The New York Herald Newspaper, March 24, 1853, Page 4

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Pag OPERA HOUSE, | tl aaa Cunuery's Op»: WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood's Musical Hall, 444 Brosd- HIOPIAN MINSTRELSY, GIRCUS, 57 Bowery—Equesr: SPORAMA, 166 Broadway wee Hony La» BASLEY’S THAMES, at 406 Broadway. is ENTBRTAINMENTS, NVARD'S PaxORAMA OF ROPE CHAPEL—Dn. Vatenrive. ‘New York, Thursday, March 24, 1253. ——————— The News Our despatches from Washington are extremely barren of gossip this morning. They relate almost entirely to minor appointmertts made by the Presi- @ent and confirmed by the Senate, but say no- thing whatever concerning any fuss or excitement among the different cliques of politicians. It is just barely possible that the place hunters have discover- ed the error they committed in endeavoring to pish forward their olaims in direct violation of all reason and modesty, and are now striving ¢o retrieve their eharacter, by exhibiting a little more patience. With regard to foreign and other important ap- | pointments, especially those for this State, an under- eurrent seems to be running between the administra- tion and the Senate, the nature of which is inex- plicable. While the latter body is anxiously waiting for the names to be sent in, the former is apparently | @esirous that the Senate should adjourn before the selections are made public. ents writes that the Senate will probably adjourn on | Monday. If the nominations are not sent in prior to | that time, people will certainly begin to think that | there is a screw locge somewhere. The proposition to allow extra compensation to ‘the Superintendent of Printing, and the clerks and | Messengers under him, was yesterday passed by the | Dnited States Senate, after the adoption of a resolu- | tion that no remuneration other than that of the reg- alar salary would hereafter be allowed to any of the employes of the Senate. In the course of the debate ‘it was asserted that the sum of twenty-eight thousand dollars was distributed as extra compensation among the employes of the Senate during the last session. Was this right? Wonld it not have been more wise, # the salaries of the employes were found inade- quate, to have raised them to a proper point? At the time of aceepting service, each person knew toa fraction what he wasjto receive as the price for his Jabor—as much so as did any member of Congress or ‘the President himself. If the equivalent was deemed insufficient, he should neither have sought nor ac- | eepted the office assigned him. This thing of giving away thousands upon thousands of dollars every ses- shon, under the guise of extra compensation, was all wrong from the beginning, and has at length be- come a crying evil. Corgress might, with equal pro- One of our correspond. | | World’s Fair; | Retiring Postmaster, by those employed under him ; is avery extraordinary case. The principal witness against the accused is hie own son, who, the father asserts, committed the deed. Thus we find the one endeavoring to establish the guilt of and bring the other to the gallows—flesh and blood against ita own. However, the son's evidence has been rendered in such a straightforward manner, and is #0 fully corroborated by circumstances, that there can be scarcely a doubt of the boy's entire innocence. The British bark Abeona, which recently cleared from New Orleans for Liverpool, with a large cargo of cotton and corn, was on fire below the former place om the 19th, and it was supposed would be to- tally destroyed. What has become of the Southern mails? Three are now due. Will Postmaster Campbell please in- quire into these repeated failures. A despatch was last night received from New Or- Jeans, containing a synopsis of Mexican intelligence to the 5th instant. We some days ago published the details of all the information given in the despatch, and two days later advices in addition thereto. Our dates from Vera Crug were to the 7th. Telegraphic reporters should keep a sharper look out, elee they will drop entirely behind the spirit of the age. A very large meeting of citizens assembled in the Tabernacle last evening, pursuant toa public call, to extend a welcome to the celebrated divine and patriot Father Gavazzi. The sentiments uttered, and the whole tone of the meeting, were ofa very dis- creditable character, intended, as they were, to create and increase religious dissension in this com- munity, and to organize a war of creeds. Such a thing may do very well in Europe, where religious animosities and persecution for conscience sake, are part of the social elements, but we deprecate the at- tempts, recently commenced in this metropolis, toim- port and nourish such a baneful spirit in this land of social, political and religious equality. We give a report of the meeting elsewhere. A verdict of six thousand dollars damages was rendered yesterday in the Superior Court, against Mr. Bowen, of the firm of Bowen & McNamee, in this city, for a written slander on Mr. Fowles, a sales- man formerly in their employ. It appears that Mr. Fowles left Messrs. Bowen & McNamee, with letters of recommendation from that firm, and subsequently obtained a situation In Cincinnati. After some time, however, the slander complatned of was written, the plaintiff was discharged from his situation in Cincin- nati, and claimed damages from a New York jury, who gave him $6,000. A new Presbyterian church was organized yester- day evening, in Sixth street, by Dr. Hatfield and the Rev. Mr. Howe. The former gentleman delivered an appropriate address, a report of which will appear to-morrow. The annexed is a brief summary of the | contents of to-day’s inside pages :—Important Proceedings in the Court of General Sessions—Refusal to Quash the Indictment in the Case of Alderman Bard, Alder- man W. Smith's Case, Indictment against a Pawn- broker for Receiving Stolen Goods, &c. Also, a List of the Articles sent from Italy to the New York Complimentary Testimonial to the | the Proposed Amendments to the City Charter; the Swearing in of Vice President King; Financial, Commercial, Theatrical, and Miscellaneous Intelli- | gence, Advertisements, &c. The Pretended Reform of the City Charter. It is a great deal easier to denounce a griev- ance than to cure it. This we imagine our city reformers have by this timefully discovered. They have written, spoken, harangued, and cla- moredagainst our present charter, until the pub- lic hae pronounced the subject a bore; and tow that the field is won. and the enciny not only con- quered but absolutely silenced, without friend to plead for quarter on its behalf, the reformers ave more puzzled by their triumph than the Aldermen are annoyed by their defeat. Like the Eastern philosopher. who, after exhausting his breath in complaints of the misgovernment ofthe Caliph, was suddenly informed by that potentate that the reins of government were from that moment placed in his hands, and that the officere of Stata awaited hie orders, the leadeve of the reform party are aghast at the | responcibikty they have incurred, and recoil | from ihe task of reconstructing the edifice they priety, grant extra pay to ail the sailors and soldiers, im fact everybody in the employ of the government, | as to make these exclusive grants to particular fa- worites. With regard to thisapplication for an addi- | thonal allowance to the Printing Superintendent and | his assistants, it was nothing more than was antici pated. Notwithstanding the Senate's determination | to make no farther grants of the kind, we shall prob- | ably soon hear of another proposition for relief for | ‘the proprietor of the printing office in whieh the work is done,go that instead of having the wants of bat one Oliver to appease, as under the old system, Congress will find that it has two Olivers, both lusti- Jy crying ‘‘more, more, more.’ This is the natural result of the impolitic course pursued by our national legislators, on the printing question. A government printing office, with a proper director at its head would have remedied ali ;the evils of which we have heard so much complaint within the last twenty years. Why nota national printing office as well av a@navy yard, oran armory? And why not extra pay for those engaged in the last named | establishments, as weil as those employed to look afterthe printing? Why the distinetion ? Quite a briak business was done in beth branches of our State Legislature yesterday. The Senate was occupied during the greater part of the day in the zeception of reports from committees and the order- ing of bilis to athirdreading. The Assembly passed | a large number of bills, among them the one for the division of the Eighteenth ward of this city; also the Railroad Consolidatios bill—the latter in the same shape that it came from the Senate. This measure ap- pears to have created considerable stir among the out- side railroad interests, which will not, of course, be able to compete with the immense consolidated corpo- | ration, which is placed under the contro) of one Presi- | dent and Board of Directors. A question as to its constitutionality has glready arisen, and some of its Opponente, it is said, asa last resort, have helda | consultation with regard to the propriety of request- ing Gov. Seymour to veto the bill. Another important measure, passed by the As- sembly yesterday, was the bill prohibiting the banks | of this State from receiving or issuing bills of banks Docated out of our limits at a greater discount than | that now fixed for the redemption of State bank notes. This is a most unjust act, and we trast the , Senate will well consider its provisions before acting upon it. It is no more or lesé than for the regulation of the American Exchange Bank of this city. It will not rémedy the evil complained o n trary, increase and extend it. It is jc aping f from fryingpan into the fire. The aid and int the country banks have been brought to he this question, and they have been made that their circulation in this city has been restr’ by the absence of such @ law as that proposed. They will seen find out that they have been decefved, and | the Legidature will be again besieged with appliva- | tions fora repeal of this act. But for the check Placed by the American Exchange Bank upon the Movementé of agents of Wostera banks, we should be fairly flooded with all sorts of wild cat issues. shail have a beautiful paper currency here if the bill referred to above becomes a law. The Virginia House of Representatives have re jected the bill appropriating 24,000,000 for the con- struction of @ railroad to the Ohio A despatch from Ohio announces that the Alexander Duncan was yesterday so ly by being rup over by a weyon, that | deapatyad of. We Jeapa from Philadelphia that the counsel for Spring, ontepal fer the murder of two females, yes- tae y ufternoen informed the prisoner that his case Hgn- | they can afford to submit to a | jects of have undermined. Fortunately for them, the parallel ceases here; 20 bowstring is in readi- ness to punish the failure of their efforts, and with the consciousness of a desire to do well, little good-hu- mored ridicule, or toa more severe handling, for the more glaring faulis of the offspring of their labors. The Metropolitan Hall committee left New our readers are aware, big with pro- reform; but, from some cause er other, no sooner had they reached the State capital, than they threw this portion of their baggage overboard, and agreed to adopt the draft of a bill which was reported to the Assembly by Mr. R. Sinith, chairman of the select committee. We shall, therefore, do them no injustice by consider- ing them as the adoptive, if not the putative, fathers of Mr. Smith’s bantling, and laying to their charge any omissions and errors whick may be found to exist therein. If we have rightly understood the recent anti- alderman and anti-charter agitation, it arose solely and entirely from alleged acts of corrup- tion on the part of the Aldermen, and a general looseness of principle and dishonesty of con- ‘ imputed to the whole municipal body. bottom of it. This was head and front of the Aldermen’s offend- Had no bribery b2en charged, there would have been no agitation; and the Metropolitan Hall committee would have been spared their journey to Albany. We might, therefore, fairly expect that the new charter—which was only framed because th: old one afforded the public no safeguard against official corruption—would be y full and explicit on the point, and would forever pu end to such disgraceful occur- rences as the sale of an alderman’s vote. It was not ubreasonable to anticipate a close fi ework of checks and punishments, by means whieh the recurrence of such charges as have been lately our City Fathers would be r ly impossible; at the same time, we had reason to expect from those who favored us with such an elaborate ition of the d peurinched ithe A idee sent charter. ters for the tem of regu- rs would be Bribery was at the the no prov ribery the ¢ le were and yet, when an ng on the offering tion for a vote lly deter most g 2 corrupt cons such penalties as would effec men from the experiment. is entirely ne glected, and matters are a ed to remain ag 4 . We are not of thore who faney man- ghtened or bullied into honesty; no doubt that knaves could be found shrewd enough to evade the most care- fully Grawn law against fraud. But we do think that the imposition of a severe penalty—im- prisonment for a stated period, for instance—on parties offering or receiving a bribe, would ef and we have wae bopclons, ag@ acvieed bm to wake a coufessiox and ihigy 1b pelt op nog of the vo Thig t Jepitaly prevent corruption in moet cases, | plete system of checks. Does any one believe that such charges as have been advanced against the Aldermen, during the last'six months, could have been brought against the hired servants or clerks of any private individual? The law has provided too fully against embezzlement and corruption in these cases for any but the most reckless or the most vicious to attempt it. We cannot but re- gard this omission as fatal to the character of the bill as a measure of reform. Again, the bill does not strike at the root of any of the sources whence civil corruption is likely to spring. The committee seems to have satisfied itself with having rendered it a rather more difficult matter than it was formerly to buy up the Common Council votes. No provi- sion is made for the prevention of corrupt and wasteful expenditure in the opening of new streets and avenues. Under the present law, they are frequently opened, at vast expense, long before any general necessity for the outlay has been felt; and that expense, owing to the provision prohibiting an assessment of higher than one-half its value being laid on any lot, is borne by the city treasury in every case, where worthless swamp or rocky land is tra- versed by the street. It was thus that the opening of the Second avenue cost the city some $200.000. If all petitioners for opening a new street were obliged to become responsi- ble for its cost. then, indeed, we might con- gratulate ourselves on a prospect of economy : and if to this provision another were added prohibiting leeches, in the shape of commis- sioners and counsel, from preying on the vitals of the city, we should really acknowledge our obligations to the committee, Unfortunately, on both these points the bill is silent. Nor does it afford any guarantee that the cor- ruption hitherto alleged to have taken place in the sale of real estate, the grants of water lots. ferry franchises, leases of piers and slips, &c., will be in any measure diminished. The mode of proceeding is slightly altered—and of this more anon. For the present we are noticing what the bill does not do. Another fruitful source of complaint is the wasteful expenditure of public money in pa" rades, funerals, and public entertainments. Our readers will thank us for sparing them the repetition of the oft-told tales of the Kossuth reception, the tea room petty cash expenses, and the many other bills which have aroused the wrath of taxpayers. They remember them |. well—too well, indeed, to vouchsafe their favor to a bill which does nothing to alleviate or pre- vent them. Funerals, too, are nota light itemin our municipal disbursements. Not a word of all these matters in the bill. We turn, not without a sense of relief, from the negative to the positive defects of the bill. In mitigation of the latter at least one may cheritably plead erroneous judgment on the part of its framers. It is very questionable whether the provi- sions requiring the city council to dispose of water lots by auction is constitutional. Own- ers of beach property have always enjoyed a pre-emption right to the adjacent water lot. It requires some ingenuity to reconcile the pre- scriptive right thus acquired with the risk of heing outbid at a public auction. The dis- position of ferries in the proposed manner is also objectionable, because such leases are for short periods, and the parties who take them lay eut large sums of money, in the purchase of ferry boats, some of the modern boats costing $50,000 and $60,000. If. when the lease ex- pires, the parties are outbid at auction, should not the new lessees be required to purchase the boats and fixtures, at a fair valuation? - If-thie feature is not incorporated ferry companies would object. and omit to make those extensive outlays essential to the comfort, convenience and safety of the community. The aldermen are divested of their judicial powers, and no provision is made for the trial of police magistrates for malfeasance in office. Is it the intention of the Legislature that they shall not be tried in future ? We might add much more on this aad kindred defects; but we think we have said enough to show that. however effective as ogitators. the members of the committee have not given us any tangible evidence of their skill as practi- cal reformers, The subject of municipal reform is not one to be settled with a dash of the pen. Deep deliberation. and most scrupulous care, are both essential requisites for the task. or we shall find that our time and breath have been lost. The first aim of a reform bill ought to be to put an end. once and forever, to the possi- bility of official corruption. That end can be attained by three measures of precaution. The first has been adopted by the committee. who deserve some credit for having discovered that it was more difficult to bribe eighty men than twenty. The second is the adoption of a com- The third is the inflic- tion of a severe penalty on all who are concern- ed in an act of bribery. With the help of these | safeguards we may possibly expect to hear no Without them, re- id. Cart. R. B. Marcy’s Rep River Exprora- Tioxs.—We published yesterday the highly interesting paper read by Captain Marcy, of the Army, before the American Statistical and Geographical Society, descriptive of the Red river and the vast country watered hy that stream and its tributaries, from the Rocky Mcuntains to the Mississippi; and from its freshness, and the original and instructive facts which were embodied in this discourse, we are quite sure that it has been perused by our innumerable readers with the highest gratifica- tion. It is another valuable contribution to the geography of that immense middle section of this mighty republic, lying between the great Father of Waters and the backbone of the continent: and it throws very considerable ad- ditional light upon the great natural obstacles to be overeome in the construction of the Paci- fic railroad acrose that vast plateau of nearly a thousand miles of timberless prairies, bluffs, and mountain passes. Heisthe true Ameri- can soldier, who thus brings the results of his observations, while on duty among the dreary ond uninhabited wastes of the West, asa con tribution to ecience and the general informa- tion of the country. We trust that his exam- ple hereafter will not be forgotten by other more of official corruption. form bills had better be aband officers, having the materials, the experience, and the opportunity for enlightening the public. Hayrti—At the last accounts from Hayti. the Emperor Soulouque was making a pleasure ex. cursion to the southern ports of his end of the island. When he gets through he will probably make another attempt to visil the territofies of the Dominicans. Apropos—is there any appli- cant at Woshington for Consul-General to Hayti? Could anything be more delightful in Jnly, than a pleasure excursion around half the island with Soulouque and his family ane hie linperial Guard? Who speaks first? Tas Apmnnsraarion axp Tas New Youu AP PoInTuanrs.—The delay in the appointment of a Collector, a Postmaster, a sub-Treasurer, 8 Navy Agent, &c., for this great city, looks omi- nous. It may all be well enough for the hotel keepers at Washington, that the various candi- dates and their equads of wire-workers should there be detained, in a state of painful anxiety, from one week’s end to another; but their case reminds us of the frogs in the fable—‘“this may be sport to you, but it is death tous.” And then the suspense—what an awful thing it is to be detained in such a condition of suspense, as wellasexpense! These considerations must have suggested themselves to the cabinet two or three weeks ago; but still the appointments are held back. Can there be such g thing as a con- spiracy between the cabinet and the hotel keep- ers to detain our office seekers at Washington? Hardly possible. The reasons for this delay—this detention, this suspense—are deep seated, serious, perplexing, and extraordinary. The appointment of Wm.L. Marcy to the first post in the cabinet—the candi- date of the soft-shells, the ally of the Van Burens, the deserter from the hunkers, and the special and implacable enemy of Daniel S. Dickinson--is the first difficulty. It makes a large concession of the local offices of New York, city and State, to the hard shells, a sine qua non to the demo- cratic harmony. And there lies the next diffi- culty; for the soft shells unquestionably hold a large controlling majority of the party in this State, and are clamorous for all the standing dishes, entrees, and cold meats, to the entire exclusion of the hard shells. Naturally enough, however, the hard shells are not disposed to submit to such a monopoly. They point to Marcy, to Van Buren and the Buffalo platform, to the defeat of General Cass, and claim an hereditary right to the spoile, Above all, they claim the Collector—they must have the Collec- tor, or they threaten rebellion. And that is the third difficulty, and the greatest of all. Who can be appointed Collector without exci- ting a rebellion? This is a problem of the highest importance —the very highest—no mistake about it. Only look at it. If we have a rebellion among the New York democracy, we may expect another split; and a split here may work out a split in the cabinet—a split in Congress, and a split all over the country. And what, then, becomes of democratic progress, expansion, and “ manifest destiny ?” We ask what becomes of them? Nay. we go further. What becomes of the Union and the constitution, if, by an unwise se- lection of the Collector, sub-Treasurer, Postmas- ter. Navy Agent. &c., of New York, the demo- cratic party should be rent in twain. With all the North chuck full of Uncle Tom’s Cabirram- pant abolitionism, it needs only a rupture in the rank and file of the “unterrified demo- cracy” to make an opening for the wooden horse of Seward and his Greek allies and mer- cenaries into the very citadel of the Union. Here, then, we see the patriotism which has been guiding the cabinet in their delay with our New York appointments. The harmony of the democratic party—the Union, the constitu- tion, the perpetuity of the blessed institutions cemented together by the blood of our fathers, are involved in these comfortable sops of the spoils. Roast turkeys and stewed oysters lie at the very foundation of the democratic platform, What, we should like to know, what are political abstractions—what is democracy, what is the party. the administration, and what are soft shells or hard shells, without the oysters. the turkeys, the roast beef and the plum pudding, tho appropriated epoils, and the pickings and stealings of the treasury? They are nothing Patriotism may be a chameleon, but it can’t live on air. Even Jenny Lind—the angel—was partial to bacon and cabbage. The gist of the matter, then, is, that “to the victors belong the spoils’—that they must be judiciously divided or there will be a row—that political parties are kept together by the “cohesive power of i the public plunder;” and hence the solution of the delay, and the difficulties of our New York | appointments. And when we further consider that the selection of an inveterate hard shell for Collector, or an impracticable soft shell, may break up the party, and thus put a stop to the progressive spirit of the age, and bring into Jeopardy the harmony of the Union, we can only applaud the deliberate caution which. in this respect. has characterized the administration. In view of all these considerations, then, we can well afford to be patient, and wait a little long- er. And if the funds, meantime, of our various applicants at Washington should run short, is there norelief in the coal hole of Tammany Hall? The mountain is rumbling. Let us look sharp and keep cool, Tus Istumvs or Darren Sur Canat.—We published recently some interesting facts illus- trative of the entire feasibility of a ship canal, of any depth of water, through a very eligible pase at the isthmus of Darien. The extracts which we have since given of an incidental de- bate in the British Parliament on the subject, show that they are disposed to undertake the work in co-operation with the United States, for the common benefit of all mankind. Would it not be well, considering the extraordinary advantages at Darien for a ship canal of the largest dimensions, for some of our commercial capitalists to send down some competent engi- neer to take a look at it? It ishardly the route for onr California passengers, but the saving of | appears absorbed in listening to the recital. Two Quatimp Arriicants.—Attracted by the call published in our columns yesterday, of a white hair dye for the benefit of office seekers, two qualified applicante—yea, three—have re- ported themselves at this office, and may short- ly be expected to proceed southward, to lay their claims before Secretary Marcy. One of them, a tall gentleman, with a head as white as the finest white silk, says he has the prescrip- tion for dying the hair white, and thus for making good, passable, old fogies of all the can- didates of young America at Washington. Let them look out for him, and they may yet slip in between the old fossils and the plunder, He is coming. Tue Dust anp THe Ramw.—The scattering sprinklings of rain which came upon us yester- day afternoon afforded some relief from the dust ofour otherwise insufferably. dirty streets. Are the watering carts out of repair, or are the horses dead.or is the street inspector sick, or what is the matter? Ifthe dirt must remain in the streets let us have it moistened now and then, in dry, windy weather. For two or three days past, the dust, light as it is, has been a heavy taxation upon sore eyes, weak lungs, and dry goods. Have mercy upon the people, oh, city fathers, and down with the dust. Talk on ’Change. The conversation turned on tho character of the for. eign news by the Atlantic. In its general features it was considered unimportant, while in its commercial eom- plexion it was deemed more favorable for cotton than was anticipated; and, as regards breadstuffs, it was Jooked upon as less favorable. Cotton, in this market, experienced greater activity, and the total sales, day be fore yesterday, footed up about 5,000 bales, besides 960 sold in transitu. The sales yesterday reached 2,000 bales, without material variation in prices for most grades. Flour sold at 634 a 123¢ cents lower. There was gratification expressed for the passage of the Dill consolidating the central railroads, and for the adoption of the law preventing banks from receiving or ssuing the bills of foreign banks at. a greater discount than that allowed on State money. There was some talk regarding the decision of the Judge in Alderman Barr’s case. The opinion was that Mr. Barr, himself prubably, on reflection, would coincide with the court, as it would give him an opportunity to have the matter settled by an investigation. A merchant, himself a ship owner, and whose general character is not only pure but above suspicion, was very indignant at the bold falsehoods put in circulation in ‘Al- bany, regarding ship agents and owners generally, by a class of emigrant runners. These gentry, it was said, had stated that ship owners and agents sell tickets at high rates to railroad ard steamboat agents, to go on board their ships, ard then compel emigrants to pay their own prices for transportation to the West, and by this means they had received thousands of dollars. The shipping merchants have constantly had to act on the defensive. They have, under former regulations, had to protect emigrants from outrages inflicted upon them by a set of irresponsible men, who were ever ready to pounce upon emigrants in the most shameless manner. A merchant, speaking of the recent stringency in the money market, stated that had commercial men pursued as rigid a course towards each other as the banks did towards them, the consequences would have been very serious. By the adoption of a liberal spirit, their credit has been maintained with unwavering firmness and confidence throughout. Fine Arts. Pornics oF 1852, on Wuo Let Down THe Bars?—Amongst the artists of the day Mr. William S. Mount bids fair to developement of talent, and gives promise of still greater oxcellence at afuture day. The painting to which we now refer is a piece which he has just executed for exbibition at the Academy of Design. The subject isa sportsman dissipating the anger of a former enraged against him for trespassing on his grounds for gamo, by reading to him the latest news fromtown. The scene is laid just prior to the Presidential election, and the farm- er, in his anxiety to learn the current intelligence, inclu- ding tke price of hay, forgets the cause of his anger, and seems to regard the trespasser in much the same light as people generally look upon the postman. ‘The s'urdy old farmer looks as if he was asking— **Come tell us what the news is, Who wins now, and who loses ? Of times, what do they say 1”” “Hard, hata, the landlord racks us, We've now a load of taxes.”” “Indeed, indeed—and how goes hay?” The admirable choice of subject isa great morit in it. eelf, and this merit is still further enhanced by the man- ner in which it is handled. The scene is a thick brush- wood, with two figures in the foreground, one, a sperta- man, sitting ona stile, reading the news from the Nrw You Heap to a farmer, who, leaning on a pitchfork, It is evident the Henitp, like music, hath “soothed the savage heart,”’ for not a trace of anger is visible on the face of the agriculturist, while the sportaman can ill conceal his joy at his fortunate excape. The easy nonchalance of the city sportsman is admirably portrayed, and the rough nature of the farmer is denoted in the attitude, the dress, the look, and the pitchfork, The sportsman’s gun, lean- ing against a barn. and a portion of the thatch which hangs over the gable end of the building, enhances con- siderably the general effect. There is depti and charac- ter in the picture that place it in the first rank of the works of genius. Tor Newspor.—We have received from the publisher— whose name we unfo:tunstely forget—a colored print, representing a newaboy. The sketch presents consider- able ability, but its principle merit consists in the cha- racter that is given to the boy, who is a perfect type of that curious and useful class who retail newspapers. He is made @ vivid and a truthful represeniative, and the be- holder can almost imazine the kind of news he is shout- ing about. It ublizhed in Philadelphia. ne Affairs. — ANOTHER DEPARTURE POR AUSTRALIA.—The bark Oregon, Capt. Higgins, with upwards of two hundred passengers, left port on Tuesday for Australia. She is the eighth vessel of the Pioneer Line, and will be followed, on the 10th proxi- mo, by the Nimrod, Capt. Nichols, which has lately been changed from a bark toa full rigged ship, besides having various other alterations made in her. We understand that Cull one half of the berths of the Nimrod are already engaged. She lies at pier 12 East river. The names of the passengers in the Oregon will be found ia another column, Mar Court Caicndar—This day. Unirep Sears Dsrricr Count.—Nos. 54 to 63. Scr eae ray Term.—Nos, 8, 11, 19, 20, 24, 27, 28. 81, 36, 44, 47, 63, 54. 66, 62, 66, 71, "72, 76, 81, 82, nig That 80, 61, "tee #9, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108, 10; 12, SUPREME Covrt—Cironit.—Nos. 245, 341, 355, 377, 21, 288, 18, U86, 887, $88, 689, 301, 392, 303, 395. ScreRsor Court—Two branches.—Nos 46, 584, 586, 598, 500, C00, 242, 612, 290, 197, 605, 605, 607," 608, 611, bd 615, 616, 617, ¢18, 620. 62i, 589, 567, 355, 832) 420, eight or ten thousand miles, by cutting off the continent of South America, and the runaround the Horn, would be no trifle to the freighting business. If the Darien route is what it bas been represented to be upon the authority of Pritish engineers, we see no reason why the canal should not be opened within the next two years. The Nicaragua route is simply impracti- cable foraheavy ship canal, Why, then, if sixty or « hundred million§ will open the Darien route—why should its inviting advantages be overlooked? Let that ronte be examined, at all events; and our princely merchants may serve at once the cause of science and of com- merce in undertaking the exploration. iMoRY’s Prorosip Sovtuern Tour.—Our ex-President Fidmore, we regret to state, is still detained at Washington from his | Southe th tour, by the feeble health of his who, with their son and daaghter, he in- tends shall accompany him. They propose to go by the inland route to New Orleans, thence up the Mississippi and Ohio. and via the Lakes to Buffalo. Throughout the entire journey. and especially South, we doubt not he will meet with a most flattering reception by the peo- | ple. We hope. to this end, that the health of | Mrs. Fillmore may be speedily restored ; and if | the ex-President should make a little political Ex-Presir capital for the campaign of 56. we presume thet his Southern friends will not object to it, Ncthing lke an early eturt in a long race. 538, 202, 198, 503, 450, 500, 598, 132, 626, 489, 490, ct 245, bid, 528, 609, "853, 461, 158, 123, 174, 175, 176. Root’s Splendid Dagucrreotype Portvatts, wnequalled for perfection in all that makes a picture, Are twken in any sort of weather, at 28% Broadway, coruer of Franklin etreot. Hin Crayonk nro perfection itself, Advertising cut of New York has made the fortune of many « New York house, and thousands will yet become rich through the same means. To employ thone te, call or sond your address to tho je of W. H. McDONALD, 102 The Excitement Spreading.—The Elegance and benuty of KNOX'S latost production, his spring style of the greatest udratration, aud it ts univer: eed the hut of the ton ou wish « really le. fitting, the head cor! Rie and becoming enuty,’’ patronise Knox. Hise lishment 1 he world knows, or should know, at 2 128 Walton street. A Combinattor Utalty.ma reslization be seen at dway and corner of t of hate, design Their oxovedi atyle must ov eo nnd | teste, wh A §& Hat for 82 50. Feony, 52 1-2 Bowery, offers te the’ pu ylo hat for $2 50, equal to any now soldi 4. But one prioo, The public ean judge for Temata he publ stand, No. 4 Praton street, ment offre gold aud eilver watches, J elegant rilver waro, at reduced prinoy, and wnirantod to. ae represented 0.8.35 48, 04 Fulton etroet. a the joubscribor, in nny quantit take a high rank. His last works exhibits a progressive | He prices: Those who enjoy the peotfully invited to give me ® LER, 693 Brondway. To Hotel Keepers and Others.—The sub- toriber, importer a af respeotiully invites fgets whieh he of iLeral diseount. for pale nb very low. prices, with ® ¥. J. KRUGLER, 693 Brondway Jersey ‘moni ie HORACE WATERS ms 588 Brsed iway, corner of f Any “hy Professional and al¥ mautifully eneraved and printed; bridal sta~ ‘arietios, 001 of oe paver, ugrarine ia ¢] advertising ¢1 slopea, ‘aud srelenere ying, cards im Here eee radia wht eek etter erm © manufacture and hve alwa eer We count Looks, which we 0! ‘and: Trrplag pape paper, fancy ands statloneey sie Ds CARE E HICKS, hentia Er 8 Nass asses street, Ministers, Consuls, and of the United States and forelg United States, can have thei Pte SC EVERDELL'S, S02 Broadway, Duane street. Also, clogant card engraving nad petatings heraldry engraving, £0. Fine Outlery.—The call atten~ wih apnea Pen et ae Torns over imported. G. SAUNDERS & SOW, a loodvabonimged Biases ph entnces, street. oomposition state. wacory 3 No. jee pee Saunders’ Toilet Furnishing No. T Astor House, and No. 387 Broadway, whoro can be soon & assortuient of portable dressing cases, perfumery, fanoy cutlery, combs, brushes, &c., of the finest quality. Depot for tnd bale of the metallic tablet strep, For Sale—The Most Prominent and Attrac- tive bus tand in the city. From its eligible position commanding & very extensive trade, eta oi otelamien abe corasrtee Gbsaibers eae Cae pre the lenge of which will be sold by Mosars, Bleecker, om 28. See Courier and Tribune. Monday, Marsh Mourning Mantillas and Bonnets.—Bartho~ Jomew & Weed will open on Thursday, March 24, their eprin nd bon Loe peel ater cys oak tween fale ‘and Prince streets, Mourning Silks. ew and Weed are prepared to exhibit the most splendid stock of mourning tilks to be found in the city. together with every oseription: and half mouruin LOMEW & WRED'S new mourpling store, 001 Broadway. Facts Speaking for Themselves,— lst. Jef fere? ladies’ boots and shoes took tho medal at tho World’a rutiny, Sed. sth. malts rte. Ever 6th. JEFFERS Sonuanen Jeffers’ own hai fit, and finish, of taste ulth ut 567 Broadway. Sewing Machines.—$500 a year is the least that a female operator will carn, over and above what she could by hard labor, by using one of SINGER'S Sewing Ma~ chines.” Call and see them in operation, at the principal office, 258 Broadway. cane Fire in the Bonded Warehouse tion of the books and papers !—Such an announce- his would probably call forth many ru about. of the parties concerned in noglesting to office @ fireproof safe. They, as well as all. not supplied with one of these indispensable. and it is not the best policy to wait till t go at once to the depot, No; $0 John streat, and Purchase oxe of the DeGauce Seiataander Safes, Cro. Gaye fee's patent. R, M. PATRICK, Sole Manufacturer. Exeelsior Steel Pen, anew and very superfor articlo, flexible as a quill, for sale, together with a goneral’ assortment of blank books, paper and stationery, by CARR & HICK ‘tationors, 53 Nassau street. Twenty per cent Reduetion in Ready Made Clothing.—Dress and frock coats, $10; business sca ax . 0, $3 50; cassimere pants, $4. ‘Also, » choice gentlemen's furi ings, Cutters Jn attendance to seve orders from 8 A. P.M. GEORGE LEVIE, 380: Broadway, corner of White street. Clothing, made up in the most fash- durable ner aeeth) ean at all hg be crred on advantageous terms, ier cs at H. L. Ft OSTER'S stothing establichmont, 27 ( jreet. "A large stock eet ncaa which will er wold at greatly reduced 008, Splendid Carpetings. —Smith & Lo! 48 Poarl strect, have received, per late arrivals,» 11 stook of velvet Faresty, Brussels, thr. earpeting, of ehaste and elegant de been purchased previous to the recent adv: they are enabled to offer at very great inducements, The Highest Luxury. may easily bo obtained by oalling at R. G. Encporium of Fashion, No.6 Warren otree eantile Hotel, and taking « bath ‘ the oa el rey antly, furnished bathing Focwps, ith "the friction of | tho! big Russian ‘towels, expressly imported for this ont Greed If there is any “outward and visible” that marks the Leta it is a handsome ebirt. one ide 1 Astor House, only assumes what he is peuey practice, that his vides are always perfect in fit, in style, and made up in a style not surpassed "in Pie and delivercd punotually at the very moment pro- mise Jeffers’ peculia: ily seek Jeers. fonable a Hiram Anderson's Bowery.—Maznificent new tapestry Brassols 5, ah factories for exhibition at tal Palace; aluo, Hare's celobrated English floor oil- of freaco, Gothle und scroll figures; aleo, English threo. ply ard ingrain carpets, rugs, covers, sbades, ey at as- fonistingly low prices. Canal Street ae Store, 70 Canal street. E. A. PETERSON call the attention of their friends and the public to their stock of now and elogant oarpeti fast received from the most celebrated manufoctories, eam fore the late advance in prices, and for sule full fi eent less than those purchased at the present nae Carpetings.—Peterson & 5 aay, 379 Broad) eceiving, kets from Europe, additi I ch and elegant oarpetings of rape” rior fabric andetylen, entirely new, and particalarly adapte ed to ‘or sale fuil ton per cent less than other stores selling similar goods, Pietes to go under Store Show Windows, —S. C, CLARK, 639 Broadway, engraver, is mannfaoturin a be heie| article rages! rahe ° 3 low price of Per foot; also, door plates, cards, seal 4 Printed at low prices, 2 Bs Svea Allsopp’s Pale Indin Ale.—We desire ta call attention to the Allsopp pale India ale im: ae by iwards and Sandford, and for sale by Wr. Sidney am,in seven dozen phokages, at 6s. the Gosen, at ement No.1 Wall street. Ivis peculiarly adapted for & spring sud summer beverage, Hernia Effectually Cured by Marsh's newly. tmproved, light, solf-adjustin, ‘truss, Unquestionable refer- ence piven to ‘thoso who bave been radioaily eurad, ‘end their trusses thrown ide Ope until 9 o’clook in the evening. Hi & Co., No. 236 Maiden lane, Marsh & Co.’s Improvea Elastic Suspender shoulder brace, for expanding the chest, and preserving symmetry of form adapted women ond children; aidominal supporters, ladies’ sustaining and compresting belts, of the most approved pate & Co., No, 234 Maiden Lane, Flair Dye 1s, without ex- the vory best over invonted. Beware celebrated is Gouraud’s Medioated treehibs, Frag inom ee r a proots hair from ayers Pivniten and Hair Clore, at way. Gouraud’s tion or ep to yutted dyes. Kqu 238 4 our, Tal D quid Reene,, utret, near roa Ba ‘Wigs and Tou tehelor's of wigs are pronounced the most perfect imitation of nature ever invented. Those wanting a very superior article shoule. call st BATCHELOR'S celebrated rig factory, No. 4 Wall straet, where can bo found the laagest aeeorti in the'city. Copy the addr - ae Wigs and Toupecs.Merchants, Citizens, and strangerg, requiring oraaineutal hair of any description, should not fafl to call and examine the beautiful gmortmoat at the celeiwated wig factory of MEDHURST & HEA 2% Maiden lane. Also to bo had, the beet hair dye in ry World, Copy the addres, New Style Hair Dye.—Datchelor’s Celebrated Liquid hate dyo is the Lest yet discovered for coloring the hair or whiekern the moment it isapplied. The bhi ase and. ce) froth irae this favorite and and bo pee hed bair perlorms is astontehin e, 4, Barts SMELOR’S wig factory No.4 Wall seseu a — Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Female Support. ers, inetruments for club-feet, knook-knees, bow-legs, weak rvature of the & very superior elastic of the leg, and elartio knoe oa and every kind of surgieal belt, at Yr (2 Aan strect. Trusses, Shoulder Braces, Supporters, and belty, for ladies; instruments for elud-feet, bowlews, weak anklen, jo ud enrvature of the spine; ‘a very soperior elastic ttocking for voins of the nd lant Snaps, and every kind of truss and bandage at 12-Aen street Dr. ‘Wheeler, ‘Ocullst, 28 Barclay ——. de- votes his attention to diseasos of t 5 M. French artinetel eyes ia- tinal to tho nat neal organ, For Weakness anit Debility of the Human 1 gant snd. favorite compound IS Re gh erted to to n be had at et. Phy- wend ft in preference to any ertiole now in use. A Casd_Dr. Powell, ‘Oculist, Aurtst, de, y4, receive, ite pagente for the enautag season from 10 to k 1 has rec yon, which nont and express t pain oroperation. Dr. Pow- procured at bis offiee; also and oar fountains. Dr. Powell s@on tho Ryo ed volfaeting hed m privat to 10 o'clock persone in lin . containing Parlewiare can be oleainnd feos nt his office, OL Brondwaye otweentLiroome and Spring ety Rhcumatisém, Serofuln, &.—Hyate’s is the most certain remody for the worst cas there 1 diseates flowing from great impurity of th . Ltcured Mr. G. N. Franklin, 158 Eldridge stroet, oun so severely efieted with rheumatio tin orout of bed without avwit y ly, 77 Market street, of n di a ul a x ch ie had beon treated in the New York Hovpital rix months, and then pronounced incurable, [thes cured thousands of caren ogually demperate, whieh pave been published in the Herald, San, and other Principal depot, 240 Grand street,’ Price 70 conte per battle: