The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1853, Page 4

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NGNOR BLITZ. -Sruvvesanr Ixstrrvwe, 69 Brosdway A sD®¥Y Be Lt 7 Ex Minecion OF THE S SA ee ere meee SW YORK HERALD. |; was wel OD? posiog hy! Exce ¢, Mofor Oak. | ley, t \ aupual report of th sotors of the Erg { Company bas been as, but we aay ymit its publication vijay. Teex- earviags ad, ia the Year endttwz on the Ist ult., to hare been $4,318,962, and Ure ex- 3 during the same period. Mr. Jonas Chickeric "6 tinoforte | manufuctuser, divd su f apople ss, ia Boston, on Thursday right When fimt attscée® he was at the boore of a friend, but was imme Mately coaveyed to his residence, where ho Mogered @¥y about half an hour. By telegraph we have slespatebes relaticg t veral maritime, disasters, and various other matters to which the attention ef the reateris directed fur tiewase of Fry vs. Ben- nett was closed yesterday and the summing up w commenoeon Mondey next, te which time the is postpe nother page for a contiauation tof the pr Donrt. In the cave of the Canada Sank frand, the evidence L White. of Buifds, was continned ye-ter: tuart. It exhibits a carious er etate «f the pabiie Jace Brown, of the Kings County Court of Oyer end tenced the four persons fourd guilty of a riot et Canarsie to be confined in miner, yesterdar POWELIUS CECT NATIONAL PANTING ror tHe *Gorrene MENT. MCW OPEN AT TIE NATIONAL ACADEMY ey Deeen, (63 Brosdwes. SOPK CHA PRL, 7¥ es’ PANTONCOPE. ondway, comer of TS® WORMS IN -MINIATURE=D 4 Wells for Evvepe. 4% HIT YORK WEPENY TERALD. Itic, Capt, Comstock, to-der, ‘or Liverpool neow for any édition of the ved ot the following pincer in Euro pe Los POOL—Jolet Banter, No. 3 Rarndise street, Coup me—Etvarie, Sandford & & Cornhill. iW Catherine stress ‘The Buropean: matic will close at half-part ten e’clock ‘this morning. The Wursty Hema will bo pebUshed at hall-past nine @elock this morning, Single copies, in wrappers, rix- pence. The News. It was inadvertently stated in yesterday's despatch, announcing the arrival‘of the Niagara at Halifax, that she reached there on Wedeesday night—it sheuld have read that she arrived at tea o'clock on Thursday morniog. She came into Boston about eleven o'clock last night, an@ ber mails will conse- quently be received here this afternoon, in time to enable us to spread before our readers to morrow morniog full details of the pregress of the Russo- Turkish war, together with suck other portions of the news as may be important. No further news has been reseived concerning the steamship Humboldt, ashore at Halifax, than that already published The steamships Star of the West and George Law are dae at this port today, with three millions in treasure, and the éetails of sixteen days’ later Culi- fornia and other intelligence from the Pacific side. We expect to publish the news brought by these vestels tomorrow. Neitker branch of Congress being in session we ave listle of special interest from Washington to- m our despatches that great fested concerning the formation tees of the House, and that all acrts of baxgaining is going on for the chie? posts of trust. The eustomary public receptions are to be re eumel at She White House next seck. Informativa has been ised ai the War Department that the Bodies of Capt. Gunnison and bis party, who were ma-sacred by tke Indians in New Mexic2, were so mutilated by the wolves that they could neither be removed nor buried. ‘The report of the Secretary of the Interior, con tsining zach valaab'e information relative to home afuirs, is given at length in another page. We have still on hand the reports of the Land and Pension Offices, the War and Navy Departments, and the supplementary report of the Indian Comaii sll of which we shall publish as sooa as convenient, A very fearfs! cullision occurred upou the New York and Erie Railroad, at a point between Bargen Cut and Boiliog Springs, on Thursday night, by which @ brakeman and several otner persoas were severely wounded, and from the consequences of which the same brakeman, Fetherton, died in the City Hospital yesterday morning. An emizrant | train from Jersey City, going west, was bebind time atthe place, and not being switched off the track, was | run into by an express coming east to the same dep*t. It will be seen from our reporter's description of the scene of ruin yecterday, that it is almost | miraculous that all tue persons exposed to the shock were not killed. Tbe loss of property is very heavy. Another of thove startling and otten fatal railroad | accidents, caused by recklessly driving vehicles | across the tracks immediately in front of ap- prosching trains, occurred near Herkimer yes'erday. | In this instance one of the norses was killed, the | wagon was completely demolished, and the driver | was picked up and carried ore huodved yards by the cow-catcher, without doing him any bodily in- jury. It is not probable that he will ever again place bimself in such a perilous position, however much others may disregard the lesson taught by his unfortunate mishap. Despatches from the interior of this State assert that Thursday night was the coldest that has been experienced this season. From Syracuse we leara that the canal was frozen over, and that uo boats were able to pass till lute crday afternoon. The boais are generally being laid up for the season, as it is improbable that navigation will remain open Many days longer. Via New Orleans we have advises from Havana to the 5th inst., by which we learn that the Now Cap- tain-Generel arrived there on the 21. There was no- thing new, if we except the indignation cansed joner, the-county jail for the following terms: - Obadiah Serith for one year; John F. Lloyd, nine months; George Higgins, six months; acd Jonn Creighton, *y days. The Board of Aldermen met last evening, and after si rade T¢ @ thoroughly free tar cre proper 4d, we should not demur to it; but while the principle of protection to home industry “till gperates, we cas hardly concitiate the udtulss! on of these metals free. while iron is to be pregected. At this moment vast suns of are being invested In the opening of copyer and zine mines; if any interesis require yrotection in their infancy itis these. Watches, also, which must still be considered objects of luxury, can afford to pay a daty. Wines, whick now produce nearly a million « yew of revenue, are proposed to be admit- free. We think this is a mistake, because we should like to seve the culture of the vine uttewpted in those portions of the country to which it is congenial; and, secondly, because the itaport of wines, being not only objects of luxwry but very question- able benefits in any shape, ought not to be en- couraged by privileges, We teke it for grant- ed that, as intemperance is exeecdingly rare in ailwine growing countries, the culture of vines here would not operate against the cause of temperance. Druskenness feeds on foreiga Jiquors ; shut them out, either by a heavy sp2- cifle duty, or, as a last resort, by an ad valorem duty of 100 per ceut, and half the work of the Maine law will be achieved. Some articles, which ought to have been included in tke free list, have been omitted by Mr. Guthrie. is sugar. The import; of sugar during the year ending 30th Jane, 1853, amounted te nearly fifteen millions of dollars, on which the State levied some tour and a half millions. Now if this tax. amounting to some eightcer cents per head on our population, were money emost among the Mr, Me¥lrath, of the firm of McElrath & Greeley, publishes, and printers, and editors of the New Yor'< Tribune, has freqnently sent a messenger, ‘myiting us to a consultation with him for the purpose of raising the price of the HeEnaLp ¢.nd Tribune at once to three cents per copy. he gentlemaa through whom this over- ture was made stated that McElrath did not cere whether any other paper advanced in price or not: he was prepared to take the step if the proprictor of the Hrratp would only consent to the proposed arrangement. McElrath further stated that the expense of publishing the Tribune had greatly increased, but that an additional charge of one cent per copy would increase the profits some $30.000 per annum, and of course increase the receipts of the Heratp toa far Jarger and more magnificent amount. Such is the offer seriously made tous on the part of our cotemporaries of the Tribune. Pahaps. if we were to do what they want, of our own accord, they would charge us with an endeavor to impose a levy of black mail on this honest community. Perhaps they would not raise the price if we did. No one can make a calcu'ation on the congregation of saints and socialists, spiritual rappers and infidels, specu- lJators and chiffoniers, philosophers and fools. that make up the staff of the New York Z'rijune. Certainly there is some foundation on which to place the proposition of Mr MeBlrath. The price of beef is up, the price of bread and butter is raised, breeches are advanced, as Marcy at Washington well knows, house rent is advancing, the wages of labor advancing. We have recently advanced the wages of almost every person in our establish- transacting a large amount of business adjourned | abolished, the relief would be sensibly felt by | went. It therefore would seem natural that in eptil Monday. An appropriat‘on of filty thousand €ollars, agreeable fe an act of the Legislature, was made for the benefit of the Juvenile Asylum, te be taken out of the tax levy of 1853. An effort was made by one of the righteous city fathers to reconsi- der the whole proecedings of Wednesday evesing in relation to the Broadway Railroad grant, but it was immedia’ely hushed. Several vetoes from his Hpnor the Mayor were expected to have been read, bat the board adjourned without acting upon them. A { great number of small bills presented by doctors, contractors, and others, were received and disposed of in the usuil manner. ‘The Board of Supervisors did not organize last evening, a quoram fot beiag present. We have in type but today are unable to make room for some twenty columns of very interesting reading of @ miscellaneous character, among which we will enumerate the following :—Letters from Washington, depicting the political foelisg in that city, particularly with regard to the President's Message and the course pucsued by the Cabinet ; Proceedings of a Great Meeting in Edinburg for the Vindication of Scottish Rights; Religions Professions and Views of some of the Editors and Proprietors of the Daily Papers of New York; Account of the Spirit Rapping Case at Cleveland ; Opinions of Va- rious Journals upon the New Financial Movement of the Administration—i. ¢. the Peddling of Docu ments; Lecture by Dr. Raphall oa the Sacred Poetry of the Hebrews, &c. If possible, we shallt 3 morrow have the pleasure of pub’ Gay. Whe reasury Report. Tt was with equal surprise and satisfaction that we perused Mr. Guthrie’s Report of the Treasa- ty. So able, so sensible and practical a docu- ment has not emanated from the department for many years. We have seen none like it since the days of that business-like, clear head- ed Secretary, Mr. Ingham. Neither Mr. Duane, whosvas nominated after the breaking up of Gen. Jackson’s first Cabinet. nor Mr. Woodbu- ry,a man of fair character and ability, ) whose earelessness contributed materially w facilitate defalcations; nor Mr. Ewing, whose high tariff notions were entirely incoosistent with a healthy state of trade. raised their own reputation, or benefited the country by their discharge of the duties of the department. Mr. Forward was a sensible. practical man, and for about a year the Treasury was ably | managed under his direction. Passing over the administration of John C. Spen- | cer, who was éransplanted from the Navy to the Treasury, we come to Robert J. W: | the bean ideal of a filibustero in finance: reports can only be compared to the manifes- toes of peace societies and communist commit- tees, and who never could descend from the sublime consideration of theories to the practi- cal study of facts and details. Meredith and Corwin were both Philadelphia lawyers, who, as everybody knows, are morally incepable of acquiring a decent knowledge of finance. Their reports were heavy, long-winded disquisitions in bebalf of a school of political economy which the whole world was abandoning, and which died out altogether in this country a short while before Corwin’s last plea in its favor saw the light. Mr. Guthrie had thus little to learn and little to fear from the reputation of his predecessors. Varions ace dents rendered his task unusually easy. He took possession of an overflowing treasury chest. A truce had succeeded the st between the two schools of patitical economists He took office av a free trader, and was sure that no formidable party would make war upon him for carrying out the free trade doctrines to a moderate extent. In fact, so far as the tariff is concerned, there was throughout theconntry. a gencral readiness to acquiesce in whatever modifications he should think fit to propose To these peculiar and unusual advantages, the Seoretary seems to have added another of at least equal value, a large quota of practical common sense. It was with these arguments in his favor that Mr. Guthrie undertook his firet report. among the passengers by the recall and deten ion of the Crescent City, after having re od pecmis- sion and gone out of the harbor on the evening of the 4th. The Merlin arrived at this port from Bermada yesterday afternoon, bringing files to the 50th of November, with Kingston (Jamaica) papers of the 10th of the same month. Oar previous advices from Jamaica were written upon the sams day, so that we bave nothing interesting from the West Indies by this mail. Some new Cases of yel’ow fever were reported at Bermnda, and the disease existed at Ham- ilton in 4 miider form, but had entirely disappeared from St. George's. A north east gale had been raging off the coast for five consecutive days—fr mn the 25th to the 30th of November—dving great du mage to the fruit and other crops. The new Ame rican clipper bark Olive Branch, from Baltimore to Ban Francisco, was completely wrecked upon the reei called Long Bar, to the westward, owiag to the se verity of the storm on Sunday, the 27th ult. Her cargo was saved. The Merlin was forced to lay to, and the paesengors have presented Captain Cronin with a complimentary address for his conduct upon the oceasion, A gov ervment contract for the supp'y of flour fora year had been taken at the rate of 1s8..6d., ster/ing, per bbl HH. B. M. steamer Devastation arrived from Hati ax ¢B the afternoon of the 24th al:, with Gov. Eliott op board. His Exceliency, in compasy with Com Hi meey, Of the D., landed at Spaniss Point, wider o from tre batteries from Ireland Islaxd. Ho Its first and most important feature is the proposal it contains to add a certain number of articles now dutiable to the free list of the eus- toms. As a general thing the selection has been judiciously made. -No one can object to the free admission of barks used for medicines or tanning, wood, flax and linseed. furs, indio linens, oils, hides and skins, sult, spices, and the coarser qualities of wool. These articles ought to have been on the free list long ago. The revenue they now produce is not worth preserving, though the duty imposed on them operates as a heavy tax onthe public Raw silk is cminently worthy of a place in the same category, for we produce none, or a0 little as not to merit a place among our raw produce ; while, on the other hand, we have mills and artisans enough to work cocoons into every quality of silk. There is no reason why we should not manufacture at least half the silk we use. On this point, froe- traders and protectioni(s will be alike agreed We presume that the printers did the editor of the Tribune injustice when they made him fay, yeaterduy morning, that h wished the duty on raw silk ineroased nor will there be any material controversy with respect to books and engravings. Knowledge ould ke ag frec a light. © other hand, we are at a loss to concvive the motive which the poorer clarses. Sugar should be declared free. Coal also, which constitutes an important item ia the expenditure of families in the North, should likewise be included in the list. It wowld require more space than we can afford, to-do full justice to this important item ofthe report. Let us pass on, at present, to its other features. Mr. Guthrie has discontinued the sceret inspectors of the Custom House. This is a step in the right direction, evincing manly courage on the part of the Sceretary, and an honest desire for reform. It has been long enough the practice to appoint newspaper editors and other politi- cal friends, styled, for form’s sake, secret in- spectorships. Such men as Mr. Briggs and others have long enjoyed these comfortable pensions, and we shouldn’t wonder if Isaiah Rynders turned out to be secret inspector of the Post Office. The abolition of this system of corrup- tion speaks well for Mr. Guthrie. The same remarks epply to his refusal to confirm the recent appointments of supernumerary officers of the revenue service. Mr. Guthrie’s provisions for the safe-keeping of the public moneys are worthy of all praise. A notable improvement in this branch, intro- éuced by him, is the rul> obliging al! collectors, that these accounts shall be setiled within the month after they are rendered, instead of standing open for three, six and nine months, as formerly. ‘This system will save the coun- try a great deal.ot money. The reforms about to be introduced into the syste.n of bookkeep- ing and registry in ihe Treasury depariment are also culeulated to render this bravek of the public service more eflicient. Credit is likewise due to him for the improvements he has established in the Auditor’s department, especially in that office to which the War de- pariment’s accounts are referred. Finally. for we must necessarily bo brief at present, it is creditable to Mr. Guthrie that he has drawn the attention of Congress to.the necessity of takiag measures for the maintenance of the public faith towards the Texan bondholders. On the whole, the report is eminently satis- fuetory, and will do the Secretary aud the country credit. In thus attempting to do it justice, we eannot refrain from inqairing how the author of such a document could possibly be also the writer of the letter to Judge Bron- son; or, to come closer to the point. how can it be that a man having mind enorgh to deaw up such a report as this, could have £0 little nerve as to be unable to prevent a contemptible spoils politician like Marey leading him by the nose, and holding him up for so many weeks to the odium of the people? OrGanizations TO ApoLisit Anistocracy AND Monancuy i Enaraxn.—We learn that ex- President Tyler and Mrs. Tyler are now in this city, by which we are reminded of the letter of that lady in reply to the missive of the Duchess of Sutherland and the other notabilities of the feminine gender, who assembled at Stafford House to hurl a firebrand into our midst. We well remetnber the effect of Mrs. Tyler's let- ter in England and all oyer Europe, for we were there at the time. Itwas trauslated into a half dozen of Janguages, and it produced the most powerful influence in favor of democracy and democratic institutions, and against oligarchy. monarchy, aod despotism of every kind. But this letter. however good, is not enough. To be ultimately successfal, it mast be followed up by organizations not only of men, bat of lavies also— organizations to abolish monarchy and aristocracy in England, and to elevate the people, both men and women, from their debased condition to the rank and stand- ing of freemen. Let ladies’ associations be therefore started at once, lady of the ex-Pre-ident is in town, let her he chosen first President of ihe first of these societies. Let but a beginning be made, and these organizations will extend all over the land. The firet thing to be considered at the first meeting, is a thorough and complete amendment of the British constitution, so as to abolish térever all titles, Lereditary nobility, avd the law of primogeniture—to get rid of all thrones and crowns, and coronets and gar- the great advances of prices in everything, brought up by the influx of gold from Califor- nia, and the disturbance of the old measure ot value, we should advance the price ot the Hz- RaLp, and that other newspapers should do the same thing. But we would not think of doing such an act—of imposing such a levy of black mail—without their concnrrence,secured before- hand. We also think it is right and proper that all the newspaper carriers and agents, and others, whe live on the distribution of the Hx- Rap, to the number of nearly 60,000 copies daily, and about the same number of the Weekly and Sunday per week, should ascertain from their various purchasers and subscribers what they think of the matter. If, out of the whole of the vast number who take the Henratp, three-fourths did not object to the raising of the price, certainly we should have no objection. We should like very well to punish the abolitionists by doubling the price of the Tridune, if it could be done; for the abolition supporters of that journal are narrow-minded, stingy, mean individuals. and to take a cent per day out of their pockets would have the effect of modifying their abo- litionism. Our subscribers, on the contrary, likeral, industrious, and pious, too, (as far as is ching most of tris | Gisbursing egents, &c,, to render their acconnts | 2¢ecssary in these times). and possessing every aiaiter, in addition to all the important news of the | monthly inetead of quarierly ; and ordering | 8004 and manly quality found in the American character, would cheerfully pay four cents for the Henarp, if we desired it. But we hay» bowels of compassion. aud would not think of doing it unless they give their vote. It isa vote that makes the President; and it is only a vote that can advanee the price of the RALD, Vingiwia Carvatry acamst tun Sroor PIG Mo xv mn Wasnineroy.—For many months the Richmond Enquirer haz presented nothing in its columns but an arid waste of newspaper twaddle and violent denunciation sometimes particularly personal, against the editor of the New Yorx Heratp. We have at last found one green’spot in Its correspond- ence from Washington, and here it is:— Wasntxerox, Des. 6 1853. Colonel Jobn A. Parker, of Virsirta, is keown to most of Your 7eadess ny w politictnn of abi ity anc as ua honorable is, mod has alway bea, wxoand democ-at, a lbrevian of the Houseof and har spreventacires for the laet two sears Tats ojlics ix within the gilt of the Clerk of the To-Cay Me. Paskor was removed crney, The canes axtgned i the absence of Me. P. Wahirg'on from to thas during the stinner ‘eces of Congress, shen there is nothing te co: and a 74600 would be & pood one, If it waew worth way - birg, for Vue removal of Forney himself, whe was bia- fel" dat Little bere, Vnia is aot tue coal cause of removal; itis only a pretence, Tae maj rity of the Virginia dele- gation would pot vote for Horney fur C erk, and M-. Parker woole nut be made che io] to advoratw the re-electioa of the “stool pigeon”? candidate, and henes the removal, It is to revenge himself on the Virginia d:tesation that Forney has strack off Parker’ heal, Propaoly he may yet regret the cravification of his malice. Tae Librarian has ro copnectton with tha clersehip, and there fs no reason why he should be appo'mted by to Clark, A move- Gent is row ch foot to wake tae vllies elective, and to rectors Mc. Parker to bis place by vote of the Housa, Tote should be dene. Ite point of honor with the Vir siviara und Zouthern democrats Who refused to vote fur Forpey—the jastufication or con: emuation of their course is involved in the decision. ‘There can bo no * the action of the House it will be glad todo jus Such section will be # deeper brand upoa tha infamy of Formey. So it seems that Virginian chivalry, with two or three exceptions, refuses ty be enlisted among the stool-pigeon democrats at Washington in supporting the present administration. There is yetrome hope of the “Old Dominion,” in favor of the hover, the honesty, and integrity of its political conduct. We mean to keep this matter before the moral people of the United States. We mean to publish on the first day of every calendar month till the next congressional elections, the stool- Pigeon letter of Forney, together with the names of all those members of the House of Representatives who voted the writer into the clerkship in the face of suck an infamous docu- ent, Miss Davenport as “Ca miila,”’ Mise Davenport, who has been playing at (ue Boadway Lentre dering the last two weeks, took a benefit last evening, when # play, adapted from the French, and eali- Brondway Theat. and as the | ed “Comille,”” was produced, Tae hsase was well filled. ‘The play was moeesstul, and though the plt i ut, 6 morel act aleays in recordance with the rales ha’ goveru Englich tovlaty, yet the siruations are effrc- tive, sud the piece, as a whole, rather interesting. Tas followk: g fs w cheteh of the plot:—Camille Gautier, (Mist Davenp rt.) ive young woman of sur passing beauty, but her pereats, or one of them, haviog eommitied a plight ecceviricity, which sent him to the galleys, shy ond is Cebsrred from marrying the man to whom the 4 betrothed, becanse Tile family will not receive Wer, She therefore resolves to be ro- venged on the sex, and plangen {nto the wildest divsip: tera, and sneh ridiculous baubles—to estab. | toa Mirting with everybody, aud jiltiag everyboly. Sho lich tenant right, univerral suffrage, vote by ballot, and, in a word, to create a revolution which will enable the people to make laws to govern themselves, instead of boing governed as now by princes and petticoats, and lords, “whom a breath can make, as a breath has made.”’ This is the abolition that we go for, and we trast the ladies of Ameriea will ec me for- ward ond aid in so great and glorious a work. Jonn Mrrewen’s Parer.—It will he sean, | hy reference to another column, that Joba Mitchel announced last night that in eoojune- tion with Mr. T.F. Meagher, he will isene the first number of a weekly newspaper on the 31st of this month, and will publish the provpectua on Monday next. The announcement of this new organ, like a Triton among the minnows, rides, rhe drives, che polkea, rhe yzo+s to the opera, aha sups at Tortosi’s, she games she gets in deb sho bercows money snd never pays it. This is the state of things during the first ect. Camidy has also the seein of consnmpiloa, which fact, though aanoying, makes no sort of difference in her habits, She haa two particular suitors, the Count de Narville, (Lauergan) and Araiand Duval, (Conway). The first is rich, the latter poor. She fale in Jove with Armand, and hy his advice gov into the country to restore ber health, While bere she is visited by Armand’s father, and in order to please him, and | to reoure the happiness of his daughter, who is be trotled $o 5 man whose family will not sanction his mar- | ritge to hor unless ber brother breaks «ff with Camtile, She (Can ile) jilts ber lover, and accepta the suit of the Count. The eason of this te kept sveret from Armand, who fancies that Camille has deserted him on acsouat of bis pover y. ‘They scoldentally meet ia ® ball rom, whem he dencnoces her to the persons assembled; this b log ow the orieia of ber disease, and shecies, Armand ficés ont the trae reasen which caused her to leave him, will produce a terrible sensation among the lish newspapers in this couotry, Its appear suce will work » vew era in journalism to the United States, when it is teo late, as {8 always the case in French plays. Trove ere seme other parte written tato this plot brat they have po cireot communication with it. From these elight materials » play hae been constructed, which oceupied the attention of an audience during three hours anda half. The plotis not a vataral one, The play does not evew jike reality—it de" pot “hold the iirPor ep to metars;? aad to sa analytical mind, aecustoced to trace events to causes, it evems highly improbable, Toe Arst two acts are heavy, aud ii vould be better to have them co fensea into one. The effective ending of the second aot fe the rst sign of vigor intbe play. In the thiri act, Camule has a flas revue with the fether of A mard, The ball room scens, iv the fourth act, is also good, Miss Davenport's acting in Ca- mille was highly credi able. She was not qaive light enough in the drst scene, but » the climax of the second act she displayed more power, and was called ont at tts conclusion, Ske played the third ast very well, apd her rencering of the ballroom sceue was ony of the finest things we have seen ia many aday, Ths eath scene was natural aniafec'ing, Miss Davenport: in this part of her perfo:manes, seemed to have resized the idea that m acting the perfection of art is the partec- tior of nature. She was called out at the end of the fourth act and at the conclusion of the play. Mr. Coa way deserves credit for the capital manner in which he played Armand, His denunciation of Gamile, at the ead of the fourth act, was a powerful piece cf acting, and created quite w refreshing episode of enthusiaem. We have lately had occasion to censure several of the Broad- way com pany, and now we are very glad to be able to say that every part in this piece was well ployed, AU the ladies und gentlemen seemed to pay great attention to their buriness, and to spare no efforta to mate the play goof smoothly. Mrs, Vernon as Madame Babillard, Mis Gougenbeim as Helene Mrs Fisk as Ninetie, Mra. Nagia as Michatte, M-. Davidge as Frivolle, Mr. Lanorgan as De Narville, dir, Howsrd as M. Duval, and Mr. Sant ford as Gustave, were sll perfect in the text, and ail played thelr several characters with spirit and effect Mra, Vernon’s Mad. Bibillard was a gem. We have never before seen @ piece with so much talk in it go off so well. It is announced to be played again this, Raturday, evening, when Miss Davenport makes lier last appearance in New Yorkgor the present The Itatian Opera. Wo are glad to see that a taste for Italian Opera is por- vading all ciasats in New York, The ‘Frophete” has been 60 well patronised, that Max Maretsek bas been induced to renew the season and the house is nightly filled. The last great work of Meyerbeer is not to be appreciated at first hearing. To all lovers of music, and to those who wish to learn the true character of Moyerbeer’s genius, we would say, go twice, three times, to hear it, and do not rest satisfied until yott are fully convinced you unde stand i: It is performed at Niblo’s in a manner worthy of its character. John Mitchel. Last evening at 6 o’clock a deputation from the Joha Mitchel club, eonsis‘ing of Fraacia A. Jackson, Richard J. Lalor, John C, Byrce, W. Welsh, Wm. E, Lalor, Charles 4. Jackson, and John C. Foley, waited upom the distin- gvished exile at his residence, in Brooklyn, for the pur- pose of presenting him with an address, beautifully printed on gieen satin, aud surmounted by a golden harp, wreathed with ehamrock. The President, Mr. Francis A. Jackson, after some complimentary remarks to Mr. Mitchel, then read the address and presented it to Mr. Mitchel. The following is a copy:— THE MITCHEL CLUB TO JOHN MITCHEL. Tr1vsrri0us Sik :—La the name common country, and of humanity. ond of the Loly cause to which you have reaniaa resurrection, we welcome you to this li‘e-inspiriag in an excess of gratitu’e to Providence for this mor timely gift to Irish'ropublicans, as well as the worker te liserty all over the world. we must be pardoned if failing, ‘do, to ‘ou in words expressive ot the intensity of mingle Ke of hope, and joy, and honest pride which cur hearts are an'mated on. beholding you » freem:n in frecd¢om’s home, protected by her flag and folded ip her arms ! Iseloved Chief !—It is neodlosa to refor to your brilliant cars er—to the “course whieh you have opened” —to the caase you perronity—to the disintorestednesa avd consistency. jour motives and decds--to your matchless daring and de- fiance of “mock law?—to the noble hersiam of sul which you displayed (when believing that a sacrifige was nedessary); ou practised whet you preached, and immolated yourselt? @ ig tlid with the imperishable fame 0 an who first upli'ted the flag splaehed with the sacrod od of Tone, of Fitzgerald, and of kumuat! which shed s purity and lustre around that republican standard infinitely Waneverding, in the cyes of humanity, all the emblazoned age of titled sertdom. eet feel! woich classic literatarg receit glory. verily cid you em, os wll ins with all the pride, and digaity, lent Roman, “‘dundrods wiil oarry and defiant eoorn of au ani out my euterprise!”” on this lisllowed soil, imparts ise t thought, over many seas, wo rit we followed you through all We witacssed the outburst of Po, and your chivairic repudiation. in tae sis,” of all nots tending towards “‘oontrition” for your patriotiscs, or “supplication ‘or royal elemsmency.”? cenw, vituraptiroos and excessiverjoy, a gallant bark— seemingly conseions prectous eh ing ecroes tte bine wavesot the Pi security to the land of Washington. Your advent sttois time, proud exile to the shores of the ¢reat republic—wl en Cexpotism is divided against itself—is 5 beth an emen of dest) uction to tyranny, ands symbol of de- liverance to thn oppressed. ry whilst olsimmng you as our polar stat, confess your good guidance, plod; Fincerity apd unabated 1 v- future welfa'e and hsppiness, and thas of Your wert 'y spence (“in whose hoartth kid tiand of Heaven, has kindled a zen‘le heroism,”) and amiable family, ac nowledsing our rratiinds to the gallant “rebel” who3d restored you to us, and broathiag a irom th, tyraut's chains of ble spirits whom you have let behind, ~permic us, into weleome you to liberty! Welo’m: to your exiles im this “refoce of the oppressed: wolt nae t> your place at thy head of its ranke to the inovi soeptred tyranny: of buy an ire ee ing Our coufidence exprossing our ftbe prouscclumn now m:rehalling table struzgie of demveeacy with Welcome, standard-bearer uf the in to the shrine of your osom of the mighty aursia “orad ¢ of God's The gentlemen who constitute this club are all youag. Mz. Bircuxt responded to the foliowing effect. H» anid: Feo would regard the addresn and the remarks by which it prefaced slmost as adulation, {rere Jt mot thas =a felt no Personal homage, but shat the only desired to show the intensity of their heweed of their ty h was ‘tho devil's empire He was norry to iy here as well as in the old country among the leaeere in the irish movement of 1813. Not only dit suca Jealousy and rivalry exist among individuals; it oxisted, no ‘was surry to may, Cay cluts awd scceties, ia rofer cee to other clubs and societies, all of whish hi nt ene common object ‘The rivalry he woul , that which existed between bimselfand Me M3: foe which would receive most honor, but which id make most racriiices, So far from either being joslousof heariag the cther praired, that was ‘what each desired most, if ho eould do anything towards removin that, vnheppy epicit, he would’ think all” his. lal cmpleyed for ope year, Till a better feeling oxisted amo: Trisbnien in thie countty, he did uot seo that way + tas} could be done for frelazd, But. only lott aud banded together as brothore, and he vorily in this yery soil they could effect a revolution land. Be was about Wellannonm ce ft toa bor wel! that in theie native to embark in a project, and be migh: am Mitel 11 C ub ai other wy, He intended to publish a weekly paper, d suse of Isieh freedom. The first nvmber publish he lartdsy of this month, avd the prot Ne would on Menday next His friend Mr. Meagher was embark: him in the enterprise. ‘They had ne fi bamo, but they would mest tomorrow sad do on. cluded by thanking the deputation, which then withdrew. Notwithetanding the positive manner in which it has been stated that Mr. Mitchel agreed to accept # public procersion through the streets from certain civis socie- tie», he informed ua lst evening that he will not do so, ard that he has sent a message to those sdoleties to that fect. He bas no taate for such exhibitions; anc he never consented to take any part in the projected prove. a fee ofthe 19th. Itis ila mistake or misrepresents mn. | A grand dinner fs to ba given to Mr. Mitchel on the 39th Inst fn this city. Bencfit to be given by M. Jullien to the ‘Widows and Orphans of the New York Fire Department. The following correspondence between M. Jullien and the New York Fire Department, will be resd with plsas. ure, and reflects great credit on M. Juliien:— Puntavgurma, Dee. 2, 1853. Cnariss St, Jonx, Faq. My D-ar Sir:—la answer to your bind letter, we beg to ioform you that M. J the disposal of the Commitee of the Fund of the New York Fire Department for the Benefit of Widows and Or shane, to give a concart on Saturday next, Dec 17, the entire receipts of whicn will he given tothe charity, We are, dear sir, yours, most faithfully, ‘A. CHAPPELL and J. JOY. Grvniemex—With much pleasure permitmwe tohand you & rcmmucication I bave jart recetwed from Messrs, Jullien Chan;ell and Joy, kindly offsring you a benadt for the wilows and orphans ot deceased fromen, the entire procerda of which tw be devoted to that purpoxe; and Jet me edd, that I hope this generous offer on ths part of there gentiemen will be responded to in a general tornout of the noble bend of firemen with their frisnte. entiments of true regard, believa me, gentienen, your obedient servant, OHARLES ST JOHN. Naw York, Dee. 8, 1853 Cras, St Joun, Feq —Dear Sir—Your kind favor of the bth inet, wat duly ree-tved by us, enclosing the munif- cent «flor of M. Jultien, by the communtestion of Mears. A Chappell and J. Joy. Ua bobalf of ourselves aad na- RociA’ @4, Ee Kecept thelr nob’ er, and please prevent them, a8 aleo oar bas! wishes for thele success in actag our noble iostitation. You will pleac® nseept our thanks for your disinterested ferviors on bebalf of the Fire Department, which we ove the pleasure to reprarent, We remain, yours A respectfully, PRY! Committes. Tux Curnenr Ovenations OF Tas TaRAsvuy Dmasiwent On the 7th of December teers were of treseury warraats entered oa the book: of the depart- ment: For the redemption of atookn,...... $19,343 69 For \rensury Department, exclusive of stocks, 116.0 758 For the eustoms ..+.4+ 8734 00 Covered fate the Ti 143,164 19 tw the Tressury from miso Obituary, MARIA-DA-GLORIA, QUESN OF PORTUGAI The last steamer briogs the intelligence of the of the Queena of Portugal Dowwa Manta IL, ip the thirty-Aftho> searof her age. Tais lly was of the royal hoase of Braganva, ard daughter of the late Emperor of Brasil, Don Pedro 1, by his firet consort, the Archduehess Leos polden, (f Austria, She was born a; Rio Janetro, Apriz 4, 1819, audon the death of ber grandfather, Joha VI, sho was designated successor tothe crown of Portugal, by- virtue of the act of renauef stion executed by Doa Podro,. one of the provisions of whigh was, that, upon coming of* aga rhe should marry her father’s brother, Ron Miguel, whom it was desired, as a dangerous competitor for thes throne, to satis’y by such an arrangement, Another con- dition was, that she and her future husband shoald ac~ knowlegge the new constitution of Portugal. When Dom *Mguel had accepted of this arrangement, ba: +worn to. the constitution, been berthed to the child Donza Ma~ tia, and received the regescy, the young Queer left Brazil, im 1828, whea she was nine years of age, to sail for Europe. Meanwhile Don Miguel had, June 40, 1828, declared himseif absolute King of Porta+ tal and forbate the Queen to land. She was now com~ pelled to goto England, where she was received by tho Court of St. James as the lawful Qasen of Portugal, but found no actual support, the Britiéh ministry at that time, (urder Gorge the Fourth,) secretly favoring the usurper Mignel In 1829 she returned to Beazll, with Amelia of Lauchtanberg, her subsequent stepmo:her, and resided there uatil 1831, waen her father found bimsel” compelled to resign the crown of Brazil to his sen, Pedro the Second. She then re-ided io Paris, whole ber father waged war with his brother Miguel for her rights im Portugal. After the taking of Li-boo, im September, 1802, by the troops wf Don Pedro, she made her entry iato that city. Op the 26th of Mey, 1834, Miguel renouaosd hie claims, and retired to [taty, where he recalled htt renun- ciation, and was ackno #led by he Popa as King of Portu- gal. Pedro now administerad the goverament as regen: and! guardinn of his caughter His power, however, was soon exhausted; and when, on the 18th of Septem, ber, 1834, he announced to the Cortes, or roprasenta~ tives of the people, that he was nolonger able to cxmduck the govercment, that assembly Cclared the Queen of full age, by which means the intrigues of the compstitors for the regency were dofeated. Donna Maria now occupied herrelf with thoughts of marriage. Her choice fell upoa Dake Charles Augustus Exgene Napcleon, of Laacotenberg, aon of Fogene Beau. hernais, and grandson of the Emp'ess Jo-ephine of France. This prince had already won her affections, and she was married to him by proxy on the Sth of No- vember, 1834, at Manich, Bavaris, and on thy 27th of January, 1835, in person, the Queen being thea ia her sixteenith year. Don Augustus, Prince of Portugal, as he was named, was made comwander-in-chief of the army; ard being'an amiable and promising young man, inherlt- ing the virtues of his distinguished father, he was likely to become popular, when he died suddenly on the 28th. of Mareb, 1855. ‘The Queen was married the second time, on th: 9th of April, 3836, to Duke Ferdinand, son of Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg Kchary, and a near relative of Prince Albert and Queen Victoria of England, This Prince, who, upon the birth of a crowa prince, was named King of Portugal, was born Ostaber 20, 1818, and is tow invested with the powers of monarchy, uati? his oldest son, (Pedro,) born in September, 1837, becomes cfsge. Ferdinand has had seven children by the Queen, besides the infant who died with its mother, i Ip the course of the next ten years after the wecong marrisge of the queen, the corruptions of the govern- ment, which had fallen into the hands of the Cabrals, the suppression of the Jiberty of the press, and the in- crease of taxes, irritated a large portion of the nation, In the month of May, 1846, » civil war broke out in one of the provinces, and in s few weeks several district Were in armas aginst the Cabral ministry. The brothers. resigned and retired from the kingdom. The Chamber of Deputies wan dissolved, and a grend cortes extraordi- Bary convoked, wh numter of concessions were mado- to the people. The Duke ce Palmells was salled to power, and he d office with Saldanha for four months, when his cabinet was succeded by a new ministry under Saldanha’o- premiersbip. Civtl war in the meantime continaed. The party opposed to the government of the Qacen gainet Severs] successes, apd it was apprehended that the Qaeem and King would have to leave Portugal, and week safety wero in Fogland. Jn turo, however, the popular defeated; and lost two regiments of troops by desertion, In the ensuing year, the mediation of the British govern. ment was offe'ed, and accepted by the Que-p, but dectiaed by the Jurtsiv opposition. The commander ct tha traps of the Jun’a prepared to #vacuate Opurio, off whieh povt Wax o British fleet Steamers beloagicg to the Junte were. permitied to enter and embark toeir troops. On the Bist of May, 1847 a corverte. three armed rts mss, and seve ral other vessela, contairing about #,(00 troops, isft the: pert, Oo ¢ oasing the bar they ware summoned to eur Tender to the British and a resistance would dave been ureless, thoy did co, witbout firiog atl x. Aw noon ae he was on board the British admiral’s ship, the commead- ing general the Conde das Antas, presaniad a protest to the Fritich admira , inthename of the Port azucae nation, agoinst thin act of bow ility, withoa: Ceclaratin of wa or any pretext for the same. By theve means however, resistance to the royal authority of Noun Varia was sup rereed. The Queer, in return for the services rendered ¥ Great Buitnic, afgned an agreom nt, exvladicg the Cabrals from pc wer, and this wax ail the opooueata of the court gained by the insurrection. As soon, however as quiet bad beew resiored, the Coude de Thomar the elder of the Cabrals, sgan became premier in the face of Greac Br tain, and continued a career of oppression anc corrap- tion until in 1861, the Dake do “aldahana earried out # mi- tary revolution, and recoustitated thegovernment Don- Da Maria yielded with a very bad grace to the n+ cessities. of her porition Her husband bad tera appointad com. ioander-in chief at the comrm n-ement of the outbreak, and actually edvarced agaicst Saldabana, but was forced Feed and solitary retreat to Lisson; his troop2: ried him on bis march. There have been but. few events of interest in the history of Portugal, or the life of the Queen ard her family duriog the last few years. Don- Maria was of rather feeble constitution, end lame in her early youth, but seems to have been for‘naate inher marrisge with « Cobarg prince, a iamily wich have been. remarkably Incky in their intermarrisges with the roya) faniilies of Enrope, anc most of the individual] members have been ble.sed wits vigcroun constitutions and incel- Jeotual powers. By the merriege of Prince Fepiiaand of this family with the Portuguese Quesa, the house of Bra- garza is somewhat proiovges in fis existencs, and may viene position for some years moze on the throne of* ortugsl. The first Kipg of Portugal of the house of Rragenza, was- Jobu lV. duke of what uane, who wad a descendant of psturel sn of King Jobn I, amd asceaded the tnrone in Dect mber, 1640, when the nation threw of the Spanish Yoke under whieh they bad been governed fur sixty years. The origin of the rcyal family of Portuge] ia ia the house of Burgundy. Count ‘Alpbonto, of that house was pro claim d Kiog o! Portugal in the year 1139. The most dis- tinguisl ed Kings of this line were Jobn II. and Emanuel,in gt » at tbe close of the fifteenth and the b+gioning sixteenth century, the great enterprises which pened the maritime way to Iadia, snd discorerad were fited ont and encouraged. The history of Portagal, from its connection with the dis:overy of this soatinel and the early maritime outerprise of its monarche at pode) are always ioteresting lo Americans, notwithstand- tg the relative decline of the monarchy among the pow: ere of Europe in our own times, City Intelligence. ANOTHER CHARITABLE —We pubdlishet a few days sizes, the will of the lamented Anson (. Paelps, bequeath- ing from hia ¢ over uxlf @ million «f dollars tur vari- our charitsble purpows, The late Ras ell H. Novias left the following legaci ‘To the New York Mi New ¥ digent Femslon Society for the Kelie Hail Orphan and Deeticute Children, Society fir the Kmpisy meat Total... ... 0. The will ia dared Devine, David H. Nevina, Towr send, ard executors, The entate of the Cecea:od at six hundred thousand «ul CoaranLe Baw.—The eighth avaual Coondrig Balt wil take place at Nibio’¢, on Wednesday, the 1ith instant. These bala are slwayn well attended, avd a:e couate- nanced by tome of our Most reapestable Ws ish citizens, Their net proceeds are paid to the treasury of the St, David's Benevolent ty; 0 society of many years” ntanding, aod weil conducted for the relief and assist+ ance of the Welab pocr of this city, who we are pleased to Jearn, are not very aueorous: but doubtinw> the fow- who do stard in peel, receive aid from their own conm- ‘rymen in @ quiet way in preference (o soliciting alme from the public authorities, MinwARy Exxcrox.—General George P. Morcis bavi yaeated the cfie of Brigadier General of the seeou brigade by his Ista resignation, an election was held on Tbvrrday evening, at the acmory, corver of iim anc White streets, (0 elect # successor to General Moria, Cul, Charles Yates acd cl, Ardrew Warner wers tbe cen- Cidates for the post, the formar of whom waa elected, On the tiret ballot there were cast for Yates five baliota, and four for Warner, Major Gon, Sandford then declared. Col. Vater elveted Run Oven on Tat Hopson River RaRoap —At 11 o' stools Thur. ‘ay ferrnoon tee freight team of the Uadsoa River Katiroad Cor pany comiog down, ran over a horse and wa gon belonging to Fawnel Gartoer. The horse was left ia charge of « boy, aad being frightone by tho trata as it approached ‘he horee broke away from the boy and rag into thee gine asiseame by, Tho horse wan fastantly killed, and the Wagon dashed to plocer, Fine —About half past one o'clock Friday morning the irow reiling manvfaacory of ox Sherdt Thom uf Carney, No, 29 Grand etreet, wae discovered to be on tre. Tas fra inigaced ib the baremeat, 04s es Communinted wits the Brae Bev he boiking. Oompiderabie dasnnge oe done by fire aad acer, 8, 1883; ead STs ‘rederiok Towasend, G serge the Rev Hepry W. Beil »wa, re nomioated ie aa‘ to be valued