Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-04-27
NEW YORK AFFAIRS.

NEW YORK, April 26, 1857.
Judge Davies yesterday granted the injunction
asked by Mayor w God, restraining the new Police
Commissioners from assuming to exercise control
| of the Police under the new law. The question
of constitutionaity of the law ably argued on
both sides, but the Judge seemed to have no diff
fculty in coming at once to decision. OF course
this decision does not dispose Of the case. Both
sides fully understand that it is to be carried to
| the Court Of Appeals and each seems DESTROYS to
have the final Judgment reached as early as posi-
BILE. Steps have already been taken to bring the
Commissioners up on quo tcarrdnto, to show
| by what right they claim to act. 1t is believed
| the cese may be made ready for the Court of APP
Peais within ten days, and may be argued and
time, by the operation of the new charter, which
goes into effect in few days, the Mayor and
| present Police Commissioners will cease to have
any control Of the Police: which will, in fact, be
under the almost sole direction Of Chief Matsell.
1t is to be hoped that he will improve this oppor
tunitp to develop and display his talents for adj
by tyranny, will suppress rowdyism, and give
greater security to life and property in this COM
munity, will be paTdoned multitude of sins.
1t is no credit to the Republican Legislature Of
| the State of New York, that ii should have COM
| United so egregiOus blunder the new police
| law now appears to be. The confusion and con-
endurabe before; but our law makers have done
their worst to make it, if possible, chaotic
than ever, and to leave at the mercy Of thieves
ana ga1Io.ers Much OF their legislation during
|
| and stupid. Not satisfied with running our police
in the attempt TO correct its conceded abuses they
seem to have tried how much they could do to
| control our eating well drinking. For in
| stance: We don't catch our shad as you do in the
| Potomac, by g hauling seines.n Ours are taken
n mn, nets, sunk in deep water in orr Hudson and
| fastened to long poles driven down in the mud.
| The Legislature has enacted law providing a
severe penalty against driving any such poles in
New York harbor; and we are having a regular
shad panic. Only think of this dastardly attempt
to deprive US of SO delicious fish. The law will
| probably remain dead letter,-for our citizens
when called upon as jurors to execute il, will be
lenient enough to regal d the substance in these
| cases with no more tender solicitude than they
| do the shad-Oh. scaly set, that Legislature.
| To-day witnesses the last assembling of a con-
! 2regation to worship i'm the Broadway Tabernacle.
On the LIST of May it passes into new hands, by
whose fiat 1t will be made to give place to new
ty years past il has been occupied by a Presbyte-
rian congregation, and on week day nights by
political associ ations concerters, show mongers
sprltuallsts abolitionists, etc, etc. Tonight the
! Sunday congregation bid it farewell in a special
| service, during which an anthem composed for
| the occasion will be sung.
| Miss Louisa Pvne babe the American public
farewell last evening at Burton's Theatre. Long
before the doors were open an anxious crowd Of a
| thousand persons besieged them, and within
| twenty minutes after the audience began to enter
| there was no part of the building in which sim
! gle seat or stand point could be obtained The
opera given was Fra Diavolo,'' i'm which :. The
| Shvldfk' was as 1aultleSS as she Is
dertakes. The enthusiasm Of the audience
immense, several times did they encore the favor
lite or call her before the curtain. and at the close
| insisted upon speech Miss Pyne gracefully
| complied delivering one Of the most appropriate
farewell addresses ever heard upon the stage,
no part OF which, however, was more satisfactory
her 'farewell'' was not forever, but that she
might meet us again. She sails for {. Merrie
! England in a few days.
No English opera singer ever became so popu-
| m Am D-no Her.
generally been good. although generally at prices
| too low to be largely remunerative. 1t Is feared
that she has not acquired the competence in this
| country which her talents and aIduous devotion
| deserve. But she has labOred under serious dis
advantages, among which the association of Mr..
| Harrison has been not the least Mr.. III. is good
actor, has f1ne person, and understands music
| doubtless, which he would sing with skill and
marked effect except for lamentable defect either
| in voice or ear, which causes him to sing shock
| lngly out OF tune. With an Hncultvated audience
he is popular, because of his great compass of
| voice, and his ability to execute the many little
tricks OF musical art but his performances are
tion as opera patrons usually are. Let Miss Pyne
visit us again when she can, accompanied by
more fauitless tenor, and troupe otherwise as
good as that from which she is about to separate
and she will find many more golden evidences Of
the esteem in which she is held here an artistic
| some time since company OF seven slaves on
| southern plantation formed themselves into a
singing club. Their master, pleased with their
| proficiency procured them a competent teacher,
under whose tuition they developed musical tai
eht OF rare order Recently they came North in
the care of an agent, and under an arrangement
by which they are to give concerts about the coun
try, the profits of which to be devoted to the
| purchase Of their freedom, at a reasonable price
! set by their indulgent master. They call them
selves 1.-The Mnstrels Slave" On Friday even
ing they attended Miss IIardnge's concert-to
which l referred in my letter Of that date-in
| company with their agent. After the evening
entertainment closed, the O. Minstrels', were in
troduced, and gave specimen Of their quality /
did not hear them but a musical friend in whose
Judgment and taste have confidence, informs me
that In bri!liancy, harmony and pathos the Chris
them They will introduce at their concerts
| many of the familiar melodies and refrains ac-
tually sung upon Southern plantations, either in
/ the field at labor or during the hours of recrea-
u0n or course they will be popular and liber-
| ally patronised. X.
SCENE In COURT DURING THE DALTON DIVORCE
| TRIAL.-The Boston Traveller of Saturday thus
| describes an incident in the court room on Fri