The New York Herald Newspaper, April 10, 1854, Page 4

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BRYAN GALLERY OF CHRISTIAN ART—&3 Broad- way WHOLE WORLD—S77 and 379 Broadwey—Aftervoor and Evening. BIGNOR BLITZ, Linnavy Hai, Newark New York, Monday, April 16, 1854. 059 Broatwsy—Dvow Brosdway—P2wonawa oF ©ireulation of the New York Herald for the “Week ending April 8, 1854. Monday, April 3. 50,880 Tecedsy, a. 52\440 Wednesday, “5. 53,160 Whoraday, “ 6. 51,840 Friday, Ue A 51,360 Saturday, °° 8. 84,720 ‘The News. ‘We have the details of two’ weeks later news from Qalifornia, brought by the steamships George Law and Star of the West. The intelligence, which is very interesting, will be found in another part of to-day’s Hrratp. The great depression in the markets, and consequent stagnation in the ordinary channels of trade,.which has been announced and eommented upon, still continued to check the pros- | perity and advancement of the new State, and its effects were beginning seriously to be felt among the merchants of San Francisco. The.mines, although some districts were giving a fair and profitable yield, were not, on the whole, aggregating the amount that they were twelve months since by many thousands of dollars. By this news we have intelligence from Col. Fremont’s surveying party, who, it is represented, had suffered considerably in the mountains from cold and hunger, and seven of ‘the company had died from the above causes; but the Colonel was still pushing on, having fourteen men left. The Indians were very troublesome, but in most cases where they had committed depreda- tions they were severely punished. The political excitement was running unusually high, and barges of bribery and corruption were the order of the day. Interesting news will also be found from the territories of Oregon, Washington and Utah. According tothe details of the information an- nouncing the safety of the Darien surveying expe- dition under Lieut. Strain, the party must have suffered most terribly for want of food, and from sickness and hardship. Judging from the brief sketch of the obstacles encountered by these hardy men, it is not probable that any others will soon be found willing to undertake a similar journey. The savages who murdered the four men belonging to the British ship Virago have been described by a tribe of rival Indians, but at last dates the assassins had not been apprehended. Judg- ing from the rugged, unprepossessing and un- healthy description of the country given by the explorers, combined with the fact of the inveterate hostility of the natives to white men, it is probable that even those who originated the idea will soon give up all hope of accomplishing the her- eulean task of building a ship canal between the two oceans through the line designated. The details of the last intelligence from Lower California indicate that the filibuster expedition of + Col. Walker would prove an utter failure. Failing to enlist the sympathies of the natives, his men | were gradually withdrawing from his standard and returning to California, where, as a finale to their disappointment, they were generally arrested by the government authorities for having been concerned in an unlawful enterprise against a neighboring country with which we are at peace. Most of those who remained with the self-styled President of the filibuster republic, like certain cliques of politicians in this part of the world, seemed bound together by no other ligaments than tle desire to plunder and rob the weak and dj fenceless; however, the members of the band were quarrelling with each other, and it was be- lieved that the whole affair would break up in an indiscriminate and murderous fight among them- selves. Four deserters had already been tried by Conrt Martial, and two of them were shot and the others whipped. Under these circumstances it is reasonable to believe that the star of Walker's re- public has by this time been entirely obliterated. The news from the countries bordering the South Pacific will be found very interesting. The revolu- tionary operations in Peru, headed by Gen. tilla, were daily becoming more formidable, and it was considered that the administration under President Echenique would be speedily deposed. By the way, we observe that some of the California papers give credenge to the report that various of ‘the revolutionary movements now in progress in South and Central America are the result of the se- cret machinations of Santa Anna to embrace all the Spanish American States in one grand confederacy, as was intimated tobe his design some time ago by the Mexican journals. In confirmation of this extrs- ordinary scheme to bring about a war of races— a project on the part of the descendants of the Spanish to resist what Santa Anna terms the aggressions of the northern barbarians, (the English and the Americans)—he recently despatched a spe- cial envoy to Guatemala, but what was the result of his mission has not transpired. It is also well known that the agents of the Mexican Dictator have for many months been busily occupied, both in Europe and in our own country, particularly in California, in endeavoring to persuade Germans, Spaniards, and French, to colonize his dominions. Santa Anna is especially anxious that the Germans should settle in Sonora, and probably hopes, chiefly by engendering in them a feeling of hatred against the Americans, to retain possession of that territory. What will be the end of all these curions transactions: we shall know hereafter. Quite likely the rejection of the Gadsden treaty will knock them all in ¢he head, by depriving Santa Anna of the sinews of war and mischief. The spirit of enterprise seems to be fast ayousing the Chilians from their pristine lethar, y Th are vigorously engaged in providing the means of education and adopting measures for open agricultural, commercial and manufacturi Z sources of the country onan extensive scale as com pored with their former imbecility in thes of industry. They have al ‘© appointed » sioner to proceed to England and negotiate jor the | tution of the island, which had dadergone me } terations, at the su AUHEATRE, Orambers stroet—Pavn Payv—} aN haw | ction of 2 wor steommer, ab an expenke of | d dolfary vy Crescent City has arrived at New edvives from Mavana. All was aflont, with the excep ts were declin'es ving | va ge number of vessels. ate advices from, Kingston, Ja., inform us that no new eases of clwtera had been reported in that 1d thet the epidemic had almost disappeared from the mounta'm di te. beginning to eu estate, one of ‘the been nearly destvoyed by fire still ocoupled with the bill for reforming the co city The planta‘ions tof rain. ‘The © nest in the parigh of Vere, lind ine Leg’s atu for wa ya3 stion of the Chief Justi Perhaps nothing in this morning’s paper wil be reed with greater attention than the telegraphic synopsis ofan elaborate letter Judge Douglashas just eply toa number of qergymen at Chi- go, with regaré to the Nebraska questioa. The Judge gees over the whole ground, reviews his past course on the subject, and strictly adleros to his original position, that, irrorder to secure free govern: ment to the people of the Territories, it is necessary to abrogate the Missour? compromise. ‘Though oc- | casionally tart and cutting, the letter ig described as being ar ect some stirring debates on this all-exciting in? he House of Representatives, during the Tho memberr of that body are fast nearing t % will be expedient for a majority | of them to show their hands. | It is rumored that Senator James, of Rhode isiand | contemplates resigning. | We elsewhere publish some atditional details of | thenews brought from Burope by the steamer Eu | ropa, including letters from our London, Paris ana Bombay correspondents, together with a letter froma Ledru Rollin, Mazzini and Kossnth to George N. San- |. ders on learning of his rejection as consul to London by the United States Senate. This is a very Te- markable document, and will command general at ty-two korses and fourteen omnibuses were destroyed bye burning of Moore & Co.'s stables in Philadelphie yesterday morning. The loss is es- ‘timated at ten thousand dollars. By far the most serious matter connected with the calamity was the running over 2nd ailing of a fireman by an engine, In addition to a variety of entertaining matter, to which we heve no space for particular reference, we to-day publish a full report of the visit of the «members of the Legislature to our city institutions, including sketches of the speeches delivered at Ran- ~dall’s and. Blackwell's Island; commercial, local, legal, political, theatrical and miscellaneous news, &c. | ‘Position of the United States in the European Struggte. More. desperate more bloody grows the pres- pect of the European war. A simultaneous fallin the funds, cotton and breadstuffs, indi- cates less confidence in the result of the con- test than‘has hitherto been felt in England. A check in the voluntary subscriptions in France shows that the alacrity with which the French responded to the call of the Emperor has begun to decay. Anxiety, of the most painful kind, with regard to the position of Prussia and Austria, pervades every article in the two or- gans of the Western governments. Nor is that anxiety without foundation. The nego- tiations still pending between the German go- vernments and Russia—the scrupulous silence observed by Austria—and the new loan pro- posed to the Chambers of Prussia—are ominous symptoms. Meanwhile the Czar is entrenching his position on every side. He has no answer to give to Great Britain and France, but to strengthen the ports on the Baltic, refit his fleet, and press the attack on Kalefat. Suppose he be beaten at these points: suppose Sir Charles Napier destroy the Russian fleet, and blockade the Gulf of Finland, while the Black Sea is swept by the allied fleets, and the Turks maintain their position on the Danube; what is to prevent the Czar from consummating his alliance with the German Powers, and march- ing an army of 500,000 men from the Vistula to the Rhine, and thence to the walls of Paris? If he did so, what guarantee have we that England would” be faithful to her French ally—that a new ministry would not supersede the present cabinet, and pursue a policy diametrically opposed to the Palmerston system? Such things have been done before— and the attractions of peace, the fear of injury, | and the interests of commerce, might certainly bring them to pass again. Whether they occur or no, it is certain that every mail aggravates the prospects of the war, and renders even a | brief duration of hostilities more and more im- | probable. Upon the approach of such mo- mentous events, it is not proper that a govern- ment of a first class Power like the United States should look with indifference. We have interests which will be directly involved in the | struggle, and others which will be indirectly affected. For the sake of both we ought, at the present time, to declare openly the position which we shall take in the coming struggle. A frank expression ofopinion on this sub‘ect will save the governments of Europe some embar- rassment, and will allay whatever anxiety is entertained by our own citizens. Our shipping and commercial interests abso- lately require some authoritative declaration of the national policy on the questions which the ; war has again brought on the tapis. We were, forty-two yeare ago, dragged into a war which might possibly have been averted had Great Britain understood at the outset that we intend- ed to adhere at all hazards to the principles asserted. Now, again, we find at least a doubt in the British mind as to whether the same provocation should not be repeated. Not a week passes but some member of the British Parlia- ment rises to argue on behalf of American rights, and some member of the government replies that the ministry have not yet decided whether we have any rights or not. This shuffling is not complimentary to us, in the first place; and. in the second, it may be protracted till seme untoward accident actually plunges both coun- tries into war. We must not leave Mr. Milner Gibson to plead the cause of the United States. We must do that ourselves; and in a tone that will show the world that, whatever Lord John Russell decides, our rights shall be maintained. There are three points to which this declaration should refer. The first is comprised in the maxim that free ships make free goods. The second is the right of seamen serving in Ameri- can ships to pursue their calling unmolested by British pressgangs. The third is the execution of the statute against privateerinz. On these three points it is right and proper that the Pre- dent should send a special message to Congress embodying the views of the government. He should declare that the United States will re- gard the seizure of goods shipped at or consign- ed to a belligerent port, in an American vessel as a good ground for declaring war against the nation whose cruisers commit the outrage ; that the United States will pur-ne the same eourse in case one single American ship is hed, or one seaman taken from her; aud din ie entative mther than denunciatory. We | carried out by the ‘acther't'es of ‘b's nation. This etaten nt, ratified by Co in the form of yroclam iion, would cbviate | any administration is the “sober second thought | the necess’ y «fentertaini ¢ any prop now treat'es with the b Il g :en‘s, ad would } etceticns in New Hampshire, Connect Ti Apwinerravion axa me Lave Exec | day, and a taree Portion mee-sssarily lodges in” rors, and issaed | Ttons—Te best test of the exact merits of | Broadway. The experience Mr. Genin has gained in this als for | of'thie people” Upon tits judgment the late | operation qnablen ihm to assert that the whole + and | city cou be swept and kept clean for an ex- place the Unit @ Stat son a sy are fank basis | Ahode Island, :nd the elections last fall in | pense of one half the sum now laid out by the in the sight of the world. Ii should be made ;PMaine and New York, afford a most decisive | Corporation for that purpose; and this is excla- withont los of time. | verdict against the existing imbecile, treache: If the direct intereste we have mentiorad were not alone sufficient to requir. it, our 'ndi- rec’ int: rests ‘taper éusly demanl ‘hat our po- | sition should be marked out and defined. We must above ail tings endeaver to preserve our- selves fr, m «nan, ling alliances at tbe present crivis; but keep aloof as we may, we cannot prevent the state of affairs in Rurope from ex- ercising @ very material influence on our con- cerns here, It is obvious, for instance, that the new clisanels for the consumption o* money opened Sy the war will divert a large propor- following are the tablesof the popular vote at the last elections in Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island; Connecticut and New York. The footing up of the figures shows a dead loss to the ad- Vike'the same ratio till 1856 will “crush out” Pierce, Marcy & Co., and the democratic party, far more overwhelmingly than the first experi- out’? in 1840. Here are the figurea:— LOSS TO THE ADMINISTRATION. State, 1853. ‘State, 1854. DEAD President, 185 tion of the floating capital in Burcpe {rom its Pasar rae! st H Ce Comb od Combed Comb'edd present uses. Merclhante~nnd stock enicrprises Dem. qppori'n.. Dem, oyposi’n. Dem. opposi’n. will thus be deprived ¢f aresource on which | N.Hamp.29,071 22,627 31,013 25,918 29,721 28,221 - * + ™, f Copn 30,814 they have largely relied ‘hitherto. The conse | R Youn qneace must be gencral cmbarrassmeut and not wcbal: | unfreqaent failures. “These will reverberate acroes the water, aud caus 1 depre#ion | pee. wna Dew. m2j.8,505 Opposition maj, 5,966 \-here. No man of oréinary exper doubts 8,000 j that when the temporary canses which brve | Administration Jos#.........cseeeeeeee slo es¥4,471 State, 1853. kept up the European money and stock ma President, 1 | for the last eight montiis cease to operate, as | Opposition. Admin. Opposition. | they have already begun to do, our securities w wired rere bes and our investments gencrally will participate 4 — _ in the decline. Our stocks and realestate caa | wen bed esa 1 gegen not be sustained at present prices wh i [ - . fresh loans are required by the European | Rit ™*--- \Gapoinlan mand. «ASB gee | governments. We believe that the crisis will pittaad seniude. sake St —_—- be temporary. We believe that the natu- | *?ministration Mas sire sos 5 | ral elasticity of our people and our com- | Acministration loss in one year, in New Hamp mercial system, combined with the rapidly | ;, "Rv yonmecticut, and Rhode Istand developing resources of the country, will soon carry us through the difficulty. We hold that ifthe war cont’nucs the diversion of men and money from peaceful vocations in Europe must give a prodigious stimulus to agriculture, in- dustry and trade here: and that our shipping especially must benefit largely by the decrease of competition, and cur position of neutrality. But before these things come, an era of severe depression must be endured. Let us not com- plicate and prolong it by adding elements of doubt and uncertainty to the other inevitable sources of want of confidence. The country will recover {rom the bad effects of our com- mercial connection with Europe far sooner if every one knows what course we intend to pur- sue, and what chances there are of our being in- volved in the contest. Every day’s delay is dangerous. Let the message be sent to Con- gress forthwith, and to show that it is serious, let such measures be taken as will prepare us to defend our position with force, if it should become necessary s0 to vindicate our rights. Total administation loss in five States in one yeur.181, A lose of one hundred and eighty odd thou- sand votes in New York and the New England elected by the suffrages of twenty-seven of the rattling down hill. What are the causes for this extraordinary falling off—this sudden and accumulating disgust ofthe people against a President of their own choosing? The answer is ready at hand. Gen. Pierce was elected upon the principles of the Union platform, in oppo- sition to the treasonable doctrines of Northern free soilers and Southern secegsionists. He has betrayed these principles, betrayed the people, abandoned his best friends, and has promoted his worst enemies, and the most dangerous be- cause the most deliberate and insidious ene- mies of the Union. The discoveries of his free soil antecedents, proclivities and associations, his free coil scarlet letters and speeches from was a fraud, and his election an imposition upon the country—these discoveries, in fur- nishing the key to Gen. Pierce’s free soil coali- tion Cabinet, and free soil appointments to the highest distinctions, have done their full share in alienating from his piebald administration the honest national democracy of the North. It was the spoils system of the Marcy, Cush- ing, and Jefferson Davis Cabinet, the free soil and secession spoils system thus put into prac- tice, and the repudiation of the national Union platform of 1852, which broke up the democratic party of New York, and which crippled and demoralized the party in Maine and other States. Superadd- ed to these causes, the juggling and shuf- fling, the miserable dodges and tergiversa- tions of the Cabinet organ upon the Nebraska question, declaring one day that the Missouri compromise should not be disturbed, the next day that it is unconstitutional, and the next that it should be and must be repealed, have contributed largely to disgust the simple demo- cracy of New England. The damage has not been repaired by absolving all good democrats from the test of Nebraska in New Hampshire, and by making it the administration Shibbo- leth in Rhode Island and Connecticut. word, it was simply impossible that an adminis- tration elected upon a fraud, and organized upon a free soil and secession conspiracy for the spoils, could reclaim the lost contidence of the Union democracy of the North or the South in juggling with both sections upon the Ne- braska bill. The free soil coalition spoils Cabinet, and its free soil spoils policy, the fecbleness and the vacillations of the Cabinet organ, the imbe- cility of the President, the character and the influence of his kitchen advisers, the general looseness of the administration upon all TREATMENT OF AMERICAN CrTIzENs IN CuBA.— Simultaneously with the arrival at Washington of despatches from Havana—which, it issaid, are calculated to embarrass and complicate the set- tlement of the Black Warrior difficulty—we hear of fresh outrages having been committed by Spanish tyranny upon American citizens resi- dent.or travelling in the island. Our oorres- pondent, writing under date of March 22, informs us that an American has recently been sentenced, without trial, to the chain gangs for a year, because some person sent him a fililns- tering paper from the United States. Another insult—and it is one which every American citizen will feel severely—was offered to a gen- tleman, with his wife and daughter, by the mi tary hirelings of the Captain-General himself. It scems that the party were riding on the Cero, about a fortnight since, when they were com- pelled by the guards of the city to alight from their vehicle, and kneel in the dust and dirt to a small waxen figure, carried by a mulatto priest. It is further added, that the parties were known to be Americans, and therefore the insult. Such is the treatment which our citizens, their wives and daughters, receive from the minions of Spain. This is the way that the liberty which we thrust with such prodigality upon foreigners in our own country is returned. And the present government is so imbecile, or so rotten, or 0 indifferent to the vital interests with which it is entrusted, that it fears to act with becoming dignity. It nominally pretends to secure the rights of American citizens abroad as well as at home. Security! Protection! Vain words, when the arm it stretches out is pal:ied and inert—when such outrages are daily perpetrated in an island within the sha- dow of our own republic, and are permitted to pess by unavenged. Forbearance on our part | important questions and measures,—espe- at first may have been a virtue, for we were cially upon all questions touching the strong and our enemy was weak; but the | foreign policy of the United States, catalogue of injuries we have received from Spain bas now reached a point that neither gods nor men can any longer per- mit. Though Cuban insolence be backed by France and England, as we are led to believe, itonly should make us all the more determined, and all the more energetic in seeking redress. In acountry like ours, where civil and religious li- berty is freely bestowed upon all, we should, in justice to ourselves, renive the same privileges for our citizens so'ourning in foreign lands that we are disposed to afford to strangers here. When those privileges are wantonly violated, if America would retain her moral power among the nations of the earth, redress should be promptly, straightforwardly, and energetically sought—and restitution must be ample. We have fallen low indeed through the feebleness of the present Cabinet, when even Spain is not so poor as to dous reverence, the little tricksters and petty cliques pro- moted, and the more deserving expectants discarded, the uncertainty where the adminis- tration is to-day, and the still greater uncer- tainty of its position to-morrow, upon the slavery question, the Cuban question, or any other great question, are among the secrets of the late elections and their results, We have not taken the Gadsden treaty into the catalogue, because that seems to be a pri- vate affair between Gen. Santa Anna, Gen. Davis, and others, in which neither Gen. Pierce nor Premier Marcy is specially interested. They have simply endorsed it as the Clayton Cabi- net endorsed the Galphin extortion, or as Mr. Secretary Corwin approved and paid over the Gardner claim. Hence, at the late elections, the Gadsden treaty has been disregarded by the people as a mere trifle of twenty millions— a trifle, indeed, compared with the great political principles at stake. We commend our tables of the elections in New York, Maine, New Hampshire, Counect’cut and Rhode Island to the democratic leaders in Congress. If they wish to avoid a total break- ing up and dispersion of the party before the year 1856 they will at once proceed to consider the question whether it is better to sink the administration or to sink with it. Srreer CLeanine ov Private Account.—Mr. Genin, who was appointed by the houscholders on Broadway to clean that street—the city corporation having been found incapable of performing the task—finds that the work is easier and cheaper than he imagined. He has some fifty odd men, who work in two gangs. One commences at the Battery and sweeps to Canal street; the other at Canal street, and Forxey axp His Prosecrs—The informa- tion which we published the other day from Washington, concerning the movements and projects of Col. John W. Forney, Clerk of the House, shows that he has quite a number of large irons in the fire. it appears that the House, so far as they are concerned, are rather desirous than otherwise to get him off their hands—that he has found it out, and is laying his pipe accordingly for a tight hold upon the Union office, the Congress printing, and the next Presidency. In this view, it is said that Forney purposes to give up his clerkship, and to go into the Union establishment as the head of the kitchen Cabinet, and as a vigorous de- fender of the administration, provided always that Gen. Pierce shall adopt, as his candidate for the succession, old Mr. Buchanan, to the exelu- re Whe Gee ag 3 Pierce incla- sweeps to Union square. Both gangs go to charces at what the auctionsere woutd eal a | WOK St midnight, and their work is done by tremendous sacrifice oiciey ae eedenid half-past five in the morning. The coxt is about aad the administratios Selita suaee four hundred dollars a week, which is defrayed the privilege to live o "a fi 4 i ‘tL 1886 by a tax of about fifty cents on each house- qh the 400: Wer : ua sont pe besay holder on Broadway. It is not fair to judge is implacable we supy there is ) holp for it thie system of strect cleaning by the appear- ance of Broadway in the afternoon and even ing: for, as the side streets are not swept or cleaned 4 a), the duet blows in from them alt dvuction of Vhat barn | Id Libe to know? ous and unstable concern at Washington, The | ministration which if followed up at anything | | i] ment of the Van Buren clique was “crushed | States since last fall, by an administration | Ina} ' i sive of the, proceeds of sales of the dirt and garbage that would be accumulated by the street cleaners. We gre, unfortunately, in pos- session of so many proofs of the abject incapa- city of our city government that this fresh illustration of their infamous management will excite no surprise and not much indignation It is commentary enough on the working of the vaunted reform charter to find that under it, the citizens of Broadway are obliged to club together to clean their own street. Tue Astor Lisrany.—Was it the design of the munificent founder of the Astor Library that (he institution he endowed should enure to the benefit of the Fifth avenue aristocrats only? Tf not, why is the library not open in the even- ings, when merchants, men of business and clerks, could share the advantage of free books with men of leisure? Twpracticasie Laws.—A bill is now pending before the Legislature to impose a fine on man- agers of theatres for admitting to their houses young persons of both sexes, under sixteen y ears of age, unaccompanied by a parent or guardian, How does the Legislature expect that this law can be carried into effect? : AwruL Increase or Inremperance.—Read the intempérate ravings of the Tribune on the Maine liquor law. The writers of that concern must have reached the stage of delirium tre- mens, and ought to be locked up in an asylum orthwith. City Intellegence AMERICAN CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE EvRorEan StrvcG.e— ‘Tue Steam Marine Catarutt.—We published some curious details on Friday last respecting a scheme for the destruc: tion of the allied fleets in the Baltic and Black Seas, by ns of some of those new and terrible contrivances thirty-one States of the Union, is, indeed, arapid | which science has added to the machinery of war. It is stated that several of our countrymen have actually en- tered into a contract with, and gone out for the puypose of superintending for, the Russian government the appli- cation of these inventions. It remains to be seen whe- ther, as in the case of Captain Warner’s alleged disco- veries, they will stand the practical test to which they are about to be submitted. Since we published the description of the machinery of the Submarine Armor and Battery Company, the plans of ancther invention of a somewhat similar character, have been laid before us. It is the plagiarism of an old idea, with a new application and mo- tive power. It is ealled the steam marine catapult, and consists of a vessel with double"bows, armed with long and sharp iron beaks, destined to break the sides of hostile ships. The catapult is propelled by steam, which drives a wheel in the centre of the boat, below the water line, and which is so arranged as to throw jets of scald- ing water on those who attempt to board it. A model of 1848 to 1850, in showing that his nomination | this machine was exhibited a few days ago in Wall street, and attracted a go, deal of attention from its ingenuity. Drawings of it have been sent out to Russia, and we look with curiosity for the result of these American contribu- tions to the elements of the great European tournament. InpiGNation MrETING IN THR FirrH Warp.—There is to be an indignation meeting held this evening by the in- habitants of the Fifth ward, in reference to the estab- lishment ef an emigrant lodging house, to be located in Franklin street. e citizens of that ward, it seems, have protested against the opening of any building in their ward for the Jodiae the newly arrived emi- grants, which they «ay will subject them to contagious diseases, such as shi i? fever, &c. It appears that the Commissioners of Emigration have hired the old school house at No. 167 Franklin street, between Church street and West Broadway, on a lease of three years, at the annual rent of $1,460, and it is said intend fitting it wp forthwith as an emigrant lodging house. Considera- ble excitement is manifested throughout the ward in reference to this measure taken by the Commissionera of Emigration. EARLY STRAWBERRIES IN GEORGIA.—Mr. Henry FE. Turner, of Savapnab, has sent us by the steamer Knoxville a basket of very fine ripe strawberries, in order that we may pronounce an opinion, from our own gastronomic experience, upon what sort of fruit Georgia ean produce, We dare not describe the flavor of these berries, out of respect to the feelings of our readers. We believe that upwards of a thousand baskets have been sent on here, or are on their wey. Of courze they will immediately be bought up, if they have not been purchased already. New York Lyixa-tw Asviva.—We notice that Thursday, the 18th instant, will be the thirty-first anniversary of this institution, and that the day is to be appropriately observed. We trust that many of our citizens ‘rill attond and otherwise lend all the sapport in their power to 0 charitable and deserving an enterprise. PRESENTATION OF SttvER PLATE.—On Monday eveni last Hon. Wm. M. Tweed was presented with « beautiful service of plate, valued at six hundred dollars, by a pum- ber of friends. 'Mr. Richard B. Connelly, County Olerk, made the presentation i peyh ela was responded to by Mr. Tweed. A splendid collation was prepared by the donors, after partaking of which the com was ad- dressed by Captain Rynders, Mr. James Ee witler, ex- Assemblyinan Brown, and others. City Politics. Democratic REPUBLICAN GENERAL COMMITTEE.—At a re- gular meeting of this committee, held a few nights since, the following resolutions, offered by Thomas Dunlap, of the Fourteenth ward, were unanimously adopted:— Resolved, That in the exercise of the veto power by the chief exeoutive of this State. in regard to the law known as the Maine Liquor Inw, Horatio Seymour has elven tothe people the most convineing evidence of the cay Resolved, That the message of Governor Seymour to the Legislature, conveying to them his vetc, and the. reasons Which bave induced him to refuse his ry ents advanced therein are as con Able as the temper and spirit of the ex e. able. Resolved, That while, in common with the Governor, we deplore the evils of etd aed in common with him’ we cannot conrent to s remedy which contains uch arbitrary And monstrous provisions as the propos involves—the violation of the primary rights of the citiz: After some further business, the meeting adjourned. The Turf. CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. I.—RUNNING. On Saturday a quarter race, came off between two atal- lions for $440. The horses were Mayfly and Red Bird, the former belonging in Flushizg, and the latter in Black Stump, L. I. Mayfly won handily by about three lengths, to the great gratification of the men of Flushing, who made the welkin ring with their shouts at the result. The eame horses ran on the previous Saturday, when Red Bird was the victor, and the horsemen of Black Stump and Jamaica pocketed considerable money of the Flushing party. ‘The backers of Mayfly being anxious for another trial, the Red Bird party were ready to accommodate them; but with their defeat of Saturday, Red Bird stock epreciated amazingly, and no more 'was said about another match, Mayfly horse of the two by allodds. The following is a summary :— Sa1Unpay, April §.—Mateh for $440, quarter mile out, Pay stallion Mayfly. Black stallion Red. Bi Jersey City Inte! nce. Tar Cnarter Euictiox.—To-morrow, April 11th, the Jersey City charter election will take place. OaSaturday evening the members of the city conventions of both the democratic and whig parties, held their final meats, and made public the nominations which have been rerult of their deliberations. The city tickets in nomiua-" tion are as follows:— Whig. D. 8. Manners. Lorenzo Jaquins P. C. Dummer. . Vroom, Isaac Van Saun, Samuel Bridgart. —_ Ira Clark. School Sup’dt.Lewis Colby. Lewis Colby. The places at which the polls will be held in cach ward, are as follows:— aan Ward.—In Hook and Ladder House in Sussex street. Second Ward.—The Engine House at the junction of York and Ks’ A streets. Third Ward.—Iin Rosevelt’s shop in Grove street, near Mercer street. Fourth near Newark —The Engine House in South Ninth street, enue. ‘Williams! City Intelligence. Foun Dxap.—On Saturday afternoon the hedy of an infant, supposed to have been stillborn, was found en- closed in a segar box, lying in the burying ground at the corner of North Bighth and Second sireets. Coroner Hanford held an inquest yesterday afternoon, and the jury rendered a verdict to that effect. Free—A Horse Bun bout two o'clock yesterday morning a fire broke out at the corner of North Tenth and Second streets, in the temporary stable of Mr. Burke, which, together with a horse was burned. Loss about $150. ’No insurance. ° Tar Fine Deparreyt.—During the past year tho city has expended $15,016 24, in various ways, for the main tenance ot the Fire Department. Political Oe. John How, for Mayor, and the whole Benton ticket for charter cfficers, have been elected in St. Louis by 800 to 1,000 majority. The Schenectady county Reard of Supervisors standa Jour natigual democrats tp Aye whign—po notte, Dremetie and Musteal Matters. ‘the yart week w pretiy. fair one for the and with spring weather we have had many strangers the city, and many strange fneca im the theatres. Forrest coneluded an engsgement of twenty-four nij at the Ereadway theatre on Saturday, and played Dam| to Mr. Conway’s Pyihias. ‘The statement in one of | papers, that the Broadway theatre is to be fold after ty season, is untruc, as Mr. Marshall’s lease has seve! years more to run. The late Mr. Raymond, who own the theatre, died intestate, and his legal heirs are sons and daughters ‘The theatre’s rent does not, it said, pay six per cent upon the estimated value of Property, (half a million dollars.) Previous to his deal Mr. Raymond would have sold it for three hundred fifty thousand dollars. ‘here is not much doubt that] A. Mar-hall will be the lessee of the Broadway theatre several years to come. At Burton’s and Wallack’s 1i and varied bills have been given during the week, good houses. At the first named house, Mrs. Burton a glorious benefit on Wednesday. The “moral dran} continues to hold the stage at the Bowery, National, Barnum’s Museum. Miss Julia Dean commences an engagement at Broadway theatre this evening. She will play Paul in “The Lady of Lyons*—Mr Conway as Claude Melno It is stated (hat Miss Dean will produee a new piece ¢ ing this engagement. é At Burton’s th's evening anew one act comedy be played. It is called the ‘Automaton Man.”’ Two vorile pieces will also be played. On Tuesday the mi] ger announces that he will present ‘The Tempest,” y new rcenery and Halevy’s music. The principal p will Le thus distributed:—Prospero, Fisher; Ferdin Jordan; Caliban, Burton; Ariel, Mrs. ©. B. Hill. lady hag recently mac a sensation in the musical cir| of several Southern cities. Great expectations have 1] raised concerning this performance of “The Tempel} end the manager will do his best to satisfy the publi] At Wallack’s this evening’ the clever comedy, Bachelor of Arts,’ is to be played, with Lestor’s cal} performance of Jasper, of course. Then there is a criginal American farce, called ‘“Penelopo’s Web, which Waleot and Brougham appear. Several nove are underlined; among them “Plot and Passion’’—a act drama, played at the Olympic, London, many nig] also, & new farce,“‘Number One, ’Round the Corner. | At the Bowery, this evening, the tragedy of “Pin and the drama called ‘ot Corn’? will be played. MJ Eddy and Mrs. Clark play the principal parts in the piece. Mr. Glenn bad a benefit at this house on day, and it was one of the best of the season. On Th day of this week Mr. Eddy has a benefit, ‘ Belpheg «The Ragpicker of Paris,” and “The Irish Lion,” 1 up the bill. | At the National “Uncle Tom’s Cabin’ will be gi every afternoon andevening this week. On Saturday} Purdy, the Manager, has a complimentary benefit. At Barnum’s, this afternoon and evening, Mr. (/ Clarkebas a benefit. The bill foreach performan full and interesting. The New York fengerbunde give a concert at Tabernacle to-night, for the benefit of the Musical | Society. = 14 The benofit of Hugh Donnelly will take place this ing at Acndemy Hall, 063 Broadway (and not at thi | Nicholas,Fxhibition Rooms, as announeed in the Su! papers and posters by nistake).~ It is the last nig the Campbells’ Minstrels, ' The Campbell Minsirels will give one concert m this city, to” take place this evening, at Academy | 663 Broadway. ‘The Christy Minstrels, the old band, at 472 Broa: announce an excellent programme for this evening’: formance. t A new burletta, “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” is to be ; at Wood’s Minstrel Hall, 444 Broadway, this eve Something rich is expected. ; The Buckley Minstrels, aided by Horn and Briggs drawing very well at 589 Proadway. They give a) cert this evening. i White’s Serenaders will appear for a few nights, mencing this evening, at 495 Broadway. : ¥ Signor Blitz will give an entertainment at Librar Hall, Newark, this evening. The Odeon, Williamsburg, will be open this wee the performance of vaudevilles and concerts. Mr. Jv Simmonds and Mrs. C. H. Watson are among the a. * engaged. i Klopatoff, the Russian giant, at the Broadway }, gerie, will remain on exhibition during all this week! Hart’s Whole World, an instructive exhibition, i:, «pen at 877 Broadway. 4 ‘the friends of Mr. John ©. Scherpf, a well know tician of this city, have set on foot a movement tof him a complimentary bencfit. i ‘the American Dramatic Fund Association will git) annual banquet this evening, at the Astor Housc) Stebbins, President, in ihe chair. The moneys rece: cither from the sale of tickets or from donations, Ww appropriated to swell the fund, which is now twenty thousand dollare. Mr. J. Proctor is to play an engagement at the Nat! theatre, Boston. Mr. Chanfran has concluded hi) Bagement at the Howard Athenaeum, and will bi ceeded by Barney Williams. ‘ Mr. Risley closed his theatre at Washington last « after an unprofitable season. : The Boon Children lately visited the President 0) United, States, and gave a reading of selections fro: rious’plays. The President and family expressed {, selves in the most complimentary terms regardin “| children. They are called very clever, and consid quite equal to the Batemans. rg |. R. Scott is playing at the National, Phi-| Madame Sontag made her last appearance i »Ne| Jeans, previons to her departure for Mexico, on W. “day evening, March 29. Mad. De Vries and Signor are also in the same city. Miss Robertson has been 1e-engaged at the Nal?) theatre, Washington, D. C. | Macallister, the magician, is in Portsmouth, N. Van Amburgh’s menagerie was advertised to | Nashville on the{l0th, 11th, and 12th of April. Miss Eliza Logan is soon to appear at the Charles 1 theatre, Paltimore. | ullien will give two concerts in Washington, to. | row and Tuesday evenings. | The friends of W. F. Brough, at New Orleans, - Presentedjhim;with a silver goblet. i ————— Police In The Alleged Fugitive Murderer From we published the arrest of Jefferson cused was travelling in Ohio, near Lancaster, known to be inthe compuny of Patrick Tracy, a | drover; they were seen to enter the woods together were not seen afterwards. The of Tracy wa” covered a few days after, his death having been c! by 8 pistol shot wound. The drover was sup) have had on his person near $1,000. Lawrence | dealer in poultry and had made several contraete fo | purchase of chickens, &c., but never returned in t! aceuied was found ‘in this city selling wid yiges Accu: was im is cit; Fulton market, He denies the ¢ The omee t the city yesterday with the prisoner, for Ohio. Seen rae Sete me for aw Bren the Sixth ward, one of our expert has J engaged in ferret out the whereabouta of the , je plate from which the counterfeits on the Cri Bank, Rhode me ge printed, and circulated city to a considerable extent, a week or two since.. | Captain received several anonymous letters in ref to the recovery of the plate, which ultimately led whereabouts, and it was secured; but instead of itss | A counterfeit, it turns out to be the original eng | made for the bank by Pel OI note engravers, of Boston. This plate hae been exh) | to the engravers, who have pronounced it to be t_ nuine tg gh by them for the bank. There atwenty dollar plate to be recovered. These plate thought were stolen from the bank, but by whom, _ Boe not appeai i ie 2 ir. (fray at the Five Mile House.—In the ing between James Hughes and Stephen Wilson, re ing od ee between those which took p! ¢ Five | le Hi since, Mr. \ | has made cotaplatats beter thes peaeb soul wi 7 | of ‘| oe that Hughes shot at him with an intent his life. Hughes was accordingly arrested by offi and gave for his appearance, in the sum and was thereupon liberated from arrest. | Highway —Officer Anderson, of the First® | on Saturday night arrested @ woman named tute pers of doh Weeht Bras ‘rating ont] TsO rig 9 Rector street—stenling from his a wi taining money—under the follo circumal Branwood sayé he was on his way home on Satarda: at about 11 o'clock, when he was met by this at the corner of Greenwich and sty asked him fora cent; and as he was about makin rly, he was seived by two men from behind, and choked. At the same time his pockets were ‘searc the weman and one of ike men, taking therefrom Ict containing $1 16 in silver coin, two one dolla| an knglish penny, and a dead pigeon; the latter B taking home for his sick wife. After ‘effecting th | ve left him in # feeble condition, produced slation; and when he recovered sufficiently an alarm, the rogues were out of sight. Soon aff’ procured the aid of the above named officer, wha an, and on searching her person, he fou Eng penny, the dead pigeon, and a pair ot which Branwood recognized and claimed to be a the stolen property. Upon these facts, the wor: taken before Justice Bogart, who locked her up foi han 5 <tr oi treet J’reaching.—Tho police were again sequieiion yerterdry, caused by a Ginturbanee 6