The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1845-12-22

just advered to. The Importance of his letter is
evlnced even more bv the screams OF agony and
yells ct despair has extorted from the organs OF
the landed lnerests-the Standard, the Herald, and
the Pon-than the 10 poems of the Times Chronicle,
and Globe IL Is amusing enough, on occasions like
the present. when political party i-elings are reused
in England,to call to mind the abuse avlshed on the
American people by the satellites OF the tory party
who have published their travels In the States, for
tolerating journals in which the most respectable
statesmen OF the Union are loaded with abuse. We
challenge these travelling advocates OF despotlsm 10
show u.s. in the whole history OF the American press,
past present, any thing so thoroughly dlscredita-
/ bic as the vocabulary of lingsgite by which
Lord John Ru, seil Is assaed on the present occa-
sion Nor is this shameful lang iigs confined to
the ofscourngs of the weekly tory press, the noto-
nous magazines OF infamy, which are issued on eve
~ Sabbath morning. and greedily swallowed 10
every club room in Pdll-mall and ST James street;
but in the broad sheets OF the morning and evening
journals OF the highest reputed character-the elts-
steal Standard and the fashionable Post and all TINS
against man upon whose purity ana puonc Integrity
his bitterrst enemy has never ired to bredth sus
picion the leader OF the great whlg party; member
OF the highest branch OF the hereditary arlsOcracy
and one whose name Is Inseparaby associ atsd with
every great legislative, administrative and organic
reform which has illustrated the present century IN
| Britain.
The truth is, however, that these are the mere
struggles OF desperation IN cause from which all
hope has now departed Lord john has gwen the
corn laws the coup de grace. There Is now no
more higgng about moderate or immoderate
fixed duty The corner stone 10 taken from u ia
brio. the kew stone is Withdrawn from the arch,
and the whole system OF protective duty must tum-
bic to pieces
The railway mania has as was anticipated, end
ed The bubble has burst. Ruin has been spread
among gamb ing SPECTATORS, and financial panic
has convused Threadneedle street, and the Bourse
Honest capitalists are unharmed. Those who spe-
culated without capital, or enormously beyond their
| capIta. alone have suffered
In the world of music, literature, and the arts,
ltlls tina, is noticeable has occurred since my last
| The event of the month has been MIR. Wallace's
opera OF "Mariana," produced with such unquali-
| fled success at nfuiy lane This as you no doubt
have heard, is the same Wallace who was SO popu-
lar as a pianist and vlolnst IN America lie has
come out on the present occasion with lnconestloe
claims TO high place as composer, and shown
the marks OF mature study In every part OF his art
His Instrumentation and mastery over the powers
OF orchestra evlnce the deepest study OF the best
German schools while in the popular character of
his melodies, he rivals Beihnl and Bate
The music of this opera has been written tor the
hbretto Of Don Cesar de Bazan, with which the
New Workers. are already tam liar The subject Is
not a happy one for the purpose. The acton IS too
busy to allow intervals Tor the composer Against
these disadvantages, however, Mr. Wallace mas
prevailed with consummite skill ana complete sue
cess Among the performers OF TINS piece, MISS
Poole shines out with especial lustre. Her song
of ''Aas those chimes so sweety pleasing, Is des-
tined tor a lasting popularity Now that you nave
Atlantic, an effort should be made to procure the
score OF this charming opera, and to bring 1t out at
the principal American theatres. The managers
may be assured II would pay well.
A son of Sheridan Knowles has brought out at the
Haymarket comedy which has had spurious
kind OF success The imitation OF his fathers style
| IS as glarlng as 1t IS feeble
i Vrrd's opera OF " Nabucodonosor' has resumed
its course at the Italian opera of Paris with mode
rate success 1t wins on the public, and have no
doubt that when the public taste has ID time TO IA
mlliarlze itself with the style OF this composer, his
works will be popular on this side OF the Alps,
| as they professionally are upon the other.
The concerts not yet commenced, nor have
we heard any of the instrumental celebrities
New York Pilots.
Ii is proper to notice an article winch lately ap
peared in the Courier and Enquirer, over the initials
q w. lest the statements should, iron silence
Ii cannot be necessary to institute an enquiry be-
tween the SIX i'll and capacity OF the New York icens,
ed pilots, and those who are fostered, fonded, and
carassed by the Chamber OF Commerce, and Board
OF Underwriters; the qualifications OF the former
have never been seriously questioned, however
much particular prejudice may desire to dsparage
Them, in the hope OF redacng them to tne level OF
aud Board Of Underwriters have recommended as
| good men and true.
G w B states that the NJ p have put but three
vessels on shore, whilst during the same period the
New York Pilots have found bottom with seven -
| G. w B should be authority, as worthy gentle
man representing the Chamber OF Commerce, as
commissioner OF pilots, glorles IN those initial. Yet
he will pardon doubling his accuracy IN asking
whether he has ever understood that the following
vessels were run on shore by the M. P;'s, VIZ; the
ships Westminster. Patrick Henry, Europe, the
brig Cayuga, barque Chancellor, ana an hernia
phrodlte brig, name forgotten, but which was pu
on shore on Staten Island, near the telegraph Can
q. w. b. state whether the Ashburton did not also
scrape and go, or she hard and fast, on the last
voyage QUIT and whether the Isaac Allerton dld not
return from the like reason
If their accustomed skill, manifested IN the ma
VACATION of the vessels above enumerated, has come
to light, notwithstanding tue jealous charity OF he
merchants to conceal the oibles OF their friends, II
Is impossible to divine how many other plumbers
remain concealed
tits also worthy of notice, that all OF the vessels
above stated, except the Chancellor, ound bottom
on the outward bound voyage, and with hae wea-
ther and leading winds.
G. w. B seeks to cast the odium, if any, on the
New York Pilots, OF procuring the repeal OF the laws
OF this State respecting pllols This Is not quite as
disengenuous as might be expected from one writ
ing by authority. That he writes by authority may
reasonably be inferred from the closing paragraph
OF his article, in saying, :" should not have written
so much but in the Judgment OF friends, 1t was
thought best that something should be said, and the
public may rest assured that the Board OF Commits
sloners viii provide them with competent men
As to. the tact, whether the odlum OF procuring
the repeal OF the law, as w. b. would make II APP
pear is to br attributed to no other interests only
than that OF the New York pilots, he Is referred to
the report othe Assembly, OF the ION oi wa cH ds
The memory of u. w. b, should not have been so
reacnerOus, when he who seeks to enllghten others
seems to have been the first to have forgotten that
in that report it s explicitly declared, that the
shipping interests and underwriters OF New YORK,
concur IN favor OF open and unrestricted competl
ton; and though doubts may be entertained on The
subject, their views entitled to great weight and
respect AT the time this report was presented,
Gen. Mather, then member OF the Assembly from
thus CITY, his speech the subject stated mat the
bill sshad been framed advisedly, having been ma
tured upon grave consultation with not only the pl-
lots. but with the board OF underwriters, the cham
Der Of commerce, the Shipping merchants and mer-
Il camille co ,munlty generally He warranted In
saying this from the fact of his having been present
week ago last Saturday, at meeting In New
York, where all these interests were represented
:, After the passage OF the repeal ACT, inc New
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