The New York Herald Newspaper, March 18, 1872, Page 3

ENGLAND ON TOE QUI VIVE, Rear Admiral Inglefield Inspecting Prepavations for Possible War. England’s Opinions of the Officers of Our Army and Navy. Wasunaton, March 17, 1872. ‘The appotntment of Rear Admiral Ingiefield, of ‘the British navy, as attaché of the Britisn Legation at Washington until quire recently excited little at- tention m oficial circles, bus as it is now known that since his arrival in this country, six weeks ago, he has been unusually active, there are good grounds for saving that his movements nave Seen directed by the British Minister under instruc- sions from the home government, Real Admiral Inglefield 1s ono of the highest officers in the British navy. He will soon ve promoted to the rank of Vice Admiral, and become entitled to a high command. In the position pow occupied he 48 spparently a mere subordinate, in small pey, iulfilling the duties heretofore dis- eharged by & ocapiain of the royal navy. Admiral Ingiefela witnin tne past month hans examined inte our topedo system, the condition of our navy, the approaches to New York bay, es- pecially at Hell Gate, the harbor defences at Port- 1aad, Portsmouth and Boston, and the entrances to New Lendon.and Newport. He has made inquiries im regard tothe guns mounted on our fortifications, ana has also manifestéd 8 good deal of anxiety to Ascertain what are the penetrating powers of our Deaviest shot in regard to tron, but he has exhibited little or no interest 1n reference to other details which generally attract the atveation of foreign oM- ‘Cera, He also attempted to obtain some insight into the army torpedo system at Willett’s Point, but the courtesy extended elsewhere was refused him, ‘as the operations are kept a secret so far as the goy- ernment can guard them. Having ascertained the condition of the coast defences along New England and New York, and our capacity to build and re- pair vessela at the Portsmouth, Charlestown and Brooklyn navy yards, he was sum- moned to Washington by Minister Tnornton on ‘the 10th instant, and on the following day, under orders, proceeded to New Orleans by rail to inspect the defences of that city and the approaches to the mouth of the Mississippi From thence he will deave for Key West via Havana, visit the Pensacola Navy Yard, and find out what is the actnal con dition of the Southern ports. All this is the topic of conversation among army and naval eficers, and, as there can be no objection to the representa- tive of a nation with which we are at peace, avail- ing himself of the privileges always extended to proper representatives, no one blames Admiral Ipglefield ror his active inguiries,. He 1s spoken of 88 & most agreeable gentleman, of fine address, and has had the most extended fields for observation in Europe, where he acquitted bimself with much honor in prominent service, and 18 well known as an inventor and an officer skilled in the construction of many valuable machines now in uso in the English navy. This is the gentleman seiected by the British gov- ernment to report upon the exact condition of our Means of defensive warfare, He is one who would be well adapted to command a fleet of vessels on our Coast in time of war, especially with the knowledge he wilt gain in travelling through our country. Be sides these facts, which have awakened the atten- tion of promivent officials, the Navy Department ts advised that at this time a fying squadron of the Anest vessels, und sr the command of one of the best Admirals of the British navy, 1s ordered to assemble @t the Azores next summer; and, as an English naval paper recently remarked, “they are to be ready for contingencies in case the bluck cloud now rising in the Weet should assume greater propor- tions,” The Knglish Naval Gazette gives a larger class of both iron-clad and wooden vessels of light Graught fitting out in England than ever before, What all these preparations and inspections mean is explaimed by @ prominent naval oificer, a3 oniy precautionary oh the part of Engiand, in yhe event of any misunderstanding between this country and «reat Britain growing out of the ‘elaima for copsequeniial damages. “It will bo remembered,” he said, “that from the moment the British government learned of the boarding of the ‘Trent and the taking off of Mason and Slidell until our government apologized and deilvered up the rebel commissioners, there was ceaseless prépara- tions for war. England never waits for an” emergency. She is always ready, and while @iplomatists are tendering professions of friend- ship and assurances of distinguished consideration, the Admiralty Board is engaged in a constant ia- crease of the naval strength and resources of the kingdom. In case of war with this country the ovject of Great Britain would be to enter our principal ports and bays which are not fortified, or which could not be secured by chains, and protected by torpedoes. They would also aim to optain pos- session of the Mississippi River, following our ex- ample, in this respect, during the rebellion. This they could do more easily than we did, as they are suppliea with a class of iron-ciads that can ascend from the mouth of the Mississippi to St, Louis and Cincinnatt; such as the Penelope, Palos, Fa- vorite, Research, Enterprise, Scorpion, Wyvero, ‘Viper, Vixen, Water Witch, Cerebus, and perhaps the Giatton. These vessels all have heavy guns, shielded with not less than four and a half inches of iron plating, and draw not over fifteen feet of water, Besiaes these there are from sixty to eighty light draught vessels which could be brought to Dear upon the forts of the Mississippi. There are also now in commission, all told, fifty-four heavy iron- glads, carrying upwards of 220 guns, from seven- inch rifles up to tae twenty-five ton guns carry- Ing & 600-pound shot, Most of the vessels are capa- bie of resisting a seven-inch riffle shot one mile, and ® large number of them would resist our fifveen- 4nch shots, at short range,’” “This,” he said, “will give you some idea of the condition Sngiand ts in to do us harm, not to men- tion our naval defences ana their dilapidated condl- tov, Sve may deciiue to abide by the Geneva Ar- Ditration. In that event the only way she could cover such a doubtfal position would be to provoke ‘war, In the hope of recovering her warring prestige ‘vy alleging that we had acted im an undernanded manner in presenting our case With indirect dam- ‘ages inctuded. You may rely upon it, the misston ot Rear Admiral Inglefleld is something more than can be discerned onthe surface. The English gov- ernment desires to have an officer to command the North American station who can comprehend the &rue conaiuion of affairs, and who would be so well ‘nformed that he could strike us at the point ‘where we are the weakest, There is nothing ‘Wrong in this if England anticipates aimculties ‘with us in the future, fora nation has the rignt to avail herself of all the means at her disposal to as- certain the weak points of @ possible enemy. We do it ourselves, and why not the naval aitaché of the British Legation? Our successes during the ‘war of the rebellion have taught foreigners what ‘they can do themselves; for the points that were at- racked by our fees and knocked to pieces have ‘ever been repaired, and those in vhe South are In the most deplorable condition, With a British fleet im possession of our Southern coast and harbors, the Southern people. sympathizing with them, ‘Which they are likely to do tor somo years to come, ‘and our principal Northern bays and harbors in Possession of heavy English iron-ciads, we would Occupy most humiliating position. Though wo smmght conquer in the end, no man can esumate the ‘Dossibie cost of the war.” (_ ‘The opinion of naval oMicers is endorsed by the army officers, especially by the officers of the En- @iueer Corps. Colonel Benet, of the Ordnance Ba- Feau, 10 Dis testimony before the senate Investiaa- tion Committee @ iew days ago said that the great ‘want of the country was, not so much small arms, ut the beavy ordnance to arm our fortifications, fn which we are sadiy deficient in the event of for- oiga Vessels attempting to enter our harbors, We | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, ————$___—__—y. ave not a gan that ean pterce eight inches of tron QS & distance of 1,000 yards, while the English twelve-inonh rife guns, at a distance of one mile, cao Pierce plates of ten and one-quarter inch thickness. While our rivers.and harbors may be dotted with torpedoes, the experience of the war has convinced us that the army system of torpedoes is not alone effective. It is true we can make them with the same facility that we can obtain lager beer kegs, but ‘with all this facility the rebel generals were ac- quainted during the war, yet it did not prove such an eflective weapon in their hands as it is argued it Would be in ours in the event of war with Great ‘Britain, It is sald that we have fortifications strong enough, both on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, but we lack the heavy ordnance, cspecially the rifled guns. Inthe report of tne Chief of Ordnance for 1871 that officer said:— In January, 1867, a board. composed of artillery, engineer and orduance oilicers, Was appoinied by the Secretary of War to ix the armament tor the fortifications. ‘The board unanimously reported that 805 smoota-bore guns (20-inch, 15-inch and 13-inca), $lOrifes guns (10-mch and 12-inch), and 300 mor- ters (13-lucn and 15-inch), would be required in ad- dion to the which were then on hand, and recommen their procurement from ume to time, The rt was approved by the Secretary of War interim, Of the guns recom- mended by the’board there were on hand at thgt tame onetwenty-inch smooth bore, 295 fifteen-inca smooth bores, Mfty-nine thirteen-inch mortars, and since that time about twenty-five iliteen-inch guns have been procured by this department, mal the number about three hundred and twenty. re are no seacoast rifle of the calibres recom- mended by the on band, and with my present knowledge 1 am unwilling to recommend the pur- chase of any rife guns ol the calibres recommended by tue board for the armament of the fortifications, At is of the highest importance that we should have heavy rifle guns ior the fortifications, and it can only be determined by actual experiment how, in What. manner and of what material they shall be The whole subject is much canvassed in official circles, and much interest is manifested in making some preparation against tho coming danger. FIRES. Destructive Sire in Philadelphia. Saturday night a fire was discovered in the bulld- ing No. 720 Market street, occupied in part by E. P. Mayer & Brothers, harness and saddle manufac- turera, The fre originated on tne third floor of the butiding, m the back part, which was qonstructed of wood and was entirely destroyed, and the stocks on the other floors were badly ai by water. The stock of Mayer was Valued at $85,000; insurance $20,000 tn city compa- nies. The bullding Me also msurea in city com} St, Semmes waueiae tateat sy & Koous, “shoe manufact nd the other floors pg areee, }086 slightly by water. The frst floor ot No. 718, occu- pled by John 0. Baker & Co,, wholesale Grogelsts, ‘was flooded. The other occupants of the vuilding were Samuel 8. Maker, engraver, and Messrs. pS, & Burnham, shoemakers, who lose heavily yy water. ae lea by Fire in st. Loule. The fouring mill of Lessinghouse & Bro., corner North Second and Jefferson streets, was destroyed by fre early yesterday morning. The loss on the puwding Is about $60,000, Insured in the Andes, of Cincionati; North american, Pncenix, and Wash- ington Mutual, of St, Louts, $6,000 each; Springueid Fire, Hartford Fire, People’s, Worcester, North St. Louis and Mutual, $2,600 each, and in the Citizens’, of Bt. Louis, for $3,000—total, $33,000, Hotel Barned in South Carolina. A destructive fire occurred in Unionville, Union county, 8. O., last Friday, burning two hotels and e‘ght other buildings. The joss 18 estimated at $76,000, ‘she fire is supposed to have been the work of an inceadiary, A Chureh Burned. The Methodist Episcopal church at New York Mills, near Mask Was destroyed by fire on Saturday. Loss 008. Insured for $10,000, The fire was caused by a defective fluc, Fire in Providence, KR. 1. A fire in a hay storenouse on Washington street, Providence, early yesterday morning, caused the 1083 Of $6,000 on stock belonging to D. G. Hall & Co., and $2,000 on the building, owned by Elisha Mm. Brown, and @ fire at four o'clock yester- ree rae in the beg ae eg ——— ti kerosene and five Boston ond Albauy ehtde cars Joss, $3,000 to $4,000. In both cases the fre wus probably incendiary. ’ " Fire at Scranton. A fire occurred at Scranton last evening, destroy- ing three frame dweliing houses belonging to Den- nis Buckley, 8 Widow named Snyder, and the Har- ding Association, 1,038, $6,000, TERBIFIO SNOW STORMS IN MAINE, Railroads Bleckaded Everywhere. Banaor, Me., March 17, 1872, ‘The snow storm of Friday was much more severe to the north and westward thau here, More snow fe falling, attended with & séveié gale. On the Eardpedsh 4nd North American Railroad and 6n the Piscataquis railroads the snow is Grifted fearfully. Some of THE DRIFTS ARE TWELVE FRET DBEP. ‘The train which left bere for Dover on the Pis- cataquis road on Friday morning, and should have returned the same aiternoon did not reach O1d- town on its return until balfpast three this after- noon, and the joining train on the European and North American Ratlroad, which left St. John on ¥riday morning, reached this city at seven this evening, having experienced the greatest difficulty in overcom! the blockade both in going up and returning. The European ana NORTH AMBRICAN RAILROAD I8 BADLY BLOCKED on the New Brunswick section, and no tickets will be sold to go beyond McAdam Junction on the train which gocs out to-morrow morning. The largest available force is at work, and 5 tendents Angell and MoLeod are doi all in ther power to clear the . A despatch from St, John says another storm seems impending, Which may cause a continuance of the blockade, Nothing like the past two weeks has ever been experienced in the history of rall- roads in Maine, Schooner Katahdin, ice-bound in sucksport Narrows, was relieved to-day and came Surveying steamer ©. B. San- ford, which was {roi in while atvempting to aid the Katahdin has reached her dock in Bucksport, DEATH OF A PRIEST. Povauksersi, March 17, 1672. Rey. Father Scully, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church in Rhinebeck, died in that place to-day. His funeral will take place on Tuesday, at seven o'clock, F bal . ——_——_——_— THE OMAHA BRIDGE TOLLS. Counet BLurrs, Iowa, March 17, 1872, Although the great bridge across the Missouri at this point 18 completed and has been satisfactorily tested, from & hesitancy on the part of the Union Pacific Railway Company to transfer freight with Eastern and Southern lines terminating here the bridge has not as yet beem put into use, The opject and efforts of the Union Pacific officials seemed to be to compel Lowa reads to use the bri to pay $10 per cer toll, and to hold them amenabio for all damages that cop en but the Iowa roaas unis , Oars are crossing Aineronces between che Calon Pacide end. Towa settled. The unanimous report of the go directors, that Council luds, and not ate terminus of the Union Pacific UT ORG * ed ee real estate: business mai ELECTION I8 ERIE, . Ents, Pa, March 17, 1872, Charles M. Reed, son of the iate General Charles M. Reed, was elected Mayor of this oity, on Friday, ‘without opposition. Mr, Reed is the representative of an estate of several and pli him. aelt to use his influence and direct nication to the oll and commat iiaaes nears of the '. were elected by large STONE OUTTERS’ BIGHT HOURS’ STRIKE, ConumBta, 8. U., March 17, 1872. ‘The stone cutters employed on the federal bulla ings are still here awaiting the action of Congress taining the Eight Hour law, which was passed in daly, ng.o. superinrendent Kingsley Tas 20 ter to get men to go on with the work, THE AMERIOAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOOIBTY, ‘This society will hold their monthly meeting to- morrow evening in their rooms in the Cooper Institute. Rev. Mytion Maury, of Fordham, will read a paper on Martin Behaim’s globe, which was constructed by him toward the close of the fifteenth century, Tho claims of Columbus to the discovery of this Continent will tien also be dis i te i the sé¢veral wards WASHINGTON. A Hope of Reconcitiation on the Ala- bama Treaty Question. Japanese Embassy at Church. Indian Lands and White Settlers. The BRITISH COMMERCE SsTATISTICs. WASHINGTON, March 17, 1872. Hopeful View of the Aiabai Case. It has recently been ascertained that the initi- ative steps in the Treaty of Washington began a year previous to the commencement of the formal negotiations in this city, and that preliminary no1es were, from time to time, sent to England for con- sideration of the British Cabluet, which suggested such modifications as the case required. Finally tne letter from Sir Edward Thornton to Secretary Fish and that in reply to it by the Secretary were Prepared, the one dated the 26th and the other January 30, 1871, in relation to the appointment of a Jomt High Commission. The fact of the prelimi- nary Movements for a settlement of the questions between the two countries had veen privately com- Mmunticated to about twenty members of the Senate, ‘Who made no disclosures concerning it. No oflicial information has yet been communicated as to the spirit In which the letter of Secretary Fish to Earl Granville has been received. Gentlemen in high oficial position, however, think that the conflicting views of the two governments will be reconciled. ‘The Jupanese at Prayers—Or. Newman’s Suc- censor. Rey. Dr. Kddy entered upon’ the pastorate of the Metropolitan church to-day, succeeding Dr. New- man, A short time after the commencment of the services this morning the Japanese Embassy entered, and with their attendants were escorted to seats near those occupied by the President and Vice-Pres- ident of the United Srates and their famihes, A tew sentences of the clergyman relative to progress and to distinguished representatives cf an Eastern nation coming to the West to examine its civilization and general condition, were interpreted in alow tone to the Embassedors by a gentleman whé accompanied them. Immediately after the service they were con- ducted out of churen by a private side door, wnere they took their carriages and were drivento the Arlington House. British Commerce Gtatistics, The current number of the monthly report of the Bureuu of Statistics, to be issued in a few days, wiil contain an elaborate and imporiant statement show. ing the value of British and Irish produce, and of foreign and colontal produce respectively, exported from Great Britain each year from 1840 to 1860, in- clusive, to each of the countries with which her commerce is carried on, The following table shows the total annual exports of each of the above classes of produce, at intervals of five years during the period named:— British an@ Foreign and Trish Produce, Colonia, Not given, Not given. £21,874,212 21,008, 215 28,630,124 2 52,995,851 ++ 199,586,822 44,492,755 The exports to the United States for the same years were as follows:— Britshand = Foreignand Trish Produce, Coionral, £6,283,020 Not given. 7,142,839 Not given. 14,891,961 £1,655, 816 17,318,086 144.517 21,667,060 1,240,616 21,227,956 2 ++ 28/836, 2,970,695 The following are the vaiues of exports tor the year 1870 to countries takiag merchandise to the value of 25,000,000 and upwards:— British and Irish Produce, ++ £6,991, 771 ++ 20,416,163 11,220,784 Foreign ang 7,619,368 6,083, 789,820 Old Spanish Claims. Some time ago Mr. Roberts wrote a letter to Secretary Fish, calling attention to unsettled claims of Spanish subjects under provision of the ninth article of the Treaty of 1819 between the two coun- tries, stating that they had been adjudicated by United States courts, and adding that after the long and repeated postponements the surviving claimants and the representutives of those who are no longer living are naturally impatient for the ful- fillment of the judicial order in their favor. To this Secretary Fish replied that @ claim Identical in principle to that which Mr. Roberts presented was submitted to the Secretary of the Treasury and dis- missed by him, he baving discretion in the premises, ‘The Claims of Spanish subjects properly adjudicated nave in every case been paid under act of Congress of 1828, but as @ question of some importance ts suggested by the subject as presented it bas been referred to Congress for Its action. The Tarif, The Committee of Ways and Means have not yet completed the Vari vill, It will not probably ve reported until toward the close of the present mouth, While mompers are cautious tn revealing the progress of uheir Work, thus far, they say they will not have time t6 revise the tariff! thoroughly uring the present session, but will report changes 1n some of vie principal articles and enlarge the Tree Hat on the basis o1 the recommendation of the Secretary of the Treasury. The Custom House Inquiry—The Voluminous Evidence. Six or seven additional witnesses have been sum- ‘moned from New York to appear before the Custom House Committee, None of the testimony has yet been oficially printea, but the committee yesterday passed a resolution with that view. It appears, from what the foreman of tie government printing office said to the committee, that the Ku Klux testi. mony occupies @ large number of the compositors, and the clerk of the Ku Kiux Commitiee remarked that the testimony taken before tie latter commiltce would make ten volumes of 600 to 700 pages each. Pho late Lonisaua Anarchy. Several weeks will elapse vefore the New Orleans special Committee will make their report, owing to delay in preparing the testimony. St Patrick in the Capital. St, Patrick’s Day came in with a snow storm. The aay was generally observed in the Catholic churches. Various Hibernian associations attended the services, the Knights o1 St. Patrick, a large body, appearing in uniform. A Vesuvian, Railroad, Information has beem recived that the Swiss en- gingers Naat, Riggenback and Zechokke are about to@onstruct a raliway to the summit of Mount Vesuvius, similar to thes at Mount Washingion. A Disgreroful Canes Charles W. Butta, @lewyer of brief residence in of heentigueness towards girls in the pubic schools, Severa) fathers,0f children are in search of Busts with pistols, this subject amended so ag to Make the penalties more pice A Pawnce Land Query. ‘The Indian Peace Commissioners recently made |: application to the Secretary of the interior for $40,000, to he expended for the Alaska Indians, but declined to comply with it on the ground that he has no authority to thus divert tne Indian appro- priation without Jeaisiation by Congress, BGS MARUH 18, 1872,—TKIPLE SHEET. treaty with the Pawnees provides that certain lands im thé Indian Territory shall be ceded to them a4 8 nation. This, nowever, cannot be done, as the nation bas been dissolved by the Pawnecs patented, for the Teasom avove stated, Congress will be asked to polve the aimeutty, Squatters on Indiaa Lands. ‘The Secretary of the Interior has replied as fol- Jows to the resolution of Senator Morrili, of Maine, ealling for iniormation in regard to the occupancy of the Indian ‘Territory by unauthorized persons in Violation of treaty obligations and the number of | persons and circumstauces of such oceitpaney :-- I have respectiu'ly to revort the latest informas tion on the subject is contained in @ communication to this office, 25th ult., by John B. Jones, addressed United States Agent of the Cherokee indians, in | which Le quotes from a letter recetved by lim from | Tsaac Gil United States "Agent for the ( Ine dians, to the’ effect that the latter had Teon “across the Arcansas River, twenty miles south of the | Kansas line, where he found hunareds of settlers who informed him that all the good Jands for tiiteen miles down the river were claimed up: that most of the timber land and valieys are claimed {rom Coiey- ville to Ask@msas River for twenty or thirty mics into the Indyau Territory; that the settiers are sro- guine of hoiwing their claims and say if they are not molested until the Ist of March their numbers will be 80 iL thal government wii not dare attempt their removal. Agent Jones.adas that there are also many intruders east of the ninety-sixth meridian in the Unerokee country. In addition to the foregoing at is Known that there are many In- truders along the lines of the railroads i the Indian ‘Territory, but this ofMice is unable to give (heir num- ber from the date at preseot m its possession. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. Grand Opera House—“Lalla Rookt.” ‘The puolic, Jt we may call 2,500 people as worthy representatives of the same, were afforded an op- portunity of obtaining a “private” view of the long talked of, much vaunted and eagerly expected Foster has prepared for the hoards of the Grand nouncements, assures tne public that “ine spectacle has been in preparation for eight, months: that throngs of expert citizens have been employed, nnd that $80,000 have already been expended upon it.” For adectives and gorgeous epituets see small bills, We cannot commend the Judgment that prompted the admission of the public to that more tiresome & spectacle—and likely a great mumber went away on Saturday night with unfavorable im- pressions, owing to th? necessary multitude of delays and disappointments, The first impression created by tne spectacle 1s that never before on the boards of a New York theatre was presenteu such really gorgeous and effective scenery. In this par- ucular Mr. Richard Marston has, indeed, proved himself an artist of sterling worth, The principar scenes of Interest from ths gentleman’s brusi are the following:—“Intertor of tne Temple of tne Sun,” é of Superior merit to any scenes in “ihe Black kK, “White Fawn’? or “lwelve Temptations.’? ‘The other scenes, afew of which are exceedingly attractive, are fro the nands of Messrs. Scheli avd Dayion. ‘The next feature in importance 18 the bal- let, of which Mites, De Rosa, Luisa Mazzeri, Albers tua and Lusuardi are the premieres, The grace, agility and perfect art of Mile. De Rosa compensaie to a great extent for the weakness of her assistants, ‘The corps de ballet 1s large in number, remarkably Welt tramed, and very aitractive in the elegance, richness. and variety of the scanty costumes, ‘The processions, as might be expected, are very nume- Tous, and One in particular, in tue Feast of Lan- terns, 18@ bewlidering kaleidoscope of gorgeous ness, ‘fne tableaux, a few of which represe.t com. bats between .supernumerarics in extravagant Onental ocustume, are also very eifective, Mr. Arab pallet, Act 2—Sony (Liskar), Gveatest Plague in Life’ (Balle); “Love’s tne scene 2, song Sestette, the Sultan's lroclamation, Cup Clap aid chorus; opening scene 8, graud cuorus, “They Are Near;’’ acepe 5, graud Cashmere ballet, Act 3— a end Cainege as1on, Rwesupmic toothy Wille Act fodabile Pinion and Laskar), ‘ibe Perus of Fitrting;” grand proces. on Of Huchatians; scene chorus, “Long Live iris; scéne 6, song (Liskur), ‘‘Barcarolle,”’ fron | the a “Lalla Rookh;? grand chorus aud ale, “A Hall to iris, Bucharias’ Pride,” e Musi¢ 18, In general, Of a superior character to apectacul: selected with care and sing in time—a remarkabie be deamatisy’s aeture In tiself, We have reserves 8 in the spectacie Lor the last, as it 13 Une least Taxportant in plays of this kind, “Taose who expect to find any Of the ideas of Moore preserved beyond @ lew names of the principal personages, will be sevously disappointed, Mr. Foster has made a foug, sengsauienal and irreconcilable story of tue “twelve Temptations” order, a great deal of which “can be profitably lett out, But the aramatic portion Of spectacles, We suppose, must necessarily be trash, until sometning of the spirit of the Chatelet, or Porte St. Martin, be infused into them, Mr. Foster fas liberally availed himself of all tne slereotyped phrase?, situations .and incidents pe me 1m stage carpenter’s pieces, 8 3 audience parently eel trom inextricable labyrinth nes, which everything, opera down to negro minstrelsy, 13 introduced. The following is the full cast:. the Desert, Mr. J. B. Studley; Aliris, King of Bu- Feramorz, ® minstrel, Mr. wzeba, Kmperor of the Indies, ‘disguised George Becks; . Healy; ©. Nichois and R. Eiberts; Himiah, Ambassador Irom Mr, Geo, Johnson; Fadiadeen, # Grand Chamberiain, Mr. ‘Thomas E. Morris; Pungo, Mungo, Limbo afd Jumbo, siaves of Fadladeen, Messrs. bosd, a favoi omer of Aranzebar, Mr. 8. B. Duat- field; Kalfix, captain of the guard, Mr. E. Dennison; Cl Cner of Velbi, Mr. M. Fiske; Hafed, King G. St. George; Sabituighan, Vizier ol Bi Mr. T. Wadaleton; Theodosius Lionall, a wild tamcr, Mr. Mark Bates; No-Fum-So, An from China, Mr. T. Edwards; Zeorwrit Al from Stam, Mr. 0. West; Korrasset Ami from the ‘Burmese Empire, Mr. su eatice Ambassador from Persia, Mr. P. Rose; r All, Ambassador from Mysore, Mr. S. Wells; iru, @ fire worsinpper, Mr. H. De Barclay, Rajahs, Sepoys, Tartars, Fire Worshippers, Sees nuer Bearers, Zodiac Bearers, Chudren, 00: 8, &C Lalla Rookh, the Peart of India, Miss Earth Chailis; Plojon, ia Rooxh’s favorite page (with songs and duett with Liskar), ldiss Susan Galton; Liskar, Clip Clap’s sister (with songs and duet with Proton), Misa Emma Cline; Indamora, wile No. 1 to Fadladeen, Miay Everett, Metropolitan Gossip. “The Veterah,” as usual, at Wallack’s, ‘Tony Pastor has a new ‘rama ana new stars, “Lalla Rookh” to-night at the Grand Opera House. “Cinderella” is still the feature at the New York Circus. Mr. Whalley plays Buffalo Bill this week at the Bowery, Mr. J. W. Carroll plays Buffalo Bill to-night at the Park, Brooklyn. Mrs, John Wooa continues to play “Pocahontas” at Niblo’s Garden. Tne Worrell Sisters appear this week In “Cinde- rela’? at the Comique. Miss Franoint announces a concert a Stelaway Hail on Tuesday eveaing. sec Mackaye announces a two-weeks! revival of “Monaldi” at the St, James, A fine billis offered by Manager Mitchell at the ‘Thirty-fourta Street Theatre, e ‘The San Francisco Minstrels propose this week to tell what they know about farming. «The Witches of New York,” with Mr. Albert Ai- ken, continue to be the attraction at Lina Edwin's, Miss Anna Mehiig will give her last matinée piano recital at Stoiuway’s to-day, commencing at three The Fabbri German Opera Company give “Il ‘Trovatore” at ihe Brooklyn Academy of Music on ‘Tuesday evening. jessrs, Vamrosch and Pruckner announce the Jast of their soirées of chamber music at Steinway ‘Hall this evening. The Iwenty-second regiment band give a prome- nade concert atthe armory on Fourteenth street on Saturday evening. ©eThe puriesque of “Ernant” will be given this ‘@vening at the Union Square Theatre; also a bur- Teaque on Gilmore’s Peace Jubilee, ‘The fascinating iittle comedienne and vocalist, Miss Jonnie liughes, has accepted a brilliant en- it from @ Valifornia manager. L, Fox has passed the 908th representation of , Oe at the Olympic, and will likely @ thousand before the public lure of the pan: Pm .) programme. for the last week of the engage- ile. Nilsson at the Academy of Masic is ag ti —Monday, Faust,” Wednesday, “Mignon,” Friday, “ jet,” (first time), way’s programme for the week at her ‘heatre is the following:—Monday, “Peep ¥ a da igen bilan “fast Lynne; a een tiday, “vamille;” Saturday, “Lu. A concert was given last evening at the Grand spectacle of “Lalla Rookh,” which Mr. Joseph v. | Opera House, Mn Cole, the manager, in his en- | and unsatisfactory of all things—the renea sal of | Henry ‘Tissingion, ehes Worehesire, has comgosed and arranged the> masic, of wind: the iollowing 1s the programme:— Act pang pd chorus of Fire Worshippers, “Mighty Hated;” chorus (the Fire King), “From Korth Through Air;” comic song (Pinion), “All Pacha’s ‘twenty Wives; opcuing scene 3, chorus, “‘Blessiags on Laila Rooku;” grand proces: sion of Ambassadors; march of Aravs ard grand | (Pinion), “Tne Lover aud the Bird” (Cughelmo); | Grand Comess ouilet; least of lanterns; ‘scene 7, | ‘hat tne metropolitan public have veen accustomed | ih dramas. The chorus has been | Unrouzh an ap: | of eighteen | tahan | aluighan, Gheber of | Ar Kall and Kolo, Tartar Chiefs, Messrs, { A. Ranney, L. Burke, G. Wells and 8, Ellis; Kam- | | ait Ln Pog Tonient, day BURR Rana agen vet nesday, Thur Priiay eveuluge as Beitucrio, in Fool's Revenge.” ties Car- a oe Dan Bryant juces this evening, for first time, Joan boote’s buriocqas, Sariea “Suits Sneezer.” Cassius and Mark Aniony, duis Snoever, J. A. Barney; Casca, W. H. Brook- way; Trebonmes, G, W, Rocuctetier:, nei L. eg 0 Octavius Sneeser.c, UW’ Alverto; Bruins, Nelse Seymour: Sootnstyer, Dave Reed; | at-Arma, Moandrews: Flavia, W. ¥. Staniey: ' dus. F. Emerson, Oonciuding wite « terrific horse | combat, | Asplendid bill tor the week ts offered by Mr. Ag~ gustin Daly at the Fifth Avenue Theatre, “Divorce” will be presented for ‘he time, for the benedt of Mr. D. i. Hark most desciving 2nd most imaefatiyabie member of the company, On Taeslay Mr. «rimiihs makes his Q¢but nf ‘«t Heaas and Young Hearts." lake a venedt Ou Wedneslay Miss Fanny Moraw “Fernande.” On lay Were” will be given aud on Frid | Saturday matinee “The Provoked Hushaed.” The week will close with “London Assurance,’ Nexs week Miss Agnes E' hol makes her first appoaranes (ais season in her ne ver-to-be-forgotven CO.cacter of | Frou Frou, Uriflage Abroad. Mme. Camilia Urso has arrived in London tor the season, Wagner's “Flying Vuichmanu” has been success fully brought out at Stockholm, ‘The Ménéstret tells us that Marto is to sing thts season In London, notwithstanding ramors to te conurary, Duvernoy, the pianist, now playing with saccers ) at Varls—a young maa of education and inee le wence—i4 going ty London for the season, The Holborn Theatre, London, under Mr. Frank Mugrave’s nanagement, will open With an ada, ta tion by Mr. Burnand of “La Vie Parimenne.” Of the forty-eight members of the Itaitan Opera orchestra im 1822 three are atlll living ia Lenden, yia:—Signor Fugazi, Mr. Anderson and Professor | John Ella. A fourvn, Oury, ts living at Norwich, We learn from Nice that the veteran basso, Signor Tamburint, at the age of seventy-three Foars, uaa | been singing the aria d'entrata of the Count trom Beliiny’s “Sonnaubuia,” aud aa Well, it is altirmed, ashe first sang it in 1527, waen alr Was com- | posed expresmy fur him by Bellin, Madame Adclina Patti's engagement has ended in St. Vetersvurg. Sne will sing in Vienna trom the 10th of March to the 26th of April; from the lat of May to the 22d of July at Covent Garden; irom the Ast of Auguat to the 2éta of September in Homburg, and on the 284 of October wil return to MoRcoW, aud irom the 1st of December ta the 2d of Maron, 1873, she will tuil & farewell engagement at st, Petersburg, prior to her long promised trip to ae where her operatic career Was firs: com. meaced, LITERARY OML-JHA, fn8 Athenaum, ot February 17, reviews a trath- telling book just issued, entitied *Kinpire in Asta, How We Game By It; A Book of Confessions, By W. M. Torrens, M. P.”” The book shows up in vivid colors the rapacliy and oppression of Kngtishmen for generanions past in India, Chins and other por- tons of Asia, and the Adheneum admits that i ex- hibits a firm grasp of fact, while making an tinpas- sioned appeal to the national consctence, Mu. SAMUEL FRENCH, Who nas been for twenty years publishing popular stage plays in New York, has bought out Tuomas H. Lacy, the well known dramatic publisher of Loadou, and will reside in | that eity. | A MEmorR of Henri Taine, the very popular \ French critic, Whose Looks have lately delighted so many readers, is to be written by W. F. Rae, uf | London, | 8.5. RANDALL is engaged in writing historical , Sketches of “The Chenango and Unadilla Vaileys Fifty Years Ago,”? which will appear in pamphiet | form. | ASHER & ApaMs, of New York, will issue a new “Commercial and Statistical Gazetteer of the» United States,” and a new “Statistical and Topo graphical Atlas of tne United States,” to make cach one or more large folio volumes, ONE OF THE Ratysr of English veoks on ; Orlental literature has long been Colebrooke’s ' Essays. These will soon be reprinted, with a me- moir of Henry Tiomas Colebrooke, ia three vol- umes, PROFFS3OR HUXLEY’s new book for Appleton & Co.’s “international Scientific Series’ will be on “Bodily Motion aud Qonsciousness,” Dr. W. B Carpenter will contribute a volume on “Mental Physiology.” FRaNK Lgsire's “New York—Past and Present.’ & new Illustrated book by E. A. Duyokinck, James Parton, E, 8. Gould and other writers, 1s constuer- ably advanced and will appear the present year, A Promineny and very gratifying featuie of the | DOok trade 1s the rapidiy growiug demand for | works of science and fact. Novels are perhaps as much read as ever, but scientilc books are very much more read than ever, J.B, Lirpincorr & Co., it 1s said, have offered | $19,000 for Bulwer’s new novel, shortly to be pub- | lished abroad. The price paid by them for Forster's “Life of Dickens, tour volumes, was $8,000, which secured them only the advanced sheets of the work, as any one can reprintitin the absence of inter- national copyright. The First VOLUME to appear In Appleton’s “Inter- | Dational Scientific Series’? will be by Professor Joha Tyndall, on the “Forms of Water in Clouds, Rain, Ravers, Ice and Glaciers.” Lt will appear at once in New York, London, Leipztc and Parts, and will be ready within the month, | TH TRANSLATION Of @ number of the German theologians of the more liberal school has been com- menced by a London Society, wno don't like to see dogmatic theology alone put into English dress, | They announce for speedy publication the works of the rationalist F. C, Baur (the critic ofthe New Tes- tament), besides Hupfeld, Zeller, Scholten and others. Professor Jowett, Dean Stanley, James | Martinean and others are co:laborators tu the en+ | terprise, | A Copy of the third folio of Shakspeare, printed In 1664, was sold last week at a London auction for £141, or abont seven hundred doilars, THE Atheneum says of Mr. Wilkie Collins, “propos of “Poor Miss Finch,” that he has maue the detec- tive schooi of novels bis own and need fear no | rival. “No one ever yet began one of nis novels to | throw it aside,” Rumor has it that the story of Charles Dickens’ | Jife will be told again in his son’s periodical, AU the Year Round, his fanuly being not at all satistied with Mr, Forster’s version. | TuE London 7imes reports a discussion in the | upper House of Bishops, presided over by the Pri- mate of all England, ou the Athanasian creed. The | Archbishop of Canterbury said, “As to the dainna | tory clauses, there is no person in this room who | believes in them.” The Bishop of Peterborough re- | plied, “That is why | want to get rid of them,” ‘The Bishops did not conciude to eliminate from the | Prayer Boox the following:—“Which faith, except | every one do keep whole and undefiled, without | doubt he shall perish everlastingly,” although they agreed that they did not themselves believe it. Ir 13 just 170 years since the first dally paper in England started. This was the Daily Courant, ! begun in February, 1702. Its publisher was Eliza beth Mallet, and it began with ap apology for its | Uttleness, promising by way of offset that it would | “gpare the public at least half the impertinences which the ordinary papers contain.” HEAVY AWARD FOR INJURIES, Boston, Mass., March'17, 1872, Ex-Chief Justice Bigelow, 8. H. Walley, and Otis | Noreross, referees between the Eastern Railroad | and Stephen 9, Thayer, of Newton, who was serl- | ously crippled in the Kevere disaster, nave | awarded him $25,600 damages, Mr. Thayer lost all | his fingers, nis two thumbs only being left attached | tothe mutilated paims. His ‘left eye was entirely | desiroyed, his left ear nearly deat and the rignt eye | Im so critical @ Condition that total biiuduess may ve the result. RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION. SCRANTON, Pa., March 17, 1872. ‘The Delaware, Lackawana and Westera Ratiroad Company and tho New Jersey Central Rauroad Company on Saturday entered into an agreement consolidating and uniting all the Interests of the two corporations, ‘Tue business of the two compa~ | nies ts to remain for the present in the hands of the | fa Joint commit. ject to the control Oo! i Se cinitea or the presidents and fvoot the di. | rectora of each of the old Boards, with Mr. Jon Bosven as chairman, The consolidatioa takes | effect immediately. The condiuonus are not yet The | Opera House with Che following company:—Niotn , known. | SHIPBUILDING ON TUE DELAWARE ‘The American Clyde of the Future. Twelve Iron Steamships Building Near PhiladéL phia—Cost, Six Million Dollars—England and America mm Shipbu'lding—The Difference in Cost of Constructio. —How It Can Bo Remedied—Not Legislation but En torprise the One Thing Needful— Bovolution in Use of Stecm. PHILADELPAIA, Pa., Marck 15, 1879, ‘There is no question of greater importance to the Amerean people at the present tute than that pers | tuning fo whe revival of our merchant marine, Legimiators will talk and the press will theorize to nO purpose uni some actioa looking to the cheap construc ton of vessels is taken. The needs Of the prevent day are noi the needs of the past decals, abt vould be wel toc oar leguslators to Grop the (heore, of the poe ‘a the consideration of the demands of bie presen What these <¢ wy on) how they may be met and Whely gete! apon dat Seen a study with your repretentative ior Mouths past, and wila a view to a solution of (9 duMeuities 1 made frequent ‘Vials vo the shipyards of Metra, W, Craup & Soas, of this city lor (Lake it a8 an tadispatanie proposition: hat bo get eal Iter aaiioa ou aly subject one is required to go to prectica! meu, talk with them, see Luem At wor se wom prove their theorles, uwthey can, " Go, prove your own. I have nos deemed 1h aecessary, ke thas moaarch of old, to array myseli ia a carpenter's dress, and go amoug them wih malies aad chisel in Rand, for Were 1s ho! (ae reuolest probability that [ shall ever be called upon to conduct the operation: of a fest, oF Wield the sooptre of absolute monarcny, and [ have not foand It tocambeat apoa me Ww go so far as the kingly Carpenier of Russia, ‘There are at present in course of construction on the Delaware, ln the neighborhood of Puiadeiphia, bo fewer than tweive iroa steamships, trom 1,500 to 8,500 tons capacity each, aud to cost ia tay aggre Kate $4,490,000, Four of these steamers are (or tne PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD Co.@any, and Wii be the largest iroa steamers ever con- 9A secoud Class GOS Wl VE 550,00) Cac, of iron used in the & uber | Is vet ta thtas aan Ves = vse : fourth vessel, January 10, 1573, ted that these Vessels Will run about eleven kuots au hour, They Wil ve farmened wih compound eagines, WAleh Promise a great saving 1 the use of stem. tnsvead of one cylinder, a8 ty the eagiues NOW ia use, there Whi 08 wo, thereby: Usiug Lhe steam ewloe, ald saving Ove Hall or Mity per cent in tue use Of fuei—the Most important thing to be considered im steam mavigatioa, These & engines do hut require so as the present pattern, aud are more sin ia consivract.on, | have frequentiy beeu told in New Yora that these stcamers would mace one or two trips trom FAiladel- nie and would Wuen be i to Jersey Guy, There ts wot tue jeast pI ity of thing the kind, ye WHARF BUILDING, T have been much sieresied ta the the American Dredging © ¥, who coutract for areruing the marsh aad that selected a8 (he most availavie site tor the of the American steams up Company, The wouderial faciity and reg) operations, the economical and rapr Wo of amps dup Car, Wuicd Rave Boon chosea ey the company ior their speca! merits ta doing this kind Of work, aud Lie ay regate amouut o work accom. plished datiy, makes one tuink he ts tn New ¥: fnstend of the Quaker Cit ts auovuer evi as tue Peansyvade iuivoad and American amehip Company mead busines’, Ln lew tan @ year, however, ine Peaasyivania road will begin the coustraction of CALY Ly Liverpool, LS AUDI of have the has been s = rs tug in atl lob Irom steamers, To THESE STBAMSeRY there are eight more bailding In this neignborneod, ‘The Pacidc Wai Steamshep Company are ouuding wo at Wihmiagvoa of 40% tons Capacity encn. Other parlics, uaued UUKROWn, are dag two more at the Sime point, Roach, of Choster, is building @ sieamer Of 2,600 (ons Capac {pypitio Mail oteaashlp Company. Wilmington, are vaildiug & steamer Cromwell's Now York aad & Son, of Phtiadelpiia, ha Of 1,609 tons for Vlyde's Chester, 13 also baild.ng a ep hy ta Ri dine, Passe sagt saute, Uke ose Dalldiug by Cramp, Wi et to Livya’s Al siaadard of 1372, woh ~ THE SUAVAUILDERS OF THE DELAWARS are enlarging their resources and cities, for they fee. that shipbutldiag ta Awerica i ivoxing up and Will coutluue to improve, notwii hstan the cries Of tae barnacies (who have long age oulilved their uscfuliess) who Keep up & coalinual howl of Pee | to peered Rees & term “the crasy Schemes Of brainicss slipvuliders tying Wo compere with England,” DIFFERENC! IN CosT OF MATERIAL, There is a marked diereace in tue cost uf mater rial In England aud America, In the former coun- try Iron 14 ordinardy worth $45 per ton, gola; itis now qunsed at $65, curreucy, American won ie juoted af the present ume al $53 per toa, currency, ‘The Secretary of the Treasury some ago ale dressed a communication to & prou + ahap- building jitm im tits city, asking “u duty were taken off Enyiist iron, would it ve lo the advan oi American saipbuiiders?” The auswer was in the negative. Lecause, frst, freight and insurance would make it cost about as much as American iron, by ihe time It was lauged ou our shores, Second, there would be delays in shipment, and shipbuliders require irou to ve promptiy on hand, otherwise the furce of laborers: and mechanics becomes disorganized, work is, stopped jor a time and the construction of the ship materially delayed. Tuird, if tue duty were taken oi Kngiish iron every roiling mili im America would be jurced to cease oper be- cause Englisi vessels would land irom a@t our wharves nearly tea per cent Jower than the cost of roduction in America, It was 6 and I lieve Lie suggestion a Wise One, thal aier kept up; that the nuwber of rouing mills be 5 which would ve productive of renewed competi- tion, would stunulate invention, labor eevipa ma- chinery would Le produced, the price lavor wouid decrease and iron be juced ower, of figure. ‘The diercuce in cost of production ta Jaud aad America 1s About 26 per cout im favor the former. It 19 believed that in ten years, with douple the number of roiling mills, the cost of production woud decrease Ww twenty per cent, if not to a figure that would render the pro- duction of iron ia America fully as oneap a5 In Eng. land, Having full faith ta the ual revival of siupbuiidiag in America, our Peansyivaula builders have set w work with a wil, adding their faciiities and souciting contracts, They ask only that American shippers and ship owners will encourage home enterprises; that @ large guinver, ol roiling mills be put io operation, taat the coat of roducing won may be reduced, and tuey promise in leas than ten years to build ships reauctou Irom present rates of at least twout, ver ceut, porsibly move, Will our capitalists, then, unite Wo encourage home enterprise, aud «hall the Delaware be te American Clyde? ‘Tne Messrs. Cramp and Mr. Charles A, Weidner, a Chester buildey, vue with all tae prominent irom shipbuilders 0: the Delaware im advosag tuat the duty on irom be kept up, and claim a lew years, With tne competition these years wil briag, Will certataiy create a marked diferoace in faver of American suipbuiddiag and resuit ia Say res duction im tie price 0; labor aad mater al that wil enaple us to successiaily compete with ry Us great enterprise, STABBING APFRAY. John Haley, @ truck driver, twenty-five years @ Ago, residing at the coraer of Forueth street and Eleventh avenue, was committed vy Justice Cox at the Jefferson Market Police Court yesterday morn. ing, upon complaint of Robert Hawker, of 567 West Fatierh street? who charges that on Satu + he stabhea aim to the left arm With & penka: risoner, who Was arresved OMeer rwentieth precinct, al Claimed (0 Have been acting FoLONIOUS ASSAULT, August Condounise, aged thicty years, of 39® Seventh avenue, Was arraigned be.ore Justiee Cox, at Jedferson Market yesterday morning. by Officer Puelan of the Twentieth precinct, upon complaint ot est Clit and Victor Fonastte, & reading: is EB 444 Seventh aver charged sauit, As the complainants failed to [_— reuaadea to boa the prisoner, he Was watt this morning. ATCEMPTSD SULCIDS. At fifteen minutes past three o'clock yestem day afternoon Byron Catking aged twentre seven years, resiling at 417 West Thirtety street, a conductor on the Hudson River Rau- road, attempted to commit suicide % ony depot by swallowing a large dose of ,audanum, physician was catied, and with the aid of a stoma pump removed the poison. He refused to teil the cause that prompted him to take Ms owa life, aud Was seat home vy bis [rieud® more sulps to run irom Jersey ~