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‘was overthrown and the Beneh was purified; ‘but beyand the moral effect.of these reforms we really have gained nothing. New York is a stifled city. People who ‘would spend their monéy in beautifying it do mot know what to do. There is no assurance that we shall have a broad and comprehensive system of improvements. Our people are generous to the last degree in any matter con- corning the real prosperity of the city. It is not the money we spend which concerns us ‘but the money that is stolen, as it was by ‘Tweed; or that is squandered, as it is by our representatives in Albany. We know very ‘well that nothing is better os an investment than a liberal expenditura of money in public improvements. New York could afford to spend a hundred millions of dollars in a sys- ‘tem of docks and warehouses, in underground and elevated railways, in clearing out the chan- nels leading to the Bay and the Sound. It would, of course, benefit rich men who own large quantities of real estate, but it would mone the less benefit every laborer and poor man. We desire a system of rapid transit which will enable every workingman to go from the Battery to Yonkors and New Rochelle in a half hour. ‘This means not merely an increase in the value of lands owned in these places, but sunshine, air, fresh fields, health and beauty for the thousands who are compelled to live in the regions of the Five Points. There are probably ten thousand men in New York to- day who desire to purchase homes and do not know what todo. They cannot live in the inhabited portions of Manhattan Island, ‘because they cannot afford to live up town; it is impossible for them to live down town, and a journey to Harlem is likaa journey to Philadelphia, and uses up a large part of the active business day. Nothing is left but Brooklyn beyond one river and New Jersey beyond the other. And although the discom- torts and annoyances of a life in Brooklyn and New Jersey are interminable, yet, in spite of them all, the tides of our prosperity run ‘across the rivers. New York stands still while her citizens take their money over to Brooklyn and the nest of thriving cities in New Jersey and thero find homes which are denied them on the island. So that the unfortunate depression which ‘we now note in the real estate business is only another evidence of the misgovernment of New York. Time and again we have had absurd reform movements which meant that one set of thieves should go in while another set came out, Now let us have a party of genuine re- form, a party resolved to make New York worthy of her splendid position as the me- tropolis of the Continent. A party of this ind, under the lead of honest and able men, could spend a hundred millions of dollars in five years, double the value of the city in property alone and improve it a hundred fold as the home of taste-loving, Christian people. Well Deserved Honors to Sir Lambton a Lorraine. "The APny and Navy Club did a graceful act in tendering @Welcome to the gallant British officer whose conduct in stopping the slaughter of the Virginius’ crew and passen- gers won for him a place in the esteem of the American people. It will be remembered that when Ryan and Fry went to their bloody graves the vengeance of their executioners was not sat- ished, and that preparations were being made to complete the butchery of the remaining prisoners when the British war ship Niobe passed under the guns of the Morro and floated up the land-locked harbor to where the city of Santiago nesties at the foot of the mountains. From the deck of the war ship could be seen the Slaughter House , still reek- ing with the blood of victims, and in a few hours more American blood was to be shed. The Vice Consul of the United States was powerless. His demands for delay were treated with scorn and contempt, and the ‘Consul himself was little better than a pris- oner in his own house. No American war ship was there to enforce his demands or to protect “the lives of American citizens. In that supreme hour Sir Lambton Lorraine took upon himself the responsibility of cover- ing American citizens with the Union Jack and insisting that mo further executions should take place until the arrival of the American war ships that had been telegraphed for. That generous resolution saved the lives of a hundred men, and made the American nation debtor to Sir Lambton Lorraine for the lives of its citizens. Such decisive action of the British comman- der is honorably distinctive of British naval officers. Not alone are they always prompt to protect the interests of their own country, but whenever the interests of humanity are at stake an appeal made to them is seldom made in vain. It hasever beon the policy of the wise and far-seeing government of the British Empire to encourage naval officers to act promptly, and never to shrink from accepting responsibility in posi- tions of danger and difficulty. If our own service is not equally efficient itis because the weakness of the government leaves our naval officers without any confidence in the support of the Washington’ authorities. The warm reception given last night to Sir Lamb- ton Lorraine by the army and navy officers proves how well conduct like his appeals to their sense of professional duty, and how quickly it would find initators among them if only they could count on the support of a virile government. But the chief significance of the gathering ‘was in assurance of the friendly feeling ex- isting between the two nations, as evinced in the warm recognition of the British officer's services to our countrymen. Bound together by ties of blood and language, the British and American peoples must ever preserve a close sympathy; and, though temporary misunder- standings may create jealousies and heart- ‘burnings, such an incident as that for which: we honor Sir Lambton Lorraine will always femind the two peoples of the ties which must ‘ever bind them in closer sympathy. ‘Tne IntERestixG Stony we printed in yes- ‘terday's Hzratp from the Philadelphia Press, detailing the circumstances of the burning by the process called cremation of the dead body of a son of a physician of that city, is now said to bea hoax. Our first impression upon reading the narrative was that it was a fanci- fal account, but as the Press is a most respect- able and careful journal we did not feel justi- Ged in doubting its correctness, NEW YORK HERALD, WEDNESDAY, THE AMERIQUE. |= MEXIcAN conoRESS. Special Herald Report from London. Claims of the Salvors tor Services. de NR SO THE STEAMSHIP LIBELLED. Lonvon, April 21, 1874. An action to recover $500,000 salvage has been entered against the steamship Amérique by the parties who picked her up and brought her into Plymouth. THE VESSEL IN ARREST PENDING THE LAWSUIT. The vessel has been taken in charge of by the law officers to await the result of the action, MONEY CLAIM OF A SALYOR. The Amérique has been libelled on behalf of the owners of the steamer F. T. Barry in the sum of £25,000. "SPAIN. The Carlists at Bilbao Retiring Before the Re- publican F.re—The Royalist Com- missariat Failing. MapDRID, April 21, 1874. The vigorous cannonade kept up by the national troops upon the Carlist’s positions before Bilbao is beginning to tell. Several of the points which were bombarded by the republicans have been evacuated by the insurgents. THE BOURBON MEN ON SHORT COMMONS, It is reported that the supply of 1ood of the Car- list force is exhausted and that the cn are eating horseflesh. The Royalist Repulso Reported from the Capita. Maprip, April 21, 1874, The Carlists before Bilbao have been compelled by the heavy fire of the republican batteries to abandon their positions at Portugalete and san Tuerco, GERMANY. Vonsular Representation in New York. Berwin, April 21, 1874, The journals say {tis probable that Herr Klan- hold will be appointed successor of Vonsul General Roesing at New York. VENEZUELA. Pulgar’s Flag Given to the Breeze. MARACAIBO, April 12, 1874, Governor Pulgar, of Maracatbo, has decided against President Blanco and fled into the interior, where he has raised the standara of revolt. _CUBA. ine Plantations’ Fire Alarm Quieted. Havana, April 21, 1874. The fire at Cardenas was on a lighter laden with petroleum, and not among the sugar and molasses warehouses as at first reported. HAYTI. Exciting Preparation for a Presidential Election. JACMEL, April 9, 1874. The Presidential election in Hayti will take place on the 15th inst. General Dominiguez is raising an army with which to take possession of the Presidency by force should he fail of election. It is reported that the North is solid against him, Troops are concentrating at Cape Haytien, TRADR, Coffee is quoted at $11. ST. DOMINGO. The Removal of the Samana Company’s Flag. Havana, April 21, 1874, Advices from St. Thomas to the 16th inst, state that a report had reached there that the authori- ties of St. Domingo had removed the flag of the Samana Bay Company and resumed possession ot the bay and surrounding territory. : PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, “An old brindle steer” is what Ben Butler calls Dawes. : Senator John P. Jones, of Nevada, is at the Ho- man House. Sir Alexander T. Galt, of Montreal, is again at the Gilsey House, Rev. Dr. 0. H. Tiffany, of Washington, ts living at the Union Square Hotel. Professor E. Loomis, of Yale College, is registered at the St, Nicholas Hotel. Baron d’Offenverg, the Russian Minister, is stay- ing at the Hotel Brunswick. Miss Charlotte Cushman is among the recent arrivals at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. Judge Marcus P, Norton, of Troy, is temporarily residing at the Metropolitan Hotel. ‘The widow and daughter of Charles Astor Bristed (Carl Benson) have sailea for Europe. Captain Gore Jones, naval attaché of the British Legation, is quartered at the Clarendon Hotel, Aristarchi Bey, the Turkish Minister, arrived from Washington yesterday at the Gilsey House. Thomas H. Nelson, recently United States Minis- ter to Mexico, has arrived at tne St. Denis Hotel. Sir Francis Hincks, formerly Minister of Finance of Canada, has apartments at the Windsor Hotel. Judge D. A. Smalley, of the United States District Court fog Vermont, is stopping at the Sturtevant House. Mr. Algernon Sartorla, prospective son-in-law of the President, arrived at the Brevoort House -yes- terday from Washington. Alexis A. de Perwinof, an exiled Russian count, is employed as a telegrapher at Omaha, His gen- uineness ts vouched for by President Orton and Anson Stager, of the Union Telegraph Company. Count Corti, the Italian Minister, who has been spending a six months’ vacation in Italy, arrived here in tie steamship Russia jast week, and left the Brevuort House on Monday evening for Wash- ington, to resume his diplomatic duties, ART NOTE, ‘The old custom of having an artists night at the Academy of Design is about to be revived. Here- after every Wednesday night the artists will make @ point to assemble in force at the exhibition and lend it the interest of their presence. Nothing could better be calculated to render the Academy popular than this custom when the pleasures oa conversazione may be added to the enjoyment which belongs to art. the contemplation of works of SUICIDE OF A PROMINENT MEROHANT. PrrrssuRG, Pa., April 21, 1874, 8. H. Heyden, a prominent dry goods merchant f heny City, committed suicide this morn- ing? nansial trouble ls Aupposed to bave been the cause, Constitution Mending by Congress—The Budget— Citizen Opinion of Lerdo’s Message. Orry or Mexico, April 15, 1874—Via HAVANA. Congress is at work on additional amendments to the constitution. One providing ‘or the creation of @ Senate, composed of two members from each State, has been adopted. THE BUDGET. ‘The expenditures of the government during the present year are estimated at $23,000,000, WHAT IS SAID OF THE MESSAGE, President Lerdo’s message at the opening of Con- @ress is generally well received; but the opposti- tion Journals criticise severely his recommendation in favor of an increase in the customs tariffs. A BROAD HINT TO THE INDIANS, In consequence of the frequent revolts and dep- redations of the Indians the President advises the establishment of military colonies among them to keep the tribes in subjection, KIDNAPPERS TO BE CAUGHT. The extraordinary powers granted the govern- ment for the apprehension and punishment of kid- nappers have been prolonged by Congress another year. President Lerdo’s Speech on the Re- opening—What the Republic Has Ac- complished and What It Needs. Mgxico, April 3, 1874, At six o'clock in the evening of Aprtl 1 the Con- gress of Mexico reopened its sessions in the cus- tomary manner, the President of the Republic reading his message, which on this occasion set forth tne condition of the country and was the main feature of the ceremonies, THE PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE. The following is a translation of the message :— In fulfilment of the fundamental jaw you again enter upon the performance oi your nigh iunc’ions in the midst of 4 peace enjoyed throughout the Republic, ‘the Mexican people have looked with satisiaction upon your legisiative labors, which nave been extended with great regu- larity through the constitutional periods, Our relations with foreign Powers happily continue with sincere cordiality. ‘the presence oJ represent- atives named by Mexico in Germany and Spain wil continue to make our relatiuns more friendly With said nations. FRONTIER RECTIFICATIONS, The committee of investigation upon the fron- tiers of the States of Cohahuila, New Leon and ‘Tamaulipas pave terminated their important labors. An interesting report will 8von be published in which an account will be rendered of the intelligent and useful fulfilment of the charge. The other commission, destined for the iroyticr of Chihuahua and Sonora, is now instalied and is exercising its dunctions. In couformity with the law of Congress for calming the disturbances which have taken place in the State o! Cohahuila thegmost complete tranquillity has been re-established. So mach hav« ing been realized, her complete legai organization wil be terminated in a lew days, INTERNAL PEACE AND PUBLIC MORALS, Through the eflicacy o1 the special law o! Con- gress, or, better, as the result of the peace we are enjoying, crimes against the security of persons and interests have greatly diminished, so that tor @ long time Only a lew cases have occurred, and they have been duly punished. Tnese, neverthe- less, demonstrate the necessity of continuing the law in torce, as the Executive will suggest to the intelligent deliveration of Congress. ‘The advice of the Executive given in the previous session 18 worthy of being again given, as to whether the faculty of modifying the organization of the tri- bunais of the federal district is comprehended tn that conceded by the jaw tor the formation of the code jor criminal proceedings. The issuance of this code depends upon the resolution you may take upon this suggestion, which is as necessary as other reiorms, and which experience has demonstrated to be very convenient for the bet~ ter administration of justice. TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENT. The fudicial reorganization having been decreed by Congress, which the xecutive proposed ior the Territory of Lower California, the establish- ment of new judges has been provided for to real- ize this improvement in so important a branch of public administration. LAW REFORM, The attention which Congress has already de- yoted to the reiorm of the law in regard to secon- dary instruction in tue ieveral district will serve to tacilitate the termination o1 this interesting matter, Like interest is offered by the initiative in regard to obligatory primary instruction in order to extend to all Classes of society the bene- fits of enlightenment, so necessary to all people, and more particularly to those who have @ irce government under democratic institutions. EDUCATION. Great zeal is alt 9 manitested in forming the statistics of public instruction throughout the country. This will be so much the more useful, in- asmuych as it is, without doubt, an efficacious measure lor ascertaining the advancement o! edu- cation, while at the same time it will serve asa stimulus to all the authorities to exert themselves More in veiiali oO: ine education of tire people. To contribute to tins end in tae federal district, the establishment Will be weli supplied with trea- ties upon all subjects, applicable to every branch of study as well a8 the physical education of the scholars. FINANCE AND TAXATION. In the formation of the annual budget, the object of preierence during the session which commences to-day, Congress may in its wisdom and patriot- ism establish the most convenient arrangement for the various requirements of the public treasury. The salaries of the ordinary employés have been paid with entire regularity. At the same time care has been taken to regulate and improve, wherever necessary, the Department ot Tax Vollec- tion, in order that 1t may he conducted with greater lacility and exactitade and for the wellfare ot tie treasury. It is advisable to provide measures to look ater the public debt legally recognized and liquidated. To tus end it may be necessary to es- tablish an increase in the present taxation, which Congress will take into its intelligent and prudent consideration in order to justly combine all inter- ests, *° THE ARMY. During the years which have passed since the assage of the law establishing military colomes, ‘0 has not been ‘possible to founa them irom vari- ous circumstances, it having been only possible to sustain some forces occupied in preventing the irruptions of savages. The Executive believes that the establishment of these colonies can now be commenced, lorming the same gradually in the frontier States, so worthy to be provided for in this matter, which Congress, in occupying itself with the budget, should take into its high con- sideration. NAVAL. It baving been necessary to construct coast guard vessels, which @ law of Congress has ordered, they are now being built, and within a few months will be contributing their interesting Rervices. INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS, The convenience being recognized of improving the law of privileges in ‘favor of industry, the Ex- ecutive will present @ project in harmony with the provisions of the conatitution relative thereto. COLONIZATION. Very advantageous @nd of transcendent utility may be a new law in regard to colonization which the Exccutive has projected, who will propose also another law to taciittate the division and transier of unoccupied lands in Lower UValtiornia, EXPLORATION. The commissioners appointed by Con; for the exploration of some rivers in the State of Vera Cruz and of a roau from Jalisco to Zacatecas are employed in their interesting labors, TELEGRAPHS, With a view of extending, day by day, the tele graph lines the material on hand 1s being im- proved, another considerable quantity havin, beenordered. Special interest has been and will be taken in the construction of the long lines from Michoacan to Jalisco, San Luis to Durango, Du- rango to Chihuatua, Mazatlan to Guaymas, Tam- pico to Matamoros and Tabasco to Chiapa. We ought to expect that very soon the City of Mexico will be in commanication by telegraph with all the capitals of the States and tne principal ports of the Republic, ube wire Leg carried alterwards to Lower Ualifornia, for, from the investigations made, such a line seems yery convenient. RAILWAYS. Yesterday the piece of railroad from Mexico to Tiacotalpan took place, a ‘tion of the line to be extended to Toluca and Cantillan. The Execu- tive has been pleased to see this work realized, one which will be of so much benefit to the coun- try in general and especially to the States of Mexico, Queretaro and Michoacan. HOPE AND PATRIOTIO RESOLVES. We can encourage 4 just contidence that the increasing development of the fruitiul elements of riches of our country guarantee to us@ prosperous future under the auspices of peace, which has as solid bases the general good sense of the people and the valor and loyalty of the national army. You may be certain, Citizen Deputies, that the Executive will second all measures which with your wisdom and patriotism you may dictate for procuring the greatest prosperity and aggran- dizement of the Republic, . BLOWN TO SEA IN OPEN BOATS, New ORLEANS, April 21, 1874. A despatch from the Southwest Pass states that on Friday three men in a boat from the shtp Zimt, outside the bar, started for the telegraph station, when @ sudden squall came up, and they were blown to the westward, The first officer, noticing their helpless condition, immediately despatched the captain’s gig, with six men, to rescue ae bat both boats were blown to sea, and have n0 been heard from since. The revenue cutter John A. Dix yesterday made an unsuccesafal cruise in search of tnem. Hopes are entertained that they may have been picked Up by some passing vessel, APIIL 22, 1874. WASHINGTON. WASHINGTON, April 21, 1874 The Fate of the Fi ce Bill Depending Upon the President’s Mood—No Action Yet. The Finance bill is sti! unsigned. The President gives himself no uneasiness, and to-day politely declined to receive several prominent republican Senators who are sponsors for the bill. “It will depend very much upon his mood,” said @ leading Senator to-night, “whether he signs or vetoes the Dill.” Secretary Richardson is brave enough to oppose it, and has given bls reasons in writing. Several other mem- bers of the Cabinet, infuenced by Inter-oceanic statesmen who do not know anything about finance, are willing to increase the volume o! cur- rency, provided it improves investments made in the Southern States, A teatner will turn the scale for or against inflation, The Majority of the Cabinet in Favor of the Bill. There was another long session of the Cabinet to-day on the Senate Finance bill. All the mem- bers were present, but after the meeting they declinea to converse on the question they had been discussing, nor would they intimate wnetber or not the President will approve the bill, Itis confidently said, however, by several gentlemen of special prominence that the President was at first inclined to veto the bill, his objection veing mostly confined to the first section of it, but the general belief now is he will approve it, as the majority of the Cabinet favor such, a course on his part. The House Free Banking Bill. The Senate Finunce Committee to-day agreed to defer action on the House’Free Banking bill until it shall be known whether or not the President will approve the Senate Finance bill now before him. This bill was presented to the President on last Thursday, the 16th inst., and consequently he has until Monday to return it without his approval if he decides to veto it. Ifnot returned at the expl- ration of that time the bill will become @ law with- out his signature, Senator Sumner’s Memory and the Out- rage upon it. Senators Boutwell, Anthony, Sherman, Me- Creery, Stockton, Cameron and Thurman will deliver eulogies on Mr. Sumner in the Senate, on Monday next. ‘The inexcusable publication of Sumner’s undellvered speech, narrating his rup- ture with the republican party, has so provoked some of his friends that they refuse to speak. A statement of the pogition of Mr. Sumner on the Alabama treaty, and of his personal relations with President Grant and Secretary Fish, is now being Prepared. It was called for by the publication of the speech mentioned above, which Mr. Sumner Prepared in the heat of a Presidential contest but never delivered. Only a few copies were sent to those whom he considered his friends, and each one of these was marked in his own handwriting, “confidential,” an injunction which has proven futile, even after the death of its author, which should have rendered it doubly sacred and binding. The Creation of a Superintendent of Public Printing. The war waged against the Congressional Printer in the House of Representatives, and animated ac- cording to allegations by the managers of the Globe, since that establishment lost the profitable publication of the debates, has resulted in the passage of an amendment to an appropriation bill, which legislates Congressional Printer Clapp out of the office on the 1st of July and restores to the President the right to appoint a Superintend- ent of Public Printing. As the Senate will concur, Shere is already a lively scramble for the place. The Irregularities in the Postal Depart- ment, The House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads had a meeting to-day relative to the charges of alleged irregularities {2 connection with mail lettings, &c., and adjourned till Friday, It is stated by several members of the committee that the troubles of which complaint is made seem to result from defects in the law designed to prevent straw bidding and do not involve any intentional wrong doing by the department. It is also stated that many, if not all, of the charges preferred by Representative Stone were investigated in the last Congress, and that the majority report of the committee at that time fully exonerated the de- partment. Education of Argentine Military Cadets at West Point. The Secretary of War sent to the House to-day a communication enclosing a letter from the Presi- dent of the Argentine Republic requesting that four or six young men of that country, graduates of its military school, may be permitted to enter the Academy at West Point at the expense of the Argentine government, The papers were referred to the Committee on Military Affairs. Resignation of Commissioner mond., In consequence of the inadequate salary allowed him, Commissioner Drummond, of the General Land Office, has resigned and will retire from the office on the 1st day of May. SIR LAMBTON LORRAINE. Reception of the Commander of the Niobe by the Army and Navy Club Last Even- ing—A Brilliant Company and a Cor- dial Welcome. The reception tendered to Sir Lambton Lorraine last evening by the Army and Navy Club was quite a brilliant affair, and the occasion for the gather- ing together of a most distinguished company of naval and army officers, Everything in the way of decoration that could be done was done to beautify the various rooms of the club house, and what with the walls decked with the American and English flags and the mounds of natural flowers that were artistically placed on the mantels, and the wreaths of myrtle and wild roses that hung from the chandeliers, the parlors pre- sented a scene of wonderful attractiveness. The band irom Fort Hamilton was on hand 1n fall force during the evening, and after the brief formalities of the introduction of the guest of the evening to the company did its musical utmost from an ex- tension to the rear of the saloon, and which was completely buried, so to speak, in flags and bunt- ing, to add to the interest of the occasion. It wus nearly ten o’clock before the carriage with Gen- erals Aspinwall and McMahon, the committee who waited upon Sir Lambton at his hotel, arrived. The latter, on alighting, was received by General Hancock, the President of the club, who conducted him into the main parlor, amid the most enthu- siastic greeting of the oMcers present, the band meanwhile playing ‘‘Hail to the Chief.” Amon; those who were present at the time were Major General Hancock, General W. OC. Mitchell, Captain, J. S, Wharton, Commodore @. R. Barry, General Lloyd Aspinwall, General M. McMahon, Captain McUrea, Colonel Hildt, General George H. Sharpe, General H. Prince, General H. G. Wright, General B. Day, Genera Rufus Ingalls, General J. B. Fry, Colonel M. D. L. Simpson, Gen- eral William Grier, General J. G. Barnard, Com- modore Leroy, Dr. Charles McMillan, General Q. A. Gilmore, Major J. am Lieutenant W. C. Gib- G, Gioson, Dram- son, General H. Colonel A. B. Wilcox, Dr. A. H. Hoff, U. 8. A., Admiral James Al- den, Dr. E. E. marcy, General Charles J. Dodge, General George W, Cullom, Colonel P. P. G. Hall, D. W. R. Howard, 8. M. Benjamin, Chester Hatfield, U. S. N., General Stewart Van Vliet, Professor John Forsyth, West Potat; H. S, Kendrick, West Point; Colonel R, 0. Perry, Lieutenant George B. Livingston, U.S. N., Genetal Ambrose E. Burnside, Colonel H. C. Lockwood, Richard Schell, General N. H. Davis, General Geo' H. Thrte, Ho- ratio Potter, Jr., General W. W. Averill, ©. K. Garrison, William Astor, John J, McCook, Major W. S. Beebe, Coionel C. H. Raymond, John |. Davenport, General C. H. Tompkins, General Sha- ler, General Horace Porter, General E. M. McUook, Colonel Thomas J. Hoyt, Colonel D. B. Grant, Judge Oharles P. Daly, Nathan Appleton, Governor Ran- dolph, New sorrer Judge T Morgan, William oO mbeer, Major General Webb, Andrew H. Green, A. T. Stewart, Colonel Frederick A. Conk- ling, Sinclair Tourey, Willtam R. Garretson, 5. L. Tufany, General J.J. Bartlett, Colone: ©. irving Wilson, Dr. R, J. Gatling, Colonel W. Church, Gouverneur Morris, Jr., Clarence Rath- bone, W. W. Astor, Lieutenant Governor Robin- gon, of New York; Professor Michie, o1West Point; Samuel B, Ruggles, 8. B. H. Vance, Mr. Archibald, the British Consul; Richard A. McCurdy, Lawrence Jerome, District Attorney Phelps, Frederick K. Winston, General Arta las Taylor, George m. Van Nort,sAlderman jek and br. Noan Hunt Schenck. After the informal welcomings of the guest of the evening, General Hancock made the tormal welcome as follows?— Cartain Sim LamsTon Lorraine: From distin- —QUADRUPLE SHEET, guished services in the cause of humanity, and yuur Mauly and generous interierence in behalf of un- protected citizens of a country not your o' ona recent occasion in the harbor of Santiago de Cuba, while you’ were in command Her Britannic Majesty’s sloop of war Niobe, has won lor you the love of a grateful people, and I may add that the name of Lorraine wili not cease to be cherished as a household word by all Americans so long as noble deeds shall coutinue to receive the plandits of mankind. In harmony with the sentiments I have thus freely expreasse 1m consonance with one of the cardinal pur ofits organization, the entertainment of officers of destinction of our ewn and foreign govern- ments, the Army and Navy Club has tendered to you this reception. You have gracefully accepted the same and it remains to me to introduce you to its members and the invited guests, Captain Lorraine replied as toliows:—"T find my- self in very embarrassing situation, standing, as 1 now do, in the heart of the gi Bt city of America, recetving the congratulations and hos- pitalities of some of the best and of some of the Most eminent and gallant of American citizens, For the very generous manner in which you have spoken of my humble services I have hardiy a word in which appropriately to express the sentiments of gratitude and sincere feeling I experience to- wards your people, and [ shall never forges the kind manner in which they have been pleased to appreciate the services Ihave ren- dered. Icannot nee in What is generally known, 1 think, as “soft sawder.” Iam not fond of talking about blood and water and American cousins and allthat, I think we area people that understand one another, apd so it is perfectly unnecessary for me to dilate on the subject. 1 am sure, sir, that it will always be one of the very best 'memo- ries engraven on my mind—the very hos- pitable reception I have met with in this country. I thank honor you have beea 3 ae a all oe this © confer upon me, and, through me, upon the, whole British Navy, for tis very generous mark of the esteem of tae American people. This little speech was loudly applauded, and soon alterward, General McMahon doing the honors of making the tormal introductions, tne ofticers and guests of the club were severally pre- sented to Sir Lambton. It took nearly a half hour before ali those who were anxious were introduced and no one seemed to be more good natured and patient during the ordeal than Captain Lorraine himsell; fer his was by no means the least laborious part of the preniags ceremony, as ever; one who was introduced shook him by the hand, and every one heartily ; so that if he gave no signs O! fatigue it was certainly not because he was not given plenty of occasion for it, The formaity of the introduction once over, the company repaired to one of the rear parlors, where an elegant repast Was spread, one oi the finest pieces of confectton- ery on the table being a faithiul representation of the Niove.- Amid the popping of champagne corks and the clinking of the glasses of the officerg, as they toasted the Niobe and all her crew, the gugsts eneaed themselves quite pleasantly until gRid- ‘should be mentioned that the Secretary of the Club, iM answer to invitations sent to them, re- ceived letters from President Grant, General Sher- man, General Sheridan, tne Secretary of War, Chief Justice Waite and other prominent members of the government, in which, while regretting their mability to be present at the reception, they took occasion to send words of congratulation and greeting to Captain Lorraine, AMUSEMENTS, Italian Opera—Bencfit of Signor Italo Campanini. The benefits of great artists, whether musical or dramatic, are generally very inartiatic affairs, owing to the necessary or customary arrangement ingiving a mosaic programme. This is Particu- larly true of operatic benetts and the hurly- burly of scenes irom aifferent operas. As @ general rule the true lover of mu- sic avoids such nartistic performances, but to every general rule there are a few excep- tions, To the general rule of the stupidity of a Dolly Varden opera performance, as given at a benefit, Signor Campanini’s night was a nota- ble exception. The performance consisted of vhe last act of “Rigoletto,” with Tor- riani, Cary, Campanini, Del Puente and Sco- lara; the last act of “La Favorita,” with Lucca, Nanngttl and Campanini; the second act of “AYda,” with its strongly effective scene be- tween Torriani and Cary and the glittering, bar- baric splendor of the march, which illustrates so magnificently the return of an Oriental conqueror (albeit Campanini forgot to color his face), and the immortal fourth act of “The Huguenots,” in a musical point of view, and dramatic too, worth all that Mr. Wagner has ever written or will write. 1t 1s a significant proof o1 the admirable system of the management to be able to say that not only was there no hitch in the performance, but that the jour acts of quite dissimilar operas were given just as it they had formed one work. There was no more delay between the acts than on any ordi- nary opera night. This harmony and unanimity on the ati may ascribed, in the first place, to Mr. Strakoach, and then to his falth- ful coadjutors, Messrs. Emmanuel Muzio (the best chef @orohestre we have ever had in this city), Benrens and Von Hamme. The selections irom the works of Verdi, Donizetti and Meyerbeer were given with the same conscientious care as if only One composer was represented. The magnificent quartet, the best concerted piece in any opera, and the gem of “Rigoletto,” commencing with the tenor solo, ‘Bella figiia,” was given without a flaw, and showed that the distinguished béndyiciatre was tn his best voice. Next came the glorious scene from “La Favorita,” in which the full, resonant voice of Lucca made itself telt. In all the operatic triumphs of “Die Kleine Paulina” there is nothing to equal her mag- nificent acting and singing m the finale of Dont- zetti’s best opera, ‘ully equal to her efforts was the artistic and emotional rendering of Signor Campanini of the romance “Spirto Gentil” and the commencement of the duet *‘Vienni ah Vien.” The spectacular second act of ‘Alda’? was presented with all its pristine splendor and served as a temporary rest for the tenor. Last and best was the “Huguenots” act, the duet between Cam- panint and Nilsson exciting a general popu- lar furor, The Diva sung and acted 1n her best mood, and the memory of all that had preceded her seemed to have been obliterated in the minds of the audience when she appeared. Her Vatentine was an operatic impersonation such as she only could iurnish, and no greater compliment can be paid to the béi ire than to be able to say that Campanini was fully equal to the occasion. From the pox office we learn that the receipts of the great tenor’s benefit amounted to nearly $6,000. It is @ significant and encouraging proof of the estimation in which the New York public hold a Teally great artist. This vrennay Lueca bag Co as Zerlina, in “Fra Diavoio.” On Tuesday, April 28, the most deserving member 01 the Strakosch Italian Opera Compauy, the incomparable leader, Signor Muzio, takes a benefit. For indetatigavle zeal, artistic worth and popular success Muzio may justly claim precedence of any chef d@'orchestre we ave ever had in this country. Booth’s Theatre. The return of Miss Neilson to the New York stage has been marked by an outburet of en- thusiasm for the Shakespearian plays quite phe. nomenal, On Monday night, and again last might, Booth’s was crowded with such an audience as it had not seen gathered within its is for many a day. This is the more remarkable when the state of the weather which attended the opening night is considered. Miss Neilson has be- come & favorite with the theatre-going public of New York, ana whether she appears as Romeo's sweet Juliet or the idyllic Rosalind this charming actress attracts overflowing houses. Last night the pastoral comedy “As You Like It’’ put on the stage with a completeness which does credit to the management. The impersonation of Rosalind by Miss Neilson was full of grace and naturalness. The peculiar charm of this actress Is the absence of staginess. Whatever character she takes seems but the reve- lation of her own personality, and the illusion is increased by a ,beauty that fills up the picture of joet, so tit the ti mation has nothing to, supply, and the actress wi the stage the incar- nation of the poev’s thought. Grand Opera Ho We do not believe that there are any such people in Ireland as the Irish dramas represent. Of course Mr. Florence or any other actor cannot be blamed if he presents @ character just as a dramatist creates it, but he can be found fault with if he gives to the tmaginary personage that he embodies a kind of or rather tone, that differs‘from that pos- eet by the original whom the dramatist has at- tempted to copy. That some Irishmen lisp ts cer- tain, bot that all Irishmen do is not true; and’ Mr. Florence 1s so far distant from the trne perception of Irish dialect that he makes the veriest peasant to have the mannerism ofan exquisite of the vice-regal court. This one fault of Mr. Florence ts not that he is a bad mimic of actions, but that he is a poor exponent of the speech that he attempts to express tor a time. Mr. Florence might be a good actor if he had a part in which he could use his natural speech. As itis he tsa bad actor, for he essays to copy a lingual mannerism tuat is too hard for him. In every Irish play that he per- forms in—and Mr. Florence makes a spe- cialty of the Celtic drama—this is appar- ent. He played in “inshavogue” at the Grand Opera House last evening before a good audience, and the defect in his voice was as recognizable as in every other play in which he dwaris his own abilityand misrepresents Ts, Irish peasants. In Dublitf the populace would “kill a fiddler’ in their desire to chastise him asaJew come to ridicule them. In this country he may only be regarded as one who has missed his vocation, yet one who has. made reputation and money through the careless ease of his patrons, Associatio Hall. The dramatic recitations at Association Hall, ] RUE S last eventing were sttended by a large and an am re audience. sara Genevra Chafa, under the directorship of Mr. plished the tact that there ace sone ened ren hoy lady e'ocutionists material for future merit. ale has merit ai bring it out ad tt does not require time to Masical a Dramatic Notes, Miss Jennie Hughes has made a very successf a& rentrée at the Metropolitan Theatre, “La Filie de Madame Angot” 1s capitally repre, sented in German at the Germania Theatre, under Mr. Nevendorff's direction. The complimentary concert to Theodore Thomas, extended by the Brooklyn Philharmonic Society, takes place to-night in the City of Churches, Jt ig rumored that Edwin Adams will shortly re. place Mr. Fechter at the Park Theatre, and that “Love's Penance” will be withdrawn, Miss Neilson, at the conclusion of her engages ment at Booth's, has arranged to give a few read. ings at Steinway Hall. 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