The New York Herald Newspaper, October 31, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. | JANES GonDON BENS “TT, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND © ASSAU STS. | Volume XVII. AMUSEMENTS (UIS EVEN NO BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery--Kevura—Den Frey: | acura. | BROADWAY THREATS & Broadway—Rachako II].—My | Foune Wire ann My OL» Umnemnur. NYBLO'S, Groadway—Mas+ ster. avers street—Lawrzxe—feo | TL0ex URTON'S THEATER BATS AND GUARD AB © NATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham strees—Gsore Tow’s Broadway—Inisa Hern rea— WALLACK’S THEATRE, Siew Lik Berow Stars Afterncon— Pars owey on = AMERICAN MUSEUM O wee Ben rcnoom, Evening CMARLorre Teaeue—L) an ora Loves MaDISON AVENUE—Afternoon ang Eveuing—FRax- gom's Corossat HiPrODNOmm CHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA BOUSK, 472 Brondway —Braior:ay Me.opins by CHRIATY’s MINATRELS. GEO, CHRISTY & WOO Ba, Gi broad TM BUCKIEY’S OPERA Ht Pricorraw Ovens Trove S MINSTRELS, Wood's Min- aw MINSTRELST JUSE, 639 Brosaway—Buceney’s GEORAMA, 64) Brosdway—Pasonawa oy HA PBL, 718 Broadwsy—FRraskexsrzm’s Pano NiaGana BHENISH GALLEN adway—Day an? fronting, SIGNOR BLITZ —Stovvesant testirvre, 059 Broadway Pennam’s Gore Ex L PAINTING Nitromar ron AcavEw The News. The Arctic, from Liverpool, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, bringing our London and L pool fi © the 18th iu-tant, wita the latest advices from the Covtinent of Enrope. The publication of the manifecto of the Suitaa, a transiaion of which will be found in our ectumns, places beyond any doubt the fact that the Porte government bad declared war against Russia. Ir will be seea from the same paper that hostilities would not commence provided the troops of the Czur evacuated the Principalities within fifteen deys. This time would have expired upon the 25th of this mon‘h; and as the Emperor Nicholas bad declared that he flung concessi to the winds and would now wage a “ war of extermiuation against ihe Tur we moy fairly presume that the parties have already met in conflict if not prevented by the rolling of the Daoube between them, Prepi- ratious tor a gigantic struggle were going on upon oth sijes. The Sultan had ordered a fresh levy of eighty thousand men, whilst another corps of the Rassian army Fas anciag upon the territories. France was armiog for the strife, and the Porte goy- ernment ealeulate: upon both vaval and military aid from England and Napoleon. Austria and Prussia, it is said, willremaix neutral, and from this fact alone many bad still hopes ofa settlement of the difficulty The last Vienna Go zctte contained a decree for a ro duction iu the army of seventy-five thousand men. We learn that the differences between Piedmont and Austris were incre: , and that the Austro. Swiss misunderstanding had not been adjasted. By this arrive! we have later dates from China, Japan, Irdia, and South America. ents were still advancing in e. Itwes thoaght that they bad taken Pekin, and rumors were afloat that the Emperor was preparing for flight. We extract from cur files of China journals a most jnteresting narra’ive of the voyage of Commodore the time he lifted anchorat Napa-Kiaag Fd in the Chi waters, nntil he cast it off the town of Uraga, in the tay of Jeddo, going beyond the former anchorage of Columbus. The commodore was most received, presenting the Presideut’s letter, is own credentials, to an officer of the highest . The meeting between the #mericans and Jap- A governor of Uraga paid ra high personage, posted up upon our ute enqul- ls railway, cis. anese was very i a visit to the Sueq be seemed to be exceed y republican progress, as he made most m Ties relative to the advantages of the Pac and uo doubt asked as to its “paying” prosp We to-day publish news from Havana to October 234, which wil be found quite interesting. Our + the three American feamer, a by those conversant with the facts to be perfectly ianocent of crime, are to be imprisoned i for four years. The Acting American Consul is reported to have in this ease, but he was not backed b. Secretary of Stute, and hence the co: the poor sailors. The re relative to a cc between England and § for the eventt ment of slavery and th ship em in Cuba v at Havan he Americas nation of adoption as sill the ch'ef topic of con- very interesting letter from our rt, the Interocear ad covered a new route, which will enable persons going from this city to reach | Celifornia seven day rlier than by the way of Panama. The route is represented as straicht, dry, and nearly level, an sees through rich « and other mines. The latest St market report, with a few additions! items of Bermuda news, will be fou onr paper to-day i cording to the Horduras correspon sorveying party ba Thom ry dey—a y fortanste c ance, when we take into consideration the importance of the foreign, local and other intelligence with which our columns ore filled. One of our special Washington correspondents has something to say concerning the opinions of the Union aad the ramor that Mr. Foresti will not be recognized as Consul at Genoa. United States stocks to the amount of $573,850 were redeemed at the Treasury Department last week. The fonds now on hand in the treasury smbject to draft, are set down at i. Hon. John Bell, whig, bas heen re-elected United Btates ator for On reference to the letter written by Canal Com Mivsioner Mather it will be scen that the Canal Board, of which a majority are free soilors, hay removed Mr. Waterman from the office of Superin tendent of Repairs, for a reason similar to that which induced Secretary Guthrie to remove Collector Bron fon, i. ¢., net for incapacity, but for fear- Jessly giving expression to true national sentiments. By the way, it is whispered tha’ Mr. Gathrie intends 40 displace a few of the abolition incumbents of the Boston Custom House. Probably this is designed leet or | crated yestercsy. in j Bal the party he | damaging an or Jantly and did th r duty ‘aithfully. We el-ewnere give afulliepot an description of this fir, te ther with an ace unt of the vurnit property to the value of about nin ty tous:nd collars in Broolk- lyn. "Bieta ps Bailey, of Newark, Lou blia, of Brooklyn, and Degoesbrend, of Nur ington, Vt., were conse- . Petriik’s Cathedral, Mal- berry street, The ceremo y, which was ove of the grandest on! most imposing of the Catholic Charch, was attended by an immeuse crowd of people. The ating clergy avd bishop: firme in procession and walked througa the streets to the cathedral from the Archbishop's residence in their sacred robas. | The Archbishop preached the consecration and the i | course unable to say. On the broad fact, that Pope's naneio, Mouseigneur Bedini, officiated as con- | secrator. A full report of the ceremony will be found in avother part of our paper. Our repertot an interesting lecture, by the Rev. | Dr. Bellows, upon the “Moral Significance of the Crystal Palace,” is muavoidably crowded out to-day. Che sermon arzued—First, Union between man and man; second, The fear of ascetics that the world was d third, The union between mau and God, a3 in the erystal temple of art. A larce au- dis; pay ciepce listeved with much attention to this able dis- course. New Seward Ovgen=-Allance of the Administration with the Sewardites, Tt’ is some twenty years or thereabouts since William H. ‘Phe | and more profitable _ eity er this country is now tooavell known to e-towards luxury and effiminacy was ground. | »ward entered upon his profession | as a political agitator. Like most of his class, he selceted certain existing institutions, and end ored to build himself a reputation by | g them down, Those among us who ean recollect his anti-masonry campaign knew the man full a score of years before the present writing. Anti soury. His first vietim was ma- | | canti rent was his next hobby. Having worn this | brea he seized upon his great card—the one he has played so long and so suceessfully— anti-slavery. We need hardly say that to this last be owes the chief portion of the notoriety | he now enjoys. cious exer of address and skill, not only to rally round hima large if not an influeatial body of partisans, but to keep himself constaat- ly at ihe head of his army, and to make his per- son the most conspicu ject in the fight. Not the least efficieut of the instruments which have contributed to this result has been the newspaper press under his control. He has contrived, by a judi- | | in * our first sccie Tis | editorial henchmen have dose yeoman eervice for his eduse. Thurlow Weed was his right- hand man in the anti-masoury campaign, aad deserved, perba agement of the strugyle as his leader and mas- ter. Until recently Horace Greeley has an- swered his purpose in the auti-slavery agitation. He was fuithful and unscrupulous, a thorough partisan and a ready debater, and could gene- rally manage to excite sympathy by appeals to the feelings where it was hopeless to aim at conviction by means of rea- soning. Unfortunately, the same pliancy of intellect which rendered Mr. Greeley s0 easy a convert to the anti-slavery cause, soon led to his adoption of other aild theories and isms, some of them less, others equally dangerous, and ail alike contrary to the sound dictates of reason and the best interests of society. Hebecame the organ of women’s rights and teetotalism, the enemy of marriage and other divine institutions, and at length fairly broacbed a bold opposition to the funda- mental doctrines of Christianity. Alliances with obscure fanatics who professed these va- rious heresies led to their admission to the amus of the Trilune, wherein, mistaking gross indecency for manly frankness, aud foul- mouthed scurrility tor honest candor, they trampled under foot all the usages of socicty and the rules of debate, and soon degraded the tone of that journal to the level of its oe prinei- ples. From the accomplishment of t Tritune became incapable of leviding a useful To be praised picion of sympa- ved was 77 upport to any party or caus in its columns involved a s thy with its tenets; to be app Sacie evidenee of having deserved the repré tion of moral men. William H. Seward was too shrewd not to sce the danger of led to be represente Tt was resolved ress coon enabled him a x allowing d by so tos an. sedeit. His nsual a to raise among his f the purpose of establ Henry J. Rayme who had a st from the Cou of bis abol stuod somewhat in the a new paper. of some pr: fously been ejected r and Enquirer in consequence ist tendencies, and conser t of a mar’ cause, was chosen to edit, and the N Daily Times was forthwith established. Avoiding the fanits which had d © former usefulness of h s tructions to bis editor wore to mask his o —never to broach abelftion bold!y—to eschew violent appeals to women's feclings—not shower abuse on slaveholders—but quietly and cad among hi s, the same poison which ulation and bad character of the g to ‘eaders, the limited cir itune precluded their retailing by whole- The Times was directed to gain a cireu- lation by publishing eutertaining literary mat- itw ld to be amusing rather than sen- sible, light and fanny rather than correct or useful. This portion of its i etions it bas followed w praiseworthy fidelitye Nor has it. been wn: ful of its greater obligatio: its for Encouriged by a modest share of success, it soon began insidiously and timidly to circulate abolitionist principles diluted in rather prosy letters from the South. Little or no outery being made at first, it increased in boldness, and the production of Uncle Tom's Cabin at the National at length afforded au op- portunity of coming closer to the point. As we stated ina recent issue, this performance—which we notice in another column—was lor lengthily patted by the Times on its fret ap- Neither the Tribvae, nor the Wa- y and pearance. asa sort of set-off to the decapitation of Mr. Bronson. It won't do, The tide has turned, and it will be im- possible for the Cabinet to stem it, let them resort to whatsoever expedient they may. The commercial men of this city, irrespective of party, will mecct in the Merchants’ Exchange, at three o'clock this afternoon, for the purpcse of giv- ing expression to their indignation against the spoils Cabinet in removing Judge Bronson from the Col- Jectorzhip. The nawes of those appended t> the call for this meeting, published in another column, show the high character and star ding of the gentle menengaged in this extraordinary movement. arly yesterday morning a portion of Mr. Poyler’s extensive buildings on Nagsau and Fulton streets were destroyed by flre, and proporty to the amount of four bundred thousand dollars consnmed. What is still more deplorable, two cr more lives were lost. ‘The body of Mr. John Cartan, ou insurance watch- mon, was recovered about two o'clock this morning. Mr. Barke, a fireman, died while being carried home from injuries he had received by the falling walls. ‘The buildings destroyed were opposite to the Henao Building, and we owe our safety to the firemen, in- tional I. dorsed a, nor the Milwaukie Democrat, on- more i Following up the hea. char; hi ce endeavored to “improve” the play in which, though «till in ome respects cautious and timid, is entirely unmistakeable. No nal in the country at this moment laboring more-effective ahol Daily Times. q an in the State of Ne n than the New York t org York. This jonrnal to which the ad istration del to nifide its fears and hopes, and on h relies for support and comfort in the « ¢ It was thonght a strange thing by true friends Union that pay, the only allies administration city, should be free soi md Van Burenites. What will they say wi it is known that the foremost of the Cabinet organs In New York is W. H. Seward’s the alliance between Marcy, Guthrie Davis aud Cushing, on one side, and the arch agitator on the other, is an agknowledged and when gutunce watchmen and policemen, who layored gal- } notorious fact’ , as much eredit for the man- | sum of moucy for | Mr. | A Ray of Hope for the Opera. Masaniel!o a’ most promises to falsify our a+ sertions with res)ect to Italian Opera in this elty. The hi use is nightly crowded, and num- hers of people are glad to obtain standing room in the passazes. So lucky a prize has not fallen to Max Mare‘zck’s lot for many 2 day. What sbare in the me‘amorpbosis may be dae to our recent strictures on the subject of Italian Opera, whetber the fashionables are ashamed of their neglect of their pet amusement, and are now resolved to be as liberal as the classes which sustain comedy theatres, we are of the two last evenings have witnessed larger assemblages at Niblo’s than eny previous oceasion. the public is as well able to speculate as ourselves, Our opinion on the general question of the feasibility of naturatizing Italian Opera in this need repetition, Whether or no the bulk of our readers coincide in that opinion, it cannot be denied that hitherto the class which supports an Opera in Europe bas been neither sufliciently numerous nor sufficiently liberal here to make its introduction profitable to managers. Very few indeed of our “ ex- clusive’” have adopted the London and Paris prineiple of hiring seats or boxes for the season. Their patronage bas been desul- tery and unreliable, To tell the trath, most of our aristocracy. having risen to that ra ly svecessful operations in boots and shoes flonnel shirts flour, pork or stocks, they and their hopeful progeny have carried their mer- ile instincts into their pleasures, and have uniformly avoided paying one cent more for the latter than was absolutely necessary. With a thrifty prudence which delights the heart of old Smith and old Jones, the youth- ful sefons of these illustrious houses insist on get- ting the worth of their money when they go to the opera; and as to paying for seats when they are not certain of being able to attend, the idea is monstrous, Without censuring a course t which will find so many apologists we may cbserve that the chief patrous of the opera in Europe pursue a somewhat different system. Their prodigatity towards this emusement knows no bounds; and it is to this source and the government ailow- ances that the maintenance of Italian Opera in London, Tavis and Vienna, is due. Pecple are not wanting to assert that the su- perior success of opera in Europe is due to its superior excellence. This we take leave to doubt. In many respeets, such as scenic decora- tions, choral and orchestral foree, &e., the operas of Paris and London are unquestionably in ad- vance of ours. They have, too, now and then, a star of greater magnitude than we can afford. Put really, all things considered, and due al- lowance made for the obvious superiority of taste among audiences that have been accus- tomed to the finest music for centuries, we can- not see that our opera goers, have any right to complain of the fare that is set before them. Take, for instance, the present opera troupe now performing at Niblo’s. It may well bear a comparison with the average troupes of Europe. Max Maretzek is as skilful and judicious a leader as you could find anywhere. There isno humbug about him. He does not deal in fantastic flourishes, or approving n to his singers ; the composer he is interpreting is the only object he knows when he sits in his of con¢ famous classic attitude on the conductor's chair, The: the way of prima donnas—-without alliding to Mde. Burtucea, who fs a host in her- self—Sicfanone as fine a Norma as we can ever expect to see—a noble actress, and a voice of splendid power in the upper register; and our new star M'le. Costanza Manzini. makes a charming avd gracefnl Lucia. The contraltois well taken by our old favorite, Mde. Pico- Viciti, whose rich mellow notes console us for the less of Albc For bass singers we have Marini, an artist second to none. with a voice that would bring down boxes. galleries and pit in Europe. and Beneventano, richly gifted by na- ture, and who is rapidly improving in the man- agement of his organ. Salvi. as a “ premier has many fanlis. which have been noticed over and over nin these columns ; but his rendition of such airs az “Tu che a Dio fl so Gently.” &e.—and his are beyond a bt admirable | He is well seconded by Viciti, whom we shall probably one day see in the first rank of his profession. With these we have a well-drilled chorus, comprising many excellent voices, and an orchestra which—we speak from experience—can render justice to Don ovenni. No mean show. g au tenor,” Were it only recently im- ported from Europe we should have people | r rushing in flocks to the doors, and no other topic of conversation hut the wonderful per- formances of the ‘new Opera.” * As it is, Masa- niello is the first piece that has been produced at Niblo’s that has drawn remunerative houses. We shall see how long the support of the fashionabl last ANOTHER MANINESTATION OF AGOLTTIONISM LY THe Cap A few months ago we publishe the fact of a convention haviog been concluded between the British government and ours, for | the appointment of 2 commission to settle all | the outstanding claigis which citizens of either country might have against the government of the other. .The court of adjudication was to consist of two commissioners, one appointed by | each government, and two agents, or Jué advocates, to act as cc 8 claimants. The convention also provided case of disagreament between the arbiters, for the appointment of 9 so decision was to be regarded as ach com- missioner was geatlemaa for that office, and then to 4 by lot in each dis- puted case which of the two should be the re- ferce. The court bas now been in time in London, and we ha stary of State has Upham, the United 8t propese 98 an aropir Peesident Martin Van Buren, and that his nomination as sach was under the isement of the English com- missioner and Con ring ted upon to ’ seasion for some ust learned that ‘astrueted Judge mmissioner, to our See claims to be adiu- incipally of cases arising out of the slay ion, and the ile- gal acta of abolitionists t personal rights and property in the Sou ippointmer f| Martin Van Buren a is nomic | take fleant of th enliment. of the sent unprincipled abinet, and of the complete control 1 thot pernicione | influence exerts over Presi e's minis. try. They are bound to precliim and manifest | y their afliliations with Van Burcoicm, diewnion, aud free soilism, abroad as well as at home, and this is but another verification of the policy to which they have consecrated themeglyes, Pay or Tae Porrce-—-Tus Mayor’s VeTo.— Mayor Wesiervelt is not likely to enhance his reputation or endear himself to the public by such messages as the one sent ia on Wednes lay to the Common Council. The inefficieney of our present police force has long been £0 notorious that it ig, wearisome to recapitulate the fact. Time an@again has the press showa incontrover- tibly that in this respect the city of New York is far behind every other capital in the civilized world; and there are few among us who can- not confirm the bumiliating statement from their personal experience. Some months back, at the time when civil reform was so warmly agitated, we took occasion to point out two measures which in our opinion were likely to conduce toa very sensinle improvement in the police. One was an increase in the pay of men and officers, the other was the adoption of a uniform in lieu of the present “emblem.” At the time we understood that these suggestions met the approval ofevery reflecting man in the community; and we have. we confess, looked forward to see them carried out in practice with some little impatience. For the uniform, it seems, we shall have to wait seme time yet. The inerease of pay was voted by the Council, but has been vetoed by the Mayor. The grounds for his vetoare curious, In the first place, we are told that policemen are paid as high as mechanics. Has Mayor Westervelt, may we ask, had occasion to employ masons, carpenters, painters. glaziers, tilers or auy other class of out-door mechanics, within the last few weeks? If he has and has paid them no more than the police receive from the city, he has been a lucky man, and aremarkable exception to his neighbors. But. says Mayor Westervelt, “active and intelligent men attached to the force can and do very frequently earn rewards”—“many of the detailed officers receive regular compen- sation from places of amusement and from other sources, and patrolmen have frequent opportu- nities of earning rewards by their prompt attea- tion to duty, the arrest of thieves, &e.” This is certainly an astounding avowal for a Mayor to make. We have heard of petty saloons where the waiters were expected to eke out their wretched wages by begging pence from the guests, but we did not suspect that our po- lice were starved on the same principle. Did it never occur to the Meyor that the direct ten- deucy of such a practice was to destroy the only really useful motive a policeman can have—his professional zeal? That if he is to look to “re- wards” fora livelihood he will sooner hold a dandy’s horse than save a poor woman from being insulted by rowdies?—that his activity in preventing crime will be in exact proportion to the wealth of the victim?—that poor men will call upon him in vain; and that he will neither inconvenience nor expose himself where there is not a clear prospect of private gain? Can we wonder that our police is inefficient wien the Mayor describes them as licensed mendicants? Go, poor woman, to the police office, and tell your piteous tale of robbery, destitution, and want—tell how your little all was taken, and implore some of those starred gentlemen to un- dertake the almost hopeless task of recovering it! But, as you love your peace of mind and respect the Mayor, eschew the delusion that you, who can give no “reward,” will ever again see your lost treasures. The police cannot at ford to lock for them. There is but one ground on which the course taken by the Mayor could be rationally de- fended. Ifthe city were in a state of bank- ruptey, ifwe were unable io pay for neces- saries, could neither raise taxes nor borrow money, never wasted a sixpeuce in any depart- ment, and presented altogether a picture of municipal niggarcliness avd poverty, there might then be some show of reason in refusing to our policemen such a salary as will induce uble. honest and energetic men, to enter the force. But. instead of this, the very paper which contains the Mayor’s message. likewise presents us wiih a statement of our street cleaning expenses. by which we: find that though $250,000 Lave been spent since the Ist January last, by Arcularius and the siveet cleaning department, for pretending to clean streets which have always been dirty, a fav- ther sum of $40,000 is required to complete the work, or rather the faree, for the present year. We learn, also, that respousible parties offered to do this very work for $118,000. being $172,000 less than we sball have spent; and we know thatin other cities contractors would pay balfas much as this for the privilege of currying away the filth from the streets. The amount that would have been saved, had the lowest bids for the street-cleaniag been ac- cepted. would have more than paid for an | rease of $100 a-year in the salary of every nen inthe force, and farnish them with uniforms besides, As it is, this large sum has been divided among speculators who make a business of preying ou the city’s vitals, We are iu truth at a loss where to look for on honest efficient servant among our nunicipal oMecrs, Compiroller Flagg, who has really done eo much towards checking oMeial corrap- tion, frequently fails to distinguish salutary ceonomy from niggardly and really costly meanness. The Mayor wants to make the police abody of public beggars. Arcularius bleeds us an additional $40,000 or $50,000 each year. Withal we are heavily taxed, badly governed, and supplied with fewer comforts than any other city of our size in the civilized world, Tam Wastanuron Unron—Waosr Oxaan Is ir?—A few days ago the Washington Union had a leadir iele, solemnly disclaiming the imputation which some had east upon it of its being the orgun of the President, or of its speak- ing the sentiments of General Pierce in any respect. We believe the disclaimer was the enit of a positive communication from the White House ligelf, in order to relieve the President from’ the misrepresentation, the seurrility, the folly, the treachery, and the abuse, which that jownal has been heaping on the earliest and longest friends of General Pierce from Januaryy 1852—when he was first named for the Presi- dency in the New York Menarn—np to the present time. The President bas therefore wise- ly disconnected his nome and reputation from that of the Washington Union. That journal is not the organ of the President; but we have no doubt it is the organ of the Cabinet—and a fitter or more natural organ could vot have | heen mannfactured to order at an expense of a hundred thousand dollars stolen from the pe treasury. The degradation of a cen- tral organ of the goverament from that position tu that ofa scavenger for the factions of New York is worthy of the history and pretensions of Secretary Marcy. The ignoranec, the folly, the alwurdity, ihe bombast, in respect to foreign affairs, which now illuminate the columns of the Union about European interference in Cuba, illustrate most forcibly the pretensions and ac- quirewents whigh Mr, Dudley Mann, tho Av lie sistant Secretary of State, built up during his European peregrinatious on the solid abolition basis originally constructed in Ohio. The ig- norance in financial affairs, and the brutality ia the Union’s treatment of public olficers-—for it has called Mr. O’Conor the city ruiian—are.the congenial aspirations of the present Secretary of the Treasury, Its dishwater philosophy and empty rhodomontade must receive some of its aliment from the aspiring intellect of Mr. At- torney General Cushing. In every point of view, therefore, the reader of intelligence must know from its own col- umns that the Washington Union never could be the organ of a man so distinguished for courtesy, good sense, and natural tact, as the President of the United States. In due process of time we have no doubt he will re- deem his character. In consenting to the re- moval of Bronson, in this elty, we have reason to expect that inashort time Cochrane, Fowler, and other free soilers. will follow in the same direction ; and ultimately. when Congress shall have given a sure indication of its wishes. Marcy, Guthrie, aud the rest, will take a sud- den turn on Salt River toward its source. Nover Newsrarer Exterrrise.—Mr. Jo. Sco- ville, the pholosopher, who has been for some yeara past publisbing the facetious journal called the Pick, has just started a new daily facetious paper, which he calls the Charivari. Each number will contain a caricature illustra- tive of some amusing event of ‘the day, besides numerous notices. puns, hits, and good things on all the leading personages of the country, from the present worthy gentlemen of the spoils Cabinet to the vertest tidewuiter of the smallest custom house of the country. We un- derstand the first number will walk into the custom house and th: Cabinet considerably. Procress or Canapa Towarns REPUBLICAN: ism.—Canada is now, and has been for some months past, kept in a pretty warm state of excitement on the subject of a projected change in its present political construction. We do not mean that our neighbors are about just yet to try their hands at areal independent govern- ment, but only to take a filght in that direc- tion under the watchful superintendence of the old mother country. The great subject, in- deed, which, at the present time, occupies pub- lic attention, and furnishes a theme for the edi- torials of Canadian journals, is the projected scheme of forming a union of the five or six British North American Provinces. This pro- ject was recommended to the home govern- ment by Lord Durham some fifteen years ago, and now it would seem that the suggestion has been taken up by the present Governor Gene- ral. Lord Elgin; and being looked upon with great favor, as well by the English government as by the Canadian population, the plan seems ina very fair way of being consummated. There are two propositions laid down in this project. The one is to form a legislative union of the provinces, the other to form a federal union. The first, however, does not seem to enlist public opinion in its favor. It is thought that a single parliament consti- tuted of members from the various pro- vinees would fiud it a rather dificult and tedious maiter to take charge of the business of all. It is considered that the local legisla- tures are the best and only judges of the wants of each provinee, and that if every act to in- corporate railroad companies in Upper and Lower Canada, io build plank roads in Prince Edward's Island, or new docks in Nova Scotia, were tocome before a United Parliament, the twelve months of the year would be hardly sufficient for it to transact its multifarious busi- ness, The objections to this course are pretty well founded, and there is little chance that the - proposal will he adopted by the British govern- ment, or accepted by the colonists. The second proposition is more popular, and promises to effect greater and nobler conse- quences for Canada. It is simply to forma federal league moulded on the model of the United States, each province being left to manage its own internal affairs by means of its provincial parliament. This plan has received the sanction, more or less general, of the people and their organs. Some of the French Canadian papers, however, oppose the measure, as being calculated to swal- low up their distinct nationality, and reduce the country to a homogeneity in which the British clement is to be supreme. They ask—wilb some appearance of reason—what is the use of this federal league? Can the Congress to he called into existence under, it receive min- isters or chargés from foreign powers, or send representatives abroad? Can it declare the navigation of the Suint Lawrence free to the world, or can it regulate the tariff? Can it, in case of hostilities between the United States and Great Britain. declare whether Canada shall assume the attitude of peace or war against this republic? If it ean do none of there things—say some of these journals—what is the use of the leagne. or what effect can it have except to Increase our taxes? OF course it is neither our province nor in- tention to attempt to respond to such interro- gatories ns those, but simply to indicate what our opinions are in respect to the proposed change in the British North American Pro- vinces. Some of these French-republican papers denounce the sebeme as being chiefly intended to raise & stronger barrier against repnblican institutions, and to counterbalance the influ- ence of theUnited States on this continent. Pos- sibly the plan may have originated in some such speculation on the part of the British govern- ment, but ifso, we are tnelined to think that the result will grievously undeceive its pro- jectors. We have no squcamishness as to the efitet the new league may have in swallow- ing wp the french element, and leaving the Anglo-Saxon in the great preponderance. The sume political phenomenon iv observable here, an Unfon is constantly swallow- sasimilating all’ forcign clement, sich, Spanish, German, Swedish and Lrish, and forming of thera a horaogencous nation, ! distingnished above all others for its fores, freedom and prospe Tt matters little whether the Federal Congress propoged to be established in Canada be or be not possessed of any real power at first. Let it but affect the attrilutes of the Congress of the United States, aud from this very mock assumption will grow an carnest and irrestrainable desire to wield these unfettered powers In right good carnest. | We soe therefore in the Union movement in the til provinces, not an extension of the line of demarcation between monarehy and republic anism, bot an important and decided step to- wards the attainment by Canada of the same political independence which this republic won three quarters of a century ago. Let the measure be hurried on with all possible alacrity and leave the segults 9 time aud the spirit of the age. Newsrarer DEFENDERS OP THE } Ciassirtep.—Since we commenced our moves} ment for the removal of the present Cabinet,| and the relief therevpon to the Presi- dent, @ number of party journals through out the country, under the influence the spoils, have of course come fo and denounced us und our motives in the mo violent terms. There is a whole host of journals all over the country; but we can onl: stop to notice the leaders among them, throw. ing the small {ry umong the other cavrion of the day. These Cubinet journals may be divided in to three classes——first. the gentlemen, who ¢on descend to enter into an argument and re on the subject of the Cabinet ; second, the ry fans, who, use only tbe most violent language, and throw out the mst ridiculous personalitie and akuce ; third. ihe vincompoops, who try erack a joke, and dv not know exactly what to do for their pay. Améng the gentlemanly journals who support the Cabinet are. strangely enough, the Charles ton Mercuryaud the New Orleans Delta. Thesq we shall notice in due course of time, foy they are entitled from the gentlemanly tone o| their observations, tox gentlemanly treatment The ruffians are led on ly the Richmond Enquit er and the Cincinnati Anguirer,and of coursd they can hardly deserve the treatment whic] we give to the former, The nincompoops are a large class. Thq Philadelphia Pennsy/tanian, the Boston Pos: the Albany .Zt/as, and «pecially the New Yor Times—which haz |ecn loaned to the presen’ Cabinet by William 1. eward for afew months are the principal leaders in what we call th nincompoop support of ihe present Cabinet. This may be ceucidered the philosophical classification. accordiny to the nature of th present defenders ci tie Cabinet, and our oppo nents in the great movement of reform and re lief to our worthy President at the Whit House. Cnicin.—The ssholare of the Free Academy played thi first game of a muic! « the St. George’s Club groun Marlem, on Satorday, w tb ‘he following resull:~ UNION CLUB OF CLASS C. FIRST INN! SECOND INNINGS, Davis, b, Hawes... gf i Davis, bande. Hawes, Bard, b. Hawes, », Sherry, ¢. Godwin, b Gedwia jeg Df, Porter, b. Hawei Gassin leg bfwkt.b. Sead Judson b. Mead,,..... Muller, b. Mead, c Clark Leeds, b. Hawes, Church, run out Hallock. b. Davis Bawer, b. Davis. Jennings, run out, ‘The return match will take place on the ground of New York Club at Hoboken, on Saturday next, Marine Affairs. Great Mortauty os Boako aN EMIGRANT Sinip.—Th packet ship Albeit Gallatia, which arrived yesterd from Liverpool, with reven hundred and fifty-five p gers, lost thirty passencers and two of the crew on t} passage, The nature of cle disease ianot stated, Wrnek or THR Bakk | evk) Hanneck.—The followii are the partic » the joss of the bare Beory Ha heck, Captain ‘Ir 1. foundered on ker passage fro! Cardiil to this ci th railroad iron, a brief tice of which ha the Hsrarp, The disast ij id to ha vn the i3th of Sepiembe| 8. lon. 5 en, including the aptain, ard a woman and chi heve to under a close ree a hurricane, during wt mizentopmast, and al | sail and spanker, were lost struck the ship on the por’ bow and swept the decks both beats, tege her with lhe deck house, at the time tearing open and <airyiog nway the waterways, washing two men overvon..), besides breaking the legs two other’, and seriously }ruising the arm ot another. daylight the weatber was more mederate, and the o vere enabled to pump the sip dry. OnSanday, the 11t at 2A. M., the vale cams on «ain from the N. W., with heavy sea, and the slip lobored heavily in the ‘troagl of it. In Wearing the -lip, the wind coming westwar a heavy sea etiuck her ander the eounter, aud mul have started some of tue butt-ends of the planks, forit wi instantly perceived that she leaked fearfally, "All hang were kept at the pomps cutl Tuesday morning, the 13 when, being worn out with lxbor and want of rest food, @ raft was mace of some spars and planks, and # remainder of the efficers and ecm, with the woman ay infant above mentioned, were le unebed forth on it with on a five-gallon keg of wat raw. part of a ham to sustain lig On this fragile and miveraile refnge, oma quarter of ounce of raw haman’ ore gi lof water,the party contion to ficat until the 17th, (he ill fated craft having si three hours after leaving ler.) when a steamer was o| feryed coming tows and they hoisted the mains of an ensiga wast, but for a time we unobserved, and ning to despair, when th saw, to thelr iuexpressiile joy, the steamer shorten lovér a boat, and come towards them, Tae steam oved to be the Velsaco, Spanish mail packet. fra Havana, with mueh yeilos fever on board, going to ri} ont her quarantine at where, on their arrival, 4 were put into the Jazaretio—a horr ble hola for any one and one of the sailors hae ids broken leg anputated bel the knee, and the others tai medical care. ‘Thoy wel four deys on the raft, and the woman and child suite well av the iwjured men. ‘screw who were Americans, (six in nui the Ameriean consul seat to Cadiz in the Velasd ber.) and tho remaining portion were sent to England in t] Iberia, by the consul's order Conuciner: oF QvEMeC.—The following specification of ] amoont of tonnage ard nninber of passengers arrived Quebec during the present year, up to October 24, is fr¢ Funeh Meineke & Co.*s ciriuiar:— nage arrived up te 2lyy October, °" Tast year, Wd d0¥rs se. Whole ton’ Whole Increaso this year Of whieh Swed sh, 1,910; Hamba’ 0 Paxsémgers fron N} ; do, from Germany, 5,0 Coroners’ Inquests. A Mir wenory Case or DrowstnG.—The ere day } i ‘Lwenty-seventh steer aged 3 years, born h under the following ¢ ased was backing up eds ck foot ot Nineteenth street, to Id ‘in sod cidentally backed off the di wned before aid vou (be r tances bricks, dered. comesra T 1 ‘The Coroner held an mquest yesterday at N streot, upon the bedy of Jobn Dooley, aged years, a native of béland, who came to his cd Injuries caused by accitentally falling froma which ie was at work at a new building, cx Broalway and Tonth street. ‘The rope broke which hi the Inlder and precipitated the deceased to the grow inries of which cansed his death, Verdict ace ener \ am ony Tusvase or tre Brant.—Corener Wilhe on Saterday held an inquest at No. 04 Division street, the body cf (rane Pork, aged 37 years, a native of Conn] timut, who came to his death suddenly by disease of least, A verdfet was rendered accordingly, Devitt ny, Avortexy.—The Coroner also held aa ing) at No, s9Washington street, on the body of Iraiah Beas aged i yenrs, a native of England, who diel audde) hy aft of apoplexy, A verdict to that effect was | dereé. Dr viii ny Cover snon ov Tie Braty.—The Coroner yes) day Jeld an inquest at No, 95 John street, on the bod) Mary McCarthy, aged fifty years, a native of Irelan'! © to ber death by congestion of the brain and | Laws fon. Verdict accordingly. Ly uy Iveiuperaxer.—The Coroner also ©. 146 West Broadway, on the boy] ‘aged sixty yours, a native of Iretond, ly by congestion of the brain, saperintucr City Tutelligence. My ro Hormnceents.—On Friday night, iH Woynnine hov-e of Thowas Halpin, et the corner gf Morty-c screct and Third ‘avenue, was entered through the Geor, which haé beea earcivesly left opon, and a | Stclen therefrom containing one hundred and sixty-e Golinvs, mostly in Bre dollar gold pieces, The box found fo the back premises the next morning, minus money. ‘Tue Finy Deranrvent.—Ther will be a mecting of foremen of the different engine, hose and hook and jies this evening, at Firemen’s at 8 0% by Aitred arson, eet eagioese,