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NEW YORK HERALD. I JAMES CORDOS BK^SKTT, PROPRIETOR AND K l)1I0B ?VFIOC N. W. OOBN'KK OK TOLT'jjj AND NASA AC ST3. j TVnjw. can* advance. THtC P-ArK.iT 1WHALD. p?r copy ? $7 per an- | THE WttCKI.Y HEF jlLD. every Saturday, at fl'4 ??ent* : per coftfL-nrtH per atrium, the European Ktlition, $4 per ; mmum. any part of Britain, <uui U> to any part of : W CrmfirnenL both la xnclutU tke pxetaftt. VOt.VNTAUYCOHKEsroXDKMrB&mUiiningimpor , ?ant Kin, tolv.itrd from any quarter of tMe world ; ?/ u??l. : mil W WwraJJy y*i?d /or Ou* Porhon ColMKMWB Pltnri'u kj.y RKii'ienvn to Seal all Ijotkks axu ALL LETl KRS by mail for Subecription*, or milk Adeer tonaflKi, to be pott paid, or the pottage will be deducted from ' Ac money remitted NO NOTICE taken of anonymous ammumaUumt. We , lb not rrtu.-n t/iwf rejected. JOB PRINTING executed ivitk neatnesi , c&MfMOf, and Advertiiements renewed every aay. Taluuc XVIII No. 10. AMUSEMENTS THIS EVENING. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery? Bohemia* Girl? Rook WOOD. BROADWAY THEATRE, Broadway? ft Bariiisre di , taTKiLlA? La MAJA I>? HfcVJLLA. NIBLO'S? Bakiikk of Skvilljl BURTON'S THEATRE, Chambers street? Fait. Pry? PARIS AND LOXBON. RATIORAl THEATRE. Chatham itrcet ? Richkuei'? Phi ur Qi AM. and hls Moxksy. WALLACK'S THEATRE, Broadway? The Irisb Hsres!* ? Practical Mam. WHITE'S THEATRE OF VARIETIES, 17 and 19 Bowery? All. TUAT GLITTER.) 18 NOT OoU) ? ROUGH LlAUO.YD ? J%? vacuo*. AMERICAN MUSEUM ? Afternoon? Ubtkrai. Tom Tutkb ?Villa ue Uotuar. Evening ? Gknhkal To* Vucmb ? Forty ?BULER'9 SALOON. 559 Broadway? Nwromanct. 6B0RAMA. 586 Broadway? Ba.wards Pa.nora*a of tu? ?By l^AND. CHRISTY'S OPERA HOUSE, *72 Broadway? Ethiopian ?OttaKtLhY BY CtfKD-TY 8 UlNKTRBji. WOOD'S MTNSTRELC. Wood s Musical Hall, -Ml Broad v?y ? Emiirpux mamoMMt. CIRCUS 37 Bowery ? EqiTBTWAN Kvthrt aj vmtvrv. lew York, Monday, January 17, 1H53. The New*. The new Cunard steam ship Arabia arrived yes- [ torday. The greatest interest was manifested in the j reeult ofber trip, as compared with that of the Collins steamer Baltic. Their passages from wharf to wharf were as follows: ? -*? Baltic 12 days, 32 hoars- | Ibe Arabia *L_? ? In tv. OT of Collins 2 days, 3 hours. The general features of the news brought by the j Artbia are of a far more interesting character than i the .telegraphic synopsis of the same had led ua to j ?oppose. The letters which we to-day give from ^ Lord Palmerston. while Secretary of the Foreign Office, relative to the continuation of the slave trade j in Cuba in total violation of the treaty stipulations of Spain, will be read with considerable attention at this time, when Lord P. has just returned to the ?nglish ministry, and when it ifl declared by the Bri tish papers tliat the naval squadrons of that govern ment were never stronger or more active and perse vering in their efforts to suppress the inhuman traffic ; end. aigo, when American Congressmen are busily occupied in the discussion of ou." relations with Spam and other countries, and particularly with re gard to the tripartite treaty proposed by France and England. Among other things, it will be observed that Lord Palmerston urged, as one reason why Spain should abolish slavery in Cuba, thai such an ?ct would create a powerful element of resistance to any scheme for annexing the island to this country. Fortunately for her Spanish Majesty's government, M well as for her subjects in Cuba, her ministers did j net deem it expedient to follow Lord Palmerston s suggestions. Read the official correspondence, and the article on the same subject which we extract ; ftvm the London News. These matters afford much j food for serious reflection. I But the British movements concerning Cuba and j the slave trade do not by any means comprise all j that is interesting from Europe, as will be found on ; reference to the lengthy details which we elsewhere , poblisb. The terrific gale which commenced on Christmas day and swept along the English coast was of a far more destructive nature than was at first anticipated. A great many vessels were wrecked, j and the loss of a large number of lives is recorded. One of the most serious maritime disasters was that which occurred to the brig Lily, which had fifty tons of gunpowder on board. During the prevalence of the storm she was driven ashore on a small island near the Isle of Man, and several of her crew, including the captain, were drowned. The next day, while the . ?nrvivore of the ships company, assisted by the ne ighboring inhabitants, were endeavoring to save j the cargo , the powder exploded , rending the vessel into fragments, killing thirty-two persons, and leaving only one of those in the vicinity ot the scene to relate the awful calamity. Let us turn to a more en livening topic. The London Times, in alluding to the spirit of American enterprise and pereverauce, as evinced at the recent conflagration of Sacramento( remarks that all history may be searched in vain for a parallel. True; the Yankees are like India rubber balls- the harder you throw them down, the higher they bounce. The statistics relative to the productiveness of the Australian gold fields are astounding. It is stated that the weekly yield of the j Australian diggings may be estimated at eighty thousand ounces. The Hudson's Bay Company are complaining that the high rates of wages in Califor. nia and Oregon have proved a great detriment to the colonization and permanent settlement of Vancou ver's Island. British agriculturists and laborers, like most other sensible people, prefer going where they can ma ke the most money, and , therefore ,on being conveyed to the possessions of the company, gener. ally take the first opportunity to leave for American territory. On glancing at the state ot affairs on the continent of Europe, it will be found that a monotonous quiet everywhere prevails. From Spain we learn that the intended resignation of the American Minister, Mr Barringer. had occasioned expressions ot regret in uflicial quartets. Emperor Napoleon III. is binily engaged in making nmple provision for his relatives, and is said to have sent a couple of them on a mis sion to Duaseldorf. to plead for the hand of a young tjerman Princess, whose name is entirely too long lor repetition. So he has not given up his matrimo nial intentions, and, as he usually carries his point, it is likfcly that he will get a wife, aft< r a while. One item of especial interest to the upper ten of this city, will be the announcement that the latest Parisian fashion is to powder the bead with g'dd dust rvl sil ver filings. As tliis is an extravagant kind of luxury that cunnot be conveniently afforded except by the vi ry richest, we may possibly have an opportunity, shortly, of ascertaining what the aristocracy of .N'ew York art made of. The Sabbath and the cold weather combined have tended to render our tek graphic intelligence < .veed ingly brief this morning. The weather was alrniwt too keen to txj ect reporters to venture out of doors, even had there bun i.ews to look for. From Cold Spring we learn that the II. <1. i river was frozen over on Saturday !ii>.l.t, and that ye-tenl.iy people were crowing on the he between that place and \Se-t Point. Tin. d;iy and evening were intensely ? i.ld in this vicinity, as ill know who v< ritured to at tend chunh. At one o'clock this morning the mer cury in the thermometer was only twelve <Wru< : hu \c aero, with a | ro*pc< t that it would rea-l> a still j lower poitt btf? re d ylijJit. A t< ne pond* utat V ashington states that in view ? f the pn?< nt complex state of our foreign relations. t4 , , roper ? < n.infttws of t> <? Kf U- are contcmpl.it i, P ti>c i.nporUnu of in r< - ing the cfli? iec y "I the t n > ? tiVTJ- It ta probable they will recommend thorough flortifii-Jtion of the Pacific coast Every thing now betokens that Congress will carry out M the letter the prectpta of Washington, Jefferson, Mi n roe, and others of our illustrious countrymen of by-gone days. Let us be fully prepared to meet and drive back any trouble that may hereafter present itself from abroad. We elsewhere publL-li a communication relative to a projector erecting a telegraphic line to the Pacific. Should Congress accedc to the request of the memorialists named, the latterexpect to complete the work in two years or less. It is anticipated that a tariff on communications to San Francisco, about twice as high as the present between this city and New Orleans, will yield the company an adequate fro tit. The letter from General Wool to the Secretary of the Mechanics' Institute of this city contains many interesting incidents relative to the rise and progress of a few of the eminent men of our own land. Young and old. male and female, will read it with pleasure and profit. A full report of the Military Convention, which took place ai Syracuse a few days ago, may be found in another column. The Rev. Charles Spear, of Boston, who has dis tinguished himself by his continuous efforts to im prove and solace the condition of prisoners, and to procure the abolition of capital punishment, delivered an address last evening, in the Bleecker Btreet Uni versa list church, on the subject of his recent mission to Europe to examine the prison system there. We give a pretty full report elsewhere. On Saturday morning the Broadway Railroad In junction case was in part heard in the Superior Court. Mr. Van Buri n submitted and argued upon various points for the plaintiffs, on the order to show cause wliy an attachment should not issue against the defend ants for contempt. Mr. Field replied on the part of Al derman Sturtevar.t, one of the defendants, but did not conclude liis argument, the Court rising at 5 o'clock. The case stands adjourned until Saturday next, at half-past 10. The southern mail, due at ten o'clock last night, had net arrived at one this morning. In addition to much other interesting information, our columns to-day contain a lengthy communication relative to the Cuban Question and the Cuban Inva sion; Synopsis of the Message of the Governor of New Jersey; Proceedings of the New Jersey Colonization Society; List of New Patents; Distressing Suicide in Philadelphia; Law and Commercial Intelligence; a great variety of local news, including further particu lars of the attempt by a negro to murder Mr. Hay dock, Ac. Will the Cabinet be an Unit I? That ? the Question. As the time for the inauguration of the new President approaches near, the anxiety to know who will compose his Cabinet becomes the more intense. The rumors which are whispered in private circles, and the bold assertions that are confidently telegraphed each day, respecting various names before the public, are alike founded on idle speculation and private feeling. They are unworthy of notice, and of comment. The publication, therefore, of this kind of news, must be taken only for what it is worth, with out any endorsement from us as to its intrinsic value. ? , .... , The calm which now pervades the political I horizon may be assumed, by some, as a sure omen of serene skies for the incoming adminis tration. Others, less sanguine, may view it as the lull that follows the storm of an exciting election, which, if of long continuance, may stagnate into pestilence, breeding defeat and destruction to the party so recently triumphant. One class believe that certain well defined principles were established by the people, in the election of General Pierce, which will be adhered to for all time, and that his administra tion, sustained by public opinion, will have nothing to dread, and no dangers to encounter. Another class imagine that some of the princi ples vhich should govern the incoming execu tive were not clearly expressed, but were only understood, and on that point there is a wide margin for a difference of opinion and for dis pute.- Moreover, that understanding may be construed in a double sense. The plat forms of the two national conventions? whig and democratic ? did not materially differ , on the point of principle upon which the ( election turned. It might be said they did not j differ at all. Yet, with similar principles on , rccord, no one will say that the election was j canvassed with reference alone to personal pre ferences and personal popularity of the candi- j dates. Upon what. then, was the issue? Now, j upon the solution of this question depends the complexion of the incoming Cabinet. This fact must be borne in mind by those who so confi dently speak of the gentlemen who will sur round the President. It would be well to settle that principle before writing down names in fu ture. It might be fmppopod that both united in destroying the frccsoil party, which was in the field with their candidate. But their supposi tion would be wide of the mark. For the free soil party was divided, and, as a formida ble enemy, despised by the masses of both whigs and democrats. One section, led off by William II. Seward, was ranged under the ban ner of General Scott, controlling his move ments and making him their candidate; while another section, under the banner of Martin Van Burwi. were no less zealous, but less con spicuous for General Pierce, who. after desert ing their party and electing General Taylor, in 1848 came in again in 1 8/?2. the most ravenous for the spoils, and ofthe least importance to Gen. P.'s success. The Southern States were clamorous for a strict adherence to the compromise act and the whigs and democrats were bidding high for their confidence and their votes. The real issue, therefore, was narrowed down to the question of which party was freest from the taint of free soili:-ni. Both whigs and demo crats admitted that free soil men wore in their ranks; but both denied that they would have any share in originating the measures and oar rying out the principles of the next administra tion, as-cabinet counsellors, in the event of tiieii success; but the known opinions of On. I'ierce and Mr. Seward on the compromise measures satisfied the country that the election of Gen. Scott would l?e the renewal <1 late disunion agi tation. It must, however. Is; understood that the candidates, on this point, were silent as the grave. The platforms had not settled the matter? the candidates had not been more explicit. Th<' people of the Southern States win re the contest was decided, had to trust to promises, and prom es. too. by implication in catting their votes by an unprecedented unanimity, in fa\ or of General I'i'-rce. Vet all (Lis dots not create an obligation on the part, (,f the new President to respond to their con f.dcncc and comply with their wishes. II ?u free to follow the bent of his owu mind, 'j here would Ih< no apparent violation of faith his part. With him it becomes only a iu- wtioi. of policy whether he will select in the face of the over whelming defeat of Seward nr.d rt- esoilism in November last, a democrat v th tree toll tendencies for one of his cabinet. And on this poi m t much can he said on both lide*. ? ?)',[ a "i'P # * jglvcu to & live toiler, would reconcile this State to the new executive ; firmly bind the demo cratic "i?arty us a band of brothers, and add largely to the numerical strength, at all subse quent elections. But this is only supposition. The event might be different from what is anti cipated. If the hunkers should take an oppo site view of the case, and imagine themselves ostracised because they had always been con sistent in their opposition to the free soil mania, and that the other wing of the party was re warded because its members had once been traitors to the Baltimore platform, and would be again if not well compensated, it is not ha zarding much to say that treason to the party will flourish again, in proportion to the benefits to be derived from it. But the next breach in the ranks would come from those who heretofore stood the most firm to democrat ic principles. What, therefore, the executive might gain in strength, would be dearly paid for in principles suspected and in prestige damaged. In the adjoining States, and more especially in the South, those who had advocated the election ot'Gen.rierce. as free from all taint and free soil tendencies, without communion and brotherhood with them, or any of them, and who had been elected to Congress on the strength of their as surances to the people, would have to answer for their false prophecies ; and the sins which they hud so eloquently portrayed as likely to be perpetrated by Gen. Scott, if elected, would have to be answered for by them, as being com I mitted under their own darling democratic ad ministration. How could they flee from the wrath to come? How could they facc their constituent? with their former speeches quoted ugain.-t them, and the no less eloquent and ele gant extracts drawn from the choice literature of the barnburner library, denouncing the traffic in human flesh, and declaring the duty to humanity to draw a cordon around States that were a libel to republican principles and a disgrace to human nature ? Uncle Tom's Cabin contains no choice gems so rich in thrilling eloquence, in words that breathe and thoughts that burn, as the speeches of those gentlemen who now are aspirants for the highest seats in the political synagogue, and whose claims are, in reality, founded on the position which those same speeches have given them in the party. It docs not require the gift of prophecy to foretell the result of such a canvass. Every j democrat would go down, and if not, he would ? go into opposition to save himself. Should a free soil democrat be selected for t the cabinet, the equilibrium, no doubt, would be restored by appointing one of the State rights party as a counterpoise. That is, the load would be lightened by making it double, on the principle of the miller's bag, where two stones can more easily be carried on horseback than one. The mosaic composi tion of such a cabinet would certainly be fanciful and ingenious, and highly beauti ful, as all mosaic work is, or ought to be. But this kind of art belongs more to the ornamental than the useful. All composite prodnctions arc brittle ? they are liable to break ? they lack strength. Those of a political cast are not free from the imper fections attendant upon all others. It is idle to suppose that the country will put faith in the sincerity of any man professing to uphold principles which he had opposed until his coin ing into office. Communion with saints will not give a new heart, but communion with saints may make a hypocrite. The recent defeat of the Derby administration in England clearly teaches that the public will never permit any man or set of men to take charge of measures which they had opposed ; and the present Aber deen ministry is deficient in prestige, because its component parts are not solid and united, but of a composite order. No one will suppose that the free soil wing of the democratic party ought to be excluded from office under the incoming administration. They were useful allies ? powerful auxiliaries ? and fought manfully for General Pierce; but they were only allies and auxiliaries ? not an Inte gral portion of the party. It would be un generous not to reward them for their services and sufferings; but it might be unjust to pay them out of the spoils which more properly be long to the veterans who never deserted nor were dismayed in the hour of disaster, to which the others had contributed. The Roman Consul caressed, extolled, and remunerated his Ger manic allies; the French Emperor, in after times, imitated his example towards the descendants of the same people. But Ca:sar never gave to one of those allies the command of a cohort, nor did Napoleon create from among them a marshal of the empire. These suggestions are not thrown out to in fluence the choice of gentlemen for seats in the new cabinet. The decision of this delicate ques tion, we are inclined to believe, has already been made by the President elect. If there be any doubt in the mind of any one speculating on cabinet formations, let him consult the coun tenances of the leading whigs. democrats and ! free soilers at Washington. The bump of hope ! is more strongly developed among the last. This will put an end to the daily parade of in significant names for cabinet appointments. TnE Navy and the Oi.n Fooies. ? A? an offset to the bill of Commodore Stockton for tl*: reor ganization of the Navy, the National Jntrlli fctnrrr at Washington, with the zeal of a faith ful old antiquary. digs up from oblivion an old letter of Mr. Richard Rush, illustrative of the j splendid achievements of our naval officers in the war of 1812. Everybody, in the country and out of the country, in fully aware of the glory of those achievements. But naval officers at that day of twenty-five to thirty, when they came to have t?rty years added to that, are apt to become a little ^haky. a little superannuated, a little self-conceited with their old notions, and too rigidly dead-set against modern inno vations upon the old system of tilings, and en tirely too cautious and slow to be any longer practically useful. The National Intellig'nc.i r is the proper organ of these venerable old stagers. Its glory, like theirs, Ik 'longs to a past age. Like them, it has had its day. Like them, it i in the 'ere ami yellow leaf, and. with them, it ought to be put upon the retired list, with a good comfortable pension for life. But thi- is the year 1853. It is the golden pro !'r< sivr < |,<ich of the nineteenth century. The world ' :il 1 awake and all alive. Our country i expanding into the proportions of a mighty giant aim ng the nations our coinmerco is in cien-ii g wonderfully the wide world over. We have some ugly int> rnationai questions to set tle and we may conic to hard knocks. We want, then an efficient navy, controlled by young, vigorous and enterprising men, cotem poraneous with the age Let, therefore, the old p'>r pie retire, and let the navy l?e reorganized ?t? I - * r , The Social Relational of the United State* ??gland. ' One great advantage of tliis country." says hii eminent English writer, iu speaking of the I nit i-U States, "is. that here circumstances are comparatively powerless ; that they do not ex ercise such au influence on a man's fate as in Europe ; that it is more in his own hands." This random touch, hastily added at the close of a long and interesting letter, betokens the eve of a shrewd observer. Nothing is more charac teristic of Americans than their perfect confi dence that their destiny is in their own hands, and that it will depend on themselves to rise to afliuence or sink to beggars. It is to that con fidence that they owe much of the energy which raises thorn so far above other races of men ; feeling a calm reliance in his own powers, and in them alone, the Yankee knows no insur mountable obstacle and estimates objections which would deter a foreigner from further struggles as mere delays of a greater or less duration. Succeed he must? and he does. How could he help it? That pale faced man. with straggling beard and hollow cheek, whose igno rance of the conventional usages of refined so ciety has shocked you so much is calmly calcu lating over a segar whether he cannot build a railroad over the Rocky mountains, or lay a line of telegraph across an arm of the sea ; if nothing more promising turns up and he re solves to make the attempt depend upon it. in nine cases out of ten he will succeed. This other gaunt, barenecked man. whose splay limbs are in everyone's way. is just maturing a scheme over which he has brooded many an anxious hour ; a few weeks hence you will hear of his name as the patentee of the famous new steam boiler. No one will know of his project until he has secured his patent. Step this way. Here stand assembled a couple of dozen pioneer settlers of the far West ; they require a road, which will cost $50,000: amongst them? and they arc all here? they can only collect $12. Do you see any signs of hesitation or doubt ? Far from it. One can subscribe provisions; another boards ; a third his own labor ; a fourth that of his team ? and so on. each relying calmly on himself and his associates, and the road is begun with as little uneasiness as to the final result as if they had thousands deposited with their bankers. These are common instances. They illustrate one of the most striking traits in our national character ? our independence and self-reliance. A steady habit of leaving no thing to chance and nothing to Providence, but foreseeing every mishap and providing against every possible accident, has matured within us a consciousness of power which is, of itself, an admirable guarantee of success. That such is not the rule in Great Britain, the writer whose remarks we have quoted above might well regret. There, circumstance is every thing, or nearly everything; the man little or nothing. Professional men estimate their chances of success by the wealth and adhesive ness of their "connexion;" politicians aim at the favor of some powerful patron, under whose agis they may creep into notoriety and parlia ment ; the only hope of a man of business is to step into the shoes of his father or his uncle who has gone before him. Few, very few, are the sole architects of their own fortunes. There was an Eldon, of course, a Cooper, a Jones Lloyd, and others whose names we might men tion. who arc exceptions to the rule; but their example is rarely followed. Ambition, in England, is confined to a narrow sphere. The splendid talents of a Disraeli, even backed by the powerful connections of his father's friends, would never probably have raised him to the chancellorship, had he not flung his weight to the side of that party whose only claim to power was wealth and hereditary rank. Here, on the contrary, a man can set no limits to his aspira tions. The highest rewards in the gift of the people, political power, princely wealth, regal splendor, are within the grasp of the humblest citizen. Neither friends, nor patrons, nor an honored name, nor a magnificent patrimony, will avail him anything. Every American starts in life with the consciousness that he must conquer each grade with his unaided strength. It is to this circumstance more than any j other, perhaps, that the practical bent of our minds is owing. We aim at results where Eng lishmen or Frenchmen would spend time over ways and means. We see everything possible; and having set our hearts on a grand prize dis regard everything which does not directly ad vance our pursuits. Foreigners have failure constantly in view, and attach themselves more to detail. When an American has resolved to make a fortune, it matters little to him whether he is miserably lodged in an attic in an obscure street, or whether he is enabled to indulge in the refining intercourse of the female sex; his one aim is constantly before his eyes, and no thing diverts him from his object. An English man. on the contrary, may seek wealth with as much ardor, but he will not evince the same concentration. The pleasures of society and the comforts of a home arc never forgotten amid the toils of business; as his receipts increase, so does his expenditure. The deeper he plunges into exports, the more does he relish the society of the great and the sweets of extravagance. It follows as a natural rule, that as he brings less energy to bear on his great aim. his chances of success are less in proportion to those of the American, whose whole soul is engrossed in his pursuit. After the prize is once gained, the American is in general far more prodigal of money than the foreigner; but during the ex citing struggle he is not extravagant, not only for want of inclination, but from absolute want of time. Scheming jdanning. contriving, executing as we all of iitf are, from January to December, with that inexhaustible fund of energy with which we are endowed, occasional mishaps are inevitable. And this is not the least of the dis til, ctive marks between America ami the rest of j thv world. When a merchant fails in England lie seldom rises again ; superhuman energy in requisite to raise liiin to anything like the position he once occupied. In France, the laws deprive the bankrupt of his civil and ' civic righb he is au outcast. Here, on ; the contrary, instead of fettering enterprise by such an absurd brand of ignominy, so ciety strives to compensate the unfortunate merchant for tlrj lo^es his energy lias caused him. His fellow merchat^s, far from driving him from their circle, evince a noble pride in bndinjr him a helping hand to rise from the diut. His mi-fortunes are forgotten, his errors are chiiritahly overlooked, and the very men whof'C ii C'iine baa been Badly reduced by his failure arc the tirst to tender their aid to the bankrupt. We hesitate not to ascribe to this source much of our commercial prosperity. The H< ncral confidence w hich < xi t? among our mer chants may open a door for frauds ; knaves may presume on the good faith of their neighbors to ? ?t'" ; n f c . " * 1 1 a! s'viudl" ; bit' t!"" 0 1 petty accidents are Dot worth notice in a gen eral review of our trade, while the benefit ac cruing from the same source is a powerful ele ment in accelerating our progress. To the coun try at large no trade is so profitable an that in which the greatest number of individual disas ters ? occurring in a legitimate business way ? afford evidence of the effervescent energy of the mercantile community. One of tiik Beauties of the P lirai.it y Law? Governor of Maine. ? At the lust elec tion for State officers in Maine, John Hubbard received, for the office of Governor, 41,999 votes, and William G. Crosby received 29,127; but the votes cast for Hubbard not being a majority of the whole number given, there being some three or four candidates, the choice of Governor devolved on the Legislature. Ac cording to the constitution of the State, the House of Representatives, in the event of no choice being made by the people, nominates two candidates, from which the Senate elects one as Governor. Notwithstanding that the State gave 9,210 democratic majority at the last Presidential election, and notwithstanding that Hubbard received 12,852 votes more than Crosby at the late contest, and that the popular branch of the Legislature is largely democratic, the Senate, on the 14th instant, by three ma jority, elected William G. Crosby, the whig candidate, Governor of the State. Mr. Crosby may make a good Executive officer, and is, no doubt, personally, a very estimable man. but he certainly will represent the political feelings of but a comparatively small portion of the voters of his State. The Tehi antefec Question. ? According to the last accounts from Mexico, there is yet a prospect thut that government will concede to the United States, through some company or other, the advantages of the Tehuantepee route as an overland line of communication between the Atlantic and Pacific. The Mexican paper. El Siglo. urges a pronunciammto in favor of Col. A. G. Sloo and Company, from which we presume, the Garay contract still continues to be regarded as a dead letter. Col. Sloo is now here, and his object is. no doubt, to enlighten the members of both houses of Congress on the real position of the Tehuantepee question in the city of Mexico. Meantime, we Bhould like to know what has become of the resolution of Mr. Mason, chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, declaratory of a casus belli against Mexico on account of her repudia tion of the Garay treaty. Having had a smart brushing up of UN Nicaragua treaty, can't we now have a little stir and a little light on the Tehuantepee question ? Has Mr. Senator Mason nothing to say'on that subject ? Let him speak ont. Let us have the documents. Let him keep up the fire. The Washington Republic ? A /New Pro ject. ? We are informed, by one of our Washing ton correspondents, that Gen. Duff Green is the man who is negotiating for the purchase of the Republic. That paper, since the late election, finds itself, we presume, in the position of Othello ? its occupation is gone ? and is ready to pull up stakes, sell out, and abdicate. But if the establishment falls into thohands of Gen. Green, let our abolition cotemporaries of the National Era, the New York Tribune , and Evening Post, look well to their beloved pro tege, the black prince of Hayti ; for we venture to fay that the expulsion of Soulouque, and the re-occupation of the whole island by the whites, aiid its annexation as a slaveholding State to this Union, will become a leading object of the Republic, after its transformation into a demo cratic organ. Let the free soil allies of the black despot be warned in time. The horizon is ftill of gathering clouds, and Hayti is in danger. | Caloric and Steam. ? On Saturday Broad j way was enveloped in steam ; but yesterday { there was a general demand for stoves, grates, | and all sorts of caloric engines. Ericsson rises ; as the thermometer goes down. Nothing like caloric. Theatrical. Hie pact week ban been peculiarly distinguished by the contemporaneous appearanoe in opera, in the two principal theatres of this metropolis, of the two greatest artiitei of which the age can boast. The absorbing topic of conversation in mimical circles ha* therefore been the opera, and the two gTeat vocalists who now divide public attention in this city. The operatic furore , combined with the sleighing /urore, which, for the latter ! portion of the'week, has s? allowed up all rival amusements, have, as might be expected, somewhat injuriously affected the dramatic establishment* of the city ; but yet, on the whole, the latter have been doing a thriving and prosperous business. Niblo's theatre has been wholly devoted, during the week, to the operatic representations of Madame Sontag and her splendid troupe. This distinguished artitte made her t leltit on Monday evening, in the opera of the ' Daughter ol the Regiment," before a crowded and brilliant house, which signalized its appreciation of her exquisite performance by continuous plaudits. It was a triumph of which an artitte even so celebrated as Madame Sontag might well be proud. Poztolini and Badiali were also excellent in their several role* of Tonio and Sul pice. The orchestra, under the leadership of Carl Eckert, executed the instrumental music with great iclai, and the scenic effect of the presentation was admirable. In fact, "Le Figlia del Reggimento" could never have been better rendered than it was by Sontag nnd her corps. The indisposition of the Countess prevented Its repetition on the following Wednesday, but on Friday it wis again presented to another overflowing and brilliant house This evening the comic opera of the "Harber of Seville" will be performed, with Madume Sontag as Rosins, iladia li as the Farber, and 1'ozr.olini as Alma viva. We doubt not that the audience will be well worthy of the oc casino. Madame Alboni lias well maintained the high reputa tion which she acquired by her first week s performance in opera in this city. Ilroadway theatre has been filled each night that she has appeared with fashionable and appreciative audiences. The "Daughter of the Regi ment" has been repeoted with as great suecess as attend ed its first representation, and "la i-'onnambula" hasalso been pretented. Madame Alboni achieved a mo-t bril liant triumph in the role of Amina; but the defects of some of her assistants rendered it necessary to defer its repetition until their place could be better filled. Here, a* in Niblo's. the opera announced for this evening is the laiberof f'cviile," to be followed by a ballet divertiso ment. Burton's has >>eon enjoying its wonted reputation nivl prosperity. The principal Stature during the week has been the excellent Operatic, panoramic, and pantomimic remedy of " Paris and I<ondon," diversified with "I'aul Pry.'' " I JWgh nnd Crow Fat," Arc. Tonight, 'Paris und London" is to be preFcnted for the Inst time, for the tiencflt of Mr. II. Plocide, the incomparable Hlppolyte de Frizac. Wullncks lias been alto basking in the sunshine of popnlar favor. The | eiiormnnne.-i of the week have been distinguished by their great diversity. No le-s than four teen different pieces have been put upon the st.i r \ com [li-ing "Money," ''Njhool tor scandal," "High Ijfo l'i low i-tairs," ?' Speed the Plough," "Cousin Walter. Itc. For thli evening, the piec ol lie ? Iri h Heiress," and " A Practical Man, " are anno need. The Bowery theatre lias re-open"d ince the death of its late dill ngulslied proprietor Mr. II .imMin. The"He brew Con'' has had tome further representation* daring the week, with "Per Frei. chute, ' mid Putnam ' To ni/rht, "The Pohemian (!iil ' and " Rook wood" ore to be played The National ha been upholding its popularity with a good company of nrii.tr ? ^The ? Hv e of Waterloo" " 'fale Hreer.ely, " kc., have been performed during the ?ml and to n lit " Richelieu" to l*s presented. : ; i .1 . , , i 1 ir . , u? leading actor, la making ita way m popular estimation. A great variety of amusing pieces have been performed during the week to good house* To-night, th? pieces announced are " AH That Glitters la Not Gold," " The Rough I'iamond," " Perfection," ic. The German National theatre, 58 Bowery, haa put in ita claim- for public support. and as it seems to be well managed, we presume it will not fail in doing a good busi ness. with the many thousand children of " fader land' : resident in thia city. I'-arnum's Museum lias been reaping a rich harvest during the carnival days. Tom Thumb has lost none of hia attrnctiona for the ladiea. and "All Haba and the Forty Th level" will always have attractions for the young. Heller haa been exhibiting hia trick" of legerdemain and liiolltrie to astonished spectators, in 680 Broadway. Hie Circua in the Bowery has been largely patronized during the week. ( hristy 'a and Wood's Minstrel* appear never to be in the sllghtcat degree affected by the other amusements going on in the "ity. Tlieir concert rooms are full every night. Beside* all the eatahliahmenta a|>ecially referred to in the foregoing review, there have been aevcral other popular places of amusement open during the week, including Banvard's exhibition of Palestine, Risley'a Thames, the Studio Curloao, &c., &c. Mrs. Sinclair, late Mrs. Forrest, la announced to appear at the Howard Atheneum, Boston, thia evening. Hr. Forrest ia at ill playing in Uoston, to srowded houses. The Opera Troupe in New Orleans is singing to brilliant audiences at the Orleans theatre. Mrs. Mowattliaa been engaged at the National theatre, Washington, and will api>ear on Wednesday next. Miss Julia Bennett, who liaa been playing at St. I.ouis for the last two or three weeks, has taken a strong hold of the affections of the theatre going public of that place, and the tokens she receives of their regard were such as might gratify the proudest ambition. Mr. iind Miss Nickiiison arc playing at Buffalo. Maurice Strakosch proposed some time ainee to give the citizens of St. Louis operatic entertainments for a month, on condition that they subscribe $9,000 preliminary to his making the necessary engagement* The subscription did not reach the required amount, and the enterprise failed. Albotil lu Sacred Music. last evening, Alboni and trmipt sang, for the first time, in the grand oratorio of SlalxU Matrr, at M?tro|>olitan Hall. Ow ing, no doubt, to the extreme cold of the night, this immenfc hall was not tilled; but still there was a goodly company in the building, who showed the finest appreciation of the merits of this great urti*te. The cho rus and orchestra were most effective. The overture by the latter was truly magnificent. The new tenor, Arnold!, acquitted himself with great ability, and Mute. Seiden berg was also most happy. But the great attraction was Alboni, whom the connoisseurs who hud heard her in con cert and opera, were desirous to hear in racred music. She lully justified the high opinion entertained of her from the glorious voice she hail previously revealed. There was the same rich, overflowing, inexhaustible, and gushing melody ? the same deep, sympathetic notes, which take hold of the heart and make it eaptive. But just as in concert, oratario dbes not reveal the full power of Alboni. As far us her voice aud execution were concerned, she was great; but from the nature of sacred musk, there was no scope for action, and Alboni at rest and Alboni in motion, are two different beings. She can only do justice to herself, und can be only appreciated an she deserves, and to the full extent of her genius, from her operatic iicrformances. in which she appears the pro digious aritite. She is of too joyous ami rollicking a na ture, and has too much of jolly flesh and blood to appear to advantage in sacred music. Jenny Lind and Catherine Hayes looked like saints or angels, but Alboni betrays the woman all through, and no amount of drilling or training can ever make her look pious. Her in comparable voice, however, makes ample atonement for the want of spirituality in her As a whole, it was) a glorious festival in sacred music, and such entertain* mcnts cannot be related too often on Sunday evenings. The Prayer of Moses was grand. City biteUlgtiicf. The Wfattier. ? The weather, since yesterday morning, hat undergone a great change. About three o'clock on Bun lay morning the wind changed to the north, and con tinued blowing from that point all day. The entire day was the coldest that has l>ecn experienced this winter. Hie thermometer at the Herald office ranged from fifteen to eighteen degrees above zero all day. At nix o'clock last evening, the mercury stood at fourteen degreea above zero. The sleighing was kept up all day. Several people received serious injuries fr<>ui fall*, the ice on the sidewalks being very dangerous and slippery. Finefai. or Two Moke or nip Vouvtkrkh. ? Two more of this gallant band were com eyed to their last resting place ye.-terday. William Smith and John Uinck, the former twenty three, end the latter lifty-two years of age. who died during List week, were the victims of dis ease contracted in Mexico, during the late war with that country. At half-past two o'clock I'. M.. the procession moved from the Mercer Street Hou^e. Both bodies were de rDcitcd in one hear.-e, which wa? drawn by four gray arses. covered with mourning: the coflins were wrapped in an American flag. The lUxter Guards led the proces sion, after which followed the Empire Hand, who played the dead march; the hearse, on both sides of which marched a portion of the remnant of the Volunteers, as the guard of honor, then followed. In the rear of the hearse were the remainder of the Volunteers and the friends of the deceased. In the line of the procession was one of the veteran* of the war of 1812. who looked, to all appearance, as hale and as hearty as any one who joined the fuueral. The procession inarched down Broadway to Fulton street, and thence ovor the Fulton ferry to Green wood Cemetery, where the remains of the deceased were interred with all military honors. It is our sad duty to inform the public tliut John Hinck, one of the deceased, died for want of the common necessaries of life. Ilia body presented a melancholy appearance, nothing more than a mere skeleton remaining of him who was once strong and healthy, liis residence was a most miserable hole, not fit for any human being to live in. Within the last five weeks, six of the volunteers have left this for a better world. All of these deaths have lieen occasioned by dis ease contracted in Mexico. Several of these men are now in abject want. and. if nothing is done for them, they will in o short time follow the steps of their brethren to a home where all their troubles will be at an end. Am Vxpi jlahant Trip. ? The passengers who left this city on the morning of the 13th inst. for Albany, by the Hud son River Railroad, were twenty live hours on the train; ami on their arrival opjioslte Albany, they found that the ice in the river impeded the running of the ferry boat*, which compelled them to continue their journey to Troy before they were able to find a safe crossing, from whence they took stage to their destination. Kirk. ? About half-past three o'clock yesterday after noon. the pilot house of the Whitehall (belonging to the Hamilton avenue ferry) was discovered to be on fire. Officer Ihi all. of the Hrst ward, was promptly on the spot, and with the combined aid of Captain White, G. Van Duyne, and the hands of the boat, succeeded in getting the fire under control before it had done any fur ther damage. The OtTOonto. ? A complimentary presentation wa made on Saturday evening last, by "those formerly con nected with the* City Inspector's Department, to l>r. A. W. White, late City Inspector. The presentation was made with appropriate remarks, which were eloquently responded to. The present was of a national nnd be coming character, l>eing a set of full length portraits of Washington. Cluy, and Webster, most richly und ele gantly framed, reflecting credit on the taste of the donors and properly worthy the deserving recipient. Dr. Downing and others, of the department under the new administration, were present. Thtmokul. ? The re will be a meeting of the friends of Mr. Macgregor Macdonald. at the Astor House, this (Mon day) evening, at half-past seven o'clock, to consider the propriety of presenting hitn with a suitable testimonial previous to his departure lor California on a professional visit. He has many friends, and the meeting will no doubt be a large one. A.MmiERA-nnKN Death of a Child ox Randall's Ihlajto. ? Coroner Gamble was notified, yesterday, to hold an inquest on the body of a boy who was found dead in hi* bed. at Randall's Island, on Sunday morning. The sud den and unaccountable death of cliildren on this island appears to be a singular affair, as this boy makes the second death within 1i?e la-t two weeks ? at least so we are informed. It is to lie hoped that Coroner Gamble will fully investigate the u lioli matter. Tlie system adopted at Randall's Island, of separating the children from their parents, is said to cause many of tliem to pine away anil die with a broken heart. If such is the case some remedy ought to be applied. Mkianuioly Si h inr.- ? Coroner Ililton held an inquest Thursday, at the City Hospital, upon the body of a man named James Humfer-on who died in that institution from the effects of a wound which lie made in his throat with a razor, on Saturday, the Sth instant, whilst he was laboring under it lit of temporary insanity. The facts connected with the distressing case were testified to by his wife and Surgeon Cooper. The jury rendered a vet diet of death trim insanity, and the effect of the wound made upon his throat liy his own hands. De ceased was thirty-nix v< an of age anil a native of Slirop shire, Kngland. Coroner Gamble held ,-in inque-f Thursday evening, at the hospital. Ward I land upon the body of a German girl, named 1'nuline Holfman, who drowned herself by jumping In in the piei I.e. id Into the river, on Thursday morning. If appeared, from the evidence of the rmpl'iyet of the institution, that deceased was laboring under a nervous (lepres- it n el spirits, ari-ing from an idea that in r | au nt bad ciu t her off beeuu'e she had been born with a slight but peculiar niaik upon her face The jury rendered a verd1' t of suicide bv drowning. The de l-eased was about seven'.' en year* ol ;'ge. ATTHii'r to Commit m JCTIiE. ? At half past eight on Sunday morriinc a wemsn named I mina Wifherton at tempted to commit st.icide by in-eei pita ting her-elf into the river at the l uUoti ferry Luckily she was rescued by two |io!iei men before she could accomplish her object. t-I.e was convened to the police court by the poliec. Rss' ' M1 ni' m 1'iinv, mm;, ? On Saturday, a man named James William fell ? i . o the river, foot of Her street, and was rescued from a watery grave by officer Wright and a few citizens. St M i n I'KATH. ? Coroner Hilton held an inquest, Thurs day. at his ofl.ee, City Hall, upon the body of Geoffrey l owers, a native of In land, aged about forty years, who dropped dead at No. 1 i'.' Anthony trcet, on Thursday n, entire. It a pj-earei1 l > m me.) '? I fe tiinonv, that ho