The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1842-12-31
EVENING EDITION.
THREE O'CLOCK, p. NJ.


SINGULAR STATE OF THE REpumIc.-The United
States, In all it's movements, is in similar con
dtion to that state of eervescence which preceded
the revolution in England in l62O-30-or that il
France in 1890. Every element of society, thought
religion politics. morals, literature, trade, currency
or philosophy is in state of agitation, discussion
transition, or change. Yet, from the institution o.
universal suffrage, and perfect freedom OF thought
and effort, no violence can take place-no collision
of classes-no civil war-no insurrection-no blood
nothing but good results.
In politics, we have two great parties and halt q
dozen Presidential candidates, one of which will be
elected in 1874. In finance, we have hundreds Of
solvent and broken banks-a restricted currency
very low prices-plenty of provisiors-and plenty o.
debt In private bankruptcy, probably $4,000 per-
sons have already taken the benefit of the act anC
wiped out debts to the amount of 800, 100000. In
religion, we have dozens of creeds--and fresh re-
veation starting every year, or oftener In morals
we have all sorts of ideas-and in literature every
thing in confusion-sceptical philosophy and mate.
rialism seem, however, to be gaining ground and
popularity at every step.
This is the most original and varied country un.
THEATRICAL MovEMENrs-ON DrTs, &o.-Om
theatrical and musical affairs, like the currency
trade politics, religion, morals and literature pre-
sent all sorts of views, colors and compilations
Some making money-some losing-some
taking the benefit of the act-and some turning up
the whites of their eyes.
Mr. Braham, the prince of song for halt a century,
is here, accompanied by his son Charles, giving a
series OF winter concerts, before he leaves for
good and all, next Tuesday in the packet ship
Cambridge for Liverpool. Mr.. Braham is the most
remarkable man of the age. His voice is full,
clear and sweet-his energies have all the racy
change OF climate-and his songs always received
with great rapture and applause. His son, Charles
Braham, has made decided impresson-and bids
fair to be chip of the old block. Their last
concert will be given on Monday.
The Seguins, Shrival, and Others are playing ope-
"a at the Chestnut street Theatre, with tolerable
success
The immortal Hackeu Is preparing ito visit the
southland suck oranges. Forrest is at the Chatham
Booth has been at the Bowery-and the devil is
busy in Wall street as usual.
Mrs Sutton, and her little daughter, Emmeline,
have been singing with great applause at the winter
concerts.
But the greatest theatrical movement is yet to
come. The legitimate dramai has abandoned the
Park Theatre, and highly accomplished and intel
lectaa troupe of horses under the wonderful Walsh,
will open Circus there next week. The negocia-
ton with Burton and Placide, ito play the two
Dromos, for one night at 500 each, has ended in
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great metropolitan theatre, that made the ghost of
old Cooke, who has been for many years sleeping
quietly in ST. Paul's church-yard, rise up the other
night, and shake his locks at the Theatre.
LATEST FROM CANADA-The bulletins issued at
Kingston, by the physicians of Sir Charles Bagot
represent him to be in very low state of health
The accounts from Kingston appear to be very con-
Trajectory; and it is, therefore, impossible to tell
with any certainty how sick the Governor really is
AT all events Sir Charles is sick of Canada to the
very heart
proclamation in the official Gazette of Saturday
last prorogues Parliament the 9th of February, and
then not to meet for the despatch Of business
LATE FROM JAMAIcA-We have received the King
ston Morning Journal to the Sd inst. We take from
it the following news:-
We learn that her ladyship, the Countess of Egin,
whose health has been completely reestabshed, is
expected to be in Spanlshtown on Tuesday next.
The Stamp Act has also passed the assembly, and
is still before the Council Whether this bill will pass
or not is doubtful The former will entail an ex-
pense of upwards OF forty thousand pounds the lat
ter was expected 10 yield a revenue Of some thirty
thousand pounds.
European immigration is still the subject of discus.
sion. Its necessity is advocated by party, and
denied by the other. The one is anxious that the
immigrant townships now in the course of erection,
should be completed, and the people imported. The
other would stay all further proceedings in reference
TO them and apply the money in carrying on African
immigration How the Assembly will determine is
questionable. Our opinion is, that European imm-
grafton would be beneficial If the government would
permit such rules and regulations to be formed, as
would compel these to remain in the mountains, un-
til they were acclimated.
The Colony remains quiet, and the best feeling
exists between the three branches of the Legisla-
ure and we believe we may safely add all classes OF
its inhabitants. The seasons generally have been
favorable, but the weather in the towns has been
warm for this period of the year In some
localities it has been rather dry, and in Trelawny
and Saint James, we learn the canes are likely to
suffer unless some rain shortly falls. From the for
mer parish, correspondent writes "the weather
has been dry to very drought and the canes
are very backward" Some very fine showers
have recently fallen in Saint GATHERINGS and st.
Andrews. We trust the parishes first named,
injury is sustained from the want of moisture
We stated in our last summary that the complaints
which poured in upon us at one time respecting the
want of labor, had gradually subsidized, and were
hen scarcely heard. A correspondent in our paper
IF the 18th ult., has not denied our statement, but
condemned it as calculated to mislead the British
public, and given a reason why complaints have
ceased that the ''propretors are broken hearted,
,uen, and tired of reiterating complaints to which
10 attention has been paid, and to which no relief
8 brought" This may be one reason, but 1t Ger.
ainly not the only reason why parties have ceased
% complain. Various circumstances have conspir-
ID TO produce the state of things alluded TO by us,
md among these we may mention, upon the author
ty Of persons connectedwith estaies that labor has