The New York Herald Newspaper, February 5, 1872, Page 3

RICHARD WAGNER An Interview with the “Musician of the Future.” ‘Wagner’s Projected ‘‘Nibelungen” Theatre at Baireuth—The German Opera To Be Reformed— The Musical Drama and the Old Opera— ‘Wagner's Appearance—Frau Wagner— A Wagnerian Speech—Sise, Plan, De- sign, &., of the New Theatre—$100 Por Ticket-300,000 Thalers To Be Collected—Baireuth and Ammer- gau—Christian and Heathen Teutonic Gods—The Invisi- ble Orchestra—The “‘Mu- tio of the Present.” FRANEFORT-ON-THE-MAIN, Jan. 17, 1872, ‘The year 1873 in Europe promises great attractions for the annual contingent of tourists that England and America send to the Old World. First of all will come the Vienna Expoaltion, and the “beauti- fal, blue Danube” will probably reoice in admirers ‘&s plentiful as those which in other years crowded the steanrers of the Rhine. For a very select few, however, the hitherto dead old Bavarian city of Baireuth, the capital of East Franconia, will be the centre of attraction. It is there, as is now deter- mined, that the celebrated German “musiker,” Richard Wagner, the composer of ‘Tannhauser,”’ “Lohengrin,” “Tristan and Isolde,” “The Meister- Ginger of Nuremberg,” “Rienzi,” the “Kaiser- maroh,” &c,, intends to erect in the course of the Present year tis new Theatrical Temple for the festa) performance of the grand operatic work of his life, the “RING OF THE NIBBLUNGEN,"’ @ work the musical part of which will be finished before Easter, 1872 The “‘Nibelungen” is entitled by ite author as a ‘theatrical festal play’ for three nights and 4m introductory one, the four divisions Dearing the titles *‘Das Rheingold,” “Die Walkire,” “Siegfried” and “Gdtterdimmerung,” forming as & whole the “Ring of the Nibelungen.” Now that Wagner’s once so-called “music of the future” has at last found general acknowledgment im Germany, and the composer’s really grand plans appear to have every chance of being’ carried into oxecuuon, the eyes of the entire musical and dramatic world are centred upon this man, who, after many years of struggle, has finally won such a vast pre-emimence, Wagner, who a decade ago was ridiculed by nearly the whole of the German musical press, and was deciarea by many to be ready for a Junatic asylum, because of his bold and really ad- ‘vanced ideas, has become a king among his country- men, and bis name and his projected theatre are the toemes of discussion in all the higher circles of German musical and dramatic society. But I would mot Dave it understood tnat Wagner—even after the wonderful successes of nis “Lohengrin” at Bo- Jogna and Florence—has conquered all nis enemies in Germany, for a better hated person does not ex- 4st on this Continent. The most diverse opinions till exist among the German critics as to the merits of Wagner as a composer. 4 few evenings ago “Lohengrin” was given at th e Frankfort City Theatre, after a lapse of ten ° years, but with hardly an echo of the enthusiasm ‘that the same opera won in Bologna. I heard one genvieman remark afterward that the music haa wiven him a headache; another said that the opera was ‘stupia,” while for my own part, notwith- Standing the fact that the singing and acting were Jar below mediocrity and not at all corresponding to’the demands made by Wagner himself, 1 felt an intense sptistaction, after being so long surfelted ‘with Offenbach and the frivolous music of the Sighter French school. I could not get out of my mind the criticism of this same opera made by a gentieman of Bologna, that hearing “Lohengrin was like sectag 9 woman with her natural hair AMONG A WORLD OF OHIGNONS, In “Lohengrin,” as ail lis later operas, Wagner has brought muste, song, scenery and action into a grand, harmonious ‘musical drama,” as he himself bas expressed 1t, in contrast to the ordinary opera, which he declares purely one-sided and “cor- rupted.” And, in truth, the majority of the operas put on the stage in Germany to-day are wofully in- mgniOcant creations, Some weeks ago Wagner was invited by the “Wagner Association’ of Mannheim, one of tne Many societies now existing in Germany having in wrew the furtherance of Wagner’s ideas, to direct a concert given at Mannheim in Christmas week, the proceeds of which were to be used in the purchase of tickets for tne performance of the “Ring of Nibeltungen’’ at Balreuth in 1873, The composer acceded to the in- wivation after considerable refection; and espe. otally was induced to comply as a recognition of the imitative taken by the Mannheim Wagner Asso- siation in the furtherance of his plans, According to instructions 1 went to Mannheim, in order to see the great musician, and to get from nim tull in- formation about the projected theatre. My mission | obltey in 80 far successful that, warmly welcomed the chie! members of the Wagner secon, J was enabled to participate with that body In the po ger reception, and to hear from his plans for compelled to forego tne yersation with the Meister, for the reason that I found his brief time allotted tothe visit so taken up ‘with important arrangements with the assuciation and receiving = Meng & eg gee se Sges—among others raud Duke and Grand Duchess of Baden—tnat 1 did not tee! justified in ciauming even more favor for the New York HERALD. I should, as you may imagine, have sent my report carlier had I not had good reasons for bot ere it. On taking my leave of the com- poser and his amuiabie lady (a daugiter of the musician, Franz Liszt, and the divorced wife of Hans von Bilow), the former requested me not to send of my letter until he sent me & pampbilet that he would put to press in a few days, Last evening the postman brought me the long expected work—“Report to the German Wag- ner Associations About the Circumstances and Face Which Attended the Creation of the Festal Play of “The Ring of the Nibelungen,’ by Richard Wagner.” PERSONAL Al PEARANCE OF WAGNER, The composer is in stature somewhat under- eg his a eile a exceedii Mi unquiet ‘vous; his eyes are plercing and fiery, and above them rises a high vaulted forenead, “Ot the wert 4 Of Beethoven, the clear, sunny eyes Of Mozart, there is nothing in Wagner. His whole Sppearance 1s, imdeed, not winning, and ye: there is something about nim that makes us fee! that We pave to do with no ordinary map. With the director's staff in hand the Meister gee ee feo new vee’ he beats the time one foot, marking the rythmus with both hands, evincing by his movements now salisiaction, 4c Sa how and then stemming a sorte a hiss. Two musical socteties haa uDited Jor toe evening, and it was wonderful to see with ‘what accuracy Wagner directed them. ‘The goneral Opinion was that never beiore had Wagner's own Music found \n Mannheim true expression, and the Same was admitted in regard to the classic pieces, An exceilent Mannbeim critic said afverwards:— “AS ali the manifestations of Wagner's genius are only various rays from the same central point, as all his works lead to a id ideal of art, 80 does ns dl stand im the most periect harmony With this ideal, and corporities the same ali the More immediately as we see here the creator of this Weal in person, who shows us the secret of his art even im the reproduction of known works, which under nis hands new creations,” je Mannheim Wagner Association had taken fare to provide an excellent bauquet at the Euro- Dalscher Hof ior the Meister, a number of promt. Dent aamirers of the great musician being invited. ‘The appearance of Wagner and his lady was greeted all standing. The two took their places opposite members of the Wagner Committee. Mrs. Wag- Mer was to me an BXCBEDINGLY INTERESTING LADY, she daughver of one of the stravgest musical claracters that ever lived—franz Liszt; once tne ‘whe of Wagner's bosom frieud, Von Bulow, mu- sical director of the Court Theatre of Munich; oan (says Frau ale the admired of royalty; , to Wagner’s musicai 1 the inembers of the Wagner Association, ‘onl, greeted Wagner in choice terms. He the feeling of enthusiasm feit by all to- thanked him tor the honor done pearance among them. ‘We Mannheim to-day paraiiel h cities appear as favorites of Baireuth will ould its festal play at summer soistice, and we celebrate And thus Richard Waguer nas crouse for our Mannheim ‘Association the wer, iM Christmas to its rights again; and for i Pot We shail celeurate this Tosuat day, and a ave the Meister with us, it in epirit.” giowaoce Regine, ogame Faroul sould "wos easily upadret Meuter. ‘the time of our Wagner Ve ural that Dr, inted some | already chosen upon the Stuckberg, id just why b Bal wmremn nag deen chosen for the ce of See a catia tates haat aay | our sen ote omacone gece | ‘THR BRITISH PARLIAMENT home was certainly the fegendary Rhine, W. beautiful views in the whole neighborhood of ° Worms was not chosen, the residence of the the city of Baireuth, ‘Ine theatre will on OLD BUBGUEDIAN EI aide of a high mount and around the edit Tapa Sis Mitagne hoard ee ela | raat gee aa ated ce ce, to” W i having, been” vnriemniida’s | fa" Wagner_ bhnselt'te expected in taireutn 0 | Legislative Assemblage on Tues- , ai. —, oe 4 superintend the construction. umcan bag epon regard for Ludwig, cer- tainly his best and most jtverai patron. ni pisce “ior is “Festal “Tueatre. ‘The. same the r Teasons haa influenced him here as in the case of Mannheim. Balreuth ties in the very hi of Germany, as the same time in Bar the land wnose had shown him 80 many favors. be] une of King Ludwig he bad been enavied to complete his work pay in and to the firstfounders and President of tne Mann- heim-Waguer Association. ‘AN INTERVIEW WiTH WAGNER. The banquet lasted long. Before it ended music and singing were heard outside the hotel. The Mannheim “Maenn ” had brought an ovation to Wagner. iy neXt morning the com- went by early train 10 Zuricu, after a final a A ry in answer tails res] the Batreush Wagner said four evenings for its especial d: lace Of perior: and summer montus of Pers as the ume. blan—wnioh I first pavlished in 1868, in the introduction to the text of my “Nibe- lungen’’—is to erect an especial theatre for the per- formance of my play. THE ESTIMATED COST for the theatre ana lige hoy ye 1s 300,000 thalers (about a quarter of a million of dollars), This mon will be ral from tne gale of @ thousand patrons’ tuckets, the cost of each 300 thalers, and en- tithng the possessor to atiend the three repetitions of the play. ‘Taree persons cau, however, join in the purchase of a single patron’s ticket, and thus for 100 thalers, eacn will be enabled to se tne four * arte of the ‘Nibelungen.’ He is not compeiied to see them on successive evenings, but can so arrange it with the joint possessors of the tickec that he can distribute his time over the three repetitions of the lay. An especial theatre will be - erected, the interior arrangement of which will per- fectly correspond to my intentions, the solidity and exterior of which will, however, depend upon the means placed at my disposition. For the erection of the theatre and the scenic ar- Tangements tor the especial opyect of the perform- ance of the play I have time to arrange until the spring of 1873, Then al’ the best singers and musicians, chosen by me expresaly sor the occasio! will meot at Baireuth, and iuly two months will be occuvied in the rehearsals, Five hundred com- Tortable seats will be placed at the disposal of those patrons and promoters of my undertaking who, \brough the medium of an association of friends, in Whose hanasI piace this part of the necessary work, have brought together means enabiing my plan to be carried Into execution, As secretary— to whom all moneys for the purchase oi patrons’ tickets are to be sent—the Baron von Cohn, of Des- sau, court panker of Kaiser William, oi Germany, has been chosen.’? ‘The site selected for the “Nibelungen Tneatre” is on an elevation outside the city, called the Stuck- berg, and is owned, fortunately, by a warm friend oi Wagner’s music, The area that the theatre itself will occupy 18 estimated at ONE AND A HaL¥ BAVARIAN A ‘agnel for beauty, as well as for the praciscavilicy rd Re. SoarEres. ria ‘the plateau upon hk the theatre stands, eas weet, charming views Of the Fichtelgebirge are 10 be obtained. other Teasun besides the one of beauty for the selection of an elevated site is that Wagner intends to render his orchestra imvisible—tnat ey to sink the for the musicians low the audience level. The trofit and sides of the theatre, we learn, aro to be built solid, the former monamentaily decorated, wirile the part devoted to the stage will be of framework alone. ‘wul nave sues of 170 feet, fue first be the when Wagner himeeif will be present, The Minister, Von Schiemitz, is also expected to put in an appearance. ‘The city will Dave ample accommodations for the two to three thousand straugers that will aitend during the festal season. A committee in Baireuth will provide for all emer- gencles. ‘WAGNER'S PECULIAR NOTIONS, + Itis now nearly twenty years since Wagner frst ‘Wrote the text to nis ‘Nibelungen.” He was every- where hailed as an “enthusiast,” and his “Music of the Future” was made the butt of the ‘‘musikanten.?? Wagner's reform principies have gradually come to their due prominence, and the founding of Wagner lone in ail the large cities of Germany proves that a movement tn his favor is growing every day. Wagner's theories are so well known to the musical Wort that it 1s unnecessary to devote much space to them here. He says, in brief, that all that exists ‘under the name of “German opera” deserves to be forgotten; this “opera,” grossly eras to all musical and dramatic art, @ mistake, for in this genre of art, the mea of expression (music) 18 made the end; the aim ot expreasion (the drama) 1s made the means, Wagner comes to the conclusion that the true “opera or art work of the future” is the combination of all the arts—music, Painting, poetry and song. In this aim Gluck preceded him in endeavoring to Create the “musical tragedy,”’ and Goethe himself Was & prophet of this very ‘musical drama” of Wwaich Wagner is now the hizh priest of Germany. Wagner's ideas of opera are that in it poetry and music, nay, ail ‘he arts should combine to produce the most perfect {deal illusions, and thus give the “most complete expression of numan sympathies in the Intellectual intercourse of social existence.” The “Nibelungen” has been found too compli- cated and too expensive for the ordinary opera thea- tres of Germany. The “Rheingold” and “Die Walkure,” bave been brought out at Munich with decided success, but 80 far they are foreign to the German opera-going public. The subject, the “Nibelungen,” though thoroughly Germun, ‘being an old German mythological legend, is strange to the majority of Germans, and 1t has béen urged by @ certain critic that A “NIBELUNGEN LEXICON” should be prepared for the visitors to Wagner's Jesval play, otherwise, even those well versea in the history of the vld Teutonic gods will be puzzied. In alt chy Finget late operas the larmony of the text with the music is au essential point, Atiend- ing the performance of the “Nibelungen” without understanding the \egends of the old heathen gods would prove as unsatisiactory, perhaps, as if a Mussulman were to make a pilgrimage tothe Pas- sion Play at Uber-Ammergau. The music, solos, chorus, action are all beauulul; but the harmony would ve loat im the non-comprenension of the suo- ject. If Dingelstedt, while theatrical director at Weimar, found it necessary when Hebbel’s “Ni- belanzen”’ was performed tiere—and Hebbel’s ver- s10n follows the Nibelungen Saga almost literally— Ww attach @ commentary to the play bill, how much more necessary will it be for Wagner's quadrifolium, when it 19 brought out at ireuth ? In “Rheingold,” for instance, the ancient god, Wodan, Donner, Froh and ap- pear; the Nivelungen, Alverich, Mime, Fat- Der, ti ideas the es icka, a, BN Rhine daughters Woglinda, Wellganda aud Fios- shilda. Few wil! understand the elementary mytns a8 embodied in these anctent worthies. The Ring of Bavaria, the Emperor of Germany and Doke Ernst, of Saxe-Coburg, bave become pations of the Wagner Theatre; Wagner associatious are spring. ing up in all the larger cities, and the money re- quired will be shorty forthcoming. ican musicians lovers of dramatic art would do well to enter into correspondence with some of the German W; rt Associations, if K certainly command a considerable premium, aid AN INVISIDLE ORCHESTRA. The Waguerian plan of rendering the orch<stra invisiole 1s ‘acting attention here, and a ew of the composer's own words on his intentions thereby will pe, Of Interest, I imagine, to musictans across the water, He says:—“To make the lestal play in on, sense complete, 1 consider the in- Wbulty of the orchestra very essential, Every one will see the importance of this pian wno, the intention of gaining @ true impression of a dramatic work of has attended our operatic periorm- ances, aud through the tevitabie sight of the musicians and their cirector nave involuntarily been made eve witnesses of tecunical evolution which should be kept totaily out of his Sight, just carefully as the mechanical arrangements’ of 1 decorations, which, seen from the ide & disturbing impression make, a8 18 weil known, ‘upon the looker on,"” 1am aware that what] have here reported will give outa very iaimt conception of Wagner's a Plans for the Baireuth festal piay. ‘The whole thing ,is of such scope aud maguitude that one Leeds'a book 10 exhaust the subjects 1 snail oe able to give more details tn May, when the trst stone of the new theatre at Batreuth will be laid and wheo the composer's plans will be completeu. Wagner has not yet completed tis list of singers and actors for the play, wut is In active correspondence with some of our most noted operatis’s, He is now in Zurich again, finisning the partibus of the “Gdtterdimmerung"— the /i,aie of the “Ring of the Nibesungen.” ‘The text was completed years ago; the whole of the music wili be published by May. Just a# 1 am losing the news comes from Baireuth that toe site for the Wagner Theatre has been given Up ana in ifs place a larger area (oi nearly thirteen varied aorey a3 bees secure. LY the Cjty Vong: day, February 6, AUSTRALASIA, The Wool Trade with America and Exports of the Staple to the United States. Telegraph Cable Communication with Java—Se- rious Charge Against United States Sailors— Mining and Agricultural Reports—Co. lonial Exploration—The Polynesian Slave Trade and Publication at Fiji. Party Struggle of the Gladstone Ministerialists and Disraeli and Other Oppositionists, THE QUEEN’S SPEECH. ELECTION OF A NEW SPEAKER. Sketch of Speaker Denison and History ; igi. setae of the Speakership. San FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 1872, The steamship Moses Taylor arrived yesterday from Honolulu, where she connected with the Australian steamer Nevada and received her pas- sengers and mails, The Nevada left sydney, N. 8. W., on Decem- Ministerial Exposition of the Con- dition of the Nation. The Case of Ireland and Posi- tion of Scotland. BXPORT OF WOOL, She brought a considerable quantity of wool for the Eastern States of America and presentation samples for the New York Chamber of Commerce, ‘The export of wool to the United States dunng the month of December was 8,271 bales, Two vessels were loading with wool, TELEGRAPH EXTENSION, The telegraph cable from Java to Australia bad been successfully laid. ‘Tne Australian government proposed to charter @ vessel to convey despatches between Port Dar- ‘Win and Normantown until the overland line could be completed. MINERALS, A-valuabie plumbago mine had been discovered near Senterfieid. ‘The yield of the gold fields was increasing. GRAVE OFFENCE BY UNITED STATES SAILORS, Twenty seamen from the American man-of-war St. Mary’s attempted to break into the government female reformatory at sydney. The ship’s ofMficers arrived and captured the rioters. ‘The British Paritament will reassembie in session after adjournment to-morrow, February the 6th, It ts the eighth Parliament of Queen Victoria and vhe twentieth of the Unitea Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. The business which will be submitted for the consideration of the members will be of the very highest importance—a fact which will become apparent vo the readers of the HERALD by a Perusal of the following special exhibit anticipa- tory of the proceedings and explanatory of the national condition and position of Great Britain, at home and with regard to subjects of foreign diplo- macy. Messrs. Gladstone and §graeli sent circulars ten days since to their supporters in Parliament, begging them to be present at. the opening of the Legislature. as “important business and the elec- EXPLORATION. Uon of a Speaker will demand their attentions.” An expedition to explore New Guinea was to leave ony th January. 7 The Queen’s Speech. AGRICULTURE. The members of the House of Commons having been auly sammoned and found in attendance at the bar of the House of Lords, the Lord Chancellor will proceed to read the Queen’s speeth, Her Majesty will meet Parliament with a repeti- tion of her thanks to the nation for the loyal devo- tion which was exhibited by the people during the ness of the Prince of Wales, and an expression of gratitude to Goa for his recovery. Peace has been maintained with all the surround- ing nations, Military operations have been undertaken for the suppression of a revolsin India, ‘The correspond- ence and estimates relating to the war will be sub- mitted to the House of Commons, The general estimates for the support ofthe goy- ernment and the maintenance of the Crown have been prepared with attention to the interests of the people, and will be placed before the members, Measures will be provided with the view of re- ducing public taxation, so far as 1s consistent witn the dignity of the Crowa and the wants of tne public treasury. Tranquility prevails at home. Bills will be submitted for the better regulation of the land tenure and educational systems in Ire- land; for the perfection of @ vote by ballot bill, a Scotch education bill and @ British mines regnia- tion bill. Acommission appointea by the Crown has at- tended in Geneva with the view-of arranging mat- ters of outstanding difficulty, which had their ort- gin during the ate War “mm America with the gov- ernmbnt of the Unised States, The entire corre- spondence which has faken place between the gov- ernment of Her Majesty and that of the United States on the subject will be placed before Parlia- ment at the earliest moment, Her Majesty asks the most serious attention of members to the entire subject, the proceedings of the commission and the American claims submitted to its members. ‘Lhe subject of the existing condition of the com- mercial relations between Her Majesty's govern- ment and the governmect of.the republic of France will be submitted by Ministers at an early day. It is one which affects the manufacturing interests of the kingdom deeply in the matter of the renewal or abrogation of the treaty under which the trade with France has been hitherto just maintained, The colonies are tranquil, Outrages of a serious character have been per- petrated agaist missionaries by natives of New Zealand, The reform of Parliamentary procedure, especially in the sphere of private bill legisiation, with pro- visions for the health, safety and general advance- ment of the peopie will be laid before the House. ‘The Queen thanks the members of both Houses of Parliament for their loyal devotion, and invokes the blessing of Almighty God on their deliberations. Speaker Denison. ‘The Right Honorable Jonn Evelyn Denison, the Speaker of the present House of Commons, who will retire after the assembiage of Parliament, is the eldest son of the late Jonn Denison, M. P., by his second wife Oharlotte, daughter of Samuci East- wicke. John EB. Dennison was born in the year 1800, He married in the year 1827 Lady Charlotte Cavendish, the thira daughter of the Dake of Port. land, Mr. Dennison was educated at Eton, and in Christ church, Oxiord. He took the degree of Bachelor of Arts in ‘1823, and of Master of Arts in 182% He is @ Justice of the Peace and Deputy Lieutenant for Notts. He had & somewhat distinguished public career before attaining the Speakership. Having left Christ Church, Uxtord, he was returned to Parliament for Newcastle-on-Tyne in 1823. After a protracted bed boon bong ee Sod Canada he took an a Hine about tg ree? of the dieabuities ottoman Catho!ics, joined the Minisiry of Canning, in wnich he was appointed one of the Lords of the Admiralty, On the accession of Viscount Goderich to power Mr. Deuison relinquished the duties of the Admiralty. and never again held The vine disease has appeared around Melbourne; The wheat crop of South Australia was heavy, and there would be a large surplus for export to Eng- land, LEGISLATION. The Parliament of Victoria had been petitioned to compe! the Univer#iy to grant degrees to ladies, The Tasmanian Parliament had been prorogued until May, THE SLAVE TRADE. Captain Couth was sentenced to five years’ im- Prisonment for enslaving natives of Polynesia, Full information regarding the Polynesian slave trade has been published by the government agent at Fip. Polynesian laborers had murdered a portion of the crew of the schooner Cambria and run ‘the vessel ashore. ‘The survivors of the Mewa massacre were ar- rested after eating three of their number, INCENDIARISM, Numerous incendiary fires had occurred at Auck- land, New Zealand. STORM. Four convicts were killed in different parts of Queensland by lightning in November. TRADE. The shipment of American manufactured goods \o Australia has generally resulted tn heavy loss, UTAH. THE JAPS IN NEW ZION. The Embarsy Likely to Report Unfavorably on the Pacific Railroad Winter Route—A Longer Stay with the Saints than They Desire— The McKean Petitions—A Mcr- mon Howl for His Removal. Sat Lake Crry, Feb, 4, 1872. ‘rhe Japanese Embassy and suite, accompanied by Mr. De Long (United States Minister) and family and Walcott Brooks (Japanese Consul), arrived here to-day, and were met at Ogden by a committee of citizens appointed by the city government, who welcomed them on behalf of the Corporation. Tne Embassy came through FROM SACRAMENTO IN A SPECIAL TRAIN and stopped nowhere, in order to get over the Union Pacific to Omaha while the road was open. Unfortunately for them the Union Pacific is not open, and is not likely to be for some days, as the snow blockade is worse than ever. This is a source of regret to Minister De Long, who says MILLIONS WILL BE LOST by stoppage of travel via the United States in the win- ter season, which will go to Europe hereafter. The cause of blockade is now known to the Japanese, who will report unfavorably on the route during Winter months, The £mbassy were aelighted with California and all that they have seen since, To- day the Ambassadors and suite are riding ur walk- ing about the city, viewing the wonders of ihe new Zion. The weather 1s gloomy, and unfavorable to contemplate scenery to advantage. It is hkely that during the stay of the Embassy, which will proably be somewhat more protracted than they desire, a grand banguet will be given thom by the city, to which all officials will be invited. No other arrangements are yet concluded, A special train is expected from the East for the party, but its where» avouts is not yet known, THE GENTILE PETITION. The petition endorsing sudge McKean 1s in- creasing wonderfully. The Gentile party is now Consolidated and united as never before, A MORMON PETITION. The Mormons (men, women and children) were signing @ petition for removing McKean in the Tabernacle to-day. ae asa be pe — Rh ad ministra- jons song! active co-operation. He repre- basa tetra fe sented Hastings from 1st uot the genovAl election To-day, after the ciose of service, action was of 1831, when he was chosen as successor to Mr. taken with regard to the constitution convention | Huskisson in the representation of Liverpool, and to be held to-morrow, was at the same the elected for the county of Not- Returns will come in slowly. ‘The Gentiles will not part in the afatr, tingham, for which he took his seat in the House of Commons. During two Parliaments he represented Malvon, and in 1857 was retarned for the Northern division of Notts. The same year, on the retirement of Mr. Shaw Lefevre, who was elevated to tie peer- age, Mr, Venison was unanimously elected Speaker of the Commons, and he nas been three times re- elected to the same nonorable position. The Mormon Mass Meeting. WaSsnineton, D. U,, Fed, 4, 1872. The following has been received here:— Salt LAKE City, Fev. 3, 1872. To Hon. W. 4. Hoorgr, Washington:— ry judge McKean’ oMicial course and ‘usked for his remove, iy THOMAS FITCH. CHINA AND JAPAN. The Steamship America Outward Bound—Mails Fail Owing to the Storm. The Election of Speaker. The election of a Speaker to succeed Mr. Dent- son will test at once and immediately the relative strength of the ministerialist and opposition parties in the Parliament. Should the extremist tories, joined by a (ew moderate conservatives and disap. pointed place-hunters from Ireland and some local tes in the agricultural districts of Britain, succeed in defeating the government candidate, the adverse vote would most probaoly result in the sudden resignatiog of the Gladstone Cabinet, the formation of a new Ministry and an entire change of policy on the part of the advisers of the Crown, The candidacy for the ofice of 1s canvassed with great quence. Severai names, tnciuding those of Mr. Brand, Right Hon. Pleydell-Bouverte, Mr. Denman, Mr. Bruce, Mr. Whitbread and Mr. Walpole, are mentioned in connection with the honor, Mr, Gladstone 13 anxious to relieve Mr. Card. Well Irom duties at the War Ortice, waicn have over- taxed his strength, and if Mr. Chiiders considers him- Seif equal to the Work Which ts yet required to com- plete We army organwation he wil) ve nominated A Pennsylvania Murderer Acquicted on the | #3 Mr. Letison’s successor. At voih sides of the Incaetty Pi House this appointment wil be toerably popuiar, 7 ‘The Right Hon. Henry Bouverie Wiliam Brand, the PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Feb. 4, 1872, Most likely Of the ministerialists for success, ‘The jury in the case of William Hoskins, who has | Ver for Cambridgesmire. He was born 1n the year 1414. been on trial for the past two weeks for tne murder | Eeonas crngty” the Home Unite Resco atte oret Of his wife, returned a verdict of ‘aot guilty” on | Seal to the Prince of Wares, a Lord of the 1 aS Urs the ground of his being insane when the act was ' and Parliameniary Secrevary tothe Treasury, ne committed. Hosking was remegded joy furiaer | Was sworn in aP rivy Councilior in 1880. He is acuon bY We Yours browier aad Rely presumpuve to the twenty-second TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YCAK HERALG. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 4, 1872, The Pacific Mail steamship America sailed this morniog for China and Japan without the mails from New York and Europe, there being no pros- pect of getting them over the Union Pacific Rail- Toad, on account of the snow blockade. General George B. Williams, who goes to organize @ revenue system in Japan, 13 @ passenger inthe America, Speaker anxiety in conse- HANGING PLAYED OUT. is mem- Baro} Terre uecre, 1m peltaes Be is 8 hoeral, bus averse Mr. Bouverie brand 1s father to H. R. Brand, who Tepreventa Hertiocdshire in Parliament. The Spenkership of Three Relgas. There have been only tour Speakers of the House of Commons since tue death of George IiL, which Occurred over halt a century ago. When George 1V. succeeded in 1820 Mr, G, Manners Sutton was Speaker, having been chosen in 1817, and he re- mained Speaker down to che dissolution of the frst reformed Parliament, in 1834, On the meeting of the next Parllament, ith of February, 1835, mis reelection was opposed, this first opportunity for @ trial o: strength vetween @ two political parues being taken. On that occasion the new Ministry (Sir R. Peel's) was defeated, the numbers bemg for Mr, James aber cromby, 216, and for Sir 0, Manners Sutton, 306, The latter was then created Viscount Canterbury. Mr, Abercromby was Speaker for only a very few years, He retired at tne Whisuntide recess in 1849, and again there was a contest. ‘Ihe numbers on ‘this occasion were for Mr. C, Shaw Letevre, 317, and for Mr. Goulburn, 299. Mr, Abercromby was ‘then created Baron Duniermiine, Mr. Shaw Lelevre re- maimed Speaker tor pearly aeiene. years, He re. tired at the dissolution of ‘lament in Maren, 1857, and was created Viscount Kversley. un the meeting of the new Parliament on the 30th ot April, 1867, Mr. J. Evelyn Denison was unantiinously chosen Speaker. Mr. Denison, has, therefore, been Speaker for nearly fliteen years, Histery of the Gladstone Cabinet. On the 2d December, 1868, Mr. Disraeli, who had held the Premiership over nine months, issued au address to his supporters in Parliament, in which he stated that, “looking at the resuits of the general election, it was clear that his administration could not expect 0 command the confidence of the new House of Commons, and that Ministers had placed their resignation in the bands of Her Majesty.” Mr. Gladstone was summoned to Windsor the same day, and succeeded in forming a government by the time the new Parliament assembled, on the 10th of the same month. The Cabinet remained in- \act lor more than a year and a half, when, on the 27th of June, 1870, Lora Clarendon died, and was replaced at the Foreign Omice by Earl Granville, The Colonial Secretaryship thus vacant was filled by the Karl of Kimberley, whose transfer, in its turn, lett open the office of Lora Privy Seal. This Sppoiutment was given to Lord Halifax. Mr. Fors- wr, who then had cuarge or the Education bill, was taken into the Cabinet, which remained without alteration until December of the same year. Mr. Bright, who through lil health had been incapacitated from attending to either his Ministerial or Parlia- mentary duties for nearly twelve months, then re- ‘signed bis post as President of the Kourd ot ‘Trade, Mr. Chichester Fortescue was moved to that ofice and Lord Hartington became Omef Secretary for dreland, In March of the same year some important changes again took piace. Mr. Childers, from the same Cause as Mr. Bright, was compelled to send i his resignation. Thereupon Mr, Goschen was transferred to tne Admiralty aud his place in the Poor Law Board filied py Mr. Stansfeld, who thus became a member of the Cabinet. Uutside the Cabinet circle there have been numerous altera- Uons in the personnel of the Ministry, The princi- pal law oilicers of the three kingdoms have all been Taised to the Bench, Of ail the public departments the Treasury has witnessed the greatest numver of changes among its subordinate Oiliciais, Of Vue filteen members of the Cavinet three were not in it when it was first formed, walle tive hold Oilices different from those to which they were ap- luted Unree years ago—viz., Lord Granville, Lord imberley, Mr. Goschen, Lord Harringtou and Mr. c. Fortescue, ‘Three from various causes have quitted it—Lord Clarendon, Mr. Bright and Mr, Chiders. Ail tne present Under Secretaries ot State, except those tor War and india, and the sec- retaries to the Treasury, tne Admiralty, the Board of Trade and the Poor Law Board, have been changed, The National Exbibit. The statement of the differeat Cabinet Ministers during the earliest moment of debate—should the question of the Speakership be settled in favor of Premier Gladstone —will be set forth in the following facts relative to the existing condition of the Britash nation:— TREASURY. The Treasury returns wii show how the receipts of the Exchequer between April 1, 1871, and Satur- day, November 18, amounted to £40,043,061, a8 com- pared with £88, 367,800 lust year, and that they were derived from the followmg sources:—Customs, £12,461,000; excise, £15,445,000; stamps, £6,043,000; taxes, £415,000; income tax, £1,785,000; Post Office, £2,442,000; telegrapt service, £476,000; Crown lands, £106,000; miscellaneous, £2,784,061. In the same perjod the government expenditure amounted 10 £44,736,673, against 242,446,086 in the fiscal year previous; and tat of the former amount £18,396,843 was absorbed im interest on debt, an £24,861,075 for supply services voted by Parila- ment. TRADE. The Board of Trade returns for the month of No- vember, 18/1, and eleven months ended 40.n Novem- ber, the sume year, snow the total value Ol tne ex- ports for the month amounted to £15,815,613, against £16,177,935 in 1870, aud £16, 287,820 in 1869, whue jor theeleven montis the totais were £202,353,778, against £182,462,025 im 1870, and £174,450, 252 in 1869, With regara to the imports, the totals for Novem- ber, 1871, were £20,109,744, against £26,273, 450 in 1370, and against £25,375, 286 In 1869, The priucipal imcrease in the imports were 1n raw cotton, sugar und sueep aud 1ambs’ wool. ‘ihe imerease in the ex- ports is principally in cotton manufactures, cotion yarn, coals and coke, cutiery, uuwrought iron and steel, and Woolen and worsted manutactures. ‘The snipving accounts exnibit considerable ac- tivity in the trade of the United eg a The amount of tonnage employed in the foretgn and coasting trades exhibits alarge addition bovn jor the entries inward and the clearances outwara. PENSIONS, The financial reformers will attack the outlay of the pensions list as presenting inviting points for retrenchment, It seems tha the annuities, com- pensation allowances, hereditary penstons and re- uring and superannuation allowances paid by the Engiish government during the year 1871 amounted to the prodigious sum of £3,924,571 78. 2d. ‘These pension payments show the tollowing per- petual pensions:—£4,000 a year to the heirs and ue- scendants of William Penn forever; £4,000 to the Duke of Mariborough; £2,160 to the heirs of tue Duke of Schomberg; £1,200 to the Earl of Bath; £2,000 to the heirs male \o whom the tlle of Lord Rodney shall descend ; £3,000 to the representatives of Jeffery, Karl Amherst; £5,000 to those to wnom the titie Of Earl Nelson shall descend; £2,000 to the heirs male on whom the title of Viscount Exmouth shall descend, ‘The accounts show the last payment of £26,000 a year to Manooth College. A number of annuities and pensions ceased in the course of the year; among them those oi the Kight Hon. H. U, ‘Addington, the Earl of Roden, late Audi- tor General of the Exchequer of Ireland; Sir F. Pol- lock; Viscount Avonmore, late principal Reyistrar of the Irish Court of Chancery; Mr. Hatchell, lave Commissioner of the Insolvent Debtors’ Court, Lre- land. TELEGRAPHS. With regard to the progress of the telegraph sys- tem under we government management it will be shown that while in the financial year ended the Bist of March, 1871, the my es amounted to 9,850,177, those for the current Mnanclal year end- ing the 3ist of March next (esumating the remain- ing quarter according to the average of the preced~ ing quarters) will reach 12,410,726—an increase of twenty-six per cent, The total number of offices open on the 5th of februury, 1870, when the busi- ness was \aken over by the State, was 2,932, and it ts now 6,098, ‘These 5,095 consisted of 3,201 postal offices and 1,807 rauway telegraph offices. The 1at- ter nave slightly decreased since the change, the former number having been 1,874 The great auginentation has been in the postal offices. which have risen from 1,058 to 3,291, those in the London district waving Increased irom 177 ‘to 361, in the West of England and Wales from $6 to 1,979, in Scotiand from 155 to 391, and in a from 122 Ww 56u, SuTORATION, | pre i A return of the emigration trot lersey auring the year 1871 has just been completed by the officials at that port for the information of Pari nt. The Paper shows that during the whole of the past year the total number of emigrants ioveny the Mera Jor the United States was 134, of whom ¢8,| were English, 2,483 Scotch, 26,414 ih, and 37,479 foreigners, A consideravit tucrease is thus mani- Jested in the number of emigrants as compared with the year 1870. The augmentation arises (say the English autnorities) principally {rom the emigration of “foreigners,” while the number of irish and Scotch emigrants diminished. THR CONDITION OF SCOTLAND, Judging from present appearances the “Scotch juestion’’ will take the phase oi the old Insh one juriug the present session, and Scotland 1s likely to have @ session, or magbap, sessions to itsell, as Ireland nas had. r. McNeel Caird asserts that the Scotch Jaborer is om? than his Irish fellow; viz, @ million of the laboring population of Scotiand—dwell in houses containing but a single room.” Another exponent of the mis- ery of Scotiand has just appeared. Dr. Guthrie, ao eminent Scotch anoister , has made a statement @t @ meewihy in Edinburg, upon the state of the poor and the operations of the poor laws in Scotiand. These, he says, are eating, likc @ cancer, the very Vitals of the country; undermining that stone which he believes to be the true foundation of so- ciety—namely, the hearthstone. These laws nave “\augnt parents to avandon their children, children andon thelr parents, and brothers to avandun their sisters,’ A BIG EMBEZZLEMENT. A Providence Bank Casbier C Embezzling $200,000. Provipence, R. 1., Feb, 4, 1872. Manton E. Hoard, the late ca: of the Rnode Isiand National Bank, has been arrested on charges preterred by Bank Examiner Mygatt of embezzling 200,000 of the tunas of the bank, and 1s held in the ica ‘of $76,000 for examination on the sth. Rovert A. Pearson, late teller in the bank, 18 held im the ‘sum Of $25.000 Lo answer charges of aiding and avt- tung the Jrauds of Cashier yards “infinitely worse that one-thira— raed with 8 MEXICO. Herald Special Report from Matamoros. A Band of Revolutionisis Surprised by the Juarists. Captured When Sleeping and the Com- manders Executed. Palacios’ Permits on the Border Line and Anxiety as to Cortina. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD The following special despatch to the Heratp has been received from our corre- spondent in Matamoros :— Martamoras, Feb, 4, 1872. On the 3d instant a small force of govern- ment troops surprised a revolutionist band of forty men, mostly persons of desperate char- acter, under command of Colonel Uriste, at a place ten leagues distant from Matamoros, The revolutionists were captured when sleeping. The Juarists hung all the officers, including the leader. They wounded three of the men, and made prisoners of seventeen others, who were brought in here to-day. Uriste recently raided in Bagdad. Palacios to-day placed a guard on the ferry. He permits only foreigners to cross. Great fears are entertained of the action of Cortina when he shall arrive at Matamoras, and a conflict of jurisdiction between him and General Palacios is anticipated. ANOTHER ACCOUNT. Uriste and Five Others Killed—Executions to Take Place To-Day—Cortina’s March—A Reign of Terror. Matamoros, Feb. 4, 1872. The party under Sanchez Uriste which pil- laged Bagdad lately were surprised yesterday at St. Fergo, thirty miles distant. Uriste and five others were killed, three wounded and seventeen captured. The prisoners were brought into this city to-day. Four will be shot to-morrow at day- light. The rest are imprisoned as rebel sol- diers, The citizens are prohibited from leaving the city. Many are required to join the National Guard, which has recruited 400 men, who are under arms. Artillery were placed in the fortifications to- day and the batteries were manned, Cortina has reached Reynosa, pursued by Quiroga’s advance. Several prominent Mexi- cans, suspected of sympathizing with the re- volutionists, have been ordered to leave the city, among others ex-Governor Andreas Trevino. Everything is defence, WASHINGTON. in preparation for active WASHINGTON, Feb. 4, 1872, The Republicans Preparing tor the Cam- Union Republican Congres-* sional Committee. The Union Republican Congressionn! Committee will meet to-morrow for the first time during this Congress to hear the report of the Resident Ex- ecutive Committee, ‘rhe operations of tne latter begun in Jane last and have continued up to date, ‘the General Committee consists of one memper, either Senator or Representave, as may be se- lected by the republicans in Congress from the several States; this i the working body througu its executive committee of the party in power. The National Commitiee is ap- pointed at the Presidential Nominating vonvention, aud in general only keeps up its activity during the Presidential campaign. Tne meeting to-morrow will, it is understood, in addition to passing upon the report of the Jast campaigns, decide upon an importaat step for the one now pend. ing. A party caucus will probably be con- vened at an early day 80 a8 to enable each delegation to make any change desirea lo its representation, also to elect the Executive Committee. The chief burden of preparing and dis- tributing poltical documents throughout the country is borne by this Vongressional Committee, in addi- tion to Which it takes spectal supervision of repuo- lican interests in tue South, The machinery for party work has been broughe to quite an etfective condition siace President Jonnson’s rupture with the majority in Congress; and by means of the sev- eral Repubiican State Associations and extensive correspondence all quarters ofthe country can be reached in @ short time when necessary. The Arkansas senatorship—Kvideuce Against Clayton, The Clayton Investigating Committee met yester- day and examined James T. Story (or the prosecu- ton. The witness swore he was a republican, never had been a candidate for oMce and was edtior of the sagnolia (Arkansas) Flower, He said that be- tween six and seven hundred citizens had been disfrancnised by Clayton registers at the State elec: tion of 1870, Many so disfranchised were republi- cans, but opposed to Ulayton. The agent for Clayton in that section was Sam Burris, a tormer Ku Klux, ‘who showed witness three pardons he nad received from Clayton and showed a check in ms (Harris’) favor from Ulayton for $150, The witness further swore that the public printing had veen taken from him by Clayton because, as the latter toid nim, the republican legislative delegation trom Mr. Story’s county was opposing Clayton. The public printing taken from him was worth over three thousand do!- lars a year, and was taken from him because he op- posed Clayton and given to parties supporting him. Consuiar Kecoanitions. ‘The President has recognized Presto Esprieila at Consul of Nicaragua at New York; George A. Barks dale, Vice Consul of the Argentine republic at Rich- mond, Va., and Francisco Lecond Casanueva Con- ul General of Chile for the States of Culiforuia, Ne vada and Oregon, THE HERALD AND DR. LIVINGSTONE, (From the Meadville (Pa.) Democrat, Feb, 3.) One of the greatest and most commendable ém terprises of the age is that of the New Yore HeraLp in sending an expedition, consisting of foriy men, into the interior of Airtca in search of Dr. Livingstone, and also one up the Mile in search of Sir Samuel Baker. The latest intelligence from the expedition is dated at Cairo, December 7, 1871, when everything was im readiness to siart for the interior. The Viceroy of Egypt 18 extending all the aid in his power fo render the exvediiion a suc cea