The New York Herald Newspaper, July 21, 1853, Page 4

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BROADW/ ,y THEATRE Brosdway—Uncux Par’s Ca- salad RJ) gima—laisn TukUsa AND Swepisn Nicur- WIBLO’'S, Brondway—Tione Ro MowsirR. NaTiON AL THEATRE, Chatham stroes—Unore Tom's Came. AMERIC @N MUSEUM—Afternoon—Wu wel N guing—Dowgres’s Thourg or Act Does am) , Goars. MADIF ON AVENUE—Afternoon snd Byoning—Faax- ors prossan Birvovnome CHR! @TY’S OPERA HOUSE, 472 Br BMxLov ws wy Cunisty’s Orexa TRovPs. -Buoremenr—Garen Senewa G Monkeys, y—Ermorur WO OD’S MINSTRELS. Wood's Musical Hall, ¢44 Brosd- way) -Ermropian Muvere eu B’ SCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, ars ’s Ermoriar Orexa Trou CPEORAYA, 596 Broadway—Panoxaxa oF THE Hoxy Biann. - 539 Broadway-Bucs- HOPE CHAPEL—Panopama or Niagara. New York, Thursday, Jaly 21, 1 The News. The majority of the members of both branches of our State Legislature seem at last to have really made up their minds to adjourn and go home. They yes- terday agreed to the Supply bill, and that last bone of contention being disposed of, little or nothing re- mains for them to waste time and make buncombe speeches upon. The appropriation of ten thousand dollars for the New York Volunteers, and of fifty thousand for legislative expenses, being insisted upon by the Assembly, were retained—otherwise, the Supply bill remains very much as it was sent from the Senate last Monday. The Assembly passed a Tesolution to adjourn sine die at six o'clock this evening, but so many resolutions of this kind have been adopted of late and never fulfilled, that but little confidence can be placed in this one, much ‘as its accontplishment is desired by the people of the Brate. If the two houve: should actually be dis solved to-day it is feared that the Railroad Accident, the Central Park, and other bilis of importance yet unacted on, will receive the go-by, although it is hoped that the philanthropy and good sense of our law-makers will urge upon them the necessity of passing the first-named measure at least. The Speaker of the Assembly yesterday announced that he woukl at an early day name the Board of Mana- gers to prosecute the charges against Mr. Mather, and that it was the intention of Lieut. Governor Church to convene the Court of Impeachment imme- diately after the adjournment of the Legislature. The additional European intelligence brought by the Europa, and published under the telegraphic head, will be found very interesting, particularly ‘that portion relating to the warlike movements ofthe Bassian and Turki-h troops. The latest telegraphic Gespatch from St. Petersburg shows that the people there weve not quite so sanguine of the preservation of peace as they were at previous adviees; neverthe- less, the improvement in the monetary and cotton markets, together with the returning tone of confi- dence assumed by some of the leading politicians ia England and France, render it probable that there ‘were good grounds for believing that a compromise would be effected between the Czar and the Sultan. A despatch from Washington states that the Presi dent and cabinet yesterday attended the Columbia College commencement. Commodore Shubrick thinks that the boilers of the steamer Princeton can ‘De repaired so as to render her fit for service in a week. Hon. Pierre Soule was yesterdzy among the @p ctators at the trial of Captain Schaumburg for ghooting Mr. Fuller some mouths ago. Owing to the commencement at Harvard College yesterday, the custom house, banks, and some other public institutions in Boston, were closed. Late advices from the fishing grounds inform us ‘that mackerel are so scarce that the vessels have very little to do. The inhabitants of St. John’s Island, who were at one time so clamorous for the protection of the colonial fishermen against the Americans, are now petitioning for the return of the latter. Formerly the American fishing vessels afforded these people considerable business, whereas their own vessels are of no use to them, and they are now in a starving condition. They state in their petitions that they shall be obliged to call upon the government for pecuniary assistance. Four men were yesterday arrested in Rochester, on a charge of counter‘eiting three cent pieces. The press, dies, and a large number of the spurious coins, were found in their possession. Gibson Farwell, foreman of a hose company, was killed by the falling of a chimney during a fire in Waltham, Mass., on Tuesday evening. A large warehouse, containing four thousand bar- Tels of flour and five thousand sacks of salt, was en- tirely destroyed by fire in Pittsburg yesterday morn. fag. The roofs of the Un ted States Hotel and three adjoining buildings were also burned. The Cunard steamship America, which sailed from Boston yesterday, took out $429,807 in golden in- gots and coin. The Commissioners of Police yesterday held sion for the purpore of inquiring into charges against the policemen of the different wards. The com- plaints, of which there were a great number, princi pally related to getting intoxicated while on duty sleeping on and absenting themselves from their posts, visiting drinking saloons, &c. The majority of our police officers having become disgusted with the slanderous calumniations brought upon the fra- ternity by the misdeeds of a few of their nomber, seem determined, in justice to both the public and themselves, to drive out all those who are unworthy of remaining in their ranks. Let the good work pro grese, and we shall soon not only have a model polive fystem in name, but in reality. We shall in future publish such of the proceedings of the Police Com missioners’ Court as maybe of interest. By the report of the proceedings in the Board o Bupervisors last evening, it will be seen that the Comptroller made his return of the relative value of reali and personal estate in the city and county of New York, as assessed in the years 1462 and 1853, It appears that the total amount of assessments on real and persdnal property, for the year 1863, is $413,632, 932, being an increase of $61,971,609 over that o the year 1°52, of which, we understand, the increase by the Tax Commirsioners is $25,275,001. The pre- ent taxation is the higest ever rated on the city and county of New York, the nearest in amount to it being that of the year 1849. A large portion of the increave ($742,167 91) is required by the tax law to make up the deficiency of the preceding year. In addition to mach other interesting reaiing, to-duy’s inside pages contain letters from Havana. Philadelphia, llincis and Portsmouth, N. H.; Arti cles on the New York and Provinew! law regu- lating the Fisheries; Laying the Corner Stone of St. Peter's Church at Poughkeepsie; Examination ot Iva B. Eddy, charged with Insanity, at Hartford; Murders, Suicides, Terrible Accidente; Proceedings of the Democratic State Committee; Sketch of a Henatp Newsboy; Commercial, Williamsburg and Treollyz. News, &. 7 ‘Party Polltice—Presemt ‘and Prospective Oor- _ @tuion ef tne Whig ana Democratic Partics. There is precious little activity, agitation, or imterest in the party politics of the day. if we except the squabtiles among the reorganized ‘@emocracy concerning the ‘public plunder.” | But these squabbles are very amusing and very interesting. and fall of matter for the prophet of fature political events. The whig party in; some places is dead and buried, in others it is , lying in a trance, while here and there it still keeps up a show of life, organization and pluck, without any definite or hopeful idea of future operations. The centre of the ‘distracted democracy” is New York. And here we are sorry to say that | neither Mr. Champlin’s dough-faced resolutions | in the Assembly, nor the visit of the President, | with half his cabinet. have restored the entente , cordiale between the hard shells and the soft shells. or rather between the old national com- | promise hunkers and the freesoilers of the Buf | falo platform. Mr. Maurice. member of Con- gress elect from the First district, has not been conciliated. His claims for a share of the spoils were insultingly set aside, and with him such empty coacerns as abstract resolutions and glorifieations of the President are all moonshine. Mr. Senator Cooley thinks so too, | and the d/bany Argus and all its disciples. Oa the other hand, alihough the Evening Post has been read out of church by the Washington or- gan. it merely laughs at the impotency of the experiment. Ina word, we do not see that there is any material improvement in the belli- gerent relations between the bards and softs, | since the first flare-up respecting the distribu- tion of the share of the plunder accruing to New York. Things. in fact. have been getting rather worse among the brethren, until at length we do not know how it is possible to restore the fraternal reunion of hards and softs in Tammany Hall short of another shuffle and cut and a new deal of the loaves an1 fishes all | round, The hards do not now fraternize in Old Tammany with their soft shell brethren. They pass by the old Wigwam on the other side. This state of things will result in some curious devel- opements in our next November State election. What the “ Old Guard” of New Hampshire are about does not exactly appear in our politi- cal advices from the Granite Hilis. Mr. Burke, however, has undertaken their cause against the free soil beneficiaries of the ad istration; | and if he succeeds in making out his case, very | good, and if he fails, so much the better; it will only go to show that principles have very little to do with the quarrel on either side, but that the fieshpots of the treasury are the real platform of all stripes of the great demo- cracy red white, black, and blne. In Missouri. an occasional growl from ‘Old Bullion” cr his organ admonishes Gen. Pierce and his cabinet. especially all such as do not rank among the old legitimists. that they may expect thunder at the next Congress. We pre- sume, too. that the terrible apprehensions en- tertained by the + reorganized democracy” of Col. Penton will be fully realized it he lives. And it is quite probable he will live to open the ball next December, for according to all accounts he is in good health, and, like old Marshal Blucher, looks as if he had a half-dozen campaigns in him yet. In Ohio the democracy are somewhat discon- certed with Mr. Wood's resignation as Gover- ard his acceptance of the consulate of sIparaiso, as contrasted with Sam Medary’s appointment as minister to the same country, the editor thus overtopping the Governor, in violation of all precedent. But the Governor is a practical man, expects to make money— and‘ money makes the mare go’”—and he is | ed. Tobe sure, Medary gets a plum ; but if the Governor can make a few good specu- lations in flour and guano he may come back and establish himself in the capital of Ohio for | life. upon his ewn aceount, and let politics go to the dogs. But still there is trouble between | the Miamies and the Sawbucks, and some under- | ground movements by the whigs to get back | the free soil party on the platform ot the Maine | Liquor law, so that the party politics of Ohio | are considerebly involved in “noise and con- fusion.” Verily, there is not that harmony among the brethren in Ohio that we could de- sire. In South Carolina the administration is abso- | lutely satisfactory out-and-out, as may be seen from the following toast at a Fourth of July celebration at Beach Branch, in the parish of St. Peters, to wit :-- By Wx. Yormans, Esq.— Franklin Pierce—His inaugural address, the selection of his cabinet, the appointment of foreign ministers, the choice of cus- tom house officers throughout the country, show to great advantage his wise and discrimating jadgment, and prove conclusively his adherence to the principles of the constitution. Tims it will be observed that South Carolina, at least. is reetus in curia. In Georgia the ‘recognized with a eccession candidate for governor, have placed Governor Cobb in an embarrassing situ- ation. It is ouly two years ago that he was elected governor by the Union party, aad by some eighteen thousand majority. against all that Mr. Johnson and his secession friends could do to defeat him Mr. Cobb is expected, if necessary, to stump it for Johnson, notwith- standing that. in the disbursement of “the | goodies,” the Union party have been left in the short rows.” What will Governor Cobb do? On the other hand, the whig party in Georgia is dead. and ite effects have been sa democracy,” | turned over to Mr. Jon wl the Unioa party, and they expect to ele Should not be surprised if they did; but if they do, the result will not stop iu Georvia, it may become the basis of an independent Union party Vine throughout the country In Kentucky and Tenncsse mont and M achusetts, all of which voted for Gene- ral Scott, the whig party still lives. and is making a vigorous campaign in view of the approaching elections. “We must wait the = result To ississippi, a3 @ forlorn hope. the wt ppeay to have fallen back on Gen. Foot iostion; and from the style in whie sted upon strawberries and ¢ th 1 Foote may porsibly win. In Virginia the hmond Whig keeps up av wnintermitting ire upon the administration; bui he too 1 over. charges his gun and # oll is th consequence. The late Virgini 10 show. that the old whig organizat hat State as at this day a perfect farce. hy don’t they try the new platform of the e Liquor law There is a fine opening for !t ng the tid water slashes. To sum up: the ‘reorganized democracy,” from the beet that we can make of it, is in that distracted condition which portends an ap proaching eplit of the wert kind unless we can getup & war somewhere; while on the other hand the only real elements of new life to be ‘ound in the whig ranks are in Goorgia, where the old party ie dene away with, for once and | Virginia. Along the piedmont country of the for all. Finally, both the old political parties have lived out their day. New arrangements will supersede them both in the next Presiden- tial election. That's all. Tue Late Frieutrct Misvortune at Nue- ana Fatis—Preventive Mgasures.—The tele- graph informed us the other evening of the ter- rible misfortune there of the sweeping of three | men down the repids and over the Falls ; and | simultaneously, from Philadelphia, we received intelligence of the drowning of three ladies in the Delaware, their pleasure boat having been run into and swamped by a passing steamer. In each case three lives were lost, and, from a natural cuperior sympathy for female helpless- ness, their cad and untimely fate would have attracted more of pity and regret from the com- munity than the loss of these three men had they been similarly drowned in Lake Erie. But the two cases are as widely different as is death by drowning in the comparatively quiet Delaware from death by being borne along upon the roaring breakers into the hideous abyss of Niagara. The fate of those three ladies was dreadful ; but the scene at Ni- agara, particularly the prolonged suspense in which Joseph Avery was detained, and his final plunge into the yawning chasm, failing with'n a half-inch of asafe de liverance, was intensely sorrowful and appall- ing. Hence the very natural sensation of keen and unusual regret for the loss of those men, and especially the last of the three. His de- liverance would have been regarded as @ tri- umph over the King of Terrors in his most ter- rible form; for what death can be imagined more ,awful than that of a man, vainly shricking in his despair, and throwing his arms wildly about him, as he is swept down into the boiling vapor and thundering surge of the deep and horrible cauldron of Niagara! Some profitable hints, however. we here sug- gested against future accidents of this kin@ at j the Falls. They had to send to Buffalo for a lifeboat, and this in a cave where every minute was invaluable. Why kaye they not lifeboats and ropes. and men trained to manage them at Niagara Falls? Out of the population of the village and the vicinage, and with the aid of the wealthy and liberal proprietors of the im- mediate locality. a company, with all the requi- | site boats, floats, ropes, and stations, might be organized and so disciplined as to pick up a man from the very edge of the American fall, if not from the middle of the broad expanse of the breakers on the Canadian side. Seldom a summer passes without a man or two going over the Falls. A few years ago, in broad day- light. a fisherman came down in his boat on the American side of the island, passed under the bridge and within a few feet from the shore, and, in the presence of hundreds of people, was capsized and washed over the precipice into the mass of rocks one hundred and sixty feet below. There were a dozen points in his de- scent at which he might have been rescued with proper means in readiness for the exigency. We trust that the residents at Niagara will adopt some measures for the prevention in fu- ture, as far as possible, of such accidents as this last and most painful of the record of the Falls, The American side may be so protected as to secure all involuntary passengers in that di- rection by a simple chain swung along, within reech from the water. under the bridge. The tremendous Canadian branch of the river is less accessible to human intervention; but even there, with a timely warning, the means may be provided, at the islands and rocks, wherewith to snatch the hapless voyageur from the very jaws of destruction. We trust thet the late di- easter will result in some decisive steps to guard against such another. Norruern anp Sovrsrrn Warerine PLaces— Oxp Vircinta.—We publish elsewhere in this paper, from the Richmond Ezaminer, a timely and sensible article on the fashionable watering places of the United States, and particularly those of the South, suggesting various improve- ments at these establishments, which strike us as the true policy of all concerned therein. The Virginia editor draws a contrast unfa- vorable to Southern summer resorts as between them and those of the North in the important essentials of taste, comfort and cleanliness, and judgment, to the extent of our own observa- tion, is fair and true. Our first class style of hote)-keeping, “with all the modern improve has not yet made any very extensive inroads into the Southern States. South of Mason & Dixon’s line there are perhaps not more than two or three hotels of the modern Northern style all the way to New Orleans, And if this can be said of the principal towns and cities of the South, it is no wonder that the antediluvian system of inn-keeping still pre- vails in the rural and seaboard districts of that | section. We have, however, for some years past, en- tertained the old fogy idea that it is but a wild goore chase to seek for comfort, health, or re- laxation, at our most fashionable summer cara- vansaries, where the swarms of visiters keep up an endless “noise and confusion.” and fill the air within and without with tobacco smoke, to say nothing of the hurry which must attend the cooking for twice or thrice the allotted accom- modations. Much yet remains to be done to place the great Southern watering places of the North on a footing corresponding with the sub- stantial arrangements for solid comfort of our New York hotels, ‘with all the modern im provements.” Hut our Southern cotemporary dwells parti- cularly upon the backwardness of the Virgi- nians in seizing hold of the natural advan- tages which they possess for attracting to the mountains of that State the great tide of the summer health and pleasure seekers of our own country. We sey the mountains, because we ney there is nothing inviting, as compared with the iron bound coast of the North, in the fi dismal, and pestilential sea hoard of th vuthern States. The strongest which ean be found for Soathern nthe climate of the tide-water region of the “sunny South” from Norfolk to the Rio Graude. There the atmosphere, upon which the African fattens and lives often be- ond « hundred years, is death to the white men. Dark and impenetrable swamps ofunlim ted extent, sluggish rivers and bayous black th decomposed vegetation, and filling the atr th malaria, forests heavily festooned with that hral moss along the water courses, all y lund one continuous extension of pine crrens, make up the landscape from the Dis- 4! Swomp to the Balize. Such a@ forbidding caconst is hardly the region for fashion and pleasure in the dog days; and hence there ig good cause for oar Southern brethren of the Atlantic border to fly to the North, when their annual fevers set in, Dut this doca not apply to the mountains of jusuificatior slavery existe Bhee Ridge, and over a region of more than two hundred miles square among the moun- tains, there exists a climate which for health and Jongevity ie not surpassed in the United States- And all these mountains abound with mineral springs of every variety. and of every tempera- tare from boiling water to ice water, and of every volume from that of a common soda foantain to the discharge from the bowels of the earth ofa crystalline, dashing river, ready made. And all this, but for the absence of lakes, is among the most beautiful and picturesque scenery this side the Rocky Mountains, The railroad in course of construction via the far- famed White Sulphur Springs, and other rail- roads in progress in the State, will, however, when completed, with proper accommodations, attract an immense concourse of summer visit- ers, not only from the South. but from the North. to the springs and fresh elastic air and beautiful landscapes of the mountains of Virgi- nia. In this view we join in the reeommenda- tien of the Richmond editor to the Virginians, to wake up and prepare for the public accom- modation at all their mountain mineral springs, and mammoth caves. and-so-forth, not after the old stage-coach fashion, but in anticipation of the lecomotive, and “with all the modern im. provements.” We are in favor of a free and liberal in- tercourse between the people of the North and South. The prejudices and jealous- jes existing between them will be dis- pelled upon a more intimate knowledge of each | other. But our Southern “folks” must stir themselves if they would have their own nei; bors to keep them company in July and August; and nothing will answer to turn a fair share of our Northerners to the springs of the South short of railroads and good hotels, “with all the modern improvements,” including gas and water pipes all over the house. Let Old Virginia wake up, and. contempla- ting her natural advantages through a Yankee estimate, let her make a bold stroke for two or three millions a year on account of her moun- tain air, mountain water, and mountain mutton. Is not all this consistent with the resolutions of 98 and 99? Yea, verily. Amen. InrergsTinc Letter.—We recommend to our readers the interesting letter which we repub- lish to-day from the Raleigh (N. C.) Standard, descriptive of the remarkable energy of charac- ter of alittle philosopher in Philadelphia, en- gaged in the business of circulating the New York Herarp. We thank our North Carolina cotemporary for his good opinions concerning this journal; but independently of these, his account of his manly little hero proves the writer of this letter to be a man of intelligence, refinement, and observation. That brave lad. however, is not the only example of a success- fal beginning in the world by carrying the Heratp. We could cite a. number of examples proving his practical sagacity in this business. But itis not every lad that could rise above the misfortune of losing both his legs. May his shadow never be less. Talk on ’Change The Europa’s news was considered more pacific, an additional evidence of which was found in the buoyancy of the cotton market, and in the stability of the funds in Paria and London. In consequence of the news, bread atuffs in this market vere easier, Common brands fre+h grourd State flour closed at $5 25, which was a decline of ‘126. per barrel. White Western wheat was one or t7o cents lower. Cotton was more active, with enles of 2,500 ales, closing without change in prices. Pork was more active and firmer. Lard cold freely, mostly at lle. ‘The first tea sale xince the conclusion of the spring sales, was he'd yesterday. Though considered rather early, the sele attracted a good company, and the greens breught about tem per cent, and the blacks about fifteen percent advance, over corresponding qualities sold at the close of the spring searon. An auction sale of 5,000 Ddage Rio coffee is to come off on the 224, in consequence of which private transactions were light. Sugars were more active. Regret was expreseed that the usual appropriations made by the Lagisiature of the State for the benefitof ebaritable institations in thia city, were voted down in the present Assembly. Owing to the increased ex penses of living and the necessity of having means at had to provide for the winter, the failure to receive the aid heretofore extended to them would be severely telt. The beneficiares comprised the sick poor of all ages, helpless widows and orphans, with old and destitute persons of both sexes. The ten thousand dollars pro- posed to be given to the New York Volunteers was all very well; but this act of liberality chould not cause tre gate t6 be shut down on objects equally deserving eharity, ard who:e dependence heretofore had, to » large extent, rested upon the munificence of the State, It was believed that England would ere long adopt a aniform sixpeony postage, or adout twelve cents ver letter, by cosan mail steamers. Such a reduction would prove @ great boon to the publis, The United States would Ykely follow ruit. In sdopting the measure, nelther country would likely lose by it, because the ia- oressed number of letterr, on aocouat of the redustion, would probably more than balance the amount of de crease in the letter postage. The present high rates of twenty-four cents per letter. operated opprensively oa the poorer class, and probably prevented a great toxny from writing by steamers at all. Mr. Home, Mr. Bur- itt, and others, in England, bad been indefatigable in favor of eheap ocean lester postage by mail steamers. Tum Excris OPERA AT Ninto’s —The re introduction of Eng Mth opera at Niblo’s Garden has been crowned with complete success, Madame Thillon, Hudson, Frazer, and Leech, have succeeded to the popularity which, 4 few months ago, Sontag, Selvi, Badiali, and Pozzolini, enjoyed among the fashionable people who frequent that estab Ushi » The light and attractive operas which Madame Thillon bas the good taste and commendable judgment to maintain in her repertoire, to the exclasion of dull aud heavy pieces, are always sure to attract larger audiences than can be drawn together by the best Utalian opera. ‘This remark hus been more particularly verified by the suceess which has atiended the recent engagement of Madame Thillon’s troupe at Niblo’s. The house has been fer more numerously, and perhaps more fashionably, atterded than it was) when it boasted of the attractions Of the greatest Italian artistes. So was it espesiatly last eve. ning, when, for the first time in several years, Balfo’s de Ngbtfal opera of the “Bohemian Girl” was presented, with all the advantages which could be lent to it by a power ful and well organized troupe, with Madame Tuillon as the prima donna, » good orchestra, conducted by Mr. Te Manna, on efficient ballet corps, aud well painted scenery, from the hands of Mr. Isherwood. From the footlights to the upper galleries every available place was Ocoupied, end even then the staircases and corridors bad to be placed in requisition for the accommodation of the immense audience. ‘The opera it-elf was got out ina style of magnificence eetipsing whet we have before seen dove ia that reapect, Madame Thillon as Arline, the Bohemian girl, was, of course, the recipient of the greatest attention and most oumpliments on the part of the sudience, Sho does not make her appeararce until the second act, when she comes on the stage, acoumpsnied by Thaddeus, (a rdle whieh was well ‘ustained by Mr. Frazer,) and sings the well known avd much admired ballad, ‘I dreamt that I @welt in marble halls’ In this air she was most enthusiastically appiauded, but she declined honor {og the demand for an encore. Hudson was exeollentin his delineation of the character of Duvilahoof, chief of the Gipey tribe, and in singing the airs incident to that réle, Leach and Lyster—the former as Count Arnheim, and the latter as Fiorestine—performed their paria most eatisfectorily, and were much applauded. Everything copneeted with the proper production of the opera was well attended (0; the roenery and costunes were appro- priate end tm good taste, and the ballet and choruses all that were to be desired. In fact, the “ Bohemian Girl,” aa brought ont at Niblo’s, ia one of the most attractive operas we have assisted at—ae the French ray—for rome time, It will be presented for the second time. wa be- Meve, to morzow evenirg. To right the Ravel Fauily < va their entertatpment Came Ganvan Orzna.—The “Elisir,” the most lively and perhaps the most charming of Donizetti’s light operes, was given for the firet time last evening, before ‘a fair though not crowded house. Adina is « part well suited to Madame Sontag’s style, both vocal and his trionie. We doubt whether ehe has appesred in any ebaracter in which she has achieved ro pleasing a suc. cess, Notbing coud be more airy and p‘qusnt than her rendering of the num-rous lively airs scattered through the two acts. ‘Chiedi all’ aura lusinghiera” was & warvel of seductive grace; ‘Una tenera occhiatina’’ a masterpiece of coquetry. The duets with Dr Dalcimara were even wore fully appreciated by the audience; the last, in which the Doctor fairly admite the superiority of female art to masculine cunning, received a well merited encore Nor was her delineation of the unconscious love aud half eoreesled pique of the peasant girl, when her lover affected indifference, less wortby ‘of her rank as an actress Adina is decidedly a hit. Bediali, as the sergeant—impudence, ¢ neeit, and frauknesa perrowified—reemed to lack his usual spirit. There was a want of vivacity and entrain in his aectiag, 8 defect the more striking as Badiali’s peculiar excellence is generally the fire aud naturalness with which he carries off his part. We are glad to be ab’e to say that the slight falling off in this vespect did not extend to his voiss. That was as delightful as usual, and drew dorm the house as peremptorily as ever in the duet with Nemoriao. For the first time since we have had the pleasure of Mr. Rovere’s acquaintance, we can conscientiously ecromend his perf:mance thronghout an entire opera. His Doctor Duleimara was capital. He has seized tho true features of the character of the quack dcetor, and portrays them with a humor and wis comiea which show that, notwithstancing his feilures, Mr. Rovere has talent and power. The part iss fine one; we know of none in the whole repertory of comic opera which offers equal resources to an astiste of Rovere’s style, From the opes- ing addrers to the villagers, when Dr. Duleimara vauats hia vostruice in the language weed by quack advertisers of the prevent day, and aseuree them that bis reaown bas tpreed “per tutto il mondo, ed in altri siti,” to the clore, when the bappy denouement is clearly shown to be the wok of the femous bottle of elixir, Rovere never fiugged, and we may honestly add that the audieuc> vever tired of seting him, In the duet with Nemoriao he eopg better, perbaps, than we have ever beard him, and altogether contributed not # little to the succsss of the opera Osi sicomnia! To Max Maretze a tribute of praise for the ease nod epirit with which the orchestra performed their tack, is feizly due ; though, after the unparalleled succass of his Roberto, alwost without rehearsals, the perfect execu- tion of “Elixir” seareely calla for comment. We are mysteriously informed that operas of undoubt €d merit, and almost new to New York audiences, are to be skortly produced at Castle Garden, and that Marini, who is rapidly recovering from his accident, will proba: bly be able, in a week or tea days, to take his share in them. Bearizg in mind that we havo already seen two works which unite intrinsic excellence to the charm of comparative voveliy—‘Roberto” and “Elisir’—produced within a week, on very short notice, we are inclined to place more faith in the promise than is generally due te operatic avnouncements, Tae Cutnyse BRNEMIT AT CASTLE GARDEN.—To-night the long talked of and much needed benefit performance tor the relief of the destitute members of the Tung-hook Toug dramatic company cower off at Castle Garden, We trust it will have such succes: will prove the philanthropy of our citizens, and enable these poor foreigners to get back to their countrymen in Sen Francisco, when thoy expect their troubles will be atanend. In addition to the artistic attractions which we have before mentioned in connection with thie matter, may state that Hecr Gockel, a pianist of great zeputation, is to make his firsy appeasarce here this evening, and perform two solos ‘The greatest sympathy has been exhibited among ar- tistes and others towards the unfortunate Celestials, and we expect to see to night « practical illustration of it. Since the above was written we have received the fol- lowing note from Mr. Hudson, the eomedian:— New York, July 20 1853, Dear Sir—From the precarious state ‘of Medame Aana Thillen’s health, sbe will not be able to wing for the bane- fitof the Chinese Dramatic Company at Castle Garden; Dut as ebe deeply sympatbives with their forlorn and dea titute situation “she directs me to enclose to yon a check for $50 for their relief, with best wishes for their wel- fare. I am yours, &e. JAMES HUDSON We hope that all those who cannot iend a yoice in this ckarity wil! de as Madame Thillon bas done, and read a check to the committes for the benefit of the Celestisis. “Lay up treasures in heaven.” Masine Affeirs, ‘Toe Curren Simp SoveRgIGN OF THE SEAs’ PASSAGE TO LiveRPooL.—The extraordinary passage made by the Bos- ton clipper ship Sovereign of the Seas, Capt. McKay, from this port to Liverpool, having excited a great deal of in- terest on both sides of the water, we publish below an ab- stract of her log, an also that of the royal mail steam- sbip Canada, which left Boston for Liverpool four days after the elipper left this port. A compariron of the two loge will show the superior sailing qualities of the 3ove- reign of the Fes: AnetRact oF THe LoG oF THE Sitp SovRREGN OF THE SEAS, Cart L. McKay, From New York To Liverroo.:— Date. Lat. Long Course. Dist. Wind June 19-40 21 7116 K 143 S byW. “ 20-4120 6822 ENE, 150 S.W. “ 21-42 64 63 33 AN 245 OW. “22-43 30 120 W “2344 18 128 8. W. * 24-46 2 244 NW. 26-46 21 130 NN. EL ‘ 26-47 24 307 ON, & 27~ 40 46 255 NNW “ 2860 22 3: N. ‘! 29-50 48 » 203 «(N.W. 80-50 67 R byk 4%E. 340 NW. July 1—At 6A. SE by E. EB N.N.W July 2 at 2P. M., took pilot, and at 10 in the Mer ey. Saturday, June 18, 1853, took steamer, and went down the bay at 6:30, sea time. Crew, thirty-nine seamen aad eight boys. June 19 —Light+hip bore north one mile distant; light breezes from southwest; fine weather. Juce 20.—Weather pleasant; ali sail set. June 21.—Fine weather. June 22,~ Fine weather: light b:¢ezes, Juve 28 —Mcderate breezes. June 24—At 6 A. M. took in stodding sails; made Cape Race; frevh breeze and clear weather. June 25.—-On the Grand Banks; weather cold, passing fog. Tune 26.—Strong breezes. June 27 —Squally weather; strong breezes. June 28.—Took in toygallant sails, and single reefed toprails. June 29.—Moderate breez very crank; her rail undey water; rigging slack; weather ebip rolling heavily; strorg breezes, 30 —Royal studding saila set. — Made Cape Clear, [reland. AxnsTRACT OF THE LoG OF THE BRrrisH AND NortH AMBRICAN Mai étramsni Canaba Capt. James Stone, From Bos TON TO LIVERPOOL, Via HaLivax:— ; Fough sea; rqually; ship Date. Winds, Course. ‘Dist. =~ Lat. ~— Lamy. June 22—K. Various, | — _ pe “ 8 E NE, = — 4315 4559 “4 ESE _ = —_ = “ O-EN, 16 23E 229 4560 56 12 “ 26—N E. 279 Sun obscured. 2i-ENE, 278 48 47 43:12 NE 253 49 45 387 11 281 «5015 29 4z 306, 50 30 21 45 204 50 34 417 33 me a June 22 —At 0:5 o'clock left Boston. June 23.—Light winds, June 24 —At 0:40 A M. arrived at Halifax; left at 3:15. June 2b.— Fresh breeze and cloudy. Jone 27.—Fresh breeze avd cloudy. June £8.—Fresn breeze and cloudy. Jone £9.—Fresb breeze and cloudy. June 20 —Fresb breeze and cloudy. July 1 —Freeb breezes, with high eross sea, At 2:30 A.M. abrenust of Cape Clear. July 2—At 6:40 A. M. parsed the Rock, having been detwined outside the bar two hours. On the 25th of June the ship was ahead of the steamer 240 miles, and on the 30th she bad in five days gained a Cistance of £25 miles over the steamer. From ber position on the Grand Banks on the 26th, aud in Int. 46 20, lon. 50 10, she was 126 hours to Cape Clear, a distance of 1.668 miler; her daily run thence averaging 296 miles per day, or 123; knots per hour! She has thus wade the passege from New York to Liver- pool in thirteen days and nineteen hours, ‘This ie the quickest trip ever made by a sailing vessel, The shortest previous one was mace by the packet ship Independence, Caps. Nye, (uow of the Collins steamship Pacific,) about ten years ago, ia fourteen days six hours. This the Sovereign of the Seas has beaten by eleven hours. Derantore or Cauronvia STRAMERS.—The steamship IMinois, for Aspinwall, with the Cakfornia and Oregon mails, and the steamship Star of the West, for San Juan, Nicaregua, left port yesterday afternoon, with passengers bound to Oslifornia. Tne Steamemr SaRan Saw’ The Britian iron screw steamship Sarah Sands, lately running between this port and Liverpool, afterwards engaged between Panama and fan Francireo, and rince made a vorage from Lverpoo to Aurtralia, is going to take the place of the Cleopatra, in the Quebec and Liverp: ol trade, Newe Prom TH BARK Gea oF Tie SRA —The following is an extract from s letter from Oupt Bowen, of the bark Gem of the Bea, owned by Mr A Douglas, of New York, and bound from this city to Meibourne, Anstrali ‘AT SRA, May 14, 1853 Dear Sir--We have made rather more thsa » msiian parw ge. this far avd oid fat= to erove the ne tn abst twenty eight Jaya frem Now York. natalth itaudiog «o Dave Bed & succession of hesd winds for the firet teely days. Everything on quietly. The Gem is every ‘hing you could tei to Rete bale have passed tac clipper +bipe. one from Boston, the other from New York. Mey 18 1863 —Cronsed the Equator twenty-eight days from New York, Rabis May 28, 1853 — Arrived here yesterday, and ex. pect to sail again today T rejoice to kay we have a vere gentiemaly set of passengers, end thus far.a mR Cree s able passage. Yours, truly, A BOWEN, Cricket Match. ‘The following is the result of the match ehich cams 07 between the New York and Newark clubs at Hoboken, oa Monday, July 18, The Newark club won the tora sud went fo the but:— - NEWARK CLUB. Firet Innings. Werner b. Marsh c. Dock- ery... Hedges b. Marsh. nd. Tnnings. B, Macsh..csccceseeseee 2 Run out... 9 J. Elverson b. Dock b. March 2) 14 R. Jefferson b. Marsh c. Leg b. Wisket b. Guy... & Sbarp ..... Wilken b Guyp b. Marsh. .., Wheatcroft b. Marsh G Blverson b. Marsh Baker b. Marsh.. Halsted b. Doakery ‘c. dames . First Innings. Sharp hit wicket........12 Joseph bd. Jefferson’ c. nd Tanis c. Wheateroft b. Wheatcroft .. we. Deckery b, Wilson. iW Fletcher b. Wil: on. ? Higham b. Wilson. 6 Marth b Wilse 7 Net out.. James b. Elvere 2 Notout. PFanvey, not ow' 0 Notout. Tower b. Wilso: 0 Not out, Cuyp run out Qt Spivey b. Ever © Not out Byer. “8 Byee.. s Leg byes. pg DyeH..... Wite bells. 8 Wide balls ., No balls, 1 No batis... Totals ..... ss680 Clty Intelitgence. Turspay’s Expioston,—William Riley, who was strives. by come projectile at the time of the explosion, is 1ii% alive, but has been insenatble ever since the aecidnmt, Bie recovery is very doubtful. The foreman, ihomss Service, still lies in a dangerous condition. His resideace ie at 92 Avenue D. The residences of two of tho cther- porties ipjured axe as follows:—David Barry, 188 fiestec street; Thomas Kerrigan, 223 Stanton street. The nano. of the other boy that was injured is Wm Cropnard: sit his resicence we bave not been aole to aseertain. I+ ap- rs that there was no fireman attached to tbe engi. ouse, the foreman who acted likewine as engineer ai tending to it hiweelf; so thet the report of # mau known as “Jemmy’? having been billed js uvfounded. It ~as stated, in ovr account of the accident, as being n'y covjectured, Mr Pratt, the owner of the feund:y was sbreat at the time of the catastrophe, having gone x- Bosten. Telegraphic notice of the sad occurrence mai, however, transmitted to him. ReGatra,—Quite an interesting and exciting boat ra. came cif yesterday, at Hoboken, for a purse of $x}. Seven boats were én.ered on the ust, and started aa is) Tat. Nor 20 fe at. +20 fess log. 24. aay ae OF 3d. a 4th. 00 26 ss bth. oiseey eal 6th. aes 7th. Clickene: “ Soon after starting tha friends of the Gizrey wore di - appointed, as she broke down before sho came up to =ne stake boat After railing the required distance, tow beats pasred the stake boat as follows :—First, the sber wood; second, the Greaville, third, the White Pigaoa, &e ‘The Sherwood coming’ in first. the owner wae awarded the purse; the Greenville making tha seeona dest time, was awarded $10, The Sherwond, the wiuues> of the race, was built by Wim. Foros, of Keyp rt, N. J. Firewen’s Viet —Southwark Engise Company No 35: New York Ho-e Company No. 6, aud Mutual Hook and. Ladder Company No. 1, leave the city this afernocn ow route for New Haven to participate at the Fireman’s Cals bration which will take place in that city to-morro# ‘The above companies bave chartered ihe steamboat sia» rochusetts for the occasion, and during their wtny ic New Haven will sleep and take their mesls on board a” the boat. Engine Company No. 38 bas eutered the ii: to contend fur the prize to be given to the company tant plays the highest stream of water through five hindca feetof hore with suction pipes. fhe efficiency of company when at firesin our city ie weil knows, ane their engine throws some ve.y fins streams, wor companies competing for the prize at une sowleg tread will have to exertthemrsives, We wish our Now Yoru company ruccess in this friemBly contes’, for the %uer of the firemen of the Empize City. Blomfield Gee ernor’s Inland Band and Adams’ Cornet Band will sooo» pany them. Free —Yesterday -afternoon, betwran four xml “rv o'clock, the re-idents of Tompkine Square, and to a ¢ a8 distance round about. were clarmed by the a) of adense smoke, which was seeu issuiug fre of some bouses in Ninth stireei, be! eeeo Fir and avenue A. Op further ioquiry it wan ¢ thet the stables inthe rear of the two boick hewses 4 es 275 and 277 Nicth street. between the svove neu hues, were on fire, On opening the door s flames several feet bigh issned ont, and d-ovs Beas thru who had attempted an entrance. aud the fics > burn with greater fury The stable where the f out way # very neat biick buildiag. two stories buch «ye was likewire used as a conchhowe, being ovcut Mr. Brown, the o*ver of the houses in front. for bis oma Ene ure. At the time of the accident thare rere four orees in-ide one of which only was saved, te 0 tor three were burned. Among there last that there was ore valuable bores vs! r dollars. Six four wheeled wago were in the couch house, were ale burnt to cinders, with the exception of a part o the wheels From tbe proximity of tte building : wkich the fire broke out to the houses in fo they were now in great danger, and bave suffered unm damave from the flames and water, the who'e of the rot cof both honges having been demolished, and the windev rurhes o« well ae the briek work of the rear ma‘er sly injured bh houses were occupied by reverai furore but we have not heard that trey have incurred mu loss beyond « little injury to their furniture frou wie. The Camage is mostly confined to the stables au resr of the houses. ir. Biown, who ocenpied the » for his own private use, is hkewise the proprietor « twohrwea He formerly kept the shipyard at as of Tweltth street, East river, but lives now retire residence ig at No 118 Second avenue. The whole of thew force of the Seventeenth ward police were py: the ground, under the command of Capt. Hart. av of great service on the occasion in taking care of he property and valuables belonging to the lodgers. fr coufusion a lady residing in one of the houss« parre containing $16, which was found by ox o: Officers and returned to her, Fine.—On Tuesday morning, about nine o’slos' 2 fire war discovered in the attic of house No. 65 wich street. but was soon extinguished. [5 is soy to have been the work of an incendiary. IxscneD WHILE BLastIna —On Thursday Inet Py Schmidt, «German, who works asa quarcyma:. «° employed blasting at a quarry situated on Snake f tween Jersey City and Pi mn. near to the rail seriourly injured about the head and free by ture explosion of the bisat. which went off re pectediy, Another man, working I plsce, who had with him @ quan andkerchief, war also injured. ‘The foruer war Seaterday to the New York Hospital for surgica, atic ance, ard ix under the care of Dr. Daly. F A Warninc Not To Pray wren Freearme — Cay worning, between six and seven o'elo named John Thompson, residing at 18 Ratact was rkylarking with # sompanion, who bad a ! tol ip his hand, Thompson nid bold, in plar other boy’s band, to take the pistol aesy £ when it suddenly went off, the muzzle being face of the above when he received the chiar loaded with a quantity of small shot, whie net Jentroyed)' belag: riddled the face of the boy, and alo injured ose «. sc eyen. He was taken to the City Hospital, wt- » under the care of Dr, Derby. Dap Crp Fousn.- On Tue day the body 0: was discovered ina privy at 205 Seventor siren’, » rently two or thee months old. An inquest wise 040 on the body. FouspuinG —A male child. about six wenks left wt the door of Mr Nevin’s house, 19 Waver's Twesday morning. It was take by the police Almshoure. Accrpents — Yesterday, Emanuel Townsend ter, while employed in tearing dowo an old » ing situated in Kleventh avenue, bet fourth end Thirty fitth streetsmiveed his how bar which he was using having slipped f chave—and wae precipitaied from between twenty feet in height to the ground, breaking ™ the fall, About 10 o’eloek, A. M., on the aame doy bua Mahony, while employed ov board the ship 0-60! , lying at pier No. Lt North river, had his fi crurhed across the instep by the fall of a barred ot which wan being let dows into the hoid of the vus-« PRKPOCEETS ON Ptc-Nics On Tuesday nighi, o> <-> return of the oarty from the Ship Joiuera’ Urion ¢ tion a Isdy bad ber pectet ent open whilst oo bari \» boat, and ® portmonraie, © ing el tracted therefrem, Thi sould nerve ase sare ny all persons going om ertursions, as it ia boo. cya everyday sory. ee Police Intelligence, Suspicion of Arsonc A young ivan, uauned Janos! yanyesterday a y Cape naow, OF t teenth ward poli icion of having on tiv of the 18th inst, ser tire to @ stable eed bloc shop belonging toh Fighth avenve, be eon Twenty fifth and twenty-.aio ptreets, on which occasion a large four story dwelling » wheelaright shop. a bu'sher abop, and a pet ha eons a ing reveral head of cattle. were destroyed — It ie alicgak that ghe property had been iuwured but @ few days + foreMand that it wes tired with a view of getting he > surance, Officer Bokea, of the Sixteenth ward, was oo duty at the time aod had peased the place only about ten minutes before the Are broke out, He hasfone! os the +po’ es quickly as possible, and aw that the (was were trening fom the rtable and bi ‘ taneously, “A young man about the i and dressed ricilor to him, wan ob iso persone, to lew vt, bul no the i couned @ the ne iv Cirsumetances whied load to rusyieton that he @ od he buildings, «hich, however, va caaml tation, De ay,