The New York Herald Newspaper, October 20, 1862, Page 8

Ce nn ee UI PnEEENEEEEEEEEET SEEEEEREEEEEE THEATRICAL AND MUSICAL. ‘We ave still without any mdications that there will be ‘ea eiort made to give opera. The managers will not touch it unless under more favorable conditions than quer the artists or the directors of the Academy seem G@igponed to accord. They say, amd with justice, that epera te Wire any other commercial speculation, and (bat they see mo reason why individuals shoaid be called upon Be face ruinous losses in the attempt to piease the public, ‘M the Academy and the artisis will not lower their terme, then beth must stand idie. We have heard souher a cureus rumor, to the effect that the mem- Bers of the orchesica and of the chorus Mave e@daressed Tremonstrances to the directors of the Academy amd & leading male singer, accusing them of Beeping thom in a starvicg Condition, and ealling upon ‘them 10 sacrifice something of their pretensions to the general good. We know not how much truth there may ‘Dew this; but the siavement shows that a strong fecling existe upon the subject, The result of this dead jock, we @apect, will be that the artiste wil! form an assouation ‘Similar to that of ast year, and will take all the risks ‘upon themselves. Iu this event either Grau or Muxio wil) @eeume the direction of affairs. ‘The veteran Wallack perseveres in the policy with which he inaugurated the season, aud continues to dress ‘ue up the old comedies in a mauner that imparts to them ‘all we charm of novelty. The pices performed during ‘Whe week were “London Assurance,”’ ‘The Belle’s Strata rein,” “Wild Oats,” “A Cure for the Heartache," “The Behoo! for Scanda}”” and “‘Money.’? This evening there %& to be an innovation on the plan of campaign in the pro- duction of a new comedy, or rather an Himjroved version Of Mr. Wigan's “Friends and Foes,’ under the title of * Bosom Friends.” Fresh scenery has been painted @r ‘%, and every pains taken to insure it a marked succoss. At Laura Keone’s “Peg Wofllugton,” which proved sueh @ chance stroke of good luck to the management, will be withdrawn this evening to make way for the first new comedy of the season, jts litle is a piquant one—“Ny Rest for the Wickesi’'—and its authorship is attributed to Mr. Chacles Mathews. The business of the pieve devolves mainly on Mies Keene aud Mr. Blake. Mrs. Emma Robert, fon (formerly Mre. Brougham) is also in the cast. Mr, Forrest played Richard IM., Richeliew and Sparta, ous to immense houses last week. The first of these cha acters he bas 80 remodelled that it may be said to be ap entirely new and improved version of the part, Veteran actor as Mr. Forrest is, he shows by each snocessive representation of his characters that he is stillnc Inborious a student as when he first set out to etimb the steep and rugged path tofame, As he grows older the intoilectaal features of his acting #0 dominate the physical that Le is no longer the artist whose muscu larity of style so offended people of fastidious taste. Mr. Ewin Booth has made such a impression on the town by his Richetieu that it has to be kept on the Dilla the whole of this week. There is no mistaking the fact that he bas enlisted the sympathies aud partisanship of a large portion of our public, who profess to see in Bim quaiities which they either do not or will not fina in other impersonaters of the same fine of parts. The rivalry thus induced has a beneficial effect, not only on ‘the actors, but on the business of the competing theatres. Wt is long since either of them has been able to boast of such receipts. Anschutz's German Opera has talsified all the precon_ ceived notions that this form of the lyrical drama wili not pay. Ithae become, under its present able mauagement not only a paying, but a thriving institution. The secret Of its success ie, that a spirit of enterprise animates tne @pecuiation, and that Mr. Ansebotz deems the rapid production ef novelties as essential as carefo aitention to the artistic effectiveness of the pieces! which he produces. Last week be brought out Mozart’ s “Enlevement du Serail”” (“The Seraglio”); but, though ® curiosity in a musical sevse, it justifies the composer's opinion of his own work, that ‘it was good in a room, bat insignificant for the theatre.” The Sunday concerts at this establishment sre always capitally attended, and afford a great resource to our German population, accus- somed as they are to entertainments of this kind. A now star has made his appearance in the theatrical firmament, In the conflict of opinions which pre” vaile respecting the comparative merits of our two Jeadivg tragedians—Mr. Forrest and Mr. booth— “4 % @ relief to find a third competitor in this branch of the drama starting into the fel, and promising to furnish us with afresh standard of comparie b. The fact that this new aspirant for public favor is a German will detract nothing from the interest with which his rendition of Shakspere will be regarded; for there is a disposition to favor any departure from the conventional readings of the great dramatist that will not savpr of actual heresy, As an evidence of this, we have only to point to the sensation created by Mr. Fech ter’s rst Shaksperian performances, which, notwith. ey disturbed old prejudices and ehockedthe atiachinents of many, drew together the most brilliant intellectual audiences ever assembled at a London theatre We have scen the new actor—Mr. Daniel F. Bandmaun— fm bet one part—that of Mephistophiles in Goethe + © Pavet—bat it was a performance that stamped biin a» an artist of strong origina! genius, differing iu his coucep tiong and im the mar xer of his delivery from all th actors to whom we have been accustomed. He exhibited throughout this masterly impersonation an intellectua! vigor, a subtiety and a magnetic power over his audience that are rarely to be witnessed uow-a-days, Thc Stadt theatre has made an important acquisition in this gentleman, and the management should evince their ap precia’jon of the fact by giving him more effective sup- port. This week he plays Richard II. Mr. and Mrs. Barney Williams open at the Boston Athe. Grom to-night. They are to succeed Mr. Booth at the Winter Garden, Gottechalk has been giviwg concerts in Providevee, Boetou, Worcester and Lawrence, ali of which were emi wently encceseful. On Saturday he played again in Bos ‘op. ‘This evening he appears in Norwich, to-morrow evening in New York, on Wednesday in Bridgeport, on Thureday again in New York, on Friday in New Bruns whek, and ov Saturday in Trenton, The concert at Irving Hail to-morrow eventog promises to be a very brilliant edair. Amongst the artista engaged to support the dis Unguiehed pianist sre Madame de Lussan and Mr. Wi! Jam Castle, a pow tener, and pupil of Signor Abella, who ye said to porsess a pure, fresh voice and an excelient method The boy pianist, Pape, gives bis fourth concert this evening at Toronto, under the Patronage of Major Genera’ Bir W. Nap The Itule fellow bas been petted and feted by all the Jeading people in Canada, and has been received at the residences of Lord Monck, Lord lrederick Paulet and Lord Alexander Russell. “The Seven Sisters” ia having & prolonged run at the Qt Louis theatre, Joseph Proctor commenced an engagement at Cincinnst, @u the 11th. J. Wilkes Booth is also snnounced there, The Adelphi theatre, Troy, which was recently destroy 4 by fire, cont $80,000, and was insured for only $7,000 Js wae erected in 1855, apd ite fret manager was Mr. Jobr ©. Cartiiten, Anew drama, entitied “England and Australia,” is in re, of the Metropolitan, San Francisco, has retired (rom theatrics) life, and is suceeeded ju the lessee ship of the house by Mr. Charles Tibbetts, who bad it when it first oper Letters have be ed in Lown announcing the lose ‘& verse! (name not stated), on ite way from Australia Yo this country, with a troupe of minstrels on board. Among those supposed to be lost are Tom Brower Dema- rest, the dancer, God John Raymor, formerly with the Buckleys Mr. Richings and daughter are stil! playing at Roch, er. At the Uld Bowery Mr. G. L. Fox ie entering upon the fixth week of bis performances; but, judging by the Houses, no One would be aware of the fact. This popular @ctor isa host in himeelf, and never fails to draw when ever be appears. The “‘Armorer of Tyre’’ is to be produced to-night a! the New Bowery, Mr. G. C. Boniface in the priveipa character. The Boorcicaalt drama at Barnum's, ‘‘Pauvrette: or Under the Snow,” has proved a powersul @\traetion is superbly mounted, the scenic eftects being a8 fine as any ever produced at ths establishment. To the Maseum bave been aridei wes effimes of our Union generals, most of which arc fasthful to the live. ‘Une of the nos! agreeable places of amusement in town te Wood's elegant little theatre in Broadway, where the @ork opera can be enjoyed with all the refinements and Tunurious case of the Academy. Indeed, as regards th character of the audiences, we see but little aifference, re stiractive hee Mr. Wood contrived wo render bis e+ tabiebment George Christy's feate of « Minwtrel acrostation,”* as he ealiethem, insure bit wonderiog crowds nightly. the way Of hovelty nO OMe CAD veAt George's juve: gaming, Bis Jocko « eublime for ite laoghable abeunlity ed wm) dence ‘Thore ysho want to be well amused will go to Bryant’. | The Wonderful Typ Setting ‘There 4a degree of artistic completeness ‘about the per- formances at this establishment which renders (hem cx coedingly satisfactory. Hooley is doing a great business ia Brooklyn with bis troupe. He has got one of the best companies that money ‘and enterprise can secure, and the Brooklyn people (the Sainte included) seem to take wonderfully to bie per" formances. FORKIGN. ‘The new drama ‘‘Dolores”’ ie having ® most succestfu) Pan at the Theatre Francais in Paris. At the Vaudeville a charming little piece, illustrative of Parisian manners and entitled La Comtesse Mimi,’’ has Deen received with great favor, ‘The new comedy ‘Les Fous” has-had a narrow escape at the Gympase Dramatique, but after some hesitation passed through the orde.l, The correspondent of the London Morning Posi, in ae the piece, observe’ thus trenebantiy:—“it is doubtful whether the author> the audience or the dramatis persone deserve more espe+ cially the title of fools.” ‘The veteran Radial) is singing at Her Majesty’s theatre. Mr. Plauche writes the Christmas burlesque for the ‘market this year. it will be illustrated by the pencil of Mr. Peibin, who will especially set forth the scenery of ‘the Holy Land, on which the Prince of Wales, in bis late wour, with so much reverential interest. Mr. Leigh Murray has so far recovered bis health as to ve able to enter upon a short engagement at Drury Lane. He will soon sail for Australia. ‘The editor of the Loudon Musical World, writing pre- vious to the announcement of Mademoiselle Titiens’ deci- ‘sion to postpone the fulfilment of her agement with Ullman until next year, makes the following remarks in his proposed endevement of the great cantatrice. It is said that, now the great dramatic prima donna is again at liberty, She will give a series of farewell represent.tions previous to her departure for New York; for we are really going to lose the only Donna Anna, the only Valentina, the only Lucrezia aud Norma that our operatic stage pos ‘sesses. What incalculable number of sbivpiasters and postage stamps can have been offered to Mademoiselie Yitiens that she should desert us for the Amevicans’? Or, is Mr. Gye at the bottom of this mystery? It woula be sound Machiaveliian policy on the part of the Reyal Ttalian impressarie to get Mademoiselle Titiens sent as far as possible away {rom England; for in ber particular line of characters be has no vocalist who can be compared to her. Fortunately it is only a ten days’ voyage from New York to Liverpool, aud we have still hopes (iu spite of sBinpiasters and of Mr. Gye) that our great tragic singer will return to us ip the spring. The Limerick Chronicle gives the cubjoised account of the original “Colleen Bawn:”—It may be inieresting to the public to know that the name of the draiatived «col jeep Buwn’ was Ellen Hanly, She wa: murdered by drowning near Foine, either on the lith or Lapis dy 1819. The chief couspirator of the brutal deed, highly connected in this county and city, was executed at Gal jows Green on the 16th March, 1820, and Sullivan (dra matically represented as Uanny Manu) the summer of the same year. The body of the “Colicen”? drifted into Money Point, and was imterred im Burrane church yard, where Robert W. C. Reeves, Esq., upon whose pré- perty the burial ground is situated, has evected a tomb Stone, upon whieb ig inseribed the simple epitaph, *Sbe Colleen Bawa,’* THE JEWELRY BUSINESS, The War and Diamonds—The Shoddy Aristocracy and Their Luxuries, &c. When every trade, save those directly or indirect- ly dependent on the war, is at a stand still, it is curious to note the activity prevailing in ine jewelry business. Orders have never been more nume- roug nor customers more liberal than now; the most ex- pensive articles iimd a ready sale, and everything indi- cates the existence of a moneyed cls among us who are unaliected by the present crisis, aud who scarcely fel the pressure of our national.burden. The war, which bas impoverisbed many, has enriched some, and theso nouveaux rich spend money with an insouciance marvellous to contemplate. The army of hungry con tractors which the government has let loose upon the community have euddeniy been transformed into mer- chant princes, artistic in their tastes and refined in their babits, Shoddy men, who grew rich by @ trane- parent swindie—by making the government pay fabuious prices for mauufactured rags, which they calied army cloth—have swelled the ranks of th. ® néw men and rivalled them in extravagant expenditare, These are the men who have filled up the vacuum ieft in the ranks of our American aristocracy by the failure of their codfish predecessors. They sink shoddy and affect style, and, standing on their money bags, fondly imay they are a head and shoulders above their betters. Ha ing lined their own pockets by fleecing and fooling the government aud iis brave, unpaid deienders, the new or_ der takes its place among the elect of fashion and pays its footing. No class spends money more recklessly, realiz ing the ola maxim, ‘easily got and easily gone."’ ‘They patronize our first class jewelry establishments, and fur nish their houses in the most sumptuous manner, This acoounts for the strange fact that, in the midst of a deao lating civil wer, and on the verge of taxation, a business which owes its origin to luxury shonid be so flourishing. |. Indeed the amount of jewelry sold during the past season is something remarkable; and ejually active was the de mand for silver ware and bronzes. One would have ex. pected that the threat ondition of the times woaid have counseled economy, and that, if a taste for orna, ment was <i Iniged, it would be with moderation; that inexpensive ml -riais would be songbt for, and that a return tos); tastes would be one of the consequences of our & ve But such is not the cose. Let any ove jm doubt ¢ inspect the stock the different jewelry establishme.‘: ia New York have on hand now, beiore the holiday season seis in, and eatisiy bimecif on this point. Let him walk throagh Tiffany & Ellis’ and fall & Black's, and be will find tnat the assortments fo both places indicate no fear of retrenchmen:, He will look in vain for cheap st: of jewelry. Un every side he will see priceless gems ond costly articles of bijouterie—poarls, amethyste and rubies; diamonds that flash like light, and emeralds as green as an ic.sh meadow in the spring (ime Fashions chauge in jewelry as well as in dress, and its changes are as deserving of record; but change of fashion does not alter the relative value of the gems employed. Diamonds are always superior to pearls, and rubies to cornelian, The only thing that adds to the intrinsic value of precious stones is scarcity, and this it is that is making the emeraid more eagerly sought for and more highly prized day by day. The difftcuity of procuring emeralds may be estimated by the rise in priee, for what was for. merly sold for five dollars a carat now costs fifty dollars; and if the New Granada mines do not yield a fresh supply there is every probability that emeralde will go np still further. At present they bid fair to beeome as rare as the ruby. Of Imte the onyx, the ‘stone of stones,” as it is called in the Bible, has been used exten. sively by jewellers, and, as it combines beauty with sim- plicity, should be im higher favor than it is. What its own upaseisted merits, Lowever, could not accomplish, the diamond will probably do for it. We have seon in Tiffany's brooches and sleeve buttons of onyx, crusted over with diamonds, that might please a severe and at be same time satisty en ornate taste; and others more beautiful still, which held iu the depressed centre a single iamond that glistened like a dew drop in the beart or a ower. In the same establishment wo eaw a diamond brooch worth ten thousend dotlars, having a large central scone surrounded by rows of smaller ones, whose dagyling Deiilancy wos enhanced by being brought into contact with the soft moonlight radiance of the pearl. We saw violet amethysts and sapphires blue as the summer sky; Wo saw frosted and burvished silver waro, bronzes graceful and grotesque, swords for use and swords for ornament. silken flage and antique looking toilet ornaments of the true vesure color—every- thing that could gratify a refined taste—but no appear” ance of common jewelry, and no indications of furling sail in anticipation of a storm. In Bull & Bisek’s there was the same state of things, the same profusion of first clasg articles, the same rush ef business and the same in- difference to the crisis, The silver ware was unique and beautiful and the display of gems wonderful. Among them was a diamond ring of the purest water, worth ten thou cand dollars, which glittered like «star, and a brooch ormed of one pure and perfect chrysalite, on whose pal» kreen surface was exquisitely engraven @ woman's head. A breastpin of Parisian workmanship, circular in form, the edge studded with pearls or diamonds, laterni bar, 4 gold, clasped with a diamond, that open and reveal a miniature within, wasa graceful novelty, the idea worthy { French fancy and the workmanship worthy of Trench kill, Reside this was another, similar o design and finished with equal dehcacy, but home made. In the same establishment were bonutiful specimens of onyx jewelry, the de gn formed in @iamonds, thrown out im strong re Her by the dark polished background, and comb® intaid with gold and gems, and heavy with pendants, still new uough to be admired, and expensive enough to satis'y thoxe who judge an article by its cost. The prosperous condition of thie branch of manufac bare, Ia face of an oppressive tariff and an exhausting ar, While others oF every day necessity are languishing, isan @vomely that might well challenge uttention. It pyoves, however, one thing conelusively—that thore je plenty of money in the country, and that the people have ahiding faith in ite resources. Jt proves, however, more onively still that money has changed hands, aud that grain contracts, gun contracts, and shoddy vo vrmy contracte of all orts have bu tnen, whose patent of nobility #a porernment o and who. when laying up ® steck of Jnxnries, bed to be men ot Pe beg oping: i eee i “W. YORK HERALD, MUNDAY, OCTOBER fend Die- | fingers which have dropped into the nicks upon the type. | tributing 4 We cam safely cay that we ever examined any othes invention with eo much @Patification and astouish” ment as the “Alden Type Setting and Distributing Machine.” Not only ourselves, but inventors aad ms. chinists of the highest order, im thi country and from Burope, bave inspected and witneesed ite operation, and, _wnthout a single exception, all look upon it with wonder ing admiration. Our reporter was present yesterday when one of these machines was taken wholly apart, and, havi thorough solentific knowledge of all kinds of machinery, he enables us to give a clearer and ‘uller idea of all its parts and mode of construction than has ever been laid belore the public before, Thie machine te the work and invention of # young man named Alden, whe spent his life, as well as life's means, in working out the discovery. We need not fay that it supersedes the uses of tho compositor, and asks of him no fingers to deteet and seize the severa! types, set them in order and array them in words in the stick. The machine does all this like a living being, and sets them afterwards in galley, then in page, &c.; and again asks no haman fingers to separate the mass and restore each type to its own sort in case: The machine con make no mistake; for its task is re dneed to perfect law, An invention like this must as surediy be the most remarkab.e of the age and world, You seo before you a table of brass almost circular, the Part nearest the operator only being flatiened; and ata Slight etovation you seo, ratiating from the centre, nume- Tous deep “alleys,” of brass also, within which the types ave made to stand, and these “alleys” (nambering one hondred and eighty) are the substitutes fer the usual boxes or divisions in case, into these “alleys” are placed ene bundred ang fifty-four diffarent characters, and they are 80 arrange’ as to hold exactly the same proportionate number of types that the divisions in cass contain. For instance, there ure three‘alleya”’ for the lower case a, while there is but oue jor the let'er b, two for ¢, five for , and go on throughout. These -‘aileys”’ are divided into six different sections, with bandies attached, allowing Shem to be raised up instantly, in order to change their funt of type to any other size. Directly before the operator is the “keyboard,” eight inches wide and fourteen in length, and upon which are one hundred and fifty-four keys, with siiver-plated heads, resembling those of the concertina, These keys are all plainly lettered, and the entire alphabet of each class of letter is arranged within spanning distance of the hand. ‘They embrace the Roman upper and lower cases, small pitals, italics, double letters, numerals, punctuations, sigus and spaces. In the centre of the table is the ‘main whee),” thirty juches in diameter, revolving upon friction rollers; and upon its cireumference are thirty six “eonveyors,”? er hands, every ciher one of which attends to setting up type, while every other alternate ous is required to dis tribute old matter into the same ‘alleys’ from which the wetting “conveyors,” or “hands,” take their type. With- in the ‘‘main wheel’ is another, three inches wide and twelve igdiameter, revolving also upon friction rojlers— encircling which there are nine rows of movable steel pins (the size of a shingle nail) porforating it Encompassing this wheel is a wide “stationary rim’ twenty-eight iuches in diameter, and on the cutside of which there are eighteen grooves of polished steol, filled nearly foll with excavations, Upon the inside of this “excavated rim” there akw-vine staal rods comseeting with the “inner or register wheel” c&MWining nine rows of steel pins. At one end of these rods, nearest the * In. ber wheel,” there are “ Jevers? attached. The ‘main wheel” revolves around the outside of the * excavated riw,’? carrying with it the “ conyeyors.’? Upon one end of these “ conveyors” there are nine movable polished steel “ fingers,” which are protected outside by sheet, brass, and capable of being formed isto 612 different combinations (yet it is only necessary to make a.com bination of 164 to cause every type to be setup). The « fingers"? glide along in the grooves upon the “exeavat, ed rim’ (there being, of course, two grooves for each finger to work in), end when they reach that part of the tuble nearest the operator, all the “ fingers” are thrown flush into their lower groove. From the “ keyboard” to the ‘register wheel,” having the steel pins upon it, there are nine other rods attached. When the coi. poser tonehes a key, signifying the character ho wants, the signal is passed out to the “ register wheel,” through the rods, which act as a medinm, and there registers the character, by pushing out a certain combination of pi dd as the “register wheel’ revolves the pins thrown out pass under and tilt the litte levers attached to the nine steel rods communicating with the ‘‘exeavated rim,” thus changing the combination in the grooves upon the “excavated rim,” equalizing the combination of pins upon the *‘register wheel ;’ and when the first “conveyor” parses by it takes its signal by cer- ‘tain of the “flngers’’ upon it being thrown into the upper Krooves equivalent (o the combination of pins which are thrown out upon the ‘‘register wheel.” When the con- veyor" reaches the ‘‘alley’’ containing the character dé sired, {t is instantly stopped, and the fingers drop into the excavations upon the stationary rim, comparing with the manner In which the (ingers are thrown; then the “conveyor” slides on its centre while taking ont its type, which is firmly held; it thea tilts and passes on with the ‘main wheel,” and piaces the type into a deep, long ‘alley,’ directly im frout of the operator, as nicely and delicately as it is possible for the natural fingers to exe. cute. One character follows another iu the same way, ‘and in the same order in which the keys touched by the composer's fagers may require; and, when the matter Sou up reaches the further end of this‘‘alley,” everything ts broken inte page, and there justified, ready to be car- ried offto the press to be printed from. The tquads,? “thin spaces” and “hyphens”? are distributed close at hand. ‘Tho operator has only to read bis manuscript and touch his keys. From practice his fingers tnvoluntarily pass 10 tho key, as they now do to the divisioue in ease. Ho can acquire a facility of touching these keys much more rapidly than the ‘carrying wheel’ revolves; and by 80 doing he acenmulates signals upon the ‘ register wheel’ in advance of the delivery—even to the extent of sixty Iettere—at which instant a boll inside gives the alarm that the “« register wheel” ia full. ‘The compositor shen stops to read his copy before him, and jostifies that which he has already set up in page. All the while the letters previously sent for are working in, and be is ready to procesd with fresh composition. if the operator makes a mistake by touching the wroug key he can easily cor. rect it by turning off all the siguals upon the “ register wheel,’’ or a portion of them, as may be necessary, ‘The most remarkable part of this machine is the ‘‘dis- tributing department,” which is purely automatical, Poth operations may be carried on together or separately. ‘The uperator pays no attention whatever tothe distribu, tion, except Lo place a page of dead matter (even ‘pi-lot’’) upon the table, and the machinery of jiself then takes charge of it, One ilue at a time becomes separated from the rnaes or page by a powerful lifter,” aod other appli- ances of machinery carry the line along to the end of a deep “alley ,” and then the “distributing conveyors” stop, aud each, taking @ letter, carries it home to its proper “alley.”” Nor can it bo possible to make a mistake by misplacing a letter; for the governing power is law itself; and thet controling power is the different corabimations of nicks in the type. The type, by the way, may be dust at one-half cent lest per pound than that mede in the usual way, whieh is readily accounted for by the saving of metal, Old type, of any description, crn be wicked by the thousand with a simple plane, gaged to any ferm, and adapt diself to this machine. The principle of © distribution” is wach the same as thay of the ‘setting,’ the only difference being, im wetting the leading power is the touch of tue key, while im die Upjbuting nine little steel fingers fee! our from the “distri. juiting box’? into the aicks in the type, forming a partion lar combination, which is sigunlized to the “conveyor” stopping for the character, apd the “Cngers’” upon it be come changed from lower 19 upper grooves upon the “excavated rim,’ compariog with the combination of ‘The ether end of the fingers baving dropped ageinsi @ ‘«graduated stop,” allows @ passage way to open just the width of the type, which is passed out threugh to the “eonveyer,” which receives it naturaily and follows on with the ‘‘main wheel.’” The “comveyora’’ go through the same revolution that the ‘setting conveyors’? de in oom- posing. ry As a matter ef neceesity, the machinery is wonderfully nice, the agencies and dependencies very numereus, and the whole fabric seemingly a very complicated one» while, in truth, its adjustment, finally reached by the discoverer, is the simplest thing in the world. One “alley,’? one “conveyor”? and ou key constitute almost the entire machine—all the rest is duplication: All the ‘‘keys’’ are alike, all the ‘conveyors’’ aro alike, and the ‘“‘alleye” holding the type are algo all | alike. If the sorte in setting and distributing type do net run equally, or nearly so, there ig always a surplus kept ahead, Whenthere are letters in the alphabet occupy- {Mg more than one “alley,” the ‘conveyors’? invariibly set from and distribute into the first line first. if that “alley” becomes either fall or empty the ‘‘con- voyor” passes on to the next line. If the machine ia distributing-and not getting the type, and the ‘alleys’? become full, the “conveyors” stop no longer at the alley,” but glide along to the “pi-bag,” and drop’ the- surplus therein, When the ‘‘pl-bag’’ is full, the type ts again get upon the table, aud is gent to its allotted place, “Could anytning be more like brain turned into brass?’ We will defy any one to flid the least fault with any portion of this novel affair, there being a pro. vision made for any and every emergency throughout the eniiremachine, No wear whatever is mado upen the type. ‘There are Bumerous points of equal beauty and utility in its adaptation of means to ends and in its genera; working. Nothing can be more admirable than the deli cacy and fitness of all its parts, and the exquisite nicety with which the several types, not omitting the slendorest spaces, are kept in place, and made each to pass to and from its “aliey,”? and made also to rise and Iirt itself into proper position, If any ono thing more than another astounds us, it is that €0 little and such simple machinery can’ effect such miraculous results. Tho machine is almost wholly dependent upon positive instead of spring movements. ‘The “main wheel” has only to make six revolutions per minute to set up and distribute 64,800 characters in ten hours, which is equivalent to 30,000 ems foiid matter: if the operator chooses he can run the wheel to eigh- revolutions, which is stil! a slow movement, thereby setting and distributing 40,000 ems solid in the same number of hours. ‘There is no possibility of the machine wearing out with constant uge, in twenty years, and it Is scarcely liable in any way to get out of repair, as it is composed entirely of iron, steel! and brass, Tho only deticate parts of the works are covered up, ‘and well protected from any accident likely to arise from careles:ness on the part of the operator, Very little ot) is used m working it—not over a thimblefull in a month’s time. It is designed tobe worked by steam, horse or treadle power. It is perfect!y original throughout in its construction, no portion of its movements being copied from any other kind of machinery. The inventor, being a practical printer, a3 wellas a fine invontive and patiently meditative genius, has introduced into his system—for so his invention may be called—all the thousand little conveniencies and agencies for oxpedi- tion of which tho art of type getting is susceptible, He was certainly a most extraordinary person,and this invention must be a most enduring mouument of his equal palience, steadfastness, devotion and large grasp of mechanical genius. But, except the fame, he will reap none of the frnits of bis discovery. Timothy Alden, was a native of Massachusetts, For twonty years of bis life he devoted himseif to the perfection of bis invention, and ju a firm concentration ot will and brain and money he exhansted all the resources of life, and wore out life itseli prematurely in the labor, ‘The ‘incessant strain for so Jong a period upon bis active intellect proved too ex- haustive for a phgsique naturally feeble, and be sank under his task of genius. Bat he succeeded. He triumphed even before death; he, lived just long enough to ery ‘‘Eureka;"* te put the finish- ing stroke to his labors; to ree his machine in successful and wondrous operation. Twenty years of his Jife, and life itself, and above forty thousand dollars in money, were exvended in bringing into successful use a single one of his machines, and then his eyes closed upon the work forever. One man feeds the “distributor,” composes, justifies and reads his own matter (thas doing away, in @ great mea sure, with proofreaders), and is less liable to mistakes than by the usual way of composition. For instance: there are a great many more “typographical errore”’ made in distributing than in setting type; and it is impos sible for the “fingers” of this machine to piace a type juto its wrong ‘‘alley.”’ Hence its correctness. During the last twenty years of tho inventor's life ho depended mainly upon his cousin, Henry W. Alden, for funds to enable him to continue on experimenting. He conesived the plan of setting and distributing type bé machinery at the ageof nineteen years, while an a) Prentice boy, standing at his case pickiag up type. He was then heard to say that, ‘If his life should be spared to him, he would invent @ machine that would relieve compositors of that offensive profession they were led to follow.” He frequently remarked, too, that “He ehould never live to reap the fruits o! his discovery.” He died at (he age of thirty nine, just as he had gotten out his patents in this country and Europe. Upon his death bed be directed bis cousin how he showld proceed in the future, bequeathing his inventien to him and other rela. tivoe and friends, who bad aided him while engaged so many years upon his arduons task, Henry W. Alden, after the inventor's death, proceeded to make valuable |mprovements upon the machine, as he had been directed to do by bis cousin while on his death bed, in order to insure perfect success. After having completed three machines, he caused one of them to be put into practical use, There the work stopped for the want of additional means to go forward with manufac. turing. Adairs remained in this way for @ Jong time until Charles C. Yeaton became interested with Mr Alden, aud, throngh that indomitable perseverance and energy 80 characteristic of the man, he has been enabled to organize a stock company of $100,000, and composed chiefly of capitaliste of this city. From the hour of his advent in the concern it has been in active progrecs— order after order bas been sent ia—every hour brings some celebrity to examine the wonderful mechanism of the machine; and to this enterprising young man, cousin of tho inventor, its assured success must be credited. Police Intelligence. Stammne ArrRAY IN 4 BRoapway Ss1ooN.—About twelve” o'clock on Saturday night last a number of persons, who were in the waiter girl’s saloon No. 650 Broadway, kept by Frank Burne, induiged in a free Oght, using the chairs aid stools in a very free and promiscuous manner. During the light & man named James Williams drew a dirk kno and stabbed John McLaughlin in the right side, inficting & serious wound. The wounded man taken to the Fifteenth precinct station house, where his wounds were dressed by Dr. Johns, who pronounced him to be in a very critical condttion. Officer Barbelet arrested Wil- liame and a man named Michael Moran, who were yester- day taken before Justice Quackenbush, who comitaitted them to prison to await the result of the wounded man’s injuries. Founpiive Case.—About nine o'clock on Saturday night last a boy named Thomas Cornell found a male infant two weeks old lying on the front stoop of the house No. 363 Firet avenue, The following note was found pinned on the blanket, addressed to Mrs. Parker, of that No.:— Madame—Wil! you please to take my child and take good care Of it, as its fathor was killed in war and T am not able to take care of it. ehil le th 2 Id is of respectable pare: Itis bard for me to part with my only infant, but it can’t be The child has ho name, Hoping you wou't see my ebild ih want L will trast it to. your care, ae know you are a triend in med fs. friefd indeed, The child tw two weeks old. Officer McNally conveyed the child to the headquarters of the Commissioners of Public Charities aud Correction, No. 1 Bond street, where it will be properly cared for, Descest ox 4 Danek Hovex.—About half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night Captain Haghes, of tho Fourth precinct, accompanied By Sergeant De Long and a posse of men, made a descent on the dance house No. 86 James street, nar by Charles Williams. They arrested eighty both sexes, who were taken before Justice rennay yesterday morning, who discharged all the men and fined the females five dollars each. The proprietor was held to bail in $500 vo answer. Coroners’ Inquests, Berwixe Cascatty.—Coroner Collin hold an inquest yes.» terday on the body of Caroline Frances, a little girl four years of age, who died from burns received on Saturday evening. @ mother of the child resided at 87 Monroe street, and locked her up in a room alone while she wout to ma During the mother’s absence, it is believed the child commenced playing with some matches and evy set fire to her clothes, and was burned ty death ¢ asaistance could be rendes ACODENT ON SHipnoany.--Alesander MoMatlon, a native of Nova Seotia, about thirty years of age, died on Satur, day ast from {njurloa received by @ stick Of logwoot falling upon him while on board the stip Queen, lying at pier No. 27, East rive;, Coroner Collin Kewl an inquest on the body, when a verdict of “Acridental death” wae returned. _ INTERESTING FROM MEXICO. ne Our Vera Crus Correspoudence- Vana Gava, Oct. 3, 1862. Generai Forey, of France, tee Man of the Moment—Itis Reception in Vera Cruz,and Sperch to the People Saplain’ pected—Mizican Querillas Aitack @ Band of Negroa in the French Sercice—Gallamt Conddtt of the Negroce— Trade Looking Up—Eatension of the Brench Bines from Ortcaba—Juares Issucs Paper Money—AZairs in Meaica Orty—Iliness of the United States Minister, de. Everybody and everything have sunk into tnsignif- cance since the arrival of General Forey , except that per- sopage and his acts. On the 21st uit. General Forey arrived at Sacrificies; on the 24th ho issued @ proclamation to the Mexican people, and on the 26th he made his public entry into Vera Cruz, All this was done in the most quiet manner. ‘There was no attempt at show apd bluster, such as we witnessed on the arrival of Gen. Prim, A guard was im waiting on the Mole to receive the General, who mounted horse and rode into the plaza, where he made an address to the people assembled. His speech was vigor. ous and clear, and carried conviction with it. He re peated what he had raid the day before in his proclama- Lion, and stated that France would carry through her plans at all hazards; that Mexico must be dragged out of the mud and madea great nation, and that France would do this if 150,000 men had to be sent here. While on the plaza, General Forey distributed some medals to suldiers who have distinguished themselves in Mexico, and be stowed @ decoration upon an filer, whom be embraced for his gallantry, The = cere mony ended, he remounted and rode off t bis house, accompanied by members of bie stall, In pass ing through the atreets he saluied all the groups of ev rious lookers-on in an affable manner, and succeeded jn creating for himself a favor ible opinion among thore who had before been bitierly opposed to the French, During the first day he received many calla from officials ana civilians, and on the seeend day, at bie own request, the French merchants of Vera Crus called upon him ina body. Ho told them be had beard with sorrow that they wore opposed, as a general thing, to the Freuch expedi tion; he assured them @ the good intentions of the Em peror, that it was bis ovly desire to establish arder in Moxico on a sure basis, and then to leave the country to the choice of its own government; that the only desire of France was the future greatness of Mexico, and he thought, therefore, that all Frenchmen should be proud of the expedition, no matter what their political opinions might be; whether “reds,” legitimatists or imperialists, they were al Frenchmen, and jt would be their own fault if he and they did not go-operate in the great work now entrusted to his care. Gon. Forey listened atten- tively to the remarks of tho merchants, and convinced most of them that previous misunderstandings had arisen from want of exchange of soutiments; aud all Jeft him with the conviction that there had been much bad man agement on the part of foreigyagents and foreign resi dents, which might have beon avoided by a frank, open policy. ‘The fifst administration act of Gen. Forey has been to demolish the farce of a State government get up bere by decree of Gen. Almonte. This act created a great fiutter amongst the reactionary ieaders and followers who have been lounging about this city for months, waiting for the French to put them in power. So far, these fellows have manifested no desire to fight, although they are all gene Tale, colonels, majors, &c. The guerillas have come up to the walls of the city nearly every day and stolen some thing; still these patriots have remained inside the walls, more deeply occupied in trying to get money out of the custom house than in anything else. Gen. Forey, not fearing their hostility now that the reinforcements are at hand, apd not wishing to encumber himself with such worthless allies, has told them ail to be off. He de- posed the State Governor, and has put in his place a mere alcalde to look after the police of the city. The second important act of Geu. Forey has been to treat Gen, Aimonte in the same manner as the “Governor” of the State of Vera Cruz. He has ordered Gen Almonte to desist from calling himself ‘chief of the nation ;° to dissolve the Cabinet which he has creat- ed; to abstain from promulgating any law or de cree, and to consider himself as any other Mexican taking refuge under the French flag. This has been called by the Mexicans a coup d'eut, Knocking on the head all the visions of the clergy reac- tionary party. You will recollect that L have all along teid you thatthe French would not imsist upon rein- statiny the reactionary parity; but persons of small foresight insisted upon the contrary, and sueceeded in convineing others that the whole mission of the French bere was to collect some fifteen millious of bonds and to put the clergy ia power. You will recoliect that when the French were loft ajone by ingland und Spain, in April last, the vomito was raging terribly in this part, and it would have been madvess to have thought of bringmg” reinforcements here at that time. The plan of a desperate move upon the capital was first thought of; but bad management rendered that a failure,aud no alternative was lett but to fall back opon Orizaba and assome the defensive dar- ing the sickly season. The French since the beginning of May have confined themseives solely to defending their positions, and have not assumed the aggressive in ony case. They have far as possible kept themselves aloof from their avowed friends and open enemies. They have treaied those who have come ufMler their protection with every con- sideration, aud this civility bas been misconstrued by many to mein support. Gene.al Almonte was declvred “ebijef of the nation’? by some of his friends. This in- necent movement took place in a village garrisoned by the Freueh; but the French never reeognized the act; and at the same time, while Almonte was indulging in the promulgation of decrees, the Freneh authorities always spoke of Juarez as the President. Almonte alone esponsible for the step he saw fit to take. Had his Deen less interested and moresincere in their essions, there is no doubt but they might have gained much ground for him, snd thus secured some claim to respect (rom the French; bat the fact is they have al lowed five months to pass Without doing anything except quarrel for fat offices, not yet securely within their grasp; and now the Frengh, no longer forced to continue their de“eusive attitude, have quietly dached their prospects to the earth, and told them distinctly that if they wish their esteem they must win it. Almonte is placed ‘on the level of any other aspirant; his Cabinet ministers are hustled out of door; bis Governors are stripped o° their pomp (tor lw ‘hey never had); his troops are to be organized, fed, clothed, paid and Officered by the French, and the ew campaign is to be commenced on precisely the eame platform that tho old campaign broke down upon for want of forees. This is distinctiy stated In the proclama- tion of General Forey to the Mexicans. (Published in Oat Gon hacen onaie # priaiht So far, Gen. # acts have uot met with the appro- yal of thie Almonte partisans, many of whom threaten to join Juarez. ‘Their disgust wii! be inereasod in a few days, when Ler gd find out that trench officers are to be placed in command of their troops. Gen. Mirandole, now daily looked for, will be given command of the first br: of Mexican auxiliaries. Ho is to bring with nim a sup- ply of French officers. It is not known what view Al- monte himself will take of these changes; but I imagine he must have aa seen that (hey were inevitable. We are now daily expecting the main body of the French army. We havo had Jight north winds for several days, an‘ the health of the city may be said to be good. pave muspesded, and wo re nw ia the begiosing of the have § and we are now iu t 5 dry, heaithy season, so that everything is propitious or tho new campaign. ‘On the moruing of the 24th ult. the guerillas made an atack upon a guard of Martioique negroes, uinoty strong, st at Tejeria, The guerilas, in strength about #ix hundred, pounced upon the negroes at three o'clock in the morning. The negroes nade resistance for three hours, whon their assailants retired. The guerillas got posses- sion of several houses, and, after robbing them, set them on fire. They burned the hospital, and ono poor negro who could not crawl out was roasted alive. in the conflict lost seven killed and ten guerillas confess to a los: of ninety inal. They are very angry at their defeat, and threaten another attack; but I imagine they will hereafter confine themselves more strictly to robbing mules from the convoys. Latterly they have been driving a good business in this respect. From the indications here there is every prospect that ba ee fg oa revival aS penrion enterprise, I bear, is now to be pushed w: great v' and will pe comploted to the highlands by the beginning of the next wet season, so that obstacles encounter by the French during this summer will never occur again. 1 aio hear Chat it i part of the French system to colo- peans, 80 that may be protected from the attacks of native guerillas, The railroad across Tebuantepec wid! also be pushed forward under tho protection of the Frens General will leave here for Orizaba onthe 4th before which time it is expected his forces will ar- rive. He goes onto consult with M. de Saligny, who remains at the head ef the French Legation. is gen- tleman hag been made the acapogoat of the cen will return here waiting to take him off, 4 The advices from Urizaba are to the 26th. The French wore preparing to extend their lines up the sides of the double of keeping those posi- Orizaba yacant for the coming re- inforcements. Provisious remained scarce; but the num- bor of guerillas in the vicinity had greatly fi most of them yin gone toe ee great national camp at Aculzingo, on the plains near § The dats from ‘the capital are to ne. Gregt noise was still being made abont tl vasion, and fortifications were being built in all direc: tiont: and all the beantiful trees in = viet of tho city were being levelled to « Hing their d * Mee re ie no doubt put they ean defeat the French can 1 Puebla: bot, reling to do this, they will certainly do it NeMecico but, nevertheless for fear of accidmts, they dre proposing (o break the bulkhead betwoen the lakes of Fan Cristobal and Texoneo, which would produce @ partial Joundation of the capital and great misery ameongat the 108. ees pan Toru $16,000,000 of paper money, which is i : E E i i Laragers, Societies take. Maced in letters of poid tn [ore ME @st.b. mbrmente ve { vomhene, have caught wp ang blended | with their ca 6 cambrmatie ‘The vow Congrors that was to have me: oa the 2d—and, im jact, whieh wat aum-aneed as 0 Inter dato—tad unt got at che despatch 27h Cor want of aquerem The gowermment was (8 to bring the backward people lorward to their the Mewie me Hike to enact once every: hom 4 Very riate joke when 1 ® Coder present Circumstances nt hos no tomey to pay wniage and ‘aoger of 8 Frenen visnation, o 4 the people's rights du wot alte. Vimit 10 and slay to the empital ing of expedion Of the soworeig cious faree fow years Tepeate t wie the b u o. gether retint News fiom Jamaica and Hayti. THE NBOKO COLONIZAS.ON QURSTION—COFTON CUL- TURE, HEC., BIO. Files of papers received from Kingston, Jamaion, are to the 4th instant, but conten very huthe matter of any interest beyond the agitation of the negro colonization question, which a large purty in the island warmly ad- Ala meeting bold m Kingeton,em the 140m vit, owig Peadlutions op the sutyect were «lopred: AL a large inc care of population being one of the the proper develo, meu! nfleration, bused apon th being that which promises ih» greatest and most permanen good to the country, this nimoeting consider that such im. Ogrition dererves and vnght to receve the warmest ep ragement. 2. That m view of the avmerocs benefits 0 al! chexce and interests in this isiaud, which would be certain to arise from the immaugraio on « large scale of the colored people of Canada aud (be United States as settlers im this country, this meeting re that it isof the greatest amportance that ihe Logieature should provide as ample means as possible for carryiug out that ‘olyeot. 8. That in the opinion Of Lak mecting Bo coantry te which the colored people o: Canada and the United states could emigrate presents “h great advantages oo the whole ag are held out to them in Jamaica, where, in tion to fertility of soil aud congenialtty of elimate, will find the most ample protection for their eivil and re ligious liberties. ‘4. That this meeting has heard with the highest satie- faction that the government is prepared to take steps for organizing @ plan by which colored immigration to tie country might be promoied, and the a troste thas in this mapter the government will meet, at the earliest possible period, with the hearty coneurreuce and suppor falature, and aleo # i of the two Chambers of the Lee! whole public of Jamaica. 5. That a commities be named, with power toadd to the number, to co-operate with committees to be appoint. ed in other parishes gby invitation, tor the purpose of ascertaining, by advertisment or otherwise, the and the nature of lands that parties are willing (0 surren- der, by lease, with the right of preemption, in ance of this undertikfog; and in the event of Obtaining local committees to ©0-operate witb this com- mittee, sball invite parties throughout the island to send . in tenders for the supply of lands, as aforesaid, or on any other terms. The cultivation of cotton continues to receive eou- country people, and enterprising in cotton planting, were the Agriculturat Society, and baying been ‘regaled with buns and lemonade,’ were dismissed from the presence ‘of ‘several ladies and geatiomen who were iv attend- The Lieutenant Governor has summoned the Legielature to meet on the 4th of November. > A smart shock of an earthquake was felt in Kingston on the 2d inet. HAYTI. UIPLOMATIC AYPOINTMENTS—A CHARGE D’AFFAIKES SENT TO WASHINGTON—NEGKO EMIGRATION, ETC. Dates from Port au Prince are to the 4th inet, President Jeffrard wis making @ tour to the north, and the reception everywhere accorded him proved Unat al! romore of approaching disturbances were unfounded. At the latest dates the President was at Cape Haytien, Several ministerial and diplomatic appoimunents bad been made, M,Thomas Madiou had been named Pleni- potentiary to Madrid, and M. Elie Dubdis, ex Minister of Justice, it bad been agreed on, should be the Haytien Charge'd’Atfaires at Washington.’ Both these gentiemen would depart on their several missions as Soon as the Pre- sident returged to Port au Prive, M.J. Sain/™ mand will succeed M. Madiou as Secretary 1 the Privy Council, an office which his talent as a law- yer eminently fits him. * Mr. Fi B. Widden, the United States (ommis- sioner and Consul General, arrived from New Y: ia the steamer Talisman, and presented his credent: to the Haytien Minister of Foreign Adairs on the Ist insvant. M. Dupuy, late Minister in London, arrived in the steamer at Jacmel, for the purpose of assuming the port- folio as Minister of Finance. is regarded as a gentle man of considerable learning. He was about to jom the President, and General Damier would continue for a time Ww act as Finanee Minister, prov ietonaliy. Negro immigratioa from the United was the tome of general discussion. Mr. Cook, au English Jate of New Orleans. having effected a lease from the Hay- tign government of the Isie of A’Vache, situated in th fay ‘Cayes, for the purpose of taking off the timber. afterwards to plant cotton, had lef< in the steamer Vingt- deux December for New \ ork, with the intention of curing two hundred and fiity immigrants of Indian descent to locate on the had conceded that the immigrants shall have yh on vileges of Haytiens the moment they land ip the During the President’s stay at St. Marc be received congratulated the whele immigrant district, and they avatled themeeives: to express to him their full satisfction citizens and their entire cnaanees ne try, hoping by perseverance ‘#psiiaous ‘ove theif condition. On the 16th the President jeft St. ‘c and inspected extensive cotton flelds establiehod by tne immigrants, the flourishing appearance of which gave him “unbounded hope for the future.” E yesterday afternoon. The clergymen who ofi.c.ed upon ‘he occasion were Rev. Mosers. Mublenburg, porter and superintendent of tho house, Keith and kenfurt. The apnwal report was read, which, in substance, is as fol- lows:—Number of patients treated during the year, 696, of which 125 wore at present in | Ospital, and including 100 sick and wounded soldiers; of these 345 were males and 221 females. Recoipts during the yer, $18 448 16; expenditures, $18,507 14. There were but seventy deaths in hospital during the year. Afver some religi exercises the proceedings closed, ‘Tue Bis AND THE ARMY.—At an extra meeting of the Board of Managers of the American Bible Society , on th» 161k inst., called in special reference to applications tor books, 37,268 volumea were gramted outright, besites 1,700 more which were referred to auxiliary govieties. ued, and 150,000 in distributed fo the army f and rebel prisoners, emeng in hospitals and he cole tert an ent a how ee oases Mapicat Cottson.—The itrodactory lecture to the win ter course in the New York Medical College will be deliver- ed by Professor Wm. Frederick Holcomb, thie (Monday) evening, October ad seven, im the College Brooklyn City News, Lockey Ur ror Baatixe His Wiras.—Patrick Jenvingr, residing at No. 38 Sackett street, yesterday afternoon, while intoxicated, brutally beat his wife. He was arrested by oMect Grogan, of the Forty-tbird precinct, and locked up. RLUWIER, SEN. 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