The New York Herald Newspaper, March 10, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. Soe JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. Ree anand ‘Orris ¥. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. Ae \AILY HERALD. 2 cents per. a - B ee ae tition, $4 per, Ber cee or ret of Great Britain, and $5 to any part of Be Comtisent, to the postage. Welume XVIII............ No. 63. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVEN!® BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—MacbeTu—Mecwanic Asp THE QUEEN. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Ricwers2u—WHe Spxaxs | ier. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Domnay 4x Sex—Purxowenon. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Every Owx mas mp Favis—Paviine. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon- Frrenp iy THe Straps. Eve Seven Wow Fain Lavy—Buve Be. ST. CHARLES THEATRE, Bowery—Gameier's Wire— Yourn Who Naver Saw 4 Woman. CHRISTY’S OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broadway—Ernioriax Mavovies py Cunisry's Opera TRourE. WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood’s Musical Hall, 444 Broad- way—Krworian Minerneis Oax ee. e—Fainr Hear @IKCUS, 37 Bowery—Equestaray ENTERTAINMENTS. GEORAMA, 58 Broadway—Banvann’s Panomama oF wun Hoy Lav. BELLER’S SOIREES MYSTERIEUSES, 539 Broadway. RISLEY’S THAMES, at 406 Broadway. HOPE CHAPEL, Broadway—Granv Coxcerr. New York, Thursday, March 10, 1853. Notice to Advertisers. We would again renew our most urgent solicitations to our advertising patrons, and request them to send in their advertisements to this office as early in the day as pos- sible. ‘They will enable us, by so doing, to got to press at an earlier hour. Advertisers must recollect that it is @Mheir interest that the Heratp should be delivered Throughout the city early in the morning, so that our “yeaders may have an opportunity of knowing its contents Before they go‘o business. Their advertisements would, ‘Mherefore, necessarily be of more value to them, and we ‘would have less cause to apologise to the public for the often unavoidable latenest of our issue. ‘The News. According to our despatches from Washington, bat little appears to have been done in the way of making appointments yesterday. However, we have any quantity of rumors concerning selections for foreign missions, movements for collectorships, attorneyships, postmasters, &c. Among others spoken of as ambassadors abroad, we observe the names of Mr. Buchanan for England, and Mr. Dickinson for BRassia. Virginia is said to be backing the claims of Mesers. Wise and Meade, the former for France, and the latter for Chile. Hon. Mr. Peaslee, of New Hampshire, has been awarded the post of Collector of Boston, but the col- Rectorship of this city is still in doubt. By-the-bye, the New York delegation have at last wisely re- golved to abstain from making any recommendations ‘with regard to the division of the spoils, for the very ood reason that their advice has not been sought Dy the President. This thing of parcelling out the ‘offices to suit themselves, by the politicians of diffe- Tent localities, does not appear to meet the approval of the new administration. General Pierce has thus far shown a determination to choose men who are Dacked by capability, in preferense to those whose ‘nly endorsement is warm partizanship. Let him eontinue this policy, and the great masses of the people who placed him in power will not be disap- pointed. Ex-Secretary Clayton yesterday concluded his speech in vindication of his conduct relative to the ‘tweaty negotiated with Sir Henry Bulwer. It will be observed that he repudiated the Monroe doctrine, nd declared that Presidents Jackson and Polk, in connection with both houses of Congress, had done the same. He pronounged the Squiers treaty to have been unconstitutional, and stated that his own was ‘based on the principles set forth by previous demo- cratic administrations. Judge Douglas will reply to him to-day. It is thought that the Senate will ad- Journ on Saturday. President Pierce last evening gave a complimen- tary dinner to ex-President Fillmore and the mem- bers of the late cabinet. The White House has not yet been graced by the presence of Mrs. Pierce. However, her husband will to-day proceed to Balti- more, for the purpose of accompanying her to their mew home. Nearly the entire day was spent by the members of the New Yerk Senate, yesterday, in discussing Mr. Vanderbilt's proposition to submit to the people ‘an amendment to the constitution, in order to secure the completion of the canals. The friends of the measure seemed quite confident of its eventual suc- ees, but towards the close of the session the whole gabject was laid on the table. The Assembly was Principally occupied in the consideration of Mr. Loomis’ plan to raise funds for the payment of the Btate debt. During the afternoon, all the amend- mente were cut off, and the bill, as originally present- ed, was agreed to. This bill proposes, instead ot the present tax, to levy one mill and two-tenths of a ‘mill on every dollar of taxable property in the State. It is hardly anticipated that this bill will meet the @anction of the Senate. Indeed, past events indicate that the two houses will not concur with each other Bpon any measure of importance during the balance @f the session. All the talk about the canals, rail- woads, taxes, &c., amounta to nothing. It answers mo other purpose than that of killing time. There- fore, the sooner the few days left of the session run ‘out, the better it will be for the eredit of the mem- bers, as well as the interests of their constituents, The whigs of Connecticut yesterday nominated Hon. Charles Chapman for re-election to Congress from the First district, and Austin Baldwin for the Second district, in opposition to Hon. C. M. Inger- sol, the present democratic incumbent. Thomas Fitch, the second, having declined she whig nomina- tion for Lieutenant Governor, Mr. 0. Kellogg has been relected to supply the place. We elsewhere publish some curious and very inter- esting intelligenee received by recent arrivals from different parts of Africa. It appears that while the Kaffirs'and their allies are endeavoring to the utmost to check the encroachments of the British in the southern section of the country, a civil war, growing out of a liquor law somewhat similar to that of Maine, has broken out among the western tribes, and was at last accounts raging with great flercenesa. It is pleasing to learn that the officers and crews of the American naval vessels in that quarter were ail im the enjoyment of good healih, and had been of much service in preventing outrages by slavers along the coast. By an arrival at Boston from the Cape of Good Hope we are informed that the ship Roxbury Castle bound from Australia to London, with eight tons of qold—a little over three millions of dollars—put into Cape Town on the 6th of January. The despatch is mistaken in declaring this the largest shipment of gold ever made from Australia. The steaner Aus- tralia recently arrived in London with four millions @ight hundred thousand dollars on freight. The British ship Belmont, with three thousand bales of cotton on board, was entirely destroyed by fire at New Orleans last Monday. The Board of Assistant Aldermen inet at six o'clock y™terday evening. The members were occupied dar.‘og the sitting with the presentation and read of pet,‘tions and other papers. Nothi which .¢manded comment, and, cx was no q ‘bate. A proposit Broadway, b,¥ # lateral line of The omnibus p.°PHetors of the Broadway, } Rixth avenue, kh Wlekerbocker and Hight , {nd Fourteenth stree! line ty Ing and Ninth avénne tioned for per ae nanan. day, at 6x4 cents | ariraL Maron— | double track, slong s route which will be found in car official report. The paper was referred to the Committee on Streets and Roads. The Chief Engi- neer of the Fire Department communicated with the Board upon what he characterized “‘an act of insubordination and riot upon the part of Engine Company No. 6, which for violence and disregard of conseqnences, has seldom been equalled.” It referred to an attack upon Live Oak Engine Company No. 44, made*on the morning of Sunday, the 27th ult. The petition was referred to the proper committee. ‘The Board adjourned until six o'clock this evening. Rev. George Deforrest Folsom was installed pastor | of the Eastern Congregational Church, corner of Madison and Gonvemeur streets, last evening. The church was well attended, and a number of clergy- men took part in the ceremony. A full report of the proceedings will be given in to-morrow's paper. ‘The New Postmaster General—His Duties and Responsibilities, We would not insult the fallen, or embitter the sorrows of ex-Postmasters General Hall and Hubbard. They did their best, perhaps; and if that was bad, much mast be forgiven on account of the capacity ofthe men. If they were, until within a few days of their official decease, rather unwieldy in their movements, and slow to take note of the necessities of the country—if they had a sort of honest liking for the good old times when it was immoral to drive the mail coach faster than ten miles an hour, and could hardly suppress a virtuous sigh at the profane speed of modern railroads and steamers—if they were a little too apt to allow contractors to bully and frighten them—they had, notwith- standing. excellent points in their characters, and were, perhaps. as fair samples of secre- taries as the late cabinet contained. Now that they are gone, their successor ought at least to be grateful for the legacy they have be- queathed him. in the shape of arrears of work, unfinished contracts, opportunities of improve ment. and new schemes of postal intercourse. Fresh from the busy office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, Mr. Campbell is not the man to covet ease in his new berth. Mime years’ constant toil as a Judge of the Common Pleas have disciplined his mind, and prepared him for the Augean task of renovating and controlling the United States Post Office. A labor it is, no doubt, which would appal most politicians, requiring vast application, a most tenacious memory, and a quick perception of details, as well as rigid firmness and shrewd ap- preciation of character. All these Judge Camp- bell must possess, or he will inflict an injury on the country, and disappoint his friends. And while he is yet animated by the zeal ofa neophyte, ere the cares of office have damped his ambition to do well, we will take leave to draw his attention more particularly to one or two matters of detail in which salutary improve- ment is, in our opinion, very possible. We will assume, to begin with. that he entirely concurs in the theoretical maxim that speed, above all things, should be secured in the transmission of the mails. The United States mail carrier should travel as fast as our limited modes of locomotion will permit. Where it does not, some fault exists, either on the part of the contractors or on that of the Post Office. Let us see how this prin- ciple is carried out in practice. On Friday last, 4th March, at 10 A. M., a let- ter was mailed at Washington for New York ; it was delivered by the carrier here on Monday, 7th March, at 1 P.M. This letter (allowing five hours detention at the Washington Post Office) took seventy hours to perform a jour- ney which any passenger, on payment of the usual fare, can perform in twelve or thirteen hours. We were ourselves sufferers by a similar negligence on the part of the Post Office, or ir- regularity on that of the contractors. We had directed a large quantity of matter to be pre- pared, at considerable expense, at Washington. and forwarded to us in time for publication on the morning of the 4th. Our agents fulfilled their task; several large packets of manu- script were mailed in Washington to our ad- dress, and, had the mail travelled in due course, would have arrived here on the morning of the 3d. Owing to some mismanagement, however, they did not reach us till after the proper period for their publication had passed. We are well aware of the peculiar difficulties under which the railroads labored during inau- guration week. An influx of twenty thousand passengers necessarily disarranges schemes of departure. But we will not admit that this constitutes any excuse in the case in question. The rapid and safe transmission of the United States mails is a consideration paramount to all others. Railroads ought to be taught that the Post Office cannot be trifled with, and that if they leave the mail behind, or incapacitate themselves from carrying it speedily, in order to accommodate an extra thousand passengers, they will find it in the end an expensive ex- periment. Again: Let us look northward. The most in- veterate “old fogy” rubs his hands with delight when he thinks of the conveyance of the mails between this and Canada. He chuckles when he hears of the rapidity with which the cars travel between New York and Albany, or Troy and Burlington, for he knows that a good old stage eoach would beat the mail hollow. Twelve hours in summer, and twenty in winter, are quite enough, he has been told, for a passenger to reach New York from Montreal ; but he com- orts himself by the reflection that letters and newspapers require three days to perform the same journey. In Canada, where they havea desperate climate and mountains of snow to contend agai Mr. Morris, the present able Postmaster, has succeeded in making arrange- ments for the transmission of the mails ina shorter time than passengers usually trave and our “old togy” has no sympathy with the Provinces. It is not until he crosses the line 45 deg. that he receives some consolation, by noticing how the mail bags jog leisurely along— spending a night here, dining there, supping comfortably elsewhere—and tumbling, three or four at a time, quite unexpectédly into New York. Nor is the old fogy without his pleasures in the eity. He derives sincere gratification from the thought that, in point of postal accommo- dations, New York has mad® but little percep- tible progress during the last fifty years. The town has extended over half a dozen # juare miles of woodland, swamp, and meadow, and he bitterly deplores it. Streets have ariven whore he trod the forest glade in his youth—the con- tres of tra py ond the fc ekirts of the city, and he sig th fact stares him in the fa mer out nelancholy Post Office with 9 has not changed, and his fac mile. It is still cramped up treet, where the clerks ¢ in helpless co in Na elhow ench othe ee fitto en poet of Falton street to Uuion square is via Philadel- still compelled to carry their letters to Cedar street to be mailed. Here is a fund of wholesome congratulation for the old fogy, and dearly indeed does he treasure it. Here, too. is ample scope for the exercise of Mr. Campbell’s energy. Let him make up his mind that the mails must be carried -as fast as railroads and steamers can run. Let him re- solve that during his administration, we shall cease to hear of letters being mislaid in coun- try offices. or wandering about the country ia search of an owner, while their anxious expect- ant is worried or ruined by their miscarriage. Let him determine on the establishment of local post offices in the several wards of the large cities, such as are established in all foreign capitals. If he acts thus, he shall not want our applause. Tue Summer or 1853 1s New Yore.—We are now on the very eve of the most transcendently brilliant era of fashion and amusement that this metropolis of the American continent has ever yet witnessed. The memories of all past seasons will fade away—lose their lustre, and be utterly obliterated in the splendor of the coming one. Fashion is about to forsake her ancient places in the passés capitals of Europe, and to establish her favored abode in this City of the Knicker- bockers. Here we are erecting a palace of erystal for her reception, where she will hold her court for the next summer at least; and about and around that fascinating spot will con- gregate her devotees from every quarter of this wide land. Already the lesser marble and brown stone palaces in the proximity of this favored locality have commenced to receive their occupants. The neighborhood of Reservoir Square—which, a year ago. was overspread with wooden shanties, and where the pigs had free and ample range—has now, at the nod of this potent magioian, fashion, been transformed into a congeries of palaces, and the lower portion of the city, down from Union Square, has been denuded of all residents of real aristocratic pretensions, who could possibly manage to transfer their penates within a reasonable distance of the great centre of attraction. Evidences of the splendor of the coming sea- son are seen on all sides. The most costly and beautiful equipages that any republican people could desire to indulge in crowd, “thick as blackberries,” in Broadway ; plush has sud- denly risen into great demand, and private car- riages not having a brace of gentlemen in live- ry would be now declared below the ton. Most of the fashionable hotels. full enough at present, have all their apartments pre-engaged for the summer, Almost every visiter arriving from the South and West, has commissions to engage rooms for parties who have resolved to come to New York next season ; and the only danger is that we will not be able toaccommodate all our guests. The country was never so prosperous: money was never so plenty, and people were never so bent on enjoying themselves, since the days of Noah. A little panic, now and again, in Wall street, has only a momentary effect—it merely serves to give the fashionable and mo- neyed classesa short, necessary breathing time, and off they start again in the race of enjoy- ment and extravagance, with redoubled ardor. The amusements of New York for the next season, will be on a scale commensurate with the magnificent era we have feebly attempted to foreshadow, and will be themselves, in fact. the chief inducement to visiters. First, and pre-eminent among the attractions, will be the Crystal Palace, with all its treasures of art collected from the four winds of heaven. Next to it in attraction, and almost equalling it in size, will be Franconi’s great hippodrome, from Paris. Then we will have two great opera troupes—Alboni, with the Maretzek company, Steffanone, Salvi, &c., and Madame Sontag, with her great artistes. With these, Paul Julien’s series of concerts will vie, in the charm which they will have for all lovers of music, such as is rarely heard. Besides these are the dozen or more theatres and concert halls of the metropo- lis, which will, as a matter of course, use their best exertions to attract. It would require too much space to enumerate all the places of amuscment; but we may mention, as occupying the first rank, Burton’s theatre and the Broad- way, Wallack’s, and the Bowery. _Niblo’s, ele- gant theatre we presume, will be engaged by one of the opera companies. With such a combination of attraction as the metropolis will present during the season on which we are about to enter, we may calculate on an immense influx of visiters from all parte of the Union. Ladies whose husbands have been for years promising to bring them to New York, will now insist on the fulfilment of this } promise, with a tour round the watering places in the contract; and few fashionable per- sons will venture to absent themselves. In fact, it would be a negation of ail fashionable pretensions for any American lady to acknow- ledge that she had not been to New York in the brilliant season of 1853, After that the deluge! Tue Wau. Srreet Panic.—There was not so much excitement in the street to-day, but there was a great deal of shinning among bull stock speculators. The money market is steadily tightening, and we must expect up hill work for several weeks. As soon as the importers commence remitting heavily, shipments of | specie will rapidly increase. Payments into the Custom House for some time past have been very large. and the importers have had as much as they could do to pay duties. Assoonas that demand eases up a@ little, remittances abroad will commence; and then look out for tight times. Whatwe have already experienced will he nothing compared with what is coming. All who wish to pass through the storm unscathed must take in sail, get everything snug, see that everything below and aloft is tight and taut and then let itblow. We shall have pretty dif- ficult navigation for some time to come—quick- sands and shoals beset us upon all sides—and it will require all the skill and experience of thode in command to carry us safe through, Grown or Newspare Yor est Circcnation tn New | kK —One simple fact exhibi light the immense increase of circulation at- in the strong- 0 information in which we could possibly pre A few years | ago the mill which now su the paper for tical | ne | retrospect emb the New York Heratp farnished paper for three others of the most prosperous newspapers of this city, but at the p notwith- | nding the ements | hich ha ent time invorovements and en on wiade in the esta 1 te diitie iment, it | 1 No wonder th Waar 1s to Brooms or rue Sream Wuistiz? —Tus New Morive Power.—The incredulous at the present time could not demand any stronger evidence that the new motive power, discovered and s0 recently applied by Captain Ericsson, will, at no distant day, supersede entirely the use of steam, than is contained in the letter of the late Secretary of the Navy, re- commending an expenditure by the govern- ment of the large sum of half a million of dol- lars, to test the capabilities of one of the inven- tor’s caloric engines in a frigate of two thou- sand tons burthen. Aside from the recent suc- cessful trip of the Ericsson to Norfolk, Mr. Kennedy received other evidence of the perfect practicability of the caloric engine, of sufficient force to warrant him in recommend- ing so large an expenditure of money, on what appears on its face a mere experiment. We hope that the ex-Secretary is not the man to risk his reputation for superior judgment and foresight on any frivolous enterprise, or even one that might afford the most remote chance of becoming a failure; and hence is derived our opinion that Mr. Kennedy had become firmly convinced, before he sent his let- ter to the Naval Committee of the House of Representatives. that the caloric engine was susceptible of such improvement as would give it all the power and advantages of steam, and at the same time overcome the principal disad- vantages which at present attach themselves to a steam engine. And we see yet further evidence has been offered to sustain the belief that Captain Erics- son’s invention will, at no distant day, take the place of steam in propelling ma- chinery; and although more were hardly wanting, save what time will bring forward, we will, nevertheless, be excused if we record one or two facts that are now frequently men- tioned among scientific men. Certain wealthy steamboat builders in the West, we understand, who are well known for their sagacity in all matters appertaining to the navigation of the Western rivers, have deter- mined to build a first class boat, to be propelled by a caloric engine, tor the construction of which orders have already been sent forward from responsible individuals. When this enter- prise is consummated, and the experiment proves, as we hope it will, successful, how easily can we foresee the inevitable effect it will pro- duce? What sane man would risk his life on one of those Western steamboats. as at present navigated, while an Ericsson floated upon the Ohio or the Mississippi? Those noisy and rickety boats, which have heretofore proved so destructive to human life, would speedily give place to the quiet, safe, and, no doubt. fleet floating palaces, with which those gigantic rivers of the West would soon be covered, and we should see an entire revolution in the navi- gation of these great arteries of commerce. But who do we find more sanguine of the ul- timate complete success of this new invention than Commander Sands, of the United States Navy, who was on board the Ericsson on her trip from this city to Norfolk. He was a scien- tific observer of the machinery, and the power by which the vessel was propelled, and in his official capacity he was there to pass judgment upon the practicability of the invention. His opinion has been given, and almost immediately we see the Secretary of the Navy recommend. ing the government to adopt the invention. With these evidences before us. what will his” tory say of the steam engine? What is to be- come of the steam whistle? Throughout New England. the music of the woods, and the val- leys, and the villages, is the whistle of the lo- comotive, as it rushes over the iron net work covering that section of the country. Has Captain Ericsson invented a caloric whistle? Does he blow hot or cold ? ‘VanDALI8M IN THE SENATE.—The public of the United States will feel justly indignant against their representatives in the Senate. on learning that, in the last hurried hours of legislation, an amendment was passed to the census bill, excluding from publication all the valuable statistics of manufacturing industry, all the de- tailed statistics of the deafand dumb, of the insane, idiotic, paupers, criminals, &¢., and leaving nothing of the last census, in the compi_ jation of which so much care, talent, industry and public money was expended, save the bare, uninteresting, and unsuggestive statistics of population, agriculture, and a few other con- densed summaries, of little importance. The House of Representatives had, with re- markable unanimity, passed a resclution for the printing of the entire statistics of the United States census, as provided by law to be taken, This bill was the work of the two Com- mittees on Printing; and it afterwards went to the Senate, where it was kept, unacted on, in the hands of the Senate committee. At length, when the committee did report, it was to sub- ject the census compilations to that act of de- spoliation which we dave described, and the effect of which is to deprive them of all value and interest in the eyes of this republic. and of | the world. Within three weeks these statistics would have been ready for the press, and now. | by this unaccountable action of the Senate, they are destined to be cast aside in the damp base ments of the public buildings, to become nestling places for vermin, and the work which has already cost a million of dollars, and which has been prepared with the greatest accuracy. | is to be stripped of its value, and rendered utterly worthless. We cannot comprehend what motive could have heen so powerful as to induce the commit- tee of the Senate to perpetrate such an act of Vandalism; but we hope they will be able to give a complete and satisfactory explanation of their conduct in this regard. The press and the public of the United States will demand infor- mation on the subject. Are they prepared to give it? Reve ov Former ApMINISTRATIONS.- The retrospect of the Presidents and their Cabi- nets, from the organization of the national go- vernment. in 1789, to the present time, which | we give in another part of to-day’s Herarp, will be examined with interest by politicians and inquirers for this kind of information. In the lists of members of Cabinets appointed by the early Presidents will be found some names most forgotten, but which were conspicu- ous in the times in which they flourished. This and cor n of various characters, but mostly democratic, for the last haif century. It is our aim, in i iscences of the past, to make the of the Herstp usefal and instructive angers of foreign birth nes of administrations form e sequel to the not! aces a period of sixty-four years, | ins notices of cleven administrations Axoruze Suics or Evrorzay Hisrory.— During the course of the past week we fur- niehed our readers with a very interesting his- torical, social, and political description of Ice- land, given in a lecture delivered before the Historical Society of this city, by Mr. Pliny Miles. To-day we present to them what we have no doubt will prove to bean equally interesting and attractive chapter on the principality of Wales. about which just as little is known in this country as about the boreal regions of Iceland. Since the famous old English monarch known by the soubriquet of Long Shanks, took such summary’ and effective measures to extirpate the poets and harpers of the principality, that region has presented very few matters of any attraction to historians; and in this country, at least, very little is known about it, further than that the eldest son of the English monarch is, ex-officio, Prince of Wales, and that somewhere within its limits there is such a place as the Vale of Llangollen, of ballad celebrity. How- ever, Dr. Jones, one of the ancient family of the Ap Joneses, comes to enlighten us upon this matter, he having on a recent occasion deliver- ed before the St. David’s Society of this city. the address which will be found in our columns today. We commend it to our readers’ atten. tion. ‘Talk on Change. Owing to the prospect of the early resumption of river wavigetion, flour was heavier yesterday, and after Change, rales of State were made at a further décline of about 6 cents per barrel. ‘There were three arrivals from China yesterday, includ- ing some of the fleetest clippers. They brought valuable cargoes of teas and silks. Some of the consignees were en ’Change, and proposed tgwning the prows of some of these clippers towards Osilif@rnia again, and would soon be ready to receive freight. In years gone by it was thought a great feat in naviga- tion to circumnavigate the globe—a thing our clippers are now doing all the time, and with good profits to the owners. The plan is, to build a superb clipper, load her for California at so much per foot, then, after doubling Cape Horn and reaching San Francisco, discharge and despatch her for China, where she loads for New York, and returns home via the Cape of Good Hope. There was eonsiderable conversation regarding the banks. The opinion seemed to be, that the free banking system had pretty nearly reached a climsx, not only in New York, but elsewhere ; and that, should not prudence pre- veut their further multiplication, on the part of individu- als, the authority of the Legislature shouldbe inter- posed, to either check their increase, or to impose fur- ther restrictions on their mode of organization. A merchant thought that the assay office to be estab- lished in New York would to a great oxtent answer the purposes of a mint, at least so far as external .commerce was concerned ; that bullion with the United States assay stamp would be as good, if not better, for export to France and England, than American coined gold aad silver, It was believed that the seignorage for the assay would amount to less than the transpertation of the metals hence to Philadelphia. It was thought that the privilege accorded to any parties to turn assayers would not amount to much where United States assay offices exist, because, as the government propose to do the work for its actual cost, how can private individuals, even supposing they have the confidence of the publie, do it for less? Immediately among the diggers in the gold region, it was thought the business might succeed. Maru v1 Rowan at Nrovo’s.—After a series of delightful pleasures, a single disappointment is butmatural ; aftera Lucia and a Linda, we must make up our minds toa Maria di Rohan, None of Donizetti's operas show moro clearly the sad decline of his power during the later years of his life—none contrast more painfally with ‘Il Bar- biére,” ‘Tancredi,”’ and the other masterpieces of his youthful genius. Brassy, as well as insignificant—noisy byt meaningless—relying more on the brilliancy of stage properties than on the intrinsic merit of the composition —without a single dramatie scene, or @ solitary popular air—“Maria di Bohan” bas been most unjustifiably disin- terred from the grave to which European taste has con- signed it. A sad mistake it might have provedfor Madame Sontag, had the public of New York less decisive evidence before them of what she can de in a part more favorable to the display of her talent. As it was, the recollection of past treats was rendered more vivid by present disap- pointment ; and as we left Niblo’s, satiated as well as fa- tigued with the everlasting din of the orchestra, we fan- cied—happy delusion !—that the intelligent echoes were repeating not the clangor of Mr. Eckert’s brass band, but the sweet airs which a week since resounded through the hall. Madame Sontag exerted herself admirably to expiate the dulness of the eomposer. Her acting was, as usual, in excellent taste; we have seen nothing more effective from her than the scene where Maria (Madame Sontag) entreats Ricardo (Pozzolin!) to avoid the duel with De Gondi (Madame Pioo-Vietti). We like her personal appear- ance in grief bstter than in joy; the ashy paleness of sor- row suits her cast of features better than the flaunting rouge of festivity. Every body knows the exquisite skill with which she dresses. Whether she appears as a pea- sant girl, or a queen, a vivandiere or a Spanish beauty? she always looks the part. Her Maria, in the palace, for instance, last evening, was a triumph of art which Madame Marx might have envied; but, still, we preferred her in the sober black silk which, though it disguished her figure, harmonized perfectly with the scene, and did not divert the attention of the fair portion of the audience from the aetress herself. Her singiog was quiet and judicious. In the scene of entreaty (Act II, scene V), it was full of feeling; Maria touched chord in many a heart among her audience with her simple touching ‘(Ia Madre.”” M. Badiali had no chance of dis- tinguishing himself in the opera. What he did he did well; but that was so little, and on so barren a theme, that for the first time, we left the house without enthusiasm at his performance. M. Pozzolini shared the general mis- fortune. He did not seem te take an interest in his part, and we de not wonder at it; we should like very much to see any one play through the scene where he allows Maria to deter him from kecping his promise, without looking ridiculous, Madame Pico was decidedly better as Gondi than in her Isat part; she carried off the little nar- rative of her loves with much spirit, and was well fol- lowed by the Gaillard Chorus, “Son le Lucrezie rare a trovar.’” We must elose. We have sald too much already for the merits of the opera. Let ud hope it,will not reap ear on the bills, and that the last two nights of Mad. Sontag’s performance will be worthy of a longer and more congenial notice. Marine Affairs. Lavncn or THe Sream Yacut NortH Srar —This beau- tifl craft will leave the ways at half-past ton exactly, this morning, from Mr. Simonson’s yard, foot of Nine- teenth street, Fast river. As the luxury of a steam yacht has been hitherto exclusively confined to the crowned heads of the Old World, her advent this morning will most likely draw a large concourse to witness the in- teresting ceremony. In our description of her yesterday, we should have that she registers 2,500 tons, She is, undoubtedly, the largest steam yacht in the world. For Evrork.—The British mail steamship Arabia, CaptpIudkins, left her dock at two o'clock yesterday, with fifty-six paseangers, and $215,000 in specie. Srxampoat ComMovORE.—This fine steamboat ix now at Mr. Samuel Sneden’s yard, at Green Point, haying a new deck put on her, and being thoroughly overhauled and strengthened. Mr. 8. hauled her up into the yard, upon temporary ways, built for the occasion, with all her machinery re, and furniture on board, which is considered quite a feat in shipbuilding, as she is a boat of the large!t class, of 1,500 tons burthen, and it being the first time such a thing was ever done. Me, Epiror—Sir: Would you be so kind as to inform me, through your valuable paper, which made the quick est passage from New York to Liverpool, on theit last yoyage—the Baltic or the Arabia, A SUBSCRIBER, rooklyn, March 7, 1863. [The Arabia left here Jan. 27, 7 A.M., and avriyed at her dock in Liverpool Feb. M., exactly including a detention at Liverpool ber from endayr, 6th. The Baltic left here Ted. 7, 7 AM., and x dock at 1 AM., Feb, 10--makirg the prssoge in days eighteen hours.—Ep. Hugar,] To He R OF TIN 1RATD. Sm :-—Mr. G. W Blunt, one of the advocates for a new | pilot law. @ notice in your List res pectic ana n shor charge of a pilot, rey fret to be—that person repre enting impo ¢ 1 was a and E ano'he Now. 8 mately he — Naya (NY 1.) duardion, tb. 1S t FATAL RAILROAD AOOIDENT—MAN KILLED UPON THE) HARLEM LINE. An accident, by which a mam was instantly killed, ee- curred upon the above line on Tuesday evening. It ap- pears that the express train which left Albany at thirty minutes past three o’clock im the sfterneon was sever minutes behind time when reaching the station at Fill- mont. Herea man named Benjamin Cro; , Was em~ gaged with a couple of other persons, jlarking upom the track. As the train eame up, on- deavored to pass ahead of tho engine gain the long platform at the opposite side of the road, when the en- gine struck him, knecked him down, and all the ears ‘sued ever him’ kiiling him instantly, His body was iterally cut to gidces, and reduced toa disfigured mass, ‘The deceased wan a resident of Columbia county, Mr. Jones, conductor, bad charge of the age the engine was driven by Mr. Garrett L; . We have not. heard that any blame was attached toeither of them. ‘Tas WEATHER.—] the entire day yesterday, we were threatened with a heavy fall of rain, but about 10 o'clock last gvening, the wind changed, rendering the re- mainder of the night fine. The thermometer at the Hr- RALD office ranged from 40 to 45 degrees above zero, Finx.—About six o'clock on M evening a fre broke out in # four story brick bi in Forty-first street, near Fifth avenue, but was promptly extinguished ted from some by the fire department. ‘The fire children, who set fire toa heap of rubbish in the base- ment, Had it not been for the exertions of Hose Oompa- ny No. 51, the fire would in all probability have been a serious one. The damage to the building and furniture will amount to about $500 Fme.—On Tuesday the}police ofthe Seventh ward dis- covered fismes issu’ ng Caos the dwelling house No. 195 First avenue, occupied by Mr. Fleming. The fire was net extinguished before property to the amount of $600 wag destroyed. A New Free EnGiwg.—The firemen of Excelsior Company No. 2, passed the HERALD office on > with their new engine, accompanied by Shelton's Brass Band. The machine looked very handsome, and was beautifully painted with black. The iron and brass work was very neat, and highly polished. ‘This exellent eom- pany is under the command of Franklin Waterbury, Lecrure on THE GsoaRarny oF IcaLanp.—Mr. Pliny Miles, who last week delivered such a very interesting lee- ture on Iceland before the Historical Society, was to have, on Tuesday evening, read another prea upon the = geography of that country, before the Geograp! ciety, a circumstances prevented his doing se. cause of this disappointment was, that thro: the defi. cient postal srrangementa between this city and Thea! —a deficiency which we trust will corrected, bet there and elsewhere throughout the county, by the new Postmaster General—the letter of imvitation sent to Mr. Miles by the Society was not received by him sufficient!, early to enable him to comply with t! aisreanett. fe may expect, however, to have Mr. Miles’ interesting paper read at another convenient time. Suppgn DratH.—A woman ramed Mrs, Devine died very suddenly on Tuesday night, about nine 0’ at the house No. 4 Heater street. The Coroner hold Lb, eed yesterday, when it ap that her death resulted congestion of the brain. Tas Accipgnt 1x Broapway.—Robert Terenee was the name of the fireman who was run over on Tuesday night, in. Broadway, by Engine Company No. 15, and badly fe rahe about the head. He now lies in the City Hospital ina very critical state. ACCIDENT aT THE ScuTH Fxrry.—Last evening, a lady on attempting to stepa rhore from one of the ferry boats to Atlantic street, Broeklyn, missed her footing and was caught between the boat and tho bridge, erushing her head ina terrible manner. She was taken to her resi- dence, No. 10 Atlantic street, and strange to eay, she still survives. y ‘ACCIDENTS.—A man named Charles Brown, fell from his wagon, which he was driving, at the corner of James slip and South street, and was seriously injured. He wae ‘eonveyed to his residence by the police. ‘Tuesday evening, at 73; o’clock, a man named James Lawson, had his leg broken by a dirt cart, which knocked him down, at the foot of Fourteenth street, East river. He was conveyed to the City Hospital, in charge of the police of the Seventeenth district. Resccep From Drowsind.—A man named John High- land, fell into the water at pier 3 East river, on 7 night, at 9 o'clock, but was rescued from @ watery grave by the police of the First ward. University of New York. The annual Commencement of the medical department of this institution was held last evening, in the chapel of the University, Washington square. A large number of ladies and gentlemen, together with the graduates uj whom diplomas were to be conferred, were present. Chancellor of the University, Rev. Dr. Ferris, with Pro- fessors Mott, Post, Paine, Clymer, Draper, and Van Beren, occupied seats on the platform. Dodswerth’s Band was in attendance during the evening, and executed several beautiful airs. The Tetestieee were commenced by the Chaneellor reading the 19th Psalm, and offering up @ prayer. The NCELLOR then said: tue University of the Gliy of New York, held Fridays ie. Univers: Ly lew Y March 4th, 1852, on the recommendation of the Medical Faculty, the degree of Doctor of Medicine was directed to be conferred upon the following members of the Medical College, they having complied with all the- conditions re- quired by law to entitle them to that . He then proceeded to call the names of the follo who ascended the platform in bodies of six, a1 each their diploma, amidat mueh applause, citing, as he presented the certificate to cach Cag me folloy e “Juvenis doctissimi, auctoritate hujus Universitatie. postin oery My id gradum in Me omni ivilegia ad enan gradum Faw in testimonium hocce di; J.Q. Adams, Vermont s ‘Wm, F. Adams, Virginia. L. H. akin, Connecticut. M. L. Allison, Penna. vobis bs J. G, Baldwin, New York. F. F. M. Beekham, 8. C. s. Taliue Blodget, Mase. a ‘A. 0, Bond, Ohio. &. D: N. Boteford, New Yark. J. J. A. Brosnahaim, Florida. R. Thos. H. Butler, Georgia. P. 8. C. Caston, 8, W. H. Collier, New York. x Richard B. Conn., Ia. 8. ag 3, R Conover, New Jersey. John M. Hinkle) Is. G. W. Cook, New York. ¥. E. Hobbs, 8. . D. Coon, Now York. G, W. Hodges, N.C. E'paly, Ret York Jameel Ivey’ Georgia . Daily, New Yo james T. Iv 8. Davis, New York. HB Jolnson. Conn. S.N. Dawson, Georgia. _B. Laapeyre, N.C. Jobn F. De Bardeleben, S.C. J. ©. Lay, New York, E. Dennison, New York. | Wm. Lewin Kentucky A. W. Denny, Georgia. J. B, Lewis, New York. E,W. Derby, New York. —T. Lowis, J.B. Dorsey, Maryland. A.J. Long, B, W. Mabroy, N. Carolina, M. T. Savage, N. Carolins.. ‘A. P. Macom 98. B. B, Shaw, Maryland. W. McBryar, Pennsylvania. W. B. Sikes, Georgia. A.W. McCoy, Alabama. | J. Simmons, New York. J. McNulty, New York. A. H. Smith,“ J.C. Manson, Maine. J. K. Smith, Louisiana, HD. Martin, Kentucky, G. C. Starke, Virginia T. W. Meagher, Virginia. J. T. Steves, N. B. 0. Metcalfe, Mississippi. E. H. Tay! 5 Georgia J.B, Minturn, Ohio H. Thayer, setts ty ey . 8, Morgan, Texas. Mk lew L. Mulot, New York. G! Riddell, New York. L. §. Murphy, Ohio. T. Rivers, Tenn. T. F, Nolan, Alabama, J Rovebragh, Gan. R. W. North, Georgia. ©. N. Tathill, New York. 5. G, Orton, New York. KS. Whelan, Alabama, J. W. Page, N.C. W. E. Whitehead, N. ¥. J, A’Parker, New York, WE, Wilson) Georgia D. 0. Peters, C.8, Wolf, 8.0. A.F. Pollard, Alabama. J.C. Wright, New York. George W. Post, New York. B. G, Wyche, Miss. R. Quigley, “ 0. P. Yates, New York. C. Ramsay, Ohio. J. 1. Za) i, + W. H. Reed, f ‘Total, 101. , Penn. , conclusion of this ceremony, he ennovmced After the that the society hai conferred an honorary degree on Mr. D. L. Cooper, of Pennsylvania, and Mr. H. M. Scud- der, of the Missionary American Board of Commissioners India. (Applause.) veral certificates were then presented to about twenty gentlemen who had attended extra lectures. A viledictory address was then delivered by Professor Draper, a bencdiction pronounced by the Chaneellor, and: the meeting separated. Coroners’ Inquests. Tar Focrtn Warn Howcirr—ComMrmMent By 11 Cono- xer.—Jerry Kelly was fully committed, by Coroner O’Dornell, to the city prisen, yesterday, to answer any charge that may be preferred, against him, as having caused the death of Jobn McCabe. Being duly cautioned, the prisoner gave the following replies to the usual in: terrogatories :—My nawe is Jeremiah Kelly; I am twen- ty-nix years of age; 1am a native of Ireland;1 think » lived at No. 77 Cherry street; T have nothing ‘to say to the charge; I don’t recallect anything of tie circum- stances connected with the affray in whieh John McCabe lost bis life; I recollect being in the house at the corner of Water and Oliver streets upon the afternoon of the day when the murder occurred; I did not know the maw who was killed; that is all [have got to say about it. The prisoner was then committed. A Cnty Cnoxen to Deati.—The Coroner will bold an inquest to day at No. 75 Willet street, upon the body of K. Smith, sged shout fire yenrs, who was instantly choked yesterday Svening, while in the act of swallowing & piece of food. Yritow Faver at Ponto Rico—The schooner Onata- via, Capt. Simorton, arrived yesterday, in eighteen days from Mayaguez, Porto Rico, at which time the yellow fever prevailed theré to an ularmieg extent. Movenarion or 1mm Fuven ar Por av Priven —Ospt. Brownlow, of the English brig Primera, arrives yesterday, in twenty days from Port au Prines, reports that the fever had almost disappenred from there at the time of his departure. Couit Catendor=This day. Surmror (Iwo branches.) —Nos. , 544, § 40 cases). Surneaus Covny—Cireuit.—Ne Suportor arti~ plate beadtn< of the & HICKS tationers,