The New York Herald Newspaper, December 25, 1856, Page 3

Our Parts Correspondence, Panis, Nov. 25, 1856, ‘he Emperor's Approval of the Bourbon Fusion in Spain—Embarrassments of Queen Isabella— Prospects of Another Coup d’ Etat—The Spanish People Desirous of Offering the Crown to Louis Napoleon—Singular Incident at a Bull Fight— Buoyancy of the Money Murket—Projected En- tertainmenta on a Grand Scale at the Tuileries— Disermination to be Used in the Future Invita- tion of Guests, §c., Sc. ‘The affairs of Spain have been much discussed at the frequent cabinet councils that have of late been hela at St. Cloud. It was thonght at first by the Walewski party that the contemplated fasion of the male and female line of the Spanish Bourbons ‘would meet the Emperor's immediate reprobation; ut exactly the contrary is the case. Napoleon’s answer toa long harangue on the subject trom one of the ministers, was simply an expression of his belief that Narvaez could not do better than pro mote it. Of course not anotuer word was to be said —the oracle had spoken—verbum sapiendibus! I does not appear to me, however, that such a circum: stance ought to occasion the surprise aad astonish- ment it bas. Such an observation is periectly con: pistent with the antecedents of Napoleon, which, since his elevation to the directiou of affairs, have ever been to give idealogists of every descriptio yope enough and to spare. It is by the complication ‘of schemes that he endeavors to establish his neces sity; and presuming that his designs ultimately tend towards proving to Spain that he is the Deur ex |Machené, nothing can beiter suit his purpose than that Carlists, Constitutionalists, republicans and ipure monarchists, should suffer themselves to be jumbled together in hopeless confusion, The Queen declares that anything like permavent secu- ity for her in Spain is an impossibility, and is especi- lally anxious to seize the present occasion, when, for ithe nonce, the game has re‘urned to her owa hands, of preparing for herself a co:ntortable retirement. It js for this she wishes to effect a marriage with her daughter and the male braoch of the Bourbons, land then abdicate in his favor. What she above all things is the meeting of the ortes, and all her influence has been exerted to induce Narvaez to take the initiative in dispensing iby a coup d’ctat with that troublesome body, but pNarvaez, it would appear, is not prepared at present to go quite so far. That he will buckle on his mor and do so eventuaily is very probab'e, for the ortes, it is understood, notwithstanding all the in- fiuence that has been brought to bear on its organi- ration, is not ripe for a Carlist fusion, and the ex- cuse for dispensing with its labors will not long be nting. , Tam in the habit of meeting at Paris with Spa Miards of all classes and shades of political bias, and fi have generally found that au fond there is no hope of the country righting itself from any of the chemes now afloat for its redemption. The old oyalty has long since passed away. The Bourbons froot and branch, of whatever sex, are detested, and i have beard pace say whose a:.tecedents were all pn the side of ultra nationality that what is wanted sa thoroughly new race at ‘he head of affairs; and hat if the thing were well acd rightly done a ‘rench infusion of blood would be reaily acceptable the nation. The charac'er ot the Eaperor of the French, I have heard it asserted, and private letters hich I occasionally see ‘rom Madrid confirm the ssertion, is peculiarly acceptable to the Spaniards. His marriage wih a daughter of Spain, too, is a great elemeut io his popularity, and toere is an ppinion ia men’s minds that what proved so impossi- ble in the chasacter of the elder Napoleon might be together successful in his weir. Could his Majesty himself assume the Spanish tiara, it is said, bere would not be a doubt of his acceptability. he chief difficulty lies in his ha¥ing in his jamily no adequate represengative. it is im- possible to blind one’s eyes to the mareh of vents, however slow aud stealthy taeir pace. This oquetting with the Neapolitan question, this re- inion with Russia, this growing edrangemant from fngland, and meddling with Persia, oa the part if France, is all big withthe futa-e, and sooner or iter the bursting of the ano will take place. oncerning Naples, appearances are so far to be wept up that the Neapolitan ambassador leaves Paris to day, but ali thought of any thing coming # the embarras wit his muster, the King of the Sicilies, bas pasted away. The Courrier de Bayonne reéates an incident hich lately occurred at a buil fignt at Saragossa, nd of which a young torreador, El Cato, wus the ero. The account given of the affair is as follow: n the suite of Cathaies, the well kuown bull- ghter, who was the leader of the scene, was El ‘ato, his pupil and friend. He isa soung man who pade his début about four years ago with his master. ‘ore the hour tixed for the commencement of the ight, El Tato went and prayed at the Church of Pur Lady del Pilar, after which he held up the scarf was to use to the statue of the Virgin to re- ive a benediction, and he then p: to the rena, conficent of success. Among the bulls was e of remarkable and streugth, and four horses on fell victims, while El Tato had several times nrned aside the animal trom him by means of his carf; when suddenly, as the animal was ushing on him the torreador etood still, opposite o him, and fa‘ling on his knee stared fuli atte bull, ad,as it were, fascinated him by toe manner ia which elookedat him. The bull stood peso ges oe Tato, who, slowly advancing his hand, hold the nose of the animal and imprinted a kiss on forehead. In an instunt after El Tato was again n his legs, and the bull recommenced his mad ouree about the ring. The cries of enthasiasm which re raised by the people present it is impossible to be, and the renown of the young man will pon resound throughout Spain We had in Paris yesterday our first fall of snow, ut it remsined on the ind @ very short time. In ct the dismal state of the atmosphere is very re- arkable for the sexson ot the year, and bas a ten- mey to generate the apoplectic form of disease. ‘our deaths took _ trom it yesterday. At 9 in morning an old ma» drop: dead in the Rae jot; at 11 a shoemaker fell dead while standing door of his room in Rue Maitre d’ Albert; 10 in the evening a woman died while waiting an omnibus station; and at 11 a soldier belonginy p the lanccrs, while waiting for the Gapartare of yp teh pes train, suddenly fell to the ground e The money market has been very buoyant, peculators for a fall who have been eellere bering een obliged to purcha back stock iu preparation br the settlement. A report was also current that he bullion in the coffers of the bank has increased ly eighteen millions since the last returns The hree per cents are now at 68t. 30c It will be re- lected that this is a rise of something tike three cen} on the tions of lust week. The Assemblee Notionale sa; Our readers, no doudt. rememorr that the legislative iy, on phe 2d of Jaiy last, rosa « law whieh autho d'the ¢ great Nk of the pudiic debt family al. ve the Frenoh government x Porided thronea a dt tic channel the tee interested, th. "promulge- of the jaw of the 2d of Jay, the Doke Aloxand yo im the name of his son, & m oor A jus, Of Saxe Coburg, ta the oame of the Prin. Clementine d’Orieans, his wife, bave refused to pro. by the provisions of the aw Asa set-off against the relinquished hospitalities Fontainblean, the beau monde have been given to derstand that it is the Emperor's wish that the en- jing season shall be one of uvexampled splendor. ls on a scale of magnificence such as the palace the Tuileries bas never before witnessed, be given the Conrt There are to be usual cok assemblages, cunsisting of or = five thousand ests, when the may be said to be admitted into the Impe- ——, and a perpetaul round of more select pions, in which quadrilies de fantasie, historia ames and masks are to be the order of the day. irything is to be done by the Court, and it is ex- ted that the grand of the Empire wil! ike a point ef following its example to encourag> yy. In the case of one or two individnals who ve derived their vast fortunes from the Imperial jor, there has been a negligence in meeting the ‘hes of the Court in this respect, and N ¥ a signified, in » marked manner, that bis favor countenance are intended for the good of tne blic, and that if his high officers do not choore to the medium of this benevolence, he will have no ficulty in gy Fm who are more ready to et his wishes. refore, there is to be a gene- rivalry of wi i best mimic the far famed p yg ok Coton higees qe “ Somethi to givea to — balls at the Tuileries wbicn of la a4 much in the estimation of those who bave been & = ur of his earlier receptions wae in every reapest There was that about the + It ia understood that the French, litary, who are a set o1 aucouth ro, signally abused the Imperial courtesy. Some of them, guiltless of having dined, supoed and drank till they were obliged to be forcibly ejected, and their naturally course demeanor in the ball room was not improved by their inordinate indulgence in the Em- peror’s good things. Peud peu, the complexion of aftairs bad been therefore changed. Che supyer is now a standing one, and the good things not superlative description to upset the civic or militar; reticence. and when the hour for departuse sounded itis made known tothe guests by a summary extinguishment of the lustres. serving men, too, have ceased their former obsequiougness, and if a guest is found pagsing a aoor prohibited to the val- gar, or loitering unwittingly «mong the viands, he is told to take bimeelf 0’ him that John, who serves an Emperor for bis mas- ter, holds himself to be quite as good a man as the guest who is now and then permil to be told that which is so famitiar to himeelf. Perhaps, among the contemplated splen tors promised by the Em- peror, the great balls may come in for a share of improvement. A palace should have aoout its por- tuls that witchiag charm that renders those it de- lights to honor capable for the movcent of risin, beyond themselves, Jf its host sinks to the level ol his guests the whole ceremony ceases-t» be the de- lusion it desires. A king's house cannot affurd vulgarity. Parts, Nov. 26, 1856. The War Between the English and French Press— Reply of the Constitutionnel to the London Morn- ing Post—The Assemblée Nitionale calls upon the Emperor to Fortify the Coast of Algeria—A Canine Pay allel— Movements of te United Stites Mediterranean Squadron. It was not the Emperor's intention to take poases- sion of the Tuileries till the latterend of the casuing month, The repairs and alterations in process re- quired as much time as could be given for their com- pletion, and this was the original period fixed upon; but the uneasy position of foreign affairs, and, above all,the dissatisfaction pervading the minds of the working classes, has caused the Emperor to cut short his stay at St. Cloud and to intimate his inten- tion of taking up his abode in Paris, whether the Palace be finished or not, at the end of the present week. I hear but one expression of satisfaction at this resolution of the Court, so uneasy were many families becoming at the sinister reports which are flying about that there were symptoms of their for- feiting the leases they had made for the usual six monthe—the period which the tashionabie season is supposed to endure—and tradesmen were beginning to join their clamors to these of the more laborious classes at the threatened dearth. It isto be hoped that the imperial presence will dissipate some of the clouds which hang so heavily on the horizon. These are times when the trumpet of politics should give forth no uncertain sound; and yet it is precisely that which every one is complaining of. This perpetual fusillade of journals from either side of St. George's channel—this carping and acrimonious gibing, in all French military circles at the entente cordiale—this bustle and increase of the French pavy—these effa- sions frum the Assembiée Nationale, ehich openly boasts that if the government did pot approve it has the power to silence them agaicst English ambition, English perfidy and Eoglish inferiority—aud tirades of a very similar character from the Constitutionnel, the organ of the Foreign Office, cavnot continue without occasioning some fearful explosion. “Tt is difficult to comprehend in this country,” writes the Constitutionnel, “that the press of a friendly Power can forget all resyect, all regard for appearances towards an ally whose courage, | yalty, and magnanimous co-operations it once praixtd #9 highly, and who, up to this or has replied by silence and a display of yood will to what might be termed systematic outrages ® a cha lenge offered 1a the face of the whole world. And wita what ob ject are irritating recollections incessantly brvaght to light? Why are insulting compari-ous offered between the customs aud institatious of the two countries? Why criticise forever the acts of the imperial government, and prena to the power of overth-owing ministers who possess its confidence? * * © Sut ley the British press be convinced of this: there is an evil genius that does its utmost to cool the sentiments of Frauce for her ally—to awaken sad recollections; this evil genius all the world adtwits to be that of the bog bee press. Our vrovincial press daily proves how deeply the public spirit of France is wounded by its bravadves, its repeated insults. Who can read without anger the Singular theories advanced by the Morning Post some days ago—that every time Frauce bas separated berself irom England, and bas soaght other alli- ancés, she bas been puvished? That j urn«l like- wise informs us that in the past all governments that have displeased land have been overtacown, and that in this motive King Louis Philippe died a fugitive and an exile. That the Morning Post dares to aceure its native land of having sown in our country the seeds of r and revolution with a view of furthering English interests.” * * The Assemblie Natiunale goes so far as to call upou the government to put the forts and couts of Algeria in a state of defence, and erect forts where soldiers might shut themselves up if necessary. It wants a railroad between Oran und slgiers every means, in fact, to be taken of preventing this fine colony from becoming a mere appendage of Malta and Gibraitar. “We do not’’—says this journal, which boasts that the government forbearance is sign that it sanctions its language—“we do not wish to encourage suspicion, but we should strongly ad- vise the abstention from too great a confidence in the disinterestedness of our pimous ally, who one fine morning may lay claim to algeria in her quatity of “first Mussulman Power.” Who that has witnessed the flerce antics of two bull dogs with a well-covered bone lying between them, neither of which dare touch it for fear of the other, but will regard the position of France and England at the present moment as #0 vewha: simi- lar, The canines crouch, bristle their hair, show their teeth, growl, scrape the dust with their feet, and turn their backs contemptuously on each other, all the while preserving a keen, vizilant, though stealthy and aside glance on the coveted bon mor- crou, At last the temptation grows too ang; some accidental puff of wind carries «n aroma in' the nostrils of one ot them from the succulent feast, which is positively irresistible; im a moment of mental aberration, forgetfal of ail couse wences, he dashes forward, clutches tne jainty prize in his jaws, and holds it with the tenacity of a vice, till compelled to let it fall by bis watchtul adversary, who, fying at him with the speed of a whirlwind, eeizes him by the nepe of his neck, and with piercing teeth reminds the purloiner that his jaws are weapons for the combat no less than for the gratification of his tastes. Then what a hullabaloo there is, and bow the welkin rings from far and near; how other dogs, too, bear the dia of war and hastily rash forward to join the tray, in the midst of which some sueak- ing cur quietly abstracts the bone of contention makes an excellent supper, and leaves he rest of bis canine friennds to seettle their disputes as best they may. The bone of contention in the preseat instance is this Bolgrad affair, and one cannet hel) believing that this lashing of tails, showing teeth, crouching, feinting, rearing and sniffing is very likely to end a8 the bull dog quarrel, nuless the Emperor speedily prove the deux ex maching to give ‘a pew ulrection to the public mteresta. The squabbles of English ard French jour- nals have not been lost upon the Chiarvari. The Temes is represented in the shave of a huge parti- tion wall between a Highland soldier aud a French one. The Scotchman—the in type of the hms variable British soldier according to French ootions—drives hia foot through the broad «beet, and leanmg acrvss, says, while suiting the action to the word,’ A sheet ot beper sball never prevent us from shaking hands.” A letter from Genoa states that the American Commodore, Breese, has not accepted the invitats given him Ls the Ki of Naples to wiuter in that port, bat will stop at Genve for the season. Our Capacity to Grow Cotton. Maco, Ga, Doo. 11, 1886 Mr, Beswert — Ibave read your remarks on the ‘{uture growth and supply of cotton.” T take your estimate of the cotton araa at 37.000 equaro miles, oF 98,680,000 neres, as correct by approximation, But when you suppose that one baie per sere. o- 24,000,000 bales of cotton, can ever be produced on that area, all experience thai Sour calouiation t hogety wr Ido suppore. myself that this area Gent fsbor, coals Mprodues 6,000,000 of daves, more. You bave suppored that the old *tates of Carolina an is produce one bale per acre I defy any onn show that these Siates produce more than one baiet ‘every three acres. He wan a fortunate man, this year, who obtained one hale from six scves, Every eight acres o! my plantation yielded me ove baie, . Bennett, if any one snonid tell you that he ev gathered @ bale (400 pownas) of clean cotton from ane of lend, say to bim credat juss! ad reserve your o belief. [ bave no doaht that & 0 oF 600 poonde of of» cation have sometimes been obtained from ap acre of Mismaaipp! cotton nnd; Dut there are + xceytionsl ia * Your suppeeed arn of 87 C00 eqvare miles for th soft but never ® we may, in Lstip ey Apt reo 0 there being now —1hen you trey det 6,060,006 of bales, hat not tf Uroyes thee. GOSsYPIUM BiRsv ti 4 | firemen uffered greatly from this cause in a ‘ove which informs | number of horses per nt was iatensely cold, 18 ‘The ‘ol- lcwing are the particulars of the different conflagrations, ‘THE FIM LN WRST PEOLADALPIUA. A little before two o’ciock this morning a fire broke Out in the extensive frame stable of Mills & PI omal bus proprietors on Till street, above Market, West Pail- adelpbia. the (iames were communicated about tne miadie of the stable, and #0 burpeo thas it will be necessary to kill Une huadred and thirty horses perisied in the flames! Thirty omntouses and ail tue ba feed, &o. in the ia volving @ lose of tne ttebe the ‘ire communicated io a row of four email Oweillnge, back of Till street, and ae furious ‘Was the fire that the occupants of those dwell compelled to ily for tucir lives, leaving all tholr effvots bebind. Wm Mooney, the cccupaut of ove of tiess bousee, had barely time to escape frem his blazing bome, ‘with bis wife and children im their pighi clo;hes, Taos» four houser were owned by Jobe Dickinson, aad they were occupied by Wm Mooney, Preston Mudvietoa ant Wa. Patton § the fiemen cid all that men could do ta their eflorts to prevent the epread of the fire: bui despite all their exertions, the stable and the dw: lings atreaay described were entirely destroyed Other proporty ia the peighnorbood was mach exposed, but it was pre vented from iguitiog Two bouses on Till street, beloag ing to Wm. Simpron, were greatly endangerod. [he scene prescnted on the ground thie morning is sickeving. ibe balt-burned bodies of the poor beasts which parishod im the flames Isy where their rtalis stood when the tire brcke out, and their positions geneally tndioa.ed tha geutpess Of toe torture wey suftey The orgip the fire is attriputed to ince noisrism, but how the mesa diary could perform bis work, under the circum: \auces, isa myetery The property was in the haads of the Sheriff’ apd it war advertised to be sold w-day. at the time the five was kindied there were two of the Sherifl’s watchmen who were in (he servieot the arm Those men state that the fire first broke out to tae centre of the stavle, abd it spread with such rapidity that they could barely get tbemeclves ovt of the buildiog. Mr. David Milis was aleo sleeping in the office, aad he bad only tims to ly for his life r} FIRE IN THE RIGHTH WARD About 10 o’clock Jast uight an alarm of fire in the Se. cond district was causeo by the burning of the unpor Part of a three story brick dwelling at the sou:hwest sor- Ber Of Raspberry at Wateou's alleys, oooupied by Lewis Gasper. colored, and owed by Mr. Jona Chew. Of setiing fire to the dwelling FIRE IN THE SIXTEENTH WARD, Between ten avo eieven o’cioc): last night a fire broke out in the lower part ofa large four stry brick factory, in Edward street, between Second aud School streets, in the Sixteenth ward, owned by Mr. Jonn fuastoa, and Ooeupied by a pumber of mesbanice who use steam ms- cbimery in their busipeas The fire was coutined to a »mall porticn of the building, and it was thooght toat it Wes entirely exiinguisbed; but it sabsequen ly Broke out afresh. apd notwitbstendivg toe sirenuous exertions of the tremen, it extended from floor to tloor antil the 6a. structure was de- rived, with its o ts. Tae famee trom the barning fretory extended to a two story brick dwelling on tae east, the upper part uf which was P exception dwelling de-crived above none of the a” joining propery Wo: seriously damaged. Hepworth’e Universal Machine SPOp, On the corner of Sobeoi and Edward streets, was son.ewbat damaged about the roof fhere was a power fu) *team epgine ip the building and this propelled a great variety 0” machinery througbout the factory. Mr. Funston occupied the fourta story for manufacturing The third etory was used by Robinson & Fait, manufacturers of fancy paper for boxes, A. M. Collins & Co occupied the second story as a manufactory of pesteboaro, Their loss is $1,500, which is entirely covered by insvrance George Gavle ocoupisd the drat fivor as ® brurb block mavutactory. and nadoa bande consicerable stock of biocks M. Hl Kalser ocsupied portion of tbe building for bone turning ano the m fnorory of buttons, Wedder & vo, cabinet makers, also oceup! d a part of the secone floor. King & 3porry’s hed- por end chair bottom menufacturers, ocoupied the most of the basement in Eiward street. Thetr loss ts $1,500, of which only $500 ts ineured There were other tenants ip the butiding, hut tp the confusion whieh exist. it ts dif- feult t» secertsin ail their names or the exact amount of ibeir lores. Tae €: toss will pee reach $39,000, & portion of watch is covered by insurasce A great Bomber of persona employed in the ouilding will be thrown out of employ ment fora ume by toe calamity, ‘This Ore is attriputed to accto«mt Tae dwelling so badly “Am aged was owned anc occupied by Mrs, Mroney. FIRE IN THE SECOND WARD. Within a few minutes of 4 o'clock this morning « fire wes observed in the three story back bullaing ocoapied at a bx ard each factory, on Swanson stroot, above Wasbiogion. in the Second ward. In @ snort flames spread to ei! paris of the second and toird stories, but were prevented from reachivg the first ators by i brick fieor. The buildiog was owned by Mr. Willan Chauncey; it was 20 much injured tbat it will bs neces rary to rebutid it; logs about 54 000; insurance $1,599. ‘The second floor was occupied ase sash facwry by Mr. ¥ L Bodine, who loses in rtock, tools, &> , $1,090; in d. The’ workmen in the sash faciory also lost thet The third floor waa occupied by Mr. J. Maso Smith as @ box factory; joss about $500; insured Th frat floor of tbe bulldt Layne by the bric floor above, wes por camaged, J, MoClonkay’s bloc ard pump fectory was on this floor, together with th stinm engine which supplied power in this building an im the brick planing mill adjotping. The engive an Plan tog motll ore the property of Mr. Jasob P. Wuson, and sre pot materin/ly damaged, altnouga of couric lose must resuit from the stopoage caused by the fire. A waichmsp was employed tm the mili The fiemes were unde: ba A thie morning although at ths ime we (tL o'clock) the Wecea:oe Engine snd Sniffler Hose in service. The fire te sttil burning the shuvi ia No serious accident occ irred during are surprised was not yard surrounds both jomber of all kinds. reverity of the weather @ copsiderable crowd of the curious are in attendance at the scene brush blocks veh more ‘Theatrical and Musical Matters. Broapway timaTee —Amoog the immense variety of attractions offered for the entertaament of the public this evening. none will be found more agreea ie than those tendered at the Broadway, is agata lo the beydey of tite, and where we are premised “Nature ant P 4 Bazan,’’ and tho “Young Widow,’” B pons} opera of “Olnde brougbs out ia ovtadiisoment to night, Scent tbat probably cannot be excelted in tam or avy other country, Miva Louise Pyne i to render the ‘arduous part of the hesoine, Mr Reeves that of the Priace, and wr cov pong Barov. The minor characters are ade ‘kata —Know ng that hie patrons wit not be sat with lers than two performan ses o% Manager Brougbem hes very juaiciousty selec id 4 fa “Life 1 © Biood”’ and in the afternoon. In the York tavorice, is to play Vapid im the ¢ great “Poca hon tas” tollows Pervon's Tur«tar —The Gattering reception given to Mis. Harrow, Mise Marshail, Messrs. Fisher, Mark Smith, anc cth rr, in the good old comedy of “The Wonder’ warrants tbe manager in agem that piece on the bilis, together wilh the exciting drama of “fhe Bottle by for to night Mr Barton plays in the last piecs, both are very feely cast Wattack’s—Mire, John Wood, the act ems, who created quite ber appearance at \ir Fleming's heowdt in weeks ago bar been engaved at Wallach « riod, and wil! inske her debut to night in eavza called “Hiawatha,” 1 alee be played. —The lovers of good dy, part 1y rendered is capital sty bt be greatly pi ‘with the performance of the “Love (hare, to take place at inie far blovadie place of resort (o wight. Miss Keene Mr. Jordan, and vari vas other favorites. are in the Cast The snarements close with the new extravaganza called the ‘First Night.” Campane Sramet Theatke —A* might have beon anit evated, Manager Fly bas been felly aroused (0 tae im w York’’ for their edifica toa jing Mr. Wheavey an old No ‘Dramatist.”’ Lavra Kunwi old fashioned oul we are promin dover’ ara the * Good for Nothing ” “ Wiviam Tell,” the * Miller aed bis Me, York by Duy and by Nigh.” Asmucas Mrerry —!n aldition to the attractions, to he stape of multitudes © animate ao1 tnanimate curios. ier, the managers Menéer sramane entertainments for ly every hour fb the Gay, commencing # ten 0 clovk n the morc ing with tbe comicatities styled “My Neigh bor's Wife” end the “ Limerick Boy’ The elegant ope vette yeah ““Oinderetia’’ te to be played at 4, 4 aad %P Groner Omusty axp Woon's Miseraets are to singe reas Dumber OF their most amuring songs and play their roomier farce of “Wee, the Geasible Boakey,” ta the In the evrping. ems" me erreop. Ip the evonitg they repeat the never tiring ‘ Oid Clock,” with songs &o. Bu curey's Serevantes —The sancencoment that the amrring burlesque on the opera of ‘ Cindereiia’’ ts to be roduces both afterroun and eveniog, @ill in ali proba brary attract @ ge DuMbers cf perple to each exhirition ‘The customary variety of melo: ies precedes the farce. Beacons ys MUStCM —OCur Lovg lstand neighbers are to feries of dramatic aad other no The performances com nee ip the efternoon, with the“ Brigand’: Oath,” fot wea by singing, cancing, the “Jealous Wile’ aode erene from the ‘‘Corsionn Brothers’ The evenmg’s tere copeiete Of “The Toodies,”’ ‘ Black Eved Sasan,”’ and a bal ip which the audience will participate, Ma Gortscias’s Lact Concent, om which occasion he wll appear im conjanction win M. Thaiberg, ina new Dr riticn arranged by bimeet for two panos. is to veke lace at Nibio’r Saloon to morrow night Several excet Pp fent artists bave volunteered for the ocasion A StxavLan Divorce Case—Bef re the Maine Court, Oo Wednesday iat, Wa oT pree from bis w € warrlece Prog bt about hy cores, «0 far ae be wae « party; that oe Pearonable and proper, conducive to domertic Fermony, and, and Con-ietent with the pence ana morn- Ny Of rociety, theta divorce should be . the FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. | MONEY MAGEE. | Wepxmspay, Doo HOP. MC We notice a little more activity in the stock market, the eflect probably of more favorable financial intelligence from Europe. Thetendency of prices was upward this mornjng from the opening, aud they were firm at whe | close. Llinois Contral bonds advanced 1% per cent; Pe nsylvaviaCoal, 4; Now York Central Ra‘lroad, 4; | Erie, 34; Reading, % ; Iilinots Central Ratirond, 1; Misni- | gan Southern, {; Panams, 3. Milwaukie sod Mississippi Railroad declined 3 per cent A swall lot of La Crosse and Ddlilwaukic sold at 7434 por cont The most marked | improvement today was in Illinois Centrai bonds, and there were | rgo sales at the advance. The demand for | money to-day was equal to anything we have knows for weeks. Tho payments for twodays were ountred in one, and the amount was therefore quite large. The stock market stands it won erfully, Every aay is woak- ening bolders, aud in the event of @ moderate advances, some weeks hence, it will do them no good, for any ordi mary diference in prices will be absorbed long before that, We have no doubt many are holding for the dividends; but they seem to lore sight of the fact that stovks fai! of after the dividead more tban the amount paid. After the adjournment of the board, the following eales of rocks and boncs were made at auction by A H. Moller:— $2,000 Mil’kie & Horieon RR lat mort 8’s,int added 70 586 ©hs American Uoai Co., 0: Ma, per $4 to $4% © Equitable Ins. Co ters eeee eee cee ABS Alto, the following by A. H Nicolay $26,000 Warsew City Hancock Co., Dl , 83 int added 80 10,000 Lack’na & Western Ka Let mort, do... Th 6,066 Sacramento City 10's do a €00 Union India Robver Co. 8'8 @> 100 shs American Coal Co of Maryland., 40 Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of L. I 90 artizan’s Bank $100 wa 80 Excelsior Fire Ins. Co. . A 24 Commonwealth Ins. Co. 9234 a are 46 Fremen’s los Co .., «Lt At the second board @ very smell pusiness was trans acted, bul prices were pretty well maintained. We no: tice to-day large cash sales of Clevciand and Toledo at a sligbt advance in market value, Tho great difference be- tween cash prices and those ruling tor buyer’s option, thirty and sixty ays, still contiaues, and is likely to in crease as money tightens, Independent of the effect of the value of money upon time vontracis, the disposition ‘among Operators to put out contracts, buyer’s option, ts Gaily becoming less, and the class of shyster speculators every day find it more difficult to make transactions. It will be ® good thing to kill off that class of speculators. ‘The Assistant Treasurer of this port reports this woek Toa ‘as follows:— Total Balance. . Payments, 41 $219,074 61 $11,919,272 63 20 229,286 40 = 11,983. Lod 4s 82827 87 «11. 970,108 16 It will be seen by an advertisement in another columo, ‘that a large amount of bonds and stocke was lost or stolen on Wedpesday, the 234 inst., in going from Wall sirset to the Iiudson River Rallroad depot in Chambers street ‘Their transfer has been forbidden. and the pudiic snould be on their guard against negotiating the eams. ‘Tho Atlantic Bank of Brooklyn has declared a semi- eppual dividend of five per cent, payable on the 24 of January; the Chemical Bank, a dividend of six por coat, payable on the 6th of Janual @ Bank of ths Mvtro polis, Washington City, a rem{ annual dividend of foar per cent, payable January 2 The Manchester (N H) Print Works will pay a dividend of four per cent on Janu- ary 6, to holders of stock Dec, 20. Tais is the first divi- dend since January, 1855. ‘The transfer books of the La Crosse avd Milwaukie Railroad Company will be re-opened op the moratug of Monday, the 6th of Janoary. The company advertise that the dividend of five per cent, already noticed, will be paid on the second of January, at the Broadway Bank. The Southern Pacific Railroad Company have just com pleted ita purchase of iron for the first section of tweaty five miles of that road, ‘The Union Caval will be opened for navigation through out the whole line on the let day of Apri!, 1667, when Donte of the largest size cam leave Middietowa or aay point om the line of the State can: aod have a direct water route to Philadelphia city, The opeming of this conal will prove very advantageous to the owners of boots rapping to Mhiladeipbis, saving, a8 It does tho ne cersity of transhipment required by the present route, and will, it is believed, considerably protit the Soruytki Navigation Company, What effect, if any, tne diversion £ bo: way may on the Sasqhonanns and Obcoapeake aud Delaware canais, remains to be seca. ‘The Syracuse Jowrnai gives the following statiotios of cans] buriners at tbat place — A eas neat f tolls recetved this year. . Total ~ SOK TE €o, inet yoar...., 48.210 43 $13,008 08 leek i 6,087 In 188 4/066 a The whole amount of property left this year amounted to 187,445 tone, which was valued at $8,927,874; whole amount of property first cleared, 146.0! ich was valued at $4,002,544—making UL 333,662 tons of property, and valued at $15,074,670, which was shipped and landed in this city, The amount of properiy loft last year was 136,647 tons, valuod at $9,284,295; tho amount fret cleared was 139,420 tons, valued at $1,065, 71¢— making in all 267,977 tons, valued at 610,205,051. The Baltimore American shows the edvantages which that etty is likely to derive from the opening of the great throogh, central route betwoen the Kart aud tho West. The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Obicego Railrosd is des- lined to be one cf the greatest channels for transporta tion from Chicago to all the principal cities of the sea- beard: — ‘The consolidation of the various lines of railroads now known as the Pitteberg, Fort Wayne and Onioago rail- reeds, and the completion of the road from Piymoath, ite pretert termine, to Chicago, @ distance of eightyteo miles. will piace Baltimore twenty mues vearer to Chicago \hen Philadelphia, and 164 miles nearer than New York i at present by the New York and frie eed Lake Shore roads, thongh that clty expeets to shorten this distenoe some teveniy mites by the construction of the Allentowa road, which will give her a connection with the Pennayl vanie Centra! road = The distance from |talttmore to Chi. cago by ibis route will be as follows :— Northern Cevtrai Road to Harrisburg. Harrisburg to Pitted’ Iytteburg to Chicago, The Baltimore apd ror nection leading to (| Snes its br rtest route to berg, ae above. The Pitteburg, Fort Weyne and Chicago road ) at eannt apenee oe Pt Todians, 383 miles from Pittsburg road in , ocoupy’ ibe best and moet direct route Derweun Htweere aod Obieago It panees through nm mty to@ ns, and other Important towne in lenaryiveaia, (aio ond indiens. The is mainly one of low tiamtic © tiea and will bean important feature completion of railway commanteation wits the Northwest and lake country ‘The business of the Cleveland, Columbus ant Cincinnati Railroad for the last fiscal year, was as follows :-— Cay etasn, Covcanrs ann Civoxnati Ramon, $422,851 10 ove SLS24,01T 96 ——— 521,528 00 Incieded in the expences laring t ‘&o., for bal ‘The capital o! the company ts $4,741,170. The following i# a comparative statement of the cond ton of the New Orleans banks fcr the week ending the 19th inet Loans. | Reiie! notes in circalation,,..,.$220, NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, DECEMBRE 25, 1856. ‘The total value of the foreign exports of Baltimore for the week ending on Thursday was $116,020. The export Of brends'ufls was quite beavy, embracing 98,087 bushels of wheat, 21,240 bbls. flour, 3,007 bushels corn, 1 603 bushels of corn meal, and 110 Bbis. of rye flour. There were also exported 796 hogsheads of tobacco, and 39% tons of Cumberland oval, The fotlowing is an official statement of the indebted- | ness o! the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on the first day of December, 1856:— Funpgp AND FioatinG Dept OF PENNSYLVANIA. Funded aes, viz:—6 por cent loans gird a 6 per cent loans “et '888'200 00 a ine 1100,000 00 ‘Total funded Codt.......+.c+ee seeeee++$89,806,076 60 Unfunded debt, viz:-— 550 00 In erest certficates outstanding 24 691 37 Toterest certificates unclaimed. 1,164 00 -———— $160,860 75 Tolal.........0e tet eneeceeeeees onee BOO, 117 636 25 The balance rimaining unpaid of temporary loans, is bot inciuded in the above statement, inasmuch as they Gre re-imburseblo as rap diy as the means of the Treasu- ry will permit, viz;— Balance of ‘emporary lore authorized por aot April 19, 196% $100,000 00 “ 184,000 09 $931,000 00 Amount ret @ in the State Treasury and inking Fund, appheable to the fur- ther cancellation Of Siate stocks, interert certiticates, domestic ered.tor corti icates and relies nots... + + $195,267 23 The coupons due January "1, 1867, om the ton year ‘bonds of the Chicago, Si Pauls and fond du Lac Railroad Compeny, will be peid efter that day, on presentaiion at the office, 80 12 Wali street. A correspondent at Chicago gives us the following in formation relative to several important railroads diverg- ing from tbat city, and also his ideas regarding such investments :— Omcao, Dao. 18, 1858. Tam one visit to the West, for the purpose of «xamin- ing the raiircads lying between Lage Michigan and tha Mireierippt, partiouiariy the Galena wad Unicago, and the La Crosse aud Milwaukie, On leaving New York 1 came over the Erie road to Boflalo. ‘This road is ran witn grea: rogularity, and ap- re tobe wsusged with the precision of clocx work. 16 trip over it is avery pleasact one— nore 89, all things Considered, than o ver the Genira.. The cars are wider, leas crowded by Way pass The Lake Shore roads are doing @ jarge business. Che Michigan Soutuerp, also, is dom & heavy one, which 13 Geetived to be greatly increascd very soon, This road i» on the point of securing several important advantages, which must increase at Isest 26 per cent its earnings {ho new line from Detrot} 10 Toledo ts #000 to be somplated to its junetion with the MicDigan Southern, This will give the latier its share of the travel that comes from tie Great | Western through Can: to Chicago for the distance to the latter city Is ter than by the Michigan Central, the track {s fiser, aod the depot at Detroit is a milo nearer to ihe termtuus Of the Great Wertern, oa the opposite ebore. The air line from Toledo to Chicag9, now complet ed, will soon be opened to travel, and two new ines of road are about connec ing with and runniag into tt. Asto the roads runuivg from Lake Michigan to tho | Mireiesippi, the two most valuabie, im my opicioa, tre the Galens and Chicago and the La Crosse aud Milwaukie. The Kock isand, the Barlington aad che Lake Shore rowd, from Chicago to Muwaukis, are very valuabic lines; but tho two firet pamed are destined to pay the larger civty My object in writiag Dring to furpiah some safe data by which to go in mekiug invest- ments, let me give you a rule that is an infallible guide ia cetimating the value o! ‘aiiroad stock: To determine the reai value aod productivencss of a road, take the earnings for ® given period; deduct Mrst the runuing exporkes; second, tbe amount of Interest on the bonds for the period, and the rcmainder. divided by tue amount of the capital stocl:. will give the net proilt ‘and #bow the real value of the stock Lot me expiaa this by an example:— The grove carnings for the three following roada, for Septemoer, were as follows:— Galeos and Obicago Chicago and Rock Island, La Croese and Milwaukie... . Deduct 60 per cent for runping expenses for the two first roacs and 42 tor Lhe last, (tho diifireace in favor of La Orcene ts owing in part to cheap fuei,) aad we have the followirg net earnings: — Gelena and Ob cage. Chicago and Re La Crosse wad uTAL Stock anp Bowne, Galena and Chicego stock De. if the aet profit on each road for the mouth of S¢ptember. Omitting fractions, the following is the resuls:— Nev Prove ror Sarraxnmr. On Galena and Obicago....3 per coat, equa! to 36 8 year. On Chicago and Rock Island.2)g ~ 30 On La Orcese und Miuwaukie 4 4s The carninge ip October were auili larger;, thoss*ot the Galena and Chicago were $506,000, and of the Ls and ‘nukio, $56,(00, Thit gives a net prot ful month of d° cent for it enormovs, ard bave oply boo equalled ta one tastan in railrending in the United States. Ciove- land, Painesville and Ashtabula road rarned on ove cocasion 5 per cent net in sing! . October is the best month ‘nm the yrer for the Western roads, The earnings for the two months of November and Decormber will be a>0ct Ove per cent pe: for the Galena ano Ubicsgo, and a> ut tho ea ne for the La Orcese and Miwaukte, im my next I will speak of the condiion of these two roads, their tracks depots, &o I will close with ro- marking that the enly suceesatal course to be followed in makicg money im rai!roade, in to invest in Dow roada which haye been built economically, avd the capital stock of which not been inflated by old construction ox- penees, by consolidations, pircbase of tributary lines, &o. oa Lede Veet BUN Y, 104 Hawk 2 5 80N ¥ Gas Go..... 160 12 Ole & Pits RR. 110 Gale & Chi RI 200 Coeeeeen Cyd 1100 Cley & Tel RRe THK 10 49.... seve TOK CITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Weosrenay, Deo. 24—0 P.M. Asurs.—Sales of about 100 bbis. pots were made at +996 95 38ssezs = e B32 Sssessrs < Eee %ca +24+e i war at $1 28. Correm.—The market was quiet, and no sales of mo- t transpired MGurton the aston footed up about 4,000 bale. at about the following quotaticns aioe Grane firm: — pom. ny Bs “4 fom. and the stoppages fewer, | ? ae eee OR $B, IN ADVAN oh, x | i | ments of ve iactin | ac, Ao Aline addressed tk. Walker & Sona citer | . vi m | $5 me aso 3 “4 6 679,008 Sa, Stemi soe eee ies ly Receipts at ports rs Do, np th 1866. ety De. do. do, same time in 1854 784, Mr. Wm. P. Wright in his weekly circular by the Africa which estied jay, has the following the present year’s crop:—We continue to receive con- firmatory evidence of the shortness of the crop from all sections; there exists all over the couatry a belief that « cannot reach 8 000,000 bales, and many estimates are indulged in of fyures materially below this amouat Faucums —Eo; 4 were light, but as room was diminisbed, rates to Liverpool were firmer. Some 10,000 ‘8 20,000 bushels of corn and wheat were engaged iu balk ai 6d. dim bags 7d. was asked —Somi | Brcco bole. aval stores were engaged. including spirits, | tar and turpentine, at Ss. per 280 in; To London, some herces beef were taken at 6s, and pork at43, Rates te Glasgow apd Havre were unchanged. Hay was firm, but quiet, at $1, for shipment, Hors were inactive and price: vnanged. Ikon was steady tor Scotch pig, at $29 # $30 60 per tom, six months. | Lows was eteady at 900. for common to $1 20 for lump. | Morasuxs.—Sales of 100 hhds. Cuba muscovado wore | reported a: pt. | "Naval Sronas were quiet, but steady. | Provisions. —Pork—The market war firmer, with sales of about 600 a 700 bbis., including ol) mens, ar $19 Le $19 26, end new do , ai $1: 6239 a $10 75: prime was ume Changed; pour mers wes scarce, and email saios made at $18 258 $18 3744. Beef contioued firm, wit | good demand. Sales of about 400 bbis_ were mace, tue! | tng country prime, at $6 60 a 88 for country prime, and old | and new mess do, at $10 a $'2; repacked Chioa- $1450 & $475, end extra do, at $15 60, Beer hams were #t $\9 for good Western, While prime moss was quiet Jscon was quiet at 9X%o for middies. Lard wes Urmer, aod sales of 8°08 1,0C0 packages, part for export. were reported at 123¢¢. | aloXe on the spot. and et ‘170 toarrive inal Jaau- | ary. Cus ments were unchanged; some 100 packaem were sold at 7349. & 7340 for shoulvers, ani bams at 9%c. w10K0. ‘Butter was selling at 160. & 20c. for Ohio, Aud at 0c, # 260. for Siate, Cheose was ealeable at 96, a l0%e. Hee —Abovt 100 tlerces wero sold at 340. a 4/4. Scoaxs —The market was firm, but sales were ii mited. tions embraced about 200 bogsreads Cuba atO\e. a 2°,0. and 286 do, Kogiish islands, HiskeY.—Sales of about 300 barrels were mado at about 80c. 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