The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-12-05

Nomination Of Or. Shut,eE-Mr Banks and the Speaker
sip-No State AudiDr CSosea-Queer Condition Of our
Ntaa Lgislature-7Ae Gyoocrs Bark--Ar. Forrcaps En-
Opera Of 'sThe Scarlet Letter.
The American party Of this city have nominated DR..
Nathaniel r. shurt eff for the Office sf Mayor. They
have exhibited their tact and sense in making this
alton, and deserve that which conf
dent they will meet with the 10th OF December Dir.
Shurte is of best citizens in the best sense Of
the word. AS q Of talent, his worth Is largely
known to the people Of Boston. As active and wise
laborer In all benevolent plans his reputation Ia unr
vailed As business manand this Is highly important
in The chief magistrate that is to be Of great cyhe
has no superior His character Is unmpeachabls, and
his literary reputation is such would add not little
to the dignity of the Mayoralty Of place like Boston,
which has Affects to have high regard for literature
and the arts Finally he stands very high In his profe
son which is the most useful Of all caings he real
in this respect the idea expressed Of physicians BY
Doctor, every man has found In physicians great nbs
ay and dignity Of sentiment very prompt efnsions Of
beneheence and Willingness 70 exert lucrative art
Or shurtlef will get may democratic votes He Ia q
In timent all those points that once 80
ably divided PARTIES and which yet have their weight
with many en- Our democrats are becoming tired OF
berg used mere counters In games that are played
Only for the benefit the worst of their old
mics The citizens NOV ement has degenerated into
nothing but effort to revive the Old wing asceudancy
in Boston, and the people are largely of opinion that they
scms eo e here are Of opinion that the chances Of
Mr. Banks for the Speakershp better than those OF
better presicpg officer than any other gentleman who
has pamed but would defy the whole world to pro-
pointing committees thru representative from No. T.
He exceIs In that way beyond anything mentioned In the
history Of legislative bodies.
Of State Auditor at the November election and that that
officer viii bave to be chosen by the legislature in cen
y,ntoD as heretofore II Is not doubted that Mr.. Ran
som the very able nominated by the American par
IT, and who belongs to the Executive Council had
ee plurality Of the votes cas but u is contended that
the plurality rule does not apply TO the Office OF Auditor
by the amendments u the constitution adopted last
spring by the people, provided that in all cleo
whose election provided for by the constitution the
having highest number Of votes shall DO deem
officer provded for by the constitution amend
meD hardly be raid to have covered his case PrAc
ticaiy the is Of much consequence, as
there will be about thirty American majority joint
ballot that Mr.. Ransom viii be chosen; and man
~ ve he s have
of q post meant to De check on improper payments
The legislature pass law providing that hereafter
Tor and the trouble will be removed.
much serious matter relates TO the Legislature
You will see by the quotation made in the preceding
paragraph that the amendment to the constitution pro-
vided for the lcon Of civil officers" only by plu
ofcrrsf Upon the to this question must It de-
pend whether The greater part Of the persons on
the 9th OF November Senator's aud Representatives
Very high legal authorities have decd ID that they
not civil oscers" Legislative authorities have decided
the way. Should these authorities be held of de-
cihve weight here then would Of the persons elect
ed Senator'S spc Representatives at the late election be
found incapable Of sitting in the Legislature None
would be qualified except chosen by MAORI
ties and the number If such 10 supposed to be very
small. Not being able speak legally this nice sub
un st the meeting Of the Legislature is increasing It
would to be the part wisdom to let the question
pars without practical answer. But the legislature
nag n Inv SGT IN.
preme Court the ground that the lawmaking body
had no legal exstence would not nice state Of At
be declared null and void and all Who should have any
inter.s getting up law suits could do great deal Of
private business transacted ct every session OF
Legislature, win Understand tho force of this re-
| mark.
The American party elected their candidate for repre-
sentative in this city on Monday last by small MAORI
~ 1be vote was small and but little inte es was
in the election. This would to make in favor OF the
| An ercan rarty at the municipal election.
The Grocers' Bank has been placed in irons Had It
been eft to mage is affairs the PROBABLE Is that 81
would have been we'll In the end but there Is saying
what will happen an in the very means that were
agencies for sbea,ng Il close ~ sheep in June.
Mr. Forrest closed bis engagement at the Boston thea
tie LIST evening, to an Immense aucsnce, playing RoA
and atacus He has bad the greatest success Of any
WI has play ed At the Boston. 1he only poor
houfe he had the occasion of the Glsdiior be-
McNaly who stands charged with the murder Of Chas
s. Smith, has been committed to wait tho action Of the
Nav isSi IN Haymarnet square where McNsy Is as
serted to have stabbed smith in the back but 1t is mat
ter Of doubt whether the deceased died Of the stab or Of
pleursy, or Of delirum heuens Dr. Clark, who attend
ed bin, and whose opinion Ii entitled 10 much weight
said that the wound ioi,,ed by McNaiy not nscss
and WAS no, known where he was until recently vhsa
he was seen in Toronto, and on application was deliver
L. adey is confident that ne shall able show that
the worst, his ellen. Is only guilty 81 mansaushter
Mr.. Edward G. Abbott, formerly contested with the
and uhc he
o. the INV YoRK Herald during the time OF the excite
ment cau,ed by The PsrLmsn murder, died on wednes
day at his residence, In Maiden. Mr. Abbott mar
Of talent. His complaint was consumption He leaves
wife and two children.
than some ApIs that have known. There not cloud
In the shy and the sunshine is Of the most brilliant
Mr. Southland Is engaged on the third act his opera
"1le Scarlet letter. which he hopes to complete at an
early Day The poetry ple;sd long since y Mr..
cioseness but not without showing that he
bic OF high original production The opera opens with
Il not being deemed TO With so sombre
an Incident the pory with which the tale itself
opens. There needs some relief to the dark hue Of tho
idea Of In his mind I'VE in needleworks aud
smtroderies says Bacon, cit Is moro pleasing to have
upon ssn 81" shs .ort n sSsn
ground" The only light to The Scarlet Letter."
Hawthorne wrote t. comes from the lurid glow Of that
letter itself The merrymakers In the opera spersed
by Gov Endcott who then arrests Hester Crynne. The
author has substituted Endicott for Benpgham who Is
the Governor In the story for the suppose
that the English tapsieI boy called hell the Internal
81 AS being the more poedcal The chief charac
te,s are the In the ,ae-Hester Dimmerd,s and
Cbingwofth Mistress Hlboins the sister OF Governor
Bengbam and who had tae honor of being hanged tor
witch by men who themselves conjurers figures
about much In the opera she does In the story.
Those no have read The words Of tho opera declare them
10 be sdmi'abls and 10 fortify the opinion have
pfesstd above. The muic Is pronounced by the Hrst
critics here to be worthy Of the subject and that Ia
ing everything In its prsse that be uttered singers
win have 10 be obtained in Europe for the principal psrs
for though there plenty Of singers for the italian
there Ia great scarcity OF performers Ia English
| opera. ADGOMA.
Oar brazilian Correspondence.
BARRA, Sept. rs, 1855.