The New York Herald Newspaper, December 6, 1858, Page 4

4 NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR, OFFICE N. W. CORNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU 8T8. TERMS, cosh in advance. Money sent by mail will be at the risk of the senier. Postage mampe not received as subscription Tile DAILY WRRALD, two cents por per annum. well MEEKLY HERALD, every wi cons per er anmm: the Buropaan Edition $4 per ann Sry port of Great read Briann, oF 86 to amy part af the Continent, book © rae rik sami ¥ HERALD, every Wedneaday, at four cents per Worrveany COieeRsponnEnct, CR, cataining important wrter of the ward, will be “pacoue Fouxion eo bherally RESPONDENTS ARE canna REQUESTED TO Seat ali Letrens anv Packa- AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. ACADEMY OF MUSIC, Fourteenth street. —Irauian Ore na Tus Hucusnors. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway.—Fquestaianisa— Gru sastics—FOUR Loves. NT 8 GARDEN, Broadway.—Tax ScHooLmatran— Fastival Dansante—Jocko, BOWERY THEATRE, Bo Ricut Hanp—Asrnoper—Piot BURTON'S NEW THEATRE, Tikant—in anv Ovr or P WALLACK’S THEATRE, Broadway.—Amenicans Pamis—A GENTLEMAN FROM IRELAND, Ror, on tas Rep x Tunsep Loxp. Broadway.—Wowan’s LAURA KEENE’S THEATRE, No. 6% Broadway.—Ovr AwxKivax Cousin—Boxnix Fisuwire, BARNUM'S AMERIOAN MUSEUM, Broadway.—After- boon snd Kvening—-KING, MINISTER AND GENERAL—BALLET DIVERTISSEMENT— Anan Gin. WOOD'S MINSTREL BUILDING, 561 and 563 Brondway— Ermiortax Songs, Danoxs, &0,—Soutaern Lire [LiustRatTEo. HALL, 427 Hroadway.—Brvawrs’ MINSTRELS: 8 ADD HURLESQUES—I ALNT GOT TIME TO FARRY, . MINSTRELS, 444 CAMPRELL MARACTERISTICS, SONGS, £0. Broadway.—Eraiorian Magic Guitar. New York, Mo ei ss December 6, 185s. mans FOR THE PACIFIC. New York Hernld—Callfornia Edition. The United States mail steamship Illinois Capt. Jobn McGowan, will leave this port this afternoon, at two p’clock, for Aspinwall. ‘The mails for California and other parts of the Pacific will close at one o'clock this afternoon. fho Naw Yorx Wex,ty Henato—California edition— containing the latest intelligence from all parts of the world, will be published at ten o'clock in the morning. Single copies, in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. Agents will please send in their orders as early as pos sidle. The News. The steamship Washington is now due at this port with Liverpool dates to the 24th ult., four days later than the accounts heretofore published. The steamship Cabawba arrived here last evening from Havana, with news dated on the 30th of No vember. Consul General Helm went to work in the office of the United States Consulate on the sth, and had already promulgated three most important rules for the guidance of shipowners and traders, viz. : American vessels may be transferred to the Spanish flag without executive question as to their future employment; there is a legal trade between the ports of Cuba and Africa, and thence to other ports on return to Cuba; any vessel can be chartered for a “legal voyage” to Africa, and the char- ter will not be evidence of criminal intent. Health of Havana was very good. On the 28th ult. a grand ball was given in honor of the inauguration of the new Water Works. The bark Rover, bound to New York, put back on the last named day in distress. She had lost a man overboard in vonsequence of a collision, but was not badly damaged. Sixty thousand boxes of sugar remained on hand, and ify ‘as thought that it would all go off in seven days. Prices were unchanged, and trade rather dull. Nothing doing in freights. Exchange on New York rated at three anda half per cent premium. Maretzek had the Opera House full nightly, and had been entrusted with the dis- posal of $60,000 by the Captain General, to be expended in affording a series of music festivals in honor of the young Prince of the Asturias, the introduction of water, &e. The storm which has prevailed for some days past hi ly interfered with the telegraph i nes. ines working throughout their length last evening were those of the American Company to Boston and Sandy Hook. Their line South does not open on Sundays, and the House | and Morse wires were all out of order. The West- | ‘ t n, either via Buffalo or Pitts ; all west of the latter place were down on The Union line east worked no farther The storm has doubtless been while the fog of last severe me sections, in evening was almost as detrimental to the lines as a heavy rain. The Swiss Benevolent Society held its annual meeting on Saturday evening at Delmonico’s. About eighty of our most respectable merchants aud their friends of that nationality dined together, sang together, cheered together, and denounced to- er emigrant ticket swindling, and spoke of what they had done during the past year for their poor, and what they yet hoped to do, and passed | together a very pleasant evening. For the details | see report elsewhe The centennial anniversary of the foundation of the first Protestant Datoh Reformed church in this | city was commemorated yesterday by a yurse the Rev. Dr. De Witt, a report of wh found in another column The question of the reading of the in ¢ Ix was discussed yesterday in the | Dowling, Dr. Cheever, Dr. Armi- | Messrs. 8. C. Keeler, J. R. h may be Ss riptar Ww. # Van and C. C. Norton, sion on the subject took pla the Bowery. Brief re- | i leew | hold in token of | luded t city afternoon, and « ing in the his memory, of whi meet h due notice | ney of th me Weather on Satur ay b peas, and to int f trad pe without not i) ng r r was in mod e request, the and being from the domestic Con era were “ while the better clase of brands w t Wheat was ut Corn wae heid « e views of purchasers, which fr firicted salee We mir sold at Tée. for good, and | for prime 4 k was firmer, in good demand | for future d ty. On the spot sales of mess were | le at 7 for and at $18 26 for new, and o | a option, at $18 To prime at $14 a $14 60 made of meas, de. lverable pext eammer, #elier & ed firm, with moderate rainy weather, with the fact of its being the last day of the week, checked esles of sugar, Which were confined to about 390 bhde. Coba museovade, at steady prices, Molasses was in good request, with sales of some 300 hbde. Cuba Lard con. ralen . soov ad and 200 bbls, New Orleans. Freight engagemonts wore «ht, while rates were unchange Tue He rae Catuoirc Cavrcn ts Auemica—Some time ago, as our readem will remember, there was a good deal of talk about the Pope elevating some member of the Catho- lic hierarchy of thie country to the rank of Car linwl, and Archbishop Hughes was very gereral y spoken of as the one most likely to be select. «4. Recently, however, we bave heard nothing NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, on the subject; but it appears that the hierarchy of the United States occupied some portion of the attention of the Pope, for we find that in July last he confirmed a decree of the Propaganda, granting the prerogative o* highest rank to the See of Baltimore, so that the Archbishop of that diocess henceforth takes precedence in all meet- ings and councils above any other Archbishop in this country. When the Archbishop of Baltimore was the only dignitary of that rank in America, his See was, we bilieve, considered the primary; but since the consecration of Archbishops in New York and Cincinnati ‘here bas been, so to speak, no head of the Catholic church in the United States, That; osition, however, seems to have been tacitly conceded to Archbishop Hughes, and certainly among Protestants it was universally supposed that he occupied it. By the new decree of the Propaganda, however, his precise position in the church is defined, The Archbishop of Bal- timore may be in future considered the Primate and head of the Catholic church in the United States until such time as the Pope may think proper to endow some other dignitary with the privilege of wearing a scarlet hat, and stockings of a similar hue. Opening of the Second Session of the Thirty- ofth The second session of the Thirty-fifth Congress of the United States opens to-day, and closes, by limitation, on the fourth day of March next. There have been few sessions of Congress at which there was so large an amount of pressing and important business to be transacted as there is at thie, Our foreign relations are just now in avery delicate and complicated condition. We have a hostile squadron preparing to ascend the waters of the Parana, and to exact apology from the Dictator of Paraguay for an insult offered to our flag.and for wrongs done to our citizens. Our relations with the States of Central Ameri- ca are to the last degree complicated and em- barrassing. On the one hand we have the trouble of keeping certain of our own citizens from vio- lating the neutrality laws and joining expedi- tions against the integrity of the Central Ameri- can republics, and on the other hand we have to coerce these same republics into a recognition of our rights as against them, and at the same time to exclude foreign interference with all parts of this continent. If Congress had nothing to at- tend to, in regard to our foreign affairs, besides the Central American difficulties, those would be of themselves almost sufficient to absorb its at- tention during the coming three months. But it is not alone with respect to Paraguay and the Central American States that Congress may be called upon to adept a line of policy or to maintain the course of the Executive. Mexico is as difficult and pressing a question as any of the others, And it must be met. That unfor- tunate country is torn from one end to the other with internal dissensions and internecine war. Carnage and pillage have grown to be the promi- nent elements of her condition; and matters are daily growing worse and worse. In the interests of Mexico, in the interests of the United States, and in the interests of humanity, we are appealed to to interfere and put a stop to this condition of things. Mexico herself, through the few rational and conservative people that have survived the universal wreck there, appeals to us. ‘The interests af our own country, which might be seriously affected if riot, rapine and murder are allowed much longer to revel in Mexico, ap- peal to us to interfere. What character our in- terference is to assume must be determined by Congress. A protectorate is suggested. That, however, might be deemed at variance with the principles of our constitution. If Mexico could be placed, in respect to us, by treaty with the nominal government there, in the same condition as our Terrftories are, order would soon be substituted for anarchy, prosperity for stagnation, and in some years hence its various political divisions or States might be duly and honorably annexed | to our existing confederacy of States. Whatever course is to be taken ought to be speedily adopted, before every element of civilization is entirely wiped out of that unfortunate portion of the continent, and before the reign of the Indians is restored there. Congress will have to see to this, nor leave the matter indefinitely postponed. In connection with this same subject it certainly behoves our national legislature to take measures to strengthen the national arm. Difficulties of a serious nature may arise out of our relations with Mexico and with the Central American States. It is very likely that they will arise, and that we will find ourselves called upon to maintain the American position against more powerful opponents than those we would meet with in the governments or people of those coun- tries. We must be prepared for that. One of the first cares of Congress should, therefore, be to have all the vessels of war in our different navy yards put into the most effective condition—to have the Collins and Vanderbilt and other suita- ble steamers secured for the use of the govern- ment, and altered, armed and equipped for the service of war; and thus to have a large and effi- cient squadron stationed in the Gulf of Mexico, atching events, and prepared to act when the casion arises. To be thus prepared is the surest way of maintaining our policy, of secur- ing respect from other Powers, and of preserving peace. Outside of these, our foreign relations, Congres will have much todo. Domestic quest both numerous and pressing. New Territories have to be admitted and org: the Pacific ocean steamship I pressed upon the Railroad scheme is to be matured and postal reform will be attention of Congress—the tariff may have to be revised, and the revenue codified ; legislation for the protection of emigrants and of sailors, and to en- sure greater safety on board steamers, will have to he attended to. 1 system may ha to be altered jon bills will have to be con the Patent Office laws need revision —the French spoliation bill and other claims on the the proceedings of investigating committees will have to be dis posed of—and various other measures of greater or less importance will be presented to Congress at its present session. In another portion of our paper to-day we give an analysis of the annual estimates for the ex- pense of the government for the fiscal year end 1860, They smount to $73,217,947 a diminution as against the present year of $246,208 The Prevident’s M will be delivered to-day, and probably publis in our evening edition. laws will have to b the public government will require action ing June 46. being In the hope that our representatives in Con faithful to their high charge, and worthy of the confidence reposed in them by the people, we now leave the affairs of the nation in their bands. grees will be _ DECEMBER 6, 1858. We transfer to our columns to-day the bulk of the opening Southern speech of Mr. Douglas, at Memphis, Tennessee, en route to New Orleans, on a social and political pilgrimage. Considering this speech as comprehending his Southern bid for the Charleston Convention, it assumes at this crisis some degree of importance, and will doubtless command a searching examination by the interested politicians and Presidential as- pirants of all parties and sections of the Union. With regard to “the fatal heresy,” as Mr. Douglas properly calls it, first during the pre- sent year enunciated by Lincoln, of Llinois, and subsequently by Seward, at Rochester, to wit: that we are involved in an “irrepressible conflict” on the slavery question, which cannot be arrested until all the States of the Union shall become free States or slave States, there can be no ques- tion that Mr. Douglas occupies the true ground, and has made, and is resolved to make, the most of it. So, too, with reference to the Dred Scott decision, and the political inferiority and subjec- tion of the African race, under the constitution of the United States. So, too, in relation to State sovereignty, State rights and State juris- diction upon slavery and the local satus of the African. Upon all these points Mr. Douglas is substantially sound and unanswerable; but the moment he leaves the States and gets into the Territories he flounders like aa indifferent swim- mer in water beyond his depth. He sticks to that “fatal heresy” of “popular sovereignty” in a Territory, and thus exultingly justifies his hostility to the Kansas policy of the administration on the ground that “no power on earth can rightfully force a constitution down the throats of an unwilling people.” The charge thus involved against the administration is answered in the simple facts that the Lecompton constitution was the lawful emanation of the Kansas-Nebraska doctrine of Mr. Douglas him- self; that the President could not go behind the record; and that the factious course pursued in Congress by Mr. Douglas was a rebellion against his own bantling, and a treacherous desertion of the democracy, whom he had inveigled into this cunning snare. The “true meaning and intent” of his Kansas-Nebraska bill was originally to make Kansas a slave State. This was his offer to the South in the Cincinnati Convention. The South, under the Northern reaction thus ex- cited, canld not afford to pay the price demanded for the article, and so Mr. Douglas turned upon them; and this is the difficulty which he is now attempting to explain away upon the palpable absurdity of Territorial “popular sovereignty.” Congress organizes the Territories, frames their organic laws, prescribes the mode and limitations of their local elections and legisla- tive jurisdiction; and, under the authority of Congress, the President appoints the Territorial Governors, Secretaries, Marshals and Judges, and gives them their instructions. And yet Mr. Douglas would have us confound this subordi- nate and dependent position of the Territories with the individual sovereignty of the States. The sovereignty over the Territories is Con- gress, and there is and can be ne such thing as popular sovereignty in a Territory. Otherwi the marching of a federal army into Utah, with a new set of Territorial civil officers, to “ regu- late the domestic institutions” of the Mormons, was an outrage upon Territorial “ popular sovereignty.” Adhering, however, to this fatal absurdity of Territorial “ popular sovereignty,’ Mr. Douglas contends that slavery in a Territory is entirely subject to the local laws, But he is met upon this point with the Southern plea of Congres- ‘sional sovereignty, with the plea that the Terri- tories are the common property of the copartner- ship of the several States, that Congress is their agent, that the Territories are thus open to slave property as to all other private property, and that itis the duty of Congress to provide for the security of slave property against local pre- jndices which might otherwise exelude it, or rob the owner of it after his arrival in the Territory. Upon this nice distinction between “ squatter sovereignty and Congressional sovereignty Mr. Douglas will find his hands full before another year is over, or we are very much mis- taken. Vith these passing observations, we leave this Memphis speech of Mr. Douglas to the digestion of our readers. THis issue with Seward is broad, clear and satisfactory; but upon the subject of slavery in the Territories he raises a new issue with the Southern fire-eaters, of a rather startling character, in reference to the acquisition of Mex- ico and Central America. Admitting the Terri- torial supremacy of local laws and prejudices there, the annexation of those countries would involve the annexation to the South of a vast empire, in which they would find the social and political equality of whites, negroes, Indians and hybrids, fully established. Have you ever thought of that, Mr. on Tre Convarien Wer ty Devs ence or W. Sewarn—The Chevalier Webb has actively turned his attention to the payment of his debt to W. H. Seward in consequence of that gracious act of Executive clemency which, some years ago, saved the Chevalier from the State prison— the penalty which otherwise would have follow- ed his wicked attempt to take the life of a fellow sinner, Thus the Chevalier Webb is moved by a commendable sense of gratitude, though he should be careful not to carry it too far. In a recent interminable rigmarole in explanation of Seward's Rochester platform and Presiden- tial position, the Chevalier is pleased to eay that “the New York Hernato is as it should the confidential organ of the Buchanan de- mocracy of the North; and this announcement is followed up with the assurance that although ‘the Times has gone over to the democracy,” it is not on account of Seward’s Rochester speech. Sut whatever the facts may he regarding the mysterious aberrations from black republican- ism of the 7imes, we can positively inform the Chevalier Webb that the Hrrarn is neither “the organ of the Buchanan democracy of the North,” nor of any of the demoralized and corrupt po- litical parties or factions of the day. We despise the rotten machinery by which they are all con- trolied, and cordially hope to see them all put down by a wholesome popular revolution and re-constrnetion. We approve the general policy of Mr. Buchanan's administration, regardless of all party considerations; and upon this point we believe the sensible masses of the people are with us. Upon the special issue of this Rochester mani- festo it is evident, from the sweating labor of the Chevalier Webb in Seward’s defence, that those bloody Rochester instructions are producing a healthy reaction in the Northern public mind. Not only are these instructions andacious, trea- sonable and revolutionary, but they are utterly illogical ~and untenable. The experienge be of a hundrea years or more has proved that not only can free white labor and black slave labor flourish together harmoniously under the same general political system, but that they can exist happily together in the same local community, the same State, county, city, town or hamlet. The faci is that Seward in that Rochester speech overleaped his mark; and in adbering to it his supporters will be reduced to the abolition camp. The republican party must rject himand his treasonable instructions, or they will inevitably lose the next Presidency, great as will be the loss to the Chevalier Webb. Tux Exxction To-Morrow.—There is an old and trite saying, that things are never so bad that they may not be worse; and that is certainly true of the condition to which our municipal system has fallen, There is another old saw, which pre- dicts that when things come to the worst they must mend. Few would have supposed that the government of this city could be administered in amore disgraceful and ruinous fashion than it has been for some years past, yet it is pretty evident that we are about to experience a still worse con- dition of affairs next year thanever before. And if the second old saying be true, it is natural to conclude that things have not come to the worst with us yet, for instead of mending they are falling deeper and deeper into corruption. As an evidence of this it is only necessary to refer to the class of candidates to be voted for to-morrow for the most important offices in the city government, We have already published their names, occupations and positions in the community, and we venture to say that a cata- logue of aspirants for official places more richly fruitful of promise for an incapable and demoral- ized government could not be found in the whole city. There are one hundred and twenty-one offices ofimportance to be filled—we do not include ward constables in the class of important oftices— and for these there are three hundred and fifty- four candidates. Let us see how they are divided as regards their occupations or no occupations, for many of them have none at all. Here is the list:— Auctioneer, Hotel keepers, Aldermen India rubber Bookselter . Commiseion merchant. Chair maker, Provision dealers Produce dealer: Powder maker. Policemen, Contractors Physicians. Couneilinen Droggists .. Dep. Tax Commissione: Distillers. . Deputy County Clerks Deputy Sheriff... Drain pipe ¢ maker Shipwrights Saperintewent of Landa Silver plator. Stair builde: Not in the Directory. No occupation in the Directory. It is only necessary to say that the largest num- ber of any one class in this catalogue is that of parties who have no apparent local habitations and no business; that the next, in point of num- bers, is composed of proprietors of porter houses, corner groceries and low drinking saloons; that a large number of the candidates are at the pre- sent time holding subordinate positions in the several offices of the Corporation; and that nearly the whole lot are hungry politicians, more greedy, if possible, for the flesh pots of the city treasury than their predecessors. As far as the payment of taxes is an indication of the interest one has in the common good of the community, the following classification will show how our candidates stand in that respect:— Whole number of candidates, St Taxpayers .... Non taxpayers —Giving the taxpaying candidates only a ma- jority of twenty over those who pay no direct taxes, It is idle now to refer to the cause of so deplo- rable a state of things. The only rational con- clusion to come to is, that for the property owners, taxpayers and rentpayers of New York oppression and misgovernment have not yet reached an unendurable point, When they do, perhaps they will make some effort to reecue the city from the hands of the rowdies and bul- lies who now dictate to the voters the men whom they intend shall govern us. Tue Jewis Meetixc at Mozart Hats.—We published in the Herat of yesterday a full re- port of the Jewish indignation meeting at Mozart Hall, on Saturday evening, in reference to the abduction of young Mortara from his parents by order of the Papal government In point of numbers, intelligence, and the quality of the speeches, it has not been excelled by many gatherings of a like character in this city. The Israclites of New York, in expressing their condemnation of the outrage at Bologna, have only followed the example of their brethren in Boston, Charleston, and Philadelphia, and of people of all classes, all over the world, wherever the intelligence of that event has reached. The Jews may be content with the assurance that, although their meetings may not have the effect of moving Mr. Cass to interpose the moral power of this government in bebalf of the Mor. tara family, as was done in the graver case of the Damascus massacre in 1840, the expression of the popular voice will not go unheeded. In this country the people are sovereign; they are the government as well as the governed; and t! outepoken expression of their will, by the press and by public assemblies, will have its effect upon foreign governments, even though it should not reach them through the medium of the State Department a Washington “Misdtrected Letters, TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. Herewith ploase find a memorandum of mistirected let tors tmken from the advertised letter list of the Hewat of Saturday, Deo, 4, which please publish ns you did last week: — n PMLADRLN TMA T. W. Beans & Oo. D. R. King & Oo. J. Richards & Co, ©. Hallowoll & Co, Russell, Shott & Co, ROSS, J. B. Kimball & Co. Wilson, Fairbanks & Co, Cochran, Kimbail & Co, R. 8. Davis & Co, D. W. Gardner & Go, & Oo, ©, Griffiths & Co, Harlan, Hollinsworth & Co. Moulton, Elliot & Co, WORCESTER, MAS § B. Pierce, Song & Go Uurlbut, Allen & Go THE LATEST NEWS. Non-Arrival of the City of Washington, Saxpr Hook, Dec. 594 P. M. There are no signs of the steamship City of Washington, now in her twelfth day from Liverpool, aud about due The weather is so thick that we cannot see outside of the beach, Wind light from northwest. The Weather at Boston, Bostow, Dec. 4, 1858. ‘There has been quite a thick snow storm this afternoon and evening, but the weather is mild and there are indica- watious of @ change to rain. Dec, 5, 1858. ‘The svow ce sed falling this morning, wien there were from two to three inches on the ground. Rain has been falling all day, Markets. 1858. ‘The sales of cotton to-day were 4,50 lraios, at MYe. for middling—the market closing With an advancing Monies, Dec. 4, tendency, Caicaco, Dor. 4—8 P.M Flour dull, Wheat firm at 63¢. Corn active at 53c. Rev ipts—800 bbls, flour, 2,700 bushels wheat, 2,300 bushels corn. Burra.o, Dev. 4—6 P. M. Flour—Very little doing. in flour; demand confined prin- cipally tothe home trade: sales 700 bbis., at $5 for Wis- consin; $5 25a $6 50 for good to choice extra Todiana, Obie, Michi an and Canada; $5 75 a $6 for doubie extra, Wheat dull: sales 1,500 bushels prime white Illinois at $1 20, 300 do, common white Obio at $1 14, and 400 do. mixed spring and winter Wisconsin at $1. Corn quiet, and held at 70c. Barley nominal at 60c. a 66c. Oats firm: sales 1,000 bushels at 52c. Whiskey firm: sales 100 bbis. at 2i3gc. Dressed hogs beri at $6 a $6 50. Osweco, Dec, 4—6 P.M Flour unchanged, with ea he Tianited demand, Wheat and beid nominally ‘at 72c. for Chicago spring; for red Ohio and Thiases $115 for white de. tive. Barley dull, with sinall sales of Canadian ‘The amount of grain in store at this port is as fol- tows :—445 000 bushels wheat, 102,626 bushels corn, 22,140 bushels barley, 6,483 bushels rye, 5,456 bushels oats. Of the wheat about 24. 000 oshole’ are held by millers, and of the corn 85,500 ‘bushels are for distillery. Oaly’ two cargoes of wheat are now afloat from the Upper Lakes for this port. Music and the D.ama. » So much of cur sj ace has a’ready bees devoted to criti cisms respecting the leading events of the operatic and theatrical world during the past week, that the generality of readers must be pretty well posted wth regard thereto, consequently we shall at once proceed to give an outline © What is to be expected. At the Academy weare to have the “Huguenots” for the last time to-night, Mlle, Poinsot made a very successful dévit as Valentine, in this piece, on Saturday. The di rector annouices that the :6101 will close with Mile, Piccolomini's benefit to-morrow evening aad the matinic on the following day, The circus troupe at the Broadway theatre probably csnnot be excelled by ary other company in the country, 80 far as respects a combination of the diffe-ent branches o” equestriani+m, gymnastic and acrobatic feats, panto. mimic acting, &. Go and see the astonishing Magilton as tiie monkey in the afterpiece. ‘The Ravels are only to remain at Niblo’s Garden two weeks Icnger, consequently those who have not had the satisfaction of seeing them since their return had better go to-night and enjoy Gabriel's unrivalled delineation of the character of the monkey in “Jocko,”’ and the mirth- provoking Francois as Master Tricks in “The Schoolmas- ter." Novelty and voricty continue the order at the old Bow ery. Anew drama of the thrilling school, founded on the awfully exciting story entitled “Rolfe, or the Ret Right Hand,” is to be brought forward to-night. It is to be fol- lowed by the comic fairy spectacular pantomime of “As. phodel’’ and the farce called the “Ploughman Turned Lord.” Miss Vandenhoff an! Mr. Swinbourne, an Engtish : trago dian, are to commence an engagement at Burton’s this ‘The lady will be remembered os the promising daughter of the celebrated Kaglish actor, Mr. J. Vanden hoif, who was so highly honored recently upon the occa sion of his final withdrawal from the stage at Liverpool. Since her last performance in this country Miss V. has won marked distinction in England, both as an actress and authoress. Sbe and Mr. are to open in her own play entitled ““Wom.n’s Heart. Mr. Wal ack, the distinguishe! actor and successful manager, bas ruflciently recovered his healt: to warrant the announcement that he will, next Thursday night, enact his favorite part of Shy ‘ock, in the “Merchant of Venice." During the interim the patrons of his snug little house will, doubtless, be amply satisfied with the flue acting of Mesdames Hoey, Vernon, and Sloan, Miss Gannon and Messrs. Lester, Brougham, Dyott and their talented asso. ciates. “Our American € ven’ wnfinchin; conspicuous position ot Laura Keene entertains the vast multitudes of people who seek bis ac- quaintance every evening. His efforts to please will be seconded to-night Ly a “Bonny Fishwife,” a new farce by Charles Selby. Miss Macarthy is to represent the heroine, and sing two or three pretty Seotch melodies. Juvenile artists cannot at all times be recommended as really worthy the patronage of the public, bat the little ones now performing at the American Ms» m exhibit so much ability in their respective tines, and succeed in eliciting such uproarious applause from their auditors, that it would be doing an act of injustice not to call atten. tion to the merits of bot) the Zay stowki balle and pan. tomime troupe, and the Wren comedians. The colored Opera progresses much the same as usual. The different managers take jains to furnish a combina- tion of novelty, comicalit and melody, and the conse. quence ia that they seldom have cause for making wry faces at poor houses. Fixe Mustc.—All who are fond of sweet sounds should bear in mind that Arthur Napoleon, the young Portuguese, who has been greatly lauded for (his admirable per formances on the piano, is to give his third concort at Dodworth's to morrow evening. Nove. Extexnrave.—Tho clipper ship Wanderer, which leaves this port to day for San Francisco, numbers among ber passengers a couple of no less distinction than Victo- ria and Albert—not the royal dignitaries of Britain—but their quadrupedal namesakes, who have made almost as much noise in th» worl! We refer to the wonderful per- forming elephants, belonging to Sands, Nathan & Co., the large circus proprietors and managers. Theso elephants were purchased by Mr. Richard Sands, of antipodean no- toriety, some five years since, in London, and after oxhibit ing them for two years in all the principal cities and towns of England, Ireland, Scotland and France, he sent them to this country, where they have been exhibited for the past three years te larger audiences than have been attracted by any other stars, either bibed or quadruped, on this continent. Their success has beon altogether unproco dented; and we doubt if any managers in the country have ever realized as large profits from any exhibition or performance as Messrs, Sands, Nathan & Co. have realized from theit elophantine majesties, Victoria and Albert. The expertise of the transportation of these gigantic brates to California must, of course, be enormous, and it is fumed that there is no other tim engaged in the show vast e'Y mantains his and charmingly ar ferous State who co pet imagine that th bave seen the entire animal, but oa the arrival there of these intelligent creatures they will find that they bave never really seen the elephant” before. Their performances are very Their surprising instinct horders oa rea 1 they resemble, in their tability and ready obedience, a pair of trained spa than any thing we can compar stand on their heads, perform on th’ oni inclined planes, mount pedestals, and ac ful ease, feats Uh such unwieldly me f Francie co on or befor ure, Create no small We wish them a pleasant voyag: we owners all the st prise deser ven, me ‘The Common Coun The Poard of Aldermen will meet this evening, but as many of the members are busy lo@ng atter re-election it fs thought there will not be any considera of business transacted. There will be an election to: morrow in the First ward for an Alderman in the room of Michael Murray, deceased; in the Third and Fifth, in the room of Mr. Hoffmire and Mr. Tucker; in the Se venth, where Mr. Storr is candidate for re-election; im the Ninth, in the room of Gregory, decease; in the Eleventh, where Me. Reed is a candidate for re-clee tion; in the Thirteenth, where Mr. Wilmot in a candidate for re-election and opposed by Nicholas Seagriet; in the Fifteenth, where Mr. Owens ia @ candidate for ro-clection ; and in the Seventeenth, where Mr. Davis is again in the eld ag a candidate. The last session of the present Board of Councilmen wil! commence this evening, for the officers who will be elected to-morrow, will take their sents on the Ist of January. There is not mach unfinished business on hand, so that there will not be a necessity for rushing important matters through in the manner that they have herejofore been done, The ordinance. reorgan\ Street Dopartment, sub mitted by Mr. Genet, will be called up and au effort made W adopt it. neal NEWS FROM HAVANA. Consul General Helm and the Ship Owners— Important Rules Regulating the Transfer of American Vessels to Spain—Trade to the African Coast More Free—Bark Rover, for New York, in Distress—Continued Success of Mazetzek and his Operas—Sagar and Prices—Freights and Exchange Rates— Health Report. ‘The United States mail steamship Cahawba, Captaia Bulloch, from New Orleans and Havana, reached her dook at this port at seven o'clock last evening. She left Havana on the 30th of November. On the 28th ultimo a grand ball was given, inaugurating the new water works of Havana, at which were preseat the Captain General and élite of the city. The bark Rover, bound to New York, returned to Havana, on the 26th ultimo, in distress, having beon ream into. She was not seriously injured, but lost one mam overboard. ‘Tho Opera was in full blast, and crowded houses teatl- fied to the worth of the artists. Stock of sugar, 60,000 boxes; one week would carry & off. Prices unchanged. Exchange—London, 133 premium; New York, 3}¢ do.; New Orleans, 4 to 6 do. No freights for United States or Europe. Business was dull, waiting for new crop. The health of Havana was perfect. ‘The steamship Washington had not been at Havana when the Cahawbe left. OUR HAVANA CORRESPONDENCE, Havana, Nov. 30, 1856. Consul General Helm at Work—Important Official Rules Sor the Regulation of the Cuban Trade to Africa—Trane- Ser of Vessels to the Spanish Flag—Three Operas om the Boards—Maretzek in high Favor at Court—He is to Es- tablish Royal Musical Festivals—How the Artistes are Ke- timated by the People, de. Consul General Helm entored upon the duties of hig office on the 8th inst, In the short space of his occupancy order and barmony have been restored, the confidenee of all interested won, and, although much labor has to be performed in order to put the archives in a respectable condition, several principles have been settled by the Consul General of much importance to ship owners of the United States and those occupied in trade with the ports of Cuba, viz.:— 1. That vessels belonging to or bufltin the United Biaten to be transterros to et peaiae ish fag or other 3 sold here without any question Delhi raised in the sotssurate at United states as to the trade in which sald vessels are tobe nai Chere ina legal trade establisbed between the of Cuba and the coast of Africa, and thence to various pale et the world, or tor Fetaras to Cuba 3. That vessels of the United States, as well as other coum- tries, can be chartered for legal voyages to and from the coast t Africa, and that such charters are not evidence of eriminnt intention on the part of the vessel, owners or con- Teas catia were settled in the case of the bark Ar- dennes, and the consequence hag been that the excite- ment among ship masters and the agents of ship owners outside of the consulate has entirely subsidea—it being undorstood that where any sufficient evidence is brought of contract for illicit trade having been made with a ves- sel under the flag of the United States, that the Noesmyped such vessel will not be delivered to enable her to ge to sea. Col. Helm is not dependent upon any of his clerks— being a working man and familiar with the official busi- hess, a8 well as the important duties associated with this government, its industry, agriculture, commerce, social and political features, &. and ali will dad enougti to de to keep up with the chief. The force found in the office will probably remain for the present, but entirely under the control and at the will of the Consul General. We have opened the season with three operas, cach two nights for subscription, and one repeated extra for the public, drawing a tos biewe en ‘Sunday evening last— “Linda,” “Sonnambula"’ and “Ii Trovatore. first Gassier estal e Svolina Alaimo fully sustained her reputation, and gathered fresh bouquotn for ber fame; while Ada Phillips carried in her sevoral parts the public mind and heart by storm, showing im- proved compass und volume of voice, and’ dramatic a0- tion equal to any that have preceded her in comtealee parts. Senora Balboni, as Liza, in “Sonmambula,”’ made a favorable impression, and when more familine’ with our Vaecrey and the boards, will gatber laurels for her young row that will not fade. Of the doings at Vento in honor of our Croton and our Prince you are fully advised, but it remains for me te say that the vast prepar: which cost ‘oe it at the disposition of Max Maretzek b: Poncha, for ‘music festivals” etmllar to thone. given at Jones’ Wood, New York, only on a much larger and more magnificent scale. ‘The thing will take with our people, and although with the — oe pany that has ever been in Havana, and, w' Srepertonly heavier ex- penses, Maretzek’ will'make double the money of last year, {rofh present indications. Stefani is hore. is to be hereon the Tth basso), prox., with- Guove (baritone), ( Assonl, and other talent, We bave never had'such © crop in view, force in our midst, and, with a fair si we are prepared to sustain them with 1 $100,000 bumper! ‘The December Term of the Law Courts. This being the first Monday of the month, the law court calendars will be resumed; yot it is not probable that mack business will be transacted until after the election. The case of the indicted officials is set down for to-day, in the Court of Oyer and Terminer, where panel of one thou- sand Jurors will be calfed. Cancem!, the Italian, will be tried again in the Supreme Court Circuit this term, the fourth time, for the murder of Policeman Anderson. The Superior Court will hold two trial branches for the pre- sent, and in the last week of the term there will be four Judges presiding at jury causes. The Common Pleas will also have two trial terms. The December term of the General Sessions will be com- menced this morning, Recorder Barnard presiding; but im consequence of the election on Tuesday it is not probable that much business will be transacted on the first week of the term. The prison calendar being very large, and the end of the year eo near at hand, the criminal Judges and the prosecuting officers and their assistants are very anxious to “‘ clear the prison "’ before the new year dawns. It is probable that our efficient and laborious City Judge will hold another branch of the Court, and thus contribate his valuable services in disposing of the prisoners who are now awaiting their trials, The majority of the charges are, aa usual, felonious assaults, grand larcenies and bur- glaries; still there are several capital cascs that will be tried this month, among which are the following —Jas. Larkin, for the murder of Jas. Dowling, a barkeepor im Mulberry street, John Keho and Jobn Hays, for the homi- cide of Maurice Tuomey, and Chas. McDermot, for killing Carson Coster, in Henry street. The case of Moses Frich, who is charged with receiving a large amount of property, knowing it to have been stolen, which has been called up repeatedly, will be disposed of during the month. The papers in the case of James Stephens (who is committed, charged with poisoning his wife,) were not given go the last Grand Jury, but they will be submitted to the Grand oe ‘The Canal and River Navigation. (From the Al beny Journal, Deo. 3.) finee our last the wi has been spring-like, and with a mild southerly wind the ico, both in the river and canal, is gradually decaying. The most formidable ob- struction at present in the river is at Red Hook, where the ice haw drifted off the flats and lodged in the channel. It is there from two and « half to three inches thick, At Castleton and opposite to this city it is mere slush There is a good depth of water on the bars, and the tows which left bere last evening went through without detention. The steam togs Belle and Ontario will leave here at high tide this evening, with a tow of some twenty boate. The ger boats from New York last evening (the Tsane Newton and Horo), arrived here ata seasonable honr thie morning. The ‘steamer Eagle, which left here twe days ago, in a hurry, for Poughkeepsie, left that place a = morning, and wil leave here ag usual to-morrow in i Canal Collector at Schenectady tole A. M., that boats were not moving at that pl deapaiches from other ofices # at 10: roe but frome there in,’ with the prospect of a resump- canal navigation. [From the Albany Journal, Dee. 4.) Tho prospect of a prolonged continuance ot river mavi- cation is quite gloomy, and is 80 considered by old, expe- rienced navigators of the river. Last night the wind veered aronnd to the west, which was followed by « epeedy change in the atmosphere. At seven o'clock morning the thermometer was down to twenty-four, and at ten o'clock a northeast snow storm set in, which, if Projonged, will do up the work. mesenger boats from New York last evening (the New rw Wortd and Knickerbocker), reached bere at an early hour this morning. The tows from Shere last evening were got off in good season and went over the bars with comparative ease. The obstructions, at Red Hook are less formidable than they were ica = A morning Syracuse will leave this after- hoon at high tide tide (une ° "oleh a sock) and will take all the boats in readiness. ws will number about twenty boats, From the canal, op to the present writing (ten o'clock), we have but little reliable information, but our usual tele: graphic despatehes, which will be received in time for thie feaue, will tell the story Commissioner Sherrill last evening telegraphed to these in charge of the canal along bis division t go to work this morning and get the boats in motion. We learn, ver: baily, that some twenty boats had worked their way through, and had entered the river at West Troy thie morning. Awanb orDaw sors Agatner tie New Yous axp Naw Haver Rarckoan Company.—Mrs. Jobannah Klinge- man, in & suit against the New York and New Haven Rail- Sompany for damages for the lors of her husband, caused by carclessness of their emy diet in the Supe Court, Westehestor county, at White Plains, before Jy » Daniel Ingraham, on (he 224 inet Jor tae suum of $6,000,