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- THE NE YORK HERALD. | > WHOLE NO. 6825. MORNING EDITION—FRIDAY, MAY 4, 1855. PRICE TWO CENTS. THE KNOW NOTHINGS. New Jersey Know Nothings—Right Side Up and Straight Forward—Procecdings of ‘Their Grand State Council. OUR NEW JERSEY CORRESPONDENCE. Newark, N. J., May 2, 1855. d State Council of the Know Nothings—Proccedings and Doings—Delegates to the Philadelphia National Conventicn—Principles, dc A very important Grand State Council of the Kaow jothing* was held to-day in this place, It was com- ored of from 150 to 160 delegates from the several oils of the State. These subordinate councils num- about one hundred and fifty, and their grand aggre- Fate of mombers enrolled is fully half if not a majority f the legal voters of the Commonwealth. This Grand Pouncil or State Convention was attended by some dis- uished members of the Order from other States, specially New York and Pennsylvapia. Conspicuous the wire-workers of the meeting was Mr. James , Barker, of your city, who is a host in himself. The Founcil was composed of very respectable men, and hostly young, strong, subtantial honest farmers, at one half of the old whig stock—the other moiety ig chiefly from the ancient and modern democracy. here were very few of the Tammany Hall or Broadway e class of professional spollsmen among them. ‘The proceedings commenced, after some backing and , with the election of Mr. Lyons, of Jersey Gity, as Phairman, and Dr. Deshler, of the same place, as Secre- . Dr. Deshler is extensively engaged in the pill busi- in New York, and since he has become a Know No- fbing he bids fair to eclipse Moffat, and even Brandreth; for fe demand for his pills has very much increased among fhe sick men of the oid parties who come to him for f. The next thing in order afier the election ot the Fhairman and Secretary, was to find out by the caba- istic signs and wonders employed on such occasions, Fhe legitimacy of the delegates. This occupied some me; and then came the heavy work of adopting 1 new fitual, and a new, constitution for the Order throughout Ihe State; and here it is necessary to begin a new para- raph. ‘The Know Nothings are a very peculiar and wonderful ople upon this business of rituals and constitutions. n this State, during the past year, they have had eight ir nine, each costing a matter of four or five hundred jollars for the printing. The necessity for these fre: juent changes in their signs, grip1nods, winks, nudges, lathe, pledges, pass words, &c.. is very manifest. Out- iders, somehow or other, get hold of them, and creep nto the lodges occasionally, to smell out their proceed- » Accordingly, about once in every five or mx jeeks, a new ritual and a pew censtitution are necessa- ly tokeep out the Gentiles and the Jesuits. This ex- ns the policy of the Know Nothings im not having he usual number ef newspaper organs. ‘The money hich would thus be wasted upon editors and their retain- ia saved for the printing of rituals acd conatituti bus the poor printers Poalice Sel ething, however; fe @ remar! fact, that every priater in these 8 | esp atrong for a ritual and ‘he members of the Order, espe- jially the fermers, find it hard to keep up with these jhanges, and say that it requires a good deal of reading d study of nights to remember the new ritual and con- titution from the last palf dozen oldones. After four ir five hours deliberation, toe new ritual amd constitu. on, reported by @ select committee, were adopted and dered to be printed. These documents it is hardly ne. that'you should have, as they relate simply to he%signs, eecreta and interna! discipline of the party. ‘Toe next thiog in Order was tue election of sevan dele- tes and seven alternates to the Grand National Coua- l, which meets at Philadelphia in June. The namber . perhaps, adopted from the seven wise men of reece—the seven wonders of the world—the seven hurches of Asia—the seven days of the week—the ven yn candlesticis—the seven sacraments—or, adventure, from the fact that New Jersey has a presentation of seven in Congress—five ia the House d two in the Senate. The five were chosen first, one om each Congressional district aud an alternate. aod hen the two Senatorial delegates were chosen and heir alternates. I am not able tu give you all thenames hst now; but Mr. Lyons and Dr Deshler, of Jersey City, ¥ id, of Patterson, and Mr Joseph A. Scoville, Newtown, are among these delegates to Philadelphia. bey, and their associates, have been select-d with special reference to their sound: upon all the great p tutional issues of the day. Having thus accomplished their re; business, the tate Council proceeded to an informal consultat upon he principles axd platform of the New Jersey Know jothings and the ‘idential question, The reault was satist: . Jersey K. N.’s were found to be bund and couservative on the negro question, in favor astringent modification or gradual abolition of the uralization laws, a thorough reform fn the whole nancial policy of the government, including a moilifica. n of the tariff, a re-organizs‘ion of the executive de- tments at Wasbington. especially the old fogy navy partment, &c. The delegates to Philadelphia, thus ed up, will go to that Council fully prepared to eject 1 Massachusetts heretics from the party, ana to go in x the Union—a Yers: goign Dea? Gong pel pmay general out of cr fers ai . bn, big and Tittle. bar pon the grand question of a Presidential candidete, bout two-t! of the Council appeared to be in favor George Law, and the other third seemed to be equaily vided between Commodore Vanderbilt, Commodore ockton and Sam Houston. Either of these men will 0, for they are all sicb, except Houston, and it is be- ved that every one of them will give the cause: a libe- fupport, erune the expenses of new rituals and postitutions, ) in the even: of his being the candidate. pme say that Stockton would shell out the most money pr active campaigning purpores, and others ara of the pinion that the Texas people woali supply all the defi- mncies of Houston. Others are firm believers in the nerosity of George Law, and taere are some who think hat Vanderbilt would bleed like an ox if he were the mine. It is a singular tact, though, that none of bese men seem disposed to bleed beforehand. They ite splendid letters; but they subscribe little or pthing for the expenses of new rituals and constita- ona. Dr. McClelland, of Patterson, and Dr. Deshler, of Jersey ity, are strong for George Law, as their first cho ce; a whether he wins or loses at Philadelphia, you may ly upon it that all the old corrupt party hacks, hack- pers and stock jobbers sod spoilemen, pettifog lawyers, outstanding Bourbons, &c., will be set de; and that a new man, from the practical, business classes of the country, will be ta! e Know Nothin; pre as fate. bstan- up by and run into the White House as 6 day of such spoils bee per as Vao Cass, le , Piercs, Clayton, and the whole of tne old ine gone is harmoni nd auspicious “tate Council met at jn im the morning, and worked away until six in the ning, without fuss, without liquor, (for they are ail imperance men practically,) and then smoothly and y adjourned. New Jersey 1s right side up for straightforward for a Union and constitu- ticket. K. N. ‘The Know Nothings in New York. ESENTMEN?T OF THE ORVER BY THE GRAND JURY OF MONROE COUNTY. (From the Rochester Lemocrat, May 3] We give below a document emanating from tae Grand ity of this county, which closea its session yesterday. will te widely read and criticised. The Grand Jury oted thzee cays to the investigation, in pursusnce of svggestion from Judge Welles, that it was their pro- ince and duty to inquire into any infractions of the Several witnesses, it appears, refueed to anower, and taken before the Court for its direction. In overy ch instance we believe Jucge Welles has discha: duty like a pure and upaght judicial officer, Wit- ‘who swore—and it isreported there wers such— jet hg could not answer the questions ‘without crimi- Ning themselves or making themselves infamous,” re of course excused from answering. That is the vilege of all witnesses who are apprehensive that ir conduct bas been ia violation of law and the rights individuals or the public. The presentment foliows:— Tur Hon. COURT oF OYER AND TeaaiNER OF THY CovNTY or Monrox:— fhe Grand Jury of this county baving been specially nd latrestens ot the, election in ee: is State e el oO laws of this in discharge of their duty, yoy ge number of witnesses, and made diligent inquiry on that subject find that by sestlon 5 of the peral Election law, “if any person shall, by bribery, nance, or other corrupt means or device whatsoever, ber directly or indirectly, attempt to influence auy ctor of this State, in giving his vote or ballot, or de- him from giving the same. or disturb or hinder him ‘the free exercise of ihe right of suffrage, at any elec- within this wtate, held pursuant to this chapter, and Il thereof be convicted, such person #0 offending and nvicted, shall be adjudged guilty of a misdemeanor, d be fined or imprisoned, according to the discretion the court before which such conviction shall be had; h fine in no case to exceed five hundred dollars, nor h imprisonment one year ”’ it appears from the testimony taken before us that re are 4 nomber of societies, or orders of men, in county, who have forme? themeslves joret binations for political action — societies t only in secrst—that their members are admitted er oaths and ebligations, ond pledged to inviolable Precy—that they are induced to enter the society der a variety of pretences, and (o take upoa them- Ive: oaths ani binatog cbiigetions that they will not for certain olneses of their follo w-citizens, individuel citizens—tha> they will cast their votes a wee their elective franchise, ecoording to the ta sae requirements of their order, or the officers of, or of & certain Gegres or circle (uereol, under Tules of their order—that by their oaths and obliga #8 they are bound to vote, under thy penalty of per- or being considered ae perjured, ani as being ua- hy to be employed, countenanced or supported in fy business whatever, and ea pereons totaly unworthy ps conficence of their fellow-citizans ‘ader these penaities they aze bound to vote for the cr the officers , that a refusal to vote for the cas- didates of the Order will subje:t them to the charge of perjury, ond render themec'ves infamous and unow the confidence of all good men. And thus they are rectly influenced in their vote or ballot, or are deterred from ‘the same, and are distarbed And it further sppe: threatened that if they did not vote according the re- quimtions of the Order, that they should pe deemed us perjured under these oaths and obligations, ana should ‘ve subject to disgrace and infamy, and as false and oer- jured, be expe! or. That such societies or Orcers, after the last general election, called their mem- bers to account to them, or their-officers, aa to the manner in which they discharged their elective franchise, avd required them to maar Spee oath for whom they cast their votes at the said e) * investigation, by the refusal of witnesses to anewer questions ut to ‘them. as to their proceedings in secret session, 01 bead sag that 8 disclosure of these facts would iender infamous; and in other cases, the witnesses claimed protection, on the ground questions pope 3 thus been deprived of the tull disclosure of no individual cases bave been presented by us, and the jury therefore beg leave to make this general present- mept ageinst such combinations, that arein their opi- pion, a direct violation of the statute in relation to eles tions, as the law was designed to protect and guardevery elector in a free and voluntary choice in casting his bal lot, and to allow every citizen, otherwise worthy, to be & proper subject of such suffrage. We believe from the testimony before us that such proceeding strike at the Joupdation of individuai liberty of action, and tend di- rectly to destroy the’ great and cardinal principles of our institutions, as founded by our forefathers; that our institutions can only continue to exist by the free and ied action of the citizen, and that all such res- end obligations are destructive to an elective and free goveroment. ‘All of which has been duly adopted and is most re- spectfully submitted, WM. ©, BLOSS, Foreman, ‘The following is a list of the Grand Jury. Those who signed the. euee Nothing minority report are in italics:— ‘illiam ©. Bloss, Foreman. Chauncey Allen, ‘Lewis Billings, Caleb B ‘Corser, Elias Garrison, Geo. W. Goodman, Robert J. Fellows, William 1. Hanford, David McKey, Etenezer L.. Gage, Mason Cole, Jared Coleman, Jacob Garrizon, David Starkey, Lyman Johoson, Philip M. Simmons, Butler Bardwell, Jobn¥Graham, THE MINORITY REPORT. To THe HONORABLE CoURT OF UYER AND TERMINER:— We, the members of this Grand Jury, beg leave to re- port, that we have diligently and laboriously investi- gated for days into the doings and sayings of secret political organizations, and their bearings upon the elec- tive franchise; and, also, we have deliberately and can diély inquired it any person or persons, party or part had stifled or suppressed free speech and liberal ai: sion, and have not been able to substantiate the crme or violati Ot the lection laws, or the elective cee chise, upon apy person or party. we humbly leave to eabunit ae @ minority report DAVID STARKEY, JAKED COLEMAN, W. I. HANFORD, MASON COLI PHILIP M. SIMMONS. Know Nothings in a Pennsylvania Court. [From the Bucks County Intelligencer, 1.) Previous to empanneling « snry, on We y to try certain with riot at the township election, in Nockamixon, in March last, atleged to nave Originated from an ill feeling existing betweea Know Nothings and German Catholics, Hon. Thomas Koes, counsel for the defense, challenged the array of jurors, owing to the fact of their having been selected and e1m- monet by a Nothing ; that as Kaow No- things, men might not enter the jury box unbiassed, where those put upon their detence were Cuxtholics, or belonged toa different political ee: The challenge ‘was argued at some lengih by Mr. Ross, in favor of set- ting aside the array, and by Soca es £sq., in oppo- sition. Witnesses, suppored to be Know Nothiags, were called and examined, some of them undergoing a tho- rovgh cross-examination from Mr. Pons relative to the secret order of Know Nothings. Some of the questions were over-ruled by the court, andit was left ns ry with the witness to answer them. The witnesses called to the stand were, Sheriff Fellman, Joshua Stack- house, Dr. Samuel Bradshaw and Wilitam Bache. Du- ring the exemtnation of these witnesses the court room Was densely crowded, and much curiosity was manitest ed to find out the mysteries of Know Nothingism. Some of the witneeses admitted they belonged to # secret order ccmmonly known as Know Nothings—that they were bound by an oath not to support any Catholica or for- eigners for office. The court over-ruled the challenge of Mr. Ross, and after constiming the greater part of the afterncon in a fruitless effort to bring to light the secre*s of ‘Sam,’ the court proceeded to empaone!s jury to try the Nochamixon rioters. THE ELECTION IN LANCASTEB, P: At the election held in Lancaster, Pi for twelve school direstors, the Kno badly beaien. The following is the ave Anti Know Nothing, Know Nothing.. Mojority...........+ Ano this after one of the kind ever beld in that city. Last year the Know Nothings carried the School Board by over 600 majority. The Massachusetts Know Nothing State Council. ‘The Boston Atias of the 2d instant says:—The State Council of Massachusetts o° the Supreme Order of the Star Spangled Banner held their annual meeting for the choice of State officers, at Iremont bag oy yesterday afternoon. The Council came to order at 1o’clock, ands large number of elegates were found to be present from various parts of the State. The balloting and other proceedings bave not yet transpired, but by the aid of the “Spirits” we bave rapped out the final results, from which it appears, among other ins and outs, that Mr. Joseph Hiss will discontinue his journeyings to and fro Maseachusette, for the purpose of teaching ‘‘Sam’s’” young ideas how to shoot, &:. The officers electad were as follow President.—John W. Foster,. of Brimfield, succeeds Jonathan Pierce, of Boston. (Governor Gardner was elected by s large majority upon the first ballot, but pe- remptorily dechned.} Vice President,—James E. Farwell, of Boston, succeeds Daniel Wazren, of Boston, Sena‘or from Suffolk county. Secretary.—E. C Baker, of Medford. Treasurer.—Simon Brown, of Concord, succeeds John R. Mullin, of Boston. e Worshipful Instructor.—Charles A. Phillipe succeeds Joseph Hiss, ot Boston. oa —Dz. Benjamin H. West, of Boston, re elect . The Evening Telegraph says of tho election :-— It is rumored to-day that there were about three hun: dred votes tbrown jor the officers, The tone ot the Connell was decidedly anti slavery. ison of Natick, Edward Buffington of Boston, Henry of Fall River, John W. Foster of Brimfield, Heary H. Rugg of Dennis, Andrew A. Richmond of Adams, and Augustus C. Cazey of Ipswich, were chosen the dele- gates to the National Council, in June next, at Philadel phia. A.B Ely, Keq., made an anti-slavery Know No. thing speech. ‘Strong anti-slavery resolves were passed in the evening, without a dissenting vote, Some who were hunkerish hitherto, admitted it was no use—the order must take anti-slavery ground, It is evident from the action of the Council, if it is correctly reported, tbat the anti-siavery men in the order have the power, and will use it, to put dewn who- ever shall ret bimeeif agaiost the anti slavery senti- ment of the Staite, As from the beginning we have never looked upon the Know Nothing organization in Massachusetts in any Jigbt than as an orgamizaticn which was controlled en- tirely by abolition, we are not at all surprised at the re- sult of the election ism which is fairly set forth in the latter paragraph from the Telegraph. Jonathan Pierce, who voted against the adoption of the Loring resolves, is superseded in the office of President dy an aboiitioniat, and Messrs. Warren. of the Senate. and Mullin, or the House, who voted the sameway, bave been most un. ceremeniously discarded. No person who voted in tho negative upon that matter has been re-chosen, and the lenders of the party are determined to make the order in Massachasetts thoroughly anti-slavery. How they are to fellowship with the anti-Seward ‘“Hindoos”’ of New York, and with such men as Mr. Sollera of Maryland and Mr. Ligon, of Virgina, will be known when they meet in ote ar singbeld Republi: hended the whole 2 Sprin; ican comprehen he wi movement ot the abotition natives in the following para- eraph published yesterday :— ‘The annual State Convention of the Know Nothings, for the election of officers of the State Council, waa bet at Poston yeoverday. it wi that a revolution would be consummated in the ruling powers. The re- doubtable and protound Jonathan Pierce, the President of the order for the last year, was to be shelved, and with him “brother Hisas’’ and all their associate abori- gival natives, to be succeeded by gentlemen of higher character, less absorbed in the one idea of nativism, and more alive to the anti-slavery feeling of Massachusetts. Indeed, it was expected that resolutions declaring thet feeling, and insisting on the right of the Massachusetts branch of the Order to act in accordance with it, would be the arrangements for ‘these ends are coneummated, a leading member of the Governor’e cou: a true representative of the senti- ment of the ‘‘roral districts,”’ will preside over the or- ganization for the ensuing year, Naval Inteliligence. ‘The United States sloop-of-war Levant, Commander Torner from Gibraltar, March 30th, via Hempton Roads, 20th May, arrived at this port yesterday. The following is a list of her officers:—Commandor, Charles C. Turner; Venere cca iS ey inster, W. G. 7 . Mino: ser, J. Fateel, Passed Midshipmen, H. W. Crabbe d. W. Joba: cg am McGunnagie; Gunner, J. Webber; Carpenter, ‘The Wheeling Garette saya that the Américam ticket will be elected by from 20,000 to 40,000 majority in the Old Bominion. Our Albany Correspondence. ALBANY, May 3, 1855, The Whigs Want Fusion—The Barnburners Too—The Na- tional Democrats Demur—No Reliance Upon Last Full’s Vote—Three Tickets to be Produced—Can the Prohibi- tory Law be Repealed Without the Approval of the Gov- ernor? Previous to the adjournment of the Legislature the fact was announced in the Herp that the leaders of the Seward woolly whigs had made overtures to the free soil barnburner democrats for a fusion at the next election. We stated that we had reliable information that the pro- position was made to two of the leading and most influ ential free soilers of Buffalo, No one attempted to make any Cenial of thet charge. Facts bave recently appeared positively sustaining the assertion then made. The Sy- racuse Journa!, the leading Seward abolition organ of central New York, has receptly come out in favor of fu- sion with democrats, in opposition to the unruly and ubi. quitous Know Nothings. That this sheet was designated to maks the offer publicly, which was made at Buffalo, and likely other places. is undemiable It would not have the effect to have lead off iu this city, New York or Bufialo, because then suspicions “ thisker than black berries”? would have arisen that a coalition had been formaily entered into between John Van Buren and Wm. H. Seward, whereby the whole free soil strength should be cast for the latter as the abolition candidate for the Presidency. But to have the proposition emanate from an organ more isolated in the rural districts, would give the mattera more spontancous and unconnected appear- ance. Not a single barnburner paper has declined the invita tion. Their uniform silence is indicative of acquieseace and @ desire for fusion with tne abolition whigs And this class of democrats, it may be proper to state, are the Simon Pure friends of the national administration, and are at Washington considered a# such, to the exclu- sion of all others. ‘The only democratic paper which has repudiated the Seward fusion invitation, is the Argus. Its editor feels confident, that if democrata will unite, then they can tramphatly carry the State next November, and consequently the electoral college the year thereafter. That paper, by adding together the votes given at the last election for Sey meur andBronson, and comparing them with those given to Clark, aud also ‘those given to Ullman, shows that there was a democratic mojorliy of thirty thousand over Clatk, the whig candidai®, and double that number over Uliman, the Know Nothing candidate. Nov, this calculation oa pa. per may seem a sufficient cause for aaticipating a mi jority over either similar party candidates at the next ‘wi But were all the votes cast for Bronson and Sey- mour by cemocrats? Were all the votes cast for Clark woolly whigs? Were all of Uiman’s votes silver ersy By no means can such an estimate be formed. many more thousands of hard shells, koowing the im- Probability of electing Bronson, and’ who wanted Sey- mour cefeated, al joned both and voted for Uilman, Many thousands of whigs openly end ardently voted for and urged the election of Seymour, on account of his veto ot the Maine law—so the Argus will find itself deceived if it relies the vote of ronson and Sey- mour combined as a basis for future hopes. ‘There is no coubt of a fusion of the whig and demo- cratic treo soil vote at the next election, and afterwards, The Preston King, Abijah Mann and Williem H. Seward princi interests are perfectly identical. Fusion with their followers is an easy matter, and will melt down. together with a vary slight heat, as soon as placed in the crucible ; nine- tenths of the office holders of the national administra- tion being free soilers dyed im the wool, will support the fusion State and local tickets at the next election. This amalgamation is intended to inure to the ultimate bens fit of Mr. Seward, the high contracting ees having no other object in view. Giving the Van Buren free soJers a couple of candidates upon the State ticket will be a cheap and certain means of keeping their votes in reserve for a twelve month. Now, we do not believe there Is safety in any kind of calculation; .there is noting reliable upon which any substantial opinion can be bused. All is in obscurity, and iticians must run the chances. <Anotuer effort may be made to enlist the temperance question —either the repeal of the law, or some radical modification. But even it two-thirds are sted to the Legislatare in favor of a repeal, can it be done without executive sanc- tiony The constitution provides that in case the Gover- nor vetoes @ bill, two-thirds of the members of botn branches of the Legistature have the power, never- to pass the bili thus vetoed; but whether the ame power exists to repeal a law after being vetoed, juestien about which the constitution is silent, and decision of the courts bas ever been pt Jgated. Cana Legislature, which hes power to pa a law, notwithstanding the objections of the executive, repesla law by tne same course of proceeding? The Court of Appeals tng es required to be) Gedy er this important question, fore the people of the State be- come quietly settled down upon the principle of total abstinence and positive prohibition. Fo, peliticians may as well reserve their bo.stings and calculations afew mouths longer. It is evident that three State tickets will be in t. field—the fasionists, the democrats and the Know Nothings. The latter are the most sanguine; and triumphantly, already, claim the State officers, Ogden Hoffman and Daniel B St. Joun, Jun.—the former for Attorney General and the latter for ComptroDer—tbe Senate for two yeare and the As- sembly for one. If the whigs cannot effect some bar- gain with the soft democrats, they acknowledge a cer- tain¢efeat, The democrats keep quiet, and refrain from treading on each other’s toes. Our Washington Correspondence, WASHINGTON, May 2, 1855. Despatenes from Com. McCauley—Secresy by the Adminis. tration—Report from Com. Crabbe—The Sloop-of-war Jamestown at Havana—Continuation of the Family Jars—Governor Reeder’s Letter and Commissioner Many- penny’s Reply—The Secret of Harney’s Expedition— Heavy Supplies for Fort Pierre Choteau—Lieut. ale Stl in Dificutty—The Know Nothings in Philadel phia, dc, &e. ‘The mails by tho steamer Isabel reached this city yes terday morning, bringing important despatches from Commodore McCauley; yet so guarded has been te offi- cial custody of the information received, that not an item even has leaked out as toits character. Tho telegraph having reported the gallant Commodore as playing a sort of “Jeremy Diddler” around General Concha, there is naturally felt by the American public no smill degree of curiosity to know what report he would or coul! give of himcelf. The administration, however, is mum, and we are lett toconjecture. Yet I have been favored with a peep at despatches from Commodore Crabbe, of the sloop-of war Jamestown, also in the port of Havana, and from them learn that he feels no little dis- appointment at the state of things inthe @ulf. It will be recollected that Com, Crabbe had been ordered to the command of the African squadron, but upon the appear ance of a difficulty with Cuba he was directed to pro- ceed without delay to the Gulf and join the Home squad- ron. Here he has been ever since, but without that ac- tive service he anticipated. He says that everything is not only quiet there, bat from Gen. Concha’s power as a courtier, he inclines to the belief that they Bill centinue to, He intimates that he has been sent on rather a ‘ool’s errand, and would be pleased to take command of the African squadron as early as possible. ‘The Union of this morning, in mentioning the vessels at Havana, omitted the Jamestown. In that port on the 24th ult., were the San Jacinto, Princeton and James- town, two British and one French, and three Spanish men-of-war, ‘There appears to be no end to the family jars under the present administration, While Commissioner Many- pepny ix keepiog at bay the Secretary of War and a host Of b.3 subordivates, he receives an unexpected fire in tne rear from Governor Reeder. ‘be Governor's letter, which has gone the rounds of the press, is filled with coarse sbuse sod vulgar vituperation, and narrows down the igsue between them to this point: “Governor Reeder 15 a great scoundrel or Commissioner Manypenny is a base sianderer.”’ He proposes to the Commussioner to enter into a compact tbat the guilty one shall be dismissed from office by the Presi¢ent of the United States. The Commissioner has replied at length, and to this proposition he says that he umes the President knows his duty and per orm it, regardless of their compacts; but if he felt disposed to enter into an arrangement of the kind, he should only make use of the Governor's own letter to prove him the guilty party and insure his dismissal. In his letter, Governor Keeder acknowledges that he is equally inter ested with Juoge Johnson in the lands purchased of the Indians, but be fails to mention the fact that he is ais» the witness to the contract which is executed in the name of Judge Johnson alone. Bow would sach a con tract be ae in our courts of justice’ Governor Reeder will be here to-:20rrow to cat up accounts with the administration about his Easton speech. Did he know, when he denounced the late Kansas elections, he denounced Pierce and his administration ? Wen ee ‘eetn, ad gentleman connected wit! War Department assures me that no difficulty whatever is suticipated with the Sioux In¢iens, and that the Harney pe tion in designed fora rusé like that by which Col Steptoe got jon of Utah. Aline of poste le to be eetablisbed to the Pacific, and the immense supplies of provisions snd Quartermaster’s stores which aro collected at Fort St. Pierre Choteau, are designed entizely for present use, but to ly the Pacific divi- sicn of th. army in the event of an interruption by war or other wise of & aeross the Isthmus Lieutenant Beale is not yet clear of hw difficulties. ‘The Commissioner of Indian Affairs refuees to wigan the preey ood Ria te J upon the treasury, end contonds that the law gives the Indisn office ihe final adjadica- tion of ali matters of account copaectad with the ladians in California. He therefore repudiates the action of the poet office, by which Lieutenant Beale’s accounts were 5 The Know Nothing defeat fo Philedeipbia t elated irginia, roe Wi J second term, 2 ca Anniversary of the Soclety for the Relief of the Desttute Children of Seamen. The ninth anniversary of the Society for the Relief of the Destitute Chiloren of Seamen” was held yesterday afternoon, in the schoolhouse of the children, a short distance from Sailors’ Snug Harbor, at New Brighton, Staten Island. Th‘s society is entirely independent of the Sailors’ Snug Harbor, and supported exclusively by individual charity, the annivereary, yesterday, was held in the schoolroom of the society, a room capable of seating sbout three hundred people. This room was crowded with visiters, mostly ladies, and from the city of New York. The pupils, some one hundred and fifty, girls and boys, ravging between one and eight years of age, stood upon » platiorm at one end of the room ‘One of the patrons of the sosiety, Mr. W.G. Bull, was called upon to preside, and upon taking the chair made a few introductory remarks. The Rev. Aurned Cuxsixe followed the President with & sbort and impressive prayer, after which the children san; a hymn cng to the oceasion. ‘The Rev, Mr. Ixvina then read the annual report, from which we collect the fotlowing statistics: — Whole receipts of the last year, + 87,018 49 Whole expenses Ls) oe 45 Balance in treasury. ‘There are now in the school 128 pupils, Received during the last year: ba Withdrawn “ “+ 3 At the conclusish: of the treasurer’s report, the Puesi- DENT addressed the wudience, saying taat the society want of futids, and he hoped assis:ance wonld be £ iven them. Thereport of the treasurer was less satia. factory this year than it bad ever been before since he hed been connected with the society. Money was want- éd, and he hoped these infant helpless children would not plead for help in vain. i Various exercises were then gone through with by the pupile, such as dialogues, singing ana recitations, ne little black-eyed boy, about seven years of age—s bright, rosy looking child, who bore up manfally under the ponderous name of Horatio Nelson—delivered an ora- tion that called down the applause of the house, The other exercises were interesting. Short addresses were then made by Rev. Mr. Parkman and Rev. Alfred Chester, both of these gentlemen dwell ing upon the duty of every Christian member of society to do ail in his power for the protection of the nelpless. A coliection was then taken up, and a very respectable looking pile was donated. The Doxology was then sung by the children, the benediction pronounced by Rev. Mr. Cnester, and then the meeting adjourned. The Case of the Escaped Nun tn Court. UNITED STATES COURT—IN CHAMBERS. Before Chief Justice Nelson. APPLICATION FOR AN INJUNCTION TO RESTRAIN THE PUBLICATION OF “ MY BOOK, OK THE VEIL UP- LIFTED.” Mar 3.—Josephine M. Bunisley vs. Robert M. De Witt, Jas. Davenport, Wm, 8. Tisdale, and Charles Beale — The plaintiff in th’s case, Josephine M. Bunkley, apptics for an injunction to restrain the defendants from pub- lishing @ work which she claims to be her property. She aileges that in the early part of December, 1854, she composed and wrote, and alco dictated for the purpose of being written, certain sketches and incidents, forming a part of her lite in an institution located at Emmetsburg, in the State of Maryland, and known as St. Josephe— the work compriamg ‘these sketches and incidents, together with other sketches in relation to the intrigues and policy of the Roman Catnolic Charch im this country, up to the 10th of March last, and all of which, together with various Jetters, the plaintiff intends to publish in a volume entitled ‘My Book, or the Veil Uplifted.”” ‘The plaintiff compiains that at the time suo was com- piling this work, one of tue defendants, Charles Beale, offered his services to arrange the sketches acd incideats in proper form for publication; and she believing that he would faithfully perform such’ serviews, placed the man- uscript in bis jon Soe then, however, Beale refuses to give it up, and she is informed that, pretend. ing to be her agent, but without her authority, he entered into @ contract with the defendants, Dewitt & Davenport, for the publication of the said manuscript, and of the patnreof the terms of which she is entirely ignorant. She prays for au injunction order, and the motion was set down for hearing on Friday morning, at 10 o’clock. General Sanford and Mr. Elias Duseabury appear for Miss Bunkley, and Mr. P. ¥. Cattler for the respendenta, ‘The Nicaragua Expedition. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. ¢ Hon. Judge Ingersoll. f May 3.—After the opening of the court, Joseph W. Fabens, United States Commercial Agent at San Jaan de Nicaragua, appeared to answer the joint indictment against him and Col. Kinney, and appMeation was made tor his discharge, upon giving a similar bond to that ex: ecuted by Col. Kinney. Mr. Foger, counsel for Mr. Fabens, moved the Court to set down the trial for Monday next. Mr. McKeon, United States District Attorney, suggest- ed that there was 9 criminal suit to be tried, and that in all probability it would be commenced on Monday, and if 80, that the indictment against Kinney and Fabens could not be tried on that day. Besides, the United States courts are, by etatate, to be governed in their practice by the rules and proceedings in the State courts, unless otherwise directed by Jaw; and it was not the rule in the State courts to give parties oa bail preferences over others in the time bec je » fee d tit very properly been the practice in ‘both the Stateand United States courts to be governed by the peculiar circumstances of each case, when application was made to set a day for trial. Mr. Fabens was the Commercial Agent of the United States at the port of San Juan de Nicaragua, and was temoorarily in this country, and bis official duties made an immediate return to his post necessary. With this wiew Mr. Fabens had taken passage upon the steamship United States, and as intercourre between this port and that was neither regular nor frequent, any detention of Mr. Fa- bers would te not only inconvenient and expensive to him, but might be of injurious consequences to his offi. cial relation to the government. returned from ably expects him to return to hia official duties with the least possible delay. ‘This, then, wes the siogular case where an officer of the government 18 indicted by the government, and is expected by the government to lt tor a distant port, t be capnot proceed. He is Terdy and anxious for his trial. Judge Ingersoll—If he is indicted jointly with Colonel Kinney, he must be tried at the same time. ‘Mr. Eager—Certainly he must, uuless we apply for se- parate trials; and whether such an application will be made bas not yet been determined, Until such ap: plication, the trial of Mr, Fabens muat necesarily be set down for yy, unless the day for Colonel Ka- "5 trial udge Ingertoll—The trial will be set down for Mon- day, and then any other motion may be made if the District Attcrney sbould not be ready on that day. Mr. Fabens and his sureties then proceeded before United States Commissioner Betts te give his bonds. Mr. Edward R. Boyle, of Brooklyn and Selwin, Saffolk bet a cna bare for Mr. Bet am but on exami- bation by the District Attorney, it appeared that his pro- perty, four lots in Sixtieth street, New York, and sevens thousand one hundred and thirty egnt acres of land on Long Island, was encumoered, sma he was rejected. Other parties were then sent fer, but had not arrived at the closing of the Commissioner’s court. United states District Court. Before Hon. Judge Hall. The United States vs. Edward Brown.—The defendant in this case was convicted ot counterfeiting at the term, and Mr. Clinton, his counsel, now moves for anew trial. ‘he District Attorney opposed the motion. De. cleion reserve Before Hon. Judge Ingersoll. CONVICTIONS FOR KEVOLT ON THRE HIGH SEAS. May &.—The United Staws vs. Richd. Brown, Jas. ivie, Edward Gillagher, George Wilson, and Win. larris —The accused made no defence to h charge of The United States ve. Wm. Damarcy, Henry Sinclair, Henry Tate, Wm. Douglas, Frank Ward, and John Shepard, prisoners, indicted’ for an endeavor to make a revolt on bowrd ‘tne thip Ontario, on her late passage from Liverpool to this port. Made no detence. Guilty. Mr. Spencer, on bebalf of ail the prisoners, asked for time to put in affidavits in mitigation of punishment, ‘The Court named Saturday morning, Marine Affairs, Tux Exicsson.—This vessel, which excited so much at- tention throughout the world « couple of years back, as the “caloric veseel,”’ having had her huge hot air cylin- cer replaced by steam boilers, made a trip down the bay yesterday to test her new machinery. She is a hand- somely modelled ship, and will doubtless prove a fast tzaveller, We are not aware on what route she is to be placed, but as she was built and fitted for the European fervice, the original intentions of her owners will proba- bly be carried out. NeauenixG ov SavrrinG.—The Britiah government has introduced a mew regulation in regard to ships, which appears to bes good one. According tothe Merchant Shopping Act, after the first of May next, every British ship is to have a distinct number to her, by whlen she may be known and rect . irrespective of ber vame or other description. ‘Ihe series of numbers ‘will begin with one, and proceed in regular arithmetical ressiod | @ numbir ooce uppropriated will never be other British sbip. Toe allocation of those ‘be under the control of the Comairnsionsrs of Customs, who are to allot a certain series to every British Registrar throughout the empire. Thus, to the fee London, ma; allotted the series from 1 to 000; to Liverpool, 1,000 to 2,000. ae Kownens char the_ argh Tap! earch a Toudouneounty, Va., wa destroyed by f-e0n the 234 ult. It is suppored to have boon #0} on Gice by an incon: ’ A Card from Archbishop Hi b TO THE PUBLIC. The citizens of New York and of the United States must have seen, and the a it portion of them must have regretted, the progress of what seemed to be a con- troversy between the uadersigned and Mr, Erastus Brooks, Senator of the State of New York. The point involved is a point of veracity, in which Senator Brooks is responsibly charged with falsehood, and, although the case would warrant it , the charge has not been extend- ed tos more degrading term. The undersigned, although not born in this country, is far from being iasensible or indifferent to the necessity of maintaining an honorable character for those who represent its bigh functions in the Legislature, the Judiciary, cr the Executive. Atnd it is no pleasure to him, but directly the reverse, that Senator Brooks has placed it in his power, and mace it of gbligation for him to prove, a2 be is quite prepared to do, that be, the said Senator Brooks, is a man of false- hood. ‘All this shall appear in ten days from the date of this card. In the meantime, the undersigned feels humbled at the necessity of saying or writing anything which should bring infamy oF disgrace apon his ‘country, even though u Isebood of « person like Senator Brooks should be the immediate occasion of it. 5 ‘Ihe physical and material powers of the United States are becoming more and more recognized {rom cay to day by the civilized nations of the world. pea pny Moral attributes of our progressive greatness are, in. ‘the estimation of the same nat‘ons, sinking from day to day. And what with the unfavorable portion, that is Thaps true, in this unsettled account, and the preju- ices of foreign nations, who are anprepaced to believe any favorable report in our regard, the probability in that, whether we like it or not, our course, in the es- teem of the civilized world, bas at this moment rather a downward tendency. ‘The undersigned is but a cypher, yet he feels an in- terest in the reputation and honor ‘aad prosperity and progress of the United States, which makes it a very painful duty for him to charge sny one who has olliciate: as a Senator of the country at large, or of a particular State, with falsehood : But, under present circumstances, ihere is no alteraa- tive. He charges Senator Brooks with multiplied and deliberate falsenoods, and he oaly solicits trom the right- mindeaness and patience of the Aumerican public a #us- pension of judgment for ten days. In the meantime it would be unbecomitig and perfectly Gisgusting in the eyes of foreign jourzalists, and of his countrymen at home, as we.l as humihating and painful to his own feelings, to see 2nd read in the American jour- nals, that a Roman Catbolic Archbishop who claims to be ap American, and who, if he is not an Amerisan, has no right or claim on apy other country in the world, should appear as the accuser of an American Senator whote place of nativity is unquestioned, charging upon the samo Senator falsehoods deliberately and repeatedly uttered. This is the issue to which Mr. Erastus Brooks has urged and brought me. I meet ds whilst I shield as much as possible the dignity of character which in implied by the word Senator, I hope that the justice of American public opinion will give me full liberty to repel and expose the falsehoods of the man called Erastus Brooks. I appeal with entire confidence to the patience an well as justice of that American public opinion which has never disappomted mein matters of trath and justice, tor a suspension of ten days or two weeks. t JOHN, Archbishop of New York. New York, May 3, 1856. The Recent Ceiebration of the St. George’s Boclety. Starsy Is.ayp, May 1, 1855. J. Gorvon Brnnart, Esq. Sre—I read with a blush, as well as with surprise, an allusion in Saturday’s Albion to the Henaty’s{eorrect ac- count of the St. George’s dinner. Yhe reading and punctuation of the toast given—“H, M.'s ministers and representatives on this continent ”— invariable custom, the pointed remarks of Sir Charles Grey, and common sense alike prove the shabby subter- fuge of the Albion to be without foundation, But were it otherwise, the duty of réplying to the toast in that false reading, as well as the seat of honor, at the President’s right, (in the St. George’s Society on St. George’s day) equally devolved on the senior British representative in actus! employment of H. M. present, just as an Ensign of any regular regiment would reply for The army,” in preference to a Colouel who had sold ont of the service, avd whose name no longer ap- peered in the ariay list, although decorated by knight hood or cther honors. We sre all proud of Mr. Mothew as a British repre- sentative, and it is kvown that we owe to him, on tis last occasion, the presence of your most esteemed New York friends’ Your account precise y depicted the opi- pion we generally entertained of the occurrence. Our, next Presitent, it is to be hoped, may pay more fairly ceserved honor to his guests, and moreover may recollest, that it is alien to hie eflice to weary his hear- ers with lengthy remarks and opinions, and that it be- longs to the chairman to announce merely the toasts, with any appropriate brief remarks, complimentary to the ribet, or to the individual from whom reply is ex- pected, en S Ce ema to the i from whom the society desire er. Yours res] ‘aly, " BY ENGLISHMAN, Broonlyn City News. Sroprixc tun Svrrims.—A resolution was passed yes- terday by the Board of Supervisors, recommending the Superintendents of the poor to discontinue the practice of setting a public table on every Wednesday, at the county Almshouse, at Flatbueh, and furnish‘ng dinaers, liquors and segars to visiters, a large number of whom it seems, have been weekly attracted by the liberal spread—the brandien consumed thereat being charged to the county as “ medicines.” ‘Tux Crry Court Junes.—Judge Culver, on Wednesday last, took the oath of office for the ensuing six years. The May term commences on Monday next, for the dis- pora of ctiminal business, Saturday being set apart for special term. It is generally supposed that the validity of Mr. Colver’s election will not be coptested, Supreme Court, Spxcuat Term.—Judge Dean yester- day took up the special term calendar, and will remain to-day and te-morrow for the disposal of it. The calen- das for this day comprises Nos. 15, 20, 22, 61, 62, 62, and 12. ‘Tux CorPoRATION AND THE LONG ISLAND RAILROAD,—The injunction restraining the Common Council and the Railroad Company from carrying out the agreement by which a portion of Atlantic avenue is proposed to be ceced to the company, and the privilege of using steam within the city perpetuated, was argued yesterday, be- fore Judge Rockwell. ‘The principal points at issue, aro the constitutionality,of the grants and of the acts of the Legislature, ratifying them. ‘The decision was reserved and will be given at an early day. Hoboken City News. No Commuters on Honoxen Ferry.—The sale of the lease of the Hoboken ferry having been postponed by the Corporation of the City of New York, no commutation tickets are granted by the Ferry Company for the en- suing six months. All thoee who cross the ferry are pow required to pey three cents, except commuters of last quarter, who, upon shewing their tickets, can cross for two ce: Tickets, good until the 15th instant, are sold at the rate o€ two cents each. Anniversaries for 1855, Sassatu EveninG, May 6. Sermon before the General Assembly’s Board of Mis- sions, by Rev, Stuart Robinson, D. D., of Baltimore, at Dr. Phillipa’s church, Fifth avenue, Sermon before the American Home Missionary So- ciety, by Rev.R. 8. Storrs, D. D,, of Massachunetts, in the Madison square Presbyterian churoh, Dr. Adams’s. Sermon before the American and Foreign Christian Union. by Rey. Thomas Dewitt, D. D., at the Dutch church, in Lafayette Place, Sermon before the New York Bible ogee by Rev. Henry V. D. Johns, D.D , of Baltimore, at the Tabernacle. Inaugural Address of Henry B, Smith, D. D., as Pro- fessor of Thectogy in the Unton Theological Seminary. Sermon before the American Society for Metisrating Condition of Jews, by Kev. E. R. McGregor, a+ the Dutch eburch in Fifth avenue. DAY, May 7. amare Seamen’s Friend Society, Tabernacle, 734 P. “american Baptist Historical Society, address by W. R. Willisms, D. D., Firet Baptist church, Brooklyn. Anpiversary ‘of Union Theological Seminary, Mercer Street Churcli, 1H. M es spay, May 8. American até Foreign Christian Onion, Tabernacle, 10.4. M. American snd Foreign Bible Society, First Baptist Choreb, Brooklyn, 10 4. M. ‘New York ugity Schoo! Union, meetings in different churenes, 51’. M. American and New York Sunday School Unions, Taber- nacle, 734 P.M. ‘American Anti Slavery Society—adéress of Hon. Henry Wilson, Metropolitan tneatre, “if P.M. Wepyespay, May 9. American Tract Society, Tabernacle, 10 A. M. ened Pierrepont street Bap- tist Chureb, aa A Metropolitan theatre, 10 A. M. american Congregational Union, Pilgrim Church, Brook!ya, 10 A.M ‘American Home Missionary Society, Tabernacle, 734 P.M. Address by Hon. Uharles Sumner, on slavery, Metro. politan theatre, 7 P.M. Tavaspar, May 10. American Bible Society, Tabernacle, 10 P. M. New York Colonization Society, Lafayette place, 73 PM America Temperance Union, Tabernacle, iy P. American Hebrew Christian Associat on, Norfolk street Methodist Church, 7% P. M. New York Prison Association, Dr. Cheever’s Church, The P. M Fear, Mar Ll, American Board, iabernacie, 10 A. M. Row York Clay Amti-Glsvery Gocity, 7H Py Me A meeting of the Chamber of Commerce was hetd tr the Merchants’ Bank yesterdsy afternoon, for the annual election of officers. In the absence of Mr. Perit, the President, Mr. Barstow, one of the Vice Presidents, oc- eupied the chair. After the reading and adoption of the minutes of the last meeting, Mr. Baretow announced the first business in order to be balloting for members. Mr. John D. Terry, Mr. Solon Humphries, Mr. Heary H- Smyth, Mr. J. K. Myer, Mr, Kémund M, Young, and Mr P. L. Milis, Jr., were duly elected. The next business in order was the election of » member of the Arbitratio Committee, to fill the place of James G. King, whens term ha expired. Mr. Isaac H. Reed was Ths reports of standing and special committees came mex in order, whea Mr Baretow presented @ report om the subject of the usury laws, as tollows : . ‘The commmtee formed in september last, with a view to securing @ reform in oar usury laws, bog leave ROW to report progress in their labors, ‘The report adopted by the Chamber in October last has been widely circulated, and has been commenta upon in most of the leading journals of the Unite States, as well as in Canada and Great Britaia, am sees to have farses unanimity of interest in favor of the contemplated reform. Meraorials were cir- culated throughout the pce business portions of the city,,aud were signed by about three thousand active trading men, embracing all clasees ot merchants. and many among the mechanical pursuits. An priate memorml Las been sen: to Legislature this Chamter, alvo one from the Corn Exchaoge. Memorials have also been sent from Buifalo, from Oswego, and trom several other business points in the interior of the State. Some thousands of pamphlets and circulars, em- bracing two very able reports from the Senate and As- sembly, have also been cistributed in and about our in- terior towns. The committees of both houses of the Legislature submitted very g0od bills, which were duly placed upon the general orcers wo come up for discussion in their regular turn before the Committce of the Whole. We feel great regret in adding that none of these earnest efforts to secure a reform have yet been crowned with success, Certain political leaders in and about Al- bany are strongly opposed to disturbing the usury laws, under tne impression that any such move would be regarded with disfavor in the Western agricul- tural districts of our Stave. Under the intiuence of such impressions, insurmountable impediments were places in the way of reeching our bill, so as to bring it to a fair vote. Your committee, even in the midst of these most unrearonable and every way unjustifiable embar- racaments, feel gratitied in witnessing the incre: in. teresta ip all the principal trading points of this in securing the reform so universally sought for, there~ by shewing that certain opinions entertained in dined, to the ‘prejudice’ in vhe agricultural dis inst free currency, are almost entirely without foun- jon. and that such inberant impressions as may petially remain, are fast giving way to the advanel ights of the on those matters. This gives the most encouraging assurance that the removal of so dis- creditable an evil cannot be much longer delayed. In closing this report, your committee would ask to be dis- charged, belteving as they do, that another commit to be hereafter formed, to act in conjunction with a mlar committee from the Cora Exchange, might be more efficacious than the-present organization. ‘The report was accepted and the committee disc! ed, Mr. M. M. Freeman and Mr. John Hilton were i nated members of the Board. Thelr names come up for consideration at the next meeting. The board now pro- ceeded to the election of officers for the ensuing year. Mr. Peletiah Perit was unanimously re-elected President. of the Board, and Mr. George Curtis first Vice Presisent,, to fill the vaesnay occasioned by the retirement of Mr. Barstow, whose term expired. Mr. Royal Pheipe was elected secoud Vice President, Mr. Palmer, the a rer, was continued in office, by unanimous consent; also Mr. Bogart, as Secretary, both of whom served last year. Mr. Joshua L. Pope was elected Chairman of the Arbi- tration Committee. The same committee on relations with the Mercantile Library, was continued for another year. Several of the committees who acted last year were continued for the ensuing year. The Ede ed of $200 for incidentel expenses was com- tinued. Mr, Mitts now called the attention of the Chamber te photographic likeness of the late Walter R. Jones, from the gallery of Mr. Brady, who presents the pictare to the Chamber. It was accepted, ana due acknowtedg:- ment ordered to be made. The thanks of the Chamber were unanimously voted for the efficient services of Mr. Barstow, the retiring Vice-President. Mr, Barstow rose and ¢aid:—Gentlemen—This vote of thanks is so foreign to my expectation that I can scarce express my acknowledgments of it in befitting terms. My best thanks, of courre, are due, and those I proffer, The brief time that I have acted as one of the Vice: Presi- dents has awakened in me an interest in matters legiti. mately connected with thie Chamber, and which interest Lhope and trust will not soon subside, With grateful acknowledgments for the indulgent appreciation of say ber, services, and with corcisl wishes for the bors and prosperity of my associates in the retire, Fire Marshal's Office. INVESTIGATION INTO CAUSES OF FIRES. BURGLARY AND ARSON IN SIXTEENTH BTResT.—On Friday night, the 27th of April, a fire was discovered in the dwelling house of Joseph Blain, No. 31 West Sixteenth street. Mr. Beardsley, occupant of No. 29, next door, discovered the smoke, entered the premises, and disco- vered @ fire burning on the floor of the second story. Mr. Beardsley, by the aid of the neighbors, soon extin- guished the flames with a few buckets of water. The investigetion and examination of the premises by the Fire Marshal shows conclusively that one or more bur- glars entered the back yard from an open lot, by climb- ing over the fence, and, aided by a step ladder, succeed= ed in reaching the top of the kitchen ¢oor, and with a “jimmy”? pried open the top of the door, aad dislodged the boli, thus opening the outer door. They next broke a pane of giass to enable them to unfesten the sash door. The kouse was then ransacked by the robbers im, eearch of silver wa: box opened, bit an it P contained knives, {hem remain; a - Tobe was forced open, elso 8 closet, but, no doubt, much fo the disappointment of the theives, not a particle of silver ware or jewelry could they find. fo effect their escape from the house in a more easy manner than by returning back over the fence, the nosing of the base ment door was taken off by removing the screws. Pre- vious, however, to the villains leaving, they kin- dled a fire on the floor, by the doorway leading from the front into the back room, on the second story. The smoke created penetrated into the adjoining house, and thus discovered itself before it extended beyond control. It was further shown that Mr. Blain and family left New York for Europe on the 28th of last March, lea in charge of the house an old colored woman, Jobnson. Fitteen days atter Mr. Blain left, tae old Woman wes sitting quietly in the kitenen, about dusk in the afternoon; she heard # poise at the front door, and the door burst open. She looked into the hall, and there sawaman. She called out for help; the rascal turned and flea into the street, ran to the Sixth avenue, and foie into a car, and was off before any one could catch im. Since that time the old woman became alarmed: at sleeping alone in the house, and gave notice to that effect to Bir. Blain’s friend: rho promised 5 Fo a get some ore to r in in jouse with her, wee the old woman has been going out to days work, tleeping m the house at night time, and continued so to do up to the Suncay night prior to the fire After that she refused to sleep any more in the hor as an aequaintance had told her some night she would be mur- dered by the robbers, and perhaps remain a week in the house before discovered. On the afternoon of the fire ya she was in the house, and left at about half-past six or seven o’clock, and did not know anything about the ure urtil the next morning. The police thinking the old woman might be acting in collusion with others, took her into custody, and conveyed her before Justice Bren- og bl Fw hes gong we The aan atten investigation did not implicate the old woman, she was accordingly Uterated from custody. I: should be borne in mind that to have a dwelling howse without & family residing in it, not only subjects the premises to burglarious cepredations, but very much en the neighborhood, as inthe present case the firing of the Mayor's Office. PAQUISITION REGARDING THE MISCONDUCT OF POLICR- MEN. Inquiries into charges preferred against policemen by different parties, for misconduct and neglect in the dis. charge of their duties, were made yesterday pefore Re- corder Smith at the Mayor’s Office, from the severity of which, we should jndge, that reform in that department. must be in a state of rapid pr sion. Several int esting cases came up, but tt is pleasing to state, in instances, ended not to the damage of the policwnen. Among them is one, however, which, to say the te very doubtful matter. It is about # man, who, ha’ indulged a little too freely in the ‘liquor af life,”” io — = bo - oe uproarious aad quarrelsome, displaying to every! who might come across his path, Eis yugilistic Chilitice and his inclination to knock dowu, was arrested and in one of the station hou-es. The man, Tucker by alleges that Ln nto treated him in » most manner, having beaten him shockingly with his club while endeavoring to arrest him; and that after when in the station house, on asking for some were the blood from quench his thirst and war the wounds iy tbe keeper, the iatier abusing Ycccstng him e keeper, al and in iy peg Ay y ofs of wi i a! by ® third be soap iat be ee down — for approaching the prisoner trying to speak him. The policemen on their side feiled to adduce ang evidence sufficient to exculpate them from theee seyicus charges. Altogether it like a very business, and the accused parties will lucky if they evcape from Fevith Uoblemiahed acters, and without Insing their commissions. i ‘Tne Turf, UNION COURSE, L, .—TROTTING, Tavuspay, May 3 —Purse $50, mile heats, best thee in five, to wagons. H. Woot ruff entered g. g. Hawley... Tom Thum! ta Paco. H Wiloon catered w. Pat