The New York Herald Newspaper, April 23, 1858, Page 2

THE LAST LEGISLATURE, Enside View of the Legislative Halle—Titles of Acts--Canal Tolls. OUR ALBANY CORRESPONDENCE. Aupany, April 21, 1858. Dre Late Legislature—Slight View of some of its Trans- actions. ‘The New York Legislature of 1868 is among the things that ence were. lis deeds, misdeeds, omissions of duty apd commissions of evil will be remembered only for a eomparative moment, for opon its dissolution the indivi- @oals compoeing it transferred its fame into deserved ob- weurny. One-third of the session was shamefully squan- dered in political gambling for afew insignificant petty effeee) a and about the Capitol. During that entire period ® malertty of the things called members of the House were continually engaged in partisan warfare, both dem- crate and republicans openly and most disgracefully wargaining with the pitiful corporal’s guard of Know Nothings. Nearly the entire month of January was wasted in this miserable triangular warfare. If the people of the State could have witnessed the ecenes of Serrupvon, collusion and collision enacted during that pe- red ef disorganization, they would have desired to @rive those etumbling blocks from the balls of the Lapitol. It wae not until a combination was formed between the two weaker parties that order was restored and an or- eneton ullimately effected; each, as per agree- ment, taking & portion of the offices, and consequently the epoils. Fven then, after spending one third of the hun- ‘@red days, nearly another month was lost in adjourn- menis—ceveral times for a longer period than the consti- tution permitted. So palpable was this violation, and so ‘emphatically did the Hexatn condemn it, by calling public Gitention to this unjustifiable conduct of the people’s re- Preeentativer, that members feeling the force of our state- ments, became uneasy in their position and asked for the Regal advice of the Attorney General of the State. That elicer decided that the act of the House in adjourning wver for more than two days, without consent of the ‘Senate, was clearly a violation of the constitution, which declares that ‘‘nentber house shal), witbout consent of the ‘ether, ad)journ for more than two (lays.’” Although the At- sorney General was clearly of the opinion that the adjourn. ment, in two or three imstances, was a direct violation of the constitution, which of consequence dissolved the Legisla- ture, vii!) that learned legal functionary went further, and declared thai the Legislature possessed the power to recon- vene \teelf and proceed with the public business. No Imyman in the State believes any such thing. It only takes hegal scumen to split bairs sufficiently definite to “make ‘the worse appear the better reason.”’ It has been fre- quently threatened during the session by members that mm case any objectionable enactments were paseed they would be carried to the courts and their validity tested, om the ground that the Legislature was unconstitutionally Fecenvened. it will not be a matter of wonder if a great ameouri of litigation is produced in consequence of the ‘acts of tbie Legislature. From the peculiar composition of parties in both houses ‘4 was certain that no etrict party measures could be car- ried urough. The only thing of that charaster which the Semocrais undertook to accomplish was an attempt to pro- cure the repeal of the Metropolitan Police act passed by ‘the republican majority of 1857. Bat the compact union of the republicans and Americans in both houses prevented such repeal. Though the New York, and even the entire delegation from the Police aistrict, ostensibly labored with zeal and industry to ef- fect that purpose, still it is well understood among them- pelver, and their various democratic constituencies, that the fa:lure of repea! is a godeend to them, as they secretly ebockle at their own pretended defeat. They prefer this law 40 remain ‘0 force another year,as it affords them any amount of political capital for the next campaign. With- ot it they could bave raived no issue to go to the people wh, coptain.ng anything like the ammunition which this Albany wterference with your municipal matters will af- ford. They regard the police law excitement in the iden- tiea! light in which the republicans do the Kansas affair. Beth wei) know if those elements of discord and conten- tom are hushed avd removed from the political arena, then ther food for electioneering purposes becomes con- romed—ibeir ,“occupation gone.’ There is scarcely a doubt if a prospect had existed of a majority being in fa- vor of s repeal of the police act, that a sufficient number of we wofully “indignant” would not bave ekilfapy man- nged to defeat it Se wih the much abused and ebuffied Registry law. Thre is whe great feature of the universally united and bigettes Know Nothing American party. With this clap trap hey |ive—without itthey die It has been the begin- ring and ending of al) their bosannahs from the first laying Gown of their ant)-Catholic platform No other plank was ef so much importance. No other star glimmered so brigbily m their dark lanterns. No other password into their ledges, no other grip in the street was at all tobe compared with the necessity of # Registry law. Compel!- ug the Catholic Irish voters to register their namss ou s pei) vet and to appear at the ballot boxes with their patorsi:zation papers, stamped with the county clerk's fice cea! was the Alpha and Omega of Koow Nothing ew. And ip this crussde and combination the repub bean pariy bad plecged ‘ts individaal eupport and plighted me faub previows to the last election. Upon such moped fain twenty thousand American votes were ebisuwed for republican members of the Senate and Astembiy. Upon this promise the Americans msdec tbe Diack republicane in securing ® majority in the Sepate and & ny! ‘ we House. Upon this under. wianding ‘he Koow Nothing eenatore united witb the re- publicans 2 conirm.ng Governor King’s nominations, and, vice verva, the republicans aided the Koow Nothings in keeping Audior Benton iv office It seemed a “ happy family throughout. The Registry law, the great feacare, was iriompbantiy passed through (he Senate, agaiast tho wohd cemocrauc phalanx, Wougb one republican senator (ihr, Lafin) acknow edged tbat the ciscip ine of yg 4 Compeiied bu to vote againet bie own convictions of jus face apd r git The bill was sent to the House, aad there the trenchery wae fret exhibited by the republicans, who twice celented | The Americans were struck with con- mercaiion snd disymy at this great breach of faith. Whether ibey Wii again become seduced by repa@blican Promicer at tbe vext election, dy voting for their Governor end State officers, © a very questionab™ matter. Time fabone can determine. Weed and Seward never intended to keep {nib with the Know Nothings on the Registry iaw. Twice bereiofore tuey Cefeated it with an executive veto. There exisied only a ringle great State measure to be dcexiec by ibe Legisiatore, and that was to devise Qn¢ weanr to complete the public works. All the f borrowed anc approprated for that purpose had beeo ex- cc overdrafts of @ million aad a half stood out fund. There was not @ dollar in tue Neither the repu Guyer the veventy article of the constitation @ provision puter 266 by eubm) pie. Be aeeemblet the State « pared te State officer unquaiifiedly gave be arsent in the opposition were . apd when the bill ap ure from the Commice of W House ven and Mr. Stow Senate, and Mr Van ¥ purg and Mr Bouse, ibe eacers of the republican party in the Lega ture. pronounced the measure the only feasible ove which conid posebly be invented to Qnish up the public works. All ®se ecppored to be harmonious. Not @ whisper was beard agaipet it from ope end of the State to the other The Waye and Meane Committee also laid before the Houre ree other t)/le, comprising measares to carry out abe entire pian One’ bill restricted the Oana! Commis. fepers {rom iseulng Crafts wo contractors, of even allow img the Contract Moard maxing contracts beyond the amount ol money from time time on hand. Another Dill provided for the transfer of funce belonging to the Frie canal rears to the ma of the lateral casa! The third bi) amenced the Contracting Board iaw of 1667 by giving the Stale Fogineer greater power over he eubordwates, \m his appointinent asioe aad removal of engineere and ther : When theee \aiter pille make their appea day aierriic riorm suddenly arose in Theee ctate officers had pot consulte ment and preparation of tbore three latter * Secretary of State, Attorpey General an . ed, were compictely tignant ip not being called ng the canals ( ength vit Swe tapté ob tbe Role bands of the stave rper tof ebel!, and wer the State teredy laying ef arc tore packing of @ State pwheb the bar ae sted. Both factious te determined to carry thr —ine bards equally bent upoo which they would enjoy axed hotter every hour. wae trou b houses. The Loan bil! ac re carried through the bouae. bol to restrict tne Cana’ were both defeated im the House, Mor be bard and oft fight waged troller Church, Trensurer Va and ho bmond, the hard leaders were Secre'ary Tuck oner Jayoox and Attorney Genera! Tremaine ter upavie to be in the lobby iD person, war repre y hie di & H Hammond. Never doring the rave Cv mone of former years did more bitterness raring (be Inet of Ube weerion ihe prompect E7e* Fironger Om ly that ibis quarrel must produce pot only Biel Cs poh Bi Oi eet re Dab MOOK ery ew iT g @ 369 To amend an act entitled ac sct NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 1858—TRIPLE SHEBT. democratic ty. The republicans became with the ‘comet of the ‘Sie py as mp one desired to pass the day is described to us as most extraordinary, exciting and upparalleled. The final vote was taken on the loan bill and lost; only seven democrats and it republicans voted for it. vote was reconsic |, and from ten o'clock in the morning until ten o'clock at night efforts at resuscitation and reconsideration were constantly being made; but the stronger the effort the farther apart the high contracting became. When the second vote the bill lost three votes ed by the people. pon the journais of both houses for ent On Tuesday evening. Many of the leaders xpressed a hope, as we find debates, that some compromise mea- td Welme for adjocrament on Taestay, be efectod to and the on raise funds for the canal works. The canal coutraotors were at the Capitol in scores, having been telegraphed upon the failure of the Loan bill. On Monday morning adr Speaker Alvord stated tc the Houge that be believed a plan bad been Di pie. that would be aeceptabie. Sena- tor Noxon iptrod this plan in the Sepate, which was tite three-quarter mill tax. It was Inid before that body im the morning; a special committee took it in charge, who ‘unanimously in iw favor. The sense of the Senate was taken at four o’clock in the afternoon, and ‘only ten Senators were found willing to adopt the taxing tA tion. All further attempts were then abandoned. PNow, let us look at this @ moment. The Canal issionere have informed the people that they wil! fur- Comm! nish ix feet of water upon the entire line of the Erie canal from Buffalo to All the oj ofthe na- vigation, and to hold that eth "aroughout e season of navigation unless an unprecedented summer drought should occur. There are available funds for the prose cotion of the enlarged work up to the first day of October next. So, with six feet of water, and suspension of work only from first of October} until the meeting of the next "oy there seems to be no necessity for much alarm canal pavigation will be suspended, or the en- largemeni work ly_ be arrested. We think six feet of water will be sufficent to float all the produce and merchandise offered for shipment for years tocome. And thus after all the quarrel Detween ihe hardsand softs in the State Hall may ultimately prove a blessed thing for the in renting the further accumulation of State Reta at the present time. Ot course, the howling will be from those a the public funds. Am who have been disappointed in handling the three hundred laws enacted, only a precious i P for the erection of the New City Hall in the Park Niagara International Lory ip relation to land arsess. ments in New York and Brooklyn; New York Tax bill, anc a very few others. Fvery measure of the leaet pob lic importance could easily have been disposed of in the course of a single week. There weed be no regret in the defeat of several mea- sures, such as claims for canal damages and other schemes of public plunder. The Committee on Claims, in both houses, we infer from the number of bilis they reported against, Lave etood steadily in guarding the vaults of the treasury; and in an examination of the tities of acts pass- ed, we find afar less number than usual favorably acted upon during the late session. Senator Patterson and As- eemblyman Horton, chairmen on claims, are entitled to this notice. The proposition which has frequently heretofore been before the legislature, for beccaerny oar tolls upon ral roads, bad many ableand energetic friends in both houses. Although tbe project failed, whether proper or unjust, it Will be again attempted another year. Though not favor- ing any special or private taxation forthe pubiic benefit exclusively, we still believe bad not the plan provosed by the State officers to finish the canals by a logan been sud- mitted, the tolls would inevitably have been iaid cpon the rineipal competing roads, the Central and Erie. The wil ill was defeated at a time when every one believed the Lean b.ll was certain of a passage. Had the Loan b:/! been lost at an earlier stage of the session, the tolls would most certainly have been impoeed. We await the action next ear. . Upon the whole, there is one consoling fact, ao that is, if the Legislature bas accomplished very litte amovpt of they have done but little comparative . negative virtue the members should be applauded. If the hendred days bad been epent ia de- feating the ugual annual plundering lobby schemes, and doing nothing else, the people of the State woula rejoice insuch & miraculous escape from the claws of the yul tures. In engineering ‘he Broadway Parallel Railroad, the lobby uncertook to ron .t through with locomotive epeed. They gucceeded in the House, where the bill passed with, cut the allowance of a eing’eremonstrance to be made, or & moment's discussion op either side. Tail coced the Senate to hesitate, It was in th acverse Committee for eeveral days, and fi day or two of the adjournment, brought for furtber consideration portponed until the exxth’ day of July next, the cay succeeding tbe one deaguased 10 take up the consideration of the Governor's nomina\ion of Mr. Leavenworth as Canal Auditor. The Ninth Avence Railroad, afver Live Oak George abandoned his oppoe'tion, war tm- mediately hurried through the House, but deliberately and purposely smotherea in the Senate. If both teams furniebed with more skilful Jebus, with betier creased vebicles, both charters might have been engineered through. The managere must institute a very different mode of tactics next year. They trusted too implic.tly to the eld and worn ovt backs of the lobby. Though the law passed through without any opposition, Bsking the people to cal! a State Constitutional Convention, at the ipet dirit of Senator Stow, still very mm th Legielature or anywhere else have any belief that the people wi) eanction it. The remarks of Lieutenant Gov. erpor s¢)cen sufficiently indicate what his party think of the proposition; and we have good reason for believing tbat the democracy do not think themselves .0 euch a strong and harmonioure condition as to desire a conflict ‘With their opponents ip eecuring the control of euch cm vention. There certainly would be danger ia opeese the whole constitution under the present state of fee!lig of all parvies in thi State. But we shail see. List of Acts Passed by the Legislature of 18. [Concluded from the Herat, April 20 } To vest im the Young Men’s association of th terest of the people of the State of in real property. 348. To amend the Re Statutes in relation to pro ceedings aga.nst Corporations. 949. fo provide the means to support the government. 860, For the relief of Alonzo M. Brinckerboof aad George W. Mancheeter, 351, For the relief of Britton and Towneend 362. To iegalize the sale of certain real ertate herok‘ore sold and conveyed by the trustees of the vy lage .f Coerry Valle; 458, To provide means to pay the intereet on a portion of the canal debt. 2 city 264. Authorizing the payment of capa! damages to Chae B, Thompeon and Hiram Hascall. 385. For the ri of officers and directors of she Foorwa Company of the Great Weetern Turnpike Road 36¢. To fix the salary of the Recorder of be city of where *t cannot be done by the Arseseors 366. To amend the several acts incorporaling ke village of Polagai, im the county of Oewogo the preven: tien of marquerades, passed April 26, 182) 360. ip relation to the issue of grante for ‘ac water ty the corporation of the oxy of New Yors 361. To provide for increasing the depth of the cbt: of the Hudson river, opposite the eity of Troy 962. Authorizing ihe appraisal aod paywent of cace damages to Letty Torre!) 33 To authorize the Superintendent artment lo execute an agwignment (f a m Clark, President of the Far: 864. To provide for the erec Oswego river, at Minetto, in the county of Oewogo 365. To authorize the apprairal and payment damages to Horatio Jones 34 apd others 206. For the apprawal and payment of canal damages It Pelard. ‘ovide for Certain expenres of governmen ar 1658 S68, For the protection and civi izaticr are néer of the St. Regie It d an act entitied an act y Plank Road Company to their road in the highway running through the anas be To ame woging to the Uvondaga indians, passed Febroary 76, 184! 870. To coneelitate echool districte Noe 1,14, 15 and 95, in the town of Malone. in the county of Frank! n To amend ap actentitied am sot to provide ciy of Brooklyn th waver, ply of the Febroary 11, 1607. 72. Toamend the act pntitied an sect 0 revise the charter of the city of Pi and to enlarge is bounds: rien, pasted Apri! 12, 1853. 378. To legaiize the acte of Frederick t ae Jur tice of the Peace if he town of Maione, 1 she county of Frovk ip 74. Avthor'zing the Canal Board t bene ond deter. mice the claim of James W. Schenck and Vater Phelps, 4 For the relief of the Brovewick A or neuring ACAIDEL the lowe Of property by ur wo 70. To repeal chapter 86 on the New York Stete Onna be following sebedule of the raves on th of thie State hae been estab! shed by take effect on the opening of nay ica Toll i¢ to be computed npen tt pounds per mile”) 0” ail articles ng st, unlese otherwise stated excepted. A ts.M. Fr Articles not ennmernted a40 agrecuitara) productions of the Ur sed Statee uct particularly specited.. ’ 940 GAD: .cevesderssee vee 020 Jer ‘ 010 hes, pet and pearl »20 eecbhed 905 B . wie 919 4 ; 920 Barley, seseee . x ee harreis, empty, raneported in beat 019 Parre'e, empty, traceported in rate /06 Bare of iron éeniees 02 05 93 Ped pinter for steam engines, (cnet iron) 02 Bedetend tio, (eee lamber No. 3) o2 Beef, enited ° o1 eo oe eeeseeeveey 98 @ercosces On the same, if they elect to commute for tolls upon ers... ne 8 Boats used chiefly for the transportation of pro- for tolls MIC. sss eeerereseeeeesene ce = if they elect to comraut other than for manure. jee ', (see lumber No, 3) Bri Brick. Broom haadise, (umber No. 3) Brush backs, (lumber No. 3) Brush handles, (lumber No, Carts, accompanied by the owner emigrating for pied besaa aye pA’ Aaedb'y and necessary for his own individual use, Car AXl€S....+. 0006 Gas wheels, (rae)... ; " 8, empty, transported in boats, . Cauke, empty’ transported in rafts . bey iron Castings, except machines and e parts thereof. Cedar’ posts, (imber No. 2)" per 1,000 feet ‘per mile... REE Re ee es eee ee ee eee setae ee eeee Cedar, red, (lumber No.3) ‘per 1,060" feet per ecocececoeceocosceccce © coco cosce Chair stuff, (lumber No. 3) Charcoa! . D illed spirits, going towards tide water Domestic distilled epirite, going from tide water.. Draintle.... Domestic cotton... Domestic woollens... Dried fruit...... Drill barrows... Dyewoods. Earth oo. seeree . Esculent roots... Flour,..... . . Flour, starting and going from tidewater Furniture for stoves, not cast iron...... Furniture, eccompapied by and actually belonging to families emigrating for the purpose of setile- ment, and peceseary for their own ust . Fors and ine skins of animals producing fu Ga , (Bee lumber No. 3). i Gypeum, the product of this State...... Gypsum, lore.gn, and product of other States .., H. Hacd ep'kes (see !umber No. 3). Harrowe... . Ray, preesed........ -- ve Heading uedressed, transported in boats Heading dressed or parily dressed Heading traneported in rafta.. Hemp, goirg towards tidewaier. Sides, greet, of domestic animals of the United ported, of domestic wid other axl Heop po.ee, (ree lumber No. 3). Fiop poles, (see lumber No. 3) Horns. Eoreeg.........+ + . Horses, used exclusivey for towing boats apd einer flonw, exempt from vil. Boree sboes....... Hobe, (eee Lomber lee.. oe . iron ip pheete, bare or bundle! iron ore, Iron, bloom, ecrap iron beite . and p P)) Serer er etree rarer yy Kelp......0. jayaresithninaieas lard. mile... ree Lath, (eee lumber No. 2). lead, pe, gong towards tx Lead. bar, goibg towards ti Transported in boats White ata gets fy apo ‘ar boar: Planks, scantling, staves and beading, dressed or partly creased, and all eilings, lath and other sawed siuil less tban one inch thick, ye cept such as are enumerated In jamber No. 3). Oak, bickory, beech, #ycamore, black walnutand batternet . ceecescoose eo eccococoe 4 ecceceococccoom ecccecceo co 9 e HroPEHDeDHNHODE © Oo oC peek HH MERRIE DERM ODRORE DORON Im m BOBDRD CRORE morte RENE RO CO HEH Hume ompmmnt ew © &@ RRORe PP HK POO Re ae eccourou eo © o™ eecoceercocoesce © © © €co eccocuceuccescorcesceo © coe coceo eseceesescs co eooccceco eo ecoroce coececo & Feuccce e coves 1,000 pounds per mile. cedar a enee @ ‘transported wn boats by meaturement, per 1000 feet per mile. Boarde, piapke, ecantiing aad eawed timber re- <uced to inch menenre, ali kinds of red cedar, cecar porte, ertimating that a cord, after de: ducting for openings, Will coptain 1,000 feet. Hemlock, per 1,000 ‘eet per mile when not weigh- ° Lumber, No: 3, sraneported iavatie, per 1/000 feet | per mile LUMweR No. 5. Transported in boats by weight. Sawed lath of lens than ten lath, boop polee, band broom Dandies, spokes, bu beat knees, plane stocks, pickets for fences, stuff manu factored or partly manufactured for boxes, chars sod bedsteade, hop poles, vrosh bane, Drowb backs, looking ginee backs, gua eiocks, plough Deame. and plough handiee .. ip length, epiit iker, row.ng omer, , reepails, fe) es, rin ef an uch m thickness, and widow rurber end binds ° ™M. Mabegany (except veneering) reduced to measure, per 1,000 feet per mile Mavganete.......... pod Mineral waier., Molasses... Mocee rkice Mowing much rer a) rode Fale ses Okuro ate Ol cake Oi) meal. Ovions Oyeuere Faseengere over ten yenre of age, per mile Prexete hor fences (eee Jomber No. 3) Pg copper. Mg iron... Pitch ‘ ne btock# (wee lumber No. 3) b denme (eee lumber No 2) b castings... ‘ oogbe, accompanied by the owner em grating the purpose of eettiement, aad necessary for bis cwD ndrvidoal ose , P rpore ughe, for agricaltaral p salted... ‘ Potaters . sed etrRw ‘ R Page. | Racroad chairg...... RAiPORM HOD. ee ee ce eec eee ces ebiperec Rails for fencer, dot exceeding fourteen feet im jength, carried in bowts, per M. per mile,...., e rame if carried in rafts, per M. per mile MG MACHINED... ss seee seve seer seen es Roots, escolest.... Row og oars eee lumber No 3 ia hye ; ies s. Heit, foreign — h + it, mavufsctured ip thie State... wed ptull fee jumber Now. 2 and 3.02505 gle, 2 boats. as tah ler, per M per mile, in ratte Eb p epcet, SrAerporig e@ecco ooo weccocce> coco : .o | Sawed etefl for window Diinds, not exceeding ore- eo ecoce eocesceso eccco eccocoers coo ee Behe Hehe eee ene Hees LEE BES emeHeco mew eeeenweno -eo 1,000 poursls per mile. eo ecece cooo ecccose eovee cocoscece ecocces ovo eeomoccceos coo C. M. F. Ship stufs.. testrseeeeetsrsceer seeereee O 2 O Slog (2e@ humber No. 1), per 1,000 pounds per J Skins of animals producing furs. Hom con Sleighs, accompanied by 07 emigrating for oy of setdement, and necessary for his own individual use., seer RHPeeneHonaHeeDee PHe TallOW.,cececceccccseccrveceserscerescsecsenee Tap bark, per cord per mile, carried in boats. ‘Tan bark, per cord per mile, carried in rafts, ‘Tan bark, ground, per 1000 pounds per mile, eccerce cc3ececcceceoooem Sco ecomcce eecoceoruconcoc]e coo eernwoge Tile for eeee seen Tanver, per 166 cubic feet per mile, ip — and 5 ~@ 40 Squared and round, transported in rafts. 100 On the eame, if cleared after the first of June and arriving at tide water before the 16th Au- gust, inclusive, per@00 cubic feet per mile... 0 7 0 Sawed timber (see lumber No. 2) per 1,000 feet per mile., o4ao 020 o10 020 igrating for ibe nas of settement, and for his own individual use 039 3 e200 10 o20 os 0 030 Wagons, accompanied by the owner emigrating for the purpose of settlement, and necessary for bis own individual use . 030 Ware, tint, enamelled 020 020 o20 060 020 060 Wood for fuel, ps Je" 05 0 Wood for fuel, per cord per mile, car . 200 Wood used in the manufacture of salt, exempt from toll. Wool......4 20 Supreme Court—§; 1 Term. Before Hon. Judge Clerke. MADAM RESTELL ORDERED TO ACCOUNT YOR THE CUSTODY OF A CHILD. Arrit 21—The People at the relation of Frederica M. Neidtinger vs. Mary Lohman, commonly called Madam Resteil —The writ of habeas corpus was issued in this cage, requiring the defendant to produce before the Court the infant child of the relator, alleged to be unlawfally Getained, orto bave been unlawfully dieposed of by the aid defendant. The relator,an unmarried woman, was delivered of @ male child on the 30th of August, 1865, at the bouse of the defendant, who styles herself, in the re- turn to thie writ, to bea midwife aud female physician. Almoet immediately after the delivery the child was taken irom the relstor by the defendant, and siace that time the mother har never seen him. In the return the defendant denied that she nad the child in ber custody or under her power, or that ehe ¢cetaing bim or ever did detua bm. She siso alleges that the relaver solicited ner to procure some perscn who would adopt the child, aud what accordingly, on the day of the accouchement the re- ior freely and voluntarily surrendered him to one Mrs. Wright, with a request that he sould be given to the lady, eho bad expreaved a desire to adopt him, and that he was soon after disposed of and given away for adoption. The Court ip the fret imstance,on the SthofJanuary, i868, acter (he revurn, wougbt proper to send the case to a refe- ree to report whetber tne eaid child was at any time in the peteersion or under the control of the defendant, and ‘whether tbe tern vy with the custody of the child acd if ¢0, to whom, and under what acthority ehe aizposed of and if the defendant knew or had any means of knowing ip whoee custody the ch.id then was. A subse- quent order, bearing Gate January 24, 1858, was substituted BD Sine ne ‘the order oo | . Jan modifying the previous order, and directing the oe woether the child was in the custody of the <lefen- , OF uncer her power or restraint; or if not, whether red to another, and if #0, be bad beep travefe ume, for what cause, aod by what auibor'ty the traurfer wok place, and wh or uid traveferst{ any, war made by the consent of pe tioner, and at her request. This order aire Cirected the referee to append to his report the testi- mony whch show | be taken Defore bim in the proceeding. Tne referee now reports from the proofs and allegatioas taker and mace before him, that the chid was in the pos- fessi0b and under the control of the defendant in the mon of Angust, 1856, Ubat, although there was some evidence before bom that the relator war willing or #as induced to part with the child, yet be estes there was no evidence what really Decame of bim ater be bat passed woto the bance of ue defendant, and that she did not ebow ‘what ebe had done with the child, or what vlimatery be- came cf it He copeequently reports, as his coaciusion, that ‘the Gefendact bas rot parted with the child, and that the defencans @ reeponeibie to this Court for the same. | tnok ‘bal the report ie piainly justified by the testimony, al- though tbe questicn wheiner the relator was ‘or wae ‘pndeced © part with tbe child—in other words, whe:ber ele ccosented that any person apoald adopt him— bas 0O pertmency W the questons properiy and legaly involved o thie inquiry, except, perhaps, so far as to ae #6 tbe Court p deverm ning hereafter, \{ tbe child should be prodcced, whetber the mother waa a competent perron to have the care cf him. For it may wito some plaue Dility be affirmed that a mother who was willing and even apxions to part with ber infant immediately after his birth must de ceattcte cf aflection without which no per- eon if © of ew smay Ane | and bringing up a ond As far ag the defendant |s conceroed, rhe cannot avai! her: vei! of such an allegaiion, A child cannot be dispored of or allepated like & chattel, A faiber, even, cannot ooa- tract away the custcdy of bis legitimate children. Ae Mr. Justice Cowen remarks in the People against Mercein (3 ‘B)!), 411), “Those countries .o which a father hae a general power to d spore of be’children Lave always been coneider- ed barbarous, Our own law bas cever allowed the exer- cite of such & power, except for some specific ant vem- porary porpese—ecch as apprenticeship dar: he fn thers ife.or guardianship a'ter bie death.” only queetien® Low to De cotedered, therefore, are whether toe child was at any time in the jon or under the contre) of the ceferdant; and if so, whether the Gelendact bas parted with said child. © of Angust, 1865. She bas entirely fa.led to give any eatis- factory secount of what bas become of him since that time. Our statute declares that it is notenougb for the perton yt Whom the wrt shal) bave been culy served . &. B86, sec. 54, margi bet the pari, curtedy,or under bw por “if bebal! have bad the party in power or custody, or ander be restraint, atany time prior Or Eaceequent to ihe date of the writ, but has transferred euch cnetedy or resiri ‘© another, the return eball y to whom, st whei time, for what caure Jbor ty suck transfer toon place. ae Ido, thatthe defendact had thie child her power and Custody of the 80th day of Aaguet, 186 hich | beld to be a fact fally established in thie cs and wlock she can co longer gaineay, ebe mort mak fortber return under be bas traneferred him to some clper lege’), for alopt on, rhe must epec'ty par. what Lime, for what coure, aod dy fer wok place 8 from the service ef the order to 1 wil give Ber ten ‘de entered on thie decwion to make the further return, ‘snd ip fauure of whick{it wil be my doty, porsuant to fection o6 ef the statute already mentioned (2 R. & 500 war ian) to seue ap attachment against her, comman pk. Sheriff to apprenerd ber and bring ber Defore ke ourt Commencement ef the New Street Commie stener's Tronbies, SUPREME COURT—iN CHAMBERS. Before Bon. Judge Davien. Aver 22.—Charles Devitn ve Edward Cooper. the Moyor, J New York.—Thie morning Mr. Stiwell, ove of the a counee! for Mr. Devin, applied for an order to reetrain Reward Cooper, the newly appointe! Street Commesioner, e¢ from nterfer ng *°b ce, books, &e., Of the Street Dopartucent, abd vo show caure on Saterday morning why AD BjuLetion #boald not \tece to restra'n bim from taking pormeesion of that effice, The comp'aint and affidavit are firm: lar to theee in the case againrt Mayor T.emunn The Jodge granted the order, stat.og that be scoproeet bere ou d 58 po ‘emporary reeira nt cpon Mr. Co Mr. Sulweil repied that there wouid cot Dowk this case and the one against tbe Mayor will con BROOKLYN CITY COURT. Before Jodge Culver Arti 21 —Meloine 7 Wedewt the Brew read Compony —Thin was an action for the Bro no Oty Railroad Company. appears, wae injured by a fall from the rear plaiform of & CAT, Al the je cnof Futon and Larayette aveauce, on the Is of October ‘ast, in comeequence, as alleged, of ‘ne action of tbe conductor, Who sterted ibe car before she bad time togetot. The plain bas been unwell rere om account of the injories eustained. The jury brooght a & verdict of $2,600 against the company. Thersm of $10,000 wae cle med Marine Conrt. Refore Hon Jodge Thompeon and ajiry DAMAGES FOR OVERFLOWING OF CROTON WATER, Arn 2.—Heney Beaumem’ ag't James M. Shaw —thia Attion ie brought to recover for damages to tbe goods of tbe planta, by the flowing of Croton water from the pre. miner cf the defendant ists the premives of ihe pin nti Verdict for plaintiff tor $376, ott, 4 A Printer Comante Sticton.—On the 2iet inejant a man named Thomas Mesuire, a printer by trade mm tied folcide in Albany, cottieg @ frightfu: gash © bw throat, from ibe edlecte of which be ded wn few sopmeria, The Grest Carr and Busteed Libe} Case—The Trial Delayed—Why Sot—Another Letter to the Corporation Counsel—How the Money Goes, dic. Before Recorder Barnard. On Wednesday, sometime before the Recorder took his seat upon the bench of the Court of Sessions, Mr. Carr came in, attended by his counsel, Mr. Whiting. Soon after the Court was opened. Mr. Whiting arose and said :—May it please the Court the cage of Mr. Carr charged with having published a libel upon the character of Richard Busteed, Faq., the Counsel of the Corporation, was set down for trial this day, and 1 desire to know whether the District Attorney intends to bring it on. Mr. Sedgwick, the Aesistant Diatrist Attorney , statedthat the prosecution were not ready. Mr. Whiting remarked that the charge againet Mr. Carr ‘was the pubkcation of @ libel upona high public function- ary, the head of a department of our city government, department of far more importance than the one that had #0 recently occupied public attention. If what Mr. Carr bad said of this high public functionary was untrue, he ought to be punished; if not, the sooner the public could be judicially made acquainted with the truth the ‘The case in itself was of far more importance to the com- the suit. The public mind was now sensitively alive to the conduct of their public servants. Mr. Busteed bad thought woes hot haste to commence this prosecution, and to jtate and expedite the trial we kad not thought pro; to make any delay on lim! examination, ‘corn had ibe indictment followed each yg te! |, it was extraordinary the trial should now be at the instance of the public prosecutor delayed. Mr. Whiting required immediate action. The case had already been delayed nearly two months, and against a further postponement be most earnestly L. in that the case could not pro in conseq: beence of 8 materia! witness was a most extraordinary one, ag Mr. Busieed himself was, in fact, the most im portant ‘tness that could be brought upon the stand. It was his evidence that the Court moet required; and yet, this gen- emap knowing this tact, absents himself from the trial on feed iat tet meetin ae ae should t aman: a je cause must go off, some when it should be positively tried. After eome further remarks made by the counsel and the Court the cause was set down for Friday next. THOMAS N. CARR TO RICHARD BUSTEED, CORPORATION COUNSEL. Sm—After a delay of nearlf two months it would seem, from your non-appearance at court to-day, that you are pot yet prepared to try the libel! suit against me which you commenced in February last. 1 regret these delays, imasmuch as they embarrass me in my business and pe- cubiary arrangements; but] am content to bear with this infliction, satisfied that the end will come, and that it will bring with it my justification im all that] have written or enid of you. It ig we)! for us that we should be understood, and it is coubly well that the people of this city should be informed of the merite and virtues of their Corpora- tion Oounsel. Perhaps before I get through, both the public and yourself may have some catise to blush—they at the choice of their city law officer, and yourself at that part of your conduct which you seek to shield by aseailing me in a court of justice. ¥f, in my letter of the 234 of February, I incurred your displeasure, and you are determined to call in the aid of the law to pupieh me for the assault upon your public virtue, you have at least shown your diecretion in the choice of the libellous matter selected for the prosecution, as it is about the only part of that letter that did not con- tain direct charges of official delinquency against you. It ig well the public should be informed of this new evidence of your sagacity. I must confess my entire ignorance of yourself personally, as it was never my lot to meet with Jou until forced to confront you m Judge Quackenboss’ court. On that occasion J escaped the annihilation of your wrath, and was not greatly injured by the vitupera ton of your words, snd itthen seemed to me that one having so little respect for himself was from that very cause deprived of the power of inflicting much injury others. It seemed to me, however, that in playing the part of injured innocence and outraged virtue you rather overstepped that modesty of nature which is 20 pen greg Se oniee > My y en dest epeake the language of tru joneety. idea I had ously entertained that membere of the bar, from education and association, bad at leastthe manners of gentlemen was for a moment diepeiled, it ia but just to yourse)f and the honorable profeesion to which your name. is attached, to eay that # moment's reilection recalled the jea that while 2 are exempt from followers e yourself, yet the profession to which you belong is in iteelf 30 bonorable and fo eeteemed that it can- pot suffer from the degradation of your con- nection with it if, to the lawyer, you cid not unite the qualities of the echolar and the gentie- man, \t was ap exoibvion rarely before seen, and bad, at least, the attraction of novelty; for, im ths country, let me form you, sir, the pames of lawyer aad gentioman are — synonymous. Thoogh you may have deen Jorg enough among us to get cflice, + does not follow thai you have been long enough to have learne¢ some otber eslotary ieesoas of which you may yet stand in peed, It \e one of there leewons that it is the right aod duty of the peopie to scan the acws of Lhe r public otfiicera— pay, thet bey will ecan them, that toe freedom of the = is established for no Cause higher than the; that @ poesees.on of office gives o9 immaun.ties or franchises Aga.net an examination of the manner in which its duties are performed, and that any citizen wil! be protected in fuch examination when be does it for good motives ant jortfiable ences. This i@a)!, eir, thet J bave sought, or cared. or wieh to do, and, if in my effort to accomplith ‘a public geod, I have ¢one you an injury, the Court wii! Judge bow far the one was reparabdie from the other. If T could pot do arerv ce to the public without interfering with you and your oflice, with its fees and emolumenw, | am cot to be weld thai 1 ould have postponed my duty, lest t ehould harm an ndividual. Such are not ahi before the pabuc an evamination into the ques- en ast bow part of we duties of your office are per- formed, rest assured that the public are eager and anx sour to know ali, and as doth of ut have gone too far to reat, onless they knew all, justice will, not be ren- rec ether to yon or myself. Whatever constructions be put upon @ |: mited amount of “actionable” worde, the burden of my whole article. the purport of my whole represepiation in relation to your office and the manner ite cutes are to be diecharged, i# what the Court, the jary @ the — court of pubic opinion will examine and decde. If there bave been mystifications enongh thas far, when we come to tral it @ boped that these mystifi- cations will cease. Explapstone cf your ¢Mc.al condoct have been called for by | 2 Ry aod the cty authorities. If you have thus far failed to make them, you wiil have an opporto- pity of making & Clean breast of t when we ceme en jary of the country. There is something yet unexplained im the matter of come $00,000 for ine manufacture of certain pallet [boxes. Exormous s# was the rum, which, apexpaced, can be considered an extoruien of ao amount fu! for #0 emai) & seeming DeCeRRIty to our tax rid den citizens, yet you have acted in ® way #0 unsaliefactory and eo indefinite as coureel that the Beart of Sapervisors, by ab simeet unanimous vote. resolve! that the matter should no longer be permitted wo remsia in your bande. Ag in this inetarce they bave made their own Commenton your acts, | ircet t i# no libel on my part to pebiieh ther d'eapprebaton of yonr conduct ‘In the matter of the people of the Mate of New York io the reiavon of A. C. Flagg against |owber aod tue Mayer, Ardermen and Commonalty of the city of New York, it ie ftaied ip the bill of complaint “tbat the #ust against Low. ber was commenced and carried on, and referred by con pent and reported thereoe, and the ead jncgment sullered to be recored by the anid pisiawf by and through the negiect of the ead Corporation Coanre) are the exo worde of the complaint of A. C. Fi Comptroiier ef the ety of New York, charging you ross official de nquercy. an ‘ore wo. toe charge slanderous, Nbe) cur, ao aseauit opom your private character, or upon pS te ity of the people of the State of New York’ Neglect of duty, sir, ‘8 the charge upon the records ofthe court. If you an anxious to clear your repu- tavon ip that matter as you are to courts are open and the peogie erplapatione of your neglect of duty. That suspicion, long epieriawel, hat 80 ripened iwto convict on that to remove: tand piace your offeia! conduct in the clear light of open day, some ciher courre of action is neceseary than the atieropt to bod f the terrors of the iaw to thore erciee the right of all private citizens to sono the their public efficere, 1 page over, aa of comparatively litt) account, he fee of $500 allowed to the referee io thie Lowber case, for tbe Inw # said to be eae of irifies in thie cane (i ie charged that the decifion of the referee was mace after a cing's hearing and * thout taking teeti. for snc Inboriout eervice the eum of $600 nd like yours, ascastorer t) ook apon fees of over large as irifies, be considered ae a reason compensation. 1 pars it over, sod | am willing that ould be governed by the menecring ape of your own official conscience, WbicD ie need to eecommorate ite t to ob matters. In that case, howe: reel against a You purporely Kem the kmo* edge of the judgment entered against ine Mayor eo concealed cnt) alter the time bad elapsed for an appeal, and son are charged with an Attempt to prevent am appeal when execoton was iesved nd a levy made upon the property of the city. You are 0 obarged With giving your oife a) approwal to the title of thie property of Lowber's as good and free fram en- cOMPraLce, in & Written Certiente 10 that effect, when in point of fect pou OAd never exam ned the title, abd eabse- quently od DAT Dg PERO Lhe Fame om the aeeurnnce made to you by Lowber’s course). How far this condnct # in cnieen Wiha decharge of your doties to the tax Payers of thie city, Dow far te consent wan your Odligatione 1 the’ honorable profession to whith you belong, you WHO Are good at Answering, can best an- ewer Ip ordipary life such condnet would be charac terized other se a oepiect of daty or @ Ddreneb of wuet, kod you would bave the agreeable alter native of checking detween the two positions. Ia the ordinary bosioge of your profession, should & counsel give n certificate of the valifity of a tiie which be mad ver examined, he would stand a better chance of being rowe over the bar (ban yoo will ever stand of bein . we which you bave thus disgraced. If T receiect aright, thie ceru@eate of toe validity of the ttle wae g ven, regardiess of & decision of the Soper or Court, #hch bad decided against that validity. ‘The pertinscity which you adhered to your own pur- powes in thie rontter (@ fartber evinced in your refuani to take action fer tne relef of the city, when the imperfec- von of the Lowber title was brought to your knowledge, y of legal stepe in of the ‘poration voluntarily offered, appeared op the fa Teme ip your official capacity of Corporation gl a —_ oeaanirs party to rape motion upon Vite too Lowber judgment or to ask relief in the a or There is but ove light in which this conduct of yours. Mr. Busteed, can be viewed by the publica: large, and im that opinion’ there is great uuapimity, or to use the inp. guage of Mr, Whiting, in a letter to you on the subject, “ your acte conspire in some measure io lead the commu, nity to believe that so much wanton apaihy ex'et without some stronger reason than ap; face of the ings.” This, sir, asthe of counsel, Is probably not actionable. May I add, without the fear of another vindictive legal process a: your hande, selse of duty t_ bul ee gesie Gente Se neglect of duty —but so a iction, 80 8 breach of trust, would, in your legal relations wht ore clients, bring upon you the punishment of the law, the ecorn of the honorable of your own pi , and the contempt of the community. Sut the end ig not yet; and this attempted extortion of $200,000 for quired by the city, and which im; pronounced not worth half Das not yet been brought to a final conclusion, time wild come when the duped public will be in possession of more facts upon this Lowber case than may prove ble to certain parties interested in the transaction. Daring the you have been in office, your uncertain ef. forts at doing your duty, and “masterly in- activity” in be ears 3 it, Bave eo balanced each other that the interested public is a little curious to: knew your individual and losses in this new public office “policy? businees. That the gamo has been on your Yeotume. to, gosetig. allt’ your fouble’shufie treat it Presume to qi r your double shuffle tricks ia the Lowber affair. But there is another cage that yet wants explana- tion, and which belongs to the record of the differences between us. It bears something of a blushing similarity to the cases refered to, and requires, perhaps, a little more explanation than you may find it convenient to give. The point is yet in dispuie as to which side you most benefitted in the Devlin and Cono- ver case. not misunderstand me. But your receut official opinion as to rights and duties of the “one man power,” as proposed to be applied in the case of Devlin’s removal, is so plain that none can mistake its meaning, and is a kind word said in support of the late incumbeut? although coming too late, as the sequel has shown, to 0¢ of any benefit. Did it occur to you while penning that peaet, that your arguments and reasonings could be to to @ supposable case, where an officer Court, and | objected of this city be indicted, or charged with official conduct, and im. which the Govornor‘ef this State word be called to take definite action? Perhaps not; and I therefore call . attention to my discovery, I might ad to the courtesy with which fou and your di have conducted themse!ves ose who were forced into business relations with them, and remind you that good manners are not inconsistent with the discharge of the duties of the highest office. But it may be tha: your com- paratively recent residence in this country has not made you sufficiently acquainted with the manners of our peo- le, If your manners were tormed before you arrived among us, it may be that you have copied’ them from those strange models in your native country; her Judges and law |, Who have won their way to ineir pad eminence by playing the part of spies and informers. Perhaps in your relations in life you may have been aeso. ciated with some characters of that description, and even eau you do not understand my allusion, sir, it conn be mate plain to your com] and to the gerers! under. standing of the public. 1 did not intend to allude to politics in this letter, but 1 cannot conclude it without a few brief remarks in relation to your political position. For your present official posi- bred el are big | indebted to the interest taken ip your behalf by Mayor Wood. You professed for this more than nerous act, the greatest obligations, made even on your led knees; yet you no sooner get yourself secure ia our new position, than you denounce your psiroa and come his bitterest of enemies. I mention th’s cireum- stance simply as an (ilustration of yq'r character, and no- thing more. Gratitude is in this couS.ry regarded as a cardinal virtue, whether the obligation has been incurred in a political or apy other point of view, aod there are those among us whose political character rauks as highly as does ir private character. Perbape the same rule may apply to you, though in a senge u'terly at vari- ance with ordinary signification of the expreesion. A year ago you might have been tolerated in almoet any de- mocratic gathering in city, for your political tergivi- sation had not yet be Botorious. Now, as a polti- cal man, no one trusts yOu or relies upon your provee- sions, Acting by turns with every section of tne party you belong to, your every movement is dictated by eeit- isbness. cunning upon the possession of whieh you pride yourself is well enough in its way, until it * found Out, and then it meets with the sure return of ecorn and contempt from all honest men. You heve turned :t toa Pony account during the short time you have been w to as; it it i @ probability thas now that you have become bet- ter known to oar citizens, your merits may ba better ap- preciated when they shall ve undergone the teet of pad ic scrutiny. Your term of citizenship has been eo very brief that it is not strange that both you andthe pubic ehould have known 20 little of each other, As tbe ao quaintance ripens into a closer intimacy, your bitherw bid den virtues may become more bold!y «parent. If in ibe already brief acquaintance your secret virtues one by one become more g! tothe public gaze, who knows what will be the extent of its admiration when your oon; character aball be exposed to ita scrutiny? “Bot asa pre.'- minery to that ey and as some standpoiot from which 9 eecure that fidence which thus far yoa have never won, let me tsk of you tw publicly ex- plain the mysteries of the Lowber case, the prosecution in the $60,000 ballot box case, and your action in the Street Commissioner controversy, which, though uo- derstood by a few, is still a mystery to ihe many. Let me tel! you, that threate of prosecution for i,pel ‘Will not prevent me, nor will !t prevent others, from ex- &mining into your official conduct and expesiog your of- Hesal delinquencies. In Lepegees i the terrors of the law those who presume to inqu! imto the character and conduct of @ public officer you s defiance, and you strangely mistake the character of people ameng whom you have come tw resid: country, sir, offices are truste for the good of the wae’ You are the servant—not the master—of the public hgnest public officer courts investigation into every evmatance of his conduct; nor does he, drawing his ple from the Old Country, where pubils funct onarie 78 to appeal; and if there is enough candor i ature to let the whole of your case go before a jary, upon that decision the public win judge where lies the rght or the wrong between us. you, sir, the pablie Will net be content unlese you are willing to bare ¢! whole of your official conduct to their gaze. You ba placed yourself under examiostion, and when the comes any attempt to narrow the issue between yoursoit and the public will be regarded not only as weakners, but as a confersion gg flare pot submit to ‘An exsmination of your conduct. Meet it xe manfully aw you dare, for the slightest skulking on your part wil be regarded as a confession of guilt. THOMAS N. CARR. New Youn, April 21, 1868. The New Revolution tn Nicaragua, PROSPECT OF ANOTHER RRVOLUTION—AMERICAT INTERESTS NOT PROTRCTED—BRITIEN INFLUENCE GENERAL JEREZ AND THR TRANSIT ROUTS—THE CITY OF MASAYA, ETC. [From the States } < Masaya, March 4, 1858, You will be surprised to see a letter dated from this Indian city, bat 1 no longer felt safe at Mana- gua. There are vot black clouds now collecting in the sky of our poor Nicaragua, and I left the capital in haste to escape the storm. | had the honor of coming in company with an officer in the confidence of General Jerez, the new Minister of War and Ma- rine; he takes the road to Leon with a revolution in his pocket, and it would not in the least surprise me if Martinez should, on his part, come to the resol tion of sending a most fraternal invitation to Gen. Walker to come back with a few hundred American rifles and resume his rank as commander-in-chief of the army of regeneration. It is not possible to de- pict the horrible condition of Nicaragaa. There is no law, no industry, no confidence, no security, no government, and no one has any opinion of what will be the next event. The day before I left Managua I went to ask the American Minister, on the part of a friend who owns a portion of the silver mine of San Juan, to receive the papers of his countrymen in the archives of the legation. We were well received by the minister, but, to our grief, we learned that the United States extends no protection whatever over the Janda and mining property its citizens have acquired in this country. To what purpose does a government exist end maintain armies and navies if such a deformed little monster as this government cannot be mae to rogeet its power? € then went to visit the President, and he said there were so many American claimants who had bought land and n dispossessed of it that he could not take them into consideration at present. Apropos of American consideration on the Isth- mus: General Jerez bas said, not once and in a whisper, but many times, and in a 1 and pyblic manner, that the opening of their transit was a ques jon to be diseu with the [ritich Minister, be- ause England, who bad constantly repressed the sition of the Cabinet at Washington to inter fere in behalf of the original constructors of this l'ne of communication, would not permit that or any other company to reestablish it without giving eat isfactory guarantees to England that it should not be need for the introduction of filibusters. All thie ought to be very agreeable to the pride of the great rogestie of the North. . t is very amusing to hear the Managua people show the rained houses and the marke ot cannon balls on the churches done by the Chame fore the Americans came here at all ter Lamar that all these horrible ravages work of the filibusters. But Jet us turn to the cause of my being in this charming city of gardens and orange groves, for it is significant. Night before last a courier came in from my friend —, at Leon, with bints of a lan for a revolution which had been discovered at on, and in which General Jerez was gravely im- plicated. J instantly went to his house to warn him of his danger; for notwithstanding he had been co- dictator with Martinez, under the “allies,” (he wisat the moment the supreme chief of the Martinez Cabi- net) I knew he had never forgiven the latter for be- ing President instead of himself. On arriving at hi house 1 was first told that General Jerez had retired for the night, and when | stated I had business of the highest importance to communicate, I was put off with other excuses; so that, in fine, I retraced my steps, with the certainty that the climate of Nicaragua might at any moment become ns ly warm, apg without Waiting tobeap anything morp