The New York Herald Newspaper, March 6, 1852, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. Sa BS CONDUN SEARED. PSCFRISTOR AND EDITOR. ‘WORECE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. oe Fare eI SER ALD, 3 cents vor. cone—O8 per ions aeee sport of the Continent, both to ineluse the MMETTERS mal, fer Subdscreptions, er with “ngcments, to be post-paid, or the postage will be ted from the money remitted, TARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing mamoriani news, solicited fromany guarter af the worlds iibercthy paid ‘Qua Tonnies ComEss- af ered, eg ili b Derpweye ro a 8 46> PackaGrs fant TO Us. 'O N@TICE taken of cnonymous communieciions. re do erat, rejected. JOB PRINTING caceuted with neatnern, sheopneen, nd ats: 65. ALKUSBMENTS THIS BVENING, BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Joue Suonx—Dumn Bavovann—Vour Lirs's iv Dayenn, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Ricuano I1I— Beoeumne Evexzc. BURTON'S THOATRE, Chambere street+—Way ro Gur Mannien—SrAce Henmanear. KATIONAL TORATRE, Yrazzar—Oiv Cont wera ham sirce—New Youre om CRISGia. AMERICAN MUSBUM—Anvusine Perrormancrs in Owe AFTERNOON 480 EVENING. BOWERY AMPHITHEATRE, Bowery--Equasrnan Funvonwanens GHRISTY'S MINSTRELS, Mechsoics’ Hall, #2 Broad- wes—Ermoriay MinstResy. FSLLOWS' MINSTREI, Broadway—Erniorian Min DOUBLE SHEET. New Work, Saturday, March 6, 1852. ows’ Muvioal Hall, Ifo. 444 SY. News of the Merning. ‘The recoipt of the English papers brought by the America, which reached Boston yesterday afternoon, enables us to furnish = briof report of the debate in the House of Commons, on Lord John Rusgell’s Militia bill, the defoat of which measure, by a majority of eleven votes, compelled the mover to announce his intention of resign. img. The downfall of Lord John’s ministry is mainly attributable to the ejectment of Lord Palmerston from the cabinet. The now bil, was not at all popular with evon the whigs. and when Lord P. came to throw his woight goto the tory scale against it, of course it had te gedown. The London papers soem to be at a loss as to who will be Lord J. Russeli’s successor. They are about equally divided between Sir James Gra- Bam and Earl Derby—the latter being a strong and popular tory leader, will probably succeed to the vacancy. We find but little other news of @pecial interest in our files—our telegraphic synop- sis yesterday appears to have embraced about all of it. The Sierra Nevada arrived yesterday, with very Tate news from Jamaica. That island appears to bein a deplorable condition. Its inhabitants are determined, however, to appeal to the mother coun- try, and intend to send delegates to England to represent their situation to Parliament. Yesterday being private bill day in the United States Senate, but little bssiness of general into- rest was transacted in that body. Among the me- morials presented, we observe 0.0 from Massachu- setts and another from Baltimore merchants, in fa- vor of the extension of government aid to the Col- Mus line of steamers. A bill was engrossed, diroct- ing the public officers in California and New Mexioo after the commencement of the Mexicon war, and prior to November, 1549, to come forward and set- tle their accounts. Don Jancre’s claim of $40,000, which was not allowed by the Commissioners on “Mexican slaims, was referred to a select commit- tee. Another long and somewhat exciting debate came off in the House of Kepresentatives, yesterday, on the Presidential question, principally between Meesrs. Campbell, whig, and Olds, dom., of Ohio, and Mr. Chastain, dem ,of Ga. The merits and demerits of the numerous candidates wore discussod the entire day. Mr. Campbell was particularly severe on the policy pursued by Gen. Cass with reference to internal improvements, and especially with regard to his non-attendance of the Chieago eonvention. Mr. Olds deplored the want of una- nimity in the democratic patry, and Mr. Chastain gave a bistory of the Union party in Georgia. The democratic State Convention of Pennsyl- vania adjourned yesterday, after a very exciting and inharmonious ression. Buchanan delegates were selected to attend the National Convontion, with instructions to vote for ““Pennsylvania’s favo- rite son’”’ as the first and only choice of the democ- racy ofthat State. The Cass men—thirty-throe in number—protested against the proceedings of the majority, and the whole affair indicates the re- verse of unanimity and good feeling among the do- mocrats of the Keystone State. From Albany we learn that the democrats came very near being “ caught napping” inthe Assom- bly yesterday morning, on the question of Mr. Snow's seat. Tho friends of this gentlomsa, find- ing themeelves in the ascendancy, made a move- ment towards reinstating him in hissoat. Mike Walsh, being on tho alert, however, managed to thwart their designs by withdrawing his own reso- Pation authorizing the (sovernor to call a new cloc- tion. Parties are so nicely balanced on this * cold water subject,” that it ie impossible to divine which wiil eventually prove the victor. As the wosther gets warmer, it ie probable that the de- bates in the Assembly will become more exciting. ‘The recent snow storm has somewhat blocked up the voices of speakers. Jt is hoped that the snow will soon disappear, for we have had enough of it fer one scaron. A large number of claims for lossea sustained on eanal contracts, were yesterday allowod by the Se- nate, and it is intimated that a great many more will be allowed during the presont session. Thisis allwrong. When one private individual enters into an agreement with another to do a cortain amount of work, and in the end finds that he has lost by the job, he does not for a moment think of such a thing as appealing to his employer for addi- tional psy; then, why should contractors on the public works do eo? When they make an im- mense profit—which it is well known many of them do—they quietly pocket it; but the moment they tose, they fly to the Legislature for relief. Let | them k to their bargains—that’s the motto of honest tracesmen Our Albany correspondent writes that it is likely the usury laws will bo repealed, so far as they ap- pertain to the transecti findividuals. This will be a popular move. Thoacts aro daily, nay hourly, violated, and i: erly ueoleas to undertake tho enforcement 0 ‘vance. very man fools that he is entitled, by tho co ion of the coun- try, to do whatever lie p ee with his own money, and will make as much out of it as he can—laws tothe oontrary, notwithstanding. Therofore, let the law be repealed Senator Mallory, of Florida, has publicly called "pon the government to adopt prompt measuros for the removal of the Indians from that Stato. It ap- pears that the Seoretary of the Interior paid no attention tothe representations made to him by the Florida delegation. We give Senator Mallo- rye letter in another column Judge Brooke, the nowly States Senator from Micsissip will not support the nominee of the Whig Convention, unless he is known to be tho: oughi sound on the Union question. ‘Ibis policy will in all probability be adopted by both parties in the South. The candidates for the Presidency must not be the least vinctured with free soilism to got their voter. od whig laited Kossuth made his firet appearance at |.ouisvillo | on Thursdey. In consequence of the inclemensy ef she weatber, be did not draw # very Jorge crowd declares that ho | people got under shelter, and he astonished them with the ‘old song of the ‘ Hunters of Kentucky ” We have received Santa Fe papers up tothe List January, but they contain no news of great mo- ment. The gold news from the Placer mines and from the Gila was encouraging. Major Vaughen bad sent in several specimens of gold from the Placer—one lump weighing three ounces, and seve- ral cther large particles. The news from the Gila fully asserts the existence of the precious motal, the external signs of which are abundant for miles before coming to the Placer. The trial of the alleged Caban expeditionists was positively set down for Monday morning next. A novel motion was made by the counsel for the de- ferce, to prohibit the interference of Mr. Hoffman, as ap associate with the District Attorney, as coun- set for the prosecution. It was contended that no go- vernment official, Secretary of State, or any other individual member of the government, had the power by law to employ private counsel in a poli- tical trial. For the government, it was contendod that the President, who employed Mr. Hoffman, had the power; and several precedents were cited by Mr. Hall, where the proscouting officer had been assisted by other counsel employed by the Execa- tive. The decision on the point is reserved. Our readers will find, with other matter, in this morning’s paper, letters from San Antonio, ‘Texas, California, Belizo, Honduras, and Montreal; inte- resting political reminiscences; notices of two living centenariane; the return of the Baltic; the Lola Mon- tes commotion at the South; literary reviow; foreign music and the drama; meeting of the American Bi- ble Society; occan steaming; proposed international meteorological observations; the mineral resources of New York; sketoh of the last of the Tea Party; law reports; tho Mexican boundary commission; and several columns of interesting intelligence in the form of advertisements—the real city news. Whe Great Meeting Lest Night—Mr. Web- ater and the Presidency. Well, tho affair has come off, and it has turned out sfailure. Read our report of the mecting— the great Webster meeting. Tho signors to the call exceeded the attendants at the meeting by three to one—at least three to one. It was like the call of “‘ spirits from the vasty deop”—thoy did not come. The affair wastame—the speechos were prosy—thespoakers were ordinary—the enthusiasm was flat—flat and heavy as a cold buckwheat cake— the whole concern, which everybody had concluded would be splendid, from the vast multitude expeot- ed, was meager, flimsy, chilly, and threadbare; and wont off like a dull play, badly performed to a thin house. Ifeuch a movement as this, backed up by the combined forces of Wall stroet, and intended ss a coup d'état for the Presidency, thus ends ina stale abortion, what are the prospects of Mr. Webster against Scott and Fillmore? Seri- ously, it looks like the finishing stroke to tho distinguished Secretary of State. The history of Mr, Webster’s rise and progross towards the White House is a history of patience, perseverance, and bad luck. He has now been pro- minently before the country as a Prosidential can- didate, for zeventeen years. Ho was first rogularly brought forward by a convention of the whig mem- bers of tho Massachusetts Leg'slature, of both houses, on the twenty-first of January, 1835. They unanimously nominated him as the favorite candidate of Massachusetts; and there were four hundred and fifty members in the Convention. Out of Massachusetts, however, the movemont was coldly recoived. There wasa meeting at Bangor, in Maine, on the 28th of August, another at Pittsburg in November, and @ third in this city in December ef the same year, in addition to a very enthusiastic meeting in Faneuil Hall, on the 28th of May. The Presidential eloction of 1836 revealed the real strength of these demon- strations. Martin Van Buren, with the mantle of General Jackson over his shoulders, and his letter of recommendation in his pocket, roceived 170 of the electoral votes; Gen. Harrison, 73; Hugh L. Whito, 26; Willie P. Mangum, 11; Daniel Web- ster, 1i—that is, the vote of Massachusetts. The whole vote which Mr. Webster reocived in *36, when there was a sort of a free fight among tho whigs, and several candidates were ran upon their own bottom, was the fourtecn votes of the State of Massachusetts. ‘The Harrisburg Convention, of 1810, made short work of Mr. Webster, the whole contest being be- tween Harrison, Clay and Scott. Scott mado a respectable exhibit of strength; and the tears which were shed by honest John Tyler at the defeat of Mr. Clay, were truly distressing He lifted up his eyes and wept—yea, he wept bit- terly that whig cupidity upon more availability, should adopt such a man as Harrison, over the head of such a man as Clay. The convention, however, dried up the tears of the mortified Virgi- nian, by putt?hg him rocond on the whig national ticket. This ticket of *“Tippacanoe and Tyler teo,” swept the country worse than the cholera. ‘Little Van” was omphatically a ‘used up man.” Tho Swartwouters and that standing army of 200,000 mon, and the depression of business from the grand financial explosions 6f 1537, extinguished him. Out of twenty-six States, he received the vote of seven, oran aggregate of 60 votes, to 234 for Harrison. Mr. Wobster was appointed Secretary of State. A flare-up took place with Captain Tylor, on the bank question—the whigs in Congress read him out of church—the Cabinet resigned, all but Mr. Webster, who stuck fast to his Captain, in spite of the whig manifesto, andin the teeth of the vilest | abuse and scurrility, poured out upon him from day to dey, through tho columns ofthe Courier and Enquirer. He was called to account in Boston, and then it was, that he asked, ‘ where am I to go?’ for at that time he seomed to be out of house and home among the politicians. At length he derorted Jobn Tyler, returned into the bosom of the whig church, and was sent back place in the Senate, to take a fresh start for tho Presidential race * In 1844, the whigs were satisfied that they had not treated Henry Clay oxactly right; and thoy that he could be elected ag trium- oe and Tyler, too.” At their mo, he was “the Alpha and nd the last,” and was nominated clamation. Mr. Webster was embered 50 asto be called upon, at a mass meeting in the to endorse tho convention, which ho in the midst of his eulogy of Mr. Clay, | manin the crowd, in a loud and distinst voice, | exclaimed, That's right, Daniel; it shall bs your turn the rext Daniel bowed—the conven- tion applauded; and such was the extent of Mr. Webster's prog to the White House, in 1841 In tho year of our Lord and Saviour Josus Carist, Is45, there met in Philadelphia tho colebrated Whig “ Slaughter-house” Con in. The can- didates were, Taylor, Clay, tt, and Webster. Out of Masaachutetts, Mr. obster received a fow scattering votes—the £ result is well known. © his friends have pro- al y was élaughtered, and mised to remember that the friends of Me. Web eter, with Traman Smith and Watson Webb, had a hand in the bloody work. Old Zank was nomi nated; and though Mr. Webster doolarod that it was a ‘* nomination not fit to be mado,” Old Zack | was elocted. Such was the rosult,and such tho | Presidential progress of Mr. Webster, in 1514 In 1850, General Taylor, of blessed memory—tho | Lerd rest his soul '~doparted thia vale of tear Mr. FMilmore, succeoding to his place, appointed a | new cab’ net, headed by Mr. Wobater, and in favor | of the compromise plan of Mr. Clay, wi Mr. | Webstor had openly adopted in his great spocch of jaroh 7th. From the date of thet speech, Mr. | Webeter had taken a new departure for the Presi | dency, and the only national and rational viow of the licy of the fedoral government, upon the slavery {uestion, which he had taken ia his life. His whole | political career, up to that day, kad been provincial, contracted, and rather deeply tinged with abolition to his old | doctrines. But on the seventh of March, 1850, the seales fell from his eyes, thank God, and he broke through the rickety fence which had confined him to the limits of Massschusetts, and came out like a man, for justice to the South, as the true secret of preserving the Union. It was a hard trial, but be did succeed im risking Massachusctts for the Union. At once his mame resounded with praises from one end of the country to tho other. He bad come forth upon an arena equal to the full measure of his strength, and he began to glow with the genial warmth of a wholesome popu- larity. But still he is not equal to the nocessities of the campaign of 62. Tradition is againat him He ienot the man for the masses. He has the ability, the experience, all the qualifications for the Presidency, exeept availability. Fillmore is pre ferred in the South, and Seott in the North; and where, then, is Mr. Webster? Can the monoy- changers control the whig convention? Are the whigs of Wall street more powerful than Seward in the State of New York? Ie Mr. Webster sure even of Maseachuzetts? What chance hashe? None in the world, from present appearances; and the affair at Metropolitan Hall will probably wind him up Traly may he exclaim, “Save me from my friends!” Who comes next? New York and San Francisco—The New- est and Shortest Route. Between the Panama route, the Nicarsgua route, and the Tehuantepeo route, it has beon sup" posed that alltho available or practicable passages, via Mexico or Central America, to California, were appropriated, and that tho contest for the passen- gers, mails, and freight between the two oceans, must for the future be limited to theso three lines of communication. But for the information of all parties concerned, and of the public at large, wo have to announce the discovery of a fourth route, tho shortest and quickest of them all, and the grant of a charter, and the complete organization of a company, to put this new route into practical opera- tion. First, with regard to the route. It is proposed to run line of steamers from Now York to Vera Cruz, and from this point to cross over by land and water to the Pacific--from Vera Cruz by one of the national roads of Mexico to Puebla, and thence, leaving the city of Mexico to the north, in a west- erly line, to Coacualeo, on the Mescala river, two hundred and ten miles, and thence by steamers down said river four hundred and fifty-nine milos to its mouth, whore it is known as the Zecatula river) thence by steamships to San Francisso. By this route the distance to San Francisco from New York is nearly two thousand miles less than by the Panama route, and some five hundred miles shorter than tho Tehuantepeo. A still more important consideration is the question ef time. The com- pany, by this new route, calculate on making the trip botweon New York and San Francisooin six- teen days. The shortest time made by the Nica- ragus route is twenty-six days and sixteen hours, and by the Panama routo within a fraction of twenty-six days, although the distance via Nicaragua is at least a thousand miles less than by way of Panama. Tho difference in time has been made up by the superior steaming on the Panama route, and by a longer deto. tien in cross ing tho Isthmus at Nicaragua than at the narrow neck between Panama and Chagres. With steam- ers of the same speed, and tho Isthmus transit opened to steam navigation from « coan to ocean, as wo arc’promiecd it shall bo in three or four years, the time occupied inthe tup, via Nicaragua, will necessarily be shorter than by Panama, socording to the actual saving of distance. Thus, while with the railroad from Chagresto Pasama comploted, the time between Now York and San Francisco by that route may beshortenod possibly to twenty-four days, bythe Nicaragua route, with steamers of equal speed, when the Isthmus transit is oponed all the way through to steamers, the trip may be ac- complished in twenty-two days. ThoTehuantepec project appears to have been quashed by the Mexi- can government; butif it could be put in opera” tion, even by 9 common stage road across tho Iath. mus, it would bo still the shortest route to San Francizco, by two or three days, over the Nicaragua youte, and by four er five days over the route by Panama. This would still leave over Tehuan- tepec, a gain to the newroute, by way of Vera Cruz, of atleast four days in the trip, taking the estimate of the company of sixteen days as the timo in which they can accomplish it from New York to SanYrancisco. At eighteon or twonty days, it will atill be a gain of from eight toton days upon the best time as yet actually made by sither the Nica- tagua or Panama route. The company which has been erganizod upon this new route is entitled “the Mexican Ocean Mail and Inland Company,” and was incorporated by the Logielature of this State in July last. It comprises such men as Simeon Draper, John Cry- der, Samuel Wetmore, Jr., George Bird, and A.C. Ramsay, ard their associates. The capital atock of the company is $2,500,000. The advantages which the company have secured from the Mexicangovern- ment are, the exclusive right of way by this new route, and thoexclusive right to the transportation of all foreign mails across the ropublic of Mexico, for fifteen years. | realizo come extraordinary advantage ovor all other inter-coeanio routes, especially in the transportation | of the mails and gold dust from California and Mez- ico to England, and the return mails. From South- ampton to Chagres, by steam, direct, the time oocu- | pied is twenty-four days, andto Vera Cruz, on anave- | } rage, twenty-seven days. From Liverpoel to Now York the time has been reduced to an average of | | less than twelve days—thence to Vera Cruz the | distance may be made insixdays. Thus, via New | Yorkto Vera Cruz, the British mails to Mexico and California gain at lenst nine days over the direct line from Southampton to the Gulf of Moxi« | co. The Mexican Ocean Mail and Inland Com- | pany, therefore, couxt upon the transportation ofall the British mails to and from California, and upon tho gold dust which follows theze mails, at the pro- This, of course, would be a great acquisition to the company, and Now York would share in tho profits. Time will prove the wisdom or folly of their calou- lationa Areferonco to the map of North America will thow, at a glance, the palpable gain, in tho matter of distance, of this now route over all other mus routes to California. With regard to its practica- bility, wo underetand that Mr. Kan roughly examincd it thronghout, and roports it entirely eatisfactory. There will be required some 2J0 miles of staging over a good, and thence, by the rivor, in an almost northerly steamboat navigation, affording thre depth of tho dry soagon, and capable of largest ocean stoamors in tho rainy sea: river, at Pucbla, is called the Ateyoo, and thence eucceetivoly, downward to its mouth, the Poblano, Mescala, Bal Rio Grande, Marques, and Zaca- tule. Iteoems rema:kable that there should exist boats for five hundred milos, ted, and almost unknown, till disclosed by N k onterprivo We learn that this ocmpany has determined to apply to Congress for the traveportal of the mails; and that, ese tho government sustain the Collins line to bably be ongaged on this now Ca) Very good: the more the morrier. Co ionis the life of trade, and, with all the ro in com: | plete order, from Panama to Vera thence to Whitney's Rail Michigan to Vancouver's there will bo businoss eneugh for all. N ebip canals nor railroads can oxhaurt the traf the Atlantic and the Pacilic; and, if Congress cannot support a line of steamers to Liverpool, the California trade opens an inviting market. Vive hyndred paseesegré, at threo bundred dollars, are d, From these exclusive privileges they expoct to | font time, by the West Ind!a lines to Southampton. | has tho- | road highway, | direction, to the Pacific, thero is an unobstructed | corned, asa private speculation; although it can bo FY co navi eo et - | a river in tho heart of Mexico navigable for stoam- | 444 15 London was borrowed from @ manufacturer erpool, thoro si amers will pro- | equivalent to $150,000. Five California trips would pay for the steamers. Let Cengrese refute, asd Colline & Company have only to put their steamers on ¢ ic V ru Crus route to California, or avy other route, and their fortunes are made. It will be the policy ef the Vera Crus Company to buy off the government, if they can—and wo sap- pose they oan. Let us have the acw route epened to California. TROUBLES Of 1Mk Dikmucracy iN COX@RESS— Mr. Bucuayan’s Letrer —The epoech of Mr. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, vpon the letter of Gen. Butler, discloses @ sorry state of harmony in the democratic party in Congress. With » msjority of fifty in the House, thoy seem to be tied up hand and foot. Betweon Cass, Butler, Buchanan, Doag- Jas, Houston, and otier availabior, they are split up into little squads and factions, as jealous and distrustful of cach other asa nest of pi kpockets. The Republic, Mr. Fillmore’s special organ, has challenged them, with their fifty majority, to at- tack th) sdmnis:rstion ujon ary act of alleged miscondust, if they dare. And to the astonish- ment ef Mejor Donelson, of the Union, they dare not. They are too busy watching cach other; and God knows they all 1equire watching, as well as the public treasury. Mr. Buohanan’s letter, which wo published the other day, confesses to the discovery that the un- terrificd democrasy are in a state of horrible mut/py, and are awfa'ly eut up by their internal discords. Som» daya before the appearance of this letter, we cosmo to tho same conclusion, ag wil spear by reference to the columns of the Heraup. Oar views aro thus confirmed, that the trouble is not all on the whig side; but that the demoorats, from their dozen candidates, will yet probably be split to pieces in attempting to make a selection at Baltimore, as they were in 1848, or upon a larger fale. The speech of Mr. Breckenridge discloses a very decided suepicion on the part of Gen. Butler’s friends that the Little Douglas has been playing an underhand game—that he knows something of the origin of the recent Presidential articles in the Democratic Review. The purchase of this poriodi- cal by George Sanders & Co., his earnest and pe- culiar advocacy of the Little Douglas over all Other candidater, aud the style in which he blufis off ali tho old fogies, especially Batler and Case, are circumstances which do lock a litt’e curious. But We shall know a good deal more by and by. From this time to the meeting of the Baltimore Convention, Congress—democra‘s and whigs, but particularly the democrats—will be teo busy in Jo k ng sfrer tho Pro-ideroy, and toe plander of fifty millions a year, to attend to any legitimate basiners of legislation. All sorts of tickers, ard bargains, and intrigues will be tried by the various little knots of plotting and scheming demagoguor, to get their particular man ahead; and we shall “gee anon that it is a knavish pievo of work,” from begianing to end. Tus American INsTITUTE versus inpigt’s Parace.—We publish to-day a{u': seport of the very intorestirg proceedings of the Amorican Insti- tute, in reference to the proposed ochibition call d the Worla’s Fair, which is to be held up town, in the Palace of Mr. Riddle. Itis true that a: regards resolutions, nothing was actually dono, but tie sjeeches which show up this transparent humbug ave ten times more significant than resolutions as indications of feeling, and they demenstrate that the war is bogun between the American Institute andthe Riddle Palace. Where or how it will end, or who will ccme cff the victors, remains to be cen. The grant given by the Corporation, for five yoars, at be rent ot a dollar a year, to Mr. Riddlo, for- morly a Commissioner to the World’s Fair at Lon- don from the United States, is now beginning to take a formal shape, caleulated to attract attention and to suggest inquiries in the public mind as to its prospects, its progress, and its position hereafter. It seoms that a number of gentlemen in this city have been appointed managers, to take into conside- ration this subject, and to mature some form of pro- ceeding which will command public attention to it. It is proposed to expend two hundred thousand dol- lars in the construction of a Crystal Palaco, of cer. tain dimensions, in Negervoir square, away out of town a considerable distance. As an inducement to draw the favor of the public to this projet, it is stated that many of the foreign exhibitors at the World’s air in London have agreed to send vari- ous articles of manufactures and art to this country, for oxhibition in the palace proposed to be erected at Reservoir square. All theso projects and plans are parts of a very curious and very novel speculation, calculated to do no particular good to the traders, the manu- facturers, or the doalors in Broadway. and other streets, who have to pay high rents, far beyond that of tho dollar a year which the Corporation charges for | the proposed Crystal Palace. It is well known, too» that many of the exhibitors at the Worid’s Fair in | London have property to the amount of several millions, which could not bo cold on that occasion, | ahd which they would now very willingly send to New York, under the hope of finding a market for it | here in some way; and we also belicve that, in due process of time, a petition will be addressed to Con- grees to allow all euch articles, to a vast amoun‘, to be entered at New York duty free, on tho ground that they aro intended for exhibition at the World's Fair in thiscity. 1t seoms, therefore, that tho whole affair is a speculation, originating among tho ex- hibitors in London, and concurred in, for the purpose of disposing of those artiolos and wares which could | Not be disposed of in that city during the last yoar. The advantages 0° sending ovor,these unsalo- able works for exhibition here, are very doubtful, and vory questionable, in every point of view, to tho artiste, and manufacturers, and dealors, in this country. We havo in this oity an Amorican Insti- tute, which bas had ennual faira for many yoars past. Wo havo alro simi’sr Institutes in evory large city, and in the capital of every State, the aggregate of whoo exhibitions would comprise matters of more abidinr intorost, and evon of more value, than all that can bo collooted from the unsaloab'o ertiolos which may be sont | from the recent London exbibition. Bosides thus intorfering with our own local exhibitions, such a project, comproherding the importation of a great varioty of articles duty free, would be unfair to tho dealers and tradors in this city, whe pay high rents and full dutios on all importations from abroad. Yet, in the face ofall these dizadvantagos and ob- joctions to the project of erecting apalace at Koser- voir square, weeuppoee it will go on, and may be made somewhat benoficial to the individuals con- of vory little service to American art or American manufacturos, in any point of view. In this country, and even in this city, wo have private establish- | mente in gome branches of human industry, which could put to blush everything of the kind in Londen, Paris, or any other place in Europs. It turns out that the very lan of the Uryatal Pal- inthis sity. In the elegance, beauty, and adap- tation of machinery, wo bellove there aro estab- | lisbmenta at New York, in ovory linc, which can | beat the world. The now Crystal Palace, thoro- fore, which is now proposed to be built, can | only bo @ sort of w dry goods speculation, entering into competition with tho morchants | in Broadway and elsewhore, and furnishing an op: ; | portunity to some of the unfortunate oxhibitora in | London to get off their goods hore. That’s all. 48 | Polltcal Intelligence Mesrciras Execrion iy Sarex-—Lhe election for cits | officers took place in Baler, Mase, on the 2d inst., an | resulted in a complete whig victory, Charles W. Upham | was elected Mayor by a majority of 629 over all oppo- ey Nt tivel of very Festivar is Rocresren.--The ladies of |-Blavery Society are going to hold ® grand fes- Reeberter, on the 100 Paste axp Deatu-rzy Dovations.—It appears that an archiepiccopal corporation at Quebec, in Canada, lately incorporated by an act of the Legis- lature, is rousing public attention in that city, by obtaining possession, for their own benefit, of the property and effects of dying persons, whe, by the arts of pious coclesiastics, aro induced to leave their families and relatives in want and poverty. A curious case in point lately occurred at the de- cease of a very wortby priest, named McMahon, who bequeathed the interest of £1,000 he had laid by, together with such portion of the principal as might be necessary, to support, clothe, and edueate twoittle nephews, whom he had adopted, they having no other relatives to look afterthem. They lived with him for several years previous to his death, and he felt conscientiously bound to make provision for them. It is worthy of remark that the principal, or the remainder of it, was bequeath- ed to the arshiepiscopal corporation. But this did not satisfy thom—they must have all. Two days before the priest’s death, and while he was in a a state of mental and bodily weakness, sacerdotal emisearios wore despatched to his residence, who in- duced him to revoke his will and make another, leaving his nephews without any provision, and bequeathing the whole sum—principal, interest, and all—to the holy fraternity. Another instance has occurred, in the case of Mr. J.P. M. Lecourt, an architect and civil engineer, in the city of Quebeo, who lived on friendly terms with s rich uncle, from whom his expectations, at his decease, were naturally great. To his utter astonishment and confusion, the priests persusded the dying manto leave all his property, with a few trifliog exceptions, tothe Archbishop of Quebec; and now they laugh at the nephew whom they have done 50 beautifully brown. They walked off with bags and boxes crammed with gold and other valu- ables, exceeding £40,000. With tho view of recovering possession of the property, the rightful heirs have been advised to sue the holy corporation, and they have mado an appeal to the public to assist them with contribu. tions to earry on the war. We belicve some curious revelations of the same kind might be made in the United States, and even in this city. How closely there Archbishops, who tell us they are the successors of the holy Apostles, follow the example of Poter and Paul, who declared that “silver and gold they had none,” and denounced “the love of money as the root of all evil!” To such an extent have these pious frauds beon carried on in England, that it was necessary to invoke the authority of the Legislature to put them down—though priest- craft, tos very great extent, still manages to evade the provisions of the act of Parliament. They seem to teach mankind to ‘despise filthy lucre,” in order that they may get the more of it them- selves. Marine Affairs. Beranivre or Siramens—BSteamships Prometheus, for Ban Juan ; Cressent City, for Chagres; and 8. 8: Lewis, for Panama vis Bio Janeiro, departed yesterday afternoon. Loss or tHe Stramen Exite.—We learn from Mr W. 8. Davie, who arrived from Smithteld on the Trinity, this morning, that the Elite, from above, with 850 bales of cotton on board, stopped at thst place over night, when the river fell, and coming in contact with a stump pear the bank of the river, ehe took « list and sunk in five or six feet water, and supposed to be a total loss, with some 125 bales of cotton in the hold, mostly con- signed to Lepert & Dyer. Bighty-six bales were picked Up in the river, and the balance rolled off. Cotton con signed to Doswell, Hill & Co., J. Shackelford & €o., L-pert & Dyer, and H. H. Williams & Co.—G@alveston Journcl, Feb. 20. City Intelligence. A Fata Avrnay 1s an Ovster Saroon.—Coroner Ives, arene earence was calledto hold an inquest on Se a @ , Who kept an C earl saloon, No. 890 Second avenue, between Twenty-for and ‘Twenty: fifth streets, who, it is beg bee came to hifUeath from @ bite on the arm, said to have been inflicted by ® man named Heary Hall, while in an affray on Monday night last, since which time the wound hes been ee Worse, until mortification took place, and the injured man died at 11 o’elock on Thurs: ey aiaty in consequence thereof. The facts which led to assault, it appears, are as follows, as Age by the deceased aday before his deatb:—On Mon ey evening, two men, named John ‘Woods and Henry Hall. entered the oyster saloon of de- ceased and called fer two stewe—the request was com- plied with, and after eating them, they each refused to and were about leaviug. when Gilroy olosed the outer door, and refused to let them pass out. Hall then drew a knife, and threatened violence to Mr. Gilroy if he did not open the door, and allow him to ‘aan out, An affray then took place between them, and Gilroy succeed. in getting the knife from the hand ef Hall, but in the struggle, Hall seized Gilroy with his mouth, and inflicted @ revere bite, the effects of which oaused the death of Gilroy on Thursday night. As soon as the death was known to the Coroner, Wood was arrested on the Coroner’s warrant, but up to last evening, Hall had not been taken into custody. The whole matter will be fully investigated by the Coroner this day. Fourp Drownep.—Coroner Ives yesterday held an in- quest at the foot of Warren street, on the body of a man, supposed to be that of Thomas Rooney, who was acci- dentally knocked overboard from the ‘steamship Em City, on the 9th December last. The deceased was a man on board the eaidehip, The body was very much decempcred. A verdict was rendered of death caused by drowning. The Case of Jilm 8. bs wo or three weeks since, a man named John 8. Gorden was arrested on a charge of passing various bank checke, amounting in value to from $5 to $25, to different storekeepers, im payment for goods yhased. The last check ‘d was at the olot store of Brooks, ers, amounting to $15. On latter check acom- pas was instituted before Justice Osborn, charging ima with forgery, as the said check bore the name of ‘J. 8. Gardner,” ors at least resembled nearér that name than Gorden. The magistrate, on the face of the check, deemed it his duty to hold the accused on the charge of forgery. Yesterday the magistrate took the examina- tion of Gorden on the charge, and after being advieed of his rights, viz. “That he was at liberty to answer or de- cline to answer any questions that might be put to him,” answered as follows :—My mame is John 8. Gorden; I am 4b years of age; was nm in Ohio, where I was for many years @ merchant; as the charge of forgery Pieferzed against me,all that Lhave tosay isthat { never intended to write the name of Gardner; I intended it to be Gorden; I never went by the name of Gardner, nor have I ever represented my name to be Gardner; the cbeck in question given to Mr. Bishop, was written at by as was also some of the other checks, and my eye- sight is very poor at candle light, which is the reason I account for the signature representing “Gardner,” I meant it to be Gorden, my own name; at the time of passing these eheoks, I had been, and was then, laboring under the influence of liquor, and had been so for many days, and I sourcely knew what I was doing; I never represented to Mr, Bishop that I had money in the bank to meet the cheek; [am not guilty of the crime of f y. On the conclusion of the examination the magistrate ecmmitted Gordon in full for trial, in default of bail, in the sum of $1,000, required. The ups and downs in life are certainly somewhat remarkable .—About ten years ago this man Gordon, who now stands charged with the crime of forgery, was a merchant of good credit and standing, doing business at Dayton, Ohio, and considered worth $60,000; but, like many others, beeame a specu- lator in pork, tailed to meet his engagements. and be- came bankrupt. The lors of property and credit for a time preyed upon his mind, and, ultimately, he took to drinking Uquor to excess, which bas resulted, atep by step, in bringing kim to the commission of a crime, and he is now an inmate of the Tombs, on the oharge of forgery, awaiting his trial. Case of Daniel W. Townsend —The charge of falee pretences pending against Daniel W. Townsend, on the complaint of Ohester Driggs and others, who alloged that Mr, Townsend obtained from them sums of money, by inducing them to subsoribe and take stock in the New Y ork Croton Steam Vaucit Manufacturing Company, was, yesterday, again brought up before Justice Osbern, ona hearing; but before any evidence was taken. a farther adjournment was agreed to between counzel on both sides, and the matter now stands adjourned until Tues. dey aiternoon of next week. Aston Pracre-[rattan Orxna.--Last evening, on the cecarion of the benefit of Signore It. Ploo, the ebarming femi-rerious opera of “La Gazza Ladra’ was repeated The houre was not full; but the attendance was respect- able, It was, however, unequal to the merite of the piece and the claims of the well-deserving bene- fiolary. The piece was well exeoutod, and frequently, in its more effective paseages, enoored. Pico sang with the fame earnestness and gratefulnees that might have been expected, to an overflowing houre, In the beautiful duet, at the opening of the third act, between Beppo and Ninettn, Pico and Bteffanone were peculiarly effestive. churming pareage in this lively opera, and was charmingly dong, Upon the whole, however, excepting Bteffanone and Pico, there was not that spirit of enthu- siarm,in the performance so necearary to give full ef- fect to this opera; but tothe spectator, half the battle isin hy diss ‘As the last night of the opera, aud the Inst appearance of Maretzek’s meritorious management, there was certainly, in the empty srate around the houre, @ cause for geueral disappointment, moat portect im ing & very superlor wrsic lobratod bade ee 9g 203 largest and bost ae: ey hand the la and cheapest assortment of Orna- Reeest ene the ai Pn 4 Alte, Wises the ovrina waghe of Boig Covting tor 804 Whe New York Weckly Herald. The New Yous Weeuty Henavp will be published, at tizpence per copy, at tem o’clock this morning, Ite contents will embrace all the important and interesting intelligence from all parts of the European and Ameri- can continents receivei curing the week. MAILS FOR EUROPE. ‘The American wail etcamship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, will leave this port at noon to-day, for Liverpool, Her mails will close at a quarter before eleven o’olock. Phe Weesiy Heraro, with 9 summary of the wost impar- tant intelligence, printed in French, will be ready at half past nine o’clock—in time to go by the Baltie’s mails, Passenger. verpool, will p this day, Saturda, the, for Li- f Canal street, ° able Follies, &c, oription, price $3 conte, ae re in the city. advance; single oop! Ten Acre Farms, and Village Lots,--Put not eff ti] to morrow what you can do —Charle ‘Wood, 108 Broadway, corer of Fulton sh Lets and Ferme, tu sho village of Lake Land wine Ville; ft the beautiful Lake Honkenkema, You can’ ‘obtain the lets for $26 only, payable in monthly instalmente, cularly invited $0 ca! lane, to taste of some choice Mvose Steaks, from moose taken on Movsehead Lake, State of Maine. ean be supplied. Genin’s Spring Style of Hats w duced on Saturday, the 14th February: Gentlemen tn of a Hav, superior in style and quality, ary invited to call, GENIN. No, 214 Broadway. Warnocks, No. 275 Broadway, Irving House, urgently invite attention to their Hats,” They think it not too much y introduced is just whas might 1s in symmetry—chaste in eye. sone we P. We avait] 301 roadway, BeAr now ready to furais Spring 813 Hats “Those who. ate Ta want of an ean, light and easy het for tho head, shi him a call, from whom every variety and style snd des tion oan be selected. Spring Fas' le, elegance of finish, ys and durability, Ami: val sl] competitors. Gon mare respicifully invited to calland examine 4 denutitul fabrios, Hd. AMIDON; 649 Broad: Bleocker stroos, Aut Cresar aut ullus.—This appears to be the motto of Knox, and he bly a Cxsar among the haters, His spring resbness, Deauty, and elegance, that mu and agen avidenoe of the skill biter Yer are jul Li » Call on - a atrect, and make s purobase. it Hats that are Hats.--It takes a practical hatter to fit a gentl hoad and contour, Sach is COLEMAN, 109 N atreet; his spring style stan: equalled in the market; only $3 50 fr the bent. aoe a Hat of the New a street, whether judges fashions- everybody: artisan, we 128 Fulton Gentlemen pureh: Hat Company, No, iG and of the article or not, are sure of ing s fin 4 ble Hat, and of the first q ty, price only $3. One quali- ty, one price, and no abs! be Espenscheid’s Spring Style of 3 there be.sny persons who sre go indifferent fo the y to pay $4 for s hat, when # cupe in every respect, can be purchased for $300, it ie proba because they hi His store is at 107 Th ono of Espenecheia’s Haws. corner of Ann strcet, This Spring, with the help of Hea and o1 Clr Clothing, we intend doing a rousing busi Linen and Alpaca Coats $1 to $2; Dress and Prook dent ented TV Os Ee, vee lew corner of Beekman. seer ieee Do you want to Clothe your Boys at wholasde prises, Ii 00, 8,22, CAFRRY & BLOOD'S, 531 Broatvwar. sad ¢ examine their stock of Youths’ and Chil- dren's Shirts made by guess may fit, but the ut om geometrical principles, as infallible ae does 10 fit, 7 William street, Ality, Is the Motto York Boot and Shoe Emporinm. No. 15!) t place in the city to gets geod Slipper &e. Beauty, Booty and a BRUOKS' New Fulton stree' At ths er Proof, co Cpabatleatier fe bole, water Pract, P ee Boots 0 00! ery di mn. No 150 Fulton street, 6 te Ld ix doors from Broadway. Something to the purpose---Arrange- ments can be made with th woriber to test (without an ul) of remedy for ite resul ie 80 positiv royuited is security for its pay- within five years, without any determined to do all th & discovery into more JASON S8TEN, No. 424 Grernwich etrect, Da- pot for Dr. Watts’ Nervous Antidote, No, 102 Naseau strect, Mrs. Jervie’s Cold Candy—Tne great Hous terest and Tang eompisinne’ Bela 'te ate a ane: ous complain ie W. JMR 368 Brosdway, aby drugisty ly. Cutting Hair and Whiskers shilfuily, and in every case entirely conforming to she ¢ ho b; nd, as well as the entire 9} 5 HILL, the inimivatie, corners i Phalon’s New Spring Style of Hair Cut- (ing—Now principle in Hair ,Oubting—Clean Hair Brash forall Woy the bashes full--hftsen of the best artless rates, jom—Rew 8} Halr Invigorator, “| and to restore hair that bas fallen of, and to cure sourf or dandrud, or invest it loss a3 manent curl, for sale ad res in every city and town Phalon’s Magic Hair Dye, to evlor the hair or whiskers the momont it is applied, withons injury the hair or skin. 0 immediately without disturbing the colo: idhas ne bad odor. Itis appli T Manufactory, 1: Hi Phelon’s Wis and To: Seotairan Tor mie Taithe oy and country by drugaiste LON'S Wig aad ait Dye Factory) 9B 0 Faotory, Dey sirosts it Dy ry, eo! Hair Dye.—Balchelor s Hair Dye te the bent y SOOV! iskers, the moment it is applied. ertainty with whioh shis favorite and D. Tn eerme ia astonishing. It is for aale, or applied. BATOHELOR'S Wig Factory, No. 4 Wall stroes. Gopy tho addrose, Hutchings’ Vegetable Dyspepsin Bit. tors.—This invalusdle compound, # nly remedy that will permanently onre the above terrib! islady, is now within vhe reach of all, Who thet has ever been ed but will rejoice to thing that thoy o: ie? Who that ha: he hears, 2 On Complete debility and pi mt in gotting the oniy romody, which may be had 4 cipal depot, No, 122 Fulton street, New York, grit Birth, E Tn Acapuloo, Mexioo, February 9, 1852, the wile! Prancis W. Rice, Caited Btates Consul, of » s07 Married, At Fisbhill, Dutchess county, on the let inst.. bye Rey, A, Polhemus, Roveat W. Gonvon, of New Ys. (ate of the Island of Jamaion ) 10 Averca, eldest dapa ter of James Eman: bhi Died, Friday morning, March 5, of a long and lngerineon: sumption, which he bore with Obrietinn resigxtios, Beaky Ciianies Nrxvitas, aged 43 years, is relatives and sriends, ulso the members of olum bia Grove No, 8, U.A 0 Te requested to attad hu funeral, to-morrow, at ok >. if., from hisute re sidence, £0 Blizabeth street, near Grand. On Friday, March 5, of estion of the lugs Aur sa P., only obild ef P. Callogham, Hsq., aged 7 monit and 17 days. ‘The relatives, friends and sequaintanoes of the famit) are respeetiuliy invited to attend the funeral, withov, further invitation,to-morrow afternoon at 2 0 olde, feo) the residence of bis fathor, No, 74 West Twonty-sixth strect. Marob 4, Borris, daughter of Wm. If. and Serah 4, Waterbury, aged 4 years and 7 months, The relatives and friends of the family are requested to attend the funeral, withcut further invitation, to. mor. row. at half-past 1 o'clock, trom 136 South Kighth street, Wiliaseburg, i On March 3, after «long and revere sickness, Jane, wi of John Hudron, Plumber, Brockiya, seaiad Her relatives and friends are recpeotfally inv! attend her funeral, on peety afternoon, m4 eens from her late realdenoe, No. ( Hioks street, Brooklyn Ler remaine will be interred at Cypress Hills At Jersey City, 4th inst., of Harney Heuxmivonn, aged 22 years. ‘The friends of the family are Invited otteng the funeral, to-merrew foresoon, at 30/5 o'eloek