The New York Herald Newspaper, June 19, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD, | JAMES GORDON BESNETT, FREPREETOS, AND mE, } | S840 AND FULTON Qrrice N. W. CORNER OF hin advance FE DULY HERALD 2 cents per copy 87 ver THE W. HERALD emery Saturday.” at 03 per copy. ov B83 > the European Edie iS pone feat, fo any pa. ‘of the | Comtiivent, Both BTSs. conte annum Greai P nin, and $5 to any . No. 168, day, Jame 10, 1854. The New Yorx Hesarp has now the largest circulation of any daily journal in Rurope or Amerios. The Daily Hegaw circulates nearly sizty thousand sheets per Gay. The Weekly editions—published on Setarday and Sun- iday—reoch a circulation of nearly seventy thousand sheets per week. The aggregate issue of the Hrnaxn establishment is about four hundred thousand sheete per week, or over fhomty millions of sheets per anoum. The News. FROM WASHINGTON. We give on the first page this mornings highly important bill for the reorganization of the United States navy, reported in the House of Representa- tives on Saturday, by Mr. Bocodk, the able chairman of the Navai Committee of that body, an early copy The bill @iffers in detail, though not in principle, from that weported some time ago by Mr. Mallory in the Sen- ate, and we understand is the-result of a conference between the committees of the two houses and tae Becretary of the Navy, held inthe early portion of ‘the session. From the cursory examination which we have been enabled to make, it appears te.go very Much into detail upun all the subjects connected with a thorough reorganization ef the broken down having been placed in our possession. and dilapidated institution. The principal features of Mr. Bocock’s bil! are the establishment of a higher grade of officers than captains, namely, “flag officers ;” a reduction in the whole number of officers, so as to leave as few idlers in the service as possible ; a retired list ; a board of reform ; increased pay for sea service ; stringent rules to prevent as far as possible can- tinned leave of absence ; promotion not to b» based exclusively upon date of commission, but also upan general qualitications ; and provisions for the me- ritorious discharge of seamen and inducements held out to them to re-enlist, The question of assimi- Jated rank between officers of the nayy and army is settled—a Judge Advocate is also previded. It is further provided that there shall be an increase of seamen and marines to the number of three thou- wand, whose pay is greatly increased, and induce- ments to good conduct and re-enlistments are made. We learn that there is no doubt but the House of Representatives will concur in the proposition for a recess which has passed the Senate. The Home- stead bill is to be made a party measure in the Se- mate, and will be passed as soon after the defeat of the Insane Land bill as convenient. There ie a host of aspirants to the offices in the two new Territories, ‘but the nominations will doubtlesg be withheld until certain administration schemes, including the Gads- den treaty, we presume, are quietly arranged. THE NEXT NEWS FROM EUROPE. The steamship Union is now hourly expected at this port with later news from Europe. She left Havre on the 7th inst AFFAIRS IN THR CITY. With the exception of several slight disturbances in the Park yesterday, the open air oraters in this city delivered their exhortations without interrup- tion, The excitement on this subject bas nearly died out, and were it not that the preachers persist in planting themselves midway between those cur- Tents of humanity that are continually flowing through Chatham street and Broadway, thereby attracting an unusual degree of attention, the day would probably have passed off without the slight- est breach of the peace. A number of arrests was made by the police. In Brooklyn Sunday assumed ite usual quietude. The investigation into the circumstances attend- ing the death of one of the parties engaged in the recent affray in Chambers street terminated yester- day. The jury rendered a verdict in accordance with the facts elicited. The report of the testi- mony may be found elsewhere. THE LAW COURTS. The motion to show cause why the injunction is- gued to restrain the Commissioner of Streets and Lamps from granting contracts for cleaning certain wards should not be made perpetual, came on for hearing before Judge Roosevelt, in the Supreme Court, on Saturday. His Honor reserved his de- cision. Judge Roosevelt delivered two decisions in other cases previously argued before him. In the Superior Court, general term, several <e- cisions were rendered, and at the trial term a ver- dict of three thousand dollars was given against the Erie Railroad Company for injuries inflicted on a newshoy by one of the cars running off the track. THE CHINESE MISSION, The Rev. EB. W. Syle preached a sermon last even- ing in the church of the Epiphany, Stanton street, on the Chinese mission. He spoke of the progress which Christian missions had made in that country, and compared China as it is now with what it was twenty years ago, when Christian ministers were. probibited from landing there. was not a very large one. AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT. On the third page may be found a letter from our correspondent at St. Louis, embracing accounts of the proceedings of public meetings held at West- port and Independence, in Missouri. The resoln- tions adopted at these meetings indicate the feeling with which the efforis now being made by the abo- litionists to colonise the new ternitories of Kansas and Nebraska with the fag ends of the rag tag of ail creation are regarded by the sturdy frontiersmen of the West. The congregation MISCELLANEOUS. The drinking houses in Philadelphia were all closed yesterday, in obedience to the proclamation ‘of Mayor Conrad. The keepers of the lager bier saloons exhibited their grief by dressing their signs with crape and displaying other manifestations of ‘woe, but the mass of the citizens were highly grati- fied. The experiment was fully successful. Great excitement existe in Potteville, Pa., in con- @equence of an affray which occurred on Saturday night. One person was killed, and two others ter- ribly cut and bruised. The quarrel originated, it is aid, between the Know Nothings and tho Irish. Advices from Porto Cabello, Venezuela, to the 2d inst., are received. There was no excitement in Political circles. The demand for produce had in. creased. ‘The latest accounta from Mexic o state that reports had been receivel from the army in the south to the effect that the rebellion of Alvarez was being “gradually” suppressed. We have no very clear idea of a Mexican officer's definition of the word “gradually.” Meantime, there were all sorts of ra zmors of discontent in the departments, Nothin: concerning the proposed amendments to the GaAs. den treaty had transpire. We have received a synopsis of the provisions o the fishery and reciprocity t-eaty between the Uni ted States and the British North American colonie It may be found under the telegraphic head. We publish in another part of this morning’ paper Dr. Duff's speech, lately delivered before th General Assembly of the Free Charch of Scottant in Edinburg, and we need scarcely add that it will be read with interest by the many friends whic! the reverend gentleman left behind him in th <ountry. Dr. Duff's address is characterized by hat enthusiasm and impassioned eloquence thu ell of the earnestners of the speaker, and his ow: conviction of the truth of what he is saying. With 4L¢ loyeof hig own Jand strong in hig Beart, he our country’s free institutions, and not to seek for any of its defects. The result of this experience is given in the speech to which we refer, and it is the speech of one delighted with all he heard and all he saw. Dr. Duff’s remarks opon “Know Nothing- iam” are particularly worth noticing, for, viewing that body solely in the light of an anti-Cathelic erganization, be vigorously upbolds it. He evi- dently must have been a close dbserver of passing events, for the Know Nuthings, at the time he left America, had not then taken the prominent posi- then the Know Nothings have become more of a tion im affairs that they have since assamed. Since political than a religious organization. Dr. Duff certeinly met with a most cordial reception both in New York and in Philadelphia, and this perhaps added to the warmth of his praises of America and American institutions. Nor were peeple here.nig- gardly in coming forward to support the cause which he advocated. He said that he had nowhere ‘whress to the p opie of the United States; a curious letier from ex-Governor Talimaige,o curious prayer rapped out by Judge Edmonds, a curious list of officers—in fact the wlele article positively swarms with curious things. The list of officers conta'ns the names of law- sicians, homeopathic, hydropathic and allopa- thic; architects, editors, chemists and one ofli- cer of the army. Whereis the navy? Where are the marines—that gallant but generally supposed to be credulous corps? We expect something interesting from this new society. We have aright to expect defi- nite facts, definitively put and definitively sus- tained by definite facts. People have become #0 incredulous lately that some of them will not believe statements unless they are sup- ported by proofs. Will the “Society ’fer the pled for money, bnt of their own free will the gener- ous hearted: Christians in New York and Philadel- phia placed in his hands€15,000 for mission build- ings in Bengal, coupled with something like an as- surance that this would not be the last. The New ‘Tariff Bill, The new tariff bill, which we published in full yesterday, is we presume the fruit of seve- ral months study on the part of the Committee of Ways and Means in the House, It will take the country by surprise, and if there still -re- main any who place reliance in the honesty or sincerity of the administration, will lead to a tolerably unequivocal change of sentiment on their part. Ii will be remembered that when an alteration in the custems duties was first. pro- posed, it was advocated on the ground that the revenue from that source:had become inconve- niontly large, aud that thenefore some reduction was not only feasible but was actually required by the best interests of the country. Specie was accummulating in the Sub-Treasury vaults to the detriment of trade and the embarrass- ment of our financial intewests; and all men saw the necessity of adopting some plan for guarding against the fatal danger of a plethoric treasury. It was on this greund alone that a new tariff was preposed. No substantial class of the community, no particular branch of trade or manufactures complained that the tariff was pressing too heavily upon them. Every ene bore his burthen with resignation, and admitted by his silence that the tax he paid in the shape of customs duties was reasonable and fair. It was solely and altogether as a meane of depleting the Treasury that Mr. Guthrie and the President | proposed to remodel the tariff of customs duties: ‘ This being emphatically declared by every government organ and official whese opinion was,ever expressed on the point, and thoroughly understood by tke people, it will hardly be be- lieved that the new tariff project, reported by the Committee of Ways and Means, ectually contemplates no sensible reduction of the reve- nue from this source. After all the-clamor about lightening the public burthens, they are left within,a trifle of what they are under the present system. The figures are plain enough on the point. The revenue frem customs for the year ending June 30, 1851, wes $49,017,567; that for the year ending June 30, 1852, was $47,339,326. The following year, .a variety of causes swelled the customs revenue to $58,931,- 865, The new tariff contemplates a revenue of | nearly forty-five millions and a half of dollars. Had the Committee of Ways and Means or the administration, for we presume we may identi- fy them one with the uther, intended to relieve the people by reducing the duties, they would hive given us a tariffunder which the estimated F venue to be collected would have done no- ting more than pay the expenses of the gov- ernment. This would have been a reduction which the people would have felt. Instead of this, however, we have a tariff whose working isshown in the following table:— Working OF THE PROJRCTED TARIFF. Totalamount of importations paying duty. ,$286,595,113 Of which there are— $15,828,750 Articles not enumers Transferred to free list in stick. 1,409,777 17,828,527 Enumerated, making, -$219,266,586 Not enumerated... Deduct, transferred to free list : Peruvian bark, burr stones, fruits, vegetables, &c., vari- ous seeds, leeches, orange and lemon peel, say... 1,250,000 14,578,750 Making of imports paying duty. Seh’le A, pay’g 100 pr ct. $3,827,791 $3,827,798 “BY 20° 170,114,621 34,022,924 “ G & 16 & 21,306,187 3,196,770 & Dp, & 10 © 10,648,860 1,064,886 E, 6 “ 18,370,170 668,508 Leay’g an av.of 19 pr ct.$219,266,580, Yielding $42,770,887 rticles not enum’d.,. 14,578,760 Being scattered in the 20, 15, 10 and 5 per cent schedules, say at an average of 18 pret., would yield., 2,624,175 Imports... a Total. $45,404,062 Average on dutiable articles 19 per cent ‘Total importations, $267,978,647. \117 per cent. Thus, estimating the imports of dutiable ar- ticles at $233,845,336, the revenue under the new tariff would nearly amount to forty-five millions and a half, not two millions more than the revenue from that source, during the fiscal year 1851-2. There are many other poiuts in the tariff which exhibit the same inconsistency, aud to which we ehall advert hereafter. As a whole it is of apiece with every other act of Gen. Pierce’s administration. Were it not for the corrupt schemes nursed by the cabinet: were it not for their insane efforts to set up foreign usurpers with our money, were it not that they are re- solutely bent om bibing the representatives of the people into a base support of their policy, and for all these purposes require as much mo- ney as they could get, it would have been pos- sible to have carried out their original design and reduced the rates of duty so as to lighten substantially the popular burthens. As it was, Pierce and his Cabinet have been terrified all winter at the thought of parting with any in- stroment of corruption, or losing a dollar where- with they might purchase @ conscience ora vote. They talked loud enough last December of reducing the revenue, but with January and the Nebraska bill came unquenchable thirst for money, which has been growing upon them ever since. The consequence is the project of @ tariff now Jaid before us, by which under pretence of lightening our burthens, the go- vernment is still to wrest forty-five to fifty millions a year from us: and if we prosper, and import largely, fifty to sixty millions, This is depleting the Treasury with a vengeance; but itis but another instance of the disgraceful du- plicity with which every action of the present xecutive is imbued. A New Prase or Sprrrr Raprrryas.—We re- ceived on Saturday from the organ of the spirit eppers in this city a copy of the proceedings of the new society of rappers which has lately cen organized in this city. We give all the «ecuments in full this morning, and very curi- cus things they arg tog, There is a curious Diffusion of Spiritual Knowledge” give us some light? Tue Crna Question—Mk. THRASHER AND THE selves, that there.will be no war. against Spain, in order to prevent the African- express purpose of frightening all the old wo- men in the country, we are advised by ominous telegraphic despetches from Wash- ington, that the the Japan diately recalled, that all our availabie vessels in port, or within seach, are to be put imme- diately into good fighting order, that the naval seamen and marines are to be in- creased, and that the army, too, is to be strengthened, in view -of active service in cc+ operation with the home squadron. Still we maintain the.opinion that all this is humbug—that the administration neither in- tend, nor desire, nor expect a.war with Spain. That:Generai Pierce desires the glory of annex- ing Cuba is very manifeet—that he will suc- ceed in effecting his object is very doubtful. He will more probably meet with. about the same success as Captain Tyler, in his first ef- forts for the annexation of Texas by treaty. finishing. The bullying of the organ.at Washing- ton and the coaxing of Queen Isabelle by our Minister at Madrid,.ds not promise aspeedy solu- tion of the difficulty. It is rumored that Mr. Soulé is authorized to give the round figure o! two hundred and fifty millions for Cuba. This is a tremendous temptation to a bankrupt gov- ernment; but, under existing circumstances, and from the bungling style in which the busi- ness kas been prosecuted, Spain will be very apt to reject the bait. Nor.do we suppose, af- ter what has transpired, that the sending of the proposed extraordinary commission of Mr. Cobb and Mr. Dellas to Spain will help the mater. The proclamation against the filibustens was doubtless intended to inspire confidence it Madrid as to the bona fide policy of the ai- ministration ; but while the threats and blw- tering of the President's organ are reeognizel as “by authority,” Spain will be very apt io deal with Messrs. Cobb and Dallas as she las been dealing with Mr. Soulé—with matked politeness, hut with caution and distrust. Tius, while the offers of purchase will be fritte<d away in lengthened negotiations, the outrages of the Spanish authorities against our citizess and our commerce in Cuba, will probably re- sult in satisfactory explanations amounting t) nothing at all. The old women need have 10 fears that any outrages or provocations of tle Spanish authorities will drive this administm. tion into a war with Spain. The belligereat diatribes of the Washington Union are buta shallow device to divert the public attention from the troubles which the feeble and vacilla- ting policy of the administration has brought upon the democratic party and the country. Mr. Thrasher calls for subscriptions to aid the Creole republicans inside the Island of C1- ba, to liberate themselves from the Spanish yoke. The Lopez policy was to collect suo- scriptions from the islanders to aid the outsile movement of the filibusteros, But “the proof of the pudding is in the eating thereof.” The invasion of Lopez proved that his calculations concerning the co-operation of the Creoles were fatally fallacious. Very likely, since that dis- astrous expedition, the Creoles may have un- dergone a hopeful change of mind. Perhaps they may be ready to strike, and are only halt- ing from the shortness of funds. Mr. Thrasher ought to know. At all events, he seems to know very well that the Cubans have but little to hope for from the filibusteros, and nothing to expect from the administration. Hence his plan of contributions to the islanders them- selves. But, whatever may be done in Cuba, or in Washington, or in Madrid, we entirely agree with Mr. Thrasher, that from the mixed free soil commission ef the Cabinet, there is no | danger of a war with Spain. Meantime weare startled by a flaming an- nouncement in the Evening Post, of this city, that a design is on foot of sending over a libera- ting expedition from Louisiana, with all possi- ble speed, £0 as to drive Pezuela to the emanci- pation of the slaves, and: the consequent de- struction of the sugar production of the island. The sugar crop of Cuba interferes very much with the profits of the Loutsiana planters, and a Louisiana correspondent of our verdant neighbor suggests that ihey have, therefore, resolved to break up the sugar business inCuba entirely by making the island another Hayti. We know that the sugar question has been ex- ercising the minds of the planters of Louisiana, from the late pamphlet of Mr. Thrasher on the subject, in which he argues that the acquisition of Cuba would be an advantage to the Lou- isiana planters. But we were not prepared for a coup d'état fo; the African'zation of the island, ina military invasion from New Orleans. This is very astonishing news, and renders the fact poritively certain that we shall have no wor with Spain. yers, good and bad, famous and unknown; phy- | REVOLUTIONISTS IN THE IsLanp—We publish this morning a familiar letter from Mr. John S. Thrasher on the Cuba question. It will be seen, in reply to our question to him of some days ago, “Will there be a war with Spain,” that he is decidedly of the same opinion as our- He thinks that the authority given to Gen. Pezuela to declare the emancipation of all the slaves of the island in the event of an attack by the United States, will be conclusive in preventing any such experiment by oursaga- cious administration. Perhaps:so, and yet the Cabinet organ at Washington insists upon it that it may become necessary to declare war ization of Cuba. And we are told that this thing of Africanizing the island is not only de- termined upen by Spain, acting under English instructions, but that it is actually in process of being carried into effect. We are furtker admonished that the administration will never permit the scheme .to be carried out. Conse- quently we arein danger of a war with Spain. | To convince the incredulous,.and as if for the African ‘squadron and: expedition ere to be imme- | The treaty failed, and another man was elected, todo that which Captain Jobn insisted upon: ‘Tae ExrravaGance or FasnionaBle PEOPLE my New Yorer—Waere THe Money comes From.—We have on several occasions called at- tention to the rapid, thoughtless and fearful progress which the spirit of personal extrava- gance is making in this country—we mean more particularly extravagance in dress, living | and amusements. We have confessed our inability to solve the | mystery as to where the funds have been found by many individuals whom we know to be at this moment under protest, or recently com- premised. A few days ago, happening to visit a fashionable maison des modes up town, the proprietor had occasion to speak of her inability to furnish ready money sufficient to liqaidate the duties upon her newly arrived goods now in port. We expressed surprise at this, knowing that she enrolled upon her “golden tablet” the names of the beau monde and the most re- cherche. She then stated that it was with the utmost difficulty and sacrifice, both of time and personal feeling, that she could collect enough to pay her workwomen and the duties; that she was then owing money in Paris which she was unable to remit; that families, comprising from two to four grown up daughters, besides the mother, were then owing her from twelve to twenty-four hundred dollars each, and that every application for an acquittance was met by aplump refusal on the part of the husband and tears from the wife, until at length she had _ Brematio and Musical Matters, Fashionable people have commenced their yearly fight from town, and the au tiences at our theatres now | | Tremont Theatre, committed suicide by drowning on: Friday. Borrato—Miss J. M. venport has been playing a are composed chiefly of strangers and sojourvers. The _ brilliant engagement. theatres are all preparing for a cessation of work. The | regular season of the Broadway Theatre closed last Sa- turday evening. On Thursday, Messrs. Warren and Nagle bad a benefit, which was well attended. Mr. J. E. Nagle, from the Southern theatres, made his debut in New York on this occasion. He ix a clever light come- dian. On Friday, the Misses Gougenheim had their first denedt in New York. On this occssion aa ingeniously constructed farce, ‘To Oblige Benson,” from the — French vaundeville “Un Service & Blanchard,” was played for the first time in the United States. It iss lit- tle singular that some of our enterprising managers have not previously given us this capital trifle which was produced at the Olympic, London, eight or nine months since. The plot runs thus:— } Mr. Benson (Whi is « barrister having a young and pretty wife Mina Gougenbeim), from whom his | professional duties too frequently draw him His wife attributes his continual abseace to inditference, and al- lows the attentions of q Mr. Meredith (Grosyenor), @ pop of Benson's, without any criminal intention. She even had the apenas, to receive a note from him and to answer it. On one occasion, at a pic-nic party, Meredith slips a billet for Mra. Benson into one of her loves, Which is ay, ‘otter Southdown (Miss J. Gougenheim), who, finding the letter, at once discovers the perilous position in which the thoughtless woman is placed, and resolves to rescue her. For this purpose che first points out to Mrs. Benson ‘the precipice upon whose brink she stands, aad having effectually alarmed and shocked her, she engages to make Meredith give up the letter of Mrs. Benson's which be has, end immediately to leave London. The young man demurs to Mrs. Southdown’s proposal, until ehe tella him that her own husband, Mr. Trotter Southdown (Daviige), is fearfully jealous, and that the only means of apyeas- ing his wrath will be for Meredith, whom he suapecte, to quit London without delay. The better to effec her purpose, she concerts with her husband, who is a hind, good natured little man, as much occupied with ‘this model farm as Benson is with bis law books, to burat in upon her at a signal given by her, and to ovlige Ben- son by feigning to beina terrible rage. Southdown obeys positively refused to furnish more dresses until the existing debts were cancelled. This is not an isolated case—itis, we might alm , universal in fashionable life. evening party at u fashionable house requires from fifty to one hundred new dresses, and at a magnificent féte champétre given last week in New Jersey, there were over two hun- dred new and magnificent dresses, costing from fifty to one thousand dollars each. These are facts. They cannot be denicd nor qualified. The graceful and lovely belles, so magnificently attired st these fashionable reunions, are therefore, dress- ed not at the expense of their wealthy papas, but by the unpaid labor, the steaming sweat, the hard-taxed eye-sight, the midnight toil of the poor and -wretched seamstresses and milliners, for these -hard working and harder fated women .ere frequently obliged to go un- paid when their employers are unable to col- lect their debi. Think of this ye giddy, frivo- us, worthless belles! At the bootmaker’s, the esme story there; and so with the hat- ter, the tailor, and every other tradesman, the.same. Thene is one system of plunder, a2 understood thing—fashionable and universal. We do not altogether pity these people—the evil is universal, and by a concerted movement cash jn hand could be squired before goods are delivered or dresses amt. If this were carried out universally, tere would be no fear of had elsewhere. In our business we tried it, and shall revelutionize the entire newspaper business in this city. But the xeaction is now upon us. Real estate is descending from its Pegasus, and one by one athe necesearies of life are being reduced in price. Honey is becogaing daily more dear and more difficult to obtain. Many merchants and stock jobbers, living in large houses and driving fine equipages, are now trembling on the brink of a fearful precipice. Two per cent a month is rea- dily paid by these doomed men in the hope that some fortunate card will “turn up” to re- lieve them. Let those to whom these remarks apply take warning, and, before it istoo late, retrench their unjustifiable expenditures, place a limit to the excesses, of their wives and daughters and pre- serve their own reputation, their credit and their peace of mind. Tue Cuotena—Tue Srreets.—Light fifty- seven cases of cholera took place in the city pro- per last week. These were, to be sure, sporadic cases, but in a very short time the disease may assume the form of an epidemic, and instead of fifty cases we may have eight hundred. In some localities we wot of, the danger is immi- nent. Filth and garbage of all sorts are under- going the process of decomposition under the very noses of the police; the atmosphere is laden with the noxious gasses thus engendered, and if we do not have the pestilence among us, 4 will be the result of accident, and not because the proper means have been taken to prevent it, The danger is imminent; the action should be prompt. In such localities as may be particu- larly dirty, disinfecting agents should be freely used. The streets should be kept as clean as possible, and the sewers should be clear so that stagnant water may be carried off at once, This business belongs to the Board of Health; but if it is not attended to the citizens will do it for themselves. i We have not much to hope from any mem- bers of the present disorganized city govern- ment. Everybody is quarrelling with every- body else, and nobody has any time to spare for the public business, the only purpose for which they were elected, but the thing which they think of last or not at all. But we desire at this time to say a few werds to the Chief of Police. He may not be aware of the fact that many streets under his surveillance are daily desecrated by heaps of garbage thrown from the abutting houses. In case we desired to pro- duce a pestilence, we know of no better agent than this same filthy stuff, generally made up of half decomposed animal and vegetable matter. There is a city ordinance which makes the throwing of this stuff into the streets a crime punishable by fine, and we suggest to Mr. Matsell the propriety of enforcing this or- dinpance. We have seen offal thrown under the very noses of policemen; they turned up their noses and walked off; we desire that the offen- ders should be walked off to the nearest magis- trate and fined. Half a dozen “examples” would settle the matter. Will Mr, Matsell see that this is done, and thereby secure to himself the sweet consciousness that he has done his duty? A Kxow Norma Prygr-<t—The first Presidential candidate ~ ‘te new party is in the field. Let ~* e trumpets sound, and let everv-4y take notice, that the Know Nothing banner for 1866 has been, or soon will be, hung out upon the outward walls, inscribed with the pame of John M. Clayton? of Delaware, the original Know Nothing statesman, Mr. Clay- ton’s claims are founded upon the introduction of his amendment into the Nebraska bill, pro- viding that no foreigner should be allowed to vote or hold office in that Territory. Several members of Congress, we are told, have endea- vored to enrol themselves with this mysterious society, but Senator Clayton has, by a coup @état, headed them all. He isthe Know Noth- ing candidate, and is bound to succeed if the party holds together long enough. losing customers, tor no better terms could be } hia instructions, but cannot imagine why his wife should make him play a part ‘to oblige Benson,” #0 contrary to his nature, and which he finds it so difficult to sustain. Mrs. Benson believes that his ruge is real, and telle her husband that he is jealous of Mr. Meredith, who had slipped a billet-douz into his wife’s glove at the ic-nic. Benson kindly endeavors to appease Southdown, ut in-doing so mentions the circumstance of Meredith having paid particular attention to his wife, and esp:ci- ally alluding to the billet in her glove. A new light breaks suddenly upon Southdown; his wife has wronged him, and has received letters from Meredith. The demon of jealousy instantly takes possession of his being; he be- comes a fect maniac, stamping, raging, and breai: the furniture and ornaments about the room, while his wife believes that he is still only acting according to her instructions. Benson, under the impression that South- down thas cause for his rage, generously endeavors to turnoff his suspicions by assuring Southdown that it was ae ene the note had been written; but the en- man, thinking it only a friendl; vee ft to believe him unless eiatiatiee hametaeet al this In stant Meredith enters with the letter, for the purpose of ig it to Mrs. Benson, and the plot reaches its cli- max by each of the parties acting at the same time under separate delusions. Benson believes that he 1s screening the imprudence of Mrs. Southdown by attributing the fault to his own wife; Mrs. Benson believes that South- down is really jealous of his wife; Mrs. Southdown be- lieves that her husband is only laying & part; and Mere- dith, not knowing what to believe, rushes off completely mystified. Benson, affecting to forgive his wife, mng- nanimously throws the note in the grate, from whence Southdown snatches it betore it is entirel consumed, ane, ea Mrs. aera Pes has all his suspi- ions remove an instant, and becomes the hap- piest of model farmers. ei ! ‘The piece was pretty well played and went off smooth ly, The audience seemed highly delighted with it.—— At Niblo’s theatre, the “Green Monster” has been the principal attraction, and the house has been full every night.——At Wallack’s theatre, the manager has been playing Doricourt, (‘‘ The Belle’s Stratagem,””) Don ‘Fe. lix, (“The Wonder,”?) and ‘‘ Don Cmsar de Bazan.” This theatre closes after this evening, which is an extra night for the beneAt of the manager.——At the Bowery theatre, the box price has been reduced to twenty-five cents. “‘Faustus’” has been the principal attraction. Mesurs. »R. Johnston and Radcliffe have had benefits ——At the National theatre there has been nothing new. The corps dramatique tendered the manager a benofit, which took place last Friday evening, and was highly success: ful. Mrs. H. F. Nichols and Mr. T. B. Johnston a|ppear- ed .on this occasion, having volunteered their services. ——Nothing new at Barnum’s. TheManager of the Broadway Theatre announces a shortsummer season to commence this evening. Se- Veral new names appear in the list of the company, in- cluding Mr. Norton, late of Burton’s Theatre. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams commence an exgagement to- night, and play the leading parts in a new drama called “the Irish Yankee.” The annexed account of certain circumstances, which lately transpired in Philadelphia, is given by the Sunday Courier: — Barney Williams has had a Abe narrow escape in Phi- ladelphia. He had a difficulty with a man by the name of McDonough, who having insulted him, was quickly knocked down, and the comedian concluded the affair ended; but he’ soon discovered his mistake, for it was whispered about that ho was to be mobbed for his vory natural and manly net. His friends su, ted that a compromise ehould be effected, and by their advice an interview was had with McDonough, and the matter ami- cably arranged. His appearance on the stage, however, at the Walnut street Theatre, was the signal for a storm of hisses, in the midst of which McDonough rose in the second tier of boxes, and requested his friends to dosist, as an explanation had been made by the actor perfectly satisfactory to him, and the performance was allowed to proceed, after a speech from Barney, without interrup- tion. Gn the night of the 9th inst., howover, inflamma. tory placards were posted throughout the city, suggesting the Propriety ‘as it was the laet night of his engagement, of driving Williams from the stage. ‘The wording of the bill proved it to have been the work of a blackguard, and ‘his purpose might have been effected if it had not been for the good sense of the audience, who susiained the actor in spite of the noisy demonstrations of the rowdies who had been collected Nouns of this contemptible ap- peal. The encvunter with McDonough was unfortunate, and it might have been considered prudent if his insult had been overlooked; but it is difficult always to act with prudence, and Barney, it is well known, is as impulsive as he is generous and Warm-hearted. At Niblo’s Garden, Mlle. Yrca Matthias havitig recover- ed from a recent accident will appear in the grand ballet “Belle la Paquerette.”” The pantomime ‘The Green Monster,’? will also be done. At Wallack’s theatre this evening, an extra night is announced for the benefit of Mr. Wallack. He will play Don Felix in “The Wonder,’’ and it is also announced that he will ‘address the audience at the end of the comedy.” Twaghher light piecos are announced. Sig. La Manna, leader of the excellent orchestra, announces that Mr. Wallack has given him tho use of the theatre on Wednesday evening, and that his benefit will then take place. The whole dramatic company, Senorita Soto, the Rousset Sisters, Paul Julien and Carlotta Pozzoni have volunteered their services, and they will appear on this occasion. At the Bowery Theatre, this evening, ‘‘The Naiad Queen”’ and the new farce of ‘The Know Nothings” will be performed. Madame Margaretta Olinza, a tight-rope artiste, will make her first appearance in America. At the National Theatre, ‘Uncle Tom’s Cabia’’ will be played this evening, the part of Uncle Tom by Mr. Tay- lor, Topsy by Mrs. W. G. Jones, and Eva by Miss Bishop. The nautical drama of ‘Black Eyed Susan’? is also au- nounced, with Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Prior in the principal parts. At Barnum’s Museum, ‘‘Raffaelle’’ will be playod this évening, Ada light and pleasant performance is an- nounced for the afternoon. At Christy’s Opera House, 472 Broadway, this evening, an excellent entertainment is announced, including plenty of new rongs, dances, &c. ‘At Wood's, 444 Broadway, something funny is pro- mised for this ing, being an entirely new burletia called “Black Donglas, or the Lost Baby foand.”” The hero is Nebraska Bill-Douglas. Other good things are also announced for this evening. At Buckley’s, ‘‘Sommambula’’ continues to be at- tractive, A burlesque of “Cinderella” is announced as 1. SS toe Esmonde gives = reading from *¢ poets atthe Brooklyn Museum, on Tuoedey «008 he eat. feaghe caste A portions int street theatre bs pear Sf doen singing in Pot OpET® at the do Margugtieet, Mr. Gooaail is playing at the National. <row.—All the theatres will be open this evening: ‘The National with G.C. Howard, wife and daughter in «Uncle Tom’s Cabin.’ The Howard, with Gabriel Ravel and others, and the Museum, with Miss E. Raymond, late of Burton's, in comedy ;a vaudeville company inclad- ing G. E. Locke and Hi. C. Jordan opened the National Va- rieties for s short season, on last Wednesday evening. Mr. H. Etynge has become the stage manager of the How- ard Atheneum. Mrs, Luke Weat realized $1,000 by her complimentary benefit at tho Music Hall. ‘The new thea- tro is progressing rapidly, and there can be no doubt that the theatre will be opened for dramatic performances on tho first Mondoy of September. Tho stage arrangements are now nearly completed. In the auditorium, the last | flooring hae veen Inid in the galleries, and they are ready for the seats; the parquette will be in the sawe condition in afew days. ‘The ceiling and a portion of the walls m9 | now ready for inal decorations, and go, also, tie fronts | of the galleries. The saloons ere almost finisher, aod | only await flooring to be ready for upholstering. The | corridots will goon be rendy for painting, Tho arrange- | menta for decorating the interior have been agreed upon, | and workmen will commence upon the work immediate. ly. Mr. Shales, well known to the frequenters of the iv taken pp by her friend, Mrs. | | of testifying their enthusiasm. Grisi | Gage which have raised her to the summit of her art. | any decay of her per Red Jacket; W. A. B. McA! From Gli Miehison: an ee. From Whi she cli \—Mr. , of Pa ay io tags \¢ clipper ship Wizard—Mr. Meizs, of charging the dutier of the oles with, promptace chai du the office with prom, and rectitude, watrinere ven ‘it meeti ‘all street on Satu: to express row at his Presideat of the liarvey P. Peet, was called to touching and appro] Mr. Weeks, an over which he presided, and his worth asa man. Pro- fessor M. Wetmore followed, also bearin, excellent qualities of the departed, and the following resolutions, which memory the Board, it desi-es to obli a t to cherirh the memory of one who endeared bimeeli Ly ® sonsiderate, kind tin wae he id on Saturday night, at the Union Shades, Fourt! aven Chiengo, deem rdvisable under the circumesar was called to order Ws officiating as Secretar the {46 plumbers of Boston, and a telegraphic despa: tained a simple statement of the fact that the of both those cities had struck fc arrived yesterday from Africa, had om board as gers two very interesting world. One was ® beautiful other ano leas handsome anaconda. They are presuned Crsomnati.—Mise Julia Dean has finished an excellent: engagement. &r. Lovis.—Mr. Neafiehas been successfully playing thé Corsican Brothers. Fat River, Mars.—The citizens of this place are to Pave aceries of dramatic entertainments, commencing on Monday, the 26th. ‘he company includes Messrs. Laner- gan, Fiske and Sandford, late of the Broadway Theatre; Miss Bernard, from the Arch street Theatre, Philadel- plis, ard others, S4n Faancisco.—Miss Laura Keene bas taken the French Opera House, and Mr. Dowling, her manager, is engaging s company to sail by the next steamer. Mr. Charles Wheatleigh, Mr. Rogers and Mr. Altemus are among them. Lowvon.—The Daily News of June 1, says:— Grisi has returned to the scene of her long career of triumphs, only to leave it forever. Her immediate re- tirement from the stage is now announced. Before do- ing 60, she is to give u short series of farewell perform- ances of ber most favorite parts. The first of these took place on Thursday night, when she appeared in ‘Nor- ma.” As was to be expect the tre was full to overflowing in every part; and the Queen of Italian received the honors so justly her due. She was on her entrance with prolonged mn; and during A the whole evening the audience took every igh yd jer retirement, assuredly, is not fi of bay nd dignity. Her voice jis tiful as ever, as o! al 5 d ot quite o6 strong as fr has been, Dut it does mot fail in. | her most impassioned moments; while in #1 mel- lowness of tone, and that nameless quality which makes. it a0 inexpresaibly touching, it is all that it ever was at any period of her life. Her Norma is still a combination. of grandeur, passion; and tenderness, which we have: never seen equalled, and shall never see equalled again. Marine Affairs. Lavxcurs.—At 8 o'clock P. M., Saturday, Mr. T. Stack: launched the bark “Clara” from his yard, foot of North Second street, Williamsburg. She is 148 feet long, 33 feet: beam, 19 feet deep, and 750 tons measurement, She is owned by Messrs, Wakeman, Dimond & Co., and is inten- ded for the general freighting business. The keel of a brig of 380 tons has just been laid at this yard, for Messrs. Gomas, Wallace &Co She is intended for the ture. ‘rade, and will be I’ unched the first of October. Mr. Stack in also engaged in altering the clipper ship White all (which was partially destroyed by ‘fire lastwinter) into a three masted schooner, of 860 tons. Lavxouxp—aAt Port Jefferson, Juno 17, by Messrs. Bedell & Darling, » fine schooner of about 260 tons, called tho Bunny South. She is owned at that port, New York and Newbern, and is intended to run between the two latter ces. ‘She will be commanded by Captain Isaac Smith, formerly of the schooner E. 8. Willets, of New York. This ia the sixth schooner launched at that port d the present season. Tox Sarr SoUTHPORT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, AND NARROW Eecars oF THE MaT.—On the 13th inst., at Savannah, du- Hing a sudden thunder shower, the ship Southport, Capt, Wilson, loading with cotton, at the wharf of the upper Cotton Press, for Liverpool, ‘was struck by lightning, oc- casioning some injury to the vessel, and seriously aifect- inthe mute, who was at that time on board. fluid first struck the main sky-sail mast, shattering it to splinters, thence greatly injuring the royal-mast, jown the mainmast to the deck in massive ballot ‘ire, where it exploded, producing a loud report, soattering in * son of the chief mate, who at the moment was standing just aft the mainmast. He was struck with such violence the deck in an insen: some considerable time. From the deck the fluid down the pumps, setting two or three bales of cotton on fire. The hatches were immediately taken up, and the fourteen hundred bales, and bat font action and judicions care the vessel and might have be- COMMERCE OF GLOUCESTER, Mass.—During the ending May 80, 1854, there arrived at Gloucester, 183 rormign ves- sels, Total number of arrivals from foreign ports, 207. These vessels brought cargoes of molasses, sugar, coffee, cocoa, salt, E In the same- time 204 vessels cleared for foreign’ ports. Gloucester. owns nearly 81,000 tons of shipping, being 600 tons more mouth, New Hampshire. Fifty-one vessels were built. last year, being more in number than in any district in vessels built at Gloucester averaged alittle more than 80 tonseach. The present season a le and Boston are the only places that amount of tonnage built last year. Lewis Cass, Jr., our Charge at Rome, was married, on the 2st of May, to Miss Mary Ludlum, deughter of All the Van Burens will soon be in Europe. What wil! + the administration do without them? Ex-President Var political reminiasences; his son Martin is with him. Moj. Van Buren suiled in the Franklin two weeks ago for of the lst of July. The Right Rev. Bishop paren, the Vicar Apostolic of every possible direction, coming in contact with the per- ae to be thrown back against the where he fell to will not prove serious. xtinguished. ‘lhe vessel had received on come a total loss, As it is the injury in but slight. red fold foreign ports, 24 American vessels, and coal, wood, lumber, &e., &c. than the port of Salem, and 6,000 tons more than Ports- New Engiana, except Waldoboro’, Bath, and Boston. The it in crease of tonnage built in that di: buryport aces’ in Personal Intelligence. Nicholas Ludlum, of this city. Buren is somewhere in Italy, engaged. in writing out his Fravee. Now, Prince John is looked for in the steamer~ Upper Michigon, is in this city, on his return from Europe. He is staying for two or three weeks at the Convent of the Redemptorists, in Third stre Bish Bar: has . ste nai successful in accomplishing the aga has been object of his vieit to Europe, and has sochred seen missionaries for his Epi Rickard Ward Greene, Chief Justice of the Supromo.~ Court of Rhode Island, has resigned his office. ‘Capt. Asa a . C. Corson bay Pm sine |, Eng. ; , Georgia; Chas. Strong, Pensacola: Gen. land, were among the arrivals yesterday at louse. Capt. Denison, Pacific Ocean; son, Mi Astor ARRIVALS. ow. in bark St. James—Mr Mitohison, Mro three children; Miss MoGhee. Miss A Mo-- ras. Cabs, in the brig Nancy Ana—Thomes Int 5 Dear and Diss gitioeesDete ootiskions D. Wars, ITs EX-TREASURER.—With sorrow we record the death of * Mr. Robert D. Weeks, who died on Friday last, at the of fifty-six years. Mr. Weeks was sv ima ble citizen, an jurer for hs gcc years was the Asylum in Fiftieth street, dis- itand Board of Directors heli a their sor- decease. The the chair, an: speech announced the death his services to tho institution witness to the by offering were unanimously adopied:— Resolved, That this Board reosives with foolings of pro- * found regret intelligence of the death of ~ D. Weeks, for a I ies of yours thfa! Treasurer of the institution, and cno of ite most acti urefal friends That in entering this tribute of respect for the of their late arcoisle and friend on res to 80 der which the itu! its late troasurer, jure ite prosperity an ‘That the individanl members of the Board wat i] associ d with him in the discharge of public duti and courteous deportmont, a faithful devotion w mevolence, earn ts ise & copy of th Saar tay Rs eat te ESTING OF THR JOURNEYMEN PLUMBERS—A special ad of the Journeymen Plumbers’ Protective Seles wear Fourteenth to take ini nsidera- ¢ strike of their brother tradesmen in Boston and . and to adept whatever measures they mi; bt id Mr. Jann of some preliminary business, tor letter - toh ym Chicago, were read by the Sec: . These con- jlumbers: for an advance tf wages from $12 to $15 week, and asked the advice and ene A discussion arose an to the course that should be pur- sued, which resulted in the lutions advising them not to return to work till their demands were acceded to, and expressing the intention uragement of their fellow tradesmen iu this city. tion of a series of reso- of the society to use its influence in preventing plumbers going from this city to Chicago or Boston to work in, their stead. The meeting then adjourned. Youn Man’s DepattxG Sociary.—A public meeting of thia society wil be held at their’ som, 960 Broadway, this evening, when the followl ll be die courted ot ” jurious to man Ai the members, are invited. Gstion wi ‘an the religion of Mahome.peneficial or in. and gent vend the trionds Dienmxcceney ARRivals.—The schooner Lytia, which natives of that partes the “boa constrictor, am the to be ot the first families.” “Police Tnvelligenees on Perham’s Gift Enterprise—Arrest of Some of the Per. ae Contre —Laniel V. Tilden, of No. 85 Ninth street, on Saturday, appeared before Justice Sturt, and. referred » complaint against Josiah Perham, of No, 683 Proadwny, in which he states thet said Perhamias ot up and proposed a large amount of property ia te city of New York? to ve distributed by Jot or chance, » and among auch persons ea shall purchase shares threin that the shares are to be in namber 160,000, and argout