The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMESB GORDON BENRETT, AND ED oun to Gri Continent "both to enclode LETTERS by mail for Subscriptions, o with Adver Meements, to be post paid, er the postage will be deducted frwm Be money remitted VOLUNTAS Y CORFRSPONDENCE, containing impor news, solicited fromeny quarter of the world; / weed sill Mberally poid for. ga Ovs Foxmon UORRKSPONDENT? TIOULARIS REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LETTERS At ake Pac sent vw. No NOTICE toler of anonymous communisations, Wedo Ret return those wun. caseeMa, 29% AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. MBTROPOLITAN HALL Jursisn’s Concens, BOWBRY THEATRE, Bowery—RucnsKn I1]—Locrs var. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Dice, tax Nowa eov— laren Tiexk— + Ww ror LAD. wiBLe’s, Brosdway—aosxar Macarme—Drvenrise- ee BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers sirect—Twarrrm Brew -My Uxorn's Carn. NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham etrect—Uscrm Tom'e Ws LLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway—A Heamine Cann ~Brizas Seves. AHERICAN MUSEUM—aAtternoon—Pusromeyon ~Do- wupsic Eoonomy. Evouing Ovn foims at Moun. PRANCONI’S HIPPODKRUME—Srearrs CaaseeCns Barr Racine, de- Afternoon and Bye , OBRMSTY’S AMERICAN UY SRA HOUSE, 472 Broad- wertehoras Mmronies wy Onnisry's Orsha Tsovrs. wOOD’S MINSTREL’S, Woou’s Musical Hall, 44 Broad- War— Ermer Minerners. ALEY’S OPERA Bvvss, 099 Broadway--Buer- advo prarorias Orsna Thovre, SANVARD’S GEORAMA, 596 Broadvaj;—Paxon ams ov gum How Lav. 718 Brosdway—PRanwENsT Ente Paxo- 4HENISH GALLERY; 605 Broodwey—Day and Evening WONOR BLITZ—Srorvesant Institutr, E ROOMS, 639 Broadway—Prnuan's Gurr Bx- qusqriox or THE Seven Mie Minn POWELL REAT NATIONAL PAINTING ror THE MENT Ow OPEN AT THE NATIONAL AGADEMY OF =. 668 Broadway. Hew York, Thursday, October (30, 1853. Mails for the Pacific. ‘THE NEW YORK] WEEKLY BBRALD. ‘Fhe United States mail steamship George Law will leave thie pert this afternoon, at 2 o'clock, for Aspinwall. Tho mails [for California andjother parts of the Pacific, ‘wi close at one o’elock, ‘She Naw Yore Weexty Hens, Californis edition, eon- feiming the latest intelligenes from all parts of the world, WI be published at ten o’clock this morning. ingle copies sixpence, Agents will: please send in (Geele orders as early as possible. The News. ‘The Asia, from Liverpool, arrived. et this port yes- terday afternoon, bringing our Londen files to the th of this month, Liverpool journals ef the 8th, and the latest advices from the Continent of Europe. ‘The anxiously expected news by this arrival confirms the intelligence received by the Atlantic, that the Grand Council of the Turkish Divan}had been wnanimous in voting to proceed towar against Rus- gia, and also assures us of the momentous fact that the Sultan had declared the war, allowing the Rus- sians a period of four weeks to evacuate the Princi- palities. M. de Bruck, Austrian Internuncio to the Porte, had made a last attempt to induce the Divan to reconsider and endorse the original Vienna note without the alterations made by Redschid Pasha. The council rejected the proposal, and intimated that the negotiatory system had reached its limit. It is said that a French army was marching towards Toulon, with a view of being embarked for the scene of intended action. Another Cabinet council was held in London upon the 7th, and it was believed that the Miaisters had decided upon a rigorous and resolute course of action with regard to the affairs of the East. Indeed, the people of England seemed inclined to push Lord Aberdeen forward in support of the Turks, as evidenced in the tone of speech ia which some (ading men expressed themselves at meetings in the metropolis and elsewhere. A great number of English and French officers had been observed about Omer Pasha’s camp, but the Czar bad not shown any disposition to re- cede. We publish an extended and most interest- ing resumé of the history of the question, showing | the state of feeling which prevailed in the various European capitals regarding it, the opinions of the foreign journals upon it, with all the important des- patches to that which confirms the war declaration. We have most melancholy news from the United Kingdom. Cholera had broke out with fearful vio- Jence on board the New York packet ships Isaac Wright and Siles Greenman, and over seventy emi- «grants had diec from the passengers of the two ves- eels, before the Asia sailed. In Ireland, 2 collision occurred upon the Great Southern and Western Rail- way, by which twelve people were killed, and nearly fifty wounded. ‘Commander Inglefield aad arrived at the Admiralty, and brought despatches from Sir Edvard Belcher’s oxploring expedition, but had no news of Sir John Franklin. Sir E. Belcher had com- pleted the passage between the two oceans, having passed into the Aretic Sea by Behring’s Straits, and returned by Davis’ Straits. The evidence tor the prosecution of the parties charged with causing the disastrous loss of life by the Honry Olay steamboat calamity, in July, 1852, was cormmenced yesterdcy, in the United States Cir- | cuit Court. Mr. Dunning, the associate District At- torney, stated the case for the government in a cala, | clear, ablo and temperate address, in which he gave an uncolored review of the whole transaction. A few witnesses. were examined, | tthe legal objections | raised bythe defendants’ counsel were so numereus that the testimony of ove of tho principal witnesses owas suspended at the rising of Le court. In the Sa preme Court Circuit, damages aponnting to $20 000 were awarded agaiast the Hadscn Liver Railroad ~Geopany fors jury dove the perecn of the plaintiff bye -ollision. Ig +t evening at balfpast sever o'clock, intro- duit ry to the evurse of instruction in the New York Medial College Jor 15/3-4,a lecture was delivered by Poofessor Cazoch The lecture row was filled «ith a hig: lligent and reajvectable audieme of both pexes, and a band piayed some pretty,girs previous to the commencement wf the procesdiags. The faculty accompanied xe ‘Pro- fessor in ¢ body from.2n adjoining room ty,‘he tus- ‘trum, when the President, Horace Green, E-q., ‘M.D., intyeduced the ev. Mr. Mc Anley,.mio do Jivered a lengthened prayer. Professor J. My Car- ochan thee proceeded with the delivery of a sory | from the Board of Assistants, relating chiefly to the Our special correspoadence from Washington this | morning will be foun) qui e interesting. Read it Judge Washburn tas accepted the nom'nation of | the whig party for Governor of Massachusetts. The cotton mills st Harrisburg and Reading, Pa., | bave suspended operations in consequence of & | strike of the operatives for the ten hour rule. The? Board of Aldermea met last evening, aud | transacted & great deal of importent businese. A | regolution was offered by Alderman Moore removing the alarm bell in the Thirty-third street tower from its present location to the bell tower in the City | Hall. A great number of pepers were received appointment of inspectors atthe forthcoming clec- tion, which were concurred in. The report of the Commilttee on Salaries and Offices, increasing the | pay ef the captains of police ffom nine hundred to a thousand dollars, the lieutevants from seven to eight hundred dollars, and the patrol and detailed men from six to seven hundred dollars per annum, was, after s smart debate, almozt unanimously edopted. ‘The annual cattle show of the American Institute was opened yesterday to the public, at Hamilton | sqnare. The location is superier to the old ground | at Madison square. A notice wlil be found in ano- | ther column. The News from Europe—War. Advices, per Agia, from Constantinople, to the 26th September, confirm the news brought by the Atlantic on Sunday. War had been de- cided upon by the Porte, and the Russians given our weeks time to evacuate the Principalities. From the extracis published elsewhere it will be that the Divan met, at the request of the Aus- trian Ambassador, on the 25th, and reiterated its determination not to accept the Vienna note, On the following day, a grand council assembled to take into consideration the state of the coun- try, and resolved that the time for negotiations had ended, end that the moment had arrived for making a declaration of war. An address was accordingly presented to the Sultan. request- ing him solemnly to declare war. This last proceeding took place within a few hours of the departure of our last accounts from Constantinople. Telegraphic despatches, how- ever, re-iterate the statement that war had been declared by the Sultan, and, in addition, report that the firmans announcing the outbreak of hostilities were expected by the Turkish army as cavly as the 27th. The Turkish army, it ap- pears, is eager for an encounter with the enemy; and even without the Sultan’s sanction, General Omer Pacha despaired of restraining them much longer. Their position is aggravated by the pecuniary embarrassments of the Turkish government, and the prospect of straitened sup- plies, and possibly cholera during the winter, Meanwhile, Russia continues to concentrate large bodies of troops in the vicinity of the frontier, and is taking active measures to pre- pare for a campaign. Disease has made con- siderable havoc among the army in the princi- palities. The result of the Olmutz Conference has net transpired. It was believed in Austria that the Czar was favorable to a pacific settlement of the difficulty; but Austrian information on such a theme must be received with caution. So far as Great Britain and France are concerned, we know that they have ten war steamars now ly ing in the Bosphorus; and areport had reached Paris that the whole fleet had moved from Besi- ka Bay into the Dardanelles. The importance | of this last step, if actually taken, is diminished by the fact that nosafe anchorage for the winter could be found in Besika Bay. Cabinet coun- cils were to be held, both in London and Paris, on the days when our advices left. The govern- ment organs in both countries advocate peace, though regarding war as a possible contingency. The news of the decision of the Turkish council bad the effect of knocking down both the consols and the French rentes. and cotton was of cours dull. To these symptoms we may add the sig- | Wall street jo | in Heaven above, in the earth beneath, or in the cireulation of our New York jowrnWs ranges somewhat as follows:— Daily. 5,00 vals—Courier and Enquir sr Journal of Commy,rce,.. Expres Geert Daily Times. Tribune Giving a total of,...... ‘To these we may add . The Daily Herald. ee atte 52,000 Sunday and Weekly, "4 51,000 Giving @ total for the Gerald of., + «£103,000 Comparing these figures, which we believe to be accurate, with the ascertained circulation of the papers named about a year ago, or more, it will be seen that the Wall street organs have remained stationary, or nearly so, their sub- sormers being confined to the mercantile class as before. The Tribune has fallen off consider- ely, a fact that is due, in a great measure, to the injudicious candor with which its conductors ayow their infidel opinions, and also in some degree to the scurrility and indecency of its tone. Should it pass into the hands of Christians, or gentlemen, a sensible improvement in its pecu- niary circumstances might be expected. The Times has advanced. Judiciously confining itself to the sphere in which the Home Journad formal- ly stood preeminent, it fills creditably enough a vacancy in the newspaper world, and supplies the public with light reading at a very small cost. So long as it pursues this course it may be expected to prosper; and the deficiency of intellectual vigor and business ability which characterizes its conductors will hardly be telt. An attempt to aspire to a higher place in journalism would probably prove its ruin. The Heratp, we are happy to say, has con- tinued to advance, for what reasons the filty odd thousand people who buy it every morn- ing are perhaps better able to say than our- selves. Its principles and course are now, we flatter ourselves, too well known even at Washington to need explanation fromus. Of the degree of favor it enjoys. some conjecture may be formed from the fact that the rivalry between the Tribune and the Times is now a mere struggle for the surplus subscribers whom we are unable, from the want of mechanical means, to supply with a morning paper. On the whole, there has been a decided pro- gress inthe New York press of late. That progress is still more clearly evident ifwe look to the moral power it wields. It is notorious that a greater share of influence over the two last Presidential elections was exercised by the press of New York than by any other agen- cyinthe eountry. Radiating from hence in the columns of the daily papers, opinions and principles permeate the country, and beeome settled convictions in the minds of men scat- tered throughout the United States. Citi- zens of Ohio, Maine, Florida, and Ar- kansas, would be bound to confess, if closely questioned, that they derive the bulk of their political and general opinions from the independent journals of this city. How could it be otherwise? Take the bundle of news- papers received at this office every morning from all parte of the country, and see how much reason, how much logic, how much instruction, how much sense are to be found in them. A sorry show, in truth! Squabbles between Snoeks and Jenkins, political discussions reduced to mere scrambles for plunder, puffs of everything waters under the earth, disquisitions stolen ‘rom the New York papers—-without a spark of original intellect—the whole conveyed in a heavy and ‘slangular’’ style—such is the epitome of their ‘editorial matter.’ And yet, the people of Boston. Philadelphia, Baitimore, &e., are not generally considered to be intel- lectually inferior to their fellow-citizens o¢ New York; though it seems they cannot pro. duce a first class newspaper, and have to rely nificant fact that the Bank of France, as pre- dicted last mail, has raised the rate of interest | from three to four: and the step has been imi- tated by nearly all the other continental banks. So long as the Russians occupy the Prin- | cipalities, aud the Turkish troops cannot fire ashot across the Danube,a skirmish between two of the outposts, will not materially vary he complexin of matters. If, indeed, the rumor that thirty thousand French troops are to leave Toulon at once for Constantinople. to protect the south shore of the Danube. be true, that would put a new aspect on the case; but | the statement requires confirmation. Precipi- tation folly, the pressure of circumstances at toa course detrimental to his real interests; but we shall require strong evidence of the fact to convince us that either he or Great Britain | have resolved on active intervention at this | stage of affairs. Nor can we—without farther | assurances— credit the assertion that Great | Britain has resolved on the occupation of the | Balk«in passes. There is a strong war feclingin England. and the pressure on the governmentis | very at: but we are much mistaken if they fail to withstand it. Newspapers at New York and Elsewhere— | New Project. England seems to be the only country in the | world where the press has reached a very high | term of developement. There it may be literally | said to make and enforce the law. Socially, politically, and morally. the London Times and its cotemporaries govern the British peo- ple. Queen, Lords. and Commons stand in awe of their censure; the Church trembles at their rebukes; highest magistrates and judges feel that from their decisions their yet lies an ap- peal toa higher court, that of public opinion as expressed by the daily journals: and every individual, in public or private station, from the nolilest Duke to the poorest cotter, acknow- ledges and submits to the despotic sway of this modern intellectual tyrant. This is the highest stage of newspaper progress that has yet been home, might possibly force Louis Napoleon in- | | by displaying the energy which built up the | in this respect upon the metropolis. It was, we presume, this anomaly which first suggested to certain parties the notion of es- tablishing, simultaneously, on a joint stock basis, three new papers, one at Philadelphia, an- other at Boston, and a third at Baltimore; all three to be under the control and management of Mr. James Gordon Bennett, of the Heratp, | and to be as nearly as possible counterparts of this journal. The facts we have stated seem to indicate that there is a wide field for an en- | terprise of this nature; and we-see no reason why independent journals, conducted on the plan of the Heratp, and pursuing the course which has been so successful here, should not | meet with a like reward in our sister ci | The facilities for rapid communication which are afforded by telegraph, would obviate all the obstacles which distance would throw in the way of unity of action. Guided by past ex pe- rience, Mr. Bennett would be enabled to avoid the errors which usually retard the progress of new papers ; and his friends are convinced that | Heravp, he would again command success. It | is proposed that a capital of $200,000 be raised for the scheme, half of whieh would be offered to Mr. Bennett. These ample means would place the earliest and most reliable news within reach of the papers, and would enable them to sur- pass, at the very outset, the best of the rivals with which they would have to contend. The project is now under Mr. Bennett’s considera- tion, and will be decided in a few days, THEATRES AND TuEatRicaL Bi ess IN New Yorx.—We recently made some editorial re- marks on the condition of the musical drama in Europe and this country, and on the difficulties which must be encountered in every attempt to establish it here on any enlarged and perma- nent footing. There do undoubtedly exist se- rious impediments, inherent in the social and moral construction of our community, to the successful establishment of opera in New York; and yet, in this city, and in all the large cities of the country, there is, on the other hand, exhi- seen—the attainment of which is conclusive proof of the existence of a lofty and ripened eivi- lization. It iseonfined to Fugland. Frauce might have shared in the blessing, had not a series of able lecture,sar a report of which we have not tan to day ‘Mhe last lecture on Egypt of the course of James | P. Thompson, Esg., was delivozed last night, at tie Tabemacle. The tecturer took # retrospect of Egypt and described particularly the greatest wonders of this land—the Pyramids and the Sphinx. Allusion , Yas made to the ruins of the ancicat cities, which me ve rise 49 interesting speculations on the part of the, Veeker. The crowded state of our columns s counts %r the non-appearance of this legiare to ‘At M, Waukie, on Sanday pight, a produce wa house on , Usby's pier was destroyed by fre; the. ‘ncendiary; lors $50,000. \. B., papers state that measures fur union of the British North American colonies will be ‘8hmitted to the Provinces at an early day, and that the visit of Lord Eigin to Eng- land is connected with’ ##¢ movement, A devastating fire raging in the woods and fwomps near Detroit, de. “ying everything in its evurse, and obstructing the , 4#9g@ Of the Haias on ‘ade sailrvuds. work of ans St. John, . completing the - incessant revolutions checked her natural ad- vances towards social improvement ; her press, gagged, mutilated and shackled, is the tool, instead of being a counterpoise to her conati- uted authoritles Nor does the United States press stand in precisely the same position as that of England. ‘The interval between them is short; but there ie an /nterval. How long it will continue to exist may be casily cou) ctured from our past progress. Twenty years ago, tho daily ¢ lation of the newspapers published in New York fell short of 20.000; and, as nearly all were party organs, it is not surprising that their influence ‘was commensurate with their circulation. Now, without enumerating penny papers which are a peculiar local formation, aud are now notoriously in the last stage of decay-~ and gome few others, which for obvious reasons poed not cater jute statistical calculations, the bited a remarkable taste for the regular dra- matic performances, and an undying avidity for such amusements among all classes of the popu- lation. Perhaps such taste has never been more extensively displayed than at this particular epoch, and never has there been a more pros- perous period for theatric¢als in New York than the present season is. As an illustration of this fact we give the followizg table of average nightly receipta, expenditures, and profits in each of the theatres of the city:— Receipts. Lupenses. Profits. Broadway Theatre... $500 $300 = 4500 Burton's rane 450 300 150 Wallack’s — ¢ 475 350 125 Niblo’s—ballet night— whole Hog toh 200, of which Niblo gets ene half. i 600 Niblo’s, (opera night.) 700 1 . 300 226 Natiova: 250 200 50 Our readers—on glancing over those figures —will be struck with the two prominent facts, one that the theatrical business is at present, as we have said, in the most flourishing and pros- perous condition in New York, and the other bat Italian opera—as compared with hallet--is not only not popular batalso utterly unprofita- ble. The prices at Niblo’s on the evenings of the Ravels’ performances being but a half a dollar the receipts show the number of persons present as twe thousand four hundred, exclusive, of course, of the crowds who have to leave for want of accommodation there, whereas, on opera nights, tickets being fixed at a dollar and re- served seats at a dollar and a half, the receipts would only indicate the presence of some five or six hundred persons, or, perhaps, about one sixth the number who go to see the ballets. However, the rivalry which seems so much to affect the Italian opera at Niblo’s, is soon to cease, at least for a time. This evening the en- gagement of the Ravel Family, at that estab- lishment, will be concluded, to the regret of the many thousands who flocked night after night, to witness their inimitable perform- ances. This regret is still the more felt, that the Ravels’ are to be accompanied in their depar- ture by the pretty and exquisite Russian dan- seuse Mlle Yrka Mathias,who made her debut be- fore an American audience only a week or two ago, and who has at once become a popular fa- vorite. But other engagements had been formed by the Ravels in Baltimore, Washington, and Philadelphia, and they should of necessity be fulfilled. We doubt, however, whether operatic” prospects will brighten in the least by the ces- sation of the ballet attraction at Niblo’s. A large proportion of the audiences attending our theatres is composed of persons from the country visiting the metropolis. At the opera, however, the audience consists, to a great ex- tent, of persons residing in the city. All the theatres enumerated above are of a second or third rate class. There is no first clacs drama in New York, though the Broadway theatre makes some pretensions to it, but it presents no origi- nal plays of any consequence, and has absolute- ly nothing to give it a national, intellectual character, like that which Drury Lane and Co- vent Garden obtained some thirty years ago, or as the Theatre Francaise, in Paris, now en- joys. And yet there is a vast ffeld of en- terprise open for theatrical developement of all kinds, even as the stage now exists here. For instance, there is in this metropolis, which is so attracted by novelty, an excellent oppor- tunity of initiating a new system of drama, and of bringing forward original plays instead of the hackneyed old productions of the English stage. What we want is, plays written by our own authors, illustrative of native manners, and which would exercist the intellects of the audiences—such plays as those which charac- terized the periods of theatrical history in the early stages of the French and English drama. The presentation of such pieces would interest and attract the public, and the novelty and ex- citement of deciding on their merits would make our audiences critical in their taste. So much for the regular dramatic institution, which we think might, by these means, be made infinitely more popular and flourishing than they are even now. As to the musical drama, or Italian opera, we do not believe that the soil of this republican metropolis is sufficiently con- genial to its full developement. The table we have given shows pretty exactly the condition in which it at present stands. There is a very excellent operatic company here, well organiz- ed, conducted by Maretzek in a most admi- rable manner in all respects, and yet on nights of performance there are but small attendances ~—hardly numerous enough to defray expenses —while on alternate nights Niblo’s Garden is found too small by one-third to accommodate the crowds desirous of witnessing the ballet ex- hibition of the Ravels. There is.a certain class of travelled Americans and residents in New York who patronize opera, but the taste for it does not prevail entensively among the masses, who give the preference to the regular English stage. All these facts which we have before us, indicate that there will be great difficulty in establishing Italian opera in the new house now being erected for that purpose at Irving place, unless the management combine it in some way | with the presentation of drama of the highest | | passengers. | order. Tre Workine or THE Castner Spous Sys- TeM—A Fiiiipuster ror Svs-Treascrer.—The latest on dit from Waghington is that John L. O'Sullivan, Esq., is to succeed Mr. Dix, as the keeper of the New York Sub-Treasury. Mr. O’Sullivan is a gentleman and a scholar, a clever political and literary writer; but asa man of business, his antecedents would not form a very strong recommendation in his favor. The various periodical and newspaper enter- prises with which he has becu connected from time to time, all turned out to be sorry failures, the natural result of a want of tact, practical business qualifications, enterprise and industry. His connection. financial and political, with the Cuban expeditions of Lopez, ended the same way—that is, in a dead loss to all coneerned— notwithstanding the haul that was made of twenty-five thousand dollars from the Spanish Sub-Treasury of Cardenas. This transaction may, perhaps, be a feather in the cap of Mr. O’Sullivan with the present | Cabinet. He is one of the Van Buren party—the Cabinet are evidently aiming to re-establish this party in power, as the speediest way of disposing of the thirty millions supplies in the Treasury. Whether the tax and tariff paying people of the country will sustain the Cabinet in carrying out this policy, remains to be tested. Whether Congress will endorse the restoration of the Van Buren dynasty, or not. is yet to be ascertained. But as the finan- cial principles of Van Burenism are doubtless the same now that they were in 1836-7-8-9-40, the appointment of a Cuban fillibuster as guar- dian of the twelve or fifteen millions of public money in our Sub-Treasury is, we presume, but a return to first principles, Like causes produce like effects. The re-es- tablishment in honor of the Van Buren faction of 1836 to 1840 will be the re-establishment of the policy of that epoch, and the chain of dis- astrous consequences which ensued. And what was this policy, and what were these conse- quences? It was the policy of the spoils sys- tem, in all its length and breadth, to the last dollar in the Treasury. We look back upon the corrupt reign of Van Buren, and find that some five or six millions of the public money were absorbed by public defaulters— that forty millions were squandered away in the reckless extravagances of the Florida war—that some thirty odd millions were first divided among the States, and then swallowed up by the cormorants of the party in power. Under this wholesale «system of public swind- ling. the pet banks were inflated, and speculation and stock-jobbing demoralized the whole country. Then came the terrible ex- piosion of °57, followed by a deluge of shin. plasters, thick as the leaves of October in a high wind, and about as worthless—the whole programme winding up with the general bank- ropt Jaw of 3641, after the expulpign of the authors of all this mischief from power in a per- fect whirlwind of popular wrath. Such is the history of the Van Buren regime when in possession of the Treasury, and such were the causes which drove them out. But if the Van Buren disorganizers ure to be yestored to power, we may safely count upon the revival of their old financial operations—and we may make ourselves easy concerning the thirty mil- lions surplus in the Treasury, for they will make short work of it, if we may judge from past expe- rience. Oh! yes, give us Mr. O'Sullivan for our Sub-Treasurer, and let the “Order of the Lone Star” rejoice. The Asia’s news, looked for with so much anxiety, did not become known until some fifteen minutes past 3 P. M., when it was read aloud during hich ’change. She had been telegraphed in the offing some hours before, which, as soon as it became known, put a stop to all transac- tions in produce, of moment; and no sales of consequence were reported after the news transpired. It was, in a po- litical and financial point of view, hailed as decidedly more favorable, though it exhibited some heaviness and falling off in breadstuils, The prospects of re establishing peace- able relations were believed to ba decidedly more favor- able. ‘The celebrated war despatch had proved to be erron- cous, at least so far as the statement was concerned that the Sultan had signed the declaration of war, and that hostilities had commenced. It was believed that before the Sultan, backed as he was by the naval forces or France and England, would, in violation of their counsel and advice, sign the declaration ,of war, the peace movement of Olmutz and Vienna would reach Constantinople and open a door for the reconciliation of pending difficulties. A private letter of the 7th inst. from Liverpool to a house in this city, states that there is 80 little dependence to be placed upon the successive rumors on the question of peace or war that it is most advisable to await the solution by facts, Again, speaking of the war despatch previously referred to, it says that later ad vices, since received, have proved that it wasel:her a hoax or premature, It was believed to have been sent on by the agents of corn speculators, to enable large holders in London to sell out under the panic such @ messaze would necessarily create, and to counteract the news of the peace movements of Olmutz, which had depressed prices, And it appeared from the letter referred to, that on the publication of the despatch, the demand improved, and prices recovered within 24. on wheat and 6d. on flour, of former quotations, After the contradiction by later advices, of the despatch, the decline, compared to the pre- vious market day on which it was received, was 3d. to 4d, per bushelon wheat, and nearly 1s, per barrel on flour. It was stated that the despatch referred to had inflicted a vast deal of mischief, both in England and in the United States. It had caused large amounts of property in pub. lic stocks and other securities, to be sacrificed under the panic it had created, The effect in this country was more protracted than in England, because the contradiction more speedily followed the fraud there than here. . At the morning Exchange, breadstuffs were heavy. Com- mon branés of State flour closed at $6 62 a $6 63. Wheat was active, but prices favored buyers. Corn was also easier. About 1,700 bales of cotton sold before the reception of the news at 24¢, decline, The new clipper ship Davy Crockett, of 1,700 tons, was launched at Mystic yesterday, as 1034 A. M. She is the largest ship ever built at that place. As freights to Cali, fornia were not so good as they were to Liverpool, she was to sail from New York for the latter port. A merchant considered the present habit adopted by some of the banks of loaning money at call, was illegiti- mate and reprehensible. We learned that the statement te the effect that the large sugar Tefining firm of Rhode Island had been engag- ed in outside operations was incorrect. Furthermore, the assets of the house were turning out much more favorable than had been anticipated. The report of their having purchased large stocks immediately preceding their fail- ure was contradicted. - Tor Desnirvve CuimpREN oF EN.—The attention of the publie is called to the concert to be given to night at Niblo’s, for the benefit of the destitute children of sea- men, This is a noble charity, and richly deserves the encouragement of our benevolent citizens of all classes. The institution contains a large number of children, sup- ported by the voluntary contributions of a few of our cha- ritable citizens. The winter is at hand, and the desti- tute children of our hardy, aad in many cases, unfortn- nate sailors (many of whom have perished at sea) eppeal strongly to the sympathies of the public for aid. It is sincerely hoped that our citizens will open their purses to-night, aad give Madame Sontag and her worthy co- operators in the good work an overflowing house, AMUSEMENTS THns EvExING.—Owing to the pressure upon our columns, we sre compelled to omit the usual notices of places of amusement. We refer to the advertixemonts in another column. DEPARTURE OF THE ARAuIA.—The Cunard steamer Arabia, Capt. Judkins, sailed yesterday for Liverpool, with 87 Personal Intelligence. €. B, Jobnson, Mebile; D. Campbell, Pittsford; Judge Parker, J. Hill, Rochester; George Kennedy, E. D. I | | | Col. Wm.R. Hallett, | | Philadelphia: B. Fuller, . Brown, Gbarleston: and R. W. Lathdm, arrived yesterday at the St. Nicholas Hotel. ; P. A. Ram, London: @. A. freen, Baltimore; William it. E.G. Lott, of steamship Asia; Capt. peer of the Mobile and Ohio Railroad; England; and Major C. 8. Child, Wor r,M 1 yesierday at the Astor House. Dr. N. W. Oliver, Pertsmouth, N. H.: Dr. Wm. Corson, Norristown; Joseph Hayden, Boston; Wm. Smith, Wash” F. ‘Johnston, “Alleghany; Abner Oakes,’ Maix €. Wright, New Orleans, arrived yesterday at the tt House. The following were among the arrivals yesterday at the Metropolitan Hotel:—Hon. Eli Cook, Buffalo; Captain Glynn, U.S..N.; J. 1. Henshaw Boston; E. Paddelford, J. L. Morton, Georgia; Stephen Cabot, , U.S. A.;’ Hon. H! A. Thompson, A. Lambert, U.S. N.; 'S. Shomberger, iner, and Thos P. Green, Holt, New 01 Raltimor Judge Hail Pennsylvania, Hon. Truman Swit! necticut, and Hon. 8. Detroit on the 16th inst. ARRIVALS. In the steamship Asia, from Liverpool—Mrs Boulton, Fos- ter, Mr Carrille and lady, Bon J H Cameron and Indy, 2 chil- dren and 2 cervants, Mr Orr aud tady, Miss Tilford, Mrs Giun- blex, Mr. Strachan and lady, Davies and lady, Miss Wier and servant, Miss Morris, Mr Holt and lady, Mrs’ Dunlop, cl aud nurse, Miss duniop, Mr A McColl and lady, Mr Lyalo, Nettleford, Capt. Downes, Mr Mills, Capt Turner, Meset8 Goo: derty, Heuricks, Buchanan, Direy lady, child and nurse, JN Stolterfelt, Mrs 2chidren and nurse, Miss Carrill, 0 Ralle, Mr Shep card, Mr Sager, Francis Dr Gryeigh- ton and lady 4 a1 burse, Mr Morris, Haltworth and Indy 2 children and noree. G Moore, Weed, Phiner, Bari i ington and lady, 2 childred and 3 V Halstt, J. Lawton Lamor, E'Yorke, Johnson, ott, Bogovin and Friend, Hamilton, Maj Tibley, innati, J. P. ited States Senator from Con- Vinton, M. C. for Ohio, were in lov and gon, Mr Notman and lady, Holting Moreland, Green and friend, Brown, Deputy Asst Com; Gen Bro 62, Mrs Mesers G Wier, Carron, Wigg and Indy, J Meera Hurley,'D Gi ny Ballard, Macon, Reinhart, For: rest, Capt Child, Dr W Smith, Mr’ Juroloi Mr Ducournael, Mr Hoole, Rev Jules Bernand, Mr Sedgwicke, J Marrland, Mr Henshaw, Mr Coulson, Mr Gilbert, Mies Gilbert, Mr Groat, Mr Co Mr Bouyang and son, Doubouchert, Mrs Smedon, Mr Mevenda G me, J Cardukes, Mr Gil more, Mr Henle, Mr Saustni, and two children, Mr Kora, Mr Game, Mr Worncr, Mr Kingan, Mast J Archer, Mr Mack: lin, Mr Sinclair, Mr Gustin and lady, Mrs Thornton, Miss Hearne, Mr Nenberger, Mr Lossong, Dr Veevacke, J Armode, L Freund, G MeCoy, jr; Mr Durgle, Capt Dixon. DEPARTURES. For Liverpool, e steamship Arabia—Mr and r Wilton, England; Mrs Mark, 3 0 Guppy. ada; Miss Spragite and sister, Mr ond Mra Boswick and family, Quebec; and Mrs Billings, England; Mr and Mrs W § Case, nurse and child, Mr J Bramley Moor, W Laird, Liverpool; Mrs Wilson, Wt Bell, New York; HA Robinson, New York; Dr Espinoz: and Mr N Drum, Trinidad; W A Garr, bearer of despatches Mr Cruigan, Mr Badnall, New York; Mr Spencer, Philad: phia; Rev RK 'T Huddart, Adolphe Vattine, 8 Sprague. uy raltar; Mr Rankin, Major Askwin, Eng; Mise Barnw a Garela, Spain; 8 Young, Ballston Spa, NY; Bishop Spencer, England; J MC Fordger, Hamil! CW; Mr Stocks, land Sinclair, England; EF r, New Capt’ Spencer, England; Mr. Crem: England; Mr 1, M F Bram it Mosrrs Keith and MeLure, Scotland; Mr Va tucky: J Brown, NS; P V Parker, England; J Droogs, N ¥; M A Wirting, N'Y; Mr and Mra Caliondor, Sootland; D Jack ‘and lady, Philadelphia; J Sanderson, N Y; W OGormwan, ; W Evory, Jr, NY; Mr Chambers, Ei iE J oW. Evory ambers, England; E Jame Court Calendar—This Day. Unrrep Stars Disrrict Court.—Nos. 18, Scrrkwe Count—Goneral Term.—Non-enumerated ‘art First.—Nos, 840, 277, 2053. 817, 588, $59, 890, 698, 894, 810, 670. Part 913, 806, 846, 888, 807, 61, 326, 956, om COURT- 08. )—Nos, 255, 403, 497, 186, 187, 210, 281, 373, 440, 442, 447, 444, 450, 805, 457, 454, 461, 46%, 464, 424, 456, 12, 134, 150, 196, 289, 247, 272, 3b1, S82, 408,459, 217, 333, Do you want a Farm worth $24,000 for $11 Do you want anag that oan trots mile in 2.00 for $1? Do You Want an elogant $500 piano for $17 Do you want for $1 Any bne of PRRAFASCS 100,000 Girts, nnd four-ndmissions eo the Seven Mile Mir Then go to the offic andbeye ticket, Exuibition overy aftern Sandie American Institute 4 ~The Hon. W. H, Sewars wil dress before the Ame ivan Ins: nacle, this eveuing, at 73 will be in ®, easion the follo Step, from ‘Pietro 4. Galop 'Trab Trab: nglish Quadrille; 6. § tisehe Princess Royal; 7. Post Horse Galop, ‘The’ web of the Mmetitute who ran make it convenient will oO oat the Rep 1 Broadway, precisely a “ont be obtained at Cas! » 8301 Broadway, or of any of tho managers uf th@ iversary Address, liver the anniversary ade ate, at the Broadway Tab Bloomiield’s o have arranged tu National Air; oe La Prima Donna, Wltng = e; Shippers to San Franetseo, per Lightfoot, st pier 2%, B fue foot, at pier 28, Bast riv 1 a seer en board bebe Sateriayy Sab Gee ate ee thor bills of lading, for signature, te SUPTEN eae. Wall sureot, or Messrs. HOW ES & CO. 03 Peart soeeeas 3 The Time has come for Old White Hats; whose crowns show evidence of frequent contacts with omni} bus tops and low doorw be packed away, and the Jace taken by one of Kuox’s black hate for the fall soaso INOX presents the public with an article in the shape os fall hat, that is a perfect “thing of beauty” in both shape a fish, "Call tor them nt 12 Fulton street. Only $4is thq price. Something Worth Buewing: —It is well for all wearers of ine hats to know that thehate FERTY & LEASK, for $8 and ot be beauty, elegance, or durability; in 2 erroty pe Likel oT Chatha ly inser bamberdy Travelling and Evening Hats and Caps. Our assortment is mow complote, consisting of felt hats, plige ble and otherwise, of every proportion; cloth and wiater capa in great variety. WARNOCKS, Hatters, Broadway, Irving House. rreoty; Size, foz —Those are colored and in @ nice morocco cay ed with velvet, and warranted equal is, Ganley sat size te at ANs iia bs bcoudway, vppote se Motropoltan ola Mezz or Dag: ypeson Pa —Porticular attention is oalica vs gfe new foature in tho taken at G EY’S magnificent sreotype wallory, 849 Broadway, eorner Lessaré tcoe go his new otyle daguerreoty pes. The D: rrean Gallery so Easy of Accead in the city is KOUI'S, No. 63 broadway. Persons woo wisig to avoid fong and tedious jourseys up innumerable stairs, will make a noteof this. Porfect pictures taken im every style, and in all sorts of veathor 400 Deguerreotypes are Taken Daily in the best style of art tor che iow price of twenty-five cente, Ag REES & CO., at their eateusive picture factory, No.’ 2 Broadway. Express me Messenger Extra for California.— he ess Me ris this day published for of the latest foreign and, domestic news. markets, &o., up to the time of the steamer'a departure, to be forwarded under the personal charge of the special messengers, Oflive 36 Broadwa, Southern Railroad Line —Rail- adauarters eurier ray 1 yailrond is finished. cairns can now be ticketed at the above office through St. Lonis all the way by railroad (less twenty miles river from Alton to St, Louis,) with the privilege of stopping at any intermediate point to puit their convenience. By this ars Pangement and route, the Inkes are avoided, and no vexatioug delay need be anticipated, The running time now eccupiod between New York and St. Louis is fifty-six hours! Giving the Cabinet FitsAll the Whigs editors, and some of the neutrals, are giving Mr. Marcy, friend, Mr. Cushing, aud the rest of the oabinet fite. theratwerpes are futile, ‘The best thing they can do to ace complish their object is to call upon the Messrs. SMITH BROTHERS, dealers in ready wade clothing, No. 122 Fultow atrect, where fite are constantly to be found of the best qual ity and on the most reasonable terms. ‘What makes the “Gentleman?” Manners; but they are of little use unless they have a tailor to back them, A genteel fit out is wanting, Whero is it’to be got® Why at DRUMGOLD & PROCH’S, to beaure. Late Smith, Drumgold & Co., 120 Fulton street. Fyshionable Readymade Clothing: Talmas ofbthe latest style; over coats, extra usin tastily cut vests, of the most choice mater! an assortment of black, br nd blue cloths, from $1 50 & ard to $5, A rich lot of ve Plush, silky and cashmere, 33 por cent below the usual prices. 39” Broadway. and Drawers of every va~< —Uur large assortment of these desirable ‘merino, lambs’ wool, &c., is now ready. Buy- ‘at wholsale or retail are requosted to examine them, . IRA PEREGO & SON, 61 Nassaa Undex @hirts riety, sive end pri £00 -—Bartholemew & Weed stock of every di 8, together with » Silks.—The Ladies will find the most elegant stock of Serpass in the city at HITJHCOCK Silks, & LEADBEATER'’S, 347 Broad aay, and at prices which muss satisfy purchasers. They are selli ng as good quality of kid gloves, at 4 cents a pair, as can be found in the city at any Price. Mourning Cloaks and Bonnets.—Bartho> LOMEW & WEED are daily addi rns and styl to their already extensive assortmen: Donnets. 551 Hitan Hotels. roadway, between St. Remomber the number. Store.—Barthelomew & WEED would call attencion tw their very attractive stock of black goods, comprising every style imported. Please tore, SOL Broadway, 0 New Mourning remember the number. New mour between St. Nicholas and Metropoiit Qeh! Murther! Murther! Murther! orled Pat, An ail! an ail! I’ve swaliowed him now; And Pat, in the face, turned black as your hat, And again screeched out, Och! murther ! ow! Fellow-citizens, poor Pat swallowed an eel, because he drank the water unfiltered. The p-rous glass filter will sepa- rate all insects and decayed vegetable impurities from tha water. Sold at 316 Broadway. ‘W. H. MeDonald’s Commercial Newspaper Advertising House, 102 Nassau street, opposite the Herald dui . Advertisements promptly published in any news paper in the Union or the Canadas. ‘Wo. H. Franklin & tion, on Saturday, Oct. 22 1g o'clock, at the erchants ane, By order of JACOB LITTLE & CO., 5,000 shares of the capital stock of tae Delaware and Hudson nal Co. Par value, $100. Also 000 Dlinoie Central Re lroad bonds, with stock rights of ree hares of stock to each bond of $1,000—being part of the jesue of three millions bonds of Wth June last. s Son will sell at Auce ‘Watches.—Chronometer, Duplex, Lever, guchor, and cylinder Watches, im solid sightoen earat gold eases, Warranted Limekcepsrs und first quality of goods im every respect, for sale ut importer’s prices, for oash or ap- proved ci ¢ White at. , Importer. Diamonds—In Package, at 928 Per Carat or in lots selected to suit customers, rich cluster rings Pine, crosses, bracelots, sud earrings, at manufacturers? gtiece, for cash or a ecves: ci ptan oa Greadway, coruer of White treet, Bp stairs. DAVID RAIT, Importer. te pins, bi "a tf » bracelets an carrings, cb: eokete, and all ‘articles tow rvinil deniers. Paatery olfes Sil Brosdwat uo nate, Davi kar. Seeptanoe. 381 Broadway, eorne Davib RAT Jewelry at Manufacturers’ Prices cold braceloi Jewelry.—Parisian Jewelry, of Exquisite workmanship aud fine quality, onamelied and set with fine roones, consisting of overy nrticle made for ornaments, cam w found at CAKROLL & 1iUTCHINSON’S, 647 Broadway Jet Ornaments —Just received, per Steams er, #nagsortment of renl jet bracelets, necklaces, cros bro: nd chains; also, jet bugle ginps and fringe Ions and bindings, fancy Vuttons and wax beads. AGERE PLUNKBIT, Importer, No. 6 Dey street, up stairs, Second-hand Pianos—A great variety, fronn the best makers, ot barcaine—seom $40 to $150—mneariy equal to new, at HORACE WATERS’ great plano and melodeon extablisb ment. @ountry Mercha should not fail to em- seace window shades, gilt o in their etock of goods. @ extending throughout t! JON, No. 24036 Broadway, grincipal manufacturers and froements, Go there. Watches.—Magic, Independent Seconds, mmanelied hunting le nd open-faced watches, of English: {ME Genova make, perfcet timekeepers, and warranted, ARROLL & HUSCHINSON’S, 647 Broadway. Wateh Repairing.—Carroll & Hutchinson than felng's-manufastufer, whom they ean recommend te te being juror, whom they can ree pabile. G. & HL, Of7 Brosdway. er Planofortes and Music pub of Jullien’s popular mu: proved pianos, from cellence from patent ing, will find an and workmanship. —Samuel C, Jollie,, , offers for sale mach im- jassford’s manufactory, combining ex- improvements. Purchasers by call- nsive assortment, with superior tone Low prices. Whe Best Pianos in the World.—T. Gilbert Erowledgsd ss arthe hosts they. dety sompetision tu tenes FERRY and eee. A Inte scormaeat at HORAGH Was SRS) 96) Broadway, sive solo scent. Melodeons.—8, D. & H. W. Smith’s Cele- stated molodeons are suned in the equal temporsmont. The Luemony is as good in the rearote Keys ae iv is ia tbe common, the lod. ‘suned, and are ° heen HORACE WATERS, 385 Brosdway, ele agents ‘To Muste 4._Wanted, » Young Man ' of the mutie businene we mabeet “roRaGe WATERS, 333 Broadwee, N, B.—First rate reforence required. ANew Just Published, The Dying. Words of Little Katy; or, Wil! he somet”) written by Solem Robinson, author of the ‘ori ey, publi he Tri- bune; composed by Horac author of th Yow,” &c.; arranged by Thomas Baker, with » boautifal igs tte illustrative of the meeting with Little Katy, Price hed by HORACE WATERS, 333 Broadway, Sewing Machines.—To Cloak and Mantille. Manufacturers I. M. SINGER & CO., are now preparing te receive orders for sewing machinos of oxtra size, and ontirely new construction, adapted particularly to quilting linings of every description, They will ie warranted to have an ad- vantage of 20) per cent over any machine ever offered for thie purpose. Defiance Salam: © fes, Gaylor’s Pa: -at ROBERT M. PATRICK, sole manufacturer of the ‘ve colebrated sates,taud F.C. Goffin’s impenetrable de- ee Tocks—the pew and locks combined in the Dopor 192 Pont! below Maiden lane, Hecker & Brother, bene ig from Com- aiaints woich reach them frequantly, that eertain parties ome of whom avoid yh OWN names on the parcel, May put up) i Mills bags and pa four so close! ho unobservant, sautious occasionally, untii by using the) as, over the differ. M. & B. would mace between the genuine and the imits shorefore observe, that ar reeent din red on the 1 flour, to distinguish is ot keep the articles ear ay fat Croton Mills, families, by sending anote ‘any Post Office, will be aupplied with even » single . HECKER & BROTHER, Croton Mille,