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ms Wage. 20 200n to be more practically exhibited Yom the banks of the Seine, we ocon- floss a misgiving about the peace-compelling The great difficulty at present xiating appears to be a fear in the minds of inventors that it isa huge trap to gratuitously the work of their teem- ling brains, Austria is to be requested not to fo anything of the kind. - The disclaimer of Mr. Brooks on the Crédit Mobilier question led to the most notable feature of the day—a proposition to have an- pther committee appointed to examine thor- Dughly the whole Union Pacific business in its Relations to the government from beginning foend. A full consideration of this matter 7a postponed; but from the temper of the #louse it is not improbable that the proposed committee will be appointed. The action of fhe special committee in continuing its close Hossions was commented on. The response was characteristic. They prefer telling the Btory altogether at the close of the investi- pation to letting the public learn its progress €rom day to day. It may be pertinent to ask er the members, who long unanimously for nowspapor fame, would like to have this SStar Ohamber’’ rule applied to their orations ‘Ogging a whole session ? Kind of Vesselo Requiged for wy Our Navy. ‘The aotion of the Senate and House of Rep- itatives in reference to the navy and naval ips building deserves more than a passing notice, A large majority of our representa- tives are of the opinion that our naval officers are equal jf not superior to those of any other nation, yet whore is the instance where any Aupber of naval officers have heen consulted tea kind of vessel most suited the wanta of the service ? ¥ 1 ple who never were at sea, ‘and naval ; have bech ordered tO Bink or swiffi in , end they have done both; but_werg- Le htenberg ve ended thetr visit to Egypt and f there ig no record to show that any tternea to St, Petersburg through Italy and D it Of naval officers were ever consulted | Austria. ,.. - fie ksaniness. those to be constructed for naval pur- » when we refer to naval officers we {is Védaois of thenavy. There ig spripg- Jng fp among mercantile men a desire to in- 6 section of our country advocates wood, another fron, for mercantile purposes. ¥ 4¥o do not propose to argue the point as to which is best for that purpose; but we do fe emphatically state it as a fact that, for ruising ships of war for all purposes, for the protection of commerce, for an ordinary fight, prin cage of grounding, iron would be the oat useless material in the world to be used. € 1s only necessary to refer to the Hatteras, oh wont to the bottom in ten minutes after ‘feceiving one broadside of the rebel steamer Tho this YWree-quarter tron is ly prvof against rifled musketry. ere is quite a store of live oak, well ed and of suitable size, in our navy yards—enough to build a dozen or more ships pf the Hartford or Canandaigua class. These f of yessels have done more service than | | the contract ships that ever were built, and yet last many years. The cost of build- wooden ships will be greater if built at the ent yards; but, itis urged, they would better and of sounder material. Congress passed the ‘Eight-Hour law,” but has no rer of enforcing it except as regards labor | SGnder government control. In private ship- | ards nine, ten and even eleven hours, as may | decreed by the owners, constitutes a day’s | ork, and all government employés are paid | for eight hours the same pay that outside | wkill receives for nine, ten or eleven hours. | Mhis, it is plain to be seen, causes the differ- | Snce of cost between a contract and a govern- jnent-built ship. This also puts at the dis- | posal of the government the best meehanical labor in the country; for the same pay good then would work faithfully eight hours per | flay against the hours of outside labor. * ince the election is a thing of the past men | héed no longer encumber the rolls on account of the number of votes they control; but those | rhose duty it is to employ men should be free | bo select only first class workmen, irrespective | bf party or faction and untrammelled by politi- pal motives or political hucksters. If such (measures were adopted then government-built Bhips would cost but very little more than Pontract ones, and the work would be vastly su- perior. ! It is well known that no ships in the world, perbaps East India teak-built ships, have lasted like the American live-oak ships | four navy. They have in all cases been fit | for service years after any contract ship built | t the same time has dropped to pieces and hef name forgotten. It is for this reason that Sve urge upon the Secretary of the Navy and the legislators the necessity of a little advice from those who have made ships a life’s study before inflicting upon the navy a lot of iron truising ships that will be a disgrace to tho flag they wear. Build as many iron- plated armored ships as you choose, Mr. Sec- etary, profiting by the mistakes of other Qations. Produce iron-clads that will resist Uorpedoes if you can, but pray do not set Bfloat a fleet of three-quarter or one inch iron ships that will lumber up and obstruct the channel of Cuban ports at the first fire of | some mountain howitzer battery, taking down with them brave and good American seamen to be food for tropical sharks. In speaking of material for building ships It is well to observe that the material is on hand in our navy yards and already paid for, If under these circumstances private en- | terprise could build a fleet of vessels cheaper | than the government can, why then open the doors for the contractor, who will have to pay an advanced price for all the material he “uses in the building of ships. Fairs of the Season. In the general rejoicing and happy reunions that the approach of the greatest of all Chris- tian festivals brings with it the first of Christian virtuos, charity, occupies a prominent place. The glad tidings ‘Peace on earth’? would in | pur days have but an empty signification were they not supplemented by deeds of charity such a4 how accordance with the spirit of the festival. Horo are churches and schools labor- ing wnder serious disadvantages, and s timely Joogening of purse strings will enable them to | ¢arry out their holy mission to thé fullest | extent. Charitable societies, whose sphere of | usefulness cannot be overestimated, now invite the assistance of the benevolent, and home mis- gious and othor institutions designed for the clags Whose duty it is to sail and |, Is NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, amelioration of the condition of the poor and the outcast stretch forth their hands in mute supplication to those whose means enable them to become donors. In the hubbub of toydom and the glittering cortége of Santa Claus such appeals should not be forgotten. They take a most interesting form in those fairs which are now occupying the attention of charitable ladies in every part of the city. From the palatial home of opera down to the regenerated slums of Water street tho fair daughters of charity aro at work, and those who wish ‘to lay up treasnres in heaven" will not ho slow in responding to their appeal, PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, Hassan Pacha, son of the Khedive of Egypt, is in Italy. Prodigious! Lady Napier, of Magdala, has receatly returned from india to Engiand. Captain Michaelis, of the Gnitod States army, ia at the Sturtevant House. Bishop Randall, ef Colorado, yesterday arrived at the st, Nicholas Hotel, Judge Charles Daniells, of Buitalo, is stopping at the Grand Centra! Hotel. Mr. John Locke, editor of the Celtte Weekly, has retired from that journal, Ex-Cohgressman Thomas A. Jenckes, of Ruode Island is at the Astor House, A. N. Ramsdell, President of the Now London Railroad, is at the Albomarle Hotel. Colonel G. W, Patten, of the United States Army, has temporary quarters at the Astor House, Samuel F, Carrow, United States Marshal for North Carolina, yesterday arrived at the St. Nicho- las Hotel. Lady Hornby lately dined with the Prime Mints- ter of Japan, the first European woman who ever had had that honor. Prince Leopold, Queen Victoria's youngest son, bas just been admitted to Christ Church College, Oxford, Wonderful! Prince Alphonzo, son of Isabella of Spain, lately began his sixteenth year. He is still at the The- resianum College in Vienna. Miraculous! It is proposed in, Kéutucky that the Legislatur~ two pb at citi copa to Patitevie ues _ repel » ro Lae seoretary; the Kaz! Shahab-ud-Din, agent to the | Cristo, military commander, to again meet. sottery.. “Mme Graz Duke Nichole aq at Giovanni Battis Palcleri, the servant in whose arms Lord Byron died, is a clerk in the India House, London, @ hale old man of seventy-five, and he al- most worships the poet. The new Syndic of Rome, Count Pianstanli, has always been a zealous advocate of Italian unity, He ras TH Seale | pli bis Céuipaigins, and assisted him besides with mloney, The King of Spain, it is said, proposes to visit the baths of Alhama d’Aragon shortly, accompanied by his physician, Dr. Carretero. It is sad so necessary a feat requires such premeditation, After declining the appropriation from the Italian government His Holiness the Pope cannot be said to be instraltened circumstances. He derives about eight million lire a year from Peter's pence, besides a large income from Church endowments, Three new English missionary Bishops were to be consacreted in the Westminster Abbey last Sun- day; the Revs. P. S. Royston, for Mauritius; W. A. Russell, for Be China, and Henry Rowley, ¢ cannibals will file their teeth enews, | “OTS % 2 United States Minister Thomas H. Nelson was & passenger for Vera Cruz on the steamship City of Merida, that sailed yesterday. He goes to resume his duties at the city of Mexico, which were inter- rupted by the death of nis wife, whose body he brought home for interment. Rev. Nathaniel Wiiliam Taylor Root, rector of St. Paul's Episcopal church, of Portland, Me., died on Saturday afternoon at the city Smallpox Hospital of the confluent smallpox of a very severe charac- ter. He was a native of New Haven, Conn., and was about forty-two years of age. The Berlin Court Circular of December I’says:— “His Majesty the Emperor and King to-day called at the Thiergarten Hotel and paid his respects to Frau von Schwejnitz, the wife of Hig Majesty's Am- bassador to Austria.’ The lady is the daughter of Hon, John Jay, United States Minister at Vienna. Mr. George Frederick Rose, a gentleman of ample fortune, died lately in London. He had shut him- self up in his room for years, and neither left it or allowed any one to enter, and absolutely perished from want of food and soap and water. Is there no flower of his kindred, no rosebud nigh to in- | herit his money? How's that for high? Theodore Tilton, it is stated, will publish a state- Ment in the Golden Age denying the domestic irregularities recently alluded to by Woodhull and Claflin, His statement has been ready for some time, but was withheld until the women were re- leased on bail. Mr. Tilton at first determined to ignore the whole matter, but has been so severely pressed that he has determined to make a state- ment. Prince Michel de Lusignan has been convicted in St. Petersburg of endeavoring to negotiate forged bills on the Russian Bank of Discount. Re was sentenced to transportation to Siberia. His father proved in the trial that he was of royal blood, descended from the Kings of Cyprus and Jeru- salem, Temporary financial distress that was shared by his father was the incItement to the crime. What @ misfortune to be a Prince witha poor father | The Boston Transcript remarks, touching the subject of “Noble Wives," that Mr. Seward’s fame began to wane upon the death of his wife, to whom he owed the vitalizing currents which bore him on. Disraeli married in 1839, and at once began to rise to the stature he has reached. Beaconsfield is dead, and we shall see how much | this extraordinary man also owed to the power behind the throne. How long must it be before great women can bring their powers to bear at first hand? Sometimes they bring them to bear with both hands, and effectively. STANLEY ENTERTAINED IN BOSTON, Boston, Mass., Dec. 17, 1872. A reception was given Stanley, the discoverer of Livingstone, this evening, by Curtis Guild, of the Commerciat Bulletin, at his residence, 26 Mount Vernon street. The affair was quite informal, but very pleasant. Among those present, together with many of the principal pewape per editors and prossietars, were Governor Washburn, Mayor jaston, M. P. Wilder, E. E. Hale, Collector Russell and many distinguished citizens and mem- vers of the city government. There were also sev- eral laaies present. ICE ON THE HUDSON, The Old “King” Practically Closed to Navigation for the Winter. NEWBURG, N. Y., Dec. 17, 1872, The navigation of the Hudson north of this point is practically closed for the season. The only boats now running between this city and New York are Homer Ramsdell & Co.'s daily line of barges, which are towed by heavy propellers, forcing @ passage through the ice. The barge Susquenanna left here | to-night in tow of @ Poughkeepsie propeller, the latter making this her last trip for the season, South of this point the ice is not very heavy, put with the continued cold {s gradually pegoming oa Grieent ° indications” evinrieg and, ‘om pre’ ions, navigation will soon be closed as far trance to the High! from the Pennsyl' consisted of ee to New York by tl rocession, headed by the Norwich, known as the ice King of the Hudson, TRE ALABAMA MUDDLE ENDED, Montaommry, Ala., Dec. 17, 1872. According to agreement the members of the Court House and Capitol Legislatures met at the State House at twelve o'clock to-day and proceeded to business according to the plan of Attorney General Williams. In the Senate the Lieut:nant Governor presided. No special business was transacted. The Barbour county republican Senator took his seat, but it is contested. The seat of the Marengo republican Senator will probably also be contested. In the House the a aly elected the tempor. ary Speaker and Clerk, They will "ave @ majority Ol from ax to ciaht ia Coal Works of this city loaded boats, whicn were taken ce Higene de The Viscountess | South as the southern en- | ds at Peekskill. The last tow | northwesterly winds, ree steamers in one long river | AFRICA AND BRITAIN. Sir Bartle Frere’s Arrival at Alexandria. Cordial Reception of the Slave Trade Suppres- sionist Missionary—Court Compliment from the Khedive—A Distinguished Party En- gaged in a Grand Humanitarian Duty. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Dec, 17, 1872. Sir Bartle Frere arrived in thia city during the afternoon to-day en route on hia journey from Great Britain to Aden to join the British expedi- tion which has been commissioned to act for the suppression of the African slave trade. ‘The distinguished visitor travelled from Brindist by steamahip. OITIZEN RECEPTION. Ho was received, on landing, by the British Con- sul Genera! and & large number of officers of the Egyptian army, who gave him a very warm and encouraging greeting, “_@oURT HONOR BY THE KIKEDIVE, Sir Bartle will proceed from Alexandria to Cairo, where he will be entertained as the guest of His Highness the Khedive of Egypt, previous to his departure for Zanzibar. SIR BARTLE'S ROUTE AND SUITE, Sir Bartle Frero took his departure from Chpring Cross Station, London, on Thursday, the. gist of November, bound for Zanziby<, by yay of Paria, Brindisi, Alexandria and ‘.4on, He wasaccompante, hy the members of a numer- ous and distingul’'apa quite, and peeing ron, R.N., COMsmander of the v' pages Sas Goast Expedition,” wi, Dreseod Zeyzibar with ir Baraé and the arty in commant fi the yacht as Jd att ‘ar suite conaiats of the Rey. G. P. Badger, Seo- ary of Legation; Major Ewan Smith, private Rao of Cutch; Captain Fairfax, R. N., and Mr. Hill and Mr. Gray, attachés—the former from the English Voreign and the latter from the India OMice. oo sts ENGLAND. . Press a of President- Grant's posecad sage—His Diplomatic Urbanity, Cuban Policy and Outlook South: ———. DECEMBER 18, 1872.—TRIPLE SHEET. GERMANY. A New First Secretary for the Imperial Lega- tion in Washington, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Deo. 17, 1872, Among the passengers by the steamship Rhein, which left Bremen on Saturday for New York, is Count Andreas Bernstorff, tately attached to the North German Legation at Vienna, who has been appointed to succeed Count Arnim Boitzenburg as First Secretary of whe same Legation at Wash- ington, Herr Von Arko Valley, who is at present in Wash- ington, takes the place of Count Andreas Bernstorift in Vienna. PRINGR BISMAROK RELIEVED OF A COUNCIL PRESI- DENCY. General Von Roon will act provisionally as Presi- dent of thé Prussian Council of Ministers, the Em- peror having granted Prince Bismarck’s request to be relieved. SPAIN. Carlist Rout by Royalist Troops. TELEGRAM TO THE WEW YORK HERALS, ’ Mapnip, Dec, 17, 1872. Three Carliat bands were defeated and dispersed by the government troops om tho 16th instant. MEXICO. Vote by Ballot Difficulties—Cortina’s Plan of Carrying an Election—National Progress Despite the Border Line Agitation, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALO. MaTamoRos, Dec, 17, 1872, The delogates from the different precincts who retired from the headquarters of election without gonntine the votes for munteimet <7 igang te, Lutes OF mnt oe os | seat be ahs ASTER Fane military on the 15th inst., were induced last evening by Colonel Having done so, and being about to count the votes, they were attacked by thirty armed roughs, who carried away and destroyed the papers and votes. This act 1s supposed to be the work of Cortigs, he having publicly stated that, with one delegate of the twenty-four, he would carry the election. Teleraph Communjcation and National a Mater! bd Shh a ae Ie ‘thelographic comuniancn wien who Be otitex: ico, by way of Matamoros, has been re-established, and a telegram was received in New York on Tues- day, 17th instant, from the Associated Press of Mex- ico to the press of this country, through its organ- Snow Storm and Swollen Rivers in the | izations, ofering congratulations on the event, North---Platform Rioters Punished, TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Lonpon, Dec, 17, 1872. The full text of President Grant's Message has been received by mail and is published in the London journals. The London Times, reviewing the Message, says the President appears “reticent, formal and cour- teous, bowing to the diplomatic circle with all the tibanity oF an in went atesman.”” The and extending an invitation to American repre- sentatives to be present at the inauguration of the completed railroad between the city of Mexico and Vera Cruz, on the 1st of January next, CUBA. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. Havana, Saturday, Dec. 14, ate Kgy West. The gpvernment is purchasing horses in Mexico Message 18 a striking picture of the prosperity | for use ip the army. and rapid progress of the country. The London The epizooty continues and many horses are Times approves of the proposal for an Alaska | dying. Boundary Commission, praises the Preddent's “moderation toward Cuba,” and applauds the re- commendation for the reduction of the army, and adds:—“The President, about to enter upon hts second term, finds the Union restored to its normal state at all salient points, but still bearing traces of the great war in the public debt and the disorganization of the South. The London News, commenting on President Grant’s Message, trusts his recommendation for the abolition of slavery in Cuba will be successful With the Spanish government, SEVERE SNOW STORM AND SWOLLEN RIVERS, A severe snow storm prevailed in the north gf England during the day yesterday. In Yorkshire and Derbyshire the ground ts covered to the depth of one toot and railway trains are delayed. The rivers in that section of the country are very much swollen. PLATFORM RIOTERS SENTENCED TO PRISON, Fourteen of the ringleaders in the disorderly demonstrations at the Fenian Amnesty Meeting in Stockton, on Sunday last, have been sent to prison for various terms of punishment, Severe Storm of Snow After Rain—Tele- graphs Interrupted and Coast Line Swept. Lonpon, Dec. 18—5:30 A. M. It has been storming for the last twenty-four hours, and the rain fall has been the heaviest of the season. Large tracts of land in Leicestershire are inundated. In Derbyshire snow has fallen to the depth of twelve inches, The telegraph lines in all directions are badly damaged. Telegraphic commonication with Liver- pool, Leeds and Huil is interrupted. At Grimsby the gale was a hurricane, and many casualties are reported. Wreck of a Ship on a Voyage from Philadelphia. Lonpon, Deo. 18—5:30 A. M. The ship Luconia, from Philadelphia for Rotter- dam, went ashore in the storm, near Boulogne, and became a total wreck. All hands on board were saved except one. DISRAELI'S DOMESTIC BEREAVEMENT. The funeral of Lady Beaconsfield will take place on Thursday. It will be strictly private, WEATHER REPORT. Wark DEPARTMENT, | OFFICE OF THE CHIEF SIGNAL OFFICER, WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 18—1 A. M. Synopsis for the Past Twenty-four Hours, In the Northwest the barometer has risen, with northerly and northeasterly winds, occasional snowand cloudy weather, extending southward to Missourl and the Lower Uhio and eastward to the Western Lakes; in the Gulf and South Atlantic States northerly to easterly winds, cloudy weather and light rain, with lower pressures; in the Lower Lake and Canadian regions southerly and westerly winds, generally clear weather and low tempera- tures and high barometers; in the Middle and Eastern States northwesterly to northeasterly winds, clear weather in the latter and cloudy weather and light snow and rain in the southern part of the former section. Probabilities. The barometer will rise in the Northwest and over the Western Lakes and thence to Arkansas and Tennessee, with northerly and northeasterly winds, cloudy cola weather and occasional snow and rain, clearing in the afternoon; im the Gulf and South Atlantic States northerly to easterly winds, low pressures, cloudy weather and rain, clearing away in the evening; in Michigan, on the Lower Lakes and in Canada, southwesterly to partly cloudy and cold Weather and occasional snow; in the Middle and Eastern States northwesterly and northeasterly winds, diminishing pressures, lower temperatures, cloudy weather, with occasional snow aad rain in the former, The Weather in This City Yesterday. The following record will show the changes in | the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in comparison with the corresponding day of last ear, a8 indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut’s ‘harmacy, bet ad Building :— 72, 81-8380 P. M. 31 6 P.M... 23 OP 5 » 6 33 12 P. M.. Average temperature yesterday, ese Average temperature for corresponding (a! IBBt YOO seeerssecerereeeenees MURDER OF A MATE. Andrew Marshall, a sailor, of the brig Mariposa, at Santiago de Cuba, killed Frank Breen, the sec- ond mate. HAYTI. —_— Presidential Publication Relative to Paper Money Redemption, L'Indépendance @'Haiti (newspaper) of the 3d inst. publishes for the first time a decree of President Saget, of which the following isa transla- tion of the important portions :— First—After the 15th of December, 1872, a delay of four months is accorded for the presentation for exchange of paper money in circulation by the full dollar. A{ter that delay paper money will cease entirely to be current anywhere In the Republic, Bank bills of the denomination of $20, of the last issue, now greatly depreciated by coun- terfeits, will be and will continue entirely with- drawn from circulation after the 15th of December next, and will cease in consequence to circulate as money in the Republic. * * * _ 8 » © Eighth—By virtue of the provisions of article 12 of the law of August 24, 1472, there will be fixed by official puplications, made by the authorities designated for the purpose, wherever necessary and as often as required, the counter value in money (specie) of the prices in paper moncy of all articles of consumption, DIX WON'T DINE. A Complimentary Banquet Declined by the Governor Elect—Reform To Be Car- ried Out in Cold Blood. The following is the correspondence which has Passed concerning & formal. banquet tendered to General Dix and declined by that gentleman :— New Yorx, Dec, 10, 1872, Hon. Jonw A. Dit Drak Sin The near approach of the time when yon will leave this city to enter upon your responsible duties Bs Governor of this Stato Inducests to ask of Foul the honor of meeting us ata public dinner, to be given on any day which may be agreeable to you. e desire to avail ourselves of the occasion to express eur entire confidence that your administration of the affairs of this State, as its executive head, will be char- acterized by economy and efficiency in every depart- ment of the government under your control; that, ap. reciating the emphatic expression ot the people's wil jor a thorough reform in legislation, you will encourage and promote, by all the means in youir power, the enact. ment of such laws as will protect and sectire the just rights of all classes of our cltizens, and thus restore’ the government of this State to the purity of its early days, A long and unsullied life, so large « part of which has been spent in the acceptable performance of high public trusts, is a guarantee that you will exhibit, int] uished position to which you have bee Q farge a vote of your fellow citizens, the tues wnich have been evinced in you official duties, We are, dear sir, IOHN C. GRI AL} very respectiully yours very respectfully yours, BX. 1, STEWART JOHN EEN, ROYAL PHELPS, WM. F. HAVEMEYER, JOHN J. CISC EDWIN D. MORGAN, JOHN J. ASTOR, HENRY NICOLL, JOHN A. STEWART, JAMES M, BRO JOHN D. JONES, HENRY G. BARDUaND, EDWARDS PIERREPONT, J. D, VERMILYE, ROBERT L. KENNEDY, ~ J. PIERPONT MORGAN, CHARLES BUTLE: B. B. SHERMAN, WILLIAM E. DODG D, JONATHAN STURGES, ROBERT L, STUART. ALEX, STUART, Bi BR. CHARLES H. RUSSELL, GEORGE CABOT z AMUEL D, BABC WILLIAM H. MACY. WILLIAM B. ASTOR, No, 3 Wrst Twavty-vinst Street, Dec. 14, 1872, Gaxtiymex:—I have had the honor to. recei favor of the 10th inst. inviting me to meet you lig dinner. For this kind invitation and tor the flattering expres- sions of confidence and friendly regard with which it Is Accompanied, I beg you to accept my most sincere thanks, My departure at an ‘early day to take up ty residence in Albany, and my urgent engagements in the meantime in nying my private affairs here, compel me to decline lave tendered me. ra = ur a pun. and its commercial capital, consider it @ verdict by the people against the corrupt and selfish mana ent of litical cliques, @ condemnation of extravagance, iraud, malfeasance in plun- der, ‘and @ declaration ‘of _ retrench. ment in expenditure, « ountability: executive departments, and @ purification of the hi of legislation, the prolific sources of abuse. To the complishment of these Cd Tam committed by views announced years ago, wi political canvass, and ratified, as I concei whelming majority of the people. So ia will be faithfully and ii . D: me, these vie xibly out. It may be necessary ior the Legisiatu extirpating the diseased parts, of the ‘ody politic. rp remedial processes, but I trust these | rformed with an unflinching hand, processes will be and, in so doing, ave been chosen to execute their will way rely on my most cordial co-operation. Renewing the expression of my most grateful acknow- entor the honor you have done me, Kam, gentie- tfully and truly yor JOHN A. DIX. | le r, Alex. Havemeyer, E. D. Morgan and others. he representatives of the people who THE COMMITTEE OF SEVENTY, The Governor Elect Resigns. General John A. Dix, the Governor elect, has ad- dressed the following letter to Mr. James M. Brown, resigning from the Committee of Seventy :— No, 3.West Twexty-rinst Srnext, Dec. 17,1872, Dear Siz—As Tam about to remove to Albany T deem Mt propor to resign my place as a member of the Commit tee of Seventy. In dissolving my connection with yo And our Associates in the comiittce, I shall carry with me @ pleasant remombrance of our Joint congultations and labors, and of our earnest efforts to serare fellow citizens & municipal government ‘which should protect them in the future from the are abuses of the Past. Tam, very truly, yours, OWN A. DIX, ane M. Brews, Esq. Chairman Committee of Sev- le ated by 80 werling vit. | Popul PaPretorm in the administrationcl the affairs of the State | ely circulated during the late | 7, Stewart, Wiliam F, | AMUSE TS, Fitth Avenue Theatre—“A Bold Stroke for a Hush ‘ad Tho latest, and, wo presume, the Last of the old English comedies, Mrs. Cowley’s ‘Bold Stroke for & Husband," was produced at the Fifth Avenue Theatre last night. The cast was chiefly remark- able in the fact that the leading parta were all taken by the younger members of Mr. Daly’s com- pany, Mr. George Clarke and Mr. Lewis James a8- suming Don Julio and Don Carlos, and Miss Fanny Davenport and Miss Clara Morris the Donna Olivia and Donna Victoria. Mr. Grifiths played Don Cesar and Mr. Owen Fawcett the musical genius, Don Vincentio. Asa picture the play waa very beautiful, but as @ severe and faithful interpreta- tion of Spanish life—which, like the law of the Medes and Persians, changes not—it fell below that merit the company could have shown by a more studied presentation of the piece. We attach no particular blame to this fault, however, for Mra, Cowley’s EX is scarcely Spanish, beyond the names of the characters and the harsh rules which husbands and fathers adopt in the control of their wives and daughters. People care vi little now- adaya for the severe etiquette of janish life, smothered, as it is, in a multitude of fine phrases, and its representation would afford little pleasure. Taking this view of the matter, the manner in which the play was presentea was better than if foe plarers had adhered to the strictest Spanish ideal, Ifnever reaching the height of greatness, a thing which this comedy scarcely allows, it was well done in all its parts, Neither special fault nor special praise need be awarded to anybody, except ina and unexpected. inatance, the perform- ance being uausual for ita ease and evenness. It was eens often and always airy asa Summer cloud, It never dr ‘and sometimes was made ttie difference whether it somtedy: for its great excel- hat lt was comedy well played, Miss Kate Claxton, as the Donna Marcella, was worthy of a word of praise, and Miss Kose St. Clair, who made her first appearance in this city, was more fortunate than some other of the new comers in playing the little part that she attempted with an ease that at least gave promise of something better ia the future, Well as all the parts were Played the piece gave one of those dra- matic surprises it is a very pleasant duty to record. Miss Mary Cary, in playing Minette, Donna Olivia's maid, acted the assumption of her mistress’s char- acter in the fourth act with singular skill, and was rewarded by being called before the curtain. It was one of those returns for doing @ small part able, i well which @ generous public is always willing to bestow here it 1s merited, and e spite of much exoclient acting at this and other theatres this wr’ fi isode must be placed among the guccessoa wet af vhe dr \ amatle 7° ~ -taal Muna, “The Duke's Motic Brooklyn Theatre and' attracts very good howses. amrosch and Mills apnounce a concert of ¢ham- ber musi¢ of particular excellence for Thursday evening at Steinway Hall. The “Arcadian Symphony,” by the best of Ameri- can composers George Bristow, will be the feature of the Brooklyn Philharmonic concerta thi vi aa Sonm Ghbert and Miss Sermon a <) thelr frst appearance at Wallack's this season io “nrother Sani.” Two such excellent artists cannot fail to enhance the interest of the performance. After Christmas a rich feast of music is tn store, Rubinstein, the king of all living musicians; Wieniawski, tho first violinist in the worl, and Theodore Thomas and his incomparable orchestra all return to us with new works and new pro- grammes, Miss Jenny Busk, who is the soprano for the third of the Mills and Damrosch soirées of chamber music to-morrow evening, {8 a Baltimore lady. She gained some reputation last year in concert sing- ing in the smaller cities, and now appeals to New York taste for judgment. The Itallan opera company {4 doing well in Phil- AAelphia, to judge from the reception accorded to Luced gn Monday night. Well the “Kleine Paul- ine” cannot fall to make a good impression in the beginning after the thesaurus of adjectives thrown at her feet by New York critics. The Mendelssohn Union, which, since the ad- vent of Albert Weber as one of the managers, seems to have picked up new life, now proposes to take the place of the defunct Harmonic. This so- clety will give on Christmas evening the oratorio of “The Messiah” in first class style at Steinway Hall. Mr. George L. Fox was recently offered $4,000 per week for a two months’ engagement by the man- agers of the Olympic Theatre. “Humpty Dumpty,” however, was compelled to decline the tempting offer, his present arrangements extending so far into the future as to preciude the acceptance of all overtures, The fearfully and wonderfully made tones of Ger- man opera at the Stadt Theatre will not satisfy the American public for the absence of Lucca. Poor Pauline! is the burden of the operatic voice. Likely next year “Diva Adelina” will be the cry. But such is the voice of the public. “La Reine est morte; vive la Reine!’ When Patti comes let all others stand aside. There is a movement among theatrical managers to abolish the bill-board system of advertising. Besides the expense which attends this mode of advertising, it is made a great nuisance, not only to the public, but to the theatres. All the city oficiais, from the street-sweepers to the attachés of the Corporation Attorney's office, use it as a means of petty blackmail upon managers, and in addition to the annoyance and expense the system is ofno use in attracting patronage. Mr. Jean Vogt gave a specimen of his talents as a composer at Steinway's yesterday afternoon. A select (that is the polite term, we suppose, when the numbers are infinitesimal) audience listened to a number of Mr. Vogt’s works. Well, the works proved to be musicianly and actually possessed of some merit. No wonder, when such artists as Mills, Damrosch, Bergner, Goftrie, &c., took part in them. But Mr. Vogt is not a planist worthy to | compete with the coterie of local artists that now reign with undisputed power in this city. 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