The New York Herald Newspaper, April 15, 1857, Page 4

4 . THE BURDELL ESTATE. . The Question of Mrs, Cunningham's Marriage to Dr. Burdell. Jesiimeny of ‘ugasta Cunningham, B mith apd Others. Br. Turd}! Proved to te im the Ci'y cm the Day of the All ged Mirriage. ‘The Testimony in Favor of the Marriage Closed, ao, ao, ao. Surregate’s Coart. Before A. W. Bradiord, Exq. ‘Mra. Cum: tpg’ am’s appiication for letters of adminis- ‘wallon upos the estate of Dr. Harvey Bardell, deceased, ‘was brought up tm the Surrogate’s Court yesterday morn- tag, at 10 o’clook. Notwithstanding the severe storm of rain, the court) com was oppressively crowded. ‘Te public had learned from the papers that the Misses @Genningbam were i the court on Monday, 80 many availed wemselves of the opportunity to seo them, if Possible, and gratify their curiosity. Miss Margaret Ac- geet Oanniegbam was {iret calied upon the stand, and ‘hey bad an opportunity at least of seeing her. @HOls EXAMINATION OF AVEUSTA CUNNINGHAM CON TINUBD. Mr. Tilden contiued the crose-exemination of thi ‘Whaecss. Q What were Dr. Burdeli’s habits in respect to Bis cm ng! t> be parlor to #1 ater the time of the @ilegc a moriing ? A. He very often came im there, use mos of the evenings; he ber. © tober or Novem ber; be satin the back parior s the evening more than once, to my know.edge. @ Dic you testify be’ore the Coroner that he never ame into the back parlor to sit with the fe my? 4. 1 don’t know what 1 testified be fore ‘Be Coroner; 1 can’t remember what 1 said, sad there; the doctor began on the 1st of Mey, or wnen we frat before ure Vorce; mtnrr longer; be 1 oid rot attend any Dalle lest wiater; I * rememoor what | steed Yester¢ay about my mou sleeping in the beck room @@ the third swory irom the Ist of May till the time of the marrioge; | don’t Brow that I said she siept thero—tf 1 Gi was wrong; during what pericd mocuer generally sh pt ip that room; ween ene did noi sicep there abe sieps cp seve wih us, in the back room @m the fourth floor, until Mr. be came she slepi room by the doctor’s room; she slept there & week or #0 ‘tat was during the time Mr. Ec! bad the back room; after that ane slept im the dootor’s bedroom—that is, af ter the marriage. Mr Cipton bere desired that another witness, a direo ter w the Artizen’s Ba sbould be examiced thea, at Be could Dot wel! atta: any other time, and as then Mepreat burry; thet bis examination would not take five minutes. In the meantime Miss Cunningham would wan. ‘Mr. Tilden opposed the appiioxtion, and upon cousulta thon Deiween couogel, it was refused ‘Witners—Sbe continced to aloep in the dootor’s bed- yous til about the last of Decem rer; after that she weat fo tbe wird story tront room, and ommtinued to sleep @ee the time of the doovor’s death; Eckel did not peat bis evenings with her, sometimes. Defore the Coroner that he ( foke!) onty end the birds’ A. | believe { did; tnat the ~eason be went there—/[Ciiaton—The Corea :r aid thet he (Eckel) was # bird bimecif}—the majority @f the birds wore in mother’s , there were sixteon % state in your examination before the Coro- idipg took piece after the her re- ia @ state of exstiement | hardly knoe what | did say. re you then asked, “That woul bring you back ‘or 9% o’clock.”” and you answered, “ About ‘A. 1 don’t know what Maid when I was be- Coroner; i was in such ® condition I can’t re Ove of tbe counse! for Mri. Ccppingham said that be fel wee periectly willing to admit that tne wuness bad no Of what was said before the Coroner, and that where ber testi mony teen doce netegree wita it at amt ae counse! should have the advantage of tt. w whe marriage cerviloate nex: morning ing; mother showed {i to me ia the iroat Feow on the it ird sory, it was euber 19 0 clock or alter, femewhere about thai tme; 1 don’t kno oarriege coriifcate was Kept: I thik I # , (00 eter tha: before the docior’s deetb; jer Smih. I believe asked me tne mori; | Con's poe thet | stated Be reason to the Corcner’s jar te tector wanted tbe marriage Rept secret; | don ~ oat Teaid be said, \<Prople would Waugh st Bw,” I koow metber tod me 10 "s Know that { said the doctor Gtd pot tor) me any: abcut the marriage, or tbe rea oem ‘or Breping 1 8 see et ‘Owe of ihe Counsel for Mrs Cunningham again said et they were wil ing to admit that the witness don’t vemrmber or ww anything that she seid before the Gorover Dasimen threw the admission in this form and el yanse! for the constants agreed to it. —Ii is acmit ted by the resperttye counee! tom: ike objections may emtradiot acyibing that Avguste or Helen Ononinghem Misy Rave stated before the Coroner os fully as if they bed been specifically interrogated on each separate ques ‘Mr. Clinton objroted to embracing Mise Gelen Oun ‘With Anguste, as the former had beon severely oza@ ped upon a!) ibe points included in the admissice. agreed to. ‘Wits co2—My mother took the house 5! Bond street on 8x un prove that abs (Wry Oui moet forged the t * (tere Ounain; Burvell opee (oat isetr ment , 2 gs Warers—1 don't remem rer el ing before Sorrogaic that @ short time before Dr. Bartels deat! tae ibe lease aod that ibere was mo eraaure to ft; « me Fi 1 wom r tear | id, ©. Ded yon tentily ne to the contents of that lease! A. 1 can’t know wnat | did, & hd yoo tevtify that thet lease had no writing om the bork! A | don't remember that I did Q Id yon wotity as to @here yo feere? A. 1 e00't remember that f wonn w Anpost; | don know of any difficulty the Setarday previous to th: to ors daat, ox sare 1) oe mother, and the doctor the told me, don't know wheter it war in Jane, or in the ow NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 16, 1857. pushed me out; | went up stairs and fete the room; I 4id not make any observation to doctor when he pushed me oat; my mother said nothior to me adcut it, to my recollection; I don’ Bnow my motper’s writing: 1 think I should know wy Own; I would know the dootor’s ‘Exbid's No. 8 was then showed witness, who ealt— ‘Thesis Bot my handwriting; [don’t know whether it is motber’s or rot ‘Toe witmers said she did not know whether the siges tore to expidit No.1 LI i bad apy conversation with my sister about the difficulty with Dr. Bardeli on the Saturday previous to pis death. Mr. Edwarcs—Were you present when your mother card of the death «t Dr Bard? A. 1 wae, alr: ap know what time it was; !t was aftor breakfast; we Dec bresktast beiween eight and vine o’olock; I doa’t kvow trat metber made apy exclamation; I don’t know tuat } made any; from tbe Ist of May, 1865, up to the dooior’s eaib, I pad po regular duties to perform tn the bouse; | would often help to arrenge the doctor's roome. bu: 00: the oom of any on 1 ver ben directed to other; [ have never signed ber erally epeat hor Sabbaths aitn wy mcther g coctor; she was net in the havit of goivg to eburob the dortor sper his Sebbethe generaily tp how long bas been regularly; I was at ¥ day reoetving viriters; tbe dootor was pot at home on that dav: I was wich me mother whe Mr. Marvive visited her at the Tombs; I don’t know whet my mother eaid io him or be to ber when be first wont in; know they talk ‘about the certificate. about !: from any one ele, and if abould be dircct. ‘The Surrogate ruled that the counsel for the coptes\ants could ask the witness ery questions he desired about the Conversation and ooourrences tbat took piace on that o> casion ‘Witness—! don’t remember what Mr. Marvine stated; | don’t remember ap) thing be stated, anyibing partiociar; there was another woman there besites myself and mother; I don’t know who she was; I have seen her be fore Mr. Clinton sgatn desired this witness to stop a fow Bim ¢xemise another witness, who was anxious to go away. Tae opplicxiion was denied Witnees— I seep that women at our house; ye came inte before that: ; Mother did not tell mo ber naw; ‘My. Marvipe wes in the room, and this womnn algo, when I went ito the reow; she converse? both with mother and Mr Marvire; I can't say whisb firai; [ don’t remem ber what time] went to ihe Tombs that morning; | think I askeo my sister Helen opce what he peme of this wo was, andabe old me but I don’t remember what ft wes; tbe pame of the matron at tho tombe, where mother ‘s, 9 Mrs Foster. Mr ,Ciintop—What was your condition at the time when you beard of tbe doct:1’s death’? A. | swooned Mr ed the witness exb!dit No 5, and writiog it wae? She replied that she aid Bot think it was ber mother’s or her ow: Mr. Tildep—Trie pote i@ directed to Christopher Hempstead, Fla'bush, L. 1. Have you am uncle by that peme? A. Yeo, sir. Q@ Where does he live’ A. At Fiatbush, Long is'and. TESTIMONY OF DR. DANIEL D. SMITH. Davie! D. Smith was then called by Mr. Clinton, and being sworn, said—! live at 26 Bond street; | ama phy sicien and dentist; am 48 years old; 1 knew Ir. Harvey Burdell; knew bim for about three years prior to his Coath: Bim on the 20th day of Ostober Iasi. im the morning or afternoon, st tbe Lafarge Houso; it was at site Wovgh Dis toe seemed familiar; be cepeiderably whilo I was away; I bad Evrope six months, be did pot wear « mo! \eit, ard bis whiskers wore pot so dark and] bed been dyed: ] recoliected a minute and rocogo!: bim as De. Borde); be bowed to me; satioa witb bim immediately after loa’ wquired very particvieriy about my remarkes tbat be bed some inteniion rimeelf; | asked rim whe tft i ao reply, solpg to get marrica; be asked we to come o 4 tei) bim stout my Europese tour at x1he datoon whied I saw fr. Bordell at s examined by Mr. Fdwards—He did not Sun of Uotober thst he was married, nor ip our afer oom rersation that ue was mar Inrmore on tbe evening of tbe 2% 0 October. TESTIMONY OF BUCELEY T. BENTON. Mr. Buckley T. Betton was then called by Mr. Clinton ond betog duly sworn, said—I reside in Brooktvn, at No ALSt Felix street; J am in the jewelry Dasinens \ ; i kpow Dr, Harvey Bardell for six ; Tam & director in the Artisase have bien from the commencement of !te mxistenoe to 1be present time; he (Dr. Bardel!) was also « <iirector of the Artivene’ Berk, whim at ibe benk on Tuesday, the “ih of Ocieber last, about ten o'clock at a of Board of Directors; there war a discesr: the of the bar¥, in which be took part, raiher s pro- minert part I think he eit the bank between the Roure elve, ae thet was the usual time for Dr Bpicer's teatimeny, be examined, aod thes bad togo home As bis testimony ‘more striotly rebetting, we bave not calied bim, but be reacy to ¢o 0 when bis testimony is required || now rem our case. . Tider—If we are to jedge of the test! sony of Dr. Apleer {rom what bas bern made pablic, that testimony must be introdveed belore they rest. If they do thie y ove have bim bere on Tuesday nex', examine . Onton—We have abundance of testimony bere that we cas go on with, but it is merely alative ‘ween get the tortimony of several pariice Anat of Dr Smith, proving that Dr. Bordoil nad delared bis in te Earepe with rome agroctule ladies, bh indies wore ihe claimant and her isagoter, We could go into that kind of vestimony to acy length Cenningnaro— We have Peid @.oon ree of p-oot to be afopted In sie root proof rring: a} ‘on the direct testimon; Aireotly to the id ye reniod our caso there, oat sines not we bare brough; parties who coald, and on tat we rest ibe case entirely, without going into collate a Mr, Ciipton ssid be hed imtroduoed some testimony 10 rove that Dr. Buordeil i @e the marriage, becuse the Coroner aMiavite from Saraogs to prove tha: the dostor wae were on ‘98th of Covober, The teeumony wae rather rebaiting, ‘boogh Mr. Tiidon wanted the counsel for the claimant to im troavee all thetr testimony except dotting watimopy, Be wanted their ore to be clnmed when it wae cloved. and not ween ho drew ovt ne timony to meet the new issues slaimant ther rotted thelr canre. about the tume to which the onee should be adj Mr. Edwards wanted \t vo be adjourned ill Me to erable bim (o get witnesses who are out of the sity, firamt bad closed her ease mach sooner fo distiller or manefectarer penred (n the testimony of Mr Wer t= the case of Coroner reer ng. ot Ses Ona parte when testfying on Corener’s inquest in te St Giulier, aud Me Hildreth vo sated ea Bis examination 18 THE WIDOW ONE OF THE NBX? OF KIN TO HER HUSBAND? Ayn 14,—The Merchants’ Insurance Company we, Rich ard B. Hinman and wife, and others.—Roosevelt, J — fb: plantif’s clam ie founded ona bom of Thomas Lewis, deoeased, for $2,000. Although seotred by a mortgage. which bas been regularly foreclosed, a large balance, ex: ceeding $7,000, remsine unsatiafed ; and it is insiated that the widew, as weil ea the other mext of kin of the ¢ ecease: mortgegor (bie persona estate Baving ‘een divided ‘among them) are bound to refund tothe extent of the plaintif’s claim. The widow amd her second husband: abe baving married agai, demur to the demand, and thus eda it tbe allegation made ip the co ‘that they re- cetved, or rather tra} sho, as widow of the deceased intes tate, received of bis personal enete $18,109, acum as will be seen, greatly beyoad what is neces ary to mer the required con'ribution. The case, therefore, preseat: Ty gle quer whether @ wicor 10 » ceived ver distributive sare of hor deceased husband's persous aiate, ie, under &Dy Clroumstacces, bound by law to ro fond?’ Whire a party diee ipvestate, the statate provide: personal estate ro. ment of dedts, shell do distribuied Oren, oF next of kin.” Creditors, there distribution, tt is obvious, have the prio: (2R 8 96) thas “the surplus 0° bis warping after she wow, cb! irivu for, \ atroy their rigbts, or, @bioh 1s the same tbiog, depriv: tbem of all remedy? Ip case apy suit shall be brourbt claim which shall not have been prevented to the ble? Actions (says the statvte regulating the remedics of creditors in auch cares) against ‘she next of bia” of apy deceased psreon, 10 ;ooaver the va ue of any assole ,bat may Dave been paid to be’ of the “said relatives” ,or eee es kim’? 90 made Ii the otber relatiy woo may bave ro celved any portion of the —s or aceinsteay of hem separately, ‘*ior jost acd equal contribution.” Tt will thus be seen that be term ‘‘nest of kin” in these Provisions, is not used in ite strict wense of blood re'a ives, Dut with tbe more en'arged meaning of ‘nil reia Uiven?? of the testator ‘to whom any assets shall heve been pai hat would appesr to have had to view 10% s0 much the kip as the relationship, be it tat of blood or marriage, which constit ated, in the eye o! 8 distributive stare The bt —toe barihe: sb: flictipg in other respecte—agree 1m this. that :ne words may be interpreted in that sense WU the context of the statute or Ipstroment wrald seem to require ruch ap inte: . Now there, is no resson- edie moce of effewng the provision that the eidow as well ag tho otber relatives of deceased persous is only to tebe the arsets ‘*/emaing after tbs psy meat of debdis,”” except by tbe copstruciion contended for. Suppre a cave, not of unfrequert occurrence, in which the widow. Bo matter bow large the estate, takes the whole—ia suob cage, cnleas she can be mace lisbie as a relathvo or next of kip, the creditor, in twelve mont decense spoud. im some respects at irast, be weated at one of bie next of kia, Among other ipstances, the n»tice of | Tequired to be served on * the next lecwea? A caretal diferent seotions of tbe severe! ratutes on the subject. bave led me to the conclusion that the terms ‘‘ next of Rr’ a e sometimes used as Compr hendigg the widow, 4 pometimes as contra-distinguiched from her; thet thetr troe meaning, in any given ins’ance, tbe coneext and tbe cops quences; and that, seorlon more particularly under coneideration, she was ‘wtenced to be embraced !p the ea: anner eg othe- re atives recetvirg portions of the estaxe. Demurrer over rokd, and jadgment for plaintiff, with costs. Before Hon Jodge Clerke. Aran 18—Jehn Hecker and another @. Wm H Degroct and ancther —Demurrer overrcied, with liberty wenty days on payment of costs ot term thy te. Houten Withers and others.—Jadg a lered e@ that ip behall of defendant, Brant. Philtp & Grocke, executor, dc. va. John O Hizgins and anciher,—Ordered to be entered im Rocorgance with de- cimen, costs 10 abide the event. Orders tm cacbes denied at Special Term must be set Hed within three cays thereafter, Jadge Clerks will at tend every mornirg, except Sainrday, at 9% o’clock, for that purpose. cicurr. Before Bon. Juage Davies. Arm 14—John Purchaew the New Tork bat whe Al ‘oral was bat the biis which defentaau bile of incorporated panks, jor General Term. Marine Court. Before Hon Jadge thompeon. ep ‘otal damagy 1°95 44, for which eum the Oourt gave ja¢gment. Botore Hon. Judge MoCarthy and a Jary. M:Girmis 1. Hicks —Thia was am action brought to re cover the value of three casks of poultry which were ecized on the S8th of February last by the Health Warden of the Third ward, oa cocoust of veer neipg ONwDolesome and dangerous io the padiic health The case was tried once beiore, when the jary falied w free A great deal of contradictory \catimony wa: and the care was presented to the jury by ourko ‘or the plain] and Mr Wiicorsom tor tne ‘Tre jury,,efter om abeence of e quarter of as hour, brought in @ verdict for the defendant. 8 Naval Intelligence, Onarles Oroweil, ordinary seaman, was tried by court “partial op board the U-\\ed States steamah!p Wabash, on Tuesday last, ihe Oth inrvanl, for striking Midehipmes Blog gett, ard wae found guilty, bot hes not yet received his nentence. As the prisoser bears rather an unenviabie reputation im the service, he will very probably be sent to the State Prison, ogresabiy 0 the provimone of tne pew law, which ailows persons to be incaroerste! in cli! jalle who have iranegressea the rules of the nevy, ‘ew referred to was read for the orew of the Wabash at N ve trial sbe W. will take her place for the summarine ape 1m. Meantime the sublimest conforion exiew as 10 ‘vessel will ncoompany the Nisgara, should ene succeed. The Marinsippt wae firet ‘eiatied but nas since beep ordered to fy for a; the Merrimac hes beep abo named iy 0 ty poseession of « lotter from wil teke at Jeast two months z FI f i i The Ueahan Opera MME. DE @AZZANIGA DI THE “TRAVIATA.” ‘The grest press of adver sements upon ocr cotoma: wade the notice of the first performance of “La Traviata’ at Miblo’s Garden very brief. The representation + worthy © more extended notice, whss w give to dey. ‘When the “Traviata” was preduced # th- seadomy we gave a review of ia merits, and we have _ te add to our opinions then expressed. It is the weakest +{ ihe Com poser’s work’, and only bas « certain notoriety tro ite lebretio, which notoriety is more widely spread thao im enviable, The novelty of ihe evening was the dé but of Mme. de Gazsaniga, who seemed at first duly im Proved with the tmportance of the trial Mme. de Gaz srnige bes a trae, full, pure, sweet, sympathetic sopran: voice, and is, withal, am excellent dramatic siager. Madame do Gaszaniga belongs to © schoo! of artis: Greated by the new schoo! of comrosers in which young Italy ‘skes such delight For example, Grisi, Parot: and Bteflenone fousd the'r su:cees in operas seria, such ar “Norma,’? “i Parttant” and ‘‘La Favorite ” Parodi te the only one of these grand artists who is now with us, aro oboe bas all the physica! requirements end artistic a: quirements for the 1dles we have mentioued. The fire areas prima donna that visited America, Mme. Melibrac was equally ¢xoellent ia tragic and comio operms; sn scbieved triemphs in ‘‘Norms’’ as wel as tu Zer.ine, lb ‘Don Girvanni.”” Mme de La Grange was simply & go> muriciap; she sang without toaching the heart of a euditors Gaszavigs staads alone. We have never 20 apythimg like ber; and weare therefore not surprse hat the audience hardly knew what to meke of ber, Th new school operas, whicb {s jike the new school of piers rerio comic, requires @ now sono?! of artiste—aiogers 7h ave capable of the most rudden trensitions from jov © erie’, frome dripking cone to @ prayer. It is to this schoo! that Pecolomin: belongs. Ii was in the ‘Tra ‘viata ”’ thas sl ade her sucess, and Gezzaniga har many points of resemblance te her. Piocolomini is not» great artist im the usual neceptativn of the term. Neith ¥ is the cébwax.te at Nidlo’s. Many young ladies in boar: chools ean eipg scale passeges, and make arpess @ better then Geszanige. fhereare but few prime den | bewever, who osm approach ber fn true dramatic expre sion of the composer’s ideas Her face is ucexpresety , and not at all bandsome, but that defeot is forgotten woe. be degine to act She sang the Brindisi in the first ac with so much spirit as to command an encore; and by an effeotion cf the threat fail effect to the sca and ia at th fimale of the act, yet she secured her position with » severely crisioal audience. In the second act Amodi carried off the honors, He has much improved, aa: ‘ully Ceserved bis encore fo the romance— Ji Provens:, Jo the third act Mme de Gaszanige acts with the ferv ofatrue artist, Mme. de Gazzaniga lacks the graces f xecutiom to which our opera goers have lately been sc oostomed, but she wakes up for that with a degres o persiopate carnestuess which we have rarciy seen ov selied, She te m theroughly good artist, and as #00 ceppot fail to succeed. Brignoli sung Alfred very wo!l All the principal artiste wero called before the carteia a sbe end of ecb act, and ipitial night of the sesso: Frome s well for the fut Tre orchestr« aad oboru were full true, and ibe opera throughout wes ex ceedingly well dose. {t ie snnounced for this evening Laura Keene’s Theatre. “THE LOVE OF A PRINCE.” A drama in three sots called ‘Tne Love of Prince,’ adapted from @ French piece, ‘‘Bergeant Frederiot,”” war poduced here om Monday night. The chief personeg:+ in tbe play are King Vrederick of Prussia, (Barnet,) whose boots, leatber breeobes and snuff have Agured » eo many pleys, and Ris son Frederick, (Mise Laure Keene,) who is rather m fast young man, The Prince » «sergeant ip the army, and is under arrest at Sans dovcl, where he falls in love with Elsabeth, (Mise Manners.) who is detsined in the village by the breaking of her car riage Frederick and the iady stand as sponsors for th obild of Jeap, (Kent,) @ miller, and Chris:ine, his wife (ites ©. Jefierson.) The Prince is attended by a foolist old chamberlain, Koppen Nickep, (T. Johnston,) the old chamberiain who is in every play elm 2t from “Ham lev’ down to ‘Bon Corsar.”” The usual festivities arr speperded by the arriva: of the King, who anaounces the approaching marriege of Frederick with the Priscess 0! Brunswick, whieh alliance the Prince deciines. Hi wekes an escapade with his friend, Lieutevant Gustav... (Lingbi bo cestres 10 bid a “long farewell tove, Lovise, (Miss A Ciiton,) who has veen tin: rvovgh to marry an old General, Siarner, (Stoddart ) Frederick keeps watch while a Platonic tlirtation is goin. on; but they are disoovered by Stcibach, (Mo!) .o wi,) an old soldier, and Frederick, to seve the lacy’ reputation, denounces bis friend aes deserter, Guster: te duly arrested. Frederick attempts to maki pards . be bas discovered to be bis owe Elizabeth, but the Kive refvses, and the Prinse gives himself up ae a deserter, + be tried before a court martial, which comvicts Gastay>. and leaves the case of the Pripce to General Siaraer who, believing tbat Frederick was the lover of Louies refoses to condemp him asa deserter. The Queen, thr Prwce, Jean and Onristine plot to save Gustave by toe old method ef passiog bim out of prisones the Princ: WUsave cecepes, bat returns to the palace in fear for Ife of Frederick, who remains in bis piace. Gasia: § Javt tm time ‘0 correct the errer of 3 urner im relation that Guetave ia safe, mekes Known his idenuty and |» waved, Gustave is promoted, Frederick married, ao everything ends happily. ‘The simations im this play are very good. They are however, somewhat overloaded with commonplace (is ogve. Frederick bas some good lines, but they are o | +ufficentiy pointed to be telling. As for ths charscterr 00t one of them is new, and tee autbor falls into a com mon error of baving the half of two plots instead of oor good one. If dramatists would learn by the experiesc: BroapwaY Tusatas—Tae favorie farce called the “Iriea Town” ig to je the popular of the “Laat Days of ‘i’? thle aver 80 the are to tais ov vlog in aw orginal ¢vama, " 1 Oaylee, calle! the * Os veer ef Crime.’ “Jeok apd Jaon’s and \0e “Laan of @ Lover,’ will amo be played. Bvaron’s —Manager Barton will to night appear in tis emo Onaracters of Amiaicad Seek tm the dua" The caste oumerwiee are also Wartscn's.—Mesere. Brougham, Blake, Lenter, Dyortans Walcot, Mescames Hoey, Vernon and Allen Misa ann . ‘the * Poor Genueman” and. + oe’ Cms 3 (en ‘old Olympic favorite) for Mr. o smposer?"’ i. Aoliaad's benet. Loves Kwasn’s.—Mr. Gaylor's new piece, ‘Love ot a Prinee,”’ cf whieh we made favorable mention 7, @ ber . with “The ives,” to al we Keere appears in toe iret piece, and tne caste of bith e & very Ome Awmncan Monreu.—The pleasing play ontitied © T> Wicked Wile,” is to be ‘thie afternoon mas evening, and will be followed o@ esoh oncasion oy &: + Foeilent farce, Miss Mestayer enacts the ber vine. G20 Crusty asp Woen's Moverags will m their very emosing farce styled “ New Your y? thie even ‘ng. George plays & very droll character in this piece @Bocruay'® Sesmnunens, eamenese © great variety of songs, davoes, ko amasiog burlesque on ‘ii Trovalore,”’ for the benefit of the aainor, Mr esl, who has Inored faithfully for the amore ment of tre pablic, sod deserves a bumper. Bavant’s Minerams.—Theee jorers succeed {n filing Mechanica’ Hail every aight with people who are appar catly aa fond of genuine fun as tnomecives. Mr. Daxreram, the popular deliad singer, announoer entertainment af the Tabernacle to-night old and Sootch molo —Mies Brainerd, the socom yoralln’ hae \nsued @ programme overilowiog choice masios tolections for her concert at Nibio’s Saloon to morrow evening. Sd Ceaipesie ns 5 OS <A7PPerver,appotatca postman sh aries Geo: . Perver, Poe tmaster at "1", Peraryivenia, In piece of Joun H. Brant, resigned, 16 take « Teot from and after the 80¢h april, 1! rs ‘Wiliam N. Friend, re appointed postmaster borg, Virginia. Cornelias postmaster at Orioma Caltterpia, in place of F. Davie, removed. Kiser. appointed posimaser at Sacramento city, Came oe pues Ferrie Forman, whose commist yo ban erpl Patrick, appointed powtmaster at Sonora, George In On}formia, 19 p.ace of Whilam @. Heslep, r you Bave volun erily stepved for pro the ope sad defrméed the other You arenow engaged in dispendm; a fortane honorably acquired ior the beneiit of posterity, as well asthe pre wel ‘tion = alludeto your muaificent gifts to the tbs country. For this, sir, ude, and our children } be revgbtte revere your memory. Again, sir. I bia jeloome. espon-e to this addvees Mr. Paapopy said:— Der. President and gratiomen, when! yesterday ao- cepted your kind tpvtsasion to meet upoerementously and ‘ake by tre bard the members of the Ohamber of Oom- merce of Bt. Lovie, [ did not a*tolpate the large assem. lage of ber ot1zeps who now surroand me, nor the very compimentary apd eloqnent remerts w: which you bave socompenied the resolution of your board, handed words to express the hopor yen have thos oor ‘ove ask you to br eve that my beart feels all that you could derire It is.@ source of great ure to me to be permitted to visit this great of the Wes, it ie teow ce calied the West aad to have wit ;and 1 cannot eovy the men, who cloud lve twenty or even five years im the heart of the Bri ‘eb metropolis, as { bave done, and not perceive aud led the cordial good will and Rint r-gard whioh oberacterize all classe of rehgions and commercial bodies. | gbted since my arrival tn this country by the assorsnce from one who was formeriy ® soldier ‘m the war of 1812, and is now am ccoapantot a high position jn the country, that he fels the necessity of (ienoship between tbe United Sates and Great Britain, an0 thes be sheuld do all in bis power consistent with the hover of Dis country to promote that friesdship and avoid be poraibtitiy of a collision In oopolusion, let me assure you that I fx atetul for the respect you bave ssown we, and thas it spall ever be to me a source of plessarc to merit the good opinion of my country and my country men. 43 may well be supposed, remarks concetved in #0 beppy and just a style were hoariily applauded. at the of Ceremonies Mr. Pesbody waa jatro itlemen there present, who vaited ly & specimen of Gen Rapney tbe cable which is to be cesd tn the trausmission 0! tole. er, ‘talhgence between the Uaited States and Ire ry It Je Boliow, and fer1>1e epough to be ootled we Breach of Premise Case im St. Louls. Court yesterday, for alexander M Mitebell. of & *ppum. The « emocra! ed¢e the following —'*And therehy heoge stele.” tee upedot of which te ‘bat ibe olaiavil nes nv! only avfie eo @ Dreac of p:om re. but bas deen wofuliy sectived 10 otner reapeews by this sewe Alexander M Witekell The story goes, thet the oourterio Brief as the lightning :n the co’lied night, etd Dub abort Ofeen days, The {T ea widow '8OY O god eppearance sinDing wanvers, en4 an jncome of about $1.0 Her bome ts in We Fler style is b Barp pre ie socepted man The engagement was not suffered to 09° The cay wes fixed, (inet panes me pastor, Dr Rice, van oranges to "perform no io he church. Toe lady made barried bat (0x pent Iv* pre peraticns. eee alee. Oak Bie, Rees. shane. com, about twelve Dundred dol'ars Avormen Inptay Wan IN Prosrror, —Informa- tlop ben been revetved at tho Departmen: of the Interior ‘ pOrmetory of the painfel romore tha, have been ctr Interesting from Peru. Lampareqcn, Peru, Maroh 16, 1867. ‘The Revolution—Povition yf Oppoing Partics—The Quano Trade—Iimporian: Decrees. Having bed an opportqnity of stadying since my arri- val bere tbe position of the parties now eontending for command, I will give you a concise and true statement of thelr present positions, The reveletionary party who proclaimed General Vivan- 0 Supreme Chief mow oocupios this department, alt the litoral of Piara, and a great part of the department of Ancach, in the South, the important department of Are- quipa with all ite provinces, the department of Ayacucho: and part of Junin. Ponoand Quz:o are atl! ander the command of Castille, bat it tv believed that they will zoom yield to the impulse of public opinion, and declare tor General Vivanco. Castia seems to have limited his plaas to shatting bimeelf up in Lie with a few troops, barely sufficient to suppress av inaurreotion of iis citizens, ia is the present position of tho rival partios on land, On the era ali toe pavy is in the nacds Of Genera! Vivan- 00, with the exception of the tteamer Uoay: je Britien s*rvice on Lake Huron, post, apalation of two decrees issued by the Supreme Obief on the 13to inst. :-— BEPOBLIC OF PE! Manca: Yonacie Vivasov, Sapreme Chie! ot Pere aad Br gacter Genera) of 1s armics — juering that Mesers dibbs & Co. hay» preseated 1» Of the Contracts woicn they mado baa end the s8tb of Jum i y pporrs thas they ‘a consigDere tor the guaco not only for Grei Ireland but also for al! Europe, wits the exception of Spain apd Franoe, aco that at the same tine tuere wae sTanted vo them thatof sus:ratis, the Eaglien Antilles aad otber colonies of the sawe nation, excepiivg the amatio and the wiapa of Maurtiius, for whion thers von of the decree dated a “ on oneeerenee toe sare. . aod cansequeatly : declare shat posais ='!] be reoctved only tow the sale ot igeand be Spam United States of America, the Ep; ooloai-s Im Atta ané tbe Mourttius is and, and any Place pot ia- code tp the exissing contracts. Pob wb, communicate end otroulate, Bxapquaprens at Lanay ager, Marob 13, 1°87, MANUEL YGNACIO VIVANCO, To the Minister General tor ite execution. Kxeoute. MANUEL DE La GUARDA. ‘A Wue copy—Lino MaRiAwo Baxguna, Ohiet Clerk. RSPUBLIC OF PERU. Maxvust Yoxscw Vivasco. Supreme Chief of Pera aad wae: Genera: of ie rio i iam oh joring that the egents 6 ex guano have, by chartering nearly all the vessels in the Chile ‘and Peru, eluded and rentered void my ‘he 7tp of February last, which declared free the ‘that ‘ertii'z<r for the United States, and being convinced that an excess of exportation avd the great haste obar'er'pg bes tended to raise freights to the Hi G5Ra3 ‘Stat . Second The vessels which said agents fretebted or may freight up to the 26\h of April auch exportation sbail be considered as /reighted Dt apd ebal! loaded at the islands, the ‘ernment beiug responsible to the said agents for some as they may bave advanced on account of Avy party desirow of the or wbiok mey be Toaded, 10 eatd reasclee cbertrs tn piave of the government, as ‘eeoumed tbat of the agents |. Should any of ihese cargoes not chaters previove to their leaving the islands be sent to the Unived statis to be there sold for Of the goverament by the consignes, who has cled Pabinb end communicate to whem it may concers. Buapquanreas at Lawnaysqua, Marob 13, 1867 MANUEL YGNACIO VIVANOu, ‘To G+peral Manuel De }1 ria for tts execution. Execute, MANUEL DE La GUARDA. A true copy—Lino Maniino Barner, Onief Cierk. BH 58 5B a8 Affairs In New Granada. Paxana Bar, April 4, 1867, Tha Relief Orew for United States Ship Decatur—Another Expedition to the hthmus of Darien, de., de. desoried to be in distress, whereepom Lief Herpden tn.wediately ordered the seamer to lay to, and despatched at once a coup'e of small boais to ascertain ihe vessel’s condition. The vessel was found to be te brig Mary C. Heskell, from some port of Maine. ‘She was quite near the shore and loalirg to suck am extent that ber captain considered it impossible to rescue Der, apd with bie wife, child and creg a>endoned her and brought them on board the George Law,“end were carried to Aeptowall, wbence they will probably proceed Lome by we next steamer, ‘The detachment of men, together with their officers, who were sent out by the George Lew to reheve thoseef be Urited Gates ship Decatur, proceeded to Panama, where this vesse! was waiting their arrival. They mete most cordial recepticn from those whom they were te f ze HH lil ental We i He ta Dold to some, and inccneistent to many: b Derons to remember that I bi coves I love ‘or upwards of two requently asked why 1s . Laid #0 Confident that I should belr band: j f i i Fy § g 5 2 5 t : iz i 33s sail i i Larceny eae tet ery the Lora bath biewsed me,”’ The delicate health of Wile, Rachel, loading to yrebersion thet ‘will not for some time be i-4 periorm the duties of har place of nrofeenor of deciame- vor wt the Oerrervetoire, Paris, Mile, Aog :stine Drobam bas beer eppointes her substitute re