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Fe Ee Pe Uar Diplomatic Consular System. ‘time, to dispense with his :ervices. He wrote NEW RK HERALD, en Bry JAMES GORDON BENNETT, PROPRIETOR AND EDITOR, ween | @YTICE N. W. CORNER OF NASSAU AND FULTON B18. | Terms, cash im advance LY ITRRALD 2 cents per copy~$7 per annum. | THe fakery MERALD coery fae a af 034 conte | copy a ropean 5 an: ay amg pat of Great beHtadns cd $8 to any part of the ti o tnelude lage. Coto T TRY. CORRESPONDENCE, containing impor. | cep elicited from any quarter of the world 47 wed, wild Rey paca jor. BE-OUR FOmioN CORRESPONDENTS ater SOCANLY “WeQuesTED TO #8AL ALL LETTERS eer mt pal red. ected. LE Secuted with neatnens, cheapness, and 8. vail or PacK ag “ULL LETT r Subscriptions or with Adver- postage will be deducted frem We. 167. AMUSEMENTS TO-MORROW EVENING. BROADWAY THEATRE, Brosdway—Tur taisn Yan- wrr—Law ror Lavres. BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery—Naran Querx—Ticer Rorr—Know Norns WIBLO’S, Broedway—Tionr Rore—Briua—Tur Guean Monerer. FATIONAL THEATRE, Chatham street—Uncie Tom's Casin—Biack Byep Susan. WALLACK'S THEATRE. Broadway—Tux Sorpien’s Gournrenr - Tie Wor nen—SxercuEe-ry Inpra. AMERICAN MUSET M—Aftorn: wnoL.y—Wno Sreaxe Fixst—RKv OHRISTY’S AMERICAN OPERA HOUSE, 472 Broad- way—Ermiorias Mes sy Cuniery’s Minstaxcs. WOOD'S MINSTREL HALL, 444 Brom Maserarisy—Buncerrs or Uxoux Tom's BUCKLEY'S OPERA HOUSE, 539 Broadway—Bucx- Avaw wrru MeLan- i, Rar rarnux. -—Erwi0rian ADIN. The painfal manner in which the defects of our diplomatic and consular system are daily | made apparerit to us, by th: deplorable blun- | ders to which they necessarily give rise, ought | by this time to have had the effect of arousing | public attention to the subect. Based upon a mistaken principle of economy which, censider- ing the peculiar nature of this branch of the public service, has, we must say, been carried toa ridiculous extreme, it neither secures for us capable servants, nor does it protect us from claims arising out of the insufficiency of the sums appropriated for their remuneration. We ‘expect, in fact, our representatives abroad to be ike the English Minister Pitt, “heaven born” in diplomacy, gentlemen in manners and edu- cation, and in every other respect, able to cope with the carefully trained and highly paid diplomatists of Europe, but we forget that we néither afford them the necessary opportunities of qualifying themselves for their posts, nor de we give them such allowances as will enable them to cut atolerably decent figure amongst their political confréres. The yemuneration of the secretaries, attachés, and clerks of our foreign legations, is conceived on about the same liberal ‘scale as‘that of an English noble. rather a strongly-worded le ter to Mr. Buchanan, setting forth the services he had rendered the embasey, and claiming extra compensation. This claim, as we have already stated, has been brought before Congress, and a bill awarding it has passed the Senate. Now, without seeking for @ moment to dis- parage the services rendered by Mr. Cronchy, or to interfere with the concession of any just claim that he may have against this govern- ment, we may point,to it as another striking and painful illustration of the loore and. slovenly manner in which the diplomatic business of this country iscarried on. Here is an individual— a foreigner—claiming to be pid for supplying the absence of that knowledge and experience which our own ministers and secretaries of legation are supported to possess, and which, ander a properly devised ‘system, they would unquestionably have attained. ‘Nothing that could be urged in the way of argument could place in's stronger light than this plain state- ment of facts the absurdity of appointing men to diplomatic‘offices in forcigm countries who are not only utterly:ignorant of their forms and duties, but—as inthe case of our Minister to France—even of the: language of the country itself, The necessary result of such a system man’s butler and footmaa. The consequence is that no American gentleman ever sericusly thinks of applying himself te learn the éuties of any of these oflices, Diplomacy holds out no hopes to him as a ®areer, and, although it may please him to accept a subordinate post in war's Ermorian Orzns TRoves. New York, Sunday, June 18, #854. ‘The News. FROM WASHINGTON. Onur readers are referred to the special despatch under the telegraphic head. In the House yesterday the bill providingfor the mail service between the Atlantic Statesand Cali” fornia was taken up. It authorizes a contract for a gemi-monthly, and, if possible, a weekly communi- ation by mail between San Francisco and New York, Philadelphia or Baltimore, the cost not to ex- seed a quarter of a million dollars per annum, A synopsis of the provisions of the bill ix give: in the Congressional report. There are indications of a , terrible onslaught on the ocean mail contractors. A report will be presented in a few days, showing astounding frauds and swindling from the beginning of the Pacific mail contracts to the present time, at least so said Mr. Mace, chair- man of the select committee appointed to investi- gate the subject. Mr. Olds said it would be cheaper to buy up and sink the steamships carrying the mails between New York and Liverpoo] and San Francisco, than continue the present contracts. The subject was postponed till Tuesday, when it will be resumed. We hope the facts will be brought out without delay. A number of bills was passed, most of them relating to territorial affairs and the Indians. LAW COURTS. We particularly refer to the opinion of Mr. Justice Hoffman in the case of Albert Whrede vs. James Gordon Bennett, published in another part of to- @ay’s paper, for it is an able one on pleading in libel suits. The casecame up ona motion to strike out three of the answers in the defence, which was di- vided into four separate heads viz.:—lst. That it was a fact that a complaint against the plaintiff was made in the Police Court toa Justice openly hold- ing the said court; 2d. That this complaint was true, and that he did by false pretences defraud Mrs. Mary Pohl out of $88; 3d. That the report published in the Herarp was a correct report of the proceedings which took place in open court : and 4th. That these facts were mitigating circum stances. The plaintiff moved to strike out the last three answers, because tle same facts were repeat- €d in them over and over again. The defendant, in reply, said that each of these three answers consti- tated a good defence which view the Judge co- incided, but considered it unnecessary, in pleading, ¢0 repeat the facts more than once, and after having done so, merely to refer ta them in the succeeding answers. MORTALITY OF THY CITY. According to the report of the City Inspector the whole number of deaths for the week ending J 17 was 429—an increase of 21 on the prev’ week. Of the whole number 221 were uader ten years of age, and 94 inmates of the public institr. tions. There were of apoplexy 6 cases; of atrophia, 10; of consumption, 48; bleeding from lungs, 4; bronchitis, 5; inflammation of the lungs, 18; maras- mus, 24; dropsy in the head, diarhasa, 6; dysen- tery, 2; fevers of various types, 15; smallpox, 5; cholera, 57; cholera morbus, 5; cholera infantum, 4; congestion of the brain, convulsions, 33; croup, 7; hooping cough, We notice 7 cases of premature birth, 28 stillborn, 3 old age, 1 suicide, 7 drowned, 4 fatal casualties, and 2 deaths by frac- dure. 246 were natives of the United States, 97 of Treland, 12 of England, and 57 of Germany. The increase of deaths by cholera last week over the preceding week is forty-five, and unless the Board of Health quickly bestir themselves we shal! ex- perience all the horrors of an epidemic before the Fourth of July. ON THE INSIDE PAGES May be found interesting letters from London, Paris, Nicaragua, Havana and Newport ; Statistics of the Cod and Mackerel Fisheries ; Progress of the City of Galena; Trade of France; Austria and Servia ; account of a Ballon Ascension at Baltimore ; Anti-Rent Meeting in Rensselaer county ; Report on the Chinese Immigration into California ; the High Price of Beef; Present Mode of Weighing Grain ; the Know-Nothing Organization ; Commercial and Financial Intelligence ; Advertisements, &ec., &c. THE RECENT FATAL AFPRAY, Coroner Hilton yesterday empannelled a jury in he case of James Clohesey, whose death was caused ay a blow while in an affray with John McIntyre. “he evidence went to show that both parties were omewhat intoxicated at the time, and that the atal injury was produced by falling on the pave aent. The testimony appears in another column. RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA, ‘We publish elsewhere some copious extracts from wr. John B. Trask’s report of a geological examina- on of parte of the Sierra Nevada and Coast Moun tins, authorized under a joint resolution of the nate and Assembly of the State of California. The port is a most able one, and contains a vast amount * instructive and reliable information. The ex- feta that we publish will be carefully read by all ose who are interested in the agricultural and inera] resources of California. MISCELLANEOUS. The lovers of esculent vegetables will read with Hight the news from Bermuda, published else sere. An unusually large export of produce ie ing on for this market, where quick sales and sh prices are readily obtained for such articles. We have intelligence from Trinidad, Port au ain, to the 13th ult. Complaint was made that | Want of tonnage to transport the produce of the nd was becoming more and more embarrassing. ights were sixty cents higher than when there 1 a fair supply of shipping. The quantity of ar shipped, and the quantity that would be taken he vessels in port, amounted to but seventeen isand hogsheads, while the estimated crop is ty-four thousand hogsheads. J nine fogitive slaves y cently arrested in Cin- ati were last evening surrendered to their ws. There was no disturbance. consequence of competition between the, rail- companies, the fare between Cincinnati and lo is now reduced to four dollars. ».annivereary of the battle of Banker Hill was ated at Charlestown and vio ‘aity yesterday in tyle, The New York Contine. *eals participa od ¢ } marked att a legation as a means of getting into the “best society” abroad, it never occurs to him that it is incumbent upon him to bestow more than a mere formal-attention on its de- tails. It¢follows, therefore, that as neither our ministers, secretaries of legation, nor attachés, are qualified by their previous training and experience to discharge the regular duties of their offices, and to decide-upon the multifari- ous questions that arise from day to day, there must be some person attached to, although not officially recognized in, the legation who can supply the absence of those qualities, and.act as general referee in all points of difficulty. The head clerk is the party who thus alternately discharges the duties of minister, secretary of legation and attaché ; and in.nine cases out of ten he is a foreigner, having no further connec- tion or sympathy with this country and ite in- terests than is derived from the ordinary tie existing between the employer and the em- ployed. As the salary that this person reeeives is so wretchedly small that no American or natural ized citizen will be induced to accept it, and as in fact his long experience renders him almost an indispensable fixture in the office, he has but litfle to apprehend from the periodical changes that take place in the legation, and he is em- boldened gradually -to introduce practices and establish fees that are instituted solely for his own benefit, and that occasion a great deal of unnecessary trouble and expense to such of our countrymen as happen to be travel- ling abroad. Now, a system which enables the recognized servants of the government to delegate their duties to irresponsable per- sons, and those persons ferelgners, and which, instead of increasing the facilities intended to be afforded by our diplomatic agents to our citizens, throws obstructions and expense in their way, must be radically wrong, and re- quires a prompt and thorough revision. If less attention were paid to the cut of our diplomatic agents’ coats and breeches, and more to the morale and proper constitution of the service, we should not be subjected to the mortifying remark which has become a by-word in foreign capitals, that jealous as we are of our nation- ality, we send over ministers and official sub- ordinates 60 incapable thet we are obliged to transact through foreigners the whole of the business of our embassies. Lest our readers should imagine that we are drawing an exaggerated picture of the abuees of our diplomatic system, we will just place be- fore them, by way of illustration, the case of the London legation, which is at present at- tracting attention from the passage of a bill introduced in the United States Senate by Mr. Everett for the relief of Henry Cronchy, a person who has claims, or tancies he has claims, against our government for services rendered in the joint as well as several capacities of minis- secretary of legation, and attaché of that cular mission. Mr. Henry Cronchy became first attached to the American Legation in London in the time of Mr. Everett, in the capacity of an occasional copyist, and being found an intelligent, useful sort of man, he was subsequently appointed clerk at a salary of $8004 year. Having made himself thoroughly acquainted with the routine duties of the office, and succeeded in rendering himself the factotum of the legation, he soon monopolized all the real business of the em- bassy, the minister and subordinates for the time being being but too glad to escape fromits dry end irksome details, and, secure in such an efficient substitute, to enjoy the pleasures of a sojourn at some aristocratic country residence or fashionable watering place. Mr. Cronchy became literally the representative of the great American people, and the Deus ex machina of the legation. With his increased importance camo a change in his original unassuming and modest manners, and complaints were occasionally heard from our travelling citizens of his arro- gance and impatience of temper. But few Americans who visited the legation on business ever saw any one but Mr. Cronchy, and he seems to have regulated matters pretty much after his own pleasure. Finding his salary of $800 insufficient to maintain the dignity of his new position, he established a new scale of fees for paseporte and other official documents, the proceeds of which he modestly added to his own perquisites, Thus matters went on pleasantly and smoothly, each succes- sive minister finding Croncy an invaluable auxiliary to him in hisignorance of diplomatic forms and usages, and an ever ready substitute when he chose to absent himself from his official duties. Complaints, however, of the incon- veniences to which these abuses led, at length began to find their way to the State Depart- ment, and gave rise to a clause in the famous Marcy circular. On Mr. Buchanan’s arrival in London, he, with that just view of his duties and of the interests of his country which gener- ally sways his actions, resolved on effecting a thorough reform in the constitution and busi- ness detaile of the subordinate offices of the legation. Mr. Cronchy being a foreigner, hay. ing no connection by naturalization or other- wise with this country, he felt that the first step necessary towards carrying out his views was the removal of that all-important person. He ugly politely intimated to vce to the instr t, he ghould be ¢ him that, in 8 of his govern- ompelled, aftoy & certain ig that.at-a period when reeerve and caution are more than ever necessary in our diplomatic relations with other countries, we are com- pelled tovemploy the subjects of the latter.to transact business in which the vital interests of the republic are frequently involved, and which ought -oaly to be confided to our native or adopted citizens. There are. only two: éffective and auxiliary remedies for thie state ofthings. The foreign relations of this country will never be con- ducted in a manner entirely satisfactory te our feelings of national pride, and indeed to our interests, until a diplomatic school or cellege is established, where young men destined for that career may graduate, and from whence the secretaryships and other subordinate offices of the differentJegations may be filled up. If the army and navy necessitate a preparatory course of training, we.can see no reason why men shouldbe allowed to assume duties of o still more complicated.and responsible nature, without being subjected to some similar proba- ‘tion. Without interfering with the post of minister, which we would still leave open as the prize of-political distinction, we would re- } strict the choice of the. persons selected to fill the subordinate diplomatic offices abroad within the circle of the graduates of this establish- ment. To render the system complete and satisfactory in its working, the present scale of diplomatic and.consular salaries should be re- | vised, and such jiberal additions made to them as would enable the incumbents to maintain an appearance consistent with the dignity and im- portance of their position, and the habits of the countries to which they are accredited. If these suggestions were adopted we would no longer be humiliated by .the diplomatic blun- ders and lingual incompetenay of our represen- tatives abroad, or be abliged to foot the bills incgrred for their foreign educatien. The Contest for Peopling Fanses and Ne- braska. Philanthropists of the Mrs. Jellyby order, and speculators are busily engaged in en- rolling themselves into associations for the en- couragement and furtherance of immigration into Kanges and Nebraska. How many asso- ciations of the kind have been formed, how many members they count, what funds they have raised, and on what resources they are enabled to rely, we have yet to learn: all we know is the general fact that a movement is being made by many opponents of the Nebraska bill with a view to introduce free settlers into the new territories, and secure them to freedom by means of their vote. The question of freedom and slavery having been disposed of in accordance with constitutional principle, and the free soilera defeated in their attempt to override law, reason and right, the only rational course left to the latter was to endeavor to convert the future settlers (J Nebraska to their views, and this isin fact &B course they have adopted. We rejoice, even at this late hour, that they should have dis- played so much reason and sense, The clamor they raised when the repeal of the Missourl act was first proposed did not encourage us to expect much evidence of these qualities from them; it would have been more consistent with their past conduct to have opposed the introduction of slaves into Kansas with fire and sword, or to have devoted the next few years to abusing the South at Faneuil Hall or the Tabernacle. Long practice has perhaps exhausted the charm of such pastimes; or possibly, in the anguish of disappointment, a gleam of calm reason may have varied the monotony of their normal madness. However this be, it is undeniable that the foes of the constitution have for once adopted a policy against which no radical objection can be urged. It is clearly the right of every citi- zen to further immigration and to encourage the settlement of our waste lands by every legitimate means at his command: by none more naturally than by the expenditure of his own money. The degree of credit which such acts reflect varies of course according to the motive: he who fosters immigration in order to develope his country being entitled to great praise while he who does the same in order to carry a political point or to make money de- serves none. But, from whatever motive the act proceed, it cannot be condemned by the public. The practical result of the organiza- tion of emigrant societies for Kansas and Ne- bracka may possibly be to fill those Terri- tories with laborers and farmers many years before they would otherwise have been settled : and at this we cannot complain Whether in- cidentally to its settlement, slave or free labor be adopted in the region, is not a ques- tion in which we are directly concerned. That interests the people of the Territory, and what- ever they may decide at first, we may rest per- fectly assured that they will eventually adopt that sort of labor which is best adapted to the soil, the climate, and the productions of the country. It is enough for us to know that the ostensible object of these emigrant societies is to settle the country and to grow corn and potatoes where hitherto the fruitfulness of the earth has been waated. And though it is obvious toall of us that beneath this apparent motive there lurk others which are neither more nor less than fanaticism in some, and avarice in others, we can afford, we think, to give the fa- natics and speculators the benefit of the most favorable construction of their conduct. We are aware that many persons whose opin- ions are entitted to respect consider that the interests of a large section of this country re- quire that plave labor should not be excluded from Kansae-Nelsraska ‘bills. These will of course take meassures to‘counteract the immigrant ex- peditions from the North. The South can as easily sund settlers into Kansas as the North; and frem oar experience of the bulk of foreign emigrants, we are by no means satisfied that they will be found, at a pinch, so thoreughly and sincerely opposed to slavery, as the Mossachusetts abolitionists imagine. At ail events, fhe arguments which are brought to \seur on ‘the Irish and Germans in the Northcan ‘berplied with at least equal effect at tie South ; ifo man can be induced to vote for freedom for fwe acres, he may surely be tempted to vot#for slavery for six. The South must look after its interests. The country has heard enough of the slavery discussion. We conser- vatives, who have fought the battles of the Union against the extremes of either faction, now-desire to see the curtain fall on the battle |.ground, and some of that energy we have been wasting devoted to the developement of our re- sources in real earnest. We are tired of angry ' contests about free soil, and compromises and eompacts. We want to see some of the zeal so lavishly displayed since January last in the ad- ‘vocacy of negre developement applied to the developement of our country and the advance- ment of the Anglo-Saxon race. We want to hear discussions about canals wad railroads and new States and projected harbors, and other works of internal improvement; these are far more useful themes to agitate than slavery. They follow in the wake of the settlement of new territory, and therefore its colonization under any auspices may be a matter of congra- tulation. How far this prospect witl be realized re- mains to be seen. Those who.cry the loudest about the horrors and woes of slavery are not wont to be the most liberal in paying their money todiminish those horrors and woes. It is by no means impossible that the pro- jectors of the emigrant aid societies will, after making a great noiee.about the scheme they have in hand, allow it todie out with- out having settled a hundred families in the new Territories. We shave seen similar instances of fickleness.of purpose and want of perseverance from the Northern abolitionists before this, The task is in truth no slender one. Immigrants are not to be.cooped like fowls, or driven in flocks like sheep; and we presume the philanthropic men who have the matter in hand would like some security for the vote to be hereafter given by their protégés. It is tol- erably difficult to frame @ security which would | sanswer the purpose, without seriously impair- ing the value of the vote. Again, as we said, ‘European immigrants are not always such un- compromising abolitionists as the people of Bos- tonbelieve. They very nearly voted slavery into one of the noblest States of the West, in spite ofthe prohibition of the mother land, Virginia ;° and if the climate and soil of Kansas are better adapted for slavery than for free labor, they will assuredly vote in slavery there, whatever their Boston sponsors may have promised for them. If, however, the immigrant aid societies now established should not falter and swerve from their,parpose ; if Kansas should be settled by immigrants brought out through their agen- cy; and if,.et a fair contest, their protégés should deliberately and knowingly vote that the whole.of the new Territory is to be free; we cannot see that the South would have any right to complain, or the soundest Union man any pretext forregret. The field is now open for all, and the South and West, as well as the North and East, must see that Kansas and Ne- braska are settled by the right sort of people for the general good of the Union. ASSESSMENT OF Taxes FOR 1854—Vavation or Reat Estate in THE SECOND Warp.—The ex- cessive taxation to which both real estate and personal property are subjected, in- the valua- tion for the present year, has caused consider- able commotion among the taxpayers through- out the city. Nor is this to be wondered at, when we learn that in some instances the taxes have been increased at the rate of fifty per cent. The assessments for the whole city have not been completed yet, and we are, therefore, un- able to state exactly how much they will ex- ceed those of the past year; but basing our cal- culations on the valuation of the real estate in the Second ward, we find that the increase will amount to 45 per cent. In 1853-the Second ward was very highly as- sessed, and in the majority of cases without judgment, as was afterwards proved by the ac- tual value of the property so assessed. Nume- rous applications were made by the taxpayers, complaining of this injustice, and demanding a new and more correct valuation. Their demand wascomplied with, and the consequence was a reduction to the amount of nearly. one million of dollars on the total valuation; but still a very large proportion of the owners of property having made no remon- strance, were oppressively assessed, and were compelled to apply to the Supervisors for re- lief. This is a fact deserving of particular con- sideration, and if attended to at once, will save taxpayers an immense amount of time and in- convenience. It may be well for their benefit to state here, that the application for relief was not always attended with the desired result, as was proved by the experience of many who the whole of tie Territory embraced inthe | ‘this 2uty of re-assessing, where necessary, | when even if some delay should be occasioned there- by in the confirmation of the assessment rolls. Caxiror1a Goi Mives.—Dr. John B. Trask has completed his geological examination of the Sierra Nevada and coast mountains, carried on under the authority of the California Legis- eultural amd mineral resources of that State, as may be seen by some copious extracts which we publish in another part of this paper. Dr. Trask comments with some severity on the opinions of scientific men, both at home and abroad, who have busied themselves in harangu- ing popular assemblies on the utter impossi- bility of the auriferous veins of this country proving to be more than a mere ephemeral show, and unworthy the confidence of reflecting minds. These unfavorable opinions, the Doctor asserts, are now proved to be unfounded, from subsequent explorations conducted on these veins, and notwithstanding the disadvantages of manufactured public opinion, against which this branch of industry has been obliged to contend, it has now become one of the perma- nent employments of the State, and will ob- tain a position second to none within the next two years. He says, “The permanency of the character of these mines would scarcely have been demonstrated in so short a period of time in any other country or State except Califor- fornia, and is in true keeping with the firmness of purpose manifested in every great under- taking by the citizens of this State, and is but another mark of that indomitable perseverance in overcoming difficulties, for which they have become peculiarly characterized and prover- bial.” Tue Ovrsme Parties To THE TurKo-Rus- stan War—Tue Liperty Question.—We pub- lish elsewhere to-day another communication from Mr. Evangelides, a naturalized Greek, re- cently returned from his native country. He treats of the Greek provinces, and of various other people, having the direct interest of liberty involved, more or less, in this Turko-Ruasian war. The article will be instructive to many of our readers not thoroughly conversant in the Greek branch of this continental imbroglio. What the allies propose ‘to do with the poor Greeks we are not informed; but at the last ac- counts the French and British were aiding the Turks in their extermination. This is one of the incongruities of the existing war. No wonder that the allies appear to be sick of it. ‘Tus SPANISH FiEEr FOR CcBa.—The Clamor Publico, of Madrid, May 18, publishes the following list of the yes- sels ordered to transport troops to Cuba :—Frigate Cortes, 82 guns; corvettes Isabel II, 24 guns; Villa de Bilboa, 80 guns; Fercolana, 32; Colon, 16; brig Volador, 12 guns; steamers Francisco de Asis, 16 guns, 500 horse power; Santa Isabel, 4 guns, 192 horse power. Also the following transports with part of their ordnance :—Ship Soberano, corvette Luisa Fernanda, steamers Isabel la Catolica, and Conde de Regla. All the above vessels are to be ready to sail June 1. This does not look much like \“ peaceful negotiation for the purchase of Cuba.” ‘The Fatal Affray in Chambers Street. INVESTIGATION BEFORE THE CORONER. Coroner Hilton yesterday commenced the investigation in the late fatal affray which took place in Chambers street, on Friday evening, between John McIntyre and James Ciohesey, in which the latter received a blow from McIntyre that knocked him down, the fall om the side- walk producing a rupture of several blood vessels on the brain, thereby causing a compression resulting in death. The following is the evidence up to the hour of adjourn- ment : G. J. Colton sworn—I reside at No. 82 White atrect; yesterday afternoon, n Hitle aftor Go'clock, I eame down ‘entre street; when I got to the corner of Chambers streot, Tea Ren of s dozen persons standing on the north side of said strect; I saw a police officer in the crowd, having incharge the prisoner, Mr. McIntyre; ho seemed to be trying to get away from the officer to get at another man near by; J did not know this man; I have since seen him at thé Tombs; he was dead; the officer seemed to be trying io get McIntyre away out of the crowd; the deceased was standing about six feet from MeIntyre; he hada wound on his right cheek; it was a recent wound, and was bleeding at the time a little; MeIntyre kept trying to get away, working to the right and tothe left;'as the officer gave way, McIntyre got within about four teet of deceased, when he made a blow with his left hand; Ido not think he reached any one; it was aimed at the face of the deceased; the officer then used more exertion and pushed McIntyre further off from deceased; after this deceased walked away from the prisoner towards the corner of Center street; when he had got about twelve feet away from the prison- er, the officer let go; I can’t tell whether the officer let him go or "the ‘prisoner forced himself from his grip; my impression is the officer let go; upon this Melntyre rushed after the deceased, and Lheard a heavy blow; it sounded as if a man had’ hit another on his head with his fist; there were several persons be- tween me and the deceased, which prevented me from were compelled to pay the excessive tax. The valuation for the present year shows an increase in the Second ward of $8,035,107, the total amount being $26,879,857; while last year it was fixed at $18,844,750. As these increased valuations appear to have been made capri- ciously, and without reference to any particu- lar standard—the dimensions of the lots, their location, the character of the building, or the income derived—there is just cause for com- plaint, Houses in#Front street, John street, Burling slip, and other streets in the Se- cond ward, have been assessed for $19,000, $20,000, and $25,000, while the rent yielded by them does not exceed $1,300, In some in- stances the valuation of property in this ward has been doubled, thus justifying, in some degree, the great increase which we have noticed in rents. The complaints which are made in conse- quence of these grievances take up a large share of the attention of the Tax Commis- sioners, and, as every case has to be examined separately, a large amount of the time which should be devoted to the other business of the department is consumed in attending to this, The gross inaccuracy of these aesesments de- mand a re-valuation of the entire ward, for in this way only can justice be done to every property holder, and the fair and reasonable demands of all be satisfied. There are many whose absence from the city, or ignorance of the increase, has prevented them from apply- ing to the proper authorities, and the Tax Commissioners ought, therefore, to perform seeing who struck the blow; immediately after the blow T heard a noise as though a man’s head had struck on the sidewalk; the officer then ran into the crowd and ar- rested the prisoner, when the crowd seemed to move down further towards Centre street, where I saw two men drawing deceased upon a stoop; he seemed to me to de insensible; he had a wound over his left eye, which was bleeding very freely; one or two other officers came up and assisted in taking McIntyre to the station house; I did not hear any conversation pass between deceased and ape Ido not know that there was any; I did not think that either the prisoner or the deceased were intoxicated; I heard persons present say that both of them had been drinking. Roderick C, Andrews sworn—I reside in 125th street, near the Seventh avenue; yesterday at half-past six o'clock I was — through Chambers street, when I saw a collection of about a dozen persons on the sidewalk; an officer seemed to be quieting a man, wkom I believe to be the prisoner; I saw the de- ceased walking very slowly towards the corner of Centro street; he seemed intoxicated; the prisoner walked up behind deceased and struck him with his fist; I think he struck behind his right ear; the blow knocked deceased down; the left side of his forehead came in contact with the sidewalk; he fell very heavily; I requested the officer to arrest the prisoner, which met’ with opposition from some of the crowd; one of them asked me what business Thad to interfere, and made at me when I left the crowd; another officer came up and assisted in arresting the prisoner; I thought Mcintyre was intoxicated; about a minute after the prisoner struck deceased he fell into the street; I do not know whether he was tripped up or not; Ido not know what made him fall, or whother it was from drinking or no. James B. Ames sworn, says—I reside at 49 East Broad- way; Iwas sitting in the frout room of the second story of 26 Chambers street, at the time of the difficulty in question; I saw an officer have hold of a man on the op- site sidewalk; I understood this man’s name was Mc- tyre; I could not now ize him; there were se- Yeral persons standing round; the officer was trying to push McIntyre away from another man; a man named “ Billy Jenkin”? had hold of decease him away also; this man resisted Jenkins and pushed him away from’him; the man who was in charge of the officer moved up towards the one that Jenkins was tr; to push away, and struck at him; the officer was between the parties at the time; the blow was struck over the officer’s shoulder, and took effect upon the other man’s face; itdid not knock him down; after the blow was struck this man went towards Centre street; after. tials I saw the officer have hold of the other man, and this man telling the officer to let him go; he got away from officer; after this I saw him atumble and fall in the street; the crowd moved towards Centre streot, when I saw @ man her 3 on the stoop of the Manhattan House, which is directly opposite to where I was; I then went over to see if he was hurt much; I did not know how he was hurt; I did not see any one strike this man after the time he was struck, as I have described; when I got to he seemed to be insensible; he was taken away on a cart; Frank Carter, a member of 28 Hose Company, has since told me that he was present and saw the whole oc- currence. John A. Smith, sworn, says—I reside at G1 Pike street; I was sitting oe the difficulty, at the Hook an¢ Ladder Company No. 1’s second gtory window; I heard a loud talking betwoen the prisoner and another man on the other side of the street; I raw an officer standing be- tween the parties, facing the prisoner; the officer is now present; the witness then recounted the effort of the offizer to release prisoner, and his resistance, and asked the officer why he did not take that man, pointing to the other man, to whom he had been talking; he then shoved the officer on one side and struck the other over the offi- cer’s shoulder, hitting the man on the side of the face, and made it blecd; the officer then caught the prisonor and tried to shove him towards Centr? street; he did not seom to want to arreat bim; I then ran down stairs into the street; when Igot there I saw the officer and the prisoner standing on the sidewalk a little further towards Centre strect; T called to the officer and told him it was a brutal piece of work, and that if he did not arrest the prisoner I would make a complaint against him; other is made the same Temerk; he then seemed to hold soner firmer; he got away into the street when si and fell; the officer followed him, took hold nd called on the citizens to assist in arrest- ; 1 heag& some one say, Sergeant, you ar- ing round I saw Sergeant Pollard, Sixth Ward Police; when T ran out several persons were looking at something on the sidewglk; the blow spoken of is ‘he only one | saw given; others wero struck it must have been when I was running down stairs; Wm. O, Jenkins endeavored to get decpaned away oe pe hy ap @ awa} , and struck ont at prisoner; he did not hithie, ‘Wm. H. Wickham swora—T live at No. 161 West Eleventh street; I was looking out of the window No. 26 Chambers street, immediately opposite the Manhattan Honse; saw the prisoner and an elderty man disputing: together; » policeman came up, and took hold of , when he broke away, and struck the other man in the face; immediately after I saw blood on his face; at thie time a erowd came up, and several citizens told the policeman to arrest the prisoner; prisoner again got | away, and struck the oth ; : lature, He reports very favorably on the agri- | blow took effect; he fell as noon. as the pr praia Se blow took effect; he fell as soon as the prisoner stracic at him; they were about arm’s apart, after the prisoner struck, he got into the street, and fell; the of cer was after him; Iafterward saw the man who wat struck lying on the sidewalk; he was placed on a stoop; he was shortly after placed on a cart; and was taken away; be seemed insensible; I do not know whether de- ceased fell on the sidewalk from a blow, or whether he was tripped up; he seemed to fall very heavy. ‘At the conclusion of the testimony of this witnese Coroner Hilton adjourned the proceedings until 10 o'clock this morning. City Intelligence. Keer Your Docs at Homs.—The days that bring death to the dogs are upon us, and soon, we understand, the Mayor will issue his usual proclamation, curtailing the freedom of the canine species. Pet poodles and favorite mastiffs must now be muzzled, or confined within brick walls, or else the dog killer may mark them for his own, Those who are accustomed to walk out with their lap dogs into the strosts, for the health and airing of the latter, and who may not now te disposed. to give up.the habit, believing that they can. pro- tect their little friends, had best not “ley any such flattering unction to their soul,” for dog killere are lynx eyed, and their, glance is fatal to the dest and most arristocratic of the canine specios. Those who profit pecuniarily by the dog days’ return, are the most thorough going republicans of the age in the exercise of their trade, and no judge upon the Yench is more impartial in his decision than they. The streets of New York are perambulated by all sorts of dog#, belonging to all sorts of people, and enjoying all the dif- ferent social positions of society. There ave the Fifth avenue dogs, the Waverley poodle, the Union square King: Charles, the Fourteenth atroct pet, &c., all of them ene Joyimg the best of gocd living and attention, and any of them as delicate, constitutionally, as their mistress who-- administers to their wants. Thousands upon thousands of starving children Would envy the condition of any of these dogs. But auch is the beautiful organization of society, that while these animals live upon the fat of the land, and sleep upon down and satin, human beings en- dowed with reason, faculties, virtues, self denial, benevo- lence, and sensitive feelings, aust draw their sustenance from the gutter, sleep without shelter, and famish and die in the hovels, garrets and cellars. “There is no ac- counting for taste,”” says the maxim; and in the case of those whose prejudices and affections were in favor of dogs and animals in preference to bestowing the same for the relief and happiness of those made after the im- age of the Creator, the maxim is most true. Leaving the ‘‘puppies’? (we limit the meaning of the word to the caniue species) to the enjoyment of Their let, we come to another grace of dogs, whose social condition, contrasted with those already referred to, is typical of society at large—these are the “rag.pickers’ dogs””—the most use- ful of any of their race, To this fraternity belong a very large number, and all of them earn and pay for their ex- istence. There are really fine, large, noble looking ani- mals, generaily to be found in harness to their master’s or mistrers’s cart, and are always pulling and struggli “to get along,”? with an energy that would be benelic for a lazy man to look at. Tney pay a good price for the Done they gnaw, ands heavy rent for the kennel thoy sleep in, But these dogs are poor—they are laborers they are denied the liitie delicate attentions of their little snarling aristocratic relations, and excite but little admiration in the street; because the world over, whe- ther with man or dogs, a delicate frame, pink ridbons and a gold collar, will receive more homage than stout Mmbs, a shabby coat, and an honest heart, if the latter are found in the harness of labor. Besides these, there are various classes and grades, But we have given the extremes of dog society, and a more minute history is unnecessary. ‘The beauty of the dog days is, that then all these various classes ‘stand upon the same footing, ard run the same gauntlet, killers, we have said, are impartial republicans, and their clubs fall ag quickly: upon the King Charles of Union square, as upon the un. fortuuate resident of humbler parts ‘of the city, who drag rag carts for a living, There is fifty cents worth in either of these, when brought before the judgment so: hence it is no question with the slaughterer what were the antecedents of the animal. To all he gives the same quarters that ‘‘vultures give to | that dog “hangs his life upon a thread” ) 3 into the streets after the Mayor’s proclam: To those wh would preserve their favorites of thir .roserived race, we can only say, during the season, keep your dogs at home. Sr. STRPAEN’s (Rom ORGAN.—Mr. Henry Erben,of this city, has lately erected, in St. Stephen’s Church, Twenty- eighth street, (Rev. Dr. Cummings) an organ of unusual magnitude and power. There was an exhibition of it on Friday evening last, in which our most eminent organiste took part. (The gentlemen who played were ‘David R. Harrison, of the Cathedral, Me. Connolly, organist-of St. ‘Ann’s, Mr. Yantry, of St. Stephen's, Mr. ‘Mo , from London, and W. A. King, organist of Grace Church. The organ is 45 feet high, 27 feet wide, and 16 feet deep, and conta: 2,500 pipes. It has 8 sets of keys, 234 octaves, 9 pedals and 48 stops. The organ is #0 connecter the o1 int faces the altar. ‘ith the exception of St. George’s and Trinity, it is the largest in the city. Mr. King performed tour pieces in a splon.tid manner, in whieh he introduced the trumpets, Rastonetabaeante flutes, clarions, hautboys, &e., 80 ‘a8 to produce a full orchestral effect. At the conclusion of his performance he was presented, by a committee of Ladies, with « mag- nificent boquet of flowers. Mr. Morgan’s per'ormanceba the pedals astonished not only the audience, but the professional gentlemen present, being superigr to aay- thing ever heard in this country, The cost of thie in- strument is $7,000. ANNIVERSARY OF THE New York Stats FeversiKi—The State Fencibles, commanded by Lieut. Wentworth, and attached to the Eighth Regiment of the New York State Militia, celebrated their twenty-third anniversary yester- day by a parade and public dinner. In the afternoon thre company, uniformed and equipped, assembled at their armory, on the corner of Broadway and Grand street, and falling {uto line, marched through Broalway, Hudson and Fourteenth streets, preceded 3 Adkins’ brass band. The company numbers about Atty guns, and prosented a fine appearance in the streets. the evening the com- Fey, sat down to a sumptuous dinner at Florence's fotel. Lieut. Wentworth presided, and by his side were Lt. Smith, of the Paterson City Blues, Lt. Lambier, of the Light Guara, Captain Gregory, of Pens Guard, Major Lewis, Captain Lawrence and other invited guests, When the cempavy had eaten their fill of the good things spread before them, champagne and all kinda of wine flowed in profusion. and various speeches were made by guests and members, The evening was spent in the most rgreeable manner, and at a late hour the company adjourned, highly delighted with the day’s celebration. ‘THs ConTINENTAIS.--The Was! ‘ton Continental Guard, under command of Captain John Darrow, yesterday celel d the anniversary of the battle of Bunker Hull by a parade in tLe city, after which they proceeded to- Clifton Park, Staten Island, and partook of a sumptuous dinner. They mustered at the Armory, Eagle Drill Rooms, at 8 o’clock A.M., and were accompanied by Roberston’s American Bi nd, Marine Affairs. SarNG oF 158 HERMANN.—The steamship Hermann, Captain Higgins, left at noon yesterday, for Southamp- ton and Bremen, with 173 passengers, and $635,680 in specie. AN AmmRICAN YACHT FOR THE EMPEROR OF JAPAN.—It is: stated that Mr. Donald M’Kay, the celebrated shipbuildex- of Boston, is about building a beautiful yacht, of some ninety tons, which he intends as a present for the Empe~ ror of Japan. We shall probably next hear, as one of the results of it, that this shrewd Yankee is construct- reo! by Chas, H. Wil- Brooklya, 200 Falton street, oppo- Reese & Co.'s Gallery of 2s. Daguerreot; 289 Melee 4 is unremoved, and immoveahlo by any riv: 0 original, exclu lishment, is now giving the cheaper pictures than ever, The Senator Hat—First in Fashion.—Hall, hatter, 413 Brongwery corner of Lispenard street A com- pi ’ assortment of ell kinds of hate, ins new and elegant. le. Hats, Caps, and Straw Goods at Wholesale.— A complete axsortment of tho above goods, such as palm- horn, Canads, braid” ‘and other hate, of sale smal The Max Sutaine Hats—New styl shape, light aaa sophyr, ¢vol and ventilating, are ¢ lus ultra ’’ of eleganee in des! material an jure. They can be obtained only at GENIN’S, 214 Bro: Bez kns at Genin’s nar, St. Nicholns Hotel, 513 way. Bergen Heights.—The Sale of 300 Villa Plots at Claremont and Sherwood commences to-morrow. Don’t fail to embrace, the o ortanity want ble investms ‘There is no location that of the most beautifal jar atte ation is ily,”” by re 'won’painted in the’ p % iamene 0} speciment prtists, They sold at jon. Tuesday eve 4! June 19 and 20, at the Stu; gute, by ALBRIT HM. NICOLAY & Co., Al all str Removal.—Oliver & Brother, old ecstab- lished stoam pri have removed to their new marbic bnilding No. street, botweon Nassau and W'- Tiam, whore they aro, better than ever, prepare | to oxe vate ing nent, quick and ohexp. all kinds of prints Closhing Warehouse, Nos. 6: bserve that this iarge store is Te os rareee i. clot ving éhes por frock coat for $10, Cast OfF Clot A large quantity want~ ef, gentleman wi n ising to dispose of large or lots of good left clothing. ona obtain tho hi heat price in ourrent me ener a aareets pan a ‘oF oil 4d complete summer suits $2 50,