The New York Herald Newspaper, June 18, 1855, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. saMES GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR. O7FIOE K. W. CORNER OF KASGAU AND VULTON STS. coves Mo, 163 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth st.—Masanierio— Dow Bucermavo—Linns pt CHAMOUNIX, BOWERY THEATRE. Bowery—Tur Fanuen's Srony— Jomaruan Guapo, -Two Buzzarps. BEBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Davonrer or Sart Masx. "S THEATRE, Chambers street—Town anp OownrRy —Wipow's Vicrm—Ovur ror Houmay. WOOD'S MINSTKELS—Mechanios’ Hall—472 Broadway. BUCKLEY’S OPERA HOUSE, &9 Broadway—Bvex- auws EBruorian Orzra Taovre, CHINESE ASSEMBLY ROOMS, 589 Brosdway—Pano- ama or Evnore anv Sixor oF POL. PERHAM’ RLESQUE OPERA Hi 663 Broad- wae emorun OrsaTnevre, | OU New York, Monday, Jane 18, 1855, Mails for Europe. NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR BUROFE. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Africa, Capt. Little, will leave Boston, on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘Zhe Enropean mails will close in this city at a quarter ‘to two o'clock to-morrow afternoon. ‘Sux Herp (printed in English and French) will be published at ten o’clock in the morning. Single copies, im wrappers, sixpence. Bubecriptions and advertisements for any edition of ‘@e New Youu Sxnarp will be received at the following Pisces in Europe -— Eevexroon,.Jobn Hunter, No. 12 Excl Benpon.,...Sandford & Co., No. 17 Coral street, East. ‘Bhe contents of the European edition of the Hxnaup ‘will embrace the news received by mail and telegraph at the office during the previous week, and to the hour of publication. ‘The News. Our reporters have furnished us with a fall and graphic account of the great mass meeting of the American party, which took place on Saturday evening ix Indspendence square, Philadelphia. The gathering on the occasion was immense ; but the beavers were unpropitious, and poured d wa tor- vents of rain on the natives. The speeches delivered on the occasion we will not attempt to characterize, but refer our readers to them, merely observing that ‘the littieness of the performances must be partly, at Yeast, attributed to the pelting rain storm. Look out for the meeting in the Park thisevening. A'l the notabilities of the American Convention arrived jm town last night, and they will take part in the demonstration. By the arrival of the Cahawba we have Havana advices to the 12th inst. Our correspondents fur- nish some interesting matter respecting the state of popular feeling in Cuba since the siege-raising pro- clamation was issued. We have also a review of the poeition in which our government stands towards that ot her Maje-ty the Queen of Spain, with respect tothe many outrages committed on our comm=rcial vessels by her cruisers. Owing toa sort of unde— fized alarm of personal danger which had seized on ‘the mind of Gen.Concha, many of the offic.s of the public fanctionaries had been converted into tempo- very berrecks. A financial conference had been held, at which the affairs of the newly chartered government bark of deposit and diecount were dis- cussed. The Captain General made a speech in wupport of the measure, but the Cnban capitalists had a dread of the movement. The United States steamer Fulton hed left for Key West, after rescu- ing the bark Sea Ranger, of Baltimore, from proba- ble destraction on the cors! projections at the weat side of the harbor. In consequence of an absurd resolution of the Board of Health of New Orleans, (rescinded the following day,) declaring tha’ city to be infected with epidemic cholera, the Cahawba was placed in quaiantine at Havana during her stay there, eausing much inconvenience and delay, her pas- sengers for thst port being ordered on board the boapital ship for a sixteen days’ purgation; bus through the indefatigable exertions of Messrs. C. Tyng & Co., the agents of the sbip, and the libzral- ity ef the Board of Health of Havana, these people, Including some unprotected ladias and children, were, however, permitted to laud previous to the wailiog of the shi>. The Board of Health of New Orleans is a new broom, and while sweeping away ‘al chances cf contegion, is fast destroying every possibility cf keeping up a steam eommunisation with that city. By the arrival of the bark Rainbow we have in- telligence from Rio de Ja Plata to the 18th of April. Commodore Salter and Mr. Peder, our Minister at Buenos Ayres, had held a conference concerning the attack of the Parguayans upon the surveying steamer Water Witch, and it was finally concluded to refer the matter to the government at Washing ten. Business was very dull at Montevideo. No. thing important of a political character had trang pired. The health of the squadron was excellent. The Savannah was at Montevideo on the 18th April, and the Germantown was at Buenos Ayres. The Water Witch left Montevideo on the 10th of April, bound up the Uruguaz river to survey i}. Our Cartbagena, New Granada, correspondeat, writing on May 5th, deecribes the new and im- proved peace feeling which pervaded that pari of the province owing to the late executive law re- forma, the promulgation of religious toleration, and the exh‘bition of the gocd effects of Yankee onter- prise as shown by the works of the Magdalena Canal Company. There was a fiae field for a farther extension of our speculations both as re_ gards land improvements and steamship. enter- prise. Our correspondent in Brazil, who is engaged in teavelling on the banks of and exploring tue course of the river Amazon, writing on March 15, from the city of Charvis, opposite to India Rubber Islands, farvisbes a letter which will be found highly inte- resting and instructive at the same time. He con- cludes bis graphic description of the s.enes attend. ing the avnu:l hunt, capture end branding of the ijmmenee herds of cattle which roam wild near the facenda of Senor Olimpia, and details the incidents, sports, entertairments, and exciting chases which take place on such occasioas. The picture of a na tive Padre, and the accounts of his pursuits, reores, tions and position in society, may be jastly placed side by side with that drawn by Scott of “ Friar Tuck” in England’s “merrie days.” Leaving the fecenda, the writer arrived at the city of Charvis, capital of the Isle de Marajo, and conclades his letter with o report of its situation, population, eburehes and military defences. ‘The value of the foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending 15th iastant amounted to $457,997. y On Bunday sfternoon a fice broke out in a two story frame building No. 3125 Water street, and be- tore it could be extinguished it consumed the houss in which it originated and three others adjoining. They were all occupied as liquer shops and dance bouszes, The cotton market was quiet on Saturday, and the sales were confined to about 800 8 1,000 bales, The market, however, closed firm. Common to choize brands of flour fell offabout 12)>. per barrel. Wheat and rye were quiet and nominal, with @ good ex ort and Eastern demand. The market for corn was better sustained, and the sales reached about 45,000 & 50,000 bushele—Western mixed a! 98 a 101o. witn emall lote Southern white at 118 a 122s., and yeliow 103 a 103}. Oats dropped down 55 and 600. per bushel. Provisions were generally firm, with a faic amount [of sales. Coffee was firm. White sugas ‘were in moderate request. Rice more active, and elosed with bett# feeling, the sales having reached 800 a 900 caska- To Liverpool about 50,000 boshele of corn were engaze] at improved rates, and 1,000 bales gatton a’ 4> per bale, Tae Knew Nothing Meeting In the Park Te Night—The Whole Field Still Open. The most extraordinary public political as- semblege ever announced in this city comes off in the Park this evening—an open air meeting of the hitherto mysterious and indescribable Know Nothings, for the free discussion of their principles as a great political party. Distin- guished speakers are to be present from both sections of the Union, and in view of the fature policy of this new party, the most important suggestions, disclosures and resolutions may reasonably be expected. ‘The superficial organs of the Seward Holy Alliance, of the Philadelphia Wilson seceders, and of the administration democracy, will pro- bably learn from the proceedings of this meet- ing that this new American organization is not disbanded and dispersed, but that, as a great conservative national party, the work of cohe. sion, unity and efficiency in its behalf, was commenced with the split at Philadelphia, and will be foliowed up by the reconstruction of the Union Know Nothings, North and South, upon a solid and practical basis, The manly stand taken against Wilson and his seditious doc trines by the New York delegation of this late National Council has promptly established the nucleus for @ great national movement, A reaction in the North against Wilson and Company has already commenced, and with very little exertion Pennsylva- nia and New Jersey, and at least a portion of the great Northwest, may be rallied by the side of New York and the South in acommon movement for a new administration upon sound utilitarian American principles, and upon @ staunch and substantial man, accepta- ble alike to the solid Union sentiment of the American people North and South. General Henry Wilson, at Philadelphia, has only been playing over his old trick of disor- ganization at the General Taylor Convention of 1848, In the late Councilhis object is more transparent than in ’48, but, despite the rejoic- ings of the anti-slavery organs, we fear that he will be disappointed. In a recent speech in this city, he declared that unless the Know Nothings should come up to the work on the slavery question; they ought to be kflled off, and would be killed off, and that he would cheerfully render his services to carry out this. good werk. He has shown at Philadelphia that he was in earnest, but he and his fellow abolitionists, in seceding from the national plat- form of the Council, instead of killing the par- ty, have simply commenced the work of its purification and national reconstruction. The tree has not been injured, but will thrive the more luxuriantly from having had such rotten branches as those of Magsachusetts and Vermont lopped off. It may be that these anti-slavery seceders imagine that their action at Philadelphia is analogous to the secession of the New York Van Buren delegates from the Democratic Bal- timore Convention of ’48, which nominated Gen. Case, and that the result will be the same ; that is, an anti-slavery diversion, which will defeat the ticket of the party proper, and break it to pieces. But there is no real point of resem- blance between the two casee. The Van Buren defection was in New York; it was upon the heels of the active work of the canvass; there was no time allowed to repair the damage, and hence Gen. Cass lost the State and the election. In this instance, New York stands firm; there is abundance of time for the repairing of all ex- isting damages, and for defeating the ends and aims of the Pierce democracy, and Seward, Wilson and the anti-slavery alliance, by a ho mogeneous national American movement, rest- ing upon New York as their base of operations: There is no existing national political party in the country except these Know Nothings. There is no whig party; there isno national democratic party. They are both adrift. That an attempt will be made to reorganize the de- mocracy a8 a national party, nobody doubts; that it will be successful is extremely question- able. The administration soft shells of this State are leaning decidedly to a fu- sion with Seward and Wilson, while the herds are just as likely to go over to the Kvow Nothings. Itis the policy of this new party to consult this advantageous state of thinge, and to turn it to good account in our next fall election. The party which carries New York in 1855 will have the inside track for the great four mile race of 1856. Let not this fact be forgotten at the Park meeting to-night. The immediate business in hand must not be overlooked in discussing windy abstractions. There will be little difficulty next spring in rallying this American party in both sections upon a common candidate, pro- vided that they carry the State elections in the interval, and particularly the Empire State of New York. Let this Park meeting open the ball against the administration and the democracy, against Seward and his seditious and disorganizing abolition and Maine liquor law afliliations; let them expound the liberalizing processes which public opinion and common sense have worked in the peculiar Americanisms of the Order; let them concede a reasonable margin of inde- pendence for separate State action in the meantime; and when the day comes round for a man and a platform for the Presidency, they will be readily discovered. Build up a pow- erfal party upon State action, and there will be no trouble of uniting it upon the cohesive platform of eighty millions of public plunder per annum, exclusive of pickings and stealinge. We must take thingsas they come. Mr, Sovte anp wis Terrie Boox.—Mr Soulé bas not yet arrived here with the manu- scripts of his “Mission to Spain,” but will make bis appearance in due season, and in fall cos- tume. The treacherous coterie at Washington, known as the administration, meantime, are trembling in their shoes for fear of the conse- quences. We are informed that Soulé, like a true chevalier, is disposed to allow a broad margin for the weak and amiable qualities of Gen. Pierce, who says yes to everything, but seldom fulfils his promises in anything. Marcy, however, will get no quarter. If we mistake not, our late minister to Madrid will show him up as guilty of deliberate and cold-blooded treachery and hypocrisy on the right hand and on the left, from Madfid to Ostend, from Ostend to Madrid, and thence back again to Worhington. Aud Marcy richly deserves the basting. But this Cuban imbroglio cannot be com- pletely developed by Mr. Soulé. The filibus tering department can only be thoroughly explained by the Cuban Junta of New York, the Order of the Lone Star at New Orleans, and rch creole refugees from Caba as may be conversant with the Jate revolutionary affilia- i tions in the island, To fill this hiates we ca}l NEW YORK HERALD, MoNnDAY, JUNE 16, 1855. Graham and others, to come forw®"¢ and give in their experience. Doub ‘ees their testimony will fully confirm that of Sewké, touching the shuffling imbecility of Pierce, and the syetema- tic and unscrupulous treacheries of Marcy, Cushing and all concerned. Give us all the testimony. ‘The Know Nethings and the Roman Ce tnolics. A good deal of sound bigotry has been awa kened of late in the country parts by the enp- posed opposition of the Native American Order to Roman Catholics. We say “supposed,” for though there were symptoms at the Council at Philadelphia of something more than an imagi- nary sectarian bias, we do not believe that, were the Know Nothings in power to-morrow, the smallest evidence of any desire to interfere with any class of religionists would be made manifest. It seems to be believed, however, in many very orderly country towns, no end of thriving villages, and along the lines of several Western and Eastern railroads, that one of the chief aime of the native Americans is to pat down the Pope, and put “ the Papists”’ through aemart course of martyrdom. Hence a vigo- rous drilling of the Protestant mind in the rural districts to make ready for the persecution, and unetinted plagiariem in divers dull journals from the old controversial books about the scarlet lady of Babylon, antichrist, and the other bugbears which served to frighten naughty children to sleep a couple of centuries ago. The fact is not very complimentary te the enlightenment of the age. Two hundred years ego, it was considered quite proper to make laws in Maseachusetts against the introdaction of Papists into the colony, to drive Lord Balti- more out of Virginia because he was a Catho- lic, and to refuse to allow the few Catho- lic settlers in New York the useof arms. Butit has been generally believed that these acts were the fruit of the blindness of the age, and that mankind knew better now. For half a centary at least, men have been accustomed to regard religious controversy as a thing of the past, to be confined hereafter to the musty recesses of parsonages, cathedrals and other ecclesiastical retreats. They came to this conclusion by aa unaséailable chain of reasoning. It had long ago been discovered that honest conviction could not be produced by force; that it was folly to suppose one religion less favorable to good citizenship than another; that the right of private judgment in religious concerns was in- disputable; these discoveries, joined with the growing humanity of the age, had put a stop to persecution, and hence the belief that the day had past for quarrels on religious differ- ences—a belief which acquired additional strength from the tendency manifested in all civilized legislation towards unrestricted liber- ty of conscience. It seems, now, that this bzlief, however plau- sible and well founded, was a hasty one. It appears that, notwithstanding all the accessions of knowledge we have gained within the last cen- tary or £0, we bear a very striking resemblance to those who went before us, and that there is in us no small share of the leaven of bigotry which formerly lighted the fires at the stake. We have improved, no doubt; we do not burn our Catholics, or hang our Quakers; but, still, it is quite clear that the old feeling of intolerance is not eradicated. Judging from the progress which the anti-Catholic prejudice has made of late'in this country, and the violent outburst created by the recent appointments of Catholic bishops in England, it seems by no means cer- tain that we may not hereafter relapse into our old courses, and regulate men’s consciences with the whip, the halter and the stake. Some powerful stimulus would be needed, ot course, to cause 80 decided a reaction; but no one can set bounds to the folly of priests, no one can venture to say what avalanche they may not some day bring down about their ears. The present prejudice is clearly due to the unwise interference of the Romish hierarchy in secular affairs. Bedini and Hughes are the fathers of the movement. Analysed honestly, the arts of neither the one nor the other appear so very criminal as the extent of the prejudice would lead one to suppose. Bedini was a foreign ambassador, who foolishly assumed to claim temporal authority here in virtue of his rank in the church; he was resisted by most of the Catholics and defeated: being personally unpo- pular, his designs were exaggerated, and the no- tion was widely spread that the Pope'had sent him in some sort to govern the country or a part of it. Hughes, on the other hand, held no-foreign authority; but he, as foolishly as the nuncio, contrived to divide the interests of the Catholic Church from those of the Catholic peo- ple, and to appear anxious on the part of the former, to grasp real property; whereupon all the old accounts of priestly tyranny, resting on grest landed wealth, were called to mind, and he was accused of seeking to set up a power fo the State more or less under the control of a foreign potentate. Add to these mistakes of the heads of the church, the fact that, rightly or wrongly, the spiritual teachers of the Catholic foreigners who come here ugually exercise more authority ewer their congregations than is customary with Protestant ministers, or in- deed desirable for the State, and the whole basis for the existing prejudice against Catho- lics 1 ill be Jaid bare. One is struck at the very first glance with the disparity between cause and effect. There is surely nothing here that time and education will not cure. If Be- dini and Hughes try to wrest property from the Catholics, why need Protestants gird on the sword? Can the rightful owners not de- fend it themselves? Is it likely that in 1855, half a dozen priests will succeed in cheating a million of intelligent Catholics? Is not every useful purpose attained by the law which vests church property in trustees? And is it not clear as noonday, that as soon as the foreign Catholics become enlightened, they will be ina greater burry to shake off the priestly yoke than we seem to be to break it down ? These truths seem self evident, yet the exist- ence of the prejudice is none the less so. There can be no question but the slenderest of pre- texts has cufficed, in the middle of the nine- teenth century, to arouse a greater degree of religious bitterness than has been called forth in this country since the Revolution. It teaches a very useful lesson to the Protes- tantclergy. Bigotry seems to be an ingredient in human nature; but its direction and color are the work of accident. A very slight cause might excite as bitter a feeling against any of the Protestant churches as that now directed egainet the Church of Rome. In many parts the Protestant ministers seem to be inviting it. In New England it lacks little, but the old theocracies are re-established, Fifty clergy- | i z2} i : § i i ii H 1eft by HY ik 7 He E i er if it i F i Z i f ; i | | i z i i | : i i tal Hf ere : Hie FLEET in the liberation of the islend on the condition of the abolition of slavery therein. The Caban Junta bere were unfortuate enough to run their heads into this abolition noose last summer, which caute, and the double-dealing treachery of our Pierce administration, enterprise i influence of the British and French abolition- ists, is the most ridiculous of all the late revo- jutionary inventions in connection with that glorious and prolific island. control the destiny of Cuba, whether as aco lony of Spain, or as an independent power, or a8 a State or Territory of our American Union. If, however, it should turn out to be as re- ported, tbat there isa scheme on foot for se- curing the independence of Cuba and the aboli- tion of slavery there, through the moral power of the anti-slavery societies of Eagland and France, would it not be well for our Massachu- setts abolitionists and others in league with the Duchess of Sutherland and her set, to have @ finger in the pie? We call the attention of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, Lucy Stone, W. H. Seward and Lloyd Garrison to the immediate consideration of the subject. Nearly half a million of slaves in Cuba, to say nothing of free negroes and Chinese coolies. What a field for British and Northern philan thropy! Tue Busteep Coxtemrr Case.—Tae Lywan Cote Trrat.—We publish elsewhere a report of the proceedings before the Recorder on Saturday growing out of the contempt case in which Mr. Busteed, the counsel for Cole, was brought up before the Recorder for contempt of Court. Mr. Busteed has been a practitioner before the courts for many years, and on all former occasions has conducted himeelf in « gentlemanly manner and with propriety. We are therefore surprised that he should have got into this recent scrape. It now appears, how- ever, to be settled; Mr. Busteed has made an explanation or apology and the matter is ended. Believing that the interlude of the contempt of Court had its origin more in the peculiaci- ties of the case than in any disposition of Busteed to disregard the Court, it will only tend to fix public regard more closely on the remarkable trial in which Lyman Cole is in- volved on a charge of forgery on the Chemical Bank, his associate, Kiseane, being already in prison on @ similar charge of forgery. No doubt but some secret influence or outside Ppreseure, originating witha set of men from the West, has been the principal cause of Mr. Busteed’s forgettulness of his usual good man- nere. The Kissane and Cole trials which have already taken place have disclosed a train of events and a combination of individuals which give to this case a deeper interest than has been taken in any recent case before this court, Both Kissane and Cole were connected with a | set of men in Ohio and the West, who have pareed through several trials on criminal | indictments for burning the Martha Washing- ton, and thereby bringing fraudulent demands against various insurance companies for goods never ehipped on board that. vessel. The num. | ber of persons involved, the amount of property obtained, and the efforts that have been made to escape the action of the courts and judges have been known for some years past. There is every appearance that the same efforts and same attempts, originating in a similar in- fluence, will be made to prevent the due ad- ministration of justice in this city in those cares in which persons of the same eet are involved. If Mr. Basteed should prove too gentlemanly in deportment and too respectfal in manner to the courts and the jaries, it will be very easy for the same inflaence to employ counsel to defend the case who will set no regard on propriety or decency in the manage ment of the suit... There are, unfortunately, many lawyers fn this city who are quite com- petent to rival, in bluser and impertineace, those lawyers in the West who managed to get Kissane and his associates out of the hands of justice in that region. Tue Fasnronaste Horers aNp THe Marne Liquor Law—A Spur my THe Camp.—We un- derstand that there is a little biteof a split be- tween the fashionable hotel keepers of this city and the liquor dealers, in relation to the policy and plans by which they can most effectually work for the repeal of the Maine law, and for the abolition of the power to make any such prohibitory enactments hereafter. The hotels involved in this split are the Astor, the St. Nicholas, the Union Place, the New York and others, On the passage of the law the keepers of these hotels, with the dealers and importers generally, including Governor Gil Davis, met at the Astor House, and subscribed about eight thousand dollars to obtain the opinions of va- rious lawyers, and to aid in carrying up cases that might arise under the law to a decision by the Supreme Court of the State. Since that time a considerable amount of this money has been expended; a great deal has been paid to lawyers for opinions, and a less amount has been spent for advertising in the newspapers incidental expenses. Some of the lawyers have received a thousand dollars in a lump, while others, whose opinions were just as good, have only got fifty or a hundred. The fashionable branch of this league has now taken a stand adverse to the political ac- tion of the character begun at French’s Hotel, and since adopted by the great body of the party, at the Westchester House. It understood that the fashionable hotel keep- led in in Ea* a ff F E F A of Seward that any agi- : e : 4 F B g hotels are so averse to any injure their Magnus Apollo, their own interests to be take a risk of offending + position of things, The e up their interests, and even the expression of their opinions, for the sake of Seward and his party. ae THE LATEST NEWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, Purtapetrma, June 17,1855. A locomotive and tender ran off the track, and fell down an embankment last evening, on the Camden and Atlentic Railroad. The engineer, William Hammond, wae scaled ima dreadful masner. H lt June 16, 1855. at "fall in with Printing cloths to pay the arrears due to Gen. Scott, under the resolu- tion and appointment conferring upon him the rank of Ldeutenaat- General, is said to be net correct. The whole bat a serious rot by the Mayor and A Jeger Dier garcene were open land only, (with ove exception, ) wopized, A fepersl (ook place at Spotewood, om the 10th inet, sth nce? with rome peculiarity. A man oaaed (ent who bad bept # mill pear that pace. war bene! om th Cay ond Merrrrece wae & tended by two women, both Caraing to be the lewfal wife of the deorecet, nod each with a family of childrem The epectacie it cs | to have ‘Deen an vad on it war tingutar. Dramatic an: Musical Matters. ‘The cool weather duri g the past week has been very favorable for the city heatres. It does mot seem that the people are tired of going to the theatre or the opera, just yet, and some of \he managers made a mistake in closing 80 early. At the Acapemy oF Music we have had repetitions of the ‘ Trovatore’’ and ‘“ Williaxa Tell,”’ selections from. three operas for Vestvali’s benefit om Friday, and “Linda” for Miss Hensler’s début om Saturday. The past week clored the season at the Academy, unger the mavagement of Messrs. Phalen and Colt. They succeed. ed in carrying through a season of nearly three months with pleasure to the public and with profit te them- selvee—a great triumph certainly. This evening there will be an extra performance for the benefit of Mr. Max Maretzek, the able and amiable chef d’orchesive. The bill includes ‘‘ Masaniello,”” (first time here,) an act of “Linda,” for Misa Hensler, and » buffo song by Sigeor Rocco, Max ought to have a full house. At Nruwo’s Ganpzy, this eveniag, ‘‘ The Daughter of St. Mark’? (Balfe) will be produced for the first time in America, This is one of the pieces produced at Drary Lane during Bunn’s season, and the libretto is by that well-known director. Like ‘‘ Masaniello,” “ The Daugh- ter of St. Mark ”’ includes the charms of the opera, with the dazzling effects of the spectacle and the witcheries of the ballet. The cast at Niblo’s includes Miss L. Pyne, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Borrani, and other able artists. At Burron’s Turatre the business has beem very good during the week. The company includes several talented artists. Mrs. Frost, the leading actress, = stranger on the New York boards, has already made a favorable impression by her clever acting im Rachel Haywood, Katharine, (in * Katharine and Petruchio,””) and Kathleen, (in ‘Rory O’More.””) Mr. Eddy, Mr. Chanfrau and Mr. Holland, are well known here, and are deservedly favorites, The bill for to-night insludes “Town and Country,” with Mr. Eddy as Reuben Gien- roy, and Mrs. Frost as RosalieSomers. On Tuesday Mr. Bland takes a benefit, and s new piece here, ‘The Painter of Ghent,’’ by Jerrold, will be performed. On ‘Thursday Mrs. Frost has her first benefit in this city. Mr. Jobn Dunn, the well known comedian, will appear on this occasion. At the Bowsry Tuzutrs, this evening, a new drama, called ‘‘The Farmer’s Story,” is announced. Mr. John- stom plays the princips! part. EXcELLENT PROGRAMMES are offered for to-night at ‘Wood’s, Buckley’s and Perham’s minstrels, See adver- tisements. Mr, A. Sepewicx, well known in musical circles, an. nounces a series of popular concerts at Continental Hall, corner of Eighth avenue und Thirty-fourth street. ‘Tus New York Dramatio Society, a flourishing ama- teur association, has tendered to ‘Mr. Thomas B. John- ston a complimentary benefit, which wili take place at ‘the Metropolitan theatre next Thursday evening. We have not seen the bill, but understand that a large num- ber of popular artists have volunteered. Mr. Johnston is one of the most popular actors in America, and he has lately disconnected himself with the New York stage, to take the management of the City Museum, Philadelphia. The Frexch VAUDEVILLE at Wallack’s theatre thie evening must not be forgotten. The programme in- cludes three popular pieces. Ladies and gentlemen who are studying the language cannot find a better school for pronunciation than the stage. ‘Miss Camzrox, who made her début here some time since under the nomme du theatre of ‘‘ Mary Agnes,’” has been engaged by Mr. Buckland for the Montreal theatre. Previous to her departure she will play here. one night. We givs place to s note from a Isdy corres- pondent on this subject :— tan theatre, which she has takem upon her own on~ sibility for one night only, to her departure from the United States. her and this only, doe for a day, but ni ri family will remember that ber father, meron, the honor to command the United States ste Macedonian, which was fitted out by; ment sent upon her errand of mercy to ntarvieg Ireland, freighted plentifally with gift of free and happy America. ‘The bill of the night includes ‘Much Ado About No. thing,” and ‘The Love Chase.” Miss Camerom plays Beatrice and Constance. Dramatic Gosstr.— On dit, that Meyerbeer’s ‘Prophet’? ‘will be given at Wollack’s shortly, by the German Upera company.——Mr. W. R. Blake, the stage manager of the Broadway, has gone to Canada; he will play a short en- gegement at the Montreal theatre.——Miss Kate Saxon engaged at Wallack’s for next season.—HMr. A. H, Davenport, Miss Lizzie Weston, Mr. J. W. Lanergan, Mrs. Hough, and Mr. W. A Chapman are, it is said, engaged for next season at the Broadway theatre.——We hear that the La Grange trope will return to the Academy and sipg in “‘L’Elisir d’Amore,” and “Don Glevan- ni’——Mr, Buchanan, the American tragedian, will shortly take bis ceparture for California, where he goes on a professional tour ——The New York City Gaard will be accompanied on part of their summsr excursion by William E. Burton, comedian, who is attacked to the staff of the corps. Mr. Burton fs now playing in Cleve- lard to crowded houses.— It is said that Miss Laura « Keene will play at Wallack’s next season. Mr. Georze- Holland is engaged there.—It is announced that the Broadway theatre will open on next Monday evening, with Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams.——Mr. J. A. Neafie: recently errived in New York, from Californis.—Mrs. Ferren, the eminent American actress, is in town. Somxe Musicate rv Brooxiry.—A few evenings ago a. grand scirée musicale was given by Madame L—que, of Heery street, Brooklyn, which was attended by nearly two hundred ladies and gentlemen, comprising the élite and beauty of the “City of Churches,”’ The affair cre- ated s great deal of excitement in the beau monde, and the connoisseurs looked forward to the partie de plaisir with the most eager expectations. The entertainment was a decided success. The choicest morseaux from the operas of Auber, Meyerbeer, Donizetti amd Bellini, were selected for the occasion, in which Madame De Lussan and Mies L—man won the praise of all present by their exquisite vocalism, while Signori Bernardi and Wels ac- quitted themselves with equal success. But the most brilliant success of the evening was that achieved by Madame L—que, whose exquisite pianoforte playing will long be remembered by those whose good fortune it was to be present. The affair was very pleasan‘ one to all concerned. Puapeurmia —At the Walnut Street theatre, Mr. W. A. Chapman had « complimentary benefit on Thursday, ‘The house has been re-opened for the summer. Tue Arch is open for the summer season, and the English opera is found attractive at the City Museum. Miss Anva Cruise, a very popular actress, is engaged for ther leading business at this house next season. Rostox.—The La Grange troupe have given three con. certs at the Music Hall, to only moderate houser, All the theatres are closed except the Mussam, White’s Serenaders will appear at the National this week. Avnany,—Mr. B, L. Davenport and Miss F, Vining hive- been re engeged bere. Rocunsren.—The theatre here is open. Mr. Couldosk and Mire L Pray (danseuse) are the stars at present. ew Rapfony —They are building 4 thes:re in New Bedford, om the site of Liberty Hall, recently destroyed by fire. It isto have « stage thirty-five fect deep vy twenty nine wide from wing to wing, and its estimated cost, whem completed, is forty thousand dollars. It is ‘the experiment of @ stouk company, ani will be com- pleted early in December next. : ‘ Avesta, Ga.—A correspondent sends us the following © programme of @ concert given at Augusts by a band of native megroes. Its originality leads us to pu dlish the- programme entire, thus:— Gnas Concent—Turaday evening, June 12, the Co- @ grand concert, at the lored Borm wie Society wii Cole: Hall, en Broad wo doors apove Kol- lock, om whieh ovession they will sing a select variety ny Part —1. Home Again; 2. Kent sas ani acer te a eet Joner; 6. Old Dog Tray; 7. Julius’ Bede; ‘oong Folks at Home: 13. Katy Darivog, 14, Now Days, (by request;) 15, Gal’ From the South, 16. Robert Ridley. Pork third~w11, Accordion solo; 18, Guitar solo; 19. Benje solo; 20. Virginia breakdown ; 21. Plantation To corclode with the .oo wo Cyr bor will commence at 8 on ok. New Ontaans.—Mr. L. M Gottschalk has left this, his tative city, om atour for his health. Ho bas lately deen severely Hl Foumow —We extract « few items of ioterest from the Keglich and French journals, Miss Romer bas pro- duced at the Surrey ac operatic vermon of ‘Faust and Marguerite.’ Mr. Drayton is the Mephistopheles, Men, Drayton Margaret. ‘The Adelphi bas been re-opened. Celeste, Keeley, and others appeared om the 20th May im‘ Janet Prite.”’ ‘The fareweil performances of Madame Thillon, a: the