The New York Herald Newspaper, March 17, 1852, Page 6

ADDITIONAL NEWS FROM THE PACIFIC, Marder of the Founder of a Ne Republic. Important from the Western Coast of Mexico, &e., &o., &e. We have already given the priacipal items of news {rom the Pacific side of our continent. We now add Some extracts from the California papers. Our Pacific Correspondence, Acaruico, Feb. 19, 1852. Dnyoriant Mexican Intelligence—Anticipated Arri- val of Santa Anna at Acapulco, §c., $c. We areabout to sail—the bell has rung; but before Igo on board I will give youa few items of intelli- ence. [have every reason to believe the informa- Kon is reliable; I have it from a source which never yet deceived me. This department of Mexico is one of Santa Anna’s Btrongholds. The Governor is his personal friend, fad he (Alvarez) was appointed Governor by the Povernment, for the purpose of inducing him to forego fis friendship for Santa Anna, and favor the central power in Mexico. He is using his office to promote fanta Anna’s views, and I am informed that the one- » who so nicely humbugged General Scott, and the government at Washing- , hourly, expected. Indeed, it was he had left his place of exile, proceeded passage incog. in the ear that much disappointment exists did not arrive by her. About 150 ceived here a short time since, (within They were not ordered by govern- ny individual here. r tothe rumor; at allevents, under —this being a harbor from which could escape easily, in case he did not n oa his arrival—together with the camp Fetlles, and tho feeling of the government and People of this department in favor of Santa Anna, ope! seed (and that, too, ina very striking "two opponents were knocked ‘down last shows there isfsomething in the wind. » minutes we sail for San Francisco. H. of the Steamer General Warren. wing statement of the loss of the steamer t the mouth of Columbia River, ves attending it, is attested by viving passenger teamer General Warren, Charles Thompson, iled from Astoria on Thursday, 28th of % o'clock P.M., bound to San Franei She was carried to sea by Captain ¢ ot on the Columbia river bar. She Zo sea without difficulty, and discharged her pi After running seaward some ‘tance, she carried away ber foretopmast, when the wind hailing to the g and the weather becoming thick, Captain n determined to put back for the harbor. ucday, 3st January, at 3 o'clock P.M., he d the pilot boat about six miles off the bar, ived on board Captain Flavel. The vessel ing considerably, but could be kept free by Jier ongine pumps. Captain Thompson urged the pilot to take the vessel into port immediately. The lot remonstrated, saying ‘that the bar was too Leavy to be crossed in safety.” AsCaptain Thomp- son was extremely fearful that, should the wind in- creaeo, the vessel would be driven to the northward, { was induced, much against his judgment, to ‘The bar was crossed at 5 o’clock P.M., in when the weather suddenly shut inextremely foggy anddark. It was foundnecessary, before cross- zng the bar, to detach the engine pumps, in order to ‘othom—the hand-pumps being in active operation. The pilot having itatloned three men as afbakeouts the by rs close to Sandy Island were soon dis- covered. ‘The pilot immediately ordered the helm to be shifted, but, finding that she would not an- swor it, he then ordered the engine stopped and the anchors let go. The versel then was in six fathoms water, upon which Captain Thompson observed to the pil Don’t let go the anchor; back her; will ba st will go ahead.” The pilot then ordered the engine to be reversed. The engi- neers not being at their stations, this order was not obeyed, and the vessel continued to forge ahead rapidly. The order to let gothe anchor was re- peated and executed. At this moment she struck, ks.) ap sixteen water. The anchor was then hove ap, after she Lad struck two or three times. As soon as the hor was off the ground, she red off nto ten fathoms water, without appea: sustained any damage. ptain Thompson soon discovered that the vessel wos moking water rapidly, and reported it to the ot. Ina few minutes it was apparent that the ’ was sinking, when Captain Thompson ordered the pilot ‘*to beach her, without delay!” T j Hot, amazed, inquired of the captain-- rot live half an hour?’ The reply was, ‘No! ‘The vessel was then headed for Cla spit, where sbe was beached. This occurred about seven, P. M. Immediately upon her grounding, all hands, both passengers and crew, commenced heaving overboard the deck load for the purpose of easing her. The gurf broke over her with such violence that the main saloon was stove and was fast being detached from the bull. Tho starboard quarter boat was washed davite—the larboard boat, the only wns hy which the lives of so few were saved, was, by the extreme exertions and activity of Captain Thompson, preserved. With the utmost difficulty he conveyed at forward, and had it secured. At about 9 o'clock, t portion of the vessel aft the formast was away—the sea making a clear b h over the remain Up to this time no lives had been lost, the entiro ship's company and pa ing mustered on the forecastle and in the fore rigging, ng to have at the wreck was rapidly g ‘n Thompeon, at about 3 o’clock A. M.,se t's crew, ten in number, from among his crew nd requested Capt. F to launch the ing tl a command of her He ordered he boat to pull for shore, and procure any assistance that could be had. In the selection of the boat's crew Copt. Thompson was cautious to choose men cturn he could implicitly rely. As there ong cbb tide, the boat was doubly manne to expedite her mover i ng the breakers, which ther in safety. Th ptain, kn it would y lives of those left ard.” ‘The passengers and crew who were not ed for the Boat Fervice, made no effort to crowd , preferring the chance of being g upon the wreck to the sin the boat. There w ll that was accomplished wa matic and orderly manner. The be at difficulty in passing the break having ed a sea from which she incurred most iunminent d of being swamped. The weather still being very thick, she was compelled to run en- After about an k. called Searbo- ie hour's labor, the heights of Ch rough’s claim, were discovered. The pilot then, upon finding that there could be no doubt of his position, steered for Astoria, where he fell in with the brig . lying at anchor off Tansy Point. Upon g of the captain of the brig if he had a boa nich could prove of assistance to the wreck, he wa formed that the only boat belonging was too emall to live in the br then proceeded with his crew to boarded the bark George and Marth a of this vessel, lost no time in despatching his firs officer and an able crew in a whaleboat, to the of the wreck. The steamer’s boat then le where the pilot and his wearied ass large surf boat and proceeded to t to their horror, they could discover uo vestige of either wreck, passengers or crew Morde From the Sydney Morning Herald of Nov 25 We have, with much regret, to annou pt. Beart sistan of x Teng sleep—-white man dead, and would not come ac! ‘This dreadful intimation made the white and na- tive crew of the Wanderer frantic. At the same moment tho natives in the canoes tried their utmost to board the vessel, using their clubs, spears, and round stones in long Slings; but the crew were pre- pared for them, and fortunately beat them off, kill- ing about twenty-five of the cannibals at that time. Nono of the crew wore injured by the spears hurlod on deck. Some of the native crew wished to eat tho bodies of those killed, to gratify thereby the utmost | limit of their revenge, but they were restrained b; the whites. Vho islanders then retreated into thoir canoes, and collected in groups near tho beach. The long guns of the Wanderer were then loaded with round shot and grape, anddischarged at them. Num- | bers were seen to fall, andthe wounded were carried | away. Aftor this the crew armed themselves and landed, and shot some more of the cannibals, the re- mainder running away, and then the crew went in search of the remains. They found only the top of the skull of the murdered native boy who accom- | panied Mr. Boyd, at least they felt positive from its | appearance it was his. Near this spot were the | marks of Mr. Boyd's shoes, which marks were nume- | rous on the sands, and around were naked footmarks idicating that there must have been | r r. Boyd was overpowered. | They saw plainly the deop impressions also of his | knees and @!bows, where he had finally fallen, and | also marks of blood. Nearly close to this spot was found the belt which contained the wadding, &c., ut it bad beon all used. They searched in all di- i ov traces tu prove that Mr, Boyd was n> remained off the spot for a fortnight, | there were no further hopes, goin: until their continuing with the ves Mr. Crawford says that Mr ost robust health at the time, an posses: at bodily strength. The sailing maste of the vessel wos an American. After they had as certained the fute of their unfortunate commander the Wanderer bore up for the coast of New Holland and was wrecked at Port Macquarie. WRECK OF THE YACHT WANDERER. ‘The loasof Mr. Boyd's vessel, after the melancholy | fate of her b » commander, is thus described in | the same paper from which the above account is | taken | On Thursday, the 13th inst., Mr. B. Boyd’s yacht, | the Wanderer, anchored off the bar at Port Mac- | quarie, and on the following morning a boat belong- | ing to Messrs. Cohen & Co. put off to her, to ascer- | tain ifany communication was required with the | shore. found her in a disabled state, her mainmast and f ast both sprung above the deck, | as well as her jib-boom. They reported that Mr. | Boyd had been killed by the natives, and they ex- | wish to enter Port Macquarie, in order to | get her repaired, as during the night after her ar- i ff the bar the windlass had broken in two | itre, and it was impossible to proceed to | ton, master of the Elizabeth Cohen, | on account of her draught of water she | Jd not come in, but subsequently went off with | hor crew to assist. ‘The yacht was lightened, and | anchors slipped, (by Yeason of the loss of her | and a short board having been made, | they stood in for the bar, favored by a gentle breeze from the northeast. Just on the bar, the breeze abated, and the heel of the vessel gently | and a strong flood tide carried her the south shore, where, notwithstanding every exertion, she stranded. Messrs. Cohen’s bar bout was stove in sent out their tug boat, and | at ebb tide all the moveables that it was possible to , secure were got out, and conveyed to Messrs. Cohen & Co.'s stores. Boyd ws | .— | Loss of the Propeller Sea Gull, | The following account is given of the loss of the perpen ‘a Gull, which was cast away on Hum- voldt bar, on the 26th January. spondent | of the San Francisco Herald, munication, dated Humboldt Bay, Feb. 4, 1852. ‘The Sea | Gull was lost the morning of her arrival in the Bay (Monday), while attempting to cross the bar, on the | way out. ‘Thetide wasebb. #fter crossing the bar, | on being struck by a heavy sea, her steam chest and ipe were broken, thereby’ rendering her unmanage- She was then driven inside the bar, by two ive seus, when the anchor was let go in five | fathoms water. She laid at anchor, pitching and | rolling most unmercifully, and shippiug heavy seas r, or the Had the wind been from the proper ¢ inery in serviceable order, the $ have been relieved from her s but, no—her doom was sealed, The chain-cab! parted. She, of course, drifted on to the sh nto the worst of the breake thumpin enough, at every surge, almost to shake the tottering from their foundation. Seas then came over he amendous force and grew i Q gat every dash to avoid the fate which awaited hi and anxious that his passengers Captain Tichenor immediately headed the steamer towards the beach, on which we were all assembled, | viewing the awful scene, and awaiting the result; and, setting her head sails, through a false channel | approached so near the shore that a boat could be dispatched with lines, kedge, &e., by which mean was soon brought to a position on the land, that | bled the pgers to reach terra firma with dry feet—a disappointed yet thankful company. | Too mnch praise canpot be awarded to Tichenor fur his coolness and great presence of aiind, as well as his kind and gentlemaniy conduct towards those under his charge on thi it The aceident oceurred from no fault or mism ment of his, but was caused purely and undeniably hy the engines being disabled at a trying moment; and I sincerely trust, that upon er I umstances, the a edin the right light. The pi Gull have presented Captain henor with a com- plimentary curd, and voted him a silver trumpet. yuarte; bell | ‘The following extract of a le it phen C. Foster, to Benjamin D. Wilson, Esq., throws some light upon the course which will be pursued in the Legisiature this winter, in reference to the ques- tion ot division: “The ca constitu separation of th new territory can never get the consent of the but 1, making all south of the b uling the San Joaquin valk e north w territor) y and the North a State, as may | convention—thus securing to th r part of the taxable prope new Stite—may be accomplished. ‘The hern un s have this, is the i the sow D part, after the n eflected. lieve our representatives in the L are fully instructed as to the wishes of their consti- | ents. Any other than a territori: e south would not be asked sepa this cannot be obtained at pr we can nd hope for justice from future latures. of division is not slum It has ween referred to the power which constitu- can give us remedy. It might have been » perhaps, that irrelevant questions would be lvongot into the discussion, when the Legislature took up the matter, and so we see that slavery is to | be lugged in, undoubtedly with no other view than to stave off division. The reselutions of the San Jarl Convention express, at this time, as the did at the period of their promulgation, the view and feelin; and if the + of the people of Southern California, | and Representatives from th | southern counties are guided them. in their measures to consummate a division of the State. they will but second the views of their constituents Political Intelligence, ‘The Whigs of Placer county met in convention, on Saturday, February 7th, at the Court How burn, and adopted the following resolutions tevolved, That we most heartily appr of the series of compromise neasures for the pacification of the country upon those exciting topics which have uds of the natives of one of the § of Mr. Benjamin Boyd « statement of Mr. Crawfo: ydaey,) whom Mr. Boyd hac (who has arrived engaged at San Francisco to go with him on his intended long voyage of discovery fi the various islands of the Lucific, New Guinea, Borneo, China, the I indies, Van Dieman’s Land, and New South Ws As os follows :- Boyd had already touched at the Sandwich lands, from Which places he had shippe en. He then ceded to the Solo- », wud purchased the sovereignty, or right, 7 » of these islands, for the olyect (as Mr ) of establishing the head-quarters of a Hie had been on shore on these 4 other i V hooting birds. On the morning { of the 1th , in coasting along one of the | jelands, b on inlet, or and; at half past six, left Wanderer in } ( for the inlet, A native le at jand. He t& e-barrelled gun, with bis belt, contuinin gpd he left orders to get br r hold return very short! On the side of the vessel. he told m he called * Friday,” not t m he had en- Kk with him his wad ves of the island tu come on boure wery herous, and would tuke the vessel, and murder ail hands, if they had on opportunity, Att ir, Boyd lett, and dhe Wis so long disturbed the peace and marred the pro: perity ofthe republi nd that the mild, yet firm ad uunistration of President Fillmore, so clearly evine- ing the highest order anship, as well as unceasing devotion te ure deserving of | our warmest admiration Resolved, That we will use every honorable en- or to place at the head of our government the i de man selected by the Whig Nw Convention Resolved, That it is with f f the deepest ‘orrow that we learn of the illness of that great statesman, Menry Clay, and that we sympathiai with the whole nation in} ived of his valuable services in the legislative halls of our counts The Whigs of Mari have organized and ay vinted Maj. B. F. v » Je. Wade, Dr. W Wel Ward, dW. Bish Maj. dames Barney, Robt Brown hard H. Daly, and Horace Monel del t Whig State Convention : ase of the contested seat in the € nia claimed by Mr. Chauncey and Mr 1e ively, « decision was given on the ov of Mr. Chauncey, who we- | | stelligence, nteligence from the min- rsare thriving papers in the mining districts A letter trom Big Ouk Flat, Tuolumne county, yer" The mincrs are at work mostly om the beiwoeg Dy. J. We ddeaive wed A Gorham, sy, ‘ | above the bar, and foun | this canal will be sufficient for all mining p | known to be | which is opened to a considerabl | morning, and went immediately to his j New York Volunteers, died iring was hoard sovoral timos, but it was supposed | large crecks which abound in this vicinity, upon that Mr. Boyd was meen procuring specimons of which, at present, there is a ful pede of the birds of tho island, Nine o'clock came, but he | water. Those who are working toms aro mak- was not seen coming off to breakfast ; the large goug ing from five to eight dollars por day, with now aud was thorefore sounded, when the natives, i oir | then a goed strike.” canoes around the vessel, to deride and | At the northern mincs ow Nelson's Creek, tho Jeor at the endeavors to signalize to those on shore, | minors are said to be gotting on very woll, aa the —s the same — + lo nan tonsa one. fiondish | weathor is very Plessaah there, and thoy are making issing noise, and said something in . in which Mr. Boyd's native, scamen, trandiated torbe | {Clerable wages. ince in several, weeks they got that forms quite an era with them. Tho miners in Wyandot are doing but little at present, for want of water. For tho fow days they were able to wash, they were wall rate and conso- nently are anxiously looking fur furthor rain. ‘Those engaged in throwing up, make ox; by the pickings. It ia said that water sufficient to wash twelve days, with a long tom, would bo enough for the miners there, A company from Nevada are digging a canal from ts at Coloma, a the upper saw mill down to the distance of four miles; and another company are about commencing another, which will bo about cight miles in length, and is to terminate a little bo- low the first. They aro to convey water for ing. Tho first will cost about sixteen thousand, and the last about twenty-seven thousand dollars. There is still another company on the other side of tho river, who are going to dig a canal of about the samo length as the last, so that the river will be taken eu- tirely into these artificial beds, and the present chan- nel left dry. ‘The large ditch now being made from Bloody Run and Grizsly Canon, by Messrs. Carter & Co., is nearly completed. By this ditch a large and permanent | supply of water will be furnished all along the ridge between the South and Middle Yubas, from Grass Valley to Sweotland’s and French Corral. From re- cent explorations, this portion of the country has been bound to be much richer than was expected— the prospect of an abundant supply of water havin, warranted @ much closer examination of the hills an ravines. The miners on all the bars on the upper Feather river, are doing exceedingly woll, averaging $10 per day tothe man. The most extensive preparations are in progress for fluining the river at Rich Bar, and two saw mills are now being erected for the purpose of supplying the various companies with lumber. Provisions are abundant, and can be purchased at reasonable prices. Information from Beales Bar at the junction of the | North and South Forks of the American River, | states that a miner daely sunk a hole on the ridge dirt paying twenty cents to the pan. The bed rock Bipes lownward, and the earth increases in richness the deeper it lies. these diggings are on the range with the famous Negro Hil, one mile above the South Fork, there is every reason to suppose that they willl prove of equal richness. ‘The Yuba river will be floomed for a distance of fifty miles or more next year. Several saw mills are being put up this winter to furnish lumber for the work. Colusi contains about « dozen houses. Monroe- ville, the county seat of Colusi, has yet but one dowicil. Tehama, at the topmost head of high water navigation, is twice as es a place as Mon- roeville. Some excitement of Jate has grown out of a cur- rent report that two or three men have lately taken their pilesout of what is known as the ‘Secret Diggings.” These men have got enough to satisfy themselves, and gone home. Still they have stren- uously avoided giving information of the locality of the place where their operations have been so suc- cessful. It is understood, however, that the place is in the vicinity of Washington, about thirty mi from Nevada. A number of persons have left in search of the Secret Diggings. Mr. Robertson, from iss Valley, gives informa- tion of a very rich discovery of gold diggings there. Every foot ‘of ground has been taken up on the ide” where the gold has been found. Qne miner refused $6,000 for his lead. Another accepted $10,000 for his claim. A_corresponden San Francisco Herald, writing from Placerville, Feb. 10th, says:—Busi- ness of all kinds is dull here, owing to the want of water. The miners have thrown up an immense umount of dirt around this place, and also at Coon Hollow, which there is but Tittle hope of their being able to wash out this winter. Some enterprising in- dividuals here have been endeavoring to form a com- pany for the purpose of constructing a canal of such dimensions shall supply the whole of the placer diggings in the vicinity with an ample supply of water. They propose to construct a canal ten fect wide and three feet deep, to be fed by the South Fork of the American river, at a point thirty iniles distant from thi It is calculated that purposes, and in addition to the mines already worked, would be the means of opening extensive placer diggings ‘ich, but which cannot new be worked for the wantof water. The route has been sur- veyed, and it is found that it will he necessary to construct a flume fourteen miles in length. Should | this canal be built, Placerville would become one of ! he most important inland towns in thes At Coon Hollow, one mile and # half weet of this place, miners gaged in extensive tunnelling opera- tions, them hi ed into hills up- wards of 200 feet cts extremely well, but the them from being very. sue ar. The place three months ago contained but two or three log houses. It has now a number of stores and taverns, and con- tuins some two hundred hous Jn Mathena’s Ci 1 ove place, are exten: are extremely rich. have been prit into oper ce from the zVeins, some of which ly a number of mills mn, and one of them, the Union Mining Company i y_ profitably worked. They are ruining their mill, which five stamps at‘a very light expense profitable results. Tsaw and examined their vein, tent, and foynd distance it very rich, the gold being visible in every part of the When this compa tensive which I understand they intend doing at no y, [have no doubt their profits will equal those of any other company in the State. Murder, Robbery, and Affray. The Sacramento Union gives an account of a horrible and revolting murder, which was per- ‘ated on the first Sunday in Fs Russi River, about thirty miles from S The name of the murdered man was Louis He was ighly esteemed in that neighborhood. His body, found, bore the marks of bre wound across the left temple, and the fore part of the skull broke in as truck with Four men in the neigh- do were ar qnero, who Was & gr wronsa Deaulorble (one of the parties arre ’ and who this yaquero declared had murdered Le- gendre. From his statement of t . this Deau- ist him in disposing vderer tied one e f a lariat into th vat of the murdered man, and the vaquer ther to his saddle, dragged the corpse a om the place of murder, and there bur ‘This Deaulorble acknowledged that he kill u but said he did it in self-defence. He was | committed A bloody affray took place at Sa Vth ult. “Two gentlemen, named Germans, have been doing bu a difficulty had existed between them f r some time, owing to an improper intimacy between or and ( f n gave out that he was about visiting the Sandwich Islands, and start but it apy his departure was a ruse to try the integrity ot his wife. He came back at an early hour this is house, where uspicion tid, Were authenticated by About six o'clock A. M., he met Baker near orner of Second and J streets, and fired at him hi 8 | pwice, the last ball taking effect in the breast, be- jow the heart. He then rushed at him with a knife, and cut him in several places. Baker was lingering up to last accounts; but no hopes are entertained for lis recovery. Green was immediately arrested, and s now in prison. A daring and high-handed robbery was committed at the Hotel de France, kept by Duplix & Godfrey, ut Jackson, on the 7th ot February. The robbers «ntered the bedroom of the proprietors, which joins the barroom, about 9 o'clock, when the house was literally filled with people, and carried off a trunk, which, however, contained nothing but clothing, and attempted to carry off a small iron safe which con- The safe was fustened to the wall and to the floor by bolts threugh succeeded in wrenching off the ples, but were frightened off betore they could force the safe from the floor. There were no jess than five cabins broken open while the owners wee ont, and probably by the same gang. They tin carrying off about five hundred dollars. c One miner had he had his entire earnings for x most Juek, two yer whieb he kept under the head | of bis be put Lond: for the first time, he took it with bim. When he went back to his cabin he found ( lvoken open, and his bed had been thoroughly cavehed and capsized. Miscellaneous Items. ‘The San Francisco Herald, of the Ath Pet Mr. William Mullins, « memberof the regiment of yesterday: in th is. The deces the bowels. of inflammation o' who w yung inan of some twenty-two years of g served gallantly in Mexico, having been in s« different engagements, and behaving ereditably in He was orderly to Gen. Quitinan, aud” wies known and cetecmed hy many of our citizens, Until recently he was a resident of St fun. A new democr State Jowvnul, \ City. At San Prenciseo, on the » paper, called the Democvati heen esinblished ut Sacramea od ult, a duel euane off ‘As { among whom | alled upon | city, | justice of tho aes which rosulted in @ wound in the hip to the » of a not vory serious ». ‘The steamer Senator has been refitted, and has oom- monoed to mako her “the alia California a tiho 17th February, says e ‘the 17¢! : By the clipper ship Wild Pigeon, which hauled ou; Jesterday, 8 largo number of our Chinese citizen; eft to return to their native land. These singula men, most of them, came here a year or two ago,t with a few packages of tea or rice, and by their in- dustry, frugality and strict attention to business, have all made money, and some of them ‘amassed fertunes. At ono time nearly all the restaurants in the city were conducted by Chinese. Latterly they have done paaey ait the washing of tho city. " They have genorally been a poacoable and orderly class of the community. We have very seldom h of legal difficulty between them, or of the peace committed by them. Alfred A. Green, who was tried on an indiotment charging him with the murdorof Adrian B. Bar- thol 1, has been acquitted. tricals. omonsaay, years Roya Irautay Overa ill, according to tho present arrangements, be open- (i on the 16th of March. RET aay HaAyMarker.—Miss Vandenhoff was unable to perform in her new play of ** Woman’s Heart” onthe 7th or 19th ult., owing to indisposition. The comedy of ** The Housekeeper” was, in consequence, substituted. The Queen went to tho Lyceum Theatre on the 16th ult. Prince Albert and suite accompanied her. ‘The performances were, *‘ A Game of Speculation” and ** Happy Land.” AstLEy’s.—Every department of this theatrical and equestrian establishinent is actively engaged in preparing for the production of Mr. Kingdom's grand hippo-dramatie spectacle! Report speaks highly of the gorgeous style in which it will be brought out. Miss Glyn is about to givea series of Shakspearian readings at Liverpool. Mr. J. Sefton, the manager of Niblo’s, New York, is now in London, looking out for ** stars” for the New World. Mr. J. W. Wallack, the tragedian, who played | last summer at the Haymarket Theatre, has entered | into an engagement with Mr. Douglass, the lessee of | the Standard Theatre, where he will make his first ‘ appearance on Monday, March 1, in a favorite play | to be produced with new scenery, dresses, and ap- | pointments. “The Rifle Brigade,” a new farce, will be pro- duced at the Haymarket Theatre next week. John Reeve is about to take a benefit at the Strand. He purposes reviving ‘* The Wreck Ashore.” The Literary Amateurs have been performing at Manchester and Liverpool, inthe Free Trade Fiat and Philharmonic Hail. Their performances have been attended with success, to the injury of the licensed theatre The popular farce of ** Our National Defences, or, the Cockshot Cavalry,” is about to be revived at the Adelphi. Mr. H. Betty has been performing at Woolwich with Miss Heraud to good houses. Tar Oyertanp RovrE.—The Diorama of the Overland Route to India, at the Gallery of Mlustra- tion, will close to the London public on the 28th inst., having been exhibited nearly 1,600 times, and been inspected and approved by a great number of military officers, and others who had travelled overland to the east, and who have borne testimony to its remarkable fidelity, as well as its merit as a work of art. The present series of views will be succeeded by a new diorama of “The Military Achievements of the Duke of Wellington.” HE FLowers or THE ForrEst.”—We per- ceive that this most popular and interesting of Buckstone’s Adelphi has been converted into an opera hy the German composer Kittl, who is about producing it at the Prague theatre. Mr. Buck- comedy of * Married Life,” has also been ranslated, and aitained great celebrity in Germany. Should the international copyright treaty become a », We have little doubt that it will encourage original writers’ to exercise their talent in d miutic composition, and that we shall frequently have Pari: ers ing English dramatists g ion to transfer their works to the French Mr. M’Collum, the celebrated American equstrian, has been drawing large audiences to Franconi’s Cir- cus, which is now at Leeds. There was an immense attendance at his benefit on the 17th. The Royal Marionette theatre continues to attract numerous and fashionable audiences. The suecess of the first series of the Glee and Ma- drigal concerts has been such as to warrant the ad- verfisement of a second series. Miss Phillips, a danghter of our best basso, is about. to make her sppearance a cred concert at Exeter Hall on sh Wednesda, A new series of the Wedn erts was com- enced this week, by a benefit performance given by Mr. Stammers, with a programme in which, by way of “star,” was advertised Mr. Braham. Mr. Launley is still in Paris, making up his compa- ny for Her Majesty's Theatre. Madame Wagner will be the star of the season. Miss Louisa Howard has left the Olympic compa- ny. We regret this, a3 she was an actress of con- lerable talent, and a great favorite with the pub- lie. Mr. Henry Farven is about to take a month’s tour, professionally, in the provinces. EpixsurG.—Mrs. Stirling has obtained a short conge from Mr. Webster, and has been playing e of her favorite characters with eclat, at the ‘Theatre Royal here. Liverroo. the Adelphi tre Royal in this town. Mx. Wrignt.—We understand that this popular comedian will leave the Adelphi Theatre in the course of the summer, when his engagement there will have terminated, and that be will then transfer his services to the Princess's Theatre. Miss Lauriette Humphrey is at present playing at the Theatre Royal, Dublin, where she is rapidly in- creasing in public favor.’ The press speak very flatteringly of her, both as an actress as well as vocalist, M. JULLIEN.—The opera of this esteemed maestro ietion, and will be one of the earliest 2 hy Mr. Gye, at Covent Garden. Zerr is, we hear, the soprano, and Tamber- Formes the tenore and basso. Miss Sarah Lyons, a young actress of much pro- se, will appear toanorrow night, at the Olympic, dul American acto s been playing at th from Thea- Pan in numbe: ra will vis is spring. net has given his second grand concert in the ‘Ss, and announces a close ¢ menecment of April. rr Joachim, too, intending to visit Loudon for the cnard is coming te perform at Mr. Ella’s icul evenings. * Fidelio,” ag performed in Paris by Mr. Liunley’s company, appears to be more su ful with the urs than with the public accustomed to frequent the Italian Theatre. Among the coming novelties in executive music «the son of M. and Madame Malibran de Beriot, | who isabout. to produce himself as a pianist and as a composer for the piano. E ‘ A new commentary on the perpetual disappoint- ment awaiting those’ who believe in the yast amount of tent denied its opportunity of coming forward bas been given at the third Opera House, in Paris, where, hy way of novelty, the management has produced “Les Visilandines”’ of Devienne. M. Flotow is about to produce a new opera, for erman theatyes, toa libretto by Madame Birch- ffer. A drama in fiveacts, at the Theatre Vaudeville, —"La Dame aux Camelias,” by M. A Dumas, Jr.— has produced a most powerful etfeet on the playgoers of Varis, and has given Madame Doche an oppor- tunity of showing her tragic powers. The story may ve described as a modern French version of “The Harlots Progress,”,the terrible painfulness of which seems to have startled even the feviletonistes into something like eamest. ‘The Orera ar St. Pererseerg.—M. Alari’s ‘and new opera of *Sardanapalus” was produced the Imperial Opera on the 7th inst., and private Jetters inform us with complete success. The opera vroduced for the first time on the occasion of jo’s benefit. Mario, Grisi, Ronconi, Tagliatico, s, Meric, sustained the leading characters. ‘The Emperor and family were present. It is to be produced at Covent Garden in dane. Viensa. Feb. * Richard the Third” was jor the first time last night, at the Burg, be- a crowded audience It is the third attempt season to introduce S peare ina new charac- ter to the trequenters of the Court theatre, and it | wasn highly successful one. | Since mM. last two comne' th i | this | 1 A the Bard en grad f round 6 continent. King Lear” ind * Macbeth" I have already seen in Merent foreign langouges; and certainly, to frou the receipts at the doors, and the enthu- of the spectators, he is at the highest of his popularity ameng the Germans, and in the Austrian | capital, The Countess Rossi (Hearietia Sontag) is perform: i or three nights at Leipsic. The prices wre tripled, are leld on to convey the Berlin en acon Le pis, over the | thusis simian Arrxocrttes.--The Viewna Gazette contains (he coutcnce of Maria Viehwoget, a cigar roller, fo teur months imprisonment in trons and twenty stripes with reds for inciiing ber teiiom-laborers to strixe for weges AFFAIRS IN THE CITY. Building Accumulating Fund Associations. To tHe Eprrox or rux Heraup: As an oxperionced editor, you are no doubt aware that every new discovery, no matter how benoficial Pienegiten of eink these it has thereafter proved to mankind, met with violent opposition at the start. By entrance Persons who cannot, and persons whose interest | [Snes three years. blinds them so that thoy will not ece any merit in a new discovery, are not content with dis- believing, but they must try to write it down; and | Profit... as they cannot or do not desire to understand tho subject, they have recourse to abuse and vitupora- tion, because argument will not answer their pur- pose. Iam led to tho above reflection from having lately seen several attacks upon building associa- | 38 tions, in various papers, made by persons, per- haps, from interested motives, at any rate by per- sons who have tho candor to acknowlodge that they cannot understand, being thick skulled, by what *hocuc-pocus” operation these societies mako so much money, and how they really benefit their members. Tf these gentlemen are really desirous of having a little more light, I am willing to impart it to them, and if they will take pencil in hand, and follow me in the here submitted ealeulation, they will dis- cover the ‘ hocus pocus” we employ. Iwill bere premise that the table which I hore submit is of the Second and Third Mechanics Build- ing Association, of which I am Secretary, and the plan of which originated with me. The members pay $2 monthly on each share, and tho ultimate value of a share is $500; They differ from all other societies in this respect, that, while others ‘sell shares at a discount, and charge interest on the full amount of the share, those societies charge interest onty at six per cent per annum on the actual amount advanced ona share. The only objection which was ever urged against them was, that they were far too liberal to suceced, and that they will last too ong. The table submitted will conclusively show that iberal as they undoubtedly are, they will terminate in seven years and seven months from the com- mencement, when each ehare will have attained the ultimate value of $500. | But Iam satisfied that they will run out in seven | years, for in my calculation, I have put down the annual fines and transfer fees at $300, which is not ! more than half the actual amount received. I have also discarded the payments made by members in advance—often one year—which allows the associa- tion to redeem a large number of shares when they will sell lowest. 1 can afford to be generous, and ive the opponents the advantage. I have put dient the annual expenses at $800, which is the full amount, although much has been said about ae salaries, &c., &c. I have commenced with 1, shares, and by redeeming the first month at $140, and increasing it $2 monthly, until the expiration of the sixth year, when I commenced at ), and: increased $10 monthly, until at the end of seven years, 1 reach $410, when I take it for granted that redemption will cease, and the unredeemed share holders will hold on, until they get $500 for each share. In order that any man who is acquainted with the common branches of arithmetic can follow me in my calculation, 1 will here show ‘the manner of pro- ceeding :— Entrance fee of 1000 shares at 50 cents is One month's dues, $ ‘Total receipts. first month Redeemed at 140, $2, 2.3 5 balance of $120 to be carried to next month’s act Second month—balance on hand. One month's dues, 1,000 shares, oe Une month’s interest on $2,380 loaned out last month., Total receipts second month .............. $2131 73 Redeemed at 142, $2,131 73-2.130 (15 shares, leaving a balance of $1 73 to be carried to next month’s account. ‘Third month—balance on hand............ 2.66 Interest on $2,380x$2.130—=$4.510, one month. . One month's dues, 1,000 shares. $2............. 2.000 00 Total receipts third month....... seeeaeees $2,023 97 Divide by 144. $2,023 97, and so on. Months. No. of shs. Price Re- — Am'nt paid Interest Redeemed. deemed at, Sor them. Received. _ iM $140 $2,380 — E 142 $ll7 144 222 146 321 148, 415 130 517 we p: 14 156 10. 158 at 160 1 162 Total,...104 $24.665 Finst Year's Report. Receipts. ‘To entrance fee. $1,000 shares. Dues, $1,000 shares, $24. Fines. Interest Expenditures. 164 shares redeemed... Expenses...... Balance on band Total....... Finst Ye veeeeee $25,483 81 | 's Prorit anv Loss Account, Dr. | To expenses........s.00 ee seeeeeee ++ _ $800 00 Balance, being net gain. ses. 58,020 81 | Divided among 1,000 shares, is... 58 O2 Add dues paid... bale on baste cet DELO Value of a shares... ssceseeeceeeens «$82 02 By entrance fee 164 shares rede Redeemed at Profit. Fines Interes Total... 1a Price Re- Amount paid Interest Re- deemed at, for them ceived. 4.663 1st) 2.160 182 2184 184 2.08 186 1,860 TWO YEARS’ REYORT, Receipts Entrance fees ‘ $500 00 To fines two yi 600 00 | * Dues two Year: 48,000 09 | © Interest + 2,861 81 TOL. ssereecere Ty 911 shares redeemed Expenses two years Bulance on band... | $01,961 81 PROFIT AND L088 ACCOUNT. tor. ‘To expenses two years, $1,600 00 | Balance net gain...... o . 107,601 81 | Divided among 1000 shares. i + $107 60 Add two years’ dues paid, is, » 4800 Present value of.... + $155 00-- ns ears seccens seveeeeees $109,201 81 Ry Entrance fer, 811 Shares rede ne, $511 x 500 Redeemed at.,.. $500 00 | Profit ¥ Interes' | Balance, being severe 146,128 00 No. of Shs. Price Re- Am'nt paid Intereet ¢ ars : “ Arse soure te saz 2584 388 08 39. 406 86 40 218 2.398 418 69 41 220 2.429 430 42 42 iL 22 2442 Uz 36 i 224 2.464 456 4 nn 26 2.486 466 SY il 228 2,508 416 8s i 220 2.530 401 20 10 22 2.320 603 68 9 234 ‘2.106 Bb ie Total... 677 — $108,500 F109 ae FOUR YeaRs’ RevORi. ‘To ent fee, 1,000 noe 'o entrance fee, 1, ares . Ld To Dues, 4x! oboe oo ‘ ‘To four years fines. 1,200 00 ‘To interest...... 11,966 46 $109,600 48 - apenditure By 577 shares redeemed... + $106,360 @0 By expenses, four years, $800, 3,200 00 By nce on hand.... i PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT, \ ; Dr. To expense acct...... To balance. being net Divided among 1.000 ‘Add dues paid, 4x24, Present value of a share 7 ‘Total... By entrance fee.. By fines, four years, interest... 1,900 577 shares redeemed, par value $500, . $283,; Redeemed at..... + 106,360 Profit.. » $182,140 T 800 45 Months. No. of shs. Price Re- — Am’nt paid Interest Redeemed. deemed at. Sor them. Received. $106,360 $11,060 48 236 2.596 535 03 238 2.330 548 78 240 2,600 500 47 22 2420 STS 49 244 2.684 586 48 246 2,706 506 66 248 2.480 oigor 2 fi 254 27 oO 2 256 2,560 6403 * 28 2,064 616 Ge Total... 701 $186,904 $19,228 18 Firtu Yean’s Rerory, Receipts. To entrance fee. $500 OF Fines, five years 1,500 @0 Interest...... 19,288 1s Five years’ dues, $24,000. 120,000 03 Total.... 701 shares redeemed... Five years’ expenses... Balance on hand.... . MMe Crises tyes tence cess asee ees P141 228 18 PROFIT AND 1.033 ACCOUNT, To expenses. . Balance net gain Divided among 1.000 shares Add dues paid 6x24, 120 00 Prezent value of each share, | Total. | By entrance fee. | Fines... Interest | 701 shares redeemed, per valu 500 2 | Redecmed at..... ”- + 186,054 b | FroMtiids sass aczursas coohesaactenteee ae SIRE OD Total... é $204,776 18 | No. of Shs. Price Interest | Months. Redeemed. Redemed at. Received. 701 $19,228 18 $260 686 84 262 700 95 208 713 8T 266 723 69 267 TAL 32 270 ‘754 Ot 22 ‘767 86 274 ‘781 2s 276 794 80 278 809 77 280 823 49 252 886 20 $169,712 $23,306 09 SIX YEARS’ REPORT. To entrance fees, $500 00 + 800 00 o oo By expenses 22 shares re Balance on hand To expenses, so s C jance, being net gain i 5 Which. divided among 1,000 shares, is, | $207 15 ile Add dues paid, O524........00es008 144 00 Present value of each share,,......44. - TOU. s.ssrseveveeeveerereees By entrance fees Fines, six years f Interest fo . 28,006 S22 shares redeemed, par value, $500..$411,000 Redeemed ttivecceceeeeceeereseeee LOWTIZ No. of shs. Price Amount paid Interest Months. redeemed, redeemed at. for them. Received. 22, — Eat 2 $23,306 09 $300 S47 4: ato 862 22 320 875 93 330 800 1 340 903 20 350 918 29 360 932 10 370 46 31 380 960 91 590 975 90 400 991 20 alo 1,005 10 *| $50,475 09 SLYEN TEARS’ REPORT, Receipts, To entrance fee. $500 08 Fines.. 2,100 00 dnterest. 39,475 00 Dues 7. 168,000 08 Total., $210,075 o@ By expenses,...... $5,000 00 £20 ehares redeemed 204.142 60 Balance on band.....,. 33 OO Total....ss0+ vee $210,075 00 rrorit AND L083 Act Dr. ‘Yo expentes, + "$5,000 08 292.533 00 geod Divided among 1.000 #1 33 Add dues paidy.cescccees 168 00 Present value of each share,, MOO 3 Total....++ Price Ree Amat paid Interest | deemed at. fo Received. | $8 2861 81 | rn 270 20 2st 66 2 ot | Mt 14 77.572 00 2.400 00 ws 12 1 cece REMATH AR 8 Wott... | Ry entrance fee. | 920 shares redeemed, par Fines... Interest, $460,000 204,142 value, Redeemed al... fring Profit...... If shares are worth $400 88 in seve will it require fo make them worth ears and 7 months. And now having conclusively shown that the woney is not made by *hocus pocus,” but by the vatural accumulation of interest, compounded. monthly, we will see how much the redeemer loses $297.968 08 years, what ti YY Answor ly lower than any other per We will suppose be purchased « Louse and lot for $1,700, on which $1,000 romnins on bond and mort- gauge, at G per cent, tor seven years, and $700 he mye h. He redocmis five shares at $140, ofwhich wil 7” furnish him with tho cash to com his purchase. In order to meet the $1,000 when it becomes due,