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command or the Rifle*, (Paralfor 9. Smith'' eorpe) from
tha Uudlnft at Vara rru* to tba capture of tha metropolis.
<J'Q Scott, in hi* Jaapatohaa. *peak* of him in tb?
highlit term*, for gallantry and daring. Ha haa dona
a* oir-ctlru a?rrica at any offlonr whatever ba hi* rank,
in th? .It-I t. Major L. e*cap?d all tba danger* of tba
c uipalgn, until tha army ?at down before tha city. Durio..
lb* ?" an oceaalon whan Major L waa in tha
not of il!?monntioR to raoeirx order*, hi* laft arm waa
ahot off br an aacopat ball. Ilia appaarancu *ufllcea to
pViw that thd rifle* bad tba proper maUl la th*ir lomtaiute
oooimandlDg officer.
i ap.?ln Kearny? Eyary body la familiar with thi*
glorious off esr'a farm* and deed*: hla nobla contempt of
me, bio aaorlflcaa of money, tima. pain*, to bring
into tha fluid * troop worthy him and tha oountry. 1 la
loat 1.1.4 laft arm in a brilliant charga at a Oarita, near
tUf gataaof tha city, on tha point of entering pell-mell
wi'a tha flying ntuny.
Cc.plain Ainaon, of the Knglneeri, i? the distlngnUhed
oCluer mentioned in tush warm turma of commendation
by (J- aTul Scott, for hU bold reoonncltnancea in front of
the .raiT. to whr.ie acieuee, seal and intelligence much
oi thu BUCC4** of our army waa owing. He waa badly
wound d at Mclino del Key.
. HKtBln VlBTtift ITirat IT W ArMllurw n niAflt brilliant
anlOAi ing soldier. Ho wta in command of the irlorlous
Tiylor battalion, and figure* In a multitude cf affair*
><:U? the eucmy, wherein he and hla brave follower*
r 7-red themselves with glorr. At the sanguinary tight
o.* Chuiu-uioo, ha lost hi* left arm. and ooouple* a prominent
position among tha daxzilng galaxy of heroec
rwoo'dad in Soott's despatches.
There are others?Colonel* Moor* and Burnett, Captain
Heynolos. etc.?who are here temporarily, reposing
from their toll* of the late campaigns, to whom their
>rrat?ful countrymen, In every town through which they
van, will rxhibft the nam* warmth as that whioh they
-.y* met here The roar of cannon whioh welcomed
tue 'u?r?es, from tbe riaoe d'Aruies and Lafayette Square,
on Wednesday last, and the ehout/l of joy and gratulation
from the auilenc* at the American theatre, the
t"tzu? nwninir. are btit an evrnest of what awaits them
iu every section of the republic, whither their professional
duties or their domestio relations call them.
[Krom the Mobile Journal, Not 27.]
The gallant Capt Masou, who made the daring reconuoietince.
at Ccntreras, previous to the battle, and the
heroic M%jnr Wait*, who dlitlngulihed himself at
Molino'del Rey, where he was severely wounded, arrived
Inthis city yesterday, and are at the Mansion House.
We learn that the gallant Msjor Bragg, of the United
Si?tev urmy, will acoompany Gen. Taylor on his return
frmn Mexico, and that he may be expected in this city
in the course of a few days on a visit to bis brother
The man who, in tlie language of Uen. Taylor, " laved
th? .la) " at Dueua Vista, will meet with an appropriate
rtceptiou from our citizens.
THE ItECKI'TION OF CKNERAL, TAYLO*.
[krom the New Orleans Tioayune, Nov. 25 ]
The committee appointed for the reception of General
Taylor, day before yesterday sent down an express to
Colonel Maunsel White's plantation The colonel it
ri ijUK?ted to send down an express to the Balize, and receive
the eirliest intimation of the arrival of the illustrious
old hero at that point. When the newa Is rereived
in this city that tne general haaarrived at Colonel
White's plantation, a steamboat will be immediately
denpat-shed with the committee of reception. The general,
011 his arrival, will be met by the military and civil
functionaries of the r-lty in the Place d'Armes. He will
then be ercorted to the cathedral, where divine service,
w? understand, will be performed After this, a proctwslon
slil be formed, And the gallant old hero will be
e-corted to the St. Charles Hotel, where, for the first day,
lie will give his levee. The hospitalities of the city are
to be tendered to General Taylor, and a reception will
>>? given to him that will vie with that given to General
Lafayette on the occasion of his visit to New Orleans.
INCIDENTS OK THE WAR.
The Rifles (Brigadier General P. K. Smith's) landed in
Mexico 700 strong, of which only 260 remain fltfor duty.
The Voltiguers, tinder Colonel Andrew*, landed t>50, and
..'Oocly now ran bs mustered. Death, wounds, and diseii?ei
amount for the remainder. Other regiments have
stiff- led as severely.
NEWS FROM THE BRAZOS.
[i- rom the New Orleana Picayune, Nov. 3.)
Thf ?ohooner Panama, Capt. Porter, arrived here last
night from the Brazos, having left that place on the 17th
ln?t To the politeness of Capt. Porter, we are ind*bted
for tiles of MaUmnras papers,and the Monterey Gvzilti,
' fthrfS lth of October. They contain no newa of any
importance Dr. (Jeorge Bullard, an American physfi
.1.11, wm killed, a short time ago, by two Mexicans, at
FUcaiea Grande. The Moaterey Gazette, in noticing
the murder, says
We hum from a friend, who received a letter frcm
riicitreK Grande, that an Amerioan, Dr. Geo. Bullard,
l'.vlbien murdered by two Mextoans They came to
)w house under the pretence of getting medical ai .
lie went to the bouse of the supposed patient, and.
lien uhont entering, they stabbed him in tbe breast,
kiUloir him ln?tantiv
fJeu. Taylor had cot arrived atMatamoras on the)7th
Inst., though he wes hourly expected. \
THE SALT LAKE PTEAR SANTA FE.
[Krom the Santa Ke Republican, Oot 9.}
In calling the attention of the poblio to some of the
BOOTOM of wealth in this territory, the article of salt
ought not to be overlooked. Among civilized nation!
th?ru <a necessarily a great consumption and daily uie
of it, i.nd to the people of New Mexico, If driven to the
United atat.ee for it, it would be not only onerously expensive,
but oould not be obtained by the poor classes
.!nw ""iscly nature has provided for this animal want!
The ol Providence, if a becoming reflection be exmimL
in visibia in all his works. Just as the distance
Jrom a fc reign market would render superfluous and un;>routkhl?
immense and unoonsumed agricultural pro't
the territory, so on the other ha d articles of
prime end iaubpensibie use are found within convert
limits. A hundred pounds of salt imported from
'.he Unite i States would oost, apart fro n the first cost of
t'ao nrtiole, about ten dollars ; but here it oan be obtained
ohenpor than in the United States. The sole exi?
r of procuring the salt is the price of transportation.
About seventy miles south of Santa Ke, and forty
vast of the Del Norte river, is the famous salt lake. It
i< -tveral leagues long ani of considerable breadth, and
ir the reservoir lor several streamlets that, at certain
DnW'.lB) pVUa. biiOU WBIiVt 1BW lb N B UUUIIUUU ICVOUtvsla.
There is found salt enough to supply not the
unitary only, but hHir the universe. It It transported
not only to different parts of the territory, but finds
mnrltHt in 'b? neighboring departments. Yet there are
other localities t^nt supply It abundantly. It is said
^.i?> a ?ingiu man, with great facility, coulil, in the salt
olleot, in a single day, five hundred bushels. The
wliole surface f.f the ground is ooTered with It to a eoni
li?r*ble dopih, and having above It a thin sheet of
Mni. v, iot conrsM. deeply impregnated with it, but not of
euiiinUiit quantity to hold *11 the salt In solution) by the
application of the h?ud or a spade is readily thrown into
tear- Hndtlie wagon or animal brought to transport It
in driven into the lake and loaded without the least dellfWlMIHUHlllWI
The salt, when carefully removed,
is or a rieau white oolor, as clear and beautiful as the
best American table salt, but oftentimes, from the hurry
and carelessness with whioh it is taken up, it ! dls
colortj by the intermixture of other substances, and
hence lis fiichy color. Like that found iu distant localities,
it is generally more or less tinged, unless boiled, by
foreign bodies; but in evoking it, it Is relieved entiiely
fr"m tliwn lleri the people have an inexhaustible store
ol' an article of necessary consumption. There la no
doubt or question about the quantity. It is apparent to
every observer, nc? is it possible that any Inorease of
population,er the augmented consumption of it, ean ever
render the people dependent on remote prod uotionl for
a supply of It. Here It Abounds and will continue to
abound, regardless of the animal demands that may be
ma le on it Nature has providently looated it in a position
to furnish the surrounding districts, and there it
will ever be to season the food and gladden the tongue of
all auimalt?human uad brute, it is a noble provision
of Nirlnlty ; and while it evidences one of the productions
of the territory, It invites, also, tbo enterprise of
xtirring men. It opens a field for active industry, and
shows now some men and their means might b? employed.
ANOTHER GREAT RIDE IN CALIFORNIA.
[From the National Intelligencer, November29 ]
The subjoined feat of Major Archibald H. (Jiilesple,
late of the California battalion, and an oflloer of the
Marin* Corps, and Captain Wm. Findlay, of the California
battalion, is induced by an aocount, already published
in th'j Intelligencer of the 23d instant, of a ride
mado by Lieut. Col. Fremont from the Cludad de ios
Angeles to Monterey, in Upper California, and noder
the circumstance* believed to be the most extraordinary
performance of horsemanship on record, and as an additional
evidence of the excellence and unparalleled
powers of endurance of the California horse.
Mejor Gillespie and Capt. Findlay left San Diego at
half past f> o'olock on the morning of the 13th of April,
and reached Ciudad de los Angeles at half past 11
o'clock in the evening of the same day, a diatanoe of
ful! fine hundred and thirty-fire mile*. They used or
umplctyed but four home* each, and were subjeeted to
full three bourn' detention on tba road, In m?nov and
at points to wit: forty-five minute* at Agua d? F.nde,
one hour and a half at the Miasion of San J una, and
fifteen minutes at tba ranobo of Juan Avlla, m .Spanish
gentleroau. This extraordinary ride, it is confidently
believed, has never been equallud in one day, either in
California or any where else, but by ona other gentletnnn,
and that waa between the same points ?by Don
I'io r ito, ex-governor of i alltornia. Neither of tba
?eutlemen complained of exhauatlon or remarkable
atigue. and are now In thia city a* witnesses on the
court martial of Lieut. Col. Fremont. The ride of
Lieut. Col Fremont la the more extraordinary, became
it waa continued for four consecutive day* in one direction.
and waa almoat immediately resumed; but this
one day'a ride establishes, aa I think, the proposition j
assumed of great energy In the gentlemen who per- I
formed It, and the uncommon powers of endurance in
tb-j (tallfornia horse
INTKLI.IUKMCE FROM THE TACIFIC.
liy a letter written from Masatlan. dated the i3d of
Sej.-.eaber, it if stated that the Portsmouth arrived
there, bringing the information that a squadron, oonelitlogrf
the Independence, Dale,Congress, f yane, Treble,
and Southampton, is expected in thia port, for the
pv,rpo?eof landing 1000 men to take possession of the
pUcu.
't his squadron will also proceed to destroy all the for- !
tiOvations of Kan bias, Guaina and Acapuluo. The
Mootade of Coin. Shubriok has been most strict
' iih intention 1110 iea?e a garruon or j.yv ? idler* at
M.u:it.an, with one of the frigate*, while the remainder
ot the i-ijuadron proceed along the oomI to execute the !
destruction ill tliu different fortification*.
It in klro gtated In thin letter, that two *hlp* of the
line aud twf> frigate* were expected on the count, to reinforce
the squadron already there.
MILITARY MOVEMENTS,
[From the New Orleans papen, Nor. '23 and M1 1
To-raorrow the tJ. H. ?tntm*hip Edith, will start for I
Vera Cruz. One of her pa*?enger* will be Col Bankhead.
who goea down an Ooyernor of Vera Cm. The
f.-'ith will, *l?o, take down paeeengera and fioyernmant
floin.
1 he eteamboat Mary Stephen*, Capt. I,u?a?, arrived
e*U,rda> from Ht. Louia, bringing down from JelTernon
barraela fifty-two reirult* for the tith Infantry, under
the commend of Lieut. Hooper
Port ai" Pnnoi.?du Commeret liare
l>*en received at thi? ortice to thr l7Ui ult. Thty i
?r#destitute vi n?wi el any iattrHi. I
NEW YORK HERALD.
??w Tort, Monday, Dwnrnbn 8, 1HT.
To CormpoBJiBM.
So notice can i< taken of Mnyatiii e?a?Mici<tMi
Whatever it intended for iiwirNm must to authenticated
">? lAr na?e ?>t(i addreti of the writer ; ? ( nectotarill for
publication, but at a guaranty of kio good faith.
tVe oannot undertake to return refected communication*
The History of the War.
Wc give in this day's Herald, a continuation of
the history of the war with Mexico. We have
obtained the material from th? Areo Iri* and
Genius of Liberty, of Vera Cruz, American Star,
North American, El Monitor Rrpublicano, &c.,
&c., of (lie city of Mexico, the New Orleans papers,
icc., &c. All these journals are to the
latest date, brought by the steamship Alabama,
at New Orleans. The details now published are
particularly interesting,and contain the romance
and the reality of the war.
Intelligence from Europe.
Our telegraphic report from Boston, dated last
evening at sunset, states that the atmosphere wu
clear and that, the Britannia was not then in
sight. She is now in her seventeenth day.
Blcctlng of Congress.
The thirtieth Congress of the United States,
in the sixtieth year of the present Constitution,
meets to-day at 12 o'clock, at the capitol at
Washington.
It is almost needless to suy, that this is one of
the most important meetings which probably has
ever taken place upon this continent since the
meeting of that body of men by whom the Declaration
of Independence was declared. The
action ot this Congress upon the questions which
force themselves before it for deliberation, must
necessarily produce results of one kind or
another, affecting not only this continent, but
the whole civilized world. "We do not allude to
the approaching presidential question, or to the
; efforts which will be made, and the intrigues
which will be engendered, in order to produce
any particular result affecting the next PresirliMicv
Men m?rp m?n Hwinrllc into innirniifi
cance before unchangeable principles and
measures which impress a direction upon
futurity.
One of the most important questions which
ever was brought before Congress in this country,
will now b? presented to that body in the
shape of the pacification of Mexico. That in,
what is to be done with the conquest of that
wonderful country1??how peace is to be established
!? (but not whatjsort of treaty shall be
made 1)?how we shall put an end to the war !
What is to be the destiny of that country ? The
excitement which the Mexican question has now
created throughout the Union, is unsurpassed by
any thing in our day. Public men, who have
long since retired to the shades of private life,
could not resist the contagion of the moment,
but must come out with their views, whether
they are worth any thins or not- Amidst
the various plans for the settlement of the
Mexican question, and for the pacification
of that country, we have seeu nothing approaching
to the feasibility or practicability of the plan
which has been suggested by General Quitman,
as given in a letter from that able general to a
friend at Washington. He advises government
to retain its present position in Mexico, and its
grasp upon that country as we now hold it, and
to await the issue of future eventa accomplishing
the destiny of that nation, which events
would naturally and gradually result in the annexation
or amalgamation of the two republics.
On the other hand, the politicians have started
a preliminary question about slavery in the new
territories, under the designation of the Wilmot
proviso, and certain parts of the country are now
agitated with the discussion of this merely preliminary
matter. The attempts made to create
an excitement upon this question of slavery, as
it concerns Mexico, is much the same with tha(
agitation we have seen made for the last twenty
years by some fanatics of the North. Moderate,
sensible men, of all parties, possessing true
American feelings and principles, ought to
discountenance such an immaterial question
at once, as being merely the isolated efforts
of little people to make themselves big in
the different sections of th? republic. It is a
mere farce, all this hubbub about the Wilmot
proviso. If the people of the State of NewYork
thought it to be their interest, or suited to their
principles, to re-establish slavery among them tomorrow,
no power in Congress, or in any State
or States, exists to prevent them. If the people of
new territories, before or after their admission
into the union of our States, chose either to abo
lieh or to establish this institution in their country,
it is a question in which they, themselves,
alone are concerned, with which Congress and
other States have nothing to do; it is out of their
reach. Th? Wilmot proviso question is a merely
local question, which has been seized hold oi
by political knaves in order to give themselves
importance in their particular sections, by taking
sides either for or against it, as the case may be.
The real, the great question of the day, is the pacification
of Mexico?the annexation of Mexico
?the disposal of Mexico. This is the question,
and nothing else.
Now upon this great question, the Congress,
which meets this day, will have to determine
one way or the other. In some quartefs, it has
been recommended by those who are opposed
to Mr. Polk, to let him alone, and leave him to
settle the Mexican question as he may. Let him
take the responsibility. But the position of parties
in Congress is now oo nicely balanced that
every party must take the responsibility in the
settlement of this great question, even if they
i i J l. :a :* L.. ? :
piifiuiij h?tr iu iivuiu li uy iiui vuiuig. |?articular
parly control* the American government;
but in the present singular condition ot things, j
every party in the country is represented in the j
present executive and Congress. This state of ;
things will give to their deliberations peculiar
characteristics, and the great importance of the
question they now have to decide upon will bring !
orth all their talents and all their eloquence. I
Looking, therefore, upon the importance of j
this session of Congress,we have made arrange- I
nients for reporting its proceedings, and commenting
upon ita doings and deliberations, far
beyond what has ever yet been done by new-paper
enterprise. We shall represent fairly and
juetly the movements and policy of each party,
independent of every party, of every faction, and
of every man. We shall do justice to all.
N'kw Providence.?Hy the brig Gcorgiana,
Captain Breton, we have files of the Gazette and
Guardian, published at Nassau, to the 20th Nov.
The project of steam communication between
lhe islands of the iNew Providence government
seems to ' nirross the attention of the press and
the people. A capital of ?6000, they say, will
u. .L. i
i;c iri|uuru i?? uuii nil ill iiiai f iilf" piHii.
Accounts from Tobago, ot a recent date, apeak
of a severe storm, which made desolate the
whole place; the inhabitants wore houseless,and
many in need of food. A bum ofjt200 was publicly
voted bv the legislature for the relief of the
suffering.
Malay Pirates Attack on nil IIilcna.?
Th* ftast India ship Helens, belonging to
Messrs. 'IrUwold, of this city, which arrived
here on Saturday last, was attacked, we
understand, by a strong party of Malay pirates,
some where near Java^Head. They were gallantly
repulsed by Capt. Kyre and his active
crew, with the loss only of the cook's ear; which,
however, wm owing to the coDf|U<jumi?paruhit
rf gnaurv i0 lite mtlh
The Independent Pus*.?One of the most
remarkable developments of the age, in reference
to the newspaper pretm, during the last few years,
is the large number of those journals published
in large cities that have thrown off their dependence
on partiea and politicians. In New York,
Philadelphia, Boston, and Baltimore, there has
crown up a number of journals possessing large
circulation, and whose establishments are conducted
entirely independent of the great factions
of the day, and of all the miserable politicians
who have heretofore been the magnates of the
press. Up to to the establishment of an independent
press in the large cities, commencing
in New York, all the journalism of this
city was under the dominion of politicians
and parties. Those manacles have been thrown
oil, and their power and influence nave increased
considerably during the last few years.
We might nole a number of journals heretofore
attached to mere party, which have thrown off
the trammels of politicians, such as the Courier
and Enquirer, of New York; the Courier, of
Boston; the American, of Baltimore; and several
in Philadelphia. Those journals, it is true, support
the principles and measures of certain parties,
but not blindly. They discuss them?they
give opinions of their own?they are independent
of politicians and parties; and they have
contributed very much, in conjunction with the
independent press, of which the Herald led the
way, to give an organ of thought and opinion in
the large cities. We think that in the approaching
Presidential election.the independent press of
the United States will assume a much more independent
position and character than it has done
for the last forty years. The attempts of the
drivelling politicians of [the day, belonging
to all parties, who are generally nothing but
briefless and half educated lawyers, trying to get
a living out of their legitimate line of business,
the attempts of such men to get up caucuses and
conventions, and give them as the voice of the
people, and to intimidate the press oflarge cities,
will he met with a resistance which they are but
I ??!? Drcnir*rf tnnnno.se.
Ocean Steamers.?Next month the first of the
Liverpool steamers by the British North American
company, will be sent from Liverpool to
New York. Two of those steamers are nearly
ready, and the other two will be prepared for
crossing the ocoan by the middle of next summer.
If the first of the line should not be completed
by next month, the Cambria will take her
place, and commence, at least. The Liverpool
company is the only one that has succeeded in
establishing a permanent and profitable steam
line across the Atlantic. They will increase
their number of passengers by coming to New
York, and in process of time, we huve no
doubt, the lines now running to Boston will be
given up altogether. Two-thirds or more of the
passengers that came by the Boston lines heretofore,
will hereafter.come by the steamers that
terminate in New York, and more than twothirds
that cross the Atlantic by steam, will
go from New York. This will be the first perinanentline
between Europe and New York.?
The London line, the Boston line, the American
line, have all failed. The American line to
Southampton, and tht French line to Havre, are
ut an experimental condition. We trust that '
both will eventually succeed; and it is probable
that the American line, with the experience
which its managers and officers have had, will
succeed ; but the French line are not so accessible
to the improvements of the age. In less
than three years we may expect at least one
steamer a week in New York; and that the whole
of those steam lines will be, in a short'ti me?
concentrated in this city, there can be no doubt'
But more that that. As soon as those lines are
completed between Liverpool and New York,
or Southampton and New York, or Havre
and New York, together with the lines between
New York and Havana, the probability is that
the increase of travel will be such as to destroy
entirely the present West India steamers between
Southampton and Havana. In a few
years people will want to travel cheaper, and
will desire to go to Havana and other parts ot
the West Indies from Europe, through New
York, thus making this city the great central i
point of contact between the two continents.
The same causc which will break up and break
| down the Boston lines of steamers, Hill produce
a similar result on tlie west Jndia lines. illdeed,
according to projects now on foot, and the
events maturing on this side of the Atlantic, we
should not be surprised to see all the late Chinese
intelligence come through the United
Stater, and through New York, to England, and
perhaps, too, from their Indian possessions.
The world is in the midst of a wonderful revolution
in every department of human life.
Benevolknce and Fashion.?The blood of
Abraham still mounts the cheek of beauty. On
Thursday evening last, a most interesting and
beautiful toirie was held at Constitution IIill,
by a number of distinguished ladies, forming
the Hebrew Society, of this ciiy. The names of
the managers were theseMrs. J. B. Kursheedt,
Mrs. Harman Hendricks, Mrs. J. Lyons, Mrs.
Henry Hendricks, Miss Sophia Tobias, and
others, directresses.
As soon ?s all the dark eyed daughters of
Israel had assembled, rivalling in their charms
and brightness the royal court of David himself,
a sign was given, and all took an opportunity to
?it around a splendid table, groaning with the
delicacies of the season. Mrs. Harman Hendricks
headed the table, and the rest of the
ladies took their places in various other parts.
The dinner was a most elegant and rrcherche
affair. All the delicacies of the season, by land
or water, lresh and salt, were collected there to
provoke the appetite and to cheer the heart.
Simple water was used, with the exception
of some few sad drops of champagne, which
were carelessly sprinkled around the table, and
some how or other got within the rosy lips of
the ladies. .Some of the sons of David made
speeches; and some of the daughters exprested
more in their looks?in their bright eyes?and in
their smiles, than all the speeches in the world.
At the close of the dinner, the tables were removed,
the music struck up, and the whole
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uumj'aiiy ui/iiiiuciibcu uautiiig waji^cp, (|Ua- I
drilles, polkas, and every other species of dance
including David's dance before the ark, which
diversified the evening. Kverything went ofl'in
the moat brilliant and picturesque style, and the
celebration was delightful throughout.
During the last year, the doings of this society
amongst the poor sons and daughters of Israel,
have been considerable?having expended large
sums in furtherance of their benevolent objects.
In the approaching winter, their efforts will be
great, important, and useful in their day and
generation. They have commenced in the right
way, and we hate no doubt will be of immense
service in relieving distress during the ensuing
season. Abraham, Isaac, and .lacob forever.
The Boston Fori.rriev?The astounding forgeries
recently commuted in Boston?an account
of which was exclusively published in this journal
on yaturday last?have awakened Home pe- j |
culiar sensatioti9 in Wull street and elsewhere, i
It is feared by a greai many shrewd men that the ' \
system of business in our large cities gives en- ' <
couragement to forgeri *, and that such felonies
are much oftener committed thin people are ge- j '
nrrally aware of.'Indeed, we have heard recent- i J
ly some intimations of sucli a remarkable ctia" j I
rarter, in referenceto similar things,that wr can't |
trait ourselves yet to allude to them in any other
wity than the p'e?? ntj but time will bring ihem
forth, atuj wr -liH.il rail far tU? period to irriv#, j <
.U. ll9?II .
onia Intsll Iknci.?"We are still in the
midst of a great ui profound experiment?the
establishment < >t the Italian Opera in this city.
The extra uight given on Saturday turned out an
extra failure. The managers and we have done
our best to hu rnbug the canaille, but they will
not be humbug ged b y us. What a pity ! It is
an absolute fac t, thy t a gentleman counted the
number in the I >ox es, and he could only make
out twenty-seven* with about one hundred and
thirty-nine and a ' little boy in the pit. The amphitheatre,
or inw tagerie, had only a sprinkling
in the wings, for * no one will go behind the great
chandelier, and l' a the parquette people are afraid
of being under th- at immense apparatus, for it looks
terrible,when w e recollect that a similar instrument
fell down in Washington some years since,
and smashed,* not twenty members of Congress?
for them we could have eusily spared at any time,
th ry are ge tting so bad?but twenty or thirty
enipty?eaVj. Extra nights won't do. The vulgar
will not put up with aecond-hand clothes.
Tne man agers have been led astray by the success
of t'ae Extra Herald; but they should have
n.<j .1? ??
:reu an jc.xira rttraia nas always
some ?extra news, but an extra opera night is
only ft second hash.
Tl ?en, again, " Beatrice di Tenda," a new
opei -a by Bellini, has been condemned by the
fash ionables, and by some of our musical critics.
ir we beg leave to differ with all these
crit' ice. That opera contains some choice music;
and if it had only been well put forward by the
mac ttro, it would have been successful. Barilli
put it on without much tact, and accordingly he
re tained all the idle vagaries of Bellini in it, instead
ofiutting them out,and presenting the opera
iu a bea utiful and condensed shape. Even in
Italy, tht - whole of a composer's muaic is seldom
given, an d the maestro on this occasion has exhibited
do talent or judgment, for under other
circumsti mces, we believe this opera would have
succeeded I, even in spite ot the opposition of the
critics. ?The next opera to be given is "Sonnambula,"
m d the artist who is to prepare it for
the public, is Bonzanini. From what we have
heard of. this distinguished maestro, we have no
doubt h? will avoid the blunders and want of
taste wh ich have characterized the manugement
of Barill i.
But the re is also another treat in store for us.
I'Amina" is to be taken by a young American, a
native of Boston. This young lady is said to possess
a gre it combination of musical and theatrical
powers. She has been several years in Italy, studying
her profession, and makes her first appearance
in " bomnambula." "Hernani" is to be re
o?uted to-night in consequence ol the unpopula- |
rity of "Beatrice di Tendu," and its cutting up
by the critics.
Looking over the whole experiment for the last
fortnight, we must say, there are grent doubts
about its fttdccesM yet. We have no doubt of the
success of the Italian Opera in New-York. Wc
only doubt the present company, the present
management, and the present attempt. The poor
Italians, wr very much fear, have been sacrificed ,
to ignoranct: and presumption. Men may possess
talent for speculating in lots round about
town, or in buying and selling cotton, or
in operating on the rise of tobacco and
segars; but it is altogether a different thing
to speculate in Italian Opera with any degree
of success?to operate on the press, particularly
such a " chartered libertine" ns the press
ofNewYorkis. The Council of Ten, as they
are called, have made a fatal mistake; but
we fear, while they get the rewards of their
speculation from the first receipts, that the poor
Italians will be made, in process of time, very
good candidates for the Alms House. The Italian
Opera is a refined amusement, and it must
succeed in New York; but those wiio have the
manngement of this attempt are utterly ignorant
of the subject, and their ignorance,we very much
fear, will produce a lailure of the whole concern.
The highest species of Italian Opera in
Europe, requires and receives the patronage of
both London and Paris. The same company
}>lays alternately in both those large capitals.
Something similar must be done on this side
of the Atlantic, having reference to Havana
and New York. We learn from our musical
correspondent at Havana, that the Italian
Opera commenccd in that city, on the first
of last month, a season of twelve nights?the re
ceipts of which, from subscriptions alone,
amounted to nine thousand dollars. They had
a new tenor, Signor Lorini, from Italy, and expect
the great Rubini there in a short time, by
one of the steamers to Boston, and he will pass
through New York on his way. For year*, Rubini
has bean the greatest Italian tenor in Europe?although
he is now a little pasti, y?t he is
wonderful in his way. He has been pushed out
of his place in London and Paris by Signor Gardoni,
a young man of extraordinary powers and
great personal beauty. If Rubini could be caught
on his passage through this city, he would be a
valuable prize to any theatre here.
But it is very certain that unless there is some
combinatian or union with the Italian Opera
here and in Havana, to play alternately^. both
places, there can be no prospect of a permanent
establishment of this species of amusement
bcre. "We shall endeavor to do the best we can
with the materials we have ; but we v#:ry much
fear that bad management will sacrifice the poor
ltananp, ami nesiroy incprriuge 01 ?rsiaDiisning
such amusement for some time to cfflrne in New
York.
Tick?Tick?Tick?Scene m the Telegraph
Office ?We were pie#ent, yesterday afternoon,
at the New York and Boston tele/graph BtHtion,
when the operators were in attendance, and
anxiously waiting for the steamer's newp; and
having nothing to do at the moment, one of them,
very expert at writing, and who tells by his ear
fromtlic " tirki" of the machine, just as well
what it says, us though the sounds cainc from a
human tongue, commenced a conversation with
the operator in New Haven, as follows;?
"Tick, tick, tick ! What are you about 1"
"Tick !?Nothing."
"Tick, tick !?I have a fnvor to ask
" Tick !?What is it 1"
"Tick, tick, tick, tick, tick !?It is raining
like the d?1, and 1 wish to borrow your umbrella."
Tl.? was tKon t r a n uf?rrr?/1 t/i
man in Boston, who was addressed as follow-n ?
"Tick, tick, tick!?Has the steamer arrived
v
"Tick !?No." ;
"Tick, tick !?How ie the weatlier V ,
"Tick 1?-Clear." 1
"Tick, tick !?Enough said."
This talking between neighbors from one to 1
two hundred miles apart, deemed to be conductid
with as much ease and ex|?diuon as it car- 1
ried on between two gentlemen across a room in ,
the samc^uilding. We believe the davil, who
has been perambulating the world for the last
five thousand years, has packed up his tail in his
trunk and absconded, like any other vagabond
of the age, when the business is taken oul of his
hand*.
The frragularftlea of tlie Malta.
KpiToa o? thk Hk?ali> : ?
As jrou hava dona a graat d*al of good by noticing tha
regularities of tha mails, and aa rnuob mora remain* to ]
M dona in tha aama way, I gira you an initanca A l?t- j
Mr win taknn from the Poat Offloo this morning, whioh
ranmall'd and poat marked ' Urnanflald, Mas*., Oct.
i!>," and haa b?en, tba L?rd knows whara, alooa than.
It naunot bava bfon on account of mladlrrction or any <
luohctuaa, for it la addressed to ma at ' No I
treat, Naw York," and now coma* to ma through my <
ImiX, aa moat of my letteraeome. Your*. I
A HUBflcniBKli. 1
Vaw Vork, l)o?. 5, 1817. I
Tb? *b>p Areola, Cant. Hoodlaat, trrivtd ?t Naw Or. ]
laaus on tba J)tto olt. ftp? N?v * *rk. Mi tblrtaan iJms, l
aitb 9IMMMP In
Thutrle*! Mid Bfualcml.
Fabe Thcatec.?Mm. Abbstt takes a benefit at the
Park theatre to-night, and if the meets with the snoeest
he deserves, there will be full benches. During the
past season, Mrs. A. has betn almost nightly upon the
stage, and has met with the marked approbation of the
audience in several instances In the play of the "Cavalier,"
she undertook the leading female character, and 1
suooeeded so well that she was frequently called before
the curtain to reoeive the congratulations of her atodlj
tors. The bill for this evening Is "Loniien Azsoranoe,' .
In which Mr. I'ltcide will appear as Sir Harcourt Courtly;
Mrs. Abbott playing Grace Harkaway. and Mrs. O
Jones Lady (jay Spanker; the remaining characters to
be represented by the talent of the Park dramatic oorps.
Two overtures will be performed by the Orchestra, and
the entertainments to conclude with tha larce of " Per- '
fr?tlon," in whioh Messrs. Bass, Dyott, A. Andrews, aud '
Mesdamee Abbott and Dyott will appear We shall be j
disappointed, if the merits of the beneflolary are not !
duly acknowledged by a large attendance.
Bowery Thkatre.?The "Ulselle, or the Willies," a
ballet, in which Miss Julia Turnbuli appears to great
advantage, will be performed at the Bowery theatre
this evening. The now drama. th? > Hn-tU."
will also be performed. These two pieces on the same
evening, present rare attractions, which, we doubt not
will fill the theatre to overflowing. The manager of
this house deserves every encouragement for his exertions
to please his patrons, and we are hippy to say that
his efforts are properly appreciated; for no house in the
olty can boast of such steady and liberal patronage as
he Is receiving.
Chatmam Tmicathh.?The much admired play of "Love
and Madness," will be performed at the Chatham
Theatre this evening, with fuoha cist as will ensure
each part being done justice to, and sll who may wltnesi
It pleased. The " Model Artists," and the "Holland and
Carlo Families," will also display their powers and their
iorms, which are as perfect as we ever saw. The pantomime
of the " Uolden Key," will be added to the evening's
amusement*.
Ci*cu??Bowrnr Amniitiii:ati?e.?The performances
here to-nlgbt will be very funny. Frank Grower, "the
greatest negro of them all," who was a member of the
first negro band of minstrels that ever appeared In this
city, and who is a perfect burrioine in his personation of
the African, has been engaged by Mr. Tryon. and will
prove quite a feature in this evening's bill. He has not
performed in this olty for some time past, but oomes
back full of fun and wlttlolsms. The equestrian performances
will be varied and pleasing, as usual. Cole,
the India-robber man. will tie himself in a bow knot, almost;
and, as a finale to the whole performance, Brower
will appear In his oomlo mock opera of Ob, hush!"
Christy's Minstkkli.?A really good entertainment
will bear frequent repetition; at least such is the oase
with these soodologers of the world of negro minstrelsy.
In olden times, troubadours used to rove over the country,
giving vent to their feelings of love fjr their mlatresses
by the performance of heartstlrring melodies on
the guitar, and sighing forth verses full cf adoration,
ito. In these times of ht>rrlnir lnoldents. we think that
our modern troubadours show much more sense. t'brlsty'?
troupe, for instance, Instead of wasting thair individual
breaths In thaunting forlorn lore dittiei, get together
m a Jovial cet of fellows?black tbeir faces,
abarpen thelv witticisms, and go through the leDgth and
breadth of the Union, givlrg amusement to thousands,
and ga'.aering dollars by the handful. Tboy are the
very pinks of negro minstrelsy, as every one who has
he*rd them will agreo. To night they commence their
f>?nth week with a splendid bill.
Mi'iicai. Illustrations ok Hhakkspkare.?T is entertainment
will certainly be attractive. S i are,
to be sure, ha* been served up in many dlff ways
on the stage in tbis city; sometimes admiral it other
times but indifferently ; and, indeed, m i'a acting
goes, it would be scarcely ftlr to expect t mlnent
actors filling every cbar?oter in his playi- a unluckily
eminent actors ere not so plenty; and allowing that the
prinoipal characters are well 6- Unrated, it is always unpleasant
to see the inequ uich is so apparent
on the stage, when the can ting draw i s pmc ur are
ineflloiently represented Vow the entertainment proi
ected by Mr. Lynne oh 111 this; be purposes to
give readings or severs re beautiful passages
from different plays, ai .panics these with remarks
; aud as lllustr. great poet, he bas engaged
the servioes of l inent vuoalists, who
will slog various passagr i j s and odes, which
have been adapted to mum i English masters.
We may mention that the loi. dies and gentlemen
compose the band of vooalists, viz : Mesd. E Loder,
S A Jones, and Mies De Luce, Messrs Andrews, and
S. L. Leacb. The chorns is seleoted from among tbe
members of the American Musical Institute. The first
entertainment will takeplaoe to inerrow evening.
Law Intelligence.
Uptited Statics Circuit Couiit, Dec. 4 ?Present the
circuit and District Judges?Decisions?Lori?e Mtitt.
4'C , vi- Sun Mutual Imurance Co ; Jattjth H. Taher,
vt. Tht tame. ? Loring SUigi ft. The Grntral Mutual
Imuranc* Co.?Judge Nelson stated, the Court disagreed
as regarded thtlr decision on the motion for a
new trial. A bill of exceptions was, however, taken on
the trial, and the defendants would have the benefit of
them. The verdicts were taken subjeot to adjustment
of the amount. If counsel desire the adjustment before
judgment is effeoted, th?y oan go before Judge Belts and
dettle the amount. Motion for new trial denied.
Thtmat Promr aga nil Levi nni Moiei Cook?This
was a motion in a patent oase. for a new trial, made by
the defendants; the ground taken was, that the patent
was bad on its face
Judge Nelson ?We think the patent on the face of it
is good,and that the Invention la for a new manufacture;
and, therefore, within the provisions ot the patent laws
Another objeotlon was taken at the trial and renewed
on the argument, namely, that the Court erred in admitting
the declarations of the patentee on the question
of priority. The patentee told of the discovery he had
made to the witness, and it was objreted that that evidence
was incompetent We think that it was evidence only of a
simple fact, showing that he was at a paitlcul&r time
master of the .invention, which is only evidence that
as far back as thut period he hed made the discovery; it
turns out that he wai the inventor of It It is thereiore,
proof of the time the disoovery was made only. It sp
peared in the course of the trial, that the patentee had
never manufactured any of the article in thin country,
and. also, that ho had never manuf>ntur?i< It In mi
country abroad. bat that he we tit Into the market where
the article wm manufactured under the patent procured
by hi* brother in England, and purchased it there and
imported it here, and upon thin state of the case, it is
objected that the patent does not protect the articin in
the hands of the patentee in this country, that the claim
In elf act is, a claim for a monopoly of Importation in the
ale of the artiole from abroad in this country; which is
not within the scope of the patent laws. It appears that
the English patentee procured 1 he article to be manufactured
in England by one partiouiar house, and that
plaintiff has furnished New York and other cities in the
United States with it, and defendant has procured the
article in the saine way, by importing it into this country.
Now tbe question Id, has the plaintiff a right to go
into the market and bring the artiole into this country,
and exolude all others from dealing in it ? We think he
has not that right secured to him by tbe patent, and on
that ground, we grant a new trial, oos's to abide the
nt
Trinidad Qurtuit adi. Stephen Jlrnold,'I. nl?Tbls
? WtUUgUV WM ? V/UUVI BUV IUI kUR BI1V UI BUiy?
founded upon a written agreement, bearing date in Ootober,
1846, entered Into between the parties (the defendant
anting lor and on behalf of the government of
Spain,) whereDy the plaintiff* agreed to srll to the Bald
government or Spain a ship with all her furniture,
taokle, ko , an she then la; in the harbor of Philadelphia,
for and in consideration of the snm of $49 000. to be 1
paid when the eaid chip wan examined, Hie., each party
blndlDg himself and hi? heirs, be , In the penal sum of
$40U0 to perform said agreement. The action is brought '
by the Arnolds on this agreement to rocover the pur- 1
nhaee money The defendant demurs on the ground 1
that the oont.ract was executed by defendant as agent 1
of the .Spanish government, and that he is, therefore, >
not personally liable for the purchase money I but It ia I
clearly settled by the Supreme Court and the Court of <
Errors, that m between individuals,,the agent, In order <
to bind the principal upon the execution of an instrument,
must execute it in the name of his principal ; if *
not, the principal, is not bound, nor is the gent bound I
personally ; but if he signs and seals wit h hi* own name >
and seal, he Is bound personally, and the principal Is <
not; but it Is said this case Is taken out of tbls rule; that
defendant was a public agent, and that although he had
signed it with his own name and seal, yet Inasmuch as It
was known th?t he executed as an agent for bis govern- |
Dent, it takes him out of this rule -Dexfsrvs Hodges, (
reported In Cranch." I have looked Into tbo several au <
Lhoritiee, both in this country and in England, and I
Lbinx this rule is limited to the time while acting in
their public capacity, and this defendant does net profees
to be government officer, but states himself to be
limply an agent of tha general government to pnrchase
this article, and that he had authority from his govern
ment to make the purchase ; that he was merely appointed
agent for this particular purpose, and executed
the contract In his own name, and bluds himself and hU
heirs It teem* to an. therefore, that the demurrer is not
well taken. Judgment for plaintiffs on demurrer.
Hogg and Delatnaiei adi. Emtmnn?There is a provision
in the act of 193d, authorizing tbe Judge of ibe
Circuit Court, in bis discri<tion, to allow a writ of error
(notwithstanding the recovery fell short) to review the
ca'e, by tbe Court above. 1 um reluctant to a'low a writ
of error, but as there are, perhaps, com* questions in tha
case wbiob ought to be reviewed by the supreme Court.
I am, therefore, equally reluctaut to refuse a review
of those questions by that tribunal, when respectable
Bounsel express a desire thut they should be reviewed.
1 am, therefore, inclined to allow the writ of error in a
ijualiQed manner, but I am inolibed to restrict the parti??
to certain questions, and thst the case should be
pubmttiod ou written argument! before tbe first of
February next. and. also, that the plaintiff in error
should give security for oosts.
Execuios of Ecklord adi. Untied Slatei.? Wilirn
vi. Pucker ?Those two esses are reserved for further
consideration.
Ltjdia A. Justice. vs Israel S. Tucker.? In this oaae,
which was tried on Wednesday last before Judge Ingraham,
after tbe defendant's counsel bal finished the
opi-niDg of tbe defendant's esse, plaintiff's counsel stood
up anu said that every allegation made by defendant's
counsel in respect to the plaintiff and her frailly, waa
fslee and unfounded. In the hurry of drawing up the
report, the reporter omitted to state this Net, but added
at the bottom of the report the words, "this Is the (Jetsudant's
version of the case.''
Coubt or okrotbal Simons.?The December term of
this court commences at II o'clock, thia forenoon.
By the politeness of Mr. Deputy Keeper Lindon,of the
Ulty i'risou. we give the following list of prisoners returned
by the Keeper to tbe Court of Seasons for the
December term, who are now in prison awaiting their
trialMurder, 1 ; burglary, 3 ; grand larceny, 14 ; riot,
1; bastardy. 3 ; petit laroeny, U ; indecent, exposure of t
prion, 1 ; bigamy, 9 : wttaMMMi 3 | abandoning?, i | ,
wdoniy, I | ftttwupl if f?p*. JI Wm 1,
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Cltjr Intelligent*.
Tut Board or Health.?A mae'log of the boifd
?M bald on Saturday at tha City Hall We understand
the ebjsct of the meeting waato take into consideration
the draft of a bill to amend an aot passed at th* latt
(radon of tb? Legislature. for the regulation of Immigrant
passengers, the sixth section of which transfers
the tnmagemen' of the Marine Hospital, on Staten Itland.
tram the Board of Health to the commissioners of
emigration A oommlttee aa? appointed to inquire and
report whether the bill, if passed, would deprive the
board of any, and whet, .powers now vested in th?m by
law The 19th section of tha new bill, if passed, will
commend itsrlf to the public. It will .forever put a stop
to the Irauds and nefarious practice* so lohg carried on
with impunity by some of the boarding bonss keepers
of this city. The section referred to reads aa follows : ?
"All persons keeping boarding houses in the city of New
York for the purpose of boarding emigrants, shall be required
to bare license from the Mayor of said eity for
said purpose, and eaoh person so licensed shall pay the
sum of $'2o per annum, and shall give bonds satisfactory
to said Mayor, with one or more sureties in the penal
sum of 9500 for their good behavior, and the said Mayor
is hereby authorised to revoke said lioense for cause ?
livery keeper of such boarding house shall cause to be
kept conspicuously posted in the public rooms ef suoh
house,the rates or prices which will be charged for whatever
they may havs to furnish or sell, In the English.
German, French and Welsh languages; and if they shall
oharge and receive, or retain the baggage of suoh emigrants,
to enforce payment of a greater sum than the
rates or prloee posted In their houses, the offending party
shall be deprived of tbeir license and be punished, by
floe, not less than $50 and not exceeding 9100, to be
recovered by the Commissioners of Emigration."
Common Council.?The Board of Aldermen hold*
forth in regular meeting this evening.
Police Intelligence.
Charge of Qrand Lar tny ?Officer M'ClolUnoe.of the
19th ward, arres'ed on Saturday night, Ellen Sherwood,
alia* French Louisa, together with Daniel J onus and
Elisabeth Holt, on a charge of robbing Benjamin O.
Welle of a gold natch and. chain, valued at $100, and a
pair of spectacles, while in a hous* of disrepute, situated
at No. 43 Lauren* street On the arrest of the aocuied
parties, the property was found in their possession.
Committed by Justioe Mrrrltt for examination.
" Dropping''' <m u Dutchman.?Two pooket book
"droppers" oame the "drop" on ft Dutchman, by the
namo of John Back man, while promenading along Wast
street, near Washington Market, and for the book filled
with, worthless Ulobe Bank bill*, the simple Dutchman
was Induoed to give up bis watob, worth about $10.
Soon after, finding out hi* mistake, hu applied to Justioe
Osborne, who at onoe dirpatohed one of bis vigilant officers,
Mr. Crosett, who, in lees than an hour afterwards,
recovered the watob, and chased the ' droppers" over to
Jersey, where the ratcals remain, ftfTald to return to the
city.
Violent Jit mult.?Jacob Smith was arrested, on Saturday
night, for violently assaulting ?*d beating his wife.
Locked up for trial
Charge of Stabbing.--Offloer Thomas, of the 10th
ward, arrested on Saturday night, a man oalled John
Jennings, on a charge of stabbing with a knifs Michael
Hoffman, lnfliotiog a severe wound. Looked up for trial
by Justice Merrltt.
Stealing Sega eg.?Offloers FuUIinan and Holland, of
the 4th ward, arrested, on Saturday night, a man oalled
John Doll, on a charge of stealing 3000 segars, valued at
$30, lrom the store of Mr Gottab*rger, corner of Chambers-street
and Centre. Justioe Osborne looked him up
for trial. *
Till Thief.?Officer Dwyer, of the 1st ward, arrested,
n Saturday, ft fellow called Oeorge Williams, who was
detected in stealing 40o. lrom the money-drawer of
Englehart Breham. Looked up by Justioe Osborne fbr
trial.
A Dithuneit Relation.?Officer Throckmorton of the
14th ward, arrested, on Saturday night, a young woman
by the name of Sarah Knox, on a charge of stealing $70
from her aunt, Mrs. Catherine Buckley, residing at No.
SO Howard-ntrrxt Oi starching tlis person of the
ftcoused. the mijor part of the money was recovered, ftl4
on wr. mcjr n LIIU IIUV. |UCiri HI1J lUJtir^O DCIOrS J US"
tlcn Kh mi. (the wan discharged from custody.
hand f ircr/iy.-Officers 3te]ihun*on and Wooldnd?e,bf
th?6th ward, arretted, on Saturday night, a
woman oailud Auiand* Wray, oa a charge or robbing
Wm. Van Houghton of $45, while Ina home of
prostitution in Klizebeth-streat. Justice Osborne looked
her up for a further hearing.
Juvenile. Thi-tti ? Two boy?, about 14 years of age,
by the namea of John Iograham and John OMlrlen, were
arrested yesterday on a charge ?f stealing $29 In bank
bills, belonging to John W. Melmner, No. 240 Greehwichstreet.
Justice Osborne locked them both up for trial.
American irt Union,
Mr. Editor?in the last four yeara the Art Uuion
has purchased of me but two piotures -one last year,and
one this present year; and yet, In theirlistof prises, distributed
last December, may be found three others, and
this year they have bought from some indivldual,already,
two more pictures. Now, 1 protest most solemnly
against this injustice ; against this clandestine manner
of getting my pictures, it is a uireot injury to me professionally;
inasmuch as they have secured these pie- '
tures, at lower priees than I oan afford to paint them
for, and neither party has at any time condescended to
oonsult me about the matter. I was under the impression
(nay, Indeed,! a in certain.) that, at onetime, it was
a standing role with the Art Union, not to purchase
piotures unless they were bona fide the property of the
artist. Your obedient servant,
THOMAS DOUGHTY.
Slavery in Fkench Guiana.?On the llrh of
December, last year, we brought to the notict
of our readers the legislative proceedings In the Freaoh
colony of Qui ma, consequent upon the reoent laws of
the Krench Home Uoverument for modifying and rega
iming ine lonuuuion 01 aiavery in tba Krenob oolontea.
We ?re now indebted to Capt Cbeever, of (ha brig Oaaelle,
for oopiee of fartb?r legislative proceedings of tha
Colonial Council. At tb? i?Hion of tba 81at 01 Augoat,
a series of propoaitlona vara offere4 by Mamra Saovage
and St tiuantin, aa the g?n-ral basis ot a new plan of
colonization and emancipation, for Kraneb (lulna Tba
report goaa into muoh detail ; bat tne following ara ita
principal features : ?
I'he inhabitants of Franob Guiana will accept tba
Immediate emancipation of their flares, and will give
th-.ir aotlre aupport to that measure, on tha following
conditions : By
the taint act whioh ahall proclaim emancipation
to Uuiana, there aball be allowed, by the parent atata, an
indemnity of tbirteon hundred aod seventy five franca
for each slave, of all ?g*? and sexes, exiating in tha colony.
[ l'hla estimate is the medium value, officially ascertained
]
Oi the amount of thia indemnity, two-thlrda ahall ba
paid to the proprictora. The remainder ahall form a
common fund to secure tha Introduction of bound laborers
into tba colony.
The laborers destined for tha cultnra of tht aotl ahall
be drawn principally from Aala and Africa ; bnt lab rera
designed for tbe direction of the oultlvatora, fco.,
may be brought from Europe. Eaoh nronrietor ahall
bave tha right to receive the tatae number of bound laborers
that ha possessed of slaves.
On tba day wnea emancipation *h*U ba proclaimed,
those hitherto slaved shall be subjected to an engagement
of fifteen, years, and ihall remain attached, until tba
oampietion ot thin engagement, to the establishments to
which tbey respectively belong.
The main propositions were accompanied with ample
details; the whole being referred to a ojmmitteeof the
council, who reported upon tba subject at tba Octob.r
lewion. Tba report goes into tbe subject at great
length, and presents the following oonolueioca:?
If it were possible to oonsider this qaestioa abstractly
from its luture consequences, It would ba easy to say,
from tbe oolonial point of view?
1st Tha 81 ate grants to each proprietor of slaves an
Indemnity equal to tba value of said slaves, and of tba
property to which they ara attached.
3d. Emancipation is proelalmed In tha French colonies.
From the metropolitan point of view, tba formula
would be still more easy. 'IVe following edict would ba
luffloient: ?
Emancipation ii Proclaimed in (A< FrmcK Colonial.
Tbe committee on a lull view of the plan, submlttad
tj Messrs. Nauvage and St. Quantln. observes that It
proposes to attain two objeots:?1st. In accomplishing
he great measure of emancipation in Uuiana, to reduce
k inn fth ? noaithU tHn awrv- neua w?
metropolitan government, In order to give to the proirietors
an Indemnity which they would oonaider sufficient.
2d. To favor, with no other sacrifice, r reiult aa
lesirable a? the llrst?the development of colonization.
The committee And the combination* proposed for
;he attainment of thli double end, acceptable. The
plan has the advantage of emancipating from the oolo3intn,
and of presenting not only no Impossibility, but
aot even any serious difficulty of execution.? Saltm
Qom?U*.
Thk Norwegians in Wisconsin.?We learn,
'roin the Milwaukie Sentinel and Gazette, that
the Norwegians of Kacine oouoiy held a meeting on the
Hh instant, at whioh it waa resolved, that the Norwegian
population of Wisconsin numbered about 16,000,
md was therefore entitled to Ave delegates in the oonrentlon
soon to assemble, to frame a Slate constitution
ror the territory. They nominated two of their number,
Vlessrs. Reymert and Krogh, as delegates from Raoine,
ind farther resolved, that they would not support the
candidates of any politioal party, whose constituent*
ibould not support their candidates at the ensuing eleo ion
We regret this move. Nothing Is mora to be
ieprecated. In a country like ours, than clanship, or *x>lu*ive
political organizations, baaed upon the accident
>f bir h Sush tidit.gR und to keep alive tod strengthen
ojurioua prejudices, anil prevent that fueling of nationility
which should be aherisbed by every Amerioan eltisen,
whether native or adopted We want do Norwe;ian
Storthing, Uerman Diet, or Irlnti Parliament in our
) iiQiry, and if men from beyond the *ea oo t>e her* lo
if joy the benefit of our cheap noil, and rocIhI and politi>*l
institutions, they should deport tbemirlves ?o ai not
,o arouse jealou?i?r and heart-burning* The mere faot
hat the Norwegian*, or any other olaaa of immigrant*
rom foreign countries, band themRelves together aa iurh
u<geRta tne Idwa that, not content with tha privilege*
iciord-d them a* citiiti r. tboy aim at Romethirg beyond,
ind provokes counter organisation*, opens the door to
lemngoguery on both sides, and reaultR in the rule of a
corrupt faction, that will wield the power, thus obtained,
eoklesa of the consequenceR to the .State so the Individual
advanosment of Its members can be promoted.
)n this Norwegian move In WlioonRin, the Stntiml mnd
fitzcti' comments, with muoh point and truth, u folows:
?Kvery political organitatlon. whether origilatlng
with native or adopted oitiz'ns, whish tends to
teep three two classes of our population distinct and
ipart from each other, Is wrong in itself, and injurious
n its results The Norwegiens in our ter; Itory, like
ither portions of our people, are entitled to all the inluence,
both in and out oi our legieiative hails, that
belr numherR. their industry, and their moral worth
lea?rvt; but this Inlliieuoi* shunt J be exerted by them,
lot ?r an organised body banded together by the tie of
i common birth-place, but as IndiTldual citizens. and in
dr.ue of ih? right* freely accorded to them, In this, the
?nd of tfctlr adoption "?HuJ]all Currier.
Santa Martha.?We hwvfiles of ihe Mercantile
Gazette, jmblislied ut Smta Martha, to
he 2<\ ult. No qrW9, Wt ?rr under obligations
oC*pt*in Tleoly. of brig Towphinc, for a iiftfply
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