The New York Herald Newspaper, March 30, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERAGP, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1857. NEW YORK HERALD. bad cc HAE} ome per nme = adel VER TISEMENTS renewed evey day. Wotame XX... ....- oe --os --— +0 NOs BS AMUSEMBNTS THIS EVENING. SBOADWAY THEATRE ‘roadway—Devit 1x Panis— Yuars ov Tax Kityuants ~My Sisten Kate. RIBLO'S GARDEN, Broadway—Bovavrrine—-Biaxcun. BOWERY THEATER, Bewery—Pick Tanirton—In AND Our or Pisce Break Hivis or Fain. URTON'S NEW THEATRE, Brosdway, opposite Bondat. Bonrrnoos Kees oF 208 Hovsee WaLiACK’S THEATRE, Proadway—Dauicits Grounp —Mepes—Goise to Tue Raczs. SACRA ERENE'R THEATRE. $24 Broadway—Dxeams or De.vs:on—THE ELVES, O& the Starve Brive. AMERICAN THEATRE Onambers street—Tas Baine or Ieteeermoon—Fasuon -Rovcu Diamenp. BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Brosdway-Afier eer Ir On—Imisu Lion. EBvening—Dovnte Face a, AND WOO) MINSTRELS, 444 Broad- way—! PERFORMANCES—THE WEDDING. BUCKLEY'S SERENADERS. 685 Broadway—Bruiorian ‘Pmmroiuaxces—OLo Foes Concent. MEHANICS’ HALL, 42 Brosdway—Necro Mavonies, Be —Escarep OnurAMEs—ay BRYANT'S MINSTREL. Mew York, Monday, March 30, 1857. ——————————————————— Important to the Advertising Public. Advertisers are requested to band in their butiness 20- thoes before eight o’clock in the evening. Oar circulation Ceetween 60,000 and 70,000 copies per day) is now so ex temsive that we arc compelled to go to press at an carly our to meet the requirements of the public. To do this ‘we must either leave out the late advertisements or have ‘them in hand before eight o’clock, When our new ma- ehinery \s in complete running order we may be able to Feosive them to a later hour, but not now. @ne News. We publish elsewhere full details of interesting intelligence from California, the West Coast <f Mex- ico, Central America, New Granada, and the South Pacific republics, received by the Iilinois which ar- rived on Saturday. There is nothing direct from Nicaragua of « later date than was brought by the Tennessee. The steamer Texas, however, is now due at this port with news from Greytown. The steamer City of Baltimore, from Liverpool 11h inst., arrived at this port yesterday. Her ad- vices have been anticipated by the Arago at New York and the Europa et Halifax. We have, how ever, selected from our English files some interest- ing extracts, including a report of a spirited debate in Parhament, during which Mr. Disraeli again at- tacked the foreign policy of the Palmerston cabinet, and especial reference was made to the Dallas-Cla- rendon treaty and the letters of Mr. Marcy upon the new maritime code of the European powers. Our correspondents in Havana, writing on the ‘24th inst., state that the Spanish ships of war were being overhauled and taking in provisions preparato- ry to setting out for Vera Craz. The steamer El Dem- ecrata had been repaired, and would return soon to Mexico. Ground was broken for the new railroad from Regla to Matanzas on the 19th inst., in pre sence of the Captain General and a fashionable assemblege. We bave an interesting report of the proceedings, addresses and speeches. The duties on the importation of Indian corn had been lowered for six months. Brigadier Serrano’s trial for com plicity with the slave trade had not yet terminated. ‘The health of the Island remained good. Rey. Dr. Cheever preached his third sermon sgainst what he calls the iniquity of the Supreme in the Dred Scott case, toa very large «Ji ence, last evening. He was not, perhaps, so yiu.ent in his language as on tbe two first occasions. He promises a fourth sermon on the same subject next Sunday, taking the text suggested to him: “ The powers that be are ordained of God.” The North Presbyterian church, corner Ninth avenue and Thirty-first street, was dedicated to the service of God yesterday. A description of the edi- fice and of the dedicatory ceremonies may be found in another part of to-day’s paper. Av afray happened in a porter house in Ann street on Sunday morning, during which a young man named Jonn Conklin was stabbed in three places. He was conveyed to the hospital. Three of the rioters, named Peter Larky, Joseph Wallace end Jobn Hurley, were arrested and put under bonds to answer. Street Commissioner Ebling explained on Satur- day before a Committee of the Board of Council- men (be reasons why the streets are permitted to be in such a filthy condition. We give a report of his re- marks elsewhere. The streets have not been clean- ed since Jannary, yet the Commissioner declares that he has beard very little complaint from citizens on the subject. Patient citizens—facetious Com- missioner Eb'ing. Fortunately, the street sweeping Ima hines commence operations in a day or two. The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Bo<ton daring the week ending 27th inst. amouat- ed to $1,210,171~ an increase of $5,517 a8 compared with the imports for the corresponding yeriod in 1850. The gnnexed table shows the temperatare of the atmoephere in New York during the past week, the range of the barometer, the variation of the wind currents, and the sta‘e of the weather at three periods during each day, viz.: at 0 A. M., and 3 and @ eclock P.M. The highest range of the thermo- meter was on Sunday afternoon, when it reached S4. The lowest was on Thursday night, 14th inst. Court | a ee FI347 527) tog clear; afvernoos clear oe clear, afierm ron C.0er mye ad and ligat ™ ebony; aterpoon ¢ondy, night olar one Cleer afternoon ooudy, aisnt TRhereaay—worniog cloudy. afternoon cloudy; might i prieay=Morning clear, afternoon windy; nigat windy. Patorday--Morning clear. ‘The sales of cotton on Sainrday embraced about 9,600 bales, the market closing Orm. Fioar was in fair re- quent With moderate sealer, without chacge of moment in quotations. Sales of red Southera wheat were meio at $1 40. Gorn was onchange’ wih free cales, obiely new Bovthern yellow at 660, new men were made at $28 00 2 O84 in emi Lard continued firm, wiih enieg at i4)\c on the spot eogere were firm and quite active, with sales 9 Show! 1,800 BBée Uvda, ant 660 to 600 ao, ‘The Free White RevCelonization of Old Vir- ginia—Very Interesting and Matter-of-Fact Letter from Hon. Eli Thayer. We seize the first favorable epportunity in publishing this morning a most interesting letfer, which has been in our possession for some days past, from the Hon. Eli Thayer, in exposition of the great project with which he is associated, for the relief, resuscitation and regeneration of Old Virginia, in the free white re-colonization of her fallow eastern lands, wasted and worn out by the two hundred years exhausting processes of niggers and tobacco. Our Virginia readers will scarcely need an in- troduction to Mr. Thayer. When we gay that he is a member of Congress elect from Massachu- setts, and was the pioneer in the Northern Kan- sas emigrant aid movement, we have perhaps said enough to excite their distrust of his pre- sent scheme. But when they shall have care- fully read his letter and coolly reflected upon the immeasurable benefits which this coloniza- tion project proposes to confer upon the Old Dominion, we doubt not that every sensible man in the State will say, “ Let him come on with his settlers.) We have lands—we have room— we want any amount of bone and sinew to replace that which we have lost and to develope the vast dormant resources of the Old Common- wealth, agricultural, manufacturing and com- mercial.” To strengthen this sensible view of the enbject, we can say, for the information of our Virginia brethren, that a bill is before our Legislature (with every prospect of an early passage) for the incorporation of a “Homestead Emigration Com- pany,” without distinction of party, upon the basis of a capital of two millions of dollars, and that this is the company with which Mr. Thayer is as- sociated. Nigger do not enter into this calcula- tion, one way or the other. *With the company the scheme is purely a speculative money making en- terprise. Hon. Erastus Corning and Dean Rich- mond—two of the most prominent of the leading democrats of this State—are among the principal corporators, and their investments are always directed tothe main chance. Tbe company’s proposed plan of operations, according to Mv. Thayer's satisfactory amar is, for exam- ple:— First—To purchase, in ola Virginia proper, Jas ge tracts of her waste lands at slave State prices, Secondly-——To give away to actual settlers about one-fourth of such purchases in small farms Thirdly—To sell another fourth at cost; and fourthly, to eell the remainder to suit purchasers, at free State prices—the company thus probably doubling their money upon the whole amount of each distinct operation. Mr. Thayer tells us that the tidewater district of Old Virginia is the proper field for this enter prise, and that those counties where slavery most abounds are the best of all, such as Din- widdie, Southampton and Accomac; where desira- ble lands for free white labor, and accessible to good markets, may had for three, four and five dollars an acre. Mr. Thayer farther says that “ very many of the people of Virginia desire the proposed friendly invasion,” and that even “slave- holders in large numbers” are in favor of the scheme. And why not? What constitutes a State? —Neither waste land nor lazy, thriftiess nigzers; but white men, free white men; and in proportion to their numbers are the strength, wealth, credit, position and character of every State in the Union and in the civilized world. Niggers, ac- cording to the Supreme Court, with us, are not and cannot be citizens. And what iz a State with- out citizens? Nothing—absolutely nothiag—a dead blank. What is the object of every State in the world with waste lands in its possession? Settlement, cultivation, developement. What is the basis of all wealth? Labor—intelligent labor. Whyh@ Virginia--originally the foremost State in the Union—wby hae ehe fallen so far behind-hand in tbe course of the last fifty years? Because of the incessant drainage during all this period of her free white population to colonize and build up the great West and Southwest. From the spendthrift sons and beautiful daughters of the old planter, to the poor white laboring man, her white people, her bone and sinew, her blood and muscle for these fifty years past, have '-en pouring Southward and Westward, into cheaper, freeher and more fertile lands, simply to better their condition. Their gain has been her loss. Bat the tide must return. The West, compara- tively, is filled up. Lands are getting high there; and even in the Southwest there are no more bargains in exchange of the depreciathd lands of old Virginia for valuable cotton planta tions, until Mr. Buchanan secures by treaty a § other large slice of Mexico, er buys up Caba at their own price. What, then, is the policy of the Virginia land owners? Clearly the policy «f inviting settlers—free white settlers—to their waste and abandoned lands. It is also the policy of the State itself to invite actual settlers vo its waste lands upon liberal and easy terms, Mr. Thayer informms us that “millions of acres of Virginia lands, owned by the merchants and. brokers of New York and Philadelphia, will, by this colonization project, be made available ata profit to their present owners, who have heretofore despaired of selling them at any price.” Mark that. Nor wili the profit be limited to the present owners. The settler and his family will derive a permanent profit in the operation, and the State the greatest profit of all. And there is no bugaboo in this scheme to frighten Governor Wise out of biseeven senses. This company may throw twenty thousand free white European and North- ern settlers into old Accomac, aod all around “Only, near Onancock’—the family homestead of the Governor— without reducing the price or en. dangering the safety of a single nigger, The free white Virginia Colonization Company propose to ‘abide by the laws, State and national,” and wo “adhere with wonderful tenacity to the Con- *titation and the Union.”’ What more could be men, women‘and children—and plenty of them— that the State can be r Tegenerated and disenthralled. White settlers, labor deve- lopement, are what she wants; and to this end we agree with Mr. Thayer, that his colonization scheme is ‘too good a thing to fail.” But let us hear again from our Virginia newspaper co- temporaries, The stbject is now fairly up for discussion, They cannot pay for five years longer the interest on their State debt, or open their valuable coal and iron mines, or increase the population and price of lots in their towns and cities, but by this new process of white colo- nization on Mr. Thayer’s plan. Let us all dis- cuss the question like gentlemen and statesmen Spanish AMERIOAN ALLIANCE.—We give to- day the translation of the text of the convention or federal pact drawn up at Washington last November between the ministers plenipotentiary and charges d'affaires of certain of the Central and South American republics, including Mexico. The preamble sets out the necessity for an alli- ance offensive and defensive betwegn the Spanish American people and governments arising from the extension in this part of the world of doctrines subversive of international law. The convention consists of eighteen articles, the principal points whereof are mutual guarantees of independence and rovereignty; prevention of the formation of hostile expeditions on the terri- tory of one against the peace of another; the treating of expeditions not in conformity with the customs of civilized nations, as piratical; the agreement that no State shall cede or alienate any part of its territory to a foreign Power; that they shall treat as acts of usurpation decrees issued by any Power created by the aid of a foreign force; that they shall lend mutual aseist- ance in case of invasion; that they shall abstain frova intermeddling, save as mediators, in ques: tions that may arise between any of the allied States; that they shall give citizens of all the allied republics the rights guaranteed under the constitution of that wherein they reside; to make commerce and navigation (excepting the coast- wise trade) free to all euch citizens; to allow government correspondence to pass free, and to give validity to the judicial decrees of each in the territory of the other. The confederacy is to have the title of ‘ithe Confederation of the Spanish American States,” and a congress of plenipotentiaries is to meet in Lima, Pera, this year, to elaborate and complete the pact. The republics of Peru, Ecuador and Chili had previously made a somewhat similar arrange- ment, designated “ the Continental Alliance.” It is not likely, however, that either will have any practical results. Pourtica, Scukmes 1n OnEGoy.—In our letter from Portland, Oregon, published in yesterday’s Hena.p, some account was given of the endea- vors made by politicians to get up a discussion of the slavery question in that Territory. . In June next, the question of organizing a State go- vernment is to be submitted to the people, and our correspondent considers that there are many chances that the pro-slavery party will attain sufficient influence to affect the form of the State cocstitution. He gives it as his opinion that the pro-slavery men are on the increase both in numbers and influence. This is not likely to be the case. The idea of slavery in Oregon is absurd. It is only started by politicians who hope to make sufficient capital out of it to interest the democratic party in having theif State admitted with themsolves as Senators and members of Congress. In an eco- nomical and industrial point of view, elavery would be as much out of place in Oregon as in Maine. Nor is there the least chance or proba- bility, with the immense unsupplied demand for negfo labor on the Gulf of Mexico, that negroes will ever be taken up to the meridian of Oregon, on speculation. The laws of nature forbid the establishment of slavery wherever there is a severe winter, by making slave labor in such latitudes incalculably dearer than free. These laws may for a time be thwarted by corrupt poli- ticians for personal purposes; but in the end they will vindicate themselves. Slavery in Oregon is as absurd as imperial despotism in New York. We desire further to state that our correspon- dent bas been misled into unhandsome remarks in reference to General Wool. There is no man in the United States army, whose gallantry, judg- ment and professional merit stand higher than General Wool's. And we are eati that when the facts come to be examined, it will be found that whatever be bas done in Oregon has been well meant, and judiciously performed. Tur Catirorntan Dent—The decision of the Supreme Court of California, to the effect that the people of the State cannot be taxed to pro- vide for the payment of interest on the unantho- rized debt, is clearly according to law; but it will none the lees tend to alarm people in these States and ia Europe. We shall hear it said confidently and loudly that California proposes to be a re- pudiating State, and that injury inflicted on the State credit will hard)y be less than if repudiation had been really contemplated. Under the circumstances, the people of Ca’i- fornia would appear to have two measures w adopt. The firet is the submission to the people, at as early a day as possible, of an amendment of the constitution, aesuming the debt already in- curred, and providing for the payment of the interest accrued and to accrue thereon; and the second is the adoption of some stringent measures by way of a safeguard against a repetition of the frand which is now injuring the credit of the State, Ali this of course depends upon the feeling of the people of California. In the city of San Francisco the debt will of course be gladly rati- fied by the votes of the citizens; but it is not so certain that the people of the rural districts and the mining region will be as eager to lay them- relves under an obligation from which the courts have declared them free. However, we must hope for the best. Twenty years hence, Mississippi will still feel the blighting effect of the dishonest policy shy has pursued: it is to be hoped that the exaraple will not be lost upon California. And whatever is done by the $300,000 already due, it must be remembered that only half the work will have been done until the entrance of the political world be closed to knaves. Repession ix Uran.—We talk of the necessity | for a first clase Governor in Kansas; but the news But should the vigilant Governor of Virginia | from Utah shows pretty ptainly that unless we asked ! set down this project as a New York black re- publicen trick for undermining the slavery aye tum of tke Old Dominion, be can have bie re- venge. He can ebip off all the free niggers from Virginia, (54.953 in 1850,) where they are not citizens, to York, where, it seems, our Legislature is revolved they stall be citizens, and {hue make stil! more room in Virginia for free white people. Seriously, however, it is only by the .re-colonization of Virginia hy free white have tome one there who can cut Gordian knots, we eball have more trouble than the present generation will outlive. I¢ seems trom our in- tormation, published at length yesterday, that in January Inst a party of Mormons of high standing ip the chureh, under the advice of Brig- ham Young, broke into the offices of the United States District Judge, and Clerk ot the Supreme Court, and carried away by force all the papers and books belonging to the Supreme Court. The reason they gave for this outrage was that Con- gress would not admit them as a State, and that they did not intend to tolerate any United States offices in the Territory. These Mormons have, we think, reached the term of our patience; it is time they were brought totheir senses. It is time it was decided whether they are an independent community or really a Territory of the United States, For years they have been exciting the feelings of the American people; it is now high time that some settlement were bad with them, and that the pending issues between us were adjusted on some permanent basis. We have no desire to prejudge the question, or to attempt from this distance te say what ought to be done in the Territory of Utah. But one thing is obviously required. One of the very | best men in the country should be sent to Salt Lake City, with a sufficient force of United States troops to enforce respect; and an end should be put, once and forever, by fair means or foul, to the eeries of outrages of which this violation of the records of the Supreme Court at Utah is the last. —____— THE LATEST NEWS. BY PRINTING AND MAGNETIC TELEGRAPAS. Affairs ut Washington. SHECIAL DESPATCHES TO THR HERALD, HAPPY ACCORD OF THB CAYINET AND THE NEW GOVERNOR OF KANSAS—A STRONG PUFF FOR THE PhESIDENT—A NEW KULE FOR OUR MINISTERS ABROAD ETC. Wasuxctom, March 29, 1857. ‘The Cabinet was engaged yesterday in considering Hon. R. J. Walker’s instructions. An informal meeting was also held last night upon the same subject. Mr. Walker will have unlimited power. The different members of the Cabinet express thelr admiration at the ability, force and kaowledge which ebaracterizes Mr. Buchanan’s iutercourse with them. He 1s fully up to the requirements of his position. ‘None of the diplomatic appuintments have yet come be fore the Cabinet. There is no truth in the statement ‘that the mission to England has been tendered to Mr. Pickens, though that genticman will uadoubtedly meet ‘with consideraticn to the exclusion of M). Aiken. Asa general rule, tt will be required that every foreign Minis tor shall be able to speak tho language of the Court whish he is charged. This regulation will make short work of some aspirate. ‘There will be a chango ih all the offices in this District. Go!. Beverly Tucker is to be Marshal in place of Hoover. The Pest Office will also be placed in different hsads, malgre Maroy’s efforts. Fayette MoMallin, of Virginia, has refused the Gover- norship of Utah somewhat indignantly. TERRITORIAL MATTRRS—THE GOVERNORSHIP OF UTAH—THE MAINE APPOINTMENTS, ETC. Wasainctoy, March 29, 1867. Abthe meeiting at the State Department last night, at which Gen. Cass was present, and afew other members of Cabinet, together with Mr. Stanton, the new Storetary fer the Territory of Kansas, ali the prelim! saries ‘were arranged’, and Mr Stanton will leave for Kansas a week from to morrow. The instractions which he will take with him were prepared by Mr. Waiker, and mee} the hearty oconcurreaco of ihe Presi. dent and every member of the Cabinet. Mr. Walker's letter of acceptance, in which he lays down the polloy be intends to pursue, is able, conclusive axd to point Mr. ‘Woodson, the preseat Seoretary of Kansas, will be trans- ferred to some other position in the Territory. To-morrow the Maine appointments will be mrde. Mr. Clifford and Mr. Appleton will shape them to suit them elves. ‘The administration have decided to send some military man se Governor to Utah. Who it shall be is not yet de- termined, A good deal of indignation is manifesied this evening by some of our citizens at the verdict of the jury acquit ting Lee who shot Hume THE GENBRAL DESPATCH. THE HUME HOMICIDE—ACQUITTAL OF COLONEL LEE. Wasmvoven, March 29, 1667. ‘The jury in the case of Leo, an ex Cierk im the Pon tion office, indicted for the murder of Mr. Hume, a ro epectable merchant of Alexandria, Virginia, this (Sunday) morning rendered « verdict of acquittal. They were governed by the instructions of the Court, granted a: ths instance of the counsel for the defence. Lee, it will be re collected, openty but erroneously, at the !ast public recep. tion of President Pierce, charged Hame v ith picking his pocke’. Next morning when Hume called at the Ponsion office to convince bim that he was mistaken, Leo not only refused to retract, but frmly reiterated the charge. For ‘this Hame caned Lee, who stot him, The Europe at Boston. Bostox, March 29, 1257. The steamship Ecrops arrived bere at balf-past seven o'clock this morning. Her mails for the South were des peiched im the night train, due in New York sboat 6 A M. on Monday. From the West. THE RECENT EXPLOSION AT ST. LOUIS—LARGE FIRE T LIBERTY, RL. Sr Loom, March 28, 1567, The explosion yesterday at Oldrich’s store was caused by the accidental discuargo of & pistol into a camis.or 0 powder, Three persone were killed instantly, one severely injured, and sevorai slightly burt. The stock tm both stores wae entirely destroyed. The lous ix pro- ably upwards of $60,c00. ‘There wasa largo fire a week ag> at Liberty, Misgourl, which destroyed property to theamount of $50,000. Marder th Philadelphia. ‘William Kelly, the proprietor of s disreputadio den in Shippen streot, waa killed Inst night by Lawrence Riley, ‘m Comeequence of Riley's wife | riag with Kelly. Riey’s Parents live in Twenty sereath street, New York. The Southern Mall. Bacrimoas, March 20, 1857. New Orleans papers of Monday iasi are received, bat contain mo news of interont. ‘The Southerner at Charleston. Cuancatrom, March 2%, 1857. ‘The Uaited States mai! s.oamship Southerner arrived Savamean, Maron 98, 18657. ‘The United States mail steamshtp Fiorida, from New ‘Ycrm, arrived bore ibis morning. Markets Monrte, Meroa 21, 1467 ‘The Advertiser's Market Oircular reports thet ths «ioe of cotton during the pawn pave have been 9 000 halor, o> nee ee aes cee 000 bales against eriecein the reccipae it por. r compared with Uh erravein ® nq eee bales Midaligg quoted at 1330 MM aw 3 Ps *. Karob ‘23, 1867. ROVINENO! Cotton—The demend wes steady, with moderate anion at fall prices, Wool—Tere was more acti rity, without Meteria! change in prices Hales of the weer 6,900 Ibe, Printing Sloe The demend continues astive, and prices firm. Sales of the week 62 000 pieces. United States Marshal's Office. THE NRW MARSHAL. On Ssturday Capt. leaiah Ryn the newly appointed United Sates Marshal for this district, paid & pretim\nery ‘visit to the seene of in the duties of which rq , who held that porition under President Pioros, and discharged the onerous duties with credit to himself and matistaciion to the nad an andienos jadge Betts, ey hte day (onder) preset Be bis by oy woeed be sworn into office. anderstand he bes informed Mr. Jos Thompson, ‘who, tne been tne eMoient and favorite Orat Depaty Marshal ander four ‘admin strations, that he is desirous of retataing him in bis 5 ‘itying intelligence to Oapiaia wii! tadeat his Dramatic and Musical Matters. ‘The week has paseod without s sensati m in the musion ‘way, although alittle interest was created by the rumor that there was a prospect for the English Opera, with ‘Mime. de Wilborst, at Wallack’s theatre. The great diff- culty te to find atenor, A good or even fair Englich femor ie alwaysa rarity, and now sucha luxury is not to be found here, Mr. Thalberg has given concerts and matinies at Boston during the week, with bis usual success. Tne display of Gold oye glasses at the matinées, is aald to have been something grand. All the Athenian female savans wear ‘them s0 a8 t0 look like professors of history. Mr. Btrakosch will leave for the West to-day, to make ‘arrangements for the conceria by Thalberg, Parodi and Patt! Suakosch, He has engaged Tiberini, the popula ‘enor, for the next winter season, ad tho ihasioes tha wean nee business has been fair but not great. At Wallack’s, ‘‘Leonore’’ has been win drawn from the bills, and Miss Heron has returnod to ber more profitable mutions, ‘‘Oamille” and “Medea.” Oa Tuesday she is to play Bianca in *' Fazio,” in which she 1s aald to be very good. Miss Mary Agues Oameron will play the same part for ihe first time at the Bowery on ‘Tuesday. Miss Cameron makes her first easay as atragis sotress on this occasion, At Barton's theaire, ‘ Wail Street’’ was played three nights, and will be revived this week. At Laura Keene’stheaire, ‘(A Wickod Wifo”’ was Played through the week, with ‘The Elves,” which seems to grow more and more popular. The sot- ing of Miss Keene and of Miss ©. Jefferson ta this play {s charming, but somo of the other Jadies seem to have that painful consciousness of good clothes which comes from not wearing them very often The music {n this play, vocal and instramental, is capi- tally done, and the oredit of that belongs to Mr. Baker, the conductor of the orchestra, Mr. Loraine, of the Broadway theatre, haviog flutsnod ‘® profitable starring tour in the Western States, will ro- turn to town this week, and will re-appear at tue Broad- ‘Way nex! week as Arbaces, in the grand spectacio drama, “The Last Days of Pompelt,”’ which is to be brougnt cut im great siyloon Monday, This play, the best of its class, has not been done here for fifteen years, when severai ‘small fortunes were made from it. Mr. Ulo Bull has recovered from his recent severe {1! Ress, and will give a concert a: Dodworth’s rooms on Tuesday, No artist is more popular with the public than Ole Bull, and we trutt his concerts witl prove it. Mr. H.C. Jordon, a popular comedian, hav s beget, on Saturday nezt at Nidlo’s Garden. Numerous favorito artists bave volunteered. It is now stated that Maretz:k’s Opera season will com mence at the Academy on Monday fortnight. The com. pany iucludes Mme. de Gazzaniga, who is a groat dra- matic artist. All the theatres offer very geod bills for this evening. At the Broapway Tiparas, ‘Satan in Paris,” “My Sis- ter Kate,” and the Elephants in their extraordinary feats. at Burton’s Treares “Tne Honeymoon” is aanounsed, with J. W. Wallack, Jr., and Borton in the cast, with » Rew farce called tho ‘‘Rales of the House, or the Revolt of the Boarders.” At Lava Kuxna's Tuxarxn, ihe very popular play, “Dreams of Deirsions,”’ with Mise Keene and Mr. G. Jor- dan in tho principal parts, and ‘The Elves, or the Statae Bride,”’ for the thirteenth time. At Wa..ack’s TuxaTRx, Miss Heron piays ‘‘Meden”’ for the Jast time. ‘Delicate Ground,” with Walcott, Rey- nolds, and Mrs. Hoey, precedes the tragedy. At Ninto’s Garpen, the Ravels appear in a new ballet, “La Bouquetiere,’’ and the favortie baliet pantomine, “Blanche, or the Rival Fairies.”” At the Bowsny Tuxsras,@ new drama, ‘Dick Tarlo ton,” the farce “In and Oat of Plac?,” and ‘Ine Bleak Hills of Erin.”’ Miss Julia Daley makes hor début at tale theatre in the farce. At the American Txe«ter, Chambers street, the maua- gers, E.L Davenport and H. Watkias, give up tho house afier this evening. Itistoo mucn labor and too Little profs. Tonight the managers have a beneiit offered by their company and attachés. The bill moludes the “Bride of Lammermoor,”’ ‘‘Fashion,”” and the “Rough” Diamond’ There should be a fall house, At the Mcsavm, “Double Fesed People,” has made a ercat bit, as it deserved, and itis announced for another week. ‘Tux Coroxap Orena —Excelieut programmes are offered for the week at Wood's, Buckiey’s, and Dyyant’s Mio- atrels. AcccRacy oy BreciaL TriacRarac Dusratcnes i tHe Punavatrnia PAYERS —AS & fariber specimen of tee Ao curacy and reliability of tho specie! telegrapiic do- spatchen which are gives in the Paiiadelphis penny Ledger and paraded before its readers as exclusive intel Dgence, we extract the following from that papor of Seturasy:— PROBAPLE TOTAL LOSS OF TH# STEAMER ITAAC NBWTON. From intelligence rece!ved th oh stated that in ays to tho city and placed wpon the balance dock ; anaes fer ther evidence that the vassc! would be anved, we find tp the albany Journal of Ssturday—the game day on whicn tue exclusive despatch to the Ledger le dated—the fol bp afloat. and Wat ye sball aguin eee her “like & thing oF ed decks and salvoun Coursing We ‘iver, ot which as ie the brightest ormament, Disastrous Fire tn « Drug 8 THR PROPRIBTOR NEARLY SUFYOCAT, ESCAPE OF OCCUPANTS OVER THE TOKE POSED THE ACT OF AN INCENDIARY. fhort!y before tour o'clock on Sun: ont fa the drog belonging to John A, Le’ 41 Bighth avenue, corner of Thirty-fit:h alsrin brought the firemen quickly to the premises, and by nited exertion the Kames were extinguisbed before they extended much beyond the stare to do material damage to the Duilding. It eeeme the fe was firet discovered burning in the store window, or tte immediate victolty, and eaenqneet ly in Aon is biog rapyany. and the stairs cremied © fome ‘one endeavoring to dow cn the Oret floor rear o! Ad dow pusbed np end Mr. Le'ghton tying 0 ge ting be =p od to thee . Loy le, the femmes apd smoke rurbed out rouacringt impordble to enter the siore. fe Fuabiog {rom ies RO! labion shout the face and hance which opened where he was foupd by the po the ocourrgnee Mr ty. tie been tm of mind, and wt ume te . late be e Company; faire ie owned by Mr. Jaco’ f some $1,000, covered may SUICIDE OP AN ITALIAN AT THE GLOBE TOTRL. An mquest was held yerterday afiernoon by Coroner Con nery ai the Globe Hotel, corner of William and Frankfort body cf Lalgi Camerr'ti, an lation, who wae volnoned himeelf with jaudanne. ined poisoa waa found by bin pty bottle whi 6 On.the table were two ters io the Ttelian lan bedelr guage in the handwriting of the deceased, of whieh the follow on — phe my last letter to you will certainly caume you aret hope you wil diepleasnres T Ave Cauaed to yon T shall pray Gc fo,30n these te 1 My dene slater, T hope you misiortane which befei me rome t ul aay fault, Farewell on Froceui—Learn from my example Inst thove who love you Ihave no ut hope you will be mure lenient with inny raiuies to your adored wife, ) to Mr, Bruse aed to the Wide boy. | a Pier CaMenzint. P,£—1 ber you will rend thie other le Wer of mine to my we, Mr. Flocehi, Centre street, corner of Ontal, barber M Prom the evidence Ik appeared thet the decenged exme to the Hotel inst Saturday atiernorn end took » bedroom for the Bight, to which he iemedialely retired. ‘The servants of the hones teatifed ihat they Ppocked at Bie room doc jwise dur ing the evening « In a Cee eles ¥noed ing. the Orw and fen a and the visi which con. red of aul. impeliet Camer i known: miy to relatives. GOOD NEWS FOR THE OLD DOMINION, Highly Important Manifesto from Hom - Eli Thayer. Tis Scheme for the Free White Be-Colonization of Old Virginia Clearly Defined. Speculation and Regeneration Combined. Sympathy from the Virginia Slave- holders. MANY ARE READY f@ TAKE STOCK, 40. &o., a. Woncaerms, Mass., March 12, 1857. ‘Mr, Bunngrt—Dear Sir: I thank you for your Iuctd and able analysis of ihe plans and purposes of the North Ame. rican Homesiead Company, as given in the Hmnaip of February 28 and of March 10. ‘You have shown a true conception of the project, and it seems to me an scourate appreciation of its power and ite probable results. J assure you that it is our purpose to be strictly a busi- ness organization. We shall abide by the Jaws, State and national. ‘Wo shall adhere with wonderful tenacity to the Constl- tution and the Union. We sball’ purchase large tracts of land at slave State Prices ; shall give away to actual settiors about one-fourth; aball sel! about one-fourth at cost, and the remsinder at free State prices—thus probably doubling our money on cach operation. {a no chance for suoh speculation except in slave nd even in them only im proportion to the extent of slavery. For example: There will be no inducement for ua to buy Jand tu Hanoock, Brooke, Marshall or Onio counties, in Western Virginia, for in those counties it is Worth from $30 to $27 per sore, Those counties, and ibe ‘bulk of the others in Western Virginia, are essentially free, Our chanoes would be much better in Dinwiddie, Southampton, Accomas, aud other exhausted eastern coun- lies, where we can obtain land for fom $3 to $5 per acre—such being the average price in those localitics where the slaves are a maj rity of the Population, Now these lands aro more dosirable than those of the counties Sret named, and by planting om them free white colonies we can make them more vaiuable. It ia too much, therefore, for our Virginia neighbors to ex- pect of human nature—and especially of Yeokee buman rature—that we should forego any such chance as this of accuring sure and ample dividends, especiilly when ‘this can be done in a manner perfectly lega! and consti- Vutional, But very many of the people of Virginia actually desire ‘the proposed friendly invasion of the Old Dominion by this renovatiog army of free white Jabor. I can show you that even slavebolders are on our side, and that, too, of their avility im the proposed company. Keatucky and Maryland sre already looking with etvy ox the sublime destiny of Virginia, and are inviling the same invigorat- ing egency of free labor to their own borders. Missouri, also, has sent a delegation for the purpose of securing a colony of one hundred Yankee to build a town upon a goed landieg om the Missouri river. These applications, together with the tone of a large portion of the Southern press, make it manifest that the proposed movi Rt wil be adwirsbly sustained, and our colonies treated witb kindress and respect. But if, om the com- trary, ® portion of the people of Virgivia, im defiance of Abe ir own interests and of our rights, should so far stulti- fy thei 8 to follow the lead of altra disunionists and tece:-ion fre-eaters im committing @uirages against the lives and preperty of peacefu! settlers, thon they must ve met by the cs itution and the laws; end should these fail to give protection, popular sovercign‘y must be invoked for the Old Dominion, as i; bas been for Kansas. We shall not be intimidated, We arb no} thas kind of people when good dividence are at stake, In defiance of danger we send our whale- ships to the Northern Ocean for money. We send our missionaries among cannibals for priscipie, We have defied all perils, even in sending the Gospel to the beatben witbout the incitement cf pecuniary gain; bot with that inducement tha Gospel of Freedom ** will have free course, wili run and be giorified.’’ We have been charged with pariicipating ic the slave trade, contrary to aw, for “ filthy luere.”’ if this be #0, we ebould probably partic!pateim making slave States free for tho eame ‘ Oitby Ivcre.”’ ‘Tere is not didwepper in the country who will not quit Bis business of caiching negroce in Africa for the Cuba merket, when !t eball bave been demoasiraied that be ena make 10 per cent more in making Virginia a free State. ‘These men are ro such Digots in their profession as to adbere to it when a lucrative business, protected by law, can be bad in exchange for a harardous, legal and leas proMabie trafic. There is oo une, then, in talking about hanging or sbooting our colonists, or the members of our company. Tt half of ws were burg or shot, tho rest would press on towards the chining dollars, even thoogh they enoaid raed Tato the Jawa of death, Evidence of approsoning success in this enterprise 's every day accumalating, It 1s seen in the ietters of sym- slave States, and in the numerous appli- ons of ccioniste from the free, and, more than all, to the readivess of capttalista to invest in the stock of the company. This, however, ie not unaccountable. Mil- Nows of acres of Virginia land, owned by the merchants ard brokers of New York and Philadelphia will be made Sts profit to the preeent owners, who have heretofore deapaired of rolling it at any price. Oar com- pany will therefore prove = very valuable mediam be- tween these landholders ana the hardy pioneers, wh. oan tous be formished wits homesteads on esny terme. This fail, Traly yours, 7. eer ELL THAYER. Police Intelligence. A MIDNIGHT ROW IN ANH STREET—STABBING AND PIONTING IN THE DARK, The Museum Hotel, No. 22 Ann street, was the scene of a terrible fight last Sunday morning, about wo o'c'ook, and it Js cared that te loss of life will be one of the cor sequences of the affray. It eeems Peter Larky, Joseph Wallace, John Hurley and ancther man, ell under the influence of liquor, entered the house and called for drinks of tbe barkeeper, David Donohue. While waiting upon them one of the men polled cif bis coat and desired to fight, saying thet none but loafers patronized thé place, sud it would ewe bis mind to thrash somebody. During this de- claration several young men were siting quiedy in & Deck room, ions And laughing, when the drunken mee eared Be 6 partment hd they were situsted and erytbing hey, oat tae pane Upon. werd yen ia vo- qieition wo men. by the Tancceper trafun ote fy had tbe rowaies a oe 3 a s i383 8 Be # 4 Conklin nes ™ ihe City Hospital, where be was viated yesterday morning bi Toatiee € Sy bee who ‘ook bin Bin aidavit ke to the ‘smart male yon bim by the prisoners. cher erifence eae io the effect ‘bet Hurley wee the persen who inflicted ihe « end be of varky and ny omb Mr. James Forsyth, of “No. "North Moore street, rave the required sirriies for thei nopearence, 4 q Josep! Wa'ince ia & clerk, 2) youre of age, born und Hives at S47 Hudson aire. Jobe Aur! & blacker!) ©» rate, Larky |\ve. at No. ght ANOTHER Fick were in a barroom winder the Rener m: we ubed jp fight. At this moment three somo: maa enter tel i Pick wer ch stabbed in the and the wounded menwere taken to the ‘wae found that ther wonnda were not © Eeniovs Reset oF A Frouic.—Last Faturdsy evening four men named rerpectively Peter Culkias, James 1) Gorman, and — Ready, etarted from thelr homes with the to bave 4 Eoin and op) y themerives, ieee and then Another when Sanity became quarrelseme and Onikins was s'aohed In ‘ne between the ws oviders, With knife aahe ai ccmpanicns, ia was in Borenih manne, Bimete sireet, at 1); O'clonk on & ae ee lormol) exeiied the ‘attention Of the ise whe hone bo sree oder Crerg atscovered Golline vn the enon bieedir g. and ao. dorman eickioe the a Psy in the face oflicer '# remonatrat one Feplied. thet he would etal any man that sirwek him. Dues ied, Hae aieg efoto st ed sca yt | eae Smal Cv!