The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-07-31

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The announcement of NJ. Barrys return TO
America. with ladies and gentlemen for our new
theatre, has been the source Of gratdcation 70 all
admirers Of the Legitimate drama, who are confident
that that sentIeaAn's tasse and knowledge have
enabled him TO do fun justice 70 The wants Of our
pubic, and that we shall have svery reason to be
satisfied with his conduct. !, How the experiment
now 70 be entered upon, for the maintenance Of .
Hrst class theatre and open house In Boston, Is al
timate,y to be decided, 1t would be fruitless TO
speculate upon, and the future can be left TO take
care Of itself but We are assured that everything
has been done 10 render the coming season an
agreeable one, and such as shall be worthy Of
Boston, and Of tho large outlay that has
been made 70 produce something excellent.
Mr.. ElbridQe Gerry Austin, late Of San Francisco,
d,e0 here an Wednesday last. q the age Of forty
three. He beloDasa TO one Of our hrse families a.
be was 6esc ended FRI m Ehridge Gerry, one Of the
s,gpeIs Of the Declarstann II Independence nom
Mas acbueetta, Minister to France Governor of this
Saht4 and Vice President Of the United States in
which latter office he 1ieJ. His fathe. was james
I. Austin, who occe hello the OH 0 OF Attorney
GENERAL of Massachusetts, aud Who Was the soa OF
old Ben. Austin. q famous demo ra. In tho Jcfer-
sonian times. Mr. u. g. Austin was formcrlya wing
OF considerable eminence here, and though yoang
maS hello sc ye,al Offices Of importon,e, and was q
vtry I'll Give poitcahlra or, but popular with his
o. ,ohs Its be au-e III his genaljty and good nature
He went TO California few years sine, where he
was quite successful, hut returned die. His ikieas
waa the Pansma fever, and was very short
The new universahst College ct Bonneville wilt
be openeo for the ncmsion OF students on toe third
Monday Of next September. Mr.. VIM. p. Drs~ has
b. pointed Professor of the Latin and Greek Ian
gaagea and Rev. DR.. Balou viii instruct in Ancient
aBd Modern Geography and Evidences Of Chris.
tanjty.
Among the improvements going on here is ono
shat viii materially change Tie appearance or De.
street, has long been occupied by brick building
not considered by most people to be very crna-
tptal, and which would Internationally meet with
the condemnation Of Mr.. John Rushin, VI 40 would
Stores Of Venice" This building is coming down,
and on It's site is to be eIetted IN odifce OF slx
stories, and - have depth and front Of fifty feet
EACH It 10 to be Of free st me, clahorstey carved
and ornanented, and 70 have three faces. It will
connect with the now building that 10 rsing the
site of the Exchange Coffee House, and the Two will
measure 100 feet on DevoDsiiro street and Congress
squale. The principal entrance will be from the
north, opposite Braziers buildings, and there viii
be aioe Entrances flom Congress- square and De-
vonshire street. The building win be the property
of Mr.. F. o. Prince, end is 10 be erected BY n. I.
G. +. Bryant, the well known architect. It will be
let ont to banks insurance Offices, lawyers, and 20
increased demand Of room Tor such P,rposss; sor
though insurance ohhces are az wen enough, it
does not seem to me, after making all proper eJoe-
tion,-for am far from saying that there are no
and lawyers Offices are 30 many chapels OF ease 70
the internal regions.
There have been considerable sales Of real estate
this week, in Cbaricstown and Dorchester, at good
prices. A wharf and water lot in Charestown, mea-
suiiDg 23,34S feet, and belonging to the Eastern
Railroad Company, wae sold for scVentytvYo conts
per foot, being purchased by the Boston and Maine
between Boston and Chariestuwn untowarrcn Bridge
has been productive Of not little inconvenience;
but II can't be helped for the present. Tho crowd
Of vehicles and pedestrians shows bow large ia tho
amount Of travel and business between tho two
cities.
Tle"Acts and Resolves" Of the last session Of the
Legislature Of Massachusetts, have Just been pub
hshed In volume, octave, Of 5@ pages, which Is 100
that more bulk DO the criterion 10 judge Of rne
character Of legislatures action, that Of lS54 Was
the greatest body ofthc kind that ever met In Massa
chusetts. Most Of the business done was Of charac
ter that comes under the bead Of private, though
there was some Of decidedly important public ma
,me. Among these were articles Of amendment to
the constitution, about which not word has been
said for months, or next to none. knov Of no
worse feature Of the times than the Indifferent 9
which il manifested in the States 70 local politics,
as compared with the attention that ia bestowed
upon ,boae Of national character. In Massachu-
sctfs this indifference amounts almost to disease,
IL not quite 81. Last year Cusbings rascaly inter
ference In local election In the name Of tenth
rate President changed the whole current Of poll
TICS and gave new life to grssping faction, whereas
it should have excited noEe other than feelings
Of profound indignation, no matter what account
undertaken. Now, our people arc 30 very much
aeitated about the institutions of Kansas that toy
have DO time to bestow upon those OF Massscnu.
setts. Ian far from being Indifferent to the fate Of
KaI sas and yet do net see why people should have
spl II of Jellsbyism has descended upon our poll
tics, and We are too much interested In the condi
tion Of Africa to wash the faces and mend the
clothes and brush the hair OF our own children.
away States and Territories, ebout whose present
and future go many Of our good people are deere Z
ing them.elyes, pretty much aa did Mrs. rrin 0
ydrop nee Jellaby towards Africa and the
little Digeers, in the days Of Der maidcnhood
We have had some Interestingly hot weather
during tho present wcek-weather that gees
Though one, bones, blood. aesh muscles and all as
If It me- ant something, and we're II earnest There
hot July often exhausts the great heats; but nov,
the weather il more t0ltrable.
Mr.. Brownsons letter in explanation Of his article
on native Amcricanism, which appeared in the list
number Of his Rerietc, Is not likely to add to his
credit in any way. 1t may be harsh word to say,
but II does seem 10 me, that the reason be gives Tor
having written that article, Is utter falsoh0od.
lie pfetends that his object was 70 disgust the
American people with Know NOTTINGHAM, y
advocating it as q Catholic; Catholicism bein :,
according TO the learned Doctor, very unpopular
In the United States that one OF itg friends has ~
to advocate peculiar doctrine to render II unpo,
ar This Ia as little complimentary 70 Ca.holicis
Il Ia In accordance With tbs real facts that arc
given In Mr.. Bro WILSON'S article. No ,ne can have
read that article without being convinced that Mr..
Brownson's object was TO bring about an ania,cs
between the Know Nothings and tho Irish CLsno
lis, for the purpose Of excluding al foreigners
except tho latter from the rights Of American
citizenship. We're mot this alliance distinctly
Swallowed forth In the Rsvtew we should
have the right TO infer that Mr.. Browuson
meant it, for two sufficient reasons. The first Is,
that il just wild and absurd enough TO originate in
his brain and to command his most distinguished