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Evening, UNIVERSITY, Washington square.—Brsior Sow, ox “The Pxornecies KELATING TO THR SECOND ADVENT OF Our Loxp.” Atternovn, UPPER CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION. afternoon und evening. —Morning, New York, Sunday, Nelituiey 2. he a2 WE Ws. LUKOPE. ‘The news report by the Atlantic Cable is dated at one ©’olock this Sunday) morning. “oyne Legislative debate on the new French Press law is qui @ animated, the opposition being very explicit in ite denunciations, Spain isto recruit a Papal military legion, Tho cabmen of Liverpool are on “sirike.” A terrific storm of wind prevailed all over England last night. The Fenians in Killarney, Ireland, refuse to contribute any money in support of the clergy who re- fuwed to offer masses for the souls of the Manchester convicts. The Bank of Holland reducod the rate of dis- count. ‘The war bas been renewed in Candia, the Turks being defeated after an obstina: tle, Consols 953 » 935 in London. Five-twentios 72.0 72% im London and 763¢ in Frankfort. Colton easier, with middling uplands at 7%d. Bread- stuffs dui at a marked decline, rovisions and produce a. *y CONGRESS. The Seuate was not in session yesterday. Inthe House comm tions were presented from the Secretary of the Interior in relation to the sale of the Sioux Indian reservation and the claims of the Choctaw Nation against the government growing out of treaty stipulations. The case of Jobu Y. Brown, from tho Second Congressional district of Kentucky, was re- fumed, speeches being made in favor of and against the report, bat it finally went over until Monday, Petitious tm reference to the rights of naturalized citizens in ‘or- eign countries aud for the removal of the income tax were presented, after which the House adjourned, MISCELLANEOUS. By the arrivai of the stcamship Kenry Chauncey, from Aspinwall January 24. we have received our files aud Gospatches from Ceutrai aod Scath America, In oir special correspondence trom Lima will be found important news from the republic of Peru, Presi- dent Prado, who was besieging Arequipa, bad met with & disastrous defeat beiore that place, and was forced to retreat to Lima, Where be arrived on the morning of the Sth ult, Uur corres; nt gives a gi ‘end interesting account of the 0. After a heavy bombardment by the artillery a storming column of Prado’s forces moved against the Quinto de Varcas, bur in crossing @ rapid stream that formed one of the de- fonces on the weakest sido of the place they became con- fused, and somo were drowned; the majority bad their e@mmunition damaged, and being met with @ severe fire a reaching the barricades, a disorderly retreat ensuod. The battalion of Yu went over to the revo- Jutioniste without firing a shot, The loss of the revolu- tioniats was slight. President Prado narrowly escaped oapture, Unsuccessul efforts were made to reorganizo the troops. Upon the arrival of the President at Catlao the mows of the disaster soon spread, and tho wildest excitement prevailed there and at Lima, and the against Prado’s government became so bitter t ie ‘and his family were forced to take refuge from the populace im the residence of the United States Minister. Prado afterwards embarked for Chile, In the north the national forces under Carnejo attacked Chiclayo, on the night of January 6, and after three hours’ hard fighting wero repalsed with hearyfors. In the south woveral fights occurred, The whole country is now ‘under the control of the revolutionisis under Canseco, who has issued a decree asserting his principles, By a telegram over the Atlantic cable from London we havo ister nows from South Americs, Tho inhabi- tants of Rosario, «large town in the Argentine republic, have rebelled against President Mitré’s authority and declared for General Urquiza, The cholera had sub- @ided in Buenos Avres, The disease is still alarmingly - prevalent ia the allied army. The situation of affairs at Humaita remained unchanged. Secretary Seward on Friday received a telegram from Copenhagen announcing that the treaty for the sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States had boon ratified by the Rigsdag and signed by the King of Den- mark and sent on to Wi In the State Constitutional Convention yesterday an amendment was adopted to the first section of tho ar- ticle om corporations, including literary, scientific, charitable and benevolent associations The Convention them went into Committee of the Whole on the mu- jority report on State Prisons, aad shortly aiter ad- Journed, In the Georgia Reconstruction Convention a resolution was adopted petitioning for a loan from the genoral government in aid of the sgricultural interests, In the Virginia Convention a clause was adopted taxing male citizens for schools and general purposes. The proceed- ings in the other Soathans Conventions were unim- Portant, ‘The special committee of the Board of Aldermen ap- Pointed on the subject of the Fifth avonue extension held @ meeting yesterday in the chamber of the for the purpose of allowing the property holders along the line of the proposed improvement to express their views, Addresses pro and con. wore made, and finally, without taking any action, the committee adjournea until Satarday next, At the meeting of the Board at two o’clock a large amount of routine busivess was transacted, and several resolutions were offered and adopted, among which was one in relation to the dis- asters at Hell Gate, The temoval of sho Loow bridge ‘was discussed, In the Court of Gefferal Sessions, Judge Russel Presiding, the case of alleged larceny of the Royal In- surance Company bonds has been on argument. Deci- sion reserved. In the United’ States Commissioners’ Court yesterday Louiza Miller was broughy before Commissioner Osborn on a charge of having in herspossession some counterfeit United States currency. Examination adjourned. The exports of spocio from this port for the week end- ing February 1 wore $130,100, the smallest in several years, The stock market was firm yesterday. Government securities were strong. Gold closed at 140% a 140%. The markets with but fow exceptions wcre extremely quiet yesterday, but values were generally unchanged, Cotton was decidedly less active and a shade lower at the opening, but quite steady at 1930 for middiing at the close, Coffee was steady, with a moderate demand. On Change flour, wheat and corn were spsringly dealt in but unchanged in value. Oats were dull but held 1c. higher, Pork was a trifle more active and better. Boof and lard were active at full prices. Petroleum was duil but slightly firmer, Naval stores were almost inactive sod unsettled, Freights wore firm but quiet, Wlickey remained dull and nominal, Napoleon, Germany and the Hope. Napoleon has within a year or two made misiakes which, in the opinion of many, damage his reputation as a far-secing man. His blunder in Mexico was followed by a loss oi prest ge consequent on the unexpected result of the Austro-Prussian war, and in the eyes of many these two errors have even beon sur- passed by an undue interference in Italy, alienating from his friendship a cotfniry from which he had reason to expect support. Bu‘ events may yet prove that his interference in the Roman question, far from being a mistake, not only will enable him to retrieve influence lost by the results of the last campaign in Germany, but aiso secure the only coalition likely to be successful in a general European war, It is fair to surmise Napoleon cares little for the Roman question per se, and that his will, combined with the general opinion in France, could have resisted the importunities of the clerical party, that desired interference in favor of the Pope, had he so desired it But he had his points to make and he made them, we think, very successfully. The events of the past year, the recent publication of documents and correspondence, and the nature of the last treaties prove, with little room for doubt, that the known entente between Russia and Prussia includes one just as firm between Prussia and Italy. By planting an army in the Roman States France does not lose a friend, since Italy’s friendship was pledged to Prussia, but neutralizes the forces of ‘an enemy. Whatever Bismarck’s designs may be, while Napoleon holds in Italy the nucleus of an army easily reinforced from Toulon that country cannot assist Prussia. At the expense, theny of twenty thousand men Napoleon checkmatcs an alliance which caused two years ago Austria’s defeat. Without the loss of a single man he obtains a footing in a country whose enmity might be fatal. to him and whose passiveness is now almost secured. The situation may be galling to Italy, but borne it must be until Napoleon sevs fit and advisable to withdraw. This, then, 4s a great point gained, but far from being the only one. Since Austria’s defeat it has been Prussia’s aim to secure German unity, which, if attained, would assure her a preponderating influence on the European Continent. To a great degree this has been attained in the north; but two States in the south, Wur- temberg and Bavaria, still hang back. Every effort and inducement has been made to secure their adherence, but as yet unsuccessfully, Napoleon bas not been idle; no means have ten spared by him to dissuade them trom joining the *Norihern Bund.” But nothing that he has yet done has Ween so condacive to delay Wurtemberg and Bavaria’s adherence to the Bismarckian policy as the French inter- ference in behalf of the Pope. Had Napoleon not thwarted Italy’s plans, or delayed much longer bis succor to the Holy See, Wurteraberg nl Bavaria would before now have been members of the United German Confederation. They are both Catholic countries—none more so in Evrope—notwithstanding the Lutheran tendencies of their lower orders; but the court, the aristocracy and the clergy are Catholic and rule as they please. By interference in the Roman question Nepoleon has not only de- layed the inevitable formation of German unity, but perhaps secured the friendship of iwo kingdoms lying between some of the allies coalesced against him. Neither is this all he has gained by the simple move pf last autumn. It may be looked on as certain-that a close alliance exists between Austria and France, hy virtue of which the formetcountry will assist the latter in almost any eventuality—cer- tainly in any promising defeat.to Prussia or Russia. And this alliance thay be looked upon as strengthened by Napoleon’s action in Italy. It is only reasonable to suppose that, considering Napoleon’s behavior to Austria during that country’s last trial, and his treach- erows treatment of Maximilian, he could not have secured her good will had he still further incensed the Catholic court party by deserting the Pope’s cause. In addition to all these he has gained still another point which should not he overlooked, and that is the good will and assistance of the clerical party in France, by which he has not until lately beon favorably looked upon. Should all these results be attained—and there isa reasonable amount of oxpectation that they may be—Napoleon’s interterence in Italy, instead of being another Mexican fiasco, will be further evidence of biashrowd sagagity. “NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY. FEBKU [NEW YORK HERALD SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 2 166800 1868. Ritualism, Ratioualism aad Pietism—Occa- sional Battles of the Frege and Mice. A recognition of three distinet tendencies is quite necessary to ® proper understanding and any just philospbic:! criticism of the religious thought of the American people. The English ritualistic movement has in a great degree affected the Episcopalian unity of feeling; the rationalistic movement, most scientific in its modes of thought, has leavened the whole lump of religious denominations to a greater or less degreo ; while pietism—a sort of mod- ern puritanism—is beginning to make itselt felt as anelement of religious culture. $0 far as the West is concerned a fourth clement may be added, the tendency of the Western people to speculative philosophy being indicated by the erudely specalative and Hindooish taint which infects their literature. It is not, how- ever, a matter to be lightly discussed; for there is no doubt that the great ieinds in Speculative philosophy are, as far as American culture is concerned, to be developed and nurtured west of the Mississippi. With the semi-scientific system of Rénan and Strauss, the people of the prairies have little affiliation. The earlier German rationalism of the mystical cast, on the other hahd, has for them a sort of weird fascination and really appeals to their profoundest iastincts, Because the most fasci- nating and enthusiasm evoking, this phase of rational infidelity is really the most dangerous of all phases which the dragon of free thought can assume, Tho enthusiasm of its a cated, from a certain lurid and indefinite sublimity inherent to the sys’em itsolf, is akin to that of religion itself in fanaticism, and hence by mere logis, bowever conclusive, the theories of mysticism cannot be broken down. . This ele- ment, owing partially to a large infusion of German blood and partially to a certain mys- ticism of thought induced by grandeur and vastness of natural scenery, is rapidly leaven- ing the literature and home thought of the West, and cannot but prove aggressive within the next few years. Already one or two jour nals devoted especially to speculative philoso- phy bave beon started west of the Missigsippi fad ara making satisfactory progress, These ave the first aggrossive stops of Wes‘ern thought—the initial throes by which it seeks to liberate itself from old grooves. They are but straws, to be sure, in comparison with the great body of literature ; but straws indi- cate the way of the wind and in that wise are occasionally very useful. Against this tendency in the West the pulpit can Offer little valid resistance; in fact the pulpit is not less infected than the people. The Lutheran clergy, especially, are mostly tainted with rationalism of some sort, and the few of them who are not rationalists are either radical pietists or radical propagandists of the exact dogmas of the Augsburg Confession. Divided into three distinct bodies, therefore, and waging @ sort of war of frogs and mice among themselves, from the Lutheran clergy little opposition can be expecied; and that, in a large majority of cases, they will fall ia with the popular drift, may be predicted with an approximation to ceriainiy. The Episcopal clergy, on the other hand, though at variance among themselves upon the rilualistic ques- tion, have no patience with rationalism as « system of sewi-infidelity. Curiously enough, the “Essay and Review” movement in England has had litile effect upon the Mpiscopal thought of this country, though the weird Gothicism of the ritualistic movement bas been transplanted to American soil with considerable success, The paradox of the matier is next to inexpli- cable, but the fact is fact, notwithstanding the paradox. With the American Episcopalians there is really no sympathy with the “ Bssays and Reviews,” the mathematical. Colenso, of Natal, and the author of. “Ecve Homo,” a book waich had little sale in this ceuatry and merited less, while there is a very strong ten- dency to engraft the utmost degree of sen- suous magnificence upon the anatomy of the ritual. This tendency has manifested. itaelf in New York with exceeding sirength and has been advocated with an enthusiasm so mag- netic that even Presbyterians, stern and sturdy, and Unilarians, naturalistic and lideral, have taken to it with e considerable degree of affec- tion. The pietistic movement, too, bas made considerable progress among the wearers of | the surplice, and 1 is very likely that America will be treated to an Episcopal schism within the next ten years. The warfare of the pictis's against the ritualists and of the two against the rationalists waxes flercer trom year to year among the Lutieran clergy. Literally the latter have not among themselves the least unity of feeling, and brawls and bitterness | which would disgrace a political meeting are frequent at their synodical mectings. This is no overcoloving. The intrigues for power and partisan as- cendency which prevail among the clergy of that denomination are simpiy petty. We are fond of the absurd in everything; but the ab- surdity of these clevical battles avout nothing transcends that of Homer's inimitably valiant | frogs and mice. The Episcopalians are more dignified ant decorous in tueir quarreling, though they are hardly less bitter, Between these several tendencies we are likely, therefore, to be favored with wars and rumors of wars, bitter though bloodless, within the next ten years, during which time the influence of the pulpit will decrease and wax beautifully less in the East; while the specula- tive philosophy of the West will have driven or-hodoxy of ali sorts to the wall, and will, moreover, have pinned it there, There is a warning to carnest clergymen in the mere ensemble of these facts; and if they would not aliogetier lose their hold on the popular imagination they must leave off fight ing among themselves and begin to fight the Devil. We suspect, however, that what was true of Talleyrand is true of many of our clergymen, so tar as their orthodoxy is con- cerned. In other words, they are orthodox, first, for the consideration of a liberal salary ; and, secondly, because they are not quite sure what orthodoxy meana. Mork ALMANAcs.—Since our recent notice of the Tribune Almanac we have received and are still receiving a great variety of almanacs— so great, in fact, as to show a remarkable ex- pansion of the almanac business, We have political and literary almanacs, Christian almanacs and patent medicine and other busi- ness advertising aliwanacs, of various kinds; almanacs in various languages, costly alma- nacs, gotten up in splendid atyle, and a!manacs of the “Old Bea Franklin” sort, hardly worth two cents, We have enough almanucs to last us through te year, and for the present wo) shall be resigned to the deprivation if we got no more almanacs. In our line of business the standard political documents, election returns and other statistics of the Tribune Almanac are worth move than the contents of all these other almanacs put together. Other parties engaged in other pursuifs may 28 wisely prefer some other almanac. By going to the book storg and paying their money they can take their choice. No man in this year of our Lord can fairly plead his forgotfulness of pay day for want of an almanac. ‘The Fashions. The neat, graphic and withal pictorial let- ter of our correspondent on the fashions, féles and fooleries of the French metropolis, is more than usaally piquant and interesting to-day. There is an agreeable mixture of material for the modistes and seasonable sug- gestions for neophytes in the skating art. Here we have fashion behind the scenes minutely described in Patti’s four “Traviata” costumes. These, it is true, are the fashions of the stage, salon and the ballroom of the coulisses; but they strike us as being mar- vellously like the real article as we read of it in the Salle des Maréchanx and the salons of the noolesse, foreign ambassadors and so forth on grand festive occasions. But the Diva is an artist in more branches then mnsis, and the genius 14 aresg weit is not ibe least part © ner qualifications, In Paris as in New York, just now, youth and beauty are to be found for the mos! and best part on runners, clegantly mounsed in morocco and decorated in all fanctful styic3 in gilt, On the ice, as well ag in the ball- to black or gray, the material is almost exclu- sively velvet, and the style invariably 4 la Polonaise, with cosey trimmings of fur and satin. Coquettish little fur caps, set off with steel aigrettes, and pretty fur-topped boots, make both ends mect in perfect harmony, ‘the scene on the frozen lake at the Bois de Boulogne, at the fete de nuit, by toreblight, with thousands of figures thus costumed gliding about, must have looked like a festival of Dutch fairies in its most exhilarating moments. Italian Opera. Stnce the opening of Pike’s Opera House on Twenty-third strect Italian opera has once more returned to the city and resumed the throne it had so early abdicated. The es- tablishment of this second house will, it is to be hoped, beget a rivalry in the lyric branck of our entertainments, the want of which has fr some time been soverely felt. We can quite understand the difficulties under which the management of the Academy of Music have labored since the building of the present house ; but we are none the less bound to look atthe matter solely as the public are affected, and, unfortunately, the facts revealed by retrospection place the New York public and the Academy of Music at directissue. We ave not yet half through the season, and already the Academy has closed its doors, after several intermittent efforts to attract with Ital- ian opera, and this, too, almost before the rival establishment had inaugurated its first season. Who is to blame for this? Are we indifferent to the beauties and fascination of Italian opera? Have the performances provided for us been below the standard of our taste? Or, if neither of these propositions can be con- sidered as explanatory, what is the reason that for many weeks during that time of the year when New York is most crowded we have been without an Italian opera? We will dis- miss at once the idea that our appreciation of good music is so limited that an opera com- pany cannot obtain remuneration from it, and inquire a litle into the managerial catering of the present season. We have had “Romco and Juliet ” as the grand effort of the year, and Ronconi was engaged and cast in several of his best. comic paris, These were to be the two attractions of the season, and both failed to excite any extraordinary degree of interest. We have he'ore done homage to the beauty of Gounod’s latest work, as well as to the talent and versatility of Ronconi, and think these were excellent spars in an otherwise ill-found ship; but it requires only a slight acquaint- ance with the mysteries of management’ to know that, however beautiful an opera may be, ils success depends to the full as much in the manner of its representation as on the excellence of its music, and that no baritone in the world has ever yet succeeded in keeping open an operatic establishment by the force of his own attractive powers. We are not now criticising the ability of individuals, and should not be misunderstood when we say that the performance of “Romeo and Juliet” fell considerably short of the same thing in Paris and London. The consequence was that while crowds flocked to see as well as hear it in those two cities, here we went in straggling groups. The performance of the “Barbiere,” produced tor Ronconi, was in every way excellent, and the best houses were obtained from this opera ; but the production of a new work and the en- gagement ofa popular baritone are no adequate result of operatic catering. New York, like every other capital, should draw its artists from out of the front rank, and cannot be con- tent with those of minor reputation or ability. It may be impossible at the present prices ob- tainable for seats, and particularly with the best boxes in the house reserved, to engage the great soprani and tenori of Europe, while at the same time it may be an easy matier to make the building a paying speculation by renting it to “English opera” companies or dramatic stars; and if this is the secret of in- different singing, we have nothing further to aay beyond expressing our thanks for the es tablishment of Pike’s, and our hopes for its prosperity. It is clear that if the proprietors of a theatre reserve all the best boxes for themselves they cannot be surprised ‘at the public objecting to pay bigh prices for the less desirable places, or affording patronage and support to a rival establishment, where the line between Dives and his neighbors is less strictly drawn and his momentary pre- dominance less objectionably protruded. Tt is said by some, with a certain amount of superficial logic, that as one opera house could hardly maintain its existence in New York the establishment of a second is not cal- culated to improve our chances of porma-: room or the carriage, Fashion waves her wand, and all women and men obey her. The ladies, we are told, are cautious enough to unite comfort and hygiene with elegance in the choice of their skating costumes. Revelling in a variety of colors, from green and garnet eS ees Pet ee erst ot ane Oke Hea Me kk a= nently obtaining operatic performances. With this reasoning, however, we altogether dis agree, feeling sure that rivalry alune will provide the artists wo desiro to hear; and that whatever the difficulties may bo that gurround she conduct of a lyric establishment, those” difficulties will be overcome when it is re- py - ered that another competitor is in the Human Knowledge—The Condition of Pre- erese. Buekle held that there was no reason to believe that “the children born in London in 1860 were a whit more richly endowed by nature than those who were born in London a hundred or a thousand years before ;” and he argued that the brain remained thus stationary even while urging the progressive course of science, He was wrong, however; for the march of science stamps its advance in the ag- gregate brain of the race not less actually and positively than upon the printed pages of our book shelves, Cerebral change is as much a law of our progress as any other change. One generation does not start where a preceding generation started; it starts where that former one was stayed at last ; and it is not only through the communicated knowledge of written or printed records that tt has tht advantage of the efforts and experi- ments of that formor generation, but it has it also in the bratn it imberits in which “9 growth ia knowledge of the former x¢atration had developed actual changds aad had stamped a capacity of further developmont in the same direction, Men inherit the diseases of their fathers—above all, corebral diseases, which are cerebral changes in a bad sense ; by the same natural law they inherit the change that is in a better sense, and thus ia left in the brain of the son, other things equal, some good result of what the father knew. In the faintest possible degree this change and advance are percoptible from one generation to another; but taken through the ages they have such consequence that the commonplace people of to-day share in the general property of knowledge that the Biblical times regarded as beyond all but omnipotence. In Job the lightning is a messenger for God. To-day it is in the service of every reader of the Harata. There are thousands of men alive in the world to-day who know more on given sub- jects thau any men that ever lived before them knew; and though they should not write at all, nor feu there would be no retrograde of knowledge at their death; for their acquire- ments that we are in the habit of classing as intellectual are physical. Man, by study and by experimental wresting from nature of her secrets, secures for himself a certain pre-emi- nence in knowledge; and the appearance of his knowledge to the world is only the out- ward sign, the superficial evidence of the ac- cretions within, the pbysical additions to the hoarded wealth of his brain ; and, indeed, how- ever valuable his discoveries may presently seem to humanity, the real advantage is the subjective one in the development of the dis- coverer’s own brain; ior ix that development lics the reality of the step taken in our intellec- tual progress. In this it must be acen that the discoverer, tue man of scientific investigation— not at all the soldier nor the statesman nor the philanthropist nor the lawyer—is the real pio- as of human progress. All the material devel- opments of our civilization, the wondertul ma- ciiineries of the time, will be pushed from their places by moe woaderful ones,.as gunpowder already begins to give place to nitro-glycerine, as the good old spinning wheel gave place to the power loom ; and all. these that we count our great material achievements. will be re- garded with interest only as monuments of the steps taken in the real development, which is that of the brain, Shall, then, the develop- ment of brain, secured by a man who has made himself pre-eminent in knowledge, die with him but for print? Can it be that while we see preserved from father to som more individualities, the idio- syncracies of thought and tendency, even diseases—that while national characteristics run so far in their groove that the beggar imps from Italy who strain broken harps in our area ways can acquire fm five minutes musical strains that the culiivated of other races will require months to master—can it be that these things do not depend upon a law that shall also secure for us in positive develop- ment the results of endeavor in grander spheres? It will require better authority than Buckle to establish this. Assuming this progress, we moy well im- agine that the development of the human brain is the real secret, the Jacob’s ladder by which we are to mount in the eventual ages to a real knowledge of why we are here and what is expeeted of us. Perhaps the arbor vitae of the old anatomists may be, indeed, the tree of life, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil-also. Since there is no Iffperbole that can overrate in expression the progress knowledge has already made ; since this ani- mal, who began on the earth we cannot, guess how low, but we know not very high, perhaps an eater of fruits and climber of trees, the fortusate gorilla of propitious climates, already not ouly “looketh to the ends of the earth and seeth under the whole heaven,” but knows the courses of the stars and the secrets of the seasons—who shall say that he-who has to this time acquired so much shall not in the turther development of brain acquire knowledge of which man, as he now stands, cannot conceive, and penetrate secrets the simple thought of penetrating which might now be thought impious? Asa familiar fact of daily experience we see how man can in certain aspects fairly play with human life ; how certain of its greater functions are actu- ally at the command of science so that man may arrest the strange machinery of sensation as he would stop his watch, and anon start it again, none the worse for the interruption. If we wish a tooth drawn we take two or three whiffs of a gas, and the Argms of pain is cheated from his post, our outer existence stands still, and we escape an evil that seemed otherwise to be part of life. Here is a great conquest of nature in the application of her own laws, or, more rightly, perhaps, an achieve- ment in her interest’ Why may not man, pur- suing his progress even distinctly on this line, realize a drewm of many ages and cheata great croditor in what-has been called “the debt of natnre?” Is not investigation already haif- way toward doing what Bacon thought possi- ble—perceiving the real causes of decay and death, and indefinitely longthoning human lifo? Musie in the Theatres. » This isan inexhaustible subject as long as theatrical managers wilfully ignore its im portance. Unhappily, few of the dramatic nobles know or care anything about music, and they consequently look upon an orchestra in their establishments as a necessary evil. They will spend a large sum of money on a Grama, comedy oF’ spectacle ; but the! last thing they think of is the music which must accompany it, There are cases in which managers who candidly confess their utter ignorance of music insist upon dictating to the leader of the orchestra what pieces he must play and what songs must be introduced during an evening’s entertainment. It also happens that this lawless dictation is often influenced by personal friends of some of the ladies or gentlemen in the cast who wish to obtain a little prominence over their compeers by singing a song, no matter what its merits or their own may be. Such a course is mani- festly contrary to the interests of a manh e6r We have heard concert saloon singer? *, granted permission to sing in a piece ~ trashy imitation of a well, eee —— while capable, thorou~” %o artists are kept in the background and * prohibited from giving ex- pasate tht acknowledged vooal powers. pect’ .es, which are now all the rage, this PeFMcfous system is carried to the utmost excess. ‘I'he manager, the ballet master, tho danseuse and even the chorus insist upon dic- tating to the leader of the orchestra rogardiig each piece of music which is to bo played or sung. The consequence is that the audience are regaled with a potpourri ot every kind of music except good music, and the magnificent mise en scene and dancing become distasteful. How easy it is for a musician—as many of the leaders of our theairical orchestras undoubt- edly are—to select dramatic or ballet musio from operas or the works of such mon as Strauss, Gungl, Lanner or Godfrey, if he be only left to exercise his own judgment. It is very well for a manager to suporintend every- thing brought ont at his theatre, sinco he in- vests his own money in it, but he should not personally meddle with music when he knows nothing aboutit. Let hinyengage a competent, acknowledged musician as the leader of hia orchestra, and then leave musical matters in his hands. If this course were adopted there would be no need of calling attention to the miserable state of our theatrical orchestras, The system of substitutes is another fatal obstacle to the efficiency of am orchestra. What is the use in engaging good musiciana tor a theatre if they can go off on any night they please and leave wretched substitutes in their places, while they are playing at-some concert or ball? Managers must be taught to know that the public are jyst as much con- cerned about the orchestra of a theatre as they are about the play itself. The‘grandest speota- cle must sooner or later prove a failure witb the incubus of poor music. They understand these things better in Europe, and there the same care is bestowed on the music of a piece as on the acting, scenery and appointments. The music which is served up to the public in our theatres at present, with one om two nota- ble exceptions, is sufficient to drive every person having the slightest love for the divine art out of the house. A good orchestra, in the hands of a capable conductor, cannot fail to attract crowds to a theatre, independent of ail other considerations, POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, - Missourl—Both Parties in the Field. Both the democratic and radical parties in Miasourt are out before the people in political addresses. the democratic address makes the following declaration at the outset:— Wo wish to state distinctly, at the threshold, that te adbering +o the name of “democratic party’ it is mot intended to renew past issues or to bind anybody to past party dogmas; but, finding already an — eat party, animaced by patriotic motives, tin to the wicked schemes of radicals, wo ‘atall tee selves of tuat organization and iavie all men of al a. parties Who oppose these schemes to unite with us, We are deeply and solemnly impressed with the traa- scendant imporiauce of the issues which will be involved in the elections of the present year. One of the vast issues invglved is whether white im hail rule or whether negroes, who were lato degraded and ignorant slaves, should control our destiny It is, therefore, deemed a ft occasion to recur to the past and present condition of the country, The following is among the resolutions in the plat- form :— Resolved, That the suffrage isa political trust con- ferred Oa the radividual tor the beneilt of wociety at large; aud bolleving that the white men of this counuy are competent to govera themselves aud to secure wad. promote the goueral wolfare, aud that their long tried ‘and well proved ability to do these things woud be hindered and impaired by the co-operasion of «a nilen, semi-barbarous race, who bave never shown any capacity for government, we declare our fixed irrevocabie hos. tility to negro suffrage, The radical address reviews the past, adopta negra. suffrage and comes to the following conclusion: — ‘We organize for principles. It is the flag for which. we fight, and not the coir bearer. We shali not believe that the republican party, so brave in measures, so faithfai to principle, $0 glorious in record, will stoop to. accept 4 doubtful victory, Its candidate. whoover he may be, must be one whose devotion to repubicam ies has beea proved veyond question; whuse wory guaranteo of his fideiity, ana whose fitness tor reat responsibilities before him need not be takee on trust, Its candidate for Vice President musi bo = man not less thoroughly known, and every way worthy to fil the place of President. It cannot afford to eivct to either olfice a mere expediency, the sbadow of 4 man. For if itdovs, 1 hardly won victory will agein wea to ashes ab the touch, and the faith of tho uation in the courage and fidelity of the party will vauish for- ever, But with true men to wear its bonocs, with Wis® measures ior tho emergencies of the few re- maining months, with determined effort to make iis cause understood bj 4 the people, with unshakes Li to its principies and its duty, come victory, come deveat, the republican party canaot be defeated, ‘True to soil, all the best instincts and brightest aspirations of man: Kind Oght for it, and even as “the stars in their courses fought against Sivera,” all the powers of civilizaton and all the forces of uature combine to crush the sdvocaies of error and injustice. Ohio—Rupture tn the Democratic Ranke. ©. L. Vallandigham prints in the Dayton Ledge ‘an article on the late election in the Eighth Okio distro, im which he predicts a democratic aefeat in tho Prosi- dential contest by at leagt twelve thousand majority, as Well as the defeat of Pendieton’s claim to tho Pres. enti’ rouina THE HISCOCK HOMICIDE. sfrom tue Evening Tologram of yestertay.} AMHANT, Feb, 1, 1468. {Lo argument on the motion by Diswict Atiorney Smith to proceed with the trial of General Cole on the indictment for murdering L, H. Hiscock took piace to- day betore Judge Peckham, No new affidavits were introduced by the defence, but copies of those used in opposition to the motion to quash the certiorari were reverified, ‘The affidavits were thoes of General Cole, Senator ff California; W. TH. Hadley, prisoner's coun. bry “h. W. Brown, David Cole, nt B. Smisn, Lyman Clary, John Cayler and Dr, Hoyt. They related to the testimony which was expected to be adduced from the ovidonco of Mra, Cuyler, Mrs. Olive B. Cole, the Senator's wife, Mrs. Kiizaboik Anderson, Dr, W. B. Wheeler and Dy. W. H. Palmer, all of ‘whom, it is claimed, are absent from the couaury oF Statg or confined to bed’ by severe i:Iness, ‘Phe District Attorney said that tho papers in behalf of tho State were mainly those on fle in court, the sub- stance of which roferred to the indictment and propa- rations for trial im November, the inbeoquont delays aud the stipulations by defendant to be prepared at soecitied Umea, uurt, after argument, refused to put theoase of wa May, aod ordered an adjourned Oyer and Cormino: to be held upon the prosecution stipuiating to obtain th attondance of a judge to hold the court, as Judge i’oo! bam would, hoe stated, be uuable to attend, Tho caso will probably come on at an oariy day. The lettor of Wire a B, Cole to hor husband, con. tainiog her confésion of adultery with Hiscvex, won read by the District ot Atteeniey, this being tho first time it has beon made pablio,