The New York Herald Newspaper, April 14, 1859, Page 2

NEW YORK HERALD, THURSDAY, APRIL 14, 1859.—TRIPLE SHEET. aan, INTERESTING FROM CHINA. Our Whampoa ard Amoy Correspondence— ements of Our Squadron in the Chi- mese Seas—Good Feeling Between the Engikh and Americans—Indignation of the Former at the Calumnies of the London Times Against Mr. Beed—Curious Local Sketehes— Operations of the Allles— A Riot at Macao, te, &e., Our Whampoa Correspondence. UNireD STATES SrRAMSHIP MISsISSIP?t, acin ‘Ory WHamPoa, Jan. 14, 1859. Dulness of Trod:—Theatricals on Board the United States Steamship Mississippi—Gran1 Masonic Bailat Hong Kong — Infanticide in China—Degroded Condition of the Wo- men—Ihe Coolie Trade—Abolitionst Hypocrizy—Ameri- can Claims Against China—A Brush with the Chinese Braves, &e. ‘Since the date of my last business has remained pretty mavoh in the same dull state that has marked it for the last year. The Allies still hold on to Cauton, and up to this time there is no sign of the city being turned over to the Chineze government. Their troops and gunboats still re- main on duty, with their small arms and guns of large calibre, ready to commence the work of death at a mo- meent’s warning. ‘Within the past fortnight our warm weather has chang ed to extreme cold. Woollen clothes and pea jackets have ‘ecome welcome. While we are all pretty comfortably satuated on board of our veseel, with plenty of wholesome food to cat and warm beds to sleep on, there are thousands of poor Chinese people, whose only habitations are ia the iM constructed and miserable looking sanpans or boats that abound in this river, who are on the eve of starva- tion—some being almost in a state of undity, for the want of clothing to cover their persons and to protect them from the cold weather. Our ship ia daily surround- ed witb some of these boats, with their living freight of men, women and children, eagerly watching for the refuse food that is usually thrown overboard after meals are over. This being noticed by our humane captain, he gave orders not to have them driven away feom the ship; and be had clothes collected among the crew and distri- Duted among these unfortunate people. Not less than fificen or twenty familes are thas daily made happy by the noble sons of the good old Mississippi. God biess her! sbe is a good ship; and on every cruise she has made she bas always been the means of dolag good, either ou a large or small scale. : ‘The ships waiting freight in the river remaia the sama a at the date of my ship news seut two weeks ago. It is earnestly hoped that after the China New Year com menoes business will revive. Mr. Casey, of Newtown, ‘who bas resided here ten years, says he bas uever seea gach a dull time before. Tho Ist instant will long be remembered by all on Deard of wis ship. The day was auiy observed, and in the evening we hada grand theatrical performance by “The Mississippi Amateurs.”? Tne forward part of tne par dock, from the foremast, was appropriated for the (lage, a temporary one being erected, and the seats were ‘erected from the foremast to the hurricane deck, Taw stage and the whole ship, as far aft as tne maiumast, were most elegantly decorated with fags, paintings, &e., the whole arrangement being under a general masager—Mr. Samuel A. Stone, our armorer’s mate. The programme was well got up, and bore the following headiag: i tae World’s a Stage—Non Sibi, Sed Omnilus—We Suive to Please.” Nearly ail the ollicers of the frigate Pow- ‘hatan, the Englisi ships-of-war, and the oilisers of he shipping in the river, were present, and retired at a fate bour, highly pleased with the performance, which consisted of ap overture by the band, followed by the play of \ Bombastes Furios0,”* a laughable interiude, the Schoolmaster and His Pupils,” negro songs, &. ' The ‘whole affair was well arranged, and our Fagiish guests deciared that the acting was equal to that which thoy bad geen in many theatres. Our large party of invited guests ‘were well entertained with refreshments at the close of the performances. x Tbave taken a flying visit up to the city of Canton, ‘There are plainly to be seen ali the miseries of war. Aliaiong the river and in the neighborhood of the city the eye rests wpon the ruins of what were once noble forts, and supposed to have been sufficiently strong to protect the city from invasion. The doings of the last year or so show that they ‘were not, and they now lay in one mass of rubbisn, dis- mantiled of their guns, &c., while the city itself martial law and in possegsion of the allied troo; Fight or left and you catch a view of a rained factory or @welling which bas been destroyed by the various shell Sings; also joss houces and pagodas destroyed in the same manber. Shamun, inthe western suburbs, is nearly ruia- ed, This was done by the French several montus ago, and the piace remains as the French left it, prescatiug one sad picture of horror and gloom. ‘Phe popalation of Canton iz variously estimated at near three millions, and a Jarge majority of them are very wealthy, and many of the leading mandarius are said to be worth from ten to fifteen miltions of dollars. Having ween enough of the sights of Canton, I returned to we ehip, satistied that the allies wi hard task ever to get matters put to rights in this If they hold on until the indemnity money is paid, they willhave a long Stop here, and it is not volikely that new difficaities will be constanUy occurring. Whampoa and New Lown are very good ivoking piaces, hunted on the island of Whampoa, about thirteen milee from Canton; considerable trade in the silk aud erape shawl line is carried on in the former place, in which, as weil as New Town, are to be found our own countrymen located in business. Both places aboand with houses and pagodas, and, like all the other Chiuese towns, they are dirty, with narrow streets, and 2 most of- fengtre odor salutes your nostrits at every corner, Bamboo Town is of another island, two miles below the former. The principal busincés done there is with tae large fleet of shipp:ng which s constantly laying in the river. The passage up the Canton river is very veantiful: iwlands on each side, seme of wuich are well covered with ‘twees and other foliage, and the various forts, as they now Jay in ruins, add much to the beauty of the Kec Be- fore you in the distance is to be even Mount fycockion and Annichoy peak, which is fifteen handred feet high, the top of which, with the aid of the glass, appears to be pretty, well covered over with foliage. {n the river, exclusive of the Barrier forts, are eightforts which have boon su dued by the allies, which were mounted, at the timeatihe attack, with four hundred and seventy-five guns, varying calibrefrom ten to thirteen inch bore. At New Town the jeans have three very snug docks, in which any merchant ship or ordinary sized ship-of-war can ve haunted im for repairs; the Engith have aleoone. As far us the eye can penetrate with the glass into the interior, the eur- rounding country appears to be ina high state of cultuva- tion. On each side of the river are tobe seen veantiful toa and rice flelds. The climate js not considered 80 good bere as at Hong Kong. Dysentery, diarrhoea and faver and ague are the principal diseases. Our time,as you must suppose, passes away rather slow, as we have nothing to amuse ‘us bat the different shipmasters and their ladies, making us flying visits, and any quantity of Chinese junks and boats plying up’ aod down the river. The evenings we generally pass off with dancing and singing. ‘The flag ship left here on the 3d inat. for Macao, to give ‘the crew liberty. That over, she was then to proceed to Blem or Manila, which port, however, was not known. ‘When Commodore Tatnail left on the Ist, he made his Bal inspection visit to this ship. Toe old hero puts us all Shrough a reguiar course of sprouts, in the way of drill, ‘Doth with guns and smali arms. Madam rumor states ‘bat the English and French, wellas the Russian government, are soon to send ambassadors to Pekin, The ral inquiry is as to our envoy, who is the iucky man, ‘and when he is likely tocome. Whoever he may be he shonld be a man of good judgment and capable of com- manding the respect due big rank. He should be such a man, in short, as our late Mivister, Mr. Reed, who has left ‘behind him the best impression upon the Chinose, The tea crop is reported to be very large; but owing to the disturbed state of the country, and the fears of the rebels, it does not reach the city very rapidly. Many of the ships now lying bere have been here several months, ‘and will have to remain a long time yet before they can eee cargoes. Three English aud ove French snip left week, unable to obtain their expected cargoes; others ‘will probably do the same. The ship Sarah H. Snow, of Hoxton, expects to be able to commence taking on board hor cargo of tea, &c., in avont two days. Iam happy to state that Captain Smith, spoken of in my former letter a8 being seriously ill, js now in a fair way of soon being at his post, but he intends to return soon to Lis native ‘State, as he finds this climate injurious to him. The Masonic lodges of Hong Kong gave a grand ball at ‘that place a few evenings since. Ii 1# reporter that it was the moet magnificent affair of the kind Uhat has ever taken in this country. Our Naval Storekeeper, Mr. also gave @ grand entertainment at his residence, a fow evenings #ince. It was quite a brilliaat affair, and ‘was well attended by all the Americans and Europeans now sojourning in Hong Kong. Tofanticide to be quite common in thie country, A party left thia ship a few days ago on a ganv\ng exour- wion among the beautiful woods near Whampoa, and during their travel of three or four hours whey came in contact ‘with six dead children, varying from two or three weeks toa year or two old, lying in the woods, where they had probably been left by their unnatural mothers. Some of ‘them had been partially devoured, either by the dogs or be which are constantly prowling about for game. © morals of China are in a very low state, A man is allowed to turn his wife off wheaever he gets tired of har, and take another one, without any form of divorce—a pri- vilege which is not allowed to the poor females, Again, married man s permitted to keep the society of any oth: ‘women he may eelect, and cohabit with them, and there is no law to punish him for so doing. If a married woman, however, commits the same offence, she is cast off from ‘ther husband and chi , and forever degraded, Female children when born are often put to death, for the reason ‘that the inhuman father cousiders the birth of a female ehild @ curee to him. Where there are boys and girls ina family all favors are bestowed upon the former, while the latter are looked upon with disgust. The Chinese women of the lower claes perform al! sorts of labor on land, a8 well a on the rivers. Their tituation ie most deplorable, China is far behind what ber neighbor, Japan, ie. The clipper ship Live Yankeo, Captain Thorndike, of Boston, sails from Macao to morrow, for Havana, with eleven hundred coolies; they are entered ag pasecngers, ‘This captain, from the State that cried e9 much for bleed- ing Kansas, is engaged in the Chinese slave trade, under the falso color of passengers, when, in fact, it is known here apd at Maceo that thiz whole freight of cloven ban. dred human beings has been purch at_prices varying from six to twenty dollars per head; and Captain Thorn dike, from humane Massachusetts, has, besides his own crew and officers, employed between twenty and thirty Americans and Kogliehmen to act on board of his hip. And for what? Why, to keep there paseengors, as he styles them, under subjection on the passage vo the port &. | where fre to enter upon eternal stavery. What can our Consul at Macao be about, to allow American sips be continually leaving that port with eoolirs on board, when be knows itvs strictly forbviern by oar laws? Dr. Rycer (an Engiiehman), Hoog Kong, bas the honor of Hlling the situation of surgeoa on boar: of wis vessel, It is thought that Commodore Tatnal!, a8 be bas gone there, may prevent ber from sailivg; bu! this is doubtful, as ship is cleared at the Custom House for Havana, with passengers, and the Cousul bas given him bis papers, aud no ship-of-war has any power to slop him from asiting, im the Commodore's possession to take fact, shes, by chief engineer, Robert taking ur engines apart and any accident bappening to thems on our long and tedious paseage home, We are hourly looking for tae November mail, which 18 now due, and which we expect will briag us our final orders, appointing Use day when shall Neht our fires, beave up oar anohors, aad gtve three cheers for home, and take our departure from tis dreary region of filth and opium fumes. As we have hac some changes in our Officers, for the 1uformation of all having friends on beard, I enclose you a lst of the eame, Wm. C, Nichoison, Captain; R. N. Stembel, Thomaa Pattison, J. G. Sproton, Lieutenants; Thomas B. Nalle, Purser; Jobn L. Fox, Surgeon; Goorge N Bacon, Master: R. N. Danby, Chief Engineer; 1. 8. Phillips, Passed sistant Surgeon; Philip S. Wales, assistant Surgeon; Ja cob Reed, Marie Otticer; T. A. Jackson, V. Freeman, First Aesistant Engineers; LA. Wilitame, Richard Barti man, Second Assistant Enginecrs; B.C. Bampton, Wm. 2. De Sannos, J. W, Warringroo, Third Aesisiaut Engineers; James Bitchett, J, Kelly, f 8. Mille, Byron Wilson, A. W. Yates, Midebipmen; Captain's Clerk, EK. Brown, Je; Par- ser’s Clerk, H. A. Mite! Boatswain, James McDonald; Gunner, Wm. Berve Carpenter, E. Thompson; Sail- maker, Joseph Bradtord; Yeomao, J. ©. Ganson; Sar- eons Steward, Wm, F. Gragg, Porser’s Steward, F. M. stl. During the war, at the commencement of last year, the Chinese blew up and destroyed a dry dock in New- town, the property of the Awerican Srm ot Toomas Hant &Co., of Hong Kong. It is supulated in tue settiement of oiffienities and by our treaty that this firm shall be paid the sum of four hunsred and fifty thousagd dollars for their property—a bundred and fifty \ more than all the town itself, nelnding dos the dock is said to have cost one hundred thonsand when flest bait The very pious and Rey. 8. W. Williams, missionary, and lately attached to the legation of Mr, Reed, had a junk lying at Newtown, which was dertroyed at the same time; probably it cost one or two thonsa he fs to receive (if be bas notaireaiy dou sum of seventy-five thousaud ullare aa yayment (or bis Junk. That is a better way of making money than preach. ing to the heathens ip the viciv ty ef Macao, ‘We have to day receive: the intelligence that the French have succeeded, aud captured several towus and villages on the sea shore and riversef Cochia China, Several small steamers engaged in t purchased or chartered; government, to be fitted ont'to go ia the squadron that quarter. We learn that Lord Figin arrived ay hae ina gunboat on the 6th instact, from a tour np the Yang-tsekinng, On his passage down the river he was fired into by the rebelg, who sbota midhshipman tu the arm,and a sailor in the Lord Elgin immediately caused all the forts aloog the river tv be biows up. The English frigates Retribution and Crusier are ashora, high and dry, in the river, and cannot be got off uotil the spriag tides in March. Their officers and crews remain by them, Lord Elgin is expected at Hong Koug in afew days. Tne English officers state that their forces at the pressot time are to weak too contend long with the braves and others, should they attempt to retake the city, as their ships are Scattered all over this coast. It would’ require considera. ble time to get them together, should 1t befound necessary to call into requisition all the Crews of their various stiips- of-war, Their land forces united do not exceed over three thousand five hundred meu, many of whom are daily dying with disease ana fatigue. Waamvoa, Jan, 29, 1859. } The Affair of the Ninetysix Vilkayes—Chinese Punish ments—Atrocities of the Criminal Code—The Chinese Braves Headed by English Deserisrs—Good Feeling Bex tween the English and Americans—The Former Indignant af the Attacks of the London Times on Mr. Reed—The Sepeys Doing Good Service at Canton—Riot at Mar cao, de., de. You hay? no doubt received by way of Bagland, before this, the intelligence of the attack on the niosty six vil- lages near Canton, by the si and Preach, and the reeult of that attack. It seems that in that ongagemeat the allies found the Chinamen more than a match for them, and were repnised on xeveral occasions, and that, finding that with what little forces they now have here it was impossible and unwise for tue Ww contend any longer with the braves and? others of the ninsty-six vil- Iages, they abandoned the field, and with their forces and gunboats returned to Canton, the , and Hong Kong, leaving the Chinese still in possession of the eid. Daring the little time the Allies held the doomed villages tho Englith stole everything they could iay théir hands on in the way of jewelry, &c. I was shown two valuable dis. monés by one of the men of the English frigate Cambrian, which be found in a mandarin s house. Hye stated thata great mavy of his comrades made some rich hantain jewelry, cash, &c.,&c. Beauty and phinder seem still to be a part of our English friends’ doctrine in war, Since my Jast I have made another flying visit to the doomed city of Canton, and, « by an English eoldier and a Chinaman as guides, | travelied over a large part of the city. Turn which way I would my eyes reated only upon the ruins of tempies, and houses or dwellings more or less demolighed by shelis irom the ailies, The famovs temple or palace which was the residence of Governor Yeh is entirely deatr the buildings, which were eaid to be the bandsomest in the city, and covered over several acres of ground, area mas3of ruins, In a room of this palace, after Yeh was captared, was found packed up ia boxes twenty-turce hundred thousand Spanish and Mexican dollars, which fell into the hants of the victorious party. Atone ond of the city are the re mains of what were in his days known and used as the decapitation sheds. Within these enciosares Yen cased thousands of persons to be beheaded for the most triflag offence. The next and most horrible sight to be seen was the “Temple of Horrors.” Within the walis of this build- ing (which, by the way, show pretty plaialy tha effects of the sbelis and shots of the #iied forces) are images of every description, made out of clay aud other substi exhibiting to the spectators the ‘ifferent modes of punish. ment which will be inflicted upou them if they disobey the imperial laws. They repr the punishmeat of sawing a criminal into pieces. The unforcuaate ig piaved in between two boards, avd by meus of jacksorews he is equeezed as flat as possible; on en offisial commences at the top of his head and saws bita ioto siices, Another represents a machine by whicu we culprit is ground to death { another represents ao vilicial in the act of pouring boiling lead down a crimioai’s turoat, aud avother throat. ing @ red hot bar of iron down the throat and into the ears of a eonvict. There are also eftigies showing six officials in the act of cutting their victim ito Bix pieces; whilet others exhibit the disembowelting punishment, equatiy horrible to behold. I might go on and give you & jong catalogue of the varions modea of punisnment resort ed to by the Chivese ef Cantoo, but | arm sutsaed that the above is ae much a8 your readers will wish Wo hear of, Ashort time ago a woman was convicted befure the Imperial Court for the murder of ler husband; she was tentencea to be cut six times, and then be Beueaded, which sentence was carried 4 Ths unfortunate woman was taken to the e: round, wear ihe adeve temple; here she was stripy tiopers carried the sente: them cut off her breasts, of her hips, two more’ cu ankles, the parts cut off bein; nim front of her to Jook at; this dove, her head was sev m her body, and ier horrible gufferings were put au endto. Ifa ‘criminal happens to be a femnis, ber sex seems not togain sympathy from her male compan T am informed tbat in most cases the laws are 1 severe against females than the males: however, tuivea mo pleasure to state that General Straubengine has ately interposed, and bas issued his proclamation, p jwog the mandarins from inilicting any more of their severe papisimenta, at least while the allies hoid possesion of the place. He says, however, that they may Detead their criminals or bang them. I visited several temples and fos houses, and from ap pearances I am led to be ieve that previous to the inte downfall of the city, a vast amount of money had been spent in the decoration of them, many of them are stripped of everything valuable. On sn island nearly opposite to Canton sands the magniterut vuildiwg kuowa as tue Howan temple, or the Temple of Jus Iu thie nearly ‘ail the Imperial Courts are ned. It covers, wish ita out buildings and wings, several acres of groind, and it is mostelegantly ornamented with ages in gold and silver, ‘The city iteelf still remains oni martial law, To enter ita pass must be frat optaned of the commanding olficer of the Allied troops on duty. A around and on top of the walls of the ola city i# grand and imposing. Fort Macao, a short distance from anton, is garrisoned by three fifiy troopa, and they tine of it. Nearly ail the provi siont they live on they obtain by robbing tae various jonke and ganpans that have to pase the island, Tt is certain that the Chinese are tard pressed. and robbed whenever they fail within reach of the red coata, A few daye aga @ junk came dows by the fort loaded with tea; the garrison st the fort eeized the sea, Mattering themselves probably that they b made a grand haal, bot it turned out that the Le to the English Consul, and @ muss was k up for a while and the tea restored. The Braves of ninety ex villages are headed by two Englishmen who deserted from the Eng- lish war steamer Sampson. They are reported as being brave men and well acquainte’ with all ine arte of war. They sro receiving very heavy pay for their services. Adrpiral Seymour i® exceedingly auxious wo gat them, £0 as to send them to Kogiand tor trial, as traitors (but ae the negro eaid, no catch them, no have tom); they have yet to catch them firet. Toe chief Manoaring at the villages and at Fah Chan offer ‘fy anda hundred dol- Jers a day for good men who untorstand gunnery well, if they will desert aod join them. an Kogtian oilicer in- formed me that they are wirvady sswieted oy snvera! Rus- slang and Portuguere. ‘The Inte Governor, who was apoointed by the Allivs over Canton, has, a8 report says, tarved traitor, and he, with two chief Mandaring, are cow prisoners on’ hoard of one of the English frigates, and will probably ve executed. ‘The brother of the Governor bas mace 4 great deal of troa bie for the Alfies, and he is sow at Fab Chan, up « oer row river, not far distant from Canton, Admiral Seymour intends to demand hin, and if be is not delivered up hom, be intends to attack the for which reinforge menif are now daily coneentr the neighborhood of | Canton. Fab Chan is a weil fortified place, with numerous forts, with guns of heavy calibre, with over fifty thousand well drilled fighting men in them. If Admiral Seymour de- Usrrep Srarss Steam Frigate Misassirer, the fleshy part nick part of her cides to attack the place, it will be a desperate fight, ac- companied by a heavy loss of jife on both sides. The article in the London Times of the 20:h of October, cepsuring Mr. Reed’s official conduct in this quarter, 15 condemned by all Englishmen, and foreigners of every description. ‘The English officers who visit our ship pro- Dounce it as a catalogue Of faiseboods, and are evidently moitified that the editor of that f should resort to such barefaced lies to try to injure Mr. Reed. lam sorry to record the fagt that while the Pownataa ‘was giving liberty at M. two of her crew got inw @ quarrel on shore, when ove drew his sheath kuife aad Blabbed the other, killiog bim instantly. It is uot Known whether be wii be tried out bere by a court martial or be rent to the United States in this ship for trial. We also jearp that Lieutenant P. W. Ptace, of the sloop of war Germantown, bad his leg 80 badly injured while he was coming to an avchor at Manila, that it was found ne- cessary to have it amputated, and he died in eight hours afterwards. About ten daysago, by invitation, I pald a flying visit to the English frigate Cambrian. I was well eatertained on board of her; her cues are of different calibre, the largest being forty-two; her crew of four hundred men aye ratber short and slim, and bear tho marks of the effects of this river, 8be baving laid here vow nearly six Booths. As to cleanliness 1 was disappointed, for ber gos, bright work and decks were actually filthy, aud Engheb rum was as pienty around the der agit it wes cold water, Probably this may all arise from the fact that tbey bave so much shore duty to do that they let the ship take care of herself, while the good old Mississ/pjn 18 a8 Deal ag waxwork; her decks aud Dright work sbine like the finest oak and at!ver, and aloft she 1 as trim as a young migs of sweet sixteen. A report has reached us that two American citizens are detained by the Comamen on the coast, about sixty miles from Hong Kovg, and that they have been demanded by the commander of an English gunboat, and that, the Chinese refused 16 give them up. This news is brought to us by a gunboat from Hoog-Kong, and as Commodore Tatuul i8.at that port, we have no doubs but the old war horee will soon pry into the matter, In regard to the propoaed attack npon Fab-Chan, there are various Causes assigned foc it, One is that the brother of the Governor, who 13 Low a prisover, has received @ large part of the indemnity money which is to be paid to the Alles m Jupe pext; that he bas turaed revel, and has tiken up bis quarters, with the money, at that place, where he 1s backed by about filty thousand rebels and othere; that he refused to pay the money to his govern- ment or pay it over to the Allies, Another is that this Place is & great revdezvous for the rebois surrounding it is their beacquarters; that it js very and that the rebels are ail well armet with European arms, and some American ones ais0; that they algo have arsenals and large quantities of a nmunition therein, with the intention, at some future day, of attack vg Canton. Which of these reports is tue true one it is very qifficuit to fod ont, as Admiral Seymour is con- stantly piying up and down the river ia a gun boat, ike a man in gearch of a ruuaway wile, and go reserved are they as to these movements that their gun oats, with such forces as they ean muster, leave Hong Kong in the bight and arrive up here in the morning, What the ob. ject of ail this secrecy on the part of the Admiral is ‘we cannot say, unless it is to keep all at Hong Kong in the dark in regard to his movements in the viciaity of Cantoa. Among the allied forces at Canton and its vicinity are abeuta thousand sepoys, whose timely arrival at the nipety-Fix villagessaved the ailies from being completely defeated. Now for the Fah-Chan affair. Admiral Soymour haviug moustered up all the gun boats, steamers of tight draft, wo the pumber of fifteen, and troops and men to the namber of bear three thousand, the whole fleet, under Admiral Seymour, in the steamer Coromandel, proceeded up to Fab Chan, on the 22d inst. Here they were met by the chief officials and mandaring, who gave the old Admiral all the information asked for, and treated him to a colta- tion, and the next day all this great array of gua boats and troops returned to Canton, and from there to Hong Kong and the other ports on the coast, where they wero stationed, without haviog the pleasure of shooting a Chivaman, The whole proceeding is looked upon asa silly farce, got up to frighten the people of that place. The English story is that Fah Oban is opened by the new treaty to the Eogliab, and that the Admiral made ail this great fuss and display to see if the people there knew blag about the treaty and would respect it, which ey did. Ateight A.M, 2let instant, we hoisted our flag at half mast, a8 a mark of respect to the memory of the lamented Lieutenant Place, which wag responded to by all the sbips of- war and sbipping in the river. I think there is more than one screw loose in tho management of Affairs at the Naval Lyceum at the Broox- lyn Navy Yard, if we are to judge by she letter bag which came op bvard of this ship this morning from that slow institution, The Jatest letters and papers contained therein bore the date of December, 1807. Please stir them up in your paper. Ic ie outrageous to keap letters lying there go long when there isa chance almost every week to send them out here Report says that the prisoners (Chinese) above spoken of are to be bung by the allies. The acsistant engineer (whose name I was unable to obtain) attached to the American steamer Williamette, Toning between here and Hong Kong, in the American line, feli overboard and was crowned afew daysago. I am informed that he is a native of your city. The ship Invincible, of New York, is in dock, receiving Bew copper. Captain Johnson states that from here he intends to proceed tw Inaia for freight. Health of officers and men good; only four on sick re- port, The weather is quite cold and disagreeable. The fun geldom makes ite appearance to us, The Eugiish Consul paid us a visit two days since. He was welcomed with a salute of seven guos, which was promptly returned by the Engyieh frigate Cambrian, with the American ensign at ber fore. The very best of good feelings exist between our officers and those of the Engin ships in their vicinity. Our English friends express their admiration of the neatné ss and good conduct of our men aud of the cleanliness of this ship. They state that she is the cleanest war steamer that they ever have seen, god that our men are an vrnament to the country which they repregent, which is the truth, A few days’ gince there was quite a serious riot at between the Chinese aud Portugu Knives clubs were nsed q freely, and several of the com- is were very teriously injured. at ons time it ned to be of @ very serious nature. which was only revented by the timely appearance of the police, aided ythe military. The ‘riot originated in a house of ill fgme. A large number of arrests were made. Toere are two New York and one Bosion ship now at that port (whose nemes i Dave misiuid), the masters of which are Hegoviating sor freighte of coolies for Havana. A Boston sbip lately sailed from chan with nine bhuadred coolies on board for Havana. The coolie trade is begin- ning to be quite briak this season, and several more ships will no éoubt engage in the business, Our Amoy Correspondence. Amoy, Jan. 7, 1859. Improvement of the Port of Amoy—Construction of a Mag- nificent Dry Dock—Wreck of a British Vessel at Furmo- sa—Movements of American and Foreign Shipping—Ar- rival of Consul Hyatt, dc. « Everything is quiet here, the Chinese being very friendly with foreigners, the late disturbances at the south having no effect seemingly on the natives of this part of the country in their intercourse with Europeans and Americans. A joint stock company was organized here some time since, and have been building a dry dock at this port, which is, at present date, nearly completed. It will pro- bably be the best built and most extensive dock in the East Indies. Itis faced with finely cut granite, and will accommodate vesecls of very large size. There being abovt eighteen feet rise and fail of tide here, it is thus rendered a very favorable place for the purpose, and no doubt vessels from wil parts of the Eastern seas will avail themeelves of it for repairing. A British veesel, the Alert, was lately wrecked on t! Island of Formoea, and about half the crew perished; the remainder, with one paseenger, after wandering over the island for a month or more, escaped to this port. ‘There are at this date about 40 foreign vessels in this port: at Hong Kong, 84: Macao, 38; Whampoa, 35; Swa- tow, 14; Fahcbau, 1 China, 257. Below I give you a list of the arrivals of vestels at Amoy during the years 1856) 1537 1856. 1857. 1858. 4 1 2 Februury Ie 1 1 March , + 2 5 1 — 1 2 - 4 2 a 2 - 2 2 1 -.2 2 2 .2 6 1 8 2 ~ oe | - a 8 2 2 TOA)... 0s oreserceees 4 Pu 16 The arrivals of foreign veeseis (Americans excluded) during the yeur 1866 wore 374; in 1867, 492, and in: 1868 about the same ag the previous year, The commerce of Amoy is gradually on the increase, although the slagna- tion in trade canged a failiog off in the number of arri- vals last year, . H, Hyatt, Beq., United States Consul for Amoy, with hia family, who took parsage in the ship Canvass Back from New York in Jane last, arrived here, via Shanghas, on the 22d of November, 1458, and resumed his duties. Shortly after his arrivel the Chisese authorities of Am’ called on him at the consulate, on Ko-long-soo, and ¢: Pressed themaelver much delighted at his return, and wish 10 preserve peace and good will between the two nations. HenAtD ie read with grent intorest in this far por. tion of the world, as giving the largest amount of fhfor- mation and current news, and the most vivid idea of American life and the flactnations in Amerieaa society, of any of ovr jonrnals. You can have no idea of the anxiety with which it is looked for by all Americans here. ‘THe Nywrounpnanp Fisrentes.—By the steam- ship Canada, from Halifax, we have received from Newfoundiand to Aprill. The outfit for the spriog seal fishery from St. Jobna exceeded that of Inst year to the extent of 18 veceels and 656 mon. There was au increased outfit throughout the island, the number reaching between 260 anc 500 veesels, having on board abont 12,000 men. At the latest dates four or five vessels had afrived at St. Johns well fished, and the general impression was that the voyage will be considerably over an average. Tho entlemen appointed to represent the istand te the Fishery vention Which is to assemble in London early in the epsuing month, had lett en route for Britain, The commission i to consist of two from Fenuce, one fram England, und one from Newfoundland, aud will visit the island and consider the 1 question on the apot, Bat the decision arrived at. 20 to the iaterests of the British vettlers in St, George's Bay will not be conaidored ea binding by the Irgislature of the jeland. Court of Claims, April 11.—Geo, W. Monday, adminis trator of Gen. E.'W. Ripley, vs. the United Seater, A claim 19 amount found due to Gen. EW. Ripley by the certificate of a Jury ina suit brongnt against Geo Rimey by the United states io toe Dwtriet Ooart for the Rastern District of Louisiana in Hon 1, G, Beandebary, counse! for petitioner, opened the argumens in this claim. ‘The Solicitor replied for the United Staves, rts : Ningpo, 6; Shanghae, 25—Total in | THE WASYNGTON TRAGEDY. | Trial of Daniel E. Sickles for Killing | Philip Barton Key. : Argument of Counsel on the Admissibility of Mrs, Sickles’ Confession. JUDGE CRAWFORD’S DECISION. The Relation of Man and Wife in a Legal Point. Testimony of Miss C, M. Ridgely, Bridget Duffy, the Nurse, William W. Mann and Dr. Thomas Miller. The Signals Between Mir. Key and Mrs. Sickles, &e., &., ko. THE PROCEEDINGS BEFORE THE COURT. Wasuixaron, April 13, 1859. The interest in the Sickles tragedy seems to be as deop and iptenge in this community to-day as it was the day of the homicide at Madigon place, 1t is the sole topic of con. vVereation wherever men meet, or women either. The thrilling scene which transpired yesterday, when the wouncs of Mr. Sickles were opened afresh by the touching evidence of R. J. Walker, and when his emotions 80 com pletely overpowered him as to render his removal from the Court room necessary, appealed in the most pathetic and eloquent manner to the hearts of all present. There was hardly a dry eye in Court, and cer- tainly not a heart remained unalfsted by it This scene, the confession of the faithless wife, and the descriptions given of the agonies which Mr. Sickles suffered when the appalling trath forced iteelf upon his mind, have won for him the sympathies of the whole com. munity, and his counsel might with the utmost coafidence submit the case to the jury without another word of testi- mony or a word of summing up. The moment the doors were opened this morning the crowd poured in and filled up the space sct apart for the audience, The New York illustrated papers are circulating here among the lawyers and others, and are creating conside- table amusement, by the very absurdity of the sketches, and the absence of similitude in moat of them to the per- song and things intended to be represented. Judge Crawford took his seat at 10:20; whon the Court was duly opened. Shortly afterwards Mr. Sickles was conducted to his seat. He appeared to have recovered hia wonted compo- sure, though his face was marked with the lines of recent sorrow and suffering. The counsel for defence, Messrs. Brady and Stanton, oo- cupied chairs in front of the dock, and conferred with Mr, Sickles occasionally. The names of the jurors having been callod, and all having answered to their names, Mr. Carlislo proceeded to argue against the admissibility of the confession of Mrs. Bickles. Mr. Carlisle presumed that the Judge had already con- sulted the authorities, and had mado up bis mind on the point; but still, he (Mr. Carlisle) would not have dis. cAarged bis duty fully did he not oppose the offer. Is was of the firat importance—an importance which went the length of determining whether justice was to become a contemptible sham—that his Honor, if ho admitted the evidence at all, should expressly limit the uses to which it was to be applied. It strucx him that there was not entire concord in the minds of the counsel for the defence as to the purpose for which the evidence was offered, and for which it was admissible. The counsel who offered it proposed it for one purpose, and the counsel who succeeded him offered it for another. It was offered by one of the counsel as bearing on the status of the prisoner’s mind, and not as proving the fucts stated in it; but his colleague showed that he meant to maintain that the tact appealed to was a fact which ought te be legally appealed to for the ascertainment of the condition of the prisoner’s mind at the time of, and anterior to, the homicice. Not content with that, be claimed that the fact in question was a fact proper, with other facte to show the irresistible impulse under which the prisoner moved forward to the consummation of the scene. Counsel for Mr. Sickles thought this fact was admissi- ble, as tending to show something short of insanity in re- Ppect to the prisoner’s mind, and appealed to his Honor to relax still further the rules of evidence on such a point. He argued that as it may be proved ina particular case that the prigoner quaffed the intoxicating bowl, so in this cage it might be proved that the prisoner drained to the dregs a Bgurative cup filled with the bitterest draught, ‘This was rhetoric, but was not law, In all cases’ the question is not whether the prisouor drank liquor onough to make him drunk, but whether, in point of fact, he was drunk, either from little drinking or mack drinking. Mr, Brady, however, had indicated, while con- fining himself to strictly legal Janguage, that, he had some enlarged ideas about the question of inganity, and referred to a case where his Hcnor had spoken of a prisoner’s mind as being somewhat unbinged. Ho (Mr. Carlisle) regarded that to apply not toan exhibition of passion, bnt to un- soundness of mind—to inganity. As to ail the grounds dia- tinotly taken, and the arguments incidentally made, he sub- mitted that they must all come down to the test of the law and resolve themselves into the single question of insanity. Now, he had not heard any of the counsel claim that the prisoner was insane at the time of the homicide, and | he submitted that before the evidence could be received it must be proposed on the single ground that the. pris- oner at the time of the commission of the homicide was insane; and when it was proposed on that ground the Prosecution would be prepared to meet it. The question was, whether adultery could be given in evidence in | mitigation of the crime of murder to the grade of man- slaughter. Such a case was decided in the Court of Ap- Peale of one of the States. Mr. Phillipep—That was the cage of a slave. Mr. Carlisle—It was; but that makes no difference. We all are, or ought to be, slaves to the law. Now, what was the inetrument of evidence here? and what was the fact offered in evidence as tending to prove insanity? The in- strument of evidence purports to be a formal, written, deliberate and particular statement in the presence of hor husband, concluding with a species of attesting clause, Signed by two witnesses, and with an additional claaso showing that the confession was made without any fear or hope of reward. This formal, deliberate, solemn deed of renunciation of marital rights is offered to be given in evidence. The prosecution objected to it at first because it was the work of the prisoner's wife in bis presence, and evidently to be inferred at his instance, or directly under his control. Nobody disputed the general rule (unless indeed, one of the oppo- site coungel) to be that the husband and wife are incompetent to be witnesses, the one cither for or sgainst the other in any cause, civil or criminal, to which either sf them is a party. That counsel veemed to think, however, that the age of progress had modified that law, and that the rulo was a species of regulation for the benefit of the husband, and which he may waive. Thatis notso, The wife is as incompetent to testify in favor as she is to teatify against her husband, Counsel referred to a case whore this Court, in the case of a double indictment, refused to aliow the wife to testify in favor of the person who was on trial, bocanse her testi- mony might have ite effect on the case of her husband, ‘This was not an offer to bring the wife into Court as a wit- nees, but to produce her declaration. What was the an- awer tothat, First, that declarations are an inferior sort of testimony; and second, that where a witness is inad- misaible, all the declarations of that witness are inad miseible, Dying declarations are exceptions to this gene ral rule. But was the fact itself competent to be received If it be admissible in evidence it is because it tends to prove something in issue. It might be admissible if of- fered to make up the defence of insanity. If not a link in the chain of evidence by which it is proposed to make out the chain of insanity, on what principle is it offered now? Ho submitted that the wite could not be permitted to con. tribute ove grain of sand towards the building up of any defence for her busband. If there were auy law or deci- sion to the contrary he would like to see it, Counee! for Mr. Sickles would call attention from an- thorities on that point, viz: Walton and Green, vol. 1; Carrington and Paine, p. 621; Avison and Kionerd, vol. 6, ast, p. 188; Thompson and wife vs, Trevanyon, p. 402; Skinner and Gichrist and Bates, vol. 8, Watts, p. 856. In all these cases the declarations of the wife were wimitted in evidence. Mr, Carliste should liked to have hadan opportunity of exaroining these cases, If there be any ove of them which goes to impugn the principle laid down by his Honor | in the cage of Sullivan ith. eseaped his attention. Where was the case wherein the vestimony or declaration of a wife was admitted as 9 defence for her husband? He eubmitted there was no such case. Litherl the fact sought to be introduced here was materia for the defence, or else it had no business bere. If mate- rial for the defence, it could not be drawn from the wife Her declaration waa in law the declaration of her hus- band. Unless it could be shown that tho prisoner’s de claration was admissible, it could not be shown that his wife's dectaration was. ‘On this point of the identity of husband and wife, he should, if he had the power of the counsel on the other side, reproduce that eloquent argu- ment they had heard the other day, when they wore told that * Husband and wile were one flesh.” If thi decla- ration were to be allowed they should have no rale oo the subject, except that each particular case should stand on its own circumstances. The ruliogs on similar points bad been variour, Roacoe’s Criminal Evidence showed that contrary decisions bad been made in the bot none of them covered ex; iwvolved here. Theso were all civil casos, Counsel referred to the case of Hewitt va, Brown, where the question of admissibitity of the wife's deposition came vp. It was an action to recover the value of pro- perty ina wife's trunk, which had beon lost, und her de- position was offered to prove what its contents were, while the Court beld that even where a husband might ex necessitate be allowed to testify in his own case, the wife could not be allowed to do go under any circumstances, because she was sub viri. Mr. Magruder suggested that there was a dissenting opinion in that case. Mr. Carlisle answered, that where there were several judges there was likely to be dissent, but he was happy to have but one judge in this case, as there could be no diseenting opmnion. But this declaration was also offered as a part of the res geste, and the counsel for Mr. Sickles bad on that point referred to First Greenleaf, Mr. Carlisle read section one hundred and eight from this writer, where it is laid down that the ad- missibility of matters claimed to be res was a matter for the discretion of the Judge. This, then, was a mutter which addressed itself to the sound discretion of nis Houor. The only tests that were laid down 4 Greenteat were that it must be contemporaneous with the matter, and muat be g0 connected with the main facts as to illustrate its character. What was all the evidence connected with the subject? It was the testimony of the Rev. Dr. Pyne and Mr. Francis Mohun, who saw the pri- soner on the eveuing of the 26th of February. There was conflict between them as to thetime, one having aeen Mr, Sickies come from his house about 5 o'clock, and the other having seen bim going from the Capitol homo, ward about sundown; and between them and Bridget Pufty, the servant, who testified to the prisoner's being in the Louse at dincer time and during the evening. At the @ extraordinary interview between Me. Sickles and his wife this remarkable document is prodaced, and bis Honor was asked to say that that paper—not tha communication made to him in the Capitol, aad which brought him home in “despair—not the oral declaration of the wife—but this paper, without paral- Jel in the history of man or woman! What sort of res geste was that? ‘Tt was not contemporaneous with the principal fact; and if it were, it was of such an extraordi- Lary ature as, in his judgment, to require it tg be axcla- ded, hen, was the fact so connected with the principal fi to illustrate its character? If it had been offered by the prosecution for the purpose of showing the motive of the prisoner, he woald not say what would have been the argument made against its admission, Did that paper tend to show that the act committed next day was either justifiable homicide or manslaughter? Ho submitted that it did not, unless his Honor heid to the doctrine laid down by the other side, that no time was sufiicient to cool down the mind of a man under such pro- vocation, and render him observant of the laws of God and maa; it could not be admitted in that light. It was for the Court to draw the line here, and say whether this declaration of the wife formed part of the res gestr, and was 80 connected with the principal traosaction as to be evidence to reduce the grade of the offence from murder to manslaughter. One point more, and he would cloge his argument. Was thie declaration evidence to show the prisoner’s insanity? 4s his colleague, the Diatrict Attorney, had said, the qaea- tion really was, was there insanity?—not was there cause enough to produoe insanity. It was true that the “great dramatist,” who was so great a favorite with bis brother counsel, had spoken of “ministering to a mind dissased,”” but he should like to see what expert would declare that such @ declaration as this would tend to prodace insanity in all or ina majority of cages. It would depend upon the mora] and intelectual condition of the person. There were two clagees of the community on whom ho submit- ted it would have no such effect One class, he eaid, is that body of lowly and humble men who, with fear aad trembling, walk after the footsteps of their ascended Lord—wnho have listened to the precepts of the blessed Goepel, and who, with all the indrmities of human nature about them, with prayer end watching seek at least to walk in the path which the Gospel has marked out for them. They are those who may truly quote that beautiful pas- sage.from the Scriptures, recited the other day, ‘*Biessed. ig the man whom the Lord chasteneth’’—they are those who see in the afflictions that come upon them here in the severing of life, that there is but oue loss iu the loss of children— (counsel was here affedted to tears)—oven in shame, which ts not the resnit of our own shameful- ness; who sce and fecl in all these things the hand of the Father, and who hear his voice through faith, saying to them, ‘My son, this is not your abidiog place; better to suffer here in this trantitory scene, where you are but a pilgrim and & sojourner, as all your fathers were; better to softer here, to have all your suifering here; [ wiil call you to a place where sorrow never enters, where all tears shall be wiped away from your eyes, where everything connected with you sha'l be pure and holy, love and peace.” In the vigils of the night the smitten heart of the good man heara “that still smali voice” in his ailliction, bis first movement is to go into the secresy of hts closet, and on his knees pour out bis supplications to Him who alone can bind up the broken heart. Insanity! Why, sir, rather i3 it the brightenivg of the mind, the quicken’ ing of the aight, which pierces throagh all the gloomy shadows of this world. He sees the reward of the good. the comfort of the aillicted man, waiting for him, That'is one class. There is yet anather class—safe, quite safe from insanity, from such a blow as that—the con- firmed adulterer, the open, shameless profligave—the raan nurtured in brothels, the man breathing ali his life the Mmeaphere of adultery and seduction: if there bs such & wan, be is certainly safe from the visitation of insanity because hig famitiar plaything has turned and wounded bim. Now, to offer evideace of tne fact of the adultery with the prisover’s wife as the ground to impute to him beret becessarily opens inquiry of the sort I have ia- lated; and although in this cage the couusel might-—for Tam putting a supporitions case only—be willing to go into such a question, it was not the option of parties to zo or not to go into such inquiries. But he submitted, tha: if the introduction of such testimony be necessary to these inquiries, what sort of moral dissecting room would this court not be converted into? If sucha declaration were adinitted, the Court would have to go further; for the pre- fumption thus raised would, lige any other presamption. have to be contested and rebutted by facts. He hat aot | intended to trespass so long on his Honor, and he submit- ted the matter with all confidence, hoping the Court would exclude from its consideration any matter which it might deem not pertinent to the argument. ‘The Court here took a few minutes’ recess. DECISION OF JUDGE CRAWFORD. After recess the Judge delivered his decision. He said:— The proposition that has been debated at con- siderable length is, to introduce the statement of a wife to her husband, for and on beualf of the husband, \It is said that the paper is not offered to establish the facts contained ‘in it, but as an ex- citing cause, or one of the exciting causes for that | frenzied state of mind in which it ia said he acted when the homicide took place. I cannot see the distinction be- tween evidence which goes directly to exonerate the husband by the proof of a principal ina crimmal cause, and evidence which would tend to exoverate him by showing that he was notin a condition to commit any crime. In either event the effect must be tho samo— acquittal. The res geste are the circumstances which sur- round the principal fact, which is in this case undoubt- edly the homicide. On this assumption, or principlo, it was that the declaration of the prisoner, that “‘his bed was defiled,” or *‘dishonored,” or ‘“‘violated”’—for all three exprersions are testified to—was received. From that has followed much of the evidence we have heard. 1 do not now intend to say further what are the res geste, Declarations ot a wife or husband, for or against exch other, stand on the same footing as though it was testi- mony given on the stand. Suppose the wite of the defon- dant were in court at this moment, could she be put upon the stand? Could she be heard? Certainly not Her tes- timony, or the statement sought to be used a8 such, is evidence, and would be in any proceeding evidence of her own criminality, and on an application for divorce might be used against her. But it would not, in my judgment, have been receivable in an action for dam: against the deceased, or in any other proceeding which might havo been instituted against him. [am very clearly of opinion that the statement is evidence. It would violate woll es- tablished principles and rules to admit it. It would have ‘& most injurious effect on the relations of husband and Wife in destroying their confidential identity. The pro- position is therefore rejected. Exception was taken by the defence, TESTIMONY FOR DEFENCK R&SUMED—EVIDENCE OF MISS C. M. RIDGELY. ‘The examination of Bridget Duffy was suspended, and Miss C. M. Ridgely was oelled. She testified as fol- lows:— Reside in Washington, corner of Fifteenth street and New York avenue, with my mother, Mrs. Hyde; became acquainted with Mr. and Mrs. Sickles 1st of January last; visited at their house frequently; was at their ro- ceptions every Tuesday, and two or three times in a week to dinner; was there on the Saturday pro- vious to the death of Mr. Key; Mr. Sickles came to the dinner table, but ate nothing; then went up stairs, and sent for something to eat; supposed this was at half past five, not sure; I had noticed a change in his manner ever gince the Thursday preceding, when he came from the Capitol; was at Willard’s hop; Mr. Key ‘was with Mre. Sickles the first part of the evening; Mr. Sickles came aftorwards, there not baving heen room in the carriage; eho was thon with Mr. Wikof; after we re- turned from the hop I noticed @ chango in his manner: the change was more particularly observable on Mr, Sickies had a very wild, distracted look, es; on Saturday. [At this singe the witness suddealy ped, and Hoemed to vo in the act of fainting, but a y of water soon restored her, and she eoutinued | change was noticed after ho returned from Congress; I read some time In my bedroom, and then went io Mea. Sickles’ root, whero I raw her writing; after foishing, she asked me to sian my name to the payer, which I dis; T retired to rest at about hat pest eleven or tweive o’cloox; Mrs. Sickles passed the night tn the sane room did; ets gat on the floor, ber head teaning ona chur; L went to fleep; caw Mr. Sick ea the noxt morning, at abous hall past eight; immediately after Laresed myself I went down: he did not eat with me; I breakfasted alone; 1 have not words to bis exhibition of grief; he was very much ag! ; while sing at the breakfast table [beard sobbing; he was going up stairs; | could hear oim all Over the house; he uttered fearful groans; they seemed © come from his very feet; they were unearthiy, aud continued for some time; Ire was on the bad, with Mr. bay webbie by Ld mie, when I last saw bira, bs meer -exymined by Mr. Ould—Spent much time house of Mra, Sickles; sometimes stayed over night; at. times I would be out with her, and thea go home with her and stay over night; on the Thy before Mr. Key’s death I went there w a dinner party, and from the Thursday before Mr. Key's death till the Tuestay after, I tayed there; no one but myself and servants were there;, iss Campbell came to see Mrs, Sickles for a few moments; I always found Mrs. Sickles at home, when I went there: tometimes two or three. day would lapse before I would visit Mrs. Sickles, and she would call to see me; 3 don’t: know that Mrs. Sickles was away any portion of the month ot January; I suppose I would have known if she bad been; I have secn her four times a week; sometimes oftener; on the occasion referred to I breakfasted with, Mrs, Sickles’ httle daughter; Mr, Sickles? sobbings were, often; he seemed overwhelmed with grief. BRIDGET DUFFY RECALLED. Bridget Dufly re-called, and questioned by Mr. Brady, Witnese—After she haa sigaed tho paper on Saturday night, to the best of her knowledge, she thought Me. Sickles remained in his room; [ suw him oa Suuday when. went totake Laura to dress; sho slept in her father’s bed; Tagan saw Mr. Sickles on the stairs; I had pre- viously heard bim crying and sobbing; I did not see him: again till after Treturned from nine and @ half o'clock church; this was abdout twenty minutes before eleven; I went up stairs to make up Mr. Sickles’ room, when [raw him come ints the room crying aloud, his handy torring his hair, and in a state of distraction; he calied on God to- witness bis troubles, and cried and sobbed; I beard the door locked; Mr. Butterworth came up stairs, and asked where Mr. Sickles was; the last time I saw Mr. Sickies,. before T neard of Key’s death was on tho stairs, doing, something as though he was washing his hands; every time I saw him he was in the same state of mind; the firet time I saw Key, on Sunday, he came throngh the park as if from the Club Houge; that was between elevon- and twelve o’clock; he bad come out at the coraer of" Pennsylvania ayenue and went toward Georgetown; the next time I saw him he was returning apparentiy $o the Club House, through the Park; twenty or twenty-five minutes passed between these times; the third and dat. time I'saw him he was coming wlong with a lady and gentierman, who seemed to be coming from church; that ‘was about one o’clook: he was in company witn them; I did not sée him leave them; when I saw him on the Inst. occasion, I was at the kitchen window, when he passed. the house on the opposite side; Isaw him take out a haod- kerchief and wave it as he paseed, tbree or four times; he Was outside the Park, on the sidewalk, with the lady and: gentleman. Witnees, by request, described the waving of the hand- kerchief—a slow, rotary movement; I dono: know exactly where Mr. Sickles then was, but he was in the house, ag was also Mrs. Sickles, Cross examined by Mr. Carlisie—I was in the kitchen, which is ia the lower part of the house, in front, near Penpaylvania avenue; I was sitting at the window; thie was about one o’clock; bad been there about a haif nour; saw Mrs, Sickles once trom the time I came from church ul T went down into the kitchen; saw her inthe bedroom; Mr. Key whirled his handkerchief round three or four times; 1 did notaee any object at which he was wairling bis handkerchief; Isaw the dog that belonged wo Me. Sickles cross over aud fawn upon him, and then pags the! ; Mr. Key, when the dog fawned, waved his hand- kerchief, and also after the dog left bi isle—You are positive of that? Witners (spiritedly and tndignantly)—Sure, and you| don’t think I would Iie? (eananie Mr. ne (Smiling)—Don’t fire up 80 Bridget—there no on for it. ae (soothingly)—He doos not mean anything at kind. Witaess (in calmer mind) repeated the atory about the| log. Mr, Carlisle—l understand the waving of the handker-| chief was one continnous act or whirl? Witnese—It was not a continuous whirl; it was £0. (At the same time describing the act.) Mr. Carliste— About ag fast as you would’ turn the bau. dle of @ coifve mili? Witness—(3eriously, if not indignantly) —f am_not in th habit of turn pg coffee mills. (Laughter. Mr. Phillips, Deputy Marshat--Silence—silence, gentle- men, in court. (Ha! ha!) " Mr. Carlisie then askeo her a question, when she rep‘iod. “I did not sy any such thing ” Mr. Carlisle—Repeat what you have said? Witnesz—I have repeaced st twice aiready, aud ought to be sufficient; the dog fawned on Mr. Key, whq waved his handkerchief at thas time, and afterwards; Mr. Key did not look after the dog, wosee how far be had Ko from him, but kept whirling tue hanakerchiof; did not ob serve whether the gentleman who was with Mr. Key ed and looked after the dog, Q.—How came you to take particular notice of wh Lt joe was when Mr. Key \whiried his handke e Witness—Becauge I saw the dog at the house; that is the only reason I can give it; exactly eay the cortaia spot where was ‘at the fourth whirl, but I had got to the house; the lady aud best of my belief, turned around and when he first came cut and fawned upon Mr. Key; dr Key might or might not bave turnad to look after the 4 the time immediately before that, when I saw Mr, was after I had returned from church, not much eleven o'clock; witness was then in the nursery, which on the second story, nex’ Pe nusylvania.avenue; ii has ti windows, one looking into the Park, the other looking ; Wards the avenue; Mr. Key went up the avenue towar: Georgetown; him tll be got to the side of the etres on which Mr. Sickles’ house is; I there lost sight of bin tn about Sy eohy oanuees or more, saw him coming buck] he was in the Park croestog over towards the Club Ho witness was then in the kitchen; that would have b between twelve and one o’clock. Question —How long between that time and the ti you saw him walking wita the lady and gentieman? Witnees—To the best of my belief, about an hour; b was then directly in front of tir, Sickles’ house; witn we eel og ives the kitchen window. .—A’ what time was it that you saw Mr. Sickles wh | he was as if after washing his hands? ie | Witnese—Atter one o'clock. Q.—Was it after or before you had seen the lady geptlemen poss with Mr. Key? Witness—It was after they had passed. Q.—Did you continue at the kitchen window after passed, or did you go up stairs? Witness—I saw Mr. Key as if parting from the and Unie ae and going through the Park to the Club Houge; never gaw him after that; he was on tH nearest walk to the railing on Pennsylvania avonue, Jost sight im near the Club House; went up stairs in Loca I lost sight of Mr. Key, | Met Mr. Sickles; he was in the aot of wipin; | faye oy the KS tw oe stairs; is ut & towel; could not describe his dress; Wooldridge was in the study at that time; the stady is q the first floor; it is a front room next Pennsylvan avenue; the purlor is to tue side of the house, with door leading the study to it; saw Mr. Wooidridge the study, after Icame home from church; did not him anywhere else; believg Mr. Butterworth was in study; did not notice whether Mr. Sickles was sobbif and crying when I saw him wiping his hands; there nothing particular in his appearance to attract my tion; do not know whether Mr. Sickles had any dreakté OSS ae cnt pores ce Q.—after you signed rr of yea where did you go? Lt Witnees—I went to my room; the child had not bed at that time; the child was in the parlor, with, Ridgely; Mies Ridgely sat on the sofa in the while witness signea her name to the ; the ch ‘was down stairs then; heard Mr. Sickles cry hefore after I signed that paper; ho was crying before he ask me to fetch him his dinner; when [ was siguing the pag he walked around the room as if crying; the time of si ing What paper was somewhere abunt seven v'ciovk; Sickles seemed as if crying wud in great trouble; ait fee bim crying till the next morning; do not reco-iect s ing yesterday that I heard Mr. Sickles crying after | wd to bed; may have said £0; did not lie the door partly cpa when [ epeak to Mr. Sickles; do nov Open; wheu I went upto fetch the dinner tray ¥ do pot member whether the door was open; it was open wiasu| asked me to fetch his dianer; and before that. I heard and Mra, Sickles talking; Mrv. Sickies did not leave room to my knowledge that day; when Mr. Sickies o home from the Capitol ou Saturday he went up Mrs. Sickles did not dress that day,,and did not co down etairs. Q.—Wus she down stairs the previous day? Witnese—I cannot ray. —Where was she during Saturday? itnest—in her bedroom; & wok ifr, Sickio’s dinn to that bedroom ; Mrs. Sickles Was there; cannot recoil Lyre Ange dined Ss > on Friday, —After you saw Mr. Key the last time, di stairs immediately? J ne Witness—I did, and then met Mr. Sickles on the wip rg hangs. ur. Q.—Did you see Mr. Sickles engaged ; at anything ba 4 Lenten do not recollect; 6 Was in the study; the door of the stud hu heard talking; do uot know who elvo was in thee etna game on with Mrs. Sickles and child from 3 York; it Was some time between Ohristmas New Year's day; we were here New Yoar’s wo left New York ono day, stopped ia Philadelphia night, and got here the nex day; wo left Now Yor! Tuesday allernoon, and Pnita elphia the nex: after and got here Wednesday night; Mr. came on us; Trenmrained ali the time with the family; naithor Bake tor I went back to New York. will after the su0D. Q.—At what hour and where did you Mr, ter yon beard of the death of Mr, Key? oy by Witvess—I think, betweeu two aad three o'clock; did hear the pistol shots; heard of Mr. Key boing stot Mize Ridgely’s girl 9 1t may have been immed after it; did nol seo Mr, Sickles leave the house; crowd of people come, and saw Mr, Sickles go out of a to anything; whan came from eho ‘ Ftndy; do not recollect his drees; he only remained or ten minutes in the study; thore were three or four Hemen and offivers with lim; did not ri aise thore gentlemen; believe Mr. SeBlair came in after Sickles came into the house, but do not know who was = oiter or before Mr. Siwales toft; 1 probably up atairs, I toiok, when I saw come; Mr. Sickles seemed very much excited; poteay that be was shoving tears; cannot aay $b heard sobs ond exclamations trom’ him then; maining io tbe study wn minutes, Mr. Sickles went btbire, there were two officers on the stairs a8 ne Up; he Femmined up Rtairs cares of four miautae; he cut of he room where Mea, Sickios was lyiug on the afer be ceme down oo went into the study, did not werve bis die nDot Ray Whether he was oryia he came down; there were oae or two police o