The New York Herald Newspaper, May 27, 1852, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD JAMES GORDON BENNETT. FEOPRIBTOR AND BDITOR, the democratic candidates for the Presidency, on tho question of exercising the veto power to main- | tain intact the Fugit OPFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NABSAU S73, 8. sash om eavance. - Recents per copy —$7 per annum. y HERALD. every Batureay, ai Gq conte avnwm ; the Burepoan Biliiion, $1 per Continent. to inels the VOLUNTA portant news, solicited from any quarter ef the WH be kiberaliy paid jer. Ow Ponmien Co: RLY MEQUESTRD TO SKAL ALL LurTens ENT vs S by mail, for Subscriptions, er with Ad- LXer, ‘or the postage wilt be deducted We TE. to be remitted, ALL wertiscments, the mor: tC NO NOTICE taken of anonymous communications. de not reiurn thone rejected. OB PRINTING executed with neatners, cheapress, and teh “MvERTISKMENTS renewed every day. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Beweory—Coneirax Baornene— ‘Bus Bricawn. BROADWAY TEEATRE, Broadwey—Lona Montez ix Davania-Mu. ann Mus. Liny W. MIBLO'S GARDEN—Peneiexinc Pawvicanent—Le Bravix 4 Quarna—Rowgar Le Diawew—Caranina, BURTON'S THEATRE. Chambers etreet—Davin Cor- Pearicio—Rarusn Exorren, HaTIONAL THEATRE, Chatham strect—Caro—CGrewx Brave Cosnem Hainep Barornens. LYCEUM THEATRE, Brosdway—Don Cmsan pe Ba- | pan—Par or Tur Parricoats—Eron Boy. ASTOR PLACE OPERA HOUSE—Consican Brotuens. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Axvaixe Paxroamances 1n Sue AFTRA NOON AND EvEvin: CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUS: Gunwry's Cowra. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Hall, 444 Broad- way—Rrwionian Mixer Reis. | 'E--Neeno Mrxerheusy a DOUBLE SHEET.) Wew York, Thursday, May 27, 1852. The News. By the arrival of the Cunard steamer Cambria, wt Halifax, we have five days later advices from all parts of Europe. The commercial news is of con- sxlerable importance, especially to dealers in cotton | smoking their pipes, are of the unexpected intro- | the democratic candidates, to Captain Scott’s let- | of using the veto, ifrequired, to uphold the Fugi- | through the agency of this veto power, more Crists—Captatn Scott's Letter—The Pre- sidency and the Fugitive Law—The North and the Soath. ‘The letter of Mr. Seott, of Virginia, addressed to ‘© Slave law, hasfallen among the party organs of this city like a clap of thander inaclearsky. They are etunned, bewildered, and completely at their wits’ ends. Several of them, ambitious to keep, at all hazards, within aday’s sail | of the Hearn, in the news of the day, quietly sleal our special report, and stealthily slip it into some obseure corner, without credit and without comment, for they dare not touch that terrible let- ter. They are ae shy of it asa gang of smugglers, duetion of a cask of gunpowder among them, close to the fire. o approach it is to risk aa explosion, and a general blowing up. ‘To the whigs, this power of the veto is a monster, in any shape ; but to the Seward-Scott organs, coming as the extinguisher of abolition agitation in Congress, it is horrib'e in- | deed. It was the veto of the old bank which broke | down the whigs upon that question; it was the | veto which prostrated them on the land distribution, on internal improvements, and on two different bank | bills, in the eventful reign of Captain John Tyler. Such has been the ruinous operation of the veto power upon the whig party. They disclaimit—thoy dread it—they don’t like it—they hate it—and they | won't touch it. But the worst is yet to come. According to the | following, from the Richmond Enquirer, we shall | have, in a day or two, the answers in full, of all | ter; and all—no doubt every man of them—in favor tive Slave law. We quote from the Enquirer :-— IMPORTANT CORRESPONDENCE. We have received a very interesting correspondence tween Robert G, Scott, Exq., the democratic elector for # distriet, and several gentlemen prominently named in connection with the nomination for the Presidency. We shall commence the publication of the letters on Thursday, to be completed in our paper of Friday. What say the whig candidates to the veto question? Perhaps they have been defeated often enough on that issue. Still, there is a pros- pect that another defeat is in store for them, signal, more decisive, and more lasting in its effects, than any which the unlucky whig party | and breadetuffs. The former article continued to move off rapidly, at steady prices; but breadstuffs | yemained dull. Although the general character of the political intelligence is quite interesting, there | 3 nothing of particular importance. | The /fétes of the 10th of May, the anniversary of Bmperor Napoleon’s birth-day, sppear to have | yesred off in Paris with all the magnificence for | which that city is celebrated; but there was no in” | timation—no movement, towards the declaration of | the Empire. In this, no doubt, thousands of the | Parisians were disappointed. Such a step, on the part of the Prince President, would have added a | Prilliancy to this event, in their estimation, which | would have imparted a charming lustre for years to come. By this seeming indifference to self- aggrandizement, Louis Napoleon has probably very | adroitly managed to induce the people to force | Benors upon him. | The proceedings in Parliament will be found very | woteresting. The movement with regard to reli- gious education, especially Roman Catholic teach- wg, will attract no little attention. The defeat of the proposition to abolish the stamp act, indicates | that those in power, even in free and enlightened | BDogland, are siill somewhat afraid of that great | soeial and political lever—the newspaper press. Two | more melancholy accidents in coal mines, have | destroyed one hundred human beings. The accounts | from the Continent show that there are no appre- hensions of revolutionary movements at present. The authorities of Austria are harmlessly amusing themselves, by executing the effigies of exiled Hun- garians. According to our telegraphic advices from Wash- ington, the object of bringing out the several demo- eratic candidates for the Presidency on the fugitive question, ie to avoid the difficulty of making the eempromise the platform of the Baltimore Conven- tien. Well, if we can get a President pledged to maintain the fugitive law to the extent of his veto power, it is something good; but if we oan get a whole party pledged to back him, it is better still. Let the convention meet the question, and give the imsue with their candidate, and etand firm for the constitation and the Union, We give, in another column, a list of delegates to | the Democratic National Conyention, which meets | at Baltimore on the Ist of June. The list is not complete, but is as full as it can be given at present. Some of the delegates are not yet ehosen, and others have, no doubt, been selected by district conven- tions, returns from which have not yet been received. The whigs of the Fifth Congressional district of | Massachusetts, have chosen a Scott delegate to represent them in the Baltimore Convention. The reason of their thus giving Mr. Webster the go-by, may be accounted for by the fact, that their present , Congressman, Charles Mann, is a free soiler. Web- ster delegates have been selected in the Third and Tenth districts. The proceedings in Congress yesterday may be rummed up in very few words. In the Senate, Mr. Sumner presented a memorial from the New England Society of Friends, for the abolition of slavery, which gave rise to considerable discussion, Mr. stated that he wished to discuss the matter at the proper time, and with that intent moved its refer- | ence to the Judiciary committee. The President | informed him that he was out of order; but he was | eountenanced and urged to proceed by several of the Southern members, who doubtless wished to ascertain hew far he would go. His proposition was nega- tived by the very decided vote of forty to ten— | four te one. The Senate afterwards took up the deficiency bill, but did not arrive at a vote prior to | adjournment. In the House, after discussing various | measures, the Indian appropriation bill was taken | up in commitiee of the whole, and a sharp Bun- eombe debate followed between Mr. White, Ken- tueky whig, and Mr. Polk, Tennessee democrat. This is the old story. When the question of the | Presidency is settled, itis hoped that Congressmen | will cease their political clap trap, and attend to the | basiness for which they draw their pay. | Mr. Berrien, of Georgia, has resigned his seat in | the United States Senate. His term would have | expired with thie session. It is said that Robert | M. Charlton, a strong Union democrat, has been | appointed to filll the vacancy. A despatch from Washington announces that De Anma has been acquitted on the charge of libelling Mad. Jagello Tochman. This case had oecnpied the «ourt for about a week, and the jury are reported to have based their verdict of acquittal on the ground | that the livel was not published in the District OF | Columbia Our telegraphic report of the proceedings in the New England Abolition meeting ie richer than ever ‘The churches are pronounced the bulwarks of slavery. The Methodists in the Boston Conference are de- nounced as worse than sin itself, and Se y ‘Webster is much worse, even, than that. Don’t fail 40 read the report \ & The steamship Canada, which sailed from Boston Bor Viverpool yesterday, took out over two hundred Abousand dollars in gold. We can very well afford &o spare this kind of metal, for there is plenty more $n California ; but when silver i: exported, it rather imterferes with the convenience of al! classes of wocioty: It is essential for the purposes of trade, Ahat as much should be retained in the country as posible Sorne highly interesting news from Pernambuco and the gold mines will be found in another column The yetlow fever, after destroying @ great number of lives at Panama and Rio, had disappeared. The golden accounts “com Australia are more glowing shan ever. Aixty th wsand diggers are said to be aurning cut the preciou.* pre by the ebovelful. | will occupy the opposite ground—that he will | | make no pledge to exercise the veto in any case, and that thus, the most momentous and the ; most critical issue which has agitated the country since the adoption of the constitution | rally a su | tween Northern fana\ | 3t—they feel it—they will act upon their conv has heretofore sustained. And this defeat, sheuld | it follow the splendid hit of Captain Scott, will not be from the exercise of the veto, but simply from a promise to exercise it, if necessary to uphold the constitution and the rights of the South against the Northern incendiaries, with whom it is expected to overwhelm the next Congress. It will be a defeat to the whigs, from this simple pledge of protection to the South, by the democratic candidate, against the traitorous and revolutionary schemes of the abolitionists. Nor can there be any doubt that, between a distinct pledge from the democratic can- didate, anda paltry and designing evasion on the part of the whig candidate, the former will carry the South most triumphantly ; and if the victory rested entirely with the South, we should have no appre- hensions whatever of the result. But in a sectional contest—(a shape which the approaching canvass is somewhat likely to assume)— the force and the issue of the battle is in the hands ofthe North. The aggregate electoral vote of the Northern States, is 176; of the Southern States, 119— so that upon a purely sectional fight, General Scott can dispense with every Southern State in the Union, and Illinois, Michigan, and New Hampshire, into the bargain, and still be elected, provided the other Northern States sustain him. The undisguised and indisputable fact that the Northern whigs cal- culate upon electing General Scott, through the sup- port of Seward and the various shades of purchasable abolitionists, and the fact that the Northern Seward organs boast that they can elect Scott in contempt and defiance of the South, pre-ordain that the approaching contest shall be, as far as the Seward party can make it, a sectional contest. The issue is | already shaped out, from the refusal of General Scott to come forth in vindication of the constitu- tional rights of the South, for fear of losing aboli- | tion votes. The electoral vote of New York is thirty-five—equal to that of the great Southern States of Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia combined. New York, therefore, cannot be sacri- | ficed to please the unchangeable democratic State of Virgiuia, and the very uncertain Union whigs of North Carolina and Georgia. Consequently, be- tween Seward and the South, the South are aban- doned. If they cannot accept Scott without pledges, the Fugitive Slave law is the key to Pandora’s box, the opening of which will bring to us the full reali- ties of what is now but a fable. What ray the Union whigs of the North, and of | the South? What say tho friends of Fillmore and | Webster? Where are they? Is it not time for ac- tion? ‘The Establishment of Opera in the United States. | This country is about to engage ina novel and deeply interesting contest with all the despotisms of the Old World, but particularly with Russia and our ancient adversary, Great Britain. The struggle is to be one not for ‘ plunder or extended rule,” not to republicanize Europe on the Kossuth plan, nor yet to evince our wondorfal superiority in naval architecture and useful arts over the rest of the world, but it is to be an attempt to cope with them in the establishment and fostering of Italian opera on this continent. We, on this side ofthe Atlantic, have become famous for the abandon with which we engage in speculations of all kinds, and for the bril- liant triumphs we generally manage to achieve in everything we attempi, We do things here by wholesale. It is but avery brief space of time since we threw out some suggestions for the establish- ment of opera in this city, on a solid, permanent basis, and now not only has New York adopted them, but they have been also adopted by Philade!- | phia and Boston, which haveall three simultaneously | resolved to erect large and magnificent opera houses, | which will rival thoge of the great European cities. | For this purpose associations have been formed, and | acts of incorporation procured at the last session of | the several Legislatures of New York, Massachu- setts, and Pennsylvania. They have entered into the matter with the ardor characteristic of Ameri- cans, and will doubtless carry it through with their wonted good success. This is a somewhat remarkable movement, and one which presents an extensive fleld for considera- tion. It affords a most decided manifestation of the progrees of musical taste and refinement in this young and occasionally obstreperous community. The American people have been, hitherto, more distinguished by their enterprising, brave, and indomitable exertions in subduing all obstacles to the physical advancement of their country, and in the promotion of trade, commerce, and the useful arts, than by their great taste for the more refined pleasures and luxuries of social life. They have now, however, so well succeeded in all branches of human industry and skill—have placed the useful arts and sciences on such a firm and permanent basis, and established such a state of commercial pros- perity in the country—that they have now both the ability and inclination to turn attention to those minor affairs which, though not so very important, exercise, nevertheless, such a refining influence on society. Let us see how they commence operations in this new line. New York, Philadelphia and Boston have simul- taneously been impressed with the importance of erecting opera houses, andare making preparations to carry out that design. These three citics—with their suburban localities—contain an aggregate pop- ulation of over two millions of inhabitants—equal to that of London; among whom is very extensively disseminated a love for tho artistic and beautiful. This taste will be gratified, and still more widely diffused, by the establishment of opera houses in these several cities, which will perhaps be com- pleted within the next six or eight months. It is designed to erect these houses of a capacity that will accommodate five or six thousand per- sons each, and they will most probably—as they certainly should—be leased by the same impresa- rio, 80 that they could have the benefit of a regular rotation of artistes. The contiguity @ these cities, and the immense patronago which will undoubtedly be bestowed upon the opera, will offer great inducement to the most distinguished singers of Europe to come here from London, instead of going thence to Saint Petersburg, which entails a travel of nine days duration, either by the difficult navigation of the Baltic Sca or by the fatiguing overland route. Either of our cities may be reached in nine or ten days by steamships possessing the most comfortable and elegant ac- commodations, and this time may possibly, by the ingenuity of our mechanics, soon be re- duced to six or seven days. The accomplishment of this grand operatic scheme will be also of great im- portance to the prosperity of these cities, by attract- ing considerable numbers of wealthy persons in this country to take up permanent or temporary resi- dences in them. New York, particularly, must de- rive such immense advantages from this source, by they may go. He cannot sacrifice Seward, because he cannot sacrifice New York, and cannot obtain New | York without the support of Seward, and all the | loose materials of abolition, and all the isms of the | day that can be scraped together. To this extent, then, the approaching battle will be sectional—it | will be between the widely diffused anti-slavery | | sentiment of the North, of demagogues, religious | | teachers, infidels, end fanatics, on the one hand; and the people of the South on the other, still contend- | ing, yet awhile, for their constitutional rights and social safety inside of the Union. | But the letter of Mr. Scott, of Virginia, and the | the breach. They have individually pledged them- selves to exercise the veto, if necessary, to preserve undisturbed the Fugitive Slavelaw. This puts the | previous question to the slavery agitation during the next administration, as far as the democrats are | concerned. There is searcely the shadow of a hope | for a similar pledge from General Scott. Seward | and his indispeneable allies cannot be spared, and | we are free, therefore, to assume that General Scott | will be left wide open for renewed agitation, discus- sion, modification, and repeal. It is by no means impossible—fighting the battle of the abolitionists on this decided ground—that General Scott may cient force from the floating anti-slavery rubbish of the democratic party, to sweep the whole North, and carry the election, in the face of the constitution, the compromises, and the united efforts of the South. What would follow a contingency such as this? | The days of thie great and prosperous Union—this glorious and all-powerful free-born empire of con- federated States—would be numbered. The great principle of self-preservation is superior to all other prineiples—it is the law of nature, rising above all other laws—it is the law of society, transcending all | other obligations. Overthrow this breakwater rism and Southern society —repeal this Fugitive Slave law—and the safety of the Sonth will ecage to be in the Union. They kt 1 le- | know ions. Break down this barrier of the Fugitive law, | and the Southern States will act in concert for their self-protection. They will call a gencral convention, and they will secede from the Union, and proclaim a Southern confederacy at once. The idea has already taken deep root in the South, that they can dispense with the North—that they, | the Southern States, have all the elements within themeelves for commerce, navigation, manufactures of all kinds, and agriculttre, including all the essen- | tials of life. The idea, we say, is deeply implanted in the South, that in a separa te republie they would not only be eafe against the abolitionists, through treaty stipulations, but that hundreds of millions of dollars, which now come up from t.he South, every year, to swell our commerce here in t.1¢ North, and our manufactures, would be retained at home, to advance and enlarge the prosperity exeinsively of the South. What say the cotton manufacturers of the North, and our merchant princes, to those dyead- ful consequences of disunion? And they are but the | with London and St. Petersburg, have now begun, | reap the rich rewards of which they must go to Lon- | answers of the democratic candidates to it, widen | | enable us to compete for the most distinguished the increase in the value of property which it will cause, as should in itself be almost a sufficient motive for carrying out the design. The preparations on our side, for the great struggle andwe think we may confidently predict a satisfac- tory termination to it. Those two imperial cities at present afford to distinguished artistes the greatest facilities for realizing immense fortunes by the exer- cise of their talents. In Paris, Milan, Naples, Venice, Vienna, Berlin, &c., they have merely the opportunity of acquiring a reputation and a name, to don and St. Petersburg. The opera in London is maintained by the British aristocracy, who pay an- nually a certain levy or subscription, in proportion to their income; and that in St. Petersburg is of course munificently provided for by the Czar. It remains for us to show the feasibility of the opera being established and supported by the people —by twenty-five millions of sovereign people. The contest, therefore, resolves itself into one be- tween Russian autocracy and British aristocracy on the one side, and American democracy on the other. The internal arrangements of our proposed opera houses must, therefore, be strictly in accordance with the spirit of our free institutions, and diametri- cally opposed to the exclusiveness of the European mode. Uniform prices to all parts of the house must be established at a reasonable figure—a dollar or dollar and a half a-head—and no such thing as reserved seats must be introduced into the system. Such a plan would be utterly at variance with our plain democratic manners, would be offensive to the great masses of the community, on whose support such establishments must chiefly depend, and would effectually destroy all chances of a favorable issue to the contest. Based, however, on the plain democratic principle of “first come first served,” there is no doubt but that the proceeds of these entertainments will afford the payment of such liberal salaries to the best artistes as will iuduee them to make engagements here, completely extinguish the pretensions of Ha- vana, Mexico, and the cities of South America, and talent with London and St. Petersburg. The demo- crats of the United States have fairly entered the lists in the operatic struggle with the autocrat of all the Russias and the great English nobility, and we believe that ifthe contest is well and consistently managed on our side, we will whip the Cossacks and the Britishers in this, as we have whipped the world in everything else. This movement presents to the wondering world the real contest with Russian despotism which we are now about entering—a contest which Kossuth had | not the sagacity to foresee. This is the only inter- vention in Ruesian policy which the American people are determined to take partin. The glorious sove- reign people of New York, Boston, and Philadelphia, including visiters from the whole Union, have ro- solved at last, with their hands in their pockets, that the Emperor of Rassia and the despots of the Old World shall not forever monopolize the great artists of Europe~shall not appropriate to them- selves forever the beautcous Sontag, tho glorious Giisi, or the youthful Wagner, We have had a taste of Jenny Lind, Catherine Hayes, and Ole Bull; and “our appetite grows by what ¥! feeds upon.” lightest. But dreadful av they are, they are all ine volyed in this Presidential contest; and the repeal of | Postow, and Philadelphia, rise up majenseally to So, let the three Grand Opera Houses o,’ New York, heaven; and let us beat the despots of Europe out of tho great mart of music, as we did the Mexicans out-of Mexico. We ean do it. PoLyGamy among THE Mormons—Savace De YENOE OF ELpEx GRant.—The attention of our road ers who are compelled to be satisfied with one wife” at a time, will doubtless be attracted to the astound- ing developements which we publish to-day from a Kt. Louis paper, concerning the extent to which the peculiar institution of polygamy is practised among the Latter Day Saints, in their city of Zion, at the Great Salt Lake. The public this side of the Rocky Mountains’ will also be edifiod with the extraordi- nary extracts from the extraordinary defence of tho | Saints by Elder Grant, Mayor of Sait Like City, which we also give in oar columns this morning. | Pro and con, it isa subject calling for the most thorough and sifting inquiry of the government, by a special commission. It is said that King Solomon, when his glory filled the whole earth—about the time that the Queen of | Sheba was attracted to Jerusalem, from the fame of his name among the nations—had the ama- | zing aggregate of three hundred wives and seven hundred concubines—a round thousand in all—as the equipment of his seraglio. Yet Solomon was re- nowned as a man of wisdom, above all the wise men of the world. The present King of the Mormon Israel, at the Great Salt Lake, has not becn long enough established in his kingdom, and the king- dom itself is too new, to admit of so large a demonstration ; but fifty wives for Governor Brigham Young is a very fair begitining. From all accounts, too, obtained from the Gentiles, the twelve apostles at the Salt Lake, and the Quo- rum of Seventies, are limited in their num- ber of wives only by their own discretion. Nor is this all. The privilege of divorce, it is reported, is as liberal as the blessings of matrimony. All that is required to separate man and wife, among tho Saints, is the consent of the parties; and they may be married again, and divorced again, if they please, several times over, the same day. A happier people, perhaps, do not oxist on the face of the earth, than th¢Mormons. They have made “the wilderness to blossom like the rose.” They roll in abundance. They live on the fat of the land. Thoy work, like a colony of beavers, all in harmony; and they enjoy themselves in the most improved oriental style. They open their convivial dances with singing and prayer, and after a royal supper and a Virginia break-down, they close with the apostolical benediction, towards daybreak, from the mouth of the prophet himself. They have more industry, more religion, and probably more rascality, among them, than any other community of Saints of the Anglo-Saxon stock. They practice the doc- trines of the Old Testament; they believe in the New. And, in addition to all this, thoy have a Koran of their own, the motto of which is, that God is great and Brigham Young is his prophet. Their government, civil, religious, and social, is the most curious admixture of Mahometanism, Ju- daism, Christianity, socialism, paganism, and infi- delity. They aro imperium in imperio—a separate kingdom of the patriarchial ages, within the limits of the United States. Their history is the wonder of the age; their preservation through persecutions, expulsions, pestilence, famine, and their wanderings through the Rocky Mountains, is miraculous; their success, their increase, and prosperity, nearly a thousand miles from the borders of civilized life in any direction, surrounded on every side, in the heart of the continent, by almost impassable moun- tains and deserte, are still more marvellous. In all this, they are entitled to a proper share of credit. It is all due to hard work, perseverance, faith, sing- ing, dancing, and prayer, and plenty of warm and cold bathing—salt and fresh—but above all, to faith, hard work, music and dancing, and singing, and prayer. But there is another side to the picture. This strange and peculiar people stand accused of hold- ing the government and the laws of society of the United Stateein the most open contempt, and in the most disgraceful manner. To these charges they must be held to answer. Upon the question of polygamy— though, in a roundabout way, denied to exist among the Saints by Elder Grant, in his pamphlets— he lately confessed, in the office of the New Yorx HERALD, that the heads of the Mormon community —the spiritual and political chiefs—were allowed seven wives, but no more. Seven isa pretty liberal number for a new territorial settlement; but if the Governor has extended his domestic circle to fifty, it is absolutely insufferable. The defence of Elder Grant is an outrageous defence. It proves tho case against him. It has all the intrinsic evidence of an equivocating, half savage fanatic with a crack in his skull; yet still eunning, vindictive, spiteful, and guilty. It betrays the vulgar characteristics of the sect—full of coarse and brutal jokes, and the cant and rant of rabid fanaticism. He is as ignorant of the laws and sovereign jurisdiction of the United States over the territeries, ashe appears to be of the manners and usages of civilized seciety. His letter to Mr. Fillmore urges the absolute independence of Mormondom; aud his defence pleads in justification of open murder. It is time that these people should understand that, even in Utah, polygamy is a penitentiary offence, under the practical common Arrival of General Lemery from CHALLENGED TO FIGHT A DUKL—ACCEPTANCE 0) THE CHALLENGE—SUDDEN DYPARTURE FOR EU- » BORE. Lemery, a Spanish officer, who was the Com- mandant of the Central Department of the Island of Cu- ba, and Governor of Puerto Principe, at the time of the pronunaiamento wade in the mountains of Cascorro, on the 4th of July last, arrived in our city some days ago, on his way to Spain. It is well known that the chief of that band of Cuban patriots who made the ronumciamento, Was Don Joaquin de Agiero y Agiicro, who, by the failure of the revolution- ary attempt, was placed in Lemery’s power, and this offt- cer caused the patriotic leader to be shot. Besides this, and previous to the pronunciamento at Caseorro, he had ordered the arrest of ten aged and respectable gentlemen of Puerto Principe, fathers of the most distinguished families of that city, who were absolutely innovent, eaus- ing them to be sent to Spain inexile for life, After the execution of the Cuban chief, Agiiero, Lemery, in gpite of the amnesty offered by himsel€ to the guerilleros of Camagiiey, seized four of their nuunber (all brothers, and. cousins to Agiiero,) who had delivered themselves into his hands, and ordered them to be sent to the Captain General in Havana, and from thence to Ceuta, (a Spanish fortress in Africa,) where they now lead a miserable life. A fifth brother, who was the second in command to Chief Agiiero, had the good fortune of distrusting the Span- jard’s promise, and, escaping from the government's wrath, reached New York in safety. As soon us the latter knew that Gen. Lemery had arrived in this city, he seat u challenge to him, as fol- lows :—= §r. Don Jose Lemeny :— Considering that it is impossible for us to meet in Cuba, the place which I would preter to avenge the mur- der of my relatives, friends and countrymen, I avail my- self of the opportunity of our meeting in this city, in or- der to show you that there are Cubaus who will prove to you that they are “men” Ithink these lines are enough to let you know what my intentions are; and you may Fest assured that I accept all conditions tending to settle this affair in the shortest way, leaving to you the choice of such arms as you will deem necessary to bring it to an end. Yours, &e, Ate, This letter, which bore the name of the writer in fall, was delivered to Gen. L, at the New York Hotel, at 517 P.M., on Monday, the 2ith inst., by two Cuban gentle- men—one of them being the second of Sr. A, The Spanish General, after reading the letter, signified to the bearer the acceptance of the challenge, and appointed the next day (Tuesday) as the time to settle the affair, On the next day, at 6 A. M., Mr. A.’s second called at the New York Hotel, where, to his great surprise, he was told that General Lemery had left in the morning cars for Boston. No letter—no answer at all—no person to ex- plain this strange behavior on the part of the General. Then, the following telegraphic despatch was sent to Boston, addressed to him, at two of the principal hotels in that city. Be it known to General Lemery that his villanous and cowardly proteeding shall be exposed to the pubtic, through the newspapers of this city, by Ae, New Yonx, May 25, 1852, Several other Cuban gentlemen would have challenged Lemery, but he did not afford them an opportunity. But he is now far away. He is probably a passenger on board the steamship Canada, which left Boston yester- day, for Liverpool. The Dutch Frigate Prince of Orange=The St. Nicholas Society’s Banqu: The St. Nicholas Society last evening gave a banquet. to the Captain and officers of this frigate, at the Astor House. The whole affair passed off very tamely. To the first toast, Captain de \ roe replied, and thank- ed them on behalf of himself and officers, for the hearty welcome they had received. It was, he observed, plea- sant to meet together those of their fatherland; and he hoped the occasion would never be forgotten. He pro- posed “the Society of St. Nicholas.” (A'pplause.) To a subsequent toast, (and they were all of a common place character,) Captain de Vroe again returned thanks, and said, (as was understood), that he thanked them for the kind allusions which had been made, and hoped that the same good feeling which had existed uninterruptedly for some years, might continue to the end of time, and that our tiags might wave together. (Applause.) Other toasts and responses of a minor character were [pec with, and the festivities prolonged to a late jour, Hon. Daniel Webster, who was at the Astor House, de- clined attending this dinner. The te this morning, at 8 o'clock. and will be ane down by the Ajax steam -y She has afforded a good harvest to the boatmen, and been the means of some unusual fun and amusement. The captain, officers, midehipmen and barons have had an opportunity of see- ing republican America as she is, and their observations have, no doubt. materially added to their stock of infor- mation, and given them much and memorable instruc- tion. “God speed the good ship eR Court Calendar—This Day. .—(Fifth class).—Nos, », 87, 38, 41, 4: . This is the last day for filing notes of issue for June term. Svurreme Court —General Term.—Nos. 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 111, 27 to 82, 17. Qurrnion Count.—(Two branches).—Nos. 365, 540, 129, 509, 83. 392, 257, 581, 583, 584, 411, 492, 518, 526, , 694, 598, 596, 597, 58, 599, 600, 601, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 610, 611, 612, 613, 614. Dr. Bannt gives a free Lecture before the ladies of Brooklyn, on the causes, prevention, and cure of deformitics, weaknesses, and disoason of women and chil- ddren, at three o’elock, on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of this week, at the Brooklyn Institute, Great Reduction in Prices, of Fine Gold Jewelry.—A Joel & Co. No. 513 Broadway, having just re- ived a very large supply of fine gold Bracclets, Pins, Ear. rings, Chattelaines, Chains, Rings, Lockets, &c. newest designs and of exquisite workmanship, they ha grder to insure reased sale, made a considerad! juction pection, will rior in design to an; respectfully inyited to call ani way, between Sprringand Prince streets. Brilliant Diamonds—$28 per carat, in the sfiginal package, as imported, or in lots to suit customers, Diamond Rings, Pine, twenty-five per cent less than retail dealers. Jewelry at manniacturers’ prices. Sales Rooms ies, second story, 381 Broadway, corner of und to in this city, examine, at No. 543 Broad- A. JOEL & CO, law of the United States; and that a murder com- mitted in Salt Lake City makes the murderer liable to exceution by the hangman. It is to be hoped that while the Mormonr are protected in their righte, they will be held amenable to the laws of the United States. They ought to be looked after now, or they may be the occasion of serions difficulties hereafter. Oyster Hovse Crrrics—Loua Montes at rie Broapway THEATRE.—We give, elsewhere in our columns, a long article, which we believe comes from one of the oyster house critics who assemble nightly at Windust’s oyster cellar, or at another place near Christy’s, in Broadway, describing the first appearance of Lola Montes in the very olo- quent and affecting drama entitled ‘ Lola Montes in Bavaria,” or a history of her life and political explosions in that kingdom. According to all ac- counts, and particularly aecording to our oyster house critic’s account, she has been very successful in that piece. We have, of late, very seldom sent any of our cri- tical reporters to any of tho public places, concerts, new playe, or dramas. They have been otherwise engaged in much more important matters, and therefore we have to trust sometimes to tho out, side oyster house eritics of the day, who write with such a tremendous vengeance on these interesting topics that one would almost euppose they would burst their boilers before they got through the next paragraph. The recent criticisms of the concerts given by Ole Bull, Jenny Lind, and others, and now of the new drama brought out by Lola Montos, aro the most curious and extraordinary productions of the kind which have ever appeared in the nows- papers of this city. They approach more to the Rochester knocking philosophy and spiritual mani- featations, and more closely resemble the deserip- tion of the vision of Judge Edmonds, than anything else we know of. We shall amuso our readers with some #pecimens, by and by. Lola, it voems, has made a hit. Well, it is not unexpected. Lola has made many strange hits during her eventful life. Axsornen Coon Treen by Carrain Scorr.—Tho Evening Post, which appears to be limited in its and ufao' White streot. DAVID RAIT, Importer and Manufacturer Elegant Wedding Cards, Silver Bordered and plain, besutifully engraved: splendid Wedding Envo- lopes, fine silver D Plat rivate Seals, elegantly exe- out ston Society, and Heraldi Devices, of ev trios in Rdinbure. | It in sprightly on dof delightful flavor, Also, Ba: .'s Brown Stout and Porter, bettled by M casks of eight dozen each. JOHN DUNCAN & SONS, 407 Broadway. Fishing Banks.—Over 3. Sea Bass w caught by the passen; rome ae over ¢i to beso plenty, This ight jounds. Fish were never known oat runs every day, Notice—Building Associations and Gene- | ral Fire Insurance Company, (office corner of Tyron Row tnd Chatham street) iacieen Raireend buildings. Sube seribora to the capital stock of this company—( and ‘fey thoneand dollars)—aye requested to call at the office, bring their receipts with them, and reeeive their cer- tifieates of stock. JOUN BRUCE, President. Dasiat Barnes, Socretary, traw Hats.—It Is astonishing how fash- itraw Mats arc this season; and there is no ostah- where lad ‘om a betts He keeps get anything that Public Notiee.—Dr. Talbot Watts’ Electro~ Magnetic Pulmonary Syrup will only be sold at No. 424 Greenwich street, at $5 a bottle of 100 doses, This is done to prevent connterfe: an article that life depends upon, and preclude excuses, as it is warranted to cure all diseases of the chest and In * directed, It will bo safely packed in woo: m1 oartinge free to the f the Union, by remitting $5, or $24 for six doubting its efioncy are referred to Baron "8 Dynamios of Magnotism, i patient is really aot too far gone to recrait the ravages of the disease pon his aystem; but the com- piaintis at once broken, toa positive cord) Without aremittance, Dr. Watts’ me a8 ustal—$l per bottle. Mantillas! Manti Ys Nervous An- t—eGreat Inducem. to Indies are offered this wook, at the Paris Mantilla Km- | porium, 361 Broadway, of these elegant garments were received on Saturday last, and are now ready for inspection—all of the richest fabrics, much lower prices tha Heviars, woe advertivoment in nnotly GEO. # Four thourand, eight hundred and column. LPIN, Proprictor. To the Lovers of Vatencien Laces.—John Madden & Co. 557 Broadway, have Jast received from auction 9 Iargo lot of Valencien laveyy which they will sell Tight off at 50 per cent below the importers’ prices. New York Linen Hall, Chinese Bulldings, £40 Broadway.—The public is rospecttully informed that, on the first of June, the store 539 Broadway (Chines ings) will be opened for the exclusive sale of Line’ stablishment of this class has long boon felt w up to the present. timo, no house, fr the rive wale ot Linens has ever oxisted, much to the in« nience of householders, who have found it almost im- blo to obtain goods upon which they could depend ay purely Linen, The Linens sold in his market, by instance, worthloss, having in nearly ever; vision to the lower end of Nassau street, credits tothe Express Captain Seott’s admirable letter, which our neighbor, Robert Macaire, stole, as usual, from the Heratp. The Post, like areal old coon, thinks it rather useless for Captain Scott to be amusing himeelf in this way. But this is not all. Governor Marcy has been smoked out, and hae come down to town, and like another old coon, ho is up in the tree taking an observation. But Captain Scott has levelled his rifle at (hat patch (fifty conte), and bo must como down. Wo sball have some fan at Baltimore. ‘ the blenching by the manufacturers. Theso into the consumer's hands at a very low Price, and, wo need not add, are froquently found to ha Anything but what they are roprosonced. To romedy thin , the themselves in no inatance to | ‘oprietors plodge Nam actiche that te Rovall puro ncn, warranted sound, in every respect. Their prosent stock has been cir own diroction, expressly for this will continuo this system, thus in- ine article, at the lowest price, This stock I tho varieties of tho fabrie, from tho heaviest 2 ‘The business of tho establieh= ah principles, Every arti bo marked in plain figures, and, under no cirowmetan ean an alteration be mad the pricos have been dated at a very email advance on the original cont, JOUN DAVIS & CO, Proprietors, N. B.—We ee also prepared to entor in’ bovels, rv < hanes a liberal Buffalo yesterday, | one hundred | No letters rotofore, Wor pxe- | oT Groom wich ‘and Dy iory, at prices which will rez ro ee A Shirt 1s the first necessity of boyhoot, but itis only. the costume of manhood that developer itd 6 ete. Have you se der at OREEN'S, Ne. 1 Astoe Meee he 8 be proud to wear them, skill; atapy court in Bar merican miz!.t ve taste aug J. Agate having removed his % Furvisiten Establishment, from the salty gated to 266 Broadway, recond block above, and having nerduccd Lis new importations from Paris for the pro= sent season, will be happy to receive his friends and tha public, and to take thelr measure for the patent Gorarea pir Multum in Parvo.—No Garment as yetin. troduced to the n ofthe public is at all comparable with the Zephyr Under Vests, furnished by RAY & ADAM: No. S91 Broadway. To the invalid they are health, dolicate constitution, protection, to the strong mi to ail, comfort and luxury. The American Hos der Garment Manufactory, No. 501 Broadw: Summer Clothing, Cheap.—Lin rine, Qneens Cloth, Alpaca, Lustres, Drab d’ ‘5; 8,000 pair seasonable Cassimere Pants, ‘ests, 50 cents to $3. LEVIE & REG Corner of Nassau and Beckman strocts. Keep up Appearances.—Patronise Smith & Rice's City Wareroo! ‘ulton street. You ean proeura of them the most fashicnable Clothing, whieh wil tho outer man wonderfully, at a very trifing. tex upmyouc, purse. The Great Depot for Summer Clothing, is the Empire Clothing Warehouse, 120 and 122 Pultow et, where every description can be found for short ant 1 léanand fat, at extraordinary low pr SMITH, DRUMGOLD & PROC. | The Announcement of the Genin Sammer styles, like the appearanco of the swallows, ushers in ths ‘weather, and every gentleman who di to keep his “summit” ‘ool, and lend his countenance a new gri is invited to examine the peerless drab beavare which GE- NIN bas introduced as the leading dress fashion of the sen son, Hats equal to there have not hitherto been offered in ttention is also invited to large and almost in felt, straw, Xv., and to tha ‘or! ely infin ai sty beautiful Panama fabrics, a1 GENIN'S, 214 Broadway, opposite St, Paul's. Panama Hats.—Coleman has at his head- arters, 111 Nassau strect, a fine assortment of the genuine ‘at. Knox’s Hats.—Have you seen the summer style of Hate got up by Knox! If you have not, delay no longer. In the opinion of the ladies, Knox “knocks the spots off” of anything that has been ont this season. NOX'S store is at No. 128 Fulton street, whore people who don’ neck down.” are respectfully invited to eall and make Kuox’s acquaintance, Originality Triumphant!—An Ovation to seniue, may be geen at any hour, at MARCHE Toom, 20 Third avenue, where dof eonneisveurs are gathered, extolliag the beauty and finish of his Hats. new style is beautiful. E. A. Brooks.—E. A. Brooks, of 150 Ful- ten street, has been enlarging his stock of Beots, Shoes, Slippers, &c., and is now prepared to furnish his customers with understandings of every style, at the lowest possible ices, Mr. BROOKS is one of the most skilfal cordwainers in New York, and never fails to suit both she feet and the pockets of his patrons, His wares are worthy of generat patronage. Spring and Summer Shoes for Ladies’ nnd. Gentlemen's Wear—Mr. 8. CAHILL, 377 Broadway, has now on hand the most extensive stock, comprising gaiters,. “slippers, ties, busking, variety of children's thoes, Logecher with the most elorant patent leather boots for gents. Sold at the lowest possible pri and sn eni French Paper Hangings, &c.—Solomon & Hart, No. 243 Broadway, offer at wholesal retail the choicest assortment of French paper hangings 31 orders in he very lowest prices. Al tantly on ioh lace and m in curt , cornices and curtain materials, and upholstery goods of every description. Patent Cotton Felt Mattresses for private awellings, hotels, steambo , e,, Be, mai under a new and peculiar process by the EX ding Works, Brooklyn, L.1. These Mi and very great advantages over hair or made, among which may be mentioned the following, from 25 to 50 percent cheaper than hair, reak or mat down, and will retain their longer. Are proof against all kinds of the most healthy bed that can be q bo a great reliever of rhoumatis wily renewo sorb no dirt, and are the most cleanly bed mado. by R. & D. M, STEBBINS & CO.. No. 59 Broadway. received for any size wanted, together with Bolsters Upholsterers. are invited to call as above, ant examine an article of Felting, prepared expressly for their use. t elasticity much far Caution to Merchants.—The great demand for KELLINGER’S Liniment h foreign dealers to rush to New York for their suppli finds that mer- chants have departed fr honor, by selling bi ticle con- trary to all in bad yad faith. 's Liniment on hand can make the most of it. For the future, Dr. K. will not sell his 4a. sive ‘than $4 50 per dozen, $48 per Frome 3 ize $9 per 96 per gross. Depots, street and 47% Broadway. Crystal Palace Again.—Patent Three-ply ingrain and patent Tapestry three-ply Carpeting, mt ‘was exhidited at the World's Fair. at 99 Bower; IRA ANDERSON’S. Also, Pardo nd Ci & Exhibition Tapestries and Br is Car ng, © new styles. They will be sold remarkatly low. ih Floor Oil Cloths, 24 t new marble, scroll and mosaic figures, NDERSO! Also, RAM loth, in widths, at 28. 6d. per yard, and upwards, the most extraor ever offered in this city. 99 Bowery, HIRAM A SON'S. Also, Ame ets, at Os. Gd., 78., and Ss. por yard, Tpring ebyles, i! jules ei” Excelsior. —Only four shillings per zeae rolt and emall for beautiful Ingrain Carpets of large figures, at HIRAM 'ANDERSON'S, x5 nt new pattern of English Ingrain Carpets, at 5s., 5: +» 68. id 78. per yas 180, com Stair Carpeting, at Le, 6d., 25, 26. 6a, Look at them. ing of 1ifteo RYO pets, four shillings per ‘Tapesti ard; Brossels, r ment of Tapestry Vel The Great Demand for Bogert’s first mium Fine Cut Twbacco and Snuffs, bay ind Proprietor to enlargo his establishment full operation, with entirely new machi improvements in manufacturing. | Bore unrivalled in this country, and connotssem give it animpartial trin!, “Tt may bo fou Of the respectable hotels, groverics, and eig Will please notice thut they will find it greatly to Tantago, to order their supplics direct frou the t, 86 Vesey street, Now York: or at the. br: , No. 5 Atlantic street, Brooklyn, where they will be allowed & large discount on their purchases, Singer's Sew Lette willde what no other machine is capable of in sewing on eloth. ienther, cor- set material, or, in fact, anything that requires neat, hand- some stitching. What this machine professes to doit will do perfectly. The most incredulous fully convinced by de- monstration; all doubts fully removed. jachives on exhi- bition. Come one, come all—jadge and be satiefied. No charge made fer admission, 1. M. SINGER & CO., 296 Broadway. Notice.—The subscribers have completed their new store No. mse, and will opon this das Withan entirely m ing Cases, Pancy Cutlery and Toilet Articles 7 Aster House. for its extraord | obtained of the Broadway; also, & complete and choice xcleotion of Toilet articles, by SAUNDERS & SON, | WTollet articles of the finest quality, con- | sisting of Porfumery from the mont celebrated Baro manufacturers. Tiiet Cutlory, Portable Drersing € the Jatter are well known for their extreme compactness durability, and usefalness, G. SAUNDERS, & SON, 7 Astor House, and Jk7 Broadway. Newport, R. I.—Dr, Hutchings’ Bitters ean always be obtained of Dr, R. R. Hasard, Nowport These Bitters invigorate the whole system, wereeable to take, and a sure remedy for the blues, indigestion, biliour ness, &, The best summer modicine extant. cent per bottle, Principal office 122 Pulton et: | | | | | _ Providence, R. L—S8. 8. Baleh & Son are r Dr. Hut itters, These Bit | veretah fy tto the taste. They ix | whole s: «Those suffering from indigostiv | mervou ke. will find in their use promp: nent relief. No family should be without the | bottle. Oinice, 142 Fulton street, 5,000 Wigs and Toupces, at Medhurst & 's celebrated Wig Factory, 27 Maiden Inne, made of i ombining al the latest ‘improve m ui tit, and not to ebrink oF change color. Also, braids ot long hnir, front braids, &e. Rooms exclusively for wigs and hair dying. Copy the address, Wigs and Toupecs.—Batchelor’s new style | 8 Pe ; of Wigs are pronounced the most perfovt imitation of natur: yet invented. Those wantiog a.vory superior article should call at BATCHELOR’ celebrated Wig F Wall street, where can be found the largest an rtment in the'city, Copy the a | Halr Dye.—Batchclor’s eclebratedt Liquid | Hair Dye is the best yot discovered fr coloring the hair or | whiskers the moment it ied, The woade, onse And | certainty with which this favorite and old established Hair Dyo periorms is astonish: It is for sal Hod, at | BATEHELOR'S Wig Pactory, No.4 Wall tire opy ‘the | address. H < asia | Gouraud’s Liquid Hetr Dye, 19, without exception or reservation, the very best over invent ly celebrated is GOURAU D'S edioated § ts ‘hair from any Rouge, Lily White, and Hair Glo near Broadway. Gray Hat DAVIS'S R en Anew secretion of the natural coloring substance, and ro- produces the original color—warranted. Price 60 conts per ortlo. For sale at the genera) depot, 306 Grand street, and. Broadway, 279 Washington street, 362 Hudson street, 127 Bowery, and 111 Houston street. Changed without Dyeing It.-- ‘ene stimulates the roote of the hair, causes Van Deusen’s improved Wahpene aids na- ture in tho proper secretion of color and nutriment to the human hair, By a few wooks application of this great re medial agent, grey hairs ean be fully restored to their origi- nal softness, and beauty. For sale at the general de- ot, No. 123 Chambers street, New York, and Nor 173 Ful on street, Brooklyn. How to raise Whiskers and Moustaches k red from Lie~ betan' 001 ‘a recipe, 2 joncious, nent to Bay part of the 1s of Linon for the m 6, on W Mlywee, on amounts of ‘and opward, dollar, es paid, One dollar a botth fuen. RG. GRAHAM, 19)