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‘bandred and seventy thousand dollars 9 year, or equal to about thirty-three per cent of the estimated receipts. This estimate was made some months since by cautious and expe- rienced railroad men, and it has subsequently ‘heen verified by the actual results on the Metropolitan Railway of London during the last half of the year 1871, the operating ex- penses and maintenance of which are stated at thirty-five per cent of the gross receipts of the road, not including any income realized from the. rental -of property. Assuming the cost of the East River side viaduct to be thirty million dollars, and estimating the income at the lowest amount named, without any allow- ance for freight and express, we have the following result to prove that the rdéad could be constructed by the city without a dollar's expense to the taxpayers, and would pay for itself in a few years :— Annual income, as previously estimated... $4,720,000 interest on thirty million dollars city bonds at seven per cent... $2,100,000 expenses 1,570,000 8,670,000 Leaving for sinking fund per annum. ....... $1,050,000 + The calculation is made upon seven per cent bonds, but at six per cent the securities would sell a little above par. The road would thus be paid for in less than twenty-five years. The mated results a¥é, however, predicated on '® traffic equal to less than one-balf the capa- city of the proposed east side road, because at least twelve thousand persons por hour Would be safely carried in each direction, for the entire length of the road, or twenty-four thousand fares per hour; and, as many would travel but part of the distance, the fares taken would be increased over the capacity for through travel. We invite criticism of these estimates, which, we know, are liberally made and are none too favorable to the viaduct roads. The coat of a road on the west side of the city, along the line of the North River to Spuyten Duyvil Creek, would be mainly the same as on the east side, and the calculations for one would be found to apply to both projects. But the main expense is, of course, the purchase of the right of way, and, if deemed desirable to delay the construction of the roads until the completion of the new streets designed by the Dock Commission along the two rivers, they could be built on the line of those streets by the olty without this heavy outlay. As the work would, however, pay for itself, with- ‘out any burden on the taxpayers; as the two roads could be completed, say in three years, and as the progress of the city and the comfort, convenience, health and morals of the people demand that rapid transit shall be given to them as speedily as possible, there is no reason why the city should not bo authorized to construct both viaduct railways at once, and to pay for them by the issue of city railroad bonds, at six or seven per cent interest. There is no reason, that is to say, apart from the corrupt and selfish intrigues of the Albany lobby and the greed of Senators and Assemblymen, who are striving to make a few dollars for themselves out of the city’s franchises. No man of intelligence and honesty can advocate Broadway underground scheme as prefer- able to such roads as we propose. It is im- possible to calculate the cost of a tunnel. After sinking thirty million dollars in such a work engineering difficulties may be dis- covered requiring more than double that amount to remove. No sensible capitalist would risk his money In such a blind and dan- gerous project. A Broadway tunnel road could not be constructed at all without apheaving the main channel of the business of the city for years, and disarranging all the petwork of sewers, gas and water pipes, &c., to the serious suffering and injury of the peo- ple, The work would necessarily be slow even without calculating on those obstructions certain to be encountered. The most compe- tent engineers in the city agree that the exca- vation of Broadway, particularly in some por- tions of the street where the soil is loose and “sandy, would utterly destroy @ number of buildings and would render hundreds of others insecure. In the crowded part of London the Metropolitan Underground road passes along the New road, an avenue for the most part probably three hundred feet from building to building, the houses mainly standing back from the side- walk, with gardens before them; and yet, -even in that locality, great damage was done to the buildings and heavy costs were incur- red in consequence by the company. These facts would suffice to convince any body of intelligent and honest legislators of the folly of sanctioning a tunnel under Broadway, and of the propriety of passing a law authorizing the construction of the East River and North River Viaduct railways by the city of New York. But the reform ‘legislators of 1872 seem more bent upon pocketing a few cor- rupt dollars than upon legislating for the pub- lic good, and hence they will probably pass the most remunerative jobs they can find in the shape of New York city railroads, unless, - indeed, they should quarrel over the division of the spoils, in which event the people of the metropolis will be saved from plunder, although they may ‘be deprived for another year of the rapid transit they so much desire. Personal Intelligence. General Benjamin F. Butler wili arrive ffom Boston at the Astor House this morning. Genera 8. Adams, of the United States Army, is at the Grand Central Hotel. General M. V. McMahon, of Texas, is stopping at the Metropolitan Hotel. Kbteutenant Governor Fabius ©. Pound, of Wis- consin, has afrived at the Hoffman House. General George H. Hall, of St. Joseph, Mo., is among the sojourners at the St. Nicholas Hotel. State Senator D. B. Hill, of Elmira, is sojourning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. General G. V. Rutherton, of Illois, has quarters at the Astor House. General N, B. Forrest, of Memphis, yesterday ar- tived at the St, Nicholas Hotel. James Nye, not the deceitful opponent of Ah Sin, but the Unitea States Senator from Nevada, yester- day arrived at the Astor House, on his way to Con- necticut to add his endeavors to the mighty efforts Of his party to carry the election in that State. Tne Rev. Francis Vinton, D. D. of Trinity church, bas been visiting the Bishop of Nassau, N. P., in return for the visit of that distinguished clergyman last fall. On Sunday, the 24th inst., Dr. Vinton occupied tne pulpit of Christ Cathedral, and eloquentiy discoursed on the “Life of St. Paul,” choosing his text from The Acts 1x., 6~“Lord, What wilt thou have me to do?’ ‘The pulpit of Christ Cathedral, in Nassau, N, P., was filled on the 3d inst. by the Rev. W. P, Wat- kins, of Brooklyn, His sermon is reported as ex- tremely able and impressive upon his auditors, ‘The text of It was trom St. Luke xv., 2—This man Tocelyota signers god eatetu With them”: NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET, THR WAR IN MBXICO, Herald Special Reports from the City of Mexico and Matamoros. ROCHA’S MARCH AGAINST DIAZ Bight Hundred Rebels Killed and Wounded in the Battle Near Zacatecas, The Revolution on the Eve of Collapse. TELEGRAMS TD THE NEW YORK HERALD. The HERALD correspondent at the city of Mexico has forwarded ua the following apecial despatch :— Crry or Mextoo, Maroh 20, i } Via Havana, March 25, 1872, The special despatch which appeared in the Heratp, giving news regarding the where- abouts of Porfirio Diaz and his assumption of “the chlef conitiand over the revolutiontets in Northern Mexico, has been communicated by telegraph from New York to Masatlan, via San Francisco, and bas put the government on the alert, Rocha is probably even now marching on Mazatlan, whence he will attempt to gap- ture Diaz and the arms said to have been scou- mulated there by the revolutionists in that region. A REBEL DEFEAT. General Zepéda defeated the rebel cavalry on the 18th instant near Chararac. The rising in Minatilap, headed by the revolu- tionary chief Veta has also been crushed. Veta himself was killed. Over $32,000 have been subscribed by the French ‘residents in the city of Mexico to- ward the payment of the German war indem- nity. Terrible Details of the Revolutionary De- fent Near Zacatecas—Treachery of an Infactry Corps—Demoralization of the Rebels. The HERALD correspondent in Matamoros has forwarded us the following special de- spatch :— Matamoros, Mexico, March 24, Via: BrownsviLtg, Texas, March 24, 1872. Later advices state that the defeat of the rebels was even more complete and disastrous than hitherto known. The government in- fantry corps which was captured by the revo- lutionists in the battle of Matapulgas, and afterwards embodied in the revolutionary army, rejoined the Juarist forces under Rocha, -inflicting terrible slaughter on the revolutionists, About eight hundred of the latter were-killed and wounded. TREVINO'’S DESPERATE CONDITION. General Trevino, who was in chief com- mand of the rebels during the battle, arrived at Saltillo in an awful condition, All Ins forces-were either scattered or disorganized. He has, however, commenced the formation of a nucleus and is gathering the stragglers, TREVINO AND MARTINEZ QUARRELLING. General Trevino quarrelled with his col- league, General Martinez, about a month ago, owing to the former having appointed a young lawyer as Governor of the State of San Luis Potosi. Since that time these two com- manders have ceased all co-operation. The revolutionists are generally demoral- ized, and it is expected that tHey will evacuate Camargo and the whole border very soon, The Revolutionists Driven Ont from Agunse calientas, Lagos and Zacatecas—Govern- ment Relief to San Luis Rocha’s Victory the Death Blow to the Revolution—Annarchy and Robbery the Order of the Day. Crry OF MEXICO, March 15, } Via HAVANA, March 25, 1872. The government forces are triumphant over the revolutionists. General Rocha has driven them out of te cities of Aguas Calientas, Lagos and Zaca- tecas, ana relieved the troops at San Luis Potos. In a battle on the 2d instant General Rocha, with 6,000 troops, defeated the united revolutionary forces number- ing 9,000 men, killing and wounding 700 and cap- turing 7,000 men and all their artillery, except three guns. ‘The revolutiontsts retreated towards Fresnillo and Xerez, being pursued by General Rocha. Gene- Tal Rocha’s victory 18 @ death blow to revolution- ary prospects, but anarchy will prevail for a long time, There is nothing domg in domestic industries and trade in foreign goods is slight. General Negrete, with 1,600 men, keeps the States of Puebia, Hidalgo and Tlascala in constant alarm by his acts of vandalism. He avoids open engage- ments and with his troops attacks defenceless towns, haciendas and railroad trains. On the 30 he attacked a working party on the Apizaco Railroad, robbing the paymaster, employés and laborers, He returned on the 4th and kid- napped John Quinn, the superintendent. On the 8th and 9tb he attacked several pulque trains, de- stroying the freight. Generai Rocha is accused of shooting @ number of prisoners. president Juarez receives the congratulations of the press at the capital, With the exception of the Ferrocarrel all the newspapers express tne bellef that the revolution Is a failure, although they differ as to the policy of the government, Wilnam ©, Bryant and William H. Hurlbert have received many honors and ovations at the capital from the various associations, They leave for Vera Craz on the 20th, the government furnishing a special escort of 100 men. Marval law exists in twelve States. CUBA, — Carlos Garcia’s Reported Change of Ba:is. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, March 25, 1872. The Diario says the insurgent leader Carlos Garcia has abandoned the jurisdiction of Guanajay and gone to the jurisdiction of San Antonio. Admiral Inglefield has arrived here. ‘The United States survey steamer Bache nas satied for Key Wes, Arrived, brig Don Quixote and brig Five Brothers, from Liveroool Potosi—General | ENGLAND. Presentation of the Annual Budget to the Parliament. Chancellor of the Exchequer Lowe's Treasury Statemeni—Exhibit of Revenue and Expendi- ture—How the Postal Telegraph Pays—A Beduction of the Income Tax Proposed. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. LONDON, March 25, 1872. The House of Commons to-night went into Com- Mittee of Ways and Means, and the Right Hon. | Mr. Lowe, Chancellor of the Excnequer, submitted the annual budget. lt shows that the estimatea total expenditures of the last fiscal year were £72,736,000, while the actual expenditures were £71,720,000, The following items of expenditure fell below the estimates by the amounts noted: — Interest and management of the public debt £70,000 Consolidated fund charges. 23,000 Collection of the revenus ‘The only case in which the actual expenditure exceeded the estimate was in the navy, where the excess was only £8,000, Thus the actual..ex- Penditure for the year fell £1,016,009 beiow the estimates. ' ‘The estimated receipta of the last fiscal year from ali sources were £72,3is,000; the actual receipts Were £74,535,000—an increase over the estimates of £2,220,000, This increase came mainly from vhe customs, excise, stamps and income tax and is distributed aa Tollows:— £200,000 ‘The receipts from the duties on coffee have de- clined, but there is a great increase in the revenues drawn from tobacco, wine and spirite. The receipts from the postal telegraph were £50,000 in excess of the expenses of tne service and the payments of interest on stock, The total of the public dept is stated {at £792,740,000, ‘The total receipts for the financal year 1872-73 are eatimated at £74,915,000, including from— £20,259, 000 23,250,000 The total expenditures for the samo year are eatimated at £71,313,000, includiug— Interest and management of the debt 3 Consolidated Fund charge 2,000, army + 15,000,000 Navy... . 9,500, 001 Olvil Serv: 10, Col.ection of i 2, 60,000 1,000,000 2,000,000 Lowe presented the details of the budget was favorably received by the House, and was greeted with cheers at the close. Mr. Lowe recommended that the duties on comee and chicory be reduced fifty per cent, and that two pence in @ pound be taken off the income tax; but these reductions, he admitted, would oblige him to lower his estimate of the total revenue. He closed with a motion for the immediate re- duction of the duties on coffee and chicory. Launch of Another Vowerfal Vesse'-0'-War. LONDON, March 25, 1872. The armor-plated naval ram Thunderer was launched to-day from the government dock yard at Pembroke. The Thunderer is a turret vessel, She will carry four guns, cach weighing thirty-five tons, and make a formidable consort for the Rupert, which has been just foated off to fit for armament, CABINET CHANGES. The Marquis of Lansdowne, one of the Junior Lords of the Treasury, will probably succeed Lord Northbrook as Under Secretary of War, the last named peer having vacated the office by his accept ance of the Viceroyalty of India, in succession to the late Earl of Mayo. THE ALABAMA CLAIMS. The Breach of Neutrality by France and Its Pre- sent Consequences in the French Courts. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALG. Lonpon, March 25, 1872. A correspondent of the Pcl Mall Gazette relates the proceedings in the suit of the United States against MM. Armand, shipbuilders of Bordeaux in 1868, to recover damages for the depredations com- mitted by the Confederate ram Stonewali, which es- caped from Bordeaux. The case having .then been decided in favor of the defendants by the Tribunal or the Seine, Mr. Washburne, American Minister at Versailles, has now carried an appeal to the French Court of Cassation. FRANCE. The Tariff Tax on Raw Materials Abandoned for a Season—Reminiscoaces of the War with Prussia—Literary Conven- tion with America. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALG. Panis, March 25, 1872, ‘The proposal to tax raw materials has been aban- doned for the present. It will not be introduced in the pending budget, the committee having devised resources sufficient to meet ali financial demands. THE SURRENDERS TO PRUSSIA. The report of the Commission on Capitulations hag not yet been made public, but the Assembly 1s in favor of its speedy publication. A LITERARY CONVENTION WITH AMERICA. The Opinion Nationale states that a literary con- vention between the United States and France has been concluiied by Mr. Wasnburne, the American Minister, and the Count de Rémusat, French For- eign Minister, and now awaits ratification, ” GERMANY. The Prince-Premier at His Home for Easter. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD BERLIN, March 25, 1872. Prince Bismarck has gone to his estate at Varzin and will be absent a week. SEVERE WEATHER IN MAINE, EAsTrort, Me., March 25, 1872, Asevere snow storm occurred here yesterday. There were no services in the churches. The roads are blocked so that they are impassable, and no mails will probably be received for a week. STABBED IN THE BACK. At nine o'clock last night Abraham Stein, aged thirty-five years, of No. 154 Attorney street, anaa man named Kissler engaged in an affray, during which the former was stabbed in the back and slightly injured. He was attended by a police sur- geon and sent home, Kisser made his escape. EUROPZAN MARKETS. Lonpon Monry MANKRT. ONDON, March 25—4:30 P. ‘M,—Cousols closed at 3% for money and 93 14a 93% for the ac count, United States five-twenty bonds, Lsea's, #iq: 1865's, Old, 98365 1867's, 184 ; Len-forties, 89g. Fania Bounst.— ‘Anis, March 2)—P. M.—Rentes closed if LIVERPOOL COTTON MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 2f-— 80 P. M.—The cotton market closed quiet and steady, middiing uplands, Md. jddling Orleans, Wigd. a Uegd. The sales of the day have been 10,00 ‘baies, including 8,000 for speculation and export. LIVERPOOL BREAPSTUFFS MARKET.—LIVERPOOL, March 2—P, M.—The market is qule LIVERPOOL PROVISION MARKET. r M.—the provision market is dull. bbi. for fine Western prime mess, Rect, Kastern prime mess," Bacon, Jus out, and 814, for short rib mida LONDON PRODUCE, MARKET. LONDON, March 95.—Tal- low, 7és. per ewt. for Russian. Linseed ofl, £83 Ss, per ton, ‘Spirits turpenjine, bbs, ver gwh at VERPOOL, March er SPAIN. Cabinet Calculation of the Parliamentary Elections Contest. The Internationalist Movement in the Provinces— Insult from a South Pacific Democracy. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. MADRID, Marca 25, 1872. ‘The members of the Electoral Committee, organ- ized by the Ministerial party, with the view or superintending the progress of the general election for members of the Cortes in the interest of the Cab- inet, after making a careful canvass of the political field, have arrived at the conclusion that the elec- tion will result in the choice of 150 untonists and | | and 170 Sagasta-progreasists to the lower praach of | the Parliament. MUNICIPAL HONOR TO A VETERAN STATESMAN. Notwithstanding the refusal of Espartero to be- come a candidate for a seat in the Vortes, he has | been nominated for a member of that body from the city of Madrid, INDUSTRIAL COMBINATION FOR POLITICAL AGENCY, There are apprehensions that the Internationals ‘Will attempt to interfere with the elections in Cata- lonta, i OFFICIAL DIGNITY AGAINST AN AMERICAN DEMO- j : onacy. Tt is reported that the frigates Gerona and | Arapites, now in the West Indies, have been | ordered to Veneguela to demand satisfaction for {| an insult offered to the Spanish Consul, KELIGIOUS INTOLERANOR AS.OF OLD. The doors of the last Protestant chapel in Madrid have been closed. ITALY. . ITALIAN OPERA, Addio, Nilsen! The Last Night’ of the Swedish Sengstress, Farewell Performance of the Ove Scene Opera—The Parrpa- Resa Wachtel Sai y Pauline Lucea to Appear in th: The Swedish songstress took leave of the New York public last night beiore an overwhelming audience, who patiently waited for the only toler- able scene in the opera of “Hamlet—namely, the last one. In this, despite the meagre surroundings, Miss Nilsson aroused her hearers to unwonted en- thusiasm, and made them forget, to a certain extent, the ennui consequent on Ustening to the dreary, ill-arranged music that preceded this scene. It 1s perfeetly unaccount- able how any composer occupying a prominent Position in the Conservacoire of Paris could be gullty of such palpable injustice as to appropriate, without any acknowledgment, tne ideas of others into an ill-assorted potpourri and call tt an opera, We have already spoken at length about the ridicu- lous character of the libretto, but tt may be neces sary to reter in detail to the composer's share in | the desecration of one of Shakspeare’s uovlest | tragedies, The opera of “Hamiet” has twenty-four mustcal numbers, nineteen of which were given with con- siderable pruning in the version presented at the Academy of Music, We can summarize them thus:— No. 1—Pretude, march and chorus, taken in sub- stance from “Le Prophéte,”” Meyerbeer, with a very commonplace ending, @ la Offenbach. No; 2—Re- citative and duet, Hamlet and Ophelia. Very incon- gruous flute and harp passages in the beginning and a theme founded upon the terzetto from “Aula.” This is the motif of “Hamlet” througn- out the opera, and leads into a second theme, which ig also an extract from Verdl, No, 8—Laertes’ only solo; melody very uninteresting and fit only for one of Hervé's opéras boufes. No. 4—Uhorus of ofil- cers and pa A’ well-known Thuringian volkslted, which m be heard at the festive gatherings of any of our German singing societies. No. 5—Scene on the esplanade, Imperial Germany Criticisos the Army System and Projects Military Reforms. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YOAX HERALD. Rome, Marcel, 25, 1872. Ie is stated that Prince Frederick Charles, of Prussta, during his recent visit to the capital, ex- amined the ftalian military system, and before departing advised the reorganization of the army on the Prussian plan. MORMON AFFAIRS. A Demonstration to be Made Against the Ad- mission of Utah as a Stnte. Sart LAKE, March 25, 1872. ‘The opponents of the Mormon State government are preparing (or a grand mass meeting on Wednes- day night, Itis tne intention to appoint two dele gates to Washington to represent the situation, namely, one gentile and one apostate Mormon. Governor Woods left to-day for San Francisco, ‘The Mormons are confident that the new census will give the required number of population for admission as a State, and show an increase of 50,000, There are further exciting accounts of rich placer gold discoveries near Great Canyon, on the Colo- rado River. ‘rhe first spike of the Utan Northern Railroad was driven to-day and half a mile of rail laid, HE WEATHER, WAR DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE UHIKF SIGNAL OFFICER, WasuHinaton, D. C., March 26—1 A. M, Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, Falling barometer has extended from the Missis- stppi Valley to the Atlantic coast, with easterly to southerly winds and rising temperature. An area of rain nas extended from the Gulf and Lower Mississippi to Southern Michigan, | and eastward over the South Atlantic and Middle States, partly, as snow, along Lake Ontario. Rising barometer, northeasterly winds and clear- ing weather nave extended eastward to Michigan, the Unio Valley and Arkansas, Provapitittes, ‘The area of rain and snow will extenu eastward over the New England States by and on Tues- day morning. Rising barometer, falling tem- to Western Pennsy:vania, and over the Southera States, except along the immediate coast, by Tues- day morning, and over the New England States during Toesday night. Dangerous winds are not anticipated for the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, ‘The Wenther in This City Yesterday. ‘The following record will show th? changes tn the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in com- parison with the corresponding day of last year, as indicatea by the thermometer at Hudnut’s Phac- macy, HERALD Bullding:— 1871, 1872, 1871, 1872, 30 SP. 50 4l 28 6 3? 83 37 44 40 87 Average temperature yesterda; see see BOG Average temperature for corresponding date last year... 417% EXPLOSION OF NITRO-GLYCERINE, An Ewpty Can Explodes Befere the Blast Singular Acct‘ont—Two Men Sericusly In- Jared. POUGHKEEPSIE, March 25, 1872. A serlous ‘nitro-glycerine explosion occurred at the Poughkeepsie and Fastern Railroad on the suburbs of this city to-day, The laborers had charged a biast ana led a fuse from it, There was an empty can which had contained standing near, and, as is usnal, It was placed upon the biast to destroy it so that no accident should Happen from the careless handling of it, as itis known that even a drop of nitro-giycerine 13 a dan- gerous explosive, The foreman, Edward Kelly, put the can on the blast just as the fuse was fired, Almost immediately the can exploded with tearful force, and was blown into a hundred pieces, some of which struck Kolly in the right leg, penetrating It to the bone, Joss ol blood, he had preseuce of mind enough lo know that It was not te blast which had exploded, and so crawled away as quickly as he could, and hid behind an adjacent car to keep clear of the blast. In that spot he was found bleeding freely, and a8 quickly as possibie was taken to tle Poughkeepsie Hotel, when Drs. Join X, Cooper and Hasbrouck were summoned. The probing of the wounds was palotul in the extreme. Oue hole in the man’s leg was nearly four inches In diameter, aud irom it were taken several pieces of the can, bent double, Although terribly mjured, Dr. Cooper thinks Kelly will recover, unless tetanus or locks Jaw ensues. Another man, pamea Luke Whalen, wae also terri- bly injured. Particles of the can struck him in the throat and groin, cutting and tearing the flesh ina fearful manner, He was taken to his home, where br. R. K, Tuthill attended him. He, too, may re- cover, If lockjaw does not set in. James Leonard was injured in the head slightly, What caused the premature explosion is as yet uu- known. BURGLARY ON BROADWAY. A Large Amount of Goods Recovered by the Police. a |} At half-past six o’clock yesterday morning oMcer | Wandling,ot the Eighth precinct, discovered the front door of the store, 445 Broome street, at the south- ‘west corner of Broadway, open. Proceeding to the second floor he found five cases of goods packed up, ready for removal. ‘The officer, upon further exam- pe Bd piace, found the store adjoining, No, 447, had been opened with a faise key, the burglars jock- Byron, From this place they iorced open tne | scuttle and crossed over to 485 Broadway. The gcutte leading into this store was aiso forced open, ine thieves making their way to the third foor, occapie! by Myersbergn, Barle & Co., imporiers of SK scarfs, Where ticy helped themselves 10 $2,500 worth of goods. Tney aiso forced open the ofice door of Max Heeder & brother on the, same floor and packed up $200 worth of velvets. The second perature, northwesterly winds and clear- ing weather will revail north and | west of the Ohio Valley and — extend glycerine | Though partially stunned, and weak from the | appear. Instrumentation founded on the incauta- tion scene from ‘Der Freyschtitz” in some phrases, tho ‘cello, and is a thoroughly Meyerhbeer tieme. No. 6—Garden scene and aria, Ophelia. If Gounod had not written the garden scene in ‘Faust, ‘Thomas would have been obliged to seek ideas else- where, for this is an exact copy. The second morir sounds strangely like an aria trom “Maria di Rohan.” No, T—Arioso, the Queen, founded upon a song by Abt, and occasionally wandering into unknown paths in the way of queer instrumentation. No, 8, duo, King and Queen, with the song of Ham- let repeated at the conclusion of the scene and poorly orchestred. Only one short theme of the duet was given, nine being omitted, and, judging from the “score,’’ with {ua ment. No. 9 chorus of players. Taken bodily from tri. caine,” being one of the themes of the “indian March." No, 10, drinking song, Hamlet. An old German students’ drinking song. No. 11, Danish march and chorus of courtiers, This march resem. Dies very much the “Schillermarsch” of Meyerbeer, No. ey pantomime and jnale, is unworthy of any musiolan, being aimless, noisy and inerfective. No. 18 is the celebrated monologue, or, as the libretto has it, “To be or not—to die, to sleep, to dream, mystery! pernapa This 18 a stately, dignitied movement, weak only in the vocal part. leyer- beer has helped M. Thomas again here in the instrumentation. No. 15, the aria for the bass bein, omitted, 13 the trio between Ophelia, Hamlet au the King, and No, 16, the scene between Hamlet and | his mother, in which the ghost makes his final ap- pearance. ‘here are some beautiful ideas in both these numbers, but they are like flowers in a wilder- ness of weeds, Mr. Thomas being evidently ata loss how to use them. The last numbers include the ballet music, of which there are forty-two pages of very commonplace dance themes, with a few of Scandinavian origin and the celeprated mad scene of Ophelia, In this Nilsson is superb, and her act- ing and singing will always carry an audience with her. Such was the case last night. Few arcists would have been able to struggle succeas- fully against the poverty stricken surroundings and “penny wise and pound foolish” management that endeavored in every way to kill the opera, but Nilsson did it, The last scene was the solitary gleam of light inthe dreary gloom of the opera, much better would It have been to have allowed Miss Nilsson to bid farewell to New York in either of her greatest roles, Lucia or Violeta? ‘“Hamiev? snould have been brought out earlier im the season in proper style, as the constant postponement and extravagant promises | led people to suppose that there was something in it worthy of the grand subject, When we look back upon this remarkably successful season, we can only come to the conclusion that in no other city in the world 18 operatic genius more generally recog- nized and patronized, where asingte prima donna -carried off all the honors and commanded homage, | oe though surrounded by mediocrity and incom. etency. Miss Nilsson made hy concert at Stetuway } ana sang during the season that foilowea in 1: concerts. On the evening of October 23, 1871, she aébit in this country tn with Brigooll in ‘Lucia di Lammermoor’! she has sung so far in one hundred operatic per- formances. She goes to Washington to-day, and will return to give @ farewell matinée at Wallack’s on April 6 She is engaged the princtpat attraction at Drury Lane, in Her Ma- jesty’s Opera, durmg the summer season. In tho Tail she makes her début at the Imperial Opera | House, St. Petersburg, and her engagements in Eu- | rope are of such a nature that it is extremely doubt- ful if she return to America before many years lave past, She will then reappear under another name, we suppose, as her marriage takes place In Paris early in the fall. Next week ove of the most remarkable seasons of opera ever known in this country will be inaugu- rated by Mr, Carl Rosa, who has already achieved the extraordinary result of making English opera a ; grand success on @ grand scale in this country, ‘The opening opera on Monday will be the “Trova- tore,’ with Mme, PareparRosa as Leonora, Miss Adelaide Philipps as Azucena, Herr Wachtel as Maorico and = Mr. Santléy as the Gount di Luna. “ Rigoletio will be sung on Wednesday with the following cast:—Gida, Mme. VParepa Rosa; Maddelena, Miss Philipps; tne Duke of Mantua, Wachtel; Rigoletto, Santiey; Sparafreciie, Aynsley Cook. On Frid: Hae “Don Glovanni,”” with Mme. Rosa as Douna Anna, Miss Ciara Voria as Donna Elvira, Mme, Vanzini as Zerlina, Tom Karl as Don Ottavio, Santiey as Don Giovanni, Hermanns as Leporello and Roncont as Masetio. The chorus and orchestra Will pumber fully one hundred and twenty strong, and exertions are being made to mount the operas in superior style, “The Huguenots” (GU Ugonottl) will be brought out on Whit Monday, Yesterday @ contract was entered into between the directors of the Acwdery, of Music and Messi's. Maretzek and Jarrett, by which the latter are ac- | corded the privilege of giving italian Opera during the next season. The principal engagement known of so far under this management 18 the celebrated prima donna, Pauline Lucca, who will, make her | operatic dévut in America probably in September. A number of other imporiant engagements for the company to support Mile. Lucca are | in negotiation, and will be made known | carly in the summer, Miss Kellogg has been | already engaged, and likely many of the lead- | ing artists of Mr. Mapleson’s company at Drury Lane, London. Never again can the dangerous ex- periment of attempting to vring a season to a finan- cially successful close with @ prima donna as the sole attraction be repeated at the Academy of Music. We trust that the new management, which has the advantage of long and varied experience, will en- deavor to remove the bad impressions of the season just past and present each opera with due regard to ensemble, mise en scene and appomtments, COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY. Mr. Willlam F, Havemeyer, the chairman of the Committee of Seventy, was in his place last evening at the meeting of that body. The session was com- paratively short, but earnest, and the announce- ment, made from information received, that the different city departments yad $60,000 to defeat the charter at Albany, did not disconcert the members in the least, Every member of the committee who spoke, whether democrat or repubitcan, expressed himself confident of the passage of the charter substantially as it was submitted to the Legisiature’ by ths committee last evening. Messrs, Edward Salomon, John Wheeler, simon Sterne, Joseph Blumenthal and Charles Watrous, the gentiemen of the committee who have given special attention to reform legislation ror this city, left for Albany, and will be in the Senate Chamber to-day when the charter comes up for con+ sideration, The Jollowing resolution was adopted by the General Committee :— Resolved, That the Committee on Frauds be requested to petition the Common Counti! of this city, ig the name of the Committee of Seventy, to appoint a joint special committer, whose duty it shall be to fully fovestigate all frauds and wir Jeged irregularities in tue several departments of the cit ni | ing the door after them. After gaining an entrance | county government, with power to send for persons and , to we store they proceeded to the fourth | papers. floor, and forced open @ door leading to At the adojurnment of the General Committee the the rubber jewelry manulactory of William ] Committee on Elections was convened, ‘The mem- bers of this committee are:—Josepn HM. Choate, chairman; Jackson 8 Schultz, isaac H. Bailey, Charles Watrous, Henjamin B, Sherman, Jono Wheeler, Joseph Blumenthal, . William ©, Barret Eaward Cooper and Simon Bierne, ‘The first five are republicans aud the tatler five are democrats, By a vote of the Genera! Committee the Charman and Vice-Chairman are members ez-ogicio of enc committee, so that the above committee Is come floor, occupied by Held & Brother, .ancy goods, was also entered, and goods to the value of $500 packed up. They also ferced open a rear door in the same building, Where they jound the cases into which the goods were packed, No arresis have as yet been made. OBITUARY. Holmes Colbert. Colonet Holmes Colbert, representative of the Chickasaw Nation, of Indiana, died in Washington, of typhoid pngwmonia, on Sunday, March ate plete by the addition of William F. Havemeyer and James M, Brown. THE SNOW BLOCKADE IN THE PROVINCES. SACKVILLE, Ne B., March 25, 1872, ‘The snow blockade was raised on Saturday and |* oer but there ‘was the trams commenced running, another severe snow storm yesterday and the roaus are again ail blocked, It will probably be the end of the week betore the trains can run, @nd mean- tne mails are conveyed by tame. | in which Hamlet, Marcellus, Horatio and the Ghost | note for note. The motif of the Ghost ts given by | 7M, | How ! all, on September 17, 1870, | | made her dépit in New York in opera, appearing as | ay we are | 1 TE STATE LEGISLATURE, Blue Monday in Both Houses and Little Work. Powers and Duties of County Treasurers. A Bill Belating to the Gcurt of Appeals—The Rapid Transit Railroad Schemes—Pleae for the Pretty Waitew Girls—Con- victs’ Bodies To Be'Gut Up. ALBANY, Mareh 25, 1872. Not many of the members of the Logialaturé who’ left here on Friday and Saturday last had re- turned this evening. When both Houvea met there | Wasa fair attendance of Senators, but a quorum could not be counted in the lower home, Tho week's work wiil really begin to-morrow, the’ new charter being the spectal order m the Sensee'imme- | dlately afver the reading of the Journal, ‘The case | Of Senator James Wood will probably be disposed | of during the week, and the discussion that ts exe pected to arise over the report of the committee, taken in connection with the resolution which Mr. | Chatfield offered the other day, expellmg-Mr. Wood, \ will undoubtedly create some sensation both ta and ~ out of the Senate, There wiil be plenty of scope for | some of the Senators to ventilate thetr vtews on ‘THE SUBJECT OF BRIBERY AND CORRUPTION. It has been suggested that as yesterday was the | Sabbath Mr. Chatfeld “wrastied in prayer” alk day, lor this eveutng he called from the table his resolu. tion for Mr. Wood’s expulsion, and it was made the - special order for next Tharaday. There was very | little business done in either house this evening. Most of the time of both bodies was spent in the consideration of bills in general orders, Among the few new bills introduced in the Senate was one by Mr. Benedict for the regulation of tenemenf ang lodging houses in New York and Brooklyn, eepe- | ctally with reference to everything relating to their sanitary Condition and the comfort and convenience ot the Occupants. Mr. O’Brien presented-an act to ‘ incorporate the German Méanuergesang Vereta | Colonia in New York, the object of which 18 stated to be to promote a taste for vocal and instrumental music, and to foster social intercourse and intellec- tual culture among its members. Mr. Tlemann’s Dill in relation to plates of public amusement in New yl which was particularly intended to apply to those WHERE PRETTY WAITER GIRLS ARE EMPLOYED, inciuding the lager beer gardens, was considered. this evening in the Senate, and was finally ordered toa third reading, but not until the section pro- | hiviting the sale of wine, beer or liquors, or the | serving of apy refreshments by the pretty walter girls, had been stricken out altogether; and also the section providing chat the pone, of a notice on the door of the building or at some place near the en- trance to the garden should be considered equivalent to the personat service of an injunction on the pro- prietor or manager. ‘The bill in relation to. the POWERS AND DUTIES OF COUNTY TREASURERS and to authorize proceedings against them was also ordered toa third reading. [¢ prescribes how they shall keep tueir accounts, prohibits taem using pubdlic moneys for any personal purposes, directs their books to be kept open for public inspection at all reasonable hours, prohibits advances on claims until audited by the Board of Supervisors, prevents ‘freasurers irom having any interest whatever in | claims, aud provides for the prosecution by the At- torney General of any county treasurer who suail violate any of its provisions, A novel scene was witnessed in the Assembly this | evening. For the first time in the history of the ptate the session was opened with PRAYER ‘HY A COLORRD MAN. Everyvody was taken by surprise when the Speaker, after calling the members lo order, gave Place to his colored brother, Mr. Khodes, minister of the African Methodist church, ‘Lhe Rev, Mr. | Rhodes 18 a very dark divine, 80 far as complexion 13 concerned, but ne made a very short and ver; sensivie prayer. The members were delighted wit! it, especially because it was so short; for, in ome ree | Spectat least, the members are unilke the Phart- , Sees—they do not delight in long prayers. | No business of special importance was transacted in the lower house, A large dumber of bills, selected by the Speaker aud the Clerk, were referred to the 1 eet eee) of the Whole, Mr. Niles introduced ja IN RELATION TO TELEGRAPH COMPANIES, which provides that any té¢legraph company now | Owning or using any telegraph line either wholly | or partly within this State may become a body cor- porate and entitled to the beneft of the provisions contained tn the act passed June 29, 1 on filing in the oftice of the Secretary of State a certificate of } a resolution adopted by a majority of its board of directors to organize under the act of June, 1563, above mentioned. Mr. Miles also introduced a bik to amend the first section of the act relating to tie Court of Appeals, 380 that it shall read ; that the Court of Appeals instituted by the sixth article of the constitution stall possess ail the powers and jurisdiction of the extst- | tug Court of Appeals, and all laws authoriz- ; Ing and regulating appeals to the lasi mentioned Court and other laws relating thereto, the Judges thereof, thelr powers and duties, and not iuconsist- ent with the consticution or with this act, shall be deemed in force and applicable to the Court first mentioned, and to the Juageg thereof; provided, however, that noexisting law which rélaves to tha rehearing ol cases in such Court shail be in force, and that every appeal brougnt before the said Court which shall not be decided within four months after | its tinal submission shali be deciared dismissed, and the judgment of the court below shall stand as. te final judgment In the action; and provided further, that the Court may prescribe the times and places of holding its terms, except as provided im the next section. Mr. Whitveck presented a bill to extend the time allowed THE NEW YORK RAILWAY COMPANY to commence and complete the viaducts and ratle Ways hecessary to carry out the proposed pian of rapid transit upon the viaduct system, 1t extends “| the time, 80 a¢ to allow the company to have two years from the 6th of Aprti next within which to commence the work, four te to complete the , same as lar as Forty-second street, and six yeurs-to” complete it to Hariem River. Mr. Burns introduced a bill providing that when convicts die inthe Auburn State Prison, if theic | Telatives or friends do not take the remains away ; for burial within twenty-four hours alter death, the bouies may be given for dissection to the medical universities of Syracuse and Buffalo, The Twenty- third Street Rallroad pili, vow known as Yeoman’s Scheme, he having bought the franchise, was re- cently reported favorably by the Committee on Rall- roads of te Assembly, the bill having gree asse the Senate. Mr, Whitbeck said this even- ing that he had received telegrams trom several parties who desire to be heard upon tne subject, and accordingly, on lis motion, the btll was refer- red back to the committee for further consideration, MAILS FOR EUROP2. The steamship Minnesota will leave this port om Wednesday for Queenstown ana Liverpool, The mails for Europe will close at the Post OMce at half-past eleven o’clock A. M. Tue New Yor«K HeERaLD—Edition for Europe= will be ready at half-past nine o'clock in the morne. ing. Single copies, in wrappers for mailing, six cents, | Like an Onk in « Field of Mushrooms the fame of PHALON's HAIR INVIGORATOR towers over the clap-trap nostrums of the di For torty years it bam been the only article in the market really capable or ‘arresting decay in the nair, restorio; vit@lity and strength and ren- pte growth and natural color perpetual. 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