The New York Herald Newspaper, February 4, 1872, Page 4

SHERMAN’S TOUR. NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1872.-TRIPLE SHEET. ever taspired im nim a tonging desire to ace the ‘wondrous edifice for himself. I need say nothing of QBANADA, for it 1s already too familiar to your readers, Suffice 1t to remind them chat the Spaniards noid tn Events of Travel from Madeira to | Sovereign contempt those who bave not seen it. the Spanish Capital. THE FORTIFICATIONS OF GIBRALTAR. The Hero of Kars and the Hero of the March to the Sea. THE ALHAMBRA. A Visit to the Grand Mosque ot Cordova. ARRIVAL IN MADRID. Graciously Received by the King and Queen of Spain. TOE MUSEUM AND ARMORY OF MADRID. Grand Banquet, Reception and Ball at the American Legation. The Visit to the Royal Palace Returned in the King’s Name. Maprip, Jan. 11, 1872. Spain nas just received the visit of a hero—one ‘worthy iu every respect tobe compared with her Cid or any other of the heroes she 1s never tired of adoring. I allude to General W. T. Sherman. The ‘General was accompanied by his Alde-de-Camp, olonet Audenreid, and Mr. Fred. D. Grant, son of ‘the President. Their visit, especialiy that to Madrid, thas been quite a fying one, want of time alone pre- ‘venting them from lingering longer in this interest- ng old fossiiized country. As a brief account of ‘their doings in Spain May not de uninteresting to your readers I have the General's permission to de- tail their movements up to this date, TAKIR MISBION. Their mission, as declared to me vy the Geueral, is purely vue of private pleasure and obeys no sort Of political impulse whatever. The Spaniards are @ very impressionable people, aud they have began to wonder whether, m the ueparture of the American Minister and General Sherman’s ar- Tival there, may not be some deep poiitical Mystery. Weil, well, leave them to their thoughts. During General Sherman’s sojourn in Spain he has studiously refrained from ever saying a word about politics to anybody. No better proof can be given of the trath of this asseruon that his visit is ‘one for mere personal enjoyment and relaxation, PROM NEW YORK TO MADEIRA, , It will be remembered the party left New York on the 17th of November, in the United States war frigate Wabash, After a voyage comparatively free | from any notable incident the good ship cast gnchor at Madeira, on Monday, the 4th of Decom- ber—a sevenieen days’ passage. The party landed and were received with every honor by the Gov- ernor and the authorities, They amused teemselves for four days and saw everything of interest In the place. On; 'aturday, the 9tn of December, they set Bali for Gibraitar. Meeting very heavy weather they founa it easier lo make CADIZ than Gibraltar: and, accordingly, on Thursday even- ing, Pecember 14, they entered the former harbor, The Wabash saluted the Spanish flag and was saluted in return. General Sherman and his friends tnen landed. They were soon wailed ‘upou by General DuMe, the United States Consul at Cadiz, and shortly alterwards by the Spanish Cap- tain of the Port. They remained all the next day, tue 16th, and lect on the 16th for SEVILLE, it being understood they should take a little ran Into spain wile the irigate coaied. The train from Cadiz placed them in Sevilie in a few hours. On sponded night (16th) Mr. Alexander Jourdan, United tates Vonsul al Seville, had the pivasure of wel- Coming them to that beautiful city. Tne “wonders” of Seviile occupied the party til the 19tn, when they left tor JEREZ, the famous Xerez of sterry renown. They arrived there the same evenieg. At Jerez they were most hospitavly entertained by Mr. Davies and Mr, Gor- | don, two of the most extensive wine merchants in the world, They Were shown over their vast estates and initiated tnto all the mysteries and miracles of sherry Browth and mauufacture, » Time passed pleasantly here and it was with regret General Sherman and his two companions had to tear themselves away from (he hospttauties or these kind-nearted English- men, at merry making Xerez, aud RETRACE “THEIR STEPS to Cadiz. But the frigate was ready and there was ho help ior it, Arrived at Cadiz they embarked Ouce snore on the briny deep, and in a few hours, With the Untted States ensign to the fore, the nobie Wavash entered GIBRALTAR and saluted shat mighty fortress, Nexc moment the canuon ‘from the rock returned the salute, Generai Sherman and party then le(t the vessel and the Wabash saiuted the honored soldier of her own Jand in true American style, They reached the town and put up at the Club House Hotel, Not long alter their arrival they were waited upon by Mr. Sprague, the United States Consul. Mr. Sprague is the oldest consul in the service. He has been twenty-three years in that post, and his father was Consul for twenty years before him. Mr. Sprague ‘was quickly followed by a man whom it had long been 4 cherished destre of General Sherman to meet, viz. .— THE HERO OF KARS, Sir Fenwick William Williams, the present Gov- ernor of Gibraitar, better known as “General Wil- Hams, the Hero of Kars,” it may ve remembered, ‘was in command of the Turkish garrison of Kars in 1865, when it was besieged for six months by the Bussians under General Mouraviet. With Williams there were but three more of his countrymen—Colonel Lake, Major Teesdale, and Dr. Sandwith; yet these four men, with tneir indomitable courage and en- durance, sufficed by their example to inspire nero- ism enough into their little army of Turks (amount. Ing at the beginning of the siege to nardly fifteen thousand men) to resist the attacks of a Russian army of 40,000 at first, Dut constantiy reinforcea during those weary months of famine and misery, The greates; feat of ailto be recorded is that, though the garrison stood a siege for months, they had not from the very beginning a week's ammunl- tion. The meeting between General Williams and General Sherman, two representative men, types of Anglo-Saxon endurance, resources, courage ana de- termination, would form an loteresting historical picture. HE FORTIFICATIONS OF GIBRALTAR. General Williams was most anxious his guests should see all of Gibraltar during their limited stay, They Were shown over the whole of the fortifica- tions, They also visited the six largest iron-clads fn the world, which, under the command of the Englisn Admiral, Hornby, were at the time anchored fo the bay. Admiral Hornby paid them marked ettentions, LEFT GIBRALTAR, of the Moors in Spain, No ha visto Granada, fo ha visto nada! (He who bas not seen Granada has seen nothing). THE MOSQUE OF CORDOVA, From Granada they proceeded to Vordova, whose Wonarous mosque particularly attracted their at- tention. It is the grandest and at the same time most perfect specitnen of the religious architecture It is nearly one thousand years old. Leaving Cordova the party wended their way to Madrid, They passed the battle fleld of Alcolea in the dark, and so did not see it, They ABRIVED IN MADRID at nearly midnight of Thursday last, the 4th inst, They were met at the depot by Mr. Adee, United States Chargé d’Affairs, who offered thom the hospitalities of the Legation, but General Sherman preferred to go to a hotel. Mr. Adee accordingly took them to the Hotel de Rusia. They were too tired and travel-staine’ to putin an appearance atthe weekly Thuradgy ‘‘Reception” at the Amert- can Legation. VISIT TO THE MUSEUM OF PAINTINGS. ‘The whole of Friday was taken up with an in- spection of the Museum of Paintings—that one thing of which Madrid has reason to be proud. They were accompanied by Mr. Adee, and they revelled hour after hour among the master- pieces of Rubens, Titian, Van Dyke, Raphael, Mu- rillo, Tintorretto, Velasquez, Teniers and others. ‘The 2,000 paintings contained in tnis famous gallery were but hastily scanned by Genera: Sherman and his party. It would take weeks to “study” them all. The limited stay General Sherman could make in Madrid prevented him trom seeing other picture galleries, tie Naval and Artillery Museums, &¢,, but he did make out to visit THE ARMORY, or Ameria Real. Here is to be seen tne finest col- lection of ancient armor in the world, with the ad- Vantage that all the suits ana weapons are original— that 1s to say, they have been worn and used by in- dividuals of celebrity, The armor of the Cid 1s here; also that of Christopher Columbus, Guzman el Bueno, Hernan Vortes, Juan of Austria (worn at the great battle of Lepanto), John, Elector of Austria (taken prisoner by Charlies V., in 1647); Juan de Padillo, Chief of the Comuneros, beheaded 1n 1520; Philiip 11, Cherles V., &c.; also the swords of all these, together with hundreds more, in- cluding those of the Great Duke of Alba, of Pelayos and of Boabdil, the stout Moor, who Was defeated at Granada onthe 2d January, 1492, Christopher Columbus was at the taking of Granada, nd six months later—viz., in July—satled on his voyage of discovery to the New World. In this mighty collection of armor and weapons the mind is carried back tothe times of Egyptian, Persian, Medean, Babylonian, Turk and Moor, All ages of ‘the world are represented here, 1 need scarcely say General Shermar. tarried long in this richest of gal- Jeries. RECEIVED BY THE KING AND QUEEN. On Sunday afternoon the party were received by the King and Queer tn private audience at the Royal Palace. They were accompanied by Mr. Adee. They were first ushered into the King’s pri- vate offico, or despacho, His Majesty conversed a short time with them very affably. They then pro- ceeded to visit the Queen. A MODEL QUERN. Ber Majesty, having the facilicy of speaking Eng- Ish, conversed ireely with them for some time. She knew much about the United States and the war between the North and South and tho part General Sherman had so heroically taken in bringing it to a close, The Geueral was much pleased at the ease and gracelulness of Her Majesty’s manner, No restraint, no pride, was manilested. He was also struck with the simplictty of her attrre—plain black satin, which had evidently done long service. A MOST PLEASING RECEPTION, Geueral Sherman and his party retired much Gratified with their reception by their Majestics. They were not converied from republicanism by this their first contact with royalty, but they came away convinced that if Spain must needs be a monarchy at present, she onght have chosen a worse Kiig and Queen than Dou Amadeus and Doja Maria Vittoria, ROYAL REGRETS. Their Majesties expressed regret that General Sherman and his party could not stay till the next Friday to the weekly ball in the palace, but the anxety of the General to “pusn on” prevented this, THE BANQUET AT THE LEGATION. During their short stay they were entertained at @ grand banquet and reception in the United States Legation. In the absence of the Minister the honors of the house were done by his representative, Mr. Adee, Chargé d’ Affairs. GUESTS PRESENT. Those present at the banquet were General Sher- man, United States Army; Lieutenant Grant, United States Army; Colonel Audenreid, United States Army; Admiral Topete, Minister of the Colonies; Adimirel Maicampo, Minister of the Navy; Sefior B, de Bilas, Minister of State; Vizconde del Cerro, In troducer of Aimbassaaors; Marquis de Bouille, French Ambassador; Count Koudriaffsky, Russian Ambassador; M. a’Essen, Secretary to Russian Am- bassador; Count Dubsby, Austrian Chargé d’Af- fairs; Right Hon. A. H. Layard, English Ambas- sad Seior Mendez Leal, Portuguese Ambassa- dor; Emlito Castelar, the great orator; Baron de Conttz, Prussian Ambassador: Duke of Tetnan; Sefior Garcla Romero; Sefiora Garcia Romero; Mar- quesa de San Ratael, wife of Admiral Maicampo; Baroness de Conitz, wife of Prussian Minister; Marcbioness de Bouille, wife of Freach Minister; Duchess of Tetuan; Mrs. Sickles, sen.; Miss Laura Stickles, The utmost cordiality and good feeling prevalled at the banquet. When it was over the spacious rooms of the Legation were thrown open to a GRAND RECEPTION AND BALL. In additien to the preceding names this was at- tended by some hundreds of the élite of Madrid so- clety. Among the company preseat 1 noticed Generals Alamina, Cordovas ana Vargas, ex-Minis- ters Rivero Moret and Figuerolo, the celebratea republican Deputy, Dr. Rubio (ne who was Henry of Bourbon’s second in his fatal auel with Mont- pensier), Colonel Olaiieta and wife, Colonel Fitch, Seflorita Vargas and many other beautitul Sefloras; Seflor Millan, Mr. Perry (Secretary of Legation under Mr. J. P. Hate), Mr. Richard 8, Mason, of Pnila- delphia; the secretaries of the various foreign am- bassadors anda host of lordly dons and lovely donas too numerous to mention. Ministers Sa- gasta and Gaminde were absent through Illness, as were also the republican Deputies, Figueros and Pi Margall. Oastelar paid marked attention to General Sherman, and the General returned it in & way that snowed his appreciation of the gifted orator. General Sherman was, of course, THE LION OF THE EVENING, and as one by one those present became aware who he was and got a little inkling of his renown he was the observed of all observers, LIRUTENANT GRANT also came tn for his share of attention, and charmed everybody by tne ease of his manners and his unpre- tending address. To think that they were gazing On the son of the President of the United States, ana that he “was such a nice young man,” was enough to break the hearts of atl the Spanish beiles there assembled, and to cause their dark eyes to flash soft glances at him from under their arched and beauteous eyebrows. Young Fred stood it gal- januy and mantully, though he parted with regret from the charming presence of these fair sefloritas of Madrid. I£now not whether it was for fear his pledges to some bright-eyed beauty of Washington or West Point might run tn danger of being broken if he ventured into further contact with the daughters of this sanny clime, but certain it 1s that he failed to put in an appearance ata RECEPTION GIVEN BY THE BRITISH MINISTER, Mr. Layard, the next evening. General Sherman and Colonel Audenreid attended that reception, and were the objects of much atiention. General Sher- From Gtbrattar Generat Sherman proceeded to Algeciras, and thence by steam packet to Malaga, ® ten hours’ run, After seeing the “lions” of Maiaga the party went to Granada on a pilgrimage to the world-renowned Alhambra, well described by Wastington Irving in bis famous book, the Teading o& which General Sherman told us hed man opened the quadrille with Mra. Layard. Topete, Generals Cordova, Milana del Bosch and other pubilo men of the day were present. Topete in- sisted on the General’s giving him nis autograph, which he readily did. During the stay of the party here Mr. Layard paid them marked attentions. de entertained them at dinner. besides the reception. They had brought him letters of introduction from his old friend the hero of Kara, GENBRAL GANDARA WAITS UPON GENBRAL SHBRMAN IN THE KING'S NAME. On Monday evening, while General Sherman and your correspondent were having a cosey chat im (he room of the former at the Hotel Rusia, a card was brought in by the waiter, It read, “General Gan- dara, Jefe del Cuarto Militar S, M. el Rey.’’ Gen- eral Gandara was ushered in. You must know he 1s here an important personage, and, as Chief o {tue Miltary vepartment of the Royal Palago, he 1s always near the King and has the cus- tody of the King’s person. He accompanies him in all his walks, rides and drives. He dines nightly at the royal table. All im the palace are subject to his direction. He had come to Gen- eral Sherman to return, in His Majesty’s name, the visit to the palace, and he at the same time desired to make his respects on his own account. The con- versation was pleasant and animated. General Gandara had been Captain General of the Philip- Pines previous to the revolution, On the recall by Prim, early in 1869, he had returned by way of China, Japan ana San Francisco to New York, and thence to England and Spain, so that ne has seen much of the world and picked up @ littié English, which, however, he regretted he had now nearly forgotten, . THE GROWTH OF THE UNITED STATES. He told General Sherman of his astonishment when he landed at the first American city—San Francisco; how it tncreased when he went to Cht- cago, and how it culminated on his arrival in New York. He had visited the Mormons IN UTAH, ana been hospitably entertained by Brigham Young. He amused us much by his account of a visit to the theatre in Utah, where be saw twenty-six of Brig- ham’s children present, and was told there were “lows more at home 1"? PLEASED WITH THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. He said many pretty and complimentary things, botn of General Sherman in particular and of the American people in general; but these are not fit subjects for this letter. ° General Gandara is a man of intelligence, and in his conversation did full jus- tice totne energy and enlightenment of the great American people, without appearing in any way to be ‘laying it on’? for effect, ADIRU. Learning that General Sherman intended visiting the Escorial the next morning he offered to vele- graph tothe Chief Administrator there, ordering him to redeive the party as became their impor- tance, dnd to show everything the great monastery and its two palaces contained—a promise he did not failto keep, He asked for Lieutenant Grant and Colonel Audenreid, who were speedily found and presented. He was very polite to both, and con- versed a long time with the Colonel in French, (Norr.—By some delay in the delivery of the mails the foregoing letter was not received in time to pre- cede the letter which was puolished In yesterday’s HERALD, detailing the visit of General Sherman to the Escurtal.) THE SCHOOLBOY HOMICIDE. Coroner’s Lnvestigation—Uonflicting Testi. mony—7 wo Verdicts—One Koy Committed. The homicide alleged to have taken place on Wednesday last at the Public School No. 32, in West Thirty-flfth street, was yesterday the subject of investigation before Coroner Herrman at the Twentieth precinct station house, in West Thirty- seventh street, Albert Brown, a lad neatly seven years of age, it 1s charged, was kicked by Adolph Werner and died early the following morning trom | the effects of the injuries recelved. Both the boys attended school there, The testimony adduced was quite conflicting, two bright and intelligent boys who attend the school making oath that they saw Adolph Werner Kick deceased three times in the side in front of the school house soon after twelve o'clock. Deceased fell with his head against an ash barrel or the pavement and received both con- cussion and compression of the drain. The boy Brown went home immediately and complained to his mother that he had veen kicked by one of the Werner boys. John N. Thompson, one of the wit- nesses to the Kicking, on going home told his pa- rents how he had seen the poor boy Kicked and abused, and in Court identified the accused as tne oiender. Werner denied thathe ever kicked de- ceased and denied being out of the school house yard at the time of the occurrence. He also brought several of his companions who testified to the same effect. Below will be found a synopsis of the evi- dence elicited: — Kate P. Browne, of 218, West Fifty-third street, Principal of Primary Department of Public School No. 32, West Thirty-fifth sureet—Deceased was a pupil in her department; Emil Werner 1s tn the grammar department; school was dismissed at hali-past twelve o'clock P. M. on Wednesday for lunch; knew nothing of any trouble between the schoolboys tll next morning, when she learned from deceased's father tnat his son had been beaten by a boy named Emil; did not hear his other name. Mary Arnout, a teacher In the school, deposed that Adolph Werner ts in her class; at half-past twelve o'clock P. M. last Wednesday she dismissed the boys who did not bring lunch; those who bring their lunch do not go in the street; Adolph, atter being absent from the schoo! room about ten min- utes, returned, and was under her ovservation until ten minutes past one A. M.; was iniormed by boys who were in the yard that Adolph did not leave the yard at any ume, Miss Helen V. Babcock, also a teacher in the school, was sworn and examined, bat her testimony did not throw any particular light ou the subject under investigauion, She said, however, that boys are not allowed to go out of the yard without a pass Irom her during the recess, Mary Brown, the mother of deceased, deposed that on Wednesday morning last her son went to Public School No. 32, West Thirty-filth street, in his usual health, aud came home at haif-past twelve o'clock P, M. to eat his dinner, after which he com- Diained of nis side, fry a boy had kicked him; did not think anything of it; he piayed around the house till between tive and six o'clock P. M., when he began to vouut; he complained of pain in his forehead and side; put & wet cloth on his forehead as he desired; irom six o’clock to midnight be became much worse, and said he was going to die; he then said for the first ume that he was kickea by Emil; from two o'clock he never spdke, and died at haif-past four o’clock A.M., in an insensibie con- dition, Jobin N. Thompson, a bright, intelligent Jad, eight years of age, living at 233 West Thirty-fifth street, deposed that he gues to School 32, West Thirty-fith street; on Wednesday last Albert Brown went to the same school; was in my department that day, bat not in the same class; took my lunch that day; by the rules of the school we that take our lunca are not allowed to go im the street, but I went out of the yard, as other boys go out in the street; I Went out in the street about one o'clock, and in front of the school house saw Adolph Werner kick de- ceased three times in the side; deceased fell against an ash burrel, and three times the little fellow tried to getup, and @ boy named Uscar Branderta as- sisted him up and took deceased home; J recognize the boy ere present (Adolph Werner) a8 the one who kicked deceased, and he had high top boots on then, similar to those he has on now; deceased was kickea on the right side; saw no disturvance in the yard previous to seeing Adolph Kick deceased; 1 ‘went in the street because | saw other boys go out, and our yard teacher did not see us go out; told my rents when I went home that I had seen Adolph verner kick deceased, Oscar Brandetta, of No. 412 West Thirty-fifth stréet, corroborated the testimony of the lad Thomp- son in every Egy particular, Mr. T. Dwright Martin, nag of the grammar department, of Public School No. 82, West Thirty- fifth street, and has been attached to the school for twenty-six years; Know nothing personally about the kicking; some of our scholars we keep on school premises pia 3 the recess; Adolph and Emil Werner had been Kept in a week, as 1 am tn- lormed, Adolph Werner, the accused, was placed on the Stand and made @ statement in whicn he denied kicking deceased aod said he knew nothing what- ever of the occurrence ull whe next day; was not out of the yard on Wednesday, Edward Dardeck, of 612 West Thirty-seventh Street, aeposed Liat he goes to the Thirty-Nfth street School, and during recess on Wednesday had hold of Adolph Werner's hand during the wuole recess, and 1s sure Adoiph Werner was Dot out of the yard, James MeGarvin gave similar testimony to that of Dardeck, as also did Frederick Buhl, of 612 West Thirty-seventh street, Ktoll Werner testified that on Wednesday last he Was hot at play with his brother Adoiph in the Yard of the school during recess, and that Adolph did not go out in the street. Dr. Jon Beach then stated the result of the post- Mortem examination ana the cause of death, after Which Coroner Herrman briefy recapitulated the facts elicited and submitted tie case. Five of the Jurors Were not satisfied that A wi uth and accordingly touna that deceased camerto ms death from injuries receivea in some manner to them unknown. The sixth juror found that the fatal violence was inflcted at the hands of Adolph Werner, and on the latter verdict Coroner Herrman committed the accused to the custody of Captain Caffrey, of the Twentieth precinct, who will send him to the Tombs. It is Likely tnat'the Coroner will admit the accused to bail in the sum of $5,000 to await te action of the Grand Jury. Werner, who is not yet eleven years of age, lives 2 Thirty-seventh sireot, gaat MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. The Concert Season. Sandwiched between the Nilsson and Parepa- Rosa opera seasons concerts of all kinds and all sizes have flourished, from the Philharmonic down to the crude esaays of petty church choirs. The past week has beeg a tuneful one in the concert line, and although, unfortunately, the New York public are not inclinea to look favorably on the hox ofice of a concert giver, yet the beneficiaries of the past few evenings have no reason to complain. On Monday Miss Clementine Lasar, a young aspirant tor musical honors, made her first regular easay a3 @ concert singer, at Steinway Hall. The two solos selected by her—the rondo finale from “La Son- nambula” and Clay’s batlad, “She Wandered Down the Mountain Side’'—were well calculated to test her capabilities. She posseases a good soprano voice of that clear (¢mbre and flexibility peculiar to American singers, and in her artistic execution of the rondo she gave evidence of a good musical school and the excellent method of her teacher, Signor Torriant. She impressed her hearers witit the idea that there are materials in her to make her an artist of a high order of merit, Her assistants in the concert were Miss finch, contralto; Milis, Dam- rosch, Bush, Beckett, Kendall and Howland (the last four forming the well-known Weber Quartet), and ner father, Mr. 8, Lasar. On Weanesday evening there were two attrac- tions, one the benefit concert of Miss Anna Mehlig, at Stetnway’s, and the Pattison Concert troupe, consisting of Mme. Martinez, Miss Sarah Barron, and Measrs. Hill, Gilbert ana Pattison, at Chickering Hail, Miss Mehlig eclipsed herseif on the occa- sion of her last concert, and actually revealed a degree of progress since uer visit to Rurope. She has toned down some of that exuberant strength that formerly characterized her style and infused more poetry and dreamy expresston into it. No more eloquent ana inspiring delivery of Schubert’s trying fantasia in © major (opus 15), of Chopin's lovely ballad in A flat of Liszt’s stupendous work built on themes from ‘Bon Giovanui” and of the intricate transcription of Weber's “Imitation a la Valse,” by the tate Tausig, could be desired, She had the vaiuable services of Miss Sterling and Messrs. Kopta and Bergner as interpreters of tne rest of @ very attractive Dill, ‘The part singing of the admirable vocal quartet of tue Partison troupe was fully equal to anything we have had on the concert stage lor along time, ana individually the members, especially Miss Bar- ron, were exceedingly felicitous in the selection and rendering of the solos set down for them. Mr. Pattison played with bis old fire and neatness of delivery the sparking ‘‘Firefly” of Prudent and his own last and best work, “fhe Stor Petrel,” a fantasia In the form of a polka. This is a composi- tion of high merit and vividiy descriptive in its style and arrangement. It commences with a stately, massive movement in the bass, typical of the majesty of the ocean and the profound calm that at times reigns around the ship atsea, Thea follows the petrel’s melody, which has all the beauty of Chop and is framed in ao rich ey ieas of arpeggio passages for the left hand. ‘wo dashing polka movemerts suc- ceed this melody, and for brilliancy, “go! and warmth they have no superiors even in the ever Popular “Soirée et Bal’ of the composer. A rapid fight of fourtns and sixths leads to the ‘storm,!? which 1s worked up in chromatics, a rush of octaves in the bass and every concetvable variety of piano passages in the treble. Notwithstanding the Lisz- tian character of this portion of the work, there is novning vague or unintellizible in it, During the pauses in the storm the lovely melody of the Petrel appears, each time in a new form, until at length itcomes forth in all its beauty, brilliant in ornate passages, sometimes a chromitic scale of seven oc- taves, and again in arpeggios, trilla, thirds and sixths, ‘The first polka movement is then repeated, which leads into @ magnificent jinale, in which the changes in arpeggio trom the key of D flat major to A major give a bizarre and telling effect. ltisa work wortny of any composer. Miss Maggie KR. Parker made her début in public at Weber’s Hall, Fifth avenue. She has a soprauo voice which, m sweetness and limpidity of tone and good training, promises well. She 13 still in need of that ease and confidence that mark the accomplished artist, but time and study will doubt- less conquer for her ali di(ficuities. She was as- oe by Madame Salvotul and Messrs. Komeyn and Ist. ‘The announcements for the coming week are few in number, probaoly on uccount of the return of the opera, On Monday a concert will be given for the benefit of the Young Ladies’ Christian Asso- clatioa at Steinway Hall, at whica the following distinguished artists will appear:—Miss Clara Louise Kellogg, Miss Antoinette Sterling, Mr. Wiliam Leggat, Mr. Franz Remmertz; Miss Anna Mehlig, lanist; the Weber Quartet, Messrs, Bush, cKett, Kendalt and Howland; Signor Carozzi, accompanist. Full evening dress de rigueur, On ‘Tuesday evening a pianist of remarkable ability ‘and European — re- nown, named Mr, J. H, Bonawita, will give @ con- cert at the same hall, at which Mile, Filomene La- mara, soprano; Miss Mary Werneke, contralto; Mme. Lina Kioss, piantst; Master Cari Bonawitz, violin- ist; Mr. A. Sartori, violoncellist, and J. H. Bona- witz, pianist, will appear. ‘The following 1s the pro- grammé, the names of the composers preceding each work:—Bonawitz, trio in © miaor, Messrs, Carl Bonawitz, Sartori and J. H. Bonawiwz (a, introduction and allegro; 0, scherzo; ¢, andaute; a, fugue); Mendelssohn, h Rest ia the Lord, ktyan,” Miss Werneke; Mozart, Fantasie in C minor, and Chopin, Mazurka and Scherzo, J. H. Bonawitz; Beethoven, ‘Ah, per- fida, aria, Mile. Lamara; Weber, “Concertstuech” (two pianos), Mme. Kloss and J. H. Bonawitz; Meyerbeer, ‘Ah, mon fils” ("The Prophet’), Miss Werneke; Sartori, Solo for violoncello, Mr. Sartori; Bonawitz, ‘the Orphan’? (Die Waise), Mile. La- mara; Mendelssohn, *Frueblingslied,” Mile, La- mara; Bonawitz, ines eben. le (maauscript), and Liszt, Galop chromatique, J. Bonawitz. On this evening, the Ninth bey Htge Band will give a concert at the Grand Opera House, the soloists being Milles, Frevore, Castellan and De Try. MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL NOTES, At Home. Tony Pastor announces a new bill and fresh stars. The new burlesque “Divorce,” brougnt out at the Comique by Josh Hart, has made a hit. “Humpty Dumpty,” with unvarying success, pur- sues the tenor of its way at the Olympic. «Julius Cesar” enters upon the seventh week of its highly successful run at Booth’s. Last night was the third anniversary of the opening of this theatre. The New York Circus still keeps its superb Christmas pantomime on the bills, The company comprises the best equestrians that ever appeared in this city. The inclement weather yesterday interfered ma- terially with the performance of “Don Giovanni’! given by the Fabbri German Opera Company at the Academy of Music. Miss Mattie Wynne assumes the rdle of Amina in the “Black Crook” during tne lilness of Miss Sud- low. Miss Wynne is an actress of promise, and en- acts the above character with intelligence and grace. “Zimmermann’s snake’ is one of fhe sensations 800n to be brought out at Niblo’s, It was charmed by Mr. Zimmermann, and will take part tn the “serpent dance” now being rehearsed by his snake- ship and Mile. Sassi. “Zimmermann’s goat’ will not appear until ths 12tn inst, 5 et, whose name has been sv long and favorably connected with Frencn drama and opera in thia country, has leased the hall on Sixteenth street, between Union square and Fiith avenue, and purposes to open it on ‘Tuesday, under the name of the Theatre Francais, the opening bill being ‘+Lisez Balzac,” “Fais Ce Que Dols,” “L’ Article 212” and a musical interlude. The Parepa-Rosa English opera season opens to- Morrow evening with “Un Ballo en Mascnera,” the following being the cast:—Amelia, Mme. Parepa- Rosa; Uscar, Mrs, Van Zandt; Ulrica. Mrs. Seguin; Ricardo, Mr. Castle; Renato, Mr. Aynsley Cook; Sam, Mr. Hall; Tom, Mr. Ryse. New dresses, fine appointments, gorgevus mise en scene and a mill- tary band on the stage are promised, “Divorce”’ stili pursues its triumphant career at the Fifth Avenue Theatre. Mr. Daly announces a very remarkable event, which will take place on Washington's Birthday, February 22, On that oecasion a matinée of “Divorce” will be given at the Walnut Street Theatre, Philadelpnia, his company, and an evening performance by the same at the Hiitn Avenue Theatre. Tue services of a special lightning train will be brought into requisi- uon. The announcement of the last six performances of “Jonn Garth,” at Wallack’s, will be received with regret by the many admirers of Mr. Brougham’s piay. “The Veteran” will be produced next week, ‘with the following cast:—Colonet Delmar, John Gil- bert; Leon Delmar, Lester Wailack; D’Orville, J. B. Potk;, Movammed, Charles Fisner; Off-an-agan, John Brougham, Sultan of Myra, C. H. Rockwell; Ogiow, W. J. Leonard; Nourredin, E. M. Holland; Moulrad, G. F. Brown; Mrs. McShake, Madame Ponisi; Blancne D'ivry, EMie Germon; Amineh, Clara Jennings; Guinare, Helen Tracy. The European Circus enters upon the third week of its engagement at the Graud Opera House on Monday afternoon, which event will be marked by another and entire change of programme. The prin- cipal features of the new periormance Will be two sensation acta by the brothers Uooke. One, ‘The Leap of the Two Bridges,’’ by John Henry, 18 very artistic and starting, After the circus departs the theatre will be closed for a week in order to perfect the arrangements for the proper production of the gorgeous spectacular piece, “Lalla Rookh,”? whi bas already been months in preparation, Th scenery, dresses, banners ana general accessori are aaid to be Very due. and tae musid, z ever organized in the United States. THE LYNDON STAGE. “The Last Days of Pompell”—The Victim of voured—The Lord Chambcrinin’s Interfer- ence with the Pantomtmes—Novelties. ve"? LONDON, Jam, 20, 187% ‘The success which has attended Mr. Andrew Hal- Uday’s numerous attempts to metamorphose the historical novels of Sir Walter Scott into sensa- tonal melodramas, has probably induced the man- ager of the Queen’s Theatre to submit to a similar ordeal Lord Lytton’s once celebrated but now well- nigh forgotten romance, “The Last Days of Pompei.” if Mr. John Oxenford, the author, or rather the adapter of the piece thus entitied, which 1s now in course of representation at the playhouse in Long Acre, had given himself free scope, and, simply taking the framework of his plot from the novel, had moulded character, in- Ciaent and dialogue according to his own discretion, there can be no doubt that he would have produced a thoroughly good play. But the fact is he has simply strung together some of the most salient scenes of the novel, using in the operation just 80 much of tie original text as may sufice to make these scenes intelligible and to keep tnem in regular succession, The result is a produce ton, or, 0 speak more correctly, a series of scenic effects, whicn owes tts origin neither to Lord Lytton nor to Mr, Oxenford, but rather to the scene painters and stage carpenters, who have simply given gor- geous pictorial elaboration to the suggestions of both these gentlemen. It is hardly in any other sense than that of a superb spectacie that the so-called play claims the attention of the public and seeks to win their patronage. It remains to be seen whetber this ap- Deal to the fancy and vision of a sight-loving and sensation-encourgaing community will draw the town, and bring grist to the managerial mili. There 1g no denying that if the pictures presented tn the new plece are regarded from a non-dramatic point of view much ts to be said in their praise. Especially worthy of consideration are the bright and ani- mated scenes in the former—the ballet in which a host of dusky Egyptian dancing girls, replaced by the lascivious forms of Italian or Grecian beauty, strive to enthral Apcecides, the ampntheatre packed tier above tier to its summit with gayly clad spectators, the eruplion of the moun- tain itself and the picture of the sea by moonlight, beneath which the bark of Glaucus and his betrothed foatson as ina dream. In the last act Vesuvius groans, rumbles, thunders ana belches forth smoke and fire. The multitude who had assembied to witness the flerce sports of the arena fy panic-stricken in ail directions. The blind Nydia guides Giaucus and Ione to the seashore, Where they embark with her. The boat glides gently over the moonlit waters, and Nydia, having Performed ‘er mission of saving the happy lovers, casts herself into the deep. Nor should allusion be omitted to an “effect,” doubtless suggested oy the famous painting, “The Christian Martyr.’ The body of Nydia, just under the surface of the water, is seen swept by tne tide in a direction opposite to that which the park of the lovers 13 pursning. This pictorlal touch 1s suggestuve ana poetical. It may be _ alleged, too, with truth that in some of these scenes an attempt bas been made to illustrate graphically and cor- rectly the external life of a remote epoch. Fratl, therelore, as 18 the structure of the piece, and insig- nificant as are its pretensions in a dramatic and lterary point of view, the play, if so it may be called, has, nevertheless, a certain ethical and archoological interest; and, as regards the acting also, vhere is meritof a kind which, at umes, pen- etrates througn all the glare of the superincumbent decoration and touches the heart and intellect in Spite of the over-dazzied eye. Miss Henrietta Hodson as Nydia, deserves emphatic praise. The movements and expression of a biind person are = excellently simulated, and the love of the Jealous, out tender and devoted girl, is conveyed with a pathos delicate and true and entirely tree from strain. Miss M. Reinhardt is a graceful representative of lone, and Julie finds an adequate exponent in Miss Bentham. The Arbaces of Mr. Ryder has all the declamatory force and dignity that can be desired, while the madness of Glaucus 1s powerfully gia -g in its stormy phase by Mr. George Rignold. In a word, the actors and scene painters do their utmost to make the piece attractive, and small as dre its claims as a work of dramatic art itis not unlikely to find lavor with that not inconsiderable section of the pfeasure- seeking community who, in the literal sense of the word, go to the theatre to “see” a play, and who care litte for the mental quality of the entertaln- ment so that their eyes are banqueted. THE VICTIM OF THE MENAGERIE. Apropos of sensational exhibitions it wili bein your recollection that an unfortanate lion-tamer named McUarthy was torn to pieces a few weeks ago at Rochdale by the lions whum, poor creature, he pro- fessed to have “tamed.” No less @ personage than Tom King, the retired pugilist, has come forward | with an offer to beard tne lions in their den, bat it is satisfactory to be assured that uis overtures have been declined. The following 1s the correspondence on the subject:— @ 3 ‘ UILFOR! jan. Mrs. MANDERS:— sy Ls citied MADAME—L have heard of the accitent which happened to Tom McCarthy, which Lam very sorry for, but if you think {Ul engage to perform the lions. te to receive proper I & favorable answer, I remain your old servan! M KING. Mrs. Manders has sent the following reply :— THE MENAGERIE, ROCHDALE, Jan. 8, 1872. Mr, Kine:— DEAR SIR—Since the lamentable and melancholy accident in my estaplishment on Wednesday last I am fully deter- mined to discontinue lion-huntinz, and consequently beg to decline your offer. Yours faithfully (pro Rosine Manders), }OHN LUCK WOUD. I knew a llon-tamer once who shook in his shoes at the approach of his wife, and yet that henpecked man not only put his head iuto a lion’s mouth, bat— what is more remarkable—ne drew it out again. He could bully alton, but he would run into a-rathole from his Wife, At last she eloped with a Methodist Parson, and the poor tlon-tamer took her logs to heart so much that he never again had the pluck to look a lion in the face. He caught the jaundice, poor fellow! and died at Greenwich in the flower of his youth and beauty. I never hear of a lion-tamer without thinking of poor Jackson; but let us hope that the race is how extinct. NOVELTIES. Mr. Aiberry has written a new comedy called “Pride” for the Vaudeville theatre, where, mean- while, Mr, Boucicault’s favorite play ot, «London Assurance” 1s being Derformed nightly to crowded audiences. Mr. Halliday is engaged upon a new and original drama, which is to be produced at the Adelphi Theatre on Easver Monday. The same author's drama of “Amy Robsarv’ will shortly be revived at Drury Lane, with Miss Neilson (Mra. Lee) in her original character. An unecdote is related of a correspondence be- tween the Lord Chamberiain’s office and Mr. George Sanger, the lessee of Astiey’s. The censor wrote to Mr. Sanger hoping that in ‘‘Lady Godiva” the hero- ine would be dressed (oye Gg The witty propric- tor tersely replied that he had 8 wife and several daughters, ‘The Lora Chamberlain sent him a letter of apology, but added a postscript that he would be obliged by the enclosure of a guinea by return of post—his fee for reading the pantomime, GLADSTONE AND LOWE IN PANTOMIME, ‘The recent controversy on the subject of the gov- ernment interference with the pautomimes bas brought to light some curious revelations. It ap- pears that the pantomime which was the chief cause of all the recent excitement was that at the Victoria. ‘There were three couplets considered objectionable and ordered to be expunged. One referred to Mr. Lowe and the match tax; another was a harmless reference to supposed adoiiralty shortcomings; and the third, put into the mouth of a Ubinese Prince, ran as follows :— What! make a h! All gammon and no apinack. Do you take ‘pevore Gladeoue down at Urefawen ? ‘These allusions would appear to have given grave offence in lofty quarters, and hence all the fery dis- cussion that has taken piace on the sulject, Vahant assertions have been met by denials no less intrepid, and the examiner of plays, Mr. Donne, aifects much indignation at the charge that has peon made against him of vexatious and frivolous interference; but “litera scripie@ manent,” and all the waters in great Neptutie’s sea cannot wash out the fact that there ts in existence a letter written by Mr. Donne himeeif, 10 whicn he states ta express terms wat gotteeel allusions wiil not be permit and that e has struck Lowe and the matcnes out of every pantomime for the present year, The attempt of the Examiner of Plays to shift the responsibility of an unpopular proceeding from his own shoulders to those of the Lord Chamberlain is amusingly paral- leled by @ vice versa movement of the later it official whenever occasion requires. One of the London mana,ers, Writing to a aaily paper, pithy observes:— ‘When the Lord Chamberlain {s attacked the responsibility of making excisions or refusing to license plays le thrown ‘on Mr, Donne. When Mr. Donne is att tne piu is thrown on the Lord Coamberiain. It wou'd be well, abe his The Colonna troupe of dancers, whose proceed- ings gave so much offence to tae modest magistraces of Plymouth that they took the mani severely to task, are doing splendid business at Giasgow—of ali places in the world, The paim of unco right. eousness would seem, thereiore, to have passed trom the Scotch to the Devonlans, CORBUPT CHICAGO ALDERMEN SENTENCED. Catcaao, Feb, 3, 1872. In the-Criminal Court yesterday Judge Freer over- ruled the motion for a new trial in the cases of Al- derman Busch and Ex-Alderman Montgomery, and sentenced each to six months’ ea im the county Jail. aud to gay & Ane Of 61,00. iquss | THE CUSTOM HOUSE INVESTICATIOB- The Custom Rouse Committee inl alt Mpa nto = teat the interest in tne investigation ts fast waning.’ The frst witness was General Aillyer, who wae cross-examined at tedious length in reference ve elicited, although he was kept on the stand neacig’ hree hours, The following aMidavits were put in evidence:— City and County of New York mH. W. Benedict, duly sworn, earths is One of tne Sim ot i. We heseaiee Co. merchants, of and owners States Custom House Inspector W. V, Cloyes), who demanded of me which he did not offer $0 pay for, but int serve mo in the matter of weight, &c. I cannel appeared to be mixed with belonging to other parties, and decided to have our lot all weighed a wetgher in the ship dock betore {twas landed. Sill he tinued jstent in his demands the three or four quent times that I went on board the ship, and gave me understand that unless bis requirements were acceded should be made to suffer. Our coal was all landed from hip {nip Ughters, and the following ts. copy of, the Weigher’s returns as delievered:—“Boat H. M. Wi 509,985 lbs. ; boat General Grant, 26,826 lbs., making 686, 1om., or 239 tons 12 cwt. 2 qra. Bt Ibs. gross.” ‘The above was transported in barges to New there ied and found correct. I notice the Unitea Wolgher fias returned the Invoice a2 264, tons 16 owt. @ Bey over if cent in excess: fone = i ot We Beeb LOR, Sworn to before meithia Sth day of January, 1872.—A. W.' HaLt, Notary Public, Stat? of New York s.—John J, Ward, being says he fea city weigher, and resides ‘at No, 088 Lor street, Greenpoint, L. 1, and was employed during the: month of December last to weigh part of an invoice ~ cannel coal on board ship Princeton, at pier No. 48, Bast: River. It was discharged into lighters. A gentleman came! ‘on board the ship and made some inquiry in reference to the coal, and the inspector, W. O. Cloyes, aald to me, “Who that stout man just left?’ told him that T did not know positively, but thought it was Mr, Benedict, the owner of the. cor ti U Cioyes then said to me meaning Mr. ict, wae a “damned mean old cuss;" that he had tried to get him to; give him a load of coal, out he would not, and that he mea meant, fo get square with him.’ Cloyes then, asked the ale he could not stop work on coal and land goods. The gas) coal was mixed with another lot of cannel, and I saw some’ gas cannel being loaded on the dock into carts, JOHN J. WARD. Sworn to before me, this Ist day of February, 181%— SAMUEL Gopar, Hotere, Public. } Stats of Now York, ss.—Thowas G. Barrett, being duly swora, sayshe is one of the firm of Messrs. J. Skidmore & coal dealers, of thiscity, and that we are one of the importers and recetvers of English eannel coal; and that for; two years past have had an allowance of say twa. And One-half per ceut, made om the invoice cost ‘our, importations to go against short weight of delivery in N aoe ee raaey wee TUOMAS Gr BARRETT. cover the deficiency in wei 2 . Gamera, before, me ibis Gist day of January, 1812. —LEve BAY, No! ublic, Natt of New York, ds.~-Manasseh Briggs, boing duly. gaya be is one of the firm of M. Briggs & Co., merchants, New York, and that they are agents for J. P. Hi 300 Co., of Liverpool, England, principal abtppers of An cannel coal to this market; und for the past two years they have authorized us to deduct two and a half per cent on tha invoice cost of all house or round cannel coal to go ag weight of delivery in New York, and I have und bove allowance does not always cover. the deticioncy im weight. MANASSEH BRIUGB. Sworm before me this Stst day of January, 1872.—Le Gay, Notary Public, ) Several assistant weighers were then examined inregard to Mr. Rogers’ statement about corrups propositions having been made for the passage or cargoes of coal. Deputy Collector Jayne, recalled, again explained the general character of his duties, among whlom was the right of making seizures; he had frequenuy: got up. the evidence upon which warrants had been issued; had a¢ one time recently discovered thag United States weighers were Cefrauding the gov- ernment, among woom was Anson 0. Doolittle, and several of them were arrested; Mr. Doolittle was the son of Senator Doolittle; he was tried before & commission, but was acquitted on the ground thas it was not proved that he had intended tu cefrau the government; this was in spite of the fact that had proved that he had returned a number of mem on his payroll as entitled to pay who had never done any work; this was in 1860; seizures of thirty-three firms’ beoks and papers from these and other causes; the system of coliu- sion between tmporters and Custom House officials was at one time very common; the collusion was sometimes in consequence of a direct bargain with the weigher, and in others between the importer and one of the employ¢s of the weigher, Who was authorized to accept the bribe for hun; in twenty- five suits the amoun: involved was about $626,000; the costs in those suits were $19,103 62; the amouns pald into the Treasury was $617,683 76, of whtck one-half was retained by the government; of te other halt over $154, ad gone to the informers and an equal amount to the Collector, Naval ufticer and Surveyor; the whole amount lost to the govern- ment on the goods seized in these sults was $89,123. ‘fhe committee then adjourned until Monday morning. THE SLEEPY HOLLOW HORROR, Another Effort in Gehali of the Condemned Man—Just! Gilbert Declines to Grant a Stay of Proceedings—Buckhout’s Time om Earth Apparently Short. It now seems extremely probable that notwitt standing the numerous delays ingeniously broughé about by his counsel during the past eighteen months, Buckhout, the Sleepy Hollow murderer, willsuffer death in the manner prescribed by law on the 16th instant. 5 Before Justice Gilbert, at Brooklyn, on Friday, Francis Larxin, counsel for the condemned man, made another application for a stay of proceedings, presenting some twenty exceptions to the rulings of Justice Barnard during the trial at which the prisoner was convicted, all of which Justice Gilbert pronounced not well taken, Counsel for the prisoner then argued that serious doubts had arisen as to the legality of the Oourt of Oyer and Terminer, before which the case was tried, maintaining that, under the act of 1848, @ Justice of the Supreme Court alone constituted a legal tribunal, aud maintained that Judge Ingra- ham had decided thas the Oyer and Terminer was a legal Court with one Supreme Court Justice, that the law applied to the entire State. District Attorney Briaes, of Westchester county, in answer, said that the statute alluded to by coun. sel only appited to the city and county of New York, and urged that the city charter change in the Courts of Oyer and Terminer of New York that had recently been decidea by Judge Ingraham did not affect in the least the organization of the Court outside of New York, and added that the Court of Appeals had _ decided that the act of the Legislature repealing the act of 1848 1s unconstitutional, and that therefore, as the original act applied to New York only, and as the act in the charter repeating the original 1s uncon- stitutional, therefore both the Courts of New York the counties outside of New York legally organized. If 1% snouid that the County Courts are iilegally organized, the effect would be to declare tllegal all the acts of the Courts of Oyer and ‘Terminer throughout the State since 1870—a se- quence as utterly preposterous as it Would be dan- serous. ‘ ejustice Gilbert denied the motion for a stay of roceedings on any of the points presented by piucknont '§ counsel, but reserved his opinion on the jegality of the organization of the genre. This was tne only plea which he could entertain. Counsei for the prisoner then attempted to show’ that the jurymen who tried Buckhout had some doubts ag to the sanity of the prisoner, to which Judge Glibert replied that if such was the case the Ka was whe proper person to apply wo for relief. It 1s well known that Governor Hoffman has already declined to interfere with the case. OBARGED WITH ROBBING HI8 EMPLOYER, Albert E. Haghes, a young and fashionably dressed young man, has been in the employ of Hartnett & Bailey as a drug clerk, at No. 9 Bible house (Eignta street), for the past five weeks, at a salary of $16 ir week. During the time he was in their em 1 did not draw one cent of his wi and was supplied with funds all the time, ‘She frm, di the time Hughes was in their employ, mu foods to the amount of $160, |, suspect ughes, took them, @ watch was kept on him. On Friday night Eugene Hartnett. one of the firm, states that ne detected him in the act of steal @ quanity of drugs valued at states that an accomplice of Hug! ‘Smith would visit the store during bis absence and “purchase” a bill of goods, which were carted away, disposed of and the proceeds divided between them. Toey were detected in the act on Friday night, and Smith was arrested as be was leaving tne store with tne above goods in his ion, They dented the charge before Justice Cox at Jefferson Market yesterday morning, but were committed ia deiault of $900 ball each for examination, ung NEARLY ANOTHER BRILL'S SWITCH DISAS* TER IN NEWARK. On Saturday night Newark came near having a second Brill’s switch disaster. A switch care- lesaly left open permitted the aine o'clock train from New York, filled with passengers, to bound of the track near Orange street. There is a heavy rising grade at this point, so that, fortunately, the train had slight headway, it plunged ' into the mud, stuck there, and #0 Was saved from rushing over the steep embankment. The sudden coming together of the cars svon ad- monwhed the passengers that something was ‘wrong, and thoy quickly scampered from the cars, pate | to walk or take the horse cars for the jance of their journey. It took some hours before the traun was rescued [rom tue mud,