The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1852, Page 3

RADE, TOLLS AND TONNAGE OF THE NEW YORK STATE CANALS, Auditor's Annual Report, Cana Department. Avnany, March 7, 135 'o the Legislature of the State of New Yor The Auditor of the Canal Dopartment, in obs- lience to the requirements of section 7 of act, chap. 162, of the laws of 1848, trunsinits a statement of the Ils, trade, and tonn: of the canals for the year f navigation 1851. The total saupene of all the property on th janals, i cending, its valua, and th L. d for the fifteon years pi ig, is as follows, viz. -— ear. Tons Value "all 1.310.807 $67.634.343 $1614 342 1,171.206 55,500,28! 746.559 2.920 6 G08 2446 3T4 2.646.181 ; 7 85 8 981,801 3.329, The total tons coming to tide water from Erie nd Champlain canals, for each of the last 17 years, ind the aggregate value thercof in market, was as follows, viz:— re Value, 52,975.52 55,474,683 te 53.927,50 The whole quantity of wheat and flour whic. came to the Hudson river, from 1834 to 1851, inclu- sive, with the aggregate market value of the same, und the amount of tolls received on all the wheat and flour transported on the canals ineach year, from 1837 to 1851, inclusive, is as follows:— Value. Tolls. $5,719.795 Not ascertained do do 9.640.156 $301,739 9,883,586 330.161 7,217,841 10,362 862 i i, 15,962,950 18,836,412 82:890.938 31,148.421 19,308,595 20 .218,188 16,487,652 867,881 A redaction in the rates of tolls was made on flour and wheat, commencing on tho opening of na- vigation in 1851, equal to 2d per cent. With arrival at tide water nearly equal to that of the previous year, thé tolls decreased $246,633, or about 22 per cent. While the quantities are about equal fer the two years, the value is seen to have fallen off more than $6,000,000. With an equal price for the two years, thore can be little doubt that the increase in uantity would have kept the tolls upto those of the revious year. ‘The tons of wheat and flour shipped at Buffalo and Oswego, from the year 1835 to 1, and at Black Rock, from 1839 to 1851, inclusive, and tho total tons of wheat and flour which arrived at the Hudson river, were as follows, viz:— Tons Buffalo. B'k Rock Oswege. at tide teas 7 Tats 2 24154 13591 10.010 15.108 15.075 6.677 14.338 25.858 42.293 44.560 63.905 87.320 90.411 119201 133.473 146,204 BE Junction Locks 391111 I BRSERtesss 5 Champlain Cone Sggscddeas . & gBlack Rock GrdZSE 111 |SAZRRASESS iS lig ovens (= BEEEERECEE x Perl SS Lockyort Locks. ASS! IE SSSSHSSA | #é Sa FARASARARA = 3 Sonn tot... 8RG1 | 1gEETagEee &; SRBS ShRARERANA § BE HHAg SNANSSSAS 38 BS eters E Lock three misR2SBSERSSAEG ERATE E west of Schnee Sa NARS INET SA Fa EE ye Seeme a caanendaadaa sag 3 9 23 ES roral to ond froma 233 111 1SESSRSSIS s¢ the Hudson river 3 & Hessssscs 5 z Ewen Ty wusegell | lgeesagseg EE CWewwwGeeg - SEHESRRAR Port Schuyler side} || | 111 1 SRRSSSBRS & b No E 2 % po ot agee |! Gagesaaes ge aNaN aa AABS H 4 : eC a* : : 3 , = g 33 a ; Py 3 es 23 Z A Statement of THe Nummer, Ciasy, avo Tonnacr oF Bours vive axp mecisrenep 1 1851) 18 48 youtows: . ? g 2 4 & = im = = oo me TO 1500 — = ---f+F- = - eek ee ee is - 1 - - - 1 125 110 1 - - 1 = - 2 229 i 62d 1 3 2 — @ 2700 6 0 2 = 7 4 — 2 2185 op Ww 4 4 32 18 — 72 6480 cy 2 2 2 4 1 — i 935 0 z & 4 é 7 23 — 2,240 e 2 63 2 1 =- = & 160 %o 238 1 om i re) Se. cee ae oe Fig Gl ae eee ee me 1 ae me aed 45 SS “gol tk a te Oe ae, ae a ae os Pe ee ee en “a &@ 1 o 33 .. 213 18,450 q ive increase of the capacity of boats is, oe See more: satisfactorily shown by the various tcnnage of the boats registered in each of the last ENTE: Reorsrernp. Tonnage. 1844, 1, 1 ast. 1848, 1849, 1850. 1851, 170 ins a a | as LO TE ES er NE A SS , under the direction of the collectors of tolls. ‘Thy | actual number of boats at each of these periods been built and registered as follows :— Inexitenco Ln January, 1847.00.06. 606 Built and registered in’ ‘Total, (without allowing for’ deaths’) lst Jam. , 1862. Tho unexampled bu > great increase of boats built in that yoar. On tho imption (in the absence of any count), that the “deaths” since Ist January 1847, bear the axmo proportion to the number thon in existence, as tho “deaths” between the counts in 1344 aad 1347 (see Sen. doc. 90, of ee he 16), bore to the whole imber in existence lst January, IN44, thea tho result would be as follows :— a, Ist January, 1847. 2725 Deaths” since do, * 1131 16H Add boats buiit since Ist Jan., 1847,.......... 2505 Boats in existence lat January 1852............4.047 ‘This shows an actual absolute addition of 1,322 to the number on the Ist January, 1847, or 261 per annum—equal to 48 per cont for the last five yours. The accuracy of the above result is corroborated by the fact that the average life of a caual boat is but about nine or ten years. In the report for the last year corresponding to this, and owing to the omission to make an allow- anco for the ‘ deaths” of boats, the numbor on the Ist of January, 1851, was stated to be 5,508. A continuance of the same erroneous statement would have swelled the number on the Ist of January, 1852, to 5,781, and would have shown an oxcess of 1,734, or 50 per cent., boats beyond the number in existence at that date; an error nearly equal to the whole number of boats in 1844. The error in the statement of last year is the less excusuble because the table (Assem: doc. 56, of 1851, p. 13,) ia made up by the addition to the count in 1844.0f the boats built in each year thereafter; whereas there was a count in 1547, when it was ascertained that there were 553 deaths between the two periods. Thus, while the table of last year was erroneous in not og- timating and allowing for the unascertainod deaths since 1847, it was doubly erroneous by omitting tho ascerts d deaths of 563 betweon 18-44 and 18 i. An interesting exhibit, for several years, of tho average tonnage of the boat, of the time necessary to make # passage, and the cost to bring a barrel of flour from Buffalo to Albany, of the lockages at Al- exandor’s Lock, and the total tons delivered at tide wator from the Erie Canal, and of the total tolls, is as follows:— B & 8385 oat Fear, oy Hie ick ROS zeus. ? Ra ss 2 30,320 532.520 219 799.816 43,957 1,431,252 84.911 1,184,337 36.918 1,266,724 88.444 1,554,675. 40,396 1,508,677 29,727 A comparison of the results of last year’s busi- ness with that of 1841, ten yoars ago, shows that while the boat has nearly doubled its capacity, the time necessary to make a passage from Buffalo to Albany is diminished half a day, transportation is cheapened 30 per cent., or 22 cents on a barrel of flour; and that while the lockages at Alexandor’s Lock have increased only 33 per cent., the tons arriving have increased 200 per cent; and that though the tons arriving from the Erie Canal last ear are 77,000 more than in 1847, the lockages are 3,600 less. It is properto state that the average tonnage of the boat and tho time necessary to make a passage from Buffalo to Albany, as put down in the foregoing statement, was ascertained in this way:—Tho Starting with the Ist of January, 1347, boats have aud the average flour from Butfato Tons arriving. anual whote charge on a barrel of Albaay, i# ax follows — Lackages. Chirge por bret: t OS os 40.396 of 40 _ In 1841 (Ass. Doe. 92, p, 8,) the Caaal Commis siouers estimated that an addition of 225,000 tous + 1.508.677 to tho down tonnage of 1810 would exhaust tho ea- pacity of the Krie Canal. Not merely 225,00), but 3C2 tons have been added to the down tonnage c nd tho average froights aro 80 per cent. lees, with an arrival of 1,505,077 t it tide water in [851, than with an arrival of 467,315 tons in 1840. All of which is Sealy subinitted G Neweut, Auditor. News from the Emigrating Company which started Last Spring, from St. Paui to Orc- BUROPHAN MATTERS. Our Parts Correspondenee. Panis, March 25, 1452. Gaities— The Balls, Masquerades, and Parties— A queer Assoctation~-Extraordinary Funeral of a Wealthy Negro from Mobile—The Embellishments of the Lowvre— Famine in France—Magnificent Bridge—The Operas, Theatres, §0. ‘Tho bright sun glittors over our honds, and» balmy | broeve is rofreshing the city of Paria; spring has j come, at last, and it is to be hoped that no tempest will come and blast away all the hopes of autumn. ‘The almond, peach, apricot, apple and pear treos, are all in bloom; tho grassis “greening” anew, the flow- ors are “budding” out of the plants, and this oxtra- ordinary weathor, at this poriod of tho yoar, is the cause of much astonishment among the savans, ‘Though the nights and ovenings are somewhat chilly and cold, tho days are as warm as during tho months of July and August, from ten to threo o'clock. Our public promenades are filled with idle porsons, most of them foreigners, who aro enjoying in Paria the beauty of the weathor, and waiting here to undor- take the annual and usual visit to Romo, to bo pro- 8 of the ** Holy Week.” of tho Mé-Caréme, Paris has Since tho festiv gon, by the Northern Route. [From the Minnesota Democrat, Mare! We have received the subjoined highly interesting lotter from Henry Doolittle, Bxq., who’ is favorably known to many of our citizens. His narrative will, we hope, cure some of our citizens of the Oregon and California. fever. Manysvi.in, OrnGon Tennirory, Devomber6, 1851. Dear Sin:—Our | party arrived at Portland in this territory, the 18th of November, having been six months ‘and sixteen days upon tho route, Tam awaro that the poople of Minnosota, gonorally, think that a good ra feasible route from Red river to Oregon isin oxistence ; and that if it was generally known in the States, a portion of tho great travel across tho Missouri plains might bo divertod from that channel, and made to pass to the northward and cross the Rocky Mountains, at a pass in about 49 degrees north latitude. Our party left St. Paul, on the 28th day of April. Wo passed up through Gull, Leach, Cass, and Rod akes, down Red lake and Red river, to the Selkirk settlemont, in thirty-six days; having mado fourtoon portages, in all a distance of twenty-four miles. The Selkirk settlement extends along both sides of Red river, about twonty-five miles, and up the Assinneboine, some twolve miles. The population consists of Scotch, Canadians, and Halt-broeds, numbering about ‘twelve hundred. 'Thore are several Protestant and Catholic churches. Tho Hudson Bay Company have two well built stono forts, about the sizeof Mort Snelling. This com- pany imports and retails nearly all of the goods and merchandise sold in tho settlement. The Canadians and Half-breeds depond in a groat measure upon the buffalo hunts for provisions; while the Scotch settlers farm considerable, raising very good crops of spring wheat, oats, peas, potatoes, and garden vegetables. There is a great scarcity of timber about the sottlement. The houses are mostly built of hewn logs, and plastered with a kind of whito clay, nibh give them tho appearance of being white-washed. We were detained some time in purchasing our horses and carts, and in waiting for ir. ——, who had the misfortune to jump out of a canoe and lose his money. But as that gentleman had uniformly borrowed of the rest of the company whenever ho could, pretending he had large drafts on the H. B. Co., which we found to"be entirely false, and also the stories he told about having crossed the plains from this point, we did not pity him much. However, he was furnished with a horse to pro- ceed with the party. We found a cart trail te For Ellis, a trading post ofthe H. B. Co., on the Assin- D_ A. Roperrson, collector at st kept an account showing the boat each day of the largest tonnage which made the passage in tho shortest time, as shown by the dates on the clearance of the boat. The result for the year of the average of the statements is put down oppositeeach. The time may be less than the actual Perrmanoes of lines of boats, but being made on the eame principle for each year, it fur- nishes a just comparison of one year with ancther. The average tonnage of all the boats rogistored in the last ten years is about 70 tons, which pro- bably approaches the average tonnage of the boats now in existence. Assuming the number of boats to be 4,047—average tonnage 70—and it gives, as the total tonnage of all existing boats, 283,290. By the data used in arriving at tho above, it is found that of the 4,047 boats existing, there aro— « + +1,075—avg. tonnage, 70—tot'l tonnage, 75.250 De'k'd scows 1,279 t 70 « 89,775 Lake boats.. 685 ‘A 70 bt 47,900 Bull heads.. 382 7 * 29,414 564 ‘ed 69 a 33,916 32 « 1,934 233,290 Tho total number of boats, as ascertained by count, in 1844, 1847, 1848, and in 1852, by estimate with their tonnage capacity, and the tonnage de- livered at tide water from the Erie canal, is as follows:--- Tons from Erie canal Lockages Tonnage deliv'rd at at wfllexan- Year. Number, capacity, tide water, der’s lock, 1844. 126 «117,458 799,816 23,219 184 18.901 266.260 1.431.252 43,957 1851.....,4,047 288.200 1,608,077 40/396 It is seen that the total number of boats, and their aggregate tonnage capacity, the tons de- livered at tide water, and the lockages at Alox- ander’s lock, are about the same in 1847 as in 1851. In 1847, a portion of the locks between Albany and Syracuse were pH pet they are all double. The number and tonnage capacity of the boats built and registeredin each year, since 1843, has been as follows. Tonnage added in 1844. rs “ 184 12,260 18,450 As the representative of down freight, or freight from the west, in reference to the eest of transpor- tation, it has been usual to take a barrel of flour of 216 lbs.; and as the representative of up freight, or freight going west, 100 lbs. of merchandise. To show what have been the variations in the price of transportation of up and down freight between Buffalo and Albany, the following tables have been constructed, giving the prerage price in each month of each yen tom (830 to 1851, both years inclusive. The tables have been prepared with a great deal of care from the books and shipping bills of the prin- cipal forwarding merchants at tide water. The tables give also the average for each season, and dis- tinguish between the toll which goes to the State, and the freight, or amount over toll which goes to the carrier. They are asfollows:-- Ur Freicut Per 100 uns., FROM ALBANY TO Burrato. < kes & & @ ; mow = & ae a ee Py § , 3 3g < 2 8 tere eee Be ae tee ee | 58 a 8 ma He Sa ae : 3 : A : ” is @ 3 100 100 100 100 100 100 mw 100 100 Y ” o Sd oO 100 100 100 100 1 mie a ak oe ae Ze - SS eS aan ok ee oe Aree i pee ipraiage gi Sage Pe er ee 4 2) ee oe re ae Pe ae Bow 9 18 100 & 73 38 88 33 60 186553 % 17 124 107 123,162 2 20 4 OF 2 - ¢ 71 338 q gz 7 3 * “ i 6 Bone 2 fe TS ing — = 84 ps i\o os & See ~ 4 3 _ — 3 2 2 = = 4 an a ~ 2 3 = -_ = i ae ae WS 007 ATT 1408 457 215 (162218 While there is no difficulty in getting at the «+ pirthe” of canal boats, it is a very difficult matter, of not an impossibility, to keep such an account of the ‘deaths’ as shall approximate to accuracy. Jas never been known with any approach to certai Mi ty, except at two periods, how many boats were in axistence. In 1843, and again in 1846, after the ravigable communications were closed by, and the fonts were fixed in, the ice, the canals were divided ito sections, and an accurate count was made Down FREIGHT PER HDF, 216 uns. FROM BurraLo TO eo we ee te eg 3 Por ie Bite, fk : a ae a ses eee 0 7 % 8 101 102 "9 cr a a a 7 0 7 10 100 1% 10 a a a: a) 2 Sd 3 38 8 8 SS BD £ 6 6 bk 76 75 BS s 3B 2 72 723 3 © q q 80 8 72 RS vid a ve rg 6 3 7 8 73 3 38 i 78 7 35 41 16 SI ¥ 66 62 58. i The tons arriving at tide water from tho Rrie neboine river, distance from Red river about 200 miles. The country was full of little lakes and groves of small poplartimber. Hore we were joined by a French gentlomen with a small party, going to- wards the mountains ona hunting excursion. Thus far we had been detained on account of rain and resumed that state of dulnegs which is ordinary from that day of half Lont to Kaster Sunday. The well bred people abstain from attending balls or theatres, during that short period, which is altogo- ther consecrated, aud which thoy devote to obtain the remission of thoir sins—no inconsiderable num- ber—-bofore the commission of frosh onos. It may be observed tho timo is short; but thoy make tho best of it. Concerts are so numerous at this period of tho year, that the walls of the city are daily coverod with immense bills, announcing tho soirée musicale of a pianist, a viol + & singer, or a ‘solist,” of every kind and talent. There is nothing more te- dious than these musical sotrées, which are fashionable as a box at tho Italian Opera, or an a mission to t lerios. I agree with a gentloman of taste and refinement, who, having been requested te say if he know anything moro tiresomo than a concert, replied instantly: **Yos! there is some- thing more tiresome than one concert—two con- cert: The day of the Mi- ‘éme has been very amna- ing this year, and was marked by many incidents worth notice, First, the renovation, on a grand sealo, of the festival of the washerwo and water carriers, which had been neglected for somo time past. The first festival takos place in all tho Lavoirs of Paris, and is often the occasion of many balls and dinner parties. In all the washing establishments, tho tiest girl is chosen tobe the queen, and she ia adorned with a splondid wreath of flo a sign of command and power. Sho then receives the com- pliments and courtesies of all her subje and sho is promenaded on the public thoroughfares, in a car- riage ornamented with green leaves, ribbons, and flowers. In the evening, a dinner takes place, and the parties join together to enjoy a social dance. The second festivity—that of the water carriers— takes placo at the large drinking establishments and bar rooms of the carriers of Paris. Tho esteomed entlemen who are the distributors of the French Jroton, on that day taste the juice of the grape, and they become, in the course of the evening, as merry as Polos. is entertainment always ends by a pu- gilistic display and a night in the watch-house. Man: affairs of the kind have occurred this year, and will find an issue in the Court of Common Pleas. The most admirable party of the Mi-Caréme was the ball given by Mr. Berger, of Paris. The superb parlor of the Hotel de Ville was opened on this occa- sion, and decorated with the greatest luxury, and was rendered more remarkable by tho innumerable lights which had been stuck in the chandeliers. The saloons wero crowded to excess, and the most honor- ablo people invaded the parlor and the galleries, and the staircases, of the palace. The music was excel- lent and the dancing delightful. Many Americans 8 The Fine Wieather--The Religious Festivities and | in the battal of the French and tho Huns, ren- dere the pla, tromely dull, At tho cireus theatre M paper depo powder burnt made, or the drama will not be William Niblo, the abio manager of the arden of New York, loft Paris on Sunday ovening | Inston his way to Liverpool,and thonce to New York. He was accompanied by bis nophew and niece, and by John Sefton, the excellent theatrical er and actor of the Broadway bondonniere. 1 ax yet, unvoil the arrrangomonts made by . Niblo for his summer campaign. ders will soon know the treat thoy are to enjoy noxt Bearon. Mr. Brady, the superior daguerreotypist of Now York, sails in tho steamer of Saturday next. from Liverpool, on his return to New York. [He has made the most excellent arrangemonts in Europe (o have hie gallery furnished with tho portraits of all the inguished mon of the Continont. He is accom) d by Mrs. Brady BH. R. Our Liverpool Correspondence, Liverroon, March 27, 1351. The General Eleetion--- The Steamship Great Britain —The Cunarders, §e. Tf business affairs have manifested a dull and de- clining aspect tor the last week or two, politics aro brisk and buoyant in evory sonse of tho word. Our merchant princes for tho seem to forgot their counting house avocations, the tradesman, his ordinary dutica, and the very artisan and Laborer the toil and drudgery which apportain to their class. Yes ; politics and religion, free trade and bigotry, aro the staplo commodities, not only of Li- verpool folks—the mon of Manchoster, of Wigan and Bolton, of Blackburn and Preston, ara com- pletely intoxicated at tho idea of a gonoral olection being at thoir very doors. itime prisoner has been reloased—-tho sorew steamer Great Britain, the wonder of 1845, has boen restored to her native element, renovated and ro- newed, prepared to plough onee more the waters of tho Atlantic, to. astonial the world by the excol- lencoof her sailing qualities, and prove to. mankind atlargo that the serow propelloris not to be snecred al, and that, notwithstanding all the buffetings sho sustained on the iron-bound coast of Dundrum, sho is as strong as ever, and will, under the com a gentleman and first rate navigator, Captain Ma- thews, make mi prosperous voyage botwoen the Old and the New World. The trial trip of tho rilain, which took place in the early part of the week, was most satisfactory, The machinery performed its work admirably; and even against a strong head wind propelled. the Alonting palace st the rate of ten miles an hour. Could she havo spread out her aix thousand square yards of canvass she would have walked the waters of the briny deep at arate fully equal to the Col steamer Arctic on her last run from New York to Liverpool. This statement reminds me that the Arctic’s colebrated passage has cost the Cunard backers many pangs of deep despair, as it is out of the question ‘to expect that either the Afview or the Asi i ten hours of such a run. It is suid that the British and North American Company parted with the Arabia and the Persia because they discovered something in their build which would have pro- vented them competing with tho United States mail steamers. They now purpose building a huge iron veseel, twenty feet longer than the Great Bri- tain, with steam j.wer of 1,500 horse. She is to beat the world jo, speed. Per We shall The Anabaptists in Austrti The following i Viouna, March 12: ligious toleration in Aus- i been further illustrated by a ministorial rbidding the meetings of tho Anabaptists rtain of the crown lands, that are not named. The measure corresponds with thoso already men- tioned for tho aOppE seen of the scriptures and tho expulsion of the Scotch missionaries from Gallacia and Hungary. Although there is every reason for believing that the treatment of these gentlemen was dictated by other feelings than those of bigotry, still it is manifest that the ultra C Jesuit party are on the alert throughout the mo- narchy, and are not over-scrupulous as tothe moans employed for the dissemination of papal doctrines and the extinction of heresy. Another seizure has had been invited to tho Hotel de Ville by Mr. Ber- ger, and among them I noticed Mr. and Mrs. e3, high water, so that we did not start again until tho With of July. In fourteen days we arrived at Carl- ton House, another trading post 300 miles from Fort Ellis. This post is on the Saskatchawan river. The country we passed, over was arolling prairie, with here and there a bunch of poplar or willow bushes. At this point, wo were obliged to leave our carts, the country becoming broken andhilly. Mr Lee stopped at this point, and was immediately sent back towards Red river. John McCormick and Michael Castello also stopped here to wait the coming ofthe Hudson Bay Company boats, which ascend the Saskatchawan to near the mountains, then cross with pack horses and descend the Colum- bia to Fort Vancouver, the great post, west of tho mountains, of tho Hudson Bay Company, From Carlton we proceeded to Fort Pitt, then on to Edmonton, with pack horses and Indian guides. The distance from Carlton to Pitt is 150 miles, and from Pitt to Edmonton 180. The country was gene- rally prairie, but hilly and_broken, too much so for wagons or carts to cross. The Hudson Bay Compa- ny have no trailor path across the plains to tho mountains. They do all their business in boats, and all of their posts in this direction except Fort Ellis, being built on the banks of the Saskatchawan. These posts are not in a straight direction towards the mountains, but we wore obliged to go from one post to another, on account of our party being so small, and also, because no guides can be procured who will venture to cross the plains in the nearest direction, as it would lead into the territory of the Blackfeet; and also across a portion of the Sioux territory; both of these nations, being hostile to the whites, and at war with the Creek nation, in whose territory we crossed most of the way. At Edmonton we exchanged our horses, and our party, consisting of Messrs. Bonstul, Harris, Pettigrew, and myself, started the 18th of August, forthe Rocky Mountains, distant about 300 miles. We could not procure a A Maer) because we were obliged to cross into the Blackfeet womieé Where the H. B. Co. cross is far to the north, in about 54 degrees north latitude. We were told at Edmonton, that it was impossible for us to get over the mountains, as Mr. Sinclair was lost a month in them with Indian guides, and had to return and procure other guides before he succeeded in Lega We got achart of the route from an Indian, and proceeded. We proceeded very well in getting into the mountains, but could not get over them, or find where the trail continued over ; but, after six weeks hard work, climbing up and down, and over logs and rocks, we came to the Kootanie river, a branch of the Columbia, in the Flathead country. We did not see any Indians in the mountains, norany game. We ‘ot out of provisions, and were obliged to kill two Fives and eat them, before we found any Indians , we procured of them plenty of dried salmon, roots andbear meat. The tops of the mountains were covered with snow, their sides being thickly set with s1 ine trees, or else with broken rocks. At Fort Colvill, on the Columbia, Messrs. Bonstul and Pettigrew stopped to wait the coming of the H. B. Co. boats, and Harris and myself came on with our horses to Fort Walla Walla, then on down, by the Dalles and Cascades, to Portland. The boats of the H. B. Co., arrived a few days after, bringing Messrs. Bonstul, Pettigrew, McCormick and Costello. The country for 300 miles west of the mountains is hilly and mountainous; then high and broken lains covered with brush-sage, and very little grass. Mere is no part of the country west of the moun- tnins, except a few valleys, that is fit fora white man to live on, until we get to the Dalles. We found excellent feed, plenty of water, and sufficient wood, all of the way east of the mountains. But we saw no buffalo—they not having got as far north as we wore at that season of the year—but found considor- able antelope and elk. From what I have learned of the country, I think the regular emigrant route much preferable to going to the north. Harris is at work on a saw mill near Portland, for $50 permonth and board. McCormick is ina black- smith shop at Salem, working for $3 per day and board. Where the balance of the company are, I do not know. Iam on my way to the mines, and should not have undertaken so imperfect a sketch of the route, had I not been aware that it would bo a long time before I could write from the mines, and fearing that some of the Minnesota people might undertake to emigrate to Oregon by the route wo followed. As soon as I get fixed in a ranch at the mines, I will give you a few sketches of Oregon and the gold diggings. Till then adiou, and to the good people of Minnesota I would say, stay where you are, in preference to omigrating here. Very respectfully ie &o., Henny DooLirr.e. RESIGNATION FOR AN INsuLT.—Hon. John W. Davis. Speaker of the Indiana House of Ropresontatives, resigned his office because his democratic brethren pro: ceeded to elect four codifiers of laws of the State, after having authorized him to appoint them. It appears he appointed two whigs and two democrats, which did not satiefy the aspirants in the party, The Speaker aaid, on leaving the chair, that he had presided as Speaker of Congress for two years, and frequently over deliberative bodies, but he had never before received such sn insult, and he should feelthat he was unworthy of respect, if he held his piace as Speaker after it, The House tried to get him to resume his official position by passing compli- mentary resolutions, but he refused.—Chicago Tribune Srraxor Distripution or Weanrn.—Hana Wil- ron, of Steubenville, Obio, who died on the 21st ult... inthe 82d year of his age, bequeathed, in_ his will, to his only danghter, 1,000; to’ the widow of his only son, now the accompanied by their sweet and charming dangers Malle. Goodrich, daughter of the U. 8. Consul; Mr. and Madame Lesiour; Mr. and Mrs. Doming; Misses H. andM. Doremus; Messrs. Evans and Parmly; Mrs. Morgan; Mr. Pennyman, etc. ete. Tho toilettes of the ladies were magnificent, and I noticed particu- larly a dress of Angleterre lace, of the most costly kind. The diamonds and ipa of all kinda were also numerous. An English dae wore $100,000 worth of precious stones, on her head and on her dress. She was as bright he Pole star; but unfor- tunately she was ‘ very plain.” On the same night, the usual Bal Masqué at the Opera took place, and was much crowded. Thislast saturnalia lasted from twelve to seven o’clock inthe morning, and the policomen were forced to turn out half the masked people, men and women, who, not- withstanding their fatigue, refused to loave the place without enjoying a gallop. In Havre, as well as at Compiegne and in several cities of the north of France, the young men have organized a procession of masked individuals, with the double aim of amusing themselves, and of col- lecting mency for the poor. The receipts have been large. Re the hotel of M. Jules de Cassellane, one of the most eccentric individuals in Paris, a festival of an odd style took place on Monday last, and was attended by a large assembly. It consisted of comedies, performe: Cebeg npc ei by the best artists of the French theatre. he first play, represented by Messrs. Judilts and Fix, and Messrs. Got and Brindeau, was entitled “La Comédie & la Fenétre”, written by Mr. Anstne Houssaye. Allthe actors were at the windows or on the balconies, and I never heard more witty language, or saw a more agreeable piece of acting. This farce was followed by the fourth act of “Horace,” a tragedy by Racine; then by the second act of ‘‘Barbiere de Séville,” by Beaunarchais; and the whole ended with a capital scene performed by M. Beuvallet and Malle. Marquet, acid called, ‘‘La Chauson du Vitrier.” The company retired, delighted by the royal enter- tainment. A curious and novel ass: ion of beggars, or rather thieves, has just been discovered by tho police. It appears that about twenty chevaliers d’industrie, vulgarly called ‘* bad people” and “ pickpockets,” had associated together under tho command of a certain man who had been clerk to a notary, and had hired a house in the Rue de Pépiniere. There they lived, and every day they put into practice a certain number of tricks, for the urpose of extracting money from the pockets of Honest citizens, at the houses ef whom they used to call, under false pretences. An immense number of garments of all kinds, which had been provided to be used as disguises, were found by the police. These mendicants were sent to the geen ot It appears that they have received and collected ree of $200,000 francs, during the last three months. A ceremony, which had never before been wit- nessed in Paris, took place on Monday last, and attracted on the boulevards a number ofidlers. A homes f negro gentleman, namod Daniel Storm, formerly of Mobile, and residing in Paris, died on Saturday last, and was buried on Monday, accord- ing to the rites of his native land, Africa. Tho hearse was accompanied by twenty young colored girls, all dreseed in white, and about twenty epen carriages, filled with negroes and colored people of all ranks, sexes, and dresses. Some wore red toi- lots, others blue, &c., and all the men wore a white badge round their bodies. The body of Daniel Storm was buried at Pére La Chaise, and a splendid monument, sculptured by Pradier, will becrected on the spot. eee The neighborhood of the Louvre, which is to be completed, by a decree of the Prince President, is now the seat of a large fair, held by second hand sellers, who have taken up a position around the wooden walls of the destroyed houses which formerly occupied the ground. There may be bought, old iron, pictures, engravings, fried po- tatoes, cakes, and vegetables. e choice is great and the prices cheap. Nevertheless, this fair will not last long; for it is understood that the masons will soon begin their work. The palace and its dependencies must be completed within two years. K great scarcity is now experienced in the Lor- raine, on the frontiers, near Sarrebourg. The famine is raging among the poorer classes of the people, and the government has been obliged to furnish them with food, from fear of a riot. P A splendid bridge is to be orected on tho rivor Vistula, near Stutgardt, in Prussia, to be tho pas- sage of the eastern railway. This mammoth bridge will be 2,500 feet long and 63 wide, and will cost nineteen millions of francs. Each arch will be erected season after season, and furnished with an ice breaker. It will take six years to construct it. The theatrical news is not of much importance. Itconsists ofa petit comic opera, in oneact—the words by Planard, and the music by Adam--which was sung with much taste by Messrs. Jourdan and Bi | sini, and Miles. Lemercier and Talmon. The mu is lively, and the plot good. It is entitled ‘Le Farfadet.” At the Gymnase, a new comedy by Messrs. Me- Jesville and Carmouche, galled “ La Marquese de la Bretéche,” met with an excellent reception. At the National theatre (ancient cireus), Mr. Latour de St. Ybar, author of several tragedies per- formed at the French theatres, Liesl a efeaet a melo- drama in nineteen tableaux, founded on the life of Ste. Genevieve, the patroness of Paris, who protect~ ed her native city trom the attacks of Attila, the wife of Rev, Dr, Cox. of Piqua, $300; the woe of his fortune, estimated at $200,000, he divided in small sums to different churches in his town, and in large sums to Canal, tho yearly lockages at Aloxander’s lock, foreign and domestic missionary societies. king of the Huns.’ The scenery is splendid, the cos- tumes are magnificent, the actors excollent, but the impossibility of introducing muskots and gunpowder been made of 900 Bibles, the property of the British and Foreign Bible Society, who have two printing establishments in Hungary—the principal ono at Guns. The printing office has been forcibly closed, and the publica’ of the ed volume interdicted by order of government. This invasion of the righta of property 1s the second instance of the kind that has occurred recently, and the English agent of the society has not yet succeeded in obtaining any sa- tisfactory answers to his inquiries on the subject. As the circulation of the scriptures was allowed in Hungary in the middle ages, when Protestanism thrived in that country, it is hardly credible that government really intends to forbid it now; but should such bo the case, it does not follow that the members of an English society should be out of pocket—which will be the case if the act of confis- cation be not withdrawn. The property belonging to the British and Foreign Bible Society, in the different provinces of Austria, is estimated some- where between £3,000 and £4,000.” Sootalism in France. A tombstone-maker, named Dumont, was recontly tried before the Tribunal of Correctional Police, Paris, for having used insulting Weal rie respecting the President of the Republic. The offence was clearly proved by two witnesses. The following sin- ‘ular doucment waa found in his peeeeeaien, but it id not appear that it was written by bh Secret Committee of La Chapelle St. Denis. Sth February, 11 e’clock in the evening, All the members of the tribunal present. The Citizen D—. usher, read documents relative to the man named Jacquet, accused and convicted of having morally assas- sinated honorable fathers of families, cither by denounc- ing them for their opinions, or in arresting them himself, The accused not having replied to the different sum- mongea sent to him, the citizen-procureur supported the accusation, and demanded the infliction of capital punish- ment. The jurymen entered at midnight in the hall of deliberations, and left it at one o'clock in the morning. Citizen L—, chief of the jury, read in a loud and intel: ligible voice—" Yes, in our heart and conseienee, t! c~ cused Jacquet is guilty. without any extenuating circum- stance.’ ‘Thereupon, the Citizen G—, president of the tribunal, rose and pronounced this sentenee :—* In the name of the Democratic and Social Republic, the court condemns Jacquet to death. The execution shall take place within three months from the time at which the present judgment shall have been notified to him. Citi- zens V— and Z—, are charged to satisfy the justice of men, (Signed) President A copy of the following letter, which, it appe was sent by the post to Jacquet, was also found in | the prisoner's po: ‘ion :— Citizen: Ltransmit to you, on the requisition of the pro of the Democratic and Social Republic. an ex- tract from the judgment iseucd against you on the Sth inst thief Registrar, The tribunal condemned the accused to three months’ imprisonment, and 100fr. fine. The Position of Henry V. of France. The Count de Chambord, habitually so caln so willing to allow his friends to carry on his a has of late completely changed his system of duct. He now desires to conduct everything him- self, and has formally expressed his displeasure to such of his partisans as, contrary to his instructions, have taken part in the late elect M. Leo de Laborde, having desisted from his candidateship, in conformity with the instructions which arrived from Frohsdorf, has since received from the prince a letter of thanks, which he at once made known to his friends. The following is the text of this com- munieation :— Fronsnorr, Feb, 29, Your letter, my dear de Laborde, sure, and Lb en much touched of your sentiments respecting the line of conduct which | Tindicated, and which, it appears to me is what ought to | Le followed at the prevent conjuncture, Notedas you are for your energy and determination, you give at the same time on example of subordination and discipline. Lex- yeeted nothing less from your unbounded devotedness and unalterable fidelity 1 know that on every occasion | Lean reckon on you, and I do 40 reckon. Be convinced that, as to me, France will always find me ready to devote myrelf without reserve to her service. and that. the proper moment come, I will be at my post, as I feel certain all | my friends will be at theirs, "Believe in my gratitude, and in my very sincere and constant affection. caps HE NR I. Foreign Miscellany. Private letters from Berne state that notwith- ing the settlement of the dispute between French government and the Federal coun- cil, there is @ great deal of agitation in the country. ‘The radical party is becoming very troublesome, and affects to consider itself strong enough to meet an opposition that may be offered to it. The friends of the government say that the agents of the French ‘overnment are secretly encouraging the radicals, n order that, if they should triumph, and got pos: session of the government, that cireamstance might | be turned to account, and made a pretext for an in- | tervention, or probably for a military occupation of the country, in conjunction with Austria. For some time past there has been in existence a | religious sect under the direction of a man named Vintras, which pretends to possess the power of working miracles. The noted Rose Tamisier, who got up the pretended miracle of a bleeding pisture in a village near Apt, was one of the initiated. The head-quarters of the sect were at Tilly-sur- eulles, | near Caen. Their goings on have for a length of time been a nuisance and a scandal. The prefect arrested all the members, of both sexes. Amongst the persons captured are three priests, under inter- diction for misconduct, and two ladies occupy respectable position in society—the Counte and the Marquise de $— widow a messenger from St. Peters, surrounded by 4 supernatural glory, and holding in hia band a draft for 100 thalers, payable to bearer, drawn om her by her lately deceaaod husband, to meet the foes and other expenses attendant on his entry into heaven. The affectionate widow, anxious to do all honor to her husband's signature, and to facilitate his cutrance into paradise, hastened to look up the tuoncy, but a4 she unfortunately bad only 70 thalors hy her, waa compelled to neat his angelship to catl again to-morrow for the balance. The olorgy- tan of the pla n being consulted the next day, prevailed on the widow to allow him and the magis- (rate lo witness the payment, so that when the heavenly Messenger appeared again, according to appointinent, he was roughly soized by pe hands, and incarcerated; but the strangest part of all is, that nextmorning his prison wasfiund ompty, and his mode of oscape remains a secret Tho poles for the cloctric telegraph ary being Lai down Uetween Dublin and Galwey. cae Foreign Muste and the Drama, Tue Queen's Tukarre.—Mr. Thomas, of thie theatre, whose achievements on the harp won for him golden opiniona in Vienna, has had a valuable diamond ring presented to him by the King of Sax- ony, at whose court he has ben playing. He is now in, to fulfil an onagement to play before their majestios of Prussia. ‘I'his thoatre will shortly open with the oper of “Maria di Rohan.” It is suppesod that Malle. Cravelli will take the lead until tho arri- val of Mdlle. Wagner, who is not expected to arrive in this country earlier than May, Mr. Balfoia likely to resume his old position at the hoad of Mr. Lum- ley’s orchestra, Drury Lane.-—The spectaolo of Azad” has boon revived, and ix nightly played afior the operas of “The Sicilian Bride” and *t,uerezia Borgia.” Mr. Jamos Anderson sustains his original character of tho Profligate, and Mdlle. de Vecchi, the new and popular dancor, that of Lia, Tux Prixcess’s.--Mr. and Mrs. Keelo: vory sudden and unexpected manner on Wednosday weok. ‘heir appointment to characters in the forth- coming Buster oxtrayaganza, which they considered unworthy of them, is said tobe the cause of the seces- sion, Mr. H. Saker, of the Edinburgh theatros, haa been engaged for three yours Covent Takatre --Two renters’ sho formerly worth £25 — year, but now valued at £12 10s, were sold Inst weok, one for £190 and the other £206. Tho holder of cach is entitled to a trausferably free ticket. Haymanker “White May loft in a —Sig. Bilotta’s new operetta of id the comedy of ‘The Man of Law,” are attracting excellent houses. Apenrni.--Mr, Madison Morton has a new faree in rehearsal. It will be produeed forthwith, Mer. Benjemin Webster is. bu iy engaged on a piece for this theatre. Madame Celeato continues to send home Brother Jonathan’s dollars---the best proof of her success. Lycrum THkarnn.—In consequence of sevoro in- disposition, Madame Vesbris has, for tho last fort- night, been incapablo of sustaining her original part of Mloretta, in the new and successful oxtrava- ganza of * Tho Prince of Happy Land.” The cha- racter is, therefore, now porsonated by Mias M. Oliver, a young actress of considerable talent and abili 8 Wrius THkatre —-On Friday night ved the comedy of ** Rulo a Wife and Have a Wife,” Mr. Marston sustaining the character of Leon, with a truthfulness to nature which was pecu- linrly cffective, Tho afterpiece wus the potit comody f ‘Simpson. & Co.,” the principal characte i very cfliciently represented by Mr. Marston, La W. Ray, Miss Bliza Travers, and Miss Emma ‘cist. Sr. Jasns’---Mrs. Fanny Kemnnr.---So success ful has been the addition of music with tho admira- ble readings of this lady, that, her performances have filled tho houso to overflowing; #0 much #0 a5 to render it imperative to refuse money soon after the opening of the doors. Surrey.---The comic pantomime continues ite successful career. Mary.enone THeatre.---Thore has boen little variety here during the past week. Itistrue a ver- sion of those ubiquitous gontlemen, ‘* The Corsican Brothers,” has been produced. Tue Royau ManionrtTE THEATRE.---The notioe- able novelty at this place of amusement, during the rast week, has been the musical burlettas of the “Swiss Cottage,” and ‘*Why don’t She Marry?* which have served to display, to greater perfection, the really wonderful capability oft the Marionettes. MiscRLLANEOUS:—The African Roscius has beom performing in his adaptation of ‘Titus Androni- cus,” at the Britannia, London, with the greatest success. M. Vieuxtemps, the celebrated violi: will visit London early in the spring, being en, to perform at the eoncerts of the Musical ci} . Herr Ernst is shortly expectedin London. PRrovinctAL—M ANCHESTER.—Tho officers in garni- gon ye an amateur theatrical performanco, in aid of the Holmfirth Charitable Relief Fund, on Mon evening, which was most successful, both dramaté- cally and financially. The pieces selected were, “Used Up,” “The King’s Word,” and the Brothers Brough’s burlesque of “The Enchanted Isle.’” Liverrool.—Mr. John Daly, the Irish comedian is filling a brief engagement at the Adolphi. CukLTeNtAM.---The Bateman’ children havo been performing with suc: Thoy are studying some new picces, written for them by Bayle, Bernard, and Mayhew. Dvsiin.—A new play, called “Travannion,” by Mr .Westland Marston, has been successful ly pro- duced at the Theatre Royal. Mr. T. C.King and Mr. Kirby sustained the leading characters. Pauis.—Ernst, the violinist, has loft us, for Bale, but, after giving a few coucerts again returns here. Alexander Batta has arrived here from Holland, where he was loaded with presents by the King and court. The first performance of a new operetta, by Adolphe, entitled ‘*Lubi: is announoed for Wednes- day. The full rehearsals of ‘Le Juif Errant” at the Grand Opera, have commenced; the scenery and dresses are magnificent. Madame Darcier, to the delight of the Parisians, is about to return to tl Opera Comique. Duprez’s new opera of ‘‘Joanita’ was produced last week, with moderate success. Beriix.—The opening of the establishment named Kroll within the last few days, is quite an event in the artistical life of our capital. The orchestra, di- rected by M. Engel, a distinguished violinist, is com- sed of thirty-six artistes; there isa solist for enola instrument. Brvsseis.—Extracts from a letter:—‘ I have to inform you of an unexpected event which has thrown the dilettanti of our capital into the dumps. The Italian Opera has suddenly closed, although its pro- per season ought to have extended for a month or six weeks longer. This failure may be attributed to the mediocrity of the company. “They had only a few good artisies——Lucchesi, the first tenor, and ® baritone gifted with a fine voice, but an imperfect singer ; Bartolini, the basso, was nothing, and the bntio adalat At the Theatre Royal they are engaged in the rehearsals of ‘Casilda,” the new opera by the reigning Grand Duke of Saxe Cobourg, translated into French by a young Belgian /ittera- teur, Our King has not visited the theatre since the loss of his consort, but he cannot refrain from being present at the representation of this work. CoLoexk.—The Italian company, coming from Brussels, aro now performing here, and we have for the first time an Italian Opera. The performances commenced with **The Barber of Seville,” preceded by anew prelude, Jm Frein (en plain air), aud compored at Paris by Ferdinand Hiller. Wriman.—Franz, Liszt has just completed a grand fantasia on the choral of “The Prophete,” with fugue for organ. This composition of the celebrated pianist is dedicated to Meyerbeer. Srvroarp.—On the 29th ult, Halevy’s “Val @’Andoare,” translated into German, was brought out here with striking eflect, under the direction of M. Kueken. Mapxip.—Madame Alboni is performing here. Tampurini.—The Emperor of Russia has just conferred on th opular and talented vocalist mark of imperial fuvor, by preeentiug him with an honorary gold medal, set round with diamonds, bearing the inscription, in the Russian language, “A mark of distinction.” This medal is to be worn suspended from the neck, by the riband of the or- der of St. Andrew. orsHIP IN RoME.—The Papal govern- dered that there was a profanation in the title of Mercadanto’s opera, ‘Il Giuramento,” aa oath being a sacred thing. For the future, Merca- dante’s partition will be pied under the title of Amore e Dovere (Love and Duty). Mapame Vianpor.—This talented vocalist and actress has returned from her tour in Scotland; she will remain some months in Paris, but will not at present resume her professional exertions. Dratn or A Musicray.—M. Somapt Drechsler, Maitre de VE glise Metropolitaine of St. Stephen, ab Vienna, has just died in that capital at the age of seventy years. Besides a great number of operettas (in German termed Singsjree), we are indebted to him for ten grand masses, a Requiem, two Te Deums, | a“ Methode for the Organ,” a Theory on Counter- point,” and a ** Guide to Preludes.” Death or Herr Winterretpt.—Herr Rodolphe de Winterfeldt, councillor of the superior court of jus- tice at Berlin, and one of the most learned theoretical writers on music that Germany ever produced, has just died at Berlin, at the age of sixty-seven years. Amongst his numerous important Wey parti- cularly distinguished himself in his ‘‘ Recherches eur les Chorals de Martin Luther,” and “Jean Gabrielli et son Siecle.” The latter work contains a history of music during the eighteenth century. Mr. Mason, a young American composer in Ger- many, has just published two clegant compositions The following incident occurred’ lately in Upper Silesia, One night there appeared y a wealthy for the piano, vis, Impromptu,” op. 3; and * Morcoay de Salon,” op. 4.