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THE NEWS. THE NEWS. CONGRESSIONAL. The Senate adopted resolutione asking for further information respecting the alleged British outrages, and requesting the, Secretary of the Treasury to report specifie estimates of expenditures arith a view to retrenchment and The Homestead bill was then taken up. A discussion ensued, but the Senate adjourned without taking action.

In the House, after some debate, Messrs. Phelps and Cavanaugh, the members from Minnesota, were sworn in. The election case of Mr. Lewis D. Campbell was taken up and discussed, Mr.

Vallaudingham, the contestant, making a long speech on his own behalf. The House adjourned with the understanding that a vote should be taken on Monday. THE OUTRAGKA. The Secretary of the Navy has sent orders to the Navy Yard to equip for sea, at once, the steamers Arctic and Water Witch to cruise in the Gult of Mexico, for the purpose of affording protection to our shipping engaged in the Cuban trade. It is reported that Lieut.

Harstein will, have charge of the Arctic, and Lieut. Rogers of the Water Witch. The latter is a side wheel steamer, belonging to the Const Survey service. The bark John Howe, Captain Nichols, which was one of the dozen vessels boarded in the harbor of Sagua Grande, (already referred to,) by the armed boat from the British cruiser, arrived here on Saturday evening, and furnished an account of the occurrence.Elis deposition will be taken to day by the Collector of the Port, for the use of the Committee on Foreign Relations, to which the statements of a large number of Captains have already been referred. Capt.

Howe also relates what was told him by Capt. Bartlett, coucerning the visit of the same boat to the ship Clarendon on the same day, (2.) The officer, it is alleged, commanded Capt. Bartlett to hoist his National colors, which he refused to dohe (Capt. spread the American Ensign on his enbin-table, and pointing at it, told the British officer to hoist it himself if he thought best. The officer left in high dudgeon.

The Clarendon was afterwards wrecked on the Bahamas. Capt. Barthis arrival Washington correslett's own statement. will be obtained on pondent of the Herald says the Naval Committee in the Senate has reported a bill for the construction of is steam sloops-of-war and to-morrow the House Naval Committee will report one for the construction of ten steam gun-boats, which the Committee on Foreign Relations will probably recommend to be increased to thirty. THE MORMONS--THEIR MOVEMENTS.

The newspaper correspondents from Fort Bridge contirmi the statement that, through the negotiations oft Col. Kane, Gov. Cumwing had been invited by the Mormon leaders to visit the Suit Lake City. Great. preparations had been made for his reception.

The Governor accepted the offer, and started from the camp on the 5th of April. The latest account 13 that on the 7th, he was met at Echo Canon, about 45 miles from the city, and was escorted by a guard of some, thirty picked Marmons, sent Brigham expressly to meet him.Mormons were emigrating to the White River Mountains, as some suppose, but the point is not positively known. no indication yet that the Mormon leaders are disposed to yield; but the people would undoubtedly submit to Federal allthority, and would welcome the troops within their city, if they dared exercise any independence. They seem to be thoroughly enslaved by their spiritual ofpressors. Col.

Kane arrived at the camp ou the 12th of March. CHARLES SUMNER sailed again for Europe on Saturday, by the Vanderbilt from this port, in search of health. He finds that he is still incapacitated for active labors, and intends to seek repose abroad. He left a letter, addressed to the People of Massachusetts, announeing the reasons for his departure. DEATIL OF A VETERAN SOLDIER, Robert Gallup, A Revolutionary, hero, and the last survivor Griswold massacre, died at Greene, Chenango N.

on Friday at the advanced age of 98 years, NEW YORK CITY. More Milkmen Arrested -On Saturday morning, the Mayor's squad arrested J. Naude, T. Henry, C. Miller and M.

Hese. man, drivers of milk carts, for violation of the City ordinance, by not having their wagous properly numbered andtheir names painted on in full. They were each fined one and two dollars, which on being paid, they were discharged. Selling Sunday Newspapers, -The instructions issued to the Police to prohibit boys from erying Sunday papers through the streets has had a marked effect in abat ing the nuisance. The boys keep a close mouth when they see a policeman about.

As 1 policeman is stationed in front of every church, the annoyance to which church-going people was subjected by the newsboys is almost entirely abated. Child Killed through the Ignorance of a Drug inquest was held, on Saturday, at No. 6 Centre-street, upon the killed by taking tineture of opium, (Laudbody, of Mary Ford, an infant, who WAS anum,) given by her mother, supposing that it was paregoric. The evidence in the case showed that John Rowes, a clerk in the drug store corner of Greenwich and Centre streets, gave the laudanum to the father of the child, instead of the paregoric that he ordered, The clerk, a young German, 23 years of age, it further appeared, had only been employed two weeks in the drug store, and that this was his first experience in the business. The Jury r'endered a verdict that the child died from the effects of poison, and that the clerk was culpable, They also censured the proprietor of the store for allowing an inexperienced and incompetent clerk to dispense drugs, On the rendition of the ver.

diet, Rowes was committed to the Tombs to await the action of the Grand Jury, FALSE Thomas P. Wright, of the Fourth Precinct, last night arrested a man, named George W. King, on A charge of swindling merchants in New York and Syracuse out of a large amount of goods. He was committed. TERRIBLE DEATH--A MAN BURIED ALIVE IN A -The Omro (Wis.) Republican says: About four miles west of this village on the afternoon of Saturday last, a man by the name of Mitchell was buried alive by the caving in of a well.

The first time that the dirt gave way it buried him up to his knees, but such was the pressure of the dirt that he could not be got out, even with the help of a windlass. When striving to extrieate him, the sand caved and buried him up to his waist, His sprang into the well and commenced throwing the dirt from him, but it continued running in until he was buried up to the neck. His brother-in-law seeing that the dirt came in faster than he could throw it out, left him to get assist ance. When the help arrived, they found him completely covered. After digging some hours he was taken out dead.

Mr. Mitchell was young man about 24 or 25 years of age, and leaves a wife and child. to to Evening Star. MONDAY. MAY 24th.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. cannot undertake to publish communications, professing to state facts unless accompanied by A responsible address, as a guarantee of their truth. nor to return such contributions as we not avail ourselves of. Union of' the Opposition. The American country papers are lond in complaint of the unfairness of the Albaby Regency in seeking to prevent union of the Opposition on a fair basis, and igporing the righte of Americans under the proposed partnership.

These papers turn in disgust from the Freesoil Whig section of the Republican party, and ask for justice at the bands the Freesoil, or Radical, Democrats. Row let us look at the position of the datter, as expressed by Radical Deineeratie journale. In another column will be found an article from the Evening Post of It is unnecessary for us to say the Post is an able and reliable organ of its own faction. If, then, we regard the article before 115 88 a fair expression of the general sentiment, the American party will scarcely fair better with the Radicals that with the Re Both sections seem to say, we wel. geney.

come you Americans very gladly, and shall acknowledge gratefully such an accession of strength; but the only union we recog nize is an absorption by us of your organization. Now we shall only say to these factions, represented on one hand by the Post, and on the other by the Albany Evening Jour. sal, this morement toward union is one that neither of you originated aud neither of you can control. It is the spontaneous expression of the popular will, and the man ol' clique that endeavors to throw straws in its way will be overwhelmed by de. feat.

The Post, in the article we quote, falls a singular inconsistency: it deprecates a divided, discorduot party, and imme. diately eets about recommending a policy most productive of division and It refers to the tact that the early conventions of the Republican parties were cessarily composed of Wing and Democrapie delegates, but opposes a like policy in perfecting the contemplated RepublicanAmerican alliance. In other words, in to the firm a new partner upon equal terns it aecepts his contribution to the capital stock, but allows bim no voice in the management of the business of the concern. Is this juat? Will the great mass of the Opposition endorse it' The Opposition must be a unit, but not Republican any more than an American, or an Independent Democratic unit. To beat the Administration, demoralized 65 it is, we want tail the strength wo can concentrate.

To that end we must all meet precisely at that point where all can agree. It is unnecessary to say that point is the issue of Popular -the right of the people to govern themselves free from all Federal usurpation, Here is the common and only ground where all the discordant elements can unite. Even the Republican party proper is no longer unit on the Fremont platform: in 1858 it supports that Popular Sovereignty which in it repudjated, That its po. position now is more wise and tive, none can deny. We care very little for the machinery by which this inevitable union shall be brought about.

Any policy that shall exolude or repel the new elements of opposi tion is so suicidal that it cannot long be persisted in; and we would advise the Post and Journal, if they would not be found knocking without when the door is closed, to abandon the advocacy of faetions that strive for supremacy, and join in a common effort to unite cordially all inen and all parties that oppose the wrong and defend the right. THE CIRULK OF -Archbishop Hughes, in a note to the Courier and Enquirer, denies that he has any connection with, or has any knowledge of the exis tence of, any organization such as described by the correspondent of the Albany Statesman. Will the Statesman bring forward the evidence and contound the Bishop! OBITUARY --The guests of the Globe Hotel were startled, on Saturday evening, by the announcement of the sudden death of Captain Flint, the proprietor of the establishment. His health had been impaired for some time, but no apprehensions of a serious nature were entertained up to the very moment of his decease. On Friday he attended to business as usual.

Throughout Saturday, feeling unwell, he remained his room. In the evening, about eight o'clock, he expressed a wish to lie down, and on being assisted to his bed fell back in a state of insensibility, from which he failed to recover. So easy was his departure that the precise moment when life became extinct was not known. Captain Flint was well known for years as the proprietor of the old Pearl street House, which bas now yielded to the uptown current of business, but which was once one of the most popular hotels in city of New York. It was under the charge of Captain Flint, when swept away by the great fire of 1835, and he again a8- sumed control fit when rebuilt.

In 1847 he became proprietor. of the National Hotel in Cortlandt street, which he conducted for several years. Less than one year since he removed to Brooklyn, and obtained a lease of the Globe Hotel. That establishment he refitted and renovated, and it attracted, under his management, as many guests as could be accommodated. Those who knew Captain Flint need not be reminded of qualities that commended him to all his associates.

"To the energy and promptness in business that enabled him to conduet a first-class metropolitan hotel, were added the courtesy of demennor and the kindness of heart that made him loved and esteemed in every domestic and social relation, His sudden death will shock and sadden a host of- friends, while it bears with crushing weight upon a bereaved widow and daughter. So far as generous sympathy can soothe their sacred sorrow, comfort will not be denied then, The funeral services will take place tomorrow, (Tuesday,) at 2 o'clock, at the Globe Hotel. The Republican Party a Unit and Not a Trinity, (From the N. Y. Evening Post, May 22.

The usual time for the State Committees to meet nad issue their calls of conventions for the nomination of state offers this fall, is close at hand. The time when, and place where, this convention ehould be held, are not very material. Another and a graver question to be determined is the number of delegates which each district should Le direeted to send, whether one, two or three. As an earnest of perfect fairness between the freesoil whig and freesoil democratic parties who first organized under the naure of Republieans, it was arranged that each district each should section send to two have delegates, to as to enable equal representation in convention. The objection to this system is that it serves to perpetuate a party distinction which it should be the duty of the State Committee as fast as possible to obliterate.

The Republican party, to have any permanent efficiency, must be a unit, not a league or a partnership, and the soon er it ceases to attach importance to the political pedigrees of its members, the sooner will it be a united irresistible or ganization. If, however, the whig and demoeratie elements are to kept separate by the system of double delegations, we must of course take the same course with the Americans who have determined to abandon their separate organization and act with us. But we need not expatiate upon the ob. vious mischiefs which would inevitably reto party from a course of policy which contributes to dissension rather than to harmony, and tends to make three parties rather then one, of the opposition. If we have two delegates from a district, we ought in justice to have three; if we have three, it must be upon the understanding that each of the old parties be represented in the delegation.

would be unjust to the districts in which one or the other of those parties is in a minority, and, for obvious reasons, it would be entirely impossible to make any equitable division of delegates based upon the vote of the respective sections. We submit to the State Committee that' they will probably get a better convention by the election of single delegates from each district, than by electing a lar ger number, and a better time than this, when the Americans are merging into the Republican ranks, probably, could not be chosen to efface old party distinetions, and bring about a perfect union of all who sympathize with the principles of the Republican party, as defined by the Philadelphia National Convention of 1856. Kings County surrogate's Court. BEFORE RODMAN B. DAWSON, SURROGATE, May 17, to May WILLe, Estate of Thomas Duquid, deceased.Will proved and lotters testamentary granted to Jane Duquid.

Estate of Edward Kellogg, deceased.Will and codicil proved, and letters testamentary granted to Esther F. Kellogg, Edward R. Kellogg, and Charles P. Baldwin, Estate of Wilhemina Hassler, deceased.Will proved and letters testamentary granted to John Mehl. Estate of Francis Brug, deceased.

-Will presented and citation issued, returnable 3d June text. Estate of William Glassey, deeeased.Will presented and citation issued returnable 4th June next. Estate of John MeAteer, deceased. -Will presented and citation issued returnable 7th July next. Estate of Theresa Fleming.

deceased.Will presented and citation issued, returnable 7th July next. Estate of Carman A. Simonson, deceased. -Will presented and citation issued returnable 31st May, inst. Estate of Richard D.

Conn, deceased.Will presented and citation issued returnaable 1st June next. Estate of Joseph C. Luther, deceased.Will presented and citation issued returnable 9th July next, ADMINISTRATIONS. Estate of William Kearney, deceased. Letters granted to Sarah Kearney.

Estate of Sebastian Kentana, deceased.Letters granted to Mory Kentana, Estate of Henry Diettmening, deceased. -Letters granted to Christian Eiseman. Estate of Thomas Carr, deceased. -Lettere granted to Lewis Bench, Estate of William Galina, deceased.Letters granted to Hugh Galina. Estate of Donald Turner, deceased.

-Letters granted to Elizabeth Turner. Estate of Mary Bodine, deceased. -Letters granted John M. Bodine. Estate of James Decker, deceased, -Letters granted to Mary Ann Decker.

Estate William II. Fansher, deceased. -Letters granted to David Fansher. Estate of Peter of collection issued to Frederick Foly. GUARDIANSHIP, Matter of Alice B.

and Ella Bodine, issued to John M. Bodine. For the Star. SWILL FED Cows, -It will be well for the community to see to it, and know from whom they get their beef. Since the expose of the swill milk traffio, a remoral of Cows is said to have taken place to a large extent.

We are informed, in faet know, that many of the Cows hare the appearance of being fat, and being weak and unable to eat grass and dry feed as other Cows, have been slaughtered and their meat sold -thus poisoning the inhabitants with diseased meat. There are a plenty of honest butchers of whom they can procure good meat. THIRD PRECINCT Police of this Distriet had another busy day yesterday. Pat Dugan's dance house, on Church street, was broken up, and the following persona arrested: Patrick Dugan, James Madden, John Lynch, Michael Lynch, Thomas Lynch, Michael Horton and Pat rick Leonard. tar Dr.

Boyd reports 19 deaths during the last week. This, with the number re ported to the Health Officer, makes 128 deaths for the week. It is very probable that the Common Council will settle the Health Oficer fight to 03) Mr. J. B.

Richardsoo, a deputy sheriff, well known about the City Hall, died very suddenly yesterday, OUR QUOTA FOR THE GULF. -The Admin- istration, so we are told, has manifested an unusual degree of spank towards the Britishers since the outrages on American ves. sels in the gulf. Here is the, formidable quota from this Nary Yard: The Arctic, is to be again placed in command of Captain Harstein. She is loggy craft, fitted up from a light ship for special service among the icebergs of the north.

She is covered to her bends with plates of bailer iron, to reset the effects of the ice, and by hard steaming will travel nine miles an hour. Her only armament is an iron six pounder, which is perched on a wooden gun-carriage on her high forecastle. She would stand some hammering, but would make a poor show in a naval engagement. She has been stationed as a guard-ship in the vicinity of the Susquehanna, which has been detained at Quarantine. She hins been brought to the Navy Yard, and will be prepared for her cruise with all necessary dispatch.

The Water 1 Witch is a sinall side-wheel steamer, of light draft, belonging to the Const Survey service, and is in command of Lieut. John Rogers, who has been for some months engaged in making soundings between the Gulf Stream and the Coast of North Carolina. Under favorable cireumstances she can inake an average speed of ten miles an I hour. She, can carry but light armament. Though not so large or 80 fine a model, she is rigged like the cutter Harriet Lane, and in general appearance resembles that vessel, Arrival of the City of Washington.

FOUR DAYS LATER FROM EUROPE. The screw steamship City of Washington, which sailed from Liverpool at about nine o'clock on the morning of the 12th of May, arrived here last evening. GREAT BRITAIN. THE MINISTRY IN DANGER -PROCEEDINGS IN PARLIAMENT On the the 10th, in the House of Lorde, the Earl of Shaftesbury gave notice that on the 14th he should move a resolution condemning the conduct of the government in publishing their dispatch to the Governor General of India. Mr.

Cardwell gave notice that on the 18th inst. he should move the following resolution: "That this House, while it abstains from expressing any, opinion upon the policy of any proclamation issued by the Governor General of India, in relation to Oude, has seen with regret and serio.is apprehension that Her Majesty's Government has addressed to the Governor General of India through the Secret Committee of the India House, a dispatch condemning, in strong terms, the conduct of the Governor General of India, and they are of opinion such a course on the part of Government must have, under present circumstances in India, a tendency to produce a most prejudicial effect by weakening the authority of the Governor General, and by encouraging further resistance on the part of those who are still in arms against us." THE OATHS BILL PASSED, The Oaths Bill, as ainended by the House of Lorde, was taken up, when Lord John Russell 11 moved that the amendments be not agreed to, and that the clause which would admit Jews to Parliament be restored. The motion was carried by a vote of 263 to 150. -RESIGNATION OF LORD ELLEN BOROUGH. The Earl of Ellenborough explained the circumstances under which the dispatch censured Lord Canning had been written, admitted that he alone was responsible for it, and announced that rather than expose his colleagues to the censure of Parliament, he had tendered his resignation as President of the Board of Control to Her Majesty, and the same had been accepted.

Lord Derby said that the resignation had been accepted with regret, but admitted that he considered the publication the dispatch premature and injudicious. VOTING BY BALLOT. In the House of Commons, Mr. Berkeley gave notice of a bill to establish the eyetem of voting by tallot. PROBABLE BREAK DOWN OF THE MINISTRY.

The London Times says that a meeting had been held at Lord Palmerston's residence, at which it was resolved to move a resolution in the House of Commons on the 13th upon the subject of the dispatch from Lord Ellenborough censuring the issue Lord Canning's proclamation to the people of Oude, and that this resolution will have the concurrence of Lord John Russell and the principal members of the so-called Peelite party. THE OCEAN TELEGRAPH. All the wire of the Atlantic telegraph had been taken out of the tanks at Keyham, and coiled on board the Niagara and the Agamemnon, so that nothing remained to be done but to take on board a small portion of new cable (which was being done) and the paying out machinery. The departure of ships on the experimental cruise, was expected to take place on the 25th of May. Queen Victoria had given her first state ball of the season, at Buckingham Palace.

Mr. Dallas and family were present. FRANCE. The election of a member of the Corps Legislatif for the Fifth Circumscription of Paris resulted in the choice of M. Picard, the opposition candidate, by a large majority.

The Paris Improvements bill had been passed by the Corps Legislatif by a vote of 180 against 45. The Paris Pays says that the questions in dispute between Turkey and Montenegro can only be resolved by the Congress of Paris. INDIA. The Calcutta mails of April 9th arrived at Suez on the 4th of The news is of no special importance, Lucknow was perfectly tranquil, and not a single armed man was to be seen. The 4th Bengal Light Cavalry, 160 strong, had been brought to a court-martial at Umballah.

Sixty were to be hanged and the remainder to be transported for life. A hot weather campaign in Rohileund was considered inevitable. A strong force had marched for Bareilly. Col. Seaton's force had encountered and beaten the rebels, taking three guns.

Another dispatch via Malta was in porsession of the rebele, who were said to be 100,000 strong." CHINA. The dates from Hong Kong are to March 20. All continued quiet in China. Lord Elgin had reached Ningpo, and Admiral Seymour had left Hong Kong, for, it was supposed, Shanghai. General Straw Benzee, the commander of the British forces, had returned to Canton.

The Brooklyn Philharmonic Society Annual Iteport. Submitted by the Secretary and Adopted the Annual Meeting of Subscribers. REPORT. The first season of the Philharmonie ciety of Brooklyn has now closed, and the Board of Directors, in laying down the trust committed to them, offer their congratulations to the subscribing members, whose generous co-operation has crowned the forts of the year with such large and gratifying success. When your Board, appointed in the Spring of 1857, under such flattering auspices and with such high anticipations, addressed themselves in the autumn to the detaiis of their work, they were encountered by the first shock of that revulsion the business world, through which have yet scarcely passed and met from every quarter with earnest warnings and remeustrances against the prosecution, such a crisis of the times, of an undertaking so ditticult and doubtful.

The directors took the whole subject into consideration; iu view of importance of their enterprise to the interests Art, and through these to the cause of education, refinement, moral purity, or even of religion amongst us; the probable effect of a miscarriage at the outset, to postpone to a distant future any resumption of the work; the significant fact that the apprehensions of the fearful had luvariably been on their neighbor's, rather than on their own account, and that few proposed withdraw their personal co-operation; and finally, the idea suggested by one of their members, that the Board had been appointed not to stop, but to go on," they determined to hazard the attempt. They did not believe that the intelligent and thrifty citizens of Brooklyn were going to be so impoverished, or so panicstricken, as to lose faith in the pregnant future, to abandon the institutions which, in brighter hours, had been their pride and joy; or, while furnishing food and raiment for their bodies, to refuse generous provision for the culture of those Arts which adorn the soul and feed it with the bread of life. This confidence in the good taste and sound judgment of our higher has been justined by the results of the first concert campaign, which have far exceed. ed the expectations of the most sanguine. These are in 8 great degree ow.

ing to the rich resources of professional skill furnished by this and the adjoining city. From these your Board have been enabled to construct an orchestra of forty members, which, considering its numerical capacity, is probably unsurpassed in the world; and to place it under the direc. tion of a gentleman, of whom it is difficult to say personal popularity, or his rare ability as an artist, has most contributed to our success. In the organiza. tion and management of this band, we have had the efficient aid of Mr.

J. Noll, the Leader; while this, as well as every other musical department of our work has borne witness to the taste and judgment Messrs. Wymnan and Weizel, to whom they have been in great part committed. With such arrangements, your Board felt strong for the production of a class of works adapted not merely to amuse, but to instract and elevate our people, and to attract, not ouly the masses, but the more cultivated amateur; while even professional criticism might be challenged to impugn the merits of the performance. Two of the grandest symphonies of Beethoven, the Heroica and Seventh, have been given, as fitting foundation to A glorious superstructure.

Mendelssohn, more modern, but already canonized among the classics, has been represented his Fourth Symphony in A Major, and in the Ruy Bias and Meeresstille Overtures. Of the music of today, we have had specimens in Gade's Symphony in 0., the Lustspiel" overture, by the Gewandhaus conductor, Rietz, and the "Water nymphs" of the English Sterndale Bennett; while Young Germany" has expressed to us her transcendental thought in the voice of solemn Taunhaus We have heard the voice of Italy in Rossini's picturesque and sparkling overture to William Tell, and on Weber has lived and reigned again in the immortal Oberon and Der Freischutz. In the selection of such a programme, it will be observed that due reference has been had to that demand for a more popular style of music, which sometimes presses upon us, yet with proper subordination to the claims of those profounder works, in the absence of which the best class of our subscribers could not be satisfied, nor that cultivation of High Art effected, for which, primarily, our Society was established. In addition to these attractions, all due diligence has been exercised in serving up such lighter condiments of a musical feast, as should serve as fitting accompaniments to the more solid fare, and as worthy pro vocatives of the nobler appetite. Every care has been taken to present to you the best vocal and instrumental soloists, which under all the circumstances, could be procurred, although it ought always to be borne in mind that the highest usage has ever regarded these as secondary, and not material, considerations in a Philharmonic Concert.

As most satisfactory evidence of a kind appreciation of these exertions, on the part of the musi 1 community, our Concerts have been attended by audiences ranging from one thousand to twelve hundred in number. The Rehearsals, too, those occasions doubly valuabie to the genuine lover of Art, as furnishing opportunities for the study of classical music, have been numerously attended; and the quiet and good breeding which has characterised these audiences, (in marked contrast with similar assemblies into which fashion has obtruded her brazen face and sibilant tongue) together with the privilege thus afforded of meeting, from time to time, the welcome faces of fellow amateurs in this most delightful of pursuits, have combined to endue these reunions with an attraction which, we prediet, will not soon die out. To add to the educational facilities of these rehearsals, the Board have caused to be prepared, at cost of considerable labor, and published with every programme, extracts as full as possible from the best critiques, on the various compositions performed. As the substantial result of these attractions, we have to record the enrollment of 422 regular and 22 professional subseribers; the receipts of $3076,15, of which $2971, 05 have been disbursed, leaving balance in the treasury of and property in the form of music, musical instruments, stands, to the value of about $255 all of which will be found more fully sta ted in the report of the treasurer. In view of a conclusion, under all the adverse circumstances, so triumphant, we again offer the Society our earnest congratulations.

Surely we ought to be encouraged by this most auspicious beginning, to gird ourselves anew for the accomplishment of those objects which yet remain; the increase of our subscription, and the wide diffusion of our influence; the enlargement of our orchestra, and the erection of a Hall, to be dedicated to literature and the arts, and to serve at once as a symbol to illustrate, and an instrument to perfect and perpetuate, the taste of our community. car Don't forget that the Sunday School Auniversary is to be celebrated to-mor- Long-Island Items. DROWNED. -A sad accident occurred in our bay last Wednesday, resulting in the death of Jacob Carman, an estimable resident of Hicks' Neck. It appears that Mr.

C. went in the bay on the above day for the purpose of gunning, and must have drawn his beat up on the bank, somewhere near the beach, and during bin absence, the tide arose and floated her off and lodged her on the opposite side of the creek, His clothes, gun, being found on one side of the creek and his boat on the other, it is evident that be attempted to swim across and was drowned. His body bad not been recovered at the time of writing this paragraph. He Jeaves a wife and several children to mourn his un. timely Inquirer, A few nights ago, the house of Mr.

Abra. ham Eldert, at Cypress Hills, was entered by a burglar. It seems that a servant girl having been unwell, and the lady of Mr. hearing a noise of walking, supposed it to be her. She however thought nothing more of the matter until she heard the collar door opened, and then suspecting something wrong she got up, and as she was reaching out her, hand to open the door, it was opened from the outside, and the burglar stood before her.

Seeing that lie was confronted by the lady, he turned upon his heels and fled. It was supposed to be some one from the Water Works.Flushing Journal. An animated election is now going on in this county, among the politicians for Member of Congress, and various other county offices. The people may not be aware of the lact, but nevertheless it is true, and the contest more warm than we ever remember it to be. As things do not happen to suit our predilections respecting the "fair thing," We have it in contemplation to kick over the ballot box of the politicians, and urge that the election shall be submitted to the people, instead of the pol.

iticians, There are rich developments ahead for simple and ignorant people who see in nominating conventions no other than fair expression of the people's will. The pear that we shall pluck is ripening rapidly if the weather is cold aud wet. Ibid. 13 Col. E.

L. Snow addressed a large audience at the Hall of the Sons of Temperance, Fulton street, last evening-subject, Temperance," MAD Doo. -On Saturday evening Ser. geaut Sterman, of the Sixth Preeinet, killed a mad dog at the corner of Stagg and Ewen streets. It had bitted no person.

Business Notices. SPECTAL NOTICE. -My late partner still representing to the public that I have given up busi ness, aud that he is continuing the business of the late S. N. Burrill I take this method to inform the public that such representations are, false, and if tonger persisted in I shall deem it necessary to in form the public why and wherefore he was expelled from my establishment.

My ware house 18 at No. 132 Pierrepont, near Fulton street, where can be had everything requisite for the burial of the dead.Thankful for past preferences, I hope, by attention to business, to merit a continuance of the same. 8. N. BURRILL.

Undertaker, d31 tf 132 Pierrepont street. MARRIAGES. In this city, on the 10th of May, by Rev. Mr. Burch, Joshua M.

Place, proprietor of the Buffolk Democrat, to Miss Louisa Sands, of this city. At Freeport, L.1., Samuel C. C. Harris to Mary E. Curtis.

In New York, James Courtney, to Jane Rodgers Sands William H. Crawford to Phebe Ann Duryea. In this city, on Saturday evening, 22d of May, suddenly, Capt. John M. Flint, in the 65th year of his age.

The relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the funeral, on Tuesday afternoon, at two o'clock, without further invitation, from his late residence, 244 Fulton street, Brooklyn. In this city, on Sunday, the 284 of May, Mr. Jobn B. Richardson, after a short and severe illness, in the 49th year of his age. Age The relatives and friends, and the membera of the Anglo Saxon Lodge, are respectfully invited to attend the funeral.

The funeral services will take at a quarter past 5 o'clock this afternoon, at St. Peter's Church, in State street, near Bond. In this city on Monday, the 24th of May, Elizabeth, wife of James Burrell, and daughter of Mr. Lloyd, of Garndiffeth. Wales In this city, on the 22d of May, Betty widow of Col.

Sullivan Dwight. In this city, ou the 22d of May, Michael Brady, aged 22. In this city, on the 22d of May, Johanna, wife of John Buckley, aged 88. At East Hampton, L. Dr.

Abel Huntington, aged 81.4 At Flushing, Martin Mayher, aged 29. In New York, Adeline, wife of Guded Burahard, aged 33: Gilbert A Kirtland, aged 65; Purser Witliam Sinclair, U. 8. aged 69; Mra. Ann McNaughton aged 88.

BLACK KNOWN SILKS. BEFORE CHEAPER THAN H. P. MORGAN, No. 285 FULTON STREVE, bas just received and added to his heretofore large stock, a full assortment of BLACK MILKS, much below, in price, and superior, in quality, to any ever before offered.

Also. large additions to the MOURNING GOODS DEPARTMENT, including many novelties, to which be would invite special attention. N. Crape Marets and Bareges, re ceived from the late auction sales, at greatly reduced prices. Brooklyn, May 22, 1858.

my 22 tt ACE AND SILK MANTILLAS! CLOTH, DUSTERS, A splendid assortment can be found nt HORTON SONS, my22 312dp 279 Fulton street. ACE AND MUSLIN CURTAINS! TAMBOURD BORDERS, SHADES IN GOLD BORDERS, BUFF, WHITE, In great variety at HORTON SONS, my 22 3t2dp 279 Fulton street. THE TWENTY- -NINTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE "Brooklyn Sabbath School Union," will be held On TUESDAY EVENING, 25th of May, in the First Presbyterian Church, Henry street, near Clark. The Annual Reports will be read, and Addresses made by Mr. BURTIS, of the New York Sunday School Unien; and Rev.

Mr. MILBORN, of this city. Services to commence at 8 o'clock. At the close of the exercises, a collection will be taken up in aid of the cause, and officers elected for the ensuing year. Brooklyn, May 20th, 1858.

my24 it JOHN R. MORRIS, Secretary. A -The TLANTIC annual BANK, election BROOKLYN, for thirteen MAY 22, Directors 1858. of this Bank, and three Inspectors of the next succeeding election, will be held at the Banking House on TUESDAY, June 8th ensuing. The poll will be opened at 12 o'clock and closed at 2 o'clock P.

M. By order of the Board of Directors, my24 tjc0 WM. C. RUSHMORE, Cashier, NO THE BROOKLYN BOARD OF SEWER COMMISSIONERS will receive sealed proproposals until the 15th day of June next for building the sewers and all works appertaining thereto, in draining districts Nos, 1, 2 and 4 in the 1st, 3d and 6th Wards, lying between Clark, Fulton, Court and Atlantic streets and the East River. The above work will comprise 3,310 lineal feet of brick sewers, 5,320 feet of 18 inch, 3,420 feet of 15 inch, 19,540 feet of 12 inch and 3,000 foot of 9 inch stone ware pipes, more or less, with the requisite street basine, man holes and appurtenances complete.

Also, the sewers in drainage. districts Nos. 5, 6 and 7, in the 13th, 14th and 19th Wards, lying between North 2d, 10th and Kemp streets and the East River, comprising 4,850 lineal feet of brick sewera, 5,950 feet of 18 inch, 7,425 feet of 15 inch, 900 feet of 12 jach and 9,000 feet of 9 inch stone ware pipes, more or less, with the requisite street basins, man holes and apparteuances complete. The whole to be constructed agreeably to plans and specifications on tile in the Engineers Office, room No. 8 Halsey Building, 355 Fulton street, where all further information on the subject inny be obtained, The proposals must be for each drainage district separately.

Dated Brooklyn, May 24, 1858. my24 td JOHN I. PRENTICE, President. THE LATEST NEWS. TELEGRAPHIC A TO THE BROOKLYN EVENING STAR.

BROOKLYN STAR OFFICE, P. M. BY THE AMERICAN TELEGRAPH COMPANY'S LINKS, Offees-21 Wall street, New-York, and Montague street, corner of Court, Brooklyn. Markets. PHILADELPHIA, May 24.

Flour is dull at unchanged prices, Wheat dull sales of 5000 bushels red at $1 a $1,08. Yellow Corn has advanced 2 cents. Salem or 23,000 bushels at 12 conta. Provisions buoyant. Ness Pork, $18.

Lard steady at 11 1-2 cent, active Flour at 62 steady. a 65e. for Wheat dull and and unchanged. BALTIMORE, May 24. Corn low.

Lard Whiskey Arm at 21 Provisions white, 67 a 690. for 11 4e. PROCK MARKKI. PHILADELPILA, May 24. Stocks are heavy, Penn State Penn.

R. Read ng R. Morris Canal. 45 213 Long-Island R. New- York Stock Market, New YORk, May P.

-Are dull and lower this morning. MONEY STEALING Continue ahmadant on al) 8 4 per cent. Murket not opened. Beet bills Calcago A RI Mich Central R. Illinois Central R.

Erin R. Bilinois Content Milwalkis 29 Mich Se a NIR Central Now Jersey Reading Hudson Missouri Mich, So. N. 1. GuarLacross unteed.

Lacross ADd Wilwaukle Canton 20 Lant Grants. 34 Onio 6--60. GROCERIES- kinde quiet but Aria with the eeption of 900 boRes of Red Coffee at we bare no sales to ru port. New York Markets. MONDAY, o'clock P.

May 24, 1868. large. state and Western without important chance. Sales Western 8,000 Superfine State 93 80 a 3 9, Extra State 81 00 and 4 16. Kound-boop Ohio $4 25 and 4 40.

Common to good Extra Western $400 and 4 40. Southern dull. Sales 700 barrols at $440 and 4 70 for Com. mon to Good, and $4 75 and 6 25 for fancy and oxErm. Canadian Sales at $420 a 5 40 for extra.

WERAT -Dull and unsettled. Fales trifling. Re. cripts large -Firmer. and buyers insist upon lower prices.

Sales 12,000 bus. White 72 a 74c. Yellow 5T a Sales bushels, Southern and Jersey at 25 and 39, and Northern and Western at 39 and 41c, Sales 200 buls. Mess $17 15 and 17 81. Prime $16 40.

Sales on bbla. Repacked Chicago $13 00 14 00. Country Mess $10.75 a 11 50. Sales 100 at 22c. SECOND EDITION.

EVENING STAR OFFICE, 33 P. M. XXX Vth Session. SENATE. WASHINGTON, Say 20.

Collins, asking compensation for his survey toying the Mr. Gwin (Cal.) presented memorial Capt. Ainoor River. Sir, Clay, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill for the improvement of the Dismal Swamp Canal. Mr.

Douglas (11.) introduced a bill for facilitating communication between the Atlantic and Pacific States by telegraph. Mr. Douglas also introduced the following important bill, having reference equally to British and Mexican to restrain and redress outrages upon the flag and citizens of the United States. Be it enacted, That in case of flagrant violation of the law of nations by outrages upon the flag, soil, or citizens of the United States, or upon their property, under circumstances requiring prompt redress, and when in the opinion of the President delay would be incompatible with the hour and dignity of the Republic. The President is hereby authorized to employ such force as he may deem necessary to prevent the perpetration of such outrage, and to obtain just redress and satisfaction for the same when it shall be his duty to lay the facts of each case together with the reasons tor his action in the premises before Cor gress at the earliest practical moinent for such further action thereon as Congress may direet.

The Biteen million loan bill was taken up. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. WASHINGTON, May 24. The House proceeded to the consideration of the business relating to the District of Columbia, in accordance with the special order. Later from Rio de Janeiro.

NEW YoRK, 21. We have papers from Rio de Janeiro to the 17th of April. The packet from the Northern Coast reported that pilot, boat out of Maranbaur had fallen in with the English bark Juniata, deeply loaded with coal, and abandoned by the crew. There was nothing at all the matter with the vessel, which was taken into Maranbaur. The last entry on the log book read as follows: The man at the wheel having refused to obey the orders of the mate, the latter struck him in the face, and a fight then commenced between Some broken china was found on deck, and it was supposed that crew had murdered the Captain and then left the vessel to land at some port under pretence of ship wreck, and thus escape the consequence of their crime.

Senor Joaquin Lopez da Silva had been despatched by the Provincial Government of Para to the United States to study the American systein of agriculture; to introduce Ainerican agricultural implements suitable to the wauts of Brazil, and to bring out with hito A number of persona skilled in the growing of rice and cotton and the manufacture of sugar. In Rio de Janeiro there was nothing new. Only four deaths from yellow fever wore reported on the 11th. COMMERCIAL AND MARINE. Receipts of coffee on the 16th, 1,264 bags.

No change in quotatations. Cleared--Bark Blue Wing, for Baltimore, with 6,000 bags of coffee: ship Rattler, for New Orteans, bags collee; bark Roanoke, for New York, 1,194 bugs collee. Discharging--Bark Moneka, from London; bark Dorchester, from Baltimore; bark Antelope, from Baltimore; bark Tallalat, from Jacksonville; ship Squaw, from New Orleans strip Courier, from thin Isle of Maco bark llorace, from Charleston. Freight to Northern ports of the Cnited Stater, to Southern ports, 45 a 55c. Sailed, 15th-Burk Japonica, for Philadelphia, with Coffee bark Warren Hullett, tor New Orleans, with collee; bark Mary J.

Kimball, for St. Thomas, in ballast. From Washington. WASHINGTON, May 21. The following officors are ordered to report on board the U.

S. steamer Arctic to join the Home Squadron. Commander Hartatine; Mulliney, Rochell and McCrea, aud passed assistant suageon Hudson. Commander Dahlgreen of the practice ship Plymouth has volunteered to go to the gulf with his vessel for the protection of our commerce in that quarter. Marine Disasters.

BOSTON, May 21. The ship Milton, which arrived from New Orleans this morning, reports on the 8th in lat. $5, long. 85 20, saw a and burned nearly to the waters edge. (Probably the Odervald, before reported.) On the 12th, saw the bark D.

Shulta, of New Yors, Carr, frons New Orleans for Genoa, ashore near Riding Rocks. Would discharge part of her cargo and proceed to Nassau, N. P. Naval, Bostox, May 24. The U.

S. storeship Release, Lieutenant Commanding Parker, arrived at this port yesterday from Leghorn. Ship News. BOSTON, May 24. Spoken, 12th Now York, for Vera Wildire, of and from Cruz.

Markets. BUFFALO, May 24--1 P. M. Flour steady sales of 9 000 bbls. at $3 for choice superfine Ohio $4 000 50 for extra to.

favorite Indiana and Canada. Wheat quiet and parties apart in their views. Corn rather easier sales of 25,000 bush. Illinois at 53 a 54c. Oats dull.

Whiskey flamer sales of 150 bbls. at Freights steady wheat 13c. to New York. Lake Import Saturday and Sunday 4,000 bbla, flour, 54,000 bush. wheat, Canal Exports 14,000 bbl.

flour, 85,000 wheat, 40.000 bush. Corn, 7,000 bush. Oata. PROVIDENCE, May 24. Cotion has been dull during the week, with small sales at advanced, prices.

WooL. sales of the week are very light, being only 4,000 lbs. of fleece at a 30 and 8,000 pounds pulled at a 40 cents. PRINTING CLOTHS. -The demand has been active and prices are in favor of sellers.

Sales of 68,000 pieces..