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NEW YORK HERALD, | v* thie particular tongregation of legislators. On pretext for ulteri-r action. The bo ke of the JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. Gepr0n . W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON ers | Fae Ee AKAD ova anew. ed Witt, ¥ HER ALS eoery rato conte | calls or 3 per comune {the Europe 4 Sum fo ny park af rent Britain, and $8 tw any part of the } tia | th tet vce de pos 4 LoneNeaR ee CORRESPONDENCE, contninin impos a fron 4 f a Val be Woraity pad for ‘agrocn Fenaion Connasron: Livre Aue Shik rigeLanur MaQUSerED TO REAL ALL maone ent ve ALL ERETERS by weil for Subveriztions er with Adver biicmeet Re poxtsaid, or the postage tll be deducted rom JOB -PRINTING executed with neatners, c\eapness, and - ENTS renewed every NON Tees y iver etrhegat Fn SOE a wot réturn thow rejecte: AMUSEMENTS FHIS EVENING. CASTLE GAKDEN—bvera ps fmmmeRmoon. BROADWAY THRATRE, Bresdway—Inian AweuRANcE amp Yanuse Mooestry Mas. Wittiams at Hone— Basnonre tx incia. BOWERY THEATRE, Bewery—Gvy rorr Rore—Bxoxen Sworn MaNNERING— WNATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Snorwakca @e TouLovsr— four Rore—Massacke OF THE ALAMO. the other hand, the elections in November are vastly important, aud must be personally atten 'ed to. Be- tween the certainty of the eight dollars per diem for ninety-oue days, and the mileage thrown in, and the uncer'ainty of a re-e ection, it is not unlikely the recess will be agreed to. A committee to confer with ome from the Senate on the resolution to adjourn was ordered. Bills pro- viding for the erection of a ‘ uilding to be used as aprison for United States criminals aud witnesses, &e., and ‘or reforming the laws a.d judiciary sys- Yem of the District of Columbia, were .reported. The priv te calendar and the General Apprepria. tion bill were taken up in Committee, but ao ac- tion had. The course of Gen. Houston on the Nebraska question has excited a great deal of discussion in Texas, where it has been almest universally con- demned by the newspapers, and also at public meetings. The telegraph informs us that he will to-day, in his place in the Senate, give the reagons for his eccentric condact in regard to that measure. It ‘s not altogether improbable that the veteran may be the aominee ef the anti-Nebraska and Maine Liquor law men in the next Presidential canvass. Our special despatch states that the nomination of Mr. Westbrook to the office of District Attorney AMERICAN MUSEUM--Afternoon and Evening—Hore on THE Famry. CHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, Po ad. qway—Ermorian MrLoprzs wy Cuaisry’s MINeTRELs. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 444 Brondway—Erworian Mameras san auecenveorsee BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 639 Broadway—Bucx- aaev’s Bruiorian Orzra TRovre. PRANCONI’S HIPPODROME—Mavison Squanx. New York, Saturday, ‘Sealy 14 1854. To the Public. The New ‘Yorx HERatp has now the largest circulation @f any daily journal-in Europe or America. Fhe Daily Hxnaxp circulates nearly sizty thousand meets per day. She Weekly-editions—publishe’ on Saturday and Sno- @uy—reach «circulation of nearly seventy thousand sbeota per week. Fhe aggregate issue of the Hera establishment is Bhout four hundred thousand sheets per week, o. over eenty millions of abeets per annum. One Week's History. The Wrexry Hxnatp, containing a complete epiteme of ene week’s'intelligence from all quarters of the world, will be published at ten o'clock this morning. Price wixpence. To be bad at the counter in wrappers and ready for mailing. ‘The News. LATER FROM EUROPE. The advices received by the Europa contain searoely anything, in the way of fact or speculation, that was not previously known tous. Since the eommencement of the war no arrival has been more barren.of news. There has never within the me- mory of man been such a parade of hostile inten- tions and of such formidable military demonstra- tions with sucha small amount of actual perform- ance. If it were not for the heavy sacrifices which they entail upon the nations engaged in the contest, we should be inclined to look upon the whole affair a8 a political satire played off tor the edification of the world, in order to place in its most ridiculous Bight the absurdity and impolicy of all such appeals to the angry passions of mankind. Although nothing is specifically known with re- of this city was sent to the Senate yesterday. Our correspondent also furnishes some very interesting information concerning the Havana consulate, and the rejection of the application of Judge Donglas for the appoimtment of a friend to an office iu the new Territories. The Gadsden treaty was ratified yesterday, and the Mexican Minister received a check for seven million dollars, payable in the current coin of the republic. So that little affuir is settled. Who is the next customer? AFFAIRS IN THE CITY. The Walker divorce trial is now the topic of the town. We give in another column the proceedings before the conrt yesterday, inclading the cross-ex: amination of ex-Senator Evans, of Maine. Notwith- standing the excessively ‘hot weather the court room continues to be crowded with spectators, eager- ly listening to the details in this interesting case. The Commissioners of Police held their court yesterday for the trial of several policemen eharged with insubordination in calling a meeting in the Park to protest against the recently prescribed uni- form. An account of the proceedings will be found in another column. The annual election of the Young Men’s Demo- cratic Union Club came off last evening. There was a spirited contest for the Presidency between John Cochrane and Horatio P. Carr, the former, the administration and the “ union and harmony” candi- date, being elected by only one vote. The Club adjourned when the result was announced, all in good fellowship. An affray took place last night at the St. Nicholas Hotel, between two sporting gentlemen, in which knives were used. One received a wound in the arm, and the other a fatal stab in the abdomen. An account of the affray will be found elsewhere. Our Relations With Spain—The Diplomatic Biunders of the Administration. There is a chronic imbecility about the ad- ministration—a fatal blundering, an unac- countable bad luck, which threaten to reduce its measures and policy to the sphere of its own questionable character. We dislike complaints. It would be a godsend to find an act of the Cabinet which we could fully endorse—it would be « relief from the obligations imposed upon us asimpartial journalists. It is far more gard to the result of the Bamberg Convention, it is believed to be favorable to the views of the coali- tion, Weare not, however, disposed to coincide in this opinion, from the fact that Prussia has long been secretly jealous of the influence exercised by Austria over the minor German States, and that on this question the sympathies of the latter incline rather towards Russia than towards the Western go- vernments. With the same tendency the Berlin cabi- net will no doubt be glad to avail itself of the oppor- tunity which this feeling affords it, of neutralising the_ascendency obtained by Austria in the confedera- tion. As we have before stated, the complications arising from this source are likely to cause more dif- Acultics in the rolution of the main questions at is- wae, than the ostensible interests involved in them. This opinion is confirmed by the view taken by the Assemblée National of the cause of the recent trans- fer of the headquarters of the Russian army of the Danube to the capital of Moldavia. It statesit to be “the execution of a promise or engagement entered into with the German governments in case certa‘n eventualities should arise, and that the late inter- view of the two sovereigns was a consequence of it.” Bilistria still continues to hold out. On the 9th the Russians made another unsuccessful attack upon it, and were repulsed with considerable loss. Prince Paskiewitch received a severe wound in the side, which compelled him to transfer the chief com- mand of the Russian forces to Prince Gortschakoff. He was removed to Jassy, the fortifications of which are undergving a thorough repair. This does not look as if the Russians were about to vacate that place as reported. From the Baltic and Black Seas we have no news of importance. Admiral Plumridge, of the Baltic fleet, landed 1,500 men from his ships at the cap- tured town of Uleaborg, and had made a prize of a quantity of specie. The English journals look upon the destruction of Sebastopol as the only operation mow necessary to bring the Czar to terms. They will find, however, that it will only be the com- amencement of their difficulties. COMMERCIAL AFFAIRS. By the arrival of the Europa we have later com- mercial news from abroad. In the Liverpool mar- kets on the 16th inst. the demand for provisions continued good, and breadstuffs had recovered the decline previously noticed while in the continental markets an advance in prices was reported. Cotton had fluctuated in price, with a limited demand. In our market yesterday there were increased shipments of breadstuffs making to Liverpool, at firmer rates in freights. Cotton closed steady a’ Monday’s rates, with increased sales in the past two days. Fair to good brands of flour were unchanged, while inferior were easier. Wheat had a declining tendency, and corn fell off about two or three cents per bushel. MISCELLANEOUS. David A. Starkweather has been appointed Min- ister to Chili. ‘The politicians of New Hampshire are at a stand- still, The election of United States Senator has again been postponed, till Thursday next. A men- ber of the house on Thursday last was taken to task for simply stating his honest conviction that his colleagues were a ‘pack of black-hearted knaves.”’ Thomas Ritchie, the veteran editor, is said to he dangerously ill. FROM WASHINGTON. ‘The fenate yesterday was principally occupied in the consideration of private claims. The vote by which the bill for the relief of David Myerle, fur Josses sustained on a contract for supplying the government with hemp, passed sometime since, was reconsidered, the amount involved reduced from thirty thousand to fifteen thousand dollars, and it again passed. The bill for the relief of the Utica Steam Woollen Company also passed. The House resolation fixing the 14th of August as the perion for the final adjournment of Congress was taken up, and, after deciding to adhere to the plan of a recess, a committee of conference was asked for, In the present state of the matter it is impossible to conjecture which plan will ultimately be adopted. ‘The Senate desire a recess from the 17th of July to the 16th of October, and hold out as an indacement to the Representatives the continuance of the per otem, with the mileage. This isa temptiag offer— wue which will baye great weigh} at this time, and agreeable to us, and doubtless to our readers, to be able to approve the conduct of a public officer than to criticise and proscribe it. Hardly one creditable act has been: performed by the President and Cabinet since the delivery of the Inaugural Address. Our domestic affairs have been thrown into wild confusion, while the foreign relations and interests of the country have fallen absolutely beneath contempt every- where, and that in spite of some noble excep- tions from the Navy, which were either prompt- ed, by individual firmness and patriotism, or by instractions from the last administration. The afluir of Koszta and the recent successful expedi- tion to Japan are the little leaven that must leaven the whole lump. Imbecility—it was called weakness in the courteous language of the day—commenced with the Secretary of State, when he undertook to send diplomatic agents to Europe, not to attend to the political interests of our country, but.to invade the con- ventional and social arrangements of the differ- ent courts—thus, for the first time in the inter- course of States, dignifying a mere matter of ceremony into a subject of international con- cern, There is nowhere to be found relief from this small work of the politician, The generous, brave and noble spirit of the American people | has been ignored. The administration is a libel on their character. Their enterprise, their bold, fearless and out-spoken character is per- verted, misrepresented and traduced by their government—a decoy light, which, if taken asa guide, will wreck any public man or party that dares to follow it. It has not substance enough to be entitled to honorable criticism. It lives on expedients—an air plant which gives forth all its beauty, and emits its poisonous odors by stealth and at midnight. The Inaugural Ad- dress, which dazzled the eyes of the people and seemed redolent of beauty, has fallen, in the morning of its existence, into decay, putridity and death. The word of its author is question- ed in high and inlow places. Faith in honoris lost in the executive mansion. Low men and low intrigues keep midnight revel where Jef- ferson and Jackson laid the foundations of our national character, and preserved in spotless purity the national fame. The chair of Wash- ington has been transferred to the spirit of A } nold. The American people are represented under constitutional forms by a band of truck- ling, cowardly mustang generals, who came into power by the forfeiture of honor, and have proved consistent only in maintaining a kin- dred reputation in the administration. In no one notable instance has Gen. Pierce discharged bis high duties in the spirit of the people who elevated him to office. His administration life was inaugurated by a forfeiture of public faith upon the question of the compromise, and this has been followed by a time-serving policy, so niggardly and low as to win the contempt of his friends and the disgust of all right-thinking men. So much we have thought it necessary to say by way of introducing the trite and much talked about, but little understood, subject of Cuba. The general facts connected with the movements of Mr. Soulé are well understood. The conclusion which has been reached, and the means employed, are not so well defined. ‘The case of the Black Warrior served its pur- pose to bring up the whole matter of our rela- tions with her Catholic Majesty. The real question in dispute, however, it is obvious, was not the Black Warrior, or any of the twenty uther cases of manifest outrage inflicted upon the persons and property of American citizens by the local authorities of Cuba, The object of the President was accomplished through the outrage upon the steamer, which b¢ seizgd as a Nothing of importance transpired in he House. | Depar\ment of State w r2 |¢omptly posted up, and a formidable deman1 made upon the col- lapsed exchequer of S;ain for the balances found ta be due our inured citizens. The ar- ray was su@icie: tly farmidable, and the demand | for redress bold, imperious and unyielding. So far, very well. It isnot always sae to udge a | Nag by the result of the first heat, or of the battle by the sounding of the manifesto. The | Spsmish government met the demand of Gov- Mercy with a flat denial of its -ustice, and a re- | fasal to satisfy it. | Thus the issue wes presented, and it is due | to General Pierce and hig, Cabinet to say it was \ precisely what they expected and desired. In | this state of th: case, it is not surprising that the | British Cabinet, mistaking the temper and tone | of the President, and giving that functionary | more credit for courage than did his military | associates in Mexico, and far more than do | the American people, interceded with the go- | vernment of Madrid for a settlement of the dis- | pute, substantially on the basis of the demands | of the United States. The elimination of this diplomatic movement will disclose this feature of the controversy. The Spaniards receded, and demanded a true statement of the actual damages of our citizens, with a view to their consideration and satisfac- tion. Meanwhile, the question in dispute be- came more important and ‘complicated by the secret and avowed acts of the cabinets of Lon- don and Madrid touching the Africanization of Cuba. The government at Washington seized upon the published decrees having reference, as was supposed, to the gradual abolition of slavery in Cuba, asa conclusive reason for bringing up at once the question of the annexa- tion of that island to the United States. Many prominent men took the ground that a great public necessity demanded the immediate conquest of the island by this government; and the President declared that in an age so proli- fic as this of wise suggestions and enterprises, there was no necessity in quoting precedents for individual or national movements. More temperate counsels prevailed, and hence such an act must have a reasonable, atleast a plansi- ble justification, to be presented to the world as the moving cause for its accomplishment. Cabinet consultations thus determined. The secrets leaked out. Present movement was im- possible, because the Navy Department could not command a hundred guns ; asingle steamer and two or three sloops-of-war were all that could be brought to answer a ninety days draft. Thus the matter was delayed. A few days brought what was believed to be an authentic avowal of Louis Napoleon, that any attempt to seize the island would be fol- lowed by war with France. The Committee of Foreign Affairs in the Senate, in full consulta- tion with the Cabinet, thus determined. It was a new phase of the matter. War with France, in the eyes of the President, was not to be thought of—an entertainment to which he had not been invited. He was opposed to war and in favor of stealing. The President halted--the committee halted. The former had issued a proclamation against filibusteros—that paper, ill-timed and uncalled for, hypocritical and deceptive, was sent to the world witha view of transferring the responsibility of an assault upon Cuba from the irregular to the regular forces of the United States. The po- sition of France served to render that act not only simply ridiculous, but embarrassing ia the highest degree. The President had put down the filibusteros, and Louis Napoleon had put down the President—the one employed a proclamation, the other employed a diplomatic hint. Thus stands our valiant administration on the subject of Cuba. The President’s message to Congress, full of wordy courage and generous protection; his proclamation against the windmills of disorder; his bold instructions to our Minister in Mz- drid; the special commission of Gov. Cobb and ex-Vice-President Dallas to aid Mr. Soulé, «ll, all have been thrown off from our political system by a single homeopathic dose from the French Emperor, who never thought of blee:!- ing. The government of Calderon de la Bare.., meanwhile, has taken courage, and refuses to meet the British recommendation of settlemeat. The Cabinet of Gen. Pierce recedes, and Mr. Soulé, who in no instance has transcended wis instructions, is left to shift for himself in the Spanish capital. The Spaniards have driven him from his position, and thus abandoned by his government, he feels like one left alone in a deserted hall. Did ever such a beginning have such an end? Was ever before a good cause made to assume such a truckling, begging, cowardly appearance? Words in France are very cheap and very potent. Louis Napoleon is far more successful in the West than in the East. The cowards of Washington are better allies than the Turks—he can do more here by idle threats than he can do there by fighting. Nobody believes, of course, that France in her present entanglements would fight for Cuba. Every one knew she would talk for Cuba. Tammany Hati—Fourtn or Jety Puarro aM, —We have received a copy of the followiag printed circular from Tammany Hall :— UNION! STRENGTH! VICTORY! REGRETS FOR THE PAST TO BE BURIED IN EXERSIONS FOR THE FUTURE. ONE FAITH, ONE CAUSE, ONE ACTION. Tammany Hatt, New York, June 28, 1854, Sm:—The Society of Tammany, or Columbian Ocier, will light the council fires on the coming anniversary of our glorious Independence. This ancient wigwam, erect ed to sustain the liberties of the country—the origia aud duration of which bears a parallel to tle birth of repub licanism in this land—proposes to call together its braves and chiefe, to sit down once more around the council board. The auspicious period has arrived for united and determined action. The declaration by the natioual de mocracy, of the great principle of self-government. as ap- lied to the whole people, whether residents of a State or ferritory—the anticipated spread of the theorios of de- mocratic government by annexation of soil in both oceans, and the broad and universal religious and politi- cal toleration which hails all men as brethren—iavite us once more to united and determined action. In this spirit, and with » sincere extengion of the right hand of fellowebip, we ask you to meet with us at the old wiz- wam, on the coming 4th of July. Very truly yours, &., \CHEMS. aa Daniel E. Delavan, Charles A. Denike, James Conner, Thower Denny? ROM faomicy, B Vanaeenten, P; . Mont |. Vandewater, J.M. Vreeland,” Abm K- Pattison, Stephen M, Drew. ELIJAH F. PURDY, Grand Sachem, J. B. Hermeamcrtow, ibe. It is requested that the answer may be directed to Elijah F. Purdy, New York. If this platform {s not broad enough, long enough, high enough and strong enongh for everybody except old fogies and Kuow No- things, we should like to know what is. It goes in for the Nebraska bill, Cuba, the Sandwich {slands,and manifest destiny, on a grahd scale. But we miss, in the signers of this production, the democratic names “familiar in our mouths as household words,” of John Van Buren, John Cochrane, Conrad Swackhamer and Captain Rynders, The invitation is beautiful, but the absence of all these names from the Committee of Sachems, is suspicious. Let them take care that their liquor is not drugged, as that of their brethren has been in New Hampshire. Be. youd this we have no advice to give. Tus Excomwunicarep TRUSTEES OF THE Cuvurce or Sr. Louis—Waat’s to ss Done?— The trustees f the Catholic curch 0” St Louis, in Buffalo, having refused to deliver over the property of that church to the exclus've |uris- diction of the Bishop, have been «x-ommuni- cated, as our readers have teen informed from the publicatioa of the B's’ op’s manifesto seve- ral days since, in our columns. This awful manifesto of Bishop T.mon pronousces the fol- lowing fearful judgment agai»st the present trustees, and all who may venture to assume the office as their successors:— I then declare the said trusteces in St. Louis church, in Buffalo, to wit: srs. Martin Roth, Alexander Allea- brand, Michael Mesmer, Jacob Wilhelm, George Fisher, Nicolaus Ottenot, J. P. Munschauner, to be excommuni- cated with the major or greater excommunication, and through the authority given to His Cburch oy Almighty God, Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, I do hereby then ex- communicate them; ee | farther, that who ma} henceforward accept the office of trustee in St. Lo cbureh, to continue the preseut unholy opposition to the church discipline, will ipso facto—that is, by the very fact—ineur the same jor excommunication. These trustees are, therefore, out of the church—they are heretics—they are consigned to the chances of purgatory; but still they ob- stinately refuse to give up their church pro- perty to the Bishop, notwithstanding he acts by authority from headquarters in the Holy City of Rome. Now, what is to be done? Which party is right, and which is wrong? The Church of St. Louis, at Buffalo, as we are in- formed by one of our cotemporaries, “ is built upon property given by Louis Le Coutenex, one ofthe founders of the greatness of Buffalo, to be held in charge by trustees, for the purpose of erecting thereon a Roman Catholic place of worship.” * The trustees in charge refuse to surrender their jurisdiction at the requisi- tion of the pperior authorities ‘of the church, and the trustees, for their con- tumacious disobedience, are turned adrift. Meantime, the church is denied a priest, the flock is without a shepherd, and wolves in sheep’s clothing are prowling around, What is to be done? Shall the supreme au- thority of the church submit? Such a prece- dent would be full of danger. But how are the trustees to be reached? The modus operandi was involved in a bill before our Legislature a year ago. The bill failed; but till some such bill is passed, the trustees, under the protection of the laws of the commonwealth, are secure in the custody of the property, though their souls may be lost. Is there any hope now of the passage of a law clothing the archbishops and bishops of the Catholic Church with exclusive and supreme jurisdiction of the real estate of the church? There is none. The only alternative left, then, is a compromise between the trustees 8nd the Bishop; and to this end we ask for the active interposition of Archbishop Hughes, For any legal advice that may be required let him call upon W. H. Seward. This rupture in the church, at this crisis, promises nothing but mischief, if it is allowed to continue. We feel anxious on the subject. For the sake of peace, for the sake of harmony, and for the sake of saving the souls of the contumacious trustees from everlasting perdition, then, let the Bishop of Buffalo and the Archbishop of New York take counsel together. Let them look at the splits which have resulted in the Quaker, the Baptist, the Methodist, the Presbyterian and other churches, from technical, local, and sec- tional dissensions,-and patch up a reconcilia- tion. Let not the Catholic Church, like the democratic party, be rent in twain in a squab- bie over the spoils. Oh, no! Tae Ciry Ratroaps—THe Hupsox River AnD Harem Roaps.—It is now over four years since the Hudson River Railroad Company were granted the privilege of laying a double track from their depot in Thirty-first street to their office on the corner of Hudson and Chambers streets. When it became known, at the time, that an application would be made to the Common Council for this purpose, strong opposition was manifested by the residents living on the line of the proposed route, and meetings were held with the view of defeating the company. It was urged that a railroad running through Hudson and West streets would’ deteriorate the value of the property on both those thoroughfares and that the running of cars through them would not only prove an obstruction to all other vehicles, but that it would be attended with imminent risk to life. Notwithstanding these objections, which were urged with much force at the time, the appli- cation was heard, and the right to construct a track between the points we have named grant- ed. That the running of those large, heavy freight and passenger cars has been at- tended with serious accidents, and, in many cases, with loss of life, the public know too well. Itwould be wrong, however, to charge these accidents to the carelesness of the compa- ny or their employés; but we know that they have neglected, even when directed by an or- dinance of the Common Council, to make such improvement in that portion of the road which runs through the city, as was deemed necessary by that body. They have been ordered to take up the Trail and substitute the grooved rail, which, being level with the surface of the street, presents no impediments to the wheels of other vehicles. If a cart or carriage happens to get wedged in between the rails of which the pre- sent track is gonstructed, it is almost impossi- ble for it to get out again without the loss of one of its wheels, or some other damage. But this is not the only cause of complaint which might be urged against the Hudson River and the Harlem railroads, for what we have said applies equally to both. The tracks at the termination of each, but more especially of the first, aretaken up with cars, much to the an- noyance and inconvenience of drivers. The fact of the matter is simply this—the benefits which the city receives from either of these roads fall far short of the actual damage which is caused by them. The depots of both are on Thirty-first street— that of the Hudson River Railroad being on the north, while the depot of the Harlem Rail- road is on the cast side of the city. When these buildings were erected, the limits of the city had not extended up so far; but such has been the increase which has since taken place, that the trains, after they are connected with the engine at the depot, have to run over a mile be- fore they get into the country. No allowance has been made for the growth of the city; but we hope the Common Council will see the ne- cessity of attending to this matter at once, be- sides compelling a strict compliance with their orders in respect to the change of rail. With regard to the city railroads proper, which are really a benefit to our citizons, the principal objection is that they are sometimes overcrowded, and that they do not therefore offer the same accommodations as the stages, which hold a certain number. This is a matter, however, for which passengers are themselves as much to blame as the conductors or companie¢s—for if they insisted on having e no more than the complement, and. refused | to go into the cars when they saw them full, the conductor could not force them to do other- wise. But it appears that the demand increases with the facilities for travel, as is proved by the fact that the establishment of the railroads has not materially injured the omnibus busi- | ness. During the month of May the receipts of the Eighth Avenue road amounted to $26,547 17, while the receipts of the Sixth Avenue for the same period, were $22,305 91. On the former each car makes nine trips a day, on the latter ten trips; and the largest number of pazsen- gers carried by either, on a single trip, was about one hundred and twenty. On the Third Avenue road the receipts on Sunday amount to about thirty-five dollars per car, which is about ten dollars more than they receive during a week day. The average number of passen- gers to each car is seventy. There are now five city railroads in constant operation, whose monthly receipts amount to about one hundred and twenty thousand dollars, or yearly to about one million and a half. ‘Tne New Postage Brt.—Waat Next ?—The House of Representatives is getting on swim- mingly. One day it passes a bill appropriating ten millions of dollars to prop up a foreign des- potiem and a gang of outside spoilsmen, and the next day it raises the tax upon letters by mail to fill up the vacuum in the treasury. Under the prerent law, letters are conveyed through the interior mails at three cents each, wh'ch rate is to be increased to five cents ; and letters to California and Oregon, or from California and Oregon, are chargeable with six cents postage; under the bill which has passed the House the postage is to be raised to ten cents. Double, treble, and quadruple let- ters in proportion. Mr. Olds, of Ohio, is the father of this pre- cious piece of reform. Mr. Olds, unfortunately, as Chairman on Post Offices and Post Roads, was resolved to do something. If he could not be great, he could make himself notorious. And he has done it. Wilmot has his proviso, and Olds has his increase of postages. We take it for granted that Mr. Olds Will not be a candi- date for re-election to Congress. He counts, perhaps, upon something else. He would hardly venture to run through the gauntlet of his district with the Gadsden treaty and his postage bill upon his back. Charmingly con- sistent are the administration leaders in the House. One of them reports a tariff bill for diminishing the revenues; and another a postage bill to increase the revenues, and each is brought forward as an administration measure. Olds, however, coming in after the Gads- den treaty, guesses correctly. We shall need an increase of the revenues. The postage bill is but a small beginning to what may be ex- pected. The spoils will be exhausted—Guthrie will be cleaned out; and, before the expiration of this Congress, we predict a call for a loan to meet the deficiencies of the treasury. Begin- ning with a fraud upon the American people, and following up its spoliations upon the pub- lic money with such impudent exactions as this postage bill upon the country, how can this pre- sent administration terminate its career except in bankruptcy and disgrace? What else can await a Congress which submits to be the ser- vile tool,in its measures of corruption and iolly, of such an administration ? We expect that the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations will refuse to spread the Gadsden treaty correspondence before the public; we should not wonder if they were to set aside the appropriation bills, in order to pass this House bill for the increase of postager. In fact, since the Gadsden treaty spoilsmen and the railroad land speculators have come into power, we are prepared for anything that will get at the spoils of the treasury, and fleece the people for more. We are also prepared for the election of an extraordinary number of new members to the next Congress. Meanwhile the spoilsmen are at work, and the people must su! § mit till they can reach them. What comes next? Tue Country in Danaer.—The cackling of a goose saved the capitol of ancient Rome. To the late indignation meeting in the Park we may probably owe the preservation of our li- berties. In the chivalrous ages the fate of an empire frequently depended on the strength of a coat of mail. According to Messrs. Taylor and Spencer—the orators at the meeting—the destinies of this great republic depend upon the cut of a policeman’s coat. We may well exclaim with the poet: “What great events from little causes spring!” Niblo’s Garden=The New Ballet—Madam> Thillon. At Niblo’s last evening, a full and fashionable audi- ence witneseed the performance of a new and effective pallet—‘‘Urielle, or Le Diable Amoreux.’’ The cast of characters included Mlle, Yrca Mathias, Mme. Marzet: g MM. Francois Ravel, Jerome Ravel, Paul Brillant, ana Leon Javelli. The ballet is well constructed—the plot is interesting, and the music above mediocrity. The prin ij pal feature in the performance, however, was the perfor- mance of Mile. Mathias; her pantomime was graceful and expressive; she differs from ordinary pantomimists, in. asmuch as from her style of action, the audience cum Jearn something of the plot; as a general thing pant § mimists only succeed in making that which was pre- viously inexplicable, altogether mysterious. The rer- formance of last night abounded in beauties, butw only find space to call attention to the best of ai ut them—the pas de deux (Le Zingarilla)—danced by Mlle. Mathias and Mme. Mareetti. It was raptuously received, and was, probably never better done. Altogether the ballet madea ‘‘hit”’—the aeting was goo}, the scenery excellent, the music well played, and the machinery well worked. The performance was highly creditable to the artists above named, and to the efficient stage manager, Mr. W. A. Moores. The next performance at Niblo’s will take place on Monday evening next, when ‘Le Diable Amoreux”’ will be repeated. The theatre will be closed this evening, in order to give time for a proper rehearsal of Balfe’s opera, the “Enchantress,” which will be played on Tuesday evening, with Madame Anna Thillon as Stella, being her first appearance since her return from California. Madame Thillon will be supported by Mr. Frazer, Mr. Meyer, Mr. Lyster, Mr. A. Andrews, Mr. Reynolds, Mrs. Maeder and Mrs. Conover. The numerous admirers of this charming cantatrice will, undoubtedly, crowd the theatre during her engagement, which will continue but twelve nights, as she intends to return to Europe almost immediately. Madame Thillon’s career in this country has been a highly prosperous one. Marine Affairs. DEPARTURE OF A VESSEL FOR ParaGuay.—The clipper schooner E. T, Blodgett, Howes, sailed from Providence, 28th instant, for Ascension, Paraguay. She belongs to the company formed in Providence for opening the trade with that prolific region. The schooner has on boardtwo steambonte calculated for river navigation. The company is said to have abundant capital, and, notwithstanding the loss of their former steamers, are pushing forward their plans with grent vigor. ‘Tae ExrGRant Vesset Question.—Mr. Moses H, Grinnell, of this city,has received the following letter from the At- torney General of the United Statos,relating to this mat- ter:— The President hae come to the conclusion to leave such | of the prosecutions under the acts regulating the trans. portation of passengers, as involve forfeiture or disabilt- ty of the ship, to go before the Secretary of the Treasa- | ry, under certifieate of the District Jadge, in conformit: with the provisions of the act of ‘34, 1707, which | provides fog the mitigation of rewission of penaltigg, ee ne er aR Opening of the Opera Season at Castle Garden. The opera reason at Castle Garden commenced last evening with ‘“Lucia,”? We have often seen Castle Gar- den fuller; but there was notwithstanding s respectable audience. To-night, when “Lucia” is to be repeated, ‘and the verdict of the press on the troupe will be known, alarger attendance may probably be expected. For, last evening was in every wayan experiment. Not one of the leading performers was known to the public beforehand Max Maretzek still held the baton of chef; our old acquaintance Signor Quinto still figured as the fortunate but wretched Arturo : and there were faces— we may say about five out of six—in the chorus, which are sadly familiar to our eye; but all the others were ab- solute strapgers. No friendly notice even had heralded their approach in the newspapers, or introduced us to their biography., We are not often called upon to sit in judgment upon a whole troupe; when we are, as at present, itis pleasing to find, on balancing the good against the bad and the mediocre, that the former large- ly preponderates. In the first place Max Maretzek hae seeured an excellent baritone. Signor Graziani will make up for the loss of Badiali. His voice is aweet, with a very extensive compass; and he manages it with remarkable skill and effect. He made a hit in hie very first piece—the ‘“Cruda funesta mania,” and was rapturously applauded. Strange to say, he fully sus- tained throughout the impression he created at first; and we think his success in New York is tolerably safe. ‘The tenor—Signor Beraldi—has a sweet and clear, but by no meaps & powerful voice. With all his faults—and they were faults due more to age than to any other cause, and hence incurable—Salvi produced surprising effects in Edgardo; greater, we fancy, than are reserved for Signor Beraldi. His method is good, however, and in the duets with Lucia and Graziana, he was undoubtedly good. Mde. or Donna Gomez, as the playbill has it, remains to be. spoken of: and not to put too’ fine @ point upon it, we do not like her Lucia. She has one advantage over her predecessors; she looks her part which they did not. But they sang it well; which she does not. And in this division of merits we think Donna jez gets the worst share. Her voice has been tolerably well schooled; but it is not powerful or melodious; and managed even with the greatest care it fails to do justice to such pieces a2 “Verranno a te gull’ aura”? or the scene in the third act. Donna Gomez must give us a chance of seeing her in: something else. The piece was well got up as a whole ; choruses and orchestra as well drilled as is Maretzek’s, wont. ‘Lucia’? again to night. The Glorious Fourth—Meeting of Natives of: Newburyport. Last evening, a meeting was held at the Astor House. in answer to the following call:— A meoting to respond to the following notice will be hold: at the astor Bouse. on Friday evening, at 3 o'clock. The- sons of Newbury port are resractfully iuvitad to attend, (ONS OF NEWBURYPORT. ‘The comwittes of arrangements for the celehration of our- approaching National anniversary, in behalf of the city, bei ‘and former - to return and participate with us in the celeb np and they may be assu: 2 amdst hearty weloom M. DAVENPOR?, Chairman. Wm. GRavzs Seoretary. Newbury port, June 1, 1°64. In consequence of the limited notice, the meeting wae thinly attended. At half: past eight, the meeting was organized by the. choice of Mr. Charles A. Stetson as Chairman, and Ro- bert G. Pike, Esq., as Secretary. ‘The Car announced that preparations had been made at Newburyport for the reception of all who might seo- fit to join in the celebration at thiat place. ‘On motion, Robert G. Pike, Esq., was chosen Marshat for the occasion, and Messrs. Stetson, Burroughs and: Abbott were sppolnted a committee to procure a suit- able banner under which the sons of Newbury, might, rally. The persons present resolved themselves into a. committee to procure the attendance of natives of New- buryport now residents of New York. A voteof thanks. ‘was tendered to the officers, and also to the proprietors: of the Astor House, Coleman & Stetson, ater which the meeting adjourned to meet at Newburyport on the morn- ing of the Fourth of July. ‘e learn that there will bea ioe delegation of New= port on the Fourth. Many have Yorkers at Newbu: already taken their departure, and the celebration pro ‘mises to be a most interesting one. City Politics. YOUNG MEN’S DEMOCRATIC UNION CLUB. The regular annual election for the officers of thi» ‘club was held last evening, at their rooms in Broadway... There were two tickets in the field, as follows:— President, Jobn Cochrane, ratio P. Carr. Vice Pre ts. David Banks, Jr., David Banks, Jr., Horatio P. Carr. ©. J. Cambretiiag. For Recording Secretary. Cornelius Carnes. rnelius Varnes. For Financial Secretary. Henry Fenmo. os emonillenny Fenno. sponding Secretar: Churehill J. Cambreling. im Camp herk rer. L. F. Harrison. L. F. Harrison, For Sergeant-at-Arms, ©. L. Van Zandt, C. L. Van Zandt. ‘For Standing Committee. Jobn H. Harnett, John H. Harnett Jacob Winamuller, William R. Farrell, Robert Johnstone. Robert Johnstone. There was much interest taken in the e’ection of the- President, and the result announced at a late hour. Jobn Cochrane, on the ticket headed ‘‘ Union and Har- mony,”? was elected by one vote, and all the rest of this’ ticket elected unanimously. After the result was an- nouneed the meeting quietly dispersed. The Psi Upstion Fraternity. This society celebrated its anniversary yesterday morn ing at ten o'clock, in Rev. Dr. Cheever’s Church, Union square. Although the weather was rather unfavorable- there was a pretty fairattendance. Dr. Tuthill presided, and there were representatives from the following socie- ties -— The Theta Chapter, Union College, Schenectady, N. Y. gilbe Dette Chapter, New York University; New York: ity. The Beta Chapter, Yale University, New Haven, Ct. The Sigma Chapter, Brown University, Providence. Rhode Island. ¢ Gamma Chapter, Amherst College, Amb ‘The Zeta Chapter, Dartmouth College’ Harare’ wer «ae Lambda Chapter, Columbia College, New York-. The Kappa Chapter, Bowdoin Collé ed The Fal Chapters Hamilton Colles ae ear ge He The Xi Chapter, Werleyan University, Middletown, Ct. ibe Alpha Chapter, Harvard University, Cambridge, 8. The exercises were opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Lowry, after which Dedworth’s band performed some excellent music, The oration was then delivered by Mr. Gzorax H. Moons. His subject was ‘History, its uses, its dignity and importance—the spirit in which it should be written and stuaied, and its value in the education especially of,a free people.” He introduced it by some remarks on the cuar- acter of such anniversaries asthe fraternity were now celebrating—the charms which pervade all those plea- sant memories which cluster about them—the evidence- they give of a continued regard to the cause of letters, and the wholesome tendency which they have to revive, with those memories of which he had spoken, that gen- erous ardor for intellectual improvement so liable to be crushed out under the cares and contentions of active life. “History,” said he, ‘is no old almanac.” He did not regard the barren records of events as constituting his- tory. The mere antiquary has no claim to the title of Listorian. Nor are the devotees of the past, the “lauds- ores temporis acti,’’ who slumber over its departed glo ries, to be regarded ag the true votaries of historical sci- «nee. Mr. Moore laid special stresa on the value of the imagination to the historian, in or cer that he might give reality to the pictures of the past, which it is hie province to present for the warning or inst; tion of ‘ind. With Macauley, he thought that history should bea compound of philosophy aud oetry, im mneral truths on the mind by a vivid os elisa’ af craenles cucadate ane Besalee representat and incidents. He ssid a man might memorise, or technize, the series of events which Pe ine ee the world’s history as committed to J quoted Webster's great, Austerical ploture of tig and quo o . Pil foe of Plymouth, He fortited bis "iheery al- ludin, to the. peavading talsence of peetey sed the imaginative faculties in great models of ancient his- an a simplicity which is rarely imitated in our dey. Allud- ing to the changes in the ke of some of the sources which Ion wie od of comparative Solomon to display the true the it, the use and application of hi principles, and il- lustrated the method Fy mead in Lord Ye celebrated maxim—that ‘‘History is philosophy by example’’—aa one of the highest value. The force exemple was eth 4 m ij presents the maxim. The torian condemns alike the would keep socicty stationary, and the recklea radieal- ism which would drive it too fast, If we fixed our eyer only on the past, looking only to experience, improve- ment would be impossible, society would become sta- tionary, and the advancing waves of progress must and gather, till they break through in the destructive career of revolution, and sreey sway, into anarchy. Mr. Moore went on to consider the spirit in which Zintor should be studied end written. The pervading spirit should be the love of truth. ‘This quality was not only excellent in the moral view of thecase, but gave a charm to the operations of the intellect, Without it the most prilliqnt works of the historic genius woylg lack