The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-01-22

should be be elected, in vindicaton of her honor
Every Protestant Of the State he has offended by
calling their ministers little Popes.
Who wants to bet on the election of Henry A.
Wise Gentlemen, don't all speak ut once.
KNOW SOMETHING.
Our Boston Correspondence.
B0sToN, JAM 10, 1855.
The Sto4m-Mr. Lo,celps Lectures on English
POETRY The italian Ope,a-Bad Manage
ment-TM Franklin Statue-A NeD Market
Households Bttioeen Boston and Charlestocn-
The Smallpor-Ihe Oisbandmem of Foreign
Companies-1he Senatorship--A Russian Para.
graph.
After an absence Of some days, the sun is shining
upon this 10th of January, the sky being brilliant
and clear it used to be said to be in the Cimes
For some time the clouds had hung low, and in
solid mass, over us, and numerous abort ye attempts
at STOW storms occurred. Enough snow fell to rem
der the walking bad, but on Thursday morning there
commenced such fall Of rain as has rarely been
seen here. Had the element came in the shape of
snow, we should have had one Of the severest
storms Of that kind ever known in Massachusetts,;
for the meadows were literally flooded for miles into
the country, and sheets of water were to be seen
where the farmer produces his best crops. After
twenty four hours fall, the rain changed to snow,
and the wind blew in gales, as it had done during
the rain storm. Snow fell about eighteen hours,
ceasing last night Altogether it was very fair
specimen Of New England winter storm. The
alleging js excellent in many places, but unequal,
and not 30 good as 1t would have besn il the snow
had had less Of watery bed in which to rspose.
There has been less interruption to travel than
might have been expected. In other parts of New
ENGLAND the fall Of snow has been psodigious. The
walking in town is very bad and the fall Of man" il
often practically illustrated at the expense of the
bones aesh, dignity, and temper Of men of very
"eminent gravity"
or al the lectures we have had here this winter,
none can be compared to those which M. j. r.
Lowell ia delivering on English poetry Four Of
them have been delivered. They are full of wit,
humor and sarcasm, and are the productions of
mind full ct its subject. The best the third, on
the metrical romaDces, in which the leltarer gave
the best idea Of the age of chvalry that have ever
known to be expressed. Last night Mr.. Lowell
spoke OF 1.-THE ballads" and in curse of his lecture,
when speaking Of the faults of she press, he said:
This Is our own fault and not that of the editor,
Tor We make the newspapers, and the editor would
be glad to give us better stuff We did not demsnd
such as this"
The opera has done tolerably well here though its
success has not been OF very marked character.
Great compl ints are made OF The bad management
OF the opera business, and IL just 80 when we
had the English opera. Mr. Hackett carries things
The worst effect of this is that the theatre itself must
suffer for his want Of sense, though Mr. Barry Is
not in the least to blame for what Is 80 dspleasng
to the public.
The Committee on the Franklin monum snt had
meeting on the l7th-the anniversary Of Frauklin's
birth-at the Rouse of their chat man, Mr.. r G.
Winthrop. The money collected amounts to more
than sl5 O00 and s sufficient to pay for the statue;
but for the PEDESTAL railing, &C. between three and
four thousand dollars more will have to be raised.
The statue will be eight feet high, and wilt oe placed
on pedestal Of twelve feet. Mr.. Grsenough, the
artist expects TO have the model for the assing Ia
two months The casting will be made at Chicopee,
where the bronze statue Of De Witt Clinton was
made. The design represents the statesmsnpaloso
pher standir with his hat under his arm, wearing
fur-lned cloak. The committee have acted with
great prompsitude; and while much noqor has been
won by them all, the highest praise is due to Mr..
Winthrop, with whom the idea Of erecting the monu-
ment originated, aud who has been indefatigabe in
his exertionsNto forward an enterprise In the COM
pete success Of which the honor OF Boston s greatly
concerned. II Is expected that the work will be
completed before the next anniversary of Franklius
birth. At the meeting at Mr.. Win:hrop's, suit OF
clothes worn by Franklin when he signed the treaty
OF peace, and now belonging to the Massachusetts
Historical Society, was shown to the persons pre-.
sent. There Is q tradition that Franklin wore, on
the occasion Of signing some important treaty, the
same dress that he bad on when he was before the
English Privy Council, on which occasion IL was
that he 30 brutaly assailed by Wedderburn; but
whether 1t was the treaty OF alliance with France,
w.
In either case, the incident was interesting, and
shows that the great man had q very Rood idea of
what constitutes practices joke on grand scale.
Rents Of stores are coming down ia Boston. The
owner CT three OF our first class warehouse st )res
one of the principal business streets of the CITY,
says that he cannot now, on leases for three years.
command more than per cent on his investment.
Several stores are nov TO let, whereas, but o fe ~
months Ence' II was dimcuht 10 procure one at any
price.
new market house has been erected in the
rorthern part Of the town. The proprietors OF the
estates lying In the square, between Battery and
Sanitation streets, and running from Commercial
street TO Hanover, contemplate the removal of Al
the buildings now there, watch would make an ave.
nue. one hund ed feet wide, from Hanover street TO
.ns p sse Of the 70 %
width Of twenty or thirty feet, and used as an o,eu
market house, such as exist In many other places
The tolls on Charles.own bridges bear with great
oppressive moss upon some people, and an omnibus
company have petitioned the Legislature that the,
may be reduced. Several other petitions. 20 the
came purport, have been sent In from Chsrlestown,
one Of which proposes that when the bridges shall
have beer Sufficiently repaired they shall be sarrsu
dered to Chariessown and power be given 20 that
city TO collect tolls annually at certain periods 20
pay The cost OF each years repairs The opinion Ia
EXPRESSED tina, by laying tie tolls from June IL to
July 4, enough money would be cole ted to pay all
expenses. This mode Of getting funds wouli bs 70
associate the idea of taxation with some OF the
principal events Of the American Revolution and 30
be tie means Of bringing home TO the pockets az
well as to the minis OF the payers, one Of the chief
causes Of that great contest.
The smallpox is quite prevalent In Charlestown,
ard the varioloid sti more so. Tais il said 60 be
owing to the fact that children have been ipdiscri.
mina'ely admitted to the public schools, without
bsvup first been vsccinated. rbe "ioreiRn p,pula.
ton" have TO bear the burden Of the nlic,i,n. be-
cause Of the care lessness Of their modes Of life
About forty " miscellaneous wofkmenr-rigrers.
rope makers, painters dc.-hsve been discharged
f,om the Charleet0vn Navy Yard Soma rant,