The New York Herald Newspaper, January 10, 1868, Page 6

‘The French Radicals on tt Army Bill---Tne “One Man Power === Foreign Invasion and Revolution, Dangers of the Italian Political Situation. ‘The Inman steamship City of Washington, Captain ‘Wbdiis, from Queenstown the 26th of December, arrived at this port last might, bringing mait details of our cable despatches, We pave @lso English and Fronch files daied (o the 26th of December, by way of Quebeo, The 4ustrian Correspondence announces that the mar- wlage of the Grand Duke Ferdinand of Tuscany with the Princess Alice of Parma will be celebrated at Frobs- @orif on the 11th of January, FRANCE. The Legislative Debat the Army Bill Opinion of the Prussian Levies and German Bystem of* Couscription—War Taxes and Impending Ruin—Tribute the British [ne favtry—fereign Invasions of France—The “One Man’ system of Rule. ‘Tho Legislative Body of France met in session Decem- 5 M Rouner, Minister M, Vuitry, Minister pre« je, and the o:her Govern~ present, the adjourned discussion on ‘M, Glais-Bizoin bas new to sneak en his amendment, which comprises two provisions— one requirin’ military aervice of from eighteen mouths to iwo years, and tho other that ayear and a half ouly Ruder the colors shail be required from young men who have voluntary gone through military exercises for two years preceding their cali to arms, M. Giars-Lizory sal The King of Prussia said to his friompoant treops on the day alter @ great victory, “You are the ouly great army in Europe completely pational.”? [donot say thatthe Freven army {3 not a Bationn) one, but if ts no’ as much so as the Prusnan, and the ovject of my umendment ig to make it thoraughly so. Iam no partisun of armed levies; bat, although the Mivistor of War has toid us tat the Prussian sys- tero is more onerous than that now proposed for France, Jet the country be consulted, and I am «ire it would reier the shorter term of active service and the longor jn the reserve, Praseia, w 1h a was expenditure three times jess than ours, wa: ab'e to invade the rest of Ger- Mavy with an army of 800,000 mex, wile, wi'h ail outlay, it is acknowledged (hit we eannot’ m ve 200,(i00 troops (othe Rhune, My amendment will amoliorate the Condition of the soldier by giving bim more ume for roductive judusiry, Genera) irochu bas approved ot sysvem of takiog & greater number of young men aud Keeping them im the activo army for a shorter time, ra‘her than that of calling on a smaller number for a longer poriod; but ho add3 that the plau is 1i1 a mere theory, It is not, however, simply a theory, for im Prussia, and even in Austria, it is @fact. Inacountry where universal suifraco is estab- lished the quty of e.ery one is to boar urme for the de- nce of the uatal coll, and on. tuis point Iam bappy to ad our henorable colieague, Baron David, ia accord with mie—be who has deciared that substituces in the National Guard were anti-democratic, These word: prov: iat he has in him the stuff of which parliamentary speak ers aremode. (A isugh.) Ido noi thiok the Freuch a ig a body of Pretorian guards; bat, aithi vrat Empire gave 1 litary glory @xponed her to two foreign’ invasion: Ge id the recurrence of such @ cata tro; we must give to our army acharacier at once civil and military—we must organite it on the I’rvasian system, But cational army implies a national goverpmeat—one which leaves to the Country the complete enjoyment of ite rights. The se- @ond empire, Lowever, mo.tslied on the firsi, has put the atrait jacket on all our liberties. (Loud interruption 4 irooical jaughier.) The project before us i: the bill have to pay for eighteen years of government. Several Vorws—Nothing can be heard. ‘Tbe Pueswert—I feel bound to tell M. Glais-Bizoin ‘that his words are as upjust as they afe out of place in fhe debate on thie measure. (Hear, bear.) M, Giam-Bizoix—I believe nothing more relevant to the subjoct has been atiered. I therefore maintain my expression, and I refuse to acce;t this bill, being con- vinced that my country will on'y submi! to it by consiraint o law, (Reciamations; sppiacse from some benches.) ‘M, Gansige-Pacea—I will coufine myvelt to the fluan- @al side of the question, expressing my regret that ive @isoursion on the budget has not preceded tue presoat @ebate. Everyone aduits thata good army depends Spon good finances, and that y is the sinew of ‘Wel, by raising the term of service from seven to aine Fett there must be @ supplemeutary credit of four m‘l- four hundred thousand francs, according to the re- port of tbe committee and the Mi bimeeif, and the Feserve, being doudled, will cost seventeen millon four undred thourmnnd frances, in piace of half that sum. tng sate wecount the Nat‘onal Guard and the increase eof maternal aud other matiers, there ie no exaggeration $a saying that the whole coat of the army will be sixty Millions, And that with a deficit o° one hundred and Sixes millions in ue tudges of 1867! (Moverneut.) Sak, unce for all, where are taose resources to be had, . Bice in ors Book says ee, Ehall you Rave recourse to a loan? You save already cousoli- ‘Gated Loree ibou ap! m ilioas of debt atnce the Crimean Taxation! You ba @ double décimé and Other transiory imposts which weigh upon the couutry. Tniorm us on this point. The war budget amounts to five Lundred aod eigbty-three millions, nearly two- Shirds of the whole expenditure of tbe country; and ‘What ought to be dove ix to Lave the greatest possivie force at the amailost possible cost, (Applause trom some Benones) Jn Prusir, wh o p pubution of 29,000 000, the war burige & om y 223,000,000 of franc, ad 815.000 men can be plicul under urmi in the Confed-ration of North Germany. The Minicter of War bas decried the Jevy en musr, but toose levies saved Frauce, and they Saved Prussia 10 1912 and 1813. With such nope we went very war 'o beritn, and wih such an army Prussia came & Parte in 1S8ld. (interruption.) 1 say mt with Pain, but the fact ia so. M. Geaniem pe Caesacvac—We went to Berlia in 1597, #14 oUF ariny Was Dot composed of levies on mace, M. Gansie -Paces—I conclude with tuis observation— oniracted for armaments, Loans uj not Brance alone, bu: Gi Hur pe wick sink to ruin, ‘The pep'e, ex d, will fo tenver eupp'y their gow raments, and wil! be comp lied, an juries to thomae resort (o revolution. (Hear, bes?,” from tne ie AIMALODS.) re M. Verray—The honorat Say Las there wil be a de @s Compared wiih Lie prece?'a r, MM. Garstet: Pacns—. coording (Wo the estimaces. A. Vourrey—The honcracle member's ianguage mest have wisrepre-eoted lis thought, for the (hamber cer- Sainly thougit tua he spoke of a diminution of eleven millions on the products of 1867 as compared with those 21. Guroter-Pagis seme to of ¢' veo millons in 1867 of 180 M. Gar ‘agés has said (hat the deficiency. Will beur On these caieuiaiions, Hut Femember that when the rectiticatiy Oxou (ho asticipatioss wore that tho psoduce of the Girect anes Would exceed thove of 1869 by /oriy- three miilione ‘Yhe result of the first ton months of the prevent year shows that the plus value will be leas Ly en mitiiows tun the predictet amonut, Neveribe- fess, efter taking all reductions Into account, the aug. @entaion will be found to be trom twenty-eight (o thirty millions § (Appiause.) Compaiute often hea:d from one ride of the Chamber that (here is no cont dence and buat busivess dees not recover. To be ever bringing forward uniounded allegations i certainly Mot tho way t make it revive. (Applause.) Garner poken of immnens calastro- reR-PAcRS—T said in Europe, eYe-In France, God be the Toe budget w fore you, aad Wil pul tho whole mater i trove light (Approva:jon.) Marshal Nrer—I beg leave to ropty In a fow worta to the observation of M Ga agus ok the couse. queners of tho bill ae concerns our finunces, Since tue Gervice is to be for five years we may require @bout 20,000 men more, the fret Will demand an extra ti ent reserve {2 36,000 inen, and ons proposed will be ony , j tho saviag theretore Lore is five MY ond for wack amiil.one on . Ali ct into coneideration berween tue active army there wil bo a raving ef two mil ons. 7 of she Natoual ra will be ten millions, and if tuat foros t# calied out tu ite totaly the umount will be three miilions. Deduct the ty Mons sbove menuon:d and the eatir peed by the law will be eleven in Qidsed from the sixty muiicu Paco, A word ni ip Prusts and Frew wler , , It fa proper to add Taprises tho geudarimer 0ice OF the Mivietry of the Later De. ander, (he Prucrien estimate te Weroltctent, and in the aunexed prov’ ar expenses are posiively erusuing. In by reminding the ( bamber what J euld w vy on maue, werd up by M. Gar nier-Pagés a2 an oxwnpie to be f wed; and! witle fire thet bia couneels would be faial ata ime woen @ popalaion not ¥ trained would hay eurt & 4 rwhech profied by & of u oize aad arr pation. (Creat applause.) A. GamwierePacae—T have ovly to ay that | took my fy report, iouna ther he ® 100, Q00F, 5 e ¢ . A ave ou F; w the levy en ma (aver a m e! I simply feat a passage from to gonted to us. You did oad the veiole pacenas, Lier wie Autsccl mewsures (1b9 lovy en nese), joven stances, could only b9 pr v Their « ared with time, and vory Boov downiwan w aod left vast gape ia ine 7) Ami an , ARR um Aes bp 8 pation has only @ perma. per ‘ tw defeat ow et i i r weber ' rw ‘ 0 Wo wera the Hoveportiet sera, (in eraption day, however, Will Cine When oUF Byetem Wh) Le adopted, and (bat @iil be w day ef recuriy and ai poawe, (Ap yous winr potker.) darn pe Wiis wmenFhre WOuld be w frat step * . NEW YORK HERALD, FRIDAY, JANUARY 10, 1868 Be towards a @ Iwit pause st the Sujection that France may suddenly before The nations around her (Murmurs, ) Tus PRearent—I go not think that the article of the Fran‘ fort Gazette can have any gress weight in the dis cussion, (No! mol) Baron pz Janzk—The article which I ask to read can- pe eres tbe a cantartanele uences which others marke of dissent.) Hi wo had, Hore it ia, (Noise and 19 PREIDENT—The speaker would inaipeces the of the article dc wiestaeenatd ULES Favre—Beiter have may be par liyyel he — a it read, otherwise you —~A summary will have the same value, aud there will be a saviog of time, (Yes! yes!) De Janze—Tho article-says that such misery ag exiats in 1867 had not been seen for twenty years, and that the canse was not the great arinaments of France; that the populations been able to resist those aacri- fices alter forty-six years of peace, and .by means of great activity; but they were now reduced to toe utmost distress, which can only ceaso by ' abolition of standing armea, You seo in the great armaments being raised around you, France bas ber share of the responsDility. com- pelled to fight ali Burope, 1,200,000 men will be sao ble in presence of @ million soldiers in Italy, 1,250,000 in Prussia, and 1,600,000 in Russia, Ic has been avid that the married soidier 1s a bad one. Against that opinion I may cito the examble of the French gondarmery; I may add that of Marshal Bugeaud, wio said, in speaking of the English army, which is composed of mi men :— more numere “Fortunately that the Broth oyfetry is net ous, for it is the most formid: in’ Europe.” Standing armies also prevent an increase in the population, The Presinent—I consult the Chamber on the taking of the amoadment into consideration. The Chamber decidea in the affirmative, ‘The discussion was adjourned, The Journal du Havre of the 2ith of September says:—The greatest activity prevatla in the French maritime arscnals, There are at present thirty-nine ships in course of belng built, of which four are armor. Plated frigates, four coast guard iron plated veas armored floating battery, a screw wooden frig: corvettes, screw and not plated, and a screw transp The fleet really ready for sea comprises 343 steain ves- sols and 116 sailing ships; with the thirty-nine in course of construction the whole wiil amount to 501 veasols, The Ordie, of Arras, France, states that the licensed porters in toat town have struck work in consequence Of a diepete with the corn merc'ants, by whom they are chiefly employed. At the market, December 23, the Colonel of the Twenty-sixth regiment of the ling lent two hundred men to the municipal authorities, sud the Mayor having, in consequence of the refusal of the regular men to work, announced that the trade was made free, a number of other laborers hired them- selves out to the merchants, siness was couEe- quently not interrupted, Marshal Niel, at the close of the sitting of the Lems- lative Body of France, December 24, received intalil- fence, by telegraphic despatch, of the death of his cider brother, resident of tue Tmperial Court of ‘Tou- Ouse. The Relations Towsrds France—A Crittent Sitnattorn, The Manchester (England) E-aminer of the 26th of December saye:—The vote of tho Ttalian deputies, on Saturday, December 29, caused a great songation in French political circles. The Avenir Na’ional says that it must be regarded asthe rupture of the alliance be- tween Italy ond France, and sicnifies that the poople ot Itaty are determined to go to Rome in spite of M. Rou- her's veto, The iron-clad Mediterranean fleet of France ia to be increased from six to ten frigates, The Peris Déats of September 25 has the sndjoine While depioring the new political crisis in which Ii ig at the present moment entering, the question may be asked whether the Cabinet which is retiring has abso~ lutely nothing to reproach itself, aud whether it hag not certaim point been wanting in prudence and tact, To ask t| Jian Parliament to inflict # public and off)- ela] blame on the anthors of an attempt on the national fea)ing was imprudent; but to mako that de- mand on the morrow of the impassioned discussions in the French Senate and Legislative Body, in which Italy had been treated with such little consideration, and the eobo of which had reached was to not make any allowance for the very natural irritation of the moment: tt was to wish for the impossible and to « the Ministry to an almost inevitable check. ‘ne Paris Patri¢, all to the rumor of the mens- ures beihg in contemplation with respect to sending the French troops to Rome, says:—We believe that the seri- ous position in wBich the government at Florence is at Drasent placed bas in no degree been rendered more cri/teal by the resoiutions of the Cavinet of the Tuite. ries, and that the French government awalis, withoat Modifying the attitude it assumed in consequence of the events in Oriober last, the issue of the crisis to which Italy is just now subjected,and which more than ever claims the aid ef the conservative elements stil! pos- sessed by that country. GREAT BRITAIN. Crime, Accidents and Agitation. Oar files froin England ond Ireland are dated the 26th of December. A man named Ryan, agalost whom warrants were is- sued five years ago, authorizing bis arrest on a charge of being « party tothe merder of Constable Jump, at Ashton-under-Lyne, Eogiacd, surrendered, He has deen in America, and now comes forward denying that he was a participator in the crime and desiring to bave the matter settled a Jory, The mogistrates remanded him, but allowed him to be at large on bail, A shocking murder is reported from Shropshire, Eng- land. A girl about ten years of age was found dead in a hovel near Longden, @ village seven miles trom Sbrewa bury, It was ciear the child had been murdered and that the crime had been accompanied by circumstances Tendering it oue of peculiar nirocity. A sad affair has occurred at Beifagt A fire oocurred on the premises of Mr, Macaulay, a paper box manifae- turer, and the inmates—Mre, Macaulay and foar chil- dren. re unable to escape, They were brought out by the firemen, but Mrs, Macanlay and two of the chil dren were cond when taken to the hospital, The call for special constables im London to protect the metropolis from Fenian disturbances had been re- sponded te by thirty thousand persons. PERU. ‘The stenmer Rising Star, Captain Connor, from Asmn- wall Jenuar7 1, arrived at this port yesterday. Tho following $8 the specie list of the Rising Star Panama Rh Co... $6,572 A, Belmont & Co,.$241,280 Duncan, man Dabney, Morgan & Co. & Co’. .. 96,101 184,20 Wels, Fargo & Co., 45,879 Moritz Mayer Kelly & Lees & Waller. a 101,400 J, W. Canfield . SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE HERALD. Tenacity of the Kehels in the North=Anxlety the Result of the Revot Lota, Dee. 24, 1867. The ealling of the Payta for Panama erabies me to send on 8 few limes containing the pews of the last two days subsequent to the sailing of the Ir 4 regular mail et Yeuterday morning oae of the Peruvian Com- pany's vessels arrived bere in come esion of the gov- erutient, nainely, the eteamer Chulsoo, from Pacas- Tanyo, with detes from Chiclayo to the 2ist, Theo infor- mation tceived by ber coniirms the news I communi- cated in my lat of continnous figuting between toe government forces under Colonel Cornejo, the Miuisier of War, and Colonel Huiva, the leador of 1 ary party in the worth, in the streets of ays’ renewed lacks, Colonel Corne,o, maelf badiy wonuded, was obliged to postpe al arrauit on the revorutionista, The Obaiaco ® ve taken S00 mon and two Held pieces to retoforce Cornejo on the evening of ber arrival, but something in her machinery geiting out of order she bar, up'to the present bons, boen obliged to remain at Callao, Another vessel ot the same company eailed from there fouch on the moruing of the 2d. also in the employ of the government, She carried 450 soldiers to Islay, it ts fuppored for the purposs of proventing the revolution. ary Colopel Segura from coming down from Moquequa d cutting of Mrado’s communication with the cows, will be tesa that thir reseut de not look 0 ected, Especialiy the s entirely unexpo oy. Itisoven said t airy wont over to Baltn, y haa beon formed bere @ protection of prope it la composed Of aa and fore!gnors of ret oeninbility, he stoainer of the 28tu \ust, o ul the very latent that of the 14th of noxt month, must bring hnportant from Arequipa, where ei! eyes are now @ siya rected, sore & weir conditonse Ip Pra. do's ability ilo oLkera think be ie at present ia # very bed pin MEW JEASEY INTELL Jersey Cis ner, etn d creates here po hive ms of the goveraiment anted goard of ta, The locar ploded 0 or (Charles two brake The cane of the explosion hae not een accariaived, The Uuion line freight tratn on the Now Jerevy Railroad ran off tie track at the wast oud entrance of Ue Bergen cut yesterday mom 4 by the mieplacing of wawiteh, A train on tly 5 off che trac at Warrou wtreot, Jernor Cily, ved the outgoing train an honr and abalf. A Railroad ran off the track 2% 10 @ broken rail percoa was In) yne Of WKHe omploves att N Joraey road paraed Patrick Lynch wae truce on the Lent yesterday ng by & paseenger car, which 6 Spoe bin He wae reriously though no hit uein, due ata quarter to oigat tu N ing, wrnved a8 hour behind Lime Weehawken. A Doerneny Pete, A whiskey disttiery wees io Guttenverg on Weduesday night ino buliding kno as Shelp's Cottage, on Hermann avenue. Several yeavels flied with liquor and wach were foond, beaidue the urua) appliances sor dist.iiatiog, wnily injurad on news | NEW YORK CITY. THE COURTS. UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT. The Stevenson Alleaed Cotton Embezz) Case—Appolatmous of a Commlssi Take Testhnony. , Before Judge Blatchford, The United States vs. W. K. Stevenson.—In this case Mr, 8, G. Courtney, United States District Attorney, aub- mitted a motion that the Court appoint a commission to take the testimony of certain witnesses for tho gov- ernment, Those witnesses resided in Tennessce, and theirattendance was doubtful, in consequence of the remote localities in which they lived. Tne object of bis motion, therefore, was to have an order of court to fond down a commissioner Lo Tennessee to take the tes- timony of those witnesses there, in order that it might be produced in the interrogatory and rep!y in court upon the trial, He had left @ biank in his motion for the name of the commissioner to be ingerted by tho Court, and he would submit that Mr. Whitehead would bea suitable person to appoint. Judge Blatchford said as thore was no appearance on the part of the defendant he would not fil the biank by appointing ® commissioner whom the defendant might y was too much iu the interest of thogoverument, and 9 othor side was entitled to have a word to say on the subject, He thought he might be doing an act of iujus, thee if he granted the motion as it stood, Mr, Courtney gaid that all he desired on the subject ‘was tohavo a man of ability and experience appointed to take the testimony, Judge Blachford reserved bia decision, In Admiralty. ” Lewis W, Woollmar wv’, Tha Pro) Richard Deans, This case came before the court upon a bill of excep- tons, founded upon some alleged epee and omissions mm the origimal proceedings. Judge Blatchford took the papers and reserved his decision, The United States vt, The Unim Ferryboat Baltic, —In this case Mr, Ethan Allen, Assistant District Attorney, moved for @ postponement of the hearing upon the ground that some of his witnesses were absent, aud it was difficult to get thom together, inasmuch as froin the pature of the profession of naval officers they were awa in differout quarters of the Union, However, ho wi willing to proceed with the two witnesses he had at hand and to be at liberty to call a third witness, Mr. G, H. Winter, a8 soon as he could reach him, Judge Biatchtord’ sald the caso was of an old date, the govern. ment had had ample time to procuro the depositions on which they relied and ought to have taken steps to bave the testimony ready, Tho clafmants had ali their wit. Nosaes ready at great exponso, z:d the case should go on, Mr, Ailea said he would take hia onance with the witvewses he had, and the case was proceeded with. From the evidence itappeared that in December, 1863, the Baltio came into collision with the steamer Flora, thea in the service of the government, fne question Was as to who was responsible for the collision, those on Board the Vlora or those on tho Baltic. Tho’ testi mony was of the usual naucical and contradictory order, and, both sides having closed, Judge Biatcaford reserved judgment. UNITED STATES COMMISSIONERS? courr. The Allcged Frauds Upon the Tradewmen’s National Bonk. Before Commissioner Osborn, The United States va. G, Bak ¥.—This case, the leading features of which hayo been fully reported im the Henao, was yesterday resumed by the re-examination of Mr. Berry, President of the bank. Tho drift of his testimony was to identify and explain the practice of making cheeks for certification, deposit slips aud other bank documents, and to show the discrepancy in their dates with the dates of entry in the bank books, and the omission of entry in the books if any euch occurred, Mr. Phelps and Mr. Bell attended for the government; Mr. D. C Birdsall and Mr. John Sedgwick appeared for the defendant Case adjourned. In Bankrw PETITIONS FILED YESTERDAY. Louis Hyman, New York cily—Referred to Register Fitch, Franklin 8, Thurston and James Kyle. New York city Referred to Register Dayton. John B. Augur, New York city—Referred to Register Allen, Charles B, Hatch, New ‘York city—Referred to Register Dwight, PROCTEDINGS IN BANKRUPTCY, Before Register Dwight, In the Matter of Lewis Bach—Made adjudication of 2, Newell—Passed the last ex- amination of bankrupt, there being no opposition. In the Matter of Emanuel Joseph—Issued warrant re- turnable January 22, at tweive M., and granted certifi. cate of protect Bofore Register Close. In the Matter of Charles Gerding,—Made adjudication of bankruptcy. Warraat returnable February 6, Before Register Fiteh, In the Ma'ter of Samuel A. Beekman,—The creditors have chosen Isaac M. Andruss assignee of bankrupt’s estato, of which an assignment has becn made to the agsignee by the Register. Before Register Inthe Matter of John Dem Held first mecting appointed Jobo Sodg- wick assignee of bankrupt’ tate, Tn the Matter of John D, Wilson.—Made adjudication of Dankruptcy; granted certificate of protection. First meeting of creditors to be held on the 23th inst, at eleven o'cfock A M. In the Ma'ter of Nathaniel W. Bartiss.—Examination of Load adjouroed to the 11th inst, at eleven o’clock A. M. Before Register Williams, In the Matter of ‘ufus Sanger.—Made adjodication of bankrupto: Warrant returoable January 29, at two o'clock P. In the Matter of James Blacle and William Secor.—Took testimony in this case and adjouraed to the 15th inst., at two o'clock P.M. In the Matter of Charles Philipson and Caroline Kern.— Held first meeting of creditors. Ivaac Troub, No. 441 Broadway, chosen asslgnoe by creditors, SUPREME COURT—CIRCUIT—PART 2. Cost of Clubbing a Citizen by n Police Omcer. Before Judge Joseph F, Barnard. Patrick Kerns vt, Denis F, Sullivan. —This was an ao- tion brought by pleinti for tue recovery of $5,000 damagos for assault ant battery. 11 appeared from the evidence that the defer lant, who was atthe time an officer of the Bighteenth precinct police, entered tho house of the plaintifl, at No. 816 Third avenue, on tho h of September, 1865, in pursuit of the plaintii's n, 2 little boy, who had bocome iavolved ina trifing pute in the street with another boy. plaintiff claimed that upon entering hia residence and demanding to know what (he oMfcor was doing there the detordant actet ina very surly manner and fuoaily assaulted bia with bis club, striking plaiutifl three tine# on tho head, and in coaclusioa the policeman tires three shote at him from a revolver, The méee termivated Ww! the flight from the housa of the plaiatiif, and bia subsequent arrest br the officer who pursued him, The plaintiff upon being taken to the Court of Special Sessions was floed $10, The physic who attended him testified that he found two of throe Severo contused wounds on plaintif's head, The defendant's version of the story was that he par. sued the boy into the basement hallway, which was dark, end that plaintiff shortly afterwards entered threw dofendant into a shop through orway leading from the hall; that plaintiif and bis wife assaulted bim pbysically, aud that he fired but one ehot, through tho floor, to intimidate them. After becoming disengaged ho says be strock plalotiif a single blow on the head and aitorwards took hun into custody, The jury, aiter nearly five hoors’ deliberation, re ‘e Vordict in favor of plaintif in the sum of $120 For plaintiff, Mr. Levy; for defendant, A. Oakey Hall Action for the Recovery of Damnges for Pere sonal Injaric: Jame M. Cunan, by mit Gurrdian, vt, Ansley Laken Plaintiff eues for the recovery of $6,000 damages for injurice alleged to havo boen received through the nogli« geuce of the defendant's servant. It appears from t @vidonce that the plaintiff, who ts a boy of about ffteet years of age, was on the 25th of August, 1865, engng ying with rome cht ar the curbatone sircot, Brookiyn. A bydrant wae located in the fmmodiate vict and the driver of a truck belonging ring bis horses, and as he to drive away the wheel of the wagon passed over the poy, breaking bis leg and arm and reverely injuring bie foot It appears also that the boy was between the fore and hind w sof the volicle end had been warned to coma on tio sidewnik or he would be ron over. fie fatied to obey tho warning im tu } nod tbe result was av above stated, Caso not yet co; | eluded, | | POLICE INTELILIGEWOL, i | Opraxra Goons Usomn Fatam Pexraxcas.—On the | 2let of November William Maris, of 358 Eighth avenue, | went to store of It. Doverear, at 124 Chambers street, and intimated a dosira to make cartein purchase on thirty days’ UUme, representing himself as (haries | Marks, and seized, in bis own o! property to the value’ of = $10,000, Mrs Devereux, porsustod thet the fopresentations tede a woull-be ¢ustomer were trathful, extended the desired credit, and “Charles Marke," purchased goods aud the sane to the tolal sumof $10,829 quently coming to the know! that Marks had imposed upon bim by {slisely repre. tonting biuself to be Obarles Marke and wor:h $10,000 he caused bim (o be arreated ond yesterday erroigned before Justice Connally, presiding et the Fourth Die | trict Policas Court, who, upon @ fuil hearing of the charge, beld the alleged pretender to the name of Vesries Marks |a the eum Of $1,000 for triai at tue Gen. oral Serious for swindiiug, and im defauis of whieh | Cormemitted kim te prison, Exranee Tose wy a Dowerie,—vary Ann Piley, | alia Maggie Riley, e!/aa Giles, a very preity girt, only | coventeon yoara of ago, and a uative of Poughreopsis, was yecterday arrested by detective Keirus, of the Firat prectuet, ow the complaint of Mr. Joxeph . Johnson, living at No, 175 Rivibgtom atreot, "Tt rests thas early | fast ‘month the secused went to live in the complain Aut's famiy, noon after whieh she Joft claudestiuely, taking with her four dresses valued at and an overcoat worth $60, con ee her own benefit, Subsequently she entered the family of Morris 3 Mving a South Bergen, N. J., and the foteming night, after securio; a silk cloak worth $260, a set of and @ dress, valu¢ more, fled with ber plunder to this Baste tea pawn shop to strike a barcain an: raise some cash. Succeeding so nicely, Maggie e1 atservice in the family of Mr. Charles A. Gage, No, 69 Fourth street, Brookiyn, K. D., and there secured, as all @ gold watch and chain worth $200, a diamond ring valued at $70 and $21 in money, Several other families are alloged to have been robbed by the expert oung depredator, Sho was taken bofore Justice Dow. ng, and OD Mr, Johnson's affidavit committed to the Tombs for trial in default of bail, Most of the property stolen except that taken from Mr. JolLason bas been re- covered by officer Keirns, Tas Powers or Tas Boarn oy Heatra Liwiten,—A lot ter, of which the following is a copy, was yesterday ad- dressed to Justice Dowling by Mr. George W. Blunt, one of the Assistant District Attorneys of the city and county :— New Yore, Jan. 8, 1908, Dean Sin—I am requested by the District Attorney to ro- spectfully state that under tho decision of the Court of An. 8, 1n reference to the ac-calied “license cases,” that the joard of Wealth have no power to give the binding force of pena) statutes to is codes, and to respectful that in future you riable at Spec for w violation of said code, I enclose & compluint of the kind referred to, Will you be kind enough to commuul- cate the couteuts of this letter to your associain ? LO, W. BLUNT, GUY INTELLIGENCE, Dusnx ron rum Parx.—Captalm Sim, Atkins, of tho steather City Poiut, plying between Charleston and the Florida poris, on a recent trip, while-in the St. Jobns river, saw swimming across the river a doe and fawn, lowered a boat and captured them, and has forwarded them by steamship Charleston to this port, to be pre- sented to the Park Commissioners, Tua Wearugn,—Yesterday was a bright, clear, frosty day in the city, and King Frost seems about to pay anotber visit which bids fair to be of longer duration than the hasty calls ho has lately paid to the metropolis, ‘The readings of the thermometer at Detatour’s yestere day were as follows:—At seven A. M, the thermometer stood at 20 degrees, at noon 24 degrees and at three P. M. 27 degrees, On tho same day last year, at the respect. ive hours above named, the thermometer stood at 20, 32 aud 34 degrees, Boarp ov Heavta.—The Board of Health met yester- day pursuant to adjournment, Commissioner Dr. Crane presiding, A communication was read from the Presi- dent of the Soldiers’ Messenger Despatch Company, ask- ing the Board to move the location of booths not already provided for, The ter after some discussion was reterrad to the counsel of the Bord, The Board, on motion, proceeded to el prosident to fill the vacancy occasioned by the resignation of Commissioner Schultz, when‘upon counting the ballots Dr, Crane was duly elected. The ioard adjourned until Tharsday next, ‘Tue Boarp or Avprr.—Since the organization of the Board of Audit, on the 20th of Juve last, they have heard three hundred and twenty cases, independent of pay rolls of the various departments, The claims on the latter, which were also heard, numbered one hun- dred and twenty-five, They inclade tho pay rolls of the late City Inspector's Department, which existed be- fore the creation of the Board of Heaith; the Depart. ment of Lands and Piaces, the Sheri’s ollice and the Keeper of the City Hall, ‘Phero are nearly one thousand Gluiros yet to be heard, and the Board will moct noxt Monday and sue days to consider them in their order. Of the latter there are a number of claims based on gifta made by the Common Council prior to January 1, 1867, Comatisstoners or CHARITIES AND CoRRECTION.—At the semi-monuthly mosting of this board, held yesterday morning, a Jarge amount of routine business was trans. acted. The monthly reports of the wardens of the dit- ferent institutions under the direction of tho Commis- sioners wore received and ordered on file. A roport from the visiting physician of Bellevue Hospital was re- ceived, in which it is stated that the weekly visits to the hospiial have shown everything to be in good order. The physician recommends that in order to encourage ihe orderlies and nurses $1 per month should be aided to the salaries of the orderties apd nurses whose wards should be marked “extra” for four consecutive examinations, the imcrease to be contioued during ox mont provided their wards retain the rank; aod if the rank be retained, then $2 per month forthe next succeeding six months to be added. It is also suggested that $1 per month be deducied trom the salaries of those whose wards rank No. 2, and $2 per month from the gal aries of those whose wards rank No, 3, the reduction to remain while the word retains the rank. The resigna- tion of Dr. L. M. Yale as oxamining physician of Retlo- vue Hoepital was received and accepted, and Dr, W. R. Fisher was appointed to fill the position, Arcom on the ground floor of the Charity Hospital is to be fitted ap as & museum under tue direction of the Commissioners. Counterrert Monsy mm CmovuLaTio.—A new and well executed counterioit two dollar Dill on the National Union Bank of Kinderhook isin circulation. The en- graving in the count it 1 coarser than in thecenuine, god when submi' to a magnifying giana is eas..y de- tected. ‘The word president on the counterieit is small, #0 as to not be readily percepuble, while in tue genuine it ie distinct, Ti Nuw Boarp or Councitmex.—The following addl- tional appointments have been made by the Cierk of the new Board of Conncilmen:—George 8 Byrne, first assistant clerk; Jobn B, Wirt, messenger; Pairick Roia, assistant messenger. Lacrons Bevore THe Socrery oF MECHANICS AND PRADES- mex. —The. fifth of @ series of seven lectures was deliv- ered Jast evening by the Rev. Edwin EH. Chapin before the General Society of Mechanics and Pradesmon of the City of New York, in the @ hall of the Cooper Insti. tute building. An audience of about 1,200 persons was in alteadance, inciudiug a large proportiva of ladies, ‘The lecturer selected as the subject of his discourse, “Building and Being,” and treated it in an abstract maouor throughout, and alluding forcibly aud eio- quentiy to the absolute necessity in gery grade of life, looking to ultimate distinction or success, of comp and progressive developmen:, pnysically, inteilec:uali socialiy and morally. ‘The speak irequentiy applauded during the delivery oi & THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. jeotuie, Letter from the Citizens’ Association to Preni- dent McLean—Enermous Increase of the Expenditures of the Board, Crmmgss’ Assoctation ov New Yor, $13 Broanway, Deo. 27, 1567. } James M, McLnan, Esq., President Board of Educa ton:— fim—The Citizens’ Association is in recsipt of your avswer of Decomber 12 to is letter requesting your Board to appom! a comm ttee to coufer with the Assocl- ‘tion 1m relation to the reduction of the expense of sup- porting our sysiem of public instruction, The Aszociation regrets that the Board of Education bas already acted upon the sudject, and bas Gnally con- eluded that $2,900,000 will be required for the support, | of our public sciools for the year 1848, The Association thanks you for the copy of the minutes of the moeling of the Board of Edacation of Novomber 6, 1867, wherein appears the estimate for 1868, In your letter accompanying the copy of the minutos you say that $2,000,000 ‘is $30,548 less than the sum for tho year 1567, at the schools ts con- istaken tn the Taised by tax for the same pury although the the schools 1860 was 208,674, asked (or 1867 upon this basis was $2,62: 1867 the pambor was 207,340, and the total amount asked for io the original’ estimate for 1208 upon tois i@ $2,900,000, Bo it wil ance fn 1567 ‘upon whieh the 1863 is breed was less than the w ‘The Assogation calls your atention to a very tmport- ant feature in the manner of estimating the amount necessary for the support of the public eobool system. In addition to ine amougy reovived irom the Stata, the y Rnd ono-teentioth of one per operty of the city and county, 0 810 for and been id to pare ba psoen that che aitend> like amount from the e: cont on the taxable p your Board ta eutitied by the law of 1s shail have actually attended ading year tn the schools entit apportionment”? plo 1803 the amount waa $4 for each pupil, in 1863 the amount was 0 $5, in 1805 to $8 aud io 1967 to $10; butw 9 exceptions the Janguage of this provision in the di Terent jaws is identi. cal. It would appeur to this Amociation that the laa Kurge of the section slowing $10 per capiia ts suscept- } hte of two iterprotavions, and it i diflewit to say | which Of the two interpretations is tho correct one, each pupil taught the pr terpate tot To 1654 # one lé that the $10 is ¢o be for the attendance of w ola for a Whois year; that is, bhat (ho Hoard is to bo owed $10 each for ihe average yoarly attendance tho Board t# entitled ave ationded the ihe otw to $10 each pubite rchools g attondance may not hae and although tho aamo individual Counted four of five times in the course of the year by chengiag from achool to school, ‘Tals inter interpreta tun of the law le the oue adopted by tho Board of Edue extion, It would neoin, however, that the other ly the more natural lolerpretation, stoce (he expense of tho sysiom depoads wyon the average atiandance for the year, If (bis ambiguity exiating ia the law is tho resus of accident it ahould bo corrected Tho statement in the ostimate of the Board for 1908 that the whole numbor of puptia-taught in ovr pubic Schools 1m 1867 was 207,849 la calcuinied to g fhe an incorrect Imprecsion, he number who thon attended our pubile echools did not am 207,849, but to about 00,000, This latter is the nurover requiring dally lostrucuon, for which the aun of 909,000 Sa required (or 1869. The Association is wei araro of the importance of public instruction, bat if $5,000,000 are necessary to support our Fystem of in atruotiyg 90,000 chidren it would be preferable that the Board tf Lducation should so state tho fact, oud not Obtain this large aiount by what would room to be ihe fepreventation that thora are 207,849 ciiildreu Ja at! aude ance at our schools, ‘There are 00,000 children fo be educated. Tf $10 per cap! duition to toe olher amounts allowod Ly law, be not sufficient, let tho price be raleot 1 $15 oF $20 er capita for instead of keeping the price appa- rently makin up for the difference by taking the ni of Naren io be taught as over 200,000 ie ted, also call large amount of $563,000 asked for for the puri Purchasing sites, erecting buildings, &c., for the year forge amount, especially as in L 3 sites, &c., for 1868, when the number of ‘pupils to be taught is the same, The Association would alse call your attention to the jage aunual increase in the cost of sustainiag our public ‘EXPRNGR, Amount, Year, $1,413,068 1865 1,500,602 1866 1,873,577 1867... AVERAGE ATTENDANCE, No, Scholare, Fear, 74,000 1865. « 75,000 1866 83 000 + $0,000 1867....... 90,000 pense is estimated at §2,000,000, and the average attendance at about 90,000, ‘The proportion between the number of pup'ls in the respective years and the expense is most extraordinary. poet the most cease) ois tent Amount, 2,377 988 2,420,833 2 3,989,048 No, Svholars, 86.090 > calls the attention of your Board to tho matter of the re pairing one of tue schoo) houses ip the Nineteenth ward, in has been several times commented nin the Press. The Association would also cali the attention of the Board to acase—which, alhough small in amount, involves @ verv important princip!s—thas lately oceurred jo the Sixteenth ward. A8 we ure tuformed, a person was employed, through the shop of the Board of Educa- tion, to do some work to tbe stairs in one of the schools of the ward, and sent in a bill for some thirty-five and a quarter days’ work, when, in the opinion of two of tho trustees and of several experts, and by the admicslun of the party who did the work, not more then fiteen days At the most were required to do the work, The local Board would not audit the bill, The party then commenced an action in Justice Bull’s Court against the Board of Education. Toe first information bill received was & notice, on a Tuesday, from the clerk of your Board that the case was on for the next day, When the case was fiualiy bronght to trial the clerk of your Board eppeared t> oppose the action, but a8 we aro informed, declined to examine what the witnesses on ihe part of ‘the trus- ‘anid prove, saying tn substance that he understood the case, Une of the two trustess, howe: who knew that the claim sued upon was unjust, requesied your clerk to permit them to employ additional counsel! at thoir pri- expense to assist in opposing the claim, but your indignantly rejected the proposal to be associated with anybody, It was snggosted by the same trustees that a jury (rtal would be preferable, but your clerk rejected tho proposition, Ot Course judgment was recovered against your Board for the full amount claimed, If you bave avy desire to learn the tull details of this matter the Association would be happy to furnish them to you, rom the information possessed by this Association, derived trom the most trustwortuy sources, the defence ‘to this claim was absolute aud could bave been success. fuliv matutai When the trustees, who were aware of the facts, and who desired to protect the people of our city from what they o¢ nsidered an unjust and outrageous claim, offered joy additional counsel at their private expense, it to us that it was the duty of your cierk to have allowed such counsel to appear as an associate, If. however, the trustees ‘who honestly oppose and refuse to audit an unjust demand are, when the Board of Elucation 1s sued, to be refused the priviteze of pro- tecting the public at their own private expense, the op- position on the past of honest and vigilaot trustees to unjust bilis seems to be of little practicat importance. ‘a conclusion the A-sociation would say that if the expense of public ins ruction is to incrvase In the same ratio in the next five: years as it nas increased during the past—namely, from $1,500,000 to $2,900 000—the expense, which would then be about $6,000,000, will bo very difficult to be borne; will call for some thorough form in that system the expense of which increases Ko jona'ely to the increase in attendance, and -will in all probability bring into discredit one of the most valuable institutions of our country. Very reapect- fully yours, PELER COORER, Cha'rman, &c., Citizens’ Association Rios, M. Haney, Secretary. BISMARCK. Leetare by Ingersoll Lockweod, A lecture was delivered last even:ng at the Lexington avenue Presbyterian church on Count Otto of Bis- marek, of Prassia, by Ingersoll Lockwood, late United ‘States Consul tothe Kingdom of Hanover, He began by showing the condition of Germany before the recent war, governed by thirty odd different princes, all reign- ing by the “grace of God” and claiming to be sent from Heaven for the especial purpose of taxing au drilling their subjects. He proceeded to trace the causes Of the Schieswig-Holsieia war, aod stated tout the great mistake mate by Austria at that period oons'etwd in joining hands with Prussia for the purpose of wresting the duchies irom Denmark, instead of insisting upon the claims of the Deke of Augusteuburg, who was up- doubteliy their riguttal hereditary By fail- tng todo this, and joining with Prussia, Austria alien- ated France and England, while at the same time she only added strength and prestige to ber great rival, Pruwsia, Mr. Lockwood next gave an interesting and eloquent account of the recent war, and of the doc- sive battle of Sadowa After showiog that Bismarck had really brought about the war, aud that to his wonderful administrative talents must be as- cribed the brillant victories and substantial acquisi- tions made oy Pruesia, the lecturer proceeded to give a brivf biography of the great Premier, Proba- Diy, he said, tbe vas’ changes which bad recenily beou ry s about in Kurope had sprung from an apparently canse-—a personal feud between Bismarck aad Coant Reicharath, which had first arisen when they were fellow studenis at college, Tors re dislike had developed into ti had made Bisinarck revolve to break down the power of Austria, with which bis great enemy was in- separably associated. Mr. Lockwood continued to fol- low the history of Bismarck after leaving coileg, trac- ing bim through his diplomatic career. He thon said that im personr-t Count Biemarck was a tail, slen- dor, well-formed man, erect and somewhat mili- tury im appearance, with a head oeither very large nor very remarkable, His complexton was very pale, but a smile constantly played about bis firmly cut mouth. His utterance, until tooroughly. sted in /oR, @imost stuitering, but whea was extremely fluent. He was eecupied, and had created era in polities, no one bad done so much for the German Father- Jand = Althongb neraliy known as “foe Iron Count’? he never abused the enormous power he enjoyed .o lajure his enemies. Mr. Lockwood concinded by giving somo anecdores of the goodness of heart, courage aud force of character of the hero of bis lecture, Among other things he said Biamarck, ko our owa General Grant, was an inveterate smoker. PLYMCUTH CHURCH. Election of Officers for Ensning Year= Arimated Debate on Church Expe' Tho brotherhood and sisterhood of Mr. Beecher’s con- gregation asxembied lact evening in the lecture room auiached to Plymouth church, to elect Trustees for ine present year. Mr J. D, Howard presided om the occasion, and some additional luterest was att.ched to the meeting from the fact that this was tbe frat time in which the ladies were allowod to vole, such permission being previousiy denied them by the sterner clement of the elect, The champions of the great quesiion caunot but feel trinrapbant at this gi > (oat bas beem gamed towards the furtherance of ur tueories. Tho ladies, of Mr. ‘s charch, east, have been tacitly allowed to be on a par with nobler sex, Some elyhty porsons im all com- posed the gathering, of these about twenty were angels in petticoats, who tovk advaaiago of the Voting powers placed n thei bends and vored accordingly. Mesers, Alexander Storra, Dao! Arnold wud Moses 8. Beech ‘wore e'ocund trustecs, and Mr, K, 1D, Benedict, the presont Ciork of the Plymouth Church Society, was re-elected to the ame office, ‘‘Rrother'’ Graves then moved that the sum of $300 be voted by the society for the cele- bration of the comiaugion service and proper obsery- ance of divine worebip during the ensuing year, and thia motion became tae eubject of 9. | Bros ther Ropes said that it was oot th ruled the Caut-h, but the congrege ion, for their > was performed, The con- or, he said, to preach the Gos regatioa covinbuved the funds for the relief of the poor; It way consequently also the daty of that body @ provide all the expenses for the communion services aud other minilar expences required ia the chureo, and not the sosisty, He had never heard ty providing funds for the celebration of the facrament, aud be hoped ve never would. Brother NeKay observed that the previous speaker asemed to desire to divorce the churow (rom the suciety, but ho, on tended that the two were upited, the baerviont to she former, He thougtt that procetore or id: id only tend to ge muddie, And he led never sean or heard 80 Wrong ae he was on the present occ wou, articlo of the laws of union between tho chareh aad the sooty, which ho would read, expro stipulated that “the church will provide for the supply of the pulpit when there is no gottied pastor, make tho necessary arrangements for singing and, in general, for the orderly celebration of religious worship, and too society will lHqoidate all reasouable oxpenags thereby ineurred.’” Other brethren subs on eithor aide, and the exe sion, ually wilowed, TRANSFER OF BOSTON STEAMERS TO HEW YORK, (From tho Evening Tolegram of yesterday.) Roarox, Jan, 0, 1868, It lo stated today by several of tho loading stock- holders that the steamers Erie and Qatario will be transferred by tho Amoriean Steamship Company to Now York partion within ten dayt or a fortalght The Ontare was du © from Liverpool on Puesday, but | who bas not yor card from a ielifas, OBITUARY. Soke Honry Hopkins. The telegraph announces the death of th.- .-sereme Prelate of congestion ef the lungs, at his residence, a+ Rock Point, Vermont, yesterday afternoon, in the seventy-sixth year of bis age, Bishop Hopkios bora_in Dublin, Ireland, on t) 80th of January, 1793, an@ came to America with > © parents when but eight years of age His mother, » woman of fine culture, superintended his early educ tion at home He received afterwards a clagsical edac tion to fs bim for the profession of the } turning aside from thas of jy he” entered @ counting room Fa Pitacel; Aad t the « where he continued a year was subsequentiy engaged in assisting Wilson, brated ornithologist, in the preparation @f. the plate the first four volumes of his great work. Ag about age of nineteen young Hopkins engaged tp tho w facture of iron in Pennsyivania, but the peace of = + destroyed the \d bankr: bim in 1817. mitted to u 4 of the law tm 182810 enter tho ministry. In May, Mr. Hopkins was ordained a clergyman of the Prot Episcopal Church, aud became rector of Trinity els Pittsburg. He was the architect of a new ohurc! . by bis congregation, having applied biuaself to study of Gothic architecture, He was sent in as @ clerical deputy to the first geaeral conve: » after his ordination, und was azain selected in 1826 & these conyen'tons he took a prominent part in t bates. In 1827 ha was a prom nent candidate f office of assiatant bishop of Pennsvivania, but ¢ ‘ bis opponent, Rev. Dr, H. U, Onderdonk, by hiv © + vote, In 1881 he moved to {oston aud Deoame an . minister on the Green Foundation, and. was goon: > selected as professor of systematic divinity at the " logical Seminary of Massachusetts, At the age of [ e in 1832, Mr. Hopkins way elecied first bisbop 0 separate dtocese of Vermont, aud was conseci «© while in this city in October. He at once - tered upon the discharge of the duties of his« 9, awuniug at the same time the po Paul's cburch, Burlington, He also establish: 3% boya’ school aad became Freany involved peoun ip constracting the needful editices, which result: a serious joss of properiy. In 1856 he resigne restorship In order to devote himself jusively t work of bis diocese, which he performed upto the! + of bisdeah, Bishop Hopkins was a vigorons and lide writer on @ variety ol topics, Among the pri works ho publisned wero ‘ hristianity Vindice “The Primitive Creed Examined and Explained,” Essay on Gothic Architecture,” Tue (burch of Rox Aer Primitive Purity, ompared with the Chur Rome at the Present .” twelve cangonels, Wo + and music, “The Noveitira whecn Disturb our Peo “Causea, Principles any Kesulis of British Ref tion,” “History of «be Confessional,” “A Refuts Milner’s End of Controversy “he American His Rights and Duties,” « others of @ political . religious character, Dishop Hopkms-had & vigo » mind und was a clear and Jegical writer, and in Dis) ~ Jomical disquisitions ba displayed great ability and = + the warmth of @ Southery jro-slavery politician. advocacy of slavery on religious grounds was bold fearless, however mich mistaken the learned Do. was 1m bis views, During sho war his sympathies w decttedly Southern in their leanings, and for t reasvn, politically, bo never again «ajoyed the good of the people over whom he was placed, At his de he occupied the eminent position of Presiding Bis! of the Protestant Episcopal Cuaron of the Un: tates, Charles C. Jewett. Professor Jewett, for the past ten years Superinte ent of the Bostou Public Library, died suddenly of a; jexy at his residence in Braintroo, Mase, yestord forenoon, He was well known in literary circ’ througtout the country, aud was once. Superintende of the Smithsonian Loxtitute in Washingtun, At o1 time he occupied the chair of Professor in Brown Un versity, Providence, RI, He was « gentleman of ily > and varied attainments and agreeavle manners, His death is @ loss to the scientific and ivorary world, THE EARTHQUAKES AND OLEAN CURRENTS. Increase of the Velocity ef the Gulf Cure- rente—New Dangers te Navigators. Therecent earttrquakes, cyclones and convulsions of land and water ceem to have bailled the savans of tha ‘world, and none are found able to give & satisfactory’ solution of the causes foanded on scientific prineiples., ‘That nature has been playing sneular antics we nent bave undoubted eriden.e, but a4 to the: great first we are left in total ignorance py tue scientific } the present age, Even Professor Loomis, the commentator,” does not venture an opinion, Many’ weeks bave since the meteoric showers and ap heavings of land and water on the Atiantic QOoean, andi nobody has ventured to enliguten the public upon thi deeply scientific subject, I A letter has been received in this city, written by am. electrician of the dbau at Key Wost, who has given: the Gulf curcents some study, that increases the interest. «ans opens uew felds for inves- tganon, He remar! 1 learned a few days ago-that experionced navigaters: plying between New York, Kev West, Havana and New. Orieans report tne currents along the Florida reefs tor have woreased from three and a naif miles per ‘es por hour—almost drawine « steam vessel thers: & They report that never has the like before, Previous to the car:iquuke at St the partial submersion of the irlaud of Tortola no trouble ia rvmoing »mooibiy by these reefs; nth difficulty they cau, ruuning on the tude and compass, keep tueir vessels from being dra\ in upon the reefa. What, then, must be the face of ing vossls en routs on thin course? The opinion is at tae ime of oe LPS re weer ace cg el was an upbeaving of tue wcean’s oxi region o St, Thomas wesiward towards Cuba these an certain degree closing up tue Mona passage between Bi Domingo aud Posto Rico. and also blocking up the Winds ward channel between Cuba and Heyti, and foreiag the great voluine of water to rush up through the hama channel, from whence it strikes across the Flondp ree(@ with great violence, The ie-sening of the Moma par sage and W ndward chauuel 1s sufficient to affect the cur- rent in this manner.” If the tacts are as represented. that the current of the Gulf stream has lacreased in force, no doubt tie resend earthquakes have had somethia to do with the phe- nomenon, and the conclusion: arrived at by this corres. Pondent and navigators are enticed to some weight, The- questic’, now occurs, what will be the consequence of the gradual closing up of the vona and the Windward chaunel? A glance at be map will show that these channels are of great commercial aod natura} im~ nee. Through them pass al! tire steam and sailia; vousels plying between Vauama, Venezuela ai Leeward: islands and tho United States and Europe, If” the recent convuisions of nuture bave loosened the ocean bottom and it is « driven into these channels, @ year or two may jose them effectually against navigation, and vessels wil! be compelied ta- make @ detour of mavy days around the west coast of coda. ‘The subject la, at all events, worthy of investigat by iho United states Coast Survey, Professor Maury and other authorities on oceau currents, By ail means bed us have light i 5 | E ? REAL ESTATE SALES. A.sale of real eatate took p ace at Bleecker, Eon & Co.'s Exchange salesrooms, Trini:y building, Broadway, yes The bidding was quite spirited and the property aded Prices The enies Were ax follows:—One handsome three high stoop brow stone house, 20 6250, lot 100.6, witl a'1 appurtevances, situate on West Filty-drst street, be avenue and Broadway, was sold to W. & house, 22x50, lot 100.5, same as above, wan Adjoining sold to John Eagan for $22,850. Adjoining bouse, same as above, 22.6250, lot 100.4, subject tw morigaze of $5,200, was gold to Willian Mitchell for $19,830, Another saie of a brown stone house, three stories high, on West Thirty-first sireet, between Eighth and Ninth avenues, 20, 10x54 feet, took place, the purchaser being B P. Fairetuld, wt $21,750, ‘One honve adjaceat, 20x60 tect, same description, war knockel off to RC, Armavrong for $20,050, subject te morigage of $12,000, The property Noa 93 and 100 Waverley place, corner of Macdougal street, oppo-ite Washington square, con- sisting of two fine threo story high stoop and basemens brick houses, 44 foet front on Waverley place and 07 foot front on Wacdougal street, was sold to G, M. Rhodes wo #tory brick stable’ No, 138 Thirty-secon@ Street, two doors from Lerington avenue, was purchases by J. L. Garduer for $7 500. POLITICAL INTELLIGENCE, Ohio Democratic Nominations. At the Democratic stare Convention, which assembled ac Columbus on the Sib inst, he following nominations: were made: — Secretary of State—Thomaa Hubbard, Supreme Court Jndge—William BF School Comnnesioner —J, F, Kirkyrood, Clerk Supreme Court—Jona M. Webb, Member Board Pubic Works— Arthur Hughes Delegates at Large to National Convention—Jobn Thompeon, Georges W. dteGook, W. W. Armstrong, Wasbingwoa Mclean, Li, J. Jewett aud Rufom Preney were nominated Elect | ors at Large (or the state, The New Jersey Legisinture=The Contest for the Spenkerstip of the Hou ‘The New Jorvey Legislature convenos on Tuesday next, the 14th Inst, and, as i@ generally the ta considerable strive for tue oftces in th houses, bot of which are dem»cratc, the Senate being leven democrats and ten republicans and the House forty-six democrata to fourteen ropull.caus, The Speak. er hip of the House I8 exctilog cousiderable imoreety and ihe contest avems to be ‘narrowed down to A. 0. Evans, of Hudson ¢ : {. Proe, of Essex, @ Hudson county dele; nposed of six domo. 4, hold a caucna on Titesday, at which Nowh D, Pag- withdrew from the fed as” candidate for Speaker, dl the delegation tien i a4 re-olved te suppord A, 0. Evans, of Hoboken, pos'sion, WAYAL INTELLIGENCE, The Coited Staton irigate Minnesota, Coramander Aldon, arrived at Aepinwall om the eventag of January 1, from the Barba The sloop the dow blo-onder Waceres will soomleave the mdshipmen tor tie vartous ve aquadrona. detached from the ‘ime ese rhe guobost Marblehead, Commander Le Ray Fite! ol At Aspinwall on the Slst of December from Fork elie,