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NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AWD EDITOR DYVICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAD AND FULPON ATS. FRE DAILY ABIEALD 2 cents pr erry $l per anew, WEEKLY HERALD every Saturday at Ot conte or ium ; the European Kilition. 4 per an Pen Ee angen of Creat Britain. wad ¥8 to any par of the Crapinent. Bary to tnelnte pewte ss ‘i i VOLUNTARY CORKESPONDENCE, contatamng impor tant news, rter of the world—ifuse be liber eid fon nar OC R FOR RIGN CORRESPONDENTS ARE PARTICULARLY REQUESTED TO SEAL ALL LerTeRs AND PACKAGES SENT US. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. 's Concerts, CASTLE GARDEN—M. Sux BROsDWAY THEATRE onaway~ Gisrprus—'Twas I BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory—Saryator Rosa—For: | vy Tuisves. NIBLO’'S, Broadway—Gm BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street—Tux Hoxry- moon- Two BUzZzZARDS. NATIONAL THRATRE. Ohatham strees—Twx Masiac Lovex—Fonresr oy Bornr Tua Ournanc Ourane. AMERICAN MUSEUM—. m1 -Siasmrnanp CRAshER—fven asa Post. WALLACE’S THEATRE. Broadway—As You LixeIr— Love ayspM.RpDER. @HRISTY'S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSB, 472 Broad- way—Eruioric» MuLomas sy CHnisrv’s MinsTR ete. WOOD'S MINSTREL HAUL, #4 Brosdway, Eraverias MoverReisy—Burietts of Uncie Tom’s Casix eve—Mevina. A Capirau Maton Jane Suome—Dear BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 439 Broadway—Bucm aev's Ermoriaw Ovens TRovre. BP. NICHOLAS EXHIBITION ROOM—Conr:acnazion @r Moscow—VenrniLoquiem. WHOLE WORLD, 57 and 579 Broadwsy—Afternoom and Brenng. JONES'S PANTIBCOPE—Aroxto Rooms. New York, Sunday, May 21, 1854. ——— The News. AFFALRS IN WASHINGTON. We learn from Washington that, probably in view of the unsettled state of our relations with Spain, ‘the Seeretary of the Navy has issued an order di- recting that all vessels of war on the peint of de- parture shall be delayed. It isnot unlikely that in- formation reached the State Department by the Ev] ropa of a character to convince the administration that the course hitherto pursued towards Spa J will neither result in credit te our country nor in the settlement of the pending difficulties. Porto Rico presents at the present momenta favorable point of attack, as the force upon that island has ‘been reduced considegpbly in order to increase th. of Cuba. The recall of the Japan squadron and the recent order of the Navy Department would be re- garded as ominous if emanating from an adminis- tration distinguished for anything but its imbe- cility. Contrary to general expectation, the Hous} Representatives adjourned yesterday afternoon, at dhree o'clock, on motion of Col. Richardson. twelve o'clock the debate onthe merits of the \ J braska bill was closed by a brief but spirited appeal from the leader of the majority, counselling tue friends of the measure neither to ask nor receive quarter from their opponents, and to vote down all amendments. For three hours did the factious mi , nority present amendment after amendment; but every proposition was voted down, with scarcely a syllable of reply from the majority. After a brief interval, which will doubtless be spent in intriguing on both sides, the struggle wil] recommence; and if the friends of the bill have sufficient stamina to en- dure the fatigue of a forty-eight hours session they will atnoon on Wednesday—the hour agreed upon for taking up the Pacific Railroad bill—find them- selves at the point from which they started. It is possible, however, that some sort of a comprom will be eff and the substitute of Mr. U Y to which we have heretofore alluded, if presented at the proper moment, may afford a platform upon which men of all shades of opinion, except course the extreme ultraists, can unite. It is ti this matter was dispored of. If the members of the present Congress are afraid to meet the question, let it be postponed, and the regu ABOLT SM IN We regret to see, by the testant Epi: Conv ntion, lately in session .at Philadelphia, the feil spirit of abolitionism is gaining rapidly among the clergy of that denomina- tion, On 1 lay a proposition to rescind the rules whereby the African churches of that diocess are declared not entitied to send delegates to a con- vention, or interfere with the general government of the Church, was warmly debated, the clergymen taking the affirmative of the question in nearly every instance. Upon the vote the motion to rescind was lost by a majority of nine churches. Among the ministers there was a majority of forty for repeal. It would seem natural to suppose that the long liti- gations and quarrels that have resulted tothe Metho- dists and others sects that have split upon the rock of slavery, would have served to deter the Episco- palians from encountering 2 similar danger, but we fear they, also, are fast becoming demoralized by a mistaken philanthropy. The Methodist Charch in this region seems to be thoroughly impregnated with the political heresy of anti-slavery, as appears from the resolutions re- ported by a committee of the Conference held in this city, which we publish elsewhere. FOREIGN AFFAIRS. In another part of our paper will be found a docu- ment entitled a Memorial from the Central Demo- cratic Polish Committee of London to the President of the United States, which we presume has merely assumed this important caption in order to call more general attention to its contents, as no clearly do- fined objects are set forth as the motives of this ®@ ecial dedication. As an exposé of the causes that have retarded the regencration of Poland, and of | the grounds upon which the hopes of the democratic party are founded of its near consummation, this document will be read with interest. It shows that the former is owing ino great measure to the want of great centres of 5 jon, the consequent difficulty of communication between the widely strewn villages, but more especially to the marked separation that exists between the people and the nobles. This separation is not only one of interests» but also of habits, projudices, affections, and, in most of the provinces, of dinlect and language. The only sentiment that unites them is love of country; but that is so differently conceived that the proper moment for rising will never be the sim> for both classes, unless it be imposed upon them by European events. After demonstrating that these causes are disappearing fast, owing to the results of the revolution of 1848 and the good effects on the minds of the Polish people of the ad- mission of the rerfs of Gallicia to the national rep- resentation, it proceeds to draw the conclusion that the independent nationality of Poland is the one great condition necessary to prevent Russia from putting iteelf at the head of the Greco-Sclavonian world by the conquest of Constantinople, or of ca- tablishing the Pansclavonian empire, of which the possession is otherwise assured to it. A young gentleman of cducation and standing in his native island of St. Domingo, and whose name is appended to his remarks, appeals to the American people, through our columnsyagainst the erroneous opinions entertained in this country respecting the Dominicans and their young republic. Sefor Gautur came to the United States about two months ago, in order to study the laws and instita- tions of this republic; but the alarming intelligence of hostilities with Hayti hastened his return bome, Before leaving he claimed for the Dominicans the hearing which we cheerfully accord him. MATTERS LN THE Orry. According to the report of the City Inspector there were but 394 deaths in this city daring the week ending 20th inst. Of the whole number 239 were children under ten years of age, and 58 inmates of tLe various penal and other institutions, leaving only 103 for our immense adult popelation. There were 68 victims of consumption, 13 of congestive diseases, 11 of diarrhoea, 25 of dropsy, 7 of dysen- tery, 19 of fever of different types, 52 of inflamma tory complaints, 14 of smallpox, 35 of convulsions (infantile), 22 of croup, 17 of marasmus (infautile), 22 cases of stillborn, and 8 premature births are re- ported. 28Lwere natives of the United States, 67 07 Treland, 8 of England, 21 of Germany, 3 of Scotland, and 3 of France. Mr. Fillmore left the city yesterday morning for his home in ‘Buffalo, from which he has been abseut several months. During that time he has made a tour throughout.the South aud Southwest, where he ‘was received with the most flattering testimonials of esteem. In the Court of Common Pleas yesterday, Judge Woodruff delivered a lengthy opinion in the case of | the Ten Governors against Josiah Perham, of “ Gift Enterprise” notoriety. A motion of defendant's counsel to discharge the order of arrest was denied by the Court. MISCELLANEOUS. The United States steamer Fulton has arrived at Charleston from Norfolk. It is understood that Gen. Gadsden takes passage in her for Vera Cruz, on bis way to the city of Mexico with the treaty. Our last advices from Mexico mentioned that Santa Anna was shortly expected at the capital, and the meet- ing of the plenipotentia~y and his Serene Highness will doubtless be a joyful one. Should not the gal- lant General be rewarded for his successful efforts in procuring the “sinews of war?” The Order of the Golden Fleece, if within the gift of the Dictator, would not be inappropriate. We give in another column our usual weekly sum- mary of religious intelligence. It is stated that Dr. Smith, of Virginia, and Dr. Pierce, of Geargia, will be appointed bishops of the Methodist Church South. The ship Sophia Walker sailed from Hampton Roads on Friday for Liberia, via Savannah, with two hundred and thirteen emigrants, Whe steamer Ottawa, from Liverpool for Quebec, put into Portland on Friday in consequence of the river St. Lawrence being closed by ice. She was de- tained four days in the ice off Cape Race. We give elsewhere additional items in regard to the crops, from papers received from different parts of the country. Those in the North and West gene- rally represent the wheat crop as presenting an un- commonly fine appearance, but in the South it will undoubtedly fail to a great extent. ON THE INSIDE PAGES May be found letters from our correspondent at Dublin, descriptive of the condition of Ireland; a tabular statement of the number and force of the Russian fleets in the Baltic and Black Seas; an az- curate description of Odessa, recently bombarded by the Anglo-French fleet; articles from foreign journals on the Greek insurrection, and the Indus- triql Exhibition of France; London and Paris fash- ions; history of the Russians in California; observa- tions on Western Wisconsin; a letter from Arch- bishop Hughes relative to the recent speech of General Cass upon religious toleration; theatrical, commercial, and financial intelligence, advertise- ments, &e., &c. Honduras—Gen. Barrandia’s Important Rils- sion—Overtures of Annexation. The telegraphic despatch which we publish this morning from Washington, relative to the mission of Don Jose Barrundia, from Honduras to the United States, involves a subject of the highest possible importance to that country and onr own—to the interests of our commerce, to our strength upon the seas, and to the exten- sion of our institutions, our laws and our con- stitution over the transitory republics and foreign dependencies which lie between us and the Isthmus of Darien. It appears that Gen. Barrundia is charged from the secret instructions of the Legislature of Honduras, in their recent proceedings at the capital of the State, Comayagua, with nothing less than the momentous proposition of imme- diate and absolute annexation to the United States of the independent State of which he is the representative. He comes to make the voluntary offer, “without money and without price,” of another commo' h, great in re- sources, commanding in its commercial posi- tion, to the magnificent constellation of our federal Union, The immediate and the ulti- mate advantages suggested by the acceptance of this proposition, must be apparent at a glance, to our intelligent readers, Let.us briefly illus- trate the more prominent consequences and bearings of the annexation of Honduras. The State or republic of Honduras lies on the south side of the gulf of that name, with the State of Nicaragua to the south and Guate-, mala on the west. Of its superficial extent we have no accurate data. It is ptobably equal insize to the State of Ohio, without including the territory on the Atlantic coast occupied by England as a sort of mahogany and logwood cutting colony, and which, we presume, is not included in the projét of Senor Barrundia. It has a population of 350,000, and its exports in 1835 were, according to McCulloch, $749,000. From the extreme fertility of the soil, and its varied tropical productions, under our govern- ment these exports might be readily increased to eight or ten millions per annum, to say no- thing of the mineral riches of the country. With the acquisition of Honduras, therefore, we should gain this amount of commerce, and the traffic in exchange for it. We should also gain an important commercial and naval position in the gulf, commanding the Caribbean seagand the western outlet into it of the Gulf of Mexico. In a political view we should acquire the nu- cleus for the rapid, yet peaceful, absorption of all the Central American States to the south and the west, and of the Mexican States to the northward. We should thus be taking Mexico in the front and in the rear; and the Leneficial effects of Anglo Saxon enterprise and our benign political institutions, would soon operate on both sides to bring the distracted end helpless Mexican States into our Union, like a flock of sheep following their leader over a break in the fence, into a rich and unlimited pecture. The remaining States of Central America would undoubtedly follow rapidly in the movement of Honduras; and thus, without war, and without Gadsden treaties, the key will be furnished by Gen. Barrundia, for the annex- ation, reclamation and developement of the whole of that vast region extending from the Rio Grande to New Granada. Thus a line of policy is suggested by which we may secure the speedy and absolute possession of all the isthmus inter-oceanic passages, from Tehuante- pec to Panama, and all the ports, keys, islands, bays, &c., on both sides, along several thousand miles of sea coast. Since the annexation of Texas and the incor- poration of California among the States of our Union, there can be no doubt that among the intelligent classes of the people of Mexico and Central America, there has been a growing de- sire for annexation, pari passu with the progress and prosperity of Texas and California under our institutions, and from the go-ahead, enter- prising character of our people. The influence of these examples has extended even to the Sandwich Islands; and hence the offer, a year or two since, from the government of King Kamehameha, for the annexation of those the United States. i Fasmromamcs Excesses ano Tuer Resutts— | nent institution. It is strange how rapidly this | The cther hundrei thousand expensive appliances ‘there was a similar from San Salvador, | Fouu1es er Youxo New Yorx.—It is the duty | monarch follows the footsteps of ¢ivilization, | 7 fr ® frat.cla.e theatreand opera house must «ne of the Central American States; bat at of-every gentleman to make himself, ia appear- For example, the common school system in Cali- ‘that ay of stow coaches and cailing vessdls, | ance, a8 agreeable an object as possible. Such | fornia is not yet thoroughly organized, but we the thing was considered too Quixotic for a moment's serious-consideration. A uw cpech has succeeded, Steam, clec- trie telegrapks, practical annexation, Texas | are the words put in the mouth ef an effete | London baronet by one of our modern play- | wrights. There is @ great deal of sound philo- ' sophy in them, because a great mang men and | furnished by the lessee, at a cost of not less than thousand dollars. The stockholders also have: the to demand of the manager two hundred and fifty are informed from a reliable source that the | seats (the best in the house) on each and every milliners of San Francisco have organized such an admirable plan, that the Paris modes are re- ceived there almost as soon as they are dis- and California, have hurried us into the full | women are so constituted, mentally, that the | played in Broadway. With such activity on cr1cer of progress and “mauifest destiny” adornment.of their persons is the only subject | the part of fashion’s ministers, coupled with | Even the granting of free admissions to ‘The propesition from Honduras, which would | which claims their attention. The invention of hive been scouted a8 a preposterous monstros- | new modes:keeps them busy, and they thereby ity twenty or thirty years ago, assumes now | escape the:machinations of the devil, who, if we the practical @hape of an ordinary business transection, There is nothing alarming in it, nothing novel, nothing Quixotic? The thing is in perfect keeping with the spirit of the age. We might have had the whole of Mexico in 1848; but Nicholas P. Trist declined to tuke it. His mind was incapable, per- ‘hops, of grasping so much ; or peradventure he shrank from the prize as too large for our eapacities of digestion. We are over that squeamishness new. The public mind, in ad- vance of cur politicians and diplomets, is fully prepared for any amount of annexation, North and South. What objection can there be to | Houduras? If the South are satisfied, what | valid remonstrance can come from the North? | Honduras is a rich country—richer, perhaps, even than Cuba itself, in its natural products aud fertility, Under our hands it would soon Lecome a great commercial country. More- over, it is a free State, and will come in as a free State ; and, in this view, it ought to be- come @n especial object among Northern men ‘o accomplish the work of annexation aa an cffset to Cuba, The South will doubtless be satisfied to take Cuba as an equivalent. What system of labor Honduras, in the Union, may ultimately adopt in the developement of her tropical products, it is not necessary now to inquire. She isa free State, and as such will propose to be admitted ; and thus there can be ' no free soil objection to her admission, in the all-absorbing test of the negro.question. The only national obstacle, we apprehend, to the annexation of Honduras, will be found in the administration. It has hardly the capa- city to seize the comprehensive advantages which would be gained by such a measure— hardly the moral courage, independence or de- cision of character to visk it. But there may yet he men in Congress, and in the country, with something of the political foresight and experience of Clay, Webster and Calhoun—men capable of looking, not only a half a century behind them, but a half a century ahead, and upon them will devolve the duty of enforcing a deliberate consideration of the overtures of annexation, when they shall be presented from Honduras. Let Gen. Barrundia lay these overtures before the President, and as he will probably submit them to Congress without unnecessary delay, together with all the responsibility on the sub- ject, it is quite possible that Honduras may make a sensation in the world before the end of the present session. If we can afford to pay ten millions of dollars for a margin of the de- serts of Mexico, surely we can afford to accept, as a free gift, the rich and productive State of Honduras. NepraskKi—THE ADMINISTRATION, AND THE Democracy.—Things are in a funny quandary at Washington. Nebraska isa wonderful and curious concern, It is made a test for the hard shells, while the free soil soft shells are privi- leged todo as they please. They have the spoils and the privileges, and they use both very freely. Benjamin F. Butler, John A. Dix, and others of the Van Buren soft shell faction, will probably go over to Seward at the next Presidential election—Butler having given notice to that effect. Shouldn’t wonder if John Cochrane, (with the scarlet letter in his pocket,) Swackhamer, and a host of others; are in the same boat. Captain John Tyler was a lucky man. Though deserted by both parties, his of- fice-holders stuck to him to the very last. They got up an independent Baltimore Con- vention and nomination for him; but the Cap- tain was too modest to run. Now, even the of- fice-holders are sbandoning General Pierce, while they are getting fat on the sppils. What ungrateful wretches! Nebraska does him no good. Many who support the bill put in a proviso against the administration. Between the hards and the softs it is like the jackass be- tween the two bundles of hay, both removed beyond his reach. : But what are the hards about? The other day we hed a lively speech from Mike Walsh for the bill, and another from Wheeler against the bill; but both were equally hostile to the administration. How are the hards of the Bowery to go, with such conflicting sentiments on Nebraska, coupled with such harmony of opinion against the President, Marcy, Cushing and Company, among our hards in Congress? If the question is not settled soon we shall have all the Bowery hard shells,pairing off upon Nebraska, and perhaps pealing off their jackets for a settlement of the vexed question of popular sovereignty according to the ancient usage of the territorial squatters. The Bowery hards are getting ugly on the subject, and if their representatives at Washington cannot settle upon the principles of the Nebraska bill, “the boys” will fight it out among themselves. They can’t stand this Congressional tomfoolery much longer—that’s flat. They still expect something of Mr. Cutting. But where is Mr. Cutting with his amendment? We are anxious to heat. A Worp to Hovsenoipers.—The streets are filled with dust, garbage and filth of every de- scription. Broadway is relapsing into its old condition; and the other streets defy descrip- tion. Every shower of rain fills them with mud. Ina few days, the heat will convert all this into one putrid mages, exhaling disease and malaria. It is useless to turn for relief to the Corporation. That body is now more utterly incapable and useless than it has ever been. Bad as were its predecessors, the Council elected on the reform ticket is certainly the worst we everhad. In view of these facts, and of the imminent danger of cholera or some pes- tilential disease being engendered by the foul condition of the streets, we call upon house- holders throughout the city to organize them- selves into provisional governments, and to have their streets cleaned by private arrange- ment. Half adollar a week will be sufficient to enable the whole city to be kept clean, and every man can afford to pay this. Whether he can or no, infact, he has no choice, now; un- less he is content to run the risk of a plague springing up among us. Let no one say one word of appeals to the municipal authorities, Such resorts are waste of breath and waste of time. We have no government, and if we want clean streets, we must clean them onr- islonds, great and small, volcanoes and all, to | selves. 3 . | ‘believe the old writers, is ever at the elbow of the idler. rm The women are the never-failing targets at which slovens discharge their arrows, when in- veighing upon extravagance in dress. Yet we doubt not that these same writers do enjoy a promenade in Broadway--that they believe, with Shelley, that “a thing of beauty is a joy forever,” and that they would be very much diegueted with women-kind if the fair prome- naders upon our great avenue were dressed with Quaker simplicity, or attired in the robes of neutral colors which the sumptuary law of the liberal minded gentlemen who settled the Ply- mouth colony.obliged the Puritan women to wear, That extravagance in dress is carried to an excess which sometimes becomes criminal, is a truism,.and nobody will attempt to disguise the fact. Men as well as women are guilty in this matter. The descendant of a man remark- able for his simplicity in attire, writes from Paris that his gloves eost him five hundred dol- lars per annum. Boots ad la mode are fitted to aristocratic feet for ten dollars. One style of cravat is sold at seven dollars; waistcoats from twelve to eighteen dollars; and there is one extraordinary pair of trousers in Broadway, the pattern of which is so striking that it cost eighteen dollars to buy them. The last style of dress coat, the skirts approximating the heels, and the hip buttons placed between the shoulder blades, is made by a fashionable tailor for forty dollars, from his Paris pattern, “im- ported expressly for this house.’ Add to these, jewelled shirt buttons, diamond vest buttons, and other fashionable dijouterie, and it will be seen that a distingué male outfit for a concert or ball often requires a draft of not less than a thousand upon the “ governor,” whose mind is relieved by the axiom laid down at theoutset of this article, and who thinks that his hopeful son may, by his intense ad- miration of the brilliant style in which he has been gotten up, be so enwrapped in egotism that he will forget everything else but his dear self, and thereby be kept out of mischief. The woman of fashion is governed by the same law. Her life has three epochs: her hus- band, her childron, and the opening of the fashions for the seasons. Generally, the last has the firmest hold upon her mind. The mil- liners, the mantua-makers, and the journalists, are her aiders and abettors. How many bright eyes will sparkle at the following description of a “love of a dress,” the last emanation from the Quartier Saint Honoré :— ses of silk, with three flounces ef different colors, novelties, and will enjoy great favor during the com: ing season. ‘There are many in preparation, having a ttern worked at the edge of each skirt. A robe of this lescription has three skirts, one over the other, with an interval of six or eight inches. The lowest is emerald green, the middle one of paler green, and the third a telt gray color. ‘The body is of the felt gray color, high and plain, and has a frill down the breast, of Alencon’s lace, in the centre of which are three brooches of Capt surrounded with pearls. The sleeves are dou- ble pagoda, the under one light green, the upper felt gray, and only reaching to the elbow. This sleeve is slit up bebind, and trimmed with Jace, and is fastened by three emerald buttons, surrounded by pearls. Embroidery, lace, pearls, emeralds, three co- lors of silk—very fine and inexpensive, no doubt, until the bills come in. The sacred ground where bonnets or hats are invented should not be approached by impious feet, “What charms, what conjurations, and what mighty magic” it must require to get up such an extraordinary affair as that which now rests between the occiput and the spinal column of Broadway belle! If we may believe some im- pertinent writers, the mania for extravagance is carried to the furthest recesses of the toilet; and from some interesting petticoat statistics it appears that several hundred poor heathens might be furnished with Bibles, moral pocket- handkerchiefs and flannel shirts, with the money that one fashionable lady expends upon those portions of her attire which are never scen by vulgar eyes, except upon rainy days. The great cause ofall this extravagance is to be found in the great wealth and unbounded prosperity of the country. First, we were poor, industrious, never-tiring. The men were unre- fined, but vigorous; the women shouldered the mueket, swung the axe, and brought up their children in” the way they should go; and they did not walk therein. The Puritan mothers were moulded by the iron will of the Puritan fathers; they were as stern, as bigoted, as cor scientious, as firm, and as strict, as their hus- bands. They insisted upon being martyrs; to them the strait and narrow path of duty was lined with roses—the crown of thorns was a wreath of laurel. Their descendants have rush- ed to the opposite extreme, and they have y:t to learn that the excess of luxury is not the excess Gf refinement. Many great nations have fallen beneath the enervating influence of lux- ury degraded to debauchery; but we don think this republic is in danger of being made a similar example at present. In discussing this subject, it would be wrong to overlook the fact that refinement in dress makes work, and work which is well paid, for thousands of worthy and industrious men and women, and that the importation of articles of luxury forms one of the most important items in our city’s prosperity. We must also remember the ugly fact, that man and woman are imitative beings. Every little circle has its beau and its belle, and Mr. Brown, who is a clerk on five hundred dol- lars year, imitates Mr. Fitz-Smythe, who is of an old Knickerbocker family, and whose rent roll is twenty-thousand a year. Mr. Brown steals from his employer, and his rela- tives are made miserable, all on account of a new trowsers pattern. Miss Jones, who finds it very hard to resist temptation, to be happy and to be virtuous on twenty shillings a week when board dud washing cost sixteen, sells herself to the devil in the shape of a young man who will give her a bonnet and a brocade like that which the well-to-do father of Miss Dash presented to her on her last birth day, a fact which Miss Dash has been very careful to cireulate in the most thorough style all over the neighborhood. There is no necessity for particulars regarding the fate of Miss Jones. In summing up this case, it is doubtful to see where the burden of proof and evidence rests. It is, however, an incontrovertible fact, that the most abject submission on the part of her subjects, her reign must be as enduring as the great globe itself, and the remains of fash- ion plates will undoubtedly be plainly dis- cernible in that “wreck of matter and crush of worlds” which will include all mortal things, when old Atlas gets aweary of his burden, and hurls us from his shoulders. Tae Price or an Eprror—In another column will be found an amusing account of a swindle recently practised on the pro- prietor of a diorama in London. At the opening of his exhibition, a gentleman called on the proprietor, gave his name and address, stated that he was a critic engaged on the Times, promised a favorable notice and conclud- ed by borrowing two guineas. The exhibitor fancied he had procured praise cheap; and ac- cordingly bought the Times regularly day after day in the hope of seeing his visiter’s pro- mise fulfilled. No notice of the diorama ap- pearing, however, he called at the Times office, and there learnt, to his utter horror, that no such person as his quondam visiter was connect- ed with the establishment. A complaint against an unknown defendant before the London police most men admire a well-dressed woman, and that the barber and the tailor go far to recom- mend a man in the eyes of a woman. Such be- ing the case, fashion bids fair to be a perma- court was the lame conclusion to the farce. We make no doubt that such farces are enact- ed here often enough. Every now and then, a manager civilly requests us to do him the favor of looking through the long list of names which are inscribed on his free list “on account of the New Yorx Heratp,” and learns that half or three-fourths of the people whom he has been admitting gratuitiously to please us are not only unconnected with this journal, but are even unknown tous by name. Then again, once in 4 while, an inexperienced manager or actor fan- cles that by handing a few dollars to Mr. This or Mr. That, who “manages” the newspapers, or “dictates to” the Heraxp, his fortune is made. We presume that a good many friends of ours have gone through this little delusion, and are convinced of the folly of such investments by this time: though we cannot expect that others yet to come will avoid the same snare, There will al- ways be fools enough in the world to keep alive the theory that a leading newspaper sells its opinions for money. There are, we doubt not, sensible experienced men in this city, who honestly believe that the leading New York journals are open to the highest bidder, and may be hired to praise or hired to blame, ataregular tariff price. This mistake arises from a general misapprehension of the newspa- per business, and we cannot expect to see it thoroughly cured for many years to come. The daily journal, as an institution, has only exist- ed some nineteen years in this country, and has only existed in its present shape some eight or ten. People took ten years to understand the theory of o newspaper independent of party; we ought, considering the general cor- that a performance is given, and the rent of the objection to the Astor Place Opera. No theatre in World could exist under the weight of such a (without seats) has killed two or three theatres in country—the old Boston theatre, and the Holliday sti theatre, in Baltimore, are examples. The stockhold of the Astor Place house never occupied their seats less there was a great attraction. On the extra nig! when the vulgar were admitted, the aristocratic presented a beggarly account of empty boxes. . Hackett some time since, announced that he closed an engagement with Mario and Grisi, and gt same time he opened negotiations with the directo the Academy of Music, for the lease of the Opera Hou Considerable time was spent in negotiations, which fruitless, as Mr. Hackett desired the stockholiers to sist in fitting up the house, and he also objected to reservation of seats. It is stated that the directors} fered the lease to Mr. Hackett at a reduction of upon the rent. Mr. Hackett, it is said, intends to inaugurate the q hall on the site of the Lafarge House, with Grisi | Mario. Mr. Ullman is now in Europe negotiating fa company to support Madame Sontag. She will Niblo’s. ‘ The friends of Max Maretzek have secured for } the lease of the new Opera House, if he choose to accept The lease has been drawn out in his name and sent| him. It is saddled with the conditions as above down, and the rental amounts $30,000. Mr. zek was at Berlin at the last its, and it now mains to be seen whether or not he will accept the o| of this lease with these conditions. It is considered very doubtful matter by well-informed people. Maretzek is a good manager—the best we have ever } in New York. Messrs. Kipp & Brown, the stago:7 prietors, are security for Maretzek as far as his rent] concerned. The above is believed to be a correct statement of case, as far as the negotiations have progressed. It ‘be seen that the dulness in musical matters during season is to be amply compensated for by the activit; the next. Maritime Disasters, LATER FROM THE VESSELS ASHORE. The steamtug Achilles, Capt. Reynolds, came up frd the wreck of the ship Montezuma, yesterday mornit bringing up Capt. De Couroy, the crew, and 410 p gers. The ship is full of water, and her back is brok The Achilles placed anchors out ahead for her before came up. ‘The steamtug Huntress, Capt. Phillips, also came up quarantine early yesterday afternoon, from the ship W Layton, ashore at Squan beach, and brought up all passengers. The sbip lies easy, and it is thought will’ got off soon. The Bremen bark Coriolan, ashore on Squan Bead rémained tight at last accounts; but it was feared would not be got off. The passengers had been all safe landed. Three steamers were sent to her assistance Friday; but they could not approach. One ot them turned yesterda; was again pate) with freak ero assista: bey é “re EFFECTS OF A HURRICANE—RETURN OF A DISABL! VESSEL. The clipper ship Sultan, Berry, of Boston, from Li pool, arrived yesterday, reports that on the 18th ult., lat. 48 16, lon. 3416, in a hurricane from the west, Id all three topgallant masts, royal masts, yards, sails, Bing, and everything attached; foretopmast head, and sail, jibboom, jib and jib stays, maintopsail, m topmast, staysail, foretopmast staysail, all blown awa| Sprung fcremast, washed away figurehead, started cu water rails, &c.; rigging, bulwarks and rails badly cut chafed by broken spars, heavy seas breaking over t! ship, causing her to leak badly; also disabling several the seamen and cay . Saw q sae shore, oe ee ens pe Se 8 of spars of every description, mas: ‘The bark Huntington, hence for Montevideo 19th in: returned last evening, in consequence of being run {ni ruption of the world at large, to allow them at least as much to learn the nature of the honest journal. When it shall be comprehended by the masses, men will cease to fancy that papers can be bought to swear that black is white, be- cause they will see that such policy would ruin them in a twelvemonth. And managers, ac- tors, authors, schemers and others who now seek fame and glory at cheap rates by bribing hangers on to the press, will then save their trouble and their cash. Tre Boarp or Exowe—Rum Serving Iv New Yorx.—It would appear that the old adage relative to good resolutions and the in- teresting road which they pave remains as true as ever. The Board of Councilmen made several excellent resolutions relative to the renewal of licenses for liquor selling. The licenses expired on the first of May, and the Councilmen were profuse in promises to the Temperance Alliance, and others, for the coming year. The whole license system was to be overhauled; licenses to sell liquors were no longer to be granted to, “corner” groceries; rowdyism on the Sabbath was to be greatly diminished, by the shutting up of the rum shops, and the main cause of all the abuses which the city has suffered—the Sunday fights, rows, and so forth—was to be so far restricted that the effects would be comparatively mild. The monster was to be scotched, if not killed. Theee, like other promises of the reformed Common Council, have made for th¢mselves thin air, into which they have vanished. We find that the Board of Excise, of which the Councilmen and the Aldermen are ez officio members, have commenced granting li- censes to nearly all the applicants, - the only qualification required being that the per- eons licensed shall be voters in the wards where their rum holes are kept. One Councilman granted licenses indiscriminately, and the others were not much less profligate. In one ward, where there are not many hotels or victualling establishments, one hundred and fourteen licen- ses were granted; of course the majority of them must have been for tippling shops. And these things were done by men who were elect- ed to the posts which they now disgrace under the strongest pledges in favor of temperance and reform. They have been actively engaged in bartering their pledges in the hope of obtaining sufficient influence with the grog-shop politi- cians. The only recourse for the people of New York, in this predicament, is to take proper precautionary measures to prevent the repeti- tion of such humbug. Let good men nominate themselves for offices—sweep away all the ma- cbinery of primary elections, and nominating conventions—and then we may hope that the work of municipal reform will be commenced in earnest. | The Opera in America. } THR ACADEMY OF MUSIC—THE NEW OPERA HOUEB | IN FOURTEENTH STREET—NSGOTIATIONS FOR A Lrasre, &c., &o. The establishment of the Italian opera in Amorica as a t institution, promises to be attended by serious | difficulties, The last attempt was made by certain of our wealiby citizens, who, two years since, secured a | charter, were incorporated as tho ‘‘ Academy of Music,’ ‘and proceeded to erect a costly building in Fourteenth street and Irving place, which building will be ready for occupancy by the first of November. Yer some time past the directors of the Opera House | have been endeavoring to obtain a enitable lossve | for il, They first advertised in the English and con- tinental papers, without success. They also despatch- ed am agent to Europe to effect the same purpose. It is stated that he too was unsuccessfal. The reasons for this difficulty appear to be these:— ‘The company have erected building called the ‘“Aca- demy of Music,” with “stock scenery” for nix operas. eaten: Island by the ship Gray Eagle, carrying away tl cutting her dewntio the water's edger Could uot | what damage the ship received. ICEBERGS IN THE ATLANTIC—NARROW ESCAPE OF AMERICAN SHIP., The shipJorephine, arrived from Bristol, E., ddy, was completely surrounded with icebergs from lo 42 18 to 4485, accompanied with a thick fog, narrowly escaped destruction. On the 2d inst., whij bonatned, an iceberg drifted foul of the ship, renderin it necessary to out the boats and fe 4 pe ort eg gy eigen ap royal mastheads. The vessel, however, fortunate! caped from her precarious position without ‘amagh, The Bremen bark Charlotte, arrived yesterday mor ing trom Bremen, was among the ice for four days, ne: the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. Saw one island si] miles long, and several hundred feet high. The B ‘Ohau, also arrived from Bremen, fell f Pith erge? quantities of ice on the Banks, and was fo ann days Seen ce | it. The Oldenburg Nabe o ive y C| from iat ib tegen Peres eee gant SHIP WM. A. COOPER i 72 BRIG etry law York, Having heard of &@ report bein, fusing to take off master and oak of British rig B ner, of Windsor, N. 8., from on my passage t New York, I would eve state such s report fs untrae, did speak such a vesse!, and laid by her eight hours, fo of assistance; the brig ha The eapt re Bia of the pesseage ngers, The ca) wanted me to relieve not wishing to abandon his vessel hi , the bri Of loas of foremaat. The’ propention, ‘considering for 0) Seving about three hundred seals on bord, wee i sible for me to accept, under the circumstances; th captain then thanked me for my kindness, and we pai company. | This is a true . Oe Tag bg place iq our ‘ou ently ol ‘ours respectful Tour PARSTAN TANDIRIN, Mastes chip Wim, A: Cooper, THE RESCUE OF THE CREW bhai J HARRIGT AUGUSTA! ‘ORK, ‘May 20, 1854. Mr. J. G. Bennert:— Dear Sin—I cannot leave New York without o7 fede te oto, Willneos of tno ship Heldsloe of New Orleans, for myself, wife and crew ship Harriet Augusta, loaded with railroad iron, from Cork, bound to New York, while in a sinkin condition, the shi down in one hour after leavi , We Bay but what we stood in. The kind ‘ness and care Pett scm iat eter te will ever remain dear in of his obliged frien: ISAAC and others, Ship Harriet Augusta, Richmond. Marine Affairs. Larck ARRIVAL OF EMiGRANTS.—The number of em grants arrived in this city during the last three days has been very large. They are from nearly every part oj Europe, and embarked at the following ports:— Number arrived on Thursday, as previously published...... “i From Liverpool. From London From N¢ From Havre .... From Hamburg From Gottenburg From Bremen,. From Antwerp From Liverpool From Havre... From Bremen From Penzance, From Antwerp,. Total arrivals for three da; v4 Deranrvas or tHe Wasnincrox.—The U. 8, mail ship Washington sailed yesterday for Bremen via South; ampton, with 184 passengers. For Carornta,—The mail steamship Grorge Daw, Aspinwall, and the steamship Star of the West, for Juan, Nicaragua, lett yesterday afternoon with o Bumber of passengers bound to California,