The New York Herald Newspaper, December 23, 1866, Page 4

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Treland ts ret {tranquil and the Fenian agitation abated The naval diffcatty between Eneland and Spain rela tivo to the coizurs of the Tornado, 1s still cauraswed in London. “A conspiracy seeking the “lives of the ruling power’? fo Spain ts said to have boon discovered in Madrid, By specis! mal toiegram from Atiens we have a very Interesting ri of the sanguinary coniict which took Place betwoen the Christians and Turks at and in the Convent of Arcadian. The Christians barricaded even tho cells of the convent, but the ‘Turks baving carried the piace it was determined to fire ihe mogazino in order to prevent the desecration of the house, A monk ap- Ptiod the match, and thousands'were kiliod by the ex- Pioston. Consols closed at $03 for monoy in London yester day United States flve-twenties were at 72% The Liverpool cotton market was quiet and ateady, with middting uplands at fourtoen and a batt pence. THE CITY Five additions! distilleries were saized in this city vos. torday, and the revenue officials find on investigation that the feputed propriotore are morely the agents of Wealthy capitalists, Most of the distiveries im this city and vicinity b eared operations in consnquence of the great vigilance recently dispiayod by Collector Shook and Inspector Morton. Last evening she sixty-Ors: annua’ foativul of the New England Society was hold at : Tia Charmowristic toasta Were proporod, and speochae were delivered by Henry Ward Beecher, Governor Bullock, af Wasan- chusetts; George William Curtis, James T. Deady and others. Ex-Governor Morgan pres od. Ta consequence of the refusal of Thomas Stevens, Prosidont. of tho Croton Aquodue: Bowed, to averoudor the oitieos of that department to Jon J Rradiey, the Bewly appointed President of the Hoard an order to show cause why the oifices should noi be surrendered, and why peremptory mandamus chould not issue to compels delivery of the same, wae ted on Friday by Mr. J ham, of the Supt Court, the ical order i# mace returnable on the 26¢h inst, A writ of alterna‘e mandamus war issued be Mr 3 tice Ingratiam, promo Conrt, Chambers, yestorday, oriering Deputy Street Commissioner Tweed to show oanse why pay roll 1 not be made out for Inborors employed io the Mount Morris Park improvements, aod why peremptory mandamus ahowid not laaue compelling him to faraieh such rolls, The writ \# returnable on the ‘26th inst, An order was granted by Me Justice Ingraham, of the Supreme Court, yesterday, for the arret of James C. Byrne, an employs of the Interna: Revenue Dey @ this city, on aMdavit of Mie Pullman, with Orench of promica of marriage and nent Jennie € ton thousand dollars, The w stroat jn ectable took'ng young man wns brought up before tinted & sioner Betta on a charge of pa enty doltar bilis to Mary Li orher One Of the witnesres t« A collected thousands of 4 va atrictiy correct fn his examination of three witnesser thy case was adjourned tll nexs Thurs: day The case of Folger ani Tibds was continued yesterday atthe Tombs before Judye Doran, Several witness Were examined, and the caso w day, the Sd of Janaary. In the care of Sophia W. Quimb; by, which was an action for div the Court of Common Picas, has che report of feforee annulling ths marriage in favor of the wife, A jury io the Supreme Court, Cirem!t, io Grook'ya, on Friday aftornoon, rendered s verdict of $6,000 against be retumed on Thars Quita of | NEW YORK HERALD, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 23 1866.' the Brooklyn and New York Forry Company in favor of Catharine N. Crosby, for injuries received by hor during a collision between the forryboat Nebraska and the United States gunboat Muscootah, ‘The Grand Jury made a presentment yesterday fm tho General Sessions re.ative to unsafe buildings. They ex- amined the Acalemy of Music, which is now being ro- beilt, and report that the roof should be made stronger, in order to be safe. The attention of the authonties was called to the danger threatened by placing seats in the alstes of public buildings, The Recorder sentencod Timothy Donovan, who was convicted of highway rob- bery, to the State Prison for twenty years, Tho wills of the following deceased persons were admit- tod to probate during the past woek:—Klizaboth Bradley, Bernard Rockersfela, Joseph Arneal, Charles A, Jarvis, Samuel Nicholl, Patrick Costello, Klizabeth Provost, George Schoening, John Townsend, Mary Hopper} William Kellogg, Chas, H. Sanford, Mary Webber. Let- tors of administration on the estates of the following deceased persons were also granted ;—Catharine Horan, William Tobin, James F. Tamms, August Heyne, Patrick Donovan, Ann Welch, Jobn Erickson, Susan Groen, Mary Schilling, Henry Bussman, Peter H. Federson, Angel Boxsina, Jobn K. Karns, Patrick Hannigan, John Erick- son, Eliza Giadd, Johanna § Merback, Elizabeth A. Moran, Maria Bartholi, Francis A. Cannon, Sarah Forgay, Joseph Grinsell, Maria Montgomery, Isaac W. Small, Gilbert C. Barrett, Honry Hunt, Elizabeth Kerwin, Poter Jansen, William Dolan, John Gibbons, Johy Blake, Or- eSard Miller. : The now steam (screw) sloop-of-war Mosholu was suo- cessfully launched yesterday morn.ng from the Brooklyn Navy Yard. Sho is one thousaad four hundred and | forty-eight tous burden, now measurement, and will movant thirteen guns, probably nine or tea inch calibre. The stock market was unsettlod yesterday but closed Orm. Gold closed at 13334 a 5. Almost everything in tho line of merchandise and produce was dull, nominal and lower yesterday, owing largely to tho recessionin the gold premium. Cotton was leas active and lower, Coffee was quiet. Sugar was dull and heavy. On ’Change flour was dullaud 10c, a 15c, lower. Whoat was inactive and nominally lower. Corn opened Ic. off, but closed quite frm. Oats were scarcely as firm. Pork was more active, but at lower rates, Boof was steady, while lard was dull and lower, Froighis wore also dull and heavy,* Yotroleum tonding downward, MISCELLANEOUS, By the arrival of the steamship North America from Rio Janeiro we are in receipt of our correspondence and fies from that port up to November 26. No vow opera- tions bad taken place at tho goat of war in Paravuay. Three more iron clads had joined the Brazilian fleet. General flores has postponed the elections in Uruguay. It is confidently reported that tho Argentine Republic had refused the mediation of Bolivia and Chile, The Emperor of Brazil had freed ono hundred and fifteon slaves at Santa Cruz belonging tothe government. Tho National Exhibition is still going on, Our Valparaiso (Chile) correspondunce is dated Novem- bee 17, There was considcrable activity among tho Peruvian and Chitean fleets preparatory, it is reported, to @ cruise in search of Spanish commerce. Several ves.ois were daily expected from tho Unitod States with further supplies of ordnance, Our Panama letter is dated December 13. Mosquora’a «ifflculties thicken, The State of Antioquia has declared against him. Private advices received at Panama from the Parena state that a treaty of alliance bad been en- tored into between Paraguay and Bolivia, by which the jatter Joins in tho war against Brazil. The bishops of Carthagena and Santa Martha having refused to take the oath imposed on the clergy by Mosquora, had been ox- pelied and had arrived at Aspinwall on their way to Jamaica, Our Callao (Peru) correspondence is dated November ‘Tho loss of the United States frigats Lancastor off Cape Horn was reported, but it lacked contirmation. Oar {les from the Bahamas are dated at Nassau, N. P., on the 15:h of December. The home government bad forwarded from London an offictal exprossion of the Queen's sympathy with the inhabitants suffering from the effects of tue recent hurricane, The British gunboat Nimble was being docked tor repair, AtSt Tuomas, W. 1, onthe 13th of December, tho condition of the publio health, aa affected by cholera and the symploms of cholera, was improving. Tho commercial report says:—Extra Ohio flour, $10a $11; corm » $6.4 $6 50; pilot and navy bread, $5 a $5 50—a tot of 1,400 barrels, Mess pork held at $260 $28. Mess beof—large stock and offered at $10 a $14, astoquali:y. Hains, in supply, offered at Ide. a 1bc. Kerosene oil—laat sales 600, tins, Keutucky tobaceo— supply, hold at 16c, a 20c. Fish—no demand. Two cargoes pitch pine from Jacksonville sold Lore—former per contract, lattcron private terms, supposed to be about $30. By way of Havana we have advices from Jamaica dated at Kingston on tho 15th of November, but shey have bees fully auticiputed by news previously to hand and published. Our files from Syduey, New South Wales, are to tho Ist and from Woiliugton, Now Zealand, to the 8th of No- vember, Seven large business houses in Sydaey had failed, among them an Amorican firm, . Th crops of the colony wore prosperous, and promised to be much larger than was anticipated a month ago, Dan Sotcholl, tho comedian, Lad been fost at sea while on his way to Syd- ucy, The Governor of New Zealand prorogued the Colo- nial Assembly on the 6th of October. The Maories had hoon dofeated tu an encounter with the English, Our Japan dates are to the 27th of October. Tho dis- tress in Jeddo on account of tho scarcity of rice con- tinuod, Our San Francisco correspondence contains full partie- ulats of the shipwreck on tho 2414 ult, of the British bark Coya on the Pacific coast, a report of which we had by telerraph a day or two after its occurrence. Twonty- six persons porished vy the disaster, only throo of all on Loard boing saved. The trisl of the Fentans at Swoctsburg was continucd yesterday, James Smith's ease was concluded, and the Jury disagroving were discharged, and ho was re- manded to jail, Toronce McDonald was found cuilty of levying war agaiust the Qaven's govoramont, and gon- tonced to be hung on tho 16th of February. The military commission which assembled tm Rich- mond, Va, yesterday, for the trial of Dr, Watson, a oiti- 20n, was ‘tissolved by order of Genoral Sohofold, on in- stract ons from the President, and the prisoner uacondi- tionally released, Genoral Sherman, {t is intimated, hag recoived instrue-, ions from Washington to proceed no furthor in tho Mexican business, The Congressional Investigating Committee were in seagion at New Orleans yesterday, Tho procoodings are kopt secret. The Congrosstonal excursion party to Now Orleans arrived at Lynekburg, Va, on Friday evening, Thoy were cord ally onteriained, although no public reception took place, and loft yoatorday for Bristol, Tenn. ‘The American schooner Mary Bertrand, from Tampico for Tirazos santiago, was wreoked near Bagdad rocontty, She had $24,000 in speclo on board, which was seized by partios on shore, pretending t act under Moxican autbority. A store in Philadelphia was entored by burglars on Frday night, the fireproof safe dag iato, and $94,000 in securities aad coupon bonds carried away. Coronet Romexes’ Cnurvas Orrenna.—Ot the many singular personages who have forced thomns: ives into notoriety here of tate years Prow.doat Roberts is, it must be admitted, one of the most remarkable, Ho beats Colorado Jewo and Count Johannes all hollow. Ono would suppose thet after his many remarkable fizzles in connection with the Fenian Brothor- hood he would be content to subside into modest obscurity fora while, But nota bit of it; he is irropressible, Ho is like the Jack in the box, that you may knock ever so hard on the head, but cannot kesp down. Having brought the Fonian organisation into ridicule by his antics, ho now takes to insulting the unfortunate dupos whom he has got into trouble in Caneda, His letter to Colonel Lynch was piece of cold-blooded buffoonery. His proposal to get up a subseription for @ Christmas dinnor for tho men whom he has left to languish so long to prison, without a chilling of ald or even & friendly word to cheor them, is cruolly farcicn!. It would be diMoult to define Colonel Roberts’ princ!ples of action, Of thia, how. ever, there can be no queation—that he belloves in publio subseriptions, good dinners aud cheap advertising. The Late Decision of the Supreme Court ana How It is Beginning to Work, The Cabinet, as we learn from Washington, have had under consideration tho late decision of the Supreme Court on the subject of military trials of civilians in the loyal States during the war, and the conclusion reached is that this decision must be reapected everywhero throughout the country as settling the law upon the subject. It will be remembered that this issue came before the Supreme Court on an appeal in the case of Milligan, Bowles and Hersey, civilians of Indiana, who were tried in that State during tho war, by a military com- mission, as treasonable conspirators, and that the decision upon this eppeal upsots said mili- teny trial and all similar military proceedings against civilians in States where the civil courla were or are open. The decision, it thus appears, has boen accepted by the’ President, as applying now to the lately insurgent States where the local civil courtaare open. Hence hid order of yesterday for the suspension of the military trial ina murder caso ordered by General Schofield at Richmond, Virginia, The material facts in this case may hore. be briefly recited. The carriage containing the family of Dr. James L. Watson, of Rockbridge county, Virginia, somo two or throe wooks ago was run against in an outrageous mannor ond broken to pieces, ina dangerous pass in a cer- tain road in said county, by the carriage of another party, driven by 8 negro man named Toby Echols, The family in the broken car- riage escaped uninjured. Dr. Watson was absent at the time, but roturning home the next day he proceeded to hunt up the offending negro, and finding him at work ina field undertook to chastise him. The negro wrested the instru- ment employed from the hands of the Doctor, and then took to his heols, Dr. Watson started in pursuit, calling upon the fugitive to stop or he would be shot. The negro still oon- tinuing to run, bis pursuer fired at him with a pistol and sent a ball through his body, from the effects of which he died ina few hours. The homicide next proceeded to deliver him self up to the local civil authorities, and, being brought by them to trial before a jury, he was acquitted of any crime. These facts (and they are given as‘ presented by the Virginia news- papers) being brought before General Scho- field, at Richmond, commanding the military department of the Potomac and for Virginia, tho Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, he isgued an order, “under authority of tho act of Congress of July 16, 1366,” for a military commission in the city of Richmond, on the 19th of December (Wednosday last), “for the trial of Dr. James L. Watson and such other prisoners as may properly be brought before it.” This is the trial which the President ordered yesterday to be suspended, and doubtless in deference to the late decision of the Supreme Court. But where do we now stand? A law of Congress, aiming in cortain things to saper- sede the President’s policy of Southern restor- ation, is set aside by this decision. We have abundant evidence that this murder case of Dr. Watson and the issuc before the local authori- ties is not an isolated case in the Southern States; for, if we may believe half that we hear, they amount to hundreds and thousands of similar cases; and there is really in many places no safety and no remody for the poor negroes, except in the United States military tribunals, auch is the disorganization of South- ern society and the temper of the vicious elements'of the white population against the emancipated blacks. What, then, are we to expect from this order to General Schofield, ich must be accepted as the law by every 0 military commander in tho South What oan we expect but an increase of these South- ern. scenes of violence and bloodshed, the wholesome restraints of the United States army being withdrawn? And yot the Presi- dent has the authority of the Supremes Court in his justiacation, from which, as the Court stands, there is no appeal. It is not in the nature of things that three or four millions of ignorant Southern blacks, suddenly released from a state of absolute and hereditary bondage, and placed on a footing of civil equality among three or four millions of Southern whites, can escape the conse- quences of those ideas and distinctions of caste and color resulting from the institution of slavery. While the nogro was the cause of the late war, his emancipation as the great result of the war cannot be otherwise tain offensive to the whites and dangerous to the blacks under any provocation. The local courts of the South are not exceptions to this conflict between the two races. The interpo- sition of Congress, as a third party, is essential to the adaptation of the two racos to the ucw order of things, and the results of the war have invested Congress with the fullest author- ity of reconstruction. But what can Congress do with the Supreme Court still holding on to the teachings of the Dred Scott decision and blocking the way? Congross still has the remedy in its hands, in the power to reconstruct the Supreme Court itself, In the repeal of the laws creating and telating to the present Supreme Court it may be abolished, and a new court may be esisb- lished in its place, with new judges, from the Chief Justice down, and fewer or more in number, as Congress may prescribe. The present court was first changed from o purely judicial tribunal to a place of partisan rewards by Goneral Jackson in his appointment of a useful partisan, Roger B. Taney, as Chief Jus. tice. The Dred Scott decision was bis legacy aa a judgo, according to which a negro in the United Statgg, under the constitution, “has no rights whicI¥l white man is bound to respect.” Every appointment in this court since that example was eet, including Judge Campbell, who seceded with Alabama and went off into the rebellion, has been more for partisan ser- vices than legal abilities. Mr. Lincoln himectf only repeated the blunder of Jackson in tis appointment of his useful Secretary of the Treasury as Chicf Justice. Thus the Supreme Court, as @ hospital for invalid party politi- cians, stands to-day mainly a group of old Bourbons, away bebind the sweeping revoln- tion which bas turned their old ruling oligarchy and their old dogmas out of doors, Here ig an inviting feld for Congressional reconstruction; for, while of the nine judges of this court, there are five who still believe in the Union and the constitution as they were under Buchanan, what security have we against some future decision reaffirming the Dred Seott decision and the decreo of the Chicago Convention—that the war for the Union was a failure? Five against four. One mon fn this Qourt le inverted with the powor of turning the Ep ee + - government back again to Buchanan, Have we not kere a relic of the past demanding a thorough reconstruction? Russia and the Christians in the Kast. Tt is stated in the news from Europe that the Emperor ‘of Russia has proposed to the reat Powers to hold a conference for taking into consideration the position of the Christian sudjecls of the Sublime Porte. While there does not appear to be any positive official au- thority for this statement, there was'® general rumor both in England ‘and on ‘the Continent to that effect. Besides, we are inclined to think the Czar may have taken such a step, be- cause it is just what the world bas been ex- pecting he would do. The late heroic struggle of the Christian population of Candia for independence, and their final subjugation, amid scenes of great bloodshed, by the overwhelming powor of their infidel masters, aroused the sympathy of uni- versal Christendom. The people of every Christian State in Europe and America, and Christians all over the world, were in heart with the brave Cretans; but from selfizh politi- cal considerations some of the Christian governments secretly favored the Turks and openly discouraged the Cretans. Those nations which make a great parade of thoir philan- thropy and Christianity, which send tmaission- aries to all parts of the world to donvert the heathen, which have shown’s superabundance of sympathy for the negro and othor inferior races of mankind, and which proclaim the right of distinot nationalities to a separate and an independent existence—those very nations have interposed, indirectly at least, to faaten upen an old and noble Christian race the de- spotic rule of an infidel Power. Not only the Crotans but all the Christian people of the Ottoman empire are kept under a galling yoke {coy the plea of political necessity. The faireat portions of Ewopé, {a and bordering the Mediterranean, the beautitul and clagsic islog and land of Greece and Macodonia—a paople to whom the world is chicfly indebted for tho highest civilizution—these are kept by the Christian governments of Western Europe under the cruel and benighted rule of the effete Mehometan ompire of Turkey from pre- tended political necessity. British interests in India and French ambition and supposed in- terosts in the Mediterranoan, and the effort to adjust the so-called balance of power, have maintained this anomalous state of things. But it cannot last forever. Soon the Christian civilization of Europe must advance end over- whelm the fatalistic and standstill Mahometan power. Russia attempted to accelerate euch a@ movement and in part succeeded; bui she has been held in check by the othor Lowers, It wag this, as ig woll kiown, that caused the War in theCrimea. But times have changed since that war, and it is doubttul whether any such combination as that which defeated Russia can be forined ogain, The Czar wails an opporlanily io push tho Turks out of Europe or at least to emancipate the Curistian populations trom their dominion. It is in this point of view, therefore, that we can understand tho present rumored movement ot Russia for a conference of the grent Powers in behalf of the Christians of the East. What may be the resuit wo cannot say just now; but the eyes of the whole Christian world wil! be steadily fixed on the movement and on the events that must soon be developed in that part of Europe. Crnnar Laws ix tak Sourn axp THE Unrren Staves Mustary Avrtnorrrms.—The difloulty sought to be made about General Sickles’ order prohibiting corporeal punish- ment in bia district, and the complaints against a conflict between the civil and military authorities are based upon a very shallow pretoxt. The fact of the matter is that the criminal laws of the late glave States, and particularly of tho two Carolinas, are the relics of that old barbaric British co- lonia! civilization which existed in the South since the times of Charlos the Second and James the Second, and which were found con- genial ond applicable to the slave condition of society which outlived the colonial system. These laws were preserved and put in force up to this day in the slave States; but they ought to be abrogated now that slavery is no more. They prescribed as the punishment for certain crimcs public whippings and exposure in the pillory and the stocks. They were not executed on the negro alone, but upon whites and blacks alike. The white man wasas liable to punishment at the whipping post as the negro, whether bond or froe. Whilo there is no doubt that the authorities of North and South Carolina are only carrying out the laws which exist on the atatate books in inflicting those barbarous punishments, we have « right to expect that these laws will be superseded by those more in accordance with the new and improved order of things in the South. In the process of reconstruction of the lata slave States, and particularly in view of Mr. Stevens’ bill for restoring North Carolina, by forming a new government from the beginning, there is little doubt that all these relics of slavery and barbarism will die out. Milder forms of punishment, according to the modern system, will be introduced, and we shall not have much longer to complain of fellow beings of any complexion being tortured at the whipping post or in the stocks. This matter will settic itself in the natural way. The cause of the evil being forever removed when slavery went down under the pressure of a more enlightened civilization, the evil itself will decline rapidly enough. Tas Cuarors Agatst Comprnotizn Bren- xan.—Gov. Fenton has dismissed the charges against Comptroller Brennan, for the reason, as he states, that while the proofs submitted dis- close irregularities on the part of the Comp- troller in the discharge of his official duties, they fail to present « case which requires in- terference by the Executive. It was very evident when the investigation commonced that this technical acquittal of the Comptroller would follow. The principal witness for the prosecution, the author of the charges, proved to be of the non mi recordo school, and the cofinsel on the part of the State explained that certain claims which the said witnoss had held against the city had been paid by the Comp- troller since the charges had been made. The people are fortunately protected against any fature “irregularities” on Comptroller Brennan’s part, by the change made in that department at the recent charter election, and the reeult of the investigation beoomes a matter of comparative indifference, The rent charges against Comptroller Breanan, however, are at he has been a purty to the abnse and reok- management of other departments in the city government The investigation into the official conduct of the Street Commissioner was prevented by the sharp praotice of a resig- nation; but it is probable that had that been suffered ‘to procced, a differont result would have been reached. The Comptroller is, or ought tobe, the watchdog of the city treasury, and if his duties were faithfully discharged Do corrupt job could be consummated aad no money uot properly earned could be drawa from the public funds. Ié is gross dereliction of duty in this respect that the people of New York charge upow the Comptroller, As we have said, a change in the adminfs- tration of the department has been secured by the result of the recent charter election, and after the Ist of January there will be a thorough reform in {the management of the city finances. We have reason to believe that the new Comptroller will do his best to protect the taxpayers against corrupt jobs end. politt. cal -sinecurists, and that the Legislatte will receive bis aid in any efforts that may be made to'secure a thorough reform Ly, ‘the city govern- ment. ‘ Manswar, Bazatye by tae Rragr Tacx,— There isa rspori by way of Brazos that-Mur- shal Bazaine hag Zoue off on a aciroh after Jyarez, for the purpose of handing over the Mexican government to him. In view of the fact that Juarez has 80 emphatically repudigsed the claims of France, this report “needs con- firmation.” Yet it would be the wisest thing that Marshal Bazaine could do, provided he could make such @ compromise with Juarez ag would secure a settlement beiween the two governments on a fair basis. If such is the French Marsbal’s object, wo wish him Letter success in his search afier the head of the republic than has attended the efforta of Sher- man and Campbell. The latter is reported to have arrived at Galveston, on his way to Now rleans, to ¢onsult with Sherman, who is already in that cfly, Up to the present time the mission of th» agents of the government has roaulted only ia ¢liciting two important pieces of information. We learn from General Sherman thai the french in Mexico are a polite and civil spoken people, and that the imperialigis ard vary much opposed to Jusrez and his republic; and we are now informed, on the authovity of Minister Campbell, that “affairs on (he border are in a very unsettled state.” Whether ihese items of information are expensive or cheap at the cost of the lagt Moxigaa expedition is a question for the yoverfitnent ab Washington to decide, Tox Ravo.urionary Parry m Rows.—We are informed through our Atlantic cabie telegrams from Italy thai the National Committes of Rome had Issued a proclamation advising the peopfe io await calmly sho hour of certain triumph. We have not the proclamation and cannot tell exactly what thts waiting for certain triumph means, Does it mexn the abolishmeat of the emporal power of tha Papacy and consolida- tion of ail Italy uader thé jnouarchy of Victor Emanuel, or tbe estab lishmeft of a Roman re- public? Whatever is meant, it shows buat the old revolutionary party in Home is allve and active, That party may be satisfied with the mild, liberal and progressive monarchy gader ‘the present Kiag, or he may be able to con- trol, as he has alrsady controlled, the revolu- tionary elements of Italy. That remains to bo sgen. But we think there is a spark of repub- lean fire in this re ported action of the National Committee, When we see the toxt of tho pro- clamation we shall be able to come to a more satisfictory conolusion, Not only Victor Emanuel, but nearly all the monarchs of Europe, are endeavoring to keep paco with the progressive spirit of the age. Still there is an underswell of popular sen timent from one end of Europe to the other in favor of responsible republican governmen!. The ond is not yet. Great events are evidontly in embryo, and the south of Europs may bocome a4 volcanic in a political and moral sense as Lt is in physical nature, Compounpina Feconmes.—The law makes the compounding of a felony a punishable offence; and yet wo hear every day of instances in which, where large amounts of money have heen stolen, a compromise has been effected, with the consent of the poiice. The effect of this is very bad. It holds out additional in- ducements to crime. The larger tho theft of course the greater the chancos of escapa Until these who are robbed are made to feel that they owe a duty to socioty aa wall as to themselves in the manner of dealing with the thief, we fear that the evil will continue to in- crease. If the law compelling prosecution be not stringent enough it ought to be made so. The severest punishment should be inflicted on those who in any way.compound offences of this character. We are sorry to day the! the general governmeni sets a very bad cxample in this respect. By compromising the penal- ties for frauds committed upon the revenue they furnish an argument in justification of the ap- plication of the principle to other offences, This is all bad and should be put an end to. Nothing contributes more to confound peoplo’s notions of right and wrong «ad to produce general demoralization, WEWS FROM NEW ORLEANS. ‘The Committee on the New Oricans Riots in New Onuaaa, Doo, 22, 1866. ‘The Congreesional Investigating Committes was in seasion at the St, Louis Hotel at eight A. M. to-day. The proceedings were kept entirely from the public, all persons connceted being sworn to eccroay regarding the Dature of the evidence, Judges Warmouth, Howell and Duno and Mr. Leaumont will be examined to-day. The Committee will sit day and night to complete the evi- dence as soon as porsible, in order to submit « roport im- ‘mediately after the roassombling of Congress, Movements of General Sherman, Naw Onttans, Dec. 22, 1866, Lieuronant General Sherman and Gonoral Sheridan paid o short visit to the Congressional Investigating Committee this morning, and in the afternoon they visited the Metairie race course, sceompanied by a large number of military officers, all the guests of tho Metairie Club, and were handsomely received and entertained, The future movements of General Shorman aro uncer. tain, but the belicf Is that he will not proceed farther, Jost at present, in tho Mexican business, but return to ‘Washington or the Wost, Reports aro Indood current that he has already, im brief, been requested by telegraph to let Mexico alone. POLITICAL MOVEMENTS IN BOSTON, Boston, Neo, 22, 1866, Prominent itictans here by stern Presidential ie even with Goveral Howard ‘ts aa Vi Prosidont on Colfax tiokek The of ay wih matter aa soon as artive home for their holiday recess the ‘Tho provatting opinion is that Sowator on be the coming man, aa the Midale, Western and Bouthora ‘Seats Dave Qad their turn about of the olligs, . THE FASHIONS. © nennannnee QUA SPECIAL PARIS FASHIONS CORMSPONDENCE. The Goddoss on the Boulevards—A Now Dee eree—Styles for December—Materiats and Patterus—Dresses, Petticoats, Basques, Pa- letots and Hats—A “ey eg on Trim- oi P oaks and Purs. meronare © Pans, Deo. 7, 1806, There are very fow ladies who, while sitting for theig “portraita, look exactly like themselves on ordinary Occasions, not atall aa thoy do, for instance, when ap all absorbing darn porploxes their ingenuity. Not that they aro a shade teas lovely while employod in homely pursuits, though they will not believe it, but it ts be cause a studied posture, fixed smile and composed curve of every lin@are antagonistic to woman's nature, whieh is essentially versatile, This simple fact struck Fashion while walt: down tho Boolovards @ fow days ago. She and sho is a keen odserver, that all the Iadies sho met wore the same oficial fortrait sitting appearance, She tripped bome rather faster than usual that day, and thege whd knew her remarked that am unwonted air of determination had setticd on hor brow, If Fashion ere x Londoner, which before hor birth sho determined she never would be, it would seem correct to say that oa reaching her dwoiling sho rapped doublo knocks till her door was opened; but she is a Parisian and lives in the Rue des Bons Enfants, not far from the Pisce dos Mas. tyra, whore she aot up such « foarful rimging of bells thas her own attendant, Folichonne, started to hor feet with atrong hopes that ber admiror, Cocodis bhd brought her a ticket for the Vio Parieionne. Folioboune is passion. intely fond of ge music, cao fd Aes uch Parise whoa her lady called for writing materials, ero she had fairly crossed the throsh. old of her tasteful residence. When thoy wore placed beforevher, Folichonne know by the reckless nergy with which Fashion pusbed back ber mousquetaire cuffs thas ‘@ new docree waa forthcoming, sud took up hor station behind hor mistroés’ chair, whgre sho indisurootiy, peeped over tho fair writer's shoulder and road whag follows :— ese ee Fashions for Docembor, 1336,—Baving considered that crizoline londs a samenoss to both the taultiess aud the deformod in figure, I, Fashion, do hereby doores that it shali drop, and moreover prociaim tho aduption of every siglo which abolishes uniformity, A lino as a landmark mat heuceforth be drawu voiween matrous and young maidens, for which purpes@ all «hall come out in four. reaux. These *hali be shert by day, and diversified, aot Only avcording to cap.:-@ or fancy, but with somo regard to the age and natural propor.’ f the wearer. The following are somo of the costumer I ontorce — Black or browWa materials trim ned with gimp, Jot or rouleanx of satin over colored jottionat, with a plaited fiounce at the base, "olveteous, of which my invorites are violet, over violgt underske ris, Tho sleeves of the jackets being warmly quilted and of tho same material ag the udersiirts, the arm boles are to be trimmed round with ila Othor Lourreau cofumes Q| to ke ety of gray jdplin, cut round in pattlemont a4 5 bérdored with velvet over red cash. MOTy PeYticosia trimmed round the boyom mth fringed sc T' aos hers i siya apne Bismarck shades Guder blavie velvet coats, Whi a tunic and casaque ong {a one, 4 la prin: Theae are trimmed with gimp, jot gr fur. The » 05 aro wide and show the colored tight sledve underneath, matching tho under petticoat. ‘ . Dress paietots are to be made of black veivel, Feluamn with sable or marten. They are lined wit fur, and either tight or lovso at the waist. Others are made of orerimson cloth, trimmed with large jst ma 19 or of tufted, curied and frizzed woollen skin. While aud mauve curled cloth of the iatwr description will, I hope, be adopted by tho gentiest of my daughters, Bonnets are still to have fiat crowns, the most elegans immed with feathers and jot. A rich bonnet can be mode of tho gold phoasant plumage, with amber bead i rat drops round the border; anobuor of black or blue vel: trimmed with white swauadowa, These I shall o: Crarnce Long roles i queue will be adoplod for visiting and evening Weng, ny will bo made of foulard, check. ered over With beuMiots or clustars of drooplag loaves, Brocade is boing manufactured, so as to combine ele- ganco aud Jighthess with rich designs aud material My Upstart daughters, who call brocade “curtain gtuff,” wi igh botore long for the troas whien will soon be tortheoming, bug more 1 Hons 1a oy Bray ndate. Here Folichonne indulged in a At igged coughi fi Kl ie < for Fashion, who novor can write a lino s her iingera, threw her quill down with chtid'sh on viowing black stains betwoun hor first and second or. Oath, you havo dons coughing, Folichonne," Ald Fashio¥, somowbat sharply, “you may send for Ar- gusine; #he can finish this ca under my dictation, for I have had onough writing to wr ow, Argvsine, a8 your readers y have for: pons to be mysolf, and I was sittin? with my foot on the fender, onjoying the last number of Sumas’ Mous- —— when Gocades walked into my snuggery and nagded me over au urder to alleed on our gov mats. trasd githout an instant’a delay. If ail cainct minisiors fect # [ then did whon kit are iu auch @ treurendous hurry ip people to do besinoss for thera, Ivory much fear tho ofolalg wish ther maleslios were under the bottes! latitadg kpown of in soogrerhy bus, of course, such wishes Ore unfeminine, unchristien and nanatural. I never, give way to thom, and had mo sooner exchanged my turgiip. pers for iop boots tha I drove round to the Hons Enfanis. 4 “Arguaine,'’ said Fashion, whon I atood in her pres. ence aud doffed my foathor t “git down and write what T am going to dictate under tho hoading of trim- npogs"” oot hore bog leave to actice that not one word ef excuse was mado for disturbing mo at "ndue hours, aor of thanks, either, for spsedy attendance; but I mag. nauimously fuurished of * ioming '' aud Fiabion continued, “Bodies are to be ’ “Pardon, Madame,"* Tveutured, “but I was desired to head “tri a8 “iow, Argusine, please don't be suvsativnnl, I #0 hate omotions, and ever moan what I aay, bodies aro te be nothing but trimmings, they are cat with or without sleeves, with or without basquos, with or without skirts, aa th or without anything. L[iateud waists to higher over day, so wnat room will do left for the taings you call bodies? Rational people uss rational language, 80 procoed."’ I foit disheartened, but obeyed, and wroto, “Tho frows wiiths of robes being fat, L decree thet new oruaments must be adopted and sewn’ down aii robes, apron atgle. Ibese triamings will be made of gimp, jot and silk my favorite desigus deing ieaves, with points endiag ta tanaela, balia, AC. These are for robes do ville, and mugs uoceanarily be vory costly; tho othor now trimmings tow evening woar are bead isoes for berthas, psierimes, Gpantottos and cormolots. This iage is to be made of tnalta- on amber, coral, pearl and orysial, tb will vary in price from fifteen to thirty francs. 4 are bo bo richly trimmod with red with gald thread beading aud @ sprink- ling of black chenille bowwoan. My nowost buttons are nd garnet hoads sewn on galoon shall bs ase@ for bolero vests, figaros, aad such hike. “Fur bands are to be put on everything, evon on eatin evoning roves. I Ukink that is all [ can devise with a view io dostroy undormity. Have you anything te suggest, Foliohonne ?'* “Nothing, but that Argosine should describe some of the dremies soon in dir, Sardou's uaw picos, aw played at tho Vaudevilis."” “Another time, Folichonns. You are rathor too fend of the iy iid “But Mile, Farguil ia drossed with arch (asto (a Matson Nouve,"’ sigbod the romautio atten dant. “Havo you anything (o propos, Arguatne?"’ ‘os, Madam, 1 bave,'' I aaid moekly. oa are tie mother of © vorpargo fumuty,"’ 3 begun, “You aro the mothor of a vary large family,"* and fashion slightly winesd, ‘and some of your children from beyond the Atiantic,”’ I continued, “are ex wo imposition of every kind as wooD ay they piace a foor tm your capital. They are coming over here tn shoals for the Exposition, and aa sour as they get bere begia pute obasing, when they are invariably fleece’ by shopkeepers who make double Charges because they are freien afd sol! them second hand goods vhe bargata, bonnet that is worth sixty france is taed & hundred with impunity, ‘Tho evil ts great, sue, aud cries tor redreas.’* “Thon redroas it," sald Fashion, who like ail potem- tates nover of borseli proposes reform, but expec others to do it if wanted. ‘ Why don’t you prevent the evil,” asked. “It is your business, E have ploced you over (he Hunany, tho biggest voice ever heard Tell my Amer can dgughiers what they Lavo to do, whore they are to bu: ¥ articles Ley reqnire, whoare thieves: who are w Lat your head work, Arvasine Tet all the readers of that powerful organ to consult with Jou verore they loosen a airing of their purses or touck neh oll, and do it instantiy Such abece ehall ne jonger be tolerated, for I will sand up for every child of mine, being mysolf « cosmopoliiau by larth and educa tion. Bat Madame, tated, do you think ietters dated yarsosine, P 9 likely to reach mo from New York t Teuppose you live in @ house, child, sald Fashion, sharply. T do, Madame, hut my house is a kind of retreat and it will soon be buried under ay: ches of lotters it f divulge tte whereabouta, “Wait a bit,” said Fashion, putting hor Anger t hee fait brow, “take up your pen again, | sho adiod alter @ 0, Bd add this to tho above “I, Ar jereby promise advice ‘asnintance tn ail m taave and drows to fash! ubjocta, at present UUme of p [fering and imposition at the hands of cuthiens Partatan 4) ers, milliners, Bo, I volunteer to anawer Jona, aid thom ateer (hom clear of all uel, iMozities, and they may correspond with mo,."" " hion rose from her pe: AK, By) Lag Tremained with m; ond bee in my tro. ae ene of the cow harge Fashion's ovmmand bat gage thersfors profit by my offer and Call bia ing down on my oGorts to prove useful te correnponden(a are reqnos'md to enclose stamps for roe CY] "" bores over vomewbsl low eats ie AaQvEMCNTS OF yaoors m wissoun. Slave a we flew. on, passed (hcourl bbls city to-day.