The New York Herald Newspaper, January 5, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. @AMBS GORDON BENNETT, AND EDITOR, DPFICE M W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. ee ERATED 3 or HERALD cory Bat * ; 7 ‘an Be Wf Great Britain and 98 tw amy port of the Seecages momma ceaen TARY CORRESPONDENCE containing tmyer: Ridorallypatd pr “nage bon homtaes Coceronourte Pageenener ve ‘BEQU EPTRD TO ARAL ALL LETTERS ABD Saez vA. OTICE token of anemymovs communications. We de met return thane reste IB PRINTING ezecuted with neatnere, sheapness, and VERTISEMENTS renewed every day. No.4 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, OWRRY THRATRE, Sowery- OL ADAM—Cuanuas LI. Poor Soimren. BROADWAY IZA TR, Brondway—Rexpezvovs - Ca- WARACT OF THE Ganoss, BURTON'S THEAT won a Wire MASKS A: co streot— ADvERTISING faoxs Brack asp Wuirs. WATIONAL THEA! Chatham street Zavrix Kary. Eventag—Unoux Tou's WALLACK'’S THERA’ Sreaxs Finst? AMERICAN MUSED ¥. —Roumson Crusor - M. BROADWAY MEWAGBRIS—Siauess Twrrs any Wo amare. Ar rmeon— Cazin, Brosdway—Money--Wno Hor Conn. Byvoning torn: A Jones’ Counrsutr. 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The U.S. mail steamship Ohio, Geptain fog, will leave ‘the port this afternoon, at two o'clock, for Aspinwall, ‘Hho mails for California and other parts of the Pacific ‘Wi oloce at one o’alock. ‘The New Yoru Wexxty reir, Onlifornia edition, eon- akaing the latent intelligence frow ai! parts of the world, il be published at ten o’clook this morning. Single copies sixpence. Agente will please send in ‘Mbelr orders as carly as possible, The News. By the arrival of the steamship Canada at Hali- flax we have received one week’a later advices from all parts of the Old World, the details of which will be found unusually interesting. That which will probably attract the 10st attention in this country, for the moment, is the announcoment that duels had been fought between Mr. Soulé, the American Min- ister to Spain, and the Marquis de Turgo, the French Mivister, and between young Soulé andthe Duke of Alba. These difficulties, which grew out of wome remarks by the latter gentleman concerning Mrz. Sonlé’s dress, did net result to the personal in- jary of any of the parties. ' Everything with regard to the war In the East eontinues shrouded in mist. We are informed that he French and English fleets, in conjunction with the Turkish squadron, hed entered the Black Sea, Jeaving three vessels of each nation to guard Con atantinople. Asa consequence, it was apprehended that the Russian ambassadors at London and Paris would immedistely withdraw, it being understood fthat the Czar had expressly given notice that such a naval movement would be viewed inthe light of a de- elaration of war. The four chief neutral powers were still endeavoring to call together a peace conference between tho hostile nations, but tere is ecarcely a probability that the object will be effected. Indeed, the prospect of a general war now looks more omi- ‘Rous than ever. Fighting bad been resumed on the Danube, and fm one instance a most sanguinary contest took place, 4n which four thousand were left upon the field. ‘This was at Kalefat, which the Russians attacked ‘on the 4th ult., and after a desperate struggle for She mastery, were forced to retire. Two Russian steamers had also been repnlsed from Matchim. There is nothing uew from Asia, further than the statement that the reported successes of the Russ!~ | Yo that quarter were grey grenu; Svettated, The Cig- cassians and others were warmly espousing the cause of Turkey, while the Persians were raising ‘Farge bodies of troops to assist the Czar. It is inti- mated that they were induced to adopt this course by the promise of the Czar to remit the debt owing to him. Much excitement existed in England concerning the resigna‘ion of Lord Palmerston. 1t wasunknown who would be his successor; but it was believed in weit-informed circles that Lord Aberdeen himself would shortly find it politic to resign, whereupon Parliament would be assembled, and an entire new Cabinet formed. Prince Albert seems to have ‘roused the enmity of the libera'ista, who accuse him of unnecessarily interfering in army and political matters. A destructive gale recently swept the ooast of Ireland and destroyed several vessels. ‘The proceedings in Congress yesterday were of a very important character, and will be read with marked attention in all sections of the country. Mr. Douglas, from the Committee on Territories, reported to the Senate a bill for the organization of & government for Nebraska territory, the features of which will doubtless give rise to lengthy and ex- citing debates before the close of the session. It is Proposed to leave the question of slavery open to the people of the territory—they being the persons immediately interested in the matter. Both the constitution and the compromises of 1850 are fully endorsed in the report, aad the vote upon it will show how the present Congress stands affected to- ‘wards the compromises which were so strenuously mdyocated by the great statesmen and patriots who have since been removed to another mphere. Mr. Hunter's bill for the establishment of private Londed warehouses was passed, and, after s spirited and somewhat jooular debate, Mr. Chase's pian for a railroad to the Pacific was referred to a committee of nine. In the Honse, after an explanatory debate, Mr, Catting’s resolution, calling upon Secretary Guthrie for accurate copies of the correspondence between Jbimeelf and Collector Bronson, prior to the dismissal of the latter gentleman, was tabled by 104 to 66. On going into Committee of the Whole on the President's Message, Mr. Washburn made a speech, in whieh he advocated the annexation of the Sandwich Islands. The Senate resolution cre ating the rank of Lieutenant-General was referred.to the proper committee, after an attempt to have it tabied by Mr. Hillyer, of Georgia. An exciting di- logue spring up on the resolution authorizing the _.2’stxibbution of books among members, but on coming to & vote no quorum was found present, and therc. pon the body adjourned. ‘The members of our State Legisiatare seem in- lined to enter into the discharge of their daties with great yptness. The Senate yesterday decided to ets wet npon the amendments to the State eonstitution, in order that they may be speedily submiited to the people. For a synopsis of the pro- posed alteration, as well as of several petitions rela- tive to railroad aad o‘her matters in this city, the res der is referred to the @espatch from our special con espondent, sa...4 ‘The accounts of marine disasters which have lately ‘come to us from the shoreq of the Eastern States and the British Provinces, have caused a great deal of feeling and anguish among those whose interests | and friends are at the mercy of the winds and waves, | But the most heartrending of these calamities ia, the | Joss of the Boston picket ship Staffordshire, which struck on a rock near Cape Sable,on the 30th ult,, and wae immediately buried in the sea, together | with all of her passengers, numbering ene hundred and forty-two, nineteen of her crew, and her noble | commander. A full list of the passengers, who were | emigrants ‘rom Ireland, will be foun in the account | which we give in another part of today’s paper. The account of the loes of the schooner Moselle, with all her crew, as described by a person who saw her stranded from the shore, will also be read with the greatest commiseration for the unfortanate mariners whose sad fate was so untimely, and » prayer for those whose interests prompt them to embark upon 80 hazardous au enterprise. Capt. Bartlett, of the brig Reveille, from St. Do- mingo Dec. 9, furnishes a statement of the position of affairs upon the islaud up to that date, which fully confirms the important news published exclusively in the Hnaxp of the 22d ultimo, relative to the arrival of a French war vessel upon the coast, the French-Haytien indemnity demand of the govern. ment at Paris, and the probable return of Baez tothe Presidency, as the nominee of Lonis Napoleon. It was thought that Baez was on board the French war ship. Placards hostile to the existing government were circulated. Annexation to the United States was freely spoken of, and the presence of an Ameri- can armed vessel much desired by the people. It was thought that Santana could not sustain himself with- out foreign support, and it is not improbable that Bhez may be now in power. The regular meeting of the Society of Tradesmen and Mechanics of the City of New York was held last evening at Mechanics’ Hall. The meeting was private, being held exclusively for financial purpose?, In addition to other highly interesting informa- tion, our inside pages contain the annual report § the Auditor of the Canal Department; Detailed statements, including the Message of the Governor of Pennsylvania, concerning the railroad difficulties at Erie; Trial and Dismissal of the Alleged Rioters. at Cincinnati; Reverdy Johneon’s Opinion of the Clayton-Bulwer Treaty; the Broadway Railroad Case in the Superior Court, &c. cont The New Mcxican Treaty. Yesterday’s Heratp contained exclusively a résumé of the leading features of the treaty recently negotiated by Mr. Gadsden with Santa Anna. It cannot have failed to command gen- eral attention. Independently of the impor- tance of the clauses guarantying a new boun- dary to Mexico, and holding out some definite prospect of an effective defence against the Indians—without referring to the significant no- tification of the Mexican pledges in respect to the Tehuantepec right of way—the treaty in question contains one provision which, in point of immediate moment and future consequences, may be safely regarded as the most noteworthy stipulation we have made for many years. We need hardly say that we allude to Santa Anna’s offer to sell, and Mr. Gadsden’s agree- ment to buy, for a sum of fifty millions of do! lars, all that portion of the Mexican republic which is known as Sonora and Lower Califor- nia. At no period in our history could an ac- cession of so vast an extent of territory as this heve been made without inciting universal inguiry, and probably arous- ing angry debate. At the present moment, above all others, the prospect of two new slave States—believed to be possessed of vast intrinsic wealth, and resources unsurpassed by California or Oregon—being added to the South, is likely to awaken ao fierce controversy thronghout the land, and to be the means of settling, once more, on a solid basis, principles which three years inertia have effaced from many minds. We can well understand the timorous policy of the President and his a4- visers in withMolding the treaty for so longa period from the Senate. There is every reason to believe that both Pierce and Marcy were implicated in the great Wilmot proviso con- spiracy of 1847 and 1848, and that neither the one nor the other have ever recanted the dod- trines which inspired that traitorous plot against the rights of the South. They knew well enough that so soon as the leading features of the treaty were made publica strong on ;side preesure would compel them to £¢~.4 s¢ into the Senate, and would © cessfally resist any at- tempts 0% the part of the free soilers in that body to withhold from it the executive sanc- tion. Hence it was quite natural for the friends and allies of the Van Buren dynasty to wish to conceal the fact as long as poasible. We will not disguise the satisfaction it af- fords us to have been the means of defeating this petty temporising policy on the part of the administration. We rejoice that the country is fally apprised of the nature of the treaty. No one who is familiar with public sentiment can doubt fora moment that the unanimous cry of the people will now compel the President to eubmit the treaty to the Senate, and to lay the whole negotiation before Congress without the slightest delay. So momentous a matter can- not be postponed to trivial questions concerning appointments or routine business. Nor can we hesitate in predicting the course which Congress will pursue when the subject is laid before it. No question could be simpler. We are here of- fered a vast accession of territory, whose value is said to be not inferior to that of the richest of our Pacific possessions. The consideration de- manded is one with which we are fully prepar- ed tocomply. With the surplus now lying in the treasury we could assume a fresh liability of fifty millions of dollars without imposing any additional tax on the people or placing the government in any embarrassment. Moreover, the discussion of the proposal will involve a re- opening of the compromise question, and cannot but lead to a fresh settlement of that vexed point. This consideration alone will dic- tate the necessity of bringing up the matter atan early day. Men are tired of hearing President Pierce go into eestacies over the compromise, and his organ repudiate it; Cushing talk of “crushing out” coalitions, and Marcy endorre Van Burenism; and want, now, nothing so much as some definite information with regard to the true sentiments of the government on this all-important topic. This Information can hardly fail to be elicited by a discussion on the Gadsden treaty. The Wilmot proviso men are bound to oppose it; while the representatives ot the Southern States are sure to give am en- ergetic support to a measure which would have the effeet of adding two new slave States to the Union. It will thus be the means of show- ing us who are the abiding friends of the com- promise, and who are the endorsers of the Union in repudiating its claims after it has served their purpose. Marcy and his clique will be driven-from their doublefuced position, and forced to speek out plainly for once. It is not our business to inquire what were the motives which induced Santa Anna to agree without due copsideration, We know that Arista was waintained in power in Mexico solely throug;h the indemnity he received from us by the treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, and that 80 soon as that fund was expended he tell, and anarchy succeeded him. Santa Anna now possesses as large a measure of authority as he can desire.. The whole country—Church, soldiery, and peasants—is passive at his feet. He requires but one thing to make his tenure of power lasting, and that is money. Fifty millions of dollars would secure him a con- tinuance of his despotic sway for some years to come; and it would be, perhaps, a logical act on his part to surrender a fraction of his empire in order to perpetuate his sway over the re- mainder. Some such motive was doubtless the secret of the Gadsden treaty. It is now for the people to say whether they they will or will not avail themselves of this opportunity to spread the United States flag over a new territory, abounding in wealth and resources, and bring their government to a final stand on the subject of the compromise and the rights of the South. Here is a prac- tical question which cannot be evaded. Whe- ther we accept Santa Anna’s offer or no, it will enable us to predicate with certainty the principles on which the present administration is based, and this is of sufficient importance to causes us to hail the event with joy. Thereare men, like Jere. Clemens, who honestly believe the Cabinet is right at bottom. The Gadsden treaty will show whether they or we are correct in our opinion, and, therefore, we demand that it be brought to light without further delay. Tae Ere Rarroap Drericoities.—As will be seen from the petition of John A. Tracy. President of the Erie and New York Railroad, to Gov. Bigler, of Pennsylvania, published else- where, every exertion is being made by the officials of the road to obtain justice from the Pennsylvania authorities. We regret to find that they are not met by a corresponding zeal on the part df the latter to sustain the charac- ter of the State. Mr. Tracy saw Gov. Bigler twice, but could not prevail upon him to act. The excuse he offered was an alleged desire to consult with his Attorney General. It must be borne in mind that Mr. Bigler is a candidate for re-election, and that a large section of the citizens of Pennsylvania are opposed to the rights of the railroad company. It is right that we should add to what we said yesterday that at the present moment the pend- ing contest hinges, not on the law of 1851, but on the subsequent law of 1853, authorizing the railroad company to adopt a uniform gauge on the three roads constituting the line from the West to the seaboard. The animus which is at the bottom of the strife was first publicly de- veloped in the law of 1851, by which the Legis- lature of Ponnsylvania resolved that the gauge of all roads west of Erie should be four feet ten inches, and that of all roads east of Erie either six feet or four feet cight and a half inches. The object of this law was twofold: first, to render a transhipment necessary, and to promote the interests of the eating house keepers and store proprietors at Erie; and, second, to make it as cheap for owners of produce landed at Erie to carry it to Philadelphia as to New York. We need hardly observe that this tran- shipment, dictated by the selfishness of the people of Erie and the shippers of Philadelphia, was a serious drawback to the prosperity of the Erie road, and inflicted an actual, though per- haps not an apparent, injary on Erie itself The railroad company applied for the repenl of the law, and, in the session of 1853, succeeded in having s new act passed, by which they were authorized to make the gauge of the con- necting roads uniform, so as to dispense with any ;transhipment. This law was sanctioned end signed by Governor Bigler. When an attempt was made to carry it into effect the whole people of Erie, headed by their magis- trates, and countenanced by their authorities, resisted it by force, tore up the rails, destroyed the bridges. and assaulted the railroad officials. The injured company have applied in vain to every authority in Erie, and to the Governor of the State. There appears to be nochance what- ever Of their rights being asserted or the law vindicated, Under these circumstances, with a mob at our doors defying the law with impunity, and the highway of travel to the West interrupted by band of lawless rioters, cannot Congress in- terfere? If from no higher consideration, can- not the federal government protect our na- tional character, and prevent the impression going abroad that in the United States the laws may be broken and trampled under foot with impunity ?” Ovr RamRroap Statistics —The Baltimore American desires that we should correct our statement in regard to the number of accidents which occurred during last year on the Balti- more and Ohio Railroad: So far from finding it necessary to make any correction, our statistics warrant us in re-asserting the fact. Our record of railroad accidents was carefully kept during the entire year 1853, and on looking it over at the close, we found, as we stated, that the greatest number of accidents had occurred on the road running from Baltimore to Wheeling: We gave the fact without comment, or without stating whether the accidents were caused by the breaking of an axle, or by a number of cars filled with passengers rolling over an embank- ment one hundred feet high, as in either case there might be loss of life and great destruction of property. The breaking of an axle of a rail- road car, which the American thinks so lightly of, deprived the President of the United States of an only child; and on another occasion, during the past year, the simple breaking of an axle upon a railroad in’an instant sent out of existence seven human beings, and orippled for life some thirteen others. From Tenn’s Istawpe,—The late hurricane was very se- vere at Ram Cay and Long Island. The salt ponds at the salt islands are stated to have been mostly destroyed, to. gether with most of the salt op hand, Marine Affairs. Duara 41 84 —The ship New Moglend, Captain Orr, from Bremen, arrived at New Orleans Deo. 26, left port with five hund:ed passengers, out of which seventy died on the pascage. City Intelligence. ‘Toa Exvsm Carstvat.—The carnival of sleighing and frotiekteg is almost over, and yesterday was the curniva; of stosh and mud. A few still keep up the rleighiag, but under many dificnities, The streets are knee deep with and and water, and the grating joltivg sleigh tells that are cavals of slash from the melting saow. AcernaTs —Mre, Ca of ago, foil to a treaty so manifestly injurious to him and | inesicewaik in Peart ateeo:’ em nia ar boke beneficial to us. His character is a sufficient [ley woty lajazea by fal York ae oe guarantee that it was not? made in haste or | K, yesterday. twas taken to the New ‘on Hospital, ‘The New York Herald. The pending movement ‘in relation to the Post Office advertising having drawn our at- tention to the subject of our circulation, and obliged us to prepare, under oath, several state- ments in conformity with the law governing the case, we have been somewhat atruck with the following table which our clerks have taken the trouble to compile, and think it sufficiently curious to deserve a place in our columns:— DAILY CIROULATION OF THE NEW YORK HERALD YOR THE 1853. PRSOeR PY 1. 2.. 3.. 4. 5.. 6.. a. 8.. 9. 10.. ll.. 12.. 18.. l4.. 1b... 16.. 17... 18.. 960 8,440 + + 46,080 +» 48,2: 80.. 43,440 .. 49,440 30... 31.. 44,160 $1.. 34,704 31.. 48,000 September. November. December. 1.. 47,280 1.. 47,520 2.. 47,040 2... 47,040 8.. 47,280 3... 48,240 4.. 48,000 4.. 36,000 5.. 49,920 5.. 47,280 6.. 35,0 6... 51,120 7.. 47,280 7... 51,120 8.. 46, 8.. 47,760 9.. 63,760 9.. 47,040 10.. 48,960 10.. 48,720 T1.. 47,520 11.. 39,600 12... 48,960 12... 48,600 13.. 32,640 18.. 48,000 14.. 47,040 14.. 47,280 15.. 47,040 16.. 47,520 16.. 46,800 16.. 47,280 17... 48,360. 17.. 49,440 18.. 48,240 18.. 38,640 19.. 49,680 19.. 48,000 20,. 36,240 20.. 48,240 21.. 47,040 21.. 47,520 22.. 47,160 22... 47,880 23.. 46,320 23.. 47,520 24. 080 24. . 48,000 25.. 47,520 25. . 36,000 26. 480 26.. 48,960 27... 35,760 27. . 62,080 28. 800 28, . 48,360 29.. 49,200 29.. 45,120 30.. 47,040 30.. 47,520 81. . 48,720 EXHIBIT OF THE KUMBER OF COPIER’ OF THE NEW YORK HERALD PRINTED AND SOLD ON EVERY SATURDAY DURING THES YBaB 1653. July 2 ses Bs bobbhsbareres Sgngerveeseeese ses ee § ee MOFXTHLY EXHIBIT OF THR NUMBER OF COPIES OF THE NSW YORK DAILY HERALD PRINTED AND SOLD, 3OR THE YBAR 1853 :— = 1 16 aa 1,359,320 7,283,044 9,376,116 ‘7,283,044 Total of the 16,659,160 Weekly, &c., &c., about 1,000,000 Total of all editions..............4.+5 17,659,160 From this table it would appear that the cir- culation of the daily Henatp has increased up- wards of 12,000 during the past year—that it is now the most widely circulated daily newspaper in the world—that it circulates some ten to twelve thousand papers daily more than the London Times—that it has a circula- tion considerably more than double that of any of its competitors in this city. These facts are pregnant with meaning, when taken in conneo- tion with the course of the paper, and the re- ports which have been circulated respecting its editor and proprietor. They prove, in the first place, that the course of the Heratp has been popular, and that, as the leading organ of the opposition to General Pierce’s Cabinet, it has in reality been the leading organ of en- lightened public sentiment throughout the country. Secondly, they triumphantly estab- lish that all the calumnies of our rivals have not succeeded in injuring us in any perceptible degree. In fact, our circulation seems to in- crease in proportion to their malevolence. They afford « fresh illustration of the impo- tence of malice when met by steady adherence to trath and right, and supply a much more forcible refutation of the slanders heaped upon our head than it were in our power to furnish. So long as our aggregate yearly receipts amount to nearly half a million, and Messrs. Persee & Brooks’ bill for paper to $200,000, we ited Broney from Aspinwall. at Ne Jit lew ‘elperaiso dates to the lst ult., and from falparaieo, to Oct. 19. ‘The markets at . Numerous 3 elng seat Ta to the Queen agelagt. the Bow comatitation. toi ad ye ae cartel ae Fo ope rei aH ii i Jer. Ata arrived at Valpa- , by Boureteault, At Hope Chapel, on Wednesday evening, Mr. Dion Bour- cheault read a new play advertised as the forth-soming novelty of the season at the Privcess’ Theatre, Loadon. ‘There was @ very good attendance. Mr. Bourcicault suneunced that he should not read the whole play, but merely give a sketch of it. He commenced by some re- marks relative to originality, and acknowledged that in “Used Up” he took the foundation of his piece frem an otecure French faict. The charaster of cir Charles Cold. stream, he said, could not be found in French society. ‘The truth was, said he, in comedy, the main thing was the representation of character and mansers. It made Dut little difference as to where the plot osme from. In his new plsy he had taken the plot from “Quentin Dar- ward,” Hogo’s “Quasimedo,”’ and the dramatic poom “Louie XL” The time was that of theconfilat of the ‘barons under Charles the Bold, against the pows: of King Loais Xf. The character of Louis has never been ictro- uoed on the Englich stage. ‘The action ot the pisee com- menos when Louis had retired to his castle near Tours and as few days before his death. The first sot trans- Pires in the vicinity of the castle, the characters intro- Gueed being Philippe de Corinne, the historian; thebing’s phyric'an; Tristan, the hermit; Marie de Corinne, sad others. They exgage in a dialogue relative to the her mit, who ip expeoted to arrive and heal the king. The hermit then arrives, as well as the envoy of Charles, the Dake de Nemours, Io the mext act there ie a rcene be tween the Dauphin and Marie de Ccrinne, when the heir apperent gives her = ring promising that when he is King he will grant any favor she may ask, Nemonr', the envoy, who is in love with Marie, has besn faved im bis yeuth from the vengeance of the kivg, and now comes another name. Corinne is Ss'cpished at the temerity of Nemours, Ho advisea Nemours, forthe sake of Marie, to heal the differences between the King and Burgendy. Nemours refases to (0 anything ef the sort, because he iatenin to avenge his father, executed at the command of the King. The Kiog enters and hase sharp dialogue with his brusque physi- cian, a sert of French Abernethy. Then Nemours has an a @ with the King, in which he throws down his gaantlet as @ challenge to the King from Charles the Bold. TheKing pardons theaffront. The Kiag, however, inéuees Tristan to escort Nemoura to the frontier, aud then on the journey contrive to kill him. The lat +ceno is very we.] worked up. In the third act there is bit of pleacant dislogue between the King, who 1) out fore ‘walk, and several peasants. Louis is aware that there is some mystery about the envoy of Burguady, and thiuks that Marie is in love with him, amd he with her, He de- sires to bribe Nemours with something, and will give him this gi. He picks the secre ; out of her, and she, think- ing that hekvows everything about the affair, mentions the nawe of Nemours, much to the astonishment of the King. In the next scene there isa grand prosession to sign a treaty of alliance between Louis and Bargundy. The act is about to be consummated when a despatch ar- vives, announcing the defeat and death of Charles the Bold. Tue King then declare: the envey to be aa impos- tor, end orders him into eustedy. The French and Bur- gundien knights are about to fight, when the monk, Francis de Peale, interferes, and Nemours is led off, The King’s physicten, who bas the ingress and ogress of the castle, gives Nemours the key, with the understanding that he is immediately to fy. But Nemours refases to fly, ard hides himseli behind the King’s bed, in order to auratsinate him, The physician icforms the King that Nemours is gone, very much to the monarsh’s indigaa- tion, who is about to order him to execution, but relents because he needs his services. Afr @ scene between the King and the monk, in which the former sues in the most abject manner for life, but refuses to make atonemen! for his sins, Nemours comes from his hiding place to ful6l his desiré to kili the king, but re fanes to do so becaure he thinks it will be a greater punishment for him to live in his present com iition. . Ne- ‘mours rushes out, and the king falls on the stage in con vulsions. The action of the fisth act transpires in a sa- Joon of the castle, where the nc bles were anxiously waiting tohear the news of theking’sdeath ‘The king emers iu,the last stage of disease, but dressed in bis royal robes, and insisting upon life. The physician tells him, however, ‘that his ead is near, when he orders the execution of Nemours to take place immediately. ‘The king is attacked with s spasm—the Dauphin, thinking him dead, places ‘the crown upon his head—Marie rushes in and claime the faldlmert of the pledge above noticed, when the king @- vives. Daring all this time the formalities preceding he executicn have been going on upon « terrace at the back of the stage, the king having oriered the exesution to take place in bis sigat. After he revives the monk eu- ters; the king repents in extremés, and the executiva i: stayed jast as the axe is about to descend. Taw a sdvance and proslaim the npw monarch, and the falls. The reading ceoupied twe hours, and was intere.t ing. The student of dramatic literature will ese that the character of the king is elaborated 20 as to make it tue feature of the play, and also that there ls 9 fine oppxtu nity fora great actor to distinguish himself. The lau- gusge is vigorous and well chosen, and there are excel- let opp rtanttics for the introduction of seonte effe sts in the second, third, fourth, and fifth acts. Important from St. Domingo. FRENCH INTSIGUR FOR THE RESTORATION OF EX- PRESIDENT BARZ—MOVEMBNTS OF A FRENOH WAR The brig Reveille, Captaia Bartlett, from St. Domingo City, Dec. 9, arrived yesterday. We that a fow days previous to her sailing, © French man-of-war steamer was off the harbor, and had seat ina boat de- manding an iademaity of 20,000 francs from the govera. ment, for refusing to allow the French enigrants to land. ‘Ths fortsachore were manaed, and the cannon shotted, under the supposition that the devign of the steamer was to land the ex President; but the following day the ,| steamer went to the leeward. ‘The above appeared in our evening edition of yester- day, ond is fally confirmatory of the important {ote!ti- gente relative to the state of the Domimican republic which was published exclusively in the Hxnatp of the 224 of December. We reprint it for the benefit of our readera:— Maeve Domi ibhio, oblige to ? gteatest excitement prevailed at the city ef St. Do- ae on the 260h ult, tive of the position of affairs from that gentleman:— ‘The French war steamer, (name unknown,) arrived off St. Domingo upon the 16th of November, and made the demand for indemnity mentioned above. After abou five days rhe sailed for Port au Prince, and returned to St. Domingo on the 4th of December. In the meantime, the greatest poli des! excl'emeat pre- yailed upon the island, owing to a report—which was very industriously eiroulated by people in the Freach futerest —that ex-President Baez was on board the vessel. Bandbills and placards hostile to the government of Saa- tana were circulated after the arrival of this vemel, bat it was not knows if they hed been brought to the island iuber. Coples were sent to every hou @ in the city and suburbs, Trade was nearly at a standstill, owing to the agitated atate of the pub'ic mind. President Santana hed adopted every measure of defence, soas to be able, if possible, te repel any filibustering attempt upom the integrity of the republic. The French commander had waited upon beth the Ministers of War and Finance, President Seutans was reported to have declered that he hed exerted every ‘effort to preserve the constitution imtact, but that foreigo intrigue was #0 powerful on the island that he feared the government could not sustain itself ia an independent position exeept with the sympathy and support of a more powerful sation. The American officials and other foreign residents were anxious for the presence of a United States war ship in the harbcr. Annexation to the United States was frequently talked of amongst people of all grades, who said that St, Do- mingo would be a more valutble acquisition tham Cabs toour government. On the 9th of December {t wae confidently thought that Santana could not retain his power, or the country preserve iteelf from the retarn of Baes as the nominee of the French government unless America interfored. Court Calendar—This Day. Umrep Stars Durer Covrt.—Nos. 21 to 30. Bvraemr Covnt—Circnit..-Noe. 859, 3, 8, 0, 259, 13, 14, 16, 16, 18 to 22, 24, Sawant apnea 1, 10, 11, 12, 82 Common Pras —Part First—Noe 2, 7, 86, 74 to 86. Part Becond—Noa, §8 to 70, 72, 75. SrrxmoR Corar—(Two Branches.)—Nos. 88; 38, 45, 66, ‘TI, 16, 19 to 102, 104 to 128, OFFICIAL. | Board of " if ¥, i Present—! N. Wik. in the chalx,an@a Members exerpt Mr. Wm # rat On motion, 6 for choice of a President the ¢neulng yoar was res Jackaon aad Ver- Milyes tellers, After tem successive ballots, no choice been: effected, on motion, the Board adjourned to af- * C. T, MoCLENACHAN, Clerk. Doings in the Counell. [Our Bpecial Report} XO PRESIDENT FLEOTAD. The Council chamber was omit to exooes Last ever ing, and the number ef outsiders was very much imerena ed. The minutes of the last meeting were read and ap- be proved, after which the balloting was proceeded with.. | ; terncon, at 6 o’olock. From the minutes. i ' | i The following table shows the resalt:— lit 2d Sd 4th bth Oh 1A 8a -0 0 OF = ee ° BRBRNRNBBHNYB B 36st 48 6. 21 21 19 20 20 28 me 80000 38-44 21 HNUNMKNBHBMB -0 1000000 8 ©} 1830000 06 -0 2160000 0 @ o©oo0 0080 8 1 2 ee De Pe -@ © 000060 @ @ Severs! ineflectual efforts to adjourn were made at tervals throughout the evening. Somewhere svout eighth ballot, the Chal-man ton, Mr. Wild, = the apparent intention of mabing a &: % Gentiomen :—I delleve we sre su, to connitute & Reform Couneil; but judging to mattens as! now stand, people will by anc by to mapect ‘we are not very aetive jo tne business. Noe Caos se ‘We Dave aJreacy rom the iato debt Sea not look ike elm. ‘ 7 \ | Here (be speaker was interrupted cries of “Ques tion, ” “Order,” SG 0m,” Ro pom while he woes his _ without another wo:d, ‘and the balloting pro- : ceeded. | This little i it congiderable 3 } among the Seis cote ‘anon bere: innumerable racked on the an’ at y erecmee ae eight o’clock a modon to ad» as twoel carried by « majocil vou. Temedy for the great Cificulty a] x i in reteoones ” watil ae agree. We think thd project worthy of pot Og —-— Court of General Seasions, Before his Honor Judge Beebe. BMPANNBLMENT OF THE GRAND JUBY POR THE JANU> ABY TERM—CHARGE OF THE COURT. Jan, 4.—The court resumed {ts sitting this moraing at the usual hour, for the transaction of public business. At llo’clock a Grand Jury of the following gentlemen was sworn, inthe usualaed prescribed manner, by the Clerk, Mr. Vandervort:— William Hibbard, foreman; Benjamin Archer, Lewio Aurich, Jobn Fell, A’onzo Cushman, Honry Oorse, Horatio N. Gallpp, Herbert Hall, Robert F. Harris, Peter McPher- son, Charles H Mount, Stephen H. Piersen, Samuel H,’ Adee, Walter M. Aikman, Stephen V. Albzo, Jaoub Corliss, ' Bt phen Hoff, and James Radley. ™ Judge Beebe then delivered, a1 followr, the hips Semeietonsee ane capa not my charged to the pestrnien — com pose the Grand Inquest for the cliy. county of New ’ York, However, as I am called upon a, the law to ad- isyeu cio atone pos ace charge. Those FE v committed within our midst, and demending the action of the Grand Jury, a) Frome face Ry cee all ve Gravd we e poss. 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