The New York Herald Newspaper, July 13, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK HEP A LD, | with iteret by te greater = JAMES GORDO” geynErT, "afST0R AND EDITOR, B9F >, w. conven OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS | AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery.—Buack Byep Svsax— | ‘Ment Rorr—So. rnopy E.se. | MIBLO’S, Broodway.—Davonrer ov rae Rucimxyy. AMERIOAN MUSEUM.—Afternoon, Away wirn MeLay- @ROLY—SLAMER AND CRASHER—Evoniny, RAYFAELLE, OBRISTI'S AMZKIEAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broad- eetizsionas Maxopixs ey Cunisry’s Mixer Ria. WOO? 8 MINSTREL HALL, 444 Broadway.—Ermoviay | , Smmornaisr ano Bunresque Orzna. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSB 539 Broadway.—Brou- fuav’s Bruroriay Orena Tuo: FRAXCOXI'S HIPPODROME.—Manisow Squarn. Wew York, Thursday, July 13, 1854. The News, THE SYRACUSE CONVENTION. The proceedings ye-terday of the bard shell State Wonvention at Syracuse will be read with interest. In point of numbers and talent no man will ques tion the respectability of the convention. In holé- img steadily from the administration we presume ‘that even Marcy will mot question its independence. ‘The nomioation of Judge Bronson, by acclamation, @ their candidate for Governor, and their refesal to «Jay. Very great excitement had been produced ip FROM THE WEST INDIES. By the arrival of the steamship Star of the West | | we have reeeived our files of Jamaica papers dated | to the 30th of June; an interesting letter from our Kingston correspondent, written on the evening of the 27th, and news of nearly fourteen cays later date from Barbadoes, Demerara, Trinidad, St. Vin- cent, Dominica, and Tobago. The general aspect of | the intelligence from al) the West India is'ands pre- | sents some very gloomy fea‘ures. At Jama‘ca the | weather was dry, hot, and unhealthy, with strong | breezes from the southeast blowing by day and night. Cholera, the annual scourge of the island, was making very fatal ravages in the rural districte, and some sad cates had also occurred in Kisgston. The parisbes of Saint Anne's, Saint Mary’s, and Saint Thomas in the East, had been specially visited, and a number of persons had died in the neighborhood of Morant Bay. Details of the progress of the epi- demic, with a notice of a new remedy for its cure, said to have been successfully tried, are given to- commercia! circles, owing to the issue of additional treasury notes in payment of the arrears of the public contingencies for 1853, caused by the sns- pension ef the revenue bills, This paper is made a charge on the loan of £500,900, to be guaranteed hy sbeotute whiegery big to such mauseatin; toadyism to the Guiholle Chareh. This is eevere language. We do not remem- ber to have read apy harsher epitheta than “injadicious,” “ unpopular,” “ odious,” “ indis- creet,” “mad,” “nauseating” in the columns ‘of Mr. Pierce’s nataral foes. Here we find them rattling about his head in quick succession in the sheet which has hitherto spoken by au- thorit} on his behalf—the journal which has voluntarily consigned itself to obscurity and contempt by itsJadvocacy of his cause. No suspicion that we know of attaches to the whiter. His change of sentiment has evi- dently been forced upon him by reflection | / He writes bitterly: but ay <ongae for errors usually embitters reco" and. the few infatusted indivi? fom praised Pierce after his ineurarstion have a heavy account to settle With, the public and their own conscience. Ty typ, as we know tov well, there isno ¢”,aggeration in the picture drawn by Mr. Yierve’s qnondam admirer and friend. Hir, appointments have been un- popular and odious, There hasbeen a madness in the min“ of the exeeutive. Mortification and conte‘npt have been the feelings which it the government, but is not presently redeemable, except in payment of duties and taxes. We are told that the banks refused to receive it in payment of discount or foreign bills; and as this issue con- stated nearly two-thirds of the whole peper circa lation of the islamd, commercial operations were Maten to his letter of positive declination, very broadly indicates the ruling sentiment of the hard shells to be war to the death against the spoils coa- Mtion at Washington. In this view, the appoiatment of John McKeon as our District Attormey was 50 macch ammunition wasted. As to the platform which @hishard convention has adopted, it comes fully up 0 the mark, and is flat-footed on the repeal of the Missouri compromise, without an “if” ora“ bet” —the resolutions all that could be desired. FROM WASHINGTON. In the Senate, yesterday, the question heing the waotion of Mr. Clayton to strike out the sixth section ef the Homestcad bill, which provision -places @oreigners who have simply declared their intention to become citizens on the same footing, so far as ‘the benefits of the act are concerned, as native born eitizens, Mr. Seward defined his position on the Know Nothing question at full length. Brashing eff the Know Nothings with as little compunction ap one would disperse a swarm of buzzing noxious ameects this hot weather, the coqnetting Senator seized a metaphorical shilletah and “ went in.” “That sweet Irish brogue” and that “ sonorous German accent” of the brave but undisciplined (po- Btically) General Scott are entirely eclipsed by the palpable hit of this dexterous trickster, whose greatest boast just now is that he nover had an an- eestor, At the conclusion of Mr. Seward’s speech, the Senate went into executive seasion. The Honse, after the expiration of the morning hour, went into committee, and resumed the con- sideration of the River and Harbor bill. The debate was entirely on politics, and such another specimen of Congressional puerility it would be difficult to aiscover. ‘The investigation of the Colt patent extension ease is growing in importance. Yestéday the com- maittee asked leave to employ a clerk, which was granted. Mr. Cutting was excused from serving on the committee, he being engaged in investigating the Gardner swindle. What a precious batch of re- ports are forthcoming: the mail contract frands inched. LATER FROM EUROPE. The advices received by the Asia contain no intel- ligence of a more decisive character than was pre- viously known to us. It was rumored at Berlin that it had been resolved by the Czar to give a negative answer to the Austro-Prossian ultimatum, but so modified as to render negotiations possible on a different” basis—the suggestion being that Russia should still continue to occupy Moldavia. It is now openly admitted by the English Ministers that the evacuation of the Principalities is the event on which reliance has been placed by the Russo-German* party in North Germany, and especially at Berlin, to declare themselves more openly in favor of the Muscovite interest, and that the King of Prussia will avail himself of it to give freer scope to his so- eret engagemen's with the Czar. As we haye al- ready pointed out, on more than one occasion, the mere occupation of the Principalities by the Aus- trians, unaccompanied by other guarantees on the part of Russia, is likely to prove more favorable to the designs of the latter Power than serviceable to the objects of the allies. From the Baltic we learn that on the evening of the 21st ult., Boomersund was bombarded by three steam frigates of the English squadron. The Rus- sian magazines and the buildings in the principal fort were burned and other demage inflicted. The Russians fought bravely, and the English lost four killed and seven wounded. Sir Charles Napier was lying off Cronstadt with the main body of the ficet. It ia thought, however, that his object was me.wly to reconnoitre the defences of the port, and that no present attack was contemplated. It is now certain that the operations of the allies in the South will be immediately directed against the Crimea. The auxiliary troops, under the per- sonal command of Marshal St. Arnaud, haye, it is stated, received orders to act in concert with the allied squadrons againet it, and two hundred trans- ports were preparing at Varna and Baltschik for the conveyance of troops and munitions of war. Tie ‘Czar had set out for the Crimea to inspect the for- tresses on the coast. It is at this point that the real struggle will commence between the allied forces and the Russians. The Journal of Constantinople confirms the de- tails given of the success of the Tarks at Sil tria, but states that three thousand Babi-Bozouks, who had taken a Russian outpost, had been attacked by « Russian force triple their number, and after a @esperate combat fifteen hundred of them were killed. The Russians lost nearly the same number of men. On the 20th and 24d of June the Turk- ish vanguard of 25,000 men attacked the Rossian rear guard and drove it beyond Trajan’s wall. The timid and jealous conduct of the Pachas who are associated with him in command, is paralyzing the action of General Guyon in Asia. Ina military conncil held at Kars, on the 18th of May, be pro- posed an immediate advance against the enemy, hy crossing the Arpachai and seizing upon Erivan, but he was outvoted by the Turkish leadors. ‘The debates in the English Parliament on the incidents of the war, and on the Canadian treaty, will be found interesting. The commercial news does not present any remark. able feature. Cotton was firm, and broadstufs a trifle lower, In this city yesterday forenoon the false report of the arrival below of the Asia checked transactions in most articles of produce. The mar- ket in breadstuffs favored buyers, while cotton sold to a fair extent and closed quite firm. LATER PROM CARACAS. Recent news from Caracas to the 2ist of June farnishes no very flattering picture of tle state of affairs in that quarter of Venezuela. The rioting, drunkenness and idleneas of the emanci- patéd negroes, revolutionary alarms, and the atten- tion of the Monagas government to the spoils of office, made up the burthen of the news. Trade was dull and money <carce, but the coffee crop most abundant. AFFAIRS IN COSTA RICA. We have received our files of papers from Costa Rica to the 17th of June, and publish, in another part of to day's paper, the contract lately entered into between the government of Costa Rica and William P. Kirklend and others, citizens of the United States, for a transit route through the t tory of Costa Ri the Atlantic to the Pa ‘The concessions feed by th tof th «central American Stas are numerous aud a*van S4cous, and the document altogether will be rad much jmpeded. Unfavorable reports of the mineral indications of the island had been made, but the operations were «till prosecuted with viger. Owing to the prevalence of cholera at Barbadoes, the inter-colomio) trade with that island was much restricted by quarantine laws, At Domonica, the quarrel between the local Legislature and Governor was still rife, and the executive official was much blamed by the local press. Tobago papers report that the island had no funds, no credit, and that the government ways and means had been tempo- rarily suspended. inthis state of affairs, some of the journals find a consolation in decrying American slavery, the Fugitive Slave law, the Nebraska bill, and our annexation propensities. The last reports of the state of the markets and the crops of sugar and rice are given. From the Bermudas we haye our files of the Royal Gazetic, dated on the 4th of the present month. The papers contain no news of importance, Referring to the new potato crop, the Gazette says:—Very excellent potatoes from the fourth crop of Bermuda seed, originally from English seed, have been offered for sale in this town on several occa- sions, during the past week. AFFAIRS IN THE CITY, The Board of Aldermen held the seventh meting of their July session last evening. Several reports concurring with the Councilmen were adopted, amongst which were some in reference to the Fire Department. A petition was received complaining of the incomplete manner in which the streets along the line ef the Ninth Avenue Railroad are left by the company. Another big street job was exposed by Aldermen Blunt and Mott, the Commit- tee on Assessments, and the matter referred to the Counsel of the Corporation. The report of the Councilmen, indignantly repudiating the dictatorial conduct of Comptroller Flagg, in refusing to pay $390, a balance of $2,500, the sum allocated by both boards for the celebration of Washington’s birthday, was read, and after a lengthy discussion, in which there was much cross firing, the report was adopted, andthe Comptroller ordered to pay the balance due. The Aldermen will meet again this evening, when the subject of confirming the nominations of the Croton Water Board will come up. The session of the Councilmen was occupied principally in receiving and referring petitions and reports of committees on subjects of no particular interest to the public at large. Among the papers before the Board of Super- visors, last evering, was a bill from the Evening Post for advertising election notices from the year 1846 to 1853, which by some extraordinary over- sight, either on the part of the claimants or our city functionaries, lay dormant for the last eight years. The reformers paid the bill. Send in your accounts, gentlemen; plenty of funds. The annual examination of the pupils of this ex- cellent institution—the Asylum for the Deaf and Dumb—was held yesterday afternoon. There were present a large audience, among whom were some of our most eminent citizens and some ct the officials of the heads of departments of the State. The ex- ercises were very interesting, of which we have a detailed account, but which is crowded out to-day by foreign news. The report wiil be given to- morrow. The ninth annual commencement of St. John's College, Fordham, was celebrated yesterday in pre- sence of an audience of betwoen two and three thou- sand persons. We have a report of the exercises, which were of an unusually interesting character, but the publication of which we are obliged to post pone in consequence of the press of other news. THE OOURT MARTIAL. We are compelled to postpone the publication of yesterday’s proceedings in the case of Capt. Down- ing, before a‘nayal court martial at Philadelphia, in consequence of the press upon our columns of in. teresting foreign news. ‘The Last Oficial Act of the President. Sorely as he has been lashed, Mr. Pierce has not yet endured the full penalty for his imbe- cility and corruption. Low as he has fallen, there is Mm the depth of folly whera he lies a lower @pth still, to which he has yet to sink. That depth is the contempt of his friends and the revilings of the party he called his own. He is rapidly approaching it. There was a time when the democratic soft shell organ in this city exhausted itself doily in eulogies of Pierce and his Cabinet. For months it disgraced the press and humanity every morning by proving that there could be no creature so mean that some other creature could not be found base and vile cnough to toady and beslaver it. When every honest cheek was scarlet at the news of Pierce's iafa- mies, that sheet surpassed belief in its faithful- ness and blind devotion to his cause. Had he picked a pocket on Pennsylvania avenue, or robbed the church he has begun to attend, the next day’s issue of the soft shell journal would have contained an elaborate defence of pick- pockets in general, and an ingenious apology for church-robbery in the abstract. The follies he did commit were each in its tarn the pretext for a paroxyism of bliss on the part of the editor. His election was a special dispen- sation of Providential favor. His messages were admirable masterpieces of eloquence, in which practical wisdom and patriotism held equal shares. His appointments especially were an undying crown of glory to his name. Such was the language of the master mind who speaks for the soft shell democracy in this city, until a short while since. How vast a change has come over the spirit of his dream since then, the following extract from the last issue of the organ will tell :— It is not pleasant to confoss the fact, but, with very few exceptions, the federal appointments in and around onr city have been, under President Pierce, very injadi cious. They have been unpopular—in some cases acta ally odious, A very madness seems to have affected the “power behind the throne "’ on this subject, unless we adunit it to be the madness of a deliberate method to de- strey the confidence of the New York demosracy in the exocutive and his cometitutional advisers. Bat of all rect appoiotmente, that of Mr. M:Keon we con 0 worst. Jt can do ne youl. nociifies Be "It elicite nothing but eon' from the “bards.” Adopted citizens look on ft h wacers of has inspired. We are not aware that the last recipi#nt of official favor is any worse than his predecessors, Aftera Marcy and a Redfield, we can afford to put up with a McKeon, That appointment in fact would not be en- titled to the honor of a special notice, were it not that it affords a fresh illustration of the ludicrous weakness of the President, and the re- tribution which is the invariable penalty of such conduct. McKeon is named District At- torney, not because he possessed any qualitica- tions for the post, but simply because Mr. Pierce dared not keep his promise to Westbrook for fear of increasing his unpopularity among the anti-Nebraska party, and because he fancied a sop to the hard shella would better his posi- tion with them. It is a fresh edition of the fable of the old man and the ass. In endeavor- ing to pleaseevery one, the President has made enemies of all. Had he planted himself on some- thing like a principle, and shaped his policy in accordance with its bearing, he would have been sure of the support of at least one party; he has sought to curry favor with all by distri- buting offices regardless of fitness or political character, and the consequence is that all par- ties vie with each other in abusing him. His last friend—and how true a friend !—in this city has now deserted him. Out of ihe whole press of New York, not a single shect bas a word to say in his defence. More than half of his official term has yet to elaps2, and with unanimous voice the whole press of the metropolis—the guide of public opinion throughout the Union—condemns him as unit for the station he holds, and a disgrace to the country. We have often seen statesmen fall into unpopularity, and overcome it. But we never knew such an instance where that un- popularity was so universal that their Yastest friends became their foes; and their foes re- mained the same. In such a case as this, re covery is hopeless. A tide so sweeping can never be turned. Feeble as was the voice of the journal we have quoted above, so long as it continued true to thé Prosident, he could still flatter himself that he had a friend left, and that some day that friend might turn public opinion in his favor. That hope is now gone. Democrats and whigs, hard and soft shells, Ne- braska mon and anti-Nebraska men, all cry him down. In so vast a community as this, where such a wide diversity of opinion pre- vails, and where there are so many men de- pendent in some way or other on the execu- tive, the President cannot connt supporters enough to sustain a miserable penny paper. We hope the lesson taught by his example will not be lost on future Presidents. They will learn from the fate of Pierce that no man in his position can sustain himself by whol § sale corruption. Individuals may be bought by offices; but parties require something more to insure their fidelity. The smallest shadow of principle would have retained some faction of the democracy faithful to the President. § cynical abnegation of everything of the kin } combined with a graceless endeavor to buy up the leaders of all factions with the spoils, has only produced univers! distrust and contempt, @ \ Mixey Basts ror Crea—We published swtement exhibiting the large proportion of the population of Cuba made up of African slaves, free negroes, Bozales, or savage Afri- cans, mulattoes, &e. We are now informed that a Dutch ship had arrived at Havana, from China, with 470 Coolies, or laborers, on board. These fellows are introduced by way of experi- ment, as substitutes for Africans, If they answer the purpose, the importation of these Chinese may supersede the slave trade. But if such Celestial importations shall be increased to any considerable ox- tent, anterior to the annexationof Cuba, what a beautiful mixed basis we shall have to deal with in fixing the federal representation of the island! We invoke the attention of Marey to this nefarious business, without a moment's loss of time. The administration official, organ has repeatedly declared, that if Spainansists upon the Africanization of Cuba, Gen. Pierce will make ita cause of war. But has Spain any more right to fill the island with tho swarthy Chinese than: with free blacks? Let our pre- micr issue his instructions upon this subject without delay. There are negroes enough in the island, and yellow-skins enough there, for all our purposes ; and further importations either from Africa or China would be a nni- sance, in view of “ manifest destiny.” Unless some room is left in Cuba for the Anglo-Saxons, the Irish Catholics and the Know Nothings, the island is not worth having. These importa- tions of Coolies must he stopped. Let Marcy issue bis instrnctions accordingly. Dn, Oups Acar oN Postages.—Dr, Olds, of Ohio, Chairman of the House Committee on Post Offices and Post Roads, is evidently, judging from his acts; one of those small beer Politicians who are resolved to be noto- tious at any cost. THis famous bill in- creasing the postages on letters to and from California and Oregon, from six cents to ten cents, with twenty millions surplas still in the treasury after deducting the ten millions of the Gadsden swindle, was a great outrage upon the community. But, after the passage of the Gadsden appropriation, it was not surprising that this increased tax upou letters was carried so smoothly throngh the House. Nor is it to be wondered at that Dr, Olds has had the hardihood to follow up his first experiment with another. In our telegra- phie report of Tuesday’s proceedings in the House, the following paragraph occurs:— Mr. Ova, Neh | Uhio, from the Gommittee on Post Offices, re} Ml repealing the seetion in the law of Aupast, 1858, whieh makes cent op prepaid postage op pevigaptee sat jecteliesie odietia He woked on the section as a bonus to the-’ and sgatost the country press. Mr. Olds is from the West; that he was made Chairman Post Roads can only * Speaker Boyd, or by Postmaster Generr” of reform Mr. © the pliant te exceedin sion ¢ de by ep any tenths gh , the President, or by the 4. Tn all these movements 4 of Mr. Campbell, who is said to be , .@ty hide-bound in his ideas of the diffu- A knowledge, and of familiar correspon- avebetween frienis and connections on the We sides of the continent. Mr. Campbell is, in- ‘Qeed, a sorry financier, if, instead of making the Post Office pay by lopping off the excesses of transportation, he has been using Dr. Olds to secure the same object by an increased tax upon the community, eo that the plunder may not be lost to his spoilemen. Upon the whole, we are inclined to dismiss Dr. Olds as but the instrument of his masters; asaman of limited ideas of his duties asa legislator; as one who believes that blind obe- dience to the administration is the only test of democracy and the readiest passport to the epoils. The increase of postages, and this im- potent attempt to muzzle the independent city press, is an administration project. Dr. Oldsis but the catspaw in the business; and if the noto- riety of public contempt for such a small am- bition as this will satisfy him, he is weleome to his reward to the fullest extent. Dr. Olds might yet become a useful member of Congress were his energies directed into some pro- per channel; but we fear that with his pre- sent term he will be numbered among the martyrs who have sacrificed the interests of the country for a temporary place among the spoilsmen. Itis a pity that a leading whig in the palmy days of Van Buren should now be found so far upon the back track as tobe a willing tool for the restoration of the taxes and corruptions of the Van Buren régime, “But some pork will boil so.” If the Senate shall pass ‘his ten cent bill upon letters to and from the Pacific, Dr. Olds may yet realize the benefits of the act, when, failing of further notice from his con- stituents or the Cabinet, he shall find himself, perchance, among the political adventurers in California, Let time pass, Cor’s Patent Commirree.—Mr, Clingman, appointed on the committee of seven to inquire into certain charges of corruption in connec- tion with the bill before the House for the ex- tension of Colt’s patent, has resigned his office on said committee, and Mr.- Ruffin, of North Carolina, has been appointed in his place. Mr. Cutting bas also been ex- cused from service on the committee. We presume that the object of Mr. Clingman in ro- signing is that he may be the more free to tes- tify as a witness before the inquest. Let him be examined. A million of dollars can achieve wonders where the stakes are twenty millions. Call Mr. Clingman to the stand. Let us have a thorough - examination, as in the Galphin case. There is uo necessity for any hurry with the bill, The parties concerned in this patent have money enough for two or three campaigns before Congress; and there is no immediate prospect of a war with Spain, requiring an increased number of Colt’s facto- ries, in the meantime; but if required, his ex- isting patent will suffice. Let the committee also bear in mind that the President has recommended these patent exten- sions to the kindly consideration of Congress. This looks as if the Kitchen Cabinet might far- nish a useful witness er two in the Colt case. Col. Forney, Paul R. George, and others, are enterprising men. Let the committee make a haul upon the Kitchen Cabinet. Doubtless they are all in favor of the bill. The spoils of all the’ projected patent extensions, if carried through, will probably amount to a total tax upon the community equal to fifty millions of dollars, for the benefit of the speculators con- cerned. This will be rather a heavy schedule of private monoplies for a free trade Congress. It is particularly cool that the American peo- ple should be required to pay the costs of Mr. Colt’s London factory for the manufacture of his revolvers for the British army. Let the corumittee look into this branch of this subject while they are about it. In fact, in the exami- uation which they have undertaken they may employ ihe whole recess, till the meeting of Congress again in December next, very usefully to the cause of public justice. But don't for- get the Kitehen Cabinet. Where the spoils are there will the vultures be gathered together. Cimeaco Against tHe Kyow Noraivus.—Ac cording to the returns of a centus just com™ pleted, the population of Chicago appears to be:— Aroerican Foreign bo Maziners Foreign born upwards of ten thousand abe: of the natives. Chicago is certainly not a very inviting locality for the Know Nothings. The Italian Opcra~ Castle Garden. The opera of “Mariadi Rohan,” after several an- avoidable delays, was given last night, with the follo § ing cast:-—Comte de Chalais, Signor Ne i Beraldi; Que do Chevrense, Signor Graziani; Amando di Gondi, Sig nora Martini D’Ormy; and the title role by Madame Ber tneca Mareteck. The opeta was firet performed in this city under Maretzek's Astor place management in 1849, and met at that time with but indifferent success. Two years afterwards it had greater popularity, cast to Bet- tinl, Badiali, Stoffanoni, and Pico, when it had a ran of two week: ut ite snecess at that time was not as great fas that achieved last night. The plot of the opera is not what may be termed one of etirring incident, if we except the highly dramatie and exciting third act. The opera is, however, replete with musical beauties that cannot fall to make an {mpression upon cultivated tastes, end even the untutored ean appreciate the sweetness of its melodies. Madame Maretzok’s late illness has not had the effect of impairing her voiec, but, on the contrary, we never heard her sing with more effect than sbe did last night; from the commencement of the ‘‘Cupa fatal Mestizis’’ until the finale, she sustained her onerous part with an energy and powor that were rewarded with the mort en- thusisstic applause. ‘The grand feature of the evening was, however, the début of Signora Martini D’Ormy, about whom much cu- rhosity had boog excited by previous rumor. In porsonal attractions, dramatic force and vocal power, ste fulfilled all the expectations that had been formed of her, atti stamped herself at once as a general favorite. She ie tall and commanding in appearance. with a gracefal and winning action and deautifal features. Although apparently vory young, she displays all tho skill and avoir faire of an accomplished and experience’ artist. She has a voleo which may more correctly be termed a merzo soprano than a contralto. Her upper recister is wonderful clenr and powerful, whilst her compacs, oven in the middle and lower parts, is equally pure and re- liable. In the opening ballad—‘‘Un Giorno or son due mesi’’—sho at once made an impression upon the an dience, and at the end of each verse she was rapturously applanded. Hor success, on the whole, was all that the management could have desired. Signor Beraldi’s motto seems to be erceisior. He nightly rises higher in the estimation of our New York sudier ces, and with each success developes fren beaa- ties in hie style and voice, He sang last night delictous- and the many testimonials of approval that were . fow it happened | sis is, perhaps, after ali, bat | showered upon him showed that his artistic merits were fully appreciated. Signor Gresiani fully mustained the high reputation | that be had already achioved by his former efforts. He is | of Police:— @ fine actor ae well as a singer, and the role of Chevreuse gave him full opportunity for the display of all the qua- lities of his su) voice. ‘We may say that from last night the commencement of the opera season dates. Until then no fair oppor- tunity bad been afforded the public of judging 0 ‘the nesuscen et Ris. lettiet- The house was well |, and, judging from the effect produced on the audience, we Scmate: waco rsstes one. We were ve Maretvele was not in his accustomed seat inthe orches- tra. He is still confined by ilness to his room, but is expected to be able to resume hia baton on Friday next, when the opera of ‘Maria di Rohan’’ will be repeated. Deparrvne oF THR Kcrops.—The Cunard steamer Enro- pa, Capt. Judkina, left for Liverpool yesterday, with 127 passengers and $447,699 in specie. Saxe ov THE Great Rervniic.—The hull of the clipper ship Great Republic, which was nearly destroyed by fire last December, was sold yesterday at auction by Mr. Hoffman, at the Merchants’ ), for $28,250, one third cash, one third in thirty days, and the balance in sixty days, or at the rate of seven cent off for all cash. ‘Toe urchaser was Capt. Paluer, the well-known China ca} ) Who, it is understood, to rebuild |, intends her. Bhe is at present lying at Mr. E. F. Williams’s yard, at Green Point The Tammy Hall ° TBE APPOINTMENT UL JOHN M’KEON—INDIGNAT ION AMONG THE GENERAL COMMITTEE. ‘We gave yosterday the result of the meeting on Tues- day night at Tammany Hall, in relation to the appoint- ment of John McKeon to the office of United States Dis- trict Attorney. *We now republish the preamble and re- solutions in order to give the vote on their adoption ¢& " whenaiy ig this ficially announced that John It of McKeon bas been a) on be United States Attorney for the Southern ict of New York; and whereas,he is no- toriously destitute of the professional ability and standing Wath oes enue) eee Phooey 4 responsible duties of the office; and wi 5 AB ears denounced the sie party and re- fuse it, was entirely united; a House of Re) tatives, in the Twenty-fifth and Twen thized with other aboli- he voted and sym introducing incendiary abo! eee as b raepacaae Ged whereas, mene pecan of maintained the ty of extending to negrocs the State of New ‘fork unqualified suffrage,/and the con- stitutional concession to them of all political pri exercised by the whites; and whereas, he bas ub- ple and justly denounced in Congress and in the State of New York as an abolitionist; and wi he has been expelled from and repudiated by the democratic arty, and refused hearing in Tammany Hall by the lemocracy of this city while yet united; and whereas, he is now, and has been foe sears without the cenfidence or respect of any portion of the demogratic party —and Cop nape | jotally unable to perform a romise of bringing to the support of the administrati that pcrtion of the democratic party which is now pom to it; therefore it resolved, That we apd be geod the appoint- ment of John McKeon to the office of United States At- torney for the Seuthern District of New York, believing that it equally ont the connections of the demo- cratic repatiions party in all its divisions, and is caleu- \téd to increase its existing differen and contribute seriously to impair the confidence heretofore reposed in the President and the administration. The vote on the above stood as follows :— Wards, Against. For, Absent. Bolting. 1—Phiilips, Perry, jerne, 2—Miner, Haley, Mochan, a Fletener, MoMurray, Monroe, + Purser, rd, P Gan 7" Cudney, 8—Delevan — Kennedy, 10— Teod, E. F. Purdy, Jobnton, TeMcarthor, anita, Boyes ne oArthur, ps MoConken, M4—Duniap, ‘Boo: =a Fowler & Norrie ‘Norris, W—Thomas, Node, ape 11—-Goahratie, Froment, 18-Sheperd do: R. Kelly, quined voting, Murphy, 19—Dunham, earzon, n, 20— Murray, MeConkey&Ryer, n= Kingsley. Smee Pianey, aswell, 22—Seagriss, Wood, Davia. The chair was occupied by Mr. William D. Kennedy. Speeches in favor of the resolutions were made by Mesara. Purser, Wood and Orr, and against them by Messrs. De- evan, Cochrane, P. Kelly, Boose and Dunlap. Heavy Robbery in Wall Street. Au extensive robbery took place in Wall strect on Tuesday night. At adout half past 1 o’clock, the bank. ing house of Auguste Belmont & Co. was cntered by some daring burglars, the iron safe opened, and yesterday morning it was found that fourteen thousand dollars were stolen. This created a great sensation in Wall street yesterday, and the report went from tongue to tongue with the rapidity of lightning. The following notice has been published by the losers of the money :— Five Huwprep Dorars Rewarv.—Stolen from the office of A. Belmont, on the night of the 11th ina‘ant, fonrteen bills, each for'$1,000, of the Bank of the State of Now York, supposed to be dated 1st November, 1852. All per- pons ‘are cautioned against receiving them. And tne above reward will be paid for the recovery of the money and the arrest of the robber. ‘The safo appears to have been opened by false keys, as the door bears no evidence of having been forced. The thieves entered the building through the back office on Hanover street, and thence went into the banking department, where the safe containing the money was opt. The Turf. CENTREVILLE COURSE, L. I-—TROTTING. A trotting match for $200, mile heats, to wagons, owners to drive, came off yesterday afternoon, between two nags belonging to the Bull’s Head—one a mare and the other a gelding without names. The mare won very handily. There was all kinds of betting on the race, the amare Deing the favorite at about one hundred to forty. Time bets on 2:56 and upwards were quite numerons. In the first heat, the gel ing having the pole, took the lead, and kept it’ until he had gone midway of ‘the back stretch, when he broke up, and stood still, until the mare was about one hundred yards ahead. He then began to trot again, but could not gain an inch on the mare, and she came to the score with the gelding far outside of the distance stand. hig | however, did not cistance him, Time 2:55%4, The second heat was a counterpart of the first, with the exception that the gelding broke np on the upper turn. He stopped as before, until the mare wat for away from him, and then mide a vory poor effort to overtake her. Time 2:534;. ‘Willamsburg City News, REMOVAL OF TITe COLLECTOR OF TAXTS AND ASSESSMENIS.— A special mecting of the Board of Aldermen was held at the City Hall, on Tuosday evening, the President, Mr. @. W. Baker, in the chair. Merman WiiiMantH offered the following resolution, mously adopted :— at Fordyce Sylvester, Collector of Taxes ts, be, and he is hereby, removed from office, for the causes set forth in the annexed charges: — Charge 1.—Yhat he holds over, and has held over in his bends, varions assessment rolls on streets, &e far beyond the time Mmited by the charter, and contrary thereto. Charge 2.—That he {mproperly and illegally retains, and bn tetsions, atiounte of money received by him in his official capacity, aud has neglected to pay the same into the treasury of the city. Charge 3.—That he has not rendered and does not ren- der to the Comptrolier an account of the fees and per cent el by him, under the provisions of sec. “Glance 3 That he tm ty and i tatnsand — improperly it retains a holds over, in bis bande, the city tax peg 1863, be yond the time limited by the charter and contrary thore- to. The be comumitiee ited to examine the affairs Nector report a deficiensy of $14,246 80 for tho of the rh eraintin dopted esting the SMa; A resolution was a ju or ition 1 to institute ¢riminal . the late three , and a committee a ted to arsist in the pene. [t is reported that Mr. Sylvester has sbsconded. ScsvENpEn. Co. No. & has been ded anti iter tho extminstion of tne persons cherga with me a disturbance at the street preaching om Sunday a was Coroners’ Inquests, Mraxcnory Svicips.—Coronor Wilbelm yesterday held atingnest at No. 465 Sixth svenue, — the body of Hliza Jane Daws, who committed suicide by hanging her. elf on Tueada: >» It apy in evileace that Gecensed bad become Kite igen ago, and was sont ‘to the ic Asylum, where she remaia- ed for about six months, and was ther removed to Black- well’s Island, where, after having remained four months, abe was removed, inced to be ftecovered. From that time until the latter part of May last, she continued apparently of sane mind. Since May it has been neces- sory to have her constantly watched. About a it go, ehe attempted to commit auicide by takin nate nam. Her attempt was happily discovered in time, and by medical treatment she recovered. On iy even- ing last, aho was discovered by her little som suspended by a rope to Ler bedport. She tas then dead. A letter was found in her possession, addressed to her husband. and couched in a very affectionate style. She imagine all the world were conspi to injure her, andatthough she admitted that it was a trial to separate from her little poy and girl, and yet she fancied her death Would be a source of relief to her neigh! and that it was actaally necessary for the benefit of all. She then advised ber husband ss to the bringing up of the chil- dren. A verdict was reudered of ‘‘Death by suicide by hanging herself while laboring under insanity .”’ Cnoumna. —Coroner Hilton yesterday held an inquest at No. 40 Waite street, upon the body of Patrick Markey IrisLman, 40 years of age, who died of re —————eeeeEeeEeEeEeSeEeeee_?F Caty Intelligence. GAxnsGe NU1EANoS —The following appeared in t14y ro. port of Captain Halpin, of the First ward, to ty» Chiot Tam indu from a of a s_Fespectfally te jut~ call your attention to the consider-,0¢2' s 9 ing *he poli oe oe 5 have experlee~ 4 “eon, Bime ordinanot and before the officer er, that individual is 601 can get to withia the house, anf , and out of the numerous tenants is would be vain to expect the officer can ascertain the real party; to be sure we can r port under the ordinance the oceupants of the premises, but this peg thay the officer has a knowledge of the of whick the garbage was cast; but we all know that partiew about violating a law will poi ers 80 in presence of Eee goal sheesne it ~ to ae eee A are punished, ere ix, certainly, much hardi Teporting 2 part; as violating an or inance in this Seis Wennane some neighbor baa cast garbage in the strect, and im order to sercen themselves have deposited it before an house; but the officer is compelled to report when he finds garbage in the strect, and aot unlikely in many cases reports the wrong ) andever though fortunate enough to arrest the right party, he is entirely unable to prove it against the party compiaine® of. Enforcing the ordinanc~ presents many other oh- pas features, especially as regards this district, einbabitents chiefly reside indarge houses, which cons Legace op an average frum twenty to thirty fami+ 8, huddled together in a single building, with ttle o¢ Ro yard room, landlord building on every inch of ground forming hislot, that his income may be auz- mented, And yet those poor people, under pain of violating the” or-imance. must keep this offen- sciacaetegvest te Wie Seth Sits, int as t] cart pays a visit; A i little reliance can highs sed on that, as it frequent. ly has felled to come » some places in this district for two or three daya; in fact, during the week just elapsed, it ha not part a sirzle visit to Trinity place, During this timo those iamilies could not keep the offen. sive matter in their apartments, nor could the united bage of twenty femili-s remain in a back entry, Waite g the tardy coming of the garbage cart, to be allowed to rot and infect the veighberhood with some pestilen- tial disease. It would certainly be be'ter to allow it to be cast into the street, where the action of the cool air would retard its corruption Nor would it remain im the street so long an in the private mises, for the chances = igs big would be i before the sees would wake its appearance, may judge From @ preaent sondition of th ts, which on the west side of the ward are far cleaner they have been for several years past, owing to the efforts of the street inspector of this district. The culverts in thie district bave beon for some ime back in a most ee rable condition; most of them have been completely stopped up. 80 a8 c) mtrey Sereat the Avy nortan side gutters escaping through them, nt water that is allowed to bask in the sunshine becomes very offensive and detrimental to the public health. TESTIMONIAL TO CAPTAIN CARVENTER, OF THE Frrra WARD Powiok, BY THR INBABITAN 8 OY THE ViFTa WaRD.—On Tues. tome day evening a highly respectable meeting of the citizens of the Fifth ward was held at Garris’s Hotel, 314 Green- wich street, for the purpore of ting to Captain Car- penter, of the Fifth ward police, a rich silver tea service, consisting of four pieces, beautifully emborsed and en- graved, together with a dozen tea spew, and a hani- some cream ladle. The presentation of the plate was made by Mr. Charles McAuley, of 116 Hudson st im the name of the citizens of the ward. He stated to Cap- tain Carpenter the present was intended as a mark of the esteem, totally irrespective of party, of his fellow citizens of the ward, and iu approbation of his conduct whilst 6 the office of Captain of Police, and concluded by tulating him in his owo name and that of the o citizens of the ward a, his late re-appointment, to the office by the Commissioners of Police. Captain Carpenter then, in a brief speech, tendered his thanks ta his fellow citizens of the ward, for their kind considera- tion of his services, and said that he valued their gift not so mnch for its intriosic value, a for the occasion of, be a pate The folowing Inscription was on the silver :-— Presented to Ca Ca iter, of the Fifth ward police, by the witicene at the ward fot ie falobtan dischaege 0 duty. July )1. 064 On ashicld on the reverse side, wag the word “Worth ” Ter Fourra ARrTuery.—DeaTH OF A SoLDmR bY Drown1xG.—About six o’clock last evening, a United States soldier staggered down the.pier between Roosevelt: and James streets, used by the city authorities for dump- ing dirt, &. He laid dwn the manure heap sack lerwards got up, and in conv tion with the laborer,’ hesaid be was a soldier of the 4th artillery, and men- tioned the name of Major Sprague, hie commander; he acknowledged that his name was Nagle, and a —— on the dock knew him. The corporation officer turned to goup and get an officer, when he heard the shouts of the men that the eo ee eee, saying “that he wag home.” Aster in the wa- ter for some mint he sank to rise no more. Ins few moments three boats were onthe spot. He was intoxicate, and said that he had a wife.in spoke of her in affectionate terms. He was in the undress uniform of the regiment. Tax Tex Govgrvors—The regular mocting of this Board was hela on Tue-day atternoon, at the Lunatic Asylum, Blackwell’s Island. Present—Governors Dra- and B per, Drake, lugro, Pinkney, West, Henry and Conorer, ‘Mamber Rematning July8 1554, Bellevue Hospital 035" Iaunatlo Asylum. Alms House Penitentiary. Workhoune’ Randall’ Iai City Prison Number remaining Jane 24, 1854. Admitted June 24 to July 8, 1854 Total. Died. pitentiary, Sent to State prison eee -EasiERN DisrkvsaRy.—The following is the re; i this institution for the month of June:—Patienta attend. 467; females, 793. ferunlen, 108,” Total 1.008. j sent to hospital, 17; remaiuing under treatment. 7), and died 11. Of the whcle number there were tong In the Stato of New York, 485; in the United States, 130, and in foreign countries, 1,082. Medical sAvice and medicine were furnished gratie—the i tions put up forthe month + 90. number 31—average per diem, Tae ATreMPT AT ARSON IN FRONT STRERT.—W: the fire insurance companies, and many of sore Lene in the vicinity of Peverelly’s store, im Front street, aro fetting up a subscription for the pu of cresting a ndsome sum to resented to Mr. White, the pri- vate watchman, who first discovered Peverelly in the ceeigeamnel rgd & conflagration; and the ofii- atten i wi eno forgotten in this matter. sisi ses ag Poersonat Intelitgence. A. Heron, Philacelphia; F. A. Rice, Texas; Col Poolett, New vane! Hon. J. Gaimbie, Penneytvania; C. erring: inka, WOTe ai i itor lisse ‘ mongst arrivals yestorday at the ‘apt. Alion, San Franeiseo; y Lieut. MeIntosh, U. 8. A.: Malor Searnd " latent Chapin, California, arrived yesterday af the St, Nicholas, Hon. Victor Burthe, New Orleans; B. C. Baker and family, Cincinnati; N.’R, Harbach, Boston; R. Hi. Shor- wood, do., were among the arrivals at the Prescott House **fon. 7. Williams, Massachusetts . L. Williams, ; Hon. G. Gaylo Ohio; ‘Capt. Vell, Tandon; Col. ¥. Jobason, ‘Tennsescs? Hon. L. Diekens, Louisiana; Wu. C. Moore, Britiah Army, paid among the arrivals yesterday at the Metropolitai Hon. Amos Kondall, Ws E. Bravara, Mazatlo Mexico; Hon. J. Perkins: One Ohio; fiom, D. Smalley, Ve. mont; Hon. W. J. Hadley, Albany; Hon. E. 4 Carter, Boston; Rey. 6. \. Fisher, South Carolina, were ‘among the arrivals at the Irving House yesterday. a From Liverpocl, tn the spencernp ean Liverpoc!, Mra Porcer Ka) oro clideeas Ne Balence lad, Dr Bowsany Messce sttene W Rides #.C Orns, R'Buros, He bert Popping FA i hedged ove pts Bad fp) From St Goorgee, Bermuda, in Br schr Reindesr—Mre Higgs and servant, a » Eagland; Mrand Mes Call J Stew York: Mrs Hislop’ Poiledeiphis: ;