The New York Herald Newspaper, December 11, 1854, Page 4

| emcee aR ETAL a tt OF CO DOS TSI TS T NEW YORK HERALD. | JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, @rrics N. We CORNBR NASSAU AND PULTON gTe. TERMS, ee. THE DAILY HERALD, 2 cents pec copy--$7 per annum. THE WEEKLY HERA ED avery sturdy at Og conte ver sepy, or $i per unnum; the Buropean Euldion #4 per annum, ia any part of Grent Britain, and $ to any part of the Coa thnent, Hoth to incluve porteme. ae ORRESPGND ENCE, containing impor vsh ina VOLUNTA font mew i from wy ge of the worli—if used serld be ni? for, aa-Gun ORRIGN CORN ESPON ORNTS ARE Lerrens 2ND FICWLAKLY REQUESTED TO SkAL ALL CAGES SENT 1 ~ No. 340 BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway— Busomrep Be wy e-Mepsumm cm Neent's Je eau BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Eqvestaiaw Perronm- ancne—Trom re Rome ~Laranact of THE GaNens, BIBLO’S GARDEN, Urondway—Tus Sonsamercier. eot—APOLLO In New Youe— rE Berne. FATRE, Chatham street-—Equysraiax LDYN AXE. NATIONAL T Prarowwa Nor CK’S THEATRE, Broadway—Two to One- MAX PROa IKELAND—RENOMENON IN 4 Swock METROPOLITAN TUBATRE, Groadway—Sonamye. fternoon—Quirm ar Homt— Evoning—DAMON AND PYTHIAS | AUERIC ~Bacw an jos’ Wall, 472 Broadway. | BOCKLHY’S OPERA MOUSE, 589 Broadway—Beox- | Reva Evciopran Ursa Taovre. The News. The samship Pacttic, which left Liverpool on the. 29th ult, for this port, 1s now fully due. By her we shall receive a week later news from Europ. Acceroing tothe aspect ot sfleirs at the Jast ac- counts there isa probability that we sdall receive by thie steamer intelligence of another terrilic battle in tho Crimes. Her arival is, therefore, arxwurly locked jor. In another part of to-day’s paper additonal extracts ‘rom our files of for eiga j7urnals may be foucd, the attentive perasal of which is indispensable to the formation of an loteligent opinion of the momentous events now pas-ing in the Oid World. By wey of Callao we have received our regular ‘files of Australian papers, containing nine days hater new-. Our cates are: Mvtbourne S-pt. 20, Sydney Sept. 25. A voce of waut of confidense in the government had been carried by the Iccal legislature of Sydney by a majority of siz- teen. The quection of the regular adoptioa of the Panama route for the conveyance of mats had been favorably discussed in tne Chamber of Commerce, and had been strongly advocated by the Mercantive Journal, Sir Charles Hotham, the Gov- ercor, had been making a tour of the mining dis. tricts, and was weil received. At a public dinner given him at Bendigo, “the Presidert of the United Brates” was proposed as a toast, and received with applauee. The Britiah war steamer Torch had visited the New Hebrides Jelands. In their com- mercial reviews the payers speak of the deplo:able condition of trade. Large quantities of goods were foreed off at suction sales, and prices still tended downward. New South Wales gold averaged at Bydney £3 178.4d. to £4 per ounce. The produce of the mines had been satisfactory. By the steamer Bogata, at Panama, we have some interesting news from the South Pacitic. Tae dates are: Valparaiso Oct. 30, Callao Nov. 10, Payta Nov. 14. Ja Chili tae police aad post office depar:- Ments were about to be reformed, ard a commis sioner was preparing to proceed to England im or- @er, if possible, wo promote colonization. The silver aad copper mines had been very prosyerous. It has been ascertained that the late census was very faulty, and that the population is quite 2,0v0,000, instead of 1,400,000, as stated. Trade was very dull at Valparaiso, but was expected aooa to revive. We publish to-day some additional interestio.; items of newa from the Sandwich Islands, incladin z & fall report of the visit of King Kamaoamaha It to the United States steamship Sasquesaaua, and f the entertainment of many native ladies and gen emen by Ciptain Dornin, of the Portamoutn. From the social amenities interchanged on eaca Oczasion we judge that the ‘annexation project,” ea it is termed, was making fair headway. From China we have some further intelligence or the recent visit of Mr. Silas E. Burrows, of San Francisvo, to Japan. The sudden ‘cold snap” of last wesk proved ex- ceedivgly ditrimental aloog the line of the canst. We learn tha: Commissioner Follett, who reache1 Albany on Sawrday morning, from an inspection of the division under his charge, atites that there a ¢ more boats now frozen im than at any former season. ‘Whey are not collected at any particular poiat, bas lane the canal from Baffaio to Albany. Most of taea have full cargoes of produce, bound to cide water, or are well laden with mercoandise for the Weet. Ty is mentioned aa a thing mach to be marvelled at, thet there is not asingle applicant for the offi x of Goveipor of the Territory of Utah, svon to bs come vacant by the expiration of Brigham Youn;,’s term. Brigham has, it is sail, sworn that no mw ehali be Governor of that Territory bas bimszif, aav be ie generally believed to be @ man of his word ‘Taois acconrts for the timidity of oatsiders. Oar police intelligenve this morning contains ac. counte of frauds, robberies, durglaries, larceaies, sseaulte, sad other ciimes, of various grades aud degrees, showing a most deplorable state of society anda lamentable deficiency on tne part of iae px lice force of ths city. Something shoald be done ay once to put a check to these rapidly increasicg eno mities. The testimony in the case 0’ Tucker, on trial ia the Kings County Cour: of Oyer and Tarminer for the murder of his child, was coacluded on Satarday. A full report of the eviden:, is given on the firs’ page. ibe case will be given to th: jury this morn Se abstract of the sermon delivered last evealog by Rev. Mr. Adams, on the morality of the civy, before the City Tiact Society, may be found e'ss- where. The receipts of cotton at New Orisans on the ‘28th ult. amounted to 11,276 bales. The recent severe frosta throughout Loais‘ana, it is stated, bave been greatly detrimental tothe sugar cane on many plautations. Immediately on tre Mississippi the frosts have not been 89 injurious, There has been a most gratifying change in the | weather since last Fiidsy, the only drawback to | which is the unpleasant state of the streets, that, for the last two days past, have been in a ‘melting | the exumple of striking for higher wages. | tade of the | numerical strength of the body to which they Reduction of Wagem-Beginniag of the Re- vol ation Tt is understood that the owners of steamships ply ing to and from New York have resolved to reduce the wages of coalhe vers and firemen to | the rates current before the last strike. These | rates were accepted by the crew of the Black Warrior, which sailed on Sat rday, and would | doubtless have been adopted by the proprietors | of the Baltic, Knoxville, and Jam:s Adger, had | it not been for a timorous apprehension « f vio- | lence from the men. We presume that no | ' imaginary dangers or obstacles will interfere | with tha general establishment of the ne v rate | this week and hereatier; and tha: hence‘orth, the regular wages of cvalheavers will b: $20, | and those of firemen $30 a month. The change will of course be distasteful to | the latter: bot they must rem-mber that the last alteration, which added ten dol- | lars per month to their wages, was quite | as unacceptable to their «mployers, who never- | theless acquiesced in its necessity. Principle 2s well as prudence now enjoins peaceable sub- | mission to a reduction which the state of the | times has rendered absolutely imperative. | But there is something higher involved in | this movement of the shipowners than the in- terests of a few operatives. Workmenemploy- ed on board ship, whether as firem n, riggers, or stevedores, have always been the first to set The absolute dependence of the ship- owners on their co-operation—the magni- interests involved—and the belong—have, in all countries, forced them into the van ofthe party which has exacted from capital the full reward for labor. Whatever in- .ustices may have been silently endured by other classes of operatives, those who work on board shiphave always asserted and obtained their rights: sometimes peaceably, sometimes after a struggle of greater or less severity: but invaria- bly without compromise or +urrender of any claim that was worh maintaining. When, therefore, we find these men submitting to so large a reduction as ten dollurs per month in their wages, we may safely assume that the time for a general fall in labor has arr ved. The inference is irresistible that the inflation of the last year or two has ceased, and that the reac- tion has fairly set in. A few years hence, we shall see these things clearly, and it will appear singu'ar that we should ever have misapprehended their true character. As far back as five years ago, wise men foretold that the discovery ot Califoraia gold would be fraught wit) incalculable injury to the world, by causing an inflation of credit, | and unduly enhancing all other representatives of value. Their voice was unheeded: when was Cassandra ever believed? The consequence was that real estate, merchandise and labor as- sumed a grossly exaggerated money valae; and that capital, though itself depreciated, served as the basis of a paper and commercial credit, which was swelled beyond all rational limi: This last was the first of the +ymptoms of the change wrought by the gold discoveries. New banks were established, new loans contracted, new enterprises started on every side. Resources which had been allowed 10 lie idle for waut of means were developed in haste, and in « reckless improvident manner: merchants traded beyond tteir means: private individuals ex- ceeded their incomes; public enterprises launshed forth into fraudulent finance; a] dependent on, and waiting for a period of i+ flation to come still greater than the extraordi- nary one they saw before them. Real estate and merchandize followed. Goods rose to fabulous values, aud houses were sold and leased at such exorbitant rates that half the residents of the metropolis went to live ia lodgings. Finally, labor was carried upwards with the stream. Strikes among the workmen were attended with serious inconvenience for a time, but capitalists were eventually compelled to yield, aud operatives obtained all they asked. This is the history of the upward movement. It began with the rise in price of fancy stocks at the exchange, and ended with the strike of the journeymen hatters. The reaction is pursuing the very sam* course. Depression began on the stock ex- change, when Erie fell from 90 to 30 in a few months, and nineteen-twentieths of the mining and other trashy stocks were swept out of ex- istence. Dry goods and hardwore, sold af auction at @ loss of thirty per cent, followed next; and then fell real estate, in spite of sham sales, and every contrivance, fraudutest and otherwise, to maintain it. Finally, tne strike—for we may call it so—of capital against labor, of the shipowners against their crews, indicates the commencement of the | closing scene of the downward movement Nothing can hinder its progress, Wages mu | fall; not among the ship hands alone, but in every department of labor, and every vocation in life Meanwhile the worst ,eriod of th: crisis for merchan's, railroads, and capitalists, is close at hand. The time for warning has past. We have filled the cup, and we must drink it to the dregs: the sooner, and the more boldly the bet- ter. Even retrenchment and economy would now come too late. Such remedies were suitable two years ago, when the whole world was mad in the pride and exultation of pros perity; they are futile at this bour. There is nothing to be done but to bow our heads to the storm and learn wisdom for the fu'ure. Yet there ie one thing, which—in the present crisis—it would eminently befit a christian aud humane people to sebabout doing. This winter we shall have thousands of starving mechanics with their families among us. Distress has al ready begun in several sections of the country. In parts of the North a man’s labor for a day mood.” They were yesterday covered with a mois" slush, composed of half melted ice and mud, mak- | ing the owners of well polished boots and clean | stockings exceedingly cireumspect in their steo+— } indeed, they trod the streets most daictily, and with @ wrol:some dread of wet feet before their eyes. While we write it looks as thou.h a snow storm | was brewing ; but then it is nseless to prophesy, | for the weather, like bovinesa and politics, and fate of the a'lies in the Crimea, is yery uncert Owing to the early closing of canal andrivs mavigation, avd move at «st mate o flour io market, the foreizn news by the Union, as far we developed, produced no decline in four on Sstur- @sy. he sales, however, were of some leas magni tade, without change in prices. Whest was gait. New Southern white corn sold a@* 920, ant od Northern round yellow at 95e. Pork was ea for mesg, and firm for prime. Beef was frm, witha fair to good export demand. Cotton was dall, with sales of only some 500 or 600 bales. Hay, owing to fight re eipts and cold » eather, »dvanced to $1 por 100 Ibe. Freights were about the sams, witha fair mount offering. Among the shipments were about £00 bales cf cotton to Liverpool, at 3-164. Ovnsi- | arable quantivies of provisions were alse going | + ward to Barope, inc\ading 30,000 Ibs. of ba | ws Macclic lb. ' ne er dee a} . | they are men, women and cbildren, amd, if help is already worth no more than eighteen cents. Here in New York, the streets are thronged by able bodied mechanics and laborers -ecking work ih vain. In the manufacturing districts—- still +barper misery awaits the hundreds of | workmen who will necessarily be thrown out of | employmen’ n ‘he course of the winter. Now, | what cen be done for these? It matters not whence they bail, or where they were bora of some kind be not provided for them, they will starve. There yet remain, in spite of the | disasters of the year, numbers of people amooy us who can well afford to double their usu quota of alms, in consideration of the unusial amount of suffering which surrounds ‘bem, W. cali upon them now, while the evils of a hari winter are but just beginning—to open their purses, and to set their minds to work to organ ize tome methodical system of relief for th poor whom we shail have to suppor’ till spr With » little zeal and liberatity, a lorge pro Tus New Crry Hatt—The sub‘ect of new pwlic buildings—the Post Office among others —will come up before the Corporation this evening, and several of the proposed schemes will probably be discussed. A building or buildin,s to replace that recently de-| stroyed Ly fire, must absolutely b: com- wenced before many months elapse: for the want of accommodation for the courts, public departments, &., cannot be endured much longer. Two plans have been proposed. One is to erect several buildings, similar in eize, and separated at small intervals from each other, between the rear of the present City Hall and Chambers street. The other is to build one large edifice, in the form of a three sided square—one eide to front on Broadway, the se- cond on Chambers street, and the third on Tyron row and Centre street, opposite the Harlem Railroad office. B.tween these ‘wo schemes the public will shortly be called upon to judge. It is difficalt to conceive what argumeuts can be used in favor of the first plan. It makes no pre ensions to architectural beauty, and has no advantage whatever, in poin: of capacity and convenience, over any three houses taken at random in any other part of the eity. A more unsightly spectacle than these three piles would present, jamm-d close together as they would be, and looking upon each other with their gables to the public, cannot well be ima- gined. Ifthe city wanted Martello towers or stables, the plan might be a good one ; bus we cun surely do better for our public buildings. This plan would cost something like three mit- ions of dollars. The second plan has, at all evente, the merit of possessing great capacity for architectural embellishment. The quadrangle which would be formed within the proposed building would be the finest thing of the kind in the city. On Chambers street and Broadway, colonnades or some other ornamented front might be adopted, and thus the samenees which now in a measure spoils the appearance of these fine streets migh’ be removed. In a building of this size all the public departments might be conveniently lodged, and a section might be eet apart for th: Post Office, instead of building a separ ste es- tablishment for tha: branch of the public ser- vice. Halis might be appropriated for public meetings ; and there might be room found for a library, and other establishments of a similar nature. It is of course impo-sible to estimate the cost of a building of this vast size: the more 80, a8 almost any sum of money might b« spent in ornament, or architec‘ural display But one thing is certain, this rich city can afford to have a City Hall that will vie with those of foreign capitals. Bult of iton, ano honestly constructed, it would last forever, and the millions it might cost would prove iu the end a most economical investment. Between the two plans there can be no com- parison. Bustxess Berore Conoress.—The Presiden: and his Cabinet have recommended to Congress, among otber things:— An increase of the army. An increase of the navy. Modifications of the postage laws. Provisions against marine disasters. A reduction of the tariff, Considerable legislation concerning our Indian tribes, Ke., ke. The measures and subjects not recommended but likely to come up, are:— Various railroad land jobbing bills. Several millionaire patent monopolies. French spoliations. ‘The naturalization laws. ‘The slavery question and the late elections. ‘The Know Nothings and the old political parties. The Cuda question. ‘The Sandwich Islands. The cuse of Captain Gibson. Mr. Soulé and the Ostend Conference. Rivers and Harbors, Repeal of the coal duty. The affairs of Hayti. The Pacific Railroad. The next Presidential election, & Here we have ao schedule for nine or ten months’ busy specch making or Bancombe, and less than three months to do it in. Tne pros- pect of business is slim, Nothing bu: party caucusing will probably be done in either house til after New Year’s Day. This will reduce the working limits of the session to two months We, therefore, in relation to tvis session, have no hopes or no fears, as the case may be, of the annexation of Cuba, or H»yti, or the Sandwich Ielands, or of the passage of a Pacific Railroad bill, or of the reduction of the tariff, or of any: thing else outside of the regular appropriation bille, and a few Galphin aud Gardner claims, just to quiet for a time the gnawing hunger of the insatiable spoilsmen of the Kitchen Cabinet and the lobby. The most that we can hop: for is that the session will make a large hole ia Guthrie’s surplus, with little or nothing to show for it except the profits of the spoilsmeu. It is their last chance under tois administra- tion, and we doubt not they will make the most of their time. The beginning looks very wel for the spoilsmen. Tne Know Noratvas “Inv Massacauserrs-- More Mvviny.—Among our poli ical intelli- gence this morning, several extracts from the Massachu-etts papers concerning the significant anti-Know Nothing movements in that State, will be found particularly interesting just now, to the Know Nothings here and everywhere else. In New York, as in Massachusetts, there is trouble, disaffection and open mutiny in the camp. Ominous, this, very. “If such things ccur jn the green tree, what shall we have in the dry’ Here we have a new party, spring- ing up suddenly and mysteriously into life and action, commanding the balance of power everywhere, crushing the administration in one quarter, crippling Seward in another, and in Massachusetts overwhelming like an ava- Janche all the old parties and factio 8 of the day. The administration and the Seward co.- lition, the spoilsmen of Tammany Hall, and t! e Virginia Cabinet democracy are paralyzed witn fear. It is evident that the Know Nothings are a power in the Jand—that they have the strength, the numbers, the will and th: resolu- tion to take the reins and the spoils of the government at Washington an! of every State in the Union. Old hucksters in the politica; market, whigs, democrats; and what not, ar beginning to trim their sails to thy wind, when treason breaks out in the Know Nothing camp- “open treason” and rebellion agains: the no, | palatable discipline of the order. The ge eray aspect of affairs is changed. The prospect oi a ruinous split among the Know Nothing: of the dispersion of the or/er and ts speedy extinction as a politica’ party, are cirtam cumstances which give to ‘he administration and to Seward and bis allies, a most weleon portion of the threatened calamity can be averted. Bot the work must be commenced wishou! delay. i and unexpected sensa'ion of pleawre, No will they fail to aid willingly and earnesth w Widewiug he defections wuicn exias, bere Know Nothings. What is to follow? The answer is as simple as | the axiom that a “house divided against itself cannot stand.” There must be a reconciliatio | in the house «f the Kaow Nothings—harmony, aud a general and prevailing spirit of uuited action, in Massachusetts, New York, Virginia, and throughout he Union. These outbreaks of mutiny in the camp must be stopped by an exercise of the best appliances of couciliatior | among the councils and lodges of the party. If the government of the councils is too des- potic, it must be changed; if the platform and principles of the order are tov stiff and harsh | for general acceptance, they must be modified. In fact the question seems to be reduced to a very narrow compass. It is manifest that the discipline acd the platform of the Know No- things must be considerably changed aud sim- Plified before they can absorb into their party, and retain in their cause a working and har- monious majority of the American people. Let the new party look to these things, and act ac- cordingly. A despotic party government will not work among a free people. Consutan ReForsm.—Before any action is taken by Congress on Mr. Perkias’ bill for the reform of our diplomatic ani consular systems, we think that some effort should be made to collect from our repres«ntatives abroad, and more especially from our covsular agents, the results of their personal observations and expe- rience in the discharge of their respective mis sions. We believe that the practical views gleaned in this way would conduce more toa sound and effective measures of legislation than the theoretical conclusions of mea who have never, perhaps, been out of the country, and who therefore have had no opportuvities of noting how far the present systems are applica- ble to the circumstances of each locality, and in what degree it ia necessary to remedy their deficiencies by a more just and liberal scale of remuneration. We will just select one example, to show how little acquaintance with the su ject is manifested by those who have taken the task of reform in hand. Mr. Perkins’ bill provides salaries of $1,500 each for the Consulates of Port-au- Prince ‘and Cape Haytien, with the condition that the Consuls in these places shall not follow any other pursuit, and $500 for the Consulate at Aux Cayes, with- out this restriction. Now, why this distinction should be made between Aux Cayes and the Cape it is difficult to understand. If the scale of remuneration is to be based on the relative importance ot the localities and of the extent of the duties to be discharged, some effort ought rather to be made to equalize the salaries of these two consulates. Part of the large amount allocated to the Cape might, for inetance, be very well divided between the con- sulates of Port au Prince and Aux Cayes, in order to render the prohibition as regards com- mercial pursuits in the case of the former, a rca- sonable one, and the salary of the latter pro- portionate to the responsibility of its duties. It is advisable, for many reasons, that the rule restricting the Consul to official business »hould be maintained as regards the capital; but there is no necessity that it should be applied to the other two consulates. At Port au Priace the English and French Consuls are not allowed by their governments to engage in commercial pursuits, and the expenses of living there are considerably higher than at any of the other porte. In order, therefore, that our Consal at that port may be enabled to maintain a posi- tion becoming his dignity, his remuneration ehould be proportioned to the circumstances in which he is placed. There is certainly no rea- why this Consulate, the most important on the island, should be estimated below that of the city of St. Domingo, to which a salary o! $2,000 is apportioned. There are one or two other suggestions which we think ought not to be lost sight of in the consideration ot any comprehen-ive measure of consular relief. As in the regular duties of the office, legal questions are continually arising, which require immediate reference to prec: dents, every Consulate should be provided with a library of the most approved authorities, not only on international law, but also on the jurisprudence of the country with which ic holds relations. Under the present law there is no allocation of money for this purpose; but its expediency is s0 obvious that we trast an effort will be made to secure its introduction in apy new measure that may be brought uu- der the consideration of Congress. We al:o think that the fees for notarial services performed by our Consuls should not be included in those claimed by government. These fees are paid for exira work, which they are only authorized, and not required, to do. If their duties are rendered more onerous and their expenses in the way of clerks sre in- creased by business which is purely extra official, we do not see why they should be debarred from receiving a fair remuneration for these additional demands upon their time. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, From Washington. WHAT THE PRESIDENT WISHBS TO DO—SENATOR HAM. LIN ROBBED—REDEMPTION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT. Wasninetox, Dec, 10, 1854. The Presigent is extremely anxious, and will use every means in his power to accomplish a modification of the present tariff, the raising of the four new regincnts, and the increase of the navy; and these will be among the first measures to which the attention of both branches of the legislature will be called the present session. Senator Hamlin’s room was entered last night, while he was sleeping, and money and other articles belong- ing to him stolen, ‘The redemption of the public debt last week amounted to $42,500. g From New Orleans. L.TER FROM HAVANA—THE UNION’S NEWS—MAR KETS, BTC. New Ortraxs, Dec. 9—Noon. The steamship Daniel Webster, of the New Orleans and San Juan line, from New York vie Havana, arrived at this port to-day, and will reeame her place in the Cali fornia line, thus placing this city in direct communica- tion with San Francisco semi-monthly, The Webster brings Havana dates of the 5th inst., but the news is wholly unimportant, The Ruropean advices per the steamer Union have come to hand, and are regarded as decidedly unfavor- able, The tendency of prices is downward. We hoar of sales, thus far, of 4,600 bales, Lard in kegs is selling at Ie. From Baltimore. THE ONIO RIVER—CONNECTION BETWEEN THE BALTI- MORE AND OHIO AND THE CENTRAL OHIO KOAD— RAILROAD 400) DENT, ETO. Bairmmone, Dec. 10, 1854, ‘The Odio river at Wheeling {1 closed up with ice. ‘The connection between the Baltimore and Ohio road and the Central Ohio road is kept open at Benwood, by a boat which is still running. Ou Friday last @ train om the Central Ohio railroad } was thrown off the track, the enginoer killed, and a fire. man fatally wjured. The locomotive, baggage, and an and there, in ‘he lodges and councils of the | oyster car, were smashed to pieces, but fortunately none of the passengers were injured. Jobn P. Kennedy, of thia city, has been elected Presi- dent of the consolidated companies on the Northern Central railway, From Cincinnatt. THE WEATHER—THE HOG MaBKEf— EXCHANGE, ETC. Cisciwsati, Dec. 9, 1854. The weather has greatly moderated since our last despateh, it being now much warmer, with strong indi- cations of rain. ‘The receipts of hogs are very large, and we quote the pilces ior (bem at $4 50 a $4 75, Fastern exchange is unsettled, ranging from par to ove yer cent premium. Some of the banks are checking at half per cent premium. From Boston. THE MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS—STATE OF THE WEATHER. Boston, Dec. 10, 1854. ‘The weather has considerably moderated here since yesterday, It isslightly foggy this evening, with indi- ons of rain. ‘he Know Nothings are confident of electing their ea- tire tieket by a handsome majority, at the municipal election to-morrow. Arrival of the Alabama at Savannah. Savannan, Dec. 9, 1854, ‘The steamship Alabama, from New York, arrived here | at one o'clock this afternoon, with all on board weil. New Orieans, Dec. 9—Evening. Cotton bas declined 4c. to ke. per lb. ‘The sales to- day sum up 7,000 bales. Our quotations for middling are 8c. a S3ge. z Burrato, Dec. 9, 1854. Flour.—There is nothing new to note in the market. apply is limited, holders firm, and the demand con to the home trade. The sales are about 400 bbis. it $8 50 « $8 75 for good to choice brands Upper Lake, Michigan and Ohio. Wheat.—For wheat there,is a fair tilling demand; hut we have no change to report in n0- titicns. Sales 4,000 bushels white Michigan at $2, and 1,000 bushely red Michigan at $1 75. Corn.—Corn is Gull and nominal at 67c. - Oats.—Oate are held at 400. a and plenty. Whiskey.—Whiskey is nominal at ‘The receipts for the last twenty-four hours were an follows:—t91 bbls. of flour, ‘and 20,000 bushels of corn, Provroexce, Dec. 9, 1854. Cotton.—In cotton the prices have been irregular. and the demand steady fur manufacturers’ use. Wool — The market is active for the better grades. The stock is still very light; sales 57,800 Ibs, Printing Cloths.— ‘The market i quiet; sales 15,400 pieces. at Dramatic and Musical Matters. The pecuniary pressure of which everybody is complain ing has been felt during the past week by the theatres, the general business being not more than pay:ng, and in some cases the receipts not equalling, the expenditures. The only novelties of the week have been Mr. Lester’s comedy, ‘Two to One,” at’ Wallack’s, ‘‘ Masks and Faces,” at the Broadway, and “Living too Fast,” » new faree, at Burton’s. ‘Two to One’’ has mades great “hit.” ‘Masks and Faces ” was played for Miss Davenport’s benefit, and she was the Peg Woffington of the night. The people are familiar with this play, as it was quite a favorite stock piece at Burton’s last season* Miss Davenport is the mistress of hér art, so far as the production of great effects and the elaboration of minute detaila go; but Mistress Woffington, in her hands, was too much like Adrienne. The characters are not similar, according to the authors of the pieces, although the memories of both these actresses appear to have been sanctified by time. They were, according to all ac- counta, entirely destitute of those noble sentiments which modern playwrights have given to them, Miss Davenport has appeared as Adrienne during the week. It was a beautiful piece of acting throughout, and the death scene was an exhibition of finished pathos such as we do not often see. Misa Davenport's engage- ment at the Broadway closed on Saturday evening. The during the week were only moderately full.— “The Upper Ten and Lower Twenty,’ after a runof four weeks at Burton’s, has been withdrawn. “Living Too Fast” is a neat little farce, and the principal parts are well played by Mr. Jordan and Miss Raymond.—— At the Metropolitan theatre, ‘‘ Hamlet,” ‘Damon and Pythias,”’ “Othello,” “The St-anger,” ete., have been played during the week to thin houses. The principal parts in these pieces have been played by Mr. Anderson, Mr. Eddy and Mre. M. Jones.—At Niblo’s, M’lle Nau bas sung Amina, in the ‘“Sonnambulist,”’ with great success. We would suggest to Mr. Niblo the propriety of bringing out “La Baya dere.” With the resources of his theatre it could be beautifully dene, and would undoubtedly be very attrac- tive.——No novelties have been presented at either of the other theatres._—The opera Afrique at Wood’s and Buckley’s seems to be as attractive as ever.——Miss Te- resa Esmomde gave her farewell reading from the Irish poets, at Hope Uhapel, on Thursday evening. The hal! was very full; the sixty-ninth (Irish) regiment N. Y. 8. M. was present in uniform. At the close of the reading Miss Esmonde, being called for, returned thanks in » pretty little speech._——Mrs. Macready has been giv- ng readings atHope Chapel. She will give a reading this evening at the Brooklyn Antheneum.——The German opera at the Stadt theatre, in the Bowery, is well pat- ronized. ‘ Martha’ was produced last Thursday, for the Denefit of Mr. Unger, and was also played on Friday and Saturday. The principal parts were taken by Signora D’Ormy and Mme. Seidenburg. The performance was a fair one, but the chorus needs strengthening. At the Broadway theatre this evening ‘‘ A Midsummer Night’s Dream ’’ is to be revived, with nearly the same cast as last season, The ballet will be led by M’lle Zoe. announced as ‘Principal ballet dancer from the Gram! Opera, Paris.’? At Niblo’s this evening, ‘‘ The Sonnambulist” will be given, with M’lle. Nau and Mr. St. Albyn in the princi- pal parts. Those who do not see this performance will lose a great musical treat, There are not many Ami- nas like Mlle Nan. At the Metropolitan Theatre to-night, the drama of “Schamyl” will be produced. This is a translation of a French drama, which bad a great run at the Ambig:, Paris, last year. The bills of the Metropolitan announce that no ‘pains or expense has been spared to render it worthy the patronage of the public.” The scenery, dresses, ete., are all new. The cast includes the fol- lowing names:—Mr. Anderson, Mr. Eddy, Mr. Prior, Mr. Carroll, Mr: Jordan, Mr. Boniface, Mr. G. Andrews, Po Langdon, Mra. M. Jones, Mrs. Jordan, Miss G. wes, Mrs. Archbold, Mrs, Brelsford, Miss Woodward, and many others. At Burton’s, this evening, a new local piece of satire, called “Apollo in New York,’ will be produced. Mr. Burton has a part in it, and Miss Macarthy will bea pretty Apollo. Tho new farce of “Living too Fast,”’ and ‘‘A Blighted Being,’’ will be added. ‘A Gentleman from Ireland’? will make his first bow to the patrons of Wallack’s theatre this evening, and the successful piece, “Two to One,” will be acted. At the Bowery theatre, to-night, ‘The Cataract of the Ganges” will be played, and the equestrian com- pany will appear. At the National, equestrian performances aud a pan tomime are announced. At Barnum’s, Mr. J. R. Scott commences an engage ment, and plays Damon to the Pythias of Mr. ©. W. Clarke. Excellent programmes are annonnced for this evening by Wood’s and Buckley’s Minstrels. Dramatic and Mvstoat ‘Facts,—The English opera ix still attractive at the Boston theatre. The extra charg for reserved seats has been done away with.—Mrs Farren commenced an engagement at the Nationai theatre last Monday, and played Pauline toa crowded house The Rousset Sisters commence an engage ment at the Chestnut street theatre, Philadelphia. — Paul Jullien has returned to New York, after a very suc. cessful Southern tour.——The Gabriel Ravel troupe arc in Cincinnatii——8. E. Ryan, comedian, recently eloped with @ young lady of Pittsburg, Pa.—Susan Denin ix playing at Buffalo.—Mr. Couldock has finished « profit able engagement at Cleveland.——At the last accounts Mr. Chanfrau bad just finished his long engagement at the People’s theatre, St. Lovis.——The Front Street theatre bills reached us this week with the announce ment that Mr. Bateman had broken his contract witl the manager, and refused to allow his children to appear, because the theatre was not properly warmed. A suit had been brought against him for damages. Mr, Forrest commences an engagement at this theatre to-night. Mr. Buchanan is in Boston, without ao engagemont,—— Miss Kimberly is now playing at the People’s theatre, St. Louis, Mr. E. L. Davenport is at Bates’s theatre, in the same city ——Mr. Davenport will snceeod the Kaztiah opera atthe new Boston theatre, and we are to have the opera at the Broadway next week.——The New Orleans Picayune is informed that arrangements are in progress for the obtaining of a fitting place in which the dramatic company of the late Varieties can be kept profitably to gether until more permrnent measures can be a:lopted. Mr. Placide and Mr. Brown have in the meantime ac- cepted an engagement for a brief period at Mobile, — Mr. Henry Farren and Miss Louisa Howard have been performing at the St. Charles theatro, Now Orleans.— Mr. Joneph Proctor has been playing at the Albany Mu- sour CrrsrorstA,—Daten to Nov. 16.~The chief event in | dramatic circles was the début of an Italian opera com- pany at the Metropolitan, on the 14th. The ‘‘Ernani’’| of Verdi was doae—Signor Scola as Ernani, Signora Ba- rili Thorne as Elvira; Signor Lanzoni as Don Carlos, Sig- nor Leonardi as Ruy Gomez de Silva, Mr. Laglaise as Ric- cardo, Mr. Templini as Iago, and Madame Becherini as} Giovanna. The chorus was largely augmented, and the opera was conducted by Mr. George Loder. The prices were $3, $2,and $1, The San Francisco Herald critic thinks that Barili Thorge is about twenty-two ortwenty- four years of age, has a pretty, graceful person, a sweet face, beaming with a quiet modest intelligence, large lus- trous melancholy eyes, a manner full of gentleness and. grace, and an expression and air that at once command the sympathy and regard of the audience, and that she: has & ‘soprano voice of much purity and sweetness;’” also, that “ she is evidently an artist of correct taste and great neatness of execution, although, apparently from the effects of a cold, the latter was not so bril- liant last evening as she is capable of exhibiting,” but finally gives this verdict—‘‘Of the prima donna’s artistic: merits we can scareely hazard an opinion until we shall Lave become better acquainted with her vocal and dra- matic powers.”’ The other members of the troupe are thus noticed:—‘ Signor Leonardi sung his part like an excellent artist, as be is. His voice has all the depth and volume of trombone, and when he chooses to give it play it will drown both orchestra and chorus. He re- ceived @ number of encores, and was enthusiastically applauded, Signor Lanzoni, the baritone, has a voice of great richness, His Don Carlos was @ very excellent performance. He sings well, and with some improve- provement of his stage walk, will act well. Of Signor Scola and the others we have not space to speak at pre- sent.”’——The officers of the Allied squadrons recently visited the Metropolitan. The French occupied one side of the house and the English the other, and a large rep- resentation, of each was present. The orchestra com- menced by playing a French national air—Admiral Despointes being the senior officer in commani—after which they played ‘God save the Queen,’ in honor of the British nation. Some persons hissed at the Jast named air, and were ejected by the police—a. proceeding very proper, according to courtesy, but very wrong according in law, as it has been several ies decided that any person hae as clear a right to \iss in a theatre as to applaud.—On the 13th there. was a performance at the Metropolitan for the benetit f the Mercantile Library Association. It was not a very uccessfulaffair. The first piece was Tobin's comedy of the “Honeymoon,” with Mr. Stark as the Duke Aranza,. Mrs. Sinclair es Juliana, Mr. Phelps as Rolando, Mr. Chapman as Jaques, and Mrs. Hunt as Zamora. Madame Bishop sang the ‘Nightingale’ song. After the song, Madame Thierry and Mr. Espinosa appeared in a comic pas dedeus. Mr. Leach sang the ‘Flag of our Union,’? and the performance closed with the comedy of the “Happiest Day of my Life,” in which Messrs. Chapman, Smith, Potter, Mrs. Judah, Mra. Thomsn and Mrs, Huot took the principal parts.—The Monplaisirs and others would open the People’s theatre for ona night, forthe benefit of M. Monplaisir, on the 17th. —The Amerisan theatre was announced to be opened about the 25th, with ‘Mdsummer Night’s, Dream.’” ——The new theatre at Marysville has been opencd by Messrs. King & Ryer. It is constructed on the site of the old theatre, on the west side of D, between Second and Third streets. It has 76 feet front and 70 feet depth. In the lower story are four storerooms, one saloon, and a lobby 10 feet wide, communicating with the box office. A wide and elegantly constructed stair- case leads to that portion of the building approprias® to the stage and the audience. The stage is 62 feet wide and 82 feet deep, and in the narrowest part between the internal_parts of the proscenium measures 34 fect. The scenic decorations and machinery have been got up in excellent etyle by Mr. Tirell, assisted by Mr. Ackerman, and display much skill and good taste. The machinery, by Mr. La Pierre, possesses lightness, elegance, and strength. The front portion of the building is divided into @ parquette, dress circle and gallery, besides a neat and commodious orchestra. The seats are softly cushioned, painted, and draped with much elegance. —Hr. Neafie has been playing in Stockton——Madams Bishop is about to produce ‘Fra Diavolo” and other English operas at the Metropohtan.— Thierry and Ber> nadetti appear occasionally at the Metropolitan theatre. —Mr. Barney Williams has been quite ill with Panama fever, but has now recovered.——Christy’s Minstrels have been performing at Musical Hall to crowded hounes, ——Backups’ Minstrels have also drawn full houses. Avsrrauia.—Miss Catherine Hayes’ first concert ia Australia was announced to take place at the Royal Victoria theatre, Sydney, on the 26th Sept. Tickets from a guinea each down to five shillings. Mr. 0. K. Mason has been playing at Sydney, and thereis a circus and any quantity of ‘‘casinos” at Melbourne. There ara two theatres inSydney. Formon.—The last new farces are produced at the Adelphi for Keeley, and are called ‘‘ The Slow Man” and “The Railway Belle.” The ‘Battle of the Alma’? is being ought over again every night at Astley’s.——Crnvell has returned to Paris,and was announced to appear on the 21st in “The Huguenots,” when Mlle Delly, pupil of Dupres, would make her debut as Marguerite. M. Crosnier, the new director of the Opera, was inaugurated on the Mtit. — A feerie in in preparation at the Gaité, in which the “ Platonia regoa’’ will be more than adequately repre- sented—asfar at leastas can be judged from its title— “Les Cing Cents Diables !’’—— A curious theatrical suit {8 now going on. It has frequently been decided by the French courts that a married woman cannot contract a theatricalengagement without the express or tacit au- thorization of her husband. On the 19th the question was raised before the President of the Civil Tribunal, nitting: in chambers, whether or not a married woman can be- come a dramatic author without such consent:—Madawe de Beauvoir, 5 Pete aeaayocreny Genesee en Sao he Naote 8 ples in one act, called ‘ Kotre Deux irs,”’ which was accepted by the Theatre des Varistés. Recently it was put in rehearsal. Thereupon M. Royer de Beauvoir gave a formal notice that he would not ul- Jow the rehearsals to continue. Madame de Beau- voir accordingly on Saturday applied to a Jelgoin cham- era for authorization to continue the rehearsals in spite eR forbidden muni a full court could dee wiethat oe e dramatic author. ‘Thepresident ected tat, as rebecca sals are not the same thing as a performance, they may be continued, until the opinion of the court can be o}- tained on the main question. Signor Bellini, a nephew of Bellini the composer, has by dhe? follow the career of bis namesake at a. Jobn Russell’s ‘Don Carlos’ has been revived at Bath—a momentary resuscitation, to be followed by juiet death._—‘‘ La Conscience,” @ play in six acts by re ue a br dn we are told, is takem a oy yn produced at tli Odéon Théatre in Paris, with M. Laferriére as its here. ——‘‘ La Niaise,”’ a new comedy, has just succeeded at at Strasbourg, and her e re Francais, Malle. Pofully has been found ts ight up’’ at a premium, in order that she may be added to the Paris company, in readiness against the next time that Mdlle. Cravelli runs away without notice. The ministry of M. Fould, as rogarda the theatres, is sufficiently autocratic. It appears, for instance, that according to rigorous classification, M. M. Bouffe was not pamttied to tal eng: nt (which means to play vaudeville) in any but the four vaudeville theatres of Paris. Now, in consequence of hin bad health, M. Bouffé seems to profer fixing himscif Peach, — yi —— accepted a short en, ment to play is reper at the Theat Torte &¢. Martia, which, an ail the world knows, is dew oted to drama and melodrama, On this, the four vau- eville managers appear to have memorialized M. Fould, entreating him to prohibit sach an encro on. seir privileges, while M. Bouffe has put in ejoinder. Tne end is, a long letter from th he actor, warranting (as a special grace) the Iatter to © through the round of his old parts wherever he leases, provided M. Fould is apptied to for due authori- ation—M. Fould reserving to Timsett the right of Axi he number of “ starring”’ representations atevery fresl theatre which may be permitted to M. Bouffe. _—_—— Tur Uston’s Mat.—Loud complaints were made om Saturdly last, by bankers and others, of the late delivery of the foreign mail received by the Union. On inquiry” at the Post Office we learn that the mails were not de, livered there by the steamer’s agents unt ] after 9 A.M. Naval Intelligence. The U.S. sloop of war Falmouth, commander T. D. Sbaw, dropped down yesterday morning from the per yard to the naval anchorage off the hospital. She ie attached to the Home squadron, and will probably sail in a few days.—Norfolk Beacon, Dec. 5. The U.S. frigate Columbia, commander Stephen B. Wilson, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore New ton, sailed from Pensacola bay on the 28th ult., bound to Sen Juan, having on board Minister Wheeler and Con- sul Fabens. ‘The U.S. sloops of war St. Marys, comman or Bailey 5 and Portsmouth, commander Dorvin, were at Honolula on the 20th of October, and will probably pay a visit to California during the winter. The frigate St. Lawrence was at Valparaiso October 29, from Payta, arrived Lith, : w Intelligence. Supreme Cover ov tie Usiren States, Deo. §.—How. Colin M. Ingersoll, of Connecticut, was admitted an at- torney and counsellor cf this Court. No. 8—Israel W. Raymond, appellant, va. Wm. Tyson, The argument of this cause was concluded by Mr. Lord for the appellant, No. %The Troy Iron and Nail Factory Company ys, George Odiorne and Frangis Odiorne, Jr. This caus was argued by Mr. George T. Cartis for the complainant, Nos, 11, 12 and 13—Joseph Battin, patentee, an’ Samuet Battin, assignee, plaintiifs Ip error, vs. James Taggart, k fohn Johnson and John @. Hewes. T ul cases Was commend Ly plaintifie in error. Adjourned, a for the eC e..C‘(‘(.Ot(t(t(((#i(t(((iétO(é(iwdiwy-y—eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee