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swallowing gold. Such was the end of the man who, by turns common pirate, rebel and imperial- ist commander, has for several years been the reigning. ay in this part of the empire. r Chang-kwoh-Tiang’s death his woops, to the pumber of 20,000 or 30,000, deserted wo the rebel cause, and added their strength to the devas- Wwrrent that now swept down the banks of the Grand canal to overwhelm the unhappy inhabi- tants of Chang-chow, Souchow and other cities, When the intelligence reached Shanghiae that the semi-Christan rebels were become our neighbors there great curiosity was felt to learn from personal imtercourse what are their present Opinions and feelings in regard to foreigners and Christianity. Fs was also thought to be highly desirable that “pe eial information should be ven them touching mM ourselves, of five, consisting principally of English |» proceeded, at the end of June, to Seochow, and obtained the information embodied im this brief narrative. At the outset much difficulty occarred from the fears of the boatmen and their refractory conduct, At last, after the promise of double pay, they cou- sented to start, but they never ceased throughout the journey to give trouble in a way to which we have not been accustomed before. To visit the rebels requires in the Chinese considerable nerve, and we partly excused the troublesome behavior ef the boatmen by the consideration that if they had been obedient and quiet they would most likely have been too timid for our purpose. We proceeded up the Shanghae river, first to the south twenty miles, and then to the west twenty more, till we passed the pagodas of Sungkong, and made our way to Lucha, fifty miles from Shanghae. Here we met several boats owned by Ranglish merchants, waiting for an opportunity to pass the rebel territory into the silk district. he mew silk is just ready for the English market, and the arrival of the rebels at this time at Kiahing and Naptain, the two centres of the Taisaam and Tsat- lee silk respectively, is very inopportune. At a few miles past this place we noticed the looking eagerly at a procession in the dis- tance, which we found to @ dody of rebels, horse and foot, on cheir way from Kiahing to Bing- bong. Their route lay on the west bank of the Grand canal. Leaving the villagers, who feared to venture nesrer, we landed and walked wwards . The canal, eighty or one hundred fee: wide, mow intervened, and we had therefore to return to ear boats and proceed in them to the opposite side, where they halted ata wayside harbor. The chiefs in the rear of the cav entered our boats, as we invited them to do, and engaged cheerfully in coaversation. One of these chiefs, Ho-sin-i, was extremely frank and obliging. He had left th April sae joinee the insurgents. He is a Cantonese, and has often visited Hong Kong and Shanghae. When quescioned respecting the religion of the party to which he belongs he excused himself these t@ of doctrine and ti here the, die om Practice wi y erence: \ of the rebels to be new wicked superstitions and retaro to the trae religion. Goes Ow hot nee. it gaid, been seoowenet, and (4 ie towns of the province must render allegiance the new ayoesae Tribute mast be brought, and if any oppositien to the newly established order were Specmared, sure and speedy vengeance would be en. Here ana beyond, as we progressed on our jour- Dey, the tields were the scene of busy activit » it was the time fo out the young rice in rows i the ivg i te 1s. The wheat fad — ered, and a. groned wae being pared by a yer of water artificially introduced for the autumn crop of rice, and the ground has also to be pre- viously ploughed harrowed. So busy were the laborers at these employments that many of them seemed to take no note of boats passing with the unusual appendage of an English flag at their stern. The canal here Jies ina direction parallel with the eastern shore of the Tai-hu Lake, the islands in which are visible. A conspicuous pagoda marks the walled city Wukiang, at which place, after a few hours’ tracking, the boats arrived. The city gate is entered from a long bridge of fifteen arches, constructed across the lake. After along walk we reached the residence of the officer in com- mand, in the heart of the city. We noticed many adherents, pressed into the service reluctantly, or deserted soldiers. There Was @ brilliant display of yellow banners outside the quarters of the chief." In fact, he was on the pee of making some tour of inspection, and a arge body of men were ready to fall into proces- sion as soon as he should appear, Such an abund- ance of red and yellow as we there saw gave us the impression that this chief was fond of pomp, and tender of his dignity. We found him to be very cold and dignified, but polite. Volunteering no information, he answered our questions, and assured us that we might see the Chang Wang at Soochow without kneeling, He was an original adherent of the Taiping move- ment, and said that the Chinese and foreigners should be in harmony, seeing that they w ip the same Heavenly Father and Heavenly Brother (Jesus), and profess the same religion. We left him after a short interview, declining with thanks the provisions which he offered to send to us. Towards evening we passed the fifty-three arch bridge, through which lies the route to the Tai-hu Lake, and soon arrived at the extensive but desert- ed fortitications vainly provided a few months ago for the defence of Soochow against the rebel Reaching the southeast corner of the city wall we steered north for the gate known as the Fung-men. The moat here was half choked up with the ruins of fallen houses and the unburied dead. It was ashort but inexpreasibly painful interval of time which passed before we ¢ imperialist side in | came to this gate. These suburbs, once so flourish- ing and populous, were smoking in vast heaps on each side of us. A crowd of their once gay and active inhabitants were lying in the embrace of death on the waters round us, How could we but from entering into particulars by sta! that being # late adherent, and not having devo! anything but military nye he could not do more than repeat the elementary formule of the sympathize deeply with the countless victims, most his time to | of them suicides seized with despair, of this terrible civil war? Several weeks before the insurgents ar- rived the mandarins of Soochow had ordered the Tai-ping creed. He also informed us that the head | destruction of all houses between the moat and the ¢f the revolutionary movement is, beyond doubt, still living. One of the other chiefs,a native of Kwangsi, saw him twice at the beginning of this Sand when he came out in public to worship the leavenly Father. He makes these appearances aace or twice a month. In answer to a question respecting a relative of } the city. W! Tien-wang, who went early in 1858 to Nanking to jem the rebellion, we were told that he is now wall, and also the suburbs beyond. This measure was held to be necessary for the effectual defence of the city. It involved the burning down of num- berless houses and streets where extensive trade was conducted, and proved in the end to be of no benefit to ay but the rebel chiefs who conquered at was left undone the new occupants soon completed, and no houses now remain with- ont the city, except those used as quarters for small second in command, with the title of Kan-wang | parties of rebels placed on guard. (Shield King). About five years ago he spent several montls in hae, and wrote out a com- mentary on the en! the instructions of the late Dr. Medhurat. It was not then considered safe to allow him w proceed to Nanking, but he subsequently | multitade of small spikes. arrived there in 1858 by the interior route from | sharp Canton. He was baptized by the Rev. Theodore | ground Hamberg, a German missionary, in 1853, who was supplied by him with the information embodied in the pamphlet called ‘* The Visions of Hung-sin- New Testament from | haps forty After waiting some minutes we were admitted within the ang The walls are at this point per- feet high. All along the top of the bat- tlements, rouna the whole extent of the walls, wooden frames have been pace, ermal with a ides this there are ints of bamboo thickly planted in the ween the wall and the moat. These recautions against surprises are well known in ‘hina, where the military art is well and minutely discussed in books, though in practice it is found to tubuen.”’ The curious and authentic statements | fail through want of courage and decision. made in this book are our best lights on the early history of the rebellion. They vindicate satiafacto- rly its religious origin, and show that, while the feander has erred in regarding himeelf as the sub- ject of immediate Divine revelations, he is a sin- etre believer in Christianity. The advent of his relative after several years of instruction under the Protestant missionaries may produce a painful in- fhence upon his mind in leading him back to cor- rect views of Scripture truth. The Tai-ping chiefs left our boats and remounted rir horses, while we followed them by the Grand cial to Bingbong or Ping-wang. Great resist- ace was made at the taking of this place, which happened eight days before our visit. It | ew presents a paintul spectac Those parts of | the town which it is inconvenient to defend have ben burnt or were still burning, when we were | there, while the bodies of those killed, to the nam- ber of sixty or seventy, had doated down the canal, aid were met by us on our approach. The posi tion of this town is important, because the water ‘The old Kwang-si porter, tall and stalwart, who opened the gate tous, did not decide that it was right to do so till after a very carefal inspection of the envelope in which our passport was contained. We then found our way to the nearest officer, and were by him furnished with a guide to the palace of the Chung Wang. A waik of three mies brought us there, wearied with the way, and saddened by what we had seen. The busy hum of commerce was replaced in the streets by the nolse of songs, the tramp of horses, and all the appearance of an armed camp. Rough looking men decked oat in incongrous finery trod the pavement, instead of the comfortable citizens formerly met here, whose rich attire suited well their condidon of easy affia- ence. Every convenient family house was made the lodging place of some yellow robed and tur- baned chief. Here and there on a bridge the head of a deserter, Me ap? a8 & warning, preseated a grim spectacle. The original inhabitants, of whom a few remained, looked hungry and wretched. Little respect is paid to such persons by the rebels; reate from Soochow by the Grand canal to the | they are expected to carry burdens, in retnrn for great cities Hangchea and Hucheu separates here, Proceeding southward by Kiahing to the one, and westward by Nantsin to the other. It was, there- fore, stoutly defended by the imperialists, aad is | new strongly fortified by the revolutionists. Seve- ra thoasand “long haired men” holding it, aid they had constructed very secure defences. The town is not walled, and a complete circuit of earthworks, therefore, has been formed on the laud side, the ditch and the space in front of it being which they receive a scanty subsistence. This harshness ‘becomes insupportable ty respectabl- men accustomed to an easy life, and such are con stantly on the watch to make their escape. An immense private house had beea chosen for the quarters of the Chuug Wang-—"'Faithfal King.” On arriving here we were fore d received; but but our introduction to the chief was delayed by a visit soon afterwards from the “Flourishing King,” Ying Wang. When he came and left we heard the made impassable by an infinity of small bamboo | deaiening sound of a salute of nine fired with stakes inserted in the soft The houses front ing the canals have been pierced with loopholes, aod every preparation has been made for protec tion against assault. We saw only one or two ca non, and noticed few maskets in the hands of defenders. The greater part of the rebels appear to have no weapons but swords and pikes. We discovered the residence of our friend of the morning afer some search, raned street® and crowds of Tai-ping soldiery eliow attire. The doors and shop shutters bad all n removed to help in for- tifcation, and the common copper money of the country was strewn along the pavements, " The in- hebitaute who would have cared for it had been scared away by the terror of war, ani the rebels, who of them wear gold and silver bracelets, and recons stones in their capa, look with con- tempt on copper. Oar friend Ho the resi- dence of ent, aoe the two chiefs in on mand at Bingbong. former acquaintance eigners and fi affairs led him to anderatand | as mach more readily than he could otherwise have } ef smoothly, both with the higher chief i adh Se ‘iderabl ka - old Tai- erent possessed considerable know- ledge od Wi ctgionarionem ak least compared with | those around him. While remarks were made onthe object of the death of Christ, several of the Kwang- siand Hunan men, who have been for several ars in the movement, tening with interest when they learnt that the | books of Tien-wang, their instructor and leader, teach the same thing that foreigners believe. Our sleep that night was to be amid the inces- | ters. sant beating of the watchmen upon their gongs The hall of audience was carpeted with red. and bamboo clappers, The moon shone with mn- Jorge lanterns of horn held between the officers | who stood on each broken screnity on that scene of destruction that surrounded us as we lay in our boats between the | the scene. They all wore robes aud caps of red entrenched town on one side and the burning | ang yellow silk. The only a seated was the houses on the other. Mounting a high bridge close | Ciief ‘himself, who was ha ina rich w | by the tacle was striking. There was light satin robe, embroidered ons. hat 2 rom mn seen, i ae oy an wee of gold and i ae oa Bis shoulders four we com! make ev : eaves, trom each of w ung a lar, rl. fost, A mattitode Of rebel becners, tnacribed | “utee CF email, be with the name of this and that leader waved from | the temple roofs and the tops of the principal houses, pointing out the quarters of the various | divisions of the garrison. Some suspicious noises were heard in the burning suburb, and @ party of the garrison was then seen to pass across the canal to reconnoitre, in case enem mischief under cover of the houses. ‘The next sun saw us already on our way to Wukiang and Souchow. A little girl of six stood wee; among fallen bricks and rafters. The rebels knew iz about her, having seen her for the first time that morning, and gave us ready per- Mission to bring her away; bat = oe fg #0 angry and unwilling when we endeavored to carr; the proposition into eflect that we desisted. foreging party went out of the town atthe same ; forty men composed it, having with them a creeks, 8 good sapply of hand pikes, time: Of the villagers to bring home vegeta- , they said, and also fowls, coats and pigs, 4 force from their owners without pay- Ment, but this they did not say. Leaving our boats we walked along the broad prosecuted through | Nankin to ask for his welfare when the: seed round the table, kneeling, and were permitted to were meditating Kiahing. o matchiocks. Their errand was to Reavevly Father. Chinese petards, accompanied by gongs and music. He bad come to Soochow only two days before, ond was, till recently, at the head of an army in Ngan-hwet province. While we waited, several chiefs high in tion came to converse with us. One fevatred if we knew anything respecting the former friend of Tien Wang at Canton, Rey. L. J. Roberta. They had been directed, on leaving came into communication with the ‘‘western brethren.” They told us that they perform baptism by rab- bing water on the chest, and the rite called. en: trance to the holy;" also that there are now about fifty publications authorised by the central govern- ment at Nankin, including tae entire New Testa- ment. Anew brother is bee to repeat afew sentences of praise t the Father, Son and Holy Spirit, and is received, At about eight I. M., after wai perhaps an hour anda , we were conducted to the en- trance hall, and stood on the right for some minutes, at the end of the long train of officers aud servants, or fifty in number, who stood faciag each other two rows. In the far interior was the chief himself whom we had come to see. After asslate of six, with the accompaniment of masic and beating, we were marshalled up the long geous vista —, which we had been steal a few glances curiosity. While in the waiting room we had stated our objection to yond with — a bow and uncovered. After bowing and standing before Chang-wang for a minute we were placed on his right, opposite his principal minis- side added to the brillian:y of The * Faithful King’ is @ man of small, keen features; is thiry-seven years old; wears specta- cles with large circulas lenses, and appears anxious to maintain a suitable dignity, while be is evideatly good natured and benevuleut in disposition. He } is the conqueror of Chang-kweh-liang at Tanyanz, | and the subjugator of Changchow, Soochow and | In addition to his military successes ho bears the character of a good man, opposing the | excesses of the troops under his command, and protecting the peopie from injury and iasult. Is | was to be expected that this man woold bebave ia a friendly manner to his Knglish visiters. The conversation then commenced by his asking | in good Mandarin dialect, with a Kwangsi accent, whence we came and for what object’ Answer. Faithfal King: may you live a thoasand years. We come from Shangbae and belong to the great Eng- lish nation. We have heard that your religion Christian, like our own. We worship like you, the We have therefore come to reepecting thi , then, that r honorable conntry, also, professes, aa, to e in Jesus, the Sa- viour of the world, We are of the same religion, and are brethren. At present Hien Fung'’s em- make inquiry “ht and towing path, which is now mach d* pire is appronc! its end.; we have one-half of ay consists of @ continuous embankment, be eons ai rivers’ for the celestial dy- with a wall of large granite stoaes facing the water. yp, Having now onlyrecently taken Soochow, it to beat annoally the heavy tramp of the | we we not erected @ church, you grain jank sailors & Say Swot the im grain | might enter it with us and join in worship.” northwards to Pekin. Now it looks com; juvely | “The most of mankind worship images of wood = retired, [ad eens | oa / and clay bape aga know that it is government people. a or to wl iod."” Pro distance from Bingtong we noticed the vil. | ries the wicked that we found prevail Jagers at work in the , and giad we were to | ing heee and in other cities. God has sent hie Son know that the civil war does not prevent agricul: | jesus to aave the world from these their sina, and ‘tural labors beyond @ short remove from the rebel | ‘the younger brother of Jeus is our chief,” erations. "We desire nothing so much asthat idolatry may At Pah-chih we entered a temple, All its idola, | be from men. We know the forty or more in number, nad been matilated or de- | Kan- . He resided with us for several months stroyed, except one—the representation of the | at 0. Lapsent i doe Fs ona od to Hong: ‘laughing Baddhe,” hard word. The | Kong, where he remained under the seer. Oe cqpeate of Se canal appeared at | of our missionary friends there, till he ided to @heir doors when they saw as, and informed us that | go on to Nankin. He is well acy our they had not been disturbed. Nothing there but the Feljgion."* temple had been interfered with. We ped to wie are under great obligation to you,” said ‘® proclamation on the wall, to calm } the Wang, ee ene Be ‘the minds of the people. It urged them to forsake | Jative of our and you ac vordingly."’ NEW YORK HERALD. Ti a vivo AY, “We also know Lo-hiau-tsinen, one, as we heard, of the eerliest acquaintances of the yor dynasty at Nankio, He has lately fang) the United Siawes, and resides now a p."” ** How old is he?” “ About 46.” ‘He must be much less,” “We do not in our couvtr our friends, ‘What is your i May be mistaken.” “Yes, we understand; your customs are differ- ent; but I think that “Lo-hiau-tsiuen must be younger than forty-live.* How long have you beea on your journey!” “Pour days. We passed on the way throngh forty miles of the territory of the new dynasty.” Vhatday do you keep asa day of worship; and four stars in the cycle of twenty-eight denote ‘Fang, Hil, Man, Sing wre the four days on which the worship occurs.” “And what day in the week is this, then?”” “The second day after the day of worship.” “The day, then, is the same in your nation as in ours. Have you any other matter on which you wish to speak!” “Our nation carries on trade with China; our countrymen are now desirous to obtain the new silk just ready for the market, from Kiahing, Naut- sin, and other places. The forces of the new Cetes- tial dynasty are now there. It would be highly satisfactory if, in these circumstances, commerce shouid not be interrupted. If by some arrange- ment it could continue, both natives and foreiguera would find it beneficial.”” “The Celestia! dynasty also desires that there be no obstruction to trade. If it continue, the Celes- King will levy customs upon goods which ask the question of onorable age!’ and f “We have brought books upon our religion, which we wish to present to the ‘ faithful kiag.’ We have them in our boats.”’ ‘That you may do to-morrow. Now, after your journey, yon must be weary. You can, if you eng remain two or three days in the city, I ve ordered brother Lieu to provide suppor for you and a lodging. Thanks, thaaks,’? After this conversation we left the palace with the same salute as on entrance, and were escorted on horses, provided by the direction of the King, to the residence of Lie high officer of amiable dis- position, who entertzined us hospitably enoagh for the rest of the evening. On our expressing a wish to retarn at once to Shanghae, horses were brought, and we proceeded along the silent streets long after midnight had tolled, to the por derous city gate, just outside pf which we had left our hoats. All was still, except the noises of the watch, under the bright moon whi-:h illuminated our long ride. The drumming and clapping of the watchmen was only varied by the word of the night now and then passed from one to another. On that occasion it was ‘Hoh yih,” ‘‘combinadon in one.” Reac! our boats at one A. M., we sent Bibles and other booxs to the “‘faithtul king,” and then lay down to reat, It would have been extremely interesting to have staid forsome days, as we had been invited to do, bat it was necessary for us to return to Shanghae without delay, and the fboatmen therefore lifted their anchors in the dead of night, and the dawn saw us already at a distance from the city, ploegh- ing our way again along the Grand Cauih, In the course of conversation with the Cantonese Lieu we inquired why the city had been so easily taken. He stated that it was for no reason but that several tens of thousands of Imperialist troops (he said 50,000) deserted to them and gave the city into their hands, However easy it may have been to take it, it does not appear likely that it will be easily recovered. The force in possession is very large. At least 40,000 or 50,000 mast hold it. We asked why, if the city was taken with little bloodshed, the number of the dead was so great. He replied that the tar greater part were suicides. With this statement agrees the too common fact that on the approach of danger the Chinese, in a muititude of instances, lose all hope, and throw themselves into the nearest well or stream of water. We further inquired if they did not fear disease being caused by the unburied corpses, and recom mended that active measures should be taken to prevent this danger, also reminding him that many of the “ younger brethren’ had tme for the per- formance of this necessary act. He replied that the “‘brethren’’ were extremely reluctant to ander- take so disagreeable a duty, and that ten days | would not be sufficient for the task. The Mandarina in the city bad all escaped before | its capture. Reports have reached Shanghae of the governor ot the provinces having heen killed, also of his having been baptized and proceeding with a rebel army to capture Hanghow. But there reports are not in accordance with the iufor mation we obtained from Lien and other rebet offi- cers. They say that he escaped like the rest; while the others, however, found their way to Shanghae, he alone is missing. The rebels have established six titles} after that of ‘king.’ Most of them are new and anuscal in | China. They are partly capricious, and partly ac- cording to very ancient precedents. If they should ultimately achieve the conquest of the empire, which at present they have pot power enough to accomplish, they would probably alter almost the | Ewenata beens) VolVUvoiirv Betore Recorder Barnard, THE GRAND JURY EMPANNELLED—THE RECORDER ON | THE PKEEDOM OF THR PRESS. or, 17.—At the commencement of the present torm of this court there was po Grand Jury empannelied, in con- sequence of tbe Grand Jury of she Oyer aud Torminer being in session; bat as the Grand Inquest of that court have just terminated their labors, the Grand Jury of this court was sworn in this morning. The foilowing are the ames of the gentiemen:— Wm. D Kennedy, Foreman, Major Thompson, Frank S. Allen, Win. W. Wright, avi Cy David Close, ry H. Barrow, Ley: Chapman, J. 8, Buseipg, J. B. Durbrow; Melencthon Berr, J. Davenport, J, A. Currier, Samuel Davie, Rovt. Hoe, K A. Daychiack, Harrison Hunt, J. Daytoa, Kaw’d Meredith, Benjamio Ellis, JN, Oloott, Henry B. Ellis, Gilbert Oakley, When were swora, the Recorder proceeded to de- liver a brief charge, stating that as they would only be in session for a few days, be would oaly call their atwation to the matters which hs was required by law to charge them upon, such as the laws pertaining to election, uaary, selling liquors. &. In concruston he called their atten- tion to the law of libel. He did so at this time more particularly, because we were oa the eve of an election, when a system of reviewing the action of diffe rent candidates bad «tegenerated into an outrageous abuse. All public journals had a right, and it was their duty whenever a0 incompetent or dishonest candidate was put up for office, to review his antecedeats in a harsh and proper manner, provided the facta justify them in 80 doing; bat no Vililieation ot a man’s character, no abuse of & man, no secret ingendves, upless they were dborae out by proof, were justilianle, If this state of things con- tinues, said the Recorder, it is very easy to gee that the liberty of the press will amount to the freedom of the club. In consequence of the standard cry of the freedom of the press, during the tine that he had occupied the bench, there was only one conviction for libel, and that By. ‘was convicted because be was so wmfortuaate ae to no friends. Juries were disinclined to coavict par- ties of libel, because they were met oa the threshold of jaatice by the cry that the freedom of the presa was in Cacger. He was sorry to eay that the abuse of which he spoke was to great that injured parties, when they were whole of the nomenclatare of administration, civil and military. On our way to Shanghae the towns and villages We passed were in a state of great excitement. Bands of men carrying lanterns, and armed with pikes, and one in twenty having a matehiock or musket, arch in procession at night round their own districts. One of these large bodies of vil- lagers came by us as we ley anchored in a snug creek one evening. They felt suspicious of ua that we were not really what be Eug- lishmen from Shangh: in their village seemed to them to omen mischief, and we | saw by the pale light of their lanterns, as Uiey stood close by us on the bank, glances of patriotic indig- nation gleaming from their countenances upon oar- selves. Their anger was moderated when some of our party went among them and explained to the head man that we w ent question, foreign reschers of Christianity. We then had permission 4 remain there for the night, while this pictareeque procession of pikemen proceeded on their way. Visiters to scenes such as those now derevibed cannot fail to have witnessed much that shocks the sensibilities and grieves the heart— burning sularbs, deserted streets, fields of corn left to perish uncut, hundreds of unburied dead, here and there an abandoned infant. These are sad sights, Such are the accompaniments of war. [t touches the heart tosee the misery to which those not engaged in the great revolu' struggle are ex) S In all this Providence is at work, we believe that God will cause the result of the war to turther His wise designs, and in the end to promote the Chinese people. real happiness of the le b king must have boca J tnt Tey ik at Sarid oa! Hoberts that be is on the other side of ify. +1, Ws 2, 1, right, 3, pagan, rest; 4, fan, bap- piness; 6, yen, swallow; 6, yu, preparation; tvee, mar. que, Court of Oyer and Terminer: Before Hon. Judge Gould. THE ALLEGED FORGERY ON THE NASSAU BANK. Oct. 11.—In the Matter of David Beach, alias Leach — Counsel in this case having summed up, the Judge charged the jury, who retired, and, after an absence of sbout an hour, returned a verdict of gallty. The pri- somer was tried once before in the Sessions, when the jary Aisagroed op the question of }tentity. THE WALTON-MATHEWS MURDERS. Charles Jeferds was arraigned and pleaded not guilty % \udietments for the murder of John Walton. Through bis compeel, Messrs. James T. Brady aod A. Oakey Hall, be moved for an immediate trial. Mr. Hal), io addres#ing the Court, animadvorted stroag- ly cpon the delays of the District Attorney, He stated that for three successive terms of Grand Juries, during July, Aogust and September, bie client bad importaned | for « bearing; that the District Attorney bad easured bim (Mr. Hall) that the boy abould be tried in October — ‘at the Oyer and Terminer, that hed norer been able to procare the attendance of the Disrict Attorney upon motions for bail. Ihetrict Attorney Waterbury rejoined that be shoald ‘Rot try the wutil after the 1st day of January next, owing to the Hartuog decision Mr. Hall reptied Uthat (t was very hard that the sonsti- — te iy was, That bia client's liberty should got suffer lowt & law was defective, That the iaw ae to trials remained Untouched, and as to the remedy, bia client would stipa- late to be bung shoald be be convicted. Of that neithor Client Bor counsel were afraid. Judge Gould responded that be could not force the Iie. writ y then to trial, aad Uhat eo application ‘woald have to be made at a later mage of the Court. ANOTHER MURDER Case. A wae ba ae Ld case of Adam Jacvor. Beary P+ in « German lager vier saloon, io June The Court thea adjourned, and the trial on Thursday (thie) morning at va | political suspense, and the che: refused justice in the courts, would be Inclined to resort to violence to redress their injuries. If one cr two cases of this kind were pregented to the jury, and they were supported by facts, it would be the duty of the Grand Jury to look into the circumstances, and to indict the party, no matter whether he was the editor of « leading journal or whether he was the publisher of an obscure J Roger® was tried and convicted of heap | a silver bunting watch, worth $20, from the person of Jas. F, Martin, 180 Franklin street, oa the 25th of September, ‘aud was ent to the State prison for two years. Lewis Dolopg was elso convicted of burglary in the third degree, baving, in company with others, burglari- ouwly entered the seger store of Joho Malich, 249 William street, on the 22d of September. The complainant caught him in the etore with some Ng my bi . the evidence was very clear, jery immediately con- victed the prisoner, who was sentonced to three years’ imprisonment in the State prison. Wm. Kelly was placed ov trie! charged with stealing $100 tn gold from Nathaniel Haul, « resident of Dorchester, Mass. complaining witness, who wad a sailor, went from his ship to a boarding house kept by the defendant at 77 Oliver street. It appeared from the statement of the witness that he voluntarily gave the money to Kelly's wife to keep for him till next day, and in some way he was owindied evt o” it. As no larceny was proved the Prosecution abandoned the casc. Wen. Kirby pleaded g@tty to petit larceny, and wae eent to the penstentiary for three months. The Tarf. CONTEST BETWEEN PRIVATE HORSES. ir ¢ short time an enterteipmeat will take place on one of our Long Island courees consisting of a race betwoen some of our fact roadster,e whose qualities are but little Known, except on some of our principal drives. The en- travce fee will be nominal, and the price of admission Will be 80 arranged as to accom modate al! classes. The co = agai be made krown to the public ina p Court Calendar- This Day. ‘Soramm Courr—Orrcurt.—Par ;1—Oyer and Terminer. Heo, ‘suo loo,'160,"1000,"'260N ial eos, Helo 1594, 1698, "21600, 2602, . 1606,” 1608, 1614, 1616, 1618, 1620 Sovzmon Covrt.—Part 1—Nos. 645, 763, 900, 941, 943 551, 192, 762, 758, 762; 764, { 36, S81, $13, 391, B8z, 627, 921, 953, 957, 959, 782, 788, 7 96, 800. —_——[—_-—_—__ FINANCIAL AND C OMMERCIAL. " Wepwaspay ¢, Oct. 17—6 P.M. There is nochange in the money market. Ls we noticed yesterday, the suy sply of money at cix per cent on call isin excess of the demand. produce paper, which goes to quality. Other kinds of p: sper are scarce, an occasional transactions have t 6 percent for very short prin c bills. This, how ever, is rather below the mark et. The basiness a the Sob-Treasury to-day was ti Were $268,868, of which $102,000 from customs; the | payments, $244,085; the bal: $4,519,400. As usual on Wednesday, no foreign exchange to-day. \ three millions and a half of pr cannot be expected that the pm be maintained. The stock market opened | morning, bat recovered strengt) le of the day, The sluggishne ieee this evening, 1 towards the mid- ‘© produced by the me in the Pacitic | laid before them. There was litle Western shares generally this mornin; Mail also was neglected. We repeat our advice to | 106 stockholders in this company not to allow their proxies to be used for the purpose of re-clecting directors who have destroyed the credit, ¢ haracter | and standing of the concern for the sake of their | own stock gambling schemes. This afternoon the | market was steadier, and closed at the following quotations: -Virginia 6's, 9 | @ §; Missouri 6's, 7 a j; Canton Company, 1%) a 20; Cumberland Coal, 3g a4; New York Cen. | Hnadson River, 634 a 4; | preferred, 49} a 50; Reading, } hs a 4; Michigan Central, 68 a {: Michigan South. ern and Northern Indiana, 20j a 21; do. gaaran- teed, 47 a 4; Panama, 125} a 126; Minois Central, | #8f 2&4; Galena and Chicago, 78 a {; Cleveland | and Toledo, 45} a 4; Chicago and Rook Island, 73 | & }; Chicago, Barlington and Quincy, 804 a 90; Il. linois Central 7's, 97 a 4. | The Fulton Bank has declared a semi-annual | dividend of five per cent, payable on the Lat of | November. ‘The sales at the Mining Board to-day were: | The Canada sailed from Boston to-day, for Liver- pool, with only 83,700 in specie on board. ‘We learn, unofficially, that the Chicogo, Burling. 13, 1833.-Tiali’ Le At | pers of the 3d of October. the discount houses there is; 4 fair supply of short at 6} a 7}, according | 4 in the Stook Exchange toape tor shert periods were io Te veen made as low as | tthe receipts | thing was done in Vith shipmenta of ein a week, it P ae foo of bills should | cetwed no information frum Canada, the visit of the Prinze ywer and dall this | & given to outside | United States 6 per cent, 1874 ~—- - Siapt. { ton and Quincy Railroad gives a gain of $16,000 for vond week of Octwber. The Toledo and Wabash Railroad earned the Second woek, 1860 } Sscomd week, 1809 The receipts of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad the second week in October, 1860, were:— From, parsengers . From 'treight, &e.. Total.. Total... Increase, 1860 The following table shows the condition of the banks in four leading cities: — Fount. 9 Specte N. Orleans, Oct. 6. $24,670 433 9,768,177 New York, Get. MS. 122,307,198 90 278718 1» Ck. 16... GA 435 OO $227,000 Philadel’s, Oct, 15.. 24,219 833 4,007,980 Oiroutn, Deporte | Sut 794 Lasovees | OMT 23 Tel 20,005.50 | 16 756,085 j $230.40 058 773, 368 Wo? 127,079,727 | vo 240,408.39 GAS 127,515 493 | $973 = — 445,786 | Increase. — $07,208 818. 459 - ‘A despatch from Mr, McCullough, President of the Cleveland and Pittsburg Railroad, says:— Our engipe house at Mancbester was burued Sunday morning. Eight engives were digabled, The business of the company will pot be interrupted. Loss will aot ox- ceed ten thousand dullars, ‘The Mlinois Central Railroad has concluded a contract to take two thousand bales of compressed cotton from Cairo to the East by rail, and is in treaty for a much larger amount. The Chicago Times states that two hundred bales had arrived and been forwarded by rail from that city Eastward, The cotton is taken at a low figure, as back freight, upon cars hauling grain to Cairo. At Chicago, on Saturday evening, Eastern ex- change was steady at } a} per cent on the street, | and } per cent in the banks. The receipts of flour ! on that day were 3,493 barrels, of wheat 147,798 and of corn 61,275 bushels. At Milwaukee, on the | same evening, the banks were selling exchange at 4, and buying at Ja] per cent premium. The re- ceipts and shipments for the week were:— Flour, bbis..... + 13,966 12,462 608,115 536 548 401 20,443 The Milwarkee Sentinel thus notices the aspect of the money market:— ‘The week bas beon one of unusual strivgevey in tho money market, the call on the baoke for currency having been touch jarger than they anticipated, and consequently they were not fuily prepared to meet it. Produce o +-DBO 9435 oo O96. 00. DIO Yay 150 NY Coviral RR... 80 oe . bo 10 NEW YORK CareLe ManKxer. Weowespay, Oot, 17, 1800. BEEF CATTLE. The recurrence of cooler weather, and conseqaent in creased demand for the more substantial meats, has led to w corresponding increased demaud for bu'locks to meet the consumptive demand for beef, and holders have ao- cordingly been enabled to obtain a slight advance por pound on the very choicest stwwrs. The prime offerings wore largely sought after, and the first class butchers purchased freely at the advacced rates quoted below. Other kinds were slightly lower, The molerate re- | ceipts of this description, combined with the bucy- ancy in the Albany market this week, was productive of am much better feeling tm that market bere, and the entire offerings were in a fair way of beg placed belore dark, at satistuctorilyfremanerative prices. We continue to beer considerable complaint among the Western drovers concerning the tate increase in tho rates of freight, who assert unat the drovers of Lule State are favored at their expense. The sumber of prime #teors was comparatively snail, and the balk of | them were taken on Toesoay , leaving for to day’s sale the common to good, with bere and there a sormkling of prime ofierivgs, which were firmly beld Outside quotations, The market st Bet was buoyant on Mooday, and this market Dow considered the that at the Washing’ about as quoted below, “ ‘The ales at Allerton’s were 4628 head, and at al! the yards 4,755 Neud sgainet 4 O51 hen last week. The total Teceipts at all the yaros for tbe week and last week were as followr:— Washington. Browning's. Chamber! This week. 623 10 Last week 4,429 lén’s. Brien’s. o 8 lal eued Sses #7 B83E 6 eesk 8338 8888 38s 3 getP suse "SE @ woe see ee 7PP : Fret quality... Other qualities, g: £z 6 2? MILCH cowR. The market ia steady witha fair demand for prime cows, both for private family use aad for men, Other kinds ave in limited request, bowever, and operators copecially were \Lconvensenced by the soarcity of currevey, she receipts of grain haviog been unpre- cedentedly heavy. Matters begin to work more amoothly, however, and the indications are that the coming week will open with @ much easier market than we bave had the last four days. At Cincinnati on Monday the money market was easy at ten to twelve per cent for good paper. Sixty to ninety days Eastern bills ruled at ten per cent, with occasional transactions at nine. The rates of exchange were :— New York, sight Boston. . Philadelphia. Baltimore. New Orleans... American gold. Prem. le | The New Orleans Picayune of the 11th says:— | Northern sigbt fonds are well maintained, under the | advance estavtiehed at the commencement of the week ‘The business in Northern exchange, which we have before alluded to, was well sustained. Ove of the banks en- hanced its rates to }, premium over the counter. This advance was not susiained, and the coauter rate closed as . Achange in the weather was experi night, which it was Roped would prove of benefit te the crops. | Auother c! ‘was pase\ng over | this evening, attended with « fall in the barometer, indi | cating more rats, whieh can very well bs dispensed with | for the preaeot. “We want now weeks of dry weather w | facilitate agricultural parsuite, | By the steamer New York we have London pa- The London Times of | that date says Tu the discount market there wae a steady demand, ard queet. in American seourities tho bonds and anaree of tbe New York and Erie continue t> advance. _ | Central shares nod optional rights bave again di | the Dual quotations beimg 21 a 20 discount aud 4s; t | Relative to the affairs of the Grand Trank Rail- y of Cenede we find only the annexed para oh: Tlitnote od, 5 + | Rome surprise te felt at the absence of ‘apy formal ex planation from the Gravd Trunk Ratlway Company re- garding the default la the payinent of tho interest on the | second preference debentures, exycvially ax there was uo want of readiness lo contradiction to an favorel ie preronitiea pub: isle more than ® woek 0. Iv seems, however, that the London direetors have re- | of Wales, and the consejacat diversion (rom ali matwrs of business, being apparently the plwu for the neglect. The ( llowing are the latest quotations of Ameri u ks from the Loadon Zines of October 3: | Maryland 6 peroeut........... business by the Rock Island di nd affeir, are —— State § per con a » @ per ont...... ry being used with skill by the bea mn the work of | filinoi Central € per ceat, L075. 87 a 8x0 depressing prices. The argame: wa for and against | Do. 7 per cent, 1876 ... 87 a 89 the market at the present time o, spear to be pretty | py, decal pelt en =. me well balanced. On the one ha ad, the bears talk Micbigan 8 per oent a «a 8 about the election of Lincoln; 9c the other, the | Dy giogahares. 8% bulls point to the increase in rail way traffc. The Ie. Reemere t 9. C. cating fend 06... a x bears are satisfied that the pn) alc will have no | New York est ‘ot. * <0 g at more to do with railway proper &%; the balls be- | fe. 7 percent, 1864 _% a 0 Neve that dividends will bring — purchasers for | D% 3 per cont sinking fund, 1876: ae stocks. The bears believe thai the rise has | ne See 8% a & 4 in- | De 88 exhausted itself; the lulls po dst to the in| [- 3 mor & 8 % creased exports of produce am 1 the increased Do, Bonds, 6 a OT demand for grain, and argue that the advance haa | Do. Shares, 7 2 ‘2 only just begun. The bears quote @ie fallin Rock | De. 24 mig [100s 102 Idland as an evidence of the da wer of baying — > Boo: 2 s§ 4 stocks; the bulls quote the rise in Brie and Pacific | “ + ae a Mail as proof that it is not safe t »eellthem. Ia 8 = the meantime the market varies bet Little from day Anneunl ts thiess pry me to day, and neither side makes muci 1 money. The | gor the week @ zoeesly ie banks most active stocks of the day were Galena, which poe hog 2 pn advanced between the boards to 7 ¥f, and closed | mank Pittoburgh..$285,696 anaes 1,660,689 Maoat 78) bid, against 77} yesterday; Centr #1 which sold Lye cece, LAI phd 141 bea 233 327 down to 881, then up to 89{, and cl wed that bid Gee 1aa'os 778 018 868,187 nat an iT bi | Mechanics 768 400 Rgneeb ON 0h the chase yout rday’ : so | roa Cy, wae os fluctnated between 59 and 59), fin , “ ing at | Aliegheuy 711006 ieaatt 399 bid. The article in this morning © Henan on } — cme amenes the subject of the Galena is the sub, ject of many | ann Walk’ eeee He yn4 jiape comments, Parties who are shortoft %estock con ——— ames aseemey sider the estimates of future earnin ge much ex- | ree $20.19 = 1k 808TH aggerated. Time will prove. Wew ero not mis Btock Exchange. | taken when six months ago we pri Micted light | Weevmeoay, Oct. 17, 1960. traffic on the Galena for the summer moths; our | Sou {= th, 1si” 10? S00 MEAN teskioe SOs present information comes from a sor roe eqnally | 25000 N Carolina Big 3b0 do... ++ 48% reliable, and quite independent of any stock job- | he ear e ie. ae Ss do sit Sen ws bing infleences. If, however, the stock should sell | 1000 Had Riv 3m bs 02 001A CrumeaMU RR Ly | at 10 this winter, the operators who are short of it | 2009 Mich’ gar ide ec! rhe tn cos arene Rit 102 cannot complain that the prospect was not fairly | 1000 Chi AN Wim 66% ‘ 88% sales are eflected st our quotations above. The total re- ceipts at all the yards for the week and last week were ae follows:— Ww ing’s Chamberlin’s. 0 Brien’s. ‘Thin week.. 21 a1 2 at Last week.. 36 65 80 eo VRAL CALVES. ‘The market is stead, with a iair demand for all kinds at full previous prices. Prime veals are io active request at very fall prices, bat the supply of description ia limited, and holders were consequently very firm. Other kinds were without important and we retain our previous quotations. The total atalithe yards for the week and last week were as lows:— Ww . Browning's. Chamberlin’s. 0’ Brien’s. ‘This week.. 70 108 ne Last week.. 380 we we SHEEP AND LAMBS. The market for sheep and lambs is without im) alteration, and the ravge of prices is sul tho gome as it wag on last Wednesday, though ord! [om Ry Aah sa ober lower. For prime fat 5 wever, the demand was very active, and our quotations were readily pot by the first class butchers throughout the week number of this drecription on sale to day wae conseqnently light, though there were epovgh at all the yards to meet the demand for con- somption. There were some fancy sheep on sale, which Drought very ful prices, not weluded in the above quo- tations Total number on sale at all the yards for the ‘week and last week was ax follows: — Was Browning's. Chamberlin’s, 0’ Brien’s. ‘Thir week..1,560 6.375 4012 3,197 Laat week ..1,200 5284 4,183 4,688 RWINE Were very plenty, and though the demand was mode- rately active, prices receded Xo. @ i>. per pound. There were on sale 14.202 heat, and 2,000 were sold at | prices varving from 6)sc. @65,¢. for corn fed and 66.8 6).6. for still fed, RECAPITULATION. The total receipts of all stock at all the yards for the Wook and last week were as follows: — Beeves, Cows, Wasbington yard au Browning’ ® a Cham bert 29 O'Brien’ “ } _ | _ Total, 128 | Last week 169 KECKIPTS BY NEW YORE AND EUG RATLRO. 1881 Sdeep 2046 Caves CITY COMMEKOIAL KEPORKT. Wenwespay, Oot 176 P.M. Asies —Thewrales were contaed to about 20% 90 bbie., ineluc ing pots at 61,c., and peari# at the same figure. Brxadsrrrrs —Fiour—Tbe market ie quite firm to-day, and an active bnsinees has been done, cotw ithstanding trade waa remirioted by the Ormoess of bolders. At the close leading ehipping goods show an advance, but trade brands are urehaoged. The rales amount to 24 000 beie., within the range of the following prices:— Boperitne SU... .6..ceeceeseecee cess Extra State, good to choice Superfine Weetern . Common to choice W St. Louis extra, £ FS aeoea greeusese vere to wt Hi 4 might to good cues ex tra family and bakers’ 9% 6 GOP vig dive sehde weotioe 4% Corn meal , Jormsey and Brandywine. 3% Wheat ia \p active demand, and prices are .- er, with # ales of $110,000 se he inferior to ‘ime No. Spr }, for Milway Pb club and amber Towa, 40 for red winter Wostern. $1 87 0 $1 88 for red 0 for White Cans 6s, and $1 46 —! Rio, to arriv. \orTon —T if 5 58 2. ist & 3 el With anles of 1,000 bales at | B00. a 900 for city use Bisse. @ STge: ¥ Seme holeere hy r we withdrawn their low from the mar. hs —Honte), » With eales of iT | sto RY Gea tt 660.3 ne Sere oe 88% i298 wee in god requert, with males 88"; tie week, includ ¢ Ormmon wt We and $5 100 Gal & Cai RR ect@tareie Bale 9 of 100 ihe and 109 bbie, Cube moe a9 0 eo: aL Somme ® “ore quiet and unohangsd. By 80 do, —Linpeed remained dull st 68c, in cask, and %° 100 do. ie ‘The following review of the 9 © 4. 10 40 0 Pre a Fak tel ae . ; ba The ‘oo > ime. T8% | for'ibe week kent, ee 400 bbis. We quote-—120 Dbl. at 800 30 900 Chey & To 75% | G1 Go and 10 don 61 56 poe gallon: and from tho Asor's 00 8% 400 40. $04 cargo, 140 bole, et 11:60, 90 do. at $1 62, and 60 do. (large 100 6 to “ 48% | portion of head) at OL 6, The transactions in ne & | Uakeucas ue of 200 bia. Northern st & 6% 100 do. 46% | Toe. and 600 bola | «ath Son and bi At B0o., and 1m is at 8 | aceite doin Marge evita Bay (Drown) at 600. per gallon, oo (i, 10CM a Ris RR. 73 e, rket ie transactions. Ff “ne © B pork market is dull and essentially 20 mich Ox $3 2 ia 450 bbia. be to a. 3 for bev M moss, $14 pod by oy we @. nx iq for p 4 wo have 100 do as MO do as ama «wales at 12540. @ Ido. for No. 10 | ere meas «Fe quiet al 7\<0. for shoulders, and | s1000 nee boaae, B wf ie cpt be 4 100 ahe NYCenRR.060 9° at = Gachanged prices. Beef hame ff ny ‘etree wo he Fe oMly to notice a tale of 25 bole, vse oe oe Be me greene getter 5 ae Bie “108i Bio Hoa Riv @g | about 8, chi Sy Cuba mumovado, mostly 8 Oocan ig 900 Harlem Rit as the range of O%c a1) ¢6., tbe latter Ogure for prime lotw; 260 Canton WX 20. fo... 21% | 4,000 bage China were np 10 do. 90. 60 Mich Con Gi | Samra. —Clover was: na] as. Ht] 4 a “a cotling es Pall price « wentia wus dull and lower, 100 Pa MBS fae 0 1 Om 943 | with salen in Bowton at 92 65 0.91 68, and Lo arrive here » do. 9334 800 Cleve & Pitt 164% | at 81 68. ™ 4 = MORO RRDIO 785) Winner wee quiet at — “Be.