The New York Herald Newspaper, July 31, 1866, Page 8

8 — _———————————_- or IRON-CLADS. THEIR, HISTORY. THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC, Bron-Ciand Vessels of France and England. France Built the First lron-Clad for Sea Service. A VIEW OF THE AMERICAN IRON-CLADS. eo &e. Xe. ‘The experience of the late rebellion has revolutionized She mil tary systems of the offensive and defensive op¢- wations. The ballistic progress which was brought to ‘Dear against the masonry of forts; she steam propulsion ‘which gavo to vessels the rapidity to act against and to wars Yond batteries; the armor whch protects their aides from the projectiles, &c., ted the defensive to im- peding end obstructing researches. Iron-clads, rams, torpedo vessels, monitors and their formidable batteries censtityte the ofensive; earthworks, traverses, subma- sine obsiaclos, torpedoes aud torpedo boats the defen- sive. If the former have enbanced the expenses of the goverrunent, and have borne heavily on the exchequer, the tatter will Jessen appropriations and reduce expenses 4m a proportion greater thun the ‘rise in the offensive feranch of maritime warfare. Tho metallic-cased vessel is not a recent invention, It was used by the anclei Their galleys were clad to prevent firebrands and javelins from adhoring to their sides and inflaming them. The iron-casad ship of the day is but the latest link yet forged, and by no meane likely to prove, in its present shape, the last one. The ram, likewise, dates trom the earliest history of naval warfare; it was put to the use of our time=-running down and crushing vessels, FIRST VEBSEIS CLAD TO RESIST ARTILLERY, Tho first historical example of a vessel clad to resist artillery is tuat of the galley Santa Anna, constructed in Nice in 1530, Sue was equipped by the Knights of St. Jobu of Jerusalem, and formed part of Andrea Doria’s squadron, sent by Charles V. to capture Tunis, The Banta Anna contributed materially to the success of the enterprise, She had six decks, carried a crew of three fondred men, and was clad with lead riveted to her sides, Bosco narrates that the Santa Anna’s buoyancy was not affected by the weight of her armor, and that ber power of resistence was such as to check the penetra ton of the enemy's projec We Lave in Chevalier d’Arcou’s floating batteries— feed in Ue siege of Gibraltar in 1782—the eecond in- Manco of clad ve-sels brought in contact with artillery. The batteries’ buiwarks were four and a haif feet thick, inclined and clad; water circulated freely between the bulwark planking in order to destroy the action of red fot shot. The baticries were dull eailers and manwuver- brs, as only one as cased, and the decks were un- Prowciod, They were set fire to and destroyed by the snemy’s plunging shot and bornba, ORIGIN OF TUR TRON-CLADS OF THIS CENTURY, ‘Fo General Paixhan’s horizontal Gre of hollow shot or shel, and to Dablgren’s heavy ordnance, in use in our aavy, may be attributed the iron casing of this century. wstopol pro posib d the destructive eff cty.of shells; it was sailed ets af wooden vessels to cope ary the shore batteries, ‘The destruc- e and damage done to vessels were immense, jw attacks sufflced to show the folly of pitting wood Against swone. Masonry had to be opposed by a eub- wince of equal, if not greater, power of resistance; masonry could not be apphed to vessels’ sides, metals sould; hence iron-cli FIUST UNITED STATES TRON-CLADS, ‘The United States was the first nation which construct- od un iron cased steam vessel. France was the first to Bperate successfully with them under fire. The Dema- he first steam iron-clad built; the battle of wmburn was the first test of the tron-ciad experiment, To Fulton is due the Bemalogos, to the French the Kin- Burn test. The failure of the attacks on Sebastopol drew the Preneb government tention to the necessity of proper ‘experiments for wsting the resistance of iron as an @rmor. The test was made at Vincennes, and to its fa- ‘voralilc result was due the origin of the floating Za Devastation, La Lave and La Tourmante. They were e@onmructed by Guieyesse, It was at Kinburn that these ‘Voesels resolved the problem of iron-cased effectiveness, At four hundred and fifty yards they received the one- my's fire, principally from forty-two ponnders, withont She injury of a plate, But the real and serious experiments of iron-clada were made during the late rebellion. The Began with tho Merrimac and Monitor and ended with the monitors off Fort Fisher. UNITED STATES TRON-CLADS. ‘It was in 1813 that Fulton proposed and built the clad Demalogos, subsequentiy named the Fulton, The alogos was of oak, Of sufficient thickness to resist Bee artillery of the day.” Her machinery consisted of a wingle cylinder, which operated on a wheel placed in the entre or the vessel. — Her speed was from four to four and a half knots per hour. Yhe Demalogos had a bat- fesy of twenty thirty-two-pounders, mounted on a gun @eck; ‘n addition to these she had submarine guns and Axtures for throwing hot water, Before satisfactory —. had been mode withthe Demalogos she was " , Whether accidentally or not was never asc:r- d vessel—that stil in embry tor Stevens’ ram, is on the stocks at Hoboken, where she wih probably continue to remain, Satisfied with her eflort w introduce the iron-clad innovation, the United Bates iad on her oars to enable other walions to come When our war commenced England and Fronoe possessed several cased ships; we had not_one afieut nor on the stocks, It was on the 4th of July, 1861, that Secretary Welles recommended the subject % Congress and asked authority to appoint a commis. . The authority was granted. Of Aue various plans ‘submitted to the Board three vessels els were reeommended. The selection by the Depart Contracts were or. r the Tronsides, |} alena, They perly speaking, Our first threo frou clad vex Ht Wor abort this time, or a little beiore, that ue began to t the Merrimac, Chief yneer Wiilamson tig in her construc m. The Mouitor was pring of Ericsson's gevive. These two vessels were to make the first seri experiment of armor resistance, and to satisfy the aorentilic World o& that score. On tho Sth of March, 1862, this wonderful essay took place, The Merrimac attacked and destroyed hot part of our wooden fleet which was her reach. Though sbe engaged the Cum Tess at nearly muzgles’ point, their from her iron plated sides with r any apparent damage. On the next day, the hb, the Mearmac encountered the Monitor; then came the tag of war” They laid alongside of each vibe rived axd returned fire with efec!. apy ly, than so many pebble ston aw child n Van Brunt, who witnessed this fight, @ays of the Monitor “thet when the projectiles struck the bombproof tower the shot glanced off without pro- @veing avy effect, clearly establishing the fact that wooden vessels cannot cdntond with tron-clad ones; for never was anything like \t dreamed of by the greatest warfare." an & forty-five minutes past eight till & quarter past twelve P. M. The vended forty-one eleven-inch solid cast iron Merrimac porlupe treble that number; yet or hil yeoe ved the least injury—no better resisting power of iron-clads, tonitor's turret consisted of eleven iron plates The of an inch thickness, bolted together, some of the bolts dad nuts at their inner ends. Tho terot was paced on ‘She «ootre of an tron-cind raft to which the bottom of the curely at 4. Te raft, by projecting be- » botlow, protected it from the effects of pros @; overhung the bottom on all ides, The sides formed the overhang The bottom of the first tor was of a diufere Ericsson return vessols, Dut m hape than those subsequently 1 to the form of bottoms of or rtholows clung to the overhang. *, which were reme- dine tT diew defects of the Monitor heads, second, danger t persons resting t the turret} Abird, (be overhang—daneerons t ite themping in 8 say, thereby weaken nirings of the bottom ; fourth, probability of injury to the res gear of! : r yrovements in bolting ef . 1 the necewity of nute; acuriatn was r prevented contact with i rhangs were done away 1 » raft and bottom theraco, lynt of @n ordinery veesol razoed ‘ © thick iron have ring pr war frota befng strack xtented r Monitor 8 their Blowners maker (aem ain naguiart en omb-proofs to del Mat that the Coufederates « for the Monitor attacks, but kapt well in when the Iron fides began to play on their svorks, During the Monitor's engagement with the Mertimac weral persone were struck down with concussion of the Drain, caused by mere contact with the turret when mits sorties from It was on thi ace struck. Captain Rod ers and bia paymaster were kided ‘on boar’ of ‘aatskiil by a flying bolt, On the occa @ion of the sitack on Fort Sumier a shot struck and ex- fended the lower plate of the Passaic’s turret, 80 as to went the rotary motion. I bave not the least doubt at the lows of the Weehawken waa caused by the bot. fom and raft (or overhang) parting The; the same veloctiy of motion when pitching; but when the overhang strikes it cheoxs the motion of the raft, while fhe bottom tends Vownward. { have often felt the vibra- Mion, in heavy weaiNer, caused y this check. The Merrimac was tho hull of the old Merrimac, rm Bord, and with beams eXfending several feet beyond the me, From tho ends o she beswe she was Diied in ab both obtain | NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 186t.—TRIPLE afi inclination towards the bottom, forming solid gvarta, to protect the bottom from iles. On this hall, with the exception of a fourth of length forward ap 4 aft, an inclined casemate of six-inch tron was built, “Within the casemate the carried her batt sry; the ports had closi ear, This vessel also res ived im- bmg weight mhelal against her armor ‘ad did not suffer. ‘The improvements made by the Confed.érates on their fron-clads was as great as ‘hee made ‘@ our F eran indeed, for light draught monitors nv beAter hull than of the Confederate ram Texas could. de substitated for the present overhang and bottom. Greater speed could be obtained and a better bow for spplying the torpede gun. In carrying the weiztst of armor and battery 80 near to the water ourtece aa, in the case of the monitors—an immense advantage 19 gained in the ity of the ves- sel, And as the battery is over the centre of tho vessel, and the lateral tr/ining Je gin by machinery, the heaviest metal cam be carried; such 18 not the caso in side gun vessela. Then each turret is a battery, the disabling sone a aa affect the Ce bi ng ente a sin target not way. Thoagh the sea may break over @ monitor, yet her bat- tery will be manageable, The reverse would be the case jn These iron-cased ships with their armor raised so far above thy water line as to render them epnaere alle they would roll under and have an ineffective 7, e monitor could ply the fifieen-inch, twoof which would suffice to crush four and a half inch plated sides, I refer to the Monadnock class of monitors—the sea-going moni- tora, or clads of the United States, For kglt draughts and river-clads the Confederate hulls, with addenda of turrets, would be the thing. Our river- clads did not prove inyulnerable, ; ‘The third model ‘ted by the Board appointed for the purpose was the Galena, She made her debut and exit in the battle of Fort Darling; nearly every pi tile posed through her, She was afterwards ganbvat, turned into a Monadnock class (sea-going). Kaatskill.. Canonicus........ River monitors, . +. River monitors (iron-clad casemate). RAMS... .socceses L cbt draught monitors. Total. ...ceccessocsessersere sane reer) In addition to this formidable force we have ten or twelve confederate-clads, captured or surrendered; two of Eriesson’s sea-going monitors—Puritan and Dictator— (unfortunately they have the overhang); the Roanoke, of three turrets, her hull is too weak; the Ironsides, with her sides armored, bows and stem unprotected—the Tronsides gave a good account of herself and proved a most valuable and efficient versel, better adapted to hammering fortifications than the monitors, yet she would be unable to cope with one of them. Finally, the Dunderberg (?); she carries her battery on a cascinate of wood clad with four and a haif-inch fron plates; she is pierced for many guns, three of which will be fifteen inches, to balance eleven inches; the fifteen inches lateral training will be given by machinery; the Dun- derberg is provided with along ram, of solid ‘wood, well clad and beaked with iron; we will not, at present, exe press an opinion of this vessel, wo will delay de. scribing her thoroughly till she is eompleted and ready for service. We doubt whether she can carry, efectively, her heavy battery, stor's, ammunition, &c, ? We venture to say that, though her battery will be pows erful, yet it will surpass the physical powers of the gun ners to fight it with rapidity tor @ continuance of more than half an hour, Monilors have the “ammunition. providing gear’ at hand, and under or near the muzzle of the pieces. On board the Dunderberg it will be necessary to transport it to the guns, At any rato, of tho Monadnock and sister ships and the Dunderberg we give preference to the former. IRON-CLADS OF FRANCE, To France is dive tie credit of the first sea-going iron- clad. Her trial of armored batteries off Kinburn was fol- lowed by improvemen's in fron plates, and by their ap- plication to the sides of sea-going verse's, In the engagement off Kinburn, though the vessel's armor was not injured. many of the batteries’ men were killed and wounded, This was owing to the open ports unprotected by iron closers. The batteries had nine ports on each side. They averaged three feet in width and length, or‘nine square feet per port. This is an equivalent of eighty-one square feet of open or unpro- tected space on cach side, Through these ports shells penetrated and caused death’s havoc. It was this obsev- vation, made under fire, which suggested the propriety of port closere and made iron-clads invulnerable to or- dinary artillery. French copstructors were ordered to use their utmost endeavors to forward the Emperor’s views, and as Na- poicon claimed tho origin of clad batteries, Lis subordin- ates naturally and favorably inclined to the in- novation. To their exertions the Gloire, tho first sea going iron-clad or cased frivate afloat. The Gloire was commenced in 1858, launched in 1859 and armed‘in 1860. She is clad from stem to Stern; not alone the upper gundeck, but down to six foet below the water line; her engines aro of 900 horse. power, her speed thirteen knots with all furnaces active, and eleven knots with balf furnaces in operation. To the happy result of the Gloire’s tral trips may be attrib- uted the construction of the following vessels, compris- ing the French fron-clad fleet ta i forse-prwer, 1,000 ? Magenta, (ram) 0 Solferino, (ram) » $8228222222883 bd pp BEERLELERELSSSS force “of France had sixteen iron-clad floating In addition’ ‘to’ thir seagoing from eleven to ‘teen guns, and of two hundred and twenty-tive to five hundred horse power. France also postesses a ram—a barbor-detence N—of great wer, Lo Taurean, mounting two on in a turret. She s of five hundred horse power. ‘Taureau is not only destined for harbor defence, but for sorties against an enemy's blockading fleet. With the erception of the Tanrean, the French ciad system is the same from stem to stern, The upper or spar deck butwarks are not clad, as a general thing, ae the deck ts only used for spar and sai] mancenvring, which in action will be avoided as mich as possible, ‘The only advantage of the European clad system is that given to the Ironsides—rapidity of fire. But the great: disnavantage, which canes frightful rolling, is plaster- ing, as it were, an immense weight of metal above the water line, in leu of being low and snug, aa in the moni- tors Ra so the centre of gravity of a vessel, and rolling wil! naturally result, It produces what sailors call “top- beavy”—a defect they dread in vessels with good cause. ENGLAND'S CLiD NAVY, Although England may jay ciaim to the first floatation of jron, and can boast of profusely and widely distribu- ted and combined deposits of iron and coal, yet she was backward in adopting the system of iron-clad vessels. As far back as 1842 shot experiments were made against iron pla ‘The experiments were continaed from time to tine till 1859, yet, strange to say, resulted in unfavor- able reporte; not that iron plates were not proof against unbroken and shell, but, as Sir Howard Douglass vat the fragments of shot and shell produce an more formidable than shell.” Yes, until within eigat years mir H. Dougiass was the opponent of iron= cased ships. To the exertions of Captain E. P. Halstead and other distinguished officers England was led to con- sider the subject of armored vessels, but really by the progressive movement of France Albion was spurred to netion, France had four clads on the stocks before England commenced her first. At present the effective clad fleet of England is larger than that of France. Surprised when the problem was solved, Eng- Inne continued to believe it chimerical, and hesitated to follow in the footeteps of Dupuy de Lome, When Eng- land did stir she was undecided as to the choice of sys- tem models. In 1865 she possessed five distinct classes of The two first armored vessola built by Eng arrior and Biack Prince—were of the cen- m, the natural successor of the a tem; @ system most generally adopted. ft a the sense of using thicker armor in the vital parts of the vessel than was supposed to be ade. quate when carly jron-clads were built. Mr. Reed, clef constructor, in lida of covering the whole vessel with inefficient armor and sinking ber too deeply the water, was content to cover the central part and a belt at the water-line, Thongh the bows and stern, like ovr Ironsides, were unprotected, yet these two vessels had tho forward and after gun deck bulwarks plated, thus forming @ complete clad central battery. Engiand'« types of clads were:—[ron bottom vessels, with batterics completely protected; iron bottom cen- tral cased mate ships; wooden backing completely ar- mored; wooden backing cased mate cantral battery; cupola or turret system. The latter is the system ad- vovated by Capiain Coles—the system of the tmonitors— whereas (he sine ends are subserved by the power of turning the turret, whereby the Gre may be di in any required direction. Tho Royal oe and Prince Albert were fitted with Cole's (?) turret. fo will refer to the former in due time. Wo will diverge from the subject of clads to Captain Cole's claims of the turret invention, Captain Coles, in a letter to the Dimes in November, 1865, says that the idea of protegting guns by shield first occurred to him. He then prop to fix a shield upon a raft which could be easily turne In 1859 he says that Mr. Brune! sug- gesied that it would be better to place his shield and gun upon «turn table than to have to move the raft to turn the gon. Though Captain Coles bad ace quired an idea bow to move his shield, he fad not’ made up. his mind to their shape, Nothing was definitely fixed till 1962, when the ppearance, when Captain Coles ¢ monitor form of turret for the Royal Sove- Captain Coles accases Bnesson of borrowing his y ne Captain, inatetter to the Times in 1962, fave that bis evperience in the Baltte and Black seas in Iso) Giret suggested the idea of building impregnable vesols On the 26th September, 1854, Erieston for- warded to the Emperor Napoleon a drawing of ® cased Feseod, With @ revolving iron-clad ting a gun. The receipt of the commanication was immediately ac- Kknowledged by the Empet Ericason ia a gentieman whore mechanical reputation is world wide. Captain Coles, on the contrary, by bis own acknowl it, kvows little of nothing of the subject. He could not muggeet (be machinery tor rotating bis tarret, and af last agopted rollers—a primitive idea, to eay the least of it Ti rollers involve the necessity of the turrets resting om the lower deck, thereby causing an annular opening round each torret to permit ts free revolution. It will be dificult to keep this annular space water-tight We re ferred to Captain Coles because of hia assertion that Ericsson had stolen his invention. Captain Coles is Eng Jand's ee of those officers, induential | much aa we other nations have—men wh their (rienda, obtain high positions, and thereby secure tating far beyond their just merite. . “btuhe ager types of models mentioned, England ponesaned, at the beginning of iaat year, rar Finetpaily frigates; of the turret model she four. Ki, Jand’s clad’, like the French, are armored with four ands bait joch ates. The experiments made with the ich shot, efojected by sixty pounds of powder, made it quite certain that neither England nor France hav vessels capable of resisting the Monitor gun. i x Baciend Eercousectios two vs having six e plates; ja close action ‘would stand very‘iuie chance wits monitor of twelve to fifteen 'y of contradict- ey have in their waters on their ae tre wer 10 bu vessel Coles Jia Te remark that two months ce were cossidered the most formidable yeasels of land's ‘We refer our readers to the London of the 30th June, where they will find = an ae “Experimental bt etal vereign” surret questions the wulner ‘of the tarret; liability of the revolving The fired at by the hon ; 2 gped was's twelve: ton ited "arm A g Bry i A turret into a done up. aboat fifty fron-clads, prin of the Yonitor system. On the occasion of a visit from rind Duke Constantine to the King of Sweden he @ fleet, of ten Monitors built from copies the American vessels, AUSTRIA’S CLAD NAVY, jee has six clad frigates and one battery, French syatem. TTAW.Y’S CLAD FLEET. Italy has fourteen qiad frigates and one bogus Monitor, a half and half vessel a nondescript. Her frigates are like those of France, Two of them were built here. an order of tlie day the Italian Admiral Persano speaks as follows :— “The armada whieh I command may be said to be tho first which unites.a¥i the elements of the naval material of modern warfam.”” Where was Persano during the last five years? E’believe the United States united all those elements, A résumé of the clad fleets will show that in numbers wo are not the moat powerful nation; but that in kind we are, because of the heavy metal, seaworthiness and our mechanical appheations for loading and training gins, In fact, with our few Monitors we could cope suc- cessfully with eombined Europe. ‘We except Russia, A great advantage is the short space in which a Monitor can manoyuvre. It facilitates attack and defence, and makes it ‘av choix,” THE EXCISE LAW. Test Care Before Judge MeCunn—Sharp Firing Between Counsel. SUPERIOR COURT—CTAMBERS, Before Judge MeCunn, Torx 36.—Timothy Noone vs. Jackson S. Schultz and others. —The plaintiff in this case does business as a liquor dealer at 274 First avenue, in thia city, He was arrested for a breach of the Excise law, and procured an injunc- tion against the Board of Excise. A motion is now made to continue the injanction. The case came before the court this morning at twelve o'clock. Mr. McKeon appeared for the plaintiff; and Messrs. Tracy and Bliss for the defendants. Mr. McKeon stated the case for the plaintiff, remark- ing that he would make a very brief argument; first, on the ground that his honor was unwell; and second, that the Court had intimated having already formed an opinion as to the unconstitutionallty of the Excise law. Judge McCunn—Yes, but I may change my mind. Mr McKeon then read the complaint of Mr. Noone, in which a preliminary mjunction had been granted. The complaint set forth the particulars as to the arrest of de- fendant and the interference with his business. Mr. Tracy said that the compiaint did not state whether plaintiff was a dealer in Nquors or calicoes, Judge MeCana—Then you bave no right to interfore. Mr. McKeon—That is the vory reason why we have not mad» the averment. The affidavits of the Board of Excise, Superintendent Kennedy, Captain Cameron and others were then read by Mr. Tracy, detailing the manner in which plaintiif was arrested, and donymg the allegations set forth in the complaint. a McKeon said that this was a trick of the Board of xcise, Mr. Tracy was used to this sort of Buncombe from his learned friend sinco the commencement of the liquor cases, Those remarks were not intended for the court, but for the rabble, Mr. McKeon wanted to know who were the rabble? The democratic 'y was put down as being capable of almost anything, while the republican press wae ranked as the only thing pure. Judge McCunn—I trust,that this case will be conducted without any party spirit, and argued simply on qnestions of law. I will listen to the argument in no other way. After some further remarks from counsel the case was etponed until Thursday next, in order to give Mr. Me- Koon 4h opportunity to produce some additional ail- THE NEW EXCISE LAW IN BROOKLYN. Important Case Before Police Justice Corn- well—Injunctions Upen the Police Net Bind- ing on Constables, Sheriff’ and County Ofticers—Firet Legal Knockdown for the Police Justice, &c. An important case was brought before Justice Corn- ‘well at the City Hall Police court yesterday afternoon, which puts a new phase on the injunction business which has occupied the attention of our higher courte for several weeks past, The case alluded to is that of Thomas Harkina, an onlicensed Hquor dealer, doing busi- ness at No. 96 Front street, Brooklyn, On the 2ist of July the defendant was arrested by officer Dennis Sullivan, of the Forty-second precinct, for violating one of the pro- visions of the law. When the caso was brought into court it appeared he was in possession of an injunction fesned by Judge MoCunn, of Now York, enjoining the police, &c., from interforing with his business. Upon this showing the case was laid over; bat the wily and sagacious counsel of the Police Board was not to be checkmated in this way, and on the 28th inst. a warrant was put in ‘the hands of Constable Dowden, of the Seventh ward, and Harkins was rearrested and brought before Justice Cornwell, At the epening of the case yesterday, counsel for the defendant moved (or the diacharge of the corplaint, on the ground as already stated, pamely: that the prisoner had an injunction, &e, Counsel argned that the first injunction protected the defendant, and that the court was not a competent one to decide as to its legality. The second point made that the injunction must b> presumed to be legal until the reverse was shown; and thirdly, while 1t was in operation it should be respected even if illegal. If the injunction was illegal, it could be set aside on proper application. ‘The counsel said the Board of Excire have t ofice in New York, and the judge who issued that injunction has jartedie- tion over that Board. An injunction on one of the Board is binding on all, Tho present case is tho first ene mado under the new law by a constable, and the question is, is the injunet on binding on him? The counsel argued that it was, and in doing what he did he coremitted an itlegal act, and could and no doubt would be punished for contempt of court. 8. D. Morris, Req., District Attorney, appoared for the poorle of the State,” He sad he agreed with the counsot for the defendant that av injonction was valid until set aside, He had the utmost respect for injunctions, but he did not understand what the counsel said when he remarked that the constable who made this arrest could be pnnished for contempt if they could obtain a service in New York. If a court had power to issue injunctions it had equal power to enforce them and punieh their volators, If Jadge MeCunn’s power to grant injunctions extends to Brooklyn be bad equal power to punish any ono who should stolate them for contempt of Court, Mr. Morris then wont imto a very elaborate argument to show that the injunction did not enjoin sheriffs, con- stables, &e., but merely the Police Commissioners and the police force, and that the arrest was perfectly legal, and that all tho injunctions now issued are worthless and not worth the paper thev are written on. Dealers tay sue out as many injunctions as they pleaso, they cannot get one big enough, broad — or strong enough to block the execution of — this agroed low. He that the Court had no power to set aside Judge MeConn’s injunction. He would let it stand; it is perfectiy harmiess, fie would not inter. fere with it, but the execution of the law will proered. Judge MeConn’s injunction did not enjoin Constable Dowdon, There was no law making constables subjects of the Board of Excise, but there is a law obliging them to execute and enforce the laws. Justice Cornwell then took the case under considera- tion, and in a short time overguled tho motion of coun- so! to diamine the case and held the defendant to bail to make bis appearance when called for. ions of the Excise Law Dis- of. In the Police Court of the Eastern District, before Justice Daily, the following cases for violations of the Excise law were disposed of :—Jobn Belmer, corner of South Sixth and Second streets, fined $30, or to be im- Prisoned thirty days in the Penitentiary; Mangles Toap, corner of North Third and Sixth rtrects, received a sitni- Jar sentence; Wm. Lewry, No. 145 Grand street—care adjourned till Augast 11; William Lynch, corner of North Fifth and Sixth streets—case adjourned till Avgust 1 Cases of Viol ‘AILS FOR EUROPE. ‘Tho Cunard mail steamehip Africa, Captain Cook, will Jeavs Boston on Wednesday for Liverpool. ‘The mails for Europe will close in this city at a quarter past ce and haif-past five o'clock this afternoon. The New Yous Hersto—Edition for Europe—will be ready @ eleven o'clock this morning. Single copies in wrappers, ready for mailing, six cents. MAILS FOR THE PACIFIC. The steamship Northern Light, Captain Gray, will leave this port on Wednesday for Aspinwall. ‘The mails for Central America and the South Pacific ‘Will close at haif-past ten o'clock in the morning. ‘The New Youx Henatp—Edition for the Pacifo—will De ready at half past nine o'clock to-morrow morning. Binale coplen 1A wrapper, ready (or mailipg, 31% cop's, POLICE INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tum Assacct on Mz. McLavaanin—Annest or KELLY.— John Kelly, Jr., who stands charged by 8 Coroner's jury with having committed a savage assault on Mr. Mattbew McLaughlin, the particulars of which were apenas je Sunday's Benin, was yesterday arrested on a canel ‘boat in the North river by officer Herbert, of the Twenty-seventh precinct, and taken before Coroner Gover, who held him to bail in the sum of two thousand dollars to await the result of McLaughlin's injuries, The thumb of the latter wes Nery ten, and bis aerea There. are alo srio0s swollen to an ming de; fears ontertained that tetanus may ensue from the effects of the bite. ‘Tas Doncan an SierMaN EmpexaueMent Case.—Yes- terday Mr. Edwin James, counsel for Louis A, Colip, arrested over two months since on the charge of fe¥oni- ously embezzling and appropriating to =e use $40,000 worth of bonds, securities, &e, longing to Meise. Duncan, Shortoan & Co, , bankers; of Wal street, appeared before Justice Dowling and desired that a day be named for an examination of his clieut for the alleged embezzlement. The magistrate accordingly de- cided to proceed with the hearing to-morrow (Wednes- day) morning, at ten o'clock. Mr. Henry Zenner is like- wise one of the defendant's attorneys, For ten years previous to his arrest Colin was cashier and confidential clerk for tho bankers who caused his arrest. ‘Tuer or 4 VaLCABLe SHAWL, Dresses, &c.—A PorTION or Tue Property Recoverkp.—Carrie Matta, a very gen- teel appearing young woman, was yesterday arrested by Detectives Vaughan and Tiemann, on the charge of having stolen at different times, within the last four weoks, silk dresses, one broché shawl, and a large quantity of other female wearing apparel, valued in all at $500, belonging to Mrs, Catharine Carrollton, wife of the Irish comedian, who recently had an engage- meant in Boston, Mrs. Cairoliton resides at No, 6 Riv- ington street, from which place the property was taken. Tho shawl, some of the dresses and other articles were recovered by the detectives from four diflereut pawn shops, where they had been pledged by the accused. On being arraigned before Justice Dowling, Carrie pleaded guiity, and she was committed to the Yombs for trial in default of $2,000 bail. Tan Contents or 4 Pocket.—Last Sunday evening Jefferson N. Laforge, while enjoying the cool evening breeze, at the corner of Hudson and Christopher streets, ‘was joined by a map named John Fitzsimons, apparently for the same purpose, but the sequel proves otherwise, According to the statement Jobn was not long there un- til his hand found its way into the pantaloons pocket of his neighbor, apd extracted therefrom a st of teeth, a set of sleeve buttons and about one doilar and fifteen cents in currency. Tho complainant discovered his lose, but from fear of personal violence waited an opportunity to “get square.” The occasion presented itself in the appearance of officer Cox, of the Ninth precinct, into whose charge he gavo Fitzsimons. On being brought before Justice @ the accused was committed to answer, ‘Took 1? WHEN #8 wA8s DrvnK.—Michel Donnelly lives in Forty-first strect, and is the proprietor of ajunk wagon and having occasion to come down town on business he brought his wagon with him. Arriving at the corner of ‘Twenty-sixth treet and Second avenue he halted, and leaving his wagon in tho street, containing at the time a quantity of rags, ho went to transact a little business. On his return the wagon was nowhere to be geen. David Doyle, however, came to his assistance, and informed him thai a man’ namod Thomas McCormick had pos- sessed himself of the property, ‘Tho assistance of officer Hibbard, of the Nineteenth precinct, was then obtained, and McCormick was arersted, On being questioned as to why hie committed the act, he eaid that:—“If he took ithe must have been drunk, and knew nothing abont it” Justice Dodge, not think ng the explanation sufll- cient, committed him in default of $2,000 bail to answer, A.tecrp Larceny or 4 Gory Warcn ann Crary.—Jobn F. Wilcox, boarding in the Spingler House, Nos. 6 and 7 Union place, charged Robert Mitchell and David Milton with having on the night of July 29, burglarionsly en- tered by means of forcing back the bolt of his sleeping apartment in said hotel, and taken therefrom bis gold watch and chain, valued at $260, and about $10 in money. Justice Dodge committed them for examl- nation. Viotation ov THE Huattn Laws.—Officer John Me Donough, of the Twenticth preeinct, yesterday arrested Christopher Attaly, for a violation of the Health laws of the city of New York. Committed by Justice Doage to anewer in default of $300 bail. Hravy Breonany.—A few evenings since the premises of D..N. Smith, No. 1,350 Broadway, were broken into and a quantity of giass and white lead, in all valved at $ 00, abstracted therefrom. The case being stated to W. 8 Moseman, of the Twenty-ninth precinct, that officer undertook to discover the culprit, “His investiga- tions resuited in finding on the premises of James m, Murray, a portion of the box in which the glass was con- tained, and which was idenufied by the complainant, Murray was thereupon arrested on suspicion, and on be- ing brought before Just.oe Dodge, was temporarily com- mitted for examination, Fists over Cions—ComMenpanLe Conpuct oN THR Part or 4 Pouce Orricer.—The conduct of the mem- bers of the Metropolitan Polioo has on moro than one occasion been the subject of censure in this department of the Heraup, When thus censured, it has been upon ample cause. In ® case which came ap before the Fourth District Police Court yesterday, officer McArthur, of the Twenty-third precinct, was tte subject of com: mendation, On Sanday night officer McArthur was eur- prised on his post by hearing the cries of a woman in dis tress, Proceeding in the direction of the cries. officer McArthur found one Edward McCabe in the act of as- eaulting a woman with a cane, The officer interfered, not as a belligerent, however, but rather as an armed nevtral for the protection of the weak. McCabe, who, 1! the facis are as stated svarcely deserved the consideration he re- ceived, ceasing his assault upon the woman turned apon the officer, even using his cane upon him. Finding it necessary to vindicate the authority of his interference, the officer knocked his assailant down, but not with his club. ‘Three several times it appears this was repeated, still the officer, trom motives of humanity, refrained from using his locust upon the almost deserving Me- Cabe. Fiuaily the officer called assistance, and aided by some three or four oth ts, conveyed his prisoner to the station house, McCabe was committed by Justice Con- nolly in $300 bail, and the Justice called the attention of the members of the force prevent to the conduct of officer MeArtiur as being worthy of imitation, Busivess ar THe Fount Drsract Portce Count.—The press of work at this court is becoming exceedingly great of late, and in consequence of an insutlicleney of clerical assistance great delay and inconvenience is experionced. The usual hours at this coart are from seven A. Bf. to twelve M., and’from three to “tx P. M., longer than that of the othr police covrts, the sitting ‘being frequently prolonged beyond that hour While the other police courts in tl have four or five clerks attached, in the Fourth district there fs but one to each justice; from this, and an imperfect supply of blanks, the public business is much embarrassed, “Sweet Betws Javcuep."'—Yesterday morning a wo- man stepped into the Essex Market Police Court with one eyeball streaked with fire and rolling uneasily upon a livid cushion which much.pummeling had brought out into puffy relief upon her left cheek. As soon as she crossed the threshold a gruff vowe greeted her from a man leaning upon the railing tn front of the dread tri bunal. “This way, !f you want to see the Judve,”? “This way’? the woman was conducted by an official ugaer. “Well, said the Judge, “who put you urn h! sir, me husband, the bloody “When?” “Last Sunday morning wake, He kapes me ins scller and gives me=” “Why have you not made compinint before?” Phase yer Honor, air, he bate me so that I didn't get out of me house for awake. Ho works at shoemaking aud kapesa liquor shop, and— “Can you get along without him?” “Get along without him, indade! but what woold Ibe after wanting of x man that can give me no support? that bates me till Lean't see out me eyes; that brings nothing for the children to eat, but endgels their mother till she can’t be looking for them for a whole wake.” “Give her a warrant,’ said the Judgo to his clerk. Wonkive Urox tie SyMpatines ov rie Cover, — “What's that woman done to you?’ asked Judge Mansfield of George Gottlieb y lay. (A sob from Rose Tracy, “Uhat wornan.”’) “She has stolen a shawl and a cloak,” says Gottlieb. (An officer stops a word on the lips of Rose about to leap ont to the infinite peril of disturbing the solomnity of the judicial proceedings.) “What wero they worth?" (An alarming succession of sobs from the disconsolate Rove.) ‘About eight or nine dollars.” “Flow do you know this woman took them!” (Rose makes a grand onslaught on her eyes with both fists and @ big handkerchief.) ‘They were found fn her Troom."’ (Oh, and may it plaze——’’ Rose's ejaculation ‘was stifled by reason of a twitch at her sleeve by the officer who stood guard over her.) ‘They wore in a basket}” (Ob, the howly Mary !'?) “Keep quiet there,”” roared the Jodge, as if his longs had never been filled with the water of Greenwood lake, “Is there anything else?” “No sir.” “Now, madam, what have you to offer!” °T bave a lite babe fifteen months old now upon my breas!,and Ihave four fine children——"” “Make ont an affidavit,’ says the Juage, “Take her back.’ “Tho next case.’ As Unerttia 1 Hira Leo.—Yeaterday a middle aged woman, followed by a ragged urchin, and both followed by an officer, succeeded, after much waiting and pationt elbowing through the crowd, in getting within earshot of the Judge, ‘ What's that boy been doing ?”” inquired the august functionary, “Caught him coming out of a cellar with an umbrella in his trowsers on” replies tho officerr ‘a part of the umbrella waa in his pantaloona, what was above them was battoned up in his * “Boo! hoo! hoot oh, dear) me! boot hoo breaks out from o boy ing behind. “Who owned the umbrella?’ ‘This indy,” say@ the officer. ‘Hot ho! ahoy," said he. “Keep still!’ says an officer, giving the juvenile offender ® poke in the riba. “What is it worth?" “Oh, {tis worth—it is worth—{t isn'nt so mach the value of the thing—as you see, it is rather of an old one—as that the boy may come in and steal something else.” ‘What's that you Cle] * “A boy he would give me ere they ars, Tah ity pocket’ Ob, is paid. you m! before he got the ttmrbrellae did hor” saya the Ju Se along—tako him back.” ‘And be was taken A Swixnna—'Wanted, an honest and trustworthy man, a8 clerk. No. — Grand street.’ Such war the purport of an adveriisement in the Mate Faituna of about ten days ago. Mr. Theodore Douphin having seen it thought himself honest enough to warrant an ap" "afl: cation, He went to the place in Grand street and mynd it presided over by one Theodore Hiblich wanted just such a man as Douphin appear’ 4 fo pe. but he must have security, Douphin offeres 4 refer to men in commercial circies but ‘War 4% just the thing Hiblich wanted. “Give me a BUD’ 64 doilars,” Hiblich said, “and I will give you fitter, dollarsa week, ‘and if dissatisfied have ae td y time.” “I don't Ob gas Fone atany time.” “ ee ee caiied' Baer ~f6ct to such an arrangement whin, and the it was iD OD! area ee his daties, ‘but, to his surprise, he kad Jo duties to perform; and what sur- prised hi. stil: mare, he saw there was another ad- vertise“;ent in the same paper for another the “ame Thinking that there ‘ten im Denmark, he demanded back his money, which was refused. ¥ Douphin complains against Hiblich before Ju Mansfeld, Hiblich, when he stood in view of the tittle door that opened into the lockup, was quite willing to make terms with the man he had swindled, but was not permitted to. He was committed, NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Jersey City. Hrouway Rossery.—Mr. Samuel Allen was knocked down and beat by four ruffians about eleven o’clock Sunday night, at Hamilton square. When the assailants felled him to the ground, they robbed him, and went their way. They have so far eluded detection. Hoboken. Tae Lars Drowmna Cass—Tus Otuen Bopr Re- CovERED.—The body of John Donohue was recovered preening and an inquest was held in the afternoon by roner Avery, The jury suggested that a prohibitory ne should be placed on a board in conspicuous letters at Xho dangerous part of the creek, and called upon the authorities to employ precautionary measures for tho proteci{on of truman | fe in that quarter. ACCIDENT ON 4 RY Bost—A May Suor TorovcH ‘Tue ARM.—At half-past three o’clock yesterday after- noon, asthe ferry boat Hoboken was entering the slip at the Morris and Essex depot, a salute was fired from the yacht Rambler, and the wadding of the gua passed through the side of the ferry boat, entering the right arm of Mr, Peter Haack above the elbow. The injured man was first taken to a drug store, thence to his resi- dence, 227 Garden street, where he was attended by a surgeon, When the crowded state of the cabin with Jadies and children 1s consid red, the danger irom such an exploit as salute flring may be understood, Mr. Haackts wound ts so serious that amputation may be found necessary. Bergen. Tae GarsaGe Nvisance anp THs Stock Yarp Cou- Pany.—The artion of Chancellor Zabriskie m this cas while protecting the people aga nst a nuisance, may e: pose the complainants to a greater one. The company plead that since the injunction was placed upon them the fill’ng stuff used was cellar sand, and this material has been placed by mistake under bn, by virtne of the Chancelior’s action. The prime object of the filling pro- cess was to remove an offensive staynant pool whicu had be outlet, and the only resource then was to fill it up, This action Las been suspended, and the noxio s ex- halations aris.nz from the pool is rife with contagion. ‘The abattoir will be eompleted by the 20th of August, Newark. 3 Asorurr Ratroap Acctipent—Narrow Escarr.—At o quarter to four o’clock yesterday afternoon, as the out- ward train from New York was moving olf from the Market street station, a man named John Dunno at- tempted to step on the train while in motion, and slipped off, his legs becoming caught between the flags on the platform and the bottom edge of the cars This space being narrow, ho was dragged along for several yards, even thouch grasped by two men, who held him) up and provented bia body” from being caught, in which ¢as> he would have met with certain death, By a sudden and desperate effort he was rescued by the two men, but for whom all connection between him and this world had been severed, He sus- tained slight injuries above the knees. Dunoe was in- toxieated, and the fault was certainiy his own, At the same time the fact is a painful one to record that the conductor looked on with the reat st complacency, making no effort to warn the eng ne driver by th» usual appliance. OM dashed the train, and tho safety of a human being was effected without any thanks beng due t the officials. The cases are becoming so common that they are no longer regarded as worth much attention, AccwEst 7 Goverxon WaKp.—Governor Ward was standing at the eorner of Broad and Mecimnic streets yesterday forenoon, engaged in conversation, and was about to go on his way when he terned short and strock his head against a heavy beam which pr jected from a pile of bricks at the new building next to the Savings Bank, He was so stunned wit! the blow that he fell on the pavement, but soon recovered. His injuries are not serious, Daownep IN Lona Is1.axp Sounv.—Mr. Samuel Lyons, of the firm of Lyons & Co., builer makers, of Commeroe street, Newark, while sailing in a skiff off Long Island on Saturday afternoon, was overtaken by the storm, and, in attempting to secure @ portion of the rigging, fl everboard and was drowned. He wax about twenty-five years of age and was accompanied by Mr. Charles Water- man, of Newark. Knsp py «4 Fatt.—A painter named David Van Ness, while on his way home about ten o'clock Sunday even- ing, accidentaliy fell into an area at the bakery, corner of Nesbitt and Plane streets, and was killed almost in- stantly. I: is supposed that he was seized with palpita- tion of the heart (a chronic complaint) at the tite of the fall. He was over tifty years of age, and leaves a wife and family. Romaxcn—Fanwy Draxr’s Apvextunn.—A rather pre- possessing young man, who was a passenger on the down train from Waterloo station yesterday morning, excited some curiosity among the speculating passengers who looked upon his smoothly delineated form as something more than the production of Nature's “prentice hand” The stranger carried a carpet bag and occupied a retired seat, as if to avod observation. After a short conversation, however, with an over. curious nger, the suspected turned out to be a Joliet entering upon the new phase of life outside the paternal roof, and was just commencing her tour to New York, Fanny Drak» was taken in charge by the con- ductor who sent her back by direction of officer Burt to her father’s residence. Though accepting her fate with submission, she expressed her determioation to repeat the experiment at the first opportunity. Dariwa Buretary—Sare Brown Ovex.—A rag etore in Mulberry street was broken into on Saturday night, and the safe blown open, though the robbers were not rewarded; for the proprietor, Mr Richtman, had re- moved everything valuable. “The powder waa packed into the keyhole of the safe, which was covered with Tags to deaden the report. The rags caught fire from the powder, and the entire place would have been con- sumed but for the arrival of steamer No, 2, IMPORTANT WILL CASES. The Ruther and Robinson Estates—Millions of Dollars Involved—Other Interesting Cases. SURROGATE'S COCRT—REPORE SURROGATE TOCKRR, There was a large amount of business before the Sur- Toeate yesterday morning, but everything of a con- tested character was postponed until the 13th of Angust next, Mr. Tacker having announced his intention of taking a brief vacation in the meantime. The will of the late Edmund Mott Robinson, involy. ing as it does the disposition of severat millions of dol- lars, is now In this court. The fact that it bas once been admitted to probate upon the petition of the party now seeking to set it aside surrounds the whole of the pro- coedings with interest. ‘This will was executed March 16, 1865, and admitted to probate on the 20th of June following. By its terms Miss Hettie Howland Robinson, the only child of the tes- tator, is made the chief legatec, The will directs that she bo paid the sum of $910,000, and further bequeaths to hor a valuable property in real estate in San Francisco. The other legacies are $10,000 to Henry A. Barling, $10,000 to Abner H. Davis, $1,000 to Willtam Watson, with the further direction that the salaries of Barling and Davis are to continue to July 1, 1866. The will farther directs $10,000 to be paid’ to the town of South Kingeton, R. L, for educational purposes. The balance is directed to be held in trust by the executors for tho benefit of Mies Hottie during her life, and if sho dies having issue, then to be portioned ng her children according to her appointment; bat if she dies wihout issue then such sum," except €400,000, is to be distributed ac rg to her appointment, and the amount 400,000) 80 excepted is to he divided equally ween throe brothers and one sister of the testator. The will now comes up upon an order of the Surrogate issued upon the application of the danghtor, requiring the executors to show canes why the will should not be declared void and set aside, The grounds upon which this application is made are:—First, That the instrument i not tho last will and testament of Edward Mott Robinson, Second, That its | execution was obtained by fraud and ¢ircumtocution, | coercion and undue Influence. Tho grounds on whieh the application ts resisted by the exeoutots aro:—First, A general denial of the state. Ments made in the petitian; and eecond, That the moving party (Hettio Howland Robineon) had aequissced in tho will, and thereby waives her right to recover In the premi- fos 7 accepting tho legacy of $910,000 and joining in & petition for the probate of the will both in respect to the property located here and also in San Francisco, The executors are Henry A. Barling, Abner B. Davis and Edward D. Mandell. Messrs, Evarte, Soutkmeyer and Chonte appear for the petitioner, while the executors are represented by James T. Brady. The Butler case, which bas been 80 often, was also put over. The 2a) ite has decided to admit to ite the will ja Benjamin Hallett, of Wilmington, N. This ea ont Was executed In this city, and leaves his the bulk provers , about twenty-five thousand dollars, to hig daughter, ire Brown, It was Inefiect. ual by @ daughter-in-law and the grand children of the deceased, on the ground ¢f undue in- fluence. The will of Jaco Hehieger was rajected for probate on psanceay tag ts 3 informality i fi ectin. ny tte and st waa contested hy hie father, JAMAICA. The Commissioners’ Report on the Laté Rebellion. RELIGION, THE WEATHER AND CROPS. &e, &e, &e. QUR KINGSTON CORRESPONDENCE. Kingston, Jam., W. L, July 9, 1866: ‘THR REBELLION REPORT. 4 ‘The eager anxiety of every one here to obtain some clue to the report of the Royal Commissioners on tho recent outbreak and its suppression has been rather in- creased than otherwise by the receipt of copies of the document. The London Times and other papers, believed to,be in the secrets of the government, published com- ments indicative at first sight of a report adverse to the authorities of this island; but well weighed, those com- ments will be found intended merely totmm the balance, in order that the very slight addition to either scale may take it down in the direction whith the report will render necessary. We have here had, besides, recent. Proof of the little knowledge which the London Zimes really obtains of official secrets. There has come out one significant circumstance in favor of a hopeful view since the arrival of the mail. His Excellency the Governor (Storks) having issued, ac- cording to law, his proclamation abolishing the Legisla~ ture, has appointed the members of the late Executive Committee to conduct pro tem. the publi¢ affairs of the country. It is not to be presumnd that his Excellency, who was one of the Commis:!sners, and who conse- quently knows better than any une eise what the report 1s, should have selected for this responstble post, tempo- rary though it may b», the very men whom he would be called upon soon afterwards w dismiss with ignominy from public life altogeth Nor is it likely that his Ex- cellency would have made the appointment had the tone of the despatches from Downing street been even negatively opposed to it, The members of the Execu- tive Committee themselves wou'd have, no doubt, spurned the appointment had they not in some way, directly or indirectly, received the assurance of Sir Henry Storks that the report would v ndie: their character in ‘respect of their acts in the late rebellion, Many will be found to question this las' reason, and to allege that no consderation save that of interest or love of office guided the late Executive Comm.tiee in accepting their present appointm *nt. Of course those who persist in viewing the subject em- Phatically as a party question will remain incapable of distinguishing the arguments «d rem from argumente ad howinem They will persi-t in describing Governor Eyre and his subordinate autheriiies as savages, deserv- ing of death on the scaffold) They will snatch at par- t cular sentences in the articles of the London Times and other papers, and, regardiess of ony context explaining or modifying those sentences, insist that they indicate what the Commissioners have pronounced, and that the vici ms called for to appease the mane: of Geo. W. Gordon = his bioody associates must come forth to the sac- rifles, 1 much prefer to adopt the more rational course of judging from a point of view altovether distinet from my sympathies and wishes on the evbject. I take the in- aices referred to on their own merits, and I can find ip them no reason to despond, but, on the contrary, every reason to hope that the canse of justice and truth, whi is that of the suppreseors of the tate rebellion, has re- ceived its vindication from the anxiously looked for report of the Royal Commissioners, PAUL POOLE. Mr, Chamerovzow, speaking on behalf of the Commit- tee of the Anti-Slavery Society, said Jately, * Paul Bogle was, the committe are assured, a highly respectable and peaceably disposed man.” Ti is to be hoy com. mittee are now prepared to bel) ve, under the “ force of truth," that Paul Bogle was the active leader of an atro- cious rebellion, women were apprehended on $ derof the Police Inspecior, Love lane. They were all fn middle of their ‘ or- gies,” scrvaming, chattering and singing, When they were surprised by the police, and were captured. Upon inquiry it was ascertained that they were all country people, and had joined the'r “brothers and sisters in the faith,” on tho-nizht in question, They were all, however, released, bail be.ng given for their fature good conduct. ‘ TESTIMONIAL 10 THE SIXTH ROYALS, A meeting of the subscribers to the above testimontal wat held yesterday at the Coleg ate School, Major Gen. Porbes Jackson in the chair. The amount of subscription an- nounced as received was £124 13s, 9d. On the + ad tion of General Jackson it was resolved that be appropriated to a testimonial in memory of Colone) Hobva, and that the balance be appropriated to the officers who served und r him on the occasion, in sucb manner as may be most arceptable to them. SUGAR CYOP. It is computed by some who have been long accus- tomed, from year to year, to qstimate the crop of suga® likely to be produced, that the crop of this year will ex- ceed that of the last by fifteon thousand hogsheade, Should this computation be realized the crop will be over forty thousand hogsheads. THe CHURCH. The action which the clergy asa body have taker since the outbreak has been to thank Governor Fyre for his energy and promptitude in sunpressing the insur- rection, and to resolve, in conno:tion with the Jamatcs Church of England Missionary Sociuty, to increase theis labors and to uso every means in their power and com- ible with their office to instruct and Christianize the ees The first they have done; the second they have commenced to do, and Iam sre that every one who desires the welare of the country will, whether of the Church of England or of any other denomination, wixh them every success, This tse movement, too, m which it is to be hoped all the clergy will be found taking earnestly the r part. You will agree with me that itis one which has the best wishes of Governors Eyre and Storks, and of almost every persep in authorily, Governor Eyre’s hostility to the colored people of tive island, I believe to be a myth of the Jour. nels invention, Governor Eyre bas had to transact ¢ large amount of business with the colored people, and I have no doubt that he would be prepared to testify that among them he found edvcation, talent and in- togrity, But those are not the class, I believe, which the Journal w to be called “colored people.”’ There is room enough for us all, and it is always a poor satit faction to honorable mind to rise at another's expense Aconviet named Richard Cargill, an old soldier, con- fesned to having committed r , Jae maica, some years ago, Ag invest gation of the circum- stances having been made, the self accnsed murderer bag bern committed to take bis trial for the crime. Refroshing showers of ran had been experienced in St. Andrew, St, Catharine's and Kinzston, A trvasport was expected at King«ton, from one of the Windward Islands, with two compenies of the Sixth in- fantry, which are to remain in Jamaica ull the head- quarters of the regiment are ready to proceed to Eng. Jand, The British war vessels Aboukir, Doris, Royalist, gteady, Nimble, Cygnet and Buzzard were in the harbor 9! Port Royal, UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE. Alleged Murder on Board an American Shi; rs at Palermo, Sicily. 4 Before Commissioner Osborn. Yesterday a colored man named Lioyd Browne, whe bad been engaged as cook on the American bark Jono- than Godfrey, was charged with having mardered James Dempsey, the second mate, on the 24th of February last, while the vessel was anchored in the bay of Palermo Sicily. Mr. Joseph Bell, U. S. Assistant District Attor Bey, conducted the ition, and Mr. John M. defended the poe — TESTIMONY OF DAVID FROUNR, David Brenne, a Swede, who spoke English remarka 5 well, gave the following evidence :— was a seaman on board the American bark Jonathar Godfroy at Palermo, Sicily, in Febriary last; saw the second mate and cook emi alongside me, fighting; the seeohd mate’snamo wes James Dempsey; Lloyd Browne, the prisoner, was the coo! saw the chiles I mate running from aft and catering ab rr s who was iying on" bis beck; € thought. the ‘ost was going to bit bims wr Shlet Date nad asked hisn fur Godle mike Mae sagt he said, “Let me go, David,"’ and he got away from me! he wont into the row again, and I again tony hold oF # him said, “Let me go, T am going to par. them, Dav I then let him go, and wentaway from the row. inashort time after, when { thought the row was al! over, I heard the second mate cry ont “I am stabbed ;* this cry took place about five minotes after the com. Mencement of the row; when the second mate cried ont “I am stabbed” he was standing a! the gailey door; I and two other men ran to- wards him; one of the men tore off his singlet, but saw no blood; water was got to wash his face with and then the color chan in his face; he said “I ame fone to dies’ we laid him down on a water cask, an¢ it was thon | saw a wound in his breast, but no blood: the wound was about two inches broad; th¢ deceased was then taken and jaid neat the maim mast for about three hours, ontil tho Consul came ov board; a doctor from a man-of-war arrived just as the man was dying; Ido not know what the doctor sald, as ho spoke in lialian; I do not know the cause of this Tow; I did not see the cook tee any weapon; in Now York, in the jail, the prisoner told me that he killed the second mate in self-defence; that he was kicking hitm that he (tne cook) was in the gailey; that the scoome Mato came there; that he (the cook) told him to ki Out; “he second mate (prisoner sad) commenced to kie! me} I took up a table knife and intended to hit him is the arm, to drive him off, but missed him, and struck him on the breast; prisoner alno suid a page crew a ie to ba @ the mate, the b was tricee was k and bi ner's eyes — blac! ie was taken to the police office I was also arrested as well as the prisoner; bat the Ito _— /