The New York Herald Newspaper, November 12, 1866, Page 5

FINANCIAL. The Sinking Fund Systems of Great Britain. ‘Their Origin and Progress from 1717 to 1837. The foundation of the present national debt of Great Britain, which ts larger than that of any othur nation, ‘was laid im the latter part of the year 1692, during the reign of William and Mary, one hundred and seventy- four years ago. On the 16th of December of that year, the House of Commons authorized the financial minis- ter to borrow from the people for the use of the crown one million of pounds sterling. From that time the debt went on increasing in magnitude through the contest ‘with Louls the Fourteenth of France, when It rose to fifty ‘millions of pounds; through the war of the Austrian suc- ‘eeston, when it reached eighty millions, and on through Other wars end diMoultics with continental vations, the administration of the first William Pitt, 4t had attained what was then thought to be the enor- Proportionsof one hundred and forty mitlions of sterling, or less than seven hundred millions 0f dollars, The unsuccessful war to keep the Amori- ean colonies in subjection added one hundred end ‘thirty-three millions to the debt, and the great struggle ‘with republican France and the Napoleonic war raised the debt to {ts culminating point; and when the beaten Bmperor was finally and securely placed upon the island of St, Helena the national liabilities of England, consist- ding of funded and unfunded stock, aggregated Gred millions of pounds fterling, equal to foi ‘millions of dollars. The first sinking fund system of Great Britain was in- ‘sugurated in 1717 by Sir Robert Walpole, who was then First Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, The debt was then comparatively a mere bagatelle, accordance with the recommendation of Mr. Walpole, enacted that all the public funds bearing a higher inter- est than five per cent should be redeemed or converted into an annuity not exceeding five per cent, and that the surplussos arising as well from the proposed reduc- tion of interost from six to five per cent,"as from the ox- esses of the several taxes appropriated to the payment | of {ntorest, should be solely and unalienably applicable to the discharge of the principal of the national debt. The fund which was thus created was denominated a “Sinking fund.” Ten years thereafter, in 1727, further reduction of interest on the public stock, from five to four per cent, took place, by which this sinking fund was made to yield £1,200,000 per annum. thinking no doubt that his system was working too well, succeeding in getting an act through Parliament, grant- ing him permission to rob the sinking fund of half a million of pounds ostensibly for current expenses. The foe was thus broken. Depredations having been permittod to be made upon the admirable working of the system, it soon became comparatively valucless, and from +1733 to 1776, it can be said to have existed only in name, From the time of its adoption down to the breaking out of the war of the American revolution, it had contrib- uted to the redemption of but twenty millions of tho In 1733, Mr. Walpole, It was charged upon Mr. Walpolo that his system was used to foster corruption, and as evidence of the fact, a letter of his was published, in which he informed , Cardinal de Fleury that he was compelled to sub- sidize King George play Bavk of hands of one-half the mowbers of Parliament, in order to maintain the suc- ceasful workings of his own ideas, and to keep down the war spirit which was then inclined to be rampant. In one of his letters, Mr. Walpole said:—“Gold is a motal that has a prodigious effect in cooling hot blood and martial spirits, There is no impetuous warrior in the Parliament but ~ pension of two thousand pounds would The ponsions thus referred to, wore abstracted, it was alleged. from the sinking fund, and thus the main objects of Mr, Walpole's creation #ore defeated by his own acts. ‘The aystem itself could not be charged with any lack of machinery to do the work designed for it, but the gumerous outrages that were permitted by special acts ot Parliament to be perpetrated upon it, caused the pub- Ne to distrust and to denounce the scheme as one fraught ‘with injury to te the finances of the nation. In 1786 William Pitt became Primo Minister and Chan- cellor of the Exchequer. Immediately aftor his instal- ‘ment into the office of head of the finances he set about working up a plan for the extinguishment of the national debt, which was then about five huadred and thirty mil- Hons of pounds, He brought forward a bill in Parlia- ment for the appropriation of one million annually to the sinking fund, and in order to secure its reversion to its legitimate purposes, he stipulated that two hundred apd fifty thousand pounds should be applied quarterly to the purchase of stock for the period of twenty-eight years, at the ond of which time ho calculated that the sinking fund would receive an income of four millions a year. Mr. Fox was at that time the great leader of the oppo- ‘sition, and he proposed that whenever a new loan should be made the sum in the hands of the sinking fund Com- missioners should be deducted from the amount of the loan; for example, if six millions wes author-, ized to be borrowed, and there should bo one million in the sinking fond, the Commissioners should take that amount of the loan, so that in fact only £5,000,000 would be borrowed. As this amendment did not materially tnterfere with the ideas and plans of Mr. Pitt he accepted it, and the act was passed. In 1702 Parliament added £200,000 to the £1,000,000 previously ‘appropriated, which would have made the annual revenue to what has since been termod the “Old Sinking Fund’ £1,200,000, But Mr, Pitt was not satisied with this. He prevailed upon Parliament to pass another act which provided that upon all cums thefeafter borrowed by the government, in addition to the taxes necessary to (pay the interest, one per cent should be imposed, to by epplied to the redemption of the principal. termed the “Now Sinking Fund,” and it asia of Mr. Pitt's popularity as a fi Under this system £10,600,000 mtook was redeemed in the year 1800, government bonds to the amount of £1>/ were paid of The system was during the whole term of bis Bimsolf assiduously to the ki and to laying by one per cent make exceedingly gentle.” wstration he applied | of it in working order nd Guance, and seems ¥ , nave given gonoral Doth to the governmer’ ; ana the people. From the com- mMencoment of the Dy’ ssent eontury to the year 1814, when the Gnanctal affaiy of the nation fell into new hands, the following sum 7 vere appropriated from the sinking fand {0 the rodemy’ ion of the government stock -— eee « 286,083,099 It must ndt be understood by those not familiar with the finanetal history of Great Britain that the national debt of that nation was diminished to the extent of the above amount; on the contrary, owing to the enormous expenses which attended the carrying on the wer with France the obligations of the government increased dur- ing tho above period from £451,606, 764 to £700,288, 486. Great praise, however, was bestowed upon Mr. Pitt for the wisdom and ingenuity he displayed ia ail his fnancial arrangements It was claimed that bis policy tended to check extravagance, to keep down the apirit of specula- tion, and above all to teach the government the neces- sity of proserving its faith and credit; and it was further constacred, as we learn from contemporaneous history, that bis sinking fand system actually saved the nation from impending bankruptcy. financial croakers, but they formed a very small portion of tho totelligent cinsecs, On the part of those contended that Mr, fands to fluctuate im for stock job. In those days there were dinsatiafied writers Pitt's scheme cansed the and to animate a dosire Ding; that {ijwithdrew capital from agriculture, manu. facturea, and commereo, to be employed in the more idle, Unproductive and precarious business of speculation; Moat money brokers, stockjobbers and gacblers aceumu- Jated largo fortdhes, while the public were Impover- ished, and tbat the amount paid tnto the sinking fund wae just 0 Many millions a year taken from ¢! Of Keeping up the price of stock. Right Honoreble Micholes Venstttart ruc: NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1866. a oe Vaniittart had mo more exalted idea of the fund system than merely to make it, Uke Mr. We subservient to bis use. After permit- Ming (te to be'applied to ite legitimate pur- poses for‘sig or seven years, he began to make inroads upon it He Qstacked the policy, and contended that the ‘thug raised should be surned over to the ourreat of the government instead of being appropriated for the redemption of stock. Ho bolnted to the sinking fuad as being an engine of vast power, which be subsequently practically proved, and he thought there was great danger of the national debs being reduced wo rapidly through its op- eration, and by such argument he suceceded at least in convincing himself that the whole system should be abolished or have only s nominal existence. Accord- ingly in 1824 he raised the flood gates of this heretofore almost sscred fund} and changed the courso of its cur- rent, The following table shows the amount of public stock redeemed under the administration of Mr. Vansit- tart from 1816 to 1837, @ period of twenty-three fears:— 1827 31 The sinking fund system having received its death blow from Mr, 8 ducing the national debt, but nothing practical was found. The public finally became used to the burden, and even acquiesced in the sentiment that a great national debt was a great national blessing, or aa the Southern rebels used to say, a blessing in disguise. All that was finally left for the extinguishment of tho national debt was the old ‘world without end” annuity system, which only served to pension off annually a few old fogics. THE GREAT MASTODON DISCOVERY. QUA TROY CORRESPONDENCE. Troy, Nov. 11, 1866, The scientific world is quite likely to be thoroughly aroused by the recont discoveries in the domain of ua- tural history at Cohoes, the manufacturing village im- mediately adjacent to this city. During the process of an excavation some weeks since, on the site of « mill to be newly erected, a mammoth jaw bone was found about one hundred feet from the banks of the Mohawk river, embedded at @ distance of sixty-five feet below the sur- face of the earth, and being taken up at once, excited the attention of tho naturalists not only of this vicinity, but likewise far and wide, The length of the jaw was thirty-two inches, twenty inches in width, and weighed somewhat more than forty-six pounds. ' On Thursday last the remains of a complete skeleton of a huge mastodon were discovered eighteen feet further down in the same excavation, aud the attendant naturalists of Yalo and Union Colleges and the Renssalaer Polytechnic Institute of this city, are fully confirmed in the opinion that tho frame can be made quite perfect, The. re- mains have been carefully gathered together in the mill of the Harmony Company, cleaned and oiled, and it is expected that they will be viewed and pronounced upon during the coming week by Pro- fessor Louis Agassiz, tho learned naturalist and savant of Harvard University, The jaw of the mastodon is four feet nine inches in length from the mouth to the cra- aium, to which @ portion of the back bone and jaw are still connected. The cranium rises very like that of an elephant, The two tusks each measure eight feet in Tongth, and their true position is well marked on the upper jaw. The hip bone ts five feet long and weighs one hundred pounds, while the shoulder blades measure ten feet nine inches, and weigh about fifty pounds each. The under jaw siready alii to as having been found some weeks since, precisely fits the Ww now exhumed, and the ribs are found to be four feet and a hail in length, aad, as beiore the foasilinte are of the opinion that the completed trame will form a most —_ and grave contribution to the sctence of natural story. The measurements show that the animal must have — at a See es and have been a A upwi of twenty fect |, independent of the tusks alroady stated to be each eight fost in length. Professor Marsh, of the Yale College Scientific School, y eechse od, polly grounded opinion that the romaing iscoverod are those of @ great North Amorican Mastodon, compariug in all its parca fully with the des- cription of (ie animal given in the scientific works as of the elephant, with iurge tusks in. the upper fem saa ie wit ok ye Upper jaw and heavy form. the character of the nasal bones and tho shortness of the head and neck it bas been concluded it had a trank.”” Whenevor similar remains have been discovered on bc ny wren the net ee pare, Sees sn mmnaen the pest interest, not of this country but in Europe. inte wore first discovered aseariy as the year sipp: river, and having been wired together were exhiblted throughout the country and in as the Missosourium, Harvard great University is also in possession of # mastodon skelet independent of that belonging to Dr. Warren, and ‘tie alleged that specimens of the primeval species Lave been found iu several of tuo States, but in no tnstance — like as perfect as the ove now developed at Scientific investigations upon this coutroverted subject have been widely extended and marked by = , aod as this event shows, they have been characterized by much One author sa} ‘be ny HB at was entirely vegetabic, as is prov remains of twigs of coniferous trees, and other vegetable matter found between the ribs; and the anima: was doubtiess fond of re- sorting to marshy or boggy })!ser4, 19 search of succulent plants, where ‘t wag often n.irodta the vory places whore its remains have ‘been oxtrooted during ineteenth Another writer remarks: — "The gealogival Jromains of this #pecies (mastodon) has li is a subjeet of dispute amone geolo- they are said to have been foand and even i the mio- beon obtained from the depth of five to ) bogs, and beds of infasorial - that Les vas became extinct since the adfent of man on b ing to Lyell, the period of their destruction, though geologically mm, must beve been many thousand ears ago. same causes probably acted tn their ex. jon asin the case of the eproaal perhaps partly climatic changes or, more 'y, some great 4 the globe at an epoch anterior to mam.’ A dist.nguished natural historian Eg coms and truthfuinegs. century.” :—"Ope of the principal deposits of wastodon bones to have Neen Mine Big Bone Lick in the porth of Kentucky, near the Ohio, whence the mas- todon been called ‘the animal of the Obio.’ None found at the river ‘8 littie above its confluence with im @ vertical position, as if the bogged or burted fn the ‘ae Remains, adds. — eo Ahoy Tmabtndges are found, is Hike a0 ‘etre pte plain, bordered on evory side by moun- ing {20 the Morasser, Where these bopes ere Voltowing strata are generally met with :— One or two feet of peat, one or two feet of yellow mari, With vegetable remains, about two feet of grey marl, like ashes, finally a bed of she!! marl, Ip the grey mari the bones are lly found.’” ‘The soil in which the discovery at Coboes was found answers Parkinson's descripticn 9 the above quotation I taee appears that agree! and permanent contribu tion is about to be made to seieace, Bod that in bosom of the *tate of Now York bas been found the portant discovery tending to elucidate uatural history made ln many, many years. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE. Liat of Americans registered at the American banking houses in Paris for the week ending October 26:—#. 4 Splegelberg, Mr. and Mre. Geo. D, Keyes, Frederic 1. De Forest, Jas. G. De Forest and wife; Major General de Frobriand, wife and daughter; J.C, Mlodgett and family, Mr, and Mrs, Charles Esston, Miss Keston, Charies H. Thomson, D. H. Haight and family, Charles Toppan, Alfred Pell and fainily, Mra. A. Holland and family, Mr. and Mra. J. C. Woodward, Mr. and Mra. ©. A. Lippincott, Geo, 8. Partridge, Colonel W. H. Coyle, F. P. James, Charles A. Kdwards, Miss Mary VP. Edwards, A N. Greenieaf and family, Jobm Av ©. Gray, Mr and um BY Babbitt, Mrs. B.C. Hirst, LM. Thorn, Parke Godwin, Thomas R. Clark and family, Mra. bf Vanderviit, Mrs 1, Barker, W. R. Vanderbilt, from Now York; George A Fike and wife, Fr. , Franklio aot Nathan Appie- mb, ©. A. Putnam and family, jt and daughter, J. F. Nie! Boon dreth, J. T. Jobneon, A. F. Pbelps, Jamen P. A jin Fell, Mra Wm. J, Feit, Mr, ool, F. Warner, Sh g- HF Mre_F, Collins, Mise BD. Collins, Mies and family, nee AMUSEMENTS. The Metropolitan Entertainments. Madame Adelaide Ristori’s return to the city, the act- {ng of Mr. Charles Dillon at the Broadway, the fine representations at the German Thalia theatre and New York theatre, anew play at Tony Pastor's, a Ristori evening in Brooklyn, with various Minstrels’ excellen- cies, give promise of a pleasing and profitable week in the theatrical world, RISTORI'S RETURN. Madame Adelaide Ristori opens a season of six nights at the French theatre, commencing this evening. Man- ager Grau names Monday, Wednesday and Friday as Ristori’s evenings in New York and next Thursday as the Brooklyn evening. This evening the Madame ap- Pears in the great tragedy Adrienne Lecouvreur. On the 20th of November Ristori will give an evening of reci- tations at the new Steinway Hall, for the benefit of those who do not like to visit the theatre, These en- tertainments were very popular in Paris, BROADWAY THEATRE. At the Broadway theatre the great tragedian, Mr. Charles Dillon, is with all the success that could be expected ; appearii he did at a time when politi- cal electioneering excitement was at its height, he has come out of his first week with much écla# and pleasure to the management, This and to-morrow evening Mr. Dillon appears in his own dramatization of Louis XI, played by him with marked success at the Lyceum, London, during the season contemporary with the pro- longed run of the rendering of the same subject by Boucicault at the Princess, Charles Kean personating ‘the wily old King. Lovers of sterling acting should see Mr. Dillon. Friday next Mr. Dillon will take « benefit, sppearing as Macbeth. GERMAN THALIA THRATRE, At this establishment, in Broadway, this evening, will be given the fine five act drama Der Spiegler, with an excellent cast. NEW YORK THEATRE, At the Now York theatre, in Broadway, near Eighth Gtreot, this evening and during the yk, the very suc- cossful favorite five act passions drama, Grifflth Gaunt, or Jealousy, will be repeated with all the fine acces- sores bestowed on its production, THEATRE FRANCAIS, At tho Thédtro Frangais, West Fourteenth strect, on Tuesday evening—opera night—will be produced the three act opera, Midsummer Night's Dream, Le Songe d’Uno Nuit dE, with magnificent econery, new cos- tumoes and appointments and full orchestra and chorus. The artistes engaged at tho house will repeat this opera Monday, November 19, for a charitable purpose, tn PLi!- adelphia, at the Academy of Masic. TONY PASTOR'S OPERA NOUSE. Tony Pastor appears to have made tho production of new plays a specialty at his opera house in the Bowery. This evening he is to place on the boards another new drama, entitled Uncle Sam's Veterans, in which tho Soldier's Return, the Genius of Liberty and the grand tableau of Washington Crossing the Delaware, will be exhibited. The Ethiopian comedian, Master Tommy, makes a first appearance, Tony Pastor opens a portfolio of new songs, and some excellent dances are announced. M. BARTZ, THR ILLUSIONIST, This gentleman draws crowded audiences to Dod- worth Hall, Broadway, where bis feats and wonderful performances are fresh and astonishing as at the com- mencement. The extraordinary phenomenon of a hu- man hoad floating in the air will bo witnessed with the other tricks. KELLY AND LRON'S MINSTRELA The company performing at the new hail No 720 have achieved a decided success; and seats are now secured some days in advance, This evening the performances commence at « quarter to eight o'clock in order to per- mit the production of a fine novelty on the minstret stago entitfed Kelly & Leon's Original Excursion Trip Round the World. The naval combat between the Kearsage and Alabama ts represented. Other good things follow. BUDWORTR’S MINSTRELS. Mr. Budworth bas arranged to produce this evoning at the new Fifth Avenue Opera House another sensation in the spectacle of a a wonderful illusion called A Trip to the Moon—a very grotesque and laughable performance. The Fenian Scare, Echoes from Fatherland, Hunting a Prima Donna, with other attractive pieces and songs follow, CHARLEY WHITR's MINETRELA, The members of Charley White's Minstrois* and Com- bination Company are cast with eare in the military drama entitled The Female Clerks of Washington, which will be produced with startling effects this evening. Miss Eva Brent is still at the house im song. Striking ‘Off brings out Warren and Winship. The characteriatic ballet entitled La Cicilienne engages @ host of young ladios, SAN PRANCECO MINATRELA Mesars. Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus are amusing as ever, with their company in great force and spirit, at thelr hall, No, 585 Broadway. A very ample bill will be exhausted by the production of the pleasing illusion called The Shadow Pantomime. DE CORDOVA’s AUMOROUA LECTURES. This lecturor will commence a sertes of entertainineuts at Irving Hail to-morrow evening, when he will give an original production entitied ‘Miss Jopea’ Wedding—No Cards." There is nothing in Mr. De Cordova’s efforts of @ damaging nature, excepting \t may be as regards waist coat buttons and stay lacings, and nething approaching vulgarity or what is styled flashy, On the contrary he occuples high moral ground and only strives to please and better thow who go to hear him. TH PARK THEATRE, BROOKLYN. Mra. F. B. Conway bes arranged to continues on the boarda of the Park theatre, Brooklyn, every evening during the week, the fuccessful spectacular drama, The Sen of Tee, which has proved so attractive. Mra. Conway has an entirely original and startling drama in prepara- tion, which will soon be produced at the establishment with fine effect and the strength of the numerous com- pany. MOOLRY'A OPERA HOONE, BROOKLYS. Tho famous piece The Shadow Pantomime, or a Trip to the Mooa, enters the last days of its reprosenation at Hooley's tits evening A weil solocted bill embraces a great many other good things. *RAvER'S OF FRA GOUKE, WHLIAMeERURG. Mr Harry Lesii*, the favorite pantomimist, bas achieved a decided surceas at this house, and continues om the boards w: Epb. Horn, Mr. and Mra Johony Queen, and the other “lights” of the programme, REOOKLYS CHORAL UNTON, A now musical society has been esteblixhed in Brook- lyn under the above name At # mooting the Academy of Music the following gentlemen were ap- pointed officers of the uew society:—John Greenwood, Chairman; E. B. Moore, Secretary, and F. L. Dalton, Treasurer. First Sanday Concert at Steinway Hall, The andience at the fret Sanday concert in Stemway Hall last evening was far larger than ever before assem. bled (nm that hall, not excepting even the opening night. Three thousand people at a concert Is a rare sight in this city, and wecan safely place last night's audience at that number at the very least. Not only was every seat occupied, but « large proportion of (he audience had to content themselves with ‘standing room only.” It was a good natured audience, too, for everythiag on the pro. gramme was encored, The orchestra, under the diree- tion of Mr. Theodore Thomas, played the Rienzi and Waseertriger overtures, and the entire Bateman troupe aeeisted in the concert. It seemed as if the sight of the immense andience inspired all the artists to anwonted exertions, Signor Fortena surprised us im the aria, “Alla Paes,” from Tl Gturamento, His voice was much stronger and he threw more fire and animation into it than at any previoun concert ince his debut here. Mr. Cart Rosa in deserving of much praise for bis artistic rendoring of that chef d’awere of violin @iMoulties, the Chacmne, by Bach. We have spoken before of this pisos, the score of which \# « curiosity and «@ terra ignoa to any save & first class violinist. Both Brgnoli and Parepa received an ovation which was well deserved, and beyond doubt sineere on the part of the audience. The former sang one of his best pieces, the charming reverie, ‘‘Sognas,"’ by Schira It te o simple, plaintive theme, set off with orchestration such a8 one seldom meets outside the opera Mme. Parepa achieved « fresh triamph in Handel's magnificent sir “1a Guiltions Blood.’ Tt in oratorio alone thet the grand volume of ber voice ard its richness of expression obtain full scope, and it tna treat to bear her in one of Handel or Haydn's sublime arias. Signor Forranti sang the “Pro Pecatic’’ of Rossini's Stabat Mater pretty weti, although he seemed entirely out of his clement, and we expected every minute « tra, la, la refrain to burst forth. Mr. Mills played @ selection frou Chopie's tm. aginative concerto in KB minor with the taste and faith of atroe artist. Tho well known prayer from ‘@(gee in Bgypt,”’ with orchestra and piano, wan sung yp Mme, Parepa and Signor! Brignoli, Ferrant! end Portuna To-night (he ret Monday oyguias comsert will Cake oleae. the following artista asstatiag:—Mra. Marie Abbott, soprano; Messrs, Pease and Colby, pianists; Mr, Letech, trombone, aud Thomas’ orchestra. Mince! cous Musical and Theatrical. The Richings’ opera troupe was last week in Rich- mond. On Thursday night La Somnambula was brought out, and on Saturday night Fra Diavolo. The Richmond Press speak in enthusiastic terms of the performance of the troupe. The Mendelssohn Qaintet Club of Boston, with Mra. HL. M. Smith, soprano, and B. J. Lang, planist, give a Concert in Providence, R. 1., om the 13th instant, At the Howard Athensum, Boston, on the 12th instant, Mr. and Mra, W. J. Florence appeared in Inshavogue and Mischievous Anni Marietta Ravel, pantomimist, bas just closed a week's engagement at the Opera House, in Troy, N. Y. and Mrs. Howard Paul performed in comedy and gave impersonations at the Academy of Music, Provi- dence, R. I, on the 8th and 9th instant. At the Mobile (Alabama) theatre, om the 6th, Miss Anna Hathaway performed the parts of Henry St. Alme, Hamet and Mathilde de Merie in the French Spy. The Wobb Sisters were at Greenlaw Opera House, Memphis, on the 7th. Edwin Adams on the Tth appeared in Macbeth at the New Memphis theatre. CORONERS’ INQUESTS. ‘The Supposed Suicide of Mr. Simpson—Inves- iantion Before Coroner Gover. Coroner Gover yesterday held an inquest at No. 272 Eighth avenue, over the remains of Mr. William Simpson, Proprietor of a drug store located at the above number, who died on Saturday afternoon from the effects of a doae of laudanum, supposed to bave been taken for the Purpose of selt-destruction. Deceased was a gentleman of excellent character, but from domestic unhappiness oF other causos he bad become addicted to the oxcosstvo use of intoxicating ese » although for several days revious to his death he ina abstained from drink, He ‘ery despondont on Friday last, and late that jowed a quantity of iaudanum, of which fact he soon afwrwards informed his wife, Below will bo found a copy of all the important testimouy taken {n the case, — Ant Simpson, being duly sworn, deposed and said :— Decoasod was my husband; he bad besa in the babii of drinking for some time, but up to three months since he had been temporate, since which time and up to last Sunday he had been drinking freely; since last Sunday b not drank any that I know of; on Friday he was very despondiag; about twetve o'clock night before last he came up stairs; I was tn bed, which he did not seem to be pleased with; he took a’small bottle out of his pocket which contained laudanum and “ald that he would swallow it; be left me and came down stairs; I owed him and found the small bettie of laud. mon the mantelpiece; I put tt in myg pocket went up stair; in ten minutos time I re- ed and saw a shelf bottle of Iaudnaum on the ble; be said he had taken somo out of the large ;, ho lay down on the lounge and went to p; Twent to bed; between soven and eight o'clock yesterday morning I'came down stairs and found him Still sleeping and in the same position; he was breathing very hard; [did not disturb him; about half-past twelve o'clock I found bin still sleeping; I then tried to wake him up, vat could not; I then’ became alarmed and cailed one of the clerks out of the store; he also tried to rouse him, but without success; about two o'clock I sent for a doctor, and by the time the doctor arrived, which was at three o'cidck, deceased bad just bro his Inst; deceased had on several occasions, whem dronk, threatened to destroy himself, but never when sober. William L, Taylor, one of the clerks in Mr. Simpson's employ, deposed to having his attention called to the condition of deceased, about two o'clock on Saturday afternoo, by Abram Griggs, also a clerk for Mr. Simp- 80D; at that time deceased was lying on the lounge, broathing very Inboriously-and pulso very feeble. witness immediately started for a physician, but before one arrived Mr. Simpson was dead. Mr. Taylor was not aware that deceased had taken laudanum until he re- turned from dinner; the witness says it was concluded by himself and the other clerk to go for a doctor. Mr. Grigga testified that at nine o'clock on Saturday morning Mrs. Simpson told bim that during the pre- us night deceased attempted to drink laudanum of a small bottle, but she knocked ft out of his hand before he could drink any, and also said that he had not drunk apy liquor. ‘The case was then submitted to Galery, who rendered the following verdict:— That William simpson, the deceased, came to his death by taking an over dose of Iaudanum on the 10th day uf November, 1866."’ Mr. Simpson was forty-aix years of age and a native of Scotland. 3 Found In the Water Suspicion of Foul Play. Last Tuesday evening Francis McAleer, « man about twenty-five years of age, suddenly disappeared from his home and waa seen no more by luis friends. Yesterday morning Officer Pettit, of the Sixteenth precinct, found the remains of McAleor floating in the dock foot of Twenty-sixth street. North river. Coroner Gover was notified and caused the remains to.be removed from the water, after which rumors were in circulation to the eflect that McAleer bad been assaulted with wi be had been at enmity and then over- On making inquiries it that deaeased and an acquaintance hed a mis. un@orstanding coneorning a you! woman to whom both were vi part. the it being @ quarrel. Some of the frieuds or dec: worn ou uentl, cautioned against fetting him appear in the bor. were removed to the residence of deceased's or, No, 206 Wost Sixteenth street, where they wero partialiy examined by Deputy (oroner Jobn Beach, M. seme scratches and contusions were apparent and head; but whetuer received before oF remains to be determined. A post mortem examination and an inquest will bo held on the body to-day, The ced in decomposition. NEW JERSEY INTELLIGENCE. Tux Fain ar Sr. Peren’a € —Among the prires to be drawn at this far is the celebrated horse Bandera, ounce famous throughout the Voited States He was prevented to the pastor of St. Potér's church for this fair by sir, Tamothy Bright street, Jersey City, ‘ nnipaw. Tim Sroce Yano Reverse. —During the past week there were received at the stock yard 631 bead of cattle, 3,410 bogs and 4,103 sheep, The oew hore market is Just completed, and sales will take piace there from this day forward. Fort Lee. Con roraation. The sacrament of confirmation was ad ministere® by Lishop Bayley at eight o'clock youtaptay morning to sixty ebildren. The prelate wax higniy picased with the progress of retigion Im the parish, bas now the advantage of the labors of the Sis- Charity, who have ‘aken up their abode in the late paroctial residence. Sehools have been eatablinhed for children of both sexes ia the perish, which com. prises Hack-nsack, Englewood and Fort Loe. Newark, Reuiciove Senvices Yueraxpay,—The Rov. Dr. Poor preached an eloquent discourse last evening in the Cen tral Methotiet Kp 7" eburch, epon “Church Waity."* He argued in favor of there being more of @ united ac tion in Christian work, showing the great benefits to be derived from Le ge of hearts and hands in the great undertaking of saving souls He was listened to thronghout with attention. Rev. Mr. Atkinson delivered a sermon last evening in kta wtreet Methodiet Episcopal church, upon the ibject, “Lessons of the Canvass’ Considerable attention was paid the speaker, although the abandonmentof the Gospel for the forward ing of political faith was not much admired. Bram Sexpar Scnoon Convawnion —Om Wednesday, Thursday and Fridhy next the New Jersey Sunday Schoo! Convention will meet in the First Presbyterian church, at Newark Delegates ate expected from the Btate, inasmuch ae tpt ing subjects before the body for discussion. One of the principal fea tures of the assembiage will be the Mible, intermediate ‘and infant class inatroctions. On the morning of the Mth the secretaries will meet, and in the after noon the Convention will be opened by « prayer meet ing, conducted by the Rev. D. Coles, D. D. the usaal reports will be read and addresses 4 Oo Friday the several Sabbath schools will hold meet ings in twoive church edifices —St. Paul's, MB.) Third Presbyterian, “econd Reformed Dowb, Fifth Baptiat Contral M. F., High treet Presbyterian, Warren street M. K., Firet Faptiat, Trinity Episcopal, fecond Provby terian, Plone street rian and the Roseville Proxbyterian. At the children's meetings interesting exercises will be held; among others a hymn sa0g, #rittea by ‘Marion Hariand’’ (Mra E. ?. Terhone), of Newark Breaaces ¢ +4 Deommemd Boo. Saturday night » Vi of police, headed by the chief, made & descent upon s disorderly houre kept 9 Broome street, between Marshal and Court, and arrested twenty ni the inmates. They were very much surprined at capt.re, but, on being brought to the stationbours, pal my, Peach. The proprietor was Sned $40, but pot having the ready cash be gave bail for his appearance at trial Awacit —Joremiah Rawley was arrested on Sa night for committing an aazau!t om James #mth Contre street. It seome that while Mr. Smith wae wal tng quietly down that street ani strock of the head with « bottle, wes com Connt—P int 1. Nos. 267%, 26%, 2609, 2241, aes , 1886, ATL, 2091, BOAT. 90NS, aeeT, 117, 1697, 2108 Part 2— Noe. S768, 2600, 2510, 2600. 5 a 24", 2682, 774, WHOM, 1400, 28M, 1178 lent comm Ving Post 1 Noe. 160, 1608, 16, 1 144, 1640, 1640, 1690, 1O0B, 1607, Laat, 1940, 654,682 Part 2.— Now. 1700, 169%, 1244, 681, ‘960, 42, 1008, 1778 to 1199 ao ee Baca see wt Unagpee ey Re Lyset, 5 od (na fow moments aftor | expired and was ous of ia misery The lady alluded to had the body decently laid out, end procuring @ bedatead, had the mother aud one of the daughters removed t it, A woman was found to slay with the family through the night and care (or them. fa the morning coffins were procured for thease corpaas, @ sebtleman doing business on Market street gave enougl BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE. A New Business Frem.—-At about one o'clock yester day morning William Jones and Peter Levoy entered into a copartuership to relieve the money drawor of Rozeil & Block, of No. 433 Fulton avenue, of its contents. Suc coeding in this, weat to No, 277 Myrtloavapue, and | Of clothing and material for abrouds to clothe them, robved the til of MoGiina, Thoy were afterwards | During tuo morning Lie bodies were interred. At diane? ‘and are now awaiting an exam: before } Mme the mother and the rest of the children wore re- moved to a more comfortable place, ® short distance be- low where they were first found, trom 8 Onis sseaty aisimna, whaes thee tad cts air county, A. w ad a litte farm. The fatuer dylng the mother had hor home Justice Morehouse. Moxs Licat,—Ann Delanty, an Irish servant girl of oighteon, was arrested ou Saturday afternoon, and 1s held for examination before Justice Cornwell, obarged with aNd came thi in search broth: stoaling a bie of uoctaclan, worth $10, from Martha | [ot (om oan poe b "Tees arrived ie city » ‘street, about threo weeks ago, and during the cold weather Sonpay Ansusra —Joba Quigloy was arrested on Batur- | which provalled in the last week of they lay ta day afternoon, for stealing lead pipe. Andrew Blate, Michael McLaughlin and Bernard McLaughlin came to gricf, on the evening of the for 7 aocount, tho Union passonger depot without auy other shelter than that afforded b; ry Nesken”” Oa T ees taeg were removed into the hovel where we open an oyster a ous- possession of tody for having a piece of he could give no All: wall ve thelr cases examined into to-day. Fines Last Evextnc.—About half-past five o’clook last ‘ovening @ fire broke out in the stable rear of 160 Smith street. The fire, which was discovered in the hay loft, ia supposed to have been the work of an incendiary. There wore five valuable horses in the stabld at the time, which were owned by goutiomen residing in the neigh- borhood, besides several val wots of and POLICE INTELLIGENCE. peeaas 4 Buscusmrra Toxsey Beeo.am—Cavaur in THe AOt. — Charles Dimond, whose natural brilllanoy was considora- bly “off color’ on Satertay night in consequence of having imbibed too freely of Yirst ward Bourbon, deter mined to have @ gv0d old-fashioned spree and broals things generally. Accordingly be started out alone, and at a late hour Dimond was caught in te act of burdtiag juablo harnoss other property. damag: 6 the build! about basememt door Promises wien, five hundred Kuiaettameaeen BOW. Te property oe to tho ‘inteligeace yy Nat was more or less damaged. The flaines communicated with the totent < rf to the adjoining stable, owned M4 ‘Thompson, in the ~ a toa a trunk ia the oo ee rear of 147 streot, in which placy there were three | gious socom! ing bis Dimond wr Fed nd horses. In both instances the horses wero rescued by G Berta, ‘who slept [a the t tnd detained Mr. Francis Mahoney, residing at the corner of Court Twenty. inet arnved ane Aileate os paper ee are indebted, bre et shea wes a great ext 0 wafoty thetr property, One Dow! Of the horsos wah tightly Injured by the dre Fie ine, | '8ken. betore Justice Dow! all. He in tee men were promptly on and provented further destruction of property. ground had no intention of committing a Rommny on 128 Powre,—On Saturday night Jobe Schribley, « German living at No, 67 Bayard sirvet, white somewhat under the influence of liquor, was mot on the Five Points by Kate Douglass, Farah Lognt, Sargh Spring. stain and Anoa Kehoe, who decoyed him into @ - table house ja Worth street, and while there of $250 in Troasury notes aud a gold watch, Time jog hiv money schribley made known his lous to tho roundsmen of the Sixth precinct, who females named above on suspicion of having commi ee robbery.. The prisonora were taken before Ji owling, Wud the verdant victin was unable to make affidavit against either of the defendanta The however, committed (hem to the Tombs for ¢xamiaa- on. A Want Keown Cusmaoren Tare His Hap at Foret TURs,—Aaron Seaman, a notorious todividual, who hee been bofore a justice on prior ocoasions, was yeatordag THE CONSEQUENCE OF MISCEGENATION. Been Criminally Intimate. [From the Detroit Free Nov. 9.) ‘The circumstances counected with the tate murder of August Shulz reveal a of crime, #0 to speak, totally unparalleled in the history of criminal statistics. ‘There was no excuse for this heartless deed. How could there be? The victim was a Zouns man in the prime of manly vigor; one who sought by honest labor to provide for himself and family by the aweat of his brow, and had honestly carried out bis intention up to the hour of his death. Through the kindness of Deputy Sheriif Clore we aro enabled to lay before our readers @ full and comprehen. five statement of the murderong affair, After hearing of the dreadful crime started on his mission with a full knowledge of the facts, but of the details he know nothing. Arriving at the house of the brother of the murdered man, he thero gained an insight into the | arraigned before Justice Ledwith, charged with havieg nature of the horrible murder, and based his operations, jen two velvet cha the value of $50. Tho com which may be summed ay as follows, The statement Robocoa 1 koopa a furniture store om below may be implicitly relied upon, it oF been b avenue, and on Thuraday aho allogos that the g.ined from the lips of the partion themsel through pok the property away from in front of jont Seaman was committed for trial in de- fault of $1,000 hail SMRIOUSLY BTAnixy,—At two o'clock yesterday morning an officer of the Fifth precinct carried to the staton house a colered man named Edward Thompson, who had hoon dangerously stabbed in the lett aide, near the region of the heart, witha pooket knife in the hand of one “Hammer" Charley, also colored. Thompson was sent to the City Hospital, where his wound was pronovmded 4 dangerous one by tho eurgeon, Charley escaped, bub the offlcers were sent in doarch of him, Lo! THe Poon INpIAs—ALLkoKo QAKourY FROM & Broaoway Fras or §100 Worth of Goont mv a Onmmae -Willlam Normay, an intelligent looking ropes sentative of the aboriginal race, about twenty-one yearw of age, was arraigned yewterday at the Feex Market Vr ‘ourt on a charge of tarcony. The accused we native of the Cherokee pation, about three-quarters Im- personal interview: — THe MURDER, About two months ago, according to statement, Mrs. Shulz fret broached the idea of getting her husband out of the way to the negroes, Walker and Piney. Walker, who isa muscular man, and ® cool, oaloulating villain, favored the project, and having an ¢ye to tho possesion of Mra. Shula, scon estysted the means—that of killing Shulz some time when he was passing from his own house to tat of his brother, and between which that of Walker ts situated. The first intimacy between Walker and Mra, Shulz occurred about two months ag The parties lived about half a mile apart, in the bash, off the Pontiac road. Mra. Shula was in the habit of going to Walker's for water, and while on this errand became ac quainted. From this sprong up criminal intimacy, which has resulted {n the commission of a horrid crime, facta of which are already known. [t was pro out five weeks ago that Mr, Shula should be and Mra. 8. left hor bome on @ visit to KEK the bloody deed shou'd be accomplished ber > dian, and rays bo is by trade & photographor The oir flor but when, the opportunity offered bin heart fajiea | &mstances inder which “Ue tatcouy charged ts wad to him. Shula was drawn into his trap, but when the foul | bave been committed, as related by Daniel Sus, are ae follows —Ou or about the Yoth of July laa Norman act was rife for accomplishment Walker was too much frightened to ke the fatal blow. This passed and | °Mm to Loon, Arnold & Co.'s store, in Broadway, amd Mik shuiz retttued to find that hor. hearts desire hut | Fe swating ‘nimselt to bes tallt, exhibiting et Vee not been accomplished, She then uy Walker for Nous in "eet tase deinioad Toea. cowardice, and undor the sting he committed the horrid deed. On Saturday night, wi ‘Sbulz was passing from bis own house to that of his brother, he was met in the warden patch of Walker and Piney, and there brutally shot down and beaten to death by the holl-hoarted rufans The shot from tho muaket took effect in tho © pair of pants to mak ich he subsequently satiniuctorily returned. On the occasion of so returoing (hese he stated that he had faotlition for maki pants rapldily, aud (het o€ taking them in small q Les did bot pay him, be would like to receive larger low back of bia head, but did pot immediately kil | 8 ® time. In view of these tone Suse ta him, Walker ciubbea the weapon and finished | ‘usted him with twelve dozen ot satinet me the bloody work by nearly beati bis brains | Which he was to return in ten days, and for whi — out while’ lying insensible from the effocts of | Was to recetve $1 0 per dozen. Upon the expirekou the shot. is occurred in the path immediatoly | the teu days the goods not having bee returned Hes called at residence given by Norman, No. 105 Dolas- Lolow Waikor's house, and about balf way betwees | called at the residence given by Norman, Ne odividead Shulz's house and that of his brother, Mra. Bhulz bad visited Wall in the morning, and told bin to propare | #% be described did not, aud had uot resided there, ead for the murder. In the venta Shulz, in the (A obs aah that no pants had been brought ee ie of his heart, told her that he was going over to bis | Pevting af once that something waa wrong, use brother's for moi Dut waited while she went for a | complaint at the Third District Police gay Be s lof water to Walkera That interval, wan fatal to | Warrant was tewued for eaves sf Soreen : apes Bim; for during it the scheme for bis mu: waa voll | Ment wae placed in the a ee 4 taid, and how woll it was carried out the publi alreedy Court, but Norman, true to the nomadic en know. From a personal interview our reporter journos oe seen eae Pesideuce cowl that betwoen Walker and Mrs. Shulz thero bad beon a | 2% immediately be served arrest was, meg 4 criminal intimacy of several months’ duration, and that | made on and “— eceused was wily 1t was for the purpose of Ing each other and going into the Icrecelp Ueornens in that the borribie dood ee Pi my eee a oe eng thet on Saturday morning ho saw ir toget tt and otherelee ind in love's Galltanse He wen of course dingusted, said nothing. When Shulz was shot by Walker, and then beaten to death by the pair, his body was crushed into over and allowed to remain at thelr house the night, when it was taken out and pla’ Patrick Doran, was commitied yesterday vy Justice and takon down the side road on to the Pontiac road, | Mansiold, to await the result of Doran's injuries, Com- nearly two miles distant, and thrown into the diteh | plaint was made boy's mather, the driver whero it was found. The barrel was then burned, and | with culpable me; ih not pailing up whew bailed with ot the stock of the musket with which the dreadful | by Doran. crime was completed. The gun barrel way throgn tata an adjoining bush, but has not yet been foond. Tar PRINONERA, Watker, Piney and the shadowy fermale with whom the former waa sleeping when arrosied are all in jail, but ip diferent apartments. Walker js reticent, bu promises a full confesmon on the day of bis (rial. Piney, whove are lens imbrued with the biood of the victim, tolls all he kows, bat of course tays ali the biame on Walker. Mra. Shale ty also quiet on the eub- jet, vat acknowledges her criminal intimecy with Walker, and states that be fret induced her to agree to the Auscep Lascert or JawaLay asp Mowsy,—Josogs Browu wes committed yesterday on a charge of larceay preferred by Mra. Mary Aun Orr, under the following circumstances —Mra Orr keeps « boerting house im Seventy second street, end Brown bearded with bor. The lock of @ trunk im which she kept some veluabies being broken, Mra. Orr engaged another of her by (he mame _ reper 4 -/ - wi lephems was thus occupied, Brown, It t* sad, ov interest in Bis lator menifomted a8 va < usual of cartosity, asking Wimeroar Py] Mine miy LE . peo = cowserning the lock, ia make, be. tome on fee Gaye after this Mra Orr, during the , n in ite accomplishment, nad ott is thie Waal tok atar Settee dyed villainy could have wiggouted closing it thet there was wotht ng. bat om fe- * opening it later im the event dieoo vs that she had beeo robbed of propert} HIGHWAY ROBBERY AND MURDER IN MINNESOTA. = of $200, consisting of @ wanes wore Bvee8: (Prom the St, Paul Press, Nov. 4.) ree, worth $10, © gold bravelet, eat One of the most diabolical mutders evr perpetrated eastpin tan ot erobiets and $160 in U in this vietnity took place ou Saturday evening last be- | states freasury notes = That evening, tween Minueapotis and Bloomington ferry. Mr. J.D. 414 wet make bir apprerenre et Willams, owner of the ferry scram the Missiasipps a rircumsanes, and shortiy after Just above the outskirts of thig city, was panting jecterday in anawer to @ is wagon from Mii ie, where be lad sold a fevtes imeolf of the suapicton thus thrown upon btm, me Quantity of wheat, to his home, near Nine Mile | was locked up im default Of bail. latter place overtook Willlaina’ w which was pro- coomey tote apparently witbout earieer, Os gving ap Wo it Mr. Williatoe was found in it, reclining ow bin hands and knees, dead, with 4 ¢inebot wound In vis bead. Williams had born undoubtedly attecked Ly bighway teen and inurdered for his money, of which he prtably had several bumdred doliare opon hie person, His and his pocket CER oe Jowkey Cab Note Payer Mr Wits page ene 7, having been proprietor Aadvorg, a roesage F ui for many pion He inayee a | forsurors, Oe Remade of neat Pout wreas Pert It be devoutly ta be hoped those ho seem to have made Minnes's be caught, thougl, fadging from os comin itted recently aud the pate sashodly tee Teale Mitatheg eee BS on Ly Beselfon, 85 dove’ tieses, gad by Of Gregienn. A Now Patensed qn Yaaine. ina WASHINGTON [ROM WORKS, ‘ al Puget te Legal bettortes. ( ivea- and rs A 2 GLH, Broker U6 Breed wag. The Mether and FI Other Cilldren ae Starving Condition. [From the Chattanooga (Teng ) Union, Nov &) rales aod the newe- It often falls to the lot of the es, but new ainfing & prople raling Whemesives (briatens, lo « evm, munity so generally prowperous a8 that of Chatuanooga, baw it been our province ty note ea h a hermow.ng seen Of porerty, disease, dew * pers 10 prayer, «friend called om we to go ont distanes from the Crutehfeld How to see a fainlly who, in bis language, “wow dying of atae vation.’ On Ninth street, beidw Chesnut, within » stowe's throw of (wo Chetetisn clarenen, we found the nde Overconte and Pow elo asta, family. It orginally conreied of & mother and etght Fin get 14 } Ay children, but two of the Inuer alreaty were dead, white | fais Bory) Apts a third wee (aintly caching the few best gaope before Saye vildret Cee Set eng away. The seme aa it tent to ae wa ot vy ow yrome Toye prrinle, The Tbish they wage wae Hee oe ail 4, 0 Latayette place ond 8 tides to the keen chilly night aut Bes tones as one oo : — — rid@ of the room lay the corpees of & fit baby, which saaaah astto had died om Raturday evening, ands giri, Ove yaur od, A ROkLs Fee which had expired om cooley tern’ Sensciioaniaans end ghastly features of the pau little Ne. plain'y of thetr painful, lingernhg death om the floor lay the mother hervel bobaing in her aru the Unied gurl, o bear her last. At Yhe feet of the oident danghter © girl od seventeen The A, ail of them showed th fond oh wy Wi th ove corner soother 4 elevet yours lay” mu@er with or children bad 0 Ay eaten © mowih! muy Trees Opie Removed “Bs tal Hh bs CRLF ale 220 eg gee, Corset a2 on Raturdey fight The poor For and 110, weaknem, was force! to elt on lhe hota the Gite thing Mil ite eyen closed oo the tro of thie, world. Whee the recom! ope diet in the morn 1g 'Ae was unable Ww 4 anything for it, and tow lay be third ong, Whilr we mared, » pebin heartet A one of wit Cieene, Who hat beard of the = cme i erapenns 4 Sarno Yonring toad ones Were bo weak that the etomacts Fl in ro, Bt one pean se the teoed owen i ae oD eee ast aye, —f SOUT IE ss vet Sears Ras 0