The New York Herald Newspaper, January 16, 1854, Page 1

Ny ‘ = = WHOLE NO, 63654. v NEWS FROM CUBA. ‘The Imprisonment of American Seamen— The Emancipados—Move Prociamations, tke., de. We have received our letters and fle: from Havina to Qe Eth inat., and beyond the ordinance which appeared i the Diario de la Marina in its ineuy uf the let inst., de. Glaring the emancipados free, there is no news of any im- Portanes. A translation of this ordinance will be found alsewbere. f A deoree wae pasred on the 29:h ult. regulating tele- raphic despatches, obliging all employes to obrerva an ‘ Anviolabie secresy, bat reverving to the Governor the right of stopping this mode of correspoadence whenever De may onore, A table of permanent rates was also es tablished. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE. Havana, Jaa. 3, 1864 New Cotiector of the Customs— Ar ivals— Liberation of Eman- cipados— Opening of the Supreme Court Ameri:an Sailors tn Prison. On the 20:h ultimo we bad arrivals of a quantity of Oficial dignity end patriotism from another land, per Her Majesty's all steamer Velaseo, consisting of officers for the various brarohes of thy government treasury and the deiensive arms of sex and land. It is understood ‘that great reforms are promixed, and the now collector, Senor Dex Joaquin Roca ds Tc gores, is to raceive ten por Gent in addition to his salary ou all the excews of duties he can obtain over the precedivg year, which may bean inducement for an hoxest acmi-istration of the cffics, anless he con make « balf million more by the usus dis- tribution of contraband ganunaa. Thid new broom ‘will sweep clean fora cou-le «f mon ‘hs, until he becomes to be enicemed » vigilant officer, when he will manage to get the teu per cent, snd not forget the awards from Omitted or short entries either. In the meantime, amug- gting ont or in must cease, until the officials through all Grades begin to cry for bread. Among other arrivals we haves Brigadier Uraiz, Colonel Martinez do Leira, an¢ captain in the nary Romualdo Mar- tines Vinsiet, The whole number of passengers (146) oon- aisted chietiy of government employes and their families, for whom the native stock must provide, and ocnsider themselves highly favored by their considerate Queen. ‘The in‘e'tigence by thie steaw er from Porto Rico speaks favorably of the crope, the weather, and the demand for products of the United States generally. There had been storms which had injured the cane standing on the low round, but it was supposed, no withslancing, that the ¢rop would be large. ‘The order of General Pezuela, which declares all the ‘slaves taken ou board of alavera, either by British or Spanish authority or eruireis, called emancipados, to be ofreemen, anc no longer to be held in bondage, was pud- shes on the lst day of January, 1854. It is » very ‘seat ronaccel doouniest, and if it caa be raade to h the subjects entitled t freedom long siave it may ‘be of acvantage to our planting community ar well as to the negro. We shall receive iu detail the royal order bye and by cencerning two eubjects yet remaining for dispo- sition by the Captain General- the period for tinal acoli- ‘tion of slavery, and authorisation for the iatrodaction of apprentices, or colonists, from Africs, 44 an amendment .y orcer for lavor colovizstion, of which you have been sdvired. On the 2d inst. the royal audiens! “was oprned in due form and in aceor gual custom, with a speech, analytical and statistical, of the condition of justice avd crime, by the regent, the Qsptain-General being prevent. The archives -f the rel Give tribunel at Puerto Principe, whicn has been dylour Superior Court, have been arriving during the past ‘week, end with them all the functionaries of that location that maz be admissable for contioaarce of their employ- mentat Havana, which is hereafter to be the fountain. head of ell good as well es jastice for the island, There are those who thik thie concentration will be for evil, to the safeiy of thore who are eompelied to fiad it by pro fection of the law through its ministers, who are imme- diately under the prrsonat ivilacace of 2 man devermined that all sbali bend im the o1ection of his will. He will &now po Isw whion does not cooform to his sword- militant digest. Our sailors -had = good New Year’s dinner ed for them though tae various Qovls, uncer ministration of Sol. W. HB. Robertson, Acting} Consul, and which they were} parmitted to enjoy threugh the benevolence of the Alcade of the Tacon prison. ‘Tt i# understood that they will uot be released, unless tm due form of law by the vecision of the Royal Audiencia—the reeponre to Judgs Clayton's spplicasion so Teact—as | am informed, which was sent to tne ;Ameri ean comulate from the Palace about one week azo. Jndge Clayton made his demand oy lugging in implica tion of bad faith op the part of che judiciary or the government here, in baving re'eared their own people, qmith testimony agaiost them. and nolding on te American Gitizens sgeinst whom there was no testimony—which ‘Deing the troth, mace bis cese no stronger if he wished to obtain what he sought—the release of the men. We have received confirm'ng evilence from Nassau, New Providence, that toe slave “Ben,” sometine sinse reportes. ise free man, having ben beld in bondage some forty yeare. The Consul, Mr. Roberison, has endorsed the document to Genera! Pezueia. Slavery continues—free- dom continues—for the slave, as usual iv Cuda, and the process of emancipation works slowly. Havana, Jan, 865g A. M. Further News in Relation to the Imprisonment of the Ameri- can Sailors in Havana. Sinoe my previous letter war despatched the following important intelligence haa reacted me, which I hasten to copy, not being quite certain if I shall be enabled to do so price to the closing of the Isabel's mail bags:— Tne three American seamen now confined in the public jail of this city, named William Atkins, William ‘Freebarn and Harrey ©. Parks, bave sworn before the Acting American Goneul that thirty-two prisoners, ex- cluding themselves, all Spanish except four Manila men, ‘bad brought slaves from the African coast, with the ex- ception of eight who were captured by an Eaglish cruiser when about proceeding to the cvast—they were a captain and seven others, (railors,) all Spariards—siso, a crew of ‘twenty, sre copfired in the same room they are in, They ‘were ceptured on the south coast of this island, having previow ly Janced two hundred and fifty slaves, which they Srought from the coast of Africa, and set fire to their ves- wel, asehooner. They landed their slaves about a month after the Jasper’s slaves were lanced. There were also twOter assisting to land the slaves. There is also Spanish mate, who belovged to the ship Elien Parks, which sailed December 13, 1852, from New York to the Morambique and back to this island with eleven hanired jone of the crew were arreste3 that to P. Of the crew of twenty belorging to the schooner who wore tried by the court four berated on she plea that wer DEeTS frum the coast. One of those fcur Eoglirb, anc this information was given to the American seamen by him; none others, to our s nowledge, have beer tried by the court, except the Sparsi#h mais, whom they wish to serve #:x months in ove of Phetr Span- ish men-of-war, but 0 wich he aays he will mot give his assent. The captain and seven eailora that were cap- tured by the English man of war bave left the prison, Dut in what way we do not know—they were mot im the same room with us. Four of the twenty bave been liberated, as Pefore men- tioned; the remainder, sixteen, were lioerated aout three weeks rivce, The two men who assisted ¢o lana the slaves have alro let the prison, and, ac we understand, ave been liberated. And yet thee unfortupate Ameri- cans, who are innocent, are #11! confived, amd pine and ling: this lontbsome jail, God of the Red Right Arm! where fia thy vengeance? [here bas also been, | unde: oun avother cargo of slaves landed at Trinidad ‘the &4 inst GUALTERIO. Havana, Jaa. 8, 1854, Smancipados—The Introduction of the 20 called Free Labor. art into the Liland—Ordinanee of the Governor-General respecing Emancipades—A Murder—The Weather—Im- prisonment of Three American Sailors—Bishop Hughes at Hovana— Negro Fatival, de., de Ho! ho! ha! ba!—and o right good have had of it, at the bare thought of ‘the Spaniards are playing off upon John tein-General of Cubs is issuing proclamati had s second, (of which I serd you of translation.) deciaring the emancipados free, ao“! Providing for the introduction of free immigran{t’- Attaened to ‘the proclamations are regulations ich place there so-called free Inborern in s worse positiof than were ever ‘the slaves, Meanwhile, the African alae trade gov on “ewimmingly;” no less than five cargo! 4 bar. ing dren imtrodaced during the last Two of there cargoes, my informant el! ma, prenanes at Sagua le Grands. By the igh*D regulation for the iutroduotion of free laborers ikJ? power isin the mastrr's hands of distributing the 1Abor of the immi grants in & manner convenient to thittr (the masters’) interests, with the condition that master will rot compel the laborer to work more than ifteen out of every twenty-four hourr, except in orop ti when the hours of labor may be increased to eighteen) Of twenty hours it of each twenty four ! Pow the simple Raglish of the is, that if the “+ master’ (how I hate that word) has no work to-day, be may work the usfortusate wretch of & for af. <toon houre each day in the week ustil the leet time te > ac# ap" except in crop tims,” that ir, about half th year, from Noveraber until May, when th» hoara of Inbor may de twenty out of twenty ‘our. Aaa this isealled Deing ® “free Iaborer!’” By wadsequent regulations they are not permitted to get married, or even to leave the Pls» tation, without the permission o° the master, (again teat bated worc). How. theo, con euch men be justly entitied frre laborera? How anid to ba free? Bat yet xocd easy Joha Bull, **ane the old Jadiae at Clashem ”” and at * Exeter Hell” will congratulate the aselves with the !des that at Jeast tbe ‘ersncizados’? in Cubs have been eet free! Bat rend stair avo honest ren jertag into our own Englieh of * prociametion” namber two. I will Bot Bcd a word Of comment to it, but loave tne realer to arrive st his own conclusions :— [Translation.] DEPARTMENT OF TB GOVERNOR AND CAPTAIN-GEN- BRAL OF THK PAITUFUL ISLAN. OF CUBA. a FoUITICaL . RORRLARY’S OPFICE. wat Exoalltnoy the Governor end Captain General m pleased to direct to be publisned ta c seito, Ube fellowing :— be ane ees “ORDINANCE RUSPECTING EMANCIPANQS ’? Article 1, The pegrovs buown by the nes of emaccl- padoe sreail fice. The who have bewu fu tha powar of ‘the government five y: Od are rixteen years of ara, will vbtair their {160 payers, and those who remain in felazd will dispose of their wages to which they b right, with the cis excend the f area 1 only CiGerent tr Ube otbers juesmuch ad they will not of the proces.» or their labor, whiea will be in during their apprenticeship, he ewanoipados end their apprenticaship, the % wil conveke the parties holdiag them to pre orities withia five days, if re iding im the capitai and withic fifteen if in ths country, sbi’ term being erd-d, thee who stall not attad to the ruremene wil ipeur ® fae of from $50 to $100, eat tbe charge +t huoting vp the negrovs will be on Account of tLe ncn coaforming parties, whoss lam-ntavie abusew have beea ‘mught oy ex periewoe to the autborities, whicn overoment Is Ceterming | tu extirp sia, Tue convacis between the emancips'ed negroes and here who bore them shs tbs through the government, and fcr the term of ore year, and mace according to the following forn e:— . emancipated negro, nation, number per ehip , do declars, that «! my own free wil) leootract with gove:nnent for the term of years to work iu whatever manner L may be orderec duriog the custemsry hours of labor ubmitting tothe person «hom I may be transferred to, (being advised of tue same ) also to thore in cs eploy, whom will obey aad respect— they har:ng the power to compal me to fulil the contract, uribg Wgat means, in conturwity with tae decrees ia the regulations for col sniats, ‘There sball, be paid ia recompeuse for my labor —~ dolk ye month, frm which shall be decu :ted a fourth t, which the goveroment shall receive to attend to the mmdempiticaticn incurred by thie administration. I an to be found in food smi howe, two anita of olothiog, and Curing ticknees I shail bave atvendanss, withoat being obliged to work uptil entirely restored to ‘heath. ‘Taere shail be a deduction from my wages forthe tsys thus lost, Lsm not to be obliged to Jaboron the Sab sath or holidays, anc [can employ those for my own proit, Int 1 fuldlment of thi+ con tract I sign it before the President and Secre- tary of the Board of Protec:i m of Emeucipsted Negroes, who, in the name of the government, subscribe to this, 1 making a cross, not being able to write (or read, I sap- pore,—-Tranelator.] Havana, &c. We transter thw contract. in the name of the govera ment, 10 ——, who puta his signatare to it ea a sign of having accepted it, binding himself to comply with its regu- Istions feichfully;#bould he not, he will be compelled to co to by the means indicated in the ordinance for colon is's, Havana, &o, Presid gover seat them to the proper a F. _ TE Secretary. Ast. 6. The wages shall be delivered monthly by tho master to the freeman hired, aczording to contract, and the fourth, for the deposit, shail be pai1 yearly in ad vance, Art 7. That the arsignments may be to the sdvan- tage of the contractors, with the mos: suitable election tothe masters, all petitions for freemen snali be cirect- ¢d to the government, which will pass them to the board, which shall return tem, with the information necessary, for concession or not Art. 8 if say of the negroes coutracted desire, through any cause to change bis master, the board shal listen to his complatat. if there bs found justice in it, such shal be mace known to the government, to the end that the proper steps may be taken, 1; also shall be the jorgap of all claims on the authorities, wao shall, a cares, apply analagous rnles for governing colon- ints. Art. 9 Should the master desire for a continuance of t}@ contract for auother ver 2, and the { seman being willing, it can be done by puttng @ note ut the foot of ‘the origins) contract but tae nearest authori:y must in- tervene, who shall inform the government which will give notise to the board. Art. 10. The emancipated apprentices shall be con- tincted for in the same way, but with the preference of hovsipg im or vear to the capital, in order that they may be near the Board of Protection; and the wages shall 7 be paid to this board four months in advance. Art 1l. There sbsll be a treasurer to take chet thrse funds acd others, who sball bes geatleman of this denevolert board, ard named by the government, at the indication of raid board ; slo the president and secretary sball be appointed im like thanner. Art, 12, Also, there shell bean administrator of the Gepot, who ehall not belong to the board, who shall re- ceive a salary in proportion to his duty, which the go- verzment assign to him, with the approval of the 8, Should it be necesrary to employ an: person, the board shall propose such, havea 1a mind how eoont mics] and am) @ administration of the rts cf the poor ehepld be, ew Art. 14. Tee administration of the dspot shall send twice a week to the board s classidied statement of the in- crease and decrease of the emancipados. Tne President hall leo give information in regard to any extraordinary occuttepes in the depot, Art. 15. The raid administrator shall remain in the de- pot an constantly as ible, and sball allow it to be visited, and the de; d examined, snd notes taken in regard to all concerning them, and thie with an order frqm the President lateness J the same. ‘Art, 16. For the p+yment of all claims to persons hold- jeg emancipades that the British may consider just, arising from the Loy ig out of the ordinance, the go- vernment secretary i give am order, without which no payment shall be. Art. 17. Tae board shail every month name one of ‘ts memters who shall examice the emancipated negroes ia the depot, and make himself aware of the number not prevent, chouid it be from age or sickness, bad condact, or any otber cause, and aa account sbal! bs given to the board, that it may propose to goverament the resolutions it msy cons der proper. Art. 18. The amount of wages to be paid to the free- men and spprentices shall be the same to each class. ‘The board shail name the etipend every y: according to the rate of labor and in regard to thove un- cersge. The benevolent protection dae to th tunate bein tL Chey be considered be‘ore interest. Art. 19, For the benefit of the last mentioned in par- tiovlar, and of all emancipated negroes in general, the resicue of the fands that ine wise economy of the board may gether, sball be epplied. © MARQUIS PEZUELA. Bavaa, January 1, 1864 ‘Two days afterwards appeared the following: — His Excellency, the Gov rnor Captain General, has been ed to ai that from this day shall be carried ‘ato effect that which is ordered ia the ordinance of the 20th of Decem der Inst, aud of the let of the present or- Ger ing, that all emancipa'ed negroes, without exception, shail be celivered up by thetr master, at this secretary: ship, within the term of for those in town and fifteen for those in the country, with the understanding thats non-compliance with thin order wiil sabjte; of- fenders to the penalties se: forth in articia 4th, of the Orcivence referred to. Mt Havana, Jam. 3, 1854. There you have the rutire proclamation, which sirangely as it may reac to Awericans, is sbout as intel- ligent e (Cuan) state cocoment as I have erer peruard although | con’ees it was, io sore partioular portions, only by acint of perreverscce that [ +as enabled to transiate it tuto tolerabie Eeglish. I wail mot attempt to usurp the editorial pen by offerieg comment upon this dosament; Lcannot, bowerer avei! drawing attention to the know Jecge that te betrayed, fo the \hird fourth articles, of the ‘iteby palma’? porssesed by there officials, else why these checks upon checks? Oa the Jd instant we were favored with acother proclamation, calliog apon the istef the emansipados witnia five with the fourth article of the fore other ume it was this intended ‘emancipation ’ thet jack-in-office’ got hod of, and then circulated illy report, some thiee or sour months ago, about the {ricanizivg Cubs,” &e,, &c But whata very dilferent ailair Coes it prove to be to what it was represented. will pot sey avother ryllable apoa a subjest which will as- sured\y form a subject of comment for the editorisl pea. ‘There has deen sucther “murder case”’.in this olty with inafew days I briefly relate the circumsiaaces as they have deen commenicated tome. A lady, the wifeof « medical gentleian, detected her husbasd ins ‘delicate encounter” with her ‘ lavandera,” = negrens tlave, and ou the spur of the moment seized & flat fron and strack the negrer# on the head and ebe died in consequence. lew Yrar commenced here im as bold ond biustering r a though it bad almost arrived at is maturity orth wind was blowing, and just before dayligut car's morning the thermometer in my eleepirg parte eat stood at (6 deg of Fahrenheit We have hed ‘& change of wind and « wet dey or two since, and the tem- Perature is now more agreeabie Intelligence bas been‘ received from the American Con- ful at Nassaa, N. P., that the mother and brovher of the free nej 4 to Charlestoo,sre still living gence has been commanioatea and is deemed oonclusit up tory told by Bea when he first made applica: the American Cunauiate bers, the details of remember ing in the Hxato, prior to wi ‘parture from the United States. I preeume Bin w i very seen be set at bberty, and I+ gaess’’ a hand- some pile of “ ounces” will be granted, or rather paid to bim, for nearly half @ century's servises wrongfally twrested from him while be was eo unjastly compelied to toil asa slave. Besides, he is emtitied to a handsome remuneration for sundry sound fi in@icted a to adopt the aw bim. hapa his being com, MORNING EDITION—MONDAY JANUARY 16, 1854. to the Captein General, ta behalf of the three American seamen to wrongfully deteined im prison here under te Aeqitious chare of having been engaged om board the Jesper jo the Afvican slave trace. I asoertained om Thursday lent thet areoly bad been rsosived at the Con- sviate of the United States, decliniog to se: these poor sailors at Liberty, Were they British subjects taxtead of being a4 they sre, American citizens; we should have b: here the whol of the British fe atite head, snd this port would have been block Uotil nese three mem were restored to freedom. ‘Thi Aguliiog achrowledgment for an American to mak my renee of truth and jastioa compel svowal of my telief Cannot the Hazaup, with {ts well knowa ir fluence, tpduce the «¢ministration at Washlog ton to send & vaerel or two of ¢ here to demand the freedom of these wen? Joho, the Roman Catholic Arohbishop of Naw York, is, I understand, im this civy, to pass the winter for the be Rett of Div health. Friday last the 6th stant—which if my memory verven me, wan old Ohrisimas Day—was observed dy ail the churches being openad for eervive, and was kept'as & dey by the negro slaves, who laxuristed in tha bar. ceric amusement: of A’rica. Ganga of tha melos par ¢ed the streets with painted faces, and attired fantasti. cally, accompanied cy the “tom tom,” or dram, with flags, ke, to tow sound of which they performed their native dances. Poor wretches! I kaow not, however, that they were mo-e barbarous than “Jack in the Gresn,”” on the lst of May, in Fngland. Lesters have been received here for two Eoglishmsn, eng neers, Who are vow en route to superintend toe catting of the ship canal through the Isthmus of Darle ' heard last evening that two civil a¢ministrative officers, appointed by the Iste Cap ala.General (Canedo,) have been disgraced. Qan for some improper transac- tion ta relstion to a law suit; the otber in eonsequence of baviog beea connseted with the landing of a certain cargo of African slaves, More anox! GUALI ADDITIONAL. (Correrpon’ence of the Unari-atoa Courier.) Havana, Jaa. 7, 1864. On the lat inst, ® new crdinanss was pudlished, whish ‘will accompany this witb ite translation, the firat words cf which are:—' The negroas known by the denomination of emancipados are sll fren |” Free they are by right, bat 1 co not eee that, by the new ordinance, they will 06 more to them they are now, or be better off. The interests of this islanc, I consider, are at this moment ins very pre- carious state, and it is surprising that tho wies men of our glcrious Union are 60 apathstio at this critical epoch. ‘The worst danger that menaces asia from the intriguicg spirit of the Britieh government. It has offered long ago to guarantee the posasasion of the island to Spaim atould that country aboish slavery. Now has commrnosd, in all probability, the effecting of that desideratum, waich will plunge the inhabitants of Cuba into poverty, mush to the loss of our mershents of the North, At the rane time, s formidable enemy to the institutions of the South will be at its very threshold. It sppears that the second decree was brought about by the Erglish judge, who considered the first not sufti- ciently clear aud ratis'actory. Perhaps to-morrow nod may bring forth freedom, (Spanish freedom, ) to all classes of Degroes. It appears strange that people here take the matter so calmly. Itie true that they cannot help themselves; still I shoald have expected more conversation oa the eubj:ct. The number of our inhabitants ospable of eon sidering and reflecting upon acts of government is com- paratively small, scill of this class fee of my aoqusin tance bave made mapy commente in relation to the lee decrees, Many are in favor of emancipation, and the bulk indifferent in regard to any change in the condition of the blacks. Had not the affairs of the Esst prevented it, Great Britain, 1am informed by those in tne resret, intended to have sent a fleet out here to support the authorities #r compel them to carry out what has lately been agreed to by the Spanirh government. President Pierce te getting into discredit amongst the Creoles, by whom the news of an approaching expedition bas been caug ht with much ratisfaction; but a sudseqaent rumor that some vessels had been seized by the authori tiee in New York has cauced, in ts tura, # cloud to cover them. The American sailors who went to Africa on a legal voy- age, where the vessel was sold, and they detained by force on boa: d, and made to help in igation of the ves sel to Cubs with slaves, where the vessel was brrat, and they left to shift for themselves, afierwards being tazen up sy governmest and imprisoned, sre still in durance vile, Gen. Pezuela, I am informed, having refused to de- liver them up to the American Consul, in accordance with the desire of the: facctionary It is hard that these men should thus suffer; were they negroes there might be roe hope of Biitish taterference, which, being old, is all potent, rot only with the Span- jarce, but with the weak governments of more datiag peo- ple. Avy one can imagine how easy it ts or @ satlor tu De kept = ptisomer on board of a ship, and be vrought to Cu ba with amegrocargo, The detentior of these ss{lors ap- p-are to me, from my experienes, to be probadla, I rhould wish to know how many Spawish watlors are ia preon fr pectormivg the voyage to and from Africa of Weir own accord. | can goess tnat rot one is, The Caroline negro thst was kidnapped 124 sold n this Slard b brother and his mother hving in Nasewu, New l'rovidence. MARKETS. Bava, Jan. 7—The amount of busiress done in par. cbasing sugary actually in market hes not deen great, as the stock 1s email yet of aew crop, only about 4,000 boxe having come to town. The whole stock on hand ix ax0u £5.C00 boxes. ‘There is @ desire to purchase, but planter stend eut for high rates From what | hav aboalt consider that the cane will not yield very well. The labor is about as abundant, perhsps more ro, than it was last year, notwithstandiog the lorses by cholera, I am assured of by ore who Fas made the matter a study. Io regard to the weather, it is favorable to manufas- turing the sugar. but not so to the ane, which 1m many parte ia already too ripe and becoming I'ke reeds. Taking every circumstance into consideration, I should suppore that the crop of this year will not exceed that of iast. ‘The exports from Havara during 1862 amount to 762,112 boxes, and from Matanzas to $11,806; total from these two ports alone 1,073,418 boxes, agsiast 1,017,480 in 1852, and $47 675 In 1849, 109,970 boxes were sent to 52, 33,881; and in 1853, 244,093; jones and # market in the same year, 307 253, 260,516, and 399,070. Thave to quote prices similar to thore {a my last, and until the stock of new rugars becomes important litte obange can be effected or prices fixed, Corres —Small lots are still being sent to New Orleans, and prices are now $193, @ $10% per quintel for best quality in marker. ; Mo.sssus is very scarce and worth $534 a Sig per kog of five and a Saif gallons. Rus—This srticle is in cemaad at $25, which will activity in cistilling, aed thas renders mo- dtainadle. lareee SxGazs AND Towacoo —These two articles continue to be or first, sccording to the camoms returns, ays abort, 203,798 mille have beea shipped doring the year, ard of the latter 3,919,463 Ibs. Ia 1849. 67 493 milo of segara went to the United Statee, aud this year 68.780. Of tobacco, in 1849, 144 394 Ibs. was shipped to the same port, whilst this year 719 649 Ibs. have gone the same way. Of the whole amount of tobacco abipped upwards of 1,500 000 Ibs were for Spain. Provisions —Rice—The stock is siall. About 235 tiar- ces bave met purchasers at 13° rs. per arrobs, aad 169 bags Spanish at 1134 Porators —Last rales were of 200 ard 331 bbls, The first nold at $5; the latter at $575 per bdl. Cour has been sold since my last to the extent of 1.300 Orums and 160 cask: $475 and $4, 300 drums of badcock realized the former rate Two cargoes of jerke t beef have come in, which will be against fish. JARD.—1E4 bbls, have been sold, #t 1! at 18. per quintal. i, Frovr stil continues scarce, a and thone emall. 1,900 bbls. have been disposed of from Spain at 16% Twoswall cargoes have jast arrived. Wats Vil. —Three rales bave bewa made of small lots at 26% reals per arrcha, since my last. Both this article and sperm are plentiful and dull. Feaicnrs —Vesseis are 20+ very pumerons, batfreights are net rumerous an yet £4 is belog prid for molasses to Grest Britain. To the United Staves, 61 per box for fover, ard 604 $4 per bhd. Molasean $2 50 a $3 25. The lecest sales compriae 7,500 quintala jerked beef at 193; reale per arroba: 800 bbin. potatoes at 674; 16 bbls, larc at 16; 34 do. at 1534; 146 kega at $18 por qaintal. Cannexas, Jan 6—In our market we have no grat ve ration since oorlast Provisions sesroe, and comman fair prices. Rica, 131481334 rls, in demand; proaprot favorable fur some ume to come. In exporta—ciayed molasser, Dew crop. is mow selling freely at % ria, and shipwents thereot have commenerd to Northern porte of the United Star musoovado molasses the litle un ™ 44 tis. Muscovado sugars, refining to open Jow, say 4 tis, thoteb ‘we just beard of a contract for a @ crop of 1,300 a 4 rin. Matanzas, Jan. 6.—Very little bas been doing in sngara, and rhipments were confined to stock io second naa reoucipg thatof the old crop to about 4.000 boxes S: plier of the crop have appeared oe then, aod there may be nearly 4,000 boxes cf the letter now in market, We bave beard, however, of bat one transaotion bere, say 300 boxes yellows, barely equal to No. 16, at 6 rls art. Injmoscovados nothing is doing, the views of holders berg geners!'y above those of purchasers. We atill re- ceive mos! unfavorable accounts of the yield of the and there fs no coudt that the crop on the north side the isiand will fall far short of that of the past year. Molanres arrives freely, and prices continue anchsugsd; 3 nis for layed, ad 4'rle for muscorade, A large por: tion of that row shipping is for ports in Great Britain. TurortaTions,—Provirions still continne scarce and in demand. We quote 8, A. jerked beef, 20 ris, ar: . cod, $6 26a $b 50 qth: inst aale of NS. Ash, +i tba: cons, st 86; nenle, $4 26 # $4 50 q lard, $16 60 bv. and 816 60 keg; rice, 13 ria. a 1834; flour, American, $17 4 , corm, 6° a 63 ris; hams $13 600816 ath, eecording to qua ity, pplien of the following arti: olen very ste" Cot ney an jails, ae 7 Coy a whale, 744 s 3 vis. gallon, for good ; cardies, qu. a 24 rla., if superior. Both these arucles would be in much’ better cemand bat for cf whieh ovr markst is bare, and we quote 6 oe and $60 8 $60 for short Boxshooks is very soarce, aod pee Se im amall lots, contented to remain unmolested. Outrages at Laguna. RECKIVED BY THE BRIG TOLEDO. Haxsor or Lacuna, Deo, 20, 1853, 10 THR EDITOR OF THR NEW YORK HERALD, At the suggestiin of a friend I write this letter to ap prise you of the annoyanps, not to ray gross outrage, to which American vessels are rubjscted in this place, in Oonrequence of an egent of Senta Aana being President of the Board of Health. Thia port is now open to expor- tation, but not to importation, and within tue last ten years bas been five times opened and shat, without in- including the time the Americans possersed it, In order to give you an ides of the apirit which pos cesses the Presivent of tne Board of Hvalth, it will be necrrsary for me to isform you that at the time the Aweriouns bad possession of this place, Commander Bigelow being military Govéroor, applied to the autao rities fora house mitabie to reeide in, This Prosident of the Soard of Hesith was thon Presidest of the Ayan- timento, or Town Council, aud replied to Capt. Bigelow thet he conld not find hime house, whereupon Capt. Bigelow said that he would uot trouble him further, but select @ house for himself, which he did, and that was the house of the Prerident of the Ayuntimento, Senor Don Jor’ Rosarie Gil, From that time he swore Yeogesnce against the Americans, Thas far by way o! prea bie. It is nownecess ry for vessels coming from the United States here, in baliast, to return toCampaachy and enter, ard pay their tonnage « ucies: afier which hey ee permitie i to coms back Bere and | bat after being sent there, acd on their retara they are put ia quarapdne for thirty cays, in conseqaence cf a report tbat chelera exists there, withouga I scarcely heare of it whea I was there, ano when we arrived here every man on board Was in toe most robust health. Tis wae old to Senor Gil, but be hinted toxt oo Amerisan must expect suy leoity from him, although »# Prestdsot, ne rearcely Sxacted anything from Koglieh vessels, [tava Througa the advice of a frieod, for -ome witeeu regulations rela'ive to the quate I might be io went of water cr provisions. He raid my consigass might gend me water, but he had no written inetrastioas togive; bat thatwe would have twenty days, sick oc not sick. We remsined twenty days, in the mean tia encountering two * northers,’’ which nearly disabled 14, as we bad lost an anchor previous to our arrival, Oa the twe h day we hoisted our (leg for ® pilot, but ta- stead of a pilot wo received word that we had four days more, to which we remonstrated, ead as yes we have ebtained no satisfactory aaewer, although the Americaa, Consul bas besa indefatigable in his exertions, We shall enter x protest before the preper anthorities in due time, anc | hope to forward the resalt by the next conveyance, If we receive no remuneration nor recover Samages immediately, this statement may serve to ap prise other +hipmasters of the daoger of deiag led iat: Tor in New York, while we have no man-of-war in tte Gulf. Senor Doo Jogs Rosarie Gil hes seorn to Tevengs himeelf on the Amerisens, but the moment ap American man-of-war is in sigut he ts perfectly sabmiseive Captaias Bigelow, Godon, and Farand, of the United States Navy, are sufficient Vestimony for this atatement. Yours renpectfully, JOAN SLEEPER, Of tha American brig Jonn A, Taylor, Intelligence from Haytt. OUR PORT AU PRINCE CORRESPONDENCE. Pox av Prixow, Dao, 30, 1353. State of the Empire—Relations with Dominica ~ Fashionable Inteigerce— Trouble between the Empress and the Court TaaliermSiclness at Port au Prince—abvlition Agent from New York ‘There is now quite a calm in the politicaland military af- faire of the island, No att mpt, for months past, have been made for the redaction of the Dominican or eastern part, tothe control of the Hay t:en government; not vithstanding, Lis Majesty keeps up withoat diminution his fol standing army, nominally forty thousand, but actually twenty five thousand men And this for no apparent objsct, as he has no external enemies, the Dominicans belng perfectly And these people are «imple and inoffensive, requiring but Little phynical force to keep them in subjection; being taught from in fancy to obey their military obiefa, they eubmit without murmur, The ep sl and religious ssira of the Haytiens are under the direction of the goveromext. The Cstnolic religion ts, by iaw, ertablieched, but without eonnestion with the Conor: cf Rome. The Bishop, a delegete from the Pope, left here -ome time s.nce in s French war steamer tor one of the windward telamds, having totally failed ia bis object of counscting the church here with that of Rome, This ia the fifth unsuccessful attempt of this futare in the ‘ast tem or fifteen years. ‘Their moje: ties have recently returned from a visit of plesruze to Jacuel. To mark the journey with some oir cumstance apé ceremony, all his Majesty's miviaters, his Generals, ang five thousand troops, were ordered to be in atterdarce, which was faithfully complied with. Her Mejesty was not so fortunate. All the dames de la cour wore also orcered to attend, and her Majes:y has exhibited great discrimination, in selecting the most beautiful females of the empire of the lightest color, and from the best families, But as the road hence to Jacmel is of the very worst deroription, merely bridle paths, with rivers icanmerable te ford, and the highest and steepest mountains to cross, very few of tess Indies attended her Msjerty, and when. oa arrival at Jac mel, the fact was arcertaine’, orders were immediately tesued by his Mejesty, that ‘ali the aaid Indies of the court not in atteadancs, should transport themiives immediat:ly in am opposice direction from the capital to Laecobas, a place near tha Dominican lines, ti to re- main dusing her Majesty’s pleasure, So, some thirty or forty of the most aristocratic females of the piace mounted hories end wended their way to the place of their destination, and remained there till some tae alter the return of the court to the pa’ ropean courts will hardly thank me for gallant a proceeding, f 4 bs foliow. ed by other sovereigns. nad vengeance: ited apoa the pretty heads or soice of the re.ractory coart lacies there f It is @ psinfel daty, dae to our friends, to state that the yellow fevac, terminating ia black vomit, is fearfully prevalent as this piace. Chere is probably not s foreign vessel in pert that has mot more «r less of ite officern and erew sick on shore; and they are cying daily It is supposed by many that the yellow fever dows not exist in the West {acies in the wiater eeason, bat tea years’ experience has convinced me that the three wiater rontha here are the mos: fatal to strangers, and more deatbso3 car from yeliow fever ia those months than du:- ing the same time at aoy other season, Masters of ve sls unacquainted with this port are induced to come here, probably by botog mistoformed by thosr interested, of the unhealthy condition of be place, and thea by a small acd\tiocal offer of charter. Tnr voyage preves, ia most cues, excendingly Gisastrous. The master ruos great risk of bis own |ife, is certain to lose a part of his men, aud the addi ional expense attendant on sickness and | ‘meat doubly counterbalances all acditioual price of char he is to receive, It is desirable that masters of such ves sels a8 are usually emsloyed in this trade should be Cally acquainted with these circumstances, that they mey act uncerstandiogly in the matter. It is cow fully e ghteon moutbs that the yellow fever has ailed. It hes ap parent’y ceased for short intervals, but it {s fmmedinteiy discoverve that the cause of intermission uw from tae want of subjects: for aa soon as the Harbor begins tu jdall scoio with vessels be sickases and deaths becom ap a ling. Pine New York Evening Post bas an agent here, proba- biy im connection withs project commenced darisg the ion of Congress to op aie tus recognition of Hayti government of the ( of ed States. Brooklyn City Intelligence. vam fae ae racerel of Patrick FCNRRAL OF A DacraseD Fikexan —Tae Callaghan, sanistent foreman of Logioe ined injuries while bravely treat, om Tuesday morning, cb he Gted on Friomy mor stag fe lowing tock place erdey, (rom his iste rewdeace, No, 4 Carroll strest. noon delegations from every fire company ta the city ansembled at the City Hal’, and were mersnalled by Lrael D. Nelson chief of the Department. The procession oambered about eight hondred, which marshed ta regu- lar order to the piace whore decsanad resided = Thay ap peared in citizens’ cress, with badges on the left lapelle of the @oat, and erape upon one arm. After the cera wonies atthe house had concluded the preesded by Shelton’s Brass Band, and followed by the hearse whiob was drawn by four dark colored and richly-caparisonad horres, marched through Usrroil aad Conrt ntreets, Myr- tle avenue to the Williamsburg line, and thence to Ual- vary Cemetery, where the remaics of the uofortuasie fireman were deposited. Kogine Co. No I ciated body quard, and were follo#ed by a ong line of carriages Tae procession aumbered about one thousand five hua ved ip all, acd extended nearly one mile in length. Toe ine houses were all draped in mouroiag, and the bell were tolled during the march. The banner of the partment wae carried io front, and the banner of the company to which ceorased bionged was borne after the hearse. It wasan tmpcsing display, and highly credit- able to the Department. Willamsbarg City Intelligence. Fina —Satarday oon atter two o'clock, @ fire NEWS BY TELEGRAPRA: The New Ireaty with Mexico MINISTBB U4DsDEN EN KOUTS TO WA>KINGTON. Naw Oxeans, Jan. 14, 136 Geversl Gadaden left here last evenicg for Washin, ‘The five miilions reserved from the Mrailla Valiey payment goes to pay all cisims, including the Garay grant, Iadian spoliations and private claims. Highly Interesting from Washington. THE GADSDEN TREATY WITH MEXiGU—THR MISSIS- RIPPLE SENATORSHIP—ROMORKD CHANGES IN THE CAUINEI—IMPURTANT TO OWNERS OF PASSENGER SHIPS, ETO. Wasmxcroy, Jan, 15, 1854 The President bas received a despatch sonfirciatory of the announcement of General (adsden’s arrival at New Orleans with the Mexican treaty. The Union of this morning sl:o publishes a despatch to the same effest. We confees we scarcely expected so speedy = confirma- tion of our exclusive information to the Henin, A week ago the Union, by authority of the administration, denied that there was even the shadow of truth in our atate- ment—calle¢ it a fabrication, and, in characteristic lan- gunge cenonnced both the Haxaup and its correspondent ‘The Times and other papers which follow in the wake of the Union in abuse of the Hrrain took up the cry. Corresposdents here, who knew notbing of the news till it appeared in the HxRALD, all of » sudden besame exoes- tively knowing, and whilst denying the whole matter, pretended to give minote statements of the very facts which the THsraLp bad already publiehed. We regard the confirmation of our intelifigeros aaa matter of courre, because we never make aay positive statements exopt upon ample authority. Bat it is nevertheless, a great triumph that the Union, in tas space of a week, should be compelled practically to re tract its falsehoods against ur, and publish to the world the evidence of its own shame, Insormation was received here yesterday by the Prest- ¢. + to) the nomination of Governor Brown for the Senate ny (neCemoeratic caucus of the Mirsissippi Legisiatare; outst waa said the nomination had created great dis satisfaction, and that many cemocratic members openly repudiated {t. Today anotber despatch has bees re- ceived, announcing the election of Jefesson Davis. All ie, therefore, yet in doubdt, although {t is esid Mr, Davis believes he is elected. Should this turn out to be the case, he will immediately resign his secretarysbip. It is said that in that event, Mr. Gathrie will also em- brace the opportunity of resigning his position of Secre- tary of tbe Treasury, The President hay intimated to Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky, it is further stated, that should Mr. Guthrie resign, he would be bappy to offer him s seat in the Cabinet. Mr. Cushing will either go into the Treasury or War Department, and Mr. Brecken- ridge is offered the Attorney Geners'ship. This is the present state of affairs, To-morrow may witness a now shoflie aad cut, and Mr, Wise of Va., will probably tara up. Mr. Clemens, in any event, the present Cabinet, Neither + imagine, suit nim, Ex-Goversor Foote of Mirsineippi, {a in town, en route for California, He thinks Mr. Brown {« elected to the Senate, not only because be received tue democratic no misation, but from the fast that the Union mea will sup- port Mr. Brown in preference to Davis, The Union of this morning publishes an ofisial aotice, stating that information bad been received at the State Department from the United S:ates Coasul at Glasgow, to the effect that instructions bave been forwarded to the emigration oflices, both of Liverpool and Glasgow, by Hor Majesty’s Emigration Commissioners, limittug the dead weight of all vessels sailing under tue passenger act to two of their register toxnege. fivary passenger rhip will be required to beve three bower anchors on board Defore obtaining her clearance certificate net accept a eat ia lary or priaciples, we The Expected Steomers, NON-ARRIVAL OF TBE BUROPA, SANDY Hook, Jan. 15-1045 P.M. The R. M_ steamship Europa, vow in her sixtnuvth cay trom Liverprol, is not yot in sight from this station. Weather osim and clondy. NON-ARRIVAL OF THE CAMBRIA. Hauirax, N Jao. 14-0 P.M The R. M. steamabip Cambria, fom Havre and South aw pton, vow about sixteen days out, has aot yet arrived at this port. From New Orteans. DRATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN, ETC. Nw Oaixans, Jom, 14, 1854 Leona d Matthews,an old and k igh!y respectable citizen, died sudéerly to-dey, of,spoplexy, Judah Touro, the emineat merohant, is lying at the point of death. The Crercent City has i for Marine Disaster. Puitapeuents, Jan, 16, 1864, The schooner Alfred Barratt, Capt. Carlisle, three daya fom Char eston, with 416 bales cotton, bound to Provi dence, put Into Delaware Breakwater on Fridey eventog last, in distress, and was towed up last evening for repairs by the steamer Rover. Tie A. B. encountered a galefrom NW, on the 12 h inst. off Cape Henlopen, in w she sprung rudéer, split ssils, aad lost anchor Mail Failure. Barvimons, Jan, 15, 1854. We bare ro Scutherm mail to night from beyond Wil- mingten, N.C. Markets. Naw Oxteans, Jan 12, 1864, ‘The «nies of cotion to day reaches 6 000 bales. l’rices are irreguiar Prime molanves is quoted at 189. 6,000 barrels Obio duur have been fold at $6 80 Sterling ex- change, 8. Naw Onceays, Jan. 13, 1854. The of cotton to day wers 6,000 ba in no quotable change, The sales of the week were 27,000; middling 9% 09%. Decrearad receipts at all the ports 662.000, Whisney.§ 260, Price molsares, dull, and the eales of the week barely 1,900 bags, mostly atilo, a 120. Cora, 68c. New Oceans, Jan 14, 1854. The ales to day foot np 8.000 onles Prices irregular, and unebanged by Baltic’s adviows. Flour has ar vanced 25e.. 6.600 bbla Ohio fetched $7 Freighta—Cotton to Liverpool dull at %. Sterling excbangze §\4 a 83 Lovrsvitts, Jaa. 14 1854. Provisions firmer, Small rales of meer pork have oeen nares at $11 60, bat it is generally held higher Sales of 1 600 cartels of prime lard have neeo nad a 80, and 1009No, tdo.,at 7%6 No pales of bulk aw uldera are bela at 4o., and ines at 6%o, Cincinnati Jan 14, 1854. m, at 4340. Provisions tira, Mest pork t# 26, and bart, led Lar So Salwd masts a de a be, for eheulders and sides, demanded by holders. Sight exshange lc and Musical Matters. Daring the past week ths mansgers of theatray snd directors of public amnsements have bal mo ocession ty complsin of a lack of patronage. Several novelties have bees brought forward. Mr Burton has given us # new comedy, ssoribed toCorvelius Matthews. The sceae is laid im Spain fo the tive of Charles V, The title is “Married by Force.’’ The cbaracters are not weil de- fined; the plot is weak aod mysterious. The manager idl every thing in his power to make the comedy auccens fal. ‘The parte were well played by Barton, Jorden, Rad cliffe, Mra Hoogh, Mrs, Holman, and others, At the wame theatre, “A Pretty Piece of Business’’ hes been eveomsfol in the bards of Jordan, Nortos, Mrs, Barton, Mra. Hovgh, end Mise Raymond. at the Broadway, » farce by Mark Leman, cailed “Domestic Keonomy,” has been presented. There is hardly any plot, and the pioce altogetber i+ not so good as others by the same author its evcces at the Broadway is entirely owing to the capi tal acting of Misa J. Geuugenheim and Mr. Davidge. The lady ia capital farcewr, and we never eaw the geatloman appear to grester advantege then in this piece. At Walla:k’s, “A Bachelor of Arte’’ and “A Pretty Piece of Roriners” have been well received. The first mentionnt piece ts borrowed from the Freseb, and was ‘‘oooked ap” tor the Lyoeum, London, by Tom Taylor aed Charks Mat thews. Among the fortheomiag novelties is a translation of Mr Dumas’ play ‘Louis XIV,,’”” which was prohibited by the Paris dramatic censor. Mr. Bartow will produce «local sheteh by Mr. J B. Darivage. It ls founded on the “Potipher Papers,”’ in Patasm, end is called “Our Best ” ‘The various catertainments announced for this evening are worthy of attention — At the Becadway Theatre the ‘Cataract of the Ganges’ wneweanesd. 1) ben cow eptered mpon fe fourth ween f PRICE TWO CENTS and is sill visited by crowds, The farce of “ ezvous’’ is to precede the spectacle this evening. * Monsieur Jullien anpources that he will give om errt only at Niplo’ den, on Wednesday evenlog Parquette will be floored and united with the making ® promenade with te orchestra in the oon! At the Bowery Theatre, to might, another vel “Unole Tom's Cabin’ {a to be presented. Mr. T. Plays Uncle Tom, and the cast includes the the principal members of the company. machinery and effects will be entirely new. At Burton’s, ‘‘Masks an} Faees! and “Paul Pry ” Mitchell, Mr. Jordan and others, appear in the fit while Mr, Burton and Mr, Plecide wustein the characters in the Iast. Mr Johnston, » valusble of Burton’s company, has recovered from a 4 ness, ond bis came sein appears Io the bills, At Wallack’s Theatre, this evening, “A Bac! Arta,’ “A Pretty Pieos of Business’ and ‘Ths make up capital bill, Toe main character ip pitoe is Goely played by Mr Laster. At the National Theatre, the save entertain the same order as during the past weeks, will be’ bis week, ‘Ibe drama of ‘Hot Cora,” on Monday, T: ‘Thursday snd Friday afternoons and ‘Oxcle Tom! Tae bin” every evening, and on Wednesdsy and Saturd ternoona, At the Brosdway Menagerie, Barnam’s Mi Christy's, Wood's, and Buckiey’s “Minstrel Hall,” other places, which will be ound advertised at popular selections are announced for this evening. E. H. Pieroe’s benefit will take place next Sati might at Christy’s Opera House, No, 472 Broadway. It is stated that Charlotte Cushman has been in Liverpool, but the Spglish papers do not contirm statement, She is engeged at the Haymarket. All theatres in England were drawing crowded houses wi the holiday pieoss, Miss Davenport took « benefit at the Albany Museam on Friday eveuing last, when abe appeared as Adrienne, the Actr Most of the vocalists of the late Italian opera at Niblo’s bave gone to Cubs, oma sort of joint stock speculation. Maretzek iv mot of the party. Pico Vietti and her has- band will immediately follow the rest of the troupe, who have gooe in the Black Warrior—vis,; Steffanoue and Manzini, with Benevex tano, Rosi, and Salvi. They tated opening the Teatro del Circo, st Havana, with opera; aud it is ssid that they start with a capital of $25,000, of which it is seid that Sesors Manzini has contributed $10,000; SteManone, $3,000; Salvi, $4,000; and Benevem~ lane, $5,060. Van Amburzh’s menagerie in the floating palace wae to exhibit at Carroliton, La , on the 6tn inst. Mr. Forrest and Mr, Anderson have both been playing in Boston during the past week. Mr Eddy. formerly of the Bowery theatre, commenced an engagement at Conner’s theatre, Albany, on Monday evening lest, sppearing se Hamlet. Foley's Varieties, at Honolula, Sandwich Islands, hae had @ successful reason, was to re-open, under the management cf Kmmert & Downey, on the 17th of Novers- ber. Mra, Ray had received the substantial compliment of a fuli house, on the occasion of her beneit at the Varieties. A splendid set of jewelry, a work-box coatain- $200 in gold, » purse with $100, &o., were among the presents, Mr. and Mrs, Barney Williams, after eoncludiog « long engagement at New Orleans, went to Mobile, where they opened the firet week in January, (hey proceed te Charleston at the end of the month, there to falil am Madame Scotag, at Cincioati, gavea free consert te the children of the public echools. Tae Darly Unionist of the Lith, seya:— O-sof the most beau ever witnersed was pres* nj St the National theatre yeeter¢ay morning, Oscasione® by the free concert of jacaine Sen'a,, to the pupil: ani teachers of the publie pola. Tkeathe ¢ ¢ National tre, the Li ing thet cou’ ock, 4.M Not audicg the larga eagacity cf this batidirg, it waa : the pumber from each of the neotly the popula of .be two one to two bundret from the highest classes tk each eletrct only, were safle wed to abend, and these rumbered between three sod four thovesdd. About ten v’elock the echools, under the direes jon Of their teachers, began to exrtve. By hal? past tom vil eave aomited, filing the boase ccwpleisly full, ‘The pit, avd part’ of the third apd foarcn tiers, wore veoupimd dy the boys; the ficrt, wecond, aad part of the bird tiere by the tris ts wery arraoged Oa the stege for the trasters and visiters, aud invited guesta, anopg whom wer the members of the Exitorial Com vention cow in kession hi The sppearaoce of the im terfor of he thenire was belisn and gread. Ooe word frem Rotus Kicg, E-q., the Preddeot of the Sshoot Bosrd commanded + deace from every child; and through - out the eotire performarcs, not the least misconduct was observable amoung the 'thoee or four thousand chil- Gren present—a fact that apeake volumes for cur glorions comp on school #j)stem, At e’even o'clock the concert commenced, After the concert, in which Sontag, Jaell, and Rocce appeared, Madame Soutag was approached by six young misses and masters of the Woodward Sigh School, whem mai ter Jobn Swar x addresard ber with » postical tibute, very prettily written, At the conclusion, the speaker and one of the young * fornd reo distict # bigh wet-olx, and fr Jedien each provented Ma¢mme with a charming bonqaek She tmpressed a fervent kiss on tho tips of the Miss as abe accepted the bouquets. ‘The astembied schools then reve, ani under the diree- tion of Mesars, Alken and Locks, their musia master, rang a 1¢+ponee, . Earmoniovely the youthful voloes joined in the soug of weloome, Sling the vaet building with their melodi. ova tores, I} was ® scene thet touched the heart. At the conclusion of the song, Madame Soatag stepped fer ward an¢ said: I thank you, my dear children—you make my heart happy-—-1 am delighted’ Waving them an adieu, she withcrew, amid tremendous applause. The schools were then quietly dismissed, returning te their rehool-houses in order, under the direction of thele teachers, From the Exxato files, per steamship Baltic, we extract afew! reign items :— A vew opera, * Julia, or the Corsieans,’”’ has just beem proceed at Stuttgart, with moricby Herr Lindpaiater, The * Fackeltsr2” of Meyerbeer bas beom twice pore formed in Paris with vast success. Areal succes# appears to have been jast gained at the Theatre Lyriqne, of Paris, ina little opera, * Georgette,” —this being the production of a young Belgian M. Ge vaert, who tm universally described as giving bona fide signe ef promise in atage composition, ‘The Viet equestrian ctroas of Berlin has been destroyed by fire “Madame Bofeldien bas jast died in Paris—the widow, we mean, of the comporee of “Ls Dame Blache,” and “Le Pent Chaperca Borge’? Shewaa, tm ber day,s pleasint singer before ber marriags, ® Mélle Phillis, whe perenne’ the heroines of some of Boildien’s operes tm St. Petersborg, aod there got her pension a6 @ prime donne and fourd!er busbaed, whom «he has survived +o Jong 1hat her de mg ioene Ider w he Parisian corres jondent of the Independance Belge promie# among rundry elaborate elfeste tor M. Meyer- bee's fortheoming opera at the Opera Comique, & chores for f ur divcinet odor, the weil known ball ny the modasn crmp ter (according 10 M. rhe dent in quertion) makes his three orcbes- im three cifferent rhythms, but in three From other sources, we learn that the Lists ongaged in creating’ M. Meyerbeer’s new opere righ “worn t> shadows’ by the composer's ily well tormenting exigercien (a rehearsal Ane w five act play, “Diane de Lys"—called @ comedy by ite suthor, M A. Damas the younger—has been cuced at the Théstre Gymaase, and, M. Jenin assures ue, with emiire wnecess, Another new five act play by Ma- dame George Sand, dramatize! by herself from ber ro- mavos of Sauprat,’’ is the Ist novelty at the OSiom theatre, The second fve-act drama A. Dames, om the subject of the yoa'b of Loute Qninze, hes shared the fate of tbe first omé, anu ile representation has besa hibited by the Parisian o# ip, The dramatist met the difieoliy by promising to the Théatre Fracgais a third piay, to de called ‘La Jeanesse de Leuzua.” “{¢,"> '# third oxsay be atopoed like ite two prede T mast be held clear of obligation to make farther efforta to Komp my e ment.” Whether the inovsaot probibibition or the undauntedly fertile manufscturer be the greater curiosity, eoust be left to the decision of pos- terity. Mademoiselle Rachel—wno seows to be as fond of remguing her position at the Théatre Frangels, where she much wanted, es otner actresses have beom of frequent. ly retiring-altopether from ‘he stage; for the purpose of ‘hrowing more jolet on their “more ppeari in paid. once again, to have sent home her resi:netion from £t. Petersburg, The same jsurnsis which saposnesd tbia also announced another benefit for Mademolesile bn ac te to appear ae Personal Intelligence. CaaEe, ie eereeely Se cosaalaed ot hs swore ‘The Rhode Island Senate, om the lith curred in the act the Bouse at ey 12 bald ‘eval enatn’in oe come,