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.--—- —-, ——— OC “WHOLE NO. 6828. ‘The Astor ubrary. 3S RARE WORKS AND KEOGNT OvSfLY ACQUISITIONS ‘—BARLY TREATISES AND MAPS CONNKCTRD WITH “WEE DISCOVERY OF AMeRIvA~-THS TEXT BOOK OP “OOLUMBUS—OURIOUS CHART OF THE AMEMICAN CONTINENT. /The Astor Lidrary, aa might natarally be expected in one so recently formed, ia not remarkable for books of which the whole value consists in their rarity, In a late visit to it we found but few only of this class. On the other hand, it appeared to be well furnisbed with tha mort important and most valusble works in every de- partment, especially with thoue which develope the pro- @ress of human knowledge in the last half century Whatever of antiquity recent researches bave disen: tombed and urrolled, cam there be seea and etudied in ‘the costly works which deicribe them The wonders of ancient Egypt can be examined in the exact @ Of ite monuments, either of Champoliion or Roselliai or Lepsius, and those of Nimevrh in Layard or Botta aud Blandin; of India, in Fergason; of Greece, in Staart, Jnwood and Wilkins; of Pompeii sai Hercaiancum, Goll, Zabn cr Breton; of Rome in Pirsnest, Visconti and Canino; of Mexico and Central america, ia Lord Kiags- Porough, Hemboidt, Dupaix sud W deck. , Ancient and modern artis well represented by a rich @ollection of museums and galleries of engravings of tho works of the great masters, in psicting and aculptare. Among these the following deserve e-pecial noti:e. The «Musée Francais” is a proof cc py before the letier, with Yery brilhent plates; the ‘Galerie du Palais Pitti” is also a proof copy; the ‘ Loggie di Baifaele ne! Vaticaao,” including the Volte, Pilastri sod Araoeschi, are beauti- fully and delicately colored vy bani, exactly like the originals; the copy of Meutemesster’s engravings of the «<Loges du Vatican,” inciuéig all the prints of Ra. phael’s bible, is a splendid one on Thins paper, and there are many cthers scarcely less worthy of note. Direotiy over that portion of tne library saloon appro- priated to the last mamed class of books, we founda Jazge collection in a department still more important— that of the useful arts. Of these we may specify ‘Wyatt's “Industrial Arts of the Nineteenth Century,'’ Armepgaud’s “Publication Indu teielle,” “ Etablisse- - mens Industriclies de la Belgique,’ ‘Revue Générale de VArehiteoture,”’ Rennie’s work on harbors, Smeaton ‘and the two Stevensonr on the great Fnglieh lighthouses. From the beginning which has been made in this partment, we infer that it isiateadei to make it very - ‘eompl@te,and such as the inventive and rapidly advancing dndustry of the country requires; and knowing that it is + wgne for which Mr. W. B, Astor bas made especial provi- sion, there can be no doubt that this onject will be ef fected. ‘We were pleased to observe that natural history bad not been neglected in forming this Libra: In overy ‘branch of it we found the leading works on ita shelves, ‘but we con only specify a few. Audubon’s ‘Birds and ‘Quadrupeds,”” both large ané omall editions; Gould’s “Birds of Yurope and Au tralia;”’ Bloch’s “ Fishes,” Sipthorp’s ‘ Fiora Gress; Lamoert’s “ Pines Ca- vier’s “ Animal Kingdom,”’ both in French and English; “Martin's “Palms of Brazil,” Abbot's “Insects of Geor, gia,” Kiener’s Coquilles Virantes,” and Chenu’s Tustrations Conchologiques,”’ wi!l suffize to show on ‘what scale this department 18 estabiished. Of the books - in this brary which are remariable for their early date, » Parity or cost, we have only space to uotice a few. ‘The earliest printed book in the coll>stion is a copy of sicero de Officiis,”’ from the prees of Faust & Schooffer, «in Mayence, February, 1466; ‘t is in the original binding + -which must have been put on before the year 1607, as the book belonged to Charles of Lorralne, Bishop of Mets, and grandson of Henry II cf France, who died in that year. His coat of arms is stamped on both the “The most costly single volume fe the first folio of Shakspeare, printed in London 1623, which was boaght at the sale of the Duke of Buckingham’s library in 1849, for eighty, pounds sterling. Among the reprints there is one particularly deserviaz + of notice; it is a fac simile of the “Deux Lettcos Envoicos d> a Nouvelle france’ in 1686, to the heads of the Miseicn in Paris. From 1632 to 1672 annual reports wors meio of the ptincipal events of the two American missioas ia Canada an‘ among the Hurons, which were.published in Paris, but for the year 1656 po regular ‘Relation’ hesever been discovered, and the above ia supposed to have been thesubstitute for it; of this but a s'ngle sopy was known fo exist and that was in the library of the provinc'al parliament in Canada. This was lost in the conflagra- tion of the Parliament House in 1864, and bad not Mr. Tenox been in possession of a fac rimile of it, no copy would be now in existence. Of this he has caused 9 ‘ew copies to be struck off, one of which he presented to each of the large public libraries of the country. We also’noticed bore the super» Freach edition of the “Bhagavata Purana, ou Histoire Postique de Krichma,”” (Sacred Book of the Hindoos,) which was printed in 1849, at the Imprimerie Royal. Amongst the large number of cther Oriental works to be found in this library, that which will perhaps most excite the veneration of juvenile visiters, is » fine copy of the ‘‘Alif Laila,’’ or Book of the Thonsand and One Nights, printed from an Egyptian MS. brought to India by the late Major Turner Macaa, editor of the Siai- Nameh. ‘The most curious book in the whole collection is, how- ever, the ‘Imago Mundi’’ of Petrus de Alyaco or Poter @ Ailly, as be is more frequently called. This writer ‘was born in the year 1350. He was successively Bishop of Puy, Cambray, and Cardinal and Legate to Avignon, where he died in 1420, This first treatise, as appears by the record at the end of it, was written in 1419, but the volume has no date to show iu what year it wae printed. The two treatises “De Comeordia Ahsonomio: Veritatis cum Bistoris,” were printed in Vienna in 1400, and it ia probable that the ‘Imago Mundi’ was printed im the same year. This latter treatise has a pe- guliar value and interest'in connection with the discove- syof America. In Irving’s Life and Voyages of Co- fumbus (New York edition, 1848, vol. 2p. 11, 12,) he ‘thus speaks of it: ‘Being at Seville and making re- searches in the Bibliotheca Columbins, the library gi ven by Fern ando Columbus to the Cathedral of the city, Lcame accidentally upon the above mentioned copy of the work of Peter Aliaco. It ig anol¢ volume in folio, dound in parchment, published soon after the invention of printiag, containing a collection in Latin of astrono- ‘tmical and cosmographical tracts of Pedro de Aliac? and ot hia disciple John Gerson. Aliaco was the auther of many works, and one of the most learaed and ingenious men of his day. Las Casas is of opinion that his writings bad more effect in stima- lating Columbus to the enterprise than thore of any other author. His work was so familiar to Columbus that he had filled its whole margin with Latin notes, in his handwriting, citing many things which he had read and gathered elsewhere. ‘This book, which was very old,’ eontinues Las Casas, ‘had many times in my hands, and I drew acme things from it, written in Latin, by the said Admiral Christopher Columbus, to verify certain points appertaining to his history, of which I before was in doubt.’ (Hist. Ind. Hb, cap. 11.) It wasn great satisfastion to the author, therefore, te discover the entical volume, the Varle Mecum of Columbus, ina state cf good preservation. (It isin the Cathedral Li- brary, £.G. Tab. 178, No. 21.) Tae notes and citations mentioned by Las Casas, are in Latin, with many abbre vistions written ina very small but nest and distinct hand, and run throughout the volume, calling attention to the moat striking passages, or to those which bear most upon the theories of Columbus, ovcasionaliy con- taining brief comments in citing the opinions of other authors, ancient and modern, either in support or in eontradiction of the text. Tho memorandum particular: ly cited by Las Casas, mentioning the voyage of Bartholomew Diaz, to the Cape of Good is to disprove an opinionin the text that the tor- rid zone was uninhabitable, This volume isa most curious and interesting document—the only one that remains of Colambus prior to his discovery. It illus- ‘trates his researches, and in a meoner the current of his thoughts while as yet his great enterprise oxisted ‘Dut in ides, and while he was seoking means to coavince ‘the world of its practicability. It will be found also to contain the grounds ef his opiaious and speculations on ee re OT Ee Se Se. ee fae rrr # variety of subjects.”’ ‘The geographical department hase fac simile of the following very curious map:—‘‘Carte Ce delia Cosa pilote de Chaistophe Columb redigée em Inanee 1500.” Ofthia map Alexander Humboldt remarks: ‘To conosive the importance of this geographi¢al monumont, it 1s suff. cient to, call to mind that it is six years prior to ths death of Columbus, and that the earliest charts of Ams. pos, exclusive of those in the editions of Ptolemy or of SL coeeivons the comographies of the fifteenth ceatury, hithert> known, are those of 1527 aad 1529, im the Tibrary of the Grand Duke of Weimar. The original chart here re- ferred to was sold in April, 1883, for $4,U2¢ fraacs, or~ $800. ‘The fac simile in the Astor Library was made by Jomard for Mr, Walckenaer, the foraer owner of the original chart. In this department will also be found copies of the “Carte Topographique de la France,’’ of which about two hundred shoets ere published, and oi the ordasnce map of Great Britain, We cansot conclude this brief no‘ice of the more re- markable features of this splendid collectioa withous ex pressing our sense of the obligations which we are unde to its learned and amiable curator, Ur. Cogswell, for ths facilities which he afforded us during our visit. . Cricket OPENING OF THK &£aSON. On Mondey last the Harlem Club opened the season by souster of the members of their club for play, on their ground, at 116th street, near Second avemme, and in the evening elested the following gentlemen officees for the present seasom: Mr. T Godwin, President; Mr. Shepherd, Treasurer; Mr. White, Seeretary, Ou Wednesday iast the St. George's Club opene’ the season by a day’s play om Same’ Mound, Hoboken, at which there was « goodly muster of cricketers from other clubs, and also a sumber of the Free Academy students, who az usual show the interest they tal this manly gems by being present as often as they on all #1 Occasions. Saturday —The Free Academy clubs mustered in force at the Red House ard at the cricket ground, Hoboken, near Etysian Fields, To-day, (Monday )—The New York Club commence theirreason by © day’s play at Sams’ Cricket Groand, Hoboken, at waich, if it 1 fine weatuer, there will be some good playing. In Fhiladelpbia —The Kensington Cricket Cla», and the Philadelphia Cricket Clu2 bave commenced opera tions—the latter club mamoering about eighty Ameri cans—aided by the Jecretary, Mr. Wm. Rotch Wister, Mr. Kubn, and other influential gentleméa The Paterson Club have commenced practice, ani will play the New York Club on Monday two weeks The Williamsburg Club are ou the al-rt, anda new Ameriosn cricket club has just been formed, with Mr. Fox as President. CRICKET IN ROBOKEN. An exciting game of cricket took place on Thursday, the 8d inst., on the New York cricket ground in Hodo- ken, between the Hudson and Cansl street players, and after a close contest it eaded in favor of the former. ‘The following is the cor First Innings. ‘Second Innings. J. Miller, hit wicket, 4 Run ont o K, Scott, not out. 35 Not out 0 H. Grace, c on 0», Simons. 9 J. Bones, c. ou 1 Ran out, ) J Convo 6 bd. Moser, 4 W. Eggleston run out 7 ©. out.. o 8. Anas, ruc out 0 hit wicket, 9 Totel..isoscsense’ ooses0-SB.” DObMvcraTecteets CANAL STREET. First Innings. Second Innings. B. Simons, b. Scott Mil E Moscrait, b Scott. J. Hicks, run out, K. Long, hit wick: 8. Jordon, b. Scott W. Livingston, b. Scott. J ule: Bray, b. Mi E, Edwards, not out,, Sl comoamBe Jotal.... a Fire Marshal's Investigation. OCOMMITTALS FOR ARSON. Before Justice Connolly. Frex ix Peart Sraxer.—On the 27th of April, at day time, a fire occurred in a third story room, in the frame building No. 529 Pearl street, occupied by Ellen Daly, A colored woman named Harriet Douglas, came to the bouse and wanted Mrs. Daly to let her lodge there. She refused. Harriett replied, ‘(Never mind; [ will teave ou all withont s home before long.” she then left the ouse, but Ce ee aud took away her hings, which baa been left in Mrs. Daly’s care. She seen again to go into ths room, and after remaiaing there some five or ten minutes, she was scen harry out ot the room and going down stairs, woen the same iastant smoke was oiscovered coming from the 1oom, ste left, and instantly the place was tound on fire. ‘There were two boxes of match+s on tne mantel jms when Harr-eit went into the room, and after the only one box remainea. Uther witnesses corrodo- rate the testiraony of Mra. Daly. The accasel was ex- amined yesteruay and stated as follows:—I am 34 years of age, born in New York; I live at 100 Anthony street; I re out to service. In reference to the charge against me, did not do it; in the sght of God Iam not guaty. The magistrate then commited her tothe Tombs for trial, in default of $6,100 bail. Firg rx Cepar Srrxet.—An attempt, was made on the 28th of April, to fre the building No. 98 Cedar street, occupied principally by families, The attempt was made in the day time. Smoke of burning straw was discovered Fog | from the under cellar. Mr. Domwdall went iato the cel/ar and there found a man, cailing himself John Johnson, a foreigner, endeavoring to conceal himeeclf ia one corner. Policeman Douohoe was csiled in, who took Johnéon into custody. On his person was found # box of matches; and, wi asked why he set fire to the straw, he eaid had done so to warm himself. The ashes of the burnt straw were found close tox wood partition ofa wine bin. The accused was taken before Justice , om ths charge Of attempting to set the said building on fire. Yesterday, the prison: wesexamiagd. He said he was 23 years of age, born ia Europe, lived in Cecar street, and was a esilor. In reference to the charge, be said—*‘I did not intend to set fire to tho house, that’s alll have tossy.’”? The itrate then copies him to prisom for trial, in default of $1,500 ya Peisonal In' ARRIVALS, gt the, St, Nicholae Franklin Tuxtur, Mass.; Chas. . ester; Longe : land; 8M Reymond, Mrs J Hi Wisoonsine tthe litin—Mrs John Tyler, Boston; 8 F Chal- CO, 3@ A Lucas, New York; JM Ball, Now " At the Dreseott—M. Nicholls, U 8 Navy; Halifax; Charles Alfver, Wisconsin; E Hy From Bevannan, in the steamshi Winslow and lacy) Mrs. Loomis, Curtis and child, Me Bi K. va wen Ww (ae ty a tng ran Vechten, ¥ Paatt, info ond? enltdrens Af fora, G4 Jobeion, Piaberly, Jobe soi PS Allon, HD Lergan, Helin hewis' mbar, ‘Mrs Winthrop, GT Winthrop, Mise fern, Mies Hanscom, Miss Sroct, Joseoh Jony sad lady, 2 Harrington, © B Price, John ‘Robt Stason— Tn the steamship Hoamoke from Norfolk, &o— WD Clarke, FL McKinney. Pacl Paulson, Samucl Vincont, Kdward Up: tom, Andrew U Clapp, Wm G Clapp, Ja TH Bonnett, Wm # Wade, John if rt Kolly, H'H Cambell, Robert G Murry. N Semucl Portlock, J Littiedeld, WH Hobbies, Bon} L Caulk, Andrew G Mor: ora, Henry A Martin, Win F Carson, Win a Slocum Sain veook. Wm Mahone and Indy, 1G Mansing, John lady, J Williams, A Piested and 16 steerase. For California, in th ship George La: or Californi 0 steam: , vin Appin. wall and Panawia railrond—Licut Beale ond tamiiy, tout Wiitiammeon, USA; Lout Abpott, VBA: DC Andutaon, Hd, Seno ihe 5 angen atid servant, Mrs C woe ahdeslla, Arey Bethe Mes’ Priest ‘and child Winslow ‘oiers, Mrs Taueler sbild’ and infant, gy King ad tre children, A sor and lady, Mvs L. Davis, A Me teil, J Duvil © Rota, 3 ores, J ke Whittmare Git Sell, 3 Duyail ‘Whittmore, theweom WH Mattheyson, FP Moya, Bt Seott,'W Mill” B Soott, W Hil J e, J Dow, J Gai iiln; Ht Na it Harris, 1 Merritt W HL 'W Pieres © Coli J Paine, C Quinn and ow Tay. tolls Mis ‘Wrightsed M Mins Gun doin Nulla, J Olwell, W Dau. +0) is Jones Mc in, apes ark a bi eee i led ieie"a Res 8 4 Decora, B Ka T Watel ands ‘alker, Mary ‘all ° TATVOM MIARTH 3 1) wert MORNING EDITION—MONDAY, MAY 7, 1855. THE NEW YORK HERALD. PRICE TWO CENTS. , Drea.atie and Musical Matters. At the Acapemy or Music, during the past week, Verdi's new opers, the ‘‘ Trovatore,"’ bas been given twice to full houses. It will be repeated this evening, with Steflanone, Brignoli, Veotveli, and Amoio t» the principal paris. No opera was ever so woll done he-e before as the ‘‘Trevstore,’”’ and mo ono who hare taste for the lyric art, combined with strong dramutivotfect, shoud fail to see it. At the Broapway Tuwarre, on Saturday night, Mr. Forrest completed his engagement of forty-two nigits, doting which the production of “ Coriolanus”? was the only novelty, This piece was performed mine times. To- night Mise Fanvy Vining, who appeared here lately ae Margaret Elmore, on the occasion of Mr. Daveuport’s~ denefit, and made a ‘hit,’ will commence an engage- ment as Juliet, Mr Conway as Romeo, and Mr. Grace as Mercutio. Two new plays are in rebearsal—“' Love and Loyalty,” written by Mr. Fobson, amd produced « short time since at the Marylebone theatre, London; and “Chanty’s Love,” also an Engitsh ieee: At Burton’s Tanatre there has been nothing new durivg the week. Mr. H. Holi bade benefit on Saturday, and concluded bis eogagemert here. Phis evening a translation ot M, Dumas’ play, ‘The Youthful Days of Louis XIV.”” wifl be presented for the first tims. The piece is announced to be played with new scenery and cortumes. Mr. Burton Shaya Cardinal Mazarin, and the mame of every member of the company is included in the east. Such an announcement should draw a crowd. At WauLack’s Tuxatee, this evening, Loveil’s comedy ‘* Look Before you Leap,”’ is announced for the first time here. Mr. Blake, Mr. Brougham, Mr: Dyott, Mr. Vin sent, Mis. Hoey, Miss Bennett, and Mrs. Stephens play the principal parts, To morrow night Miss Bennett's benefit is announced, when ‘‘ The Belle’s Stratagem’’ and “ Per- fection’ will be played. At the Bowery TukaTxx the new allegorical piese “The Seven Temptations,” has been quite successful, and is annouaced for another week. ihe performance will commence to-night with a new play called “The King’s Fooi,” in which Mr, R, Johnston wi!l appear. Atthe Awmnican MusruM au excellent selection of en- tertainments is offered for this afteracon and evening. At Dopwortn’s 4capEmy, No, 806 Broadway, a concert is to be given to-morrow night by Signor Bernardi’ and Chas. Wells, Mme. Oscar Comettant, Mrz. G. Stuart, Sig- nor Gasparoni and Mr. Frazer will assist. The programme is full of excelien’ selections, At the Merrorouitan Taeatee, on Thursdxy evening next, the complimentary benefit to that estimable artist Mme. Augusta, will take place. The principal attraction will be Auber’s “La Bayadere,” in which several popular artiste, including the beneficiary, will appsar. We trast that the testimonial wil! be such an cne as the recipient deserves. At Woon’s Mixerrezs, No. 472 Broadway, a good con- cert programme is announced for this evening, and the ptrformaace will cenclude with the ‘Wandering Mins- trel,”’ At Buoxisy’s, 539 Broadway, the burlesque opera of “Cinderella” is announced for to-night. It is very good, Ab Prriaw’s, 663 Broadway, to-night, ‘Robbers, Take Care,’’ @ new negro burlesque, is announced. Mr. Barry WILt1AMs offers three prizes to dramatic authorr—the first, $150 for a farce; the second, $300 for a comedy or drama, in three acta; the third, $600 fora comedy in three or five acts. It is a sine qua non that the best parts in all these pieces must be those of an Inishwoan and a Yankee girl, PSILADELYHIA.—Miss Kliza Logan announces an en- gagement at the Walnut, thisevening. Mrs. Farren is at the City Museum. It is stated that a splendid new theatre will shortly bo erected in this city. Mlle. Nau, Mr. St. Albyn and Miss Albyn Stewart sing at the Phil- harmonic Concert this week. Boston.—The Pyne and Harrison opera troupe closed at the Boston theatre, on Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Baroey ‘Wiliams commence an engagement this evening. wr. Fédy is playing at the National, where he has produced “Jean Remy” with success. Mr. G. FE. Locke is giving Yaakee pieces at the Howard. A colored woman of the name of Webb ‘bas been giving reatings from Shake- pere to thim audiencer, Sho is absurdly called the “Black Siddeng,”? Provipsce, R I.—Mr. E. L. Davenport bas heon play- ing bere to ful! houses, and remains during this week. ALBANY.—The Museum has closed permanently. Mr. C. T, Smith bas opened the Gresa Street Theatre. Lovumviie.—Miss Julie Hayne has been playing here, but has returned to New York. Mr. Murdeck is now playing kere. : Savanvan.—Crisp, with his dramatic company, and Macallister are amusing the people here. New Onixaxs.—A performance was given last Sunday night at the St. Charles theatre, for the benefit of the actors connected with the German company recently of the American theatre, by the destruction of which they lost their wardrobes. The affair was mavaged by a com- mittee of thirty citizens. The Varieties theatre will ba rebuilt, It is said that Mr. T. Placide will be the ma- nager. Formcy Ivsvs.—Fraulein Jenny Noy mace her debu’ at Covent Garden, London, on the night when the Empe- ror of the French visited the house. The opera was “Fidelio.” The Daily News says:— tis reported that Mr. Mitchell, of Bond street, Lon- con, will take over to Paris an English dramatic com- pany during the per‘od of the Exhibition. Mile. Ney is thoroughly German in her style of sing. ing and ecting She possesses considerable histrioni: power, and is an accomplished yocaifst, Ht aco voice of great renge, power, richness, jume, ske 1s fully capable of developing the deep pas- tion wilh which the music of the part of Imonora is ob Ths opera at Drury lane opened with the ‘‘Sonnambula’”’ on the 14th, conducted by Mr. Tally, with Madame Gas. sier for Amina, Signor Bettini for Elvino, and M. Gassicr for Ro€olfo. A singer, M. Darius, who used to double M. Lais atthe Grand Opera of Paris, and who is rated in French news- paper paragraphs as one hundred and two years old, peared the other day at « ebsrity concert at Rousn in two of the opera airs which he used to sing “sixty years since.” Among other amusements talked about as in projec tion for Paris during the coming exhibition season, is mentioned a company of Italiana actors, headed by Sig nora Ristori. The lady is reputed in herown country to be equally excellent in grave and in gay drama. The concerts for Sir Henry Bishop, at Exeter Hall, were highly successful. He was too ill te conduct the Taat one. * ‘The Faster pisces were still drawing weil at the rogu- lar theatres. At the Opera Comique, Paris, a two act comedy, ‘la Cour de Cgleméve,”’ written by M. Rosier and compossd by M. A. Thomas, has been produced. The Athencum rays it is “paltry.” “ Lisette,” « new opera by Orio. lan, bas been successful at the Lyrique. At tho Varie ties the last vaudeville is by MM. Locroy and Michel, and is called “Un Homme qui a Perdu son Do.’’ There is @ street vocalist, named Fumadel (M. Lassagne), who bas lost his do (4. ¢. the note C) by a severe cold, aad in, cemtequently obliged to enter into the service of an ec- centric hardwaremen, who keeps a live cow and calf in bis kitchen. As a medicine for his dilapidated voico, Fumadel absorbs the nouri:hment destined for the calf, and it proves so efficacious that his execution of favorite aire obtains for him # young and lovely wife. Three new pieces have been recently brought out at the Palais Royol. ‘Pilbox ot Firquet” by M. Dupontz, is @ military anecdote, in which a Scotch Highlander and « French Zouave, who squabble for the love of « viran- diére, axe the principal personages. ‘‘Une Bal d’Aa vergnat,”’ by MM. Giraudim and Delacour, is an extrava anzs. The most important of the three is “Minette,” a vaudeville, by MM. L. Thiboust and Jaimefils, in which M. Ravel plays the principal part, but which is too much connected with the loretve-life to interest the English reader. «La Dame de St. Tropes’’ has been revived at the Am- biga-Comique, for the appearance of M. F. Lemaitre. « Le Prophete’’ has been revived at the Grand Opere, with Madame Stoltz as Fides. ‘The receipta at the places of publicamusement, during the month of March, amount to 1,281,806f, 26¢., showing an increase of 29,183f. 20c. om the receipts of February. Mise Fanny Kemble gave a reading of ‘A Midsummer Hight’s Dream’’ at Glasgow recently, and the receipt, emounted to £245, Mme. Laborde (well known here) has appenied to the courts to vettle & difference of opinion between herself od Mr, Laborde, The lady engaged to sing at tho’ French Opera for 2,500f, per month. M. Laborde refused to allow her to sirg, sotwithstanding he had given her a general permission to exercise her profession. The tribunal desided agaiast the lady. The once renowned esntatrice, Madame S'ack:! Hekre- fetver, is now lodged io the lunatic asylum of Vienna. ““L/Etoile dv Nord” bee flourished exactly ome year, saad the joint proprietors, Mesars. Meye: beer aod Scribe, bave realiaéd from the Opera Comique alone the sum of £1,250, an@iPave very pleasent prospects for the future rom tia establishment, and the whole of France and the oratinent A few da3p before the departere of the King ef Portu- gal for Htaly, a concert took place at the Necessidades Palece, ia which hig Majesty sange duet with Madame CasteVan, am aria frour Lombard, and severa? other morceour with the artistes of the lialian Opera. His Ma- jesty’s voice is a baritone, and he is suid to be an excel- lent musicis2. Madame Jeany Lind Gobtschmildt wil visit Paris next month. Malle. Dupowt, a celebrated actrees in high comedy, who made ‘Webut at the Yneatre Francais in 1910, and retired in 1840. re-appeared Inet week on the occasion of her benefit, and played Dorine in: “Tartuffe,” and Ma- dame Abrahaw: in ‘‘L/Eevle dve Bourgeois” Mr. G. W, Torrance, of Dubiia, has composed: am ora- torio called “‘Abretam.” It was: performed, aad was completely sucreesful Observance of the Sabbath. VICEATION OF THE SUNDAY LAW-—DESCENT UPON & LaGBEk BIER SALOON ARREOT OF THE DISORDECLY PARTIES. In consequence of the new order isaued by Meyor Wood; which was published ta yesterday’s paper, in- structing the policemen relative to their dutivs inen- forcing a becoming, quiet and orderly conduct on: the Sabbath am asuai degree of vigilumoe and activity was displayed by the policemen yesterday. In different parts of: the city we observed laggo bodies of them con- gregated around liquor shops and public houses, appa- repily intent upon the strizt discharge of thelr duties, im accercence with tae wishes of tne Mayor; but in few instances was their presecce required. A rather curious case of violation of the Sunday lew, however, came to our knowledge at ar last ae It seems that at a lager bier saloon, situat- ed at No. 121 Pitt street, a party of Germaas were assembled, enjoying themselves after the most ap- proved Dutch’ feshion, dancing, singing, sipping their quiet little glwun of Isger bier, and listening to tis awoet strains of music poured forta by some hail dozen mou when their joliification was ergy inger- rupted by the sppearance of a formidavle body of po-ice- men, who immediately nabbed the whole of the disor- Gerly aseembly, and litely ¢xzorted them to the Aleventh ward station house, wheze they were comforta- diy lodged for the night. The ecene, on the arrival of the officers, is reprerented as extivmely ludicrous The number of arrests made amounted to twenty seven, the name of one of whom we were unanle to ascertain. The others axe:—Lewis Vegas, Caspar Robn, Charles feeh- ling, Jobn Zimm+rmaa, Jacob Fight Kissebrach Pre ie- rick Weis, Hr. Rutman, Jacob Aunail, Valentine Souler, Jobn A, Bemany, Jobn’Gruel, John ucherman, Martin Gaso, Simeon Newkouse, Chazies and George Waltz, Fmenuel Finefellow, Henry Brut, Christopher Millec, HL M. Hayman, Andrew Killiem, John Terry, Coristian Cook, George Hohn, and Jacob Pittser. DRUNKEN ROW INTHE SEVENTEENTH WABD. At one o’clock on Surday morning a party of men who had been drinking freely in a low groggery in Twelfth street, pear First avenue, became engaged in @ row, which resulted in a riot on a small scale. Stones, brice- bate, clubs, knives and other wea: equally of a dan gerous rature, were used indiscriminately on both sides: Captain Wart, of the Seventeenth ward police, hearing of the occurren 'e, hastened to the spot, and alter some difficulty aucceeded 1m quoiling the disturbance and at resting the most coasp.cuous of the rioters. Patrick Rooney and Leniel Gall.gher were taken into custody on the complaint of Thomas eres who charges them with having beat him uumereifully witha club. Patr ca Francis wamarrested tor having a slang shot in his bands. Several o(ners who were riotous in their cou duct were aleo taken to the station house and locked up for the remainder of the nigat. Yesterday the prisouers ‘were Liought betore Justice Wood, at the Esaex Market Police, Here Gallaghbar, Fraucis, and Rooney were locked up for examination while the others were ciecharged, there not belt ufficient evicence to detain them Capt. Hari compla'ns frequently of the rowdy propensttivs of the people inhabiting this neighborheod, whicn has on otber occasions been the scene of desperate fuc- fights THE SALE OF LIQUOR YESTERDAY—ARBRESTS FOR DRUNESNNBSS. Quite a change was yerceptible yesterday im the ge- neral appearance of the city, from what we have been wont to see for the past four months. Nearly one half the grog shops were fearlorsly kept open, notwithstand- ing the preclamation of the Mayor, published a few cays ago, enjoining them to quit the sale of liquor on the Sab bath, Asa matier of course, the number of disorder- hes iereased in proportion to the facilities for obtaining intoxicating bevereges. Consequentiy the magistrates at the various police courts were kept pretty busy the entire cay in disposing of those brought up before them for crupkenness About forty persons were committed by — Connolly, for being intoxicated and disor. derly. x SUNDAY LIQUOR SELLING IN WILLIAMSBURG. Yesterday afternoon, officer Cochen, of the Fifth Dis- trict Police, reported Mr Smith, grocer, coraer of First and South Fifth streets, for eelling liquor on Sanday. Deviel Cummings, who was seen coming out of the place intoxicated, was arrested and locked up as a witaess. THE SUNDAY LAW IN JERSEY CITY. ‘The Sunday law is very strictly observed in Jersey City. Yesterday was a very quiet day. The police found but a few places of business in operation, and a0- tified the proprietors thereof to appear before the Re- corder this morping. THRONGS IN THE BLYSIAN FIELDS. Yenterdsy being warm and pleasant, was rather the opening day of the season for resort to Hoboken, and the Hlysian Frelds were thronged—a targe number of per- scps from New York availing themselves of the opportu- nity ot leisure to resort thither. The pabli¢ houses there usiness under covsider restraint on Sui vee te account of the ition shown to emiorce laws on the manfeeier Potice Intelligence. CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCES. Augustus Hits, keeper of an intslligence office at No. 65-G.eenwich street, was yesterday arrested hy officer Sweeney, of the lower police court, charged with swind- ling a German gurl named Theresa Swivle, out of $75- ‘The complainant alleges that ahe went to the accused’s place of business in order to obtaima situation, anc that while there was induced by him t2 deposit the above tum in his hands for safe keeping: that when sh» asked ‘Hitz for the money, some days after she left it with bim, he refased to give {t to her, or render any satisfactory account of the rame Justice Connolly committed the prisoner to answer. ALLEGED GRAND LARCENY. Officer Lockwood, of the Seventeenth ward police, ar- rested a young man named Andrew Clark, charged with Healing about $100 worth of property from the premises of Thomas Wherre, of 140 Firat avenue, The ovidence against Clark goes to show that he was discovered in the house bj bea orp Rte he tetearte Ape boy ag medvat tar’ lon. He waa Tesmedtately pursecd’ oy the officer, who suc- ceeded in arresting him. The accused was taken before Justice Wood, at the Essex Market Police Court, where he was committed for examination. CHARGED WITH ROBBING HI3 EMPLOYER, Jacob Fuchs was brought before Justice Wood, at the ‘Third District bye fo ms charged re arin — ‘wearing apparel other property valued at from. his employer, Henry W. Fisher, of 176 Grand street. The accused admitted ing the property away from the premises, but eas the complain: alaing the property at $76, as in his opinion the + stolen would not bring more than $20, if put up forsale. The magistrate committed the accused for trial on charge of grand Jarceny, Brooklyn City News, Turows rnom A Honse axp Kittxp.—On Saturday aterncon last, a young son of Mr. Jerome Ryerson, s BEES ‘ano caching in his skull. He never spoke afterwards, ai a rson was coming along care up rhortly after He was conveye3 to Nelron’s breathed bis last. Court Calendar—This Day. Untrep State: Court Counr.—K enuses. ‘Usrrep States District Courr.—Nos. 36, 26, 08, 40 to 43, enumerated mo- tious, and Nos. 63, 104, 47, 10, id, 23, 35, 25, 38, 32, 49. 30, saath ng 406, 41>. 657, The May Term of the Law Courts, This being the first Mcnday‘m the month, the trial term of the State Courts will be opened; the federal Courts are already im session. In the United States Cirewit a motion will be made this afternoon for an in- Junction to restrain the publication of a work purporting to give a bistory of convent life in this country; the omptrix im the snit, Miss Jovephine Bunkley, an esaped nun fromthe St. Joseph’s Convent, Emmetsburg, com- plains that the book is about betwg pub'ished without her authority, one of the defendants, Mr. Beale, to whom she entrusted the maausompt, having made arrangements with Dewitt end Davenport to bring out the work. The publishers contend that they eatered into the negotia- tione- with Beale in good faith, and if there is sny reme- dy for the plaintiff it is against Beale alone, and nov against them, In the Unite? States District Court the trial of Colonel Kinney and Mr, Pabess, charged witty fithing out an ex- Pedition against Nicaragua, is sct down for to-day. ‘There will be also somte criminal offences on the high seas, and »ome cases of counterfeiting, to be tried ‘The Supreme Court, General Term, will sit im session this month—the last term they will held until Septem- ber next. There ave several importand causes on tus calendar; but whetnerthey will bs reached and argued this month, is more thin cau be foretold. ‘Tho Supreme Court, Cireutt and Chambers, will also be held, but there will be no dpecial term of this Court during the month of May. The Superior Court will hold four branches for trials— the most :mportant case on this calendar, as at prosent known, being the slander sait against C. H. Bowen, of the irm of Bowen & MeNamee, brought by one of their late employés. The case was tried once before, when the jury gave s verdict for the plaintiff of $6,000. A new trial was granted by the General term, and the case will come up again this month defore another jury. ‘Two branches of the Common Pleas will be opea-for trials by jury, and:the Chambers and Special Term for the usual business. Alderman Sam Briggs will be up in Chanibers tu-morrcw, (Tuesday,) secking for a com- pulscry order from the judiciary to compel Mr, McKellar and other gentlemen to answer questions propounded to them by the inqu.sitorial committee of the Board of Aldermen, and against which they revolted aa being ds- grading, irrelevant, arbitrary and prying. The business of the Mariue Court continues to in- crease, and the absence of Judge Thompson, occasions’ by severe indispovsition, entails an addition) amount of duty on the other two justices, McCarthy and Birdsall, ‘There is a great deal of work before the Court of Ses- tions, and its calender recoréa more than its usual amount of crime, Under the new law of the Legislature, passed during the last month, murder cases will now come before this court, and four cases are set dowm for trial during the May term, The calender {a as follows: — Muxéer, 4; grand larceny, 30; forgery, 4; burglary, 19; false pretences, 3; robbing, 3; felonious assaults, 4; arson, 1; malicious mischief,2; misdemeanor, 2; abap- donment, 4; attempt to kill, 1. The Common Council. The Board of Aldermen commence thetr Mey sessions this evening, and if ‘‘ Sam’? does not occupy the floor as frequently as be did last mouth there will be a probai- lity of some steps being taken towards the erection of snitabie buildings for the (aw Courts, and « chaace of much necessary municipal wor béing done before the warm weather sets in. “City Intelligence. — Horus: Prices asv Paorws,—It has been officially an- nounced by some of our leading hotels, that on and af- ter the lat of May, the charge for board would be $3 per day. The Astor, St. Nicholas and New York have raised their prices on account, we believe, of the high price of beef, pork aud potatoes. The Metropelitan Hotei continues the old charge of $2.50 pey day,and it is the intention of the proprietors to make no chakge, under any oiroumstances sbort of famine, With flour at $12 pes barrel, potatoes at $1 60 per bustel, and other articles im proportion, it ces not pay very well at $2 50 per day, but the proprie. tors of the Metropolitan believe that for the year through the old prices will be sufficiently remanerative, and they also belicve that hotels should take their cbances with other kind: businees, seasons with the bad. Uniformity in prices, is an ‘important matter with the travelling public, avd the Metropolitan will ad- here to the old rate through summer and winter. DEDICATION OF THE BRooME Sraeer CuntRat Pressyre. RIAN CuvRch.—The church in Broome street, near Cen- tre, which was destroyed by fire last August, has #ince Dern rebuilt and was opened yesterday with appropriate dedieatory exexcises. Tho pastor, Rey A. A. Wood, preached in the morning ; Dr. Adame, the late pastor, in the afternoon, and the Rev. C. H. Read, of Richmond, Va., formerly pastor of the Pearl Strect Chureh, the congregation of which bas since been merged in the Cen- tral, officiated in the evening. The site occupied by the Central was first built on in 1821, since which time it has been rebuilt twice. As the city enlarged, many of the old members moved up town, ani finding it iacon- venient to attend church service on the Sabbath in Breome street, they have built themselves a new and singular specimen ef church architecture on Madison square, in which edifice Dr. Adams, former pastor of the Central, now preaches. The new church in Broome street {s an unostentatious, but neat and comfortable edifice, and is much superior, both exte: aad inter. pally, to wtat its predecessor was before its destraction. Rey. A. A. Wood is the pastor. Exzcrion or Fire Commissiovens.—On Wednesday ere- ning next the first election under the new ,law creating a Board of Fire Commissioners, will be held in the va- vious engine houses throughout the city. The board when fuil will consist of four members, and there are already nearly a dozen candicates in the field, Dasix anp wis Works —A series of lectures are at present in course of delivery by Professor Vitalis Scherb, at the Chapei of the New York University, on the life and writings of Dente. The third was delivered on Sa- turday evening last, on the lifo, love and poetry of the great Florentine. The lecturer gave a graphic and elo quent account of the contest which was waged between the Bianchi and Neri, and which terminated in his ban- isbment from the city of his birth. He had served his country in the wars against Arezzo and Pisa; but it never recalled bim from his exile, in which the greater port of bis life was spent. Hisearly love for Beatrice, whom be has immort in his Divina Comedia, was Cescrited in eloquent language. As the lectures of the course are, however, of @ purely literary and critical cbaracter, a full report of them would be out of place in adaily newspaper, and we must therefore content our- aelves with notice. Sreie.— Fourteen compositors, out of the twenty-one employed at the Courier and Enquirer office, left their situations cn Friday evening. Cause:—Refnsal of the employers to pay 35 ces 1,000 ems for t; Kars thier by ¢ lait, Times, Pribune ant Daily News, during th past winter, notwithstanding the commoercia! crisis and the depression of trade. Accipsst—Ren Over.—While engine company No. 51 ‘were running to the fire in Wooster street yesterday af- terzoon, John Cregan was knocked down and run over at the corner of Broadway and Great Jones street. He wat taken to the Fifteenth 4 station house, where the coctor in attendance gave it as his ion that was injured internally, The injured man was sn quently conveyed to his residence, No, 233 atrect, where he now lies in a critical condition A laborer name Thos. Higgins fell from a ladder that he was ascendwmg, while at work tearing down the old duilcing corner of Duane street and Broadway, and re- ce.ved some very cevere injuries, having fractured his skull and otberwiee injured himself. He was conveyed to the New York Hospital for mecicsl atttendance. A women aemed Alice Foster was brought to the New York Hospital yesterd fternoon, suffering severely from injuries received by failing into the hold of s shij lyipg at the foot of Pike street. Her injuries are dengerous. (OTHER CAMPHENE ACCIDENT. — Philij conver of Third arene and Chirty frst seek was od jast Friday hosting ‘® camphene | Rn gy inquest wilt be bold on her body to-day. foar ror Catrvorx14.—In one of the city papers, afew days since, we noticed @ contract sale of 30;000 boxes, thirty-five pounds cach, chemical olive soap, for the fornia market. This makes 1,000,000 pounds, or seett three pounds each for yo and we think it will Fros mm Wooeren Sreeer.—The alarm of fire in the Fourth district, yesterday afternoon, shortly before 2 o'clock, was caused by» fre discovered im the shingls roof of the dwelling house No. 103 Wooster strest, ovcu- Mrs. Andre. The firemen extinguished Pitorele hed time to extend thite or four shine #. The property belongs Mr. Battus, No. arene stzeos. 108 ‘Tax Guear Scrr aGaursr rae City Ban oF Om10,—This suive— the United Stat . the Op- ten vs. ‘a iat Seite ge apatn tes & Corwin when Seore of toe x. rt of hie) fi Ra Of Monn. Kobert Dualovy, Delgpe Ini ‘THE EXCITEMENT IN THE TRRAITORY—WAR AGAINGT THE ATIONISTS, BTC. [Correspondence “f the 8t. Louis Repub’ Jous, (Kansas Territory.) April 23, 1856. The election excitement still prevails all country, and it 1s perhaps woll that Governor Reeder bast found cause of quarrel with Mr. Commnssioner penny, which bim at Easton, not to semgarion They presume upon any indulgence. fansticiam which spripj righteousness, they rival in audacity mess; andas they sound their een Freedom ! Vreedum! Freedom ! would govern us with # rule more despotic than that with which his sable ynite we wey in minding ie we stay in our country our 1 4 ners umd Wetting them and ther SeLEEe. yade our hearth stones aad steal aney toomibers of faraily im the persons of our servants. While scquivitron and settlement of new Territories, te BO species of property whieh they choose to take with them to their pew homes in our common domain; i same fraternal courtesy, in pormitting us quistly te move with our property into ses. But ae haviour perority, our respec’ consideration and forbearance: en requited’ Shey have reviled us, they have ceseived us, and have striven, and are still striving uns:rupa- lously, basely, and with fiendish pertinacity, to rob us of our country and our property. The Emigration Aid Society, controlled by the rankes?.abolitioaists, spare no- pains Dev expense to cerry out this purpose. I to'd you in my last, how I thought their purpose would be thwarted by their own vile maci and deceptions, practiced upon their owm subjects, who af- ter wards find,themselvea,to »e victums upon the sacrificial altar of mammon or faraticism. But they have many troublesome and dangerous emissarios here, who are ec- tively, butsecietly at work, and who meet you every- where with Machiavelian smiles, and murder while they ‘These thivg: now becoming intolerable. We have borne them as long as they can be borne, and we have de- termined, henceforth, to take in hand all such fellows as may be discovered, ‘The beginning was at Parkville, Inet Saturday, the 14th inet. You have already seen in the papers, that the citizens of Piatto county, Heese want to Paraville to tar and feather the editors of the Jndus- trial Luminary; that Park, the proprietor of that Peper, an old and wealthy citizen, who founded ths towa, got wind of their coming, and fied before he could inform his partaer, Patterson; that Patterson was seized, and ercaped bron application only by the prayers and entreaties of bis wife; that the = enveloped in a shroud bearing the inscription, “ a Aid,” wae taken. down to the river and thrown in, and thas Park and Pat- terton were ordered to leave the country in weeks, om penalty of death, is is but the beginning of the end; and the immedi- ate cause of this beginning was the discovery of some correspondence between Patterson and: members of Ai Fociety, in which he and Park were pledged to fend and promote their abolition schemes in ap; every way. For some time the Industrial ge ek been ob- noxious, because of its free-soil tendensies, and ape Patterson were strongly suspected of apolition views. The proof ovly was wanting, and that came in a period of bigh excitement. Not onty were those mea— sures promptly adopted, but it was furthermore resolved that _no preacher of the ‘Methodist Church North’? should again preach in Platte county. This movement iarignificant Itis mo trifling matter. It is uot tha evanercent freak of an ephemeral mob, It is tho doli- berare action of s cool, intelligent and resolute people, who have been wronged until further patience becomes criminal. They are obliged to act, and their action isde- cirive. You krow that Platte is one of the most wealthy and intellgent counties in the State, and that ite action in the bocy politic 1s weiguty and important. It is @ border county and will evoke the sympathy and com- mand the co operatian of all the iieer ‘counties, ia these «xtreme mensures of self-defence, In my last, I stated that Gov. Reeder liad becked out of his assumption of right to port ad contested elections, and that they would be refe to the Legis- lature. I was, however, mistaken. He has set aside the elections at Lawrenco, Tecumseh, Shawnee mone and Dougiss, for Ccuncdmen and be pr py oe of Leavenworth for Representatives, and has another election at those places on the 24th May, Hie pretext is, that there was some poedgines | in qualify- ing the judges. I think course ja vised, and will keep alive an excitement which should be allayed. He, however, haw got beyond its reach, and dees not seem to care how mach it rages. It is confidently be- Meved be will never return, and his removal from office is earpestly desired. Will not the Prosident be moved by the continued ory of this deeply wronged, but fast growing infant State? The Governor has selected Pawnee for the meeting of the Legislature on the first a, in July. Pawnee ia the small beginning of a littic villege, a nundred milea from anywhere, except Lawrence, aud some fine land im which the Governor is said tu bave an intererest. Our district has chosen ventatives who are ster- licg in prineiple and who will safely guurd our interests. At the head of them is Majoe Richardson, of the Coan- cil, Yeu remember that was for several years the cient Indiam Agent at the great Nemeba He is better juainted with the Territory ind uw ands the the active and +, whose ar presence might spread noxious infections, chardson wes bora in Kentucky, mear the birth of John J. Crittenden, and breathed the same and imbibed the privciples of that have grown with his growth and strngthene1 with strength, until he is now prepared to establish and dis- semivate them, fully matared, in his new home, whote soil and climate fo vearly resemble the best portions of his native State. Fisir and Waterson, of the lower house, are equally true cn the main question. Affairs in Wi . [Correspondence of the Balnmore Sun. Wasuinaton, May The Darien Ship Canal Project Revived—. Sor the Prosecution “> Scheme—The Oost as, Bro project of the ship canal acroas the Isthmus of © pro} a Darien is not abandozed, as I learn from Dr. Biack, who was in the city pestantay. He came over from England a few weeks ago, with full authority from the Dariem. bs Canal Company, of which he is tre , to make arrangements for the prosecution of ‘Therurvey attempted by the Joint English and American eae og was unfortunate, and disastrous te cme of the party. r report3 of the English civil engineers, New Cine oat others, upon which this was attempted, proved to be entirely erroneous. should it be ascertained, alter another survey, are no rivers on either side of the Isthmus by oman coe can i” ee is the ish company to cut through—; strait. A communication of this sort between tic and the Pacific has teen a favorite idea wi great men of the Old Worla, m_ Colua' ‘hind Napoleon. It wil cost but « trifle of Aft; to construct the artificial Saat while the Su ions, ‘will cost orly eeven or eight mi The whole expense of both of oe ae wil not amount to so much as the annual interest on the debt which France and the prevent war alone, if it Coroners’ inquests. Surcipy BY DrowNinG.—A yeung woman aamed Morgan, who of late has led a very riotous life, ted suicide on Saturday afternoon by jumpiag off the pier foot of Catherine street. The unfortunate womas made several attempts previous to this at self-destruc- tion, but was always unsuccessful in accomplishing her desired end. On Saturday, however, she met the death 80 long wished for. Deceased resided at No, 80 Oliver ingu Greer Seteal tal of Sealey seaL ‘was rendered by the jury. AccipexTAaLLy DROWNED IN 4 Wett.—Coromer Hilton held an inquest yenterday en the body of a child about three yeara of 9 pipet ote | Tear . Treanor’s premises. Verdict, Fouxp Drownep.—The body of an unknown man about thirty years of age, was found lying im the water iF : ie i iF terday, that © murder had been committed abeut 12 o'clock the night previous, at » house in South First street, near Sixth. It turned out thet s drunken mam had beat his wife, and she might have been killed ous, for the timely interference of passexe by. Suanr Pracrice —Two colored men called at the gre- cery store of Mr. Green, bapeerpeargt ns sooner Fifth streets, on Saturday, snd wi Green Tmeasuring up some coal for one of them, the other suc- the its of the ceva in abetrating Ac: sage money drawer, ASixovtaR Havt.—The body of « bora infant was caught om @ hook in Newtown oa ve in 9 cB, eee Oe 8 stone, and sunk. Core- sas of Geath unksowa to tke Jerp ee" peswer.,