The New York Herald Newspaper, January 24, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JANES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR ANP EDITOR. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND WASRAU GTS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Sowory—Uxcux Tom's Cavin BROAPWAY THEATH | Hrosdway- Sore o THE FAs Mam | UATARAGT oF THY Canons BURTON'S THEATRE Cosmbere rot OUR Bust So- @epey PARI AND LonDO am gtrset—Afvornoon— JONAL THEA WALLACK § THEATRE, Brosdway—Wueer or For vuxe hevinw AMERICAN Ar -Atternoon—Tom Tuum» —Tay- ™ THume- Money, mew dn, & WROAPWAY MENAGSKIB—Staxrse Twins arp Wity 8, eT StY'S AMEGICAN OP3RA HOUS) SSMIOPIAN MELODIES BY MRISTY 8 MU WOOD'S YINSTRE'S, Wood's Minstrel Mall, 444 Broad: pope Mago rian MINSTRALSY. DUGELEY'S OPERA MOUSE, 19 Breadway—Brox- kaw s ATMIOPIANW Oren a TROV PE. BAB VARD'S GEORAMA, 66 Brondway—Pavonans or ez Hovy Lawn. BEBRISH GALLERY i Grom way — Boy and Bvoning. GRENOR BLITZ—Stwvvasany Inercrers, 6 Broo’ ~. MOADEMY HALL 6F3 MeETioNe OF THE REX move BSYLK GALLERY @E CHRISTIAN ART—#4 Brosd- ~~ Brosdway—Panuam’s @irr Mine MIRROX, dway~Jowns’ Parroscors. PRG, 1g Br Row York, Tucsday, January 24, 1854. Matls tor Eurepe. TUR NRW YORK WHEKLY MERALD. Fre royal mail steamsbip Saropa, Capt Sbamnon, will vo hit pert to-morrow afternoon, st balf past one #eloek, for Liverpool. @Hudscriptions snd advertisements for aay edition of the Baw YoRK HARALD will be reosived at the following places ba barope :—~ Livewroov—John Hunter, No 2 Paradise utreet. Lowpen—B> wards, Se adford & Oo., No. U7 Cormhill Wia. Thomas & ©. 19 Oatheriue atreat Camm—Livivgston Welle & Jo, 8 Pince ds la Bourse B. H, Revoil, No. 17 Rue de le Banque, ‘The Buropean mails will lose at ® quarter to eleven Welotk to morrow morniog ‘The Weeny Hrxa.p, (pricted in Fremeh and Kagiish,) with be publivbed nt baif-past nine o’oloek to morrow mowning. Sing!» copies, in wrappers, siapecce No. The News. ‘The Poropean intelligence received by the steam- Sip Niagara, which arrived at Halifax yesterday Morning, is of the highest importance. It fully con- Gems the impression that a general European war de imevitable—wut, having commented at length upon Mis topic in a leading editorial, let us hastily glance at 9 few of the more striking features of the news. ‘The different nations on the contineat are evidently Preparing for the coming strnggle, In England the utmort indignation bas been aroused against Prinee Albert, who is openly accused of be- fraying the secrets of the Ministry to the Czar of Russia. Jn France it is officially announced that @eventy thousand soldiers are ready to proceed to Purkey, and that in cace of necessity one million and o quarter of men are in readiness to enter the field whould a general war take place. Austria desires a new lean, which is another ominous foreboding, and Bweden and Denmark have given notice of their in- fention to remain neutral. ‘The report received by the Europa, that Minister Bouké had been killed in a duel with the Duke de Alba, proves to have been erroneons. here is now} however, another rumor that a duel between Mr. Beoulé and Lord Howden, the British Minister, who meted as second to the French Minister, was only de ferred by 8 death in the family of the latter. England, France and other countries had been visited by the heaviest snow storms experienced for years, and, as a consequence, the railroads were Dlocked up and travelling almost entirely suspended. ‘The increased prospect of war hed caused a great @eeline in consols. Breadstufls had run up beyond Precedent sinse the Irish famine. Flour advanced during the week prior to the Niagara’s sailing two te three shillings per barre!, and wheat and corn in Dike ratio. The cotton markets coutinned firm, but withont change in quotations. It will be seem that the receipt of the Niagara's news yesterday led to 2 great rise in fionr in this market. Common brands of State flour, which @losed on Saturday at$8 a $8 12), were sold on *Change yesterday, on the receipt of the news, to the extent of about 11,000 bbls. at $9 per bbl. This exhibits the greatest advance ever known ina sin- gle day since the famine year of 1347. A part of the purchases were made on Hastern account. Owing ‘be its scarcity, wheat was unsettled. The advance ia Liverpool was about 25c. per bushel. When sales are made the advance here will no doubt equal that abroad. Sound shipping corn was also scarce, and held at higher figures. M. Bedivi is in Washington, a guest of M. Sar- tages, the French Minister. Our correspondent writes that the Nuncio, being in dread of personal fejury from those who have participated in the de- morstrations against him in this country, has per- wonally applied to the President and members of the Cabinet for some sort of diplomade recognition, asa means of greater security, basing his claim upon the fact that he brought an autograph letter from The Pope to the President. It is understood that the Secretary of State declined to sign any other paper than a mere passport; wherenpon the Nun- olo's secretary and many 0! bis friends are reported to have intimated, among other things, that the ®onseqnences would be visited upon Mr. Cass, Jr., oor Charge at Rome. Under these circumstances, Gen. Cass yesterday introduced a resolution into the Benate calling upon the government for any papers in its possession concerning M. Bedini's position— thus conferring upon the matter a national import- ance that will probably tend to strengthen the ex: ekement existing in different parts of the country. ‘The documents will most, likely be transmitted to the Senate today. The Nuncio last Friday re- evived visiters, dressed in his scarlet robes of pontifi tal henor and state, at the house of Postmaster General Campbell. He is making preparations to beave im the next Cunard steamer that sails from Boston. Judge Douglas, from the Committee on Territo- ries, introduced a new billinto the United States Benate yesterday, which proposes to divide Nebras- a into two territories, to be called Nebraska and Kansas. Having commented at length upon this measure in an editorial article, it is unnecessary to may more here. Various unimportant matters hav. tug been disposed of, Mr. Cass offered his resolution @alling for official papers with regard to the position of the Pope's Nuncio. This gave rise ton lengthy @iscussion, In which Messrs. Cass, Everett, Douglas, Badger, Mason, Dawson, and other gentlemen, parti eipated. They generally disapproved, in the most ndignant terms, the conduct of the people in differ ent cities who have taken part in the violent acts of hostility against M. Bedini. While Benators were engaged in denouncing the Bedini rioters, the members of the House were de- bating the railroad troubles at Erie. Some of the ‘Western members, tt will be noticed, birterly com plain of the conduct of the authorities of Pennsy! wania in upholding the rioters in their anlaw? eourse. The Western men threaten to retaliate in a manner that cannot but sorely affect the priae of the Philadelphians. The rioters bave been discharged by the Judge of the United States Court at Pitts burg, and a despatch from Erie states that the Mar aba) will probably recommence the superintendence of laying down the railroad track in the vicinity of Bale, in which event another riot is anticipated. ‘The Speaker of the House yesterday announced %a special committee of thirteen on Mr. McDongal's jaciie Railroad bill. Judging from the eomplexion | of this committee, they will not select the extreme ce ON RN a RS TAN LR ART RN BOON, Northern roate, sor Mr. Seward’s, nor Col. Benton’s Central, nor Gen. Rusk’s Albaqu rqne route via the old Bpauish trail; bot they will recommend the ex- | treme Sonthera route of Robert J. Walker, aud the | New York, Atlantic, and Pacific Railroad route, koewn ue Col, Cooke's wagon road, which rans o 23 | thongh the barren territory for which we are w pay | twenty millions of dollars to Sante Anna, ia accord- ance with the project of the new treaty with Mexico, as stipulated by Mivister Gadsden. The latcer gea- tleman is expected in Washington today or to- Morrow, consequently we may s00n expestto know more about his treaty and this new railroad route. Little business of special importance was transacted in our Btate Legislature yesterday. For @ synopsis of the proceedings, as weil a5 many items of news from different parts of the country, the reader is re" ferred to the telegraphic columns. We regret to learn that the venerable Mr. Bodiseo, Minister of Rugsia at Washington, died on Sunday A sketch of the life and services of the distinguished gentlemen is given in another column. Ime stesmship Union which left this port in search of the ill-fate@ San Fravcisco returned from her cruis€ last even Through the kindness of her purer, we bave received files of papere from Ber muda dated to the 19th jast, with late news from the Daten West Indies. We elsewhere publish some interesting items relative to the pelitieal, com- wercial, end sanitary condition of the Bermudas, ‘fhe epidemic bed disappeared and affeira haves pleasing aspect. The weather was fice. It was found that pear six hundred persons haa-died during the provalence of the yellow fever, Several of the Tortula rioters bad been condemned w death by the Danish authorities. In the Royal Gazetie (Turks Islands) of the 6th iast. we find the programme of a grand operatic per- formance, to be given at Grand Turk upon the Léa, the director of which has hitupon a nevel expedi- ent for preventing @ confusion im seeking for seats by requesting erch person intending to go to bring their own chair along duly labelled. The office ot the government printer in St. Vincent had been burned, and ali the unpublished State documents de- stroyed. We have at last seen Mr. Sanborn, Adams & Co.'s express messenger, Who came ever the Ramsey route, and have ascertained thet be brings no later news from Caiifornia; that the Pacific steamer re- ported lost was the Winfield Scots; aud that he knows of no failures in San Francisco, One of the San Juan or Aspinwall steamers will probably arrive to-day or to-morrow with the details of two weeks later California news, which is looked for with con- siderable apxiety, for the reason that people are anxious to learn the fate of Capt. Walker's filibaster expedition, as also the progress of the party of two hunéred filibueters who Jeft San Francisco a few Gays previous to the sailing ot the steamers of the 16ta ule. The report relative to the steamship Baltic, as published in some of the morning papers, is a mis- take. The vessel taken for the Baltic proved to be a propeller. Judge Bosworth delivered a decision yesterday as to the costs in the proceedings against the Alder- men for contempt of coart, in favor of the plaintiff receiving costs on sowe of the motions, which will, we understand, amonnt to about $50 in each of the cases against the ex Aldermen and Assistantse— twenty-six in number—making a total of $2,090. Alderman Sturtevant is the only member of the late Common Couneil who is sentenced to fifteen days imprisonment in addition to the $250 fine and ¢30 costs. To day’s inside pages contain a series of very in- teresting letters from, and extracts relative to, affars fio Washington; details of the deplorable sickness aud sufferings of the ice-bound and destitutee j gravts on the banks of the Mississippi ; Erie corn. § pondence with regard to the railroad war ; a vari of political, commercial and miscellaneous inte: q gence, kc. ‘the Nebraska Question—The New Bill the Benate—The Slavery Question. The original bill lately introduced into the United States Senate by Mr. Douglas. from thy Committee on Territories, having been dis- covered to contain the elements of # bombsbe ( on the slavery question, has been overhanled by the committee, the President and the Cabi- net, and the Southern leaders of the Senate, and the result of their “ sober second thought” is a new bill, providing for two new territorig fnstead of one. It will be seen, by reference to our specin telegraphic advices from Washington which we publish this morning, that this pew bill is; ¥ offspring of much anxiety. and consultation and tribulation, and backing and Gilling, be tween the President, the Cabinet, and the les’ { ing democrats of both houses who had takea the matter in band. But the result makes it a good day’s work for Sunday as far as it gor 4 We think, however, that after the consumma- tion of the task, it would have been wise on t! @ part of the President, the Cabinet, and all co § cerned, to have called a general pi meet. ing, alter the example of Dr. Franklin—for that there is the trouble of 8 tierce agitation impen + ing no man can doubt. And where the free soil allies of the President will tara up at the | end of the battle Gen. Cass appears to have a preity distinct per territories peption. These two are to comprise all that vast region lying between the thirty-sev- th parallel and the British boundary of the forty-ninth degree of north latitude in one direction, and transversely between the Mis souri river and the western boundary of Mis- souri on the east, clear back to the Wahsatcb Mountains, which pass within sight of the Mor- mou settlements of the Great Basin, thence northward along the backbone of the Rocky Mountains to the British possessfons. Tne superficial area ot land, sand and rocks, com- prehended within these limits, is some four hundred and fifty thousand square miles, in other worde, ten States—if not eleven— equal in size to the State of New York, without entirely consuming the raw material No complaint, therefore, ean be made from any quarter of the waot of elbow room in these two proposed territories of Kansas and Nebras- k.. The former, however, is comparatively a narrow belt, extending from the 37th to the 40th parallel of north latitude, being only one bun. dred and sixty miles wide by an extreme length which cannot be travelled over short of a thou- sand miles. Nebraska, on the other hand, ex- tending trom the 40th to the 49th parallel, bas ample scope and verge enough in either direc- tion. Between the same degrees of latitude on the Atlantic coast we may sail from the shoals of Barnegat, ia New Jersey, far up the coast of Newfoundland— Where the icy mountains from the pele Ride Bayly down before the maummer winds, Floating like fairy castles in the san Upon the distant main. The two new territories, therefore, being en tirely satisfactory as to size, we come now to the examination of the main question. All this vast srea of both territories east of the Rocky Moun- tains is eubjeot as it stands to the Missouri com- promise of 1820, and its perpetual prohibition of involuntary servitude, or Southern skavery The committee of the Senate, however, by and with the advice and consent of the admioisira tion, declare in their bill that the prohibition of the Missouri compromise is superseded by the principles of the adjustment of 1850, which leave the question of the exqlngion or admis sion of slavery to the peope of the territories themeelves. ‘The object of this ynetruction of the com- promise of 1850, and, the introduction of two territories instead of one, is understood to be one territory fr the North and the other for the South. It is believed that slavery will nol travel a®ove the 40th parallel—the north ern boundery of Kansas—while that territory, lying ae tt does conveniently west of Missouri. is theught to be just the thing for the Mieeourians with their slave property. How the administration have come back to this ex- traordinary sense of devotion to the compromise of 1850, after ite late formal repudiation by the Cabinet organ, is @ little curious; but we presume that the real policy of this bill is to give the rebellious outside nation- al democrats an opportunity for joining hands upon the same platform with the Van Buren free soilers. But as the New York Evening Post aud the Albany At/as, in refer- ence to this supercedeas against the Missouri demarcation, have already shown their teeth, the prospect of harmony is exceedingly doubt- ful. Nor are we quite sure of the cordial co- operation of John Van Buren and John Coch- rane in this new territorial scheme, notwith- rtanding the temptation of the spoils. Incidentally, we may also remark that the southern of these two proposed territories crosses the Rocky Mountains and invades the limits of Utah, the object of the committee be- ing, doubtless, tohem in the Mormons as closely as posible, and to give the South, if they choose, a tlice of the Green river valley weet of the Rocky Mountains—and much good may it do them. Such is the new compromise for the new ter- ritories of Kansas and Nebraska. As they stand they are both subject to the Missoari in- terdict against slavery; as proposed by the committee, with the aid of the President ang his Cabinet, they will both be open to the com petition of the settlers from the North and the South, leaving them to fight out the question of slavery among themselves. Now let us bear from the free soil democracy of Tammany Hall. Where are they? Where sre their organs? The admioistration has come back to the compromise of 1850—they declare their purpose to carry the principles of that adjustment above the line of 36 30, thas open- ing the country up to the British possessions to the slaveholders of the South. Where is the free soil branch of the democracy? What a prospect for democracy is opened before us! Who speaks first? The News by the Niagara--War Inevitable. ‘The view taken by us of the European coin- plication at the date of our last advices appears to be fully borne out by the intelligenge re- ceived last night by the Niagara. The French and English fleets have at length received orders to enter the Black Sea. This important fact is announced ina circular ad- dreesed to the ministers of the different courts by M. Drouin de L’Huys, under date of Dec. 30, and which appears in the Paris Moni- teur, After narrating the different phases of the question, the circular goes om to state that France, England, Austria and Prus- sia, had recently, by agreement at Vienna, solemnly recognized the territorial integrity of the Ottoman empire as one of the conditions of their political equilibrium—that the affair at Sinope had taken place against all provisions on their part Russia having declared that she omy desired @ material guarantee —and that, to suard the Ottoman territory from any new at- tacks. the French aod English fleets bad re- ecived grders to eater the Black Sea. The cir- cular terminates with the expression of a hope thar Russia will not by her conduct expose Europe to fresh convulsions, Thus has beea taken the first decisive steps on the part of the four united Powers. It is stated by the Paris journals—we know not upon what foundation—that the French government has addressed a strong remon- strance to the court of Austria, expressing her dissatisfaction at the evasive policy which she seeme to be pursuing, and intimating that any further secession from the course decided upon by the three other Powers would be taken as an indication of meditated hostilities. the re- sults of which she must abide by, It is said that a further threat was added. tha! in the event of her persistence in such a shuffling line of policy her territorial interests would he as- sailed by aid being afforded to the revolu- tionary party in Hungary. The official confirmation has been received of the acceptance by the Porte of the recom- mendations contained in the last note of the Vienna conference. The Sultan consents to @ congress in @ neutral city, but he insists on a revision of existing treaties, more particu- larly those of Kainardji and Adrianople. {i may be as well to recall the recolleetion of our readers to what the provisions of those treaties were. The treaty of Kainardji stipulated for the independence of the Tartars of the Crimea. of Bessarabia, and of the cantons of the Ky- ban, with the exception of their still depending, in o religious sense, on the descendants of Islam; the restitution of the countries con- quered from the Khan; the abandonment of the Russian conquests in Moldavia and Wallachia Bessarabia, Georgia, Mongrelia and the Archi- pelago, with the exception of Azor, the two Kabarlais and Kilburun; the privilege of navi- gating the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, the greatest advantages for Russian commerce, an improved administration for Moldavia and Wal- lachia. the title of Padischab for the Boperor of Russia, the right of the Empresa vo protect the Greek religion and its churches, and a variety of minor provisos, all tending *o the edvan- tage of Russia. By the treaty of Adrianople, however Tur- key was laid completely prostrate at the feet of her haughty adversary. Although as re- garde territory she had not much reason to complain of the exacting nature of its condi- tions, im all other respects it is the severest blow that has been intiicted upon her. Besides large indemnities and additional stipulations in favor of the rights and privileges that had been guaranteed to the Principalities of Walia- chia and Moldavia by former treaties, the im- portant concessions are secured by it of the tree navigation of the Dardanelles and the Bos phorus, and perfect immunity,not only for Rus- sian vessels in Turkish ports, but also for Rus- sian travellers and merchants passing through any part of the Turkish dominions, From this brief recital of the provisions ot there treaties it will be seen how inmportant itis for Turkey to obtain, if not their total abrogation, atleast a revision of the humilia ting and shameful conditions which have vir- tually destroyed ber independence. If she ie ever to haves chance of recovering the ground she has lost she must make her stand now. But will the Czar recede from the position he bas taken, and consent to abandon, not only the pretensions on which it is founded, but aleo the hard earned political advantages which it cost the Empress Catherine and his brother Alexander so much blood and trea- ture tosecure? We think not. Ifconceesions are to be made we fear they will have to come from the weaker Power. It is stated in a letter from St. Petersburg, under date of the 30th December, that the Em- peror had formally rejected the Vienna proto- col and note of the 5th, but would consent to receive and consider the Turkish proposition ofthe 20th. He presists, however, in refusing to recognise the right ot European interven- tlon in matters which he says concerns Turkey alone. In other words, the lion would like to have uncontrolled poesession of the lamb. In the London Odserver it is stated that Russian agents were on their way to this coun- try to effect purchases of arms and ships. This report receives confirmation from the fact that three Russians officers arrived here a short time since to superintend the construction of some vessels ordered by the Emperor. The differences between England and Persia are eald to have been arranged; but as the in- formation bas only been received through the medium of private letters from Constantinople and ap we see it stated that ratifications of the treaty between Persia and Russia had been ex- changed at St. Petersburg, we hesitate to give credence to the statement. The Patrie and Paris Bulletin affirm that the Czar has given orders for immediate pre- parations to be made for crossing the Danube. In the meantime, the European breadstuffs markets reflect closely the present menacing aspect of affairs, those of Great Britain being more excited than at any period since the fa mine in Ireland. Whilst on this subject we cannot too strongly impress on our farmers the policy of attending to the advice lately offered them through the medium of our columns by Mr. Sanders, namely, to sow plenty of spring wheat and plant as large an amount as possible of Indian corn. If a general war breaks out the Bultic and Black Seas will certainly be closed to European commerce, and to this coun- try Western and Southern Europe will mainly have to look tor their supplies. Five Powrs Lrrerature.—PuiLosopay AND Moratity.—For the past year we have been inundated with a new kind of writing, which may be truly called our “ Five Points Litera- ture,” describing all the lowest scenes of de- bauchery and vice which characterise that un- happy locality, and extensively patronized by highly respected and highly respectable ladies, dressed in the riehest cilke, laces and white kid gloves. They are assisted by very distin- guished clergymen, with long faces, who go about collecting vast sums of money for the ostensible purpose of reforming the abuses which they discover in the haunts of vice and crime. Their experiences are dressed up in all the literary finery of the age, ornamented with philosophic maxims. and then pushed upon the public. The principal journal engaged in this work is the old organ of Fourrierism, socialism, and infidelity. the subject of severe animadversion ; nothing bas yet appeared in any journal, either in this country, France, or Kogland, or has been sent forth by any publisver. which bis equalled the lewdness and filth displayed in those productions above named They have, however. received the approbation of our ebaritable ladies and those gentlemen who have the right foot in the kingdom of Heaven and the left pressing down Satan behind. The effect of this new movement in literature, philosophy and society, will only be to increase the wickedness, licentiousness and debauchery of an age already too much given to such °x- cesses, But thie is only a portion of the work of your modern exclusive reformers. Tae Free Som Lerrer or Genera Preece —Lerrers From Joun Cocoraxe anp Nexson J. Warterscry.—We have received a communica- tion from each of the above named gentlemen, with reference to the famous letter which Gen. Pierce wrote in 1848 to a meeting called in thie city for the purpose of responding to the action of the Utica Convention in the nomination of Martia Van Buren. Both letters will be pub- liched in the Heratp to-morrow morning. Honox 70 Te Miouty Deap.—We have no- ticed recently that both in this city and in Bos ton the birthday of Daniel Webster has been celebrated hy his admirers. This is creditable to the political and personal friends of the late Mr. Webster, and these celebrations must awak- en many pleasant recollections; but we are sur- prised at seeing nothing of the same kind in memory of John C. Calhoun and Henry Clay, both of whem had numerous admirers through- out this country, Fashionabic Movements. The faxnionabie season was recently opened by a grand at the St Nicholas Hoi#l, and this exampie will be wet by allonr -rincips! mr'ropolitem botela, These parties eolipse all the orivate soiree, either on the aysoues cor apy where else Some tines we bear a great deal of toik about # party giver by Vee. So.and-so, of the Fifth erecne or of Chesteut street, Phila sichia—either a bal pore or & bal costwene--but they are ail badly arranged sad Decly manaved, There is eothing equal to the butels, We have aireacy wotiesd the grand bau at the at, Bch olas Aviel, ta cormmemors'ioa of the opening of thes @ ‘eblirhment, snd we Lave ao sunonpeement of « wi:niler @ lebration # ich into teke plate on Wedowetay night, at tha Metopoliiam. The carts in as follows. be Ereeecevococcoesosscsccs +000 ° ° TARE METROPOLITAN Ball, ° © Given hy the Proprietors to thelr guests s04 frieacs. o o Wenseay Evanixo, Jan, 26, 1854 ° © The pleasure of «dd company ia requested =o ° MAN AURES: ° od od, JohwT Irvirg, = W. JF. Datly, o o W.K. Lothrop,’ Ge. Deonisea, 8.1 Ogden, 9 © [r_P, Pratt ‘ano, Dr FA Putoamo oJ, W Blatchford, & Johusom, TJ Carron 0 © D townsend, G W.Thatoher £ R dennett, o © 5, B. Baldwin, . 0.0. Thompsoa, J H. Beryman, o © 0. D Mathews, Lieut Marrey, Lieut Draytoa, o © 4. B, Mickie, We 7. Coleman, N.D. digging oo oF. A Chase, B Saat, Jr., TN, Lawrences, © o 8. M. Sherrann, RS.V.P, ° We understand that the ambitious see admirable oa- terera of the Motropolitao will endeavor, If possible, to ovt-do the proprietors of the & Nicholas fs the alaborate decoration and ornate Inxariss which will be got ap for this oocasion. 4 will be an exoelleet opportunity for geatlemen Of a sporting tera of mind te make their dew upen the revit; and we think It would paesie the jurors at the Crystal Pslace to Coolie the question sa to whish party the prine rhonid beawaniad Althangh, aoe rilng to the system they bare berevofore adopted, thay abowld award the silver medal to soth competitors. ‘The cow se of fashionable wovemenis ls aklag & cari- ons and cinaag Girestion, We bad suppose! thet on ac- count of the great number of speculators, lobby mem- bers, and lawyere at Waahington, the metiosal capital ‘would draw away 8 great many fashionable people frem New York, and that the partis at Washington would nikpass those of thircity, Bat it isa matter of fact that wany of the most brilliant lights w the world of fashion We have not been idle specta- tors of the progress of the work and its tend- epey upon the public mind. For many years past the pruriency of police reports has been but Dave left Wasbington and journeyed to “ew York to at. tend our parties, on aceount of the livcited inducements beld out by the hotel beepers and eters resident im the “City of magnificent distances.” Another reacon is also given. During last seasom the Wesbirgton hotels entertained their guests at the charge ef ove dollar and » haX or two dollars s day, At theseres. sonable and just rates, the hotels were filled to overSowing till the middle of the summer, acti the proprietors real- ised profits, the amount of which went far beyond aay ‘thing they had before experienced. We are informei that the proprietors of the National Hotel realized forty thousand ccllare; Brown’s Hotel, fity thousand; aod Wiulard’s, whieh is situated at the farhiomable end of Washington, sisety thousand. After all this, and to the surprise of all their eustomers, the Washington hotel keepers ammounced that for this season the prices would be increased to two dollars and « balf perday The consequence was that a large number of their patrous vanirbed, and several of the hotels have returned to the ok! prices, When hotel keepers, or newspaper j roprietor:, or mer ebants, or other persons engaged iu business, are making reasonable profits, which give a handsome return on the amount of capital invested, it ts bad polloy (to way nothing of the avaricious spirit exhibited) for them to Wrehington hotel keepers will ascertain this fact previous to the clove of the beacon, Wa have no coubt that the ball at the Metropolitan Hote} will be necessful and brilliqut aflsir. funpay ay New Onuuaxs.—In the New Orleans papers of Sunday, the 16ch inst., we find the following motices, by which it will Be seen that the day in Culy kept and ob- served in that sity im @ variety of ways, and that the largest liberty is allowed to all classes of the community. Those whose inclimations lead them on the Onristian Sabbath te houses of wersbip,we rejoice to see, are under no legal restraint (rom enjoying their wishes to the fall ent extent, while others who prefer to see a good trot oa the Metat: te Course, for s purse of three hundred doliars, play or pay, or a cosy seat at the S\. Charles theatrs to witness a pas de trots, enjoy a corresponding privilege:— The Rey. Theodore Clapp will preseh in the First Con- gregatioval Obureb, in St, Charles street, at 11 o’clook, ‘this morning. mile heats, This erowd. ‘Tne Rev. Bylvester Wood- bridge, pastor ef the Becond Presbyterian Oburch, corner Camp ead Calliope streets, will preach thie morning, at 11 o'clock, aud im the ever ing at 7 o’clook. Eligible seats reserved for vVisiters and strangers Dr. will preach in Cs. rondelet Street Church, at VA. M. to-day, and matoh ever the Course to cay, for $900, tween Flore ‘Temple Green Mount of the wi for great pt Misa Julia Deen, St. Charles theatre in favorite part of Madelice Chursh will be made in the meatig, The Rey. 4. 7. Mann, of the Georgia 0. nferenoe, will preach im Felieity Street Chareh, eppearance at Ciacides Va play of the ‘Striking Like Ress ”” ‘The Firemen’s Ball. “philosophers,” ‘stromg-minded women,” aad ‘intel ture work’ seen by eandie light, where both sexes coa man less bearish than their wont. motion of the dence. So wethought at least last night when we entered Niblo’s to witness the twenty-fifty an Fun, Cepoers, and around the wi rors were arranged in an flower: and Vene'ian air On ascending the staircase © be found, filled also + ie toe” adjoined forming suits of elygantly farnished apartments Where Jacies and gent'¢men aight eujoy pleasant conver aaones sftex the excitement and fatigue of a polis Besides the visitera; 80 th: there were at least three thousand When our reporter left, (at 12 P. M.,) mie Three Bells, was momsntaril; the lovers of » the lig lovely. We, moreove women, and profess to taecii But to the cance. valee lights Dearced men canaot resist an involuntary mot left feot. H-re ism tell mam with a biack moustac! she moves arounc.— ~ Dear creature, you'd swear, f delicate feet in the dance twinkle round, pe are ot light, that her home in the air, 13 nce touches the ground, pas! What mutver the men; but the ob 7 wlinsion to his powers of not reach bie ears. But the music besomes more excit fimid are drawn into the maelatro my de seen Cragging hie partoer Gown 1 slop, as if ne intended to brain bi je wall. There another man is demolishing, or her toer, whiea hi hing. Here s Tat gentleman may be seen waddling on his stom ach npoa the Moor, knocked over as he reekiessly ter pted to eos the room. Ser man stand. asit lug some ove’s apnihiistion, im the very ecstasy of enjoyment. His 6 on small ewords and dueling pistols | What! she gir) I adore b; ut there were stray scenes, such only as faithfal cbronielera are hound to notice. The great feature of the evening Was epjoyment—an onjoymens which was relie- hed at au early hour io the morni ad ith af sppetite stil tor more, It wa: joyment of a healthy anv rational kind Ofien & #60 repeated. at fasticiour he champagne Was potent enough to quench the thirst excited py bright epee and rudy lips; but of this.ws are certain, thet every pcb be Niblo’s last eveming delighted with the enter- ainmen' Serlous Accident to the Steamboat Red Jacket—farrow Escape of Two Men from Drowning. The seambost Red Jacket from Kliszabethport to New York, under the command of Captain Freercan Degroot, reached her wharf, at pier No. 8 North river, at the usosl bour yesteriay. She had between three and fou hundred passengers on board, andon making her jaucing met with an accident which caused great alarm at the moment, sithough fortunately anattemed with an injury to any person As the Red Jacket was nearing pier No. 8, with om ebb tide amd a very adverse wind, a small beat shot out from under the bows of he Fell River steamer State Me and rap down the slip, quite meas the Red J . Thin beat couta(eed only two men, and their put ie great peril the danger they ran, Us; Degroot ordered the inter of the Red Jacket to her off aod jet the mall boat rap free, This waa immediately doze; but In the set the Rad Jacket struck the end of plier No 9 with auch force an to: carry away ell her works from ber wheelboure to her after part--deck. saloon, &0.— causing & nag and Joss of between three or four thou sand dollars, Great contusion prevailed, but our ter learned that no body was burt, which w oat gratifying He was also tol i that Captain De, ar Sommanded op the lime for seveutese years, at very experienced “Sin unalety to save the 1 io anxiety to save the lives of the mem in the boat chows him to be husane, although {t waa the im cause of the accident. : ware Marine Affairs. Gow MEDAL AWARDED tO 4x American CaPrais —Mt, Filiott, the seting British Consul im tatu city, hae reoety- ed informa' t the ri ish governm wnt has awarded & gold meds! to be presented to Captain Young, of the Ameiican whsiing schooner Waldron Holmes of Previnee tows, in attestation of the sourage and humanity which ‘De dinplayed tp reseviog and saving tas master aed erew Of the British bark Cairo from the wroek of théir vee nel.— Boston Advertiser, ———j———— Naval Infelligenc: The sloop of war Aloany arrived at Laguayr4, Deo, dl, (row Bt Thomas 27th; all well. A purse of $300 will be contemied for to-day, at 12 o’closk M,, over the Metairie Course, the race being one best three in hind of @ race makes betting spirited and is always popular with the There will be » trotting Union Maid. Both The trot taken place at 12 o'clock M. this evening, is to sppear at the her the evening. A 00) the B:lle of the Faubourg, tevards the expense of Duilding Moreau Sireet Mrs, Charles Howard and her husband make their re- rieties this eveniag, in the There ix something retreshivg in a ball-room, and something exhilirating and exciting in a good valse, It lectual men”? ray what they will. A ballroom {+ a minia- sent for the wonee to look upon their partners as models of perfection, and do got stay to inquire how the lovely Miss C would look in the broad glare of day, when she had defied her jewelry. or what sort of a man was Mr. D. when sitting in bis oounting-houre or psying his bills. Tt is enough for the moment that, amid e:quisite musie ocd more exquisite dancing, woman is even fairer and It is enough, and more them enough, for most men to indace them to shake off their lethargy, that they can here exoounter the flashing eyes of beauty, look upon lips parted with eager joy, amc round eheeks flushed with the beautifal vusl ball giver ip aid of the New*Vork Fire Depsyrtmeat The room was certainly besntifully arranged. Toe Parquette of the Opera House was hoarded over tor the tistic and tarteful manner— the whole covered by ap imimeuse parti colors tent. other large baliroom was Te this room other and amalier oven wees ere. the galleries were thronged wit! Including ali, We wboald imagine that vidious to mabe dietinotions where all was sparkling black eyes, and in va, and those lips! ¢ chorite cletracted, @ band strikes up the Prima Donna they etart in couples; round and round like phrensy selzee che young, and even ry motion of the leacirg of a fair girl with auburn batr; how gracefully weet dancer, ex. He iwirls his * zee flercely ats young eouple as they | APOE OE SAE SE EE EOS TE SA LT American Temperance Union. BEMI-AXNU+L MSBTING —APRECHES BY REY. DR: TYDG, RBV. THRO. CUYLEM AND OFEBSS. ‘The semi avonai meeting of this association was held last eveving at ‘be Hroadway Tabernacle, A very large and highly respec ab!+ sudience was present, fhe chair was taken by Williem F. Dodge, Esq, of the Executive | Committer, The proceedings eommenoed with music, by the North Cerclina Band, after whieh Rey. Dr. Dewitt of: fered prayer, Rey. John Marsh then offered the follow: ing resolutions, which weie unanimously adopted:— Resolved, That the smiles of Heaven upon our great en. terprise, im all ity stages, demand shal) have our ehovcest thark off 8. Rewlved, 1. one with truitless efferts to check end ress rane by license laws, we rejolos thats ek star of Rope bas risen in the and that what all atiempts ts regulate the traffic have to Bee com plith is mow eauily aud effectively doue by a law of ens ire probibitt : Retclved, 1 we congratulate hose States which bave succeeded in securing » Maine law We rejoice a ie rere abortive, and that in joundirg reeu!ts—cimin hing drankenmes, pau; 1d erime, promoting pudlic peace, the happiness oe fam ilies, end the general dg foe ery have evidenes ‘that it muni tually be the legislation of all States met ice, or debased by bribes or political ehiea. ery Resolved, That we eontemplate with deep interest the Legulature cf this State, in its present session—a Legiala- ture from whom, seting scourding w the will of their eon- stituents, may be expected the carly enactment Oa aH Ribitory and proective law We ask for them amc frmeaess from sbove, that they may eseape all da. righteous ipflcencer, and move bsivly on im the of cuty We solemaly pledgt them our support io enactment of a Maine lew, aud we are confident they wil) have the blessing of this and future generations. Resolved, That we would hsil « Maine law (for thie traffic im intoxicating drinks ijltgal, it ¢ principis and self gerne and, at periy he the tippling-hoase ani dram-shop as rare & sprotacie as ie now t: 4 open xamb iog entablishment, the lousry cffice, or the den of che couaterfetter, Resolved, That «@ would ever reapect the interests of commerce, sed +ympathive with sutferers in commer- eal changes, though, i» Our opivion, the true interests con merce were bever #0 favorsbly effeeted by any Jegislation as they will be by tue lew we seek; but we cannot bie wen Ged speed in a hnsiness whish filla the community with crime and wo, porcan we for ® moment listen to thore who affirm that « lew expelling from soale- ty ita greatest soourgs cannot be eaforced in a community Eke this pecaure it eprives a few of ee ries oc cee ing rich om the mireriee of others, or indulging an appe- tite whieb may sv0n make them # curden and a curse td ail sround them. Resolved, That in tbe clear prospect of a greater advanee than we have yet kmown in the temperance re- {or m, it is the imperative duty of ail temperance mea to come up boldly to the work ; to give lil to the canine: to hold frequent meetings; to scpport and ‘the arm of the State in sli its #fforta to restrain Foot out the deadly traffic and make this the when the Isat great victory shall be wou over am evil most oor- roding to humanity, and which hae sent its millions te @ Grup! *» grave. Reselved, That we rejoiee that the example of Ame- riea has lec the King of Sweden to denounce from the throne the conversion of breadstufs imto the eup of im toxication, we sympat!ise witb kim and his people im their wer upon Gisti/leries ; slo, with tit Great Britain, struggling there for 4 Maine millions of .o8 bow resistivg (he lisence system im- posed upon mo agsinet their civil and religious code; pledge curselves to am ursvading conflict with aay 1 whe, ror g+io, are promoticg Crunkenmess among . Our desire is, that through just and riglteous laws the ycke of “io be broken. and temperance, jastioe, peace, and uaiversal prosperity parvade ali nations, Rey, Taxo, Curima them offered the following resol- tion :— Resolved, That we congratulate our friends aud the frieode of pumsnity in Beltimore, Pi iladelphis and Bos. top, at their late successes at ibe ballot box; aud we trust that, as we have commenced in this a de- tmanded work of refcrm, so we shell go on, until our houorable eorpcration, ivetead of employing a eat six hunéred thousand dollars » year, and building new Almabouses and prisons for the victius of the drsmahop, shail simost need Bo ea aud be able to acvertise alu shouses and jails to let. Rey. Tazopors Cuvier, of the Market Street Oharek, then addressed the meeting. The reverend gentleman, ip commencing his address, highly complimented the prim mevers and originators of the temperance reform im this city. Be was rejoiced to see that at last people hed begun to wake up w the importanee of having a -prohibitory law in this city and State. Ge to the Chief of Poiloe, and learn that we have 17,000 places where the Folsom is sold in thin city. after that goand inquire wheiber this Maine lew {s eons\iiutionsl. Some people aay it won’t work well. Go to Maine and seo how it People ray it would oaly extead drinkicg. But if ie the @ why are pot sl] the liquer se! favor of it? Toat smewers ub potion. moving ! (Applauce ¥ Two or ti 4 bald Go to Greensod wad look at destroy ty wrecks of youtn and int-lleat thst Hie there. Property Yer, whem poison is daily dest oyiog thousands it is ripht to confiscate the veadly » uff barrel of liquer in my orilar thie matter of treffi: “in » diff rout effsir Aw to this liquor law, ft i# red yon can’: enfores itin New Yok That requires con-ideration. Batl de lieve it cap de epforced. If yon give usa prohibitery law in New York, smd enforce it, you will put a to’ thar giantevil. Vou wil) have oppositio: ; out what great re- form ever took ‘piace without it? Fultom experienced such opposition, bot no © an laughs at he Pa cite or the Baltle now We expect opposttiom. The speaker thought that arguing thé whole question was lire attempting to prove thet heaith wes beter thao disvease—that p! was | gee to the public health, Stop the grogshopa! Legisiature, b ‘ted, would not ad; until we a. rps It wou’t fail. When the mem- lecture home it will not be “What ‘shell’ cid you vote for?” but—"What plese did you make spow the ‘wheil’ of the quer traffic?’ (Appleure.) The rev gentlemen soneluded by expressing Dis rincere behef that Meine law wae “bound to mo. ceed”? te this city and that the time was mear #: haad when ‘juleps’’ ad * cooxteile” would make way for the pure beverage of rature. The meeting wax theu addressed by O. 0. Nowru, Eaq,, of the Commor Conreil. He waa glad that he bai bean Spnounced as one of our Common Couneil, and not asone of the last. When he came to thin temperance question hewss not s coward. He represented the merchants to- night. He wan selected because it was very rarely that gerebants could be found who would stand forthe Maize law. Many persona woul’ think that merchanta were out of their: phere on such oce:sioms; but those #he thought that it wes interfering to other people’s business to join imeueb an effort were very often meddlers in other people’s business afier ail. They might be found st the (Applrase, ‘cee mo varm, oat Opera or the theafre, and {a salons, or imbibing slings and ccektatleat ihe polio bars. (Laughter) Mind your own busines” was @ very good maxim, but perverted, They (the speaker ard his teetotal friends ‘bad winced their «en busimers until misrale had :iddem uncontrolled throngh our midst He was not afraid to mention namrr, and he would say that Judge Morris, a jucge now on (he bench, bad prei ata meeh ing held St Metropolitan Hall ip favor of rum-driakiog. Such things av thess were the effects of minding yourowm Durizese, (Hinves applawe.) As ® merchant, he would like to presen res. He wished to correct bie friend Cuyler ip some particulary, The mamber ot bars open on God’s sy amounted to 5,898; thone kept by foreigners were 6,697 Let that te pondered over, 4 ers arewelecme to cur shores, but not to sell liquar to polscn aie (Applause.) In a single session of Our eourts there were arraignec for murder eighteen per- sons, end nearly al) their crim+> were induce by intox- feasting drinks. Let un give a very small estimate. The averege receipts of the dram shops of New York are ten Collars @ day, How much doe this amount to in the course of & year? Twonty five millions suc Aufficient “to relieve the poor of New York for years It weold give to the oitivena of New York, This wav, woman sod chili, forty .ollare apiece. sum, a shockingly wasted, smounted to more than the 3) fropriation fer educati arporesin the United States. 1k is a far eotimare U million of our texas are ei Bilee u, J tas cured Tae muraber of grog- shope yn this city > ac oneto elyhty five of the inbabi- tents Be ( be speaker) would say, with his whole heart, “Down with the iqvoc traffic!” (Appl ie.) When he Jooked upow the : plesdid saloons tad y he shooght of the thovssods that had fonmd a droakard’s grave He went {x for abolishing these splendid saloons S* wellas the thies vest grognvops (Applanse.) Asa merebsst, be wis’, in bebalt cf he yousg men who came here, that s Maire law should he parsed Bat that wee spelvaon. A Keine law they were bound Greet question was se to the, mote of oper- mis'aken ides that they would receive fa) oppcsition from the Criokers ‘he wselr ‘even from the three cent Lg erect but @ strong iad fond im the aristectacy from the Fifa on piace There clecser had ‘he w.ost ime finecce— in @ a great measure the raceess of tha raform measures rested with them, The s)eaker concluded amid greet applause At this stage of the proceedings the following renvia- ‘Hom was read and unanimously adopted:— ite meeting of the Kxeontive Committee of the Atitricam Temperspee Union it was effurt to ratse the a the dirvotion of the to this ooject be o which are distributes im the The meeting was them addressed by Rev. Dr. Trsu. He aid :—I should be glad. my friends, if I bad a fatr oppor- tunity to take up this whole subject in ite logth and My friends always room to think that after the process of vary nbn aren metaphor ands oy oe arom . Ty, upon. never could gota chance hold of wlsrabject: by tae inroet; bat thought dject an late as eleven o’cloak at have nigh ys felt bound to ray something. If = convince ony educsted aristocracy of the mopriety, importance, and practical expediercy ef w prohibitory law. and gentlemen of s'anding and influence will take hold of it, T do pot fear for the result. I do not balieve, bowever, that e!i the virtue of the city is given upto tl Ppeasenecre of ear‘hiy power, Ihave lived nine years the citizens of New York, and every year I respect more highly. (4pplause.) Amore | set of men I vever seen, These times ve live in are very aad 7.000 ercggerics and opwards, that fill our strea's, sad sight; and in fall view of them our police, with terfieiian politeness, bow down with » grace that HE Hi E