The New York Herald Newspaper, January 8, 1866, Page 2

2 FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL, ing sbares at the first session of the Stock Exchange at the close of cach of the last four weeks:— uNDAY, Jan, 7, 1866. ‘Teo new year opened in Wail street with ionsiderable Pe 8 ton promise of an active and } 4 oo being in excess of the demand at six per cent and the “ = expectation of @ riso general, while nothing appeared | Alton & ter. Hauie pre ; Bx Hts n the surface to indicate any disturbance of monctary | Cleveland & tieeburg Rig RAG 8K affairs by Treasury movements or other puble causes, | Cleveland & Toledo. .. us” ug" MK The hopetul Lempor of tho trect was shown ox Tuesday | Gilcako & Milwaulon, 1 w0ss 108 and Wednesday by an improved demand ard higher Chicago & Northwestern. 36 35% = 86 35% prices for all the lending stocks; but on Thursday the | Chicago&Northwestern pf 62% 61% 61% 81M market bogun to log, except for Cioveland and Piusburg, | {please & Aitow Rik... 408 308 iia which advanced to 86%, and under the new manage- Gentrat ‘Coal... ++ 55 55 ae ment was expected to vo much higher. Oa: Friday | Cumberland Coal. 9 Hed morning, however, there war a break in the stock, | Delaware ® HudvonCausl. = = 145 485, Toe caused by large holders selling out, and in the absence of Linge Centra ‘ aie agls Er bs support it declined to 8343. ‘The general market at the ichigan Central. Hi ame time became heavy, and coutinued so til Sawuntay | Michigan Bouthorn,.....- 76% TAK fe ne atteraoon, when it experienced further weakening; but - 99: — before the close of business prices recovered a fraction, wa Oe and a somewhat better feeling was exhibited, my oT (8% ase x 38 20) xe Quicksilver 43, Mariposa 1434, Frie S a8 6 Contra! 957% 0.96, Hudson River 107% ITH 100% 106 ‘The following comparison of the average prices ef lead- of the bulls to sustain the market uyainst the efforts of | 1ng allway stocks during the years 1863 and 1864, and at the bears, who became more active und numerous as the | the rst board on Friday morning, shows that thoy now week wore away, their object being to favor an indreaso | Pande, with the exception of Erie, from 18 to 30 per ofthe “short” interest and at tho same time buy im at } Cent lower:— ‘There was an evident indisposition on the part of some lower Ggures. Tho great argument of the bears was the. & » reduced oarnings of the leading roads when compared ‘ ? : i hd Fi t with the highest range of last year; that of the: ? Ay : : eee ee balls the extrome abundance of money; but the latter # : & eo: showed vory hittle spirtt notwithstanding, and by 3 © Fy oa allowing the market to recede they aronsed the distrust : 5 : : g of lenders, who became more exacting of wide margins. ; Sat B Me Attho same time brokers were inspired with a similar | He.¥:COM-INU 98% > SOM TTT bon one (coling towards their customers, aud a number of weak | Hud 108% “— 22% 13532 108% 26% holders were forced to sell. ‘Three ontside brokers | Reading...1024¢ 108% 436 — 138 106% S13 failed during the woek, one of whom dealt largely in the | gricp COME 100% 0s me 1S he ioe gold rooms, and the solling out which wok placeon | Clove. &P. 85% 85% — % MII ase 2555 their account had some influence in producing depres- Government securities were quoted on each Saturda; sion ‘n both the gold and stock markets. of the past four weoks as follows:— I has become too much a habit with both brokers Dec. 16. Der, 23, Dec, 90. Jan. 6, and private speculators to carry a larger amount | Sixes Of 188). Ae ee ae of stock than they can well take care of when | Sixes of 1568, ph ae 119 125 the tide turns against thom, Instead of buying | Zen-fortios............ 917g 9204 9894 & hundred shares of stock, they often Duy from Fivetwentics of 18641006 300% qone twice to ten times the quantity, and 60 on in propor. | Five-twenties of 1865.10032 100%; 102 tion, ‘The broker has, of course, afar better chance of | 7 aud3 10ths, Istsories 977% = 98149874 xetting ont whoie” on an adverse market than a weak | 7 ANd S-10ths, 2d xerios O73 6 98 OR operator; for when the latter ioses his money, and fails | One year certificates, 973% one 983g to put up more margin, he is sold out, and bas no oppor- | Fives of 1874, +95 97 re tunity oi making good his lo-ses by “doubling up? or | Fives of 1871. Sead Ge: Ue The aggregate value of the imports, other than dry goods and specie, at this port during the week ending January 5 was $2,103,070, The total imports of the week compare as follows :;— otherwise, which a broker has, whe Or not, so long as he houors his e ture. If the secret history nt r he has money : as they ma- houses were known it would be found that the great maj ; their number have been more then once in a position phew ing readin cur eg gues al which would have shown thein to be worth congiderably | General merchandise 920,444 2'108,070 Joss than nothing bad the compelled to settle — a their contracts at the market prices; but by the facilities Lalgourad hbeahiad dinates eed goods imported last week amounted 94, and the dry goods thrown oa the market 669. afforded thers by their credit: they storm, and pot untr " @ large profit, The option one broker has towards not often used, it being both the seller and. the weathered the da heavy loss into x for «margin, which : Asie ve following table shows the receip!s of flour and two ways, | 82 At the following lake: ports for tho wvck ending 1p an equate] December 20:— auother, iv havw ainount. And one broker dees not tike to make a practice of vr bs ee fen’ om pod be calling upon another for “ten up" jest ue in his tara should | Chicogo..... 72,790 48,473 80 626 15,056 be inconvemently called upon in the some manner, nanaon “So aon a Ed ae 4 Neither is it necessary or desi unless, perhaps, in | Detro 80 ject trangactious at thirty or sixty days; but itis obvious | Cleveland AG if such a practice Decame general the business of speculative stock houses would be largely diminished im consequence. In every form ot | or loss credit is given, and ne urged against it on Whether the natural downward or not is am iinmater: the immed ate future of the stock m Dulls nor (he bears in Wall what the intrinsic value of the stocks they deal in may be, They operate for a rive oraf st as they con sider the temper of the m: tondt pect of attairs is favorable to the one or the o ther. If tho carvings of railroads were doubie what th and stocks were selling at one-quarter their preeont price, there would B16 y. weak, 41,876 199,446 85 The following national bank is the on'y new organiza. tion under the national banking system made du the present woek :—First National Bank, of Sedalia art, with a capital of $100,000; previously authorized capital, $407,409,203, The whole number of banks now author- ized is 1,826, with a capital of $407,590,203. Amonnt of circulation issued to the national banks for the week cnding January 6, 1860, is stated at $2,723, 410; previously, 8237,371,155 ; total, ‘No addi ional depositories of the public money have been designated duriag the present week, The billy of the Missisquoi Bank of Shelton, Ver. mount, a State institution, are oondemned in Boston. eleowher ig at pre: price nt ment in estimating, treet are. not be wantins men who would sell the hort ;”* frst ‘The stock of cotton in New Orleans continues steadily as if their earnings were bait wh: are, and stelr | to increase and presents figures now approximating price twice as bKh ag now, , there world be | those that were given previous to tho war. From plenty to bay them a “ball? market there tenher 1 to December 30, « period of four moaths, as were uever 9 many buyers of took fore at | Will be seen by the following statement, the stock on since as in the spring of 1864, when the | band accumulated to the extent of eighty.cix thousand earnings of the roads were fr and the prices | bales:— fifty to a hundred per cent highe © one then cared | | i - . pra veal Gatuen, bat,-on the coaitary, all ecemed topes | are om band Soptoniber 1, 188 Arrived subsequently fer the bighest kite in the specaltive why, avd they lee ont eo moch and so many et ‘that at let they broke aud the kites fell, earrying av tie them # host of Cortes. Total. Shipped... On hand December 90, 1865.......... The annua! report of the Boston and Mo Corporation for 1865 shows the year to have been a meat ‘The total aumber of m More concorted strength was sly on the bull side of, the market vnop the bear than hia, to some extent, was owing t® the nee of that en | Prosperous ono, courngement which outeite support to the | Senger, freight and other trains was speculation for a fice, The number of outside | Pakengers carried in cars 2,655,386; number t operator: has deen very Umited for two of | Chaudise ied 274,702. The expenditures for w three months past, during which the brokers and profes. | the road wore $208,422; do. for motive power sional operators have been npon ¢ ther, | $184,311. (Among the expenses under tho latter head financially, after the “dog fashion. 7 were chorged $23,500 for depreciation of locomotives brok form @ larre comm - wi 230,994 for depreciation of passenger and baggage cars, of merctandise cars, m command a very large 4 A capitol, so thet t ing a total of process of exterm ¢ them would progress The miscellaneous expenses were $574,662 very slowly and not inhermoniousty, reeling that the Total expenditores for working the road were The income from passengers on mein road and by owned by the company was $675,546; do. to a other roads ‘470. Yor freight on main branches owned by the company $225,754; do. from other roads $108,992, United States malls and rent $54,083. Total income $1,292,844. The net earnings, after deducting etpenses, were $498,452, from which t* dedueted $40,000 for depreciation of molerials, &o Tho total dividends (which were eight per cent), with tex, ainounted to added to tax on surplus ($1,045) aches from ad ond tw and “dog eat dog’ entertainment 1m very much relished by at least the bears. It ia questionable, however, whether the Iatter will sed’ this week in market much, if any, lower than it was on Sal Money is a drug at six por cent and likely to tinue so, the more partienlarly asthe Trea bare about eight millions and a ball of inter on and after tho 15th and 16th thst, The bugbears of « traction and re su tin currency one amption ate becoming what ts ela ly termed “played out,” and there is nothing tom towards depression but the duit! of ap | which ts | 0@uals $147,601, This sum deducted from net earnings as fickle as the wind loaves # surplus not divided of $38,701. ‘The last year's was $84,753; making a total surplas of bh 1a. The report of the Dirsetors of the Fastern (Marsa. chusetts) Railroad Compaay presenis the following gtatietics, showing that the road ta in ® mest prosperous condition —The total number of miles DY passenger, the advance of ve.twentive abroad, heavy short ales | ‘emht and other treine was 685,902, Kamber of pas and the payment of nearly fou: million: of coin interet sengers carried in the cars 2,825,972; do, do. one mile by the *ub-Treasary. The martes opened ot 146% and | SAMACH4 Number tone ‘merehandice carried In the sald down to 141% on Saturday, after which it closed af | CAP 208,290; da do, ene mile 6868008 Number pas 142. The shipments aggregated $502,027 and wpe ae. | fORRET carried one mile to aad from other rouis wrod for customs duties $2,107 4 8,296,622; do. do. tons 2,153,000, The expenditures for The coin certificates issued by the Bub-Treasury and | Wersing the road amounted to $60,008. Expenses under owletanding at the eud of December amounted to ¢7,288,. | the bead of motire power and care G19T, 310. The mis- 140 only, although the Bad: Treasurer's statement for the | cellaneoes expenses wore Q674,908 The telal exporde. same month etows that $12,349,920 of the certificates | Uared for working the read were $761,661. Amenat of were iasued 18 December, this proves that the. cersits | Mteteed paid GTIS.467. ‘The reesmne floes pumongere wee cateo are paid ta fer customs dutlen tery supidty, and | SPACES; Oe from freight SHVT100) 2 from Uned thet the cota deposi eystem ie need an @ convenience by | Sstee mato QRS; Gn from cuate cad miscollancous importers ond geld brokers, uad thet the expmutartonn.et | SNGS1. Totel tecome GLSRNGNR The Calted Motes Mr. MeCulloch are hardly hkely (0 be veatined; Gorin nie | tas pall wae @81,198; dodected wih the taterest from recent coport he mye — lt fs expected that the credit off the income leaves net saromgs amounting to $371,923. the gorerneoent will be strengthened by thecolawhleh will | Te dividends (which wore sts, por cont), with tex, theede brought into the Treneury, and thet the e@feot of | emernted so GS00,708 his elm Gedacted from the net the menoure wil be to tecilitate to someaxtwat the retare | Stings leaves s surplus aot divided of G168158. Bur. tonpecis payment’ Thus far it haw proved uaeful to pies last year $116,882. Total surplas 9256,096; lew the Treemiry only im saving it the trouble of counting the | Palunce of proat and low, &c., gives « total surplus of ofa with which it has been supplying the market at ia $201,929. terval by eubstitating ae in making | Th¢ gross earnings of the Cheshtre (Massachusetts) vie doliverion; and itis to be hoped that the Secretary Railroad for the year ending November 30 were $629,621; witt not act upon his original design of extending the | C#Ppenses 9628, 362, and interest $36,710—making the net plan to other citiea, and that Congres will withdraw the | earnings $63,000. The sbove expensen include about authority given in the act of March 5, 1863, to isaue com 990,000 paid for new engines and cars. A dividend of tiftcaton to Lhe extent of twonty per cent beyond the de. | 36 POP ich nae goreroment tax, has been declared, posite payable Jen’ Foreign exchange was heavy wader the ge in five. | ‘Thoearalngs of the Marlette and Cincinnati Railroad teoatics abtoad, and at the close bankers’ bille om Kng. | during the month of December, 1886, amounted vo lama wore quoted at 109% 0 100. ‘There war s light exp. | $104,887—an wmorease over the receipts for the same ply of Southern cotton ville, which were marketed at | time In 1864 of $11,815. about 108%. The oxport of cotton from thie port for the | The old difficulty abuut the La Crowo Railroad appears week ending with Thateday wae 14,761 bales, and ihe | to be approximating a settioment, The following in tela. receipta 24,097 bales. ‘ tlon to some recent action tn the maitor is copied from ‘The Cans‘ian Ministry has appo'nted two delegates to | the Mitwankes Sentinel:— confer with our government, cv, rether, the commission. ¢rs, who are inquiring into the internal revenne and t Kecttrities were very firm during the early havely steady on Satur Hotopean news, Owing urket Goverome part of the weok, bat th day, notwithstanding the fs to the general heaviness of the Gold was weak, chiefly under (he combined effect of kindred matters respecting the renewal of the Rec ince the resurrection took place, the corporeal existence ule "ea one aphr: . fi of the resurrected bird bae but lately been made man- roeit which will shortly expire according to the ifest to the world at large. The mow ization i note given toGrent Britain, These gentiemeh—namely | headed by HM. Alexander, well known from bis Mr. Bowiand, late er of Canada, and Mr, Galt, the prosent Finance Minister—are now on their way (6 Washington. How jong it will be before the commiasioners referred to make thei report seems to be @ matter of uncertainty, but Ht ts clear that much prominent connection with the Lanes pptsy J Con. trai and other ftailroade, and is backed up by euch men as J. Fdgar Thompeon, President of the Penn sylvania Central; Jay Cooke, of “National Blessing’ fame, and other capitalists, whove flames signify “be nest’ wherever they go. It has already b en stated a thee columne that by a dectee of the United States Or cuit held y last summer, t ani at ore authori eae tutes The following table shows the quotations of the load- | ¢ | lose advanced by the Ponnsylvania Central Ra Iroad Com- pony, or by tho leading owners thereof, whose names der the profitablo to induce these capitalists to stock and run (tis. a8 yet a matter of surmise—the most profitable connection being a freight line of propellers to Erie, or a connection with the Pittsburg Chicago. This last would require eithor the good will of the Northwestern Railway, or the construction of ronto from Mil Matter wero sa’e ont of the courts, the rewlf could not but be favorable for Milwankee and the State, But the successful workin; of -the Milwaukee and La Crosse road requires that the new com disputed to La Crosse—a by the Milwankee and St. chased the section in question one foreclosure gale, who have possession of the same. A matter of $278,000 and accrued interest, alleged to be due from the Milwau- kee and St, Paul road to the receiver by the Milwankee and Minnesota, for the earnings of the Eastern division and its rolling stock, is still pending in tho Supremo Court of the United States; so that we cannot hope to be delivered immediately from the evil effects of this rail- road litigation. dull, but prices sore nowumally anchanged. ‘ths. at 130, a lite, corn meal, 2,250 bushels wheat, 1,400 do, corn, and 3,900 do, oats, Tho market for State and Western flour was very dull and pricss @cclined 10c., the market closing heavy, with a continued downward tendency for all qualities, The sales were confined to about 4,000 bbls. at onr revised quotations annexed. Southern flour was only moderately active and prices wore declining. The sales were shout 450 bbls. Canada flour was quiet and drooping, the market closing 5¢. a 10c. in buyer's favor for all brands. The sales were abont 200 bbie, Rye flour continued quiet, but prices were nominally unaltered. Corn meal wus in demand and Brandywine wore talon at $4 7 Superfine and Western flour. Ba 8 Common to me Sioa 8 classes, adapted to the age and ability of the pupil. But Extra round boop Ohio. 8 70a & the inctnations of the pupils in the schools of the Middle area Sane ante 8 00 a 1) oq | aud Western States are not directed so much toward Fancy and extra do 0 10 a 15 eacred music as they are in similar institutions in New Common Canadian $58. 8 England, where spiritual and secular instruc- Hee tees holog end ee tion frequently go together. ‘This is in keeping Com 4250 with the ancient Puritanieal tasie of these Corn meal, Pra in 4500 4 people. It is, therefore, nothihg remarkable that Corn neal, Brandywine, puncheons 2400 a 24 icty i adic? —No important sales of wheat were made. The market continued dull, and prices again dectined lo. a 2M. for spring, while winter was without decided change. We note gales of 15,000 bushels No, 1 Milwaukee at $1 88 a | ae ee eens or style. Mieie hewee Asati aie a ata By establishing an Atuorican Conservatoire of Music pb agi ahha eine SRA eda daha sate ihn eh 21 To ae ethers sellon Date cont | #@# instruction i the Bighor branches of music; on a to @ moderate extent at’ the following pri sone iegiteae plan similar to that of our State normal schools for the ee ae Kn end Meek neon | cation of school teachers mn the higher branclies of Pennsylvania, S4c. a 56c., and State, we of 400 bushels at $1 20. A better deman barley, and 22,000 bushels 5 mand. Tho-sales were part of th prising an invoice of 1,268 bags steady at our subjoined quotations, at which sellers were offering liberafly, thongh buyers operated with rousider- able caution, brace 90 Lhds, Porte unesually Licht. Y10 bhds. tobacco-(part last evening) B24. 6d. to Constantinople, Ss. Gd. ; a Bremen Jamber $16, ond meaeuremont goods Le. ; tine) tw schooners (o Mobile, railroad iron, $6; a séhocner to Portland, corn, 60.; ono trom Elizabethport t lrovi dence, coal, $2; one from Ei : $ for Februa option, at $ demand ats 4,200 bbis., on the spot and BSc. in _boud, 62e, for prime white, and NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 1866. nit control of the eastern division of the olf Mil. wa and La frosse rad, upon paying ® balance of $415,000 due on the Bronson and Soutter morteace, and marines to apply the net earninss of the road sati<fnction of the jndgment known as the Cham- rn nad Toward judement, It was not snnpesed that old company would be able to rase the required by the time specified (Jannary 4) until a few ve since, when the full amonnt was depneited in tho vis of the oleris of the court making the doorre. Th ds necessary to consummate this effect were doubt- MUSICAL. AN AMERICAN CONSERVATOIRE OF MUSIO-—THE AMERICAN OPBRA, Wo have had the Italian opera, the German opera, the French opera and the English opera, Why should we not have the Amorican opera? That the discernment of our people and their natural musical abilities qualify them for such an undertaking we have evidence in the number and the success of minor original buffo and bur- Tbsque operas all over the country, But the musical taste of Americans is becoming every day more and more cle- vated and refined. %¢ craves musical talent of a high order, and when that cannot be obtained it is obliged to content itself with such second and third rate perform- ances ag have recently been presented at the Academy of Music in this city. Looking westward we find that the generous and enlightened people of that region have become alive to the valne of a high-toned lyric opera, and have for geveral months been lavish in be stowing their patronage and plaudits upon the troupe of Manager Grau. The capitalists in the West have shown thelr appreciation of the public taste by naming their magnificent musical establish- ments, intended alike for operatic and thoatrical per- formances, “Opera Houses.” There is the Opera House in Chicago, the Opera House in Cincinnati, the Opera House in St. Louis, the Opera House in San Francisco, and whore the “Opera House’ is not the term adopted the “Academy of Music” is the generic name given to all the most prominent and fashionable places of amuse- montt. roughout the country. Who ever heard in this country of the “Academy of Theatrical?” It is plain, therefore, that tho inclinations of our people are be- coming more and more fascinated by the allurements of music, and it is time some steps were taken toeducate those who have the required aptitude, genius and vocat organs up to # higher standard of operatic excel- lence than now generally obtains in this country. As regards church music, wo think we may challenge the world to produce a better class of vocalists than now occupy the principal positions in many of our church choirs. New England is particularly fortunate in this respect, But the church singers there are edu- cated from childhood to learn something in the way of church music, and as soon as they get rid of the twang peculiar to some of the rural districts, their voices be- come pure, their enunciation refined and their execution highly creditable. ‘The Middle and Western States have their singing schools in nearly every village aud school district. Every public school in the large cities, if con- ducted upon modern American principles, has its singing t} ar ou the list of directors, What combi- is likely to be made order to ren- section of road in qnestion sufficiently and Fort Wayne rond at a new nkee to Chicago, In either caso, if the possession of the or stvsion, frovn Portage n of featern, jage matter which will be warmly dispvted Paul Commany, who oe; OITY COMMERCIAL REPORT. Sarorpar, Jan. 6—6P. M. Asies.—Rece'pta, 45 packages. The market continued ‘Tarrow ruled quiet and heavy, with sales of 80,000 Barwsapsturrs.—Receipte, 4,760 bbls. flour, 467 bags ly; about 700 bbls, We quote:— €7 30 2 $7 60 810 a 8 30 we find in the Eastern States, part setts, a preponderance of musieal talent calenlated for church choirs, and a marked ability for rendeving the grand oratorios of Handel and Haydn, Mozart, and the Engilsh and classivat instruction. ‘This can be dour by selesting the most eflicient and promising of the pupils in our public school whose talent is especially musical, and et # nominal cost to themselves perfect them in their studies, The istitution need not be restricted to pupile ta the public schools atone, but to those American youths and maidens whore genius shall distingnist: thom uo the favored ehildren of melody, While making this, In reality, an Academy of Music for the encourage- ment and cultivation of American musical talent, we do not, of course, mean tiiat the instructors shall be re- quired, in all cases, to We native born, On the contrary, as in our earliest days as @ mation we were glad to receive instruction in the use of arms from a Baron Steuben, amd more latterly in science from an Agasviz, in Iiteratare from a Draper, in aaval architetture from an Friesson, in paiuting from a De Haas, so we have been and ere now improving im our musical tastes and aspwations by the coltivated, refined and ekit ful instruction of Luciano Albiter, Antomo and Ettore Kari, Manzoccki, and other forcizn artists of established reputation, Tn our aew American school for music we must course, accept the best in structors we can obtain from other and okier nations, whose tong familiarity with the sublime art enables them to send muvical missionaries all over the world. We do not st present propose any particular plan for the establictunent of this institution, We merely wish to call the subject tothe attention of our legisiators whe arsemble in Atbany next month, Once establiched, with a trifling subsidy from the State, we ‘m years elapse, expect not oly to redueo the demand for foreign on band a Kiy wt American prima dos Rye quiet and nominal. Malt continued CorPue.—The market was firm, with Corrox,—A fair demand preva tales emi aced about 3,400 bal ing prices: — Mobile, 9.0.47. 4 46 of it dy, with a fair trade to consumers at us quotations. asses —The market was steady, with a fair drmand ‘the sates em and 75 bbls, aew ra wore-dull and nominal, ‘The offerines were ‘The encagements were to Liverpool, ., 60 Ga %d. To London, per steamer, 400 358., 11,500 bushels ‘corn steamer’ ac- jascow per steamer 100 hales cation td. re:-—A burk to Havre, petroleum, 68 ; wbrig abothport to Piate, a British brig to Y to north side Cubs and bac brig from south side Cuba to a portinorth: ne British brigs to West Indies and baek, J Loree. ipts, 238 bbls. pork, 18% ats and 110 kegs lard - adorn any Euzepean operatic circle aud to els “ the ost evacting European eritielsm. We alr and $2150: = ws ~ yh sond to the world grand sap of vd and Aww im ory, prime ra y, March, April and May d 7 25. Beet soller's | silver, cotton aud rice, grain and tobacco, te say nothing of our wonderfil inventions in printing pres , Feaping machines ami patent locks, Wh Beef haras w vious prices. ‘The salos were at was dull and nominsl Cut meats w 160 pkyes. for hans. Lard wax droopin 800 pkgs. for present y include among our valushie axportetions and a style of operatic artists that will compare with anything of the kind we have lately imported fre Europe? It can be done, and the heet way to begin it ix by establishing « Conservetoive of Music in this city, with State aid, upon the pln lowsely thrown out above: OY THR NEW ORGAN, ST. LUE EPISCOPAT, CHURCH, — BROOKLYN CELEBRATION Jor rRINtrY cHUKEH m” arch and April, ittor was quiet, an ker, though no quotable ar st quotations, Cheese was quict Pernoicum wae dull but wi nged. The salee were all the month, mainly at for cride, Se, a OOe. for refined ght straw to white, & Te, for free. Rick was firm. We note sales of 600 bags Raugoon, ¥ paid, on prvate torma We quote Carolina a: 12%. enon. This organ, buile hy My. IR Midmor, wes tested (or the firat time in presence of an Immense sudicnce on Thursday evening. A plain, unpretending ease, two hanks of keys twenty eight stops and thirteen hundred pipes, together with its undesirable location in the transept inatead of Kedar.—The demand was moderate and full prices were realized. ‘The sales were 100 bbds. Cuba musco: Vado at from 124. @184e., 33 hhde. Porte Rico at | the nave of the church, making it look like an exnggera 110, 86 hide, do. and 105 bhids Demerara on private | ted burean, did not impress us very favorably with the mew teriux’ Refined wos atendy at yestord with sules of 50a 100 bb the greot and lead ng Poy poe Soin State, _ in | harshness, or “ready? jarring, which renders this step order to show more fully the wo ocoupy in re. ‘ gan to this groat product, not only of State but national 80 disagreeable on mwny larger instruments, The coir wealth, we give the following tobacco a. the 1840-50-80, and an estimate of the crap for 1865, ‘will be observed that while a great fulling of has occur- quotations. i and noménal, | Metrament, but we were most agrovabiy diaanpointed on hearing ite clear, firm tone and the admirable disiriby. tion of the fine and reed stops, something unnswal im or gans of thal . The fate harmonica on the great or gam, as an example, i# loud, but eutirely free from that Wiiaxey —Reeeipta, 2 Dbis. ; was at $2 a Tobacco Prospects. [From the Louisvilie Courter, Dec, 25.) We have devoted some tire and ritontion to toracco, of Trinity churel, New York, ander the dirvetion of te and cheirmaster, Mr. Diller, executed a very choice selection of choruses, solos and recitatives the orutoriog of the Mewiah. aud Judas Maceabeos. Mr. Ditler bas table of ion of the years the United States Ted in many af tho tobacco growing States, our own has, notwi| all the various drawbecks and bin- dravees our planters have had to ‘with, beld @ ® atheres in tho aad ie now, | linked or severe . the only one siitable for this ma nl bigs fal to continue to whe end greatest | jertic instrument. His conception and execution of im- tobacco growing State of Union provised motives lack power and variety, but with wna 000 ; that of 1865 perience Mr. Diller will undouttelly occupy @ high his profeesi We are to Ree san, rence, cat sublime and entirely free ocular and common. the ty i i Pavan co H rh gets at pn, Foon not be thas sacrificed to quoationable con; enicnce. MISCRLLANROCS. ‘The Ghioni-Susini Italian Opera Company, ander Maw Strakosch's direction, is very successful in Now Orteans, As already noticed, they hare opened a sexson of Aftera nights af the French Opera House. To the 26th of De combear tbe house bad been crowded. The company in cludes Mme. Ghion!, Mme. Strakosch end Mile. Cruissa ‘ 2 pr ma donnas; Signori Mocaferrt ana Errani as tenors, Te ee hey bundeale of panters that bove | Sienort Mancusi and Mnrm as baritgnos; Signor Sustot ore raised from t# hundred hogehoads, | as basso profundo, and Hort Graff as hasso buf, Rosa ~ igh ng J. ‘A. | ig thes chef dorchestre, The operas performed were eC | reece, Marcha, Traviata, bucia, Kememi and Maria ah Koran. tybouy Wee om the lookout a z If this fe true, and the estimate, taking into consider. tion the demoralization of = Jabor in the border States of Maryland, Virginia, Kentucky, Tenuesere and Missoor!, is supposed to be ‘a very full one, thon tobucro Sn hand and that of the crop of 1865 should sel! at fal! prices, if not beyoud that which it is now bringing. In Virginia they say 800 bogsheads wilt cover thé en which was promised at an early day. Its performance MUSICIANS VS. MANAGERS. will be tho first of that opera in New Orleans. Newcomb and Arlington's Minstrels are at Seaton Hall, ‘Washington, D. C. Buckley's Serenaders were im’ Providence, R. L., January 3 and 4 Sam Sharpley’s Minstrels reopened the Huston Hall concert room, Dayton, Ohio, on New Year's evening. ‘The hall was crowded, and many persons had to be turned from the doors for want of space. When the per- formances commenced there were over eight hundred peopie present, notwithstanding the fact that Mr. Forrest was just then inangurating the new Opera House. The programme of Sharpley’s troupe was to be repeated, by request, January 2. A comic Italian paper, catled the Senses Elcotrica, pub- lishes a caricature representing the Cabinet Ministers of Italy on their knees before Patti, begging of her to give © performance in aid of the finances of the kingdom. Mr. Richard Wagner, the composer, has gone to Gone- va from Munich stoe his temporary exile by the King of Bavaria, ‘The concert term of the Royal Academy of Music, Ten+ tordon strect, London, closed for the season with the third performance. On the programme were Romberg’s overture in D; the first movement from Mochelle’s pianoforte concerto in G@ minor; Mr. G. A. Maofarren’s Christmas song, with chorus; Mendelssohn’s piane Rondo Capricctoso in E flat, and a Marque from Sir Wal- ter Scott's Pirate, composed by a student of the Acade- my, and the clarionet obligato to Mozart’s aria, ‘(Non pit di flore” (Climensa di Tito), played by another young pupil, sf ‘The Marquis de Massa, who has sailed from France to The Winter Garden Case—Extraordinary Developments—Novel Style of Transact ing Business—No One to be Responsible for the Salaries of Employes. GECOND DISTRICT COURT. Before Justice Kivien. ‘The case of Ottis against Stuart to recover one week’e salary owing to the plaintiff on account of his services ax mazsician came up again on Saturday before Justioe Kivien. Messrs, Merritt and Cozzens conducted the case for the plaintiff; Mr. Edward Dunphy for the defendant. A lurge number of musicians was present. Réward Ottis, being sworn, testified:-—I am a musiciam and played in the orchestra of the Winter Garden; tans fall I was employed by Mr. Robert Stoepel, leader of the orchestra; he told me in the spring to seo in the papers ‘at what time the theatre should open for the next season; T did not find any advertisements to that effect; sbous September Mr. Stoepel came to me, and asked me to ge to the theatre and play, aud besides engage afew men for the orchestra; he mentioned the names of Messrs Happel, Ebler, Bohm and others, and requested me te engage them; there was nothing said regarding the salary I should receive, but the regular amount them ‘was $14 per week; I engaged the men whom Mr. Stoepat 3 red sented Hse thane sbant sit weeks, Tick on ee Ist of November; I spoke to Mr. Stoepel to go to Mr. Stuart and get the week's salary owing to us; he told us call at Mr, Stuart's office om the following day; we and : came out and ‘us that Mr. treasurer oace in 3 peared to be the Join tho staff of General Bazains in Mexico, is an opera | gyent through whom Mr. stuart pald and ongaced the and theatrical writer of repute. He spent bis last even- | orchestra; he told me that Mr. wos manager ing in Paris at the opera, when Le Roi d’ Foetct, a piece composed by himself, was produced. He was accompa- nied by a few cf the subscribers and the Princess de Metternich, Marchioness de Gathfet and Countess Pour- talez, whose acting in M. de Mussa’s Commentaires de Céear, at Compiegne, contributed so much to the success of that piece, It is proposed to establish an Australian opera associa- tion in Melbourne. The promoters hope to raise four thousand pounds as an instalment of a total capital of ten thousand pounds, represented by two thousand shares of five pounds cach. The estimate of receipts is put down at one hundred and fifty pounds per night, or six thousand poands for forty nights. THE ALLEGHANIAN BELL RINGERS IN LONDON. [From the London Post, Dec. 14. A new band of minstrela, delighting in the magnificent appellation of the Alieghanian Vocalists and Bell Per- formers, made their first appearance before an English audience at St, James Hall fast evening, and wore wel- comed with enthusiasm. There are four of them—Miss ort, Miss Amy Jenner, Mr. J. M. Boulard and Moway-—and they “nail,” we believe, from America; but their precise relationship to the mighty chain of mountains Chat rises between the Avanticand the Mississippi is more than We can undertake to define. Certain it is that from whatever land they come—moun- tain or valley, bill or dale—they are very clever and ac- complished people, and, unlike some strangers whose visits to our shores are heralded by a preliminary flour- ish of trumpets, which only makes their failure more ridiculous, they honestly deserve ali that has been writ- ten in their pra’se, and that is not a little, * ° ° No huinan tong*e could discourse more mellifizous muste than is uttered by the metal_ tongues of these magical bells. id Lang Syne,’ “Nora Croina,” the “Aurora Walez” and the “National Anthem” are but a few of many pieces which they executed in a style that evoked the most enthusiastic applaaw. P PREPARING TO LEAVE FLORENCE. [Flo (Dec. 18) correspondence of London & Adelina Patti's critics are literally “shaken’’ off, although they tried hard to m ke her ont to be “no great shakes after all.” She appears t time but one as Lucia, Sunday last | (four thousand francs), to the cholera-st wonder if she appeared fo ba’ opinion of such as pre&d not to be move too, had something royal given to her a isa splendid nocklace, and a gift from Victor el’s daughter, the Queen Pra, This is as it sho She leaves us next week for Paris, via Turin, wh Regio expeets her to astonish the natives, wi they saw Pernzzi in the character of a Home Secretary, Jet alone Mingbetti as a Finance Minister, have lost the Suculty of fecling surprised at avything whatever. MUSIC AND MUSICAL SOCIRTY IN FLOR Tlorenee (Der, 33) correspondence of London star.) heard on Saturday last a good German pianist’ at the House of Mr. Williams, at the Tre Strada, which now is within extended Florence, and has never been too tar t had the honor of being mtroduced to Mrs. s Mr. A. Trollope, Signor and Sienora Murio, tiezky, und a creat number of English and! Atneri- jadies ond gentiomen were there enjoying the artistic ploasuves with tea and chat and su In the even Herr Schutz played “The Moonlight Reverie” and some songs without words to the general satisfaction. He is said to possess considerable talent also as a conductor of amorchestrag but, then, be is a German, and accordingly personally from Mr, Stuart; when the orchostes, increase salary they de- sired Mr. Stoopel to notify Mr. Stuart: there was no regular binding engagement on musicisna. Leopold Meyer, being sworn, testj‘ied -—I was a mem- ber of the orchestra of the Winter Garden; I know Mr, Stoopel and Mr. Stuart; Twas introduced to the latter by Mr. Stoepel; I went with Mr. Stoepel to sec Mr. Staaré and inquire officially whether the advance in salary wonkd be made; we inquired of the treasurer, who wae the only person in the office, if the advance woul’ be Eee ‘we understood that Mr. Stoepel was the agent of r, Stuart, Mr. Stuart, beine sworn, testified :—I am the lessee and manager of the Winter Garden theatro, Mr. Lafarge be- ing the proprietor of the building; I know Mr. Stoepet; he is leader of the orchestra; Tengaged him for mv atro; Mr. Stoepel made an agreement with me to fornish me with an orchestra at a certain rate; he received the entire musical salary for himself alono, and paid the or. chestra out of it; [received a letter from the Musical Association inqniring whether I would give se of salary; I lave had no communication rwith any members the orchestra; have never ongaged them or discharged them: I know only Mr. Stoepet in connection with the orchestra, = Mr. Robert Stoepel, being sworn, testified:—T am the mosical director of the Winter Garden’ theatre: ¢om- imenced the Inst season in August: Tengaged the or. chestra and was anthorized to do so by the manager; T aged the plaintiff for the season: T paid him, having ived the money from the treasurer; when T es- wed these men I considered myself #3 acting for Mt. Stuart, not personally responsible; I was of the same opinion in paying them; Tencaved merely tofarnish am orchestra, he to pay it; I told Mr. Stuart t the or- chestra demanded twenty dollars per we refused to nay it; the musicians were all paid np to the st week, which was withheld from them; the custom joemploy them for the season—namely, from Angast July: Tengaged some of the orchestra and commis sioned Mr. Ottis to get the rest; [ have the privilege ta engage « 3 die harge whom T please with enfficient eau the plaintiff [ told bim it was for tne season nt with Mr. Stuart was to receive two hun- dseventy-three dollars por week to aupply the heatre with an orchestra: T received that amount every week upto the 24th of October; the plaintil left the theatre on account of being rpfused an increase of * in sivning the receipt for tho weekly payment of ths or- chestra my name was the only one attached to lt; if say members of the orehestra left the theatre throvgh aay cange { would not consider myself juetified in drawing the same amountof nroney as if there were fifteen mem- bers in it; my weekly salary is $40; to the others T gave £14; Lconsidered myself at liberty to discharge any ma- rician L pleased, and ones I did discharge Mr. Ottis tor insolent langnage. Fdvard Rotim, being sworn, testified :—T was employed as musician in the Winter Garden; nothing was «nid ta me by Mr. Stoepe! about the season; I never had any conversation during the previous season with Mr, Stoe- pol regarding any regnlar engagement. Mr. Stuart was again poton the stand asa witness for the defen, and read an extract from the minutes of @ meeting of the Musical Protective Associaiton, which he thought insinuated (he idea of musicians being engaged for the season, Mr. Stoepel, being sworn, flatly contradicted the state- ment of Mr, Edward Bohm, who denied having any commanication with him abont being engaged for the season. Witness said that Mr, Rheder also spoke to hime abont being engaged for the next season, { Mr. Henry Jackson, Treairer of the Winter Gardes theaire, being sworn, teatiied:—1 pay the salaries of the OR. the Cirriere Hatiano aboses him and the foreign ladies yor of the Winter Oardon every wee a wito paltoniae his aspirations to be somebody in par- | others Mr. Btoepel R271, up to the com tionlar. the atrike onthe 24th tober; T neve ang of ‘The Quartet Society of Classical German Music is in fail activity. ‘The chiol patrons of its concerts, however, aie foreigners, not uattionally bound in prejudice against tae good: of ali but Italian composition. Florence, P adit it, is the least backward atnong her sister cities, excepting, perhaps, Genoa alone, in that special branch ture which consists in the admission of excellence might be found fo the tpelodious world. But he acknowledgment of German merit of Uhis owing rather to the titutional mild wankers towards all things and people itr f ed the musicians; never saw any list of them, Frederic Rheder was the next witness for the plaim- tiff:-—T was musicinn at the Winter Garden theatre; waa engared by Mr. Stoepel through Mr. Ottis; never had any converrathn whatever with Mr. Stoepel about the season; Mr. Ottis merely told me thar Twas wanted a the theatre, and there was not a wont spoken regarding the seawn Al thie point the case was closed. and after bearing the arguments advanced by the counse! on either side Justice Kiviep annonneed that he would give hee de- efision this week. wherever it here, also, t i <b f the Coroners’ Office. JTIRS MURDERS AND SUICIDES—— THR AGE, NATIONALITICOS AND SEX OF ASED FOR ONE YRAR, FTC. Those whe are not in the habit of reading the news papers carefully and making a note of their reading eam banily estimate the amount of basinest transacted by the coroners of the city of New York. Fall tables of the cases Wrought before these officers for the year just broaght to a close have heen prepared, the paditeation of which will bring some interesting statistics before the poblie, ‘They are as pees to acknowl: Mendelssohn, Ktatian growth. The Soci: (his season, secured the co one of the most acco . His friend and com} good violoncellist. These gentiemen play Pulazky's evening parties, the most cosmopolitaa gathering in Florence. than oo apy enlighte: edge the of Mozart, seniw ‘The Mier Expedition, TO VUE EOLTOR OF THE HERALD. New Yorn, Dec. 27, 1865. In regard to the “Mier expedition,” the gentlema signing himself’ “Albert Lombard, late Clerk Texas War it, 14G419,"' makes greater mistakes than did } ville eorrespondent; for he uot only saye that it look place about the. time of the massacres of Goliad ond dhe Alamo, but gravely asserts that Homston and Lamar accompanied it, Your correspondent, pos- sewsing Ube (acihities for correct knowledge that he did aschief clerk of the military bureau, ought to have Known that ao army or expedition crossed the Rio Grande during the war of Texan independence. ‘The first organized expedition of Texans that crossed the Rie Grande and invaded Mexico started from the “Lipantic Land” in the summer of 1637, In 1858 Gen. eral L. Canales rose in insurrection against the central government of Santa Anna, for the porpose of reviving the federal constitution of 1822(?). About the lari of the year 1899 Camales, 'b bis emall Bands, was eatire)y dispered, Canales, Juan Molano, Jesus Cardenas, Car- vajal and « (ew others came into Texas, They applied ee for permission to raise volunteers: ‘ongiens to occupy the territory lying between the rivers; it was granted to (hem ; oxsw antes, ‘The casualties reposted and seted npon were 135, of which there were enses of accidental shooting, 21; acet- dental stabbing, t; accktental falls, 36, acevdental falls down stairs, 2%; accidental falls down hatchways, 225 nocidental falls off xeaffold, 6; aecidental falls off roofs, 12; accidental fulls out of windows, 27; accidental fate off rocks, 2; secidental falls from masthead, 3; injures ries from city ears, Boiler explosions, 20; sexs, 2h; barns taking fire, 54; burne et confiagrations, glase, 2; full of a stone, 2; strangulauion, 3; fees derricks, 2; injuries from blasting rocks, chinery, 10; explosion of vessels containing kerosene, 6; anknown cages, 1; falling into a cont hole, 1 ponmding presenptions, 2; by a rope, 3; log rolling on them. %; + kiek from» Carve Indiana and a few Mexicans, Alter overrunning ail Notthern Mexico we were finsily taken prisoners by Arista, ‘The second ieton aesico war the ti tnecd. Santa Be from Austin in 1840. from Texas inte eTpedivoe, which i #2 j itt i F H it i z Z tl i i i 4 i 3 i i i would have forgotiem the tire, at least pot 20 to miss it by nearly seven years, For yoars previous, aod at the time of the Mier ex ty 4 yp By Sf Ot amasa woul not Boid vclattows with tna Talely no-etylea hero of Bun Jacinto. ar Re rs Sane 2 ss Se Ei 2 5 j a i & ij never vet seen account queue tbat of ite history. Cease Sg EE fered ever at it started e Rio LAUBIE