, fo gay, BOW presenta one of the most striking con: | the liborty of opinion, that were ever known in any | of the new constitution, | there is one | which are awaited by the | om institution quite as dan- | tribunals. | Coneni at Southampton, relative to a aubfoription i—A Contrast Leading to = Contest. ‘The coup d éat of Napoleon in France, has effeetod In government. in the press, in literature troste to England, where freedom to a great ex- tent etill eaiste in all the departments of govern- ment and eociety We hove already published the new constitution of Napoleon, with hie proclamation expounding it. There important documents, however, will require further elucidation from subsequent decrees, and, accordingly, we may expect some of the most sin- gular restrivtions on the freedom of the prese, and intelligent country. As @ curious specimen of an accidental evincidenco betweon the French ruler aud a New York Judgs, we mako the following parallel extracts, the one from a Parieian letter io a London journal, the other from the eharge of Chief Justice Oakley in the Forrest ease, exhibiting ® similarity of opini and viewe, which will attract attention and create surprise :— fapoleon’s Opinions. Fudve Oukley's Opinions Of all the organic laws to We havo found here, gen- be given to the country by temen, during this tri the Preeident of the repud- that there hae been orested lie. im virvue of the pleiis- about this case, pot only io cue of the 24, and embdse- this court room, bat in the quently to the promulgation public atmosphere, a feel- jog and & prajudioe whieb Are most dangerous in their efleots,upom the just and proper admivistretion of the lows, To thie the press hasin # great degres con- tcibuted, by spreading all the details bofors the pub- lic, Phe consequence has been that in every tavera or bar-room, bar —avery pinse, Louis more urgent tban ali the rent, and woich interests @ numerous class of people, I alinde to the Jawa on the prens, to which 1 already had oscasion to refer mote than once, and parties concerned with a ‘degree 0! impatience easy to understand = The prevail- ing opinion still is, that the President jooks on the press in France,as ft exinted from the revolution of February to ihe 2dof December, as in whers newspapers cicealnte this made matter has been a endjeot of oonsisnt ri People have taken sides upon it, and freeiy expressed their opinion, so that it would be stagalir indeed if you, who have been obliged to lire in tha midst of this discussion, for geroun asthe pariiementary régime, OF Lue more exciting rule of the clubs, and that his efforts will be directed to diminish as much ws por- thirty days. were not, i sid'e, if not to annihilate, rou degcee by it the influence of jourpaliem Well, you are ealied upon to dedide on this case in the midst of the greatest mass of perjury on one oF the other that 1 in Frauce, With reference to the reporte of the law eaurts it is theught that a plan d@ to putan urnals of reproducing fence for whick been cone the baa the republication « @ report. with comme tending to mult fonsequences of t and to give cire. anotion to th incriminated & officers and cen Ao the present plan ports. if even th eailed, will be tt tt | ofte' #pecified in the creste, a jinpressi and the sentence pro- erer the vemmuaisy Bt nourced by the court on able or untayoral those convieted. The jou! nals, however may puolish Teporte of eiviland criminal oauser. nnlees iwhen the presi= dent af the tribunal may judge it neressary (0 order 4 ceedings to he carvied on with closed doors, out of regard fir public morals or vespert for religion. ‘The prohibitions above mentioned have refer- ence only to political cases either of the parties i volved Asa proof of th yon camnot but have seen. Joursetves, gentlemen. dir. ing the progress of this trial, that @ stremg seuss. tion has been felt throw gh | this whole aarem! probation tion, when any po esustic remark has been niade by the counsel om either side. Withcut waiting to investigate the intellectual or moral causes which produce like opinions in groat minds on either side of the Atlantic, we cannot ferbear from viewing the present contrast betweon France and England, in respect to tho liberty of the press and the parliamentary freedom of zpeech, ag Jaying the foundation of astate of things which will ultimately lead to a serious ollision betweon those two great powers. Ja France the potitienl liberty of the press doss not exist at all, andthe publication of the pro ceedings in either civil or criminal suite in common courts of justice, it is now projected by Louis Napo- loon to abolish entirely. Even conversation in tho salons bas also become an object of concern and cvercion by the Police in the now state of things in France. On the contrary, across the Channel, in England, the freedom of the press, the liberty of speoch, the freedom of convereation in social circle —all exist to an extraordinary and almost unlimited oxtent, controlled only by liberal laws, by good taste and propricty of discussion. The whole libe- ral press ef England, accordingly, poure out its ana- themas, day after day, on the conduct_of the French President, his new policy of government, and the atrocions acts of despotism which ho is every day. committing. No portion ofthe Inglish prose, except two or three old Tory journals, with little circulation and influence, apologizes for the conduct of the French Dictator. The public opinion and public organs of the two countries, with the London Times at thoir head, never presonted such @ con- trast, and that contras; must sooner or later lead to a contest of a physical charactor. Napoleon, by banishing all the liberal editors, /itferaeurs, and poli- | ticians from France, has effectually cut up all the | political and social liberty of epeech, that has ex- | isted in that country for forty yoars past. Some subetioute for this deprivation of ail political aad | social rights must be found, and that substitute will andoubtedly be active, energetic, and undying host lity to the course and politics of the English liberal press, which is daily engaged in exciting hatred and opposition to the Dictator of France, proe The Hon, George Law and his Revolution- ary Implements, Tho present condition of Continental Europe has awakened and oxcited, to aciion, various interests and influences in this country. The fires of revolu” tion are believed by many not to be extioguished,aud that the flamo will shortly burst forth with terribly increased intensity. Tho sagacious polisicians of the United States are shaping their course to be on the popular side here, in reforcnce to tho struggles that it is believed are to talte place there The shrewd merchant ig preparing for the orisis, with respect tothe shipments he isto mako and his returns. The Hungarian, or Kossuth Revolu- tionary Committee of this city, would, if they kaew how, do something, but they are utterly ineflivient, and should shut up shop. Their contrivance of issuing Hungarian, or Kossuth ehin plasters, wont do. It id, some originally placed on that committee have backed out, though no sa- neneiation of their resignation has been yet made by the survivors. Is is said, also, that one member of the committee made the gale of forty thousand muskets, alluded to by Governor Kos- sath in his speech that we heretofore quoted, and that the muskets sold were searcely worth the two dollars each, agreed to be paid for them; but we cannot fully oredit this report. Whatevor is the fact, the Hungarian Committee should forthwith diseolve, and, unlike the Irish Revolutionary Uow- mittee, should make a public exposé of the funds re- ceived and the amount disbursed. Tho pronuncia- mento, or advertisement, of the Hon. George Law, in the form of a letter to the editor of the Hrratp, given below, covers the whole ground of relief to the European revolutienists, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, German, and French. The emigrés in England, it ie said, have command of a large amount of funds. Mr. Law is the man who can provide them with the needful implements and mu- nitions of war, ona large scale. His ietter is as follows -— Usies Pisce, New Youn Feb. 8th, 1952 J. G, Bexnerr, Eorron or New You ienacn, Dean Bui:—Recently in your paper, and in some other prints, and in one not worthy of notice, my name has been mentioned. and reference made to transactions of mine with which neliber newspaper editors por tue pud lie k than the publie have io your makers Or your uews carners My purchase from the government of rhe United States of one bundred and tity thousand muskets, and my owning several milliens of ball cartridges, has been sere- ral times alluded to, end it has been stated the muskets jess, and were’ condemned.” and “second hand.” and that I have sold them to Governor K osea° for $2a piece. ko. Lhere is uot one word of teuth in the siatement that any of theee muskets beve been sold Coverwor Kossuth, or any body else, for ry statements depreciatiog the worth arms, L conounge an @ blandex ef my property cal- | t A cale skets cost the govern. | met, WO mbke them, about $13, and they-are worth that sum They are new, not “second hand =they are not lees arms.”’ N condemned and we did not echt me end they vill be than Gali that pr we Will vito. in case of sate of a large Dumber, give friends of liberty eno! 0 arin & battalion of republican patriots to aid in extending the ares of freedom in @a- Tepe. Governor Kossuth does nor allude in bis spesoh qnoted by you to those mpuskets, or to any arrangement With respect to them, though we shall be buppy to seli him ali he msy wanton moderate tezms. The contr: he alludes to is with cther parties, and for muskets which eannet be equal to ours. Ours are Lew an god order, of the best manutacture, acoompanied wich full accoutremevts, boxed ap and in store, ready to be thipped at & moment's notice. with several mil- lieme of rounds of bill cartridges, They wore made by Amevican freemen, and will not be sold for ans price, te avy but those who will use them in the cause of freedom in Europe A largs supply of infantry equipments of all kinds, and for artillery, deagoons, wud for ritletsen, and of ropes for Waiters, can bs turuiehed | at the shortest net: alo cannon, & , &o, &s., for | rea tecvice; amd whilst ir-pel your attack on my pr» petty. 1 mayas well make this pote an advertisemans for | ite rule. $0 you way separate what you regard as pro- | per by way of defence. fcom) that Which may be con- sidered as advertising, and rend your billto my office, | Went street. for paytwent. In addition to what] bave enumerated above, you may elate that Lstand ready to | furpish, on reastnable terms, at the shortest notice. the fastest stesmebips in the world, or the fastest sailing ships in the world. fully armed and equipped, with can- | non thet will reach farther than guy now ic use, and | manned by men that cannot be captured by any on i earth, The ships shall carry 2.000 men each. An Agreement will be made to deliver all the “personnel and natoie” of war above mentioned, at auy given point, anywhere im the waild I desice Fou to give this an inrertion in your European edi and send & 0 ry to M. Maxaini, to Gen, Cavaignac. and to Gen. Garibaldi. aad request the Vondon Times and Galignani and Moniteur, of Paste, to copy it,and send Lill fo the Lisxarn eflice ior payment, I leave this city for Ghagres to morrow, to remain there a few weeks, ou bupiness relative to the Panama Railroad, but letters to my here will be attended to, by an agent author! to act im my behalf on this subject. I tate th's oocasion to notice sundry intimations that have been g’ of my haying been busy in intrigues to promote the prospects of certain candidates tur the next Presidency, Somo- times Lhave been charged with merouvreing for Gov. Dickinron, sometimes for Judge Douglass, sometimes fur Gov. Marey, sometimes for Gea. Cass, and sometimes for Gen Houston, 1 am not hard to plerse, and if a good man is selected, I shall be satisfied; and [ do not think there is much danger of the democratic party acting in- diroreetly at the next election; and if it should, our country can flourish even under a wesk President our institutions are self-working atd self prese There intimations are made to injure me. by ex pee Pas me as being a violent political partisan. Bo, alto, it Is sought to agsail the maileteamehip line from this city to Chegzes, in which I am interested, Ihave net had any concern in the #o-called “ Kbony Line.” as bas been charged. All these insidious and invidious ef forte give me Little annoyance, and {ail in dolog me harm. Conscious of my own rectitude. and of my ability, under Providence, to effect all that I undertake, I eball go & head, without reference to assaults from any quar- ter, and do what I think is right, and sll 1 think isright, What I own have earned myself, and will do with it as I please, conforming to the covstitution and iaws of my country in all things. I sballexpect the Henan to de- | fend me, daring my abeence, ageinet any improper at- tacks, as it has been my assailant long enongh to aatisfy | any reseonable Obristian man, | Yours respectfally, OBORGE LAW, It will be expected that the Henratp ehould say something of the writer of this epistie. ‘Tho let- ; ter speaks for itself, and is characteristic of the author, and the people of this country and of Eu Tope may be assured that he will stand up, without flinching, to every word he writes or says. George Law is the architect of bis own fortunes. He is one of the celebrities of the age, and a character that docs not appear in every generation. Of the No symptoms have yot boon fully developed in existing French journalism, of the revival of the ancient hostility to English epinion and English purposes, but we do not doubt, from the continual aeeanlts and bitter eriminations made against Louis Napoleon and his policy by the English journals, that ina ¢ time there will be a violent contest between tho journalism of both countries, and that oonteet will gradually ley the foundation for some attempt onthe part of Franca and its Dictater, to got up she old national fvelings against England, with all the consequences to which thoy lead. Europe is on the frat step of an inclined plane Tur Surrenens vy tHe Loss or THE AMAZON.- ¢ published yesterday, a letter which we re- ceived from Mr. J. R. Croskoy, the United States being got up in thie country for the benefit of the sufforers by the lose of this ill-fated vessel. ® folly concur with the sentiment expressed in that Jetter, and sympathive with ite object, and feel no hesitetion in recommending the matter to the gono- rows benevoleace of the public, knowing their will- | ingneve to respond in alleviating a case of extraor dinary calamity Pov Praca merwrns Aoane jent of the London Chro- 4, Goder date of the beh ult., | ans correepe Alexande m nthe 24th, the (ermedis ourists, of ot peteenene steamers for Aseyrian loft Cairo, taking » goodly num- om ® great peoportion wore Ameari+ yan vnfortanate os ocourred Amerigans, who bad ucrived avar ne ofthe usoal pataenver hoate native Inhabitants of a en’ A. arising ont of a di yu pute be- were badly wou sn a had been groesl to protect thejr people, and their 0 the nvaetiqution which or peutlew ptert New Work Supertor Court. SPECIAL TETM Pefore Hon. Jadge Oanypbetl | conpialul for waut of jurisdiction granted, but withoat Hon Judge Sandford Iuctus & Camstocky deve | 4 i. Lucine 8, Comstork, gr— Motion dent th to either party | AL TRIM. | we Chief Justion Oakley and ton Jadge Omir phe The Sun Muiual Ins, Co vs, John W, Lateon, he —~ MO- tick bo Ginmise appeal, Avpea) dism ida with oorte Americans who bave preceded him, tho late Henry Eckford, perhaps, most resembled him; but ho ia in seme respects superior to Eckford. His talents are more diversified, Mr. Law is a native of the town of Jackson, in Washington County, in this | State. His father is a native of Scotland and & worthy and intelligent farmer, possossed of ®& comfortable property, aad is stilt living. Whilet yet a boy, young Law, indisposed to the cultivation of corn and potatoes, and the grubbirg of stumps, left his worthy father to seck his fortune on his own hook. A frioud who saw | him on his way, describes him ae being w tall, ath- lotic, and rebust youth, noted for making the long- est strides in walking, and having tho most inde- pendent carriage of any boy he over saw, and he then predicted, “that young fellow will make a noise inthe world befere he dies.” (soorge Law stroggled at hard work in subordinate positions for & year or two, but soon embarked in enterprising undertakings, and became a large contractor on railroads and canals, from waich his sound judg- ment, praction! sense, and industry, and per- + severance, cnabled him in two or throe years to | te a hapdsome fortuna, But ho was not satisfied with a competency, and was determin- ed to be a miliionave. extensive internal improvemonts in North Carolina, Virginia, Penusylvania, oad New Jersoy, as woil as in thie State. There is no man in the United States whose naine i» more ideatified with such works in the States mentioned than his. ir bis removal to this city, some years since, he became engaged in the oonsrruction of tho “Harlem High scoumull Bridge,” one of the fivest structures of the kind in the world He alao built tho “Orogon,” and other large steambonts, and became the chief | owner of the “Dry Dock Bank.” Subsequently» ho embarked in the cavablirkinent of the “* United States Mail Steamship Company,” betweon New | York ands Ubhewar wale’ en Crake (He Chagrer, to which the fodral goverament com tributes two bundred and ninety thousand dollars per annum the Pacific site, from Pa- ato s several euperior steamships. lecently these ves sels have been exchanged for thoes of Wm, H. Aw pinwall & Co., om tbls ride of the continent, and an Fran », in which bir. Law ie now the principal owasr of niae jerks | steamships on thie aldo, plying a regular mals | two troupes, for fame and supremacy, hag been ie became consected with | In eonjonction with thie liao, | | ho ertablisued a line on he employed | packets between New York, Charleston, Savaa- swab, New Orleans, Havana, Kingston (Jam.), and Chagres. In connection with J. 8. Stevens, Esq,, and others, he owns the railroad across the Isthmus of Pavama, which, it is anticipated, will be com- pleted and in fall operation during this year. The monuments of Mr. Law’senterpr ze, ability, | and energy, in his own country, would satisfy any mean of ordinary aspirations; but they esem tv have merely whetted and aroused his ambition. The Panama pessage hae been talked of, and written ebout for more than two centuries, by the English, and Freucb, aad Spaniards. Canals have been projected at different times Railroad have been contemplated for twenty years over the Isthmus, and surveys and estimates made; but Mr. Law’s attention bad not been devoted to it buts few manths before the work was underway, and already upwards of twenty miles are finished. He saw that this work would be of immense impor: tance, not merely to thie country, bat to Europe; for once in operation, and the English Mediter- ranean route to China and’the East Indies, via the Isthmus of Suez, will be given up; for the en- tire Atlantio trade to China, to the East ladies, to Japan, to the Pacific Islands, Wes: Coast of South | America, and to Australia, must go over this road, rendering it, doubtless, the most profitable stock ia the world. He now visite the Isthmus, we ieara, to project and locate docke, and to direct other im: provements connected with the railroad. Noone doubts Mr. Law's peouniary ability. It is esti mated that he ia worth from five to seven millions, end his fortune ig daily and hourly augmenting by his activity and enterprise, regulated by great practical foresight. He has never yet failed in anything he undertook, except when he wa beaten in 1849, by the Hon. Booby Hrooks, for Con gress, because the free soilors wero leagued againet him on account of his not ‘shelling out” the cash to pay them, for which he was very censurable. It igsaid he had a prefoand contempt for the contes;, Tor the seat, and for his antagonist, and hence ro fused to open his purse stringa If Mr. Law would go into Wall street, which, since the discomfiture of all the great men there, iz without any expanded inteHect to control monetary operations, his genius would soon eflect a revolution and reform, in the finaneial world. Things would be carried on upon a jarge and magnificent scale, and he would be worth more to the financial credit of New York,thaa a regiment of the small speculators that now havg the sway. His lotter above shows, that his gonius is not cramped or limited to mere speculations of yeace or ordinary matters; but compasses the drift of European events, and ‘he requisite means of meeting them. We regard Mr. Law’s pronwactamiento, above giv en, 48 the moet important public document of tae day. The republican patriots of Europe have in ita practical means pointed out to them of doing some thing. Talkingand writing merely, will never ef fet any change there. Tue London Z¥mes, Gudig- nani, and the Moniteur of Paris, will, of couree, insert this notice, and if the revolutionists have any diserstion, they will dispatch +m agent to thiscity immediately, with the *‘wherewith” to make proper arrangements. Ceorge Law is their man. No ono man, no ton men, in the United States can do what he can for them. He is yet yeung, being searoely forty, and of large stature, standing, perhaps, six fest three inches high, and well proportioned. ‘hough Mr. Law, in early life, was not favored with a classical education, he has cultivated and improved his mind by laborious application, and by ox- vensive travel in this country and in Eu- rope. He is of the same family as tho fameus banker, John Law, the author of the Misgissippi and South Sea echemes in France and England, st the first part of the last century, and which would probably have succeeded, but that fools and knaves took their managemert out of his hands. His an- cestors were nearly allied to those of Lord Ellenvo rough, late Chief Justice of England, and ef [4- muni Law, formerly of Washington City. Every- thing that Georgo Law touches seems to turn iate gold, the same a: if touched by the waud of Midas. He ie, in himself, a placer—a quartz rock, rioher than Col. Fremont’s Maripoea diggings. He will probably make out of his late canal contracts, in hie State, amounting to several hund-ed thouaand dollars, say fifty per cont clear profits, and still the State will be the gainer by hie great oxperience and skill in such works. The practical moans and meacures adopted by George Law, in behalf of re- publicanism in Europe, are werth all the speeches and efforts of forty Kossuths in ha'f a contury, and the Kevolationary Committee to boot. | ‘Tue Iranian Orera Trou Past, Persent, aNp Fururns.—To-night two grand operas will be produced at the rival housee—both of the same character—the heroes being two ‘errible fellows for breaking ladies’ hearte, but, some how or other, very popular with tho sex, es,ecia ly the greater devil of the two. Full houses may therefore be expected at the representation, this evening, of Don Juan, at Niblo’s, and Robert the Devil, at Astor Place. During the lust wock, the contest between the spirited and well fought. Both trvupes have beon attended by “ troops of frionds;” but on the whole, Niblo’s has been tho most crowded. Bothin money and numbers it has had the superiority. But the | contest is not over as yet, and the race is not always | to the swift, nor tho battle to the strong. Thore is | many a élip between tho cup and the lip, and it is | only the troupe that porsovores to the ond, that thal! be crowned with victory. 7 ‘This contest is one of endurance and pluck, as wollas of musical skill and sciencos, and superior quality of voice. Self-denial is necessary, and ro- ocipts for the present must be disregardod, and the goal kept steadily in view. Whichever froupe frat quits the Gold will undoubtedly be regarded as the beaten troupe, and the othor ¢roupe will crow loud and long over it. If ‘the uppor ten” want the old house to hold out, they must attend it, not only on fashionable nights, but every night it is open, and the Bosio trowpe must look to its laurols in the so- lection of as good operas as Maretvck. Whatever may be the final issue of the struggle between the two trowpes, there is no doubt that the permanent establishment of the opora at fifty cents will result from it, and we shall havo that highest of enjoyment in future as chesp az theatres, or | any other amusement. A conceited psoudo-arie tocracy can never again monopolize this refining art to thomselvee. It always belonged of right as much to the people as to them; it now belongs to | the people in peint of fact, and a tatte for the lofty and sublime compositions #f Kossini, Moyerbeer, Donizetti, Mozart, and Bellini will be strengthened, extended, and become o characteristic of tho whole people of Now York. A revolution has boon ao- | complished in masio—sod ; achieved over the pompows parvenues by the brurgeowste, the shopkeepers, the mechanics, and other unpretending citizens of Gotham. “ White | kids”? will henceforth be at a discount itds true that the salaries of the artists will be reduced in consequence of the reduction of the price, at least until a grand Opera House is ostablished, capable of toating 5,000 persons; but they mnat not complain when thoy reflect uponthe philosophy ofthe | thing—*‘partial evil is universal good.” Their former | ineoimer wore too great to last lo g in this republi- | can country, But after all, it is a question whether nore moderate, and, at the same time, more stable | valaiien are not better for body and goul, thon the enormous terms they were in the habit of rovotv- g ** by fits and starie,” followed by nothing to do The porsersion of much money, with idlenoes, leads to many evils, from which artists are no moro empt than other fceh and blood. By the m: jon, therefore, they will be at least os happy is world ar before, and thoy will stand @ [ar | better cbanee of blies in the world to come ! i} & complete victory | Naval Inieltigence. 18 Alonmehip Rutquetanmah pnd aio Mouck Noy. 16, fox coal and w well ov bear. oa | tance elghteem miles.) in one hour and seven minutes, | with ell her coal (600 tons) for outward and homeward | trip. | pase. a lerge ship came in clone Lo the westward (county | naturally unwilling in wach a night, with a ea moun. Tho long-expected report of the secret committee of the Legislature appointed to inquire into “the condition, business accounts, and manage- ment of the Commissioners of Emigration,” is before the readers of the Heravp at last, and probably before them exclusively. It was the publication (aleo exclusive) in this journal of a report ef the minority of the Commissionera of Emigration, in reference to the doings at Ward's Island, that led to the long and tedious investiga-— tion, the result of which is embodied in the docu- ment now before us. We regret to say it is not such as the public had a right to expect. It veri- fies the adage of a mountain in labor, and a ridicu- louse moute being brought forth. It isa whitewashing report, and ig not likely to give satisfaction to the people. But it has not disappointed us. [tis just what we expected, and long since predicted it would be. We knew that tho holding of « socret investigation, with closed doors, in some back room in Wall street, wae not the way to arrive at tho truth, and we said s0. We also knew, from the puff of Governor Hunt in his message, from what point the wind blew; and for any practical good that will be effected, we very much foar the whole thing is labor in vain, and great oxpense upon the State, without any compensating return. The committee tell us that they informed them- selves by personal observation, as well as by wit- nesses, of the facts upon which they have reported. We trust they did not send the officials word when they were coming, or that dust was not threwn in their eyes by sundry ingenious devices. In the commencement of the decument they state that there has been an extraordinary inorease in emi- gration for the last four yearr, the numbers ar- riving in each year at this port being as follows :— In the year 1s. ‘This vast increase, they jpetly remark, renders it the more necessary that attention should be paid to the proper management of the emigrant institution. ‘The act, constituting the Commissioners of Emi- gration, was passed in 1847, and sprung from the public indignation expressed at the frauds prac- tised upon emigrants for a length of time. The committee say that there has been a great improve- ment under the regime of the Commissioners. Whether the public, however, will bolieve them ie another question. Ithas been charged by the newspapers and the public, that the commission has failed to effect the proper object for which it was instituted —that the Commissioners have not used pro- per economy in the exercise of their fanctions, and aro largely in debt—that porsons entitled to proper relief have been improperly refased such reliefby the Commissioners—that other such per- sore have been wrongly treated in their institutions-- that the Commissioners do not afford proper diet and sccommodations, and that their buildingsare poorly | adapted to their purpose—that the medical organi- | zation at Ward’s Island, under the eharge of the Commissioners, ia detrimental to the interests and dangerous to tho lives of the emigrants—that some of the Commissoners have made their official position a place of pecuniary profit to themselves, contrary to the oath required of them by section 10 of chapter 319 of tho laws of 1548—that they have exercised unfairness and partiality ia the discharge of thoir duties towards runners, for- warders, boarding house kecpers, and contraz- tors—that the Commiesion is too much open to influence by shipowners, who have been appointed Commicsionere, and whoso interest isto make the cost of the care of those entitled to relief as small as possible, even at tho expense of their comfort and right, to the end of proven:ing an increase of the commutation money, or of the expense of pas- sengers arriving in their sbips—that the Comwis sioners have not caused proper caro to be taken of the property of persons dying in tholr establish- ment, or of minor children required to be taken charge of by them—that thoir sabordinates, em ployed to advise emigrants on their arrival, and others in the employ of the Commissioners, have been in collusion with and undor pay of those against whose imposition, they hadbeen appointed to guerd emigrants. These are heavy and serious charges, and the | question is, whether they are true or falso. ‘The | committee acquit of part, find guilty of part, glow over othors, and, in reference to some, they return a Scotch verdict, ‘‘ not proven,” indicating neithe, | positive guilt nor innocence, but leaving room for grave suspicion. For the different points on which they pronounce, or are silent, we refor the reader to the report itself. With the exception of the clause: prohibiting shipowners ‘rom being Commissioners, the rene. | short of $140.000 which is uot overrated dies proposed in their annexed act are ‘lame and impotent ;” and one which would have been worth them all together was prossed by a memoer of the committee, but not inserted in the bill, namely, the abolition of the present Board and the appoint- ment of three Commissioners, to ba eleoted by the people, and paid salaries, which would befound vy experience to be a saving upon the present system of gratuitous services. We may soon take another opportunity of adverting to this important subjost. Meantime the report, misorable as it is, affords food | for reflection, and will suggest to the sagacious reader far more than it contains. Marine Affairs, | Devanrune ov Sreamens To Day.—Three more steam. ers leave today, namely, the Merlin, for Bermuda and | St. Thomas; and the Empire City and City of New York, for California, The City of New York war to have ssited on Saturday; but owing to a large number of persons crowding aboard beyond her capacity for seoommoda- tion, and without tickets, as the agent had stopped eell- ing them when the vessel was full, her departure was Reeestarily deferred till to-day to regulate matters, The Empire City will also be crowded. Such fe the rags for emigration to Californis, that persons wishing to go there have to purchase tickets weoks before the de parture of the vecsel, te prevent disappointment. In- deed, we understand the tickets on all tie lines have already been purchased up to April. Tray Tei oO» tHe Stramem Sienna Nev e were invited, on Saturday morning last, to witness the trial trip of the new and splendid steamer Sierra Neva da, 1,800 tons burthen. Her hull was built by W. Collyer, | and the engines by Morgan & Co, She was originally | the Texas, and was intended to run between Now Orleans and Galverton; but on account of the great increase of travel between this and Obagres, she has heen bought | for that route, and will sail in a few days, She is oom- manded by Capt. J. D, Wilson, (formerly of the Empire City, and late of the Hermann.) whose repuiation as a commander ia too well known to peed any panegyric, Bhe made the run from the Battery to Sandy Hook, (dis- Her engines worked admirably. Her acoommoda- tions are mont exeellent, and no doubt she will be one of the favorite boats. She oan accommodate sbout six hua- dred passengers, Loss oy tHe Bure UoLumnus-The following are the particulars of the lors of this vessel, together with thir- | wen of her crew and passengers, brief uotices of which we hayo already published :— | Duncannon, (County Waterferd,) Jan. 7, 1862. Arhipwreok, attended with loss of lie, occurred last night at Doornoge Kay, in this county, eight miles below thie town, and a quarter of @ mile within the entrange | of Waterford harbor. Between 8 avd 9 o'clock, during a storm that blew from between the eouth and western pointe of the com- Waterford) shore; she was driven in with feartal speed, | althouch wnder close refed toprails, Abseast of Dan wore, and very near to it cliffs, she hove t theo went @ little farther up the harbor. Getting no azsiste | ance, posrcrring no logal knowledge, the master was tains bigh, avd Ureden Feed looming black in ab two | mileo dietance, to fare bie veenel up a atrange river He | then got more canvas on the shin, and put her across the river towards the county Waterford side His inten. tien war to get oul of the harbor agen, but the ¥ wen not able to weal the terminus of | Woertord peninenta the ship round again, room for thie maravre to mnocesd, and Aho struck on ce there full of pointed rocks. Kor tanesty were tied cut by velenge of Live brewkers Wat over> a the fixed beyond remedy. Ip ~ ihe vessel's doom cond only ia, that one of her pwopig Immediately after che struck, one of lots Bear, and remained for rome hour eidnees the peer. bility of rendering assistance to the vessel, that might have been raved, had it been possible to put # local on half an hour previously, when she \° Paratively still w: the Waterford side, ee ‘The ili fated vi was the Golambus, Capta!m’ Rebert M’Cerren with 8 1400 tons cargo of cotton and Indian corn from New Orlean: wwneues iba sailed on the 4th of last December for Liverpoo!, Shortly after etriking, » boxé with foar men put off from the vessel, contrary to the earnest remonsirance of the people om ahore, several of whom lined the beach, attracted to the place by the lights exbibited, and other signals made by the ship in yours from the Waterford side Of these four seamen ¢ survived—the fourth reached the shore alive, but periched immediately after being rescued from the ra- ging surf. The vessel struck about nine o'clock, The fea raged throughout the night most frightfully; be- tween that and five o'clock, nineteen others of the crew: Were rescued (total saved twenty-two). But eight others of the crew perished, with three female ngers and one male passenger; tota! lost, thirteen. Most of the ersons saved owed their deliverance to floating la op Dales of cotton. ‘The people exerted themselves during the night to save life--and when life (or death) was de- elded, they began to rave property. About 1,000 bales of cotton were pleked up during this day, and taken charge of by Lloyd’sagent. Two of the females were eabin par- sengers—the third is stated to be @ county Wexford woman returning to her native land, and meeting o frightful death on its threshold Jan. &.—The muster aud crew of the unfortunate Co furab' re this day gone to Waterford, to proceed by steamer to Liverpool. Some more of the ton hee been saved, but the grain is washed away. The hull held together, but the deok rose from the side ’ as the cover ofa box might do. Five bodies have beem washed ashor The names of the unfortunates who lost their lives in the vain attempt to reach the shore, were published ig. yesterday's Henan. CaravalaL IN Matamoras.- The Rio Bravo, pub- lithed at Brownsville, Texas, on the 14th of Japuary, rays :—It is well known that for several nights past the long rol) has been beaten in Matai the called in from the Garits, and a general apprehension sought to be created, that Caravajal, with a army, was just on the point of making an asset upon the town. This pretence was ro ridiculous, that intelligent men were led to inquire into the true reason for this ex- traordinary conduct. At length the shrewd onee have let the “cat out of the bag.’ They assert, with the ut- most (geen }, that tbis is done to facilitate the noo- turnel sm i operations of Gen Avalos’ friends and moneyed patrons. Namee are given, and vast smounts of goods are believed to have been smuggled across the river, at this and other neighboring pointe. Here is the secret out; and this is the manner, in which the new oolleetorand people of Matamoras are duped andhumbugged. Such is Mex'can offivers’ honor, ant Mexican official integrity. And yet this isthe lonest Government which the American toadies. of the forcigu monopolists, are 80 averse to seeing reformed ‘ Highly Important Notices. traordinary. We publish the following notes and notices, exactly ar they have been sent to us—verdutin et literatin..In every matter of public interest, we notice what we deem im portant, in cur own way. Our terms for all extraordi- mary advertisements, puifs, notices, &¢ , sent to us, as the following have been, are twenty cents per line for the whole matter printed. The Alleghunians, and Thompson & Son will please make out their own bills by that rule, and send the money to the Hera.n office to-day. Privtere aud paper makers require cash payments—no do we, (Purr No.1] TO THE EDIOR HERALD Enclosed 1 send you the following for your Buuday pa- per and please send to mr Thompson 200 evpies of Lhe Henarpeor to me S56 broadway, Your very truly G@ COPWAY 396 Bedwy The opening of “Thompson §* Son's New Saloon Last evening the beautiul chioon ef alessrs Tuompron & Son, was opened to the public in the presence of » Jarge number of invited guests or patroms—The houss ‘Was filed with the eéite of the city, Kam baad whose presence formed an attractive feature of the even- a dincoursed their sweetest ciusic, invitations had been sent cut to several hundreds, and the prees Was well represeutad the fon of our city were \ there he fret floor as well we the uppar ones were beautifully decorated and the chandeliers ox thirty lamps each threw a blaze of light over the scene from the gor- geous gilded dome : The hour of 8, o'clock PM. was designated as the mo- ment for the entrance of the assembied guesis Lone before we arrived the rooms were densely thronged and ali seemed to view with sdmiration the enlivening scene presented before them Every arrangement was in the best of taste the furni- ture and fittings seing of the most splendid and cosiy description A portion of the first ‘looris occupied by 74 elegant marble tables around them are placed 160 oaken chairs ‘A part of the firet floor is eccupied by 74 elegant mar ble tables around which are placed 100 chairs carved of Osk in an anieeque pattern, There are 23 eofas and oungas arranged at the sides of theroom. Tata por: of the saloon is 60 fror in length and 48 feet in width ¢ ceiling Je 14 fovg in height pad beantifully painted in tesco The second story is arranged and furnished {x the most mcdernoetyle Llere again the ingenuity bas been taxed to produce # dieplay of ricbness, taste, and splendor, shat should be unrivalled ¢leewhe: d admirably hae is succeeded. The georgeous dome of stained glues throm a tinted rays over the apaitmente with ® charming effect. yr Putty Ex- of this establishment de mendation fer their spirit and liberality in adding this superb attraction to our city they deserve and must e the liberal acd lasting aid aud encouragement of ¢ itivens of New York. whore tastes they have in anciher lecetion eateried wile #0 much tue Ibis esti "8 ed that the cost of the Saloom will mot fall We close our passing notice with a hasty glance at the - supper of the evening, this part of the evening and eatertainment was elegantly and profusely supplied Gelatine Turkey, Bouef a le-mode Bouef ep pevier, Charlatte en panier bravarran Cream Velvet ream Velvet Jelly Oraquettes, Vol au Vent &e. eompored ame Of the principal diahe: We can sey of this part cf the evening passed off with & zest and was done too with justice Long may We have tho pleavure of reeing thore eater- prising gentleraen among ut,-—eMonday being the day Of its Opening——cwT and see for yourselres—~ c [Purr No. 2] Si Murray 8{ Naw York Saturday, Feb 7. siz Dear Sir, Allow me to enquire on what conditions, er for how much you Will give the ~ Alisghapiams’? a ‘tip top” notice, (ws you are capabe of doing,) to «get their name before the people,” and got out large wudienoss at ‘farewell concerts’’ in this city, and thus gi b the © land of go’ yle of the one f written (better of course.) sud one that wo xhout one or two stiok-fulis,” to speak typographicaly We are willing to pay for it, and if yon had rather insert the one [ have prepated, (haa to write ome, you are at hberty to do so Vieare drop mv @ line, giving your views op the ruljest Very Truly Yours, se O8O W.ELLI : Age Allegh Jas Gonoon Beswry Ed © Beran,” Tre AL scr anrane, These popular yooaiists, who have been giving conserts in this city during the winter, to large mod fasiionade audiences, are eon to bid us adieu. and take thelr depar- tre for California, We fee! confident that we «peak the sentiments of all who have beard their eweet melody, im saying that their ringing, during their recent concerts, has been of a style never surpased, if equalled by aus band of vocalints that has appeared before an América audience, Mise (oodenow poarceses a Folee of remark able sweotners end deubility, being « vopraune of the highest order; which adJed to a flee tntelivetual east of countenance arsic beauty, enables her to eute: an sudience ar if bound by « spell of enchantment Alleghanians have, ty combiuing rare mnsic with a election of songs their entertainments, obtained a fame whieh wili live when their music shall have ceased: and thelr name wil ever be cherished in the hearts of the American porpir We nnderstand that they imtend ziving » few concerts a the adjoning towns, efter which they will give their (a+ well series in this city, when we may oxpeot to see Me- tropolitan Hall crow ied with the ¢ife of our ety re Court Calender for This Day, Commow Pi ras —Part 1--Nos 247, S474, 251 269, 267, 269, 279, 251, 285, 287. 289, 201, 298 200. 2—Pame os Patorday. A Suraeme Md aoe eer 1, 2,13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 26, 28, 20, 90, 62 29, Sd, a on Count. (wa branches.)--Nos. 160, 07, 06, 2, 63, 977, 236, 267 Bo, uy, 7, 48s The alent fa high mora} tone for Part Gah, 289, 900. 41, & 299, 360. sere Vors iB for ¥ Inais tel 08 au ions must be mated Biatce Port Ofbee coun Wet Linens !—Wet Linens !=But not jn the eligh test damaged, ip fred rerpoot equally as cood + tfect, may be oumda HITS COOR & LBA BEATERS, i , cormat Howard abrent, Bi coat barcaios hey ba oan olegany small Sage De bin ensizely new, stone shillings yarn eee Oe Real Superiority nany Br pees advertines of. Tl rival FEN, ov the now mathemationl syst 1 have beoom populsr, that men of fasion will wear none obbor, anit store No. | Astor House stands at the head of the trade. Gentiemen’s Hats, Spring Fashion —War nocks, 76 Broadway, Invi » Wil datrodios spring ftyle Hata on faturdey, tie lth Febrnany beauty and suitableno: whin’ forthe yant us in anticipating fog tt uni vores! sow To Straw Deniers.—* in, oe Of tie best Md retail dewler in wtrs sig let. Apply to ! ® Let, during (ne bo oity for » bad My. Miller 6 fe toent ¢ bo be fally their worth, are my ve ae TeMmoUAE IO, placing tiem within the ronch of ail. Cail A> Mis eovmbiehment, Indiv, wud yon will Mod moates your Vieih