The New York Herald Newspaper, December 9, 1854, Page 4

NEW YORK AERALD. JAMES GOR",oN BENNETT, |ASSAU AND FULTON sTs. No. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Evapys—Masxs amp Faces. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Afternoon—Eqursrnisy | Puavonmances. Eve —CATARACT OF THE WIBLO’S GARDE, Broadway—Tue SonnamnuList. BURTON'S, Chambers street—Urrer Tex axp Lowen Bwenty—Livine oo Fast. RATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Afternoon— Rquestaian Parrormaxcrs ing— EQUESTRIAN | ORMANCES—MAIC Kose—JAcK SHEPPARD. WALLACK’S THEATKE, Brosdway—Two ro Onx— Marry Max—Nes Foormas UESTRIAN Punroamances METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—Damom anv Pyrmas— Wanvenixe Boys. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—Onrnan ov Gexeva Byening—Onruax Or GENEVA—OLWO COMPANY. WOOD'S VARIETIES—Mechanies’ Hall, 472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HO! , 539 Brosdway—Buex- auv's Ermiorian Oran T) ze WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Minstrell Hall, 444 Broadway. “Wlew York, Saturday, December 9, 1854. Mails for Europe. EW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘Phe Collins mail steamship Baltic, Capt. Comstock, will Teewe this port to-day at 12 0’clock, for Liverpool. ‘The European mais will close in this city at balf-past tem o’elock this morning’ ‘The Hmnaip (printed in French and English) will be peblished at 10 0’clock in the morning. Single copies, in ‘Wrappers, sixpence. Budecriptions and advertisements for any edition of ‘the, New Yoru Henavp will be received at the following places in Burope :— 1... John Hunter, No. 2. Paradise street. Edwards, Sandford & Co., No. 17 Cornhill. Wm. Thomas & Co., No. 19 Catherine street. ..1s- Livingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse. ‘The contents of the European edition of the Hxratp ‘wil embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at he office during the previous week, and to the hour of pedlication. The News, ‘The steamship Union arrived at this port about midnight, bringing us four days later news from Barope. The intelligence from the Crimea is con- fined to further detuils cf the battle of the 5th No- vember—styled the battle of Inkermann—but they ‘ave unimportant. Lord Raglan has been created a Field Marshal, as a reward for hi: services in the war. The utmost aciivity previiled in every de- pastment of the army in Engl nd, and reinforce- mente were being despatched with the greatest eelerity. Large rumbers of troops were daily arriv ing in the Crime:, to the great relief of the forces there. A rumor had been promulgated to the effect thst Prince Gortschakoff had signified the willingness of the Czar to accept the four guarastees proposed by the allies, but the Times, in a lengthy article, which we have tans ferred to our columns, discredits the ramor, whi'e @t the seme time it endeavors to leave the impres sien that Ruesia would be quite willing to avcept the propositions. The commercial intelligence is im; ortsnt. There had been a decided dullness in Dbresdstoffs, snd lower pricss ruled. Cotton was also down. Congo!s rulei on the 21st at 91}. Our Washington despatch this morning containa some interesting developemente respecting the posi: tion of Mr. Bright, the newly elected President of the Senate, towarce the administration, and the pe- eatiar circumstances under which he was chosen to fill that office, to which we invite the attention of wach of cur readers as are curious to watch the pro- gress of politica] combinations at this intere. ing period. The proposition of Mr. Walbridge to repeal the duties on foreign coal has been received by members of Congrees with much favor, and we are Soformed that there is no doubt but it will be car ried by a handsome majority. We publish this morning the report of the Se ‘re- tay of War, but are compelled to postpone any ex- tended comment upon it until another occasion. From a cursory glance at its contents, however, we perceive that it contains a recommendation which, tm view of the many recent barbarities of the merci ees cavages on our extended frontiers, is of im- portance. It is that in favor of an increase of the army. Other suggestions and recommendations are @ontained in the report, all of more or less impor- tance, to some of which we may give atten ion hereafter. The directors of the Market Bank wete engayed yesterday afternoon in investigating the defalcation @f the eecond teller, Mr. Sackett. It was said that the bank would, under no contingency, lose more than $12,000 or $14,000. It was reported that when Sackett was asked what he bad done with the money, he stated that he bad spent it in ‘spree img” it with Candee; that he had enjoyed good things at Mr. Candee’s, and gave them in return, fend tha: if the directors had allowed him four days he would have added $20,000 more to the sum J his detalcation. It was said that he used to drive a pair of ve:y fast gray horses, and dash abou. Y: { kers with tem, where he had a c.untry residen. { aad frequently in company with his fast confrére vi the same place. Sackett was formerly assistani teller of the American Excoange Bank. From what we could learn, the bank directors were trying to see if they could not, through the aid of the young man’s father or otherwise, fall upon some plan to have the amount of the deficiency made up. It was stated yesterday by merchants familiar with the New Orleans trade, and especially in te -evtten branch of it, that the houses mentioned by telegraph as having ‘ailed in that city, were all emall or secondary houses. In the Board of Councilmen last evening, a com munication was received from the Comptroiier containing an estimate of the tax levy for 1855. ‘The Comptroller says that the tax levy of 1855 will be very large. There will be reqaired for the Board @f Education, beyond the sum acsessed last year, imelading an arrearage occasioned by the ex: penditures of 1854, an additional sam of $520,000, and for the Governors of the Almshouse an increase of $311,000, making a total increase in these t vo @epartments of $831,000. In furtherance of s sug: gestion of the Comptroller, in relation to the de ficiency of the school mone7s, Councilman Clancey moved that, in anticipation of the appropriation for 1855, the sum of $125,000 be applied to the payment of teachers’ salaries and sach other pressiag claims amare due and were embraced in the original ap- propriation of 1854. The resolution passed through @ommittee of the whole, and was finally adopted by the Board. In our report of the proceedings will be found s synopsis of the Comptroller's communica: tien. The Roard transacted an immense amount of routine business. Last evening, shout 8 o'clock, a fire broke out im the store No. 117 Warren street, occupied by Eggle- on & Mix, Albany ale dealers. The fire burat the third and fourth stories, but was extinguished by ‘the firemen before it extended beyond that building A young man named James T. Edwards, clerk in the employ of Messrs. Dunn & Spencer, at Peters burg, Va., committed su'cide on Tuesday last by taking strychnine. No cause could be assigned for the fatal act. | The amount of coal transported over the Phila- ae'phia ani Readinz Reilroad, for the week ending | yesterday, wes 12,875 tons, and through the Schuyl- | kill Canal, 10,400 tons. ‘The trial cf Tucker, tor the murder of his child, | im the Kings County Court of Oser and Lerminer, | was continued yesterday, the day's session beiag ecoupied in hearing testimony for the deferce. A fall report is given in another column. ‘The market for common bra: de of flour yesterday | wae about 12) cents per barrel higher; other grades were unchonged; sales of both Canedim snd domesti: were made to a ‘air extent; Southern + litewheat sold at $2, and Canadian do, daty 93c., with small cargoes at 4c. Western oats were paid, st $2.15. Corm was firmer, ard sold st 9%. a | Jented and popu'ar man to compete with him; but with such a candidate as Mr. Rives, the higher, and closed at 58c.0 60c; and rye sold 4° | united opposition forcesmay not only overcome 140c. Beef was steady, with fair sales; a lot of | prime mess, Dominick, sold at $27 50, which was | an advance; it was taken for export. The cotton market was some easier, with sales of about 1,200 bales. Freights were unchanged; among the en- gagements were about 1,500 bales of cotton for Lir- erpoo! at 5-32d. a 3- 6d. A large sale of cassia was made, 13,000 mats yesterday, to the trade, on pri- vate terms. the administration democracy and their candi- date, but they may do somethin; more : they msy put themselves in a po:'tion which will give to Virginia the candidate of the new Ame- rican party for President |r Vice-President in | | 1856, and a corresponding influence in the next administration. But everything will depend | upon a popular anti-Cabinet candidate for Go- The returns from eighteen counties im this Sta‘e | vernor, and a perfect union upon a liberal plat- were canvassed yesterday by the Board of State form, of the opposition cl:ments to the Pierce Canvassers, at Albany, and the result gives two | sministr.tion and the Richmond unta. The more votes to Seymour. The canvass will, in all | probability, be completed to-day. The Anglo-French Alliance and its Prospects of Duration. Emperor at so momentous a crisis as the pre- Virginia election in this view will be of the | highest importance in its resuits, in reference to the drift of the whole South in the Presidential | campaign. The visit of Lord Palmerston to the French | Tae Irarun Opera—M’ive Crvvelli.— sent, has naturally given rise to a good deal of | We have seen leiters from Maretzek’s agent in anxious speculatio.. We are disposed to re- gard its objects, however ina different light from those who view them as likely to lead to Europe, which contain the positive announce- | ment that a first class pera troupe, beaded by | the most brilliant cantatrice of theday, Mile, an extension of the aggressive policy of the al- | Sophie Cravelli, has been engaged for this city. liance. We believe, on the contrary, that they | Arrang:ments are now bring made for its early will.be found to tend rather towards the con- | | tan theatre. . traction of that policy, and perhaps even to a separation of interests in the event of certain appearance either at Niblo’s cr :he Metropoli- Mlle Cruvelli is the youngest and the fresh- incidental obstacles, such for instance, as the | &*t ofthe ;rimas donnas—she is now what Mali- advers» action of other Powers interfering to |"bran was when she made her great sensation in prevent the successful prosecution of the war. The ecelection of Lord Palmerston for this mission is in itself not of ‘avorable significance for the entente cordiale between the two gov- ernments, His relations with the French Em- peror are so well known that it is scarcely ne- cessary to recapitulate them. Whilst Louis Napoleon was residing in exile in London, he was coldly looked upon and ignered by the old court party, as, indeed, by most of the Eng- lish nobility, and it was then that Lord Pal- merston first took notice of him, in confor- mity with his policy of always holding within his reach, in case of necessity, the elements of interference or disturbance in the af- fairs of other States. The extraordinary chances of fortune which elevated his protegé to the Presidency of the French republic, did net, of course, diminish the interest which the veteran statesman felt in him, and there is rea- son to believe that the coup d’état owed some- thing of encouragement, if not of inspiration, to his counsels. However this may be, the French Emperor had reason to feel deeply grateful te Lord Palmerston for the prompt- ness with which the English Cabinet recognized his usurped power, and it is to this feeling, as well as to the ascendancy that his lordship is known to possess over the mind of Louis Na- poleon that we are indebted for the singular anomaly of this alliance between two nations whose interests and prejudices are so diametri- cally oppored toeach other. The choice of | Lord Palmerston, therefore, for a mission | which, if it had only the objects attributed to it, could as well have been transacted through the English ambassador, would indicate either that difficulties had arisen which it would re- quire all his adroitness and influence to smooth down, or that new questions had been suggested by the present critical posture of affairs, which are likely to compromise the fyture good un- derstanding and cordial co-operation of the allies. Louis Napoleon, astute and able as he is, has @ still more crafty and experienced politician to eal with in the person of Lord Palmerston. Thus far the latter has played Mephistopheles to his Faust and benefitted | him by the aid of his promptings, but when he has served his turn and accomplished the ob- jects of his connection with him, he will be sacrificed without scruple'to his lordship’s pe- culiar views of the foreign policy of his coun- try. Such bas been Lord Palmerston’s ruling principle of action during the course of Ais long political life. Parties and men have been with him ‘s:t the stepping stones to his ambition. He hes had the talent of rendering all those with whem he bas been thrown in contact in some way or other subservient to his purposes, and he has never exhibited any compunction or hesi- tation in casting them aside as soon as they bad served his ends. A recent illustration of bis vn-crupulousness in this regard is the case of vur well k»own countryman, the Chevalier Wikoi, Appreciating the lively parts and diplomatic talents of that modern Villiers, he took bim into the service of his government at a hand- some salary, as as-eret agent, but owing either tothe fact of the Chevalier’s possessing too much Yankee inquisitiveness and penetration to he made ap unintelligent tool of, or to his be- ing too adventurous in his wooings for his lordzhip’s sense of diplomatic provriety— although report tells some strange tales of his own boldness in that way—he ter- minated the connexion as abruptly and-un- accountably as it was commenced. It may have been that, contrary to his expectation, he found the Chevalier trying to make use of him, instead of his being able to turn the Chevalier to account. This supposition is likely enough, when we take the latter’s love of mischief and talent for intrigue into account. Arguing from these well-known features in Lord Palmerston’s character, we believe we are not wide from the truth in inferring that his mission to Paris is one involving considerations ot the most delicate and difficult character, and it may be even the future good understanding of the two goveroments. The events in the Crimea will probably precipitate thenew phases which their relations will assume. If the troops of the allies are beaten before Sebasto- pol, the link that binds the two countries will prove but a rope of sand. Tue Contest iN Vinernia—Tae Wise Panty —Poticy oF THE Orrosrttiow,—The election for Governor of Virginia comes off, we believe, in May next. This will give ample time for the opposition to the Cabinet candidate to perfect their general plan of action. The fortunes of the administration, wholly overthrown in the North, depend in the South upon the election of Wise. The future anticipated success of the Know Nothings in the Southern States will very largely depend upon his defeat. He has taken the field as their sworn enemy, “ with all his mind, all his heart, and all his might.” He has been nominated in behalf of the Virginia de- mocracy and the administration upon this ground. Wha is the policy of the opposition—the op ponents of Mr. Wise, of the Cabinet democracy, | and the imbecile administration at Washington? It is a fusion of whigs, Know Nothings, hard shells, State rights democrats, and all other men oppored to the Cabinet spoilsmen, and the Rich- | Mond democretic junta, upon some common, pc pular and able candidate for Governor—some such mon as William ©. Rives, for example Mr. Wise, upon the score of talents and abili ties as @ politician, is one of the most popular men in Virginia. It will require an able, ta- | Europe—what Jenny Lind was when that “ Nightingale” astonished the Aabitués of Covent Garden—what Sontag was before she married the Count Rossi—and what Grisi was in her best days, when European critics gave her the title of Diva. Mlle Cruvelli is not, strictly speaking, a beautiful woman. She is youthful, and his a fine figure, and a striking face. She is one of those brilliant geniuses who have enough of eccentricity in their mental composition to give additional spice to the furore which their pro- fessional triumphs create. Cruvelli’s recent elopement, for instance, will introduce hr name to thougands of people who would otherwise have never heard of her, and all these people will desire to see her. In the coming season there will be an at- tempt to establish the opera upon a popular basis. So far, every Italian opera sp: culation in the United States has been a failure. We remember them all, from Malibran’s days down to the present writing. They have ali failed, utterly, because the manage:s were giverned by a clique, the menmers oi which imitate, as nearly as they can, the aristocracy of Lon- don, Pariy, Vienna and Saint Petersburg. The clique monopolises the best seats, and has the impertinence to expec: that the great pub- lic, the ‘‘lower twenty,” will be satisfied to pay a high price.for the second class chances. The managers cater for this clique, and all the managers have burned their fingers by so doing The opera in Europe, under the putronage of Queen Victoria, the Emperor of all the Russias, or the Emperor of Austria, is for the aristo- cracy—-they monopolise it and pay for it; but such @ system will not do in this city, which is governed by a sort of Captain Rynders demo- cracy. Young Ameria will not accept the second choice of anything—not even the opera. He must have a fair and equal chance in a city where everything, including mud, is in com- mon. For this reason, all the attempts to establish the Italian opera here have failed. The initia- ive step was not properly taken. Th-refore we hail with pope the new regime, whose motto is “Cruvelli and equality.” All the seats will be thrown open to the public, without any re serve, and the opera generally will be managed on a broad, open plan, in accordance with the spirit of our institutions, There is something piquant, nove) and refreshing about the whole programme. Prepare for Cruvelli, the youngest, freshest and most brilliant cantatrice of the day! She comes to us in the full flush of triumph—not passé, worn out, or broken down, hut just at the highest point of = most brilliant career. Tre Question or SEwanpd’s RE-EvEc :10oN— Wuar’s to BE Doxr?—It is begin: x to be manifest, from the intrigues of the i.» iments of Sewird, and trom the tone and tewper of his leading organs, that every question, every issue, everything else in the policy and programme of the Seward coalition, is ‘0 be sacrificed, if neces..r>. to the grand ob »1t of the re-election of the a. -h-agitator te the Uni- ted States Senate. The Know Nothing:s, who are calculating so confidently upon defeating him, are not, perliaps, aware of this fact; nor of the formidable resistance which they will have to encounter in their efforts to supplant their vigilant, cunning and unscrupulous enemy. First, then, the Sewsrd coalition claim a de- cided msjority in the new Assembl;. The fact has yet to be d- finitely ascertained; but if there be even a nominal majority for Seward, his pertizans will not lack the means nor the reso- lution to use them +o the great end of making this nqminal majority good for the re-election of Seward. We have been promised the Maine liquor law; but if it stands in the way of Sew- ard, it will be indefinitely ;ostponed. Tho law will be sold, if requ'red, for a vote or two for Seward; and this question involves a wholesale and retail business of millions of dollars. The Seward coalition have complete control of the Canal Board, its contracts, its fat jobs, its rich pickings and stealings, to the extent of millions of dollars more. What a chsoce is here for trafficking between Seward men and soft shell administration men for the de- feat of the Know Nothings! And why should they not co-operate, the policy of Seward and the policy of the administration being precise- ly the same—the overthrow of the Know No- things? Moreover, the whole programme for 1856 of the new Northern an‘i-slavery coali- tion depends upon the iseue of the re-election or the defeat of Seward for the Senate. This will bring the entire weight of the coalition, in New York and out of New York, to bear upon the Assembly at Albany in betalf of Seward. There is some trepidation among the Seward organs; but his agents are all the more active and ‘stirring on this account. If he is re-ciect- ed, the consequences may prove fat.', not only in the South, but in the North, to the new Ame- ricon party. But if be can be defeated, and is defeated, the course is ¢'rar. How important, then, that the Know Nothings + honld instantly harmonize, and go to work with the new As- sembly—take their soandings, try the depth of the water, and act as :heir discaveries may require. Where things are ‘n a state of revolu- tion ond change, aspiring politicians are thrown into the market, and the first comera have the first choice, according to the premiums which they may offer, The real practical ssue js he- tween the future prospects of Sewardiem and the prospects of the Know Nothing:, Let that be tried among the members of the new Assembly. Tue Aupayy Recency snp Cowrrnoiier | these cases, we know nothing of the disposition i Fiacc.—Some twenty years ago—perbaps a! of the money. We cupp se it’s all right. little more—there was in this State a secret | conclave, which exercised a great inflaence | over the politics of the State and the nation. | This body was known asthe Albany Regency. They resemb'ed the Know Nothing: in the point of secrecy, ani they possessed as great an amount of influe:ce as that mysterious | | ders, watherwomen, order. The great leaders of ‘he Albany Regency were Martin V. n Buren, w. 0 is now in Rome studying the doc'rines vf the Propaganda, and | Preparing to give his opinion as to the imma- culate conception; Wil iam L. Marcy, the Men- tor of Telemachus Pierce, a d that extraordi- nary po itician, Azariah C. Flagg, Comptroller of the «ity and county of New York. The Albany Regency performed some re- markable political feats in its day. The first of these was the overthrow of De Witt Clinton and bis :e ection fr.m the Canal Board. There was aleo the famous quarrel between Jackson and Calhoun, which established Martin Van Buren in the line of succession to the Presiden- tial chair. When this prominent leader of the Regency becam: President of the United States, the peculiar policy of the Regency became ap- parent in he measures which ruined public and private credit, brought distress and beg- gary tothousan s of American firesides, caused ipnumerable bankruptcies in our large cities, depressed the public securities, and induced a general upheaving in our commercial affairs by the entire breaking up of public confidence io the banking system. The Albany Regency’s leader brought about the dark days of 1837. The developement of these facts drove the democtats from power, and they have never regained their old position, either in the State or the nation. The Regency fell, and has only since been heard of when an occasional stray timber would rise from the depths to which the whole edifice had been consigned. It is somewhat singular that one of the prin- cipal timbers in the Regency wreck should have come tumbling up after so many years; that this timber, ‘aking a favorable eddy, has been whirled into the positiou of Comptroller of the city of New York; and that he should now be attempting the came g»me with the city finances which almost ruined those of the nation eighteen years ago. The Albany Regency always pretended to the strictest puritanism in politics, and they were all the time lying and filling their own pockets. During the last two years we have had @ specimen of the revival of this system in the absurd and ridiculous conduct of Mr. Comptroller Flagg while pretending to admin- ister the financial affairs of the city. Here we have the remarsable spectacle of « city having nearly a miltion of dollars surplus funds lying idle in the Mechanics’ Bank, and being used for stock-jobbing purposes by the friends of that institution, while Comptroller Flagg throws difficutigs jn the way of its increase by refusing to pa ‘salaries of city officers, and the claims of a emall contractors who have finished their jobe. And all this is done under the protection of the cry of reform. Such reform indicates too cleariy an attempt to re-establish the Albany Regency, with Flagg as the main trunk, and the Reform clique as the branches, and with the Regency the same financial policy which brought ruin and de- struction upon our credit system in the three years previous to 1840. KansaS AND THE ANTI-SLAVERY SocreTIES.— The abolitionists and the Seward anti-slavery organs are ina distressing state of tribulation concerning the defeat of the anti-slavery party in the recent election in the Territory of Kansas, of their nominee for delegate to Congress, It appears that Whitfield (non-intervention) has been elected, by an overwhelming majority, over Flenniken (anti-slavery), and hence the mortification of the anti-slavery societies and their journals. This is certainly a bad show for the free soil emigration companies, and all their vain glori- ous boastings of the last six months. What with the organization of emigration companies, collecting funds, deliveriog lectures, and de- spatching emigrants, the general impression was that Kansas would become the very head quarters of anti-slavery squatters and free soil principles before Christmas. ‘But ‘+ appears that the other side, without uss or blpster, have been quietly throwing in their settlers, while the iree soilers have been wasting theic time in @ general outside boasting end blowing, and profitless agitation. Now they are warned that, as the question for Kansas has to be set- tled inside of Kansas, one vote there is worth a thousand outside agitators in New York and Massachusetts, And our free soil societies must stir their stumps, or before the end of the next Congress Kansas will be knocking for admission into the Union as a Southern State. Have our free soi! emigration companies dis- pozed of all their floating materials? Can't Lloyd Garrison, Lucy Stone, Wendell Phillips, Abby Kelly Foster, Rev. Theodore Parker, Rev. Antoinette L. Brown, Horace Greeley, Lucretia Mott, Fred. Douglass, Madame Rose, and others, active agitators in behalf of free soil for Kange®—can’t they be induced to go out and help the cause in the colonization of that Territory? Let a competent company be organized to ship off tothe Western side of the Mississippi all this ungodly crew of abolitioa- ists, seditionists, infidels, socialists, Bloomers, vegetarians, women’s rights women, philoso- phers, Jacobin reformers, Fourierites, spiritual rappers, white, black, yellow and red, mate aod female, men in petticoats and women with beards included, and we shall subscribe libe- rally to rid the public East, of these nuisances, and to send them where they will have to work, like other people, for an honest living. We think the air and climate of Kansas would do them good. Hard work in building cabins, making fences, and tilling the coil, would doubt- less restore many of them to reason and com- mon sense, and make them useful members of society. Preaching is one thing—practice is another. If our free oi) orators, home missionaries and emigrating societies continue to collect fands for the colonization of Kansas with tree soil squatters, and if they continue to have nothing to show for it in Kaneas, they will be open to the charge of collecting money upon false pretences, How much have they col- lected? A good many thousands. no doubt. Where is it gone? How are we to koow? Woe might as well under- teke to tel’ what has been done with the Slievegommon Irish Directory fund, or the Kossuth fand for the liberation of Hungary, or Kinkel’s co!lections fir the relief of Ger- many, or the receipts for the benefit of Pather Mathew. Not being the treasurer in any of | | But, if we were the Preeident and Treasurer | ofa free soil emigration company, our first shipment to Kansas would be composed of sach materiaJe as Garrison, Phillips, Greeley, Abby Folsom, Madame Rose, and such. It would be a greatrelief tothe East, and they might all beccme useful in the Far West, as cabin build- | nurses, cooks, cattle | drivers, farmers, avd so forth. Cannot some- ' thing be done to get upashipment of such | materials, of the real free soil stuff and the real reformers of the Nerth, for Kansas? No- | thing like a new Territory and a virgin soil for new experiments in political, social and reli- gious reforms. Look at the Mormons. See | what they have done. Practice makes perfect. Look at the Mormons. THE LATEST NEWS.) BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, From Washington. MR BRIGHT AND THE ADMINISTRATION—A GRAVE QUESTION AT ISSUE—THE REPEAL OF THE COAL DUTY— GEN. CAS8 AND THE PRESIDENCY, ETC. Wasmxoton , Dec. 8, 1854. It ix a mistake to suppose that Mr. Bright is now op- posed to the administration. Owing to dificulty in the distribution of the spoils, he felt sore last session; but | we informed you nearly a month ago that Mr. Bright | was here, and a reconciliation had taken place, by which he was to get what he required, and in return was to be the obedient servant of the Cabinet. It is quite possible, had this fact been generally known in the Senate, that he would have experienced more dif ficulty in obtaining the Presidency of that body than was manifested. In the caucus previous to the election the Southern Senators took the ground that Mr, Atchison having been elected to fill the vacancy caused by Mr. King's death, was, de facto, Vice Presi- dent of the United States to the end of the term to which the latter was elected, notwithstanding that Atchison’s term as Senator expired on the 3d of March next, Some Northern Senators also took this view, but it was voted down, and the caucus broke up in a row. It was subse- quently arranged to elect Mr. Bright pro tem., and leave the question as to Mr. Atchison being Vice President, to be decided hereafter. In case of Gen. Pierce's death, this subject would assume a very grave importance. There is a report that the Sentinel will shortly be discontinued. From present appearances, the total repeal of the duty on coal will be carried by a farge majority. , Gen. Cass declares he has no intention of running for the Presidency, and that all reports io the contrary are unfounded. PROCEEDINGS IN THE SUPREME COURT. Wasuincto, Dec. 8, 1854. Im the Supreme Court to-day Colin M. Ingersol, of Connecticut, was admitted an attorney. The case of Israel W. Raymond vs. William Tyson; Troy Iron and Nail Factory vs. George and Francis Qdiorne, Jr., was argued to-day. Cases 11, 12, 13—Jos. Battin, patentee, and Samuel Battin, assignee, vs. John G. Hewes, are still on. Court adjourned to Monday. A number of mem- bers* have improved the recess by a visit home. Everything is very quite here. From Albany. THE BOARD OF STATE CANVASSERS, cs ABayy, Dec. 8, 1854. ‘The canvase of the State Board to-day completed the returns from eighteen counties. The only change in the returns that has been made, gives two votes to Seymour. The board will complete their dutics to-morrow. NAVIGATION ON THE HUDSON- RAILROAD TRAVEL- LING, NAVIGATION, ETC. ALBANY, Dec. 8, 1854. The steambeat Hero, which left here yesterday for New York, could not get beyond Athens Channel, where she is fast in the ice, unable to communicate with the shore, the ice not being thick enough. The ice in the tiver opposite the city is strong enough to bear up people on foot. Several crossedat noon to- day. ‘ The weather is very cold—thermometer ten degrees above zero. At Sharon Springs the thermometer stood at zero this morning. The canal, for fifteen mlles, in the neighborhood of Port Jackson, is lined with canal boats. The train which left Buffalo at eight o’clock yesterday morning, did not arrive here until cleven o’clock to-day The Case of Peter Richings, the Vocalist. PartapEPnta, Dec. 8, 1854. The report received here last night, stating that Peter Richings was missing, creates much anxiety. The last letter from him was dated Buffalo, the 26th ult., in which he stated that he was to leave that city the next day, bound for New Orleans, being engaged to play at the St. Charles theatre there for thirteen nights, com- mencing on the 11th inst. All his family were with him. Doubts are expressed as to the correctness of the report, as it is thought information would have been tele- graphed here if it had been correct. A despatch from Cincinnati, just received here, says that Mr. Richings and his daughter passed early throngh that city last week, en route for New Orleans. Disasters on the Lakes. SCHOONER LEWIS CASS ASHORE. Borraro, Dec. 8, 1854. The schooner Lewis Cass is ashore east of Coneaut piers. The crew, seven in number, were saved by the government life boat. The boat made two attempts to rescue the poor fellows on the schooner, who were near- ly frozen before she succeeded in doing so, and was once driven back and dashed ashore among the breakers, nearly drowning her noble crew; but, nothing daunted, and resolute and fearless, they made the second at- tempt, reached the deck, and took off the suffering crew, not one of whom were able to stand when they reached the shore. ¥ ‘WRECKS ON LAKE ONTARIO. Rome, Dee. 8, 1854. The crew of the wrecked bark Pomona saved them- selves by the yawl, and landed at Grenadier Island. Tho brig Halifax, of St. Catherine, with a cargo of flour for Sackett’s Harbor, went ashore at Port Ontario, and isa total wreck. Oswreo, Dec. 8, 1854. The echooner Island Queen, which cleared from Os- wego on the 3d instant for Ogdensburg, is ashore near Sodus. Destructive Conflagrations. DESTRUCTION OF 4 STEAMER BY FIRE—SEVERAL LIVES LOsT. New Orirans, Dec. 7, 1854. The steamboat Gipsy was destroyed by fire this morn- ing, at the mouth of the New river. Dr. Macker, of Pla- quemine, with his son and daughter, perished in the flames. Several other persons were also either burned to death or drowned. SCHOONER ON FIRE IN THR SOUND. Provence, Dee. 8, 1854. The steamer Plymouth Rock, on her passage from New ‘York last night, passed a schooner, cotton laden, on fire, off Stratford. A boat was lowered and went to the schooner, but no one could be seen about, nor could her name be ascertained. It is presumed the crew had taken to the boat, as no one was seen attached to the schooner. [The vessel was the Cyrene, hence for Norwich, with lime, cotton, &c, She was struck by a equall night of ‘7th, off Black Rock, and thrown on her beam ends, when the lime took fire, and she burnt to the water's edge. ‘The Captain and crew were picked up by the propeller Decatur, and brought to this port.) GREAT FIRE AT AKRON, OHIO. Burraro, Dec. 8, 1854. A fire occurred at Akron, Ohio, this morning, consum- ing an entire square of buildings. They were not, how- ever, of much value, and the whole loss is only abony $20,000, Pardon of J. H. Conklin by the President. Nuw Haven, Dec. 8, 1854. James H. Conklin, formerly of New York, convicted in August, 1853, of an attempt to obtain money from the government by fraudulent pension claims, and who was sentenced to the State prison for the term of two years, has been pardoned by President Pierce. The Recent Storms and the Telegraph. Bostoy, Dec. 8, 1854. The recent heavy storm was productive of considera- ble damage to the various telegraph lines in this locality, more particularly to the House line, between this city and New York, which, for a distance of upwards of twenty miles in the stretch, between Southbridge and Providence, was totally destroyed. The wires became 0 thickly ceated with frozen sleet that they were torn from the posts by the fury of the gale, and the poste | Sonn themselves were split to pieces, and prortrated in al ' stations. directions, The business of the line has, of course, been | suspended, and from the nature of the damage sustain- ed, the deep snow on the ground, and other obstacles in the way of repairing, the indications were that at least a fortnight would elapse before operations could be re- sumed; but thanks to the energy and perseverance dis» played, the line is already in working order, and mes- sages are again passing with the accustomed promptness over the wires. Slave Excit« ment at C MILITARY CaLLED OUT—THE ALLEGED SLAVES. LIBERATED. Caicaco, Dec. 8, 1854: Seventeen Missouri slaves have arrived here. There are men from St. Louis attempting to arrest them. The | United States Marshal endeavored to summon the posse comitatus, Three military companies were called out, but only one responded to the call. Great excitement has been occasioned by the presence of the slave cap- tors, Intimidated by the crowd of people, the Commis- sioner dismissed the proceedings. The excitement is now abating, From New Orleans, COMMERCIAL FAILUBES—ARREST OP A BROKER. New Ortzans, Dec. 7, 1854. | Commercial embarrassment is exhibiting itself strong- | ly im this city, the suspension of the following firms hav- | ing been announced to-day:—Messrs. McRae, Coffman & | Co,; Bullitt, Miller & Co.; Smith, Johnson & Scott; Jas. | H. Mulford & Co ; Armstrong, Harris & Co. Amoney broker has been arrested on the charge of | having fraudulently overdrawn his account in the Canal | Bank to the amount of $38,000. Congressional Nomination In New Hampehire. | Concorn, Dec. 8, 1854. Hon. Geo. W. Kittredge has been nominated for re- election to Congress by the democrats of the First dis- | trict in New Hampshire. Resolutions endorsing the national policy of the administration were adopted by vhe convention Tne Southerner at Charleston. CitaRueston, Dec. 5, 1854. The U.S. mail steamship Southerner, Capt. Thoma Ewen, arrived here at five o'clock this (Tuesday) ternoon, Markets, PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PIUILADELPAIA, Dee. 8, 1854. There is hardly any inquiry for money to-day. Stocks are dull. Reading, 33%; Morris Canal, 114; Long Island Railroad, 124; Pennsylvania Railroad, 41: Peno- sylvania fives, 80. 7, 1854. Our cotton market is dull, witha downward tendency. The sales to-day reached 5,500 bales. Flour ha« ad- | vanced to $0125 3 $9 25." Sterling exchange ranges | from 7 to 8 per cent prem. | New ORLEANs, Dec. 8, 1854, |. Cotton declined 34 a 1¢c.; middling quoted at 8 a 8igc. 5 | Sales to-day, 7,000 bales.’ Sales for the week, 50, | bales. Stock, exclusive of ship board,’ 16,800 bales. | The increased receipta at this, port, over last year at | this time are 44,000 bales—Rio Colfee—Lsales for tue week, 7,000 bage, at 9c. a 93¢c. New Orrxans, Dec. Miblo’s Garden—English Opera. The ‘‘Sonnambula” of Bellini was given at Niblo’s, ast evening, for the first time, its performance having: been postponed from Thursday evening on account of the sudden illness of M’lle Nau. The performance was, in many respects, the best yet given by this com- pany. M’lle Nau’s execution of the brilliant music of Amina was faultless, and her rendering of the finale> for correct taste and, at the same time profuse and de- licate ornamentation; we have never heard e! celled. She displayed more passion in the act~ ing of Amina than of “Lucia, and the effect of her exertions in this point was perceptible in the furore which she awakened in the second act. All our musical readers are probably familiar with the music of “Sonnambula;’’ it is a treat which never grows old and never palls upon the appetite; it always seems fresh, and more especially is it welcome when we nave such an Amina as M’lle Nau. Mr. St. Albyn was the Elvino. Although it was an uneven performance, and although he did not always singin tune, we have heard no English Elvino superior to him. In the execution of “Still so ggently,”? he failed from want of power in the sustainea notes. ‘ile music generally assimilated to his «tyle of voice, and when he failed it was from a nervous anxiety todo too much. Mr. Irving was distratt in act~ ing the Count, but sang the music correctly. Miss Brienti’s Lisa was one of the best we ever heard, and she sung her aria in the third act with much taste im exeeution and sweetness of voice. Mrs. Pozzari, who- made her first appearance here as Theresa, bas an ex- cellent voice, and a good method. She received merited applause for her little scene with Lisa in the third act. The chorus was better than before, and the orchestra. sustained its already excellent reputation. The condue- tor, however, is altogether too florid in his style; whem one goes to the opera, one docs not desire to be annoyed by a white stick and pair of arms continually flourished before his face. The opera had evidently been well te~ hearsed, and it went off very smoothly. It is to be given. again this evening. Tne GerMaN OrrRA.—There is a good German opera troupe at the Stadt theatre, in the Bowery, and Flotow’s. “Martha” has lately been produced with success. Sig- nora D’Ormy, the excellent contralto, late of the Maret- zek troupe, isthe Martha. The opera isto be given to-night for the benefit of Signora D’Ormy. Marine Affairs. Tam Sreamer Suxparp Kxarp, owned by Stephens, Condit & Co., and which has been running between thie city and Newark, was pierced by the ice on Wednesday afternoon, near the Plank Road ferry, and sunk. The freight was taken off, but the boat remains sunk. ImportaNT To SHIPMASTERS AND Owngrs.—The Pilot Commissioners, in answer to frequent applications re- garding off-shore pilotage, detention, &c., publish three important sections of the law of the State of New York, bearing upon those matters, which will be found im our advertising columns. Lavscu.—Mr. Abram C. Bell will launch from his yard. at the foot of Stanton street, E. R., on Wednesday, the 13th inst., at two o'clock, P. M., a schooner of superior model and finish, of 400 tons burden, owned by Messrs. Scranton & Tallman, and intended for their line of Savan- nah packets. She is to be commanded by Captain W. H. Lingo, and is named the John Boston, in honor of the present Collector of the port of Savannah. Po! Rup Licat Boat.—This boat, which has been’ unde 1g Tepairs at this port for three or four weeks, will resume her station ina few days. She has been raised forward and aft, hae been supplied with chain rigging, which isa new feature, as well as an importaat one ; with swinging davits of wood, whereby the boats in ee ligicing can bs haere deck on new ing apparatus, and a which weighs one thousa: Eom ig All the light boats, by an act of its last sesssion, are to be snpplied with bella of the same weight, as well as two cannon. The old Minot Ledge light bost, which was placed on the Sow and Pigs station about @ week since, will hereafter be used an a relief boat. The next boat to be repaired is the Shovelful ; and during the time, the Secunnessett: will supply her place.—New Bedford Mercury, Dec. 7. SuaLiPox.—This disease has almost assumed the form of an epidemic in some of the cities. In Boston, las week, the deaths by it numbered fourtean, and in Cin cinnati fifteen victims fell by it during the same time. This city is thus far nearly exempt from this loathsome- disease, only two deaths having occurred last week. Personal Intelligence. ARRIVALS, At the Metropolitan Hotel—E B Wi jew York: EC Moses, Obio; Hon J H Tompkins, White sc and Indy, 8G Pratt, St Louis; Hon CJ Gilman, Maine; J South Carclina; LB Luce and lady, Washington, Ber DC; EV Cole, St Astor House—James B Ames, Mobile; JN Stitt, J O Norton, riinotey | i and in; T Ki ea fect ne Rose, Indiana; F G Shaw, James Si 38 odget and lady, Providence; & M Gilbert, Ution; JC Colton, Lockport; J Lg I John eet judge Thi Toronto; James C Smith, Dek, Washingtony Col bird, New Jersey.” jams, Prescott Houve—J. A sar! H Connelly, Phil ; i; W C Barber, Serv, rh ped P Holliday ew York; Cay ; Clerk, Florida; A R Butts, ‘New York; F omen, ia ile, Ky; J A Wallace, A W Bartlett, AT’ Hale, Hon A H Pomroy, 9 Havre, in the steam Al Good Mr Kung, Mr La Chas Rent 1 ee us belame ‘Alfred Chalandre. Mier ir Sargeant, Capt Richard you, Messrs Jacob & William. facob Schneider, Mesers Pred, Bere iu Wee ie ST a, Jon . ‘David Zeilinger, John Brouhie, e Krohi, children, Mr Bachman: hildren, Miss Metzenruth, a Hon James ham, ney ame ter, Henrietta Ager, Mr and Mrs Nat! Marie Schaffrer, Miss Price, Maria oct Mrs Wolt ana ee ren, Mite Merz, Ro . ite Gadsin, wite and Gackhters he ee Hertie, Me He: Mad: Domestie Miscellany. The Canadian authorities have increased the rewarde for the apprehension off Townsend and his gang, so that they now amount in the aggregate to five thou sand dollars. The Penvsylvania Railroad Company have compleied the second track of their road across the ‘Alege ay is, and the whole line between Altoona and 1m is complete, with the necessary sidings an)