The New York Herald Newspaper, February 26, 1853, Page 4

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No. 56, AMUSEMENTS THIS VENING. | Y THEATRE, Bowery--Consiaay Brorsxns— | yes Tagran. | MOAOWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Jack Caper—Wao | SP) mews Brerr DNS THEATRE, Chambers atreet—PumNeuesox— ©: p “Dorm GoverNon—Senious FANILY. nN ANAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Sx Decree «poem oN tas ines WSLLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Ikise Hemees— vw. AMERICAN MUSEUM——Afternoon—Lapy oF Lyons. Yroning—Oxp Founs av Home. CHRISTY’S OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broadway—Remorius | @eopms ty Cunsty’s Oreka TROUPE. WOODS MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Ball, 444 Broad- ‘way—DMsOPlAN MINSTRELSY. CIRCUS, 37 Bowery—Equxsrmiay ENTRRTAIVMENTS, GEORAMA, 686 Broadway—BaNVARD’S PANORAMA OF eux Hoty Lawn, HELLER’S SOIRER’S MYSTERIEUSES, 539 Sroacway, RISLEY’S THAMES, at 406 Broadway- HOPE CHAPEL, Broadway.—Graxp CONcEKY. WETROPOLITAN HAL Geaxp CONOERT. w York, Saturday, Pebruary 26, 1853. The Weekly Herald, | To be published at 10 o’cloek this morning, will contain | | the latest relative to General Pierce and the new Cabinet: | the | ® grephic account of the Inte Insurrection at Milan Foreign News brought by the Arabia; a sketch of the Ca- Isforn’ tross over | nd Mexican intelligence brought by the Alba- | new route through Mexico; the Proceed cress, inclading the debate in the Senate on | ings of the Pacis formation from all sections, interesting to the general | ¢ Railroad bill; also, a great variety of other ix. reader. Price, sinpenee per copy, !n wrappers and ready for mailing. The News. Our Washington correspondents are determined to keep us well posted up with regard to the move" | ments of the politicians, the cabinet, &c., as will be | seen by the numerous dezpatches in another column, While all of them vary somewhat as to the classifica- tion of the new household, they perfectly agree with regard to the men who are to compose it. A few days more, and we shall know all about it. The place seekers, as well as those having claims against the government, are said to be already boring the sup- posed members of the new administration with ap- plications of every description. In the midst of all the turmoil and confusion, Gen. Pierce manages to enjoy comparative quiet. His lady, we understand, did not leave Boston yesterday, as was anticipated. Several important amendments were yesterday made by the United States Senate to the Army Ap- propriation bill, the first of which was to devote the sum of $150,000 for the survey and exploration of a railroad route to the Pacific—the said survey, toge” ther with such estimates and proposals for con- structing the road, to be submitted to Con- gress when completed. Mr. Cass expressed his conscientious constitutional scruples with re- gard to this proposition; but it was of no avail, for it was adopted, by thirty-one to sixteen. The free farm amendment of Mr. Walker was reject. ed, by seventeen to thirty-six, notwithstanding that | Judge Douglas supported it. By the above votes | it will be seen that Young America and old fogyism areata great discount. An amendment was ap- | proved, appropriating $100,000 to the original dis- coverer of chloroform. When it shall be proven in | the Supreme Court of the Northern district of this | State who was or is entitled to the money, it will | be given up tohim or his heirs. It is to be hoped that this will have the effect of settling the Wells, | Morton, and Jackson controversy on the subject. At | the time of adjournment the amendment relative to the superintendence of armories was under discussion. | \ | Asa last favor prior to retiring to private life, Mr. Felch, of Michigan, asked the Senate to take up the House bill extending the patent for a thresh- | ing machine. This request was complied with, and, | after a short debate, the measure was recommitted to | the Patent Committee. A register was granted to the bark Mary, of Baltimore; a resolution was sub- mitted and laid over to pay Hon. David L. Yulee,of | Florida, per diem and mileage while contesting the | seat occupied by Mr. Mallory; a bill was passed for | the relief of the widow of Lieut. Cochran, and | another was introduced for the establishment of a | court of investigation of claims against the govern- | ment. | In the House of Representatives a letter was re- ecived from Hon. Mr. Stanly, in reply to certain | charges of Com. Jones. As the matter appeared to | be a private dispute between the two gentlemen in question, the letter was simply laid on the table, and ordered to be printed. On going into Committee of the Whole on the N: Appropriation, the rusty old ships and commodores, as well as all other kinds of old fogies, received a most terrible shaking up. Mr. Stanton, of Tennessee, announced the fact that the eommittees, though charged with important matters had not been allowed to report for twelve months He rapped gentlemen over the knuckles for talking about the enforcement of the Monroe doctrine when, at the same time, they refused to vote even sufficient means to place the navy in a condition to protect the ports of our own coast from the invasion of at least four foreign powers. The truth is, that while our maritime commerce may be classed as the first in the world, our naval force is the fifth. The debate was of rather an exciting character, and will afford much iastruction to those not thoronghly con- versant with the subject. Pending an amendment to authorize the construction of three steam screw propellers and three sloops-of-war, at least two of which shall be built by Captain EBriesson, on the caloric plan, the committee rose. The day's work in the House closed with a disens- sion as to what should be done with a letter received from Secretary Stuart, defending himself from the charges made against his official uct, on the day previous, by Mr. Gentry. For the especial benefit of Congressmen, and office-holders generally, as well as the edification of our readers, we have com- mented at considerable Jength with regard to this affair, in another column. On reference to yesterday's Legislative proceed- ings, it will be seen that the canal question was again the cause of a very exciting flare-up among some of the democratic Assemblymen, in which pretty strong personal language was used. The ex- citement was eventually quelled, for the time being, by the adoption of Mr. West's farnous canal resolu- tions. The bill incorporating the Crystal Palace Association was adopted, and sent to the Governor. | The Seaate was principally occupied in the discus. | sion of the bill providing for the distribution of the | works of American authors among the district | sehools. | Our telegraphic columns to-day fornish accounts | of severa) maritime Qirasters, aocompanicd by lose of | | life, and much other interesting information, 10 which the attention of the reader is directed. maged to the extent of forty thousand (liars, dy the explosion of a blast pipe, on Thursd”,y evening. gumenty delivered by ex-Chief Justice Jones on | behalf of the grantees of the Broadway Railroad, | before the Supreme Court. im the cause of liberal education was held in the | an opportunity to the Reverend Dr. Ferris, Chan- | charter in 1831, to its opening for the purposes of | | instruction in 1836, and thence tothe present year. | The Reverend Doctors Bethune, Asa D. Smith, | Cheever and Potts, with Professors Webster, Dough- | by medical science. | compel us to omit, among other local matters, the | escaped from Cs | literature and those of a few wealthy publishing The Crane Iron Works in Pennsylvan'g, were da- ‘The trial of Wm. M, Doty, fr alleged perjary in the Forrest divoree case, i8 “ill before the Court of Se Biition, $4 por | Whole of next wee’, $5 fo any part ef | finished, and Qyere will be rebutting testimony and speeches of efsunsel, which will prolong the trial for several days yet. sions, and will, in all probability, occupy the The defendant's case is not yet We present to our readers, in our columns of to- lay, & Yntinuation of the elaborate and able ar- A very influential meeting of gentlemen interested chapel of the University last evening. The more immediate object of the assemblage was to afford to submit a detailed account cellor of the Inst of its affairs: and working, from the date of its | erty and Greene, and a host of eminent divines and members of the legal profession and mercantile in- terest, were present. George Griswold, Esq., occu- pied the chair. Doctor Ferris’ statement was clear and explicit, showing, as it did, the number of stu- dents who had been sent forth to adorn the pulpit and the bar, and benefit humanity The document concluded with aneexpression of regret at the indebted- ness of the University. The Rev. Dr. Bethune made an earnest, eloquent and logical appeal to the audience and public for its support, contrasting the puny efforts made by a republican and rich people here, with the magnificent donations given by the monarchical governments of Europe in aid of popular collegiate education. The Reverend Doctors Krebbs and Asa D. Smith followed in the same strain. It was announced that William Donglass, Esq., subscribed $3,000; George Douglass, | Esq., $3,000; and Mrs. Douglass Cruger, $2,000; his Honor the Mayor, and B. Crosby, Esq., $1,000 ; each, and J. K. Herrick, Esq., $1,500, to founda | perpetual scholarship. John T. Johnston and Anson G. Phelps, Esqrs., gave $1,000 each, and James Boorman, Esq., $3,000, with a condition. We have a full report of this important meeting, which augurs well for the future prospects of the University. The favors of our advertising patrons are flowing in upon us to an extent that is somewhat alarming, Tt really looks as though they were determined to take entire possession of our columns. To-day they very interesting lecture by the French exiles recently yenne; a curious report of the scenes incident to a Nocturnal Visit of the Grand Jury among the upper, lower, and other classes of he community, & The Copyright Treaty In the Senate, Public sentiment has expressed itself pretty fully on the copyright question. All classes of the community have bad an opportunity of developing their views through their several or- gans, and we need hardly observe that the re- sult has been a general approval of the opinions broached in the first instance by this journal. The country is unanimous in favor of interna- tional copyright. Whigs and democrats, pro- tectionists and free traders. book-makers and readers, writers and printers, and even a ma- jority of the publishers, coneur in confessing that honesty is not only the most becoming but the most advantageous policy to pursue. Neither the arguments nor the numerical strength of the dissentients entitle them to much con- sideration when ninety-nine hundredths of the people are clamorous for copyright. the Senate may safely stamp its sanction on the treaty in spite of the whine of one or two grasping pub- lishers, and the groans of their newspaper or- gans. So much has been already said in favor of the measure, and so little against it, that we should be merely repeating ourselves were we to enter npon a further discussion of the sub- ject. Its necessity, both on grounds of princi- ple and on grounds of expediency—the in- justice of the present system towards both | American British authors—the hope- | lessness, under the present state of things, of American literature attaining the rank to which it is legitimately entitled, and the bright prospect which a copyright will un- | fold—have heen so elaborately established, that no one can plead ignorance in exeuse of erro- neous judgment on the matter. The case is now fairly laid before the Senate. It will be for its | members to choose between an upright course on the one hand. and a dishonest course on the other—between the interests of our national and houses—between the honorable esteem and the scornful indignation of the world. On the Se- nators, who constitute the executive assembly before which the treaty will be laid, now resis the whole responsibility of the future pillage of foreign authors. They have it in their power to rivet still closer the millstone round the neck of our literature. or to cut it loose, once and forever. If they falter or swerve from their duty, let the ignominy of literary piracies attach to them—let them be branded as men who have done their uimost to crush our native authors, and retain this country ina state of intellectual vassalage to England. But we are wasting time on a most impro- bable hypothesis. We have not the least doubt that the Senate will confirm the treaty. Weare convinced that every member sees through the sophistry of the anti-copyright reasoning. The attempt to set up vague “ public inter- ests,” which are quite distinct from the interests of readers, writers, publishers, printers, and, in- deed, every class of the community, and toshow that, while latter would be manifestly be- nefited by an international copyright, the “public interests” aforesaid would suffer in consequence, cannot delude any one who is possessed of ordinary discerament. The © pub- lie good” is nothing more than the good of all or a majority of the classes which compose the public. And when nearly the whole press of the United States has, on behalf of book readers and authors, emphatically pronounced itself in favor of copyright—when Messrs. Wiley, Put- nam. Appleton, Carter, Francis, Tappan, Tick- nor, Lippincott. and a majority of the respecta- ble publishers and printers of New York, Bos- ton. and Philadelphia, have memorialized Con- gress to“ enact such a law as may secure to foreign authors the right to dispos works to American publishers, to be priated in this country”—we may fairly aseert that all the classes who are interested in the matter con- sider that the proposed treaty would operate to their benefit. and, consequently, that it would be for the “ public good” to have it carried into effect. In reality, all the arguments which have been advanced against an international copyright might have been, and probably were. addaced against our present copyright law. They all resolve themselves into the specious fallacy that ischenper to steal than to boy. If this ba e of t curious instance of an insufficient conclusion | offenders punished, the United States stands | | has been abstracted, though the clerk was com- | that it deserves an impeachment. | | the be | an impeachment he declines to do so, but says been admitted by the Committee on the Judi- ciary in the House of Representatives, in 1830, the present copyright act would not have been passed. and literary labor, being common proper- ty, would have been abandoned by men of talent, Had the enlightened members of that committee allowed themselves to be influenced by narrow- minded fears of raising the price of books, they would never have reported a bill, and this country would have lost the lustre which the literary genius of the last twenty years has re- flected upon us. The words of the committee would be worth preserving, were it only asa drawn from unexceptionable premises. They are as follows :— Upon the first principles of proprietorship in property, an author has an exclusive and per- pana right, in preference to any other, to the ruits of his labors. Though the nature of literary property is peculiar, it is not the less real and valu- able. If labor and effort in producing what was not before possessed or known, will give title, then the literary man has title perfect and absolute, and should have his reward : he writes and he labors as assiduously as the mechanic or husbandman. The scholar who secludes himself and wastes his life and often his property, to enlighten the world, has the best right to the profits of those labors; the planter, the mechanic, the prceaaea) man, cannot preter a hetter title to what is admitted to be his own. Nor is there any doubt what the interest and honor of the country demand in this respect. Passing strange it is, that after stating the principle in so forcible and luminous a manner, the committee should have stopped short in its practical application. and omitted to secure to oreigners the rights they recognized so em- phatically. It is fortunately left to men of equal sagacity to complete their unfinished task. Emboldened hy the satisfactory working of the act of 1830, the Senators will carry out the principle of pro- tecting literary labor to the fullest extent. The committee of 1830 did well, and would have done better had they not been assailed by'tie- prejudices and narrow minded fears of the lite- rary pirates of their day. Their successors will follow their example; taught by their ex- perience, and guided by their precepts, they will boldly take up their task at the stage where it was formerly arrested, and pursue it to its final completion. Cuarcrs or Corruption ww Hien Piaces.— The debate in the House of Representatives on Thursday, arising out of a motion of Mr. Gen- try in reference to an alleged practice of the heads of departments defrauding poor clerks of a portion of their salaries, suggests reflections of the most painful and humiliating nature. The charges of corruption made from time to time against our city government, and the ‘Legislature of this State, are extended to Wash- ington and the government of the nation; and unless these imputations are refuted, or the | disgraced before the civilized world. An honorable member rises in his place, and gives a circumstantial account of one case. in which, out of a salary of $1,000, the sum of $300 pelled to give a receipt for $1,000. It is further stated by the accuser that he had the letter of | the Secretary of the Interior admitting the truth of the charge. The fact, indeed, was not denied by any person in the debate, and the only palliation that was offered for it was, that it was only one case out of thousands, and that the practice was quite common in all the depart- ments, under former administrations, as well as the present, This is a sad state of things. and the tone of the House gives by no means an exalted idea of the standard of public virtue in the atmosphere of Washington. Even Mr. Gentry, who brought the charge, and was the most indignant speaker on the subject, calls the accused a man of honor,” while in the same breath he not only charges him with “a crime,” but he says he has the proof in his possession. in the handwriting of the criminal. But there is still more, as may be seen by the following extracts from the dis- eussion:— Mr. Bayty—If the case deserves impeachment, the gentleman should bring it forward. Mr. Gentry—I give the gentleman my opinion (Sensation.) Mr. Lercurr, (dem.) of Va., mentioned a case that had been brought to his knowledge. It was that a clerk employed in the census bureau should pay $500 of his salary to a lady in Pennsylvania—the er-in-law of the Superintendent. Mr. Gentry exclaimed—* God Almighty !” (Laughter. ) Mr. Toomns, (whig) of Ga.—If the charges are true, it is a crime inconsistent with honor and hones- and ought to be inquired into. You find under fallacious policy—the pretence of raising salaries ecause of the increased price of provisions—that of- fices are farmed out all over the country. You find that you get the service for half of the money. You take the office of a dead man and get somebody to fill it for half the salary. The House, however, has not the energy to enforce the right. If the gentleman from Tennessee is right, then there is a question of sag ret mn and punishment. ir. Gentry.—The charges are not coutroverted. Here Mr. Gentry declares that ‘‘the case de- serves impeachment,” that the charges are not controverted, and, at the mention of another case, his hair stands on end, and he exclaims— “God Almighty!” Yet when called on to move it ought to be done by somebody. What inconsistency. He brings the most grave charges against a member of the federal gov- | ernment; he has the proof but when it | comes to the point he says he has no no- tion of making a formal impeachment. Then | he ought not to have preferred such accusa- tions. As the matter now stands, the adminis- tration is involved in imputations of high crimes and misdemeanors, which they have not Leen given the opportunity to refute, while one branch of Congress is placed in the serious pre- dicament of participating in these offences by | refusing to bring the accused to trial. My. Toombs says the House has not the energy to enforce the right. Why did he not test the House by moving an impeachment. and thus clear his own skirts of the iniquity which he imputed to the body? Could not one righteous man be found in that assembly who had the moral courage to do a duty which so many members adinitted ought to be done? The amendment of Mr. Gentry, chastising such offences by fine and imprisonment. in a court of law, makes no provision for the punishment of the past, but merely shifts from the shoulders of Congress the trouble and in- convenience of prosecuting the future crimes of officials, This mode. however, of dodging the res- ponsibility will not satisfy the constituents of the House of Representatives. who have entrusted these gentlemen with the care of the public money, the maintenance of the national honor, and the rigid enforcement of justice. no matter who or what may be affected by its operation. Ifeuch an example of guilty connivance at al- leged crimes be set in the highest deliberative assembly elected by the people, what may we expect in State legislatures, common coun- cils, grand juries, judges on the bench, and all other bodies or individuals, who have aught to do with the public money. or the administration of the laws O temporal t ‘Talk on 'Change. We should have stated in yesterday’s article, that the subscribers to the Merchants’ Exchange number between 600 and 700 merchants. The whole, however, seldom, if ever, attend on the same day. The Rotunda of the Ex- change is also used by auctioneers for the sale of real estate and the public sale of stocks, generally between 12 and 136 o'clock P.M. For every lot or pareel of either knocked down fo a bidder, one dollar is charged by the Exchange Company. ‘There is something in commercial pursuits and enter- prises which is quite exciting. During the thirty minutes of ‘ High ’Change,” vast amounts of property change hands. During the famine years of 1847-'48, we Mave known transactions to be made amounting to from half to near one million of dollars, chiefly in American produce, freights, &e., during Exchange hours. The amount of transactions varies with the state of the markets and season of the y Nearly all civilized countries are represented by parties who attend ‘change, or who have houses in distant parts of the world, Among others, we find merchants from England, Germany, France, Spain, Cuba, Italy, Austria, and different parts of South America, and from various parts of the United States, North, East, West, and South, There may be seen at High Change, the consignees or agents of ships which at that very moment, may be beating their way amidst the storms of Cape Horn, or doubling the Cape of Good Hope, or entering the ports of Califor” nia, Australia, or China, At that very moment, the names of their ships may be telegraphed from the top of the Merchants’ Exchange, over their heads, forty miles at sea, having just reached the offing after a long and peril- ous voyage from Shanghai, Canton, or Honolulu, in the Pacific. At that very moment, too, perhaps may be seen a fleet of richly laden ships bearing away to rea, and destined for various Eurdpean and other foreign ports, or a fleet of inward bound vessels, gathered apparently from the four winds of heaven. Anon, a fleet of steamers de- part the same day, while others arrive, lending additional life to the scene, There, during High ’Change, may be seen the leading dealers in foreign exchange, whose bills are sold/and circulate, within a short period of time, by millions. There, too, are the cotton brokers and dealers, whose transactions are also frequently quite heavy. There, also, congregate the flour, grain, and provision merchants, Whose business is important and extensive. | Indeed, the meeting of merchants on ’Change is a sort of auily business congress, in whose extended and ramified transactions is represented to some extent the business of the nation at home, and in its external relations. ‘There was no talk of leading interest yesterday. From what little was said regarding the agency of a city bank, in its efforts to give currency to wild cat money in New York, the feeling was decidedly adverse to its course. ‘The idea seemed to be that we had enough of free bank notes afloat of our own, and that if Western or other financiers wished their paper to pass muster here, they should redeem the same at %{ per cent discount, the same as is done by our own State bills issuers. Some expressed a hope that the new city Postmaster, tocome in under Gen, Pierce, may make a revolution in the present building. The facilities of this edifice, at present, ure horribly deficient, both in the delivery and receipt of letters for the mails. There is not room for a sufficient number of private boxes. Many merchants are deprived of the use of boxes, who, it is said, would like to have them. From 500 to 1000 more boxes, they say, ought to be pro- vided, and prices reduced. At the letter windows turn- stiles ought to be provided, so that applicants may be served in turn, and without crowding. Liypa pr Caamounix at Ninio’s —We are inclined to think that many of those who have attended the opera regularly will consider ‘Linda’? the most successful per- formance of Madame Sontag’s troupe. In spite of the im- probabilities of the plot, the constant draughts on the credulity of the audience, and the intolerable din of a Donizettian accompaniment, the opera possesses sufti- cient intrinsic merit to account for the permanent rank it holds in the London repertory, and to render its pro- duction here an event of some note in the musical world. ‘Though it is, like all its author’s works, too noisy for a fastidious ear—though the choruses are generally feeble and ineffective—the exquisite pathos of some por tions, ihe dramatic effect of others, and the sustained style of the music throughout, place itat once among the highest fruits of Donizetti’s latest labors. He has com- pored few airs that have become so universally and so justly popular as ‘O luce di quest anima,” and ‘a con- solarmi affrettisi;’’ he has seldom, if ever, attained so high a tragic tone as in the scene where Lonstolot threatens to curse his daughter. Nothing was wanting on the part of the performers to do him justice. We think that Lucia and Linda must have convinced every one that;so far from being deficient in tragic power, as some have imagined, Madame Son- tag’s talent as an actress is not inferior to her skill as a singer. We spoke warmly in praise of her rendering of the scene in the former, where the report of Edgardo’sin- constancy deprives her of reason; the scene in Linda, where the same result is produced by a father’s wrath, was, to our mind, still more effectively executed. To at- tempt an analysis of her art would be impertinent; it must suffice to say that few witnessed her unmoved. Nothing could be more dexterous than her blending of the familiar ‘‘A consolarmi”’ with the incoherent exclama. tions of madness. ‘The greatest of stoge effects is produced by a brusque contrast between past happiness and present misery ; nothing cuts to the heart of the hearer so keenly as a vivid transition from an actual sense cf pain to a delusive remembrance of past joy. But such passages are a severe test of an actress’ powers. She must possess the “living fire’’ to produce any illusion. If she falter, if the “ropes” are allowed to appear in view, the spectator turns away with disgust. If, on the contrary, as was the case last evening with Madame Sontag, the actress is lost in the agonized daughter, writhing under unjust and blasting imputations, and every tone, every sigh, is in porfect harmony with the nature! cry of the wounded heart, the audience experience that sense of acutely painful sympa- thy which it is the highest triumph of genius to com- mand, We need scarcely add that the great air of the first act, “ O luce di questamina,” was a hit. Itis admirably suit- ed for Mme. Sontag’s style; without straining her voice, the delivered it with her characteristic delicacy and finish, and Donizetti himself could not have found fault. So with the duet we have already mentioned—every movement, every variation, was in excellent taste—the crescendo, from the gentle ‘‘a consolarmi,’’ to the ecstatic “Ja ciel mi troyero,” (which, by the way, will not bear translating into Fnglish,) was judiciously managed, and the audience, once more breaking through the rules of | etiquette, obliged Linda and her lover to repeat their ditty before leaving the stage. Eadiali was, of course, what he ought to have been. It may be safely said of him that his voice and acting are on all occasions precisely what we hoped they would be— | that nothing could be added, and nothing taken away without obvious injury. We can conscientiously assert that we bave never witnessed a more admirable display of tragic talent on any stage, than bis impersonation of Antonio. Frem the indignant “Perche siam nati poveri, Ci eredon senz’ onor |” which Bediali’s tone and attitude translated ata glance —from the heart-rending ery “La figlia mia!’ when the plot for bis daughter's dishonor is revealed to him—from the confident prayer to God for His protection to the thrilling “ Voi mentite” (‘My daughter could not give aims to her father’’)—the audience breathed with ditt culty, and were too absorbed in terror and grief to ap- plaud. A higher eompliment we cannot conceive. Poz- zolini, we are happy to say, is a better Carlo than an Ed- gardo. He always sings with taste, and makes the most of his voice. We were quite surprised at the telling man ner in which he sang ‘Ela yoce che primiera.”’ In the duet, too—'' A consolarmi’’—he was even better than usual. M. Roceo generally begrimes his face so unmerci fully that we require the aid of a programme to recognise him, Having availed ourselves of this clue to his identi- ty, last evening, we are enabled to say that his acting (as the Marquis) was not exactly what we have been accus- tomed to witness at an Italian opera. Buffoonery is out of place where Sontag «ings. Madame Vietti made a queer looking Pierotto—she is too charming a model of her own «ex to exchange it for ours, Her contralio, as everybody knows, is the only consolation left us sinee Alboni’s departure. Fanewsit Coxerret or Farmer Herwnicn.—Great prepa- rations are being made for the valedictory concert of Mr. A. P. Heinrich, which is to take place at an early day, though the time ie not definitely Axed. Fifteen hundred subscribers have already engaged tickets, and we have no Coubt, from Mr. Heinrich’s popularity, that this fare: well convert of his will be largely patronized. Persoual baat lade Rev. E. H. Chapin, of thts elty, delivered a lecture be: fore the Burlington, Vt., Lyceum, on the 20d inst. MORTALITY AME -The disease whieh is ko fatal to hogs im some parts of Ohio and Ken- tucky is suppored to be cholera. Root & Snyder. distillers, at Carrollton, Ky., lost six hundred fn ter days. | months to THE NEW ADMINISTRATION’ Gen. Pierce and the Politicians. THE LATEST CABINET ARRANGEMENTS, Ke, Mey See TELEGRAPHIC. SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE NEW YORK HERALD, Wasmcron, Feb. 25—I1 A. M. The Cablaet is considered to be definitely arranged, as follows, and we give the classification as set down by Young Ameria, from which it would appear that the fast men are utterly routed, and that we are to haye a con- servative administration after all:— W. L. Marey, Secretary of State~old fogy and soft smegmea Guthrie, Treasury—conservative hard shell. R. McClelland, Interior—old foxy and free soiler. Jefferson Davis, Wareultra Southern rights. James C. Dobbin, Navy—inveterate foxy. ; James Campbell, Postmaster General—Noman Catholic. Caleh Cushing, Attorney General—progressive. Col. Davis is expected by every train, Messrs. Camp Dell und Cushing are daily expected, and the rest are here. The heaviest opposition to this_Cabinet is directed against Gov. Marcy, from several quarters, against Jef- ferson Davis by the Cass party, and against Judge Campbell by the Cameron faction of Penns Mr. Cushing, as Attorney Genera}, will give general satisfac- tion. UNION, Be Wasmtnaton, Feb. 25—7 P. M. ‘The Cabinet reported this morning ix believed to be correct, as far as can be ascertained. Gen, Cushing is in town. Gen. Pierce, considering his position and his daily routine of business, maintains his health and elasticity very well. “The excitement among the lobby members and office seekers is about equally divided between the unsettled claims and contracts before Congress and, the new Cabinet and members of Congress are unmercifully pursued on both supjects. The town is all ast NION, NION. ‘ Wasnixatos, Feb. 25-8 P. M. According to the latest and most reliable information, the following is the arrangement of the Cabinet:— Secretary of State. A War “Treasury” “ Navy. “Interior. “Samos Campbell. Postmaster General. R. McClelland. ‘Attorney General... ‘aleb Cushing. ae ‘Wasmxctox, Feb. 25-834 P. M. General Cushing reached here this morning. It is now considered a fixed fact that Governor Marcy goes into the State Department, and Gen. Cushing into the Treasury. General Pierce says the Cabinet is a sealed book, which some translate as meaning that it is all arranged; others, that it is not all arranged, but simply that the General don’t choose to talk about it; while some knowing ones profess to see in ita diplomatic move to get rid of an- noyance, Time wil¥tell. There is a good deal of grumbling that three out of the four States which yoted for Scott should receive Cabinet appointments. As for General Pierce, he takes matters very quietly, carrying out his republican slmplicity by dining at the public table at Willard’s, notwithstanding that ample preparations have been made to treat him en grand seigneur. A distinguished member of the House intends to intro- duce a resolution requesting the President, during the recess of Congress, to negotiate with Great Britain a trea- ty adjusting the fishery difficulty, and opening up a sys- tem of reciprocal trade with the provinces, upon a liberal basis. The bill now before the House is much too con tracted, and has no chance of becoming a law; and it ig deemed that justice to the new administration demands that the subject should be left open for its action, instead of dictating, on express terms, how far a treaty must go, and taking from the President all discretionary power. ‘The resolution I think will pass. xX. Y. Z. FROM A REGULAR CORRESPONDENT. ‘Wasninaton, Feb. 25, 1853. Major D. H. McPhail, formerly of Baltimore, and dis- tinguished in the Florida and Mexican wars, is strongly urged for the marshalship of the Southern district of New York. He was one of General Jackson's citizen sol- diers, and received a brevet for his gallantry, and Mary- land voted him a sword. Frank Gallagher will be Marshal of Maryland. Ex-Governor Philip Francis Thomas will be Collector of Baltimore, will go for General Jacob G. Davies. relative of the President. , unless oyerslaughod by Governor Marc; Thomas is a throng the city, anxiously watching the Cabinet an- nouncements. Hon. A. O. P. Nicholson, of Tennessee, has arrived. THE GENERAL PIERCE HARNESSES—A LAW SUIT IN VIEW. [From the Boston Mail, Feb. 25. The accounts which dapeen in several e the evening ition to the splendid pair of har- pepers, yesterday, in re nesses recently made in this city, for Gen. Pierce, are represented to us as bei several particulars. The manufacturers, for the harnesses, is stated to be incorrect, no sum hay- ing been named. ‘The order originally given was, to make the best psssible harnesses to be got up. This was done. During their manufacture, as we understand, the con: tracting parties visited the establishment several times, impressing upon Messrs. Pennock & Hannaford the im: portance of producing the most perfect harness in their power, without regard to expense. It was finished, de- livered, used, and accepted. ‘On presentation of the bill, which amounted to $1,837 61, the contracting parties demurred, and remarked that they must go to New York and get’ cheaper harnesses. They left the same day, on Tuesday afternoon Inst. Pre. vious Cor dialte Kareoaed, Hall bee packed in a box, ready for transportation to Washington. The makers soon caused a process to issue, and had the harness at- tached, and they are now in their possesion. These are briefly the facts as related to us by theaboye named geritlemen, The inountings on the harnesses cost over $1,100, and are mostly of solid silver, and of most beautiful design, representing oak branches, leaf and acorn, The designs are entirely original, and are exqui- sitely tasteful. We understand that the harnesses cost every cent of the sam named in the bill. The expense of the cerriage was $1,800, and that of the horses $1,500. The manufceturers will probably submit the matter to a legal tribunal. Possibly it may turn out yuite an affair, Police Litelligence. THE BROADWAY POST OFFICE AFFAIR. The matter pending before Justice Osborn, respecting the scizure of @ bunch of envelopes, just previous to the last election, directed to various citizens about town, en- closing @ political programme which they didn’t want, bids fair to terminate like the ‘‘boy and the horse shoe.” Fach day set down for the hearing, the witnesses, instead of coming up, seem to be travelling in some other direc- tion. Yesterday Mr. Sickles appeared in court, and in readivess to have the matter go on, but no witnesses ap- pearing on the part of the prosecution, the magistrate again adjourned it over until Monday next. The Broadway ‘Post Office. LETTER FROM MR. MARRIOTT. Broavway Post Ovrice, New York, Feb. 24, tesa. f TO THE EDITOR OF TIE NEW YORK HERALD. I notice in the morning Times a report of the examina- tion of Mr. Peter Cooper, in the matter of the seizure of circulars at the Broadway Post Office, N 1g Broad- way, on the evening of the 30th October, 1842. Inasmuch as Mr. Cooper's communication to the Grand Jury in some degree reflects upon me, I ask the liberty of saying that I have never, to any one, expressed unwilling- ness to make a criminal complaint concerning the trans- action yeferred to; that I have never prevented either of my clerks from making an affidavit in reference thereto, by fear of dismissal. That Nelson J. Waterbury sought several interviews with J. W. Asten, a ‘¢ boy—fourteen or fifteen years old—-after he had gone home from my office, and insisted upon his instituting a complaint, which the lad, notwith ing Mr. Waterbury’s importunities, refused to do until he could see me, considering that I was the proper per- son to be consulted. That Mr. Waterbury went so far as tomake an assigna- notion with the boy on a certain day during business hours, at paint shop in Nassau street, and which en- gecement Veing made known to me, of course was not opt. hat Mr. Waterbury called on me subsequently at the Broadway Post Office, but used such abusive and imperti- nent language, that iny own gelf respect compelled mo to request him to retire, In short, Mr. Cooper's letter embodying statements in regard to which he confessed in his examinatioa, that he had no personal knowledge, so far as it relatea to my conduct in this matter, is entirely and unqualifiedly un true; a resull the less surprising, as he gives his author- ity therefor. Thave not refused to make a complaint, but it i+ true that I have declined to allow myself to be used as the in- strument of political or private malice, and it is to be regretted that Mr. Cooper has been less fortunate, as he is reported to be a well meaning, good natured gentle man, incapable of injustice to another, exeept under the influence of designing porrons, by whom be lis innocent ly but incautionsly allowed himeglf to be use Respectfully yours JAMES C, HARRIOTT. Cnorera in Nova Si he Eastern Chronicle, of the 15th inst., rec « the death of nearly a whole family, at Mount Thom, Nova Scotia, of @ Pecos malignant form of English cholera. The family was that of Mr. Abiel Brown, whose aged 46 years, and all his children, from tive fourteen years of age, were swept off dnys, Mv! Brown himself being the only within a few purviver who distant Office expectants from Mew York and Philadelphia resentation to untrue in Pennock & Hannaford, No. 98 Union street, called upon us yesterday afternoon, and gave a brief statement of the facts in the matter. The report that $400 was fixed upon as the price Sorenete Rs Inquest UPON THe Bopy oF muck Turse.—Coroner Wilhelm held an inquest yesterday at the house 414 Ninth avenue, upon the body of Mr. whose sudden death was noticed in yesterday’s edition. After evidence was given as to the circumstances of his ex- tremely sudden decease, and that the jury had heard the medical testimony of Dr. Horsfield, they rendered « ver- dict of death from hemorrhage of the lungs. The de- ceased was a native of Germany, and 26 years of Hels very se ne renretted in the neighbortiond an whtehe resided, William sackson, a native of England, died suddenly yesterday, in ‘Twenty-first street, from the effects of ine emperance, and Anne Macauly, a native of Ireland, died at No. 107 Heade street, from disease produced by the same cause, Eliza Martin, aged yixty two years, was found dead im her room at No. 2 Christopher street yesterday. The old lady lived alone and kept a small candy store, which wag observed to be shut up for two days. Upon’ f door open she was found dead. She was carried off by disease of the Inquests were held in each case. An inquest will be held to-day upon the body of a child, which was burned to a crisp last evening in a room at 119th street, during the temporary absence of its mother. § Clothing at Wholesale Only.—An immense stock of Habe and summer clothing, made exp: for the Southern, Western, and California trade, w) we offer at the very lowest market pricos. WILKINSON BROTHERS, Nos. 28 and 30 Johm street, corner of Nassau. A Beautiful Homestead for only $15, if a; plied for this day. 2,800 building lots and 100 farms be distributed to 800 subscribers on the 28th of February, 1863, and warrantee deeds will be given for the same. Tho situation is delightful, and the climate salubrious. No fever or ague has ever prevailed in or near this place, but health and domestic comfort is here enjoyed to’ the fullest extent. Why, then, will you part with wife and friends, and sacrifiee health in going to California or Au~ stralia, when $15 only will secure four building lots or & farm, and near the kiupire City, which will lay the foun- dation fora fortune at home,with all your friends around you. A few shares only are left. If you do not wish to disappointed in getting a homestead, as many were at the last distribution, purchase a sbare immediatel; Apply to CHARLES WOUD, 208 Broadway,§ where ma} can be had gratis. For Sale at Auction, on Monday, 28th Feb- Hoi) by A. J. BLEECKER, at the Merchants’ Ex » two brick houses and lots in Reade street, between Green-~ wich and Hudson, viz.:—Nos. 146 and_144, No. 146, lot stories, basement and under cellars. No. 144, lot 25x75, house two stories, attic, basement and under cellar. In the rear of 144 three-story and cel~ lar building, connected with the street by an aliey way between the two houses. All the above be sold in one lot. The property can be seen at any time before the sale. ae three houses are all newly built, and in first; rate order, St. Mark’s Place Property for Sale at Aue= tion. COLE & CHILION will sell at the Merchants’ Ex- change on Monday, February 28th, at twelve o'clock, that valuable house and lot No. 09 St. Mark’s place, 37 6 inches by 100 feet. Sale positive and without reserve, See Auction sales. Certificates with the genuine J Watches.—Watehes by this celebrated manufacturer, to- gether with those of Lavallette, Buchine, Nardin, re- guet, Montaudon, Ami Sandoz, Junot, Connoisier, 5, Johnson, Taylcr, Ke. &e., tor sale at importers? prices, DAVID RAIT, Importer of Watches, 381 Broadway, up stairs, Diamonds, in lots to sult wholesale and re= tail customers.—Cluster diamond pins, rings, together with an extensive stock of fine solid gold jewelry, at the manufacturers’ prices, for sale at the factory of the sub- scriber, 381 Broadway, up stairs, corner of White street. DAVID RaAIT, Manufaeturing Jeweller. The New York Gold Pen Manu- pany offer to strangers and residents of this city the best article manufactured in the above line, and from fifteen to twenty per cent lower than sold by cealers generally. Those wishing to purchase, at whole- sale or retail, should examine our stock and prices, A printed list of wholesale or retail prices sent by mail to those ordering it. Salesroom of the Company 183 Green- wich street, near Dey. Wonderful Improvements In Sew! Ma- hines having recently been inade, now renders ine struments ahead of any mechanical invention of the age, and the proprietors, Messrs. I. M. Singer & Co., having been to a great expense in purchasing machinery ex- pressly for the manufactory of these machines, assure tho ublic that the machines shall hereafter have all the test improvements attached with pesfect mechanical accuracy, and the once seeming difficulties are now re- moyed. Call and examine machines, at the principal office, 258 Broadway, 1 Mt. SINGER & OO. The Attention of Fine Stitchers or Sewers, and the manufacturers of shirts and collars, meget fully called to Wheeler, Wilson & Co.’s sewing > patented June 15th, 1852, at 205 Broadway. Distinguished Americans.—The Sachem of this day contains letters from President Filh Hon, Edward Everett, Jacob Broome, Profetsor Morse, Hon. R, F. Stockton, Senator Beekman, James Brooks, J. H. Ho- bert Haws, and other distinguished politicians, expressing their views upon the Order of United Americans. Price three cents. Office No. 100 Nassau street. Lace and Muslin Curtains, at Reduced Prices.—The best assortment in the city, at KELTY & FERGUSON’S window shade and curtain store, 2083¢ Broadway, one door above Reade street ‘Teas.—The best assortment of fine Tcas will be found at the store of the Canton Tea Company, 125 Chatham street, between Pearl and Roosevelt—the oldest. establishment inthe city. We assure our readers that they can do better than eisewhere, either at wholesale or retail. They have now no branch stores ‘W. H. McDonald’s Commercial Advertising House, No. 102 Nassau street, corner of Ann.—Im > jobbers, shipping houses, auctioneers, steam ani clipper ship owners, will find as above every facility desiral for the prompt and correct transmission of their adver- tisements to any part of the Union or Canadas; also ta the Islands of Jamaica and St. Thomas. Culifornia ad- vertisements taken at reasonable rates, and no pa} ment required from responsible partios till their orders have been satisfactorily attended to. ‘W. H. Disbrow’s Riding School, No. 20 Fourth avenue.—Hours for ladies, from 8 A. M. to3 P. M,; for gentlemen, from 8 to 6, and 7 to9P. M. Ladies wis! ing to ride or take lessons ut this establishment must be introduced by some one known to the proprietor. Are you Troubled with Rheumatism, Neu- ralgia, tic doloreux, debility, or any nervous complaint ? If you are, I say it is your own fault, for Watts’ Nervous Antidote is a certain and speedy cure for all nervous fections. Don’t take my word, but try it. and be con vinced of its wonderful health restoring qualities. $1 per bottle. JOHN PYNE, 38 Ann street. By Letters Patent secured in 1849. Pulvermase eher’s Patent Hydro-Hleatric Voltaic Chains, constructed ta be worn under the garments, are the most wonderful diseo- very in medicine and electricity of the present day. They relieve, withoutpain or shock, instantancously, acute ner- vous pains, such as head, ear, and toothe ache, rheumatic. pains, tic doloreux, &e., and by their mild but continuous and b aadded action on the body, diseases of years? standing—such aa gout, local paralysis, nervous com- ints, liver di &ec.—disappear as if by a miracle. ey have been applied with the greatest success in all these dreadful diseases in children, commonly called con- vulsions, as also in cases of teething, under difiiculties and disorders of the bowels. They precipitate me- tals from their solutions, decompose water, deflect the magnetic needle, in short, al all the phe- nomenon of s powerful voliaic pile. The instru~ ments producing these effects weigh abont two ounces, ean be folded up in apockct-book, are always for (pasrdlg Rinepelt, Rontly aba fewede, bat gaia guarding himself, famfly and friends, &e., tha number of diseases and complaints in which mild stream- ing electricity is a perfectly safe, eertain, and wonderful speedy remedy. e price of a eompl chain is from to $5; batteries, $10 to $22 50. Tocredible as may seem the above facta, any person can. sesily convince himself beforehand, at the depot, of their trath. The importance of the invention has been ac- knowledged in Amerien by the Academy of Medicine of” New York, and the ehains have been applied with great suceess in the medical colleges, the cle , Bellevue, and Ward’s Island Hospitals, Brooklyn Cit Hospital, &6.: in Enrope, by the Royal Lolteges of Physicians and Sur- geons in London; by the Academie Nationale de Medecin at Paris; by the Imperial faculty at Vienna; by the Royal faculty at Berlin, and other selentific institutions of the highest order, including the principal hospitals in EBarope. The proprictors are in possession of testimonials to the same effect, from all the above institutions in Am riea,and Europe, as well as of the most eminent and’ distinguished mombers of the profession in both hemi- spheres, and invite the public to examine thom, Full and illustrated descriptions—one for personal use. and one for scientific men—with eopies of teatimoniala finda number of eases cured in New York and Kuro) may be obtained, gratis, at the office. They will be for- warded, free of hostage to any part of the United States, {a answer to prepaid inquiries, containing {bree ents portage stamps. J. T, No. 668 Broadway, corner of Prince street, Hutchings’ Dyspepsia Bitters is now the universal medicine used for the certain cure of that most distresaing of all diseases, dyspepsia. Its influence is of that miid and gentle nature, that it cannot debilitate or weaken, but on the contrary it immediately invij tes the body by purifying the sécretions of the stomach with- out vomit purging, or in any way racking or distress- ing the aystom. Price fifty conts per bottle. Sold by C. V. CLICKENER & CO, 81 Barclay street, to whom al? orders from agents and others should be addressed, Rheumatism, Scrofula, &.—Hyatt’s Life Balsam will most assuredly cure the worst cases of these and other diseases flowing from great impurity of blood. The Hon. J. V. D. Fowler, 188 Stanton street, was as great a sufferer from inflammatory rheumatism as ever surviy- ed this torturing disense. His feet and limbs were swol- len to twice their natural size, and he was unable for weeks to walk. He was perfectly cured by the Balsam. Mrs. Burton, 127 Eldridge street. ‘This lady was suffering from scrofula for years, until life became intolerable. Some of the ulcers had consumed the flesh to the bonos and skull. She was cured ina month, A thousand eases equal to these have }een published in the Herap and Sun. You who are aillicted, go to the above named persons, or to any whose casos aro published in connee- tion with the Life Balsam, and you will be satisfied that it cannot fail,when taken according to directions. Prin- cipal depot, 216 Grand street. Tbe. per bottle, six for $4. Also for sale by C. V. Clickner & Co., 81 Barelay street: agent for Brooklyn, Mrs. Hayes, 176 Fulton street. Dr. K. Brown, “the Great Scrofula Doctor,” oMlce 147 Grand otreet.—A sotentifie treatment of serofu- a \s assuredly obtained of Dr. KE. Brown, located at 147 Qrand street. New Englind’s cured have pofd him man: fenta of gratitude, New York now has the offer of hig ces Ye afsicted, goive time and call on him, ere it ty0 late,