The New York Herald Newspaper, December 10, 1867, Page 8

8 ee a a ou . DICKENS. Bile Second Advert tn New York and His Firet Night at Stelaway Hall. Dickens (‘*Boa” that was), the graphic delineater Yow life and the inimitable reader of bis owr sxotches, opened his first course of resdings ” at Steinway Hall to one of those extraord’ Diages which mark the presence of a ve" the offervesvence of & great sensation. vont here has noiking of the glar feathers aod foolish flammery, * first comiug; nothing of that pr marked the grand entrée of rollicking spirit of fua ao poor Lola Montez; not’ which opened the gate Prince of Wales, ar ness and uasiiute come of Jonny D me may b tated in the actual prose minds of * with Dir last n° worl a fancy -@ bod glitter, fuss, -®at distinguished his avioUe emthusiasm which , ossath; nothing of that 4 gallantry which welcomed hg of that profound respect 4°0f the city'and its havors to the 4 nothing of that prevailing glad- 4 admiration which graced the wol- Aiady Dat WM, as a verital lion, #vlaased with theso, lcratted and agi- Sowspapers for months his coming and #0 in tho body among U3 had filled the AS eommunviy, “irrespective of race or color,” Meus and hisrcadiogs And so Sleinway Hall ‘Ms Uisclosed a gatiermg of tho fashionable 4Ga4 the polytica!, litorary, legal and religious aris- ey, and an cooirthing of binestockings, poets, @omwlane and qesver house critios, worth two dollars my ight t s96 sandwichod and packed together, Waeked, howeye, is hardly tho word; for although the ‘eats were aif cpparenily cooupiod there was no solvage ‘Wo the audfons°, or hollow sqnare of “atandees;” and ‘We provame that was becanse only so many tickots ‘were yormit'od to be geld, As the people were pouring $e he apeculayors at who throshhoid were selling their Uok@s “yo dollars down stairs, and four dollars vp waite; but whether they sold oyt at these rates of Rotowe did not walt among them to learn, The heaps, at al events, waa a success, The fame of the famous writer aud reader's course of in- strocttyns io the “Hub”? bad, mgreover, preceded him, and 4 his frst Now York audignce were sure of por- fect aativfa ction, and they were not disappointed. How could it bep obherwise, when al¥ the public Journals ef the me!ropo! fs hed assisted in tigs charming preparation of public o pinion, tow ut this frou the reception In New York of Martin ,Onesziewit and lis frioads, as described in Mar- Wn’s adventures by Ma Dickens, to wit:— Se go <trifling excKement prevailed upon the very | ak ond margin of the land of liberty ; for ap alderman # <A boon elected the day before; and Party Footing nat- nning rater bigh on such an exelting occasion, ds of the disappointed candidate had found 1 necessary to assert the great principles of Purity of Election and Freedom of Opinion by breaking a fow tegs aol ans, and furthermore pursuing ono obnoxious genifezian through the sirects with the design of split. ting “bis nose, These good-hutnored little ouiburste of tho poplar fancy were bot jn themselves suflicle Maarkable to creave any great stir, whelo nivhts but they found fresh ty in hectreacly gf "the newsboys, who not only proclaimed thom with shrill yells in all the highways and by ways ‘ the wharves and among ihe sipping ud down in the cabius of the ste: before she touched the shore, was boar dy & legion of those yx “Heres this morning’s New York Sewer,” ori “Here's. this morning's Now York Stabber,’ Hore’s the New Yewic Famity spy. Hore’s the New York Private Listener, Hero's the New York Peoper. Here's the udorer. Here’s the New York Kevholo "s the New York Rowdy Journal. Here’s ck papers, Hero's full particalars of the patric fic foco-foco movement yesterday, in which the ‘whigséwas 80 chawod up; and the last Alabama gouging < and the Interestisg Arkansas dooel with Bowie Kaiveg, and a!l the Political, Commercial and Faabion+ abvlo News, Here they are! Hore they are] Here's the phpers! Here's the papers |’ And bow different, again, ihe quict, elegant and com. fertablo appointments of tho Westminster Hotel, en- waged for Mr, Dickens, compared with tho New York accommodations provided for Mr, Chuzziowit, aud de. scribed by Mr. Dickens as tho freo and independent Amorican way of receiving distinguished foreiguers, a3 foilows:—~ ‘The colonel led the way into a room at the back of the Rouse upon the ground floor, lyht, and of falrdimea- sions, but exquisitely uncomfortable; having nothing in M bat the four cold white walls and ceiling, a mean car- pet, adreary wasto of dining table reaching from end to ud and a bewildering oollecuon of cane-votiomed ebaire, In the further region of this banqueting Was a stove, garoished on either side With a craat apitioon, and shaped in itself like three little iron bar. vels vet up on end in a fender and joined together on the Fiincipie of the Siamese Twins Before it, swinging imeelf in arocking chair, loanged a large gentleman With his bat on, who amused Limself by spitting al: Barcly into tho epittoon on the right hand of the stor and tho spittoon on the teft, and ben working his way Dack again in the eame orver, 10 IAA 1D % noted White juckot was busily engaged im placing on the table two long rows Of kvives and forks, relieved at intervals By Jugs of water; and as he travelled down one side of shis festive board, be straightened with bis dirty bands the dirtier cloth, wiich was alraskew nnd bad not beoa removed since breakfast. The atmosphere of (his room ‘was rondered intensely hot and stifling by the stove; but being turiher flavored by asickly gush of soup from ihe Kitcven, aud by auch remote augwestions of tobacco as Hingered withim the brazon receptactes already man- Sianod, it became, to a stranger's sansca, almost insup- portable, The gentioman in the rocking obair, having his back towards them and being mach engaged in his intol- Jectual pastime, was notawary of their approach until the colovel, walking up w tho stove, coniribated 118 mite toward the support of the leit hand @)ittoon just a+ the wajor—for was the major—Dore dowa opon wt. Major Pawkine then reserved hix fire, and, looking up- wani, said, with & peculiar air of quiet weariness, ike @ man who been up all night—an air which Martin had already observed both in the colonel and Mr, Jeter sen Brick :-— “Well, cvlonel.”’ “Here ts & gensioman from England, major," ibe @olone! replied, “who hos concluded to locate himself Dero if the amount of compensation salts him '’ “Tams giad to 200 you, sir,’’ observed the major, shak- Jog bands witn Martin and not moving 4 moscie of bis face. “You are prety bright, I bepe’” “Never better,” seid Martio. “¥.u are never likely to be,” roturned the major. "You will see the un shine here.” “LT thiak Lremencber to have geen it chine at howe sorvetines,”’ said Martin, smilin; “L think not,” repiled the Ho said so with a ptoveal renee certainly, bu atove of firm. nese Which admitted of no forthor dispute on that wot When he had thus getiled tuo question he pat his $+ a little on one side, for the yreater convenience of ‘ecraiohing wd Brick wih a lazy nod. And ae Mr, Dickens cane into Stolaway Hall he looked @° if be bad pactakeo of a more orderly and deliberate @ianer tba that of bis poor friend Chuasiowit, which he thus detaiie:— It was a namerous company, cighioen or twonty, por- Baps. Of these some five or six were jadies, who sat weiged logethor ma Hiitie phalanx ly themselves, All sb» Koives and forks were workiog sway at drate that Was quite alarming; very (ew words wore spoken, and everybody seemed to eat his utmost ia weit defence, as if ‘® (amuino Were expected to se: in before fast tune to-morrow morning and it bad become high time | ervert (ue first law of naters The pooliry, Which w pe Laps be Considered to have formed the flap eof the enter ainment—for thero was a turkey at the top, a pair ef ducks at the bottom and two fowis ia the middie—iie- eppeared as rapidly as if every bird had had the use of Re wings and Lad fown in desperation aa ayman broat, The oysters, stowed apd pickled, leaped from their capacious reservoirs aud ehd by scores into mouths of (he assembiy. The sharpest pickles vanis cucuinders at oace, liko sagar plams, and no man ed his eye, Great heaps of judigostible mattor Wed away as ico before the san, It was a solemn and lag to 200, Dyapepiic individuals bolied thelr food ta wedges; feeding, not themeeiv: bat =— of nightmares, wiio wore contiaually standing at g ane Within them. Spare men, with lank and right cr 7 oat unenil ned tho destruction of Reavy ani giared w t eyes upon the pasiry, What Mra, Puwkine fel) cach day ai dinner time is biddew from ali human kuowiedgs. Burabo bad one comfort, It was a0vn over, And what.scontmst between the exalt! motives @nd Objects of these readings.at Sieiaway Hall and that anne gathering in Now York aroand Mr. Chuzzle. wit, thus photographed by Mr. Dickens: — Jt was rather barren of interest, to say the truth, end ihe greater part of it may be sommed up in one are, All the'r Cares, hopes, jaye, aflections, be melted down into do: rivations that fell " m of tier talk, they made ick and slab with dolar Mon were a tectr dollar, moasures gauged by di ; life was auctioncered, appraised, i knocked down for rte dollars, The next dotlate woe wy venture havin The more of thas worthle a &! fw Hing, Winic 4, We ship of ta Good Nome ani Hood Invent me a) Wie BLoWAge room he hed (or dotiere, Make Com: im re one huge tie and mghty thefl, Deface the, ban of, be nation for ari itis ray; ‘polluce it star by cat ent atripe by stripe aa irom ihe arm of a degraded pat ap poeiavio colds Y BO anything for doiare Waoat ive fag to foem/ Yot, t the fight of the Cotlars, aa Mr Douibey or Mr. Foy w @uld tay, tho halnoce produced by this meeting o.€ Mr Dickens wae, in thov dirty Americas greonbacks, © #0m6 four toorsind doijars, and perbaps mors. \ But to our® PeRdings, The coats, come twenty-five hundred, were OOUpled, the resemdiage wae as quict | od hushed os BJP MoUth Fohureh congregation ons Bunday moraiug, Wrwiting the realer, when punstual to the appototed ti became it, 4 |, Mapper Jeok ing Hite gentioman, wh, Wy aprinkled win eray, oyhity Dald, and wearing @ fa’ mustache and davy looking Goaiee combed dows y from the eis. Without ceremony, after Ybe Weleoming applasre had sabeided Wor there was He orchestra Bor wiauy to saat night | Wes as ° he ea hi _A (de pauses, notbingybut Dickens), Vad im ap eaay, #f-pomeased manner, be proceeded at once to busl- eas in the reading of the “Chnatas Carol, or Mariey’s Ghost,” Ip the oatsct bie, voice appeared « littie 4 of | Weak and husky, vot after &, fow lines had been recited, and with the canpbatic announcement that “Old Marley dead ass door nail,” and that “fezooge knew he was dea,” tho reader began to warm up to bis work, oary and realize the fact that the first Atadle Hon and the howse began to te His socond ad- | Comedian of the present generation was before them, acting the ¥arlous characters of one of the prettiest of the Jomey ue dramas of Dickens, just as Dickens himself would w'.sh it so be done, Te “uonse fret spontaneously” responded-to the resd- tug, #3 Mr. Dickene pictured the eharacter of Scrooge :-—~ But he was a tight fisted hand at the Oy was Scrooge! a squeezing, wren graapl scrap. ing, latching, covatous od sino! rT external Raat and void bad hitle tuiluence on hi No warmth could warts, 20 cold could chill him, No wind that blew was ‘Foul bitterer than he, no failing snow was more intent its purpose, no peiting rain less open to entreaty. weather didn’t know where to have him. The heaviest Tain and euow aud bai! and sleet could boast of the advantag> over Lim in only one respect—they often “cameé down” handsomely, and Scrooge never d And again thefe was a hearty round when be repeated the Christmas Eve conversation between Scrooge and his nephow; and again when the jucrodulous Scrooge was visited by Mariey’s ghost:— Itcame on through the heavy door, and a re Parsed into the room before his eyes, And upon its coming in the dying flame leaped up, aa though it cried, “iknow him! ‘Marley's ghost !'? The same face, the very same, Marley in bis pigtail, usval waistooat, tights and boots, His body was tran- sparont; 80 that Scrooge, observing bim, and looking through bis waistwoat, could seo the two buttons on his coat behind, Scrooge hed often heard it sald that Marley had no bowels, but he had never belic upul now. No, por did be believe it even now, Thongh ho looked the phantom through and through, and saw it standing before bim; though ho felt ebilling it in- fluenco of its death coid eyes and noticed the very tex. ture of the folded kerchief bound about ie head and chin, bo was etill incredulous, “How nowt”? said Scrooge, caustic and cold as ever, “What do you want with me?” “Much 1? Marley's voice, no doubt about it “Who are you?” “Ask me who I was,’ “Who were you, then? in life 1 wag your partner, Jacob Marley.” “Can you—cap you sit down?” can.” “Do ist, then.”? And again there wae a round of approving heads and fect, with the reading of old Fezalwig's Joly @rrictmas festival :— Tn came a fiddler with » music book and went up to the lofty desk and madé an orebestra of it, aud tuned like fifty stomach aches In came Mra, Feaziwig, one vast substantial emilo. In came the three Miss Fezzi- wigs, beaming and lovable. In came the six young fol- so hearts they broke, Tu came all the young mon omen employed in the business, La came the housemaid, with ber cousin the baker, In came tbe cook, with hor brother's particular fread the milkman, In they ailcam, one after another; some shyly, some bony; some gracefully, some awkitardly ; some pushing, some pulling; ia they all came, anyhow and everyhow. Away they ail went; twenty couple at onco; hands baif round and hack again the o.her way; down the middleand up ayain; round aud r und mM Various stages of affectionate grouping; old top couple always turning up in the wrong placed; new top cvuplo startivg off again a3 Boon as thoy got there; all top couples at last, aud not a bottom ouo to holp them. And thers were repeated expressions of satisfaction with the happy family of poor Cratehit over their Christmas dinuer, including Tiny Tim; and over the nephew's Christmas house ‘warming, and most hoart- ily over the joyous conclusion of the story, with the complete conversion of old Scrooge to haman sympa- thies and good deeds, and the crowning glory of ‘tiny Tim, “God bless us, every one,” This reading was a beautiful play, aud, as dono by Dickens, it iz better than a play; for he not only givee us the voice and character of each individual, but in such fino relief that they all stand before us, though only the solitary reader is in reality on the ground, A bind man would seo them ail distinctly, ‘Tho second reading of the evening's bill, the breach of promise trial, Bardell ve Pickwick, was the farco alter the tragedy or high comedy; and thoogh it ig rataer @ commonplace sort of a lawsuit, Dickens makes of it, by his nice touches of coloring and lights and shades of English character in common life, one of the most elegant and amazing of farces, He is, in trath, » comedian of the Grst omler, a: writer, reader aud actor, Compared with him Charles Matthews, as we Yemorber him here, was cold, stiff and conventional In a word, it is almost a pity that in becoming the popular Hovelist ho was jost to the stage, But good as are these piciuros of English life pre sented by Mr. Dickens, we hope that before his de- partare he will give us a view of his paintings of Amort- eon characters and society as presented in ‘Martin Chnzelowiv’? and the “American Notes,” in order to show from bis own observations what Now York was and what it is, Io thie interesting and gratifying oompari- ton to all New Yorkers, what could more vividly illus. trate the difference between a city government costing two or throe miilions and one costing twenty-four mil- Hons @ year than this extract from the “American Notes :"'—= Opce more In Broadway! Hero are the same ladios in bright colors walking to and fro, ip pairs and singly yonder the very same light blue parasol which and repassl the bore! window twenty times white we were kitting there, We are going to cross here. fake care of the pige Two portly sows are trotting up be- bind this carriage, and a select party of half ndosea Jemen hors bave just now turacd the corner, Here 19 a solitary swine jounging homeward by himself, He bas ooly one ear, having parted with the other to va- grant dogs in tho course of biseity rambles. But he gots oo very well without It, and icads a roving, gentiemaniy, vagavond kind ot ey answering to that of eur clad wea at home, loaves bis en ge every morn- ing at acertain hour, ows bimaelf .w the town, gela through bie day in some manner quite satisfactory to hicasel!, sod rogularly appears at the door of his own house agin at night ke dhe mysterious master of Gil Bina, je isa tree and easy, careless, indifferent kind of re having a very large nog ¢ waintance among other the same character, whom he sathor knows by 2 conversaiion, a9 he seldom troubles hima op and exchange civilities, but goos grantiv, 0 kenoel, turuing up the nows and small talk « y in tie of cabbage siaiky and offal, and bearing Ro tails bet big Own, which 4 avery shori one, for hs old ecemies the dogs bave been at toe, and have lt hin mliy enough to swear by He is in every. roepoct @ ropublicaa pig, Qing wherevel Re pias mingling With iby post erent os an equal if not . rice Tooting, Tor every of on way he appeare, aud tho bauehiiest ve bim the wail if he prefer it. He i a yreat philosopher, aud se.dom moved uniees by the doge botore mentioned, Sometimes, indeed, you mn: see his sumll eye okies Sheng htered Trisnd, Whoyg CaTOREs [APLISHST B MtchePa door po; but ne gronta out, “Such is hfe; all Bosh ia porki’’ buries his nose in the mire again, and waddies down the gutter, comiort ng Bimsolt with the retiection that there is one snout the lose to antic!pate stray cabuage staike, at any Tate, And to exhibit our progress in the matter of amuse- ments be might give the list of our opera houses, tho- atres, negro minetrel companies, lecture pleture galleries, concerta and readings of thie 1, Pitd-wds with our scanty amusements as seen by Mr, Dickens tweaty-five yeare ago, and thus portrayed :— ‘Are there nO amusement? Yer, there ie a lectare, room across ino way, from which that giate of light pro-" coe ts, and thera may be evening servi for the iadies thrice a week, or oftener, For the young there is the counting house, the store, the bar-room— the later, a8 you may see through these windows, pay full, Hark! to the clisking sound ef harwmera break ing lemips of foo, and to the cool gurgling of the pounded bits, as, iu ihe process of mixing, ‘are poured from gines to gives! Noamusements? What are these exc! ers Of c gars and ewallowers of strong drinks, whose hate and legs We wee in every possible variety of twist, dope, bat amusing themselves? What are the BeWspapers, which those prococious urchins are bawling down the i which are kept filed within, what men's? | Not vapid, waterish amuse- staff, dealing ta round abuse and nes ‘ae roofs of private houses, ja Spain; Piniping and pan- o 1) degrees of vicious tasie, gorging with aed Liew the most voracious maw; imputing to every in poblie life the cuarsest and the vilest motives away from the #tabbed and prostrate body politic wan of clear coveci¢nce and good Seeuss and Set\log on, with yell and whistle, and the clapping of fou! banda the vilest vermin worst birds of prey. nk, too, that the reproduction of some of we cholee extracts tonening the horrors of Avory tronly-five years Ago, dovetailed with ons of Sonthere negro reconstruction of 2 day of the African mitlonniam, would PROV! A Wooderiul success We don’t care a button for ‘what Mr. Dicke 1842-43; & land would be atierly exl'peed by Dickens! repreeenia- Ammatien of Andy Johnson, Onl Thad Stevens, Ben Butter, Parson Brownlow, Saraho in convention, or Lucy Stone on the stump, wiih Mra. Cady stentom and the tremendous George Francis train. patito THE ORIVING OF CATTLE THAGUGH THE STRECTS. ine followi: general order Was inst evoning issned to ibe-captaraee the Various police recipes’ in woe tt To au roe New Yorm Pamormcrs:>— / NEW YORK HERALD, “TUESDAY, D AMUSEMENTS. Academy ef Music—The Golden Branch. It is diMoult to say im tho present condition of this piece whether tt contains more of very fair ballet or very bad play. The two elements atrive for the mastery. Good dancing needs no excuse, and therefore the baliet ‘would stand @imirably wel! without the presence of the twem: tall and awkward young man and the indescribable young lady and other persons who como on occasioually and speak pieces, and are not bandso.ye Bor interesting. Morlacchi’s magnificent and eveu wou- derful dancing neeis ne such ald. If the management consulted the taste of the audience, moreover, it prob- ably would not place an obetreperoug and uncieanly claque to be a nuisance in tho best eats in the house. Wallack’s Theatre. One of those rare old comedies that a maturity of fifty years has deteriorated ja the appreciation of our aay and generation was presouted at Wallack’s last night, It was Morton’s “Town and Country,” one of those charm- ing pictures of life in dramatic cosiume devoid of al! merely sensational attractions; touches of nature in woich our fathers indu! when the world was more honest than it ts now, and characters like Reuben Glenroy and Mr, Cosey would not be regarded as myths One regrets that tive years sbould have elapsed since this lay Was presented on the New York rg but it may ‘Zone consolation to know that it will be produced again on Weaneeday night, and we hope many nights more It would be eupertivous to say phat the comedy is well produced at Wallack’s, or that Gilbert, Mark Smith, J. W. Wallack and Mrs, Vernon do not invost their parts with the full apiris of the author, Bowery Thentre. A new play, entitied “The Hears of the Grent City,” was produced Jaat evening on the boards of tho Old Bowery theatre, This piceg, which proceeds from th pen of Mr, Thaddeus B. Glover, has all tho consvom- itants of the modern drama; but, although v%ch in seente effects and their chief Incidents, appoats to be sadly deficient in plot, There is 4 prolgue cortainly which does not seom to havo any reference to tho after play, a skating eceno which is supposed to occur to the Park, but which 13 strongly suggestive of “Le Prophéte,”? and tse customary amount of by-play usual in such Thespian attempts; but in real dramatio plot “The Heart of tue reat City” weeme sadly wanting. If Mr. Glover would submit bim- self to a rigorons course of French plays, there is little doult that he will Improve in play writing and be a dramatist in time. The actors, hower it them. selves well under the trying rdles they are subjected to Mrs, W. @, Jones acta, as sho always doos, jn the man- ner'of & consummate artiste, and Mr, Martin exbibita his usual caustic vei Mr, Johnston bas made a bi as the old boggar, althortgh a little too Forrestish, and the Tremainiog characters are cleverly sustained, Broadway Thentre. Mr. and Mrs, Florence etli! contiane to delight crowded housea at (his establisnment in Tom Taylor's best play, ‘The Ticket-of-Leave Maa.” The cast in this ptece is entirely unexceptionable, and justifies the decision of the management m -not changing it accord. ing to the pabitshed request of many of the patrons, Hire, ). P. Bowers succseds the Florences, on Monday, the idth, in Charles Reade’s dramatization of “ Teuny- son's Dora.’ Stadz,Thoatre, Mr. Theodore L’Arronge, the clever low comedian of this theatre, took # benefit ja burlesque and epereita last night which was very largely attended. Mme. L’Arronge, who appeared on this occasion, ts r one of the bost comedionnes aud singers that has © Appeared on the metropolitan stage, and it Is only a pity Chat she cannot have an opportunity of displaying ber wonderful talents before @ more aristocratic, or at least divereitied, audionce, The rest of the company aizo dozerve praia, Theatre Fi onls. Mile. Fieory Longebampa made quite @ bit last night in the Grand Duchess, She seems to bavé gained the trae spirit of the merry mistress-of Geroistem, and she was oncored in many of the favorite airs of the opera. Of course we-cannot add anything to the uniform and jast praise we have constantly bestowed on the resi of the cast-—Fntz, Boum, Puck, Paul, Wanda aud Nepomac, but last night each’ of those worthies threw into thelr respective rélee something pecu- liarly attractive, which made even the leek recall them with applause, To-night “ia Grande Ducvesse” appears at ihe Newark Upera House, and the drama of the “Tower of London’? will begin at the Freneb! theatre, Olymple Thcatre. Tho spectacle of the “Midsummer Night's Dream’ eliil continues to draw largo crowds to this house, We spoke of the acting on the firet night of its production. Tho scenery and effects may favorably compare with anyibing over produced on the moitropolitan stage. iss Roea Cook will replace Misa Fanny Stockton next week, the latter artist going to Niblo’s. Tho “Afideam- mor Night's Dream’’ is sure of @ long run this season, New York Theatre, Daly's play, “Under the Gaslight,” Bas been suf. Nevently crructzed iu the Hes and as it ie moning now at its original home we may only speak of the changes made in the cast, Those adiirabie actresses, Misges Rose Evtinge and Dianche Grey, are replaced b the Worrell Siners 4, of course, ta’ ‘itead vantage, The ecen:c or stago carpenter effects of the sceno ou a New York pior and the Long Branch Railroad aro very clever and cannot fail to atiract |i audiences, If a dramatist wisbes to make a sousat at present he must undoubtedly consult the etage carpenter, ang throw drama, like physic, to the dogs. Hooley’s Opern House, Brooklyn. A borioaque of “Norwood,” by Joseph Howard, Jr, was the priucipal attraction at Hooley’s last eveniag. The cast embraced the entire company. Mr. George Christy, as fresb, funny and sallatory as ever, took the eharacter of and kept the largo andience in a constant roar by his joaks aod hitson pobtical events, Coal White waa a capital Mayor, graduated from au Aldermanic school of the green turtio persuasion, playing the nifico grandly, The music and dancing ‘dering “tho ovening well sustained tho high reputaiion of the com- pany. “Norwood”? is full of pleasant litte bite of music roy! the Grand Duchess, we likely to have @ long rua. THE WITRO-GLYCERINE EXPLOSION. Conctusion of the Coroner's kuquest—Verdict of the Jury. Coroner Warren, of Jersey City, resumed yesterday morning the investigation into the causes of the late ex- plosion at South Bergen of a can of nitro-giycoripe, which resulted in the death of eight persons. The fol- lowing additional testimony was taken: — U3 Bursteadonder, being sworn, saye-—T reaide in Now York; am gow io the tenting business; have boon 80 sinoe the beginuing of 1940; T was insirucied by Ma, Nobel, inventor of witro-giycerine, and sent over bere to introduce it in the United states; I made the first ex- it it bineting im the month of July, 1865, ant bave been using it ince that tires and inetracting miners. and qu mén in the use of it; L sold, as agent to Mr. Nobel, tho patent right to manufacture it im this country; it was always imported frota Germany; the patent was sold to dames Devoe & Co, of New York; nitro-giycerine is composed of glycerine oil and nitric aud sulphuric acids; Liquer of a tight yeliow color and about six-tenths heavier than water; when exploded it expands 1,400 times; powder, 800; the acids are not e themeeives; nitroglycerine wil not explode by simpie contact with fire, nor under three hundred id sixty degrees of heat; it wili not ex 7 eoncumios or friction while iy fe fluid, navi ceeeges its quality entirely when frozen; in that condition it will explode by # stroke or elight concussion; if. nan were carrying '§ tin can of glycerine on bik shoulder, and tet be fall, I titnk if the compound were congeaied it would explode; if « heavy stone wore to fall on a can of frozen oil 1 think it would Mena 1 consider that, when used by 8 competent man, it is safer than powder; the proper piace to keep it stored ia eo. the com. 10 be underground ina fire- about think a magazine ata distance of from hundred yards fro the scene of blastl; operations would be sate en & smart workman Will learn im one day how to ase it with eare: of course be should bo a steady man apd not liable to get drank; it need not be confined to explode, provided there fa enough to cover the cap: if the is exploded tho oil will explode; I Lave soon 1 Bohate per's magazine; it was safe enough in summer, bat was havle to freeze in cold weather; Ihave seou him explode ® nutuber of biaste, but never saw any jous® stones thrown #6 far as the ar itio; T have Visited the scene of the explosion since frou curiority; bave had bo conversation wih Colonel Sebataer ou ‘he subject; I bave never had an accident; T am not using & | &t present, have weed tt in New York, and ex to use 1 again; before the Greenwich s.reet explosion I have had a@ mach 68 ous hundred pounds onder the desk of my office ; I sabsequentiy reroover ail i bad toa magarine up town: Farag at im my employ when T had charge of the binsting at South Kergen; baye nover seen him dronk ; he used to drill for me, bat I never employed bira. p@ foreman ; did Dot observe Lim much, bat thought him blower; he claimed (o Know more than aay ong else; cautioned Lim ouce to be vory careful, eapecially when the weather became warm, 9 oll, (rosea as pee hoy mach more dangerous im that state; I gave bim Hous at that time how to thaw it, to per it inte «tab and pour hot water around it; from what Ihave seen of Burne I would not hare employed bim; I pot have him in eharge even of powder; not eo of bis drink) for that I did not care ‘angi about, bat I did not like bie way of talking; be might competent ander ingtructions William H. White, being eworn, testifiedanl reside at Syracuse, N. ¥.; for te last year £ bare been | cameaea’ ia tb bce oto and have provably sed more of it rt period than any one im the United with the exception of Colonel Sehafner; I do Neg (= wr froxep, J think it 40 itso When ie thus the bie; some nitro. and counected ‘ain ons of through @ pencil of gas carbon; the of w was connected with cerine; no current of electric ‘no combustion or explosion ensued, but wh: a the ms vesrel the un! took fire, a about; thi oy in the way of beat unde therefore may conclude ae onl of fico fell ito its tt we. at . coal 0} ; it we or the liquid ts wader presmre ,,#i0nt concussion, eusues; if paper ‘be moisten”; with jt and put on an it a ‘blow * sharp diotonatfon remalion #¢ given with the hammer a SS Haven. : Hart, ihport for Bridgeporh Ct. Bel Truman, Hoel, Sout arabe for Bridgepo.’. fone Clara Jane, F rr jenio ven. Hardy. New Haven: Koyt, Parker, New Haven for Baltimore. Now Haven, - although ou neon, may hit it a@ozen ‘tmes and nots bod ps ealag a SP Gopdwtas Waterbury, Stamford. report; where wa nave litte er no pressure it nainplon. ‘Leo, Stamiord for Cape May. get these fulriimates to explode; ia certain respects nitro- Behr N Bloomfield, , Siamford for Elizabeth port, slycer“ne ti safer than powder, in others more danger- King, Blamford for Elizabethport. ouy, in any respects it resem! jos gun cotton; gun cot- ‘Hale, Norwaik for me kuport. 1of \n thado in the same way,,asing cotton In tho place of ton, Roslyn. ‘iycerine; I should look upbn nitro-glycerine as very r Perry, Falmer, Glew Cove. = much Hike gam cotton, only less dangerous; if it is a | | Schr OJ Erriekson, Suaith, New Rovhollc tor PBilsdel- wel 'o article it ma: ith erdins be used | Phin. with aafoty': bat if poorly made, n gas’ might generate | Schr E Earh Se eee. tor Providenss: : whieh might 68 spontaneons combustion; miiro- | SlooP [tlenz). Cobleigh, ligabetb nor. tor ee vuntinton, vis slyceriue should be placod in the hands of very cautious | Sjoop D T Smiil bethport for Cold Sprig, 4 American Ports. ae persone and mani with care; I would not place Steamer Elizabeth, r. Baltimore. APALACHICOLA, Nov 27—In port & it in the hands of am ignorant porsun to use, nor yet | Steamer Wamnsutta, Fisb, New Bedford. Davi ; sehr Ariineton, Suttoa, for York ae. gunpowder; it 1s leas dangerous when froaen; it would | Steamuug Game Cock, Lockwood, Phi telphia. Oth t 8 , Dect, Pa Cloaren, ark. # Sahillz Ry explode with Jess concussion: than gunpowder; we do | 2AM; of title Keg Harbor Providence, with bowsp:it gone | St Mary ‘Ga; wehirs Bate Long ff en ay not Know as much as we ought about ni lycerine; I | and bows stove ‘0; look her in tow and brought ber to this fork; OC Bettingil, allen, ‘ think it would be unsafe to ita use to one who has only been acquainted with & week; I think if a frozen Jamp of it were strack with an axe it would explode; a W. . from Cardiff (the H B Weloared ip Hi BW: 4 York Nov Ar ristol, E, and if she is below must 1a, Sailed—Steamer Ontario; Undine, 8t Louls; ant from the Roads, brig Pleiades, iangot <7. -Arrived, belay, Mauzonl, Gore rua aris reaver, sudden compression of a column of air, produced by @ | at Cook, Cienfuegos; Chimboraz0, Cook, Pensacola violent blow, might explode it, ij 7 ® | Sein distress). Wi angler: CRnizhe oN, ‘ An adjournment was then had for supper, after which Bark Montezuma, Hammond. from Barbados. DO; Morris, Seamen; Mary Weaver, Coroner Warren subeiitied the matter t yh Bark Inspector Yaul, from Pera. Bu Pritehard, and J 3 tHew.tt, N PI After Professor Doremus had loft aad wuile on his | 4,P'Mimsewss from Bayua—All by pilot boat A T Stew: By ee a Wontar 2 art, No Prey, schre Branscom, way to New York, he addressed the following to Stampede (Br), from Matanzas, at anchor ou the | Frank Patmer, den; Frank Herbert, al i Coroner Warren, which was real to the jury :— dno artved au rg a fe i * Muni Wannex, Coroner Hudson county BAILED. ; Laod, Domarard: Schr Surah Mille Suttle: Mork. Dean Sin—Sinee leaving you Thave learned that the can | Ships John Bright, Livecpool; Molbrok. do; Plymouth | Pead Demaxara; tobe Stal Mille of uitvo-glyeerine, the explosion of which proved so fatal, | Rock, London; bark Gagelle; brig ME Rowland. Oh Lr mer aig (ir) ett, St Joh was full of frozen or solid nitro glycerine. "Now, althon, Wind at + NW. trek Smith, Hoboken; tenry Fingh, Patken' the cork might have been rem it Is possible that the han ah Sane SPT ise Rape Senin, Hopesens Sees rt ‘Crooke’ rai hot Irom melted and the: material at the rocket, Boridence, ae Howes ’ bottom of he ‘can, Jeaving quantity of nliro.gigeorine American Shipmasters’ Assovintion. ante Tries Daicorn and Nora; au ¢ abeve, which by prose 10 ‘Srexer— 2 . Richard Scott the proseure rayrisite for aft Oxplonions Aa tell nct iron oF No & Wate Roows 23 axp 3. OHARLESTOS, Deo 6—Arrived, ship IY, Beatty the more intense heat of &, powerful galvanic battery wilt | . The following spproved Masters and OGocrs havereosived | Bremen! 4 os warped town, 80. hot explode ihe nitroglycerine unloss It is under pressure, | commissions from this Association: — Geared Bite BE oe Philadelphia, th of fyosemetcroglycaring, might. have dosed the Captains—B280, Ingwert O Richmers, ship Hetlos; 6260, | Gara ie Baitiaos 12 1 aUTAY, t0 produce the requisite pres. | aiien Moore: S92, Thomas Barsess, sche ida $ Borvess; | “Oth Arrived, atenmer Monoka, NYork; schrs DB W ion Se nensanatr, ) ieutk deena 6256, Josoph Van ‘Cleaf, schr Jane Euison; 523, William’ | ner, Wide World, nud B N llawking, do. ¥e R. OGDEN DOREMUS. Hayes, achr Whitne: Jong: Set, William Walsh, brig Nel- Koiled—Hate The, Qu Jenary Crry, Deo, 9, 1887, > He; 5266, Samuel. Raliewt, achr Pioneer; YBlijah EASTPORT, Nov |, barks Cardenua, ni , Pricnaps Banga, schr Annie Amsden? Edwin Urowell, scr | yYork; 29th, George ,Troat, ‘eneriife; Tho jury retired at seven o'clock last evening, and | Searsville; 5269, William M Morin, ‘bark White Wing: 0207. | Helen @ Kin, Sinrehall, « ruegom. returned at 12:45 this morning with the following s4 Rockwell, schr Magnolia; 252, Jacob Harding, scht LLSWOHTH, vec 2—Clearvd, sohrs Mary A Holt, Holt, VRRDICR. sf aston 627), Waaley suuierurves, bag Angola G21, | Norm: James Burl “ Asa Pearl, sehr ‘an Pearl; , Dar a! i PO) Zz Ub, isin Ane, Seah hoe. Burrié, Tingh McKenna, Thos | Mary Eis; 207, Richard A Wamack; 27h Albion ‘era, | premen for Baleimore, ecewl vonen heme rates Puirich. Riley ond webr Jesse Hart 2d, Mate—G204, Rudolph W de Lion, Saled—steamer Niagara (not Hatteras) WYorm . * 1 " ‘A eR, Dec 8—Arrived, sehr } Michael Cuff cams to their deaths, on the 25th day of No- | 41! commlssions not renewed annually are Invalid. cls, biteabetpart vembeg last, by the explosion of a can of nytro-glycerino, Mar! Disasters. GLOCORSIER, Dec 6—Arrived, schrs: Harper, Perrys id consequent npon the carcless handling of the samo | Sreamsm Huxcra reports left the ship Sacramento in lat | Bangor for NXorg; H W Weilington, Coombs, do for do. by Thomas Barns, one of the deceased, and we consuro HOLMES’ BO! Arrived, bri the contractor, Colonel Schafner, for not being more careful 1 the selection of a man to use the article of nitro- glycerine, and recommend that in future men should be employed in its uve who understand its ag fo So jergen to order that there shall not be any more than one hun- dred ponads of nitro-glycerine stored or kept in tho town of Bérgen, the same to be stored in a fireproof ties; aud we reqnest the council of the town of vauli, when not required for use.”” BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Boaap oF Avpeemen.—The Board of Aldermen met yesterday alternoon and adopted a resolution directing tho purchase of a quantity of hose for the Fire Depart- ment, Mayor to issue to pay fora new pamping engino at the water works, aud also bonds to the amount of sion of water pipes hereafter required, The report of the Board of Canvassors was received, and that ‘tion referring to the Aldormanic elestion in the enth ward referred back, Dearus Donixa tun Past Weex,—There were 170 deaths in the city of Brooklyn and county towns dur- ing the past woek, the principal diseases being, con- sumption, 21; pneumonia, 18; disease of brain, 13; seariet fever, 8; croup, 8; apoplexy, 7; marasm brouchitia, 10; dehrium tremens, 2’ thx adi from old ago and one person une of poison, Of those who died 46 were men, 32 women, 52 boys and 40 giris, The greatest mortality was in the Sixteenth = 17 ,porvone having died in that section of the Finn m ree Eastune Distmict.—Abous seven o'clock jast evening the small frame tenement 28 North Ninth sireet, Eastern District, took fire and was consumed. Two adjoining buiklings wero alee damaged by fire and water, Total $1,000, partially covered by insurance, Gexraa O, 0, Howanp at Pixmovrs Cuurca.—Last evening there was a temperance meeting held at Ply- mouth chureh, under the auspices of the Plymouth ‘Temperance Association, and General 0. 0. Howard ad- dressed the assem! Tho Gencral’s remarks were entirely in condem! of the evil and danger of intoxicating liquors, The Rev. Mr. Holmes also dreeced the meeting. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. The steamship Hoory Chaancey wil) rail from this port on Wednesday for Aspinwall. The mails for Central America and the South Pacitic will close at baif-past ten o'clock im the morning, The New Youk Berato—Edition for the Pacific—will be ready at nine in the morning, Single copies, in wrappers, for mailing, MAILS FOR EUROPE. The Cunard mail steamship Persia, Captain Loit, will eave this port on Wednesday for ‘The maits for Europe will close at the Post Office at Dalf-past eleven o’cioek on Wednesday morning, ‘The New Yoru Herarp—Edition for Barope—wili bo Teady at half-past ten o'elock im the morning. Single copies, im wrappers, for matling, six cons. a cowl, Died. Groaae On Me , Decomber 9, after a short ill ness, Bennand GRoaay, aged 47 years, ‘The friends ot the family are respectfully invited to attend tho funeral, trom the of bis brother, Ling 4 H. Grogan, No, 82 Wit on Weau crday afternoon, at three oaerh, Whnees ther mvitation. [For ther Deaths see Sizth page) Almanac for New York—This Day. Serta LANA # ft Sun ecto PORT OF NEW YORK, DECEMBER 9, 1867, setgee, Rortoth_2t 1, Maren ¥ H . Rie tet vs Racresnopd a Hincken, Tk Plectwitg, Davin nedenso-cirett, bes & Co, Re Be Xarah Klien (BF), Melanghiln, Antwerp— Oe Woit n ‘gol, Bathergrese, Rio Grande vie Rich« ott rie ray & Vo. cor (Br), Frost, Haltfax—Crandall, Umpbray P I Nevius & cantor thomas s Hetimen.” ‘ARRIVALS. REPORTED BY THR WRRALD STTAM YA 5 S\eomebip Rising Star, Conner, ei Mads with yet / Aragaa, ease far m4, Aspinwall Ip San tag: Cuda, Sinith, em 2 with mda and 4) pacwongecs, to ‘the Bisa Oo. Doe 5, 8 miles SSW of Sand a herm os white signal with « In it, eubalign, south of Capo H } steameh!ps Hind atron ene the entre paasage.g@ror the past bree strong Rlaarnship Albemarle, Bourne, Richmond and Norfoit, stare mets ne » Frau ‘Sherwoot, Porviand, with mave we NY, mmm, New London. Bag Winnie Wier ie Portland), Omg] u v8, an Jame tik co we Miler & Houghton. Had strong westerly ihe coast; aplit malasaal and Bete Lacy Ann, Rose, for Cheleea, br Sebr B A Covkit jcorgetown, 80, Bent Ff Liocnwood, edohin, Witeal C Bebe C A Johnson, howard, Washi A Rehr Gen Torvell. Johnson, ir Joba W humsey, iwgimia ollie Pries, wey 4 jan nr A iy m “4 ‘ A resolution was also adopted directing the r bonds to the amount of $130,000 $250,000 for the exten- The Sacramento 40 04, on 72 46 (not as before reported). maa A Charleston for Boston x Kelley, N fic ford; wed was from Boston bound to New York, and was commanded | Walton, Satilla River fo: b by Capt Jackson. winced, brig d O York, Philadelphia for Porllands Sur TJ Souruand. Bishop, from New York (cleared Nov | yore for Hingham; North state, from Middletowe for Prom vincetown, with loss of foreboom and foreg: 4) for Li 1, haw been lost at The telegram from aft Aan all si ines ‘eaeee “s MOBILE, Dec 3—Cieaved, bark Sancho Panza, Hagat, Liverpool that the ship Lizzie Southard bad been lost was intended for the above veasel. (The T J 3 was builtat | 714 carrived: ship Caravan, Macoduck, Havana, th Richmond, Me, in 1862, was 1199 tous new measurement, wae ona Dee se Sarre eee a and hailed from the place where she was baiit.) Tho smpJ | “Giogreq-steamships. Loiuna, Hovey, NYork; Kensinge J Southard, alvo commanded by « Capiaiu Bisuop, sailed | yon, Hedge, Boson; “ivigs Ista Quegn (ts), Garran, ; Percer Barcelo (Sp), Fonrodor reelons. saps deere enti pm Sovmmwmnr Pass, Dect, aM-—Arrived, Dark Gre Boston. Went up in tow, brig Chas Henry, ENEW BEDFORD, Dec 6—arnved: w-hre Armenia, G Richmond; C E Locke, Huntloy, Philadelphia; Helen, York. TxEWaURYroRT, Dec 6~Arrived schr Chase, Ingraj more, 4 NEW HAVEN, Doo?—Arrived, sche Gust, Jon boy; Slane Grifing, Grifing, Philadelphia; Mary ton. Green, Elizabeth port. ol ‘hry Storm, and Jas Hoffman, New Dee $—Arrived, schrs ash ‘leared—se! Bra 8T Hulse; a Reeves, and John Lancaster, Wiliams, Filladelphiay ai NeWPORD, tello, W adout. : SPILLADELENTA, Dec ?, Pyt—Arcived, schre 8 Sreamsiup Carnenine Wattine, from Bahia via St Tho- mas for New York, struck on the’ reefs at the west end of Bermnda on the ult, and on the 23d was gotof and towed lato Bermuda, Sir Exrinme, Hatfield, from Quebec for Greenock, has been abandoned at sea, ‘Crew rescued and landed at Liver- pool Deo 7. The HE was built at Thomasion, Me. in 1851, registered 1389 tons, hatied from Liverpool, but owned pare tiaily in New York and by the captain. Brie Coxstanrure (Br). from Jeremie for Boston, with coffee and cocoa, put iuto Nassau, NP, previous to Deo7 in distress, with loss of sails and , having expericuced a severe gale in lat 25, lon 76. Buc Musscenr (Br) from River Oambla, WA, for New | Atking Wareham: § Wveliburi. Cummings, Taunton Fork, 39 daye out lade with bites and peanuts, Was towed | Prige, Doughiy, Boston: inte Wing, Haltman, Prov into St Georges (Bermuda), 17: ult, in distress, having lost | Cleared—Bark Cart (not Case) George, Ariman, sails, bulwarks stove, &c, In a gaio in lat 7088, ion Wi 18_ | nah; sche Trade Wad, liaifman, Boston, (The'M had not been ashore off Bermuda as before reperied. jedtuled— Steamship Siar of the Union, Cooksey, New Ont é , Be meme Pt i Sp Rt Rae Steamship lomon, Baker. Boston; sebr Bay on the Ziat inst, ta. distress. During the severe rate of | WB y irrn lite ape ogg ° ‘and Saturday of last week most of ber sais were | PORTSMOUTH, Doc 6—Arrived, echt Jacket, carried awar, tho steward, Lewin Williams, of Windsor, | Sint Cartier fF NYock, | wired, ochre Boston. was lost ov and iwo of the seamen were badly |, HOVIDS: poo tan frozen. She is waiting for the steamer to tow her to Lubec. | Philadelphia, J B Jolnson, smith, bethport; J Parker. Sen, Scur Trae Wixp (not Mad Wind), from Boston for Phi- | tyoket, Zoo, Halls Port Job. ladetphia, put into Bermuda 28d ult, in want of ballast, ble NYork. scap Oxa Moxaras Capt Ryan. sailed from Hilton Head | Sailed—Schr Lnctnda & Bayles, Philedelphia, goth ult Yor Savaithinly with a oargo of lumber, aud atrack | DecS-Atrived, schrs ti:tou, ou a sand bar as of Hilton Head harbor, | Va; Geor, she was getting out - and went to pieces, proving & total joss. The schooner was owned by Capt Kyam, and wax not fnauted: Her ‘cargo’ of lumber was washed tip om the beach, and doubtless will be sav ‘ Fales, Thatcher, Mati co Astin, paige es Nathaniel ey ty es meting Pigg gre ih Kaan Rupert ene hen Schon} ov ae and bilged, dot be yong ‘or Baltimore); Weatmore ‘Philadelphia: rene Bie 118 tone bu ‘ae but at Brig great ‘Thorne, Haverstraw; sloop Upreguer dea jerere Metsinge! 5 She {4 insarod for $000 In. the Capo aii Mutual Sermo | _,SA¥ FRANCISCO, Dec 6—Arrived, ship Cape Horn (Br) Gloucester Marine Insurance Company, and $1000 tu the Ansurance Company. was lost on Friday night at Southwest The ere = Sa vessel; the Bell, Liver fete e ui snes Moses = ae care San Jaan, { Sani Aisa erns Satan abandoned, LEM, Doo 3—Arrivest, sohrs Baml Gil SALI! A ud fron Winn Non to thie port The regan ; 4th, Henrietta, Simmons. God. betidtren Wiktuogon NG.) ee oe AD Hinrh diester, cear. Suswrts for Prema, Arcos, from beh ag ay! Roaton, anes, erst ecly gears Panay y eee parted hee beware and went duiorg on the eit inst on Nah wg eka easy Abr atenaerts \ Eta Wiateat ha neta ce See | —— \ y a = SSE Shd waa Yaluod a¢ 910,00. ‘There was D0 iauranec Se Ut MISCELLANEUUS, = RAS ts SP, Diinateras hen of bp te wretkcrse fae | Wit) THE KUENING CHMLEG ‘o LL HAVE ALL Vie LATHet AARC ee DAY, BSOLUTE, DIVORCES apalibitiy suticicnt causes no" pal or a a ‘untid divorce obtained; advice free, . . " Attorner, 78 Nassau surest. B gtay io DIVORCES LEGALLY OBT, LEGALLY OBTAINED 1 whee any ovfor charged publicity or exposure; fee mtd COTS ping hg OBORGE INCOLN, avy ‘er, 8 Nasenu st, 1, 1867, of the American Lloyd's Universal Register of Ship- ping established fn 1857, coutains about one hundred ves. “A 2rEGAE DRAWING oF Tum snorwOR SA NE a TA Gate, Bobe'h Gs, Hunton YOR THE BENEFIT OF SHRLBY zt nT, % 2%, a. Ag Sit ee ep ecip arsine woe ek as Notice to Marloers. Iya trem ber Swsn for ths winter, ou or bout tbe iavh bg ‘exTna oink NER, sepeator, th aie, |e oh Wa her ee Dee 8, 67. " * Whalemen. whalers DICKINSON 2 Honotaln fy om 1200 bbls wh oll and ilo fautiios, | rrp | CARH! a from do, with 770 dbis wh oft PRIZ: 9 CARHED IN SEC ALTER . Seaibad Resin ceaeat Stor et A dpe iemieretts N* }ONAL Lotgey OF. Lig smaller pri ihr Prac in an $i' and Info: Cie Ro | and bone, bsry, ei i guar et Rare Ante ae Sea 2 J Enos, ase AS a ec a Se oSmeema RobUabareesat Se ka WOKE 83 PER CHALDRON, era will plense he parti office, and K. fo rece!’ bill rom CRATSRK & est Ligh teenth street, wear Teath avenue, $6.50 ae