The New York Herald Newspaper, April 20, 1857, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, DITOR AND PROPRIBTOR, OFFIC N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND POULTON STS, ~py, $8 per annvim vrdag. ut 64 ernie per per annum, to Continent, bah part of the FOLU F. eomtatning tmportant never, wliei Md, wed ve vy perid SPON DENTS FIOULARLY RI QUASTRD TO SKAL ANTTBRS AND PACKAGES SENT Us. ‘NO NOTICE token of anon relurn these reie JOB PRINTING executed v pouch “ADVERTISEMENTS reneived every dary I> not micntions, We Kh neatness, cheapness and des oO. 100 AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—De Soro—Rexpez- Fous. NIBLO'S GARDEN, Rrosdway—fraiay Orewa—La Tea Fiat A. ON, —e Rowery—Wreano ov ran Wave— St OF HS Rack. BOWERY THEATR Dick TARLETON; OR, TH BURTON'S NEW THEATRE, Hroadwa; --Mastyr’s Rivat; ox, Pus an PRance: svueL—Kuwes or The Hovse. WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broad way—Towx anv Coury —Per oF rue #ermcoans. opposite Rond st. Waspenise Mix: LAURA KEENE'S THEATRE, Reoadway—Love or 4 Prisce— Tae ELVES. BARNUM'S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway— Afternoon AN Unitiony Montai—Taar Bilassep Basy, By yaiy— Covieavn is : GEO. CHRISTY AND WO Way —WIKIOrIAN PLAYORMAN: ‘8 SER S=-CINDERELLA, "8 MINSTRELS, 444 BOACK BLeNDKus. pad. Sy G5 Broadway—Eruoriax RCHANIC'S HALL, 472 Broalway—Neono Mv: SHAKSPYRRAN ReADLYGS—BY BRYANTS MINSTRELS. ™ a New York, Monday, April 20, 1857. Malls for the Pacitic. NEW YORK HERALD—CALIPORNIA EDITION. Tho United States mail steamslap George Law, Captain Hernden, will leave this port this aflernoun, at two o’elocks, for Aspinwall. The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific will close at one o'clock ‘The New Yore Weexiy Hxxsco—California edition— containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the world, will be published at ten o’clock in the morning. Siagle copies, in wrappers, 1 for mailing, sixpence. Agents Wi please send in their orders as curly as possible. Malls for KE: THE NEW YORK HERALD—EDITION FOR EUROPE. The Cunard steamship Ni Captain Wickman, will leave Heston on Wednesday fi Tiverpool. ‘The Fasvepean matls wil ¢ in this city at two o'clock 7 of the Hkxrarn, printed in French h, will be published at ten o'clock in the morn , in wrappers, six cents. sab advertisements for any edition of the New Yous Herat will be received at the followin in Europe :— Loxpos—Am. & Buropean F) Pars— Im. LavyRroo! —Ds> and Fog and la Rourse. Chapel street. Livxnroot—John Hunter, 12 F Have—Am. & Europ The cont ul Express Co, 21 Rue Corveitle, of the Furopean edition of the Hrranp will ed by maifand telegraph at the and up bo the hour of pubs lication ‘The steamship Vanderbilt made a most successful trial trip on Saturday. Her speed equalled the ex- stil bare of leaves, At this time last apring they were in full bloom, The annexed table chows the temperatare of the atmosphere in this city during the past week, the range of the barometer, the variation of the wind currents, and the state of the weather at three pe- riods daring each day, viz: at 9 4. M., and 3 and ; 9 o'clock P.M. The highest range of the thermo- meter was on Saturday morning, 11th inet., when it reached 66. The lowest was on Wednesday and Thorsday, at night, whea it marked 32 degreesabove zero: FEES Pye EM ARIS. Saturday—Morning, clear and warm; afternoon, cloudy and light showers; night, moonlight. Sanday —Morning, overcast and rain; a{ternoon, cloudy; night, dark. Monday—Morning, cloudy aad rain; afternoon, cloudy and rajn; night, clear, ‘Tuesday: rain: afternoon, cloudy; night, clear. Wedne: —Murning, clear and pleasant; aflernoon, cloudy: night, clear. ‘Thirsday—Morning, clear; afternoon, cloudy; night, y—Morning, clear; atternoon, clondy ; night, clear. Riturday—Morning, clear. ‘The value of the foreign goods entered at the Bos. instant was $1,154,041. For the corresponding week in 1856, $1,967,073. Decrease this year, $933,082, were in dry goods, hemp, linseed, hides and wool. ‘Tue sales af cotton were limited yesterday to some 600 a 800 bales, the market closing without quotable change in prices. Holders were not pressing eales, while buyers And later intlligeace from Europe by the America, Floar was without change of moment in prices, Common grades while the medium and higher grades, including Southern and Ohio, were firmer, and sales were made to a fair ex- tent and at full prices, Wheat was unchanged but quiet. Sales were confiued to a fow thousand bushels, including prime white Southern at $1 68, and red do. at $148. Corn was in good demund at Tle. a Tc, for Western mixed, (chiefly at the inside figure,) with moderate sales of Southern new yellow at T2e. Pork was inactive, with sales of new mess at $22 7 a $22 BTA, chiefly at the latter gure: | Sugars continued in good demand, with eales of 900 to | 1,000 hhds. Cuba muscovade and €0 do. molado at full figures. The transactions of the week have established an advance of Xe. per Ib. above the prices of the previc week. Coffee was abo firm aud active, with sales of | about 6,000 bags of Rio, including parcels for export at full | rates. The business of the week has established the ad- vance previously noticed, of xc. per Ib. We have no | change to notice in freights for Earopean ports, which con- tinued to rule low, with moderateengagements, The recent advance in broadstuffs, with light stocks on hand, tended to | check shipments. Some cotton was going forward for Li- | orpeok attyd. for square ales, and B1Gd. a id. for Sea | Mighly Important from China—New Views of the British Government tn Regard to that Empire. We have received intelligence of a very re- markabic and suggestive character, by the lust European mails from China, in regard to certain pectations of the most sanguine, as she ran from the | new projects atiriated to the British govern- Houthwest Spit to Casle Garden, a distance of ment against thet empire. We yesterday pub- seventeen miles, in fifiy-ive minutes. She bas been built with regard to elegance, strength, speed and security, all of which seem to have been attained. During her trip om Saturday all on board were deliguted with her perfect steadiness, and the entire absence of any jarring motior. She is in- tended to run between New York and Havre via Southampton, and her first trip will be made early in May. ‘The steamship Black Warrior, from New Orleans and Havana, arrived at this port yesterday morning. Our correspondents in Havana, writing on the lath inst., report that a good dea! of excitement existed in the sugar market, owing to the prevalence of rainy weather and a fear that the season should be prematurely closed. At the latest moment, how- ever, the rain had ceased. Prices of sugar remained the same as last reported, with a good supply on respondence is certainly in favor of the position | grows the anxicty of the British public to ac- hand avd an active demand. The ceremonies of Holy week and Easter were observed with unusual devotion and brillianey. A number of horrid ent- | should be made by our government to prevent | rages, committed by negrees doring the season of Lent, are mentioned. (ne infuriated black man baving murdered a Frenchman, cut the body of his victim literally into pieces, and was dragged from it with difficulty. The United States ship Saratoga was in port. A Spanish war ves- sel, in practising with ball, drove a few of the mussiles into the deck of the British cruiser Ma- riner. An investi gation was ordered. It was satd that the troops expected from Spain would not operate against Mexico, but go to aid Costa Rica im her struggle agsinst Walker and AngloSaxonism. The vark Nacoochee had beon sold for aout #650. The health of the island wes good. The Archbishop of Cube had left for Spain. An analysis of the guano deposite ix given. The Qnarentine Commissioners having selected a site for the new Quarantine at Mr. De Wolf's estate, | near Red Hanklight house, much indignation was felt by the citizens of Staten Island, and on the 15th inst. they held a mass meeting, and anpointed a committee to wait upon the Governor and protest against the measure. This committee on Saturday reported the particulars of their visit to a mase meeting beid at Richmond Court House, a report of which ix given elsewhere. The principal intere-t in | opposition is the oyster trade of Princes’ Bay, which is eid to amount to a million and a half of “@ollara. The committee reported that the Governor was astonisbed at the immense interest involved, and promised to look into the matter carefully, and per- haps visit the ground again. The citizens express their determination not to let the Quarantine come there in any event. The beautiful new Congregational church erected in Soath Brooklyn, at the corner of Court and I’re. terday, with appropriate religious ceremonies. The wailding i# an elegant structure and cost about $45,000. The pastor is the Rev. Rafus W. Clarke, who delivered an excellent and appropriate secmou to a large and highly gratified andience. 4 | Ushed the correspondence which has takea place between Commodore Armstrong, commanding the United States equadron in the Chinese seas, and Mr. Silas E. Burrows, an American merchant at Hong Kong. The latter gentleman, who, in common with one or two other American ship- owners, has, it appears, been driving a profitable trade with the Chinese at Whampoa, called upon the Commodore to move his squadron to that point, in order to protect his interests there. Commodore Armetrong refused to comply with the requisition, on the ground that his instrac- tions did not permit him to use the naval forces under his command for individual purposes, The impression left by the facts developed in this cor- | assumed by Commodore Armstrong, although, of course, we should prefer that arrangements | the neccesity of Americans at any time having | recourse to British vessels for protection. | arrangements are the more imperatively called | for in view of the statements contained in the following letter from an American merchant at | Hong Kong, to a friend in New York, and which | profess to throw a now light on the views of the British government in regard to China | Howe Kone, February 14, 1867. | Phan Sr—To give you a view of the melancholy sites: | tion that Armerican live: and American shipping age placed | in in China, I send you the accompany which ia just taken p between Mr "4 | merclomt from the United States bh oho | Artustrong. It is curious and wagers ve. fing ae T de in Hong Kong, ender Rriueh prptection uty te > ear, sonth andl Chinn dort wil! end in the annexin of ie o | tohich Thay | erm part of Cheina te the British Cram. The yact atved by our navy here tees at Ry and wh present, and | for somé time pet, all the pevlection afforded American in- | terests ou the Geatoa river, has beee from the British men-of war J hope this state of dings will aot let long, and that the i) will bave ample eati-fretion given them for es committed them by te American e were perfectly jucuiiwie in firiug ow ‘ed, the American forces first sh to follow, aud the destewe s fearful; and to end all, the 4 the four barrier forts, of Cost bait a mm tion of life aud property Aw at fe have kreat streng | repair them. peipal lone our for. fg these fortif | fi of their own mine | Wons, twebve feet thick, Ail the cannon wi destroye|, among which or. la nd nine inch bore, ca aference oes nO, I think, m tie Mandarin equadron, we shall have some one here at no distant will viet Whampoa and Canton, aul let us wad Hong Kong, when the y, accompanied the British for It will be recollected that about two years since | information was communicated through the | colomne of thie journal that the British invasion ton Custom House for the week ending on the 17th | The heaviest importations during the past weck | were awaiting the result of the Arabia's pews at the South, | of State and Western were dull at previous quotations, | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 20, 1857. ing the West Iodies. The quantity of sugar grown in China is also immense, and is equal to the whole Production of the rest of the world put together. Tea and indigo are equally productive, and contri- bute largely to the wealth of this fine region. | Now, trom tbe present aspect of political affairs in China, and the stand which the rebels} have made, it eeems a8 if there isno likelihood of there being a settled government there, uniees it be formed by the came firm hand which gavea gov- ertment to Hindostan. Hence it is probable that whilst the French ate allowed to extend their conquests in Algeria and Africa, and to domi nate over the continent of Europe, the British will take upon themselves the responsibility of managing ell matters connected with Chiva, and of ultimately realizing their purpose of ob- taining control over the southern portion of the empire. In accomplishing this they will get within their graep, as we bave shown, a cotton and sugar producing region infinitely richer and more productive than the southern portion of our own continest. The obvious result of the acquisition will be to render Great Britain inde- pendent of the United States, as well as of all other countries; and it is a most remarkable feature of the eubtle policy pursued to compass | thie object that the goveroments of the United States and France should be preparing to lend their aid to its accomplishment, thereby giving the'British the entire masterehip and dominance | over the commercial interests of the world. We throw out these eurmises and conclusions in order | that the governments of the United States aud | France may be brought to reflect seriously on the wisdom of their lending either material or moral assistance or countenance to the promotion of the farreaching policy of the British government and the further progress of British power in the East, ‘The Submarine ‘Telegraph. The Niagara sails to-day, and we give, apropos of her departure to commence the great work of | laying the transatlantic cable, a full account of the submarine telegraphs now in operation and of ! the plan on which the present one is to be laid. This account is prepared and condensed by one of our most compesent reporters and will no doubt be read with general interest. It will noi only prepare the public mind to un- derstand any accounts that we may receive here- after of the progress of this great work, but it will enable them to form an accurate estimate of what they have lost by the narrow-minded refusal | of Mr. Toucey, the Secretary ot the Navy, to per- mit our reporters to accompany the expedition. | Had our very moderate request been granted— | had we been permitted to send in the Niagara, at our own cost and charge in every respect, @ per- | son as well qualified to report this interesting oc- casion as the author of the summary given else- where, the public might have relied upon it they | would have had 60 thorough and complete an ac- count of the laying of the cable that even ocular inspection of the affair would have added little to their knowledge. They would have been told the truth, and the whole trath, without fear, fa- vor or affection; the experience acquired at a cost of several hundred thousand dollars by this great expedition would have been given to them for nothing. All this Mr. Toucey has prevented. When Brett, the great English submarine telegraphist, returned to London from the Medi- terranean after an unsuccessful attempt to lay a | cable from Sardinia to Africa, he was forced to give a lecture dircetly to an immense audience among whom were the Queen’s eldest son, and | | his father. The knowledge possessed in refer- ence to the laying of submarine cables is so | scanty, and the importance of diffasing it so | | great that Mr. Brett bad not been twenty-four hours in London when he gave this lecture. This | } | | | quire information on this great subject. When we try to supply the like information to the pub- lie of the United States, Mr. Toucey steps in and | says it is “ not convenient.” | We question whether in fatare years it will be | | believed that the reason why there is no good ac- | count extant of the laying of the first transatlan | tic telegraph cable is that Mr. Toucey, the then | Secretary of the Navy, found ont an obsolete oid | rule which forbade ships of war to carry paseon- gers, and applied it to the exclusion of reporters. | People will not credit such a piece of egregious folly. Zz For, it will at once be ssid, allowing sll dac respect to the rule in question, it is evidently one “of thoee rules which edmit of exception. It is to | be violated in the case of the Minnesota, which | is about to convey Mr. William B. Reed to China, | as & passenger ; it ie in fact habitually violated | jm the case of Ministers Plenipotentiary. It | may be said that they go abroad in the service of the government; but in whose service do reporters go? In that of the people, whose | servant the government ia Again, veasela of the national navy, on foreign stations, are constantly | in the habit of carrying passengers from one port to another, when the captain desires it; this ex- | ception to the rule bas never led to remark. | | And in this very case before us, the Niagara, { ~ | which leaves this day, carties out not only some | but Lkewire two Russian officers, visiters, who | are passengers by special permission of Mer. Toucey. How can a rule be invoked against us | at such a severe cost to the public, when it is | thus openly made to give way by turns to the | | convenience of foreign ministers, or the fancy of | | paval ‘ins, or the desire of small politicians | to con, are with foreign noblemen? But the rale cannot under any circumstances | ] | gentlemen connected with the telegraph company: | | ] H ' The proceedings in the Court of Sessions on | of Burman originated in a settled purpose on the be held to apply to the prosent voyage of the Sataréay form en interesting chapter of criminal history. Resi and Kohler, who were convicted of an amanit and battery with an intent to commit a rape on» young lady, were both sentenced to the Btate privon for two years aud six months Since the occurrence of the assault the young lady has ex pressed # strong desire to marry Kohler, but her father wou'd consent to no such arrangement, On the triai she refused to testify until threatened with confinement for contempt of courk A young Ger tan, named Nenry Beck, who had attempted w tw extend their poison » Mr. and Mrs. Griesgrave, by arsenic, was also sentenced to the State prison for five years The act appeared to have been committed most wantonly, and without the slightest provocation. Patrick Meeder, who was convicted of receiving stolen ooda, was sentenced to the State prison for In this case the Recorder remarked that the receiver of stolen property was much worse than two yours. the thief, and a far more dangerous man to society ae he made thieves of those who might probably ead he nest lites. We have'files from Rermada dated to the 7h of Aptil. There is no crews of inportance, The Le gislatnre wae still in session, and many bills for local improvement wore ance siceration. The weatner y erters was cold, gloomy and dis egreeable. A storm whic! commenced on Mriday at the Southwest, reached here on Sunday afternoon, end at the time of our going to press was raging violently. The season appear to be as backeard at the West ae in this loonlity, the catilpa trees being part of the Britich government in India to cxtend its conyucets along the course of the Irrawaddy, and ecrces the mountains into the great tea and cotton districts of Chine. This information we reveived from parties who had been stationed in India, and who, in conversation With certain British officials in Hindostan, had mathered from them that the object of their pushing forward thelr arms in that direction was conqucets to Southern China It would appear, theretore, if credit is to be attached to the statements contained in the above letter, that « cimiler impression prevails amonget Ame- object of the war now being carried on by the I is ultimately to divide the Chinese empire sad to take possesion of that portion o it which fe vo rich in the p tea, enge: The southern bait of China is in trath one of the moet rematha’ tr gions of the Bast. If we imate the population of the empire at from three bunds ed ond fifty to four hundred millions, and that at leset two-thirds are clothed in cotton. we may fairly neeume that the annual production of the cotton growing @ from twelve to fiftecn millions of beice, or about three times as much a that grown in the whole of the routhern portion of oar own continent, includ j | rican commercial circles in China, avd that the | iota of the eoutp is | | Niagara. She is, pro hae viv,on this occasion, | employed in a civil service, and ought to be | governed by. the same rules as any merchantman. She differs in standing !n no cesential partioalar— | except that the company gets hor for nothing— | from the James Adger which was employed by the «ame company to lay down the lige to Newfoundland. fo attempt to enforce the rules of the rerviee on board the Niagara, | while she is resily chartered by a ctvil company *for a civil tervice, iv ax ridiculous as it would be tor the captains of the Califorata mail steamers to enforce the sam: rules on board | of them because they—the captains—happen to belong to the United States Navy. In one word—the rule was there, But it wae | inapplicable in this instance ; and it was always | waived at the discretion of the Secretary, aod | cometimer of the captain. Under these elreum- stances, it was optional to Mr. Touoey to relax It | in favor of ovr reporters so as to oblige the pub lic, and diseeminate aseful knowledge, if he | chore. Atatesman and a large minded man | would not heve hesitated a moment ia throwing the rule to the winds ; a petty, peddting Co ceoticnt politician wonld perhaps have thought more of his dignity aod. of bis “ rales” than of the public interest. Mr. Touoey did so, and we acconingly know where to place him. | all kinds of financial trouble paralyzing in- ACrry Wirnovr 4 Government.—It appears that of the city acts paased by the Legislature, two only—the act for building the City Hall and that for laying out the Central Park—are likely to be carried into peaceable effect. The new charter, a8 is evident from the proceedings in the Common Council on Friday night, will be contested, if not by the Council itself, by the of- ficeholders who would be ousted from their offices by its coming into force; and its unconsti- tutionality will also of course be pleaded by all parties arrested or sued by any officer created by it or under any of its provisions, Many legal opinions have already been taken, and some of the best of them conclude that it contlicts with the principles of the constitution, and that—to pass over minor objections—it is invalid in con- sequence of the omission of « clause referring it to the ratification of the people. The Excise law is understood to be open to as many objections as the old Maine Liquor law: it is believed to bo unconstitutional on a half a dozen grounds, and will of course be contested by the dealers in li- quor. As to the Metropolitan Police law, it seems clearly that it conflicts with the essential spirit and letter of the constitution, as being a dis franchisement, for a corrupt partisan purpose, of the citizens elected by the people to office under acharter of the State, At any rate, sound law- yers eay that there is ground for contesting all theee laws; and there is no doubt it will be done What will our condition be this eummer, with one government apparently displaced by the act of the Legislature, and another government, seemingly, not legally substituted in its place? With two sets of officials, each claiming antho- rity, each with some show of reason on its side, | but each with elements of invalidity in it? What can it be but confusion worse confounded? We may have a disease of terrible malignity breaking out among us caused by dirty streets combined with the hot weather; we may have dustry and commerce; to these we may now add the prospect of organized anarchy, con- flicting jurisdictions, no settled authority, no universally recognized instrument of law. What resource can we expect, under such circumstao- ces, but the poor consolation of a revolutionary movement, and a Vigilance Committee to eave us from utter ruin? THE LATEST NEWS. Fire at Bethany. BURNING OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN NEW YORK. Beruasy, N. ¥., April 19, 1857. y ‘The University of Northern New York in this place was destroyed by fire last night. Tho building was owned by John F. Stoddard, Esq. The amount of the loss his not been ascertained. ‘The Southern Mail, Wasime@tos, April 19, 1857. New Orleans papers and letters of the 13th inst have been received. The papers contain nothing importaat. Markets. Momrx, Aprit 18, 1857. ‘The Advertiser's market circular reports the sales of cotton for the week 8,000 bales, and the receipts 5,000 bales. Stock on hand, 60,000 bales. The decrease of re- ceipts of cotton at this port a# compared with this timo last year ip 100,000 bales. wiperck, April 18, 1857. Pro ‘demand. Sales of the week moderate, Prices uncha Wool market is rather dull. Sales of the week, 68,900 Ibs., at unchanged prices. Printing cloths in good demand, at full prices. Sales of the weak, 78,100 picces. City Intelligence. Orxnanion oF THe New Cuarrer.—It was rumored that the new Commissioners of Police would organize on Satur- day, and enter upon the duties of their office, and that the Commissioner of Streets and Comptroller would also, on that day, commence the performance of their duties under the new charter. These rumors were entirely without foundation, as none of the city officials had as yet been furnished with an officially engrossed copy of the charter. The new commissioners are said to hav cnves, and discusved the merits of the chief clerk and the six deputy clerks whieh they are to Appoint, and moch Couslernation Was occasioned among the democratic policemen by a report that the repabiican inajority of the Roard had already commenced procuring charges against them. The Commissioner of Streets has plenty of applicants for the favors which he has to dis- iniboie under the new dispensation, but has a# yet taken no action. ‘The Comptrotier has assumed the responsibility, declining to open & number of contracts which have re- cently passed the Common Council, with the design of having the work, which amounts to many Uiouxand dollars worth, done tinder the provi-ions of the new char. ter. Itis anticipated that the oilicial copies of the charter Will be rerved on the city officials to-day, in which cave | those city officials who are ousted will immediately take | leave of their positions. Tux Comey Vouernam Panape.—The parade of tho various voluntect military companies of this city will come off towdlay, tho anniversary of the battle of Loxing ton. The event haa long been looked for with a great deal of interest, and will, we presume, be duly appreciated | by tho entire pubic. Maturday night was a basy one at the Volunteer Headquarters in Broadway, Five thousand extra muskets, loaned the organization by George Law, were bronght inte the city on siflurday, and dietribated to the commundants of the Varigus words, upon their signing bonds fur their safe retarn. The commander tas detailed the following officers from thé general staff, as aids to In- speotor Gen. Samuel C. Thompson, whd will form all visit ing companies inwo an independent division in Washington square, to have the right of the line>+-Cominander Lioyd Aspinwall; Avvistant Quarterinaster, J. L.. Kilis; de Camp, Kugene Thorn, F. T. Hyatt and Ferre McCarty. | ‘This division will leave the sqnare at 10% o'clock, pre ceded by an escort detailed from Une main line, under command of Menefiekt Daview, Quartermaster General. | ‘The regiments are to meet in their wards at 8 o'clock | } A. M.; the staff ofcers will moet at their various head quarters at 9 o'clock; and the line will be formed wt 10 o'clock. Maj. Gen. William Wilson reports 6,200 men in the Ist division, and Maj. Gen. Creighton reports 6,700 men in the 21 division. About Gfwen companies are re- ported from other cities Fearvat oF St. Joy ne Barrsr delegates from the vartons A meeting of the e lodges working under the jurisdiction of St. Jobn’s Grand Lodge F. and & M. of the State of New York, was heid at Military Hall, y ning, to complete the arrange. lebration of the watal day of their patron Raptia—B W. Jobin I. Hyder, of Co inthe chair, There was a large wttend ance of delegates, and considerable enthusiasm was tant fe-ted. Arrangements were made for holding a splendid festival at the Astor Howse on the evening of the 24h ot sibord) June. supper room is to be elegantly decorated, and Dodworth’s band will furpieh the tnusic—tickets to be Seach. We learn that the Rights Lodge, ix ex to preside festival held by St. John's Grand Lodge since its reorganin tion in 1892, and from the arrangements made it is evi dent that this will be the moat maynificent Masonic cele bration that has ever been held in thie city. Upwards of ce hundred tickets, we understand, have alreaty been old | Mnsrany.—The right wing of the Seventh Regiment Na. | tional Guard, comprising the second, fourth, aia and | righth compaaies, will drill for the last time this Reason, at y ht. The left wing, composed of (hie first, third, sisth and seventh companies, will also drill at @ place on Thursday evening next. The ve to an encampment of thie regiment at If , during the ensuing suminer, is premature. Tue regiment tay indy y's exenrsion, to contend for priaos, in, | accordance with the wish of many of our eminent cit zens; but it will not encamp until next year Josra’ Woon, like that of Iirnam,"* t last, “Tetovery workman bew him down a bough,” | is to be put in mo. t If we cannot get a whole loaf for the city, our citizens may Of it for themacives. Tt ts to by the Bleeckers, To the g we owe the opportunity of making #pecial appropriadous of Joues’ Wood. Ne ntelligenee. The United States steam frigate Wabash saliod from tha port on Saturday for Aspinwall. ‘The United States sloop of war Germantown wan taken nto the dry dock at Norfolk, on the 16th inst, Sie will be ready for sea about a month hence, and is bound fur tie Veet Enel The United States sloopof wor Sarstoga, Commander ‘Tilton, arrived at Havana on the 12th instant from Aepia an t ‘The following ts a Nat of the officers ordered to the Chited Stites sloop ¢ Cumberland, to report by the th of May next:—Commodore Conover, Thos M. Crossan, | ex-officer, Lientenant; Somerville Nicholzon, Win. Downes Austin, Joo, H. Upshur, (flag), Albert 'Allmand aud Choa. TH, Greene, Lieutenants: J’ 8. Blackwall, Surge Frederick Homer, Puwed Assisdant Surgeon; RW. Me Master; W. G. Marcy, Purser; Jas. Laws, Asistut Sur O NAvAT Menret Boano.—A hoard for the examination of candidates for admission into the navy ax assistant ‘ons wae recently convened at New Orleans, and the foi jowing are (he names of thowe who pared a satisfictory A ty & Garnett, Virginia, Frederick Van Ribher, Virginia, J W. Sandford, North Carolina; H. B. Trist, Sietrict of Colombia; Thomas J. Chariton, Georma, Charles Lowndes, Maryland, amd Oharien K Lamng, Sowih Carriiva. | Persia—the two ships are of the very first cles | and in the Old World | number nearly a hundred Dramatic and Musical Matters. The American Dramatic Fund Association wilt give its annual dinner at the Astor Houve this evening. Among the orators of the occasion we hear the names of Rev. IH. W. Bellows, Fernando Wood, Richard O'Gorman and John Brougham. A number of popalar vocalists will contrivute the musical part of the entertainment, sad those who at- tend will not caly assist a most deverving iaatitution, but likewise have @ pleasant evening. The record of the week shows good business at all the theatres. The Italian Opera opened at Niblo’s Garden on Monday, when Madame de Gazzaniga mado her détut in New York, sad although not in good voice fully confirmed ail the good things said of her by the provineial press. Since the first nigbt Mde. de Gazzanign has been unable to sing, but she has now en- rely recovered her bealth, and she will sing Videua in the ‘Traviata’? this evening for the second time, Brignoli, Amodio and Miss Susan Pyne also slag in this opera, uid the performance altogether wil! be a very fine one. The farewell performances of the Pyne snd Harrison Ranglish Opera troupe attracted crowded houses to Barton's theatre on Tuesday, Thursday aad Saturday evenings: when the “Crown Diamonds,” the “Bohemian Giri’ and the “Daughter of the Regiment” were represented. On Tuesday Mr. W. Harrison takes bis fure- weil! beneft, when “ Mariteua’ will begiven. Mr, Wal- lace, the composer of the opera, wil eomduct Ue orchestra on this oceasion. . Although the subseription for Mine, de Withorst’s coa- certs bas just been opened, a tugs oumber of places bave already been taken, aud the sudieuces promise to be be most brilliant and fashionable ever, seen iw any con- certs in this city. Mr. Thalherg, with Mlle Parodi aad Strakosch, givesa concert at Wuca this evening, aod Wien proceeds to the western cities, where there is witeady a furore for the great pianist. Mme. d’Angri leaves the city to-day on a Southern tour. She is accompanied by several artists—voral and insiiumental—and gives her first concert at Philadel- phia this evening. Our readers in the Southern cities will ind Mme. d’Angri one of the very best artists that has ever visited them. Mr. Harry Sanderson, the popular pianist, announces a concert at Nidlo’s Saloon on Tuesday. The principal vocalist ou this occasion is Madame de Wihorst. Mr. Percival, the baritone ef Buckley's, announces bis fureweH beneiit at thut house this evening. Mr. Percival is not only « thoroughly good singer, but has some very poptilar ballads. He is shout to rail for Europe, and his friends w ill bee Uhat his benetit is really beneficial. Mr. Burton played at the Front Street theatre, Baltimore, on Saturday wight. At the Buoapway Thane this eveving, two great at- tractions are offered. Mr. and Mrs. FE. L. Davenport com- “monce an engagement, which is inaogurated by the pro- duction of the play, by Mr. George IL Miles, of Baltimoro, called “De Soto.” This piece has never been performed in New York, and is one of the very best of native plays. Mr. Davenport plays De Soto, Mrs. Davenport, Ulab, and the play is otherwise very strongly cast. At Burton's Tukatex a bill full of fun is presented. Mr. Barton plyys two parts—Paul Shack and the Wandering Minstrel; and the successful farce “Tae Rules of the House” wiil also be given. At Waiiicx’s Tararns, Mr. HL B. Phillipsgassistaat stage manager, and « popular actor withal, bas his anal beue- fit. Mr. Phillips puts up “Towa aud Gountry”’ and “The Pet of the Petticoats.” Blake, Brougham, Lester, Walcot, Mrs. Hoey, Miss Gannon, aad all the rest of the excellent company at this house play in these two pieces. At Lacna Kuene’s Trcatex “The Lovo of a Prince’ and “The Elves" drew full houses all last wee 1 the same Dil! is announced for this evealng. Miss Keene plays in the first named piece. At the Bowrrty Timarnxy “The Wisard of the Wave,” an ever popular nnutical drama, and “Dick Tarleten”” are up for this evening. At Banven’s Mexrom “Cinderelin’® is to be revived this week, which will be good news to thousands of young people. A new farce, “The Uulucky Mortal,” is also to bo produced to-day. At the Baoanwar Tanxaxacta Mr. Duunpster sings on this evening several of his most popular ballads—the oc- casion being for the Gencfit of the enperintendant. The Corouxep Orena.—A novelty called “Backwood Echoes” is anounnced at Wood's for this evening. At Buckiey’s “Cinderella,” with other good things, for the benefit of Mr. Percival. Bryauts’ Minetrels draw crowded houses in the new plantation scene “Down in Alabama,’” which is up for this evening. Tnae.—Mr. Blake [announces his beneilt at Wallack’s on Saturday next. The principal piece is Brongham’'s most successful comedy, “The Game of Life,’ io which Mr. Blake plays capital part capitally, The Broadway theatre underlines a translation of the French drama, “La Fila de la Nuit,” which had a run of eomething like «ix months at the Porte Saint Martin, Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Daveoport will play in it atthe Broadway. The Rey. Mr. Bellows has writen a letter to the papers in which he says that he hopes to be able to give his promised discourse upon theatrical amusements some time during the present week. The Academy of Music will probably be selected as the place whero the lec- ture will be given. Mr. Jobn Brougham will pronounce the poem at the literary exercises of the Theta Delta Chi fraternity at Hope Chapel on the 2hh. Several juvenile | correspondents arc anxious to know why the Ravols, who alternate at Nidlo’s with the opera, do not give perform. ances on Saturday aNernooes, Thoy ought to, to please the chilarea, Mr, Wallack will play an engagement of thirty nights at his own theatre, commenetug carly in next month. Miss J. M. Davenport is playing at Pius. burg, Venn. Tho St. Ionia theatre opened last Monday with De Bar's company from the Saiut Charles, New Orleans. Mr. FAwin Booth commences am engage- ment at the Hoston theatre thiv evening. Mr. C. K. Maron, an actor well known here, is playing at Sydney, New South Wales, where he has resided several years. He lately had a complimentary Benet, Me. Brooke, Me. and Mrs. Stark, nad the Mises Gougenteim were also at Syd- ney. Rietori plays in Paris aad London this summer, Her agent is in correspondence with aa Americaa catie prineur. Mr. and Mrs, Barney Willams have been very sreonas- ful in their tour in Great Britsin, We woderstand that Mr. W. bas already remitted $10,000, and Unat in his nativo city he wae prevented on the stage, by the Mayor, with a service of p Tua Tur oy Tm Sreawenr VaNDeRMr on SareRnAT Last.—The (vial trip of the steamebip Vaaderbjit on Sa- | turday was a great success. She had in het bunkers 600 | ™ tons coal—or about one-haif of the full quantity required for the Atlantic voynge—and drew 17 feet 9 inches water. Carrying & pressure of 18 ibs. steam, cutting off'at half stroke of the pistons, her engines make 17 revolutions per minute, and she ran from Ue Southwest Spit to the Nar. Tows—nine miles—ih SL m nutes, and tie entire distance wp to Castle Garden—1T miles—was tun in 55 minutes, he whole way agninot te ebb tide, This performance has never Deen equalled, even by a river steamer. Tk exceeded the expectations of the most envgulne, All on board were de- lighted with the perfect steadiness of Ue ship, the entire absence of jarring motion gad the extreme solidity and strength everywhere apparent mparting ® feeling af sec- rity the moment stood om her dewk. The spaciousness, elegance and comfortable fittings of her wal and staterooms were greatly admired. The Vanderbilt will sail for Soul hampton and Havre on May 6. The performance of this steanship, me val of the fimeus one ne reepect—will be weiched with the greatest interest here We understand that many t are engaged, and voys mvt: in nderbilt will do wed w carly appli ‘This ix & fitting cornsion t at dimen 6,268 Wins, carpenter att elt rs de tring to tien 1 Vitey h Leven id permancat wal tmenta: lengih, 240 rt; Drow oF Lean, 4 foot; edyth of how y of con! bankers, 1,460 tote; capacity’ of cargo 1,200 fons num tateroom berths, 400. Coat one tnillion Of dollurs, She is propelled by two wg benm low Presnre ehyines, built atthe Allde H f this ety, cy huders « inches dinmete and twelve feet stroke of pitone, Four tubular boiler cach thirty foot long and fourteen feet wide, aml dred en Furnaces. Fatininted commmption of coal 100 tong ity-four houtes Paddle wheela 42 feet diameter and 10 feet broad, Raving cight feet immersion at twenty fet draft of water of the ship. The hott " , J. Simonson, of New York ie the owner ‘of this magnificent ep erformence of a # py co . alerchitectare. In the amship, eiecoss ie dependent on the of of power with form of lal, wad fad arrar J epace, oF in few words, periret adiy of many parts 0 see whole It te in this needful combination that Me, Vauderbile has Attained! distinguieled succes, fix attention hae been continuously devowd to steamboats and steamships ever fines steam was first aed axa mollve power on our waters, ‘The steamers that be has contracted and owned, We confidently expect that will fully maintain bis weil earmed fame, ady worm by the Ameri ment the Vanderty ) Hadid to the many p marl ne A Murneren’s Wier Drvorcrn.—In the Ctroult Court, yesterday, & final decree of divorce was granted In the case of Kiva’ Jane Lapointe om, John Lapointe, The defendant in Use case fe this name who ia ander seniance of death for the murder of Rovert Wheaten. The petition for di vorge was pronanled before Une murder Was commiticd — Se frida Intellignnees, Apri 16 te alr at nevery | = The Quarantine Question, INDIGNATION MBRBTING AT STATEN I¥1.AND—OPPO@> TION TO THE PROPOSED SITE YORK THE REMOVAL OF QUARANTINE—THR OYSTER TRADE OF PRINCES B&¥ IN DANGBR—EXOITEMENT AMONG THE OY9TRE PLANTERS AND CITIZENS GENKKALLY—PROBABILI- TY OF THR INTERFERENOR OF THE GOVERNOR TO CHANGE THE SITE—PROSPEOT OF CIVIL WAR, ETC. ‘The studious secreey which has been maintained by Commissioners for the removal of Quarantine as te¢ee place selected by them for the new site, is now 6: accounted for by the fact that they have purchased the es tate of Mz. De Wolf, on Staten Island, but « chort distanes from the Red Bank lighthouse, fronting on Princes Bag. ‘This locality is for many reasons objected W by the citizens of Richmond county, and it was doubtless through four @& encountering their opposition that the Commissioners | kept their choice secret, until by means of oat agents they bad procured the above property at em expense, as is stated, of $50,000. The rumor that Gia or some adjacent property had been purchased beonme of the infected vessels placed off the Lougdsland shore summer; that disease would certainly be pore | rough the! ferries, and ced. templated to the oyster -planters. Princes itis known, is one of the largest and beet poles Fo In he country, some of the most wealthy mwa on Staten Island - are el in. the oyster trade; hundreds of fanilies, their cutire subsistence from it, aud the whote directly or indirectly, are thus interested in of the proposed location. All these facts tended strongly to elicit the warmest sition to this proposed site, and finally the excitement came 80 great that a public meeting of citizens was-calle® at the Richmond Court House, on lay, the 13th inst, @@ tnke the subject into consideration Ths attendance very large. Harman B. Cropsey, presided Nolgel, ably addressed by ieury i pag : great clearness. committee on resolutions beit Baia: renewed Baer which were i i Wrherens, from ceetain newspaper, ramo of the Commissioners appointed ‘by: moval of Quarantine, sanctioned a it was the State, we are induced to apprehend that sa auempt will the ‘establishment on the west made to of the island; the i Resolved, ‘That, in our opinion such removal would be @ high handed act of injustice, because it would be away from a situation where cirowmaances have been to it so far as human ingenuity can xdapt circumstances te such an I le n and placing tt in a come munity who have invested their 1 in the purchase improvement of thelr homes, with no idew that they over be cursed with such @ nuisance at their doors, Resolved, That every reason and argument that cam | pEted in favor of removing the ttn trom fia ity, wi wi greater egalnst 1s eslabite rent at for near Seguine’s polnt, or say oWer part of Seale Resotved, That the people of Westiield having, in with olhers'of Richmond county, petitioned for removeled Qurantine from the island now that the pest house is to Yoeated in our midst, and is be spread lise w plaster aloag whole shore. Kesolved, That such retdoval will not only materia preciate the value of real estaie from New oon pry fe ward to the extreme limit of our island, but will toa | degree desioy te oysier bisineas, n braach of indie - east init Cod pies ed ze dclars Gy § capt "employs over two thousand. mea, und is Up 9019 ouppat ol more thin one thousand famiten. * Resolved, That in Cg ose the depreciation of real tate and the destruction the of * business would ka preseut Quarantine pee order loving, law abiding citizens, ‘peaceful, lawful and coustitudonal mena of pevtag- tion withiab Our power, that we humbly but most earnestly tion and remonstrate, ‘and most fervently pray Tor the sition of executive ‘authority to shield ws apd possible bloodshed, we believe must iInernably ful from Ue perseverance of the Cuomissioners to put Quarantine upon us. Upoif motion, it was-resolved that « comunitiae of ¢ the matier before the Governer im geullemen were chosen to cm- sok Pet mmy eo fhosyrar wt eet Gan Abrahame Wood, “Dek. Wages, Cas iaioureem bn . David Joline, Lieut. PG. Ber agg NSE eta ‘Thus the matter stood unt!! Saturday last, when a mee of citizens was called at the Richmond Court Howse te the | HB Cropsy was chosea secretary. ting fore hy arguimeata aguas having Quaranta se against | Staten Island, in any len Sw especially | Princes Bay. He believed the spirit of the was fully aroused; and that while peaceably disposed ward legislative evils—while evil wore sat could not be induced to brook the proposed 8 pest house in their midst, und destroying } rage of pi | a means of 6 to hundreds of their citizens. ‘The report of the committee, noted to wait upoe the Governor was then called for, aa i RKPORT OF THE COMMITTER APPOINTED TO VISIT TERS LER AND COMMISSIONERS. formed their duty by addressing @ his private secret to the Governor, | morning of the ib inst, we accordingly met Lows to their waters. We cco wo Foutherly winds, which prevall the infected fleet full to windward of (he whole ern shore, the danger of infection would be and their (presence f& the bay, with the boepitale, a point, must entirely destroy the great Dusurews 6 Ta the tende tn eywers. "We contend that one third of | ta. hablianta were directly ce Indirveuy wuipporind by this land that over two malllong of enplial was employed theretns nnd tint two thirds of sald enpital would come in contact this establiohment and be entieely desiroymt; Unt in summer end autuma, i ia bag war now the greater! and best oyster growing water io World; that (ho busiseas- area Cathe Increatar aacd if tad reseuree to nad eee ef it Tuy Mr. Hil rested us eourroncy: eave use very ‘rmiorua Aud Appeared akiorniled mi the tof internet our ta ta thas bag, the unmber of persons exo Sepending on grrent lows this take edhot. Mr. Elall also slated dent cious. But as bis asacciaies were absent, by more in the matier than further state commitier Also explained to them that the) required @ Your patore ef thelr appotnunent, aod | report their nets, with what ing to be beld ai the Cot: Racevieney tuereupen, with | mutnctzed tn foray th mind apd on that of his dew Aad made our statement in * of its truth, and be had net before had any the prreat business carried om by our citizens find that they would give them m full and notion afer dhe Legiaiauure had adjourned, nod diet siwadll any expia be necesary we should tre prised of Il. They further etait in they migh find it mecesanry to vial hn land again, aad wo should be duly appriaed of bi only promised te tend, should sek be the ease, apprised ta moet them at whatever band vg thay wiconid weleck, which ts respectfully snbrittie com’ T. Van Name, David Je Capt Jiacoh Hettem, Cape @ Wright, ” Kd. Dosen, W.P. Thompson, HM Cre DA. ¥dene, Henry aioe 9) HC M Hoe He. DL, yolns Van Pott saeretin a, 17-0 Rentenm, Capt A Wood, L. ©. Clark, « Wood, J. ha ee, DOK. Clack. Several members of the committee, among whem were HM. M. Roehm, It BR, Cropaey and Cap. D. Van further addressed the nweting, — etadling ‘le of their interview with the Goveragr. suid Mr. Bochm, “we Dinn Chek OF aes ven millions of dollars of the oyeer trade of Mew ork city, at Teast three-quarters pawed trough @e dis oF our Citizens: that they had brouclt the cuitive if this bivalve fo #0 frreat porfecuon, that by treme. vat Waters At proper seasons they Com zone of New York even better oysters jm nly than in January; that some of our citizens have tingly from ten to thirty thousand dollars invested in apm ter bods, down in the very heart of Princes Day, where they prcposed to put thiy pest house, thet if @ Quarantiag sould be established there, the anchors of the vesoie would kit! neatly all the oystucm, At would be stolon by the inbal fine eettloment Wat even If the oy t re bot lowt ti this way, they had the assurance of (he Health Officer that if be once ‘took —_" ty ay pe woe force strict Quarantine law and kro out the | there wonld be another oyster panic cr cated by proximity to the infected veswole, eo that their bastmees ~ mn nly be ruined. ee | fe. Boehin, the Governor was astonmted; Be said he'had not had the slightest jclox of all this interned being located there, and when we came to toll him of the provimity of our thickly setiled villares and the da that disease would be spread op thronglt the island and the ferries to New York, he was araazed, and asoured Gay as woe have steted, that he world look inte the matin Care ther and visit the ground again. ‘The report of the committees wens receive? with ower. whelming demonstrations of applause. snd adopted wnmt. moasly, Tn the enthusiasm of the minuets movions were made to appoint a Vigilance Committee nod ty empower the committee to procure coonsel, Thew, however, ware voted down, aml the following resolusions, ol G. K. demup, were Resotved, That the re port of the committee ha ey Ace entitled ty the thanica cf our inbabltaave fe prompt and effictent manner in which thoy hare performed ewoleed, That Ue coma creanee! iced, THat Une tee be Ini to thi continued, And that tes Rave power We col mrssieen tee tee umes and ©. a ach they may ‘Dow, and 0 ake sush other vd thy Mie