The New York Herald Newspaper, September 23, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. BENvweTt, PROPRIETOR aND ENITOR OFviGs F. W. OOKNEY OF FULTON on? RASSAD BTS. Volume XVIIM............ : No. 20% ——_—— --— OOO AYUSEMENTS THIS BVENING, CASTL’ GARDEN—Juriien’s Concerts. BOWERY Wo | eCaknaway, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway~Macsera—-My Your) we asp My Ove Uenenia. IBLO’S, Proadway—Orena ov ERNANt. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—DomBry AND Ber—Paxrxcrion. NAVIONAL THEATRE, Chathan street—Uscre Tom's Can. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Lavy oF Lroxs— . tH Wi > AMERICAN MUS) j— A fterno Boos CuiLpREN— Evening—Lo’ Qaerinare Faniey @0r.’s CoLosaL BirropRome ISTY’S AM+KICAN OPERA TOUSE 472 Brosd- eseunmorias N2LODING BY CHRiGEY’s OPERA FROUPE. weop’s ¥ We: — HT MIOPIAN MinsTRELSY BUCKLEY’3 OPERA HvVU-R, 539 Broadway—Buck- ex xyes PTMIOPIAN OPERA GFORAMA, 59% broadway-PANoRamA or THE Hoty BUPS CHAPEL, 718 Broadway—PRanxensrxin’s Pa mORsuA OF MAGARA. ACODEMY HALL, 663 Brosdway~ Ascent or Mont sO. 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The News ~ A very large, important, and enthusiastic meeting was beld Iaet evening in Metropolitan Hall, to pre- went a public testi monial to Captain [ngraham of the U. 8. sloop of-war Saint Lonis, in appreciation of his gallant con u tin rescuing the Hungarian, Koszta, from the sbackles of the Austrians, in the port of Bwyrva. The r preseptatives of foreign nationali- tées outnumbered native-born sitizens, but the splen- @id bell was densely thronged, many ladies occupy- jpg feats in the galleries. French, Italian, German, Hungarian, Swiss and Cuban exi'ce gathered ia im- Mense numbers, marsbulied under their reepective revolutionary bauners. The speeches were eloquent, and eliy ted mach applause. They were delivered in French, Spanish, German, and Sclavonian. We publish this morning a full report of the meeting. The Africa Srived at this port from Liverpool Jast evening, bringing our Euglish files to the 10th inst., and the latest continental advices. The East- ern question was sti!l uosettled. fhe reply of the Czar to the altered Vieuna note had not been re- * eeived at the courts of the otber great powers. with reference to the questio vexutu, is the publica- tion of a note circulated by the Sultan, ia which he very fully and firmly states the reasons for his dis- sent from the propositions eadorsed at Vienna; and the latest Parisian romor, #hich was to the effe +t that the Emperor Nicholas bad rejected the amended note. This report required official confirmation. English pol ties were quite dull. Sir Charles Na- pier had been buried with solema mililary pomp, Queen Christina of Spatn bad visited Wiudsor Castie im the absence of the Queen. Toe attention of the French government was still Girected to the consideration of tee food tariff. A few trivial ricts connected with the supply of corn jad occurred in the provinces. The Paris Constitu- tionel discu-ses the Korzta difficulty in a long article, of which we give the leading points. The scarcity of provirions bad cansed some very serious riots in the Itulian States, and an attempt bad Been made to assassinate the Papal Legate at Raven- ws. Commodore Vanderbilt had unwittingly incur- red the sin of disturbing the political—and, perhaps, the religious-—meditations of His Holiness the Pope: by appearing] at Civita Vecchia in the North Stary Upon the very morsicg that fhe Muzziui conspiracy ‘wa~ expected to break out. The police at drt oppos ed bis lauding, as they viewed his large party with suspicion, but they wer 1s conviuced of the terwards pacific besring of the gu'lant Commodore. A variety of miscellaneons matter, with the Litest market qnotations and shippiog news, will be found im this paper. Two State conventions were beld by those who Gaim to be democrats in Massachusetts yesterday. The Democratic Siate C mvention, or what may be designated as the soft sbel! faction, met as Worces- ter. and nominated Ae»ry W. Bishop for Governor, and Levi A. Dowly for Lieutenant Governor. Reso- ations were adopted ealogisicg Secretary Cushing, opposing Britirh interference with regard t» the fish- * eries, and endorsing the course of Capt. lograbam in the Kosz‘a »ffuir. The National, or bard shell Con vention met in Boston, and nominated Braiford L Wales for Governor, and George Osborn for Lieuten- apt Governor. Ove of the speakers in this body de- mounced Mr. Cuabing as a free soil whig. Three ebrers were given for the bards of New York. Hon. Rodman M. Price was yesterday nominated ‘as cendidate for Governor by the New Jersey De- mocrstic Convention, There were several compe- titors for the honor, and owing to the opposition of ‘the friends of Mr. E. V. R. Wright the nomiaation was not declared unanimous. However, from pre- Bert appesrances, the democrats of New Jersey are more firmly united than in any other State in the Union. The National Convention of Universalists at Co, fombue, Ohio, yesterday adopted resolutions pro. claiming agaiost slavery, intemperance and war; also in favor of establiabing a Theological Seminary in this State. Late news from New Mexico via New Orleans states that five companies of United States troops which Jeft New York under General Garland had ar rived at Santa Fe in good health. Gov. Meriweather bud arrived out, ard beou inaugurated. A terrible encounter is reported to bave taken place in the moupta’as bear 1) Paso, between a party of fourtee Americans and tome two bundred Apaches, in which eleven of the Americans were killed. The United States Gragoons stationed ve-r the spot were too few in number to render avy assietanve in repelling the Indiave. The American Cousul at El Paso hid aw serted his belief that very litle resistance would be offered, in the event of an attack npou Mesilla Val by Gen. Garland and his forces. The last secounts ‘rom Texts deny the reports o' the hostile disposition ad movewenta of the M cave, aud declare that more friendly feeliogs nev @xisted between the people of the two countries. The Mexican Minister a hington has recei fpfurmation toat thonean men ¥ wonding the vy to the Rio Meseala in cons quence of the dis § in great abandene THEATRE, Bowery—Evaone—SenoRant’s * N AVENUE-afterncon and Evening—PRran- TELS, Wood's Musienl Hall, #44 Broad- CONCEAT3— Tope The Wost important portion of the news by this arrival, * ne eet Lo ea eens = | jn that region These placers are on the route of the Mexican Ocean and Inland Mei) Compsuy- s from Havana to the Lith inst anuounee | no extensive operations in sugar, altheagh tee arti- cle was in better demand. See the telegraptio des. patch from Charleston. lr special correspondent furnishes a graphie de- seription of the live stock, mecnanical implements, &e., now on exhibition at the State Agricultaral Fair at Seratoga. This is the thirteenth aauual gathering of the kind that bas taken place in this State, and it is gratifying to learn that the articles exhibited generally supercede any that have hitherto been produced. Past exver'ence teaches us that these fais bave been of incalculable benefit—they baving enlightened the minds of large numbers of agricultoralists with regard to the best method of tilhng their lands and raising animals of a superior quality, and also aroused their energies to produce both grain and stock equal to the best. Let the good work progress. Two bundred and fifty thousand dollars worth of property was destroyed by the buroing of the de laine priot works wt Manchester, N_H., yesterday. James Nolap, one of the employes in the oil fac tory ut Brooklyn, lost bis life by the burning of that establishment on Wednesday night. Portions of his remuing were recovered from the fire yesterday morving. Owing to a want of space, we are unable to refer particularly to the interesting matter contained in this duy’s issue. Tne following are merely the headings of many of the more important articles: Movements of the Boston City Guard yesterday ; Close of the Horticultural Exhibition ia this city ; American Cit zens Abroad—the discharze of Courad Schmidt by the Bremen Authorities ; Narrative coneerning the Porter Family, and the Pirates and Authorities of Cuba; More Liquor Dealers before the Court of Sessions ; Trotting over the Centreville, Union, and Saratoga Courses, &c. Highly Important Diplomatic Movements of tne Chevalier Wikolt Who does not remember Chevalier Wi- kof !—the dashing. splashing. persevering, in- domitable and unconquerable Chevalier? What one of our grand army of readers can ever for- get the pith, the pluck, the romance of the ups and downs of the enterprising Chevalier in this happy country-—his ups and bis downs Terpsi- chorean, operatic, diplomatic, literary. political and commercial? They are embalmed in the public memory, Blending in his character the distinguishing traits of Romeo. Metternich, Lord Timotby Dexter, d’Orsay, Barnum Puffer Hopkins, and Beau Hickman, who is there that can be likened unto Chevalier Wi- koff? In the complexity of his enterprises, and in the singularity of his vicissitudes. he stands out from the crowd * grand, gloomy and pecu- liar,” without a rival and without a peer. There has been but one Napoleon— there is but one Wikoff, and he is still alive—still alive and kicking, as we shall presently show. From the monotony of party politics—from the exhausted w/timatissimum en the Turkish question—from the tedious discussions of the Koszta case—from the tripartite correspond- ence—from the perplexing affairs of Santa Anoa—from all the current aud hackneyed topics of the day. how refreshing it is to the writer and the reader, “In these dal, piping times of peace” — how refreshing to turn to such a suhject, so spicy and sparkling, as Chevalier Wikgif! We appropriate him as a public benefactor, and we repeai that he is still alive. In pursuit of a fortune, under many romantic hardships and embarrassments, across the Brit- ieh chauncl, seross the Continent, und acroas the Alps, it will be remembered that some two years ago, the Chevalier was suidenly “brougbt to with a round turn” at Genoa; and that, then and there, the charge being es- tablished of bis having attempted the forcible abduction of the wealthy Miss Gamble, he was sentenced and consigned to “durance vile” for the spac: of eighteen calendar mouths. This, it was generally considered, would be the last consignment of the unfortunate Chevalier. From the gloom and the mildew ofan Italian prison it was thought he would never again emerge, except as a harmless adventurer, subdued by bad luck and brown bread to the modest incognito ot a common loafer. But there is an elasticity io Wikoff which defies defeat, laughs at misfor- tune, and rises trom adversity with reuewed vigor. He is still alive and flourishing—he bas served out bis time—he bas recrossed the Alps, the Contivent and the Channel, and © breathes once more the air of Eugland.” Chevalier Wikoff ia a word. is ia London, and, according to our last private advices from that metropolis, having restored the entente cordiale with Miss Gamble, he was engaged in the functions of diplomacy. He is said to be carrying on a curious diplomatic correspoad- evee with the British goverament, toucling, no doubt, a variety of those important little State secrete which. judiciously appropriated are the key to successful negotiations. He was thus employed in 1851 or 1852, at a salary ranging from five hundred to a tbousaad pounds per annum. He was in the secret em ployment of Lord Palmerston at the time of those unlucky adventures with Miss Gamble The British government, to couceal their iv- trigue with Wikoff, had him convicted and imprisoned; but at the proper time, he threatens to expose the whole plot. He was engaged to make France and the United~ States, under the mask of an alliance, play into the hands of England against Russia. by so using the Paris and American press as to endorse the movements of Englaad, He discovered that Lord Palmerston, from his cuvage hostility to American elavery, and io order to weaken us upon the cotton question. was very anxions to excite a re-agitation of he slavery trouble in thiscountry. Hence my Lady Palmerston, and many others of “her set,’ joined in the Uncle Tom and Beecher owe festival at Stafford House, The flare-up with Miss Gamble saved Palmerston trom an iu mediate exposure, because as in State af fairg,the sagacious diplomat retains a tramp card or two to meet contingencies, so our prud- dent Chevalier held, and now holds, his dis- closures in terrorem over the head of his Lord- “hip. Wikoff has in his possession the original correspondence of Palmerston and H. U. Ad dington. Under Secretary of State, which, if it were divulged, would perhaps open the eyes of our Premier to the real designs of Englaad v reference to Cuba and the system of slavery an our Southern States In these invaluable discoveries concerning he diplomatic intrigues of the British goveru ment with Wikolf there is m hat may per is Le turned to profitable account by our ad i ration, It is manifest that the Caevatic ri ight of his natural allegiance all the 1 8 in nee be resdily obt thonsand pounds a | year frou Palmerston is poor pey for a man like Woke Would he sot at this crisis be a cheap a quisition to the secret service of our g to the high price of freizhts there were | Sta @ Department in Europe at two thousand pounds a year, or ten thousand dollars? Lati- mately conversant with the diplomatic secrets of Palmerston, and familiarly acquainted with Leuis Napoleon, Wikoff, with a general roving European commission, upou the English or Ras- sian system, would be an invaluable aid-de-camp to Maicy. Onsome quiet evening, after sup- per, we do trust that our Premier, in his study, will take these suggestions into serious consider- ation, The various intrigues going om at present among the great monarchies of Europe, especially in reference to the growing power and “manifest destiny” of this mighty republic, call for the appointment of some such man as Wikoff to ferret them out. Wikoff is the man! The Street Cleaning—Duty of Mayor, Comp- troller, ana Police, One hundred and five thousand dollars, (or thereabouts.) are to be laid out by the city during the ensuing year in street cleauing. The :ame service cost rather more than three times that sum last year, aud, we need hardly add, was not performed at all, The fact was accounted for to the press and the public by the notorious incapacity of our lute city government, and the want of a law providing adequate checks against frauds. Now, thanks to the Legislature, we are pro- vided with a charter under which this, like all other municipal works, is awarded to the low:st bidder. Under this new system the contracts or tenders weré opened publicly a few days ago, and the work was assigned, for the sum above mentioned, to three individuals. Mr. Peter Shaw contracts to clean two dis- tricts, comprising the First, Second, Third. Fourth Fifth, Sixth, Eighth, Ninth, Fourteenth and Fifteenth wards, for the sum of $55,000. Mr. Caseidy-agrees to clean the Third district, comprising the Seventh, Tenth, Eleventh, Thir- teenth, and Seventeenth wards, for $19,990. Four individuals—Messrs. Jewel, Lynch. Dai- ley, and Wing—are each of them ready to clean the Fourth district, comprising the Sixteenth. Eightecath, Nineteenth, Twentieth, Twenty- first, and Twenty-second wards, for $30.000; one out of the four will be chosen in preference to his competitors at an early day. It now remains to be seen what benefit the public will derive from this important change. It strikes us, and we doubt not it will strike our readers in a similar way. that, without any inquiry into the character or the means of the fortunate contractors, the arrangement that has been made does not hold out any very brilliant prospects of tangible reform. The area allotted to each contractor seems to us far too extensive; no man, however great his energy and vigilance. can possibly give his personal supervision to seven df eight populous wards at the same time. By what process Mr, Peter Shaw proposes to discharge his duties over ten densely populated wards, cut and crossed by hundreds of streets in every direc- tion, we are entirely at a loss to imagine. To us such an undertaking appears s0 stupendous as to be almost chimerical. Personal superin- tendence is out of the question: the whole day would not suffice for a bare glance at each tho- roughfare included in the chart. Nor can Mr Peter Shaw fulfil his contract conscientiously by employing one or two deputies. The task would defy the powers uf halt dozen; the only method by which he can hope to acquire a m- ral claim against the city treasury is by sub- letting the work to contractors under him. Past experience has taught us what fruits this sys- tem of contracts and sub-contracts is sure to bring forth. The work will possibly be badly done. or not done at all. Mr. Peter Shaw will turn upon his sub-contractor, who will find some ingenious excuse for bis neglect; and while the two spend their time and their money in Jitigation filth will accumulate in the streets, Some faint attempt may be made by the city government to fasten on Mr. Shaw the responsi bility of his agents’ acts; but we know too well how ench prudish contests invariably end. to look for any practical benefit from their occur- rence. To us it seems that the division of the ex- tent of ground to be cleaned into an indefinite number of districts, and allotting each to a separate individual, would have been a far more likely way to attain the design of the law and promote the publiccomfort. Had each leading street been granted to one man he might have satisfied himself that the work was properly done. and would have bad no exense to offer if summoned to answer for neglect. If. the clean- ing of Broadway, for instance, from Union square to the Battery, was entrusted to one in- dividual, he might without inconvenieace over- look the whole distance every morning, and give to the work that personal attention which is the only safe guarantee for a thorough dis- charge of the work. The public and the police would know at once on whom to lay the blame f the street were not cleaned. A similar mode might have been advantageously applied to the Bowery, to Chatham, Canal. Grand, Fourteenth and the other leading streets of the city. Two or three minor streets might have been grouped together, But except, perbaps in some ef the thinly populated sections in no case, to our mind, should one man have been entrusted with the supervision of so large an area as a whole ward. Time may possibly disappoint our unfa- vorable anticipations ; and no one will rejoice more sincerely than ourselves if the present contractors fulfil their task conscientiously. But even should such turn out to be the case, we shall still adhere to our opinion, and shall regard the honest and vigilant contractors as fortunate accidents. We shall doubtless be told that under the strict provisions of the law. even if the method we suggest were adopted, nothing could pre- vent one of the same persons sending in the “lowest tender for all or several of the various districts tobe cleaned. Let us suppose this po- sition to be sound, Let us take it for granted that it would be illegal for the city council to ordajn that two contracts could not be granted to the same man. The duty of remedying the fault of the charter would then devolve on the officers of police aud the city treasury. In that caee, og in the preeent, the new law would be a dead letter if there were any lack of energy or resolution on their part. If th slightest symptom of inattention, remissness, or mistaken fear of ri is shown to the contrac- tore, the work now given out will not be done. We all know how u s private prosecation re in such cases, The owly eiileient protector of the public are the police, tie Mayor aud the omptroller, On them do we now call to do what in them lies to guard against the danger flowing from the present contracts, If Meeers. Shaw, Cassidy. and their co-con| tractor, have undertaken to clean the city, on their heads be the blame if they fail They bave no pity, or sympathy or indulgence to expect. We are net acquainted with the de- tails of the bargain they have made, but ia whatever terms it be conceived it is clear that the existence of filth in the streets of their district would imply a: obvious violation of its tenor. Whenever. ther fore, such nuisances ex- ist, we expect the police officer in whose beat they lie to report them to headquarters. Should the arrangement made by the council confer such a power on the Mayor, we expect him, on the knowledge of the fact reaching him. to im- pose relentlessly a fine on the negligent con- tractor. Finally, where such violations of con- tract bave been frequent, we look with confi- dence, as a last resort, to Mr. Flagg. Him we expect to act with his wonted vigor and de- cision, and to refuse positively to pay any of the public money to individuals who have failed in their contract with the city. These means would secure a tolerable state of cleanliness even under the present system. Without them no system would be worth a rush. If they fail us, the only practical effect of the new law will be to enable contractors to take from our pockets one hundred and five thousand a year instead_of three hundred and thirty thousand, as formerly, Otp TaMMANY IN THE Fretp.—The “ unterri_ fied democracy” of the soft shell order are, as will be seen from the official proclamation, call- ed upon to assemble in their strength to-night at Tammany Hall. to ratify the Syracuse Ver- plank ticket and the State and federal admin- istrations, the Cabinet and the distribution of the spoils inclusive. Mark the call—it is for the “unterrified democracy.” They that are apprehensive of danger are not invited and perhaps they would do well to keep away. And let the “unterrified”” remember the tradi- tion of the locofocos, and come provided with the means of illumination in case of accident to the gasometer in the coalhole. The prestige of Old Tammany must be maintained. though it may again require the intervention of lucifer matches and sperm candles. Let us not want light. Ominovs.—The organ of the hard shells of this city publishes an argumentative article, recom. mending the policy of an alliance. offensive and defensive, between the aid hard shells and the national anti-Seward whigs. Ah. ha! “Are you there, Old Trucpenny?” Keep it up. a eat eB SS ee ee eee ee eee Tue Russ To Tug Crystat PaLace.—The total number of visiters to the Palace yesterday amounted to 17,295. Talk on’Ohange. «- Fiour continued firm yesterday, with an upward ten- eency in prices for common Stato brands, which closed at $612 2$%25, the chief sales of fair to good beiog wade at $6 18 to$626. Wheat was tolerably ac'ive with sles of 30,060 a 40000 bushels, chiefly Canadian ana Western, with parcels of Southern red and Genesee white at steady prices. Corn was rather firmer. Dealers in cotten were waiting the reosipt of tho Africa’s news, consequently sales of only ebout 400 bales were mace, the market closing dull without chauge in prices. Some merchants had reccived copies of the eireular from the Secretary of the Treasury, which was publisned in yenverdazy’s HeraLp, desiring information respecting propored modifications in the present tariff Jaw It waa s question environed with many difficulties, and much diversity of epinion prevailed on the subject. It was evident that at the prevent rate of importations the re- ceipts of revaue sculd largely exceed the just wants of the gcvernment. Some believed that the dest way would be to reducs the duties of the whole list, as it stands, to an uniform ad va orem duty of twenty por cent, to simplify the collection of the duties at ‘he Custom Houser. spd to make the rules and regula- tions, with regard to the bonding and transit trace, uai- form at each port. On the otber hand, there were those who were in fvor of dicorimination, fur cue purpose of offording greater protection (incidentall;) to American produce snd manufactures. The list of free articles abould pe exterded, and specific duties charged on many others, such as evgars, iron, wool, &c. The subject was too elaborate even to attempt any repetition of the views held on the rurject The plan adopted by the worthy See etary, to clcit information from prast.cal commer- calmen was a good move and shoved that he dasired to obtain s koowledge of fasts on which he could act in his recowmendations to Congrevs. His circuluryrould be an appropriate subject for the consideration of the Cuam. ber of Commerce at ite next monthly meetiag The state of our foreign relations m‘gh: demand cau tion on the part of the government. Shoald imports cechne, avd any increase of expenditures be required, the excers ef revenue would disappear without further legisiation, The friends of internal improvement wold no doubt, endeavor to obtain a reduction of duties co some extent, ff practicable, on railroad iron, The foreign news was looked for wih mac's interest, as it was expected to eontein later intelligence from Chica, India and Au-tea ia Leter news was also sbout due fiom Californie, which migbt be scsompaaied with later intelligence from Australie via Velparsiso A merepant re'erred to the scarcity of mpilors, es. pecially for goversment service, and thought thet tha apprentice system had beon too suddenly dropped by Qvgross, Au arrangement might be made, under the patrenage of the government, wish the merchant ships of the better class foreach to tate a few apprentice boys to ve prasticslly educated as seamen. Tne Law Courts, A CURIOUS BTORY. Witb the exception of a case of salvage, which was parily tried in the Usited States Coart, before Judge Betts, there was little business of importance transacted ip the law courts yesterday, On Tursdsy evening last & mazice looking {dividual presented himself as the United States Marehal’s cffice stating that he had been reerred there by the commandant of the Navy yard at Brockiyn, and related a story, the gist of whieh is that he was late'y isformed by a pirate on his deathbed that be bad served on boaid a pirating vessel which was eunk and abandoned upwards of twooty years ago at the Baize (atthe mouth of the Misai-sippi river) with twenty two tops of silver aod goid coin oa board, be- rides otber articles cf great value; that this treasare had never been disturbed, and the exsct locality was pointed out by the dylog man. Tae marine mil li noire im expectansy had seked at the Nary yard for asbip of war to enable him to prosente bi+ auri scara Somes, bch however, he ss devied and his errand to ‘be Marshal's office was wiih a vio © to gat a revenue cat ter, or rome other government vessel, to carry him to the golden point, and for which service he was willing to di vide the proceeds of his exploriog expedition with tae government of the United Sates, His reason for asking this aid was, he raid, owing to a fear that if be whoa!t npdertake a private erterpiise to recover tae sunken treasure the money wigh> be seized or stolen from him Ana matter of courre tho United States authorities did not frel inelined to convert the arm of pub ie defence or revenue 10 any privete speculation and therefore the fertone bupter left wich the determinau n of seeking as sistance elrewkere, Russ and Reid the pavement contractors, have insti- tated proceedings in the ‘uperior Court for a autt agatast the corporation of the etty of New York, for wort per- formed by them under # special act of the Co amon Oouo- oil, snd for #hich the Covptroler tefues to pay Taw amount claimed by Mesrre, Russ and Reid is upwards of 610,000, The systal Polace. The egent Informa us thas there have been now ar rorgements tosde in regerd to the admission of esn00l ebilcren 10 the Crystal Pa'nce, which will take off evel g this dey Five thoneaod see to ba adm Ne cue FUieg #05 woos fu toe afore On as ners ola Dds sopperte be eschera of the df ony «chal colee’ frow the be mouee tateoded for the for previus (o ther eoteriog [ne Paly WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT FENN, To eee oO bard $5 O11 67 Contrioutions from Public echool(moraing) ... 81 9 “ (sferrowrn).., 65 6 “ Fourth Ward Primary School 9 #8 “ ‘Visitors thiw days.....e6 40 02 fc et ee SS TO Lal scesewerree ease creeesestereseseeeeese¥0,108 77 ee THE Wyp oF FASHION. Inaugwation ef the © season Interest= Img to whe Later, &~ a The “opening day’ of the season bai pe ne dey ip the spring and one day ia che fall are set Bpm.y, the leaders of fa-hion in this city for an ‘opening exbi- bition.” Their elegant salons and boutiques were crowded yesterday with ladies full of tbe importance of the occs: , tion, The day parsed off charmingly. Avotber revolution in the world of fashion! The “pright beamizg summer.” with its gossamer fabrice and subdued colors, is slowly retreating, and autumn, with its ricker, deeper shades, its barmonious blending of dark axd bright—autuma, nature’s happy compromise between two extremes, its warm noons recalling the past, and its chilly eves forewarning us of the Cuture—is among us. “Welcome the coming, speed the ‘parting guest.” eaid Homer, and 20 say, and #0 do, our fashion able modistes. We ought to be thankful that the incoming fashions are £0 tasteful ard besoming, for what could we do if they were the reverse unlers gifted with the peculiar organization that enables the Bloomers to make head against the tide? The greater pert of womankind. how. ever, fortunately for the modistes, think, witha French miter—no incompetent authority on such a sudject— “However ridiculous some fashions may be, it is atill more ridiculous not to conform to them.” To arrive at a just idea of the importance attached by some toa chenge of season the uainitisted should assist at the opening of # fashionable willivery establishment, The cuteide world pasees from one season to another without noticing the boundarie: that divide them; it re- mains calm and unconcerned aiid the excitement which convulaes the fashionable crowd that glide or jostle through the spacious show rooms, To them, if there is no change in the weather, the 2d of October is as the 224 of September. Not so with the others--to them it isa dif- ferent season. From an early hour the rooms are c:owd- ed with anxious vititer’, eager to see and to possess the newest style. Ooserve them Some stroll about, exrting ‘a cureory glance on the different objects; others examiae with curious interest; old Ja¢ies adinire, young ladies try on, gentlemen Jean against the doorposts or the fireplace, pastive epectators, and the polite and assiduous proprie tor, assisted by an efficient staff of young ladies, a:teads to all. An attentive observer may notice among the crowd a fe bo past quietly from room to room without the listless lcok of thore who come to wile away 4 morn ing, or the ebsorbed air of persons intent on purchasiag ‘Tpey examine minutely the croop of » ‘eather, the posi- tion of a bow, the length of a string—nothing escapes them; and in 9 day or co after you will see duplicates of the Parisian hats you admired so much in the fashionable show1coms stering at you from some unpretending store in Hudson or Canal street, unmistakable American make, ‘We have heard of mi'linera who once # year madea Paris of their back attic, snd remained in it five or six woeks—in the daytime manufacturing the most recherche French styles, and in the evening coming out, with the bat, for air, Thus they lived until a vessel arrived from Hevre, and then they landed with the latest Paris fashions, As Paris goods they were extolled highly; bad they been Ishelied American who #0 tasteless as to admie? At the presoat moment-Paxis rules the fashion able world with a rod of tron; but symptoms of insub ordination are beginning to set in. ‘* Yes, very pretty,” raid s distingué looking lady to some high flown leuda- tions of a vew style of hat or dress; “yes, very pretty, butI vanta style of my own.” And she was right. There ought to be as much individuality in dress as in character, Bonnets, caps, crowns, and pointed fronts, prevail, but, the great diversity io materiaf and style of trimming relieves the eye, and prevents any appearance of dul! uniformity. Velvet satin and dotted silt are in the as- cendant, and flowers and feathers are far above par. Ose style of trimmirg. the *coiffure marquise’? formed of ostr.ch feathers tipped with marabout, is exceedingly Hight aud greceful. The inside of the hat is generally profosely trimmed, giving aesuracce thas the hair will be worn @ la Madonna. <A wreath of flowers in the in-ide is much worn, aud bas a very pleasing eff*ct when the colors suit the complexion; the full blowa flowera are ar ranged at the ear, the buds and springing 1eaves forming @ arrow band across the forebead. Violets and white or mors roves look ‘particularly elegant Le renaissanx, anotber style of front trimming, comp sed of fluwers of a darker hue, intermixed with gilt eprsys or oraaments, vis rich and becomiog Fre-y color, aad évery shade of color, from the pearly white to the somore brown, is worn; but green is the favorite, particulsrly that shade Bnowp as the Nap:leon green, or veit de mer. Straw is wueb used in bonnets—Tascen, plata, avd faacy straz— and looks very distingué trimmed with white, and mer. sbout feathers. So also do guipuare st:aw bonnets trim- med with white roses and leaves, HEADDRESSES. ‘These “becoming litsle vanities,” as Dickens would fay, vary coneidera>ly in doaiga sad material, Some formed cf tulle and riboons, with streaming laopets are evidently inteaded for matroas; otn with delicate spring flowers or glowing aatc nnal ones, with peodaa feathery preys floating dowa the back, suggest the ites of youth and besuty. and, sgeia, anocher in faocy waft you to the shores of the Medi:erranesn, for there, made of guipure lace aud ribvons, is the very picturesque little caps worn by the da:k eyed daughters of Naples. DRESSES. The princiral material is plain snd pleid silks and /a/, Jaas dIuwlie The waist is wade accordicg to taste— bigb, @ la Gugenii, or low, @ la Raphael or with rounded revers and ba:quines or open en coins and crosel with bands, d la Suisse. Stewves are made open to the elbow, ‘with bal connee under siceves, or composed of progressive bouitions, separated by varr>w bracelets Th's last style is termed Siciliennss The sleeve o.en to the 6lrow, is frequently attached by bows of ribboas wi:h foatiag 1s agreeing or contrastiog with the color of ths ¢ress ‘Sleeves are also mace short and bosifuntes, aud trimmed with fringe, MORNING DRESSES. White muslin drecs and caoezon ot the sams, trimmed with psinted flounces and koots of blae riddon, smalt Isce cap, with floa tg ends thrown back, and rosettes of bloe cr lilec over the tar—this is a simple and becoming toiet. Another pretty neyligé is made of checkered taffeta vioet and whiw Curkich sacks misde of velvet and ornamented with narrow gold gimp coifure of lace and lilso aad gola intermixed BALL DRESSES. White crgandy, ornamented with banches of flowers embroidered in silk acd kaots of gauze mbbons corres pondirg ip color with the enbroicery be coiffare shou)d be made of flowers. Ball dieses are also mate of poy colsred taff.tas, white b.ue, of pale rote color, with or witbout flounces. The white organdy parseme wih fi were, is youthful and elegant ia the extremo An: ther bail dress is madowl white ta le, tae juimp:, of which thero are three edged with narrow cherry colcred velvet, and surmounted by ® cordon of cherry colored flewere arranged in the Byyadere style, Some ace made of white rilk, floavced with tezletane of the same color, and ornamented with wreatos of flowers. Lilac tacle tance forms @ very pretty dell costume; the corsage is low drawn in, d la vierge, and orvsmented with & bouquet of Howers A wrewth of lilac daictos worn tn the hair ccmyleter the drese, EVENING DRESSES. Gray rilk, with three flouoess of Caantilly lace, minkow a very elegant evening costame; #0 also does violet taf feta» with black lace flounces, the number accordiog to the taste of the wearor, white mastin, wich thros japas trimmed with Mechlin lace, tarletane trimmed wit» frivgg or taffeta; skirts with muslin bodies are also mich worn, MANTILLAS, Tn ehape they do not differ from the summer mantilles, but they are made of different colors, and trimmed pro- furely «ith black lace Velvet, plaia or stampod, is much ured for trimmings, and add considerably to the beanty ond valne of the mantillas Too new styles the Comps dour and Valliere, formed, ove of relve and satia, aad the other of velvet and watered silk, {a alternate strijes s1@ novel avd rtreking. Tarletane scurfa, inm geniously ‘‘contriveo a doub ¢ d-bt to pay’ are muchin vegue. They are green oa one side and gold on the other. or scarlet and btue or whie and lilac, and soon, Won der » Yar kee did not invert them In copelusion we would sdvi.e tho cnrioug fa each mat ors 10 attend to the “opening” of tha next reas a ard epend a morpivg ai Madaue Forrero’s, Great Jones street Madame opened yesierday wich @ splendid as sortment of French borets, piqnant headéresses, aad soperb mantiilas, Her levee was crovded and fedion vble Tre fail reson was trnagareted brillian'ly io teveral other 6stablischnen » Mrs, Simone, Mra Parley Mecane Drony Matame Reafts Madame Bartiott Madome Rickards, Wine Gerdiver, ant MeQuge, Horkel! Co. of Brosdeay Devileoa of Orral os est, Motom YSathavenno and Mies Muilia of Brovas oteont a with vigor Their abow. fled npecjators X Faure ol) Oyeced the fall compar rooms were thronged with Joho Healey. aget about seventy yours, committed mmicide et Bde reeidenee in Provivence oa the 20cu inst Be had been long well known a4 & market man, cee LA A TS REN Se NT id Lite Liponee, - MR. CUSTIS, OF AKLINGTON, AND THE LATE GEN, HENKY Le op VIRGINIA. ‘The venerable Geog: Wasdioxtoo Parke Castit, of Arlington, Virginia, bas beeo reorotly xo @ visit to hig ton-in-law, Col-nel Lee ond bin Caughter, the lady of Colove! Lee, et West Pott. Oa his retara oh <2 “O18, Interesting Per two or three days at the residence of Jobe R tnq., in this clty, end retarned to Arlington on Thurediy of th. week Mr. Custis, as is well kaown, is a grand- ton of Mrt. Wasbington, and om the death of bis father, soon after the batt’ of Yo ktown. in 1781, was adopted in bis infancy by Genera) Washington, with whem he ro- sided until the death of the Gousral ta December, 1799, ‘Mr. Custis was then 18 years of age, and of eourse ig now about 72. He bad received from Washington, al. though then +o young, the aopointment of cornet ia the provisional army of 1798. We believe heis the last ot the Custis fami’y bearing that name. It will be recol. lected that we recorded the death of Mrs. Castia, hig wife, who was of the Randolyb family, last winter. Freay his position as a connecting link with the family of Washs ington, Mr. Custis bes always been regarded with inter, ext, and his hospitality shown to visiters, at his resifemog on the bank of the Potomac overlooking the city of Wash» ington, has made nim mapy personal friends, He haq been prevent at the inaugurations of all the Presidente of the United Siates, from that of Washingtom, in 1789, t@ that of Pierce in 1853, ‘The only surviving child of Mr. Custis is Mrs. Lee, thé lady of Colonel Lee, new stationed et West Point, and an officer of distinction in the war with Mexico, under both -Generals Taylor and Seott, Colone! Lee 1s @ son of. Gen,’ Henry Lee, of the revolutionary srmy, and half brothe¢ of the tate Henry Lee, autbor of a ‘Life of Napoleon,’!, and other intererting wo:ka, Gen. Heury Lae, the father, entered the revolutionary army as ciptain of @ company of Virginia cavalry, in 1776, when he was twenty years age, having previously graduated at Prine:ton College, New Jersey. He subsequently was attached to Wash- ington’s body guard, and in 1780, he was raised to the renk of Lieatenant Colonel, and was sent with his legion to the army of the South, under General Greene, end contioued with it until the close of the war. He distiognished himeelf at the battle of Eutaw Springs, ond ia October. 1781, was sent on a special — 10 the commander in-ehief, thea engaged at the siege of Yorktowa General Lee after- wards represented Virgin's tu cce Continental Congress, and, ase member of the State Couvention, took an active part in the measures whic! lad to the adoption of the constitution of the United Siater. Ho wase zealous sup: porter of the administrations of Wasniogton and Adams, and an oppocent of Jefferson. Io 1701 he was elested Governor of Virginia, and held the office for the term of three years. In 1700 he was elected s member of Con! grers, and soon afier takiog bi- seat, was selected by that bedy to pronounce @ funvrsl oration on the death of Washington, He wrote an iateresting history of the Southern campaign of the srmy of the Revolutien. He ‘was etverely wounded durtog the riot which took place iz Baltimore after the ceclaration of war in 1812, haviog ag sisted in the attempt to defend the offiss of the Federaz Republican against the attacks of the mob, He died ig 1818, Tt was interesting to meet at the residence of Mr. Pe- ters, while Mr. Custis was here, among others, individualg connected with three of ths most distinguished officars of the Revolution, namely Wasbiogton, Le, andHamilton —namesa!so prom‘nent im founding our national govern- ment, by the formaticn of tbe constitution, and the pro- motion of those measures which csrried it into effest. Brooklyn Cny tntetligence. Horrmie Drata-A Man Conscmep By Fine. —It wag yesterday arcertained thet a men named Martin Nolaz had been conrumed ip the fire in darahall street,om Wednesdsy night. Portions of his remaina were fouad among the rubbish on the nite of the oi! factory, which was being cleared sway by thi shull, Deart and shoulders were ail that deen employed in the fuctary for some ti ed with Misi Jeffers, ip Goid street, Woen the flamed Durst from the building bimv+)f ard tbe landlady come menced packing up their goods, b-1ny fearfal that the fire woud reach thatr dweiliog Nolan, when be csme toex- amice his clothes, founa that be bad Laft some artisies in the factory, 8nd at ovce prooveded to get them. He was teen to enter the door and rao up stairs. Several men inthe victoity artemyted to aporve him of the danger be was rurby g into. #Leu che ofl having became ignited the «bole feorc wa- instanty enveloped im one vast eheet of flame thus cutting vif all escs.e, snd the unforturate wa! 4 Ourced to s1n0Kra. Dectased wag ent ae years of age, without family, aud a native of Tel The oil factory was insured in the New Yorkand Brooke yo cffices a» follows :— “itizens’ Fire Tos Grocers’ Fire In 2 E we 2066 New York City 2500 Jeffer-on 2600 Com mercial, 2.500 City... + 5.000 Lovsillard, 5 000 Sruy vessut, » 2690 National, 50 Trving .. - 8:00 Niegara. 540 Coonoental, - + 6.000 Brovbl 6.000 Coro Exchange, 6 000 Republic 5000 Home ...sereseeees 5.000 Washington. 5 608 — Grocers’, 2506 = Total—abont.,,.,, 390.700 Kies County Court oF Over ayn eraiver.—Ia thig Court yesterdsy, D-fore Jndue Broep p-esidiug, Thomas Coguins, Miebaes Tully Jc b Xevex nnd Na hen Switzer, impleaded oi Dotbes ob c7aroscf riot ead mahwey robbery at Jararst+ Lovg Inlacd +n th b of July lant, were placed on trisl en the ler er charge, The same wit- bes €s sxorp Op the trinlof Farretl aud Colling oa the rawe chsyge the day precering wore examinel but nothing imovcatinethe secured «as elicited The J in bis charge thought tbe evideoce tarufficent, end tt would, ibe eore bs utssfe to coovict them The jary, ae Pore Ther seats, recdered a verdic: of not guilty. The meretwrote for rivt, against the same pare Ses, will be tried om Tuesday next’ The Fishery Squadron, OUR NAVAL CORRHSPUNDENCE. US, sue Crase Gur oF Taxso, Sept 10, 1853, } We arrived here this morning all well five days from St. Jobn N,B, N» news of any of the eqaadroa, Have not heard cf aoy se zare- by the British Passed several fivbing vessels homeward bousd, We are gotug right throvgb, ano only stop here to senda mail. We are to cruize rourd the Magdelen Idunds and western cvast of Prive Edvard I-laud. It 1+ not precisely kaowa whew the Cyane will return § It ill 1p @ great measure dapend op the bearing assumed by ea British oraizers towards the fisbing verrele. Capt. Hotlns if ne thioke oa his are rival these ia apy dixvoniioo evinewd bs the British: ervigers to anpoy the d-bermen will aseacecly remsin arourd bere nntil the rea oo ts over ané then return It is expected «@ wis tal to sith tre Fulton ead Prines- ton cf Prince Edward Istun4’, Othe 7th poke schooner Riebmord, of Chatham from Sable Bank homeward honrd, treme dey spobe ote k bouad to Philadelphia from Pictou. The Oirecto sot A sociation for the Exe hibition of che Industry of al: Notionw give votios toat the exhibition is cow open te the pahise rs © ite brenanes ter, from 7 Some energe time, be mod ome dil b time to rts ent rod ra ond dno arte, the eabi- pete bition may be now preeou ‘The Livectors, in mubing this in -sying that, tn sll ioe brauchae prebenrive ard attractive rh country 0 ipoament ‘ake plaasuré it fe by rar the most oom- sever heen cande in thia id they believe it will compare favorably with any ever mate ‘The aiepiay of forerg> art, and the products of tharki lof tho C1d Wild i ale gether eunsrior to *ny thing over bee fore collected in thigeountry ehite t! o inventive ingonults the meorexica) pkill and the ind y av ‘of oar A i now carnestly fovito their fellow citizers ‘to cusbrace the prosant appote tunity to exemine aed to study » oolleetion, the like of Which rever tas been, ard in mi! probability, ‘will not in Wavy years szarn be « flored to thale oSwsrvachy, ‘Tho kxbibition will close tv the month of December next. Haat het ortimer Livingstou. nilio Burrowos, Altrod Peil Oe Johnston Livies loa W, Bi August Kolmout, Alex Hamittov, Jr. Geo. L cobuylo. P)bert J anderson, Horry RB. Luba. W. © W Waders), b A. Wesrorvelt, A Hamilton, I Mieholeon, TT Roowvalt, THRODOR® SEDGWICK, Prosident, Cuyas, E. ANDERSON Treasurer, Lana ©, Stvanr, Acting Secretary, OMfice of the Generat Intendent, Crys tal Pal Now York, Sept. 19 Ve 'Notico {8 hereby given that no more application: hit ir this building, woetber forei n or de granted, FM Batcusuben, ® Secretary of tho Superintendents, Eirgant Wedaiog Corns, Have lopes, Wafors, fiver plntad wore fe 11s atte toe ot perties segalely fowetiong troly el gout Ie tavited to tV GRUSLL'S howathe fol ervie of wedtiu eovelopos silver plated wat ke S02 frondway fof Bowe stevet, Bstabliahe ia 1810. Shippers per Ch pper Snop Franorecn, ») alt shor Coicht ajongsido, ab 0d No PN seorday tet Dotoper, aad aid in thet cantnea to ra N 2 U0., 4 Wall streot, Sto ngers tate The Geeat Carle 1 atewet ts spa . ult hibitiva oo pl ca eon he Yorgen’ a votive, mixe?, and ot fon hee b view to ng # den bition a d will he sire w S* \inported mat aebland.? omlabird & 4 dren, wi bh thoar towoh Po)ece under the padiiorehod ranger examine thegrent Cattle show io vorty. of charge Prinety tod op presonting themar they visit the SPs favited to rnd atrmen frog will be adenine nor tenshore of eehoo