The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1855, Page 1

A eee EE : | a wT. y + ORK HERALD. - MeUNIOIPAL AFFAIRS. eee Board of Aldexmen, Several acts of the Legislature, amongst which w: act to enlarge the jurisdiction of the Courts of General and Sessions of the Peace for the city aud coun- “ty of New York, were received and filed. PETITIONS. Of the officers of the first division of New York State Militia, asking to have Hamijton square graded for the use of the military. Keferrec. Of parties interested in the matter of the extension of Vand! street and wide- ning Walker etreet. ‘HR NATIVITY OF THE POLICE OY NEW YORK—8AM UP AGAIN, Alderman Brurick offered the following:— it has been reported in the nowspapers, ranch, Est., the renowned travelicr on th ma, whoss mi yulous escape from the voracity of climbing aligatore of Centrat Ameries produced such a srtectal sensation in this com aunity several yoare ain haw been enuployed as Secretary of the Investigating Co mittee of this Hoarl, whe arc in the peat of knowle: nut en H. of Papa: ‘the inder difficultivs ree tha nat ge W. Mat suite sudden Jistppearanes of sebat ‘loth’ rotho histo: of the dog pound and other important matters relating to the Police Department; And whereas,there is an abundance of olercical talent employed in the office of the Clori of ard to supply tbe wants of all its committees; Thereforo, Wed, That the Chairman of the special commistes employed ih investigating matters conneoied with the Po- Lice Department be, and he is herby, direoted to report to this Board ty what authority ho haa’ employed an outade secretary—vbst compensation is to be allowed to Stephon H. Branch, Bsq., the historian and traveller, for his ser- vices, and who ia to pay the sume. Aldermaa Exy moved to strike out the preamble, which after some debate, was carried, and the resolution was ted. bag rst Brices, the Chairman, moved the following olution :— *asalyed, That tho ial committee, consisting of Alder- ap ointed to o . T d Hoffinire, H. Tuoker and Ho! teas report of the 'olice ol Ree be invested with Sy men brij «. Hider the sccoracy of th specting tho nativity, & fall power to investigate a tionary power in the exam! frail matters connestea with the mal-admicistration of the Police Department. Alderman WILLIAMSON moved an an amendment that the Commitice be discharged from further consideration mated debate, in which several mem>era amendment was put, and loat by a vote of ‘The resolution of Alderman Briggs was then put and after debate lost by a vote of 16 to 6. Alderman Lorp on seomading the amendment, said he was satisfies that no benefit could arise from the inves- tigation. So far as it had gone, its only effect was to bring the Board into contempt in the eyes of ths whole community. It had, in fact, been carried to a ridicu- lous, extsat, and was an wnjuet interference with the prirogativ:s ef the Police Department. Alderman BRIGGS (Sam) spoke in favor of the con- tinuance of the committee, He characterized the report given by the Chief of Police as untruthful, and said that fe’ flatly wan shown by the investigation ; the Chief had refused to produce the origical vouchers. He (Al. derman B.) was a) 4 that Alderman’ Lord should desire to qrash the inquiry at its present stage. Aldetinan Horrsire ANd of the committee) challe: Alierman Briggs to point ont one false statement in the Teport furnished by the Chief of Police, He (Alderman Hoflmire) pad béen astonished at the extraordinary course pursued by the Alderman of the Thirteenth in committee. Alderman Vooris saw no reason for offering the reso- lution, and he would move to lay the question on the table.” Lost, Alderman ELy was in favor of tho continuance of the committes’s investigation. Aliermaa Wrutamson said that he had been induced to offer the wumendment because the questions put by the Seite, were a disgrace to the members of this xd. ‘Alderman Exy again spoke at considerable length in favor cf the inveatigation, as he thought that sometni: important wes about to be eficite:, because such an fori was mada to quash st, He alluded to the present eof the city, and there was never so much ¢ on the records as there bas been since the admin. istration of Mayor Wood. Alverman Keliy said—I trust, sir, that the Committee wil bedischarged. This investigation his gone on un- ‘til this body las been brought mto disgrace by the mau- nex in which it has been conduc:ed. The odject of the atl. man 6: the Thirteenth ward in referring his reao- soajority ofthe polos. deparvatens ‘are forsigners. “tt e partment are this be haw been mistaken; but he feels grieved at lis mrsteng eat fone per Bey “3 at =a. Cy. He wl cans re aul the human race, wita the Rng cent of who were born here. I trust that there i Liberality ereagh left among the members to give to ‘every. man, whether he fa mative or adopted all the” merit that belongs to him. One word, Mr. President, in reply to the emptatic sg) of th, Seventéenth waid; he invariably of late taken they ogee tv abuse tha Hoa, Fernando Wood and his ation of this city’s government; whether this arises from malice or cal enmity iam umable to say;be rays that crime bas increased and the polic. department is co better now than it was previous t) bid (Ghe Mayor) taking the administration ot the sity. Why sir he is tke most indelatiga le mayor this city ever bad; he is an h nor to it ana dossrvcs the credit 0 ‘every well disposed citizen, whicn he has, notwithstand- ing the assertions of the gemticmen of the Seventeenth, and they will sustain when ue ia right I trust that ihe cou. mittee will, be discharged, and no further -action takeu in the premises, ana thereby ‘save our- selves from the odium of aa indignant public. Aldermen |.iaces thougat there more foreiguers in be police than natives when he offered the resolu: tiog of enquiry, and be thought so ptiil; the inves tion showa that the Chief of Police did uot give o retunm, aod toey found that instend of 300, there 40 *teneigoers-in the police force of thls city. The for- eig ners make great inroads on our institutions, by inter- teripg with our laws for the accommodation of tne.- selves. ‘ihry have encrosched on us till they havo aroused the ~coie American posole, He would ass, were to be goverzed by & foreign, unuaturalizea Uhief, who has; in fact, a standing ar~ay of foreigners under bum, and who bas driven every American from the forse ‘by endeavorivg to put them in toggery or harness with brass Duttoos, alderman LORD was in favor of cicaing the committee, ae ite investigation was calculated to demoralize the forst under the control of the Chief of Police, by having ‘the fr #Uperior officer brought before am Alderman for the purpose of teing snubbe3. He (Alderman 1.) ropu diated the i¢+aof excluding adopted foreigners from the police force, and said that there were som? persons who ‘were always talking of their be ng Americans; he nover Ddoneted of where he was born; he did not feel it neces- eary to declare whether he was a Frenchmaa, an irish- man, a German or an American. Bat there are some , Ten whe alvays boast of the Lonor of being Americans, decaui jacked ail the quaiitications of a mon, He (Alderman'L ) saw in this matter an evident movement on the of certain whig politicians of this city to moke the police force a sudscrvient to theca—to control ana \ufuence the Presidential tion of 746. Alderman Ditrke did not care who was on the police if he twas @ good man but gx to the investigation, bo thought it better to let it proceed, to show who was be ‘and who was right. Al tear i Recxne SP Ae, Mii pt ae investi- ation, exter powers to the com: . Alderman Ferrick said tha: notwithstanding the cis- hn, Secretary of the committee (Mc. Branch) having come ‘xtto the Board-room just now and shook his fist at bim (Alderman H) for offering, what he Branek) termed, a black; ‘preamble—aad no count © (ANermas ‘H.) would be kicked before he le(t the Parke yet be would continue to prees the discontinuance of the commiitee, There was nothing in the resolution of this Board that Cemanded an !nquiry into who kept the dog-pound, (laughter)—-wh» was the-Chief’s tailor, or whe was Vaptain ’s tailor, Al these questions foreign so the investigation. 4 Howarp he im favor of dissolving the comuittes. He did noteare whether the Chief of Police was born , Ireland or Wates; ami he thought the acta of ths Alderman of tho Thirteenth were for the parpose cf perscuticn; but he was wi ‘to excuse the Alderman of the Thirteenth, because of ignorance. Taman Amerean. 1 was born in this patents were Americans. If they ‘to boast of in them, for they de- meeded their support; they de- ®@ week old, and I was brought up ‘do not pride myeelf upon ser ted mo when I serted mo whenl Ww: by foreigners, and I respect forei ers, eit on being an American. I pride = ch: a character is RRS nd remarks Hoffmwe and Chrystie, 1 luiewot sldurman Briggs wus lost, by a vote of 16 to 6, and the committee go on, therefore, #5 usual. follerta tment et Fire Wardens were con rete ee teak Orchard street; Floyd Smith bint ‘30 Watts asteest; Robert B. Nunhelaoes 138 Church Forsyth atrees. ‘The annul x fond oraeved Oa fie, Several reports from the Cormit- tes on Fire Department were received, anda comauni- from the of Streets and Lamps in er ieeo.n resolution calling’ for information relative (o the contracts ‘or repairing public lamps, was ordered we STREET CLEANING ery hab th 0 tion of Aldermen Barley repor' e Com. snittew ‘on Ciearing Streets, recommend: that this Fee ee, Ce ctiga, was eolicd from the table, THY. RUINS OF THE OLD CITY BALL, ‘4 e ‘the at of the ae committee, di i it Repairs and Supplies mot to sell or Sthaatas ‘ai. posé of Re rains of tae old City Hal! until dopted. ‘Serra partis fem ‘the Bi srt ot Councilmen were re: fered reapective committees. “Alderman How an gooved to concur with the Counetl- sac to repen] the ordinance relative to the sais of Sun ay Iquur, Lost for want of a constitutional vote. Ad- _jowrmed te Monday: Beard of Councilmen. Tue NEW CITY HALL, A special meeting of the Board of Councilmen was ield ‘ast evening, to take into ecnsideration the report of the ittee cn Repairs and evpplies, submitting plins epecifieations, &c , fora asw City Hall. Alter the minutes of the last meoting were read ant pptored, tho Board reanived itelf into a Committes of MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1855. the Whole, Councilman Vermilyea in the chair, and took up the decument in question. The report, it will be remembered advocates the Park as the proper location for the City Hall, amd among all the plans submitted, selected that of Messrs. Gilbert, Jackson & Stuart, as far excelling all the Jn beaity of decign and adap- tation to wants of the city. It may be as well state bere some of the general features of these plans, 3 A eines Chambers streot, tl ree qeeooperedie asement, with wings oxtending on Broadway aud Coat street, whieh tall be hsemenions in their arobitectural pro- Portions, ornaments and slevatlony, ‘and at the time in a ural harmony with the present Hi: ¢ front on Chambers street will be 520 feot in length, and the wings on Broadway and Centre strest, will be 355 toet in Jeugth, and to extend within 40 fect of the front 1i of $50 Pasent Hall; the janer wall of these wings will about 2 feet trom the ends of the saine; and the new strue- ture, with the present Hall, will thus form » quedrangle, with am open court inthe centre between the buil 8 1 ve about 190 fect by 295, and carria, goways bo: ‘and the prosent City Hall. roadway will stand about 5 feet from the rajiing; the front on Chambers strect will be about 61 foot ‘The wing on ailing; : from the railing; and the front on Centro street will bo about 76 tect from the railing. ride a sufficient number of large Itis intended to rooms mpl eo all the requisites of safety and, corresponding, ‘ax: ts aud appointments, the structure shall complote- ly answer tho purposes of its érection, and be a cafe depos tory for the immonso mass of records whion will be placed in the archives of the department. In regard to the material of the building, the Committee are in favor of the Leo mar. Vie, giving ae rei their selection, ner quality of the'stone and th of about five por cent in the cost of working up this je rom the rough bive! ‘The committee ‘ually recommend for adoption the fol- lowing res olutio Retolve: tl Board Adermon concur, that the plans tions for @ ity Hall, M presented, by kson and Hen le ved; and the ‘Commi Hol ted to advertise for pro a The sauna cee herely 8) nd the sune-are herel Ke airs aud Supplicn is ine ro sale rection of eaid building, according to law, and sond ¢ ty the Common Council for confirmation. Counci!man Baryxy moved to insert in the resolution the Sone “and adopted’’ after the word ‘ approved.’” Carried. Couzcilman MoCanmt moved to ‘the said City ae pee on Madison square.’’ Lost, on a division, 41 to 6. as was then moved and carried that the following building to be werds be adéed to the resolution—‘: erected im the Park adjoining the City Hall.” Councilman Connovkk moved to ctrike eut the words ‘‘and specifications’ 1 the resoiution, ia order that the regolution deciding on the location for the new City Hall, and tho plans of Messrs. Gilbert, &c., might be edopted, and the adoption or amendment of their speci- fications be left open for discussion. Carried. Councilman Purpy moved to amend the resolution by ttriking out ‘the Commissioner of Repairs and Sap- plies,” and inserting in lieu thereof “ three Commis- stoners’? The amendment was lost. Councilman Conxover then moved, ‘thet when th committee rise, it report in favor of accepting the boat and adopting the resolution as amended.” Car- bi ‘The specifications were then faken up in sections, and were adopted with some amendments Tne commivtee rose ata late hour and reported pro- gress, after which the Board adjourned. Supreme Court—ctreult. Before Hon. Judge Mitchell. THE CRYSTAL PALACE SHARAS—HEAVY VSRDICT x AGAINST P. T. BARNUM. Aphit. 19.—The case of Muon against P, T. Baraum— anaction fora breach of contract—was resumsd and conctuded yesterday afternoon. It will be recollected that the cefendant, who had then been recently elected President of the Crystal Palace Association, contracted with O:son D, Munn and three others to purchase the atcck held by them, amounting to two hundrei and tweniy-three shares, at the price of seventy-ons dollars per sbare, on condition that stunn would release the di- rectors from all liability, and consent to a dissolution of the injunction which they had obtained. The object of the present action is to recover the stipulated price for the shares referred to in said contract. The defendant sets up insufficient tender of the stock to him, and mis- representations as to the quantity owned by the plain- tiffs previous to the sale. ‘The testimony being closed, and the cass sabmittei, e cba: the jury that for the pape of this J thatthe tender was sufficient, and that this question would come up for review before the Court. below. The remaining question in the caee, as to whe- ther the defendant id bave a credit of $5 a sare, was also submitted to tze jury, who found a verdict on that point in favor of the defeniant, and gave him cre- dit for that amount. Verdict for the plaintiff for $15,234 55, to which the Court added one per cent extra sliow- ance under the code. Superior Court=Part Second Fefore Hon. Judge Campbell and a Jury. Apnit 18.—Eleazer Mitlard against Hazard Knowies.— ‘This wan an action brought by the plaintiff as assignee of one ‘Truman Ccok, to recover from the defendant for services rendered the latter by Mr. Cook, detween the Ist of August, 1852, amd the let of June, 1854, in de- signing, drawing, supervising, and othe:wise acting as consul’ engineer, in the manufacture and sale of cer- tain patented improvements in saw milla, which services, it was alleged py the plaintiif’s counsel, Messrs. Wm. C. Noyes and R, W. Townsend, were worth $2,100 a year, amourting in all to $4,166 66. There was also another claim aes up in the com, it, for money: vanced by Mr. Cook to the detendant, for the use of the letter, amounting to $495 47... Un the 18th day 1864, Mr. Cock assigned the above claims to the plain: tiff im this action, who now brings this suit 'T. Brady, on behalf of the defendant, mo to dis- plant, on the that felled to prove any employment of Mr. Cook, by the defendant, and also that the sasign- ment of the claim was not properly proven. fhe Court demied the motion, and Mr. Brady opened the defence to the jury, by stating that our fe ish ancestors were not half as smart as we are; that under the old style of F s doirg business, man could not assign # claim, and then ofer bimesit asm witnoes inthe eaue, to nwear it contrivance was left for us to ~~ an- through. This ingenious discover and carry out into practical efiect. ewer in this care admits that Mr, Cook did fal one, Cook was to receive, by way of turthe i sation, such share of the proceeds of the sale of ia- vention as this defendant thought he had earned. Ia pursuance of said understanding, the defendant entered iuto a contract to sei and put up one of his-patent :aw- milis in the ci*y of New Orleans, and was to receive for the right to use his said invention, in six of the Southern States, $66,000— provided the said mill to be erected at ew Orleans, performed successfwly. That Mr. Cook agreed to go to New Urieansand erect the mill, and use hia best endeavors to make the same successful. But when the time came for Cook to go, he refused so to de, and the defecdant was obliged to send one William Ket- jog in his place, who failed to make the mili success- ful, the defendant lost the ssie of his. right to the six Southern States aforesaid. It was also alleged, that after the refusal of Cook to goto New Orleans, he still remained in defendant’s empioy, and during ail’ the tme he fo worked for defendant, the latter paid the beard of Cook and bis wife, and when Cook anked dofen- dant for money im advition thereto, defendant, always gave him the amount be asked jor; but the defendant cenied tbat Cook ever advanced or lent him any sam cfmenry whatever. Verdict for tne plaintifi, six conte camages. Court of Oyer and Terminer. Before Hon. Judge E. P, Cowles. TRIALS POSTPONED—FIRST CASE OF MURDER 2B-” MITTED 10 THE BESSIONS—MORRISSEY AND HXLER DISCHARGED ON $10,000 kacn. Arrat 19 —Charge of Arson.—At the sitting of the Court this morning the case of Moses Myer, charged with araon in the first degree (penalty death), and set down for this day, was to next Monday, in conse- quence of tue trial of Lawson being still on. Oharge of Murder.—The trial of William Scharfenberg was postpored to Wednesday next. Ali Murder of O'Brien.--The case of Joseph Hall, charged with the murder of Wm. O’Briea, was, at =| requestof Mr. Busteed, the i) tt Sersions for trial, This is the nev law giving the See long inrisdiction of indictments for para will be tt before Recorder Jas, M. Smith, Jr. MORRISSEY AND HYLEP DISCHARGED ON BAIL. District Attorney and the Court having doupgs as 0 . ‘aa regards the airoasstantbe of excestive, and considering that it amounted to a denial of the motion on their behalf—the bail of Hyler, Van Pelt and Linn was reduced to $10,000 h, the seme as that of Morrissey and Irvin. Tn the courre of the morning bail was entered into for Morrissey aud Hyler, Ienac Hoylar, of 31 Dominick street, New York, and James Conway, of Flatbush, Long Island, juatifying in the sum of $5,009 each for Joha Byler; and Wma. of 25 Joba street, Brooklyn, justifying in the som of $10,000 for Morrissey. THE ALLEGED DER OF O'NEIL. The Court proceeded with the trial of Peter M. Larson for the mu f O'Neil. The ay, found the prisoner Siig meahonekdes ons degree, . Our Venesuela Porto CamKtio, March 30, 1855. Politics and Trade. 4 Ia regard to the political affairs of the country there is ucthing new to communicate. Gen. Jose Tadeo Moragas seems to be firmly seated in the Presidency, and from the Kin eu gat Ys ent ee Rererrey'Sase gerne, um hold on unt An of four years, cam. mencing the 20th of apni ey nt Businees is quite active at ear. y =, the midst of the coffee qualities can be ency, Hides, 16%c. @ 16 Lo Sonn fa athe Goon, Fon 20 70 THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR LAW. THE PANIC AMONG THE RETAIL LIQUOR BELLER3. ‘The sale of liquor, it is asserted, since the passage of the Probibitory law, has been enormous. Never was trade £0 brisk. Moderate drinkers indu'ge immoderately, and there is every prospect that the temperance law will be inangurated most intemperately. But xotwithatandivg the prosperity of the liquor traffic there ix dismay and consteroation among the dealers, Heretofore they have been unable to realize the disastrous effects to their business of a rigid enforce- ment of the law; but thenear approach of the expiration of their leases, and the publicly pronounced determina- tion of Mayor Woed to execute the iaw, because it is a law, regardless of consequences, has produced wide- spread distrust through all the ramifications of this im- mense bueiness; amd consequently, the more timid dealtrs bave made preparations to close their stores, and enter come other employment. The following siga is quite frequent :— gereeecscooeccscens0002%s0000000 THIS STORE TO LET. Inquire within. Socoeecccceecccoccccseeccccesc0$ In a walk through the Fifth, Eighth, Fourteenth, Tenth, Eleventh and Thirteenth wards, yesterday, we counted no less tham sixty liquor establishments with the above sign, We saw the following tascription in several windows, in badly shaped German text:— eoecocceccsa0000 9900 cc 00 2000e900 ° LAGER BIER UND WEIN HALLE. ° ° Zu Vermiethen, . ° Socccecccccccccccccccec2cc200008 The Germans, by the way, are determined to evade the law, by changing their bler shops {ato provision and eegar or ‘Rauchtabac’’ stores, with a recess in the rear for the sale of liquor. Thus, while groceries, and pipes and snuil thatis to be sneezed at, are sold in the front, the rear will be appropriated to lager bier and good liquor that is not to te sneezed at. It is estimate that over two thousand stores are to Jet, in which liquor is now sold. Of course it is useless to advertise them as liquor stores, as, by that title, there would be no applicants; and accordiugly, by referring to the Sdvertishag columns of the HgRaLp, the reader will find any quantity of eligible establishments, suitable for dry goods, provision stores, &c., there mo- t eoce The effect on the large restaurants—Taylor’s, Thomp- son’s, &c,—will not be so disastrous as most people ima- gixe.' They will reap the benefit of the stoppage of the oyster dealers and smaller French confectioners, who depend greatly om the‘r receipts from the sale of Yquor to pay their reut and clear expenses, effect this law has had It 18 useless to deny the upon the prospecta of business men. Just when the cry of bard times was dying out, and our citizens were look. ing forward to an improvemeut in business prospects, this law has failen upon us lie a thunderbolt, sprew confusion and dismay in every direction. The mischiet ithas played with the price of property is sinew by the sale of peepee whieh took on Wi day in Wall atreet, where lots were rold for far less than usual. And this, perhaps, is but the beginning of the @nd. MEETING OF THE BREWERS OF NEW YORK. A private meeting of the brewers of the city was held last night at the Carlton House, to decide what steps should be taken by this fraternity in view of the en- forcement of the Maine law. The. meeting was attenied by aLout thirty pe, Upon motion the meeting was called to order by appointing BM. P. Reid, Eaq., to the ebair; and P, Ammerman, Kxsq , Secretary. Afier some speaking by various gentlemen, a committee of five was appointed to confer with the Liquor Dealers’ Associa. tion of the Westchoster and Astor House, and to report back to this body the result of this conference at a fu- ture meeting, LAGER BIER VERSUS THE PROH(BITORY LIQUOR Law. The Germans of Dutch Town—a namo by which a per- lon of the outskirts of Williamsburg is dignified—heli a meeting last night m Military Hall, to protest against the new liquor Jaw, and to take preliminary steps for the organization of a acciety similar to those which Bave been formed in this city. There were about five pa ee present, and tue expression of ft against the law was very warm, and sometimes violsnt. Mr. Stehlin presided, sir. Tieme officiating as Secrstary. Severa\ speeched were made, all io German, aud all de- novncirg the law as pean in the extrema, and an outrage on individual rights. It was finelly decited to form a pezmanent organization, which should co-operate with the societies of hyuor ceelera in this c'ty, by means of Celegates to be appointed asa future meeting. Sub- ecripticns will be raised to defray any expenses tna’ attena their opposition to tho law, which they have vf pressed their determination to oppose to utmost. Regular weekly meotings are to be held hereatter. OPINION OF ONE OF THE MAGISTRATES AUTHORIZED BY THE’ ACT TO ADJUDI- CATE THEREON. Y ca il The law regulating the sale of intoxicating liquor, a4 it is termed in this State, whatever the Lezis!ature may have intended, does not, in fact, it would appear, pro- hibit the sale alone and of itself of spirituous, vinous or malt 'quor. The probibitory section (sec. 1) says: Iptoxicating liquot, except as hereinafter provided, shall not be sold or kept notin, Gr with fuleat to dé sold, &c. In definition of ite meauing, the act declares— fec. 29, Intoxicating liquor and Jiquor as used in this act shall be constroed to extend to and include alecho!, distilied and malt liquors, and all liquors that can intoxicate, and all dragged liquors, part of which ia alcoLol, cistillec or malt liqnor. In common pariance, wherein we often substitute effect for cause, or connect them together, we under- stand by the words an “intoxicating Hquor,” » liquor which has been the cause of intoxication, or which has the ey intoxicate, as om effect produced by the drinking. ‘The aratory part of the act announces the will and man¢ i the Legusiature, and expressly deciazes that intozicating liquor shail not be sold. By this wo are also to und-retand, ae a fuller description, “all liquors that ean intoxitate,” It is appetent, from the useof these terms, that the Legielature has adopicd Janguage which describes the effect procuced by liquor siter seaing it, as intoxicat- ing, which it couples with liquor itself, naming i¢ ‘‘in- toxicating quor;” and we cam regard this effect as ir by which we ere to e the liqaor Tos 5 Pit hae selected this manner of description rather than the language cf the probibitory laws of other States, Those laws sey—for instance, Pennsylvania :—'* It aball be unlawful {or any person to sell, or keep for any need ered malt or brewea liquor, or any. ix- tures thereof, ’? description is simple, understood. If the Legiviature of New York had made such on enactment, there would have been no difoult; in uncerstancing its meaning, The article proseribed 4 here pointed out by the of manutacture—no matter whether it is ured and fatoxicates or not: It is not named intoxicating liquor, or liquor that can.intoxi- cate; it is spirituous, vinous, malt or brewed liquor, This it is forbidcea to sell. there is no such thing as an intoxicating. liquor, xcept itbas bad the effect of intoxicating, and.anly be: comes an intoxicating liquor. when within ‘the stomach, or operatieg on the brain of the persons ¢rinking it; aa so Lquor, no matter what qur experience of its charac- ter may tench us of it power to intoxicate, can éo #0 unless used and applied so as to te, in ‘such way, it follows, from. the actptton given of the sale of Hquor prohibited, that to constitute en offence under the act, it must bes sale of bap ig the ney Siow ite toast reon orinking mn we wit juor Phat can intoxicate.’ When evidence can be given bape eee Ame i ba cm told at s given time had ef intoxicating person then, apd nos-téll then, willan overt act and offence ie ertab: lished. The liquor, then, the instrament of homi- cide, at common law, becet forfeited as a deoiand to the State. It is alone in this view that seizures of liquor unces this act can bo made, same storehouse full of or ean puntty, co long as there ts evidence that the hquor sold was not used for the pur; ‘of intoxication, and bad that effect. And then, such evidence be given, enn ovly the quantity ‘“used”’ be ‘The act is named am Act forthe Prevention of Intom Beevent the fomodarate one sf tiqoor reparding ihe even’ uw Bn rand the purchaser who drinks. Tatorfontion both quents, subject to penalties. This mar be apd teasonable, and snould be oxacted—put mor e, As one vamed in the act to adjudicate thereon, Lhave donatcered it expedient to ecpnhibane ‘views conkeaien in order to correct what appears to be orcomeous 3 ious in relation thereto. A MAGISIBATE. The Rurt. Two capital trotting races. came off yesterday one at the Red House, Haslem, aad the other over the Union Course, L. 1. Detailed seports of each with appear as soon ss room can be foand fer them. A summary must suffice for to-day. Ren House, Hanaw&—Trotting mateh, $200, nule heats, in harness. +, Irvin camed % g, W. A. Brown... rei Shute named Slue g. Bine Morga: 282 Time, 247 2:40-2:43, | epegannee’) » MDG: es ae Tin$, Se, *do tae 9 84, , Meteorological InteRigence. HOUSE STRUCK BY LIGHTNING IN WILLIAMSBURBG— ONE MAN INJURED. On Wednesday forenvon, about half-paat eleven o’olook, during the rain storm, the house No. 97 South Ninth street, occupied by Mr. James Acker, was struck by lightning. The fluid passed down from the roof, throngh the side of the ouse, into the kdihen, making ® hole throvgh the wal similar to that of ao large bullet. Mr. Acker, who was sitting in the room, was knocked insensible, Drs. Walle and Colt were called in, and, on examination, aseertained that the current tock effect on the right side, passing down the leg, under the foot, and from thence escaped by bursting the leather from the pole of the boot on each side. Mr. ble to walk about yesterday afternoon, and ecover, THE DARK DAY AND THE STORM IN THE INTERIOR, {From the Rochester American, April 19.] We had the “reign of darkness” yesterday morning, A tbunder storm which hid been hanging in the West all night and growling hoarsely, came on ver} suddenly about 646 o'clock in the ‘mornis + Acloud heavy wit Dla oid bringing with ite ckness came on from the Garkness that could be felt. rain was falling fu- rionsly, accompanied by thunder and vivid lightning. Hail also fel) in large quantities. ‘The hailstones were of every size, from that of shot, up to that of walnuts, They rated t the windews, causing much alarm for fragie glass, but aa they fell dimost vertically, thay Gid little or no damage. A half an hour atter the storm was over, the hail stones still laid upon the grass. Al- together it was s very severe and remarkable storm. ‘The storm was severe in other parts of tbe county, At Brecbport, we learn that the hailstones measared six inckes and a quarter in circumference, A valuable borse belonging to Mr J. Sparling was (rightened, broke Icore, and ran fill Hie dropped dead. Sharpstein’s omni- bus was at the railroad station awaiting the care, and the horses ran away, breaking the carriage to pieces.” No person was on board. There was great destruction of glass in the village, Every pane to be had in the stores was bought up by glaziers to repair damages, and two dealers came ta this city for more, In Clarxgon, one mile north of Brockport, # like scene was presented. Fences were lifted up by the violeace of the wind and carried away. Treee were uprooted or bro- ken by the storm. ‘The glass on the exposed side of the houces was nearly all smashed out, It is estimated that in the church at Clarkson alone, it will cost from $60 to $70 to repair broxen glaes. We have also like news frem the village of Rush. Mr. E J. Galentine informs us that some bailstones were 634 inches in circumference, whule-a large number measured five inches. A fine cal: was killed by the hail, together umber of lambs, hens, &c. All the glass le of buildings was broken, and many 4 especia ly apples, it is y the destruction of buds. We doubt not that similar damages wero done by the storm all through the western and southern portions of the country, TELEGRAPHIC, A BUILDING DESTROYED BY LIGHTNING ~ VERY WARM WEATHER, ETC. Bostox, April 19, 1855. A violent thunder storm passed over Newbury go:t last evening. A Jarge building on Caldwell’s wharf was fired by lightaing and destroyed. Several persons were ren- dered senseless by the shock, but no lives were lost. Bartimore, April 19, 1855. ‘The weather here is very warm. The thermometer atoncs at 82 degrees in the shade, Wasuincton, April 19, 1855. The weather is quite warm to-day, with a pleasaat breeze, The mercury rose, at half past 12 o'clock, to §€3¢ degrees in the shade, Puinapenrara, April 1912 M. The thermometer now stands at 82 degrets in the shag. Mayor's Office, MORE OF THE STREET CLEANING MACHINES. ‘the operations of the street cleaning machines are evidently giving the city a more decent and healthy ap- pearance, The Mayor received a communication at his Office yesterday from Messrs. Smith, Seckel & Co., giving a statement of the amonnt of dirt and ashes removed from the First, Second, Fourth and Sixth wards, from April 16 te April 18. Here is the table:— Ward1. Ward2. Ward 4. Ward 6 Loads of dirt removed... 696 487 490 870 Loads of anes do. ... 200 150 200 TOtMl...cvcereeeeee OH 68T—65D. BT. Loads of dirt removed from the four wards......, 1,93 bse arr Ne aera te This certainly looka very encouraging, and speaks Volumes in favor of the adoption of these machines as a substitute fer the old {ogy system of manual labor. ‘There is ver, @ great deal to be done, as macy atreets in it parts of the city still remain in a very filthy condition, It is to be noped that, for the fake of the general goo?, these also will be attended to by the proper authoritiés. MAYOR WOOD'S BADGE OF MERIT. ‘The new megal got up by Mayor Wood at his own per- ronal expense, ond intended as a reward or mark of dis- tinction for those among the policemen of New York, wko may, by the faithful and fearless performance of their duties, rencer themselves deserving of it, was ex- hibited yesterday. The medal is manufactured of pure miver, nd represents cimply an American sugle, with shield beautifully outepread wings, ermony ae ry adornee with the stars and . Ona band passing diagonally actoss the shield. i# inacribed—Partum est Mévito,—and on a ribbon held in the bill of the eagie, i eprgaven the motto—Fiat Justitia, si fereat ewlum, ‘The pame of the policeman, fortunate, enough to have it presented to him, will be put upon the vack of the medal. The Mayor seems to think that this will have a very beneficial eifect upon the police, by inciting taem to greater vigilance, and causing them to take » deeper in- terest in the public anfery. There can be no reasonable doubt of the tact. Heretofore there has been no reward City Politics, IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE SOFT SHELL GENSRAL OOMMITTRE—A PLATFORM FOR THE PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN OF 1856—CUBA AT ANY COST—TRE KNOW NOTHINGS DENOUNCED -—-THE PROHIBITORY LIQUOR BILL DITTO - ETC., ETC. Pursuant to announcement, a special meeting of the ‘Soft Shell Genera] Committee was held last night in Tam- many Hall, Robert Kelley, Chairman, presiding; and Alexander Ming acting as Secretary pro tem. The following members were in attendance:—Thomas Byrnes, William Miner, Charles Fletcher, P. G. Maloney, ‘Thomas Monroe, Patrick Coyle, Joseph Rose, John A. Kennedy, Patrick Mathews, William Fay, Alexander Ming, Thomas W. Adams, Dante! &, Delavan, Charles H. Ring, Wiliam: D, Kennedy, Ashael Reed, Aca H. Bogert, Norman McLeod, James R, Steers, Hiram Engle, John Pettit, Conrad Swackhamer, William Henry, John Orr, Wm. Fisher Weeks, Thomas Boese, James Scatliff, John Van Buren, Daniel W. Morris, James Gregory, Jas. H. Crawford, Archibald Noble, John Cochrane, Manus Kelly, Lorenzo B. Shepard, Robert Keiley, John Mur- phy, Anson Herrick, Philip Fohey, William Dunham, William McConkey, William Lawiag Andre - Froment, Benj. P. Fairchild, Dennis F. Root, Nicholus Seagrist. During the evening the discussions were quite ant- po the Ogg egy Bie wil be pound below. gobn Van Buren, Cochrane, |. Boose and Kennedy participated in the discussion. The Special Committee, consisting of Jchn A. Ken- nedy, Alex. Ming and L. B. Shepard, to whom was re- terred the duty of drawing up a platform of the de. mocracy, reperted the following resolutions :— 1. Resolved, TI while we deproeate the evils ot war, and would recommend no act to be done by our government in violation of our duties as nation, yet that any seizure of American property, arrest of American citizens, lenes to American ships, or inev}t to tho American ther in contravention of ti hes or dig nity asa nation, i but im. Peratively requizes, a resort to arms against Sp Fedress sh wuld be promptly made; and we are aut the patriotic sentiment of the country will, in suc ally to the, support of the administration with th fervor and devotion which characterized our resistance to British oppression im the war of 1912-1815, and to Moxioan aggression in the war of 1846-1848, 2, Resolved, also, That it war shall be forced upon us for her of the causes abovementioned, that we shall oxpect a rial indemnity for the expenses of that war, either by the Pa; y the cession of territory. i. Resolv , That we utterly deny the right of Groat Britain and nty the territories of Spain upon nes te gui e this continent against the enforcement of such indemnity; and we maintain our just claim to hold the Spani-h govern: ment direebly responsible for those acts of its officials in Cuba which assatl our rights or Signtts, repudiatiag all in tervention of other po’ sbield it from that responsibi- or conventions of such fowers, sign, or having such effect, as mani- ional intore ‘That we take this occasion to reiterate r ion to the doctrine of President Monroe, against the interfercuge of foi governments in the affairsof the nations of this continent 5. Resolved, also, That we consider these peislotpiod As Op- ported to filibustering in auy form, and we have undiminished onfidence in the intention of the administration to pro me, and to confine any actionthat may be taken ia pect to the vindication of the national honor, and to f national grievances. 4 olved, algo, That tho federal rovornment is one of Limited powerr, derived solely from the constitution, and tho rants of power shown therein ought to be strictly construcd +4 all the departments and agents of the government. and 1 it inexpediont and dangerous to eacrciso doubtful 8, z. . That the constitution does not confor upon the go government the power to commence and carry on. general s) stem of iuternal improvements, 8 Resolved, also, That it isthe duty of every branch of the overnment to enfcrce and practice the most rigid economy $a conducting our public aflnics, 0. Resolved, Therefore, that wo aro cratifiod by the vetoes of the President of the * act makit grant of public lands to the several States for the benvilt of indigant insane per- tens,"” dated May 8 INDI; of the "aot making appropria- tions for the repale, preservation avd completion of certain ublic works heretofore commenced under authority of aw," dated August 4, 1854; of tho “act to provide for the ascertainment of claims of American citizens for spolintions committed by the Fronch prior to July 3l, 1901," datod Fob. 17, 1856; aud alsorof the“ ac) making appropriations for tho transportation of tho Unitod States mail by ocean steatners and otherwise during tho fiscal years ending the 30th of 55, and the Sth of Juve, 1855,” dated March 3, Wo trust that the sound domooratio doctrines muigated thersin, tay, in their onforcement, havo tho % of driving from the halls of Gongross iho#o persons who combine to debauch Congress and possess themselves of the propcrty of the government, and who, in the prosecution of their purpores are actuated by no principl i thfal to no party— bly svaricions, and remorse! iy ante t. 10. Kesolv ‘That the literal principles emi cated by Sef. ferson in the de pendeneo, and sanctioned in oh the land of liberty and ich ma pressed of every nation, have ever beoa al principles inthe democratic falta,’ aud ovory ai t to abridge the prescat privilege of bocoming oltiza A the soil bt to be resisted wit me spirit which allen aad sedition laws yur statute books. Resolved, also, That the provision of the constitution of ate thav ‘the free exerci: and enjoym amongst ws OW ewopt the for great services performed by policemen, and-to that fact alone may be ascribed the utter negligence and dis- regard of duty which has been o distinguishing. feature in their characters. Now, we trust, that anew state of things will be inaugurated, and that tho praiseworthy efforte of our e: Bo Mayor, for the protection of the ives and property of the citizeas of this great matropo- lie, will be atte: with suceers. ALLEGED HOTEL ROBBERY. Aman named Henry Wilson Peckham war arrested yerterday and brought before Justice Osborn, at tho Mayor’s office, charged by Andrew Perrine with having ccmmitted » ss om said Perrine, at Ait. James Christ "s hotel, No, 104 Vesey streat. It Leon | 3 the Sern of Perrine, meet ed, — at ight, while quietly reposing in owas awakened by hearing. some ouein his room handling his clothes, and that thereupon he arose and asked the per- een what be was doing there; upon which said cautiously slipped out of the room. Mr. Perrine swears that the said person was about the size and appearance of said Peckham. After the alleged robber lett the rcom, Perrine dressed himeelf, went down stairs, and tole what had occured to the landlord, who. went oat and brought in officer Hamblin. All three proceeded up stairs and knocked at the door of Peckham’s room, who immediately opened.it. On emtering they found in Peck- ham’s bed & pair Of nippers, three skeleton keys and a serew driver. aleo |, direotly outside of Peckham’s dcor, bank which Perrine imme- diately recognized as the money which hak been stolen frcm him, amounting to $7. door of Mr, Perrine’s room having been Jocked, he su that the acrused mwuat have opened “it with the mippers, or some similer instrument, . Williamsburg Poiities. DEMOCRATIC FUSION MEBTING BROKE UP IN Go#U SION. The following in large han¢bills wea posted up.in va- rious parte of the late Williamsburg,-- All democrats without distingti united action of the party, on sare invited to attend’ at jush Seventh strect, on ‘Vhursday, . M., for the purpose of forming & jub, in oud for the first Agsem- ‘of Kings. in accordaace with this notice, ay the opening of the mectirg lest.cvening,tmenty-three persons wore present, cobsiating of oftee hoWers and others, reedy and will- rg to serve their country. ix- Alderman Barris Comstock was chossn, chpiraan, and Deputy Sheriff Gillett, secretary. Frank’Switt moved to elect » 2rosident of the Club. Scme pezson wished to ls first on what piasiorm they were to should join to- come together Mr. Bowst eaid if the democratic party ther in good faith, and let jon baby: shake fioos uke met aed bury thal iiatchet thayeoo carry the State this fall, and sweep away all-these whig isms. Mr, Manswart wished to keow if a fusion wag to be on principle, or for the purpo*s of proevzing some lucrative office for seme La Sprung up. between Messrs, Bowie and lars! two fay ; thone im favor of Keeping ver leave the room, and af this time the adjourn was carried, and they all lefs, Willtamsburg Newe, Fice, of Ewen street, accidentally (eli iaton eer! oa ‘Wednesday, aod was inmedia’ Sates Orville H. Taylor, aged fourteen yrers, dfe4 the sams nigt pha a ‘effect of iz juries received whilat jumping ina 5 Two Cemen Jews bought @ diseared cow for mine thisimgs, ead ca Wedrestay they had ite carcase all out up fox Paussge meat, They we®arrosiet, but an ti had cot offered the stuf for sale, they were Loos OU) ior mepanges, without diserimiuation or owed in this State to all i ‘expression we consider it repagnam spirit of our governmont, and urjust and cangerous in the eqtreme to diaw the religious opinions of men into political contro versy. 12. Resolved, That we are opposed to tho Prohibitory of April 6th, miscelied ‘an act for th» prevention of 10- temperance, paupetism and erimo,” but which should rathe bot ed “an act to secure the invasion ot constitutional rights, sad the overthrow of the mo: rules of judicial evidence.” ‘That we rogard this act as un- titutional, because it trates in & certain ription of criminal casos te compel persons to be wit: osces against themselves, thus ostablishing under our re- publican government end free writton constitation the odious principle of eusation, which bas been abandon e relic of the barbarous ages cven by tue civilized monarchies of the carth. 13. Resolved, ry? that we reyard thi: 1 of AS Unoconstita+ tional, because eS leprives citizens of their property with- of 1a ‘That we regard the provisions of the nce to sales not in orisin&l packazos as vio- wy, 4, 1331, and the 1@ Power of June: 25, 1st, whereby it is es and Liquors of France shall be ad- mption in the States of the Un'on, upon cor- rein prescribed, which conventioa ‘and treaty jonstitution of the United States, ude ther au- law of the land, anything in the constitution or laws 1y State to the contrary notwithstanding. Resolved, also, That we regar. ot ight of th: 1a,to be soon: sgainst unreasonable searches an in the bill of Incorporated bts, 3 United Staten and Fecentsad even by the monarol vernment of Great Britain 1G. Resolved, also, That,we constdes ot highly unjust because it creates the presumption t?. certain olass of persons char,ed with crime are guilty thereof, nntil thoy are proved to be innocent, thus reversing a skcrad principle of our jnrispendence, whereby every 4 presumed to be innocent until be Is proven to Ve guilty. 7. Resolved, alvo, That vioiations ot ith 2 puriic treatios, of t ni of long established principles cf fapisprudence, are peculiarly dancoroxs dn & country whid& must rely upon fundamental principles safegnarde agginst fanaticiem and fatolerance, aud not but oxpread our regret that the votes of woll m democrats cast for other candidates in the Inst olectio not givon to Horatio Seymour, the true champion of cons! tutional liverty republican righte—thus preserving us it has been inflicted uw; 2 constitution and Dill of right hiator; r given by the whigs in 1834, taab the loan $39,000,000 would be devoted economically to the onlarzemo and completion of the carals, and wouldbeamply ib hee now become epparsnt, and is avowed, that trom $1 (060,000 to $6,000,000, and in all probability ‘s much gros! amount in sdgition, will be reqnired for 41060 purposes. 18. Hosolved, also, that notwitlatandizg the 81,00, 000 rais ed under the amendment to ution of 184, and $1,(25,116 supplied, by the 81a threo quarters of & Py bi betor ey the t of the Raioran en. ex, Ld support y - mest atime oF pe ‘yot tho ances, of the State, as we ‘are in inextricable confu- Works are ingu! 10 whig Gov co cation is thua ply. a denen of B2Nbeay, whlch le replay cossary to swelling i 20. Reso watified by the ad- Lexislature upon in the retura to an A eoon these prin democracy of the cit; Mall assemblod, take their stan: Now citizons to oo operets ill be able to restore the purity, and. we conpratulate hi y infamous Police Inw, which was vert tlt: police of ‘this city {ato ee foregoing resolntions he pr plished under the samghen of fhe offisers of (gg 4 f These elicited considerable, discussion, bat were a! length carried unsoimously. It is understood the ad- ministration bas been cousa)ted, amd they fullpendorse. them. ¥ "ine ‘ty New Custom House Order. EDITOR OF THR HERAT aevaas New York, Aprik 14, 1860. } you oblige one ef your constant readars by givivg public fo the following im your wide) cisentated pa- pers thus benefit ali uaporters and tia pudlic gen- eri order las Jatel bean receive from. Washington at jouse this cit ing beh a Tiapeeet; broker or clerk, will Tieceatier: be al- lowed to enter the public store and loos after their gooda which are rent there for inspection What wan the. consequence of 4 phen feo hoy oa wi they ere tocontred ‘them or to oblige bonis do thet duty. ‘Thone importers whe are ‘most liveral’’ will, of — get their yeots —_ and the — will have to awai leasure in dee fm busy times, are often stored away in some oapoure corner, chew 4 take weeks of even months before they celdsataliy discovered. ‘That tetabliohbment should not be eailed ‘a public store’ efter this, AN IMPORTER. Jamon Tittle and Ded Jacobs, married men, heve boon ercested, ond ars in jal at Bloomingtoa, for © with Aegeline Kisaberun and Mary Wisely, two © In were turned by reading romaRoey. ‘Tho two ten ary Nkely te go to Mae pemitratinry Troupe for the Terrible City of New Yorke OPENING OF THE ITALIAN OPERA SEASON, ar ¥,"8L0'S GABDEN, WITH THB GREAT CAN?ATRICE, ma, ‘AME LA BARONESS AKNA DE LAGRANGE, ON MonD, ‘¥;- Apgit 30, 1855, CARD. In announcing an engagement of such great and uns> deniable importance a» that of Madame la Baroness Anna de Lagrange, the managers, in justice both to the” public and themselves, deem it necessary to offer = fow Observations, which, if duly appreciated, will, it is confidently hoped, justify ‘thhesa in producing eee such acknowledged’ magnitude, when the receat Peo pias? Gisappointment connected with “ The and Enterprize,” can hardly be fo: . Firstly, several persons, in whose judg nent every” confidence .an and should’ be placed, insist that “ Phe Opera”? (which in nearly every city in Europe is under the i iiate euperintendence and pecuniary pat of the government,) cannot be firmly established in country—where it is altogether a private speculation-> unless the system of sonnpng ous particular at an extraordinary is abandoned, ani thebadt * ness is carried on & superior stock company only. ‘The managers he dnig ioe oy adopt a pore tending se materially to reduce their expenses—it being well knowe that the beet stock company which could be procured would cost far less than one artist of great repu- tation. But unfortunately for , the public have had an opportumty of heating, in rapid succession, the most celebrated vocal artists of the day. They have be accustomed to extraordinary performers, They have become as good, and perhaps Detter judges, thaa the audionces of Paris, Loacon, Bt, Petersburg, or Mi- nj consequently exists no small reacom wo be that“ eereiy. gocd singers’? would not elicit a sufficient amount of pa’ to cover expenses, even if calculated on a moderate scale. There- fore, after a careful examination of the subject, the managers have arrived at the conclusion that the only way for them to achieve success would be, comdinimg the tno systems—that is, engaging a perfect stock com pany, and adding to it one artist of transcendent merit, and, of natural consequence, corresponding reputatioa. This point having been once settled, the managers in— structed their agents to spare no exertions in the endea- . vor to carry ont their views; and the engagement of Madame ce Lagrange, in such an incredibly short space of time, isthe test proof of their agents’ intelligence and zeal—tully justifying the ample confidence reposed: in them. After Mesdames Jenny Lind, Sontag, Alboni, and Grisi, there remain but few singers who can claim am equal artistic standing. These few are Mesdamea Bren- zokni, Cravellt, Viardot Gareis, and Lagrange. The agents of the inanagers had aa opportunity of b rll these artists, and they speedily discovered that Frezzolini und Viardot Garcia were approaching rapidly the end of their career—their voices being nearly A whilst, from all thelr former artistic excellence, thers remained nothiog but a time-honored name. Not so, however, with Cruvelli and Lagrange. Both are im the ceu'th of their talent—the vocal organ in the highest state of preservation and culture—they are (amtliar with the classic repertoire of the old masters, and, of course, thoroughly conversant, par exccllence, with the lyria brillianey and passion of the modern #11001 of oompo- aition, Ofiers were ianmediately made to both th but Cruvelli’s engagement at the Grand Oper precluded her accepting any other. Thavks, however, to circumstances of an entirely private nature, the agents of the managers succeeded in securiog Madame De La- grange, at a pecuniary sacrifice, hogever, which compels them to appeal opealy, frankly, and, ‘they trast, mot hopelessly, to the public to assist them by a generously extended patronage, in bringing their present onerous undertaking to a tatisfactory termination. Inconclusion, the mamagers beg to say that do not antici; a full house on the opening night of the season, for experience has unfortunately shown without having recourse to, or bowing before, the [- potence of “‘puffing’’—no matter how exalted the rank ofthe arti: unsurpassed as may be the talent which gave that rank—not a little of what may be term- ed “‘out-door influence” is required to awaken the carl osity of “the masses.”” Owing to the suddeoness of her engagement, Madame De Lagrange cannot have the bene- fit of this “out-door influence,” which consists of pre- paring the way by means of advertisements, a, critical xotices, biographical sketches, eanly and continu: ows announcements through the medium of the press, &c , during the space of an entire year, and sometimes: more, prior to the advent of the artist, as was the case = Jenny Lind, Madame Sontag, Madame Grisi, Signer rio, ke. But the managers are pared for, and fully” rely upon the attendance of one ofthe largest awiiences: that bas ever been collected in this country, on the secom® night of Madame ce Lagrange’s sppearance, when the public will find in 1! reat cantatrice the ne plus ulira of modern vocalization singer equally grat on the stage and in tl oncert room—in the florid music of the. Rorainian school, the pass'‘onate bursts of Meyerbeer, the tender melancholy of Bellini, and the classic simpli: city of Mozart or Beethoven ; and withal, a woman of such distinguished sppearance and lacy-like demeanor, thst she will not oaly compel the admiration of the hie, but is sure to calist their unanimous symy And this the ets say without the slightest fear of the disastrous result which would be the inevitable com- uence if the début of Madame de Lagrange should fal below the great expectations they boldly and anhesi- tatingly eal) upon the prbdlic to entértrin. Mac dkus ob, tage cook hip “whom fi Italian ame Apna de ye, by whom e Opera season at Nibio’a Gavdent will be inau; ox- hibits in ber own os of the few instances om re- cord, wherein high rank and noble birth are found aliied with rare natural gifts of voice, and artistic excellence of the most distinguished character, The advai or 40 dal position and supremacy in art aro seldom united: for, where fortune gives the one, she gei ’ Centen the other. In the present instance, however, she has beon doubly liberal in her gifte—bestor on the recipient not only a mame great in the annals of the country od a oe iat f bat talent of % high am ordor tha er ional justre is shed upom the name she bears. Madame de Lagrange is allied by birth to one of the firat families in France—a Baroness in her own right, and niece of the world renowned Kosciusko, whilst hee union with a general officer in the service of the Em; of Russie, causes her to be allied by marriage with the bighest nobility of the Muscovite empire, But it is more with her fame and talnt as an crtist:, than her eminsat social position, that the musical public of America have to do, or will feel interested in. BS ps nt of Europe #3 the greatest conce: Separtment of ee art = whieh a ie . eae and supreme; as an interpreter lyric drame, — abe ww equally tandas highly faibad—oh to the ceigianity. of conception of character, refinement of a} and Lrilliancy of executive powers, she has tnaai in all her operatic erformansen, Throughout Italy, her singing bas created the greatest furore the oriti- -.” cal dilletanti, and stern professional judges of that ope- - ratic land, who pronounced her vocalization matchless. _ ‘The fara perm pS: ier Cope aaa hea > to contend against pres! and riv: of tt great vocal eviebrities who have 80 Tome hel sapeoa away, and the venerated recollections of those who had. them and her, were botn passed with the same unqual'fied admirat‘on and success; and Madame de La- range was at once declared to be the ry pense | Pritane vocal artiste of the age; whilst im well. pont Fel the most severely critical capital. im Burope— . some t fou: sensation that she red in that » shes ‘than forty-five times una aos season. Dat her triumphs wore reserved for St Pe tersb: ‘. - ane ality of cas Monee nave empted iberali ror’s “pat where tee have all spyeeret, reason’ fier ene to achieve the most iiant suocees compari- ‘Mad we Tange at once obtained the verdict of artintie supaee and the unanimous admission of her Vi ‘worthily celebrated, and greatest ox living peyamas” donnas; nor was this morely an empty title, fozswid te was coupled an official salary from the Cusr of ave five thonsand roubles per month—an omolumeat 4 has Deen continued to the prevent time, and Ome: whieh. he now resigns for rasone hereinafter stated. ‘The brilliant career whic! ne de Lage gy has. commenced, and nov, enjoys, is scarcely to Ww hAoret, at, for it nded om no fertuitous or ate'fas xt al olr- imstazces; endowed with a. yocal organ of, 1)4¢ mowt extraordinary purity, compass, 63 ‘mpathy, of intonation, combined with’ gare mest there natural gifts have bem cultivated to. iv wf degree of fection under the first mast. whom only one need be the greav *}/ modern com; ‘and ever iMustrious Mar, under whom she studied for three ‘+, end why fo Srest, oe inieeit in be yeptl the bane hiv, ~4 1 vow portion of his eslobrated spera, "Il Base) cre'gimr ® WHS wal 1 Madare de alone / exe, aa whic which have earned for her tls ay. S24 2806; nad unprecedented celebrity. managers would briefly advert to the circ: \- hich by bled them to o! ne valuable oer ‘ines of Madame da Lagrange. ul , snot, {aluanle only child ia a little five {ee * of eg vin ext delicate health, in all mater nal solicitude centered—this her per mauew/, residence in St. Pena Wier ttt aa ney gover ent to exercise bing eat ae sia for an; on 7 “Called 8 | dy power lavar the exception was to self and husband ere sapiens ©) visit this, ot To ie bom me: