The New York Herald Newspaper, March 26, 1867, Page 4

4 APPAIRS IN EUROPE, The Fenian War Agitation and British Military Movements in Ireland. French Opinion of American and Russian Interesis in the Irish Rebellion. Russian Official Declaration of Good Will to Turkey. The Czar’s Idea of Organic Changes on the Continent. DEBATES IN THE GERMAN PARLIAMENT, &e, &e. &e. ‘The Gorman mail steamship New York, Captain Ernat, whioh left Southampton on the 18th of March, grrived ‘at this port early yesterday morning. The Inman steamship City of Washington, Captain Roakill, which left Liverpool at two P. M. on the 18th ‘and Queenstown on the 14th March, arrived at this port yesterday afvernoon. The steamship Nestorian, Captain Dutton, which left Liverpool on the afternoon of the 14th and London on the 16th of March, arrived at Portiand, Me., yesterday with 183 passengers, a By these arrivals we have interesting dotails of our cablo despatches to the Inst named date. The London Pall Mall Gasette aays:— Wo regret to say we havo reason to believe that some Tecent overtures of Sir Frederick Brace in bohaif of his goverament, in the matter of arbitration on the Alabama claime, have not been received in a conciliatory spirit by Sir. Seward. We do not understand that the offer of the Britisn representative has been directly refused, but that at two interviews the subject has been evaded. ‘The AUantic Tolegraph Company heid their annual ineoting in London on the 12th inst, and the report of { 0 Directors was adopted. Tho weather in England continued very wintry, east- erly winds prevailing and snow falling almost daily. The steamors from America were meeting with stormy and protracted passages, Conflicting statements were abroad as to the health of the Princess of Wales, Some rather alarming statements wore ourrent, and it was said her father, the King of Denmark, would leave for London on the 13th of March, The official bulletins admit that the Princess was suffer- ing severely from the rheumatic attack in her knee. In the English House of Lords on the 11th of March Karl Russel moved for certain returns in connection with the representation of the people in Parliament, and in 80 doing took an opportunity of replying to Mr. Disraeli’s statement that the effect of the Reform act of 1832 had been to exclude the workingmen from the franchise. Ho added that if it were necessary that the working classes should be admitted to a greater share in the representation he trusted it would not be at the cost of & complete extinction of the power of the middie classes, The Imperial Review says that in case the House of Commons should reject the Reform bill, or should carry amendments to the principles on which it is based, a dissolution of Parliament will take piace. The game journal underatands that the bill will contain no Clause in favor of household suffrage, and that it is not intended to propose plurality of votes, To the House of Commons, on-the 11th of March, Mr. Walpole, in replying to a queation from the O'Donoghue, coutradicted the rumor that it is intended to proclaim martial law in Ireland. Should occasion arise for mar- tal law the House would be informed of it, but so far from there being any necessity, the news from Ireland was that day most favorable, and a special commission ‘was about to be appointed at once to try the prisoners under the ordinary law of the land. ‘The taw trial procoedings against ex-Governor Eyre are to commence on March 20. The solicitors of the Jamaica committee applied for that day to be fixed on the ground that they cannot be ready sooner. The justices offered to have a special sessions at once, and Mr. Eyre is anxious to appear and answer any charge that may bo preferred against him. The London Sunday Gaselte If Genoral Peel had remained in office only eight days longer he would have been eligible for a pension of £2,000 a year Tho little American ship Red, White and Blue arrived at Havre from Cherbourg, where stress of weather had forced her to put in. She was en route for Paris. Paria letters mention that the Austrian State Domain loan of £6,000,000 has not been successful. Notwithstanding the plethora of money at Paria, busi- ness tramsactions were every day being brought within narrower limits. ‘The Military Reorganization law has been very coldly received in France, It was expected that the Bank of France, within two or three weeks, would show the largest amount of bullion ever held in its vaulta, Ia France, of Paris, confirms the accuracy of a recent telegram from St. Petersbarg, which announced that an understanding bad been arrived at between England, France and Russia on the Eastern question, adding that the question ceases to bear a grave aspect from the mo- ment that those Powers have agreed as to its solution. A wlegram from Vera Cruz published in Paris an- nounces that sixteen thousand French troops had e m- barked and left Mexico fos France, all in good health. In the French Corps Législatif the interpeliation moved by M. Thiers on the foreign policy of the gov- ernment, was fixed for March 14. M. Bethmont ro- minded the government of the demand made by M. Borryer, that some recent documents relating to the “Mexican and Italian questions shouldbe lid before the Chamber, and stated that the production of those docu- ments was necessary to enable the deputies to take part in the debate on the interpellation of M. Thiers. M. Rouher replied that, as the qhestion which M. Thiers proposed to address to the governmont did not concern Mexico, it was not necessary at present to lay Mexican despatches on the table. The government was willing to communicate an Italian despatch received the 84 of May. As regards other docaments relating to Germany and Italy, the government did not deem it no- cosaary to communicate them to the Chamber at presont, A Spanish decree has been issued depriving the Infante Don Henriquez of all the grades, offices, titles and decorations held by that Priuce, and a royai order has been issued raising the state of siege throughout Bpain, ‘The State Committee of Sweden laid a resolution be- fore the Diet recommending it to reduce the amount of ‘three million rix dollars demanded for the purchase of armsto one million, and to deduct a second million from the other items of the military budgot. The negotiations between Austria, Belgium and the Netherlands for the conclusion of treaties of commerce and navigation have been brought to a satisfactory (ormination and the treaties are ready for signature. ‘The budget for India for the coming year shows @ pro- Dable deficlt of £500,000, exclusive of any extraordinary expenditure. The duty on saltpetre and machinery is @bolished. The export duty on grain, and the import duty on champagne and expensive wines is raised fifty por cont, There will be no license tax, and a tax of two ‘per cont is to be levied on incomes, with certain excop- ‘tions, Tt is expected that these new taxes will yield £500,000. A large number of Japanese will visit the Paris Ex- hibition, and four hundred cases of curiosities have left Japan for Paris, THE FENIAN WAR, Insurgent Agitation and British Mittary Organisation—Operations ef Eng! Six “Flying C ne’—A Poor © for Feniantom in the Field—French Opinion of the Movement, &c. Tho adviess from Ireland are dated to the 14th of Maroh, and embrace some very interesting details of our cable despatches relative to the armed Fonian insurrectionary movement tm that country. Tho insurgent agitation continued, but no further vila reported. The mili continued thelr Clee Detain nad were constantiy om the ales 0 various strat extinguish the ardor of any agering ia the various ots, Was supposed, effeotaall Jenolan bodies who NEW YORK HERALD, TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 1867.-TRIPLE SHEET. with a magistrate and with am means of transport, were formed at Tipperary, werford, Cork, Thurles, Ciare and Cariow, and would scour the country, » columa, under Colouel McNiell, bad gone altee Mountains, where bodies of Fenians were believed to have taken refuge. ‘Alarming ramore of intended risings continued to ve'l in Dublin and im many of the rural districts, in some places the loyal inhabitants were agsociating them- selves for self-defence. The official Dublin Gazet'e contains ‘lamations placing the counties of Louth, Meath and under the provisions of the Peace Preservation act. intention of proclaiming martial law. Mr, Watrous ied that there was mo such intention rte as Sarat ates rots aint at a Reet grt aetion afta eee they with- w. Tt a represented that the military forces in Ireland are now so placed that in no part of the west of Ireland ispeld any body of ached tive Se See eae four hours without the certainty of receiving exemplary The enomy’s flying columns were producing a decid- ediy good moral effect. IN THE SOUTH, Tho Attack on Ballymacoda Const Guard Station. RQ [From the Cork Examiner, March 14.) ‘Two men, named David Cummins, plasterer, and Thomas. (ullinane, farm laborer, who had also acted as monnted orderly to Captain M’Clure during the recent Fenian outbreak in the neighborhood of Midleton, were brought before a private sitting of the magistrates in the Midleton court house yesterday. The men of Ballyma- coda coastguard s’ation were confronted with the prison- ers, and immediately recognized Cummins and Cullinane as two of the party who bad taken gthoir station and made them prisoners On this evidence, together with other important testimony in possession of the Crown, the accused were committed for treason, Arrests in Cork. A jasc man named Michael McCarthy, porter in the employment of Mr, John Sexton, publican. Old George's street, was yesterday arrested in’ the North Main street on a charge of Fenianism and being one of the party who burned the police station at Ballyknocko. It appears tho police got information that he left his employment on the night of Shrove Tuesday, and no trace of what had become of him could be obtained till a day or two ago, when he returned. A workman of Mr. Pike’s named Timothy McAuliffe, was also arrested yesterday in the dockyard and brought to bridewell, He says that he is ina position to prove before the magistrates that he had no connection what- ever with Fenianism. The two men, Charles Canty and Denis Keating, ar- reated at four o'clock on the morning of Wednesday, the 6th inst, by Head Constable Walsh and detective Morrissy, on suspicion of baving attended the insurgent meeting on Shrove Tuesday nieht, at Blackpool (each man being previded with a military haversack), were brought up yesterday afternoon on remand, before Mr. Cronin, R. ind Captain Tooker, at the Police Office. Having reheard the above statement, the prisoners wore fully committed for trial at the approaciing special com- mission at Cork. The Rising In Midleton. Daly and William Huddy. behalf of tho Crown. remanded far eight Cotter was Arrested while at work yesterday morning, on a similar charge. also remanded. It is alleged Cotter was not concerned in the attack on the con- stabulary, The Rising at Milletreet. Our Kanturk it informs us that scores young men ara missing from Milistreet and the neigh- boring districts. The Fen! who mustered in that cality are said to have divided themseives into two Dodies of about two hundred and fifty mea each, under the command of throe Amorican officers. One ie is rumored, moved in the direction of Macroom, with guns and pikes, first cutti telegraph wires at either sid* of Mil'street station, and thon breaking up the telegraph box and placing it on the ralwayline In addi- tion, it appears, ier locked up the station master after dopriving |in of his gun are stated to be in very gi spirits, and were heard 4 eevoral singing Fenian songs as they marched ir own houses, The other body are reported to have od on towards Kanturk, after passing oo, Knocknagree, Kisk ore i and Kingwilliamstown, taking n of wi they could find on their way. All the police from the outlying stations have concentrated at turk, and the wildest excitement and alarm prevail For the last few nights numbors of armed men were seen at Fairy Hill, about a quarter of a mile from Kan- turk. Tho telegraph wires have been cut between Ban- teer and Millstrest, at a place called Rathooole, and the timber bridge crossing the line was set on fire, Insurgent the Mushra Mountain: A report reached Cork on March 18 that a large body of Fenians bad been seon on the Mushra mountains, near Macroom. On the receipt of this rumor two com- panies of the Sixtioth Rifles wore ed in search the insurgents; but up to the time of going to press not heard what had been the result of the ex- wo pedition. IN THE WEST. A Movement in Roscommon. [Roscommon (March 12) correspondence of the Cork Kxaminer.] Yesterday by the half-past twolve o'clock down train, |, respectably attired person, named Joseph Martin 0 nor, arrived here in charge of two of the Athlone constabulary, and was at once conveyed to the county rison under the Lord Lieutenant’s warrant. Some ittle excjiement was manifested here when it became known that a special train passed the station about five o'clock yesterday morning with some companies of mill- tary for Castierea. During the morning a report was current that a Fenian rising took place in that locality, and that the bank and police were sev attacked. I am happy to say that no demonstration actually took place: but I have reason to know that the authorities feared something of the sort, and made preparations for such an emergency, Assistant In- spector Genoral Brownrigg and ten of the detective foreo went down to Castlerea by the mail on Sunday night. Six arrests were made in the town of Castlerea esterday morning, and the prisoners were conveyed Love by the half-past one in. They were received hero by a strong party of police, with fixed swords, under head constable Fitzgibbon, and marched to the jail. They were arrested under warrant of Felix J. McCarthy, Eaq., R. M., and are under remand for cight days. Their names are as fol ‘Bernard = shop- .; Case: Dauiol Planhigaas keeper; Edward McDermott, Joseph Dalby, Pat, Morris and Daniel IN THE NORTHWEST. Arrests of Invading Fenians in Drogheda. [Drogheda (March nce of ork Six arrests were made this on the arrival of one of the eda Steampacket Company ‘St. Patrick, at ot cow beng | M., from Li Prisoners ‘were lodged in the police tilt ten o'clock, when they were brought before the Mayor for examination, but ‘nothing of a treasonable nature, or to indicate that’ they had any connection with the jan conspiracy, being elicited them, they eon cane eae from his home sud- De wanted he judiciously made his exit. A young man Tysdall, lately arrived from . who was arrest, and tomo stody, above ‘occurrence the Mayor eet two years), at the time of the last riots, The house of John Wright, a tailor, who resides next door to Cassidy, was also searchod, but no army were found, Wright, who isa brother of Mra. Cassidy, was taken into custody on suspicion of being connected with Fenianism, and lodged in the police office. He was ‘evening and servitude for life, and immediately on hearing the fer of the sentence he took off. cap and shouted, ‘Three chevrs for the Irish republic!” The or was at once checked by one ofg the escort on duty. Private Cavanagh was ordered to be sentenced to seven yoars private Murtagh to five years’ ponal servitude, The prisoners were then removed to Arbor Hill Prison, and thence, subsequently, to Mountjoy Convict Prison. Arrest of n Wounded Fenian. Inspector O'Connor, of tho B division, arrested a per- son on Burgh quay, Dublin, who is believed to hold a prominent position’ in the Fenian Brotherhood, and to have taken part in tho rising at Tallaght last Tuesday night woek. The prisoner is a shopman namod Joseph Markey, and had been missing from his residence on the night of the rising. For some time past he had been aus. pected of Fenian tendencies, and his eudden absence from ome at the particular tim © mentioned caused the polic uuthorities to redoublo, their vigilance and discover his whervabouts. Accordingly on Tuesday Inspector 0'Con- nor visited Markey’s house, on Burgh quay, and in it he found the prisoner suffering from a severe bayonet wound on the right hand. The explanations he gave as to how he received the wound were deemed so unsatis- factory tvat the inspector immediately took him into cusiody. Tne police feel confident that they will be abie to have the prisoner identitied as one of those wiio twok part in the attack onjtiie police at Tallaght, Pend- ing identification the prisoner has beon committed to Kichmoad Bridewoll. Municipal Condemnation of the Movement. ‘At a meeting of the corporation of Dublin on the 8th of March, after three hours’ discussion, the following resolutions, on the motion of Sir John Grey, were adopted by twenty to nine:— ihat tue Couneil deeply deplores the oriminal fatuity of the misguided men who, having committed thom- selves to the couusels of American emissaries and ang Drought ee on Sal : ypearit in arms our jous soveroiga. und’ that in the name of the citizens of Dublin we t our support to represealative of the &, consti tho com} on by! the Loy States tp gr only necessary open one's oyes; not superfluous to remark that the Fonian agitation comes at the same time with the reopening of the East- orn question. If one remembers that the U: ‘Stat pond faithful — of big Mem lor vengeance 1o that this eotacidouce. of ‘the Fenians with the Easteru agitation is not a work THE EASTERN QUESTION. Russia’s Position Towards Turkey and the Christians—The Oficial Declarations—Alli- ance with Frauc: England—The Great Organic Changer the Continent. ‘The Journal de St. Pétersbourg of March 8, gives pubil- cation to the following Notes, addressed by the Russian Cabinet to thoir Ambassador in London, and of which we have already given a synopsis in the Herary:— Sr, Perensncra, August 20, 1866, ‘The insurrection which has broken out in the island of Crete has assumed a serious character, requiring atten- tive observation. The Emperor is animated with the most lively destre to prevent, as far as possible, the joint interferonce of Europe in the internal affairs of the Otto- man State. His imperial Majesty 1s of opinion that such interference would and enferdle the Turkish Government, without produ- cing results calculated to counterbalance this disadvantage. Our most gracious master is not inclined ‘to point on this occasion to such treaties as could be en- forced ouly by the common consent of Kurope, and which, in the absence of such consent, must eventually lose their validity, having been lately so often and glar- bis conclusions believe perhaps taking up arms of chance. ingly violated. In on recent events his Imperial Majesty is mend guided lige on and urgent intereste—interests whicn in oO} a are common to all Powers desirous of if jet of the East, Leokiog upon i trom fale, point of view, the Cretan insurrection is an event of more than local and one which, besides being ac- companied with a lamentable ey of bloodshed, in- separable from each occurrences, will also ex- ercise its influence upon netchboring countries. Powt nestii appeal to Turkey’ On’ behalf of the legitimate complainte of the Cretans, and thus contribute to the termination of an outbreak which, were it sui tebe Ss duous oop IOS 7 echo, e e ot me greater part of the Christian inhabitants of Turkey, ‘and which is augmented by recent events in ——_ Rade @ conflagration z t sion, prevent a rupture and pacify conflicting interests, ena paamy conse soviows pont!’ bce’ boon seecsea eg Strenuous co-operation. Remembering this, our most illustrious sovereign, though the solidarity may have been lately weakened in Europe, deeme it ad- Sere wees See Oe ome , and calls upon London and Paris to su A & both these Present mo- ment = we der the Compact of 1850 in: ied loft Crete i = ii He be recommended by toe or Set. addition to be) r4 ‘el which, alt Cg Highnoss the Baltan in the exercise of his capacity, yet became an international sat By Buing quoted in the treaty of March 18, 1856. These acts te a series of moral engago- {ncepeadensetto the, greak, Powers” and ‘biting i to inde devise means for securing both its own in and those of Europe at which are equally threatened by any crisis in the Although the coexistence of ® Christian and Mabomedan clement render the solation of this question a dificult ono, fs yot to be hoped that the unanimous oxertions the threo Powers will succeed "e government to to the Imperia! Cabinet and bis French ment for this You wil, to the London Cabine! (0 supply its een Cunstantino- ple with the t necessary om with the spirit the necessity of pacifving the and satisfying their legitimate demands on the ground of existing treaties; for attainment of this pur- pose we wish to come to an und with the a com- inclined as ourselves to Cherish any arriére penaée, of to aspire to new acquisitions. Like Russia, Engiand wishes to prevent the movement on the point of breaking out, Like Russia, ebe considers the amelioration of the con- dition of the Christians living under Tarkish rule as @ pledge of peace, and also as a moral duty imposed upon her. In our eyos it is the only means of presorving the ‘power of the Ottoman gov- ernment in Europa We have held this opinion for many years. All our agents in the East have steadily advocated the same, and given advice in accord- ance. We remain true to our views even now, though we cannob cmceal from curselves thal a momen! when passions are awakened and organic change: completed om the conti- nent is not the Lest filted (o procure a hearing for those who recommend peace, ‘In many countries changes have been effected, shaking them to their very foundatim, After this can we pxpect that tribes which are becoming more and more impatient of foreign coercion will not yield to the temptation of throwing off the yoke when go favorable an opportunity seems to present itself ? It is true the task of those governments dosirous of forestalling sudden changes by real, genuine, aibeit gradual, improvement is getting —incom- parably more’ difficult than it was, But in our opinion this should not cause them to relinquish their task altogether. The English isters are acquainted with Russian traditions, We have never concealed them nor shall disavow them now. We do not want, I repeat it, any new acquisitions, nor have we ‘any desire to add to our authority or importance at any- body else's cost, But we nover have been, nor are wo now, indifferent to the sufferings ot our co-religionists, sufferings involving the arpa of rivers of Christian biood. ‘The sympathy we experience for our co-religion- ists has been frequently mt being made a pretext for charging us with secret designe, We maintain that the faisohood of these accusations has been proved by events, and that as the chronicles of history are en- riched by progressive experience, the notions of man- kind, the views of the cabinets and the character of therr mutual relations mast be gradually, altered. In the last few yoars we have noticed that the English government was equally as anxtous to promote the perity of the Christians in she East as to uphold the power of tho Porte, Nothing could give us greater satisfaction than this. The Eoglish government are sim- ply pursuing the same object with ourselves, With so erful and tened an 7. We hope for Success in a matier im the Ghinian foveree asd with a view to the of the existing stato of ‘We bave nothing to say against the integri th 2 ff tbe Ottsman ny be formed and the principles we recognize. We should be happy were this communication to usher in aa under- Spal which, without prajudioing the Tequiroments justice, would ward off fresh complica- tiona in store for j ssthiog the if the whole Christian sgatbat Bresoulman rule ay T replied that I could not give him any {1 on was no begs enscre nd the Mako but merely the recogn! a SO ey pon the Turkish government the necessity of showing indulgence towards the Servians, sapecially under pres- ent circumstances. Oar advice has rio fallen upon deaf ears, and the consequence would be that the iniu- ence we and employed in the cause of modera- tion would become weaker and weaker. IV.. (Extract. ) Sr. Pererssura, Nov. 23, 1866, * * * Wedo not think that to keep off impendin, complications ft suflices to wish for the preservation peace, as the English Cabinet does, and we too. The ferment ameng the Christian population is such as to menace the Orient with immediate coavuision. ete the great reforms inaugurated the Emperor. Bit we hold that stoical ind! a4 passive equa. nimity are at the moment out of piace. It has present always been our implicit belief—a belief now shared, it would seem, by the Vienna Cabii t the best way to settie the q in @ just, bumave, and pacific manner, aud to avoid and commotion which might to the ma- torial welfare of the Christian subjects of the Sultan, ‘and accord them self government under the suzeraninty of the Porte, By the concession of s:lf government only can the Christian ever gain full conti- dence in the Turkish 5) government. ‘Looking at things as they now stand in Burope I make bold to say that the views enunciated above are in har- mony with the general direction of ioe opinion, and lar, convinced that of political de- focts, and that to free us from imminent peril we must try to enlarge the field of our political vision as much as possible. ‘A mere theoretical ‘of our sentiments is of no great Po owl eral tbr ‘ana by dint of t Powors I by dint United effort carry into effect, peacefully, but coetgette juttable and practi- be impossible E enough to ex- piain the principle which we should like to see recog. nized by the great Powers. On these Powers it will de- pend to develop our idea, in which case we shall not ‘withhold our support, iblication of these documents is accounted for in the Journal de S’. Pelersbourg by the issue of the last French and English blue books on foreign affairs, VThe sed fn the original is autonomia~t. «, —-y ¥ ‘whereas the originals were probably in ibers 3 sane teh as purl aan THE GERMAN PARLI NT. Action Kb deter a Solid Unity— German Politics tinued to be of a very interesting character. ‘On the Lith of March, err Bas Dopaty for We. made a io which Sacra belo pn te ated ta ao ‘and preferred that they should be oft to thei ‘This sentiment was received with loud cheers, Couat ARCK delivered an sddress. He began by po Pa FE = He urged the thei ‘but fidelity to the treaties entered into by the ‘States with Prussia. The government is willing to accede to all possible improvements of the draught of the constitution. We recognize even the necessity of a state of transition. and acknowl that the the federal army should Hd i i i Es i : i i fli iH i [ i i ti i i i f yesterday afternoon, Alderman Loew in the chair. The following is the substance of the report of the committee, which was adopted:— The committee waited upon the Secretary of the Treasury and informed him of the nature of the claim, which amounts to $892,000, and in reply the Secretary said ihat, he believed the claim to be a just one but regretted his inability, in the absence of any special act of Congress, to liquidate it. He suggested that in all probability the War Depa t would take cognizance of the cisim and effect an equitable ad just- men’ Secretary Stanton was next called upon by the committee, and he adinitted the services which had been rendered by the various New York regiments during the war, and that they had been more than once the means of savin, na- tional capital. He bad no power, however, in himself, to liquidate the claim, and advised the committee to request one of the representatives from New York city in Congress to offer a resolution for the appointment of a special com- mission to audit the claim, promising that he would extend every facility in his power tending to a settlement of it by such commission, The committee afterwards had an interview with the rap- resentatives of this city, and it was finally settled that a Fesolution providing for, the appointment of ‘a, special mission should be introduced into the House of Ke tives by one of the city’s representatives, at an early day. Tn conclusion the committee express their deep sense of the courtesy extended to them by the oflicers of the nt and the Congressional representatives from tl necessary for them to return to Washington, that they may obtain a settlement of the claim, and ask that their existence be continued under he resolution by ted. ypo Alderman Nortoy offered a resolution which direeted the Street Commissioner to report all violations of the corporation ordinances by the Hudson River Railroad Company, the company for a long time having allowed a large number of cars to stand on their tracks in Hudson street. The resolution also directs the Counsel to the ion to prosecute any and all complaints which may be made from this cause. Alderman Norrtoxs, in suj $ Alderman Norton offered a resolution rescinding the ordinance heretofore adopted itting the city rall- road to galt thelr awitcbes and turn ouls, resolution be i | Fi ie t li Tl izbee. Eeseg. E HT 3 iil g for the City Library. ‘The Board met yesterday afternoon, Mr. Brinkman, the President, presiding. After the introduction of a number of unimportant resolutions, an ordinance to regulate the sale of loose hay was offered and referred. The Committee on Law, to whom was referred a reso- "Jation directing the Counsel to the Corporation to sus, pend the execution of conveyances to the general gov- ernment of the City Hall Park for a Post Office, reported that they were of the opinion that it is desirable to re- move the it Post Office further up town; that the City Hall Park is not the proper place for its’ location. ‘They consider Union or Madison square a far better lo- cation and more suitable to the wants of the citizens of this city. As the report of the Special Committee on this subject was not ready, on motion the report was laid over. The Board concurred with the Aldermen in directing the counsel to the corporation to take such proceedii as may be necessary to protect Justice Connoliy in ‘the exercise of his oficial duties, especially in relation to the order of Superintendent Kennedy, directing the police force not to recognize Justice Conncliy as a magistrate, Mr, Svacow called up a preamble and resolution direct- ing the clerk of the Common Council to nezotiate for the purchase of a compiete file of the Nrw York Hxnatn tor Lhe past twenty-five years, to be deposited In tue City Library, at a cost not to exceed $2,000. The resolution ‘was conourred in. Tho Board adjourned till Monday next, THE STREET CLEANING COMMISSIONERS. Meeting Yesterday. ‘The Street Cleaniag Commissioners held a meeting yesterday in the Mayor's office, Present—Mayor Hoff- man and all the members. A communication was received from the residents of the Nineteenth ward in relation to the condition of the streets m said ward, which ts as follows:— To tre Honoranur Steer Cieal Hi 21KG ~ We, the undersigned, residents of the Sitetsenth werd, do hereby testify that the streets and eee oral, to Seventy-ninth street ion at the nt date, id cleaned, excapt a the crossings, for a period of ks; ‘and that the affidavit of Dr. Moreau: Morris, as pub- he daily papers, all respects a correct and true stetement of the path D of the above streets and “This communication is signed by thirty-four citizens, all Dated Nance 28, 1867 Mesars. Hitch Morton Forbes, the gentlemen ‘set forth in Dr. Morris’ report, sent in a statement that the streets mentioned had,not been cleaned generally and were vory dirty. Ordered on file. bed See Counsel Richard O’Gorman then offered the following, which was unanimously adopted :— Rosolved, That, the evidence before this Commission fits us t is that contractor, James R. Whiting, has noi during, the period for which ‘be, now claime the usual seuni- monthly | raed substantially complied with the terme of his cont Jaonsox 8, Scuvits offered the following, which was also adopted :— . from 1! Re ors jealth that the weather for the stormy; and whereas it for this and Teneons the Commissioners belleve that he raith intends to carry out ite provisions; and where. under his contract might result work, ower of this new contract being doubtful, Peepers ome past om! to pay to James R. way of ara vio ber ioh fnclusite, and that the foregoing resolu. ISomtracton, ad inform ‘iim that ihe severity of being Wpreatter be eld ‘siviely te the ‘The Commission thon adjourned. [rv ee ennninaR ‘THE PUBLIC HEALTH, Dr. Harris, the Registrar of Vital Statistics of the Board of Heaith, sent in bis weekly mortality report for the ‘week ending Saturday, the 234 inst, to the Board yes- terday. According to the report there wore 433 deaths in the city, 9 of which wore from searlatina, 17 from a 18 Lisp lrg | rolls aod, 00 Ward's island and 6 on Rendall's Inland. The ‘s from tui —— oemmer tines Tt the week previous same cause MORTALITY IN. BROORLIN, Teport of the Burean of Vital Statistics for March 23 showa the total number of opaumpalon 7; pesii Cove ah WUneld fore 6 ens: BROOKLYN MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS. BOARD OF ALDERMEN, The Wallabout Improvement—Report of the Committee on Government Property and Claims—Memoranda of Agreement, &c. The Board of Aldermen met yesterday afternoon. The election of a Justice of the Peace in the First Court, caused by the death of Justice Walsh, was laid over, the subject to be made the special order at the next meeting of the Board, A great number of politicians referred the matter of negotiati with tho United Staten ‘oqusition of lands in the Wellabowt, submitted their The ‘state that among | if i ie i B BB ll £ i] length of seven hundred and the only direct route to and from the Eastera and Weat- Districts, will basin will be req this view of the case the committee have regarded am incroase of extent of city property in the Wal'about as a necessity, and have sought to secure from the govern- ment an amount of space sufficient for an enlargement of tho basin, and for the construction of another avenue connecting the districts. This the government has agreed to cede to the city on the conditions contained im the following memorandum of agreement. The basin desoribed would, scoommodate sixty-five vensels, allow- iugton avenue one hundred ‘ect wide. The committee conclude thelr report with the following resolutibn:— Resolved, That the Committee on Government aud Claims be and are hereby authorized to accept the terma contained in the accompanying memorandum of providing sald memorandum is amended ao that for the completion of the basin be extended, and the city be allowed to construct warehouses on the land between heath and Pushing avenue, apd the proper oficers of the ‘are hereby authorized ani nau agreement wilh the proper offer of the United ment, ‘on amended terms, Hil consummating an exchange of lan\ For some time back the Collector of the Thirty-second Taternal Revenue district has had reason to auppose that. the proprietors of certain distilleries im the upper see- tions of the city, olose to the North river, were not com- plying as strictly with the provisions of the Internal beforementioned lishments, On the same day fifteen barrels of wi were seized by Deputy Collector for of the Internal Revenue laws, at No. 34 OPENING OF THE HUDSON. Navigation along the Hudson river between this city and Albany and Troy was resumed yesterday. A small quantity of floating ice still remains in the river, but net: safficient to interfere with navigation, The propeller J. 5 ‘lor left this city for Albany Soares Se dah aettel at her destination on Sunday morning. steamboat st. John, of te loft for last evening, and the reaplen inset aneaemect tate ee toi Fe ner gh @ other lim wi SS) Tae cin car gee A COLORED KIDNAPPING CASE. On Monday week last a young colored girl, aged about fourteen years, named Josephine Collins, was met at the railroad depot in Baltimore by a colored man, named Rodeman, who found her crying bitterly because she had missed the train, which had left the depot afew moments before her arrival. Rodeman comforted her as best he could, and took her to his house, No. 30 Ray- burg street, where his wife provided for her comfort it vit low Bowery. H 3 i i i E 4 i fi i fe i i naa ae its : ff i 3 Hd Hil 3 Z i i 8 ; STATEN ISLAND INTELLIGENCE. ‘Tax Metnopist ErwcoraL CORPERENOS At TOTTRNVILLE, a ‘The Methodist Episcopal Conference of Newark held the sixth session yesterday in St. Paul’s church, Totten ville, 8, I. The church was well filled, many of those: Present coming from New York and Jersey. The session, was opened by Bishop 3. Simpson. A memorial core. mony was given in honor of 8, Y, Morgan and R. M, Tan byte, ofee wae oe Conference adjourned two 0’ in the afternoon. The afternoon session read from the Rev. to sna, “Stopied. ‘prohibiting, dancing, thext card by mor or tae ctarene i F ‘was offered by one of the resol ‘that they will hereafter quit the use of tobacco in all and te ‘but was lost, Thero are at nt one hundred Methodist ymen in ville. The Goa.) ference will probably 'n to-morrow } CRUELTY TO AMIMALS.—A man named Bernard Morgan ‘was yesterday arrested at Stapleton, Staten Istan“%, for oruelly ‘8 lame horse whi ‘was held over tor telat by Tuatice Preany ot siney Viotation of Tae Excusr Law.—Honry ‘man, Mathew Brand and James Barry, of Middleto@n; Patrol Hurley, Charles Echmoryer. Joba Gallagher, Thomas Hurley, Adare Soblemp and Tage fo onan,