The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1843-01-04

| The PARTING BENEDIcTIoN.- Charles King OF the
| "New York American pronounces the following
benediction over Governor Seward, as he retires
| from office =
In the exercise OF the appointing power that most Pc
rous and corrupting Of attributes Gov Seward was
less fortunate than the discharge of others OF his uno
TONS is indeed of conceded difficulty for CHIEF ma
gistra e. invested with such enormous patronage, as the
Governor of New York to make mistakes; but some
OF the most Objectionable appontments-we conhne our
selves to this city-werc not mistakes In giving most
valuable office to such fellow Glentworthin scfns
The judicial eaine the promotion 10 the bench OF so tgnof
ant and prOfigafe a tool as M M. Noah-n withdrawing
most fit and trustworthy nomination for Circuit Judge
in preferring from among several the candidate ne did
for acknowledgements Seward did not act from gnor
His and in ey they are grevouswere
but they arose. as we readily Ieaeve re
quirei by the good OF his party Alas for any party tna
can seem to require prominent appointments in utter DIS
regard OF moral ftness.-.4merican
Is not this rich And yet because we entertained
the same opinion of Judge Noah, we were indicted
and find $s5O-the persecution having been set on
| by such men as Charles King. This Ignorant and
profigae too has also for years published the most
outrageous bels andi falsehoods against us, not
| y against our name, but against our family Yet
this ignorant and profigate tool" is candidate for
office to John Tyler, and will probably get his pay,
for doing the best he could to renderthe Presidents
cause III Guy, uuIiI6 TIC last
| Oh humbug how precious and valuable art thou!
GREAT REVOLUTION IN THEATRIcALs-THE CLAs-
sIcAL AGE OF GREECE COMING BAcK-The Park
| theatre reopens tomorrow evening with greater
| force in pure horse power than ever that ancient
edifce yet groaned under.
The unrivalled Welch, with his Olympic troupe
of fifty-fve beautiful horses-forty men-the lovely
young women, and dozen clowns and boys, be-
gins his season in the downright, never-to-be-sur
passed legitimate drama, which characterized the
| Olympic games of ancient Greece. This is the
greatest change that took place in these revo
| utonary times, and carries us back to the heroic
| age of Greece.
This troupe is equal to Franconi's in Paris, which
| is celebrated all the world over, and we have no
doubt it will be crowded during the whole season
| See advertisement.
DEPARTURE OF Mr.. BRAHAM-The great Braham,
| the vocalist, accompanied by his lady and family
| including his son Charles Braham youthful singer
of remarkable promise, embarked yesterday in the
Cambridge packet ship for Liverpool. He left for
England, thus suddenly, in consequence of letters
from London managers, inviting him to return and
sing at Covenr Garden, or Drury Lane. Mr.. Braham
has spent about two years in this country, south,
east, west and Canada. His visit has been profta-
BILE and honorable and he has left it with declara-
! ton of visiting us again. We doubt, however, whe-
Their his purpose will be realized. As artist,
Brahamis truly the wonder OF the age-he has been
| public vocalist, nearly fifty-six years, and seems
| yet fresh and youthful
NEW YEARS DAY.-Monday was celebrated as
New Years The day was cod-some snow in the
mornng-but pleasant the rest of the day, while the
sleighing was unusually fine for this city. An i'm
quantity of cake was destroyed, and nearly as
much more greatly damaged. And the way the
wine and other spirits suffered was extensively nu-
merous-a great caution to moderate dr.nkers-and
a perfect stumrer to the temperance people We
shall look into this matter. There appeared to be
less visiting from house to house, in the way of New
Years calls but more visits paid to the rum shops
and tavens In the streets fun, frolicking and row.
dying seemed to be the order Of the day. The la
Dies just by way of twelvemonth's rarity and to
| show their powers of endurance, staid at home.
There is nothing impossible. Should the thing &C.
cur again before next New Years. it will be sure
sign thatthe millennium has begun Otherwise not.
On the whole it was a great day.
DEATH OF GEORGE WILSON, Eso.-The Courts
generally adjourned yesterday morning, las token of
respect to the memory of Mr.. Wilson. A meeting
was called in the Vice Chancelors Room, at which
| we nutiUeJ of tho most distinguished mem
| bers of the New York Bar. They passed several
resolutions expressing the high estimation in which
| they held the deceased, and their regret for his
| death ordering that copy be sent to his widow,
signed by his Honor the Vice Chancellor, chairman
| of the meeting.
LATEST PROM MExlCo.-Thc latest dates from
Mexico are to the LIST, and from Matamoras to the
| 18th instant We find no news of warlike opera
tons in Yucatan, or along the frontier of Texas.
Letters allude to the new Mexican tariff, as in
creasing the duties on imports twenty-five per cent.
Other accounts say that the Mexcans had made
five attacks on Campeachy, in each of which they
had been repused, with considerable loss. 1t was
thought that the place could be taken, the ships
could not approach sufficiently near to make their
Paxhan guns effective.
FROM THE WEST INDIEs.-Late advices from De-
marara. Trinidad, Grenada, Barbados, ST. Lucia,
and New Providence have been received In
gancing at their contents, we perceived nothing OF
moment.
I SPLENDID SLErGHING.-There seldom has been
more splendid sleighng In New York than what we
have had for the last three days. Yesterday all the
roads and drives towards Harlem were crowded all
day long, up to late hour at night. We never saw
such time-check- apron balsplenty. Burnhams,
Strikers Bay, Bradshaw's all were full-but of all
other places, commend us to Nowlands, on Pros
pect Hill, where the refreshments and comfort to
seighing parties with ladies, perfectly unrvaed.
Try drive in that direction while the snow lasts