The New York Herald Newspaper, August 18, 1867, Page 6

8 THE EXODUS FROM IRELAND. Bae Gause—Landlerd Oppressi: of Extermination. ‘The people of America are fully aware of the exten- fave emigraticn to their shores of the inhabitants of Breland ; yoi how few there are who thor y under- ‘@tand the causes that have brought about this wholesale ‘exodus from that country. We leok upon it as some- ‘uhm astonishing; we regard it with surprise, and often ‘wonder how }t comes to pass that a people have decided wepon quitting their homes almoet en masse and trying ‘heir chances of fortune in this great republic; for it is to America the Irish turn when they determine to place the ocean between them and the tand of their birth. Jobo Bright, in a remarkable speech delivered at Dublin ‘im the fall of lagt year, gave utterance to the statement that when the Irish peasant begged for prayers and Diessings his eye followed the eeiting sun. And £0, fol- Jowing the prospect in that direction, he Jands upon the @bores of America, where millions of bis race have fowad homes and bread. He comes here because he ‘knows America is @ free country, that will greet bim ‘with outstretched arms and offer bim an asylum, when Bis own country presents only the allernative of a grave or a pricon. What, let us ask, is the cause of thie Irish exodus? Tt Ye a tong story, but wo will try and muke it short, Since ‘the confiscations of Cromwell the Irish people have re- garded the English usurpers of their lands as enemies, and, upon this footing, the struggle bas gone on between Dou parties for three hundred yeare—one party strug. ghng to recover what was taken from them by force, end the other to retain what conquest and confiscation placed in their possession. Ae the law of Engiand em- Dodies witbin itself numbers of provisions which strengthen the influence of British aristocracy rather ‘than that of the people, it was 1o be presumed that all the force of that law would be devoted to the mainten- ‘ence of those who, in the sister kingdom had acquired power and wealth, and who, on that account, might salely be regarded as props of the throne, and friends and ailieg of the titied people who are always flitting esound it and basking in its shadow, The presumption did not turn out to be erroneous, Those who, by confiscation, became poseeseors of the soll im Ireland were, by the very act, converted fmto enemies of the irish people, and, in order to seek Protection im their so-called rights, bad to rely on the Parliament and the aristocracy of Great Britain. This Feifauce was not misplaced. Parliament passed the movi stringent enactments for the purpose of enabling the new proprietors to hold with a tight grasp the lands ‘they had acquired, or that had been acquired for them, By tho sword of the conqueror, while the unhappy serfs, Beft wiinout the slightest legal protection, were placed wterly at the mercy of the landowners, who fleeced Show with oppressive exactions. This state of things eoptinued down to the peried of the Varliamentary nwo of Ireland with England. The jsndlords then, im the bope of getting the peasantry and farmers on their side in the county elections, began to give leases, ‘end cocmed inclined to set their faces against the en- forcement of the pens! laws which had been passed mgawws: tho Cutholic# im the reigns of Elizabeth and the Third. A better feeling appeared to be up beiween landiord aud tenant; but upbeppy hour for Ireland Daniel O’Con- * emancipation,” mm aw mel) commencrd his agitation for sit has been called. The people thought that this movement was going to give them more liberty, ag re. garded ther mode of dealing with the land, as well ae more liberty of conscience. True, it gave them more Mberty of conscience, but it Gid not secure them in their eft them without any kind of protection, ex- copt whatever they might derive from the consideration ef the lancholders. The struggle wert fiercely on; ~ emancipation” was obtained. The r ‘ation to the bench of a few Cathc yomtment to office of come acehunters, whiie the mass of the Catholic people, whose only resource was i the cultivation of the soil, were then, more than or, thrown ulterly on the mercy of the landlords, who auiuraily should have veon the protectors of the people, but who bad become exacperated with their ‘serfs’ Pecauso they bad voted against them at the @iections, a the weight of their influence to @ Connell and the Catholic clergy. When real dis- tress came upon the people neither O'Connell nor the priests had the power of heiping them, and “the Liberator” and his party must have felt mortified when they saw the landiords taking their revenge by exterininating the people in thousands. Ii is this ex+ termination that hag filled the clies asd towns of America with Insh people, O'Connell began at the wrong end. If he had sought, he first instance, for tenant right—for the permanen| ment of the people upon their own soil—ke might, in all probability, have scnieved that crand object; but it seems now to be the imous opinion of the Irish pecple themselves that ic emancipasion has been # small gain indeed, mpared with the great advantage they would bave de- a.ved from a land code hke that of Stein and Harden- hem, which rendered the peasants of Prussia inde- pendent of the novles, ‘Eimancipation,” as we ba tiated, placed a few Catholics in'power. Some « very worthless men, Lke Mr Justice Keogh an Jastice Fitzgerald. Tenant right weuld bay secure possession of the us, and raised them en- be reach and power ot she landlords, of Iretn ay be princips eet trely abor Ainong the grievances enumerated ite present land ers d the Extabliched Church. Any effort to abolisly th ter without puli- ng cown the former would be #7 farce, The abolition of the Church Establishment would be but poor evmfort to the Irieh farmer or peasant who stands every our jo mortal dread of the bailit? or the “notice to quh.”” There is nothirg to which the Inch farmer clings with so much tenacity as his “bit of land.” When, stung to death by a notice of ejectment, he goes out and shoots the landiord or his agent, be belioves he te potting out of the way an enemy of his race, one who Bas usurped what belongs to Lim, In this way he ine Gividualizes the struggle that has exisied between the @Ative Irish and the descendanis of the contiscators of ‘Wheir lands for three hundred years. 1: has been a long Gd dloody strogele. It is moarly over, the Irish are Past disappearing ‘rom their native land, and if they do mot shortiy obte:n some legislative protec: on, recogniz- fng their right to ‘ive on the soll, they will be utterly wept out of existence. The landlords do not relax anyibing of their severity. ‘The more the evils of the country accumulate the more Qhe lords of the soll seem disposed to clear out the in- Dhabiianta To show to what s degree thir extermination fayeiem has been carried on, and the cruelty f its operation, we may state the tollow. feg insiance:—Three or four years ago a land. Bord named John George Adair, who resides mear Dublin, purchased an estate in © remote district of ‘the county of onegal, shortly after one of Mr. Adar's Reahif's was shot dead. The bailiff bad been serving * notices to quit ''—those dread instraments of the law ‘which the Irish peasant regards with #0 much horror @nd detesiation, Mr, Adair jumped to the conclusion Ghat one of the tenants on his Donegal estate committed @hie murder, and thereupon he ordered the extermi- Bation of every tenant living upon that property. ‘With the aid of the sheriff end police, aud armed with Ahose tremendous powers which the Parliament of Eng: Jand places o the hands of landlords, Mr. Adair drove ly three buadred people from their homes. He caused their houses to be pulled down and levelled with the dust; and the embappy tenants, who had resided Shere for years, were scattered as outcasie and paupers Gerougbout ihe couptry, Mr. Adair committed this ter- riole deed merely on the supposition that there was one guilty person among the three hundred whom bo fluag out of house and home. Such is the power of life and @eath which the landiords of Ireland oxercise over their uabappy terfs, Can it, thorefore, be surprising that Ireland is in a state of ‘chronic insurrection?” The @ondition of that uufortanate country is a scaudal to England, No wooder that foroign mations reflect ‘With pain on those cruel enactments, the result of which $e to insult, oppress and exterminate the Irie people, end drive them from their lands, to which they a Passionately attached. If it ts true that Russia has rep- wesented to England the necessity of thoroughty inquir- ing into the condition of ireland, it is only giving @ Pression to an opinion that every friend of humanity Should feel. America and France are invited to join ehet work, It may de thrown in the tern of Rewia hat ee the oppressor of Poland, the bateder of Polish on—The Horrere | "ecTuited from Ireland patriots, she can make this suggestion with » bad gra: ‘That may be so; but, atall events, Rassis dors not prac. fice extermination in the sense in which it is under. ‘Bteod by Irish landlords, Russia acts on the principe Gdat her people are useful to her, aad that, in days of ‘evar, they are the power on which she must rely for (Sevariiy. The Resian people are bound te the soil of Wreema; they conast leave it except by tbe ot | omg whe Bas curbed the power of the nobles Aivem oediam 19 she engl Be N the Crar’s strongest protection in the hour of danger. Engiand, not long since, be page yy fete ; bul now she cannot get a soldier there for love or money. Way? Because the Irish are emarting under a sense of wrong received at the hands of their English masters, and it is @ remarkable fact that wherever there are Irishmen in any part of the world they are ready to join the enemies of England. Nothing but the conviction that their country has ev fered fearfol misgovernment at the hands of England could have produced this feeling. And it is notorious that if a war broke out to-morrow between Great Britain and America, two hundred thousand Irish- men would fly with delight to the standard of the rep hie, that they might ve revenged upon the oppressor of their country. England stands en dangerous ground. If she has sense on her side, if she is anxious to hold ber place as one of the most enlightened countries of Europe, slie will act in a spirit of kindness and Woerality to that Irish nation which is admittedly misgoverned and ruled by a cruel landocracy, who are sustained in their evil doing by acts of Parliament which deprive the people of even the semblance of freedom. LIFE AND DEATH IN THE METROPOLIS. How we are Born, How we Live, How we Marry and How we Die. The following statistical view of the social condition of our city is more complete and comprelentive than bas ever before been compiled and published of any community, The tables are derived from the census of 3885. In tbe tables iho State includes the city, In the total population of 726,386, according to the last census, in this city there were 344.165 malee and 382,189 females—a majority of 38,024 fema’ Males predominate until about 10 years of age, then females until about 40, thon males up to 60, then females, The male population in the entire State predominates until about 15, then females until about 45, then maies until 75, then femalea abi the total male population of this city 268,460 were 2 years of age and upwards, and of femsies 224,570 were 20 years old and upwarde—a majority of 36,110. The following isa fuller table, making a com- parison of sexes and ages :— COMPARATIVE TABLE BY AGR AND SEX, |S. ¥. chy. | MINGS Co, Fen'le| Male, iv7 21s ta a3] re ABB) 281,128] 2 ILL618} 40 Total pop. Under 2 DW and over Under 80... 30 and over. 167,61 4570) 79°367 6 212, 140364) 98,217 100.4] 101) 181,970/ 141,825) 65.268. 50.40 ‘The number of marrted porsons in the entire popula- tion was 2 , being a little more than one-third. ‘The number of marriages during thxt year were 1,522, being 1 {n 123 of the male population over twenty years of age, while in the State ft was 1 in 67, and in Kings county 1 in 1 of that class, The city records show that macy more marriages took place in this city, but as many of them were transient persons the census returns aro the most reliable to form a basis of the averege mar- riage in a given number of a mixed population. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF MARRIAGES, u 8 t 16 Oo, | State. u Widowers jo unis Total marriages 1265. 1 87¥ 115,956 The record of the ages of the entire number of persovs married in the State in that year shows that the createst ‘number of men marry before 25, and of women before 22. ‘The percentage of there marriages before or at 20, was one in 30.46 of males, and one in 3.84 of females. The marriages before or at 30 were 89 per cent female and 76 per cent male, showing that the chances of getting married at that age are little more than one in four of malca, and one in nine of females, and these chances idly decrease every year thereafter, As women “hold ago” better than men, their chances of getting m after 30 are undoubtedly beiier than the above figures indicate, COMPARATIVE TABLE OF AGES OF 1 SBANDS AND WIVES, ted persons was 26 or one-half of them, of each sex. 1g the percentage of persons marrying un. der 20 from the toial number of marriod of each sex, and then ded: ¢ that number from each sex over that age, we bare 27 as the number of unmarried maics and 96 unmarried females 20 years old and up- wards in this city, being one unmarried man to 2.27 now married over that age, and one unmarried womau to 1.52 over that age them married, ‘These numbers added to the number of widowers and Widows give 65,411 marriageable males and 129,284 marriageablo females—a majority of 63,873 females, or Resrly two to one man aged 20 and over, The number of families was 148,683, being 23,218 less than the total number of married couples, widowers and widows, which was 171,901. All these people were living in 49,844 dwellings in this city, COMPARATIVE TABLE OF SOCIAL CONDITION, Clase. | City. [Kings Co] Untarried persons -| S2h121) 181.113) Married persons err me Widows....... 2) 12 8,135) 63,146 dwellings 34.243) — AE at tetas tence nator It will be observed that there are 137,984 widows in tm State, being 93,180 more than there aro widowers. This ie owing in part to the late war. The rate of mortality in the entire population was one in 113 in this ety, and in the ia the county, The death rate of malosin this city was one 10 92 of the entire population, and of females one in 133, NATIVITY OF DECEASED rensoxs, Native Foreign Birth unkown COMPARATIVE TADME OF DEATHS BY AGES AND sxx, KINGS 60. bly fo) Chier Loyal League which showid exhibit the love a to bis memory should ornament Union square and be 2 m matter bi would a street, wisdom,” there is also de and Mayor Hotman and others were chosen « to carry out the en mat shoul been appoiated one of the solve of the otuer members, re: t the amount sho whole sum required to erect the testimonial was raised or secured, aud it only remained to decide on the de- sign and Commence the work, bad the undertaking in charge seemed to forget that they were mere members, not rulers, of the organization, and they acted as if tn in the selection of a eu: foreseon difficulty which Las delayed the work. other. termi Fespeciive lines as long as they had any connection wah the commitice, published they would form a rick chapter in the history nd retrogression of the association. While tbe meni- bers, however, were at variance in relation to the char- actet of the propoted monument, some artists were cud. mittee for their consideration were two—both of | for the obstinacy of ceria it . EW men died only 405 married women died, being less than ene-balf the number. At thai rate of making widows it is mot to ne wondered at that there were 52,654 ‘widows and only 7,884 widowers surviving matrimony in this city. The mortality of single females is much greater than that of married. COMPARATIVE TABLE OF CONDITION OF DRCEASED. NEWYORK CITY. /KINGS COUNTY. ‘The moat prevalent causes of death were as foll COMPARATIVE TABLE OF FATAL DISEASES, it ‘StATK, NEW YORK CITY, | KINGS COUNTY. Femule.| Male, |Fena’e.| Ma’ 68 46) 138) 8 zee! = wy = a au) ial at el 2.909) $22} 07) 34 ns 7h 75 33 3 ” 5) 200) 4) 16 1,627) suo 6) 459) 7 pay i) a) Fry 853 5, 0) 528) 105) 2) i” 325) 12) 731 15) 10,50 Tota..... Bae! aio) It will be observed that “old age’? is more fatal to women than men. From the above figures tt 1 not to be wondered at that geome men are anxioue Ww have the ‘women bear a portion of the burdens of life in business and potitics, especially as it ie am established pbysio~ logical fact that tho physical strength of males as com- pared to that of females is as 18 to 8. TEE MEMORY OF ABRANAM LINCOLN. Progress of the Linc Monument Associne ion of 1865-0Why the Work is Delayed— ‘The Designs for the Testimonial—Unforescen Result of a Multitude of Counsellors, It is wel! for some of the leaders of society in this city that the memory of the pablic is as fickle as a rainbow. lt cearcely survives the event which calls it forth; for there is a continuous panoraina of wonderful scenes and incidents which render each other obsolete im the light of the Intest novelty or sensauon. No more fitting illus- tration of this fact cam be presented than the grand movement which was inangerated to erect a monument in this city to the memory of the late President imme- dintely after his death. It was commenced at an opportune time when the peuple showered exlogies on the dead ido} of the nation, There never was an enter- prise on which more unauitnity and love were exhausted. It was the text of convereation in the brilliant parlors of the avenues and in the homes and haunts of the middie classes and the poor. the cowardly nature of the the nation’s chief aroused the manly ples of every political creed, murder of indignation of the di and rendered friend and foe alike his mourning, de- fenders, Thus, converted by the reaction which invaria- ‘ows aesussination, they became the eulogists of a ugistrate to whose claims they had been indiffor- and they Were anxious to mark the change by some stimonia! to his memory, Before the public fave pal shape to this thought, however, a sclect circle of gentlemen, whose integrity and honor are above re- proach, resolved to make some prominent spot in this ity the site of a magnificent monument in memory of be departed President. While they were agitating the subject the echoes of the morder were still rang in the ears of the people from Maine to California, and the in- jerest and excitement wrought in this city were exhib. ited by the action takem by every literary, social and be- nevolent organization, al] of whom expressed their hor- ror at the deed and their rympathy and condolence with he family of the niurdered President. THE LINCOLN MONUMENT ASSOCIATION, ‘The popular feeling at the time was similar to that which marked the citizens of ancient Rome when Cesar fell by the dagger of the assassin. Will remember the long sepulebral tour which composed the aggregate obsequies of the President, The time thus occupied was perticalarly favorable to promote the desifn of a testimoaial which should prociaim the ven- Our renders eration in which he was he The remains bad scarcely been deposited in the tomb when the late Cap- Marshal, 7. G, Churchill, Wm. 1 Blodgett, and a few other gentlemen met | Or the parlors of ihe sb, and resolved that a testimonial 4 loyalty of the city te of Warhingto ne. Shortly af rchul entered h Proiimiuaries deemed Teceived public enco- ms for their efforts, and it is probable that if the i been left exclusively in their hands a bean- d urn, boariug the simple name * Lincoin ’? and ifn Un But if “in the versity place and Fourteenth dle of counsellors there is Ye CESCKIPTIONS TOWARDS TNE MON inival movement was made Mr, was appointed Vresident of the Associn!ion, cers prise, Jn orde: Mr, Chare! inecitutto: ic up by thors who favored th 3 of the Hrraup were ¢ Mr. were gent to various to be filled we of New York 0 one dollar, he not succeed. After several weeks the rer received $20,000 in dollar eubseriptions, and pledged” by responsibie pariies, if id be deemed necessary, Thus the Kat somo of those woo were gifted with intailibiiity design, This is the un- THE MEETINGS OF THE COMMITTEE ere accordingly discordant on many occasions, Daring the sessions one gentleman would acquit himself of a bright idea in relation to the kind of vestimomal which should be erected, and he would insist that the work would be incomplete if the artist did uot chisel outa number of negroes around the figure of Lincoln, ail bursting their shackies at hie bidding. Another would like to see Mr. Lincoln, or rather the statue, on horseback, so as to mateh the eqnestrion testimonial to Wash:ngton, on the other side of the square. A third hoped tho Declaration of Independence would not be forgotien in the design. A fourth was posi- tivo that the monument should represent the Jamented Chief Mag: e holding bis edict of emancipation in one hand and pointing to the slaves of the South with the Of course it Was im ible to please all these gentlemen, and the difflcuity Was increased by the de Jon of the contestants to ght it out on their If the debates on those occasions were : rit COMMITTEE, Among the designs which the artists sent to t was sald to be by Holbrook; the Bain achievement war the ington in Union peon adopted long s\n members with ‘ a Holbrook’s design, being very eladorace, w: |e tore 1 being Male, Female | more space than Brown's, it represents Lincoln —— | a negro at his feot whose shackios ne had br 875 | ‘The taco of the late President is splendidly chictied, 85 | aud the features have a (nor expression than 1s ordina: $3 | ry communicated to plaster or ruardie, But there is a $5 | thoughtfulness in the lineaments which ts at variance 25 46 | with the facial characteristics of power, and power 4 Ly 49 | would soem the fitest creation of the brash or chisel 'o 3 4 # | develop the subordinate idea of emancipation in such a 38 $3 | monument, Brown's design wakes up this pardonav BW to 2» In it Lincoln is represented as a maje & to rif ftands erect, with a martial cl ® to nn bi the folds of which are singulariy ® to 15 | natural, and at hie feet appears a ni wih 7 to 2) | his © chains by his side, Inte as % slave, who appears almost unconscious of his deliver. 85 to '2 | ance, seems in the act of doing homage to his deliveror; 90 to a ht hand of the President points epward, as if 9% to 1 im rise and enjoy his new privilege of freedom, i d over df 2] The one of Which ts in plaster and the other in Unknown... et 1 at present at the rooms of the Loyal Toval. mark) Th, ue, It is deemed probable that Brown’s will be Under 2. “Tad | adopted. Wand over. 10189 “f Under 30, TT a Wand over..| #413] 6.681 3 The number of deaths in this city among males, 20 years old and upwards, was one in 93, and of females Of that age, one in 177. In the entire State the mortality eet et Mt easton fp.gan tn 268, and of females one ‘A ETOOt Froportionate mortality prevails among Married men in the country than in the city, and the YoRE ‘HERALD, SUNDAY, AUGUST erecied ‘0 the memory of the late anotber year sha}! have ‘MEMORIALS OF LINCOLN. It cannot be outof place here to refer esteem till lavished on bose monument has quarians of New York and other cities—and Bumerous. i 3 i 5 tl ie ily g: i c Beery Fee pe dred aad thirteen difiereat all relating inagnificent 1uneral in the various towns and cities, ‘When the testimonial is completed it is probable that sofac of these, with other m will find a lodgment nthe comer stope op the sue in Union square, iuat a grand military and civic procession will mark the occasion, In the meantime the Argus-eyed chroniclers of the Heratp will wateh the progress he work and remind, if necessary, those who bave it in charge, of their ubligat.one to tbe public. THE COURTS, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. Habeas Corpus fer the Discharge of a Soldier of the United States. Before Judge Blatchford. In the Mater of Jolm BE. Cline, om Babeas Corpus.— Judge Blatchford yesterday detivered his opinion in this case, Cline claimed his discharge on the ground that be wae ® minor ai the time of enlistment, and had en- listed without the consent of bis parents or guardi It was shown that Clize had regu- larly enlisted, and that the recruiting offluer had conformed to all the regulations !aid down by the service in such casee. Cline swore that he was twenty-two years of age at the time of bis enlistment, The court. he!d that by the act of Feoruary 13, 1862, the oath of enlistment taken by the recruit shall be conclusive as to his age. The court overruied an objection taken om behalf of Cline io the effect that the oath of enlitmept wag ndminstered by a military officer, and not bys civil magistrate, the burden being on the recruit to chow that the services of a civil magistrate were obtainavle at the time. The order of the court ts that Cline wes in a'l respects regular'y enlistet, andgthat he be remanded to service under bis proper military oificer, Tn the Matter of James Stokrs, Jr., on Habeas Corpus— ‘This cage was substantially the same as the preceding, and on it the same order was made, that Stokes be re- manded for service, In Bankruptcy. Petitions in bankraptcy were hed nna referred as fo!- lows:—Vetition of William Brackett, of this city, re- ferred to Regwter Fitch, and of George W. Lyon, of this city, referred to Register Dayton. BUSINESS IN THE SURROGATE’S COURT. Daring the past week the wills of the following de- ceased persons have been admitted to probate:—Henry ©. Ward, George Ricardo, Sutannah Roome, Wiley C. Ybomae, Erastus Sparrow, Myron Turner, Emily F. Jawis, Andrew MelIlvain, Ernest Woaokind. On the followime estates letters of administration have beep granted:—Francis Parves, Frederick ckann, fimothy O'Bnen, Peter Hart, George ster, George Zaivser, Fanny Lorsc, Benja- Tripp. Haucba ‘Fischer, John’ Comers, Bernholz, Philena Jarvis, Matilda Gatans, Caraher, Sarab Hamilton, Edward 8, Fisher, Foley, Charles Seriven, John Leroy Howell, Aun ometock, Daniel McCormick, ‘liam Noonan, Harriet As Whigan, ip 3 Barbara Weiss, Philip Heszier, ‘no following persons have received letters of guardianship:—Charles Gifforn, guardian of Catharine and William Ketcbner; Wiliam §. Brown, of Emma L. Iripp; Edward Phelan, of Bridget A, Phelan; Mary A. of Annie and George Deucher; ‘John D, Dingelden; George Weiss, of COURT CF SPECIAL SESSIONS. The calender at the Court of Special Sessions yester- day numbered fifty cases, most of which were of the ascault and battery and petit larceny order. A large number of the prisoners were negroes. The following were ihe only matters of importance that came ap for ndjadication:— SRLLING OPSCENE PICTURES, Two boys, Silas Lockwood and Ira M. Lang, residing in Willameburg, were arrested on a charge of selling obscene photographs in Sullivan street a fw days since, and were yesterday brought up fortrial. On being taken iato custody they informed the elficer that they pur- chased the pictures from a print selling firm on the eist side of the city, The off! cer visited the place in question and found a number of the same etyle and character as those being offered for sale by tho boys, Faving no warrant for the apprehension of the proprie- brs, however, he could not take them into castody. The’ pictures found on the boys are of the vilesy qd most pernicious character; and yet the defence paced on the stand a printseller of ‘this city and a hhotographer doing business in Brooklyn, one of whom wore that he and others habitually sold, and the orher, that he manufactured such villainous prints, aud yet neither ot the witnesses conid, and foand the prisoners guilty. fous ‘They were re- maniled for sentence. 4 © DARK”? DuE Peter Washington, a negro coxchinan, sleeps over the stable of bis employer. comrade of uis, Sam $1 of ebony hue, does likewise. Pet “ ago calmly ea) g the luxury of burning K) in the siable, When he heard » movin’ He oue George Jones there. Jones is likewise a citizen “of ‘Afvican descent.”” Pever miseed a pair of pants, and ab i the same time mired Jones. whom he soon dis- overhead, eaded to bis bedroom and found “Sam” with cred making hig exit through a window. Peter pat this and that together, rested, Jones, on being questioned by Justice Ket ailowed that sam cailed him in to write a love lett him: that when he had finished the epistie, being : great hurry, he sought exit by the window, to save tho able of going down stairs; but he “didu't know fin” about the pants, Lis story was not beld to be a proper defence. $0 George Joues adds one to the popu- lation of “the Island” for the space of one month, ance Loais Levy charged Joun Martin with having come into bis store and desired to purchase a pair of socks. He tried on @ pair, and was abo ley out without for them, wen complainant halted him and de- 4 that Martin should deposit * as an jens for the property. Martin coolly replied, “Get ed. Levy fo! —enitentiary {01 towed one month. RAZARDOU e Fredman charged Martin Smith with of a box of herrings, The complainant ng pedicr, and averred that he was Ned into Smith's house for a trade, and tuat while in there the box in question Was stolen, The defence proved that prieoner's wife bought a box of Friedman's mer- chandise, but on opening it found the contents In a state of de omposition, and demanded her money back agaip, throwing the box meanwhile at the dealer, It was also proved that the prigoner had nothing to do with the mat- ter, sud he was accordingly ac jul'ted. MALLSD PR uasuy.”” William McLean was ww sail for Glasgow yesterday in the Towa He left a bag of clothing in bis stateroom, which was seen, coveted and asporied oy Heary Brown. An oflicer being near took Browa into enstody and brought nim into coert. Hessd he was an Englishman, lace! ed, and kept a pu house “in Lunnup.’”’ He was cent to study Amer: life in the Penitentiary for six month: "THE, NATIONAL GUARD. FLRVENTH RECIMENT (RIVLES) NATIONAL GUARD. On Friday evemng lat the officers of this regimont, accompanied by @ splendid band of masic, visited the quarters of Lieutenant Colonel Henry Lux, on First ave- nue, between Eighty-third and Eigbty-fourth etree, for the purpose of honoring him with a serenade, The armory of this regiment is now undergoing considerable alterations and repairs, When thoroughly painted and furnished tt will be worth occupy! apt suitable armories are erected by the Board of ervisors, in ne- cordance with the recommendations of Comptroller Con- noliy and Inspector General Batcheller, Vive of the companies of this regiment contempi.to target shooting within the next few weeks. ‘They are as fotiows:—Com- pany © will visit Jones’ Wood Tuesday, August Company K proceeds to Lion Park on Monday, Septem: ber 0, and ov the same day Company G are to try their skitlat Landmann’s Ha m Park; Company C is to 8 Monday, September 16, it ty Morrigania oa Mom COURT MARTIAL. A court martial of the Ninth regiment infantry, con- sisting of Licatenant Colone! Brame, and Captains Barwis and Hitoheock, nesembied at the Regimenta! Ar- moty, on Wednesday evening jasi, When quite a pamber Ines Were collected and the excnses of divers delin- mis heard. The court adjourned to meet again on jnesday, Augast 28, at eignt . M. TROOP @, PINST CAVALRY. The eerenteenth annual target excursion of this troop, under the comm f Captaia Hamm, came off at East New York on Wednesday last, 14th inet, Fifty-eight men fired for @ company g edal and some tlorty valaable prizes, Outot these, eighteen men bad three balts in, fifteen men had two balls in, and six men one ball each. They fred upon the shooting ground attached to Lohman's Hotel. Captain Hamm won the medal by three-sixteenths of an inch, The pieces used were breech-loading carbines, loaded with or, Among the visitors we noticed Colonel key, ain Madden, Lieutenant Baber, ex-Adjutant Devoy SEVENTH REGIMENT (INFANTRY) NATIONAL GUARD. It is likely that this command will retarn to the dress coat, trimmed with goid and black, rears having been and Tinbroved so mack ia the rebellion broke out that Ny ie eoemed “Tks rumored thatthe ofganaation Will bo. tuapesfed the middie of the Hawking 170 of nest pee BROOKLYN INTELLIGENCE, Axtecen Pravupenxst Traxsaction.—Ward K, Wells, the young Grand street (£. D.) dry goods mercnant, ‘whose arrest on a charge of fraud was noticed yesterday, was held by Justice Dailey in $1,000 bonds to answer on Wednesday mext. ‘The accused, who is yet in his minority, is charged by George T. Kellam, formerly a nee yoy riper eper tannery nl worth $10, 000 and that he was not a minor. Mr, Kellam also alleged in bis affidavit the young A that frauded the firm of H. B. Claflin & Co. of a bill of goods on similar representations, but the agent of the firm denies the aliegation. CHaRcED witr Persury.—The examination of Henry May, on charge of perjury preferred by Lewis Abraham, mitted in Justice Dailey’s court in April last, where a suit in which both parties were istesipels was tried. A Jarge amount Scot was taken pesenias a bus immerses the Jewish persuasion could not sign their affidavits on a Saturday, and a further ad- journment took place. until Tuesday, the third day of September. BURGLARIES, —At an early hour yesterday morning the toy shop of Mrs. Murphy. at No. 72 Flatbush avenue, was burglariously entered and robbed of toys to the value of about. $25. The burglary was discovered by officer De Clue of the'Forty-fourth precinct, at about five o'clock, who guccectied in tracking the operators to the rear of the Flatbush avenue car stables, where he arrested Thomas Kelley, aged ninotesn years, with a por- tion of the stolen property in his possesston. The officer secared another young man, but he succeeded in escap- ing from his cl discharged a pistoh after him, but without effect, Kelley was locked up in the station house and on beivg subsequently arraigned before Justice Cornwell was held to await examination. Between one and five o'clock yesterday morning the bedroom of Owen Murphy, at a house corner of Pearl and Water streete, was entered by some thief, who forced open a rear window, and robbed of a gold watch and chain valued at about $200, Murphy was asleep in the Toom at the time, Tho residence of Mr. Richard McDermott, at No. 230 Pacific stroet, was burglariously entered on Thureday night and robbed of jewelry and other property to the value of about $300. No clue has yet been ascertained to the identity or whereabouts of the thief, Frre—A Poucrman Ixsvrep.—On Saturday morning, about helf.past one o'clock, @ fire broke owt in the two story frame building corner of Dean and Boerum streets, which was damaged to the amount of $700 be- tore the flames could he extinguished. The first floor Was occupied as a butcher shop by Daniel Quill, whose Joss amounted to about $200. ‘The second floor was used for residence purposes. During the fire, officer Leary was severely cut in one of his legs while attempting to ‘break open a door on the second floor for the purpose of rescuing some children asleep in the room within, He received surgical attendance and was conveyed to his residence at 79 Dean street. Boy Drownep.—On Friday evening a boy named Francis Daley, aged three yeers, was drowned by falling into an excavation containing water six feet in depth, near the corner of Fulton and Troy avenues, The body was recovered and removed to the residence of the father of deceased in Marion street, near Reid avenue. Coroner Lynch was notified to hoid an inquest. Arrests DURING THE Past WREX.—There were 468 ar- rests for various offences, made by the police of Brook- lyn during the week ending August 16. ProsaBty Faran AcctpExt.—A boy seven years of age, named George Duryea, whose parents reside at 123 Ninth street, E. D., was yesterday afternoon run over by a car on the Grand Street and Newtown Railroad, and sustained injuri which will probably resuit fatally. The little sutferer was conveyed to the resi- dence of bis parents, and received surgical aid. The “ — ocourred in Grand street, between Eighth apd Ninth, 5 Accivext ox Boanp TEE Ipano.—A senman named James Thompson, aged forty-two years, fell through the hatch on tho main deck of ihe United States steamer Idaho, lying at the Navy Yard, and striking on the orlop deck, @ distance of twenty fect beneath, sustained severe injuries about the spine, His condi- tion last evening was considered precarious, He war taken to the Naval Hospital, BROOKLYN FERRY REFORMS. The committee appointed by the Legislature last win- ter to examine and report upon the condition of the fer- ries of the East and North rivers was sevorely criticised at the time by ihe local press, and loud complaint:-was universally indulged in by citizens, who expressed the beliet that the committee failed in their mission. Whether that committee was faith'ul or not, the im- provements consummated by some of the Brooklyn ferry companies since the stir made by that committee would lend to the belief that some good was accom- plished. The Union Ferry Company and the Brooklyn Ferry Company have done much since the Ast of January for the comfort of travellers on their boats, and complaiats have not been so frequently made as in the days ante- cedent to the committce. This of itself is a triumph; but whether the committee was instramental in effect- Ing the change, or whether the demand fora bridge ‘ Dt it about, is uncertain, Tt is coriain, however, that @ change for the better ia ferry managment has taken place. The greatest change noticed so far is in the Greenpoint forry, where mprovement wes imperatively demauded. tS ferry, situated at the foot of enpoint avenne, cl ith Denth street and Twenty-third street, New is a very high-priced institution—the rate for foot gers being four cents. It is owned by Mr. G. L. a New York cay for their four cents fare he sat abc ‘acq iescing in the demand. In June last he provid an !mproved bridge at the fenth street slip, aud within a foriniab? the Twenty-third street slip will have a simiiar improvement. This bridge deserves a description, as is will doubtless e¢.persede the old structures now in gen- eral ase. It ts forty-eight feet long, tweuty-six feet in width, with arches of forty-sight ject span and twelve webes square. It is bails of yellow pine, and fastened throngh and throveh with screw bolts, [t is supported by a float twenty-six feet long, twenty feet wide and six feet deep. ‘Tho float is ballasted with water, con- tained in a water-tight compartment, aud is £0 scientifically adjusted by a patent beiance adjuster that no gangplank or brow is needed, and the boats are secured to the bridge without any annoyance to pas- sengera, as the place assigned to tlio brdgeman is railed oi “trom the toot way. the dimensions of this model bridge are agway, thirteen feet; foot gangway, four fee: six inches. This gives abundance of room to man and beast. The only compiaint the Greenpointers now have to make against tts ferry is the high rato of fare—four cente; bat Mr. bye 4 tainks it provable tha: ne will ve able to reduce it before a groat whil THE WALLABOUT IMPROVEMENT. The Necessities of Intere iention Be- tween the Eastern and Western Districte— The Plans Adopted for the Work. The necessities tor increased facilities of communica- tion between the Eastern and Western Districis of the city ‘of Brooklyn, which have long been oxperioncea by the residents of the City of Churches, hy bat grown with the rapid increase of population and growth of the re- spective divisions, But from the outset of the assurance of this fact it was plainly evident that no construction of a mere temporary character would be advisable, inas- much as the necessities of intercommunication with the Eastern District and commercial improvement would not be proporly secured unless the work was completed in the most thorough manner. . To this end, then, the last State Legislature passed an act appointing a board of commissioners for the construc. tion of a basin, docks and streets in and near Wallabout bay. The board consists of Messrs, S. L. Husted, A. F. Campbell and Alexander MeCue, three prominent and popular citizens of Brooklyn, No only will this work eecure a more direct and convenient street access, but it Will also become a permanent water front, with facilities for shipping, barger, marketing and otherwire. Mr. Samuel Moiroy, tate Chief Eagineer of the Ridgewood Water Works, was appointed engineer of the work in June tasi, by the commissioners, and having recently completed his examination of the location and its re- quirements, Les reported a pian which meets with the approval of the commissioners. The pian as adopted sete forth that this portion of the uch—beiag an oid deposit of plastic mad, from fale dav | twonty-two to twen' y-iTee feet deep below mean tide—that temporary constraction on auy of moderate cost is out of question. It decided too pen Washington avenue proper, by law provided, eigt tte feet wide, trom a point on Kent avenue, near corner of Ann street, to Flushing avenve, and the pretimmary steps have been taken to that effect, In this case, ag to tue line of the street, the commissioners bad uo choice, the contract With the Navy Department, made by the’ city tn 1863, having fixed this matter, and the line itseif being well devived for conveniont access and use. After @ full examination of the subsotifand foundation, and of the experienco of other streets and docks ad- facoot, it became evident that no plan of grading could trusted which depended on the support of the oozy and treacherous subsoil found there, The sabjoined Specification was therefore adopted: — Washington avenue, from Kent avenue to the creek, 10 be formed, filled width of eighty foots bod - width’ betweea curbs of sixty foot; the mai to descend Weal avenie ‘0 te Tost trex doa 00 shat mat ue © les ite for the main street. and Tayloe street, 40 formed ® with & width of not less \ 4 four feet between its copil ——— for the, Hospital iw ree Sechon with Ren Srenge se (J 10, exe uta grade, nt Sg gd FT wal reste et, construction, as di wich hu ff Pena the a Finshing avenue, unless otherwise low water level at siaty fee and. to Avenue centre line, uniess otherwise eroding and sane i facthinte tad Hy hy t and soas to tate i to a solid and permanent thig end the width and depth of if found necessary, he : ES 38 bd i id ¢] 5 3 a ei 4 H bank, if deemed adv within oF without Wallavout me sa'apeetay ied The avenue will be paved with and carbing ,iken from Clinton avenue ~~ fmt been to i for about 1,206 fest, @s the commission hopes of convincing the Navy ent wict is unfit for naval uses, owing to subsoil, and that it may, with the surrendered to this city,’ which will enable out stig Soueral pia of basin improvement en ¥ this boars 2 ee 350 feet of Duaigen m ornament swing ‘with 45 be constructed over the. W: wane wi be 30 feet wide, with two footways. proaches to it, in masonry, with irom railings, will ‘built from each end, For commercial uses, in view of the fact that Clintem avenue must be surrendered to the governinent December, 1863, ths commission have decided to the basin under their charge, between the old bridge and the docks on the north side of the canal, te fifteen feet of water at high tide, which will give an arem of about four hundred feet wide by seven hundred and fifty feet long. ‘The general plan of this 1m) will involve the constraction of pillars in this — ning westeriy from the avenue, not contemplated present, For docking purposes, and as a part of thie pian, the entire front of Wasbington avenue on thi basin and on the Wailabout canal will be coustru with a sea wall of granite masonry on concrete founda tions, built from the bard pau formation which underlies the bar deposit. This wall will have aface of eleven and a quarter feet deep, with a capping four feet wide. by the avenue pavement, and fitted with the proper ri bolts, cannon snubbing posts ané other facilities f wharf use, Its entire height from the basin, in ma. sonry, will be about thirty feet, and its entire face about ive hundred and sixty feet. Between the construction of this sea wall and the usual flows of crib work, docking and spiling, the co: mission have not been deterred by any apparent differ ence in the first cost, und the engineer has not been re- stricted to expedients which are only justilied by the schedule of immediate outlay. Asa matter of choice, however, between methods of foundation, it may be observed that tbe original ple prepared by tho engineer, of solid concrete bedded on the hard plan, are not on!y preferable in stability, but, as appears by the investigation of pré Posals, will save about $83,000 im the several iiems of cost, over the use of rubble foundation, masonry or piling. The contract for grading and masonry has been awarded to Messrs. Kingsley & Keevey for the sum of $441,297, they being the lowest bidders, The time fixed by the city for the surrender of Clinton [avenue bei: December, 1868, they are bound, under a penalty $100 per day for delay, to complete the masonry and frad- ing for bridge superstructure on or before August 1, 1868 ; the sea wall, masonry aud grading on or betore October 1, aud the entre work on or before December i, 1868, Ht isealso the intention of the commission to press the street connection with all possible despatch, and pror cute the several parts of the work in such order that any delay in additional appropriation will not preven the most speedy accomplishment of that result, A VISIT TO THE APPRENTICE SHIP SABINE. “Boat, ahoy 1"? ened the sentry. “Aye, aye! want to come on board.’? “Who are you ?”” “*Sent to see the captain.”” “All right; heave alonzside;” and our boat pulled im against the very deuce of a tide close to the accom modation ladder on the lee gide of the Sabine. She is lying just below the Battery, in the North river, With a nice swell on it is a very ticklish thing gotting om board a vessel from a row boat; but yesterday, although, the tide certainly was strong and the wind blowing “just acapfull,” we were able to hop on the ladderway and gain the deck without mucn trouble, Arrived there the officers wero all couriesy, and one bad but hile dim- culty in finding out * who” and what the Sabine was and is, and all about her. She is what is calied an “apprentice ship” of the Uni. ted States Navy, mounts thirty-four guns, two of which are rifled 100-pounders, and the majority of the others inch broadside guns—is of 1,726 tons burden, and hag a complement of ono bnndred and twenty men. The Sabine is a sailing frigate with a flush deck, one of that line old class of vessels that are now becoming rapidig: extinct in these days of tron kettles and stove. i belongs to the second section of snch ships m the -y regitter, having only two decks on which to carry her hromdside batteries. Her boys number now only twa hundred, but the timo has been wnen sho hes carried, some four hundred apprentices to Neptane: however, from her having to supply the other ships with trained boys, she is unable to keep up her stock long eniue. Aw’ s06n as alot oi these fine young fellows get sulliciendg acquainted with the routine of ship duty, and become ina, ured to the board-ship life, they are drafted off he and there, to the Minnesota or the Franklin, or come. other ship. and the Sabine’s school, consequently, is cons stantly diminished. The vessel ic kept in the neatest manner possible to conceive, and we would think her rather a line-of-battle: ship ready for action, with everything in its piace. tham, a traming ship with a lot of boyson board. The deck is ight and ek s “a pew pin,” all the brass work 1— ished upto the mirror stage of exactness, and not js out of its proper situation, being coiled ap and deposited here and there rather as a sori of vatty or nament to the dock than a thing of use whicb has to be uucoiled ina moment. The boys’ quarters are uiry and well ventilated in the “tween decks, and tie ctlicers” cabins, or state rooms as they are generaily called, ara ‘as roomy as those of many a lodging house on shore. On the forward part of the gan deck is the cook's galley where the provisions required for the crew are coak Here everything was also bright, and @ moet appetizing finell was occasionally ditfused. At “eight bells,” four o'clock, as landemen vuls garly term it, the boys were called to dinner. One heard fret, the bagie blast of their trumpeter, and then the siril! pypeof the boatswain’s whistle sounding ‘hroaghy the ship. They were formed in squads or secuons ten, on the upper deck (which runs fore and aft the ship), amd marched down in line two deep to their messes, on the lower gun deck. Hore the little fellows tdatocos, paatiinfand jeckttaiven, ai sawed aay at canteens, 1 jackkui away at pork, had a cat ct ‘salt horse,” and nibbied biecoits or “hard tack’ with the ease and habitude of old salte, After dinner or supper, whatever the meal was called, they went again on the upper deck and some manned hous to the shore, one of which ‘was required every now aud then for the services eof the ship, while others climbed to the mastheads ang took practical observations In seamanship as far ae ciimbing out on the yards could do, ‘The Sabine will remain in the harbor uatil Wednesday or Thursday, when she will start onacruise to some northera port, and it would be well worth a visit to see her discipline and the system of education carried ong on board her to fit our juvenile citizens to become sturdy” sailors. The Quinnebaug, a screw frigate ef rome eixht bi dred tons and ing ten guns, lies near to the Sabine, She bas just come out of the Navy Yard, and is bound off to join one of our sqaadrons at tea, THE ONONDAGA IN THE NAVY YARD DOCK. At eight o'clock yesterday morning two esteamtugs took in tow the monitor Onondaga, lying at anchor im quarantine waters, between the Edgewater and Tomp- kinsville dandings, and hauied her up the bay into the Navy Yard dock, where she now lies awaiting repairs to fit ber fora Trassatiantic trip. The pilot house to pe removed is upwards of thirty tons’ weight, and by ite removal and that of other bulky material an additional sopply of coal can be taken in, and the machine to rome extent assisted to live upon the surface during ber trip. The frigate Théimis is alone near the tine station. Her topmasts, which had been taken down during the: gale of Thursday, are restored, and all her colort, ban- ners and barmerets are displayed. At present nothing is known of the future movements of this war vessel. —_— : i See eee fe shied i ii ual THE WAR ON THE GAMBLERS, ‘ Dismissal of the WeCaffray Case—\ ‘mont ot the Caso Against Heenan. The MoCaffray —Schatfer case, in which the defendant are charged with keep! common gaming ho.se, waa concluded yesterday before Judge Connolly. Two of the defendants, Scbaifer and the younger McCaffray, bad al- ready been discharged, the prosecution having admitted that the evidence was too weak to hold them. Mr, Nesbitt, the counsel for the prosecution, read m letter from Addison Strobridge, who claims to have lost. sume of at the house alleged to be kept hy the des. fendants, at 752 Broadway, stating that he unable tar attend, Cotnsel moved to adjourn the case until Stro- bridge should be able to be present. ene, denied the motion, on the ground tI 8 @, io the testimony he had’ already given, proved himself utterly untrustworthy, and that he was not eutitied to consideration as a witness, +Counsel for the defenc ten moved ty discharge the re~ swan defoudant, and the motion was granted, Judge Connolly stating in his opinion the evidence pre- poh d the prosecution was insufficient to justify bie 8 trot ie the pri ia alt, rte net ate if, im the of Jadge een! As against draw from 4 i } } ee ee ere