The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-12-26


aow of Mr.. BigaoV-Cold Wsathr-Fath1.
Genealogical Vote for State Senator's
Daaas-C Change in the Proprietorship and Editor
ship of the North american Revietc.
Mrs. Barrett died here on Thursday lest, the 22d.
She was Q very superior woman, and in her line Of
characters no actress ever surpassed her. She was
on the American stage from her childhood, and
knew her profession thoroughly; while her remark
able personal beauty preserved to her very last days
made her popular with persons who see more with the
eyes of the body than those of the mind. In the
leading characters Of high sterling comedy she had
NO superior, her various powers considered; for
through IN many chara tiers she had here and there
superior, it is not to be disputed that woman Of
our time could play many and so different charact-
ers 50 well. Had she been an Englishwoman, and
come here at thirty on starring expedition" she
would have made fortune and great reputa'
ton. In Letitia Hardy Lady Teazle, Ophelia,
and otser parts Of high character, bath in comedy
and tragedy, she was perfect Her death WIS sud.
den and took the public by surprise tbsugh it said
Ma. she herself expected it for some days. Many old
fheatre-goers, who remember her from her youth
whom she charmed as M5rgianna, when they were
boys, and Julia in mature life, feel as if they had
lost warm personal frler6, and tbs. one has been
The votes on The several propositions Of the late
new constitution, which have been declared official
M show that the wings cheated their 'Irish fri ends
most abominably The secta-ian school fund pr po-
sitios the insertion of which gsve TO the wings so
good chance TO appeal TO the Catholic prejudices,
was lost ~ only about three hundred and thirty
jOrify although the democrats voted against It ia
large numbers. Some eight or zen thousand whiss
49,
have core SO near to being carried. Had the pro-
position been lsts out altogether some think ths
whole rssuls might have been different; but have
come DOUBTS as to that.
Mayor Seaver rather surprised people on Tuesday,
by refusing to any longer be candidate for our
Nayoralty. The beating he received on the 18th,
which is altogether without example in the history of
Boston whggery, has proved sickener, and might
De an excuse for much graver act than of mere
resignation. On Tuesday evening the wings placed
old Josiah Quincy ia nomination, who was first chosen
Mayor some thirty years since, and who is consider
ably past eighty years. but he had too much sense to
accept the nomination. They then nominated Tom
G. Amory, a wealthy man, and who if | rightly re-
collect, was prominent whig "bolter" few years
since; bus neither would he accept Men recollect
what happened here in 1s44'45, when the Native
Americans first began to show their power, and 10
prove that they were able to make Mayors. Then
Sam Eliot, the younger Quincy, ard several other
wings Of the first class, beaten regularly
they were brought into the field, and Mr.. Davis, the
"Native'' candidate ultimately chosen. Finally, the
Wing managers, with much grumbling and great re.
luctance, selected John P. Bgelow for their cand
date with what effect we shall see the 9th. Mr..
yellow was Mayor during 40, 80 and 81, and was
popular with all cur citizens except the Beacon
street get, who one year ran candidate
against him, and were handsomely thrashed for
their pains. Mr. Amory, the gentleman who was
offered the nomination previous to its being confer
Fed on Mr. Bigelow, was the boiling. candidate
against Mr.. Bigeow one year; and the fact that the
nomination was rendered to him before il was given
10 his former successful foe, and that the latter
not put up until the wings could find else to
accept the place Of their official leader would seem to
warrant the conclusion that Mr. BgelOw was for cei
upon them. There all sorts of stories in crcula
zion, to the effect that this man. or set Of men, are
angry-that some Of the Sesver men are about to
vote for Dr.. Smih-that there is TO be coalition,
on the basis of equitable division OF the spols be-
sWeen the various branches OF the whig famtly-that
Mr.. Sleeper is to withdraw, and so leave the cody
portion OF the wings 70 unite With those men Of the
world who constitute the Smitbites; and most aston
Lining Of all, that the democratic vote will be re.
gpectabe, which as yet doubt Mr.. Hobart has CIV
en- us his views on municipal government and policy;
but it will never be in the power of his foes to t.t
him Of the difference between his pro!essio aud ms
practice. as he will be stopped short with
the former. democrat Is very safe to
pledge himself to anything when he shall be in
. Boston Office 10 cutting up the moon into slices
Of cheese or dividing the common on agraran prin.
ciples, or to the giving of mendlcty tickets that
shall unlock chests Of isers TO the hundreds Of
squaid foreign beggars that swarm in our streets
the presents that Europe sends to Us IN company
with abolition lecturers aud moral pocket handker-
chiefs.
This is Il first really cold day that we have had
IN December and il the "spell' should continue we
shall not want for ice next year. sickly ATTEMPT
Ut a snow storm vas made yesterday, aud ended in
rain, and to day everything IS frozen that moisture
hoa nd Wi a freeze.
Father Gavazzi has been giving another course OF
lectures here this week, and it is supposed that he
viii give third course should there be no election
Of Mayor on the 9th. He is under the patronage of
the know N othing Society," which would seem to
be doing q good deal, PROBABLY 20 make up for its
deficiency in knowledge He spoke with much effect
last night about the recent excitement IN your city
about street preaching.
The official vote for State Senators has been de-
clared and published. From this it seems that the
wings have elected in the districts of Suffolk (6),
Hampshire (2), Barnstabe (2), and Nantuckes and
have elected in Worcester (5), in Bristol (2), in
Berkshire ~, in Hampden ~, and in Franklin ~,
being ten in ALL and leaving one majority Tor the
wings on the organization The vacancies are nine
teen in number, namely, in Middlesex, in Essex,
8 in Norfolk, in Hampden, in Bristol, in Berk-
shire, and in Plymouth. These vacancies will be
filled by the choice CT wings in convention of both
branches Of the Legislature, where the wing MAORI
ty will be eighty Parties in the Senate will
then stand thirty wings to ten coalitionists Last
session they stood thirty three wings to seven coal
t0nists, though originally the latter eight in
number, Mr.. Knowlton resigning his seat early in
the session. Several Of the coalition senatorial can
didates we're defeated by very small majorites. In
Berkshire Mr.. Sabin lost his election by fourteen
votes, the whole number cast being 1861. The free
soers there faithfully redeemed their pledge to the
democrats, by voting for Mr.. Field, the coalition
democrat on the ticket electing him by eighty
two more than the number necessary to choice;
and in return they had the dissatisfaction OF
seeing their nominee, Mr.. Sabin, killed Off,
It being the second time that he has been
served 20, he losing his election in the same
in 1852. In Plymouth, the coalition cindi-
dates failed TO be chosen by $50 and IS votes, re-
Bpectvey. Mr.. Andrew, the free soiler on ths
ticket is said to be very able man. Ia Bristol,
Mr.. Hail. free soer lacks 24s votes Of an election,
while his two democratic associates are ch ose0, the
one by 225 majority and the other by 8. The
smaliness Of these majorItes for Of the coal
hoDists and against Others serves TO show the effect