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4 NEW YORK HERALD. GORDON BENNE?rT, JAMES PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, Orvice ¥. Volume XX. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Macnern. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Jackers or Buue—Se- ven TxmPprations—Mipnicnt Warton. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street—Comepy ov Epxnoxs—Lecenvamain. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Exorements in Hueu Lire—Boip DRAGOONS. AMBRICAN MUSEUM—Atternoon—Hor Conn—Kiss 1x ue Darx. Evening—Lavy ov tue Lake—Dexps o¥ Dueavrur Nore. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanics’ Hall—i72 Broadway. BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Bucx- aey's Erniorian Oreka Trovee, CHINESE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 589 Broadway—Pano- mama oy Evrore anv Sixoe ov Sgnasroron. PERHAW’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad. x UPERA TROUPE, York, Thursday, May 3, 1855, The News. No signs of the stesmsr Atlantic, due at thi9 pert from Liverpool, at one o’clock this morning. Bhe is row in her twelfth day out. ‘The steamer Pacific left this port yesterday for Laverpool, with two bundred and twenty-six pas wevgere. The rush of travel to Europe this season qa uneXampled. Steamers acd sailing vessels take ‘cut fall complements of passougers eaci trip. Tae Atlantic, to leave a fortnight heace, has every barth epgeged. Bétween the Maine liquor law on the one Dand, and tbo attractions of the Paris Exhibition on ‘the other, cur watering places are doomed to suff:r serious}y du-ing the coming summer. The steamship Star of the West, which arrived last evening brought us one week’s iater intelligen:e from @alifornis. There was no probability that the Logis- lature would again go into joint convention for the purpose of endeavoring to elect a United S:ates ®Benator, snd the members were busily engaged winding up the business, preparatory to going to their homes. The city goverament of San Francis. ©o appeared to be in a very unsettled and ussatia- factory state. The Grand Jury had presented a umber of the municipal officers, whom they seemed te thick bad not conducted the pablic affairs in as straightforward a manner as the citizens generally might have desired. Ali the city property had been aitached on account of illegality of sale, and the greatest excitement was manifested in consequence: Boriness bad not improved much, although the miners were represented as doing a profitable basi+ nese, The liquor excitement is increasing rapidly throvghout txe State. In all the cities and large towns liquor dea:era nave organized ass clations to test the legality of the Probibitory law before the eourts. As yet there isnot the slightest dimination im the traffic, and we doubt if a single trader has given up business on a:coust of the enactment o° the Jaw. In Brooklyna number of dealers had ap- plied for a renewal of their licenses, which several of the Excice Commission seemed disposed to grati- fy, but tne Mayor instructed the City Clerk not to veveive and file the papers, and the Corporation Counse), in a written opinion, whish we publish, confirmed the directions ot the Mayor, being con- vinced that it 1s uolawful to grans licovses here- af.er. Mr. Fabens, one of the chief promoters of the Kinney Nicarsgua expedition, was arrested in Wash- ingtop yester’ay, by an officer from New York. The Massaciusetts Know Nothing State Council, which met in Boston on Tuesday, is said to have been largely attended. Gov. Gardaer and Ssnator Wilson are among the delegates to the national council] to be held in Philadelphia next moath, Btrong anti-slavery resolutions we:e adopted unani- mously by the meeting. Thus the Massachuse:ts Know Nothings have thrown off all disguise, and jt ie quite likely the national convention will permit ‘them to “ propel their own bark,” to adopt Arch- bishop Hughes’ felicitous rendering of a curt West- ern phrace. The members of the Connectisut Logislatare met and organized yesterday a Hartford. Today both houses wi'l proceed to elect a Governor and other State officers, all of whom will probably be Know Nothings. A correspondent of the New Orleans Bee, writ- ing from the cisy of Mexico, states that Santa An- ma was so seriously ill thathe was not expscted to live. His malady was an affection of the head and throat, causing » state of stupor. There was a ru- ‘mor to the effect that Santa Anna and his cabinet are disposed to ssli Lower California, for which they are willing to acce2t the modest eum of forty m'l lions of dollars. The Gadsden purchase money is exhausted, and another slice of territory must be wold in order to supply an empty treasury. Of course the United States are expected to becoms the purchasers, Mr. Wight, the young man who was shot by hia rival at New Haven on Satarday, died on Tassday, after sufferiog great agony. Clark, the assassin, received the intelligence of the death of his victim with unconce:n, merely asking what the people thought of his case, and requesting, if the rales gf his prison permitted, that he be allowed to smoke. An account of the last moments of the victim of this bicody tragedy may be found elsewhere. The trial of James G. Damond, charged with slave piracy, commenced in the Circuit Court at Philadelphia on Tuesday. The defendant was maa- ter of the brig Grey Eagle, and conveyed some six bundred Africans to Cuba, where they were landed by bribing the authorities of the port of Cabanos, afier which the versel was abacdoned. It appears that Mayor Wood is quite offsnded with the report presented by the Commissioners of Emigration, in reference to the emigrant ruaners, publiabed last week. He considers the report a persona! attack on himself, and refases to co-operate with the Commissioners in fatare. The members of the Board at its meeting yesterday disclaimed acy perzonal hostilicy to the Mayor, and argasd tat he was the assailant in charging them with dereliction of duty. From the report of the pro- ceedings, given elewhers, it appears that another ea7go of paupers has been landed at this port. They eame from Havre, in the ship Confederation, and many of them are already arge to the Commis sioners. The investigation of the Briggs police inquiaito- rial committee of the Board of Alderman was con- tinued yesterday. It appears to grow more amus: ing 48 it progresees, as will be seen from the re- port we publish. The Fire Department Committee of the Board o° Aldermen met last evening. The case of Engine No. 47 was considered, aud it was finally agreed to disband the compary. A number of other com- plainte were debated, a fal! report of which is given im another colnmn. Cotson contioucd active and firm yesterday. Tae sales reached about 4,000 a 5,000 bales, consider. able portion of which was in transitu. Too esti mates of the crop for the past 2ea:00, have, by most persons been reduced within a month crtwo, Few R90 beyond three millions of bales, while some are as 19 88 2,800,000 bales. All agree that the crop will not equal whit waa at first anticipated, while, if the higher cetimate be admitted, it cannot, from the interruption to navigation in many of the rivers et the South, al\ reach market in time for export the present season. Time, however, must ere loag settlo the matter, and prove the sonndness or the falsity of auch views. Should the crop not exceed the lower estimates, it is probable, barring fereiga troubles or revola‘ions, prices have and shoud peace men their lowest range, be concluded they may ru'e much higher, Flour wa: beavy, and prices tended im favar of buyers. No wheat of moment was on the market, and prices were nominal. Provisions were un- changed, but generally either steady orfirm. Whis- key slightly improved. Governor Reeder and his Free Soll Land Spe- culations in Kansas—Very Interesting to the Soath. We tranefer to our columns this morning, from the Kansas Squatter Sovereign, a very instructive exposition of the free soil land spe- culating operations of Governor Reeder in that Territory. Its perusal, at this crisis, will be especially interesting to such of the people of Virginia and other Southern States as may stil! cherish the delusion that our Pierce ad- ministration and its spoilsmen are sound upon the slavery question. We believe that the honor of securing the appointment of Mr. Reeder (an old Pennsylva- pia Van Buren free soil democrat) is claimed both by Forney, chief of the Kitchen Cabinet, and Postmaster General Campbell; bat whether the appointment was secured through the pow- erful inflaence of the one or the other, or both, the responsibility belongs to Mr. Pierce, Mr. Reeder’s Van Buren free soil antecedeats, we suspect, determined the question in his favor; and, like a true spoilsman of that school, he appears to have proved both his willingness and his abilities to turn the perquisits and privileges of his office to the largest advantage. Yhe principles governing Mr. Pierce in his se- hetion were doubtless the same which secured to the Van Buren Buffalo faction of the demo- cracy the lion’s share of the spoils upon the organization of his administration. A Van’ Buren Bourbon himself, Mr. Pierce cannot tor- get dr abandon the claims of that clique to the control of the democratic party. Governor Reeder’s land speculating pro- ceedings seem to have been the result of a deliberate Kitchen Cabinet arrangement to secure the spoils to themselves of the great emigration movement to Kansas. To this cad, it appears the Governor was early and active in the field as a land “prospector;” and un- der the peculiar advantages of his office, he is reported as having been successfal to an ex- traordinary degree, in buying up for a baga- telle large tracts of the best lands of the In- dians and half breeds in different parts of the Territory. There is a reason, too—a good solid cash reaton—why he should exert him- self in favor of free soil settlers agaiast Southern slaveholders. A free soiler requires but a small farm, while a slaveholder requires a large one to make anything out of it. A large tract of land cut up into small farms, will sell better than by wholesale. Hence tne sympathies, the interests, and the movements of Governor Reeder, Forney & Co. have all been in favor of the free soil emigration, to the exclusion of the slaveholders. There are, however, in most cases, two sides to aquestion. Senator Atchison, and others of the ultra Southern school in Missouri, were not long kept in ignorance of the schemes and movements of the Kansas Governor and his associate speculators to turn over the Territory into the hands of the free soilers. Oa dis- covering the drift of the game, Atchison and his party accordingly resolved to have a finger in the pie, and to put a stop, if possible, to the Reeder land company’s proceedings at once. Otherwise, there was danger that the Governor would soon monopolize all the available lands in the Territory, turn them over to the free eoilers, and make of himself and associates mil- lionairee, to the total exclusion of the Missou- rians. We have had an inkling of the conse- quences. The four thousand votes cast at the previous election in Kansas, a few months ago, bave been increased to seven thousand at the late election ; and the Missourians are charged with having entered the country like an army of hostile invaders—with haviag in this way carried the election, and returned homewards next morning. It was a coup d’état against Reeder ant Company. It will bring up all their plans and doings for a thorough investigation at the meeting of Congress, if not sooner. In this light, this unlawful Missouri foray may yet re- sult in some timely disclosares for a wholesome reformation of the plans of our Kitchen Cabinet spoilsmen. We have no doubt that ia the end it will appear that the Missourians have had strong temptations and provocations for their late armed occupation of the new Territory— something more, in fuct, than the buccaneering spirit of lawless frontieramen. In any event it is due to public justice that the mysteries of the late Kansas election should be thoroughly sifted; and if Mr. Pierce fails to do it, the next Congress will hardly be permitted to lay the subject under the table. The Reeder administration in Kansas, thus far, is perfectly consistent with this doable- faced administration at Washington. The Kansas-Nebraska bill was passed to deceive the South. It was a Cabinet thing of false pretences on both sections, but especially to the South. The affairs of Kansas have been turned over to a pack of speculating Van Bu- ren free soilers, the object with Mr. Pierce be- ing the recovery of the ground which he has lost in the North, while the great end of his Kitchen and Territorial retainers has been to buy up the half breed lands of Kansas, and sell them offat Wall street profits, Thas, we un- derstand, Mr. Reeder and Company have made provision for large reinforcements of Pennsylva- nia free soilers on the rich lands bought in the lump from the poor and simple halt:breed Indians for a few blankets and barrels of whiskey. Let the people of Virginia consult these doings of Mr. Pierce’s officials and favorites in Kansas, and then answer us, has not this admin. istration been dealing treacherously with the South, and playing into the hands of the North. ern abolitionists and free soilers upon this vital question of slavery—upon the most critical and important sectional issue since 1850? The South must now be convinced that free soil Van Burevism is the governing element of this administration. Mr. Pierce cannot disguise his anti-slavery proclivities, and he is getting less cautious as his term of office draws to a elose. What a precious hambug was that Nebraska bill! Dothe Virginians understand it now? Barxum's Bany Snow.—We perceive, froin the abolition correspondence of one of our Seward organs, that negro babies will probably be admitted to Barnum’s baby show. Very likely it will dwindle down to a purely black affair, unless some of our women’s rights women who believe in the equality of colors and exes, should come to the rescue. Can nobody furnish a pair of twins from Joyce Heth, or & fat negro baby tarning white, to complete the revolting spectacle? NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, MAY 3, 18565. Know Norame Movements iv New Yorx. —We understand that the Know Nothings of this Commonwealth will hold » Grand State Council at Syracuse next week, for the revi- sion of their tests, oaths, pledges and principles. We learn further, that it is their purpose to follow up the good example of the Council of the Fifteenth ward of this city, in the promul- gation of substantially the same constitutional and vational doctrines as the platform of the order of the Empire State for the Presidency. At their last Council, a few months ago, it ap- peared that there were 1,060 Councils in the State, great and amall, with an aggregate of 154,600 members. At this time, we are in- formed, the lodges have increased to 1,270, and the members enrolled to 184,600—a very for- midsble party indeed. A year ago an effort was made to establish a Know Nothing organ in this city, and a daily paper, called the Budget, was accordingly started, But, after sinking ten thousand dol- lara, it was Gropped, as aiosing concern. Sub- sequently, we learn, a member from each of eight different Councils entered iato overtures for the purchase of the Vew York Express, from tbe morning down to the twenty-fifth evening edition, Thirty thousand dollars, up- on consultation with the heads of the concern, was to be the price, all the Brookses being thrown in. But, upon farther reflection, it was concluded that it would not pay for the candle to attempt thus to galvanize the Hupress into aliving organ of any party, much leas the Know Nothings. So they wisely concluded to dispense with the Express, and with an or- gaa altogether. With an organ, they would become involved in unprofitable newspaper controversies, while without one they may get along smoothly; for all they wish to be publiehed of their movements, they can pub- lish through moat of our public journals, at their discretion. Thus the controversy of Brooks with Archbishop Hughes goes for no- thing. “Sam” is not to be caught with such chaff. We learn, also, that there have lately been some meetings at Constitution Hall of the pe- culiar silver gray friends of Mr. Fillmore, with the view of considering the ways and meaas for securing to the ex-President the Know No- thing nomination in 1856. Some were in favor of the project of pushing him forward, others (perhaps some of the Kaow Nothing friends of George Law or Cornelius Vanderbilt) were oppored to it, on the ground that no good lack could follow the nomination of an accidental President for another term, and they cited the case of Captain Tyler; but the meeting could come to no conclusion. It appears, however, that shortly afterwards the business was taken up by some silver gray lawyers of Wall street, of the Know Nothing stripe, and they resolved that Mr. Filmore should be laid upon the shelf, at least until they can have some definite ex- pression of opinion from the South. The Know Nothing State Council meets at Syracuse next Tuesday. Its proceedings will bave an important bearing upon the Virginia election, and the future prospects of the new party as a national organization. We are assured that the Know Nothings of this State will place themselves upon high national ground, equivalent to a junction with their brethren in the South, and to a formal divorce from the aboliticnized party of Massachusetts, Let the Council at Syracuse look to the Union. They can dispense with the State of Massachu- ‘setts. Ponitica Hypocrites, —If anything could convince the teetotalers of the country of the folly of their pretensions, that result onght certainly to be attained by the developed hypocrisy of their leaders. It now appears from a controversy which has broken out among the temperance champions that the teetotal organs in this city are edited and written by dram drinkers; that nobody enjoys a glass better than the wortby gentlemen who conduct these sheets; and that in all probability the fierce diatribes against the rumsellers which they have contained from time to time have been composed under the influence of brandy and water, and the pledges given under the exciting effects of champagne. If anything could open the eyes of the people of tne rural districts, this ought, More than this, not only have the temperance advocates in this city been themselves moderate drinkers, and sought to repair the ravages of time and the shosks of party in the genial society of the wine-cup, but both have con- fessed to the habit on inquiry. Both positively state that they see no harmin it. Will this satisfy the rnral districts? AnoTHER CaNpIpATE IN THE Fretp.—George Law and Commodore Vanderbilt must look to their laurels; from the correspondence we pub- lish elsewhere it appears that quite a formida- ble candidate isin the field. This last Rich- mond is named Pero Tubbocks, and is the mas- ter of the canal boat Uncle John: is sixty-two years old, health good, system sound, decided complexion, double teeth all round, spry and active as a cat, stands six feet three in his boots, and weighed last week two hundred and forty- three pounds, For farther particulars, see ex- tract from Providence paper in another colamn. The meaning of all this is simply that poli- ticiaus are much scared by the appearance of such men as George Lawin the lists. They have come to consider the Presidency the regu- lar property of the professional politicians, just as the Cabinet offices in England are the property of the Peers; and when they see men brought forward who have not spent their lives in the dirty trade of politics, they are just as terribly frightened as the British Peers are just now by the Times and Roebuk’s committee. Hence the attempts of ihe party organs hereto throw Law off the track; and hence this Providence quiz, which is pretty well for the Plantations. Let it pass. Law may not be the man, or Capting Pero Tab- bocks; but ic looks very much as though some man of the people woujd spring up at the last moment, run an indepefffent ticket, and dis- tance all his political rivals. Marine Affairs, Lavscu.—Mr ©. ©, Jeroleman launched from his yard at Belleville, N. J, lately, a fine schooner of 400 tons, She is owned by J. H. Fianner, of Wilmington, N.C., J. R. Gilmore & Co., and cthers, of this city, and is intend. ed to run as a regular packet in the Wilmington (N.C) trace. She is named Lovet Peacock, in complizent to a prominent gentleman of North Carolina, For kurorv,—The steamship Pueific, Capt, Nye, sailed at noon yesterday for Liverpool. She carries 226 passen- gers and $1,215,787 in apecie. Tur Sreamsniv Exrink Crry sailed for Havana and New Orleans yesterday, ‘We learn from the Providence Jourval that the India rabber works on Dorrance street, in Providence, owned by Bowen & Brown, were partially destroyed by fire on the 20th ult, ‘They were insured for $15,000, which will fully coves their loss. THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, ~ Non-Arrival of the Atiantic. Sanpy Hoox, May 2, 1864—11 P. M. We have as yet no tidings of the steamship Atlantic, now due from Liverpool. fhere isa light wind blowing from the southwest. The weather is clear. From Soston. THE LEGISLATURE AND THE KANSAS TROUBLE-—THE KNOW NOTSINGS AND SLAVERY, Boston, May 2, 1855. In the House this afternoon Gov. Gardner’s veto of the Vermont and Massachusetts Railroad bill was sus. tained. The vote was yeas 173, nays 120—29 short of the required two-thirds, The motion to reconsider the ill witl be acted om to morrow. u In the Senate, a resolution was introduced directing the Committee on Federal Relations to cousiler and re- port what action should be taken by this Legislature for the protection of the rights of Massachusetts emigrants to Kansas against invasion and violence. ‘The Know Nothing State Council, held in the Temp! last evening, was largely attended, and the action de- cidedly anti-slavery. Gov. Gardner and Henry Wilson are among the delegates chosen to the National Couoci in June next, at Philadelphia, A. B. Ety, Esq., made an anti-elavery Know Nothing speech, and strong anti- m@avery resolutions were passed without a dissenting yote. Some who have been hunkerish hitherto admitted it was of no use longer to continue so, av the order mus take anti-slavery grounds, From Washington, OF MR. FABENS—PATENT EXTENSION-— BEALE—SPEED OF THE SAN JACINTO. Wasuinaton, May 2, 1865, Mr. Te Angelis, deputy marshal of New York, arrested Consul Fabens to-day, and has started to New York with him. Mr. Fabens has not remgned the consulship. The Commissioner of Patents has issued to Messrs. Keller & Brown, attorneys for the inventors, an exten- sion for seven years of the patent of Davenpcrt & Bri¢ ges’ awingivg beam car for trucks, It is rumored that Lieutenant Beale, who attacked the Commissioner of Indian Affairs, has been appointed Mail Agent between New York and California, The Union, of this morning, claims that the San Jacinto’s run of six days to Havans is equal to twelve days from Liverpool. Ins smooth sea, the San Jaciato made from ten to eleven knots an hour. 8. Yorke Atlee has been removed from the clerkship in the Sixth Auditor’s office, Treasury Department. The cause aseigned for his removal is Know Nothingism. Secretary MoClelland has issued a cirgular to the clerks of the Interior Department, prohibiting their deal- ing in bounty Jand warrant. One of the clerks indig- nautly says he don’t sce what right the Secretary has to probibt their dealing in legitimate articles out of office hours. Meeting of the Legislature of Connecticut. Hartrorp, May 2, 1855. The Legislature of this State met in this city this morning. The Senate was organized by the appointment of the Hon, James F. Babsock, of New Haven, President pro tem., and Orville H. Platt, of Menden, Clerk. The House was organized by the choice of Austin Baldwin, of Middletown, “Speaker, and Francis E Aarri- sop, of New Haven, and Edwin B. Trumbull, of Nor- wich, Clerks. The two houses meet in convention to-morrow morn. ing for the choice of Governor and other State officers. The Medical Convention at Philadelphia. Puicapenpata, May 2, 1855. Dr. George B Wood, Jr., of Philadelphia, was elected President of the convention to-day. Nashville was recommended by the committee ap- pointed on the subject, as the place for the meting of the convention next year; but their report not being unanimous, Detroit was selected by the unanimous vote of the convention. ‘The delegates were welcomed to the city by Mayor Con- rad, at Independence Hall, at noon. Destructive Fire at St. John, N. B. Boston, May 2, 1855. A fire occurred in the shipyard of James Smith, at St. John, N.B., on Saturday last, destroying s new ship on the stocks, and a large quantity of lumber. The total lors ia estimated at £24,000. Large Fire at Montgomery, Ala. Moxtcomxry, Ala., May 1, 1865. Winter’s iron works and mills were destroyed by fire last night. Loss $100,0C0, insurance $60,000, ‘Western Navigation. Burrao, May 2, 1855. The straits of Msimac are now open. The first pro- peller from Milwaukie for Saginaw passed Detroit last night. ARREST ‘LIEUT. Markets. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PwILapELPaia, May 2, 1865, We have no change to report in the rates for money to-day. Stocks are steady at the ges | quotations :— Rencivg, 4234; Morris Canal, 14; Long Island Railroad, 1634; Penmsylvania 43%; Pennsylvania State Bis, 80%. Caarvestoy, May 1, 1855. Our cotton market is firm. The sales of the day foot up 2,400 bales, at p ranging from 734. a 10c. City Inteliigence. Svuppen DeaTa or THE Rev, MR. HALsey.—A most sad casuality yesterday deprived us of ene of our mest ex- emplary clergymen, the Rev. Cbarles H Halsey, rector of Christ Church. It appears that Mr. Halsey was visit. ing the new building now in progress, adjoining the Everett House, on Union square, for the purpose of in- specting parts of the workmanship, to which, ss well as to that of some other buildings, his attention had been drawn in view of the erection of » parsonage for his church. He was standing on the fourth floor of the edifice, look- ing through the opening of the large central windows, which as yet are without sashes. The sill of thie win- dow is unt ly near the floor, and in approaching it the probability is that he lost his balance, and fell through to the ground, adistance of some sixty feet. He never spoke after the fall, and survived the injury but about half an bour. A very lerge circle of attached friends will join with the congregation which Mr. Halsey 80 worthily served, in devloring this disastrous event which has deprived the community of one of its mes' faithfal, lsborious and consistent iinisters of the gos pel. Mr. Halsey was in his forty sixth ie. He was a son-in-law of President King, of Columbia College. ‘Tux Resvut oF A QUARREL.—Francis Carrigan was a '§ mitted to the New York Hospital yesterday mornin f suffering reverely from a wound in the head received at the bands of some parties at present unknown, with whom he had been quarrelling on Tuesday night. Dr. Dash examined the wounds of the patient, and found a severe scalp wound, but was of opinion that the skull, which at first was supponed to have been fractured, had not been injured. The wounded man is now sensible, and doing well. Fine x Ringe Streer.—The alarm of fire last night, between 9 and 10 o’clock, in the Sixth district, was caused by some shavings taking fire in the bake house of William Majbmer, No. 87 Ridge street, The firemen very soon exuinguished the flames. Damage by water, about 860. No jurance, There bad not been any fire im the oven that day, and the cause of the fire cannot be ascertained. Tar Wan in THE Crsmea.—Reverend Doctor Baird hay- ing beep requested by so ne of our most eminent literary men to deliver a lecture in New York, “ on the present European War and the Events now trans in the Crimes,” bas consented, It will be deli at the Spingler Institute, at eight o'clock, this evening, It will be weil worth bearing. Jersey City News. SeLuNG NEWsPareks ON BUNDAY.—William Stivers, Proprietor of a news depot, was fined $12 om Tuesday afternoon, by Reccrder Cutter, for violating a State or by selling newspapers and other articles on San- Pavrers.—The annual report of the Poormaster shows that, daring the year just ended, 242 persons were ad- mitted into that institation, Nativity—Ireland, 221; United States, 12; England, 4; Scotland, 2; Germagy, 3. About $6,0(0 has been expended tor public chart! Hupson County Covrts —The May term of the Cirouit Court commenced on Tuesday, Judge Haines presiding. tne hotel Neepern id the tomsohipe of the cousty. the Mayor of Hudson, Gen. Wright, advocated the grazting of licenses. WaAsnivoron Invixo.—In speaking of the family of Mr. Irvirg, our correspondent was in error when he ststed that be had three daughters. We suppose, from his letter, that he wasted tte this mistake by the state ment of tbe driver, whe told him that he bad lived im Tar- rytown for more than twenty yearsand who, he naturally concluded, could not be ignorant of such a simple fas’ Mr. Inving bas, we need hardly inform our readere, never been married, and we presume the young ladies te whom “ Viator’ alluder, were hit nieces and the danghters of Dr, Ebenezer Irving, bis brother, Academy ef Music—Il Trovaterc. The first performance in America of Verdi’s opera, “Il Trovatore,”’ drew s crowded house to the Academy. The audience included delegations from every depart- ment of metropolitan life, and the tower part of the house presented @ most distingué appearance. In Academy never looked better. Beauty len: its charms to add to the effect of the coup d’ail—rich apparel and flashing jewels gave to the parquet'e and dress circles an air a giorno, while the gauckeries of young Mow York served to amuse sensible peop'e during the entr’ actes. The Mayorof the city honored the performance with the light of his countenance daring the first act, but retired under the fire of several thousand lorg- Sixpedition. THE KINSEY AYFAIR—TRIAL SET DOWN. FOR MONDAY ¥EXT—ABREST OF MU, FABENS. USITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. May 2—The Wpited Stace: vs. Col King-y,—Mesers’.. Fancher and Eager appeared this day for the defendant, who is charged with fitting out an expedition against a power with whom the Unired States ar@at peace, Coun- and every day of jected bim to & peoalty under these boods The opera was highly successful. In point of dramatic a that We edee dhoald be effect it is superior to any of the master’s compositions with which the American public is fam liar, There is He does not iadulge in choiee bite of music— nice little aise for the soprano, or touch- ing romances for the tenor—occasionally appearing in a great desort of commonplace writing; but his speciality is the composition of an entire opera—perfect in its every part—the music illustrating the story—always classical, always stirring, aiways exciting. This is emi- nentJy true with regard to the ‘‘Trovatore.”? The story and music are worked up together One is made thorough- ly to understand the re/ations of the characiers to each other, and can theretore the better appreciate their acts, ‘We bave heretofore given a sketch of the plot, und some remarks as to the character of the music, and have only to add a few supplemental remarks as to the perform- ance of last night, whi, thoagh rot perfect, was still highly creeitable to all concerned, ‘Lhe main point of intercst in the first act was the sen- sation crea’ed by the new baritone, Signor Amodio, who made his début im America as the Count di Luna, and at once established himself in the favor of the audience. Signor Amodie is ® young man, not over handsome, and rather fat. He has an excellent voice, rich, pure, fall, sweet, and of thatround and even quality so rarein this register—the,best baritones being somewhat harsh In the second act, his passionate invocation to Leonora—‘D’altri Leonora mai’’—was very finely rendered, and in the fourth act he divided the applause, which was very hear'y, with Steffenoue. The last named artist was in excellent voice, aud haviag a great scene in the fourth act, gave itall her power, which is great, Her very excellent acting and sing- ing created a perfect storm of applause. The duett with the Count, “I delti a me, Signore!” was dis- for a degree of brilliancy of ecution and vividity of expression, which overshadowe1 the artist’s previcus triumphs. with Manrico, in'the first scene of the fourth act, was highly dramatic, and not a little heightened by the ex- celient acting of Signors Steffanone. Signor Brignoli displayed a Mario-like in Souicauce during the first part of the opera, but, catching the spirit of the composer, he sensibly improved towards the end, and redeemed himself with the audience. His sweet and sympathetic voice, combined with his artistic execution, gave great effect to the fourth act, in which the whole soul and spirit of the composer seems to have been concentrated. Signorina Vestvali’s voice is not equal to the rendering of the music of Azecuna—ber actin, was very good, and in some parts rarely equalled on or off the lyric stage. The stage effects, scenery, etc, of the ‘‘Trovatore,”’ as done at the Academy, deserves high praise. The com- poeer has not overburdened the opera with choruses, In the second act, the tralto chorus, a plearant affair, barring the anvil accompaniment, was very well done, and received the compliment o/ an act there is a chorns “ with the be nl robertse ance thy rigid baton of Me excellent and correct. new apd very good—the act is the best toing of the wind ever seen here. Trovatore,”’ judgiog by last night’s indications, is des- tined to have a good run. no. nensenae stent York, is wore to suiler by reasou of the an early day for the trial of this ly oppose ry several capital cares eat a8 ® prosecuting officer, to give the: __ Mr. Fapeber, in repiy, u! bat ach ‘the convenience of Colonel ney, which had iaduced k for a apeedy trial as the great expenses to which be is daily liable. H» could see no reason for op- position by the xoveroment, who, it was to be prasu: A great hardsbi; ot if the veesel should rathem as advertised, bicause he would thereby be deprived of mapy of his wost material witnesses; whose depositions de bene esse, moreover, couid not under the circum: because they naias yet reselved no intima- necessary to prove bj tised to sail om that day; she bad already receiv large amount of freig at, aad up: or four hundred psesengers, aod could ap early day wos fixed tor a trial would, therefore, extend veyond Colonel affect thore numerous paseenyers ani those who had embarked freght in the vessel. under very beavy vonds, conditioned in pel of correspond:ng maguitude, and fore evident that the ret trial would not be merely a matter of inconvenience to. him, but a very serious damage cept any day the District Attorney might fix upon. was no ordipary care,and be #as confident that he could show to the Coart that ic should be tried at once. Attorpey did not think ao extraordinsry 01 The meoavenience Kiauey, and id the interests of The alto grant an ear! and metallic at tures. ner passengers, and had Pa) @ very much to ree. He tho fencant snouid have presented affidavits, stating ali there facts, woen he made »plicat |. He did rot think tt ses required in bonds of indemnit, Attorney, would the 4 be ould be a great man’ The effect of the duet for the government; fwhom be might be opliged to summon from a distance. Mr, Fancher said that this bond of indemnity wae drawn vp io the ordipary torm of a charter-} ticular consequeoce to look at, but w! nt inspect whenever he chose. Every. the expedition in which Colonel Kin- 0 reason why all the witnesses sbould not be pro- He also stated that Colonel Kinney was ‘malty of ae for every day’s delay. by the government were in New York. 8 long time a matter of public notoriety that: Colonel Kinney was about to ieave New York on May 7th, al- though the matter was submitted to asbort time ago, He thougnt, therefore, that the At ‘a witnesses could be produced at any moment. ement of the trial would be @ great inconve- Kinney, in his estimation, for it vident that there w-re many persons going out with him whom he would wisa te call in jastice to him it was proper that ‘an opportunity of testifying in his be- . erefore, that the trial be imme- diate, in order that this evidence might be given, with- ny deley to the paseo: trial should be grant time The defendant had a right to demanda sj ‘unless good res+one could be given to the e was unable tome any here. He what the District Attorney himself had sai for a 8) trial sboul for ph ath, unless the Grand Jary but District venience to Colon }, Seemed reason- ithin a r¢asoaable ison interior in ‘the fourth Personal Intelligence. Ex-President Fillmore Jeft Butts New York, and will embark for Liverpool in the course fore be gran’ the District Attorney should tal case, in which event he might post- it under no cther circumstanres. Kinney was ultimately set down lo on the Ist inst. for trial of Colonel for Mondsy next. ABREST OF MR. FABENS IN W. Mr. Fabens was arrested yesterday gton, by one of the de; bram United States Marshal for this district, om » ben: rant issued aginst bim for being in with Col, Kinney, in fitting out a mi egainet vhges rgd will reach this city e The Hon. A C. Dodge, United States Minister to the im, sailed in the steamer Pacific yesterday, accompanied by his family. Married, on Monday, at Brookville, the residence of the groom’s father, Mr. Henry Blackwell, of Ohio, ‘tor, &c. Dr, Elizabeth Black to Lucy Stone, the ora her remi¢enee, in Fitteenth street, on It is generally delieved, rays the Washington Orga: that Governor Gorman, of Minnesota, bas been remo from office, Cause, supposed to be incompetency. es W. Grimes, Governor of the State of Iowa, is now on a visit to his friends in New Ha parsed through Manchestec on Saturday last, on his way Ww Deering, his native place, where he has relations re- THE MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN PHILADBLPAIA. The Philadelphia Ledger of the 2d inst. says:—The second annusl election of the consolidated cit} yesterday. The contest was spirited, and Last year pe mie oie ticket bom e city, electing earl; Select and Common Council, the City Comiblesioner, the City Treasurer, Prison Inepectors, School Directors, &c., ip nearly every ward. Yesterda; things were reversed sgain, and the ‘‘Americans’”’ have been beaten im fourteen wards out o! the twenty-four. The democra‘s and reformers have carried sight of the Commos Couseti, equally “dividlg that ight of the Common Coun between them and the peer is result is no doubt owing to the reckless extrava- resent Councils, difficulties, which will ent of the newly elected Councils to parties united to put a stop to ‘h waate of the public money, and to reduce the taxa- tion to which it was likely to Jead. The result has been an overthrow of the party in power and the election of Bearly every ward in At the St. Nichola—E. Corni Albany; J. Bosh and jr Turner, Philadelphi: Board, of Health, U.S. As W. Bi cginis; D. Brons ship Galatea; Capt. At the Astor House—Ci lj, ‘At the Prescott House—W. dheart, Cincinnati; U. D. French, N jeboygan, Wi in the steamship Star of the Wost—Mra jaughter and servant; Mrs D Chambers, Mas re, Mra Ki we Gy Gass, Blood and thros ant. Joha MoCracken, Mi Batebelder and dau J Bartlett, lady an Curry and indy, J Jensine and lady, Capt E Bartlett, M cans carried their ticket last June by about 8,000 majo- The result shows that, in m 8 are disposed to and go for men who they believe will The election for City Treasurer and City Commissioner cose; but the figures show that Mr. candidate for Treasurer, i, Mrs G'G Conklin, Mes 6 and two children, Mrs B ‘Pickett and foar chil- ay, C Kirchoft indy and two chil. dren, A Lombard and set 08 . Pacific Express Co's m: de- issioner, is elected over @ majority of Ue, ravporieg the rote, the ‘al difference in the re- vote, which gives this result, ot of the Twenty-first ward is not in- The vote for Guardians of the Poor, Health Officers and Schoo! Directors were not counted when we went to Press. They are believed to have gone much the same asthe Council ticket. The official count may make a at mocratic candidate for City Commi Hill, American, bj figures to be strict) official count may make a mater’ jurphy, P Lewis, H Lewis, A'S Whitcomb, J. map, B Stannard, John Hyde, EB W Tritt, ‘Emerson, C'A Pickett, J G Isaac Blake, J C Alexander, C B Adams, Kc itch, H J G Croswoll, & BD RD Atwood, J B Dix, tei 1, NS Chapin, G Mo te Farmer, %, DB Kelly, WH Smith, W F Pool, 1, Vanderhoct, H L Johns, P N Smith’ mpbell, JW Bond, 8'D Smith, 5 C’ Bugbee, EJ Gilkey, the sreerage. nd, Hon, in schr David Babson—F I Fer- ‘The following is the vote for Treasurer and Commis. Redgers, John Wat the steamship Paci ‘and servt, Charlest Mr HC do Rahm, Dr Moore, Bi Rahm, 0) hitter, Ms Joveph law Sherry’s majority....... Reform, “Amer. Wards. Fal: te Mr Re Mr. Webb, J 8 gustus Carsar Dodxe, Minister Pioni- otentiary to the Court of her Catholic Majesty, I 1., Queen of Spaia, his lady, three Barr, A T Stewart, lady, servant; Mrs MoS; iad ; Hen ‘4 Julia Church an 3 5 Co § an iss J Wood, NY; Mrs Kurnerd, NJ; H Ward, PR Blew Bl. wes co om i ag ‘ape! Spring and for gy Ssstvalied bate ane {a ual c “"arvext “demand.” N. Beebe & Co., 156 Broadway, hi ris made beaver, telt, soft assortment of fashionable apzing and summer wear is Xmphatically Trae.—Firat in Fashion, First son and Mr and Mrs. Mamburger, G_ A Hearn, La Riobard Bohn, France: . t and H. Rayso chic, NB; R. T. Huddert, 2. 4; Yobl, Gal; John Froundt, r x tlemen ‘most do con it No, 128 Fulton street, ‘No. 335. ‘and see his spring style. It is ® model of artistic fee ft has me er aa te Lah eS Me titan, in gosapleve : Sti te compete witb Is. po A wGetiony of lemon of New York seem to tock of Indien’ and obildven O Genin’s Sprin ronson’ for whic! Hi ant. Mi Clapp, W Porter, y Senator Brooks, Lieu- shea, ant Governor Raymond and John m the Lo 4 one M berton, you agree wi m, ‘ols, end Sbirty-eev: of Chatham and Peael streets,