The New York Herald Newspaper, May 22, 1855, Page 6

4 g ee a? NEW. YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BESNETT. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. —————— @vFICE ¥. W. CORNER OP NASSAU AND FULTO 8r. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING, BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Mucu Ano anour Wormixe - Wispain.. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowory—Tux Rouuens—Seven ‘Paurrarions. BURTON’S THEATRE, Chambers street ~Tammixe Rio Taxes tTHaT Gini AwAr—Ovur vor 4 Houiway. ‘WALLACK’S THEATRE, Brosdway—A Curse ror THE Hgantache—Souprer’s Counrsurr, METROPOLITAN THEATRE, Brosdway—Mesurnisn— @xp dvaRo—La Fexi—Eron Boy. AMERICAN MUSEUM—Afternoon—G@1.Ass too Mucu— Faiwor or Tawworru. Bvening—Sows ov THE REPUBLIC =Gcon yon Norwins. WOOD'S MIN#TRELS—Kcctanics’ Hall—472 Broadway BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 639 Broadway—Bucm- Quer’: Erniorian Orera TROUPE. ESE ASSEMELY ROOMS, 539 Broadway—Pano- wn oF humors axp Sizod or Sunastorol, PERHAW’S BURLESQUE OPERA HOUSE, 663 Broad- way—Ss nortan Orxka TROUPE. New York, Tucaday, May 2%, 1855. Malls for Earope. HE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Asia, Capt. Lott, will leave Boston, on Wednesday, at twelve o’clock, for Liverpool. ‘The European mails will close in this city at a quarter to two o’clock this afternoon. ‘Sma Hxnaip (printed in English and French) will be published at ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies, fu wrappers, rixpence. Babscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the New York Huxsxp will be received at the following places in Europo:— ‘ Savmppoo..John Hunter, No. 12 Exch: street, East, Renvon Sandford & Co., No. 17 i Wm. Thomas & Co., No, 19 Catharine otroet. Pamzs......Livingston, Wells & Co., 8 Place de la Bourse, The contents of the European edition of the Herap ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication, The News. We have received late and interesting newa from South America. Our dates from Venezuela are up to the lst of May. President Monagas had sent a meersge to Congress complaining of hostilemeasures adopted by the government of New Granada in ex- tendirg ita jurisdiction over Venczuelsn territory, or at least over territory in dispute between the two republics, aud Congress had invested the President with dictatoris] powers, authorizing him to raise an army cf fifty thousand men, call out the national militia, ard megotiate a loan of four million dollars, to catry on a war againat New Granada. We pub- Jieh elsewhere trauslations of the President’s mes wage, the recolutions of Congress, and the addresa of the President to the nation. _ From Paraguay we have the official report yendered to the President of that republic, by the commandant pro tem. of the army, of the conflict between the United States steamer Water Witch ard one of the little forts onthe river Paraua. Ia this document all the bame of the occurrence ia thrown on the captain of the Water Wi:ch, and tie valor of the Paraguayan troops is highly extolied, As we have hitherto published the American version of the affair, we think it but fa'r now to give the other side. Jadge Eémonds has given an elaborate opinion on the power of the Legislature to pass a probibito- ry liqcor law, whether the means provided by the ao; recently passed for enforcing th? law are lawful, ‘and upon what public officers the da'y of carrying the law into effect is devolved. He argues these pomts a; great length, and eums up with the follow- ing conciusions:—1. That it is competent for the Legislature to pronibit the domestic traffic in in toxicating liquors. 2. That the act passed is con atitutional aud valid, and as applicable to imported liquors afcer leaving the importer’s hands as any other. 3. That the means provided by the s‘atute for the enforcement of its enactments are lawfal and valid. 4. That the daty of enforcing the law is Rot coxfined to the officers epevially named in {t, but ie devolved upon ell those whoze general daty it is to entozce any of ths laws ef the State against crime. We publish in another column the message o° Governor Gardner, of Massachusstts, yetoing the Pezeonal Libsity bill. Embodied in the message is sm opinion of the Attorney General of the State that the bill is unconstitutiona!; but notwithstand- ing this the measure passed both houses of the Legislature by an owerwhelming majority, and thus becomes nominal'y, if not absolutely, a law, nullifying in effect a sclemn act of Congresz. The caee of Col. Kinney came up ia tha District Court in Philadelphia yesterdey, and after some wemarks from Hor. Geo. M. Dallas, counsel for de fendact, urging a reduction of bail and demanding a speedy trial, was postponed til] the 4th of Jane. ‘Tho trialot Lyman Cole, charged with forgery upon the Chemical and Continental banke, com: mexced in the Court of General Se: yenverday* This cace is ideriical with that of ane, Wh waa tried and convicted a shoxt tine since, and which. Be doubt, is fresh in the recellectioa of our reaievar ‘The delegation of Boston mmnaicipal functionaries mow cn a visit to this city were entertained last Right, at ‘be Metropolitan Hotel, by the Cumnoa Council. A report of tho affair ia given in another column. An election wiil bs held in Kansas Territory to- @ay, to choose members of the Legisisture in the precincts where the previous elections were declar- ed illegal by Gov. Reeder. The members of the New York bar held a pre liminary meeting yesterday s{ternoon,ia the Sa- prem? Court, and resolved to call a general meetiag Of the profession this day, to express their fesliags fer the late Hon. Jobn C. Scencer. The question of extending the Sixth avenue vailroad to the corser cf Vesey street and Broa?- Way was again under ciscussiin yesterday before the Railrosd Commitice of tae Board of Aldermen. Mr. Meyers, Secretary of the company, snd Mr. © Kirkiard, addressed the cemmittee, favoring the extension, and Messrs. Coleman, Meeks and Spiras, gpoke in opposition to the pr The committee mee’ os Mondsy next, when the subject will be fur ther ciscussed. Intke Board ot Supervisors yesterday , the report of the committee in favor of psying polico justices Sor extra labor performed on Sundays was adopted. The sum of money sppropriated for this object a@mourts in the aggregate to $5,721 97. In the Board of Alderman lent svenicy, 4 ésinind nicaticn Was received from the Comotroiler in rela- tion to Castle Ga'den aud the Battery grounds, tho substance of which is given in our roport. ‘The Board of Counciimen last night did nothing of importance beyond the appropriation of five hua dred dollars for the celebration of our next national anniversary. The remainder of tho session was taken up with reports and private bills, Oar file of the Singapore Bi-Monthly Circwlar fa dated to the 20th of March. The imports of gold and gold dust during the month, up to that day, consisted of 613 bunca’s from the Archipelago, The rates reported for Avetralian are $29 to $20} for bars, and $28 to $284 per buncal for dust, Kx. ports, as above, 830 buncals. Cotton was activa yesterday, the sales having reached about 6,000 8 7,000 bales, including about 2,000 in transita, The msrket cl:sed at a full jc advance since the receipt of the Baltic’s neve. Common ard medium grades of flour were 12\c. per barrel bigher, with a tolerably active market, a0 cisily for Canadiar. 3,000 bushels Canadian white wheat sold at about $253. Indian corn continued firm, with free ea'es, at $115 a $117 for white and yellow. Pork was steady, and other provisions geue- valy firm. To Liverpool 800 a 1,000 bales com- pressed cotton were engaged at 5-32d., and 5,000 oshels of corn, in bags, a} 3)... with other articles Beuood Bi PULLDET voiuial, ‘The Operatic £mbroglio—'The Chevalier Wi- off and ‘thy Chevalier W°bb—The Key to the Whole Pilot. We ‘have been perplexed and puzzled, and worried not a little, to get at the clue to the true selution of the recent discords, wrang- lings end cross purposes, “inexplicably mixed up,” of the managers, financiers, agents, singers and musicians, diplomats, dilettanti and oyster house critics connected with that beautiful in- stitution, the Italian Opera. In this imbroglio, running through a period of several months, and full of complications, hard fighting and ebarp diplomacy as the Russian war, a small regiment of the alleged implicated parties, be- hind the scenes, have been brought out before the footlights. Ina single oyster house phil- lippic, we find the names of the Chevalier Wi- koff, Fanny Elssler, the Siamese Twins, Shak- spere, Monsieur Jullien, “the committee,” William Tell, Moses in Egypt, Grisi and Mario, the Lagrange Company, $17,000, Ullmann, Si- yori, Sontag, Ole Bull, Jacobsohn, Stralcosch, Maretzk, Rowland, $5,000 bonus, Benjamin Galbraith, Signor Morelli, and a host of others, all jumbled together. But still the merits of the case and the upshot of the row remain to be explained. We think, however, that we have fished up the key to the whole plot from the bottom of the well. Historical readers will remember that it was the wrath of Achilles that brought about all the horrors of the Trojan war:— Achilles? wrath, to Greece the direful spriag Of woes unnumbered, heavenly goddees, ring. So, weare as free to declare that the wrath of the Chevalier Webb against the Chevalier Wikoff has brought upon us all the recent troubies of the new Opera House. It stands to reason--it must be so—this is the key to the whole mystery, from the appointment of the Chevalier Wikoff as the diplomat of the Aca- demy down to this very day. Let us briefly explain. Chevalier Webb is a diplomat. Chevalier Wikoff is a diplomat. In this capacity there are some strange parallels, and some striking contrasts in the history of these two remarka- ble men. If the Chevalier Wehb was successful in a contract with the United States Bank, in eecuring the round sum of fifty-two thousand dollars, of which thirty thousand was clear profit under the bankrupt law, so was Chevalier Wikoff successful in making more or less in his campaign with Fanny Elasler, without the aid ofthe bankrupt law. Here Wikoff has the ad- vantage of Webb. But Webb makes up the deficiency in other operations. Against the lamentable escapade of Webb with Miss Gam- ble, Webb can bring a catalogue of marvellous adventures. In the pursuit of an heiress, under the greatest difficulties, we find Wikoff brought to a sudden halt in a prison at Genoa, thankful fora fifteen months imprisonment ia lin of a threatened penalty of fifteen years in the galleye. Now look at Webb. He gets into a quarrel with Gen. Duff Green—it is brought to the fighting point with * mahogany stocked pistols,” large size, when the digloma- cy of Webb brings him off safe and sound. Again, we find the Chevalier Webb getting into a confounded ugly quarrel with Mr. Cilley, a member of Congress. Mr. Cilley won’t fight with Webb ; thinks he would lose caste by put- ting himself on shooting equality with the Chevalier, when Mr. Graves steps into his place, and Cilley is despatched with a Kentucky rifle. The Chevalier thus comes off again with flyiag colors. Next, upon the bankrupt law, we fiad Master Webb negotiating himself into a duel with Col. Marshall, of Kentucky, a member of Congrese and a member of the Society of the “Sons of Temperance.” The Chevalier is arrest- ed, tried, and found guilty of a serious breach of the laws; but he escapes the State prison through the benevolent feelings and clemency of Gov. Seward. In the pursuit of an heiress under difficulties, also, as compared with the sad failure of Wikoff, we find the diplomacy of Webb eminently, and, indeed, enviably success- ful. It is due, however, to the Chevalier Wi- koff to say, that while he had no friends at court in Genoa, the Chevalier Webb, always, just in the nick of time, has found fiiendly ad- vice, assistance, and a loop hole of escape. Thus far, the two Chevaliers may be consi- dered as having travelled, each his own road, without jostling the other. They become rivals, however, the moment we come to the new science of amateur American diplomacy at the courts of England and France. Here the su- periority of Wikoff rises into floe relief—here the wrath of Webb against Wikoff begins. We have shown, heretofore, that the diplomacy of Wikoff, under Louis Napoleon and Lord Pal- merstop, was smooth, systematic and gracefal, and would have led to the greatest and most beneficent results for the preservation of peace between the great Powers of Europe and the United States, but for one weak link, which snapped the chain eeunder. We have also shown that Chevalier Webb’s diplomacy with Lord Clarendon was ali bosh, exactly on a par with his.estimates of the reduction of Sebastopol. Worst of all, to the complete dismay of Webb, the patron of Wikof’, Lord Palmerston, takes again the helm of the British government, which is a great victory to Wikoff. We come now to the ultimatum. he Cheva- lier Wikoff returns to New Lork, the scene of his former enterprises of various kinds. New York is not large enough for two such dashing Chevaliers as Webb and Wikoff. Webb can’t stand it. One or the other must back out. Wikoff must vacate. Webb watches his ckance, It soon offers, He hears that the practical managers of the Academy of Music baye e@ngaged the sereices of Wh koff to conduct their diplomacy with artists, agents and musicians. It will never do. It is a revolt against the oyster house cri- tics; it is a trick for the operatic and diplo- metic advancement of Wikoff to the prejadice of Webb, and most be suppressed. The oyster house squire of Webb, and all his denkies are called to the rescue, including the gmall Eag- lish donkey of the Times, the abolition streak- ed donkey of the Post, and the loud braying Pennsylvania jackass of the Tribune. Tne squire belahors his donkeys—they bray lustily; bat they do not keep it up. Monsieur Huc, the great Oriental traveller, says that the Chi- nese have a way of stopping the donkey from braying by tying to his tail a heavy stone. The dinkey doggedly refuses to bray ualess he can lift his tail, The Chevalier Wikoff must have been appropriating the hint of Monsieur Hue, from the remarkable silence yesterday, with a single exception, among these donkeys of the oyster-house alliance of the Chevalier Webb. Thus the matter stands. This onrions and lamentable operatic imbroglio is thus clearly traceable to the wrath of the Chevalier Webb J againat the Cheyaiies Wibod, upoa ihe priense of amatear , the favorite hobby of both. It is the siege of Sebastopol, Wikoff being the chief-engineer, Tottleben, of the gar- rison, and the Chevalier Webb the Lord Rag- lan of the allies. Weather still stormy, under @ heavy Black Sea fog. Sebastopol not yet taken, A Hur ror Naro.eon Ill.—People are speculating about the punishment which should be inflicted on the man who attempted the lite of the French Emperor, Some talk of the guillotine, others Mort St. Michel; most seem to expect something very dreadful in the way of punishment. It does not appear, however, that severe pun- isbments are the most efficacious in preventing crimes of this kind. In England, for many years it was quite usual to fire at the sovercign or otherwise attempt his life. George IIL, George IV., William iV., and Victoria have all been in their turn the target for the assasein’s knife or bullet. It was quite a common thing on public days at periods of popular excitement to hear that the king had been shot at. For maby years, the criminals euffered severe pun- ishments; some were executed, some were im- prisoned for life. Still the mania continued until no less than three attacks were made on the present Queen Victoria, who at the time was very young and by no refinement of rati- ocination could be supposed to have incurred the enmity of any sensible person. Traciog the evil toits real source—a love of notoriety— Sir Robert Peel introduced into Parliament a bill providing that offenders in such cases should be whipped. It passed, and from that dey to this the fear of the rod has been so wholesome in the British Isles that no one has ever attack- ed the Queen. Napoleon III. should take a hint from his ally end neighbor. The fear of ridicule and humiliation—which was the basis of Peel’s sta- tute—are still keener in France than in Eng- land. ‘The material for murderers is more plentiiul ; nowhere does there exist a larger brood of dark visaged, black hearted men than in the garretsand cellars on the banks of the Seine and the Faubourgs St. Antoine and St. Marceau: and these, who are brave as lions at a barricade, are, almost without exception, as sensitive to ridicule, and as much afraid of dis- grace as any high bred lady. Suppose the Emperor had his Corsican friend hauled upon a scaffold in the Place de la Con- corde, on a dsy to be announced a fortnight be- forehand : ond suppose he gave orders to twa stout servants or soldiers iater to him then and there a eound toes caleulated as to endanger neither life nor limb; sappose wfterwards the gentleman were hoisted on a native Corsican donkey, with his face to the tail, and ridden cver the Boulevards with one or two jocose placards over his head : suppose, in fine, that the Emperor, inviting the editors of the Charivari to dine with him, were to point out the excellent fun they might make of this poor devil, and offer them every facility in order to obtain sketches of him in various comic and novel positions; does any one doubt that he would be the last of his race? No Frenchman of a certainty would run the risk of such dreadful punishment—more dread- fal to him, by far, thanthe guillotine and the Mort Michel. The plan would not only be the best possible for the attainment of the chiet object in view—the preservation of the Empe- ror’s safety--but would likewise gain him great credit for clemency among his people. Tse Kisxey Exrsprrion—Tas Cat Ovr or mur BaG.—We publish elsewhere in these columns a letter of Col. Kinney to a friend in Texas which lets the cat out of the bag in re- ference io the programme of the Kinney expe- dition. It is simple enough. His plan is to get a legal foothold in Nicaragua for a colony of four or five hundred American settlers, and thus getting snugly into the country, they are to proceed to conquer the whole of it and divide the spoils. William, the Norman, was remarkebly successfal upon a similar plan. Lopez, Caravajal, and Col. Walker have not been so successful; but Col, Kinney is from the Texas Rageers, who made as clean a job of it as William, the Norman. He wants the Rangers to join him in Nicaragna, and his io- ducements are magnificent. Mr. Jo. White, the active lawyer of Senor Marcoleta in the prose: cution of Kinney, it thus appears, has perfectly understood the game. He has known all along that if Kinney is successful, the Nicaragua Accessory Transit Compaay lose their mo- nopoly of the Nicaragua route. It will, no doubt, with the conquest of the country, be appropriated by Cul. Kinney and hie Rangers ; for what else can the Colonel mean by com- manding ‘the commerce of the world?’ And the people of Greytown are waiting for the Colone). There this new American revolution is to begin. There was something in Mr. Pierce’s bombardment of “that camp of savages’ after all. We trust that, with this letter of Co}, Kinney, Senor Marcoleta will be satisfied, and allow the expedition to proeeed- All hat the Colonel wants is a legal foothold in the country. “The rest will soon follow.” Noxurrication ix Massacuuserrs.—It wil] be seen by a telegraphic message published elsewhere, that the Legislature ot Massachu- sette, having passed the “ Personal Liberty bill” and sent it to the Governor for signa. ture, received it back yesterday vetoed; and immediately, as was expected, passed it over the Governor’s head by the requisite ma- jority. This places Massachuretts at once in the foremost of the nullifying States. The bill—or rather the act, for it is an act now —completely nullifies the Fugitive Slave law within the State of Massachusette, and raises a question which may place the Union in danger, Indeed, should it remain on the statute book of Massachusetts, it seems difficult to comprehend hew the Southern States esn contiaue to allow her citizens to make use of their laws to pro- tect their property. So far as Southern slave- owuers are concerned, the personal liberty law amounts to a legalization of robbery; and ap- pears as unjust to the South as a Virginis law would be which threw insurmountable obstacles in the way of the collection of Northern debts in that State. Governor Gardner, by his veto, has confirm. ed himself in @ position in which he is likely to exercise great influence. He now necessarily beeomes the cenirg and focus of the national men of Massachusetts, in opposition to the rant- ing clergymen and foolish fanatics who, by some unaccountable fatality, appear to have obtained control of the Legislature. It is not clear as yet that the Know Nothings of the central and other Northern States can have any fellowship at all with the American cutset and throughout to be hostile partics, working on opposite principles. Time only will show whether Massachusetts contains or not national men enough under Gardner to form a branch or State Council of the Order; or whether, fanaticiem being paramountin that State, it will be ignored and unrepresented in the National Couneil of the great American party. Baryvw’s Basy Sow anv His Borrie Hotp- zr.—A recent examination before one of our police courts has brought Barnum before the public in a new character. One day last weck he was brought up to the bar of justice, when it appeared that he had already commenced the preliminary arrangements for his baby show. The developements, given elsewhere, are quite curious, and they may be cansidered as au ex- position of the method adopted by the manager of Joice Heth and Jenny Lind to secure the success of the great baby show which is an- nounced to be opened next month. It seems that Barnum has in his employ- ment a German of the name of Hessing. Mrs. Heesing is described by the reporters as a “clean and moderately pretty German dame,” while her husband swears that she has “ great power over New York gentlemen.” Both au- thorities are good, and so we may safely believe that Mrs. Hessing is a pretty and agreeable woman. Now, Barnum, thinking probably that the Teutonic type of beauty ought to be repreented at the show, called upon Mrs. Heesing and did the agreeable—in fact, inflict- ed upon her a chaste salute. As it was not impossible that Mrs. Hessing might have a specimen for the show, and as her baby would probably be a fine one, coming from healthy and bandsome stock, Barnum adopted the best means for the purpose of securing it. Mark, now, the ingratitude of Hessing! He was so absurd as to object to the kissing of Mrs. Hecsing by another person, and he brought up Barnum to answer to a charge of attempted violation. The little flirtation and the kiss was proven and not denied, but the other charge was not made out. Bar- num made a speech to the reporters on the most singular of all subjects—his character and standing in the community, and walked out of court. It seems from a review of the above facts that Barnum is not quite so successful in love ffairs as he has been in some other matters, He commenced his negotiations for the baby show in a somewhat novel wag, and became so much mixed up with babies, petticoats, kisses, and the like vanities, that Mr. Howard was moved to come before the public as his bottle- holder. We donot mean to say that there was anything but water, or milk and water, in the bottle referred to. Mr. Howard has published a letter attesting to the purity of Barnum’s mecral character, and otherwise bearing testi- mony to his elevated position and high stand- ing inthe community. This was kind of Mr. Howard. The whole matter gives the public an insight into Barnum’s peculiar negotiations prelimina ry to the coming grand exhibition of infantile humanity. Ashe has announced that he has thirty or forty babies engaged, it is probable that he hes adopted a similar mode of proce- dure in other cases, varied perhaps by circum- stancer. A complete account of Barnum’s ma ternal and infantile diplomatic feats, would be quite interesting, both to the exhibitors and patrons of the show. It will be seen, also, that Barnum makes a statement altogether super- fluous under the circumstances in saying that no one could get any money from him. Every body is aware that no woman, were she as beau tiful as an angel, and as sweet a singer as the Nightingale, (Swedish,) could get a cent out of Barnum. He can get the money out of other people, but no one ever gets any of it back. Barnum and his baby negotiations make a rich episode in city life. Ex Consut Sanvers on Lerrer Writixc.— We published yesterday an interesting mani- festo from ex-Consul Sanders, giving some im- portant infermation to the democrats of Vir- ginia. Ex-Consul Sanders has laid down the law in the most orthodox style, and it seems that this letter is to be taken as a chart where- by the democracy of the Old Dominion is to steer. The ex-Consul is an apt letter writer, and has often enlightened us on dark points of foreign policy. Now that he has turned hia at- tention to affairs about home, we would request him to devote some little time to tae following important and interesting topics, and give us a series of letters theggon:— First—On the phif®scpby and sentiment of Barnum’s baby show. Second—On the principles involved in, and the results attained by the recent publications from the Academy of Music. . Third—On the position, character and stand- ing of George Downing, and the effect that good oysters have on the system at this time of the year. Fourth--On the diplomatic ability and stra- tegic skill in love, war, opera and music ex- hibited by the Chevalier Wikoff. Fifth--On the qualifications and capacity of Joseph Hise, who was recently expelled from the Legislature of Massachusetts, as a tem- perance advocate or a lecturer on female moral reform and the rights of women. Sixth—On the expediency and propriety of Mre. Patterson, whose bill for meat, drink and lodging at the hotel in Lowell was paid by the Legislature of Massachusetts, assisting Mr. Hice in his labors. We trust that ex-Consul Sanders will not delay in thé cxamisation of these important and deeply interesting topics. The press stops until they are properly explained by him. Pouriryixc tHe Ware Party.—We call the attention of the politicians of all parties to the proclamation in another column calling for a reconstruction of the New York whig party upon sound and honest principles. The projec- tors of this movement propose to*shut up the Broadway House, to disband its trained gangs of hired bullies and ruffians; and to putan end to this system of trading with “black spirits and white, blue spirits and grey,’ for the spoils, This io a most tremendous undertaking, and is commenced somewiiat late in the afternoon of the whig dynasty ; but still the move is a good one, and we hope that by the honest whigsit will be followed up with energy, even if it should carry them into the Know Novhing camp. Avyotnen Orera War—Finst Botieny— We give to-day a card from Mr, Ullman, one of the impresarios of the Lagrange Opera troupe. We presume that the other managers will follow party Wo Lassagbusosis, They sppews at the | pull THE LATEST NEWS. oe BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHE, ‘The Case ot Colonel Kinney, ; PmLapsiPaia, May 21, 1355. ‘The ‘ease of Colonel Kinney came up before Judge Kane this morning. Mr. Dallas, his counsel, argued for a reduction of pail, and demanded a speedy trial. He also read # number of affidayits—one, that of the owner of the steamer, which stetes that there was mo arma- ment or powder on board, and that the intended expedi- tion was for colonizing only; also, stating that the steamer had been ready for sea since the 7th inst., and that the delay renders Colone! Kinney liable for twelve hundred doliars a day demurrage. Mr. Dallas alas 5 mitted an account ef the hearing in New York, and closed by repeating the demand for an early trial. Mr. Vandyke, the District Attorney, stated his inabili- ty to bring up the care before two weeks, on account of the absence of witneases. Mr. Dallas said that the delay would be fatal to the expedit’on, and it'might as well be delayed two months as two weeks. After further con-~ versation, the case wat postponed until the next term, two weeks hence, with the understanding that the eniling of the expedition neod not be delayed. The de- fendant renewed his bail in the same amount as pre- viously given, Heavy Damages; THE NORWALK BRIDGR CATASTROPHE. Bostox, A 1855, The jury in the cage of Dr. Browne sguinst the New Haven Railroad Company, bave returned a verdict for the plaintiff, assessing the damages in $16,000. Dr. Browne was injured jorwali and sued for $20,000, Rumored Revolution on the Rio Grande. ‘New Onueans, May 21, 1855, A revolution, it is reported, has broken out on the Rio Grande, Mexico, and fifteen hundred men, headed by Caravajal and others, had crossed the river, A Strange Slave Case, and a Sudden Death, Crrcivwart, May 21, 1855, Elijah Williams, a rich planter of Barnesville, South Carolina, arrived in this city to-day with eight megroes, one of which was his wife, six his children, and the other his wife’s mother. The object of his visit here was to manumit the whole and settle them in this State. Just, however, as he stepped from the steamboat into a carriage he fell dead. The negroes having been brought here are of course free under our State laws. Mr. Wil- liams bad previously willed the whole of his estate to the negroes. Death of Dr. Hamilton Brewer, MippLErowN, May 21, 1855. Dr, Hamilton Brewer, Secretary of the Air Line Rail- road, died here very suddenly this afterncon. He was perfectly well last evening. Am attack of biliious cholic ‘was the cause of his ‘oath. Dr. Brewer was a native of Fast Hartford, in this State, and graduated at the Wes- leyan University of Middletown. He had been a practis- ing physician up to the time of his appointment as Sec- retary of the Air Line Company. He was # kind man, and was universally respected and beloved by all who knewbim, He was but forty years of age. Steamboat Disaster. THE STEAMER HURON SUNK. Osweao, May 21, 1855, ‘The Canadian steamer Huron, loaded with 4,000 bar- Ja of flonr, for Montreal, when leaving our harbor on Faturday night, ran against the island at the entrance, filled a: ik the main deck, The cargo will be d, in a damaged state. The steamers run- tween here and Toronto are daily loaded with gers and freights. BURNING OF THE STEAMER PORCUPINE. ‘WasertowN, May 2!, 1855. The Canadian steamer Porcupine, used for freight and towing on the St Lawrence river, was burned yesterday evening, near Prescott. No lives were los. Two Men Suffocated by Coal Gas. Maven Caunk, May 21, 1855. Two brothers, named Linderman, were suffocated by the gas from coal, in the cabin ef a canal boat lying at the wharf here. Destruction by Fire of a Unitarian Church. Boston, May 21, 1855. ‘The Unitarian church in Cambridgeport, Rev. H. F. Barrington. stor, was destroyed by fire yesterday morning. it was but partially insured. The Dental Case of Allen vs. Hunter. Crvcinnami, May 21, 1855. The dental case of Allen vs. Hunter, for the in- Samm cas of the patent for artificial teeth, has been decided sgainst the plaintiff in the United States Court. Shelton’s Mountain Borer. Easton, May 21, 1855. Shelton’s mountain borer, lately injured by fire, has been repaired, and is now successfully operating on the ‘Warren Railroad, near Belvidere. ‘Western Navigation. CLVELAND, May 21, 1855. ‘The steamer Northerner, from Sault de St. Marie, has jurt arvived here, The ginal will not be open for busi- ‘nese until the middle of July, owing to the frost, The Ohie River. Prrrssura, May 21, 1855. ‘The water is fa'ling in the channel of the river at this Point. It is new alx feet ning inches deep, ‘WHEELING, May 21, 1855, Tke water in the channel of the river here {a nine feet six inchs deep, and is falling. The weather is warm, with indications of rain. The Land Commissioner on a Tour. Wasnineton, May 21, 1855. John Wislon, Eaq., Land Commissioner, goes to Green Bay to-morrow, on government business, and will be ab- sent four weeks, Snow Storm at Wells River, Vt. Waris Ri (Vt.) May 21, 1855. ‘We are having here this morning quite a severe snow storm, Markets. New ORLEANS, May 19, 1855. Cottox—The Baltic’s news had a favorable effect up- on prices which are a sbade firmer. The business, how- ever, 18 dull—rales 1,000 bales middling at 10%e, a 1030; but the prices are nearly nominal, there being Kittle here, ‘Ihe sales yesterdey ‘amounted to 4,000 bales. Yel- low corn sold at 100c. PHILADELPHIA STOCK BOARD. PaLaperata, May 21, 1855. Money is easy—stocks aro firm; Reading, 439; Morris Canal, 133¢; Long Island. 16; Pennsylvania R. K., 4344; Pennsylvenia State 6's, 8 Ow Cricket. ‘Yesterday was the opening day of the Newark cricket- ing, and the mombers and their friends mustered strong on the occasion. The new ground is situated on the left of the track, about ten minutes walk beyond the Chest- nut street depot. Itis a beautiful level field, of apout five acres, and when they have finished sodding it will be all they can desire. The club have leased it for five yeare. A match was played between the members, twelve on a side; and though the scores were.not large, they played well, especially Ralph Jefferson (who made a beautiful four hit), J. Jefferson, Wurts and Hedges. Swith was an excellent long stop, on Elverson’s side, while Warts did not fill the same post on Jefferson’s cide quite so well. The byes and wides certainly won the match, The following is the score:<= J, ELVERSON’S SIDE First Innings. Second Innings. rag Warner b. Jefferson, b. McNair 2 Smith run out.... +. 2 Db. Mons 9 1 Wheatcroft b. R Jefferson 1 28 J. Elverson run out, 1 1 2 T. Jefferson b. MeN: | 9 8 Grgathead b. R Je! 6 7 Baber ¢. Baker b, Jeffer- 2 BOD see 0s 1 G. Elverson 0 eee 2 2 1 leg b. wicket 46 4 b. R. Jefferson 48 0 st. Baker b. M 0 0 b. 3 0 17 4 10 41 x 7 R, JEFFERSON'S SIDB. First, Innings. Se Total. b. G. Elverson.., 2 b. G. Elyerson 8 ead b. “ run out 0 5 run out. 6 6 hit wicket 24 4 b. G, Elverson, 13 2 run ont. 4 1 1 1 4 r) 0 . 1 Ramage leg before wicket 0 0 Ledwith not out .,...... 6 : 23 2 47 70 = To-morrow the New York and Paterson clubs play a Hoboken. Marine Affairs, DEPARTURE OF CALIFORNIA STEAMERS.—The mail steam- ship Minots, for Aspinwall, and the Northern Light, for San Juan, sailed yesterday afternoon with passengers for California, Jersey City News. Scicipf# rrom IntTemPeRaNce —On Sunday evening a man named Richard Tise, about 45 years of age, residing at Bergen Five Corners, im tho city of Hudaon, N. J., committed suicide by cutting his throat with a razor while in a fit of delirium tremens, ‘ArromTwent.—Rey. Charles Whitecar haa beon a) ge to the pastorship of Trinity M. E. Churel ‘ork street, J City, for the ensuing year, which aprentient Was Wh overwt tae lant gennign of the ih eee ‘The “Lucia de Lammermocr’’ of Donizetti was given at the Academy of Muric last evening, the firet night of the new season, under the direction of Mr. Jaeobsohn, The house was full, though not so crowded as on seme of the ‘Trovatore’’ and ‘William Tell’’ nights, yet very much better tham on the occasion of the first appearance of this company here, The audience was a fashionable, and, with a few enthusiastic exeeptions, a critical one, ‘The principal rdles were thus distributed :— Lucia, Mme, de Ja Grange; Edgardo, Signor Mirate, (his first appearance im America ;) Ashton, Signor Morelli. The verdict of the audience was decidedly in favor of the new artists. ‘They were warmly applauded throughout, and at the end of the recond act there waa more enthusiaam than we have witnessed for a long time. Mme. de la Grange and Signor Mirate were twice called before the curtain, There were any quantity of wreaths, bouquets and braves, The parquette rose when they appeared, and cne enthusiastic specimen of Young New Yori threw his bat upon the stage. It wes quickly returned im the same manner, and the demonstration must have been ome what astonishing to the foreigners, as we believe that the expression, ‘‘You can take my hat,’’ to be en- Urely an American ifvention. But it was an exciting geene, If the artists were only successful in the ‘Bar- ber of Seville,” it was made up to them by their triumph, It would be ha:d to analyze this success, and to say how much of it belonged to the soprano, or the exact. quantity to be apportioned to the tenor. We have be- fore given @ technical description of Madame de la Grang roice and execution. Her execution of Lueia’s music brilliant in the extreme, Her opening cava- tina was distinguished by correct intonation, delicate phrasing, and brilliant ornamentation. In the bridal scene she was extinguished by Edgarao; but she achieved her greatest triumph im Lucia’s finest scene, in the third act, where the music is precisely suited to her voice and method. The piaudits which rewarded her ef- forts here were well deserved. She seems almost with- out dramatic power, and merely sang the music of Lu- cia, without attempting to identify herself with the cha- racter. It was difficult at times for one to realize that he* was not hearing the gems executed in a con- cert room. Signor Mirate made a very fa- vorable impression. He ss a tenor robusto—his voice is as powerful ss that of Benedetti im his best days, while his method is much better. In the lower and middle register the quality of his voice is hard, but his upper notes are full and sweet. His execution of Edgar’s passionate appeal to the soul of his dead mis- tress, in the third act, was given with much feeling, and executed in a manner which proved him » very superior artist. He is not handsome in face or figure. He is a better actor than most tenors, and played the bridal scene very fairly. Signor Morelli was very good ia Ashton, and his opening air was so well given as to bring down the house. The cpera was not so wellgiven in the minor details as we bave a right to expect at this house—the chorus should be better drilled and better cressed; and the scenery, with the exception of the last scene, was not appropriate. The orchestra, under the efficient baton of Signor Arditi, was very good. He ‘is one of the few conductors who seem to understand what piano and pianissimo mean, and £o blends light ana shade as to bring out the best points of the singers, in- stead of crushing them. Important Political Movement. ADDRESS TO THE WHiGS OF NW YORK OITY. In WuiG GENERAL CoxauTiEE, Constitution Hatt, May 16, 1855. The primary meetings, so called, of the city of New York, having long since ceased to represent the whig or the cemocratic party, but bav.ng,on the contrary, the shemb! here @ notorious clazs of men, known as “pullies,”” “suckers,” “strikers,” &c., offer up nomina- tions for sale, the whigs of New York have organized themeelves in General Committee, in their old fashioned way, in concord, peace and quist—without blows or bloedehed—and for the present, they have established themselves at Coustitution Hall. It has become the more necessary thus to organize, be- cause, elsewhere, a class of men, using the honorable name of ‘‘whigs,”’ are bripgingiit into disgrace by pass: ing themeeives off as the * Whig General Committee,’” when scarcely principle that they maintain ia say thing but a lcco foco principle of the worst kind an character, the natural reault of their rotten and rictous mode of self-organization, Their no- minations for office heve notoriously been sold and bought. The price they pay for bullies and their toois, on primary election ‘dsys, is as notori- ous, as price of beef at Bull’s Head. To win office from Albany ® mojority of them have rolled themselves into all sorts of political dirt, and then, after thus sub- mitting to the degracation, the Health Officer and Harbor Masters of the City have been given to political adventurers elsewhere, that know nothing: of our jogs or of the duties of their sinecure ofiices bere. ithout a remoi ce, if not with encouragement, bey have geen the rights and interests of the city bar- teredfand trafficked awsy in Albany, and they have often-mani’ested a ee to sell out any and every- hing for place of profit. Outraged thus as whigs, and seeing the whig banner trailed in the dust-and mire—we have felt it our duty to evoke and invote the old whig spirit tnat has hitherto maintained the undisbonored cl eter of the whig party, to come to the rescue, and to elevate it once more to its old and lofty flag staff, We are whigs— ht fields of 1840, 1844, and 8. We recognize the jebg pelneipies of the me- morable contest from 1840 to 1 and upon those principles—and in the true spirit and meaning of them —we invoke now your organization and action. SYLVANUS S, WARD. nas ec of the Whig General Committee, EO. LOWS, Exwarp Harpina, Secretaries, TO THE WHIGS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK. In Wag Gaygrat Commrrrzy, Constitution HALL, May 16, 1855. § - The whigs of New York in General Committee having organized themselves upon the time-recognized and lon, honored principles of the whig > neo, with ToRree end alarm, certain political leaders, in whom confidence has been hitherto misplaced, atter pting to lead off our brethren, into en embrace ef “loco focoism’”’ of the worst kind, uncer the name of fusion”—for which purpose elready several offices in the State have been di- vided among soft shell anc Nard shell democrats, as well as whigs. Indeed, in the Senate of the State, we have already seen @ bard shell cemocrat making a w! State officer in New York, an effice juspiciously confirmed by the absence of a soft she tor—for which, in return, & hard shell democrat 8 distinguizhed soft shell member of Congress (Hon. Preston nae) have been put one of the most important and valuable “Commis- sions’? ever created in this State, viz : the Harbor Com- mission of New York. We have seen a hard shell Sena« tor not only making Thurlow Weed a State printer, with & gratuity worth some $15,000 or $20,000 per annum, but voting to take from the counties of the State their census takers, and giving to the regency ia Albany the distribution of their 2,000 peity offices, Ta consequence of this fusion bargain in Albany, the last winter, an attempt was made through this hard shell, soft shell, and so-called whig combination, to lay down @ railroad in our great A cigs og of Broadway, the franchise of which is worth, perhaps, a half million of dollars; and such a bill, despite all opposition from the citizens of New York, d the Assembly of the State by their votes. We have seen a like attempt to impose upon usa fusion set of Albany created Commissioners, to take from us the organization of our 1,200 pelicemen. We have seen, too, all sorts of corrupt fusion corporations created, to take money from the peo- ple, and to put it into the pockets of adventurers, who wish to live upon the people without work, but through lobby legislation. * The crowning act of this fusion combination was the attempt to take from the State the ordinary repsiring of ‘the canals, and to make a clese contract job ‘of 3700-000 per annum for ten for pets and favorites to do work, which costs now, extravagantly as the work is done, but little over $500,000 per annum. In short, so corrupt, so rotten wasall the action of this fusion Legislature, that all breathed freer when they felt their ty in the fact of its adjournment. The hi: ing Nati men, who have done ot attempted to do these things this year, is a bi of fraud upon the State, and of general corruption for two or three years past. They stopped the rgement of the canals Hever abet eed ty Se ttt ey then e late by ite ox- pendituros, ard to rescue it from going into hankruptey, they hi een obliged to levy upon us a mill and a quar- terttax, ounting to more than $1,600,000, The; dered us of the great Cah oye fund here, about $2C0,0C0, which the courts of the United States declarod to be unconstitutionally collected por emigrants, and, instead of returning it to the sufferiog omigrant institutions, they divided about forty per crnt of it among the lobby Foliticians of theState. They have given away valuable water rights on onr Kast river, worth thourands and tins of theueands of dollars, to pet littcians here. Their consolidation of the great Cen- tral Railroad was made a jobof hundreds of thousands - of dollars toregency men, and lobby men, that hang round Albany in the winter. In short, it has been no- bese A ad here ment te zeta ind can pot get through at any, without lobby men, that #ell certain members of the Legislature, a sheep are sold in market. Tn view cf all these things, we call upon the w! of the State to separate themselves frem this oars which works with and coalesces with loco foceism in any scheme of ‘tusion’’ to plunder—and to organize with us printer, and a whig he: worth $25,000 per un: upon a tform, independent of rotten primary eleo- Henswit creations oft there wire- ‘and politioal lunderers, Our principles are Whig. cae mown and aaa os such from 18 I ia bg Cy a ee eed h palmy, and honest days of geod have nothing to take from there prinel and nothing to add to them. ‘They are American now, a3 they ever y have been—for home Inbor in preference to foreign labor, for heme men instead of foreign raiee fa the more eqpressive words of our old, but now, ! buri leacere—for “our country, nothing but our coun! pat a abe, no West “4 be = Amer! . bs thie with, us to act with i whig friends, te e ‘corre?! lence . the ame and the whig flag fram 3h fusion,” or iiptander,” ae. ‘and, ian erty wast perish, wo mesa fo m9 perk to