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ENGLAND. Herald Special Reports from London. Gladstone’s Ministry to Resign Immediately. Disraeli Likely To Be Called to Power. Parliamentary Result of the Gen- eral Election. CONSERVATIVE MAJOBITY OF FIFTY A Council ot Session. State in Excitement in the Clubs and Great Anxiety Among the Legislative Novices. TELEGRAMS TO THE NFW YORK HERALD, The following special despatches to the Henatp have been received from our corre- spondent in the British metropolis :— Lonvon, Feb. 16—P. M. The result of the elections to this moment gives the conservatives a working majority exceeding fifty in the House of Commons. The last of the elections will be held on Tuesday, 17th inst. THE HOME RULERS’ VOTE. The total number of home rulers elected to the new Parliament from Ireland is fifty-one. POLITICAL EXCITEMENT WITH TALK OF PROBABILITIES. There is considerable excitement prevailing in political circles at the moment when I for- ‘ward this despatch. THE MINISTRY IN COUNCIL. A Cabinet dinner will be given to-night. The Ministers are assembled in consulta- tion. THE NEW MEMBERS EXCEEDINGLY ANXIOUS. The clubs are crowded, and the newly re- turned members are anxiously awaiting the result of the Downing street deliberations. THE Gladstone’s Ministry to Resign Imme- diately—Disracli Likely to Form a Cabinet. Lonpon, Feb. 16—9;17 P. M. The result of the Cabinet deliberation is that the Gladstone Ministry will resign im- mediately. Queen Victoria will return to Windsor on Tuesday, 17:h inst., when Mr. Gladstone will go there and deliver the Great Seal to Her Majesty. His colleagues in office will at the same time resign their portfolios to the Premier. DISRAELI LIKELY TO ACCEDE TO POWER. No official declaration of a change of Min- istry is expected to-night. Mr. Gladstone will advise the Queen to send for Mr. Disraeli, who, probably, will torm a Cabinet in three days. The Telegraph says the Marquis of Salis- bury wil! become Secretary of State for India. ASHANTEE. Herald Special Report from London. British Troops Preparing to Enter the Capital. TELECRAMS TO THE NEW YORX HERALD. The following special despatch to Henatp has been received from our respondent in the British metropolis: — Lonpvon, Feb. 16, 1874. Government advices from the Gold Const state that the English troops expected to enter Coomassie on the 29th ultimo, the cor- Report of an Entrance to the City— English Preparation for a Return Macch. London, Feb. 16, 1874, The Pall Mall, Gazette publishes a report that the British forces took possession of Coomassie, the capital of Ashantee, on the 29th of January, and woulda commence their march back to the coast on the 2d of February. AMUSEMENTS. The Indian Drama at Niblo’s, A failure in three acts and thirty Indians was celebrated last night by a large audience at Niblo’s Garden. It consists of a play named “Leather- stocking,” adapted by Mr. G. F. Rowe from Cooper’s novel of “The Last of the Mohicans.’? That novel narrates the trials and sufferings of a British family named Munro at the time of the French and Indian wars, and the heroism and sacrifice of @ young Savage named Uncas, who has in his blood all the nobility with which the best of his race are poeti- cally accredited, The nove! is an excellent one, hot the best, perhaps, that Cooper wrote, not as fall of noble *aud perfectly finished characteriza- tons as “The Wept of Wish-ton-wish;” but it vividly reflects that dark phage of humanity which we call savage, the blood and fury of the picture being principally relieved by the beauty and inno- cence of the two white maidens and the graceful and unwonied heroism of Uncas. The play is bad | because it does not succeed in reproducing these nierits. The dramatist does not succeed in doing sc in the first place, and most of the actors proportionately fail in the second Every play should be in some manner a revelation of hu- man character of @ satire upon it. If it does not do one of these two things it ts of little or no value, ‘“Leatherstocking” and dramas of that class reveal, not human character, but theatrical scenery, critical situations and tableaux intended to be thrilling and picturesque. Itis for these ef. fects such plays are written; and what should be a result, springing out of the interinfinence of char- acter andevent, the temperaments and motives of people and those internal happenings we call NEW YORK HERA the t. Hence nature, and human na- ture and the principles which vein the heart of #0- cletv are outraged in the intention of the d. ama- tust before his pen draws the plan of bis first act, Itis thus with “Leatherstocaing,” which ma; be described @ local aboriginal sensation: drama. 1t is almost on @ level »tth such a play ag “Across the Continen?,” with sachems instead of scalawags and braves instead of bummers. It is Written with one eye to the su car- penter and another to music and calcium light. It 3 Ot @ live of eloquence, not a@ word of wit, DOL a le reveiation of human character. A portion of this tault, ag we said before, is due to the adapter, whois tooclever @ map for U8 NOt to be sorry at this ili-disposal of his brains, and a portion to actors, who, were they more intelligent and better disciplined, could have done much to throw over the dramatic delin- quencies the Hine and picturesque atonements of art. There was one exception to the poverty of the creations, and that one was Mr. Mackay, one ot the very few actors in the United States whose conscience and intelligence are on such good terms with each that they are never happy but when together. This actor performed the part of Generai Moutcalm, aud, though he was not more than a quarter of an hour upon the stage during the entire evening, he won the admiration of the house, and fairly earned all the ap- piause. His French, though not perfect, ‘was so nearly 80 that it is dificult to think of any other stock actor Who, ignorant of that language, woutd have taken equal pains to master the pro- Dunciat.on. His bearing was that of the gentie- man and the general, wno has coalesced the ameni- ties of refined social ufe with the sternest rezimen of the sternest proession, Mr. Mackay was en- thusiastically welcomed and recalled, and emphat- ically deserved the disunction, Mr, Kowe did little to deserve praige ay Leather-stocking; but, then, pervaps we ougnt to be gratilied that he might have done more to de- serve censure. The difficulty is, pot to per- suade people to Cure tuemseived of their lauits but to persuade them that they have any. Mr. Griffiths made a fond father and tnteiagent General. Mr. Leming well was lamentab.y incapable of appreciating the part oi the Connecticut melo. dist, and was evidently haukering aiter Romeo Jamer Jenkins, Miss Cathcart veiongs to the stilted, artiticial and affected school oi acting, aud the smiles and tears she gives us are like glass flowers compared with the passion flowers and buttercups of nature. Mr Cahill distinguished him- self by wearing his hat elaborately planted on his leit eye. Miss Fanny Herring was the conven- tional Indian youth, one oj those e icene beings who look like chocolate conlectionery aud glitter | Mr. in ankiets and brilliant uviquity of beads. Studley’s “make-up” was good, but i a millennium ever comes to the drama we hope that voice will bechamed for a thousand yeais, The tableau at the end of the second uct was excellent. Some of the scenery was good and a great part was new, ‘ihat at the close of the play was effective in its suggestions of height and distance, and the variegations of an auiumn forest. I'he play passed of smoothly, but the organic distinctions between the white men aud the red were very poorly preserved and the squaws posed like figurantes ina baliet. ‘the tendency to dramatize like this is at the best a sort of amiable disease—a pear, ii you please, in the mental oys er; but it is a peari that has no beauty and had better be thrown away, ‘Wood’s Museum. Anew sensational drama based on the exploits of the famous pioneer, Daniel Boone, was pro- duced last night at this house. Asis usual in the backwoods drama, it abounds in startling situa- tions and hairbreadth escapes, The incidents chiefly relate to the colonization of Kentucky. This class of play seems to appeal to a latent sym- pathy with heroic lying hid away in the breasts of the ragged sons of toil who make up the audience. 11 the scenes and incidentsare prominent, wiid and improbable the moral, at least, is never tor a mo- Ment douptiul, and no appeal 18 made to maudlin sentimentality. 10 is probable that the original Daniel bouue would be somewhat astonished at une flaming speeches put in his mouth by the modern dramatist, but the audience, to do them justice, seem to relish the action of the play more than the prosy speeches o: the author, Mr. Stevens fills the tte role acceptably. He in- dulges, perhaps, a little too much in magnifi- cent postures, but otherwise his presentation of the character 18 marked by much dramatic feeling, Mr. Keene fllia the role of Simon Gerty, the villain of the piot, with ability, He is, aS usual, a villain of the darkest dye, and succeeds admirably in engaging the sympathies of the audience in behalf of the interesting heroine, Ada, represented for the occasion by Gussie De Forrest. ‘Daniel Boone” will repeat his exploits and take scalps for the next week at this house. Park Theatre. The Brooklyn Park Theatre has been, since it came under the management of Mr. A. R, Sam- uells, the most uniortunate of institutions. Yes- terday & new misiortuue was visited upon its managers, A new burlesque called “The White Swan,” the production of a Brooklyn journalist, Mr, Archibald Gordon, was to have beén brou ht out. The author hs the repute of beinga bitter writer, and one given to sharp comments on pub- lic men. While the piece wus at rehearsal yester- day, Judge Alexander McCue having become aware that some rewarks reflecting upon him were in its text, served an injunction against it upon Mana- ger Samuelis. No way of approaching Judue Mc- Cue having been found, the play was not produced, and the theatre was closed last evening. Brooklyn Theatre, Mrs. D. P. Bowers has earned the right to be es- teemed with the best of tragic actresses. To an actress selecting to walk on the highest plane of her art the way is made arduous and severe by the necessity to array her performances in line with those of all her compeers, as the popular tragic roles are so few. Mrs. Bowers’ perform- ances have never suffered by the numerous com- parisons thus compelled. In ail her imper- sonations are the evidences of refinement in idea and considerable culture. In the latter Yegard Mrs. Bowers falls below several of her compeers. Last evening she ap- peared in the character ol Amy Kobsart, that un- fortunate wife of Leicester and involuntary rival in his aifections with Queen Elizaoetn. Her per- formance of this part hax several times beiore been noticed in these columns, Last evening she showed that she had lost n-ne ot her former power, though it was equally apparent that she nad added nothing toit. Her best scene was in the denunciation of Sir Kicbard Varney belore Elzaveth at the sete at Kenilworth, aiter she had belied her own acts by excuipating Leicester irom any crime. Musical and Dramatic Notes. Mile. Torriani and M. Maurel are engaged for the next Sunday concert at the Grand Opera douse. The Schilling orcaestra is ready to yield its ser- vices gratis to any dramatic programme inter- preted on Saturday evening lor the benefit of the poor. Capoul and Maurel appear as Edgardo and Ash- ton, in “Lucia,” at the opening night (Friday) of the spring season of the Strakosch Italian Opera Company, Mme. Nilsson sustaining the title rdle, Mr. Robert B, Cantrell iniorms us of his readi- ess to give, for the benefit of the poor, the en- | tertainment known as “Mrs, Jarley’s Waxworks,” | and calls upon all desirous to aid bim in this good | work to correspond with him at his Brooklyn resi- dence. The Vokes family had intended to rest during the present week, but, apart from their appear- ance on Thursday at the Academy, they very gen- erously offer their assistance gratuitously to any | manager who desires to give an entertainment for | the benefit of the poor, provided the beneflt be | given between this and Friday. The following cast tor ‘Love's Labor’s Lost’ is being revolved in the managerial bosem:—Ferdi- nand, Mr. Harkins; Biron, Mr. Clarke; Longe- ville, Mr. James; Boyet, Mr. Hardenburg; Don Adriano, Mr, Fisher; Sir Nathaniel, Mr. Whiting; Holofernes, Mr. Davidge; Costard, Mr. Lewis; Princess of France, Miss Dyas; Rosaline, Miss Da- venport; Maria, Miss Jewett; Katharine, Miss Varian, and Jaquenetta, Miss Nellie Mortimer. Mrs. Caroline Richings-Bernard’s Musical Unton gave another of their costume concerts at Stein- way Hall last evening, before a limited house. The part singing was excellent, and the few solos inter- spersed through the bill for soprano, tenor, harp, organ and piano ‘were received with applause. Mrs, Bernard has good material in her Union, which practice together and diligence will un- doubtedly lead to a position of eminence as a vocal organization. The spacious armory of the Twenty-second regi- ment was crowded last evening by a very brilliant and fashionable audience, The promenade con- certs inaugurated by Mr. P. S, Gilmore have al- ready attained a degree of popularity quite fatter- ing, and last night’s programme was interesting not only in the variety o1 its selections, giving a little of every description of music, but also in the general merit of the performance. Meyerveer, Rossini, Wagnes, Offenbach, Ambroise Thomas, Mercadante, Befffni, Strauss, Gilmore and Helms- mitiler present an array of composers of the most opposite schools. Mr. Arbuckle furnished as a cor- net solo the beautiful cavatina from Mercadante’s “Tl Bravo,” and Mr. Lefebre’s artistic playing on the saxophone was another feature. The selec. tions from Bellini comprised a mélange of airs from “La Sonnambula” and “I Puritani,” in which some of the principal instrumentalists of the band had an opportunity to display their virtuoso avill- ties. The next concert takes place op Monday accidegts. is made the singig alm and purpose of | evening, Febsuary 23, THE ARCTIC REGIONS. Reception of the Survivors of the Polaris by the American Geographical Society. Enthusiastic Meeting at the Cooper Institute. Dr. Hayes’ Resume of Arctic Exploration— Interesting and Graphic Detail, Buddington -- Tyson --Chester -- Bryan. ee Grand Display of Arctic Scenery. The reception given to the oMcers and crew of the Polaris by the American Geographical Society, at the great hull of tue Cooper Institute last nignt, was attended by an enormous audience which filled every available seat and leit scarcely any j standing room. it was one of the most brilliant, cultivated and distinguished audiences ever seen @t a public assemblage in New York. Well known editors, promment public men, authors and writers of repute, the first scienusts o! the day, Judges, lawyers and philanthropists, in jact, @ very large number of those who are tsually recognized as the leaders of the scientific and literary world were present with their wives and daughters to testily their lively interest in Arctic discoveries and Arctic lore, The plat- form presented @ curious and highly suggestive spectacie. It was laden with imteresting geo- graphical trophies presented at various times to the Society by explorers from all parts of the world, A wa.rus tusk and saul, Lapiand sleigh, presented by Paul du Chailiu, &c. Two huge maps Of Greenland aud the Arctic regions were hung against the wall. ‘The Orst one to appear upon the platiorm was the venerable Peter Cooper, in company with | Henry Ginnell, and they were greeted with @ hearty round of applavse. Then came the sur- | vivors of the Polaris, Whose rugged, sturdy frames and weather beaten faces furmed a singular con- | trast tv those of the fashionable audiiors. | Their appearance ehcited a iong continued | outburst of applause which called a pleasaut smile tu each of their good-natured faces, Esqui- mau Jve and his wife Hannah, and little daughter, with some others of the surviving crew sat on the le:t of the platiorm; on the right were ranged Dr. Hayes, the Mlustrivus Arctuc explorer, Captains Buddington, Tyson and Chester, Mrs. Joe was the cynosure of all eyes. She was dressed, not in seal- skin and turs, but in the dress of one who rather affects New York fashions. She wore a brown | alpaca dress, woulen sack, white suawl aud a bright, white straw nat, trimmed with a wreath of rosebuds, Her enormous pudding face, her brown complexion, short straight nose, thin set lips and low foreheud contrasted strangly with the appear. | ance of the many aainty New York ladies in the audience, Both Joe and Madame seemed to listen with the most profound interest to the | thorough and admirable descriptiun of Dr. Hayes, and their laces kindled with interest as they be- held the Arctic sieighs, &c., displayed on tne plat- jorm—sights which might have made the average New York spectator shiver with cold, but which were probably only grateiul reminiscences of their | loved home to them. | | | Besides Captain Buddington, Tyson, Bryan and Chester and Esquimau Joe and Hannah, were pres- ent the following seamen of the Polaris:—Wiilliam Nandeman, Fred vancke, Fred Antig and Noel ; Hays. Among those on the other side of the plat- form were J. Carson Brevoort, John T, Agnew, Gen- erat Cullum, Wm. Remsen, Colonel Fred A, Conk- ling, F. A. Stout, J. P. Cahill and George H. Moore. The stereoptiion views of the icebergs, glaciers and of ships hemmed ta by ice and strauded among | ive-floes, elicited great applause. The rugged indescribable grandeur of the icebergs was vividly Pictured by these views, which formed one of the most interesting parts of the programme, and, tor a lew moments at least, ove jelt as though New York had sudden.y been transierred to the ice- bound regious 9 the North Poie. The pictures of various noted Esquimau characters were partic- ularlarly striking, and were received with loud demonstrations 01 aelight by the audience, The meeting was presided over by Chief Justice Daly, President o1 the Geographical Society, The Secretary read tue following list of gentle- men, who were unanimously elected as Fellows of the American Geographical Society :—Chief Justice Waite, General W. T. Sherman, United States Army; Hon. George M. Robeson, Admiral David D, Porter, United staves Navy; William Culien Bryant, Baron Offenverg, Wiliam J, McAipine, Hon. Ros- coe Conkling, General Winfleld 8, Hancock, United States Army; Hon. Calev Cushing, Hon. William A, Richardsou, Komaiue Dillon, William H. Macy, Hon, Henry Wilson, Whitelaw Keid, Lieutenant Commander Henry C. White, Lieutenant Com- mander Philip H. Cooper, William Ortoa, Manton Marole, Key. Henry Wiad Beecher, Cornelius Van- dervilt, Cuaries Storrs, General A, E. Burnside, Hon, Charles Sumner, General John A. Dix, Charies A. Dana, Genera, Lloyd Aspinwall, Rev. Wutam Adams, D.W., William H, Vanuerbilt, Hon. William F. Havewe;er, kisna Brooks, Loyall Farragut, Jono Hay, &, 5. Higgins, Arthur Leary, Dewitt C. | Littlejohn, Generai M. T, MacMahon, Frank: | lin Osgood, Fraucis Skiddy, William Voor. | his, Hon, Oliver P. Morton, Right key, | Horatio Potter, Hon. Lucten Birdseye, Dr. Wyit, Everett R. Wheeier, John L. Hill, Eugene Litte Samuel KR. frooasco, Frank Vincent, J Miles Bradley, Archibald Jonuston, Hermann Cammann, lard Bartlett, Charles 8, Weyman, W. Weyman Mali, Henry J. Cammann, Jacob H. 0. Cockcroit, Edward Fritn, Augustus Schermer- | horn, Wiliam A. Wheelock, Wiillam M. Bliss, Daniel Drake Smith, Augustin Daly, Professor J. 0. Zachos, Joseph R. Kearney, Christian W, Bouck, Robert L. Case, Kobert Squires, Pliny Freeman, | Rev. Robert R. Booth, D. D., James Kent, Thomas Allen, N. A. Baldwin, William Bell, Charies 5. Brown, James bishop, Wiluam Brough, Charies W. Burton, James Curphey, F. W. Christern, Hon. M. Carpen- ter, Chief Justice Saniord &, Church, Henry G, Chapman, Henry Chauncey, H. C. Crane, Jon ‘I, Conover, Milton Courtwright, Townsend Cox, James M. Coleman, Allen Campbell, George N. Carleion, George K. Church, B. 5. Compton, Wil- | Ham E, Dougiass, M. L. Delafleld, Henry Delafiela E, Dutuh, Jono 'E, DeWitt, S. W. Dorsey, Kdward Dodge, Samuel Donner, J. W. Doubleday, L. W. Frost, Morris Franklin, a 6 OW. Foshay, Charles L. Frost, William Foster, Jr., Mortimer | Fowler, D. W. Fenton, Henry Gurley, William H. Gray, Hugh Gardner, Wareham Griswold, Andrew W. Gill, C. C, Gilman, J. Green, Frederic Houlden, volonel George 3. Hastings, ' Rufus Hatch, 8. 8. Haldeman, Elisha Harcis, M. D., J. Q. Hoyt, P, W. Holmes, W. A. Hall, C. P. Huntington, Allan Hay, ny M. Hamilton, L. W. Jerome, Jonn | Q Jones, Joshua Jones, Lewis ©. Jones, Edward A. Jones, W. D. Judson, M. K. Jessup, Eugene Keteltas, Gideon L, Knapp, Edward King, Joseph F. Knapp, C. H. Kendrick, Robert J, Living- ston, Colonel Arthur 8B, Lansing, Woodbury Langdon, Walter Langdon, John H. Lyeli, Henry Lewis, ©. F. Mayer, Silvanus J. Macy, Josiah Macy, Jr., Moreau M. D., John K. Myers, oD. D. TT. Ww. H. Matiler, Lucien H. Niles, John Newell, Benjamin Pike, William 8, bad dg) Willard Parker, M. D., Jay Pierrepont, W. E. Plummer, RK. M. Pomeroy, C. J. Pusey, W. Phelps, T. W. Quick, Edward Robinson, Colonel L. H. Rowan, Francis R, Rives, L. D. Rucker, William R, Sherman, William R, Stewart, |E. Jd. Imon, Philip J. Sands, Stephen Smith, M. OD. William Steinway, G. . Satter- lee, Charles Stanton, A. B. Stockwell, B. E. Smith, Samuel Sloane, W. Scott, L. George H. Sharpe, J. D. Smita, D. N. Steele, J. J. Shiperd, Jacob Sharp, John G, Stevens, Henry Snell, John F. Trow, Seth E, Thomas, John T. ‘Tracy, James J. Tracy, Alexander Van Rensseiaer, Kdgar Williams, J. Lester Waliack, George W. Wet- more, Albert Weber, George G. Wiliams, John k, Waller, hg Henry Warran, Johu Hobart War- ren, Ellwood Walter, William Walker, Sidney Ward, Hugo Wesendonck, ©. ©. Waters, Julius Wadsworth, George E, Wuite, David G, Thompson. REMARKS OF JUDGE DALY. ] ‘The President of the Society, Judge CHarurs P. | Davy, then said that the meeting of this ey. uing | had been specially appointed for the reception of the surviving officers aud crew of the Polaris. (Cheers.) The Society felt that it was due to them that they snouid not only as an individaal body .n- vite them to this reception, but tnat they should ask the public to unite with them in it. (Oneers.) Apart from the great credit that attached to the Whole country, whica was interested in the result of this expedition of the Polaris, they were entitied to park of public | the | Arctic seas. acknowledgment for what had been accompyghed; | to-night hoping to be enlightened, and 1 they wees enutled (Oo s)mpathy tor traordinary €3¢ pe Of at ieust a large portiou of otuers 48 Will them, Waex they thougnt that nineteen persons | up in ali—men, Women and children—foated on a | Soand and thence through Kennedy Uhanvel and cake 0: ice, in the dark, irom the 16th uf October Ruveson’s Struita is or ty not available, until the 1st ol Ma, —194 days, or #ix months aod & hali—heing at one tinté reduced tu a biscuit apiece and @ smail portion of pesigan—saved irom death | persouably tbat bold hearted man. He did not live whiie floating on this iee irom eighty degrees to eignty-nine north latitude madst knowledged that there was nothing like it im the whole history of human distress. Ae (Judge Daly) did not propose to say anything in respect to the Polar expeditions in particular, or as to th@ | North Pole a8 weil as to honor those who tooK A very distinguished | part im the great struggle. reguit Of those expeditious, mewver Of those expeditions (Dr. Hayes) who hd devoted his ume in the regions explored by the Polarié, Was here, and ne dudge Daly) would ask that gentleman to say something in regard w tat expeditivn, as it wonid com more appropriately from him, he beiny at present the jmost disun- gui-hed of Arctic explorers, (Cheers.) also present Lo-nigut their venerable ex-President, Bradiord, the eminent artist, Mr. orinbell, Who, at his own expense, Utted out tre first expedition in tis country or the rescue o1 Sir Jobb Franxiion, and that wag ‘oilowed up the Kane expedition, In this connection he woul produce @ relic of that expedition, (Here @ simall American fag was brought upon torm amid loud chee:s,) That boar fag, continued Judge Daly, went in the first Antarcic expedi- tou of Wilkes, and had been furtier to the south oi the globe and further to tue north than any other flay wad ever Gouted, (Entausiastic cheers.) It wentout ip the first expedition sent by Grimneil and came back; it weat out again with Hayes; he deijvered it inio Mr. Grinueli’s custody ior Hall; it went with Hall; it was among the vaiuabie reiics brought back, and Me. Grinueil had asked im Ww say that he wou.d send It again ii @uother American expedition was to be titted out ior the discovery of the Pole, and not for any other. (cheers.) They had also present tu-night a gentieman, & member of the society, who Was expressly Lon- ored by Captain Hall ‘by having tis name asso- ciated with the uiscovery of Cape pbrevoort, (Cheers.) He should cali on Mr, Brevourt to say a few words. Among the survivors oi the crew @f the Polaris there were present to-night Cuptaa Buddington and nis old frieni, Esquimau Joe, and Hannah and the child. (cheers) On tue other side of. the platform tuere were Captain ‘Tyson, who had taken care ol tue Bullerers on tue ice cake, and (oe oiher brave seamen who were rescued irom that peri- lous position. He had almost forgotten au impor. | lant member Of this expedition, to whose services | | the survivors.are kargely indebted lor their rescue— Morton, mate ol the vessel, who Was udab.e to ve present. Then tnere was Crucer, a very tutell- mene man, whom he (Judge Daiy) had seen re- cently. his regret that he could not ve present, and saying that he wished Joe tu be thanked, because, only tor the efforts of Joe, he believed he wouid never have seen the United States. (Cheers.) Judge Daly then introduced to tue meeung Dr. Hayes, (Cheers.) DR. J. J. HAYES’ REMARKS. MR. PRESIDENT AND FKLLOWS OV THE AMERICAN GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN— 1 will not detain you long. There is he:e “metal more attractive.” You have beiore yuu the olcers anu crew ol the Polaris, wom you have been invited (o meet and to whom you would do houor, Tue Chiel Justice, as President of this Society, has in- vited me to speak a few words to you 1 relation to the general sudject of Arctic geography, and with your leave I wiil invite your atiention Co the map venind me, which speaks Jor itsell, Lt siows. tue Arctic Worid In circumpolar projection, On tue one side we have tue northern coust of kurope and Asia, on the other side, oi North America, and in a cuntinuons line beyond we have Greeniand, >pitzbergen and Nova Zembia, Agatust tius land Les tue great Arctic ice beit or barrier, Wicd has thus far defied ail the effurts 04 man to | break completely through, Within it we have the “open Polar Sea,” that myth of ignorance, tne wonder O: the wise. It 1s interesting to inquire Why this sea should ever have been even dreamed of. You kuow there was a time when \he world Was thought to ve a level plain, supported at each corner vy a huge elephant, under each elephant was a huge turtle and unger each turue a huce— nothing. ‘Then the north was bounu by tie moun. tains of Hypervorea, from whose cavernous sides came the pierciog north wind. Atverwards we find those wonderiul Phoeni ian merchauts creeping along the shores 01 tue Mediterranean, passing at length tne Pillars of Hercules, wiuica thus tar had been trougit to bound the worid in tue West, and, braving the billows o/ the Atantic, made their “Litima Thule,’ or the world’s end, at Shetland Islands, beyond which lies a re- gion where “there is neither air, eartn nor water.’? Tnen we see developing in succession the grand co.onial system of Carthage, the Koman Empire, Venice, the proud Queen of the Auriutic; and then, witn the sinking of the maritime spirit of the peopie, the new maritime pation of Portugal; @nd here, at the little town of Sagres, overlooking the sea, we flud growing up, as the Cuiet Justice, in bis last annual aduress, has well observed, | the first Geographical Society. Among the geogruphers there were Da Gama, wuo reached India by doubing the Southern cape of Airica; Columbus, who, conceiving the idea that the same thing could be done in another way, sailed west- ward and conducted bis ships toa new world, aud Magellan, woo first ploughed with vessel’s keel a track around the word. And now it was tat Spaio and vortugal became Monarchs of the vceun, ‘Lhe Pope gave to the one ali vi America and to the other a}l oj Avrica, and these two natious held firm possession 0 the suuth sea. “It is strange," said the King of France, “that the Lord shouid have ior- gotten us all ip nis will,”? and fortawith France, bugiand and Hodand set avout trying to reach the Eust—the rich countries of India aud Cathay— by the north. 1 will not detain you with any pro- longed account of the various expeditions in iuat direction, Itis enough Jor me to say that an en- terprise, beginuing soun aiter the discovery of America, Was continued through more than three centuries, and was not brought toa close until | the disatrous voyage of Sir Joun Frankun proved to the world that commerce had no chance by the For, understand, the wuole question of Arctic discovery, upto within a lew years, has been an aflair of commerce, and not of science. We cow want to know wiat nature hag done in the Arctic world, but formerly it was What merchants coud do there. Yo mercantile enterprise We are indebted Jor ali orginal impulse toward Ar discovery. I merchant has indeed always b¢ im geographical exploration. It is sometimes supposed conquering armies have been the leaders in civiized progress, bUt itis not so, ‘The merchant has invariably been tne pioueer, itis the spirit of adventure imspired by tue spirit or desire of gain that nas turoughout all time ted men into untrod- den fle.ds. Men will go further and dare more in pursuit of gain than in the Chase oi giory—more even than in support oi their religion. The merchant is not one who merely buys and sells, In ancient times he commanded ships and fought battles; in later days he was the trusied counselor of kings; 1n our own time he ts the master of empires. He was in Persia aud In- dia long velore tae conquering armies of Alexan- der the Great; he was in Tartary and China veiore the priest. It Was a party of merchants traveling from the base of Mount Ararat to trade with tne Roman merchauts at Antioch who, learmlug by the way tuat a King of the Jews had been born in Bethlehem of Judea, turned aside irom tueir course to do Him homage and to make Him a rich present of spices and oj myrrh. But this is wan- dering irom tae subject. Let us come once more to the map. Franklin tated, and his party, as you all know, were lost alter three winters’ imprisonment in the “thick-riboed ice,’? witout accomplishing a Northwest passage. That passage was made, how- ever, by McClure im 1553; but it only resuited in showing that no route by the Arctic waters could be found and made practicavie. And now, com- merce resigning her piace, science claims this great unknown Waste abuut the North Pole of the earth as her own, and nearly all the civilized nations of the globe are busily seeking in her service to plant the emblem of theis nationality at tne portiern axis of the earth? With the progress of the search for Franklin you are all familiar, You recall the names of McClintock, of Mcvlure, of Collinson, of Richardson, of Rae, of Beltlot, of Meecham, of Ingiefield, of Richards, of our own gallant De Haven and of the late Captain Hall trom Repulse Bay. | tary bill, said :—' You will also recall the memorabie expedition of Dr. Kane, which, fitted out by the mu:ificent lib- erality of Henry Grinnell, sought the Polar water route by Smith’s Sound. I need not tell you that ne was on the wrong track; but he did reach “the open sea” —or, at least, he reached “open water” — and seemed to confirm the theory of an “open sea’? to the northward. which theory had long been sustained by theorists. Jt was in this same direction tiat I conducted my expedition in 1360, for the organization of which 1 was so much indebted to this society. And it was upon this same track that the late Captain Hall and these brave men whom you nave before you here to-night, strove in the Polaris to break ‘the final bonds which link the known with the un- kuowa, and first plough with man-made keel of ship across the mysterious Polar Sea. Regarding the voyage of the Polaris | have no occasion to speak in detail. You will soon have an oppor: tunity Of hearing men speak who were there. My duty is simply to point out their course and situa- tion, The Polaris penetrated Smith’s Sound with- out meeting any such embarrassing obstacles as those which beset Ingielield, Kane and myself, No _ ice see; indeed, to have been met with until that long dis- tance had been traversed which Kane and I were only able to reach over the “open sea’ in the spring with sledges—none indeed until they had reached a higher latitude than had ever be- fore been reached by any ape Vie will forever | that the Pope will hold another Vonsistory in June vi make the expedition famous, which occupied me sixt, r the same track days with dog siedges, Captain Hall sailed in three days, unobstructed by | including Archbishop Manning, ice, His was @ most fortunate season. ‘Ihe re- orts say that he was tn latitude 82 deg. 16 min. orth, about twenty or twenty-five miles perha nearer the North Pole in open water than I at- tained with dog teams over the ice. In that same quarter, in the mouth of May, 1861, ( saw open water extending, as far as the eye could reach, to tic Northward. It was the same water woich Kane saw a month later tn the season of 1854, from the opposite side of Kennedy Channel. Now, we are all Curious to Know why the Polaris did not go ou, She was there at the most open part of the seaso-—the 30th of August, and we have not yet received any fuli details regarding the condition of ice and water which then and there prevailed, and which made their further progress North 1m- ossibie. Lhave a very great interest in this mat- as I have on all possible occasions, before tnis ciety and elsewhere, advocated the route to the orth Pole py war of Sintth’a Sound. J come that | ; Dave deen planted at the North pole, He wrote him a briei letter, express.ng | if LD, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17, i874--TRIPLE Seer. ac- appear there Was Duimore in the several expeditions of Mr. Wiiliaw the piat- phvutographic artiat, Mr, J, W. | @ century to come. France, notwithstanding a | upon the theory that Franklin had attempted the | majority of her people are convinced of the neces- | | nationality, —nipamconascenteneli: nope Cap- tue ex- | tains budd.ngtou, Tisun and Chester, aud such kindy favor us ‘will clear the = question as to whether smith Ot tue un mel; death of Captain Hall we bave been only too well assured. We cannot now int-rrogate tw beng us his OWu record, Many of lis papers © have been lost. The object whicu ne had ao resoiucely at heart was not accomphshed, and we are nere to-night to learn whut we can coueeyning the causes 01 the tailure to reach the Aud now, alter having presented as best | could with words a gen. | eral view of the Arctic regions, 1 will show you something of the Arctic world belore we proceed to other speakers in aa real s nse as possible, A few pnotographic Views will now be | exuivited. Most of them are taken by Mr. John | who has done so much to Giake the public faimiliar with the beauties 0. the Arctic regions by meaus of his magic brusa, A lew ol the views were taken by myself in my vovuge O! 1800, and all of these have been male availdcle for our use to-utaht by the accomplished Black, 01 boston, Who has ho equal in uis peculiar line, and who bas generousiy contributed to the even.ng's entertain- meut vy voluntarily comiug irom Boston to ex- hibit the pictures, WHAT CAPTAIN BUDDINGTON SAID. Captain BUDDINGTON, @ su10!t, thick set man, with somewhat of the characieristic bashiu ness of & muu-Ol-war's mau—most 0 which, however, Jack Puls on to suit occasions—was then introduced | aud was received in a (rieudly apirit, In response to the query of Dr. Hayes the Captain im.ormed the wudience that tue Polaris was inet by auch heavy (ack ice at the latitude of s2 deg. 16 min., that jurther progress was au ubsvlute impussibility. No open water could be seen beyond Newman Bay. CAPTAIN TYSONS REMARKS. Captain Tyson, to whose courage, sell-sacrifice and hecotsm may fairly be attributed the rescue of the parts ou the ice foe, next gave his views on the question of an open sea, remarked emphati- cally that while the ice in Newinau Bay was very heavy, dark water clouds could be distinctly seen | to the borthward, and the open sea appeared tobe | not over eight mi.es distant. Indeed he thougnt water couid be sven Witt the glass, and if the oc- casivn had been taken advantage of as it ought 10 | have been at that time the American flag would (Cheers.) Mr. BRYAN, WlO accompanied the expedition, on being called upon to give his views on the sub- ject; observed that he did ot believe that any vessel ever built could have gone jarther than the Polaris under the circumstances. Loud calls were Made or Captain CHESTER, Who, after repeated demands, eventually presented himsel! and modestly vegged to be excused, Es- quimau Joe was then cailed for, and, on standing U), received the unapimous plaudits of the entire assembiage. Mr. BRADFORD, the scenic artist gave an inter- estiug description of the Arctic regjons, of the immense icebergs, aNd dijated at lengta on the Churacteristics of the Esquimau race, illustrating | is observations by several adiirabie views trom autuentic photographs, ‘the audience repeatediy | mani ested thelr appreciation of tis portion of the entertainment. AID FOR THE POLARIS CREW, Judge DaLy announced that one ol the objects of the meeting was to cailupon Congress to award | extra compensation Jor the survivors o1 the Vo- Jar.s for tueir sigual services in the cause of science, Mr. CARSON BREVOORT then offered the following resolutions :— Whereas, a precedent has been established by the Enc- lish, German and other governments by which it is re- Cognized as an act of justice thai the survivors ot polar exped tions ani other dangerous exp oring enterprises should receive extra pay tor (heir services, and where the officers and crew of the Polaris expedition have fered more than any other explorers ot modern t while atfording vast contribudons to geographic: knowledge, Kesoived, that the American Goographical Society is convinced tha: the survivors of the Polaris are entitled to a generous compensation in addition to the regular rates allowed them by the government, in lieu of the perils and Eo ‘they underwent during the extra- ordinary cruise of that vessei within the Arctic eircie, and that this society will use all proper influence with the government (o accomplish that object. Dr. HAYEs, On secooding the resolution, observed that the tr.ends of the Geographical Society were bound to see the survivors assisted, and that & vigorous effort should be made to obtain tor them from Congress that substantial recognition to which their services so justly eutitied them. They had given much information of a valuavle character, and, aithough they differed some- What in their conciusions, he (Dt. Hayes) Nevertheless adhered to the opinion that the true route to the North Pole was by Smitn Sound. At allevents, the crew of the Polaris were entitled to extra compensation, and there was no doubt that Congress would promptly Tecognize their claims, (App!iuse). Mr. B.C. MURPHY also warmly advocated the claims of the Polaris crew to consideration by Congress, a sentiment which aii present earnestly | app.auded. ‘rhe meeting then adjourned. RUSSIA. Royal Declaration of a New Imperialist Coali- tion—The Czar Announces the Peace} Preservers of the World. TELEGRAMS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. St. PaTersavne, Feb, 16, 1874. A grand dinner was given last evening by the Czar to his impeiial and royal visitors. In his speech His Majesty said that “the Emperor of Germany, the Queen of England, the Emperor of | Austria and himself would preserve the peace of the world.” ROYAL REPRESENTATIVE RECOGNITION OF THE PACT. The Prince of Wales, as the representative of the Queen of England, bowed bis thanks, and the Em- peror Francis Joseph responded, reiterating the | sentiments of the Czar. The Czar Seized with Illness—The Court Festivities Uninterrupted. St. PETERSBURG, Feb. 16, 18 ‘The Czar is indisposed, In the meantime the Emperor of Austria is en- tertained with brilliant sétes by the Grand Duke and other members of the imperial family. IMPERIAL DIPLOMATIC COMPLIMENTS, The Russian Envoy at Vienna and the Austrian Envoy at St. Petersburg have been raised to the rank of Ambassadors, GERMANY. Difficulties of the French Conquest—Protection by Force of Arms—Will the Conquered People Become Naturalized? TELECRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD. BERLIN, Feb. 16, 1874. In the Reichstag to-day General Von Moltke, in | the course of a speech in support of a new mili- | ‘What we acquired in six months | we shall have to protect by force of arms for half sity of peace, is imitating our army organi- | zation.” He concluded thus:—"We have become power- ful, but remain peaceful, We require an army for deience, not conquest.” The bill was referred to a committee. CITIZEN RIGHTS IN THR CONQUERED TERRITORY, A Deputy from Alsace moved that a pi¢viscite be | taken in Alsace ana Lorraine on the question of ROME. Coming Creation of New Cardinals—A Hat for | Westminster. TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, Lonpon, Feb. 16, 1874, The Standard has a despatch from Rome stating | next, when eight more Cardinals will be created, STORM IN EUROPE. | meneame Sweep of a Severe Gale—Shipping Damaged, TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD, } from Pimples, | MrDical. biscovE 7 SPAIN. Herald Sp¢lal Report frons Lonton-. "eae tne, The People To Ee Call>d On td . Confirm the Republic” ——_—$—_$__ Constituent Precaution Against Monarchical Intrigue. soteenrenriedaeeiioen Parliamentary Right To Be Restored and the Power of the President Limited. TELEGRAMS TO THE N'W YCRK HERALO. The following special despatch to the rma’ has been received from our correspondent im the British metropolis: — Lonvox, Feb. 17—A, ML The Madrid government intends taking a plébiscite of the people of Speinon the question of a Ministerial authorization for tho repeal of section 33 of the constitution: of 1869 relative to the monarchy. THE CONSTITUTION oF 186. The Spanish project of constitution of 1869 was presented to the Cortes om the 30th of March in that year. It was signed by all the members of the committes—fourteen ia num- ber—appointed to draft it; Salustiano da Olozaga being President of the body. Itis » lengthy document. Chapter 2 defines the public powers, come mencing at article 32, which declares, ‘Alb powers emanate from this nation.” Article 33 declares, “The form of governe ment of the Spanish nation is the monarchy.” THE SECURITY OF THE REPUBLIC 4N URGENT NECESSITY. The official step for a plébiscite is rendered® imperatively necessary in order to secure the stability of the present republican government and to prevent its dissolution, in view of the Alfonsist intrigues. PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION AND THE BXe ECUTIVE POWER. The Spanish government also contemplates a change to the ordinary Cortes in lieu of the Constituent; Serrano’s term of power to be one year at the head of a conservative ree public. 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