The New York Herald Newspaper, June 29, 1858, Page 2

- es Appreiser upon aprests from the decision of the joc! apuraicse. Reais Bot te be couirorertad | answer ts made that he repeld (he some u sud ‘he! hw cffclsl svprakeurnt was Aolumnoed by the trantactoos. } tnet aeenme that the charge ard (oe Answer are ac verally eam lubes. watns, hewever—onght this course of dealt federal «Mets! of Ul became ent) Advised ‘he Becretar Becreiary devermum non to be ‘ow Of be Tressury of the fects, and the ibat the course of desing was alo ge Der inacmissiolA Lave mo hesition tm eay ioe that your action tet and ia sle ane thet the Secretary of the Tre would have been inexcusable if he edaw ablisbed cage of th's ces ipty tuved cussities which cay bare impelion mr t iu themaleoa, if per hazard consi ered mistortupes; but however tn team beroty beervtrorerted that such witied, would subject the goverd ft . tbipk the case wns one calling tor thi ation of the Jt ep tor ia reameval trom n oftoe, If, stine to» ascer- tale ment of Pe fac's, auch resignation was Bot prof! red aiaye, wtose Pe Iv ich regret = reonal con- dict bad character, 80 tar an may Reowiedge basetion ted, bed been une rcepiiopabls ebould have been so unfortuny'e an he senmingly reiected upon your ollisle! cen duct wi coughs to eive merited ‘support to one who Teuprose } w be & political s-teva, itmay uct be inappropriate for me to say that T entertain artirs concerned no rel ston to any of the p: a Hons to the 3 of the Treasury a would induce me to hesitate ‘express such cepeure upon any one of bus otlic.al acts, ss 1 * might esteem it justly amenable. Iam. your very obedi HORACK F. CLARK, ‘These letters show satisfactorily that Mr. Dillaye pi (aded to submit ail the oDarges, while in fact be kept back some of the stropgest, and by e ed from & syropems Eat by himself, he deceived them into s beiief that he bad fursisbed evidence enough to disprove ali the cbarges contained in tae report. four of the signing members state now distinctly that “we Fest ap some (charges) that wo have vo recollection of wing then beard either atleged or rofuted.’’ 1t wit! be remembered that Diliaye had a copy of my report of the Tith Novewper, 18¢7; Ube other one of the 15th February, 1858, was not furvisbed w him, because the secreiary of the Treasury did not coosiver that be had auswered tairiy or properly cisprovea the Gret. Two ofthe members whose names are atlached to the certificate—Messra. Batch and Ciark—deolare they never saw or read the cbargee avainst Mr. Dilaye, nor did they ever read the Certiticaie, baving added teeir names w the list at the ipstance of & colleague, Witbout Koowtng that ihe letier ‘Was avy ching more than an ordinary recommendation to retain # man ip (flice; end it is believed that if they had read tbe paper they would not bave signed it. Fourth—Offeriag to give him (Millaye) an otficial eertificate thai be bad Suily Gisproved every charge, on conditicn that he would resiga ‘This is certainly a very adroit transformation of a very simple proposition, and would place Mr Covd in & very vnemviable position, if stated traly; but unfor- tunately for Br, Diliase there were witneases to this pro position the Hors. W. B Maclay and Juhn Keily—whose VoUULIAry letter to Secretary Cobb after reading Dillaye’s obarge, tsken by permirsion trom the files of the aepart- Text, wil be found below:— Wasinnaron City, D.C , Juae 15, 1858. Fon Hown:s Conn, tecretary of the Treasury — ‘fhe attention cf the undersigned bas bees directed to w Jeter of ctephent 4», Duisze, hog » which eppeared ta the New PB York 7 ‘the Lit inst , sod ta which the following cure urder the tlle of “Mr y Vodo's proposition’ :— the, of Maree inet we Waited oa you in bebalfo mr. Dillaye, and #taed 1 you st the lest interview we hai with vor in relation tw Bis cate Wet he was willing to resign his office «f General Appraiser, provises you would ai the same time give hum an cfimal ieter exonerauing him from the charges preterred fi nim, 1his you disiue ly geeimed to give, alleging that your intended removal of Mr. Dillaye wrose from your oolief iba: thene charges bad not decn Suproved, and thet you coud a ID, "bu Jeter without stullfying yourself | Very re ‘our obedient servant, - 8. MACLAY, JOBN KBLLY, letter it appears that the only difference be- tween Mr. Inttaye’s assertion and the truth of the case is this—Mr Dilsye says that Secretary Cobb made the offer to him. and he «ejected it; whereas the proof shows that Mr. P liaje made the offer to Mr. Cobb, and Mr. Cobb sperned i Am bovest ana truthful man could never bave made such @ mistake, but it was @ very patural one for Mr. Dillaye to make. Atver such ev dence of bis recklessness and perversions Of troth, can there be a vestige of confidence placed in epything Dillaye says? He bas upon the confi dence eud goo. nature of those who were dis; to sus- tsic him as ieng as they believed him right, bat by his Presumption aad folly ne bas convinced them that contidence was mispinved. Fitk—Tressforming him (Dilaye) suddenly from a most eficient and valuabie ;ubhic officer to @ suapested and ac- cused subcreiuete, Wikhout @ word of accusation or the skadow of information tea: his integrity as an officer, or bis ebaracire ass man of honor had been 4 restiomed ‘This & certainly velf adulatory enough, and safficiontiy Genupciaiory of Secretary Uobb to grauly the vanity of even Mr. Dilape; but unfortunately for him, the letter above quvied Of the Hon. George Taylor proves vatislas- teriiy Wet be bad cece jong suspected, aad long accused of wante! mtegrity and faithtuloess a a pubic oflloer Raving disposed cf Mr. Dillaye’s charges relating solely to the actions of the Secretary of the Trewury, as tar as tbey are susceptible of any eviceuse, I mow procend to consider eveb of bis aesertions as relate ty my own cls, Contecied with the investigaion of Mr. 1 Ilay iinquencies tn office, under instructions of the secretary of the Treasury. First, be says, “1 was accidentally informed that 3 Gowrie Was takirg eFiceDce aguiost wo. | then asked him if euch was tbe fect, and be declared that it was nai.” Conacience sometimes ‘operaies powerfally on Tincs, aad to that lent cause may not Mr. Milaye cidental wformer be traced? It is bardiy possible that any person conid have given him such information, for I bad Darel) commenced examining the records with refe- rence to tbe cbarges, aad bad not, ai ths time Mr. Iniaye mate his inquiry, uttered one word that coud dis- close my ebject to apy person except to the Secreta y of the Treasury ani to to the Moa. ur. raylor, who bad called on me after my arrival in New York, ap Owctosec himeet{ as the author of the charges Commnocatet to the Secretary of the Treasury—a tact eatireiy w kno rm to me before. Mr. Diliayes memory must be very unfalthfel, or be ‘Woulo uot so soon have fi that in the interview bors referred to be said to me that be understood that the Secretary of the Trearary bad preierred charges ‘against bim, and thet be knew tua: Sickles, the Surveyor Of the Port, and othera, whose names {do not recoilect Bow, were atibe bowom of it all He would aiso remem. ber thai | toig bim ne was mistaion im two points thet ne Bad mace —Firet The Secretary of the Treasory never ed Charges against bis *o ordinates; but tf charges misconduct were made to him agamat any of {DAWS, be directed an ioquiry into the facts, bey proved to be well founded the offlcer gon rally fell. Second: Te relation to the persons named, I knew be was ootirely inwtaken: that they bad nothing 40 do sith the matter ana knew nothing about it. I tnen thet charges bad be ury sgaivat For ected to exam'ne into them, mud the! { would do 0 and report the result of such examination to the Secre- tary of ibe Treasury. These are substantially the words tbat parsed bet soon es And Mr. Dillaye ksows it w de 89, notwitheian ding his assertion to the contrary. Second: He saga, “About two movtns subsequent to or reached me that charges bea beca preferred agains: me How ‘0 (hese sesertions tally with the information given to bit by rayrel! m toe iaterview referred tor Was he bot clearly abd catwetly iaformes by me, ta my cfficial capacity, thet charges hat been mare againat hie offi vat Copducl, sod thet | hed beew directed to inquire isto them? Certainly he uaderstood the importance of tue nformation as every other customs ¢fficial in the Untied States woula have dore. ‘Thiro. Mr. Dillaye admits that @ copy of the charges were pieced in his bande, aod saye—‘ Now, sir, what were charges? Where d\¢ the imputations they convoy &! find their origin’ and who spirited them jato a Cucstion: Abo then he goes on in a fiippant, ram ding manner, to anewer the first of bie own inquiries m this *O ) efort to loaps ar the corer pion eonpa utneegs eo aapicion of want | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1858. | aod callicg Fxamtser Kytings to go with him, proceeded w (be wareboure where the were stored, and made such examination as suited bis views, reporting the demage as Otieea per cent. Whether tne segers were damaged as reported cannot now be agcertained; but ft was @ very strapge act on the part of Mr. Dillaye, | How he ascertained that the aamuge order hed issued “pr days after this occurrence #5 left by Mr. Diilaye attoe office m No. 46, for $800 for Examiner dart. fhe check was drawn by W. H. thomrs & Bro, payable to Mr. Diiaye’s order, and be to Mr. art in paymeat for money borrowed some Mr. Hart remarked to Mr. Meriett, whea ved this ebeck, thit considering theconduct of Mr. @ in taking the damage aporaisewent of Thomas’ se- ‘Out of bis Haods the thing did not look well. | Fourth—On the 36th Apri!, 1867, a re-appraisement was | Made by A. A Samonos ana Mr. jaye as merchant ap- uaes.e 4D importation of Havana segars ontered b; G. Thomas & Bro., a portion of whica hed been ad- vanced to s penalty by the loce! appraisers. With the re- port of the mercbert sppraisers, the following statements Of witzerses are fled:— R Tf. Floyd, whose testimony sustained and even went | Sbove, in most instances, the prices flxea by the local ap- aIBETS. Pryobn Geraston, whose testimony sustained the invoice Prices, P. Monaghan, whose testimony was above the invoice Prices, but kept below ten per cont Toe figures and prices of A A. Samonos, the merchant ‘appraiser, are also on file. One column of hls figures and prices are largely sbove the local sppratsement, but tne second colume contains the invoics prices precisely, «which shows clearly tomy mind that thers was some a'terthought in his agreeing to the report sustaining the invoice prices. Fitth—Oa the 16th of January, 1867, Mr. P, Monaghan entered by invoice 161.200 segars, imported from Havana. On the 4th of February following the United States local appraisers reported an advance of over ten per coat on 241,169 segars contained in that invoice, advance mulcted the {mperter into t centadditional duty, On the next day (5th of Fe the ii to merchant appraisers. RT. d, an of Ga. ais. aud 8. D. Dillaye were selected and notified Collector to act. Mr. 'd returned notice to citizen LaAYE Mr. Floyd, ond the tavoice prices; thus appraisers, whose conduct inadvaacing aegar invoices Mr. Dulaye haa oencunced as a ce.” ~ Sixth—On the 11th of February, 1857, avother invoice of segars, imported from Havana by ur. P. Monag! was advanced from sixteen w twenty one per ceat, and of course into a penalty by the localappraisers. Oa the 27th of the same month Mr. Monaghan took an appeal to mer- rairers, and accompanied his appeal with the T request thas this be Jaid over uatil the aye.” The request wae complied with, apd the re appraisoment did zot take place until fhe 17d of March, 1857, when Manvel de Poga and Mr Diliaye were selected as merchant appraisers, who reported against the advance made by the local appraisers and sua- tained the invoice prices. Seventn—On the 20th November, 1857, P. Monaghan ap- jag trom an advance made by the local appravers on @ large portion of an invoice of Havana segars. Mr. John Straiton and Mr. Dilltye were selected as merchant ap- preisers, and on the 23d of the same month the re ap- praisement tock place, and the advance made by local ap- praigers was reduced below ten per cent. Fighth—On the 29th December, 1887, P. Monaghan again appesied from an awement of Sokaabeit rao kor and on his notice of appeal ‘VADA Segars and on wrote the fotiowing note to the Coliector, Mr. Schell: — “P 8. Tehsil be ob! to be absent durivg the week. I therefore request that iis appraisement do not take place be- fore 1 return, due potice of which shall be given, P, M.’’ ‘The Collector very ee eons sonar Tequest, and ordered the re-appraisement to proceed. Mr. J. Symonton and G. W. Faber were selected and notifie1to act as merchant a When Mr. Monaghan learned a an pevalty. It seems wel understocd that the rea! object ia assing for delay in the Te-appraisement in tois case was time for the re- ty ind Pieetiianie ot oat hich Mr. Dil other eegars upon w! . Dil. Jaye acted as merchant appraiser on appeais are those of Mesers. Morrison, Thomas & Brother, Straiton, Sandford & Co. In ali theee cases the advances made by the loca! sapreieere were Teduoed 30, Jess than ten per cont. ‘inth—On the 25th of June, 1866, Gelpcke & Co. imported in the ebip JL. 3ogart, from Gavre, for Wm. Aufermana & Co., owners, a0 invoice of brass cornices, &c., which was entered by Gelpeke & Co., and transierred to said Aufermarn & Co. The goods were entered on the invoice, which claimed a discount ot twenty per cent. Oa eTamination of these goous, the United States appraisers Cisaliowed the twenty per Cent discount, wnich was equal to ap aavarce of twenty per cent on the invoice, and of course involved @ penalty. Avfermana & Oo. wen ap- Ppesied to merchant appraisers, wno, on the 29tn July, 1866, reported, gustaibing the action of the local apprais- ers, Mr. Dillaye acting as merchant appraiser, with Mr. Char'es Kentgen. Un tne sixth of Angst following, some new light came over Mr. Dillaye, and he addreased a let- ter to Mr. Collector Redfield, giving reasons for coaugtng bis opinion m regard to the re-appraisement. This letter is corsidered a very fmproper ove under the circum- stances, and the Collector at that tims #0 considered it and requested Mr. Dillaye to take it back, aa it was of such ® oberacter that if placed on file tae a4 ‘be comprom The goods were fetz Solieewee Op the of the case in the United 5 ales Iistriee Court of New York, Mr. ihilaye’s certificate to the Cefendapts that po fraud was intended, defeated the Unitea States, and the seizure was no: sustaiaed. Toe wbole couduct of Mr. Diliaye in this case was singularly strange. On the twenty-ninth of July he sustained, on re aizement, the action of the local appraisers, ant om the sixth of August foliowing, be volunteers a leter to the Collector, who bad been satisied by his action as mer cheat appraiser and other eviseuce, thet a fraud tad been committed, aeclaring his opinion and giving reasons for it, | tbat no fraua was intended by the importers or con- ai re OC the goods in question. —Beonen Graves & Co. imported in July, 1866, one hundred bogshesds muscavado molas- ses. The local advanced the invoice one real per aay gallons—which advance car- ried a penalty. fhe importers appealed to merchant rs,and Mr.N.W. Chater was selected to act first appraise! Subsequently Mr. es was informed by Mr. Diliayo, that if be would employ & Mr. FE. K. Mason, (a former law partner of Dil- laye’s) ax atiorney in the case, another Sa goed could be bad andthe penalty removed. Mr. was employed, but pot until after Mr. Graves wrove avery severe letter to Mr, Coaier for having aided {a mulct him {nto @ penalty. The re-appr aisemont took place, bul by wi order does not appear. The »econd re appral: ment is dated the 24tn July, 1856, while one of davis is dated July 30, 1560, and a note attached is dated August 1, 1856, reappra'sement reduced the apraise- ment of tue merebant appraisere one eight. of a rial, and brought tne advance down below ten per cent, ot course rewoved the peualty. (Uo examination of the re- port of the merchant appraisers, it appears thal the figures have been aliered vw meot tne desired object. Mr. N. W. Chater, above referred to, is @ partoer ip the house of P. V. Kine & o., of New York ‘The forlowing is the evidesce in this case:—Mr, N. W. Chater called at the Custom House al Ged aod stated among other things, connected ment referred to, that Mr. vee oy him that he had to pay for getting the socond reappraise ment on bis molasses, aud tnat be (Graves) wes ‘Under po compliment to him (Chater) for the reouction obtained. air. ubater ais> stated that it was at the ro- quest of Mr. Dillaye that be contented to the reduction of ‘ove eighth rial, aud the Geurex were erased apd altered to correspond to suc reduction with Bi: Ka0wWlecge aud con- sent, but tha! be bad iiged Gret rate. or true market value, of the molasses under fair know ledge of the seme, and woald pot tered his figures hed # nos been at the request of the Genera! appraiser, who said he bad wey — lwo of the main charges bed at my own request eciaily wventigaled ana found to be utterly grouat- ¢ than six mooths belore Secretary Cod) came oe'—So that it seems there were suspicions ret Mr. Dillaye before he wae stricken down by secre- Cobb, and somebocy else besides Messrs Sickles, Hart and Taylor bad beca accusing him, a long time ago, official micconduct, What «pity that any man suspected for the same oflence’ Neither two main charges,’ nor the other four 0 which he sort, | aball pass Over Ubat portion of his com t being my intention to give a briefgtate the charges proved egalust his official cThduct tw the eat sraction of everybody who may thin proper to examice them. STATEMENT OF THE CHARGES AGAINST STEPHEN D. LAYE, CONTAINAD IN MY REPORT. 2 coenection with Nathaniel Pearve and James B rub, tried to defraud tae United States out of some Luree to tour thousand dollars three Jeers, mo the toatter of the lease of the stores Nos. 6 48 Brod wirect, in January, 1867, and that they would have succeeded, '{ it hai not been for the iaterposi- tion ef George F. Fi feq., General Appratser, who was co duty at New York at that \ime,and acted under wnstroctions from the freasary lepartment. The fact that ped the Jepartm:nt to lease ledge of Me. Lioy 1 $9,000, and the taxes, per anoum, as ease will show, se,an the agest “ly or ver department, was rd party without makiny pro inquiry #8 to whohad a right to lease the properiy? Kimery bad the prome of the ageat, Lioyd, ‘or $8,900 w anpum, bul when Pearce and Gientworth aecertai sed tbat fact they went to the proprie ors and agreed to take the stores at $9,000, and the offer to Mr. Emery was im. mediately wiherawa It may be said that fo ail this information there is no direct evidence of complicity be- tweee Grentworth and Pillage. In answer te that, | beve to eay that It can be proved by # geatieman who heard the remark of Mr Inllaye to Glemt worth 91,000 0 year outof it” Second— Chat be is in the habit of borrow ing or re>eiving from « number of imoorting merchants, Too names of these merchants are W. ~s jomas & hy: 7% mington, P Monaghan, Stratton, Armstrong & Oo pm son & Co., James Morrison & Go, Henry it. Hart and D. M. Henriques, all of whom have cases apoa whieb Mr. IIlaye acted in bis oficial ‘Third—Oo the 28th September, 1857, entered canes of sogars, and immediately swore Chief Examiner Ha: Joa! rs to examine into and Mr. Dillaye repaired to No 4 street, and inquired of the clork, Mr. afer hott, for the demage order, and on being informed that it bad boon assigned Examiner Hart, he took the order, i ecified in such ® way as to identity them | ir anoum for suclusively to my ming thet | “Wecan each make , ty. . H. Thomas &@ evidence to satafy bim that the appraisemeat of tae m9- Ingses shoul! be reduced Delow the penalty. Mr. Bertiey, junior partuer of Boonen Graves & C iso called at ihe Costom A ute, at my mstance, ftated that Mr. Graves was out of tne city for afew days, Dut as 8000 as he returned woul! cheertuiiy give me atl the information be eoula in regard to his bevieg been compelled to employ acd fee an sttorney, in orcer to ob tain what be supposed were his just rights from the United States offiemls: Mr. Boonen Graves stated to me sopally, tbat Mr. | Dillaye directed him to employ Mr. E.R mavon (his for- mer Inw partner) ax attorney, he the oly perron Unat could get the penalty on his molasses removed: that conformably to that recommendation be called on | enid Macon, sod afterwards, in answer to a note received frem seid Mason dated Jaly 81, 1856, he did empioy him; that said Mason, afler the re eppraisement, demanded one bandred and Atty dollars fee, which he refured to pay, but subsequently settisa the matter by paylog five dollars—the receipt for which is datea Avg 856. Rieveoth—Mesers. Stewart & Bruziere imported from Rordeaux in the ships Isaberia C Jones and Orpban, two invoices of brandy. These invoices were advances by | the local appraisers, (Mr. Dillaye aotiag as local apprascr | On the occasion.) nearly — for re to merchant appraisers was takes in cases, aners. MH Cushman and Renry Monian were tolected. Tae merohent aj reduced the first a the United to less than ten per ceat vance, It appears that these invoices wore purchased on a rimng market, and in order to enable the merchant a>. praikere to report low enough to come wader the penalty it wae necessary to ignore the day of sailing of the ver sels, aod Mr. Grieword, the attorney, who appesret be- alsera, took the pen out of the bands of the of the appraisers, and agaioat bis remon ok out tbe date of sailing of the vessels where ft oecurred jn each report. fhe clerk asked Mr. Diliaye | if he would aliow the official record to be €0 mutilared, but Mr. D. made no chjection, and the record was #0 tiated, ae It now appears. These two iovoiwes, amounting to $22,702, were ad vacoed by the looal appraisers ( $6,548, of over ton per cont, wh: 2 ore iota twenty per Cent addition’ duty, of about $5,300. | _ The dates of sailing 0° the vessels wore fixed by the cRptains entries at the Cuctom House—aod that is always taken as 17 of of the fac} until disproved by other tert. mony—and it is pot pretended that any such testimony was given before the merchant appraisers. Tt never was the practice to allow attorneys to attont re appraisements, and as Mr. Griswold was permitted to be prevent be should not bave been allowed to mutiia‘e the public recorda. It is belteved that Mr. Dillaye waa in the habit of bor rowing motey from Griswold, and it bas been charged that he even shared a fee with him. | Twelfth —J ¥. Alfonso & Co. imported, July 99, 1956, per bark Marooochee, Havana, throe iavotces of suger, for which they made one entry. (o one invoice the local @ivanced one rial per arobe, or six } rile for 99 Ibe , which carried a penalty. A reappraise- ment was called for and ordered, aod aa intimation was given to the imporvers to employ an attorney by the name of Mason (Mr. [iliaye’s Inte iaw partner), which was done, and the advance was reduced t) lows than ten per | Gent.’ Ac the other two invoices were high enough, there wes the local appraisers. Ove of them was at 73, rials, and the other at 6 rieis, aad yet there ‘the sugar on the invoice in qucs- woulda only have reduced the re a two and @ baif per ceut to eighteen and a« cent, The second re appraisement reduced ihe atyance > iees toan ten per cent, aod uo spacial caicuiations of the differerce between ‘“auns’” and yards, and francs and thalers are given by the apprasers. In my opiaion, the Collector was right in abandoving the ecizure, se it would havo been alrooat impogsidle > sustain it in Court, With the acticn of the General Appraiser against him. Neither the examiver nor !ocat appraiser were ca!led in to give tneir €vidence, as outsiders Were, oa the re 49 praisewente, aud br. Baush, the examiner, contends Wat his exarupatiod and re, ort ox the invoice are correct. Fourtecnth--On the 16b of January, 1864, a roap praiscmert was had cn an ixvorce of cloths imported aod enteréd by Robert Mager, which had been acvanced by ppraisers over 10 percent Mr. R. Kessel and ese, acting as merqbant a) , reduces the acvauce on all (ne goods, eacept @ very saall io}, to lesa than 10 per cevt : Invoite price, tualers from (weaty- per Local ap preuement, tba ers ; tee Ups 20 Mercbart sppra:s: men’ 1,Wz 8 It appears cu the papers that Mr. Ki first valued Secved vala the goods above the hicat appraisers. ( Lis Hzures, stil keeping above tne local but dosily put dowa bis figires to oiDipg Under, reoucieg the advatce made by them to less thuu 10 per cent oa ail except # suunil fol, of Little value Bavab the examumer in the Apprager's dé pert nent, who €xam'ped the goues, wed whois @ very competort cflloer, informs me that ar. Keseet admitied to bim that be was argry at oimee!’ for naving egroed to the redus tien, and thathe (Kc se!) tatimated that he bad been ae- ceived by Mr. Ditiaye ‘Mr. Krouse informs me thatho heard Mr. Keesot cay to Mr. Dijase, im the Apprawer’s oftive, wnen tn» mitior ‘Woes un oneideration, ‘ut is too low, Me Ditvaye."” Mr. Kersei ig of the firm of Scnucnara & Kessei, im porters of cloths, elm veivets,&:.,anda very reyurabte | house. Fittcenth—Sebucherd & Kessel imported in the mouth | of august, 1857. nize cares velvets. Tae iarotce was ad- | vanoed by the local apprawers 123 per cent au ap- | peal vas tabeu to me:cbart appraisers, E¢ward Kaupe | avd Mr, Dillaye, August 19 1867. Mr. ipe sustaice? the loca: Corry Dy putting down with nis own naod the figures 47%; and 0236 oa the report whlsa be s'gued Tro witnerces cullen Di fore the Msronavt appraisers sot down the same figures as Me Kaupe, and each oae sigued , dates respectively 1! let August, 1857. On the 222 Avgust, 1857, anctner w.taees was brought ip, & Mr. Hasrhags, who aot down ¢4 and 47 hich reguced the local appraisers advance to lees toa 10 percent Theo Mr. Dulase seul for Mr Kecpeand persustea him to alter ois igares from 4734 Rod O23) 1 44), and 47h, ich be cid, re- markirg et the same tae taet it was 10 per cent ies than he pad for bis Own goods of the same quality aad dever iption. | it i io be Observed Khat the period of exportation oon | tained in aii the olher ailidevits is bieak: 1a tho one credidly (uformed — impo eno did uct kuow the true period of exportatiaa. Instances of ths kind could be multiplied, but itis be | lieved that scilicient evidence bas alrowy been produced 0 war the Gouciusion thas gross misCoaaues Nas besa | practised. Sxteenth—Mr. Diliaye attempted, while thie favestiga tion wae golvg cn, w extort 6700 from ne ciera, alc Krouse, througn @ tird Mr. Kroure was informe? | vy Mr. Horn, a friend of bis, and a very respectabie mer. | ctant in New York, that be was to de discharged, acd tat successor was designated, but that ne (fora) was avthorized to say to bim (Ke ) that if be woud pay $700 for the use of the person ssia sted to be nis suc. ‘eseor he could retata bis place. Mr. Hora baving pledged himseit not to disclose the name of the persoa who made the proposition it could not be obtained, bat tt was pretty well understood that it was a certain Mr. & sort of confidential friend of Mr. Dilla, . Sev —He (Dillaye) bes frequentiy made out mileage accounts, and drawn the mouey oa thom, kaow- ing that the travel performed was on his own private busibees, and that there was no pudlic Dasiness requiring Lis pretence at the ports to wi he alleged he had et tenced hte visits. Im the fall of 1856 and spring of 1857 he made two visits to Wakelord, R 1 Oo his return he mace out his vouchers, and certified that bis visits were to Newport and Providence, Ri.,on oilicial duty. Now Rhode Island js notin his districi, and be bad no right to go there without special instruciions to that effect from the Treacurs , which he had not. | Pighteenth— Within a few mooths ne has made out mileage accounts for visits to Buifalo and Suspeusioa | Priage, and back to New York; to Oswego, Ogdenadurg and Rouse’s Polat, and back to New York, and te st, | Louis and Chicago, and back Now York—oortifyiog ia | enoh case that his visit was on official basiness. Too drat | of there bills, when |, Wan paid to Mr. Diiage: but whem tho second was presented, the Collector (Mr. | byt) Informed Mr. Dillaye that, woder the jastructions aay such googs market value of them at tae | ofthe Hy eee he thongnt “the voucter shoul! show that the General Appraiser was absent on duty.”” Mr. Dil- | jaye them took the acoountand made affidavit that his visit | was on officiel duty. His mileage account t St [.on's | nod Ciitago he else made ailidavit to la the same way. His \ wits to Buffalo, &c., and to Oawego, &c , were mere extensions cf visits to his family, aod to the Stato Conven tion at #yracese, N.Y., made for the purp7se of paying uis expenses. Hin vieis to St. Louis was ia cousequvace of a telegraph'e Gespatoh recetvea from his law partoer, Me. Marcon, who was there a teuding to @ laweult ia which they were copor ned, apprisivg aim that nis (Dillaye’s,) prenence fo St Louis was necessary. Oa rooript of the despatch, Mr. Dillaye started of w 83. Loula without even | asking leave or absence from the Daparuneat, aad on his moe diately presected & bil for mileage, cartided 5 having been pertormed om official duty, ‘The ericence adaveed tn susport of the above charjres refal examination, that a looger com- to office would be dis reaitable to the atm Distrat ep, detrimemul to the pubiic interests, and demcral zing ia effect. Mr lniiaye bas no person toblame for this exposé but bimecif. sy aeuon in the mater was not of my seeking Coty imposed On myx office, aad was no more or pleaseot jo Mr. Dilaye’s case than in those other officials. whose delinquencies tt hes bec barges made aguicet be found entirely tunatery for him, He alloges tnat the evi dence adducee was pot sufficient to convict hi court {justice Itwas net mecsesary that any overt act of bribery or corruption should be proved; it was enough that be had ‘eat the confidence large comber of im p ii of bis associate io cffice, and tne Se ore tary of the Treasury could motomsistectiy # th nis publis duty overiock bis deiiequene! « J. B. GUTHRIE, Special Agevt of the Treasury Department Our Key West Correspondence, Kart Weer, June 21, 1968 Movements of United Stakes War Ships—The Wabath Steam- ing into Port—Breaking wp of Fort Dailas—Trial of the Brig Huntress for Staving, de., ds ‘The United States steam frigate Wabasn, bearing the broad pennant of Commodore Lavaiette, of the Mediterra- | ‘pean squadron, arrived from Jamaica on the moroing of the 19th inst. She presented a beautiful appearance while steaming up the harbor. She touched off Havana on the 16th, bot brings noting of mach moment. She Jays at the goveroment whart. Her offlcers and crew are aliwoll, and appear in fine | rpirite ‘The United States steamer irctic, Lieut Comdg. Hart- steve, came in from Havane shortly after the Wabash, The United States steamer Water Witch, Com. Joba Rodgers, arrived from Sagua laGrande aod Havana yes | terday morning. ‘The Water Witob reports the United States steamer Fal ton lying in the harbor of Havans, Port Dallas, at the month of theVfiami river, about 180 miles from this piace, lately garrismed by company |, lat Artillery, bas been broken up and sbandoned. The de. tachment under command of Ocl. Witder passed through bere on board the mail steamer Atinc, Talbot, on the ‘25th inet , om their way to Pensacola. The Uniten States steantor Gray Clow, Duke, with the quartermaster and commissary stores (om Fort Dalla arrived here on Monday lact. The Gray Coud transferred & portion of etores to the Quartermaster atthie pleoe, and after conling left for Tampa on Wednesday ,the i¢tn inst. The Usited States rail steamabip M: , Byddad, from New Orleens and Florida Guif , While savoring oar barber op the evening of the 18th, it bei dark ax aquelly,ranon shore on the Middle Grounf whore ahe remained until this morning. She bas sustaned no in- Jury, as she lies upoa roft aod perfectly smoot! bottom. ‘The trial of the case of the United Staten ve the brig Huntress, euspectet of be rele, is progreseitg tlov 'y g evgaged int ADDITIONAL .FROM CUBA. Our Havana Correspondence. Havana, June 23, 1868. ‘The Styx in Port—She was Cruising of Yucatan—A Cupi- tation Tax for Whites Spoken of—Preposition to Form @ Monster Bank—Rules for Travel and Police om the Island—The Weather and Markets—Deaths of Ameri- cans, do. No wonder we knew not, when I last wrote you, where wes the British cruiser Styx. She, however, made her appearance off this port on the 16th instant, accompanied by another cruiser—the Forward, I believe—and thea we ascertained she (the Styx) bad been cruising off Cape Ca- toche, the northeast corner of Yucatan—so thatall the out- reges of which she has been accused in the Gulf of Mexico and on the coast of Florida during the preceding eight or ten days must have been perpetrated by some other cruiser. Next day (17th inst.) the United States steam screw frigate Wabash was off our harbor; she came from Port Royal, Jamaica. A considerable number of her officers were ashore during the day. She reported ‘all woll,’”’ but no news. We bave a’so had the Fulton once or twice off the port since date of my last letter. ‘The United States steamer Arctic has also been off this port, eo that wo have now a tolerabiy strong force off Unis island ready to avenge any further insult or aggres- son offered etther by Engiana or any other Power. It almost seems a pity the United States has not always had sucn a force off Cuba, Think you if there had been the Ferrolano would Dave dared fire into the American mail steamer Diincis, or the Black Warrior have been so un- justly detained tm this harbor? I rather reckon not. Itt generaly understood that very shortly a capita- {ion tax of two doliars per heed per angum for all white du ts iv this island will be imposed, aud of filty ceats per Dead for all white minors. The tour banks ca'lea La Positiva, the Cuja Central aéi Comercio, Baneo ce Pinar cel Rio, and Crevito agricola de Cardenas, are to be morged into one bank, to b= valed “La Altaaza,’’ to be located in this city, with a capital of two millions eight hundred thousand dollars. Itis re portes thst Doa C J oe lterneboe, a vroker acd private egeutfor Dew R R Torces ef wis city, isto be the man agivg direcior, He was formerly, Lam wid, tbe editor of s cewapaper as Lima, Peru A lengtdy circular addressed to the different Lieutenant Gevernor# in this island appeared io toe Gucetaa fow dayssince. It would cccupy too larze @ portion of your space were I to transla i, aca therefore, tsteat, I send you its gist. [t see out dy compiaiaig that the people are atrald (o ages t26 police in cases of robbery apd murder in the country 0 wetl enough they may be when the factol Deirg & wi'aoss ta suca cases is (ensure A term of imprisonment vou! the matter is Drought ou for trial, which ususily is @ lengthy a1 iade floite period. I, alee provices that ia the event of aay murder taking place she bei! oa the pearestestabiisament ig t0 besiruck ten times, with an icrermissicn of five minutes, for at least two hours, when of tae waits persous on the beighborivg pliaatstious, if they be over tan to number, one half are to go to meet ihe cbief of the police of the district, aud if there be less toaa tan on the planta: tion or estubiishment, thea all are to g>except ove It would appear to have bees forgotten that this assembling the poopie by ringing the bells preceded the revolution ia Colombia; that it was thus the people first learoed their own streugih, which proved sufficient to overthrow the Spanish sway. Then avy person who bas deen attacked And robbed is compelied to lodge imme ete ioformation with the police of the cutrict, or ba subjact to las or im priscnment. Country innkeepers are also forbiiden to | give a nigbt’a entertainment to atravelier without exan- inivg and secing tacir traveling ficease; und if they sus- pect or know the traveliers to ve rob>ers or murderers, they are to give immediate information to the nearast police officer, or bo sudject to a fice of from $10 to $300, and if {2 be nut paid to imprisonment of from ten to sixty days. These new regulations do cot appear Ww have met ‘wita public approval. We had a dey or two fine dry wenther, bat the rains have again descended and rendered our strovts anythias Dut sgreeable to the pedestrian. Taw tappy to be ewabled to give @ far more favorable report of the public health, Within the past four or five Gaye there have pot beea so many casas 0! yoliow fever, DOF bas the disease exhibiied as much malignaucy as it had previously done. “ The sugar market is active and firm, No.12D.&., is held at $4; to 83¢ reals. Molases—Ciayed ecile at 34 to Boo reals per j muscuvado 43; to 43 rea’s per do Exchanges are very Orm. Sterlicg 18 quoted from 12 to 12% per cent premium. Norticra aud Kastero cities elxty day bila, 1%{ to? per cent premium. New Orieaas (snort,) 2 to 3 per cent premium. Freights to Rarope have improved a hittie, thouga tue demand is but slight. Brush channel for or ters. (sm sii si751 vessels.) £7 Be. to £2 78 60.; to United States, 5] 155. t2 6. per box: 63 60 es 25 per bhd. sugar, and $2 60 w $5 50 yerds, mo- asker. The wife and a gon eleven years o' use of Captain Bates, of the bark Greenland, died receat!y 10 th © they came from the State of Meine. Tosir remains have deen €M0e.med apd will De sent nome. The British sloop of-war Arac' der Peet, was off this port evening 2 18 guns, Com man- Aavana, June 23, 1868, No Mare Naval Outrages~The Umied States War Ships— The Keviere Love and Marriage Case—Negotiations M1- brimonial and Financial—tiness of ht “Eelily—AT- rival of Mr. B. from New Orleans—Cruel Scenes and Conduct of the Crimean Hero, de. Since my notes via New Orleans, which I presume will beat haod before this reaches you, we have had no intel- ligence of any vescels being waylaid by British cruisers, Tho United States vessels of war remaiaed ia our vicinity untilthe 19h, when they disappeared from the offing, with the exception of the Fulton, which seems to have ccated for preemption in sight of the venerable Moro. On Saturday evening the ac.ing Consul of the United States—Thomas Savage, Fiq.—paid a visit on board, and ‘went down in the steamer to Matanzas, returning in sea- son Monday morning to attend to the duties of the consu- late, which bave been of a mixed and somewhat interest- ing character the past few days. The Isabel not arriving, as due, on the morning of the 22a, the Falton crossed ower the way to see if anything could be heard of her at Key West, ‘The Bieck Warrior, \ast trip, brought ws the groat Zouaye, wi.h bis pretty fave aud jaunty moustache, where- with be hae been conquering various Sebastopols in the Uaited sates. Miss B. and ber mother pave also reached this city, M. Capitan de la Rivieve had little money, so was in slightly straitened circumstances, which the « Chevalier” bere with consummate sang froid, as if he were storming trenehes. Jordan is a hard road. They put up at Mrs, Almy’s beuseon arrival. lb was re- ported by Mrs. B. and the gay Lovhario that a har. ried matrimony bad beea perpetrate’, and preparations ‘were being mate for axother marriage by the bishop or hie chapisia, ander his direction, tor which th: yore lady was daly christened on Sanday laut—was to bo o> firmed ty day—but will pot be married to morrow, proposed, for other fates have interposed. To meet tne extraordinary wants of the pariies under tne ma’. rimonial cover, Mes. B. deposited in tbe office if the United Siates consalate a valusble diwnyou ring, on which @ genJeman advanced $204. wo be replaced as soon as Mrs. B. could go to Movie for that purpose, and to pay the way of hor doar chiltreo until she could make their peace with en angr ner, All tho formalities for the matrimxoy—tue loan, &) — were closed jn the United Staves consulate morping of the 224, where the captain beld forta for t#o morial hoars, ‘waiting witn the pationce of a hero, assistot oy Mes B.; and all seemed to be very mash relieved woen tho twelve Ounces wore placed in their possession airs B. observed that ber daughter was quite jl in bel— pervous from her peculiar rituation, the peodiag s ster obligations, and the feeble healin of the aoblecaptaia anor the wae twisted, t» look mretowards of Mr. Mourey placent smile, not to be mistakea by ‘aos who have been im the wars. The evening of the 224 the Empire City arrived from New Orleans, io two days acd if, ove's pursat; ‘and tbe father arrives to oatage for tha cance: and his wife, who hed so devoted hor to sacrifice ard fot ly. The acting Consul bas boon called (nigh: of 221): the General and the Lord Bishop will oo soon (25d), 80 will end one portion of this story. Colonel B. states that his daushter ast marriot at Paes Cristian, that he bas reoery: wid documents from the city of Brotherly Love, wa: with him, that an anxious wife waits for toe capt The captain gives every evidence of being man. The chiid—ebitd 29 more—will prodariy careful next time, bul there i# not the migntest danger of s brovon heart. Colonel B. is @ very highly respected man in Al is wealthy, aud was not mimes! tapored upow should not Give, fo particularly tue cuse were t ay al ready apon the lips of every boty in the Voted S ates ant here, ADY Concealment Of ths transaction ts imoosy othe warning it gives abould not be lovt a the country, where silly girls are prone to sudden love with straogors, not lncrot \y wife io Vhilateiph for, The waa telegraphed ty take thi fat steamer for Havana, orfore Mr. B. lett New Or! and she is expected to arrive by th Paiia dolphia, now due; and whatever ne# things may be de |, Lshall note forthwith, if time atmiis ths doing Captain Saunders, of the American bark Sparkiag Wave, died at Matanzes night of the 20th. Disease among the shipping of this port #sems to bs on the increase. Many ins have left their veasols ant gone home, leaving thetr mates in chargo. ‘The Water Witch was in sight this moroing. P. 8—Captain Do Kiviere did not reat ia a bower of roses last night. He was compelicd to look for o her loig ings, and Uolonel fi. resssumed the guardiansnip of his child, He baa oalied on the Captain General aod forbid the marriage, which was to have been doae to day. He (Captain R ,) saya he ia not wedded to ths Indy of Pail. adelpbia, What will be next io this mos! singular faroe of Jove retains to be seen The Arctic is \a the ofog. Bavawa, Jane 23, 1968, The Love Affair Settled. Throngh the constant ana energetic exertions of Mr, Thos. Savage, Acting Commu! Genoral of the Uaited States, the affair jo the famity of Col. B, of Alabama, has boon cottied. The daughter, mother aud father are va your aity by thie steamer, aad the oloody oaptala rowaias hore, No other news. ; Laavanwours Cir, June 19, 1858, Further Outrages at Fort Scott—Interesting Narrative of a Traveller Who Fel! Into the Hands of Mon'gomery's Ban ditti— Arrival of Governor Denver at the Scene of the Disturbance—Martial Law Proclaimed in Linn Ly- Kens and Bourbon Counties—Arming of the Militia— Melancholy State of Affairs in Southern Kansas, de. Ihave just received some important news relative to further outrages which have been perpetrated in tho neighborhood of Fort Scott by Montgomery’s banditti, which goes to confirm what has hitierto been writtea in reference to the character of the men under the command of this “Free State champion.” Mr. J. 5. Goss, @ free ‘State man and long a resident of this city, arrived hero last evenirg from the disturbed district, bringing with him the atest news concerving the outr: ag wnics ve been woms cen- our ‘which will be found bighiy interesting,as follows:— | ‘Ast inst., bound ern Kansas. | went by of Lawrence, the Fox Agency | and then followed ihe course of the Neosba | saa" olomtoote Shige “oy Saeed possession }, &e., necessary for cam; purposes. Three of the party placed themseives before me and told me to balt, while the remaioder cf the gang rode up andsurronnded me on all sides. Ove of the three men, who appeared to be the leader of the party, then for, where i came from, In answer to shetr in- { was from Leavenworth City, Soutbern Kansas. Jo re , 1 said I was bora in Vermont, | slavery, and that, consequentiy, 1 i was brought up an opponent’ to that inetitation—in fact, | that and belonged to that party ia | Kansas. When | had fivished my remarks, one of the men said, ‘ You lie like hil; you ere nofree State maz I know by the jooks of you”’ J made uo anawer to his remarks, when he said, **Come, we might as well come to the point atonce.”” “ Yes,” said party,‘ wo might as well cme to the ‘want what money you have got, si have an especiat use for money in this part of the couatry.”” I repiicd in a good humored manner that if they had an especial use tur my mouey they could baveit. 1 had in the fob pocket of my pantaloons about $40) in bank bills, and about $16 in gold in my pocket book. To avoid a search of my person, I was obiiged to use a Litie arifice, according y, when hending them tne pocketb: ox, sa was rather hurd to take all a fellow’ when he was so fer away from tome, probably that they would not find the $400 whico I haa coucesied in my fob pecket Tne russ suceeded adal- y never sapected for & moment that I bad any other money about me than tnai waicu my pockctvook contained, and after emptying the oorte- sae t contents, they handed ij pack to me and fe oi. Ithen resumed my journey to Fort Scott, whore | ar- rived that evening without forther molestation. I sbould bave sta:ed, however, that I met a coaple of men driving ‘an ox before them about tw» miles from the fort. Thee med were going in the airection of the spot waere ( was robbed, and as I subsequently learzed bad stolen the animal from a farmer named Wilsoa, who reeiles witain a mile of Fort Scott. The inbabiteats at Fort Scott were ly alarmed atthe number of outrages which bad taken in their neignborbood, and when I acrived there | found hundreds of persons resicing there, cai ily preelavery men, who were compviled 10 seek sueier therefrom the lawiess men who were laying wasie we country in every Cirection. Ihe very night i arrived at Fort Scott the banditti surrounded the house of Mr. Poin- ter, a pro slavery man and @ Missourian, it is trae, but as quiet and peaceable a citizen as ever lived; aad waking bim up inquired who he had stopping with him Mr. Pointer replied that there was u0 one 1a bis house pave the mem! of xs own family-—iuree boys anda gitl. Tpe robbers ina rough maoner ordered Mr. Poicter to send ail hie children out of doors avd to come out aim. selfalso Fearing that the villains would mur¢er him if he aid not comply with their request, Sr Pointer brought bis chitdren out before the gang acd awaited thoir further pleasure, The robpers, to the pumber of E i ; é bout two dczen then enwred the house, rarsacke1 every hole aud corer of the premises and provisions and their legal ved of a lot of $60 1a money. After satsiying opensities they wok their deparwre, re- ir. Pointer as they lett, that if he siept i the night be and hie woole famtiy would be murdered. Mr, Pointer, fearing that the threat might de put into execution, weat right olf tu Fort dovit, lear his bouse and farm at the mercy of al! those who w diehc nestly inc.ined. Governor Denver arrived at Fort Scott about 12 o'clock on Sunday night, and immediately proceeded te i gate the Causes which led to toese Cutrages The ing morning (Monday, the 14th instant), be issued a pro- clamation declaring Linn, Lykeas aud (Bourbon comaties to bo in a state of insui ion and procieiming wartial Jew in the infected dutricts, Heexpressed Lis dewrmia' tiom to put a stop to this system of robbery aud bieod- shed at all hazards, and authorized the commiasionora of the several counties just pamed io vnlis: & vountoor | F militiaforce. Taos men were 0 De paid Oae dollar per day m county scrip for their services. Threo bunsred meu had already been eprolies, armed aud equipped, and were doing active duty. The troops at Fort Scott had beon sent out several times afier the baudilli, but luvariably returted without having accomplished anything. Their movements w itt were th to bea: a safe retreat whesever the troops started ou their track The citizeos at Fort Scott were addressed by Governor Denver, and wore assured that every protection would be @fforded them by the foteral aucpormiva against tua in- roads of the garg of thieves who iniertai the southern part of the Territory. Gov. Denver also stated his iuteu- ton to ipvestizate the Marais de Seia ', aud raid he ‘would immeciately proceed to that locality aac take the epositions Of such Cilizeus &8 Were Moquauled witb facts ip the case. Io couclusiou, be remarked that it was bis tirm intention to put & stop to these lawless acts of violente, and to bring the ofleaders~no mauer who they might be, proslavery or free State iacn—to eondign (yn men Goes left Fort Scott after eqjourning there a fe snd started back for Loaveuworm Oty. Ua bie way bo was stopped by the volustoer militia force goat out to soour the ferritory io search of tae bandit, bat giving @ easiafantory account of himsel! he was allowed to proceed on hia journey. The condition of Li Lykena ané Rourboa coanties is represented to be depiorable ia the extreme. All tie pro wavery men have been criven from their hotwes, and their bouses and farms are now left drool passed by several excellen) s, Wk the Crops Ligh above ground, woich had beon deserted by the terror sificken inhabitants. giving your correspondent the above narrative Mr. ag influenced by xo poritical foowng. Ho in a (reo Stale man, and consequently would pot be likely to give & partial account of the proceedings of meu c aimirg to hold the same political opinions as bimesif He looks upon Montgoruery and bis meo asa Of lawiess free- booters, who, uader the cloak of p») ‘ok for spl whorover they ean find it, expecially 17 pro® can be made the victim. Affaizein the West Indies, OUR KINGSTON, CORRESPONDENCE. Kisueton, Ja., June 10, 1958. Agitation Relative to the Immigration Act lation of the Banks—The Main Road Act -Mining--A Hail Storm — Excitement Regarding the Despatch of Amerizan Steam ert in Search of British Crutsert—The Sugar Market, do. The official notification of the disallowaace by her st ty’s government of the Jammica Immigration act of eorsion bas just appeared in the Gaseite by authority, end bes had the effect of reopening this question. The very man closely watebed by spies, and tho bav- | abled Executive to convene to enable them to enact another jaw for promoting and re culating immigretion. . The Baptist agitators aro still glorying over the loss of the Immigration act, although it is saia ia oficial quarters: that their representations to Downing #treot on the subject had but little influence. There ia no voubt that tue com- munication of the ‘‘reapectable clergyman” to Lord Brougham bad tae effect of drawing the eariy atteotion of ministers to the provisions of the act; but :f oar sectarian firebrands had even been quiet, Loo Merivaina of the Colo nial Office, who have for years governed that iil cvadveted department, would Dave secured the rejection Of the mea sure on the grounds I communicated to you la my last. Thene soi-disant philanthropists wiil not, it 6 said, mow immigrants to be indentured tor a longer peri»! toan three ears, nor will they permit them to be kept to their work by legal restrictions, Sucn beiag the cass, the coloniets can bave no Lope of ever procuriag #100 aa immigration Jaw as will insure to themcontianons labor Bat whether the sectarian parsons secured tho disallowance of the act of not, they are determined to let their folio were believe that sich is the case, with the viow of oxtorting money from them. Tho reverend agitators state at their maas moetings, in their pulpite and jo their literary organ toat the poasantry: do not receive sufficient wages to enable then bo live com- ortably and to support their ministers. The Supreme Court of Jadjcature was opened on Tuca- doy inst. A great number of now triale, doth civil aod crimipal, are to be moved for——tho grounds for a majority of the applications being for the admission of improper evi- dence the jadges, misdirection and errors in the in- dictmenta. The increase in the circalation of the two banks on this island is interesting, aa indicative of tae improvement which bas been going on in the country durimg the four jest — In 1884 the avorage weekly circulation of the two banks was £275,050; tn 1866 it amounted to £387,080; iim 1866 to £607,196; in 1857 to £80 j251. In 1854 the ave- A 4 weekly circalation of the Colomal Bank was £172,125; ‘1866, £266,124; in 1856, £319,162, and in 1867 w £338,. 207, 1864 the a weekly circulation of the Ja Mmaion Rank wae £101,845: in 1866, £120,905, in 1856, £187,978, and in 1867, £212,864, Now that the price of sugar has gone down in the English market,and the acarot ty of labor is greater than for years past, we may expect the circulating meaium will retrograde. Great cissatiefaction has been expresaed at the delay whien haa been made in put ig into operation the Maio Road act’’ of inst session, whi: all the main roads io - island under the control of the Executive govern meni Since the departure of the Inst mail accounts bave Keen received from tho mianng agent at Coaring Cross, announce. the intersection of the lode in thoeixty-Ave fathom crows of which you were informed a fortnight ago. This important work bas been upwards of a yoar ip progress, and has been driven through « massive porphyritic rock of immense hardoces a distance of ninety.six fathom ah the point of intersection the lode is four feet ol some time before this novel acd proto: ged peals of thunder acd ligbir large a heavy sore of rain ouerated on house tops ‘abot were them This unusual be f0n8 to the fail of rain, wi z i A 3 a storm; acd coming as it did, so quiekly after the berth quak which ocoutred om the previous Surday. it alert, ed @ Jargo portion of the peopie, w! oe Fiovoligeoeo bas ‘tenched. thin the schooner " nis ol acl Pilot Bride, from Pnitacel; ee, mented departure of two American ment steam- ers to the A ‘sin search of “Whe British steamer Styx, with directions to American guns be- Ween the British cruisers and the American mercaaat- men,” in consequence of the recent ‘aad detea- jon of several pod vessels by CA ng Spor og B suspicion im being concerned in tue slave trade, ome astonisoment has been ‘at this move- ment; 6n0 as the Styx was one of tae gunboats that cap- lured the Cortez, which was brought to this islaad and condermaed bere last mouth, people are wondering if this capture had aoythivg to do with the recent order of the Presideut. The inteilgence bas bad an effsct on the pre. ‘Vision 40 money markets, but it is hooed that the diffe. ence wil! soou be settled. The storee of the seized FE e wales of sugar for the week bols., which brought 20s. per 190 lbs ,aac several tierces: of an iwtericr description, which commanded 10 Ibe. Oo Fi With bidders who were disposed 6d. but it was withdrawn, tery “pi quality. The Right Rev. the Bishop of Kingston held tion at tbe parish cburcb in this city on the 34 inst, whem & hupdred capoi¢ates were ac: to the holy rite. He will bold au ordination of priests aud deacons in the ca- thedrai, Spanish Town, the second work in the ensuing ‘The May seagons have wholly fa'ted us, anda large of the country, especially the extensive auger parish of Trelawny , is suilering moss injuriousiy from crougat. Tae island ip Compsrativeiy bealtoy. Destructive fue im Nevada, Cal, The fovowiog is & list of the individual losses by the fre whica vieited Nevada, Catifuraia, on the 224 of May:— Bosseil & Hanson, J, Williams, dam. to buitcing.......... $1,500 water works ....81, U. A.Fruabie, the- McCalilater, Key ster Mrs, Masket..ses seveee Dy altro, Feisbie Ex &c 20,000 Green &''Skiizan, G Church, w’g’a stop 1,000 Palmer & Perry, sash cawags to b’k bdg. Kasiman’s bakery 1,500 factors... 000 Wm. Barton dweilit 600 U.S Gregory ,awell’g. 600 Ww P’ O. Duret, lime bouse, 20 Nevada Bakery... .. Gongory & Co., house Bacely & Breezen, and atock........, 2,000 aribking saioon.,.. 200. G O Kitbourn, brick A Sandtora, building. 1.600 dam , dutiding Jost. 1,600 D. Locg, dawage wo J. L. Williamson, sa- brick puviding .... 1,000 loon, Ke .., -..., 508 Hamiiten & oy, stock 500 S.Levy,house&snop 800 Berchman & D. auc- ML, Deseabomme deem. W brayfass, 3 bldgv. 4,008 baum, ‘aS y 8. to brick building... 260 L. Celic,t's,\’w’y,ac — Kidd & Knox, dam. to H. Gaivin, stock of brick & 2wvoa bids 2,000 — eaddiers, Ac ..... 1,008 ewia,sal’o fis. &c. 200 buil: 3, G. . G.W Muiford,damage to brick and onto’gs J, Kosenthbal, Gamage to brick ‘Duiiding, wooden bunid’s, kc. 1,600 3B. Maurice, wood b’g. "100 L King, Camage to brick & wooceu b’gs 2,000 J. Whartenbderg, ¢ mage to brick 0 Lark & Huot, daw 500 L to brick building... 250 Bakery..... + 1,000 JC Budseye, wooden D Baker, building... 1,008 Duiidings wee 4,000 Van Magen, building. ‘800 J Besar.. 1/000 George Lippert, New F, Gulid, Building. York Bowe’. ... 4, ae 800 F Sehath, b'g & stock 2,000 400 Stewartk McKeon, T. W. Segerey, D jeata! stable, Three vasant build’gs Coina wash bouse fieory Meredith, b’ . O Meni 8. ¥. , fare! x ‘A. Reseutbal, builétog. "$00 Mallaad, two build Thomas & Appo, bi Dr Kent, two build’ge. 1,600 Ceecenpled bailing. 45000 i 1 4 lbomalinccats 4,000 carpenter die and five horses. 1,200 J, Areoid. building... "300 Wm. Haldredge, store EBE& Thos. W Dr Davis, salooe, J.W Dowung, tailor Dr Ciebonne iost’s dec. P. Druccer, building. & 88552 Tallman & Turner, da- ‘mage to brick bu! 300 mage to stock, F. Mansel, woe Be... oo buliding, &e. Ed. Kelsey, wo brick and wooden he F Sbhe'lnorn, brewery 4 Abbett, camage Hemtrey ,derigns #3 Ls Mias Jenny Anderson, bar, (ixtures, &o,., 1,000 800 Joo Chambers,’ build. pT err J.B Van Hagan ,bulid- ing . ‘ datunged eka 4 Over baling . 800 MS OTRO char, irs. Cross, batia’ be 8 use : Wan Orend, building. 1290 senure, ieg. Jobu Biy th Bn. Gow Henry Dorsey M.S Mah. store JE dali, sore oe cupied by’ Spence ana olbers as A. Basup 0. Mo “abe, crockery... 2,500 1) James Werk... ‘508 J.C Dickeriaaae 00 Centre tarket .. .” 600 Sam. Booth. q S Mayer, docts and Mr. Hayes 500 + 8,000 8. Conuell -. 2,000 4 wooden Poss Gibsoo. ... 00 buueres, camage Laois Sweeney. * 1,000 to br J. Hireh, © 22+ coves BX'UIES...6-00. 0+, 3,000 PC Morgan « 2,000 The vitat lows Ie about $212,000, The brick buildings saved were the Post Office on Commercial street, the fur- niture stores of Taylor and Abbott, the stove stores of Kea- ny and Turner end Tallman, the binking house of Mul- ford, clothing stores of Allston Newman and Colem rug stores of De, Wicker ant Bailey, grocery sores Beavs & Co., Davenport, Gasort, Grier and Gregory & Co , store ef Jorgbaur, bookstere of 8. Hamblin, store of Jenne Wa'l, Harrington & Patterson's saloon, ary g10te store of Stifel & Coba, segar etcres of Hackman aad 8. Lewis, National Hote), a cheap Joln store, suoe store of pot , Woich’s bookstore, and bariware store of Ha. milton, af Dectston tn Admiralty. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Before Hon. Jadge Betts. MLL OF LADING—UNDER DICK STOWAGE. Juxx &8.—Christapher R. Robert et al. vs. Jost A. More et al —Tbis ia an action of afl by the owners of tho bark Abeone to recover §3,024 for transporting a cargo of sugar and molasses Cardenas to the ot New York on board the bark, consigned by Ponce, Rodriguez & Co, of Cardenas, to the under & charter party between the said consignees and the ‘tmastor of said Toy tat the sald master bearing date March 23, . The subscribed with the 3 z i i 3 E : i i fd i 332 3 i i i z A fly Ee g i Ht z 5 j 3 Hi iit & 232 3= t i i F i & G z Fi E & : Fi it i if wart Pavanetedt, ot al. the Ship Fanny Me fais waa an ction upon, bill of ling. by whi tne tp at Hamburg to deliver to the libel. Janta in New York three hundred cases, containing cassia lignes. The bill of ‘was signed by the master, with the reservation of . Measure and contents un- kagwa sod 9 pn Tt ip dam age fee ; the cases wore : i upon the bill of Iading with notice of that reservation, and tie goods having been delivered in the same external ap ‘as when thoy were received, and the cargo hay- Toe, been well and carefully stowed, Where is no Cause of action established against the ship Libet dismissed with costa.