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WASHINGTON. Speculations as to the Result of the Impeachment. THE RADICALS DESPONDENT Distrust and Dissension in the Jacobin Camp. WASHINGTON, May 9, 1868. ‘The Impeachment of the President—Pressure Upon the Doubtful Senatore—The Radicals BDespendent. The adjournment of both houses of Congress until Monday next has not been entirely unemployed by ‘the representatives of both political parties, The Yadicais have been quite active all day in pressing their attentions upon the doubtful Senators, and full doses of all sorts of logic have been vigorously ap- Diied in the hope of furnishing that stimulant which is thought necessary to keep up the dubious convic- tion of the Senators themselves as to the justice of the solemn act which they are about to perform. One prominent radical to-day remarked that he thought there was not sufficient grounds, in view of the law and evidence of the case, upon which to remove the President; ‘‘but that,” he continued, “is Rot the question; the offence is political, the court is Practically political, and the removal will be an act ef political necessity.” The trouble in the minds of the radicals is that certain Senators do not view the matter in this light, and fall behind the oath which they took in the opening of the trial to do “impar- tial justice” to repel all the pressure brought to bear upon them. The hesitation of the more reserved of the Senators has had a rather depressing effect upon the radical mind, and after a hard day’s work they have retired upon the belief that their efforts have been fruitless of the uigh hopes which were ex- Pressed in the early putt uf the day. The final vote on Tuesday next is, therefore, looked forward to with a commingling of solicitude and hope. Waiting for the Verdict—Wilson’s Scheme to Oust Wade—Distrust and Dissension—The Presidency—A Movement in Contemplation to Adopt Chief Justice Chase as the Candi+ date of the People. Whatever plans its projectors 1 have had for concealing the ulterior purposes 0! 1c impeachment scheme, they have abandoned then as unsuccessful and committed themselves unequivocally, and with- out the restraint which modesty should ordinarily impose, to the extraordinary alternative of displic- ing the chief oficer of the government in obedience to a demand which they denominate a “political Aecessity.”” Without intending to indicate the final result, soon to be announced, I may refer to the fact that the most interested advocates of con- victioa have all the time been in doubt as to the ver- dict, While Builer, Logan and others have seemed boastful and assured they have failed to inspire the Wilsons and the Sumners with contidence, end at this time they are attempting to bridge over tie Senatorial interval by bracing up the w kueed, Soothing the discontented and compromising with the Jealous, “The late attempt to compass the resignation of Wade is an accuraie exemplification of the distri and disquiet that prevail. It is believed by sev Senators, who entertain feelings of personal dislike to him, that he is the only obstabie in the way of conviction; and Senator Wilson, who is a skilful ms nipulator in this kind of political craftiness, under- took the arrangement of the preliminaries, the full details of which have already been given. But the Plan failed, Wilson’s proffered sacritice of his own chances for the Vice Presidency was rejected, and OM4 Gen stands firm, not only as the candidate for the Presidency contingent upon Mr. Johnson’® re- moval, but as the unyielding aspirant for favor from the Chicago Convention. The significance of this transaction is fonnd in the anxiety to transfer Colfax to the line of promotion occupied by Wade, whose popularity would make conviction available. The effort to cousnmmate the scheme demonstrated the distrust of Wilson and hia associates in the final re- sult, To that Cistrust they gave extraordinary prominence by appealing to Ohio Congressmen aid them in solving the difficulty by compassing Wade's resignation. Mr. Wade's resistance to these friendly overtures, if it has not shown his amiable side to advantage, has at least exhibited most con- vincing evidence of his firmness, and that quality of adhesiveness recently developed in Stanton, through Suimner’s admonition to “stick."’ Mr. Wade will, it is probable, not yield to the importa- nities of the politicians,.and this inharmonious con- dition of affairs is suggestive of uncertainty as to the verdict, aud of continued dissensions among the radicals. The adjournment of the Senate has given ample time and opportunity for the discussion of this and other matters bearing upon the absorbing topic, and the latitude of debate is by no means prescribed. Some of the Senators have had ihe question put to them plainly, “Upon what possible ground do they propose to convict and remove the President! It is conceded that Senator Sherman will acquit him of having violated the Tenure of Office bill. He still, it is said, afirins that Cabinet officers were not in- cluded in its provisions, and is, thereiore, committed to a justification of the President in the Stanton case, Some affirm that he will vote to convict on other charges; but these involve the intent to do wrong or a violation of propriety in the choice of language. The exclusion of the testimony of the members of the Cabinet, which would have exposed all that transpired in the private counsels with re- ference to bringing the Stanion case to a judicial test—the summary dismissal of ad interim Thomas, by which he was driven from the court, whither the the President had sent him for the so.e purpose of re- sorting to a peaceful test.of the legality of his acts, clos, ing the doors of the Supreme Court against him by de- priving it of jurisdiction in certain cases—the barring of every avenue to legal redress—the usurpation o¢ power with the single design of making convictioncasy and certain—these are considerations which absorb the minds of the people at the capital, and apparent- ly justify the inference that if the President is con- vieted for a diiference of opinion the Senate that con- summates the deed will be veld responsibie hereafter as the assassins of republican justitutions throughout tue world. The subject next in importance to that to be decided by the Senate on Tuesday next, .iatis now being dis- cussed here, is the Presidential question. In view ot the possible conviction of Mr. Johnson it is re- garded with uncommon interest by the opponehts of the revolutionary and ru‘uous course of the radicals. ‘The best informed meu here, who have canvassed the aub,ect carefully, do not hesitate to express the veiief that if President Johnson is deposed to sub- gerve the political necessities of the impeachers, Chief Justice Chase will be the candidate of the indepen- dent and conservative peuple of the country. From the time that he addressed his dignified letter to the Senate claiming the right to participate in the prepa- ‘tion of the rules that were to govern the body over Which the constitution called him to preside, the radical journas of the country have assailed him grossiy and without interval. They have not only attacked him in his political and official character, but they have invaded ‘the privacy of his family, and pains have been taken not only to bring these attacks to his notice, but to give them the widest publicity, The digniiled bear- ing of the Chief Justice and his rigid aduerence to a Just estiinate of bis duties and obligations have ex- acted commendation and approval froin the most ‘auie and influeutiai of the republican and indepen- dent journals. The popular sentiment has rua tn the same direction, and the result is a growing una- nimity in bis favor as the only candidate for the Presidency who can divide the radical strength and (Concentrate the conservative votes. In this view some of the most promincnt members @f the democratic party, in cousultation with po.l- ticians here, heartily and fully coincide. They argue that even admitting the probability of the easy over- ‘throw of radicalism and the election of any one of the moat objectionable democratic aspirants, witha republican Senaie, there would be the same con tics Of power demogatrated by receat experieuce, with- NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, MAY 10, 1868—TRIPLE SHEET. out any poasible hope of overcoming any of the ob- jectionable measures of the radical party. But there is no justification for the admission that Pendleton or any other leas objectionable civilian can be elected, and itis by no means certain a candidate can be chosen from the army or navy who could carry the Popular vote against the combination of advantages which the radicals contemplate appropriating. With Chief Justice Chase it would be otherwise. His nomination would completely demoralize the re- publican party. Probably no other man numbers so many energetic and practically useful friends as sudge Chase, or would command a warmer sup- Port should he become the candidate of the people without a resort to those q nable alternatives which are now agitating the radical organization and raising up enmity among its leading men. Among prominent democrats there is a very strong feeling in his favor, ana, to their credit it may be said, that feeling is based upon a desire to overcome the present destructive policy and save the country from its consequences, They comprehend the cer- tainty of defeat with a nominee of questionable ante- cedents, they have confidence in Judge Chase’s states- manship, respect for his private worth and im- Plicit confidence in his integrity to the consti- tution and the laws, So far as he is concerned, he has no ambition to become a candidate for the Presidency. Viewing the subject with reference to his personal comfort and individual preference, there is nothing at this time tempting in the pros- pectof entering the political arena in the conspicuous character of a Presidential candidate; and I know whereof I write when I say he has given no encour- agement to the tide of popular feeling that is setting strongly in his favor. With Judge Chase in the Presi- dential chair it would be impossible to maintain in the Senate a combination of strength that would overshadow constitutional obligations and perfect a systematic organization in hostility to the Executives Whatever may be the result of the impeachment test, It is conceded that the Presidential question is only held in abeyance in consequence of the absorb- ing interest involved in the pending issue. The mo- ment the result is known there will, without delay, be a movement inaugurated here having for its ob- ject the announcement of Chief Justice Chase as the canqidate of the people for President of the United States, The Weekly Currency Statement of the Trea- sury Department. The fractional currency received from the Printing Bureau of the Treasury Department during the week ending to-day is $378,000, The remittances of frac- Uonal currency durimz the same period to national bands is $290,2) to the Assistant Treasurer at New Orleans, $50,000; to the Assistant Treasurer at New York, $200,000, The amount of United States notes forwarded during the week to national banks is $45,742, The Treasurer of the United States holds in trust for national banks at this date the following amounts for circulation, As’ socurity 1,952,000; for deposits of public moneys, $38, ational bank notes issued during u 0K, $86,230; amount issued to date, $307,614,- . From this is to be deducted the following amounts, viz:—Mutilated notes returned, $7,327,592; notes of insolvent banks redeemed and burned by the United States Treasurer, $522,204; leaving in ac- tual circulation at this date $299,765,155. Fractional chrrency redeemed and burned during the week, $483,000, ° The Ram Stonewo A letter has been received here from Commander George Brown, commanding the Japanese ram Stone- wall, dated Honolulu, March 15, stating that she reached there on the 13th of that month, forty-seven days from Callao, twenty-six days being under sail alone, She was to sail from Honolulu on the 24th of March, expecting to reach Yokohama by May 1. The Ele on in Florida. The following has been recci' in this city:— ATLANTA, May 8, 1868, Grant, Commanding the Armies of To General U. S. the United § i Colonel Sprague telegraphs that the elections in Florida passed off without disorder, Judging from the partial returns the constitution was ratified by about 3,000 majority, and the Reed ticket (repubii- can) was elected by a small majority. ‘The oicial returns have been received tn tis State from ail but one county, and show that ie constitution is ratified by 17,923 majority. Mr. Bullock (republican) is eiected Covernor by 7,229 majority. The Senate stands, 27 republicans to 16 democrats and one doubtful, The House stands, 95 republicans to 24 democrats aud six doubtful. i ADE, Major General. Monument to the Rebel Dead at Bull Run— Proposed Provisional Government tor South Carolina, {From the Evening Post.) WASHINGTON, May 9, 1868. A large number of ex-rebe!s left here this morning for Manassas Junction to participate in a meeting which is to be held to-day on the battle,field of Bull kun, with a view to the crection of a monument to the memory of the Confederate dead wh were Killed in the various battles in that neighborh It is understood that the mecting is to be addressed by a brother of John Minor Bo It is understood that in the House at the ew “esolution will be introduced est Opportunity, providing that the oMcers electea under tie new constitation in South Carolina be ‘nstalled and constituted a pro- Visional government of the State until its admission by Congress. INTERNAL REVENUE. Income Returns—Seventh Revenue District. We publish herewith the income returns exceed- ing $5,000 of citizens residing in the Seventh reve- nue district, which is bounded by the Bowery and Fourth avenue to Fourteenth street, to East river, and thence along the river to Rivington street and up the northerly side of that thoroughfare to the Bowery. During the past year a number of persons of wealth who had resided in the district have re- moved to more commodious residences and less crowded avenues in the upper part of the island, thus giving place to (he German portion of our popu- lation, Which seems to affect the easterly side of the city, particularly that portion of it lying between the Bowery and the East river north of Grand street. This change of residence has greatly reduced the aggregates in the several sub-disiricts of the income taxes—making the Seventh district, which in the scale of weuith a year or two ago \, as among the first the third or fourth in that respect in the st. Adams A. $795) McMen Join, Argall ‘thos. W estate...... 6,215 Arcularius J. L. 54 Nash James 14,804 Arcularius J. L.,ex 4,807 Nash Jas W., ex’r.. 6,660 Brown Wm.... 9, Nones Joseph B, hard Hi Overheiser J Pra H c i Phyfe E. D.. Rollwagen Fred. Russell J. D.... Collins Charles Day Benj. H. Ransom A. P., Duggan Brien Siote Henry L. De Forest Win, Seliew J J... fo 7, Dagro Anthony. Stuy Macey Ruther- re Denis ; + 11,358 Senuliz Jackson S. $8,182 Shareman isaac... 15,607 Suck J aimes ti, 74 Sauinier Henry E.. Siulch Joseph: Siuith Svephen bay vesant H W Haydock Kobert, Hinek © A.. Hunter Jacob Hayward Win Ihbvard W Jacobus Samuel M. Jacobus Jot vp Johan Kurcheis Fre Leat’r Josepn W. Lanmiois C.D, ex. Lake George G. Law Walter W Shieids Henry. ‘parling Thomas. antord Chus. F, Chas, P. Underhill Wm. Van Horn Corn's Vinton A. H. Waugier Josept. McOoigan Joan. 6,304 White thomas R Major Alexander.. 6,150 Willcox James W Miller Georze 11,836 Wallach Adolph... Mahan H. B. 9,46 Waiach Anthony, Mills Andrew... 2. 7,004 Maverick Augustus 9,928 Mead Edw... .....6 15,493 McDonald Benj. A. 9,000 ‘MARINE TRANSFERS. Willcox Char es: Winthrop Ben). i Weeks Jacob... The list includes all transiers of vessels which have been officially recorded since Wednesday, Muy 6, with specitications of tonnage, share transferved and |Stoop Tenneaw May 7/schooner Thos. ae May 8] cho is May 8 heed May Pky May 8) 3e! HY wey i gowien ts May 9|xteamer Hunter May |Stouner Marti May ¥ Steatnboat L. Boardim: May «(Steamboat Michael U'Bi May 9|Siooy Competent. 4 May ¥\Sloop Mary Biiza bet NOTES ON ART. ‘The National Academy Exhibition. ‘The so-called pre-Raphaelites are not represented Very strongly im the present exhibition, and the only pictures in their style worthy of notice are those by Mr, Farrer and Mr. Hennessy. These two gentle- men seem to bave thrust themselves forward as the 8a.8 culotes of painting, and as such we shall con- sider them.‘ From Mr. Farrer we expected bad pic- tures as a matter of course, for he has gone on, year after year, producing always, with the exception of lis flower pieces, the same glaringly false Perversions of nature, so that it now appears useless to think that he could by any possibility paint correctly or truthfully. Mr. Hennessy, however, until lately has given the impression that he possessed a good eye, clear thought and vigorous handling. But he seems now to be intent upon destroying that impression, and if he paint many more such pictures as Nos. 305 and 387 he will certainly succeed beyond his most san- guiue hopes, Two more false and repelling produc- tions—Mr, Farrer’s excepted, be it understood—were never placed upon the walls of the Academy, often as those walls have been desecrated. It cannot be possible that Mr. Hennessy seeks to attain notoriety and create a little cheap excitement by eccentric originality, We are loath to believe this, and yet it almost seems as if such were his object. How is it possible for any man to see nature as he must have thought he saw it when painting his “Spring Time’’—No, 305, Nature never, even in her wildest moods, presented any such appearance as that. If she were to present it we should rise in rebellion against her. The scene looks as if carefully arranged for the stage and then illuminated with a strong calcium sight. Nor is even the drawing good. Such a woman would be at least seven feet high, and, however Brobdingnagian the American intellect may be, the owners of it are modest in their proportions. In No. 387 there is visible an intense straining after eifect, and endeavor to produce Hanshi which, if not good, shali be original, and original it is—very. Happily it is a small picture and not easily seen, Mr. Farrer’s ‘‘Bear’s Bath Fall,”’ No. 7, a @ piece of impossible water, together with an equally impossi- ble rainbow. Will not Mr, Farrer let us take it as a bond of promise that he will give us no more pic- tures like this? It is painiul to see these two gentlemen run into such extravagances as these, for they both possess talent, and if they would but study nature instead of deriving their ideas of her from books they would make greater progress, and, even if unsuccessful, would command the respect which indusiry de- serves, insiead of bringing laughter and ridicule upon themselves. Their pictures at present are best described and condemned in the words of the mas- terly writer whose teachings they profess to foliow:—"fhe sense of artificiainess, the absence of all appearance of reality, the clumsiness of combination by which the meddling of man is made evident and the feebleness of his hand branded on the inorganization of his monstrous creature, * * * Every alteration of the features of nature hasit origin eitier in powerless indolence or blind audacity, in the folly which forgets or the insolence which dese- crates.” A very pleasing little icture in the south room is No. 417, ide aid Seek,” by Mr. J. G. Brown, [t rep- resents two little giris engaged in that festive and child-like game—the one iuding and the other pre- tending bet to notice her whereabouts, A peculiar and novel elect is produced in this painting by the happy mabuer in which the bro! hifting masses of sunlight are managed. The figures offer good proof of the carefulness with which Mr. Brown and of the ability which he brings to their execution, M. Gignoux is now Phiting the finishing touches upon a large Patiing entitled “Under the ‘Table Rock.” Tt ep! cis a grand scene m that grand piece of nature, Niagara Falls, The subject was deseribed in these columns some weeks ago, and it is unnect sary now to speak of ton. style ¢ ything more than the exec unted ina broader, stronger have veen accustomed to expect trou und is more quie. and subdued in tone his late works. The drawing is singu- powerlul, and particularly well given are the mighty rush and sweep of the ponring floods. The winites are truthfully and vivid- red, and what little etfect of light ia seen is carefully disposed. We trust that M. Gignoux will Place this painting on public exhibition in the city, or a picture at once so truthful to the original and so flattering to his ability as an artist should be made Kuown, The picture is an w MacDonald's Statue of “Ia Sonnambula.” Nothing worthy of the name of a criticismon a book, painting, statue or any other work of art can be vuluable or just which does not look at the subject treated from the standpoint of tie artist who made’ it, The writer must stand exactly where the creator of the work stood himself. This implies that the critic must look through the artist’s eyes—must see the purpose that was in his brain—niust fecl the same thri!! which he felt as he worked it out—in @ word, he must read the soul of the artist, or he can- not understaud his work. We will attempt to try Mr. James Wilson MacDon- ald’s statue of “La Sonnambula” by these tests, His purpose seems to have been to illustrate the abnor- mal condition of the human mind cailed somnambu- lism and to use it as a vehicle to produce the human figure. Mr. Ma*Donald chose a female of the pure Caucaaian type of it to-day. The age indicates the full developed woman, still in the dewy freshness of youth, She has apparently left her couch in a trance, with some purpose known only to herself, but the depth and earnestness of which speak fromthe whole movement in walking and the expression of every eature, nerve anit muscl e. Sne is nude, except a night robe wi is sliding from her shoulders, an d she carries a lamp of antique fashion (the Pompeiian) in her right hand over ler head, Her hair ralis wavingly in the night breeze, and her eyes have a somnolent expression, with en: largea pupils, and yet her unknown purpose is beto- kened by a deeply intense expression, which shows that she is filled and moved by a single thought, The Movement of such a Woman, bent on such a purpose, can alone impart any special interest or signincance to the work. ‘ihe iuion of the hgure seems to be pecullar to itself, We recall nothing like it tn ancient or modern sculpture. There are, in the first place, but very iew statues which are actually waiking. No work of art can be ben called such which has one part of the body in violent motion and every other part in repose. There must be a complete, harmoni- ous movement of ail the parts of the body, and tnis we find in “La Somnambula.” For instance, while the forward foot has noi yet quite received tue iull weight of tue vedy the other has not entirely left the carwp, 30 that the whole figure is moving in the act of going forward, and while the left hand has not let go the robe, yet the robe is gliding away. While the right hand holds the lamp above the head firmly enough there is nothing rigid in the muscles, for they seem to yield in lifting the lamp just high enouzn to let the eyes peer into the distance to show the way. ‘Thus every part of the form seems alike to participate in the movement, Thus every muscle is obliged to do its work and its expression must ve anatomically correct. This work could be done successfully in no other way. Any de- parture from anatomy here would instantly betray the ignorance of the artist. Noone but a sculptor who had made the auatowy of the human form tue study of the best part o: a lifetune could hope tw succeed in such an attempt. As forthe modeliing of the body (the torso) from the throat downwards, the artist seems to have given us @ very clear indication of the forms of the aniique siatues—for this statue breaties that inspiration— while the legs and feet are unmistakabiy mod-siled from nature. So are the arms, but they must have beck Shaped frou a atuitiess model, suc ds seen Lu tue flesh but a few tines in the lon; But there is another point of move special and w usual interest. We ave no know edge of auy other nude female statue in which there is tt evident @ consciousness of nudity. in the “Venus de Medici” this is painfully apparent, In “the Greek Slave" it is the cluef expression of the stawue in the “White Captive” it is made most prominent) glariug by bodily pain ond the averted face, 50, too, with many bathing figures, ancieut aud modern. But in “La Sonmambula” there is not a trace of this consciousness; and herein tne peculiar rm of this be ren work consists; for, to be beautiful, such @ statue must be perfect! To have successiuily accomplished these Stamps the artist with the unmistakable originality the first’ point may ind plastic hand in aid of @ thorough Kuowiedge of perfect anatomy, But to have conceived a condition of inind iu Which aione no trace of a consciousness of nudity could exist, or by possibility indicate itself in any movement or expression, aud then create what bo chaste woman standing in @ normal state of mind, as a model before au artist, coud ever repre- sent, is such a conclusive provf of originality of genius as we have seidom seen, Canova introduced into [ti ie graceful school— he was, ong the moderns, ner, ‘Til Pradier France had no seuiptor who produced the beautiful, the sentimental, England received it froin the nands of Westmacott; while the great Dane, Thorwaideen, modeled probably the best nude female statue in existence, “The Somnambula” 18 an indication of tue begtaniog Of ue gracetui, the sentimental and the chaste school in our own country, Mr. MeDon- aid, after two years of assiduous labor, has finished tis work in clay; it will at once be put in plaster, and ere long, we hope, in marble, nark of vel eg is genus, To have gained je ed have required only a The Brooklyn Art Association. At @ late meeting of the Brooklyn Art Association the Executive Committee made a statement, from which we condense the following:—The subscrip- tions for stock amount to $62,000; of this $24,000 have been paid in. The lots belonging to the asso- ciation, unencumbered except by a mortgage of $6,000, have increased in value a the last year $10,000. We commend this coucluding portion to the attention of the Council of the At of De- siqu. The committee have entire confidence that at Public of Sentara salen scents “Re named ‘are the officers ‘ R. ;_Vice President, cence ; Treasurer, @. Le Foreign Art Notes. ‘The last exhibition of the Royal Academy which will be held in the old building in Trafalgar square is Promised to be a most brilliant affair for art, most of the leading artists of England being represented. Among them are Millais, Maclise, Frith, Goodall, Leighton, Eyre, Crow, Faed, Nicol and others. At an exhibition of French and Flemish pictures in Pall Mall, London, is one by Meissonier, presented by Napoleon to Prince Albert and lent by the Queen to this gallery. It is titled “La Rixe,” and is sald to be one of that artist's finest works. In the same collection are pictures by Jerome, Edouard Frere, Banton, Lambinet Daubigny, Henriette Browne and others. ‘The Italian journals publish a long description of a casket in massive gold which the city of Turin has presented to the Princess Margherite op the occasion of her marriage. It is inlaid with lapis-lazuli and is set with precious stones, ‘The form ts rectangular, with a cornice at the top and bottom, the whole being in the Italian style of the sixteenth century, A curious theory was advanced some years ago by George Augustus Sala, to the effect that the stage of human civilization is to be calculated by the number of prongs to the fork with which the units of society convey food to the human mouth. He pointed out how thatin semi-barbaric ages and countries this motive power was exercised by means of skewers, daggers and chopsticks, and how from that improved but abominable invention of a two-pronged fork the étite of the world have advanced to the four-pronged mode of cpavevance totheir mouths. Improvements in modern art have established things more astonish- bea errs this, as we see evi on our tables, t the recent sale of the nato we at the Salle Drouat, in Paris, lately, consisting of twenty- three pictures, Rothschild offered a million francs for the collection, but was refused, It was reported that Prince Demidoif, the owner, had sold them to a speculator for half the money, before Rothschild made the offer, The connoisseurs, the museums and aristocracy of Europe, or their representatives, crowded around the auctioneer, and hotly contested for the purchase of each picture, 'The whole realized 1,873,650 francs. The collection included a Tenicrs, an Isaac Van Ostade, Terburg'’s “Congress of Mun- ster” (copperplate) and Paul Potter’s “Pasturage.” AMUSEMENTS. Tue Dramatic FuND Benerrr.—Charles Eytinge last evening gave areading at Steinway Hall in aid of the Dramatic Fund, before an audience of about two hundred and fifty persons, The entertainment was announced asa benefit for the Dramatic Fund; but it is questionakle whether the end sought to be ac- complished by its promoters, amoag whom were a large number of influential citizens, was actually atiained. The inappreciability of human nature 1s decidedly heavy in the scale when the amusement loving public of New York fails to make even a tole- rable success of such a praiseworthy object as aiding those who have catered for years to their taste and for their amusement, but are now unable to earn a hivelitood, The readings were rendered in Eytinge’s usual masterly style, and embraced selections from Shakespeare, Dickens, browning and Whittier. STAGE AT HOME AND ABROAD. a A 8. ry E i day an At Home. Harrison's grand musical festival commences at Steinway itall on the Lsth and lasts one week. will be one of the greatest events, in event, of the season. the prince it tthe only Madame Parepa-itosa will be pal sisgee ad a benetit at the Na a Owens sucveeds her, anfrau is “Badgering” in the “Streets of New York” at McVicker’s, Chicago, Allda Topp played Schumiifii’s A minor concerto at the Boston musicat festival on Wednesday, and made the greatest sensation that any pianist has created in that city during the past season. The Richings opera troupe closed their Philadel- ational, Cincinnati, on phia engagement yesterday with a matinée. ‘They appear at the Frenci theatre t orrow night. Carl Wolfsohn gave his tenth and last F hoven matinée at the Phiiadelphia Academy on Friday last. Bateman’s opera boutre company open in Philadel- phia to-morrow might with “La Grauce Duchesse.”” Miss Fanny B. Price concluded her engagement at the Arch, Philadelphia, yesterday. Louisville was in ecstacies last week over the “Biche aux Bois.” Croce, a Milan luminary, pirou- sot as the principal in the@baliet. La Grange and i py eii two concerts in that city on Thursday nd Fridity. Leo Hudson and her “fiery untamed steed” vividly illustrated the sentiment, ch a gettin’ up stars,’ in the charact-r of Mazeppa, at the Louisville Acade- my, last week, The Webb Sisters are at Virginia City. Miss Mary Mitchell bade furewell to Montreal on the 2d inst. The Cairo Democrat “pitches Into” the managers of a circus that pitched its tent ta that city for not giving a sufticient number of compliacutary tickets to the office, Ristori gi at the Fre ¢ her last representation of “Sor Teresa’? ch theatre yesterday. Abroad. ‘The Italiens closed in the last week of April. Mr. Charles Dickens is expected in Paris, Herr Strauss, the dance composer, has been stricken with paralysis. Professor Anderson exhibits nightly to crowded houses at Sadler's Wells; in the execution of the brated “butterfty trick” his daughter sur; Japanese, who first introduced it. Mr, Wigan reappears at the Queen's this month. “King Lear’ is an immense success at the Odeon, Mr. Kendal, of the Haymarket theatre, will shortly be married to Miss Ione Burke, of tie same house, and formerly of Waliack’s, M viison’s readings commenced on the Ist of ay at tie St. George's Operetta House. The pro- ume was Of an exceedingly attractive and most varied description. Mr. R. Keer the well known highly successful burt Royalty theatre and elsewhere, 1s princip sible for the literary portion of Mr. Jonn Pat entertainment, Miss Lucy Rushton appeared at the Princess’ thea- tre on Monday, a8 Lady Teazle, in “the schoo: for seandal.” The part is one in which Miss Rushton had made a high reputation in New Yok and tiroughout the United staves and Canad: Miss Bateman will appear at the tlaymarket thea. ter on the 19th ofGctober. Her tirst perlormance will be ah.’ During the previous month she will play Wwo engagemenis at bir 3 In consequence of the it. Bonshommes’’ has replaced “Les Parisiens' Vaudeville, “Les Loups et Les Agneaux,” of MM. Crisafulii and Stapleaux, will immediately be pro- duced, Mr. Pandmann has appeared at the Theatre Royal Manchester, as Hamlet, ccording to the local Miss M, Palmer was author of many esquies produced at the 3 H very interesting Ophelia. ‘The fricuds of air, Ferdinand Jonghimans, the late id and Canterbury Malis, Heman with a testimo- bout to present that ge nial a8 a inark Of their respe At tne Fol » new pieces are both great auce One, et Douilleite,” is a one st vaudeville by M. Eugéne Moreau. The second, erlan Frit, i @ one acc operetia by MM. Mar: quet aud Deibes, with music by M. George Douay. in this Paul Legraad is exceedingly droll. montis past has served as as et for ridicule nd merriaent to che London and Paris pape s, Lowe om earta it managed ty cross the Atianile, WAVAL GAZETTE. WASHINGTON, May 9, 1868, ‘The following naval orders have been issucd Captalu Thomas M, Brasher has beeu detached from the coimmaud of the rrecona and placed on waiting orders. Couimauder Francis M. Baker has been detached from the command of the Unadilia and granted a sick leave. Master F. M. Sheppard has been detached from the Portsmouth and placed on waiting orders. Acting Volunteer Lieutenant George B. Livingston has been detached from the South Pacitlc squadron and placed on waiting orders, vaymasier Li. M. Denniston has been detached frou duty as naval storekeeper at Rio Janeiro and ordered fo the United States to settle accounts. Acting Passed Assistant Surgeon N. L. Campbell has vbeew detached from special duty at the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and grated leave prior to his discharge. Acting Assistant Surgeon Robert Cowie, from the naval hospital of New York, was detached from daty on the Ist of June and discharged frou service on that date, Commander Robert Boyd, Jr., has been ordered to the receiving ship Ohio. Paymaster J. &. Sofree has been ordered to the practice sip Savannah, Paymaster Forbes Parker has been ordered to Rio Janeiro as naval storekeeper. The following oiicers have been honorably dis charged :—Actii Ensigns Henry W. ©. O'Hara, a Adier; Past Assistant Surgeon Henry Mann and Acting Assistant Surgeon John D. Malone, MBLANCHOLY R&SULT OF 4 BOYS’ QUARREL.—TWO boys, one nine and the other ten years of age, quar- relled last night on Mulberry street. Cornelius and Daniel Murphy were the names of the you a iste, Daniel threw a glass bottie rt Coraktins, ruck his left and ed ite sight ‘ef. Fectually. The culpri’ wan arenes and locked fect . At the sbctu preeyset stauon hones, ” EUROPE. Queen Victoria Informed of the Attack on Prince Alfred. Nature and Extent of Wound on the Royal Duke. FINANCIAL PROSPECTS IN FRANCE ‘The German mail steamship Deutschland, Captain ‘Wessels, from Southampton April 28, arrived at this port yesterday afternoon, bringing a mail report in detail of our cable dispatches to the day of sailing from England. Telegrams from India dated Bomb: April 11, report :—Market for goods improving. Shipments of cotton during the fortnight, 95,000 bales. Freights, 653, per ton. ENGLAND. The Assassination News from Australia=How the Duke of Edinburg was Wounded—Queen Victorian Hearing the Announcement—Re- port of the Victory in Abyssinia—Labor “Strikes” and a Fight. The Duke of Buckingham and Chandos had re- ceived another telegram from the Earl of Belmore, dated the 3ist of March, 1868, Sydney, Australia, which reports that his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburg was progressing favorably. A despatch received at the Admiralty from Commo- dore Lambert states that the ball entered the back of the Prince half an inch from the spine, struck the ninth rib, followed round the course of the rib and lodged five inches from the umbilicus and four inches and a quarter beneath the right nipple, hav- ing traversed a distance of twelve inches and a quar- ter. The same authority says that on March 20 the Duke was abie to go on board his ship, The assassin was arranred before the Supreme Court charged with “shooting with intent to Kill’? The defence to be set up was stated to insanity. ‘The sad event was announced to Parliament on the 27th of April by the Ministers in both Houses. In the Mouse of Lords the Earl of Matmesbury sai ‘My lords, before we proceed to the public business of the evening | think it my duty to call your lordship’ at- tention to a subject which must have been pamvully present to all your minds during the last two or three days; I mean the atrocious attempt on the life of his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburg. (Cheers.) I am = sure your lordships heard ¢ that attempt with indignation and sorrow, anc 1 think you will be anxious in a public form to show What anxiety and horror that. attempt has aroused. The crime which merciful Provi- dence has prevented from attaining the consumma- tion which was intended is one of no common description, because its inherent atrocity is agura- vated by the fact that, had it been so consummated, it would have been perfectly fruitless to the assassin in its results. No political consequences could have ensued from it, It would have changed no dynasty. It could have removed no obnoxious minister. ‘it could have altered even no unpopular law; and the innocent victim whe was condemned to dea'h by of offen (Hear, 3 i theverore ® that’ we address her Majesty expressing our syimpathy with her on this painful occasion, and (he horror We feel at the crime which has been co;mitied. Your lordsiips, 1 am sure, will hear without surprise that her Majesty received the shock of the intelligence with the courage and calmness characteristic of herself and her race. (Cheeis.) My lords, I move that a humble address be presented tc ajesty to to her Majesty the expressi row and with which we have Ii Hof the atro- ot to assassinate his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburg while on a visit to ifer Majesty's loyal Australian colonies, and of our heartfelt con- ations to her Majesiy at his preservation from mortal injury; and to assure her Majesty of the sym- pathy of the House in her present anxiety, and earnest hope for the speedy recovery of his Royal Highness, (Loud cheers.) Earl RusskLL—If the noble Earl will permit me I should wish to second the motion be has just made— to congratulate her Majesty on the failure of this most dreadful attack. The noble Earl has very jusily safd that no purpose could have been angwered ‘by it; bat this wreiched conspiracy of renians, hav- ing no power to eft ny thing against the authority of the Crown or government, appears to have taken a general license to commit the crime of murder in any partof the world, (Hear, hear.) 1, therefore, entirely a ree with the address t her Majesty whic the noble Earl has moved, ‘The address was agreed to unanimously, A letter from Holyhead, of the 25th of April, de- scribes the landing of the Prince and Princess of W thefr return from Iretand, nt to the royal party of tie brother in Australia yacht, attended by the Enchan’ Ss and Heltcon, and escorted by the Minotaur, A les and Warnor, lett the waters of Dublin Bay soon alier four o’clo.tc this morning and proceeded toward Holyhead, but a col- liston with a merchant vessel obliged the Achilles to part company off the Kish Ligut in order to tow the wekiess craft to shore, and the squadron, thus re- duced, made a very rapid run over to the Welsh coast, Which they reached in less than three and three-quart Tr hours, Ateight o'clock tue la ship aud Warrior saluted his Royal Highness, and svon after- it and the an- 1 ward the royal to the pier, folowed by There was sad news for the Prince, Sir W. Knoliys had receiv:d a telegram to aanounce = the attempt on the life of the uke of Edinburg, and the Prince of Leiningen received a communication to the same effect. it is undersiood that the trinee was deeply affected at the intelligence, and there was a gloom cast on the royal party which could not be dispelled by the hearty welcome of the large crowd at the lauding place, or by the general rejoicing at u whens. Accounts e firming the first telegrams in reference to the death of King Theo- dorus, the safety of the prisoners and the return of tue British expedition frou Abyssinia, On this occa- sion the London journals used the New York HEKALD'S special telegrams reporting the events, duly crediting the HekaLp for iis enterprise aud liberality. The London Times of the 27th ultimo, speaking of Mr. Gladstone’s personal defence letter, says:—Tue letter from Mr. Gladstone which we publisued on Sat- urday will afford to the greaser part of the British pub- lic a curious revelation, and ther Satis Ory. the letter, reveals, in the first place, a uepth ot foliy and gul- ibility in certain classes aud regions which he hoped had jong become obsolete, The bugbears which frightened old tory squires and country parsons a hundred and fifty years ago were conceivahie wien they had no better information than Dyers News- letter, and when they sellom stirred beyond a few miles from their village or their seat, But the fabri- cations which, according to Mr. Gladstone, have been “assiduously circulated in diffe parts of the country within the vast fortnigit or thereabouts,” are redlly not mu er than the stories which had so disturbed the foxnunter—that the lions in the tower had been ailing ever since the accession of the the House of Hanover, and that Charlies I, sat very loose in his seat at aring Cross. There is no doubt tha! country people have shaken their heads from time to ime over similar fancies and svsurdiiies; but we really did think that in these tines of intelli. gence, of lie pies, of general intercourse, and of Couimon sense, the day of such fictions had passed, * * * Men like Mr. Disraeli and Mr. Gladstone have at all Umes the ear of the Louse of Commony for personal as weil us for public matter of the least geverai interest. Any fabrication that could do Mr. Giwistone the slightest damage would be sure to me befo elim ti tue House ina form whic Le could nouce, Anything which is too Sag or wo ridiculous to occupy the attention of the Louse of Commons ts beneath tue dignity and unworthy the notice of a great slaeoman, Public meetings were held in Dundee, Stirling and Land Kesolu tons were unanimously adopted to that the irish Church shouid be disestaly- lowed; tiat grants of money should awn from all religious denominations in be withd Ireland; and that pecitions embodying these views be transinitted to Parliament. ‘Tie Government Education bill was read a second time in the slouse of Lords without a division, April 27. Itencounteved a vigorous opposition frou a few of the liberal \ords; but Lord Granvilie expressed @ decided assent, and stated that Lord Russell con- curred with him. This amounts to an acceptancy of the cad principle of the bill, aod is au important resuit. Une of the largest and strongest iron-clada ever built in England for any rorelan goverument was ag ge launched April 25, Sie was originally built for the Turkish government, but was subse- quently purchased by the Prussian government, to whom she now belongs, She is uamed tue Kung Wilhelm, 1 six thousand tons and built to carry pa | #ix three hundred anders, made of hain- mered steel and all capabie of being tired wi seventy-five ound charges as often as tw! @ minute. Among the thousands of spectators at the launch were his Royal Highness Prince Adal- bert of Prussia, attended A sdoputanon of distin: guished oMcers of the orth i ¢ ‘ A body of fcolllers of “strike,” arined with blade rough Wigan, in the direct of | pita at Standish. “They were chased by soldiers and the Police, out by the dime they were overtaken at Standish they had already suitered a deieat in a skirmish With the lucal constabulary. FRANCE. It is understood that negotiations have been defini- tively concluded by the French Credit Foncier and — ; on the 3 other parties for a new loan of £' to be introduced in ‘and London; bat very clear explanations regarding the predise tion of Egyptian finance and stringent 7 with regard to this being @ final appeal to the mar- kets for some years to come were considered meces- sary. Paris advices mention that a loan of £4,000,000 stock, with lottery prizes, is about to be introduced for the Suez Canal. Baron de Budberg was completely recovered from the results of his late duel. A most destructive fire took place at a cotton manufactory at Colmar, and property to the value of £60,000 was destroyed. iy AUSTRIA. The Jewish Persecution in the East. ‘The new Free Press states that it has recently re- ceived from Jassy a list of 130 Jewish families, com- prising 1,100 souls, wno have been expelled from the Bistrita districts of Moldavia. The journal alleges that it is in possession of oMcial documents proving that these wigs acts occurred by order of the authorities at Bucharest, and promises to publish cae of names and the documents on the foliowinz MASS MEETING OF BAK ERS, The New York and Brooklyn Bakers Council, A mass meeting of the journeymen bakers of \ York and Brooklyn was held last night at Commo, weaith Hall, over the Post Ofice, Brooklyn, take into consideration the advisability of secu an increase of wages and a reduction of work hours. They are also endeavoring to secure @ lar membership in the Protective Union and creat: liveher interest pmang the members in the meetin At the present time there are upwards of two hi dred members attached to the Union in New Yor! and about one hundred and sixty in Brooklyn. T wages of the journeymeu bakers at the present t me vary from $12 to 20 per week, board being included. The hours of labor are frou sixteen to eighteen @ day, and they are anxious to have tue time reduced to twelve. The meeting was calied to order at ten o’ciock by Mr. Thomas Nixo! Hasty was introduced, aud stated the object for which’ they assembled, What they wanted was a fair day’s wages for ir day’s work, They have to work from four- t to sixteen hours a day, and he thousut they were most seriously’ oppressed. ‘Lhey had a great responstoiity resung upon their shoulders, and he chou,ut it was pardy tueir own fault. A journeyman vaker was capabie of doing & good day's work, and the subsiauce in pay should be sufticient to support the bouy substance, (Ap- Plause.) He hoped journeyien Would fast in ‘they did not desire to pe r They had brea worki up to the pr Most HolWng, and Le wad KNOWL ov) to Work aneutire Week for $s, not euvugh to Support any man. Now ail they Wanted Was w iair rewuneration for their work. He hoped tue New en Would sivp up and Inake a ew reimarns. Mr. Jacob Knob.och, president New iork Unions Nos. 2 aud «, then add: meeting, staung the object of the p whe Speaker ailuded to the su New York bakers la lod4 aud wel (hat the bakers: of Brooktyn did not jom (em at tuat time because they took no interest in the i ile appeaied to the Brovnij a den to or.anize Lhoroaghiy, as obuer this Union, 3. of the 1th mechanics did. Was not vier tr hanical oney Why, he thought tue trade was one of the fist trades’ in tue ened Sates of Amevica. (Ap- plause,) He said chat tie saves in te south wad been treed, and the only shives in our land to-da: were ine bakers. ‘fhe legroes were free, but the bukers had stepped into” their suoes. (Cries of “favs $0.7) Oh, Ne Would tell his fellow journ they did not waut to steep any iouger in cements where they Worked; half of tie meq slept in tue same hols (hey Wo. ked in from Moi ROFL t Jated an instane some of his nes in Charleston # few years ago had ret upon the anaiversary ot the emancipation, saying to him, “This is our day, to-morrow’s your day.’? (Oteers.) But wien We bakers ere Wanted to gO to a place of aniuscinent or to church, they had to ask Uneir bosses, Who Were sure to teil ther to return in tine to “put in tue sponge.” (Laughter) ‘I! said “Muster, you must put it in speaker also e catch the German emigrants at Castle Garden and employ them for $5 a month, at the same time prom- ising that ff they worked well fora year they Wouul theu receive $6. Many of them were kept until they had no senses, (Liughter.) im couclusion, he urzed the Brooklyn men to urguuize theuseives thorouguly iu order iat they might meet wiui success, Mr. Knoblock then addeessed the meeting in Ger- man, aud said tat he feit rejoiced to meet his fellow jenrnree bakeis of Brooxiyn here to-night, ana us object was vo impress upon tueir minds the ne- cessity of acung in concert with their brethren of New York in furtuerance of their own rights and rivileges, and Lo place tieusel an equal foct- g wit their bretaren of the trade who speak an- other language. The bakers of New York had already piade a fourti trial, at each of which they 1; aad the wrouklyn men, too, would they acted ax men who ‘desired to be on an equaiiy with their fellow men should act. He hoped they would not be frightened cut of it from tinidity, arising in a mea- sure from the fact that many of tuem could not speak lish. Were they uot men, aud as suc s were they not entitled to alt the privileges of Ameri- cans of Whatever uauionuuty’ They cercamiy were eutitied to the same rights as oiners; aud why, therelore, should they work for less Wages UniAa others, They could Lo more sty port themselves and famiics than others cou! atthe rate of $6 or $8 per we hich Was barely ,uihcient to keep soul and body togetlier, As tt Was at present they Had no spare tine; they could nuten,oy tiemseives os others could by gumg to paces of amusement, or indulging in recreason in any Wa. but were compelled to if almost ously, aud in addition were oblized to sicep tn uae whoiesoue baseuen’s and holes under the sidewa'ks, This they must remedy tues ves by counpeilla, their employers (0 let tem uove decent accommouu tious, aud also pay tiem, in nud neu boaru. AS afl instance of tie ete tof th CXuansung iavor to which they, as @ class, were Subjected, tae speaker stated that un ast Thurslay eveuug one of thet nuiber was so Weak from overwork Liat he actually fei asieep standing @ use a lainppost. (Laughter.) Was wat the way @ huwan being suould live? Not They had the priviie.e, the same as aay other class, to dewand their riguts aud tain theu In conclusions, Mr. i.nonock — ursec ue Ue! mans to org: with people speaking the English language, so if tucy were Unable to accomplish Uns to form organizations of thelr own in Brookiyn. Let theai now yo to work, aud tet it be sven in Munday's papers tual Lrookiyu, too, Was up and doing by the organization of Union No.2. He hoped po German woud leave the room without sivning his ve to the roll. jution Was adopted to the effect that the bakers demand that tweive hours shail id that the Wages be $18 per aad not less than $15 for Uurd tans, joreuien were ty fx their own wages. This was to take effect the first Monday io A large number of the Brooklyn journeymen bakers then caiae forward and sigue the voll, when the meeting adjourned, UNTED STATES DISTRICT COUAT—<QUITY BRANCH. Dispute Among Internal Revenue Informers— The Champagne Cases. Before Judge Blatchford, The United States vs. 1,575 Packages uf Champagne, and Same vs. 125 Cases of Same.—In tuis case a p tition Was presented to the court by Mr. 8. D. Jones, claiming to be the informer in the seizure of those wines, and therefore entitied to the informer’s share of the penalty paid into court in the shape of com- promise in the suits instituted by the District \ tors ney, the amount of wuich was #16,.00, On that pe- tition Judge Biatchford granted an order to show cause why the prayer of tie petivoner should not be granted. ‘The order to siluW Cause came on for hearing this morvint, and Mr. Soren appeared as counsel for the petitioner, M Costa appeared for the reveaue oulcers and ied an an: swer to the petition, in which tt was denied tuat Joues was the informer, and urrher alle Hiram Barney, tie tien Cot seized the chatiy in pursuance of informal received by fim trom Un itor of the Treasury, communicated from that department to the Depart- ment of Sate, and uot otuerwise. Moutgomery Gibbs, ot Washington, also Claimed to be ‘The in- former in tais case and alone entitied to the inforin- er'a share. He was represented by Mr. ©. A. Seward, and under the circumstances as stated to tie court Judge Blatchiord ordered a reference to a comm s- dloner to take evidence on those conMléting cai aud report that evidence to the court. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COUAT—CRIMINAI BRANCH. Internal Revenue Cases. Before Judge Biatehfor. The United States vs. Thirty. our Barrels of Spirlis seized at No, 891 Ninth strect; yone oa se barrels of Spirits and Distillery seized at No, 393 Eighth soe Same va. One Still seized at No, 122 Clinton pla e.— In those three cases Mr. 8. G. Courtuey, Caited States District Attorney, said that in esol case a Nio- {jou been heard by the court to shui cause for & sta) of proceedings, and as the time had iapsed aud no ep taken by tle CiauANis 14 (vu OF ERE cases, Andas the owner of the stili in linton piace ( os- grove) bad been tried and convicted, He How moved that the order to show cause aud lor a of pro ceedings be set aside aud vacated, urdered acco ingly. ite States v8, Four Cuses of Carpeting; art Py Sarvel containing Jewelty.—in those tw > cases, one of Which «8 Seiced iM iSo®, a Mol oD for a stay of proceedings for a new trid had been ovard, and the co it baving dened the ino- tion for a new trai, Mr. Courtney moved te proce @ jgme)t had aad execution thereof. The court granted the order accordinyly