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The OPERA AND IT'S CRrrCs.-What is IN the
wind now? Mr.. Fry does not seem to manage HE
organs very WELL nor do they play at a IL in tune
One of his favored journals has been the Courier
and Enquirer, and the savage manner In which
that paper now comes out upon the new opera and
The artists, is such as would make an Usage Indian
of the Upper Mississippi condemn it Tor the cruelty
of the operation. Benedetti Rossi, and even
Trufi-al poor Italians who have been laboring
and working for the season to repair the blunders
OF Mr.. Fry, and fill the house as well as they could
are horribly treated, while moderate and mid
ding singers receive euleglums and praise. THIS
Is hardly fair or just criticism But 1t is none of
our buslness-the cookery Is IN other hands,
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COLD WxArHRR.-The weather. yesterday, was quite
cold-smost Is cold the coolest day of the winter
SUDDEN DEArH-The coroner held an inquest YES.
ttrday at No 50 Pine street, the body
Van Buren,, halter by trade, aged A. years born in
New York. who came to his death. yesterday BY dis
ease OF the heart 1t sesms the deceased ut work.
and suddenly fell back sunk the floor and expired
almost instantly The jury rendered Q verdict that
the deceased to his death BY disease of the heart
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Cholera ~ New Orleans.

NEw OmLEASs, Jan. IL, 1s4o
Within the past two days been 10 deaths;
30 Of which were from cholera
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Court Calendar for this Day.
CoMMoN PLEAS let part - 33y BAL 543, s$6, 40, as
6a 81 o. Ice l27 1876 $780, 1876 3s Ill, 2Ss, ILL., li7
l3l, III, 1853, lb5, 2O7 24l
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Our Foreign correspondence.

Our readers will find IN to-day's paper an ad-
ditonal letter from our accomplished and able
correspondent, Marcus. This gentleman Is an
Americana Western man, of distinguished ia
lent; and his letters are acknowledged to be the
most perfect and erudlte exposiuons of Europea an
affairs that ever have been published on this side
oil the Atlantic.
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The WEEKLY HERALD, fuil of interesting mat
ter, will be published at nine o'clock tomorrow
morning
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CITY Intelligence.

THK STEAMSHIP UNITED STATES will be due at
this port tomorrow, or Sunday.
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LOUfsvfLLs, KY, Jso Is 1915.
The election Of nited States Senator foe SIX " .rs
from 4th March nsxt, occurs Monday next. lis
still doubtful whether MIR. Clay will be Induced to re-
turn the Sen ate.
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HE GOVERNMENT AND THE CALIFORNIA DEs-
PArcHrs.-The Washington Union charges us
with injustice and ihberalty, because Of our Civ
irg email bit OF confidence to the rumors crcu-
latine In this metropolis some time past that Off
cial intelligence from California had been suppress
ed at Washington, and held back from the public
by the government.
Our contemporary at Washington is somewhat
guilty. both of injustice and lliberay, IN budding
up with the Eremimg Post, including us in the
same category We did not fully believe the sto-
RES circulated In Wall street, and our purpose in
publishing them was to bring forth an official de-
NAL. We are now perfectly satisfied, from the most
authentic information, that the stories in Wall
street were mere inventions of the spectators,
and that the government at Washington have had
NO Information other than what has been already
published 1t must be known to the government
as well as to others, that the California fever in
this and other Cities is afordpg to spectators
vast field of operations; and that all sorts of sto-
RE are invented, and every species of fraud re-
sorted to, order TO increase the number of dupes
and blow the bubble to its broadcast dimensions.
There Is good foundation for the belief that Cali
fornia is going to become very important settle
ment, and that fortunes will be made by many
adventures, both by digging and by commercial
operations. But no species of commercial adven-
ture or opening exist in this country, in mode
rate shape, for any length of time. The best evil
dence s, that the spectators are now at work In
all directions, to get up expeditions, to collect
money, and cheat the public, under the golden
dream of going to California, and becoming mil
lionaire in a week.
We acqult the government, therefore, of all con-
ceament in its official intelligence. and desire ITS
venerable organ to extend the hand of forgiveness,
| and make the amerde honorable.
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The Stea,ser Falcon.

Nav OaLsAss, Jan IL, 1870.
The steamship FAiesn tails from tnss pr. tor Nsy
Yoik, y Ec,rcg,
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NEW YORK HERALD.
Nortnw..t corner Of Fulton aud NASSAU sss.
JAMES GORDON BENNEyI,
PROPRIETOR

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and address of IN 1rter; drlv pu6iica-
ton, b. nyof MS coed aaA We cannot return
rejected commandment
PRINT ING of all inds ere'vfed beauti(Iv and with
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ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

BOWKRY YHEATRE. ry-BoAp,orA--NAvAL KN.
sAsBMkNTs-LAvATkR LEXIS PsRyoRMArcxa
BROADWAY THEATRE. Broadway
NATIONAL THEATRE. Chatham squzss-OLvnro D.vus
-wAcousrA-THn Swiss SWANS.
BUETOTS THkArRE. Chamber stxces-H auyrxp MAN
ENCHANTED IsLn-A BorrLE CHAmPAsrE
MECHANICS HALL. Broadway, Near srooue-ou.urv.
3HTREIA
SOCIETY LIBRARY. Broadway, near Leonard-Nuw On.
LEANS SERENA DERS
ALHAxBRA Broadway, Prnoe-SArDs. LENT 4 Cos
AMERICAN CIRCUS.
GEOLOGICAL HALL, Bowery-vAN AMsuReu / Cos.
4EnAeERR.
CHINESE HUSEUN. $50 8roadway-CHrvEss CuRIomrrrs
New York, Friday, January 10, ls40.
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Common Council,


BOARD OF ASSISTANT ALDkRMEN -Januery "a
This Board held special meeting last evening in rea-
ton to the amendments proposed by the Board Of Al
dermen, to the city charter; the President in the
Chair.
motion to 60 into committee Of the whole, was
taken, and lost. w.
1t was moved to take up the document by sections
upon which the following was adopted-ayes g. noes A.
SEC The legislative shall inue be in
Board OF Aldermen and Board of Assistant Aldermen who
eter sha form the Common Council Of CITY Beard
Aldermen shall CONSIST one Alderman from each
eha be elected BY the people of tho
aI. The Board Of Assistant Alderman shall consist Of
Assistant Alderman from ac ward shall elected like
manner. and shall mold their office for year.
Assistant Alderman HiBBARD moved the following
anne pdme Mt, which was lost:-
And white woman 81 the Of twenyone
ehA have resident Of the any
charter election aud who shall be the
city, and shall have been actual
the City Treasury shall OF the people meaning
OF this act and shall b entitled for any OF
hoer elected under the charter and all thereby
conferred" ''
After some few remarks, 1t was moved by
Assistant Alderman SCHULTZ, that the charter be
corrected IN conformity with the first section
ed. Adopted ayes IL, noes l.
The Board hereupon adjourned.
commmittes OF conference, it is expected will be
appointed from both boards when the anne nts TO
the charter will be finally agreed upon.
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The UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM New YORK.
We learn from Albany that the strongest efforts
are being made to return the Hon w. II. Seward
as United States Senator, to fill the place OF the
Hon. Senator DIX. HIS friends are elecuoneering
with good deal OF effect against Hugh Maxwell
of this city. The principal ground OF opposition to
him is said to be that he was born in Scotland. and
Is not, therefore, a native born OF this country.
The fact that he was born in Edinburgh, we be-
Heve, is not denied; but he came over at an early
age to this county, and was educated at Columbia
College, where he took his honors.
The new Governor, 1t Is said, is IN favor Of Mr..
Seward, and it appears probable, from the circum-
stance of the latter having been appointed lately by
the former to the respectable trust OF directing the
Van Rensselaer, suits on the part of the State.
There are many excellent candidates for the
office of United States Senator, and all Of them
we think preferable, IN some respects, to W. II.
Seward, who, though an able and talented nan,
and bearing high reputation, is yet suspected Of
such strong ultra notions that he would he very
likely TO do great injury in the present ag,tated
state Of the country, 10 the incoming admnistra-
ton Of General Taylor.
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divided as aforesaid, then they shall pro-
ceed to set apart so much thereof as In
their opinion shall be OF sufficient value
to answer the requirement OF the defendant
in such case, designating the same by pro-
per metes and bounds all of which pro-
ceedings shall be certified in writing by the
said appraisers, or majority OF them,
under their proper hands and seals, to the
sheriff, under sheriff or coroner, charged
with the execution of the writ In such case
who shall make return of the same to the
proper court from which the writ is issued
in connection with the said writ: PrOCaded,
That this section shall not be construed
to affect or impair the lines ofbonds, mort
cages, Or other contracts, for the purchase
money of the real estate of insolvent debt
OrS.
Sec. 4. That upon return made of the
writ aforesaid, with the proceedings there
on the plaintiff in such case shall be enti-
tied to have his writ of venditioni exponas
as in other cases, to sell the residue of the
real estate included in the levy aforesaid,
if the appraisers aforesaid shall have de-
termined upon division of the said real
estate, but if the said appraisers shall de-
termin against division of said real estate,
the plaintiff may have writ of venditioni
exponas to sell the wole of the real estate
included in such levy; and it shall and may
be lawful in the latter case for the defen-
dant in the execution to receive from the
sheriff or other officer, of the proceeds of
said sale so much as he would have receiv-
ed at the appraised value had the said real
estate been divided.
Sec. 5. That the twenty sixth section
of the act entitled ''An Act relating to ex-
ecutions," passed sixteenth of June, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty six, and
the seventh and eighth sections of an act
entitled can Act in regard to certain en-
tries in ledgers in the city of Pittsburg, land
relating to the publishing of sheriff's sales
and for other purposes" passed twenty
second April one thousand eight hundred
and forty-six, and all other acts inconsist-
ent with this act be and the same are here
by repealed.
SEC. 6. That the provisions of this act
shall not take effect until the fourth day of
July next, and shall apply only to debts
contracted on and after that date.
WILLIAM F. PACKER.
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
GEO. DARSIE.
Speaker Of the Senate.
Approved the ninth day of April one
thousand eight hundred and forty nine.
WIN. f. JOHNSTON.
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Highly Important from Canada.

The New York papers have received
intelligence of a serious outbreak at Mon
treal on the 25th inst. Affairs have reached
a crisis sooner than was anticipated At
a late hour of the afternoon of the 25th.
the Governor General went down to the
Legislative Council and sanctioned forty
eight bills, amongst which was sneaked
that of the Rebellion Losses.
Upon this being made known to the
mob outside, the Governor entered his car
riage, was pelted with unsavory eggs, dirt,
&C., amidst shower of which the vice
royal cortege drove off. One of the eggs
struck "His Excellency" in the face.
In few hours the excitement in the
city became uncomfortable, and by seven
O'Clock, printed notices of a mass meeting,
10 be Immediately held in the Champ de
Mars, were issued. Persons were com
missioned to alarm the people, by driving
through the streets in calashes with large
bills. The fire bells were also brought
into requisition. AT eight o clock, crowd
of 1000 persons or more were assembled
and. after strong resolutions had been pass.
ed. the cry was raised, ''to the Parliament
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Arrival of The Cambria.
SEVEN DAYS LATER FROM
EUROPE.

The Steamship Cambria arrived at Hall
fax, on the Goth, at o'clock, P. M. bring
ing London dates TO the 18th, and Liver
pool on the 18th, at midday. The Cam
bria brought 46 passengers and about
S25O,000 in specie. Below is summary
of her news as we find it in the New Y ork
papers:
Hostiities having recommended between
Denmark and Prussia: Danish fleet, in
attempting to capture the fortress of Eek
enforde on the 5th inst, was utterly de-
feated and line of battle ship and frig-
ate fell into the hands of the former COM
mander. The line of battle ship ground
ed, and taking fire shortly after, exploded
with seven hundred persons on board.
A signal victory has been gained by the
Hungarian forces over the Austrians, the
latter loosing 1900 men, "a pieces of cam
non, and 40 wagons.
On the 7th inst, Lord Palmerston re-
ceived notice of the blockade Of Palermo
by the Neapolitan government, and on the
3lst of March, the blockade of Venice by
Austria was formally announced. A des-
patch of the Sd inst, publishes the strict
blockade of the German ports of Cammin,
Sevenmunde, Wolgast, Griefswalde, Stral-
seind, and Rostock, by Denmark.
Central Germany is in State of confu-
sion, the King of Prussia having refused
the offer of the Imperial Crown, made to
him by a small majority of the Frankfort
Assembly.
Renewed distractions have arisen in
Italy.
The people have gained temporary
triumph in Genoa, and Tuscany is prepa-
ring to resist the further encroachments OF
Austria.
Rome, though quiet, is unsettled. The
Pope still continues at Gaeta.
The King of Naples is preparing for
an immediate attack upon the Sicilians,
and has been hitherto restrained by an
Iapprehended rising of the Calabrians.
France is tranquil, but all parties are
preparing for greal electional struggle.
England is quescent, but with less glow
ing prospects of the arrival of trade.
In Ireland, Mr.. Dufy's re-trial is pro-
ceeding.
The Vienna journals contradict The ru-
mors of Gen. Bem's defeat by the Rus
slams, and the flight of his troops into
Wallachia. 1t appears, on the contrary,
that the Austrian general, Puchner, sur
rounded by a hostile population and hard
pursued by the Magyars' irregulars, has
thought proper to resign his command, and
place himself under the protection of the
Russians, in Wallachia. He was accom-
panied by three other Austrian generals
Ind his troops were left to the care of Gen.
Kalliani. The Austrian forces at Cron-
stadt, were very short of ammunition, and
were preparing to recross the frontier, and
return to Wallachia. Their baggage had
already left for the province. Gen.
Bem was almost undisturbed in the pos
session of the whole of Transylvania, and
preparing to take Constadt, the last city in
that kingdom which is still held by the
Austrian and Russian troops.
ITALY.
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EyemptiOn Law.

AN ACT 10 exempt property to fhe oatue
Of three hundred dollars from, teUy and
sale on e1ecution and distress for rent.
Sec. l. BE 1t enacted by the Senate
and House of Representatives, Of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 1" Gen
eral assembly met, and 1t is hereby enact
ed by the authority Of the same, That IN
lieu of the property now exempt by law
from levy and sale on execution issued
upon any judgment obtained upon con-
tract, and distress for rent, property to the
value of three hundred dollars, exclusive
of all wearing apparel of the defendant
and his family, and all bibles and school
books in use in the family, (Which shall
remain exempted as heretofore) and no
more, owned, by or in possession OF any
debtor, shall be exempt from levy and sale
on execution or by distress for rent.
Sec. 2. That the sheriff, constable, or
other officer charged with the execution OF
any warrant issuedby competent authority,
for the levying upon and selling the pro-
perty, either real or personal, of any debt
or, shall, if requested by the debtor sum-
mon three disinterested and competent
persons, who shall be sworn or affirmed,
to appraise the property which the said
debtor may elect to retain under the provi-
sion of this act, for which service the said
appraisers shall be entitled to receive fifty
cents each, to be charged as part of the
costs of the proceedings, and property thus
chosen and appraised, to the value of three
hundred dollars, shall be exempt from levy
and sale on the said execution or warrant
excentinp warrants for the collection of
taxes.
SEC. 3. That in any case where the
property levied upon as aforesaid shall
consist of real estate of greater value than
three hundIed dollars, and the defendant
in such case shall elect to retain real estate
amounting in value to the whole sum of
three hundred dollars, or any less sum the
appraisers aforesaid shall determine wheth-
er, in their opinion, the said real estate can
be divided without injury to or spelling
the whole, and if the said appraisers shall
determine that the said real estate can be
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buildings!" The enraeed mul,;,a5-
mediately rushed at a run tbro,'ss in-
streets, and by nine o'clock, the frTssa lie
was thrown through a window. ;r,s'one ;n.s
midst OF the Legislative Assembly :, "a ne
time in full session. A constant sbae :, ae
was kept up into the windows, till "e' owe"
thing was smashed. In the meantino sy
members assembled in the lobby. Ah.-ss
of twenty-five of the leaders of the 1saC ,sI
rushed into the chambers, and one b.~;O 'O
placed himself in the Speakers chair
nounced, "Gentlemen, the French pa,s4 '
ment is dissolved" They then bolsi
with the mace, to present it to Sir ATss
McNab, at Donnegan's Hotel. The r,s
of fire was now raised, and it was soo.
found that the Parliament Houses ve,.
in flames in hundred places. The S,s
spread with great rapidly, and in half -
hour the buildings were one sheet of fams
The mob had now augmented to 1000
and the burning buildings were surveva5
with the most stoical indifference on ,bs
part of the spectators. At first the 6ne.
men refused to play, and only ATTEMPTED
to save the buildings close by. EverythiDg
has been lost-all the archives and recorG,
of the colonies for several hundred wears
Not 500 worth of property has been
saved. The military were called out and
were received with loud cheers on the pan
of the mob.
A subsequent despatch says "the excis.
ment among..the populace is increasing
every moment. Five of the conservative
were arrested on the charge of arson On
their way to the prison, they were accom-.
panied and cheered by crowd of 5000
persons. The whole garrison was under
arms. A mass meeting was to be held on
the 26th. The French are enrolling them.
selves as body guard to protect Lord Ell
gin. The government attempted to gain
possession of the Canada telegraph wires
tor the day, but were promptly denied
them.
The next intelligence may be still more
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The German Empire.

The result ofthe various phases through
which the popular sentiment has lately
passed IN the German States, is the cleo
lion, as is known, of the King of Prussia
to the throne of the German Empire, by
the Frankfort Assembly. The Philadel-
phia Bulletin has the following striking re.
marks on the subject:
''The title of Emperor of the Germans
is worthy of moments S reflection, and no
one can help comparing 1t with that of
Louis Philippe of France, who, when
raised by the people 10 the regal throne,
took his seat with no other title than that
of king of the French. In the case of
the French monarch, it was compulsory
homage to the great principle of popular
government-an unwilling acknowledge
ment of the rights of the people. In the
case of William of Germany, it is SINH
lar acknowledgements, rendered necessary
by the gradual but certain growth of sim
liar sentiment throughout Europe. 1t is
a source of pride among republicans to see
their favorite ideas thus recognized by
monarchists and aristocrats, but the insin-
cerlty of these classes, as displayed often
In succeeding events, is equally source
OF uneaslness. Who can fail to recall the
continual encroachments of Louis Philip
pc upon popular freedom, until, from be-
ing the king of the people, with supposed
limited powers, he became one of the most
overbearing and absolute of European
monarchs. We are much mistaken in
William, the Emperor of the Germans,
if he does not endeavor to fasten upon his
subjects similar fetters, and under the mask
nf Al IL G.
lures of a determined and unbending des-
pot. lie may not possess the cunning,
the tact, and the plausible address of the
dethroned French monarch, necessary to
accomplish such an end, but we cannot a.
void seeing that such is the design of the
German monarchists, In giving a title that
shall tickle the public palate, and gid the
pill of despotism about to be administered.
The Frankfort Assembly has adopted .
constitution, which contains some further
tributes to the cause of liberty. Among
these is provision in relation to elections,
comforting the right of universal suffrage,
ana vote by ballot. The contest on this
point between the ministerial and moder-
ate parties was spirited, and the former
yielded the point to the latter for the pur-
pose of securing aid in the more difficult
question of the hereditary sovereignty
The latter project was carried, after Sc
we're contest, and we find the strange con-
tradictions of sovereignty hereditary and
universal suffrage existing in the same
country. The veto of the Emperor upon
the proceedings of the Legislative body
was also modified by making it suspen-
sive instead of absolute. Amendments to
the constitution may also be adopted, un-
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Further Riots of Montreal.
MONTREAL, April 27-9 P. NJ.

Last night the tory mob assembled again
in great force, and burned the house and
stables of La Fontaine, the liberal leader
in the Provincial Parliament-smashed
the windows of the houses of DIR. Nelson
another prominent hberalists, and Inspec-
tor General Hincks', as well as the houses
of other gentlemen. Many acts of vio-
lence were committed at the great mass
meeting of the Champ de Mars, at2 o'clock
this afternoon.
The speakers recommended peaceable
measures, but resolutions were passed ad-
vising the recall of Lord Elgin, when the
assemblage quietly dispersed.
The Provincial Parliament met to day
at Bonsecorn's Market House; the atten-
dance was slim, and the body adjourned
without action. TIE excitement is very
high.