The New York Herald Newspaper, December 14, 1853, Page 4

Sp aS a SEE EOD forward and have their clatms finally settled. Gen. | tion of a retreat at the dictation of Louis Na- PoP eon, and the danger and disgrace of encoun- te cing the whole of the European Powers by ) and and by sea. Either horn of the dilemma is NEW YORK HERALD, 44% BS GORDO BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, } WEDEE ¥. W. GERNED. GP FURNES AND MAAEAT OFS. | PERM® o0h in advance THe U4tLY HERALD 2 conte per per cnmum. Lis 4(iLoLY HERALD every y ae oe conte per onnum; the Bursyean Editon § RS oy mask for Bubscri; tons or with Adver- tisements to be post prid or the postage vill he <+lucted from he money remitiod VER TISEMENTS renewed every day. ame VTE... see ceee ce eeee eres NOs B46 vaddww os ‘AWUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. METROPOLITAN HALL—Jvxiren’s Ooxcent. BOWERY THEATEE, Do viow- Kowenr MACAIKE. 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Revoil, No. 17 Rue de Is Banque. » ‘Phe Beropean mails will eleva at half past ten Cook Vhis morning. ‘The Weaxty Hanatp will be published at halt-paet nine Welock to morrow morning. Single copies, in wreppers, stxpence. ‘The News. Qur-special and other despatches from the na- tional capital this moraing are laden wittea pyreat ‘wariety-of information of the most imterestiag char- peter. Perhaps that which will attract the greatest wtterition is the anecancement that a seriows difficul- ty bas occurred between Senator Gwin;of California, and Secretary Guthrie, which it is apprehended will reset in a duel. Intense excitement-existed in Washington last’ evening, owme to the fact that doth are gentlemen of tried metal, end that their friends, including, it is alleged, the President aad his Cabinet, hac thus far beea ansuceszsful in their endeavors to efect a reconciliation. The reports of the proceedings ir Congress ye- ‘erday, particelarly in the Senate, wil! doubtless be perused withthe liveliest emotions of gratification bythe generzlity of readere in all sections of the country Tke members of the Senate; it will be ob gerved, again gave unmistaksble expression to their disapprobetion of the course pursued by the admio- istration, espe sially in regard to its manner of ma king selections for posts of bigh trust, by the pas gage of a resolution providing thst the Assistaa' Becretary of the Treasury shall hereafter receive dis appointment from the President, and be con @rmed by the Senate. As the incumbent of this office, Mr. Peter G. Washingtony was appointed by and holds his place solely through Mr. Guthrie, Beerstary of the Treasury, this movement was of fouree intended and will be felt-e3 a direct blow at those functionaries. Should this momentous resolu- tion pass the House—and, judging from the revolu- tionary symptoms manifested in that body within the past few days, there is every provpect that it will—Mr. Guthrie, it is understood, will resign, and with his present chicf assistant retire to the shades of private life. The Senate adopted a bill providing that the Secretary of that body shall hereafter draw and dis- burse all moneys for the pay and mileage o/ its mem- bers. Notices were given of bills to establish private bonded warehouses, and to increase the salary of the District Judge of Massachusetts. Bills were in- troduced and referred to establish mail seamers be- tween. California and China,.via the Sindwich Islands; to reduce and graduat2 the price of public lands; to suppress the circulation of emali notes in | the District of Columbia, and. to re-imburse this city for the expense of supporting the First Regiment of New York Volunteers. ‘The members of the House of Representatives are evilently determined not to.do anything with rezard to the proposed railroad to the Pacific, until the re- por's of the various surveying parties have been laid before them. Two more resolutions, declaring it the duty of Congress to construct railroads through ter- Titories, in order to facilitate the transportation of mails and munitions of war, were yesterday defeated by majorities so large that it is probable the subje:t will not be again bronght up, except in a tangible form. When the surveyors’ statements come in, thus enabling members to select the most judictons route, the House will be ready for aztion upon this importint matter. Mr. Houston, the Chairman of the Committee of Ways and Means, is reported to have been disappointed in not being allowed a clerk. A motion to reconsider the vote on the resolution providing for the election of the Librarian was ta- bled. A memorial was received from Gov. Lane, contesting the eeat of Mr, Gallegos, the delegate from New Mexico. Col. Bissell cffered a joint resolution in the House, thanking the galiant Gen. Wool for his serrices at Buena Vista, and making provisim for a sword to be presented to him. Thus, it will be seea, the resy hero of one of the most desperately fought battles during the Mexican campaign is likely to be officially awarded the honort» which he is so justly entitle i. One of our correspondents writes that Mr. Wheeler, M. C. trom this city, together with the successful ri- val of the Union for the Senate's printing, were serenaded, the other evening, by a party of patriotic nation democrats. It is said that a resolution wil! Foon be introcuced into Congress approving the an- nexation of the Sandwich Islands, and affirming the necessity of acquiring Cuba. Despatches from the western part of this State announce that the weather continues mild, and both lake and canal navigation uniaterrapted. This is good news for those who are opposed to paying hizh prices for provisions, but it will not be relished by certain speculators who have packed their ware houses in anticipation that tre carals and lakes would he blocked by ice at an early period. Late advices from Texas infurm us that Gov. Bell had zesigned, the fndians «ere quiet, and the gene ral condition of affairs in that @tate was prosperous in the ext:eme, although it was estimated that the sugar crop would fall short nearly geven thousand Legsheada. A bill had been introduce) into the Legislature, snd was likely to beoome alm con Pelling the creditors of the State to speedily come | was to return to Spain this week. Campbell, Commissioner of the Boundary Survey, bad complete} the work with which he was entrusted. News from Havana to the Sth inst. states that Mr. Clayton, the United States Consul had been duly received by the Captain General. Geueral Canedo We leara that there was considerable activity in various articles o American produce in the Havana market; bat,’ jg usval, we bave nothing in the shap2 of political jy. telligence. The steamship Star of the West, with four’ han. dred passengers, and over a million and a half’ ,¢ gol. lars in California gold, reashed this port yes eraay. We elsewhere give several items of news bro" jhe by her, together with a very interesting let’ jer from one of our correspondents, in which he gives a daguerreotype view of affairs in New Grar ada, The railroad rioters at Erie are report 44 to have been quiet for the last few days; but a8 the railroad company yesterday commenced rebui’ ding one of their bridges and relaying their track, jt is probable the disaffected spirits will assemble ir — fyl) force to- day for the purpose of againtearimy - the work to pieces. A despatch from Pittsburg announces that the United States District Conrt was yesterday occupied with the Erie Railroad imj potion case,and that a decision may be expected day. We to-day publish the conclusie 4 of Mr. Sandford’s argument for the defence in ty , operatic case, and shall to-morrow insert the speet h of counsel for the plaintiff. The evidence was closed ye’ terday in the Canada bank fraud, before the Police’ Court,and reselted ‘in Justice Stuart ordering Jabe ; 1, White, of Buffalo, into custody, as a party com ened in the fraud with Van Aernam, Sawin, and others. White was ex- amined as a witness, but, # , the opinion of the Jus- tice, he testified incorree tly, and was, therefore, placed under arrest as ae defendant. The evidence and the Justice’s opinion’ wil be fonnd elsewhere. There was a very i teresting meeting of the American Geological Se siety held last eveaing, ay the New York Univer? ity, at which, among other bosiness transacted,Cs tain Walter M. Gibson made some valuable remar <s relating to the islaad of Crockatore, its hot $7 rings, &c., and gave an inter- esting account of the Qrang Koobees. The report is crowded out. The first of a cow se of anti-slavery lectares, under the auspices of the New York Anti-slavery Society, was delivered last’ evening at the Tabernacle, by the Hon. John P. H’ ile. For want of space, we are obliged to postp@ 1¢ the publication of this lectare to a future dey. Professor Hem ry Reed, of the University of Peun- sylvania, deliver ed the second lecture Jastevening, inthe large ch@ pel of the New York University, in aid of the cont ingent (charity) fund of the Protes- tant Episcopal Benefit Society. He’ took for his sub- ject “Englise Sacred Literatare and Tragic Poetry,” but spoke, & efore he concluded, a weil arranged critical ane lysis of the various stytes of writing, both in pros e and in verse, which have prevailed in any langey ge from the chronicle of the significant line which. forewarned Balshazzer of his fall to the Hebrew ¥ .elodies of Tom Moore, and the “ In Memo. riam” of Mr. Tennyson. The chepél was crowded. Rev. Pienry Giles delivered a lecture on the “Im- mortality of Shakspeare’s Genius,” in’ Brooklyn last night, but want of space compels us to omit a sketch of the reverend gentleman's remarks, as well as many other columns of local and general news which owe have in type and shall publish as soon as conye- uient. Napoleon UI, and the Future of Europe’ A clerical error made us say in our yester- day’s issue that the treaty between England and France, guaranteeing the Sultan against the attempts of Russia, was signed on the 11th instead of the 18th November. . The latter was, in fact. the day on which this important step was taken. A reference to the Englich journals will show that its details must. have transpired immediately afterwards, and that all the — of the great organs of British epinion e thenceforth bent towards inducing Prussia and Austria to enter into the compact. This most important event is the last fruit of the astute diplomacy of ‘Napoleon III. We all know that an alliance with Great Britain was the great aim of the elder Napoleon during his early career. He saw clearly enough that, to sneceed in his schemes of Continental aggran. dizement, he required if not the co-operation, at least the neutrality of England; and for many years he strove manfuily to secure: this advan- tage. He failed because the British aristocra- cy, whose interests were ina measure bound up with those of the reigning Continental dy- nasties. perseveringly thwarted his efforts; and, in spite of the support he obtained from the liberels of the day, he never could sueceed in meking a single step toward the conciliation of the rulers of the British.people. His ucphew has been more fortunate. It has long. been no- torious that even while the Times and the middle classes were railing at ‘M. Bonaparte” as a usurper and a tyrant, the nobility and the bulk of the political leaders were his firm friends. Personal intimacy, which had ripened | into esteem, had attached some out of the number to his cause: imperial civilities | had won over others; and a common avar- sion to democracy naturally cemented an | alliance commenced under these auspices. Many months ago. long before such a treaty ae that of 18th November was thought of, Louis Napoleon had secured a preponderating influ- | ence in the British cow Meanwhile, the newspaper press was spending a whole vocabu_ lary of abuse upon him. Relying upon this symptom of British hostility, the Czar thonght the time ripe for the execution of his cherished scheme against Turkey. and accordingly crossed the Pruth. In one word. be wes canght in a trap—a diplomatic trap. He fancied that the old jealousy between France and Eogland would prevent their co-operation; and now that he has fairly acted upon the delusion, he dis- covers bis mistake. Seizing the rumor of Rus- sian designe against the British possessions as a pretext—holding out the glittering bait of an entirely British route to the East, and workiog adroitly upon the popular sympathies in favor of Turkey, Napoleon has forced the English into the alliance he desires. and bas achieved a step which completely baffled hie uncle. The proposition of the new allies will be re- ceived with unmingled astonishment by Aus- tria and Prussia. Both Yovernments—both reigning dynasties—are strongly imbued with Russian tendencies. They may be said to be completely Russianized. But the masses among the subjeets of each are as thoroughly swayed in an opposite direction. Throughout Germany. Austria, Italy and Hungary, a revolutionary spirit is widely prevalent. If the governments refuse to join in the movement of the Western Powers, Louis Napoleon will soon eall forth the popular sentiment, and at the head of a democratic crusade will reduce the allies of Russia in Prussia and Austria toa mere hand- ful of nobles. Their union with France, on the other hand, would leave Rusia without an ally in Europe, and would be tantamount toa volun- tary resignation of their own despotic power. Napoleon has succeeded in placing the Czar in the moet critical position he has filled during the whole of his eventful life. We have seen how ingeniously he laid a plot to ensnare him, and bow rathly the Czar rushed into it. He hag now to choose between the utter humilia- pregnant with peril. We can neither see which he will choose, nor how, having made a selec- tion, he ean escape from the menecing dangers without ruin. In the rage of. the moment, find- ing himeelf outwitted, it is not unlikely that he may commit some very imprudent and indis- creet act, which would render his position still more precarious and critical. It is not impos- sible that ome of those domestic revolutions which have occurred at periodical intervals in the history of Russia, may intervene to solve the problem. Under circumstances not very simi- lar, a predecessor of Nicholas was murdered in his court. Some euch explosion of Russian fecling might now extricate the empire from its difficulties atthe sacrifice of its monarch. But | in such matters all is mystery. The clearest and most obvious inference from a review ofthe whole state of affaits in Europe is that Louis Napoleon—the parvenu emperor —the outcast—the spendthrift—who was the butt for the pleasant jests of the British press only a year since—has outwitted and out- generalled all the governments and aris- tocracies of Europe. Ue is their mas- ter. and they begin to feel it. With the pro- found skill of an old chess player, he has so dis- posed ihe pieces on the board, that it is hence- forth o forced game, and however conscious of the danger to themselves, the other Powers of Europe cannot now recede from or alter the position he has assigned. He holds the fate of Europe in-his bands. For our part, we confess that we look upon his progress with interest. Regarding him, to use his own terms, as a de mocratic emperor, we believe that a democratic empire. organized cut of the corrupt materials of European society, and managed and con- trolled by a man of high ‘talent and firm nerve, is the only possible road to a permanent Eu- ropean republic. The past history of Louis Napoleon is unsur- passed for marvellous incident, indomitable perseverance, and surprising success, even in the annals of romance. The future career of Napoleon ITI. bids fair to overshadow even the glory of his uncle. He has already achieved one practical victory which the latter was never able to gain: futurity lies open before him, and every sign prognosticates a measure of success still greater than that which filled the world’s mouth with ‘the name of Napoleon: Let him remember in'the day of his tri- umph that the greatest victories are no guar- antee against ultimate failure; while Eurepe is at bis fect, let him beware of a greater power than his. that of an awakened and enlightened people. ‘The Election of Bwinter to the United States Senate—The War Between Principles and the Spotls. EThe Senate of the United States has immor- talized itself in the election of its printer. The blow has struck the rotten hulk of the ad- ministration like a-red-hot shot between wind and water. Apart from the principles invelved, the election of Beverly Tucker is nothing more than a lucky individual speculation; but in connection with the broad and general question between nationsl principles and the free svil and secession spoils policy of the adminietra- tion, the moral force of the result is grand and imposing in the highest degree. It re-affirms the true issues which carried General Pierce into power; it denounces the rotten construc- tion which his orgen has officially given to the Baltimore platform; it is a solemn verdict against the spoils policy which he has adopted, and a significant warning of the consequences yet tocome. It vindicates the election of 1852, and broadly foreshadows the elvction of 1856. The Union, the Cabinet organ, virtually ad mits all this. It groans dreadfully ; but con- fesses that the shot was fired over Armstrong into the administretion. The democrats have a gross majority of come sixteen in the limited number of sixty-two members constituting the Senate. This pro portion is nearly equal to their clear ma- jority, exceeding seventy, in the House. Why, then, why this striking contrast in the action of the two bodies upon the same subjeet ? We think it is easy of solution. The members of the House are elected for two years. The chances of their re-election are liable to many vicis- situdes; and hence they become involved in the petty rivalries for the spoils of the administra- tion. Perhaps some foreign mission may turn up, some place in the Cabinet. or ia a burean, or custom house, or post office. or land office, or in something else, in the space of two or three years: and therefore, they keep an anchor to the windward. Hence, in the organization of the House the comparatite compactness of the democratic majority, though even there we have the unmistakeable symptoms of a rapid breaking up, and a reconstruction of the old materials upon a healthier basis than this coali- tion spoils Cabinet. But the Senate is differently constituted. Its members, elected by their State Logislatures, hold their places for six years. hus, two- thirds of the members of that body are already secure beyond the term of this administration. It is in the Senate, too. that we find, (exclusive of the Cabinet,) almost all the aspirants for the succession. Hence, while its tenure of ofice gives to ite members a large margin of indepen- dence, its position, in reference to the sueces- sion, is that of natural antagonism to the Cabi- net. In brief, while the small beer politiciuns of the House may be controlled by the spoils in hand. they of the Senate play the deeper game for the absolute possession of the government. In-this prevent case, the course pursued by Gen. Cass and Judge Douglas is ewhat be low the usual standard of senatorial ambition ; hut we fear they will discover it only when the tide has run out and left them high and dry; for we also apprehend that, upon a careful review, every succcesiul movement for the Presidency may be traced to some incipient combination in the Senate against the party in power. A memorable instance recurs to our mind, in the case of the first cleetion. in 1827, of General Duff Green, as Senate printer. That case is so strikingly analagous to this of Beverly Tucker that we can regard it in ne other light than as a prophetie warning of the seme consequences, becanee it is a trufem in philosophy that “like causes produce like effects,” John Quin- cy Adama was elected President by the House of Representatives, in February, 1825. and by a coalition between his friends and those of Me. Clay. The result excited the moat intense pat down, ‘even if his administration were as |- pure as the angels in Heaven;” though it was not quite as pure; and his meaning began to be visible to the naked eye, in the election of Duff Green as printer tothe Senate in ’27. On the lst of March, in that year, the vote ter prin- ter stood, 23 for Greea, 22 for Gales & Seaton, 2 scattering. At the next session, in Decem- ber following, the question having been raised that Green was not elected, in not having majority of all the votes cast, a resolution de- claring his election was passed, by 25 to 1; (nearly the same as this for Tucker, 26 to 17,) and from that day the downfall of Adams and hie administration was sealed. The whole vast chain of mighty events that have fol- lowed in our national history, from that day to this, may be traced to that act of the election of Duff Green as printer to the Senate in 1827. How striking this coincidence! How dis- tinctly it foreshadows the working out of the parallel to the end; and the final destruction of this imbecile, coalition, spoils administration, by a new national party, as fresh, vigorous and powerful asthat which carried Gen. Jackson into the Presidency, or that which voted Mar- tin Van Buren back again to the shades of pri- vate life. It was two years alter his election that Mr. Adams received his first deadly blow trom the Senate; but upon the very heels of his first message to Congress, a precisely simi- Jar blow is levelled at the administration of Gen. Pierce from the same quarter. This difference in time is due to the spirit of progress, which bas marked the interval be- tween 1827 and 1853. In ’27 there were no rail- roads, no telegraphs, and no independent press in the country. Communications between the people of different States were slow—there was little travelling, and public opinion was almost suf- focated by the party press. But in 1853 the extremities of the country communicate with the centre and with each other by lightning, and‘ railroads from twenty to forty miles an hour bave put our whole population in motion. Besides these advantages, the independent press of the country has come into the field, giving shape, consistency, and utterance to the opi- nions of the independent masses of the people ; so that almost instantly the acts of the govern- ment, in their true light, are submitted to the public judgment throughout the Union. The work of revolution will be proportionately fast. Can any one predict, at this rate, how much of the administration party will be left at the ex- piration of the present session of Congress? Thus much for the opening of the campaign by the Senate. The beginning, we repeat, fore- shadows the ending. The teachings of history seldom lead astray. The work thus begun will be followed up. Mr. Redfield may as well make up his mind to the alternative of an early evac- uation of the Custom House—others of the free soil coalitionizts appointed to important offieca, at home or abroad, if not yet confirmed. must inevitably share in the re-action. All this, however, is but the cleaning away the rubbish, preparatory to the more enlarged opcrations for 1856. We care noihing for the excuses or explany tions that may be made of this vote for printer, to soetbe the nerves of the Cabinct. It is a blow at the administration, tantamount to a declaration of war by & majority of the Senate. and the Senate is the great conservative balance of power standing between the administration and the country, between the House and the Cabinet. and between the North and the South. The doings of the House. and of the Cabinet and the President must abide by the. judgment of the Senate. Mr. Calhoun was right in this gen- eral view of the importance of the Senate, as the only reliable safeguard of the constitutional rights of the Soath. Hence his policy of main- taining at least an equilibrium of representa- tion between the two sections’in that body. And the preponderance which has been given to the North in the admission of California, should be neutralized, as soon as possible, by the ad- mission of another slaveholding State into the Union, We shall come to this issue very soon. In the meantime, this election of Senate priater tends strongly in the right direction. “ If such things are done in the green tree, what will be done in the dry?” Tue Famous Fry Case.—This extraordinary case has furnished a number of eurions cireum- stances, scenes, and incidents, and develop- ments and experiences that will furnish mate- rial for articles and comments for weeks here- after, on Italian opera, both on the stage and behind the scenes—the character of the wit- nesses, the parties to the suit, and the legal arguments on both sides, &e, &e., &e. One of the most amusing features in this case is the speech which Jordan, a famous country lawyer in thia State, has delivered in court before judge and jury and the assembled people. It probably contains the most extraordinary con- glomeration of terms of vituperation that ever yet appeared in any speech by a counsel in a court of justice. We have culled from it a bou- quet of choice flowers fur to-day, regretting that it is not in our power to give the whole of this beautiful piece of legal rhetoric till to- morrow’s nuinber, when we hope to gratify our readers with a rich treat. For the present the following * elegant extracts’ must suffice :— indignation among the friends of General Jack- son and Mr. Crawford; but there was no deci- sive act indicating any dangerous hostile alliance for two whole years, so quietly had the oppo- sition been arranging their plans, But, Col. Richard M. Jobneon had declared, immediately after the ¢lection of Adams, that he should be “The abuse showered upon Mr. Fry by this demon.” * Libelled everybody else in crea- tion” “Bitter and vindictive malice.” “ Ben- nett is notorious as this City Hall.” «He has begun with nothing.” “He understands haman nature; he employed some of the most talented blackguards this or any ather country could produce to write for his paper.” «I could show you in the Hynap some of the most blackguard, blasphemous and withering productions thatever came from the hands of man.” “ Continually has this paher been lampooning and spearing this class (the upper ten) of society.” ‘Sends pimps and spies to the opera.” “A malignant lie invented by Bennett.’ “A determined, cal- culating villain,” ‘a fiend,” “a demon.” This is a fair sample of some of the terms used by the connsel of Fry, and it may be re- garded as a true indication of what is to come, Of course we can only smile, as our readers donbtlees will, at these most lame and impotent efforts ot counsel; to make out a case for his client. and for lack of better argument to sub- stitute abusive epithets defamatory of the de- fendant. We may say with Hamlet, “It tonebes us not. Let the galled jade wince, our withers are unwrung.’ James Gordon Bennett has lang enjoyed the reputation of being the best abweed man in the United States, aud Jordan in his attempts to add to that reputation has only exhibited his own imbecility. We shal! give his wbole speech, Meantime, it may not be amies for the reader to tarn to the calm and temperate obrervations with which Mr, Sand- ford concludes bh ‘e summing up of thig most ex- traordinary case. Fasmon sawp Eriqueres ar Wasnmoton.— We have received one of the following cards from a friend in Cougress. We are not certain whether Mr. Guthrie requested it to be sent for our use or not, We should not wonder if he did, ia return for our notice of his report on Saturday last, and upon this presumption that he did, we may avail ourselves of it on the visit to the federalcity we propose to make shortly :— eeocooeeooesr cc ece coon O00 ai Be Ba bie Late, eocoeescococececccocece2es We admire this new fashion of invitations. It is like that recommended by Doctor Frank- lin, of saying grace by the lump over the pork, and beef and flour per barrel, and molasses per hogshead, and whiskey per gallon. It is eco- nomical, for it saves the expense and trouble of separate invitations for each party. By the by, the hint to follow Dr. Franklin’s notions in this respect, was, perhaps, given by Mr. Marcy, to sustain his edict about coat tails and breeches, 4 /a Franklin, to our ambassadors abroad. We commend the style of the invitation de- cidedly, andthe card paper and copper plate engraving thereof are both of the finest kind. Is it in the free list? We begin to understand the Cabinet at Wash- ington. Like the guest at the hotel, who re- quested the Jandlord to serve up the flies and dirt on a plate separate from his soup and meats, they seemed to have considered it best to put their stupid blunders, like the Guthrie letter to Bronson, &c., in one collection, and their good .productions by themselves. We approve of this, and hope they will stick to the rule, and we are not certain that, between a portion of them, at least, and certain political tricksters in and out of Comgress, who care not @ fig for principle, but where opposition origi- nates in pure selfishness, and who are of the stool-pigeon stripe, we shall, by and by, in- cline to the side of the administration, As grandfather Ritchie used, some forty years ago, to say, nous verrons, ° ° ° FOR MR. JAME3 GORDON BENNETT, ° ° ‘Muusrar 10 Faance Tuat 18 70 38. 0 ° ——— ° ° MR. JAMES GUTHRIE ° ° RECEIVES ° o — Thursdays, Dec JO Te Tie 26th; Feb. o oO 9th, 28d; Oth, ° ° o ° ° Tue Lower Carirornia Finuevsterta Exre- piT1oN.—The news which we published yester- day of the movements of the fillibustering foray into Lower California will astonish the folks on the other side of the Atlantic. A bark sets out from San Francisco with forty five desperadoes on board, armed to the teetH, and ready for anything. They cruise for five hundred miles along the peninsula of Lower California; they land at its lower extremity, disperse the local authorities, appoint a President and cabinet, adopt a code of laws, a head of the army, and a head of the navy, all from their own number; and then, when they have eaten the provisions of one village, they march in a body to another, disperse the authorities again, and proclaim Lower California an independent republic. A republic, executive, civil officers, army and navy, and all from a body of forty-five men. Captain Walker puts to the blush, in cool and daring audacity, all the achievements of all the fillibusteros of modern times. Lopez is ‘eclipsed, Caravajal is a small potato, and Count Boulbon is nowhere, in the presence of Capt Walker. Wildcat himself is outdone by Capt. Walker. and Billy Bowlegs is the only man that can held acandle to him. In plain English, however Oxpt. Walker diminishes from the ma- jesty of a liberator to the contemptible character of a fillibuster—a fillibuster upon the high seas, and on the dry Jand a filibuster. In proclaiming himself President of an independent republic, and thatrepublic the province of a power with whom we are at peace, he proclaims himself an outlaw, beyond the pale of our protection while inthe Mexican territories, subject to the ha- zards of piracy upon the high seas, and liable to punishment if he escapes back within the limits of the United States, Our government will have to answer to Mex- ico for the escape of this expedition from San Francisco. And whether the administration are, or are not, at the bottom of the plot, they muet still answer for it to Santa Anna. No doubt it would be @ godsend to Gen. Pierce, about this crisis, to get into another war with the Mexicans. It is, perhaps, his only chance now of salvation. And it is possible that Count Boulbon, just before the receipt of the news from Capt. Walker in the city of Mexico, had mysteriously disappeared with a body of men he was permitted to raise for the defence of Du- Trango against the Indians—it is possible that Count Boulbon may have gone up to co-operate with Capt. Walker, in which event these fillibus- teros may spread the fire along the whole fron- tier, and get us into a regular row with the Mex- ican Dictator before we expect it. But if Count Boulbon has left Mexico in good faith, to fulfil his contract against the Durango Indians, then we are afraid we shall have too soon to lament the downfall of the new republic, army and navy included, it not the sudden decease of the redoubtable Capt. Walker. What is Marcy doing? Are we at peace with Mexico, or are we not? Population of Utah Territory. From the minu‘es of the Mormon General Cosferen-e, which waa beld in Great Salt Lake City om tke 6th of Os- tober last, we gather the fullowing statistics, in which is embraced the en‘ire population of Uteh territory :— eos 8 g i €ce ne Salt Take City .... 503 444 2,808 Salt Lo ke County,, 220 60 Lol Vuh do. 298 152 1,955 23 13 ow 59 16 4i2 8 ut 118 63 7 885 5 327 a 689 840 oso 8 619 Populatic Increase......... 6851 Besi(os the above claseifications, there are ning apos tles all Ioented in Great Salt Lake City, fifty-five bishops, two hundred aad fifty four priests, ninety-Gve denoons, and two hundred snd eight teachers, Daring the year wequent to the 6th of October, 1852, eigh een of the nts hed been excommunicated. One handred and thity xing cf the Mormon pr este and elders are on mis- tiovsry expecitions in otter parts, and in foreiga coun tien The following ave the recorded number of birtha and ¢rathe in the tenitoy between the 6th of October, 1852, tnd the seme dave fo 1853:— Births Deaths 299 Births. Deaths Fall Lake City 99 Ten Coun 46 Sait Lake Count, ‘Tooele ad 7 2 Viteh ee Dovis & 16 Jned do Weber 9 on Peteco. -- Mul ferd do,,.,.. 10 L Total..... Ot 253 No reports were ree:ived from the town: of Tooele, in Troele county, aud Movstsiaville in Utah county. aad theis returns are not consequentiy embraced in either ot the atove iabler, Dearne st S84 +The Bremen bark New York Packet, arrived yester ay from Hamburg, bad ning deaths among her passengers out of 210; the Bremen ship Johan> Lar ge, from Liverpool, with 635 passengers, lost four chi drem, and the packet thip Benry Clay, from Liver- poo), Out of 430 pastengtrs, bad but one death, ________ “The Game of Life,” » comedy in five acts, by Johy Brougham, was produced at Wallack’s theatre on'Mon day evening last. The scene of the comedy is laid in London, and the action takes place in the house of Mr, Buwiler (Dyott), a merchant in peconiary difficulties, He hopes to be released bys rich old uncle, Adam Greenleaf (Mr, Blake), which uncle bas most provokingly seen £13 to marry a young wife (Mrs. Conway). The Smilers ia+ duce the Greenlesfs to vist them, and while at thelz shouse it appears (how we cannot sey) that Mrs. Greea; leaf was once in love with a youog man, named Rupert Wolfe (Lester), who ‘ took to drinking,” was jilted by her, and went away to Australia. He returnsat » mosé unfortunate period, ascertains that she t# married, deq sires to be revenged, sees her, and offers to sell her let. ters and his revenge at the same time. She refuses to buy them, but at the same time is greatly distressed because sbe has never told her husband about this for} merattachment. By means of a sort of Paul Pry, Mr. Chatterton Drake (Brougham), Smiler finds out all these cireumstances, and secures one of the letters, at whieky Greenleaf only Jaughs as any sensible man would. Thig makes three acts. In the fourth act we haves “strong scene” between Smiler and Wolfe. The latter is plied with wine, and boasts that Mrs. Greenleaf was eriminal with him previous to her marriage. This is overheard by Greenleaf at the back of the stage, and he casts of his wife. In the fifth act we have virtue rewarded and vice punished. The returned Australian has become sober, and comyaratively virtuous. He visite the gentle Smiler, and indulges in vericus severe remarks, in tho course of which he justifies the fair fame of Mrs.Greenleaf, This lady, with her husband, are hidden behind ascreen, and hear the entire conversation. Smiler is decidedly crushed, and the Greenleafs again pertectly happy. This is the main plot, and there isa small underplot, that is to say, there are several other characters introduced, There is a Mira Smiler (Miss F. Dean), and a Mr, Wynd- ham (Mrs, Stephens), two fashionabie juveniles, who are mariied at a tender age. because {t is the fashion. Then there is a buxom widow, Mrs, Joybel (Mra, Brougham), (was there ever » comedy without ore?) who is continu, ally giving every lady advice, of which they take no nos tice, and always announcing that she is accustomed to speak her mind {reely—as » proof of which she snubs Mrs, Smiler (Mrs. Cramer) before Miss Smiler, and endes- vors to persuade that interesting creature to disobey her parents. Then we have Mr. Shadow (Waloot), a gentle- man remarkable for nothing but an extraordinary felicity at mis.quotations and @ desire to retail jokes, the points of which he has forgotten. In this he is an imitation of Laird Small in “The King of the Commons.” There ig also a melancholy partner of Smiler’s—a Mr, Grim, wha has but little to asy, and is only remarkable for lugubriousness. The piece plays three hours, and the language, though rometimea well chosen, is never powerfal, never witty, and hardly ever rises above come mon-place. As ® drama, it is faulty in construction, Too much is made out of the facts connested with Mrs, Greenleaf’s letters, and any sensible person would laugh at them as the old gentleman did ; and yet there are two or three long scenes founded upon this, and twa whole gots required to introduce it and prepare the audience. They yawn over it of course. The strong tituation at the end of the fourth act is imprebable; and it is difficult to ree how G:eerleaf and his wife get into the room through a door which Smiler has just locked. This situation is really the only incident worth noting in the whole piece; and the last scene, though effective, is not natural. Old Greenleaf would not be likely to send to his wife, in the first place; and in the second place, he never would have sought for her afier the impertinent answer dictated by Mra Smiler. As the comedy is called the ‘Game of Life,” we have a right to point out its departures froma nature, or at least the prominent ones. It was generally well acted. Mrs. Conway was rather stiltified in her reading, and was deslamatcry where she should have been colloquial. Miso F, Dean, who played her first “ppeaking part,” tried to make too muchof it. She wil} Jearn that the vocation of an actress is to make up a por- tion of a picture, pot to act at the audience in order to “hit” them. Mrs. Stephens emoked her Moeerschaum with the gravity of a German student, but did not seen easy in male attire, and was unfortunate in her tailor. She seemed slightly uncertain. in her lower limbs, and did not stard still for a moment. She had a very good idea of the part, however, and gave the lines their ful} force. Mr. Breugham imitated in dress well-known. surgeon, whose eccentric hats bave made him the talk of the portion of the town in which he resides. Itisan arachronirm to intreduce this character, local ia New York, ina play with the sceres laid im London, butit was very funny and highty relished by a portion of the- audience. Mr. Blake played Adam Greenleat very finely—it was fitted to him and he filled it up. Laster as. Rupert, Waleot as Shadew, Rea as Grim, Dyott as Smiler, Mra, Cramer as Mrs, Smiler, and Mrs, Broughare as the Widow, were clever ax usual and deserve credit. The piece was well mounte: and generally well dressed. Court Calenaar—This. Day. toe Dutrict Covrt.—Nos. 21, 42, 48, 45, 60, 61, 60° Surreme Court.—General Term.—Nos, 74, 24, 28, 32, ‘115, 120, Svrnawe Court—Cirenit —Nos. 541, 60: 439, 314 503 488, 481, 475, 491, 493. 651 to 654. healer Common Preat.—First Pait—Nos 1,068, 1,073 to 1,077, 1,079 to 1,086, Second Part—Mos, 1,010, 1,01 1,080, 1,084, 1,084, 711, 846, 3,064, 1,055, 1,056, 856, 1, 1 peo own : SUPERIOR [—(Two brarches).—Nos, 231, £9, 100, 101, 108, 5Y2, 203, 73, 347, ie, 578, M46, 063, 645, 4, 247, 260. 302, 203 846 (653, F48, 635, 207, 48, 648, 359, 260, 301, 272, 16.7. 14), 423. 455, 137, 2i4, 216, ‘216, 516,343, 287, 819, 621, 326, 498, 604, 605, 606, 611, 481, 222, 268, 77, The Attention of Real Estate Buyers ie requested to the sale thie day. at 12 o'clock, at tte Mer- chants’ Exchange, by JAMES COLE & SON, of 171 yacant lote of gfound, located on Gates, G Stuyvesant avenues, and on Hickory and Qi the Ninth werd cf the city of Brooklyn. ‘Thisis some of Lett property nov: in the market at publio sale, and is w worthy the attention of bayers, either foe improvement or speculation, Meps can bo had at their office, 43 Pultom street, Brockiyn; oF at & Chilton’s, No. 18 Nassaw sirect, New York. ‘Willtam Irving & Co. will.Sell at half- ‘clock this morrin«. at No, 8 Pine street, by order ecutor, diamond and other jewelry, weil worthy the stterti mn of gen! of taste snd discrimination. Every ariicle sold will be warrated of the finess quality. attend. Sir Walter Scott’s Works.— 100 ‘Volumes, 50 pia oalt ext ‘the works of Richardson, ie hs B and Duy us ‘on of th wale, to-morrow Prof. L. N. Fowler will Lecture on +‘Phre-- ined snd applied to education and solf-improve- Je Advent Mission Chureh, No. 30 Forsyth stroet, near Walker, thie, (Wednerday.) and to-morrow, (Thursday, evenings, at 73 o’elook, closing wisn puolie examination oI bende, Tokets 1234 e For Holiday Presents, The Ifleent crayon, the picture of picturce, taken only at KUUT'S gal- Jery, No, Si Broadway. Cloudy weather all the same ae air. Daguerreotypes for Twenty-five Cents, by RLES & CO.—Ths pictures by this company, ats not sar passed by any which are taken in this omuntey or any oth both fur aoourvey, beaoty, and durability; and wity rogacd 0 cheapniss,they have no’ competitors. Ro.ms 29 Brond- way, Hats! 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