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SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1846.
Contents of tlie outside.
First Page—Original Poetry— 11 Woe to the Crown."
Letter from London. Young Physic. The Emperor's
Page—Jin Incident of Bonaparte's Reign. A Fortu
nate Adventure ; ora Moment's Mistake. Gen. Tay
lor and the Volunteer. A Sketch of Ben Johnson.
Miscellany, &c., <s-e.
Fourth Page —Death. Administration of Justice in Tex
as, togethei with a variety of paragraphs, 4 c.
Correction, —A most provoking erroi occur
ed in our last issue. In the local news it was sta
ted that Carl King and anotherperson had beenar
rested lor attempting the drop game on a coun
tryman. If instead of Carl King the name of
John Smith had b?en inserted, no harm would
have been done : but there is but one Carl King
-.a mis city, probably in the whole country,—and
he is the enterprizing, honest and esteemed citi
zen, whose unrivalled straw bonnetts have given
him celebrity both in Europe and America. How
our local news collector made the blunder, we do
not care now to enquire ; we can only regret that
it has wounded the feelings of a most upright
and worthy gentleman’
On the sth day of June last, Mr. William Eich
man deposited with Sylvester Stoddard, Post
master of Tuscola, Livingston co., Michigan
one dollar, which he directed, to be sent to the
Postmaster of New York, for one year’s subscrip
tion to the Sunday Dispatch. Mr. Stoddard sent
on the money with two notifications to the Post
master of this city, but failed to notify us. Yes
terday, by accident, we discovered the fact, pro
cured the money, and will send the paper from
this date. We cannot supply the back numbers.
We improve the opportunity to say that the pro
vision in the present postoffice law, with relation
to the ordering of newspapers, is a most stupid
one—troublesome to both postmaster and pub
lisher. The sure and simple way is to enclose
the money and address direct to the publisher.
Foreign News—The letter from our London
Correspondent, for the prompt delivery of which
we are indebted to our efficient post master, is
a condensation of the important European news,
up to the afternoon of the 3d inst. Our readers
will find it a most interesting letter. The litera
ry and theatrical gossip, contained in a eecond
letter, or rather a postcript to the first, we are
compelled to omit till our next.
We are happy to inform our readers that Mr.
Carlos D. Stuart, a gentleman well known in the
literary world, and who sailed a few days since
for London, where he intends to reside for six or
nine months, is engaged as a regular correspon
dent for the Dispatch. His letters, we may ven
ture to promise in advance,will possess a rare in
terest and a permanent value.
The Public Lands.—We regard the land bill
which has passed the Senate "“of the United
States and is now before the House, as one of
those half way measures which will injure the
government without benefitting the people. Ei
their keep the price of lands up to a rate that will
yield to the government a revenue,or make them
entirely free to actual settlers, giving to each
man who will put his labor on the soil and im
prove it, one hundred and sixty acres.
The reformers (we do not pretend to be a re
former) have advanced unanswerable arguments
in favor of the absolute and unqualified freedom
of the public lands ; the most forcible of whi ?h
is to be found in the alarming fact, that our cities
and large towns are. over-crowded ; that there are
more men women and children in them than can
obtain the employment necessary to a comforta
ble subsistence, and that, this state of things ex
isting—idleness is a necessity,not a choice. What
comes of idleness whether of necessity or choice,
no man needs to be told. Pauperism the very
worst of evils, since it breaks down the pride of
manhood and in a little time robs it of its first,
great aspiration, is the first of the stepping stones
to crime. Society punishes promptly, for its own
protection, and it does not object to the expense
which the punishment involves. Society some
times grumbles at the poor tax, but it never
grumbles when the bill for trying, condemning
and hanging a murderer is presented. It does
not grumble when it is told that more cells are
wanting on Blackwell’s Island, or at Mount
Pleasant. Nor are the social conservatives will
ing to open their eyes and see, what is plain to be
seen, that of idleness comes pauperism, and of
pauperism crime. Or if sometimes they do ad
mit this fact, they avoid the conclusion to which
Tt tends, and deny that the first cause is of ne
cessity. As Though men who have fairly tasted
the sweets of honorable and rewarding labor,
would abandon it to suffer privation in indo
lence, and debasement in crime.
We maintain that it is much better, aye, and
cheaper, to send men out to the West than to
send them up to Sing Sing. It is better for the
men thus disposed of, and better for society;
it is better to have two thousand men bringing
our wild lands under cultivation, making them
blossom like the rose, than to have six hun
dred policemen to watch these two thousand in
the hiding places of knavery in this city; it is
better to have thousands of young girls enjoy
ing God’s free air and the fruits of a generous
earth, in positions for which nature has adapted
them—the wives of freemen and the mothers of
freemen—than to have these thousands starving
in garrets, or, to avoid so awful an alternative,
sinking into shame. In one word it is better di
rectly to promote industry, than indirectly to fos
ter idleness and so increase misery and crime.
The cities must be drained of their surplus po
pulation. Make our public domain free, and, if
necessary, help those who would settle upon it,
and the draining will be easily accomplished
What poet, in a fit ot ecstacy, cried out, “ Come
out of the cities” ? God bless you, sir, there are
thousands who would, but they can’t. They see
the garden in the distance, but the grip of pover
ty holds them here. We’ll tell you who do go
•ut of the cities, and without waiting for any
poet’s invitation either—the speculator, the men
of millions, who, having monopolized the soil in
the older parts of the country, have commenced
the same accursed work in the new. And this bill,
which we alluded to on commencing, may retard
the monopoly for a while, but ultimately capital
will find the means of obviating its restrictions.
The only wise course is to make the public
lands unqualifiedly free to the actual settler.
The New Tariff.—That there was a little
trickery and deception practised with reference
to the Tariff of 1842, by the leaders of the Demo
cratic party, in Pennsylvania, during the great
campaign of 1844, we suppose no one will deny.
Mr. Polk was not allowed to appear before the
people of that State in his true character—an out
and out free-trader, but was held up and palmed
off as a good tariff man, “ as good as Henry
Clay.” It is certain that this deception secured
him a large number of votes, though it is not cer
tain that, if perfect frankness had marked the
course of his friends, the result of the election in
that State would have been otherwise. Pennsyl
vania is essentially democratic; a majority of
her people are attached to the party which claims
this name. But deception having been practised,
and the interests at stake being so immense, we
cannot wonder at the astonishment and indigna
tion which are expressed with reference to the
new bill. We are not sure, however, that the
Whigs will sweep the State at the next election,
as they predict they will; though the result will
undoubtedly show a large increase of their vote.
It is our impression that Pennsylvania will suf
fer the most severely by the repeal of the act of
’42. New England will feel the loss the least,
because her manufactures are now firmly esta
blished, with immense capital to back them, and
can enter safely into competition with their great
rival over the water.
Seeing but little to object to in the new mea
sure, we should yet have been pleased, had the
old bill been allowed to stand for two or three
years longer. Beyond that period its most san
guine friends could not hope for its existence,
unless in a greatly modified shape. It is not
satisfactorily evident that the new measure will
yield a sufficient revenua to meet the expenses
of the government, doubled, nay almost trebled,
as they are, by the war with Mexico. On the
other hand, the reduction of our imposts, seems
to meet England, our great customer, it must be
borne in mind, as well as onr great commercial
rival, half-way in a corresponding movement;
and since the wisdom of the two nations preferred
compromise and peace, to war, on the Oregon
question, a second mutual concession, calculated
to favor so largely the commercial intercourse
between the two countries, may be productive of
the happiest results. Great Britain will certainly
be careful not to offensively interfere in the war
with Mexico, so that this government will not be
embarrassed in the prosecution of its plans in
that quarter ; and we regard this of no little im
portance in the present position of affairs.
A large spirit of patriotism and the wisest
btatesmanship, can alone reconcile the conflict
ing interests in this country. Each interest mus
yield something to the general good. Stringent
protection would as certainly drive the South
from the confederacy, as free trade would com
pel the secession of the North and East. He
would be held a great man among the greatest,
who could effecta compromise of this question.
Park Benjamin’s Eistry into New York
Park Benjamin is about to return to the Empire
State ! It is not surprising that his friends should
wish to welcome him back. A meeting has ac
cordingly been convened and the result of their
deliberations has been that a procession should
be formed to meet him on his return from Balti
more, at the depot of the Philadelphia train. It
appears that he is to be escorted by a few cho
sen friends to the shades in Thames st, where a
grand dejune a la fourchette consisting of tripe and
onions—pigs feet and sausages, will be in readi
ness—after which six newspaper boys will fire a
feudejoie of ten crackers preserved from the stock
of the 4th of July. Our hero will then join the
procession, the programme of which will be as
follows, (published by the order of the commit
tee of arrangements.)
The Ethiopian Minstrels,
Air.—“ Sacha sitting up stairs.”
George Washington Dixon in his full military
uniform, as it is supposed he will appear at
the Rio Grande,
In his hand the last edition of the Polyanthos,de
dicated to the Fair Ones of City Hall Place,
His volunteers,
Band playing—“ How happy the soldier who lives
on his pay,”
Mr. Simpson of Chatham Street with his three
balls,
Banner—“ My Uncle, Omy uncle.”
The Gingerbread Man,
in a new brown surtout.
An old lady playing the hirdy girdy.
Air—“ When I was young, tho’ now I’m old ”
A Green Banner—“Motto”—No pent up Utica,
contracts our power, but the whole boundless
continent is ours.
Sixteen printer’s devils dressed in their profes
sional costume.
Twenty eight compositors with elongated faces.
A celebrated paper maker in deep mourning,
Twelve press men with their pockets turned out,
Banner, inscribed M. T.
Band playing the dead march in Saul,
Twenty book binders in half mourning
Nymphs with their folders.
Brass Band playing “Woodman spare that tree.”
General Morris on his celebrated charger, richly
caparisoned, wntentre rode on ttiax
rable day, the 4th of July, when in ans
wer to Governor Wright’s “how
d’ye do General,” he replied “pret
ty well, thank ye Governor,
does your maternal an
cestor know ye are
out.”
An Urn drawn by two Donkeys containing the
never to be forgotten drama,
“The Fiscal Agent”
which was played to the discerning pit at the
Park Theatre, “three successive nights” for
the amusement of the author’s friends
Banner, with inscription—
“ Sacred to departed worth.”
A Nigger singing “ Jim Crow.”
A triumphal car on which is deposited
“ A complete set of the ‘ New World’ ” bound
in calf.
also,
The Western Continent “ in sheets”
Banner—“ In the midst of life we are in death.”
Band —“ See the Conquering hero comes ”
The “Great Known,”
dressed in a black gown with various little stars
made of red cloth placed thereon—on the
right side of the gown, the figure of Mo
ther Goose cut out in red cloth, and
over the left a witch riding On a
broom, in his hand a wand.
The poet’s eye will be in “ fine frenzy lolling”
and he will breathe his sublime piece of
poetry,
“ Had I the power to read the stars”
Band playing “ Barney leave the girls alone”
Banner—“ What do you say to a first rate notice
in the Boston Morning Post.”
Car drawn by a mule,
On which is deposited a schedule of relations
and friends too numerous to mention,
Clerk from the U. S. Circuit Court
In his hand he bears a document inscribed,
“The Discharge and Certificate.”
Banner with inscription—
“ Base is the slave who pays”
Twelve Old Ladies
Band playing, “ what can an old woman do.”
Banner, with inscription
“ The Unhappy Varment”
Cornelius Matthews, Esq.
sometimes called
Puffer Hopkins.
with his degree of L. L D , A. S. S., 11. U. Mi
The man who read the “ Mound Builders,” in
green spectacles, his head bandaged.
The Band playing— “ Oh ! dear, what can the
matter be.”
The Monomaniac,
Bearing in his hand the heraldry of his family
shewing a long line of ancestors down to the
good old days of Adam and Eve. He
wears a military uniform, and as he
cannot wear at the same time all
the honors conferred up
on him, they are repre
sented by a short
pipe which he
is smoking.
His Valet de place
bearing the oiiginal papers on the American
Poets, written by the late Judge Stoiy
Band playing “ Hokey pokey whankey whum”
Beautifully allegory intended to represent the
power of Christian love and forgiveness,
as follows :
That Old White Coat, on a pole.
James Watson Webb and Horace Greeley hand
in hand.
Edgar A, Poe, and Thomas Dunn English as the
“ Siamese Twins.”
Dr. Bacon and “ Reflex’ of the Mirror, with
their coat tails pinned together.
Hiram Fuller, Esq., taking snuff.
City Items Esquire of the Tribune weeping tears
of joy over this blessed re-union.
Christodoro, the celebrated Astor House hair
dresser, bearing,on a silver salver a magnifi
cent pair of Moustaches.
Grand Escort
Mutual Admiration Society of the Literati.
Banner with motto—“ Tickle me, and I’ll tickle
you.”
Lewis Gaylord Clarke of the Knickerbocker,
bearing in his hand a beautiful copy of
Jo’ Miller, labelled—“ Monthly Gos
sip ofMaga.”
THE OURANG OUTANG.
kindly loaned for the occasion by the American
Museum.
Daniel Fanshaw explaining to the “man what
struck Billy Patterson,” the advantages of
cheap steam baths.
Moses Y Beach of the Sun and Thomas Mc-
Elrath of the Tribune, discussing the paper
currency question.
Two barbers plying their vocation.
Banner with motto—“ A clean shave !”
City Convention.—We see that the order of
proceeding, which the public were fed to be
lieve this body, at the commencement of their
sittings, would adopt, has been departed
from. Previous to the first Monday of July, it
was very generally understood that they would
have two or three preliminary meetings, to ap
point committees, draw up rules and adopt them
for their government, and that the several sub
jects to be presented for discussion would be at
once referred to their appropriate committees,
who would report upon them in due season, and
be afterwards brought before the Convention in a
tangible form, and their merits and demerits ad
vantageously and understandingly considered.
Such a mode of proceeding is every way admir
able : it would save a vast amount of time and a
great deal of useless discussion. The members
might bottle up their eloquence, and a full op
portunity would afterwards be affoid-d them of
letting it off in the shape of good set speeches,
upon the presentation of the reports. It would
also save them from the comments of the press;
and what is of more importance, it would save
the public from unnecessary expense.
On Tuesday last, Dr. Hasbrouck presented a
series of resolutions, in the shape of propositions,
which he wished to have embodied in the
amended charter. Some of these propositions
are very good in themselves, and calculated to
confer benefit on the citizens: such, for example,
as allowing the judges of the local courts a speci
fic salary, and abolishing all fees. This reform
would have a tendency, at any rate, to ex
pedite the business in our local courts, and to re
lieve suitors from a great deal of delay and vexa
tion, to which, under the existing order of things,
they are subjected; but in carrying out this re
form, due regard should be had to the inter
est of the judges, and a full, fair and adequate
compensation given them for the amount of ser
vices they perform—as it is notorious, and ad
mitted by almost every citizen, that our State
judges are not fairly remunerated for their la
bors.
There are others of lhese propositions which
we confess we do not see or understand the uti
lity of. Such, for instance, as the three first pro
positions: first, “That all the legislative power
of the city should be vested in two Boards, an
nually elected, to be called the Common Coun
cil, &c.” Second, “ That the two Boards should
have concurrent powers, and a negative on each
other’s proceedings, &c.;” and third, “That one
Board —to be called the Board of Aidermen—
shall consist of one person (annually elected
from each ward by the electors of the ward,) who
shall possess, in addition to the legislative power,
all the powers now possessed by the aidermen as
Justices of the Peace, &c , and shall have all the
power, as to their organization, &c., which the
Board of Aidermen now have.” The legislative
power of the city is already vested in two Boards
annually elected, and the Doctor’s proposition
neither adds to or takes from the powers and au
thority now vested in the Common Council. We
do not, therefore, see the propriety of these pro- (
positions.’ What reformation are they meant to
introduce into the city government, or what ad
ditional benefit will they confer on the public ? It
seems to us as if the doctor was taking some
thing away from the corporation with one hand
and giving it back with the other.
The fourth proposition contemplates a very ra
dicalchange in the Board of Assistants. It pro
poses to divide the city every ten years into six
distiicts, each district being entitled to elect two
members, and the persons thus chosen to consti
tute the second board to be called the Board
of Councillors. fQuere is there anything in
a name ?] Their powers to be wholly legis
lative, and their organisation to be the same
as the' Board of Assistants, except as to the
choice of a president or clerk. The sth 6th and
7th propositions are, that a Mayor and Deputy-
Mayor be annually elected ; that the Mayor shall
have all the powers, &c., now possessed except
otherwise directed. The Deputy Mayor in case
of death, &c., to have all the powers of the
Maybr, and to be the presiding officer of the
Board of Councillors, and when required give the
Mayor his counsel and assistance. Now in all
these propositions we do not perceive the slight
est tendency to reform, to put a stop to jobbing
or to curtail the levying of taxes : on the contra
ry it appears to us that these two last proposi
tions are opening the door to further intriguing
amongst the members of the Common Council,
and to wasteful expenditure of the public money,
without confering any adequate benefit on the ci
tizen. One Mayor, we think, (is fully adequate
to the discharge of the duties imposed upon him
by the Charter,for it does not seem that the doc
tor’s proposition would impose any additional
duties on him, and if he wants advice he can re
sort to the Common Council, either collectively
or individually, and we doubt not they would in
all cases be very willing to give it to him. In re
gard to the Doctor’s fifth proposition, we do not
s j e what good that will effect or how it will lie
sen ihe expenses of the public, (which we sup
pose is what the Doctor has in view) except at
the Tea Table; there it certainly will have some
efft ct. for, instead of eighteen members sitting
down as at present to tea and lunch, we shall
have only twelve. This to be sure will be a sa
ving, but not such an one as we think the public
will give the Doctor much credit for. We shall
have more to say on this subject.
The Washington Letter Writers —May
we not hope that this useful, this ingenious body
of men—these rare inventors, these careful ela
borators will, when Congress adjourns, pay this
city a visit. We would have them come toge
ther, so that the city may review them on the
Battery, and Plumbe daguerreotype their faces,
in Broadway. Each man should have his pen in
his fingers, and his head bent forward in a listen
ing, an attentive attitude, as though he were in
the bar room of Colman or Brown, or among the
scullions of a foreign minister’s kitchen. We
would catch the very expression of these gentle
men’s faces, as they sieze a rumor, run it through
their brains and reproduce it at their fingers’ ends,
in a greatly enlarged and highly improved condi
tion For what of the strange, improbable and
impossible are we not indebted to this interesting
alass? Have they not entertained us magnifi
cently during this long session ? Have they not
to amuse us, made fiction fact and fact fiction
sworn the true to be false, and the Jalse to be
true, and indulged in a train of speculation and
prophecy that the soundest reasoner, the most ve
ritable prophet would not have ventured upon ?
Have tl . v not done that which Banquo doubted
that the wierd sisters could do—looked into the
seeds of time and said which grain would grow
and which would not? When was invention
more tasked 1 And is not something due to such
men, whose labors have been for our wonder
ment, if not for cur good ? The Common Coun
cil should “ rope them in,” carry them up to the
penitentiary, and give them a meal off the regu
lar bill of fare. DanielFanshaw should give each
one of them a hot air, or steam bath. Colonel
Ming should insist on their inspecting his regi
ment, and Colonel Stevenson with his California
volunteers, escort them about town. General
Morris should dedicate one of his choice poems
to them, and Hitchcock invite them to see the
Caffres at the Museum. The world never before
saw such a body of men, and something should
be done for them.
Serenades.—Young gentlemen who are of a
romantic turn of mind, and fond of singing under
quiet people’s windows in the still hours of the
night, should be first certain that their vocalism
is worth the rousing up to hear. We fhave
heard good music in the street, at night, but for
the most part amateur songs, duetts, trios, etc.,
are wretched affairs, exciting to the nerves, and
tending not at all to the comfort of either hearers
or performers. It is a noticeable fact that those
who are the most fond of singing, generally have
the worst voices. It is a delusion something
like that which induces very ugly looking people
to believe that they are decidedly handsome.
On Friday morning, precisely as the clock of
St John’s struck two, four interesting young
gentlemen planted themselves beneath a gas
light in Beach street, and instantly broke out into
a musical invitation to some young lady to go
into the country with them. They then, ironically
we fancied, sung “ Oft in the stilly night,” look
ing, the while, very anxiously upto the windows
of the house they stood in front of. One of the
party, a gentleman who wore a white hat, seemed
particularly anxious to do the best he could
to wake the people up, and, proposed to one of
his companions a flute duett. In an instant two
flutes were whipped out, and the instrumental
commenced. White hat proved himself the
“greatest blower out,” at least on that night.
After the duett, the whole four gentlemen united
in entreating the same young lady, whose com
pany they desired in the country, we presume,
to “Love Not.” The performance concluded
with a comic song to the tune of “ Tongo
Island,” with a recitative, which these young
gentlemen doubtless thought very funny.
Now, these young gentlemen evidently thought
that they had done a very pretty and very senti
mental thing, and, we have no doubt, went home
with the conviction that their gallantry was ap
preciated, not only by the object more especially
designed, but by all the neighbors. All the time
they were singing, however, one of those neigh
bors was discussing with himself the propriety of
throwing a pail of Croton over them.
Mr. Epes Sargent, the author of “Velasco’
and one or two other plays which were promptly
damned, is engaged in writing a new drama ex
pressly for Mrs. Mowatt, “ who will of course
illustrate the characterof the heroine,” etc* Mr.
Sargent, who has, for several years, been one of
ihe lesser lights in the world of literature, com
menced his career in the city of Boston, a city
which has produced Charles Sprague and Oliver
Wendall Homes and, perhaps, two or three other
poets of their calibre, but which is mainly cele
brated for its small beer rhymsters and ’alf and ’all
dramatists and novelists—an innumerable host,
which has spread all over the country. Mr. Sar
gent migrated to this city about ten yeais ago,
and immediately took rank among the penny-a
liners, who now compose the Mutual Admiration
Society. He was concerned with the husband of
Mrs. Mowatt in the publication of sixpenny
pamphlets for the million, but when the demand
for these elegant issues fell off, set about the writ
ing of a play entitled, “ Change makes Change.”
Unfortunately his “Change” made no change for
him. It suffered the fate of “ Velasco.” It was
whispered that he. had a hand in Mrs. Mo watt’s
“Fashion,” and the extravagant praise which
was bestowed upon this comedy, smacking as it
did of the Mutual Admiration Society, went far to
give coloring to the suspicion. But we do not be
lieve he had anything to do with it; “ Fashion ”
was partially successful, and it is utterly impossi
ble for Mr. Sargent to write anything that can be.
Whatever his genius brings forth is sure to die and
be damned. Mr. Epes Sargent is an amiable little
gentleman—a “ nice young man,” he would be
called by boarding-school misses—whose picture
fills one of the panels in Plumbe’s frame. It is a
good picture—a wholesome face, significant of
innocence, simplicity and unsophistication; in
looking at it one would suppose that its owner
had lived on milk and bread from his youth up
ward. We are sorry that Mrs. Mowatt, a lady
whose talents have impressed the world favora
bly, is to “ illustrate the character of the heroine”
ot Mr. Epes Sargent’s new play. We are, in
deed.
The London Sunday Dispatch (spelt with an
t, mind ye,) has a circulation of 60,000, and is ge
nerally recognized as the people’s sheet. It is a
bold liberalist and speaks, without fear or favor,
the sentiments of two-thirds of the British pub
lic. To this fact may be attributed its enormous
circulation. We design to make the New York
Sunday Dispatch, to the United States, what the
London Sunday Dispatch is to Great Britain, and
no mortal can prevent us.
Thf California Expedition—Col. Stevenson’s
regiment, though not yet mustered into the ser
vice, is entirely complete, with the exception of
me company— Captain Diver’s which will be ins
pected on Monday—after which the whole regi
ment will be reported to the commander in chief
for organization. We are requested to state
that not a man or an officer of any other regi
ment of volunteers is attached to Colonel St •
venson’s command.
Weekly (Utossip.
We suppose our readers know that the c.ty—
the fashionable city we mean—has gone out of
town. The watering places have all ihe “upper
ten ;” or, if a few yet remain behind, they hide
themselves in the back parlors; dust is encour
aged to gather on marble stoops, and it is voted
vulgar to have the bell pull or doorknob polished.
Betsey, the cook, and Sally the chamber maid,
have the nicest sort of times in the great coal
drawing-rooms, while their masters and mis
tresses are swel ering in six-by-nine boxes in the
country. No ladies walk in Broadway now —for
the reason given above; positively the ladies are
not in the city, those who are here being simply
women.
A correspondent asks us if our noticesVheigh
bor Daniel Fanshaw’s hot air and steam baths
are inserted gratuitously ? Certainly. We were
the first paper to bring Daniel’s establishment
into notice, though the Herald, Mirror and News
have since said something about the steam and
hot air. Neighbor Fanshaw is, we learn, about
to be presented to the grand jury, which will be
invited to seek out some mode of rewarding him
for his disinterested efforts to parboil his fellow
citizens.
Not fifty miles from Prince street, in Broad
way, there is an elegant house, built about
twelve years ago, by a gentleman whose landed
possessionshave given the State no little troub’e.
The gentleman did not occupy the house long,
und it was kept several years as a boarding
house. Afterwards a distinguished physician re
sided in it. It is now brilliantly lighted up every
night, and is perhaps the most fashionable hell
in New York. It’s a strange city this.
A new sect of religionists has been started
among the women of Pennsylvania. They call
themselves “ female kings,” and declare that.tbe
time has come for women to rule. All who are
in favor of petticoat government are requested
to send in their allegiance to these female kings.
Mr. Thomas Dunn English has published a re
pTy~To lid gar A. Poe’s second article It is now
Edgar’s turn. Both the gentlemen are doing
themselves up beautifully.
One of the. Western editors swears that he will
never give up 51 40. This is as bad as the en
raged Whig, who after the result of the election
of 1844 was known, swore that Mr. Polk should
not be President. Poor fellow, he couldn’t avert
the catastrophe.
The clock in the tower of St. John’s was al
lowed to run down again last week. Who’s the
man employed to keep it in order ? If he does not
attend to his business we shall be obliged to blow
him. up.
It is not fashionable now-a-days to say a man
is tipsy, but he has “got a brick in his hat.”
—Ex.
Yes, and sometimes the bricks are so heavy
that they break out the top of the hat, and make
a very bad case of it.
A German prince offers, in one of the Paris pa
pers to sell out his title and estate for SSOOO.
cash down. He’s a wise fellow; in twenty
years the title will be worthless ; the estate was
probably so a long time ago.
The young officers of the navy are very anxious
that the government should make an attack on
the castle San Juan d’Ulloa. They want service
and promotion—especially promotion.
A printer committed suicide in London be
cause he omitted one fetter in an article he set.
If other printers followed his example there
would be great mortality in the craft, and David
Hale would be obliged to pay his hands full
prices.
Did any one ever hear of the murder of an ugly
woman ? We ask, because according to the pa
pers, all the women murdered within our remem
brance have been “ beautiful and interesting.”□
Mrs. Tyler on the last Sunday morning, pre
sented her husband,the ex-President, with a son,
weighing, the Brooklyn Star says, nine pounds
and a half—Tne interesting’event occurred at
Easthampton, L. I. John Tyler is a fortunate
man.
The ladies of Hempstead, L. 1., are to hold a
meeting in a few days for the purpose of dis
cussing matters and things in general, and elope
ments in particular. The late double elopement
from that place, has very much excited the wo
men there.
It is said that neither the Captain or the mate
of the Neptune, was on board the boat on Tues
day evening, when the accident occurred which
resulted in the loss of life. The persons who
had the boat in charge were incompetent and the
passengers were obliged to take the matter into
their own hands. Is human life thus wantonly
to be trifled with ?
Croton water is used liberally now, at. morn
ing and night in washing the streets. The plan
is a good one, Altogether our streets are tolera
bly clean, and we hope will be kept so, for the
health of the city.
At one of the public celebrations in New Or
leans, on the 4th instant, after the names of the
signers of the Declaration of Independence have
been read,—a Frenchman rose in a great passion
and asked—“ Why de h 11 de name of Gene
ral Lafayette was not among dem ?”
What has become of the editors* Convention
which was talked of in the western part of thk
state not long since ? Have the goose quills
bnnehed yet ?
The awning posts are to be removed from Nas
sau street ? The street is so narrow and the tra
vel so great that these posts have become a se
rious obstruction, and a positive nuisance.—
There is no need of planting posts to stretch aw
nings upon. Slender iron rods with their sup
port from the walls of the buildings, are much
neater, much moreendurable and out of the way.
A poor devil who was contemplating suicide,
drew a prize of one hundred thousand dollars in
the great Havana lottery, last month. It is a lit
tie singular that these large prizes are drawn ai
a distance.
Seven or eight hundred Daughters of Tempe
rance, escorted by as many Sons of the same or
der, went up to West Point, on a grand cold wa
ter frolic, last Wednesday. We know it is pos
sible to be tolerably merry, even on cold water,
with Youth and beanty as the stimulants, but we
must ask our old friend Sandy if a drop of dark
brandy just to keep the cramp out of one’s sto
mach, isn’t really good after all.
The Boston Chronotype wants to know how
much truth an editor can tell, and yet live.
The New Orleans Delta says that Dinneford
“ is now the manager of the Bowery and on the
railroad to fortune.” There is nothing like going
away from home to learn the news.
It is gratifying to have the assurance from the
entire press of this city, that Mdlle. Blangy, the
new danseusent Niblo’s, has a neat foot and a
pretty ankle. We suppose, this being the case,
the lady does not object to show either.
Trinity Church, is said to be delightfully cool,
and during the warm days of last week, was full
of ladies, both at morning and evening prayers
The weather being more comfortable this week,
The Pittsburgh Commercial Times has a won
derful theatrical critic. Speaking of Mr. Mur
doch’s personation of the character of Hamlet,he
says : “ Mr. Murdoch plays Hamlet, as he plays
all else he attempts, not merely, up to nature, but
the attendance has not been so large.
over our admiration I” Dear me!
It is proposed to take the wires of the mag
netic telegraph, between Philadelphia and this
city, across Staten Island from Amboy, thence
by means of leaden pipe, to Fort Hamilton, and
thence to this city, via Hellgate. This route is
said to be practicable.
Rabineau’s swimming bath, at the foot of Des
brosses street, North river, is now in fine order
and offers to the residents in that part of the city
an opportunity to enjoy the healthful sek bath.—
Those only who make a practice of swimming
frequently during the warm season, can properly
estimate the benefits of the habit.
An elaborate notice of the model of New York
now exhibiting at the Minerva Rooms in Broad
way, is crowded out for want of space. Every
resident of New York should see this model in
order to form an adequate idea of the immensity
of the city he lives in.
On Thursday, the 23d inst., there will be a
grand picnic and cotillion party at Nyack. The
beautiful steamer St. Nicholas, which will have
a band on board, has been engaged to carry the
company up, and the fare to the whole will be
but one dollar. See advertisement in another co
lumn.
Bathe to day at Gray’s in Brooklyn, adjoining
the Fulton Ferry. You can take your choice, a
swin in the cold water, or a hot salt water bath*
Either is healthful and delicious.
News of tlje Ukck.
There was an awful fire at Nantucket, on
Monday or Tuesday of the past week. Nearly
500 houses, in the best part of the city were laid
in ashes. All the most public places are among
the ruins. There appears, however to be no lives
105t....0n Monday evening a man named Spen
cer murdered his wife in Jersey City. The cause
is said to be jealousy He is said to be a cousin
to Phillip Spencer, who was executed on board
the Somers by Commander McKenzie....The
steamer Neptune made a nip on the Sound on
Tuesday night, with neither captain, mate or pi
lot on board —three lives were lost —and the boat
compelled to return to New York ....There has
been an extensive elopement from Long Island
during the past week—two married men, named
Huestis and Hudson, running away with two mar
ried women. They were overhauled in Roches
ter and brought back on a charge of larceny, for
stealing the women’s clothes. They are now in
prison. Mrs. Huestis died from grief at this af
fair.... Tne Senate has passed a bill for the relief
of the widow Qt Alexander Hamilton, allowing
her twenty thousand dollars for one thousand co
pies of the work she proposes to publish ....The
Warehouse bill has. passed the Senate, and the
Land Graduation Bill has passed the House....
It is said that the reason Captain May wears
such flowing locks, is owing to disappointment
in love. The same authority also states that
May’s entire command are similarly situated, all
wearing long hair.... The Mexican Government
have issued a decree that all foreign goods intro
duced into Mexico, byway of Metamoras, free
of duty, are liable to be confiscated.... Two men
have been arrested in Baltimore charged with
the murder of Gustavus A. Kraus, a journeyman
printer. It appears that the three went out to
bathe, when the two men returned, they stated
that Mr. Kraus had been accidentally drowned—
his body was afterwards found with several
bruises on the head, which led to the supposition
that he had been murdered ....Mr. Andrew
Westlake, of Canton, Stark county, Ohio, was
robbed of SIOSO, on the 3d instant, between
Warrentown and the District of Columbia, by
three men, who dragged him from his horse and
gagged him, while they perpetrated the deed....
A man named James Ryan, of Cleaveland, Ohio,
in a fit of intoxication shot his son—the little fel
low was asleep in bed, and the deed was only
discovered by ‘he bed being on fire. It was ac
cidental.... Wise, the aeronaut, is to make his
fiftieth baloon ascension on Saturday next, from
Lancaster, Pa.... Andrew A. Potter is to be
hung to-morrow at New Haven.... The steamer
Britannia, left Boston on Thursday with a large
number of passengers, many of whom are dele
gates to the World’s Convention—Wm. Lloyd
Ganison, of Boston, is among the number, and
it is to be hoped he will not return.... A Boston
Aiderman has been charged with violating a city
ordinance—he admits the fact, but says that his
position as a civil functionary should shield him
from the pejialty •
In at the Death —The late Gen. Van Ness of
Washington, whose estate triflingly exceeds six
hundred thousand dollars, lived it was supposed
for many years a widower, but recently a lady
has come forward who claims to be his widow,
and asserts her right, as such, to a portion of the
property. The lady says that she was married
to the late Mr. Van Ness in the year 1836, by a
clergyman of Philadelphia, and has her certifi
catOxall in due form. It is a little singular that
so public a character as Mr. Van Ness, living in
princely style in Washington, and amidst a large
circle of very intimate friends, should have been
able to keep so romantic a secret for so long a
time; or that Mrs Van Ness, should have been
willing to keep her honors in the shade, and on
ly claim them when it became necessary to the
vindication of her rights—the widow’s share of
an immense estate. Our gallantry forbids us to
doubt the lady’s word, and but for the respect
with which the departed should ever be regarded,
we would advise the heirs at law of the late Ge
neral Van Ness to advertise for all other ladies
who may claim to have been married to him.—
Old men, with very large estates, may contract
any number of marriages and keep them secret
by the power of their wealth ; or covetous wo
men may run away with an idea that they were
married to very rich men,who neglected to make
any provision for their affectionate wives, and
thus an incalculable injury maybe done to society*
Perhaps, on the whole, it would be better for the
heirs at law to advertise lor other widowsof Ge
neral Van Ness, and fatherless children, too.
Pugilistic encounter. —Two dashing women
of the one luxuriating in the delightful cog
nomen of Betsy Morgan, of St. Louis, and the
other Till Robbins, of New Orleans, crossed the
river opposite St. Louis on the 26th ult, to settle
their mutual differences according to the laws of
the ring. Having arrived on the ground, with
their seconds, they tied their colors to the stake,
and the preliminaries being arranged, business
commenced. On the first round, Till’s eye was
put into mourning by a tremendous right hand vi
sitation from Betsey, who, in her turn, received
an awful hit in the bread-basket, that considera
bly deranged her internal arrangements. Round
2—A good deal of hitting and counter-hitting, not
much mischief done, both down, and slight
symptoms of scratching operations. Rounds 8
and 4—Rules of the ring entirely laid aside, and
fingernails in active demand; several delicate
scalping operations were performed upon each
other’s head, face and neck, exchanging hard
epithets and locks of their hair at the same time.
Round s—First5 —First blood drawn, Till biting off one
of Betsey’s fingers, and she in return bunging up
Till’s daylights in such an awful manner that Till
on time being called for the sixth round, could
not come to the scratch. The affair was of a very
spicy nature, being entirely attended by the gent,
ler sex.
Local News.---Saturday.
Death by Suicide.—The Coroner held an in
quest on the body of a young woman named Ann
Geoghagan, aged about twenty, a native of Ire
lad. She lived with a family in Ann street and
complained on Sunday evening pf being ill, with
dizziness in the head and sickness in the sto
mach A physician was then called in who pres
cribed for her and she got better.— On thursday
she complained again and shortly after was
siezed with vomitting, and then for the first time
told that she had taken arsenic. She died short
ly after. Verdict that she camo to her death by
raking arsenic. It appears from the evidence of
the physician who made the post mortem exami
nation that she was the victim of some cold blood •
ed and heartless seducer.
A very Grand Larceny.— Mr. Townsend W.
Hetherington, a young gentleman who lately ar
rived in this city from Steuben county, with
more money than brains, went on Friday even
ing to a house tn Reade street, kept by a woman
named Henry. After he went in he called for a
bottle of wine and treated Mrs. Henry and the
Miss Henrys, and they, one and all, declared that
he was a charming fellow. Upon the strength
of that another bottle was ordered, and so they
went on until they finished twenty bottles. Mr.
Hetherington, according to his own account,
at the time thefctwentieth bottle was finished,
was up to ninety .in the shade, and called for a
bed. He was shown up to his room, and to bed
he went, with his money tied round his body in
a belt. Shortly alter he fell asleep, and in the
course of the night some of the ladies came up
and eased Mr. Hetherington of his belt and
$3,501). Mrs Henry, ana a girl named Mary
Anne Grief, were arrested yesterday evening by
officer Josephs, on a charge of haying taken it,
and were locked up by Justice Drinker for exa
mination.
An Economist in Love.—A. man named
Charles Tinker was committed, by Justice
Drinker, on a charge of stealing stereotype plates
and cuts of the value of SIOO, from J. W. Wat
son, of Nassau street* The plates and cuts be
longed to Dr. Armstrong’s edition of the “Eco
nomy of Love.”
Burglary.— The house of Gordon Lee Knapp,
61 East Fourteenth street, was entered on some
day or night between the 10th and 15th instant,
and a quantities of wearing apparel, plate and
other articles carried off.
Grand Larceny.— Wm. Graham was captured
on Friday by Assistant-Captain Hill of the 6th
distric Police, charged with the commission of a
grand larceny six months ago. He was locked
up.
Pettit Larcenies Henry llolpin, David John
son, and Daniel Doras, Mary Ann Collins, Mary
Cunn and Mrs. Farley were all backed up for
small thefts.
Insane.—Patrick Moran and Patrick Bolger,
two crazy men were picked up last night by the
officers of the second district, brought to the sta
tion hause, and from there sent to the Lunatic
Asylum.
A Cab Driver Punished.— A fellow named Jas.
Martin, had his license taken from him by the
Mayor for attempting to overcharge a passenger.
Examinations were afterwards taken against him
at the Police Office.
Disorderlies.— Henry Renach, a young scamp,
was arrested in Reade street, in the act of firing
a pistol and sent to the Tombs. John Bradley
and John Scammell were both lockea up. Brad
ley for indecently exposing his person in the
street, and Scammell for a violent assault and
battery.
Obstructing an officer. — Jacob Ryor was held to
bail for obstructing the Inspector of States at Ni
blo’s, on Friday night, while in the discharge of
his duty.
Inquest.— The Coroner held an inquest yester
day at the house of John Murdock in 32d street,
on the body of a child named Obediah Murdock,
aged 3 years. It appeared chat about two weeks
since the deceased was run over by a stage acci
dentally, and was so much injured as to bring on
a dysentery, of which he died on Thursday. The
Jury brought in a verdict accordingly.
Robertson the proprietor of the far famed
Phcenix Hat and Cap Manufactory, has removed
Tom his old stand, 103 Fuiton street, to No. 89
the same street, it must be recollected that Rob
ertson, is the individual who first sold the $5
Hats for $3 50. We would advise our readers
to give him a call.
A match game of quoits, for $25 a side, will be
played at the Cricket Qouit Ground, No. 342
Bowery, on Wednesday afternoon, the 22d inst.,
commence at 3£ o’clock. Those fond of this fine,
healthyjsport,|will please take notice.
From London.
London, July 3,1816.
To the editor of the Sunday Dispatch :
I am now writina amidst the greatest political
excitement I have yet witnessed in this metropo
lis. The Peel Ministry, no longer exists ; and a
Cabinet has been formed under Lord John Rus
sel. In the House of Lords the bill for the abo
lition of the Corn Laws met with great opposi
tion in committee, all of which failed; the Lords
did not offer opposition to its final stage, and it
passed without a division on the 25th June. On
the evening of the same day the House of Com
mons, by its vote on the Irish coercion bill, de
cided the fate of the Peel administration. On
taking the votes it was found that the old Tory
party hadjoined the Whigs and Radicals leaving
the government in a minority of seventy six. Ou
Saturday the 27th of June, Sir Robert Peel went
down to the Queen at the Isle of Wight, and tor
mally rendered to Her Majesty his, and his col
leagues resignations, which the Queen received,
and immediately dispatched a messenger to Lord
John Russel, who waited upon heron the follow
ing morning and received instructions to form a
cabinet. On Monday evening the 29ih ult, Sir
Robert Peel stated at considerable length the mo
tives of the late Cabinet in resigning, and went
over the principal events of their administration.
He took credit to himself for the peaceful termi
nation ot the threatened difficulties with the Uni
ted States, and positively affirmed that the navi
gation of the Columbia never had been ceded to
Great Britain in perpetuity by the American go
vernment. He expressed himself anxious for the
welfare of the Administration about to succeed
him ; dwelt upon the amicable relations existing
between Englund and France, and its increasing
popularity amongst the better informed portions
of both countries. On the second of July the
following names were given as forming the new
ministry—Premier, Lord J. Russell; Lord Chan
cellor, Lord Cottenham ; Secretary of Slate for
the Home Department, Earl of Mar : for Foreign
Affairs, Sir Geo. Gray ; for the Colonies Vis
count Palmerston ; Treasury, Earl Gray; Sec.
for Ireland, Harlot Clarendon 1 —-War Department
Mr. Labouehere ; Board of Trade, Mr. Charles
Wood ; Lord Privy Seal, Marquis of Lans
downe ; Attorney General, Mr. Fox Maule ;
Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Marquis of Norman
dy ; Lord Chancelloroflreland, SirThos Wylde
Phe Duke of Wellington will continue command
er-in-chie.f, without a seat in the Cabin-t. All
these appointments are respectable for talent and
shew much discrimination in their arrangement;
for instance Lord Palmerston, if he had been
foreign secretary would have manufactured a war
some where or other, and he is now put out ol
harm’s way. The Earl ot Maris a man of great
intellectual vigor, and will make himself favora
bly known to the country, the Earl of Clarendon
is the soundest man in the Whig party, and has
gained the highest respect of all by his indevia
ting rectitude. Sir Titos. Wuylde is a greatlaw
yer, and has ultimately received the reward of
his standing in that profession. There is a re
port that a noble Marquis,now the second person
in the New Ministry,stated openly a few days be
fore the breaking up ot the late Cabinet, that a
war sooner or later, between England and the
United States, was inevitable, that every action
of the masses in America made that desire more
manifest, and his Lordship thought that no time
could be better for England’s going to war than
the present moment. This may be depended up
on that the desire for peace does not sway the
present Cabinet, as it did the late. The Conser
vatives seems to rejoice at the present eliange.as
they say the fate ol the present cabinet is in their
hands. Communications were immediately made
with France from the new administration which
are stated to be of the most friendly nature.
All things are tranquil in France. Tne minis
terial pa; ers are still inveighing against the Mex
ican war. Louis Phillipe is making preparations
to visit the English Queen, accompanied by his
consort and several ol the junior branches of the
royal family. The politic old king will be more
pleased to propitiate a Whig than he was a Con
servative administration.
The election of a new Pope has taken all Eu
rope by surprise The facts are these : Cardinal
Lambruschini, the Secretary of state, could not
carry his first selection of a candidate who
would have been a mere puppet in his own hands,
and was directly opposed to the election of Car
dinal Acton, who would have acted upon his own
responsibility, superceding Lambruschini altoge
ther. It the foreign Cardinals had been present,
Acton’s election would have been certain ; he,
therefore, called the Sacred College together,
and finding on the four first ballots ihat his own
candidate could not succeed, he put his influence
into the sea e for Cardinal Ferretti, whom he
conceived to have more of the conservative feel
ing than any other of those named. The new
Pope has assumed the title of Pius IX. He is a
man of great learning, much talent and firmness,
apparently only forty-live years of age, although
they state him to be flfiy-eight.
Italy is still disturbed. Bands of discontented
persons are said to have taken up their residence
in the mountains, and to have defied the Roman
troops. Austria has been pouring in troops upon
the borders of Lombardy, ready to mar oh into the
disturbed district upon the first outbreak.
There are no novelties in the theatrical world,
since my last. At the Italian Opera House, the
same opera and the same artists. This is the
great publishing season, and I will endeavor
to send you some literary news by this mail.
Yours, etc., B. B.
From Washington.
Washington, July 17,1816.
To-the editor of the Sunday Dispatch :
Tempus edax rerum, will soon devour this ses
sion. The resolution from the Senate for the ad
journment of Congress on the. tenth of August,
has passed the House. Most of the members
would like to stay longer, but they are out oCras/i
and can draw no more, until the pay roll is made
up. They’ll go on the day fixed, many of them
before, and so bring to an end a session which
for saying much and doing little, has no parallel
in the annals of American legislation.
The rumor that it has been decided in Cabinet
Council to attack the Castle San Juan d’Ulloa,is,
1 believe, well founded. The Pennsylvania,
North Carolina and two other of the heaviest
ships, with twelve bomb vessels, will have this
work to do. The government has decided to as
semble as soon as possible a heavy fleet off Ve
ra Cruz, though the attack on the Castle will not
be made until October. There is some talk of fi
nishing and launching the line of-battle-ships,
Vermont and Virginia, which have been on the
stocks in the Charlestown Navy Yard for twenty
years. It seems to me that the money required
for this purpose would be better expended in
steamers.
Senator Semple’s attempt to run away, to avoid
voting on Mr. Walker’s tariff bill has caused
great merriment. The administration men were
frightened out of their wits, until assured that the
fugitive had been overtaken. The Senator has
some private grievances to complain of; hence
his effort to get off, which, had it succeeded,
would have caused the defeat of the bill. When
his vote is recorded in the Senate, there will be
a quiet laugh among the members.
(We are compelled to omit, for want of room,
balance of our correspondent’s letter )
From Saratoga Springs.
Exciting news and a violent editor— A sortie and a
pihhed bat lie—Mineral waters and Music—
Dempster vs Templeloa—Salley in our alley and
our Consul at Genoa—A panorama of beauty—
Belles, Blondes and Brunettes —Thermometers
and dress coats —Balls and Mysteries—Extraor
dinary effect of the Pavillion Fountain on a
“ small beer' 1 politician.
The past week has been one of unusual excite
ment to both visitors and residents. It was ru
mored that two regimentshad been ordered from
this state to repair instantly to the seat of war
and that two companies were ordered from this
village. This was exciting news as you may sup
pose, when there are nearly twenty volunteers
whose names are down for Texas—.On the roll
stands forth conspicuously the name of the edi
tor of the Republican Sentinel and Whig; the
following day the rumor was found to be un
founded, when alas, poor human nature, the edi
tor of the Republican baffled in his hopes of a
“ revel in the halls of the Montezumas,” felt his
valor raging within him like a pent up volcano,
and sought various methods by which to release
the fiery torrent without injury to himself. Fail
ing of success with a small party of boys who
were pitching pennies—he threw himself down
in despair upon a box of goods immediately in
front of a store; he was not allowed to remain
here long before he found his position attacked in
the rear by the ganison, one of the number ha
ving made a soitie. Then ensued such a fight,
words, grunts, stamped hats and a torn coat, all
betokeningthe fierceness of the assault, and the
obstinacy of the defence. At length some good
natured person disliking the muss kindly put an
end to the combat—a combat that for its blood
less consequences, and the manner in which it
was conducted, can only be found equalled by
that of Peter the testy, and the army of smokers
so ludicrously inscribed, on the pages of the
Knickerbocker.
Morning and evening all is life and gaiety at 6
o’clock in the morning, the village band com
mences playing and continues for one hour to
delight all who hear their performances. The
invalid whose feeble health preys upon his mind,
and who is compelled thus early to resort to the
healing waters, feels his spirit revive within him,
as he wanders through the spacious and lovely
grounds adjoining the health, bestowing fountain
and unconsciously times his steps to the dulcil
notesthat are echoing around him.
Dempster gave a concert here on Saturday
evening and another last night. They were ful
ly and fashionably attended. I was not present
otthe first, but it created such a furor among the
elite, that I made it a point to be present at the
last, and I must say I was truly delighted with
the manner in which he sang the plaintive melo
dies of his own native land of “ hill and flood”
—of Dempster’s voice it is useless to speak, a
man who has drawn ciowded houses in this coun
try, for ten years without the aid of humbug or
paid puffs, “ a la Templeton” must possess no
ordinary merit—Speaking of Templeton reminds
me that he is giving concerts in Albany, but the
press seem to be silent, as to the merits or de
merits of his performances. A friend who re-
turned from Albany, says he heard him sing
Sally in our Alky,” in a style that had poor
Dibden been alive and present, he would have in
dicted him for murder. Only think pt this soft
headed coxcomb singing a song of Tom Dibdens
dedicated to a washerwoman’s daughter, by a
coal heaver, in a style, that were it not for his
cracked voice would sound as though it was de
dicated to Sally in marble halls by a love sick
“cockney exquisite.”
The Ivory Stature of Christ is here, and it is
visited daily by a large number. To me it would
be a gratifying exhibition, could I divest myself
of the humbug which has been so artfully woven
around its history. It is strange that the humili
ty and truthfulness of Him, who is thus forcibly,
brought to mind by this splendid work of art,
should not have had some influence upon its
owner, and saved it from the desecration of de
ception, But I fear that the heart of “ Our Con
sul at Genoa, ’ is made of harder materials than
his head.
Every evening the spacious parlors of the Uni
ted States are converted, as if by magic, into a
panorama of beauty—here may be seen the
young and the old of every clime. The magnifi
cent belle from the far “ down east,” whose au
burn hair is clustering in ringlets around a fore
head of dazzling whiteness, and whose roseate
cheeks seem to be bursting with the warm blood
that mantles their surface, as she waltzes grace
fully around. The diminutive, but lovely and
childlike daughter of the South—the laughing
brunette, whose eyes flash forth with every
movement, putting to shame the rich gems which
sparkle in her raven hair. The old, too, agree
to participate in the actual enjoyment of the
dance, but still gazing with admiration upon the
beautiful formsas they glide gracefully past, or
listening with admiration to the delightful music.
All—all seem for a time, to have feast both
care and ennui far away, and to enter into the
enjoyment with a determination to be pleased,
that would defy old Time himself to tire them.
By the bye, Mr. Wheeler, the fashionable tail
or, of No. 96 Broadway, has become quite a lion,
or rather his coats have, since the ten pin alley
affair here. I am very much mistaken if he don’t
have more coats to make this ball than he can
well attend to, he may not like to have his name
taken such liberties with, but like Sawney, he
must be content with a wind that will be sure to
“blaw grist to the mill,” though he is ignorant of
the quarter from whence it comes.
Last Friday was the hottest day that has been
known here, for twenty years, so say the know
ing ones. I can only say that the thermometer
stood at 96 nearly the whole day. Since then,
however, the weather has been cool and bracing,
and all the elite are on ihe tip-toe of expectation
with regard to the coming balls for the season.
The first one is expected to come off to-morrow
evening; should such be the case, I will in my
next give you, as Paddy says, a “ full, thrue and
particular account of it.” I see in the Herald a
pretended account of une affaire misterioso in
which mention is made of a young lady from the
city of brotherly love. Let me solve the mystery,
it-never-had-any-existenceexcept-inthe-noodle
of-the-author.
Quite an amusing incident occurred at the Pa
villion Spring a day or two since. A certain gen
tleman of your acquaintance, met a friend there
who spoke to him about the recent news from the
seat of war, when one of a number of visitors
who were present, but who was an entire stran
ger to the gentleman, commenced a most bitter
denunciation of the war and all who advocated
it. The gentleman to whom he had addressed
his offensive remarks, said, “ this is your opi
nion,” looking him coolly in the face. “ No, sir,
I know it,” said the “small-beer” politician.
“Gentlemen,” said the other, putting down a
large pitcher which he held in his hand, “ as
sist me to hold this man’s hat on ; his self esteem
is now swelling to such a degree that I am afraid
I shall not be able to keep it in its place.”
“ What, sir, you mean to say that this war is not
an unholy thing, all bloodshed and murder.
What have, the Mexicans done to us?” “Plun
dered our ships, murdered our seamen, and re
fused us satisfaction,” said the gentleman, be
ginning to look angry at the offensive and ignor
ant assertions of the other. “ I don’t care if they
have. This is all a southern affair, a d .slave
holding concern: we have no business with Tex
as. ’Twas all the South that got it- annexed,’,
shouted the politician. “Do you know how
many Northern men voted for the annexation ?”
said the other coolly. “No.” “Do you know
anything?” “Yes; I know before I would fight
in this war,” said the politician, “I would re
bel.” “ Look here,” said the gentleman losing
all patience, and stepping up to him and looking
him straight in the eye, “ Your last threat is
worse if possible than your arguments. The man
who has not patriotism enough to defend his
country, is too much of a coward to make his
threats of rebellion of any importance.” The
dough faced politician looked at his opponent for
a moment, and then thinking that discretion
was the better part of valor, “ sloped” amid a
perfect scream of laughter from the assembled
group. In my next I will tell you all about the
lake, its beautiful scenery, steamboat, fish
ing parties, picnics—not foigetting the White
Sulphur Springs, its baths, hotel, etc.
CARLOS.
theatrical.
To the editor of the Sunday Dispatch:
New York, July 18th, 1846.
But two theatres open in New York ! The
Chatham and Niblo’s. In 1837, nine years ago
this summer, when the whole country was ruin
ed and every body in it bankrupt, there were
ten theatres in full blast. For the refreshing of
the memories of our readers, we will run over
the list of those dramatic establishments : The
City Theatre, now Corlies* Bowling Saloon ;
the Park, Franklin, Bowery, Vauxhall, Niblo’s
Richmond Hill, National, Olympic, and Apollo,
now Apollo Saloon. We presume no manager
excepting perhaps Niblo, of that period made a
fortune. The regular winter season following
this “active business” was perhaps the most dis
astrous which ever befel the drama in this coun
try. Wallack oponed the National, and before
he elosed it, sunk one hundred thousand dollars;
Simpson & Price saw their accumulations dis
appear, Hamblin at the Bowery, could net make
his spectacles pay, the little Franklin went to the
devil, preceded however by the other minors,
which scarcely lived long enough to be known.
What became of the companies attached to these
new establishments is more than we can tell. —
The majority starved to death we suppose.
The Bowery opens to morrow night, giving us
three dramatic establishments in operation. The
Park will not open until the 17th of August. Mr
Simpson omitted his usual trip to England this
year. We are not informed of the attraction he
will present. The Keans will be mainly relied
upon we suppose,
Mr. Placide and Mr Burton draw large houses
at Niblo’s on two nights of the week, the Ravels
having the other four. The little sketch of the
Old Guard of Napoleon, t fiords Mr. Placide an
admirable opportunity of exhibiting, in the cha
racter of the ex-corporal, the enthusiasm with
which Napoleon inspired his soldiers. It is im
possible to see this piece without becoming
strongly interested in the old corporal.
The Chatham Theatre has been crowded every
night of the week. The management is as bu
sy as ever in the pioduclion of novelties.
£The Greenwich theatre closed
evening, it having been found necessary to make
a public sale of the lease, scenery, wardrobe and
fixtures for the purpose of settling the accounts of
the original stockholders. It will open for a per
manent season, in a few days, and will, it is to
be hoped, receive that support which its good
management will merit.
The vaudeville company at Vauxhall, brought
their performances prematurely to a close on
Tuesday evening, for what reason we are una
ble to say. We thought that the establishment
was doing a good business. Mr. Harrington, the
ventriloquist is giving a series of entertainments
in the saloon.
Miss Julia Crocker, the young lady whose de
but at the Park theatre was so successful, is per
forming at the Walnut street theatre, Philadel
phia, and the press of that city speak of her in
most complimentary terms.
Mr. Hackett is to be one of the managers of the
Howard Athenaeum, Boston, which is now being
erected on the site of the old Atheteum, burnt
down last winter. The interior is to be fitted up
for operatic representations, with a stage, par
quette, and two galleries. Private boxes with
arm-chairs are to be provided, in front of the par
quette, the price of admission to them being one
dollar. The parquette is also to be provided
with arm chairs, each individual having a seat
to himself, free from the annoyance of his neigh
bor. There will be a gradual rise to the rear, af
fording an opportunity to see. The price of ad
mission to the parquette will be fifty cents —to
the first gallery, the same—to the second, twen
ty five cents. There will be no “ third row no
bar-rooms: a decided improvement, which all
theatrical establishments would do well to copy.
A new drink.—The City Editor of the Tribune
talks about “drinking in delicious influences.”
Is this a shilling drink ?
Steamboat Excursions.—To Hoboken to day,
if the clouds disappear and this hideous North
e ister. which has prevailed for the last week,
will give place to warmer airs from the South ;
Hoboken has a welcome smile for every visitor; J
ill who can appreciate the beauties of nature
mu&tbe happy in Hoboken. There is an influence
there which will despel care and anxiety, an d
make men forget the weariness of dull prosaic
life. To Hoboken, ye of the great, noisome city
and be retreshed.
The following named steamboats make excur
sions to day. For time and places of leaving,
see advertisements in another column:
The beautiful steamboat Albany, around Sta
ten Island, landing at Bergen Point.
The fine steamer Delaware—down the Lower
Bay, and off Sandy Hook —landing at Coney Is
land each way.
The swift steamers lolas, Proprietor and Wave
—several trips each to Coney Island.
The splendid steamer Oneida—down the Bay,
two trips, landing at Coney Island each way.
The pretty steamers Frank and Boston—to
Bull’s Ferry and Fort Lee.
On Tuesday the steamboat Buffalo makes an
excursion to the Fishing Banks—fine music, fine
fish and fine sport.
French Mechanics.—The French, we verily
believe, would rather invent a mechanical duck,
perfect in its imitation of the natural, than im
prove the locomotive. They show more inge
nuity in their mechanics than we do,but they are
not so practical. If any doubt this, let them go
to the Lafayette Bazaar, No. 149 and 151 Broad
way, and witness the performances of the Auto
matan dancer, singing bird,flute player and other
clever contrivances. All these are well worth
seeing and admiring.
The establishment of the brothers Perry, oppo
site the Otto Cottage, Hoboken, is beautifully fit
ted up and has,for the amusement of visitors two
fine bowling al’eys. Those who go over to Ho
boken, will find this a pleasant place to tarry at.
There are some beautiful morals indicated in
the game of billiards, but as we have not time to
point them out, we refer those who are curious,
to Field, the popular superintendent of Bassford’s
Billiard room, No. 112 Ann street. Field is
the man to play the game, or teach it, and espe
cially useful in superintending the play of others.
“ Point Isabel,” a house of refreshment, opened
a few weeks ago, on the corner of Fulton and
Nassau streets, has already been given up to the
enemy—that is the landlord. The stores and
baggage were carried off in good order, we
learn.
Beebe’s Dining Saloon, in the Bowery, No. 21,
is fitted up and kept in a style similar to the best
down town establishments, and has already a
large share of patronage, which is daily increas
ing. We commend Mr. Beebe’s house to the
public.
Pearsall’s Eating House, No. 8 Fulton street —
a long established and well-known place directly
opposite Fulton market.- The bill of fare there
would tempt gourmand to hobble ten ,
miles on his crutches, to be at the entertaiment.
For dyspepsia, indigestion of heart-burn, take
the wild cherry bitters, Hibbard & Co.’s prepara
tion, No. 98 Johh street. It will give certaih and
speedy relief.
Wenman’s “ Self Cleansing Filter Faucet” for
filtering Croton, or other waters, is a valuable in
vention, and should be in every family in the city.
It can be seen in operation at No. 346 Broadway,
corner of Franklin street.
The fine steamer Express, runs through to Al
bany without making any of the intermediate
landings, leaving the foot of Robinson street at
six o’clock in the evening. She is an opposition
boat and should be sustained by all who recog
nize the necessity of keeping down the fare on
this great line of travel.
A public house, of the modern style, has been
opened at No. 36 Nassau street, by Dennis and
Botner? men of experience in the business, who
will give to their new establishments the same
excellent reputation which their old ones en
joyed.
Glen Cove Pavillion. It is not generally
known to ourciiizens that one of the most fashJJ
ionable and healthy watering places is to be
found so near the city as is Glen Cove—it being
but about two hours sail. Wm. M. Meels, Esq.,
has recently erected at that place an elegant and
commodious building, capable of accommoda
ting a large number of visitors, and it is_now
nearly filled, ft The situation is delightful, The
Pavillion is situated on the margin of Long Is
land Sound, of which it commands an extensive
view, is surrounded by scenery of the most beau
tiful and romantic description, and the drives in
to the country, the fishing and shooting, are not
to be surpassed by any place in the Union, the
Pavillion is under the superintendence of Mr.
A. Wilson, which is a sure guarrantee that every
thing is well ordered.
DIE D :
On Thursday evening 16th inst., AARON HOWELL
MAVERICK, in the 37th year of his age.
The friends of the family, New York Tent No. 2 I.
O of R., Mount Elim Encampment No. 2E. O. of I. R.,
and the order general, are invited to attend his funeral
to-day, at 2 o’clock, from his late residence, No. 126
Franklin street, corner of West Broadway.
BRANDRETH’S PILLS.
This medicine is acknowledged to be one of the most
valuable ever discovered, as a purifier of the blood and
fluids. It is superior to Sarsaparilla, whether as a so
dorific or alterative. It stands infinitely before all Die
preparations or combihatlons of Mercury. Its purga
tive properties are alone of incalculable value—for
these pills may be taken daily for any period, and in
stead of a weakening by taking away the cause of
weakness. There is no good Mercury does, which
these pills do not likewise. But they have none of the
miserable effects of that deadly specific. The teeth.
are not Injured—the bones and limbs are not paralyzed
—no—but in the stead of tnese distressing symptoms,,
new life and consequent animation is evident in every
movement of the body. Brandreth’s Pills are indeed a
Universal Remedy, for they cure opposite diseases ;
they cure Inflammation and Chronic Rheumrtism 1
They cure Diabetes and a Stoppage of Urine. They
cure Dysentery and Constitutional Costiveness. They
will cure all these apparently opposite diseases, because
they cleanse and purifv the blood, provided, however,
nature is not beyond all human ASSISTANCE.
In all cases they will be found a safe and simple rem
edy, yet all powerful for lhe removal of diseases,,
whether chronic or recent, infectious or otherwise.
They do not render the system liable to be affected by
any changes of temperature. The very cause, or occa
sion,of the human frame being affected by coldsand
coughs is removed by their use. Therefore, they may
be used at all times and seasons without damage, and
change of diet, and any extra care is unnecessary.
BRANDRETH’S PILLS CURE CHILRS AND
FEVER.
Gatesville, N. C., Sept. 23d, 1845.
Dr. B. Brandreth—
Dear Sir—l have been an Agent for the sale of your
valuable Pills for the last five years. They did not
seem to sell much at first; but after some experience I
have found them to sell better than any other Pill. I
am an Agent for the sale of some six or eight other
kinds of Pills, and I can say with safety, that I have
tried the Brandreth’s Pills in my own family, »nd find
them to cure in every case, and in twenty other cases
in my own knowledge of chills and fever, and would
recommend them to all persons with chills and fever,
as a certain cure. You will please to send me one hun
dred boxes of your Pills, fresh and good, to sell on com
mission, as I have sold before. I would have written
to your travelling agent, John A. Lane, but did not
know where he was. I have your certificate ot Agen
cy, signed by yourself, and am authorized to sell the
genuine Pill, and will settle with your Agent for all
sold, when he visits this place again.
Very Respectfully, S. W. Worrell.
BEIVARE OF COUNTERFEITS.
Be very careful and go to the Agent when you watt*
Brandreth Pills; then you are sure of the genuine arti
cle. When you purchase otherwise, inquire whether
the person selling them knows lhe Pills he offers you are
genuine Brandreth Pills. Every man knows whether
the article he oflers you is true or false. Beware of
cheats !
Remember 241 Broadway Is Dr. Brandreth’s Princi
pal Office ; 274 Bowery Retail Office ; 241 Hudson street
Retail Office, and of the following Agents in New York :
D. D. Wright,corner Houston and Lewis; William D.
Berrian,corner Ist street and IstAvenuo; Geo.Hansell,
167 Division ; Geo. B. Maigne, 98 Catharine st; Benj.
8. Taylor, 80 Vesey; J. O. Fowler, corner Greenwich,
and Murray sts; Mrs. Wilkinson, 412 Cherry st; Jno-
Howe, corner Ludlow and Rivington; Jasper 8. Web
ber, 689 Hudson street and 45 Canal; Ivans & Hart, 184
Grand st; Mrs. Clark, 134 Canal st; Mrs. Booth, Brook
lyn, 5 Market st; A. Dennison, South Brooklyn, 15(At
lantic st; Mrs. Terrier, Williamburgh ; James Wilson,
Jersey City.
At 241 Broadway, a physician is in constant attend
ance to give advice and explain the manner of cure of
the Brandreth Pills.
Brandreth Pills are TWENTY FIVE CENTS PER
BOX, with full directions.
GOURAUD’S LIBRARY OF ROMANCE.
Julia Wright.—Canto XXXV.
The self same day a cabriolet of green
Halted in front of Doctor Gouraud’s store ;
And through the plate glass windows might be seen
Miss Julia Wright—who entered at lhe door,
Dark as an Indian queen—her stately mein
Cast a majestic shadow on the floor!
The goods she bought within the coach were placed,
Then Julia entered, and drove home in haste.
[To be continued.J
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Soap for removing Tan, Freckles, Sallowness, Redness
and Roughness, or for curing Pimples, Chaps, Cracks,
Chafes, Ringworm, Sailrheum, Erysipelas, &c.; it is
also excellent for shaving. Gouraud’s Poudre Sub
tiles are warranted to eradicate superfluous hair from
the upper lip, chin, brow, &c. without injury to the skin.
Gouraud’s Grecian Hair Dye will positively color red,
light or grey hair a beautiful brown or black. Gou
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manently tinting pale cheeks with a lovely rose color.
iff- Take particular notice that Dr Felix Gouraud s
renowned preparations can only be obtained genuine at
his depot, 67 Walker Street, first store from Broadway.
$5“ Removal. — ROBERTSON & CO., Hatters,
No. 89 Fulton, between William and Gold Sts. The
undersigned would respectfully notify the public that
he has removed from his former location to the above
number.
Having a much more commodious store, and having
otherwise increased his facilities, he is confident of
giving satisfaction to his former patrons. His prices
will remain as formerly, viz
First quality of Nutri Hats, .iiS,
Second do do : : : ’ «
First quality Moleskin, ■ ~ 5J
Second do do ’• : > '■ : 3 at)
Third do do : : 2 50
Caps at corresponding Low Prices.
jy!9 4t BOBEKTSON, 89 Fulton street.