The New York Herald Newspaper, May 17, 1855, Page 4

4 é NEW YORK HEPsi), THURSDAY, MAY 17, 1855. NEW YORK HERALD. _ dan GORDON Err. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, OFVICE N. W. CORWER OF FASSAU AND FULTON ST. FRSA pen Anum, THE WEEKLY phet eat Osa cents . Sa per ane he *. sacuide postage LETTERS by Mail for Suber one or with Aver Slscments to be post paid, or the postage will be deducted from the money remitted. ; VOLUNTARY CORRESPONDENCE, containing impor tant news sol from any quarter of the world—if used Soull be liberally patdfor. Bar UURn FoRsior CORRESPOS- DENTS ARE PARTICULARLY ReEQUESERD TO SEAL ALL Lurruns asp P ackacus SENT US Volume XX.... AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Bresdway—Love anv Loy- ALTY— Goon FoR Noruine. ROWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Tux Mipsicnr Warcu —Baven TempPrations—Mu RED BOaTMAN, {TON’S THEAT! Chambers street— 3Lus Devine Fora ar On ee iste Waewentxe Minsrasy, WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—Tir ror Tar— Agim DRAGOON—Kiss IN THE Danx METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Broadway—Usen Ur—, Mons, Jacgues—La Masa, AMERICAN MUSEUM— Alternoon— tnrLE— JAcHELOds REIT, LPEN FARMER -llow TO Make Homm Harry. WOOD'S MINSTRELS—Mechanics’ Hiat—i72 Broveiway. BUCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, 589 Broadway --Bucu- wav’; Erniorian Orgna Trovrs. CHINES® ASSEMBLY ROOM! Bama or Bunors anp Sipcx oF PERHAW’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad. way—Ermorran Opera Trovre. 599 Brosieway—Paxo RBASTOPCL., New York, Thuretmy, May 17, 1855. The News. ‘The stermship Baltic, from Liverpoo!, had not Deen signalized at Sandy Hook st « la’e hoar las; night. She is now in her twelfth day out. ‘The details of the nwa by the Nortaera Ligh’, which we give thie morning, sre of less interest than have been brought by sy steamer from Cali” fornia in along time. The only item of impor- tance which seemed to have clicited general atten- tion at the time of ovr lust dates, was the proposi" thon pending in th» Legisiaiure to divide the pre- sent territory of California into three distiact Statee, to be called Cal fornia, Cclorado and Sias- ta, neither one of which, it was said, if the divi:ion should be accomplished, will permit the introduc- ticn of slavery. The question was debated in the House of Aesembly ou the 17th of April, a fall re- port of which will be found embodied in our compi- lation of the news. The Governor had put his sig- nature to the anti-gambling act, which made ita jaw of the State. The rew State ia cortsinly approximating the standard of New Ecgiaud morals, and now only requires the paseage of the anti- liquer law, the anti-dueling law, tie antiSsabbath- bresking Jaw, (all of which are before the Legis. Jeture,)"and 8 fenatical enactment nuliifying the provisions of the Fugitive Slave law, to come aquare up cr the platfo:m of her more «lderly sisters of the East. The business of San Fraucisco had taken no turn for the better, although the prospect was evidently brighieving, and be:ter times were avxicusly looked for. Tne rainy season was abou: surrendering to the advent of its arid successor, when mining operations wou'd become less profiy able, and the miners wuld repair to the cities with tbe proceeds of tieirlabira. Heretofore, shipmonts of gold dust have preponderated during the dry Beeson, owirg to the fact that miners then desert their cleims and carry their gold dust to a marke. if there ebould be no deviation from this 2ustom, the anticipation of stirring times in San Francisco and greatly augmented s3iputn's of gold dust will soon be realized. is The jarge amount of tpecie carried out yesbarday by the steamship Atiantic, amonuting to $1,894,406, took Wall atreet by eurpriss—no one ceemed to have apprehended that it would have beeu so great. It athe heaviest shipment ever before mede by & single veeeel tince ateamera commend regularly crossing the Atlantic. It is questionable whether any other veseel now rucning could have nid 5 much insured ig.it, snd prover thas unter 8 Dave great confidén:e in Capt. West and the good ehip Atlantic. stocks and the spirits of “oulle” and enimsted those of the “bars” in Walletrest. This coustant hoavy érain cf specie against light importisions for some mozrths past is ® puzzle ty) many persoas. Some suppose thatithassome consection with the new English loan and the war in t2e Esst. Boe tois as it may, among the heaviest stipvera of specie yesier- day were Meesrs. Biske, Ward & Co., of Boston, the agenis of Baring B-oibers, and by Beimon'’a house, im this city, agents of She Rothechilde. Tie news trom Havave received by the Cahivbs last night posseeses bat few features of iaterest. It would appear from the letter of one of one cor- respondents that hopes ave entertained of tho rea- kease of Mr. Fel x, but the grounds on which these expectations sre jormed sre not very clearly etated. Acother cargo of one bundred snd rin 9 In dian slaves, captured by Sant; Anus snant in Yucatan, bad been landed oa the isiand. Tous it would appear that no cffestive steps had been taken to put a etop to this infamous traffic. Our advices from Costa Rios are up to the 213% ult. Scme ot the provisces were being devas:ated by iccustse; but flocks of eparrowhavks are pze7- ing upon aod anninilating them. Our files from Caracas, (Venezuela,) are up to the 14h April, ‘The President, in 2 message to gress calling at tention to the searcity of provis' in the repablic, ree: mmends the temporsry suspension of all im- poration duties on corn and srticies of prime nz- eessivy, Our advices from Brazit are to the 1st of Aj;1il, but tho journals to band coutain uothiag of interest. We understand that the District Attorney ‘ntends to take up to the Court of Apoesis the cave of Pa, verelly, convicteé of aan, and now granted anew trial by the G«nersl Term ct the Suprems Court, ‘The District Aitorney will aleo aspeal fr m the de elsion which grants a now trial ‘iam, con’ victed of poisoning bis wife, ibe Commitres on Rairoads of the Board of ciimen met in their chemb x in the City esterday afternocn, in order to make fu:ther inquiries into the mater lately petitione for by travellers on the Sixth Avenue Raiiroad, viz.: that the Sixta ond Eighth avenue lines of city railroad be ex ended from their prevent termi- bos, at Barclay ard Church et ects, to the coraer of Vesey etrect and . A strong remoustraace nga’net this me inted by some of tre largest property owners in Vesey street, wey, atd arcund the neighborbood; and iis arga Ments were ably euported by Mr. Veeks, Me R Coiemsn, of the Astor House, and other geotiensa The evbject will be egain teken up next Monday. {m the Board of Aldermen last evaqng, tere. porte of commitices cels opoxei ni¥ City Hall were refert+d the te2 of tho Whoie, and the subject made the ar 1 order for Friday evening The Mayor’s nomi r p> Yio clerks wero tiken up, end, on mot Appropriate reeolutions of repret fir y Lamb were offered and adopted, Bas d adj 5) ly of a of she Ma wehuertia Lagials’ ’ i A wrt Ros'on yes 9 for dab’. f habeas corpus was saad out by bis coaase!, oa Hil! a mwems f trie Hows? toe ples tha® iiss i ft ples prow ful, bis casa will probably be arened in ful ie, ond he Tat Fonght to be p the Legislitore wil, thas be made put Tie Bardat Cours t @ 0? interest lest night beyond ation 01 lation t yeward the ep v erent Of five loa was tabled hondred dopare eave, ay 0 large vote. The proposed Coavers' va of Caa‘le Gardea inte aa This movement ‘c specie depressed, emigrant depot, and the ateps that have been taken towards effecting that object, were discussed by the Commissi ners of Emigration at their meeting yesterday. Shou!4 the Ovars rem:ye the temporary injnnction slresdy granted, the Gardea will be ready to receive emigrants on Tuesday nex. Tala project meets with violent opposition from the resi dents of aud persons doing business in the Firet ward. Lastevening a remonssrance agatost tne pla, signed by five huudre? and taitty er on and cther?, was presettadin the Bewa ‘of Alder- men. As yet the Board have taken 7.9 setian on the vemonsiracces, Mrther thea abe ply referring them to the proper committee. The cotion merke’ yesterds", vyag less artive, as No. 136 | dealers were dispored to 8” yait, the receipt of the Baltio’s news. The sie, Inoluted about 1,500 bsle2, at steady prites, Qommos brands of State, Canadian ond We stern flour, were 12}c. a 18s. per barre’ loner, “shiie Southern continued s arog and firm, A em”,] lot Southern red wheat sold at 62 60, ani Nowt'a river rye as high as $1 78. indian Cfan W'ss dull, and without sales of moment on the ‘Agar; 10,000 a 15,000 bushels Western m‘xed aod, to arrive in July and August, at $1 02 and $1 05. 2,000 bbls. State flour were sold, deliverable in Jone, at $8 872 $9. Provisions were firm, with | feic sales of pork at full pricey. Sagars ware tolersbly active, with sales of 1,350 bhds, and 1,600 boxes at figares stated in anofrer column. Freighta were dull. What Becomes of Turkey? Whichever alternative is accepred by Aus- tria, it does not appear that any uncertainty can exist with regard to the fate of Turkey. Austria may throw herself into the arms of Russia, and coerce the Western Powers to sab- mit to Russian supremacy in the Black Sea, to a fresh apportionment of the Principalities and Slavonic countries between the two empires, to the conquest of ali that is Turkish to the north of the Balkans atleast. Or she may espouse in earnest the cause of her present paper allies, and repel the Russian not only beyond the Pruth, but beyond the Dniester, and perhaps help to set up once more a Tartar sovereignty in the Crimea. But whatever she does, the fate of Turkey remains the same. I+ is dead— the corpse of a nationality, already reeking with sigus of putrescence. The first mistake was in Stra‘ford Canning, Reschid Pasha, and other liberal men attempt- ing, in Abdul Medjid’s name, to introluce mo dern reforms into the Turkish organism—a striking illustration of the « le of the leathern bottles. That 1! e honest in what they ‘tried there no reason to doubt; but they acted in sir ignorance of the nature of the institution of Islamism, which is essentially incapable ot reform, or adaptatioa to modern or indeed to avy other combination of circumstances than those under which it was first developed. The experiment was a failure, McFarlene, whe spent some time in Turkey in 1828, and returned thither in 1848, reports that the reforms were unpopular and dis. tasteful to the pe.ple, and that the nation a8 a whole was iofinitely more degraded at the latter than at the former period. Urquhart, and all other reliable travellers confirm the statemeat. With unanimous voice they pronounce Turkey’s doom to be sealed, her devline beyond hope of remedy. In point of fact, Avdul Medjid’s libe- ral messures, his attempts to graft sprigs of European civilization on the Moslem stalk, not less than his reluctant toleration ot the various Christian sects, were not only futile; they were positively mischievous. They undermin- ed the totteriog remains of the Eastern edilise, aud reared no substitute among a people which cou'd not abide exotics. There was th«refore no precipitancy or gragp- ing ambition in the desire of the late Nicholas I. to determine by friendly treaty, in 1844, or 1852, what should become of the territory of the expiring nation. He proposed to divide it with Great Britain. The British government natu- rally joelous of a powerful riyal whose agents were already interfering with the English io the East, preferred sharing with France, a na- tion not commercial, not connected with the East, vot likely to complain of the spread of British dominion Pereia or Thibet-ward. Heace the wer. Nicholas committed the gravest fault of his career whea he exposed himself to adeciaration of war before he was prepared for a coup de main against Constantinople. Soand policy indicated that he should have secured himee}f there, or at all events prepsred for an cverwhelming attack onthe place before he gave the ellics a pretext for making it their headquarters. For, what is now the condition of Turkey? Under one treaty, Austria holds the Principali- ties with amblitary force. Great Britain and France held all Turkey in Europe south of the Balkan ridge by another. The Sultan exists still, it strue; buthe has no more power in his own Cominions than the native rajahs and pabobs of Hindostan. The real power o! the State is in the hands of the ambasstdors of the Western Powers. Coastantinople is the basis of operations of the Western armies. By formal tresty, the Saltanis bound not to make peace without their consent: and this itself is rather diflicn!t to reconcile with the notion of inde- pent sovereiguty; but, in potnt of fast, he can not on)y not make peace, but cannot take upon himee}f the smallest administrative respoasibi- lity withous the sanction of his allies. It is noterious that even in matters of police the Divan issubordinate to the British and French cinbossies. On tim return of the armies from the Crimea, Varna, Constantinople and Galli- poiwil a be occupied; and Turkey thus girt with foreign gorisone will become what may be called a protectorate; bat what will really be a province jointly owned by France and England. Austria—if she join the Western Powers—will tave the Principalities for her share. Atthis time of writing, the Turkish natiovslity is @efuuct. Turkish institutions ere gone. Islamism fa Evrope has ceased to be. There is nothing in Turkey but a foreign garrison, and a host of native slaves. "Po suppose that having gained a foothold on the B sus, the Allied Powers intend un- der any event to abandon it, is to reject the teebing of history. England especially has never done such a thing. It is not likely she will inaugurste a new course of policy when the prize she would let drop is of svcb immense vaine to her as Con- staptiveple and the route to the Last. She ke pt Gibraiter, on she kep’ her cooqnests ia India. She keot every foot of foreiga land which she ever obta aed by favor, treaty or war, uel ere could po looger keep it. She will keep Constant nople. Not alone at first, bas o ty) woh France. As time moves on— evente almost i veriably repeating themselves in se ul F suecession—it is likely she will qua «) with France, as she quarrelied with hor in H dcsta ; and there are many cogent :ea sons for supposing she will drive her ont ta Turkey as she drove ber out there, Then will begin another of thor, wrngglea of racts which so constantly in British colonial history: astrug-’ + = php ‘'zes@—not so much for suprema- Te e right to live oa the one side, 2 ae the suppression of all but the dominant «# on the other; a‘straggie which has never ; ended except in the triumph of the Anglo- Saxons; a struggle which will end {n driving the last Turk across the Dardanelles into Asia, Such appesrs, at least, to be the most likely termination of the events which are progress- ing arourd us. Events may modify the fore going premises, and falsity to some extent the conclusiozs. But the most important event that is now expected—the course adopted by Austria— does not seem at all likely to affect the fate of Turkey. Victorious or vanquished, the ‘allies will hold Constantinople; asd Aus- tria will not seck—what indeed she could not obtain—a share of the fruits of their singular good fortune. Senor Marcometa anp THE Kinney Exprpr- eion.—Senor Marcoleta, the Nicaraguan Minis- ter, with the advice aid assistance of his active Jawyer, Mr. Jo. White, appears to be resolved to worry and exhaust Col. Kinney through oar courts of law into the abandonment of his fa- vorite scheme, the Yankee colonization and armed occupation of the fertile but uncultivated lands of Nicaragua. It has been said that the estimates of Col. Kinney comprehend—First, arevolution in Nicaragua, aud a new govern- ment under the control of his settlers from the United States; secondly, the conquest of the adjoining States, which would give the con- querors the command of the Nicaragua route to California and the whole Central American confederation; third, the annexation, @ /a Texas, of the whole batch to the United States, with Col. Kinney as their first Senator to Washington and their first candidate for the Presidency, 4 a Sam Houston. The scheme is a very tempting one upon this programme, it must be admitted; bat, even with the consent of Senor Marcoleta, there are £0 many obstructions to its completion that it would probably require twenty or twenty-five years to catry it out. Col. Kinney has, no doubt, invested, expended and lost a good deal of money in this enterprise already; but to save the remnant of his capital, we would ad- vise him to relinquish in toto this Nicara- gua expedition, and turn his eyes and footsteps towards Kansas. That’s the place for him. With his Texas experience as a land speculator and cattle raiser, he might at once take the wind out of the sails of Governor Reeder and Col. Forney in Kansas, and come back to Wash- ington, in the course of four or five years,a Senator full blown, anda “live” candidate for the succession. Let Col. Kinney, therefore, give up this wild goose chase to Nicaragua, and move out with his volunteers to settle the Gisturbances between Reeder and his Kitchea Cabinet free soil land speculators, and that ter- rible class of adventurers called by the said Governor “ the border ruffians” of Missouri. The climate of Kansas is wholesome, the soil is good, the country is beautiful and pictur- esque—in a few years it will be blest with all the comforts of civilized society, iocluding theatres, operas, masked balls, French farni- ture and the lates; Parisian fashioos. “Of course, then, for a new country, Kansas is the place for a young bride from the Fifth avenue; for there, in addition to the advantages enu- merated, she will still be convenient to Nia- gara, Saratoga and New York in the summer. For the sake of peace, then, in Kansas; for his own sake; end above all, for the sake of the young Fifth avenue belle whose fortuaes here- after are to be identified with those of Colonel Kinney, we urge him to abandon the Nicara- gua expedition, and to go out to Kansas, and bring all his means and energies to bear upon the settlement of the important question there of “squatter sovereignty.” What says Col Kinney? Arcupisnor Hucues anp Senator Brooxs.— We shall give our full and deliberate opinion on this interesting, important, amusing, and in some measure silly controversy in a day or two, Ithas been a complete budget of blunders, to say the least of it, and the principal blunders have been made on the Brooks side of the qyestion The great fact put forth by Brooks was that the Archbishop owned in his own right church property to the amouns of five millions. If Mr. Brooks had taken the trouble to look into the United States census he woukl have seen that the whole of the property owned by the Catholic church in this country does not amount to more than eight millions. According to the statement of the Bishop, the church property in his hands dwindles down from the five millions at which it is calculated by Senator Brooke, to something less than half a million, which is no doubt its correct value. The Bishop has never denied hie owning the fee simple of this pro- perty, although he contends it is merely iu the pature of a trust for the different congrega tions. The principal point ia dispute was ta exact value, and ou this Brooks has committed a great mavy blunders and exaggerated the amount beyond all reasouable dimensions He has been acting after the fashion of the pal- try politicians of the day, who distort simple facts into atrocious falsenoods to secure party purposes and bring themselves promiaently be- fore the public. The ¢ nutroversy as ib now stands may be considered ia the light of a draws game, Botb of the com»atants retire from the ficld with colors flying and trampets sounding, but both at the same time rather damaged by the melée. The whole affair is in ehort a sort of Stanwix Hall rough and tumble scrimmage, without the vulyarity, the biood- shed, or the atrocity of that memorable conflict. Neary two Mitiioys at a Stvotn Dasa — The steawer which left this port yesterday for Liverpoo), carried out nearly two millions of specie, or, to be more precise, her shipment in hard cash was $1,894,406 89. What for? Eo,- and bas made a loan ‘of sixteen millions of pounds. It has been taken up, and, according to the terms, she must be furnished with cash from this loan to the extent of about eight mil- lions of dollars a month. Her capitalists, there- fore, are calling in their mouey from all quar- tere on account of the pressure of this load. Hence thie extraordinary shipment. Very as tonishing this; but thus 1t appears that, without having spything to do with this horrible Ex ropean War, we are compelled to co. tribute our quota tor the siege of Sehastopo! If this state of things continues another year, what will be the result? A sudden collapre on both sides of the Atlantic, or a flood of paper money, to be followed by another explosion. perhaps, If we feel so directly the cost of holdiag the allies before Sebastopol, whet will it cost to take the town? The news from Europe begins to be yery interesting. Pours wa Puppia —When poets or pl |THE LATEST NEWS. | ticians are mean, they are excessively mean; when they are contemptible, they aro most contemptible--there is no medium of ccmmon sense with such characters, They must be either in the heavens above or in the dust below--dealing with stars or rubbish. Mr. Bryant is the poet and Mr. Bigelow is the politician of the Post. The one has a high ebaracter for poetry and fancy—the other uo | character for anything in particalar. From some motive or other this poet and this poli- ticisn have been digging out of the gutters of | ten years past an article written and published | by Chevalier Wikoff, in an obscure paper of that day, during one of those amusing fits which characterize the Chevalier in such escopades as that'with Miss Gamble. The Chevalier has, however--we have no doudt— repented of the extravagances of some of his doings in the Fanny Elssler affair, as well as in the Mies Gansble business. We have alweys been attentive and elabo- rate in our notices of all great artistes, during a career of thirty-five years connection with the American press. When Fanny Elssler came to this country we noticed her move- ments and her artistic exhibitions ia that generous manner which, if paid for simply as chambermaids’ advertisements, might have been for space and types valued at two or three thousand dollars. We did this gratis, out of admiration for art and artists, As a sort of complimentary requital, Fanny Elseler made some trifling presents to us and to ours— worth, probably, three or four hundred dollars at the most—and the greater part of which were afterwards given away in charity to per- sons more in want of them than we were. The amiable, respectable, and high-toned gentlemen of the Post—poets and politicians included— acting on the impulse of literary chiffoniers, dig these matters out of the rubbish of the past and parade them to their few hundred subscribers, without any apparent purpose or motive other than simple meanness and malig- nity. Chevalier Wikoff himself, who has long since recovered hi§ common sense from both = BY MAGNETIC AWD PRINFING TELEGRAPHS Non-Arrival of the Baltic, Sanpy Hoox, May 16—12:15 A. M. We have as yet no tidings of the Baltic, now fully due from Liverpeol. Interesting Virginia. THE CAMPAIGH— KETURNS OF TH® KNOW NOTHING OOUNGILS—THE BTATE SECURED. Rremuonp, Va , May 15, 1855. ‘The returns from the numerous Know Notuing loigs-, of this State, on beiag footed up, firalsus clear @%jo,\- ty of the legal votes of the State. The few Zaow No ‘things thas bave seceded, under the threo” s of the Rich- mond Junto, have been more then réraood by new coa- vorts to the myeterious and term.'vie Urder, Tue state, therefore, is secured by an actual ceneus. We vote here viva voce, und the Junto have tarsstea ed that this Know Notbing party cecact last, aci thas the democracy will “spot” every democrat, for future crucifixion, who mey vote the ticket; but in spite of this threat, constant reinforcements are coming ia from the democratic side; ana they feel vo fear, because they ee that the day of the Richmond democratic Junto, the administration and al! concerned, is past, never to come again, 4 Rely upon it, too, that the slaveholiers of this State, ‘sted with the Know Noshings, understand their po- sit‘ov, and the position of the Order ia Now York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania, aud we are confident that the spproaching Philadelphia Nations] Counc! will be truly great pational movement upon the alavery question. * KN, The arcest of Col. Kinney. Wasmneton, May 16, 1855, ‘The Star of thie evening says that the arrest of Col. Kinsey in Philadelphia was not anticipated by the overnwent, but it was thought thatit would prove fgnly acceptable. Latex from Salt Lake, Sr. Louis, May 16, 1855 We have received Salt Lake City papera to tue 23th of March, but they contain wary little news. Captain May, the old trapper guide to Col. steptoe, received a letier Febraary 28, from Sandy Point, seven miles went of Fert Laramie, telling of depredations by thy Sioux, ‘ard considering life and property unsafe at that point, From Massachusetts. VETO OF THE WESTERN RAILROAD BILL—DEFRAT OF THE BILL ABOLISHING CAPITAL FUNISAUBNT— TEE H18S CASE AGAIN, ETO. . Boston, May 16, 1855, Governor Gardner to day vetoed the bili granting fif- teea bundred thousand dollars to the Westera Rsilroad. The loan proposed wag to build a second tras trom Springfield to Aloapy. ‘the Senate defeated the biil abolishing capital pua- isbment. Jozeph Hiss was errested to-day for debt, wh leon bis way to the State House, His counsel then procured a Fanny Elesler and Fanny Gamble, will, we have no doubt, take an early opportunity to set the whole matter right, and to exhibit the folly of attempting, by such disreputable means, to injure the establishment of the Aca- demy of Music and of the Italian Opera, now for the first time successfully set in movement in this city by gentiemen of character and repu- tation, guided by sense dnd intelligence, sup- ported by the best portion of the preas, and only opposed by a few contemptible oyster houee critics, who steal into the columns of two or three of the other journals of little circula- tion and less influence. PURIFICATION OF THE MassacuuseTrs Know Nornies— Disrress or THE Capinet OrGans.— The Washington Union is very indignant and sorely distressed at the refusal of Goveraor Gardner, of Massachussetts, to dimiss Judgs Loring from office, according to the request of the Hies Legislature. The Cabinet organ says this ie a trick in behalf of the Kaow Nothings in Virginia, in view of the approaching election there. We, however, look upon this act of Governor Gardaer as a movement of much higher importacce than a mere electioneering trick for the Virginia Know Nothings. It is the beginving of the purification of the Know No- thing party of Massachussetts. From this stand of the Governor in favor of Jadge Loring and the laws and the constitution, we predict that the next State election in Massachusetts will be between the abolitionists and the abo'itionized Know Nothings, with General Wilson at their head, and Joseph Hiss at their tail, on the one tide, aud with Gévernor Gardser and his conservative Know Nothing supporters on the other, In this view, it is very likely that the protest of Goverabr Gardner against the re- moval of Judge Loring, may benefit the Know Notbing ticket in Virginia; bat whether it does or not, it appears, from the best information, that the case of Mr. Wise is hopeless, and that the reign of the Richmond democratic sp:i's junto draws to aclose. Let the Cabinet or. gans, one and all, prepare for the worst. Wuat’s Tus ?—Yesterday, as we are inform- ed, there was a most extraordinary, ominoas, mysterions and important political caucus at the Astor House; few in numbers, but each man supposed to be a host in himself in hi: peculiar line. This meeting was composed of the following great guns of sectionalism, free soil and fusion:— 1, Hon. W. H. Seward, of New York, chief of the Seward hy brid coalition. 2. Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts, abolition Know Nothing. 3. Hon. Charles Sumner, of Massachusetts, abolition democrat. 4. Hon. S. P. Chase, of Ohio, free soil demo- crat, 5. Hon. Thomas Corwin, of Obio, free soil whig. Is not this a “ pretiy kettle of fish?” And what does it mean? A Northera couspiracy perhaps, to save a remnant of the Northern Know Nothings for the benefit of a grand anti- tlavery coalition of ail the odds «nd ends of both the old parties, aud all the outside factions of the day. Let the Know No«bing National Council at Philadelphia wash their hovds of these free soil jugglers, aud take bold ground for the Union and the constituion, or they are in danger of a crash avd a breakdowo, Can anybody furnish us a full report of this Astor House committee of five? Geonge Law anp tHe Navy DEPARTMENT LN Porsvit or Baker.—The helptess old fogyism of the Navy Department at Washington has been aptly illustrated in their attempt to pur- sue Baker, 98 contrasted with the experiment of George Law. The Navy Deparimeot sent out a ship in chase of the fugitive across the Atlantic; bat it was a poor old halk, charac- teristic of our government vessels of the old bureaucrats at Washington; and with the first brueth of rough weather, the captain was com- pelled to put back to Norfolk to escape ship- wrick. Onthe other hand, George Law ten- ders a swift cl pper to the authorities, aod the result is, that altbough their Cunary bird has some ten days’ start of them, they get to his destination of the Canary Islands some ten days ahead of him, quietly await his approach, | bail bis ship as she comes in, nab theie pri- | son r, avd bring him back, without even giving | bim the permission of an airing on shore among | the Canaries. After this the people will be | ver: spt to think that such a man a3 George Lew would be very useful at the White Mouse, | erpecially in weeding out the old graonics and | old fogyiem of the Navy Deparment, Shouida’t | writ of habeas corpus, on thé ground that Hiss was a member of the House, and they will endeavor to push the wok of hia expulsion to a final hearing ve‘ore the cour’ ‘The weather to day ia the warmest we have ha‘ here mo, the thermometer standing at 80 degs. in ‘the thace, The Washiogton Water Works. Wasninoton, May iv, 1856, Wro, H. Decker, of Albany, has been awarded ths con- tract for grading and buildizg the culverts on the first rection of the Washington aqueduct for $35,000, and Fe- ix Dufiin, of Onio, the contract for the second arction for $37,(00, This smount ia below Capt, Meigg's estimace. Tro other contracts have been awarded to citizens of tho District of Columbia for tbe oricks aod cement [ibe Cnion saya the work will be, completed by Maco 867, at an expexse‘of two and a third million of dollars.) A Tannery Burnt at Durnamaviile, N. ¥. Unica, May 16, 1865. ‘The extensive tannery of Henry Sanford, at Darhams- ville, Oneida county, was totelly destroyed by fire th's morning, together with sn adjoining boarding house, and other outbuildings. The total loss is aboat $35,000; insured $15,000. Part of the stock wes saved in a daw- ‘aged condition. Postmaster Hendall, ot Now Ocleans, Held for rial. New Orveans, May 15, 1855. Postwester Kendall bas been held for trial in tne Unit- ea a Listnet Uourt, charged with robbing the mails, Low Stage of the Ohio River. PrrssurG, May 16, 1855. In the bavnel of the river at this point there is but four, feet nine inches of water, and the water is falliag, « Arrival of the Southern Muil. Baurimore, Way 16, 1856. By the errival of the Southerm mail, as late as due, we bave received New Oritans papez# of Thursday last, but they contain no Death of a Merchan Pmvapecraia, May 16, 1855. Thomut Sparks, a respectable merchant: of this city, died this morning, in the 70th year of his age. He was proprietor of the shot manufactory. Arrival of the isnbel at Charleston. CHARLESTON, May 13, 1855, Tke steamship Isabel, trom Havana on the 10th inst., bee arrived at this port. Her detes are anticipated by the Granade, Arrival of the James sdger at Oharieston, Cuarvestox, Mry 15, 1855, The steamsbip James Adger, Capt. 8. ©. Turner, ar- rived here from New York, at five o'clock this (Tuesday) morning. Markets. PHILADELPH‘A STOOK BOARD PusLadeLvata, May 16, 1865, Stocks are dail and money easy. Pennsylvania State fives, 9; Reading 43% ; Pennsylvania Railroad, 4344; Long Irland, 16 bid; Morris canal, 133. New ORLEANS, May 15, 1855, Cotton—The market {s firm st previous rates, but pri- ces aro nearly nominal, owing to the smali receipts. Sales to-day, 2,000 bales. Fiour ia eelling at $10. Western corn is held at $1 02 a $1 03—white is soarce at $1 20a $125, The rates for sterling exchange are 9}¢ a 10%, Ber, cent premium. Freights.—Co:ton to Liverpool, CHaRLeston, May 15, 1355. In cotton the transactions are small, but prices are firm owing to the smal! supply. To ane sales foot up 1,500 bales, at prices ranging from 8 a 103¢c. Puitapeueata, May 16, 1855. Flour is firm at $11 per bbl In wheat prices are easi- €x, but not quotably lower. White $2 63 a $2 65. Corn egos market is firm, Sales, 7,000 bushels yellow at AEC. THE OPERA AT THE ACADBMY LAST NIGHT. ‘The Jast performance but one of the present season at the Academy of Music was given last evening, when the “‘Wiilism Teil” of Rorsipi was done, “and thereby bangs # tale,” The ‘Trovatore’’ of Verdi had been wonder if thie cetching ot Baker were to clinch the basiness in favor of Live Oak George! | apxounes?, and a very lerge number of seats had been secured, when, at half past five o'clock, post meridian, while one of the committee was enjoying his otium cum dignitate, and a very good segar as addenta to his post- prandial repast, he was astonished by the taliing of a bomb at his feet—a bomb in the shape of a neat little rote, in which it was stated that the prima foana, (prima donne s:e perilous property,) Signors Steffenone, being thn suffering from a determination of blood to the head, she would be prevented frum determi- pating any notes for the delectation of the pudlic turough her Jarynx. What was to becdon:? 1t was no trick! The “regulaticns”? were complied with—one of the “physi- cians of the Acedemy” attested to the truth of the stotements made by the billet Joux, The chief member of the committee was iJ], bu. the otber took coun_ se], Orders were at once issued: “Wiliam Te'l’? mast be dene. The artiste for William Teli”’ were generally enjoying ke (vey of the just, They did not play ia the “Trovatora’? | ~uny tcok no interest in anything else; the day was worm, ani they were happily unconse.oas of every- thing. M oseagers from the Academy flew about the city like Puck bima:lf. Yhey ‘put a girdte” round the Tenib and S.xteeoth wards in something less than torty minutes, Oxe went to the stage manager, anoiho, to the printers, and peveral to rouse the wiseping artists. Otjections were mace Proply alwvaya object to lavor en warm days, Who is to sing Elvira??? (Stefenens’s part.) “Cutcot Eivira, No matter aboat her, She does not awount to much, any way. The people will tmigine that ke must be ® very beautiful person, or the tenor would rot be in euch a way about her.” “But everything is set for tae ‘Irovetore.’ ” “get every thing for ‘Wilham Tel.’ Put ‘Srovatore’ on the ebelf tl Friday. Get more wee. Send out more eoouts—come, bustle! bustle!” (But there’s an incidental ballet in Tei,” avd the corps have goxe to Bostes (Out them ont. N» mitic Gesier conld not have osoupied h {inuslly. ‘he pos milttaire is a favs Come, dome; wershall get this oper Jengtb.”” So everything was + up in plee of ' Trev ten vp for (be a capital fellow Ooryphées. ving con: to-nigat cat to a veasonadle angel, (Williom Teli?” was baug 7) A “oeat speach’ was got. Mr. Dabreuil, who, thoagh voeation, hag no iniimste a: qvaintarnce Frith 2 Engliah langeage, [Per- bapt, lise Napoleon im Rasela, he was stoapsd by nts] All the artists appeared, excep; the} ond he couldn't be found, 80 ho war cu and as the clock struck eight, the chef dorcheatre Taking the ent veok bin eat, and the overtare commenced. limited time into coneideration, it was a triumph and shows that energy and decision ht eadbucteas 5 oper anic diffcuttios, Some of the people went away, but there was stills geod house left, and the opere was very well dors ‘The vegotiations with Mr, Jq“*b#0hm gs the manager of the Lagrange troupe have, we are told, advansed & ftage. In © queste jaat night, mot the best, it- was positively stated that this company would dually eppear at th~ Academy. Mr. Jacobsohn and Mr, Coit had an ‘oterview last evening at the Academy, but a ©Or'ciusion was not arrivec at ia consequence of the aly redoced, ‘The “ Trovatore”’ will bs given to-morsow ulght, for * povitively the lact time.”? OPEKA MOVEMENTS. ‘We understand that vegotiations for the employment: of the Lagrange troupe bave been actively carried oa for tbe last few days in various quarters On Moaday Inst one of the Frye made advances to some of the members of the nswcompany, on the part ef Mr. Hacrett, but they referred him to Mr, Uliman. The latter, oa being informed of the fact, psid a visit to Mr. Hacket?, at hia theatre, on Tuerday last, and izquirea it he bud any proporition to make, Mr, Hackett replied that be hat Lo, but that he would be happy to hear sny offer that. might come from Mr. Ullman. The latter said that be would take the matter into consideration; but whether anything further baa since been done between the par ties, we have yet to lesrn. On the other hand, Jacobsohm has, been negotiating with the Directors of the Academy to have the Lagrange troupe perform t¥ere during the absence of their own) company in Boston, We understand that on Tuesday last the monthly salaries of the principal artista of the new troupe hecame due, and that it waa iatimated by severs! of them that unlesa the four or five thousand dollars owing to them en that day, under their contrasts, were paid, they would return to Ea- rope. Whether Madame Lagrange was amonget the number we are not informed, but Mirate is msntioned as deing certainly one of them. We trust, however, tha’ an arrangement of some sort will be completed on thiic beha.f, either with the Academy of Music ur with the Metrozolitan theatre, It would bea pity that artists of to much talent and reputation should be allowed to re turn to Europe without baving had an opportauity of making themselves heard bere. From rome facts that trangpired yesterday, it seons probable that the negotiations with the Academy will b» brought ton successful conctusion Should this prove ta be the case, the pablic will, after all, be gainers by the dissen- sions which have resulted in concentrating in one power- ful and well conducted ¢stablishment resources ef un- rivalied character, and which, if placed in opposition, would have on)y enced in disastrous losses to all the parties interesied. We trust that we shall hear no more of these difficul- ties in operatic affairs, They bave arisen entirely from the fact tbat Strakosch, UlJmanand Jacobsohn, although well enough as mere agents, are utterly incompetent. to the management of a troupe when they become prin- cipals themselves. How stould it be otherwise? Tuese Persone bave no standing or position in the theatrical world, and beside, caunot command a theatre. Operatic, like all other speculations ncw-a days, require a combins- tion of capital with talent and judgment to ensure success. Barton’s Theatre- «fake that Girl Away!” A two act piece, under the above curious tle, was pre- tented here Monday night, tor the first time im America. It is a elose translation of ‘ Otez votre Fille s’il vous: plait,’? by MM. Mark Michel and Labiche. The plot, like nearly all of the Palais Royal pieces, is founded upon « simple fast, and is tormed by a series of startling and. odd stuations. The hero, a fast young artist, Carles Rocket, (Mr. G. Jordan), is engaged oma paiating for the Exhibition. Opposite to his lodging resides Mr. Poddle (Mr. Burton) and Isabel, (Mra Hough) his @aughter. The lady constantly appears on the balcon:, and the artist appears requesting her father to “tate ‘that girl away,’’ as she distrasts his attention from his work. The father, as cht be expected, repels the en- treaty with indiguation wud orders the petitioner toq zit. the house. Rocket, however, soon returns with the additional complaint that Miss Isabel now sppears ia. the balcony with her admirer, Mr, Scollop (Mr. Moore), and that the douvle object is too much for his suscep- tibilities. A ‘‘row’’ ensues, preparations are made to. eject Rocket violently from the premises, bat the ardent youth suddenly gamps the energy of the Poddle family by dropping down apparently dead. The father fires ia one direction, *collop in another, Scollop’s na, Cut. tle (Mr. H. Jordan), in « third, the maid servaat io o fourth, to procure restoratives, and the fair Js.bel sins s ainting intoa chair. The moment is not to be lost, the chair is wheeled off with its lovely burden by the re- vived Rocket, and when Poidle and Co. return they per- ceive Isatel and ber adorer in the epposite baleony. In: the second there isa vigorous pursuit by the Poddle- party, which ends in locking up Rocket and Isabel in sepa- ratercome. After a great deal of storming on both sides. Rocket agrees to marry Isabel, while Scollop is to be persuaded that Poddle’s younger daughter, Jenny, was intended for him all along. Jenny, (Miss A. Lez,) who. 8 juet come home from a boarding schoo}, is delight- ed io find herself provided with a huband; aad Isabel, who never liked Scollop, is charmed with the romantic Rocket. The ecsentris artist, however, grows tired of Insbel’s mild disposition, and endeavors to induce Scol- lop to take her back. The interview is overheard by the younger damsel, who, on her own and her sister's ac- count, comes forward in a storm of rage, aud charms the painter with ber impetucsity. Jenny is now the od- ject of his love, instead of Isabel, and the old father ie mating arrangements for the alteration, when Isabel, prompted by her sister, flies into a passion which eclipses the wrath of Jenny, and regains the affectione of the vo- latile artist. The piece was very well played, and well recsived by a full houee. Mr. Burton’s performance of the cras- ty old father was one of his best efforts, and Mr G. Jor- dan played the hero with spirit and vivacity. Mes. Hough, as the gicl who was taken away, was very gool, aud ae the comedy is & very amusing trifle, it is just the thing fcr this weather, when one does not care to be bored with centiment or futigued with tragedy. Desrnvorion OF Salt af THE Banana Is1,4nps, —A letter trom Matbewtown, Inagua, of Aprl i8th, rays that beavy rains have cestroyed the prospects for salt for the nexs few months. About 60,0.0 basgela. were then on hand at twen‘y five cents. American Maoufactures A depository of American manufact the city of Athe: s, Greece, Greece. d inveations in New Yo! fs 8 thors end pab- Ushers ot books, to furnish copies or specimens of the pro- ductions of A’ an learniog, ingenuity and ekill, to be de} oe perme tly tur exhibition in the city of Athens, ‘bition of such a collection in nd the arts of induscry are as d to promote and extead Amer- try in the mar! of Eastern nations, and among who still 2 Greece as the motner of arts neer of oriental civilization. It will sao create intimate and friendly relations bet woon that portion of the Uld World and our own, to the matual boneiit of beth, and siford Americans an opportunivy | to heir grateful acknowledgment of tho obliga te tire mo world to Groece, the venerable mo- Greece, whose agriculture et in their iufancy, wil t own expense, to th New York, who them vntil the care of Mr. ©. it is furthermo: and merican Institute, No, 351 indly consented to take charpe 0 trazsported to Athens, under the requested that description: a ronson the manutagtarorss tortor o Mr C. Bvangelides, care of t OL Brosdway, N.Y. aioe 16G, President of Columbia Colloxes etary ol the ican Institute, a. ‘Seorcaary of the American fastivute, Jo) D. 4c, Wm. S Balch, Robert Sales tore Dwight J.J. Robertwom, R. L. Av A Swyth-, CM. Levpp, Gryant,'B. H. Ward, 3, Colmep, Thomas Ewiask, ndervourt, R & Mowat, unr. 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