The New York Herald Newspaper, December 28, 1857, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. — JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU BTS. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway—Eaxstaian, ZOo.o- @t0aL axD Hivropeamatic ENTERTAINMENTS, NIBLO’S GARDEN, Bovguerisas—Gouer BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Kovsstaian, Graunastic Amp Kusrnamring Feats—M. and Mur. Beacmarcuats. BURTON'S THEATRE, Broadway, op) A Nios Finw—Gaaat Gus Triox—Ieisu Broadway—Ticat Rore Fears—La Eco. osite Bond atreet— On. ween THEATRE, Broadway—Tax Poor ix New LAURA EFENE'S THEATRE, Broadway—Tax Corsican Buoruces —Hanixquin Brus Beaap. AOADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street.—Itatian Orr Ra 1 Pomssami—Aiso, Conceurso Pisces ot Thatssua anD ‘Vinvxrears. ——e BARNUM’S AMERICAN MUSEUM, Broadway—Afternoon —Tausa Assunance any Yaxkex Movesty. Evening: Vat- errs any Orson. WOOD'S BUILDINGS, 561 and 563 Broadway—Guonae Ounute & Woon's Minstanis—Rocusniss or Tuouas. BUOKLEY’S OPERA HOUSK, No. 585 Broadway—Brui0- eux MeLopise—Dowm un MississiPrt. MECTANIC'S M2 Broad: a mats. way—Baramt’s Minstasis “New York, Monday, December 28, 1857. TET Tne New York Herald—Edition for Europe. ‘The Cunard mail steamship Canada, Capt. Lang, will fleave Boston on Wednesday, at noon, for Liverpool. ‘The Buropean mails will close in this city at noon to- ‘morrow, to go by railroad, and at half-past two o’clock P. ‘ML. to go by steamboat. ‘The European edition of the Heratn, printed in French ad Eugtish, will be publishod at teu o'clock in the morn- fing. Single copies, in wrappers, six cents. Subscriptions and advertisements for any edition of the Rew Yoax Hsrarp will be received at the following Places tu Europe:— Lomvon.. ..Samson Low, Son & Co., 47 Ludgate hill. ‘Am.-European Express Co.,61 King William st An. ropean Express 0.5 8 Place de la Bourse. BR Stuart 10 Poe raed ‘street, Test, Mavzs.,...Am.-European Express Co., 21 Rue Corneille. ‘The contents of the Furopean edition of the Heratp will eombine the news received by mail and telegraph at the fice during the previous week and up to the hour of pub- Lcation. 7 ‘The News, The steamship Northern Light arrived at this port last evening from Aspinwall, with the semi-monthly mails from the Pacific, upwards of two millions in ‘treasure from San Francisco, and highly important news from Central America, full details of which are given in this morning’s paper. On the 8th inst. Commodore Paulding despatched a large force of seamen and marines to Punta Are- mas, and summoned General Walker to sur- render. The order was gracefully complied with. ‘The entire filibuster force, amounting to one hundred and fifty men, laid down their arms. The officers and privates are now on their way to the United States in the sloop-of-war Saratoga. Gen. Walker was released on parole, and arrived in this city in the Northern Light. Subsequent to these events, Col. Frank Anderson captured Fort Castflo and the river steamers, which he held at last accounts. The conduct of Commodore Paulding in thus promptly | demanding the surrender of Gen. Walker will create | surprise throughout the country. It is certain that | his instructions from the government must have differed widely from those given to Captain Chatard, of the Saratoga, who so quietly permitted the Fashion to land her freight at Punta Arenas in broad daylight and | without any attempt at secreay. The news of | ‘the defeat of the plans of the supporters of Walker will doubtless arouse a storm of indignation at the South. The overthrow by the adntinistration of the well built schemes for an extension of our empire southward will throw the Kansas dispute altogether into the ehade, and will probably do more towards completing the disruption of the democratic party than all the compromises that Douglas and Walker could concoct in a twelvemonth. The position of Gen. Walker is now that of a prisoner of State. His arrest involves questions of momentous consequence, and we may look for stirring scenes in Congress upon its re-aasembling on the 4th proximo. The news from California is unimportant. Rain had fallen plentifully and mining operations were progressing satisfactorily. Commercial affairs, how- ever, were very dull, and the money market was without animation. The interest on California bonds wil! hereafter be paid in San Francisco instead of New York. The news from the South Pacific is interesting. In Chile the affair of the seizure of the ship Sports- man still remained unsettled. The Chilian Con- gress bad authorized a loan of $7,000,000 to com- plete the Valparaiso and Southern railroads. In Peru a difficulty had occurred in consequence of the authorities of Callao prohibiting foreign mechanics from pursuing their occupations unless they swore allegiance to Peru, apon doing which they were im- mediately compelled to do military duty. The majority of the mechanics being American, they appealed to Mr. Clay, our minister, but he had made little progress towards an adjustment. Gen. Cas- tillo and a number of his fellow revolutionists had been banished. It was supposed that Elias was fomenting a formidable revolutionary movement. Meanwhile, Vivanco ruled the roast. The Chincha Islands protectorate had expired by limitation, and aa the government was in want of funds guano could be had cheap for cash. Dr. Linares was es- tablished in the Presidency of Bolivia. We have news from Venezuela, dated at Caracas on 30th of November. Trade was very dull, both in that city and Laguayra, in consequence of some serious mercantile failures. The weather was fine, bat there was a great scarcity of laborers. Senor M. de Briceno had been commissioned as Minister Plenipo- tentiary from Venezuela to the government of the United States, with power (special) to settle the Aves Island difficulty. A new treaty was about to be made with France. President Monagas had not yet wigned the treaty recently concluded at Washing- ton. Congress was to meet, under the new constita- tion, on first of February next. We have news from Kingston, Jamaica, to the 11th instant. The enbject of establishing a line of steam- er between Jamaica and the United States had been referred tos special committee of the Legislatare. Our correspondent says:—" Daring the last fort- might the prices of all American staffs have con- siderably declined. The market, which for many ‘weeks had been almost bare in consequence of the cessation of shipments from the States, became sup- plied by the cargoes of several vessels, the greater number of which arrived in one day; and this fact naturally caused a heavy fall in the market value. Great activity has prevailed, however, and the bulk ‘of the cargoes has changed hands. Heavy rains have prevented the bringing down of produce to market, and there has been very little done in consequence in this branch of trade.” An interesting narrative of a visit of the British Frigate Medusa to Japan, in September and October of last year, is given in our columns this morning. ‘The captain of the frigate experienced considerable difficulty in opening a communication with the Japanese officials, but he found a Yankee schooner at Hakodadi bartering old muskets for native pro- ductions. Our Consul General at Simoda was about opening negotiations for a modification of the treaty with Japaa. His residence there had been anything Dot agreeable. The value of foreign goods imported at the port of Boston during the week ending the 26th mstant smounted to $380,583, a decrease of $223 8 com: peved with the corresponding period I 1456. The new chapel connected with the Mulberry ftigut Methodist Episcopal cuarch now ia course of erection at the corner of Twenty-second street and Fourth avenue was dedicated to the service of God yesterday, with appropriate religious ceremonies. Bishop Janes delivered @ fervid discourse on the ocoasion. ‘The Persia’s news had atendency on Saturday t> unsettle and depress the cotton market. The sales in smal! lots embraced about 200 a 300 bales middling uplands, in some cases being quoted as low as 9}<c., but holders genoralty @sked prices above this figure. Prices were irregular aad unsettled. The nows had the effect of stiffening the mar- ket for flour, which closed at an advance of about Se. per Dbl, with moderate sales. Wheat was quiet. Beyoud a wale of Canadian white, at $1 10, and of agmall lot of Tea- essee red at $1 16, there was little doing. Corn was easier, with fair salesof new yellow and white at 570. 0 53\c. a (oe. Pork sold to a fair extent at $15 623; for meas. Becf fold to the extent of about 200 bbis., within the range of previous rates. Sugare—Tho sales embraced @bout 200 hhds. Cuba, Porto Rico and New Oricans at steady prices, and there was rather more doing in mo- lasses, without change of moment ia quotations. The sales included 180 bbis. New Orleans, 240 do. Cuba muscovado, ‘and 30 bbis. do. Coffee was quiet. Moaerate freight eu- @agements wore made, including 16,000 bushels of corn to Liverpool at 534. in bulk, and at 6d. in bags, with flour at 2s. To London tierce beef was taken at 43 6d., with bbig. and tierces of pork at 3s. 6d. a 6s., and 2,000 bbis. our were taken for G/ braltar at 90. per bbl. The Utah Expedition—Effictency of the Arrangements, It will be seen from our correspondence pub- lished yesterday that the expedition to Utah is getting along much better than the public has been led to suppose by the private accounts which have been published from time to time. On the 4th of November Col. Johnston, the commander, joined the army with two compa- nies of infantry and a squadron of the Second dragoons, in the vicinity of Fort Bridger, bringing > with him all the supply and suttler trains that had been in the rear. His arrival had changed the face of matters completely, and the expedition confidently ex- pected to push forward at once to Salt Lake City, there being nothing, in the estimation of our correspondent, who is with it, except the elements, that could stop it. When we take into consideration that this army had marched more than one thousand miles over a country entirely barren of supplies, except a sparse growth of grass, without other accident than the stampeding of a few animals by Mormon scouts; and that now, when at Fort Bridger, within a hundred and thirteen miles of Salt Lake City, it was full of hope and confidence, and desirous of proceeding at once through the defiles of the mountains, it will be evident that the preparations made for this march were most ample and complete. It was not to be ex- pected that the army could reach its destination without losing a large portion of its animals, and 60 nearly using up the remainder as to render them unfit for a time for service. No march of a thousand miles could be accomplish- ed without this result. Whether the expedition will winter at Fort Bridger or endeavor to push on through the de- files, is not known, and will probably depend more upon the state of the weather and the depth of the snow than from any previously supposed deficiency in its supplies. These have all been arranged under the same skilful di- rection that organized the expedition to Mexico; and General Scott, the commander of the army, and General Jessup, who is at the head of the commissariat, are well aware of the great importance of transportation in military movements. Much of our success in Mexico was owing to the persistent course of General Jessup in sendiag forward continually from New Orleans to Vera Cruz horses and mules to enable General Scott to move with celerity. The fact that the Utah expedition had marched a thousand miles without in- terruption, and that their supply trains came up with it, filling the camp with abundance, and giving it the means of at once entering the valley if the snows do not prevent, prove that he has acted here in accordance with his usual foresight and energy. The last hundred miles, whick is now to be passed by the expedition, is the most rugged and difficult of the whole route, amd besides the danger of their being blocked up with snows, the passes may be defended by bodies of Mor- mon troops todelay the march. It was already known in the camp that the Mormons were pre- paring to leave in the spring for Sonora, and the probability is that their wish is to delay the arrival of the expedition for a suflicient time to enable them to get a good start. Brigham Young has no doubt a much better knowledge than any one else of the facilities of- fered by the face of the country for such movement, and even a winter migration would not be a new thing in Mormon experience. There is an indicative fact in our correspon- dent's letters, which is, that though parties of Mormons are continually hovering around the expedition, they take care to keep beyond rifle range. Their presence eastward of the passes in the mountains shows that these were not yet blocked up with snow, although sufficient had fallen to protect the grass from fire. The au- tumn in that region had been unusually mild and pleasant. The next advices will be awaited with great interest. Sexator Dovotas tx Towx.—The honorable Senater from [llineis, Mr. Douglas, whose re- cent political course and Senate speeches sus taining it have attracted so much of public at- tention and speculation has arrived in thiscity. During his stay he will doubtless receive the admiring gratulations of the republicans of all shades, including the mulattos. There isa great deal of controver«y and speculation in political circles as to the present position of Mr. Douglas. It is held by some that he has joined the oppo- sition; others deny that he has gone over to the gives; but he must be content with a place in the ranks, and cannot expect to be the candi- date for the Presidency. We understand that some great demonstra- tion is being prepared for Senator Douglas during his stay here. It is gotten up, oPcourse, chiefly by the republicans, aided by a few demo- cratic sympathizers. Phe Proposed Invasion of the Park by the Post Office—Reasons Why tt Shbuld be Resisted. Although the tabling of the resolutions in the Board of Aldermen for the sale of the pro- posed Post Office site in the Park has tempo- warily postponed the ratification of that Esau like bargain, the public must not be thrown off their guard by it. The present Board, it is true, goes out of office next week, but renewed efforts will be made to have the gale confirmed before their term expires, and there is no know- ing what influences may be brought to bear upon the majority in the meanwhile. There are interests at work in this matter which will spare neither nor pains to carry the mea- sure through, and it is therefore important that no time should be lost in securing a strong and immediate expression of public opinion upon the subject. In order that there may be no misapprehen- sion as to the importance of the considerations involved in this question, let us just state what they are. In the first place, we are asked to give up to the Post Office Department one of the few green spots—oases in the midst of a brick wilderness—left to us at this end of the city. Constituting, as it does, one of the lungs of our population, and forming also’one of the great centre8 of traffic, it is obvious that every thing that tends to encumber and choke it up must have an injurious influence not merely on the public health, but on the public converience. Instead of placing additional buildings in the Park, the experience of all large communities teaches us that we should endeavor, if possible, to increase its area; and that, costly as it would be, it would be even expedient, as regards the future, to re- move the edifices that are already upon it. The value of centres of ventilation like this, in a crowded city, is too clearly demonstrated to admit of contradiction, even from the most ardent advocates of the proposed site. Subor- dinating, however, these sanitary considera- tions to the question of general convenience, how docs this scheme recommend itself? Ad- mitting, for argument sake, that the site would be a central one, has it never, we will ask: struck its partizans that it may be too much so, and that the embarrassments to which it would lead might soon render it a nuisance? Situated at the point of convergence between two of the greatest thoroughfares of the city—the throat, as it were, of Broadway and of the Bowery—and which is already too narrow for the immense traffic that pours through it, what will it be, when to this accumelation of vehicles and passengers are added the crowds that the Post Office necessarily will attract? It is evident that it must bring the whole living streani that pours along these channels to a dead lock, and occasion accidents innumerable. Asto females approaching the Post Office from either Park row or Broadway, unless at the imminent risk of their lives, there of course can be no chance whatever. There is another question which has been lost sight of in the discussion of this matter, which it seems to us should have been the first taken into consideration. Is the situation itself adapted to the internal necessities of the Post Office? We are satisfied thatitisno:. Ina public department like this, where economy of time is of the first importance, it is ossential that all the offices should be on the ground floor. The ascending and descending of stairs occa- sion delays, which are, to say the least of them, desirable to be avoided. This consideration has been carefully consulted in the construction of all the great central Post Offices abroad, as, for instance, in those of London, Paris, Berlin and Vienna. The ground covered by all these buildings is of wide extent, whilt their elevation is low. Now, the site pro- posed to be allocated to our new Post Office forms a cone, the base of which is not half wide enough to supply the space required for such an edifice. The building must either be made to front on Broadway or on Park row, to comply with the condition just specified, and even then the area would not be large enough for the purpose. It should be recollected, besides, that in the construction of a new Post Office for our city, provision must be made for a quadrangu- lar court in its interior, to serve for the reception of the mail carts. It is obvious that it would neither be convenient nor safe for them to load in Broadway, and as soon as a general city post comes into operation the necessity of such an arrangement will be at once felt. Since the plans of the proposed site have been before the department in Washington, an alteration bas been made in them, the advan- tage of which we do not very clearly perceive. ‘The original proposition was, it will be remem- bered, to run a thoroughfare through the Park in « straight line from Park place to Beekman street, and to appropriate to the Post Office all the ground south of this line, Under the pur- chase deed, as it now stands, this new street takes a more slanting direction north- ward, directly connecting Park place and Spruce street. The effect of this would be not nly to cut up and disfigure what would remain of the Park, but also to add to the Post Office site a sharp angle, which weld be of no use, unless the building were enemy, and say that he has only taken up such |.to he made to run obliquely from Broadway to- a position as will secure his reelection to the Senate from the State of Dlinois. It is further believed that the movement of Dougias and Walker will result in the breaking up of the ad- ministration forces—separating the democretic party North and South, and preparing the way for the triumphant election of the republican candidate for the Presidency in 1860. This latter movement of Douglas gives, then, the greatest eatisfaction to the leaders and the journals of the black republican party. But while they are full of admiration for the posi- tion which Mr. Douglas has assumed, and while it is from them that he receives all the praise, they are very careful not to commit themselves too far; and for reasons. ‘There is a general opinion in political circles that the Northern candidate for the Presidency in 1860 will be successful, provided the present soti-lavery feeling can be kept up. The movement of Mr. Douglas tends to prolong that feeling ; but the republican leaders—euch men as Senator Seward, Governor Banks, of Massa- chusetts, and even Colonel Fremont—are not willing that their party should be demoralized hy taking up all the ideas of Mr. Douglas, or that he should be placed before them in the field. They, therefore, accept what aid be wards the Bowery, which is not possible. It will be seen from these facts that in no possible way could the new Post Office be rendered either convenient or ornamental on the pro- posed site, but that, on the contrary, it must be- come, in the course of time,a source of the greatest embarrassment and difficulty to the traffic of our principal thoroughfares. Under such circumstances, we feel that we are justified in calling upon the citizens of New York to unite in a strenuous and immediate ef- fort to arrest all further action in this matter. The Legislature, when it passed the bill author- izing the erection of a Post Office on the Park, allocated to it a position fronting on Chambers street, which would have met some of the ob- jections just urged. To authorize the sale of the site selected by the Legidature, a second application will, we are aware, be necessary; but it is not our object merely to defeat this. We take the higher ground that any conversion of the Park to building purposes is opposed to the spirit of all previous legislation, to the re- quirements of the public health and comfort, and to the sentiments of the public generally. If, as we believe, these views are correct, a mass meeting of the citizens should be at once called, to enforce them upon the Corporation ead the NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1857. : department at Washington. Let there be a gene- ral rally, then, against this foolish scheme. The public voice only requires to make iteelf ener- getically heard to defeat the intrigues and ef- forts of its promoters. Avyoruer Revouvrion 1x Mzxico.—We learn by telegraph from New Orleans that another revolution has broken out in Mexico, for the purpose of overthrowing the dictatorship of Comonfort, and reinstating Congress and the late constitution. Thecentre of this revolution must have been in the capital itself, as the first pronunciamiento occurred at Tacubayo, only a few miles distant; but the fact that it was fol- lowed by a similar movement at Vera Cruz is indicative of a speedy change of government. of “Valentine and Orson’? with great euccess. It will be played to-night and every evening this week. ‘The colored opera houses, Wood's, Buckley's and Bry- ‘ants’, all offer entertainments appropriate to the season, ‘and extra performances on New Year's day. Mrs. Frances Anne Kemble gives her last reading, « Antony and Cleopatra,” this afternoon at 1) o’clook. ‘This reading closes the course, which we are glad to know has been entirely successful. Mr. Eisfeld gives the first of his classical soirées for the season, at Dodworth’s rooms gn Tuesday. The quartetie party will be assisted by Mme. Graever-Johnaon and Miss H. Bebrend. * Strangers in the city will not fail to remember the art galleries, which are unusually good at thistime. They include the Belmont collection in Tenth street, Academy rooms, the French exhibition, 497 Broadway, and the Dusseldorf gallery, with Powers’ Greek Slave at 548 Broadway. They are all excellent. Appropriate to the weather is the Panorama of the This important seaport is one of the chief | Kane Expedition at 606 Broadway. It is executed with sources of revenue to the federal authority, and its loss isan evidence of great weakness. So far as we can judge of the objectsof the revolu- tion from the short despatch received, it would seem that the party making it is the so-called Liberals, who are violently opposed to Santa Anna, and who have sometime since seceded from Comonfort because he would not go fur enough nor fast enough for them in his measures against the church and other radical reforms. It would not be atall surprising, however, if this movement resulted in the return of Santa Anna to power, for there is no leader in Mexico of sufficient influence to unite the country against him. THE LATEST NEWS. Int from Ws \e THE AFRICAN SLAVE TRADE—THE NEW YORK AP- POINTMENTS, ETC., ETC. ‘Waauincton, Dec. 27, 1857. Every mail that arrives brings additional intelligence of the alarming increase of the African slave trade. The President is determined if possible to put a stop to it. Movements are now making to increase the naval force on the African station, and to send more efficient vessels to cruise in those waters. Letters received by the last steamer state that the English government are moving in the same direction, and will cooperate with our govern- ment in any manner it may suggest to prevent this inhu- man traffic. A despatch to the government from the South coast of Africa, dated October 19, 1857, says:—‘The slave trade is assuming a new aspect. The French government has gone boldly into it, and the British squadron are ordered not to verify the colors of a French vessel, whether legal trader or not. American ships, on the contrary, are searched, seized and confiscated, in a manner violative of our doctrine of the right of search.’’ The subject bas been laid before, Cabinet. ‘The State department is informed by telegraph that the schooner Susan, lying at Mobile, with a cargo of provi- sions on board, consigned to Humphreys & Co., at Gray- town, has been refused ber clearance papers. This brings up practically the question how far government can interfere with legitimate commerce in order to starve out Gen. Walker and his men. Mr. Webster, in his cele- brated letter in reply to Bocanegra, denied the power of this government to prevent emigration into Texas, or to stop commerce even in articles contraband of war. Let us hear from Gen. Cass. 1 learn this evening that George N. Sanders, taking the advice of his friends, will resign. He is afraid he would not pass the ordea! of the Senate. It is said the President did rot intend to send his name to the Senate. It is extremely doubtful whether any of the New York appointments, except Collector Schell, will be sent to the Senate for some time. Auctioneer McGuire, who has bad the Senate binding for years, has at last been defeated. John Pettibone, of this city, is the successful man. Wendell has got the House binding, worth almost as much as the House printing. Jobn Oakford, Chief Clerk in the Post Office Department, bas resigned, and Mr. Poindexter, of Tennessee, takes bis place. Disaster to the Brig Golden Age. Baxtunorr, Dec. 27, 1857. ‘The schooner Reindeer, at St. Thomas, from this port, reports having fallen in with on the 2lat of November, in latitude 23:25, longitude 64:23, the brig Golden Age, of Talifax; took from her one man named J. Nickerson, who bad been on the wreck twelve days. Fire at Marion, Ala. Avavwra, Ga., Dec. 27, 1857. ‘The Selma (Ala.) papers announce a destructive fire in the town of Marion. An entire block, including the Perry ‘House, printing and law offices, drug, book, and mer. chants’ stores, was consumed. The loss was stated « Savannan, Deo, 26, 1857. ‘The sales of cotton to day were 650 bales, at 8\c. a 10c. Prices have declined 4c. sinve the reception of the Per- sia's accounts. Avevera, Dec. 26, 1867. Our cotton market has been quiet, with a declining ten- dency to-day. Musical and Dramatic Mattcrs. ‘The week, although one of holiday, has only been a fair one for the theatres, and, with the exception of Fri day, not a very brilliant one for the Academy. The pros pects for this week are better. At the Academy, “Robert le Diabie’’ was given on Monday and Wednesday, “ Norma’’ (matinée) on Friday, “The Messiah” (oratorio) on Friday evening, and “Martha” on Saturday. This week Mr. Thalberg will play on the opera nights, ,being his farewell appearances here. Many amateurs, young ladies especially, will take thie last opportunity to bear the Great pianist. The opera for to-night is the “Puritani, with La Grange, Formes, Labocetta and Gastier—an ad. mirabie distribution. Messrs. Thalberg and View ‘will play between the acts. A more excellent m tertainment could hardly be given. A grand farewell testimonial to Mr. Thaiberg is announced for Saturday evening next. We hear that Mme. Caradori, who made a highly suc cessful début in oratorio on Friday, will shortly eing in the German opera “Fidelio."’ Mozart's Requiem is announced to be given atthe Academy by all the artists, and the season will be wound up with éclat. At the theatres the announcements,of the Week are quite interesting. At the Broadway theatre, where Mr. Van Amburgh’s troupe are doing a great business, certain new features are announced appropriate to the holidays. The enter. tainment offered at this houre is exceedingly popular with everybody, and quite enchanting to Young America. Tho billa announce performances for every evening, and extra afternoon entertainments on Wednesday, Friday and At Burton's Theatre, Mr. Mathews bas given us his- “Great Gun Trick,’’ « clever satire upon “Professor” An- derson. Mr. Mathews doce all tho sleight of hand busi ness with more grace than his illustrious example. The “Great Gun Trick”’ to-night, with “A Nice Firm,” (Bar- ton, Brougham and Mathews) and “The Irish Lion’’ for Brougham. “London Assurance’ on Tuesday, and Brougham’s ‘‘Columbua’’ on Wednesday. At Laura Keene's the chief attraction at present is the new pantomime, ‘(Harlequin Bluebeard,” which is gotten up in the London style, and was received with much favor on Christmas night. It is « localized version of Harlequin Bluebeard, by J. M. Morton, and the local part of the piece seemed rather stupid. For the rest thero are some pretty scenes by Mr. Getz and Mr. Almy, a very large number of jokes of a diversified character, and some pretty figurantcs, Misses Bishop and Lang being quite captivating. The pantomime is in the bills for to- night with ‘(The Corsican Brothers.”’ Extra performances here on New Year's afternoon and Saturday. At Niblo’s Garden they have a new and beautiful Christmas piece, (The Golden Keg,” which is in the bills for thie evening, with the ballet “Rose de Mai,”’ by Rolla, and other capital things. Mile. Zanfretta gives a now pas on the tight rope. Extra performance here on Saturday At Wallack’s Theatre ‘The Poor of New York’? still Keope ite place in the'bills, It is up for this evening, and will, we presume, be played throughont the week. At the Bowery Theatre Sands, Nathans & Co.'s eques. trian troupe enters upon its sixth week, and an excellent bill is announced. At Barnum’s Museum they baye produced a new version admirable attention to the details of frigidity. Sermon by Rev. Mr. Kalloch, of Boston. ‘The announcement that the Rev. Isaac 3. Kalloch, pas- tor of the Tremont Temple, Boston, would preach yester- day at the Norfolk street Baptist church in this city, (Dr. Armitage’s,) drew a very large congregation to that edi- fice to sec and hear a clergyman who has obtained no little celebrity within the past year as being the subject of a criminal charge, as well as the theme of much public dis: cussion, under circumstances of a peculiar if not an unu- sual nature. It will bo remembered that Mr. Kalloch was tried last April, in Boston, and acquitted by the jury, for a grave crime, which the decalogue condemns, and which the laws of the pious State of Massachusetts make a felony and punishable by’ confinement in the State prison.. This being the first visit of the reverend gentleman to New York since that event, much curiosity was naturally evinced yesterday to see him and hear the Gospel from bis lips. Consequently, the assemblage at the Baptist church in Norfolk street in the forenoon of yesterday was quite large. The majority of the congregation was com- posed of ladies and young men, though not a few gentle- men advanced in life were present. Mr. Kalloch is a very fine looking young man, tall of stature and withal sinewy, and of attractive presence. He has a bigh Norman head; lofty, smooth forehead; unexcep- tionable whiskers and beard of light brown color, and hair of a darker tint, which curls somewhat over his con. spicuous front, His manner is calm and his gestures rather graceful; but his voice has a disagreeable draw! occasionally—particularly in reading—which does not im- prove his elocution. He preached yesterday without ma- nuscript or notes, and seemed to speak eztempore, though his language was studied and elegant. His general ap- pearance and bearing are modest (for a martyr), but still no one, we think, can fail to discover a fair proportion of pluck in his constitution. It shines out both through the matter and manner of his discourse. After the usual forms of worship for the Sabbath were concluded, Mr. Kalloch proceeded to deliver his sermon, and was listened to with marked attention throughout. The text was taken from the 76th psalm, 10th verse: “Surely the wrath of man shall praise Thee.”” This, said the preacher, strikes us as & strange declaration. Ik did not surprise us to know that len seraphs round his throne praise God everlastingly. The vision of the exile John at Patmos was not sul ing, though he saw a great company, which no eye could number, gathered from all race and kingdoms, praising God without ceasing. It is fitting that they whose souls were delivered from tribula- tion and whose robes had been washed and made white by His death, should Him. It was not that 1 the works of should praise Him; that sun should shroud its majesty at every eve before Him, and the stars twinkle at His g! » shrink into darkness at His frown. Neither was it st that even the lesser works of God—the flower as it dri its cup of dew; the bird when it hails the genial of spring, should pay Him their tribute of praise. shoald have gathered here It was meet that we praise Him’’ had a sound of atrange- ness in it. That not only should the prayer of the pious, but the wickedness of the bad give Him praise; that even acts of vile men for vile purposes should be made to contribute to His glory, was my: rious. Yet, that every public act, » every eddy in the current of private life was under His control or overruled ba His wisdom, was as true as the government of God. a deadly, however damnable, that will not be in the end overruled by the providence of God. It was true, what the poet said, “Whatever is, is right,” and the doctrine contained in that Ime bad been the cause of much sidered it was correct and undeniable. God in the language we apply to our worldly governments, he would say that His was a twofold law—that of order and of admission. For in- stance he commanded us to worship him, but he allowed us to sin. Though he sent his Son into the world to die for us, and permitted him to suffer cruel agonics and death, he did not command Pilate to condemn, Judaa to betray, or the Jews to crucify him. Out of their own wickedness they basely did these , but their couduct was over- ruled by God for the of one of the grandest of humanity. And bere was an example of God’ sovereignty and man's unfettered agency. the Jews were condemning the Saviour, when they eried “Give us this man and not Barrabbas;’ when they hurried Lim to the mount of sacrifice; when they roiled great stones against the sepuichre. Ss in tdea thot they were burying him and his principles forever, little did they think "that they were but instruments in carrying out a plan which was to bless and save throughout all time, until the last enitent sinner was bought into the fold. They meant it for evil, but God meant it for good; and let us all give thanks ‘for the overruling providence of God, which out of the darkest crime of man brought the htest blessing to man. Look at the history of hated by his brothers, and sold by He is brought into Egypt, i Hie is aceused unjust; crime, and cast into == Ry a succession of what the world calls accidents, Joseph ‘was released from prison—was tho interpreter of his dream to Pharoah, and subsequently the prime minister of his kingdom, and the author of the wisest inggericn on the great bread question for years to come. ‘as not this ap example to us to trust in God under the greatest affliction? believed that there was no accident in the history of Joseph; there was or could be no such thing as an accident in the revolutions of a thousand ages. Oh, no; “man proposes, but God disposes ;"’ and | those who trust in the Lord are like Mount Sion—they cannot be moved. In the fiftieth chapter of Genesis alone, simple ae it was, there was enough wo give us confidence in the overruling providence of God, and we may be as- sured that, even amid the most grievous misfortunes, if #we be children of God and true men, out of the wicked nest of man blessings will come. The enemies of the Crogs cast John Bunyan into prison for preaching the saving doctrines of the gospel; and had they not done so | we might not have bad the Piigrim’s Progress. And of what ® blessing would we not have been deprived? The life and career of Luther was a wonderful il- lustration of his theme and text. When he was on his way to Worme the people said to him. “If you go there you will ‘be burned,’ and he replied—* If they build « fire that shal! reach trom Worms to Wirtemburg I will go through it.”’ Warnings to desist from his journey met him atevery point, yet he was firm; and when in sight of the city, and saw the Ules upon ite house be was warned for the last time not to enter, he said, “Tell your master that if there were as devils in her streets aa tiles upon ber houses I enter Werms.” Aud he did enter. And when be error and the growth of many Dereuen, JF preety ope: z 3 y he did not retreat, but acknow! that the re bis and snid—T can do nothing but what I pe—God help me Persecution ouly gave him h to persevere The then cited the cases of Galileo, Columbus and Wesley as examples whom the | wickedness of men ayailed not against the ‘idence of God, There was another in that of Wm. Carey, the shoemaker, the liser of India. Sidney Smith endeavored to write him ‘and even condescended to use the of the oe togeve him acrush- blow ‘was intend: to annibil him with the i a oibracii! In his text, too. Whe las born ou board of a veessl in ©. pvorm, and While the terrified and despairing, then went on deck? Behold what confidence is inspired by the calm face of the seaman who holds the helm, and whose experience can contro! the And how infinitely holier fit Mi Efe z*s #33 Ht z 4 ee vier 2 £3% 3 ficitiell i 3 23 3227 H i Bs yateries around your lives and mine—m: which Ido not pretend to understand; but I know that God ia guiding the storm, and in every disaster, in every misfortune, no matter how dark and hard to , he is pouring over alla flood of woudrous glory. ABRIVAL OF THE NORTHERN LIGHT. TWO WEEKS LATER FROM CALIFORNIA, ARRIVAL OF $2,090,537 IN TREASURE, (MPORTANT TO HOLDERS OF CALIFORNIA BONDS News from Contraf America, the South and the Sandwich Islands. errr MARRIAGES, BIRTHS AND DEATHS, ben, bc., oc. The United States mail steamship Northert Light, E. L. ‘Tinklepaugh, commanding, left Aspinwall Decomber 1s, with the usual semi-monthly mails from California, &c..,| 266 passengers, and over two millions of dollars in trea- sure, and arrived at her dock at about ten o’clock Inst evening. ‘The Pacific Mall Steamship Co’s steamer Golden Age, J.T, Watkins, commander, arrived at Panama during the night of th 18th, with the California mails, 360 passea-| ‘vus Harrison, loft Aspinwall with 130 passengers and the New Orleans mails and epecie, at 11:80 A. M. of the 10th Died on board the;Northern Light, Dec. 25, George Os- born, aged 55 years, seaman from the United States fri- gate Wabash, of disease of the liver, ‘The steamer Fashion, Capt. Caughlin, sailed from Aspin- wall for Mobile on the evening of the 14th inst. The United States sloop-of-war Decatur was still lying at Panama. Ail well. H. B. M. steam frigate Brunswick was at Aspinwall. The Northern Light has encountered a series of terrifie gales on ber homeward passage. ‘The following is a list of the ert SB2e882 i~] “aie g Ett - a KESEER agor i : Jewell, H’on & Co.. roy & O'Connor. R. Meader & Adams Jno. B. Newton&Co. J. H. Bunning SESUESSSRRERBSSSSSRAAS 282228222228 pats =e suite 385 i H | i a sf the next twelve months. of the 20th of November, a fire occurred in Francisco, on Clay street, between Drumm and Kast eee wood, were consumed, va- , Au ordinance was introduced in the Board of Supervi- +0rs, on the 20th of November to suppress the sale of ob- Lire scene books, , prints, &e. Our people have been ‘Much troul of late with this infamous traffic. Judge Coon, our Police Magistrate, has decided tha nt was in great peril. The efforts of the fremen, however, succeeded im quelling the flamer, Little doubt is enter? tained but that the fire was the wo.k of an incendiary. 4-3 census just completed, it that there are in the city of San Francisco, 9,024 children, being 2.4908 boys and 2,572 girls of the whites, and 114 colored chil. dren. There are here 266 7,631 are described as bein England ; 119 of Ireland ; 138 " German 141 of Mexico and South America; 11 from Italy, and from China. The aunual examination of the public schools in this city commenced on the 18th November, and resulted in showing that our educational institutions are in a high state of usefulness and efficiency. On the 19th November, J. May, a merchant of this city, was robbed of $5,000 in money by a clerk in his employ named Moses Claus, sasisted by a confederate named W. Clemems Sandrouk. These men, after and close fessed: ‘ob! ever, thinks differently from his interior brethren on the bench, and has decided that “ rondo” is illogal, and party, R. A. Potter, $100 for conducting this one ‘The case will be carried to the Supreme Court, meantime, “ rondo” is dead in San Francisco. Thursday, 26th November, was observed thi the Stato, by executive recommendatinn, as a day of J—— ne In San Francisco business was generally . Public worship was held in most of our churohes, where sermons were delivered, The feasting was not n. On the 37th November, the ing house of Joseph C, Palmer, the financial focus of the great ‘thieves’ | ” closed by attachments snod . G. 5 $ i z RS gs uy li 22 i ca 1: iH ae ali : Fele fi & f is in volent Society was laid on the 224 of November, Ad. 1 Lagool and Consul Gautier assisted at the ceremo- nies The death of Consul Dillon was beard with much by our French population. Consul Dillon leaves many friemds in this city. A grand requiem and mass will be pe og for the repose of his soul, at the Cathedral in ia city to-day. ‘The United steamers Cortes, Brother 5 to Cornelius Vanderbilt. Ga the United States Supreme Court In theatrical matters we bave not much to record. = in Californd. is ai rather a low ebb just now. the past fortnight, Misa Annette Ince has been playing Magnire’s Opera Honse to only tolerable houses. A and Uncle Sam bas appeal a5 Be