The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1863, Page 4

NEW YORK HERALD. JAMES GORDON BENNETT, EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR. Orriog N. W. COBNER OF FULTON AND NASSAU STS. TERMS cash im advance. Money sent by mai! will be at the risk of the sender, None but bank bills current in New York taken. THE DAILY HERALD, Taras cents per copy. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. MIBLO’S GARDEN, Broadway. —Oor10Lasus. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway.—Rosapice. ER GARDEN, Broadway.—Kataiuay Mavour- wanx—Tunick Mannimp. OLYMPIC THEATRE, ‘Tauan's No Sucu Broadway.—Doxa's Morro~ au & NEW BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery— a aie Puseooran Janey Ocenia ee ere BOWERY THBATRE, —L. Ai m ourt—Giias Souoaaincs’ Quost—Coustm Laxsnix, | BARNUM'S MUSEUM, Broad ovnss, Gane Bor, Lituirorian Kina, @@. as ol betes, ING, &6.. at all PERRIER or mux Regiuxnt. Afternoon and vening. BRYANT'S MINSTRELS, Mechanics’ Hall, 472 Broad- Eraiorian Bom 5 _ ee oa, Daxons, Burtesquas, &c.—Tax WOOD's MINSTREL HALL, 614 og Boras, DANCES, 2a—-Bin HG Mean eae EaTOPLAR GEO. RISTY'S MINSTRELS, Broad: uasaute, Sosca, Danens, 4o-Hiau Disow AMERICAN THEATRE, No. 444 Broad i Pawrouruns, Buntusgvas,’&o.—Haray Max oe way.—Bua- HOPE CHAPEL, 718 Broadway.—Tuw Sreaeoscortrcan NEW YORK MUSEUM OF-ANATOMY, 61 a Contosrnxs axp ms, from 9A, we GE HOOLEY'S OPERA HOU! jrooklyn, —! Bones, Daxci auesqvee, hae” F “apse Mew Yor! ‘mx, Thursday, November 1a, 1863. THE SITUATION. There is no change in the position of the Army of the Potomac. A reconnoissance of General Buford through Culpepper and towards the Rapi- dan resulted in the discovery that no large force of the enemy are now north of that river, although Buorillas constantly harass our troops. It has been ascertained that on Saturday the largest por- tions of Hill’s and Ewell’s forces were posted en echelon on the Rappahannock, the right resting on Kelly's Ford and the left on the Aesthanis river from which they were forced to retreat pre. cipitately. General Meade’s official report of the affairs at Kelly’s Ford and Rappahannock Btation is plished to-day. The eight battle flags captured by Colonel Upton at the latter point, while in command of the Fifth and Sixth Maine, the Fifth Wisconsin and his own regiment, the One Hundred and Twenty-first New York, w Presented by that gallant officer to Gene; Meade on Tuesday evening. The Genersl made a happy speech om receiving the flags, and hand- somely congratulated the soldiers on their bravery. ‘He has issued @ congratulatory order upon the re- cent successes in driving the enemy from the Rap- pahannock to his intrenchments behind the Rapi- dan. Generals French, Sedgwick, Russell and Colonel de Trobriand are of course specially men- tioned. It appears that the recent attack on General Burnside’s outposts, in which six hundred of his men and four cannon were captured by the rebels, occurred at Rodgersville, Hawkins county, Tenn., Gifteen miles from Knoxville, and situated at the termination of the branch of the East Tennessee end Virginia Railroad. This fact is communicated in a despatch from General Burnside himself, in which he says that his main army is in an inipreg- able position and in good spirits, awaiting the orders of General Grant. Acurious story was afloat yesterday that two “suspicious looking” vessels were seen on Lake Erie on Tucsdayyhovering about Sandusky Bay, and were supposed to be privateers from the Ca- nada side of the lake, intent on aiding and abetting the great Ohio conspiracy, by releasing the rebel Prisoners on Johnson's Island, and committing sundry depredations upon the waters. The rumor, however, is not traceable to any reliable source. Despatches from Memphis of the 8th report that the rebel General Richardson is committing serious depredations in the Southwest. He cut up the Memphis Railroad, a mile east of Salisbury, and the previous day cut the telegraph wires and burned three bridges. We learn from Cairo that the town of I-u-k-a was burned by the rebels after General Sherman's troops had left that place. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Captain Hall, of the British brig Morning Star, arrived at this port yesterday from Neuvitas, and reports that on the 6th inst., off Cape Fear, saw along, low, lead colored steamer, steering Bortheast, with three United States gunbeats in pursuit, and constantly firing at the supposed blockade runner; but they had not succeeded in capturing her when last seen by Capt. Hall. The steamer was very fast, and apparently distancing ber pursuers. Captain Atkinson, of the bark Venus, arrived at this port yesterday from Curacoa, 22d ult., and reports that the Venezuelan fieet belonging to the old government party came into Curacoa on the ATth, and surrendered to General Bruswal, the Commander of the federal fleet. It consisted of six sailing vessels, one steamer and a number of pmall sailing craft, with a largegnumber of wounded men and refugees who arrived a few days previous. Venezuela is now in the hands of thé federals or Insurgents. Several of the partisans of Alderman Walsh and Councilman Morgan Jones, who are candidates for Alderman in the Second district, met at the porter house of Joseph King, No. 48 Madison street, about five o'clock terday morning, and, after drinking togethe: it intoban altercation, which terminated in James White, one of the Jones party, shooting James Cusick through the heart, Causing instant death. Theentire party were ar- Tested by the police and lodged in the station house. Yesterday forenoon Coroner Collin held an Inquest upon the body of Cusick, and the jury ren- Gered a verdict that the deceased eame to his death from a pistol shot wound at the hands of James White, and that Thomas Brown was acces- tory to the fact. Cusick was, it is said, employed ‘until @ short time ago as « conductor on the Third Avenue Railroad. White is a liquor dealer. The latest rebel scheme to make money is to in- ‘veat $20,000 in cotton bonds; sell them in Europe for twenty or thirty cents on the dollar, as the ase may be; return to Richmond with $6,000 or 000 sterling exchange, and sell at~1,400 per Bent, and pocket $44,000 or $126,000, The Massachusette Legislature met in extra yesterday to consider the question of State treasury in lieu of bounties. A very important pioneer insurance case ia now pending before the Superior Court, tn which the Washington Insurance Company is sued for a por- tion of the loss of the ship Senator and her cargo, when bound for Europe with provisions for the suffering poor of Ireland. It will be recollected that the captain of the Senator waa arrested by the underwriters on a charge of scuttling the ves- sel, and has been held to bail by the federal courts in the sum of $20,000. The Surrogate yesterday decided against revok- ing the probate of Catherine Green's will, upon the case as presented. The accounts of Henry Erben, as guardian of Clara L. A. Reed, were set- tled finally, she having become of age. The ac- counts of Hannah Ashford’s estate were settled, in which a ‘‘ lapsed legacy" was proved and dis- posed of. The accounts of Patrick Carroll's and Philip Harrison's estates were also settled. Lehigh coal sold in Philadelphia on Saturday last at $11 20 per ton of 2,240 pounds—a figure never before attained in that city. The total receipts at the Northwestern Sanitary Fair at Chicage were $59,050. According to the City Inspector's report, there were'428 deaths in the city during the past week— the same number as during the week previous, and 119 more than occurred during the corresponding week last year. The recapitulation table gives 4 deaths of alcoholism, 4 of diseases of the bones, joints, &c.; 76 of the brain and nerves, 6 of the generative organs, 8 of the heart and blood ves- sels, 160 of the lungs, throat, &e.; 10 of old age, 20 of diseases of the skin and eruptive fevers, 1 premature birth, 85 of diseases of stomach, bow- els and other digestive or, 3; 30 of general fevers, 1 unknown, 12 of diseases of the urinary organs, and 11 from violent cduses. There were 266 natives of the United States, 119 of Ireland, 27 of Germany, 4 of land, 1 of Scotland, and the balance of various foreign countries. Cabinet Movements for the Presidency— Mr. Lincoln's Position. President Lincoln, with all the trials and tribulations of the White House and the war, is understood to be in the field for another term. Such, too, aré the advantages of his position that, if properly employed, he may. roll all his competitors off the course. His greatest danger lies in the conflicting intrigues of his Cabinet; but this danger is so urgent that, unless speedily remedied, it may become incurable. How stands the Cabinet now? Which of its members can be accepted as a fair exponent of the policy and purposes of the head of the ad- ministration? Mr. Secretary Chase has recently made an electioneering tour in Ohio and In- diana. He glorifies his “greenbacks” as com- prehending the wisest and most successful paper money sysiem ever devised by the wit of man; he rejoices, “with exceeding great joy,” that Southern slavery has received its quietus, and that, in the reconstruction of the Union, it will be absolutely and permanently a Union of “free soil and tree men.” Mr. Postmaster Gene- Blair, on the other band, in a late public in Maryland, flatly declares that the jon programme is not the President's pro- me; that his policy is the restoration of the seceded States, with or without slavery, as fast as possible., The Secretary of echoes the opinions of the Secretary of the Yseasury, while the Attorney General is supposed to stand about half way between Mr. Chase and Mr. Blair. This is ‘a pretty kettle of fish.” What are we todo? Ah! we have it. The Secretary of State is our man. ‘What, then, says Mr. Seward touching the Union policy of the edministration and the prospects of “Uncle Abe” for the succession? Shall we turn to the three or four bulky volumes of the Premier’s diplomatic corres- pondence of the last two or three years? The Lord forbid. That correspondence covers all sides of the great issues of the day, and will in- volve usin inextricable confusion. In one place we find the emancipation project scouted as a monstrous fanatical heresy, while next it is ad- vocated as the perfection of statesmanship, and 80 on. No; Mr. Seward’s diplomatic corres- pondence will fot answer. He has, however, in his late public discourse at Auburn, spoken with a little more freedom, if not more to the purpose. Let us see. He says that Abraham Lincoln, in 1860, was elected President of the whole United States, and must be made so, de facto, by virtue of that election. This is a little muddy. If Mr. Seward means that Mf. Lincoln is entitled to a re-election his position is a magnanimous one; but if he means that Mr. Lincoln must be made, de facto, President of the whole country before we ean have another election, he simply means that there is to be no Presidential elec- tion in 1864. What does the learned Secretary mean? We have the right to know. In this Auburn speech we are next told that slavery is doomed, is virtually defunct, and that in the restoration of the Union the evil will be entirely eradicated. From this opinion, and the exulting tone In which it is advanced, we may conclude that our late conservative Premier has gone over, body, breeches and boots, into the abolition camp. But, on the other hand, be says that Jack shall bave Gill; Naught shall go il}. The farmer shall have his mare again, % And ali will be well. What does he mean by this? Is he broadly hinting that slavery shall be reinstated in the rebellious States, or that the North shall have the Seuth with the recovery by Uncle Sam of his stolen property? We canaot determine. We can only see that Mr. Seward is as change- able as the wind, and that, having lost all chances for himself, he is casting about to be acceptable to either Mr. Lincoln or Mr. Chase as the republican candidate for the next elec- tion. the Secretary of State, in short, is befogged. He is uncertain whether Mr. Linceln or Mr. Chase is the coming man, and 40, like a pro- fessional equestrian, he is trying the experiment of riding both horses. If Chase, «however, faithfully foreshadows the future plans and purposes of the administration, Montgomery Blair, General Frank Blair, old Mr. Blair, and all the Blairs, are all wrong. But, in any event, the Secretary of the Treasury, control- ling the financial elements of the country, and the fanatical element of the republican party, is beginning to overshadow the President bimself; and if the latter would continue to be the mas- ter of the situation he must “take the bull by the horns,” and without further loss of time. In other words, he must reorganize his Cabi- net, beginning with the removal of Chase, Stan- ton and Welles, and every other crooked piece of timber, and ending ina new Cabinet which will unanimously, cordially and distinctly re- fect the policy and the wishes of the President. In pursuing this course, and upon @ conserva- tive platform, Mr. Lincoln, in regard to the question of a re-ofection, may be as potential as was General Jackson, whilo, in neglecting troops in reeponse to the Isst call of the | bis opportunity, he may become as powerlons (President, aud a bill was introduced proposing to | a# Tyler, Pierce or Buchanan, | ' a Farces. At last we oan announce the elose of the Rus- aian fetes, or farcea. Glad as we are that all the fuss and parade is over, we cannot allow the occasion to pass without a few sensible words im regard to those who have made themselves 80 entirely ridiculous during these farcical per- formances. The great Napoleon, when eon- fined upon the Island of St. Helena, uttered the memorable proverb that if you soratch a Rus- sian you will find a Tartar beneath. Napoleon never said anything more true, and we have found it so during our recent experience in en- tertaining the officers of the Russian fleet now in our harbor. We area young nation, and we display a great deal more youthful enthusiasm than manly common senee in our hospitality towards foreigners. Trollope, Dickens, Captain Mar- ryatt, Bull Run Russell and half bun- dred other European soribblers have been received here with the utmost possible kindness, which they have returned by slander- ing, carieaturing and abusing os as soon as they again set foot upon their native soil. Mortified as we have been by the conduct of these ingrates, we have not yet had sense enough to avoid giving opportunities for simi- lar sneers. We entertained the Japanese princes, or bootblacks—we are not certain which they were—in a truly royal style, and they have re- taliated by murdering all Americans on sight. When the Prince of Wales landed here we as- tonished that yor a pnd his noble attend- ants by a welcome which extended from one end of the country to the other, and in which all classes and conditions of our people heartily joined. The English have rather astonished us with the manner in which they have recipro- cated our attentions by supplying the rebels with a navy, offering us cannon balls for our soirees dansantes, and burning our merchant vessels as a response to our torchlight proces- sions and illuminations. But why go over the old, familiar story? Suffice it to say that we have now capped the climax of absurdity by feting a lot of Russians, who neither care for nor appreciate our hospitality, and who laugh in their sleeves at our juvenile and gushing simplicity. Upon the arrival of the Russian fleet in our harbor wo were seized with a Russian mania. Our citizen soldiers paraded the streets, mud- died their trowsers, to show themselves to the Russians, and were quietly ignored at the Rus- sian dinner. ly—although lard, and tallow, and train oil would have done as well as game, apd pastry, and champagne—but the speeches were ex- ceedingly farcical, especially in those portions which essayed to draw a comparison between the Emperor Alexander and President Lincoln. Then came the ball, which was, as we predicted, ® farce and a failure. So end¢ the history of the Russian festivities; and what have we gained by them? Is it the sympathy of the Russian Czar? We had that before, in a diplomatic way, and it really amounts to nothing. Russia sends her navy here to keep it safe in the event of a war with France; but we deubt if she .would send it here if we needed it to aid usin fighting England- Her navy, in fact, is not worth the sending: One of our Ironsides could blow it out of wa- ter, with all the barbarians on board, in a couple of hours. How else can Russian sym- pathy avail us? What assistance is her barba- rian legation or her barbarian diplomacy to a people able to take care of themselves? If she has any sympathy to spare let her expend it upon the Poles, who have groaned for half a century under her iron yoke, and have been deprived of all their natural and national rights, except the right of being sent to Sibe- ria. For free America to become cheek by jow] with such a despotism is contrary to all the traditiona, all the sentiments and all the principles of this republic. We may have for- gotten this during our recent excitement. Let us remember it now. Neither does it at all alter the case that we are contending with a rebellion, and that Rus- sia is in the same predicament. The saying that misery loves company is not applicable to our situation. Our re- bellion is the attempt of a few ambitious —poli- ticians to destroy the government in order to retain power. The Polish rebellion is the strug- gle of a brave people for that right of self-gov- ernment of which they have been robbed. There is no coincidence, no similarity, between the two rebellions, any more than between the two governments against which the rebellious are contending. If Clay, Webster and Calhoun had delivered the speeches at the Russian din- ner, instead of the petty spouters who made themselves silly upon that occasion, we might have been forcibly reminded of these and kin- dred truths before; but our orators lack brains as well as eloquence. We want no sympathy. from Russia, no sympathy from France, no sympathy from England, no sympathy from any European government. We shall settle our difficulties for ourselves and in our own time and way; and our tremendous display of military and naval strength, aud our unparal- leled resources, and our unanimity of national feeling. will compel the respect and fear of the world. The genius of Liberty and of America is supremely ridiculous when she appears at ball, and trips about on her toes like a ballet girl, in order to obtain a little worthless ap- plause from foreigners, who are far more likely to laugh and jeer than to fall in love with her. Let her preserve her dignity, and rely upon her iron-clads and her armies, and both Russian barbarians and European neutrals will be hap- py to esteem and admire her. Tur Coat. Compination—Raractry or THE Draters.—There is no article of general con- sumption in which there is just now more speculation than in coal. There is certainly none in which speculation should be more discouraged. Considering the severity of our winters and the extent to. which the poorer classes are affected by any rise in the price, care should be taken to stimulate competition as much as possible among the dealers. It is owing to the reverse policy being pursued that the latter have been enabled to force the article up to its present unnatural price. Making duo allowance for the causes alleged for it by those interested, there is no reason why the best coal should be @ cent higher than eight dollars a ton. The three dollars more which is being exacted is all sar- plus profit—am excess of that to which the dealers are fairly entitled. It is only s few days since we heard of one of these men de- claring that it only depended upon his vote to send the price up another fifty cents. This shows that {t is regulated from day to day by a Combinatios, who bave ag coasideration (or the This dinner was gotten up lavish- pay all recraita twenty dollars per month (rom tho | ©lose of tme Russiam Fetes, or Rather | sufferings of the poorer classes, and who would | willingly eee them decimated, provided they | could thereby ewell their own profits. There is but one way to meet such cold blooded calcu- lations. Public meetings should be immedi- diately convened to press upon Congress the neceasity of modifying or repealing altogether the duty on foreign coals. Prosgorep Iurzovawents at Fort Wassma- ron.—About two years ago the Legislature of New York appointed a commission of seven pereons to lay out and improve that portion of Menbattan Island known as Fort Washington, lying between Carmansville and Kingsbridge. That commission has had repeated seasions upon ® plan somewhat remarkable in ita character. The district, as most New Yorkers know, is the most beautiful suburb of this city, with a ple- turesquely varied surface of hill and dale, and thé only true improvement of which it is sus- ceptible is the natural improvement of its growth. Left to its own development, the sub- urb in question has reached its present condi- tion of beauty and value, and is without a su- perior near any city in the world. Pierced by one main avenue—the old Kingsbridge road— sufficient for all the general purposes of com- muntoation, all the lesser roads are such assuit the necessities and conveniences of the resi- dents. But now the commission propose to cut up and destroy every vestige of this natural convenience of arrangement, and to run through the whole district, from north to south, in the narrow space between Kingsbridge and the river, four avenues, from sixty#to eighty feet wide. Cross streets will intersect the main avenues at numerous points, and how many of these latter there will be we cannot say. By this simple means the whole character of this elegant suburb will be destroyed, or, what is worse, modified in such a way that we shall have in its place an unsightly and indiscrimi- nate jumble of chateaux and shanties, ramholes and Roman villas. It needs scarcely to be told that the value of such property depends upon the character of its residents. Change these, as this plan will inevitably change them—fill up the cross streets with shanties and the dwellers therein, and the corners with rum- shops and groceries—and the value of the pro- perty is well nigh gone; but add to this reduc- tion in ‘walue the necessary assessments, and there will be no vestige of value left to the property. And thus it is proposed to absolutely destroy one of the finest suburbs in the world, merely to gives chance for speculation to all sorts of hungry jobbers, and to open another door for corruption and thievery. We have no doubt that the commissioners mean weil énough; but they have been deceived by the speculators whose advice they have taken, and in the whole plan there is no other promise and no other purpose but jobbery and speculation; and therefore the Legislature, at its session of this winter, ought to abolish it—eommission and all. Movements of General Forey. Marahal Forey returned from his visit to Niagara Fafts day before yesterday. at four o'clock in the afternoon, with the impression that no spectacle in the world is equal to that he had just seen. He was agreeably sur. ‘prised with the fertility of our soil, the activity of our People ond the sight of our prosperity and weifare. The General regrets very much not to be able to remain any longer among us, 66 as to become better acquainted with our country and institutions. He would bave been glad to present his respects to Mr. Lincoln, and to pay a visit to the Army of the Potomac, the valor and efficiency of which he highly praises. But bis time is ao limited that be is compelled to postpone the pleasure he had promised (o himself, had be been alloweil to follow his own Impulse, Notwithstanding a slight indisposition, Marebal Forey received yestereny a few friewda, and spent the balance Of the day in writing his correspondence. To-day he in- tends to visit the Park and tho principal public butid ings of the city. His intention is to leave New York to morrow morning by the frigate Panama, which ‘sto stop at Lisboa, Portugal, on her way to Havro. The Navy. Umos, 6.—The United States supply steamer anion, Volunteer Lieutenant Currey commanding, sailed yestor. day with the mails and passengers for the Fast Gnif im sloop Mohican was at Pernambuco October 10. All well on board Drorator, iron-clad.—The great ocean iron-clad Monitor ram Dictator is ready (or launching: but the builder is obliged to await the spring tides, wich occut at the Iat ter part of this month. Visitors to this beautiful spoci- men of iron-ciad ship building pronounce her tho most legantly modelled vessel they have ever xeon Tho work- manship in every part of the ship (s unsurpassed by any thing ever dove in this country or anywhere else fer sides areas smooth as those of 1 wooden shiv. while every joint and seam in the imusaice plating \s a8 true as adie. . Delamater bas ahown to the great Englisly iron ehip Dutlders that iron shipbuilding can be dono in the Matted States as well as in England, No expenee of pains have Deen spared in making this ship the Dest of our iron- clad navy. Those of the foreign naa! oMoers who bave seen ber pronounce the workmanship on her exquisite and faultiess. The best of tron has been put io this veasol. When completed she will not only be the priae of the American vavy, but a m ent of the ventive genius of Captain Ericsson and a specimen of American skill and beauty of workmanship Ten Tratan InoN-Chap FaiGate Re 'Iraica will be taken from the Novelty [rou Works this morning, wind and tide permitting, and be towed to Hobokea, where she wil! ro ceive her finishing touches, {t is necessary to pursue ‘Wis course on account of the desire to obtain the room at the wharf whore she bas been lying City Pol 5 THE MUNICIPAL RIGHTS PARTY Another addition has been made to the list of parties. On Monday night last © number of delegates from the various wards of the city,tnot in the large room over Jet. ferson market, and formed themselves into the ' moenicipal rights party,’ the object of which organization will be to nominate honest men for the offices to be filied at the chartersetection in December next, The delegates are persons who have formerly belonged to different parties— ‘some of them being old line whigs, other demoorats, and atill others republicans. The ization -by the so! of the enth word, as chairman, adjourned watil to- morrow] (Friday) evening, when a special commitiee of five will report a plan of action and a system of perma nent association Personal Intelligence Major General Gardeld, formerly chief of stat to Gen Rosecrans, left the Metropolitan Hotel on Tuesday oven {ng for Obio. Captain Johnson, of the steamer Adriatic, A.M. Strong and J. W. Vorbu of Albany. N. Washbuaro, of Wor. ceator, William P ik, of Pittsfeld, and E. R. of Chicago, stopping at the &t Hon. B, Usher, cf New York, J. W. Smith, of Geneva ‘Wm. Bodell, of Cleveland; ¥. Miles, of Connecticut, R. W Cater, of Baltimore, and W. C. Wagloy, of Memphis, were among tho arrivals at tho Metropolitan Hotel yesterday Hon, £. B, Morgan ana B. Morgan and wife, of Aurora, Hon. J. Tucker and J. rg Philadeipbia, Alfred Gaither and W. odd, of Cincinnat!, B. Spoonmaker. of Baltimore; H. M. Clark, J. P. Thorndike and J. V, Pros Durg, of Boston, C. 0. Ubapin, of 1d; Captain J, Alden, of the United States Navy; J. D. Osborn, of Ohio, seas R. Bacon, of Tarrytown, are stopping at the Astor jouse. The following notice appears in the Scotsman — Mannimp.—at the Churgh of the Holy Trinity, Pitio carlo, Perthebire,on tho dist inat. (October), by Rev, J. 8. Robertson, Captain N. W. , 800 of te Hon. ier of the inte J. G. Massey to Georg’ wish, Eeq., of Montreal, Canada, (No cards ) Bo Prmvaparrmta, Nov. 11, 1843. ‘The sales of the five twentios today amounted to $1,101,250, Detiveries of bonds on moderate amounts ‘aro still made on receipt of subscrip ions. The daily re coipite from the ‘West arerngs over balf « millien, aot Pibooraa ting Wa prroried soarviy @ meaner. 4, Musteal. nut. AT THB ACADEMY OF MUBIO. producing ‘Judith,’ is carrying out the pro- mise made at the commencement of the seagon as regards Roveltios. We gay this because Perl's beautiful opera te @imost unknown bere, ‘‘Judith,” the work of @ rising Composer, was first sung in Milan in 1860. The plot ad heres closely to the Biblical version of the story of Judith and Holofernes, and ts filled with political allusions which ‘as the time of its rst performance created an immense {impression = Italy. That » part of the popalarity of this opera was due to this fact is undoubtedly true: but at the game time it possesses rare merit of a higher order; else it never would have been a0 successful. “Judith” ts am opera full of melodies which dwell upoa the ear. The instrumentation is also very bril- Mant. The principal part was originally written by the composer for Mrhe. Lafont, who was, however, obliged {iL health to retire from the stage batitu eth ees mie ee Tho Maretzek troupe were thus distributed in this roused the audience to enthusiastic applause by her admirable close of th Her rendering of the aria at the of the first act, acting and be eo throughout the whole of the opera were worthy praise. ‘the role of Judith isone in which Madame Medori will achieve as great triumphs as she has in Norma and Lady Macbeth. Mazzoloni was also very successful in this opera. He @ang @ grand aria in the first act, which was greatly ap- lauded. Inthe last act he sanga romanza with musk fooling fon ahs aaa here, as in fact throughout, he was very successful, Bellini looked the roleof Holofernes, and sang it also ex- tremely well. He was in good voice. Tho bacchanalian song in the last act, which he rendered with great spirit, will become, ne doubt, most popular. Biachi and Mile Sulzer havesecondary roles in ‘Judith ;”’ but they make much of them, and thus contribute to the great success Of the performance. Among the coacerted pieces which attract attention in this opera may be cited the second finale, which is well written, and proves that the composer possesses undoubs- ed merit. The mise en scene, the choruses and tho orches- .”" There was a large and fashiouable audience at the Academy. Inst eveving. ‘That our readers may have a full understanding of this opera we append the plot: — The people of Israel are besiexed within their Rethulia by Holofernes, the Assyrian general undi Duchadnezzar. Being exhausted by famivo aud , the water which provided the city having been cut off by tho enemy, they talk of dolivering Bethulia up to Holu- fernes. jakim, tho High Priest, who arrives from Babylon, roproaches thoir Inck of faith. Jonathas, an Israelite warrior, endeavors to reanimate their onurage, and Ju- dith, of Reuben, widow of Manasseh, who is hold as holy in the eyes of God by the Bethitiaus, announces to them the discovery of a fountain on a noighboring hill, and brings water to refresh them.: Tho Israelites again take courage, and resolve to hoid the city against the presump- ‘tnous and cruel Holofernes. Judith, however, inspired by God, meditates the ulti- mate freedom of her people. Her maid, Abramiua, from Sa- maria, iofinmos her spirit of revenge, and suggesis to her the immediato punishment of the oppressor Holofernes. Judith is alone in her enterprise. ‘The water of the tow fountain having proved to be poisoned by the exemy, the indignant Iarnelites threaten her with death. Jona- thas, who bas been for years loving in silence tho fair Hebrew woman, apprises her of her new danger: but sho ‘scorns it, and, with her faith in God, she only thinks of accompifahing the sacred deed entrusted to her by Heaven. ‘After praying forvently, she arrays kerself in hor best apparel, and, pretending to havo fled from the city, at- tracted by the renown of Holofernes, 008 over to his camp. The impetnous Assyrian 18 suddenly captivated by her cbarms; places ber in tent adjoining his own: calls her bis queen, and causes all his former favorites to kneel before her. Meanwhile Rlixkim and Jonathas, who are taken prison- ora and brought before Holofernes, reengnize Judith, and, boing ignorant of her secret desizn, bitterly reproach her, calling upon her the curses of Heaven. Holofornes, indignant at their arrogance, decrees their death, Judith, however, obtains from him the liberty of Ellakim and the life of ’Jonathaa ‘At night, after a sumptuous festival. where Judith has appeared decorated with all her ornaments, and Holo: fornes, transported by her beauty, hes indulged largely in wine, and been overcome with drink, the Assyrian gene. ralsioeps soundly. Judith places her maid Abramina on the watch, discovors her plans to Jonathas, pots up her prayer to God, and, taking Hoiofernes’ sabre, enters his pavilion to avenge with his death the wrongs of Israel. On a endden the scenery is changed, and the triumph- ant and exulting armies of Ierae! are seen at a distance, while Judith . with the bloody awora in ber hands, thanks God for the deliverance of His people. OPERA AT NIBLO’S GARDEN—MR. GRAU’S ARTISTS. A large audience assembled at Niblo’s Garden Inst evening to witness the representation by Mr. Grau’s ar- | tists of Donizetti's chef-d'auvre, “La Favorite.” Upon this occasion Mme. Vera Lorint wae to make her first appearance in America,and much curiosity was ex- pressed to heer this artiste. Tho tenor and baritone of Mr. Grau's troupe—Signors Stefani and Morelli—bave sung bore before, and are of course well known ta the public, Mr Gran's object in giving opera was not to commence ‘© regular seagon, but to present toa New York audience tho prima donva ho has just engaged. / Mme. Vera Lorini has a mezzo soprano voice of pleasing quality, and isa finished artist. She acts with great skill and offect, and 18 beyond doubt the trag-dienne she is claimed to be by bor impresario, Tn the second act the duo between Leonora (Mme. Vera Lorini) and tho King (Morelli) was most pleasingly sung, and was much applacded. In the third act Mme. Vera Lorini sang successfully the arta, “Ah mio Fernando."’ It was evideat from hor ren- dition of this favorite morceau that she is an artiste of great ability, In the fourth act Mme. Lorini proved that her reputation as a lvric tranedienne is well deserved. She acted and sang with spirit and expression, and was much applanded. Signor Stefani was quite sucoeas‘ul. and appreciated by the New York public, and was much applauded last evening. Signor Morelli, a former favorite here, was also vory woll received. The orchestra was under the direction of Signor Muzio, ‘the po: chef Worchrtre. . Mr. ‘a artists will appear here once more, and will z in Brooklyn cne night, after which they are to tour through the Wost. They will no doubt be very successful. OPERA (N BROOKLYN. To-night the Maretzek tronpe will appear at the Brook- tyn Acedemy of Music, in Vordi’s great opeta* Ernani.'’ Mme. Virginia Lorini wil! make ber only sppearance in Brooklyn upon this occasion. IRVING HALL. We lack space to notice the grand testimonial concert to Mr. Harry Sanderson, which took place last @vening at Irving Hatt. We can but state Yost is was a great success He is woll known City Intelligence. Casapian AcTaoRities in Seance oF Inronwatioy rrow ran Yavares.—A deputation of the civic authorities of Montreal, Canada, arrived in this city yesterday morning on a mission of inquiry relative to the working of some of the departments of our city government. The deputation ‘a composed of Alderman Bulmer, Mr. Pomeroy, City At- torney, and Mr. Charles Glackneyer, City Clerk. Their inquiries seem to be directed principally towards something regarding our system of laying out ues. The deputation first cailed upon Mr. David T. Valentine, the venerable clerk of the Common A who received them with great courtesy and extended to them all the tnformation in bis possession. Mayor Op- dyke being absent from his office, the deputation were introduced to Mr. Armstrong, the Mayor's clerk, who en- deavored bag Ne 4 all the matters about whith they sought light. After leaving New York they will visit several other cities of the Union in search ef infor- mawon inecxanom on Prorexry Daerroren ny Fine at 76 Puanc Straxt.—Hops, (owned by William J. Scbedel, $24,000, a4 follows — New World. Broadway Security... Williamsburg City Total Loss about $20,000. Flour jon second floor, owned by Herman Ohlsen. Loss #1800. [sured in Rutgers $700, and in Hanover $500 Wine and liquors in the celiar, owned by Theodore Stebn }nsured for $10,000 tn Germaaia Insurance Com. ny. Toss not heavy, Building owned by Horriman estate, Loss $5,000, in- sured in Long Island Insurance Company. No. 78 Peart street. , owned by Calif & Brewor; damaged by water; insu for $12,000 In the Home and Mechanica" Insurance Company. Fine 1" Buoows Staer.—About two o'clock yesterday afternoon a fire broke out in the carpenter (0 the rear of No. 647 Broome street, owned by J. H. ter, destroy ing the contents of the shop and the whole upper part of the building. Loss on stock about $600. Insured fo the North River Insurance Com; A to buliding about $850 The fre wea the Peucit of scalteat. Sorctos OF 4 Dasenree at we P) Obendasfer, a member of theGarabaid) Guard, who bad been arrested ag a deserter and placed m confinement at the Park Barracks, committed suicide yesterday by taking arsenic. Dr, Goddard, tne hospital surgesn, eve Same ere emetic and the usual antidotes; but without effect. Coroner Collin held am inquest poo ioe ett eed peared cat oan 8 verdict of “Suicide, "gDeceased was 40 tive of Germany. NEWS FROM WASHINGTON. Wasminarow, Nov, 11, 1868. THE REDEMPTION OP CERTIFICATES OF TNDEBTEDYREA. ‘The order of the Seoretary of the Treasury for there- to the revocation of the order, will be re@eemed. The certificates taken up since November 1, amouat to about eleven millions, of which six millions six humdred thoe- sand were matured and four millions four hundre@ thousand uomatured, These certificates are coming im at the rate of one malllion per day, The clerks in the redemption diviston of the Treasury Depare- ment, of which Mr. Cornwall is chief, have been kept af work till midnight all the time, Sundays included, sisce the 1st of November, to keep up with the demand apes that bureau. THE NICARAGUA TRANSIT COMPANY. im As was announced ten days ago, the mogotiations be- enor Molina, the Nicaraguan Minister, and the Central American Transit Company, resulted in a dead lock, the Nicaraguan government insisting upon the forfeiture of the charter franchises and property of the company under the penalties incurred, Sinoe then Senor Molina, cou- sidering the company entitied toa preference over the Other numerous competitors, invited a compromise ef all differences, and yesterday a new contract, more satisfactory to both parties than the original, was signed by Senor Molina, under full and special powers from the government of Nicaragua, and Francis Morris, President of tho Central American Transit Company. This settles al! difficulties, and insures the opening of this great inter- oceanic route. DEPUTY COLLEOTOR STANTON TO BE DISMISSED FROM OFFIOR. It is understood that,apon a full investigation of the charges against Mr. Stanton, Deputy Collector of New - York, his dismissal from office has been determined upon. Besides the establishment of the proofs against his son, which as @ father he go disreputably admits, it ie an ae- cortained {ne ¢ that he has used his offictal position, and the timo allotted to official duties, in preparing papers for commercial men for which be received bigh oompenss- tion. It is greatly to be lamented that a man who bas achieved so much distinction as a humanitarian of the Wendell Phillips’ scboohahould have become se completely the slave of Mammon. ARRIVAL OF EX-CONGRRSSMAN MILISON, OF VIRGINIA. Union men in this city were bighly gratified today by the appearance in the streets of General Millson, formeriy © reprepresentative in Congress from Norfolk, whose higt toned character 1s held in great admiration from the fact that ho never was known to countenance the schemes ner bow to the dictates of secesh rulers. SENATOR WILSON ON THE HERALD WAR PLATFORM. Senator Wilson, who ts in the city, is at length and for once in his life treading the paths of righteousness, having plauted himself on tho Herat» platform; aod avowed himself in favor of an immediate advance ef the Army of tha Potomac into tne very boweis of the sacred soil and ‘hereby bring’ the war to aa ond. GENERAL MEADZ'S REPORT OF THE BATTLR OF OBt- TYSBURG. Goneral Moado’s detailed report of- the battie of Get- tysburg, dated October 1, was officially promulgated te- “day. He gives as @ reason for bis delay ia making it until then the failure of receiving the reports of several of the corps and division commanders who were severely wounded in battle, and says:—‘The result of the cam- paign may bo briefly stated in the defeat of the enemy ab Gettysburg, his compulsory evacuation of Pennsylvania aod Maryland, and his withdrawal from the upper valley of the Shenandoah, and in the capture of three gums, forty.one standards and 13,621 prisoners. 24,078 email arms were collected on the battle field. Our owm losses were very severe, amounting, as witl be seem by the eo- companying return, to 2,834 killed, 13,700 wounded and 6,643 missing; in all 23,186.” He adds his tribute to the heroic bravery of the whole of the army, officors and men. THE DISCHARGE OF MINORS FROM THR AMT BY OTV#L courts. 4 ‘The official army Gazelle says:—The intimation made tm several of the daily newspapers that the Secretary of War has communicated through the Adjatent Gene. Fal a modification of the order in reference te the 4is- charge of mivors from military service by civil courts te founded in error. No such modification bas bees made or communicated. : DETAOTIVES SENT TO THE STATS PRISON. rd Stanley and Joseph Scott, detectives ia the military service, who some time since levied biack mail upon Mr. Markham to the amount of fourteen hundred and thirty dollars, bave beea dismissed the service and sentenced to hard labor in the State Prison at Albany, the former for one year and the latter fer six meaths. ARRIVAL OF THE FIFTH NEW WAMPSHTRE AT ALEE- ANDBIA. ‘The Fifth New Hampshire regiment, recruited up te eight hundred and sixty-five men, arrived at Alexandria this morning, and is now awsiting orders. ft will pro- bably be seat to Point Lookout COMPLIMENT TO CAPTAIN WALTER A. DONALBSON. Captain Walter A. Donaldson, having béen compelied by wounds to retire to the Invalid corps, has been com- plimented by a letter regretting his retirement signed by all the officers of the Excelsior Brigade. CONSECRATION OP THE GETTYSBURG CEMETERY. Arrangements are to be made to provide transportation to Gettysburg and back for the widows of the soldiers who fell in that battic,to enable them td participate ta the ceremony of consecraling the naijonal cemetery there 00 the 19th inst. NAVAL ORDERS. Captain G. H. Scott has been ordered to the command of the De Soto, Commander Stanley to the North Atlantic aquadroa Commander Lynch to the St. Lawrence. Lieutenant Commander Queen to the Wyalusing. APPAIRS ON THR MISSISSIPPI. Adjutant General Thomas, in « communication to-the War Department, dated Natcbez, says:—It is a significant fact that while transports on the river have been fre- quently fired into by the rebels, nota single shot bas been fired Mom that part of the river banks covered by leased plantations, extending for seventy-five miles above Vicksburg; which shows the importance to commerce of lining the river with a loyal population. He says that om the 15th of October the gathering of cotton was in full operation. The experiment adopted hastily and from necessity, with many misgivings, of employing freedmes at wages on leased plantations, he now regards as & com- plete succesn. SUCCESSFUL EXPEDITION AT PRNBACOLA. On the night of the 14th ult, an expedition was organ- {134 at Pensacola, composed of sailors and marines from the Navy Yard 4od frigate Potomac, and sent up the Blackwater river to destroy a ferry and bridges used by ‘the rebel troops in passing from Alabama into Florida, fer the purpose of annoytug oer garrisons aad stealing cup plies. Lieut. Houston, United States Marine corps, om- ployed the captured steamer Bloomer, and sccomplished his mission with « loss of two men, viz:—Corporal Enéer- ly, Marine Guard, killed; private ——, Potomac @uardé, wounded. PROMOTIONS AND APPOINTMENTS. ‘The following promotions of clerks in the Peasioa Offies and appointments have recently been made:— cMPrederick A. Soule, of California, from Grst to second ¢ CMe Kimmel, of Pennsylvania, from first to second * ‘Ances D. Tayler, of lows, appointed messenger of the Pee wD Nell, dieabled soldier, of the Irish Brigade, watchman of the extension. “Geran Oaary,deaod ee eager =. MINISTER RINO's MOVEMENTS. General King, Minister to Rome, le expected here to. night, He bad intended to leave for Rarope hy todayy | steamer, but owing to anavoidable delays in the prepare. tion of his Instructions, &e., his departure has bees pest poned till the 2608. REBRE. OFFIOBR® BENT TO JONWAON'S ISLAND, Al! the rebel officers tn the Old Capitol prison, tecteding , hove captured recently oa the Rappahanneck, left to aight wi