The New York Herald Newspaper, December 8, 1853, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. >K DON BENNETT, 2 AND EDITOR, LTON AND NASSAU 875. sev10E H.W. COKNAR OF AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. METROPOLITAN Babi —Juiiiey’s Concent. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—La fTown vz Nesix— Boonies Purxaw BROADWAY THEATKE Broadway—Lawwj or Lyons — Lapres, Beware. BURYON’S THEATRE, Chambe; Beniwvs Fasmry NATIONAL THEATRE Chatham street—Afternoon ~ Lartie Kary. Evening—Unere Tom's Camm. WALLACK’S THEATAS, Groadwey—The Rivas Ka. anp Mas. Wuire. ANERICAN MUSEUM Aiternoon—Hor Cory. ing—Uscre Tom's Cain BROADWAY MENAGERIE. —Siameon Twos ano Witp Beasts. BOWERY AMPUITHSATRE, 37 Bowery.—Equustrian Pemronmances. CHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 B-oad- wey. krusorma MeLopies ny Cunsery’s MinsT Rene. | street—Fox Huwr~ | Even: WOOD'S MINSTRELS, Wood’s Minctrel Hatl, 44¢ Broad- way. bruiorran MinsTRELSY. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, (39 Broadway.—Bvox Bay's Kraorcan Orena Trovurs. NVARD'S GEORAMA, 5% Broadway.—Psnonama ee rue Houy Lanp. REENISH GALLERY, 563 Broadway.—Day and Srening. WGNORBLITZ.—Srvuvvesant lworitvre, 69 Broadway ACADEMY HALL, 665 Broadway.—Pernam’s Grrr Ex- Merrion OF THE SxveNn Mice MinmoR. POWELL’S GREAT NATIONAL PAINTING ron Tur GBovennsent, is NOW OPEN AT THE NATIONAL ACADEMY av Dusiex, (id Broadway. HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Brosdway.—Jonxs’ Paxtosoore. THE WORLD IN MINIATURE—Broadway, corner of White street. posta New York, Thursday, December &, 1853. ‘The News. The following public documents will be found in She Henan of this morning :— Ast. The report of the Secretary of the Treasury and Resompanying tables. 2a, The report of the Postmaster General. These reports make two pages of our paper—quite enough for one day. We have in hand, and wili pub- Ish to-morrow and next day, if space permite, the following documents : Ist. The General Land Oflice report. 98. The report of the Secretary of War. ‘8d, The Pension Office report. 4th. The report of the Secretary of the Interior th. The report of the Secretary of the Navy. @th. Supplementary report of the Iadian Commissioner We have already given the annual report of the Commissioner of Indian affairs, and an abstract of the Navy report. All of these papers are interesting to those fond of such reading—to those who delight im a long array of statistics. Sixteen days later news trom California has reach- ed New Orleans. The Daniel Webster from San Juan de Nicaragua, and the El Dorado from Aspin- wall, had both arrived at that port. According to their report, the George Law had left the latter and the Btar of the West the former place, for New York, on the 1a: instant, with three million of dollars in gold dust on fre'ght. They will probably arrive here to-morrow. The time.of the rans from San Fran- cisco to New Orleans was about twenty-one days. ‘The mails left Aspinwall in fourteen days after they left San Francisco. The Golden Gate, it appears by the despatch, reached San Francisco with the mails hence of October 20, prior to the sailing of the 16th November steamer. Unfertunately an interruption to the telegraphic wires prevented us from procuring anything with regard to commercial or political af- fairs on the Pacific side in season for to day’s paper. Little business of actual importance was trans- acted in either branch of Congress yesterday. After the reception and disposition cf the reports from the departments, the Senate proceeded to ballot for 2 Chaplain, which resulted in the selection of Rev. Mr. Slicer, Methodist. Mr. Gwin introduced three bills—one to refund the expense incurred by Cali- fornia in suppressing Indian hostilities, another to refund the amounts collected as revenue on imports in that State prior to the treaty of peace with Mex- ico, and the third, the famous Homestead bill. He also presented a memorial for the establishment of a mail line between San Francisc> and Chins, via the Sandwich Isiands. Mr. Fish’s resolution to appoint @ select commitiee to inquire into and report upon the causes of the frightful mortality on board of emigrant vessels bound to this country was adopted. A resolution to go into an election for a public printer was laid over. The House of Representatives commenced opera- tions yesterday, by electing Gen. Armstrong, of the Union, as public printer. Those desirous of ascer- faining the names of the members who have thus eontributed to assist in the dissemination of the ex- traordinary sentiments recently contaied in that journal, will find them under the proper head. How- ever, our special correspondent asserts that this vote ‘Must not be considered as an actual endorsement of fhe tirades against the Compromises by the Cabinet and its organ. On the contrary, it is believed that fssoon as the standing eommittees are appointed, and the House otherwise gets into complete working order, the administration will receive a most wither- ing excoriation from those who entertain national Principles. The vote of a portion of the Virginia delegation against the Union, as well as the propo- sition of Mr. Baily, to make the House Librarian an elective offirer, instead of permitting the Clerk to appoint him, shows the members from the Old Do minion are aroused and will not tamely submit to the modern style of doing business. It will be recol- lected that the Virginia delegates opposed the selec- tion of Mr. Forney as Clerk, and, by way of retalia- tion, as is alleged, the latter gentleman, immediately after his re-election, removed Mr. Parker, of Vir- ginia, from the office of Librarian, and appointed Mr. Martin. The House elected Rey. Mr. Milburn, a blind clergyman, belonging to the Methodist Episcopal Church South, as Chaplain. It is understood that the death of Vice President King will be announced to Congress today. After the delivery of eulogies, both houses will probably adjourn till Monday, by which time the various com- mittees will be arranged, and then we may look out for brisk work and spicy debates. We learn from Erie, Pa., that the railroad cam- paign has opened, and the red clouds of war have settled over that patriotic town. The cause of the Gifficulty may be explained in a few words. The two lines of railroads which unite Cleveland and Buffalo have their tracts in accordance with what is termed the wide guage, except that portion wiich runs through the county of Erie, in Pennsylvania, where the narrow track still exists, and in consequence a wtoppage and exchange of cars take place at the town of Erie, which enables the inhabitants thereof to pick up & few pennies by the sale of very hot coffee and doughnuts. The railroad corporations de- sire a continuous guage for the purpose of avoiding change and consequent delay, which the citizens 80 strenuously oppose; and hence the declaration of war and the commencement of hostilities at the first attempt to lay downa new track. We learn that seven hundred citizen soldiers were on the ground at the first attack, who were armed with a large cannon and a plentiful stock of ammunition in the shape of spoiled eggs, with which they beat off the railroad men, and then waved their victorious banner over a bloodless field. And now, flushed with victory, we shall expect to see redoubled energy, and wo betide the individuals who shall attempt to change the railroad guaze through the famed borough of Erie on the Lakes. The Legislature of Virginia met and organized at Richmond on the 5th inst., when Governor Johnson in bia aunnal message. The documents pre. mor hensive survey of sent Me Conwuweallh, au dient auy Vadis fg gestions In regard to the public interes. The Gov- ernor informs the Legislatare that on account of the importance of the principle involved im the Lemmon | slave case, he has ordered an appeab from the deci- sion which was given, to the Supreme Court of this city, and be recommends the employment of coansel and the payment of all necessary expenses. The Governor expresses himself satisfied with the exist ing conditioe of federal and foreigu relations, and says he has seen nothing as yet te weaken the hope that the South may be permitteé to enjoy a season of repose from the irritating interference of free soilism at the North. Governor Johnsen will probably wake up on this subject before the close of the present session of Congress. After spending about two weeks in ballotting for a United States Senator, the Vermont Legislature yesterday adjourned without having accomplished their object. Nothing bas been reocived from Salifex relative to the wreck of the steamship Huraboldt in addition to what was published yesterday. We have else- where given an account of tne vessel, which will be found interesting. Her mails will be for- warded by the Canada, which is abont due at Hali- fax with three days later advices from Europe. The foreign news brought by the Humboldt caused & decline of about sixpence per barrel in State brands of flour, while wheat remained the same with a good inquiry for prime qualities. Indien corn was easier. Cotton closed steady at previous quotations. The Board of Aldermen met last evening, and af- ter transacting a large amount of important business, adjourned until Friday. The Board, after a long and spirited debate, concurred in giving to the Manhat- tan Railroad Company the privilege of laying their rails in Broadway, from the South ferry to Manhat- tanville, under such vegulations, terms, conditions, stipulations, and resolutions as may be from time to “time imposed by the Common Council. It was ra- ther curious that the Board should have the pre- sumption to concur in such a movement, when Al- derman Tiemann offered, on the behalf of responsi- ble and well known persons, the sum of $100,000 per annum for the grani:; but this was scarcely heed- ed by the members, who, after considerable noise, succeeded in concurring with the other Board by a vote of 14 to 5—all the whig members voting in the minority. On motion of Alderman Sturtevant, the documents were sent forthwith to the Mayor, for bis signature, or, what is most likely, his “ veto.” We have a verbatim report of the debate in type, but it is unfortunately crowded out of this day’s pa- er. i Another of the funny affairs so often occasioned by the interference of “ strong-minded women” oc- curred last night. The different literary societies of this city called a convention of delegates from each society, to take measures for a general union of all. The Laight Street Lyceum sent four delegates—two men and two women. The appearance of the petti- coats, of course, created the usual amount of fun and excitement. We havea full report of the meeting, which we wilf perbaps publis’ when we get through with the public documents now claiming our co- lumns. We elsewhere publish a very full repor: of the great Operatic case now under investigation in the Superior Court, being the prosecution of the New York Herxaup by Mr. Fry, late manager of the Astor Place Opera. The proceedings will, no doubt, be read with great interest by all classes, and particu- larly by those conversant with musical matters in this city. ve t The True Position of the Cabinet and its Supporters. The closer we read President Pierce’s Mes- sage the less light does it appear to throw-on the position of his administration. To say so little in so many words must have tasked the President’s mind severely. Talleyrand’s maxim could hardly have been better illustrated; the illustrious Bishop of Autun could not have used language better calculated for the con- cealment of thought. Whatever we may think of the dexterity thus displayed, the President's silence on a point on which we had a right to expect information, imposes a duty on us which we shall be careful to discharge. The country cannot remain in ignorance of the true bearings of the government, because its chief does not choose to acknowledge them. They cannot be found in its written or spoken decla- rations. From the President down to Mr. Cuching. we regret to say that all the members of the administration have invariably pursued the Talleyrand policy, and sought to mislead the public whenever they addressed it. The inaugural proclaimed one doctrine, and the Cabinet pursued another—Jefferson Davis wrote in one sense, Caleb Cushing in the opposite-- Marcy, Guthrie and the Union all spoke just what suited the emergency of the moment, equally regardless of principle, pledges, and consistency. We should therefore undertake both an unprofitable,and a hopeless task were we to endeavor to deduce any settled rule of action from the collected m&nifestoes of the Cabinet. We shall be more likely to attain our object if we draw a sponge over all that has been said and written, and, setting words aside as mere empty sound, devote our whole attention to the spirit and morale"of the acts of the government. These speak for themselves. To begin with the appointment of free soilers to office—the promotion of such men as Cochrane and Fowler to fat berths: This was, we may say, the first striking out of Gen. Pierce’s administration. These men, with the rest of their faction, had never changed their views. They were still, in 1853, as staunch in their treason as they were in 1848. They did not pretend to be less of free soilers when they were appointed than when Van Buren ran for President. Yet the adminis- tration promoted them in preference to the friends of the Union. Called to account for thus violating the tacit pledge accepted by Gen. Pierce, and ignoring the strong Union senti- ment which had elected him, it took refuge in the Baltimore platform, and asserted that the free oilers agreed to it. But not nine months afterwards, the Cabinet organ comes forward boldly, and tells us that the Baltimore platform meant nothing—that it was a trick—that,while in words it endorsed the compromise, in reality the leaders never intended to stand by that measure. Thus the only defence set up by the Cabinet for their free soil appointments was knocked down by their own organ, and their policy stood thenceforth before the people with- out excuse, as it was without parallel, To proceed, a batch of foreign ministers is selected out of the most incapable men in the country. One single politician of standing Is inserted to leaven the whole; and he cannot refrain from characterizing his home govern- ment in the terms it deserves, A man equally ignorant of politics and of French, is sent to Paris ; a French runaway socialist, whose chief concern, in this his mature age, is the cut of his court dress, goes to Madrid; ang@&er social- iet, in charity to Indiana, is transplanted to Naples ; a Jew banker, the Rothschilds’ agent, representa America at the Hague ; and among the others, one, according to the statements of the Cabinet adherents, was fished out of the lowest sewers of iniquity in this city. This may be regarded as the second act, serving as an index to the character of the Cabinet. One honest man had been pressed into the government service. There was one man among its office who badn try, nor forgotten that the national verdict of 1852 was in favor of the Union. This man the Cabinet tried to bully into its views. But Judge Bronson was impervious to menace and cajolery. He would not appoint free soilers to office. A Cabinet composed of honorable men, however much the Collector’s firmness might have annoyed them, would never have stooped to interfere between a collector and the tide- waiters and weighers in his custom house. Not so Guthrie. He had no qualms of con- science to overcome. He wanted the petty of: fices, and forthwith the “refractory” oflicer was dismissed. This constitutes the third illustra- tion of the character of the Cabinet. A very short while afterwards, elections or nominations took place in five States of the Union. The spirit of the constitution plainly prohibits the interference of the federal govern- ment in similar contests; and up to this time the rule has been faithfully observed. The whole of our history does not afford a parallel to the conduct pursued by General Pierce’s ad- ministration. In the most open and direct manner it espoused ,the cause of the Van Buren free soilers here, endorsed the Massachusetts constitution, and styled it an “administration measure;” employed Cushing to write a letter for the purpose of defeating Gen. Foote in Mis- sissippi; took an active part in securing the triumph of McDonald, the secessionist leader, in Georgia; and threw its whole weight into the scale of the disunionist candidates in Alabama. In short, the Cabinet determined to have a hand in every State election, in every post office, in every custom house throughout the country. We know what a rebuff they received from the manly independence of the men of the North; but the intention was there, and it is enough to add another item to our budget of materials for a history of the Pierce administration, Up to this time, as will have been seen, the tendencies of the Cabinet, as expressed in its acts, were unequivocally on tke side of disunion. Its members had not, however, openly stated that such was the case. The session of Congress approaching, they thought mat- ters ripe for a disclosure; they could not go on for ever preaching one thing and practicing the reverse; and so the Union was directed to throw off the mask, and to tell the people bluntly that they had been duped. Astounding as the fact will seem, the order was rigidly obeyed. The citizens who had voted for Pierce in consequence of the ninth re. solution of the Baltimore platform, affirming the compromise, were calmly told that they had been humbugged, and that by a private agree- ment among the leaders of the party it had been understood that that resolution and the two fol- lowing ones meant nothing, and were to be re- pudiated as soon as convenient after they had done their work. So atrocious an example of political dishonesty will scarcely be credited abroad. Its occurrence cannot, unfortunately, be questioned here; and it throws a world o light on the character of the men who were its authors. Finally—for we are approaching the present day—the administration capped its career with an act which, inexcusable as the others were, left them far in the shade. It brought forward as its own candidate for the clerkship of the House, a man stained with one of the vilest acts of which human nature is capable; one who, with corrupt insinuations, had endeavored to induce his friend to suborn false evidence from a tipsy man, in order to ruin a woman’s charac- ter. The Cabinet boldly adopted Forney, and declared to the world that it saw nothing objec- tionable in the Forney letter. It endorsed the stool-pigeon trade, and made common cause with suborners of false evidence, This is the last of our speaking facts. They will supply the deficiency in the Presi- dent’s message with regard to the policy of the Cabinet. From them we learn that the admi- nistration is prepared to violate the independ- ent rights of the States, and to exercise a tyran- nical sway over the whole country; that it neither regards personal character nor political experience as qualifications to be weighed in a candidate for office; but that men notoriously ignorant and notoriously disreputable are more likely, all other things being equal, to secure its favor than others; that fidelity to the Union will be, under its rule, a bar to preferment, and disunionism, in whatever shape, a claim to its regard; that it will promptly repress and “crush out” any symptoms of honesty or inde- pendence among its officers; that it will not stickle at duping the country if anything is to be gained by it; and that, having done so, it will imprudently acknowledge the fact, and laugh atits dupes; that it cares not one straw for private morality or honor, and would as soon sit down cheek by jowl with One-eyed Thompson as with any citizen in the land. Such is the government of the United States. The Last Financial Movement of the Cabi- net. During the first era of the Van Buren dynas- ty the politicians, officeholders, and jobbers robbed the country of some thirty millions of dollars. About five were taken openly, in a manly, straightforward, burglarious manner— the balance was pilfered in all sorts of ways, which have never been thoroughly explained up to the present time. The present adminis- tration— which is serving out the seeond era of the dynasty—has also some thirty millions to dispose of, only a very small portion of which has been stolen as yet. The balance still whets the appetite of the members of the Cabinet and their friends. We all know how the sight of food sharpens hunger. These odd millions io the treasury chest have made the administra- tion perfectly ravenous. Like the grating which barred Jacques Ferrand’s entrance into Cicely’s bedroom, the sub-treasury law allows Marcy and his colleagues to see the glittering heaps of gold, but keeps it far from their clutches. Inthe case of the notary the strug- gle culminated in frightful disease; the same trials have driven the administration into ped- dling the public documents. We cannot say how much the Cabinet receiv- ed for delivering to the Tribune and Times, of this city, advanced copies of the President’s message. If it was sold by the column, judg- ing by the price at which the Navy, report was hawked about in Washington, it may have cost fifty dollars, which, divided among the seven Secretaries, would have given them something over seven dollars apiece. If our cotempora- ries were allowed to peruse it before they bought, it is not unlikely that they obtained it atamuch more reasonable rate. Ten dollars acolumn was dear enough, in all conscience, for matter which was stale as the hills. We doubt whether they conld afford to pey fifty dollars in order to beat the Heraty 38; minutes in the publication of a state paper; and considering the necessities of the membere of the Cabinet. we shonldn’t be heavy dircount for cash. To men wrought to a pitch of avaricious frenzy, as they seem to have been, a five dollar bill would not have seemed a thing to be despise?, especially if the gratuity had been accompanied by a graceful invitation to partake of refreshments at a neighboring bar. Every thing must have depended upon the financial ability of the agents employed by the newspapers. If the Cabinet had a green- horn to deal with, they perhaps got $50 or even $75: if, on the contrary, a smart man was em- ployed, why a twenty dollar bill may have closed the transaction—a given amount of praise in the Times being thrown into the bargain. It would be interesting to know how much the Secretaries obtained for their whole stock in trade in the shape of documents. We know that the Navy report was worth $20; but then nobody takes any interest in the proceedings of the wooden-headed old captains whom it concerns. We have heard it stated that the Secretaries cleared three hundred dollars by the operation. This sum may appear large; but it must be recollected that each report may have been sold several times. Counting up all the documents which have appeared in the papers, and estimating that only one newspaper was swindled in each case—that is to say, that each document was sold twice-—it would not seem beyond belief that each Secretary may have pocketed from forty-five to fifty dollars by this new perquisite of his office. We New Yorkers are not in the habit of re- garding $45 as a very enormous fortune; but the pay ofour secretaries is so bad, and the cost of living so high in Washington, that the Cabinet may well be excused for trying to turn an honest penny when it can. We see that our cotemporaries, who, like ourselves, did not bid for the message when Marcy put it up to auc- tion, are very angry with the Cabinet for sell- ing State papers to the Tribune and Times, and going through the farce of sending copies to the Postmaster; their remarks will be found elsewhere. But we cannot concur in the cen- sure. What harm can there be in allowing the Cabinet to trade in its wares? If Cushing and the others require more money than the State pays them—if the repletion of the Treasury has stimulated their avarice into a sort of phrensy —if the habits of politicians at Washington are such as to require them to have a ready supply of cash—in the name of all that is jocose, why should we complain of their putting their hands into our neighbors’ pockets? People must remember that they are obliged to do the honors of ever so many bar-rooms to the country members. The future des- tinies of this republic might be jeopardized if the Secretary of the Treasury or the Secre- tary at War were not able to offer Mr. Snooks or Mr. Jenkins, members of Congress, a gin- sling, or a brandy-cocktail. Who knows, too, that some fresh corduroy may not again have impaired the seat of Mr. Marcy’s inexpressi- bles, and that an excessive modesty may not have prevented his repeating the extra charge against the State? Our cotemporaries may say what they like, but we shall not mind the trifle that the Cabinet may make by selling the public documents. It is the business of the civic authorities at Washington to see that they have proper licenses as hucksters, and it would be well to provide them with stalls and signs. For our part we like to encourage trade ; and if Messrs. Marcy, Cushing, Guthrie and Davis were to put their souls into the market, instead of their reports, we should neither be surprised nor vexed ; though we doubt much whether we could be induced to buy at any price. ‘The Disaster to the Steamship Humboldt. Our telegraphic column in yesterday’s paper announced the fact of the steamship Humboldt, Capt. Lines, from Havre, bound to this port, being ashore about twelve miles bolew Halifax. The accident oecurred on the morn- ing of the 6th inst., while in charge of @ pilot, in a fog, she having got short of coal, and was putting into Hali- fax fora freshsupply. After striking, which was on a rock off Sambro Light, she was got off, and proceeded to- wards the city, but she was found to be so much damag- ed, that, to prevent her sinking in deep water she was run ashore about ten miles below Halifax, in a place called Portuguese Cove, where she lay at last advices, in about eighteen feet water, and with six feet water in her hold, Ske had to take Newcastle coal at Cowes, which proved bad, and had come on slowly most of the passage, experiencing westerly winds, Our telegraphic deepatch yesterday was probably pre- mature in announcing her s “total wreck.’’ Unless some bad weather sets in, she will very likely be got off after the whole or s portion of her cargo is discharged. She is one of the strongest built vessels out of the port of New York. Her strength was well tested on running ashore while leaving Havre some time back, where she lay for several hours, without the slightest strain, every door in the vessel opening as freely after she got afloat, as though no accident bad ecourred, and this with all her coal and a full cargo on board. The steamer Marion has been chartered by the under- writers, and will leave this city at nine o’cleck this morning to assist the stranded vessel. We are also in- formed that steam assistance went to her from Halifax. An agent also left Boston for the scene of disaster in the steamer Canada, which sailed theace at noon for Liver- pool via Halifax. The Humboldt had ninety passengers, all of whom are safe, A list of them, however, has not yet come to hand. Her cargo amounted to 450 tons of merchandise, all of which is said to be covered by insurance ia New York, Paris and Loudon. A great portion will most likely be seriously Camaged by the water. The vessel was built by Messrs. Westervelt aad Mackay, and was launched on the 5th October, 1850, since which she has been running between this city and Havre via Southamptoz, in connection with the s‘eamer Franklin, now under repair, She is 2,700 tons burthen, and her cost when first ready for sea was full $560 000, She wa recently rate i at $450,000, a very little of which ix under- stood to be insured. The policies of the whole, ae a por- tion of the owners’, lately run eut, and it ix supposed that no renewals were ellected. Mr. Mayor Westervolt owned one quarter of the hull, valued at $40,000, not in sured, The only insurance on the vesssl come to our knowledge, is $40,000 in Boston office, so stated in » despatch from that city. ‘Among the owners are Capt, Wm. Skiddy, Mortimer Livingston, Esq. and the New York and Bremen Co., (ownors of the Washington and Hermann,) the latter to the extent of $150 000, Music ror Cocnnes.—Mr, Isidor Daunstrom and Mme, Daunstrom left this city yesterday, en roue for Wash- ington, D. C., where they will give concerts. These artists are from the Theatre Royal, Stockholm, Sweden. The lady is « soprano singer, and has, during her stay in New York, delighted ceveral private circles with the purity of her style, and the power ard sweetness of her organ. Mr. Daunstrom iss barytone singer, and « scholar of the Conservatory of Bergamo. They will give their first con cert in Wesbiagton on the 14th instant. Something New at Last. We went to the Hope Chapel, in Broadway, on Tuesday evening, under the impression that we were going to hear a lecture by Mr. Bourcicault, although he had announced his “Winter Evenings’ as a series of literary soi More than an hour and a half we passed in emotions en. tirely new to us, and as we left the building amidst a de- lighted audience, we recognized and hailed a new form of entertainment, It is nota lecture; it is too amusing to be called #0, It is in fact a new thing, and deserves a new name. Imagine a picture of Hogarth’s, where there ian multitude of humorous details, but undernesth there is n great moral at work. Mr. Bourcicault’s sketoh of European society is just such a picture in words. This form of entertainment must inevitably supplant the old fashioned, dul lecture. It is a new jiterar; mde | ‘and being a novelty, and ® good one, the inventor di wisely aud well to zit to America We understand that Ler. Bourcieault alters bis programme, and reposts 1 of European Society” this evening. He A to do so, after hia Jectnreon Tuesday even- JETER COUL New York City Election Returns. FINAL MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY CAN- VASSEAS. The Board of Commissioners held their final meeting yesterday, and after declaring the dierent results of the late election, they adjourned sine dic, From their return we bave the following complete ag- gregates for the sity and county of New York:— #ECRRTARY ov STATE. Wh Wiole Candidates. No. Votes. Candidates, No. Votes Leavenwor' 16,253 Verplank, free soil... .11,005 Clinton, nati 18,143 Sedgwick, fr. dom. crab. '165 Seatteringe 2 Cook, whig, .. 279 Cooley, national da ast Scattering. .....++ TREASURER, Spaulding, whig. 498 Sezer, treo 6 ‘ateon, national 9 Soule, fr Soattering. . oil bY GRNERA\ Grover, fr Jay, freo d Hoffman, whig 0 soil. Brady, nati rin; oattel . a“ Gardinier, whi; . 20.650 Yates, fre 1,067, Mather, national dem. 15,856 Case, fr 163 Scattering...» aie 6 ft Kirkpatrick, whig. Bennett, national Seattering...... 6 Clark, whi Vay, natio Scattering. . dem Frost, {ree dem. 158 1308 Scattering... . 37 . 11,005 rage vote of the city on the State ticket is as follows, on the above candidates Wh 19,104 Free see oe 0,989 : oe 3,887. Nat. dem. over free soilers, JUDGES COURT OF APPRATS Dem. united 21,004 Rugg 065 Benio oatte: VW Ruggles’ majority over Wood, 3,003. Denio’s majority over Mallen, 11,049, . ‘i rapa JUDGES OF SUPERIOR couRT, of two years, and 2 493 votes for the term of six y: The Board of Canvassers having decided that thess terms must be separated, the election is given to Jukn Slo: son, Eaq. But for this inlstake on the part of Mr. Cut ers friends, he would have been electad. DISTRICT ATTORA EY. Elunt, whig. 16,643 Shaffer, free soil temp, 1,416 Clark, nat. d 18,190 Scattering............ 31 Of the total for Mr. Blunt, 375 votes were oxst for Na+ thaviel B, Blunt, instead of N. Browditch Blunt. The question arose inthe board whether they should be given to the cancidate evidently intended, and it was decided they should. Mr. Blunt is therefore elected over Mr. Shaffer by 227 majority, including these 875 votes. Besides the freesoil and temperance vote, Mr. Shaffer received the votes of a secret vative American organiza- tion, called the ‘“ Know Nothings,” amounting to about four thousand, (4,000. ) ‘JUDGE OF SUPREME COURT, Kirkland (whi Clerke (dem.), ce Clerke’s majority é Soattering votes... .. +, 12 AL. Kirkland,’ borides’ the ‘whig’ ‘vote, ‘received the democratic temperance votes, amounting to about 1,100. COMMIS®IONERS OF THE ALMS HOUSE. Duke (whig) . . in Townsend (nat . 36 ‘Tiemann (free 5 5 Duke’s majority over Townsend. 7,170 Do. over Tiemann 8,750 sees 7: The two highest candidates, Duke aud ‘Townsend, are elected. The total number of votes polled in this city, on the State ticket, is 45,949, for Alrshouse Commissioners; on District Attorney, 46,280; on Judges of Court of Appeals, 44,748; on Secretary of State, 45,577. SEW YORK OOMMON COUNCIL (OFFICIAL. } Stated Session. Boar or Aupeamen, Doo 7, 1853. Present—Richard T. Comptor, Eeq., Prevident; Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant. Oakley, Boyce, Barr, Brisloy, Francis, Smith, Tiemann, Ponreall, Bard, Ward, Denman, Cornell, Alvord, Doherty, Peck. prrbgminuten of the last two meetings were road and ap- roved. PETITIONS. By the Presinxnt:—Petition of the Direotors of the Lattin Ciemcyanery, to ha: wer. building used as an alarm bel on Fire De t. N. Reynolds and en Houston and To Committ To Committ: By Alderman Moor e—Bill of Dr. M. ‘an Sior for modi- calservices at the First ward station house. To Committee Dourrty—Petition of James Chesterman to ue eraded between 1lith and 123d streets. To By Alderman Switg—Bill of Elias 8. Nichols, M. D., for medical services at fho Eleventh ward station house.” To Comm ttee on Police. “By Alderman Dexwan—Petition of Wm. F. Cary for a Vay window, corner Twenty-ninth strect and Fifth avenue. To Committee on strects. By Alderman Tresanx—Potition of Engine Co. No. 43 for anew honse. To Committee on Fire Department. By the same—Petition of J. L. Colby to be paid bill for medical serviees at Tweltth ward station house. ‘To Commit ee cn Police. By Alderman Suirn—Petition of Engine Company No. 21, to have the word “resigned” erased opposite thi e of John Newman on Firemen’s Register, To Committee on Fire Do- partment. By Alderman Frawcis—Petition of Theron Merschoff for remission of tax. ‘To Committee on Finance. By Alderman Oaxisy—Petition of Hose Company No. 10, for anew carriage. To Committoo on Fire Department. By Alderman Atvoxn—Petition of Engine Company No. 2%, for payment of rent of room. ‘To Committee on Fire De- partment By Alderman Drxwan—Romonstrance ot D. R. Stamford & Co., and others, against the Manhattan Rallroad Company Isying rails in Broadway. Laid on tho table. By Alderman Trexaxn—Remonstrance of J. Q. Jones aad ovhers, against the Manhattan Railroad Com, rails in Broadway. Laid on the table. et DoneRty—Potition of William Wads- Polige force of the Nineteenth ward in- . To Committee on Police. INVITATION. An invitation was received to witno In front of tho City Hal from the Accepted. creased immediate! & marvhing salute, |, om the 26th ini tant, at fo A.M, Independent Batallion Ryndors Grenadiors. RESOLUTIONS. By Alderman Bann— Whereas, the Common Council pass: ed a resolution, which was approved by the Mayer Nov. 26, authorizing and directing the Chief Engixecr of the Fite De- partment to organize Engire Company No. 40, theretor: Resolved, That the Chief Engineer be, and he is hereby, di- rected to organize said company forthwith, and give them an = todo duty with. peor: 'y Alderman Moone- wolved That ton additions’ men Ire eee hereby, allowed to Engine Company No, 21. G By Alderman Donerty—Resolved, That the Street Com- missioner take the neces: ps forthwith, to plas under contract Eighty-sixth street, from Third ue toliie Kast river, hitherto ordered by the Commen Council to be ee ted and graded; or report to this Board the roasons why it has not been d Adopted. By Alder LVORD—Resolved, That gas fixtures be | a in ensine houses now building in Fourth avenue for azine Company No. 28 and Hook and Ladder Company No. 9, and the Commissionor of Repairs directed to cave: the rame to be done. Laid on the ta By Alderman Barn—Resolved, That the Comptro! and he is heroby directed to advertise fora lot of Tying within the district bounded by Broadway, Mul Broome, and Canal or Walker streets, for the use of the Depariment, and to be assigned to Engine Co. No. 40. erolved, That when a lot shall have been purchased by e Co. Ni ), thatthe Commisioner and hereby, directed to ad- nd to contract forthe erection of » No. 40. Adopted, By Alderman Moore—Resolved, That the Counsel to the Corporation be, and is hereby, requested to communicate to ext meeting if practica sl, whether, in his at this time for the Common Council to id Sapplies fr) Bereby cond wards. Adopted. By Alderman Harey—Kesolved, That Fico Engine Co. No. 17 be, and are hereby,autiorized to do duty in their usual districts, namely: the Sixth and Seventh districts. Adopted. YROM HOARD OF ASSISTANTS Report of Committee on Stroete—In favor of opening the Bowery to Franklin square in ® direct lino, To Committee cn Streete. Petition of the Third Avenue Railroad Company, with a Feeointion, that the time ailowed in their grant for the ox. tonsion of their rails, be extended. Conourred in ons di vision, viz -— Affirmative—The President, Aldermen Moors, Ifaloy, Sturtevant, Oakley, Boyce, Barr, Brisley, Francis, Smith, Ba Alvord, | P Negative—Aldormon 4 Pp i favor of increasing the olice force of the Second, Fourth, Sixth, Eleventh, Twelfth, ighteonth, Nineteenth, Twenty-first ‘and Twonty-sccond wards. Laid on the table, andthe opinion of the Counsel of the Corporation directed to be obti . ert of Committee on Wharves, Piers, and 8lips—In favor cf permitting owners to extend bulkhead at Twenty: first street, E.R. Concurrod in on a division, viz — Afirmative—Aldermen Moore, Waley, Sturtevant, Oakley, Boyce, Barr, the President, Aldermon Brisley, Francis, Smith Tiemann, Pearsall, Bard, Ward, Denmai, Alvrd, "eok—13, ‘That the Commissionor of Lamps and Gas be directed to have Thirty fires street lighted with gas, from Third to Fourth avenue. Concurred in. Resolution— That the Managers of the Girls’ Industria st ir ary of such old ward school houses, thereis. Qoncurred in ore, Haley, Sturtevant, Caw A Aldermen Prisey, ‘Francis, rd, Ward, Denman, Cornell, it $1,000 be appropriated for dering the hospitalities of the ofty to John and the Comptroller is directed to pay the above amount on requisition by the Commissioner of Repairs and £upplies. vant of a constitutional vote. Report of Comm and Offices—In iavo increasing pay of t! 0 ‘at the various station ho ‘To Committee on Salatios and O: 1 Offlces—In favor of tendont of Sanitary Inspeo- partment, to $1,200 per annum, $1,000 per annum. To Committes eawalk 01 on the northorly side ot troet, at the intcrsection of Greenwich atreat, be Chambers taken repaired, and ri under the supervision of the Commissioner of Repairs Concurres Re jon—That the er at the intersection oF f d Washington ad rolaid Concarrad in, The repsrt of the Committees on Wharves, &o., which pase- gd this Board Oct. 21, in favor of removing the Alt the foot of Jac! jt East river, roturned ud Was concurred in on a division, via.:-— m7 Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, Oakloy, Boyce, Barr, the 11 ent, Aldermen Brisley, Francis, Smith. Tiemann, Poa 1, Bard, Ward, Deaman, Alvord, Doherty, Peck—19, Proamble and resolutions giving permission to the Manhat- Company. to'iay fails on tho Bloomingdale dway to the South forr; same was concurred in Sturtevant, Onkley, 7 Francis, Smith, arial, Ward and on a division, vi Affirmative—Aldorman Moore, Hale} Barr, the President, Aldermen Bard, Denman, Cornell, Dohort; Negative—Aldermen Bove, Tr¥AST moved that the Clerk be directo ap, te send the papers relative to. nting eaid railroad to ihe Mayor’ this evening. Carried. REPORTS. Of Committee on Fivance—tin favor of referring the pedir tions of Nathan J. Boyd, L. Chittenden, and Robert Alle man, to the Board of Supervisors, COMMUNICATIONS. aa ame cation relative to the actual opening, of Canad ect, rt r ab, Adovted on 8 division, ech ee nem Cag of Mas. 1 Affirmative—Aldermen Moore, Haley, Sturtevant, ¥ Barr, the President Aldermen Brisleyy’ Peake alee ne: mann, Bard, Ward) Correll, Alvord, ‘boherty ahd Peck—l6, yn motion, the Board then adjourned, to the Sth instant, at 6 o'clock P.M. mee . b. T. VALENTINE, Clerk. Boann ov Assistant ALoen wen, Wednesday, Doe. 7, Iss. Present—Yonathan Trotter, Bsq., President’ in the chair? Assistant Aldermen Brown, Sait, Mabbatt, O’Brion, Maybee,. Breaden, Woodward, Ki Hunt, Bouton, McGown, Wheeler, Rogers, fo and McConkey. OLU TIONS. By Assistant Alderman Maunart—That the crosswalk im. Greenw: ‘eet, at its intersection with Reade street, sow ‘bo taken up'aud relnid. Adopted. the same—That *.e Commissioncy of Repairs and Sup report tofthis Board, forthwith, a een Keade and Chambers streets, has not been regraded, in accordance with a resolution which passe Commor:. byes and was tigned by the Mayor some months since, opted. By Assistant Alderman BReADEN—That the Counsel tothe» Corporation take the nccessary legal measuresto have Ela StreetCopened irom its prosent terminus south to Chambero 5 'o Committee en Geter ‘Adopted. Presi rails Broadway, be delivered by the clerk of this Board to the Board of Aldermen, with any other papers relating to tha same subject. Ado/ted. tant Alderman Rinc—W ‘ereas, the 6 Fire Department, in hi Company for running om 5 joard has, by a repurt of mumittee ou the Fire Lepa tment, disbanded all other jompanies that have been reported to them by the Chief! peer, therefore Company No, 34 be, and it is heres oy poheaalved, Thee Ht mpany , disbanded for » ion of the law ning? » thei sidewalks, and the Ghict Rugineet, ir apparatus on th ef the Fire Department is hereby directed te carry tho same in adopted. ant Alderman McGown—That the Comptroller advertise proposals to purchase x lot betweon Sev ud and Fourth avenues, and 120th and 127th streets, for Hook an@ Ladder Company No.7. adopted. RavoRts. Of Committeo on Ropairs and Supplies—To concur to rer build Catharine market on its present site. lopted. Of some—To concur to pay Theodore Hunt $6,526 14, for extra work on new Court House aud Evsex Earke’. adopt- ed by the following vote:— Affirmative—Ihe President, Mesere. Brown, Tait, Mab batt, O'Brien, Maybeo, Breaden, Woodward, Ring, ‘Wella, Hunt, Bouton, McGown, Wheelsn, Rogers, Crawford. O’Keofe, and MeCcnkey—18. Of Committee on Koads—To concur to confirm rades of streots and avenues oetw en Kichty-scoond and 1:21 streets and East and Northrivers Ad pted by the flowing vote? Affirmative—Tho Presivent, Moses, Brown, ‘Tat, Mab« batt, O'Brien, Maybeo, Brenden, Woodward, King, Wolle, Hurt, Bouter, McGown, Whoelan, Rogers, Crawford, - Keefe, and MeConkey—18, Of Committee on rire pegs nt—In favor of paying Southwark Engine Company $65 mount pait by. thom for raising their engine house one story. Adopted by the following vote:— Affirmative—The Prosidont. Mosers. Brown, Tait. Mabbats, O'Brien, Maybeo, Broaden, Woodward, Ring, Wells, Hunt Bouton, McGown, Whelan Rogers, Crawford, O'Kvsfe and * MeConkey—18. Of Committee on Salaries and Offi ing salary of clerk of Essex market following vote j—In favor of increas- 9730. Adopted by tha - Affirmative—The President, Messrs. Brown, Tait, Mabbate,’ o° Maybee, Breaden, ‘Ring, Wells Hunt, Bouton, Barker, Crawford, 0’Kcefe and MeConk¢y—16. Negasive—Assistant Aldermen Woodward and McGown—2, FROM BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Resolution—Allowing ten adcitional men to Engine Co. No. 21. Concurred in. Resclution—That the Comptroller advertise for a lot of ground for Engine Co No 40; and, when obtained, proposal » for the erection of a houe. ‘To Committee on Fire Depart» ment. Resolution—In favor of organizing Engine Co. No. 40, ang giving them an engine. Concurred in. Confirming awards cf contract for 1,000 locust oi! lamp A ga8; for painting ublic lamps; for Committ om Lamps and G Confirming estimates, for building sheds around Centra Market. Coucurred in by the following vote, viz :— Affirmative— t, Mesers. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, May Ring, Wells, Hunt. Bouton, MoGown, Whe rawtord, O’Keéfe, snd MeCon- key—I7. In favor of the opening of Fourth avenue, from Thirt eighth street to north line of 135th street, to take place forth: with. Concurred in by the following vote, viz.:— Affirmative—The Presiient, Messrs, Brown, Tait, Mabbate, O'Brien, Mayboe, Bre: Ring, , Hunt, Bouton, MeGown, Wheelai, Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe and MeCon: ‘oy—I7. lonfirming award of contract for plumbing Seventeenth ward station house, and appropriating $700 theretur. Con» ourred in by the following vote, — Affirmative—Tho Presiden: frown, Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, Maybee, Breadon, Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, McGown, Whelan, Rogers, Urawtord, O'Keefe, aud MoCon= key—17. tyeghtnate Hose Ci No. 32, and atin, eighth streot for Hose Carriage No. 32, and appropriat $1,508 therefor. concurred in by the following vote vis mo Asirmative—the President, Messrs, Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, O’Brien, Maybee, Breaden, ‘Ring, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, MoGown, Whelan, Rogers, ‘Crawford, O’Keofe, and MoCon- ey—I7. onfirming award of contract for furnishiag the United States Court room in the new Court Hous appropriate ing $085 therefor. Coycurred in by the foll vote, via = Affirmative—The Prtnident, Messrs. Brown, Tait, Mabbatt, , Broaden, King, Wells, Hunt, Bouton, Mc~ , Rogers, Crawford, O'Keefe and’ Mc- at Thirty-ninth street, between Fifth and Sixth avenues, be lighted with gas, ne din. Resolution—That sidewa! street to the Bowery, Resolution—For play ecifleations for tior Court rooms for new Board of Councilmen. lution——To light Second District Police Court with gas. Concourred in. Resolution—That sidewalk around the park at Five Pointe re Concurred in. rard of contract for building a house on Fors ion—That crosswalk at the northwest corner of Leo ind Elm streets bi d. Conecurred in. Resolution—That Fifty-second street, between Seventh and Riguth avenues, be repaired. | Conearréd in. olution—That pavement in Cortlandt alley, trom White to Canal street. be repaired Concurred in. Hesolution—That West Twenty-ninth street, betwoon Sixth and Seventh avenues, be lighted with gas. Coneurred in, Resolution—To adyertise fur;proposalfor repairin :jfrank- lin Market, Concurred in. Resolution—That two gas lamps be placed in front of the Catholic church, in West Twenty fifth street, betwoen Bighth and Ninth avenues. Concurred in. Jution—That Second aveuue, from Twenty-first to For- tleth street, be lighted with gas. Concurred in. Resolution—That Fire Engine Co. No. 17 be authorized to do duty in their usual districts, (Nos. six and seven.) Con- curred in. ($10.) for repairing hi Ordering bill of Jeremiah Sullivan, cart broken while in use by police. ‘to Committee on Ke, and Supplies, ution—That Columbia street, from Grand to Secong street, and avenue D, from Second to Tenth street, b» repair- ed with similar pavement to thati» Bowery, between Walkex recta. a be Inid in Eleventh avenue, bos tweon Forty-fourth and Forty-cighth streets. To Commit too on Lamps and Gas. ces organizing fe Resolutio “hie Meurd then Rajeurmod to 3 atte ¢ Board then a t erelock, “From the minutese, T usuay Afternoon at @ CT. MeCLENACHAN, Clerk. A Remarkable Oversight.—Bunn, the Poet, . dramatist, ¢x-mi F, itinerant lecturer, aud wholessie vender of stele joes, in his work om Amerion singularl mi enough omits all mention of KNOX’S superb hat ostablish- ment, in ‘the Prescott ‘House, fon the corner of Broadway Resolution—That gas wi aud Sp; ect, where, in addition to his display of match- Jers hat ne of the finest assortments of furs ever collect- ed toget to excite the admiration of the ladies. Thisig great Alfred. — Furs and Fashtonables.—The Fashionable community, who love comfort ae mu are Already patroulsing Kno Iy, for it_ isan ertabliuhed fact, embrace? srticies of every style and quality, ‘his exeeedir gly heap, Remember this, ‘li KNOX’S, 128 Fulton street, Ladies’ Fancy Furs!—Immense Arrivals Europ steamers Arctic ithe eggeon fe ta yd, the subs iver fond ~ inte falrly coffmencod, the subscriber jencure in in~ viting the Ce nation ott most oontly, and ROW varied collection of this elegant jele of attire over in one establishracnt on this continent, all of the latest a nd mi jactured expt for New York ety retail tra ia interesting assemblage of seasonablo an 46, ‘isherusee onpe, or closk of fur, forming of itself a oe outer costume,) may be doser- vedly partioularised. oan be obtained in imporial Rus- Han sable at a cost of from $300 to $1,000 (almost equalling in a) the Russisn,) at from $200 to Ayres chinchilla,” from $125 to $29; {i white ine; from $00 to $100; in excellent’ Canadian sabi $0 $120; in Grecian stone martin, from $70 to $140; martin, from $4) to $100; in French sable, froin 89) j; i Russian miok martin, trom $60 to $100, aud othor fash~ le furs of frat clase quality at equally moderato prices, ies will please bear in mind that no furs of au inferior BE seoond rate doveription aro offerod for sale at thie ootab it; every clo is manufactured of primo, wall deasoned skins, be tod. Im ffs, auntlcte, very fine Hudson “g! d_ intrinsis ‘om in te ) and warranted to armlote, ti; ed ole! ‘aantills, shawl, and fur omporium, 361 Broadway. All the Quacks are Down on Banta, they have good reason to be #0. Nobody aver, injured introduced hi reasonable to spe bandscme set of furs than to take cold and spen amount for cough candy snd similar stuff. atroot, corner of for your health. at 8 Cas coutor, you will find the bost protection Daguerrectypse—Lasge Size for a spice morocea ease, lined with vel- r made for fifty conte, and ware cost two dollars claewhere. Re- Broadway, opposite the Metropolitan member Hotel. Self-Imprevement, or How to act and rightfully direct the phronological faculties, is Mr. Fowler's theme at Knickerbocker Hall, corner of Eighth avenue an Twonty third street, this evening, at 74 o’olook. Free. 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