9i,'0i <ld and 1b. Give him a rail ai hi* large Btoree,428 Greenwich st. 7ti Vesey and 109 Grand sts.

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FIRST PAGE SKCONt) pauk. 8KCOND PAGE.Lecture Notice*.... HaU-r Cure. Telegraph, Pumoi.Special Noticet..... Inttnietion.Insurance..Wanted.Coal. Window Shade*....Want Placet. Clothing. PtxmSaitsS»i^ic^»tn\v'. For£_#_*»%vi£"dalesby Auction... Dancing. THHtU 1 AUh.

\mutrm,-nti. London Adtcrt... CorporalionSolicetDry (iodi, At.... Hut,. California.EIGHTH page. Hardwire. Tea einig .....financial, t^tr. Mcdicinct.tor Kuropc. At. ...

Sufferers, Why Will Ye Die?The Winter's blast« hegin to rageThen caution old ar:.l young.ev'rv age.Of cou>hs ami coins In lime beware.Kor. oh! there's mischief in the rcry air.The human frame is frail at best;For man 'tis Bald '.here's little real:But then, to cure, there's aid quite bandv,Tis found, dear friends, in Spot ten's Candy.

«. The Con Liver Candy dispensed by Spottk.'iWill cause your pains to be forgotten.Twill cure vour ill-, appease your grief.And give the aching beurt relief.Then baste, ye suffering thousands, liusle,Nor let disease your bodies waste.But unto Spotten quick repair,And ease, oh ease your every care.

Sold wholesale and retail by THOMAS SPOTTEN. 11«

Bowery, and by druggists generally. Price Scents perpackage._X3T We invite public attention to the

sale of valuable Brooklyn property, under the direction of[he trustee, to be sold by ANTHONY .'¦ Bi.eki. kkr, ThisDay. the 29lh inst at 12 o'clock, Rt the Merchants' Ex¬change, consisting of about twenty desirable lots o,'groundwith a number of t ulldings thereon, situated on Willow,Hicks And Amity sts. between Amity and Atlaulic-sls. Alsoa house and lot on Sackett-Bt, between Court and Clintonals. This property is ali located in the neighborhood ofgood improvements and business operations. The terms

of sale w ill he liberal to the purchasers. Maps of the abovecan be obtained at the Sales Room, 7 Broad-st. (1,231)

Much May be Donk, in Two Days..For example, at any time to-day or tomorrow -but not af¬terward.you can join Goldsmith's half-price classes, at289 Broudway, and tor the »um ol'$2 60, have an opportuni¬ty of modelling vour band-writing, after ihe splendid cluro-grapby of the first penman of the age. See tidvertisment.

An These Delays!.Sometimes Coldis suffered to accumulate upon Cold a whole Winterthrough. This is taking u short route to the " long home.'Slop the mischief before it bos fixed itself incurably. WithRogers'* Liverwort, Tar and Canchalagua, the re¬

sult is not merely a probability but a certainty. For saleat the DfcpOt, 316 Broadway, und by all the city retail drug¬gists. Price, in lsrge bottles, (1, or six bodies' for $5.

f3f~J "Stand not upon the order of yourgoing, but go" at once to Miller's, in Canal-st. where youwill End beautiful Gaiters, Jenny Lind Toilet Shoes, Quill¬ed Buskins, French Clogs, In fact everything in the Bootand Shoe line suitable lor Ladies, Misses and Children.Also a complete assortment of Indla-Rubbur Hoots andShoes, (Ooodvear'a patent ) Sold st factory prices by

J. B. MILLER, 134 Canal-st

Family Groceries, Fine Teas, For¬eign Fruits, AlC.J. O. Fowler bus in store a large andextensive slock of Groceries, Teas, whito and brown Su¬

gars, Foreign Fruits, w inch be is offering at reasonableprices, wholesale und Retail. Stuarts refined yellow Su¬gar 4s lid, ground crushed Is (id and 5s, 7 pound goodDrown, R" ''d "'.'I Ih. Give him a call ut his Innre stores.

260 andn24 21'

Watches am* Gold Pens..his to theInterest of wholesale dealers and others to examine the as¬

sortment of fine Gold und Silver Watches offered for stileby John y. Savage, 92Fulton-Bt. He sells none but thosehe cau warrant in every particular. The Richelieu Ever-Pointed Gold Pens, of winch J. y. S. is sole manufacturer,art a first-rale article, and have the confidence of the writ¬ing community. _

ES?J Whatever improves the mind or per¬sonal appearance must be commendable, Coloring thehair mid wearing false teeth area matter of dress and im¬

provement, und therefore commendable. Those who wouldlike to use u good article of Ilnir Dye, can be suited ul 155Fultou-si. 2d door eust of Broadway, up-stairs.

O. AI. B ALLARD, Chemist. Aic.P. S..Mr. B. has received the highest premiums for the

last two years.From Horn's C'tv Guide.

O.m Ballard..We have long been acquainted withthis gentleman, whose reputation stands unrivalled us n

Chemist. HIb Hair Dye wo have tested and find it excelsanything uf the bind we have ever used, in co'or, gloss anddurability. Cull at 155 Fulton-st. and see his medals andiinespecimots.Amihon..Examine his Fall and Winter

Style of gentlemen's Hula, men's and boy's cloth Caps..They ure worthy of public admiration.

w, P. DAVID, (successor lo F. H. Amldon,301 Broadway, neur Duuno-sl.)

EF" The Morand Daodkurean, ,CJaj-lert, iestuimsiie.1 >»;".> "*> .opposite the Na¬tional.Theater.The pictures at this establishment stand

unsurpassed for boldness of outline, faithfulness of likeness,and durability ofimpression. tt27 2weod*

Musical Meeting at the TAB¬ernacle..a meeting will he held in the BroadwuyTabernacle on FRIDAY EVENING NEXT, at 7Jo'clock, llie object of which is to lesl the practicability offorming a largo Choral Singing Class, to meet once eachWeek SI theTabemacle, and to be Instructed In the firstprinciples of Music Reading, and In Singing congregation-ally, by Air. william B, bradbury. Such u class tohave special reference to tho more general diffusion of mu¬sical knowledge and practice in the community, and to thecultivation of congregational in connection with ChoirSinging In our churches. All interested ure invited to attend.n8BIf WM. B. BRADBURY.

New Dry Goods.Will open this dayg. m. Bodine's, 323 Grand-st corner of Orchard, where a

lady run buy her Velvets, Silks, Satins, Shawls, Poplins,MerinooB, Paramattas, Cashmeres, De Leines, and in fact,everything she may want in the Dry Goods line, bolter andcheaper than in any other store in New-York. We havebeen informed that there is not u dry goods store in thiscity w here a lady can purchase to such advantage as at Litisstore. Wo advise all our lady readers to give Air. 1!. u call,for he Is determined to give a better lelec ton, and cheunerthan any other e. tahlishmetiL u2! 21

fW Elegant Invitation, At Home, AtChurch, Visiting and Cake Cards, engraved and printed inthe most fashionable styles at Everdell's, 302Broadway,comer Duane-st. Beautiful Bo\ea for Wedding Cake,splendid [Bridal Envelops, Waters and Silver Cord. Mr.Evkrdei.i. has a branch store tit 2 Wall st. for the accom¬modation of hie down-town customers. n28 8t*Dancing Class..In answer to many

Inquirers, i beg leave to iuform my friends and the publictrial a new class, (the last until the second quarter,) willcommence on Wednesday evening, Nov. 27, at 9 o'clock..Gentlejuen desirous of joining will please make early ap¬plication. allen dodu'OUTH,

°2l »"*_ 413 Broome-Bt.OrriCE or Receiver oe Taxes, New City Hall, PorkT"Taxes, 1850..Notice is hereby giventhat an addition of one per cent, will be made on all taxes

remaining unpaid on the 1st day of December, and two percent, on die 16th dav of December. The Receiver wouldurge upon the tux payers the Importance of making asearly payment as possible, to avoid the crowd and delaywhich must necessarily accrue Just previous to the perremap; being added. Hours for receiving money from 8io 2 o clock. Bankable money only receivednl3 5w HARVEY HART, Receiver of Taxes.

Gentlemen's Fall and Winterl^fwlKouti^OfOvercoat*, and other Kali and Winter Garments, com¬prising an assortment In stylo and character far superior tothe productions they have heretofore rendered to accepts,bje to their numerous patrons. ol tf

Bargains in Oil Cloths..5,000 yds.slightly damaged, at greatlv reduced prices, for sole bv.__

BAILEY Jc BROTHERS,n23 2w*_454 Pearl-street, near Chatham.

Fall Style Hats, Caps and Furs..Fall style lists. Caps and Furs, combining every desirablerequisite, ntid will compare to advantage with any sold inthis City at ihe One price Store, I.'S Canal-st. a superiorassortment of Velvet and Cloth Caps, children's Fall ind\\ Inter Hut* in their variety. J. W. KELLOGG

Great Carpet Sale of $75,000 Stock..The entire »lock of Carpeting, Oil Cloths, Druggets,Ac, AiC, now in »lore 432 Pearl-sL nuisi positively be soldbefore the l»t December next Having taken the largo andelegant »tore, S7H Broadway, corner Whlte-sl. will open thesame on the l«t December next, with an entire new stockof rich and elegant Carpet*, Ac. Will sell their presentstock at first cost, and positively not more asked. Those :nwant should avail themselves of the present opportunity ofputcnaaiug Carpels bi groat bargains.

PETERSON i HUMPHREY»25 lw* 4S2 Peari-si.

Br"* Fowlers & Wells, Phrenologistsand PubRshers, Clinton Hall 131 Nassau-st. near this Paik

Barnum's Museum..We are to havethe famous little General, Tom Thumb, only ore duv more.To-morrow will be his last. This evening he repeals his im¬mense part o!" Hop o'Mv Thumb, the most popular andamusing piece be ever performed in. This aAernoon hodoes all tiia wonderful personations, und the piece of the-Golden Fanner is played.

CrisA..-The population of Cuba is thus classi¬fied :

Creole Whites.520,009 Free Black». S7.87USpaniards. 85,01 0 Slave Mulattoes. 11.100Troops und Manners. 2S,0OOjS)ave Llack-.425,000Foreigners. 10,1.50!-floating Population.. 18,0001 Total.1.247.250Free Mulaitoes.118,200'TheJength of the Island is 770 English miies,

and in breadth varies from 25 to I'O miles.Daniel P. Miller, Whig, recently elected

Member of Congress from the J'irst District olIowa, is lying dangerously ill, and not expectedto live.

NgW-YOBX. FRIDAY. NQV- 29-

^^Our^'lditional Telegraphic Diapatchfrom Halifax, which may be found in ano¬

ther column this morning, was provokinglyinterrupted as it begun to speak of Ger¬

many, now the main point of interest- Itseems from what we heard yesterday thatmatters have taken a turn there so that an

actual brush has happened between thePrussians and Germans in Hesse Cassel,and that men have been killed. But we

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repeat that all these demonstrations amountto nothing, if indeed, they are any thingmore than show and pretense. The ditli-

culty will have but one end and that willbe reached very speedily. Diplomacy mayseek to disguise it, but we shall surely see

at last that Prussia has given in to thedemands of Austria and Bavaria, not ofher own will but because the Czar has or¬

dered it.

Whitney'* Railroad and I.ami Itrform.

A considerable degree of hostility ap¬pears to exist among Land and Labor Re¬formers toward Mr. "Whitney's scheme forthe construction of a Railroad to the "PacificOcean. This was manifested on Tuesdayevening at the meeting of the IndustrialCongress in this City, when a Committeewas appointed for the special duty of op¬posing the plan by memorials to Congress.Now we arc convinced that this oppo¬

sition proceeds from the want of a correct

understanding on the part of Land Reform¬ers, and from the denunciations of journal¬ists who have not taken the trouble to ex¬

amine the subject, and who write from pre¬judice rather than knowledge. Let us see

if we cannot do something to set the matter

right..The great objection is that the scheme

is a vast land speculation, and that Mr.Whitney aims to make by it an immensefortune. As to this, we think it. prettywell demonstrated by this time that heis actuated by no such motives. It isnow nearly if not quite ten years since hefirst brought, his idea before the public, andsince then he has devoted himself to it witha singleness of mind and a perseverancewhich it is impossible not to respect. Noman. certainly none endowed with the en¬

ergy and capacities which distinguish Mr.

Whitney, would keep fast to one purposethrough such a length of time, laboring forit unswervingly through evil and good re¬

port, and never shrinking from the fullestpublic discussion, if the only end in viewwere to make money. Opportunities of

great speculation are not wanting that theyhave to be pursued through so many years.To us it seems plain that only a gTeat andadmirable ambition could produce such per-

\ feet and constant devotion to any scheme.But how does this scheme look toward

I land speculation ? The ulan is brief-iy irns: A large tract of land on the lineof the proposed road is set apart forits construction. Of this land, that in thefirst eight hundred miles is excellent, equalto any in the country. That which followsis poor: indeed, much of it can never sup¬port a population as dense as the presentaverage in this State. It follows then thatthe first eight hundred miles must pay a

greater part of the expense of the wholeroad. Accordingly it is divided into sec¬

tion.-- of five miles each. As soon as tenmiles of the road is-finished and in runningoolder, Mr. Whitney has the right to sellone of these sections and so on successive-ly as each ten miles is finished, reservingeach alternate five miles of land to be soldafter the work is carried through the eighthundred miles into the poor land whichcannot pay, and in which there are to beno reserved sections. But not till that isdone can an acre of these reserved sectionsbe -old. and then they can only be sold as

the work advances and the monev is re-

quired to meet the actual outlav, and soldtoo, at public auction in lots of from fortyto one hundred and sixty acres. Nor doesthe land in any sense pass into Mr. Whit-uey's own possession; he is merely chargedwith the right of selling it; the title comesdirectly from the Government. And ifwhen the road is finished there are anyhinds unsold, they do not become Mr.Whitney's property, but must be sold at

public auction within ten years, their pro-ceeds to be paid to Mr. WT. or his legal rep-resentatives. And should he fail at anvstage of the work, his grant is forfeited andall he has done becomes unconditionallyand without further consideration the prop¬erty of the Government. And for all thelands taken, good, bad and indifferent, thetreasury is to be paid 10 cents an acre byMr. Whitney.Now, where is the land speculation in

this ? It is plain that Mr. W. can receivenothing more than he pays out until thewhole work is completed, for the land is tobe sold no faster than is required to coverthe actual expenditure on each successiveten miles of the road put into working or¬der. And even at last he cannot get con-trol of the tract or any part of it, for it i3 tobe sold at auction in small lots under suchlimitations as Congress may provide.But it may be urged, that there is noth-

ing to prevent speculation in the five milesections which are to be sold from time totime, u i? true tnai mere is no provisionin the proposed Bill, applying Land Re-form principles in the sale of these lauds aswe wish there were. But on the otherhand, it is evident that with the presentCongress, any taint of Land Reform woulddestroy the Bill, and if the road is to bebuilt at all. it is of the utmost aaportwice

that it should be commenced at once. Andthen the necessities of the case arc so de¬cidedly against any speculation that Mr.

Whitney must from mere interest do every¬thing to prevent it. This road differs from

any before attempted in being built througha savage country two thousand miles in ex¬

tent. It can advance no more rapidly thanit can carry civilization along with it. Itinvolves by necessity a scheme of coloni¬zation vaster than anv vet undertaken. Itmust brin" into action without delay an in¬dustrious and independent population, cul¬tivating the land on each side, supplyingfood to the laborers, and furni>hing busi¬ness for the working part of the road. Andthis people must be induced to till theirland1 V all the stimulus of proprietorship, andall the advantages ofcivilized communities.For the success of the whole enterprise willdepend on the population being as dense as

possible, and on the industry, good orderand prosperity it attains.Now, let these considerations be well

weighed, for they put land speculation out

of the question. Not merely the immortalglory of achieving so magnificent an enter¬

prise.beside which all triumphs of con¬

querors and all previous works of art are con¬

temptible and petty.but the simplest self-interest must compel Mr. Whitney to see

that all the lands sold become directly the

property of actual cultivators. Anythingelse would be fatal to his project.

'.But." savs one of our friends, "youare a land reformer, and contend apparentlywith as much earnestness as any one forthe freedom of the public lands and thecessation of trade in the soil; how, then,can you support such a measure as this ?".Our doctrine about land is that the soil

is necessary to the support of life, like airand water, and is accordingly the common

property of the human race: as such it is,strictly speaking, not a proper subject oftrade between individuals. But improve¬ments in land are the result of labor, and as

such are properly individual property, and

may be bought and sold without violatingthe absolute principles of justice. Nowtake the immense tract proposed to be set

apart for this road, and in its natural state

it is comparatively worthless for purposesof habitation and culture. The greaterpart indeed, lying in the center of the Con¬tinent, must remain unoccupied for want ofaccess to markets. Why, even in some ofthe most fertile lands proposed to be taken,wheat may now be raised in abundance,without the possibility of its bringing more

than thirty cr forty cents a bushel; but

open the road and wheat will at once riseto a dollar, and so of every species of pro¬duce. Thus the actual productive value oflands alongthc line will be doubled ormore

than doubled, not by any factitious means,

but by a permanent public convenience,whose usefulness must constantly become

g....(r.v TUU increase of value, which re¬

sults from human labor and ingenuity, iswhat is actually sold when the land is sold,and its price would not be diminished were

all the rest of the public lands thrown openwithout pay to actual settlers, as we shalldo our best to have them. In fact, by thisscheme, the building of the road is madeactually to create the capital which paysfor it.

It does not seem to us a valid objection to

say that when all this done, the road built,thousands on thousands of the poor of allcountries owning farms along the line andsettled in happy communities, and whenthe intercourse and commerce of the Globeare crowding this mighty highway acrossour continent:.it does not seem to us ob¬jectionable that then Mr. Whitnev shouldrealize a large fortune as the fruit ofgenius and perseverance so grand andbeneficent. We do not believe that he cancare for this; but still, ifany man ever ought,to be rich, it would be he, after havingcarried through that work.So much by way of answering the ob¬

jections of our friends to this scheme._Now let us suggest a single additional con¬sideration, which, as we think, ought aloneto secure for it their most hearty support.According to Mr. Whitney, the road willbe carried on forever on what is plainly atrue principle. That is to say, it will haveno dividends nor interest to pay on capital,but only its own repairs and current ex-

penses. Thus it will charge for freightand passage no more than the actual cost,and will be open to all the world, as theworld's highway should be. not as a sourceof profit to a few, but of equal benefit toall. And this principle, let it be remem-lu red, cannot be applied if any otherscheme than this is adopted.

Beside, in regard to a measure of suchmagnitude and such urgent importance, itit is not always best to insist on what we

absolutely desire without considering whatibtain. The speedy com-the road on some plan is"«hat plan can be gotthrough Congress .' Can a strict Land Re¬

form plan be carried there ? Or would themembers of the Industrial Contrress

possible tocement ofissary, but

have the work c

We cannot believe that they wocither of these alternatives. N

prefergantie)f t-heto sec

tself?prefer

oral

u we: that on calm and unprejudiced re-on they will fail to see that their oh¬ms are groundless, and that in op-

¦y are opposing thenot merely of the laboringhuman advancement in gen-

C. A. D.

Mr. Whilintt

Advire to Lnborrr».Socirtl Orgnntziulou.Mr. Gkkei.et : Nearly a year ago I noticed irt

your columtjs the " Appeal of the Seamstresses of

Philadelphia," on the subject of low prices firwork, 9E(1 the consequent distress they experi"ence. My heart was then pained at the story,and I had nearly taken up my pen to say to

them, through your columns, what I am now

about to say. I thought, however, that thousandsmore at home could give advice as weil ns I, andforbore.Some remarks of yours this Fall on the pros-

pect of suffering dnring the coming Winter in

your City have brought tiv subject again to mind,nnd if you will permit, I will speak. I would sayto all persons who are tolling (o work, and whofind it difficult to live comfortably in the City./'Vre to the Country.yes, fiee to the country.There is no folly to me more astonishing than thatof persons, able and willing to do even half a

day's work in a day, staying in the city to freezeand starve, when the country is full.full, andoverflowing, of all the bounteous stores of Provi¬dence; and a constant 7rv//i^ of labor.yes, a con-

staid irant of labor. I have resided in eight or

ten different townships, ami have been more or

1< ss acquainted in scores of others, iu differentparts of the States of New-York and Ohio, and Ihave never yet known a place in which there was

men at good living prices. Nay, I have neverknown a place m which there was not a felt wantoffaithful laborers, both male and female. Soemphatically is this true, that a laborer possess¬ing reasonable skill and judgment, and faithful¬ness, as soon as his or her character is known, isat a premium, and holds the market, in a degree,in his own hands. He may almost make his ownterms.The reason of this is obvious. In the lirst

place, there are thousands of unfaithful personsliving as laborers: and in the second place, a

world of fertile land is open at a low price, andthe steady, industrious laborer.he who ahme isworth his bread, has scarcely "nirrd out" two

years before he has money enough to pay for a

moderate-sized farm, and he will "Awe out" no

longer, but become a farmer fur himself. Or ifa mechanic, he sets up business for himself, or

often throws by his tools and buys a farm. Atthe same time, the steady, industrious young fe¬male domestic is sure, in a year or two, to bepicked np by the young farmer or mechanic afore-said, and loaves her employer, often to look longbefore another can he found to fill faithfully herplace. To me it sounds like romance to hear offaithful hearts and willing hands suffering want.I do not however; doubt that the state of things inour large cities is different. But I repeat.letthem come to the country. Why do they emigre-gate together in one spot in the broad land.eatup every thing and then starve. Let them come tothe country. And let me suggest to you, my bro¬ther in the cause of human Reform, that in thiscase, at least, the evil is not due to the mal-organ-ization of Society. How can you prevent men,or how can society be organized so as to preventmen from having their work done at the cheapestrate they can obtain 1 If all who supply will cou-

gregate in one place, and glut the market, theymust expect to labor for low wages. It is Nature'spenalty for their foolish, though unthinking crimeof leaving employers in the country to sutler forwant of thai labor which nature bus provided forthem.My brother, it is not so much the mal-organiza-

tion'of society ns it is the mal organization ofpersons' heads, i. e. the wont of good sense, thatleads laborers to crowd into the city where naturenever sent them. You cajinot remedy this by re¬

organizing society. May it nor, be, Mr. Greeley,that some other of the evils in society which re-

organizers, and I with them, deplore, are due to

the improvidence and shortsightedness of individ¬uals, more than to the mal organization of socie¬ty ? c. c.

IST The advice our correspondent givesto the crowding toilers in cities has beenoften enforced in these columns, and we

gladly give place to it again. There is,however, a difficulty in putting it in prac¬tice. How shall a laboring family in thisMetropolis know where to go in the coun¬

try with a certainty of finding work and a

comfortable subsistence ? They have nofriends to write to in the interior, and no

means of making the preliminary arrange-ments necessary before removing to a new

home. No laborer who can squeeze out a

living here, will take his goods and familyand set out on an indefinite journey insearch of a better position. He cannot af¬ford it and will not run the risk.

But if there were an agency in the Cityfor the purpose of obtaining and impartingthorough and reliable information with re¬

spect to the chances fur labor in every sec-

tion of the country, a great deal might bedone toward relieving us of our surplusworkers and settling them where theymight in time become independent on farmsof their own. And we submit that theagency we speak of might very properlycome within the scope of the Associationfor improving the Condition of the Poor.We are aware that the several EmigrantSocieties attempt in some measure to dothis work, but they do not cover the wholefield. We are persuaded that a great partof the money dispensed here every Winterin the form of charity might be saved bysuch an agency if energetically and judici¬ously conducted.Our correspondent goes on to argue that

the crowding of laborers in cities is not

caused by a defective social organization,but by the want of good sense on their

part. There are many social evils, hesays, -which are due more to the improvi¬dence and short-sightedness of individualsthan to the mal-organization of society.Now, this strikes us as begging the ques¬tion. These individuals are not responsiblefor being such as they are described. And

though, as things are, we do our best to

rouse every class to -wise and profitableaction, we are still convinced that a con¬

trary course on the part of any number, ifnot of any individual, is a decisive indica¬tion that Sosiety is not in true order. Whydo people crowd into the cities ? Thereare various reasons, but no doubt the chiefone i? that city life is more varied and attract¬

ive than country life. It has a thousand-formed activity, amusements, and a round

of -tirring events, which are not known to

the sparse population and the rustic pur¬suit? of the country. As a general thing,too, urban are more intelligent than rustic

populations, and it is worthy of notice in

passing, that the densely-packed cities ofthe world have ever been the great instru¬ments of its progress. Beside, city lifeis more attractive by reason of its greaterindependence. In the country, everyfamily lives under the supervision of theneighborhood ; in the city there is freedomin this respect, particularly for the poor,who hate to leei that their destitution is an

obji ct of special remark.Our correspondent will probably admit

that city life is more attractive, especiallyto persons of an enthusiastic and energeticdisposition; but at the same time he willcry out at their deficiency of sense. Stillthe fact remains that men, wise as well as

simple, are not always guided by judgment,while they ore always impelled to seek whatis pleasing, and neither argument nor edu¬cation can make it otherwise. It is naturewhich is at fault here, if fault there be.The trouble with the social organization isthat it is not ir. accordance with nature.

Our own iileal of Society is one combin¬ing the healthy employments and enjoy¬ments of rural occupations with the social,intellectual and artistic advantages and at-

tractions of the city. And we believe thatliil this is attained there must be " mal-organization," and consequently sufferingin one way or another. [Ed. Tril>.

The Philharmonic Concerts.The titst of these Concerts took place on Satur¬

day evening last, at the Apollo Rooms. Theperformance of the orchestra was admirable bevend praise. We have never heard any musicmore admirably rendered than the symphony o'Niels W. Garde, a cotemporary German composer

notice, by a work of the most intrinsic worth,and of very remarkable promise.The audience, we are sorry to observe, was not

large. The Hall was only fairly full. Yet we re¬

member when the Philharmonic Saturday even¬

ings were the high courts of fashionable and de¬lighted assemblies.and the reson of the presentdecline of fashionable attendance, for the delightis as great as ever.must be sought elsewherethan in the decline of the character of the perform¬ance. It is an inquiry upon which wo will not

now enter. But it is a fact of, at least, unpleas¬ant significance in our musical history.for whenthe admirably rendered music of the masters ofDiost permanent fame, is deserted for anythingelse whatever in the same kind, there is clearlyenough "something rotten" somewhere. Musicmust be u passion and not a fashion, if we hope to

advance in musical cultivation. And in a commu¬

nity where it is only a passion, it must needs sharethe fate of old dresses and be thrown aside forsomething more excitingly novel.On its side the Philharmonic Society ought to

feel constantly that the good cause should never

be deserted or compromised by the performanceof any other than the most undoubtedly good mu¬

sic, Among artists so able as the members of theSociety, there must always be perceptive tasteenough to determine the essential character of allthe music of cotemporary Masters. Bat while

they give only four Concerts in the year, is it too

much to expect of them nothing but the most clas¬

sical works .' Might they not, even wisely and inthe interests of art, confine their attention to Bee¬thoven, Mozart, Haydn, Mendelssohn, and what-ever other German or Southern masters are ofequal fame.nor allow personal and individualpreference a voice in the arrangement of the Pro"gramme .' Minor men maybe heard in a thousandplaces, but in the Temple itself we want only thehighest Priests.We re-all with satisfaction a little incident that

occurred one evening at a Concert of the Sing-Akademie of Berlin, a Society of similar characterand position to the Philharmonic in New-York..It devotes itself to the very finest music, and itsmagnificent performance is only rivaled, for we

are not willing to say surpassed, by that of theConservatoire at Paris. The Berliners pridethe mselves upon their severely classical musicaltaste, and mock the Viennese constantly for theirlove of Dance-Music. On the evening in question,alter a singularly select and admirable programmeand performance, the Orchestra played Rossini'soverture to the Siege of Corinth, by no means

one of bis best. The performance was as perfectas in the other pieces.but the musical honor ofthe audience was touched; it felt that a poorerPoet had penetrated into the Shakesperian Satur¬nalia, and after the few moments of entire silenceone single voice hissed slightly.thus adequatelyand pointedly expressing the feeling of the audi¬ence. May the Philharmonic never deserve thesingle hissBut we ought to say that while the annual sub¬

scription to the Concerts declines, the number ofresident and life members enjoying sertain priv¬ileges increases, so that there is no pecuniaryloss. That small audience, however, had rare

pleasure on Saturday evening in the Symphonyof Guide. German musical genius seems to bea Phcenix; for no sooner is ono master gone thananother rises and commands the world. Thiscomposer is evidently a lover, as he was a pupil,of Mendelssohn. The same profound mastery u,the orchestra, the same tendency to exquisiteand strange instrumental effects, the same genu¬ineness and atmosphere and feeling of music, dis¬tinguish this work. In the second part, whole

phrases of Mendelssohn occur, and a general resem¬

blance is recognized throughout. But there is no

feeling of intrinsic, original weakness which ne-

cessitates imitation in the work. It is only theresemblance of Beethoven's earlier symphoniesto Haydn and Mozart. On the other hand, themusic is more masculine than Mendelssohn's.even more lyrical, and throbs throughout with

splendid promise, like Vivian Grey and the other

firstlings of Genius. We shall certainly hope to

hear more of Garde, the production of whose sym¬phony is only another proof of the true musicaitaste Of Which we have spoken of as character¬

izing the Society. Is there not something ofSchumann's, too, worthy a Philharmonic perform¬ance?_for Garde, and Schumann seem now to

share the palm in German music. And if the ex¬

cursions beyond the pala ol strict classicality are

to continue, why not give us something of Der.lioz, if there be anything fine enough in that fan¬tastic genius. We speak only from the characterof his fame, not from knowledge of his music.

President jTimm's piano-duett with M. Bene¬dict, the composer, was in every way admirable.The orchestra was well subdued by Mr. Lodernod accompanied the concerto most appreciating!;.-.We wait with anxiety fur the next Concert, andexpect all who acknowledge the claims of highartfand who desire to perpetuate the tinest mttsi.cu! evenings permanently offered us, to considercarefully if a PLilharruonii subscription is Lotwell worth while.

C< SGRESSiONAL APPROPRIATIONS..More thanthree pages ol a supplement of the National Intelligeucer. are occupied with a report of the Clerki: the House of Representatives, detailing the uppH filiations made duiitig the first session of theXXXlst Congress. The aggregates under theseveral heads are as follows :

Ceil. Diplomatic and miscellaneous.89^188,388 32Militär) and fortifications. 9,311,822 (3Indlsn Department, including Naval, Revolu¬tionary, und odier pensions. l/oT.'iT'j til

Naval service.10,11'!,l""i 'ftPost Otllce Depurtm-nt.5 Ü7.Ö89 ?2h fulfilment ol the Treaty with Mesico. 3,368,000 00

Total.$U,Wö,ye'J 77

üS'fcST'^^Boardmrac.cording to adjournment. Present, all the mem¬

bers. Several cases were taken up for consider-ation; but, without coming to a decision on any,the Board adjourned until LI A.M. on Mondaynext.

EPISCOPAL CONVENTION.^pecinJ I)loce»laa Convention of New-York,

ViKST day .Evening SbSHON.The Convention reassembled in tho evening it

the same place.Rev. Dr. Orkiohtor in thaChair. The house was filled in every part

rvlks, a.c.Mr. Harrison moved that che Rales of Order of

tho Annual Convention be the rules of this Con¬vention, so far as applicable. Carried.The question of admitting the Rector of Grace

Church, Prattsvüle, to his seat in the Convention,notwithstanding an informality in his certificatewas brought up by Rev. Mr. Cko.mro of Kraan-uels, New-York. Judge Sandford opposed themotion to admit the Rector, and moved to lay iton the table. Lost. The matter was then re¬

ferred to a Special Committee of five to reportforthwith.consisting of Rev. Mr. Leonard, Dr.Taj lor. Dr. Vinton, Judge Sandford, and Floyd?Smith, Esq. 5This Committee subsequently reported ia favor jof the Convention taking action upou the eertiti I

rate of the Hector as if it complied fully with the i

requirements of the Canon. Carried.ihk provisional lUSIIor.

The following resolution was offered by Hon. J.C. Spencer:

lietdtrd. That doubling whether the call by the Staadin»Committee for a Special Convention, at ovs tune and place,is warranted by die provisions of the Constitution, anddeeming it advisable that due lime should be given to con.sider the matter proposed for its dellbertt'on, this meetingwill r ot proceed to the transaction of any bmkess.

Mr. Ben ton of Little Falls, proposed, as anamendment to the resolution, that the Conventionproceed to ballot for a Provisional Bishop.

Rev. Dr. Haight then proceeded to read anumber of documents from the Standing Committee upon the subject of the new Canon and theelection of a Provisional Bishop.comprising a

copy of the Canon. In addition to the Report,the Secretary announced the preparation ofLegal opinion upon the same subject. This docu¬ment was next road. It reviews the powers .ifthe Standing Committee, and enters into a detail¬ed examination ef the legal limitation! und obli¬gations of said Committee in relation to the calllug of Special Conventions like the present. Theargument was an extended ami able production!It bears the signatures of ex-Chief Justice Jones,Hon. Gulian C. Verplanck and Murray Hoffman!Esq.

Hoy. Mr. Vax K r.KEi K of Troy, offered anothersubstitute for the resolution introduced by Mr.Spencer, expressing approval of the action of theStanding Committee, and supported it in a fewremarks.Judge Betts then offered another substitute,

which condemned the action of the Standing Com¬mittee. This was read.

Mr. SrENct'H now proposed to amend theamendment of Mr. Bent.so as to read " ThisConvention will not proceed to the election of tProvisional Bishop."The amendment to the amendment thereupon

occupied the attention of the Convention for aconsiderable time.

Mr. Stem Kit rose and discussed the.questionbefore the Convention in its various bearings. Hasnid it was with some embarrassment he rose to

speak in relation to the matter, especially as hemight be said to be speaking to expectation.hisname having been mentioned in this connectionin one of the secular papers. He desired to per¬form what he considered a duty; to lay beforethe Convention, as plainly and simply as he pos¬sibly could, such arguments as had oceurroa tohis own mind in support of his propositions, K ef.erence was made to the action of the CommitteeofTwenty in the Convention of 1845; and to themovements for (.-ailing the attention of tho Diocostand the General Convention to the necessity ofproviding for the extremely anomalous positionin which this Diocese is placed. Mr. Spencer ap¬pealed to the gentlemen associated with hintupon that Committee in evidence of the entiresincerity of his labors in a sphere which promisedresults absolutely necessary to tho peace, quietand prosperity of the Diocese. It appeared thathe must accomplish his object by legalmeans. Strong as may be the desireand wish for the attainment of a givenobject, we may not use improper, unlawful orunauthorized means to accomplish it. Anxiousas the speaker was that the Diocese should berestored to peace, at least to the government of aregular Episcopal officer, as soon as circumstanceswould admit, he was yet anxious that it shouldbe done in a manner in itself entirely satisfactory,not only to tho groat body of the Convention, butto its constituencies; ami in a way which shouldleave no doubt of the regularity and bindingforce of the act. It is better that we should notact at all than act in a manner which wouldexpose us to still greater inconvenience. Allmust agree,that the exigency is not so pressingns to require us to break down, evade or triSewith any constitutional principle which governsus. To render the action of any body valid, itmust be called by a competent authority. ThisConvention, lie areued, was not an incorporatedbody, but a body of associated individual*acting in their individual capacity, in pur¬suance of certain stipulations and agreement!entered into. The general rule and principlewhich governs the action of an organized hotly ofindividuals, not incorporated, is that the assent ofeach one is necessary to the valid completion ofany act. This rule may be modified by any asso¬ciated hotly by the stipulation that they shall begoverned by the majority, whose action shall bein effect the action of the whole. These elemen¬tary principles lie at the foundation of this ques¬tion.

Mi*. Spencer here proceeded to an abstract ar¬gument upon Constitutional Law. He read fromelementary writers.Wilcox on corporations andothers.in support of the argument that the actionof a body is invalid unless it is convened by com¬

petent authority.His second point was, that the notice for the as¬

sembling of the Convention wns not given by or¬der of any competent authority. Mr. S. here againread from authorities to demonstrate the preroga¬tive of the Bishop in such cases. He held thatthere is uo vacancy in the Episcopate. The Bish¬op was deprived of his functions but is still Bi«hopof the Diocese. He cited the Canon in relationto the election of a Provisional Bishop, and showedhat every line of it was a recognition de facloaithe existence of a Bishop, even though he be auf-

jtendetf from action He submitted that we conldnot, at the same time ami the same place, admitthat there was a Bishop and aver that there was

a vacancy. They were utterly inconsistent. TheStanding Committee had been given authority forall purposes expressed in the Canons. Are anypurposes declared in those Canons embracing thocall of a special Diocesan Convention ? Not oneword. Mr. Spencer proceeded at some furtherlength, showing that the Standing Committee hadno legal authority to act as they bad done.Hev. Dr. Vinton replied to Mr. Spencer's ar¬

guments at loss length, but with great force bh'Ieloquence. He was not sorry that the interest'ing question and the mooted point of the authori¬ty of the Standing Committee of the Diocese hadbeen introduced by his learned friend from Al¬bany.Judge BfiTTS called Dr. Vinton to order, wit" *

motion for adjournment till morning. But theHouse refused to adjourn.

Dr. Vinton resumed. He repeated that he was

glad the question had been alluded to. BflPj£ceeded to rend from the Canons of the Chun*,and made a strong defense of the action of to6

Standing Committee.Judgo Betts followed in opposition to the ac¬

tion ot the Committee. ,.

The question was then taken on the adopt«»of Mr. Spent it's resolution, s A it was lost by

ional Bishop by ballot at lOoing, then pr< vailed; and the C12 o'clock, adjnarm d.

.Ii 1«.-¦ Proff"¦xt room-at nearly

y morn-.nose OfThe Committee met at 0 o ciocK y o

inn pursuant to adjournment, tot ti

,. . ,i.. ,.!.-tion of a Provisional Buhefproceeding to the election ot a rtuviswu

in accordance with the provisions of thi

Rev. Mr. leonard read MorningRev. MrvHltt <he Lessons.

tee on uuureue». .»¦. «ay remark^-,. .-.

.r motion, that if the Convention proceedee wSec? a Bishop without admitting this Ctmrch,there would be no Bishop. We should have it

go to England for a Bishop. There, ite 'igof the contemptible aristocracy ot color, ot wm

there is to ranch, in this, country.

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