The New York Herald Newspaper, January 7, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. saN ES GORDON BENNETT,- PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR OPFICH MW. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. 42RD cash tw advance, } THe Osi. ¥ BBRALD att Waskiy HERALD lui erW pegmeeats to ‘af Great Britain sncimde pout i, LLerres Dy mail for Bubscr’, tons, or with Adver- nents, to be post paid or the portage will be deducted from sence remitted VOLUNTARY OORRESPONDENCE contsining tmpor- news solicited from if used liberally past for B PARTIOUMARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LETTERS AD ‘MOK AGES SENT VS. Welume XIX... Nod AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BATRR, Bowery—Casrie SrecTRe Cur om Bory Suvaciee BOWERY DREN IN THE | States Senator. | Tuesday. | shortly leave for the coast of Africa. No slaves had more netural'y ree soctted to Mr. Gadsden’s character and b’ 5 instructions, than the one whose tenor i’, given ubove. One of the most dietingulr'4ea men in South Carolina, a disei- ple of ‘Valhoun, and an unflinchiny defender of the rights of the South, Mr. Gadsden was not a politician of the Marcy school, end had re- ceived no taint from xescciating with spoilsmen at Washington. He was just the man to post- pone all cons.deratious of personal comfort or ambition to the great object of his mission; he accepted it from a sole desire toserve his coun- try, and he could not have accomplished that end more effectually than by carrying through this project of a treaty. Nor could, be have discovered a better method of fulfilling his in- structions from the Department of State, as will be seen by reference to the sketch of their ‘We learn from Albany that Hon. John C. Wright, late Comptroller, will coon Jeave with bis family for Havana. It is rumored that he is to sucened Judge Clayton, who lately resigned the American Consul- sbip. The whigs of the Kentucky Legislature, in cancus, have nominated Hon. J. J. Crittenden for United The election will be held next Among other interesting items of Cuban intel- lige ce furnished in the letters of our Havana corres- pondents is the ansouncement that no less than five vessels, fully equi;ped for the slave service, will lately been landed, although rumors were current that a veseel laden with Africans had arrived, and was cruising off the south side of the island, awaiting an opportunity to discharge her cargo. She had made two unsuccessful attempts to ran in, but the anti-vegro decree of the new Captaia-General bad so arovsed the vigilence of the officials that no contract by the Fry case were to become part of the law of the land, operatic criticism and liberty of speech would be henceforth imposeible. The Times may have been injudicious in its stric- tures on the Salvi case. It may have been actuated by motives which do not appear on the surface, and with which the public aud we have nothing to dv. But still, due allowance made for the tendency of human nature to re- ceive bias, its censure was natural, and by no means unjustifiable. Shall we, therefore, tamely submit to the enactment ofa rule which would expose the Times to a fine of $15,000 or $20,000 for having spoken its mind? We see enough in the country journals to induce us to answer readily in the negative. A general conviction is overspreading the country that it will never do to let the precedent established by the Fry case rest undisturbed. Such notices as the fol- WROADWAY THEATKE, Brosdway—Two Buzzanps— Garanacr oF mew anor BURTON'S THEATRE, C won a Wire -Masxs ann fF MATIONAL THEATRE, Bvenin; bers street— ADVERTISING BLAce AND Ware. Chatham stroct—Afternooa and a— roux Tome Omi ment, &c., which will be found very instructive. Our columns are again occupied with a large WALLACK'S THEATRE, Brosdway—Joun Burt -Cunt- @erries oF LirekatTuR AMERIC®“ MUSRUM—Aftornoon—Lavy or Lyons. Bvoning-Si.Asu2R Any CRASUER- Kose Oy EvrRick VAue. the railroad riots at Brie, Pa. GROADWAY MEN¢GERIE—f1AmesE Twine an WiLD Baasrs. WERY OMPRICHRATEE, 57 Bowery.—FqumeTRiAR Pr iroRmAanoxs, PORT MRISTY’S AMRARICAN OPERA AOUSE, 472 Brosd- way ErWioriaN Meconies wy CHRiTy's MINSTRELS, of the Court at Pitt-burg is reported to have created would not be surprising to learn that they had re- commenced hostilities. By the way, we observe that some of the Peausy!vania Jegislators are inclia- ed to back the administrative and magisterial au- thorities in upholding the unlawful conduct of the helligerepts: a resolution was yesterday submitted in the State Senate, setting forth that the Lake Shore ccad was constructed by the Franklin Canal Company, without right or authority, declaring tee property forfeited, aud authorizing the Canal Com- missioners to take possession of the same. An ordinanes subscribing two millions of dollars to the Sunbury and Erie Railroad, was passed by the Philadelphia Common Council on Thursday. A select council to act upon the ordinance will meet this evening. The United States Marshal yesterday took posges- sion of the schooner H. N. Gambriil, wnich arrived on OD'S MINSTRELS, Weod’s Minstrel Gall, 444 Brond- wey —Brimorran MivetTReLsy SUOKLEY'S OPERA GOUSE, 5 Broadway,—Bvox- ames Evnioriaw Ovena TROUPE. SA*VARD'S GRORAMA, 695 Brosdway.—Pawonama @ cue Hory barp. vie RHELNISH GALLERY, 663 Brosdway.—Day an BIGN DR BLITZ—Sruvvesant xerirutTs 669 Broadway ACA DEHY GALL, 663 Broadway.—Peruam’s Girr Ex (gmerrtos oy THE Seven Mice Minnog, HOPE CEAPRL, 718 Brosdway.—Jones’ Parroscors, THE WOKLD IN MINIATURS—Broatway, corner of White streos. BRYAN GALLERY OF CHRISTIAN ART—Si3 Broad way. Matls for Europe. HR NEW YORK WSBKLY HERALD. The United Btates mail steamship Pacific, Captain Nye, ‘Will leave this port at noon to day, ‘or Liverpool. Subsoriptions and advertisements for any edition ef the Baw Youx Heustp will be reevived at the following places im Eurepe— Livenroo1—vohn Hunter, No. 2 Paradise street, Loxpos—Kéwards, Sandford & Oo., No. 17 Cornhill. Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catherine street. Pas —Livingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse. B. G, Revoil, No. 17 Kue de |x Banque. ‘The European maile will olose at half-past ten o’elosk this morping . The Warxry Hana will be published at haif-past nine @olock this morning. Single copies, in wrappers, six- BP nee. of the frigate Constitution, the H. N. G. having been seized last November on the coast of Africa, when about to procure a carg) of slaves. The Marshal will hold her in custody until the decision of the United States Judge is rendered. A meeting in advocacy of Ocean Penny Postage was held at the Tabernacle last evening. The Mayor presided, and pertinent addresses were made by Mr. Elihu Burritt, of Massachusetts, and Hon. John P. Hale. We give a report else where, The veterans of 1812 completed, last evening, the arrangements for their proposed journey to Phila- delphia, to attend the convention to ba held there for the purpoee of obtaining relief from Congress. A large number were present. We give a sketch of the meeting. Tn addition to our usual financial and trade reports we to-day publish a list of the average retail prices of market produce, from which persons residing else- where may form some idea of the enormous expense of furnishing atabie in New York. We also fur- nish several important tables relative to the com- merce and trade of this city for the past two years. Stocks were more buoyant in Wall street yesterday, ani the holders of sowe of the leading fancies real- ized an advanze. Both cotton and breadstuffs were dull, and the latter slight'y fell off in price. Cottoa is revorted to have advanced in the New Orleans market on the reception of the Canada’s news. % ‘To day’s ioside pages contain the proceedings of the Board of Councilmen; Transactions in the va- rious City Courts; Coroners’ Inquests; Merting of the Chamber ot Commerce; News from Liberia, and a great variety of other interesting matter, to which the attention of the reader is directed without more particular reference. As yet, no additional particulars have been re- eeived relative to the reported disaster to the steamship San Francisco, which left thie port for Californ'a on the 21st ult. with some eight handred human beings on board, including over five hun- dred United States troops. We repeat that the ves- gel was new, staunch built, and officered by expe rienced men; therefore there is every reason to hope that she would be able to reach some one of the West India Islands. Indeed, her owners, we under stand, ae somewhat inclined to disoredit the re- port that ene has met wi'h any accident whatever. Bde was insured in Wall street for three huadred thousand dollars, and had on board prorisions sufficient to dast the passengers and crew for three months, and the soldiers for about one year. it is gratifying to know that the Sesretary of War, on hearing of the :umored calamity, imm> @iately ordered a merchant steamer to be chartered ‘and sent to the relief_of the San Francisco, and that™ the Secretary of the Treasury instracted the various revenue cutters to proceed upon the same errand ‘The Secretary of the Navy, on being applied to, was forced to confess that there was not a government steamer in any port fit to be sent out on a similar voyage of mercy. This is eertainly a startling and humiliating illustration of the present imbecile con @ition of our navy. We learn, however, that the chairman of the Naval Committee of the House is actively preparing a bill for the re-organization of that important branch of our service upon a basis that will meet all the requirements of the-case. Let us hope, for the honor ofa great nation, that it will be speedily acted on by both houses of Congress. On reference to the telegraphic and other news from Washingtos, it will be perceived that our cor- respondent adheres to his statement that Minister Gadsden has negotiated a treaty with Mexico, which is now in the hands of the administration; and, fur- thermore, that information hitherto published tends to confirm the important announsement. We have adverted to this subject in a leading editorial. Oar correspondent writes that rumors were afloat last evening that Secretary Davis had challenged Senator Toombs, of Georgia, aad that the latter had accepted. Quite a spirited discussion took place in the Hone of Representatives yesterday with regard to the reference of the communication from the War De- partment, explanatory of the estimates of appropria- tions for rivers and barbors. Duriog th? controversy it was rendered apparent that most of the Southern ‘and Western members will strongly favor what may be classed as improvement schemes in their sections of country, withoat regard to the known objections of the President to the generality of the same. The subject was finally referred to the Committee on Commerce, after which the private calendar was takes; jj, and three private bills were passed. A reeolatii in waa adopted orderiog ten thousand copies of tte report of the explorations of the Biver Amszon and its tributaries to be printed for the use of members. Mr. Orr intreduced a sabstitate for the Benate’s resolution with regard to the Assistant Secretary of the Treasury. The substitute provides that the President shall fill that office, with the con- went of the Senate, when is becomes vacant. In ‘order to give'the members an opportunity of parti- cipating in the festivities on the anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, next Monday, the House adjourved till Tuesday. Nothing of special iuterest transpired ia the State Legislature yésterday, as will be seen by the synop- gis of the proceedings under the telegraphic bead. It is however uaderstood that a iaree namber of im- portant bills—among them an antiliquor act—are in active preparation, and will shortly be submitted for consideration. Notice was given of several mea- sures in the Senate, one of which propoees to amend the banking Jaw as applicable to this city, and aa. other to auttiorize the Canal Commissioners to con- tract for keeping in repair the sections on the en- Yarged Erie Canal. The Speaker of the Assembly named a committee of seven to report upon #0 much of the Governor's meseage as relates to intemper- ance. Notice was given of ® great many bills, sev eral of which relate to matters in which the people of this city and Brooklyn are interested. Resola- tions were adopted requiring the proper officers to report the amount of mouey expended for openiog streets in our city last) ear, and instructing our Con- gressmen to Into the canses of the recent mortality on shipboard. Both houses ad till Monday. See the dispatch from our spe- felal correspotident. The steamship Canada reached Boston yesterday, and her mails were @eapatched in the afternoon for ‘bis city, bn¢ iad not arrived ap to two o’stock this ip iT > Come AAMT Purdnedh fees in iy! G under the telegrephic head. The Projected Treaty with Mexico. We perceive that some of our city cotempo- reries affect to treat our exclusive informa- tion of the project of a treaty with Mexico as a humbug or a hoax. They deny that any such document has been received by the Department of State. They will discover their error in course of time. We have neither been hoaxed nor deceived, and have no reason to doubt the truth of the statement furnished us by our cor- respondent at Washington. It is very true that no treaty has yet been finally and definite- ly executed, for the very simple reason that the sanction of the United States Senate and the interchange of ratifications by the two contracting powers, are indispensable formali- ties to its completion. But of the receipt by the State Department of a project of a treaty agreed upon by the Mexican authorities and Mr. Gadsden, we have not the smallest doubt. We did not require the confirmation of our report, which appears in the Washington cor- respondence of yesterday’s Journal of Com- merce, to settle our conviction on the point. The doubters are of two classes: those who prefer impugning the accuracy of a statement to copying it from a rival, and those who, like the Journal of Commerce, are so ignorant and careless as to publish in one column a cor- roboratiou of a story, and in another a flippant denial of its ttutii. As was stated by our correspondent, thé leading features of the project submitted by Mr. Gadsden, are :—First, the settlement of such a boundary as will enable us to protect Mexico from incursions from the In- dians ; Second, the grant of Mexicau territory for a railroad to the Pacific; Third, the abroga- tion of the eleventh section of the treaty of Gua- dalupe Iidalgo; Fourth, the ratification by Santa Anna of the Tehuantepec grant; and fifth the cession to the United States of all the Mex- ican territory north of the projected Pacitic railroad, so as to include Sonora and Lower California--the consideration given by the United States for these various concessions being a sum of fifty millions of dollars to be paid to Mexico. Now, the closer these provisions are examin- ed, the more likely do they seem to be such as Santa Anna would propose or accept. From his earliest désut in political life he has steadi- ly pursued one grand principle of the Machia- velian policy: his acts have always been in direct contradiction to hi words and writings. He has done that which he said he would not do, and has never, on any occasion of moment, performed any promise or fulfilled any threat. This has been from the first his ruling princi- ple. He learned it in his youth ; and when his mind reached maturity it received it as a con- genial doctrine. Applying this key to his po- licy since his return to Mexico, we find that all his fervent aspirations after nationality, all his protestations that he would preserve Mexico in her integrity, all his outcry against the United States and our aggrandizing spirit, may very possibly have been, and, indeed, probably were, mere cloaks to hide his real designs from the people. Certain it is that, judging Santa Anna by his ‘past career, if he had intended to grant usa right of way across Tehuantepec and his northern provinces, he would have adopted no other tone than that of his published speeches and manifestacs, On the other hand, it ts atm | cult to cosceive a treaty which could be could be made with them by those engaged in the inhoman traffic for a permit to land. Our correspon- dents bave much to say concerning the emancipa: ticn order, the general policy of the new govern- amount of interesting information with regard to It embraves*both sides of the argument, and includes a letter from a Justice of the Peace at Harbor Creek. The decision considerable excitement among the rioters, and it the previous evening in charge of Lieut. De Camp, tenor, given elsewhere, from another source. The coincidence between what we give Mr. Gadsden credit for having done, and that which he therein appears to have been directed to do, is indeed striking. The new treaty cannot fail to become a bor ofcontention in the Cabinet at Washington. That portion of the administration which is in favor of upholding the constitutional rights of the South, by maintaining a just equilibrium between both sections of the country, will, of cours”, gladly support and press for the rati- fication of the Gadsden treaty. On the other hand. the narrow-minded views ot those mem- b of the Cabinet who have allied themselves with the Northern free soilers, will doubtless in- duce them to strangle the treaty ia the bud, and prevent its ultimate adoption by the Senate, on the ground that it would give a new acces- sion of strength to the South. We have seen enough of General Pierce’s government to know which section preponderates. And we mutt not, therefore, feel surprised if the organs of the Secretary of State do all in their power to keep the fact of the project of the treaty a secret, and endeavor to discredit the rumors concerning its tenor, which come to light. lowing are constantly placed in our hands :— (From the Buffalo Evenicg Post. Dec. 27.) Wo nce elad to notice the folicwing jast and ciscrimi- patiog article-tmthe Genesee county Whig in reference to the unfair acd outrageous verdict sgainst Me. Benuet: in the Fry litel enit. The whole mirerable conspiracy to mvzz ¢ the putlio trees, and ccnth the Hexarp for the deneGt of ite would be rivels, the Times snd Tribune will re ect most sigt all: Mark ‘the prediction! But to the artic’e from the Whig :— THE BENNETT LISEL SUIT. A jury in New York (}¢ other day rencere! # verdict sgatost Jv men Gordon Bennet?, ¢ditor and proprittor of the New York Brratp io favor of F:y, an opera maneger. of $10.0C0. The libel consisted of several pudiieations in the Frxat in relation to the capacity of the p'aiatiff to manage an opera cow pant, and of criticisms upon the por- formers acd performarces, We h a carefully and ively toe evidence in the cx summing up of ,andwe mustaay we irbed at the action of the jury. We cannot say what prejudices may ex at in the city of New York azsinst Mr, Bennet afd his p per, but bere ir the unsophistion- td regions of the country. we are in the habit of lookin, upon that paper as farpishing in all cases the Istest an wort re) able news frcm time to tine of all interesting oc- re%, <"We hove to’ fee this verdist ret aride, and the case — submitfed to more unprejudiced and impartial jury. ‘ The abovermay be fairly regarded as a sam- ple of the tone of the country press, except those actuated by political and malevolent mo- tives. Our city cotemporaries are used to abuse us, and do so as a matter of course, with- out reflecting on the justice of their censures. The extent of the practice may be inferred from the following anecdote :—A gentleman connect- ed with the city prees—the Mirror, we be- lieve—was engaged some time since by a friend of ours as correspondent of a Southern journal. He took occasion to comment on the Fry ver- diet, and to abuse us fearfully. His employer’s agent, noticing his language, called upon him and expressed, somewhat indignantly, his sur- prise at his joining in the interested cry of our Tivals. “Why,” said the astonished correspond- ent, “I thought I was expected to make my letters spicy ?” His interlocutor did not exactly see the connection. when the youthful journal- ist cortinued, with the savageness of injured innoceace. “ How in the world am I to write spicy letters from New York unless I abuse Bennett? I have always been accustomed to abuse him.” He might have added, “He is our stock in trade. and we could do nothing without abusing the Satanic.” A similar feel- ing seems to govern many of the silly country editors—but not all. Opera Criticiem. One of our youthful cotemporaries—which follows very closely in the wake of the “Sa- tanic press,” though much given to tell false- hoods of it, and abuse it in its leading articles— has recently endeavored to carry out our me- thod of opera criticism in respect to the late Maretzek benefit. At the close of the season, as most of our readers are aware, a quarrel took place between Manager Maretzek and his tenor, Salvi; and our youthful cotemporary, not having the fear of a ten thousand dollar verdict before its eyes, thought fit to espouse the cause of the former, and to abuse the latter in no measured terms. We are bound to say, in justice, that in speaking thus, atter the Fry ver- dict, our cotemporary displayed a degree of pluck which is highly commendable and praise- worthy. The similarity between the case which provoked its strictures and the Fry con- troversy is really very striking. In the for- mer we have a quarrel between an opera mana- ger and one of his singers; in the latter pre- cisely the same thing. In the one, the tenor goes to the newspapers to vindicate himself trom the censure cast upon him by a card pub- lished by the manager ; in the other, a lady, whose private character endeared her to the public as deeply as her artistic talents. came to the Heravp to solicit the insertion of a para- graph in reply to the slanders of the hired pen- men of her mansger. So far as the statements and counter statements which have appeared in the Maretzek and Salvi controversy throw Tue Crystat Patace—Can anybody tell us what the managers and juries of the Crystal Palace are about? People are anxiously looking for the verdicts, and expecting to hear of the finale of the enterprise; but day passes after day without a word of news from the directors. Three weeks or 4 month ago, juries were busily engaged from early morning to near midaight in examining machinery, manufactures, paint- ings, sculptures, and objects of art, luxury and domestic use contained in the Palace. Specyla- tion ran high on the result of their labors. Some light on the true merits of the case, it | said the juries were more than half corrupt. would appear that the tenor is some- |} Others swore that they were honest as Aris- what in the wrong, and the manager | tides. One man had heard that his wares were somewhat in the right: in the Fry case the man- ager was decidedly in the wrong. and poor Madame Truffi clearly in the right. In the former case, it would seem that the tenor was guilty of discourtesy, and # gross breach of etiquette; in the latter, credible witnesses swear that Fry,the manager, actually hired men to write down his artists for the purpose of re- placing them by others whom he was importing from Europe. This is the firet point in which the para)lel fails. As we advance, we find the divergence between the two cases increase. There never was anything said of Signor Fry in the controversy on this subject half so se- vere or so unjust as the remarks of the Times on the Maretzek and Salvi difieulty. Our crit- icism of Fry’s opera was mild compared to the violent abuse of Salvi contained in the articles in the Times, or that on Maretzek in the Mir- ror. It has so happened that the victim of the Times’ censure has not sought the samerevenge as Signor Fry. No action for libel that has come to our knowledge has been instituted. ‘The cases being parallel in every respect ex- cept in those points where the Times was more open to prosecution than ourselves, this fact must be regarded as purely accidental. It is probable that Signor Salvi has other resources besides libel suits, and is unwilling to plead his poverty and his misfortunes asa ground for ex- torting money from his prosperous neighbors. Whatever motive may have dissuaded him from reaorting to the echemes so successfully put in practice by Signor Fry, it is clear that, legally, he had as good a right of action as that estimable individual. The Times now stands in really a worse position than we did before the Fry verdict. The question, therefore, arises—and it de servescalm attention from the whole commu- nity—does the public wellfare require the cessation of such articles as those published by the Times on the Fry verdict? If the private and accidental reasons which prevented Salvi from appealing to the courts had not existed, would public sentiment sustain a condemnation of the Times for what it said? We think it would not. We are of opinion that. however exaggerated the view taken by the Times may have been, it was justified and authorized to review the Salvi controversy, and to put on paper the sentiments which it suggested. Those sentiments may have been harsh. It may have been prejudiced. It may have had peculiar reagons for sustaining Maretzek and opposing his rebellious tenor. But, however these mat- ters may have been, we are settled in the con- viction that it had as good a right to speak its mind fearlessly as we had in the case of Fry. If the verdict in our suit is sustained by public sentiment, then the Times is as liable to con- demnation as ourselves, and only escapes through peculiar and accidental circumstances, If we were wrong in defending Madame Trufi against the salaried penny-a-liners of Signor Fry, then the Times was equally wrong in de- fending Manager Maretzek against tenor Salvi It our offence deserved a fine of $10,000, then the offence of our cotemporary ca!led for a fine of double that amount, as being much more rejected, and was proportionately indignant, Another had an inkling of a prize that was coming to him; and exclaimed in the fulness of his joy, that there were “Daniels come to judgment.” The public interest, thus aroused, lasted for a while; but finding no material to feed upon, and hearing nothing more of juries or Crystal Palace, it died out as rapidly as it began. Delay killed it. This is not.,fair either to‘the exhibitors or the publi¢??."Rh Crystal Palace directors have no right’’to keep people in suspense, and retain the verdict of their juries in their pockets after they are rendered. A vast number of people are awaiting the result to make purchases. Hundreds of orders are suspended until the opinions of the juries are made known. The verdicts ought to be published at once. We suspect that their concealment is another evidence of the mismanagement which has characterised the whole proceedings of the Crys- tal Palace Company. They are atoning for it in the way they are most likely to feel. Before the pillars Of the building were erected the stock sold on ‘Change at 175: the directors have nearly achieved their task, and on Friday it had some difficulty in finding a purchaser at 35. Need we say more? Tue Nesraska Question Loommne vur.—The exclusive account which we gave the other morning of Senator Douglas’ report on the or- ganization of Nebraska, has created a great sen- eation among the abolitionists, and their aiders and abettors, in this city. Already, the Post and the 7ribune—and the Times will soon fol- low with the other abolitionist organs—are out in fall swoop against the report; and to these we must now add the twaddling Express, which can no longer endure the unnatural and hypo- critical position it has lately occupied, and is returning with canine proclivity to its aboli- tionist mire. Wé maintain that Senator Douglas’ position is impregnable. When it has been overruled, the constitution of the United States will be no better than waste paper. It secures to the people of Nebraska the same right as the people of every other State of the Union have enjoyed since the conquest of our national in- dependence—namely, the right to control and dceignate their own social institutions. If an anti-slavery campaign be organised to oppose Senator Douglas’ report, we are ready for it. Our Grortovs Navy.—On receipt of the in- telligence of the loss of the steamer San Fran- cisco, which was carrying troops to California, the Navy Department was at its wit’s end for want of steamers to go to her assistance. ‘The had not a vessel he could dispatch to the relief of the wreck. Such is the desolate condition of the American Navy. Such is the fruit of the indifference of Congress and the apathy of the Executive. All alike are too busy in dividing the spoils to think of the pub- lic interest. pat Gore Fertuer into THE Mup.—We notice that a proposition has been laid before the Legis- lature at Albany, to make the Chief of Police elective, Under the present law, the heads of almost every department are elected by the people, and the city grows in mud as the eleo- (lous grofy in uumber. Whe shall ¥e see a end of the mud in politics and the streets? rt more rer In plain truth, if the precedent established Historical Retribution—The Emperor and The Czar. : It is now close upon half a century since | upon a raft on the Niemen, the chiefs of two of | the greatest military monarchies in the world— the victor of Austerlitz and the vanquished of | Fylann and Friedland—beld that memorable in- | terview which led to the signature of the | treaty of Tilsit. Cordial were the embraces, and solemn the protestations of friendship which were exchanged upon that occasion; for, apart from any immediate motive for dissimula- tion, the two Emperors entertained for each other sentiments of admiration and esteem. The friends of constitutional liberty throughout the world trembled for the result of that omin- ous alliance; but their apprehensions were short lived. The engagements of monarchs are proverbially ingcribed in sand, and those of Napoleon and Alexander were not destined to prove an exception to the rule. In little better than five years after these vows of eternal fidelity had been interchanged, the Czar again declared war against the map for whom he professed such extrava- gant regard; and then recommenced that deadly contest which, in the disasters of the Russian campaign, dealt the first decisive blow to the mighty fabric of the French empire, and terminated, to all appearance, in the utter extinction of the Buonaparte dynasty. In viclating the solemn engagements which he had contracted with Napoleon, itis true that Alexander yielded to what some would term a political necessity; but, although in the ethics of statesmanship such treasons may find an excuse, they are not the less infractions of that higher code ot morality which should re- gulate the actions of sovereigns as well as of individuals. If, in his subsequent conduct to- wards the man to whose downfall he had con- tributed, we could discover some trace of re- morse for the breach of his plighted faith—some outbursts of the generous and chivalrous feelings which were supposed to be inherent in his char- acter—we might still find some palliation for his treachery. How he fulfilled the expec- tations of his admirers in circumstances s0 fa- vorable to the display of his magnanimity is matter of history, and need not be recapitulated here. Suffice it to say, that his conduct reflected but little credit on either his head or heart, and that time has reserved for it its appropri- ate reward. In the affairs of empires, as wellas of persons, there is a retributive justice which suffers no wrong to remain unatoned for and no perjury to remain unpunished. Eight and thirty years have elapsed since the execution of that questionable treaty by which the allies hoped to have consummated the de- struction of the formidable power which had so long troubled their repose; and yet, by a singu- lar concurrence of events, which the mysterious interposition of Providence rather than the policy of man has brought about, we seem again to find ourselves at the culminating point of its influence, when it might be said to hold the destinies of Europe in its hands. Yes, despite of all the efforts of the Holy Al- liance to crush with indignities while living the spirit, and to cover with infamy when dead the memory, of the illustrioure aptive whom the fortune of war had delivered into their hands— despite of all their attempts to proscribe and neutralize the influence of his name—we again see the star of his fortunes in the ascendant, his fame and principles vindicated, and his wrongs on the eve of being redressed. And—strange revolution of destiny—again we behold pitted against each other on the theatre of European politics the heads of the same powerful monarchies, in the persons of the nephew of the Great Emperor, and the bro- ther of Alexander—heirs of their souvenirs as well as of their principles, of their hatreds as wellas of their rights. This time, however, the réles are changed. It is no longer the Czar who heads « coalition against the Empe- ror. It is the Emperor who heads a coalition against the Czar. That the time has at length arrived when Russia will have to make a bitter atonement for the perjuries of Alexander, and the indigni- ties practised on the prisoner of St. Helena, no one can doubt who has watched the progress of the Turco-Russian complication, and the crafty and far-sighted policy pursued by the French Emperor. He has concurred in the temporizing measures recommended by the Aberdeen Cabi- net only to draw Nicholas deeper into the toils into which his own folly and impetuosity first plunged him; and now that the latter can nei- ther advance with safety nor retreat with honor, he will either be compelled to drink the cup of humiliation to the dregs, or be remorselessly sacrificed to the maneg of his brother’s victim. In any case he cannot expect to escape un- scathed. He is first on the list of the avenger. Tue Marve Law in Dancer.—Vast prepare- tions are being made by the temperance party to pass through the Legislature a most strin- gent law against the sale of spirits, in any shape or form. There is, however, a chance of its de- feat, if all we hear be correct. It is said that Governor Seymour entertains strong constitu- tional scruples against such a measure, and may, if new arguments be not addressed to alter his belief, deem it his duty to exercise his veto power in the last resort. Should he do so, there can be little doubt of bis being presented for re- election by a strong, energetic, and wealthy party in this State. As matters now stand, this is the last chance for those who are opposed to the measure, Cost or ApvErtisinc.— We have just receiv- ed the following note from Washington:— Exorvera DxpARTMKST, ‘Wasnicron, De 20, 1853. Enron ov tre New York Heap fm—Your bil it this Department for adrertisiog for mals fos fag oveunion ot the harbor of Provi- Genes, bos: been ved. The same advertisement was inserted (the same number of times as charged by yes. in the Union, and Republic of this cl! eo] im the Boston Post. Toe highest onarge of either these ‘van $16—and your charge of $40, so much exoseds Eat emonnt, that I am constrained to inquire if the , your most abedieat, G. TOTTEN, Brev. Brig Gen. The simplest reply to this inquiry, is to state the following facts :— Sr If our charges had been made in proportion to the circulation, and in conformity to the bills of the Union and others, our demand would have reached over $300, instead of $40. When will men and officers—governments and of ficials—learn a little practical common sense in the business of advertising? Mriis Buaxep 1 Bgrope IL axp.—The old mills Frown as te Ixons:d AM, in Nortn Pro ertroyed by file on the bch inst. The owred by the heirs o” J. BH. Leovard a . Son, and ccoopled by O W. Burt & Son fur the parpore of g lgrocd, &o, whoew lows on the sleek, ma. > wll b= +h nt $6.00, cae a Mol fae te . The buildings were estimated to by worth 61,00, and were rot insured, ——————————————————————————————— ee THE SLAVER GAMBRILL. United States District Attorney’s Office, THE KEOENT SEIZURE OF A SLAVE VES3EL ON THE OOasT OF AFRICA. Lieut, John De Camp of the friga e Conatitution, the flag” | ship ofthe African squadron, errived at this porton Thurs day evening, #8 prize master in charge of the American tetooner H. N, Gambri!l which hed been arrested on the 38° Nov. last sixty seven miles south of the Conge River andi! eighteen miles from Juma Bay, on the coast of Africa, by the orders of Commodor: Isaxe Mayo, who was on board: the Constitution, On examining the H. N. Gambrill, it ‘was found that the slave deck had all been laid; the cook ing apparatus erected, and a large quantity of water andi slave provisions, sufficient to subsist # considerable num- ber of rlaves on the passage from thence to the Island of” Cubs, where it is understood the schoooer was boand. The schooner was commanded by E. M. Jefferson, who;. together with bis efficers aud mest of the crew, es— caped whi'e lying at the coast. He admitted that: be was going in for a cargo of slaves when taken. Veutenant De Camp brought home with him two of the crew as witnesses, and thgir testimoay fully es- tablishes the fact that the voyage wae a slave trading” one, Upon this information, a libel was drawn against the H. N. Gambrill, for her seizare snd forfeiture to the government, which was placed in the hands of Mr. Hil yer, the United Stares Marshal, that he might take her into custody. Mr. Hillyer sccordingly took possession of the vessel, ber logbook and papers, and will hold her unti) the Cecision of the United States Dia zict Judge is given.. By ‘he arrival of the H. N. Gambrill, we have received’ the following record cf the cruise of. the frigate Coxati~ tuticn, which captured her :— ‘The Constitution left New York on the 2d day of March, 1863; arrived at Gibraltar Mares 23, Sperzia 8th of April, Leghorn 24th, Tunis May 6, Algiers May 14, Gibraltar June 2; did not atop lorg at the ports in the Mediterranean, Oth June, ar:ived at Targi@r, in the Straits of Gibraltar, on the Barbary coas'; 11th of Juce, took onr departare from Gibraltar, arriving at Madeira on the 18th; July 11, Porio Grande, bland of St Vincent; 16th, Port Praym, islaxd of St. Jogos, Cape Verd Irlands; 27th Porto Grande, August 4 De Los Islands; August 10, Sierra Leone; 10th, Monrovia; 27th, Simon river; 28th, Grand Sisters river; 29th, Cape Palmss; September 4 Cavally river; th, Fort Bradenburg; 12th, Diz Cove; lith, St. Georgadebs Mina; 16th, Cupe Coast Castle; 21st, Acokra; 25th, Lagoa river; 99th, Feieando Po; October 2, Ospe Horatio, (the Igtter is, without exception, the handsomest island I have ever teen), October 10, Gaboon river; 14th, St. Th« mas’ Island; and this day, the 26th of October, we are making for St. Paul’s Loando, msking but Hitttle head- way, the wind being against us since we left the Gsboon. river. Iaad in sight, viz. :—the coast of Angola aad Debenda, clote to the Congo river, lat. 5 048., lop. 1158 E. Cairornra "Matts.—There seems to be great disappointment among the many expectants of letters from California at the non-receipt of their correspondence by the steamship Illinois. The cause, as we learn, is in the fact that the mails by the Winfield Scott were saved from the wreck of. that vessel in a completely saturated state, and the: letters and papers could not be got dry in time to- render them fit for remailing when the California. sailed, on the 7th ult. Tar New Rovrs ro raz Paciric.—Amory Ed> wards, Eeq , President of the Hondaras Interoceanic Railway, sailed yetterday in the pilot boat George Steers, to arrange for the commencement of praeti- cal operations on the proposed line of transit through Honduras. A complete corps of engineers and work- men will leave for the same destination in a few days. The officers of the company propose to have the rosd completed within two years. Soiree Dansante at the St. Nicholas. The proprietois of the St. Nicholas Hotel gave a grand. ball to their guests and others last evening, in celebra- tion of the completion of the firs! year of the existence of this establishment. Those who were fortunate enough. to receive invitat‘oos must have been highly delighted. with the reception they received. We have hardly ever seen £0 brilliant party, ard the splendor of the saloe cannot be exceeded either at home or abroad. Tne new- rooms, which have been com pleted but a short time, were thrown open em this occasion. The salon de dans is a magnificent hall, and illuminated as it was last night, with beauty, grace and chivalry, it pre- sented a dazzling coup dad. There was a most brilliant array of female beauty, set off with the richest ard most elegant costumes, while the gentle- men distinguishes themselves by their gallantry and their manly and easy bearing. There were represen atives of. all the Jearned professions, the press, and some of our- merchant princes, as wellas many distinguished strang- ers. The ball room was thrown open at ten o’elock, and the votaries of Terpisehore soon after paid their d-wirs to the various favors prercribed for the faithful. Waltzes quadrilles, polkas, sshottisches, and redowas were inter- spersed with promenades and chit-chat. The festivities were continued till a Iste hour, and the party broke up highly pleased with the attentions of the gentlemanly Proprietors of the &t. Nichclas—Messrs, Treadwell, Acker &0o. Marine Affairs. THE LATE&T FROM THE STEAMSHIP EMPIRE CITY. The*stesm tog Titan, Cumiskey, arrived at this city yesterday morning from the steamship Empire City, ashore at Barnegat. The vessel lies head on the beach, about four miles south of Barnegat, in a good. Position, with about twelve feet water in her hold, and #0 leaky that the tide ebbs and flows in her. She has not bilged. Her cargo is composed of molasses and tobacco. The latter is under water, and will be spoilt, ‘The molasses is between decks and supposed uninjured. The Titan returned yesterday with a couple of steam. pamper, and it is fully expected she will be got offeimme* iately, should the weather hold good. They were work: fog at her on Friday, and would have got her off but for want of & sufficient apparatus, The Empire City ie stated to have gone ashore in clear weather, between 7 and 8 o’clock on Tuesday night, while in charge of the se. cond officer, through his mistaking Barnegat light for that of a smack. Launcues To-Day—The brig Ciudad Bolivar, of 400tons, built for Messrs, Harbeck & Oo., amd intended for the South American trade, ander the commend of Capt. Gar- vey, late of brig Granada, will be launched from the ship- yard of William Pirnie, at Greeu Polat, this afternoon, at 8 o'clock. Mr. Thomas Stack will launch from his yard at Wil- Hiamsburg to-day, at the same hour, the bark Chanti- cleer, of about 60 tons. She is owned by Mr. Henry Del- afteld and Meesrs. M. M, Freeman & Oo., and is intended for the general freighting business. Capt. 1. Pierce, of Plymonth, will command her. engaged yesterday. ion Pd eelg gg bang Ro wreok of sohocner ye. Bangs, a1 Gardiner’s Point, noticed im our "Dario news lerday, the Providence Jouval sys '—The crer sul al i lt +H FF it fi E : i if i 5 Hee Tae convened at Al on the 4th inst. Tho House was or- the of Nosh Saith, Jr., Eeq . of Gri Speaker, ard Mr. Perry, ot Oxidrd, (| ‘The Legisia' of meecitors, Ore’ enire? and fifty Volta dae) tote, deatine’l for Caliornia, lef; here in the steamrhip Ni on Tharedey.