The New York Herald Newspaper, December 18, 1871, Page 8

—— ee — * enter Tiie-Scene of the Alleged Desecration by the Havana Studenis. ARR Wow Innecent Boys Were Butchered by Brutal Volunteers—The Latest News from the feat of Insarreotion—Spanish Courtesies to United Statee Naval Officors Havana, Deo, 10, 1871. although this city ts apparently quiet after the Yecent excitement, yet the arrival of American ‘veasels-of-war and the reports that war vessels of other nations are ordered here, the pubiished tele- graphic extracts of those parts of the Presidenvs Message relating to Cuba, the news of the indignant reception in the United States of the particulars of the massacre of the unfortunate and innocent young students, and, furthermore, the ramors that troops are expested from Spam to garrison Havana, and thus gradually disarm the volunteers—all tend to keep up an unquiet state of feeling, and a sense of general uneasiness permeates the roreign residents, more especialiy Americans, for shouid there result any dificulties between Spain and the Unjted States they Wouid be in a most unpleasant postin, ‘The government here is endcavoring to deny the outrageous and bloody mutivons conduct of the volunteers, declares that everything proceeded in order, and that no excesses were committed. The opinion of all foreign residents 18 unanimous in re- gard to the late events, convinced, as they are, that no crime, political or civil, had been committed by the unfortunate students, and that their lives were sacrificed to satisly the clamor of the voluntecrs and we pressure exercised by them over ihe authorities. In wew of the many condicting, and, in some cases, horribly absurd and wicked rumors repeated to your correspondent concern- ing tne acts of the students within the cemetery, ‘and with the desire, pow that the passions have somewhat calmed down, of putting the real facts of the so-called ‘uesecration” before ihe readers of the livRaLp, your correspondent one day this past week proceded the cemetery to inspect the tombs of Gonzalo Castaiion aud Ricardo Guzman. TUL GRAVES OF CASTANON AND GUZMAN, ‘The Havana Cemetery ts at tne end of La Calle Ancha del Norte, at the outskirts of the ‘ity. At- tached to the cemetery 1s St. Lazarus’ Hospital and the residence of the curé in charge of the cemetery. Part of the hospital was used to insiruct the siudencs of the Royat Havana Untverstty 1 practi- cal anatomy. Upon arriving at the cemetery your correspondent found the large tron gate locked, ‘Tho curé was promenading in front of his reslaence, und immediately sent a boy, with a tremendous large key, to open the gate, ‘his introduced him into the principal cemetery, which consists of a patio, or yard, about six bundred ieet long and four hundred wige, enclosed in a wall twenty feet high in these walls are arranged the iu tlers of four, one above the olper in periect symmeiry. Each niche is about two and @ half fect high and a litule over two feet wide. Each one has its number; many have marble slabs, ‘with a emall wooden frame, and glass to protect the inacriptions and wreaths from the rain. The major aty are entirely plain, ‘This princiral yard or enclo- sure contains about two thousand five hundred niches. Attached to this priucipal yard are ten others, separated from the first one by a large iron gate, whic was locked, but was kindly opened by orders of the curd, upon your correspondent’s re- ee. ‘fbese patios, or yards, are each about five unured feet long and about sixty-two feet wid enclosed in walis of tue same height as the principal yard, and about tweuty leet thick. Niches are like- Wise symumetricaliy arranzed in tiers of jour, and each enclosure has from seven hunured to eight baadred of them. The niche of the Gonzalo Casta- fion 181n the third patio on the wall to the right aiter entering, aud is marked No. 47s, 1i resembies the rest of the niches, anc has a plain marble slab, with the only visible inscription, * Gonzalo Vasta- fon,” in black letters; the rest of the space 1s cover. ed with wreaths of artificial flowers of immortelles, evergreens, beads and crosses and ribbons; the whoie 1s covered with a thin glass, mm a slight wooden trame. This glass cov- ering has four irregwar scratcies, no doubt efected with a diamond ring. No other marks ol “desecration,” profanauon, or violence to the miche could be discernei, no Geiamatory inscription could be Been or any traces of any; nothing what- ever that would attract the atteniion of a casual visitor, and only upon close imspectuion could the goratches be detected. There, well-walled, wag hidden what remained of Gonzalo Castanon; no one iad aisturved nis bones, not a brick or a piece of Moriar had been detached som his resting place. Likely the “a consisted in carry: on e which adorned the outside or the it for this that eight yoang students, one Laborde, only fifteen years and four vid and the oldest only eighteeu years, have Fed violent deaths’ Tuuty are still working with the cham-gang breaking stones and repairing streets of this city, mumervus families are thrown uato everlasting grict and mourning and the past is tand wili soon be forgotten, so say the Havana urnais. From the niche of Oastaion your corre- spondent proceeded to that of Ricardo Guzman. It ts on the saine wall, marked with No. 667; lias oul; the inscription visibie, rcardo Guzinan el bueno: the rest of the piurble slab is covered, like Cas- tafon’e, with riuvons, crosses, &c. Un the outside ofthe hiche, on @ nail, hangs @ wreath of im- mortelies, ajtached to which 1 a ribbon thr inscrip- aches wide,.with the foltowi rin Von: —“Recuerao de gratitud de Eduardd Not a scratch veiaces this niche and it is without an fayury of any kind. THE MILITARY SITUATION. Regarding the situation of mulitary affairs and the dusurrection, trustworthy reports {rom the interior tend to prove that the iusurrection still survives and Js progressing, With slight advantages gained by the insurgents in the districts of Las Tuhas aud Cama- any . in @sorue lately made by Colonel Morales de jos Rios near Las i uias, Vicente Garcia, the 1amous and Intrepid Cuan chie!, attacked and cut off Dios’ entire rear guard, composed of eighty men. Other eugagemenis are said 10 have takeu piace in the Orst named district, but all details are carefully Withheid by the government. A gentleman recently arrived from the interior of Camagtey—not at-all a Cuban symMpathizer—reiates that the condition of afairs has not at all improved for the Spaniards; that the msurgents under General Ygnacio and Eduardo Agramonte are doing much damage to we small coluimns of Spaniah troops, harassing them continually and gradually diminishing their num- bers. Some small vodies of mobilizadas, or moblots, have been eptirely gobbled up, and only a iew per- Tilted to escape tO tell the tale o/ their disaster, Al Ue military hospital Of Nuevitas there are over fix Lundrea wounded and sick soldiers, the ma- jority saflermg from the endemic diseases of this island, trom the faiigues of the campaign and local fevers. ‘Lue hospital at Peerto Principe 1s crowded with over oue housaud soidicrs sudering “imularly. ‘The Havana davies continue tO report uews saow- ing the Jeasi sign of udvanvage to the Spanish arms. For instauce, Palinarejo’s culumu, operating be- ween the 1vth aud 25th ultimo, made one prisuner, armed with a revolver, Gestroyed three small fanches and captured five persons—women and chiidren. On the 2d in-t. forces belonging to the First battalion of the Tarra, regiment fought a group ol eight or teu revels, dispersed them and wounded one. A tel comes from Sautiago de Cuba to the effect Cat Morales de los Rios had engaged the band oi Fajardo ju the Gorro and Gulra moun- tains, had Wounded taree und dispersed the band hey Would lave dispersed on thelr own accord), Deaides 1n other operaluous eilected seven kilied and five prisoners. PROCLAMATION OF THE NEW GOVERNOR OF HAVANA, His Excellency the pewiy-appoinied poilucal Goverbor, upon taking possessivun Of his office, ad- dresses (ae following Lo Lae inhabitants of Liavana:— Appointed by His Majesty political Governor of this city, itis my first cu dre A detender of the national integrity, you wi jeu to fulfil my duty, #5 lar au ivy powers will permit, advaueing in the efreie of dy atuibutious as many improvemcats 48 possible, and with a strong band extirpating all the abuses which may be Giecovered 18, tne administration or the ofleers whisis de- don me, Respect to authority, order and tranquility are the ne- 3 of every civilized people, and particularly of a popu- ted to commerce, its paraly zation but counting upon your eil.cient jain at all cost 8: cred and For more than sizteen years many of you know me dir- charging diferent offices in the saministration of justice; as ever, I eiuail be ied protector of we yood and an all those who depart srom the pata of Jeo been the sentiment of Lis Majesty Upon appointing me, and to realize i contributing to your tranquillity and well-velng is tue on.y aspiration of vour po- Ittteal Governor, JUAN JOSE MOKENO General A. A. Torbert, appointed Unijed States Conaui General at unis port, arrived on the steamer Coiumbia. AMEXUCAN OPPICERS FETED BY THE SPANIARDS, There are new in port the United Scates monttor, Terror, and the guuvoats Nipsic and Kansas, ‘The oMicers are well receiy om #20re, The Cayng epee, notably the Spanish club of Havana, pas offered them ali its courtesies and thrown epen its doors to them. This is ihe Spanisu politieal clud of the isiand, and many of is members are yer prominent in the business Of directing the govern. ment. Great festiviucs ure expecieg for Corisinas and New }eor's in the siape of Lalis and suppers, Ab Which it ts expected Lae Amereau outtons will shine vesplendent, 10 opera during the past week we nove hea the of repeution oi Fro And Kigoievto,?! aud jast eveulig, e oO Mise, Daitl in good Jnpression on , ana Will Prove ac ule jn the pigber VOles OL CPtds ihe Jaty hex ang aud geod- Wookie —Valuatle aadcts to sg andl b Aina BOR AC voice Oi greut sweetuess and texihity, Bihousb Yot Veryeion.t PCAYEE Chose tus leliey yOUr COTsespORdent Ye hep |, wbihty, | Sprites. i often fails to AND THE DRAMA. nnn “The Black Crook.” ‘The “Btnck Crook,” about which probably more has been writtenthan any other plece.of 1s day, ‘will be revived for the second time at Nibio’s this evening. It ‘wouta be idle now to discuss the ques- able exhibition of immoralty. clamors against it there has come the successtui standing defence of “Evil be to lum who evil thinks,” aad there 1s certainly a very large section of the public to which the “leg drana,” with its voluptuous splendors, is a singularly pleasing form of excitement. The “Crook,” whose glories ‘will dazzle our eyes this evening, 15, however, @ very, very revised edition of the old Simon pure, original piece. The thread of the story and the names of the characters (including among others, our old frie&id Zamiel), have indeed been preserved; and so has the demon dance, or as it is DOW appro- priately described on the Dills “Orgia a Passo Demon}; but in nearly ail else the piece 1s new. New dances, new costumes, new music, new aotors and actresses aud damseuscs, new eftects, and in many tableaux new scenery, Dave practically 80 altered this ‘grand, romantic, magical and spectacular” drama that im many places it will be utterly unfamiliar to its old patrons, And so far as can be judged from a view of a rehearsal we thiuk the alterations have been decidedly for the better. Ome decided improvement is the prom- nence now given to the music, Signor Operti, With patient geuins, has been jaboring for months in arranging aud composing the vocal aud in:tru- menta) material for this revival, and he bas admi- We shall give here a list of the principal songs, duets aud quartets which have now been given a place in the performance. Duet, “Dear Love, Be True—Rudolph and Amina, Quartet, “Cackoo and Crow”—Amina, Carling, Rudolph and Von Paffengruutz, one, (with dance), ‘Fascinating Little Man"— arline, Song (with dance), “The Three Crawis—Broad- way, Bowery and Filth avenue”—Carline. Song, *L’Allegro”’—Stalacta, Song, “Cupid's Mischiels’’—Stalacta. Brindisi quartet, “Venus, Wine and Song’— Stalacta, Carline, Rudolph and Greppo. All of the above, with the exception of *Cupid’s Mischiefs,”” as well as the marches, ballets and overture, are the original compositions of signor Operti; aud they give the “Crook” aon altogether new character. As now produced, itis even, to some extent, a naturalized English opera bouge, Miss Kate Santley takes the principal part of Stalacta, and her personal beauty, combined with a voice of great sweetness and no inconsiderable power, toge:her with great stage experience 10 making herself a favorite with the class of public drawn to this species of performance, are a satil- cent guarantee of her success. We have no doubt that a@ few score foolish young men will fall in love with her at her very first appearance, and this will alone Rive the theatre a very tair regu- lar audience; although, being a decided blonde, ghe may now be considered somewhat ont of fashion. Miss Jenny Lee, as Carline, will probavly take very mucb the place of Mullie Cavendish in the first production of the piece. She hag already, as Mary Meredith, in ‘Our American Cousin,’’ shown great power over an American audience, and now that she is reinsiated in a roie nearly ap- roaching her most popular style of pluying in inglanda—that of @ burlesque actress—she wu: be even more successful. She plays with an archness, @ spirit and ana bandon that will undoubtedly be wondertuily attractive toa New York house. Her voice, also, is better than we have hitherto been accustomed toin her part, and her songs of the “Fascinating Little Man’ and “Three Crawis’? will probably take the theatre by storm. Mis9 Bessie Sudiow, too, as Amine, has much nrwre to do than the character was ever credited with in revious editions of the “Crook.”’ She slugs charm- ingly, isan established favorite with the public, and nas a better opportunity than ever of cult vating their favor. Kudojph is taken by Mr. Arthur Matthison, who was originally enzaged in England for the first “Black Crook,” though the contract was broken of by un unforeseen chance. His voice, though not of very at power, is O! good quality, and he will doubiless play the part acceptably. Felix Rogers, Morton and Harry Pearson £1) tie ae of Greppo, the Black Crook ana Von ffengruntz. ‘the ballet, however, will still remain one of the most promiuent featores of the piece, perhaps the most prominent in tne eyes of many of the havicues of the theatre. The premier danseuse 1S Mile, sassi, a graduate of the Seala Theatre at Milan, and eminently deserving of public favor. She is assisted @ COrps Of aasist- ant artists and cory phees of great beauty, skill and ex) ence. The “Demon Dance” wil be produced With a splendor and etiectiveness such as will sur- Pass every previous effort of the kind on the Ameri- can stage. ‘The iniant valet troupe—the bt, Felix family—will be also a great attraction. Whey dauce with @& care, grace and ease that will compel applause even from vete ran playgoers. An entirely new atiraction 1s a troupe of trained animals, some of which perform almost incredivie feats o/ intelugence, First among them ts the ‘educated goat,” winch rides upon a horse aod dances and jumps and shows an apprecl- ation of music such a3 18 only equalled, even in tra- dition, by Wat wonderiul animai who plays such a conspicuous part iu Victor Hugo's “Notre Dame.” Then there are also the cclebrated clown dog Gri- maldi und a monkey of altogether exceptional The Mayiitons again appear as atiendant In the ‘sceuery there are many very strik- mg and novel efiects, In one tavieau sieam is used instead of the usual veu ol gauze to bide the development of a transformation scene, and light of almost every tue is throwa upon it and produces perfectiy magicai efiects. There is another scene—tbe bath oi the Nymphs—in which vhe coryphées are apparently undergolug a shower batn of scented walter, which will undoubtedly be a great attraction. There is no doubt whatever about there belug a full nouse to-night, as all the seats have long been | taken, It is very likely, also, that tke piece will | Rave again a long ran, as the management have with commendable enterprise. exerted themselves to make tnis latest revival of the “Crook” the most magnificent spectacle we have ever seep on te American stage. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, rably succeeded, At Home. Dion Boucicault is writing a $10,000 drama for Jennie Wallace, A remarkable manifestation of ability .was Mr. Jerome Uopkins’ “Piano Lecture Concert,” given last Tuesday aiternoon for the Orpheon Free Choral Schools. He kept his audience for an hour anda halt deeply interested by an amusing and highly instructive series of short musical “talks" of avout ten minutes each, between which the au- dieuce were invited to se.ect pieces to be played | from a programme of 100 pieces from wearly all the greatest masters, Mr. Hopkins rendered thirtecn | compositions entirely from memory, among which were works by Handel, Beethoven, Bach, De Meyer, Gotischals, Siephen Heller and others. The per- formance was ceriainly a novel aad curious suc cess. Masical Doings Abroad. Liszt aud F, Hiller have both celebrated the last mouth their sixtieth anniversary. Miss Laura Harris has made her début in Lisbon as Gilda, in Verdi's “Rigoletto,” with complete success, Madame Patti appeared in Moscow on November 4s Dinorah, aod was cailed for twenty-one tumes. The receip"s were £1,250. Miss Agnes Zimmerman, the com poser and pla- niste, is editing a fresh edition of beeunoven's plano- forte sonatas, with annotations. The Countess Gilbert de Voisons, better known to the world as Tagiiom, is about to return to England It 1s nearly twenty-five years since she jeft the stage. Mario, residing with his three daughters in the suburbs of Loudon, has received offers to sing on the Continent. His last contract with Mr. Gye for- bids nis appearance in Englaud at any public per- formance. ‘The present season at the Haymarket Theatre has, Mr. bucksione says, been Lhe most prosperoas he has knowa during di® eighteen years of manage- ment, excepting the Duudreary season snl tie Exiubitivn of 1852. ters of Her Majesty’s Theatre will be ‘that the celebrated tenor, Sigaor Don . ighiy-tWo years ol age, 18 wel 1, Gua, wheré another tenor, 8 iL nor ivanoil, che Russian aruist, 18 lying, As there Js every ladisation that we shall be aflorded au opportunity of ustening to the famous pianist, Mme. Arabela Goddard, next sca 60, OF & perhaps, during this, the following notice of her appearance at the Monday Joputgr Converts, [rom wie London Standard, wey prove iti teres tn, “Jue onef aitraction wes the first appearance of Mune, Arabeila Gotdard in Loudon since tae sume y reception Mue. Godaard met with @ Most enthusiastic Kind, and seemed to 88, What all musicians i, London know, that to her jacomparavle talents is due the high status these concerig frst obtained among musical imeti- (uhons and tugt It Was ber no#e devotion to bigh ars (Manifested by perio mances of works which wearcely another pianiet iv the work would venvure to play 1a pubic, such as Beethoven's Opus 106 and i Hanoiorte compositions of that period) which chanyed the euaracrer Chopseli's entertam- aud nduged o' argsts to Jorego ad COP CAT QVIAES ANT ADEM Ie the sympathres Ap‘) wiusioal celmes Of ther audieuces through the Clobomle Woisn OF Yeelhoven, oA aOhL sad ahi has ‘LD) ONDA’ r 1 ; ate ees cee ine THE LONLON STAGE. Return of Mr. Boacicaalt to the Metropolitan Boarde—An Old French Play in English Form—\ Qhastly Drama at the Lyceum— ‘The Irreprowible Nigaer of Remancc—Mis- cellaneons Items, Lonpon, Deo. 2, 1871. At the Gaiety Theatre, last Wednesday evening, Mr. Dion Bouctcault experienced @ most enthust- astic reception on tne occasion of his return to the London stage, from which he had been absent too Jong, if not for his own comfort certainly for the en- joyment of the town. Four years have elapsed since Mr. Boucicaalt Jast troa the metropolitan Doards, and it isnot too much to say that during that long period no Irishman wortny of the name appeared there. Upon the stage the conventional Irishman was for gencrationa a prime favorite. There, at all ovents, those wretched sectarian and political quarrels which are the bane of his exist- ence in every-day life had no infuence. Those social and convivial qualities with which Nature bas 80 marvellousiy endowed hin had full play in the mimic empire of the arama, and Paday stood forth dn all bis native fan, jollity and good humor—'‘the le of pleasure and the oul of whim.” In almost every comedy of note written during the elghtecnth century an Irishman figures cengpicuously. He was an indhgpensable member of the dramatis persone; and no play had much chance of success which had not a strong flavor of Celtic wit. Of late years our Hiberufan has been a stranger upon the stage; the reason, doubtless, bemg that there are now 82 few actors capable of impersonating bim In fact, the Irishman vanished with Tyrone Power and not until the coming of Mr. Dion Boncicaul was thore any comedian upon the London boards who had any pretension to be regarded aS & suitaple successor to tne admirable actor who—alas! the day-.went down in the President, Never faving seen Power I am net able to say whether Mr. Boucicault acts a3 well; but comparisons are proverbially odious, and there can be no doubt but Mr. Bcucicault acts with de- hghtfml zest, spirit and humor, and that bis per- formanco 1s most exhilarating and enjoyable. The piece in which he elected to appear the other even- ing bears tno ttle of “Night and Morning,” and the playbill not only describes it as “new,” but attriputes the authorship to Mr. Boucicault bimself. Ir “Nignt and Morning” be indeed what it claims to be, ‘‘a new comedy by Mr. Boucicault,” what on earth can that French play be which madame de Girardin wrote many years ago under tne ttle of “La Jole Fait Peur,” and of which “Night and Morn- ing’? 13 hitle more than a translation? ‘inhls prac- tice of adapters arrogating to themselves the glory of having omginated ihe works which they simply manipuiate to their purpose—not unfrequently spoiling them m the process--aas gone too sar and deserves rebuke, Having given to the word some one hundred and fifty plays, 1a Many of which he has eatabiished his right to the praise of orginality, Mr. Houcigault might assuredly have left Madame de Girardin in peaceiul possession of her charming litte dvama. Surely, it cannot be pretended that by staining iis cheeks with walnut juice, alter the Manuer of the Gypsies, and giving hin quotner name Brown becomes the father of Robinson's child. The honors of parentage were cheapiy bought at such arate, I know that if 1 were @ father and any oae was to steal my cluld—but there, Jet not imagi- nation dweli upon so fearful a contingency, suflice it to say that if any man were to appropriate the ofispring of my dram or lay claim, Jor instance, 0 one Ol these Jucomparable letters, what should 1 do? Well, Iam nota man ol extreme measures; 1 should ve sorry Lo adopt a barsh course; but 1 would eat his heart in the market place—thav’s all. More thai that 1 would not sees todo. 4 Not help thinking that Mr. Boucicauly has treated Madame de Girardin somewhat sbavbily, In we French piece the interest centres in a vencrable old lady, Whose sou 18 presumed to have Taliea m vattle, to the mconsolable sorrow of «as Paddy would say) “is only mother.” In point of fact the son in ques. thon is Hot Jost, but, on the contrary, alive and vig- orens; and alier he bas been mourued for dead and ail his relatives have made Wemseives as black us ravens on bis account, in he walks ove fing sunny Morning, a stalwart abd prosperous genwleman, to inite amazement of en oid mau servant who devotedly attached to Rin irom boynood, duempts of tie-various members of the family at first to conceal the true state of the case and then to break the bews With such delicacy aud caution to the old lady thay the joyful itelligence may not prove the death or her through excess of rapture constitute thencetorwara tue whole busi- ness of the plot. Mr. Boucicanlt changes the cmef mouurner irom the mother oi the absentee into nis wile, an aileration wich seriousiy injures the vrat- sembiance of the story, fur widows manage sonic. how or other to get over the logs of taeir husbands, and, as Mr. Weiler profoundly observes, ‘are in- consviable only uulil his successor appears;” but a mother 18 Not so easily comforted under the be- reavement of ason. All the characters are liberi cized, aud tye old servant, played 1 the original with sach consunnnate avility by Mr. Rexnier, is how acted with no lite ski by Mr Boucicault, Who 13 alcer- hately humorous ani pathetic, and 1 each Case Las juli command oves ihe sympathies of tue audience, Never the anguisn oi widowhood depicted mre poignantly than ib Miss Aga Cavendish’s inipersoua- Uob Of Mra. Desmond. I never beloie saw a widow 80 invonsolable, Qhd So compielciy was J carried away by the jlusion of the scene thatif it hak not been Jor the strong remousiances oi a lady who Was siiting oy my side and who takes an upaccoun able luterest in me, 1 should certainly bave gone to tne stage door oa the concluston of the piece and offered ny hand aud heart to tae widow as the only means in my power of assuaging her sorrow. It took tuily ao hour and @ hall of expostuiatioa on the part oi my lair neighbor to dissuade me frow my oenevolent purpose aud to convince me that tie “Widow? IM tae pisy 1s No widow at all, but a gifted aud accomplished matien, lor whom 1 1s to be hoped all tue viessinys of matrimony are setia store. Mr. and Mra, Boacicault will appear together in a new play callel “lfie’ on Monday next, Both arusts mean to proceed next y to the Uniced states, but previous to ther departare tiey will julnl a fareweil engagement of a huadred nights’ duration at the Gasety Theatre. A VAINFUL PLAY. Atthe Lyctum a new versiou of the “Just Polo- nats’ of Ma. Erekimann and shawian has pec produced under the uatmavuiary ttle of “fe Bellis,” and sees likely enouga to have w#run. ‘tine Interest of tis play 1s palulully powerful, cousist- Ing, as It does, in Lug main of a most yoignant and harrowing piciore of the mental anguish. of a possess himseif of whose riches he had siuin the manu in coid blood, finging his body alterwaras intoa limekUn in ‘the hope of thus destroying ail trace anu evidence of guilt, But conscience 1s Dot 80 easily appeased, and, Inough forvane favors juin aud he has one dariug daughter, upon whom he Destows his Mi-gotvea gulus lor a marriage portion, he is utierly miserable. At night he dreams that he 18 brougbt to justice, aud ail the Incidents Of a criminal trial are’ pictured vo als distr Bat what mosi tortures nim 18 Uke lmagias ing m his ears oO! the bells of the sleigh th wh victim travelled over tie snow on the Light or his murder, ‘hese oelis have an effect as appalling to the Burgomasier as that of the alr-drawn dagger to Macveth or of chat of the plantoms waien sirack terror laco the guilty soul of Ricuard, In ine dream scene, giving a mimic representation of the Wibunal, and ail he circumstances of we trial, tae mind of the murderer ay last gives Way; the Strain upon his nervous system becomes too great for endurance and he dies in agony, “to gulity minds a Cerribie ex- ‘This is all very dreadful; mdeed, any. thing more ghastly caunot be easily imagined, but it furnishes Mr. Henry Irving with maguificent op- porcunities ter the dispiay Of tac tragic passion in which he pre-emmenuy excels. Air. Irving's splendia patheuic poein of his ample? moat promise recitation of Yom Hood's ot “Kugehe Aram’ gave capacity to impersonate with signal. ability the somewhat kindred character of Matilas, tLe burgomaster, but the audience were bardly prepared tor a periormance so Vigor ous aud original in conceplion and so masterly .o all particulars of execution as Mr. Irviig’s 1mper- sonation proved to be. Mr. Irving has acnieved great reputation by his acting iu this arduous part and the highest honors of his profession will pro- vably fall to his lot in the fuiness of time. Hi4 highiy coinic periormance 0: Jingie, 1a tae play of “Pickwick,” proved the versatiily of the actors genins and was a weicome relief to an auhence Whose feeliugs had been wrought to the mighest pitca of excitement by the teriipie scenes in Which he had played the most promincnt part at an earijer peviod of the evening. THE IRKECRESSIELE NIGGER OF ROMANCE. “Figaro here, Pigarovhere, Figaro every where — aud soit is with “Ivanhoe.” ‘The Black Knight 1s the irrepres ible nigger of romance end crops up 1a ail directions. Wiat with ‘“ivarhoe” as a 696. lacular drama at Drury Lane, “ivani “$3 an extravaganza at the Court Theatre, vuanhoe’? as # buriesgne at the sirand ana “Ivanhoe” as a tor nt at Hengier’s Circas, we are horea to death with “ivanaoc,”? auaweartily Wish that he would join the Early Clos, tion and “shut ap as quickly a3 possil, given the managers to understand tat don’t mean lo attend any juinre represeniatious or “Ivanhoe! 88 Pin well paid 14r doing 80, pounds for each representation—suc 0 Lor ap one hundres ave jy terms Madan cery tour i ies Heien Fauci hi i for acon 2 aula of Lue 2 Deen pIYIOg @ Keres Ol Lare- inurderer, Whose meuwory and linagination are perpetually haunted py visions of nis | awl crime. He 1S & burgomasier im Opulent circumstances; butin less prosperous days, wheu, in iaet, he Was OM the Verge Oi Hankruptcy, ! he had covered the wealth of a Poilsu Jew, to | ness of the celebrated contralto, M: om ite '@, once most of tine houses where cromes ot the true Dioud and thunder flourahe! loxuriantly; Re ee ae an eronierol xo aay, and woere te raya in the play Jonged for "a wotear a catiny pee ye Soc ta pert % “ it. Uy ita site a new it eles ofnouse i in chy of erection. It will be opened at christinas with a grand holiday entertainment, ‘The Christmas pantomine at -Antley'a amphithee- tea prarsions (9, be on a scale of great splen "4 Its ule is to be “4 Godin St. George and The and The i ‘Chempious.” won amy eDirye A morning Mertormancer in aid of the Chicago sufierers) fund, is to be en at Drury Lane on Mednesuay Next, under the patronage of the Lord Magee Lady Mayoress, the Sherifts of London Miudiesex and the American Ambassador, Gen- eral Schenck, Mark Lemon, editor of Punch, hav- ‘The late Mr. ing, uniortunately, left his fainily in straightened circumstances, & morning performance for their benelit ia to be given at the Globe Theatre on Satur- day next, new and original comedy, py Mr. Gilbert, en- tiued “Pygmalion and Galatea,” is to be brought out at the Haymarket on coiprany, next, The theatrical obituary of the week inclades the name of Mrs. Edward Dyas, a very good actress, who i ed considerable reputation on the southern bank of the Thames, ‘The death 16 a1 of Mr, Isaac Polina, che nnounced famous violinist, known as the ngiish It 19 said that in addition to great reputation also made a deal of money, and that his widow and nis only daughter are most comfortabiy provided for. He had just.completed his seventy-fourth year, THE IRISH STAGE. A New Yheatro in Rablin=Tho Galety—The Opening Night—Tho Ulay and the Playors. Dustin, Novy. 28, 1371. A new theatre, bearmg the appropriate name of “The Gatety,”” was opened here last nignt The ceremony, if] may use the word, attracted a great crowd of the theatre-going folk of Dublin, and as a “ull house” was expected, those who were anxious to be present were obliged to comeearly. The building, too, 13 rather small, though neat and com- modious, aud will, Iam persuaded, if conducted properly, be A FAVORITE PLACE of resort for the pleasure-loving citizens of the Irish Metropolis, As soon as the audience bad assembled, the house being crowded in every part, the orches- tra strock up the Irish national anthem, ‘Patrick’s Day,” amid the warmest demonsirailons of up- proval. MRS. SCOTT-SIDDONS then came forward and read, m the most graceful and effective maauer, a prologne written by that Jamous Irish poet, John Francis Waller, LL. D, Dr. Waller’ was present, and, on his name beng mentioned, received quite un ovation. In the fol- jowing lines the author pays a weil-merited compll- Ment to the dramatic genius of his countrymen, singling out some of the brightest names in the Aiterary history of Ireland, He writes:— What memories rise before me as I stand, The draina’s pleader in our native iand; Gieat memories teeming rich with many a name, Bright in the recorda of dramatic farae, Whose wit and cenina grace the British stage; Beenes the deligit of each snccecdiug age. Farquhar, the biliiant; Steele, the wit ret ‘The gevial “Patter,” that improved manisi Macklin, the wondrous Shylock ot his age, Author and actor, favorite of the stage; Goldam!th, the dearest name to Irish bearte, Whose wit ne’er wounsis, whose satire never smarts; nd Sheridan, “dramatic stor,” whose halt Shines out, ike Hesperus, for 3 And Knowies, whose ‘ame for ages will endure, ‘vender, yet vigorous, passionate, yet pure, Ali thi ti ohe genius still semaios— are past; ‘Aa irish heart inspiring Irish bral Who agitates our gouis with hopes and fears: Now moves to 'aughter and now melts to teara, ““Arrah-na-pogue and “Colleen Bawn” prociaia For Dion ‘oucicault a deathless fame. When the applause which followed the admirable reawng of the prologue had subsided the curtain rose on the first act of Goldsmith’s comedy, “sve Stoeps to Con ues,” which was put on the stage In | a manner that refects ihe nighest credit upon the spirit and euterprixe of the Messrs, Gunn. On the wide 1b must be sald that the opeuing o/ this thea- ue is AN IMPORTANT EVENT in the history of the stage of Dublin, and augurs well for the success of theatrical amusement in bis gay city. Strange to say, until now Dablin had but two theatres, which were bot weil supported, al- though it cannot be said that our citizens are averse to the amuxemenis of the stage, ‘rhe cause of tuis, 1 tuink, 13 due to the large number of private par- ties given every might in the city and suburbs, wnien prevent young versons of buth sexes from extending a more liberal patronage to the muses. Perhaps Dow, When dramatic aré of a higher kind 18 promised to us, our theatres will have greater lasci- Ration for our c.uzens. MUSICAL REViEW. Ernest Reinking, Fourth avenue, has issued bis new catalogue for Christmas, which compnises every- thiag that 13 worth having in the liae of music, ‘The editions of classical music have no superiors in the beauty of exterior and certainly no equals in the extraordinary cheapnees of price which has made them so popular. J. N. Pattison & Co., Association Hall, have been actively engaged in bringing out novelties for the holidays, The waltzes of Strauss and the eiemen- tary works of Diring, Davernoy, Kibler, Bertini, Schmitt, Czerny and Bereus are set rorth in very handsome ediTfons, and also the standard classical works, besides 9 host of salon compositions, Mr, Pattison 1x now engaged upon a work calied “The Stormy Petrel,” waich wili undoubtedly be the grandest of nis compositions, Heury Lattolff poblishes a beautiful edition of Cramer's “Etudés,” in two vowmes, consisting of eighty-four exercises, the value of which to @ pianist 1s Inestimabie. The same house has all the sonatas of Hummel! apa the symphonies of Haydn in plano form. Ditson & Co., New York and Boston, publish “Mignon” in their regular opera livretto form, giv- ing ali tne suiking melodies from the opera “rhe Musical Treasure” is an admirable Christmas gilt, as it contains over one hundred vocal and imstru- mental pleces, selected with care, and embracing a!l kinds of muste. “She Wanderea Down the Mountain Side.” Balad, Frederic Clay. A rather purposcless piece, with no well-defined melody, and labored treatmeat, “Rendezvous Galop,” Jules Zahonty!, A rather pretty, sparkling work, although the tiemes are commonplace, “Christmas Eve Polka.” Angusta Gottschalk. Very briliant and in the popular vein A “pluetie’—a caprice de genre—by the same taleated composer, is a perfect little gem, and has much of the grace aud poetry that characterized her brother’s works. ‘“eyne Angel of Thy Love.” Song. Virginia Gabriel. A beautiful contraito song, m 12-8 time, “Dreamig.” song. J. R, Thomas, A pretty little song, Oa the title page of whi eo a fine like- ute “Nonso.” Romanza, Berlgnani. Thoroughly Italian in its flow ol melody, but marred by a ratuer monotonous and elaborate accompaniment, “Love's Sorrow." Song. Arranged from Keller by Henry Eikmeier, A few measures of a rather uninteresting andante leads into & polonaise of a commonplace order, “Evening Bringeth My Heart.’ Song. A deligiitiul wail of melody, IND A. Campana. A City Swept Away—Ten Thousand Persous Houselcas. {From the Pioneer of India.] We regret to record asudden and great disaster at Jounpur, @ fine native oxy of the second class, It contained nearly nine thousand houseg and 26,009 Wee Ya pepe adene Sy iol 4 imbabitants, Me fiver Guinil rose suddenly bn the night of Friday, Seytember 15, Gooding most of tne moullas south of the tiver aud one or two on the north of it, it continued to run ail Savarday, and before evening the foundations of the houses began to give way, and then, one by one, they came crash- ing down, dissolved by an element as devouring as fire, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday the waters rose | higner till the whole of the city south of the river ‘was totally destroyed. On a moderate computation between two and three thousaud houses have been destroyed, Many otners must undergo demolition. ‘Yen thousand persons have been deprived of house and home, ‘This disaster, accompanied, as it is, by a dedctent harvest and a second total jaiure of the indigo crop Will, We fear, inflict a blow trom which the city and district will never wholly recover, It is be- Heved that no lives have been lost, though waters Were stl msiag when Ue mail lett. A SvaTe JUDGE INDICTED IN TOR UNITED STATES Counh-We learn from the Jacksonvilic (i'lu.) courier that Juage 7, T, Long, of the state Circuit Court, has been indicted by the Grand Jury of the United States Circuit Court, how in session in (bat city, on the charge of mumidating @ witness and ering with United States oilicers In the dis charge of their duties, ‘The Judge has given bonds am Uc BUM UF $0,000 Lo ADSwer Lhe Chatues me | The Democratic Nomixation for Governor—Plot and Counterplot—Fine Example of the 2outh- orn Gonius for Polities! Intrigue—The ~ Bight To Bo Made Gver Local Is- sucs— What Toombs Thinks of Grant’s Administration. ATLANTA, Dec. 6, 1871, ‘The struggle over the democratic nomination for Governor ts ended. I the ring of which I hear so much does really exist, it received 119 final thrash ing to-~lay, in the trrumph of Mr, James M. Smith, the present Speaker of the House of Representatives of Georgia, HOW WOFFORD Was FLOORED, As l wrote you ina previous letter, the real cone lest was between the nominee and General W. T. Wofford, Last night the delegates to the Conven- tion arrived in large numbers, and the wire-pulling was carried onto alate hour. Although the North Georgia delegates talked hopefully, they perceived at once that it was an up-nill work for them, Public opinion had associated General Wofford with ex-Governor Brown, aad the association damaged him trreparably. This very week Wofford came out im another card, indignantly denving the ramors afloat, characterizing them as base hes, and declar- ‘ng that he would hola all men personaily responst- ble who cirenlated them. This denial, however, did not improve his chances. There were many persons who rejected the stories aftoat who also believed It unwise and. impolitic to nominate bim, in view of what had been said, The general feeling was that even as Cwsar put away his wile because she was not above suspicion, so must the democracy put agide Wolford because somebody spread a report that he jormed part of a ring with Joe Brown and others, 80MB WIRE-PULLING. However, the quidnunes say that Joe Brown and others worked like beavers last night among the country delerationa, I do not know myself how much work they performed, for I retired to my room unwell at an early hour; bul Iam assured thas Joe buttonholed every other rural-looking wen- Ueman at the Kimbali House and engeget in a short conversation with him, using all his powers Of persnagion in favor of Wofford. Whether or not this be true it is certain that the entire State rail- road influence. was cast for Wofford, As regards this gentleman 3 18 proper to say that if he 1s not in any way connected with the ring ne has been the victim of the basest slanuers ever mvented againat any man. He has long been aman of prominence in Georgia, and has hitherto borne an Irreproach- avle cnaracter, During the Mexican war he served with credit as an oficer, and during our recent Civil war distinguished himself as @ general in the Confederate service. MEETING OF THE CONVENTION, At noon to-day the Convention met in the. hall of the House of Representatives and elected a tem- porary chairman, who appointed a committee to report on the permanent organization. During their absence tne roll of delegates was called, which consumed no litte ume, aud was somewhat wearl- some, Finally Major Cumming, of Augusta, who Dears the reputation of being one of the most accom. phshed men in Georgia, submitted a inajority Tepott, and one clause brought the contest between Smuth and Wotford to a climax and to a ciose. Mr. Julian Hartriige, of savanuah, formerly member of Congress, was clectea permanevt President, aud the question of adopting the report was called up. Captain Garnet McMillan, one of the leading members of tne Assembly and @ supporter of Wotlord, submitted a minority report, which difiered' trou that ot the majority, imasmuch-as related to ihe vole Necessary to MomuMate a candi- date. ‘The latter declarea & simple majority sulll- cient, while the minority report recommended the adeplioa of tie bivo-thirds rute, BOTH 81DES AFRAID. A funny scene now ensued. ‘Tne friends of Smith knew that they bad a majority, bus were atraid they hau not two-thirds, wir'le the triends of Wof- furu Koew the were in a minority, but believed they commanded more than oue-third of the votes. Aresoluuion bad previously veen adopted that the yous oJ the Convention shuuid be taken by coun- ues, each to cast as mapy as it had repre- sentaiives in {y@Geueral Assemvly, A motion was made to subsuucute tne minority for the majority report, and, the question put, the Convention, vid (ocr, Fejected 1 = Mcemulan unmediately arose and demanded the yeas and nays. ‘the Convention relused to orcer the. A point of order was Theu made to the effect that, Naviug by resolution decided to take all voles by counties, the Conven- tun could not, without stuitifying ivwel!, refuse to order tue yeas and nays. Mr, Haitridge decided the point of order well taken. Instantly ap avalanche of motions was poured down upon the chairman, and it i8 @ mystery to me how he survived them. Any number ot ‘delegates were auxious to alr their cloquence. Uoionebuarey W. Siyies, & prominent journailst of Georgia, put 10 & nea speecu, but played the very dence with dates in giving a history of how tue democrac: came to adopt the two-thirds rule. Coionel Ui borne Snead, of Augusta, one of tue able3t mem- | bers ol the Legislature; Captum McMillan and one or two others had thei litle say; but alter they were dong tue Convention, not beimg in a humor to hear speeches, remorseiessly squelched iu their in- cipiency ail the meditated orations 01 budding De- Mosthenian genticmen, THR NOMINATION, Chaos being reduced to Cosmos, Mr. Hartridge ordered the call of the counties, and the vote was Wwken On the question, It resulted 1n yeas .43, nays 131, aa so the miuority report was adopted. Wien tne vote was announced the North Georgia deie- gates, Who supported Wofford, looked exceedingly jue. Captain Mcmillan, however, who ueaded tne General's friends, made another tight for his man and died hard. When the majority report was called up for adoption he de- manded the call of the counties, and, the vole beiscg taken, the report was adopied by eas 131, nays 38. Ail the \\offord men could now hope for was to defeat Smith. A motion wag carried that the Convention proceed to nomiuate a candidate for Governor, Colonei James M. Smith's nume was ihe tirst put forward, and it was recelved with great applause. Tho oame of Jolin C. Nichols, one of the leading members of the Senate, was next announced and was well received. ‘then fol- jowed the name of Judge Herbere Fielder, which | was also applauded, and last of all came the pame of General W. 't. Wofford, which elicited hearty cheering. Mr. Hartruige now ordered the taking of the vote, but beiore a single county was called the name of John O. Nichols was withdrawn. Imue- diately aiter a letter from Judge Fielder was read, in wich he declined to become @ caudilaie for the nomination, Some delegate now proposed to nomi. naie Colonel Smith by ucclamation, but McMillan objected und the call of counties began. Before turee counties had voted the Wolford men whoily collapsed, aud on motion Colouel Smith was Louie nated by acclamation amid imuense cheering, Woir ford’s name having been previously witadrawa, No NATIONAL POLITICS INVOLVED, Thus ended the jight over tae Domination. If the Ring really expected to make anything by the nomi- nation of General Wolford it has been wolully dis- uppointed, Indeed, 1 doubt tf it would have madc much had he eve been nominated. ‘The result 1s one higuly creditable to the people of Georgia, as it proves their determination not to nominate for office any other than men of Known aad avowed hostility | to all corrupt combinations. Of course Volonel | Smith will ve re-eiectod, there being no opposition. | The republicaus are utterly demoraiized and could ! not, 4 even all their leaders desired it, make a fight, } | national poliucs baving nothing to do with the coming election, 1t1s merely the continuation of a reform movement more needed tn Georgia than It ever was ip New York City; and Presiient Grant could Not infict a greater injury upon the material futerests of the state than by acceding to we clamors of a few radical ofice-hoiders and prevent ing, by tlillary force, the installation of Colouel emitu. HOW A CONFLICT WILL BE AVOIDED, Coercion by the President ts the best card in the hands of the radicals, bat 1 cannot believe that an outrage 80 gross and wauton will be perpetrated, Only a few days ago the State Senate unanimously resolved that if where should ba guy conflict between Mr. Conley and jhe Governor-elect the question | Cette led betes d ia) Uhe Courts, and that te Lecisiature Would subin't to whaterce i . cee reer Sees Fhe we te Astlsiot fhay OS “Vortalnty Hothing Maleate Gan be Mend DON'T WANT PAYMENT FOR THE NEGROSS, Much was recently sald by the Norhern press about @ resolution iairoduced in the State Senate | looking to payinent by tne government for the | emancipation of the slaves, ‘the fact was careiully suppressed that the auihor is one of the republican Senators, Since then tie Senate has adopted @ resolution declariug that the people of Georgia have not any idea whatever of demand- ing payneat forthe megroes, and denouncing the agitation of the question a8 unwise, {nex- pedient and undesirable, The resolution 18 very strongly and explicitly worded, and cannot jail to disabuse the minds of all who were misied by Mr. Braton’s resolution. This gentleman stated that he had submitted it Without consulting any person, and declared that he haa been perfectly sincere in nis course, He has been preity soundly abused by the democratic | pe alia more soundly, in fact, than his offence merited. WHAT TOOMDS THINKS OF GRANT'S ADMINISTRATION. Jetter without telling a story J heard about bob Yoombs, whieh L trust nas never before pcen 1a print. ‘Toombs, as you agg aware, 1s famous for his faculty of geting of Mine most oliginal and astonishing things, 11s last original idea Was When a gealleman recently asked him President Grant's adminisira- tion. “By God, sir”? replied Bob, in his own mimic able style, “It os were to throw a thousand tons of ipecac ito hell at could not voult forth a greater mass of corruption.” = ‘Teambs 18 sul Lmmensely | There has not been any ice during the recent he the £38 most the faculty of of gentlemen, au’ i i of any persoa whose akg thug herd friend RUNNING NOTZS—PSLITICAL AVD GENERAL, SE RE ESS e Major Marshall Hanger ts the canons nominee of the conservatives tor the Speakership of the Vir gina House of Delegates. This insures his election, Hence we look for a good many hangers-on a the session. A bili has been introduced in the Georgia Legisla- ‘tare to establish a uniform tari of freight charges wa on all the rai!roads in the State, A bill to repeal the usury laws has been indef- nitely postponed in the Georgia Legisiature. The public works of the Stato of Virginia are offered for sale. O'Donovan Rossa, the distingutshed Irish patriot, has assumed the editorial chair of the New York Era, The paper is “American-republican”’ in pole itics—neither democratic nor radical: Mr, Rossa’d mahy friends will wish him abundant success in his ew vocation. An exchange says the marvellous beanty of Ma- ame Catacazy 15 to be ascr:bed to the fact that she bathes in @ perfumed bath of cream and the milx of » cocoa nuts. She is said to be not quite ao beautiful in the morning as she is ins the evening, but at her matinées her countenance 1s laved in the smiies of, the milk of human Kindness, “That settles it.” John. G, Sinclair has been elected Chairman of the New Hampshire State Democratic Vommittee, He is a shrewd manager- and always was. Aaron A. Sargent, who 1s the nonmnee of the Calt- fornia republican Legislative caucus for Senator, was born in Newburyport, Mass., September 28, 1827, He 18 9 member of the present National House of Representatives, to which he was first elected in 1861, He will take his seat 1n the Senate in March, 1878, The Baltimore American thinks much of Blunder buss Toombs, when it says:— Anybody who should bother himself about that veneraple ghust of a dead and buried age who stalks arouid under the name of Toombs would be ul ting at one of the hugest windmills that ever ex- iste. About the only thing that could be done with Toombs would be to give him a railroad to Boston. ana let him doze away the rest of nig existence under the shadow of Bunker Hill, dream- ing thaj he was calling the roll of bis slaves. Manumit Toombs, and let him go to Boston,. He will constitute a lively member of the “Mammoth Cod Assoctation,” and: take a trip down Boston Harbor some sunny aay, under tne auspices of Mayor Gaston. Aleck Stephens should also be 1b cluded in that chowder party. A Western editor came near being cowhided for printing the line, “Burkhardt 1s‘ villain.” It was the printer's fault, The editor wrote, “Barkis ia willin’.” ‘The Alaska Herald says “Horace Greeley is the funniest man in America,” This was before Mr. Greeley commenced lecturing on ‘ Wit.” THE NAVY. Suggestions Looking Toward Naval Reform. by One Whe Has Devoted a Serics of Years to this Branch ef Our Country’s Service. UNITED STATES REORIVING SHIP VERMONT, Deo. 16, 4871. To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:— Pemit me through the medium of your widely cir-- culated and valuable journal to call the attention of the public and of the federal legislature at its present session to the growing evils consequent upon the manner in which business is transacted on board our naval Snips, as well as to offer a few practical suggestions, pregnant and to the pomt, which, if taken up and adopted by the proper guthorities, woula go far, In my humble opinion, not only to ameliorate the condition of us (seamen) as a class, but also to clevate and exait the service in their estimation, and thus uring the navy up to its former high standard ot excellence and efticiency, agit existed for some time previous toand during our late internecine strife, In the Mrst place, the navy ts unpopular with. @ very large percentage of tic men formerly engaged in its service and which went far to- wards making up its efliciency. Tosay thatat is aa- etticieht now as formerly woul be much the same 88 endeavoring to convince one familiar with tte personnel for years against the evidence of his own senses, And why is this? 1s the query whicb naturally suggests itself. Jt isthis:—-The men, or titose of them who are familiar with naval matters and usages, no longer see the navy of bygone times; its personnel igchanged. In the navy of the preseat day the privileges are fewer, While the exactlons are greater, Ships are now /requentiy placed in com- Tolssion and gent to sea with but one to two scawer in each part of the shtp, the remainder of the crew Deng Taw and inexperienced; ucace Lmmeasurably greater duties devolve upon us. it is by uo means anirequent to hear nowadays of @ mau-of-war’s crew resolving themselves into a merchant’s sbip crew for the safety of the vessel, in anytning like heavy weather atsea. Why sould this boxsot It ig only a day or two since that seveial good men, who have been very nearly ail their lives in tno Davy and were known to be good seamen anil good ted by the medical board of this ‘bt, notwithsianding they were armed with their honorable discharges and had olher evie dences ‘ot faithiuincss from tueir late command or executive officers, while tue door was. throwo wide open for all canullers and others offer- ing themselves. We cannot hope or expect to keep up the efMiciency of the navy in this way, Fejecting the good and encouraging the bad, while we also endaager the safety of our abips vy sending then to sea poorly manned. nen, aguln, the re- stricions upon Us at preseat in tue navy, $0 lar aa liverty and the privilege of drawing money when due v0 us OD the OOKs, are the groundwork of just complaint on our part, in short, there seems to be an entire absence of system in this connection which cannot be too severely invelghed against, since there are laws governing tue action of naval oMicials 10 this particular, ‘ruese, thei, are a few or the grievances which we as seamen have to complain Of, and Would in consideration thereof invoke the influence of the press and of the country that tae} be remoyed, as well for the benefit of our country’s navy as for ourselves. With regard to the sugges- tion of reform, I would briedy state tuat a great many good seamen are Kept oat of We navy by rea. gon of two causes, ‘The first is the entire want of avallability go far as their honorabie discharges are concerned. 1¢18 said tn this connection that there are DOW UuDwards of two thousand of these dis charges unheard from since the late war, Cannot the government, I ask, @xtevd tue time of avail- ability of these discharge? trom oue to two years, rer ae from the assembitng of the present session of Congress, keeping in view only the three months’ pay Which origtnaliy a taches to them, and by this means secure again tile services of their holders? This would seem to me necessary as Weil as politic, as some such incentive Will have to bo eventually offered for the proper material ‘The next cause 1s the abolition of tue spirit portion of the ration in September, 1862, This obnoxious enactment is and has been asourco of much disuifec- tion among seamen in the navy, and will ever re- main 80, God grant that it may be repealed at the present session, and that our navy, heretofore never jacking zeal In the performance Of lis couutry's be- hests, may again be mauned as formerly it was~ with the Vest saliors in the world, A movement is now on foot, with the cordial und earn st support of the majority oi the ONlcers uf the navy, having in view the preseutatton of a memorial to Congress at its present si on, to be signed by all the seamen of the navy, amounting in number to 8,000; all seamen, therefore, of tie Navy and mer- chant service are requested (to co-operate tn tna undertaking, as by this, and this means only, Can tueir condition be ameliorated, = G. TRAY bites Naval Orders. WASHINGTON, D, U., Dec. 16, 1971. Commander Grossman 1s orderea to the tempor rary command of the Marion; First Assistant Ens, gineer George W. Stevens is ordered tg tS Now York Navy Yura; satgeon “phomas W penrose 19 detached ted the swatara and granted three monthe’ leave; Surgeon tf. M. Wall from the Wyo- ming andordéered to the Canandaigua; Surgeon Thomas Hiland from the Iroquois aud ordered to the Wyoming; Pasyed Assistant 1 agineee r M. Dearborn from the Wasp and ordered to return to the United States; Second Assistant Engineer Ml. U. Drennan from the Naval Acad and_ ordered to Wasp; Assistant Surgeon Heary Stewart from the rh uf uandalgudy the Severn and ordered to the The Proposed Navy Yard. Custom Hovsn, New Loxvon, Conn., COLLECTOR'S UFFIOB, Des. 12, 187), } To THe Epiror or THe HEKAL I notice in your paper of tne Lith inst. a paras graph in which @ strange blunder occura, While speaking of the arrival of the Monitors now. the oe at the Na Yard on the Thamea River, ou “the vessels were pre- vented from entering the river Thursday, by the heavy toe between New London an forwieb.’”? I beg leave most respectfully to be allowed the privilege Of correcung tus err term sufiicient to obstrnct navigation irom month of the Thames to Ailyn’s Point, a distance of ten miles, nor is there now any tce tn the river of any account for several miles above this city. Respectiully yours, ‘ GEORGE T, MARSHALL, Collector of Customs, New Loudon, bc a