The New York Herald Newspaper, March 31, 1856, Page 4

4 SEW YORK HERALD. 34' 4x5 GORDON BENNET®, PROPRIZTOR 4N* SDITOR 77 AGE NM. W. OOMNEE OF NABHAU AND FULTON PPS. “ore, Me 97 per annum. LRRD ern arm ne ‘pars Greet Britain. or Ae amy part of the Continent, both \NDENCE, 1 port ORETRY CORRESPONDENCE, stairs (ur “ND NOTICE sion vf anonyroue commumiosiions We do PRINTING executed eth wetness, cheaprmoss asd dee VER TISEMENTS reuwed cvery dey. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENLWO. AOADEMY OF MUSIC, fourteenth surest La Aru, BROADWAY THEATR?. Rrosiwa —Taat Bresemp Bapy STamuaacx Mernovociaves er KaLiGre x, #TBLO'S GARDEN, Broaway-Jouno-Lne Apriune— dares Momsen. He eOMvON'S THEATTS. Chambers sirest—-Paut Par~ Mere Tusr Biseser Bony. SALLAVES THRATRE, Sroadiay—As You Line In— @eF von 4 Houpay. AUBA EWENS'S VARITTIES, Broasway—Caunia- cormry. MBOADWAY VaRIeTi-s, 12 Broadway— SLAce Sra Senu—My Neicnso,’s Woe By tas Joverce Cowmpiana. #OuDS MINRTRALS. 444 Broadway -@1o10r14" Pam Pmmascrs—Ropext Maca THEN EU. 654 Brosiway—Mrsorric, Scnirrotat, Bis senso Grogkarnical, URaTORICAL Exursrtian, Mew York, Monday, @arck 31, 18956. The Sews. Our Rio Janeiro correspondent, writing on the ‘Mth ultimo, gives a full account of the detention of the steamer America, of this city, by the British Admiral in that port, a short report of which ap- peared in the Heracp of Saturday. It appears that @ disapponted Englishman, who had acted for a few @aye as mate on board the America, informed Admiral Johnson that she had cannon and other munitions of war, for Russian use, on board. This was denied. Af- ter being detained two days, the America went to sea ander the protection of the United States frigate Ba- yannah. The English Admiral’s flag ship sailed short- dy alter, and it was expected she would attempt to overhaul the America when clear of port. The United States steamer Wa erwitch was in port, all well. Ooffee ranged igh. Governor Clurk’s Staten Island supporters held a meeting on Saturday, amd fully endorsed his late pardouing course. A party of twenty-eight emigrants for Kansas eft Charleston on the 28th inst., and fifteen from the Orangeburg district left on the previous day. Our correspondent at Ann Arbor, Michigan, gives & fall account of the proceedings of the Nigger Wor- shippers’ State Convention, which assembled at that place on the 26th inst. Mr. Aaron Haviland, a retired merchaut of this sity, committed suicide at his residence, 47 Mac- @ougal street, on Satarday night. He was a married man, and leaves a wife and two children. The ai- fairs of Mr. H. were embarrassed, and no reason ex. eept temporary insanity can be assigned for the eommission of the act. A report of the proceedings of the Tenant House Committee of the Legislature, on Saturday, will be found in another part of our paper this morning. ‘She commitke will make no report to the Legis Jature at present, but will present a resolution to eontinue their investigations after the adjournment. An account of the preparations made for the re- eeption of Louis Napoleon’s heir, and the grand ceremonies to be observed on the occasion, is given jw our paper to-day. The details of the manner in which the babe is to be welcomed and attended to will prove interesting to our lady readers, Our despatch from Washington states that Forney was forced to resign his position as editor of the Union by the triends of Buchanan, ané that he still petains an interest in the establishment. The value of imports at Boston for the week end ing March 28, was $1,20 The cotton market continued active Satarday, god prices steady. The sales embraced about 4500 bales, chiefly in transitu. The Canada’s news produced no effect. The intelligence from the South exercises more influence just now than that from Liverpool. Flour was firmer, with increased activity in sales. The medium and lighter grades were held at enhanced rates, without holders ae a general thing being able to realize. Common to good straight State brands were sold at $6 87) 0 $7 25. A parcel of good red Tensessee wheat sold at $1 70, for milling. Corn was from 1a 2 cents Detter, with fair sales. Pork was steady, with sales of mess at £16 25, and prime at $14 875 $15 Sugars were pretty active, and prices stealy. The sales embraced 100 boxes and 860 hhds, at rates stated elsewhere. Coffee was firm, with moderate: transactions. Freights for grain to Liverpool were firmer, and engagements in bags w high as 94., and in bulk from sd. a % ere mide as A Sioxmicant Fact—There has been @ great deal of just complaint lately in relation fo the managemect of the ferrie umal, the directors of the ferry companies, instead ef setting themselves to work to remedy the grievances complained of, have amused then- welves by special pleading in auswer. While fie has been going on, the sagacious public, tired of being blockaded by ice, and running the riek of being drowned or burned to death, have arrived at the conclusion that it is better #0 live within the and building up town bas received 2 wonderfal impetua, The receipts of the Third av: road and some other roads, bave increased twenty per ceatam during the past six months, We mention the Third avenue road because the directors dis played more energy in keeping their track open, and reap jnet reward of their en- terprise. The fact city railways hay gration to Brook made those p yare, Weare glad fo eee this. The p e who get their money from New York trade ought to spend it here. amaburg, which Boston Exrerrnise —-We notice that a bill tas been introduced into the Legislature of Massachnastts to iacorporate a new Itne of telegraph from Boston to Cape Col hore is @ready one line, built chiefly by New Yor‘ capi- tal, and the new concern is an opposition af- fair. We have no objection to the projoct Competition is the life of trada, and anything Uke activity in Boston is refreshing oa ao- count of ite novelty. The Boston papers, jowever, take occasion to remark that he New York merchants get all tha news that passes through Maasachasetts bo fore the Boston people find it out. This may be true; and we cannot see why it shonid not be so when the New York merchants and the New York newspapers are willing to pay for it, while the Boston people button up their pook- €te and refuse to give anything. The mer- tile world of Boston ia getting exceedingly old fogyish, and, if it don’t wake up, it wil! be «bad ax Salem. We should not be surprised to neo the grass growing in State street in ten yoors, Wake up! Pen ee Sree ™ in Spats. It is steted again ian the European jour- pale that Napoleon is about to iater’ere ia the affairs of Spaia. Tbe Madrid joaraal, the Hspanc, bas accused the Breach Emperor of designing to mix himself up with Spaa- ish politics, with a view, apparently, to re goin the inflaeace possessed by the Bourdoas trom Louis XiV. to Louis XVI, aad by the elder Napoleon after the treaty ot Bayoane. Is Des given facts -an acconat of an interview between Walewski and Olozega—a glasce at the deapatebes which followed ~ a sketc’ of the measures ¢2ken by tbe Spenish cabinet, aad 40 on, Ali this the Londoe Times’ correapoadeat, “on the best authority,” empbdatically deaies Itis possible that the Eaglish weiter may have been misled, and that there ie more trath in the assertions of the Espana than the former is wiiling to acknowledge. Lo the present coa- @ition of the Spanish moaarchy—-whiok 1s bat one remove above the Porte in vitality—is is mach more reasonable to suppose that France ® on the gui vive to take advaatege of events in Spain, than that the Enperor is allowing is ‘vo escape bie attention In wll hamsa proda bvility this generation will not pas3 away—cer- tainly this centary will not come to a vluse— without some radical chaage ia the Spaaiso peninsula, One buedred aad fifty years ago the great Louis declared that France waa the natural protector of Spuio, aud never iost his temper so ontrageousty a3 woen his grand. son, the Spanish Kiag, presamed to thiok for himeelt. French preponderance at Madrid waa acardinal point ta the polisy of ali Freaca statesmen during the eightventh century; the fumes it cost France to help Spain to try to arive out the English from Gibralcar have never been counted. Napoleon was faithful to the traditional policy; though his exsessive ambitiun and overveening vanity caused him tooverkap his aim. Again, in 1523, tne re- stored Bourbons tarnished a fresh proof of their belief in the doctrine of Freach prota> tion, by rending aa army to the support of Ferdinand. Louis Pailippe, too wary to ea- gage in the Carlist steaggle, actasily lost bimeelf by hie eagerness to make Spaia a fief of biskingdom. Is Louis Napoleon goiag to be the first exception to the rale of Freach sovereigns ? There are many reasons why Freach inter- ference might be more saccessfal in Spain now than it basever been. The great obstacle to the establishment of French influence in Ma- drid bas always been Beitish rivalry; from the peace of Utrecht to the marriage of toe Dake of Montpensier, the Preach have had to fight the English, step by step, at every foot of their Spanteh career. Louis Napoleon migat find the English willing to give him tree scope on condition of his securing payment of the Spanish bonds. Again, Spain is in a far worse condition to-day than during last century. Official corraption has reached ita climax. What heroism and energy there used to be in the old Spanish character, appear to have died out. There remains nothing to speak of in Spain but bandits and bugs, priests and poverty, in- solence and intrigue. Here is @ fiae chance for a skilfal tactician like the French Empe- ror to play the Turkish game overagain. Per- sonal considerations may doubtless possess Kittle weight. At the same time, it does not appear very likely that the French moaarch would, after a steady af@herence to the policy of intervention in Spaia duriag a period ofa century and a helf, choose the pericd when his Spanish wife presents him with a half Spanish hei:, to turn his back upon the Penin- sala, Tur Nox-ARaIvaL or THe Nicafacua Sreix- krs.—The Daniel Webster, for New Orleans, and tbe Star of the West for thie port, are sap- posed to have left San Jaan de Nicaragua o. the 19th instant; the latter was, therefore, dae here on Friday last, and the former at New Orleans about the 25th. Considerable anxiety is felt by individ» expecting their friends, on account of the um arrival of the steamers; but the point of e. treme intercat and anxiety is in Wall strect, amongst the holders of Nicaragua stock, the chief valae ot which is invested in the missing steamers. The impression prevaile to a great extent that the Walker-Rivas government has seized the Webster and the Star to satisfy the claims of Nicaragua upon the Traasit Company. It is alleged that the company agreed by its char ter to pay the Republic $10,000 ayear, and ten per cent of the profits of the concern; and then so construed its obligation as to make the ten per cent profits dependent upon dividends; an in order to avoid payment, fixed a rate o traneit, from ocean to ocean, at such a point would barely pay expenses, adding to the rat of ccean navigation gufiicient to make it up Then, agein, the Walker government alleges that the company made millions of dollar» which fell by its management into the hands o individuals, and that it has no right tl -3 to avoid the covenants of iis charter, In this wa; over six hundred thousand dollars are claimnu by the Treasury, and the belief is very stroa; that os the mere interaal transit property voula fall far short of the payment of this eny steamers Daniel Webster and the Star of West have been seized to satisfy the cieney. On the preeumption that the Walker gover .- ment is right, in fact, in claiming the payront of charter dues, and is justified, therefore, be cause of the non-payment, in revoking an? anpulling the charter, the Transit Company ba been guilty of the worst possible folly in with- holding the money from the Treasury. On the other hand, the company claim to have paid in damages and money every cent of their obligations to the Nicaragaa government. feanwhile the question is: Where are tho Star of the Weet and the Daniel Webster ? tac f- “Usper Winer Kine, Benzontan ?’—There seems to be & great deal of doubt among the provincial papers as to which party the Naw York Henary is the organ of. We have three newspapers of the same dats, one of which, published in Kentucky, charges ua with advo cating Know Nothing doctrines; another at Buffalo takes heart of grace for the Nroven Worawirrina cause, because, as it says, we have abandoned the American party; while the small hard organ fa this city has ascer tained that we are the especial organ of the softs. The truth of the matter is that wo are perfectly independent, having no guide but the constitution—no end or aim but the public good. So don’t puzzle your dull brains any longer, gentlemen, We have defined our posi ion. NEW |¥(yRK) HERALD, MONDAY, MACH 31, 1856. “TnaT “gressep Bany.’— Elsewhere will be fourd a ‘fall and partioular account of the ce- Temor seg to be observed on the ocoasioa of the birt'a of that interesting young potentate, the K'mg of Algiers, and of the part which the “Ainisters of State, the heads of the civil, mili tary and naval departments, ecclesiastical diz- vitsries, ladies ot houer, grooms of the chan- ber and servants of all work in the Taillories, are respectively ordered to take in them, Iv this, as in the management of the political af- fairs of hia empire, is will be seen that the uai- versal genius ot Napoleon IIL has foaad « wide field for its exercises. No detail even o! the most trifling character, from the firet inci- pient evidences of the anticipated event dowa to the ewathing of the imperial iatant, hag been overlooked by the prescient mind of the Ea- pewith that taste for stage effects which form- ed a distinguishing characteristic of his unvie, he hos, with a minutesess to be almired in a man of his multifarious occupations, eat out and arranged all the parts of she dramatie persone who are to figure oa this interesting occasion, marked all the exits and the entrances, given the cue for all the fine speeches and congratula- tiops that are to be proneunced in honor of it, and seen that all the scene-shifters, lackeys and call boys are in their proper places There is but one thing that can mar the pros pects of tbis brillant and imposing spectacle, and for this, in the Imperial wiedom, uoforta- nately, Bo provision seems to have been made. What it the principal actor in the piece should not choose to make his appearance? The French are traly a singular people. To jnoge by the fervency of their interest in the virth of a male heir to the present dynasty, one would arrive at the conclusion that they are devotedly attached to it It would be no proof of their want of sense if they really were so, for, despotic as it is, it cannot be deaied that the government of Louis Napoleon is bet- ter adapted to their present condition aud ue- cessities than any other which they could have. But we cannot forget that the French are eminently a nation of actors, and that when they are moet enthusiastic in their demonstra tions, they are least to be credited for sincer- ity. We cannot discard from onr memory a gertain historical parallel to the event which is just now exciting their exultation, or avoid speculating on the chances of its being fol- lowed by the disappointment, the indifference, and the abandonment which waited upon the former. By a curious coincidence it was the “ Ides of March,” just forty-five years ago, that the birth of the King of Rome crowned the hopes of the first Napoleon, who had consummated an act of cruel perfidy in order to obtain an heir to his throne. So great, we are told by a French writer, waa the delight of the Parisians when thie news was announced, that “they embraced #ad kiesed each other in the streets, and grasp- ed each others hands as if achild was born to each of them.” It will be seen, by the ac- counts published elsewhere, that the enthusi- asm manifested by this volatile people at the near approach of an eveat which revives so many sorrowful reminiscences, promises t> be fully equal to the joy which was manifested at the birth of the unfortunate King of Rome. Will the future historian have to record a similar fate and a similar revulsion of pndlic sentiment in the case of the the titular sove- reign of Algiers? It ls to be hoped that the parallel between the twocaees will not extend thus far. The exile and early death of the son of Maris Louiea, are justly looked upon as a retribution for the crime of both parents—-for no act wa: ever committed that more richly deserved panishment than the divorce of that admira- ble woman with whose fute the luck of Napo- leon seems to have been bound up. Similar to her in character, and like to her in the ani- vereal love and admiration which she inspires, we irust that the present Empress will fiad a ceward for her virtues in the more fortunate career of her son, The child of such a mother cannot but enjoy the special favor and protec tion of Him who takes more pleasure in reward ing good than in punishing evil actions. Over Importations.-—As usual, the prospect of good times has excited the mercantile com- munity beyond measure, and the old scones © over-importatious are being repeated. Febra- ary and March both show a large increase oa the impertations of last yesr. It is true that ayear agoatthie time the country was ju< recovering from a severe financial stringency which necessitated as well as coungelled pra- dence. But, even allowing for this perturbat ing cause, @ comparison between the years 1855 and 1856 shows that we are now goiag forward too fast. For instance, ia Febraary the total amount of dry goods thrown upon the market wae $7,478,959 against $6,105, 12' lact year; while the amount entered for wre- housing was only $364,211 against $1,075,179. In Marcb, there have been throwm upon ..¢ market dry goods to the amount of $9,569,79. against $4 215,021 lest year; the amount ware- houred being about the same as in February, Taking the quarter altogether, the market has been stocked with $29,895,343 against $17,- 128,845 last year. This shows great faciliti for obtaining moaey, and great, perhaps reck- less speculation. We know that some siaiy vessels are long overdue. Most of these bore valuable cargoes, The cargo of the Pacific was valued at a mil- lion and a half; that of the John Rutledge half a million. Among the sixty itis greatly to be feared that more than one will never be heard of again, and their cargoes will be lust. But if all these vessels had arrived safe in New York, and added their cargoes to the enormous stock thrown upon the market, how would trade have borne it? Let merchar ie beware--curtail their operations- -import cau- tlously, rather too little than too much —or we are on the eve of another suicidal financial crisia. EsnTon on THE Presi out io letter, in which he says that he cannot ve @ candidate for the Presidency under any circumstances. Magnanimous Senator! Bat he is still crucl when he means to be kind, and intends to inflict upon the public a condensation of the Congressional debates for the past sixty years, This, be thinks, with some minor lite- rary work, will ocoupy the reminder of his life. We should think ao, Mr. Benton thea makes a nomination for the Presidency, thus: “ A new man, unconnected with the agitation, is what the country wants.” That means Liout. Col. John ©. Fremont. Ashe has not been in politics he bad better confine hia attention to the ra claim and remember the proverb, ne suler crepidam, ies *noene Mayor Woon Aupsyy--The Mayor of thie city has been in Albany during the past week, tokipg s look ag our legislators, He has been quite liom, md we notice that his presence at ide capital hss stirred up the “little vil- loins” terribly. To explain the motive of the virulence of the junior Seward organ in ths matter it is only mecessary to say that Mr. Wood bas been named a3 a candidate for Governor by the democracy, while Rayaioud expects to run for the same office on the Nic- Ger Worsutrrers’ ticket. That arcoauts for the milk in the cocoanut. Porrmc Taem To Tusm Purearion.—Mr. Bartlett, of Kentucky, President of the Know Nothing Order, has publicly read Lieutenant Governor Ford and his friends out of the American party—the Ohio State Council over which Ford presides having repudiated the Fillmore and Donelson ticket and adopted o stropg Niccer Worsutrrina platform. At the same time the Union takes occasion to say thas Ford presided over the late American Conven- tion at Philadelphia. Asa lover of fair play we are bound to say that this is untrue. G> vernor Ford was never in the chair at any mo- ment during the deliberations of that body. Tux Streets.—We believe that the condition of the etreete has been made the special order for the April meeting of the Board of Couacil- men. We hope that something will be done as soon ag possible. The public highways ia some parts of the city are in an awful condi- tion. Seme of them are impassable for carts. We shall surely have a pestilence when the spring opens unless the Common Council will take some prompt action on this important subject. THE LATEST NOWS. BY MAGNETIC AND PRINTING TELEGRAPHS, ¥rom Washington. GEN. HOUSTON ANDTHE NAVAL REFORM BOARD— JUDGE INGRAHAM NOT A MEMBER OP TH NEGRO WORSHIPPING QOMMITTEZ—YORNEY AND THE UNION, ETC., BTC. ‘Wasminoton, March 30, 1856. Letters are pouringin on General Houston from gen- tlemen of unquestioned chivalry, and who promise to Frove their efficiensy, desiring to take the General's place in any éiffioulty arisig out of his speech on tho Naval Retorm bill. As lately suggested by one of your correspondents, Judge Ingraham is not a member of the negco worship- ping National Committee. Mr. Forney was forced from his elitorial connection with the Union by Mr, Buchanan’s friends. Ha retains his interest in the establishment, Capt. Gray is about proceeding to eomplete his survey of the Southern Pacific Railroad route, under an eugage- ment with capitalists who propose going ahead with the eaterprice without waiting the sluggish movements of the government, The Caneda at Boston. Boston, March 30, 1856. The royal mail steamship Canada, Captain Lang, ar- rived hero at 4 o’c!ock this afcei noon, and her mails for the Bouth we:e despatched by the 8 P. M. train, due in New York at an early hour on Monday morning. ‘The papers contain, noihing of importance beyond wha’, was embraced in the despatch from Halifax. Southern Emigrants co Kansas, CHARLEHTON, March 29, 1856, Another party of twenty-eight, emigrants to Kansas, keft this city yesterday, axd fifteon started from tho Orang eburg district the previous day. Marine Misaster. Borrox, March 30, 1856. A despatch from Wellfice!,"Gape Cod, this morning states that the brig @t. Leon, Capt. Peeling, from G2 naives for Boston, with a cargo of iogwo2d and mahogany. Jaya at anchor near Billingagate Poiat, with master gone and deckload lost. The decks are one foot under water The crew were taken off. Southern Mall, Barimors, Mareh 30, 1855. The New Orleans mall, of Mocday laet, # at haad. Markots. Provipence, March 29, 1858. Cotton market firm, with an upward teudency. S!es for the woek, about 2,500 bales. Wool.—Th» stock is very light, wiih # good demand xt fall prices. Saleu, 68,000 laa. Printing cloths—Snies for the week, 60,100 pieces. New Ortgase, March 28, 1856. ‘The exles of cotton to-day wore 55,000 bales, ‘and the market was firm @) 3c. « 92¢e. for midiling. The busi 1ers of the week foots up 85.000 bales, and the stook ou hand is now estimated at 305,600 bales. The receipts « this port are 486,000 bales in excess of the same time last sear, Rio coffee sella at 12%<c., and the stock ou band smounts to 30,000 bags. Fiour is siiffer, but n- guotably lugher. o has sughily sivanced; mixe: ic. Sales of mess pork at $15 25. Tur State Parson Hat Contract Bit—It was state. last week that Mr. Mills voted In favor of the above measure in the Assembly, It is but justice to say 2! ft was A. J, Mi'le, member from Orange county, not Mr. Charles T. Mile, of the Thirteenth ward in this city, who was throughout # firm asd consisteat opponent of the bill, The Peri's of Browlway. It was theremark of a rapient I-gislator of the Fuurt Nxth and Fourteenth wards, thatit required more talent to exces Brondway salely than it did to be a Justies of the Peace ia the country. Every day re are ovarinced of the truth of tne remarx. Several country justiees have fosnd themaeives completely entrapped in the mar+ of ompibures and carte of all kinde which always blo & up Broadway from Chambers street to the Battery. The {he corner of Broadway and Falton strost, in tas middle of the day, {sa curious ons, Tw. greet streams of trade pour into enecommon artery, The orontousess § meet here—those from the Rowery being emptied in a great flood from Pork row, The number of carta eros ing from Fulton rtreet averugs elevon & minute, while tbe crowds of pedestrians who here ® privr right to the creasing are counted by thoneau’s pos hour. Taw tide rolls on till noon, when @ horse fails ov soms other accident beppeas to inake a bleckads. We don’t kuow what the ecanection ts between the care of that noble animal, the horse, ard proiane wearing, but that it exieta there can be nodcubt. Martial tells nus thet the Roman chasteteers used to swear awially—dragoons have always been terribly profans, from Clavechouse 2 a to General —-, of our own force; but the carmen and rtage drivers of New York put ell these »orthies to the hlash in the number, variety and strength of their exo'otives. Tecate women have their art ahocked by lang 9 whicd scema the only vade mecum of pollie bo « clelea, but which {x quite outr’ outatde of th wunbie Occasionally, thd of anathematixing each other, the drivers have ® quiet swear at the pofvewsa’s buttons, and consigu hia eyes and other part of his avatomy to sternal Commation. In the midot of this storm of o# hs you may hear the dulect voice of ths policemaa to ‘+. ified, unprotected females:—' This way, msdem, don't be itghtened,’’ sud in s forte strain to 9 stage driver— Now you will Just ma yveon and keep fa a tine,’ Sometimes mtlitacy company get taixed up hore. fhe gellent commander, in mys'ertons words, orders his mon o break cM in fitea of two, while ® ourt 4 backing iato he musicisns, avd te only kept from doing them @ + fous tijury by a tremendons blast on the trombene. I! he company (4 mounted, tae ordurly’s borse generally rasken @ cleorderly break for a piste glass window, while be capiein ie hevicg an Inierchangs of compti- mente with @ fiege drivur who hae broken up ble pls ome, Ladies with hooped petti-akicts oastain various injuries to their (whale) bores, whie womon who ars 1d, shabbfly dressed or ugly, if they onsupe the Seylia the stages, are gonerally rtranded on the Charybdis of a charcoal wagon. ‘The policeman, weetline, ia dome: the gallant to nome fair maiden, who, in all the glory of rowe piok, mare antique, asd Attloboro’ Syweiry, {9 en ride tor Wall mtreot, to tnake & hen) on the old man’y bank bock. Old gealtomen from the country are pat in mortal four, and,. afler ome or two ineffectual casays, generally give up the attempt. The some ia altogathe - indenoribable, and, barriag the profanity, exceedingly smunieg. To une & Hibernisi«m, our advice to paople who wish to crons Lere la, to choone nome other pat, Froceeding Cown Broadway towerds the Battery, we sball find thirgs Ontendt strest is constant Dloched up. Itis the omly decent wer beh male river between Puiten street and Gattery siace, An ia: mense amount of freignt is Drowght from t. east side for shipping and rail-oad transprriation, the balk v tis Dusiness being cone in West street and Battery p'we, Frou this point great quantities of g eds depart by the Jersey, Charlestom, Savancah, Ba:timore, and Augusta and Boston tines, There are otber street ruaning from Broa¢way to the North river; but we only pay a quarter of a million per ammum for street clean fog, and Mr. Koling com think this i¢ enough to pay for waking the Uitle arrow, dirty laneu— the heritago of ouy Dotch forefathers——passab'e for heavy loads, Consequéctly all the carts have to come throurn Cortlandt street or go round by Battery place. They are sure to get entangled «ith the stages at either polat, and then another rcene takes place almost as curious #3 the! abuve described. The appearance on the piers in a grati- fying evidence of the great trade of the city. Thousands > pachages—from the grrat lumberizg dry goods boxer to the Ko'id cubte foot, two hundred poand cases of gold, in bars, which take Adems’ pig *agons and viggest men to trapsport——ile in apparent eonfusion, but {a fact in the best of order, carefnliy watched by the sharpest eyes, and conzigned to their appropriate places with aston- ishing rapidity. The carts deliver by turzs, and the lopg lines are speedily disposed of, and others apeecily take their places. The Battery loot# cart-worn and dissipa'ed like a geutleman who has taken to Crink, wit) prejadice against water, even for the purpose of aslution, aud who has no credit with his laundreses. The Castle Garden Em'grant depot, and the exlargement, have knocked what iitle romance i! had clear out of its dimapished head. The charaster cf the lower part of Sroadway ts almost eniirely mercantile. The oldest residen's of the First ward have gradually succumbed to the tide, and their houses, where the beauty and the chiva!ry danced, dived and filrted in the earlier days of the republic, ara now changed to steamrhip offices or warehouses. How Broadway can be relieved has puzzled wiser heads tham that of Aldermen, but a railway through Greenwich street would do some gocd, and & new aveaus trom the east side to the ferries, much more. It is also proposéd to widen Battery place, but as this ia almply a public improvement and not a means tor private gain, there is nobcdy to pipe the bill through the Assembly, and it may fail in eovequence. But somethiag onght to bedone. The time raved would more than pay the cv.t <f an improvement. We don’t wonder that the carmen wear, when it takes half a day to carry a load belf a mile. City Inteiligence. A Mayivnsro yRom THE Fine Marsuit.—Fire Marshal Baker bas icsued a placard, on which is printed in large letters a number of very excellent recommendations ad- dressed to storekeepers, housekeepers and 0: interest- ¢4, to caution them against imprudescies that are apt to eventuate in destructive fixes. These suggestions may appear commonplace and trite, but fires not the work of incendiaries, generally stise from just such obvions eaures that every cre uaderstand but no one heeds. We have but one suggestion to add to thoue of the Fire Mar- shale, aud thet is, that “eternal vigilance ia the price of camphene.”” The Fire Marshal earnestly solicits atteation to the tollow- be tL eeiromps pe ‘cop matches in metal boxer, and ou!_of the reach of chil ‘en. Wax matches are particularly dangerous, and should be cut of the way of rate or mice. 1] fluid or eamphene lamps only by daylight, and never ‘Dear a fire or jight, ‘Do not deposit coal or wood ashes in wooden vessels, and besure burning cinders are extinguished be*»re deposed, lace @ ight. or ashes, uuder a staircase, Never Dever take & light o examine a gas meer. Be careful never to piace gas, or other lighta, near cuvtains, Dever ‘ake # light {nto a closet. Do not read in bed by candle or lamp light. Flace ase abndes over gas lights in show windows, and do not crowd goods near them, Do sisoking should be vermitted in warehouses, particularly where goods are packed o- cotton stored. ‘Where furnaces are wed, the principal register ehould al wayabe fastered open. slove pipas should be at feast four inches from woodwork, and guarded by tin. All occurrences of fire wil be promptly investigated, WHERE ARB THE SE0oND WaxD Pouce? ~Yesterday, be- tween the hours cf 12end 1, we were fuvored wilh the sight of no Jess than three dog figh!s im the imacdlate vieinily of the Herato office, the get!ers up of these inno- cent avd amiable amusements being the young geatle- men who dispense information to the benighte] multi tade, in the ehape of Naw Yorx Henatps, for the mode rate compensation of two cents per copy. While all this was going on, there was no policeman in sight, aad there urthinking boys were allowed to go on torturing the poor brutes for «ver an hour, withont let or hin- Grance. icaman on our beat is very willing to stand om cur coruer on cold winter nights to get the benefit of the warm sir from our press room, and he 19 welccrre to do #0, but he shou'd not forget us when warm pi@asant weather comes. That looks ungrateful. “Dogs msy delight to bark and bite,” but priicemen shou'd not permii lite boys to aid them in their exelu- sively eanine recreations. Crry RaR0ap AceiDENT.— Oa Saturdsy afternoon alittle girlmamed Lucinda McMasters, was knocked down and ran over by one of the Fourth syeaue ratiroad cars, im the Bowery, nesr Grand st.est. The whosls of the vehisie passed cver the lower j ints of the child’s lega, almost severing them from the body. The driver of the car, Ferdinand Cempbell, was arrested by one of the Foar teepth ward police, and was, on being prougat before Justice Broonan, at tue Essex Market Potize Court, eom- witied for examiuation, The iittle sufferer was conveyad t0 the New York Hoxpital for mediesl treatmet, If is the opinion of the physiclans in attendance that the in- jared child will not survive. Fink 1s BEEKMAN STRIFT.—at between two and thee o’eloek on Sunday morniag, a fire broke out in the pr3- alees No. 123 seckman street, kept by David Aaderson, asa dining saloon, The firemen were very quickly at work, and sueceedel in extinguieh!s ¢ Cames before it extented beyond the second floor, where it origiaa There was rix persons sleeping on the upyer floors, w >, with some diffisalty mede trelr ewesne, notwithstand ¢ the smoke was almost soffocating oa tho staire. 1 danage done to the furniture will amount to about $2 which fe covered by an insurance of $1,250 ia a city a> pany. The damage to the buildicg will be about $150, The origin of the fire is at present unkown, the Fire Marsha! bas tbe ra‘ter under investigations. ¥me i ATTORNEY crREPT Between eleven and twelve welock last night 2 fire broke out ia the cellar of t': premises 171 Antervey street, uced as wood shels by ts Directly over the 4 enante ocenpying the building. otlisr a geceery wtore wae kep) by @ Germen nu: Jenegar, whore eek of groceries was conside damaged by fire and wa‘er. The flames did not ex bevend the first flocr. The fire is snoposed to have originated from x Iot of shavings and chips dslongiag to a German baker named Audrew Dollar, oege about $660 Bursine oF STRAW IN A CELLAR —On Sunday forenoon, eome straw fn the cellar of grocery 254 Staaton etre>’, vorner of Sheriff, caused by upsetting a stove in the store ond the cvs] falling tarough the door ino the cellar. ut ont witha few pails of water. No damage. Fine 1s ELevaWTH Stueer.—Shortly after 11 o’closk oa jurday morpiog, rear of 100 Reventh street, second tteor, front room, occupied by Joba Gardner. Damage *o building $10. Fire cuused’by a little girl boat seven years old put ing a lighted match through « hole in the pinaster. Builoing belongs to James Murphy, and I: in- tured in the Bowery Insurance Company. Tow Frowr Bait, ~The friends of Mr. John Frost intond to give # grand reception ball to that well known Kaglish patriot, thi, eveni {) will take place ‘At the City As sembly Rocms, Mrookiyn City News. Fi, ov A Peney BoatBurtoiwa Desrroven.—As the ferry boat Fulton wan coming from the other side, abont eleven o’closk on Salurday night, a bght, apparently proereding from a burning vessel, was seen down the omy. The ‘erry boat proseeded as far a# the South ferry, and it being evident that the fire was either on Staten Ipland or the Jersey shore, turned bask. It wor hen dirsovered that the wood work about the smoke tack was on fire, The fect soon rpread amoog the pas ergers, ard thers was considerable uneasiness in eynse uvence; but, by the prompt aeton of the boat hands, he fiamos were apeedily suppressed before way damage nnd reeuited, in the afternoon of the previous dey a fre broke out in @ treme building on the corner of Carroll and Nevira streats, It was oocupled aa @ hay and feed store, oy Messen Thompeon & Lei ai 8 coal office by George Somertield, An al also cangh* tire, aud the rool was burned off. Boch s.tuctures wore «wed by Jamer Chadbourne, The stor was destroyed, with {6 contente, The lowa on the bdulidiags wae #3,l4 insured io the I Isisnd Company; the’ on he store, was 85,000, partially insured im the Pao- ax Company, of Brooklyn; on the soa! offica, $500 nenreo fo Ske Merchants’ and Mechanf ym’ Utfios of Phi ace phia, ‘The dre ic cwpposed to havo beea cansed by on incendfary, An alarm waa created in tha Sscond div. wivt on Saiusday night by the buruiag of # carpanter hep, 46 Columbia sireat, The Gre was aapp-osset by (thorns Rouike and Thompson, of the Third di-trie po ce, before muci damage had resulted. Patan Para carpenter emplzyed on one of Plerrepont's larg bulid- ings in Purana atrect, near Montague ferry, fell from ono of the first toor windows on Satuvlay, and broke his neck. He was convayed to his home in Conrt etraat where he expiredia a few hours thereafter. He was a singe mau, thirty-four yours of aga, and a mative of New dervey. Proontys Monranrry.—The total number of deaths 'n Brooklyn lant week was 74, of which 88 were rales and 26 females, Of these, 90 were adu!'s and 44 miaors. The pone! dineases were conrampti convulai. gertton of the lunge, and tademaation of the Tongs ‘na urain. | where Forrest is now pisying, yuo 4 Wixnow.—Themas MoGinley, a | eal = — | Dramatic and musical Matters. ‘Tus Dnamanic Fusp Assocumion Doram, to which we have before alinde®, will take piace at the Metropolitan Hotel, on We'nesday even'ng week. Tickets can now be had at the hotel, Toere #ll baa good dinner, lets of good music, ant probsaly sowe good speeches. ‘May good digestion walt on appe:ite, aad health om both.” ® A Very Nove Esrertainment is announced for this eveneg wt the BRoapway TueaTay. It is an allegert- cal amt mythic speciacie, called “ Phamor ant Axess,” ®-apsiation feos the French. In the course of the play the. wiil be = series of tableaua vivants by ‘the Keller trou,e. fois company of artiste number twenty-seven, and the, pave the best testimonials to their ability, The style entertainment will be en- tirely new. The company has tust arrived here, after an hundred nights’ epgegement a. Havana, which re- stored the faliirg fortunes of tne facom. From ‘all ac- counts we are ied wo expecs a great treat. Im sddition to ‘tne ply there wiil be several other tableaux, ana we ecmmend to our readers a perusal of the bill im another colamn, = SiGNor Apr, the ecmposer of ‘Ls Spia,” will take bin benefit at the Academy of Music this evening. Signor Ardi:i fully deserves a crowded house. His own opera will be given. At Lavra Kxenz’s Varieriss we have no change to note ip the bill, ‘“ Camiie”’ nee proved to be a great hit, and was dune for the twefhtime on Saturday, to a fal oure. it is apncunce: for this evening, and we pre eume that it will be run trrough the week. ‘ Novelty’” bas reached its thirty-fifth night, being the longest ran that any drametic provuction has achieved this season. It will also be given this evening. We learn that Mise Keene intends vo mase some important additions to her company, and brirg ou: several new pieces. Meanwhile, everybody will g : to ses her act in ‘+ Camille,”? Mr, Wattack hes drewa crowded houses to his own theatre duriog the past week. He has plsyed Bemedisk, Jaques and Shylock, and has been well rted by bis excellent company. For exemple, Mra. Hocy’s Bos- trice and Portis, Mr. Leater’s Orlando, and Mr. Waloot’s Touchstone, breathed tne pure spirit of the great master. While we have such stock actors, we can survive with- out the stars, and allow he provincial towna to keep them, ‘As You lake I.” and “Out for a Heliday,” this evening. At Burton’s TuxaTag, ‘‘Ganem,’’ » very clever bur- Jesque, by Talfourd, has been trcught out for Mrs. Charles Howard, who is exceedirgiy good in it, ‘That Blessed Baby”? has also made a gieat hit. These successes, with “Paul Pry,” one ot tue mansger’s pieces de resistance, will be played to-night. Burton acisineach piece. There will be no perf-rmance at Nreio’s GARpan this evening, in consequence of the death of M’lle Pauline Gene, This young indy, it will be remembered, received severe injuries by ‘he burning of her clothes dur- ing the perfora ance about ven dayssines, Ske had been but a few moxtbs in he United States, At the Broapway Vakierigs, the juvenile comedians still attract crowded h.uses, They play ‘Black Eyed Susan” eapitaliy, anc we do not believe that T. P. Cooke bimee'f could procuce more effect in William than Miss Louise, The same bi'l to-night. Woop’s Hatt, 444 Broaiway, is now the only house of the colored native Awe.ican operain town, The pro- gramme for this eveming 1s full of gems, ‘Misa Knrpery, woo bas been reading nelections from “Hiawatha”? with much sucess to the pundits of Yale College, will repest the entertainment at Hope chapel, Broadway, next week. Severn) embers «f Van Amburgh’s circus company arrived bere Jast we k from Liverpool, and have left for Cincinnati, where they will shortly commence operations. Among the arrivals were the members of the Cooke fami- ly, the Francisco brothers, gymnasts, and # French equestrienne, M?ile Zumesore, who leaps through no end of balloons. Tbere will be a lively time in horse opera matters this summer. G. K. Dickixson is engeged at Laura Keene’s Varieties, Mr. and Mrs, Fiorence have been in town during the past week, mating arrangements for their Earopean wur. They vil sail in the Persis en Wednesday, and in month the London world will be astonished with an entirely novel species of dramatic entertainment. Mr. Florence played in Baitimore last Saturday nigh*. Bostox,.—James Bennett played for Mrs, Kirby’s beneftt last Mondsy. Mrs Barrow bas been reading ‘‘Hiswathe”’ t the laurch of a new ship, the Minnehaha, Mrs, Sker- rett has been married to H 1. Bascom, a very young actor at the Museum. G. (i. Spear commbnees an'en- gegement at the National this evening. The veteran machinist of the Boston theatre, Mr. Jasob A, Jobason, has been engaged by T. S. Pepper, Eaq., Chairman of the Board of Directors, to superin:end the consirastion of the stage and machinery connected with the mew opera house, Philadelphia. A new piece, ‘’Ms Ill Playing ¥ with Eged Tools,” is to be produced at the Boston to- night, with Mrs. Barrow, Barry, Belton and Miss Biddles in the cast. It has been severely affiicted with the puff Premonitory. Mrs. Barrow announces that during the next month she will read ‘Hiawatha’ in the principai New Erglant towns. ‘ Aipany.—The theatre here closed on Saturday with o benefit to the deorkeepers. New Haven, Or—The Journal of Friday, says: — As we anticipated, Brewster's Hall was filled full last evening to listen to Kimberty’s recitation of ‘“Hia- watha.” She was received with warm applause, which continued to greet Ler through her performamse. It waa one of the mst decided successes we have ever witnenrod in New Haven. PRILADELPHIA.—Barney Williams and wife are playing ° at the Walnut. Miss Fmily V. Crocker, who plays Ariel, in ‘The Tempest,” at the Arch, and who is a Asughter of Jchn Crocker, formeriy of the Park theatre, had a tenefit at the Arch on Saturday, Miss Richings gave a concert at Musical Fund Hall on Saturday. Unca.—The theatre has closed for the season. A ps- per there says:—‘Our ef.izens had eaough to do to get victuals and clothes uring the hard winter, without patronising the ‘illegitimate’ drama.” ‘ New ORuANs.—Crisp has assumed the management of the Gaiety. £. L. Davenport plesed for Mrs. J. B. Booth’s benefit, at the St. Charles, on the lsth. Tho Gabriel Ravel trouge is shortly expscted here from Call. fornia. Miss Heron is at Crisp’s. Mre. Julia Dean Bayne commenced an engygement at the St. Charles oa the 10th. Mr. Collins was giving concerts. Burrawo.—The Metropolitan theatre will reopen this evening with Mrs, Farren as the siar. CaurorNia.—A complimentary beneiit hal beam given « to Mrs, C. N. Sinciatr, at Sacramento, as she was leaving for the Atlantic States, In her farewell spsech abe aid — In thie brilliant assemblage I am proud to resognize many cheng cor din} cr ing first encouraged my hambie efforts here, whose lisere! sapport bas ever aided en- deavors, sud whose kind presence here to-night in- spire me with courage to endure waatever trials may be in store for me, gheered by the hope that, my daty Lema done elsewhere, | may returnand find you ali in the estenjoyment of hea th, happiness and prosperity. Mlle Duret was at the Nevada theatre, playing with great auccers, A‘an Francisco paper rays, ‘the very eminent tragedian, McKean Buchanan, has organized @ theatrical company, embrasiog the following artista:— Messrs, Buchanan, Ryer, Anderson, Wilder, Johus, Mo- Gowan, Morlfmer, Roger, Barry, Miss Mowbray, Misa Lane and others, for the purpose of giving the citizens of the princfpal interior cities and townsa taste of the nigh- er grade of the drama.” Mc, John Dunn was playing fo the mining districts, CHARIEBTON.— Miss Agoes Robertson had @ beuefit oa Tuestay Inet, Mra, Julia Dean Hayne took her final farewell of the Charleston stags on the 12th inst. fo hee apeech she sad Tehail sbortly bid adfea to our art, with wateh my early aspleations aad early ambition haa been comnes ed: an ait glorions es enno ling, but whien need: not eul Tom may {ceb.e lips, stamped us it is with the bright sig- net of mighty minds, whose namos ace written bigktest on the prgor of fmmortality, But ambition yields to har conquering riya) St. Lovie —The St. Lowls theatre, Jately owned by John Bates, Esq., of the Natiomal theatre, Cincinnati, has been sold to Bau De Bar, of the St. Charles theatre, New Orleans, for the sum of $50,000. ‘fhe Loutaville 1 theatre, owned by the same gintleman, will probably Lortly change hands, an advantageous offer having bom made, The Naticnal theatre, Cineinnatl, in offerel for ‘ease. Ricoxn, Va.—-The theatre elosed on the 234. Creoxnati Mr. Cowidock aod Mra. M. Jonoe have deen vary sucsessial at the People’s, Mion M. Mitghel! commences there to night, Wastincton, D. ©.—Kunkel & Co, “ manage the National,. supported by Mr, '. A. H. Davenport, Joseph Jofforson ig ps hele, Mins Clare Darling is reading “Eawatha’? to Jarge audf-- + BCes. Wittamsbarg City Nowa, IxpvstRtaL Scnoor ANNIVERAARY.—The pegond anoivur- sary of the Female Industria Schoo!, in North-sesond street, 18 to take place thie (Monday) evening, {u the Odeon, in Fifth street, Rev, Mr, Pease, of tho Five Points’ Mission, will dettver an address, and there will also be recitations, and si by the shil- aren. The adm! ‘cn will be freo, and a tion wili be taken up in aid of this benevolent enterprise, Fra Yesterday morsing, about 2 o'clock, « fire wae