The New York Herald Newspaper, October 22, 1859, Page 4

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MOZART HALL, 668 Brondway.—Taropon's Tazatrx oF Apts The News. We have no intelligence from Harper's Ferry this morning, Old Brown and his fellow prisoners hay- ing been conveyed to Charlestown, where their ex amination trial will commence on Tuesday next. Our reporter at Charlestown gives an account of another dialogue with Old Browa, which is quite as interesting as that published yesterday. The pursners of Bill Cook imagined yesterday that they hed entrapped the fugitive in Pennsylvania. He, however, managed to succeasfally elude his ene- mies. Gov. Wise returned to Richmond yesterday, where he was received with onthusiagm. He made aspeech to the people that caused much excite- ment. The Governor iutended to distribute arms throughont the State of Virginia in order to be prepared for any futare outbreak. The mails of the Europa reached this city from Boston last evening. Our Paris correspondent fur- nishes a very interesting letter, containing ample details of late events in Europe, Russia, Tarkey and China. The British official reports of the ex- citement against foreigners, which existed in Pekin previous to the attack onthe Allies in the Peiho river, prove that they were not unprepared for such an event. Itis now said that Napoleon will not send a force to China unless England joins him in a European Congress on Italian affairs. The al- locution of the Pope to the Sacred Consistory, given elsewhere, is very strong in its denunciation of the opponents of his Holiness. Tho Great East- ern would not, we are informed, leave England on the 20th instant, as last reported. Onr advices from Buenos Ayres are to the 27th of August—two days later than news already receiv- ed. The unsuccessful negotiations of the American Minister for peace were being followed by the most active movement of troops. Urquiza had concen- trated his forcee in the province of Santa Fe, where he had already assembled 8,500 men. Notwith- standing, a new attempt on the part of England, Prazil and Peraguay was about to be made to set- tle the question amicably. Commissioners would shortly be sent from the various places. Some of the parties imprisoned in consequence of the late prison mutiny had endeavored to escape, but the cluded in which was choice white Kontacty at $1 60. There was better demand for good spring wheat, which Was heid of firmer rates. Corn was searee and higher, prime Weetorn mixed and good yollow were gold at SL 0th $106 per bushel. Rye and barley were eteady and in fair demand. Sugure wero firmer, while tho sales embraced about 600 bhds. and 307 boxes at rates given in another column, There was a ruror of a despatch being received by @ house in tho trade announcing that tho crop in Louisiana bad beon injured by tho occurrence of frost. ‘here wero large transactions in raisins yesterday, They embraced five cargoes, comprising about 70,000 boxes, halves and quarters, on private terms. Coles was quict, pending a punlic sale to come off noxt week. Freigbts were firm at 2s. for flour and rosin to Liverpoot, ‘2s, Gd. a 2. Gd. for Lendon and Glasgow, with staves to the two former ports on privute terme, The Lengue of Trenson—Practical Orga- mization of Sewari's Irrepressible Con- Bict. We publish in our columns to-day a series of remarkable documents, showing the whole sys- tem and plan of proceedings of the fanatios who are putting in practice Wm. H. Seward’'s teachings of an “irrepressible conflict” between the North and the South. They come to us from a perfectly reliable source, and we give the note of the gentleman sending them, explaining the circumstances under which they came into his hands. He paid no attention to them, nor to the intima- tion that a movement among the slaves might soon be looked for, at Harper's Ferry, near the Mammoth Cave, or on Arkansas river, until the outbreak of Osgawattomie Brown has shown him that it may be well to look to the Mam- moth Cave and the banks of the Arkansas. The documents bear no date, nor do they show where they are printed. How long they may have been circulating among the slaves and the - evildoers there is no knowing, nor can we know to what extent this dangerous organiza- tion may exist; but they bear on their face one great and unmistakable fact—the brutal and bloody doctrines announced by Seward in his Rochester speech are being carried into practi- cal effect, and the fanatical teachiags of the Trilune are bearing worthy fruit. It is in vain for the black republican party to endeavor to shirk the responsibility of such an organization, under the pretence that these plans and the acts at Harper's Ferry are the acts of fanatics; or for the Tribune to implore that Old Brown’s epitaph shall not be written until Virginia has been swept of her slaves. The principles and arguments set forth in this prac- tical plan for the abolition of slavery are pre- cisely the same principles and arguments laid down by Seward and supported by the whole black republican party, including the Tribune. The only difference between the two is, that the one is the preaching of demagogues where their persons are safe, and the other the prac- tical application of those preachings by fana- tics under circumstances of personal danger. We know that the personal friends of Seward claim that he does not believe in the treason he preached at Rochester, and that he made that epeech merely to get for hits party ticket the votes at the last State election which would otherwise have been given to Gerrit Smith. But this very defence of him by his own friends and partisans only proves the truth of the charge that we make against him— that he is a dangerous and traitorous demagogue, ready at any time to teach evil if it will help his own political advancement. The party that supports him in so doing is as guilty as he is himself. The recent proceedings at Harper's Ferry, and the league of treason which is to-day ex- posed in our columns, are the natural growth of the black republican doctrines. It will be seen in the documents we publish that the leaguers do not expect to succeed in their bloody attempts; they propose, in common with the black republicans, merely to make the slaves valueless in the border slave States by increasing the inseourity of that class of pro- perty. This process of creating insecurity is attempt was frustrated, not, however, before seve- Tal soldiers and others were killed and wounded. ‘This affair is set down to the account of Urquiza's intrigues. Reinforcements were being continually gent from Buenos Ayres to the island of Martin Gar cis, and the fortifications and redouts erected there were considered equal to any emergency that might arise. The Buenos Ayres squadron had been enriched by the purchase of the steamer Primer Argentino, to be joined to the fleet of ope- ration. Peace was much taiked of, but judging from appearances war seemed to be far more cer- tain. We have Havana advices to the 18th inst., but they contain nothing of general interest. The health of the city was good. Sugar was firm and active. The city was thrown into great excitement yea terday in consequence of the bursting of the main Croton water supply pipe, between the distributing and receiving reservoirs ip Seventy-ninth street, near the Eighth avenue, which for a time submerged that locality and created the greatest conster- nation among the inhabitants in the hollows and low ground near the break. Information of the fact ‘was soou communicated to the Croton Aqueduct Board, who took the most energetic measures to repair the damage, and at ten o’clock last night had so far succeeded as to keep up the supply of water. For a while it was thought that the entire city would be deprived of water, which caused the Greatest consternation and alarm. Water was brought from Jersey City, Brooklyn and Williams- borg, and readily seld for one dollar per barrel. On Thursday we were visited with a pretty de- cided change of the atmosphere, which made every one think that cold and frosty weather was at our doors. The wind blew flercely from the north and continued throughout Thursday and yes terday. On Friday morning ice was discovered in varidus places, which was made during the pre- vious night. Yesterday morning the thermometer marked 31 degrees, and at eight o'clock in the evening 41. The Grand Jury were discharged in the Court of General Sessions yesterday, but previous to which they made two presentments—one recommending achange in the law relating to the election of Ward Justices, and another having reference to disreputable tenement houses, which they very properly denominate “moral nuisances.” We have received a communication contradicting the charges made against the Bishop of Hartford in a suit recently instituted against him by Mrs. Hannity, at Providence, and showing that the pro- secuting testimony was fully controverted by re liable witnesses. The jury in the case could not Agree, but stood ten for the defendant to two for the plaintifr. The powder mills at Wilmington, Del., exploded yesterday with a fearful crash, killing seven men and 8 horse. ‘The cotton market was again firmer yesterday, though we heard of no further receipt of despatches regarding tho ocourrence of frost at the South by private hands. The transactions embraced about 1,300 a 1,400 bales, on the basis of 1134, a 11%0. for middling upiands. The flour market was vousually active, while the receipts ‘were moderate. Thore was a good consumption and ex- Port demand, and the market closed at an advance for @ome descriptions of from 60. a 10c. por bbl. Southern flour was in good demand, and closed at frmor rates. ‘Wheat was in fair request, while saies wore moderats, in. the carryinginto practice of all the abolition and black republican theories—the establishment of underground railroads, the making of the nigger better than the white man, the taking away the property of the master and giving it to the servant, and the helping of the nigger to tie up the white man and give him a thrash- ing. For these ends emissaries are to pour ee- dition into the ears of the negroes, to encour- age and help them to steal and hide their steal- ings, and military organizations are to be formed, arms are to be provided, the Beechers and the Sillimans to contribute Sharp's rifles, strife to be promoted everywhere, and the Sewards to be elected to high public offices, to countenance and defend the treason to soci- ety and to the constitution. This is the practical operation of the “irre- preesible conflict” proclaimed at Rochester, preached by Thurlow Weed and Horace Gree- ley in Albany and New York, and which the Empire State has to pass judgment upon in its coming election. Let the merchants of New York look to it; let our manufacturers study it; let our mechanics reflect upon it; let our farm- ers ponder over it; let our shipowners think of it; and let every laboring man in this city and in this State, who has a peaceful home, a loving wife and joyous children, examine into the bitter resulta that may come home to him if these treasenable preachings and these trai- torous practices are not nipped in the bud and rooted out forever. The next election in this State will be the practical outepeaking of the people of New York on these pointa Tae Oroantzation or. tHE Next Hovse ov Rerkesentatives.—Great calculations have been made upon a coalition “on a business basis” for the purpose of electing the next Speaker of the House of Representatives; that is to say, upon the black republicans being able to buy up with a portion of the spoils a sufficient number of Douglas democrats or of the Southern opposition members to give them @ majority. But the practical developement given to Seward’s “ irrepressible conflict” by Ossawattomie Brown, at Harper’s Ferry, over- throws this whole scheme. The next House will stand as follows:— Republicans. . .ns8 Remocrata, 92 las democrats. i Sout Opposition aL The republicans looked for the six votes they lack of a majority cither from the Douglas democrats or the Southern opposition mem- bers. These they cannot now hope to attain, for any Southern member of Congress who would now affiliate with the black republicans would commit political suicide, and any Douglas democrat who should do s0 would murder the prospects of his leader to enter the White House. In the South Mr. Douglas wil! be held responsible for the conduct of every one of those members of Congress who have followed his lead on the anti-Lecompton plat- form, Look ont eharp for new Congressional combinations about this time. Why Are Oar Large Cities do Badly Governed } No intelligent citizen can have failed to ob- serve the rapid decay, from year to year, in the manicipal governments throughout the United States. While the country at large has been prosperous and comparatively happy, our large cities—the centres of wealth, education, worth and influence—-have fallon under the mis- rule of abandoned and profligate individuals. Ii has become the deliberate conviction of wise men, that the experiment of free government has failed, as far as these are concerned, in con- sequence of the abject submission to rowdy mobs which everywhere prevails. New York, Baltimore, New Orleans, San Francisco, Chi- cago, Philadelphia and St. Louis, are the coun- terpart of one another. The press of each teeme daily with the burden of complaint, that the most corrupt class in the community have possession of the reins of government, and that the honest, upright and moneyed laborers, me- chanics, manufacturers, merobants and finan- ciers, whose industey has built up the Union, are permitted to have no share in administer- ing ite affairs, If the largely populated places of the New World, are compared with those of the Old, the most marked contrast wilt be noticed in their respective conditions. The American sojourner in Paris, London, Vienna, St. Petersburg, Stookholm, Copenhagen, Ma- drid, Munich or Dresden, is soon struck with the wonderful order that everywhere prevails in those places; and, if his time permits an in- vestigation of the details of looal government, with the economy and prudence in finance, as well as the wisdom and maturity of police and sanitary regulations. Innovations are un- known, and publio or private accusations against heads of departments, are so rare, and are so promptly attended to, that peace is never disturbed by them. The reason of this admir- able state of things, in the great cities of Eu- rope, is that the local authorities are all of ibem, under a higher supervision and control. The imperial governments of France, Bwesia and Austria, and the royal prerogatives of England, Spain, Sweden and Denmark, are sufficiently powerful and immediate in their influence, to exclude the possibility of misrule, or of the intrusion of personally selfish ends. Therefore order and tranquillity prevail; and, while the national administration may be un- popular, municipal affairs are never found fault with. The want of some powerful check, either ex- ternal or internal, upon the tendency down- wards of prosperous communities, will always be a calamity, and unless this cheok is sooner or later applied, grave evils, if not utter ruin, must be the result. The industrious portions of the population, in cities, as elsewhere, are inclined to the steady apptication of thair anar.. gies to the augmentation of property, and to acquiring the competence which brings educa- tion, ease, training and intelligence within their reach. If they participate in politics, they do so lukewarmly, as & secondary and inferior matter; but abstain from applying their atten- tion to those indispensable preliminaries of good government, without the control of which practical exercise of power can never remain in their hands. On the contrary, the idle, dis- sipated, depraved scum, which floats upon the surface of city populations, is ever ready to assume the patronage and power which right- minded citizens imprevidently cast off. Those who are too lazy to work, whose occupations and habits make them akin to beasts of prey, can imagine no higher end than the attainment of that paradise of plunder, which neglect of duty on the part of the better classes throws into their hands. Therefore, the future of the large cities of the United States will be a sad one, if the expe- rience of the past does not teach wisdom for the future. Let those who revel in the history of the prosperity of the Italian republics of the Middle Ages, find a lesson there. What consti- tuted the glory of Venice? It was that, for centuries, men whose eyes were steadily direct- ed upwards, could attain there a Fifth avenue height of respectability, influence and wealth, which invested them with legal power to put down the efforts of a minority rabble to destroy the republic. When, in the course of time, the aristocracy of worth, was replaced by that of bravos, thieves and bullies, decay was im- mediate and Venice fe. So long as an aris tocracy of industry prevailed in Genoa, Flor- ence and Pisa, those republics shone with a light which will be reflected throughout gene- rations. When, however, the mailed rowdies of the period usurped the sway which merchant princes were ‘too busy” to exercise, they, like Venice, succumbed to an ignoble yoke. The free cities of the Hanseatic league swung to and fro—in various phases of prosperity and adversity—in proportion as the industrial classes made thoir influence felt against the dissolute and worth- less. Old Rome, Athens, Sparta, Thebes— examine closely, with pondering minds the pages of their chequered histories! They all teach the same lesson. So long as the ele- ment in their communities which was conserva- tive and good remained active, they were iron in strength, invincible without and peaceful within. When these became apathetic, power dropped from their hands and they fell into decay and dissolution. The ejghty thousand voters of the city of New York, derive their origin from very nearly similar sources. The very starting point ofall is substantially the same. Born in a land offering the highest prizes for industry, each had before him @ fature of distinction, wealth and fame, or, else, if the beastly element predominated, of shame, sorrow and misery. The vast num- ber have, beyond a question, preferred being good and conservative citizens to joining the ranks of the abandoned and depraved. The former have, however unfortunately, neglected politics, and devoted themselves to building up the materiat welfare of the nation. They have “done those things which they ought to have done”; but they have also “left undone what they ought to have done”, and their vile ene- mies have meanwhile usurped power, and re- duced the city, if not the country, to the verge of ruin by a long course of misrule. It is this which must be remedied, and we rejoice at the Movement which is on foot to save our metro- polis from the fate which has engulphed so many great cities in its fatal vortex. In the Tule of the conservative intelligent classes is safety. If they do not exercise their power, it must fall into bad hands, and the future before us will be terrible to contemplate. Evcroacements on THe Hanvor—Tua Bat Terry Suoat.—Reports of several veesels having struck upon the shoal off the Battery, where it was generally supposed there was deep water, having been forwarded to Professor Bacho, Superintendent of the Coast Survey, he directed Lieut. Craven, one of his assistants, to make a re-survey of the shoal. The report of that officer has been forwarded to the President of the Chamber of Commerce, with a recommendation that the attention of its members be immediately directed to it. In view of the importance of the subject, we think it necessary to state briefly the changes in the conformation of the shoal, which Lieat. Craven has discovered, since the soundings of 1855-56. In the section from pier No. 1 North river to Castle Garden there has been a rapid filling up in the angle formed by the line of the Battery and the pier; the three fathom curve has been pushed outward eighty yards beyond the line of 1856; the seventeen feet spot in the outer pari of this section is extending towards pier No. 1, and there is an average deorease of three feet in depth throughout the section. The three fathom curve forming the second section was in 1856 about seventy-five yards south of the Castle; it has been foun’ that it now extends towards the Castle wharf and embraces @ considerable area where formerly there were five fathoms. Outside of this curve there is a general deorease of five feet in the depth. In the general shoal line extend- ing to the southeastern portion of the three fathom curve, and forming the third section, there has been no material alteration; but in following the curve to the southernmost point it has been found that it extends about one hundred feet to the southward. In the fourth section, ¢mtemding from tho last division to the Fast river piers, and including the knoll lying about W.S. W. from pier No. 1 East river, it ap- pears that although there is no change indepth on the knoll itself, the shoal is extending to- wards the north, and that in that direction there isa decrease of two feet in the depth. East of the knoll there is no apparent change; but drawing a curved line from it to Castle Garden, the eddy waters of this part of the river are marked out, the current of the two rivers meeting here at ebb and dividing at flood. This portion of the stream being too sluggish to carry off matters held in suspension, they are rapidly and constantly deposited. Lieutenant Craven states, that although from natural causes there must always have been a shoal off this part of the island, its accumulation has been evidently aided to a startling degree by the extension of the Battery. Before the latter was commenced the process of deposit was so gra- dual that it would have required an interval of many years ero the shoal would have seriously encroached on the waters of the bay, but the Battery enlargement has already accomplished what it would have required half a century of the operations of nature te effect. “Thus this job Of the Battery extension, for which no rational ground of necessity has ever been put forward, which has already cost the city so much, and which will cost it much more before it is finished, has, according to this re- port, been productive of the most dangerous obstructions in this already crowded part of the harbor. Had the work been promptly car- ried through when first commenced, the more serious of these encroachments might have been avoided; but, like everything else in which the expenditure of the city revenues is concerned, the public interests have been sacrificed to cor- rupt personal arrangements, As it appears from Lieutenant Craven’s statements that no other means are now loft to prevent the rapid increase ofthe shoal than those of dredging and pushing on the Battery extension to completion as fast as possible, it isto be hoped that the influence of contractors will no longer be suf- fered to multiply the obstructions that have al- ready been formed in our harbor for their benefit, and to destroy the character for accessi- bility and convenience which its splendid natu- ral formation has obtained for it, Tar Merrorouis rw Irs Avrums CLotugs,— The gentle Indian summer breezes, in which we were luxuriating a week ago, have been replaced by rough northerly breezes, which pay little respect to persons, and are positively rude to the fair crinolinities, who are compelled to abbreviate their Broadway promenades. Our Southern visiters are forcibly reminded that their winter gayeties are not far off, and that they must lose no time in preparing for their fight towards the tropics. By steamer and rail they are hurrying off, and soon they will be missed altogether from our thoroughfares. On the other hand, New Yorkers who have been lingering in the country are admonished that the most rigid code of etiquette cannot compel them -to remain out of town after the first frost. So the japonica world is getting ready for the ball and party season, weddings having already set in with an extraordinary tush. The Broadway bazaars have exchanged the Southern trade for that of home customers, who ffong the dry goods palaces from morn- ing till night, expending fabulous sums. The most expensive silks, velvets and laces find the readiest sales here, and the outfit ofa fashionable New York belle must be oounted by thousands. The same rule holds with jewelry, fancy goods, millinery, and the thousand articles of feminine knicknackeries, as the fair republi- cans are right royalin their equipments, Our public amusements flourish bravely notwithstanding the cold snap. The Opera has nearly recovered from the mishaps which im- perilled the season, and once bade fair to poat- pone the happy day when we shall be indeper- dent of London and Paris in art matters, and when the Opera in New York shall be acknew- ledged as acriterion by European connoisseurs, Perhaps we may settle the Italian question in New York this season, provided the fashionable world will back up Victor Emanuel Ullman and Garibaldi Strakosch, who are endeavor- ing to free the Opera from French and English dictation, as their political compatriots are striving to liberate the land of Italy from for- eign rule. Altogether, the metropolls is in good autuma condition; trade continues good, Opera and theatres full, weather bracing, and the pros- pects for a good winter season never brighter. Rakwwe Firr.—The Democratio Vigilant As- sociation of this city have indicated their pur- pose to make a thorough investigation into the whole history and mystery of this late aboli- tion emeute at-Harper’s Ferry, and all i rami- fications in the North, with the view of bring- ing them to bear against W. H. Seward and his “irrepressible conflict’ in our November elec- tion. Let the work be done, and let us have a NEW YORK HERALD, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1859. verdict from the people upon this issue in do- vember. It is the laet chance for preventing a sectional struggle in 1860, whic may shake the Union, and all the social, finax‘oial and commercial relations of the North aid the South, from their foundations. Te Cnartxston Convention—Tay Two~ Tames Rute ww A New SHapm.—Our readers are aware that in all our Presidential Nomi- nating Conventions each State is alowed only the vote which sho casts for Presidential elec- tors. Thus, Now York at Charleston will cast 36 votes, Delaware 3, Virginia 16, and so on, without regard to the list of delegates in each case that may be present. Indeed, according to the demooratio precedents furnished by South Carolina and Tennessee, one man, as the delegate of a State in the national party con- vention, is as good as five hundred or a thou- sand men—yeu, better, for the purposes of a unit, than any other number whatever. But the distinguishing requisition of the democratic camp, in the matter of a Presidential nomina- tion, iatbe two-thirds rule, This hard test has broken the bones of a host of distinguished de- mocratio aspirants, beginning with the “crush- ing out” of Martin Van Buren in 1844, at Baltimore. But the time has now come when seme of our Southern politicians find this two- thirds rule insufficient for the crisis, Promi- nent among these politicians is Governor Wise, of Virginia, who, through his confidential organ, the Richmond Enquirer, seems to be driving ai some such new rule for the Presiden- tial democratic nomination a3 a majority of the democratic States; or, in other words, a majo- rity of the Southern States. Such a rule would be apt to place the Albany Regency delegation far on the left hand among the goats, and very likely some such question will be raised as a Southern sine gua non at Charleston. Let the Regency prepare fora cold reception. Gov. Wize “still lives,’” Tae Corvauier Fornsy on 78K Harper's Ferry Ano.irion Emrote.—The Chevalier For- ney ‘draws it very mild” in his editorial ob- servations on the late terrible abolition out- break at Harper’s Ferry. He says “there are many rumors that a widespread conspiracy existed ; but we are inclined to believe that its importance was greatly magnified by the crazy fancies of Brown’s mind;” and that while “ it may be that Fred. Douglass and Gerrit Smith, whose letters were found at his (Brown’s) head- quarters, actively sympathized with him,” “it is utterly impossible that a sufficient number of white persons were connected with the move- ment to render it, under any circumstances, really formidable against the strong array of force which was brought to bear against it at a few hours notice,” &. Now, this music is in the same key as that of the Chevalier Webb, Greeley, the venerable Thurlow Weed, and the abolition poets of the Evening Post upon this subject. And the coincidence is easily explain- ed. The Chevalier Forney is expecting the re- ward of the fat office of Clerk of the House of Representatives at Washington from the repub- lican party, for his services to the republican cause during the lest two years. But he may be disappointed. He may be unable to bring up the half dozen anti-Lecompton recruits that will be necessary to elect the republican Speak- er, and what then? Why, then, we may have occasion to lament the follies and misfortunes of poor Forney; and then, perhaps, we may find him asking forgiveness and a bone to pick from his old friend and much abused benofav- tor, Mr. Buchanan. Poor Forney! Tre Wasnrnaton Doveias ORGAN VERSUS THE Wasnrneton Repusricin Oroans.—The little filibusteriag Douglas paper at Washington, having thrown out a broad hint of mob law in reference to the two black republican abolition organs of the same city, one of them—tho National Bra—thus significantly replies:— ‘This is not the first effort of the kind which tho Douglas organ bas mado against iis republican neighbors. It is, doubtless, desirous of giving a practical illustration of “popular sovereignty.” ‘The destruction of this priuting estat lahment, By & Washington mob will be the worst day's work the people of this city have done in many a day. ‘This simply means that, in view of the near approach of a Northern opposition House of Representatives, it will be well for the regula- tors of Washington, while consulting upon the expediency of destroying an abolition press or two, to consider also the little items of their city’s bread and butter. This hint will proba- bly settle the question with the boys and with the Douglas organ, and its peculiar plan of re- moving 9 rival or two for the Congress print- ing. They aro a precious set, those heggarly Washington organs, of all parties. Acapeamy or Mrsic.—The performance of ‘Rigoletto’ last night attracted a very full and fashionable house, be- yond ali peradyenture the best of the season, which now promises much better than at firet. “Rigoletto” had the best distribution which has ever been accorded to it in New York. {t included Mmes. Coleon and Strakosch, Sig- nori Stigeliiznd Ferrl. The rentrée of Madame Colson Was especially grateful, for reasons which are patent to the hobitués of Irving place. If Madame Colson’s method is more French than Italian, atili it is not to be denied that she {s a thoroughly good and reliable artist. Io Gilda she finds a 76le admirably auited to her powers. She sang 1} con amore, evidently, aud with more intensity and trno sympathy than she hae over diaplayed here before. Her success was unequivocal. The baritone, Forri, improved upon the very favorable im- pression which he created in ‘ Ernant’’ on Wednesday, He sang and acted Rigoletto superbly. li, though a geod tenor, is hardly equal to this opera, which demands more voice than ho hus to give to ita music. Roces and Mme. Strakosch gave efficient aid to a good ensemble. Signor Mozio kept the orchestra to its work with his usual skill, and gave full effect tothe strong points of the com- poser. Tho opora itself only necds to be heard more fre- quently, and with a distribution like that of last night, to become tho most popular ,as itis in some respects the best, of Verdi's works. Thero will be a matinge to-day, ag usual gramme, however, is unusually attractive. The pro- ‘Tam Dravton PARLOR OPKRAS.—Mr. and Mrs, Drayton have given their final performance at the French thoatro, Their admirera—and they include all who have heard them—will be glad to learn that Mr. Drayton intonds to Temain in the metropotia, and that he will shortly give @ Rew series of operas in @ building of which ho will hay exclusive possesion. Sxriovs Accinxxt.—Yosterday afternoon Mr. Grahams Polly, @ much respected citizon of the Eastern district, while riding out on Division avenue, noar East Now York fell from his wagon to the pavement with such force a8 to injuro bim severely about the head and face, bu fortunately not very seriously. He was in company with a Mr. Hutchinson, when bis hat blew off. Hutcninson got out of the wagon to pick it up, when the horso turned in such @ manner as to tip the wagon over. Mr. Polly was taken to a voighboring hotel, where bis wounds wero dressed and he wax sent home. It is thought he will soon recover from bis injuries. Inquxsrs.—An inquest was beld yesterday by Coroner Shell upon the body of a man named Thomas Mack, who was drowned a few wooks since from off a sloop lying at the foot of Ross street, E.D. Also upon the body of an unknown man, apparently a German, who was Rand te tho wator foot ‘of South Sixth atroet, ED. On hia porson was found a letter dated Sept. 20, 1859, and signed Th. Gialer. Tho body had beon in the water for some timo. Also upon the body of Barnoy Smith, who died suddenly at the foot of North Eighth atreot, from intemperance, Vordict in accordance with the facts, NEWS FROM WASHINGTON, Wasmnoron, Oct. 21, ‘The Prosident is now engaged on his Mossage. Ho ‘before him a large amount of material, foreign domestic. His views on Mexican matters will be Poned till something definite transpires, as tho Condition of affairs in that country will necessarily re them to bo one of the Last subjects treated of, Minister McKame, who will leave here in a fbw d will take with him the ultimatum of our governn relation to the disputed points in the proposed ‘Should this ultimatum not be acquiesced in by Mexico, President will then lay the wholo subject before Conge for its action. Our government will not be able to receive the reply the despatch about to be sent to Minister Dalias, in tion to the San Juan affair, before the meeting of Co ‘This important matter will algo be placed before body at the earliest practical moment. Tt has been suggested to the government to at he various United States armories companies of so to provent any future difficulties lke that at H Ferry. Whether they will adopt the suggestion remy to be seen. E, Wilder Forloy and Goorge Evans, of Maino, preeented their petitions, which are numerously sign to the President for commutation of the sentence of O Holmes, who ts now under sentence of death for ki one of the crew of tho ship Therese, ‘THR GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH, ‘Wasmmaron, Oct. 21, 11 ‘The government has not been officially advised Minister Ward has reached Pekin, but information reced in diplomatic quarters loaves no doubt of the fact. It confidently expected that the ratified treaty will here bofore the meeting of Congress. The names of various gentiomen have been named connection with the mission to France, but no action been taken, and it is doubtful whether it has yet been o considered by the Prosident. Mr. Irving, Secretary of the British Legation, is am the recent arrivals. Detectives Allen and Wise telegraph from Philadelp that they seized the establishment of a gang of coin oo torfolters, and arrested parties who have been floodis the country with dollars, halves and quarters. The latest accounts from Texas state that Gene ‘Twiggs had ordored two companies of infantry to Bro: ville, and a body of cavalry were scouting through region. ‘Tho receipts of the Treasury for the week ending day were $1,021,000; the amount subject to di $4,677,000, an increase over tho amount on hand Previous woek of $108,000. Non-Arrival of the Anglo-Saxon. Fanrame Poryr, Oct. 21—8 P.M. There is no probability of the arrival of the st Anglo-Saxon to-night, though she is nearly due, a blind ‘snow storm provailing on the river. She has doul been somewhat detained by heavy westerly winds. Nows from the PacificmArrival of ¢ Overland Mail. Sn. Loum, Oct. 21, 1860, ‘The overland mail, with dates of the 30th ult., here. Mr. Crane, delegate olect from the proposed Ne Territory, died at Bold Hill, Carson Valley, tho 26th ult, A new silver mine has been discovered at tho head ‘Washot Lake; five teams loaded with ore wore eo for San Francisco for shipment to Tho new State route between Salt Lake and Placet Being stocked, the mall would pass over it ins fy we le The Sacramento correspondent of the San Franciso Bulletin seys that an active canvass has commenced fo the vacant seat of a United States Senator. It ts thoug that tbe Governor will make no appointment, leaving th Legislature under special obligations to elect one as soon possible after their meeting in January. Itis supposed th the new Governor favors the election of 8. W. Juge, for: maoely of Alstaass, Bo na to's Chinacee Be Hortheca mel like self, perbaps better for a successor of Senator Gwin, who must be elected in the winter of 1861. Mr. Miller will go in favor of this plan in the event h strength not being sufficient to secure his own election th winter. Liberal subsortptions towards a pr 1 Broderick) Monument are coming from all parts of State. Dates from British Columbia of the 24th state that the American clipper Northern Eagle was burned at Esqui- ae Harbor on the 224. The vessel was valued at ,000. ‘Trade was very dull, with scarcely enough di to ea tablish quotations, and its tendency is in roc or bare: Pork ig lowor. Money in domand, with prospects of & Aight steamer day on the dt. York; Salvadoro, Valpa- Arrived 26th, Twilight, New raiso; 29th, Peruvian, New York. The Cricket Match at Rochester, SPECLAL DESPATCH TO THE HERALD. Rocuxster, Oct. 21, 1860. ‘The cricket match between Eleven All England play- ers and Twenty-two of the United States, commenced thia noon. The weather was intensely cold, and conse- quently the attendance was limited. The Kleven won the choice, and gent in their opponenta, who scored thirty- nine. Of this Harry Wright and Pickering were tho only donble figures, the former scoring 18 and the latter 11. Tho Eleven commenced, and when tho stumps were drawn had scored 85, with two wickets dowu. Caffyn caught by Hammond, bowled by Hallis 14; Jackson raa out 12, Hayward, not out, 2; Carpennter, not out, 1. Byes 6. Play will be ro sumed at 11 o'clock to-merrow. ‘Thoro is every prospect of the baso ba match taking Place, as Mr. Davis is here, with every Prospect of con- cluding the match with them. THE GENERAL NEWSPAPER DESPATCH. Rocuxsmmr, N. Y., Oct. 21, 1869. ‘The international cricket match commences at ore o'clock. to-day. The weather was cold and blustering, and there were only about 400 persons present, and they were shivering with the cold. ‘The Twenty-two were made up from Rochester, New York, Philadeiphia, Newark, Buffa- lo, and different parts of Canada. George Parr is better. TWENTY-TWO. First Inninge W. Hammond of Philadelphia, c. Carpentor b. Wisden, Sharp st. Lockyer b. Wisden Booth b. Wisdwa......... Boatty st. Lockyer b. Wisde Capt. Hammond, run Bugesson b. Wisten Thachattie b. and b. Wisden.. Pickering, not ont... Stephenson b. Wisde Higham st. Lockyer Senior b. Jackson. Jackson b. Wisden Felix b. Jackson. . J. Tannant b. Wisden. Crossley, not out Hines b. Wieden P. Lillywhite c. Carpenter b. Wisden. Collis, of Buffalo, b. Wisden. Pattison c. Cosar b. Wisden. enndumen Total, Balls First Innings. Caffyn c. W. Hammond b. Hailis Jackson, run out.. ‘Hayward, not out. Carpenter, not out Wides and byes. News from Havana, New Ontxana, Oot. 21, 1860. steamship Cahawba has arrived, from Havana 18th inst. There is no political news. The health of Havana ‘The were firm and active. Lard steady at on London, sixty days, stiff, 3s por cent premium; on Now York 6 por cout pre- jum. tix 19% reals. atl mi The National Episcopal Convention. Ricamonn, Oct, 21, 1869. The House of Bishops has given Bishop Underdonk leave to withdraw his memorial, thus finally disposing of the matter. They have also concurred in the resoluti urn on Saturday. “shaleney The House of Deputies hada long debate to-day on the subject of friendly intercourse with the ehurch of Sweden, seatanerers eepoiat committee to inquire into id expediency of such intercourse and report 0 ne} Goavention, " og ‘The Committee on the State of the Ohnreh mado 2 tong Teport, and @ resolution was adopted to appoint a commit- tee of jay men to devise moans te.adyance the work of the church, The American Coan? Hedso: Convontion at ms Av Oot. 21, 1859. An American County Cov.vention was hold hero to-day Fifty delegates wero provont out of eighty, which wou! have been a fall represyntation of the towns. Tho seasin Was quite stormy, oud interspersed with considerable Towdyiam. One or two small fighta occnrrod. A Hole was formed, cot mainly of democratic and bag lican nominees: © principal interest turned upon bo action of the Convention with regard to Judge of the Sir preme Court wd Sonator for the Eleventh district. A re- solution was offered endorsing Judge Harris. An io) tt ment Waa proposed ondoraing Rufus W. Pecknam,