The New York Herald Newspaper, March 5, 1855, Page 4

500 NEW YORK Hap. JAMES GORDO", geNNETT, PROPRIECOR | ayy EDITOR, OFPICE ¥ W. COR” sq OF NASSAU AND FULTON STS, pa A a I alti sins Sess 7S "HIS EVENING, ACADEMY OF MUSIC, LAMMARMOOR, sbipits BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Incouan—Bona Fipe TRAVELLERS. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Jack Cavx—Pense evrep DUTCIRIAN. BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers stroct—AGoRavATING Bam—BLack SWAN—WANDERUNG MINSTREL, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway~Busy Bopy—New Fourman. CAN MUSEUM—A(ternoon—Kiss iw THe Date— ep Susan. Evening—Love’s SacRirice, WOON’S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA 889 Sroadway—Buox- ury’s BrHi0rian OPERA HO’ TR { BMPIRE HALT, 69 Broadway—PasoRama or Evnore, New York, Monday, March 5, 1855. 2 Mails for the Pacific. BR NEW YORK FURALD—CALIFORNSA EDITED The United Stater mail steamship Geerge Law, Onyt. .L. Fex, will lenve this port this sfercoon at two ‘o'clock, for Aepinwall. Q 4 ‘The muails for Californis™snd other pazte of the Prcific, will close at ote o'clock. | The New York Weaecy Hersip—California otition— containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the sworli, will be published at eleven ¢’clock this ‘morning, Single ocpiew, in wwe ppers, ready for maiing, sixpence, Agents will please send im their orders as eatly se pos- aitle, The News. Both houses cf Congress adjourned ‘Cually at ten winwtes t twelve o’clock yesterday forenoon, after & sitting of over thirty-six hours. .A resumé of the @oigge of tho session ie given im the editorinl colamps. By the arrival of the Star of the ‘Wess last even: ing we are enabled to lay before our readers the de- tails of Octifornia news to the Sth ult., the main points of which were received by‘telegraplt from New Orleens last week.’ Our space will not permit us to give a summary of the intelligence, and we therefore refer our reeders to the »particulars in an- other patt of to-day’s paper, Tkefitar of the West put in at*ikey West fer coal, which accounts for her protracted passage. Oar correspondent at San Jean relates the -cir- cumstances attending an attemp' of a party ef na tives tomurder Captain De Briscot, an American. he town was threwn into a torrible comeotioa, end Captain De Brissot and hisfriends were eblized to place themeelvesunder the pretection of -Musare. Wheeler and Febeas, our Minister and Ceasol, in order ¢9 escape certain death. Americxes were specially marked oxt for robbery and murder by the natives. It was poported that a large namber of negroes had resolved goon to atsack the specie:voat as it osme down the river. Consul Fabons arrived w thie city last ovening dn the Star of the West, with despatches fer the gevernment relativeto the state of affairs at San Juan. ‘We shall probably.sv0n hear of snothcr kombarément and destructien of Greytown. We have advices from Kep-West to tie 27¢h ult. Extensive preparations were on foot for the removal ef the Seminole Indiane. Should Billy Bowlegs and his herces submit. quietly there will be no trouble, but if that. cunning and enterprising ehieftain takes the war path a Jong and ex- pensive war is certain. The epeculatora of the palmy daysof Martin Vani Buren, and their imi- tatora, are elated at the prospect of the renewal of the Fiorida war, with its fat pickiogs aad profitable plunder. Tie Spanish Consul at Key West hae ia sued notification that all vessels approaching the ccast of Cuba are liable to. be overhauled by men of-war, and made to give a ¢20d account of them- selves. In consequence of the aspset of affairs in Cuba, ‘Com. Stribling, of the:Wnited States steam er San Jacinto, had abandonesi his design of pro eceding to Philadelphia, and left for Havana on the 28th ult. The San Jacinto, it will be remembered, bea jast returned f.0m an experimental trip to the Mediterrencan. Her performance proved entirely satisfactory. -By an arrival at New Orleans we have later news from the Rio Grande. General La Vega. the su; eeesor of General Woll, had arrived at Matamoras, and evtered upon his. duties as governor of the pro. wince. The best feeling prevailed between the in- habitants on both sides of the river. There were, however, rumors of filibuster enterprises agaiost Mexico, and it was reported that parties av Browns- ville and Monterey had raised a latge sum of money to fit out.an expedition under command of! the un. tiring Corausjal, who had became somewhat rasty, not having ted a brush with his old enemice fora moonth or two. On one of the inside psges may be foavd several billa recently introduced into the Legislature of this State. They are all of more or less importance to our citizers, and should be carefully scrutinized, in order that proper and seasonable efforts may be made to prevent their besoming laws if they are useless or likely to preve oppressive when enforced. Now that Cor gress hes adjourned, it would be well to keep a sharp look out for matters up at Albany. An sffray cocuired at the Planters’ Hotel, in St. Lonis,on the 28th ult., between Deputy Marshal Benjamin F. Brand and Mr. Robert M. O’Biennis, which termirated in the former being killed al. most instantly by the discharge of a revolver in the bands of the latter. Both were armed with deadly weapone, and Brand is said to have been partially intoxicated. The Sardinian frigate Des Geneys arrivei off Sandy Hook last night. This vessel has on board a wumber of persons said to be couvic's, about whom Mayor Wood and the Sardinian Minis‘er have had considerable correspondence, with reference to their being permitted to land ou our shores. A rigid io- vestigation of the matter will no doubt bs entered into. We are informed from Albany that General De Peyster bas lefi the Adjntant-Geaeral’s office, aud that Rebert H. Pruzn is to de appointed his aac een r. ‘The Minneota railroad bill passed the Te: rial Legislatore on the 2let ult, by a two-third vote over Governor Gorman’s veto. The proprietor of a store in the Eigath avense was arrested by the police on Saturday night on suspicion of arson. The case will be investigated by the Fire Marshal today, before Jastice Davison. Both houses of the Rhode Island Legisiature ad goursed ard closed the session at twelve o'clock on the 3d inst. An interesting account of the condition of affairs im the jelavd of Cuba, derived from s ¢ man re cently ayrived at Charieston from Havens, is given jm another commn. Senator Fish, now io Hava: je said to have been very covlly received by Genera Concha. A serious fire took place in Brooklyn yes‘erday morning, in whica two boys, named Sbort, brothers, were destroyed in th» flames, Another brother waa | *o drealfally burned that bia recovery Js hardly ex- Peeted. The cotion market Sstarday was quiet, the sales being confined to only about 500 a 600 bales, prices cloliog stewdy. Flour waa firm, with wore doing. White Cansdien wheat, daty paid, sold at $245, snd Sou\bern do., rather common, —Accordicg to car despatches from Wa ton, we ere on the eve of a terrible exple aetween Mr. Soulé and the administration, stonebing the resignation of his mision. The Ostend correspondence fa Bald to he’ very Fick Let us have it 0d very voluminous. en et third Congress has flickered out, and we spread the results before the country and the world in this paper. Ovar list of its acts and resolutions, public and priveite, cigned, sealed and deliver- esting vuixture of measures—good, bad and in- Fourteenth street—Lucia v1 é Mr. Secretary Guthrie a proper subject for a The Feg End of the Thirty.third Congress— Gleantngs of the Session. It is defunct. The lost tession of the thirty- ed, is wax thy of analysis. It involves an inter- different—which, very probably, in the summing up, (though better than expected,) will leave decree of insolvency. The cream of the session, as we expected, (see aur report) was concentrated in the last day, the third of March, which, according to the decision of the two houses,: is the longest day in the year, being at least of thirty-six boars duration. Among the most important ot the measures passed and approved are:— The apneual appropriation bills, with a great variety of amendments, which we must necesserity postpone for inspection hereafter. ‘The bill for revising our diplomatic and can- sular system, including « large increase of the compensation of our principal ministers epreed —agood thing. The two bills for increasing the efficiency end improving the discipline of the Mavy, There reforms, if we mistake mot, include a re- tired list for superannuated officers, -end re- werds and encouragements to the sailers and marines for good conduct, da. The new Bounty Land bill, which -so far ex- | ‘tends a land ‘bounty to thetheirs and -descend- ants of ali tke soldiers ef all the wars, white ‘and Indien,-of the United States, as,we are in- formed, will:probably require some two hua- dred millions of acres to satisfy ite demands. | This device takes the greund from ander the feet of our newly imported foreign population, and reduces the policy ef free farme to the doc- trine of “America for the Americans.” The bill establishimg.a Court of Cleims. Time will éetermine whether this is a geod move or another’Gardiner operation. Perhaps it may work well for a year-er two. The Texas Claim bit of seven aud a quarter milkions, to satisfy the demandsef he creditors of Texas against.uz. Texas will accept, and then most probablyput in anether claim, to cover deficiencies, ef four or five millions. Ameng other things, four new regiments bavebeen added to the army, {come spoils there); a telegrapbic line has been oul the Pacific, (humbug); a searching party been-ordered fer Doctor Kane in the Arctic regions; General Soott has been mede a Lieu- tenant General; the heirs of Gen. De Kalb have been. provided for; ‘Gen. Jackson’s sword has been accepted from the heirs of Gen. Armstrong; small notes have been abolished in the District of Columbia; and a ti)] has been passed and ap- proved regulating ike transportation of pas sengere in steamships (suggested by the Arctic and other recent marine disasters). There has also been a resolution passed explanatory of the pin money to pages, messengers, é&e., of the two houses. Under .a violent construction of this pin money item.of the session of ’53-’4, the: Kitchen Cabinet printers of the House laid claim to an extra cempensation of $20,000, which Secretary Guthrie peremptorily refused to pey, as our readers will remembor. This explanatory resolution, we presume, signifies that Guthrie was right, and that Cushing was no judge of the law. Another good act requires the prepayment of postages by stamps, in all cases, after the fiist-of January next, with a provision of addi- tional care, in the post offices, of letters eon- taining remittances of money. Amang the bills rejected are various patent extensions (good); various railroad land job- bing schemes (still better); French spoliations, five millions, vetoed, (good, perhaps, for the Southern market). The veto of the original Collins steamer appropriation has not resulted in the destruction of the line. The appropria- tion is continued, reserving the discretion to the government to cancel the contract. With this, we suppoee, Mr. Pierce will be satisfied for the preseat, and that the Collins company will concur. . The House amendment reducing the tariff to an approximation to the policy of free trade, has aleo failed, by a close vote in the Senate, not against the measure, but because of its being an irrelevant appendage to an appropria- tion bill. The vote in both houses, however, vpon this experimental test, foreshadows a de- cisive reduction of the tariff ¢t the next session, by an overwhelming majority. An abortive effort by Senator Douglas to provide for the admission of Oregon as a State into the Union is significant of the revival of the old trouble of the slavery question upon the proposition of admitting any State into the confederacy hereafter. It must be compromised by the admission of a free and a slave State to- gether. We see no other alternative for peace and harmony. Upon the whole, as will appear from this re- capitulation, this last session of Congress has not been without its good resulta. The spoils- men have realized something; but they have been defeated in their largest operations. There bas been a manifest disposition creeping into the two houses, from the great popular ground- swell throughout the country, to do some- thing in the way of wholesome and substan- | tial legislation, They have been hampered by the administration snd its spoils policy, and by the hopelest condition of the democracy; but at the next session we shall have a new Congress, fresh from the people, and more fally up to the onward and progressive spirit of the times, The few good things that have been done at the present session are but the foretaste of better tocome. The people are awake. jast Congress of an exploded regime has expired. The next will ggpresent the principles | and policy of the new American revolution. | - - } Tne tare CapeT APPOINTMENT PROM THiS | Civy —By a law of Congress each member of that body has the right, in rotation, to nomi- hom he chooses to fill a vacancy, when occurs, in the Military Academy at West Point. The Hon. Hiram Walbridge lately ex- | ercised this right, and it seems that he bas adopted a novel and popular method of comply- ing with the requisitions ot the law. Instead of conferring the appointment on one of his friends or partisans, as is usually dowm, gp dis Played @ magnanimity beyond all is precedent, and geve it to that studentin the New York Free Academy whom his fellow- students might select. The students chose Wolter MeFarland, of the freshman class—a youth who bas maintained a high rank asa scholar, though he has been obliged to give private instruction to eupport himself and hig | widowed mother. We understand that on the i} NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, MAR q 5 4955, recommendation of Mr. Wallbridge the appoint- ment has been confirmed. If other members of Congress and of the government would pursue a similar couree, instead of selfishly scrambling | cessful builde ¢ of rallronds, oanals, bridges, and | for what they can get, it would be much more stesmbipe should be able to build a eound and tosipivicredity, °° Oc. 22 3 ee 4el political platform, adapted to this National Politice—American Letter of George re American movement and the progressive / At of the age. Law—Anti-Slavery Manifesto of W. H. | Seward, | Did you ever see @ horse race on Long Island? Did you ever see the training f yp |, such a race, four mile heats, the anrliety off the sportsmen, the careful groomin-,, feeding, exercising aud rubbing down of the hor.os? Did you ever see the horses br’yught ovt by their jockies, prancing and, snorting under their blankets, fiery and @lastic, “a; i¢ the speed of thought were %& their limbs”—dheir eyes and nostrils dil 4ted—their every-vein dis- tended—head and tai up, and straining for the stort? Such is the training, and. such the ex- citements attending the enterivig of the nag.’ for the Presidential sweepstakes, Here we have the some carefal grooming; the feeding, rub- bing down, exercising, and ‘close imepection by the'sportsmes and the jockies ot their particwlur favorites, preparatory te the run around te course. The informal entries for the:zreat Derby of 756 have commenced. We putiish to-day the reply of George Law to the late letter ad- dsessed'to him on the subject of the present crisis in our political history by a number of membors of both houses of the Penarylvania Legifiature. ‘We have hoerd nothing farther in reference to a similar epplication ‘from the Assembly of New Jersey; but as his response here will, we doubt not, be substantially the same as his letter furnished by our Harrisburg correspondent, we may-adopt this letter as his answer to his Americen friends’ in New#ersey ead all other quartere of the Urion, who have @evired, or may desire him to define his posi- tion. By way of contrast, we -also publish to- day the new anti-elavery manifesto of W. EH. Seward, Jately delivered in the'United States Senate, amd boastingly paraded to the world by his two jockies of thiscity. This procia- mation of George Law and this manifesto of Seward, exhibit most strikingly their peculiar points of muscle, wind, speed and bottom to the public eye, end the peculiar system of grooming and training by their respective owners, estlers, and sporting.partizans. The first of these naga, it will be seen, is fresh, mus- culor, bokd and straightforward in his move- ments—while the other has a sinister aspect, a furpicious gait, and betrays in his stealthy movements the “artful dedger” of the turf. DropPing the figure, and proceeding to a critical comparisen of these two Presidential Aocuments, we find between them a contrast as striking as-that between the rising and the setting sun—the one presaging a long, bright, and wholesome day, the other threatening a pight, dark, cloudy, stormy, and disastrous, Such is the contrast between this new American exposition of George Law, the great contractor, and this new anti-slavery manifesto of W. H. Se- ward, the great. demagogue. Law is frank and clear in his views, and American and national to the backbone-— Seward is crafty and insidious “o.eeping under the shadow of the wall,” and disguising himself and his fell designs under the flimsy cloak of constitutional liberty and philanthropy. The great contractor, dealing with politics as with dollars and cents, calls things by their right names, and without re- serve chalks out his programme of practical reforms; the arch agitator, with the smoothness of by pocrisy, acd with a mocking show of can- dor, walks modestly before as a veritable wolf in sheep’s clothing. From that which is avowed by George Law, we ree that he is a man and an American of the new epoch; from that which is withheld by Seward, we may detect the princi- ples of agitation, sedition and disusion which Tie at the bottom of his legal flourishes and false pretences. Mr. Law heartily seconds this new and spon- taneous revolutionary movement of the people. He discards the rickety platforms of both the old defunct political parties —he goes full length for a thorough reconstruction and reformation —he concurs in the popular movement against surpluses in the Treasury—h2 urges a com- plete reform in our public land system, and a decisive American foreign policy. He dis- claims any desire or idea, in conjunction with the Know Nothings, of the wanton porse- cution of Catholics and adopted citizens ; but confesses, at the same time, his hostility to any movements of the c'ergy for monopoliz- ing their church property, or any interference of the priesthood or politicians with their flocks in our political elections. He advocates the intermingling of all our adopted citizens in the homogeneous mass of the American people, not as Irish Americans, German Ame- ricaps, or American Cathoiics, but simply as Americane, But above all, as a member of this new American party, he fully adopts their conservative Union policy, in opposition to all sectional agitators, North and South. Such is the national platform of George Law. It stands out in bold relief, strong, beautiful and sy m- metrical as his High Bridge at Harlem. Mr. Seward, on the other hand, would nullify the execution of the constitution and laws, in- | crease the anti-slavery agitation, and, in every | available form and device, subject everything | wholesome, practical and useful to the ultimate object of a breach between the North aud the South, and a violent disruption upon the ques tjon of slavery. He belongs only to two per- suasions, both open—the one a Christian church, and the other that piebald and ring- streaked organization, known as the whig party. Yet he is the secret and stealthy leader of the anti-slavery agitators, and step by step, seeks to accomplish that which that frank and fearless traitor, Lloyd Garrison, pro- claims from tbe housetops—the dissolution of the Union. Such is the broad contrast between the letter of Law and Seward’s manifesto. Both these men ore New Yorkers, and each is thus informally in the lis's for the succession. There are two other New York aspirants, Marcy and Dickin- £on,almost as widely different in thelr respective | orbits as Seward and Law. The futare will soon develope the available nags for the race. The Americon candidate, whether Law or some other man, bids fair to walk over the course. Where Seward and bis partizans will bring up ie very oncertain. In Pennsylvania, where this George Law movement has been started, they have just, in the case of Cameron, given a | quietns to the old fogies, the old parties, and | all their old corrapt and tricky machinery The work must and will go on. This letter —t.. movement; stability ’ liant triumph to it~ 1856, It is not’ | thereno longer any grand palaces of crime in | almost daily. They know likewise where oe | of George Law will produce a great sensation far and wide. It will operate to give shape, consistency and solidity to this new American | @ the party, and a bril- | 4 Great cardinal principles in 4o strange, after all, that a sac- Read Seward’s manifesto, and then read the Netter of George Law. Seward tarows him jato ‘fue relief. Specm Leaistarion ar AcRaNY.—The House of Assembly at Albany, by a lorge’vote, and | efter-a very suspicious debate, lateby passed a | law ‘to organize a special corporation or com- pasy for the manufacture and preservation of ice. During the debate, singutar develope- ments came to light in the lobby, and members mot unfregnently ststed that offers of stook ‘were made to the gentlemar who spoke ia favor of the bill, with the view of influenciag his vote. However, the bill pazsed the House, and is row before the Senate, and the question is whether the fetter body will lend itself to toeter this kind of special tegisiation for @ par- ticwler set of individuals, while there is a general law euthorizing them to form them- selves into a company for any legitimate busi- ness they choose to purses. "This is the first attempt on the part ef spe ‘oulators to restore that state of things which disgraced the Legislatures of former years, and caused a complete revolution in the State. Ir ‘this ice business cannot be managed by able cand disereet men without a special act in their favor, there is no reason why the evil should not be remedied by amending the defects of the Jaw of 1848, The whole is, no doubt, a plan of:certain speculators to issue stock, and then, palm it off at a premium upon the com- munity. That the intelligent head of the As- sembly-should have permitted such an impudent interpeation on that body is surprising ; but we are satisfied that there is sufficient intelli- gence and virtue in the Senate to arrest its .Progrees. If there is no clause in the law of 3848 to authorise the formation of the com- pany in question, let that law be suitably amended ; but let us have no more legislation for the benefit of particular persons—ro more epecial legislation to open the doors again to all kinds of corruption. Tne -Cuannicarpg CasE—A Strange Cotn- cipence —The British papers are full of ac- counts of an extraerdinary case which has re- cently been tried in the Irish Court of Chan- cery. It would appear from the statement of counsel, that some time ago, the Marquis of Clanricarde had a cher? amie in Ireland whom be persuaded a friend of his named Handcock tomarry. Three daughters were the fruit of the marriage; but Handcock diecovering that the Marquis and his wife were on too good terms, insisted on.a separation. A year after- words a son was born to the frail Mrs. Hancock; and immediately the Marquis set to work to reconcile the husband and wife. He succeeded and Handcock wade a will in favor of his wife, and died. After him his three daughters, whom the Marquis had pereuaded to make wills ia favor of their “adopted” brother—namely Mrs, Handcock’s youngest child—aleo died, after undergoing frighttul maltreatment at the hands of their mother. Grave suspicion attaches to the manner of their deaths. When the case came into court, and the counsel narrated these ‘acte, the family took the alarm, and a compro- mise was cffected, eo that no iovestigation took | place. But the sensation caused by the dis- closure has not been without its effect on the present democratic feeling in England. It is not @ little singular that the French re- volution of 1848 was preceded by just such an exposé aa this. The circumstances of the murder of a French duchess by her husband the Duke of Praslin-Chorseul, the representative | of one of the oldest and most illustrious families of France, are fresh in the memory of our resd- ers. On that occasion an outraged community compelled the law officers of the Crown to do their duty, and Praslin Choiseul was arrested but before a week elapsed, it was given out by the organs of the Guizot administration that | he had committed suicide in prison. The story was not believed. And the indignation aroused by the crime, heightened by the general belief that the nobility and the government had con- spired to cheat justice of the offender, counted undoubtedly for much among the causes which sapped the loyalty of the French people and facilitated the overthrow of Louis Philippe. it is very difficult to say what turn affairs may take in England. At present, it is clear | that the aristocracy are blindly unconscious of their danger, and continue to monopolize the bert offices of state and the highest commands of the army, though they have brought the for- mer to the verge and plunged the latter into the lowest depths of ruin. When the day of reckoning comes, they will find that the enor- | mitice of Clanricarde and other peers have en- | ge. dered among the masees a loathing for aris- | tocracy which may cost many a good man his head. Tue Mayor axp THE Gamptina Hovses.— Wm. O’Dornell, the keeper of the houce in Third avenue where the police made a descent a few days ago, on the suspicion that it was a gambling houte bas written a letter to the pa- pers to vindicate himself, and declares that his establishment has never been @ resort of gam- blers and that no gambling has been carried on there. As the prosecution was dismissed by the Mayor, Mr. O'Donnell’s statement is appa- rently true. But there isa higher point sug- gested by bis case than the character of a sin- gle hovse. For several days past we have had accounts of fierce descents made by the police | on gambling houses, lottery offices, and houses of illrepute, But strange to say in every in- stance the establishments thus assailed have been obscure petty holes, of which no one had | ever heard anything until they were made fa- mous by their suppression. How is this? Are | New York, that the police are obliged to hunt | out offenders in back slums and Third avenues? | Absurd. The Mayor and the police kaow very well where the great gambling houses are : the | places where rich men—merchants, lawyers and | stockholders—meet every evening to play their | thousands and where men are ruined weekly— great lottery offices are—the establishments which feed and supply the small dens the police have been scizing. Nor are they unacquaint- ed with the gorgeous temples of female vice. Yet, not one of these great estab lithments bas been molested though some need of reforra here, Either the Mayor means ¥, put down gambling and lotteries, in earne’.t; and if #0 he ought to attack the levia- thar.s and not the small fry only: or these de- ents of which we hear so much are only in- tended to delude the public into a belief in the efficiency of the new city government. Mayor Wood and the police must choose one hora o the dilemma. niches Jue Orera TrovsLes.—All the world is at war, The Western Powers are at war with Ruesia, The Asiatic tribes are at war with the Englich..The people of England fight with their nobles. Political parties in the United States are engaged in a death struggle. Alvarez is battering eway at Santa Anna. And to crown all, the members‘of the Opera company at the Academy of Mucic are at war with each other. Indeed, hostilities at the Academy, as the reader will perceive from an extraordinary bulletin elsewhere in these col- umps, have been carried to the extreme point of an explosion—an abrupt, uuexpected, unfore- seen, and most tamentable explosion. This is worse than Sebastopol. Seata Anna holds out better. Ole Bail must fall back upon his Penn- sylvania farm-or -his fiddle. Who comes next? ‘One of the ladies who has recently been engaged to sing at the ‘Opera, has sent us the following note and card. The former is appa- rently averbal criticism on our critique of her Ppertormance; and we'have no objection to let Madame Vestvali have her say. The latter speake for itself. Additional cards may be ex- pected on this subject :— TO THE EDITOR OF THE NEW YORK HERALD. $6 Fourra AvkENUR, March 2, 1855, DesR Sin:—In reporc upon my appearance yesterday in the “‘Favorita,”’ so just, that I sincerly sympathise with, you make an observation which is erroneous, by designating my performance of the rile of Leonora as ‘an ambitious effort.’’ I feel myself obliged to make you acquainted with the fact, tuat by accepting this Tole, (for which I have been not engaged, being a Con- tralto) I only followed the request of the manager Mr. Ole Bull, to whom it was impossible to put another opera in seene in £0 short a time, under present circumstances an Ihave not the ‘honor, to be personally acquainted with you sir, I trust you will pardon my boldness, by in- truding you with this few lines. Believe me,-dear sir, with true respect, yours most truly FELICITA VESTVALI. TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Sarurpay Nigar, Dram Sre—Will you oblige an artiste in a strange land by inserting the following lines,—in order that I may be justified in the eyes of tae public, which 1 only recog- nize as those to whom Ifeel bound ‘to give an explana tion, concerning ‘my non-appearance on Saturday eve- ning in the Sacred Concert, in the Academy.—My engaze~, ment at the Academy has been from the very first un- ‘pleasant, by the obstacles thrown in my path by Mr. laretzel, who previous to my engagemont did every- thing to prevent it, and now when I am connected to the Academy he and his friends do everything that can be-unpleasant to on artiste, Mr. Maretzek is the musical director at the Academy, consequently, all musical mat- ters beloog to him. He’ asked me to sing a piece at the ‘saored concert, which 1 handed to him, or the person he sent to me, in order that he should have it prepared for the orchestre.—I was not able to get that piece instru. mentated, and was waiting the whole of Saturday for instructions from the: manager, but received noa. As Mr. Maretrek did not for some’ cause unknown to me, prepare the said piece, or give me any information regarding it, Leave it to the public to judge, if it was in my power to sing or not? Mr, Maretzek had probably prepared the speech which he delivered to the audience on Saturday evening, already on Toursday, as he buaw then perfectly well, 1 could not sing without music ! I am bappy to be in 8 country where wemen enjoy the same ripiits with men, in regard to self-defence, and I have the courage to unmask my enemy, and to defend myself when I am most basely and causelessly attacked, ff Mr. Ole Bull, the mamager, had not been indisposed, I trust that this unpleasant circumstance would have been avoided, Your obedient servant FELICITA VESTVALI. —_ Yet look at the law. Some years ago, another opera was in existenee in this city, and quar- rels broke out among the members of the compa- ny spparently similar to those which now disturb the family party in Fourteenth street. Almost the firstwe heard of the matter was arequest from one of the lady singers, Madame Truffi, to | publish a card in which she related her afflic- tions and rated some of those with whom she was placed in business intercourse. We could not refuse so civil and simple a request: and straightway, other cards flowed in, and we were deluged with cemands on our space by the bel- ligerent vocalists. The ead of it was that hav- ing tried all we could to satisfy the exasperated | artistes, and having furnished for our readers a faithful chrovicle of what was going on, the menoger Mr. Fry one day starts up, and says we have injured him to the tune of twenty thousand dollars. Stranger than all, a jury was actually found to award him half that sum; | ond if the wise restraints of our judicial system and held for trial before the House of Peers; | had not enabled us to have this foolish verdict eet aside, we should have been fined ten thou- sand dollars for doing what Madame Vestvali, in ber eacy ladylike way, requests us to do at the present time. We must take care. Ten thousand dollars is a Jarge tum; ond derpi' our regard for the Italian singers of both -exes, we cannot afford to pay the piper for their quarrels. We will however, publish all we can ; and if more mana- gers should call upon us to make amends for so doing, we can only pray that Heaven may send us a merciful jury and a safe deliverance. More Fusion at Tammany.—The Central Democratic Union has called a great fusion meeting, to be held at Tammany Hall on Wed- nescday night next. The design of the af- fair, we presume, is to make arrangements for the eucceesion in favor of Marcy. The list of speakers announced contains the names of members of Congress from all parts of the Union—a perfect constellation of talent. The adjournment of Congress will make lively times among the New York politicians, and during this week our city will be full of Southern statesmen. Bishop Lves—Correction, A rumor has been circulated by one of the city papers that Bishop Ives, the recent convert to Catholici«m, is at present in a state of extreme destitation, and that his circumstances are auch that he is compelled to solicit alms for his daily sustenance, We are informed by reli. able authority that this report is utterly false. Dr. Ives ia at present, and has been almost «ince his return from Europe, occu, ine, the summer resideace of Arch- bishop Hughes, af Manhattanville, where ia retirement VOL. XX | THE LATEST NEWS.. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Highly Interesting from Washing’ ates THE COLLINS LINE STILL 84FB. ‘Wasnincton, Mar <4; 1855, The Preiient’s veto of the Ocean Mr,OSteamar Ap- Propriation bill has not completely suc’seeded in its pro fessed object of oxtinguiphing the Coins line, Ax ap propriation for the Collins steamers up to the 80th of January, 1856, without notice, but with an obligation to- build an additional vessel, was at the last moment tack ed on to the Naval bill, and passed both houses, As the President will hardly venture to veto the latter- for the purpose of scotching Collins appropriatinn,- the line may be considered safe for the present. By thc » time the question turns up again, the influences brought to bear against it will prebably be either neutraliced or have ceased to exist. The Naval bill carries on its back another eppropr.s tion which is worthy of notice—namely, that of a sum ef $260,000 for the completion of the mysterious Knuw Nothing steamship, or floating battery, which iv now, and has been for years, on the stocks in the Brooklyn. Navy Yard. As everything connected with the construc tion of this versel ia carefully bept from the public be devotes bis time to literary labors. Marine Affairs. Te Sreamsir Baxsic, for Liverpool, will sail from her dock at eleven o'clock on Wednesday, the hour having beer changed, owing to the state of the tides, Nava Intelligence. ‘The steam frigate Susquehanna left Valparaiso, home- werd bound, on the 16th of January. She made the trip fiom Acapulco to Valparaiso in nineteen daya and four hours, being the shortest passage ever made between the two ports. United States District Court. Panel of petit jurors in the United tates District | Court for the term commencing March 3, 1855, Com: pensation $2 per day each. Ayres, Teaac W., Hurry, Edward the “efficient” police have been mak- | ing most valiant razzins in holes and corners, which are comparatively innocuous. There is | Bourke, Henry, Jobnson, Cornelius, Porbe, Antoine, Lynes, William Mf, Kougbton, Rupa R., Lathrop, Charles ., Blakeney, James L., Leeds, Sam iel, Ball, James R Luider, Martin, Coddington, Jamen, Livingston, Lewis M, Cleary, William, hart, Thomas, Ceggey, Willem J., MeDonald, Alexander, C oO fore, Thomas M., vid, Murphy, Neil, bell, Archibald, Mount, Joreph E., Charl Malford, James, Meed, Janes, Rich, Solomon, rt, Henry, Seaman, Hi Kobitt, Willem, Suther, Ja Fountain, Jotham 8, — Schermerhorm, George J., Falconer, Edward, White, James, Gilbert, Norris W., Wood,’ Aaron '., Gallier, Jobn, Graydon, Bare’ Howard, Charles H., Hallenbeck, George W., Wood, Frederick, Wolfenstein, Jacod, Wood, George 8., Wakeman, Durr, there are no means of judging as to bow far the expo diture of this and other large sums, are justisied by heir merits, APPPOINTMENTS CONFIRMED—FIELD OFMICERS oF * THE N&W REGIMENTS—TAR OFFICERS OF TG TeX AS NAVY—THE OSTEND CONFERENCE DOCUMENTS. Wastxcrox, Mareb 4, 1855. The following appointments were confirmed by the: Senate to-day :— Israel D. Andrews, of Maine, Consul General for tie: British Provinces—confirmed unanimously. Montgomery Blair, son of the former editor-of tse Globe, confirmed, after great opposition, Solicitor of Ube Board of Claims. : J. Romaine Brodhead, of New York, Consul.at Simos, Japon. Joseph Minot, of New Hampshire, Fifth Auditor of the. Treasury, vice Pleasanton, deceased, Field officers in the four new regiments :—In the Dr- goons—To be Colonels—Brevet Gol. E. U. Sumner, Lien. ° Colonel Int Dragoons; Major Albert S. Johnston, Major, Pay Department. To be Lieut. Colonels—Brovet Col. E. Lee, Captain Engineers ; Brevet Lieut. Col, J. E Johnston, Capt. Top. Engineers. To.be Majors—Broset Lieut. Colonel W. J. Hardee, Capt. 24 Dragoons.; Brevet Lieut, Col. Braxton Bragg, Capt. 8d Artillery ; Brevat Major W. H. Emory, Capt. Top. Engineer: , Brevet Major Ben. McCullough, of ‘Texas, to the Infantry :—To be Colonels—Brevet Colonel George Wright, Lieutenant Colonel 4th Infantry; Brevet Lieut. Colonel Edmund B. Alexander, Major 8th Infaatry. To be Lieut. Coloneis—Brevet Colonel: Charles ¥. Smith, Mejor lst Artillery; Brevet Lieut. Colonel Biles Cassy, Captain 2d Infantry. To be Majors—Brevet Lieut. Cotoos) W. H. T. Walker, Captain 6th Infantry; Brevet Lie:tt. Colonel Edward J. Steptoe, Captain 3d Artillery; Breve). Lieut. Colonel E. R. 8. Canby, Captain Adjutant Geoera, Department; Captain H. W. Benham, Captein Engineers, Nearly all the above are promotions. The captain and lieutenants are to be appointed duriug the recess. No nomination for Brigadier General was sent in, The pay of the officers of the Texan navy since the annexation to this time—Commodore Moore and eight: others—inserted by the Senate in the Navy Appropriation bill was killed in Conference Comm ttee. The appropria tion {of thirty-four thousand dollars for the ropewalls at the late Memphis Navy Yard, as well as the proposi- tion for purchase of a site fora naval rendezvous near New Orleans, shared a similar disastrous fate. ‘the Secretary of the Navy is authorized to reeeive the balance dock at Pensacola from Gilbert, Secor & Co , of New York, upon certain conditions. ‘The Ostend Conference documents rent in yesterday are very voluminous, but it has been impossible to ov tain even a glance at them from the Clerk of the House It is probable that the most interesting docuraents cun. nected with this afiairhave been suppressed. The injunction of secresy has been removed from the Senate proceedings on the President’s power to reraove ‘Lerritorial Judges. MR. SOULE AND THE ADMINISTRATION--HIS REASON@ FOR RESIGNING THE SPANISH MISSION, . The Soulé Cuban correspondence, including the sug- gestions of the Ostend Conference, have been sent in. Soulé’s conduct hss been consistent, firm and dignified whilst the administration have been weak, wavering and treacherous. Soulé’s letter of resignation is peculiar im its tone and character, and very much in keeping wiih the haughty temper of the writer, He says that he ‘re- signs because of his being left no other alternative but that of continuing to linger at his post in langui im- Potence, or to surrender a trust which, with the impe- diments thrown in the way of its execution, ho can nc longer,discharge either to the satisfaction of the govers ment or to his own eredit,”” Interesting from the Rio Grande. Counts, March 4, 1855, We have the New Orleans papers of Tuesday last, which contain later advices from Brazos, per the stexm er Nautilus, which brought fifty thousand doliara iz specie, consigned to parties in New Orleans. The Brownsville Flag states that the merchants of that city are understcod to have subssribed $60,000 to fit out a filibustering expedition against Mexico, uader- Caravejal, and it is added that the citizens of Monterey Dave pledged themselves to raise $4,000 more for a lake purpore—this, however, is denied, and since the arrivab of Gen. Vega, the best of feeling had prevailed between the inhabitants of Brownsville, Matamoras, &ec. Terrific Rallread Accident. Syractss, March.4, 1855, The Locomotive Essex, of the Cincinnati express train, which left Buffalo at 11 o'clock Jast night, when » mile west of Lyons, at about 3 o'clock this morning, explud ed, seriously scalding and otherwise injuring the evgi- neer, Mr. James Day, and the fireman, Thomas Adamson Jr., was thrown some four rods into a ditch, and was se badly scalded that his recovery is considered doubsfa). ‘The cars were under full headway at the time of the dis aster, but we do not learn of any other person deine reriously injured. From the South, Convama, March 4, 1855, The Meyor of New Orleans has called the attantion.ot the city govervment to the great danger the city is ex- posed to from the spring floods, and asks for prompt action to avert the impending danger. A resolution has been introduced int» the Legiolature of Loutsiana to revoke the invitation to John Mitchel vo visit the capital, The resolution was laid on the tablo. We learn from Charleston that Louis Trapman, &. Prominent merchant of that city, died on Friday last. Conviction for Murder at Troy. Troy, March 3, 1855. The trial of McMahon for murdering his wife was cop cluded here to-day, The jury found him guilty after be ing out five hours, He will be sentenced on Mouday morning. Markets, Provipesce, March 3, 2855, Cotton bas been in active demand throughout the wel. Dramatic and Musical Matters, ‘Tbe past week has been fruitful io novelties, 2 th« Broadway theatre we have had a rew five act pirce ‘The Egyptian,” two débuts and two benefits; ab a0€ Opera, an old opera with new artists; at Walleck’s, Mrs Centlivre’s ‘Busy DBedy;”’ at Burtoa’s, a petite pire Pecgasion called “ The Back Swan’ The Hebrow bene it Societies received quite an accession to their from the proceeds of the excellent concert give. at Niblo’s on Tuesday, Miss Caroliae Lehman's con-ert at the same place, om Saturday night, was well atteniet ‘The ‘Black Swan’? has given two concerts at the Taber nacle, Thus the week bas been a very busy om is papers say that Prignoli, the deem engaged by Strakosch & for the Academy, bad the most tempting offers, and fis! ly accepted sixty thousand francs for a year, wit « benefit! The expences of the Italian opera must. te evormous while such salaries as these are paid: Deigne Hi, $1,000 per month; Vestvali, $800; Bertusel Mareinek $600; Patti-Strakosch, $400. These salaries are muck higher then those paid to the best artists at the Lure pean opera houtes, and it is alzost impossible for the opera to be pecuniarily successful under auch a pree eure. N. B.—In our advertieing columns may be foas. an announcement of the closing of the Academy. Wit has fallen out now? Mr. Ullman is expestel to arrivein the Pacis, wit, Prambrilla, Lagrange, and Caradori, who are engaged fey who has